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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-05-06
HOW IT SEEMED BEHIND GUNS,

O'COnnOr, a Bellows Falls Boy
Aboard the Amphitrite during the
War with Spain.
While the part played in the Spanish war
by the battleships and big cruisers of our
navy is we'll known, less has been heard a.
bout the life and daily routine aboard the
monitors, which were on blockade duty of
Havana nearly all the time.
At the navy yard in Boston the monitor
Amphitrite, which did good work in the
late war, has been overhauled to repair
the damages sustained by her the
past summer while fighting the Spaniards
the Amphitrite is now in special service
with gunnery class aboard, studying gun
merry at Fort Royal, South Carolina.
The following information and comment
on her late career is extracted from the dla-
ry of P. j. O'Connor, petty officer on
board the Amphitrite. Mr.. O'Counor is a
Vermonter who enlisted st Brooklyn,
N. Y, to serve three years April 7, 1896,
and was honorably discharged at the ex-
piration Of his enlistment April 6, 1899.
HIS interesting diary can not be quoted in
full, as much OF it was not written for pub
LEGATION, but some parts OF it follow:
April %, the Amphitrite left with fleet
for Havana in the following order: May
flower, New York, Iowa, Amphitrite, and
Indiana. At 10 O clock at night consider
able excitement was caused by finding with
the feet craft that could not answer sig
nails properly. The flagship New York
signaled us to man secondary battery and
turned her searchlight on the suspected
vessel, while we trained our guns on her.
1t was then found that she was New Y ork
newspaper yacht, and from thu excitement
on board the yacht it was evident that her
people we're much alarmed no doubt if she
had delayed making herself known few
minute, longer, the sharks would have had
a feed of Yankees. We were then of for
Havana.
April "a. While cruising off Matanzas at
10 o'clock we sighted small sloop inshore.
We went aboard and took from her Lieut..
Fernandey and bis servant, who are, l
think, the first prisoners of war taken by
either side in this mix-up.
May IL. General quarters sounded at
4.3O a. m. and at SIS a. m. the Iowa
fred the opening shot at Fort San Juan.
The bombardment then began and was con-
tinued BY the fleet cruising in circle and
firing as they came abreast the fort one
after another, while the little Porter was
popping about all over the lots.
The fort did not respond until it was the
Amphitrite's turn. The bombardment last
ed two hours and As minutes when we
drew off as we did not care to spend too
much ammunition with the expectation Of
meeting Spanish fleet off the island at al
most any time. One man aboard the
Amphitrite, Gnnner's Mate Ericsson, was
killed by the conclusion IN an after turret.
The conclusion in the turrets from firing
the tsn-iuch guns was not very severe.
We felt the shock of the four-inch guns on
the superstructure a great deal more, but
the conclusion of the ten-inch guns on the
cu.si lie was something fierce. The shock
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-05-06
Mr.. Willard S. Moulthr0p.

OF Windham, VT. says over his signature
81 have had Rheumatism over 80 years and
have tried great many remedies and doc
tors and one box of your Herculean Tablets
has done me more good than all of them.
They make pure blood. All druggists, or by
mail % cents box. W. B. Glynn registered
pharmacist, Saxtons River, Vt.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-05-06

Tailored Suits !!
for Ladies and Misses selling like hot cakes Never anything
like before. Suit stock
showing before any time this year.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-05-06
Living on the Reputation
of Others.

"Take everything that I have but
my good name leave me that and /
am content" So said the philosopher.
So say all manufacturers of genuine
articles to that horde of imitators
which thrives upon the reputation of
others. The good name of
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-05-06
8prn.

In Felchville, April %, daughter to Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Gardner.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-09
DIE o.

