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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-11
An Army of Tramps.

An army, believed to number Is. 900
tramps, is moving westward through
the State of Kansas foraging upon the
country until the people in some Sec
lions are almost driven to desperation.
Ihey swarm through the smaller towns
and. by sheer force of numbers, intim-
idate the people into compliance with
their never-ceasing requests for old
clothes, money and meals. They are
in four main divisions, following the
various lines of railway, and seem to
nave a common understanding as to
their destination, which, they say, is
the Pacific coast.
Their presence at this time is partic-
ularly exasperating, as the farmers Of
Kansas are in the midst of tremen-
dous wheat harvest and, in many
places. are far behind in their work
for lack of harvest hands. They offer
work at high wages to all tramps that
pass through and beg them to assist
in gathering the over-ripe grain, but
these lazy wretches absolutely refuse
to work, no matter what the induce
ment.
The Union Pacific, Missouri Pacific
and other roads have found it neces-
sary to put armed guards on their
trains, as the tramps have become bold
and can easily muster enough men to
overpower train crew. There was a
big gathering of tramps reported at AL
ma, Kan, that place being known far
and wide throughout trampdom as q
Fourth of July rendezvous.-Wichita
Kan, dispatch to the st. Louis Repub-
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-11
Where Paleolithic Man Lived.

Kent's cavern, near Torquay, was a
famous haunt of paleollthlc man anG
extinct animals. 1t has been thoroughly
explored. 1t was at one time occupied
by hyenas, lions, bears and the formlda-
BILE saber toothed tiger (machalradus).
A certain deposit here known as the
'"black band" marks the place where
man used to light his fires and cook his
food. He seems to have been fairy ac-
complished for the times in which he
lived, for Mr.. Pengelly says OF him that
she made bone tools and ornaments,
harpoons for spearing fish, eyed needles,
or bodkins, for sewing skins together;
avis, perhaps to facilitate the passage OF
the slender needle through the thick
hides; pins for fastening the skins they
wore, and perforated badgers teeth fol
necklaces or bracelets. The different
layers or strata here met with testify to
various changes taking place. Below
everything else was found what is called
breccia-that is, layer OF angular
fragments of rock-with flint nipple
ments of rude type, suggesting that
the first occupants Of the .ycave We're
members of some more ancient race who
were less advanced even i'll the print
tive arts Of hunting and making weap-
ons = Hutchinson's Prehistoric Man
and Beast.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-11
away and slowed below. The anchors

away and slowed below. The anchors,
OF course. have to remain, as 1t might
pe necessary to let one go, and Siey arc
not bad defiectors Of shot, either. The
turret has been turned to test the ma
chinery, the cover has been taken Off
phe searchlight, and the flag has been
removed from the taffrail staff and run
10 the military masthead.
Inc crew Is pretty nearly all out of
sight. Two men up in the fighting
Top are there to handle the rapid fire
gun which is to pour down a hail Of
shot upon the enemy's deck. The coll
umn or black smoke swirling out Of the
smoke-stack shows that the engineer
force is firing up. II the interior of
the vessel could be shown 1t would lie
seen that great amount of work has
Deen done. For instance, all the mo-
tive power has been tested, and the
pressure has been turned ON for the
turret-revolving machinery, ammuni-
ZION lifts, hydraulic hammers, elevating
gear, smoke fans, and a dozen other
thlngs. The magazines have been
opened and the powder division is
ready to supply the guns with the
charges. The gun crews are at their
stations and ready to put the great
smells into the heavy ten-inch guns.
The navigator and all his division are
ready to maneuver the vessel, and the
surgeon has arranged his operating ta-
Dies and implements for taking care OF
phe wounded. In short, the ship is
ready to fight.-New York Times.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-11
KOnan Food.

Among the Romans the adulteration
of food was unknown. They were noted
for the purity Of all staple articles Of
nutrition. In this particular they were
far in advance CT us, with whom the
adulteration Of food is the rule rather
than the exception. With us flour,
chalk and plaster of paris are mixed;
with bread, alum and sulphite of cop
per; vinegar, with mineral acids; pickles,
with copper; tea, with prussian blue
and peppers and spices and many other
articles with all sorts of ingredients 1t
the Romans had the advantage over us
in this particular, we excel them in the
variety of our ailments and in modes of
preparation. Of the few things they
possessed in common with us asparagus
was one. With them, however, the
stalks We're much larger, three or -four
not infrequently weighing pound 1t
was eaten, as with u.s. with white
sauce. Preparations of pork were SINH
lar. Indeed it is from the Romans that
we derive knowledge of how to make
Drawn, sausages and blood puddings
The two last were invented in tho reign
of Tiberius. The buildings were made
Of pigs blood interspersed with cubes
of fat, precisely as they are prepared
today. Dormice were also considered a
great delicacy by the Romans. They
were specially fattened and Were used
as a basis for soup and in the form OF
sausage and NOTWITHSTANDING
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-11

