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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-12-04
After Dinner.

; AfGcr UInnert
Maud never knew before that Mr..
Smithers lived In one of those horrid
boarding houses.
Mamma-How did you make the dis
cbvery?
Maud-Why, when he was passing
the prunes he shuddered until his teeth
tattled.-Brooklyn Life.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-12-04
CHESTER.

The Union Soapstone company has
thoroughly repaired the stone mill at
the crossing on South street road and
rebuilt the norte branch dam above
the covered bridge. The soapstone
mill is now being run with two set
saws. The business has so increased
that it takes 10 horses to haul the
stone to the mill at the crossing and
to the depot.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-12-04
Not Worth tho Risk,

Cobwigger-Has your store ever been
robbed?
Beddington = No, Stree. We sell
everything so cheap here that when
thief wants an article he just comes in
and buys it.-Haflem Life.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-12-04
What Did He Mean ?


DO you think that beautiful women
are apt to be spoiled?" she murmured
with upturned eyes.
Your beauty will never spoil you,
darling" was his equivocal answer
Detroit Free Press,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-12-04

Premature badness may be prevented
and the hair made to grow on heads al
ready bald, by the use of Halls vegeta-
bic Sicilian Hair Remover.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-12-04
Walkers Chester.
Only a Few at These Prices.

Only a Few at These Prices.
Solid Oak Chamber Suits, finished
antique, worth $500. Special price
for the lot, $3.50.
= A good Spring Bed and Mattress,
the two for 1915.
Decorated Toilet Set, full size, $3.50
Call you goods as they will not last
long prices.
A Special Bargain.
Oak, chair nicely upholstered complete with
brass rod 97.75.
Decorated Set pieces warranted to cracke
craze, 87.22
Special Low Prices
On Wall Paper, Window Shades, Curtain
and trimmings, o October
You Will be Well Paid
If you going buy Writing Desk
Center Table, Dining Table, Side
board, Dining Chairs, Chamber Suit
ParlOr Suit, piece of Furniture by
calling at WALKERS before buying else
Goods to the amount of $40. delivered free.
Easy payment when desired
CHARLES WALKER, House
Main Street. Chester Vermont
P. We showing line Lamps
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-20
NOWADAYS HE ONLY READ.

withstaniline: the esteem he enjoyed
necessarily cost him something i'm coin
OF the realm. and such demands upon
his pocket grew heavier and moro fire.
quent with the progress of time The
day came when Percy had seriously to
consider his financial position Seeing
no Immediate way out OF the difficulty.
and feeling so comfortable in his daily
life that a complete change could hard.
ly be thought of, he insensibly drifted
into carelessness of the future. And
so 1t game about that. in his thirty
eighth year, having long lived upon cap
ital, with steady growth of expenditure
from Christmas to Christmas he saw
before him an inevitable crisis. In
cume he no longer possessed: mere
-ly d sum of money which, even with
parsimonious management, could last
him only short time and at the pres
ent rate of living would dissolve with
awful rapidity.
In the way Of litrcary productions he
had done nothing. Years ago he made
no secret of his undertaking.; the work
Of his life was to be Il continuation of
Mhcaulay; latterly he very seldom
spoke on this subject. or even distantly
alluded tn it. Since his thirtieth year
scarcely u jotting had been added to
the notes and rough sketches previ-
ptSii utcuiiluIateu'. NoWauaES he only
read. and for the most part his read
! ing had no connection with historic re-
search. A large library. collected at
no small outlay, gathered dust upon
the shelves. Expensive publications
still reached him, simply because he
lacked the courage to discontinue his
Subscriptions. and so TO confess that
his one object in life had melted away.
together with his money He spent the
wonted number of hours locked in his
study, but more often than not day
dragged through in sluggish incoming
or I'm the tortures of anxiety. As usual,
ne pottered about the garden: as
Usual he paid and received visits. at
tended meetings. made little speeches.
helped TIA get up, little, entertainments
of, Intellectual cast. And no fellow
tOwns:nan marked the slightest change
tn hint
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-20
RAILROAD NOTES.

