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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-06-16
A VALUABLE RATS NEST.
Made Out of Grccnbncls Worth One
Thousand Dollars.

Made Out of GrecnbncSs Worth One
Thousand Dollars.
While workmen were engaged recent
ly in demolishing barn on the Thomp-
son property in DoDbs Ferry, N. Y,
they found under the floor a rats nest
which was made of greenbacks, says
the New York Commercial Advertiser
The money had been badly torn ard
chewed, but most of it, if not all, is re
deemable.
Prof. Thomas F. Thompson. who now
owns the property, says the money was
probably hidden under the barn floor
some years ago by his father, Robert
Thompson, who began to act queerly
in 1859 and became possessed of fear
Of banks, lawyers and corporations.
After that he carried his money about
him. He seldom, if ever, allowed any
one but himself to visit the barn. Mr..
Thompson, Sr., died September IS,
1898. and Prof. Thompson's mother
lived until December last.
By her will the estate, which con-
sisted of 5000 and the house and land,
was to be divided equally between
Prof. Thompson and his brother. The
professor took the house and his broth
er the money. In equity the money
found in the rats nest belongs to Prof.
Thompson. The professor is blind
musician and has composed number of
pieces.
The total amount OF money in the
rats nest is thought to be about 81, ,O0O
It is in S.. $40 and $50 bills.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-06-16
SAID TO BE A FAILURE.
kaleidoscope Views Of Prize-Fight
Fail to Pan Out.
e. J. Rector. Who Took Them, Says
the Plates Have Developed Many
Defects-VisiOns of Mil
lions Vanish.

If the statements made by E. J. Rector
are true there is dark future, or rather
no future, ahead for the kinteoscope
views of the recent fstic encounter in
Carson, New. Rector AYERS that he is
not worried about the prospects of leg
islation that will cripple the business
of giving peep-hole exhibitions of the
prize fight. 1t is the knowledge that the
views taken at the ring side are dismal
failures that is giving him Nightmares
1t was this Rector who secured the
exclusive kinetOscope privileges of that
memorable battle between Corbett and
FitZsimmons. He had visions of mil
lions from the Photographic reproduc-
ton of the encounter. He spared no ex-
pense to get picture of every move by
the fistic kings. When Cor-bett gave uI
the ghost in that 18th round there was
no end of hustling among the men who
were aiming the big lenses at the CORY
combatants. All the agony depicted ir
the features of the fallen prize fighter
was studiously wrought out in the
plate. So Rector believed.
But now, Rector says, the whole lo1
of snap shots look like the first effort
of novice. When the plates were de.
veloped every defect known to pho.
Biography made its unwelcome appear
ance. The negatives were sent to the
Edison laboratory, in Orange, y. j., tc
be developed. Frank Cannon, of Rabt
e. Cannon, managers of the vitascope
under whose direction the negatives
were being developed, confirms Rector's
statement. He says they are not pam
ming out.
Rector says bids for the right to make
kinetoscope views of the fight were re-
.ceived from England, France, Aus.
tralia, South Africa and the Sandwich
islands, but that the defective plates
have set aside all thought of making
such contracts.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-06-16
Cabinet VIII be Changed.

London, June IA Madrid dispatch
to the Pail Mall Gazette says: 1t is
thought the cabinet as at present con-
stituted will continue only during the
summer sojourn of the court at San
Sebastian and that on the queen re-
gents return to the capitol it will be
radically changed. Senor Canovas del
Castillo denies the report of the retire
ment of Gen. Weyler, but although for
the moment he remains at his post,
there is the best reason for believing
that his resignation has been received
by the premier, to be accepted or not
as the latter deems best according to
the circumstances OF the moment.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-06-16
BURNED LIKE TINOER.
Government Immigrant Station on Ellis
Island is Destroyed.

