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Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-09


 It is sad that the State Herald cannot please even the patriotism of its es- teemed contemporary. In yesterdays News appears the following extract from a communication from ohe. of those gen. tlemen who is always delving into his tory and chronology and upsetting the most pleasing ideas of the patriot:
 Tn it's leading editorial in this morn- ings issue, after stating the fact that this is the anniversary of the battle of New Orleans it proceeds to base there upon an argument for the free coinage of silver. This is all very we'll but the editorial, in speaking of Jackson. informs Us that "he showed that American valor could cope successfully with the flower of Wellington's army, fresh from the de- cisve battlefield of Waterloo" Unfortu- nately for this display of American valor and for the accuracy of the State Herald, the battle of Waterloo did not take place until nearly six months after the battle of New Orleans"
 But, all the same, General Jackson's boys could cope with the flower of Vel lington's army, no matter whether they came before or after Waterloo. No pent- up Utica is going to confine us to the precise date of Waterloo. Jackson's de- scendants can whip Great Britain Wa terloo or no Waterloo, and don't you for get it.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-09

Mr Clarke says of the presidents pol icy:
 Tt has saved the country from fiuc- tuating and Appreciated currency, al ways a curse to laboring and business men and the rich opportunity of the spec ulator."
 The currency was not fluctuating or depreeiated when the president came into office At that time silver actually commanded a premium. There has been no fluctuation or depreciation since we resumed specie payment in 1879.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-09

windows of the postoflices. They should not have to go for it to sub-treasuries nor to banks nor to brokers, nor should they have to pay any charge except the charge asked by the government alone. When France wants to sell a popular bond it places its own agents at the poll ing places, and the people go at the farthest only a few squares from their homes with their little hoards of specie and deal directly with their borrower
 Under the present plan, notwithstand- ing all the gyrations of Pulitzer & Co.,, the loan will not be taken Up by a popu- lar subscription, but will go into the hands of the Anglo-American syndicate.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-09

We thtak MT. Clarke will be defeated He ought to be. The party sn Alahama Is too badly torn up 10 try to force Mr Cleveland and all his mistakes down its throat. A large part of the democrats
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-30

of Sara gessa In December, 1908, Nor
tier and Monsey invested the city with
an army of $4,000 regulars, 5000 auxil-
iaries, besides teamsters and sappers
and an artillery train of hundreds Of
mortars and siege guns. The outside
walls crumbled like brick, but thou
sands of volunteers closed every breach
with hiIlock of rubbish, even when the
French shotted their advanced batter
les with grape and canister. Gravel
or bones, tits all the same" as long as
the gaps get promptly closed, yelled the
defenders Cannon balls showered in
to these ramparts Of debris, but could
never demolish them altogether. Like
the sand bulwarks of Fort Fisher in our
civil war, rubbish heaps proved more
ineXpugnable than granite. The col
lapse Of some lofty buildings like the
convent of San Jose opened, however,
gate of access, and the division Of
Gen Dujardin rushed up, dragging
their cannon across stones and corpses
and then opened fire into the gathering
mob with such effect that the ground
could be held till two additional bri-
gades entered the city and instantly
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-30

r L is said to be a noticeable fact all
along the course of memorable his
- torical sieges that about the second
month several legions of demons get
into the besieged, as well as the be-
siegers. And when the latter happen
to be barbarians, the result is often
ultra-infernal as after the capture Of
Kherson, where Cougar Khan, the lead
er of the Mongol invaders, ordered the
survivors to be flung into pit that had
been loaded with explosives. and then
put fire to the fuse.
Hence also the sensation of horror
that thrilled the civilized world at the
report that the mining town of Bulu-
wayo had been surrounded by the vim
dictive race Of the Dark Continent Sir
Sampel Baker mentions a case where
that same tribe of savages disdained
to make use of their spears, but leaped
upon their prisoners like wild beasts
to tear them with their claws and
teeth.
The trouble is that protracted sieges
are always apt to rouse the beast under
the skin of every male human being.
The loss of relatives and friends turns
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-30
She Respected His Dignity.

