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The advocate., 1896-07-29

street, as Is also the maintaining OF
smooth strips Of green grass by
the roadside. It would certainly pay
the inhabitants Of a village in the
increased value Of their property
10 raise among themselves small
sum annually, to be expended outside
the yearly highway expenditures of the
town or village corporation in what
might be termed aesthetic repairs-the
care of the trees, the greensward and
the keeping of smooth edges in the
driveway, turf and sidewalks. These
may be considered by some as small
things, but they are wonderfully eff
fective in increasing the beauty OF
village streets.-Webb Donnell, in Coun-
try Gentleman.
The advocate., 1896-07-29
UneQualed Service

Denver to Chicago, via Kansas City, Is
given via the Union Pacific and Chicago &
Alton Railways.
Through Pullman Sleepers, Pullman Din
ing Cars and Free Reclining Chair Cars
leave Denver daily. The Union Pacific is
the great through car line Of the West.
Ask your nearest ticket agent for tickets
via this line. e. L. LoMAx,
Cen. Pass. and TIKI. Agt.,
Omaha, Neb
The advocate., 1896-07-29
GOLD AT CRIPPLE CREEK.
The Best Way to Get There is Over the
Santa Fe Route.

The Best Way to Get There is Over the
Santa Fe Route.
The fabulously rich gold mining dis
trict Of Cripple Creek, Colorado, is at.
tracing hundreds Of people. BySprlng
the rush bids fair to be enormous.
That there Is an abundance Of gold
there is demonstrated beyond doubt.
Fortunes are being rapidly made.
To reach Cripple Creek, take the
Santa Fe Route, the only standard
gauge lire direCtto the camp. Through
Pullman sIeepers and chair cars. The
Santa Fe lands you right in the heart
of Cripple Creek.
For routes, rates, sleeper reBervs-
tlOnS, ETC., call at depot-foot Of Fifth
street, or Bell phone 682.
W. G. GARVBY, Agent.
The advocate., 1896-07-29

To Colorado, Montana, Black Hills, Puget Sound
and Pacific Coast, via Burlington Route"
Take the shortest line with best through
train service from Missouri river cities to
the far West. Daily train leaves Kansas
City lO:4O q. m, arrives Billings, Mont,
1,OSO miles distant, $40 next afternoon;
free reclining chair car from Kansas City
to Billings; sleeper, Lincoln, Neb., to Bill
ings, connects with Northern Pacific trans
continental train to Montana and Puget
Sound; time from ten to twenty-five hours
shorter than any other route from Kansas
City.
Sleepers and chair cars Kansas City to
Denver, Rio Grande scenic line beyond for
Colorado, Utah and California.
Ask agent for tickets over the estab-
lished lines Of the Burlington route
l.. w. WAKELEY, Gen. Pass. Agt.,
st. Louis, Mo.
The advocate., 1896-07-29

Low Excursion Rates 10 the East via ''Burling'
tom Route. Half Rates.
The advocate., 1896-07-29
FIG. 2.

green grass is row of trees, this side
of the street being duplicated upon the
other side. The driveway is gently
rounded from side to side.
The second cut shows the same ar
rangement except that there is row
of trees between the sidewalk and the
lawn limit--a most pleasing addition,
and one that can readily be secured for
any village street. With such an ave-
nue. of trees in full leaf the beauty OF
the street is very greatly enhanced.
The third cut shows a cross section
which calls for wide street with row
of trees through the center, flanked By
a strip Of green grass, with driveway
on either side. This calls for vida
street, as l said. but this is readily OBJ
tanned when a new street Is to be laid
out. while there are already in exist
ence many village streets that are suf-
ficiently wide to admit the planting of
this middle row of trees.
A street thus laid out is wonderfully
attractive and gives an air of distinction
and elegance that could hardly be OBJ
The advocate., 1896-07-29
FIG. /.

grass borders, the sidewalks and the
driveway. II is sometimes necessary
to open new streets in village, and very
often the old ones can be somewhat re-
modelled in the matter of the four ele-
ments referred to. 1t Is worth while,
therefore, to consider some Of the re-
lations which these elements may prob
ably bear to one another.
With this design in view the cross
sections of village streets are given
herewith. The Arst shows upon the left
the lawn limit of abutting property,
which may be fence or plain turf. A
street without side fences is much su-
perior in appearance to one having en-
closed lawns and front yards" A viii
lage improvement society can frequent
ly do much to secure the banishment Of
these fences, if it goes about the matter
tactfully. Referring again to the cut,
the concrete walk is shown upon the
edge of the street with sloping stretch
of green grass down to the edge of the
roadway, the edge being a well-made
gutter. In the middle of the stretch of
The advocate., 1896-07-29
Expert Train Running.

