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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-01-07

the 23d of June, but the Spaniards told
the Americans that General Escarrio
was in command Of them during the
action with the cavalry on, the oath.
The French officer before quoted said
that Linares instructed his men on San
Juan ridge to hold on as long as they
could and then fall back, command
which is the next thing to ordering a
retreat. The conduct of the Spaniards
all through indicated that they intended
to let the Americans come up to the
main defenses of the city if they would
Linares was wounded at critical time
for counter attack on San Juan ridge
and seems to have been preparing for it
when hit. What transpired shortly aft
er his fall-that is, on the evening of
July 2-indicated that he hoped to turn
Skaters left flank and cut him off from
his base In point of fact the right flank
of the American line was its weakest
spot Just at that time. 1t was ''in the
air, as soldiers say, owing to the fail
ure of Lawton to get into position on
the heights ON the Ell Caney road
Strong position, but weak line to
hold it," is the way the cavalrymen
spoke of the north part of the ridge
which they carried and intrenched. re-
ferring to the situation the evening of
July and the day following.
Mention has been made Of the Ninth
cavalry calling for help on the after
noon of the LIST This regiment, consist
ing of one battalion, occupied the ex-
treme right, narrow ridge extending
toward the Ell Caney road, with Span
ish blockhouse and fort only 900 yards
away To that point the machine guns
were hurried. Kent also sent the Thir.
tenth infantry,
A proposition to retreat from its posi-
ton was discussed in the cavalry di
vision late on the LIST, and it was under
stood that Colonel Roosevelt, whose
rank made him senior on the front line,
favored it. Captain Morton, then COM
handing the Third cavalry. opposed it.
saying the place would have to be won
again. Captain Boughton of the same
regiment observed to Roosevelt, 1--WE
can hold it against all hellp' But sup
ports were needed, and after repeated
calls by Morton they came up at 10 p.
m. The last call for help was referred
to General Wheeler, as commander of
the division, the first heard of him by
the officers ON the front line that day.
The Third cavalry occupied and in.
trenched salient ON the ridge looking
toward Santiago, the point nearest the
Spanish trenches and less than 500
yards from them. At midnight the
Spaniards opened on that point with a
sharp fusillade. Meanwhile the battal-
ions left as reserve ON Kettle" hill
had moved to the crest, making seven
battalions. or less than four regiments,
to hold the ridge from the San Juan
road to that from Ell Caney. A most
important part of the line. this was as
things stood. Had Lawton taken posi-
ton ON the Ell Caney road, with Kent
holding on at the blockhouse and south
of it. the ridge taken by the cavalry
would have been useless to the Span
iards.
There are some grounds for the claim
that the cavalry division took the ridge
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-01-07

[spanish commander during the battle.]
occurred the night of the I'd to change
the situation-frst, what was credited
as Spanish sortie met with repulse;
second, the weather became cooler, and,
to use an expression common at Camp
Wikoff, "there was better feeling all
along the line. Hence the idea of re-
trograde was abandoned.
What little time could be spared on
the I'd from lettering the trenches, get
ting food and lodging Spanish bullets
was devoted to accounting for the gaps
made in the ranks the day before. On
the LIST Kent's division loss was 5S4
killed and wounded out of 1850, includ-
ing details. Its distribution is shown
by the following table,
BATTLE LOSS IN KENT's DIVISION JULY l.
Killed. Wounded. Strength
Off. Off Off
GERS. Men. GERS. Men. GERS. Men
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-01-07

Mr.. Wales is veteran in the dry goods
business, having been connected with it as
employee and proprietor for nearly 20
years. He was clerk with George O..
Guild for six years, and has been running
his own business in Unior block Tor IA
years. He will enter his new store aud its
possibilities OF larger bus mes, with the
kindly wishes of many patrons and the re-
spect and confidence of the business COM
munity.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-01-07
Vermont News.
State Agricultural Society.