A Scotch woman was returning by a
train from market town, where she
had made a few purchases. Just as the
last bell rang fussy gentleman, ele-
gantly dressed, and with a ''mind-thy-
SELF looking face, rushed into the com
partment, flung himself hastily into a
corner. pulled out an evening paper and
proceeded to devour its contents. Hard
ly had he become seated when the WON
an timidly addressed him: Il am very
sorry, sir, but"
II never listen to beggars," fercely
interrupted the gentleman. eff you an
noy me further I'll report you"
The woman's eyes flashed, then twin
kled She said no more and the old
gentleman retired with an angry frown
behind his paper.
All went merrily as a marriage bell
until the train arrived at Cromlade,
when the 'auld wife," in stepping out,
again addressed the churlish individual
in the corner:
Il care ma. sir. whether ye report me
or no, but I want that pound of butter
we've been sittin' on for these last six
mile. "-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-30

principal buildings of the city. "War
to the knife and to the last shanty
WALL was the reply Of Gen, Palafos.
Many of the hopelessly wounded
slammed paralysis, and on being car
ried to the improvised hospitals sudden
~ rose upon their knees TO attack the
French surgeons with dagger knives.
In the beginning Of February the
French sapeurs discovered the subter-
ranean galleries Of the defenders, and
to the havoc of the siege were now ad-
ded the horrors of an underground war;
whole blocks of buildings were shat
tered by the forces OF volcano-like ex-
blossoms that often hurled mangied
corpses to the top Of the highest stee-
pies. When finally surrender was made
the dead list had reached the porten-
tious total Of 1921, and the work of
murder never ceased till the skull bones
Of the last infant had been shattered
on the breast of the last woman-as an
eternal and eternally unanswerable
argument against the Notifications OF
large cities.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-30
SAVING LIFE WITH THE NET.

top was as a wisp of hay in the pow
erful arms of the man at the third floor
window. He took it from it's place and
quickly lowered it to the man below
This one passed it on with the same
rapid movement. and in a second ,nore
it was on the ground and resting
against the building. Down ran tho
three men. The one who had removed
the ladder stepped aside, and his place
was taken by the next to dislnount
The same course was taken until the
three others were safely ON the ground
once more and the four ladders stand
ing against the firehouse.
The 1.-TWO men drilp is very similar
except that only two ladders are used,
one man passing up the lower ladder
to the man above him, and then run
hing up the two ladders and in turn
receiving the lower one from his com
rade. The lone man drill'' is perform
ed with one ladder. The fireman fixes
it to window above him, mounts 10
the sill of the upper window, raises Thc
ladder another story, and SO on until he
has reached the height desired.
The rope drill, likewise, always at
tracts curious crowds. The moose OF
a rope is placed around the waist of the
person to be lowered, and the fireman
who lowers him gives the rope two Of
three turns around the hook in his belt
Then he pays it out as slowly or as
fast as desired. Persons are taken
from buildings with ropes, .. dropped
into nets, when flames or su.eke pre-.
vent the use of stairways Or ladders.
mans sins will NOT find him out q 6
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-30

political adversaries into personal enc
mics. The besiegers feel that every
day of unsuccessful effort increases the
slur upon their prowess. and long TO he
reyenged. Alexander the Great was III
sober moods anything but savage, but
the seven months siege of Tyre eA-
bausted his reserve funds of gener-
osity. and when the city had been taken
by storm he answered the appeals for
mercy by showing the spokesman OF the
denutation list of his own loss in dead
and wounded. and then ordered an
equal number of the captiveS to be
crucified. The yclls of the thousands
of victims writing on crosses ana trees
could be heard at Sadurbal. at DIS
lance of a league and half. Another
instance of barbarian severity attended
the last siege of Carthage. The Ro-
mans were not satisfied with the COM
nIete demolition of the city, but en-
nloyed several thousand carts for 4
week to scatter the many RUNS, ana
then rlowed up the site of the main
town and covered the ground with
coarse salt, to diminish it's attractive
ness to future settlers.
The barbarity of those ages has been
equalled. if not excelled. by some OF the
horrors of modern sieges The storm
ing of Bagdad was an instance where
The fierce onslaught Of ravenous Huns
was met by all the obstacles. missiles
and projectiles that desperation could
suggest. and later at the storming OF
the hastile. in Paris, !; semeed as if
brute frenzy had taken the place OF
human instincts. driving the outside
participants to rend stone from stone
and crush. mutilate and disligure every
enemy. OF all the sieges of Late times.
however, none can show such marvel
Gus endurance. such ferocious deter
minat:on as that attending the ten
months siege and inch-by-inch capture
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-30