BEANIE this city. June eth. Miss
Betsey q. Bean Of harrington, n. L.
I'm the 92d year Of her age.
COLLIN Warren. II. T., suddenly.
June I. 1899 Mary Ann. widow OF sam
uel Cole. 2d. I'm her soth year.
CAPWELL-Sudden In Johnston.
on the sth inst. William Angel Cap
well. Jr. son Of William \. and Kather-
Inc II. Capwell, aged S years. IL months
and 2s days.
KIES-In Anthony II. L.. eth inst,
Horace A. kles of Kilingly, Conn. /:
aged 81 years.
WOOD-In this city. on the Sth inst.
Sylvester q. Wood. in his 55th year.
WALTER-In Marion, Mass. June 2.
Mrs Laura n. Walter. widow Of
Charles ". Walter. in the 18th year of
his age.
WINON-At Riverside. Sth inst. Uar.
riet Arnold. daughter of the late Capt.
Charles WiNon.
WILBUR--In this city. on the Sth
inst, Joanna Barnes wife OF the late
Westcott Wilbur and daughter OF the
late Pardon and Lydia Barnes. I'm her
93d year.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-09
Wisconsin Cheese Makers.

or the ten millions OF pounds OF
cheese produced In the state of Wis
consin. nearly all is made by Swiss
methods and Swiss people. who initiate
the home product fairly well The
work is done between April and the
late autumn months. and many OF the
"choesers,' as they are called. young
Swiss who have learned their trade at
home. go back each year TO spend the
winter. reappearing regularly with thu
opening OF the working season. says the
Philadelphia Inquirer. The industry IL
AN increasing one, and the quality of
the product Is guarded as jealously as
the Swiss at home guard that of their
own. Most of this cheese is shipped Ia
the Pacific coast and finds it's market
i'm the South American countries. but
some OF IL goes farther away from
home than that even. for one of these
cheesemakers last year enclosed I'm one
of his cheeses a bottle containing a let
ter asking the party who cut the
cheese to communicate with him and
inform him as to the condition i'm which
the cheese reached him. fits quality. etc.
He recently heard from it through a
letter from gentleman in Gibraltar.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-09
It'd BITS.

Soap was FIRST manufactured in Brit
ain In 1874
a traveller can now so around the
world I'm hfty days.
4 fine ostrich Is calculated TO yicd
$1,000 worth OF feathers.
II requires half day TO sing the
national hymn OF china.
New Zealand contains at present A.. D.
600 natives tMaorls) and G26,000 whites.
About forty tons Of letters pass daily
through the general pos;ofilce, London.
In Egypt fans were used in religious
ceremonies, made of parchment or
feathers.
The wearing of orange blossoms as
bridal decorat Oh originated i'm the days
of the Crusaders.
4 German scientist rs OF the opinion
that women viii have boards some time
in the remote future.
In Australia spring begins August 90.
summer November 20 autumn Feb
ruafy 20, ard winter May 20
There Is ono portion OF the human
body which continues to Increase in size
throughout life. and does not cease
with attainment of maturity This =
the crystalline Jans OF The eye
Marriage ln Spain takes place By day
or az night. according to The fortune
Of the young people Or their station IN
life. if Ncli-to-do. the ceremony conres
off I'm the early part Jf the morning.
The Sargent portrait exhibition ap-,
p--ts- -l'-..l' sas-4lalia444ali-
cess financially, as well as artisticallv.
They say that IN viii net the Bost1n
Art Students Ass1ciat on about $40
0nD
-. Louis has Just placed 1905 hand.
some ennmeled signs ON over 600 miss
of its streets. They are imported from
England, and cost only 36 cents each
delivered Tho native article. of infer.
ioF quality, costs IS centS
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-09
How the Philippine Fight Began.

In the city. long before the heavy
firing commenced, the alarm spread,
general call to quarters was sounded,
and patrols were thrown out through
the streets. An excitable orderly rush
ed into the circus where several hum
dred soldiers and civilians were seated
and between gasps howled the Cali
fonia men to quarters: the place was
in an uproar In "A second, and as the
men rushed over the fimsy structures
through the rings, the people followed
suit and clowns and trained horses
were forgotten in the general rush 10
the doors A number of officers were
present who attempted to restore or
der, but the the delay cost them their
carriages: for when they reached the
street they found their horses had
been taken by soldiers in their anxiety
To get 10 barracks. The Spanish and
foreign population deserted the drives
and theatres. and rushed TO their
homes. locking the doors and exiting
uishing the lights. In half an hour the
city was deserted, with the exception
OF the soldiers everywhere on guard or
hurrying 10 the front I'm quick, meas
ured steps that rang through the
empty streets. The walled. city was the
refuge of many people who had desert
ed their houses and sought safety In
the churches. as they feared their own
servants. Companies from the First
Oregon, the Thirteenth Minnesota Vol
unteers, and Twenty-third United
States Infantry, under direction Of
General Hughes. the Provost Marshal.
maintained the best of order: and as
all the residents bolted their houses as
though To resist a siege Of the old days,
this part OF the city was easily con-
trolled, In the new city beyond the
walls and In the outlying districts sew
eral attacks were made on individuals.
Lieut.. Cotton waa driving To San
Ia Mesa 10 join his reg ment when
native, Il mere beF-rushed at hiHa with
n sword. and only the blunt edge pre-
vented wound. Failing the irst
thrust he returned the attack, and II
took three shots from the Coloncl's re-
volver 20 silence him. rScribner's.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-09
Breakfast in the Year 209o.

