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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-07
The School Exhibit.

The exhibition of school work in MIR.
Bacon's recitation room is attracting much
attention. The exhibits cover nearly every
phase of school work and form collection
which is highly creditable to, the teachers
and pupils, and should be a source of much
qualification to the citizens of Rockingham.
Parents and all in any way interested in
the welfare of our public schools should
make an effort to see this exhibition. The
room will be open on Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday of next week from $50 A.
NJ to P. NJ. From 9 until 4.3O O'Clock
Miss Mary A. Baker will be present and
will be pleased to answer questions and
give explanations regarding the different
articles on exhibition.
The visiting teachers were delighted with
the exhibition, and if the pupils who have
work there could hear all the nice things
said yesterday they would feel proud in
deed.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-07

Jennlson, Russell Smith, B. 0. Butler,
Fred Tucker, Eugene Wentworth, F. II.
Glynn, b. f. Griswold, Colise Gordon,
Perley Mandigo, John Rice, J. B. Weth-
bee, Merrill Dodge and Herbert Dodge,
all of Bellows Falls. Barney Cannon, Jr.,
who has been looking after the enlistment,
also has the names of A. M. Douglass, West
Gardner, Mass, John B. Murray of Brat
tleboro, Charles l.. Strong of Rockingham
and George A. Wilkins of Saxtons River.
Mr.. Cannon says that he received word
last week Thursday to take no more names
for enlistment, but since that time 10 or II
others have signified desire to enlist. In
the matter Of patriotism Bellows Falls will
compare with the rest of the world very
tavorably.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-07

The breakfast appetite varies strange.
ly. Some persons are content with a
cup of coffee and a piece of toast; 9TH
ers make it the most determined meal
of the day. Once it wa. formidable in
deed. In Sir John Hawkins "History
of Music" is quoted sixteenth century
manuscript belonging to the house of
northumberland which gives the break
fast arrangements Of the Percy family
both for Lent and for flesh days, and,
oh, how some of us have fallen away in
Northumbrian scheme: "BreakfaNt for
my lord and lady during Lent: First, a
loaf of bread in trenchers, two manchets
"a manchet was small loaf of white
bread), a quart of beer, quart of wine,
two pieces of salt fish, six baconn' d her
ring, four white herring or a dish of
sprats. Breakfast for my Lord Percy
and Master Thomas Percy: Item, half a
loaf of household bread, manchet, a
bottle of beer, a dish of butter and a
piece of salt fish, dish of sprats or
three white herring Breakfast for the
nursery for my Lady Margaret and Mas
ter Ingeram Percy: Item, manohet, a
quart of beer (this for the nursery, a
dish of butter, a piece of salt fish, a
dish of sprats or three white herring"
At ordinary times my lord and lady
Jared thus: "First, loaf of bread in
trenchers, two manchets, a quart of
beer, quart Of wine, half chine of
mutton, or else chine of beef boiled. !"
Lord Percy and Master Thomas Percy
disposed of "half loaf of household
bread, manchet, one bottle of beer, a
checking, or else three mutton bones
boiled" while to the thirsty nursery
went "a manchet, one quart of beer
and three mutton bones boiled. Corn
hill Magazine.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-07
Troops at Fort Ethan Allen.

The camp ground at Fort Ethan Allen
is said to be in no condition for the mobil-
cation OF a regiment, as the buildings are
none of them completed. The kitchens
are near enough completed SO that they
can be used, but the store house is only
commenced the frame has been but partly
erected. There is no water on the grounds
and the men are compelled to carry it over
oneh halt a mile. Nevertheless the men
seem to be in good spirits and prepared to
enjoy the hardships of camp life to the full
est extent.
After their arrival the soldiers spent the
first hour or two putting the camp in read
mess and at 11.2O o'clock marched to the
hospital at the government military post
where they underwent the medical exami-
nation. The examination of the surgeons
was held Thursday afternoon. DR.. Henry
H. Lee and DIR. j. M. Hamilton passed
the examination, but DR.. B. G. Senton oil
Rutland was thrown out because of his age
DR., Lee was the first man sworn into the
First Vermont regiment, U. S. A, and the
next one was DR.. Hamilton.
The ten companies of the state with the
field and staff officers are now all in camp
the last three companies reaching the for
today.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-07
STATIONS RIVER.