At the annual meeting of the State Agri-
cultural society held in White River juno
ton Thursday afternoon George Aiken of
Woodstock was reelected president The
vice presidents chosen are II c. Cleveland OF
Coventry Charles NJ Winslow of Br ndon,
and G. j. Bell of East HaTdwick; Henry
Clark of Rutland was elected secretary and
j w Parker of Quechee treasurer; c. NJ.
WInslow, II b Clark of Dorset aud Hon
john L Bacon of White River Junction con-
stItufe the inrnce committee Among the
directors cho-, n Is w X Sanford OF o we'll
who is 90 years old, and the only living MEM
Der Of the original board. Some of the others
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-01-07
M. A. DURKEE SELLS OUT.
George R. Wales Has Purchased
Entire Stock of Goods Will Occu-
py the Durkee Store.

An important business change was made
public yesterday. George r. Wales has
bought M. A. Durkee's entire stock of
goods and takes possession at once. An
invoice of stock will be taken and the store
will be closed tonight and will remain
closed most if rot all of next week.
Mr.. Wales was asked yesterday what he
intended to do with his own store and
stock of goods. He replied that he would
sell the store if he could get bis price !;
otherwise he would probably move IL estock
into the Durkee store and handle both stocks
from that store. Mr.. Durkee said that as
soon as he could cl Sc up bis business here
he should leave town but had not yet
decided what he should do. He does not
intend to go on the road again and posi-
bly, may 90 west.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-01-07
RuSSell-Whitney.

A very pretty,home wedding took place
in Keens Wednesday at noon, at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Simon w. Whitney, OF
1873 Spruce street, the principals being
their daughter, Mrs Mabel Gertrude. and
Mr.. Wslter Arthur Rnssell. The ri g
service was used by Rev. G. H DeBevoise,
the bride being given away by her faFher
The pa-lor where the ceremony was per-
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-01-07

MARES per-
soual part in the
Santiago cam
paign is some
thing of q mys-
terry. The Span
iards seemed to
lack an aggres-
sive leader, yet
Linares was Of
ten at the scene
of danger. The
Gu bans said tina t
he was at Las
.uasimas when
they exchanged
shots with the
enemy there on
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-01-07
Quieting Her Doubts.

A lady selecting hat at MILL
ner's asked cautiously, lis there any
thing about these feathers that might
bring me in to trouble with the Audu-
bon society,""
"Oh, no, madam" said the milliner,
who was from London. "These feath-
FRS, madam, are the feathers of howl,
ind the howl, you know, madam, is
more Of cat than a bird. "-Eoston
Transcript.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-01-07

are Henry g.. Root of Bennington, Henry
Chase OF Lyndon, John w. Cramton of Rut-
land, l., s.. Drew and I. K. Seldom OF Bur
lingtcn and w. Seward Webb of .ShelEnrne.
A memorial resolution regarding the late J .
G. Parker of Quechee was unanimously
adopted. The annual fair next fall will be-
held at Billings Park the time to be fixed by
the dire ctors of the society jointly with those
of the Billings Park association.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-01-07

In Wikoff's brigade the last column
of figures shows the combined strength
in officers and men Kent's loss on the
LIST was IL y per cent On the I'd this
division lost l03 officers and men.
GEORGE l.. KILMER.
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THE TIMES.
! SATURDAY, JAN. z. 1899,
Notice to Advertisers.

Copy for changes In advertisements should
re ach this ONCE on Mondays and Thursdays,d
No change reaching this office later than
NJ, on Tuesdays and Fridays will be guaran.
teed insertion In the Wednesday and Sat
nrday Issues respectively. bR'
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-01-07

The Tehuelches-as they call them
seIves-of southern and eastern Patago-
MIA are the tallest human beings in the
world, the men averaging but slightly
less than six feet while individuals Of
four to six inches above that mark are
not uncommon.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-01-07
The Riddle Solved.

Little Marie-I know what 1Sk. in a
'gagement ring means.
What?
Little Marie-The kisses it takes to
get engaged. -Jewelers' Weekly.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-01-07

The firm Of Durkee & Barrows began
business in Bellows Falls four years ago
the coming March. One year later Mr..
Durkee bought Mr.. Barrows' interest and
has since conducted the business alone. He
came to Bellows Falls and began devoting
his personal attention to the business two
years ago last August During his stay here
he has made many friends and business ac-
quaintances who will regret to lose him and
Mrs. Durkee as citizens Of the community.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-01-07
Same Cat.

