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a BELLOWS FALLS NEWS. to every one, it being unexpected that it would be larger than in September. No effort was made any one to get out the vote, and the largest number of votes ever felt everywhere in the result. huncast in town only attest the doop, Interest dred and forty votes were cast in September, 747 being for the Republican ticket and 169 for the Democratic. Tuesday's result was a total of 979, of which McKinley had 761, Bryan 158, Palmer 85.

This shows an increase in the Republican vote, and a decided decrease in the straight Democratic, as those who observed the voting most closely say the 85 sound money votes were probably almost without exception cast by Democrats who refused to vote either way in the state election. More extensive arrangements were made for furnishing early returns than ever before, they being sent in bulletin form to the opera house, four clubs, and by special wire to the Y. M. C. A.

rooms, which were crowded to their greatest capacity all the evening. Many citizens who seldom exhibit interest stayed at the various places watching results till 1 and 2 o'clock in the morning. About 2 o'clock nearly 75 of the young men started out with the drum corps and torches, parading the streets in all parts of the town. Fire works and cannon greeted them at various points. Wednesday little was talked in town but the results.

Interest in the Election. Political matters, have taken the attention of citizens most of this week, some days but little business being done, The result of the vote in town was a surprise in a week from the day of starting. Saturday evening Gorton's minstrels are booked for the opera house under the local management of Brosnahan Blakely. Monday evening Neil Burgess comes in his new comedy of "Old Miss Podd," for which C. E.

Capron is the local manager. Miss Long, a professional dressmaker, from New York, is to open parlors in the Amadon house on school street, where she will hold classes in cutting and fitting. A number of ladies are to take up this new accomplishment, that they may have a hand in their own wardrobe. For the past two weeks until Wednesday evening, any crossing of the iron bridge between here and North Walpole has been impossible for foot passengers, owing tp the repairs and putting in new floor timbers and planking. All the travel has been via the toll bridge instead.

Wednesday morning the Boston papers reached here at 9:35 with the election news, they being brought as far as Fitchburg by a special train connecting with the regular there, giving them to customers here two and a half hours earlier than usual- commendable stroke of enter-. prise. C. E. Howard has erected two very desirable tener ent houses in the rear of his street residence, fronting on Earle stre-es' which make an important addition tarsda, dwellings in that locality.

has moved into one and the toner has not been rented yet, being only just A reading club has been organized by the pupils in the 9th grade, and their first meeting is to be held next Thursday evening at their room in the High school building. They are to begin a systematic reading of the works of Sir Walter Scott. Although the club is managed by the pupils, it is under the general direction of their teacher, Miss Dewey, who will be present at all the meetings. A meeting of citizens was called for Wednesday evening. About 200 were there and over $100 was raised for a grand celebration Friday night.

Expectation was that it would be held Thursday evening, but Friday was decided upon as better suited. All the surrounding towns are invited to take part, and nearly all will do so. More enthusiasm is shown than ever before upon similar occasions, and if the weather is good it will be an occasion for literally painting everything red. The anxiety felt by many friends of the family of Mrs. Mary L.

Bowers of Chicago regarding the fate of her son, Elbron, referred to last week, was set at rest Monday night by a telegram saying that his body had been found in the lake near his home, which was in Evanston. His mind was without doubt unbalanced and he took his own life. Mrs. Bowers reached here Thursday evening with the body. The Interment was in the family lot at Acworth, where services were held Friday morning.

A. F. Nims of North Walpole was candidate in Tuesday's election for the position of state senator from the Walpole district, but was beaten by T. N. Hastings of Walpole by a close vote.

He feels his defeat to have been due to an account given last week in the local paper of the part which he, as a Democrat, took in a Republican rally in his village last Thursday evening. The general sentiment seems to be that he was somewhat out of place in attempting to run an affair of the opposite party. A large number of sympathizing friends gathered Sunday at the residence of A. H. Fisher, attending the sad funeral rites of Mrs.

Fisher. The services were of a simple nature, very appropriate, and feelingly rendered by Rev. D. L. Sanford.

