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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-08
WITHOUT INTERFERENCE.
Prize Fight Between Bellireau and
Carroll For WorcesterC hampi ionship.

Carroll For WorcesterChamp tonship.
NEWMARKET JUNCTION, N. H., Dec. s.
The fight between Beliresu and Tim
Carroll was fought in a barn at this place
early this morning. The lads fought
for the 125- pound championship of
Worcester and a STAKE OF 5000. The con-
test was one OF the fercest ever seen
and was very even up to the last minute
OF the 10th round wi hen Bellireau knocked
Carroll out with terrific punch in
the pit OF the stomach. Carroll did not
recover consciousness for fully ten min
utes. Considerable money was lost
by the Carroll partisans. This
fight was originally advertised to occur
at Portsmouth, but owing TO the police
interference could not be pulled of at the
time. Referee HOWE Hodgkins, how
over, secured this place and the fight was
fought without interference.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-08
MARINE REPORT.
The List of Arrivals and Departures OF
Vessels at Ihis Port.
loRr or Providence, Dec. 8.
Arrivals.

Arrivals.
STEAMERS Nashua, Hazard, New York:
City OF Newport, Kelley. Newport; Richar &
Borden, Mason. fall River: Queen City,
Pettey. Soacounet NJ Dcwing, King.
1UGS-MInnie, Argus.
SCHOONER Mary buckley, Clarke, Green
Point.
BARGEs Charter Oak. Venus.
Sailed.
SrrANErs-N Nashua. Morgan City. Saxon.
City ~ NrwroTt. Richard Lordon, Queen Guy,
Wili0W Nnfv,l
TUGS. Argus. Minnie.
SCu4O> rha- sob iiOs Parker NCffOlk. N d
skinner. hianey, New or. Lyai N Law ,
Blake. Norfolk; W A uJrrell, Aontauk: JAS IA
Birdsall, Birdsall. coal port; LuoI,ncw. Eaton.
FIJI River 81 loed Iron for this part; Laurel.
Kreie, New Haven; Agricola, BoFsy. Cottage
tltv.
BARGEs- Providence Nile, J urlee,
Notes.
The schooner William Morrell which
sailed today will go 10 MOntauk and take on
the cargo OF the schooner Oriole that wcnt
ashore sometime ago and will sail for New
York
The Providence Steamboat Company will
pas 500 TO the owner of tho schooner Julia
"A War; that Nes damaged by the col isIon
with the steamer Poquot in Long Island Sound
sunday morning.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-08

Probably the meanest thief ever
caught is Louis Bourgard of Paris who
recently, while riding in cab, ripped
open the cushions, tied the horsehair
into a parcel, sold il while the cab
waited for him ard with the money pro-
cured from selling his 'plunder" paid
the cahman his fare.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-08

SaimGsl. ...-tC.4 antagonist, was
man of mild manners and quiet in
speech, but bis wife imagined he did
not do himself justice in controversy un-
less he called his antagonist vile names
Some of his manuscripts are extant,
containing abusive words interlined in
her own handwriting
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-08

A resident Of England. who has been
three times married, welded woman
who had been three times widow.
Children were born in all cases, so that
children Of seven different parentagos
live under the snme roof
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-08

Albuquerque. N. NJ, was named by
the Spanish from a town of the same
name in Spain, which took its title from
Alphonso d'Albuquorque, famous Por.
tnouoee ccl1io-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-08
Coroner VIII Investigate.

New YORK, Dec. S.--The coroner's Office
was notified OF the suicide of Charles
Parton OF Hartford, Conn. The man was
found dead Ia bed at McKeever's Hotel,
West and Christopher streets.
he had died from asphyxiation by gas.
Coroner Shea Will make On investigat tion.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-08
He CAN BE A GENERAL.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Dec. s.-Fraucis
wayllnd, dean Of Yale law school, haB
been offered the position OF Judge acvo-
cate general on Governor-elsct Conin's
stan.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-08
FINANCIAL.

