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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-03-05
A Card.

We the undersigned do hereby agree to re-
fund the N ney on a SOC bottle Of Greene's
Syrup of Tar if il fails to cure your cold OF
cough. We also warrant % cent bottle
prove satisfactory or no pay.
S. T. Andrews.
H. III. Davis.
j f Pierce.
ID. 7. Cushing, Cambridgeport.
Watson S. Eaton, Grafton.
w. Il. Glynn, SaXtons River.
Geo. H. Walker, " estminster.
Geo. =. Hamlin, orth Charlestown.
c G. Davis, Walpole.
N. A. Wheeler, %
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-03-05
GRAFTON.

The town voted to procure snow rollers for
use next winter.
Mrs. Maria Walker has been quite sick but
is slowly improving.
Miss johnson from Brattleboro visited Miss
Mabel French this week.
Town meeting passed off quietly without
many changes in town officers.
Miss Marston is passing her vacation here
with her sister, Mrs Edison.
Dan Parker is showing a very pretty line
Of wall paper samples about town.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-03-05
NORTH WALPOLE.

Miss Anna Bennam of Chester visited Miss
Mary Sylvester over Sunday.
son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry
Hogan Wednesday.
Miss Annie Kavo has returned from her
visit in Manchester.
Mrs. John P. Mcdonald and Mrs. D. W.
Riley were in Claremont Thursday.
J Meaney and Miss B Meanev Of Langdon
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. James Hem
Messy Sunday.
W. H. Stiles is in Claremont.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-03-05
BROOKLYN, N Y Dec. 10, 1896.

Brooklyn, N Y Dec. 10, 1896.
Messrs. Ely Bros Il have used El,'s
Cream Balm number of years aud find it
works like charm. 1t has cured me of the
most obstinate case of cold in the head in
less than 4S hours from the time | felt the
cold coming on. / would not be without it
Resrectfully yours,
2S3 Hart St. FRED X FRIES.
Cream Balm is kept by all druggists. Full
size so cents. Trial size 10 cents. We mail
IL.
ELY BROS, 56 Warren ST., N. Y. City.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-03-05
A Suffering
Soldier.

This veteran fought for his country; suffered I'M
told Aa,dMi6s and returned sOikh health shattered
Many a byaOe soldier has the history. Today
this yeiolces in nev,oand strength and tells his
experience to benefit others.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-03-05
CAMBRIDGEPoRT.

The W. c. T. U. will hold Frances Will
lard memorial service at the church Sunday
evening, March Gin place of the usual Chris
tian Endeavor meeting. The public is most
cordially invited.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-03-05

Hives are a terrible torment to the little
folks and to some older ones. Easily cured
Deans Oh tment never fails Instant relief,
permanent cure. AT any drug store, 80 cents.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-03-05

GA dose in time saves lives.' DIR. Woods
Norway Pine Syrup; natures remedy for
coughs, colds, pulmonary diseases of every
sort.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-03-05

A household neces.itv-Dr. Thomas Eclec-
trio Oil Heals burns, cuts, wounds of any
sort; cures throat, Group, catarrh,
asthma never fails.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-03-05
LONDONDERRY.

Eta Spaulding is sick with the measles.
Mrs Idel Corey has returned to her home
in Maiden, Mass.
Daniel Marden has moved from Springfield,
Mass, onto his farm.
Miss Florence Hathorn is home for two
weeks vacation from Black River academy
George Holden moved this week from the
Marden farm to the Sterling house.
l. w. Gibson is spending few weeks with
his son, w L. Gibson.
Frank Stowell and wife are expected this
week to occupy their house.
Bert Garfield goes this week to work in
Springfield.
Leorard Smonds died quite suddenly
Saturday.
| Eva Abbott and Josie Garfield go this week
| to work for F. Z. Davis in Newfane.
| The annual donation and seghrde oc-
CURED Thursday afternoon, February "a, on
| the return an oyster supper was served at
Union hall. Proceeds amounted to nearly
SIS.
| Birthday parties seem to be in order ust
now. February %, friends and neighhors of
| George Shattuck and wife gave them gen
uine surprise, it being their birthday. Every
one e. owed a pleasant evening. February
26 the young people in this place and some
from Landgrnve, numbering about 30 in all,
assembled at j H Hsthnrn's, the day before
being the birthday of Willie Hathorn, son OF
K E Hahnrn of Ludlow, 1t very en-
jnyable occasion, especially for Willie, who
on account of lamene-s is denied the privi-
lege of mingling with the young people in
their merry max ings. He appreci ted theft
induess aud thcughtfuness and desires to
thank all for the very pleasant evening and
also for the presents. Cake and coffee were
served and quite sum OF money, books AZ
hardke, chiefs were left The remembrance
of this evening will always remain a bright
spot in his life.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-03-05
LIVE STOCK MARKET

