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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-06-07

Washington, May 80 The program
OF the leaders OF the house contemplate
ed launching a debate upon the anti
trust resolution and bill, but there was
a strong undTcurrent in favor of ad-
iournment on account Of decoration
day Immediately after reading the
journal, Mr.. Dalzell presented a
special order from the committee on
rules for consideration Of the resolu-
lion for an antitrust constitutional
amendment but action was deferred.
A vote was taken on the question to
strike out the enacting clause OF the
Chinese commission bill The mo-
sIon was lost lO5 to $50, and the bill
went back to the calendar The con-
siderat.on OF private pension bills
vas resumed After the first one had
3gen read Mr.. Talbert is. CO, who Is
opposing the bills and Mr.. Grosyenor
Ohia. became engaged In a contro-
-ersy Mr. Talbert withdrew his OBJ
ection One hundred and ninety PEN
ion bills were passed
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-06-07
ELLA WHEELRR'S MONOLOGUE.
Written for Jennie O'Neill Potter
While on Her Deathbed

Mrs. Anna Randall Diehl OF New
York will soon publish a volume en-
titled, Jennie o'Neill Potter: The
True Story of Her Life. During her
last illness Miss Potter, who was
Wisconsin girl, dictated the
story and details of her life to Mrs.
Diehl with the request that the ro-
nance be put in book form. The pro
ceeds of the sale of the book will be
used in erecting a monument over Miss
Potter's grave. Speaking of the book.
Mrs. Diehl said: The book is filled
with episodes any one of which could
make an interesting story in itself
Miss Potter was a genius She was
not conventional What she did was
spontaneous, without much thought as
to results. Without any attempt to do
| so, she made her own romance as she
went along, l knew her for ten years
and she interested me to the last"
An interesting feature of the book
| will be the monologue written by Ella
| Wheeler Wilcox for Miss Potter Just
before her death. rhe friendship be
tween Mrs. Wilcox and Miss Potter
| began several years ago when tn.
latter recited the stirring poem, How
Salvador Won, in New York. Mrs
Wilcox was in the stage box, and at the
conclusion of the recitation the audi
forum Numbered with applause until
the author and Interpreter appeared
upon the stage, hand in hand.
Mrs Wilcox visited Miss Potter as
she laid in her cot in ST. Lukes
hospital, and the dying artistic express.
ed a wish to appear once more in pub.
lie. This desire was not discouraged
by the medical men, and they cold
their patient that it was not i'm.
probable that at the first temporary
improvement she could face the foot
lights again. 1t was Miss potter's plan
10 recount the story of her life and its
ambitions in dramatic style before an
audience at the Waldorf Astoria. Mrs
Wilcox fell in with the suggestion and
wrote the monologue The artis.s
never recovered strength to recite ii
and died April II.
The monologue is in prose and verse,
both written by Mrs. Wilcox, and IS
full Of feeling and sentiment Here
are few quotations:
The longer DeOpla live the mira they
hate 10 die They have Become sol
disillusioned with other things they
fear it will be the same with the next
world. tbs the young, with all their
Illusions intact, who float out on the
food of happy anticipations OF bead
tudes when they reach the climax
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-06-07
Continued

young girls look Aattered by his no
tice. while others appeared anxious 70
attract il: ne was accustomed to hom-
age and Difference, but at Ethels hands
he met simply with indifference
she was standing alone when he first
saw her, and he thought her attitude
one of marvellous grace She had i'm
pored Lord st. Norman to allow her
to refuse this invitation, but he would
not hear Of 1t.
you have been to a great variety OF
entertainments ethel. he said. but
you have aeyer been to a fancy ball.
You must go, my dear, hear that
the Prince and Princess Iolstadt and.
the young Duke of Southmead are TO be
present
She turned away, sick at heart Her
place was not with princes. she who
had married in such secrecy and snch
haste she was the wife Of a te.on
Lord st. Norman had insisted that
she should choose some fancy costume.
He had suggested many those Of
queens, HfIblhtbs anu b1hhAlta ''N
she would wear none Of them
1t was Helen who, with her quick in
stinct. saw that Ethel shrank from dis
play
Go as Night, she suggested;
"that viii require only a plain dress Of
silver and black; TO which Ethel con
sented
But when she saw herself in the tall
mirror, she thought that no costume
could have heightened her loyeine55
more maryelously. and Lord st. Nor
man smiled as he thought how we'll his
wife had chosen.
rhe dress of black net was dotted
with silver stars; the dark, dusly folds
fell in the most artistic fashion iIthel's
rich brown hair lay in clustering
masses on her white, graceful neck, It
was wreathed with small silver stars,
The beautiful face seemed TO rise
from the dark dress like some lovely
flower from It's stem, the white neck,
the rounded arms, and beautiful shout
ders had never looked more fair than
they did now, shining from the cloud
OF black Lord 81 Norman smiled
when he saw her.
If you did not wish to attract no.
tce, ethel he said, you should have
chosen a different costame
TO himself he added that. let her
have chosen what she might she would
SIN be more beautiful than any one
else.
The splendor OF the scene that soon
aftcrward met her eyes might have de-
lighted her II she could for one moment
have forgotten her terrible secret. her
terrible care. II went with her. and,
while the noblest and greatest ia the
land bowed before her, it Swallowed
her. this secret that was slowly mud
surely eating her heart away
Lady Cranes rooms were filled with
most brilliant crowd. the elite of the
fashionable world we're present. There
was q variety of costumes those
of kings queens FAIRIES, lriars. peas
ants, heroines OF story and of song
but all paled before that of the girl who
had chosen TO appear as Night
She was soon surrounded; that love
ly face OF hers had a terrible influence
over men There were heart burnlngs
and jealousy More than one present
would have given much for a smile from
her lips
She danced first win Prince uol-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-06-07
TWO REASONS

