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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-12-02

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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-06-22
Not on the Bulletin Boards.

An army of caterpillars has invaded our
boundaries and is causing greater conster-
nation than the Spaniards. Like the To-
Gusts Of Egypt they cover the face OF the
earth so that the land is fairly darkened
with them; but their approach, though hos
tile, is entirely in the nature of a foraging
expedition. Their appetite is not of the
kind that needs coaxing and has an edge
which would be invaluable on a razor.
Instead of chips, prominent citizens are
noticed carrying these little pests about on
their shoulders, and no offense is taken if
the same is Intentionally knocked off. Tat
ting and art needlework have been tempo
rarily suspended while Amazonian warriors,
armed with brooms and clubs, conduct Of
fensive and defensive operations against
the invaders.
The latter, however, suffer no percepti
BILE diminution in numbers, and when hare
pressed, always manage to save the day by
dropping gently on the attacking party
from above. If the charge is we'll made
the Amazons usually "get it in the neck,
when ensues panic that would do credi
to dynamite bomb.
No real relief is looked tor until thi
trouble, like some others, shall consent t
take unto itself wings and fly away.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-06-22
Mrs. Howard at SOmerville.

The dancing class Of Mrs. j. c. Howard
in Somerville, Mass, recently gave COM
plimentary ball. The Somerville Journal
says of the event:
Including pupils and friends, 125
couples we're present, nearly all in evening
dress. The order of dances numbered Is
and was well interpreted with readings,
music and f. cy dancing. Five classes be-
sides privat pupils were represented in
the party, 175 pupils in all. The grand
march was i by MIR. and Mrs. Howard.
Just as the march began handsome bou-
quets were RESENTED to Mrs. Howard"
The Jo.rlal also says: Last week
Tuesday evening members of her dancing
classes surprised Mrs. j. c. Howard at
her home on Highland avenue, near the
Central club house. Mrs. Howard had been
persuaded by her husband to visit her
neighbors, DIR. and Mrs. E. I'll. Codding,
while the preparations were being made.
In behalf of the assembled company, and
after neat speech, Guy Riddell presented
to Mrs. Howard a beautiful dresden china
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-06-22
Tobacco.

S. A. Sanderson of Westminster, who is
well known authority on tobacco grow
ing and curing, sends the TIMES the follow
ing communication.
In spite OF low prices there are reports
everywhere of the same or larger amount
having been SET Tobacco is grown much
cheaper than formerly for several reasons.
By pulling the plants instead of digging
them with fork more than twice as many
are taken up with less work. Costly ex-
perience has taught the use and regulation
OF machines SO that their work nowadays is
as good as hand setting. In either case a
little skill and gumption are indispensable
with the skittish weed as in every operation.
The use of cotton seed meal and ashes as
part of the fertilizer has effected improve
ment in quality and lessened cost.
1t is now generally considered the best
policy to continue the same field in tobacco
for several years. This avoids the neces-
sity of fertilizer in hill or drill and saves
labor in hoeipg. On land triie heavy
the quality will grow finer after the first
year. The location of good tobacco barn
on the field secures more than one point Of
advantage. The extra cost OF drawing a
quarter of a mile is about the interest Oh
the cost Oh the barn. While dairy farmer
who keeps one hired man can raise two
acres at cost of to 6 cents a pound, he
is likely to hold the fort till tobacco is I'M
ported free from Cuba.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-06-22
Church Extension in North WalpOle.

As the result of some investigation last
winter under the dire ction of the depart
ment of Mercy and Help of the Bellows
Falls Epworth League, it was discovered
that there were about Is families IN North
Walpole DESTROYS of having Methodist ser
vices held in that vicinity.
Walter Parker very kindly offered the
use Of part Of his large house at the north
end as temporary chapel, and at meet
ing of those interested sufficient funds we're
pledged to secure the transportation every
week of Rev. F. W. Lewis and three others
fir ON the church on this side, to assist in
the services, which were commenced in
January of the present year.
The interest has continued unabated
since that time and the services are held
every Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, the
attendance averaging about %, though on
several occasions the number has been
nearer 81.
Five children have been christened by
| tuc pdSlOI' anu HoW sCuUOl las
been established under the dire ction of the
Sunday school board of this place. The
organization was completed last Sunday,
and the following officers chosen: E. E.
Ramsay, superintendent L L. Northrup,
assistant superintendent; Mrs. Walter
Parker, treasurer; Miss Berta Tolin, secre.
tary. The membership at present is some
thing like 20 with prospect of more in
the near future.
A service with a sermon follows the Sun.
day school, and after that a social meeting
is held. Mr.. and Mrs. B. E. Foster Of
Bellows Falls have shown their interest il
the work by the loan of melodeon, which
adds greatly to the enjoyment both of thu
} Sunday school and the meetings.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-06-22
Little Fire but Big Smoke.