top he opened the big hook at his belt
and snapped it about the top round.
Then he put out his hands for the next
ladder, and it was quickly handel UP
to him. This he raised high in the air,
hand over hand, fastened it on the third
floor window, tried its strength to see
that it was secure. then quickly ran up.
AS he went up this he was followed up
the first ladder by the second man
waiting below. AS he reached each
floor his Vancouver was the same.
When he reached the top of the second
ladder the second man was at the top
Of the first. Both men hooked them
selves safely and put out their hands
for the ladder below. Quickly it was
passed from the third man at the foot
TO the one ON the top of the first ladder.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-30

DERDRILL. A 1T h u g h this
drill usually takes place at every hook
and ladder house on some day of
every week, it never ceases to be an
interesting sight to the neighbors and
passersby. Men and boys are never
too busy to stop and watch the blue
shirted men as they nimbly run up the
ladder, and then pass it on to the win
dow above.
When Marshal Koran and Capt.
Thomas O'Connor, of hook and ladder
No 6, at Chicago, gave the order for
a drill one day last week four men i'm
mediately began to get themselves
ready. They were Lieut.. James Cum
ningham, John Tierney, Patrick Sulli-
van, and William Thompson. The first
thing done by the quartet was to bring
into, the alley upon which the engine
house lis situated four long ladders.
Then they all fastened broad leather
belt about their. waists. These were
about six inches wide, and in front had
a tremendous hook of steel.
CUP YOU co. called Capt O'ConnOr,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-30

entrenched themselves among the
smoking ruins. But all that they had
thus gained was the change of opera
tons to close range fight. Missiles of
all sorts descended from the windows,
balconies and doors of the next street
buildings in ceaseless volleys. The
defenders appeared to have no end of
ammunition, and had. indeed, stored
up sulphur and saltpetre enough to
manufacture all the powder they need
ed They also improvised howitzers,
and every now and then gang of
youngsters would emerge from some
attic trap upon the top of a fiat roof,
blaze a buShel Of stones from a strange
looking carronade and vanish the way
they had come. These volleys had a
limited range, but fired squareiy into a
crowd OF trench digging soldiers they
did terrible execution, till the French
devised. a plan to clrecknlate that game,
and kept cannis ter-shotted guns of their
own ready aimed, to be fired the mo-
ventured to show themselves on the
hOuSetOpS.
Incessant night alarms wore out the
advance corps of the besiegers. For
the first few weeks hostile surprise par
ties were foiled by the plan of keeping
mp blazing watch fires, but that expe-
dent, too, had its disadvantages, since
the glare Of the flames revealed the
wherah bouts of sentries and patrols and
made them an easy prey to sharpshoo5-
ers prowling in the dusk of surround
ing ruins. Besides the woodwork of
rhe captured buildings had all been
consumed, and the inclemency Of the
weather was aggravated by fuel fam
inc. In the fourth week Of the siege
the French at last pushed their out
works to the threshold Of the Cosso,
and coupled their summons of surren-
der with the threat of blowing up the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-30

