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are red, though much darker, being
built of the native cedar and finished
in shellac,
But | think the prettiest yachting
costumes are. those of pure white duck
or plque, not more white than the pale
green surf as it spends itself upon n
beach of coral sand and steals Its tint;
not half so bright as the surf-breaking
on the coral reafs nine miles out in the
apparently open sea.
Something with a more individual
note was worn by little brunette "iu
the signal service" (by marriage). For
its skirt was creamy and hts facings
warm rose pink, prettier than any red,
and the snug jacket pink, and the un-
derwaist cream chiffon, too cool look
ing for a water fete in the north.
We have had a tennis tournament in
Happy Valley, too, though the season
Is rather too late for that; and the pref
tiest tennis gowns were white or al
most white, sprigged with small flow-
ers, pale blue or pale pink, or with no
flowers at all. Though one beautiful
girl won admiration in Lincoln green
and gold facings and one In scarlet and
brown, and one in yellow and white.
But a pretty girl looks well in anything.
Still, it will be SO far white summer
that a white suit will be quite hppro-
pirate for nearly any outing purpose.
Lawn parties hardly range as ourmgs,
The lawn party RACES in Hamilton for
The benefit of everything under the sun.
And the lawn party gown is grass linen,
quite appropriately!
ELLEN OSBORN
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How Foxes Get RID OF Fleas.

Reynard is knowing animal. The
foxes are much tormented by feas, but
when the infliction becomes too severe
they know how to get rid of the insects.
They gather from the bark of trees
moss, which they carry to stream that
deepens by degrees. Here they enter
the water, still carrying the moss in
their mouths, and going backward, be-
ginning from the end 81 their tails, they
advance by slow degrees till the whole
body with the exception of the mouth
is entirely immersed. The fleas, during
this proceeding, have rushed in rapid
haste to the dry parts, and finally to the
moss, and the fox, when he has, ac-
cording to his calculation, allowed
sufficient time for all the feas to take
their departure, quietly opens his
mouth. The moss floats off down the
stream with it's burden of feas, and
when it is out Of jumping reach the fox
finds its way to the bank much re.
,ieved
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-05-15
One on the Doctor.

A well-known physician tells COOL
story on himself. He had just arrived
in town, and, not feeling well, had left
his grip at the hotel and started out
for a stroll about nine O'Clock, wear
ing his travelling cap and with his coat
we'll buttoned up. In the shadow stood
ragged man.
''Loo!l here, mister" said he, II
haven't had anything to eat tonight.
Can't you help a fellow?"
Strange" replied the doctor, clap
ping him on the shoulder. Il haven't
bad a morsel, either, and do not know
where will get my supper
The tone of his voice had such u
pathetic ring that the ragged man was
touched.
'Cheer up, old fellow" he said; "sticls
to me and will see that you get good
square meal"
The physician was now touched. and
invited his new-made friend into the
best restaurant in town, where the two
sat down together and ate a fine sup
cer.-Louisville Courier-Jodrnal.
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RESCUE, THE DOG HERO.


He Led the Greeley Relief Expedition Over
the Arctic Ice Hills.
There has recently died in Carlisle,
Pa, the dog hero Rescue, who led the
Greeley relief expedition over the ice
hills of the frigid north. He was
huge, shaggy fellow and so tender
hearted that all the children loved him.
He was born in Newfoundland and was
part Newfoundland and part collie The
explorers chose him for the dangerous
journey because of his size and bravery.
Rescue was aboard the Inflated
Proteus, which was crushed in the ice
before the Greeley party was rescued.
He was aboard the Bear that was fitted
out after the news of the failure of the
Proteus, and when the Bear made a
landing and the journey was finished
with dogs and sledges Rescue led the
pack. Says one who knew Rescue well:
~ His sagacity and mettle proved in
valuable. His scent was keen, and
through the long and tiresome drives
his strength never tagged. When the
other dogs were almost dropping in
their tracks with the fatigue of draw
ing the heavy sledge Rescue's tireless
trot and good spirits seemed to inspire
them"
Rescue was one of the first to see the
distress flag of the Greeley party and
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gyman, and he am. his Betsy passed
their entire married lives in the same
pastorate, ministers of those days liv-,
ing and dying with their focks. Here,
IS the lovers plea:
Both reverend sir and worthy maiden.
Soft wedlock's bands first was talked in,
Heaven;
When happy man in Eden dwelt alone,
The smiling God, spouse did form of
bone
That friendship might their Joyful souls
inspire
And knit their hearts In a seraphic fire.
With wedlock chain l wish myself to bind
If from your lips the answer should prove
kind,
Betsy your seventh, wish you to impart
That we may join our hands as well as
hearts,
And live in love and share each others
cares
While fleeing time whirls on with rolling
years
Till grizzly death dissolves the slken chain
That we may rise and mingle souls again.
Indianapolis Sentinel.
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his joyful bark carried gladness to the
hearts of the starving explorers. Seven
men were found. One of them was in
such terrible condition that his fingers
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-05-15
PREMPEA's- TREASURE.
Booty from Ashanti Lodged at the Lon
don Colonial Office.

