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The herald., 1896-08-26
Trying to Find where Thew Are at"

sherman Smith, Police Clerk Everett,
Health Officer Steddom and several 9TH
Ell Republican shining lights of the
First ward had a little informal caucus
at the city hall to talk over candidates
for delegates to be voted for at the pri-
maries. The action of the committee
in barring office holders has had the
effect of upsetting the faithful and
they DO not know just where they are at.
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BuPlington ExcursIonists

The following passengers arrived in
Los Angeles from the east on Tuesday
morning, by the Burlington route, per-
sonally conducted excursion, in charge
of Robert Cunningham:
A. G. Anda and wife, Mrs. McManas,
]. L. Mowbray, Mrs. M. j. Mackey and
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Seventh Ward Democrats

The Seventh ward Democrats and Sill
verites will hold rousing meeting at
No. 610 East Fifth street, this evening.
Good speakers will be in attendance,
among them Hon. VIII ID. Gould, Judge
B. Il. Guthrie and others. All friends
of Bryan and silver are invited to at
tend.
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The nckinIey Club

The Mckinley club held a meeting in
its headquarters in the old California
club rooms, at the corner of First street
and Broadway, last evening. There was
the usual speech making, ETC., and a
very pleasant time was had.
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Ninth Ward Republicans

The Boyle Heights Republicans will
meet Thursday evening. AS the sack
has arrived, the club has been enabled
to secure Korbel hall, on First street,
where the future meetings will be held.
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Pleaded Not GUILTY.

Philip j. Nelly, who is accused of
stealing a valuable shotgun from Ar
chitect Dennis, was arraigned in the po-
lice court yesterday for petty larceny.
He pleaded not guilty and had his trial
set for August 2Sth at p. m.
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A Significant Straw

On Southern Pacific train to Santa
Barbara day or two ago a poll was
taken, and the vote showed that the
passengers were for Bryan and silver
at the ratio Of to l.
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Sixth Ward Silver Club To,,ybt

There will be meeting of the Sixth
ward Circuit Silver club this evening at
Southgate hall, corner of Main and
Thirtieth streets. Judge Utley, ]. L.
Murphy and j. N. Phillips will address
the club. The public are invited to at
fond
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Fifth Ward siIvs,cIub

A meeting of voters of the enlarged
Fifth ward, who are favoring the silver
The herald., 1896-08-26

LOS ANGELES. January l, 1886.
10 the public: l was seriously afflicted
ior about ten years with lung, liver ana
kidney troubles. Tongue could never ex-
press the misery l endured during those
years. l was reduced in flesh until was
a mere skeleton. My sight and hearing
were badly impaired; was constantly
troubled with cons tipation and piles, and
had sewers chronic cough IN short. life
was burden and death would have been
Welcome; was treated by. various spec
ialistS without avail l finally resolved to
give Dr.. Wong Him, of No; $50 Upper Main
street. trial. OF course, like many others,
had no faith in Chinese doctor, but it
took only few doses of his ife-sivins
herbs to knock all the skepticisrn out of
me. In just five weeks the doctor pronoun-
ced me cured. and now can truthfully say
that 1 was never healthier and never felt
better in my, life. Ny sight and hearing
are both fully restored: that obnoxious
cough. constipation aud piles are entirely
cured, and ! am rapidly gaining in FLESH,
having gained forty pounds in two months.
l earnestly recommend all sufferers and
sl1eptics to give the doctor a trial and be
convinced of his superior skill as ply.
sician.
JOHN NJ. STEVENSON,
$40 Bellevue avenue. Los Angeles. Cal.
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otUCk lUH, NIurIGr dllu EIIIS StS.,
SAN FRANCISCO, California.
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CONFIRMED by ,hslseuAis.

