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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-31
NEWS READINGS IN DAWSON.
An EnterprisinE Man Who Made $500 By
Reading to the Miners All About the Maine,

An E~nterprisinE Man Who Made $500 by
Reading to the Miners All About the Maine.
FTom TIE Morning 0reOoniaR.
Claude Smith tells a novel story about the
way the news OF the blowing UT Of the Maine
was received in Dawson City. An enterprIsinR
Yankee got hold Of the first copy OF u news
paper containing the account. Ho made ar
engagements for getting the news abroad In this
buBiness-like fashion:
Renting q vacant saloon building. he caused
bulletins to be issued giving an lnklinE Of the
character Of the news that had been received.
the full account would be read In public In the
evening in the mammoth one-story log edifeo
next. the BLUE Ruin dive on Birthstone street;
value from Sl.5Oto SI.75.
At the appointed time the miners gathered to
hear the news, and POO or more OF them tossed
their gold dust into the doorkeeper's scales and
crowded inside. The reading was satisfactory.
the news was, not. and there was no grpmhc-
and probably much more. was realized from
that idea, The reader was a liberal sort OF
chap. and he read the other news In the paper
merely as a courtesy to the ssembly
This practice grew as the nation neared war.
and after the war began, and It Is a frequent
occurrence for a public reading OF important
news 20 be given In DaYson AZ so much per
pay for nothing more cheerfully than for war
news. Their liberality In this matter Is some-
times taken advantage OF. and stale stun palmed
OH for Jews, and even the Dawson City public
is discriminating In this PARTICULAR. and Is
strongly disposed TO resent the swindle.
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CLAY BANK.
A Maine Farmer Discovers n Clay which
Will Net Him $40 n Ton PROFIT.

80
CAMDEN. Me-, July 27.-The New England
farmer who owns a bank OF white aluminous
clay that IL free from grit. and capable OF being
ground to q Emo mass Of white powder. has no
need OF going to the Klondike or seeking other
fields for wealth. because the paper makers
will take all the clay he can produce and pay him
SO to $40 q ton for the same and thank him for
the privilege. Henry Powers OF this town, who
owns a small farm on this side OF Mount Me-
gunticook and sells picking cucumbers In the
Boston market for 81 q barrel. thinks he has
discovered one OF these much-Sought clay
mines at the back end OF his lot in o damp.
Doggy place. which will not grow cucumbers.
1t was the desire for more cucumbers that
led to the discovery. Bowers was ditchinR his
boGland TO draw of the water one day In June.
and when he bad gone through some three g feet
Tn5si i iIss j shS' when TSs s SGitaPe D. a IA fnH w Sais4
EncEEinvs that the makers Of xGitS paper
used about 35 per cent OF a German clay
his eooR Stove. Whom the water had
been dispelled he ground the mass in tho FAM
ny pSw SHas e q H large Sn paper sSn Mill ii Inv Berlin eHT9a Fails Ii n. n
H. In about Q week he received word that the
s Sest fsp he ea aaS ' Se SaG iS E SSS ss a ESOq th az The tRs
company would pay him $l2 a ton foS. all he
could produce. As the total cost OF digging,
drying, grinding, and boxing the clay does not
exceed 50 a ton, and as there are a million tons
of It on the Bowers place, the finder has high
hopes OF becoming a millionaire. and will at
ONCE start in to build UP his fortune;
material that could be employed in max
ing white paper. Later a deposit OF white
clay was found in South Carolina which
the imported article. The South Carolina
product sells for So Q ton, while agalite com;
to be as good as the best It will no doubt
como into general use. Both the Camden
and the South Carolina products are com
Of any kind. The clay found in Camden Ii
much the winter, making 1t very valuable tc
paDer u1akerB.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-31
SEA OIL.
Success of n Attempt to Revive an
Industry OF the South Atlantic.

