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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-14
Cause and Cure of Insomnia.

Writing of Insomnia in The wom-
ans Home Companion, Ella Morris
Kretschmar calls attention to a preva-
lent cause of sleeplessness.
"Unless our sleep be very profound,
we still carry ON sort of self con-
seriousness. We lie down, and we mus
cularly hold ourselves in any position
assumed. We do not abandon our head
to the pillow, our limbs to the bed. We
hold them there. We must unhinge, as
it were. so that head or any member
would drop limp if the rest of the body
were lifted. Imagine them heavy and
dropping down, down, and you will
soon acquire the trick, finding. as a re-
ward, that in the grateful release from
muscular tension the mind relaxes as
well.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-14
LATEST WAR NEWS.
San Juan Surrendered-One Man Killed on
American Side = Spanish Squadron 500
Miles from Sampson-BatiIe Expected.


American Side = Spanish Squadron SOC
Miles from Sampson-Bat,Ie Expected.
The navy department at Washington
yesterday received dispatch from Admiral
Sampson dated at St. Thomas, May 70; ii
reads: ga portion Of the squadron unde,
my command reached San Juan this morn
ing at daybreak. No armed vessels were
found in the port. As soon as it was
sufficiently light I commenced attack upon
the batteries defending the city. This
work lasted about three hours and resulted
in much damage to the batteries and Incl
dentally the portion OF the city adjacent to
the batteries. The batteries replied 10 GU,
fire but without material effect. One mar
was killed on board the New York and
seven slightly wounded in the squadron
No serious damage to any ships resulted
SAMPSON"
A dispatch to the London Evening News
says that San Juan de Porto Rico surren-
dered at o'clock Thursday.
The dispatch adds that immense damage
was done to the city and that number Of
important buildings collapsed. The Iowa
and the Detroit, according to this dispatch,
fred 43O shots with terrible effect. The
Americans did not attempt to take posses
sion of or destroy the town, beyond razing
the Notifications.
The dispatch to the Evening News an.
nounces that all the American warships ex-
cept the Montgomery steamed in elliptical
formation before the forts Cat San Juan de
Porto Rico, which fired 20 to 80 guns,
seven of which were good guns. The fleet
first fred too low, but at the second dis
charge they got the elevation and soon ST.
fenced Moro castle and set fire to the
town, driving the Spaniards from their
guns repeatedly.
These shore guns fired hundreds OF
shots. The New York was bit once and a
seaman was killed and four were wounded
The Iowa was hit once and two men we're
slightly wounded.
The Rutland Herald of this morning
says:
Yesterdays dispatches seemed to leave
no doubt of the truth of Admiral Bermejo's
statement of the day before that the Cape
Verde squadron is at Martinique, one Of
the most easterly Of the Leeward islands
and 500 miles from Porto Rico. Admiral
SIMPSONS squadron is at San Juan, on the
latter island, and meeting between the
two squadrons is possible at any time now
Word came from Admiral Sampson yes
terday that he had rendered San Juan use
less as place Of shelter for the Spanish
vessels, SO that the battle, when it does
come, must be- decided on the merits of
the squadrons engaged.
The flying squadron left Hampton roads
under sealed orders between and 4
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. 1t is sur
missed that it has been sent out to prevent
any possibility Of the Spanish vessels get
ting close enough to our coast to do dam
age.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-14
PERSONALS.

Miss Minnie Collins, stopping with her
sister, Mrs. Chilson, in North Walpole, is
i'll.
George F. Davis passed Sunday and
Monday in Boston.
E. II. Richardson, brother of II. c..
Richardson, joined the Estey Guards at
Camp Olympia Tuesday and if he passes
the examination will join the army.
Miss Fanny Reyes of New Haven, CT,
is the guest of Miss Gertrude King.
Mrs. w. E. Perry of Putney passed the
week at j. A. Thwing's.
Mrs. William Hall is in Boston this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. p. Bancroft are spend
ing few weeks in Brooklyn, their former
home.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-14

moth block recently used as parlor and
gymnasium for the Y. M. G. A. T. j.
Burns, the insurance agent, will occupy
what was the reading room for an office.
The bailiffs will call a special corpora
ton meeting soon to see if the voters care
to appropriate money for the use of the
committee on sewers appointed at the last
annual meeting. Some 5000, it is report
ed, will be necessary to insure expert in
|vestigation, and the bailiffs do not feel like
taking this amount from the revenue al
ready provided for by taxation.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-14
VULCANlZED RUBBER.
How Charles Goodyear Made the Origin,
Discovery.