The floral offerings were beautiful, attesting the love of many warm friends of the family. The interment was in Oak Hill cemetery. The sad circumstances of the sudden death of Mrs. Fisher, which were announced last week, have touched many hearts in a large circle of warm friends of the noble woman who has gone. The course of "familiar talks" by business men in the Y.

M. C. A. rooms are to be resumed for the season next Monday evening, when Dr. Campbell's subject will be "Some points on first aid to the injured." The week after S.

W. Wilder, will give the first of a series of talks upon "Elementary chemistry, with direct reference to paper Both are anticipated with pleasure by the young men. The first of a series of contests between the Y. M. C.

A. basket ball teams was held last evening in Union hall, which is admirably adapted to the purpose. Very satisfactory arrangements have been made for the season with the owners of the hall, so it can be used at any time when not otherwise engaged. Rapid progress is being made in the erection of the new High school building. The walls are completed, all the brick work being done except the top of the tower, which is to go 20 feet or more higher than the roof.

The frame and boarding of the roaf is in place, and the slating, which was begun Wednesday by Contractor Ned Pierce, is nearly half completed. Within few days the building will be enclosed 80 the workmen will not be Inconvenienced by any kind of weather. It is noble Mrs. E. G.

Osgood and daughter are visiting Mrs. Osgood's father in Bradford for several weeks. Edgar F. Carruthers is reported as being ill of a fever at Northfield, this state, where he formerly attended college. George E.

Welch, having moved into the dwelling of the late Mrs. J. H. Phelps on School street, offers his residence on the New Terrace to rent. The Rutland road are to run a cheap excursion to New York next Monday via the line, New tickets York good to Central return and any Hudson time with- river a 8 THE VERMONT BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY.

NOVEMBER 6, 1896. looking structure and will be a great ornament to the village. We learn 48 yet of but a remarkably few criticisms, such as are always made by residents regarding any public building in which every person feels a personal ownership. About 50 children of Republican persuasion attested their delight at the result of the election by a jollification and parade Wednesday afternoon. The report goes the bright idea originated in the fertile brains of what is familiarly known as the "Henry street crowd." Be that as it may about 5 o'clock their approach was heralded on the main streets of the town by the melodious tinkle of tin pans, the measured beat of drams and other instruments of torture.

The parade was made up of young politicians from among the best families, aged from five to 14, or thereabout, who gave vent to their enthusiasm in the lusty cry He's "Hurrah our for man. McKinley! We can't vote, But our daddies can." They were dressed, for the main part, in red, white blue, and carried flags and banners inscribed with various legends, the most prominent being "We told you so." Not to be outdone by their elders two minlature floats were drawn by small boys and formed an Important part of the demonstration. WESTMINSTER. Mrs. B.

T. Phelps returned from Boston last week. E. J. Snow is to move to the house soon to be vacated by J.

W. Butterfield. The '96 tobacco crop is nearly or quite all down, stripped and in the bundle. Dr. J.

O. Garmon went to Boston Monday to be there Tuesday to vote for MoKinley. He returned Thursday. The election returns were received at G. H.

Walker's store, which was crowded, and lots of fun was had at the expense of one lone Democrat. Several from here attended the golden wedding of Rev. and Mrs. P. F.

Barnard at Dummerston Wednesday, carrying tokens of geod will to the wortby couple. A wrecking train from Springfield, worked all day Sunday clearing up at Grouts. The cars were hauled back with the train to Springfield for repairs, with the exception of the caboose, which was burned where it lay. The town was painted red Wednesday evening in honor of the glorious Republican victory. There was a torchlight procession, firing of the cannon, and fireworks along the route.

Nearly all the houses were illuminated. All the exercises were closed at a little past 9 o'clock by a heavy rain which put out the large bonfires set on the hills overlooking the village, and one in the centre of the street. Ivah N. Farr, who died Monday in his 92d year, was the oldest person town with one exception. He was born in Chesterfield, N.

but had lived in Westminster the prat, 54 years. He was the last survivor children. He leaves seven children: or Harlan P. and Mrs. Norman Whitney of Putney, Robert Mrs.