wAsnISoros, ID. C., Jan. l5.-The
Senate today confirmed the following
nominationG
Is. l.. Bsnnelt, OF Washington, TO
DO United States attorney, dlstrlot "
AlAakn.
A. l.. Delaney, OF Alaska, to be
United States district judge, disttioI Of
Alafka.
n. h. Morlan, Of Louisiana, 10 be
consul at Belize, BTitish Honduras.
Recommendations, IL. \. Nc.
Dowsll at Highlands; @. J. Holt at
Buona Visits; q. A. Crane At Colorado
City; +. w. BTuth At SHliih; Jacob
Wei AZ Las Anmas; A. Van Dussn
At Lamar.
Utah-A. J. MoPhee at Eureka; o..
II. BATrall ~ Salt Lake CITY,
Caiiiornia-O. =, freshly vt Aruan;
&. T.. Livingston At Whittier; V. Char
ter nj South River.
Arizona ~. A. Fleming at William;
7. J. Wylie nj Nogales.
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LONDON, Jan. 10 Al the half.
ycAJly meeting tolAy Of tho Unl0n
bank Of London, the now governor Of
that Institution, II. o. sonutier, said
the prevailing impression that the
large Increase In the stock Of gold was
due 10 Increased production Was only
partially true. IL was from this United
States, ho added, chisny that The iu-
crease was ohtainsd. Tho Imports
from tho United States, eoniinued
Mr.. Schusler, were due 10 the currency
troubles and the want Of confidence
arising thereitom. But, IN his opinion
tho troubles would not ooHiinue much
longer, nnd whom these difficulties
we've overcome, No no could not but
hope they would DO sooner or later, the
lide might turn the current into the
opposite direction. and II might set ia
with great rApidity anu force.
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9ELBGRAPHIC.
WAR NOT POSSIBLE
INF s ID, Wow Hon. b. D. BAL
-" np, Takes Of The Situation
,,o,,yD PREPARED 10 FIGHT


,sroS. J,n.i5.-Hon. A. j. ba''
,., lin I'm, lori Of the treasury, .Pea..
lour v.rcbs,ier toaighi, said u Was
lls ~ human nature lhat the pre'sn,
~. !, Of things In the TfansvAa'
o'Pu','' ..,tinoe, Therefore ho was
noun ',,os,b,t President Kruger w'uid
.ssn,r, tho Importance Of giving inc
,I'S,.rroml,ed reforms 81 the oon'','
io,i.a whether 1t was called 'uE'r-
w. w. =, no,, there could be no mis-
''s.,b,, We controlled the eh''rnm ,.,
,.,,ons n, the Transvaal ana Woulu
islln ,, ,o forslRn inieriOrenoe, anu
ellh be believed no fotelgn eouh-
,. s.o, prepared to dispute that uoo'
VA a.vlpr highly complimentsi Colo.
.is.e,stary Chamberlain, he tutnou
vsn,zlela, and said nobody nsle
.n,ed 10 run contrary to the MonIoo
s,si,lp,. IN fact, he con1inued'lI Nol'
'.ss,s had offered herself for annex
- a. tifeat Britain, any BRUSH
.,',,.msn would decline sueh NJ
,nnar Thsfeiofo he Jailed to under.
INA what The quarrel was about "
MD 10 hard, Indeed, II the common
'.s,s of tho Angls-SaNon rscs wa
,,,sls 10 settle The dlspulo Without re.
e,n,,s 10 war. do did not believe
,ss,e vssa possibility Of war, but there
90, nsyet a moment Ia the history Of
me e,unlry when II possesssd boiler
Sighting machine. ,.-.,-,,..
M. Baiiour asserted that tho British
s5y,fnmon, had heartily concnrfod IN
m. Monroe doctrine seventy Year,
40 and hu believed n they were 10
tss.ack England, search the most
t,,y1ie Documents In the foreign on %
,ipeo then, sIsmine the ministers aud
he oriipafy public, or even the luna
tel. il would be impossible 10 Mud q
,ipsls individual who ever desired to
,Ts whtl would BE- called n forward
policy adopted by Great Britain 10
rl,hti North or Houlh America,
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falsehoods. Hansen was q man Of
education and good birth. lie ran a
commission house Mt Nykjopinp, Dom
marx, aud was REGARDED as one Of tue
moot prosperous men OF tue territory,
but he got behind In his accounts, anu
iratead Of trying 10 settle with his cree
iiiC ~ ran away 10 America with his
wife aud family. Here shatpers IN.
Guiding attorneys whom he ttusie1
appear TO have fioroed him out Of Whist
little money he had lett after q couple
Of u nlucky buainess ventures In chi
cago,
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A..,r,lns IN. AmerIean nsetrlns.

