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POSTAGE STAMP IN A NEW ROLE.
1t Frightened Dilatory Lover and Then
Figured In Court.

II frightened DilauOry Lover ana linen
Figured In Court.
Miss Jane Ashton of HOLLYWOOD,
near Manchester, has discovered an en-
tirely novel use for penny postage
stamps.
Courted by Mr.. Samuel Scholes, a
farmer of that part, and growing weary
of her lovers procrastinating habits,
Miss Ashton determined at last to bring
matters to an issue. She was moved
thereto by more than one consideration.
1t was not merely the farmers persist
ent neglect to name the wedding day,
pleading the cotton strike, agricultural
depression and other insufficient excuses
it was the fact that after ten years Of
this sort of shilly shallying Mr.. Scholes
had begun to pay marked attention to
another lady, Moreover. Miss Ashton S
dilatory suitor had attained to the age
Of 40, and Miss Ashton was herself get
ting on that way,
So Miss Ashton informed him in de-
cided terms that he must make up his
] mind
II will do anything in reason" said
the farmer.
"Then let us have it in writing" said
the lady,
Thereupon Miss Ashton wrote on a
sheet Of paper, will you marry me if
/ keep company with your" and the
farmer, being thus cornered, appended
the words, II will" but added the in
sidious proviso. Twill if ever marry. -
Naturally Miss Ashton saw in this
act need for extra caution. She knew
her man, and therefore pulled out a
penny postage stamp, stuck it firmly on
the document, wrote across it the date
and put it in her pocket. Then it was
that Mr.. Scholes, impressed by this le-
gal formality, begged piteously to have
the fatal paper, stamp and all, handed
over to him. He would give sovereign
for it, he said, and when the lady asked
him, care you going to get married or
are you not?" he wildly gasped out the
words, whether or not, want thee to
set me Free"
The closing scene of the little drama
was enacted at the Manchester assizes,
where Miss Ashton appeared as plaintiff
in breach of promise action. The post
age stamp may have lacked the sover-
eign virtues that Miss Ashton had at
tributed to it. This little object, which
had caused Mr.. Scholes' teeth to chatter
with fear, may have been mere bug
bear, but the jury looked to the facts of
the case and gave the lady verdict
though with what seems to be the rather
paltry sum of e75 damages. London
News.
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Had Spotted Skin and Hair.

The first and most wonderful of the
spotted negroes was born in 1903 ON the
island of st. Vincent. His father and
mother were both Africans of the very
darkest hue. The child in question was
as spotted as leopard, the popularity
not confirming itself to the skin alone,
but extending to the hair and nails. The
hair (wool) of the head was composed
of 30 spots, alternately black and pure
white, varying from the size of pea to
that of a half dollar. Showmen who
heard of the freak engaged the boy and
his parents for tour of England. He
died at Great Marlowe, Buckingham
shire, in the fifth year of his age.-St.
Louis Republic.
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A Wooden House May Be Water Tight

AS many architects have probably re-
ceived from owners complaints of leak
ages of walls and roofs during severe
storms, it may be Of assistance, to the
younger practitioners, at least, to know
that they may properly assure their
clients that the experience of the best
architects and builders shows that it
often proves difficult to build wall or
a roof, even under careful supervision,
which will not permit water to enter
the interior during protracted storms
accompanied by high winds. Even with
the most careful work in filling masonry
joints, minute cracks will occur, through
which the water will penetrate, and these
cracks are most difficult to detect. Great
difficulty also is found in having the
pointing of stone work so done as to
prevent penetration of water during driv-
ing storms. A cheap wooden house shin
gled on the outside can with ordinary
care be made watertight, but brick or
masonry walls even Q feet thick, al
though built with especial care, often
prove to be very vulnerable to wind
driven storm water.-American Archl-
feet
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So She Was Exiled From the Choir.

The Rev. W. NJ. Shepherd, vicar of
st. Johns, Carlisle, has just dismissed
from the choir of his church a young
lady, Miss Gibson, because she took
part in an amateur performance of
"Iolanthe at the Carlisle theater. 81
write this" said the reverend gentle
man in his letter, with great sorrow
and disappointment, but your appear
ance in the choir would cause so much
unpleasant comment and give so much
umbrage and hinder my spiritual work
TO such an extent that should despair
of recovering such blow for years to
come. '-Westminster Gazette.
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Jugsled Bad Checks.