N. S. Clay and Mrs. E. L.

Fenton of this place, Sylvester, who resides in the West, and Henry, who lives in New Hampshire. He has held a number of town offices and been a prominent member of the Congregational church in this place for many years. The funeral was at the house Wednesday afternoon, Rev. C. W.

Thompson officiating, Mrs. Lemuel Spaulding died at her home, the first house north of Westminster station, Friday, Oct. 30. The funeral WaS held at her late home on Sunday afternoon, Rev. George L.

Bard of Walpole officiating. Mrs. Spaulding was of a family of 10 children, her death being the first break in the family, except one who died in early life. Those of her brothers and sisters living in this place and vicinity are Mrs. E.

H. Allbee, Mrs. Charles Church, Mrs. H. P.

Farr, Mrs. Chapin of Keene, Mrs. Atwood of Woodstock and Norman Whitney of Putney. Besides her husband she is survived by a 80n and daughter, Station Agent Frank A. Spaulding of Walpole and Mrs.

Marcellus Marble of Bellows Falls. WESTMINSTER WEST. Mrs. Day, mother of Mrs. Chas.

Hall, has returned from the West, where she has been for nearly a year, and is again with her daughter. Miss Bertha Kerr is about to go to Putney to learn the dressmaker's trade. She has been at B. J. Houghton's for most of the present season.

Mrs. Eliza Hitchcock has been at G. W. Chandler's for several weeks. Her daughter-in-law, Mrs.

Ransom Hitchcock, has been there for a few days. She was present at church last Sunday. The boys were somewhat lively in this village on Wednesday evening over the election result. The big guns were brought out and woke the echoes, if not the sleepers, for a couple of hours. Ira Miller, who has been in attendance at Black River academy, was taken ill with tonsilitis about two weeks since.

His sister, Bertha, went up to Ludlow Saturday and returned with him Tuesday. He will not return this term. Miss Barbara Schwenk spent several days last week with her sister, Mrs. A. L.

Harlow. She has had trouble with her eyes, and it was needful for her to have a vacation from her school duties. She returned in the early part of the week much improved. C. G.

Miller loaded a car of apples at Putney station Tuesday, is loading another today and expects to fill a third next week Tuesday. He is shipping about 700 barrels, and has purchased nearly all of the first quality left in the place save of a few varieties which he does not take. There was an unusual number of meetings for this little place on Saturday last at the same hour. The Junior Endeavor society met with Mrs. Goodhue, the church met in the chapel for the accustomed preparatory lecture before the communion, and there was a meeting for the teachers of the town in the town hall.

Apples are not proving to be so superior to those of other seasons as was supposed before they were sorted. The proportion of No. 1's is not greater than is usual. There are perhaps less that are wormy, but more that are defective for other rea80n8. The fruit seems.

to have ripened earlier than usual by about two weeks, and much of the best fell off before it could be picked. This is especially true of the Baldwin. It generally hangs on well, but this year a large proportion fell off in the first week of October. For this reason the fruit was damaged, and much of what would otherwise have been the best is thrown out in the sorting. Nearly every grower finds his early estimate too large.

Marcus Alonzo Was In It. the Boston The top of the morning to Mr. Marcus Alonzo Hanna. In the language of the late Jerry Rusk, he seen his duty and he done it. Governor Wolcott of Massachsuetts has commissioned Cyrus Cobb of Boston to make a marble bust of the Rev.

S. F. Smith, the author of "America," to be placed in the state house. What's the use asking a man where he got that cough! He can't tell you. And what's the ditof ference anyway.

Tell him to go and buy a bottle Adamson's Botanic Cough Balsam and use it. THE ELECTION. (Continued from the first page.) range from 60,000 to 65,000, the greatest in the history of the state. Nebraska was at first claimed to have gone for McKinley, but the state has stood by its "favorite son" and given him a pluralIty of about 5000. Kansas has been claimed by both sides, but will go into the Bryan column by about 15,000 plurality.