IL was a very different meal frof a
Victorian breakfast. The rude masses
of bread needing 10 be carved and
smeared o\,r.-with animal fat before
they could be made palatable, the still
recognizable fragments of recently
killed animals, hideously charred and
hacked, the eggs torn ruthlessly from
beneath some protesting hen-such
things as these, though they constituted
the ordinary fare of Victorian times
would have awakened only horror and
disgust in the refined minds OF the
people OF these latter days. Instead
were pastes and cakes OF agreeable and
variegated design. without any sugges-
tion I'm color or form of the unfortunate
animals from which their substance
and juices were derived. They appear
ed ON little dishes sliding out upon u
rail from Ettle box at one side OF 10
table. The surface OF the table. 20
judge by touc.snd eye, would have ap-
peased to a -n,neteenth- century person
To be covered with fine white damask.
but this was really an oxidlsed metal
lie surface. and could be cleaned in
stantly after meal. There $gere hun
dreds of such little tables i'm the hell,
and at most Of them were other latter
day citizens singly or I'm groups. And
as Mwres seated himself be.Sre his Gle
giant repast the invisible orchestra
which had been resting during an inter-
val. resumed and filled the air with
music.-Pall Mall Magazine.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-09
Music and Matrilnony.

Luther declared that d was no more
possible TO do without wife than 20
do without eating and drinking; but
there have been good many unmar-
rssd music ans, for all that. Still. they
have for the most part given assent TO
the theory 80 far as to make some ef-
! Fort toward attaining tho blissful state.
lt IS usual 30 represent Handel as a
coid-heart,d msogynist. because he
was bachelor. But Handel was GER
taialy more than once engaged To be
married, according 10 the COrnhil
Magazine First il was 20 an Italian
LAZY with whom he fell in love while Il
young man i'm Venice Afterward ne
woui1 almost certalnly have married
AN English .ady but for the rude way
IN which the mother lnterposed: and
finally, he was engaged TO a lady of
large property, who insisted as "A condi-
don OF the union. that he flould give
up the practice OF his art which Handel
would have as soon though cf doing as
OF gong without h.s dinner. Ii H., in
deed curious 90 note how frequently
the musicians have escaped 'matrimony,
owing 10 the absurdly mean view taken
of their profession by prospective
fathers-ln-law. Bellini practically died
or broken heart because the father OF
MS ifamOrate. "A Neapolitan judge, de-
clined his suit on account OF his social
position. Beethoven, again, certainly
had desires towards matrimony. "Oh.
Cod he eXclaims 'let me at last find
her who Is destined TO be mine and who
shall strengthen me i'm virtue" But
Beethoven had none OF the arts and
graces OF the lover. and to the end he
remained welded only % his art-which
was perhaps just as Well, both for the
art ana the woman.
Gluck. the founder OF the modern
opera, had also TO contend with the
Philstine father. i'm this case rich
banker and merchant who had no very
high opinion Of the financial resources
'of musicians. Fortunately for Gluck,
SOweVer. the banker died while the
composers love was still fresh, and
consequently there was a Nine. Gluck
left 10 mourn him when ne said farewell
Ia the world. Chopin's sentimental
amenities" with George Sand have been
the subject OF more speculation than
the love affairs OF any other musician
who has ever lived. It was heartless
business altogether ON the side Of the
lady. who not only left the composer To
his cough, and his piano after winning
all the affection he hal TO give, but
represented him to the world as a con-
sumptiNe and eXasperating nuisance.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-09
Surgery's Searchlight.

