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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-08-31

powder, wnen IL exploueu, wouIu nur1
the mass straight forward, making
bridge of granite across the gorge, and
blocking the stream. The plans were
carried out with the greatest care, and
with a successful result. When the
dust cleared away, it was found that
the blast had dislodged a mass of rock
four hundred feet up and down stream
and an average Of sixty feet in height,
completely bridging the canon. The
engineers estimated that the amount
dislodged weighed about one hundred
and fifty thousand tons. The rock
was thrown exactly as the engineers
had planned.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-08-31

Acting Secretary Aliens office, the female
clerks of the navy department, many of
whom are the widows and daughters OF de-
deased naval officers, being especially cor
dial in their greeting, most OF them hug
ging and kissing Schley with utter disre-
gard of the conventionalities. "a
Schley was forced into Secretary Longs
ante-room, where the clerks filed before
him, shaking his hand as at presidents
reception. Some one estimated that the
loss of time of the clerks cost the govern
ment $3.50, to say nothing of feminine
jealousies excited by Scbley's bestowal OF
special favors"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-08-31
Kissed Admiral Schley.

Rear Admiral Schley visited the navy
department of the State, War and Navy
building in Washington last Saturday, and
business for time was completely demor-
allied. A Washington dispatch says:
-arsAs soon as the admiral's presence was
known, nearly sll the offices in the big
building were emptied of clerks, who
swarmed into the corridors approaching
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-08-31
GAtissalD
Sta rrinC In Australia.

Several unrehearced and highly ex.
citing incidents occurred at the initial
production Of THE Prairie King at
the Lyceum Theatre, Sydney The play
is one of the Wild West order, and is
full OF sensationa alism, which the man.
agement has sought to make more in
tense by the introduction of a "real'
water scene and a collapsible bridge eff
feet mischance began just before
the last beat OF the drum in the over
ture, when canvas tank, which fills
SO many functions during the perform
ance, burst, and the water escaping in
to the magazine below the stage, the
management had to send an apologist
to crave the indulgence of the audi
ence while repairs were being effected.
The performance crawled along some
what sadly, as if the escaping water
had washed the heart out of the actors.
until 1t was known that the tank had
been refilled. Each member of the
company then played up to the great
abduction scene in the second act.
The part of the heroine was played
by Miss Maud Williamson. Her final
escape was to have been made across
the unlucky tank, and up to this point
all seemed to be going off admirably.
An Indian war whoop rang through
the theatre, and the heroine was
dragged across the stage, and finally
Tilted breathlessly into canoe
moored to the side of the tank. Then
came mighty splash. The canoe hay
ing capsized, Miss Williamson fell
head over heels into the tank. The au-
dlence were appreciative of the realism
of the situation, for they did not know
that Miss Williamson had been caught
IN the canoe, and wa . in most imminent
risk of being drowned. Some of the
performers kept the play going, but
Mr. King Hedley and some stage hands
CROPPED anxiously and successfully for
the Leading lady. Then the curtain
was rapidly rung down, and a fire.
man and stage hand plunged in to
the rescue of the distressed heroine in
real earnest. Exactly how long she
was submerged cannot be said. but
when pulled out from beneath the ca
noe she was unconscious. Though the
shock was considerable, Miss William
son insisted upon reappearing, and the
audience, who had by this time be.
come acquainted with her mishap, re.
ceived her with rapturous cheering.
Then there followed a hitch in the
bridge scene, through Mr. King Had
ley's alleged mustang refusing to face
the risk of plunging down into the
tank. The star, however, seized the
untried horse, and forced him at the
bridge, which collapsed exactly at the
right moment, and let him down with
huge splash into the tank. The play
was thus converted by sheer courage
and quickwittedness from threatened
failure into huge success.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-08-31
AN FnEineeT ring Ie


Man is very small, and the earth
very large, but size does not count
when matter competes with brains.
Modern engineering has reached such
a point of perfection that the impos-
sible continually recedes before it. For
instance, the following remarkable feat
has been accomplished near San Fran
cisco. as We learn from the Chicago
Railway Review;
A great section Of mountain was re-
Gently torn off by ten thousand pounds
of powder, lifted several feet straight
up, and then pushed bodily forward
forty or fifty feet, trembling over the
gorge below the dam, and then falling
with an awful roar one hundred and
twenty-five feet, to remain hereafter
for all time as the bulwark of the
great dam being built to impound
water for the city of San Francisco.
For two months or more prepara-
tions had been made for the monster
blast, In common with another blast
that Is nearly ready. The plan was
to cut tunnels into the side of the
mountain at various pointss above the
bed Of the creek, and to place in these
tunnels, first great stores of black
powder, which ignites more slowly than
giant powder. and, therefore has more
pushing power and less shattering eff
feet. On the surface and in places
through. the mountain side were plac-
ed big deposits aof giant powder for
the purpose OF shsttering the macs and
lifting It up. 49, a7a'ss O
According 70 the plans, the black
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-08-31
Republican State Nominations
FOR GOVERNOR,
EDWARD C. SMITH,