BOSTON, Jan. ia young man who
has been representing himself as Har-
ward student was arrested on State street
yesterday after long chase by inspectors
of the bank squad. He is charged with
having executed extensive swindling oper-
ations by means of forged checks AT po-
lice headquarters he gaveshis name as
Frank H. West, but the inspectors say his
correct name is Frank H. Rice. Although
only 20 years old, there are seven or eight
charges against him. When his pockets
were searched $54 in bills and two daintily
perfumed love letters were found.
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NINE MEN DROWNED.
Fishing Schooner Sunk by steamer In
ROstOn Waters.

Boston Waters.
BOSTON, Jan. 15.-When the Gloucester
fishing schooner Fortuna sailed away from
L wharf Monday forenoon, bound for
Georges bank, she had on board % men,
including the captain; but before the even
ing was much more tran an hour old she
was lying at the bottom of the bay, with
great hole in her side, while nine OF her
crew had lost their lives in the icy water,
1t was u collision between the schooner
and the Boston Fruit company's steamer
Barnstable that brought about the change
the most disastrous collision that has hap
pened in Boston waters since the pilo'
boat d. J. Lawlor was sunk about two
years ago, and six men were drowned.
The Barnstable, which was inward
bound with a cargo of bananas from Port
Antonio, JAM, was practically uninJured
In the encounter, the only trace of the
affair that she brought into port being
several black scratches and scars on the
white paint of her port bow.
The accident happened at little before
1880, at about three miles northeast OF
Highland light, Cape Cod According to
Captain Greenlaw of the fishing schooner,
! the weather was perfectly clear and the
stars could be seen plainly lie says lit
himself, the forward lookout and the man
! at the wheel were on deck at the time
The lights were burning, as they should
be, he says, and the boat was on her reg
ular course when the crash came The
Fortuna sunk in five minutes.
Captain e. E. Paine of the Barnstable
says his first knowledge of impending
trouble was when he suddenly discovered
| two-fnasted schooner directly under the
steamers port bow Before anything
possible could be done to avert COLI
sion," he says, I'VE crashed into her just
abaft of the fore rigging, cutting great
gaping hole in her, which extended far be-
low the water line.
Captain Paine says that although the
weather was clear at the time of the acct
dent, the schooner's jib or forestaysail OBJ
scured her lights so that it was impossible
! to see her from the steamer until too late
to avoid collision.
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No SIur Intended.

BERLIN, Jan. 1l.-Emperor William re-
ceived on Jan. s an autograph letter from
Queen Victoria The emperor's autograph
reply is now in the queens hands. 1t is
understood that the emperor, In his reply,
in brief general terms, proffered his hand
to the English people. The letter, 1t is
said also confirms the assurances given
by the German ministers that the EN-
peror had no intention of casting a slur on
the dignity of England.
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The Hubs Fish Business.

BOSTON, Jan. 15.-For the year just
closed Boston did nearly 20 per cent of the
combined trade of the United States in
general food fish. Out of a total value of
81, "a, 200 for the country at large last
year, Boston did a fish business of $685.
600. net gain of 1863, 200 over 1894 In
cargoes received there were over $500. an
estimated weight of 3.O01OUO pounds
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BOSTON, Jan. 10. Frank H. Wiggin,
assistant treasurer of the American Board
of Commissioners of Foreign Missions, re.
ports receiving thus far for the plundered
and starving Armenians $50, 720.50. This
money has been forwarded to CONSTANT
nople. Donors have specified that dis
bursement of $70137 of this be made by
the Red Cross society.
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To ,Ianuf,cture Watcbes.

Boston, Jan. I5.-The Star Watch COM
pany, organized under the laws of New
Jersey, and capitalized at $4,000, will
locate plant here, employing 400 persons.
Its first orders aggregate 1OOO dozen of
watches.
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Loss of the Bayard.

