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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-16
NEWFANE.

Mrs. Calvin Stebbins visited in Brattleboro
last week.
Mrs. Platt is visiting her brother in WAL
lingford, Conn.
II. F. Porter of Wakefield, Mass, visited
friends in town recently.
The band realized S37 from their entertain
ment of December 90.
The ladies' aid will meet with Mrs. Ella
Pratt Friday, January %.
Miss Lena Eddy, who has been in poor
health for some time, is not so well.
Frank Whitaker has moved from Williams
vile back to his farm on Newfane hill.
Mrs. Perry of Putney is spending the win
ter with her cousin, Mrs. Annie Green.
Charles Goodenough had the misfortune to
sprain his wrist while loading logs this week,
Mrs. Foster Whitaker was called to wor.
cester, recently by the death of her grand.
daughter.
Mrs. Charlotte Dewitt and son Frank plan
to start for Florida February l, where Mrs
Dewitt will spend some time.
Mrs. William Goodnow of Boston is visiting
her mother, Mrs. Sabin Morse, and helping
care for her aunt, Mrs. Fits, who is quite i'll
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RUTLAND RAILROAD.
Time Table corre ctad to Lan l0 lsa1

Time Table CORE cted to Jan 10, 1897.
Trains will leave Bellows Falls daily ex
Cept Sunday, unless otherwise noted, as fol
lows:
GOING NORTH
o.l5 a. m. MIXED for Rutland and interne
diate stations.
1910 p. m. BOSTON MAIL, for Rutland, Bur
lington, St Adams, Richford, Montreal
also, Ogdensburg
2.5S p. m. GREEN MOUNTAIN FLYER fol
Rutland, burlington, st. Adams and Mon
treal. wagner Parlor Car to st albans and
Pullman Sleeping Car It. Albans to Chica-
go without change due at Chicago 80 p. m
next night.
ITO p. m. LOCAL. EXPRESS for Rutland
and intermediate stations.
ll.l5 p. m, Night Express for Montreal, Og.
densburs. Ottawa and the west. Through
sleeper for Montreal.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT BELLOWS FALLS
f2l5 a. m. Night Express from Montreal,
OgdenSburg and the we t.
sis a. m. LOCAL EMPRESS from Rutland
and intermediate stations.
Is p. NJ. EXPRESS MAIL, from Rutland,
Burlington, st. Albans and intermediate
s..op. m. GREEN MOUNTAIN FLYER from
Montreal, st. Albans, Ogdenburg, Richford
$50 +: n. MIXED from Rutland and inter.
mediate stations.
Trains run daily except Sunday unless other.
wise noted.
aDatly except Mondey.
i, ALDRICH. Gen: Pass: Agent,
). BURDETr H. A. HODGE,
q, Gen. Supt. Traffic Manager.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-16

able publisher and editor Of the marble
city organ of public expression will not be-
lieve they are parties to any such ignomin-
ious surrender. Why, this is worse than
being captured in daylight and in full
armor. Can the lion and the lamb lie
down together ere the coming of the mil
lenium? Impossible. Can the Herald,
this latter day Jupiter, be robbed Of its
thunder and its mouth forever sealed by
simply holding sword over its head, even
though it hangs suspended by a single
threads Can this outspoken champion Of
the peoples rights be driven into its hole
by mere threat to commence litigation R
Hardly. 1t is used to rockets of this kind
Since paying $1,000 by order Of court to
the worthy ex-chief executive who, resides
in the beautiful city beside the silvery
waters OF Lake Cbamplain, the law has no
terrors for the Herald. Woodbury. has re-
celved assurances from controlling
source that the Herald will not annoy him
in the future unless he brings suit" The
mere thought of such an understanding is
treason to allthat is outspoken, bold and
courageous.
But supposing this bit of news hath
foundation in fact, where is this .'control-
ing source" who has but to speak to be
obeyed? Is it the same source that in the
past inspired those scintillating editorials
breathing vengeance and slaughter against
the violators of the prohibitory law in gen.
eral and Gov Woodbury. in particular?
And hath this Sampson been shorn Of his
locksp
If the Herald is party to this disreput-
able truce, which of the papers of the state
can longer be counted on the Lords side
What voice in this moral wilderness will
now be lifted up against evil and hypocrisy
and IN behalf Of righteousness? Vermont
will be like Israel, without prophet.
What now will become of the cause Of
high license? Are there none SO poor as
to DO it reverence, or will the Brattleboro
Reiormer, the Montpelier Argus and the
Burlington News continue chorus Of
feeble echoes?
"A gloom is settling over the entire COM
monwealth too dense to be penetrated by
any ray OF hope unless the Herald in no
uncertain terms announces that it is party
to no such ignominious contract.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-16
CENTRAL VT. RAILROAD