Tuesday at 2 10 A. NJ. the fire alarm
sounded from box 80 on the Island. The
was small fire in the railroad
restaurant. Smoke was smelled as early
as II p. M, but it was about 2 o'clock
when Night Baggage Master Roberts dis
covered that there was really fire. The
61e was confined in cupboard under the
counter at the east end under the cigar
case, and while there was little flame a
large part of the building was filled with
smoke. A free use Of the chemical engine
was all that was needed to extinguish the
fire but in the excitement of the occasion
two streams of water were started with the
result that everything was thoroughly
drenched. H. ID. Aldrich, proprietor o.
the restaurant, thinks that 800 will cove
all the loss caused by both fire and water
The cause of the fire is attributed to a com
bination of rats and matches.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-06-22
BiSSell Reunion.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Bissell were in
Hawley, Mass, last Thursday to attend a
reunion of the Bissell family. Those pres
ent were Mrs. Louisa L.Goodnow OF Polo,
Mo-, A. H. Bissell of Bellows Falls, Mrs.
Mary F. Haven OF Northampton, Mass,
Miss Ella M. Bissell of Boston, Mrs Min
ME S. Paxton of Wyoming, Mrs. Lucy G.
Warfeld of Hawley, Mass, Adna c. Bis
sell of Hawley, Mrs. Alice G. Alvord of
South Weymouth, Mass, and Frank w
Bissell of Northampton, Mass. There
were ten in the family originally, one hav
ing died when quite young. The younges
of the nine living brothers and sisters is AZ
and the oldest 60. Thursday was the frs
line that the whole family have been to
gether in So years.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-06-22
BISHOP Hall on Church Entertain
mentS.

Bishop Halls annual address to the di-
ocesan convention, delivered in Yer
gennes last week, was read in Emmanuel
church Sunday at the morning service.
The charge covered the usual matters OF
parochial interest ard in addition the bish-
op spoke at length on the subject OF
church entertainments, to his mind most
Objectionable method of raising funds for
religious purposes. He said in part
"Why should the church 60 into the
restaurant or show business? 1t may be
very desirable q think it is) that good en-
tertainments should be provided in our vii
lagos, that country life should be enlivened.
But why should the church undertake to
provide this, any more than good drainage
Civic and sanitary reforms should be
helped on by the church. Church people
should be quickened in their performance
of all sorts of duties by their religion; but
it should be as citizens and villagers that
| they perform them.
In this way ecclesiastical rivalry and
parrowness will be avoided. Serious doc
| tTlnal ana OIQor ulllcIOuCCo may PiSSSh,
our worshipping together. We will do all
we can to heal these divisions. But these
matters need not enter into our provision
for the entertainment of the community
any more than into its educational work
Congreg ationalists, Methodists, Roman
Catholics and Episcopalians can meet ane
work together for such purposes with ad
vantage to themselves, to one another, ant
to the community. The wider field vii
supply at once better talent and larger au
diences for really useful entertainments
Nothing is gained by having CoDgrega
tional musicale, Roman Catholic fair,
Universalist play, an Episcopalian turke
} supper. =,
| In answer to what l have urged, it will
l know, be asked How without thes
bazars, suppers, musicales, is money to
raised? My answer is this: There is jul
as much money in peoples pockets to b
given without getting something in retu'
as for an equivalent; and it the chui
really deserves the money, she will, bf
lieve, gain it, not perhaps so quickly, bl
with the respect of the community, b
teaching systematic almsgiving as Chri
tan duty"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-06-22

The Newest, Brightest and Best
that "Springtime" ever brought
us. Good looking, good wearing
three prices. :: :: :: ::
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-06-22
A Troubled Soul.

