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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-06-15
The Home Paper.

The New York Sun gives the follow
ing very true paragraph relating to
"home' papers: sit would do the hearts
of country editors good to ride up town
on the elevated cars in the afternoon of
Friday and Saturday on any week in the
year. On these two days great many
business men give only a CHASTITY glance
at the evening papers and then immedi-
ately draw from pocket a copy of a
paper that is in marked contrast to the
city paper, so far as type and general
appearance goes. The type is invaria-
bly, larger and the displays of advertise
ments and headings to news articles COM
monty coarser. The ink is not always
spread evenly over the page. Neverthe-
less, the business man opens the paper
to the page devoted to village news and
reads every line there. After that he
not infrequently reads the village adver-
tisements and gives brief look at the
editorials. The city man used to live in
the village where that paper was print
ed, and he recognizes the names of peo-
pie there as old acquaintances, and COM
monty old friends. The village paper
comes like letter from home to the city
man who was once villager.''
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-06-15
Cause for Sorrow.
I From New York Tribune

1t was easy enough to tell that the big
man with the mutton-chop whiskers was
Wall Street banker, and that the hand
some little woman in the gray mackin
tosh was well-known actress, but who
the serious-looking man in the tweed
suit was, nobody on the Guion Line
steamer Alaska could guess. He had
the appearance of man bowed under a
load of sorrow and remorse. He rarely
visited the smoking room, and at meals
he was silent and taciturn. He walked
alone upon the promenade deck, and he
had his steamer chair placed at dis
lance from where his felloW-passengers
sat. Sometimes he had few sheets of
music paper with him, and often he
leaned over the rail, humming snatches
of some weird melody.
When the charity concert was given
the committee invited him to take part
calais % said the sad passenger, 81 can
not sing. Would that | never had a
voice. The gift of melody has been me
ban and curse. [ wrote song once.
Since then me life has been like the sea
which rolls beneath US, full of shattered
wrecks and dank seaweeds of bitterness.
Pardon me, sir; know it is unmanly to
weep, but since 1 breathed that song in
to the circumambient ether. sorrow and
remorse have been me daily portion"
And the sad passenger retreated to his
cabin, sobbing violently.
"Mr. JONES'" said the chairman of the
concert committee few minutes later
to the good-natured purser, Richard
Jones, twill you tell us what you know
of the sad passenger"
"Certainly, sir" said Mr.. Jones, "but
as this company ia responsible for his
safety, you must wait until we reach
New York, and he is safely on shore.'
When the Alaska reached her pier yes
terday the sad passenger who could not
sing was one of the first to land. Then
Purser Jones called the concert commit
tee together, and told them that the sad
passenger was Felix McGlennon, the au-
thor of Comrades"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-06-15
THE PUBLIC HEALTH.
Need of National Supervision to Prevent
the Spread,of Disease.
IT. Mitchell Prudden, in the Century,l

the Spread,of Disease.
1T. Mitchell Prudden, in the Century.l
Some of us admire, others wonder at,
the courage and placidity with which
England faces threatened invasion of
cholera. This is because she is ready to
encounter it, not only with intelligent
sanitation well under control all over
the lard, but because she meets it as a
unit, and not as we are still forced to do,
in hap hazard fashion, as the resources
and the sanitary intelligence of single
state may decree, or as the whim of an
autocratic officer may dictate.
A great central Bureau Of Health, in
which administration, instruction, re-
search, and record in matters concerning
the public health should center, and to
which in stress local authorities could
turn for help and COUNSEL depart
ment which, representing the sanitary
and hygienic interest of this great ma
ton, could make common cause with
similar departments long since estab-
lshed in other lands against the ravages
of disease,-such Bureau of Health is
urgently needed in the United States to-
day, and should soon be established.
Such a bureau might well be organized
in the Treasury Department, and consist
primarily of an executive board of
trained sanitarians under competent
head, which, in cooperation with the
Marine Hospital Service, and, if desir-
able, with the medical services of the
army and navy, should perform all those
far-reaching functions in the interest of
national health which the Federal gov
eminent alone could safely and effective
ly assume. An advisory board composed
of physicians and sanitarians of expert
ence and established repute, from differ
ent sections of the country, selected by
the President and confirmed by the SEN
ate, should be called in council by the
executive force of the bureau, in deciding
upon the general scope and nature of the
work to be done at all times, and be
ready to advise and sustain them in ii mes
of special danger. No agency could so
certainly avert panic and commercial dis
aster in the face of threatened pestilence
and none so surely stay its progress.
The economic interests alone which are
involved in more widespread preven-
ton of disease, and in the prolongation
of the average term of life, should eff
fectively commend the establishment of
such Bureau of Health at the nations
capital.
1t is surely thus, and thus only, that
this country can justify it's claim to, stand
among the nations of the earth Which
are foremost in advancing the welfare of
mankind. So, and so only, can it fulfil
its mission, long since declared, to Sc
cure for it's citizens, one and all, "life,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-06-15