Evidences OF investment buying are not
lacking, and upon all reasonable set backs
we expect TO see the floating supply OF
stock in the better class OF dividend
payers greatly reduced"
Providence Clearing House.
The clearings OF the Providence banks
today amounted to s769, 600; for the week,
s5,429,10O
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-08
WARsAWs GeW GOVERNOR.

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. S.-Count Won
Schouyaloif, tn e Russian Ambassador at
Berlin, will succeed General Gourko, who
resigned on Dec. l, as Governor of War
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-08

The calendar OF the Supreme Court Tor
Monday is as follows:
Common Plea, Division. ]


Common Plea, Divisional
1882. Lymansville Company VS.. Walter
Nieber. Attorneys-C. +. Parkhurst for
plaintiff: Il. Il. West for defendant.
1909. Same az 1882.
1923. John McQuiggan VS.. Pawtucket
Street Railway Company. Attorney
IA. j. Carroll FOR plaintiff; ID. ID. and w.
&. Baker for defendant.
931. Assbel ID. Taft Va. Charles H. Can
non. Attorneys-Page 81 Owon for plain
tih; N. y. l.. Mopry for defendant
6S72. ". T.. Butt Co. VS.. ID. Russell
Brown. AttOrnoys-R. w. Burbank for
plaintiff lsasseti & Mitchell for defendant
appellate Divislon.l
2347. Browneii, Field a Co. vs. Bernard
j. Padien, assignee. Attorneys-E. ii. l..
for plaintiff; p. j. Psdien pro 80.
1g5. Gardner S. Barber vs.. John C..
James Of oil. Attorpeys-S. w. h. Allen
for plaintiff; j. 81. Pronman for dtfsnd-
ant.
The trolley wire on Tockwotten Hill
A n l.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-08

SANTIAGO, Doc S.-A new cabiuet, com.
posed exclusively of Liberals, has been
formed, headed by Senior Luce.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-08

The trolley wire on Tockwotten Hill
broke down at s:15 this morning and de-
layed travel about an hour.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-11
PENSION LAWS.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE bills to
codify and arrange the laws
relating to pensions have been
reported fsvorably by committees
from both Houses OF Congress. The
report OF the Senate committee
was made some time ago. Mr..
Ellis, OF Kentucky, the chairman OF
the house committee on revision of the
laws, has the following to say in submit
ting the bill from his committee:
sin view of the hearty recommendation
and assurance of the accuracy of the bill,
both by the present and the preceding
officers charged with the administration
of the pension laws, and, as
suming then, that the objects
aimed at, accuracy and complete
ness, have been=ohtained, few words
only need be said as to the desire bility
of enacting such code of pension laws.
"It is within the knowlenge OF every
person who has ever sought to inform
himself on any particular question
arising out of the pension system
that the laws on this subject are
so Heterogeneous, fragmentary and
scattered (many provisions of
vital Importance being found obscurely
placed in long and cumbersome appropri-
alton acts), and yet SO mutually inter-
dependent as to be extremely difficult Of
access and comprehension without some
authoritative systematic grouping"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-11
Eastern League standing.
National League Standing.
New England League Standing.
Hits and Tips.

The State League will begin the season
tomorrow. The Banner Boys will play
with the Woodbines in this city, the
Wickfords and Russells at Olneyville, and
the Clydes aud Stars at River Point.
The Fall Rivers were defeated for the
first time yesterday in Worcester.
The directors of the Boston Club are
somewhat worried over the stories going
the rounds about their players being dis
satisfied. Yesterday, it is reported, they
had Tom Mccarthy up before them and
threatened him with some awful fate IL
there was any more talk.
Notwithstanding the effort OF Manager
Selee to keep the account of the money
taken in on the last trip away from the
players they know TO a cent the amount
-eEf4fe,sey- received their -faaHegef;;
and have the figures in little book.
Tommy Mccarthy was not the player
that did the bookkeeping either.
Boston is playing at Portland this af-
ternoon.
Burnham smiles as he reads about the
Grays. What roast he would get IL he
was bossing the Providence players this
season.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-11
m'CkRTAYS BILL.
1t is Made in Order to Gel a License
For Sixth Warder.

