News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-10-18
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. Inc UfduI lEuuh TdllIOdu Is get
ting ready to double track its line
from Hamilton to Niagara next sea-
son.
Thomas W. Wood is to add to his
gifts of paintings to Montpelier, his
own portrait of George Dewey. The
Admiral has promised him sittings.
Just to show what a woman can
do who hasn't a man to look after
a Kansas woman saved $4,000
from the products of her 420-acre
farm.
The postoffice department has been
informed by Mexico that a conven-
ton has been approved by the Mex
lean Senate whereby a mutual ex-
change of money will be carried on
by the two countries.
Insurance companies have been
hit hard this year, the losses for the
nine months aggregating 500, 60S,.
$50, against $50, 164, 900 and $S0,t
415,700 in the corresponding
months of 1898 and 1897. If this
average is kept up the years tird
loss will exceed $130,000,000, a for1
midable showing considering that
there have been no extensive confa-l
grations.
Edward Atkinson, of Boston, econ
omist, statistician and boss antrim
perialist, was buncoed out of 500
the other day by a slick stranger
who presented a letter of introduce
tion from ex-Mayor Abram S. Hew-,
tit of New York, claimed to be the
South African agent of large Eng
lish machinery house, and at just the
right stage of the conversation got
Mr.. Atkinson to cash a draft for
500.
Gen Otis has abandoned the press
censorship at Manila, of which so
much complaint has been made. The
only restriction now imposed on tele-
grams filed at Manila, and else.
where in the islands is that a copy
Of them shall be furnished to the mil
itary headquarters at the place of
filing. This copy is for reference
only, in case complaint is made con-
corning the information given in the
despatch.
Assuming that Cornelius Wander
bits estate will amount to $780,
100000 it will pay an Inheritance
tax to New York state of 81 900, 900,
and a tax to the general government
of at least 50, 100000 under the law
imposing a tax of 2R per cent on be-
quests of $1,000,000 or more to
children of the testator, Ak per cent
on legacies tonephews and nleces, and
10 per cent on bequests to people not
relatives by blood.
The startling fact has become evil
dent that for several weeks a large
portion OF the city of Butte, Montana,
has been sliding down hill. The evil
dence of it is seen on a number of
large buildings and residences, includ-
ing the county court house and the
residence of United States Senator
W. A. Clark. which have been cracked
and assured. Biologists express the
opinion that the buildings are located
on a seam of rock or earth along
which cleavage is taking place.
The Globe, the official mouthpiece
of the Dominion government, states
that the home government has cahled
| the Dominion authorities, ask ing
how many men Canada can furnish
for service in South Africa. A reply
will be sent stating that 1000 men,
the pick of the Canadian troops, can
be put on board a transport within
ten days or two weeks. The greatest
enthusiasm is manifested throughout
Canada and second contingent Of
1000 men will undoubtedly be offered
in few weeks.
The baseball season is en6e1 so far
as the National League is concerned,
and the Brooklyns are the cham
pions of 1899. This outcome of the
league fight, however, was discounted
long ago, and it can hardly be said
that the season closed in q blaze of
glory. In fact, there has not been
much glory about baseball of late.
Blackguardism has come so near to
killing the great national game that
those who have money invested in
fields and franchises must be worry
ing not little over the situation.
What becomes of all the pennies ?
A superficial answer might be that
we spend them, as in truth we do
but did you ever stop to consider the
enormous quantities of the little cop
per coins turned out by the Philadel.
phia Mint every year? The figures
are really appalling in their magni
tude. There are at present about
1,000,000,00 cents in cents in circu
lation, and yet the mint is compel
le to turn out nearly 100000
month to keep up the supply. II
seems ~ though this most common
coin must In some mysterious fashion
vanish in thin air, for surely nobody
boards them.
Card.
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