to the general public, somewhat in the
manner of the recent consular reports
on roads and streets of foreign coun-
tries, but to have it worked up by spe-
cialists and put it in such form as to be
of much greater practical utility. There
is no more fear that such a bureau would
trench upon the rights of states than
that the bureau of agriculture would
undertake the province of farming. But
we would go even further, and believe
that there should be not only a bureau
of roads, but also department of pub
lie works, to include within its jurisdic-
tion all the ways of communication by
land and water, domestic and foreign.
The collection of statistics concerning
our railways and waterways, commerce
and navigation, rivers and harbors, and
even the construction of the improve
ments in this latter sphere, might very
properly be assigned to such civil de-
partment.
The success of all popular move.
ments is undoubtedly dependent upon
the amount of interest which the individ-
ual not only feels, but on the energy
which he is willing to exert upon those
who have been elected to execute such
measures. Hence it is that stress is laid
upon the Importance of Individual and
personal appeals to legislators by petit
ton, by private letter, by interviews,
and in every other legitimate way, to
impress upon them the great need and
desirability of reform or of revision in
our road laws, that we may be enabled
to secure better results as it is evident
that our present laws do not give us
good roads, and that no Improvement
can be expected until the present system
of working out the taxes be abolished
for one that will give intelligent and skill
full supervision and which will convert
the present narrow-tired road-destroyers
into broad-gauge road preservers.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-06-15

USE DANA'S SARSAPARILLA. IT'S
THE KIND THAT CURES"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-06-15
The Creatures of Ocean Depths.
from Popular Science MonthlY.l

1t would appear to have been definitely
established by the researches Of the last
so years that life in some of its many
forms is universally distributed through
out the ocean. Not only in the shall
lower waters near coasts, but even in the
greater depths Of all oceans, animal life
is exceedingly abundant. A TRAVELLING in
a depth of over mile yielded 200 speci-
mems of animals belonging to 70 species
and So genera. A trawling in depth of
about three miles yielded over so speci-
mems belonging to ~ species and 25 gen
era. Even in depths of four miles fishes
and animals belonging to all the chief in
vertebrate groups have been procured,
and in sample of ooze from nearly five
miles and quarter there was evidence
to the naturalists of the Challenger that
living creatures could exist at that depth
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-06-15
COUNTRY ROADS.
Col. Pope's Good Work for the Betterment
of Our Highways.
From Lippincott's.l


of Our Highways.
From Lippincott's.l
Almost every state in the Union is now
moving to secure revised laws and better
roads, and in each may be found long
list of distinguished and public-spirited
men who, at great personal sacrifice,
have given much time to this educational
measure. Foremost among these in the
east NAV be mentioned Col. Albert A.
pope, of Boston, Mass, who is indefati-
gable in his efforts to secure results in
every possible way and by the most i'm
pressiye and practicable methods,-viz.,
O iect-lessons. To this end he has not
oply endowed a chair at the Massachu-
setts Institute of Technology with spe-
cial reference to instruction in all mat
tiers pertaining TO roads, but he has deliv-
cred numerous lectures. published many
speeches. distributed circulars, petitions
and memorials, all bearing upon the
question of the establishment of better
condition of our public ways. One OF
his latest papers is an appeal to editors
and publishers urging them to sustain
the movement and to correct the CHROME,
ous impression which seems to prevail
that it is intended or desired to have the
national government interfere in any
wav with the sovereign rights of the sew.
eral states, by assuming to build national
roads. Such is not his purpose, which
ia distinctly stated to be the establish.
ment of bureau of roads for educa-
tionaI purposes,--to collect statistics and
to disseminate information about road;
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-06-15
MODERN MIRACLES.
Some Wonderful Exploits of an Indian
Fakir.
From Popular Science Monthly.