Island is Destroyed.
New York, June 15-The United
States government immigrant station
on Ellis island in New York harbor
was destroyed by fire this morning,
but with no loss of life. The 200 immi-
grants were safely transferred from
the island to the barge office at the
Battery, leaving no one on the island
except the fremen and few attend
ants.
The ferry boat John g. Carlisle,
which plies between the battery and
Ellis island, arrived at 1:SO from the
island with the sick from the hospital.
There were IS men and IS women and
children on the boat. Twenty of the
women were sick, one of them said to
be in a serious condition. With the
party were the doctors and nurses.
The buildings on Ellis island were
simply vast wooden sheds made of the
most inAammable material The main
building was 404 by 154 feet and three
stories high. 1t was constructed en-
tirely of pine. The cost of the plant
is said to have been S7SO,OOO All the
records were lost
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-06-16

Chicago, June ia new door COM
bination has been formed. 1t is known
as the Western Door Co.." with ST.
100000 capital and headquarters at
Rock Island, Ill, The plan is to form
door trust on a new plan, as the old
trust formed in Wisconsin several years
ago was forced out of existence by the
courts of that state. The first work of
the new company is to combine all the
sash and door factories along the
Mississippi river. Most of the large
factories have already been secured
aud the western factories will be
brought into the combine.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-06-16
Wreck Caused by Ra,Is Spreading.

Richmond, Ind, June 15.-Train No.
Q, southbound express on the Grand
Rapids & Indiana railway, was de-
rallied at 8 p. m. Monday at Stone sta
tion, 80 miles north of here. The rails
are said to have spread, ditching the
engine, tender, mail and baggage cars.
The engine was demolished, killing
Engineer David Kramer, of Ft. Wayne,
aged so years. He was found under
the engine. Fireman Grabet. of Ft.
Wayne, was seriously injured. He fell
under the tender. Baggagemaster
Minch, of TT. Wayne, was also injured.
No passengers were hurt
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-06-16
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
Four Girls are Struck and Only One of the
Party Escapes Death.

-Four GIFTS are Struck and Only One of the
Party Escapes Death.
Bellaire, o., June 15.-The lives of
three young ladies were blotted out
Sunday evening by lightning while
they were on their way home from the
N. E. church at Jacobsburg. The vic
Tins are Minnie Mcclure, daughter of
Rev. Thomas Mcclure: Alpa Taylor,
daughter of William Taylor, and EN-
ma White, daughter of Simon White,
all aged about 10 years. Sarah Bohr-
ing was badly stunned and may die.
They were residents of Jacobsburg, a
village on the Bellaire, GAINESVILLE &
Cincinnati railway, IL miles west of
this city, and were walking together
in the road about 100 yards from the
church when they were struck by the
lightning. 1t is believed that the steel
corsets worn by the three that were
killed was the chief cause of their
death, as Miss Bohring, who was only
stunned, wore none.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-06-16
CURE YOUR STOMACH.

You can quickly do this by using
South American Nervine. 1t can cure
every case of weak stomach in the
world. 1t always cures, never, fails.
1t knows no failure. 1t will gladden.
your heart and put sunshine into
your life. 1t is most surprising
cure. A weak stomach and broken
nerves will drag you down to death.
South American Nervine will help you
immediately No failures; always
cures; never disappoints. Lovely to
take. Sold by E. w. Adams, druggist,
Wellington, o.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-06-16

English SPAWN Linament removes
all Hard, Soft or Calloused Jumps
and Blemishes from horses, Blood
Spavins, Curbs, Splints, Sweeney,
Ring-Bone, STILES, Sprains, all Swoll-
en- Throats, Coughs, etc. Save $50 by
use of one bottle. Warranted the
most wonderful Blemish Cure ever
known. Sold by e. w. Adams, drug
gist. Wellington. Ohio.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-06-16
RAILWAY NOTES.
Big Four.

TENNESSEE CENTENNIAL.
Nashville, Tenn, May 1st to Nov. 1st.
The great southern exposition has
created great interest throughout the
country and application S are being
made as to the best route to reach
this great southern city. The Big
Four has best line from the East
with through train service to Cincn-
natl from New York, Boston. Buffalo,
Cleveland and Columbus: from De-
troit, Toledo and Sanduslty to Cincin-
natl; and from Chicago and Benton
fIarbor to Cincinnati and Louisville.
Direct connections are made with the
Q. and c. Route and the !. and N. Ry.
Full information will be chccrfully
given upon application.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-06-16
A Double Tragedy.

Pipestone, MINI, June IL. F. L.
Bliven, of Pipestone, killed himself af-
ter fatally wounding a daughter of
Frank Weigel, German farmer living
in Moody county, S. d. Bliven asked
the girl to elope with him. Upon her
refusal he pulled his revolver and be-
gan shooting.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-06-16

Located on the South Shore of Lake
Erie contiguous to the Nickel Plate
Road are many Country homes that
will accommodate summer boarders.
Send to B. F. Horner, General Passen-
ger Agent of the Nickel Plate Road at
Cleveland O., and he will forward YOU
list on receipt of a two cent stamp.
IN
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-06-16
Rmc!klen,s Arnicn sn,Ne.

