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The Monte Vista journal., 1897-08-14
IELuSIONS.

They were all seated in the gor-
geous smoking saloon of the impe.
rial yacht Corsnir. The princely
j. Pierpont Morgan snt on a plush
throne with his feet protruding
through port hole. At a mahog-
any table were William G. Whit
ney, John ID. Rockefeller and John
Jacob Astor, playing n friendly
game of poker with Sl.000,0OO,OOO
in the pot. George }. Gould aud
Cornelius Vanderbilt watched the
play, while United States senators,
supreme court Justices and univer-
sity presidents loungcd about in
smoking jackets.
The princcly j. Pierpont Nor
gon opened his mouth to speak.
The United States senators. su-
preme court Justices and university
presidents prepared TO listen re-
spectfully, for when man controls
all the railroads and street car
lines OF his native lind, to say moth
ing of the banks, h. has no diff
Guilty in getting himself listened 10
respectfully by the common herd
of senators, judges and educators.
Can anyone explain to me-" in
quired the princely j. Pierpont
Morgan, "why the masses of The
people actually believe the nmaz-
ing fnllacies Of designing dema-
gogues, venal blatherskites and
artful agitators? can understand
the motives OF the blatherskites
and dcmagoges, but | connot un-
derstands why the people heed
them"
at is all due" said Cornelius
Vanderbilt, promptly. "to the wide
spread prevalence of certain delu-
sions."
There was unanimous outburst
OF approval from the United States
senators, supreme court Justices
and university presidents, several
of whom loudly declared that they
felt warm personal regard for
Mr.. Vanderbilt.
"What are the delusions in oues.
tionY asked John ID. Rockefeller.
81 will answer your question by
asking another" rc:orted Cornc-
Illus Vanderbilt "What are the
supreme laws of tho land?"
Railroad charters" responded
John d. Rockefeller.
Exactly" said Cornelius Van.
dcrbilt. "But you can not get the
people TO acqui.scc. ! will appeal
to our friends OF the judiciary here
present il nm not right"
Mr.. Vsndcrbilt's friends of tho
judiciary unanimously decided
that they had been deciding rail.
road charters 10 be the supreme
law Of the land for years, but the
people could not DO made to sec
tho justice Of il.
ANY other delusions?" nskcl
the prinecly J. Picrpont Morsen.
YES" answered Mr.. Vanderbilt.
"Tl.c blathcrskites tell tho people
that there is enough aud to spare
IN this world for all. and that suf-
fcring aud want nrc all due TO the
unjust arrangements Of mon"
The contemplation Of such M
nbsurlity convuls"d with laughter
tho United States senators, su.
prcmc cour. Justices and univcr.
si'y presidents.
As for the princcly J. picrpont
Morgan, he was stunned. Think
Of Il! Tho princcly J. Pierpont
Morgan stunned.
my God" hc exclaimed at last,
there must bc millionnires."
The United States SENATOR. su.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-08-14