GLOUCESTER, Mass, Jan. ia dis
patch ~nounces the loss of the Gloucester
schooner, Thomas +. Bayard, off Brier
island. i'm the Bay of Fundy The crew
were all saved. The Bayard was engaged
In the haddock fishery.
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rhea, faltering steps, sleepIessness, Dear
ing-down pains, backache. ana conse-
quent melancholy and the blues.
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has for twenty years saved women
from all this. Hear this woman speak,
Give years ago at childbirth 1 did
not have proper attention. L became
very weak; could lift nothing without
bleeding from the womb, which was ul-
cerated badly. / was examined by
phYsician. and treated for time, but
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was compelled to leave the
city before | received bene-
fit from the treatment. L
decided then to give your
medicine a trial. l i'm
proved rapidly on the first
bottle of Compound, and
now feel like a new woman.
Ulcers have ceased to form
on the womb as they did.
Iadvise all women in any
way afflicted with female
troubles to take your RENE
dies, and trust that my tes-
timonial will be seen by
frienl who knew me when
l was so sick, and that they
may know l am now we.
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A Fact worth knowing,

Consumption. LaGrippe. Pneumonia. and
all Throat and Lung diseases ere cured by
Shiloh's Cure. Sold by A. j. Clarke.
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men GROpE.
A WOMAN SEES THE LIGHT.
She Best Understands a WOman's Ills.
ESPECIAL TO OUR LADY READERs,l

lid men fly to woman's
understand a woman's
ings, trials, sensibili-
and peculiar organic
urbances!
hose things are known
only to women, and
the aid a man
would give is not
at his command.
y This is why so
many women suf-
y fer.
Twenty years ago
lydia E. Pinkham gave
to the women Vi tle
world the result of her
years of study in the
form of her Vegetable
Compound "a univer-
sal remedy for all fe-
male complaints.
She well deserves the
title, i" Saviour Of her
Sex. +" She saw the
light of reason, and
gave it to her suffering
sisters.
All female diseases
put forth their symp-
toms, such as nervous
ness, lassitude, pale
. ness, dizziness,
. faintness, leucor-
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-01-17
Rncklen.s Arnica Salue

The best salve in he world for cuts, bruis-
es, sores, ulsers, sat rheum, fever sores,
letter, ehapped hands, chilblains, eorns and
all skin eruptions, and positively, cures piles
or no pay required. 1t Is guaranteed TO give
perfect satisfaction OF money refunded
l.. A. WADLFIGH's Drug Store
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Karl's Clover Root Tea.

Is sure cure for Headache and nervous
diseases. Nothing relieves so quickly. Sold
by AT. Clarke.
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J'b'k%s*Hi6if&S;
$500
$500
$3.50

These shoes fit to perfection and wear
as only the best of leather can. They're
shapely, pliant-the most comfortable of
footwear. They always manage to let In
air and keep out water.
FOR SALE BY o. CORWIN.
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may know l am now well, and that I
owe it all to your Vegetable Compound"
Mrs. JOHN OsTRANDER, $40 East Fifty
fifth Street, New York City, NY.
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How gladly would men fly to woman's
aid. did they but understand woman's
faalinrS trials SapSihili-
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1.-THE object Of this League shall be to proteos
American labor by a tariff or imports. when shah
adequately secure American industrial products
against the competition of foreign labor
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Berlin officials look for early restoration
of friendly relations between Germany
and England-Large amount of wreck
age coming ashore at Nantucket, Mass
C. H. Parker of Athol, Mass, killed by a
woman in Baltimore-Gillett baking
powder factory in Chicago burned. Loss,
fl75. OOO-Local committee of St. Louis
urging the claims of that city for next
Democratic national convention-Sr
Mackenzie Bowel succeeded in reorgan-
izing his cabinet-Three wheel shops in
Bristol. Conn, nearly destroyed by
fire. Loss, S6OOO-William Pride of
Pennington, n. H., secured his 2-year-
old child on a habeas corpus writ
in Lynn, Marriage of Mrs. Alva
K. Vanderbilt and Mr.. o. II. p.
Belmont at New York-Russia's ac-
ton in securing part of Kiaow- Chow
viewed with distrust in Japan-England
said to he seeking an alliance with Japan
In Korean affairs-Prnce Henry of Bat
tenberG stricken with fever while with
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81
MORE ABOUT Il ONES DOLL AIRS.