The bin introduced by Representative
Mccarthy in the House today seeking to
debar the owners OF unoccnpied and un-
improved property from demonstrating
against the application for liquor licenses
within the 200 foot radius is
understood TO have special ref
erencc to the case of LIQUOR
dealer on Thurber's avenue in Ward q
who has made several attempts to open
up saloon in that section. The license
commissioners see no reason why the
owner of tract OF lond should not have
a direct interest in guarding against the
proximity Of n saloon which would natu-
rally have tendency TO impair the value
OF his property for industrial or busi-
ness purposes. Tho bill may possibly
meet with the sanction OF majority of
the judiciary committee to which it has
been referred, bat its fate under the ex-
istfng conditions is likely to be identical
with some OF DIR. Garvin's pet Utopian
schemes.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-11

Last Saturday night at the Press Club
was professional night" when tine
Cohen family and the Starlight
Colored Quartet filed the bill and
tomorrow j. To be another
professional night. Prof. Charles Lovcn-
bcrg's excellent orchestra from keith's
Gaiety Opera House, who have heretofore
entertained the Press Club delightfully."-,
will bc tho central attraction and wifi
render Professor Lovcnberg's immensely
popular descriptive piece, "Scenes
on the Midway" trombone
solos and popular selections. Smith
and Cook, the " Hustler" knock about
team, will give their act in full and James
Bradley, tenor, will sing.
r he Starlight Quartet, by tho way,
which entertained the club last Saturday
night, Is a local organization. They are
going on tour and their work II OF n
character that should meet with public
appreciation.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-11
Harrington Rural Improvement Asso-
citation.

The regular monthly meeting OF the
association will be held at the Town
Building this evening at s O'clock. The
following committees Will make reports,
viz: On State Improvement Association; !;
ON Drainage at Drownville; on Memorial
Resolutions; on ArborDny Celebration; on
Roadside etc, etc. And the questions,
Would the Town OF Darlington be bene-
fited by having the Town Council held i'm
the evening? And what can be done TO
improve the interior OF our school rooms.
The meeting will he one OF especial in
terest as the year Is drawn . close and
brought before the meetlng Tor discussion
and action.
Every Cfrfzru OF rf1v tuTvn fHTCfT5Tcd IN
the work of the association whether at
present member or not is cordially in-
vited to attend.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-11
EASTERN LEAGUE.
A Close and Well Played Game, But
Providence Lost.

Young Donovan, practically a green
horn, pitched for Troy yesterday and
Providence made seven hits when they
ought TO have made u with such twirler.
But the Grays can't bat and
any pitcher is good against them.
Their exhibition of batting May was a
freak, the sort Of thing that happens once
in life time. They have been
whole bat racks OF chips shy
ever since. The sooner the directors wake
np to the fact that batsmen are needed
a bigger chance of getting profitable re-
turn for money invested Will be apparent.
The kind of sport that the home team Is
furnishing now ininsure plenty of room
at Adelaide Park when the team returns
home. Providence patrons don't want to
hog everything, but they are weary of look
ing at and hearing of tai-enders. Mr.. Di-
rectors, put in dollar or two more and get
few batters to make games interesting.
Fielding is a good thing, but it grows
monotonouslike boarding house pie every
day.
\ Luckily Smith made two errors yester-
day, else the Grays would have been "Chi-
cagoed." Providence couldn't bat and
Troy could, and that's how the game was
won and lost. The score:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-11
WILL ARREST TRAMPS.
Bu The Associated Press.

