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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-11-10
A COOL DENVER STUDENT.
How He Called Down n Fire Eating
German bully.

"Quarrels are picked by many Ger
man students on the slightest pretext,
said Il Young physician who studied in
Berlin university. IL was sitting one
evening at table in beer garden con.
versing in German with "a fellow stu
dent who hailed from Denver. HiG
name was B riley, and he was bundle
of nerve We were talking in moderate
tones. discussing the rivers of the world.
BARLEY remarked that the Rhine was
muddy Two or three German students
were sitting at an adjacent table, and
one Of them happened TO overhear the
remark. He stepped up TO us with a
clustering ar.
Did you say the Rhine was a mud.
dy riverf he asked in threatening
tone. BARLEY replied that he did.
4 live on the Rhine, remarked the
Deutscher significantly.
What Of itf' asked BARLEY. with
amused interest.
This much, answered the Ger
man, getting excited. You have cast a
reflection en- the river, and you have in
quilted me. shall call you to account
for your offensive Language challenge
you to a duel.
i don't want to fight a duel
As yon please. sir. If you decline
to fight, shall brand yen as a coward. =
But | don't think am a coward,
answered BARLEY in quiet way. He
still refused to look at the matter in n
serious light. 4 may be coward, but
| don t think that | am. | shall not
fight unless you insist on il. for don I
see that we have any quarrel. You
don I own the Rhine. You act az if yon
had exclusive control of the stream Go
away. You are drunk
This Cnraged the would be duclist
beyond measure. He fairly frothed at
the month and began to talk of the
choice manner in which he would carve
mp the insulting American. Things be.
gan to come To crisis. The warllke
student wanted TO have the affair come
off right away. BARLEY turned to me
and asked with a wink if | would act
as his second. replied that | would
The German dramatically shouted that
he wanted no delay.
Hold on, cried BARLEY. i have
the right TO choose the weapons, be-
lieve, Every one stopped, and there was
a murmur that told him he was correct
| could see that the Lelligerent student
was little worried, He expected that
the choice would be pistols. and he did
not like to face one with an American
looking coOlly over the shining barrel
He paused. then added with snccr:
" Let it be pistols, then, Herr
American | shall shoot to kill SO be.
ware.
q" who said l was going 20 ask for
pistolst retorted BARLEY with glare.
1 call for shotguns loaded with IL
buclishot, at Is PAGES.
THE mob stared in GmaZement. The
big guy who was SC anxious for scrap
gave a gulp that should have landed
his esophagus at the bottom Of E.S
stomach.
" What do you mean?' he gasped.
ouoI WHAT SdlN' duSNtltu bdA
ley, as coolly as if he were discussing a
shot at billiards.
You are crazy
i IN not coward. them
"Eut the student had forgotten all
about wanting to fight. and he went
away without word. BARLEY told me
afterward that he would have stuck &c
his proposition if his bluff had been
called. and believe that he would. -
Washington Post.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-11-10
Boston & Maine R. R.
TIME TABLE. wINTER SCHEDULE.
Ia effect October ,, 1899.
Trains leave Newport:

l ldlhs lCttNC Newport.
For st. JohnSbury at 'l21o and 90, o.,
! %. ; 90 an 10 80 p. IN. Return at - .1
- . ana 10 - q. m, , 3 and - n m
For Wells River At ~ 10 and : 90 a m
%, : 90 and !" 20 p. IN. Return at ~ 81
ana %, - a. n . 30 and 80 p. m
For White River Jet ut % a m4 0O,rJ
10 % y: m. Return at fl2 30 and S 90 a. m
and % p, m. % NJ
l'Yr Plymouth ut 1910 and : 90 n m
! % ?. m Return at 'l2ND, : 50 a m. / TO-
For Concord at 'l2 o and 7 oOa.m,1o5
and I'D 30 p. m, Return at 6 90. 11l5.li 20
and / 70 a. m, . 80 and 10 IOp m.
For Manchester at ~ 10 and z 90 q -,
% and 10 SO p. IN. Return AT 40 a a., i
10 80 a. m, 10 and 80 So u. m 49,
For Lowell at ~ Ia ana : 90 a. m. Of
and % 90 p m. Return at . 20 a m, 5. 10
For Springfield, Mass, at 90 a. II. and
10 % =. m Return at . 10 4. m, and : 90
For Nashua Turc. at IL l o and : 90 n m
! % and 10 % p. m. Return at l 0 % a m -,
For Boston at 'l2 10 and oOa.r,.1 o.
and 10 90 D. m. Return at 90 e. m, 80
70 Runs daily Daily except Monday
All other trains run daily except sunday.
Trains leave Grovcton tor
Lancaster at 90 a m. IL 81. : 90 IA m
Return at 20, II 81 Il. m. and ) 50 p m
LittIeton at 90 a, m, Il -, 90 =. m
Return at 10 ~ a, m. and 81 p. m.
Wells River at 90 a. m. II ~ : 90 u n,
Return at % a. m, 3 80 p. m
Plymouth At 90 n. m, II p, roo p. m.
return at % a. m, - p. m.
Concord at 90 a. m, IL ~ 90 u. II,
Return at and II 80 a. m
Manchester At 7 90 a. III. l. II. : 90 u. II,
Return at 10 and 10 20 r. m
Z, NaShHa Jet a. : 90 a III. = -, 90 p. NJ,
Return at - 30 IN.
Springfield at : 90 "a. m : 90 .. m. Return
at J = a. IN.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-11-10
One Little Drop.