| Johnny bloom, VINO started
populist paper at Del Norte some
four years ago. and since whicl
time has been known to sell on
his ticket whenever there WAS any
thing in it, has suddenly found hi
occupation as an office broker
gone, and bewails his fate as fol
lows:
"There are a lot of fellows i,
the east end who would like to rur
for office this fall. but Cholli,
Conant and Johnnie Haaf hav,
run up the price of their foo
ence" 80 high that many Of then
are barred out.
Candidates for Office on the
populist ticket this fall will not b,
allowed to enter the race unless
they are provided with n certiii.
cate from the broker joint known
Conant, Haaff L. Co. The price
OF these certificates varies accord.
ing to tho Office desired, but any.
ono who has the money can ge,
one. Tho firm is out for the
stuff"
4 year ago Johnny conceived a
plan for getting into tho legisla.
,ure md for that purpose he form.
M offensive and defensive alliance
with Judge Baxter, Percy Hob.
kirk, VIII Jemison, Alden Bassctt,
Bob Wallace and Jesse Stephen
son, by which he WAS to steal tho
populist nomination and then, Will,
the AID OF the bosses of the two
old parties he WAS to secure enough
votes TO pull through.
As near IA can bc ascertainctl
Bassett WINS promised another
torn M county treasurer, Jemison
WIS to take Bridgman's place M
county clerk, Bob Wallace to have
four ycRrs in the state senate nj
tho expiration OF Moody's term,
Baxter TO either 20 into the land
Office or be made prosecuting Mt
torney. aud Jesse TO bo county
attorney until the democratic par.
ty should return to power ngain
about the year 1912. when Jesse IL
to be sttorncy general Of Colorado.
either. that or lie in wait aud take
Whatever hc could get. Now
when Bloom finds that the good
people Of Rio Grnndc county in.
cluding tho editor Of this paper
aud John Hnnti. and he might have
mentioned = hundred others arc
determined that none Of Bloom'r Il
promises shall bc made good at the
populist county convention, hc sets
up tho cry Of broker joint"
Blooms occupation isgonc. He
came 70 Rio 0tands county with a
batl political reputation snd hs has
not improved Il any by his stay IN
the county. Today Blooms only
way Of helping = man to otiice ID
BY opposing him with his paper.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-08-14

preme court Justices and unlversi-
ty presidents echoed that there
must be millionuires.
And somebody's got to do the
dirty work" said John u. Rocke-
Teller, with a meaning glance at
the United State senators. supreme
court justices and university pres
idents.
"You can't help starvation and
misery, you know" said Colonel
John Jacob Astor.
"And if you were to divide the
wealth of the country equally
among its Inhabitants declared
William c. Whitney, "the old ln-
equaliti-s would return in month";"
"And most of the poverty is due
to idleness, shiftlessness, lazyness,
and incompetence" added Cornell
us Vanderbilt.
"And the people should learn to
be content with their lot in life,"
remarked George j. Gould.
81 once made those very same
remarks TO biatherskite and DEM
aEosue," observed the prlncely J.
Plerpont Morgan.
"What did he say?" asked Mr..
Vanderbilt.
"He said,' replied the rrincely
j. Pierpont Morgan, chat he
might believe it if there were no
plutocracy.
"And whntdiL yon say?" nsked
Colonel john jacob Aster.
The princely }. Pierpont Nor
gan looked at his guestloner dis
dninfully.
You don't suppose ] would get
into mn argument with n bluther-
sklte and demngogne, do you?" he
retorted. 81 don't keep Il dog aud
bark myself.
And he pointed Significantly to
the United Stntcs senators, su.
prcme court Justices and universi-
iy presidents. Twentieth Century.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-08-14
j. w. CRUMP,
DEL KoRrE, COLORADO.
Special Rates.

To Western Slope Racing Asso.
citation ut Colorado Springs, Aug.
25 to e7, ono fare for round trip.
To Colorado conference NJ. +.
church, ut Colorado Springs, Aug.
% TO 81, one mud onc.iifth fare for
round trip.
10 annual camp meeting md
conference Seventh Duy Advent
lists ut Colorado Spring. Sept. 9 to
l2, ono nnd ono. fifth farc for round
trip.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-08-14

FoUG thousand buildings arc
said 10 be vacant in Milwaukee,
Concentration of wealth md busi-
ness isn't making life n perpetual
picnic TO the landlords there. In
order that we may have more big
capitalists, many small capitalists
must be squeezed out-Stnr and
kansan, Independence. Kan.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-08-14

The Social Democracy, with Z.
V. Debs at the helm, is making
progress and proposes TO pa! So
cinlism into practice. IL the ed.
hsren,s of the organization adopt
the l.. L. methods wien they be-
gin actual labor, success will be
theirs. Ii they depend upon legal
tender money they nre lost. Elk.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-08-14