A great deal Of interest has OF late
years been taken-ln medical and surgi-
cal subjects by laymen, and this Is not
surprising. since the advances and dis
coverles that have been made are such
as TO command attention because OF
their novelty and startling character.
Surgery IL is true, has always been
more or less Of an exact science. and
even I'm ancient times very serious OPP
erations were successfully undertaken
which are nowadays often considered
modern. But i'm the light of revelations
regarding the germ theory of disease,
antiseptic treatment of wounds prescr-
vatlve surgery, electricity in medicine.
organic extracts and their administra-
tiOn as remedies for various diseases, IL
is not strange that people are constant
" on the watch for some discovery
even more brilliant and startling than
anything that has hitherto been pro-
claimed. observes the Chicago Tribune.
Wonderful are the strides which have
been made by the application of cleo
trlcity in surgery aud medicine. The
electric moto. turns the drill of the
dentist bOres out all the the noses of
inankins i'm the hands of the rhinolog-
ist. and may yet run the saw and the
trgphine OF the surgeon. The electric
fight made 90 illuminate all the
cavities and interiors OF the human
body. 80 that the pestilence that walk
eth I'm darkness In the black recess
OF the Nscera rs sought otft and driven
aMaX -bX the electric scarchlight.
N be- nothing now to put an cndOscope
into the stomach and scrut nizs It's
walls from one cndt the other and In
dark room the very size OF the stomach
is determined by the translumination ~
the abdominal walls when o light IL
turned on inside OF that viscus The
use Of tho N-rays has brought about
even more marvellous results ir the ex-
ploration of the human body. 10 "a an
age of wonders.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-09
Horses that Drink Grass.

The proverbial horse which can be led
70 water but which cannot be made to
| drink. exisss I'm great numbers in the
| Hawaiian Islands.
Among the cattle he has thousands OF
cousins OF the same proclivities
IL Is a surprising statement to make.
and yet one that is literally true and
so commonplace that no one there
thinks anything about 1t, and there are
hundreds OF horses and thousands of
cattle which never take drink of
water throughout the whole course of
their lives, says the Cincinnati En-.
Qulrer.
on all the islands the Upper attitudes
OF the mountains are given up to cat
tie ranges. The cattle run wild from
the time they are born until they are
rounded up.to be sent To the slaughter
house. Except during possibly two or
three months OF the rainy season. there
are no streams or pools Of water in any
part where the cattle range.
But everywhere there grows recum-
bent, jointed grass, known by the ma
tive name OF mamma. This is both food
and drink. Horses and cattle grazing
on IL neither require water, nor will
they drink II when offered.
Our first experience with this fact
was on our trip to Haleakala party
were mounted ON horses which had just
been brought in from the range. The
journey they made was II miles. In
which distance they ascended about
5000 feet.
T'he party started in the afternoon
and about sunset halted for supper
They thought IL strange that the horses
should leave feed OF grain to nibble
the scanty grass which grew near by
but were willing TO trust their instinct
in the matter.
However. before starting they insist
ed that they ;be given water. The ma
tive guide demurred to this, saying they
didn't need IL, but. with the good-na-
tured complaisance of his race yielded
to requests and led detour OF about "A
mile. which brought the party To
ranch house. where there was a well.
Bu.. to the utter amazement and stu
phcation Of the travellers. the horses
would not drink.
They took 1t as another case OF in
stinct, and assumed that the water, for
some reason. was not good. and so re-
Trained from drinking it themselves. IL
was not until the return. the second
day. to <awmapae. that the travellers
learned the secret OF the wonderful
MAMMA grass.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-09
Slayer of 85 Bears.