How Charles Goodyear Made the Original
Discovery.
1t is a bitterly cold night about the
year 1910. Around the cracked, unpol.
ished kitchen stove of one of Boston's
humblest homes are huddled man, his
wife and family. The surroundings are
of the plainest possible OF furniture
there is scarcely piece that would
bring anything at pawnshop, but of
evidence Of squalor and want there is
abundance. Part of the two remaining
? chairs has just been broken up to keep
the fire from dying out, and as the
flames crackle with renewed life the
man picks from the floor dark looking
substance and gazes at il with a longing
that is pathetic. He holds it up and
studies it with many a sigh that cuts
the heart of his faithful wife and his
loyal children. In changing this sub
stance from one hand to the other it
drops upon the hot stove There is a
| sudden filling of the room with pun
gent, offensive odor before the man,
with startled cry, can snatch the now
| half scorched substance from the stove
| But there is a marked change on the
mans face as he examines the burned
| spots. He feels the substance with a
new and intense interest Is he near the
| end of years of labor, suffering and dis
appointment? Thanks to the cold out
side, it will not take long to decide.
The burned substance is hung outside
the door. In an hour the cold has not
affected it. In two hours it still retains
the properties most desired. In the
morning no change has taken place. A
great discovery is complete. Charles
Goodyear has found the process of max.
ing vulcanized rubber.
Here, then, was Goodyear, after years
of varying hopes and unvarying i'll for
tune, in possession of secret that was
est niche of fame. But this knowledge
did not bring him immediate fortune
in fact, this he never secured. He hat
lost the confidence of all who had help
ed him, and for two years his suffering
surpassed even those of the years of eX
perimenting. A It this time he moved tt
| New York, and it was said of him, 81
you meet man who has on an india
rubber coat, cap stock, vest and shoes
with an india rubber purse, without ;
cent in it, that is Goodyear. He hat
to pawn all his furniture for food, ant
he pledged an mbrella with Vanderbilt
to secure few ferry tickets to the city
AT last enough money was secured tt
put his invention on the market, ant
Goodyear's process very soon made tn
manufacture of rubber goods one Of tn
principal indust . of the world. Blu
although others made immense fortune
out of vuloanized rubber the invento
got little share of it. He went to Eng
land and France exhibiting his products
He was awarded the great council
medal at the exhibition of all nation
at London in 1851, the grand medal O
honor to the worlds exhibition at Pari
in 1885, and was presented with tn
cross of the Legion of Honor by Napo
leon III. Yet with all these honors b
died a comparatively poor man at tn
Fifth Avenue hotel in New York Jul
IL /, 1S60,-Chicapo Post.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-14
BUSINESS NOTICES.

IAUorIoN SALE OF household goods, in
uding several pieces of old fashioned fur
niture at my residence on South street
Tuesday, May 17,at l o'clock M. Mrs
A. L. Cook.
Il Pasturing furnished for cattle and
horses-S00, Eacres, running water. Fol
information and terms inquire Of John G
Patterson, Bellows Falls.
1Mrs. Blackall, general and facial mas,
sage, manicuring, shampooing and scalp
treatment, No. go School street.
rFoR SALE or rent in Chaplin Park,
eight minutes walk from depot, new dwell
ing house, eight rooms, hot and cold water,
electric lights and furnace. Supplied with
finest spring water. Enquire OF Mrs. A.
f. Minis.
WANTED-A strong, capable woman to
do homework for two in family. Good
wages. Box 40, Springfield, Vt.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-14
North WaIpOIe.