The best Salve in the world for Cuts.
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheuln.
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilb!ains, Corns, and skin Erupions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give per-
feet satisfaction or money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by
W. L. Near & Co., druggists.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-06-16

\ list of Country Homes along the
South Shore of Lake Erie open to Sum
mer Boarders will be mailed to any
one enclosing two cent stamp to B.
F. Horner. General Passenger Agent
of the Nickel Plate Road. Cleveland.
Ohio. "a
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-06-16

An Artistic Brochure entitled Sum
mer Outings" is published by the
Nickel Plate Road, describing vacation
resorts along that line. Address B. F.
Horner, General Passenger Agent,
Cleveland, a., for copy. SIS
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-06-16
The
Home Savings Bank Co.
The
WELLINGTON, o.
WELLINGTON,

Transact a general banking business.
buying and selling notes and bills of
exchange. Money loaned on satisfac-
tory collateral, mortgage or personal
security. Interest at 40 paid on all
savings deposits, interest credited an
nually.
YOUR BUSINESS SOLICITED.
Safety deposit boxes situated in our
main vault at $3.50 per year.
WIN. NlsCHER, Pres.
G. E. SPrrzER, Vice-pres.
j. II. Rust. Cashier.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-06-16

State meeting o. Christian Endea-
vor union of Ohio at Dayton, Ohio,
June 80 to ~. Rate of one fare for
round trip, June - and 20 returning
limit June %.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-06-16

Ohio State Teachers Association
convention Toledo, Ohio, June 30 to
July .. Rate of one fare for round
trip. June 2S and 20, returning limit
July 3.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-06-16

Tennessee centennial and interna-
tional exposition to be held in Nash
vile. Excursion rates until October
18th. See agent for particulars.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-06-16

Annual convention Young Peoples
Christian Union indianapolis, Ind,
August 1923. One fare round trip
going August II and Is and returning
final limit August q, 1897.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-06-16

Incontinence of water during sleep
stopped Immediately by DR.. e. Det-
chon's Anti Diuretic. Cures children
and adults alike. Price 81. Sold bv
f. W. Adams, druggist, Wellington
Ohio. 10 Nav os
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-06-16

Meeting Of knights of St. John,
Erie, Pa. One fare for round trip,
June 90 and "a. Returning limit,
June 2S.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-06-16

Meeting Knights of St. John, Erie.
Pa, June "a. 27, 1897. One fare round
trip. Going June % and 2i, returning
June 2S. 1897.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-06-16

Itch on human, mango on horses,
dogs and ell stock, cured in 30 min
utes by Woolford's Sanitary Lotion.
This never fails. Sold by +. w. Adams
druggist, Wellington, Ohio.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-06-16
W. ~ l.. T.. Il. ".

Buy the Wheeling q Lake Erie mile
age, if You want the hest book offered.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-01
Dodge's Trip to New York.

On Wednesday, September 1, the Hen
shaw-Ten Brock company, including
John E. Henshaw, will again be candidates
for popularity with our theatre-goers. Mr.
Hensbaw needs no introduction. Last sea-
son he was the star of the big Passing
Show" production, and his famous catch
line, "a good thing it along" will
be remembered. This time he brings his
new comedy called ''Dodge's Trip to New
York; 1t is said to be very funny, the
complications arising from the visit OF
rural New Jersey bank president visiting
the famous French bail Of New York. The
course OF the comedy is very much re-
lieved by a great many musical numbers
that are interspersed during the action OF
the play. These latter comprise number
of recent New York and London sue
cesses Mr.. Henshaw is said to be very
humorous in his new part and is assisted
by capable company, including Miss May
Ten Brock, who has so long been starring
with him. and who is said to have an excel
lent part in the new play. as well as to
wear some very costly dresses. The ST.
Joe Gazette, in speaking OF this entertain
ment recently, said that it was the success
of the season, and added: eff John b.
Henshaw's style of comedy is largely IN
evidence throughout the evening, he GER
tainly can be excused, Tor to the minds OF
his auditors, Henshaw is the most versatile
and satisfactory comedian on the American
stage" Secure seats now at G.. +. Capron
and avoid the rush.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-01
At Njnety-Three.