shot himself through the head last
night at Hornellsville, dying instantly.
No cause Is given for the suicide.
Wolse leaves wife and two children
at Germania. Pa.
Charles Schriber, of Schenectady.
went in the suburbs of that city and
gathered quantity of what he suppos.
ed were mushrooms. He ate heartily
of them and was almost Immediately
taken i'll. The doctors summoned pro-
nounced it a case of toadstool poison
ing. No hopes are entertained for his
recovery.
Thursday, September o.
acknowledgements of the havoc
wrought amoHg Ireland's crops con-
tinue.
e. Benjamin Andrews, President OF
Brown University refused to withdraw
his resignation.
Just after John Jacob Astor's launch
had landed him in New York city IL
was run down and smashed by Hud-
son river steamer.
A special cable despatch from Colon
announces that concession to COM
plete the Panama Canal has been
granted to England.
Six persons in a skiff were caught in
the swift current on the Fishkill Creek
and were hurled against and narrowly
escaped going over dam.
1t is proposed to ask the Federal
Government to transfer the Grant col
lection of mementoes from the Ma
tional Museum to the tomb at River
side
William J. Bryan was on Santa Fe
train that ran into another train near
Emporia, Kan. Several persons were
killed and injured. Mr.. Bryan was not
hurt.
Four boys, three from Staten Island
and one from Brooklyn, are missing,
and it is thought they were lured from
their homes by stranger whose mo-
tive is unknown, but who is said to-
have promised them handsome wages
to go to the KlOndike.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-11
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

New York, Sept. 9.-Beeves-Re-
ceipts, 6S cars, or 1928 head-20 cars
direct to local slaughterers and 48 cars
for the market, making, with the CATTLE
already in the yards, total OF 81 cara
IN sale. Steers and oxen on liberal sup
plies, deuclined 10@15c per 100 lb;l
bulls somewhat easier, and dry cows
steady. The yards were not fully clear
ed. Poorest to best steers sold at $4.15
Q5.15 per 100 ID; stays and oxen at
$2.75@4.50; bulls at $2.35@3; dry cows
at $1.80@3.50. Dressed beef firm at Z
@S%c per lib for poor to prime city
dressed native sides. Gables from Lon
don and Liverpool quoted American
steers at 10A @11hc, dressed weight.
refrigerator beef, 9@9ssc per lb.
Mich Cows-Receipts, 1903 head; 40
direct and 81 to be sold. Decidedly
more active on light receipts and all
but really common grades 5000 higher
per head than last week. The extreme
range Of selling value, calf included,
| was $21@57 each; general sales were
| at $35@5O.
| Calves-Receipts, 1,769 head, includ-
ing 81 direct, and making, with the
stock carried over a total of /, 1913 head
on sale. Active for all sorts, and veals
! nc higher, with an early clearance OF
the pens. Poor to prime veals sold at
$5@S per 100 Id; grassers and SHUTTER
milks at $3.75@4.25. City dressed veals
firm at 10@12e, a few reaching 12kc;1
country dressed quiet at 71a@10kc;'
| dressed grassers and buttermilks sold
| at 5hQ8c; little calves at GOTHIC.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, includ-
in IL cars direct to butchers were 53115
cars, or It'll head, making, with the
stock carried over a total of 49ls cars
on sale. Sheep were scarce and wanted
at full prices; lambs ruled quiet, and
sales averaged slightly below the for
mer mark. About cars were carried
over. Poor to prime sheep sold at $3.50
@4.25 per 100 ID; common to best lam, 8
at $5@6.40, with general sales at $500
6.25. Dressed mutton, 6@Shc per lb:,
dressed lambs, 71a@10c.
Receipts, 4S cars, or 6,95S head
including about 9 cars on sale. Dull,
and dealers quoted the whole range at
s4.35@4.65 per 100 lb.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-11
WANTED A WIDER FIELD.
Experience of Literary Georgia You'll
i'll a Search for Fame.