S. j. Tyrrell was in Hartford this week
Bernard Riley is visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
B. J. Riley in Claremont.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Minerly Of Hart
ford are visiting her mother, Mrs. Marga,
ret Coleman.
Mrs. Henry MacMurphy and daughter
Olive are visiting friends in Burlington.
Misses Lizzie McGeary and Sarah Nc.
Loughlin are visiting friends in Keene.
Misses katherine and Mary Crotty
sailed for Ireland this morning.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-14
THE TIMES.
SATURDAY, MAY. II, 1898.
Notice to Advertisers

Copy for changes advertisements should
reach this office on Mondays and Thursdays.
No change reaching tn is office later than A.
M. 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, 1898-05-14
IMPORTANT NOTICE.

Depositors of the Bellows Falls
Savings Institution who have
not had their books examined
and verified will confer great
favor by bringing them in at
once, as it will be necessary to
send a personal notice to all who
have not complied with the call.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-14
For Rent.

A large, two-story house and ell. Stu,
ated on the Saxtons River road only ID
minutes drive from Bellows Falls. House
contains four large chambers and four
large rooms down stairs besides kitchen,
pantries and closets has the best of run
ming spring water and two large piazzas.
Can be used for one or two families. Nice
yard and shade trees also good chance to
keep cow and horse: Write or apply In
person to Henry w. Howard, Saxtons
River VT
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-14
Sixth Shoot of Bellows Falls Gun Club.

The sixth shoot of the Bellows Falls
Gun club was held on Drislane's field yes
terday. Below is given the number of
clay pigeons broken by those shooting 25
shots at known angles:
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-14
Hard. Mixed and Soft Wood.

Hard, Sc: best mixed, So; soft, So
four foot, So, $3.50 and 81. Orders
filled by Patrick B. Leen at store of P.
Fleming & Son. G. X. LABAREE.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-14

The length of the coast line of the
United States, according to the coast
survey, is 5,715 miles, embracing 2,349
miles on the Atlantic ocean, 1866 on
the gulf of Mexico and 1910 on the Pa.
cific ocean.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-14

Perry Patettic-Oh, we'll, they say
that fortune knocks once at every guys
door.
Wayworn Watson-That's a great lot
of consolation for guy that amt got
no door. -Cinoinnat Enquirer.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-14
In Bellows Falls, VT.

A new three tenement house, six rooms
and bath in efch tenement and shed room
a co foot piazza for each tenement. This
place has just been finished and must be
sold at once and 1t csn be bought to net you
about nine per cent.
A nice cottage house on the Old Terrace,
rooms and bath, heated by furnace, a good
stable and garden. 1t is a bargain at 200.
Two tenement house on New Terrace, lust
painted two coats inside and out, newly
papered, has sewer connections and water
closet for each tenant. Rents for SI9S and
is a first class investment at $500 cash.
/ have a dozen other plades in town to sell
and if you are looking for a home { 7 a chance
to invest your money where it will NET you
from seven to 10 per cent. Come in and see
me.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-14
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE!

Desirable Vermont and New Hampshire
farms containing from four acres to 600 at
prices from 5000 to $4,000 on easy terms.
Some of these farms can be bought for half
what the bulldogs thereon cost, and a man
who is willing to hustle can make small
fortune on them besides getting good liv-
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-14
]. G. DAY & co.
are showing several new lines of
Ladies' Plaid Hose,
Prices rs and SOC.

New arrivals the Skirt Department. showing splendid
line OF SILKS, MOREENS PLAIN SATEEN WITH CORDED
RUFFLES, THE LATEST TINSEL STRIPE and PLAID SAT-
ZEN and LINEN PETTICOATS. Prices can sell
them. SATEEN PETTICOATS, $40, LOO, 1.25 and up.
Don't forget to look in
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-14
Dress Goods Department

Ladies surprise every day quality variety
DRESS GOODS and FANCY SILKS they find
greater surprise the exquisite shades they find priced
grades In they
goods from which they copied In the Dry Goods Store today
much depends the
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-14
OUR
Cloak Department

shows something day. few Tailor Suits Bicycle Suits
and Skirts opened today
you thinking of anything in Jacket, Cape Suit Misses
Chdens Infants Garment you find here the price
will be right We already marking special prices lines
garments to close broken lines of
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-14
Lining Department

Our Lining Stock date and includes needed
Sateen Pecalnes Surah Lawns Silks Silks
Cloth, Sieas, Silk Surah, Sesias,
Stripe Lining Black Cambcs, Cambcs SC
yard.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-26