Fakir.
From Popular Science Monthly.
In short time the fakir had sufficiently
recovered from his trance to stand up,
and, when the sheik pointed to the bra
zier, he thrust his hand into it, seized
some of the live Goals, blew them till
they emitted sparks, bit off pieces of
them, as one would bite an apple, and
eagerly ate them up. He then went to a
large prickly cactus, which was standing
on the platform. plucked leaf armed
with strong spines, bit off piece, and
swallowed it. With equal avidity he
crunched and consumed thin sheets of
glass. Fragments of the cactus and the
glass were handed to the spectators, who
examined them and convinced themselves
that they were really the substances they
were represented to be. An attendant
brought in shovel, the iron part Of
which was red-not. so that bit of paper
thrown upon it flashed at once into
flame. The fakir took the wooden ham
die of the shovel with his right hand,
placed his left hand on the glowing iron
plate, which he also licked with appaI-
emit relish, and then stood upon it with
his bare feet until it became black. This
last exploit filled the air with a faint
odor of burned horn. A sword, so sharp
that it cut piece of paper in two when
drawn across the edge, was handed to
the fakir, who thrust it with all his force
against his throat, his breast, and his
sides. The sword was then held in a
horizontal position about three feet
from the ground with the edge up
ward, by the servant who took hold OF
the point, which was wrapped in several
folds of cloth for the protection of his
hand, and by another 'Aissaui, who held
it by the hilt. The fakir placed his hands
on the shoulders of the two men and,
leaping up barefoot on the edge Of the
sword. stood there for some seconds. He
then stripped and, resting his naked alb
domen on the edge of the sword, bal
anced himself in the air without touch
ing the floor with his feet, the sheik
meanwhile pressing down upon the ia
kris back with the whole weight Of his
bOdV,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-06-15

THESE Hotels within easy walking distance Worlds
Fair Freproof built of stone brick and steel Heated by
and lighted by electricity Rooms in SUITE with and without
location the in the city. Cottage
the door mnute ordng the and safest mode
the Fairs fare Can
81 day and upwards for each and meals
elegant Cafe for SOC each.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-06-15
REVENGE OF FATE.
The Little Rain Drops wouldn't Patter on
the Roof.

The Little Rain Drops wouldn't Patter on
the Roof.
"Here is letter from friend Of mine
in Kansas" said a guest at Detroit no.
tel the other evening, as he held the
epistle in his hand, land it relates to a
very serious circumstance. Without
the letter here to back me up, should
not have dared to tell you the story"
He was asked to drive ahead, and after
another glance at the letter he con-
tinued:
''From my earliest recollection l loved
the patter of rain-drops on the roof at
night. Many and many night I've
rubbed snuff in my eyes that l might
keep awake the longer to hear the pattcr.
Five years ago l built me a house in a
certain town in Kansas. 1t cost me 5000
extra to get things so arranged that 1
could hear the rain-drops patter as l lay
in my bed. For two weeks before l
moved in it rained every night. lived
in that house three years, and what do
you suppose happened, or, rather, didn't
happen?"
cit burned down, and there was no in
surance," answered one of the crowd.
'NO, SIT. IL never ralneu one single
night in all those three years, unless l
happened TO be away from home. If
there were showers they'd pass away
before bedtime. If L happened to be
away it would pour all night. 1 got so
mad about it that l went to bed in the
daytime several times, and pledge you
my word if it didn't stop raining before
l got fairly between the sheets!''
"And what about the letter."
"It's from the man who bought my
house. He bought it because he wanted
to hear the rain-drops patter and he
says; what in blazes is the matter with
your old shanty, anyhow! 1t hasn't
rained here but one night since bought
you out, and then not blamed drop fell
on the roof of this housed Isn't it Gu
rious?"
"Have you any theory about it,"
''Well, yes, l have. l think it's retri-
button"
"How retribution?"
"Why, am the author of that old
song entitled, Rain Drops On the Roof
Wrote it when was only IA years of
age. l was innocent of any wrong, but
Fate"
Then everybody got up in the most
solemn manner and walked away and
left him to pursue the downward path
which leads to destruction.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-06-15