FOR GOVERNOR,
EDWARD C. SMITH,
OF ST. ALBANs.
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
HENRY G. BATES,
OF ST. JOHNsBURY.
FOR STATE TREASURER,
JOHN L. BACON,
OF HARTFORD.
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE,
FRED A. ROWLAND,
OF MONTPELIER.
FOR STATE AUDITOR,
ORION M. BARBER,
OF ARLINGTON.
For Representative in Congress, I'd District
WILLIAM w. CIRCUIT,
OF BARTON.
Windham County Nominations
ADDISON CUDwoRTH of Londonderry.
GEORGE b. HIT, of Brattleboro.
FOR ASSISTANT JUDGES,
DANIEL KELLOGG, of Westminster.
FRANK woRDEN, Of Halifax.
FOR STATES ATTORNEY,
H HERBERT G. BARBER, of Brattleboro.
FOR SHERIFF,
ROBERT E. GORDON, Of Brattleboro.
FOR HIGH BAILIFF,
CHARLES H. WILLIAMS, of Rockingham.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER,
CHARLES F. THOMPSON, of Brattleboro.
FOR JUDGES OF PROBATE,
LAvANT NJ. READ, of Rockingham,
ELEAZER L. WATERMAN, of Brattleboro.
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CASOLINE!

are the agents for Bellows Falls of the celebrated
CHAMPION Gasoline manufactured by the Independent
ana ng eo, tne highest grade Gasoline made Try it
you WI" use no other. We also have good line of
trst-class Gasoline Stoves. N -iA0 "
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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-07-30
BEAT ALL RECORDS.

We have had many splendit
lproeessions and many granc
pageants IN Atlanta, but never
one which approached that on
which $4,000 people looked yes
terday. just before the hour that
had been named for the parade of
The United Confederate Veterans
a heavy thunderstorm came up
and the rain began to pour IN tor
rents, Some persons SAID, THAT
settles it. There will be no pro-
cession today"
How little did they know of
the men who followed Lee and
jackson and Stuart and Forrest
and the other glorious leaders of
the Confederacy. The idea that
the men who had swept to victory
after victory amid storms of shot
and she'll would stand back for
raindrops was prepostelons to
those who knew history,
And SO they came on, taking
the rain as coolIy as they took the
fire of armies that outnumbered
them.
oh, it was good to look upon
their dear old faces as they went
unfatteringly through the storm.
They were men who never learned
how to falter and every man who
saw them yesterday felt q thritl of
pride run through his heart when
he saw that his country had such
heroes.
The rain came in torrents, but it
was the most beautiful afternoon
Atlanta ever had.
The multitudes stood uncovered |
in the storm TO see the heroes |
pass, They would have felt dis
graeed had they sought shelter
when the best men in the world |
were walking by uncovered.
And the rain was the softest and |
that ever fell on Atlanta.
1t kissed tenderly the cheeks of
EN- thousand marching veterans
md beieweled their white locks
with splendor beyond compar-
son with kingly gems,
Old men and old women wept as
hey booked upon that spectacle,
md little children who saw it will
lold it in the very core of their
Iearts as long as they live.-At-
anita Journal.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-07-30
GToN COUNTY, MISS, SATURDAY, July 30 f8o,
Clean the Stables.

4 number Of our State eontem.
poraries are NJ atng the question
of another political party" as the
sole remedy fot the existing
evils and wind up with an attack
on the Democratic party as it
stands today The leading adyo-
cate of thisquestion is the Canton
tMiss.) Times, whose columns
usually TEEN with the utmost
sound doctrmce and wisdom. In
its last issue the Lines says:
There is no remedy for the
existing political evils that are
now affecting our State and have
been for years, bat another po-
IiticaI party
We will admit that our party. |
the Democratic party, is sick and
sadly needs a thorough rcnoyatiug.
but we must insist that the party
IS good enough and only needs u
drastic pargatiye, to get rid Of
those whose aim seems to he to
'weryo it from the straight and
narrow paths, The trouble is not
With the party, but the reckless
nen who have crept into it. We
leartily concur in the main with
he spirit Of our esteemed contom-
'orary and think the dangcrmost
that demagogues will
I'm the party off the track and
pom the rocks and breakers in
leir wild scramble for personal
retirement and disregard for the
qblic welfare. re.-Natchez Demo-
'at.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-07-30
Facts About the South.