The board of directors of the I.ehigh
Valley Railroad company at recent
meeting decided to restore the 10 per
cent. reduction in salaries made In 1898.
The change affects all employees who re-
cenved fixed yearly compensation.
Anthracite interests claim that the
actual demand for pea and buckwheat
sizes of coal at advances is destined TO
materially increase earnings. Hereto
fore these sizes have been more or less
of a drug on the market at this season.
The Improvement is attributed in part
to the formation of the soft coal pool.
bituminous being direct competitor In
the steam market.
The Supreme court of Virginia has
just decided a case of great importanc
to railroads and other corporations In
that state. 1t was the case OF the New
York. Philadelphia and Norfolk Rail-
way company against the board OF su-
pervisOrs of Northampton county. in
which the right of the county to levy
the property of such companies for
district school taxes was involved. The
court holds that this cannot be done
under the present statutory laws.
At the annual meeting OF the stock
holders of the Columbus, Hooking Val
ley and Toledo Railroad company held
Wednesday the following directors
We're elected Thomas F. Ryan. c. u.
Alexander. w. A. Mills, c. Morris. j.
w. Ellsworth. Calvin $. Brlce. r. w.
Huntington. Samuel d. Davis and
James KilbOurne. Samuel ID. Davis
was elected first vice-president and
Charles b. Alexander second vice.
president. The full report for the year
was not ready to be submitted to the
stockholders. owing TO the recent death
of President Waite.
Officials of the Southern Railway
company say that the plan proposed
with reference to Memphis and Charles
ton will prove profitable to the South
Iern road on account of the volume OF
new business which can be given to the
Memphis and Charleston. Heretofore
the Southern railway has turned west
ern traffic over to the Kansas City,
Memphis and Birmingham line because
the Southern had q larger haul by this
route than it would get by tNe Memphis
and Charleston. 1t received business
i'm exchange at Birmingham. Should
the Southern control the Memphis and
Charleston 1t could at once divert this
amount of business to the Memphis and
Charleston line.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-20

Copyright. 1885, by Bachelor johnson apd Bachellsr

One hope remained yet II could hard
ly be called u hope: rather. troubled
imagination of something that might
have fallen to his lot in happtor circum-
stances. Until of hate no thoughts or
marriage had lured or perturbed him;
he cared but moderately for the society
of women. and. like most men OF his
temper, Kept very clearly In view the
sacrifices and perils attaching to we'd
lock: his pleasant. roomy house. al
ways quiet and fragrant under the rule
of an excellent domestic, would under
go such changes If mistress entered
into possession. For all that, there was
one woman who often occupied his
thoughts, aud in some degree had power
over his emotions: in part because of
her social rank, partly because of her
education. and. last but not least. by
virtue Of her personal charm. Certain
ly he liked f;veline Cloud: he was fiat
tered by the Difference she paid him,
and felt something very attractive in
the modeSty with which she spoke OF
her own attainmcnts. BY slow degrees
their intimacy had grown and ripened.
AT first he was slightly afraid of her;
the smile ever lurking about her lips
seemed to threaten criticism of an un-
familiar keenness: who could say what
equipment of modern views these young
ladies brought with them from GirtOn?
Gradually he perceived that Eveline's
position in the town was somewhat like
his ownthat her prestige rested upon
vague report rather than on present
EVIDENCE of learning and ability. He
Judged her intelligent. but certainly
not profound. Nor did she make parade
of erudition: her tastes seemed decided
ly simple; IL he mistook not, she pre-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-20
INDUSTRIAL.