RIInl INFO Violin outfits sent by express on
WIRE IM n receipt of price in cash, postal
or express money order.
No. 5 Grade-Violin fine full tone, dark var
nish. Violin case of wood, lined with flannel;
brass trimmings. Bow German silver trimmed,
ebony frog, pitch pine, piece of rosin, instrnc-
ton book, $500
No. 10 Grade Strong toned violin, with better
bow and case, $1.25
No. Is Grade-EXcellent orchestral violin,with
better case and fittings, $9.l5. All kinds of musl
cal instruments. VIM. Hooton.
Ais Broadway, Room 430, New York.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-06-15
The End.
From Indianapolis Journall

From indianapolis Journal.
Fair Young Thing-What becomes of
you bright young newspaper men when
you have worn out all your talent.
Chollie Scribbs-Oh, by that time we
have made reputation and sell our stuff
to the magazines.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-06-15
Why He Wasn't Called.
From Chicago Inter Ocean

"Did you call the gentleman in No.
70? He wants his breakfast at 7
O'clock"
Bellboy-'No, he don't"
ibid he say so?''
Bellboy-''No; he blew out the gas
last night.''
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-06-15

TVERS & POND PIANO CO., 1888 fremont ST.,
L; Boston. Easy terms, $25 down and $40 a
month will buy 1lrst-class piano. Write for
full information
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-06-15

NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY OF
~ MUSIC. Founded by DR.. f, Tourjee. Carl
Faelten, Director. Send for calendar. f. W.
Hale, Gen. Manager, Boston, Mass.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-14
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs Of physical being, will attest
the value u health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties OF perfect lax
alive: efiectuslly cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation:
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and il is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs il for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup Of Figs,
and being well informed. you will not
accept any sut-'itpse if offered.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-14

Alphorsfis Cote died IN The Mercy
hospital Hg Rapids Thursday from in
ffirirs reccived While saving the lives ~
ether. Cafe vas employed AZ lumber
camp az Harrison ana noticing some
;hing wrcfig with the logs ng tam. un-
,.u,lp.-s 20. an zirc in time e. save the
Hve. 20 the rreS hut Wa caught him
sit ard gun over. ks'ng both i"gN
The state auperinten,ieu's = schcols
a, me meeting ~ Lansing elected the
f4towire nfiyers President. John \
Stewart. Port nprrn. vice president
charles \ firaNn. 1ravstse City. secre
tsrs and treasurer. Charles g, Hoyt.
Jackson The nex, meeting q the ~
so,-iation viii be held IN that city
The recent heavy storms have fell",3 "a
vsst quantity a PIae ~ the eastern part
- The uppsr peninsula Many sections
WI have D. ~ lanbsrcd at once 20 save
the pine.
box q hr,i,iiny from Hamburg vss
hurnesi - Saginas yesterday ~ orgier
q The board q health The s;nff hat
hs-n furni gated. bat cholera Vas feartSs
The intake pre- p ~ Jsek~nu ssrsr
works hlr~, Friday amt 'or sevr-al
hours tie fovr ha'i ms rrn~-'c erlon
sas On faP Congratulations
Ios.ph \ Nsnrisr . Marquette. enc
~ the nan=t pusninent drmocrs;s p
northern Michigan died suddenly .
pneumonia Thursslsy
Re,-i CITY - sgog hecsus~ woman
faa~her hss t.rn sFnrlnYe.t f1r the past
year IA THE pul'isc =thoois without n ct
tficsts
The Peoples savings bark = ths
--latest lrrnwo.1d sf trrpri@e. 4 u. car
rar ~ depufr state treasurer. = the
ssszeief
Bay Clsy .od SaxiraE high sch'scl
.rhoiars had debate - tns latter risrs
Thur@say n,ght snd bone tslsnt ess 10
feafasf
Fred Lynch. n.ght vstrhusn = thA
unFsr depot. PIG Rapids. 80 RIM ever
~ ssitrh rrafu~ fie 80 receives.
rhrsv e,snstrtsst Isrls-1r made state
yasrsts 81 til psrten h1sui THURSDAY
~hieh tla.y hag~ 81 erlns liberty.
DIV. \. y u saIsasss. Que u The meet
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-14

