Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-01
MEN TALKED ABOUT.

Senator Stewart has taken to the
bicycle, but no doubt he considers it
bimetallic machine, having two wheels,
and therefore a double-standard ac-
ton.
United States Senator George Frisbie
Hoar, of Massachusetts, and Senator
Julius G. Burrows, of Michigan, are
studying modern Greek with Turk
ish tutor in Washington.
The father of the British navy, Adj
miral of the Fleet the Hon. Sir Henry
Keppel, has just celebrated his SSth
birthday Despite his advanced age
he still remains on the active list.
Thomas A. Edison, who has Ogden
Mountain, N. Y, lined with wires,
is blamed by the neighboring farmers
for the numerous thunderstorms which
have been raging lately in that vicin-
| ity.
Dr. G. A. Stephens, of Norway Lake,
| Me-, who believes that death is only
| habit, which will eventually be over
come, is writer of stories for boys
and naturally wants mankind to re-
main forever young.
| Ian Maclaren recently wrote in his
third paper ON America to the Outlook:
There can be no doubt that the Am
erican is magnanimous in the affairs
of practical life. If misfortune has be-
fallen man and he has not played the
knave, he is regarded with sympathy,
as soldier wounded in battle"
Silas Hinkley, son of the millionaire
president of the Poughkeepsie Electric
Railroad Company, is heaving~ coal as
a stoker in the employ of the company
at $3.50 He is a Harvard graduate,
but took his present position volun-
tarily in order to learn the business
thoroughly.
II Professors A. S. Bickmore and D. S.
Elmendorf of the MuseSm of Natural
History of New York, are in Colorado
securing views to accompany course
: of illustrated lectures on Colorado, to
be delivered next winter through the
State of New York. Naturally, the
, citizens of Colorado are much pleased
, at their visit, and are doing everything
possible to make it pleasant and sue
cessful.
Senator McEnery, of Louisiana
whose support Of the protective fea-
, lures of the tariff bill has attracted
much attention, Is lawyer, and has
been in politics since before the war
He is just 60 years DID, and had COM
) pleted university education and part
of the course at the Annapolis Nava
Academy before entering the Confed.
crate army. He has been governor Of
S Louisiana
The women OF SCUM uaro1ner, Me.
are believers in the efficacy of the Kee
| lou raj U a fund II H.
hitting such of their inebriated Cit
zens to the tender mercies of one o
y these institutions as they can persuade
: to go.
In Boston a law went into effect for
. bidding women to wear big hats in th'
theatres It's enforcement will be made
r one of the conditions on which licens
es will be granted to The theatres, ant
n it will be incumbent on the manage
: ment to enforce the ordinance.
Following closely upon the Schuber
d centenary comes the completion of tn
huge definition edition of his works
+ published by Breitkopt & Haretel o
Leipsic, the oldest and greatest must
publishing house in the world. Their
y are forty volumes, including LOLA com
8 positions.
, There is a man living in Thomaston
Me-, who never rode in the steam car
or on electric cars; was never out O
;. Knox county further than Waldoboro
oi never uses rum or tobacco, although o
the Fourth of July INDUCES in a cigar
he His only pet is horse, to which b
& gives the best of care.
One of the slang expressions at pres
b. ent is You're not so warm" Durin
is the past six months it was to be hear
IS on the stage and on the street.
ceases to be original in view of the faC
-, that favorite retort of the Greeks b.
- fore the Christian era used to
You're not so sacred"
| The gold production of 1897 is lik,
n ly to exceed that of 1856, which was th
III largest in the history of the world. AZ
IL vices from Ecuador show that mine
being developed there are reporte
We richer and more extensive than tho
n, of South Africa, where such enormoi
quantities of gold have recently bee
of produced.
tn Col Pope says he cut the price of G.
lumbia bicycles in order to make d
Nv mand that would keep his shops rul
ming all the year full time, and also
clear the way for next years, chainle
wheel that will not sell as low
nr $780," He talks about $3.50 for chat
m less bicycle. The drop in price on Il
M present style argues 800 as the figu