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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-04-21
Was Read Offered the Plum?

A political letter from Vermont pub
lished in the Boston Globe Monday says:
Still another interesting phase arising
out of the tender to Martin is the effect 1t
may have upon the congressional nomina-
ton in the I'd district in 1898 l. will be
remembered that last summer Gen. w. w.
Grout, the pr sent congressman, was OPP
posed for nomination by Hon. James l..
Martin of Brattleboro, Hon Lsvant NJ.
Read of Bellows Falls and Hon. Frank
Plumley of Mortified, but that at the last
moment, finding their division of the oppo-
ton to Grout simply insured his nomina-
ton, all factions went In and renominated
him. 1t was generally understood, how
ever, that notice was then and there served
upon Grout that he must not expect the
nomination in 1898.
Now then, it may be said upon good
authority that Hon. Lavant NJ. Read O
Bellows Falls stood first for the office o
assistant secretary of war but that he would
not take it, whereupon it was offered t.
Martin. This offer to Martin. as alread,
pointed out, might have served to satisf,
the wishes of Senator Morrill,. but tn,
question also suggests itself, was it not
Killing OF two birds with one stoneP Di,
it not score point for Gen. Grout as well
Ii Gen. Grout was party to ths tende
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-04-21
Conference on BenevoIence.

A conference on benevolence Will De
held in the Baptist church in Brattlebcro
tomorrow. In the morning at 10 o'clock
prayer meeting will be held in the chapel
led by Rev. F. S. Smith OF West Brattle-
boro. The afternoon service at o'clock
will consist Of the following program, Gen.
J. J. Estey presiding Devotional service ;
"What we hope to do" by Rev. ID. d.
Owen Of Ludlow; "Claims Of missions"
by Rev. E. F. Mitchell of Putney i" Civ.
ing by young people," by Rev. G. R. b.
Dodge Of Bellows Falls; "Giving by sys-
tenn" ..Honesty with God" L. w. Hardy
of Brattleboro; remarks by Hon. K. q
Fuller and Mrs. A. j. Gordon Of Boston
Opportunity for discussion will be given OF
all these subjects. The afternoon service
will be held in the chapel. DR.. II. u
Holton will preside at the evening session
Following devotional service led by Kew
Mr.. Meacham of Townshend there will b
addresses by Mrs. Gordon and MIR. Fuller
A few from here expect to attend.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-04-21
Divorces Ia keene.

The April term of the supreme court at
Keene adjourned at noon yesterday, after
comparatively short session, despite
full docket. Following are the divorces
that were decreed by Judge Wallace:
Charles f. Page from Della A. Page !;
Yahn Laurila from Rusa Laurila Agnes j
Betterly from Philander G. Betterly Cora
B. Cobb from Eugene H. Cobb; Franklin
j. Nevers from Abbie j. Nevers; Minnie
E. Petzner from John A. Pletzner; War
rem w. Kendrick from Sadie Kendrick
Carrie l.. Whitcomb from Charles S
Whitcomb Lou M. Whitcomb from Ernes
c. Whitcomb; Cleon R. Demerse from
Florence f. Demerse Edwin c. Clarl
from Edna l.. Clark Lottie Spofford from
Maurice f. Spofford; Alice M. Howe from
Norman A. Howe; Mary A. Babcock iron
Joseph Babcock; Della l.. Miller iron
William G. Miller; Annie M. Price fror
John F. Price Ada H. Pratt from Charlie
E. Pratt; Mabel E. Dickerman from Loul
Dickerman; Alice E. Dyer from Leonar
+. Dyer.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-04-21
The Poor Mans Breakfast Table.

Today l clinched ano Their OF the great
Democratic arguments against Mckinley
protection. We call it the beaktast table
argument. Sockless Jerry Simpson IS the
father Of this argument. 1t IS worded
thus:
A protective tariff taxes everything on
the moor mans breakfast table,"
When met Congressman Dingley, to-
day, opened up on him:
"Your Internal Mckinley bill robbed
the poor man tor the benefit OF the rich ,
You tax the poor mans breakfast tablet"
Congressman Dingley looked over hi;
glasses and smiled. And then he asked
me, "Who said SOP" :,
"Why. Altgeld, Tilman, Sockless Jerr,
Simpson and Mrs. Lease say SO, and len
nessee McMillin said so in his speech.EAi
of us free trade democrats say So"
"Why, Eli,n said MIR. Dingley, as n
knit bis brtws, "you Democrats SHOULD
think little b, fore you talk so loud; NOV
tell me what did the Mckinley bill Ia
bread and meat?" =, :,
No, bread and meat were free," saio
meekly, examining the bill. 49,
"And how about tea and coffee!
"Well, l see they are tree, toe!
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-04-21

