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Rock Island Argus., 1896-10-13
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Rock Island Argus., 1896-10-13
old RITER GAMBLERS.
They Gathered Rich Harvests
on the Mississippi Steamers.
HOW THEY WORKED THE BOATS.

When Passengers Were Tius,, and Siet ifr.
Were Ea-y-A Young En=ii.hmzn-. Dra.
matte suicide and How d uoodoo~d the
Gamblers
Old Dan kimball. who was krown IS az
40 years ago rs nne of the grc,tcs; gam.
blers on the Mississippi river. Is spending
a green old age in southern California IL
Is rich in "reminiscences and never tires o.
talking Of 1.-THE good old times
Il gress there was 500 men who worked
the boats between 1t. Louis and New Or.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-10-13
Curicus TkcC-

A strange theft has lccn discovered on
the New England iailrcad. some time
ago 40 freight cars of the company were
placed ON a siding in Ironstone To await,
repairs Recently it was discovered that
lis brasses, used in the wheel boxes. Lad
been removed. They were valued at ei. Is
each. How they could have been removed
without the aid of jack is a mystery tn
the railroad people
Rock Island Argus., 1896-10-13

Silver men cay zee. gold men ssy
no. Eut al Who have uecd it ~sefh.
cr gold of silver men concede thsi
fol.y's Honey sud Tar C"ugh syrpp
is superior 90 ali others q. - 10 O. i.
sold by - D. Babascns
Rock Island Argus., 1896-10-13
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today. u has always bccn . favor.
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6ciai. u has never get disappointed
ne. Wishing you al possible cue.
cess. sincerely yours.
lAraA q. fixo>. Bss. Mgr.
Sold by ~. 3. Bahnsen.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-10-13
Eseeutofs Notice


Gsiate ~ Amsziah Thornton, aso.asea
rbs utae.slSnsd hsyinp ,,.an ap,o,n,aa osec,,.
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snid ooufi. it the ct, ~ ttvot Leland, ai thu Mo-
bsSt. 81 which time sil I,afso,Is having stslo,s
etahrf seia estate are f"lfthad aar faauartad 10
sttand fot th' pufpo~s ~ hs,inR fha rains sd
1ue'"ds NJ fofroDf 1nJrbted 10 said estate are
tep1er.ad ~ n,ahe Immediate Iaymsni ~ tla nns
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Rock Island Argus., 1896-10-13

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Rock Island Argus., 1896-10-13
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Rock Island Argus., 1896-10-13

Nearly :. 500 convicts arc annually dis
.srged c. t,ckst ct ,eI,s - England
Rock Island Argus., 1896-10-13
CATARRH

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ems sffeasbs fflof ~ nj as,xr.s,. q, ,s M.
eLS ssfoTbkhs. % warren stroet. Ne, Nor,
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-15

How many of our lady readers would
IKE pretty watch, splendid time
keeper, stem-win der, with nice chat.
Gialne: One of our advertisers. The
Dexter Bros. of Boston. Mass. offer
one free in their advertisement in this
week paper. They are the leading
paint manufacturers of the country.
and make this offer 10 attract YOUR al !.
tentlon to their reliable paints. They
say tiiat the cost of giving watches to
lheir customers is less than a travel
ing mans salary and expenses. SO thev
can easily afford to give a splendid
watch with 5000 worth of their
heady Mixed Paint Send for a card.
showing the coiors and various tints of
these paints and a photograph of the
watch they are giving away. Their
address as rs 10 and - Broad St. Boston.
be sure aud read their advertisement
10 another column. Ii will interest
you; circular desiring the watch aud
card OF the different Colors in paint
.arn,shed hykh;s firm can bq seen at
ht4f0rfnn = =
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-15