Oats that thrcsh out 10 bushels
per aero attract special mention In
tho big papers In kansas. The
San Luis valley will have thous.
ands Of acres this year that will
yield over 100 bushels per scrs.-
Enquirer.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-08-14

THE Ohio populists decided at
their state convention in Columbus
Wednesday to put straight ticket
IN the field and measure strength
with the old parties. Jacob S.
Coxey was nominated for governor.
The Ohio populists do not propose
to be swallowed by Mclean dem
OcrncY.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-08-14

THAT was a queer set of men
that composed the jury in the U.
S. court at Del Norte last week.
Perhaps there was some funny
business done with them before
court convened.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-08-14

We hope the populists will en-.
courage fusion this year between
the two old parties in state and
county convention in Colorado. 1t
is m off year and a good time to
take the success or failure by
standing squarely upon the Omaha
platform.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-08-14

The populist Is the only party
in Colorado that dnres to 60 before
the voters this fall on its platform
and the merits of it's candidates.
The old parties and the factions of
the old parties all want to fuse.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-08-14

JUDGE Moses HALLErr dos not
appear to be- owned nor influenced
by corporations or the money
power. 1t would bc n God-send
to the people of this country if he
or men like him could TO placed
on the bench of the L. S. supreme
cnurt
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-08-14
TIA11R CULTURE. YINAL PRooy.
Nesies for Pubiiestion.
un!.sd state. Land omcs:

nel Aostr. Colorado. Aus,s, II. isU.
Notice u herwby given that the ttrlts of
Wrny N@thics d~ssas.st have MED notkr of
thcIr Intention ~ maize anal ttVpf lWfvir the
~ Inv Nortc, Cnto. on Monday the sNh dav of
netsteMert. l<p1, ou timber cUituW application
Nm. M. Ter the N. v, quarter of section M. II
y 2cs"'"'r No. H. S"''s ''""se kA-' n n
Thsy name ~ wiinas.rst cAssius q. Kerr,
HAsausl k,bt'c1, frnnk n. Cooley. knss Keel.
Wn.c q. npwKN.
Register.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-08-14

SETH LOWE has entered the race
ms candidate for mayor of Greater
New York. Seth is backed by the
money power.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-08-14
Charles \. gsfr { csnpaay, Rub|
y tft1th Avsess. csDcAoo.

Wc will furnish The New Time and
Tho JougSAL for ei.7o yssF. payabss IN
advance. or Wa will tsks subscriptions
for this great magazine, which ought u
bs read by every thinking man.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-08-14

Carpets Of oil kinds, shades and
pricss q the BE Hive.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-01
BRATTLEBORO.

Bradley G. Newell of Within gham, the
Vermont healer, was at the Memphremagog
house IN Newport, Tuesday and Wednesday.
practicing his art of healing.
The theatrical season in Brattleboro was
opened Tuesday evening by large crowd,
to see Henshaw and Ten Brock in Dodge $
Trip TO New York" at the Auditorium.
A. w. Childs & Co. have paid the widow OF
j. a. Alexander of Guilford $3.50, the
amount of a policy in the New York life
insurance company, including return pre-
miums.
The late Milon Davidson of Newfane
treasurer OF the Windham county savings
bank, was insured for $1,000 in the New York
lille, and $1,000 i'll the Mutual life of New
York through Brattleboro agencies.
Mrs. Martha Dana Shepard, the well-knowu
pianist, Will retire from playing in public
after the music festival at Claremont. y. III.
this week. She will take well-deserved
rest after 40 years of continuous service
Prof. Edgecomb, graduate of Boston col
lege, Is the new principal of Leland and GRAY
seminary, which opened at Townshend thi.
week for its fall term. Prof. Edgecomb is 8
competent instructor and was a cIassmate o.
Prof. Call, former principal of this time
hOnored institution.
Jacksonville farmers have new evil will
which to contend, traceabls Doubtless TO the
lightness of the potato crop. 1t is said thai
there Is IN that town 4 man whose custom 4
IS to steal potatoes from the field by takin.
the larger pot out of the hill with hi
fingers without sturbing the tops.
A man and wife who live in town adioin
ing Brattieboro drove to Brattleboro Satur
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-01
ANDOXER.