SPOKANE, Wash, May 11.-U. s. Mar
shal Pinkham has gone to Sand Point on
n special train with twenty deputies and
five u. =. regulars.
AT that point there Is drawbridge over
the Pend O'Reille river, at which point
Pinkham will establish headquarters. All
great Northern trains will stop at the
bridge and not be allowed to pass until it
is stripped of every tramp who may be
trying to steal a ride.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-11
Boston Lawyer Objected To.

In the divorce case of Cynthia Hall vs..
William A. Hall which came up his morn
ING there was paper entered purporting
TO be an appearance for the respondent by
II. II. Crane OF Boston. Attorney
Fitch, for the complainant, moved
that Mr.. Cranes entry appearance be
stricken of as he is not a member OF the
Rhode Island bar. The court granted the
motion.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-11
Daily Cooking Hint.

FRIED ToMAToEs-Into hot sauce pan
put piece OF butter; when the butter is
melted lay in the tomatoes, which have
been cut in thick slices and dredged with
salt and pepper; when they begin to turn
brown add cream or milk: thicken with
corn-starch il necessary; season well with
salt and pepper, and serve on dish gar
nishcd with crisp points of toast.
MRS. T. M. MORGAN.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-11
PUSHED DOWN.
The Grays Driven Further Into
the Last Ditch.


EASTERN Providence at Syra-
cuse; Springfield at Troy; Wilkesbarre at
Erie; Binghamton at Buffalo.
NATIONAL LEAGUE-P Philadelphia at
Baltimore; Washington A. New York |;
Cleveland at Pittsburg.
Games Tomorrow.
EASTERN Providence at Syra-
cuse; Springfield at Troy; Wilkesbarre at
Erie; Binghamton at Buffalo.
Lincoln Field-Brown VS.. Princeton.
NATIONAL LFAGuE-Brooklyn at Bos-
ton; Philadelphia at Baltimore; Washing
ton at New York; Cleveland at Pittsbury;
Louisville at Chicago; st. Louis at Gin
cinnati.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-11
GAVE UP IN DISGUST.
By The Associated Press

By The Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, May 1.-THE last of
the industrial army has left the city.
Colonel Barker and 500 men will 60 back
to San Francisco. while the Oakland and
Stockton regiments have gone East.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-11

Every woman vlio has q Table need should
know about the Speciai sale o. Tables at
Paiue's furaiturs waferonius. at 4s Canal
center. fancy. emrd, diniag, Turkish. ten and
OCCASIONAL tahles-uaay be found at this sale
al pl.ces rnrelN known IN The fnrnifnre trndc.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-11

Ladies should not purchase any laccs before
looking at the line are showing: beautiful
patterns and low prices are the distinguish ng
features. We are headquarters for umbrellas
and shades. j. 4. JONES * CO..
iSto " Arcade
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-11

STATE OF RHODE ISLAND.
County of Pro vidence, ss.:
i, j. W. Vernon, cashier OF the above named
bank do solemnly swear that the above statement
is true to the best OF my knowledge and belief.
y. w. VERNON. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn 80 before me this sth ds
Of Nay 1884 GILMAN f. JopP, Notary Puolie.
Correct-Attests
ROYAL e. TAFT,
Il. u. RICHMOND, Directors
EDWARD A. PEARCE,>
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-11

Mashapaug Council. No. 81. u. A. NJ,
held a basket party and social I'm Odd
Fellows Hall last evening Music was
furnished by Burt's orchestra.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-11
PROVIDENCE.

