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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-07-14

Was Oil-Painting Discovered by VanEycIS?
The total absence of all, even incl
dental, reference among classic au-
thors to oil-painting may be consider
ed conclusive evidence that the an
clients were unacquainted with the art.
1t is known, however, from the fire.
quent illusions to item, that during
three centuries antecedent to the tech
nical perfection displayed in the works
of the brothers Van Eyck there were
what we may consider tentative efforts
| in oil-painting. And SO distinct is the
evidence of the practice of oil-painting
long before the beginning of the fif-
teenth century-When the Van Eycks
| t1ourished-that the account of their
| invention or discovery, by Vasari (the
Italian biographer of artists, even
| understood reStrictedly, has been de-
MED altogether. 1t appears, however,
that oil-painting was at first only en-
| ployed for coloring standards, banners,
and pennons with heraldic devices,
and for the subordinate, complement
tary, and decorative parts of pictures
such, for instance, as draperies and ac-
| cessories. And no examples of figures
Dr. pictures in the modern sense of the
term, entirely executed in oil, before
| the time of the Van Eycks, can be
| proved to exist, nor is there a distinct
| record of such works having been ex-
ecuted. AS might, therefore, have
been expected, research has shown that
the Van Eycks are entitled to our
gratitude; not, indeed, for having Gre
ated the art, but fer removing disqual-
Ifications which untitled it to compete
with, much less supersede, the ordi-
nary tempera-the egg vehicle of the
medieval painters Round
| Table
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-07-14
CHESTER,

Judge Henry's family are in Windsor.
f. w. Pierce started for Detroit, Monday.
George L. Fletcher was in Windham Tues
day.
Charlie Kimball is at Eagle Camp, Lake
Champlain.
Will Jenney of Rutland was in town over
Sunday.
w. n. Batchelder is at his home here for
the vacation.
The camping party have returned from
Lake Sunapee.
Several from here will attend the circus at
Rutland Monday.
James Miller of Bellows Falls was guest
in town Sunday.
Mrs. Bigelow of Worcester, is visiting her
sister, Mrs. A. n. Learned.
Miss Cora Rogers is at home from New
York, for the summer vacation
were in town Sunday.
DIR. Hszeltine of Springfield, was in town
Sunday for consultation with DIR. Ray.
Wilbur Stevens takes Mr.. Farr's place OIL
Adams & Davis order team.
Aivah Kendall has the measles. His place
in Halls store is taken by Wilton Holt.
Ms. and Mrs. Ed. III. Farr are in Fishkill,
n. Y, guests of Mrs. Fairs brother, Arthur
Howe
John Batchelder received the prize for best
scholarship of the freshman class at Norwich
University.
Mrs. l.. 6. Hadley of Bellows Falls, was
the guest of Annie Chandler Sunday and
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L Junkins returned Satur.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-07-14
MCKINLEY
Settled the Bicycle Question.


The Northwestern College Athletic a
could of
President
He
Young gentlemen when boy Cheers
good wheel and about the that
has been making and aeakng that bc Gle for
made million wheels That conn m any-the Cnma hear forty Of
then they make an 1t seems to me that that Columbia wheel
Hoe printing the stenway and sohmer the Singer sewing
to the bicycle what Edison electricity Krupp steel Koch
Phidas
while
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-07-14
BRATTLEBORO.