~ do men sing Al, welI-a-day-
usa j0nglaurs 1ra their art away
hey sing .o hide The Joy they feel.
g tell the grief they'd faln conceal
indianapolis Journal.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-06-07
RELIEF AT HAND.

I'D cannot sing the old songs"
He walls All ! could love int
He will not sing the old songs,
And there are many Of en-.
philadelphia Press
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-06-07

Washington May 81. At the conclu-
ion Of the session lasting eight hours
Be senate passed the sundry civil ap-
rcqr.ation bill which h1s been under
ouslderatiou for nearly a week An
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-06-07

sir Rohgr, Peel grandson Or th
-eat Peel Is going on the stage.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-06-07

Oscar Gardner Knocked out hA7
Forhes at tile Dearborn Athletic cls
Chicago. IN the Erst round
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-06-07

But underneath whate'er seems sad AMI
is not understood
| know there lies hid from our sign,
mighty germ OF good;
And this belief stands firm by me n'
motto sermon, text
The sorriest things in this life will y
the grandest in the next.
Yet dying IS sweeter than living
When once you have sighed ta'
land.
When once on your sight CLEANS ,ha'
fair harbor light
You long 20 push out from .l.'
strand.
Look YOnder I see it-LOves beacon.
They wait for me there on the sho'e
Goodnight 70 you, friends when yos'
life vo-ag. { rs
We viii meet in Gods harbor ore
more.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-06-07

The reason of sorrow / comprehend
Better and better at each years en-
Deeper and deeper ! seem 10 see
Why and wherefore it had to be-
Only after the dark wet days
DO We fully rejoice in the sun
bright rays.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-07-27

During the late Spanish wal our gov
eminent. as will be recalled, purchased
a cruiser from the Brazilian government
to prevent its being sold to Spain. This
vessel is now the New Orleans, and Is
cruising in the Pacific. 1t was built on
the Tyne by an English master shipbuild-
er. The officers of the ship have Just
made a report on Its working. which Is
not at all complimentary to its builder.
1t is topheavy; its magazine cannot be
kept cool enough to keep cordite in, it
has not air space enough between decks
to permit of the regulation amount of air
TO each man. and the sailors have to sleep
on deck in all Weathers il had no heat
ing apparatus for cruising in cold eli
mates. and no arrangements for ventilat-
ing quarters at all. If Euglaud's navy Is
built on these lines, life on board her
ships must be somewhat trying.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-07-27
COUNTY AND VICINITY.