Cattle-There was small supply Of
cattle from Maine during the past week.
1t is said that the snow there was ac-
countable for this, making it hard for
shipments. The prices were low, and a
good supply of beef cows sold to local
slaughterers for 21ac per ID. Shippers
were unable to secure good cattle.
Sheep-The supply of sheep was small
er this week than on the previous week.
Ihre were few shipments during the
past week, and the sales were so few
that 1t would be impossible to make q
quotation.
Calves-The supply of calves was
small, but local butchers would not pay
more than sac per 10. as they look for
large receipts next week.
BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET.
Butter-Butter is in better demand.
with the market a little firmer. New
York is considerably firmer: Best
creamery, small lots and pkgs. 22Q23c;
northern creamery, round lots, 21k@
221ac; western, 21Q22c; eastern, 21Q
21hc; firsts, 17Q19c; limitations, 140l7c:
northern dairy, 15Q1Sc.
Poultry-There is steady demand fol-
poultry of fair proportions. Quotations
are steady at: Turkeys, box lots, 1870
14c; No. 2, 10@12c; northern, 14@16c:
northern chickens, 11@16c; Philadelphia,
14Q16c; western, 9Q11c; northern fowls.
so 13c; western fowls. sQ9hc; capons,
12Q13c.
Hay and Straw-Hay is fairly steady:
straw. quiet; millfeed. steady: Hay,
s7.50Q16; rye straw, s9.50@10; sack
spring bran, s1S.50G15.75; sack winter,
SIPS.
Corn-Corn is steady, with little
change: No. yellow, to arrive, $500
3SAc; No. and country yellow, 3SAc;
track YELLOW 2Sc- No vallnvu
SSAc.
Meal-Meal is unchanged: Barrel
cornmeal. s160G1 IS; bag meal. 74Q76c:
yellow graduated. S2.10G2.4 40.
Oats-Oats are fairly steady, with
prices little changed.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-03-05

81 owe my whole life to Burdock Blood
Bitters Scrofnlou- sores covered my body.
l seemed beyond cure b. has made
me a perfectly well woman." Mrs. Charles
Hutton, Berville, Mich.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-03-05
GOD $

Should be in every family gA nm
medicine chest and every - uv1~
travellers grip. They are HHS
invaluable when the stomach u
Is out of order; headache, biliousness, and
all liver troubles, Mild and efficient Is cents
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-03-05

way for this product OF science, which has
of the irritating and dsagreeable features of the old
powders. At all druggists. % and SO cents a box.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-22
THE LEAST SAID, ETC.

One would think that the officers and
men of the first battalion of the Sew
enty-frst New York would recognize
and act upon, the wisdom of the old
adage, THE least said the soonest
mended," when the matter of their con-
duct at San Juan hill comes up for dis
cussion, but they do not The latest
one to speak about the matter is Major
Whittle of that notorious first bat
talon. When be landed on the dock he
was met by reporter of the New York
Times, and in regard to the report of
General Kent accusing his battalion
of blockading the way of advancing
troops on the charge up the San Juan
hill, to use the salving language of the
reporter said:
General Kent has the privilege of
criticising my command, of course, but
these are the facts in the case: On
that eventful day l received an order
from my colonel in the morning TO take
my battalion forward and deploy and
protect the advance. did as directed,
and received no further orders. l sent
word to Colonel Downs asking him
whether he had received any further
orders, and he replied in the negative.
1t is not true that we broke ranks in
confusion. They did the best they
could under the circumstances"
In all that, which may be as Major
Whittle says, there is no direct denial
of what General Kent said. There are
men now at Fort Douglas who were at
San Juan hill and they walked through
the ranks and over the bodies of the
men of the first battalion. On this
point General Kent's report will stand
for ali time, and it will be the author
ity.
The reporter says that Major White
strongly limited that he had been the
victim of considerable jealousy from
the time that he left Camp Black. and
he intimated that there had been a
consistent effort to run him down, and
personal enmity had been largely re-
sponsible for the attack made on him
self and his command. That may all
be, but it utterly fails to account for
the action of his battalion.
Major Whittle cannot better employ
his time than by cultivating discreet
and profound silence.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-22
SILVER AND THE CITY ELEC.
TON.

