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was tired all the time, and had dread full pains in my side and back and head. Twas also troubled with irregularity of menses, and lost so much flesh that my friends became alarmed.
 "My mother, who from experience is a. firm believer in the Pinlzham reme- dies, thought perhaps they might bene- fit me. I followed the advice Mrs. Pinkham gave me, and used Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills and am now as we'll as ever was. Miss MARIE F. JOHNSON, Gen. tralia. Pa.
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little package of bicarbonate of soda, with which she dosed him, supposinf he was dying by inches, when really he was getting fat on it. If you only knew how jolly it was to feel like conspirators and take double toll of kissesl How you must love me. she'd say, throwing herself into my arms; you who are so honest, yet have committed crime for AIeP Believe me or not, chief, she loved me too much, and I'm not sorry to be released by this denouement.
 Of course the gay cavalier might be lying. We took no chances and sent to bureau in his room and found a lot of little packets carefully folded. They were taken to the municipal laboratory, where, sure enough, they turned out to be bicarbonate of soda.
 Then came the other agents who had been watching M. X. They said that they had learned at his restaurant that the poor victim of poisoning was as fresh as rose and enjoyed a great ap- petite, perhaps due to the bicarbonate, which assists digestion.
 Before bringing the conspirators to- gether the judge and I scolded the lover. He had such an air of having done no wrong that he certainly deserved wig ging.
 Before we had finished he had lost all desire to laugh and was wondering how it would all turn out. I went into Mime. X. s room and told her the whole story She was silent, but her attitude said Heavens, what stupids these police are, and how clever is my loverl He has fooled them, and we shall be freed I" Then the lover came ill and made his | confession. As he spoke Mime. X. chang ed expression. Her lip curled con- temptuously, her eye flashed. At last she interrupted:
 "See here, Leon you are lying Tell the truthl I'd rather go to prison than bear this shamel''
 ''Be reasonable, dear," said Leon. "Do you suppose I'd risk the guillotine for your beautiful eyes?' "Wretchr' she cried, menacing him with gesture of such fury that he re- coiled to the door. "Idiot! And be- lieved in your love! You're mocking mel Beast! Beast! But hope you'll go to prison, just the samel Mustn't he, sir?''
 We separated the lovers, but there was no reason for detaining them. In law intention does not constitute crime. And the "poisoned" man had swallow ed nothing worse than digestive remedy. It was like 8 woman who one day bought 8 revolver to shoot her lover. The armorer, suspecting her purpose, loaded it with blank cartridges all of which she dutifully discharged at the offender without harming him. We set the lovers free with a sound talking to-. Leon went away less jol- ly than he came. To the woman, weep ing like Magdalen, but calm, said Madame. you wished to commit crime, and it is not your fault that you failed. The law does not permit us to punish you as you deserve. But take care! You shall be watched, and if any accident befalls your husband we shall know how to explain it.
 With this result: We learned that she never saw the pretty Leon again. Nine or ten months later the agent who kept an eye on the Ks closed his last report in these words, ''The family is more united than ever. ''-New York l World.
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"The doctors treated me, but the retisi they gave did not last.
 "I was a physical wreck, when my eye fell on an item in the local paper describing how Mrs. Evans, of West End, had been cured by Dr. Wiliiams' Pink Pills for Pale People. Her suffering was like mine.
 hope other sufferers who read this account will have the faith had when read of Mrs. Evans
 My husbAnd bought me one box of the pills. The change they made in my con- dition was encouraging. l took another box then bought six more boxes.
 All the time gained in health, strength, hope, nerve foree-steadily, scre1yl
 Before finished the eighth box eeased the treatment. felt perfectly well, and the doctor said was entirely cured"
 To add weight to her story Mrs. Vans ley made affidavit to its truth before John F.Russell, Notary Public of Greensburg.
 Neuralgia of the heart is only one of many serious evils that grow out of dcrange- ments of the nervous system or of the blood.
 The remedy that expels impurities from the blood and supplies the necessary mater ials for rapidly rebulding wasted nerve tis- sues reaches the root of many serious diseaSes.
 It is these virtues that have given Dr. Willians' Pink Pills for Pale People their wonderful curative powers in diseases that at first glance seem widely different.
 This famous remedy is for sale by all druggists for SO cents box, or six boxes for 2-50.
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AeaAH.