Time Table corrected to Dec. 1886. Train .
win leave Bellows Falls daily except Sun
days unless otherwise noted, as follows:
North GOING via SULLIVAN RAILROAD
6 o q. m. MIXED, for White River Junction
1910 p. m. EXPRESS MAIL, for White Rive,
Junction, Montpelier, Barre, st. Albans,
Malone, Norwood. o gdensburg, Montreal and
ali points West. Wagner Parlor Car White
River Junction to Montreal.
50 d. m. FAST EXPRESS, for White River
junction, Montpelier, Barre. Burlington. ST
Albans, and Montreal. Par
lor Car to White River Junction and Pull
to Chicago without change. Due in Chica-
go 9.l0 next night.
SIS p. m. PASSENGER. for White River
junction.
sll.lO D. m. NIGHT EXPRESS, for White
River junction, Montpelier, Burlington
st. Albans, Ogdensburg, Montreal, Chicago,
Bellows Fails to Montreal. (Runs daflv.
Sundays included) to Montreal and Chicago
TRAINS ARRIVE AT BELLOWS FALLS:
al a. m. NIGHT EXPRESS, from Montreal
via White River junction.
syCs q. m. LOCAL EXPRESS from White
River Junction.
Lit D. m. EXPRESS MAIL, from st. Albanf
and all points on Central Division.
ISL p. m. LIMITED EXPRESS, from Mon
treal and Ogdensburg. via White Rive,
los p m. MIXED. from White River juno
ton.
F.w. BALDWIN. Gen. supt.
e.w. CUMMINGS. Gen. Pass. Agent.
sDafly. HDaily except Monday.
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CHESTER.

j. +. Pollard is in Burlington this week.
Mrs. w. S. Pollard was in Bellows Falls
Thursday.
church Sunday.
:. Mr. Carter Of Dakota has been guest at E.
Y. Pierce's.
AT the annual meeting of the W. G. T. L.
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Bellows Falls Times.
PUBLISHED WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY By
". c. BElKNAP & CO., Proprlstors.
W. c. BELKNAP. Editor

W. G. BELKNAP, Editor.
One copy one year in advance Sl.h(
One copy six months in advance "a
One copy three months in advance .4C
If not paid in advance zoo
Single copies .03
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
Subscribers wishing the postoffice address
OF their paper change must send us both the
old and new address.
ADVERTISERS
will find the TIMES the best advertising med
ium in southern Vermont. Located in a
thriving manufacturing village and railroad
center at the border line of two states and
circulating in four counties of those states, it
and thrifty population. Rates Wilt be fur
nished on application.
NOTICE.
All postmasters are authorized agents for
the paper.
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!" MASON ERANCAISE "

of Vermont Academy 10.h year, second term
OF IL weeks op. ms january 1897. The
"Maison" Is intended for persons who wi b
to make of French a special stuiy. Address
REV. L.O. ROUx n. A. native OF France
6ax tons River, VI.
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WILLIAM S. GIBSON

Contracts solicited and satisfaction guar.
tnteed. All parties desiring me to come and
estimate on jobs of moving buildings or any.
thing pertaining thereto must pay me for
time and expenses unless taken by contract.
II taken by contract no charges made.
p. o. Box lS9, CharlestOwn, n. H.
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BAKER JUNK CO.

DE ALERS in ALL KINDS of OLD JUNK
r ,bber and Metals speciality. Rags, Old
r 'pe Bags, Sheen Pelts, Furs, etc. Agents
W 'nted tn huy old junk Cash furnished on
satisfactory guaranty. A liberal commits
ion allowed. George Street, Bellows Falls
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Grand Trunk Ry. System.
Through Train Service From Mon
treal To The West.
An I cVN0ccc

