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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-01-16
Sparks From Granite CITY,
Bert Bassett has rot the grip.


George 4. Conner and his son left on
the midnight train last night for New
York where they will remain for about
a week.
Robert Mckenzie is recovering from
his illness.
Mr.. and Mrs, Charles Johnston and
brother Isaac have returned from their
visit in st. Johnsbury.
VIM. d. Have of Albany N. Y. is in
The city today on business connected
with his granite interests here.
Don't forget the poverty social to be
given by the ladies of the O, +. S. in
the Masonic banquet hall Wednesday
evening.
Monday evening January 3Oth is the
date for the meeting of the legal tax
payers of the city called for the purpose
OF talking about plaster.
Edward Desc the noted wrestler from
Fairfield, is in the city getting W. l.
Downing ready for bis bout with Hender-
son at Montpelier Thursday night
There seems little doubt but what
Major Charles X. Darling former
resident of Barre will be appointed
United States Marshal for the State of
Massachusetts.
The case of Perloy Chandler against
William Cleveland to recover IS for
ashes taken by Cleveland came up in
city court this morning and was contin-
ued till January 30th.
Don't forget the whist party at Odd
Fellows hall tomorrow night. Refresh
mcnts will be served. Come and have
good time. Only ten cent admission
fee will be charged.
The funeral of A, Mills of Wells Ri
yer took place this morning at the home
of his daughter on Spaulding street, the
Rev. j, A. Sherburne officiating. The
remains were taken on the 1890 train
to Groton for interment.
The State archaeological laboratory,
which is II sort of thermometer of the
health of the State of Vermont. indicated
Il large percentage of new cases of ILL.,
ness the latter part of last week. On
Saturday 20 examinations We're made.
The tests included diphtheria, malaria,
water supplies, ice and
milk
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-01-16

Sleighs 10 Close Out. A few nice
sleighs to be sold cheap before the frs,
of January. G. /. Jackson. 2w
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-01-16

What's the matter with the Barre
Steam Laundry? That's all right.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-01-16
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.

We must insist that the copy for all
new ads, and changes in ads taking
over an inch of space, be handed in at
our Office before 10 a. N. on the day
they are to appear.
BARRE Press COMPANY.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-14
Herb Folklore.

The following piece of herb folk
lore was told to me many years ago
by a North Lincolnshire lady: On
the night our blessed Lord was born
the stable of the nativity was litter
ed with bracken and what we now
call the yellow lady's bedstraw
Before this time both these plants
had produced in the summer time
insignificant little white flowers, but
then it was the depth of winter, and
they were fiowerless.
When the first cry of the divine
infant was heard, the bedstraw
burst into bloom in honor of the
birth of the Saviour of the world,
but the bracken made no sign of
reverence; so it has come to pass
that the bracken has ever since been
deprived of the power Of producing
any blossoms whatever, while the
bedstraw has been endowed with
long sprays of golden florets. Notes
and Queries.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-14
LOCAL NOTES.
See Browning's fine screen doors.

