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The Portland daily press., 1895-10-22
vAGARlEs OF SMOKERS.
Queer Tastes of Men who Know What
They Want.
(From the New York World. }

From the New York World.
''It's queer fact, said Broadway
cigar dealer chow tastes differ in the
matter of smoking materials. believe
that no smoker really enjoys trying a
new brand of tobacco and that solid con-
tentment is only secured when the smoker
has become thoroughly used to one par
ticular brand.
One of my customers, wealthy man,
who buys large quantity of high-grade
cigars, always smokes stogies himself
and carries a supply in his pocket Tor
emergency. I have seen him when treated
| to genuine perfeoto slylE slip 1T into
mis- pocket and light one of his stogies.
Another man, who can only afford
small sum for his tobacco, smokes but
one cigar day and that choice one
| He declares that no other kind will salts
| fly him, and that one good smoke after
dinner is worth more than SIX cheap
cigars spread over the day.
s'Solne cigarette smokers who can afford
| TIC buy the best, always ask for partl GU
| lar brand of the fve-cenb variety, anu
will take no others. One customer IN
sists that l send to Texas for special
fve-oent cigar that is made in Fort worth
He has tried about everything in my
stock, but can't find anything that pleases
him. He lived for several months in
Texas, and got SO used to the peculiar
fiavoring used in that cigar that he is
almost as bad as morphine fiend when
the supply has given out OF course,
there is great variety Of tobacco grown,
and this gives much choice for individual
tastes, but the fact remains that smok-
er will see SO great difference between
differently shaped cigars made from the
same leaf that one is delightful and the
other distasteful to him.
"Some men want box of cigarettes
and ten minutes talk for five cents. We
have men who squeeze and pinch every
cigar in the case before selecting two
for and then the woman-but it would
take too long to tell you how they buy
cigarettes. Women are far worse than
men in the variety of their smoking
vaparieS -
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-22

There seems to be al impression pre-
gailing in Europe that the Sultan's con-
cessions in regard to tho government of
Armenia are very SIN all, and far short of
what was originally demanded of him. By
proorastinating and dickering with Rus
STA he appears to have succeeded in de-
taohiIg that power and France also from
the alliance with England and leaving
the latter alone to maintain the original
demand. And.this apparently l.D Gland has
not been able to do successfully I'D to the
present time, the Sultan's concession be-
ing far less than the demand though
enough to satisfy France and Russia
England is therefore in the predicament
of being obliged to act single handed to
force the Sultan further. and perhaps
probably involve herself with Russia, or
accept the present concessions as sufficient
and thus be chargeable with very pro-
nounced backdown before the face and
eyes of Europe There appears to be a
chance now for England to show that she
is jus, as yalorous and determined in a
controversy with big power as with a
littls one like Venezuela.
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-22
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The Portland daily press., 1895-10-22
Snakes Have no Terror for Walt.
(From the Philadelphia Inquirer.

For the past "a hours the hamlet of
| Turnersville, Pa, has been excited over
| remarkable demonstration of new
cure for snake bites Turnersville nestles
almost at the base of the Blue Ridge, and
rattlesnakes are common all about the
surrounding country No less than five
deaths have been charged to the credit of
the mountain rattlers during the last
IS months.
Saturday afternoon the villagers were
surprised by visit from Walt Simons,
an old mountaineer, who for years has
lived a hermit like existence and seldom
entered the town. Walking into the vii
lage hotel he deposited soap box pune
tured with air holes on the bar room
floor.
81 will bet 800 to a chew of old plug, !"
he said to the assembled loungers, that
l can cure any known case of snake bite
| in 10 minutes, bar none.
Nobody offered to bet and the old man
declared he would prove his claim any
| how First he demanded that cat be
brought to him and bitten to prove that
the snakes fangs had not been extract
| ed This was done and the cat soon sue
cumbed. Following this unpleasant pre-
| liminary Simons took the larger of the
| reptiles from the bog. barred his arm and
grasped thu snake in the middle of the
| body SO that it could easily twist itself
about and strike. He hardly touched
the snake before it savaqely attacked the
| flesh barred SO temptingly and to the hor-
ror of the onlookers struck Simon half
dozen times.
Dropping the snake into the box Sim
ons took out his companion and deliher-
ately held it up so that it could strike his
cheek Then he lowered the ugly head
until on a level with his throat, when it
promptly bit himunder the chin. Letting
the snake exhaust itself. Simons coolly
backed the lid OF the box on and light
ing his pipe awaited results. They were
soon apparent in the swelling of Simon
throat neck, face and arm.
Refusing all offers of whiskey Simons
took some odd-shaped blocks of white
wood from his pockets and laid them
carefully over the places where he had
been bitten.
Even while the crowd watched the
swelling and discoloration began to dap
pear land il 10 minutes time sthere was
not a trace left of the attacks of the
snakes Strangest Of all the ablocks,
which were of a porous appearance and
dotted with hundreds OF minute spiral
markings, showed no evidence of having
absorbed the venom and were as white
and clean as before using.
Simons says the markings are pieces
Of a plant pasted securely on the block.
He refused to reveal its character He
has sold several hundred of the blocks at
high prices.
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-22
NOTICE.