Booty from Ashanti Lodged at the Lon
don Colonial OGlce.
The royal iewelry and other treas
ures of Ashanti brought home by Sir
Francis Scott have been displayed to
British gaze at the colonial Office and
have proved to be of very disappointing
intrinsic value. 1t is estimated that
they would be worth but some $4,000
IN actual bullion, but if they are sold
by auction as curiosities they may real
ize a considerably larger sum, since
many of the trophies are almost unique
as specimens of the rude workmanship
of the country. King Prempehs crown
is made of thin hide, lined with silk
and surmounted by two golden horns.
All round the side are affixed models
in solid gold of lions heads, together
with human heads and iawbones. If
the jewels are disposed of by auction,
an exception will be made of this crown,
which is destined to find a resting place
at Windsor castle. Another peculiar
curiosity is cup made of solid gold,
after exactly the same pattern as those
used for incense in the Roman Catholic
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:
Tobacco and Tobacco Users,

Caricaturists in depicting German
are in the habit of putting big pipe in
his mouth. The pipe is national, in
deed, but the German as nation are far
from being the greatest smokers. They
do not smoke more than the French,
Russians, Swedes or Hungarians. The
Switzerland are the most inveterate
smokers on earth. In these two coun-
tries the consumption of tobacco per
head is three times greater than in Ger
many. AT the same time, the United
States raises more tobacco than any
other country on the globe. British
India comes next, producing nearly as
much
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Manchester Center, Vt.

The Doctors signature aad directions every bo'''e
Il'sfd pur,pha free Sold everywhere Price, IS ceig
six l,ittts 40 J. $ J0lFNS0N& co, Boston, Mas
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snapped off as though they were pipe
stems, The only nourishment the res
cuers could permit them to take was a
few drops of whisky. For several days
prior to the rescue Greeley and his men
had subsisted upon soup by boiling an
old boot in kettle of water.
Upon returning from the north Lieut.
Colwell took the dog to Washington,
where he was greatly petted. Many at.
tempts were made to purchase him, but
Lieut.. Colwell would not sell him. Res
cue hated cats and they were not safe
anywhere around him. The portrait of
the noble fellow is from the New York
Press.
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AN OFFER.