Says the stakeholder: general air
of satisfaction permeates the anthra- :
cite coal trade these days. Every pit
OF coal that is being mined mas
ready market. and some OF the inter-
ests are complaining that they are
forced to buy from competitors 10 meet
orders. In view of this. full circuiaf
prices are not surprising. In talking
with different producers, we nave IN.
quired If this shortage Will not lead
to an increase in production. The gem
eral answer has been that II VIII not
and there appears to be very little de-
sire in that direction. WhateNereontrot-
ling influence there may bt In the traae
will he exercised against 1t, and In ad-
dition the companies as lhdiNiuuais
would be opposed. fearing repetition
of the decentralization OF previous years.
They are very well satisned with cur
rent net results. which return fuliy ~
cents per ton more for coal than was
received in March or last year An I'M
portant factor from the revenue point
of view is the sharp advance In pea ana
buckwheat sizes. They are In excellent
demand at from $2.3O to $2.5O FOR pea.
and 81 for buckwheat. This Is an ad-
vance of some 30 to 80 cents per ton.
and returns handsome profit on from
20 to % per cent of the total tonnage
OF late number of washerieS operat-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-20

A Youngstown. o.. dispatch says:
The Union Iron and Steel company is
running on one of the largest orders OF
finished iron ever shipped from this
valley The order is from Bombay. In
dia. and shipments have already been
begun. An immense amount of cotton
ties have already been shipped, but
this will form but small part of the
order. Every package sent out will be
marked: Made i'm the United States"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-20

Buy TOMORROW'S TRIBUNE.
IT'S THE GREATEST NEWSPAP PER
PUBLISHED IN NORTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA. II PAGES
ORIGINAL. MATTER.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-04-24

The sultan has no confidence in any
of his palaces except that of Yildiz,
which he thinks he has so fortified that
revolution cannot endanger him. He
was frightened almost to death wher
the Gar Alexander II of Russia wa.
assassinated some years ago, and hi;
life has been one of continuous unrest.
He has, all told, from 30 to 40 palaces,
a number Of which are on the banks OF
the Bosporus.
Yildiz is situated on bill. and its
gS1unds conttyn acres of, ravines, o.
forests and lakes, of parks and gardens.
Not far from it is the great palace of
Dolma Bagtche, where Abdul Aziz, the
brother of this sultan, committed suicide
in order that another brother named
Murad might be raised to the throne.
Murad was pulled down by other CON
spirators, who declared that he was
crazy, and it is said that he is pining in
the dungeons Of one of the palaces along
the Bosp6rus.
Abdul Aziz furnished this Dolma
Bagtche palace. He spent $50, 900 a
year on his harem, and within IL
months expended 100000 on pictures
alone. The looms-and there are scores
of them-are walled with satin, while
the hal is ornamented with crystal
posts as large round as the body Of a
man aId more than six feet tall. The
palace has luxurious couches and mag
nifcut furniture, but Abdul Hamid
has feared it because it was too near the
water, and he has only used it for pub
lie receptions. 1t is said that Abdul
AN warned him to keep out of it if he
should ever become sultan, and the re
suit is that he has confined himself TO
the palace Of Yildiz. -Constantinople
Correspondent.
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French Cabinet Denounced.

PARIS, April 22.-In the senate yester.
day. NJ. Demole made an attack upon the
cabinet and denounced their remaining in
power, after having been defeated in the
senate as violation of the constitution.
The senate, by vote of III to 90, adopted
a motion to defer discussion until new
ministry should be formed. The ministers
left the senate chamber when the vote on
the motion was announced. 1t is be-
lieved they decided not to resign, but to
convoke the chamber of deputies and de-
mand "a revision of the constitution.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-04-24
SlLENCED BY A JOKE.
Why Congressman Grain Never Deliver
Another Speech In the House.