For the month Of May the record Of train
movement on the B. & o. railroad eclipsed
the record breaking record for April, when
the passenger trains arrived at their desti-
nations as per schedule ninety.ave times
out Of a possible hundred. The B. & o..
fast freight trains between New York,
Philadelphia and Baltimore on the east,
and Cincinnati, st. Louis and Chicago on
the west, are being moved with an equal
degree Of precision.
The advocate., 1896-07-29

To St. Paul and Minneapolis via ''BurllngtOn
ROute'
Two splendid through trains each day
from Missouri river points to the North via
the old established Burlington Route"
and Sioux City Line. Day train has hand
some observation VeStibule sleepers, free
chair cars, and dining cars north Of Council
Bluffs). Night train has handsome sleepers
to Omaha, Council Bluffs and Sioux City,
and parlor cars Sioux City north. Consult
ticket agent.
L. w. WAKELEY, Gen. Pass. Agt.,
St. Louis, Mo.
The advocate., 1896-07-29
BEAurlFYINe STREETS.
How che AttraOtlveness OF villages Car
Be Enhanced Greatly.

How che AttraotlVeneSB OF villages Car
BE Enhanced Greatly.
In a city the individual usually has
no voice, except indirectly through his
ballot, In the besutifying of the streets
or parks; but in village it is far other
wise. There he may do much by his owD
individual efforts; he may exert great
influence by friendly discussion, plan
ming and doing in association with his
immediate neighbors, or he may have
much greater influence by working
through a village improvement society.
The main point Is to have the enthusi-
asm and the staying qualities that will
result in continued rather than spas
modic efforts.
One Of the first things to be considered
in attempting to make village more at
traetive is the Improvement in the looks
of the streets. There are at least four
elements that enter into the makeup
of a handsome street.-the trees, the
The advocate., 1896-07-29

standard sleepers, free chair cars, and
dining cars to Chicago.
Ask ticket agent for tickets via Vesti-
buled Eli to Chicago, and via the Vesti-
buled Limited to st. Louis.
L. w. WAKELEY, Gen. Pass. Agt.,
st. Louis, Mo.
The advocate., 1896-07-29
GOOD ROADS POINTERS.

A broad tired wagon doesn't hurt any
road.
Poor drainage and narrow tires are
the chief road-destroyers.
In France all carriages are taxed.
Those with seats for one or two persons,
$40 a year i'm round numbers); those
with seats for three, SIS, and for four,
$50; while bicycles and tricycles are
taxed So each.
In France wagon tires are from three
to ten inches wide, usually from four to
six, depending upon the weight OF the
load. In Germany the law prescribes
that wagons for heavy loads must have
q width of tire of not less than four
inches.
The roads of Europe are the growth
Of a hundred years. Napoleon began
those in France for military purposes;
those OF Germany largely grew out OF
the same causes, while Italy had only
to keep up the ancient but splendid
highways of the early Roman con-
querors. In England good roads gen.
orally have arisen in the last so years.
Low Excursion Rates 20 the East via ''Burlingo
tom Route. half Rates.
National Republican League, Milwaukee,
August % to 81
Ask ticket agents for tickets via Vesti-
buled "Eli'' to Chicago, and via Vestibuled
Limited to St. Louis. Both trains sup
plied with the most modern equipment.
L. w. WAKELEY, Gen. Pass. Agt.,
St. Louis, Mo.
The advocate., 1896-07-29
FIG &

tained in any other way. A AsmOoth con-
crete sidewalk, uniform throughout the
streets extent, is a prominent factor
In increasing the attractiyeness Of q
The advocate., 1896-07-29

The travelling public Is sure TO find the
best fast Vestibule Trains from the Mis-
souri, river to the East via the burlington
Route" Elaborate compartment Sleepers
same rate as standard sleepers); free
chair cars Of luxurious pattern TO st. Louis;
The advocate., 1896-07-29

Why not make few more Populist
votes In your locality by sending In a
few %. cent subscribers to the ADvo-
CATE.
The advocate., 1896-07-29

To Chicago, St. LOuls and the East via BurlIng.
ton Route.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-03
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WoRCEISTETR. MASS.

