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VOL. XXI. MALONE, ,N. Y., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24M901. NO 17.

BLUEScin't

tell you any-thing about

/ t h e m . Youknow how dark

everything looksanefhow you are about

fezdy to give up. Some-how, you can't throw offthe terrible depression.

Are things really soblue? Isn*t it your nerves,after all? That's wherethe trouble is. Yourserves are being poisonedfrom the impurities inyour b Iood.

sarHParwapurifies the blood and

ogives power and stabilityto the serves* It makeshealth tnd strength, activ-ity and cheerfulness.

This is what "Ayer's"will do for you. It's theoldest Sarsaparilla in theland, the kind that was•Id before other Sarsa-parillas were known.

This also accounts forthe saying, "One bottleof Ayer's is worth threebottles of the ordinary

* SOCIAL, AND PERSONAL.

/tr»ck Haiding, of Saranac Lake, calledon Malone friends last week.

Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Brodie, of Bos too,are visiting friends in town.

Dr. J. A. Grant will return home fromNew York tots (Wednesday) evening. ]

Pheips Smith and Paul Smith Jr. havebeen spending a few da?s in Malone.

P, H. Cooney, an official at Danneaaoraprison, was in Malone last week callingon old friends.

O. J. Barnes is spending a week or tendays In Vermont looking after his largeneed interests in that section.

Miss Emeline Gokey, of Brasher Falls,has been visiting her sister, Mrs. F. M.Nichols, during the past week.

Mrs. O. P. Ames goes this week to NewYorkand she may also visit Bridgeport,Conn., and Boston before her return.

Mrs. Catherine Wentworth and childrenhave gone to Springfield, Mass., to spendthe summer with friends in that city.

M«. Hiram P. Porter has been spend-ing a-few days in Albany, visiting herhusband there daring the last days of thesession of the legislature.

Frank S. Allen has returned fromUtica, where he has been employed dur-ing the winter and entered the meat mar-ket of his brother, Henry Allen.

Miss Mary E. McCarthy, a teacher inthe schools at St. Regis Falte for thepast four years, has been engaged to takeone of the departments in the Brushtoahigh school the coming year.

Gilbert Young started Sunday nightfor the Catskills where he has secured em-ployment on the United States Topograph-ical survey. Mr. Young is a capableengineer and has frequently worked forthe state.

H. S. Heekbam, of SI. Regis Falls, baaresigned his position as forester of thestate of New York and has been appoint-ed expert draughtsman for the Division ofForestry IT. S.' Department of Agricultureit Washington.

Geo. Bemis, formerly of this countyand son of the late C. A. Bemis, who nowresides in the state of Washington, is

isiting old friends in this section afterabsence of 25 years. He is at present the

fit ftt F.ffHHrt C filta^Ti •

BASS BALL.

The young ladies cleared $22 at thesupper for the benefit of the association.

Base ball enthusiasm at Canton andOgdenaburg is reported at fever heat.Canton reports subscriptions of nearly|600 to their fund.

Danny Cook, the Yale pitcher with thePaul Smith team of 1900, has been de-lared ineligible by the faculty because of

a conditio*in his studies.The National League directors have

voted to retarnto the old rule, giving aplayer his base on being hit by a pitchedball, a i* less he plainly permits himself £&be hit. / *

The Malone management have not, asyet, made any announcement as to tbja.make-up of the local team, but it is safeto say that they are not idle and that theeam will do credit to Malone's reputa-:ion. ^

The Providence Eastern League teamshut out the Brown University team lastweek in an exciting game; score 2*r-0.Washburn, Whitremore and Graf dis-tinguished themselves, as usual, by theirgood work.

Information concerning the whereaboutsof our S. Bentley Seymour, "aerial artist,"formerly with Pittsburgh and later wiCnNew York, is wanted, so it is said, by theformer town, on account^ of a balloonascension feature in connection with a 4thof July celebration there.