The Republican plurality in Kentucky will be from 1500 to 2000. The Republicans have a majority on joint ballot in the legislature and can elect a United States senator. Vermont's Vote. She Breaks all Records with a Majority Which Passes the 40,000 Mark. Returns from 200 out of 245 towns and cities in Vermont, received up to Thursday morning, show a vote of: Republican, 45,510: Democratic, 8965; National Democratic, 1208; Prohibition, 605; Populist, 438; Republican plurality, majority over all, 34,294.

The same towns and cities in 1892 gave a Republican plurality of 15,308 and a majority over all of 17,942. Gain in Republican vote, 34.6 per cent; loss in Democratic vote, nearly 40 per cent; gain in Republican majority over all of over 91 per cent. If this percentage of gain is maintained in the remaining towns to be heard from, Republican majority will be 41,405 for the whole state, which would make the Republican majority nearly 20,000 more than in 1892 and very nearly 10,000 more than was ever before given in a presidential year, and 4500 more than the unprecedented majority given at the state election last September. Congress. The House Overwhelmingly Republican, and a Safe -Money Majority In the Senate.

While it is impossible to make an estimate of the Fifty-fifth Congress that will run the gauntlet of "later returns," enough is known to justify the statement that sound money will control both Senate and House by an overwhelming majority. This does not mean that the Senate will have a Republican sound-money majority, but that sound-money Republicans and sound-money Democrats will control on financial questions. In the Senate the Republicans will in all probability gain senators from Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, New York, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Washington. Free silver has now 49 votes in the Senate. It will have but 42 after March, 1897.

Vest is doomed to retirement from Missouri; Voorbees will be beaten in Indiana; Ingalls may return from Kansas; Hill will be followed by a Republican from the state of New York. The House of Representatives will be Republican by nearly, if not quite, 130 majority. The Democrats come out of the election very few solid delegates to the next House. Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, form the short line of "solid" states. "Silver Dick" Bland is probably beaten in Missouri, but Holman has been once more elected from Indiana.

All sections of the country contributed to the victory for sound money. New England stands at the head of the roll of honor with a solid sound-money delegation, except for John F. Fitzgerald, elected as free-silver Democrat from the Ninth Massachusetts district. Iowa and Wisconsin send solid delegations. Minnesota sends six Republicans, with one district in doubt.

The Republicans have carried all but two of the Illinois districts, and may have solid delegation. Not more than two Democrats will be returned from The southern states have done all that could possibly be expected of them. All of the Republican leaders of national prominence have been returned to the House, while some of the champions of free silver have been swept under by the tidal wave. Resrepentative Charles A. Towne, by far the ablest advocate of free coinage in either House of Congress, who bolted the Republican party after the St.

Louis convention, will be succeeded by Page Morris, a soundmoney Republican. In the second Minnesota district James T. McCleary, whose reply in the House of Reprsentatives to Mr. Towne's silver speech was the strongest sound-money document used in the campaign, was elected over Lieutenant Governor Day, a renegade Republican. The sound-money Democrats will have a small band of able champions in the House of Representatives.

Josiah Palmerson of Tennessee and William Elliot of North Carolina will be among the most conspicuous members. The Electoral Vote. State. McKinley. Bryan.

Alabama, 11 Arkansas, 8 California, 9 Colorado, 4 Connecticut, Delaware, CO Florida, 4 Georgia, 13 Idaho, 8 Illinois, 24 Indiana, 51 Iowa, 13 Kansas, 10 Kentucky, 13 Louisiana, 8 Maine, 6 Maryland, 00 Massachusetts, 15 Michigan, 14 Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, 00 Nebraska, 00 Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, 10 New York, 38 North Carolina, 11 North Dakota, Ohio, 88 Oregon, 6 Pennsylvania, 08 Rhode Island, A South Carolina, 9 South Dakota, Tennessee, 12 Texas, 15 Utah, 3 Vermont, Virginia, 12 Washington, 4 West Virginia, Wisconsin, 12 Wyoming, 3 Total, 277 170 Total electoral vote, 447 Necessary to a choice, 224 McKinley's majority, 107 The only states which appear to be doubtful are California and South Dakota. If they are given to Bryan McKinley will still have 264, or 40 more than a majority of the electoral college. "I have been troubled with sick headache, but have been cured by Hood's Pills." J. A. Robbins, West Rupert, Vt.