Miss Flora E. Loveland, who has been liv-
ing in Newark, n. j., the last two or three
years, is visiting friends in surrounding
towns. She intends spending the summer in
Vermont.
Peter and Frank Lapond have finished
working at the worsted mill and returned to
their home in Holyoke, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fay Palmer have returned to
their home at Otter River Mass.
Miss Flora Loveland of Newark, N. j., is
the guest of Mrs. G. L. Gale.
Louis Rittenberg and son arrived in town
Thursday.
Dan Clifford of Hinsdale has commenced
to work at the worsted mill.
Miss Flora Coleman gave May party last
Monday to her friends, which included the
children of the primary class of the Congre-
gational Sunday school, also their teacher,
Miss Edith Foster. Shortly after their
arrival they started out with baskets on their
arms for a stroll in the woods in search of
the lovely May they were accom-
panied by Miss Foster. After they had gath
cred quantity of the shy little May flowers
they returned to the house and played games.
About D o'clock an excellent supper was
served and the little folks enjoyed it i'm
mensely. They returned to their homes
about O'Clock feeling very happy.
Mrs H. L. Ballou of Chester has been in
town for few days; she returned to her
home Thursday, accompanied by her son,
Earle Holt Ballou.
1t is reported that Mr.. Hartley, wool mer-
chant of Boston, is going to build stone
house on the Bemis farm.
J. T. Maynard, Jr., of the Kurn Hattin
Home, was in town last Thursday.
Mrs. G. L. Blake has bought the millinery
and fancy goods of Mrs. c. S. Frost and Mrs.
Frost will remain as milliner until the end of
the season. We hope Mrs. Blake will be
prosperous in her new undertaking.
Mrs. f. L. Osgood returned from Rutland
last Thursday.
The Christian Endeavor societies have for
their subject tomorrow evening, "Things my
denomination has accomplished" Eph.
5: 1921; Ps. 81: II.
The base ball game played on Fuller field
Thursday by Bates college VS.. Vermont acad
envy was an awfully one-sided game. The
score was Is to in favor of Bates college.
The district schools did not have a session
necticut Valley Teachers association which
Falls.
Yesterday Mrs. Wheeler, Mrs. Jakway and
Misses Tracey, Pettengill and Holt attended
the teachers institute at Bellows Falls.
Miss Fanny Pettengill is the guest of Miss
Alberta Campbell in Bellows Falls for few
days.
I. Hoit's condition is much the same, but
we are glad to say he is no worse.
Mrs. Charles Harris has sprained her ankle.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-07
Hunting In the Burning Ba.he. of Texas.

Hunting In the Burning Bushes of Texas.
A Southern Pacific advertising man
says: saul, after his conversion, hadn't
half the respect for burning bushes that
/ have since my return from a trip to
west Texas. That country is the blank
blanked place for natural curiosities
that l ever went up against, and my lit
tie introduction to the fire bush came
near leaving me in state of nervous
prostration.
81 went out one morning from DR..
Merriwether's ranch with my Winohes-
ter on my shoulder to shoot few jack
rabbits for practice. climbed up on
little plateau where the alkali was
thicker than paint on soubrette and
had trailed along for a couple of hours
without seeing anything when big
yellow bird, like a pheasant, chuckled
at me from beneath bush at the side
of the ravine. The creature was so
friendly that thought could bat him
over or perhaps catch him alive. I leap
ed at him and when he side stepped l
fell into the BUSH AS I scrambled to
my feet was fiabbergasted to find that
brown shrub burning merrily beside
me- ! had just time to dodge the flame
and in doing SO I struck another plant
of the same variety. In an instant, with
a little swish, it, too, sprang into flame.
l turned, horror stricken, to run, and
dashed straight into third shrub,
which at once took part in the confla-
grafton. At that l lost my head, and,
dropping my gun, sprang away fran
tically through the underground, leav-
ing behind me trail of fire like COM
cts tail. don't know just how far I
ran, but at last, exhausted, fell to the
ground and in a few moments the bushes
ceased to burn. When sufficiently reoov
cred, I crawled carefully to the trail,
giving anything that looked bushy and
brown a wide berth.
"And Merriwether only laughed as
he told me that the fire BUSH is spe-
cies of cactus which at certain period
of the year will take fire by spontaneous
combustion when violently shaken, as
by some one running through them. -
New Orleans Times Democrat.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-07
London Hotels and Boots.