Few bodily affIietions arc more terrible than heart disease. To live in constant dread and expectation of death, sudden, instant death, with last fareweIls unspoken, h for most people more awful to oontem- piate than the most severe lingering illness.
 Ths slightest excitement brings great suffering and danger to people so afflicted. Such was the experience of the wife of a well-known clergyman. She tells her story for the sake of doing good to others. "I feel" she said, speaking carefully and weighing her words, Shat Dr. Williams' Pink Pifls for Pale People relieved me of lifetime of sickness and sorrow, and cheer fully recommend them."
 This grateful woman is Mrs. Wamsley, wife of the Rev. C. E. WamSley, who lives on West Sheridan Street, Greensburg, Ind. She eontinuedi
 "My heart became affected after the birth of my youngest child, about six years ago. The pain was constant. Frequently t grew 70 severe l would be forced to cry out.
 HI could not endure any excitement.
 "It would increase the pain so l would scream and fall down in a state of collapse. In this condition l was helpless
 "Thsse spells would come on me at homo, in the street, or anywhere might be.
 T could not sleep at night. l ate very little.
 "Different doctors were called in. They said had neuralgia of the heart, rcsulting from nervous prostration.
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The Successful Remedy for NASAL CATARRH,

must be non-irritating, easy of applica-
 tion, and one that will by its own action
 reach the infiamed and diseased surfaces. ELY'S CREAM BALM combines the important requisites of quick action and specific curative powers with perfect safe
 ty to the patient. This agreeable remedy
 has mastered catarrh as nothing else has, and both physicians and patients freely concede this fact. All druggists cheer fully acknowledge that in it the acme of
 Pharmaceutical skill has been reached. The most distressing symptoms quickly yield to it. In acute cases the Balm i'm parts almost instant relief.
 By Absorption.
 Catarrhal sufferers should remember that Ely's Cream Balm is the only catarrh remedy which is quickly and thoroughly absorbed by the diseased member. It does
 not dry UD the secretiO7as, but changes them to limpid and odorless condition, and finally to a natural and healthy character. The balm can be found at any drug store, or by sending 50 cents to Ely Broth CTS, 56 Warren St., New York, it will be mailed.
 Full directions with each package. Cream Balm opens and cleanses the nasal passages. allays inflammation, thereby stopping pain in she head, heals and protects the membrane and restores
 the senses of taste and smell. The Balm | is applied directly into the nostrils.
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HAUNTED BY A NUMBER.

Figures Scrubbed by 8 SchoolbOy Finally
 Brought Fortune.
 "My brother William, who died few years ago." said Colonel Andrew Free man the other night, "from his boy hood days had a curious habit of scrib bling on every piece of blank paper he picked up.
 "When he was first able to form fig ures with a pen or pencil, he would trace the meaningless number '15, ,174' on everything that had blank space of sufficient size. On the whitewashed walls of the little old red schoolhouse down in my home county in the Penny rifle that boy wrote '15, 174' ten thou sand times or more.
 "On the fly leaf of his textbooks, on the margins of the newspapers my fa- ther was a subscriber for, on the en- velopes and on the unused bits of papers in all of the letters that came to our house he traced those figures in every idle moment without being able to tell why he did so. My father gave the lad some pretty severe thrashings and count less reprimands for indulging in the senseless habit, but Will never stopped it for day.
 "When was 27 and Will was 22, told him one day that was going to play the numbers he was so devoted to in the Louisiana lottery and if I drew anything would divide up with him. I had been throwing away dollar in the gift enterprise for five or six years and had never drawn a cent. I didn 4 get the number I wanted that month, but the next month I got two tenth tickets, number 5, 174. and struck the $1O, 900 capital prize. Will got one-hal1 of the cash, and till the day of hil death, eight years ago, never quit talk ing about the luck his hobby brought me. It was the most remarkable incl dent in my life and the most notable occurrence in the history of our fam lily. .''-Louisville Post.
 Theological Point.
 That jovial Irishman and sturdy Cal whist, The Rev. John Hemphill, was having stiff discussion with Roman Catholic fellow countryman respecting the propriety of the prayers for the dead, the pastor of Calvary church, of course. opposing the practice. Neither of the controversialists would yield an inch. Finally the layman tried a spe- cious argument:
 Now, doctor" he said, eff one of your parishioners should die and be- queath you $50. 900. wouldn't you pray for him?''
 "No. sir. ." replied the stalwart de- fender of his faith positively. 'l wouldn't pray for him. But would pray for another like himr'-San Fran cisco News Letter
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So He Could See.