Best line of screen doors Mt Brown
ing's.
Attorney w. NJ. Mellette vent Il
Tulsa today.
Col. Dick Blue returned from Mus.
kogee this morning
George Badgett drove over into the
Spavnaw country today
Those lap robes at Lee Barrett's are
beauties Go aud see them.
School Supervisor Coppock returned
from Fairland this morning.
W. w. Hastings and Grant Victor,
came in on the Frisco this morning.
Drugs pure and properly prepared
are our specalties. Peoples drug store.
First class shoemaker-with all
kinds of repairing done. Lee Barrett.
The Euchre club is being entertain
ed this afternoon by Mrs. Capt.
Nelms.
The Crescent studio is giving away
beautiful photo buttons this month:
see offer.
Copies OF the Vlnita ordinance book
can be obtained at this office: price
20 cents each.
Ice cold soda pop, ginger ale and all
iced drinks; also fine line cigars, at
Charley Newman's
Cold item-Sam Ridenhour's ice
wagon will make prompt delivery to
all parts of the city.
Johnie Crutchdeld is collecting on
The Daily Chieftain All parties are
authorized to pay him.
Three extra coaches went down on
theFrisco this morning for tomorrow's
Eureka Springs excursion.
Avail yourself of the free opportu-
nifty to advertise Vinita's 4th of July
celebration. See ad on page2
Ii you would have your clothes that
delicate, clear white so desirable, use
Red Cross ball blue. may
Second hand goods bought and
sold. See me on this line. KeIIar
Walker.
Col, Tom Marcum came up on the
east bound Frisco yesterday evening
and weht home to Muskogee over the
Katy.
Henry Billiards. child, aged FOUR
was attacked with commissions last
night and for quite while was un-
conscious.
Prof. John w. Wilkinson came in
from Pauls Valley yesterday and went
north on the flyer, enroute home to
Columbia, Mo.
Miss Dot Fay Trott leaves tomor-
row for Cincinnati to study music.
She will be away about ten weeks
and probably all winter,
Mrs H. c. Cook went north on this
train. She will spend the
day at Chetopa and 60 on tonight to
Paxton, ILL.,, where her daughter,
Miss Leila, will meet her
The Worcester Business College will
give special rates during the sum-
mer term. Bookkeeping, shorthand, |
penmanship, etc. Call and get prices
on combination course.
No man can work well with torpid
liver or constipated bowels. A few
loses of Prickly Ash Bitters will
quickly remove this condition and
make work a pleasure. Sold by Chap
nan & Briggs.
Oscar Bantley, of Lebanon, and his
'ousin, Albert, from Pennsylvania.
anne down this morning on visit.
dr. Bantley is interested, like most
VI the residents of Southwest Mis-
Ouri in the Tonlin 1aad minac
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-14
CUNNING AFRIDIs.
Methods Employed by the Crafty Savage
Tribesmen In Battle.

Tribesmen In Battle.
In any account of the ways the
Afridis fight it is necessary to in
clude in the description the military
characteristics of the frontier ma.
tives without regard to differences
of tribe.
Their style of fighting is specially
adapted TO the geographical oondi-
tions of the country. Both at Fort
Saraghari and at Fort Cavagnari !
had an opportunity, with other off
GERS, of learning the peculiar fight
ing ways of the Afridis. Every race.
of course, has its own method of
combat, and the Afridis conduct
their operations against an enemy
in manner altogether their own.
1t is as shifty as it is effective. Few
civilians can realize how deadly it
may become.
1t is bad enough when an enemy,
creeping slowly up hillside, lodges
itself in sections behind huge bowl
ders, and, under cover of these,
pours volley after volley at the hu-
man targets, as those engaged in
the task of guarding the summit be-
come. Watching the advancement
OF a foe is not at any time an inspir
ltlng occupation. 1t is worse to see
the half naked Afridis creeping
slowly and slowly from bowlder to
bowlder. This is what takes place
in broad daylight, but even then the
cunning Afridi can circumvent ma
ture. Take, as an illustration of
this, the way in which Fort Sara
ghari fell. 1t occurred in broad day
light and within sight of the neigh
boring fort of Cavagnari, where the
stealthy operations of the tribesmen
were observed by the imperial
troops. Attempts were made by
means of signals to warn the de-
tenders of the British flag of their
danger, but to no avail.
Although considered impregna-
BILE, Fort Saraghari, built of square
stone with two bastions at opposite
angles, was fatally defective in de-
sign. 1t had dead" point under
meath each bastion-that is, point
from which an enemy could be nei-
ther seen nor hit by the defenders.
The result was that while the CON
tending forces were firing against
each other-the defenders in the
forts and the assailants behind stone
and within ten yards
of each other-a few native born
engineers among.the Afridis who
had crept up to the dead" point
were mining a breach in one of the
Before this was made suf-
ficiently large to admit the savage
tribesmen to make their deadly rush
into the fort the undermining op-
were seen by the small
force holding Fort Cavagnari. These
signaled to their brothers in arms
the danger awaiting them, but the
latter were too busily employed in
the.onslaughts of the enc
my TO benefit by the telescope OBJ
of their comrades, and
70 every one of the 81 Sikhs guard
ng Saraghari died at his post.
If the Afridi were crafty in day
light, his cunning at night became
'uperhuman. Many a sentry has
ALLEN silently and mysteriously in |
he Indian night. A naked form,
moving stealthily in the dark as the
entry paoesbackward and forward, |
,etting almost motionless as the
sentry draws nigh; sudden bound, |
ollowed by dagger thrust-this
S the end of many an Indian sol
lier and the secret of many a tribal
Officer" in London
Telegraph.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-14
photographs
By SkyIight.