The Latest. The Figures on the Electoral Vote Will Stand. The returns received in New York yesterday did not alter the figures in the electoral table sent out Wednesday night by the United Associated Presses, which gave McKinley 277 votes and Bryan 170 votes. South Dakota and Wyoming, the former being credited to McKinley and the latter to Bryan, are close. The latest returns from Kentucky place it confidently in the Republican columu.

Bryan Officially Informed of His Defeat. Chairman Jones of the Democratic national committee kept up a claim of Bryan's election on Tuesday and Wednesday, alleging that there had been frauds and that the correct returns were being held back, but yesterday he gave out a press bulletin acknowledging defeat, and sent a similar message to Mr. Bryan at Lincoln. Mr. Bryan received the news good-naturedly and chatted and joked about it with newspaper men and others who were present.

He at once sent this message to Maj. McKinley: Hon, William McKinley, Canton. 0.: Senator Jones has just informed me that the returns indicate your election, and I hasten to extend my congratulations. We have submitted the issues to American people, and their will is law. WILLIAM J.

BRYAN. Before the Election and After, While confidence in McKinley's election was almost universal there was a steady withdrawal of gold from the treasury for hoarding, amounting to $200,000 a day for the month of October. Last Friday the withdrawals at the New York sub-treasury reached $900,000. Monday there was line of timid people drawing out gold all day long, the aggregate for the day rose to $1,250,000. An interesting sequel to these operations came Wednesday when a number of persons who had withdrawn gold for fear of Bryan's election carried it back to the subtreasury and wanted to exchange it for greenbacks.

They were dumbfounded they learned that Assistant Treasurer Jordan refused to take the gold. The government, which for four years has been struggling so hard to maintain its gold seemed almost incredible to belief-and reserve, actually declined gold. The thing it was all due to the sound-money victory. The Effect on the Stock Market. Stocks in New York opened Wednesday morning amid a whirl of excitement, and under a perfect flood of buying orders prices bounded up from 1 to per cent as compared with Monday's finals.

The great factor at work was the overwhelming victory for the sound money. The election of McKinley and a sound money Congress by decisive majorities led to the most active and broad speculation that has been witnessed since the upheaval which followed President Cleveland's Venezuelan message last December. Then the market sustained a tremendous break, but Wednesday morning exactly the opposite took place. Prices went up with a rush, many stocks scoring gains of as much as 4 to 64 per cent. In London there was a boom in American securities and a great rush of business due to the news from America.

Business Feels the Impulse. Many signs have already been given of the business confidence inspired by the result of the presidential election. A dramatic exhibition of this was given at the big iron industries in North Tonawanda, N. yesterday afternoon when the plant was formally put into full operation. Large stacks of kindling wood were piled up in the furnaces and saturated with kerosene.

An electric wire connected the piles with the McKinley residence in Canton and at just 3:80 the President-elect pressed the button and ligbted the fires, while the band played and everybody in Tonawanda sent up a great shout. It estimated that not less than one hundred millions of capital will be released in Chicago alone and used to start the wheels of business. From other parts of the country come similar reports. The Pennsylvania railroad company has ordered notices posted in the freight handling department and repair shops at Pittsburg to put all the men on full time and to increase the working force to the number worked during the busy season. Eight hundred men will be put to work.

The glass factories of the city are hiring new men and will begin running on full time. Hanna Will Take no moe. Mark Hanna gave a supper Tuesday night to a few personal friends, at the Union club in Cleveland, in celebration of the close of the campaign. Before the party broke up Mr. Hanna made a short speech at the close of which he made the announcement that no official position could tempt him to give up his home in Cleveland and his daily associations with the friends with whom his life has been spent.