WAsHISutoN, Jau, l5.-At the
meeting OF TO Senate Committee on
foreign relations today tho resolution
prepared by Senator Davis declining
the legislative action and attitude Of
this county toward foreign oBorJach.
menis Jon the westurn hemisphere, In
accordance with tbs Monroe doctrine,
was discussed, but hnsl consideration
postponed until Fuday. While tho
committee are almost unanimous In
tho advocation Of such . declaration,
there seems TO be husliation, especially
On the part Of Senator Gray, who ex.
pressed the opinion that unless tho
declaration was modified In some par
ticular II might lead ~ complications
which might DO avoided with proper
care. The text OF the resolution wac
not glvon out, but II IL understood 1t Is
a strong aud concise declaration, assert.
ing the American doctrine In no uu-
u1lstAkable terms.
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THE VENTzuELAN NATTER.
new Information obtained on a,
nonndaTy QnnsIInn.

N'H Information obtained on the
boundary Question.
WAtHiS0Ios, jan. l6.-New md
Important infoImstlon on the NenuEu.
ean question, having direct bearing
upon the possibilities OF O settlement
o. 'he boundary dispute by tho two
interested governments without the
~aliIAnee Of any other powora and
,,emlngly dlscounliug the probability
" such an ending 10 the controyerpy,
was 'oisy pointed cut by Mr.. HoHt.
uuoh OF Mlnne'ola, member Of the
hsase committee on foreign affair.
ihe BRUSH goysfnm0nt, according
70 voc most recent and apparently I'M.
splied ulletanees OF its senal.oiiielal
lam mas turned to tho policy OF
snnslhg about a rtiumplion OF diplo.
u.ue lelAuons with tue South Amerl.
va 20 public, then 10 proceed TO direct
hskonA'lons with the republic 10 dc.
wtmlns the boundary, rs tho most
,.Nloie path by which il can emerys
uoI ln present position witLout a
.' tsueAl Ie1ltollon Of Lord sallsbnrySa
ieluAl 70 Atbilnte. .
,,; nv, he,twole, who has given soma
s. ,a. TO the Venezuelan question.
4. procured copy o. an ialpottant
s sos- published In 1857 lon Inc
ss,1'tilnment Of Venezuela, smbtaoing
,,a, 'ue correspondence balgeon ~
p,,,s,ehhuVes eHd thoss Of 0reat
i~a1u n upon diplomatic matters he.
seen seen ,ht Two govslnmenis f,nn h.
ssIn 1888 to 1857, when ,ha my 10Y
olIbs ban, as 70 isaeh n determination
Ia M oDunoaIy limo were under vSy
Ie.tsdiv ooIt,ns,penieno0 Venezuela r.,
IN S s, Ie,hlrms that It is ilnpos.ibl,
e,,i,s W compromise the boundnry
6's'as oy any treaty OF conyspiloy
e5p,i,,n,,Sl tue terms u her nnlionn
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OF Bpauith business houses present
slgued a petition 10 close the exchanyo
and many favored closing the at1res
as q protest against CsmpOt's p0ima-
nence on the island.
A delegation from the volunteer
corps officers was named u walt on
CAmpos aud insist thAt Panado be
called and given ful military COM
msnd and that Camps either radical.
" change hls political policy OF else
resign the govtrnorship.
The Spanish sentiment against him
IL Increasing hourly anu trouble Is
feared. Several foreign vessels In the
port, by direction VI their consignees,
nave lust suspended the discharge OF
their csrgoss awaiting tho outc5ms OF
the affair,
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ArbI,ra,Isn POD en ths rtograIn.

NEW YoEII. Jan. l6.-A dispatch TO
tho world from London says; IL would
not eeom from the Times leader on
Venezuela that recent eilorts toward
arbitration have found much favor la
Downing street. IL there exists any
inclination In tue prets OF Lord Salis-
buty's disposition In this matter, II IL
TO DO found in tho columns OF tho
Times. That paper has from the be-
ginning Of thu controversy seemed to
DO Inspired by the premier. IL, there
fore, Il speaha by authority, any ma
lerial results from arbitration seem Ms
remote a. pofoible.
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KANSAS CITY, Jan. l6.-At 3;45 am.
fire broke out In the dining room q
the Midland holei, one OF the largest
aud best known hotels In tho WUsi.
The IRE was caused by a crossed clec.
lTie light wire aud was soon under
control. The place was we'll illled with
guesls. Loss estimated nj 81, 900.
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wAsIIEoToS, ID. C., Jau. l5.-The
Arizona territory admission bill was
isken up for confederation by the
House committee on territories today.
Delegate Murphy presented In detail
the reasons why the territory should b.
admitted. Tho bill will be- further
considered Saturday.
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DEATH IN VENEZUELA.
impossible for white Wen to Live in
Lower Parts Of the Country.

