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------ POST-OFFICES IN ALASKA.
A Recent Visit of an Inspector Who In
 troduced a New System.

A Recent Visit of an Inspector Who h.
 troduced New System.
 After travelling five thousand miles through the interior of Alaska, estab- fishing seven new post-offices on the Yukon river and six others on the coast and in southeastern Alaska, Postoffice Inspector John P. Cum, who went north from Seattle last March to reor- ganize the United States postal service in the far north, has returned to this city. He was one of the passengers on the City of Topeka which arrived from Juneau last night.
 Since leaving Seattle Inspector Cum has travelled altogether ten thousand miles in the performance of his duties. Over one thousand miles of the dis tance was made on the Upper Yukon in a Peterborough canoe, accompanied only by his son, young man twenty years oi age.
 Inspector Clum describes in an inteh- esting manner his rapid transit system of post-office establishment. It is something new in the history of the postal service of the nation. The gov ernment at Washington had at length awakened to the fact that the condi- tions in Alaska consequent upon the discovery of the unparalleled riches of the Klondike had never been duplica- ted. To meet these conditions Inspec- tor Cum was sent into the new terri tory, clothed with authority such as has rarely, if ever, been given to one man in the service before.
 In the years preceding the discovery of the Klondike, MT. Clum states it had been the cheerful custom of the gov ernment to allot about three years to the establishment of post office on the Yukon. One summer the would be postmaster would send in his applica- tion. The next summer he would re- ceive his appointment, with his official bond in blank, with instructions to fill it out and return it in order to receive his commission. Some time in the third summer the postmaster's com mission would arrive. By that time, the tradition of the department goes, the new postmaster would have been eaten up by bears, died of old age or scurvy or have left the country. The system was not brilliantly successful.
 But Inspector Cum changed all that. In a compact form he carried with him to Alaska complete outfits for the es- tablishment of post-offices. Besides post office supplies, such as stamps postal cards and what not, he took with | him dating and cancelling stamps, keys
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for mall sacks and a dozen and one things of that sort. But most impor- tant of all the articles in his outfit were blank bonds and commissions for the postmasters. These Inspector Cum was given full power to select appoint and commission, with no one to say him nay. His was the entire authority usually exercised by the president, With the advice of a score of subordlnates and the direction of congressman Of all kinds of politics.
 The new system worked like charm. Inspector Cum says. What had for merly taken three years was accom- plished in almost few minutes. It is fact vouched for by Inspector Cum that one Yukon post-office was estab- llshed ready for business in twenty minutes. The little steamer merely showed her nose against the bank, the inspector jumped ashore. selected likely looking citizen, and made him postmaster, almost willy-nilly. Almost before the population of the town could assemble to look on and wonder, the new postmaster was left standing by his little heap of office paraphernalia, duly tOlllullSSlOllSu anu SWoii, NhiiS the inspector sailed away down the riv- CT. The operation, which had included even the naming of the office, was com plete.
 After establishing the service in Wrangle, Skaguay, Dyea, Pyramid Harbor, Haines Mission, and inspecting the offices already established in south eastern Alaska, Inspector Cum pro- ceeded to establish offices at Canon City and Sheep Camp. This took until late in May. On May 20 his pioneering began. Over the Chilkoot Pass he and his son, H. w. Cum, took their eigh- teen-foot canoe, weighing but one hun dred pounds, and about one thousand pounds of provisions and post-off1ce supplies. From Lindeman down to Cir cle City the canoe was their home. In twentyfour days they made the jour ney of nearly one thousand miles, stop ping two days at Dawson. It was a trip full of interest and peril but was accomplished without accident to their little craft
 After leaving Dawson the work of es- tablishing offices began. Eagle City was the first, at the mouth of Mission Creek, one hundred miles below DaW- son. Next followed Star at the mouth of Seventy-Mile, and then Circle City was reached. Here there was already an office. At this point the canoe was abandoned, and the inspector took pas sage on the steamer cattle No. l. From this point on the progress was rapid. The boat was held at each point only long enough for the inspector to do his work. No time was wasted. The of- fees established, in their order, were at Fort Yukon, Rampant City, Panama, at the mouth of the Tanana; Koyukuk, at the mouth of the stream of the same name, and Anvik, at the mouth of the Anvk river. The trip from Circle City took only nine days, and forty hours were spent on sandbar.-Seattle Post Intelligencer.