The Herald cites the issue of the
lawful money bonds by the city as
proof that the silver question entered
| into the city election last year. 1t IS,
however proof of the contrary; for 1t
shows that there is no arti-Silver sen
timent here, and that the claim to the
contrary was a direct fraud.-The Trib-
une.
The silver question did enter into
the municipal campaign last year. The
Tribune says that the issue of the law
full money bonds is proof to the con-
trary Then why did the silver Repub-
lican and non-partisan members of the
city council vote in favor of gold bonds
when the question first came up?
The Herald sounded the alarm against
the proposed trea cherry to silver, and
two of the silver Republicans suddenly
saw a great light and receded from
their position; that great light was a
rising storm of public Indignation.
After the scheme to betray silver was
/ exposed and two of those in it had
FASTENED to retrace their steps, end the
sale OF the lawful money bonds had
been effected, our contemporary said:
The cry that those bonds could not be
disposed of except at a serious discount,
unless they were payable in gold, is eff
| fectively answered; to ever raise that
cry was a direct Impeachment of the
honor of the city, which was most IN
deserved"
Who but silver Republicans and nom
partisans, who said that the silver
question did not enter into the mum
cipal campaign. raised the cry that
lawful money bonds could not be sold,
save at a serious discount? And had
| it not been for the stand taken by the
Democratic members of the council,
who as candidates said the silver issue
was involved in the municipal cam
paign. would not gold bonds have been
issued by Salt Lake City?
If the silver question does not enter
into the question whether city bonds
shall be made payable in gold or not,
then it does not enter into the question
of the coinage of the cou2try.
The question did enter into municipal
politics, because the very city council
elected last November was called upon
to decide whether or not gold bonds
should be issued.
In the face of all this. how can the
Tribune say that the issue Of the law
full money bonds is proof that the sill
yer question did not enter into the
municipal election? That is an entirely
different question from what the SEN
timent of the community on the silver
question IS.
Until the silver question is finally
settled there will, hereafter, in NUM-
cipal politics in Utah, be free silver
plank in all city platforms, except in
The platforms of parties opposed to free
silver.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-22
ROUGH RIDERS LEGENDS.


In a certain sense Colonel Roosevelt
bids fair to become the hero of the war.
Around him and his men will cluster
the rough romance of the war. In pop
ular imagination they viii be D'Artig-
nan and his companions, a compound
Of roistering cavaliers and American
frontiersmen. Anything told of them,
if but extravagant enough, is bound
to be accepted as fact, and to become
immediately current. The legendary
lore that viii grow up about the rough
riders and their marvellous deeds will
be immense. Already it has started. a
writer in Golfers Weekly has started
this lore in fine style, with the follow
ing:
When joined the rough riders in the
field had nothing but my oldest suit
Of clothes. and a good six-shooter
Haven't you anything of your own?'
asked Colonel Roosevelt, after a pity
ing glance at ny bicycle slippers and
straw hat
4 have some extra eyeglasses, sir, .
1 said
well. you'll have to rustic for a
uniform and equipments" remarked
the colonel. but you'd better be care
full how you do it."
At the next inspection 1 was arrayed
in a First regular cavalry hat. a shirt
from the New York Ssventy-fil st, Span
ish trousers, q navy revolver, III Ger
man cavalry holster from the Prussian
military attache, Cuban machete, a
Red Cross blanket and a mule-driver' S
9o2cho.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-22