One little drop of rain does not pro-
duce much moisture. Even two or three
or half dozen have little effect But
the constant, continual dripping of the
raindrop will thoroughly moisten the
earth. Just SO with advertising. One
little, skinny advertisement should not
be expected to produce very material
results in this age of the world, when
so much advertising is being done But
persistently keeping at it, if you have
something meritorious, scarcely ever
fails. Others have perhaps been adver-
Using something similar to yours long
before your advertisement appeared,
and people may be using that with sat
tsfaction Do you expect one little an.
nouncement Of yours Is sufficient tr
make them change? But if your adver-
tisement il placed before them time
after time they will conclude your ar
ticle has merit and may be induced to
try it to see If it might not suit them
better than the one they are buying
Shoe and Leather Gazette.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-11-10
SPECIAL CLUBBING GFPER.

Subscribers TO this paper can have
The Ncrmontcr" stato's illustrated
magazine from now until January,
1901, for 81 This offer will remain
open for 30 days, and includes II num-
bers of the Vermonter. Subscriptions
received at this Office and by all news
dealers. Subscriptions may also be sent
direct to the publisher, Charles $.
FORBES, St. ,AlbQns, Vt,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-11-10

There is talk of an increase in the
German navy, and an exchange says
The English hope the increase may be
made with the view of the conclusion of
an alliance between Great Britain, the
United States and Germany" And
why not, since the advice to '.bewarc of
nntangling alliances" goes UNDECIDED?
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-11-10

We have before us the special illustra-
ted edition and souvenir number Of the
Vermont Tribune. published at Ludlow
\ first glance at it shows that typo
graphically and mechanically it is very
nice. 1t is devoted to the interests of the
villages of Ludlow, ProctorSyillr. Cavern
dish and Chester, and is rich in local
"reminiscences. 1t notices leading men
and families that ara of more than local
interest, Men all over the State will be
interested in many OF the men aud
things treated of. Senator Proctor's
benign countenance groets You and the
pleasant face of 4. NJ. Kendall and
many of the faces and places which will
be generally recognized in the State.
There Is an interesting notice of the
Henry family in it. Nearly everybody
living will remember Hugh II. Henry,
formerly L. S. marshal. lFc'was one of
the most characteristic Ncrmontors of the
nineteenth century, but perhaps most of
orr people will be more interested in
Hugh Henry, pension agent at Concord,
n. H., because he is man more of the
present generation and equally distin-
guished with his father. The people of
this county will be specially interested in
The souvenir number because it is edit d
by J. II. Walbridge, a resident of tn"
county and man in whose success they
naturally feel some pride. Bro. Crane
is to be congratulated in what he has
accomplished and so are his subscribers.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-11-10

Chicago takes no second place. 1t
does things on broad gauge scale. The
train robbery the other night in its
suburbs is record breaker
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-11-10

If England really desired to dispel So
the Beers, let her arrange to have Alfred
An turn his muse loose on them.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-11-10
QUESTION ANSWERED,