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MILFORD.
Democratic Candidates Nominated.

Democratic Candidates Nominated.
 Sept. 29.-At the caucus held in the Town Hall by the democratic electors of the town of Milford last evening, the following candidates were nominated to fill the town offices: First selectman ond selectman, Charles H. Stowe; judge of probate, George M. Gum; treasurer, Harry c. c. Miles; registrar, Alonzo w. Burns; tax collector, George J. Smith; assessors, Thomas Doo1ey, Alonzo w. Burns: board of relief, William F. Burns, Edwin P. Munson; constables, Edgar Van Horn, George P. Oviatt, James H. Maher, Frank M Brown; auditor, John H. Welch; board of edu- cation, Robert w. Clark, Charles W. Beardsley; congressional delegates, Frank M. Brown, Harris c. Hyatt, George w. Munson Frank l.. Burns; senatorial delegation, Edwin P. Nun son. James E. Nolan, William Spencer, J. Lewis Sweet, William Platt, Alfred c. Oyiatt: democratic town committee for a period of two years, Alonzo w. Burns, Frank M. Brown, Edwin P. Munson, Charles A. 0eOISe Vu Harris c. Hyatt, H. c. c. Miles, Edward c. Mooney, Frank A. Burnett, A. H. Bristol, George W. Clark, James E. Mo- Ian and William Van Horn.
 William s. Ford has purchased the grocery business recently owned by .John H. Brown on North avenue. MT. Ford is also to run G. M Winslow's baker wagon.
 Clara, the two year old daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Edwin P. Law, died on wednesday. Funeral services will be held on Friday afternoon. Rev. c. B. Pitblado will officiate.
 Miss Jennie and Minnie Parmlee are soon to remove to New York to reside permanently.
 Joseph A. Perry had his hand badly smashed this morning while unloading freight. It is feared it will be necessa- rv to amputate several of his fingers.
 .eThe Jolly Eleven participated in trolley ride to New Haven last evening. They had as their guests the Hearth stone club of St. Peters church.
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STARlN'S New Haven Transportation Lin,

DAILY EXCEPT SATURDAYS.
 Steamer JOHN H. STARIN, Captain Mo. Alister, leaves New Haven from Starln's Pier foot of Brown street, at 10:I5 D. m. Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Steam CT "ERASTUS CORNING" Captain Spoor, ETARfN leaves New York from Pier l3. North River. at D.. m. Mondays, Wednes. days and Fridays. The 'ERASTUS CORN. ING" Sundays Tuesdays and Thursdays. Fare 75c, excursion tickets s1.25. State- rooms $1.00
 Tickets and staterooms for sale at J. B. Judson's, S67 Chapel st.; The Peck & Bish- op Co.,, 7f2 Chapel st.; Fremont House Free stage leaves the depot on arrival of Hartford train, and from corner of Church and Chapel streets every half hour, com mencing at 8:3O pm. Through freight rates given and bills of lading issued to points West, South, and Southwest.
 O H. FISHER, Agent Order your freight via Starln Line.
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DANGEROUS SURGERY.
Not the Surgeons Fault, of Course. He Can't Help It-You Can.
Pyramid Pile Cure Cures Piles Quickly,
 Patnlessly, Without Danger.

Pninlessly, Without Danger.
 People go along for years suffering with piles Then try this and that and the other thing; from carrying a buck eye to getting treatment from a physi- elan. They obtain temporary relief, maybe, but they are never quite cured A little strain In lifting, excessive fa- tigue, little constipation or a little diarrhoea, and the piles come back.