MT. Barlow--Yes. I'll get a box and take Billy to the pantomime.
 Billy twho has never been to the theater)-Yo Il let me look out of the top of the box. won't you. Papa?-Har- per's Bazar.
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A Theological Point.
Only English Pope.

The only Englishman who ever ruled as pope was Nicholas Breakspear, who was born about the year HOO at Lang ley. near St. Albans. He was unani- mously elected for the papal chair in 1154 and bore the title of Adrian w. Westminster Gazette
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ranged in two parallel rows and struck by hammers working from keyboard has been set up in the town hall of Le- vallois- Ferret, near Paris. The tubes vary in length from Az to g feet, and in weight from 57 to 100 po1nds
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HOW TO MAKE MONEVi

If you are out of employment and want DO sitfon, paying you from $50 to $1OO monthly clear above expenses by working regularly, or if you want to increase your present Income from $2OO to $500 yearly, by working at odd times write the GLOBE CO.,, 723 Chestnut St., Philadelphia Pa., stating age, whether married or single last or present employment, and you can secure a. money easier and faster than you ever made before in your life.
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A London fog absorbs II per cent of the rays from an ordinary gas lamp and 21 per cent of those from a lamp with an incandescent mantle.
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The simplest public railroad now op- erated is thought to be one between Alta mi and Odawara, in Japan. It is a narrow gauge road and is run by man power The cars have seats for four persons each, who sit back to back. A train consists of two or three cars and ia drawn up hill by half a dozen coolies
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A WOman'S
 Heart.

The sO5fs of clergyman LeAs Ae story o Aer safer- 6zg 1OiH Nerakia o e heart, zO1A hhe hope Hat her erpcrIeoe nay i4dieate oDaers Ae sOay to ,egaEs AedAL
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FREE P1LLs.-Send your address to H. B. Bucklen & Co.,, Chicago, and get free sample box of pr. Kings New Life Pills. A trial will convince you of their merits.
 These pills are easy in action and partic,
 ularly effective in the cure of Constipa, tion and Sick Headache. For Malaria and Liver troubles they have been proved invaluable. They are guaranteed to be perfectly free from every deleterious sub. stance and to be purely vegetable. They do not weaken by their action, but by giv, ing tone to stomach and bowels greatly invigorate the system. Regular size, 25c. per box. Sold by FIX. Taft, druggist.
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ABOUT IRREGULARITY.
A Chat With Miss Marie Johnson.

A Chat With Miss Marie Johnson.
 The balance wheel of a woman's life is menstruation.
 Irregularity lays the foundation of many diseases, and is in itself symp- tom of disease. It is of the greatest importance that regularity be accom- plished as soon as possible after the flow is an established fact.
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A manuscript Hebrew Bible in the Vatican weighs 320 pounds and is the largest Bible in the world.
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Q Compound greatest regulator known to medicine.
 '' My health be- came so poor that had to leave school. I
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Colonel Bryan has at last obtained his
 command, and may be ordered to the Philippines.
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Philippines.
 ONCE TRIED, ALWAYS UsRD.-n we sell one bettle of Chamberlain's Cough Rem. edy we seldom fail to sell the same person
 more, when it is again needed. Indeed it has become the family medicine of this
 town, for coughs and colds, and we rec.
 ommend 1t because of its established merits.-Jos. E. Harmed, Prop. Oakland Pharmacy, Oakland, Md. Sold by E. K
 Taft, Stafford Springs, and G. L. Phillips
 South Coventry.
 Fifty-two thousand men will be required
 to fill the regiments of volunteers already enlisted to the maximum allotted by the law.
 How TO CURE A CoLD.-Simply take Otto's Cure. We know of its astonishing
 cures, and that it will stop a cough quick.
 CT than any known remedy. If you have Asthma, Bronchitis, Consumption or any
 disease of the throat and lungs, few
 doses of this great remedy will surprise you. @ If you wish to try, call at our store and we will be pleased to furnish you 6 sample bottle free of cost. Large bottles 50c. and 25c. EEK. Taft, Stafford Springs w. P. Fuller, Somers.
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| The supreme court has decided that the Travellers Insurance company is real ly bound to pay certain back taxes to the state. The contest has been carried on with ability on both sides, but some sort of conclusion had to be reached, and the end has apparently arrived.
 During the summer of 1891, MT. Chas. P. Johnson, a well-known attorney of Louisville, Ky, had very severe attack of summer complaint. Quite number of different remedies were tried, but fail ed to afford any relief A friend who knew what was needed procured him a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrh9a Remedy, which quickly cured him, and, he thinks. saved his life. He says that there has not been day since that time that he has not had this remedy in his household. He speaks of it in the highest praise, and takes much pleasure in recommending it whenever an oppor- tunity Is offered. For sale by E. K. Taft, Stafford Springs, and G. L. Phillips, South Coventry.
 Senor Capote, vice-president of the Gu ban republic, shipwrecked on the island, was rescued and brought to Philadelphia with his fellow voyagers. It is believed he comes to this country to negotiate 8 loan. It is rather amusing that he was rescued by 8 Spaniard, who, of course, did not know him.
 Chamberlain's Pain Balm has no equal as household liniment. It is the best remedy known for rheumatism, lame back, neuralgia; while for sprains, cuts, bruises, burns. scalds and sore throat, it is invaluable. Wertz & Pike, merchants, Fernandina, Fla, write: Everyone who buys a bottle of Chamberlain's Remedies comes back and says it is the best medicine he has ever used" % and 50 cents per bottle at the drug stores of E. K. Taft, Stafford Springs, and G l.. Phillips, South Coventry.
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Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound d is the
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-06-15

