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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-19
MONTPELIER WON.
DEFEATED TIE LOCAL TEAM AT
SHOOTING. 412 TO 1854.

The Recreation gun club of this city
suffered defeat at the hands of the mem
bcrs of the Montpelier gun club at
prize shooting yesterday afternoon in
Capitol city. 1t was the annual shoot
for the state championship badge, which
was held by Montpelier and is still re
tanned by them.
The local team went to Montpelier
with the determination to win or die,
but they played in hard luck. The
total number of points were Montpelier
412; Barre, 3o4 b. A. Eastman had II
hard cold and was in no form for such
contest, Captain W. ii. Eastman, the
other day, broke the record at the local
range 10y shooting 25 clay pigeons out
Of a possible 20, from a trap, and al
though he lead the local team in the
number of points, he was not up to his
usual form. l.. j. Griffin, who holds
the individual state championship, was
away below his average, and the other
members of the team were in proper
ton.
The Montpelier members were up to
the mark and won the contest on their
merits.
The contest was for 100 birds, 80 at
known angles and 30 at unknown an
giles. Following is the number of
points each person won out of posi-
bic 100.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-19
Spy in Camp Dewey.

SorTu FRAMINGTON, May l9-Camp
Dewey was greatly excited this forenoon
when it was learned that Private Tracy
Company II 9th rec, who WAS on guard
it the Arsenal last night was overpow-
cred by Il stranger who appeared and
suddenly siezed him before he could
raise his Gun. Tracy called for help
uad the man fled. Later the same man
appeared again but was seen and pur-
sued he eluded the soldiers.
The motive for the attack upon the
gt ard is unknown but grave suspicious
are held that it was the arsenal sentry
WHO was the victim. Col. Began has
ort,ercd the guard at the arsenal to be
oublel and given ball cartridges.
Tracy says the man was dark and OF
medium height. The stranger made q
vigorous fight until he saw the soldiers
coming.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-19
News From Camp Olympia.

There were a large number of visit.
ors here from the Granite city yester.
day and you may be sure we were glad
to see them. Anything that reminds us
OF home meets with great rejoicing
from the boys.
The Burlington company and the Of
flcers OF the regiment went to Burlng-
ton last night where they had an elab-
orate banquet at the Van Ness House,
given by Ex-Governor oodbury whose
son is lieutenant in Company NJ
The officers need not think they are
$50 warm While they were gone
last night to participate in the festivities
OF the Queen city we We're enjoying
ourselves here at camp listening to II
concert given by Sherman's Military
band, which came up for the occasion
to keep us from being lonesome while
the powers were absent
1t is understood that we have had or
ders to move today, but the cars have
not arrived and it is said they will not
be here for several days. We will
have II hours to get ready after the
cars arrive. so we are apt to be with
You some time yet. The hardest thing
for us to bear thus far has been the
continued suspense rs to when we are
going. We trust that this will be over
soon.
The boys are all well and some of
them will probably visit home today.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-19
SUMMER COTTAGES BURNED.

A. ID. Morse and +. l.. Smith each re-
ceived telegram this morning stating
that their summer cottages at Old Or
char,l Beach Me-, caught fire last even
inc. Mr.. Morse's telegram only stated
that the house was damaged by fire last
evening. Noparticulars as to the cause
or extent of the fire were given. Mr..
Morse lefl this noon for Old Orchard
Beach. The house was a two-Stoly
structure and was situated close to the
waters edge.
Mr.. Smiths telegram stated that the
house was totally destroyed by fire last
evening. 1t was two-story building
and was next to Mr.. Morse's cottage.
Mrs. smith stated this afternoon that II
the house was totally destroyed the loss
woull reach at least $4,000. Mr.. Smith
is in burlington to-day
Both cottages were built in 1896 ana
were well furnished.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-19
More of Polo's Work.

LONDON, May ia despatch to the
Star from Montreas says that Senior Polo
has secured by cable a coal depot near
St. Pierre, Mquelon, a French colony
on the South coast of Newfoundland at
which the Cadiz fleet will obtain their
coal previous to attacking the cities
along the Atlantic scaboard while the
Cape Verde Squadron will devote their
skill to drawing off the squadrons Of
Sampson and Schley.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-19
Spy in Camp Dewey Over
powers Sentry.
Spanish Bombardment.