 They don't seem to amount to much, but they banish sleep and appetite. No position is comfortable. There is in tense local pain and that dreadful feel ing of weight in the perineum.
 Maybe in the early stages some of the many salves on sale will afford tempor- ary relief. If the case is of long stand ing there is only one speedy and sure remedy. It is Pyramid Pile Cure. Even in light cases 1t is the safest thing to use. Other applications may cure and may not. Pyramid Cure is always cer- tain, always reliable and always brings comfort at once. Its prompt use saves months of severe suffering. In extreme cases it will save surgical operations and their attendant dangers and dis comforts
 It is better than the knife. Will cure easier, quicker and safer. Thousands have used it. Thousands have been cured by it.
 The cost is trifling compared with what it does. The price is 50 cents. Most anybody would gladly pay ten dollars to be rid of piles.
 Druggists sell Pyramid Pile Cure. If yours hasn't it he will get it from the Pyramid Pile Drug Go. of Marshall, Mich, sole manufacturers.
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to the number and position of the is- lands has therefore been finally deter mined. Upon July 29, the correspon- dent continues, the expedition started in northerly direction for Franz Josef Land, but after having travelled some sixty miles it was forced by a heavy northwest storm to turn back and seek shelter in the south bay of Jena.
 The leader eof the expedition, Herr Theodor Lerner, then reverted to his original plan of sailing around North east Land from the south. Despite great difficulties created by the ice and fogs, the Helgoland succeeded in mak- ing the passage. The value of this performance is held by the explorers to consist in the proof it affords that despite the tremendous obstacles in the contrary polar currents, the pass age northward is not an impossibility. It was found that the great island is actually situated some ten minutes northward of it's position, as indicated in the maps. The most northerly point reached by the expedition was S1 degrees and 52 minutes, where the fringe of the pack of ice was met. The return journey was made through the Hinloopen Straits, the Bismarck Sound and along the east of Barentsland From Hopes Island rapid astronomical observations were taken to determine the latitude and longitude as well as the direction of the south coast of the land Thick fog rendered similar ob- servations on the north side impossible. The expedition, owing to heavy storm was unable to land on Bear Island. The vessel, which was driven sixty miles out of her course, finally made for Hammerfest, which she reached yesterday.
 The geological results of the expedi
 tion are described as particularly val uable. Drag nets were used at twenty five stations eastward of King Charles Land and at the extreme north of Spitzbergen at depth of HOO metres. The material gathered will require years of investigation before it's value can be scientifically ascertained. In addition to a large number of seals and reindeers twenty-four polar bears were secured, including speci- mems of extraordinary size as well as four young ones, which are being transported living to Germany. Prof
 essor Richard Friese, the well-known animal painter who accompanied the expedition was enabled to make some
 exceedingly interesting sketches The
 expedition, after few days stop at Tromsoe for refitting, will sail upon the second half of it's journey.-The London News.
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THE GERMAN ARTIC EXPEDITION
No Trace of Andree-A New Island
 Discovered.

No Trace of Andree-A New Island
 Discovered.
 The German North Pole Expedition, having completed the first part of it's journey has put into Hammerfest for repairs. Though it has not succeeded, trace of Andree, the expedition has not been altogether without results of value to science. The special corres- pondent of the ''Lokal Anzeiger," tele- graphing from Hammerfest states that after weathering many storms in the neighborhood of Spitzbergen, the Helgoland steamed for King Charles Land. A ten days stay at the latter place enabled the members of the ex- petition to correct many mistakes which are apparent in the English and Norwegian maps.
 King Charles Land consists of two large islands shown in the maps as Swedish Foreland and Jena Island. A third island which the expedition dis covered was christened, in honor Of the promoter of the expedition, the August Scherl Island. Upon it were found the breeding places of some gulIs of which hitherto only a few eggs have been collected. The ex- petition further came upon two small islands which were christened the Tfrpitz and Helgoland isles, in the south bay of Jena. A nasty survey of King Charles Land was made by Captain Ruediger. The question as
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IN THE OLDEN TIMES paint was less used, but just as necessary as now. An old dingy, weather-beaten house Is good thing not to see; and as we cannot shut our eyes,
 it is avoidable only by timely use of paint, which preserves and beautifies what it covers. There's value in our goods be- cause our paints are perfectly adapted to the exposure of this climate. THOMPSON & BELDEN, 396 and 39S State street.