They Are Those sThat Preserve Stable
Relations with Commodities.
The honest ollar, so called, is the
dollar which does what it promised to
do. ii general says Mr.. A. d. Warner.
president OF the Bfmetallic league,
hat is an honest lar which main
tains a parity with the things it meas
ures in daily relations to odities.
That, too, is mani testify the best dollar
and the best kind of money. z
The term honest money Z, I however,
las been taken by the gold men to
mean gold alone, and they speak al
ways hypocrit ically when they thus res
fer to it,
BY honest money is usually meant
that which will buy the most, and, of
course, in that view of lit it the dearer
IL becomes the hpnester it gets, The
honest way to increase the value
of money would be TO increase the
weight Of the coins, then all could sln-
derstand how It was done, and what It It
really meant. There are two ways to
double the value of metallic coins; one
is to double the weight Of coins; the.
other TO destroy, or demonetize, half
the metal out of which money can be
made. The latter is the way taken to.
make money honest. in 1873; by de;
stroying half the world S money they
doubled the value of the other half.
The effect Of this may be illustrated
by a single fact. ss8s
| It is now everywhere admitted that
the price level Of things generally has
fallen fully SO per cent. since the de-
none situation OF silver in 1873, which
is the same thing as anincrease of 100
per cent. in the value of money; for when
d dollar will buy in general twice what
it would formerly buy, it has doubled
in value or increased purchasing power.
fully 100 per cent.
Besides the infinite injustice caused
Indirectly BY a money standard that
is constantly increasing in value as the.
gold standard, the indirect effect upon
trade and industry is benumbing and
deadening. As money rises in value
prices fall, trade becomes hazard GUS.
forced into idleness. Hence the tru tth Of
the observation made by Hume long
ago, that an increasing volume Of
money is attended always by Sstagnant
trade and restricted production. It
is, therefore, perfectly safe to conclude
when one is heard prating about sshon-
est money! that he is either not sincere.
or does not derstand what he is talk
ing about Buffalo Times.
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Don TOP 0
obacco.
now 10 CURE YOURSELF WHILE
USING IL.

s3s53Oto1SSI$lIsE
The tobacco habit grows on q man I'M
Ibis nervous system is seriously affect
imp airing health, comfort and ha ppi-I
Ness. 70 quit suddenly is too severe 4
Shock to he system, as tobacco to an IN:
veterate user becomes a stimulantt' that
his Us system continually Graves. ,Baco-
euro is q scien tifc cure for the tobacco
habit llisl1 u all It's forms, carefully COM
pounded after the formula Of an emf emf.
l'enI Berlin ply sician Who has used Il in
his private practice since 1872, Withoutsa
afa a us purely vegetable and guar
taf II perfectly harmless. You can use
al 1.-The tobacco you want while taking
ssE'aco-e airo - Il will notify you Whep
to stop. We giyea written guarantee to
cure ~ permanently any case with three
b 'o or l.ess1ael oohe money with 10 per
cent Jerestt. s B5aco-C uro'' is not sub
:stitute but q scientific cure, that cures
#Withou the aid OF will power aud with no
EinconY wen iei'ce. II leaves the system as
pure 9 and free from nicotine as the day
you took your first chew or smoke.
CURED BY BAco. CURo AND. GAINED THIR-
ny POUNDS. ss
From hundreds Of testimonials, the
originals ofsWbich are. on flesand open to
Inspection, The following is presented:
P &
Clayton, Nevada Co., Ark, Ian. 2S, 1895.
Eureka Chemical & NJ fg. Co., Lac Crosse
WIS.,. tlemen: For forty years i
used tobacco In all It's forms. For TWEEN
ty-ivel years Of that time / was a great
dutferer from general debility and heart
disease l For fifteen years I tried to Quit,
but couldn't. [ took various remedies,
among others ssNo-T To- Bac,''' = s:IIhe Indian
Tobacco Antid Double Chloride OF
G1lold,' etc, etc, but mono OF them did
me the least bit of good. Finally. how
ever, ! purchased a box of your .'sBaco-
euro and it has entirely cured me Of the
habltin allsits forms, and I have increas-
ed thirty pounds in weight and am re-
lieved from all the numerous aches and
pains Of body and mind. I could write a
qulre3 OF paper upon my changed condi-
tion and feeling. g.ES
Yours respectfully, P. II. MARBURY,
Pastor C.5P. Church, Clayton, Ark
Sold by all Druggists at 81 90 per box;
three boxes, (thirty~ days treatment),
$3.50 with iron clad, written guarantee,
or sent direct upon receipt of price.
Write for booklet and proofs. Eureka
Chemical & Mfg. Co., La Crosse, Wis,
and Boston Mass. 0 Isl s: s.=3
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lmber Land. Act June B. 1878.-Notice for Pub
lcation. u. s. Land Office, Duluth, Mimi,