1t wouldn't be in the least surpris
ing if England led the United States
IN giving the suffrage to women. Lord
Salisbury in speech last "Wednesday
declared that woman suffrage must
soon he conceded. and Mr.. Balfour is
SAID to agree with him. although this
is not the view of the majority of the
present upionist cabinet.
Gen. 2. \. Collins. now consul gen
eral to London. is always ready for an
emergency on the rostrum. The other
day he was speaking at the inaugural
banquet of the Hotel Cecil. had said
something pleasant about President
Cleveland's good will toward England
IN response to the toast to the pres
ldent of the United States. when there
were some groans and ircnieal laugh
ter, Gen. Collins stopped moment
ana then exclaimed in voice which
silenced II interruption
Ihere is no antagonism between the United
states anu any well-meaning state on earth II
tue rest OF the world understood the ITui,e5
states as wen as the United states understood
tiic rest OF the world, there would never he any
Hanger to peace between my country and other
nations ' ''"'i
We are told that there were no
more Interruptions and no more sar-
casm, but burst of genuine an
plaus L.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-15
supreme Court in Session,

The May term of the Supreme court
convened at Montpelier Tuesday with
all the judges but Judge Taft present
and the court was opened by Deputy
Sheriff John l., futile of Montpelier.
The docket was called and a large
number of cases were marked for hear.
ing. Those heard Wednesday were
George W. Marsh against George F.
Graves and Louis K, Graves, admin
istrators of Bennington county: state
of Vermont against the town of Brat
tleboro whether the town will turn over
to the state profits on the sale .of IL
quor in excess Of 10 per cent. profit on
gross receipts George G., Smith against
II. O. Cooleydge: Leon Sanders against
Fred o. Pierce; the Vermont Farm
Machine Co. against Francis Batch
elder X Co. of Boston
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-15
The Mckinley Wabble and Peril

4 tFrom the News Dem. Baltimore.
/ We solemnly believe that no platform
declaration whatever would suffice Il
prevent Mckinley from entering into
AN arrangement with the silver mer
which would compromise our currency
If such an arrangement were necessary
to secure the enactment of high tar
iff law. And there is every reason tC
believe that without such an arrange
ment no high tariff law can be passed
through the Senate. This, then, is
| the great danger that confronts the
country.
From the Bennington State Herald. }
But what must be thought of can
didate for the highest office in the
world who has no convictions that he
is willing TO stand by concerning the
most momentous question that has en-
gagged public attention for Il quarter
of century? This Napoleon should
learn that the people will tolerate no
lodging or straddling on this matter
not this year.
From the Cincinnati Inquirer.
Mckinley on gold platform in the
East and on a silver platform in the
West doesn't look precisely consistent.
but there is the tariff to bind him to
both places. No other Republican has
double iointed machine like McKin-
ley's
From the Herald, New York.
Michigan takes her place with Hi
nois and Indiana. They are the thre e
states in which McKinleyism has won
its most decisive victories. and not
one of them has declared for the
maintenance of the gold standard Is
this the spirit which is going to rule
at St Louis next month?
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-15
WASHINGTON NOTES.

| Senator Morrill,, chairman Of the
committee on finance, Tuesday morn
ing appointed the following sub com
mittee 10 investigate the bond sales
Messrs. Harris Dem. chairman, Vest
and Walthall dem. Jones, OF Nevada
Pop. and Plat rep A favorable
report was ordered on the filled cheese
b i'll.
nasty little salary grab figuring SIG,
900 in the bill to pay clerks OF mem
bers 800 a month all tho year round.
Chairman Stone of the House com
mittee ON coinage has introduced a
bill looking towards another interna
tional conference on the silver ques-
ton and authorizing the ex president
to invite other nations to send rep
resentative to say he had one. Mr..
Stone says he has been led by recent
private advices from England to be
ieve that hope exists of arriving at
some sort of an international arrange
ment with Great Britain on the money
question. His advices indicate that
considerable sentiment exists IN in
fuential quarters in Great Britain in
favor of the adoption of an interna-
tiona coinage, Dy which, no doubt,
an increased use of silver might be
brought about in the trade between
the two countries.
The Senate appropriation committee
has put back into the District of Co
lumbia bill the provisions for sectarian
charitable institutions, which were cx
cluded in the House after SO hard
fight, but with the provision that none
of the money shall be paid in any way
to maintain any church or religious
organization and appointing commit
tee of three senators and three repre-
sentatives TO see that this prohibition
is carried out
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-15
About u Prominent Citizen.
Letter in the Boston sunday Globe