Through Train Service From Mon
treal To The West.
NO. EXPRESS
Daily Sunday included. Leave Montreal
9:15 A. M, arrive Toronto 9:2O P. NJ, Detroit
6:45 A. M, Port Huron 80 A. M, Chicago 2 100
P. n, Pullman Buffet Sleeping Car, Montreal
to Chicago via Hamilton, and Pullman Sleep
ing Car, Toronto to Detriot via Port Huron
NO. 3 EXPRESS
Daily, Sunday included. Leave Montreal
800 P. M, arrive Toronto 700 A. NJ, Detroit
lao p. NJ, Port Huron IL :15 p. NJ, Chicago 10
P. NJ. Pullman Sleeping Car, Montreal to To-
rOntO.
NO. 5 EXPRESS
One night out to Chicago.
Daily except Sunday. Leave Montreal
10 Is P. NJ, arrive Toron to 7:15 A. NJ, Detroit
l;tOP. NJ, Port Huron I2:15 r. NJ, Chicago 9:l0
Il. Pullman Nestibule Sleeping Car, Bos-
ton to Chicago via Hamilton.
California in days.
@Pullman Tourist Sleeping Car, Boston to
Chicago, leaves Montreal every Friday at
10:l5 P. M, for the Pacific Coast via No. 8. ALI
Central Vermont X. Il. through trains connect
at Montreal with Grand Trunk Ry. System
trains for the West. Through tickets
for the West can be obtained at all
Central Vermont r. r. stations and baggage
checked to dest nation via Montreal and the
Grand Trunk Ry Sys. Fer further tnforma
ton write to
TwYNNE. T.p. A.e. T. BY. system.
Sl, drfn
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b FALLS MARBLE WORKS,

HI. King, IL, Proprietor.
MONUMENTS, TABLETS and HEADSTONES.
coasta tIly on hand. Scotch and American
Granite Monuments a specially. Call and ex-
anime. Rockingham St., Belle ws Falls, VT
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murrten.

In Bellows Falls, January IA, by Rev. Ed
ward X. Reynolds, Charles III. Hart of Pitts
ford Vt, and Alice NJ. Ware of West Ches.
terfeld, N. H.
In Keene, N. H., January IL, by Rev
Charles B. Elder, Fred Sharley of Keene,
N. H., and Miss Lena M. Fish of Marlbor-
ough, N. H.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-16
Notice..

The Boston daily Traveller is now 81 55
a year instead Of Ito as heretofore, hav-
ing been increased from eight to ten pages.
The semi-weekly has been discontinued
and in its place is an interesting weekly
which we can furnish at IS cents.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-16

Groton also has new paper called the
Times" edited by c. C. Lord, formerly
editor of the West Topsham Observer.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-16

The Montpelier Argus is responsible for
the following bit of sarcasm:
The contest for the collectorship of the
district OF Vermont appears to have mar
rowed down to George Granville Benedict
and Zopar M. Mansur. Where is the
Young Mems Republican club and its
candidates. Are the honors and emolu-
ments to remain indefinitely in the hands
of the old rounders3 No Republicans in
Vermont have ted more frequently and
freely from the government crib than these
two aspiran for the best federal position
in the state. Is there to be no effort made
to give the young men chance?
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-16

Vermont started off in 1850 with lust
100000 sheep. In 1860 the number had
diminished to 1920 and in succeeding
years the number dropped to 100000 in
1870, 1890 in 1880, 334, 900 in 1890,
329, 900 in 1898, 28O,O00 in 1894 and
226, 900 in 1895.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-16
The Mortified News says !:

1uc N NOTtullelu NEWS says.
1.-The best argument we have yet heard
in favor of the selection of Mr.. Mansur as
collector Of customs is that he would not
probably insist upon being governor while
he held the Federal office" This is a
pretty hard rap for Mr.. Mansur, but never
theless, sizes up the situation pretty ac-
curately. Vermont is infested with one
horde of chronic office holders and Of
flee seekers, and another horde of more re-
cent parentage who are chatting because
the ''old fellows" stand at the crib SO long
elbowing aside all new comers. A chronic
office holder in Vermont seems never to
grow old while tottering on the edge of
the grave he is still ''young man.
politically. Anxious mourners are await
ing his decease, but with every reelection
fate seems to give him new lease of life.
Has Jupiter been Robbed of His Thusder ?
An exchange contains this alarming in
formation:
The trouble between the Rutland Herald
and eX Gov. Woodbury. has been finally
terminated, says the Burlington Free Press,
by the governors receiving assurances
from controlling source that the Herald
will not annoy him in the future unless he
brings suit.
As the old woman said on hearing of the
death of her husband who carried $4,000
in life insurance, "this news is too good te
be true" Those who know the redoubt.
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FALLS ORCHESTRA

Open to engagements during the fall and
winter for dances concerts, etc.
Four to 10 pieces.
Address, FRED EXNER, Manager,
Bellows Falls, VT
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9ten.

