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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-05-22
POLITICAL DRIFT.

rTThe Cleveland cult is Of about as
much Importance to the United States
as theosophy or the pursuit OF the NTH
dimension.-N. Y. Mail and Express,
DProsperity' advance agent h&7H'
locked the doors of the great NY
land steel works, after several yeand
idleness, and 1000 laborers rejoiS!-
Philadelphia Press.
EThe silverites in the senate would
like to defeat the Dingley bill. because
the prosperity which will follow rs
enactment will prove fatal to thsf
hopes. Toledo Blade,
IIGrover Cleveland stands better
chance of being president again tAan
Bryan stands of being elected ior
first time. But Grover will not becalled
again. He served his day.-lowa s'as
Register.
ga democratic paper says the tar.h
bill,as amended in The senate has 'ae'
posted Mr.. Dingley in a cavity. MI
Dingley can stand it iflUngle sam y
enabled TO get out of the democrat"
hoie.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat'
EyThe populists and free silver ar
vocates are losing their grip IN ts
south. Bills prohibiting the mahils
of gold contracts, which have been N,
troduced in the legislatures Of seyera'
states in the past few months, nav
been in every case rejected.-Ioleu0
Blade.
GGentlemen who complain thar 'a'
Mckinley administration has ialleu "
restore prosperity should bear IN mn.
that the country is still staggeirs
along under the ruinous tariff poh'
saddled upon il by Mr.. Cleveland anu
his coconspirators against Ameri'"A
industry.-N. Y.Mail and Express
DBryan is planning to go 70 hu,
rope to prepare to open his Aine l,.aa
campaign in 1900. Mexico and .hi"s
are the spots to learn the beauties =,
free silver. The pay of laborers IN 'IO. ..
favored lands, properly set peio,s
American workers, will be grand s'uu.
for the Nebraska statesman.-eni
Inter Ocean.
ryIt is absurd and unfair to can :
few weeks. and the trying first weeS'
at that, the test of any admihisus
tion-McKinley's or any otner nan
Those inguirers who are asking W h, "a
is the improvement in business an S
those kickers who are wishing they hae
voted for Bryan" are Respectfully
quested to inform us what impioa
ment business would have shown
Mr.. Bryan had been elected. nd
down into that pit n few minu'. aur
it will do your impatience anu
political dyspepsia world OF so'
Hartford Comm Courant. 49,.
uTThe protectionist sentiment III ;nce
country, as shown in the elections Scr Zen
1893, is so strong that no senator .,,s,s
among the democrats and popupsy,;.
cares TO undertake the role OF ~,
obstructionist in imPu US
defiance of the plainly-expressed Al.
of the people. II the assurance. -,,ch
ready given are fulfilled it will De ,he
easier to secure the passage u II
tariff bill before July than II son. a.ors
the democratic or populist sena 'sual
were disposed to follow their u ana
tactics of blocking legislation 10
relief Of the United States treas"' /.
Boston Advertiser.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-05-22

DR.. Nansen has received from the
British government complete set of
the reports of the Challenger cxpedi-
ton in so large quarto volumes. It
is asserted that he is the first private
individual to whom set has been pre-
sented
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-05-22

Mr.. Frank r. Stockton's new bool,
Is collection of nine short stories
grouped under the title of IA Story
Teller's Pack"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-05-22

snake the cow happy II you would
have her do her BEST" says Prof. Will
lard.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-27
Got a Black Eve,

Congressman Grout's postoffice caucus
scheme has been given a black eve by
Senators Morrill, and Proctor. The am.
bilious representative from the second dis
trict has issued another manifesto in which
he backs water and plainly indicates that
"pressure has been brought to bear The
worthy member of the lower house has dis
covered that the great trouble with peti-
tons, is that many people will sign several
petitions OF persons after the same office.
lie has known cases to come up in Wash
ington where 1t has taken days to ascertain
from thousand names or more, which
petition had the largest and most repre-
sentative number of citizen signers; and
this is the principal reason given for his
having inaugurated the caucus regimen.
A very good reason too, especially at this
season OF the year when congressman are
supposed to devote all their time and
energy to annual free distribution of seed.
1t Is stated in this manifesto with an air
Of authority and fnality that, caucus
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-27
OLD SUBSCRIBERS