Timber Land. Act June 3, 1878-Notice for Pub
l.ication. u. 8. Land Office, Duluth, MINI. :,
August LIST, 1896 :.s. 80 ~
Notice. is hereby given that in compliance with
! ne provisions Of the act of congress of June g.
1915 entitled act for the sale of timber lands
int he states Of Ca ifornia, Oregon Nevada and
Wash ngt TOT. Terrltory rs amended by act of
August ,l 1892, Ohm Albert j Crimson, of Grand
Marais. county Of Cook. state of Minnesota has
ms day filed in this Office his sworn statement
NO. 1882 for the purchase of the neM OF sw]144,
NV OF sel4 and So of seM Of section IL in town
ship az north range west, and will offer proof
TO snow that the land sought is more valuable
TO- is timber or stone than for agricultural
purpose and to establish his claim to said land
be ore me register and receiver Of this Office at
aDulutn, Mimi, on Friday, the 18th day Of
October, 1896 .5ss5s.5
81 He names as witnesses: 5%5
Ii ust Olson, Hans G ulbrandson Andrew Lar
son a1ld n lis Berg all of 6 rand Marais MINI.
s. Any and all persons claiming adversely tho
grove described lands are requested to file their
in this flee on or before said 18th day Of
October, 1885,
A Taylor, Register
b. N . J ohnson Atty. S., SIS
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During every Presidential campaign
the people are told what an important
Office the Vice Presidency is; during the.
rest of the time the office is forgotten.
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pUBLIC!LA.ND SALE.
United States Land Office Duluth Nil

Notice is hereby given that In pursuance of
N strle rom the COMM ssoner Of the General
Iand Office under suthority vested in him by
section; 2ssa5,e {. s.. Rev. Stat. SIS Samended BY
the aeE5 OF engrsss pproved February 60.
we viii proceed to Offer al pabllc sale on the
sssrd day 81 epten Der, $50 nexta at 10 O'clock
g m s.ftls Office TO oiloFsi traet Of land
nostn rance five (5fzWests ia r. NJ 81
Il. ny and al persons claiming adversely the
allowed bed lands are advised 10 Tile their
elsia1 this Q flee on o. bafoTe the day above
des3gnafed Tor ne comm nceraent of sad sale
ytherWise their q hts will be forfeited
"A u. Ia lor Register.
]. J. u. Ryan Receiver
Dale T111y 10Th 1868 &c
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The next Lord Mayor Of London will
be Hebrew, son Of Sir Benjamin
Phillips, who was Lord Mayor thirty
years ago.
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The politician who promises you sonae-
thing for nothing belongs in the same
class as the green goods and other bunco
men.
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Sam Small, the slang singing eyange-
list, is on the stump for Bryan and
Watson. 53gss a.
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Notice

/ OF MEETING OF COUNTY BOARD.
& Notice is hereby given that q special meeting
of the Board Of County Commi ssioners of Cook
County wi II be held at the Court House in Grand
Marais on the 18th day Of September 1896.
VIM FISHER
County Auditor.
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The Indianapolis nominee has one adj
vantage over the other fellows; he has
no occasion to worry over Preside ntial
cares. . ''
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I'm the same column certain organ.
tells the working man that if he votes
for Bryan he will vote 4 Z per cent. Of his
wages into the pockets of mine own
ers, and that he will vote to depreciate.
not only the silver dollar but all the
currency to So cents on the dollar.
How can free silver coinage put AZ
per cent. of each dollar coined into the
pocket of the silver miner and at the
same time reduce the value Of the sill
yer dollar and all the currency depend
ent upon tito the value Of So cents?
B Any sehoolboy can figure out that: if
the value Of the silver dollar depreciates
to So cents or an thing less than its
face value the miner cannot make Al
CENTS by its free coinage at the miints.
4 Or, to put it the other way, if the miner
makes A cents, the value of the silver
dollar viii have to be raised to the value
Of the present gold dollar, in which case
there will be no depreciation of the cur
rency. The gold dard advocate can
take his choice of alternatives, but not
both.
This is a fair sample Of the kind Of
logic with which the goldite agents are
flooding the country. Itproceeds on the
assumption that the WorRingmen are
fools. st. Louis Republi
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Louisville, KY, seemingly did not find
excitement enough in the Presidential
campaign, SO the two police corps act was
put on, with A. P. "a. trimmings.
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The Armenians of Turkey seem, if
recent happenings have not been mis-.
represented, qualified to raise more
things than farm products and supplica-
tons.
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Sixteen minutes of talk to one OF
silence is too much, even for an educa-#
5tional campaign.