/ " ny SUuSTtshAAiGn NFdln never DeIlVPFPd
Another Speech In the House.
The death Of Congressman William A
Grain of Texas removed from political
life one Of the brightest minds in tile
south.
Mr.. Grain used to be one of the lead
ers of the house. He never spoke with
out the greatest att IN ton, for he always
spoke we'll For t'Ta years past, how
ever, Mr.. Grain has practically taken
no part in the proceedings of the house.
His usefulness was destroyed by iol 3
"a joke from which he never recovered.
Mr.. Grain was first elected to the
Forty ni&th congress. He was hand
some in appearance, we'll posted on all
subjects, an orator, and man of great
personal magnetism. These qualities
Immediately brought him to the front.
His first speech i'll congress made him a
name. The newspaper correspondents
took a great fancy to him, and often
wrote t1attering articles about him.
1t was during the Fifty first congress
that he was sitting in the Press club
one afternoon discussing politics with
party OF newspaper men. To one Of
them he remarked upon the fact that
when some men spoke all the CORE
spondents left the gallery and retired
to the lobby, while when others adj
dressed the house they crowded into the
house to hear. He added that he noted
they always came i'll to hear him, and
he expected all of them to be present
on the next day, when he expected to
Kinley tariff bill.
The next morning the press gallery
was crowded to hear the debate. There
were several speakers to precede Mr..
Grain. During their speeches the gal
lery remained full, but the moment Mr..
Grain took the floor every correspondent
in the gallery arose and filed out into
the lobby. 1t was arranged on the part
of the correspondents as little joke on
the Texan.
The concerted action of the CORE
spOndents naturally had its effect upon
Mr. Grain. 1t annoyed him SO that he
cut his speech short and quickly resumed
his seat. The moment he did all the
correspondents filed back into the gal
lery and listened to the other speeches.
Though given to joking himself, Mr..
Grain could never realize the joke of it.
From that day to the day of his death
he never delivered another set speech in
the house, and rarely ever said anything
on the floor 1t was a shock from which
he never recovered. Atlanta Constitu-
ton.
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Old Wounds Not Healed.

OAKLAND, Cal, April 22.-Rev. G. o.
Brown, d. d., pastor of the First Congre-
gational church, San Francisco, is again
fighting for his ministerial existence. The
Bay conference of Congregational min.
listers, angered at Browns refusal to
accept the slight censure imposed by the
council which tried him upon charges
of immortality and unministerial con-
duct, has preferred new charges against
him and reopened the old complaint. The
new allegations state that the pastor is
and unfit for the ministry
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-04-24

SHAMoKIN, Pa, April 21.-Because she
refused to reveal the hiding place of her
new born baby, Miss Annie Boatner Of
HICKORY Ridge was nearly lynched by q
crowd of infuriated women yesterday
They placed rope about her neck, but
not until it was considerably frightened
did she admit giving birth to child. She
then made confession of her crime. A
number of men kept the women at bay,
else they would most likely have lynched
her. Miss Boatner is now lying in a
critical condition in the poorhouse.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-04-24
Alleged EmbezzIer CAPTURED.

WORCESTER, Mass, April 21.-Charles
Holmes, assistant cashier of the Merchants
bank at Lake City, Mimi, is under arrest
in this city, charged with being fugitive
from justice 1t is alleged that he and his
uncle, who was cashier of the bank, en-
bezzled about 900 of the bank funds.
The uncle was arrested and is now await
ing the decision of the court. Holmes was
arrested in Greenwich, where he was work
ing as a farm hand. He says the money
was used in speculation and that he did
not profit by it,
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-04-24
Tesla's Latest Discovery.

NEW YORK, April 22.-Nikola Tesla in a
long communication to the Electrical Re-
view, announces, among others, two in
teresting results he has achieved. One of
these is that if sensitive film be placed
between two plates, say of magnesium and
copper, a true Roentgen Photograph would
be obtained after very long exposure
and that by the use of new type of
fuorescent screen devised in his laboratory
he has been able to greatly increase the
sharpness of the outlines in Il shadow on
the screen and to actually see the human
heart
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-04-24
Fore.t Cqn1agration subdued.