First Judge Cat cat showSThis is
the finest one in its class. There can
hardly be two opinions about that
Second Judge with tears)-It was
that cat, or one exactly like it, that ate
my pet pigeon last week. You will
never get prize by my vote, you mean.
nasty animal Chicago Tribune.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-01-07
c.. T. SHERWIN.

hunger 1t was the condition of the
men and inability to relieve it which
led to talk of falling back to better
line for protracted siege. Two things
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-01-07
Spru.

In North Westminster, on New Years
morning, daughter, Dorothy, to Mr.. and
Mrs. w. F. LeClair.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-01-07
Marr go.

Flarr go.
In Townshend, December 81, Wilmer L.
Turner of Weston and Miss Matte Follett of
Towushend.
In Felchville, January l, by Rev. Mr.. Nc
Co glin, Harry Allen and Cora Mahoney,
both of Felchville.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-01-07
Lost.

On School street, Wednesday. lady
handbag. Leave at z. NJ. Anadon's.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-01-07
HEAT; HUNGER; "HELL!'
Three Evils Braved by Skaters
Soldiers on July 2.
WAR AT ITS WORST, THEY SAY.
Beaten Spaniards Try to Drive the
Victors From the Captured Ridge.
General Linares at the Front.
SharpshootinE on Both Sides - a
Night Attack Repulsed.
rfvoD,,rie-b+ 1QnQ IN, tho A,tbnr1

copyright. 1893. by the Author.l
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XII.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-08-31
HOW TO BOIL CLOTHES.
Much Harm Is Done by Leaving Them
in the Boiler Until They are
Virtually Cooked.

The purpose of boiling clothes is to
expand the fabrics by steam and thus
to loosen the dirt and allow it to drop
out; there is no good, but actual harm
derived from cooking the clothes;
they do not require cooking" but
cleansing, and when they are cleansed
that is sufficient Hence, within half
an hour after the water first begins
to bubble they should be Immediately
removed and plunged into clear, cold
water. While the clothes are boiling
they may be turned with aclothes-stick,
but must not be punched or lifted in
such manner as to tear them. The
common custom in many households
of putting the second boilerful of
clothes into the boiling dirtied water
from which the first boilerful has been
taken is wholly opposed to good laun-
dry work. When the cook wishes to
keep the juice in the meat that is to be
cooked by boiling she plunges it into
boiling water. When she wishes to ex-
tract the juices and have them in the
water for soup, etc, she puts the meat
on in cold water. If you wish to get
the dirt out of the clothes instead of
driving it into the fiber, put the clothes
on in cold water, and do not allow them
to remain in the boiling water soiled
by them till they are dyed yellow
GentleWoman
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-08-31
GIRL WITHOUT TALENTS.
She May Live Life of FuIhllment by
Making the Most of Her Every
Day Qualities.

"Many a modest, unselfish girl, who
does not regard herself as remarkable
either in mind, appearance or manner,
asks: Where is there place for girl
to-day who is not beautiful or talented,
who cannot play or paint or sing, can
not permit herself to write an essay for
literary club, and has no ability for
leadership writes Mary Baldwin in
the Woman's Home Companion, of
1.-THE Girl Without Great Gifts" "For
such one the history of an everyday
girl who met fulfillment and wrought
from common material wonderful
life-fabric may be offered. She was the
plainest of a family, and as she grew to
maidenhood gave no sign of possessing
anything that would not seem possible
to the most ordinary person. Her sis
tiers had each gift But nobody ex-
pected anything great from Miss Mar
garrett and she never dared to hope that
she could fill any place of Importance
even in the smallest circle. AS is often
the case with the inconspicuous girl of
the family, she became general help
CT, anu WAS Cdlleu W dSSlSt anu III CUPS
in the home service. She learned
through all this to get away from her.
self, and in effect said: Il cannot do
this, but my sister can AS soon as she
could accept this she was no longer a
lonely girl, but imagined that she had a
sort of partnership in the achievements
of those whom she helped. Let it not be
imagined that she had never expert
enced regret that she herself had been
overlooked in the distribution of gifts;
there were bitter moments when she
suffered on account of the fact, but this
was before she had given herself wholly
to the purpose of forgetting her loss
and helping others. AS soon as this be-
came a fact she began to receive of the
blessedness of giving, and the mental
and spiritual enlargement of her COM
pensation worked itself outwardly, so
that she became very attractive per-
son. Finally the prince came and the
slipper fitted the stay-at-home sister
and she became princess before
whom many hearts bowed in the SINGER
est reverence"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-08-31
SALT WATER BATHS.
They Give Tone to the Entire system
SrH Keep the Skin Healthy.
Soft and Clear.