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 Rates for Saloon Passage CITY OF ROME, ss6O. Other St,rs. S52.5O.
 second Cabin Rome. S37.5O. Furnessia, S35.OO. Other
 Strs, $32.5O
 SteeraYe Passage Rome. $e5.5O. Furnessa, Ss4.5O. Other
 Strs., S23. 50.
 For Book of Tours and lnformatiOn, apply to HENDERSON BROTHERS General Agents, Bowling Green, New York; or NJ. B. Newton X O., Orange st., or Bishop & O.. TOP Chapel st., or Jas. Mustarde. 94 Grand ave, or J. Aug Svenson, S2S Grand ave-, or Thos. H. Pease & Son. 102 Church street, New Haven. au4 3m
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A CHINESE LAW COURT.
IA Battle of vituperation-one Magii

trate.for All Courts.
 For a peaceful people the Chinese ap- pear to be most ttigious race The moment that quarrel begins to De- come serious one or the other of the parties is likely to shout excitedly. T will go to the city.'-that is to present his formal accusation at the yamen. The other side threatens the same, and
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the alleged alienation of his wife's affec-
tons. Mr.. Johnson said he was mar
ried in 1885, and that he had lived In
pleasant relations with her for IL years
but that at some time during the year
1877 the respondent became acquainted
with Mrs. johnson and managed to In
g%ratiate himself with her, and finally In
duced her to abandon her husband.
George T. Pcttengill. formerly Of Proc
tor, has taken the position of private sec
rotary to Or. Albert Shaw, editor of the
Review of Reviews.
Hon. William G. 1sham of Chicago will
deliver the annual address before the
Vermont Historical society.
BENSON.
Misses Maud and Anna Beers Of Bur.
lington were guests of Miss Halle Howard
Sunday.-Mrs. w. Il. strong return ID
Monday from Swanton after a two weeks
absence.-The game OF base ball between
the High school nine Of Whitehall and tho
base pail team Of Granville was played on
the Converse farm at Benson Landing
T~hursday.-The Oldest son of MIR. and
Mrs. w. II. Noble is convalesccnt DR.
Norton and DR.. Murray of Fair Haver
were in consultation Saturday.
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ORANGE COUNTY COURT.
Has Econ Occupied with Criminal Cases.
Ii Pepner tnac Ended.

Orange County Court recOnvencd Tues
day, July 18th, pursuant to its adjourn
ment on Saturday, July End and has since
been engaged in the trial OF criminal
cases.-James X. Nolan of Topsham who
had been nominated at the republican
country convention to succeed Judge Kib-
hey at the close Of the latter's term next
December. was appointed to fill the va
cancy caused by Judge Kibbey's death
which occurred July 2d. He is n man of
good judgment and high intelligence end
promises to I'LL the office Will credit. Tbc
first case for trial was State VS.. Nora A.
Pepper and Herbert 8. Colby, both Of
Barre, who were indicted for adultery al
legged to have been committed at Tun-
bridge worlds Fair Sept. 20. 1897. The
States evidence tended 10 show that Mrs.
Pepper went to Mrs. Melissa Wright's
boarding house on that Wednesday fore
noon and engaged n room for herself and
husband, staying that he staid on the
grounds with his horses the night before
and that she did not like to nave him.
that at noon and night, also the next
morning, both respondents ate together
and were seen in her room as late as eight
O'Clock that Wednesday evening and found
there by six or before on Thursday morn
ing, the housekcopers saying that Colby
could not have gone out without their
knowing 1t and that they heard no one
go out after the other inmates Of the
house went TO dance at about eight, The
respondents swVre that Colby left Mrs.