By him it went to the fireman above.
Then the third man ran briskly up and
the fourth and last one began the
mount. BY the time he had reached the
top of the ladder that stood firmly
upon the ground his brother firemen
has passed the fourth ladder to the
man at the top. Here 1T was fastened
to the summit of the tower, and the
first man to mount was soon looking
below to Capt. O'Connor for orders.
"All the way DOWN. shouted the
Captain.
And without one moment for breath
the descent began
Each man came down. from the top
of the ladder upon which he hadstood,
and snap went three hooks upon the
round of the ladder. The ladder at tho
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-30

ball catcher one time, and more deter
mined one never faced a pitcher. Harry
Wright was one of the men he caught
for, and that was before the days of
masks and stomach pads. After his
baseball enthusiasm was partially
knocked out by foul tip, which took
him to dark room for two months to
repair an impaired eye, his next ambi-
ton was to print the best newspaper in
Ohio.
He inherited the Cincinnati Enquirer
from his father, and while there may
be some question as to the realization
Of his efforts he has certainly succeed
ed in building up an extremely inuen-
tial and profitable newspaper. Then he
married Miss Mary T. Beale, daughter
of General Edward F. Beale, of Wash
ington. The bride was about 25 years
old at that time and the groom ten
years her senior. He has one of the
SWEETEST of the swell houses in Wash
ington, entertains handsomely and has
among his guests the biggest men Of
both the Republican and Democratic
parties Two or three years ago he said
he would not accept any political posi-
ton, but preferred the life of a private
citizen. Mr.. Mclean is very wealthy.
Some people estimate he is worth $780,
100000. He is large holder of real
estate in Cincinnati. a heavy owner Of
street railway stock in Washington
and the chief stakeholder in the princi-
pal gas plant of that city. He is about
45 years Of age, handsome, practical
and far-seeing in a business sense.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-30

ly i'll the duties Of
a hook and ladder
company. Not only
the men serving on
the hook and lad
ders know how to
lower a man or wo-
man by means of a
rope from a burn
i n g building, b u t
when a pipeman or
engineman is need
ed he is as well
trained as any to
take an active part
in saving life, and
can do it as well as
he can handle an
engine or turn a
hose where it does
the most effective
work.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-30

"a woman's no means yes" said the
man of 90, who naturally knows all
about women. "That may be the rule
assented the married one. but it doesn't
work both ways. Unfortunately a wo-
mans yes doesn't mean o.".Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-30
JOHN r. M'LEAN.

Man Who Came Near Being a Vice
Presidential Candidate.
John r. Mclean, who was second In
the race for the Vice Presidential nom
nation in Chicago, is plucky in every
thing he undertakes He was base
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-30
MEN WHO FIGHT FIRE
HOW THEY ARE TRAINED FOR
THEIR WORK.
Drilled in the Art of Scaling High
Buildings = Handle Long Ladders
with Wonderful Ease and Celebrity
No Time Is Lost.

Powerful and Agile Athletes.
Every pipeHlan, engineman, and
truckman in the service of the fire de-
partment of large cities is drilled week
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-30

der is long iron hook. This is notch
ed so that it will catch in any width
window sill The first man to mount
fastened the ladder securely to the Sec
erd story window and swiftly ran up
the rounds. AS soon as he reached the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-30

and the four-men pompier drill began.
The sixteen-foot ladders, with which
the men practice when playing that
lives are to be saved and that all egress
by stairs is stopped by smoke and
fame, were seized as though but a
featherweight. At the top of each lad
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-30

Brown-Confound it! There's that
mosquito again. Smith--Well. don't
slap your face like that. He'll take it
for an encore.-Puck.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-30

A mans sins will not find him out as
soon as his wife.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-12-14