Experience of "A Literary Georgia Youth
i'll a Search for Fame.
A Georgia youth of literary tenden-
cies decided that his talents entitled
him to wider field. Once in New
York he would join literary clubs,
form the acquaintance of great maya
zine and newspaper editors and get
before the country"
He arrived in New York with clever
bright dollars in his pockets, registered
at modest hotel and went forth tC
conquer.
Harpers' establishment, but the edi-
tor can't see anybody"
Blind, is he?" asked the literary as
pirant.
The door was Slammed in his face, >
and he forthwith proceeded to the Cen
fury Office.
MIR. Glider was on fishing excur-
sion with ex-President Cleveland and
the other editors were spending the
summer in Europe was the informa-
ton he received.
well, can't l edit the magazine while
they're gomez" asked the irrepressible
youth.
He was threatened with arrest and
left the building in disgust
He next called at another leading
magazine office, but was informed that
the. market was overstocked and ev-
cry department was full"
He resolved to call again when they
were sober, and then he tackled the
newspaper offices.
Mr.. Bennett didn't want him be-
cause he couldn't speak French. Mr..
Pulitzer said the World was in cor
ner and he was merely feeling his own
way now, and couldn't reach out any.
Finally Mr.. Hearst took pity on him
and gave him an assignment to dive
for Guldensuppe's head.
He accepted and was arrested as a
wouldbe suicide and locked up twenty
four hours.
The New York policemen relieved
him of the remainder of the cash and
the hotel where he had first registered
seized his baggage for board.
The news-comes to his friends, how
ever, that he has at last succeeded in
obtaining employment in Chatham
street restaurant, where he is washing
dishes for living.
He now says that, while he wanted
wider field" he didn't want one 81
durn wide! ATLANTA Constitution.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-11
A Dandy Law Out.

Bishop Walker of western New York,
formerly of North Dakota, tells some
good stories about his cathedral Car in
the latter state One Sunday man who
attended service in it, noticing the eagle
1ectern, said, "Isn't the Episcopal
church patriotic?" An Englishman,
however, was differently impressed, fo-
he wrote the bishop letter saying tn.
he was disguised with the "spread
eagleism" of religious services in the
United States. One day negro, who
looked into the car, said to the bishop,
well, you've got a dandy lay out here. "
He supposed that the chancel decora-
tions were new kind of gambling out
fit
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-11
"CLEAN SHIP FOR ACTION"
What Takes Place In Few Minutes ON
Il Man-O'-War.

What Takes Place in u Few Minutes on
IL Man-o'-War.
Once in a while some landlubber,
who has been 20 sea" on Long Island
Sound in a jib and mainsail boat,
writes a sea story, or still more fire.
quently, sea play. 1t is easy enough
to fool people about it because nine
tenths of the world has never been at
sea except on passenger steamer.
where one never hears an order shout
ed, and. naturally enough, they all
think 1t must be very different on 9TH
er kinds of ships. especially men-of-
war. Naval routine and methods are of
course unknown to the great body of
the inhabitants of any country. because
when Jack and his officers are most
busily engaged in drills they do not
welcome visitors aboard. So the nau-
tical story writer does not hesitate to
call ''all hands and the cook" to man
the lifeboat," while the playwright has
been known to send a crew to quar-
tiers" to tack ship" aboard an armored
steam cruiser. AS for battles, they arc
fought on the stage without any prep
aration whatever beyond the loading
the guns, which is sometimes repre-
scented as being done aboard one of oui
new ships very much as 1t was done in
the time of Decatur.
Before going into a fight, however,
every war vessels crew hears the shrill
piping of the whistles of adj her boat
SWANS mates and the order, Clean
ship for action" In the d-fashioned
wooden ships this was a very big task.
Top-gallantmasts and light yards had
to be sent down, extra sings and pre-
venter stays rugged, and every precau-
ton taken to reduce the amount of
hamper aloft that might be shot away
and fall on the heads of he men on
deck. There is less of that sort OF
| work now because our new ships dc
not carry sail, but there Is plenty to be
| done about the decks and inside the
ship at the preliminary order before
| the loading of guns is begun.
The fundamental principles of clear
| ing ship are first to get everything out
| of the way that can interfere with the
| free range of her guns, and second, to
remove everything not essential to heI
| handling which can be shot away by
| the enemy.
The bow staff, with all its rigging:
/, the anchor davit, and all the other gear
! that is not necessary have been taken
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-11
A BACHELORS THOUGHTS.

Affection is love with the lining
worn out.
No girl can sing with half the ex-
preston she uses to eat watermelon.
Children are happy because they
have never taught themselves to be
miserable.
When woman refuses to love man
he can always get terrible revenge
by ceasing to love her.
When a man tells girl that he ie
in love she never asks him if he's SUI c
till she's sure she isn't the girl.
Every girl grows up with the belief
that she could have got into the swell
est society if she had had any interest
in it.
If you told some men they were so
good that they were liable to fly right
up to heaven any time they'd take 10
going around with weights on their
shoes.-New York Press.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-11
PAID THEIR POLL TAX.
They Had Not Been In A izonn a Day and
They Had to Pay.