Rev. FIR. Reynolds has purchased Of
Thayer Il Smith a granite cross Is feet in
height to be placed in the new Catholic
cemetery. The yard has not been used
very much yet, but hereafter will be used
more and more.
Alvin Frost of Jamaica was in Ludlow
last Friday to attend the funeral of his
hrotber. Valorus Frost. The remains
were taken to Mechanicsville tor inter-
ment. Mr.. Frost says that on what is
known as the Pingree hills from Healdville
to Mt. Holly the highway is still covered
with snow which in places is three and fou1
feet deep. By the roadside he saw sugar
ing orchards still running sap and the far
mers gathering on snow shoes. Mechan
icsville pond is still covered with unbroke'
ice and affords good skating.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-04-21
Sand the table, was that taxed?"
J. H. BIak'ey.

mo; Grand Rapids is shipping furni-
ture to England every day"
.'And the fish and oysters, milk and
cream, cheese and lard were free, too,
weren't they? Yes; and the California
wine, and canned peas, raisins, and Della
ware peaches, too?"
Eyes, Mr.. Dingley," l said, growing
red in the face. II see the poor man paid
no tariff on these things"
ssAnd chickens and eggs and onions,
potatoes, apples, oranges, and your canned
fruit and salmon-they were free?"
"Why, yes, they were free, of course;
We send canned fruits, salmon, apples and
oysters to England"
..And the tobacco smoked after break
fast-was that taxed?"
"No, it came out Of the field in Virginia
pure virgin leaf, rolled up without even
an internal revenue tax
"Then what was taxed on that poor
mans breakfast table, Eli?"
"Why, champagne, French brandy, and
truffies, Cuban cigars, Russian cavier,
Scotch oatmeal, and Dundee orange mar
malade. Yes, and my Irish bacon and
English Southdown mutton chops were
taxed. My English silk velvet breakfast
spread was taxed. My wife's Chinese en-
broidered morning gown and her Venetian
laces and glass were taxed, and her kid
gloves and diamonds, and the four dollar
English Wilton carpet under the table
Oh, it was an awful tax for poor man to
: pay" >,
ut is sad," said Mr.. Dingley, with an
accent on the is. ut makes me weep
: when think the only tax on the poor
Democrats breakfast table is the sugar
tax OF two cents pound. And to think
r that tax was put on by you free trade
;. Democrats. 1t was so mean an act that
/. even Cleveland refused to sign the bill
+ But we will keep it on, just as German LEFT
it, as a monument-a gentle reminder tc
e you laundering free trade Democrats, VINO
J. made tariff for revenue into $26O,OOo
600 deficit"
J. must say to the Sun that Dingley anc
the black Republicans handle our Demo
;. cratic arguments with silk gloves, but the!
" look like skinned cells when they ge
0 through with them.
am going to Mount Parnassus, the sea
,e of all learning, morrow, to get Prof
!. Sumner and President Eliot to make us
: new free trade syllogism or putty up tn
,e cracks in the ambiguous middle term
,r which the protectionists have dynamlted
ELI PERKINS in New York Sun
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-04-21
A Card.

We the undersigned do hereby agree to re-
fund the money on = ao-cent bottle of Greene's
Syrup of Tar if it fails 10 cure your cold or
cough. We also warrant % cent bottle to
prove satisfactory, or no pay.
s. T. Andrews
Fl. ii. Davis
J.F. Pierce
ID. I. Cushing, Carbridgeport
Watson s. Eaton, Grafton
W. Il. Glynn, Saxtons River
George II. Walker, Westminster
George III. Hamlin, North Charlestown, N. d.
C. C. Davis, walpole. n. III.
n. A. Wheeler. Walpole, n. II.
III. III. Bowker, Bartonsville-
j. b. Diyoll, Rockingham.
G. +. Simonds, Saxtons River.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-04-21
Oranges.

Palermo Oranges 20 to 25c.
Valencia Oranges 3 dozen for 25c.
Valencia Oranges, large, 2 dozen
for 25c.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-04-21
The Newspaper In Advertising.