Nothing ever suits her. She amt had
no more troubles to bear than the rest OF
US; but you never see her that she didn't
have chapter to lay before ye. I've got's
much feelin' as the next one; but, when
folks drives in their spiggits and wants to
draw bucketful O. compassion every day,
right straight long, there does come times
when it seems as if the bar'l was getting
low."-Sarah Orne Jewett.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-06-22
Principal A. B. CraWfOrd'S Address

Principal A. B. CrawfOrd's Address.
The rain of Sunday evening was not
sufficient to prevent large number of
people from assembling at the opera house
to listen to the annual address delivered
by Principal Crawford to the pupils and
citizens of Bellows Falls.
The members of the high school entered
the hall by classes from the stage and were
seated in front, while on the stage itself,
with the speaker of the evening, were the
members of the graduating class, the
faculty of the high school, the chairman
of the board Of school directors, H. d.
Ryder, and the superintendent, Rev. E. E..
Marggraf. Miss Emma Winnewisser pre-
sided at the piano and the duties of mar
shall were performed by Selah Harri-
man, '9S.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr.. Marg-
graf, who also read from the Scriptures,
and the Battle Hymn of the Republic
prece de d the address.
Some Eleme nts OF Training" was Mr..
Crawfords subject, which he handled in
mastery manner, winning at the COM
mencement the close ate ntion of bis hear
ers and easily holding it to the end. APP
plication, the power of concentration ant
the habit of thought we're mentioned
among the essential elements of training
that shape the growing character ant
determine what manner of man the boz
shall be. Diligence also he should learn
diligence in the Latin meaning of devotion
through love in the higher sense of appre
citation. Devotion to study begets low
for it; while on the other hand, as W
naturally dislike those whom we hav
injured, so in time we come to hate tn
tasks which we have habitually sighted
Real study is not the simple coming G
a printed page but the steady pursuit c
the thought which the page suggests unit
the mind is illuminated by spark froI
the altar of Truth. Athletics the speake
claimed as an important element, proviC
ing trained body tor the home OF th
trained mind, and freeing the latter frol
the handicap of physical weakness,
The address teemed with wise sugge
tions, which were presented in a manner I
once forceful and convincing, and was pre-
nounced an exceedingly able and scholarl
effort by those best able to Judge.
After the singing Of the g Star Spangle
Banner" the audience was dismissed vii
the benediction by Rev. Mr.. Marggraf.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-06-22

The most important feature of these gar
ments is that they are tailored by the
famous Blue Store Brand, and cannot be
bought elsewhere. If you want to be cor
rectly dressed this Spring we have the
styles.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-06-22
THE TIMES.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE % 1898.
Bellows Falls Locals.

Friday bling the festival OF st. John
Baptist, early communion will be cele-
brated in Emmanuel church at A. NJ.
Mrs. w. E. Rowell and Miss Evelyn
Phelps started Monday night for Burlng-
ton to attend the state Epworth League
convention.
Large places like Springfield and Cav
endish will celebrate the Fourth in glorious
style, but Bellows Falls is too small tor
such undertakings.
Miss Lena Cooper sang very beautiful
solo, entitled "The New Kingdom" at
the Christian Endeavor meeting in the Con-
gregational church Sunday evening.
At Burlington last week G. II. Williams
was elected recorder and treasurer OF the
order of High Priesthood. At the Slst
annual convocation of the grand chapter
of Vermont, he was elected grand king.
Miss Addie Zuill, who for more than
year has served in St. Charles church in
the capacity of organist, now has entire
charge of the choir, taking the place OF
DR.. Vincent Gosselin who has moved to
Montreal.
The republicans Of Rockingham meet at
Banquet hall Saturday afternoon at 8
o'clock to choose a delegation to attend
the county convention in Newtane, June
20, and also to elect town committee for
two years.
Rev. c. R. B. Dodge and family leave
town today for Nova Scotia for vacation
of two months to be spent in Annapolis
and Colchester. Arrangements are now
being made by his people to have the Bap-
fist pulpit supplied during the first month
of the pastors absence.
| While riding her wheel Friday evening
Mrs. H. M. Amadon had the misfortune tt
collide with Guy Mark at the corner o
Green and School streets; both were
thrown from their wheels and Mrs. ANA
don received severe cut in the forehead
DR.. Frank Whitman, who probably ha'
as much to do with the laying of the pres
ent sewer system as any other man say
that he made thorough study of the dit
ferent sewer systems and he is of the opin
ion that there is no better system than tn
one Bellows Falls now has. He thinks
however, that the pipe should be extends
so that the mouth would be under waite
at all times OF the year.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-06-22
Boston Milk.