The Queer Proposal Addressed to the
Mother of His Lady Love.
A quaint offer of marriage, written
more than 100 years ago, is carefully
preserved in the family of the young
wooer's descendants. 1t was addressed
not to the young woman herself, bua
most respectfully and decorously to her
parents. The father of the BETSY" re-
ferred to had ten daughters, and as he
was clergyman for so years in a small
New England town, it may be surmised
that his affirmative answer to spare his
seventh" was as quickly asserting as
it was final. The wooer was also a cler-
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ritual. This and sundry other trink-
cts are chiefly of interest for the close
imitation of European models shown
in their workmanship. The inventive
faculty would seem to have little kin
ship with what counts for civilization
in Ashanti. The sheath of the chief
sacriical sword is the most notable
bossed designs in gold of the trunks
of beheaded men. Smaller articles of
jewelry, which are supposed to have be-
longed to the queen, are Of quaint de
sign, but few of them are of solid gold
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Borax Is report ed to have been
found in Utah. ] he location is kept
secret, but it is said to be an eight
foot vein and can be han died at big
proti'.
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Hall, Hair Eenewer enjoys the conf
dence aud patronage of people all over
Tie CIVILIZED world, who u it to restore
and Eeep he hair natural coor,
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ings were three and one-half and one
below zero.
The weather bureau office at New
Haven has just issued a,record for jan
uary covering the last twenty-four
years. This shows q mean tempera-
,ture of twenty-elght the warmest Jan
uary in 1880, when the mean was thir-
ty-seven and the coolest 1888, when the
average was twenty-one degrees above
zero. The warmest day was January
~, 1890 when the thermometer regis
tered siXty-hve, and the coolest was
January 80, 1873, when the reading was
fourteen below zero.
The average precipitation was 4,S1
inches and the greatest for the month
was in 1878, when 7,42 inches was meas
ured; the least was in 1876, when the
fall was 1,54 The greatest precipita-
ton in any twenty-four hours was
2,74 inches on January 8, 10, 1881. The
greatest snow fall in twenty-four
hours was 6.S inches, January 26, q,
1894.
The highest wind was on January 8,
1890, when a velocity of sixty miles an
hour was registered. The prevailing
wind was northwest.
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on account of the strong closing of yes
terday.
The real feature of the day was the
execution of buying orders for consld-
cradle amounts in Sugar during the
last hour of business, which carried
that stock up from 11O1s to 112. Man
haitian, after selling down rs, to SS1s,
rose to SO. Consolidated Gas rose l
per cent, while Delaware and Hudson
declined points. The jump In Sugar
failed to stimulate dealings in the
prominent railway stocks such as the
grangers, Chicago Gas and Louisville
and Nashville, and these shares closed
with net losses of AQ9s per cent. for
the day. There was a remarkable lack
of interest in the shares named and
commission houses We're bewailing the
absence of outside orders. Speculation
closed strong for Sugar and firm for
the remainder of the list,
Bonds We're higher. Sales footed up
81, 100000.
Traders promptly set to work to adj
just quotations to the London parity,
and accordingly the market yielded a
to z per cent, the grangers leading.
The dealings We're in small amounts
and the decline brought business prac-
tically to a standstill. AS q matter of
fact the fluctuations from 1880 a. m.
up to the close of business We're merely
nominal, covering a range of only B@h
per cent, outside of a very few stocks.
The declaration of a 2 per cent. divi-
dend on Tobacco preferred and 3 per
cent. on the common, started UP a
little speculation in the latter al
though as soon as the stock advanced
realizations seemed to be in order The
price first fell q, to 1915 then rose to
S014 and closed at 1878, against so on
yesterday.
Following are the closing prices re-
ported by Prince & Whitley, bankers
and brokers, 46 Broadway, New York,
and Is Center street, New Haven:
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COLD WEATHER TALE.
Records of Low Temperature in Con-
necticut