Walter johnson of Weston was in town
Sunday.
Miss Ruth Sargent has returned to her
home in Chester.
l.. u. Pierce of Ludlow attended church at
Peaseville Sunday.
Mrs. Addie Rowell is on the sick list
attended by DIR. Ray of Chester
Fred Bouley was home from Westminster
over Saturday and Sunday.
William Smiths barn with all his hav and
grain were burned Sunday night.
Miss Eva j. Stickney went Sunday to Wes-
ton to spend few weeks wit elatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Putnam of Plv-
mouth visited his sister, Mrs. W, W. Ward
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mansur of Weston
spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. j. ii.
Heald
Mrs. G. S. Leonard, Laura and Annie of
Slmonsville spent Friday with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Ward.
Fred Leonard, Mr.. and Mrs. George w.
Dodge, Miss Estelle Dodge of Londonderry
and Mrs. Idelle Corey of Maiden, Mass.
spent last Friday at w. w. Wards.
We were saddened by hearing of the death
of Otis spaulding, who lived in the north par
OF the town, one day last week. The funera
was held Friday. We extend our sympatIies
to the family in their sorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. o. Stoddard. who have
been visiting his mother, Mrs. Nj. A. Stod-
oard, TOOK III the excursion to Ausable Chasm
ana VIII soon return to their home in South
Berwick, Me. '''''
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-01
CAMBRIDGEPORT,

Miss Katie Fairbank has returned from a
visit with friends in Grafton.
Miss Hattie Pierce spent day at Bellows
Falls last week.
Miss Flora Bemis went to Townshend last
Friday for visit of few days.
Friends of Mrs. Ransom Davis are clad tn
hear of the improved condition of her health.
Mrs. Fairbrother and daughter return this
week from two weeks stay in Cavendish
and vicinity.
Mabel and Gerald Allbee of Townshend
have been guests of their aunt, Mrs. E. II.
Allbee, for u few days.
Miss Bertha, daughter of DR.. Weston of
New Haven, was with her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Il. I'll. Hail. Saturday and Sunday.
Church goers have been glad to see Mrs.
Charles Walker in the audience for the past
two Sundays. Illness has prevented her at
tendance before for some months.
Former pupils and acquaintance of Mr..
davidson here, unite in the general sorrow
OF the county, and join in the universal trib-
ute of respect to his memory. Mrs. David
son has many friends in this vicinity who
sympathlze with her in her sudden bereaye-
ment.
The lecture by Mrs. Helen g. Rice of Bos.
ton was necessarily postponed until Friday
evening oi tins week, when it will be given
at 40. The admission will be free and no
collection taken. Following the lecture a
ten cent supper will be served by the local
w. G.. L. U. to help pay expenses. Mrs.
hice is an entertaining and Instructive
speaker, worthy of a full house.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-01
ATHENS.

Russell Wyman spent Sunday at the camp,
meeting at Claremont Junction.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Wilcox are attending
campmeeting at Rutland.
W. G. Stevens of Putney spent Sunday al
his brother's, f. ID. Stevens, and attended
church here.
Mrs. Henry Harlow of Keene, N H., i.
visiting her father, j. ii. Sargent, at A. Il
Colton's.
Mrs. Cummings and granddaughter, Amy
Griffith. of Keene, N. H., are visiting at W
M. Balls.
Mrs. F. G. Farr of Bellows Falls has beer
RAISING week with her mother, Mrs. M. S
Upton.
Frank Robbins and wife of Windham and
Miss Mabel Bemis of Saxtons River visited
at Il. w. Robbins last week.
Mrs. Nellie Farr of Bellows Falls is caring
for her aunt, Mrs. A. G. Cotton, who passed
through surgical operation last week and is
gaining slowly.
There will be social at the church Thurs.
day evening of this week, consisting of music
and report of the G. Il. convention at Cali
fornia by Mr.. and Mrs. Powers, after which
cake and coffee will be served in the vestry.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-01
THE TIMES.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. /, 1897.
Vermont News.