Stephen Lamm is much better to.
day and is considered out of danger.
What need is there for grief for
those who take full course in the
Mankato Commercial College,
Howard Drake takes W. J. Ohm
stead's position as driver of the
American Express Co.'s delivery
wagon, and Ralph Yates, of New
Ulm, takes the other wagon.
The reward of a thing we'll done, is
to have done it, and by taking a
course of training in the Mankato
Commercial College you will be re-
warded hundred times.
A small barn in the north part of
the city burned at midnight Satur-
day night, together with two har-
nesses, all other contents being saved.
The alarm was turned in from box 25.
A deed was tiledMonday, transferring
from Zina G, Harrington to Edward
Zeigler the north "a feet of lot six, and
the south 16 feet Of lot seven, block
fourteen, Waite & Rolofson's addi.
tion, for 81, 900.
Mrs. Sandberg. wife of August
Sandberg, died at 900 o'clock Monday
morning at her HON in North Man.
katO from drOpsy. She leaves a hus-
band and three children. The funeral
occurred Wednesday afternoon at
200 o'clock, from the Swedish Lu-
theran church.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-26
M. & St. L. Excursion Time Table for
Sunday, August, 2Sth.

Train leaves Mankato, a. m. arriv.
ing at Lake Minnetonka, 1910 a. m.
Minneapolis, 1910 a. m, St. Paul, 10:40
a. m.
Some of the coaches will be assigned
to Lake Minnetonka, others to Mime
apolis, and st. Paul in this way avoid
ing change of cars for either point.
The special train will leave Lake
Minnetonka at 4:50, p. m. running di-
rect to Minneapolis, giving an hour
for supper at that point and leaving
for Mankato at $50, p. m. The st.
Paul train will leave at p. m. and be
attached to the Minnetonka train at
Minneapolis, all leaving togather at
$50,
1t being strickly a Mankato, and
Red Wing excursion there will be no
confusion or delay incidental to nandl-
ing large crowds from various points.
After leaving Waterville the train
makes no stops to pick up or leave
passengers in either direction, which
will be an assurance that it will reach
its destination on schedule time, max
ing the run in the exec ptionally short
time of 8 hours and 10 minutes in
each direction.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-26

Spain will undoubtedly attempt
some of her fine diplomacy on the
commission that is to settle the de-
tails of peace. But the fact that 1T
is headed by such men as Secretary
Day and Senator Davis, and that the
either members of the commission for
she United States are likely to be
equally as good diplomats and in full
accord with them, will make it a poor
place for the Spanish diplomats to at
tempt to get in their work. The
scheme of the Spanish leaders is to
bring up the question of Spanish
property in Cuba and Porto Rico, and
the claims therefor, and offset them
against the alleged Cuban debt, and
80 get the debt finally assumed by
this country. This is scheme that
should not be allowed to work, and
public sentiment should frown 1T
down from the first. With the
sovereignty of Spain ceasing upon
Cuba and Porto Rico, all property she
possessed there, passed out OF her
hands under the rules of war, and no
question as to indemnity therefor
should be allowed to arise.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-26

Congressman La Toilette. made
= brave fight against the professional
politicians in Wisconsin, but they
were too strong for him. The Chicago
Inter Ocean calls his course black
guard politics, If advocating the
rights of the people against self-styled
leaders who use their power for their
own benefit, rather than for that of
the people at large is blackguard poll
tics, then Mr.. La Toilette ought to
feel honored by the abuse poured out
upon him by the Inter Ocean. The
fact that but little less than one-halt
of the delegates in the the Wisconsin
convention lined up in favor of Mr..
La Follette's cause and against the
powerful influences that have held
sway in state politics there for so
long, shows that the sentiment that
has been successful in the party in
Minnesota, is growing even in Wis
e0nsin.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-26
Revolution in ItaIy.

The recent bread riots in Italy are
believed to be simply mutterings be-
fore the storm. The trouble is the
people are overtaXed. A great part
of their earnings is taken by the
government. AS times 20 by the
crisis approaches and the end is likely
to be the same as in the American
revolution. Many men and women
try to do too much. They overtaX
their system as governments overtax
their subjects. Then comes a break
down. The stomach. kidneys, liver
and nerves are affected. What is re-
quired is a medicine like Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters to restore the
strength, and build up new and
healthy tissues. Any druggist will
supply it, and the sufferer will be as.
tonished after taking it to see how
quickly it acts.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-26
HAMS STOLEN.
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The Packing House BurgIarized Sunday
Night.