ministry to the sick and bereaved must re.
man tender memory in many hearts. We
confidently hope that the fruit of his patient
sowing may continue to appear and abide.
bringing us blessing in the ever-widening
future; and it is our earnest desire that our
growth IN character may witness to that
truth, which, most of all, it has been his en-
deavor to make more real and available to us
the presence of the everything Christ, our
Redeemer. We feel he has been an honor to
US wherever he has represented US, in our
town, and in the county, state and national
assemblies OF our denomination. We gladly
tender to him and to his worthy wife, who
mas proved herself a devoted helper sym-
pathetic and discreet, and shared equally in
our regard, our heartfelt wishes for their
future success in this divine work.
The following clipping is taken from the
column in the Daily Mirror and American
devoted to Capitol Pickings: .sSenator Hast
lngs OF Walpole is a religious man and a
strong Unitarian. After church on Sunday
ne was discussing the doctrine of Immacu
late conception before his family, which in
Guides four young hopefuls, and he gave
thorough elucidation of that doctrine. Subj
sequently one of the children remarked to
another that he didn't fully understand what
their papa had said The 6-years-old r, Piled:
why he means that Christ had father Just
the same as you and l, only Christ's father
wasn't a SENATOR"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-27
Growing Into the Ground,

The esteemed North Bennington Times
under the editorial head 1--WE are Grow
ing" has the following:
we have some warm friends and profit
able customers in the village, (who have
our heartfelt thanks for encouraging words
and substantial favors), but not enough to
support even modest diminutive Sunday
school sheet. We Weregret to have to state
that our delightful little village is afflicted
with a class of well-to-do but moribund
people. who would be more pleasing in
death than in life, and of more benefit to
the community in the grave than out. They
are entirely devoid of public spirit, and
cling to their dollars as though they were
the Rock OF Ages. From this class, which
is much too large for the good of the COM
munity, The Times receives neither sun
port nor encouragement
A paper which will talk this way of the
citizens in the town in which it is published
deserves to grow into the grave just as fast
as benign providence will permit.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-27
CHESTER.
DR.. Ray was in Rutland Thur,

Dr. hay was in Rutland Thursday,
Tuesday. "a' III Town
Monday. ""' ~ 'o"n
Z. Mrs. Henry L. Ballou has been VISITING in
Saxtons River. Al
George Cummings of Boston was in town
a part OF last week.
Miss Emma Henry returned Sunday from a
visit in Springfield. '1oA' :"
, Mr.. Burpee of Boston was a guest at r. r.
follard last week.
John Hart of the Adnabrown. Snrinofald
was IN town Monday.
Two hundred volumes have recentlv heen
added to the Whiting library.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Leavitt of ST. Johns.
Jury are guests at Lon Bsnney's.
pleasant whist party was given by Mr..
"nu MIS-. Lon Barney Saturday evening.
Mrs. henry Weeden of Rockingham was a
suesC a1 Henry Wlley's Saturday.
MISS Annie Chandler is spending a few
Elliott. Az o. LARRY
Monday was the worst day of the winter in
TINS place; trains and stages were both de-
layed by the drifts. - w
Inc nigh school dramatic society are nre-
paring the drama, "rhe Yankee Detective"
"hich will be presented soon.
:, special meeting of Olive Branch lodge
~ T.: ana "A. M: will be held Friday evening
with work on fellow craft degree.
:, ~ -, a. a. Peabody has engaged for two years
Win the Packer Union Fertilizer Co. of New
and OK oal9 ana Will travel through New England
NO pains have, been spared to make the
evening session of the Humane Society th;s
evening an interesting one, and it is honed a
"a asrge attendance will show their appreciation
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-27
lost and on motion Of George H. Babbit,
the article was dismissed.
SEWERAGE FOR MORGAN MEADOW.

