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n photograph represents the hreeyearod Mrs
or 39i South First Brooklyn
Sept 49, 1892 regarding his face humor NV obvs
face covered with rngworms. We
his face and
attended him for three without heard of Cutura
got box of Cutcua Soap, and box
applied them three better and in ur
weeks he cured His y on
i've skin
Of
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fret A'" "Nui'
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Another Case of Womb,
Kidney and B/a dder
Trouble Cured by Lydia
E. Pinkl,ans's Vegetable
COn,n0kySd,

DEAR FRIESD-Two years ago had
child-bed fever and womb trouble in
its worst form. For eight months after
birth of babe was not able to sit up.
Doctors treated me, but with no help.
had bearing-dow pains. burning in
stomach, kidney and bladder trouble
and my back was stiff and sore, the
right ovary was badly affected and
everything l ate distressed me, and
there was bad discharge.
~ was confined to my bed when
wrote to you for advice and followed
your directions faithfully, taking
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, Liver Pills and using the Wash,
and am now able to do the most of my
homework. / believe / should have
died If it had not been for your Com
pound. ] hope this letter may be the
result of benefiting some other suffer-
ing woman. / recommend your Com
pound to every ne."-MRs. MARY
VAUGHN, Trimble, Pulaski Co., Ky.
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Two letters which Provo
that Lydia E. Pxnkhan,'s
Vegetable Compound will
Remove Tus,s0s' and Cure
Other. Female Weakness.

&" Two years ago l was great
sufferer from womb trouble and pro-
fuse flowing each month, and tumors
would form in the womb. i had four
tumors in two years. l went through
treatment with doctors, but they did
me no good, and l thought l would
have to resort to morphine.
THE doctor said that all that could
help me was to have an operation and
have the womb removed, but l had
heard of Mrs. Pinkham's medicine and
decided to try it, and wrote for her
advice, and after taking her Vegetabl
Compound the tumors were expelled
and l began to get stronger right
along, and am as well as ever before.
Can truly say that / would never had
gotten we'll had it not been for Lydia
f. Pinkham's Compound. MARY A.
STAHL, Watsontown, Pa.
After following the directions
given in your kind letter for the treat
ment of leucorrhea, l can say that
have been entirely cured by the use
of Lydia Z. Pinkham's remedies, and
will gladly recommend them to my
friends. A. B. DAvIDs, Binghamton,
n
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Common
Sense
n aM witt,
We,za,ez,

II person is i'll and needs a medi-
cine is it not wise to get one that has
stood the test of time and has hun
dreds of thousands of cures to its
credit?
A great many women who are i'll try
every thing they hear of in the way OF
medicine, and this experimenting with
unknown drugs is a constant menace
to their already impaired health.
This seems to us very unwise, for
there are remedies which are no ex-
periments and have been known years
and years to be doing only good.
Take for instance Lydia f. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound; for thirty
years it's record has been one un-
broken chain of success. No medicine
for female ills the world has ever
known has such record for cures.
1t seems SO strange that some people
will take medicines about which they
really know nothing, some of which
might be, and are, really harmful |;
while on the other hand it is easily
proved that over one million women
have been restored TO health by Lydia
Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
We have published in the news
papers of the United States more
genuine testimonial letters than have
ever been pu blished in the interest of
any other medicine.
All this should, and does, produce q
spirit of confidence in the hearts Of
women which is difficult to dislodge,
and when they are asked to take some
thing else they say, =" No, we want
Lydia +. Pinkhams Vegetable Com
pound, which has been tried. and
never found wanting, whose reliability
is established far beyond the expert
mental stage"
We have thousands of letters like the
following addressed to Mrs. Pink ham,
cb that
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Monthly Suffering Is AL
ways Cured by Lydia z.
PInkham's Vegetable
Compound, also Ba0k-
ache and Boas'ing-a0
pains.

IL suffered untold agony every
month and could get no relief until
tried your medicine; your lie tier of ad-
vice and few bottles of Lydia f.
Pinkhams Vegetable Compound have
made me the happiest woman alive. 1
shall bless you as long as live. Miss
JOE SAUL, Dover Mich.
Four years ago had almost given
up hope of ever being well again. l
was afflicted with those dreadful head
ache spells which would sometimes
last three or four days. Also had
backache, bearing down pains, leucor-
rh9a. dizziness, and terrible pains at
monthly periods, combining me to my
bed. After reading so many testi-
monials for your medicine, concluded
to try it. l began to pick up after
taking the first bottle, and have con-
tinued to gain rapidly, and now feel
like a different woman. l can recon-
mend Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable
Compound in the highest terms to all
sick women. Miss Rosa HELDEN,
l26 w. Cleveland Ave, Canton, o.
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ORLEANS COZ Ut.
Ora FTSBURY.