Success of n Yankees Attempt to Revive nm
Industry OF the South Atlantic.
Boston. July 30.-In making tho experiment
OF reviving the industry Of hunting SEQ ele-
plants for their oil. Mr.. Richard T.. Green Of
this city has met with remarkable success.
The bark Swallow. Capt. Cleveland. which
sailed from Boston on Aug. NJ last, arrived at
New Bedford q few days ago with 1.So0 bar
rels OF sea elephant oil. valued at about $685.
900. Most Of the oil will probably be exported
to Franco. Little attention has been paid to
sea elephant hunting Of late years, as the ami
mails had been almost exterminated by Now
London whalemen, but when the schooner ar
rived at New Bedtord last yeag with q fey
Tho cruise Of the Swallow was made to Ker-
the South Atlantic Ocean, Exactly IiG days
out from Boston. the Swallow dropped anchor
in SgriFhtly HaFTSS0 s s a. the south out sid side OF oil Peso $50
bidding, and the atmospheric conditions are Of
the most unpleasant eharaeter. The island Is
resemblS the seal. They are never found in
a a2f9nSfn is w their habit Of beachins themselves On NJ aasss
in groups, 200 or more being often found in
what whalemcn call q pod.
Of the Swallow were .ordersdf 70 begin what be-
came daily occupation. This was to land on
elephants, shooting them with Winchester
rifles or lancinR them. The animals do not
exhibit ! q very great s. di7PossiifiII S5 t. to eSGnpS;G and
They are skinned on the spot. and blubber
from one, to three inches In thickness Is cut
Dor IL then foated in the water % soak out the
blood. after which It is taken to the ship. where
1t Far + tF Tast S sStsg % monsbs 2 t ESsr SS Sisf ieS Si At anchor.
1900 barrels. her hold being completely filled,
fore and aft, and many barrels being slowed
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BUSY HERMIT A
He IL Studying Perpetual Motion Under
the TutelaKo of 9aiileo.


the TutelaEo of aaiileo.
EAST LEBANON. Me-. July 29.-Between farm
ing. studying the Bible. and searching for the
secret OF perpetual motion. Samuel p. Fall. who
lives the life OF a hermit In the outskirts Of this
village. IL about the busiest man In York
county. Fall says that he got his first idea OF
perpetual motion from Calico. who appeared
10 him In q vision, forty years ago. The phi
losopher,s ghost then promised to impaTt to
Farmer Fall the ong.sought secret and disap-
peAred. saying that II would come back again
in seven years, Whether this promise has been
kept Farmer Fall does not say. but ever since
the visitation oi Calico he has been studying
up on the subject OF perpetual motion, which
secret he fully believes he viii some day dis
and he declares that after. many readings Of
tho Scriptures he has, decided that tho book.
from Genesis TO Revelations. was written by
one man. He has copied the entire Bible, and
written yOluminous notes In explanation, as ho
says. OF its mysteries. tho manuscript being .
load for a hay rack. .
AS a result OF his studies. OF Holy Writ and
works on mechanics, together with several
visions and. other spiritual communications,
Farmer Fall has constructed two or three de-
vices for the attainment Of perpetual motion.
Que consists OF a large pulley ttted with tubes
containing quicksilver. The other device con-
sists OF. a double cross, the arms, tmpartng
motion by means OF q system OF weights. I'm.
like most dreamerS, Farmer Fall p we'll on
financially, deVotinE . Rood part 9t his time 70
the cultivation OF on9 Of the best tArmS N this
N~-N 'Ear-- H.s' . f
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things there ana Apram, 6. Hewitt WA going
down to. SEQ him.. Mr.. Tilden told Mr.. Hewitt
70 tell Wntterson not to lenYo the decision to
the judges, because, he .sald, he knew what the
result would be. Well, Mr.. Hewitt declared he
told wOtterson and Wetters9n said he didn't.
and thcy had police following both OF EN- all
the time they Yere IN Washington"
How did Mr.. Tllden take the result OF tho
countf'
things were going. He used 20 cay to us:
We'll, you're oil terribly mistaken II you have
any iden there's n chance OF winning now l
remember being at his tea table one night
when he eaid that my schoolboy would have
known whit the decision OF the judges would
be-, or course II was n disappointment to him,
but he always was n quiet man. I've heard
him laugh sometimes, Of course. but. he ,w9sn't
When FOL ind a man that doesn't talk and
smile much you want to watch that mnnl The
chances are that he docs n deal OF thinking.
A. any Tnte, that was the way II was with Sam"
The Tilden homestead. where Samuel j. Til.
den was born. is n good old house, dating from
beyond the memory OF the oldest ~lnhabitant.
1t Is the Mecca OF a good many sightReera, who
gaze with interest on tho great beams which
support the ceilings and ut the old portraits
slowed AVA In tho dust In the garrett.
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SHORE CARGoEs SHIFTED.
TrucklOads Shaken Over by Continued
Jolting In tho Same Direction.