To-day we commence ENORMOUS SALE BLACK GOODS.
An extensive kdown has been taken several hun
dred pieces embracing all grades, both of quality weight
and style Purpose-To reduce stock by the sum of
$4,000 before taking midsummer inventory all remnants,
all dress lengths and about dress lengths have been arranged
on our counter so as to be easily interviewed
What the mark down discount from regular prices
on the entire stock without any reserve of about 80 10 per
cent and special discount specific lines of goods of
sideraby than that Many grades of desirable goods
which have to give place fall goods have been Reduced
in Circumstances be scarcely recognizable In
than SO per reduction has been Effected
This great sale embraces all classes of goodshgh medium
and the most moderate Every price and deep All
the country hereabou knows the and comprehensive
nature Of stock of Black Goods which has reputation of
being better bought better managed and reliable than any
Black Goods stock in New England Here your opportun
iy Several short lengths of handsome Silk Grenadines from
to yards marked at haprce and shorter lengths less still
Mohairs Plain Mohars Jacquard Mohar Serge India Serge
Henrettas, Chaies Granite, Cepons Silk Warps, Swvi
Figures Dagonals Black and Whites Tamse Lansdowne
Caree and many other desirable fabrics in Enormous
Mark down Sale Measure the opportunity by your needs
Write for samples-early, before the best gone.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-03

slums need more encouragement to develop
their possibilities for good, that charity
should be more inteligently distributed,
and that misapplied assistance often in
creases the demand for charity and does
harm rather than good. Money alone does
not alleviate poverty and distress.
With well-modulated voice and effective
gestures Miss Ellen j. circuit, class of '99,
recited Mothers Easter Scarf" She was
followed by Mrs. Slocum, whose paper on
" Industrial Evolution of the United
States " showed careful study and extensive
research. Mrs. Slocum traced the improve
ments in inventions that have revolution
the century just closing, showing what
they have done toward leading this coun-
try to higher civilization.
The closing paper, " America for Amer
icans," by Mrs Gourley, sparkled with
bright ideas and demonstrated that its au-
thor is very loyal American woman. The
essayist paid graceful tribute to Amer
can women, and closed with a brief vale
dictory.
In a bright and catchy original poem Mrs
Fl. b. Cross, of the class OF 'SS, presented
the graduates with diplomas. The exer-
cises were followed by a brief social inter-
view, in which graduates, essayist, recita-
retiring president of the class, were warmly
congratulated on the success of the crown
ing event Of this years work.
The officers for the ensuing year are Mrs.
W. e. Laird, president; Mrs. George @.
Pratt, vice-president; Mrs. Harlow M.
Smith, secretary and treasurer. Meetings
will be resumed the first Wednesday in
October next.
This circle is the oldest in the state, and
during the thirteen years of its existence
over seventy-five ladies have graduated
from the course.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-03
ChiIdren'S Refers.

LOT Mime Refers in cardinal
navy and tan broadcloth, sizes 6 to II
years. Sold at Sl.25; to close at only
Csc.
LOT 2.-Twelve Refers in cardinal,
navy and tan, prettily trimmed with
gilt buttons. Sold at 50 90; to close at
only $1.3S.
LOT 3.-Seven Refers in cardinal,
navy and tan, trimmed with braid, sizes
6 to ~ years. Sold at 50 70 and $500;
to close at only S1,9S.
LOT 4.-Ten Refers in pretty mix
lures, sizes to - years. Sold at 1929,
SO 80 and So 70; your choice at only
so 40.
LOT Six Refers in cardinal and
tan, trimmed with fancy braid, sizes 2
to years. Sold at 1926; to close at
81 IS.
LOT 6.-Four Refers in a pretty
blue mixture, sold at so CO.; to close at
only Sl.3S.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-03
MONTPELIER CHAUTAUQUANS