Pitcher Arlie Pond, who quit the na-tional game $o volunteer his services as aphysician and surgeon at the beginningof the Spanish-American war, sailed Sat-urday from San Francisco for the Philip-pine Islands, a full-fledged major surgeonof the American army. Pond was a mem-ber of Malone's famous '93 team. *

An Osweco special to the Post Standard statesthat local base ball enthusiasts are discussing:toe organization of a team to enter the NorthernNew York League. An invitation has been re-Sfeived fromWIliiam Twitebeli of watertownand Ogwego may this year be ioun&~a*sociatedwith toe titties Of the northern tier. Mr. Twitch-eii will arrive here nest Tuesday, and it is ex-pected the matter will then assume definite form.

Who Mr. Twitchell is or what authorityhe has for extending such an invitation *t>Gswego, is not known by the officials ofthe N. X. Y. League. It is very improba-ble that either Watertown or Oswego willbe in the league this year. Malone bad oneexperience with a "long distance" cir-cuit, consisting of Malone, Plattsburgb,St, A i b ^ l J M V i i i

OF LOCAL INTEREST.

Seats for £1 Capltan on sale next Mon-day morning.

The Rebekah Lodge'wUl serve a 15 centsupper at their rooms on Thursday even-tog-

There will be a special review of Malone"Stare Tuesday evening, April '30th. Forinitiation and other important business.

John Harding, proprietor of,the Algon-quin Hotel, on Lower S»ranac' Lake, hasadmitted L. T. Gray as a partner in hisSaranac Lake book fetore.

Seventy-five dollars' worth of plasterparis casts have just been received at theChateau gay High School, and will be setup at once. Among the selections aremany noted authors, musicians and states-men.

One day last week S. H. Fallon andsons of Peru, Clinton county, killed 65snakes, 11 of which were adders. Theymeasured from 6 to 3© inches in length.These snakes were killed in about one andone-half hones' time.

The St. Lawrence county Board of super-visors has but a single lawyer among itsmembers, that being Assemblyman Cbas.S. Plank, of Waddington. E. P. Lynchis a candidate from Ogdensbarg and ifelected will swell the legal number by one.

Prof. Mann, of Potsdam, is rather get-ting the start of the community on hisgarden as he has peas and lettuce abovethe ground growing .in the open. Theseed was planted last fall and the winterwas just right to brine; it through in goodshape.

The potato market at the station thisweek is quite brisk the price having ad-vanced to 40 cents per bushel. Severalcarloads were shipped since Monday andit is expected as soon as the roads settlethere will be about 10,000 bushels offeredfor aale^n this town.—Chat. Journal.

Two Ogdensbarg men were arrestedlast week for stealing coal from cars inthe railroad yard. The coal owners com-plain that they have lost on an average aton of coal from nearly every car left inthe yards this winter. The thieves climbinto the care and throw the coal oa%gathering it up afterwards. The culprits

fere sent np for 30 days.

Wm. Ctanicy, of North, Greek, \S

A large amount of interesting personalocal matter on inside pages.

Senator Raines has introduced « billcompelling saloon keepers to furnish milk,tea, cocoa and ctiocolate, hot or cold, totheir customers.

The Thousand Island San la the latestnewspaper to be launched in NorthernNew York. It 1* to be published weekly

-, Alexandra Bay.James C. TnrnbalL a merchant at

Gouvemeur, last week filed a petition inbankruptcy with debts amounting to18,284.57. He has no assets.-

A. J. Donnell's store at Brandon wasburned last Thursday, including thestock of goods, his residence and barn.~ ras $3,000 with small insurance.

Massena is the only village in St. Law-renceLpouBty where the license fee will bechanged by the last census, the fee beingiacreased from $100 to $200 for hotels.

The congregation of the M. £. Churchat Chateangay raised about f700 on San-day preceding conference to be used in re-pairing the church the coming summer.

Fifty Italians have gone to Madawaska,above St. Regis Falls, to work on thebranch railroad now being constructed bythe Weidmann Stave and Heading Mills.

Under Pittsburgh's p new charter,which extends the village limits, thetown is said to have a population of 10,-000, "tJreater Pittsburgh" is now theproper title.