The incident has been much discussed in political circles. It had been taken for granted that Mr. Hanna would occupy a distinguished place in Mr. MoKinley's administration, and his declaration is regarded as a crushing reply to the insinuations of. the enemy that anything except patriotism and devotion had dictated his recent action.

It is admitted that no office could add to the distinction he has gained by the magnificent campaign which he has brought to such a triumphant close. Women voted for presidential electors in Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah on Tuesday, the first time in the two states last named. The election of McKinley is accepted by leading newspapers of Europe as a renewed demonstration of the ability of the American people to govern themselves. One of the largest election bets was made by A. S.

Stratton, owner of the famous Independence mine in Colorado, who put up $100,000 on Bryan against $300,000 owned by a New York syndicate. Ex-County Treasurer Harry H. Adams was arrested in Brooklyn, N. Wednesday, charged with larceny of public funds. It is claimed that there is a deficit of 000 in Adams's accounts in 1893 and 1894.

It was not long ago that the United States government was asked to appropriate $1,000,000 for the suppression of the Russian thistle in the Northwest. Now a South Dakota mill owner has offfered $1.50 ton for all the thistle which may be delivered at his factory. He says it is nearly as good as coal for fuel. THE MODERN CLEANER Cleans the house and all that's in it without slops or muss. IT DOES NOT SCRATCH.

Is especially true of Hood's Much in Little cine ever contained so great curative power in 80 small space. They are a whole medicine Hood's chest, always ready, always Isfactory; efficient, prevent always a cold sat- Pills or fever, cure all liver Ills, sick headache, jaundice, constipation, etc. 250. The only Pills to take with Hood's Sarsaparilla. BAXTONS RIVER.

Edward Pettengill came home to cast his first vote. He returns this week to his work. Mrs. Riley Tower's father, mother and sister are to make their home with Mrs. Tower for the winter.

The meeting of the Black River union on Friday last passed off delightfully. The Interest was well sustained to the close. The most notable features were the junior exercises, Miss Edith Foster's brilliant report of the state meeting, and the address of the evening by Dr. Lawson of Bennington. The young people of both churches joined in providing ample entertainment.

Wednesday evening brought together at Fuller hall a great assembly of citizens and students. The ball was finely decorated with flags. In addition to stirring music, Lieut. Foote, Professors Gordon and Bristol made addresses. Twenty-four young women represented the states carried by Major McKinley.

Miss, Hooper gave A thrilling reading, and Miss Pope sang AD appropriate selection. A splendid bonfire on the campus and a salute of 21 guns crowned the memorable evening. WILMINGTON. L. P.

Copeland' Mill Burned. L. P. Copeland's mill at Wilmington was burned Monday night, causing a loss of $1500. The property was insured for ed $700.

The mill was on the Dover road, two miles from Wilmington village, and formerly owned by C. C. Clark. Mr. Copeland had recently made important improvements upon it.

The fire is supposed to have started from sparks from stove, and the flames had obtained great headway when discovered. Chandler F. Wellman, 70, died Friday from shock which be sustained in the previous week. Mr. Wellman was a native of Hinsdale, N.

but had lived many years in Wilmington, although his home at different times had been in Brattleboro and Guilford. He served during the Civil war in Company of the 8th Vermont regiment. He is survived by his wife, and son and daughter, H. O. Wellman and Mrs.

Judson Brown, all of Wilmiagton. WILMINGTON'8 NEW INDUSTRY. Hosea Mann, of Wilmington, has added steam power, work shops and various kinds of machinery to the old mill at the outlet of Lake Raponda, transforming it into a plant which bids fair to become an important factor in the development of the town. The plant is to be used for the manufacture of the "Raponda reclining chair" and has a capacity of about 50 chairs per day. It is said that these chairs surpass in simplicity, comfort and cheapness any reclining chair on the market.