Leaving ones boots outside the bed
room door to be cleaned overnight is an
essentially English custom, so English
that it is not understood across the bor-
der, if we may put credence in Punch S
story of the Scotch host who replied to
his English guests statement, after an
ambrosial night, that he would put his
boots outside the door, "All ri, ole fell,
nobody IL touch EN-" But in London
the practice is so we'll established that
in some of the newer hotels each room
is provided with a small cupboard hav-
ing one door opening out into the pas
sage and another into the room, in
which boots may be placed. The outer
door of the cupboard has key, which
is kept by the ohambermaid, while the
inner door can be bolted on the inside
SO as to insure the occupant of the room
against any breach of his or her privacy.
Besides the protection which it affords
to boots, the arrangement has another
which will be specially APP
preciated by ladies, for it obyiates the
of visitors appearing at their
doors i'll dishabille to take in their hot
water or tea.-AIgonaut. -
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-07
Indian Irrigating Tanks.

The system of irrigation is mostly
that known as the ancient Hindoo sys-
tenn of tanks. The word "tank, " in an
Indian irrigation sense, means storage
reservoir. A tank has no definite size
It's area of water spread may be two or
three acres Or it may extend to as many
square miles; its depth may be three or
four feet or 100 feet or more.
The word "koonta" is used in Hal
darabad to signify a very small tank,
such as one of two or three acres only.
The words "sangor" and "cherroo" are
the Hindoostanee and Telugu equiva-
Tents, respectively, of the word that has
been copied into English as "tank."
Down every valley stream must flow
i'll the rainy season, its size depending
upon the area of the ground that drains
into it. A small stream is feeder, or
one of several feeders, to larger
stream, whose drainage area is the to-
tai of those of its small stream feeders.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-07
THE SlAMESE GIRL.
Her Garments Are Scanty, and She Is an
Inveterate Smoker.

Her Garments Are Scanty, and She Is an
Inveterate Smoker.
From the moment of her birth ST.
amese girl is treated with less consider
alton than boy. For several years aft
er quitting the realms of "babyland"
she dresses very slightly indeed Il refer
more particularly to the lower classes,
though the rule applies more or less
generality. Next she adopts the sarong,
or waist cloth, and ON top of this is
placed bright colored scarf of consid-
cradle length and breadth, which is GUS
tomarily crossed and recrossed over the
breast and under the arms. These two
garments constitute the whole of ST.
amese girls wearing apparel unless she
chance to wear scanty vest Of linen.
Rings and bracelets are inevitable, pro-
vided she be of class enough to afford
them, and in few cases the costume is
finished off with a fimsy pair of slip
pers, into which the stockingless feet
are thrust.
The average Siamese girl is an invet-
crate smoker of cigarettes from very
tender age. When quite baby, too,
she, in common with the rest of the
population, is taught to chew the leaf
and nut of the betel palm-at least
she does not require to be taught" this
unlovely but (if we may believe what
we see) fascinating pastime. Since,
however, she knows full we'll that she
will be esteemed passee, not to say an
Gent, at the age of 80 she concentrates
the whole of her intellect upon the seri-
GUS business of either entering the pal
ace or getting married. But if it be the
latter, the marriage in Siamese middle
and upper class life is the most elabo-
rate function that an English girl could
| imagine. The negotiation--wha we
| should term the "courting ''-is gener-
| ally conducted in the first instance
through an old beldame. 1t is this old
woman's business to discover among
other things whether the "stars in their
courses are propitious toward the hap
Ply event and whether the respective
birthdays of the bride and bridegroom
fall suitably to the date fixed for their
union, for in all such matters the ST.
amese would appear to be even more su-
perstitioqs than their Buddhist belief
might reasonably be expected to make
them. Gentleman Magazine.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-07
At the Opera House.

A large audience gathered at the opera
house last evening. The music provided
by double quartet of high school girls
was much enjoyed. The first address of
the evening was by Prin. A. B. Crawford
of Bellows Falls who spoke on 81 High
School Requirements. Are the addi-
tional college requirements a real ad-
vance," was the subject of an address by
Prof. Robert Fletcher of the Thayer school
OF Dartmouth college. President William
j. Tucker of Dartmouth spoke on the sub
ject, 1.-The College Standpoint" Each of
these addresses was well received and was
helpful and instructive to the audience.
especially the large number of teacher,
present.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-07
" Pure and Sure. /"
WaIpOle School Meeting.