FALMOUTH Mass, April .1s---ssve4.ts..
five men fought fire for their homes, their
families and their own safety yesterday
afternoon, They conquered, and in their
success they overcame the greatest forest
fire the Cape Cod region has seen for half
a century For two days and two nights
they struggled with the element harassed
on every side, threatened at every quarter,
and, until yesterday afternoon, defeated at
every point, until finally they were re-
Wnrded by SUCCESS
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The Austrian Premier.

Casimir Felix Badeni, the present
premier of Austria, is the son of cook.
His father, who was the chef of one Of
the last kings Of Poland, was created a
count Then his aunt the famous Ger
man actress, Anna Wierer, left him the
half Of her large fortune. In 1871 he
became district chief of Zolkiew, and
two years later entered the ministry cf
the interior. For a time he was attached
to the administration of the Statthalter
in Galicia, bat he retired from his Office
to care for a large estate that had been
inrusted to his management upon the
death of his father In 1883 he was
made governor of GaliCia, an Office he
held until lie was recently appointed
prime minister Of Austria by the Em-
peror Franz Joseph lie is SAID to be
worth about $500, OO0, but his younger
brother, who las succeeded him as gov
ernoT of Galc.a. has been far more con-
servative in bis expenditure and is
credited with being the possessor Of a
much larger fortune.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-04-24

LEWIS TON, Me, April 2.-Reports from
towns up the Androscoggin indicate that
the river is again at freshet pitch, and if
the rain which is now falling proves of
any account, the floods of March l may be
repeated At Berlin the river is higher
than for a number of years, and the prin-
cipa street is flooded. AT Canton there
are several millions of logs doomed, and
il the river rises much higher there is great
danger of their going out.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-04-24
TooI,s Bad For Gaffney,

WORCESTER, Mass, April 2O.-Thomas
+. Gaffney was arrested in this city last
night for counrerfeiting, and held in 5000
for examination. He was arrested for
drunkenness Saturday night and in his
pocket were found two copper moulds, one
for making nickels and the other for silver
half dollars. The moulds are of excellent
workmanship. Gaffney claims he has
never passed any money made in the
u1pul1s
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-04-24

BRATrLEBoRo, VT, April 2O.-Warren
Fessenden of Esteyville was Mortified
upon going to his barn yesterday, to dis
cover the ifeless body of his daughter
Hattie. who had committed suicide by
hanging. Miss Fessenden had been worry
ing over the sickness of her father, and
this fact led to temporary insanity, which
was the cause of the deed
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-04-24
Commissioners Hands Tied.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, April 20.-An in
junction has been served on the license
commissioners of this city restraining
them from granting any licenses without
first appearing before the supreme court,
to determine if they are legally qualified to
grant licenses. This is a new move in the
license muddle.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-04-24
An Editors View of an Owners Rights.

suppose that The Pail Mall Gazette
costs its owner, Mr.. Astor, a good deal
Of money, and, if it pleases him to pay
for an organ, 1t seems only reasonable
that he should insist upon its advocating
his views rather than those of Mr.. Gust,
or Mr.. Any One Else. These views are.
in the case Of MIR. Astor, peculiar, if, as
Mr.. Gust says, he was ordered to insist
that the Radicals lost the last general
election owing to Sir William Har-
rourt's budget. But what of that?
have no doubt that they are sincerely
entertained by Mr.. Astor. who is a very
rich man, and who objects to taxation
being thrown ON rich men. If an eel
lad newspaper. its columns would
very probably be largely devoted to the
denunciation Of the habit of skinning
cells. London Truth.
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DISEASES OF THE SKIN.

The intense itching and smarting Incl
dent to eczema, letter, salt-rheum, and other
diseases ofthe skin is instantly allayed by
applying Chamberlain's Eye and Skin
Ointment. Many very bad cases have been
permanently cured by it. 1t is equally
efficient for itching piles and favorite rem
edy for sore nipples; chapped hands, chill
bains frost bites, and chronic sore eyes.
For sale by druggists at % cents per box.
Try DR.. Cady's Condition Powders, they
are Just whata horse needs when in bad condi-
ton. Tonic, blood purifier and vermifuge.