The chair is made of birch and maple and finished in stain and natural wood. It can be compactly folded in an instant and is so constructed as to automatically adapt itself to any position that may be assumed without the inconvenience of any of the adjustments required in reclining chairs now on the market. It can also, if desired, be made into a swing by attaching suspended ropes to the corners of the arms. The invention is fully protected by letters patent. M.

J. Bogle bouse. Harry Parsons has gone to Brattleboro to attend Miss Sawyer's school. F. J.

Sylvester, who bas been in Ohio the past summer, is at his brother's, L. J. Sylvester's. Miss Anna Parsons left Monday for Jamaica Plains, Mass. Miss Evans, who was visiting her, accompanied her as far as Winchendon.

WEST DOVER. John Allen, of Wardsboro, has moved into the The Endowment of the University Chicago. A late number of the University of Chicago Weekly gives a detailed statement of the gifts to the university from all sources to date, showing that they amount to the magnificent total of $11,509,550. This includes money, land, buildings and equipment. Of this sum the gifts of John D.

Rockefeller amount to $7,426,000. Successful Living. They were talking in the smoking room of the Pullman, recalling recollections of old neighbors and acquaintances. Among the talkers were elderly men, pioneers in Western life in the days of Lincoln's law practice. The chat ran upon one Jim Hardy (that was not his name), deceased, who had left considerable money behind.

Jim was spoken of with a certain consideration, though every speaker contributed some disparaging touch to the pictures of the departed. It was curious about Jim. You wouldn't have expected such a man, a man so mean as he was and with so little ability, to amount to anything. But he went into the war, and got to be paymaster, and he made something out of that. After the war he went into politics, and he made something out of that.

Nobody, it seemed, would have trusted Jim with a beefsteak, cooked or uncooked, but somehow he was lucky, and he did first rate, and he "got I waited to hear of some good trait or quality in Jim, but none of his acquaintances brought forward any. remarked the judge, with the slow deliberation of one summing up the whole case, "Jim Hardy made a success of it. I never thought he would." This was accepted as a just verdict. The man was successful. And yet I could not but think that if Jim Hardy could have heard what these acquaintances said of him, and have realized what sort of reputation he had left behind, he would have doubted whether his life had been a success.

From what I heard of him it seemed to me that Jim in his mortal life of success had been kept pretty busy in dodging the law. This train of thought led me to try to understand what this particular American ides of "success" is, which seemed to the Pullman-car jury to round out a career with some applause. As near as I can make it out, it is the ability to keep out of jail, This ability, which is no mean one, accounts for some of the big fortunes made in this country. The unscrupulous men who have made these successes, however, should not have all the credit for them. In most cases they would have got into diffculties if they had not had able counsel.

But they have been wise enough to hire keen lawyers who could tell them just how far they could go and keep within the statute law. There is safety in this. A burglar has no such aid. No lawyer can or will tell him how he can crack safe legally and not run the risk of jail. But if a man has a mind to steal a railroad, or to wreck some corporation, some bank or Insurance at Any Price.

By poor goods is meant an admixture of cotton and shoddy. It is false economy to purchase clothing made from inferior goods, the true quality of which will reveal itself in time and thus expose misrepresentation. Our Suits Overcoats at $5, $6, $7, $8 and $10 Are pure wool goods made by reliable people and guaranteed to withstand the ravages of the elements. Our King of Frieze Ulsters at $10 Is water proof and absolutely impervious to wind and cold. E.

E. PERRY. Clothier. Hatter. We Are So Sure that McKinley (or Bryan) Will Be Elected and Good Times Follow That we have bought more goods than usual and are showing A Fine Selection of Furniture Bought at figures that will enable us to please you in prices.

We call special attention to our large assortment of CHAIRS of all kinds and prices. A new lot of chenille draperies received this week; all beauties. company, and the substance out of them, he must usually go to a law. yer to contrive for him how he can do it and not commit a felony. Or if he has got into an "operation" that begins to look as if it would involve him in personal danger, he needs the aid of a lawyer who understands the intricacies of judicial procedure.