rho Annual Meeting of the Portland
Widows wood Society.
Tor the choice of officers for the ensuing year
and the transaction of such other business as
may legally come before said meeting, will be
held at their office, City building Wednesday
evening, Oct 30th. A. D. 1895, at 7 80 O'Clock.
R. G. BRADFORD, Seere tary.
Portland, Oct. 9th, 1895. octlod2w
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-22

We observe that the department. of
peace and arbitration of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union deprecates
the increasing of the navy and the teach
ing of military tactics in the schools as be-
ing likely to stimulate the military spirit
and postpone the time when all inter-
national disputes shall be settled by arbi-
tration The spirit of this is all right
perhaps, but we fear that the millennium
is yet too far away to justify nations in
relying entirely on the gospel of love.
Way down at the bottom of evervy exist
ing government today is physical force
There are elements in this country as
well as il all others that can be re-
strained only by such force. Even if we
were certain that all International dis
putes which mag arise hereafter
could be settled by arbitration
physical force and the ability to use it
effectively would still be needed to re-
strain the turbulent elements of our own
population. Ths time is yet far distant
wt,en = can safely beat our swords into
plowsnares and our spears into pruning
hooks, or allow our policemen go without
billies
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-22

We have bought $633,O00 Maine
Central Consol. As, due 1912, and
offers the holders Of Leedssand Far
mington 6's, the opportunity to ex-
change the same for the former on
the following favorable terms.
On or before Nov. 18th, 1895, we
will deliver Maine Central Consol. As
at par, and prepay the interest due
April 1st, 1896, at per cent per an
mum for the unexpired time, receiv-
ing in exchange an equal number of
Leeds and Pennington bonds, allow
ing par and 6 per cent accrued in
terest to date of exchange.
The above is equivalent to selling
the Leeds & Pennington bonds on a
8 rs per cent interest basis, and OBJ
tanning the long consolidated As at
par, by using the premium obtained
on the former in purchasing the As.
We beg to call attention to the
fact that these 4 per cent bonds are
now practically first mortgage on
the road, as there will be only ST.
$4,000 outstanding when the
Leeds 8 Harrington are converted |
out of total of $9,0Oo,0Oo, to take
the place of prior lien bonds; in five
years this balance will have been re-
tired and the consolidated mortgage
become a first lien.
The saving in the interest charges
in the next few years is approx
mately 5000; this is in addition to
amount saved in 1894 of $4,000,
making total OF nearly 100000 or
2 per cent ON the stock; increasing
the present net earnings to over
100000 or 10 per cent. on the CAPT
tai; 6 per cent. is now paid, the bal
ance going to surplus und improve
ments.
We recommend the proposed ex-
change at this time, the holders
thereby obtaining a long, choice Sc
curity at a moderate cost.
The as not exchanged, as above,
will be offered to the public at an
advanced price.
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-22

.sCastoria is the best remedy for children OF
which am acquainted. hope the day is not
far distant when mothers will consider the real
interest of their children, and use Castoria IN
stead of the various quack nostrums which are
destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium,
morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful
agents down their threats, thereby sending
them to premature graves"
DR.. J. F. KNcHELoE,
Conway. Ark.
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-22

The action of the Farmers convention
at Atlanes on the silver question is sig
nifcant. Not long ago the farmers in
that section of the country were almost
a unit in favor of the free coinage of sill
yer at the l6 to 1 ratio, but this convea-
tion voted down the fras coinage PROPOSE
ton and adopted resolution in favor of
inter- national bimetalism merely. The
debate was long and both sides were forci-
bly, presented
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-22
Castoria.

