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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-06-19

The opponents of Gen. Grout in the con-
gressional contest claim that there were in
all 120 delegates who were opposed to him
and whose votes would have materialized
had it been thought best or worth while to
bring the matter to test.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-06-19
A Bicycllst Killed.

The first fatal bicycle accident in our
village came last Saturday evening, where
by Fred II. Holden was injured so that he
lived only "a hours. Mr.. Holden was an
old employee of the machine shop of Os-
good & Barker, having worked there about
10 years, coming here from Springfield,
this state, his native town, where he was
buried Wednesday afternoon. After sup
per Saturday evening Mr.. Holden went out
riding in company with William G. Smith,
and the two were coming north on Atkin-
son street about 1880, Mr.. Holden little
in advance. At the junction of Henry
street they met team coming south, which
they evidently supposed was to continue
south, but it turned suddenly across At
kinson street to go up Henry street. This
brought it in front of the wheel, which
was running at about eight miles an hour,
as bystanders estimate, and striking the
horse in the side Mr.. Holden was thrown
violently, striking upon his head on the
concrete crossing, fracturing his skull. He
never regained consciousness. He was
about So years old and leaves an invalid
wife, who is Frustrated at the sudden ca
lamity. He was a member of the frater-
nifty of Odd Fellows, and carried an acct
dent policy of $500 in an accident associa-
ion of that order.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-06-19
Z0azeS' W1abbe1S.

Think of this, all our ladies' wrappers, new
prices So cents, ST., $I.15-old prices, ST.,
SIPS, $3.50. All new goods made with the
new bishop sleeve.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-06-19

Following are the tariff, reciprocity,
ugar and wool and financial planks in full;
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-10-22

Professor Han on, IN hss bulletin
On god ra.- s4gs The supplement-.
for constructing a cay al ar a raad
machine. lrr and harrow. T. MAJ
the road p. ar tie b,-d with the road
machine, giving II only a moderate
sIope, 80 that the convex.ty VII, when
SOLID, b about p 10 inches 10 the
yard. Then roll il until it's thoroughly
compacted. When ruts teg.u to form,
run over It with a smoothing harrow,
~ CT 10 feet wide, made III sections.
Then roll thoroughly and repeat tins
Operation whenever ruts begin to fora.
Keep side drains open and make fre
quent discharge bitches 70 carry water
of the right Of way. Attention TO these
directions will keep clay road in god
condition for certainly ten months in
the year
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-10-22
ON rs IN PLANE.
New York VHI~S. save. Time and
Money In Ro>dnAking.

The village truste--, who arr thor
ouyh t-.!evr-s in good roads ara nov
building the big roller 10 h-,ng the
streets c. tn village into a condition Of
I.r.ectlen, says the Po;-4an Y. y
Courier. Thy have worked re, q. tie
prlBc, pa st-eet.- "a, on arg q1autl-
tics O. c-C-1-d stone, and then rolled
thoroughly, with ~ reslit that the
roads arr "a hear p~y.,-ct ~ cau be de
slred. Tae stone c-u-aer cu-:3t has ban
euf.celv bui., over ~ a plan vA.ra Lew
Nets al the requirements = the vii
lag al a Considerable saving q time
and latur
Tae stone. after gong through the
crusheE, : carried IL hoppers On an end
less chain over a screen. T. screen
separates the coarse from the tue stone
instead q mixing i, as under the old
way. The crushed stone then drops INTO
wagons, and the crusae- i constantly
in operation inst. I'D q stepping after
filing wagon .o..G. a. formerly. The
eoarse stone j. spread On the roads FOR a
foundation thor comes the covering Of
fire stone. and the roller finishes the
JOB y smoothing II l., firm and hard as
slab q marble.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-10-22
Result of CAsh Road Tax.

Apropos Of road Improvement a cor
respondent Of the L a. ". Bulletin,
who has resided in Augusta county.
Va, sorae 80 years, reports that he has
never sven the roads in his vicinity .
good as they are this season and a.
tributes this 10 the new system undrr
which farmers pay road tax IN cash and
tTerseers hire men 70 90 thu repairing
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-10-22
Ohio. Road Law.