-CaA-llr -EasarS -las~1-+-saesi-.na- -hits
Breckenridge, Donovan. Stolen bases. Schefier,
plays, Pickett and Breckenridge; Phillips.
breckenridge and Cahill; SmSsh, Pickett and
Breckenridge: Cooney and Rogers. First base
on balls. on sullivan 2. FiIs base errors, Troy
I; Providence g. struck out Petit. Passed ball,
Dixon. hit by pitched ball, by Donovan /; by
Sullivan l.. Left on bases, Troy Q; Providence l.
Balks, Donovan2 2. Time, In 29ni. Umpire, Gaf-
nae
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-11
The New Horsford's Baking
Powder Is Economical,

because two tcaspoonfulss will do better work
than three teaspoonfuls OF any other kind.
Its superior strength aceomplishes wonderful
results
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-11

Earned runs. Harvard 3. Home run, corbctt.
stolen bases. Dickinson, Cook. Manley, Iowncy.
Donbie play. L0vney, Donovan and Bnstard.
Tlr7f DaFF on tsIls, on Wnlr', WhItIsmofc.
Manicv, Cook o'Nailey. First bgse on errors,
HaryaM 3. Brown ,. struck Out be Highlands l5,
by White Z. Passed balls. Lang 2. O'Nallev ). Wild
pitch. Highlands lIit by pitched hall, nv White.
Dickinson. Tifrc. ~. i3 va. Umpire, Mr. Burns
and .il Mnrrny
sLowney out hit by bstisd hail.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-11

Il your messenger BOY long time coming win
ihe message iVrsiys him he n PIsylps IliD On
the vev
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-11

greeted by crowd Of eo06 people. The
game was played By the pitchers. and
scarcely ever has better work been done
than that of Nichols. But two hits were
made OF his delivery. Boston did little
better with Stein, but he was as wild as
pitcher could be. Tucker made phe-
nomenal stop Of . grounder. 80 feet from
his base, and got It to Nichols In time to
catch the runner.
B1ssRlyn........... BBSssi1; ;,.... Sssss o-i
Earned ns-Boston,l. I. Base Boston.
Batteries s'Sichois aud Ryan: Stein and Kins-
low.
At Cincinnati:
Sinf.Sn:'. g. Ioaisl...... dssd o-s -'s
Base hits Cincinnati, 10; st. Louis. IL. Err
Iors- Cincinnati. q st. Louis. I. Batteries
Parrott and Vaughn; Breitonstein, Hawley
and Peitz.
At New York:
Washington. Nss fHsss s.......S ....... se-s
Base hits - New York. IL; Washington. 4.
Errors-New York. 4; Washington, =. Bat
teries-Rusie and Farrell; Mercer and Nc
Guirc.
At Baltimore:
balti@orps bsalltthiasapn,a'''....
Base hits-Philadelphia, lO Baltimore. o.
Philadelphia. 2; Baltimore. 4. Bat
teries-Taylor and Clements; Mullane and
Robinson.
AT Pittsburg:
Cleveland .......... q O O O o o 2 o o. 3
Pittsburg. ........... o 1 0 o o o 0 o. 1
Base hits-cleveland. 5; Pittsburg, g. Err
rors-- Cleveland. 2; Pittsburg. q. Batteries
Young and Zilrmer; Killen and Mack.
At CHICAGO sne: rain.
New England League.
At Worcestershire Worcester, Ii; Fall
River, z.
AT Portland-Portland, 10; Bangor, 4.
At Lewiston-Lewiston 16; Haverhil, 4.
At Brockton = Brockton, s; Paw
tucket, z.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-11
BANK STATEN MENTS.
The
MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK,
90 Westminster Street. :.
LIBERAL ARRANGEMENTS MADE
WITH DEPOSITORS.
90 Westminster Street.
REPORT

NF the condition of the MERCHANTS MA
~ TloNAL BANK, at Providence, in the State
OF Rhode Island, at tho close OF business, May 4
1894:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-11
National Lcaguc.