NANCoryER, b. c., May 19.-lt ap-
pears from information brought from
the Empress of India that the Spaniards
did Il little bombardng on their own
account at the Philippines about a fort
night before Dewey >ilenced the fleet of
Montcio. About the middle of April
the Spanish warships went down to
Cebu and bombarded the city. They
met with no opposition on landing, as
III rebels rad abscOnded before shot
was fired, taking with them 5000, 900 in
cash. 80 natives were killed in the
bombardment. No European casualties
were reported. The massacre of the
rebels also preceded Dcwey's arrival.
The civil guard surprised meeting of
the insurgents in Calle De Comda and
fired on them. Seven natives were
killed and 20 rebels We're captured and
shot without loss of time Hundreds of
rebels escaped into the country. The
Spanish troops subdued the uprisings in
Boiling and Scambalos, but they killed
1000 Indians and hundreds of wo-
men and children, making one of the
most extensive and cruel massacrcs
known in the history of modern warfare
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-19

"If you fellers hain't decided on who
you're fur in the tax collector S race, I
wish you'd fling in fur Tom Duncan. ;"
"W hat fur:'
eur bellase he needs the oiiss wuss
than airy man in the race
"Hain't crippled is he:'
"No, but
"Hain't been sick SO he couldn't
wuck ner nuthin, haz he?"
"No, but he is jest out ov the chain
gang, whar he haz been fur six months,
an hain't had a chance to make nairy
cent. He's the man that rally needs
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-19
England's Bereavement.

LONDON, May 19.-Public opinion i,
profoundly stirred up over the death Of
Engan''s grand old man, William T.,
Gladstone. John Redmond says the
loss to England is absolutely incalcnla-
bic. The deepest manifestations of
Grief are shown throughout the country
Flags are at half mast, bells are ling,
shades are drawn and pictures of Glad
stone are draped in mourning. The
Queen and the Prince of Wales have
sent their condolences to the family,
also Ambassador Hay, President Faurc,
and many others, have sent their condo
lenccs.
The scene at his deathbcd was almost
peaceful Imaginable. Mrs. Gladstone
held his hand. the nurse had just bahcd
his forehead, and the dying lips mur-
me ed show nice" The son was pray
inc at the bedside when there was Il
gentle almost perceptible cessation of
life in the midst of the prayer and all
was over with the greatest and grand
est man of the age and one of the great
est that the world ever knew.
The House of Commons adjourned
today out of respect to the departed on
motion Of Mr.. Balfour, the government
leader. Tomorrow Mr.. Balfour will
address the Queen and request a public
funeral. and also monument to be
erected at estminster.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-19
The Gold Seekers.

SAN Francisco, May l9.--The bark
Harry Morse, chartered by the Boston
and Alaska Transportation company, ar
rived at Dutch Island, May S. with Il
party of prospectors from Boston, New
York, Springfield and other Eastern
cities.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-19
Whv suffer with Corns when you
can have them removed wltho"' pan"
bv NJEs. S. NJ. YoEK, II Elm NJ.

NorIcE! am prepared to Go HIS. ,
class work in house painting, paper
hanging and calsom'n'hE, ,n1',o %
tarruyh the mail promptly a''''"eu W .p'
All my employees are experienced wo'N-
men. No apprentices. 80, ,,,;,, G.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-19
Great Tornado

DuLrrn, MINI. May ia great
tornado struck the village yesterday
practically wiping out the place. Three
are known to have been killed and hum
drcds were injured.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-19
Protecting Powder Work.

NEW YoEK, May l9.-The United
States powder works at Dover, \. j.,
are now protected by troops. 400 men
from the Second Pennsylvania infantry
arrived last night for guard duty.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-19
Santiago Bombarded.

MADRID, May ia despatch from
Havana says that Santiago De Cuba has
been bombardcd but that no great dam
AGE was done.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-19
The Charleston Needs Re-
pairs.

san FRANCIsco, May l9.-On ac-
count of Il trivial accident to its con-
densers the Charleston has put back to
Mare Island for repairs.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-19
The Prairie Preparing.

PRovINCETowN, May 10 The auXil-
iary cruiser Prairie anchored here at
0 o'clock this morning, and will take on
200 tons Of sand in bags for the fortify-
ing of her boilers.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-19
Spanish Real Estate.