Best workmanship and
permanent results. Pho
tos in gloss and platinum,
all sizes. Pictures reduc-
ed or enlarged and framed.
Button and pin pictures
tinted. 1t will pay you
to investigate my grades
and prices before placing
orders for anything in the
art line.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-10-07

other laws. The most danger
Gus and insidious form in which
this evil can exist is that which
manifests Itself in the disregard
Of public rather than of private
right, Tor not only are the conse-
quences more widely diffused and
less rapidly eradicated, but be-
cause no particular right of indl-
vlduaIs is directly involved resls-
tance is less prompt and the evil
progresses to dangerous proper
lions before It's existence is noted.
Not only was the question of the
franchise q most difficult one for
solution by reason of its nature,
but there was added to its treat
ment the limitations upon state
action imposed by the amendments
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-10-07
Brave Men Fall.

Victims to stomach, liver and kidney
troubles as well as women, and ain fseI
the results IN loss Of appetite, poisons
in the blood, backache. nervousnesz
headache and tired, istless, rundown
feeling, But there's no need to feel
Ike that Listen to J, W. Gardner,
lGaNl!le, Ind. He says: Electric
Biitters are just the thing for a man
when he IS all run down, and don't
care whether he lives or dies. It did
more TO give me new strength and
good appetite than anything 1 could
take. 1 can now eat ANYTHING and
nave a new lease on life. Only so cts
at y. D. Flniay's drug store. Every
bottle guaranteed.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-10-07
BradfieId's
Female Regulator

brings ont a woman's true beauty.
It makes her strong and well in those
organs upon which her whole general
health depends. It sorrects all mem
strual disorders, 1t stops the drains
of LeuCorrbRa. Itrcs,ores the womb
to its proper place. 1t removes 5Ee
causes of headache, backache and
nervousness. It takes the poor. de-
utlitatcd, weak, haggard, fading
woman and puts her on her feet
again, making her face beautiful by
making her body well.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-10-07
A GeneraI Scattering

Most of the State officials have
shaken the dust of the capital from
their patent feathers, and are now
rusticating at their old homes, but
some have sought a colder climate.
Gov. McLaurin is in Brandon,
and it is said is nursing Il carbun-
Gle which has been riding on the
back Of his neck for some time.
Treasurer May is in old Simpson,
the county wherein he first saw
the hight of day some forty years
ago. Auditor Holder is at some
Michigan health resort. where he
has been for several months. SUI
perintendent of Education Whit
field is in Rankin, about fifteen
miles from jackson. Supreme
Court Clerk Brown took refuge
in Copiah. Attorney General
Nash is supposed to bo IN Stark
vile. Revenue Agent Adams is in
Michigan, and the good Lord Only
knows what has become of the
three railroad commissioners and
two of the Supreme Court Judges.
The only officials in town are Sec
retary of State Power, Land Com
missioner Nall and Justice Whit
field, but so far clerks and depu-
ties remain behind to attend to
what little business is coming in.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-10-07

fence for the responsibilities
thrust upon IT, This was succeed
ed by q semi-miIitarv, semi.ciyil.
uprising, under which the white
race, inferior in number, but su-
perior in spirit, in governmental
instinct and intelligence, was re-
stored to power, The Anomaly
was then presented of q govern
mcnt whose distinctive character
istic was that it rested upon the
will Of the majority being con
trolled and administered by a
minority of those entitled under
its organic law to exercise the
electoral franchise. The habit
uaI disregard Of one law not only
brings it finally into contempt, but
tends to weaken respect for all
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-10-07
% the federal constitution.