They Had to Pay.
ALT Burkholder, who, in addition to
his duties of refereeing all Indian out
breaks which occur within any number
of hundred miles of the Black Hills
country, also sends to eastern news
papers some of the oldest stories which
emanate from that region, tells the fol-
lowing tale Of thrift:
Jed Carlton of Carlton and Lords
comedians, while sauntering about the
Office Of Yankton newspaper a few
days ago, had his attention attracted
to large map of the United States.
He gazed at it searchingly for mo-
ment, and placing his finger upon the
southern border of Arizona, traced
along the map until the diget rested
on the dot marked Nogales.
There she Is, by gum said he to
reporter. Just across the street
from where my finger rests is Mexico.
Nogales is a decidedly torrid munich
pality. The authorities there owe me
$50, but presume l shall never collect
it. They made me pay 81 poll tax for
every member of my company before
l had been in the town twenty-four
hours or in the state ten days. 1t was
western justice with all the flounces
and furbelows, and it is needless to say
that I'll be missed from Nogales here
after. l went there from Benson, Ari-
IONA, three years ago, and just before
show time | was standing on the street.
A man approached me and asked:
Have you paid your poll tax?'
Poll which, asked l.
Poll tax said he.
"Polecats,' I remarked in a stage
whisper.
Marry a one. Poll tax" he reptile
in a stagecoach vernacular appropriate
to the altitude.
How much?" asked I.
Two dollars he responded.
"Then l tried to bluff him and told
him l had paid it,.
'Lemme see yer receipt he said.
"And there l was. Well, the upshot
of the whole matter was, he went to
every member of the company and de-
manded poll tax. l told them not 10
pay; that l would stand them lawsuit
on the issue. hired lawyer, the case
was tried and decided against me- 1t
cost me exactly $50. l told the justice
that pretty soon they would be grab
bling men off passing trains and max
ing them pay poll tax.
WE'LL he remarked, in tones as
chilly as though he was full of cracked
ice and salt, we kin do it If we
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-11

A certain Pennsylvania man will
make up his mind before he leaves the
doctors hands that he is paying very
dearly for a little unnecessary expert
ence. For the want of a horseshoe nail
the kingdom was lost, and for the want
of lucifer match the Pennsylvania
man is in the hospital. 1t all happened
because of the dusk of evening, this
condition being aided and allotted by
the additional fact that the man keeps
his porous plasters and his fly paper
in the same locality, a most reprehen-
sible and inexcusable habit. The vic
tim wanted a porous plaster, and he
wanted it in hurry. He felt around
in the darkness, and he found the fly
paper. 1t was as sticky as well-regu-
lated fly paper has any occasion to be,
and the man mistook it for the porous
plaster. He slapped it on his chest,
and sought the retirement of his room.
Therein he went through an experience
which has perhaps never been dupli-
Gated. That bogus plaster hadn't been
in place but short time when the
man remarked:
Gee whiz! but she's beginning to
catch hold"
Ten minutes later he drew a long
breath and growled:
''Hully smoke! but this is hot stuff"
And then the rest of the family was
suddenly reused up by mingling of
war dance and earthquake, and the
wild shrieks of man in limited cos
tune. who was fiercely believing:
Help, help, murder, fire, police,
WOW. WOW, wow!"
When they drew the fly paper fIom
him the cover of his chest came with it,
and the doctor found that the hinges
of three of his ribs were nearly pulled
from their sockets.
|, He'll know the difference next time.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-11

lie place. he informed him of the fact
that he had chosen his church as the
one to which he would attach himself.
His master complmented him on his
choice and expressed some satisfaction
concerning 1t.
In year or so he met his master
again and with considerable embar-
rassment told him that he had made
change.
What! have you left the Episcopal
church,"
"Ya'as sub, don changed!"
What have you done?"
81 has jined de Mefodis, subj"
why did you do that?"
well, sub, cause l likes 'em bet
tah."
We'll, I'll tell you, marster; you
know when you goes to a Mefods'
church. jes' as soon as you gifts in
side. dey settle right down to bust
ness, preachin' of de garspul, whilst
in de Piskerpul church it takes 'em
too long to read de perceedins O. de
las meetin'!" - Rochester Post-EX-
nreSS.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-11
A YARN ON SENATOR FRYE
How He Met More Than His Match in q
Kentucky Town.