The United States comptroller Of the
currency ut Washington has approved of
the New York state National bank of
Albany a reserve agent for the Farmers
National bank of Vergennes.
The summer season is at its height now
at Lake st. Catherine. All of the cottages
ATE occupied and the hotels are full of
guest. At the Lake-View-in-the Pines
all the room are taken and the prOprle-
tor is obliged TO lodge new arrivals out
side.
Word has been received of the capture
and probable death of Carl \. Savage by
the Insurgents in the Philippines. Pri-
vate Savage was In the 2Gth /. 5. infant
nv aud before he enlisted he lived at
Monkton Ridge. a brother, Charles
Savage. resides in Panton.
The petition IN bankruptcy of Levi j.
Needham of East Middiebury was filed
Monday. His assets are S22. 800. less
personal property and notes which are
considered valueless and exempt prop
erty to the amount of S22.Sl0, making
the real assets $50. His liabilities are
SSjlS.
Eugene Mascot died at his home in
Castleton last Wednesday afternoon.
During the storm on Tuesday night he
suffered from an electric shock. but did
not give much thought to it at the time.
In the morning his sight began to trouble
him so that he could not work. He was
taken i'll on his way home and he died
soon after he reached the house.
Among the Addison county teachers
who attended the summer school at Rut-
land this week we're Jessie l.. Baldwin,
Mabel c. Burt and Lizzie G.. Nottingham
of Shoreham Jennie l., Hack of Orwell
Martha b.. Needham and Lucy II. Hitch.
cock of Leicester; Daisy + Bull of Fer
risburg Gertrude VI. Jackman, Eva +,
Sprague and Elizabeth y. DonOway OF
NergenncS.
One of the little boys, who arrived il
Brandon lastfweek under the auspices oI
the Tribune Fresh Air fund of New York
was playing in front of the Baptist
church Sunday morning while Wallace
King was moving with a lawn mower
While the mower was standing the boy
put his right hand into the machine tt
eXtmine it and Mr.. King started up Al
four fingers dropped to the ground. \
doctor was called and dressed the hand
The child was sent home the first of thi
WppE.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-07-27

is expected they will see the necessity of
doing something at once. Unless drastic
are taken. betting men will
soon be Offering odds on the Burlington
publishers candidacy. The other can
didates. to be sure. are at a disadvantage
without newspaper; but the lawyers
might hire II hall and tell the public
snake stories, beginning with the one
which made trouble in a pleasant gar
den, although he will be obliged to look
beyond law reports to familiarize him
self with the case; while the ''doctor"
might work up "A brand new story with
twin sea serpents and a mermaid in the
combination and secure its publication in
the Free Press, under the innocent title
of "Researches in Fairyland."
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-07-27
BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET.
+ From Wednesdays Boston Journal

FROM Mcincsiay'@ bo-lOn journal.
The butter market has develoDed a stronger
tone, and selling prices are half "A cent higher
tn m last week on good to fine The
rise is mainly on high grade extra, which is
mainly on high grade extra, which l. not ar
irving aS plcntifully rs "a few weeks ago, and
buyers are taking it in anticipation of Il
further falling oil in the make. Trade can
not be called active, but considering the hot
weather there is n fail amount of stock going
into consumption.
81 am selling all my fine butter Just rs fast
as It comes alOn (, ana ut about half a cent
better than "A week ago" said n receiver of
Vermont creamery, "und find no trouble in
getting 20b cents for it, 81 have orders for
several lots OF tine crenmery nj 20S cents,
but | cannot nil them, because the owners
will not lat me sell them for less than POS,
cents, and want 81 cents, said n broker who
has a keen eye for business. Some receivers
had butter which they called extra and could
was not of the best. a real hne lot Of Yer
mont, New Hampshire or Northern New York
d creamery could not he bought under 20l,
cents, and that must be quoted as the ruling
price, though some lots were slow at 20 cents,
and some were held at 81 cents.
a fairly firm tone Is maintained in the
cheese market, but there Is not trade enough
to advance prices on n parity with cost in the
country, ana we are still lower than at any
other place. The top price for choice New
York twins Is - cents, ana many buyers are
slow to pay that. Sales of choice Yer mont mt
ga to 9s cents. Receivers Of fine June full
creams are storing the new arrivals because
there is not a profitable market for them at
present. In order to leave Il margin the price
should be ~ to 10 cents here.
The demand for gigs has not been As lively
rs last week, but prices are fully as firm, and
receipts are kept pretty well cleaned up.
Sales of Western gathered extras have been
AT Is to 1872 cents, ana II cents could be oh.
tanned for a finely-selected lot, If here. Or.
binary grades sold nj II TO ~, cents. Choice
fresh Eastern moved OIL freely Mt 10 to II
cents, and nearby lots at Is 10 20 cents. All
quotations are at marks.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-07-27