Letter in the Boston sunday Globe9
There are few men in Brattleboro
who talk more Interestingly tnan John
Retting. Forty six years ago Mr. Ret-
ting who is a German came to Brattle-
boro with only so in his pocket.
There were then few stores and the
cows were driven through the main
street morn ings and evenings on their
way to the pastures. When Sunday
came and il was necessary TO remind
the people TO attend church, boy with
fishhorn was sent through the streets
| to arouse the people and remind them
Of their need Of hearing the word eN-
pounded siXteenthly or more. after the
! fashion OF the time.
As Mir. Retting says, the village now
4 has as fine stores as there are In New
4 England Il churches, a well equipped
! fire department, and the COWS no longer
Craze in the streets.
The old gentleman is now - years Of
age, and while he tires more easily
than he did when IN his prime, it is
till Impossible for him 10 stop work.
1t was years ago that he retired from
the furniture business, where he car
ried on manufacturing on a sl1able
scale, and some of the best people all
through New England bear tribute to
the thoroughess with which his goods
were made h. the fact of having
chamber sets which were made by him
p years ago, and which today are al
most AS good as new.
Ten years ago he purchased the
property directly III the rear of the
Brooks House, owned by o. r. Post,
then a well-known dentist, but who
has since died. The property was
quite largely on slanting hill. 1t WAS
in the market, and Mr.. Retting pur-
chased it for IS, 600.
Within two years from that time he
sold building lots from it to the
amount OF IS, 500, and still had enough
left so that three years ago he was
offered in exchange for il property
situated directly in the village, valued
AT so. GOO
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-15

Judge Thompson in the Lamoille
county court last week refused nat
uralization TO three Portuguese who
on close questioning were found un
able to read or write and knew moth
ing about the constitution. II is an
example that a good many other courts
ought 10 follow.
Summer Homes, " the Central Yer
mont's beautiful periodical advertis-
ing of Vermont and its attractions. has
made is appearance again this year
and is more beautiful than ever.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-15

Yes, If lieking you is personal Vi
oience, said Betty, looking up.
at was fine flare up, but it ended
there, when it should not have ended
at all. But what | didn't understand
ia the taking into court. kiplin9 got
out warrant for Betty, and alleges
that he tried to assault him. They
had on" hearing on Saturday when
Betty was held 10 $500, and on Tuesday
comes the drum head court martial.
But | won't be here. Pm oil to
join the service in the morning. For
the whole thing isn't an .h Office or
row, nor has it been conducted in Il
h officers way.
They'll have it out in one court,
and then appeal to another, and SO it
will go in way TO disgust a decent
soldier man, for you can never settle
dispute between man who sees no.
body else in the world and one who
hasn't grown old. -
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-15

Chester ". Cross. formerly teller of
the Palmer. Mass. national bank, wa.
arrested in Palmer Friday by Deputy
Sheriff Studlry, the complaint alleging
that several false entries were made in
the hooks of the bank during the year
1895, with intent to defraud the bank
and deceive its officers. The defalca-
ton is not over 500 or 5000.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-15
4 Massachusetts, View

y TfUW lNC NIDOI IFNN.'IIpt--
Nermont's little squeak for Mckinley
at the st. Louis convention will sound
contemplate enough after the grand
stentorian shout for Reed that will
thunder through the hall from all the
rest of New England. But some folks
are always happier when lopesomely
trying to attract attention by Kicking
themselves.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-15
NAM6 EN.