would round up his 16 years Of service,
and if at the end Of two years the district
saw fit to make change and had another
candidate, he was perfectly willing to step
down and step out.
L. BART Cross (Montpelier),
u. H. ALLBEE Bellows Falls)."
Here is Gen. Grout's letter published in
the TIMES Of June II.
WASHINGTON, d. c., June 9, 1898.
EDITOR OF THE TINES
In your paper of the Sth inst. is a
statement to the effect that two years ago l
said in the district committee room at
Montpelier, that should not be candi-
date again if could then have unani-
nous nomination.
This statement involves my personal
knowledge. l know whether or not made
it, and l most emphatically say that did
not. 1t is pure fabrication. There was
no conversation of the kir d described, and
the ialsehood is out of whole cloh.
1t was well known by every one at the
last convention that large majority OF the
delegates were in my favor, and what in
ducement was there for the alleged state
ment? / felt at the time that | would
much prefer to have ballot, that the real
weakness of the opposition could have been
exactly revealed.
know what l think of man who does
not keep his word in politics as well az
everything else and feel that the demands
of truth and justice to myself, as well as the
public, all call for this denial, unpleasant
as it is to feel the necessity for making it..
Very truly yours,
WILLIAM W. CIRCUIT.
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The Congressional Fight.

Several republican caucuses were held
in the second district last Saturday. Judge
L. M. Read made unexpected gains in the
enemy's territory. 1t is understood that
caucuses were held in most of the towns in
Caledonia county and, as was expected,
about everything went for Grout. Burke,
however, sends two Read delegates and one
for Grout. In Orange county the Grout
forces felt SO confident OF carrying Ran
dolph that they had an early caucus for the
''moral effect" the result would have on
the rest OF the county. Every stone was
turned and yet Read carried the town by
As majority, giving him seven delegates.
Vershire with two delegates also went for
Read, and Bradford with three delegates
went for Grout.
In Windsor county caucus was held in
Springfield and the Read forces were bad
ly beaten, the vote standing 205 for Grout
to 49 for Read. In Windham county Read
delegates were chosen as follows: Rock
ingham 8, Westminster 4, Marlboro 2,
Nottingham 3, Jamaica 8.
A large number Of caucuses will be held
Saturday, enough probably to determine
the choice OF the district.
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WESTMINSTER WEST.