For a hand bath Ga bath given to the
body by use of the hands only, or by
sponge or cloth) place handful of salt
in basin as ordinarily filled for wash
ing. Allow the salt to dissolve, or
hasten the action by stirring it with
the hand. The wafer should be as cold
as you have vitality to Withstand. Use
no soap. Battle the entire body. Do
not neglect the face and neck in the
free use of the salt water. This bath
has an exhilarating influence, tones
the entire system, and gives to the skin
a healthful condition that amply repays
for the time and trouble involved. Ii
used in the winter it will be an excel
lent preventive of colds, besides being
substitute for face cosmetics. No
chapping, no roughness of the skin and
no clogging of the pores will trouble
the person who systematically and reg
ularly takes bath of this sort. Or
binary table salt or rock salt will do,
but will not do so well. The sea-salt
contains medicinal properties not
found in the others. Whether one ex-
ercise or not, the body should receive
a daily hand bath of cold or cool water.
especially in the summer, either upon
rising or before retiring Edward Z.
Warman, in Ladies' Home Journal.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-08-31
How to Make Orange Sponge.

Into saucepan place pint of cold
water, the thinly pared rind of one
lemon, and three or four ounces OF
sugar Stir until the sugar is dissolved
and add one ounce of gelatne which
has been soaked in cold water. Stir
and strain and when cool add the juice
of one lemon and three oranges and
more sugar if needed. Whisk the whites
of two fresh eggs, add them to the half
set jelly, whisk again, and turn the
frothy mixture into wet mold to be
placed on ice until serving time. Then
turn out the sponge and serve with the
grated peel of an orange scattered
over the top.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-08-31
Worry flinders Digestion.

The cat has served to teach mankind
an all-important lesson concerning the
working of the stomach. The X rays
directed upon eats stomach have
demonstrated that any irritation or dis
agreeable nervous excitement arrests
the progress of digestion. DR.. Fritz
Lange, of Munich, who makes special
study Of the stomach, performed a
series of experiments which resulted In
this interesting discovery. After the
cat had eaten the Y rays were turned
on, and DR.. LANCE watched the animals
stomach through a fluorescent screen.
Then he irritated the cat by placing o
live mouse just beyond its reach. DR..
LANCE was able to observe that diges-
ton was absolutely interrupted by the
irritation of the animal. Briefly stat
ed, the lesson for man is: Don't let
anything bother or interrupt your din
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-08-31
He Found an Excuse.

The woman had been carried block
beyond her corner, and as she finally
caught the conductors attention and
got the car stopped she looked at him
in n way which twenty men promptly
understood. A dozen hats were raised
and dozen men rose up, but there is
always a leader. In this case he mo-
toned the men to sit down and said to
the woman as she slowly descended:
"Yesm, you bet / will. I've got a
soft-corn, sore throat and headache,
and all | wanted was a decent excused"
Thank you," she replied.
''Not at all, ma 'am-happy to accom-
modatec and he worked his way back
TO the platform and opened such flow
of cuss-words on the conductor that
after going five blocks further the eur
rent grounded and the car came to a
stand-still.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-08-31
A Story of the Rifle Pits
in Front Of Petersburg.