After Big Game With Packs" is the
Ayres L. $. A.. in the Century Maga-
zine. The hunting expedition was made
in 1893. and Gen Brooke took part I'm it,.
Our hunter and guide par excellence
was Baptiste GARNER. or Little Bat"
as he was generally called. He was five
feet six inches tall; his frame was well
knit; every muscle was developed; his
lungs were as sound as an aritelope's;
his eye had the power OF a microscope;
and a rifle had been his plaything since
boyhood. His father was French and
his mother Indian. and he inherited the
energy, bravery and endurance of the
old Canadian voyageus. with the re-
markable observation and instruc-
tive knowledge OF topography
and OF the habits OF animals of the
aborigines OF the plains. His mission
in life seemed To be to Kill, and prob
ably his aggregate bag would surpass
that of any other hunter in this coun-
try. He kept a record only OF the bears
he killed. and that record had then
reached eighty-five. Mr.. Webb Hayes.
son OF the late eX-president, who was
one OF our party. called him the great
est hunter In the world" His wonder
full powers of trailing game were our
admiration. He would ride along on
his pony and occasionally make such
remarks as two mountain sheep cross
ed there yesterday" or "a backtail
deer and fawn passed along here this
morning" and we would look in vain
for a sign. He would trail a deer or an
elk at a trot, and presently remarks:
He's over in those bushes" and, sure
enough, there\he would he.
He had the true Indian taciturnty
about his success as a hunter. Mr.. Col
lins Of Omaha likes To tell the story OF
one OF Bats elk hunts. He was on a
hunt with Gen. Crook some years ago.
and one afternoon strolled off alone and
on foot. When he returned at dark.
Mr.. Collins said: We'll. Bat. did you
see anything?" Saw thirteen elk"
was the reply. with an intonation that
seemed 10 end the conversation. Mr.,
Collins persevered: did you get any
OF them?" Yes; l got them He had
actually slaughtered the whole band OF
thirteen elk.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-09
MagniiCence Of the Emperor.

There is no sovereign i'm Europe"
writes a correspondent, who travels In
so magnificent style as the German
Emperor. and his journeys must cost
him an immense sum of money. Even
when only spending a week at Wiss-
baden II was necessary 10 send from
Berlin forty-two horses tnd twenty
clrr'ages, ana the Emperor, though ac-
companied by the Empress and his two
youngest children. has not a very lare
spite with him. IL Is said that his ma
jesty makes a point of being magniii-
cent, as hs early teaching taught him
that II was better TO err I'm this way
than To be too economical
IL Is well known that the Empress
Frederick. remarks the London Times.
was always too economical I'm her way
OF conducting her household and that
OFTEN great ofiense was taken when she
and her daughters appeared at great
festivals i'm shabby clothing as n ,vns
said that she would not take the trouble
tO put bn a smart dress FOR the future
subjects OF her husband The Kaiser
saw tbs fault of his mother very clea--
~. and though he shows a great mag
niicence outwardly. and I'm so doing
gives his people great pleasure. his
household affairs are conducted on a
quite economical bass. and there IL no
waste. as was formerly the case i'm the
imperial mcnage"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-09

IL Gen. Henderson Is elected Speaker
OF the House OF Representatives, as 1t
seems without doubt he will be, he will
be the first member hail.ng from west
of the Mississippi to occupy that post.
Indiana. has heretofore been the furth-
ermost western state to be represented
in the Speakers chair. curiously
enough, OF the southern states that
have furnished Speakers, Ohio has been
represented only once though 50 con-
splcuously frequent in the matter OF
the Presidency and other high Offices.
Kentucky's sons hold the record for
abundant representation in the Speak
ership, Henry Clay alone having filed
the chair for many terms. only one
OF all the Speakers, Polk, became a
President and only one, Colfax. a Vice
President, though the speakershlp has
more often been a stepping stone to
party n9fnlnation. '9
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-09

The incident OF the Cardiff giant is
naturally recalled by the reported dts
covery out in Wyoming OF the petrified
lbody of an animal weighing 40. 900
pounds. The monster is said to have
lived In the Jurassic age, to be 1S feet
long and 30 feet high. The Union Pa
citic railroad people take enough stock
In the fossil TO Invite company of
three hundred geologists and paleonlo-
logists, representing colleges and sclen-
tific bodies all over the country to make
a sixty-day trip. .free.to the wonderlands
OF Wyoming and view the sight. This
looks to be good thing for the scien-
lists, anyhow.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-09

1t appears that tips TO palace car por-
ters have government endorsement
An item going the rounds OF the papers
is TO the effect that when a govern
ment employe is on journey OF official
business, his bill OF tips TO the car por-
ters Is allowed without question. al
though all other tips. TO hotel bell boys.
walters and the like, must come out
OF his private purse. The government
limit, however, 25 cents for each night
on sleeper, establishes a rate which
the palace car porters will trust Will not
be generally adhered to.