IN cuf. 3 nd. seite skirt. yredt rn'ae
ty patterns.
III $3.50 each.
u SDcciai im no oi suits at $3.50
$S.;5. $40. $3.50. $40 ana
$3.50
Nev lot biach Hgmred Wohai'
separate skirts
at $3.50.
Special Vabne IN !Sith finished
Aigh Imster. handsomely braided
separate skirts
at S6.3S.
Br0cnded Satin DMchesse SIX
skirts So. $3.50. $3.50 and
$I5.
Handsome !SiIk Waists S4.05
to SS.s5.
Lurac uoricty Blouse waists in
Wush Goods SOC. to $I.Sj each.
Special in Percute wrapper
ST..
Ladies Jersey Enderrcar::
Special ) for *jc.
SpeciaI 2 :" 2jc.
Speciai2 " f4c.
Special IN silk at j9c.
Special in tne hairiine change
. able Tatfeta Silks 50 and G9c.,
CeyIOn SWicei Silks 25c. u I'D.
Choice Patterns, delicate color
iags. same as SOC. CRATE of last
season.
Re0dy made Sheets aMd PittOr
cases Nt CtOSe pFtCcS.
Cut prices nor on Cupes and
Jackets.
See WinaoW f,tW oHerea nor at
1926 each.
More Chameleon Waists, bishop
sJcece. retcet cuff and collar
$50 each.
Fe,c last gears duch suits s5c.
and 81 q suit to get the sOifcd or
tunsbIcd things Out of the store.
When tUnshcd and irOned they
aOiW be all right.
I2 1-2c Zephyr G,nyhams for
Sc.
roc. Zephyr Ginyhams tor
Cite.
Staple Ginyhams &C., Best
Staple Prints &C.. Shifting Prints
&c.
Ner goods opening an the time.
We try to hare the iateSt things
and to sell then, quickly.
~. 4. HAMbG'H.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-15

help her a little bit at the right time, he
may eat what he likes and as much as he
likes. DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are for
people who are troubled with indigestion.
Particularly for those in whom II inaniiests
itself in the form of constipation. The
Pellets are quick and easy in their ac-
ton They are in perfect harmony with
Nature. They effect permanent cure.
You need take them regularly only little
while. Aaer that use them occasionally
whoa vou need ihem-wheu you have Gates
~.-nelhing that disasrees with you- TAeY
,rs4 - -, ;, just ~ freely - yen yovN
INV egsef neceSslN 81 life
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-15
STOVES AND RANGES.

| have in stock over fifty stoves and
ranges that | am going to sell regard
less of cost as | want To make room for
for plumbing goods at once. These are
tirstclass ranges, and the best assert
'ent Highland Grand ranges, Hub
,nges made by Smith & Anthony
love Co., household ranges. Barstow
tove Co.'S ranges and number of
Their ranges. All f:the above ranges
re first class and every range war
tnted, the prices will be marked down
N spot cash. Now don t LET this chance
30 by as you never will have such a
Largain 10 Brattlebore again on -'--
',on't forget the place.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-15

! Balester is Il man of much native
brightness and genialty and after the re-
portcrs got here Tuesday he won sew.
eral of them to his side--doubtless with
the aid of the old scores they have laid
up against kipling. and though Bales
| tiers side of the story was not given in
court, he told it to the reporters thus:
All this talk about my threatening to kill Kip.
| ling is false. met him on the highway and
| threatened to thrash him If he did not retraCt
| certain stories he had told about me. They
were based wholly on financial transactions, in
which he caimod to have supplied me with
money, and reflected seriously on my general
character. | don't look like tough, do / I:
That talk about the row being caused by IA
sewer drain cmptying on my land is arrant non.
sense It's his false stories and nothing else,
that have caused the trouble. You'll flnd that
to be the truth when YOU have all the facts.
1t is admitted on both sides that there
is much to the case that was not told in
court. kipling evidently told as little
as he could against his brother-in-law
and what did come out of him, especial
ly the statement about the Injunction of
care from the late Wolcott Balestier,
was wrung out of him. Balestier on the
other hand urged his counsel to 20 into
these matters as little as possible. Sat
urday there was an offer from Balestier's
side to adjust the whole trouble between
the counsel, including an apology from
Balestier; but Lawyer Hit who made it
to Col. Haskins. was called out of town,
and before he got back the papers by
States Attorney Fits had been served.
But by Tuesday Balesticr. who had read
the newspapers accounts. had got into Il
belligercnt mood, and the prosecution
then, seeing all the reporters lowering
on the scene. wanted to avoid Il public
washing of linen and urged waving
of examination. but Balester and Hit
refused. insisting either on Il mol pross,
or trial to the bitter end. This and
the collateral negotiations was the eXpla-
nation of the long delay in beginning
both forenoon and afternoon. As a re-
suit of them. it was stipulated that the
issue should be confined to the assault. |
and the temper displayed by the lawyers !
was really due to 4 fear that the stipula- |
ton was to be violated, with restrained |
threat OF retaliating by lettingin stuff
that al wanted to keep out.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-15