He was man about 10 years old,
-quarelous, rough of speech and making
no pretensions to gentleness or COM
panionship. We enlisted him, after our
company reached the front, and it was
by accident that he came to G, instead
of another company. He gave his name
as Reuben Hardman, and he was the
only man among US who kept his fam
ely history to himself. Now and then,
after he had stood sentry duty in a
pouring rain, or we had temporarily
been put on half-rations owing to the
muddy roads, Reube would break out
and say:
"Gaul darn DanTs hide, but if l had
him here I'd wallop him till he
couldn't holler! What on airth did he
go and do it fur and bring ali this
trouble on mel"
At such times he was asked who
DanI was and what he had done. and
he would promptly reply that it was
nobody's business. We made good
many guesses about it, but it turned
out that we were far from the mark.
About twice week the man would find
something wrong and begin to pitch
unto the unknown Daniel and call him
all sorts of names, but he would not
stand to hear word against him from
anybody else. 1t was an old subject
when we got around to Petersburg and
the last year of the war, and Reube
had long before been put down as &C.
centric. The mystery of Danl was soon
to be solved, however. AS our regiment
took the rifle-pits in front of the center
of Grants lines, the man Reube vas
one day detailed to occupy one of them.
1t was not more than 100 feet to the
confederate rife-pits, and to show a
head above the earth meant sure death.
Reube had a high-pitched voice, and
anyone once hearing it could identity
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PLASTER OF PARIS.
A Process by Which the disclaimers of
the Composition May BE
Enhanced.

"These plaster casts are very success
full as a rule" said lover of fine art
in the statuary gallery at the Art insti-
tute the other day, 'but, unfortunately,
they cannot be long preserved. The
humid weather, of which we have SUI
perabundance in this locality, will de-
Stroy them ere many years have
passed" This is the general complaint.
Recently, however, a patent has been
taken out in Germany for the treat
ment of articles of plaster of paris with
an aqueous solution of ammonium
borate, for the purpose of hardening
them and rendering them insoluble in
water.
The process referred to is said to
give results decidedly superior to any
thing that has heretofore been pro-
posed. The hardening liquid may either
be mingled with the plaster in the act
of molding or may be applied on the
surface of the finished casts with a
brush.
The solution is prepared by dissolv-
ing boracic acid in warm water and
adding thereto sufficient ammonia to
form the borate, which remains in the
solution.
The manner of using the solution is
thus described: The sturation of the
gypsum or painting of the plaster Of
paris is carried out in the cold. The
objects are subsequently rinsed off and
dried. The surface becomes very hard
after two days and insolnble in water,
while the induration in the interior
advances more slowly. BY means of
the fluid described gypsum floors can
be hardened and rendered more dura-
BILE and impervious to the influence of
the weather. Saturating with ammo
mum borate is said to be especially use
full on the exterior walls of buildings,
barracks, ETC.; on the latter, because
experiments have proved an antiseptie
action of the liquid Chron-
icle
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ANo@0S SCU1O -0Ua~O 1971 O0000 5E1@S21
4 REUBE AND DANIEL
A Story of the Rifle Pits a, BY NJ QUAD.
& n Front Of Petersburg az az es Copyrighted.
BY NJ. QUAD.
copyrighted.

II thought it was some other 1onn.
Hope didn't skeer you into fits. Say,
Reube, how's all the folks at home?
hain't heard nothin' fur hull year.
'None o. yer bizness how they are!
ANYBODY mean huff to run off and jine
the rebel army needn't be akin about
decent folks. I've got heap of things
laid up agin you, young man, and you'll
do a lot O. Begin when 1 git holt of
you'll"
you'll never git holt"
eyes, will. Grant is goin' to cap
ture your old army, fur sure, and then
men you will settle things. He sent
word by me that if you'd come over to
our side you might go home"
'Tell him to go to grass!"
1t was funny what influence that lit
tie thing had on the opposing rifle-pits.
1t came to be known by hundred men
on each side that Reube and Dan'l were
brothers, and their names became
household words. They were on duty
in the pits only three times before their
respective regiments were relieved and
sent to the rear, but the men who came
after them had something to talk about.
After trying their best for couple OF
hours to get in a fatal shot, the firing
would cease and confederate would
call out:
"Say, over thar. what's become OF
Dan''s brother, Reube?"
"Oh, he's all right; and how's Dan'l
gittin' on?"
Mighty WELL He's up talkin' with
Gen. Lee jest now, and the generals
goin' to order Reube to come over to
us. You felles ought to be ashamed of
yourselves to keep man agin his will
This sort of chatting would go on for
an hour, and the chances were that
some general officer would be sent down
to the covered ways to find out why