Or. Webb Of the Shelburne Farms for
some years past has been experimenting
in stocking his farmland incidentally
all OF Western Nermont-with pheasants
and partridges. This fact has been well
known TO sportsmen of this vicinity and
has been watched with much interest by
them. In a recent issue of the New
York Tribune, DR.. Webb relates "A
~discOuraging experience he has had,
which illustrates the contradictory char
acteI Of some of the government regula-
tlons on the subject. He calls attention
10 "a Washington dispatch which tells Of
Intended effort on the part of the agri-
cultural department to carry into elect
a law for the protection and importation
of game birds. Dr. Webb then says
For the last eight years ! have been raising
each year from zoo to 1000 pheasants and
partridges in Vermont. have not confined
them, but have allowed them to roam over
The whole western portion CT the state. The
work have deem doing is regarded by the
Vermont game officials as OF great public
importance, and l. more extensive than that
done by many of the state commissioner
ana ORGANIZATIONS. Last May / purchased
several hundred dollars worth of pheasant
and partridge eggs in England for Matching
in Vermont, ana shipped them to New York
by the American Express. / went to con
slderasle trouble ard expense to have the
egg properly cared for on the journey, but
upon their arrival. they were absolutely re.
fused admission by the United States
customs, and had to be thrown overheard
Tue American Express company commended
that there was n law absolutely prohibiting
the importation of game birds eggs into thi.
country. The only person who rails
pheasants' eggs for sale in this country is Nj
DrGuise, Al the late Mr.. IIavermeyeT's estate
at MahwRh, y. j. There might he n duty, I'M
the Jaw says positively that no foreign game
birds eggs can he brought in.
1t seems To me extraordinary that ore te
pirtment of the government should work (
directly opposite to another, ana that a
private individual who is willing, at his owl
expense, to carry on "A work which seems n
have the sanction of law, ana is certainly nj
great public benefit, should he prevented bl
the customs officials from doing 80. PRO
pose to bring the matter 10 the attention a.
Secretary Gage and secretary Wilson.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-07-27
OF GENERAL

The extensive arid regions of North
ern Mexico are to be irrigated by canals
from aid extended by the federal and
state governments.
Paris police are much stirred up by q
IN that Esterhazy, Dreyfus' chief ac-
cuser, intends to return to the French
capital in disguise.
Viper hunters are wanted at Bozen,
Tyrol. The snakes are so abundant as
to be a source of danger. and the govern
ment offers II cents for each head.
The secretary of the navy has selected
as names for the six new submarine
boats the following: Grampus, Shark,
Pike, Porpoise, Adder and Moccasin.
Recent studies of the ocean bottom
near the coast line of continents have
shown that rivers of considerable size
sometimes enter he sea beneath the
surface.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-07-27
REPUBLICAN, COUNTY TICKET.

FOR SENATORS,
WALLACE y. HILL Of StarksDoro,
f.. o. PORTER Of Cornwall.
% ASSISTANT JUDGES,
3. w. COLLINS of Ferri-burg,
II. D. BRANCH of orwell.
FOR JUDGE d PROBATE, r. HAVEN D1SrR1C
ERWIN a. HASSELTINE of Bristol.
JUDGE or PROBATE, ADDISON DISTRICT,
WILLIAM II. BLISS Of Middlcbury.
o STATES ATTORNEY,
JAMES b. DONOWAY of Middlcbury.
FOR UIGU SHERIFF,
THAD. NJ. CHAPMAN OF MiddlcbuIy.
o HIGI RATLIFF,
DARWIN RIDER Of M~iddlebury.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER,
T.. j. MATTHEWS of M~iddlebury.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-07-27

The Burlington News has Just pub
lished the annual yarn about a sea SER
pent having been seen in Lake Cham
plain, and backs up the tale to some ex-
tent in its editorial columns. The pub
Usher of that journal is a candidate for
Legislative honOrs along with a couple
of other Burlington citizens, all of whom
have declared for high license. 1t is
now up to the other gentlemen, and 1t
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-07-27

The imperialist organs Of the couA-
try INDUCED in a great deal Of i'll ne
tnred m n the expense of Wen
ster Davis, because, after a visit to SCut,
Africa, where he made personal inyes;i-
CATION on both the British n BO"r
sides, he became so strongly imbued with
the Justice of the Bocr cause and their
complete honesty of purpose that he re-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-07-27

The New York aquarium has Just Sc
cured an octopus and now has it on exhi
bition. If the method of capture is not
a secret, why rot send plans and specili-
cations to the state legislatures?
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-07-27
TIE MARKETS.
PRICES OF PRODUCE N MiOOLssURY.
BUTTER ASD EGGS.
Dairy butter. l21lG,. Creamery butter,
Ij9lSc. Eggs, lie.
OTHEa COUNTY MARKETS..