A lawn party for babies under four years
old will be held at the grounds of Rev. c. O.
Day from to O'Clock this afternoon.
Judson Alexander, 4S, a prominent Gull
ford farmer, died Monday after short i'll
ness with consumption.
John A. Merrifeld of Williamsville died
Monday at the age of 80. He was the father
of County Clerk John II. Merrifield and of
Arthur M. Merriheld, basket and chair
manufacturer in Willimantic.
Miss Harriet Turner of Brooklyn, N. Y,
who was thought to have been seriously in
jured internally in Saturdays runaway acci-
dent, was only overcome by the nervous
shock and is now greatly improved. The
other victims are also much better.
There was hearing before Judge Water
man Monday on case between the select
men and the state attorney as to whether
Helen Wheelock, who was discharged from
the Brattleboro retreat some time ago and
has since been town charge, should be re-
committed and become a state charge. DR..
Lawton OF the retreat testified that she need
ed to be confined and Judge Waterman or
dered her recommitted.
BOY DROWNED AT PUTNEY.
An l8-year-old boy named Sears, who for
II years has worked for John F. Austin in
East Putney, was drowned in the Cuuuecti-
cut river Sunday afternoon. He went to the
river with his brother to see the log drive and
the two boys built raft, and, getting upon
1t, pushed out into the river. When few
rods from the shore, one of the boys became
frightened and jumped into the river, intend
ing to swim ashore. Being poor swimmer
he sank short distance from the shore, his
brotherbeing unable to assist him. The raft
carried the surviving brother down stream tc
Whites island, where he was rescued. The
body OF the drowned boy has not been found
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-07-14
The Hest Drink.

There is nothing better to take to
picnic to drink than cold tea, which
has been stepped five or six minutes
tea is one of the things which can be
satisfactorily stepped Ito taste"-then
poured of the grounds into a bottle.
and when cool tightly corked. 1t
should not be strong. Taken without
milk or sugar, it is very refreshing.
An old woollen stocking leg, if such
thing can be found, or a piece of
flannel sewed up to fit the bottle, is
valuable TO cool the tea, if there is any
water in the vicinity of the picnic
ground Dip the bottle with it's wool
covering in the water, hang it on a
tree, or even standing on the ground
will do, and as the water ON the out
side evaporates the contents Of the bot
ffa will cool
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-07-14
WHILE YOU WAIT.
Some Minor Indications of the Hustling
Spirit of the Age.

Some Minor Indications of the Hustling
Spirit of the Age.
Block your hat while you wait" was
the first of the while you wait" signs;
it was once familiar, it is now not SO
often seen, says the New York Sun.
Then came the sign; Your shoes re-
paired while you wait" The first of
these signs appeared in the Bowery.
The expert workme'2 sat in the win
dow Of the shoemaE er's shop working
busily. More men at work were seen
inside There were comfortable
chairs for waiting customers, and
newspapers for them to read The
shop filled a long-fe't want. There is
now considerable number of places in
the city where shoes are mended while
you wait. On signs of some of them
schedule of time is given; so many
minutes for heeling and SO many for
soling.
In some tailor shops nowadays
clothes are pressed while you wait, and
there are dentists offices in which you
may now have your artificial teeth re-
paired while you wait.
In summer there are to be found
nowadays establishments where they
clean and your straw hat while you
wait. They are usually set up in some
vacant store in busy street.
In some of these places one may see
half dozen men sitting hatless, wait
ing, reading newspapers or looking on
at the men at work, who have in diff
ferent stages three hats in hand at
once.
The modern while you watt signs
show the enterprise that is all the
time on the lookout for new ways of
making money, and they show also
the modern tendency to do things and
get them out of the way.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-07-14
RUTLAND RAILROAD.

Time Table corrected to June T. 1897. Trains
will leave Bellows Falls daily except Sun
day, unless otherwise noted. as follows:
GOING NORTH
5 Is a. m. MIXED for Rutland and interme-
diate stations.
II 10 p m. BOSTON MAIL, for Rutland, Bur
lington. St. Albans, Richford, Montreal;
s.55 p M GREEN MOUNTAIN FLYER for
Rutland, Burlin gton, st. Albans and Mon
treal, Wagner Parlor Car to st. Albans and
Pullman Sleeping Car st. Albans to Chica-
go without change due at Chicago 9-10 p. m.
next night.
40 p. m. LOCAL EXPRESS for Rutland,
and intermediate stations.
Ills p. m Night Express daily for Montreal
Ogdensburg, Ottawa and the west. Through
Sleeper for Montreal.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT BELLOWS FALLS
70 20 a. IN. Night Express daily fromeMon-
treal, Ogdensburg and the west.
Sis a. m. LOCAL EMPRESS from Rutland
and intermediate stations.
Burlington, st. Albans and intermediate
stations
$50 p. IN. GREEN MOUNTAIN FLYER from
Montreal, st. Albans, Ogdenburg, Richford
and Rutland.
$50 n. m. MIXED from Rutland and inter
mediate stations.
Trains run daily except Sunday unless other
wise noted.
E. b. ALDRICH. Gen. Pass. Agent,
G. L. PIERCE "a. AS0DGE,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-07-14