The road system ot Ohio is one ad-
mlra5Iy adapted to the end proposed,
the county paying a part of the cost
and the property owners. within rea-
sonable distance On either side, contrib
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-10-22
Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound

VIII cure the worst forms Of female
complaints, all ovarian troubles, in
fammation and liberation, falling and
displacements Of the womb, and eonse-
quent spinal weakness, and is pecu-
Early adapted to the change Of life.
Every time it will cure Backache.
1t has cured more cases Of leucor-
rhra by removing the cause, than any
remedy the world has ever known; it
is almost infallible in such cases. 1t
dissolves and expels tumors from the
uterus in an early stage Of develop
ment, and checks any tendency to can
cerous hunors. Lydia E. Pinkham's
Liver Pills work in unison with the
Compound, and are a sure cure for
constipation and sick headache. Mrs,
Finkhams Sanative Wash IS Of great
value for local application.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-10-30
About Winter Crepons.

A practical hint of the future is gath
cred from the gossip of the shops. One
of the richest yet most conservative OF
the dry goods stores when sending two
buyers abroad in search of wooden
goods for next winter instructed them
not to buy crepon, believing this fabric
to have had it's day of favor with Amer
lean women. At last report these buy
ers cabled home that they must buy Gre
pom as there is little or nothing else in
the European market for the next sea-
son. At another house of great repute
more than two-thirds of the wool sam
pies received for next winter are crepon,
but in new and fanciful weaving, diff
ferent from anything now seen. These
crepons of the future are also wo-toned,
some of them ehangeable, others in
stripes and plaids.
These facts are of value to economists,
who End crepons at greatly reduced
prices filling the counters Of the shops,
many of them dollar less in the yard
than was asked at the beginning of the
season. Black, cornfower blue, golden
brown, and violet are apparently safe
colors to buy, and it is well also to look
for those barred or striped in two colors,
aud also dotted, as a, season of fancy
fabrics is predicted.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-10-30

only for the numbers of a party. When
he struck from the main roads to the
woods the darkness became SO intense
that he lost his way. Boughs Of trees
struck him in the face, and clinging
brambles tripped him and tore his flesh,
but he struggled on manfully, still lug
ging the ten-pound rife.
rhe moon rose, and, tired out, he sank
under tree, where he spent the rest of
the night. AT dawn he got up stiff and
hungry, but limped along pluckily, still
carrying his precious rife. The morn
ing wore on and little Ramon still con-
tinued his search through the woods.
At noon he heard the stamping of I'M
shod horses hoofs and saw mounted
men approaching an opening in the for
est. He didn't know whether they were
insurgents or the Spanish guerillas, SC
he hid in thicket of wild pineapples
and as they came by he gave them the
Cuban challenge: 'Halto, quien va!'
Then he saw the red and blue cockade
and knew that he was among friends
1t was a party of scouts of Col. Fon,
seca's force, who had started out from
camp that morning. Little Ramon was
taken on horse before one of them
and brought back to camp, rifle and all
where he at once became hero. After
his pluckiness Col Fonseca had not the
heart to send him home, SO he gave him
horse, machete and a pouch of am
munition and enrolled him as regular
soldier of the troop.
At the battle of Saratoga, where the
insurgents, under Gomez, for three
days stormed the Spanish camp, little
Ramon Fonseca rode each day under
heavy gun fire in the foremost line of
the attacking party. He rode amid the
smoke and shot as carelessly as the SOL
diers. Men were wounded and fell
dead about him. but to him it was pas
time to be real soldier. He has been
in other skirmishes since. AND his conf
rades. although they do ROT let him do
guard duty. say that he is about as good
fighting man as any of them.
He is brighteyed, cheerful little
fellow. and. although he is not up to the
weight of his rife. he carries it still. and
shows il with great pride. Gen. Gomez
has promised to make him an officer
when the war is over
The hoy patriots in the American
army have always been a feature, chief
ly as drummer boys, and at times they
have distinguished themselves for
bravery in the thick of the fight. More
than one veteran " the civil war is to-
day drawing a pension for services
when mere lad in his teens.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-10-30