In Weston, January T. infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. w. w. Hart, aged day.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-16

Evangelist Moody refers to Vermont
as local option state and says he had hard
work to secure pint OF alcohol in Brattle.
boro once for his sick son. We hope he
is not as badly mistaken about the latte,
part as he is about the former. Herald
and News.
The famous evangelist could not have
visited Brattleboro during fair time.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-16

have been visiting their sister, Mrs. Curtis
Ball, this week.
The Rebekahs will present their play, "The
Chaperone,' February II; the tennis drill by
16 young ladies being one of the leading and
novel features of the niece.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-16

1870, 439,OOO IN 1880, 334 900 in 1890,
329,0 900 in 1898, 100000 in 1894 and
226 900 in 1895.
Beatty Balestier, the wicked brother-in-
law who drove Rudyard Kipling out of
Brattleboro and the country, has met retri-
button. His retribution comes in the shane
OF bankruptcy; liabilities $1,000, assets
S28O0.--Burlington News.
Burlington now has democratic paper,
the short-lived Sunday Sun having been
changed to Saturday paper; David A..
Rowe, editor of the defunct Graphic, is its
editor. If, however, only democrats sub
scribe, it would hardly be business policy
to advertise the circulation as bait for
advertisers.
: Through the efforts of Congressman
Grout bill hasepassed congress providing
that oleomargarine and all other imitation
dairy products shall be subject to the laws
of the state or territory into which they
will be transported, providing, however,
that these limitations shall not be subject in
transit to the police power Of any state.
Last Monday the electors of president
and vice president met in every state in
the Union and cast their votes. The re-
suit as stated in the papers was Mckinley
and Hobart 271, Bryan 176, Sewall 1853,
Watson 1S. The only states where the
vote was divided were Kentucky and Cali
fornia, the former giving Bryan l and Nc
Kinley 12, and the latter Bryan and Nc
Kinley 8.
Evangelist Moody refers to Vermont
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-03-10

United States, to which country it now
sells 250,000,000 cigars every year.
b. Up to the present time, when Cuban in
dependence is still lowering in the bal
ance, the history of the last great strug
gle for independence in Cuba involves the
same line of victories and reverses that
characterized the strife of the Cos only
that the people seem more determined
md better organized. The death of
Marti May 10, 1895, and that of Maceo
a few weeks since, were severe blows for
the insurrectionists, for they idolized
these men. but intrepid leaders are not
lacking. Marti's great political act was
the summoning of the September conven-
tion which declared a provisional govern
ment. He was shrewd. and persistent,
and in an incredibly brief space of time
had vast quantities of firearms imported
from the United States. BY December,
1895, the Cuban forces were right in the
center Of the Spanish army. The latter
were driven back for seven consecutive
days, and Campos, then in command, was
forced TO change his strategic positions
by Gomez, being overwhelmed at Caliseo,
Christmas eve, Gomez, as he had prom
ised, was within a few miles of Havana
and Matanzas, and so certain of success
seemed the efforts of the patriots, that
Gen Weyler was sent ito snbdue this
conglomeration of negroes, bandits, assas-
sins and adventures. Then began the
policy of terror and butchery ever since
diligently pursued. The tortures inflicted
on prisoners on suspects, on helpless, in
nocent women and children, almost out
rival the Armenian cruelties; men were
dashed to death, slowly garroted, women
and children were cast into burning
houses, blstered with lighted matches,
dismembered, and these horrors, coupled
with a memory of what 300 patriot Gu
bans were suffering in Spain's pet con-
Wet colony-Ceuta-tire the blood of
every true native patriot anew, and
brought to them the sympathy of nearly
every nation on the earth. The Cubans
stood firm, with nearly three fourths of
the island under control. with their civil
government fully established in Santiago
Puerto Principe, Santa Clara and sew
eral minor provinces.
1t is a remarkable fact that when Cam
pos, 1.-The strong man of Spain" arrived
in Cuba with 10000 soldiers "to recognize
bellgerent rights" in 1876, out of 145, ,00C
soldiers previously sent, not enough had
returned to their native land to consti
tnte regiment. The deeds following
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-03-10