At the monthly meeting % tho Dis
trict Teachers Reading circle yesterday
President Richards presided. Ira Cole
read paper on kinds Of School Com.
pany and How Treated" Ii was freely
discussed. Commissioner Smith gave u
talk on the teaching Of reading Har-
p~r's arithmetic was discussed by Eli
Good and others as To its merits and de
merits. and Mr.. Scott gave hints on
the study IL grammar. How and when
to teach prnmanship was also talked
over.
IL was decided 10 hold no more meet
ings until September. A vote 81
thanks WAS rendered the president. vice
president. secretary and executive com
mittec for their earnest work. and the
presidenf. on adiourning. thanked the
teachers for their support.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-14
Shrincr~ fur Saginaw.

pie. Mobiles Of the Mystic Shrine. will go
TO Saginaw Thursday morning. They
viii 20 In a special train and return in a
special. The Saginaw Shriners pay all
the expenses 81 the trip and are willing
Ia give their Grand Rapids brethren
quit claim deed 10 the city il they wish.
Saginaw intends 10 make il the SWEETEST
thing Of the kind that the city of salt
and sawdust ever saw. In fact. the
soIree is intended Ia dazzle the natives.
and the Shriner who does not wear
white kid gloves and claw hammer
coat will have Ia browse with the cam
els lie will no, be admitted into tho
congregation 81 the most high.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-14

IN. ~ s&sSS
II had tr~u . sufier~r frosn aggravated
catarrh Of the head and throat for several
year~. and lati~rly the d,s~ss< had satend~d
and seriously invaded my lunss and stomach.
I suffered beside tn distressing phase at
tendant on casarrh from very alarming
symptoms Of hung disease; splitting blood
and being weakened by facilitating night
sweats"
Il had Distressing cough: my head ~as
In very had state; my throat continually
almo~t dry and SIRE and my general ~ stem
badly broken down. The change Of air did
me no gcod-on the contrary So, Worn.
placed myself under the care az Dx- Cope
land and Graham Of this city, and although
had been under the hands Of physicisps
before without benefit. hegan 10 improve
under their treatment and have now pro
grcs>ed wonderfully.
II AN MORE Than GRATEFUL AND Salts
FLED. AND An GOING RACK TO MY FoME
At ROCHESTER, tn RESUME NY WORK. ~
FEEL WILL AND STRONG ENOUGH IN EvERY
WAY"
THE COPELAND MEDICAL PRACTICE II
ACKNOWLEDGED TO H. TIE LAk.EsT IN
THE WORLD. IT II FOUNDED on HoNEsry
AND BrILr Up BY ABILITY. SKILL AND
EXPERIENCE.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-14

might adm. that they sa.s rot -vhsss
the ass al Mr.. Pi~n,e. sppof,on
,n>ns bail ssas tsAea up infaeaiAssi!
After ealing % osdsr and. 10 the sSf-
,r.ss u sysrY rspuhsicsa osnosf; NJ.
farabal. ihs dssnosrst ssaatcs ifooa
Alp~sa. jsssis psd 20 his tsss AMI n'"s~a
TIA, Inc bti. be- placed spoa lts AM a'o,
date pss.sx~. plsdgias he suppH0 -
~. a.mscg'st sea ators foS tbs aAssssnrA
r.. -earker' for the repao-
l,casss. aai tfssy in.m<siistesy Stan p~~i~i
The rexard-d the bali A. hsAhsa sh'
sney fairy tell ssss sssh other ~ thss
raUsrne~, ., vote % table H. Shsh Sss'
dDne and the ssaAss 2tleurnsd
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-14

\ dispatch from Washington TO the
Detroit Free Press Of yesterday ill.,
ferred that ex Mayor Chl could he in
duced 10 reconsider bis declination 70
position Il assistant secretary ~ war.
Being asked about it last evening Mr..
Chl said that he vas surprised to see
such an item published. There had
been no communication With him by
anybody on the subject. and he was en-
tirely ignorant % the cause 81 such a
rumor. Asked IL he had any IDEA u
changing his mind about accepting. be
replied he had not.