Peppers room within u half hour after
the dancers did and that he came In the
morning up the front doorway just be-
fore the dancers returned to Mrs. Pep
per's room. others swore that they saw
Colby on the foreground at his horse stall
that night and early the next morning,
thus corroborating his testimony. Mrs.
Pepper denied that she engaged a room
for herself and husband but DID for n man
aal EIg Y.tE, ,,1,A, 49,, go, Va --1A
that forenoon from Montpelier, and as
they did not come she took the room her
self. Respondents explained the apparent
familiarity between them by the fact that
Colby was boarding in Mrs. Peppers
family at Barre and that at the fair also
she was considering his physical welfare.
After a very impartial charge from Judge
start the jury soon after court adjourned
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ALBANY.
ORANGE COUNTY.
RANDOLPH.

The summer school to be held at RAN
dolph August lib, offers the following
course of Instruction: First week, Mr.. A.
W. Edison. language, five lessons, arlthme-
tic FIVE lessons, MIR. Charles NJ. Campbell,
drawing, 10 lessons. Miss Lizzie C.. Allen,
reading, illustrative work, five lessons.
Mr.. Edward Conant, grammar, five les
sons.
Second wcek-Mr. |. Freeman Hail.. ele-
mentary geography, 10 lessons. Mr.. Lewis
ii. Meadcr, history and geography text
book work, 10 lessons. MIR. Lewis p. Mash,
psychology, five lessons, principles of
teaching, five lessons.
Augustus King has been granted an in
crease of pension.
Mrs. Ernest A%rchambeau of Lynn. Mass.
is visiting Mrs. Charles Danyou, her sis
ter.
Mrs. James Thompson Of South Royal
ton is at A. j. Fosters for q short stay.
John O'Grady of Rutland returned sat
urday to his duties as night operator. His
wife and son Will remain for a longer stay.
DIR. and Mrs,Allen and daughter, Clara,
OF Petcrboro, y. H., are guests OF +. II.
Joslyn and wife,
f. II. Joslyn spent last week in Boston.
MIR, and Mrs. Irwin l.. Chadwick OF MIL
ton came Saturday to visit Mrs. O. r.
Greene, who returns to her home IN Glen
Cove, l.. J.. the last OF the week. She will
he accompanied by her sister, Miss Bessie
Chadwick, who expects to remain a year.
DR.. and Mrs. Allen and daughter, Clara,
of Peterboro, N. H., came Saturday 10
visit at r. II. Joslyn's.
Miss Lucinda Dupuis of the Herald force
went Saturday to Barton Landing to visit
She will spend n week at Willoughby lake
and visit friends In Newport and Williams.
town before her return.
II. w. Mcintyre, Harry Mcintyre and
DR.. Norman Mattison OF New York city
went to Pomfret Monday for an outing.
TUNBRIDGE,
Miss Esther l.. Young of Boston, Mass.
Miss Ruth Cate, Miss NJ. Gertrude Gar,
butt and Miss Lucy Garbutt Of Beach
mont, Mass, Mrs. Mary Goodwin Elan
ders and Miss Jessie Flanders OF Rut
land are guests at Drew farm.-Mrs ID
w. Comstock and Homer A. Holt OF New
York city are guests at Elihu Tuller's.-
Byron II. Marston of Northwood, N. n.
was a visitor at DR.. Fred Welch's las
Week.-Mrs. Mabel Farnham returned from
Lowell, Mass, last week, after n visit o
several months.-Mrs Hattie Hayden an,
William Stevens of Northfeld nave beer
guests of Mr.. n Mrs. j. b. Sargent
few days,-Mr. and Mrs. Henry c.. Win,
and Miss Helen King of l. lawrence. Mass.
were guests of Hon. and Mrs. VI. T. Kin
last week Mrs. ]. II. Alexander, win
spent n few weeks at Manchester, N. II.
In now at home.
CHELSEA.
Mrs. Charles II. Prescott and Miss Mar
Prescott of Boston are visiting at Orang
county hotel, having arrived from Tibet