The Packing House BurgIarized Sunday
Night.
Burglars entered the packing house
Sunday or Saturday night and stole
quantity IF cured meat. and possibly
some fresh meat. The theft was not
discovered until Monday, when
it was discovered that the robbers
had made persistent efforts to enter
the building. They had first tried
different doors of the basement, but
after prying open the outer doors had
found the inner doors barred. They
had then found a ladder and by this
means had reached a window on the
story in the rear, above the boiler
room. The screen was cut and the
window taken out. The refrigerator
was broken into, and twenty or more
hams taken. 1t is not known whether
or not any fresh meat was stolen, but
it is thought there was. The en-
ployes on Saturday afternoon took
twenty hams out of the smoke house,
and these are all gone, and it is posi-
BILE that more were taken.
The thieves left no clue, and no
wagon tracks were found in the vicin-
ity. The police were informed of the
burglary Monday morning.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-26

and authority to construct barracks and
hospitals for the troops at Honolulu,
which post is now attached to the de.
partment of the Pacific, Of which he is
the commanding officer.
On board the Arizona was Brigadier
General Charles King who is in charge
of the expedition. General Merriam
will stop at Honolulu. The latter has
instructions to erect hospital at Hon.
olulu to cost, it is said, $4,000. Bar.
racks for at least 1, 800 troops are also
to be erected at Honolulu. The First
New York regiment, consisting of
1900 men, and 800 of the Second regi-
ment of volunteer engineers have been
sent from here as the United States
first garrison on the island. This
force will be increased by the enlist.
ment of battalion of 400 men from
the Hawaiian military. General Mer-
RAM has authority to spend $3.50, 200
for the erection of these barracks.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-26
NOT IN SUCH BAD SHAPE.

Colonies of Iowa Regiments Say They
Only Need Nurses and Supplies.
Dies MONIES, Aug. %. Governor
Shaw has been in correspondence with
Secretary Alger, General Corbin. Cen
eral Lee, Senators Gear and Allison
and officers of the Forty ninth and
Fiftieth regiments of Iowa at Jackson.
vile, during the past few days, relat.
ing to request that the regiments
o. Guild be sent home. He received
word today from Colonies Dow and
Lambert that conference of the regi.
mental officers was held and that it
was decided that the conditions Of the
regiments were not such as to demand
that they be sent home. They asked
to be supplied with additional nurses
and supplies, at the states expense it
necessary, for the proper care Of the
sick
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-26
A JUST RECOGNITION.

The news dispatches Tuesday
stated that President Mckinley had
appointed and Senator Davis had &C.
cepted the position as one OF the
peace commissioners to arrange the
details of peace between the United
States and Spain. The appointment
is a just recognition of the eminent
services of Senator Davis as chairman
Of the senate committee on foreign
affairs and Is an honor that will be
pleasing to the people Of Minnesota.
No man in congress has stood closer
DO the president during the war than
has Senator Davis. He was called
upon constantly for advice during the
exciting and trying days preceding
the opening of the war and did much
in shaping the course of events SO far
as the United States is concerned.
He is in thorough sympathy with the
administration ia all matters per.
tanning to the conduct OF the war
and the questions for settlement
growing out of it. A thorough stud
emit of international affairs and well
Versed in international law, better
selection could not have been made
for the place. He will doubtless con-
tinue upon the commission the same
direct course in dealing with Spain
that the President has followed from
she first and Spanish diplom acy will
ind in him one who will not daily.
hesitate nor deal blindly but rather
speedily and right to the point
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-26

The Prohibition congressional COM
mittee recently met in St. Paul, and
placed T. P. Grout, of Luverne, in
nomination for congress in the Second
district.
Russell Moore, the sixteen year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Moore, OF
st. Paul, formerly of Mankato, is
among those reported as having been
wounded lat the battle of Manila.
Russell was born in Mankato and
spent the early years of his life here.
He enlisted in the 18th Minnesota.