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main at his post forthe next four years.
The school at South Meadow is pros
pering finely. The register shows only
one tardy mark, and none have been
absent. Mrs. Bradbury, the teacher,
is doing good work.
The town superintendent says that
all the schools in town are in good
working order, and that teachers and
scholars are doing their best.
We are very glad that Rev. Mr..
Hatch has taken up the good work at
the Center church. Let us all attend.
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Do you know the meaning of what
is popularity called those long
ings," or cravings, which beset so
many women during pregnancy?
There is something lacking in the
mothers blood. Nature cries out
and will be satisfied at all hazards.
One woman wants sour things,
another wants sweets, another
wants salt things, and so on.
The real need all the time is to
enrich the blood so as to supply
nourishment for another life, and
to build up the entire generative
system, SO that the birth may be
possible and successful.
If expectant mothers would fort
ify themselves with Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, which
for twenty wears has sustained
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Rnczlen,s Arnica saIve.

The best salve in the world Tor cuts,
bruises sores. ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores. letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and positive
ly cures piles, or no payment. 1t is guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price % cents per box
For sale by LA. Wadleigb.
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GROTON.

Miss Eliza Emery visited last week
in Westville.
Mr.. Charles Weber was able to be-
gin work this week, having recoved
from the accident which came so near
proving fatal
Dr. Bugbee the dentist is still at G.
D. Welch's. his stay is.indefnlte but as
long as he has work he will be found
there as he is very pleasantly situated.
1. NJ. Kicker is having his buildings
PAINTED. Mr.. Kicker has one OF the
best homes in town and is always on
the lookout for Improvement, we wish
more would follow suit.
The house of Mrs. Sophronia Cham
berlin was broken into one week ago
last Sunday while she was at church
and number of dollars taken, She
thinks she knows who did this and If
the money is returned nothing more
will be done about it. "a word to
the wise is sufficient"
Mrs, Dixie Davis of St. Adams, Vt.
visited her old friends Mrs. George
Corruth and Ida Welton a part OF last
week.
The many friends and relatives of
Mr.. John and Priscilla Darling met at
their home June I'd to celebrate the
twentieth anniversary of their, mar
riage. Many valuable and useful glfts
were left there showing the, esteem
and friendship felt toward them by
their friends and neighbors.
The Ladies Aid held an ice cream
and cake festival at the ladies' parlors
in the NJ. Z. church last Saturday eve
ming which was well attended Pro-
ceeds seven dollars.
A reception will be given to Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Harris the 18th, afternoon
and evening. All are cordially invited
to attend.
Miss Maggie Morrison was called to
St. Johnsbury last Wednesday.
We are glad to say that Leslie Page
is on the gain and his many friends
hope for a speedy recovery. I. NJ. W.
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"They are dandies" said ThOs:: Bowers,
of the Crockett, Texas, Enterprise, while
writing about DeWitt's Little Early Rls-
ers, the famous little pill for sick head
ache and disorders of the stomach and
liver. A. T. Clarke; u. l.. Andrews, New
bury.
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this condition. there would be fewer disappointment
births theyw
Pnkham, Whitney demonstrates
Of the such She
till twentyhree
kidneys and terrible pains when my monthly
Lydia e. Pnkhas vegetable
Compound relieved After married the doctor sad
and living child as
Compound through
full
lived to be letter My baby
hearty could wish
that used medicine for 1T gave me the robust
gratitude
E. Pnkhams Vegetable
suffering did relief
been-MRs L. H. WHTNEY,5
GEORGE E.S
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Not only piles of the very worst kind
can be cured by DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve, but eczema, scalds, burns, bruises,
boils, ulcers and all other skin troubles
can be instantly relieved by the same
remedy. A. 7. Clarke; G. L. Andrews,
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Motherhood.