Hosea Martin from Woonsocket, r. l.,
is in town, visiting his mother, Mrs. John
Mactin.--The spelling match held in the
town hall last Monday evening was very
interesting ID. H. Scott has moved with
his family to Calas.-W. A. Goodrich has
gone to Boston. Mass, for a few day
visit, He will then return to Burlington
and enter the Medical college for his Sec
ond years course--The District School,
at the common last Friday evening was
very successful and amusing occasion.
1t Is to be repeated Wednesday evening
at the town hall by request.
BARTON LANDING
Miss Inez Winslow has been compelled
TO give up her school in Massachusetts
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VERMONT LOCAL NEWS.
Continued from 9Th psge)

the 18th inst.-The steel rails are laid on
the new Rutland-Canadian railroad from
Noyan almost to Alburg station.-Mrs. II.
w. Marvin started for Cincinnati the 18th
inst. to visit her daughter and husband,
Rev. and Mrs. y. G.. Latshaw.-Mr. Web
ster of Swanton, of the firm of Webster
IL Bros, was I'm town this week loolting
for pine timber.--Miss st. Claire, who has
been visiting her sister. Mrs. Matice left
foe her home the 18th W. ]. jameson is
in town for few days.
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WASHINGTON COUNTY.
WATERBURY,.

On Friday afternoon Frank and Earle
Pape and Earle Kennedy became very
much intoxicated. and entered the home Of
Charles Curtis on Scrabble Hill, while he
was away on business and proceeded to
break things up generally. They smash
ed the windows, broke down doors, and
ended by blowing up a portion of the shed
with dynamite. Mrs. Curtis was at home
i'll. with a son about 10 years old. As far
as known no explanation has been given
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A RUNAWAY AUTOMOBILE.

WHEN an automobile hanson slipped on
The wet pavement in Union Square near
18th street on Friday, it bumped into
the curb, threw its motorman To the
ground, aud ran away. It was headed
r the eques trian Statue of Washing ton
n Fourteenth street, and dashed through
the stout iron railing around the statue.
bringing up against the pedestal, where
II remained with the whee,s whirling
around for Il quarter of an hour until
sJme one who knew how to shut off the
current appeared. The motorman was
aiken to the hospital. injured internally.
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OF CLARA A. PLATT. BUR
IIN(iTON.


LINGTON.
STATE or VERMONT.-The Hon. Pro-
bate Court for the District of Chitten-
don:
To all persons interested ia the estate
Of Clara a. Plat, late of Burlington in
said district. deceased.
GREETING:
Whereas said Court has assigned the
18th day of February next for the settle
Wcnt Of the account of l.. Il. Plat, as adj
uiniStrdtor of the estate of Clara a.
l'att late of Burlington, in said district.
deceased. and for a decree of the residue
~ said estate to the lawful claimants Of
s'ine, and ordered that public notice
hereof be given to all persons interested
j., said estate by publishing this order
'lree weeks successfully previous TO the
oHv assign cd, in the Burlington Free
"t@s u. wspaper published in Burling-
ton In said district.
4h'.'--ore, you are hereby notified to
appear at the Probate Court rooms In
burlington, on the day assigned. then AMI
{ ere to contest the allowance OF said
account II you see cause, and to establish
your right as heirs, legatees and lawful
.aimants Of said residue.
Given under my hand, this 22d day of
January, A. D., 1890.
EZRA NJ HORTON.
U,5o,3t Register.
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ESTATE OF MARY PURCELL. Shell
RTTRNE

We, the subscribers, having been APP
pointed by the Honorable the Probate
nissioners to receive. examine and adjust
the claims and demands of all persons
. rainst the estate of Mary Purcell late
Of Shelhurne, in said district, dccras-
al, and also all claims and demands
Inhibited in offset thereto; and six months
Il ON the day Of the date hereof beug al
lowed by said court for that purpose we
TO therefore hereby give notice that we
viii Intend to the duties OF our appoint
mem at the late dwelling house OF this
uecedent in said district on the third Wed
reSddys OF March and July next at 10
o'clock a. M, on each of said days
Dated this 18th day Of January 1900
WILLIAM WHITESIDE,
THOMAS MCKENZIE
W,3o,3t Commissioners.
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STATE OF e. r HARD, BURLlNG-