.Castoria is an excellent medicine for chill
dren. Mothers have repeatedly told me OF lts
good effect upon their children"
DR.. G. G. OseooD,
Lowell, Mass.
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-22
THE- PRESS
TUESDAY, OCTOBER %.

The Florida Athletic Club has at last
been tired out apparently and announces
that the Corbett- Fitzsimmons fight is
off as far as it is concerned. For once the
prize fighters have been beaten. Hereto
fore they have generally managed to
evade the law in some way. Beaten once
it will be easier to beat them again.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-01-17
RoXhurY.

I
Sardine Hubbard;was in town last Fri
| day.
Mary Butterfield was in West Randolph
Saturday.
The scholars are preparing an entertain
ment to be given the last day OF school.
Miss Nina Culver of st. Adams spent
several days OF last week with Mrs. Emily
Bean.
Gilman Spalding and Mrs. Doty were
each in Mortified on business during the
week.
Mrs. Martelle has finished work for
Mrs. Wellington. The latter is gaining
slowly.
Homer Van Deusen, John Flint and
West Williams each went to Mortified
last week in search OF employment, and
Mr.. Flint was in.Randolph, Saturday, for
the same purpose.
The reception given to DR.. and Mrs.
Fletcher by Mrs. f. l.. Herrick last Satur-
day afternoon was one OF those pleasant
affairs that people are always assured of
when invited to Mrs. Herrick's. The
house was tastefully decorated. The bride
and groom were seated in one bay win
dow and refreshments in the way OF coffee
and toothsome sandwiches were served in
the other bay window by Lura Worcester,
who was prettily dressed in white. On
Wednesday evening, home reception
was given to this couple, report Of
which will appear next week.
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Particular attention given
to Embalming and taking
charge of bodies.
South Randolph.


George Prince. wife and child visited at
E. j. Princes last Thursday.
0. B. Hinkley's lhired man, sort Of
tramp, has gone to: parts unknown.
Harry Kent has the agency for stove
radiator and is selling quite number in
this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Morrill,, who live at
the Burnham homestead, are rejoicing
over the birth of son.
number of Crusaders, who are hold.
ing meetings at East Randolph, have their
headquarters at Mr.. Peavey's.
c. c. Paine went to Thetford on Tuesday
to make change OF some stock. He will
60 from there to st. Johnsbury, where he
will exhibit some OF his fancy poultry.
Superintendent Stone gave very inter-
esting lecture in Grange hall to small
audience last week Wednesday evening.
1t is pity that there were not more pres.
emit.
Mrs. Emily p. hurry, sister OF A. P.
Paine, at whose home she has spent the
past season, has gone to Somerville, Mass,
to spend the winter with her sister, Mrs.
8. 7. Smith, expecting to return to her
home in Ohio next spring.
Hon. Frank Plumley Of Mortified will
give lecture in Grange hall on Wednes.
day evening, the 23d. Mr.. Plumley is
known to be an orator of the first order
and will not fail to interest an audience.
1t is hoped that he will have full house.
Charles D. Peak, Horace Clifford, George
Turner and c. 8. Paine attended the Dali
rymen's meeting at White River juno
ton last week. C. s. Paine received the
first premium on print butter and also the
Worcester Salt company prize on the
same.
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West Braintree.