Jolting In tho Same Direction.
"Once In q while we read.' said Mr.. Bozzle.
that the ship So-and-so or the steamer So
and-so has returned to port, or has arrived.
perhaps. with "a decided list; cargo shifted
Sometimes we see a land craft. a truck, with
cargo shiited-a big pile OF boxes. towering
high, shaken over to one side or the other by
continued jolting along on the side OF the
street on the slope.
"A load thus shifted can't be shaken back by
running along on the opposite slope OF the
road: 1t is like a stick OF wood that has been
bent and kept bent till the grain is set: what
ever you do with 1t the crook stays In. -.
Itcare is exercised In turning corners and
In navigating generally, tho shifted load can
usually DO carried TO its destination as " is
without upSetting. though II may work harder;
the experienced truckman knows lust what
can be done with 1t. and whether II has shifted
as far as II will 20. and all that. II It Is so badly
shifted as 70 make the, operation OF the truck
the. curb and anchors, that Is TO say no halts
and unioads the shifted top courses OF his
cargo and then reloads and makes everything
trim and secure and sets out again"
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EYEGLASSES AND SPECrAcLEs.
A Man Who Has Tried 10th Tells Which ii,
Thinks Is More Comfortable.

You say YOU never wore speotacles ?" said
the near-sighted man. well, II you ever put
OH a pair you'll never wear anything else. 1
wore eyeglasses for years. / thought they
looked better on me-. and then / imagined that
they were moro convenient; that / could take
them OF and put them on more readily and all
that. But after wearing a pair OF spectacles
once for a ,ow days-I had put them on, as l
spectacles were the glasses for comfort.
There are, TO be sure. people who do not
wear glasses all the time, but only for reading
be moro convenient and then / believe that
eyeglasses, are made nowadays that have more
OF thing but tell You that the thing for real
comfort u spectacles."
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Going.
From q. cAtoaoo DaiIv Tribnne.

The steamer rolled and pitched in the waves.
"Deah boy groaned Cholly, at the end OF his
first hour OF slipboaru. promise me you will
send my remains home TO my people !"
A second hour passed.
es %2ssPA .. sSYi ny ti ss&ala %G SaSs, o 4S.Es ~ rSss
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-06-04
LOWe-SaunderS.

William r. Lowe, son of MIR. and Mrs.
Roswell Lowe, and Blanche E. Saunders,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. George D.
Saunders, were married Tuesday evening
at the parsonage in Westminster by Rev.
F. B. Hyde. The groom has always lived
in this place and the bride moved here
with her parents from Littleton, N. H.,
some two years ago. Mr.. and Mrs. Lowe
will make their home with the groom's
parents on Canal street. There were a
large number of presents, including silver
ware, china and linen. ..-
The marriage had been kept quiet and
was a surprise to the friends of both the
young people. On Wednesday evening,
however, pent up enthusiasm was let loose.
The drum corps, of which the groom is a
member, started out to do little serenad-
ing and before the ceremony was over a
good sized party had collected to pay their
respects and extend good wishes.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-06-04
Death of Michael Kennedy.

Michael Kennedy, the man who was
burned with steam in the sulphite mill Sun
day, died from the result of his injuries
Tuesday evening. The funeral was from
St. Charles church Thursday morning the
body was taken to Rutland for burial.
1nasmuch as there may be a question
Of damages to be settled on the part of the
company, statement of how the accident
happened will be of interest. The acci-
dent occurred about 5 o'clock Sunday aft
ernoon. In the sulphite mill there are six
digesters, 30 feet deep and 10 feet in diam
eter these are huge iron retorts lined with
brick. Each digester holds about six cords
Of wood which is subject to great heat pre-
paratory to conversion INTO pulp. The
heating is effected by steam pipes and each
digester has valve at the top by which
the steam for that digester can be turned
on or off. Once each month or two the
brick lining 10 these digesters has to be
pointed up; iil' was being done Sunday
afternoon by >:ichael Flavin, an employe
of the International Paper company, who
generally loci $ after that work, q. sisted by
Kennedy, W vas in the employ of John
o. Spring. Tney began their work al be
bottom and filed In with spruce chips as
they worked toward the top. They were
within six feet OF the top when one of the
employees relieved one of the other five d.
gesters in which wood was cooking. Be-
cause the valve at the top OF the diges-
ter in which the men were working was
Enclosed, the steam and sulphurous gases
and acids rushed in and in very short
Time the digester was filed. Flsvin es-
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capped up rope ladder, but Kennedy was
overcome and fell on the chips Frustrated
The alarm was quickly sounded and the
steam was shut off and stream OF cold
water turned on Kennedy. He was taken
from the digester in an insensible cond-
ton.
He fingered between lite and death until
Tuesday night and then passed away. He
was 81 years of age and leaves wife and
three children. He had an equity in the
house he lived in on the New Terrace, but
left no insurance. He came from Rutland
10 or - years ago, and had been in the
employ Of Mr.. Spring most of the time.
Supt. E. G.. Murphy, of the company,
showed Mr.. Kennedy and his family every
attention and as Mrs. Kennedy was with
out money advanced 800 for the funeral
expenses.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-06-04
BOLD BURGLARY.
S. j. Tyrrell Dragged and Robbed
Loses His Watch, a Diamond Stud
and $35-NO Clue of Burglars.