| SEWERAGE FOR MORGAN MEADOW
Article eight called for svstem of san.
erage on the Morgan meadow. z H. All
pee moved to leave the matter with tn,
oaliiffs and street commissioners with in
structlons to lay pipes at least as far as M
H. Rays house. A. H. Brown offered a,
substitute motion that the matter be Left
entirely with the bailiffs and street commits.
sloner,, and this motion was carried.
Under Article nine H. d. Ryder wanted
the corporation to pay the water superin.
tendent $1,000 annually for the use Of by.
drants, but his motion was lost.
1t was voted to raise no more money for
highways, etc, than the law REQUIRE. %
cents on the dollar.
on motion ofZ FL. Allbee tax OF 25
cents on the dollar was voted. The tax
last year was 30 cents.
NO extra tax for paying Indebtedness
was voted, the bailiffs were instructed to
borrow money il necessary, and the treas
urer to collect the taxes.
A. H. Brown moved that the fire wordons
and three citizens to be appointed bv tho
chair constitute committee to ;nvast;co+o
ah1 report as to whether it is necessary to
eau out the entire fire department at every
nre. A. II. Thompson thought the matter
should be left with the fire wardens and
II. ". ryder made motion to that effect
winch was carried. A. II. Brown moved
tnat the flre wardens be authorized to di-
wac the village into fire districts. DR.. 3.
campbell offered as an amendment that
the flre wardens also be authorized to ar
range TOR calling out only part of the fire
department at one time; the motion as
amended was carried.
GRIEvOUs ERROR OF AUDITORS.
At this point George H. Babbitt. Jr
who had been studying the matter the en-
tire evening, discovered discrepancy in
tne 1ootlngs on page 21 OF the auditors re-
port, and demanded an explanation. j.
=. Day said the trouble was with the audi-
tors H. II. Allbee said he was sick when
proofs were read and thought the error
was on y. r. Pierce, but finally concluded
IL was on the printer, H. B. Davis. The
error was the omission in the receipts of
;neck 1s, Tor some over $53; some one cried
That's right give it to the printer and
Mr. Davis blandly remarked that he should
1e Dc: very glad to get it. We have looked
his matter up and find that the item was
lot IN the copy, and even if it had been the |
error would not have been the fault of the |
printer lnasmuch as the auditors read their
,wn proofs. '
FINAL adjournment was then taken.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-27

10 reduce the capital of the bank from
Slo0,ooO to 100000 and it was so done
Within 30 days from the time Mr.. Moves
,eit Hyde Park his liteless body was
Drought back, and the directors were com.
Pelied to look around for some one to take
AIS place. Strangely enough their eyes
turned to your humble servant.
protested against assuming the respon-
| s,oiiitles OF the banks affairs, saying that
the bank while run safely, had never been
conducted as thought a bank should be
run that were | to have charge of its af.
ialrs should say to every business man in
..a.ho'ie county who brought good paper
10 ihe bank, and whose interests were such
rs TO demand the aid of the bank in finan-
ciai matters, that they could have money
even II the bank bad to borrow it to loan
10 them: told the directors that thought
ihe banking business was very much ike
the calf skin business--that it could be
made to grow il they would take the same
s.re OF their banking customers that | took
Of my calf skin customers, and that unless
! , could have the privilege of conducting
'he bank upon my own ideas OF banking /
would not accept the control.
After debating the matter, and largely
because no other available person offered,
they took me as HobsonS choice, telling
me that | would know more about banking
after had undertaken to run bank upon
my ideas for few months. Nothing
daunted, | sailed in, and in two years from
that time found it necessary to increase
the banking capital of Lamoille county and
SO started the Lamolle County Savings
Bank 4 Trust Co. Not only was every
dollar OF the national banks assets quickly
absorbed by Lamoille county interests,
but all the funds Of our fast growing saw
ings bank. In short time Morrisville
started savings bank, and to-day we have
here in Hyde Park banks with assets
aggregating over 500, 900 and Morrisville
has bank with assets aggregating over
$500, 900, making over million dollars in
all, and with the exception of 100000
loaned by the Morrisville bank in the west.
believe every dollar is invested in Lamoille
and adjacent counties.
1t ever proof unquestionable and abun-
dant is needed in support of the theory that
Nermont money can be invested in Yer
mont advantageously Lamoille county |
affords that proof. Business industries |
spring up, grow and flourish wherever and |
whenever it is known that ample cash capi-
al is always at hand, and verify believe
hat the thrift and enterprise of our little
Lsmollle county which is now notable
throughout the state is in large measure
hc result of our liberal methods OF con-
iucting the banking business in Lamoille
county.
believe | am everlastingly right with
eierence to Vermont investments and those
Who think otherwise will have to investigate
long time to find single weak spot in
ny armor, for it is-forti6ed by a battery of
acts that are as true as gospel and the
ooner the press Of Vermont awaken to the
ng measure of this fact the sooner will
lermont begin to bloom and flourish.
G. S. PAGE
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-27
SPRINGFIELD.