Tho champion Bostons returned home
yesterday, fourth Lom the top, TO be
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-11

Harvard q, Brown q.
1t was great disappointment to the
young men on college Hill" but
as THE News indicated yesterday the
Browns are not equipped to play winning
bali in tight place with skillfui adver-
saries. Harvard has been admittedly
weak this season, and Brown has been
credited with unusual strength.
The credit has been largely imagina-
tion because when a strong team faced
them they have come out of the
fray damaged goode. The directing
head capable of snatching victory from
defeat Isn't in the ranks of Brown this
season. Brown isn't a batting team when
there is a good pitcher in the box and it
was inability TO bat Highlands yesterday
that prevented them from painting
Providence red last night. Instead
the team and about one hundred sup
porters came to town and sneaked home
without making any fuss. Everybody felt
sorry, OF course, but there was some con-
ISOLATION I'm the fact that Harvard was
having a good time. Sixteen Brown men
struck out and that lost the game. Har-
ward batted luckily and that made the
mess bigger. Harvard played ragged
fielding game, but it could hit the ball
"al'le samee." The score:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-11
sprinrfleId 20, syrac use 3.

Springfield made II hits with a'total of
81 yesterday at Syracuse. and that's the
reason the New Englanders won the game.
They fielded sharply too. Syracuse made
IL hits with total OF ii, and made IL
errors also.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-11

Earnel runs, Springfelds. Two-base hits Hess
wilson, Boticnus, Lehane. Shannon. Sacrifices
hits. syracuse 81 Springfield !. Home run, Shannon n
stolen bases. shannon, Lynch 3, Bottenus. Double
plays, Calhan and McDonald; Lynch and Lehane
shannon and Leblanc; sh. mon. Lynch and chane
First base balls off Payne 2; of Cougbln3. ,. STRUCK
out by Payne 4: by Coughln l. Wild pitch, Payne
Tine, Oh. i0m. Umpire, Hunt. Attendance $40.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-11
Erie a, Binghamton o.
Harvard Z, Brown 4.

Base hits, Buffalo 8; Wilkesbarre 5. Err
Buffalo 4; Wnkesbarre 2. Batteries, Bott
Boyd, ampheld and Warner. Attendance 1900
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-11

Mrs. Charles Yost, wife OF the gardener
at the Crescent Cottage, Narra-
gansett Pier, has disappeared and it
is feared that she has drowned herself.
She has been partially insane for some
time and when last seen Wednesday she
was going toward the water.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-03-01

BY way of illustrating how the wom-
en- of the south helped along the war. "
an officer describes a scene of which he
was an amused eyewitness A gang
of ''Sherman's bummers," he says, had
captured plantation on which were
many hens and chickena
They wrung the neclxs of the chick
ems, and then proceeded to gather the
eggs, all the while laughing at the an
CRY lady OF the house. just then some
confederate cavalrymen came down on
a charge. The union boys retreated a
short distance, and made hurried prep
arations for the fight
The woman ran up to the confederate
officer in command. and declared that
she wished to help whip the Yankees
Very good. said he. Get up on the
fence and boiler at them"
The woman, dead in earnest, mounted
the fence. shook her fist. and shouted:
''0h. you miserable Yankees! You
have taken every chicken on the placer
What's that?" demanded the officer.
Taken all the chickens? Then there
is nothing left worth lighting for"
With that Re rode away leaving the
woman on the top of the fence shaking
her fist at the Yankees and calling them
names Youths Companion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-03-01
rook on,r the rop Rail.

1t was during the year of 81 that
a Virginia farmer complained TO Col
Webster that the soldiers were destroy
ing his fences
Col. Webster replied that his men had
to have something 10 burn. and sug-
gested that the farmer allow the troops
to remove only the top rails
This compromise seemed TO satisfy
the farmer and he agreed In few
weeks. however he rushed TO the colo
mel in a great passion.
See hereg' he Numbered ''Your
men have burned up every stick of my
fencel"
i am sorry" was the calm reply.
But didn't we agree that they should
take only the top rails?"
I'VE did; aud we have stood by the
agreement"
Then how is it my fences are sill
gomez"
You must study that out for your
self" replied the colonel. My men
have continued 10 help themselves, but
can assure you that each time they
took only the top rail "-Boston Bud.
get.