Yes, August Flower still has the lar
gcst sale of any medicine in the civilized
world. Your mothers and graudmoth-
erS' never thought Of using anything else
for Indigestion or Biliousncss. Doctors
were scarce, and they seldom heard of
Appendicitis. Nervous Prostration or
Heart failure, etc. They used August
Flower to clean ont the system and stop
fermentation of undigested food, regu-
late the action of the liver, stimulate the
nervous and organic action of the system
and that is all they took when feeling
dull and bad with headaches and other
aches. You only need 4 few doses Of
Green's August Flower, in liquid FORM
to make you satisfied there is nothing
serious the matter with You, Sample
bottles free at Thurston's drug store.
Sold 10y dealers in all civilized countries.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-11-10
RUTLAND RAILROAD,

Time table corrected to May 10, 1899.
Leave Ia m tip tip. m Up m'sp m
"urlir gton $50 1908 IS 40 10 06
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-11-10
WE ARE WINNERS

'ca'- or prices and good! right Don't think because the
Prices are 10" that tn" goods Inferior our way Of selling them
Remember that IN our
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-11-10
Maine Central R. r.

Gen. Pass * Ticket Agt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-21

man entered the treasury and there as
executive officer he had an opportunity
to execute the plan of specie payment
which he had previously placed on the
statute books. His first move was to
begin the accumulation of great stocks
of gold with which to pay specie for
paper when January 1, 1879, arrived.
Six months before that time he had ac-
cumulated in the treasury $40 600, 900
and when January l came he had the
satisfaction of seeing the paper money
gradually rise to the value of gold until
gold no longer brought premium. The
execution of this important fiscal move,
through congress and in the treasury
aroused intense differences and there
was criticism as well as approval.
In 1880 he became a candidate for the
presidency and his name was presented
to the national convention by James A
Garfield. In the contest between the
friends of Grant and Blaine, Garfield
was nominated. Again in the national
convention of 1884 he was placed in
nomination by Joseph B. Foraker. But
the Ohio delegation divided and Sher-
man secured only a few votes In 1888
he was a candidate for the third time
leading throughout with 249 votes on
the second ballot and continually there
after until Benjamin Harrison was
nominated by the withdrawal of other
candidates.
He had returned to the senate in 1881,
serving continuously until 1897 when he
resigned to enter the cabinet of Presi-
dent Mckinley as secretary of state.
His resignation from that body occurred
soon after the declaration of war with
Spain and he returned to private life af-
ter 45 years of almost continuous pub
lie service. Since then he has done some
literary work carrying forward his
memoirs from the period of his former
book.
HIS WEALTH.
The grand old Man Of America was one
of the richest in the world. This was ac-
counted for by himself as luck" but
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-21
To BRIDGE
THE ATBARA.
A Gang of WOrkmen Going
From Philadelphia
To Erect a Seven Span Struc-
ture In the SOudan
FOR GREAT BRITAIN.
1t Has Already Been Shipped
to Its Destination.
English Firms Not Fast Enough
For the Work.

Philadelphia, March 21.-An erecting
gang from the Pencoyd Iron works will
leave this city in a few days en- route
to Africa for the purpose of building
bridge across the Atbara river in the
Soudan near Khartoum. The seven
spans of the bridge with a total length
of 1, 100 feet have already been shipped.
The order was placed with the Pencoyd
Iron works by the British war office less
than six weeks ago the company agree
ing to build the structure in seven
weeks. The Pencoyd company was CIV
en- preference over the English bridge
builders because the latter had stated
that it would rquire seven months to
complete the structure. The British war
office was anxious to have the bridge
completed before fall in order to facili-
tate the operations of Gen. Kitchener
against the MahdiSts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-21
TREAT FOR HEROES.
teers May Be Sent Home by
Way of the Suez Canal

Kansas City, March 21-As a partial
reward for the heroism displayed by
the members of the Twentieth Kansas
regiment of volunteers on the battle
field at Manila, it is probable that they
will be given a sightseeing trip home
1t is generally believed that the Kansas
volunteers will soon be sent home, and
the friends of the Twentieth regiment
are now engaged in trying to induce
the war department to send them home
by the way of the Suez canal This
route would enable the soldiers to wit
ness many points of interest and would
prove a rare treat.
Editor E. F. Heis1er of the Kansas
City, Kan, Sun, returned from Leaven-
worth yesterday where he called on
United States Senator Lucien Baker
for the purpose of interesting him in the
matter. The senator expressed himself
heartily in favor of the move and wrote
a lengthy letter to the war department
at Washington, asking that the Kansas
soldiers be given their choice of routes
home. 1t is claimed that it would cost
the government but little more to send
the soldiers home via Suez canal, and
it is believed that the request will be
granted Letters will be written to all
the representatives in congress from
Kansas urging them to use their in
fuence with the war department in the
interest of the matter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-21
n o Sherman a the
He having