and discouraged to try this great rem
ciy, feeling sure from their own ex-
periepce OF Is remarkable iaeIits that
health and strength will in all cases
follow Is use.
ZION. Mr.. baldwin, Secretary o. the
Senate. S -a'e httorney OF Vermont and
Ch2il.naH :, the i.epublieaa sla.e Com
N iltec, is one of the foremost men Of
tiiis c0,,ntry. To shoN the honor in
which he Is held by his state 1t IS only
necessary 10 sar TIE tat the las. fcesi-
Dental election he was elecJei l'resi-
DENTAL Eiector for Vermont and mes
senger 80 carry the vote OF Vermont
to Washington. Such is the eminent
standing OF the man who tells you to
use DR.. Greeno's Nervura if you wish to
get well II s2ys:
- have long been acquatn d viii
the virtues aat fame of D.. C..eer2's
Nervura blood and nerve rene ~, aud
know OF people among my friends who
fhave been helped by its use, and from
the general verdict from all sources
that have come to my attention, lcannot
do otherwise than commend il. Make
use of this letter for the 60 OF others.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-10-30
WESLEY In SAVANNAH.
The Church in Which He Preached
Is Still Standing.
For Two Years the Founder of Methodism
Lived In America as Missionary
How He Established the First
Sunday School.

The church in which John Wesley
the founder of Methodism, preached for
nearly two years, and in which he or
ganized the first Sunday school, is yet
standing in Savannah, Ga.
1t Is one of many interesting relics
that recall old colonial days in the
quaint Georgian city. Here the severe
taught the tenets of the Anglican faith
before he led the way for the growth
Of what is now the second largest body
of Christians in America, with MEM
bership of 100000.
Christ church, as it is called to-day,
tanks Johnson square at the foot of
Bull street. This building is the mother
of the Episcopal communion in Georgia.
The parish was founded soon after the
settlement of Savannah in 1873. The
edifice was begun in 1743, but not COM
pleted until several years after, when
the building was added to and i'm
proved.
The founder of the church was Rev.
Henry Herbert, who came from Eng
land with Gen. James OgIethorpe, the
founder of the Georgia colony. John
Wesley succeeded Herbert in 1885 as
rector of the church, where he re-
manned until his return to England two
years later. His austere opinions, as
celtic habits and severe discipline were
distasteful to his communicates. AS
the great reformer said on his return
home, she preached not as he ought
but as he was able" The results of
his work were not altogether success
full, which was the cause of the aban-
donment of his American mission.
1t was in this church that John Wes-
ley established the first Sunday school,
nearly so years before Herbert Raikes,
who is regarded as the founder Of the
first Sunday school in England, opened
his school at Gloucester. Among the
duties imposed upon the COMMITMENTS
of Christ church at that time was COM
pulsatory attendance of their children
at Sunday school, which was held twice
week. The children were arranged
in classes, as is the custom at present,
and the teachers were paid salary
Of shilling week. Each scholar was
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-10-30

there are evenings, Night teStured
cloths, like eastern cashmeres, are re-
placing the rough stutfs, long beloved.
Tinseled cloths, costly and unbeautiful,
are getting themselves bought nrd paid
for The autumn presents, indeed, more
than the usual amotint Of novelties, all
of which, TO he sure, have had many
aud long advance notices, and yet havs
arrived but now. II nay really be
something of a tasL 70 set acquainted
with our clothes.
A good example Of prevailing modes
was II smart outdoor gown seen this
morning. Its material was corded
repp, shot blue and green, The skirt
was probably Az yards round the bot
tom; perhaps few inches less. twas
well gored, so as to set out from the
waist, allowing only couple of box
plaits behind The bodice was Joined
to the waist, after a fashion once old
now new again, and was gathered to
give slightly full blouse effect in front,
but drawn tight behind. Down the
front were two wide plaits, each
trimmed with six rows of narrow green
velvet, frogged from neck to waist in
pretty pattern, while fanciful buttons
in blue and green emphasized the effect
of this odd design.
A chemisette of cream mousseline
trimmed with lace showed daintily
where the corsage opened in front, and
the green neck ribbons were relieved by
lace frills. The waist band was greer
ribbon velvet, and the skirt was
trimmed with rows of the same, in grad
uated widths, forming hoops more than
half thu way down. An edge of narrow
sable fur finished the hem and the
tight part of the sleeves. With this
dress was worn a little capote of green
velvet covered with frills of shot Hue
and green ribbon. A bunch of black
ostrich tips and a tail, white aigrette
finished It at tile side.
A tailor-made princess dress that
walked the avenue was another model
worth consideration. IT was in brown
repp, fitting like glove, and without
even the usual modification of folded
waist band. A band Of rich sable fur
edged skirt. sleeves and high, ruche-
like collar. The broad hat of brown
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-10-30