The meeting OF the village school dis
trict to vote with regard to uniting with
the town school district last evening
adjourned from the high school room to the
lower town hall for reasons of greater con-
venience. The meeting was well attended
as the question was one of great interest
for several weeks past and at various times
has been agitated during many years.
Judge Bellows, Revs. F. W. Pratt and E.
A. Keep, Senator Hastings, T. B. Peck
and G. r. Crowell spoke in favor of unit
ing and presented in torcible and logical
manner arguments for so doing. Judge
Bellows speech was especially convincing
and was listened to with interest and APP
proval, frequent applause being given.
Dr. Knight, S. II. Porter and John C.
Brown spoke for the opposing section, but
their eloquence Was of no avail for out Of
1873 votes cast n were in favor of uniting
and Sc in opposition, The ladies were out in
full force and the feminine vote mostly in
favor OF consolidation helped largely in de-
Gliding the question. 1t was then voted tc
instruct the clerk and committee of the vii.
lage district to take such steps as are nee
essary to carry the vote into effect and tc
take into consideration also the advisa
bility of petitioning the school board of th'
town district to call a school meeting fol
charging the school board.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-07
Australian Warfare.

Their military tactics were simple in
the extreme, but they were all the case
required. They relied primarily upon
surprises, secondarily upon noises, with
a vague and diminutive tertiary element
of reliance upon weapons.
The first salles failed in this encoun-
ter, but even though weapons were free
ly used for a brief period there was NJ
considerable waste Of material in the
line of ammunition during the course
of the combat. | noticed that most of
the spears, waddies, clubs, or whatever
weapons were thrown were either actu-
ally caught in the air or quickly gather
ed up and hurled back again. There was
very little waste of blood, too, I am
sure, if, indeed, blood spilled upon a
native battlefield can be accounted
wasted. There was very little waste of
anything but words, and they were not
really wasted, ON our side at least, for
they won the -day. 1t was much less ex-
pensive and much more sensible than
civilized war. There was all of the fun
and excitement and noise in that battle
that there is in good game of football,
without one-half the danger and serious
results. There was as real relief to pent
up patriotism and as good an airing of
strained diplomatic relations, as wei
patronized an opportunity for calling
hard names and saying bad things of
each other, as complete exultation n
victory, and as thorough, submissive
chagrin i'll defeat as great guns and
modern munitions ever secured for two
nations, and, withal, it was as harm
less as French duel.-Lippincott's.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-07
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
Large Number of Teachers In Bellows Falls
Yesterday and Today Interesting Papers
and Splendid Addresses.


Yesterday and Interesting Papers
and Splendid Addresses.
The spring meeting of the Connecticut
Valley Teachers association held in the
high school building in Bellows Falls yes
terday and today was largely attended, and
the sessions have been interesting and
profitable. The first session was yester-
day at 2 P. NJ. Devotional exercises were
conducted by Rev. jill. Reid, and the ad-
dress of welcome was given by Rev. E. E,
Marggraf. Acceptable music was provided
by Miss Alice jackson and a double quar-
tet from the high school. "The Union of
Latin and English Grammar in the Last
year of the Grammar School," was
an interesting discussion by Prin. M. G..
Smart, Claremont, and Prin. Robert For
syth, Lebanon. Other discussions were
"Algebra and Geometry in the Grammar
SCHOOL, led by DR.. Edward Ellery of Sax
tons River, and "History in the Grammar
school" led by Maud E. Harris of New
port.
Below is given a complete list of teach
ers who had registered prior to 5 P. NJ.
yesterday. Bellows Falls, Stella M. San
ders, A. B. Crawford, j. H. Bacon, Miss
A. M. LeBourveau, Miss Alberta Camp,
bell, Annie M. Ball, Mabel A. Hunter,
Addle j. Parker, Jessie A. Judd, Mary E.
Powers, Kate E. Buxton, Cindie Dalton,
Alice S. Dascomb, Anna L. Harrington !;
Charlestown, Mabel A. Folsom, Louise X.
Morse, Carolyn B. Howard, Ella J. Hast
ings, Mrs. Catherine A. Putnam, Ola A.
Hubbard, Robert J. Merrill; North Char
lestown, Flora M. Tuck, Mary A. Jenney
South Charlestown, Hattie H. Allbee,
Hattie M. Allbee; Claremont, Nettie c..
Lewis, M. G. Smart, Mabel S. Thomas,
Myrtle E. Frost, Mrs. j. d. Alexander,
Carrie w. Hooper, Ava A. Stewart Jo-
sephine M. Bailey, Ina NJ. Parsons, G,
1mogene Foster, Florence X. Bailey, Mat
tie B. Spencer, Isophene X. Dew, Agnese
G. Coburn, Stella E. Putnam; Newport
Alice E. Morrill,, Mary L. Kempton, Ella
H. Rogers, S. Lillian Derby; Springfield,
Florence M. Pierce, Mary H. Whitcomb,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Dressed, Jr., E. May
Bryant; Windsor, R. B. Baton; Sunapee,
Nellie L. Whittier; Gassetts, Mrs. Eva l..
Crandall; Lebanon, Robert Forsyth Sax
tons River, Mrs. V. A. Jakway, Addie II.
Wheeler, Fanny M. Pettengill, Emily N.
Tracy.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-07