Charles Wellman made short visit in
town the first Of last week.
r. j. Goodell went to Boston last week
where he tried to get work he returned
Monday of this week.
Miss Belle Ranney, who has been attend
ing the normal school at Randolph graduated
there last week Thursday and is at her home
for the summer.
Rev. II. A. Goodhue spent a few DAYS of
last week with his daughter, Mrs. William
Montgomery in Maiden, Mass.
George Campbell is visiting his friend
Henry Lake in Keene few days.
Messrs. White, Thompson and schwenk
from Brattleboro were in town fishing one
day last week.
Several young men from here attended the
circus at keene last Friday.
The ladies' aid society will meet with Ber-
tina Miller Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Day of Enfield, N. H., is with her
daughter, Mrs. Charles Hall.
Children's day was observed last Sunday,
the morning service being devoted mostly
to the children and in the afternoon there
was concert, the printed exercises of chill
dren's day being used.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-06-15

B. NJ. Walker has gone to Burlington to
attend the annual meeting Of the grand lodge
of Free Masons.
party of young ladies made all arrange
ments for picnic on Jones hill last Monday
but before they reached their destination the
clouds began to gather and were shortly fol-
lowed by nice little shower; they happened
to be very near a place where they found
shelter and escaped without getting wet.
Miss Edith Foster was one of the party and
kindly invited them to her home on Peasant
street; the invitation was unanimously ac-
cepted and l6 persons partook of an excellent
supper which was served on the piazza and
was thoroughly enjoyed by all.
We noticed about two months ago an arti-
Gle describing map of Bellows Fells, pub
lished in 1858 and thought it might be inter-
esting to some of our readers to know that
Miss Grace Scollay owns map of New
Hampshire which was published III 1915 by
Edward Ruggles and engraved by 0. L Eddy
of WalpoIe, showing all the unoccupied land,
and on the right hand side of the map is fine
picture of the Mansion House Hotel, Bellows
Falls and the old uncovered bridge.
The ladies' society of the Baptist church
will meet this afternoon in the ladies parlor.
The baseball game played on Walkers
field last Saturday between the village team
and Cambridgeport team assisted by Towns
hend pitcher resulted in score of 3 to in
favor of Cambridgeport.
Charles Margrave of Goffstown, N. H, is
visiting at the home of Leonard Blake.
Mrs. Stella Barker of Phelps hotel was in
town last Friday.
Moses Clifford and John Bowen of Halifax,
VT, were in town last Sunday.
A large party of girls from Vermont Acad-
emy went to Chester last Monday to attend
the baseball game between V. A. and Ches-
ter High school which resulted, in score of
IL to in favor of Chester.
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CAMBRIDGEPORT.

Deacon Cushing is able to be in the store
again after being confined to the house fo1
several months.
Friends of Mrs. Ransom Davis are glad to
know that she is much more comfortable
Her son, Fred Whitney, has returned to his
has made more extended visit, leaves for
home on Thursday.
Miss Mabel Breed of Chesterfield, N. H.,
is the guest Of Mrs. s. c. Morrison.
The Cambridgeport base ball team played
Saturday with the Saxtons River nine. The
score stood to 8 in favor OF the former.
Mrs. Alice Cady and little daughter, of
Springfield, Mass, are at j. B. Ober's.
AT the June meeting of the w. G. T. U.
Mrs: G. s. Walker conducted the topic "W.
G. T. U. Red Letter Days" in an interesting
and instructive manner. Newspaper ques-
tions were prepared by Mrs. Mary jenkins.
1t was voted that the regular meetings of the
society shall be omitted for the months of
July and August and that all business mat
ters for these months shall be left to the exec
utive committee. 1t being Flower Mission
day, Mrs. A. B. Weaver, superintendent of
that department, presented each member and
visitor with bouquet of pansies.
AT the annual meeting of the ladies' benev-
olent society held last week the following
officers were elected: President, Mrs. II. Nj.
Bemis; vice president, Miss Oma Harwood ;
secretary, Mrs. A. A. Wyman; treasurer,
Mrs. p. M. Cushing; executive committee,
Miss Flora Bemis and Mrs. S. G. Morrison.
Miss Jennie Bird has gone to assist in the
culinary department of Vermont Academy
preparatory to commencement week.
Several from here attended service at
Athens Sunday afternoon and had the privi-
lege of listening to an excellent sermon from
their former pastor, Rev. W. r. Davenport.
The exercises of Children's day were un-
usually interesting and inspiring. The floral
decorations in charge of Mrs. Allbees class
OF girls were very pretty and the speaking
and singing by the children and young
people showed thought and interest, the pro-
cessional being especially attractive. Among
the singers was little Raymond Cushing, who
for the first time sang alone in public much
to the enjoyment of the audience,