1t is Mark vain who observes, in
one of his sketches of travel in foreign
parts, that the reason there is compare
lively little arabic land in spain is be-
cause the great majority Of the Spanish
people are in the habit of squandering
it Oh their persons, and when they die
it is buried with them. boston Herald.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-19
The:

BosToN. May l9.--Fair tonight and
Friday warmer; southerly winds.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-19
Supplies for Spanish Fleet,

NEW York. May ia copyright
special to the World from Colon Colum-
bia says that the French steamer +. De
Lessups sailed yesterday loaded with
arms and ammunition for the Spanish
fleet
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-19
Columbia at New York.

New YORK, May 19.-The cruiser
Columbia arrived here this morning.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-19
|. M. AVERILl.
Clothing

Which we will sell cheaper than any
store in Barre or vicinity ever
sold them.
We will offer for the next 10 days loo
bows suits with sailor collars, ro
sizes from to ID years, at o. w
a suit sold elseweere tor s2.oo'
Bring your boy along and get one
at the
Standard Clothing Co.'s Store
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-12-02

letter to the London Graphic, which
throws an additional light upon these
strange islanders. He said in part
at may not be generally known, but
it is none the less a fact. that money
is of no value to these people. When
1 was there, in 1884, offered money in
exchange for their curiosities, but it
was politely but firmly declined They
had no use for it, they said. On the
other hand, articles of clothing such as
woollen undervests and socks, suited to
the rigOr of the climate, were received
with the utmost appreciation"
The island of Tristan dAcunha,
which has been described as the lonli-
est British possession on the face of
the globe, well bears out it's reputation.
1t is mountainous place, the highest
peak rising to an altitude of 1926 feet
above the sea level. The head man"
of the island, known as the Governor,
is a picturesque old fellow named Peter
William Green. He was shipwrecked
over sixty years ago, and when his
shipmates were finally taken off, the
kindness which he had experienced at
the hands of the islanders led him tc
remain behind and cast his lot with
them.
He was afterward married to one Of
the women of the island. So great be-
came his popularity that upon the death
of the then Governor, the islanders I'M
animously elected Peter to fill his place,
and this office he has occupied ever
since. He is known to be over eighty
years old, but is hale and vigorous.
His administration of primitive justice
has won him the respect and esteem Of
his followers.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-12-02
The Kidney Complexion.

The pale, sallOw, sunken. checked, dis
tressed-looking people you so often meet
are afflicted with kidney CompleXion.'
Their kidneys are turning to parsnip
color. So is their complexion.
They may also have Indigestion, or
suffer from sleeplessness, rheumatism,
neuralgia, brain trouble, nervous exhaus-
ton and sometimes the heart acts badly.
The cause is weak, unhealthy kidneys.
Usually the sufferer from kidney dis
ease does rot find out what the trouble is
until it is almost too late, because the first
symptoms are so like mild sickness that
they do not think they need a medicine or
a doctor until they find themselves SICK in
bed.
DR., Kilmer's Swamp-RoOt will build
up and strengthen their weak and diseas-
ed kidney, purify their diseased, kidney
poisoned blood, clear their complexion
and soon they will enjoy better health.
You can get the regular sizes at the
drug store, at fifty cents and one dollar,
or you may first prove for yourself the
wonderful virtues of this great discovery,
Swamp Root, by sending your address to
DR.. Kilmer 81 Co., Binghamton, N. u, for
a sample bottle and book that tells all
about 1t, both sent to you absolutely free
by mail. When writing kindly mention
that you read this liberal offer In the
REGISTER.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-12-02
ABOUT BALLOONING.
SOME CURIOUS FACTS RELATED cyan
OLD AERONAUT.