mother who is in good physical condition TRANSMITS
to her children the blessings of good constitution
The child fairly drinks in health from its mothers
robust constitution before BIRTH and from healthy
mothers milk after
Is not that an incentive to prepare for a healthy
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In the atmosphere Of fraud which now
seems to surround us, it seems hardly
safe to strike out either to the right or
left for fear of hitting some one whom
perhaps you do not suspect of wrong
doing. Yet there is no more fraud now
than few years ago. In these letters
more than four years ago l declared
that our city departments were honey
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combed with wrongdolng, and some Oh
the crookedness now brought to ght'
officially, was then suggested. Tine re-
gret should be not that the probe mas at
last entered certain department s. but
that it is not being even more thor
oughly applied. 1t only seems to nit
rather small fish, when there are whales
in comparison to them, swimming
around untouched. If the investigation
continues, and is carried on without re-
gard to persons or parties, it Will be re-
markable If there are not greater sur
prises in store for our citizens.
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HOBBS
SparaguS Kidney Pills,

6 FiC REMEDY CO., PRoPRIEToRs, CHICAGO,
l.. a. WADLEIGH, Druggist
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CUR {. >

7 fecelVed Sample OF your Sparagus kidney
Pills, and the good results from them are simply
wonderful. My trouble is chronic for twelve
years. l have been patient in the Massachu-
sets General Hospital and underwent exam,
ination under ether, DIR. Warren, the Surgeon,
performing it. have had every form of bladder
and kidney trouble, and suffered the ago~ies of a
thousand deaths. In closing l would say your
Sparagus Kidney Pills possess all the qualities
needed for healing, gthening, cleansing and
curing diseased Kidneys.
Miss E. ]. QUERo, p. o. Box 26o6.
ROstOn Mass
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This Is Opinion of a Western Hustler.
Referred to Men ami Not TO Buildings.
Men to Proud to Work and Others to
Lazy-One Scheme That Has Worked
Well The Franklin Fund-AtmOsphere
of Fraud-Big Fish Escape City Aud
itOr Dodge and Junket-General
Martin Amusement Notes.
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The Ancients. as the Ancient and Hon
orable Artillery company is famillarly
known. seldom appeared to better ad-
vantage than the Monday when the
two hundred and fifty-ninth birthday
was celebrated. The usual program was
followed. from the drumming up OF the
officers in the morning to the election on
the common, and all was merry as
marriage bell Under its new comman-
der, Captain ]. PaysOn Bradley the COM
pany is expected to take on new lease
of life.
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WOman'S Ills

are as often caused by kidney disease
as by affections of the womb.
Among the most certain symptoms
of this disease are Backache, Bad Com
plexion, A Tired Feeling, Depressed
Spirits, Headache, Nervousness, Side
ache, Neuralgia, Too Frequent Trina
ton, Dragging Pains, etc.
These can be
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CHICAGO MARKETS.
Produce.


Chicago. Dec. 21.-May wheat opened
easy and about iac lower than ii closed
yesterday at 9Slsme3ss. Liverpool was
only lad higher at the opening here. Chi
cago receipts were very heavy, amount
ing TO $40 cars, of which number $40 were
of contract quality. Minneapolis receipts
were only 172 cars and Duluth reported
lis cars there, as compared with a total OF
5S2 last week. This turned the general
feeling toward the bulls side again and
the opening weakness soon gave place 10
considerable strength. This was followed
by a reaction, and later the market
turned strong again. This see-sawing
was kept up all morning. The first adj
vance was led by the bull clique and on
several subsequent occasions, when the
market appeared TO require help, the
same party was credited with being It's
rescuers There is a strong probability
that by Dec. 81 there will be s,0oo.o00 bush
els of contract quality wheat in regular
Chicago houses. Rumors of vessel room
having been taken in New York for ship
ment of II zoo, 900 bushels of wheat early
in January for account of the bull Clique
of Chicago were circulated on the floor.
Later in the season the market became
quite weak under realizing by profess
SIGNALS. There was reason to believe also
| that the Letter crowd sold considerable.
| The market gradually declined TO s3ls,
| and closed easy at ASIA. There were
| further large deliveries of wheat this
| afternoon. Armour delivering 10000 bush
! els and other dealers as much more. De-
/ cember closed at 81, where 1t wound up
/ yesterday.
| Corn was much quieter than yesterday
/ and closed 3sMAc lower.
/ Oats were steady, closing with loss
| of only 1smi4c.
Provisions were weak, The heavy run
/ of hogs started quite free selling by pack
/ ers At the close, May pork was 1a2c
/ lower May lard Toe lower and May ribs
/ l2c lower.
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THE WORLDS MARKETS
Daily Record of Commercial and
Financial Proceedings.
NEW YORK STOCK REPORT
Digest of Exchange News-Mining STOCKS,
Metal Quotations-Wool Prices and
Movements-Grain and Pro-
duce-Review of Trade.