day from their two weeks visit in New
Hampshire.
j. A. Head, and Miss Sophia Lane of Wind
sor, with Mrs. Wood of Chicago, have been
recent guests at Madame Fitch's.
A gasoline engine has been placed in the
rear of the Fullerton to assist the windmill
in pumping water to the attic.
The Shannon Comedy company closed
series of very good entertainments Saturday
evening. The prize chair was awarded to
George Harlow.
Miss Helen Lawrence and May Stoddard
of Andover, went to Kittery Point, Me-,
Monday, to work as table girls during the
season.
Mrs. Sidney Amsden died at her home on
Grafton street Saturday morning, at the age
of 43 years. She has been very ill for four
months and has been a great sufferer. She
leaves Il husband and three children, Harold,
Edgar and Minnie Amsden of this place.
The funeral service was held Monday P. NJ,
Rev. Ashton officiating; interment at Brook.
side cemetery. Much sympathy is expressed
for the family.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-07-14

Treats all visual troubles with
great success. If you have pain
through your head and eyes consul'
Prof. Greeley for his prescription
spectacles work wonders, Prof.
Greeley is SO well known he will re-
fer to only few people: Mr. and
Mrs. John T. Moore, Mr.. and Mrs
Edward Arms, Mrs. O D. GRAY,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Elliot, Mrs
Jackson, Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Chase,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Osgood and
scores of others.
Office Hours at Towns Hotel.
1890 to 2.15 and 7 to 9 p. m. Nc
extra charge to call at your residence
if you will send a postal to P. O. OF
give your order to Prof. Greeley's
father. Consultation free for 10 day,
commencing Wednesday July IA
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-07-14
Lucia K. Miller Estate.

STATE OF VERMONT, The Probate Court
Westminster IS. for said District, To
all persons interested in the es ate of Lucia
X. Miller, late OF Rockingham, in said
district, deceased. GREETING.
You are hereby notified that this Court " ill
decide upon the allowance of the account of
Edward l.. Walker, Administrator upon said
the persons entitled, at the session thereof
to be held at the Probate Office in Bellows
Falls on the 5th day of August, A. D: 1897,
when and where You may be heard in the
premises, if you see cause.
ZINA FL. ALLBEE, Register.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-07-14
CENTRAL VT. RAILROAD

Time Table corrected to June 27, 1897. Trains
Will leave Bellows Falls daily except Sun
days unless otherwise noted, as follows:
NORTH GOING via SULLIVAN RAILROAD
$50 a. m. MIXED, for White River Junction.
l2.10 D. m. EXPRESS NAIL, for White River
Junction, Montpelier, Barre, st. Albans,
Richford Malone, Norwood, Ogdensburg,
Montreal, and all points West. Wagner
Parlor Car White River junction to Mon
treal.
O6 p. m. FAST EXPRESS, for White River
junction, Montpelier, Barre, Burlington. st.
Albans, and Montreal. Par
lor Car to White River junction and Pull
man Sleeping Car White River Junction
to Chicago without change. Due in Chica-
go $40 next night.
5.55 p. m. PASSENGER, for White River
junction.
lilo p. IN. NIGHT EXPRESS, for White
River Junction, Montpelier, Burlington,
st. Albans, Richford, Ogdensburg. Mon
Sleeping Car, Bellows Fails to Montreal.
(Runs daily, sundays included) to Montreal
and Chicago.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT BELLOWS FALLS:
.4.A a. m. NIGHT EXPRESS, from Montreal
via White River junction.
500 a. m. LOCAL EXPRESS from White
River Junction.
LII d. m. EXPRESS MAIL, from st. Albal
and all points on Central Division.
8 81 D. m. LIMITED EXPRESS, from Mon
7.O5 D. m. MIXED, from White River juno
tion.
F.w. CUMMING, Gen. Supt.
8. W. CUMMINGS, Gen. Pass. Agent.
tDaily. TDaily except Monday.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-07-14