For all moralists agree that an operation, however big and brilliant it is, that lands a man in state prison, does not make him a "successful" man. No; it is as clear as print that the sort of success which is common, and which dazzles the eyes of multitudes, and apologizes in private talk and in the newspapers for so much, consista in getting a lot of money and keeping out of jail. Leaving a good reputation does not enter into the calculation. It is amazing, when you think of it, how this idea of success got around in the world. Jim Hardy must know now, if he knows anything, and the other Jims who were much more successful than he, that their lives were failures.

There are no real mourners for such men except the few whose income may be impaired by their departure. I knew a man who never made any money beyond a decent salary, who was a teacher, and a great moral and cheerful force in the community, whose death was mourned by the whole city, and is still regretted after the lapse of many years. His life is still an inspiration to honorable endeavor and right living, and yet I never heard that he was successful. Only this, everybody respected and loved him. sometimes wonder if these men who have got great fortunes high political positions by smartness and trickery and betrayal of friends, whose names are always in the newspapers, whose every movement is chronicled, and whose every saying is quoted far and wide, know how little real respect is felt for them.

But this reminiscence of travel is rising into a sermon, and my only apology for it is that it was begot by the sympathy of a stranger for the fate of Jim Hardy. -Editor's study by Charles Dudley Warner in November The Cross that Did It. the New York Not the cross of gold but the little black lead pencil cross crushed Bryan. The grain exporting business is steadily drifting away from New York. Southern ports are getting most of it on the Atlantic seaboard.

Even Mobile, which long languished, is now beginning to pick up trade, and ten foreign steamers were loading at its wharves last week. "I have taken Hood's Sarsaparilla as a tonic and have derived great benefit from it." Nellie E. Tenney, Putney Falls, Vt. For the Parade You will And flowers suitable for the parade at "Durgin's" or at D. McGillivray's gold the standard color- or any other color you wish.

Also other choice flowers. Visitors always welcome at the greenhouses. A. McGILLIVRAY, HACKLEY Public Auction. Thursday, Nov.

12, at 10 A. M. sell at ESTATE and personal property. I wIll public auction on the premises the in farm known as the David Howard farm, situated Townshend, near the village; convenient to church, stores, post-office and railroad station. Good cellent state running of cultivation, bulldings rood, water at house and barn, well at house.

Land free from stones and easily worked; nice young orchard in good bearing condition. The farm contains about 110 acres 50 or 60 acres pasture and woodland, balance nice meadow. PERSONAL PROPERTY Five new milch cows, extra good ones; 1 two-year-old heifer, 1 plows, two-year old far stag, 8 calves; farming tools, barre we, pulveriser, cultivator, horse rake, chains, hoes, rakes, forks, 15 or 90 tons of on hay the and ear. a lot of corn fodder, 540 baskets of corn Terms made known at time of sale. It stormy sale next fair day.

O. W. CUTLER MORAN. Spring Beds We are making for one week a special run on the wire link bed, one of the best springs ever put on the market. We have yet to sell one that does not give perfect satisfaction and are willing to let you try one for a week.

We are still selling the original Hartford woven wire spring beds -a bed that always has been the favorite. Woven Wire Cots. Comfortable and durable and what every family needs in case of sickness or extra company and as prices have been reduced they are within the reach of everybody. Mattresses. We would again call your attention to our line of wool mattresses as the best mattress for a little money on the market and they are giving good satisfaction; the price for one week only, $4.85, regular price, $5.50.

For a cheap mattress we have Soft Top Mattresses Made in two parts with an extra heavy tick that we claim to be the best mattress sold in Brattleboro for the price, only $2.50. RETTING BROTHERS Emerson's Now is the time to seleot your winter hat. We are constantly receiving new things in millinery and invite your inspection. The latest novelties in stamped goods. Doylies, centre pieces, picture frames, eto.

BELLE H. EMERSON. Education AND Employment Teaches practi Business cally business and houses supplies SCHOOL College competent promptly assist- with SHORTHAND TE.I FORA anta. Open all the year For catalogue address, CARNELL HOIT Albany. N.

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