We. the subscribers, having been al.
G1inted by the Honorable the Probate
Court for the District Of Chittenden, com
ssloners to receive. examine and adjust
the claims and demands OF ali persons
against the estate of f.. r. Hard. late
&C Burlington. in said district
ceased, and also all claims and de-
mands exhibited ~ offset there o: and Sly
months from the day of the date hereof
being allowed by said court for that pur-
pose, we do therefore hereby give notice
appointment at the Office or = l.. Graves
Hayward Block, burlington, in said dis
t'ict on the second Tuesdays of March
md July. next. at 10 o'clock a. m. on
5ach of said days.
Dated this 18th day OF January. 1900
r. y. STEARNS
wsO.3, Commissioners.
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he had sold at IS per ton.-Moses Stickney
of Port Henry returned Saturday after
visiting his son here.-Miss Mildred Grin
nell left Friday for Port Henry where
she is to take course of study Prof
Howe gave his first lesson in singing Fri-
day night.
W. S. Bascom went to whitehall n. Y,
Saturday. sleighng made business
brisk for a few days,
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GAVE HIM A POSER.

You are my ideal" he said earnestly;
the only girl | ever loved, the only slrl
| ever could love. No other could posi-
bly, nil the void in my heart"
And If you never had met me, George
she asked anXiously would you never
have cared for any elrl at all?"-Chicaso
Post.
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CENT
A
WORD.

Advertising in this column one cent
word. each insertion. Copy may be changed
every week. Cash in advance required.
twelve words, two lines. Special terms to
advertisers using from $50 to 1000 lines
within twelve consecutive months.
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PLAINFIELD.
WINDSOR COZ NTY.


In 1899 there were ~ births Il mar
riages and % deaths i'm This town.-Four
foot, hard. green wood Is selling from s. 80
to $500 per cord.-The Chester Grange
have elected the following officers for 10 ..
f. A. Eatche.der. master. q. G. Poro.
overseer; l.. EGi,h Earle, lecturer; W. ".
White. steward: Mrs. Fred Damon,
chaplain ". l.. Havcns treasurer; ]. A.
Stevenson. secretary: Curtis Damon. gate
keeper; Grace Damon. Pomona Mrs A.
len Earle. Flora. Miss Winnie Earle
res ne '"eS'tr houSe l. ~ ~ T."
GA II Could Y O. II sanders r.
cordinG secretary. : l. Amedeu. CORES
nopdinp SECONDARY. T. II Jenkins treas-
,rer. f. l.. Earle Warder. Dewitt Davis
conductor: y J. Davis. r : n g.. II
Wesley Davis. l.. \ G.. w l. Ravens
r s V. G. q & Kendall 7. { Y q =.
7. " smith chanoi,, q Uosmar
G.: j II. Uosmer O. G-Af the annual
meeting of m, CONGREGATIONAL church So
ciety held last saturday orternoon The
following officers wer. clccl,d for 19u.
Rev. Henry / RalIou chairman. Atyood
Sergeant cles,k * p Do1,s II NJ Earr
ana g A P.abodv nrudantiaI commit
tee: NJ Il Stcarps collector. Atvood Sar-
reant. treasurer
SOUTH READING.
NJ ord N,rs ,r,,,,,r pr,o,,s an, o.,
trnde saw Hrooss from, port.n,orth
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Enc sale.