Lowsr Part. OF the Country.
NEW YORK, Jan. l6.-A meeting OF
The COMMITTEES Of tho chamber OF com.
moree on tho Venezuelan matter was
nsld last night behind closed door.
EK.Mnyor Hewitt, VINO acted nv chai-
man, refused to state " mat passed 1T
the meeting. Ho volunteered the fol.
lowing statement, however:
IL IL generally understood among
people Interested IN mining enteturites
that Venezuela Is extremely UNHEALTHY.
IL llos close to the equator Snd n very
great portion u II IL IA swamp. From
this bwamp region rise missmatic ex-
hslAtions when maze II impossible Tor
the white men 10 live there nj all ami
even Tor ths native very DANGEROUS.
Every year there are foundations anu
Oycillowiugs Of the rivers ami tho
bwamps become veTitaols sea oil
gases. No white man can work In the
mines Tor three days without taking
fever nnd II 10 n region no one should
desire TO own but which every body
should deslre to yet rid Of. would
consider 1t criminal to organize com
pauy to work those gold iields. IN,
white men would turn the mines into
q Naot maugoleum.
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wAsHisuTos, d. o., Jan. l5.-To-
days statement OF this condition VI the
treasury Hhowt; Available cash bal
ance, Sl79,l27, 425; gold reserve. $685.
7O4,197.
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AGAINST oAuPos
'",arda ON cuba Talk arm.
"hE the G0yeraor-

r"s ON cuba Talk of Nm.
" ,nE the 0ovsrnsr.
he Hs,.,tt 9hk, Jan l8.-A special IN
Aeca,i ,all from Key Wost. III sav w.
Hsvaulng 10 private Auvics.' 9 ,ys'
,be sst mere was great sxoi,sm., to ~
se.i ..1sS,hange there ysSt,Jdsu 5w DIV
1917 where much ssd,,iy " o.
,acs ,ISul ged 10. Several cnion us ,al .,
nsSs s Of volunteers who 90, yV'oAo,s anu
nm TO speeches against ~ Tap pis ,,
,,e,. po' and a general proies, " ~.
nod over.6pm.'uA military inaotivily
1.-THE yoluntsss policy. One mslor
he either fotcaa proposed tina. Campos
ma the Itpss 1S 70 resign or BE- lyuohed
ron yArIsus ss.Nas met by cheer,
Tue maJotily @ ~, merchants.
VI 'ne representatives
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sssrstary Carlisle Issues Another
Circular Of Instructions

WAUufNdros, DC, Jan, i5.-Seors-
iAfy Carlisle tonight made public tho
blioglng circular modifying the con.
dl,lsb, ior payment on the advertised
bond isut'
treasury DEPARTMENT,
Onles Of the Secretary,
Washington, ID. q.
Treasury circular No. 3, 1890, dated
January, 1898, Inviting proposals. for
The pufehAfe 81 enc hundred million
dollan 1910, 900, OO0l OF United Slntss 4
lef cent bondp,i IL hereby modified that,
Il etthe payment Of tho hrtt INSTALL
msn,oi 20 per cent, with accrued In
'trii, ~ required In said circular, the
tmalbdef Of tho amounts bid may be
piItln ins,allmen,siat 10 per cent each
ID iecfusd interes, AT the end OF each
ilssn days thereafter, but nil accepted
blidsu may pay the whole amount OF
theli bids Al the time Of the fTtt In
,lAllmsbi, and all accepted bidders
Who have paid oil inslallments pro.
yllu,ly maturing may pay the whole
amount oi their bids at any time not
lilst than the maturity Of the Last In.
ilsllmsnt. Accepted bidders who pay
lhe whole amount At the time OF the
ltl inilallmeni, or any date there
siisi, ~ above provided, will be en-.
Titled 10 receive oil the dAip VI tho pay
msnt the whole amount OF bonds
awarded 10 them. anu accepted bidder,
Who pay BY in,Iallments will be en-.
Titled 10 receive, nj the dates OF such
lAymsnll, the Amount Of bonds pAiu
i0i' J. u, CARL SIZE,
ARnFalaFW
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CHICAGO, Jan. l6.--Hoarsca alone
composed the funeral procession which
Yesterday conveyed TO tue grave the
remains Ut tue seven members u tue
Hougaard family, HBphyxiated by gab
Sunday night. Neither tue fgIhot Ior
tue VIE aud children whom no
smOlhereu to death seem to have had
any atquaintanoes close enough TO NJ
lend the funeral. IL now appears that
HougaaTd or Hansen, WIS more un-
iottnunie than criminal. Danish con.
sui Peterson says that the ttorlsa OF
.Hansen's extensive robD0Tleb were
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new TINE CARO-, IA EFFECT DEC. /, 1886
lTsu4 Lrfivs and Depart al SAD Lass
Guy Daily, - SsAorss