lied with Lorenzo Warren as Supt., and
I'll. Colby, Sec.
Mrs. D. R. Densmore will not return to
Boston at present as her mother, Mrs.
Wellington, is sick.
Abel Smith was thrown from his car
riage between here and the Hollow, and
was quite seriously hurt.
Christmas will be observed at the M. E.
church Christmas night by appropriate ex-
ercises at G. A r. hall on Christmas even
ing.
Mrs. Annie Norris has had a fine Scotch
granite monument erected for her late hus-
band, Frank Norris. 1t came from Lynn,
Mass.
There will be a Christmas tree at G. A.
r. hall, in which the different lodges have
an invitation to participate, the Relief
Corps, Rebekahs and Eastern Star.
DIR. and Mrs Tracy from Brockton,
Mass, came here on visit, stopping at s.
Bartlett's. After their arrival here their
youngest daughter Esther was taken vi
olently ill with meningitis, and the doctors
give them no encouragement for the little
ones recovery. Much sympathy is felt for
Mr.. and Mrs. Tracy.1
Trade is picking up little as the holi-
days approach and the merchandise all ap-
pear contented and happy. No other vii
lage of this size in this section can boast of
so,many stores. All the dealers carry good
stocks and are apparently doing pros
porous business. Close competition keeps
prices down and makes trade lively.
WheelOck.
Eta Currier is very low and not expect
ed to live. Arnold Atwood is failing.
A Junior order of American Mechanics
has been organized in this place.
A Ladies' Aid Society has been organic
ed here. The following are the officers:
Pres, Mrs Hollis WEIGH; vice-pres., Mrs.
A Craig; Mrs. Fred Hoffman, treas.
At the recent meeting of Independent
Grange the following officers were elected:
Master, Charles Mathewson; overseer,
Fred Barber; lecturer, JIG. King; steward,
III. Mathewson; sec., Mrs. Austin. Next
meeting at Taylor's hall at 10 a. M, Dec.
10.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-12-14

L. N. Fuller, New York's noted
horseman, succeeded recently in low
ering the worlds mile record for six
finland teams, reducing it from three
minutes to 2.5613. 1t is interesting to
note that as the six horses that made
the great race against time, five are
Vermont horses, having been raised
on Mr.. Fuller's farm in this state.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-12-14

To cure all old sores, to heal an indolent
ulcer, or to speedily piles. you need
simply apply DeWitt's Witch Havel Salve
according to directions. It's magic-like ac-
tion will surprise you. H. c. Pierce, Barton;
D. w. Hildreth, Barton Landing; R. E.
French, Glover.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-12-14

excuse me-" observed the man in special
Giles, 'sbut I am surgeon, and that is no
where the liver ISL ''Never you mind whers
his liver is" retorted the otedr. .'If it was in
his big toe or his left ear DeWitt's sLitt1e
Early Risers would reach it and shake it for
him. On that you can bet your gig lampr.
H. c. Pierce, Rarton; D: W, Hildreth, Bar
ton Landing; R. E. French, Glover.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-12-14

Absolutely pure, perfectly harmless, and
invariably reliable are the qualities of One
Minute Cough Cure. It never fails in colds,
Group and lung troubles. Children like it
because it is pleasant to take and it helps
them. n. G. Pierce, Barton; D, W. Hildreth,
Barton Landing; R. E. French Glover.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-12-14
AUC7I ION.

To close out an estate the subscriber will
sell at public auction at the premises of the
late Moses Haines, on Monday, Jan. A. 1897, at
L O'Clock p. NJ, the FARM, supposed to con-
tain about 65 acres; also, about Is tons of
good upland hay, and some dairy and farm
ing tools, and other things too numerous to
East Craftsbury, VT, Dec. 10, 1886. 2
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-12-14
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
Estate of j. O. Cutler.

The undersigned, having been appOlnteo
by the Hon. Probate Court for the District OF
Orleans, Commissioners, to receive, examine,
and adjust all claims and demands of all per-
sons against the estate of j. 0. Cutler, late
of Greensboro, in said district, deceased,
and all claims exhibited in offset thereto,
hereby give notice that we will meet for the
purposes aforesaid, at Cuthbertson's Bros
store, in Greensboro. on the Both day.
of December, and 18th day of May next.
from one O'Clock p. M until four O'Clock,
p. m, each of said days, and that six months
from the 18th day of November A. D., 1895, is
the time limited by said Court for said credi-
tors to present their claims to us for examin-
alton and allowance.
Dated at Greensboro, VT, this 9th day of
December, A. d. 1896.
w. s. INGALLS,, Co-m;ss;onors
o52 II. NJ. CUTHBERTSON, .>,1