An exchange tells a good story of how
a Yankee rooster whipped a famous
Spanish fighting cock many years ago.
The story runs: Back in the 40s a
little story went the rounds of the
newspapers It was the story of the
American eagle and the Spanish cock
An American ship visited one of the
ports of Spain, and while lying at an
Choir in the harbor the officers went
ashore to see the sights. Among the
places they took in was a cock pit, a
popular resort, to see the sport. The
game cock of the don is diminutive
| bird, but a fighter. One of the Ameri-
cans expressed contempt for the bird,
ard boosted that he had aboard his
ship a Yankee rooster that could
whip any bird ashore. The dons accept
ed the challenge and a match was ar
ranged. On the ship the sailors had an
American eagle, which they proceeded
to starve and trim of his feathers. SO
as to resemble a Shanghai cock a
strange bird to the Spanish, and on the
appointed evening carried him ashore
for the battle. The dons eyed him sus-
piciously, but he was dumped into the
pit. where he stood, hungry and ugly,
taking in the Surroundings. The Span
ish cock, a champion fighter, was
brought in and likewise pitched into
the pit. Strutting and growing, he
spared for an opening at his silent and
watchful Yankee enemy, and finally let
drive at him with his ''slashers,' knife
spurs. and drew first blood. Aroused,
with one wild scream the eagle lit on
him, tore off his head, and, to the hor-
ror of the Spaniards, began to eat him.
They lost their money, their honor was
trailed in the dust, and to this day they
/ do not understand the peculiar nature
of the American fighting cock
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-22
JUSTICE FOR THE cUBANs.

For months, for years; in fact, before
the war. the newspapers of the coun-
try were filled with stories of Spanish
atrocities towards the Cubans, while
the Cubans were extolled beyond meas
ure. Since the war, there has been a
great change; there are few TO sound
the praises of the Cubans, but plenty to
tell how bloodthirsty and revengeful
they are, how utterly unfit for self
government. 1t looks much as though
there were a method in it, all the pur-
pose of which is to ALLEVIATE the SYM
pathies of the American people from
the Cubans and create a sentiment in
favor of the annexation of the island
as the only solution of the Cuban ques-
ton. If such is the purpose of ali this
depreciation of the Cubans, then it is a
most Infamous scheme. Even the Devil
is not so black as he is painted, and
the Cubans are not the Devil by any
means. Four hundred years of Span
ish misrule and oppression are not the
best preparation for assuming the re-
sponsihilities and discharging the du
ties of self government, but when a
people struggle for years and years to
throw off that rule, it is a pretty good
indication that they have the capacity
for self-government, if given an oppor
tunity to develop it.
We have said that there are few to
say a good word for the Cubans, but
there are some. One of these is Gen
eral Joe Wheeler. Speaking of the Gu
bans as he saw them at Satiago. he
says:
The Cubans were badly clothed and
badly fed. They do not make an i'm
pressive appearance as soldiers. My
belief is that they misunderstood, prob
ably, the conditions about Santiago
which we had to encounter. Few Of
them could speak English, and COM
American troops was difficult. Yes.
know of the charges that they refused
to work on the roads and other pro-
jects for the assistance of the American
army, but think their refusal was
due, to some extent, at least, to a mis-
apprehension of the necessity for the
work. 1 found Cubans who We're will
ing to work after the necessity of it
was explained to them by interpret
ers."
That is. the decent and conservative
view to take of the matter. If there
are misunderstanding when people
speak the same language, as all know
only too well there are, how much
greater are the chances for misunder-
standings when they do not speak the
same language? Our troops conceived
! strong prejudice against the Cubans.
no doubt, because of their anything
| but prepossessing appearance, which
was wretched in the extreme; and as
they stood there in their wretchedness
they We're unable to exchange ideas
with their American friends. And then
i'll clad and the poorly fed people nat
urally shrink from contact with those
whose appearance indicates plenty of
everything.
Let us be just to the Cubans in all
things, but at present the spirit of JUS
tice does not seem to be in the ascen-
dency in regard to dealing with the
Cubans.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-22
RECOVERED HER TREASURES.