Men who Pierce the Skies Fearlessly Cam
not Look over the Edge of an Ordinary
Building without Terror-Trouble Due to
Self-Consciousness.
Few men or women who sail up to
the skies in balloons with entire fear
lessness could stand on the ledge of
third story window without expert
encing that faintness and nausea which
terror inspires or feeling an almost ir-
resistible desire to fling themselves
heaI'ong to the pavement below" said
tue oiu aeronaut.
why is it thus?" 1 asked in sur
prise.
at is, think" returned he, due
entirely to the fact of self-conscious-
ness. Balloonists are all more or less
self-conscious. 1t is that way with
every PERSON who is favored with con-
slant public notice or with supersensi-
tive, highly cultivated or intellectual
folk In close proximity to their fell
low men and things of earth their sem
sibility to surroundings is invariably
acute. There are few of such persons
who could walk along the edge of tall
building or who could peer down from
the brink of a precipice without suf-
fering vertigo and that strange hysteric
impulse to jump off. This is because
they are too thoroughly aware of their
own personalities, or, in other words,
because they are always thinking Of
themselves.
Nov, a person who is not self-con-
scious may parade up and down on the
tops of cliffs, climb steeples or cling to
the ridge of a skyscraping building
without the slightest degree of fear or
inconvenience. His sensibilities are
blunted; he is not sufficiently imbued
with the idea of his own personal
worth to heed the perils and discom-
forts of a lofty position. But put that
same individual into a balloon and
send him up into the sky for a couple
of miles and, most paradoxically, he
at once becomes nervous, restless and
eventually evinces the liveliest fear.
He is liable to become sick and faint,
and manifests all those disorders COM
mon to the self-conscious man at an
eminence of a hundred feet or so.
The latter, however, the moment
you get him a thousand feet above the
earth, the moment all familiar objects
begin to recede from his view, loses all
fear and tendency to vertignous dis
turbances. A strange exhilaration
possesses him, and likewise an impulse
to dare and do. If there be a trapeze
attached to the balloon he wants to
climb down and swing in it.
THAT is why professional aeronauts
ascend to great heights and swoop
down to earth by means of the para
chute. They have lost all conscious
hess of themselves among the clouds,
and boldly trust themselves to the hy-
pothetical safety of the big umbrellas
without a tremor of fear. Yet l ven
ture to say not one of these profession
ais would trust hSnself to leap from a
building $50 feet high with a para
chute. l doubt if many of them at
such a height could be persuaded even
to venture close enough to the edge to
peer into the street"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-12-02
Pnper Floors.

Now we have paper floors. An i'm
portant advantage of paper floors con-
sists in the absence of joints or seams,
whereby an accumulation of dust, YER
min and fungi is done away with.
These new paper floors are bad conduc-
tors of heat or sound, and have a soft
feeling to the foot. The costs are con-
siderably lower than of hardwood
Hoors, the paper mass is shipped in
bags in powder form, with a small ad-
dition of cement as a binder. 1t is
stirred into stiff paste, spread out on
the floor, pressed down by means of
rollers, and painted the oak wood or
mahogany color, after drying.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-12-02
LIVING IN THE COUNTRY.
One of the Best Signs of the Times Is the
Growing Fondness for Country Life.

One of the Best Signs of the Times Is the
Growing Fondness for Country Life.
In the December Ladies' Home Journal
Edward Box, with much satisfaction,
notes the strong tendency to country
living, and believes that lit is one Of the
best signs of the times. Nothing in the
world can keep a man or woman so
young and fresh as to be able to be in
touch each day with the perpetual fresh
ness and youth of nature. Suburban
life means more Outof door living. and
that is what we Americans all need.
We want more exercise, and suburban
living makes that easier. We want our.
interest in things kept fresh, and that
nature does for us as nothing else can.
The more our busy men see of natures
restful ways the more restful will they
become. The closer we keep our child
rem to the soil, the healthier will they
be physically, and the stronger will they
develop mentally. The more our girls
breathe in the pure air which God in
tended for all, but which man in the.
cities pollutes, the better women we
shall have the fewer worried mothers.
we shall see. The more our young men
see of out-of.door sports the more clearly
will they realize hegreatness of splendid
physical health. The more the tired
housewife sees of flowers and plants and
trees the closer will become her interest
in all things natural and simple; and as
she sees the simplicity with which ma
ture works, unconsciously will the les
son be forced upon her and enter into
her own methods. We all agree, thar
there is no teacher like nature herself.
Let us all, then, get as close to her as
possible. Whatever she teaches is
whole. ONE to the mind and uplifting to-
the soul and strengthening to the body
In the very act of studying her wonder
full ways there is health"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-12-02
Estate of Mary &. COtter.
COmmissOnerss Notice.

The undersigned, having been appointed
by the Hon. Probate Court for the district of
Addison, commissioners, to receive, examine
and adjust all claims against the estate of
Mary c. Cotter, late of Weybridge, in said
district deceased, and all claims exhibited
in offset thereto, hereby give notice that we
will meet for the purposes aforesaid, at the
dwelling house of W. W. Kingsland in Wey-
bridge the 10th DAY of December, 1888, and the
18th day of May, 1899, from O'Clock until
O'Clock p. m, each of said days, and that
six months from the 22d day of November, A.
d. 1898, is the time limited by said court for
said creditors to present their claims to us
for examination and allowance.
Dated at Orwell, Vt, this 29th day OF No
vember, A. d. 1898.
". G. STURTEXANT, Comr,s.
As NJ. A. JOHNSON, "0uii .
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-12-02
A PECULIAR ISLAND.
MONEY HAS NO VALUE IN LONELY
TRISTAN i'bCUNRA.