Records of Low Temperature in Con-
necticut.
Thermometer readings of Monday
morning show how greatly the temper
ature varies in places very near each
other, but of different elevation, says
the Hartford Post. In the language of
the farmer, cold settles in the hollows
when there is no wind" AS usual
Glastonbury leads the list for cold and
thermometers registered all the way
from fifteen to twenty degrees below
zero. In South Windsor the readings
were from ten to fifteen degrees below
At the Elm Tree Inn, Pennington, the
reading was twelve below at 6 q. M,
and twelve and one-half at 7:30, and at
8 O'Clock the mercury had only risen to
nine below zero. At Unionville the
morning readings were six to eleven
below zero, on Prospect avenue at the
house of William H. Post, the record
was ten below; on Vernon street it was
seven below, and at Goodwin's corner
at O'Clock it was four below zero
Such weather is to be expected at
about this time every year, according
to Geers directory, which has a record
of cold weather back to 1641 when there
was the most severe weather of the
century and all through February the
mercury stood at from one to twenty
eight degrees below zero and there was
very deep snow. In 1857 from January
% to January "a, for forty-two consecu-
tive hours it was eighteen to thirty de
grees below zero Two years later it
was from two to twenty-seVen degrees
below zero from January to IL. On
January 80, 1873, he thermometer reg
istered thirty below zero. There were
thirty-six zero mornings during the
winter and one hundred and two days
of sleighing.
In recent years 1t is noted that in 1885
it was intensely cold the last of Janua-
ry and through February the mercury
standing much of the time at from zero
to twenty below In 1886 from January
10 to 10 the reading was twenty degrees
below zero.
In a little old book published by
Packard and Brown at Hartford in
1897, entitled "a Treatise on Mathemat-
ical and Physical Geography" is some
record of the mighty cold and great
SHOWS of the latter part of the eight
zenith century. A record of the winter
of 1884 kept by DR.. Webster of Hart
ford, gives the daily reading of the
thermometer from February 10 to IL in
elusive. The figures are all below zero
and are for the eight days: 10, II, 10,
10, 20, IL, 16, 16 This, DR.. Webster
says, is the most extraordinary in
stance of continued and intense cold
ever known.
In his book it is said that the winter
OF 1741 broke all records since 1717. The
Sound was frozen over. there were
thirty distinct snow storms, the Con-
necticut was frozen over in October,
snow began to fall Thanksgiving day,
November 10, and still lay on the
ground April "a. On the LIST of April a
heavy team crossed on the ice at Had
ley. In 1779-S0 there was another very
cold winter. From observation made
in this city that year it appears that
January the mercury was seven be-
low, January 10, 10; 80, IA, and Februa-
ry A, Is. From a register kept at Yale
college that year the two coolest days
were January 90 and 20, when the read
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avenues of the earth and ocean and
with scientific research penetrate into
the many subteranean regions be-
meath the sounding tidal waves, we
might possibly find many strange and
valuable treasures. There are so many
kingdoms of which science has made
no discoveries, History has kept no
records (if there We're any to keep
What the archives of the ages cannot
produce at O moments warning. His
torians declare they never could have
existed, But this is not true. Ages be-
fore our historical records commenced
this earth hourlshed under the same
sunny Skies and under the same smil-
ing Jehovah. The human family were
cheered by the same sun, moon and
stars that CLEAN downward upon the
modern races of men, Planets of still
greater magnitude similar to the earth
in size and glory will yet be discovered,
and it may be possible that a new
highway will be cast up between earth
and solar worlds, and shining planets
will appear. Science can do most any
thing required. No sooner does a want
arise than some one is empowered to
ueNlSS means Dy WHICH the supply CttIl
be obtained. The most really valuable
treasures Of the earth at present are
undeveloped. The North and South
Poles are unexplained regions rich in
metallic treasures, and the South Pole
is at the present age as difficult to eN-
plain as the air is to navigate. Eter-
nal progress Is Gods law. Humanity
is controlled by natural law. Nature
and progress will develop all things in
earth and air and hidden treasures one
by one will be developed and utilized
There are unwritten histories in the
soils of the earth, and there is one ro-
nance which is more thrillingly inter
esting than any production of the hu-
man imagination. The romance Of the
metals, and the development of ma
lures compounds. All these will be
written, and add their forces to future
scientific discoveries of natures still
undevelG2ed treasures.
AMOS D. SMITH, Sd.
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Governments Bonds.

Following are the quotations for
United States bonds at the call to-day:
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EinanCIal.
Squirt in Tobacco and Sugar Otherwise
ii Was IA Very ull Market.

TT W us II ' ETY. VII WaTNeI.
New York, Dec 30.-The only redeem
ing feature of the speculation at the
stock exchange to-day was the squirt
in American Tobacco and Sugar in the
late trading. The movement in these
stocks saved the day from being one
of the dullest on record. The early
cables from London occasioned no lit
tie disappointment, inasmuch as quota
tons from London came lower Rather
than the reverse had been looked for
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UNITED STATES RUBBER co.

Sc Reade ST., New York, Dec. 23d, 1896
dividend of per cent. has been this
day declared upon the Common or General
Capital Stock of this Company by the Board
of Directors, payable February 10Th, 1897,
the Transfer Books at the close of business
on Wednesday, January eth, 1897. The
books will be reopened at the opening of
business Tuesday, February 10th, 1897
DIS 81 CHARLES IL. FLINT, Treasurer.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-16
CONFERENCE WITH M'KINLEY.
The Kentucky senatorship Discussed will
Mr.. Clay of That State.