She screamed in terror when her purse
Was snatched from out her ieweled
hand.
And hurled modest semi-curSe
Toward the fleeting bold brigand;
And when the copper caught the thief
She seized the purse with anxious air.
And breathed sigh of sweet relief
To find her treasures all were there.
pencilled note
Her fellow wrote,
A sugar plum,
A wad of gum
hairDin (benO,
A copper cent
A buttonhook
With broken crook,
A safety pin,
A curling tin
A powder rag,
A Sachet bag.
These were the treasures which she pore
Around with her from store to store
While on q shopping tour. to see
The many pretty things which she
Would love to buy if she but had
The cash. and with smile so glad
1t almost made the copper sneeze
She thanked him. and with sprightly ease
Tripped on to seek another store
Or two where she could shop some more.
Denver Evening Post.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-22

where did you get the clothes?"
asked Colonel Roosevelt, adding quick
ly: Il won't ask. AS long as you have
uniform you'll do
Next day L was ordered to report at
division headquarters across the hill.
While l was standing at attention L
heard the following dialogue between
General Wheeler and his .adjutant:
Il have found your saddle horse.
sir
Where was it?"
I'm the Rough Riders camp"
s'WeH I'll be damned, How did it
get tLere?'
They stole it, sir"
Where is it now?'
1T is still over there They claim it
is their own, and refuse to give it up.
They say they found it grazing in their
trenches four days ago
The old general arose in his wrath,
exclaiming: rs there anything those
devils won't steal? Report the facts to
Colonel Roosevelt with my compliments
and tell him that l must insist on nav
ing my horse returned to me-"
The adjutant departed, and General
Wheeler turned to me. As he recoE-
nized the cross sabers and number one
on my army hat, his face clouded, and
he said:
$50 you are one of the Rough Rid
eIS ell, you may Dt SOOu
in fact you have shown yourselves TO
DE good fighters-but for downright
thievery you are the worst ] have ever
known. Why, your camp is known all
over the army as the den of thieves. 1t
is a wonder to me how some of you
ever managed to get out here IN
hanged"
I'VE have the sheriff of Cripple Creek
| to keep us straight, SIR" said /, salut-
ing, and was promptly sent away on
detail
That is a well told story. whatever
else it may be. and the telling is two
thirds in a story.
| Roosevelt has never been compared
to Napoleon, nor has his name or deeds
ever called I'D any act of Napoleon.
but this story does. When Colonel
Roosevelt told this recruit that he
would have to rustic" for a uniform
| and equipment, what was it but rep
etition of what Napoleon said when he
: returned from Elba? Soldiers, you
lack everything that is necessary; the
enemy possesses it,
Uniformed and equipped in the man
ner followed by this recruit. Roosevelt's
regiment must have resembled Jack
| Falstaff's famous army more than any
! thing seen since Prince Halls time. Did
it never dawn on the raw recruit that
his colonel was having fine fun with
him?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-22
for the presidency. contained this

for the presidency. contained this
plank:
We favor the free coinage both of
gold and silver, on such basis as will
maintain the two metals on a parity
with each otherh.
The Republican platform of that
same year contained only the follow
ing reference to the question:
The Republican party demands the
use of both gold and silver as a stand
ard of money with such restrictions
and under such provisions to be deter
mined by legislation as will secure the
maintenance of the parity of values OF
the two metals, so that the purchasing
and debt-paying power of dollar,
whether silver gold or paper, shall be
at all times equal.
Which was "silver-silent?" The one
that favored the free coinage of gold
and silver, or the one that demanded
the use of both under the ''restric-
lions" since put in force by the gold
bugs?
What an immense amount of assur-
ance the Tribune has TO misrepresent
matters the truth of which is so easily
ascertainedl Is it the result of fail
| ing memory, or a growing contempt
for the intelligence of its readers?
In another paragraph, as if to show
its utter disregard of the truth, its
total lack of shame, the Tribune says
that whereas Harrison was running
on a distinctively bimetallic platform,
| Cleveland succeeded in suppressing
all mention of silver in the Democratic
national platform"
| With all it's practice the Tribune
never told a greater faIsehood than
that. 1t may have told neater ones,
and, possibly, clumsier ones. But it
never told bigger one, surely.
When it finds how it is cornered. our
contemporary may twist and squirm
and say that it referred to the Utah
Democratic platform as being silver
silent Here is a plank from the terri
torial platform adopted by the Demo-
Gratis of Utah in 1892:
We look upon the decentralization of
silver by the Republican party in 1873
as crime and demand the restoration
of the white metal to it's proper posi-
ton as a part of the national cur
rency.
Is that "silver-silent ?"
1t is in order for our neighbor to cry
out again, and complain that we have
accused it of perjury. and to call upon
Allah to witness it's innocence.
|