TheRacquett* River Paper Companyis to build a large plant at Hewittviilein the near future, to be known as agrinding' mill. The Hewittrille waterpower is one of the best on the river.

A Kansas weekly states among its localitems: "Mrs. Jones called this morningand laid a dozen eggs on oar tabte."There is no telling What a-Kansas womanwouldn't do when she is in the righthumor.

The game commissioners at Ogdeas-burg have been notified that parties fromthis side have been dynamiting fish justhelow Prescott. It is claimed they .fillboats in a short time in this way in Can-adian waters and then row quickly home.

The village trustees of Saranac Lakehave voted to have the garbage and refuse

C the village gathered up and dispos

The annual session of the Northernew York Conference has been in session

the past week at Mexico, N. Y. The re-ports of the various presiding elders show

substantial gain iiP conversions, theimonnt paid for beneToleoce%and generalm provecaent of church property.

O. B. Gelt reported for tfife St.(bglvnitffi^eoafeniKi.. _ . _ „ tbe Canadian border from Mor-

, _ oa the west to chftteauKay oa the east,x» Tapper Lake oo tbe south. oomprixiBg a mem-bership of aboat 5,00a divided taUtW chargesand 68 charches.. Dr. Colt had vtstted all bat

aree of these charges, preaching ttorn three toelghtttmestoeverjeb&rge. BefcaddrIveanear-y 8,000 miles, Ijesftfes railroad traveLttO Of whtoh«ad be«a on snow, in 148 oona&erottre days; He

bad sever missed an appointment on aoeoant ofweather or road*. There has been a retarn tothe old-time spirit aad power of the quarterlymeetings, wlththe result that 61 pemmu haSbeen soundly converted at tbe pabHo services,besides many others who had expressed a desireto te»;d a Christian We. The reports show aboutfl» prooaUoaers and SOD eonverrions. Ttoty-five hundred doHws baa been raised for the pay-ment of old tedebtediMsa on theebnrohes « d6,008 has bees expended for improvements on

church property, A new elrarcfc bad been builtat M&ssena Centre; tbe church at Waddiagton»ad been arreatljr iarorored at a ooet n€ POP, 1800

Canton ha*T spent *00 on the parsonage; Ogdeas^bra* bad paid |K» on old Indebtedness, and re-ported 64 conveatow and 70 probationer*; 1650tad been expended on the cborobat Ubateaagav;

on ti»Vdebt of Malone e*mrea and *»s'on drarqhmprovement, 20 conventions andtl.OBS {or theotal benevolences at Maloae: 51 eon versions at

Ban»or; $500 raised for new j ~* 'YiUe. A i s t R e j ~ ~won a figfet for 1 „

odds; 88 conversions at 130 at Tapper Lake. A k

for a new cbtu cb at Tapper Lake Janotion,This district will fan into ifi£w»fc contributionsfor thejeadowment of Syracuse University andtas followed oat tbe mggmtions relative to the

Twentieth Century Forward moTement.The dosing seealon of tbe oonfereuce wa« beld

on Monday afternoon. We tve below the appoint-ments for St. Lawrence district, together*with the names and present appointments ofothers well known la thfe section, receivedrom tbe secretary of tbe conference, fiev.

O. C. Townsend: " .[Special Despatch to Tbe Farmer.]

ST. LA.WHEKCB DISrBICT.PRBSHHK6 fiU>SB, - OhtS B. COFX.

Bangor, Joseph Harkneas; BeUooat, G, P.Smith; Brasher Falls, D. 0. #ohnsou; Bock'sBridee^A. L. Smith; Burke,Jo*epb Lobb: Canton,

w. n. BNCEU

Galilee, GTH. Vancamp; Lawrence. B. fi. I3orth-rap; Louisvliie, W. B. Long; LfebonTw. H.English; Madrid, W. H. Summers; Malooe. J. H.Myers; Massena. Samuel D. Robinson: Tloira,William P. urririgtotj; Morristown, WlBiamT!Best; NichoMHe and Fort Jackson, Wesley F.