w tAAS ANNANAAAA NSAi'bAAhNAoAAs
"The difficulty, as all men knew
arose from the racial differences,
The federal constitution prohibited
the adoption of any laws under
which a discrimination should be
made by reason Of race, color OF
seryitude. Within the field OF
permissible action, under the lin.
itations imposed by the federal
constitution, the convention swept
the circle of expedients to obstruct
the exercise of the franchise by
the negro race. By reason of its
previous condition of servitude
and dependence, this race had ac-
quired or accentuated certain pc
culiarities of habit, of tempera-
ment and of character which clearly
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-10-07

GREENvLLE WASHINGTON COUNTY, MISS SATURDAY OCT 1899
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-10-07

Admiral Dowey's Reception, Wash
mgton, d. C.. October 2nd-3rd, 1899
For the above occasion the Y. v. NJ.
Y railroad viii sell tickets to Wash
ingtOu, D. C at rate Of one and one
third fare for the round trip. Tickets
on sale September 29th-3Oth. final
limit Tor return, October Sth, 1899.
Jno A. Scott, D. 2. ~, Memphis
Tenn, G. B, Rucks, Agent, GreenvilIs
Miss.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-10-07

National Reunion of the Blue and
Gray Evansville, Ind, Oct l0th-l4th,
1899. Tickets to Evansville, Ind, aud
return at rate of one frst-class limited
fare. Selling October 9th-lOth; final
limit, October 18th, 1899; continuous
passage in both directions.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-10-07
Southern Railway in Mississippi.

Meeting Trotting Horse Breeders
Association, Lexington, KY. October
3rd-l4th, 1899. Account of this oCca-
sion, tickets will be sold to Lexington,
KY, and return, at rate of one first.
class fare. Selling October 1st-9nd;
final limit, October 18th, 1899; contin-
uous passage in both directions
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-10-07
Working Niqht and DnN.

The busiest and mlghtiest little
thing that ever was made is DR.. Kings
New Life Pills. Every pill is a sugar
coated globue of health, that changes
weakness into strength, Gstlessness
nto energy, braln-fag into mental
power. They're wonderful in build
ing up the health, Only 25 per box.
Sold by B. D Finlay, Druggist.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-10-07

distinguished it as Il race from
that of the white-a patient, docilC
people, but careless, landless ano
migratory within narrow limits,
without forethought, and its Grim
inal members given rather to fur
tive otfenses than TO the robust
crimes of the whites. Restrained
by the federal constitution from
discriminating against the negro
race, the convention Disseminated
against its characteristics and the
otfenses to which its weaker mem
bers we're prone. 1t is evident
therefore, that the convention had
before it for consideration tive
antagonistic propositions -one to
levy a poll tax as a revenue meas,
ure and to make its payment com
pulsory; the other to impose the
tax rs one of many devices for eX-
cluding from the franchise a large
number of class of persons.
which it was impracticable wholly
to admit. In our opinion Tho
clause was was primarily intende
by the trainers of the constitution
as & clog upon the franchise, and
secondarily, and incidentIy only
as a means of revenue
''Here you will see there is a
plain and unequlvocaljudicial find
ing by the highest court of the
state that the suffrage provisions
of the constitution were framed
for the express and avowed pur-
pose of limiting negro suffrage as
far as possible within the bounds
of the federal constitution. The
supreme court of the United States
in the Williams case, after quot
ing from this opinion of the su-
preme court of Mississippi, said;
" But nothing tangible can be
deduced from this. If weakness
were to be taken advantage of, 1t
was to be done within the field
of permissible action under the
limitations imposed by the federal
constitution" and the means of it
were the alleged characteristics of
the negro race, not the admins
tration of the law by the officers
of the state.
"After fully considering the
Williams case it was affirmed.
"The constitution of Mississippi
was not submitted to the people
for ratification Or rejection, but
was directly promulgated by the
convention. 1t was urged before
the supreme court that the consti-
tuition was invalid because it had
not been submitted to the people
for ratification or rejection, but
this point, being purely faucifuI,
was ignored. 1t was also press
ed upon the court that the fran
chise provisions of the cOnstitu-
ton were void, for the reason that
they yiolated the terms Of the act
of 1870, under which the state was
readmittedto representation in con
gress. | have not that act before
me, but'ln substance it made it q
fundamental condition upon which
the State was readmitted to reDre-
that the franchise pro-
visions of the constitution of 1869,
known as the reconstruction con-
should not be altered,
as to its limitations regard
ing residence, without the consent
Of congress. This point was also
completely ignored by the supreme
court of the United States, upon
the ground, no doubt, that the re-
admission act of 1870 in this re-
spect was clearly unconstitutional.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-10-07