Monday was the last day of the great
Christian Endeavor convention in San
Francisco it is estimated that there were
10000 delegates present.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-07-14
Bellows Falls Times.
PUBLISHED WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY BY
". c. BElKNAP & co., Proprlstors.
w. G, BEL KNAPP. Editor

W. G. BEL KNAPP, Editor.
One copy one year in advance $l.5O
One copy six months in advance rs
One copy three months in advance .4O
If not paid in advance 200
Single copies .O3
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
is not excelled as means of reaching large
and thrifty population. Rates will be fur
nished on application.
NOTICE.
All postmasters are authorized agents for
the paper.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-07-14
WHAT DO THE CHILDREN DRINK?

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have you tried
the new food drink called Grain-o? 1t is de-
licious ana nourishing and takes the place
OF coffee. The more Grain-O you give the
children the more health you distribute
through their systems Grain-O is made of
pure grains. and when properly prepared
tastes like the choice grades of coffee but
costs about l-half as much. All grocers sel
e and
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-07-14
BAKER JUNK CO.

WHOLESALE DEALEBs IN TIN, GLASS AND
WOODEN WARE.
We pay cash for old rubber and metals,
and exchange goois for all kinds of com
mndities, including rags, old rope, sacking,
folded newspapers, hens feathers, wool,
sheeDs pelts, calf skins, fur, wood and lum-
Der and farm products of all kinds Agent
wanted TO do business on the road for us
cash furnished on satisfactory guaranty.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-09-30
Liquids In the rIaiIs.

Postmaster-General Gary has
issued an order directing that sam
pies of liquids, fatty substances and
substances which easily liquify,
and which are not poisonous, ex-
plosive or infammable, shall be ad-
mitted to the mails, other than the
parcel post, exchanged between
the United States and Mexico.
A number of other countries, in
Guiding France and Germany, have
an agreement with the United
States under the postal treaty, per-
mitting the transmission of sub
stances ofthe kind specified through
the mails. 1t is provided in the
agreement that each sample must
be packed in thick glass bottle,
hermetically sealed, and placed in
a wooden box containing sufficient
sporgy matter TO absorb the CON
tents of the bottle if it should break.
This wooden box is to be enclosed
in a case of metal or wood, or of
strong and thick leather, so that it
may be easily opened for examin.
alton.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-09-30
IMPORTANCE OF IMPROVING VA
QUINA.

1t has never been questioned by
people conversant with the facts
that Yaquina bay is the natural
outlet for the products of the Will
lamette valley and the inlet for its
supplies. The government has al
ready spent 500, 900 in improving
the harbor on lines recommended
by the U. S. engineers, and is still
incompleted. A railroad has been
built and in operation for years,
connecting with the Willamette
river which taps the valley through
the center, and extending into the
Cascade mountains where is the
largest and best timber belt in the
west. 1t is projected through
Eastern Oregon where the needs of
railroad are a crying necessity.
All this preliminary work has been
done. All that now remains to be
done to secure to the farmers of the
valley forever from 3 to S cents a
bushel more for their grain, and a
saving forever of fifty per cent
freight on what they consume, is
the completion of the Improvement
at Yaquina Bay on the lines recon-
mended by the last board of engi-
neers.
The appropriation has been made
by congress to carry out this work,
but for some unknown reason it
seems to hang fire. Some effort
ought to be made at once to show
the department the Importance of
the work.
1t is childish to think that the
election or defeat of any particular
candidate TO congress should inter
fere materially with this great
work. Surely the authorities can
be made 10 see that the expenditure
already made both on the harbor
and railroad are wasted and useless
unless this last appropriation be
forthcoming to complete the work
as rec commended by the board of
U. S. engineers. Let something be
done i'll this matter at once.-Cor-
Wallis Union.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-09-30
Notice to Creditors.