$1 .»* bottle.

iviceyoue*a po»sil£r reecire, write tbe doctorfreely. To* will receW* a prompt re-ply, Trtthoat eost. Address.

Da. J. C. A YER, Lowell, Mat*.

Throat and Lungs.Don't tease your throat. Don't take chances

" with your lungs. If yon are hoarse, if youhave an annoying Httle comth that givesan uncomfortable feeling in the chest, take

L. P. Ladnke has gone to Potsdam toork for S. C. Dadey in tbeiroD business.

Mr. ILaduke was formerly a well-knownbarber of this village bat failing healthcompelled him to abandon the trade.Outdoor work agrees with him muchbetter.

Mrs. Geo. W. Briggs, who was calledo Makme a few weeks ago by the sickness

and death of her mother, who resided inWe&tvilte, started on Thnrsday last forManchester, N. H., where she will spendat least a portion of the summer with heristers.

Fred Pratt has resigned as foreman

Rutland and would not cafe to repeat ithis year, at least.

DEATH OF SILAS A.

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TOLUIA EM^LSIO . It soothes and heals.It quickly lessea^. tbo^t^vere^gpasms of

. cooghing "waleh are so likely to producersoreness of the longs and may lead toeenous trouble. Take TOLUIA at the firstsign of a cough. SS and 50 cents.

Toluia Emulsion Compoundis a combination of Toluia "Emulsion andCod Liver Oil—the best tonic in the worldfor weak lungs. It is good for school chil-dren, or those exposed to e#d and storms.It helps to ward off colds, pleasant to",take. 75 cents. For sale by all countrydealers. Prepared only by

C. W. HYDE, Druggist,MALONE, W. T.

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the Madrid pant factory and returned to2$*kaie. „. In addition t o managing hisfafm just soutn of this village Mr. Pratthas rented the* 50-acre farm of CharlesWilcox on the Xortb Bangor road adjoin-ng tbe Amsden farm on the east. „

Paschal S. Cherrier, who has been atHavana for some weeks has returned tosecure some trues for assisting id the workof^raising the Maine, on which be hasbeen employed by his cousin who has tbecontract, U>i the job. On account of yel-iow*feve^Caad-jq«&rantine he may not beable tp*return till fall.

Hon. John I. Gilbert and E. C. Sliderwere in Albany two ot* three days lastweek in connection with the matter of theDeaf Mate School appropriation beforethe governor. Mr. JUdjer went over tothe Eastern States on his way home tovisit one of the deaf mate schools of NewEngland,

s3""STW3byt« aBdTfamilyTofAlbany,have arranged to more to New Yorkwhere Mr. Whyte is now- engagedin theengineering department of the N. Y. Cen-tral railroad. „ Mr. Wbyte has' been for arnumber of years connected with the N. Y.Central shops at West Albany and is oneof the most capable engineering draughts-men with tbe jcompairy'.V

C. D. Webster, of Marietta, O., former-\ytat Maloae, called on old friends in townfne* few days last week. He left forPhiladelphia on Saturday to visit hisbrother before returning West. Mr.Webster is president and the principalstockholder in a large oil plant at Mariettaand is prospering finely. Only recentlyhe refused an offer of $80,000 for his in

The death of Silas A. Ferguson, whoseserious illness was noted iu The Farmerlast week occurred early last Wednesdaymorning. Two absent sons, Charles H.,of Tergenoes, Yt., and William K., ofAlgona, Iowa, had been telegraphed for,but were unable to reached tneir father'sbedside while he, was yet alive, thoughtbey reached Malone the same day. Thefuneral took place at the borne of thefamily just outside of this village Fridayatt.ttrnnrtn r.ho aarvin&a Haincr r>t\nclri<*tc>7{

county, was drowned last week wbiledriving logs in East Creek, Hamiltoncounty .>« His body has not been recovered.Stanley and a compani BF/rWere in a boatloosening a big jam of logs^ tsad when thelatter burst, the boat was overturned.Stanley was struck by a log and disap-peared3 but his companion was rescued.