BRISTOL, July 23.-saturday, markef dav,
prices Dairy butter, Is to Il cents IA pound;
separator butter. in five pound packages, Is
to "a cents a pound: eggs, II cents "a dozen,
fowls, live weight, + cents q pound; chickens,
live weight. II cents a pound; ginseng. $3.50
Il pound, n decline of Sl.5Oa pound in week.
new potatoes, 81 a bushcl, old potatoes, 30
cents a Dushel; dressed beef and pork, So TO
~ 40 nor hundred DOuuds.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-07-27

There are no better pills made han
DeWitt's Little Early Risers. Always
prompt and certain, DIR. y. \. Bisbee's
Drug Store.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-07-27
| WILL SELL, FOR THE
NEXT 80 DAYS

SOC Tea. 35c; 35c Coffee. ungrouud,
2Oc; zoe Coffee, 10 lbs. Tor 81; Molasses,
per gal. Is to 35c; Syrup, 30c; Sc III.
sack Dairy SIT, 3Oc; 70-lb. sack Coarse
Salt, 35c; 5G-lb. sack Coarse Salt, 30c ;
genuine Castor Machine oil, Zoe per gal.
IIarnes, Oil, per qt.. BE; one lot Ladies'
Opera Shoes. per pair, 30 to 75c; n lot
Ladies' OXfords. per pair, Sl.O5 one lot
Ladies' OXtords, per pair, Sl.l0: Ladies
Shoes from 81 to sligo; Mems Fine
Shoes, per pair, Sl.l0 to S205; Boys
Fine Shoes, per pair. 7Gc to 81 Breakfast
and Dinner Plates, per doz., SOC Coffee
and Tea Sets, per doz., 9jc; Covered
Tureens, sc; Glass Tumblers, per doz.
1Sc; 1l.qt. Milk Pals, l5c; li-qt. galvan-
lied Pals, poe Soft Wool Hats, 2jc to
81. Prints and Ginghams at cost.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-07-27

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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-07-27
{. H.. Bailey,
WEST BRlDP0RT. VERMONT.

Ambitious and enterprlsIng young men and
women are wanted al the
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-07-27

Francis Twitchell was in town last week.
Very fine rains on Wednesday to the Joy Of
our farmers.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-06-08
ALAsKA's MINERAL VALUE.
Yielded Ainost Enough Gold sna
silver Last Year 10 Equal
the Cost Price.

The United States paid 81 200 Oo0 for
Alaska. and last year it yielded IS .s31.-
355 in gold and silver alone. These fig
ures are given by the statisfician of the
mint. The increase over the precious
metal product OF 1898 was s3,ls7. .nss.
Until last year most of the gold and
silver obtained in Alaska came from
the quartz mines near Juneau, and
most of the vast increase of last wear
came from the new fields of Cape Nome.
II amounted to about so.40O. 900, says
the New York Herald.
From present indications the next
three months will witness an increase
Of $4,000 in the mining population of
the territory. Most of them will go
to the rich auriferous placers of Cape
Nome, and miners Of long experience
say that the gold output of the present
year from Alaska will equal that of
California, and likely that Of the Klon-
dixie. during 1899.
But gold and silver are not the only
minerals. The enormous deposits of
copper and coal which Alaska contains
viii receive attention from the army
Of adventurcrs entering the territory
this spring and coming summer. and it
will not be at all surprising if they add
more to the mineral output of the ter
ri'ory than the gold quartz veins and
placer deposits.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-06-08
THE FIRE ENGINE DRIVER.
Grsatest and Last, Mr.. MIDDLETON
Thinks, of the Line of Heroic
Reinamea.

NO doubt the time will come" said
Mr.. Nobbleton, according to the New
York Sun. when fire apparatus of all
sorts, as well as other vehicles, will
be power-propelled. instead of drawn
by horses. So we want to look now,
while we may, If we want to see the
sickest thing in driving that the world
has afforded, before such driving goes
quite out of fashion.
THE chariot race man was all right,
be could drive, sure; and so could the
man that put a four-horse team, with
swaying Concord coach behind il,
along narrow road on shelf on the
face of mountain; but 1 do suppose
this last of the line is the greatest,
the man who sits strapped in his seat
and holds the reins over team of
three horses driven abreast, hauling a
five-ton engine on the dead galiop
through crowded city streets. The
chariot man was good. and so was he
man that drove stage in the noun
taius; but this man that sits strapped
in his seat to go over with the engine
IL it goes. and yet keeps the big team
b'ilin' all the time, why. say! he's the
boss of 'eD all.
Let us look at him, now, while we
may, and cherish his memory"