New York Dec. 2.-Business In secur-
tiles was for the most part intensely duh
to-day and prices sagged from inaction-
The most notable movement in the rail-
road list was that in Northern Pacific
preferred which fell awa.t point on
large realizing sales induced by the pay
ment of the dividend Of per cent, which
was taken off the price to-day Quota
tons from London ard iroLi the German
bourses, where this stock is a speculative
favorite showed that the realizing move
ment was in force there also and there
were sales of the stock in this market for
foreign account. The statement OF earn
ings for the second week in December
also encouraged the sellers with its IN
crease of less than $4,000 over the cor
responding week in last year. as COM
pared with the increase of over sloo,ooo
in other recent weeks. The stock rallied
a fraction before the close. London was
a moderate seller in this market, of all
the international stocks.
The tone of the money market con-
tinued unsettled to-day. Loans were re-
ported during the day as high as per
cent but at the close of the market there
were some offers down to ! per cent and
an actual transaction was reported at
this figure. This sudden weakening of
call money had no influence on the prices
of stocks, which were weak and declin-
ing at the close. Sterling exchange also
responded to the stiffness in the money
market with Il decline of Ia in the actual
demand for rate bills and of I'D price of
cables on London and GO day bills There
also was a significant fall in the price of
government bonds, the new fours and the
fiyes falling Il In the bid price. The mar
ket was exceedingly narrow throughout
the day and many usually active stocks
did not move at all.
The bond market showed a large fall
ing off in activity and prices in major
ity of the issues dealt in showed losses.
Total sales 81 $50 600
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THEIRS ron 500 YEARS.
Farm In Norway which Has Reen Ownes
by One Family Since 1891.

Farm In Norway which Has Resn Owned
by One Family Since 1891.
The Freeman of Webster City, Iowa,
says: Last Saturday morning J. +. So
gard received a remarkably interesting
document from Christiana, Norway,
and one which he prizes very highly
1t came from the government museum
at Christiania, and Is an exact copy or
two deeds having been preserved and
placed on exhibition i'll the museum.
The deeds are for a certain farm which
the Sogard family has possessed for
centuries and upon which two OF his
brothers-Simon of Webster City and
John of Iowa City--were born The
first deed il dated July j, 1881. or more
than 500 years ago. A better realiza-
tion of the age of this deed is had when
it is remembered that the Sogard fam
lily was in possession of the farm more
than 100 years before Columbus dis
covered America, and ii is probable
that their ownership dates much farth-
err back than is shown by this deed.
The later instrument was executed in
1913. nearly IS years before the landing
of the Pilgrim fathers at Plymouth. A
gentleman from a neighborng town
tells the Troy Times that he has seen
the ancient document alluded TO, but
was unable to read it, as IL is written
| in the Norwegian language. He adds
| that the property Is in the town OF
/ Oalen near the town of Hamar. and
| that the largest city near the place Il
| Christiania, and that the document
| states ii is given in the reign of King
i Hakon, by the grace of God king OF
/ Norway and Sweden.
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ponds on their acting in the only way
that common sense could suggest, ana
vet held from acting in that way by
distrust of the uitlanders. At the pres
eut time IL Is calculated there are l0,0D0
people out of employment in Johannes
burg and district. Among this number
are men of all professions and trades
intellectual. honorable men. who could
fill any responsible position, but VINO,
owing to the present crisis. are unable
to obtain even the humblest kind Of
employment. A walk around the parks
in johannesburg viii give some slight
idea of the present distress-the groups
occupying the benches, their pailid
drawn cheeks and lack-luster eyes. the
hopeless way in which they glance az
the passers-by, all tell their own tale.
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IN SOUTHERN MONTANA.
Some Recent Mining Operations of Gen.
eraI Interest.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Twin Bridges, Dec. 20.-Since the sus-
pension of operations at the two smell
tiers at Brandon and Twin Bridges oc-
Cured, the first about two and the lat
ter about one month ago, there has
been quite a dearth of mining news in
the Tobacco Root range and other local.
titles from which both these concerns ex-
pected TO obtain ores necessary to keep
them running. The fact is that a great
deal of the work which has been done
since last spring was with a view to
having the ores reduced at these works,
if they could be treated successfully
there, and by SO doing save large bills
of transportation which many of the
miners and prospectors felt that the
product of their properties would not
warrant them in mourning. Dozens
ii may be said scores-of prospects
were opened and thousands of tons of
ore extracted. mainly with the object
of making test runs at these smelteries
to determine the value of the mines But
the reduction works, after spasmodic
attempt at operation, have been closed
down. apparently for an indefinite Pc
riod, and the work of the miners has
been fruitiess. so far as present results
to them are concerned. Since the shut
down of the works the Standard repor-
ger has interviewed a good many min
ing operators in the several districts
tributary to them. and finds this to be
the exact situation: That there are a
great many prospects which have been
opened this year in many instances at
the expense of all the owners possessed,
in the hope that these smeiteries, which
were started with profuse promises OF
what they were going to do and loud
prptestatlons of their ability TO perform.
which now have several hundred tons OF
ore on their respective dumps, and the
owners are mostly broke" and in no
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Thought He Was Robbed.