A meeting of tbe Northern New Yorktrotting and pacing circuit, composingthe Watertown, <3anton, Ogdensbnrg,Malone, Potsdam and Gouverneur fairassociations, was held in Potsdam lastweek. AH but the last named town wererepresented. Owing to the conflict; of dates

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ed of by some person to whom awill be awarded. This is a move in theriejht direction and similar regulations inMalone would be appreciated.

The following young people will gradnate from tbe Chateaagay High School icJune: Chas. Prarie, Frank Greene,MabieDoaglaa, Loaise Daily, George Patersoo,Margaret Ryan, Ernest Douglas, NellieDwyer. Mary Collins;"Belle Mansil, Ger-trude Johnston, Philip_Stevinson.

Two boys named Ha fas Mitchell andLeon Flint, of Chateaugay, were sentencedto the reformatory at Rochester last weekfor burglarizing a store..; They stole a keyinthe front door a week previous and

by Dr. J. H. Myers, pastor of The CentenaryMethodist Church, who for that purposewas summoned here from the annual con-ference then in session at Mexico.

The death of Mr. Ferguson removesfrom Ma)one one of its. oldest and bestknown business men and one of thewealthiest citizens of Franklin county.He was a native of Central New Yorkand came here from Oneida with hisbrother, Andrew, in 1851. For a shorttime he successfully taught the Milwaukeestreet school in this village, but very soonbecame a farmer and followed .that oc-cupation fcU.1. the end of his days. Heengaged extensively in hop raising whenthat was a profitable business and inrecent years had made advantageous in-vestments in some of the Western states.His judgment was good, his ability coaftidembie and his shrewdness exceptional:

In early life Mr. Ferguson was^mamec^To HUssTCarofintfT rbyY of TJHerry Valley,Otsego county, a most estimable ladywith, whom he lived happily for fifty years

i B« wB&'f$leffc to mourn his loss. Be-swes thfei;|wor'so%s already mentioned, tbede< aaeMi4fif s^wived by a daughter, Mrs.Emma C. Arn&W, of Malone, and a son,John J. Ferguson, who resides on thehome place. By a sad coincidence, thewife of the latter now also mourns theloss of her father, tbe late Kahum Ayers,of North Bangor, whose death precededthat ©f Mr. Ferguson by only three days.

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The marriage of Benj. L. Wells andMiss Ella W. Plumb occurred at the NorthBangor church last Wednesday,audience was present and the floral de-corations were profuse and handsome,foliage aad flowering plants filling nearlythe entire front of the church inside thealtar rail. Two arches of evergreens badalso been erected over the center aisle.The bride was attired in a becoming stxitof brown and looked very pretty. Shecarried a bouquet of mertnet roses. Theceremony was performed by Rev. Mr.Band, tbe Congregational minister ofBangor, and pastor of the bride. Follow-ing the ceremony the couple were drivesto Malone where all arrangements to be-

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Brills are nosr being held in which the princi-piea of extended order drill are being taugkt bysquads aad the tmprotement is very svticeabie.

Tbe most *x<Jiting basket baa game of theseason was palled off on Wednesday night before

strong 4fth Sep. Co. team, of Gg<leasbtirg7 whobad previously defeated our boys. The gamewas ievoid of any roagb piay KBA was ttoe oiostscientific exhibition of i he kind we have had asyet. Co. £ won the contest by a score of 16 to 15.*the odds bavins: fluctuated from one side to theother throughout t&e frame and arousing tbespectators to the highest pitch of enthaslam.The feature of tbe gaine was tbe excellent teamwork of botb teams aad tbe- Individual playingof Jobert, (who tirew aU the goals but oae forCo. E) M&gtUre and Barse. The best of feelingexists between botb teams, and as each baa aviotory to its credi%it Is hoped that the 40thteam may be seen again in Malone in a deciding

Private M. Bliss Brake has been appointedquartermaster Sergeant of Co. '*£,'* vice O. L.Wtloox, honorably discharged "by reason of re-moTaifrom Malone. Private Drake has been afaithful and efficient member of the oompany formany fears, and his work as oompany clerk hasreceived the praise of many of the mspectors oftbe guard, ffls promotion fe merited and wfli re-ceive the approval of the entire

Walter Murray,now in senrioe ^ ,in a recently published letter pavsa well-merited

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adjournment was taken to the 26th, atCanton.