some animal, supposed to have been
bear, entered the barn of Joshua Flanders a
| East Fairfield, one night last week, killed ,
Pig and ate nearly half of it,
The largest creamery in the world is sale
to be near ST. AIhans Twelve Thousand
cows, owned by 700 farmers, supply the
cream, and the average daily product is 10.
oOo pounds, or five tons of butter.
There was fire in the attic of the Rutland
hlgh school building early Saturday morning
which came near being DISASTROUS 1t is sun
posed to have started from box containing
chemicals, and damaged the building to the
amount OF $780,
Burglars broke into the store of j. f.
roster at Newport early Sunday morning
lars worth of clothing. There is no trace OF
the robbers vet. A reward for their capture
has been offered.
george Cochrane, aged l6 years, son OF
Edward Cochrane of Burlington, was drowned
Sunday morning in Buffers Pond in Water
oury. The young man was fishing and
shpped from the embankment, and before
heiP arrived he went to the bottom. The
body was recovered
A Morrisvile small boy went to sleep dur
ing the evening service at the house of wor-
snip last week Tuesday, and as he was alone
IN the gallery no one noticed him when the
house was closed. He awoke little before
midnight and shouted so loudly that he
aroused neighbor, who opened window
and released him.
Charles Miner, jr., 10, attempted to commit
suicide S a lew days ago at his fathers farm in
west Brattleboro by taking large dose of
paris green. The bows story was to the ef-
iect that he threw stone at some dogs, but
mt M. dog that was great pet in the family.
when he saw. the bleeding wound in the
dogs head he feared that the canine would
ule, ana was so overcome with remorse that
he mixed up a dose of paris green ard waite,
and drank freely of the correction The no,
evidently became frightened in short time.
and when he told what he had done the hired
man hitched upa team and took him to
doctor as rapidly as possible. The poison
was taken soon after dinner and therefore its
poison been taken on an empty stomach il
would have been impossible to have saved
the boys life.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-01
TOWNSHEND,

Mrs Sage is quite ill.
Weather pleasant; people feeling better.
Prof. Call has been in town calling on
friends
z. L. Stebbins has charge of the affairs of
the late A. T. Byard.
Misses Rnbie Stebbins and Lottie Densmore
are attending the high school this term.
Mrs. A. L. Byard left town Saturday to
reside with her children in Massachusetts
Fred Landman goes back to college this
week. His sister Nina will go with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Davis of Athol, Mass,
visited at Silas Wellman's and Artemas
Blood's the last of the week.
Townshendites played with the Brattle
boro boys Saturday. Several outside the
game went down to see the fun.
Miss Carrie Mason goes to Springfield,
Mass, to attend Commercial school. Miss
Mabel Martin goes to the same city to study
music.
Miss Emily Colburn, who was in the acad-
envy last year, has fine position in a school
IN New York state. Her mother also leaves
town this week.
The academy has new teachers this term,
Prof. Edgecomb and wife. He is a graduate
OF Boston college. The school opens with
40 pupils.
The trouble with c. N. Shows hand proved
to be bone felon, instead of blood poison.
1t has been very painful sore but is now
improving.
Town meeting on Saturday, August %, to
see about raising more money to repair high
ways, also to throw up two roads leadin o
back to West hill and establish a new route.
Miss Grace Blood goes to New York Mon
day, where she has a position as assistant
matron IN the juvenile asylum, 10th street,
Amsterdam avenue. There are HOO children
| III The institution. Her uncle ri
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-01
WINDSOR.