The larger stream is, again, but feeder
to one still larger, and SO on till the
great river is reached that carries the
water from the whole accumulated
drainage areas to the sea. In each little
valley, in each larger valley, in each yet
larger valley again, one or more tanks
can be constructed, and thus the drain
age area supplying tank may vary
from less than one square mile to 100
square miles. George Palmer in Engi-
neering Magazine.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-07
Bellows Falls Warriors,

Below is given a complete list of those
living in Bellows Falls, who have signifed
their intention of enlisting in the United
States army as members of the Fuller bat
terry of Brattleboro: Frank E. Adams,
Charles A smith, Gerald C. King, Charles
F. Noyes, Thomas Kelly, w. B. Palmer,
Frank f. Ayers, John NJ. Humes, l.. c.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-07
John E. Paddock of Hartford. 9,

John K. Paddock of Hartford, so vel
known to our people, having graduated at
V. A. and while in Brown University spent
most of his vacations with his aunt, Mrs.
Warner, has enlisted in Co. F, Hartford city
guards, and has gone into camp at Mantle.
Mrs. Brown of Boston has been staying at
Mrs. r. G. Walkers for few days.
Preparations are being made for national
salute of 81 guns on receipt of Commodore
Dewey's official report of the victory of
Manila.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-07
New YORK,
May 7, $50 A NJ.

way Z, C.oo "A W.
A special dispatch from Hong Kong to
the New York World says dispatch boat
from Dewey has arrived and reports 800
Spanish killed in engagement at Manila
last Sunday morning and 400 wounded 60
Americans wounded and none killed IL
Spanish ships destroyed.
This dispatch was received by the keene
Sentinel and was sent from Boston to the
Burlington Free Press. 1t is also stated
that the dispatch was brought by the reve-
nue. cutter Hugh McCulloch. Whether
this dispatch is authentic is copjectural; if
true it is glorious news.
LATER-New York, 1005A. NJ. First
news received this morning confirmed.
Only six Americans slightly injured.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-07
THE TIMES. cpg Is
SATURDAY, MAY Z 1898,
Notice 10 Advertisers.

Copy for changes in advertisements should
reach this ofllce on Mondays and Thursdays.
No change reaching this Office later than A
NJ. on Tuesdays and Fridays will be guaran
teed insertion In the Wednesday and Sat-
urday issues respectively.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-07
BELLOWS FALLS SAYINGS INSTITUTION
Notification of Books.

In accordance with section 4095, Vermont
Statutes, the Inspector of Finance has named
the month of May next as the time when
books shall be called in for examination and
veriication. The depositors of this Institu-
ton are therefore requested to bring or for
ward their books as soon as possible after the
first of May next, always giving their present
postoflice address.
JOHN H. WILLIAMS, Treas.
Bellows Falls. VT, April 20, 1898.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-07
BUSINESS NOTICES.

II Pasturing furnished for cattle and
horses-300 acres, running water. For
information and terms inquire OF John T..
Patterson, Bellows Falls.
Il Mrs. Blackall, general and facial mas
sage, manicuring. shampooing and scalp
treatment, No. 80 School street.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-07

The Blouse Suit

in our window this week is one of
the finest suits that we have seen
this year and if you were to price
it in the cities in any of the large
fashionable stores, the price would
be $50 or $50. 1t is made of a
handsome blue twilled broadcloth-
Jacket lined with a handsome rain
bow striped silk, and the trimmings
are rich flat mohair braid and a
large tubular mohair braid COM
bined. Price $3.50,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-07
Advertised Letters.

May A. lS9S-Miss Ida Piper, Miss G. l..
Stevens, Wilfred Mills, Alfred W. Ellis, H.
E. Brain, c. H. Thomspon, Maciei Sima-
mawski, Dabviee Jurezba.