years were interviewer with the great
events of that epoch. AS his illustriOus
brother, William Tecumseh, shared with
Grant and Sheridan the highest place
among the military heroes of the gen
Grafton. so too, John Sherman stood in
civic life along with Seward, Sumner,
EvartS. Blaine and that cOterie of in
tellectual giants of war and recOnStruc-
tion days. Always a leader, twice a
member of the cabinet, first as head of
the treasury and then of state affairs.
three times a candidate for the Republi-
can nomination for the presidency and
for years one of the great creative for
ces In congress his name was identified
with the laws, the law-making and the
political struggles which engaged atten-
tion for almost half a century. Few
men had more continuous public service
in such a diversity of fields and in all
OF them his work was conspicuous.
John Sherman was born in Lancas-
ter. O., May 10, 1928, three years after
the birth Of his brother William Tecum-
sch. They came of sturdy ancestors,
tracing their lineage back to Roger
Sherman, one of the signers of the de-
claratiOn of independence, to the Sher-
mans who came over shortly after the
landing of the Pilgrims. The father was
a lawyer Of prominence of Ohio who
rose in later life to be judge of the su-
preme court. When he died in 1929 the
large family of boys We're left with
scant support and were adopted by
friends and relatives. William went
with Thomas Ewing, who shaped his
career as a soldier while John went
with an older brother, Charles, at
Mansfield and took up the study of law
which, in turn took him into the field
of politics and public life. His first pub
lie service was in 1S4S when he was a
delegate to the Whig convention at
Philadelphia which nominated Zachary
Taylor for the presidency. Again in
1852 he was a delegate at Baltimore
when Winfield Scott was nominated for
ehe presidency.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-21

his friends say he had amassed his
wealth by actual saving. A close busi-
ness friend of the family says that the
old gentleman had part of the first
money he ever earned. For sixty years
he had been saving a, little all the time,
and the result is riches; he patrOnized
saving banks and invested in small but
lucrative ways. He never put dol
lar down without picking two up.
AS congressman and chairman of the
committee of ways and means of the
house, as senator and chairman of the
finance committee of the senate, and
as secretary of the treasury during
some of the most trying times in the
financial history of the country, Sena-
tor Sherman played an important
and influential part of the past forty
years.
OF his wealth and the various per-
Sonal and political attacks that have
been made upon him, he made this
statement, after giving his reply to an
accusation that score: Il have
often since been accused of the crime of
being rich but as nearly all my pos
sessions are visible to the naked eye,
and their history and acquisition are
Aknewn to SO many think 1 am not re-
quired to prove that 1 have not made
them as the result of legislation or my
holding of public trusts"
MRS. SHERMAN IS TOLD.
Washington, March 21.-Mrs. Sher-
man has been informed through the
state department of the death of Mr..
Sherman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-21

has been taken to Mcpherson to prevent
a Iynchng. The feeling against him is
intense
Moore moved here from Emporia about
a month ago. He was considered hard
working. upright man. He was partlcu-
larly fond of his children and often ex-
pressed the fear that they would grow up
worthless. He claimed the influence of
his wife's folks over the children was bad
and for that reason moved to Hutchinson.
Moore subject to epileptic fits. It
is said he had a fit Sunday last. Mrs
Moore was at a neighbor's when the fire
occurred yesterday. and this fact, together
with his Illness, may have brought on a
morose condition that impelled him to
commit the crime
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-21
ALL CUT AND DRIED.
1t is Said That Mckinley and
Reed Have Already Agreed.