Trotting Races, Nashville, Tenn.
October l6th-23rd, 1899. Tickets to
Nashville, Tenn, and return at rate Of
one frst-class fare. Selling October
lith-l5th, 1899, continuous passage il
both directions.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-10-07
The Man Who is Insured

can calmly contemplate the de-
structiou of his property by fire,
and with the same spirit Of enter
prise make his plans torrebuilding
when he has entrusted us with the
placing of his insurance and the
wording Of his policy, knowing
that his losses will be promptly
paid.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-10-07
SITUATION WANTED.

PRINTER wants situation any
where; jobbing, straight; run lob
presses. Work reasonably.
GEORGE S. PAGE,
Care of Times, Greenville, Miss.
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-07-06
Church improvements.

The excavation for the new addition
to the First Congregational church is
nearly finished and the masons will soon
begin work on the foundation. This
weeks issue Of the Journal thus des-
cribes the intended improvements !:
1.-The new portion will be the same gen.
eral outline as the original structure and
will be joined to the north end of it..
The addition will occupy a space 30 by
40 feet, extending the church consider
ably, but with gables on the east, north
and west to break the plainness it will
in reality give the church better ap-
pearance than it nov has. The floor of
the new portion will be dropped II
inches, allowing for two stories and Civ.
ing two large upstairs rooms to be used
at the time Of receptions and other
church functions. On the first floor,
west of the choir room, will be a kitchen
0 by 10 feet with china closet communi-
eating with it and the rooms on the
north. On the north will be two large
rooms 1915 feet square, connected by
sliding doors, to be used for Sunday
school class-rooms, for receptions, meet
ings of the ladies' society, etc. On the
east side, connecting the new with the
old portion. is a large vestibule, with
doors leading into the main body Of the
church, the choir room and the new
rooms ON the north. This new addition
will add large amount of room to the
church and will meet the wants Of the
growing congregation, it is thought, for
several years to come. G. G. Somers
has the contract for its erection, the con.
tract price being $3,l25."
The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-07-06
SATURDAY SIFTlNGS.

Henry Bell of Denison was in the city
yesterday.
F.. P. Coryeli was up from Stanton
yesterday.
H. w. Abts was in from Columbus
yesterday.
Miss Baker was in town yesterday
from Stanton.
P. NJ. Ruleam was in town yesterday
from Madison.
w. A. Spencer, the Pierce banker, is in
the city today.
J. Wesley Watt was in town from
York yesterday.
G. H. Gsrdells was down from Battle
Greek yesterday.
J. Nj. Shickley of Genoa was in this
metropolis yesterday.
A. Altschuler is here and will visit
relatives for month. 4
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Buckendorf drove
over to Madison today.
+. j. Hale and son were down from
Battle Creek yesterday,
Mrs. Edelmeyer. wife of the elevator
man at Hadar, is quite ill.
Miss Frances Johnson returned today
from Missouri Valley. Iowa.
H. J. Backus and wife of Lindsay
were in this metropolis today.
Miss Emma schorregge goes to Sioux
City tomorrow to visit relatives,
Sheriff Hass and Elmer Sargent drove
down from Pierce this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Hughes of Battle
Greek were in the city yesterday.
Miss Emma Knesel was Norfolk Wis.
itor from Battle Greek yesterday.
E. E. Stapleton and w. A. Ross were
in town yesterday from Tekamah.
Edna Bergen was visitor in the
Sugar City yesterday from Genoa.
Herbert Morey of Pierce has accepted
position in Eberhart's restaurant.
Amy B. and Martha Galley of Creigh-
ton, were visitors in Norfolk yesterday.
Earl Brakeman departed for Geneva