THE TINES has received o valu
able pamphlet from the Maniac
turer's Record, the subject Of
which is the story Of the material
progress made by the South prior
to 1860, the'i destruction by the
war and the steady advance during
the subsequent time and particu-
larly during the last Is years.
Like everything else that comes
from the pen of its author,
Orchard H. Edmonds, editor of
the Manufacturers Record the
pamphlet is filled with facts and
figures OF interest to all Southern
industries, and is vivid with a
spirit of appreciation of Southern
progress which must make it valu-
able to all whom the growth and
development of this section is Il
matter of Importance. The South
owes much to Mr.. Edmonds; for
his time and talents have been un-
devoted to the develop
ment of its resources and the dis
semination of knowledge concern
ing its natural advantages and the
remarkable extension and increase
Of its industries and commerce.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-07-30

questionably have been elected,
with votes to spare. Vardaman,
as a matter of fact, did not run
behind his ticket, and his non
election was not caused by his
name being scratched as some
would like to believe, but solely
Tor the reason that his name was
inadvertently left off of the Sun
flower ticket, and the people had
no opportunity to vote for him.
l make this statement in Justice
to Mr.. Vardaman, and to prevent
any unfair differences being drawn
from the result of the primary
n Suntiower county, in so far as
Mr.. Vardaman is concerned.
Respectfully,
j. HOLMES BAKER.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-07-30
Grass and Weeds,

The Street Supervisor calls the
attention of property owners to
the following placard, which has
been consplciously posted:
In order to improve the condi-
ton of the sidewalks, al persons
are hereby notified to have the
grass and weeds cut on all side
walks abutting on their lots, "
Greenyille has the finest streets
in the South. Their care should
be the pride of property owners
and the city, and the few minutes
labor necessary to put the side
walk in front of dwelling or store
premises in good order should be
a duty cheerfully performed by
every householder.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-07-30
Hon. James <. Ynrdaman

Tho anti-Catchings forces are
trying to make some capital of the
fact that Mr.. Vardaman was moi
returned as member OF the exc
outIve committee for the district
at large. This is owing altogeth-
TO an error. The tickets for the
entire district were not printed at
general headquarters, but each
county was left to print its own
tickets. This being the case, an
error was made by the gentlemen
in Sunfower county, who unin-
tentionally left Mr.. Vardaman's s
name off of the ticket, and for that
reason solely he was not elected
with the other Catchlngs members
af the eommittee or the district at |
large. We note the fact in the
interest of justice and fair play,
not that Mr.. Vardaman needs any
defense whatever at our hands.
Ae was little known in parts of
the Delta prior to his enlistment
IN the second Mississippi regiment.
Since then, however, he is widely
known here, he is widely knowp |,
lere, and his digni6ed, patriotic !
md sQperb, bearing, when Nc )
4auFrin, a for personal reasons, pre-, z
him him from getting his com
mission as captain of the Water .
Falley company, have made him /
extremely popular here and else @
1here in the State. Bolivar Dem
cEatl
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-07-30
Reunited,

So far as Mr., Henry himself, Il
concerned, our estimate Of him has
now been fully vindicated. He did
not want, we believe, at any time,
to disrupt the democracy of the
district, and we felt, that when
the decisive moment came, he
would do all he could to prevent
it. For this he deserves great
credit, and the only regret is that
he did not SO announce himself
the morning after the primary,
accompanying such announcement,
with the premptory statement that
he would not for moment coun-
tenance the methods adopted by
some of his leaders. This would
have been better for him and bet
ter for the district, but he was
perhaps embarrassed by difficult
surroundings, which forced him
to be silent until later on. He
now joins us in supporting Catch
ings, and the Delta Democracy,
thank God, remains as solid as
ever. Bolivar Democrat.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-07-30
Why vurdaman Was Not Elected

lndianola, Miss, July %, 1898.
Editor Herald:
It seems that o disposition is
being manifested in portions of the
third district to make capital of
the fact that Hon. Jas, X Varda-
man was not elected as committee
man at large, the rest of the Catch
ings committee having been cleo
ted. The tact is Mr.. Vardaman
did not run behind the rest of the
ticket in those counties where bis
name appeared upon the ticket.
He did not receive a single vote
inSundower county simply for the
reason that through mistake of
my own, w. Rush's1 name was
placed upon the ticket instead of
Vardamans; and but for this mis-
take Mr.. Vardaman would un-
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-07-30

Mems Linen and Duck Suits at
cost. CHAS. HALTER.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-07-30
PORTO RICO.
The Real Gem of the Antilles.