ARRIVE
From Chicago. Omaha, H. Louis.
Kansas CITY, Denver, park cay
Snd osGen.. =. slopa
ItoA Helouu, Lutte, Portland. san
iran titeO aud ogden,. ,,,., ,.,,... . Ob I'm
Ogden iadinIormodISic points. 7Spm
Rams" INV. Denver and Ogden sooAm
Trom frisco, Milford, esnpete Val.
Rlrsis'.",.,.,,,....,,..,,..,.. ssopm
Geld beach .'.'...'.,.,. .,.........-. IoOpm
DErARr
For Chisugo. Omaha, Denver, Kan,
sAs CiIy, ST. Louis, Ogden HPi
Park tily.,..,..... ,,,,.,' sss,.s..ss % M
For san Francisco, ogden, Cache
Valley aud intermediate points. " m
For ogden and intoFmsdate points, 40 p N
Tor Chicago, Omaha Denver. Kan.
tas City, St. LOuiu, Bate, Port.
iSnd aud san fTanoiseo. .,.,.-.'.. 7 90 p N
iFor EuIesa, Morcur, Provo. Nephi
sAnpets Valley, Milford aud
ITseo.,....,..,..'....,,r-,......- =, foam
'foi IGtrnoid Beach, 1ooels aud
Terminus. .,,,.,.ss.s',s % I'M
irrainI touth OF Jua1 run daily except
Run daily except sunday
p.I DUDLEY,
General Agent PASSENGER ne Rrtmens
City Ticket OIlCs, 20l Main SIrsa.
Tslephons 2so
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DENVER & Rio
GRANDE RAILROAD
SCENIC LINE OF THB WORLD
Tho only line fululns two
Through Past Tiilnl daily I
LEkDVrLLE,
Aspen, -7EBLo,
COLORADO SPRINGS
and DENVER
EFFECTIVE 10Y. rs. 1924.

bIIbVllib LUi' EOi loja
Train No. = leaves Ogden 100 am.
Salt Lake S,o5 am, arrive al Pueblo
6iS am, Colorado Springs 7;sI am,
Denver 1890 Am.
Train No. 4 leaves Ogden 6;5s pm,
Salt Lake $40 pm, arrive at Pueblo
Sa7 pm, Colorado Springs 6;5S pm,
Denver e.75 pm.
,onncc'ions made At Pueblo, Colofto-
Swings aud Denver with all lines east
MIG MT day coaches, chair cars and Pull
niAu slsopdfs On all uSins. Take the
u. 4 =. q. ADD have = comfortable trip
and aiJcJ ne nnest scenery oa The eoa-
insnL
A. K. HudEEl q X, HOOPER,
franc Manager, O. z. a 7. A.
Denver, Colo. Dsnvor. Cola
n. p. NEvINs,
General Agent
Cali Lake Cis, N
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New YoHIt, Jan. l8.--A dispatch to
tho Nor.1 isom Valparaiso, Chile,
aaYs
the report which reached hero g..
dsy from, l.ims, Peru, 70 the eject that
Chilenu FORCES had been otcefed g.
occupy the passages Of the Andca
loadine W the frontier OF Argentina H.
ialto. Tue governor OF the province IN
which any hostile demo pstfatiou
against Argentina would naturally
take up positions, denies tins rumor,aBu
L have private information which con-
firms his denial.
A o5uucil ~ tue state has ssncll0noi
a bill 10 be- prstented 10 cUngtesE Tot
the purchase of Ihe Coquimbo railway.
General Poyes, the president Of the
senate. Il uue Of the newly announced
candidates Tor the prssiisncy.
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unILE ~ ARMS.
On Account Of the Beundary Dispute
with Argentine,