A sprightly old lady tor SO is Mrs,
Sophia (Britton) Evans, who for the past
% years has resided about two miles out
of this village on the Rockingham road.
Though a little hard of hearing, Mrs.
Evans still retains her sharpness of vision
to remarkable degree and reads and sews
with surprising ease and enjoyment.
With the assistance of her companion,
Mrs. Susan A. Read, she manages all her
household affairs, and took no small part
in the preparations for her birthday fete
on Friday last, proving by her active exer-
tions that time had not been able to destroy
her true womanly enthusiasm for genuine
house cleaning.
The wheel of her period was the spin
ming wheel, and great quantities of linen
cloth, the work of her hands, show
her devotion to have been as great as
that of the modern damsel, who measures
her spins by cyclometer instead OF
yardstick. Mrs. Evans has also been &
famous weaver of rag carpets, manufac
turing some 5000 yards, and on her 75tl
birthday wove five yards as sample o
her taste and skill in that line of fame,
work.
| Born in Westmoreland, n. H., in 1904
she was one of family of IL children, al
of whom reached maturity, and five o
whom are still living, the survivors beinl
her sister, Mrs. Clara Page OF Springfield
and three brothers, Francis Britton o
South Hadley, Mass, Hiram OF Spring
field, and Levi of Alstead. In 1889, sh
was married to Henry Evans of Rocking
ham and went to Springfield to live, an
later moved to this place, where Mr.. Evan
died Is years ago. They had one sor
William Henry, who reached the age {
25.
Mrs. Evans is without doubt the olde'
person in this vicinity, the next to he
being Mrs. Chandler of Saxtons Rive
who is six months younger, while the thu
| in point of age is Mrs. Chandler of Be
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-01

Ihope felt as q brother tOlUGrd her.
there was a single grain of truth in
Julia's foolish talk and if I had had
anything to do with her single life. l
don't suppose the man lives whom that
thought would not thrill. If there was
any truth in it, she had wonderful self
possession. She held out her hands to
me when we reached the plateau upon
which the long verandaed lodge stood
with the same lack Of self consciousness
that she would have shown if her broth
er had stood there.
And there began a life that was idyllic.
Maxwell had let his attendants with the
house. You can hardly call the sturdy
mountainous who served us servants.
They We're anything but servile. They
cooked our meals and groomed our
horses because they were paid for it, but
they joined in our conversation and ex-
pressed their opinions with the freedom
of equals Madge and Jim called me
Harry, and they called me Harry, too,
and 1 think they never had an idea that
/ was not a brother They didn't care.
They didn't live above the clouds to
worry themselves about the names and
relationships of city people. There was
nothing strange to them in the long day
Madge and 1 spent ON the edge of some
trout stream, with our lunch in basket
and a story book as well as a flybook
among our tackle. Sleep? l slept like a
top from 10 O'Clock until dawn.
| TO be continued)
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-01

mo, he HASN'T" Madge said. "He |
spoke to me about it only this morning
and asked me if 1 didn't think he had
better go from here to Bremen instead
Of going by way of England. y
''There, now, your last excuse is
gone," Jim said exultingly. cold Ger
maine is too old to follow US about any
longer and is going home. He can take
your ticket, and you can come with us
and save two or three hundred.
my dear friend" 1 said quietly,
"you have never had a wife or ply
stefan. They have severally informed
me that the thing to cure me of insom-
MIA was a sea voyage, and it | take my
vacation and come home with the same
old tendency to walk the verandas all
hight am afraid there would be more
| 4 told you sos than 1 could manage
| comfortably. y
'tWell, now, see here Jim said.
''You give old Germaine the ticket and
come with us for week. Ii you find
yourself sleeping, you can stay and en-
| ioy yourself. If, on the contrary, you
| are no better, you can take the next
steamer and say nothing about it except
that you were detained. AS under
stand, your family does not expect tc
| hear from you while you are gone, as you
would be home almost as soon as let
ter.
And this was the plan that | finally
consented to accept. If it had been any
body else but the Blairs, should mo-
have hesitated writing to Julia at once
but in view of her absurd and peculiar
feeling in regard to Madge Blair con
Guided that discretion was the better
part of valor. I could tell her when
went home and give her the $3.50 to
ward new sealskin cloak. So | wrote
her an affectionate farewell from Balti
: more, telling her that the Ella would
sail on the morrow, and that night Jim
Madge and took a sleeper for few
8 hours ride down into West Virginia
where wagon was to meet us and tax
t us ON to Maxwell's picturesque To-
r house on the summit of one OF the high
r est points Of the Alleghanies
/ 1t was beautiful morning wllen W
g left the train and climbed into tn
+ mountain wagon The road wound abou
0 through the most magnificent scenery
a and we drew in breaths and threw u
our heads with the joy of bare existence
= Jim sat on the front seat with tn
S driver, who was rough son of the soil
q an old guide and hunter of Maxwell s
e and Madge and sat on the back seat
e She wore the red Connemara cloak tina
t she had worn among the Scotch hill
S the year before, and as l saw the gle
: rious color in her round cheek and tn
d crisp curls on her white nape wonder
t ed what the Scotch lairds meant b
4 letting her come away again, and l SUP
: pose it was human nature to wonder
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-01
Food Shortage Abroad.