The newspaper is a necessity to success
in advertising. Its peculiar field can never
be entered by any other class OF Publica-
tons and therefore it possesses qualities as
a medium which can never be wrested from
it. There is scarcely family in the land
into whose home a newspaper OF some de-
scription does not find its way. The mem
bers of that family may never look inside
the covers of magazine, but they expert
ence a sensation of loss if their newspaper
fails to reach them.-Proftable Advertls
ing.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-04-21

of such an important post to Read, might
he not expect with some reason that Head
would not in gratitude oppose him for con-
gress again in 1882 Continue the reason
ing and is not the same condition possible
OF conception in the case of Martini With
these two men out of the way, only Hon.
Frank Plumley would be left to oppose
Grout for congress next year.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-04-21

"What, are you asking your husband now
in the spring for fur cloak =
80, yes; it will be winter before ne say
yes !"-Fliegende Blaetter.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-04-21

Miss PASSED. assure you l have lived only
Is short years. ,,o
Grump-Where were you the rest OF the
time truth.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-04-21
Hell

To needed by poor, tired mothers, debilitateo
and run down because of poor, thin blood. Help
Is needed by the nervous sufferer, the men and
,,,on,en tortured with rheumatism, neuralgia,
dvsnansia scrofula, catarrh. Help comes
onickiv when Hoods sarsaparilla begins to en-
r,eb nurifv and vitalize the blood and send II
in I. healing nourishing, invigorating stream TO
al the nerves. muscles and organs of the body
The herald., 1897-07-18
He Believes in Being on the Spot

The most persistent office seeker seen
at the White house since the beginning
of the Mckinley administration is
James Anderson McRready of Boston.
He is a funny looking little man about IS
years old, with whiskers slightly tinged
with gray, and wears a bell top hat with
a wide black band, black clothes, turn
down collar and black tie. He usually
walks with his head down and takes
quick, jerky steps. He is a candidate for
consul general in Montreal. Despite the
fact that Representative Barrett OF
Boston told him that he had no chance
whatever of securing the place, Mr.. Nc
Ready still comes to the White house
and refuses to believe that he will not be
appointed. He has been in Washington.
according to his own statement, two
solid months, and has been at the White
House twice nearly every day. Still, he
has seen the president only five times
He arrives in the morning at about 10
O'clock waits around until noon without
seeing the president, then returns again
after luncheon and takes his place at the
reporters table and sits around until
late in the afternoon. This has been his
practice for weeks.
you see" he sair recently, IT believe
in being on the alert. There's no telling
what will take place in my absence, SO
concluded to stay near the fountain
head until something is done. There are
lots of little pointers to pick up around
here, you know, and one must be on deck
to get them hot from the fire. "-Wash-
ington Letter to the New York Sun.
The herald., 1897-07-18

hangs over him that Mr.. Costa has had
| little time to enjoy the tour Of America
along with his fellow pan-Americans.
Last September Mr.. Costa was fat,
jolly tradesman from his native town.
Today he Is careworn and thin. One
fatal day he accepted an invitation to
join a party on tour through Europe
and the Orient. Calcutta was one of the
places of interest that attracted the
party of Brazilians. One day while in
the Indian metropolis the guide led them
| to the abode of a fakir, or worker or
black magic. The Hindoo performed
many wonderful tricks and told mem
bers of the party of their past and flu
ture. Mr.. Costa ridiculed the exhibition
and told the magician that he was a
sham.
Great was the anger of the Hindoo,
and rising to- his feet he dropped an
odd shaped stone in Mr.. Costa's pocket,
and with these words he waved the visi-
tors away: within a year you will re-
turn to me and on Bonded knees ask my
pardon. put curse on you until again
you stand in front of me-"
Costa laughed then. Today he Is wor-
ried.
Returning to Para he found things in
bad shape. While nothing serious hap
pened. petty things would rise daily
which caused the dealer in hardware
and china to stop and wonder. He told
his friends about 1t and they reminded
him Of the Hindoo curse.
The moment he landed on the shores
of this country his hoodoo took on even
greater and trying obstacles. 1t started
off with his trunk, and to this necessary
baggage the hoodoo has chung with a
persistence that has caused Mr.. Costa
to think seriously of returning to India
and, asking forgiveness of the Hindoo.
UP to the time Mr.. Costa arrived in Chi
cago his trunk has been lost exactly
seven times. Each time 1t would turn
up none the worse for wear and all the
articles intact.
When the pan-American visitors ar
rived In Chicago Mr.. Costa made certain
that his trunk should not escape him thi
time. He went into the baggage car
and when the train arrived in Chicago
he helped to carry the trunk to the trans
fer wagon and braved the hot sun by
riding on top of his baggage through the
The herald., 1897-07-18

streets. He had the porter at the AUDI
torium hotel take 1t to his room. 412. and
here he watched it for time. He left
his room for a few moments and when
he returned the trunk was gone. 1t
could not be found In the hotel, and Mr..
Costa is willing to swear that no one
entered his room. But it was gone never
theless Not until yesterday was the
trunk found. Mr.. Costa had returned
from purchasing a new supply of laun-
dry when he found his trunk safe and
sound, When he left Chicago yesterday
the trunk was on the train, but he ex-
poets to lose it again.-Chicago Chron-
icle.
The herald., 1897-07-18
OVER TWO MILLIONS A MONTH
The Income That Europe's Rulers
Have to Worry Along On