FINE INTERVAI4E FARM near Burling-
ton for sale, cuts 30 tors hay; cheap,
with complete farming tools. Martin
5. Villas. iG} Main ST, Burlington, ".
15,d& w.t.
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hurt while working ia the wood last
week. He will be off duty fog some time
Mrs. Emma Hancock Cummings Of
Springfield, Mas. is in town caring for
her mother. Mrs. Marietta Hancock, who
is v'ry ill-The Mite society held a very
socable at the residence of G.
D. 81 .ocler Friday evening. last. They ere
p" have an oyster supper at the town han
next Friday night.
SOUTH WOODBURY..
Mrs. Isaac Vaughan of Hyde Park is
visiting her sister, Mrs Byron Pierce
Lewis Strong while cutting ice on Sapiu' :
pond fell into the water and but for the
timely assistance of Elmer Sabin he be-
ing the only person near. would have
drowned.-Mr. and Mrs. Alton BENZ amin
were in Montpelier last Saturday.-Mca
Frank Batchelder was at Lee Goodels in
Hardwick Friday
CALAIS.
The following officers were elected at
the East creamery meeting last Saturday:
Directors, A. q. Dutton, y. H. HAL. l..
G. Parker, w. II. Waite, |. w, Gray
clerk W T.. Bliss; treasurer. c. f. Dwincl.
auditors. d. Is. Dwuon, G. j. Lamb W
l.. PierCe-The officers of the Chapel AS
ISOLATION at East Calais were elected IS
follows: Clerk, l.. G. Dwinell treasurer.
W. f.. Bliss; collector. l.. l.. Provos.,
steward c. j. Lamb, church commit G.
l.. 5. Dwinell. W. l.. Pierce y. W. Bliss
ana NJ. G. Remission. A tax of I per cent.
was raised to dcfray expenses.
MIDDLEsEN.
Mrs. Kemp and Miss Moulton of Barre
visited at NJ. Gilbert Miles Fridav-A
daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs Joseph
Hin last week Mrs. Eyed Guyette was
sick last week.-Gertrude Norris was con-
fined to the house last week with n
severe cold.-Hattie Austin is sick at Geo.
Lewis.
PLAINFIELD.
The creamery paid its patrons % cents
for Dec mber butter-Miss Julia Martin
of Wiliamstown is visiting relatives in
town.. b. Wells has sold his cows ard
milk route and .eased his land to Dr'aVus
ST. CyC who took possession last Tues
day morning.-Harry Parks went to Bos-
ton ot the stock train last Monday mora
ing.
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T TEE. 7 tn
I.XTR ACTED

ABSOLUTELY WIT OUT PAIN.
The ONLY OFFICE IN BURLINGTON
where you can get teeth extracted
WITHOUT a PARTICLE OF PAIN.
without taking Gas or Cocaine.
LADY ALWAYS IN ATTENDANCE.
10 Pain !! No Danger! No After Effects (!
Dr.. L. HaZen. ,ss 'n riSs st.
If you wish teeth removed without a
PARTICLE of pain and without any bad af-
er fleets. Eucherisma is what you want
have used it for eight years for thou
lands of patients Feeble and nervous
1-ople may come with absolute confidence
that they will not be hurt in the slightest,
10 matter how bad their teeth may be or
how many they want out
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PLACE ON FARM wanted by man and
wife young no children. H. Bau"s,
Bakersfield. VT. 1S,d&w,lt
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STORE WANTED-Would like to rent
store building suitable for general stock
in a good live town on or near railroad
or would purchase small stock. Address
t., Free Press Office '0,w,.t
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FARM in Starksboro village for sale; 10
acres one or two houses. q. +. Brsh-
nell. 60. W.T.
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WHIST SCORE CARDS, nice ones ~
cents a dozen, by mail u cents dozen.
Free Press Association. 33.wtf
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1ola1ltcd.

GOOD FARM near burlington, wanted TO
rent or take on shares with stock and
tools Understand all branches OF farm
ing and caring for stock Can furnish
best of recommends and references: hon
est, reliable and temperate. Address box
1876, Washington Depot. Conn. 22,2t&wZt
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GOOD BOY wanted TO work on farm Fred
Russell. Essex Junction. 3owlt
4 WOMAN HOC SEX EEPER wanted in
small family. Address, giving age and
wages wanted. &. f.. Bolduke, Box IL,
North Ferrisburgh, VI. go WI
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A son was born to Harry Hall and wife
on Tuesday last, Jan. l6--John Cameron
visited the Bruces part of last week
Plummer Richardson had one leg badly
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CAMBRIDGE.
JEFFERSONVILI1E.

Oscar Paine has bought the farm of the
estate Of the late Charles Holmes and TAX
ca possenion.-Miss Lorraine Holmes has
rented rooms and moved to the Cleveland
house.-Mrs. Alfred Buker who has been
very sick is much better. Mr.. Otis Sher-
man does not inprove.-Guy Narnum was
home from Morrsville over Sunday.-C. s.
Cornell of Holyolte Mass is expected to
give a concert here in February -Ex-Gov
Hendce of Morrisvilc was in this place
Tuesday on a business trip.-The Cres-
cent club will meet at the residence of
Mr.. w. w. Smith next Friday evening,
January 26 Mrs. W. d. Buchanan will
lead the meeting.
People's voice., 1900-01-25
CHAPTER VIII
What is that to theei Follow thou me.