The great men OF hToorica uac, praise
and recommend DR.. Green !, Nervura,
Prominent people Cf highest stand
irE, Governors, Mayors, SCI tors, Rep
rcscntatives, in fact, Statesmen IN all
parts Of our cosna,s:', tcgsther with
Judges, Clergy Iaen, Doctors, Gewspa,
nc. Men, reoplc 'yhoSA names are
known and honored everywhere, pub
lish testimonials in strongest tcrr2s
concerning the great good which this
wonderful remedy, Dr.. Greeue's Merry
IRA, has done them. their families ard
friends, and recommending in most Elm
phatic language all who are ailipg in
any way and have need of medicine, to
by all means use this grandest of al
medical discoveries.
1t is because DIR. Greene's Neryu:;l
cures that tits so highly and SO strongly
recommended by everybody.
Hon. Ere iericll w. Baldwin, of Bar
ton, Vt, adds another to the long list
of eminent statesmen who powerfully
endorse the marvellous curative powers
of Dr. Greene's Nervura, and give ear
nest advice to the sick, the weak, nerr-
Gus, dyspeptic, rundown, debilitatcd
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-10-30
CUBA'S BOY SOLDIER.
ae Is Eleven Years Old and Four
Feet In Height.
Little Ramon Stole a Mauser Rife from .
Spanish Soldier and Then Tramped
Long Distance to Join the
Patriot Army,

The smallest soldier in the Cuban
army is Ramon Fonseca, son of the
aghting Col. Fonseca, whose guerrillas
worry the Spaniards about the city of
Puerto Principe. He is II years old,
and four feet In height, and weighs
about IS pounds. He has been to school
for part of the time, but he knows
more about slirmish lines than he does
about arithmetic. He is as familiar
with the whirr of Mauser bullets as an
American boy is with the chirp Of the
cricket, and he can look into the flash
of a Spanish volley without winking.
Little Ramon's father, says the New
York Journal, forbade him to go to the
front, SO he lived on farm just OUT
side of Puerto Principe with an uncle
who is supposed to be loyal to the Span
iards. One afternoon few months
ago Spaniard column passed by the
Fanseca estate, and n hungry soldier
slipped from the ranks to forage on his
own account. The soldier spied fine
pullet, and laid down his Mauser rifle
in the tall grass so as to give chase with
greater swiftness.
Little Ramon, who was hid in the
house near, saw the act, and made his
plan with the promptness of veteran.
He stole from the shed and hid the rifle
under some old straw in one of the
stores, and then got out of the way as
fast as his stocky little legs would car
ry him.
The soldier danced and swore, and
called on the saints until the rear
guard was nearly out of sight; then he
remembered that Cuba was not safe
place for soldiers straying from the
columns, so he captured a pig to make
peace with the sergeant and hurried
after the column. Ramon said nothing
to his parent, but after supper, when it
was dark, he shouldered the rifle and
started out to find his fathers troop
in the forests that cover the foothills of
the Sierra Najazes.
1t was long tramp through the hot
test part Of Camaguey, laid waste by
fire and sword, terribly still, and safe
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-10-30
There WAS SUSPICION OF FOUL PLAY
Upon Examination at the Hospital, Her Body
Was Discovered to be Covered with Scars
Caused by the Hypodermic Injection of
Morphine-Facts Published as Warning
to Other Women.

The above headlines recite the actual
experience of poor wreck of II woman
Who had once held an honorable and
lucrative position in large mercantile
house in New York. Her health be-
gan to fail, and instead of taking
rest and proper medical treatment:
She resorted to stimulants and NOR
phine.
The hospital physician discovered
that her primary trouble was an affec-
ton of the womb, which could readily
have been cured In the first starcs, II
when she had first felt those severe
pains in the back, the terrible head
aches, the constant sense of fulness,
soreness and pain in the pelvic region,
She had needed the warning that seri-
eus trouble was in store, and com
inenced regular treatment with the
Pinkham Remedies, as did Mrs Bertha
Lehman of Pittsburg, Penn, whose
letter follows, the polypus in the womb
would nave been dissolved and passed
away, and to-day she would have been
well woman.
Why will women let themselves drift
along into terrible suffering and sick
ness in this way, when there is monu-
mental proof that Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound is daily relieving
thousands of women from this very
tf5ubie? There is no excuse for any
woman who suffers to go without help.
Mrs. Pinlham is very glad indeed to
give her personal advice to any one
who will write for it, and the following
letter Simply goes to prove that the
Vegetable Compound will positively
cure female ills:
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-10-30
Vitality of Germs.