North Walpole was startled early yester-
day morning blythe news that S. j. Tyrrell,
proprietor of the Walpole House, had
been drugged and robbed. To TIMES
reporter yesterday Mr.. Tyrrell gave the
following story of the burglary. 1t was
between 2 and o'clock in the morning
when parties unknown piled old dry goods
boxes in the yard up to the window of
Mr.. Tyrrelrs sleeping room, a distance of
perhaps ten feet, pried up one Of the win
dows and effected an entrance. Before
the burglary was attempted, however, Tyr
rell was chloroformed, and he thinks by
spraying his face and the bed as he lay
asleep. A handkerchief saturated with
chloroform was found in the centre of the
room and the air was thoroughly saturated
with the odor. 1t was $40 A. M. when
Mr.. Tyrrell came to his senses partially
and was conscious of terrible choking
sensation. He attempted to arise but was
so weak that he fell from the bed to the
floor, but succeeded in getting back on the
bed. A few minutes later he crawled to
apitcher of water on the commode and wet
bis head and drank little; this gave him
strength enough to get to the door and cry
for help. His brother Patrick came to bis
rescue and got him into fresh air.
Investigation showed that chloroform
had been used and robbery perpetrated.
Mr.. Tyrrelps shirt was found in the yard
under the window minus handsome dia-
mond stud which cost $11O, present
given the first time Mr.. Tyrrell appeared
in the Hartford, Conn, opera house with
Primrose & Vests minstrels few years
ago. A gold watch valued at $40 which
hung on the bed post was also gone, and
S35 IN money. Three boxes of cigars,
" The Blondes Best,'' were also missing
from the room.
The perpetrators of the dastardly deed
have not yet been located. Mr.. Tyrrell
suspects two strangers who were in North
Walpole Thursday and claimed their bust
ne IS was putting rattan bottoms in chairs.
These gentlemen were at the Riverside
Hotel and after looking about for time
were ordered away by Landlord Murphy.
They then went to the Walpole House and
were in and about the house for two or
three hours. Chief A. H. Thompson was
notified at once and is making a thorough
effort to secure the guilty parties, but so
far without success.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-06-04
W. c. T. U. CONVENTION.
Interesting Sessions Thursday and
acknowledgements in Wind
ham County - States Attorney
RObb on the Enforcement of Law.

The 10th annual convention of the Wind.
ham county w. c. T. U. began in the
Baptist church Thursday afternoon. A
conservation service was led by Mrs.
Emma l.. Putnam of Bellows Falls. Mrs.
Putnam was chosen secretary pro tenn and
Mrs. F. A. Perry Of Brattleboro, treasurer
pro tenn. The following committees were
appointed: Credentials, Mrs G. A. David
son of Newfane and Mrs. d. M. Damon of
Bellows Falls; courtesy, Mrs. Lucy R.
Kellogg Of Jamaica, Mrs. Ida S. Stevens
of Cambridgeport; press reporters, Mrs.
W. F. Mixer for the Retormer, Mrs. F.
A. Perry Of Brattleboro for the Phoenix,
Mrs. l.. r. Kellogg of Jamaica for the
Sitter, Mrs. G.. E. Davidson of Newfane
for the Deerfeld Valley Times; committee
on resolutions, Mrs. E. W. Parsons of
Bellows Falls, Mrs. Jane Reed of Brattle-
boro, Mrs. c. M. White of Grafton, Mrs.
L. R. Kellogg of Jamaica, Mrs. Charles
Walker of Cambridgeport, Miss Chamber
lain of Dummerston, Mrs. C. d. r.
Meacham of Townshend, Mrs. L. l.
Parsons of Newfane pages, Miss Cham
berlain of Dummerston and Miss Lucy
Benedict OF Newfane.
The address of welcome was by Mrs.
George E. We,ch of Bellows Falls and the
response by Mrs. Kellogg of Jamaica
Reports of the various committees were
read: Nm systematic giving, Mrs. Kellogg
Of Jamaica; on press work by Mrs Stevens
Of Cambridgeport in the absence of MrJP.
A. Perry of West Wardsboro; on S. I. L.
work by Mrs. Meacham of Townshend ON
svangelistic work, Mrs. Putnam of Bellows
Falls. After reading by Mrs. Mixer of
Brattleboro, the following were introduced
md spoke briefly REV .N.I.Wood of South |
londonderry, Rev. c. d. r. Meacham of
Rev. Mr. Goodrich of Cam
bridgeport, Rev. J. III. Reid of Bellows
falls. Mr.. Reid compared Bellows Falls
With Newburyport, Mass. be said he was
lever in a town where there was so little
IrinkiDg as in Bellows Falls.
A memorial hour was conducted by the
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-06-04
DR.. GOSselin Goes to Montreal.