Washington, March 21-President Nc
Ktnley and Mr.. Reed are not at JekyI
island for the purpose of patching up
their differences and arranging a truce
for 1900
According to developments today,
they had arranged all this before the
president started south through the in
termediation of Congressman Gros-
venor and Senator Hanna, representing
Mckinley, and Congressman Payne and
Senator Platt representing Reed.
Various conferences were held by
them at the White House with the pres
ident and at the Shoreham with Speak
er Reed, the result being q proposition
acceptable to both.
Reed is to be elected speaker without
opposition on the part of the adminis-
tratiOn.
He is to abandon his obstructive tao
ties to legislation approved by the ad-
ministration and is not to be a candi-
date for the presidency in 1900, and in
1904 is to become the reSiduary legatee
of the administration.
Congressman Grosvenor, administra-
tiOn spokesman, practically confirmed d
the report today that an agreement had
been reached and that there was no real
necessity for the president and Mr..
Reed meeting at all at Jeky1 island.
Mr. GrOSvenor said: There is now
no reason why the president and Mr..
Reed should not confer. The speaker
will be reelected without opposition
from any Republican. Mr. Mckinley
will be renominated for president prac-
tically without opposition. In the next
house the speaker will not oppose the
administration in any way"
Gen. Grosvenor's statements are au-
thoritative. They prove beyond doubt
that an agreement exists, and that it
was made before the president left
Washington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-21
The Passenger Steamer Atlanta
of the Goodrich Line
Caught in an Ice Drift and
Blown on the Beach.
LIFE BOATS SENT OUT
To Rescue the Passengers Who
Are Yet on Board.
She Was Bound to Milwaukee
From Chicago.

Racine, Wis, March 21.-The Good
rich passenger steamer Atlanta is on
the beach two miles south of this city.
The steamer was caught in the drift ice
which was driven in by the southeast
gale. She is said to be badly listed.
The passengers are still aboard. A life
saving crew has gone to the rescue.
TRIED TO DODGE AN ICE FIELD.
Chicago, March 21.-The Goodrich line
passenger boat Atlanta draws II feet of
water. She tried to run inside an ice
field and dodge it but went too close to
shore and now lies on a sandy bottom
in liz feet of water. 1t is said the ves-
sci can easily be pulled into deep water
as soon as tugs which have been sent
from here and Milwaukee reach her.
The Atlanta left here at o'clock last
night bound for Manitowoc, carrying
between 80 and 40 passengers and
heavy cargo of freight. The Atlanta is
a wooden vessel valued at 100000 and
does not carry insurance. She was
built in 1891 in Cleveland and is 210 feet
long. She has a carrying capacity of
95S net tons and is rated at AL.
PASSENGERS LANDED.
Chicago, March 21-The So passen-
gers who were on board the Atlanta
have all been landed safely and the YES
sci is resting easy and has suffered very
little damage. Capt. Cochran says there
is not the least danger of the boat be-
ing wrecked, as the ice extends into the
lave five miles and is solid. The pas
sengerS were all in good spirits when
rescued and did not know the boat was
ashore until they awOke this morning.
The Atlanta went ashore during a ter
rife wind and snow storm that swept
the lake during the night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-21

He was elected to the Gath congress
and took his seat December 3, 1855
His prominence began when the
speaker, Nathaniel p. Banks, appointed
him on the committee to investigate the
ruffianism in bleeding Kansas" He
was acting chairman during the inquiry
and the report he made was the basis
for the presidential canvass of 1856. At
he was recognized as the foremost man
in the house of representatives. He was
a candidate for speaker, coming within
three votes of that position. His defeat
for the speakership led to his becoming
chairman of the committee on ways and
means. Here for the first time his pc
cuIiar genius for finance showed itself.
The finances of the country were sadly
crippled; members of the congress were
not receiving their pay. His first step
was in securing the passage of the bill
authorizing the treasury notes of 1860.
About this time Salmon b. Chase re-
signed his seat as senator from Ohio
and Sherman was elected to his place,
entering the senate for the first time
on March 4, 1861. His congressional
fame had preceded him and he at once
took the same rank in the upper brancR
as he had had in the lower. His service
was continuous until 1873 most of the
time as chairman of the finance commit
tee in which position he wrote many
of those far-reaching measures of
finance with which he was identified.
The suspension of specie payment Oc-
CURED in 1862, neceSSitating the issue
of United States notes. He largely car
ried this measure through, and was
also the defender of the legal tender
wide differences in and out of congress.
Following this he devised the plan for
the resuming of specie payment and
practically framed the bill by which
resumption was to occur on January l,
1879.
When Hayes became president Sher-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-21
Death of Ex-Mayor King.

Philadelphia, March 21-Samuel J.
King. who was mayor of this city from
1881 to 1884, died at his home in this city
today, aged SO. He had been ill for
long time. Mr. King always took an
active interest in Democratic politics
and although this city is overwhelming
ly Republican, he was elected on the
Reform ticket by large majority.