Between fifty and sixty applicationshave already been filed with the board ofeducation for the principalsbip of Chat-eaugay High Scbool, which will be madeeacant at tbe end of the present schoolyear by the resignation of Prin. McKinley.One of the applicants in describing hispersonal appearance writes that he is sevenfeet eight inches tall, and weighs 168pounds.

The claim of Benton Turner, of Platts-burghT against the state for interests intimber lands, embracing 7,932 acres intownsphip 21, great tract 1, MeComb'spurchase, has been adjusted by the courtof claims, which allows Mr. Turner $40,-000 on his claim for $128,656. The land

<*aken by the state forest preserveboard for Adirondack park purposes.

* out "eSclsSfvjSf&s reported tfcamount allowed as $6,000.

An action was recently brought againstAlfred A. Palmer, of Waverly, to recovertwo penalties of f 100 each for having deeiunlawfully in his possession in February,1900, during The closed season. The casecame on for trial before Justice H. M.Chamberlain and a jury is Malone lastTuesday aud was hotly contested for twodays, many prominent citizens of SivR?gis Falls and vicinity being witnesses.The jury late Wednesday afternoonbrought in a verdict of no cause of action.Badger & Cant well tried the case for tbepeople and G. H. Mala for the defend-ant.

The many friends of County Judge Be-

th u8hadeasyTa»^s^ JSearly all th<goods were recovered.

The transport Garonne on which th26ta volunteer infantry are returningfrom tbe Philippines has been heard fromand it was* expected she would arrive at SanFrancisco the first of this week. Shelong overdue and a good deal of anxietyhad been felt for the safety of her passen-gers,

A sad fatality is reported -from* Lancaster, Ont. Two little boys, namedBergerou, went out spearing fish increek one day last week and two houilater they were foUnd staggering .acrossthe fields. They were black in the faceand speechless and died before medicalassistance could be procured. ^From theiiappearance and what thep|fM vomitsbefore death it was concluded that the:had eaten poisonous roots.

- Rev. George^Qreene, an

ishville. C H. Walton; PotMam, j ; W, Miller; St.Kegis Palls and Dickinson, William Thomas- $£"'Regis Indian Missjon. Wm. C. Kingsbury; >outhCanton aa<l Pierrepon^ Wm, J. Shaw; Stock-holm, Htnry W. Jag* Tuppw Lake. W. A. Suili-ran; Waddington, M. M. Dond; Westville andConstable, D. H. bmitb.

OTHER APPOINTMENTS,Watertown, State St., E. H. Jov; Sanquoit,

€. H- Oulle; Fnlton. * . C. Towngend; Mexico,M. D, Sill: Oswego Center. W. B. Greene; I»a}a83d,•*..O. Barnes; Sandy Creek, F. L. Knapp; W.Saiidy Creek, O. M. KeUey; Kndxboro. F. A.Stanford; New Hartford. A. Bramlej: New torkM.Ik, J. C. Dariing; Utica, Dryer Memorial, 8.Call; rtica, First Church. W. D. Marsh; Ternon,I, D- feaslee; Pre^dtng* Elder Watertowa. Wat,,A. CX Danforth; alack Biver, 2. W. Shnpson;Rowel!, John Bragg; Watertown, Arsenal St.,JR. &. King; Cape Vincent, James M. Thomas;<rV* u»uT ».<[>, .T, v. ^ . . ^ w ^ i T c ^ - r a i w e s t e r n , G e o . €h—Fteher; wuterviDe. W. A. Bavea: l^wriile, W. C.Davidson: Frankfort, W. F. Markham: Herkiroer,A. P. Palmer: Richfield Springs, F. E. Arthur;Osweffo, Trinity. E. B. Topping; Gouverneur.C. L. Peek. Presiding elders not given above :t'tica Dist., S^JF. Pierce; Adams DLft.. A. D.Webster; Herkimfcr Dist.. C. E. Miller; OsweeoUist., 8. T. Dibble.