celebrate Their Thirteenth Anniversary
at the PaviIion-Three Bright Gradu-
ates-A Fine Banquet and an Enjoyable
programme.
The Chautauqua Literary and Scientific
Circle of this city celebrated its thirteenth
commencement anniversary in the Pavilion
parors last Friday evening. The class is
named the 4" Idea Hunters" and the work
it has done in years past and is still doing
gives good evidence that the title is no mis-
homer.
At eight o'clock the class, with invited
guests to the number of fifty, repaired to
the large dining-room, where an hour was
spent in enjoying specially-prepared and
deftly-served banquet.
The graduates this year are Mrs. George
G. ALDER, Mrs. George n. Gourley and Mrs.
A. Ward Slocum. Music was furnished by
Mrs. ]. f. Waterman and Mrs. Henry Holt,
who played three piano duets, and by Miss
Eva Clark, who rendered fine violin solo,
with Louis j. Hathaway accompanist.
Mrs. ALDER read carefully-prepared and
most interesting paper on "Glimpses OF st.
Augustine" A residence Of some time in
this fine old Spanish city in Florida gave
the writer a personal knowledge OF her sub
iect and gave to her attractive descriptions
OF the scenes and customs of the place the
force of reality.
Mrs. Harlow NJ. Smith, of the class OF 80,
read a bright essay on Dependence ana
Poverty" The essayist showed an entire
familiarity with her subject as she enforced
the ideas that the unfortunates OF the CITY
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-03
Trade Winners for June!

Thirty pieces Standard Indigo
Blue Prints, perfectly fast colors, best
goods and good assortment of styles.
Sold in all the stores at &c. Our June
price only 4c per yard.
2.-Thirty pieces Westbrook Dress
Ginghams in plaids and stripes, sold in
many places at loo this season. Our
June price only 4c per yard.
3.-Twenty pieces 40-in. Unbleached
Cotton; fine, even, pretty cotton; easy
washing; just the thing for sheets;
worth &c. Our June price only &c per
yard.
4.-Eight pieces 27-inch Swivel Silks.
These goods are fast colors, and as they
can be washed they are good, practical
fabrics to buy; very pretty for waists
or dresses; worth SOC. Our June price
only 29c.
1.-Two pieces fine Fast Black Sa-
tines, regular 25c quality. Our June
price only l5c per yard.
Cone hundred Shirt Waist Sets,
link cuff button and four studs; made
to retail at 25c per set. Our June price
only 10c per set
Twelve Ladies' Wash Silk Waists
in pink, blue and heliotrope stripes;
good value at $3.50. Our closing.out
price only Sl,9S.
S.-One assorted lot of Children's
Caps and Ladies' Outing Caps; come
in navy blue and black and cost from
35c to 50c. Our closing-out price only
25c each.
eight pieces fine Corded Dim
tiles in beautiful line of colors, some
of the new and pretty greens; sold early
in the season at lSc. Closing price
only 124c.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-03
Ladies' Capes.

LOT live Capes in blue and black
plain cloth, embroidered. Great value
at 81 .25 to $3.50; to close at only 69c.
LOT 2.-Five Silk Capes, lined with
a pretty Dresden silk, trimmed with
lace and jet. Sold in April at $500; to
close at only 1898.
LOT 3.-Five Silk Capes in fine
corded silk, collar of Dresden silk, chif-
fon and jet-worth, early in the season,
5000; to close at only S4.9S.
LOT About fifteen capes in cloth
and silk. All odd capes, costing from
SIS 90 to $1,000, to be closed out at
correspondingly low prices.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-03
SPECIAL BARGAIN.

OUR SPECIAL BARGAIN for Saturday,
June 9th Nine pieces China Silk, in the
following shades-oream, pink, light blue
Nile green, old rose, yellow, orange, car
dinaI and black just the thing for fancy
waists, ball dresses and fancy work. These
goods are retailed at zoe per yard in all
the large places. We propose to make a
price that will interest every customer that
reads our advertisements Our price for
Saturday, June 9th, only 12 l-sc per yard
Not more than 20 yards to customer
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-03

THE resolution now before the City Coun-
Gil, relating to the construction of street
railway in the City Of Montpelier, has been
printed and distributed among the voters of
the city. A hearing on this resolution is APP
pointed for this evening, at Armory Hall,
at half past seven o'clock. Opinion is di-
vded as to the necessity for a street rail-
way at this time, and the wisdom of grant
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-03

BE man Take DR.. &c. @. Vests Nerve
and Brain Treatment. 1t restores manly
vigor. Guaranteed to cure. 81 per box,
six for So. l.. IL. Greene, sole agent, Mont
pelier, Vt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-03

FoR one dollar you may buy bottle OF
Ayers Sarsaparilla, which, II taken in time,
and according to directions, may save a
great many dollars in doctors bills, and
thus exemplify the truth of the old maxim,
Prevention Is better than cure.n
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-03
CILLEY g. ABBOTT
SACRIFICE SALE ON GARMENTS.
SPECIAL SALE ON D0MESTICS AND SILKS
Misses CapeS.