We give below the monthly statistics of
the Boston milk business for the month OF
Nav as transacted by the contractors. The
showing is decidedly unpleasant, so far as
the amount of surplus is concerned; al.
though it has been exceeded once in total
number of cans, the number OF days charge
back has never been so large as during the
past month. The figures show that the re-
ceipts Of milk were $4,000 cans less than
last year, but sales have dropped off badly,
being $4,000 cans less than last year. Con-
sequently, the surplus of $4,000 cans is
$4,000 more than the surplus OF last year.
The following table shows the receipts,
IL, and surplus for this wear.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-20
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

Mary's Lamb visited school last
week in the likeness of a large dog,
but he remained only until the open
ing exercises.
The senior class cane is model of
exquisite beauty; the pride of the
class and the object of admiration of
the school. -:
: Lucia Bryan is at school again, af-
ter several days absence.
Horace Peterson was absent from
school Wednesday,
The football team has not been
able to practice this week on account
of the snow. ~ ~ = -a.
In place of physical culture those
who wish to are allowed to doa GER
tain amount of extra reading.
The following program was render
ed at the joist meeting Of the Olym-
pic ana Amphictyonic societies last
Friday afternoon:
/, Piano Solo. Bessie Bedford.
III, Recitation, Extract from Cen.
tennial Address, Addie Palm.
Ill, Essay -Lafayette,s second visit
to America, Alice Firth.
Nv, Rec, Westinghouse lament for
Lafayette Matte Bryan.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-20
Democrats Saved by PlOtts.

Democratic candidates for coun-
ty Offices have been on the hustle
during the past week to secure petit
tions for placing their names on the
ticket,if it became necessary to do 80
in that manner.
It was thought at one time that
there was no Democrat party in the
county but upon examination it was
found that R. B. Plotts ran two years
ago as a. straight democrat and re-
ceived enough votes to save the whole
party, but before this fact was learn
ed, each candidate had circulated
petitions, which was found to be lab
or lost. A meeting of the democrat
committee was held Sunday and they
decided not to fill the ticket by nam
ing candidate for treasurer. No
one cared to put up the big bond,
but the whole trouble existed in that
towering candidate j. p Peterson
however J. O. Larson desired to save
the name Of peoples party en-
deavored to- get onssk the = ticket
by, petition - but Safailed, ITO
obtain enough signers to his prayer,
probably on account of not begin
ming to secure them early enough.
A. E. Taylor for auditor, failed to en-
ter the race for, the same reason but,
but Miss Knips Jared better and OBJ
tained the required number. We
notice she is on the ticket as the peo-
pies candidate, which may be suffi
cient for the existence of the party
in this county. Now the fight is on in
earnest.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-20
For You to Vote on.

There is but one constitutional
to be voted upon this
fall, and that is an amendment to
article nine, establishing a road and
bridge fund and providing for the
appointment of state highway for
commission. The proposed amend
ment provides that for the purpose of
lending aid in the construction of
public highways and bridges there
shall be created fund to include all
money derived from investment in
the internal improvement land fund,
and also including all funds accruing
from the present road and bridge
fund. In addition to this the legis-
lature is authorized to provide an an
nual tax levy not to exceed one
twentieth of mill on all taxable
property. This fund may be placed
at the disposal of a state highway
commission to consist of three mem
bers, unsalaried who shall superin,
tend it's distribution among the coun-
ties on an equitable basis with the
proviso that no county shall in any
year receive more than 3 per cent o.
less than one-half of per cent Of the
total fund provided and expended
and that no more than one-third o1
the total fund shall be expended ir
any other year for bridges. The state
will in no case pay more than one
third of the cost of constructing an,
road or bridge.-Mankato Review.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-20
GO EAST THIS FALL.
Low Rates. Special AccommO-
datiOnS.