Lincoln county. 0'os0 ior
In the mat er OF the estate of Lottie e. Palmer
deceased. - "iiiieI
Notice is hereby given that the undorsio,od
ma been duly appointed executor of the estate
ol Louie r. Palmer, deceased, by the comfy
court OF Lincoln county, Oregon. All persons
iNif naviiig cIalms against said estate are hereby
notified to pres mt the same properly veritied
to me at my residence at Silverton, Marion CO
oregon, within six months from the date hereof
August 2, 1897. '''eo"'
r,...., HENRY L. PALMER,
Executor OF the estate of Lottie L. Palmer,
deceased. " "iili0i
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-09-30
AN Important Change

Beginning January 1st, 1897, the
present weekly edition of the DE-
TROIT FREE PRESS will be
changed to
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-09-30
Notice for Publication.

Land Office at Oregon City, Oregon.
SeptemberS 1897.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
~ fOllowing-nam I'd settler has filed notice o
his intention to make final proof in support of
his claim, and that said proof will be made
before the County Clerk Of Lincoln County, at
Toledo, Oregon. on October 25th, 1897 viz:
ADOLPH PETERSON; II. L. No. S,907,
for the Lots and of Section 10, and southeast
"A of southeast 4 of Section 10 Township II
south, Range IL west.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz: J. NJ. Bowers, of Yaquina,
Oregon; Samuel Hill, OF Ona, Oregon and
Carl Carlson and John Walling, of Yaquina,
Oregon.
ROBERT A. MILLER, Register
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-09-30

The city Jail and council chamber
in Gervais were destroyed by fire
last Friday night. The Jail is a
small building and the council
chamber is large structure. All
the contents of the council cham
Der were saved, including the
county voting booths. The origin
OF the fire is thought to have been
incendiary, as the Jail was thor
oughly cleaned and new lock haG
been put on. Ii is supposed that
some one set fire to the Jail and
had no intention Of firing the larger
building, but they were so near
together and the protection so
limited that to save them was inn
possible. There was no insurance.
The loss is $500.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-09-30

There is grain of truth in the
assertion humorously put forth by
a western paper that Lying is ex-
pected in a politician as much as a
circus man, hunter or fisherman,
and nobody pays any more atten-
ton to it." The writer had in
view those who are described by
the word politicians" in its de-
precatory sense. But in republic
every man should be politician,
taking the word in its primary and
best meaning. No one would say
III seriousness that every man
should be untruthful regarding his
political acts and purposes. Even
a diplomatist should not be liar.
One of the greatest of these said
that he made it a rule always to
tell the truth, for, since no one
would believe him, it served the
purpose of diplomacy better than
silence or evasion. Besides, he
kept his conscience clear.-Youth' s
Companion.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-09-30

Here is sort of perpetual motion
affair. A firm of moneyed men i'll
New York have bought piece of
land and will stock it with 1000
black cats and 5000 RAGS. 1t is
estimated that the cats will increase
to $1,000 i'll a year or two, and
back cat skins are worth 81. The
rats will multiply five times as fast
as the cats and the rats will be
caught and skinned and the hides
sold TO kid glove manufacturers,
while their carcasses will feed the
cats. On the other hand, the
carcasses of the cats will be fed to
the rats. This is one of the best
self-supporting schemes we ever
heard of and there is a gold mine
in it. The cats will be allowed to
increase until the 100, 900 limit is
reached, when the income will be
enormous, as no feed will be neces-
sary after the first year.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-09-30
Notice for Publication.

Land Office at Oregon City, Oregon,
September 4th, 1897.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
II following-named settler has filed notice of
his intention to make final proof in support of
his claim and that said proof will be made be-
fore the County Clerk OF Lincoln county at
Toledo, Oregon, on October 29rd, 1897, viz:
Isaac N. Hadden, II. Il. 0,74s,
for the south u of northwest /, and north y of
southwest a OF section 20, town II south, range
9 west.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of, said land, viz: Walter f. Tenney, George f.
Luckey and Marion Hunt of Eddyville, Oregon,
and William Davenport of Salado, Oregon.
ROBERT 4. MILLER, Register.