Lewis Tatro is at work for @. Haraden
this winter.
E. F. Thresher has sold his PAGER colt to
parties in Northfield.
M. l.. Thompson and wife of Northfield
visited at Fred Thresher's, Monday.
Chas. Haraden has returned from Bos.
ton where he went to be present at the
marriage OF his son.
Emerson Brown, engineer on the 9. v.
R. r., is staying with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. q. Brown, for short time.
Mrs. g. N. Prentice very pleasantly en-
tertained 80 relatives and friends last Sat-
urday eve. Amusements of various kinds
were highly enjoyed by the young people
while the Older ones talked over old times,
after which bounteous repast was served
by the hostess. At late hour the guests
took their departure, feeling that they
had passed very pleasant evening.
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West Randolph Concluded

Ed. Swan has rented a paint shop IL
/. Mortified.
Miss Munsey OF Chelsea, Mass, is a Wis
itor at Fred Hatch's.
Mrs. Herbert Salisbury is reported to bt
slowly gaining in health.
Mrs. Anna Chase is in Bethel, taking care
OF an aunt, who is quite sick.
4 Mrs. Ellen Clapp OF North Tunbridge is
visiting Mrs. Mary Goldsbury.
The w. G. T. U. will meet Friday after
noon, the 18th, at o'clock with Mrs. A.
A. Smith.
Mr.. A. w. Edison OF Worcester, Mass,
formerly principal OF the Randolph Nor
NAL school, will appear in the teachers
institute Feb. 18th.
U.S.. Grant Post, g. A. R., desires to re-
turn thanks to all who rendered
valuable assistance in making the camp
fire perfect success.
There will be social at the home OF
Mrs. A. B. Tewksbury on Monday even
| ing from seven to ten. The ladies will
serve cake and coffee.
Mrs. N. Osgood Snow, who has been
sick SO long, was taken Tuesday to the
hospital in Amherst, Mass. the city where
her daughter, Mrs. j. r. Albee, resides.
AS FT6u SuHluclu was nIouHo
the corner by the Lamson block few
days ago, the sleigh slowed SO badly that
he was thrown out, and the horse pro-
ceeded at a lively pace up the South Pleas
ant street hill.
A party of twenty drove Friday
night to the Blanchard House in Shows
vile, where they passed delightful even
ing in playing whist. Excellent refresh
ments were served, and everyone voted
the trip great success.
Prof. Walter E. Howard OF Middlebury
college, who was ambassador to Cadiz
under Harrison's administration, and who
delivered the address at the Normal exer-
cises, paid short visit to his uncle, Dea-
con w. f. Howard, in this village.
Monday morning, Mr.. Willard Gay
went into the upper part OF 0. j. Mar
colts barn to inspect corn shelter and
W bile there had the misfortune to step in
to hole in the floor, left open to feed
hay through, and, falling several feet, dis
located his shoulder.
Monday evening, Miss Lucy Tewksbury
entertained several OF her little friends at
her home on Randolph avenue, 1t being
her seventh birthday; and the school
mates Of Miss Emma Bailey, to the num-
Der OF twenty or more, unexpectedly APP
peared and claimed the privilege of assist
ing her to observe fittingly such joyful
occasion as the arrival OF her thirteenth
birthday.
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Bralntree.

Walter Bannister is working for E.
Bass.
G. H. Glidden visited in Northtield las
week.
| Harry Cole has returned from bust
ness trip to Pittsburgh, Pa.
All bills due the firm OF Written 4
Temple should be paid to c. G. Whittier
Immediately.
John L. Hutchinson's singing school in
Peth is we'll attended and good progress
is being made.
Miss Addie Cathan OF Bethel, who has
been staying for few days at Edwin Mar
tins, has returned to her home.
Seth Bannister, a man 70 years of age,
who lives within two and half miles OF
the depot, has never yet set foot on the
cars.
The Ladies' Union society will meet
with Mrs. Eleazer Bass on Wednesday,
the 23d. All are cordially invited to at
tend.
There was no school in District No. s
after Monday OF last week on account OF
the illness of the teacher, Miss Mary
Abbott.
Richard Clifford OF Starksboro has been
visiting his sister, Mrs. Caleb Eddy, who
Is in very poor health. her Drotner-ln-
law, Hervey Hill, OF the same place, also
visited at the same place.
Mrs. Jane Simonds, who has been sick
for number of weeks at the home OF her
sister, Mrs. r. J. Flint, has SO far recov-
cred as to be able to 60 to Waterbury to
visit her son, Chester Simonds.
On Thursday, Jan. oath, will take place
the roll call and rally OF the East Brain
tree and West Brookfield Cong'l churches.
This meeting will be held at the church
in West Brookfeld in the afternoon and
evening.
The necessary arrangements have been
made for term OF singing schools in
Snowsville and North Randolph, to be
conducted by John Hutchinson. The first
school will tie held in the church at Shows
Vile next Friday night, Jan. 49, All who
intend to attend these schools should
make it point to be at the first one.
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Royalton.