NEW York, Jan. l6.--A special 10
the HvralI from Buen5s Aytes says.
The rribuna, Gonotsl RooHs organ,
Gays that Rs Chile ttill maintains the
theory advanced by her commiHii uti
In the boundary treaty Of 1881, Argen-
tina should declare herBeli anu take
measures 10 bring about speedy soiu'
ton Of the long standing dispute over
the limi,s Of the two republloi.
BArras Araua, the boundary commii-
sloner TOR Guile, declares that thu
limits OF the two countries could only
be defined by oonceding that all terri
torial sources Of the waters In the region
ooucefned should Dc bounded by n
curved lire over the Andine ridges.
Argentina declares that tho higheol
peakes Of the Andes nre tue guiding
points Ia survey by which a straigut
limo 10 TO be drawn, dividing the repub'
lies.
Tho TflbunA goes on TO say thai
Chile IL still afminE IN spite Of poaou'u.
pfotestatiOnt; that she has never shown
any really strong dssire 10 arrange the
boundary dispute; that her people hrt
awayed, Ia iact ruled by the dicia Of
Or. Arano, and that judging fron re-
cent occurrences the peaceful spoUchtt
and pToteblationa which weiu 10 pieuti'
ful NJ the time of the Afchuishor
Canatangya we're merely superficial
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., II. II. CLARK,
OLlYHR w. MINK,
n. kLLkRr ANDERSON, Receivers
JOHN ". DOAkh.
FREDERICK L. O0JDERE
4. DICKINSON. General AsnaEsr
L.L LOAA1. v, ~ = =. Agent
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-06-26
GLIMPSES OF LIFE.

Fuddy- Frasher has the reputation
of being great wit, but for my
part, | can't see anything very brigh
in his writings. Duddy-That'
queer. Why. his jokes have been useo
Boston Transcript.
A Good Bargain.
Gagley-See here, Abrahams, the
smoking chair you sold me a week
ago is ruined. The seat is all punched
though.
Abrahams -Goot. mein frlent! tolc
you those schplendid springs vould
out last the hair.-Bay City Chat.
Mr.. May What character will you
assume at your masquerade bail?
Mrs. May think | shall imper
senate my maid. would like tc
have my husband enjoy himself. you
know.
Not the Answer He Expected.
A visitor from Manchester had been
invited to address the Sunday school.
Il am reminded, Children he said,
'of the career of boy who was once
no larger than some of the little fellows
l see before me. He played truant
when he was sent to school, went fish
ing every Sunday, ran away from home
when he was 10 years old, learned to
drink, smoke tobacco, and play cards
He went into bad company, frequented
stables and low tap rooms, finally be-
came pickpocket, then forger, and
one Gay, in a fit Of drunkenness, he
committed a cowardly murder. Chill
dren," he continued impressively.
where do you think that boy is
now?"
"He stands before usr' cried the
children, as with one voice.
She Guessed Not.
Mutual Friend-It really is shock
ing, dear, the way in which you and
your husband quarrel and carry on.
/ wonder you do not separate from
him. Injured Wife-What 60 away
and leave him alone to do just as he
likess Not me Tit Bits.
Professor in English ito young man.
How would you punctuate the fol
lowing: THE beautiful girl, for such
was she, was passing down the street,"
STUDENT think, professor, l would
make dash after the beautiful girl.
"All demand for my client, shouted
the attorney, in the voice of man who
was paid for it, lis justice !"
Pm very sorry can't accommodate
you," replied the Judge, but the
law won't allow me to give him more
than seven years. Tit Bits.
Tommy Mamma, l wish you we're
interested in foreign missions.
Mamma-Why?
Tommy-'Cos Billy Barlow's man.
M is, and she does't notice when he
does naughty things.