Balestier was arrested Saturday af-
ternoon, by Sheriff Starkey brought
before Justice Newton and hear.
ing set for Tuesday. When
the question of bail was raised Bales
tier professed inability to furnish it
and readiness to be placed in the Gus
todv of the officer. When Mr.. Kiplinc
realized that this might mean living in
the lookup. he seemed more panied than
Balestier and wanted to draw his check
for such amount as was necessary to
avoid it. 1t was finally arranged that
Balcstier should 20 ON his own recog-
nizance.
Tuesday kipling was the only witness
aud on his direct examination told the
story of the assault as given above.
Hit put him through an extended and
very adroit cross examination, calculat-
ed to get him to admit. and at points
really getting him to the attitude of
having admitted, that he w"s respon-
~Tha6t6fiv !" q ion that
sol Toner on
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-15

. Il ND as u All Tue
things we like disa-
gree with us, and all
the things we don't
like, agree with us.
Dyspepsia turks in
most of the good
things we eat, and
indigestion follows
the qualification of
pappetite. OF course.
il isn't N ature's
fault. Nature does
the best she can, and
If a man will only
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-16

Made With Great Care and Are an
Improvement on the 'Birch."
The driving whip has attained perfec-
ton which is the product of experience and
is really a very complicated affair, requir
Ing several years for its manufacture from
the original wood. English holly is the best
material for the stock. 1t is cut in the
early part of the year and allowed to sea-
son very slowly, the best requiring about
five years to reach the proper condition.
Great care is taken to get correct bal
ance from handle to tip. and whip that
Is faulty in this respect is worse than the
natural birch or hickory.
Ladies whips for use in driving horse and
phaeton should be long and light. These
vary in price and frequently run up as high
as Sl5o Such whips have solid silver ham
dies SIX inches long, with English holly
stocks, braided whalebone drop and pigskin
lash. Sometimes they have ivory handles
very deliberately carved, and these, of
course. are very expensive, but they are not
serVlceable because Of the tendency Of the
ivory to crack and break.
Ihere are some enthusiastic horsewomen
who indulge themselves in jeweled handles:
rubies, emeralds and even diamonds are
used, and in this way the price of driving
whip has been known to reach the enor-
nous sum of 81 600!
Snakeskin and tortoise shell are also used
for handles, but silver and gold are more
popular.
In riding whips both the English stock
and the bow whip are used by ladies. The
stock. which looks like a cane with its
crooked horn handle, is used by English
ladies to open and stop gates, but we have
little use for 1t here, principally because
we have no gates to open. but some Ameri-
can equestrians who are fond Of every
thing that is English affect the stock as a
fed.
The bow whip ranges In price from
couple of dollars to several hundred. 1t is
made with silver. gold or ivory handles
either white or black, braided whalebone
drop and pigskin or Russia leather lash.
The whip-making industry of the United
states Is very large one, and IL the horse
should finally succumb to the onslaught of
btcycls and electric motor. millions of dol
lars would be lost merely by the manufac-
turers OF the article which Is of use only
with living motors.