Feb. "a, 1895, is the date upon which
the insurgents declared their independ-
ence, and before the end of the month
martial law had been proclaimed in Ha-
vana Jose Marti was placed at the head
of the provisional government, and Gen.
Maxine Gomez had arrived in Cuba to
begin operations.
The history of the island runs coinci-
dent with our own, and is therefore inter
esting. Cuba was discovered by Christie
pher Columbus Oct 2S, 1892. sixteen days
after he touched at San Salvador, and
nineteen years later his son, Diego, colon
lied the island, Pope Leo y. erecting its
first cathedral. Velasquez followed with
new contingents, and in 1919 the capital
was located, at once assuming a position
of importance in the eyes of the free
lances of the ocean. In 1898 a French
adyenturer sacked the town, which was
rebuilt when Ferdinand De Soto, the
discoyerer of the Mississippi River. was
made Governor. Spain priced Havana as
base of operations. There Cortez com
pleted his preparations for the conquest
of Mexico, and there Pizarro rested his
men before proceeding to Peru. Despite
the strong fortress erected, the French
in 1904 again destroyed the town, when
two other fortresses for the defense of
Havana were built, which still exist--the
Moro and the Punta. By 1000 the colon
lists were raising cattle and applying
thumb-screws and the torch to the ma
tives to induce them to reveal the spots
where they found gold and silver mug
gets. Then they started the cultivation of
tobacco and sugar, and the woes of the
natives began. Under a system of cruelty
and oppression the gentle aborigines di-
minished so rapidly that negro slaves
were introduced, and that eventually led
to the internecine strife which has made
one of the fairest spots on earth the home
of pestilence and crime and savagery in
warfare, the contemplation of which
sickens a civilized world.
After invasions by the French, English
and Dutch, and various claims as to the
ownership of the island, Cuba was re-
stored to Spanish rule in 1853. A new
native population now sprung up and in
1890 Las Casas, whose memory is re-
vered by Cubans to this day, became
captain general of Cuba. It's ports were
opened to the world. and great public inn
provements were effected. Despite the
dawning of prosperity, however, and the
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-03-10

In sight of the Erie tracks, between
Susquehanna and Great Bend, are the
Red rocks, red cliff standing above
the SusQuehanna river Near them can
be seen traces of the grave Of beauti-
full Indian maiden. the daughter of a
famous chief. She was betrothed to a
young brave, member of her father S
tribe, then encamped near here. Her fa.
ther desired her to marry the SON of the
chief Of the neighboring tribe, and the
wish of the paternal ancestor usually
counted for something.
In consequence she resolved to fly to
the happy hunting grounds, " and one
night she stole noiselessly from her wig
wan, and, with the death song upon
her lips, flung herself from the high
cliff, her lifes blood staining the rocks
below. And to this day they have retain
ed the reddish hue which the rains and
floods of century have failed to efface,
When the maiden's lover saw her
mangled corpse, he retired to a cave IN
the mountains and never again was seen
alive. Forty years later his petrified
body was found in the cave by u wan
dering remnant of the tribe, Under his
body were found the long raven tresses
of the old chiefs daughter New York
Dracl
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-03-10

of them veterans of the war of 1S6S-7S-
were landed in the eastern provinces.
where white and colored workmen of the
plantations and small villages were in
duced to take up arms
The location of Cuba is such that in
case of annexation to the United States
or even the certainty of its independence,
the commercial benefits accruing TO this
country would be very great and lasting.
II is only 130 miles from Florida, and al
though containing only 43.319 square
miles, or a little more than half the area
of the State of Kansas, every section is
stored with rich natural resources. 1t
has valleys that are susceptible of rails
ing the finest grades of vegetable luXur-
les, and mountains 5000 feet high. 1t
has 26O rivers, and its seasons are uni
formly divided-rain from May to Octo-
Der, sunny skies from November to April.
The population is fully adequate to all
possible national and commercial require
ments. Five years ago it was announced
at 1,o2l ,6S4, of whom 1892 were
Spanish 1862 foreign whites, 4S9, ,249
blacks, and 1881 Chinese Havana alone
is credited with population of 100000
souls. There are several short railways,
in the aggregate covering some 500 miles
Cuba abounds in citrus fruits. There
are peerless orange, lemon and lime
groves; cocoanuts, cocoanut oil, cocoa,
coffee, india rubber, tobacco-these com
modities form the base of supplies easily
obtained, while the interior and middle
sections boast immense forests of ma
hogany and dye woods. Ii is estimated
that there are 13,000 900 acres of unclear-
ed mahogany forests alone. The wood is
so common that chopping blocks are made
Of it, and watering troughs of red cedar
| Lignum vitae for flutes, lancewood for
carriage shafts and surveying instru-
ments, and other fine varieties of rare and
precious timber also exist in wild and un-
limited volume. There is the richest kind
of grazing for cattle Forty-four times
more food can be secured from an acre
of bananas than from an acre of pota-
| toes, and it is claimed that from that
small area in Cuba 10000 pounds Of
flour can be obtained in Il single year,
and the much-used banana wine in pro.
portion. With all these manifold re-
sources, il is estimated that the island in
normal times would take 100000 900
worth of merchandise annually from the