LOT Mime Capes in pretty tan
mixtures. trimmed with braid, we have
been selling at 1915 and So CO.; to
close at only $1.9S.
LOT 2.-Seven Capes in black, brown
and tan broadcloth, prettily trimmed
with buttons, we have been selling at
So so to $500; your choice at only S2.9S.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-03
Ladies' Jackets.

LOT 5.-About ten of them-all that
we have left. 1t has been a cape sea-
son, and we want to close these jackets.
They cost from IS 90 to $500. Your
choice at $3.50.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-23
The QIu.ion D,.n-i,sa

An elderly Russian princess much ad
dicted to gambling, and very supsrsti-
tious, was one day engaged in her IA
vorite postirne when a gentleman OF
genial aspect, but horribly deformed.
came and sat down beside her. How
luckyl" thought the good lady. In this
persuasion, and with the assurance COM
mon to persons of high rank. she began
to stroke the protuberance of the hunch.
back whilst increasing the amount of
her stakes. in the course of half an
hour she lost $1,000 francs. yet she did
not complain, being firmly convinced
that she would recover the whole
amount before very long. But suddenly
the hunchback stopped playing and. as
he stood up. he looked as tall as grena-
der. He thrust his hand up his back
and withdrew-the hump. The latter
was nothing more or less than huge
felt wide-awalxe that the wearer had
stowed away under his coat to save him
self the trouble of leaving it in the
cloakroom. The supposed hunchbsck
was as straight as a pikesta1. The
princess few into passion, called him
a swindler and an impostor, and it re-
quired the united efforts of all her
friends 10 pa ely her.-El Diuvio.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-23

and draw rne-outsfde TO fit, arranging
your figure.
Pin it in place; then when you have
taken of the garment put firm basting
stitches in place of the pins
For the wrists it is only necessary to
draw up and tie the strings, and your
waist is complete. made in but little
longer time than it takes to tell about
it. Of course you can add stock col
lar of ribbon, or wear any of the hun
dred frils and ribbons now in vogue.
You can tie ribbon wristlets. too
make the whole as ornate as you please.
But that is an inessential thing.
What is Of much greater Importance is
kept clean and fresh if you only have
command OF q washbasin. For when
1t is soiled you only have to unpick the
hastings about the neck and armhole.
pull out the draw strings and wash lin
ing and outside separately. Use for
the silk good white soap and do not
rub il on the fabric, but make a good
suds. Wash quickly through that;
rinse twice in water Of the same tenn
perature.
Do not wiring, but fold smoothly in
side clean towel. Then squeeze as
dry as possible, shake out and hang
in the shade to dry. If you can manage
to stretch it out over bit of lath sus-
pended like coat hanger there will be
hardly wrinkle in it. Replace the
strings and put it over the lining as
before-of course, after the lining has
been likewise purified. Two such
waists, or at the most three, will take
you safe through the hot summer
months. and much more than save their
cost IN laundry bills. to say nothing OF
their superior comfort.-San Francis
co Chronicle.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-23
A SILK WAIST.
Esw to Make an inexpensive Gornsns
for Summer Wear.

Eew to Make an inexpensive Gornsnt
for Summer Wear.
Nothing makes a cooler, fresher
looking waist than the wash silks
which come IN all manner of delicate
stripes at very moderate price. Five
yards should lot cost much. All else
you need buy "a a cheap plain corset
cover-cne coming high in the neck
and not too big in the armhole. That is
your foundation.
To make the waist, out three lengths
Of silk long enough to reach from the
junction OF neck and shoulder TO we'll
below the belt. Sew them together.
then double them along the middle of
the center breadth and cut them to
the shape Of the diagram given here
with Now sew UP the shoulder seams,
making them either with bag seam
like the corset cover. or binding them
neatly with narrow white binding. Put
the narrowest possible bias facing
eoout the neck. leaving 1t so that you
can run fine drawing string through
It.
Finish the bottom with case for
similar drawing string. Then for
sleeves take a breadth and a half for
each Leave the selysge plain and
straight, but ro'-nd the tops so as 20
set well over the shoulder and hollow
them slightly under the arm. At the
bottom put on two cases. OF else run
harrow tucks for draw strings. Then
gather them at TOP and sew TO the sill,
srnhole. corsriug the seam with bind
ing tape
Next. with strong thread. haste the
silk aInholes 10 those OF the corset
cover. Do not let the stitches show
upon the upper side and fasten OF
lirmiy. Then run the narrowest white
tape into all the csses-at the neck. the
bottom OF the waist and the wrists
Put Ga the corset cover. buttop.sst. -u3