It's Queer Old Cover Tor and the Reason of
Iii Being There-A Happy and Conteuted
People who Know Nothing of the Out
side World.
Did you ever hear of a place where
money was useless? Well, there is such
a place. 1t is tn, island of Tristan
d'Acunha, in the South Atlantic, about
midway between tle Cape OF Good
Hope and the South American coast.
But you mustn't ju11p to the conclusion
that money has no value there because
the island is unin iabited. 1t has a
population of sixty -four, and is the
tiniest of Great Blitain's many small
colonies.
Once a year the British government
sends off a ship to the island. Just
why this should be done is not quite
clear. A yearly mail service is quite
unnecessary, for although the sixty
four inhabitants are British subjects
they never receive any mail. They
lead a solitary existence, knowing
nothing of the great worl1 Leyond their
shores and caring less.
Some time ago, FOR some reason or
other the King of LAZY sent a donation
of two hundred dollars for distribution
among the inhabitants. A gentleman
named Cane, who had visited the is
land, commenting on this fact, wrote a
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-12-02
CARD.

We, the undersigned, agree to refund
the money on a fifty cent bottle of
Greene's Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure
your cough or cold. We also guarantee
a twenty five cent bottle to prove salts
factory or no pay.
w. II. SHELDON,
d. A. BISBEE,
ISAAC STERNs,
G. n. NORTH, Shoreham,
D. H. BENNETT, Bridport,
J. II. FLETCHER, A."
F. II. DEAN, Monkton.
AVERY & PRESTON, Ferrisburg.
39w26
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-12-02
THE ABANDONED FARM.

ADdnuoneu, tne tartn lies dreaming, ike a
man in sunset years;
OF the past all quietly dreaming-that knew
both of smiles and tears.
The same dear brook g a.singing, down
through the meadow lot
Singing the song of by cones, now almost
forgot.
So, down by the brookside roaming, some
day, mayhap, you'll meet
Memory, sad and lonely, who will lead your
younger feet
Hither and yon DER the farmstead, to point
you the long.agos-
The joys that flooded the harvest time; the
shadows that darkened life's close. Izsl
A crumpled field she will point you, with its
waving stalk or two
Reminiscent of silk-lined corn crops, whose
tassels caught the dew;
band OF trees-the orchard, gnarled and
wrinkled and wan,-
IT'S rarely rosy apple-face smiles back the
smile of morn.
The fruits grew weary OF waiting, for the
hands before Jack Frost's
To tenderly bear them downward, from the
tree-tops' leafy lofts
There are no hands to wait for they too
grew wrinkIed and gnared;
But there had been glorious harvesttimes,
ere the strings of hope got snarled.
And Memory will sort of snuggle, close by
your lonesome side,
And stroll with you in at the doorway, with
its vacant look, so wide.
1t seems to stare at the doorstep, that felt
the feet of the past
Seems to stare at the fower-beds, whose per.
furne has seemed to last
Seems to stare at the present-fond slayer of
the past,
And you feel all sad and lonely, and the tears
come none too fast;
So, Memory will sort of snuggle, close by
your lonesome side,
AS she strolls with you in at the doorway, to
where her sisters hide,
Signing, singing, signing, unseen through the
rooms all drear,
AS they've been signing, singing, many a
long, long year.
Singing for all the gIadness that haloed the
Iarin Iand nome;
Signing for all the sadness that's left the old
home alone.
And the song, like the haunting wind.song,
SfzR will sing you into the past; G--&
The jolly good laugh of the fireplace is heard
again ut last;
And around on its beach of warmness is
seated that happy band,
watching the apples sputtering-the sweet.
cider mugs are at hand;
And the corn, from the garrisoned pepper,
is firing it's smokeless guns ~. go
And the story and jest and merriment round
the family crescent runs;
And the father, 'twiXt pufrs of the corn.cob
smiles to him self DER his girls,
While the boys are The pride of the mother.
But, alas' for Times rapid whirsl
The fire seems to die on the hearth stone:
there's n moan in the chimney's voice;
Hand In hand sit the aged couple, alone with
the love of their choice