The place for boRling the nest conference hasnot as yet been s l e

South Bombay,AFnh.90.-Mrs. W. II. Nile? rt-tiinj«l

from New York, wheTe ?he has been sj>eiidla&&few days visiting friends.

Last week Saturday tbe many friends af Mrs.Etnra Tiioiopson received the md. news of betdeath at tiie home of her da**glvU;r, Mrs, JamesM«x)re. in Ft. Crtvinsrton.

Mr. Charles D. r-weet. who has been in theEastern States for the past year, returned homelast Thursday,

iScbooi opened last Monday after several weeksof vacation. »

Mrs. John Rowley. wb« has been Hi for sometime, is no better at this writing.

Robert Meeker, who has been spending tjiepast wicter in town, has returned to LotfeU,

copal clergyman, whose home is thoughto be in Kew York, was found dead in hisroom at the Seymour House, Ogdensbarglast Friday. The autopsy which was sub-sequently performed showed that hisdeath was caused by asphyxiation due toconvulsions. Several months ago, he wasgiven permission by Bishop Huntington,of Syracosfe/to go to Evans Mills, and h&a&fehBfge of the ^teeepal-missipn athat place and al&e at Antwerp until sixweeks ago, wh#n because of his eccen-tricities an iohibitidtt- was pronouncedupon him by Bishop Huntington. Hwas well connected and finely educated,having the title of Ph. D. and M. IX For anumber of years he practiced medicine.The unfortunate man is said to havi

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John Bovrley bas started op his saw mill andhas been doing a rushing business tbe past week.

G. W. KusseLi has moved Ms stock of groceriesfrom the mill to his store across tbe street. Mr.Russell ha? also added to his stock a fine line ofsboes aad rubber goods.

mnI NERVE TONIC.

Wash goods for waists And drew» werenever so pretty as this spring, and wenever had nearly bo good a Hn« to showM now. We invJte th* ladies to call andianpect them regardleaa of whether youW\fih to purchase or not.

F. W. LAWBEKCB & Co,

348 East Mais St. They did not escapethe customary showers of rice and oldshoe* to which all'have to sabmtt withgood-e*tared oadteage. Their honey-moon will be very afegibjy spent amid *hecomforts of their own fireside, and the Far-mer unites with a host of friends in wish-ing them a happy aad prosperous future.Mr. and Mwl Welk w i l i l * ataome totheir frieads after May 1st.

Tbe Frank Ho County Telephone Copnt in the following phones recently

vice. Too ratte'oredit to \' other States and

the field as candidate for the Republicannomination of supreme court judge tosucceed Jadgl Landon, now of the appel-late division. The honor is doe Franklin^eanty, and only a- combination a fewyears ago against Hon. John P. Badgerprevented him. from.getting a supremecourt nomination. Judge Bexnan is oneof the naost popular men ia Franklineotmty, «md If sach an honor should cometo him, it.would fail on one deserving ofsuch recognition and also prove highlysatisfactory to Mr. Beman's Franklincounty friends. —Pittsburgh cor. Barlington Free Press,

At the St. Lawrence county dinner inNew York «tty recently, given in honorof Irving Bacbeller, the author of "EbeffHolden," Edmund C. Stedman made <very good hit in stating that having comto attend a '-Bacbeller" dinner, he was

Liquor Tax Certificates.County Treasurer Adams will soon be

busy issuing liquor tax certificates which.take effect May 1st. The fee for hotelan&Woon licenses in Malone has beenincreased from $300 to $800 and storelicense from $75 to $100 by reason of anincrease in population based on tbe lastcensus. Up to Tae*d*y noon Mr. Adamshad issued the following.Boberts & Bush, boteL Chateaueay .f!QOLoon Lake Hotel Co.. Loon Lake 100MarshalldXhatafaaT Malaa& '