Henry Harpin has returned from an outing
at Portsmouth, n. II.
Mrs. Sarah A. Gordon of Dorchester,
/ Mass, is visiting her cousin, Hon. Gilbert A.
Davis.
Mrs. Mary d. Carlton, Mrs. Maud Bolles
and daughter have returned to their homes
in Illinois.
Mark Moore, foreman of the Windsor
Machine Co., has so far recovered his health
as to resume his work in the shops.
Mrs. Thama E. Burke is trimming up the
shade trees and hedges and otherwise i'm
proving her place on Main street.
Hon. E. w. Cakes and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest |. Morgan and Mr.. and Mrs. H.
H. Blanchard have returned from their vaca-
ton at Blodgett's Landing, Lake Sunapee.
series of lectures is being delivered be-
tory of the Vermont prohibitory law, its prac-
tcal application, its meaning and its defects.
Rev. f. II. Byington, D. D., of Newton,
Mass, preached at the Congregational church
Sunday. He was for many years pastor OF
| this church, which was organized in l76S, be-
| ing the fourth in the state.
| The Ascutney house has been gre atly i'm
proved externally, at least, under the new
| management of the jackson Brothers, by the
| addition of blinds to the windows, about loo
sets in ale
Mrs. Wassell, the widow of the late Rev.
oosePn Nasseli vi tne u nltstrlin cnurcn, VINO
| recently died at Salem, Mass, was inferred
| here last Monday. There was a brief cere-
| mony at the Ascutney cemetery.
The Ascutney fair reasonably well at
| tended, but it is said the receipts did not
equal the expenditures. The management
| is adding yearly to the attractions and it has
come to stay and in the end will pay.
The granite industry here is very quiet.
The cost of transportation from the quarries
| to the railroad is an important element in the
| matter of profits. In fact there must be a
| railroad built TO the quarries.
AT the annual meeting of then Widsor
Electric Light Co., the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: Directors,
| Rollin Amsden, Gilbert A. Davis, Karl W.
Perkins, Frank W. Amsden, Curtis F. Levin
and Charles S. Sherman; president and
and treasurer, Gilbert a. Davis. The COM
pany is free from debt and in sound finan-
| cial condition.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-01
ALSTEAD.

John Davis is riding new wheel, the En-
voy.
j. Marvin was in Saxtons River the first of
the week.
F. W. Clark spent Sunday with his family
at Sunapee.
The schools in this vicinity open next
Tuesday.
Frank Shumway and a friend from Boston
spent Sunday here.
DR.. Oliver is entertaining his brother and
family from Boston.
E. A. Ball and family of Claremont are
guests of Mrs. Mary Sartwel.
Miss Anna Parkhurst of Rutland has been
visiting relatives here.
Mrs j.. Nichols is i'll with typhoid fever
at her fathers, C. NJ. Dodges.
James Brown of Hilshoro Bridge has beer
| visiting his sister, Mrs. S. G.. Savory.
Rev. Mr.. De Bervoise supplied the pulpi
| at the Congregational church last Sunday.
Ed Mitchell of Providence is spending hi
vacation at his fathers, S. A. Mitchell's.
S. G. Anderson and wife spent two o.
three days at Sunapee the first of the week
o. A. Cooke of Boston and friend, hav.
been visiting his sister, Mrs. Hattie Wilder
Arthur Murdough of Springfield, Mass, 1.
spending week with lis uncle, C. E.
Murdough.
Rev. Artemus Field, former pastor al
Alstead Centre, visited old friends here, the
first of the week.
Mrs. G. II. Cooke, Miss Charlotte and CLYDE
left last Monday for Boston and vicinity
Miss Charlotte enters business college IN
Boston next week.
A notice has been posted by the secretary
OF Alstead and Langdon fair association
calling meeting next Saturday evening to
see what action is to be taken in regard tc
holding fair this fall.