The Orange Judd syndicate of agricul-
tural newspapers has gathered careful and
extensive information about the European
crop conditions, and the conclusion is that
the situation i. much more grave than has
been suppo. ed. The wheat shortage of
Europe, including that of England, is
between 300,00O,000 and 00,000,O 900
bushels. The aggregate wheat crop OF
the European countries is usually 1900
100000 bushels. This year it will b. less
than 200, 000,0 900, which was the amount
grown in the g famine year, of 1891 when
the American crop was abundant and the
price went to $1.25.
But this is not the worst of it. Europe
usually produces as much rye as she does
wheat. 1t is the bread grain Of the masses
The rye crop of the principal European
countries-R Russia, Germany, France, Aus
tria, Bulgaria. Roumania Italy, the Low
Countries and Sweden-has averaged about
1,300, 100000 bushels annually for the last
four years. This year the crop will not
exceed 75,000.000 bushels. The potato
prospect is quite as bad. The average
crop Of the countries named is $3.50, OO0,-
600. After making due allowance for
fears and exaggeratioas the conclusion is
reached that this years shortage on pota-
toes will ZACH the enormous total of ,O0O,-
600, 900 bushels. OF wheat, rye and pota-
toes together, the shortage will be 1925
100000 bushels.
No part of the world apparently has
any considerable surplus of cereal except
the United States and Canada. The
United States has no potatoes for export
hut if prices go high enough we can spare
240,0 100000 bushels of wheat, 1000, 600
bushels of corn, 100,000,000 bushels o
oats and 100000 bushels of rye, a tota
of say $50, 100000 bushels. This will b'
the biggest export ever made of American
grain.
With these figures as basis the conclu
sion is reached that the export price OF
wheat must stand at considerably above )
a bushel, corn 55 cents, rye 80 cents
The western farmers are reported to be Il
state of great jubilation over the outlook
They believe that they control the situa
ton, and tor them the pleasing prospect
that of rapid payment Of debts, and plan
of improvement in everything pertainin
to farm, stock and house.
The American Agriculturist, throug
which these figures are given, says ths
should anything like the above figures b
generally realized more than half of th
mo, tgages on the farms in the Unite
States can be paid off this year. 1t ais
discusses the worldwide situation as
supplies, demand and prices, showing thu
the United States is in for period I
unprecedented prosperity. This prospe
: ity should be prolonged, because it
, founded on the solid basis of prosperol
agriculture and rich farmers-the rocl
bottom foundation of national wealt
But it warns farmers that in refusing ia
prices for their crops they assume specul
tors risks,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-09-01

there are two holes to his den close one of
them, then poke the hottie down into the
hole the length of the fuse. and draw the
dirt into the entrance, pressing il down
with the foot, leaving it sticking above
ground just enough to light a match to it,
and you have Mr.. Weodchuck safe, but
how sound i am unable to say. The pow
der smoke sutfocates him and he is o
more. have exterminated the pests from
my premises sipc e haying. Others are free
to try this simple remedy and be rewarded
as have been. Thanks to E. M. Holden
for his kind suggestion.
o 7. JosLYN
Walpole, N. H., Aug. 30, 1897.