Canton, Ohio, December 15.-There
is still ample reason to believe that no
cabinet portfolio has been rendered to
single person. Mr.EHannashas not
determined upon his course. Lieut. Gov.
Saxton said: "There is no doubt about
the election of MIR. Pratt to the United
States Senate. He will have very large
majority of the, Republican votes in th
legislature. I cannot say that New York
is united on any one for the cabinet at
present.
Brutus J. Clay discussed Kentucky
politics with Major Mckinley today.
Mr. Clay afterwards said: "The trou BILE
with Kentucky is we have too many
good Republicans who want to go to the
Senate to succeed Mr.. Blackburn. Gov.
Bradley ought to go to the Senate be-
cause he has, in my opinion, done the
most for the party.
What is most important is that some of
the Republicans should go. Major Me
Kinley impressed upon me the idea that
it would not be well to lose that sent in
the Senate. when We have a good chance
to get It, His notion is that we ought to
sink all personal ambition and animosi-
ties for the good of the party and ooun-
try''
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MAINE MEN INTERESTED.
In Purchase of Electric Light and Power
Plant in Dover, N. III.

Dover, N. H., December 15.-The prop
orty of the Consolidated Light and Pow
er Company which has been in the hands
of receiver for several years, was sold
today by Special Commissioner Green
field. The property was knocked down
to Hen. w. S. Cobb Rockland, Me-,
representing the syndicate of New
Hampshire aud Maine men, that recent
ly purchased the Union street railroad.
The price paid was $1,000 A certi-
fed check of $40, 600 was deposited as
guarantee of good faith. The company
has liabilities of bonds and accrued in
terest amounting to $3.50, 600, held oysthe
Rochester Loan and Banking Associa.
tion and there is preferred Indebtedness
Of nearly $50, 600. AS soon as the sale Il
confirmed, the new organization will
be completed, which organization has
applied to the secretary of state for In
corporation. Hon. II. L. Shepherd who
has been receiver of the company, will
without doubt be made manager.
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WILL HAVE DOUBLE TRACK.
Efforts of Auburn City Council to Cripple
Its street Railway Service Fail.

Lewiston, December 15.-Ihe fight In
the Auburn city govern ment over che
petition of the electric street railway
company to double track the new North
bridge ended at meeting of the city
council this evening, both branches voting
to Withdraw proceedings for an injunc-
tion, The bridge was built under the
direction OF joint commission of the
two city governments and everything
went well until the question of doable
track came up.
The Lewiston city government voted
In favor of double track and Auburn
voted for single track. The efforts OF
the minority to convert the majority
failed. A committee to procure an in
junction was appointed. A representative
of the committee consulted a justice of
the Supreme bench. who discouraged the
idea of the injunction. AT an executive
session of the city government Monday
night the facts wers laid before both
boards, and report favoring the discon-
tinuance of the Injunction was urged
WlGQOub SucCSsb WI inOHlnoAo Woie
added to the committee and today the
new mem bers, accompanied by the city
clerk consulted Judge Walton, justice OF
the Supreme court, who ruled that the
company had right to lay two tracks
under the charter of 1881. A double track
il aIready laid on tha Lewiston end of
the brige which is two-thirds the distance
across.
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Put in Your Bids.

Washington, December 15.-Sealed pro-
poeals for the purchase Of g, 7so, 600 first
mortgage bonds of the Central Pacific,
Union Pacific and Kansas Pacific rail
roads, now constituting part of the
sinking fund of Central Pacific railroad
will be received at the Treasury Depart
ment until neon, December 81, 1886. The
bonds will be sold with all the interest
accrued and unpaid thereon. Bidders are
requested to make separate proposals for
the bonds of each road and they may bid
for any part of the bonds enumerated.
The successful bidders will be required
to pay for the bonds 70 allotted within
10 days after the date of notice of such
allotment. The department. has been
guaranteed certain price for the above
described bonds Guarantees will have
preference over the other bidders at the
same price ana the department express
ly reserves the light to REJECT any or all
proposals submitted. These bonds are
TO he sold to meet obligations under the
sinking fund of the Central Pacific rail
road due January J., 1897.