Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-03-21
WAY SIDE TALK.

New York State is not looking back
wards after all. The assembly has re-
fused to endorse the senate, whipping
post bill and the sting of the lash wili
not he felt by the wrong doers in the
Empire state at present. 1t is intimated
that the senate was only fOoling in
passing the bill just to see the lower
house scrap over it. Curious fellows
those New York senators, and there is
no use whatever in trying to understand
their action upon this question. One
thing certain; the bill is killed and the
society for the prevention of cruelty to
children will have to try Il new deal.
For our part we do not like the idea of
reviving the whipping post and are
gratilied that New York has no use for
it.
There is a little Of general Importance
to record of the past week. A Spanish
gunboat fired upon an American mer-
chant vessel pursuing its legitimate
course in close proximity to Cuban
waters. The incident was reported to
the State departments and Secretary
Gresham has demanded an eXplanta-
ton from Spain. The president has
just returned from a shooting trip and
has turned his attention from ducks TO
international affairs aud little Spain
will have to tender her apologies to
Uncle Sam in due form to avoid visi-
tation from a few of our representative
Warships. Mexico and Guatemala are
spelling for fight and there is some
prospect of an outbreak of hostilities be-
tween them. Altogether there is just
war feeling enough abroad to give
little color to the every day life of ordi-
nary mortals who are constaatly look
ing for something to turn up.
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The business situation shows slight
improvement in a general way all
along the line. There has been an up
Wall street seems to be in better
frame of mind than for some time. In
several instances there has been vol
untary raise of from 10 to 5 per cent in
the wages of employees of large manu-
featuring industries, particularly iron.
There can be no general improvement
in wages which as rule have been re-
duced in all parts of the country, but
plenty of work even at small pay will
ease up things nightly. We look for a
steady, healthy improvement and see
nothing at the moment to upset the lit
tie start on the road to prosperity. II
we could only learn to be as prudent OF
our pennies as were our fathers, we
should be batter prepared to stand q
period Of depression, but somehow u ~
difficult to Keep loose change in ones
pocket. There are many things which
we could do without if we chose. Many
have sworn off on various expensive
habits aud still msnage to get on COM
fortably. We will not enter upon a
talk on economy, but venture the asser-
ton that if men were as prudent and
caretaking in little things as women
our financial affairs would go easier.
We have noticed that some of the most
successful business men of our acquaint-
ances have been guided and materially
benefited by the keen business judg-
ment of their wives. We would not go
SO far as to place upon our sign boards
"my wife and me,n but would not be
above taking points from her and
would not let her do all the saving. De-
pend upon it, there would be fever
failures if from marriage the wife en-
tered more fully into mans business
life.