DR.. Vincent Gosselin went to Montreal
some two weeks ago, but his many
friends and acquaintance in this place
little thought they would not see him again
as citizen of Bellows Falls. 1t is an.
nounced he will not return here at all, but
will be joined in Montreal by Mrs. Gosse.
lin and the children as soon as arrange
ments can be made for moving, probably
in about 10 days. The house on Green
street is offered for sale.
DR.. Gosselin has been practicing medi-
cine for % years, one year in York state
and "a in Bellows Falls. The doctor was
married in 1877 and he and his family have
lived in their Green street home during the
past 18 years. DR.. Gosselin is a member
OF the Foresters, aud prominent member
of St. Charles church he has been con-
nected with the choir ever since living in
Bellows Falls. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Gosse-
lin have many warm friends who regret ex-
ceedingly to lose them as citizens.
When asked why they had decided to
leave Bellows Falls Mrs. Gosselin said they
have a large family Of children whom they
wish to educate in Montreal, and moreover.
it is the native city of both herself and her
husband, and being in Montreal is to them
being at home. When asked if the doctor
expected to p, actice his profession in Mon
lreal she said he would probably do very
little practicing outside the circle of his
r elatives and friends.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-06-04
PERSONALS.

Mrs. o. L. Perham is sick at her Green
street home.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Shepardson were
in Grafton Monday.
w. B. Carpenter went to Rutland and
Pittsield yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Phelps visited in
Windsor over Sunday.
Miss Charlotte Day was at home last
Sunday from Smith college.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Green returned
from their western trip last night.
A. H. Fisher is spending few days
with his brother in Gloucester, Mass.
Miss Addie Landon will spend Sunday
with Miss Charlotte Day at Smith college.
Miss Ada Mcdonald is better; her
mother returned to White River Junction
Monday.
Mrs. Angie Vaughn of Boston is visit
ing her sisters, Misses Mary and Alice
Dascomb.
Supt E. G. Murphy of the international
Paper company was with bis family in Fort
n. Y, over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George III. Robertson of
Ia, are visiting at w. ID.
Damon's. Mrs. Damon and Mrs. Robert
son are sisters.
Mrs. Holbrook of Tacoma, N H., is
stopping with her daughter, Mrs. E. p
Smith.
c. S. Howard went to Holyoke, Mass,
Friday In the interests of Osgood & Bar
ger. ---
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-06-04
A Terrible Explosion.

A terrible accident occurred at Will
mington at 11.55 Tuesday morning. An
engine attached to the mixed train due to
leave Wilmington at 1915 exploded with
terrific force, killing Zephron Douglass,
engineer. and Ernest Faulkner, fireman.
Douglass body was thrown several rods,
lodging in the bushes, while that of Faulk-
ner was thrown into the river. The legs
were severed from the trunk and were
found on the opposite side of the river 200
or 800 feet away. The different organs of
the body were found in various places,
some being on the limbs of trees many feet
from the ground. The main part of the
boiler landed near the river while a part
went on the opposite side of the track. 1t
went with such force that it nearly uproot-
ed large beech tree which it struck in its
flight. What caused the explosion is I'M
known.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-06-04
A New Store House,

The Bellows Falls Canal company is
building new store house 16 by Sc feet
on Canal street near the head of the canal.
1t will be used as tool house, store house
and blacksmith shop. 1t will also be util-
lied during the process of dredging the
canal this will be done some time during
the summer. The channel will be cleared
out and made deeper, few rocks blasted
the piles along the sides removed, and
where necessary the sides will be laid with
stones. The purpose is not to increase
the capacity of the canal, but to keep it in
good repair.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-06-04
Perhaps a Battle.

1t isreported that battle off Santiago
began at 9 o'clock yesterday morning, and
that Schley had forced an entrance into the
harbor and had sn engagement with Ger
vera's fleet. This is the second lombard
ment Of the Spanish Notifications this week.
According to Spanish information the
cruiser Merrimac attempted to force the
harbor but was sunk by torpedo. Eight
Americans were made prisoners, but the
number of the killed and the details of the
battle have not yet been learned.