How He Met More Than His Match in q
Kentucky Town.
He never met his match but once,
and that was in the person of Colonel
Frank Wolfrod, a quaint Kentucky
mountaineer, who afterward came to
congress from an old-fashioned seces-
sion district. The adversaries arranged
for a joint debate before a gathering
of lumbermen and moonshiners, and
Frye, who was invited to speak, drew
upon his fund of pathetic eloquence
to describe the magnoIimity with
which the Republicans I'D treated the
confederates after the war. Wolford
followed him with the declaration that
the Republicans had 70 right to talk
about magnanimity "wLIcl they hung
jeff Davis the day after he surrender. "
who hanged Jeff Davis?" demanded
Frye.
Grant did," Wolford roared back.
tits an internal lie!" shouted Frye
"You know better than that"
ooh, l do, do II" retorted Wolford
Here, john" reckoning to a gaunt
broad shouldered, heavy browed bush
whacker who stood near. You get III
on this platform and tell the folks wha
Grant did to jeff Davis"
| Up jumped John.
| HE stringed him up. He didn't Civ
him no chance to say his pra'ars.
| wuz thar m'self an l seen it,
The audience looked a little puzzled
Frye was SO respectable in appearance
and yet here was an eyewitness
ready to refute him absolutely. Frye
was simply struck dumb. Not SO thu
| bush-whacker.
,"Hif any O. you'uns wants ter 'sputt
my statement" he paused, laying hi.
hand significantly on the stock of {
| huge horse pistol that stuck from hi.
| belt. Nobody seemed anxious to dis
cuss the matter
you seen Jeff Davis hang" asked
| Wolford. triumphantly. What els;
| did you see?"
Il seen him buried" answered John;
and then, without twitching a muscle
Il wuZ one of the pail bearers"
| Frye was offered another chance tt
speak, but politely excused himself. A!
soon as he could get back to the rail
road he took train for home.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-11
BOSTON PRICES.
Quotations for Round Lots Of staple Cor
mOIIllOh.

Quotations for Round Lots OF staple COsMs
moditios.
Boston, Sept. 9-Flour holds hrmer
with trade quiet, spring patents $6.75
Q6, clear and straights 4Q5.6O. winter
patents 5.40@5.S0, clear and straights
6Q5.40.
Corn meal quiet, S2@S4c bag. SITS
Q1.80 q barrel.
Corn steady, steamer yellow 41kc.
No. 3 and steamer Al.
Oats firm, fancy clipped 29M 10000.
No 2 clipped 281aQ29. No 3 do 20, lower
grades 27@27k.
Mill feed steady. spring bran to ship.
lake and rail, $13.25013.5O. winter bran
l4.25. middlings 14.50@16.50, red dog
nour 1915. I
Pork firm, long and short cuts 1875.
lean ends 1850, backs 12.75Ql3.75.
Hams steady. 9A@10hc.
Lard steady, SC. ,4if
Bacon 10@12c.
Fresh beef quiet, steers 7@8Kc. hind
quarters Sh@11, fores 405k. !.
Butter steady, northern creamery.
l9@19hc, western 18h@19, imitation IA
eastern choice 1S, western 16@16h.
Michigan 161a, iced stock 141a@15.
Lambs quiet, spring 8@9c.
Mutton and yearlings 6k@7c.
Veal 5@8c.
Cheese firm, northern large 81 @9kc,
small 9A@10, sage SA @10, western so
9h.
Eggs firm for fresh, nearby 21@23c,
eastern choice Is, western 16k@l7,
Michigan II, iced stock 14h@15.
Beans, yellow eyes $1.40@1.50,
red Kidneys l.S5@21O, marrow pea 1.25,
small pea 1.30@1.35, mediums LBS.
Poultry steady, western iced turkeys
)@10c, western chickens 1O@12k,
northern do 1908, northern fowls Il.
western fowls, iced, HOLY, live fowls
S@9, live chickens 900.
Potatoes firm at $2.75 per barrel for
Long Island rose and HebEons and rs
085c per bushel for bulk stock, sweets
luiet, $1.62@1.75 barrel.
Lemons steady, 1904, Maori 4@5.50.
Hay firm for old, choice $17@18, low-
err grades 10@16.
Rye straw quiet, $12@13.
Leather firm, hemlock sole, non-acid
firsts, 21@22c, seconds 20@20k, union
sole firsts 5000, seconds 27@2S
Apples quiet, new $1.25@3 a barrel.
Peaches per basket 40c@$1.0O and Id
l.50 per carrier.