MIR. Amos X, Fiske, an unques
tlonable authority, reports as fol
lows concerning one of the most
valuable of our prizes of war:
1t is a little more than Il hum
! dred miles long and about fort =
miles wide, having nearly the
area of the state of Connecticut
1t has nearly S0,O0OpopuIation. or
about as many as that state. Ii
has no large cities, San Juan hay
ing barely $4,000 inhabitants
while Ponce, the largest city on
the south shore, has less than 40
600. The island in surface is
yariegated and well watercd
The attitudes as rule are not too
lofty for cultivation, the valleys
have a rich soil, and there are |
over l,3o0 running streams, of |
which AZ are considerable rivers.
and yet the supply of water,
which is unlimited, has not been
utilized for the towns or for irri-
CATION.
Amid all the obstacles of Span
ish rule, with the most primitive
methods of cultivation, and with
practically no transportation
routes; and with absolutely no
manufacturers, it has supported a
relatively large population, and ,
had foreign trade Of S35, 600. 900
a year. t
The forests abound with ma- n
hogany, ebony and logwood. Theft
upper ranges afford excellent pas p
turage. Tropical fruits can be
raised in abundance. The staple u
crops are 81 oar, coffee, and L
,obaceo, and the latter is only in p
'eriOr to that of Cuba because il u
las not been properly handled. q
\ cotton of exceptionally long and
trong fibre grows there, but little
las been made of it. Rice and In
lian corn grow luxuriantly, and Il
succession of crops can n
20 raised throughout the year. Ia
iold, copper, iron, lead and coal -
re found, but, it is said, not IN :"
aging quantitie4g but no adequate
Xamiuatton has ever been made e
ascertain whether mining would IA
ay. There is one railroad from >.
an Juan to Guayama, q short one IL
ON Ponce to Coamo on the south y
'ast, and another from San Ger IL
IAN to Aguadilla on the west coast, y"
oout l25 miles in all. The popu- pr
ton is not ignorant or indolent, w
in any way degraded,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-07-30
MISINP0RMHD.

"Frantz;' the Mississippi cor,
respondent of the Scimitar, usual,
ly we'll informed, makes an unpar-
donable blunder in his report of
the late Congressional campaign
in this district. He says:
The district executive committee
met at Greenville on the goth, and
after long and exciting wrangle
declared Gen. Catchings tho nomi-
nee by a majority of 3l5. How.
ever nc was required to make some
very obnoxious promises, chief
among which was that he would
support the idea of 16 TO |, and
the promise was also wrung from
him that he would not again be a
candidate for Congress in that dis.
trlct. The victory of Gen. Catch
lngs, it will thus be seen, was won |
at terrible cost to tho State and |
to the county. He is absolutely
the onl y gOtdbug who is holding
Office today by vote of the people
no other qualification is required of
any man in this State, and no mat
ter how disqualified he may be in
every other respect the candidate
who can shout a demand for tho
free and Unlimited can easily de-
feat the hF0afiest-gauged, most
thoroughly posted and patriotic
statesman in the land under ordi-
nary circumstances,
In two particulars this is sriev. 1
ously eFEoReous, The promise to {
support the 16to idea could hardly !
be called''obnoxious. Tho prompt t
ness with which the motion to n
instruct the nominee was seconded r
by Mr.. Percy himself, and carried y
without q dissenting voice, showed O
tather that it was regarded as a |,
luhiaot not worth serious consid- il
'ration by the committee. Besides, n
Ir. Catchings had long ago pub, d
icly and Voluntarily declared his A
Intention to support it if SO instruc. IL
ed. AS to the promise "wrung In
rom him that he would not again 81
e a candidate," it would be in kl
eresting to know from whence he
'Frantz" received his information. an
Certainly it never entered the L,
eads Of 9ithw Mr. Cstqchippggs' Ctasqchh ippggs yec
ciends or foes to suggest such a M
romise" to him, much loss to V,
wiring it from him. He, volun- ex
'rily expressed his own desire in wi
'esrd Ger 10 10 withdrawing, and the an &C,
ouncemeat was a surprise to VII
no We're not acquainted with Mr..
atchipgs private views on the
Ibject., Mr., FraHta must have co,
oetved his advice from Madrid, no,
Q Governors mansion, or the M,
ole St Nicholas. 70
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-07-30

THE TINES thanks Senator H.
d. Money for a very valuable
pamphlet containing the views of
Commodore George w. Melville,
chief engineer of the navy, on the
strategic and commercial value of
the Nicaragua Canal, the control
of the Pacific ocean, and the own
ership of Hawaii,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-07-30

1t is not yet generally known
that we have the best Men Shoe
for s.. 90, So. so and S45O in the
city. We are convincing all who
investigate
st NELMS < BLUM.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-07-30

See our line of SL20 Oxfords.
They are corkers.
CHAS. HALTER,