hOyalCOn.
Kew. Levi Wild is in Cabot this week
Mrs. A. T. Danforth was in Bethel las
Thursday. 'n'' las
Mrs. John Wild visited in West Ran
dolph last week.
mrs. Ira Adams recently spent two
weeks in Bridgewater.
Mrs. Baker from Glover Is visiting he,
daughter, Mrs. Levi Wild.
| 4. 8. Martyr spent Saturday and Sun
oay at his home In Windsor.
J. II. Waldo has sold to G. A. Laird the
so-called Grange ball for $4OO.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Preston recentlv
visited IN Quechee and Tunbridge.
g. Q. Wheatley and little daughter
from Boston were guests at "Locust
Lodge" last Wednesday and Thursday.
Mrs. Ira Adams fell upon the ice last
saturday, breaking both bones in her
right arm just above where 1t was broken
something more than year ago.
The following delegates have been cho.
sen TO represent the Y. p. s. G. e. in this
place at the Golden Rule convention in
West Randolph, Saturday: Miss Annie
orse, Mrs. G. A. Laird, Misses Alice
Stoughton and Bertha Thurston and MI.
H. 8. Martyr.
The Gold Dollar Band OF South Royal
Ton Will give concert in the Congrega-
tional church Saturday evening. The
concert will include selections by the Sill.
yer Quartette, Ocamia Quartette and new
music written especially for this band.
See small bills for program.
At an adjourned meeting of the trustees
OF Royalton Academy at the Cascadnac,
Monday evening, the following officers
were elected for the coming year: Presi-
dent, d. G. Denison; secretary, G. T.
5outhgate; treasurer, William Skinner;
committee, D. Q. Stearns, G. A. Laird and
George Ellis. G. T. Southgate was elected
trustee in place Of H. p. Allen deceased.
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South Tunbridge.

James Barney has moved to South Roy
alton.
VERNE Wills went to Boston on Monday
of this week.
VIM. Briggs was quite sick the past
week but is better now.
E, r. Currier and wife visited their
daughter in Barnard last week
The boys OF this place have secured
set OF boxing gloves and the result Is
lot of fun and some bruises.
DIR. Minnie Leavitt OF Canada is expected
tn sneak in the M. E. church on Sunday
next at 1 D. m. All are cordially invited.
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East Randolph.

A horse clipper from Barre was here.last
week.
Mrs. Charles Sprague is selling her
stock.
A. g. Osgood lost valuable COW re-
Gently.
Stella Vinson is member of the class
Just graduated from the Normal school.
All bills due the firm OF Written & Tenn.
pie should be paid to G. G. Written i'm
mediately.
Several from this vicinity attended, the
B speaking and other parts of the com
mencement exercises at the Normal school.
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North ROyaItOn.

Charles Moxley is improving.
Frank Wallace is able to be out again.
Charles Dole OF Mortified was in town
last week.
z. Paige recently visited his aunt, Mrs.
Sarah Paige.
Miss Ruby Cloud has been visiting her
aunt, Mrs. George bearing.
Several from this vicinity attended the
dairymen's meeting at White River
junction last week.
o. N. Stoughton was called to West
Randolph last week upon receipt OF the
news of the death Of his cousin, Joseph
Stoughton.
Willard Robinson OF Stanford and Aus
tin tBugbee of Sharon passed through
town last week on their way to the East
Bethel grange meeting.
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Bradford.

Mrs. L. P. Tucker is again i'll with q
stomach trouble.
Miss May Eastman is home from the
Randolph Normal school.
Mrs. Royal Slack OF Randolph is visit.
ing her daughter, Mrs. F. E. Hardy.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. 8. Jones OF Laconia,
N. H., are rejoicing over the advent OF a
son, born Jan. 9th.
Mrs. F. B. Garfield, widow OF the late
Josiah Garfield, died at the home OF her
son, G. J. Garfield, Jan. 9Th, aged So years,
6 months and three days.