What Is that to theei Follow thou me-
When Rollin started down the street
that afternoon that Jasper stood looking
out of his window, he was not thinking
of Rachel Winslow and did not expect
to see her anywhere He had come sud
denly upon her as she turned into the
avenue, and his heart had leaped up at
the sight Of her He walked along by
her now rejoicing, after all, in a little
moment Of this earthly love he could
not drive out Of his life
81 have Just been over to see Vir
ginia, said Rachel "She tells me the
arrangements are nearly completed for
the transfer of the Rectangle property
"Yes; it has been a tedious case in
the courts Did Virginia show you all
the plans and specifications for build
ingsf
1--WE looked over a good many II is
astonishing to Inc where Virginia has
managed to get all her ideas about this
work
Virginia knows more now about
Arnold Toynbee and east end London
and institutional church work in Amer
lea than good many professional slum
workers She has been spending nearly
all summer in getting information
Rollin was beginning to feel more at
ease as they talked over this coming
work for humanity 1t was safe com
mon rIuGad
"What have yua been doing all sum-
merf have not seen much Of you.
Rachel suddenly asked, and thea hel
face warmed with its quick flush Of
tropical color. as if she might have i'm
piled too much interest in Rollin or too
much regret at not seeing him oftener.
81 have been busy. replied Rollin
briefly.
''Tell me something about it per,
sisted Rachel "You say 50 little Have
| a right to sski'
She put the question very frankly,
turning toward Rollin in real interest.
"Yes, certainly" he replied, with a
grateful smile ~ am not so certain
that can tell you much. have been
trying to find some way TO reach the
men once knew and win them into
more useful lives"
he stopped suddenly. as If he were
almost afraid to go on Rachel did not
venture to suggest anything.
To be Continued
People's voice., 1900-01-25

snd trsisht ehise, The mill weighs 10 pounds and
,s:,,s. s.,:.s:: !. yrseorss fyfaY Mil Is eovlRlp u
sMolko evAnhMIfl more Wind, mors sSsf z, carrie;
mill you can buy for 1000 WI ssssrss v;lS I'd fsz
vhssi h sse spsrssss WI separate tis lss sesS. su -
mustard pigeon grass etc, from naT On once going
tne MI, Ihs psrfset slsassr Il slswr ssd l.s.
y one wire wheat hurdle, three seves wheat screens
wheat s,def corn and oat sieys and barley eve Co
49, ~ ss'iss ~ hssr ~ - : ssF sos<si0 0ssr Price
-. zadssss, s &isS ROesuck { q. 0asJ, GHiCl0 u
People's voice., 1900-01-25

Old papers for sale at the VOICE Office.
People's voice., 1900-01-25
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-28
THE IMPERIAL PALACE
Captured by Japanese Hard Fight
ing -Tuan's Residence urn

Washington, August 23.-The japan
csc legation today received the follow
ing advices from the foreign office at
Toxic, dated August 23rd:
The commander Of the japanese
feet at Taku transmitted by telegraph
on the list the following report form
Pekin:
The japanese regiment which had
been detailed early IN the 18th o the
purpose Of protecting the imperial pal
ace, had hard fighting all day, but
they could not bring IL to a decisive is
sue as they refrained from firing on
the palace. On the following day.
however, they took its principal gate,
and now the city is almost entirely
cleared Of the enemy.
'The imperial family and the min
listers Of state left for Sian five or six
days ago escorted by 1900 troops un-
der Tung Fuh Shfang-
with the object of restoring order.
the city has been divided into dis
tricts, japan being assigned the north
ern half; and Japan, the United States,
Great Britain. Russia and France
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-28
CHINA'S PEACE 0VERTURES
She Must First Comply with Secretary
Hays Circular of July 3rd.

Washington, August 23.-The state
department today made public the fol-
lowing correspondence:
-Cablegram, dated 18th. from Viceroy
Il Hung Chang vas transmitted by
the Chinese minister in London and
received by Minister WI on the night
Of the same day:
ct was the declaration Of an minis
tiers for foreign affairs Of the great
powers that the expedition Of the allied
troops was solely Cor the rescue OF the
ministers In Pekin- Now. the allies
troops have entered Pekin and found
all the ministers safe. It seems proper
that hosHtues should at once cease
and that negotiations should COM
mence. ], therefore. request the
United States government to appoint
an envoy with full powers or appoint
the minister now in Pekin for the pur-
pose, as he is necessarily acquainted
with the affairs between the Chinese