Inc hnonalehial PROFESSION mas lts
orawpachs anu uisauvantages, no oouot
-stlli' IL Is mol d PROFESSION whlcn mon
arciis Will "iiilnsiy iel uie. Inc business
is, IN lact' LARRY remuneratlve one.
Inc monarch wno wouiu cut up pest
Oh all Wouio appear ~ pe' tne RUSSIAN
autocra'' HIS iahueu propeaty oiunss
nun IN yearly iiicoiire VI uweiVe anu
half mlllon collars Inc output OF MS
SIBERIAN iiineS mas oeeh eSliiia. aleu- al
ABOUT as hiucn' anu hi0 oi'ii iis. 10 Ger
talnly not overs eateu d. I'VE ihiliioh ooi-
lars. Two ana ohe'-ilall liil,iio ia, MONTH
ougnt TO 90 MIN very well Inc iilcerll
cohsluereo' however tne ellioiuinen.
ooes not SEEM 50 eAcesslVe' Ner'ainiy'
the surtah' "noih cohsioeratloii Vi this
sort canhot cnoose pul ailect' 40 Hoe
nearly SO Wen OIL nhanclally. he pos
sesses reai es.ale 70 Liz Vaiue VI oo'
some TOUR niiiioh oollars' ana MS pro-
Aessloilai eIioiuIiehts amount ~ no
more. anu theh ne mas lorce OIL ooVv
court olicials u leeo anu cloehe' anu At
any rate' 10 owe saiarles 10.
KAISER Williams PROFESSIONAL income
may De given IN rhe' same ngures as rep
resentlng the sultan >. II IS not unknown
tnaI waiiiaHn Is also Ianu owner on q
sums wnat extensive scare. rerhaps'
thoush' ne gets more out OF ms lana III
the way VI spur. thaii III any other Ano
IL must iioe ne iors tnal ne ~ Lilo
ia'iei " iaAiiiy WHICH eViirceS
iharheu uisposi,ioil " increase ana tnat
ne mas plooapiS 'ne Aiose .reihenuous
'aAoi W. ~ i1ui ~ - my ne uouuV
The herald., 1897-07-18

the open windows, well forward, coca
sionally got dashes of spray in their faces
but no solid water. 1t took far less tir.t-
to travel from the start to the finish pr
the test mile than 1t takes to tell h6W
1t was done. Before we fairly realized
we had started, the test was over ans
the record had been broken. am firni-i
ly convinced that but for one thing the
Ellide would have beaten a minute ana
thirty seconds. The incident thari
brought this about was the misunder-i
standing by the engineer of Pilot PacK-i
ards orders, which were transmitted t9
him by means of the bell pulls. His err
ror lay in stopping the boat before shS
had finished the mile and she went ths
last hundred yards of the course simply
by means of the momentum gaineH
through her previous speed
1T was of course too late to correct
anything of that sort and inasmuch as
everybody's expectations had been tre-
mendously exceeded there was no dis
position to make the race over again
and so the error merely furnished
basis for conjectures and calculations.
A mile in minute and thirty-five Sec
onds does not impress the reader in
itself so greatly, until he has figured
out what that means by the hour. In
this instance it means thlrty-eight miles
and opens way to speed on the part Of
steamers which has heretofore been con-
sidered a mere plant asm.
If, naval architects say, the Ellids
with her novel but magnificent engines
can make that sort of time, what would
a steamer do with the same sort of en-
gines in proportions to her size? Mr..
Mosher is very reticent about the matter,
because he has ideas of his own, but 1t
is safe to say that no nautical event has
created the stir in marine circles for
years that has resulted from the won
derful speed made by the Ellide. Not
only is she the fastest boat in the world,
but no one knows yet what she really
can do.
The herald., 1897-07-18

result has growth of the popularity of the sailing
until will
very closely those which operated by paddles alone
1t must not be that to be found only in
Canadian of them which skim what
the old settlers of the call the unalted
The of the of them
the craft that dot their When Albany the other day
the writer sailing built and the
she handled showed skipper novice She
of that variety known the ST Lawrence river racing M and
the she something She decked
entirely all of the best racing of today are and was
fitted with what is called the sliding
In the minds of Immediately calls
to mind the Indian that the novelist
always him made
sbe AS matter of fact in Canada today there are not half
birch wishes view ride
in the birch bark affair must needs into the Maine
The herald., 1897-07-18

woods There not ne will find
both the birch bark
novel;
The birch bark its
than the modern Eastwood such
as even the Canadian Indians The canoest will
zen you mat 1t cranky and there other word which better
expresses It's general characteristics is infinite pleasure
In forcing it with
along ana realize that unuly of
Inc small padding The
ranges from $S5 $780, OF If wishes
speho the money but
ha comes that
as war canoes Canadians partial them
the hapt OF forming clubs the
canoe clubs principally craft not unlike
peaance the
tons used to journey
The herald., 1897-07-18
The Little Girl Stabbed the Burglar