We sometims think it is wonderful
that germs should retain their vitality
during the cold of severe winter, but
what are we to think when told that
they will live under any conditions for
1000 years? Germs found in dust in
the cracks of the interior of the pyra-
nlids, which have been sealed up since
the time of the Pharoahs, grow and
go Though their various transforms
tons when they come in contact with
the proper clements.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-10-30

Mrs. Bertha Lehrman, No. Erie ST.,
27th Ward, Pittsburg, Pa, writes TO
Mrs. Pinkham, 81 can hardly find
words with which to thank you for
what you have done for me. suffered
nearly seven years with backache and
sideache, lcucorrhea and the worst
forms of womb troubles. Doctors failed
to do me any good. / have taken four
bottles of Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound and one box of Liver
Pills and used one package of Sanative
Wash, and now can say l am well and
have been STEADILY gaining flesh; am
stouter and heartier now than have
been for years. l am recommending
your Vegetable Compound to my
friends. Again l thank you for the
good health am now enjoying"
A STANDING INVITATION.
Women suffering from any form of fe-
male weakness are invited to promptly
communicate with Mrs. rinkham at
Lynn, Mass. All letters are received,
opened, read and answered by women
only. A woman can freely talk of her
private illness to woman; thus has
been established the eternal confidence
between Mrs. Pinkham and the women
of America, which has never been
broken Out of the vast volume of ex-
perience which she has to draw from it
is more than possible that she has
gained the very knowledge that will
help your case. She asks nothing in
return except your good will, and her
advice has relieved thousands. Surely,
any woman, rich or poor, is very fool
ish if she does not take advantage of
this generous offer of assistance.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-10-30
ELLEN USBORN'S LETTER.
Fashions as Sc Forth by the Active
Member OF "a "Tongue Sandwich"
A Few >r' Merely Princess
Gowns wan Stay, Du. the Days of
the High Hat aud Double
Skirt Are Numbered.
lcopYRieHr. 1861

zone of the most useful gifts woEl'
an can possess" said the active mem
Der of tongue sandwich" that was
pror"rading Twenty-third street, is
the ability to spot dress arrangement
that is premature"
"premature?" echoed the woman on
the right of the "toneue," little dubi-
ously.
premature" repeated the "tongtie,'
with emphasis. "There are three sorts
of fashions-no, four sorts of fashions,
all the time. There are fashions that
are fashions, fashions that have been
fashions, fashions that are going to
be fashions, and fashions that never
will be fashions. unless hard times pre-
vent our sticking the scissors that cut
friendship into the fashions that have
been fashions. But the rub comes when
we get few spare dollars, either gold
or silver, and it becomes necessary to
separate the fashions that are going
to be fashionable from the fashions that
never will be fashioned outside of q
show window"
u see, said the woman ON the lett
of the tongue" with not very GER
tain infection.
"Of course you do" said the tongue"
in voice that meant ''of course you
DON'T" but meant it with goed-humored
liberation.
AT the beginning of every season"
went on the little, black-eyed, black
haired tongue" ''th4re are new fash
ions. The new fashions usually grow
out of the old fashions so naturally that
you can't mistake them; but there are
lots of experimental fashions. Some of
them people will pick up slowly. These
are premature fashions, and if you can
hit few of them you are playing in
luck, for premature hat, for instance,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-10-30

compelled to learn at least one verse
from the Bible, and recite the same at
the class meetings.
1t is told of John Wesley that during
his rectorate at Savannah he adopted a
unique scheme to teach his Sunday
school pupils the Stiffness of vanity.
Among his pupils were naany who had
to go barefoot from lack of money to
buy shoes. Those who wore shoes
tainted the less fortunate. Wesley was
quick to grasp the situation, ard AZ
the next class meeting he appeared in
bare feet. He was Indifferent to the
sensation he created by this odd lesson
but continued to conduct his class meet
ings in bare feet, until the fastidious
pupils likewise abandoned their shoes
and stockings, and ceased haunting
their companions.
The interior of Christ church is in.
teresting The chancel railing, table
and stalls are handsomely carved an
tique oak, and the lectern and font are
works of art. Its exterior is of Roman
Ionic type, and imposing in appear
ance.