The first of this week saw the completio,
OF the ice harvest.
Jehlal Putnam is enjoying a we'll earne,
vacation from his post of duty.
,a,t ~ sargent VIII soon occupy the tene
'noh. recently vacated by Charles Olney.
"a. W. ferklns has purchased the photo
gfaphic business of E. X. Gates.
There are quite a number of the nupils q
the graded schools afflicted with measles.
There will be dance next Fridayeven;no
at george Putnam's residence on the ColburG
| farm. ''e ooi'oi y
1he euchre club accepted an invitation To
meet with Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Proctor last
| evening. i'''
capt. and Mrs. Davis of White River June
tion were the guests over Sunday of Rev q
5. Davis. -
Coastlng has supplanted skating, and the
winter sport is being indulged in to the full
est extent. ' -'''i-
Mrs; Carl Bidwell of Charlestown, N. H..
LaFountan's. 'o'ii''
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Loonev entertained
SIN tables of progressive euchre at their home
last Saturday evening.
The Woman's Relief Corps will give one
Oh 1I thelr enjoyable suppers at their hall
Thursday evening. 'i''i'
MISS Emma Henry of Chester remained
over Sunday at the Adnabrown. as the guest
OF MIR. and Mrs. j. Hart.
"A. B Smith last week had an orchid with
seven large blossoms, which made an attract
i've dlsplay at his green house.
Thomas Bickford, recently pastor of the
SresaelohaI church, has been in town sew
eral days in the interest of his nresen,
employment.
The Eagle encampment will give their
play, Past Redemption at the opera house
tuesday evening, February 2, when the new
scenery will be used for the first time,
Cyrus Adams, who has been employed in
gathering ice, was the victim of an accident
at the ice house Saturday, his hand being
injured IN the pulley. DIR. W. f. Hazelto1
dressed the wound.
The fourth assembly was well attended last
the concert. The usual good time was
enjoyed by all. Rumor says the sixth and
last OF the series will be masquerade,
Robert j. Coleman of Boston and Miss
JuiIa f. LaFountain, formerly of Springfield.
were married Sunday, january II, at Boston.
Mass. at home, Highland Terrace, Rox-
pury, Mass. They were generously remem-
bered by Springfield friends.
The three church organs and quite a num-
Der OF pianos have recently been put into
most excellent condition by Mr.. Greene, a
hne piano tuner, who has been at Charles
Stickney' for couple of weeks. His work
gives perfect satisfaction.
Ashley Randall last week accidentally lost
his footing and fell from the platform of E.
+. y. Pulsipher's livery stable into the brook,
10 feet below. Fortunately no bones were
broken, and he is doing as well as can be
expected, under the skillful care of DR..
Locke.
Four of the gentlemen of the school board
OF Newport, n. H., arrived in town four-in-
hand Monday, to carefully inspect the graded |
school building and its modus operandi, and |
expressed themselves as well pleased. Iu |
turning, when ready to return to Newport, |
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-27
Ex-Gov. Page on Savings Banks

A short time ago certain statements re-
gardIng the Lamoille county savings bank
and Its management appeared in the COL
umns OF the ZINES and received editorial
commentator. The statement that this
bank has every dollar of its assets invested
In Vermont and has never loaned a dollar
except on Vermont names and Vermont
security has been criticised, some main
tanning that no bank can be run in Yer
mont on such principles.
We wrote Gov Page asking him if he
was entirely sure that matters were not ex-
aggerated, and he replied that he is ready
to demonstrate "beyond the shadow of a
doubt that every statement made is true to
the letter."
tie also gives the following interesting
account OF how the affairs of the live pro-
gresslve banks in Lamoille county are con-
Quoted. -
In 1886 the cashier of this bank. Albert
l.. Noyes, found that his health was SO far
and 60 to California in the hope of saving
hls life. He had been from boyhood prac.
tlcally in absolute control of the affairs of
the bank. He was an able, conscientious
man, and had the entire confidence. and
deservedly SO, of every director and off,
cial connected with this institution. His
word was law, and his opinions were taken
as final. The bank, however, had been
run upon the idea that a bank should loan
Its money when it had money to loan, and /
when short should say SO to its customers.
No one ever felt certain that he could get
money at this bank. Its managers had no
sort OF an idea that it had any duty to per-
form to the people OF Lamoiile county ex-
cept to loan them money whenever they
were in funds. The result was that the
obtaining of funds was so uncertain that
men did not dare to embark in any venture
where money was required, and a sort of
dry rot seemed to have struck the bank. |
conservative, solvent, solid and strong as it
was.
The result was that before Mr.. Moves :
lett for California he advised the directors
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-27
The Burlington COIIectorship.