Dora Dow of Haverhill, Mass, only Is
years old, and employed as servant In
the house of G. E. Thorne, in the out
skirts of the city, drove two robbers out
of the house one forenoon last week,
stabbing one of them in the back with
bread knife. The girl was alone Two
men drove up to the house and told her
that they had come for the furniture.
She refused absolutely to let them take
anything until Mr.. Thorne should come
home.
Lets get rope and tie the little
vixen" said one of the men, and he left
the house probably to get one, while the
other attempted to grapple with the girl
The girl warded him off just long enough
to reach out to table and grab bread
knife. With this in her hand she at
tackled the robber, who turned quickly
for the door, but the girl was quicker,
and as he passed out on the run she
managed to drive the knife. for a consid-'
cradle depth into his back.
The man yelled for his companion,
who came round the corner of the house
ard helped him into the vehicle and both
drove off together at high rate OF
speed.-Boston, Post.
The herald., 1897-07-18

Sousa is said to be planning an attack
on the countries of Europe in 1885, With
the circus and the Wild West leading
the way, the popular bandmaster ma
turally yearns to give his American
band and his American marches for
eign hearing. According to previous re-
ports Mr.. Sousa was to accompany De
Wolf Hopper's tour in the spring OF '9s.
This fall, or September at least, he will
spend at the Pittsburg exposition.-N
York Evening Sun.
The herald., 1897-07-18

A handy hdtching weight is made of
cast iron body, in which a spring drum
is mounted to wind and unwind the
hitching strap, bale being attached TO
the weightsto lift it, the advantage be-
ing that the strap is not loose in the
wagon to catch PERSONS feet nor slack,
when in use to entangle = horse.
The herald., 1897-07-18
A HINDoo HooDoo
Spell Affects a Trunk That Mysteri-
ously Disappears

Moreira Costa of Para, Brazil, must go
to India if he hopes to ever have peace
again. A hoodoo SO terrible and trying
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-29
A STAGE UPSET.

Reckless Driving Resulted in the Serious
Injury of Fifteen Men-Three May Die.
Denver, October 28.-News has Just
reached here that on Tuesday afternoon
a stage having eighteen passengers and
drawn by six galloping horses, was up
set in rounding a curve, three miles
from the new mining town of Grand
Encampment, Wyo., and as a result
three men are now lying at the Wolff
Hotel, at Saratoga, at the point of
death, and a dozen or more have had
to summon medical aid. The follow
ing is list of the injured:
Thomas Saunders, foreman of the
city engineering department of the
Grand Encampment Town Company,
head crushed and arm and leg broken;
not expected to recover. Charles Cum
ming, driver, head and shoulders crush
ed and mangled under the stage; in
juries thought to be fatal Capt. Char
les OCOnnell, of the Grand Encamp-
ment Town Company, severe spinal in
juries; recovery doubtful Fred L. Bal
lard, of the firm of Tucker, Ballard &
Co., stock brokers, Colorado Springs,
internal injuries; not considered fatal.
Judge David N. Heiser, Colorado
Springs, shoulder dislocated. Major o.
S. Alers, Providence, R. l., foot crush
ed. w. w. Kirby, miner and stock
broker, Cripple Creek, leg sprined. w.
F. Rock, Cripple Creek, head and neck
slightly bruised. J. P. Murray, of Mid
land sample works, Cripple Creek, Sc
verely bruised on neck and shoulders.
]. S. Duckraft, mining engineer, Grip
pie Creek, shoulder blade fractured. w.
w. McGill, Cleveland, O., representing
a syndicate of Cleveland capitalists,
trampled by one of the wheel-horses,
badly bruised. J. r. Pearce, mining
expert, Cripple Creek, hand bruised W.
c. Henry, mining broker, Cripple
Creek, ankle sprained and foot crush
ed. M. c. Kuntzman real estate agent,
Dubuque, Iowa, hand broken. Joseph
Hankin, Raylins, Wye, slightly injur-
ed internally.
The accident was due to reckless
driving.