October is the ideal month for trav-
cling, and parties who desire to visit
friends in the east should avail them
selves of the extremely low rates of
fare for the Triennial Conclave of
knights Templar to be held at Pitts
burg Oct. 10th. and l4th., 1898 The
trip will include Washington D. G.
Baltimore, Gettysburg, Norfolk Navy
Yard, Old Point Comfort, Fortress
Monroe and many other places of
historical interest. Details of the
ronte East Of Chicago will be given
later. Points in Ohio, Pennsylvania
New York, Maryland, Virginia, and
West Virginia. Sleeping cars will
start from Cedar Rapids and other
points. For further information. ad-
dress Mr.. E. o. Soule, &. A. P. D.,
Cedar Rapids, la.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-20
Hits the Nail on the Head.

Farmer Long in his paper, the In
itiator, of last week, after reprint of
Adrian Democrats ridichle- of the
Peoples Party, says:
"When you read the above ex-
tracts, try to conjecture if you can,
what the world has lost in the mis-:
direction of the versatile powers of
Editor King. To see such genius.
such great literary attainments, such
lofty aspirations, magnificent over
,powering rhetoric and mighty reach
es of intellect, which grasp on infin-
itude and revel in beatitudes, wasted
on democratic newspaper publish
ed in the classic shade of weiner-
wurst shop, or limberger cheese fac
tory, is sad to contemplate.
''Now suppose it were true Bro.
King that there were only four dele
gates as you say, wont you tell what
the difference will be in the ultima
tum of the outcome, whether four del
egates nominate ticket or four bos.
ses instruct one hundred delegates
who the y shall nominate' Now the
solid facts are that there were six del
egates present and one was side
tracked at Adrian on account of miss
ing the train. The delegates were
Jhe ones regularly elected to the ad-
ourned convention. The call for the
reconvening of the convention was
not published in single paper in
Mobiles county, which accounts for the
small attendance. It is the first time
we ever heard it intimated than an ed
itor should reside at the place of pub
LEGATION of his paper.
The trouble is Bro. King you are
troubled with alteration of mind by
day and night mare in the night. If
you were not you would realize that
ages hence, after the jaurgernaut of
the gold superstition has wended its
awful way over the whitened bones
of the reformers of this age, the unborn
generations to come will look back
down the dim vista of the ages and
immortalize the names of the unteri-
fled, unpurchasable and incorruptible
FOUR, who, amid strife and chaotic
conditions, upheld the banner of hu-
man rights, and baptized anew the
tree of liberty which will eventually
overspread the world.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-20

Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Shore took in
the exposition at Omaha last week
They returned Saturday, and though
much pleased with the trip, were just
as we'll pleased to be home again and
to sleep once more under the old roof.
There has been so much grain to
handle this fall that some farmers are
little behind with there blowing
Some, however, have finished, and are
ready for corn picking whenever the
corn becomes dry enough to crib.
Oscar Ferrin has bought feed
mill from r. H, Wicks, of Bigelow,
and now Oscar intends to grind his
own feed and to use more ground
feed, too, than when he had to haul
his grain to mill and haul it home
again and pay for the grinding be-
sides.
The Rodena Bros, from Iowa are
threshing this week for. H. Sietsema
and M. Thompson. A few weeks
more will finish up the threshine
in this neighborhood' There are fine
threshing machines at work in this
immediate vicinity and probably
there are still others in the township
L. M. Eide has rented 16O acre'
on section 35. D, F. Settle has rent
ed the Prideaux farm for another
year. There seems to be plenty O
renters for all the land that is offered
Cole Guernsey got 224 bushels o
wheat per acre; about the best yielt
I have heard of here, some others
however, got as much as 20 bushel
per acre. No danger of going hun
cry the coming winter on account o.
a lack of bread, .