The contest for the collectorship of tht
port of Burlington has narrowed down te
two candidates, Col G.. G. Benedict Of
Burlington and ex-Lieut. Gov. Mausur o
Island Pond. The Burlington News figures
that Benedict has already received not less
than $4,000 from federal office holding,
and has this to say of Mansur:
Ex-lieut. Gov. Mansur can also boast q
magnificent record as an otfice-holder
During Col. Benedict's collectorsbip. Mr.
Mansur was deputy collector at Island
Fond. Prior to that he was for 1s wear,
postmaster of Island Pond. This circum-
stance gives just criterion of his capacity
and ability: He is not leader in the
party or the state; he is not the man, in
intellectual ability, business experience
and success or party service, to whom the
Republicans of Vermont would naturally
turn tor the leading office in their Gift if
tne hepubllcan party of Vermont is limited
70 tnese two men In its choice of collector.
it is in bad way.
Last week the Brattlebcro Phoenix sur
prlsed everyone by giving expression to a
political opinion and subscribing to the
above sentiment in the following language ::
The Phoenix takes exactly the same view.
Both are men of good character and of
good standing in their respective commune
ties, but politically they are old FOUNDERS
who have fed at the public crib large part
OF the time since the civil war.
These gentlemen ought to know by this
time that the longer man holds office in
Vermont the longer he wants to. He be-
comes pensioner on public credulity, and
cunning for office is his sole occupation
and ambition.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-27

will only be necessary when there is NOR
than one contestant for the office. Th
caucus shall be in charge of COMMITTEE
of three appointed by the. candidates
The duties of this committee shall be t,
prepare check list of the Republican
patrons resident within the delivery Of tn,
office, to warn these patrons of the caucus
to prepare the ballots, and to perform al
other duties necessary to the successful
carrying out of the caucus. Only those
will be entitled to vote in the caucus who
are Republicans, or who affiliated with
the Republicans in the last elections. AL
women who are entitled under the laws ol
Vermont to vote for school directors and
IN sympathy with the Republican party
shall, If resident patrons, be allowed to
vote. How gallant of the general to re-
member the ladies'; but why does he offer
insult to their intelligence by insinuation
that it is possible there are any who are
not in sympathy with the Republican office?
But here is the important item in the
whole matter; these regulations refer
only to the election Of fourth class post
masters; there is the concession that
knocks the underpinning from the whole
arrangement; this is the pin that pricl,s
Mr.. Grout's little balloon; as reform
measure his little scheme is ilatter than any
pancake.
There is something less than 275 post
offices in the second district; of these,
about 70 belong to the second and third
classes, and the remainder to the fourth
class. To come under the first class. the
annual gross receipts must exceed S4O,-
600, and the office at Burlington is the
only one IN the state in the second class
the receipts must exceed $4,000; and in
the third, $1,000. The postmasters in
the first three classes are presidential an
polntments, and fourth class postmasters
are appointed by the postmaster general.
All the offices worth having, all for which
there Will be any scramble, all which are
dealt out by the bosses as re-
wards Tor partisan or personal services
come under the first three classes, and con-
tests Will be decided as of old by petition.
SO Mr.. Grout's much talked Of cauc,s
plan applies only to fourth class postof1ices
)lnceS that pay from nothing un To S1OOO |
'ffices that only widows, pensioners, back
woods grocery men, maidens grown hope |
essly old can be prevailed upon to accept.
Senators Morrill, and Proctor have been
90 long IN the harness to allow fat presi-
entlal plnms to go TO a caucns where it
possible that others than ..the boysn can
ag them. Oh, no They will continue
keep firm grip on federal patronage,
nd Mr.. Grout will learn that it is better
hold conference before issuing mani
pstops