Great Falls, Dec Clearly this morn
ing a very much intoxicated Swede in
formed the officers that he had been
robbed of $40 while making an excur-
sion through the bad lands. Inyestiga-
ton was made which occupied the time
until o'clock and then the Swede, who
gave the name of Niche Johnson, was
locked up, in the hope that he would
sober up and be able to give an intelli-
gent account of the supposed robbery.
He made so much noise in jail. however.
that he was finally released. 1t is likely
to prove one of the many Authorizations
of drunken men.
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FINANCES OF THE CITY
Democratic Economy Is Reduc-
ing the Indebtedness.
A CALL FOR WARRANTS
They Will Be Taken Up as Soon as the
County Turns Over the Taxes-The
Finances Have Been Materi-
ally Improved.

/ Great Falls, Dec. 21.-In a few days
the city treasurer, w. S. Frary, will is
sue a call for city warrants on the gem
eral, street, sewer, sidewalk and garb-
age funds They will be taken up about
the 1st of January or possibly few
days later, the taxes collected by the
county for the city being being turned
over at that time. The warrants on
the general, fund, which We're issued
and registered prior to Sept. 20, and
amounting to nearly $4,000, will be paid,
while in the other funds all outstand-
ing warrants, or nearly all, Will be
taken up, leaving the city in fair finan-
cial condition.
Through various causes the city
financial condition has not been of the
best and for a time the city has exceed
ed it's legal limit of Indebtedness.
Through the efforts of the last two or
three administrations, when the power
has been in the hands of the democrats,
strenuous efforts have been made along
the lines of economy and retrenchment.
The finances have been materially inn
proved and there is now prospect that
with a continuance of the present policy
the city will be enabled to place a very
safe margain between debt and herself.
Copies of the Christmas Standard sale
at all offices of the Standard, in wrappers
ready for mailing, price 8 cents, and by
newsdealers. Domestic postage, 3 cents
foreign, O cents.
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Ds.,n.,. Cannot r.. Cured