The New York Central & Hudson Kiv*iR. ]R. Co. nas kindly consented to granta reduced rate of full fare and one-thirdfrom Tnpper Lake, Saranac Inn, LakeClear, Saranac Lake, Paul Smith's andLoon Lake to all teachers attending theteachers' institute to m held at Maloaedaring the week commencing with May13th, next. AU teachers when purchas-ing their tickets will obtain from tbeagent at station a certificate bearing hissignature and stamp of office, also cum-ber of such ticket and date of same. Atclose of institute this certificate proper-ly signed bf commissioaer to t*» effectthat said person wa#in attendance ftt ln-

nte will entitle the holder thereof topurchase a return ticket forthe first-class fare with enough , added tmake aame end in 0 or 5. Certificates

e guard of thisappreciation

i and men

however, is shown iaa marked degree, as Mr.- - A- when tbe ex-guardsman is placed

, stew recruit, who is without any—is experience whatever. Tbe complement

„_* tbe 2ftE Separate Co. in his letter will be ap-preciated by tbe company and its friends

H. Y. eqaallr as welL

If troubled by a weak digestion, loss ofappetite, or constipation, try a few dosesof Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab-l Every box warranted. For sale by

agreeably surprised to see so many ladiespresent. They graced the occasion withtheir smiling faces in great numbers.Those whom we knew as "North Coun-try girls," brought down as life com-panions by the **bojs;"* those, who havecome "on their own hook," and are independently making reputations, being re-mnnerated and appreciated aa they deserve;.also a great .many of those native to NewYork, who have captured the ^Country" men, or have been captured bythem* m we choose to thiuk about It; bat,either way it is put, are making tneirhomea and ftreakles bright and inspiring

may be bad wita poreha^ pf tjgk^early as Satnrday, May lltb. The Rutland Railroad also grant tbe same rates.

Common prints that look like flue mas-lins, cotton wash goods that look likesilk, wear like silk and that no one wllknow are not silk unless you tell them.And r*al silks in waist patters lengths,no two alike, all in 8ty]ish ap-to-datecolors, patterns and fabrics and in greatvariety. Call and lee them at

F. W. LA WHENCE:& Co.

L. C. Maid, Tppper Lake, store 75

New potatoes in April from your owngardes are not very common in this lat-itude, yet this is the diet of which NathanParmeter is boasting. Parmeter owns afarm in the foothills of the- Adirondack;?a bo VB South Col ton. Last year he plant-ed several acres of potatoes, but before begot aronjod to dig them the ground frozeup aad tlfey were covered deeply wttfisnow all "winter. Toto spring when therains bad melted tbe last vestige of tbeBnow blanket ParmeteJNAetbought him-self of the potatoes and decided to see bowthey bad wintered. To his surprise befound them as sound as a new dollar and •in a short time had gathered "sixty-flv*bashes of as fine new potatoes as youever ate." Franklin county does notpropose take a back asat for St. tawreacewbeu it comes U> potatoes. Last «re«k

lefe,C. W. Hyde and A. W. Stickney, Malonrr^tbem with conrage to continue tbe battle

~ ~ F. Paine, Barke. ' for nigtor and better success in life.

Stop* the Cong* aad Work* off* theL&xatfve Baromo-Qotelae TaWet« <jareacok!*ione day. So Care, BO P*y.

b t o p ekGeo. Wilder, who pes i^on the EUfsplaceat the lower eud of Fort Covingtoa street,dug from his garden a trasbel of h*nd«omelooking potatoes and they are oow servedat his table dsily. They are of fin* flavorand qnaUty, tbe deep covering ot snowfor five months not hiving injured them'In the leas*. "

The beet bwad floor made Is 'Tbe best paatr, flour i» Pansy.The best ooffeeis Victory Special.Tbe best bo«er U Arctic Creamery.ll teWfj&m V. W, itAW &

and no one else in Malone.