bv local applications, they cannot reaeh the
diseased portion Of the ear. There is only one
vay to cure deafness. and that is by constifn-
tsonal remedies Deafness il caused by an in.
famed condition of the mucous lining OF the
Eustaehisu lube. When this tube Is Unnamed
Won have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing,
and when II is entirely closed Deafness is the
result and unless the Inflammation can be taken
out aud this tubs restored TO its normal condi-
tion hearing will he destroyed foreserj nine
cnses out of ten are caused by Gatarrh, which Is
nothing but an infsmed condition of the mucous
surfaces. -,
we will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness feaused by catarrh1 that cannon
he cured by Halls Catsrrh Cure. Send Tor cir
a'A'S' FL. CHENEY & Co, Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists, 7ac.
Halls Family pills are the best.
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usual disposition of the closing of ac-
counts before the end of the year being
assisted by the political situation in the
far East. There was further sharp fali
in China and Japan loans.
Americans were dwindling on the abb
sence of New York support and closed
fiat notably Canadian Pacific and North
ern Pacific preferred. A feature was
the sharp decline in Indian exchange to
15s.. due to speculation for fall. the
business having been overdone. and to
dear money. The India banks of Bonn
bay and Bengal have raised the rate to
seven and the bank of England has raised
its rates for loans TO the market to one
half per cent A large sum was loaned
TODAY
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STARVING IN THE LAND OF GOLD.
Johannesburg Filled With Men Unable 10
Make Living.

From the London Telegraph
BY the mail just to hand from South
Africa comes a melancholy story as TO
the distress at present existing a. Jo-
hannesburg. revealing a state Of mat
ters well calculated 10 stop the rush 10
the rand Writing on the subject under
the heading, Starving johannesburg,
a recent resident says: They are com
ing in crowds; you can't stop them. 1t
is utterly useless TO attempt TO do go
Shoals of letters have been written to
the home papers by prominent men in
all parts of Africa pointing out the
difficulties which exist at the present
time in making a living, much less
making a fortune. in the Transvaaf
Editors have devoted leading articles
10 the subject. advising people 10 be
careful before relinquishing a moderate
certainty in the old country for most
neriIous uncertainty in South Africa.
Rut il is all useless. Advice falls TO the
ground unheeded, and the cry is Still
they come johannesburg at the pres
euf time is in such a condition as few
other cities ever presented. Trade is
nara!yzed, business OF all descriptions
Il at standstill. mines are closing
down daily: many of the most promi-
nent are just keeping the fires burn
ing: thousands OF people are absolutely
starving. and during all this the gov
eminent is shifting and lodging the all
important question. knowing full well
that The prosperity OF the country de-
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DELINQUENT TAX LIST.
1t viii Probably Not Exceed the Figures
for Last Year.

Great Falls, Dec. 21.-The statement
that over 80 per cent. of the taxes of
Cascade county became delinquent on
the fst OF December is being extensively
quoted all over the state and elsewhere
to the great detriment of the county and
its citizens. The fact is, that the per-
eentage of delinquents, in consideration
of the territory recently added to the
county, will not exceed, probably, that
of last year The treasurer has not
made up his figures yet and no positive
statement can be made, but inquiry at
the banks and the amount deposited by
the county treasurer since the beginning
of the tax collections furnishes a basis
for the above estimate.
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OTHER MARKET
Omaha Live stock.

Omaha, Dec. 2l.-Cattle receipts. LOO;
market steady. Native beef steers $3.50
also; westerns. S3.50n4.20: Texas steers,
S363.60: cows and heifers, S3la10, can
ners, SEAS; stockers and feeders, s3.J0n
4.40; calves, Sac; bulls and stays, s2n3.6o.
Hogs-Receipts. 1900; market steady.
Fair TO choice natives s3.6on4.6 90: fair 10
choice westerns. SS50d42o: common and
stock sheep, s3a4: lambs, s4dt5.50.
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Cash Quotations.

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
steady; No. 2 spring wheat, SoAMssA; No.
spring wheat, s2095 No. 2 red, so: No.
corn 26s4; No. . oats, 22l2; No. white,
+. o. b., 241a No white, t. o. b.. 23M24la;
No. rye, 4ola; No. 2 barley, T. o. b., 2ia
81: No. / fiaxseed, a.1Snl2ll2; prime tim
otby seed, $7t5. mess pork, rer Dbl, ss,60n
s.65 lard, per 100 lbs. 81 5ais045 81; short
ribs sides. tloose), 81. SAL 2a, dry sailed
shoulders tboxed) issI494: short clear
sides (boxed). sl77t5. whisky. distillers'