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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-05-31
CONTINUED from last week. I

We came within sight of the en-
camped insurgents just as day was
breaking. A sea of white tents, with
countless glimmering watch-fires send
ing their smoke heavenward. We were
stopped by an armed patrol of five
men on the outskirts who, after exam
ining our papers, escorted us into
camp, the seat of the rebellion, the
retreat of the willy old chieftain who
had grown gray in the cause of
liberty. was dead tired and worn
out, and junior officer showed
Mephisto and to a tent where we
could get few hours sleep. 1 scarcely
laid down until I was off to dreamland.
We were awakened about four hours
after by the clear, pure notes of a
bugle and the distant rolling of drums.
AS stepped out in the bright sun
shine I was half blinded by the glare
of light and the scene around me.
Where had been silence and sleeping
camp when 1 arrived was now filled
with armed men. More armed men
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-05-31

negro gibberish and mongrel words of
their own invention, and unlike the
usual southerner they do not drawl,
but speak so fast that it is difficult for
the newcomer to understand what is
said. Another popularity is that in
speaking to one another they invaria-
bly, address person by both christian
and surname. l met people who had
not been ten miles from home i'm their
lives and were then enjoying ripe old
age. Old folks who had never seen a
telephone, telegraph, electric light or
locomotive and cars. In speaking of
the latter to an old lady she said:
eyes I'm done heerd about dem toot-
ers, but Lor' bress you honey I'm
wouldn't go near one OBJ dem tings foh
all the shillins you kin tote"
AS for a newspaper 1 never saw one
during my stay. Many's the poor un-
known fellow who has gone down the
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-05-31
ON THE FEVER COAST.

than | had ever seen before. They
were passing hither and thither laugh
ing, joking and talking in strange
foreign tongue, a perfect babble, spec
tacular and indescribable.
A soldier pointed out the headquar-
ters to me, and after a short delay
was admitted into the presence of the
commander-in-chief. He was a little
man with deep shadowed twinkling
eyes and we'll trimmed gray beard.
His face bore the stamp of one who
was accustomed to command, and look
of nobility which we'll beftted his
position. He was only little old man,
but he could by few words put into
motion a destructive force of forty
thousand men armed to the teeth. A
force powerful enough to crush an
empire. If his soldiers were obedient
and cheerful, he thanked them. If not,
he smote with the iron hand of mill
tary discipline; and they idolized him
for it.
! He gave me courteous reception,
made out the necessary papers and
with a mutual exchange of compii-
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-05-31
TERMs.J Shopper year, in advance
Six Months SO cents.

us by the lantern light, and once more
he said "Buena" in the same drawing
tone as though he had said it all his
life and never expected to say any,
thing else.
1t was three o'clock sharp, by the
watch, when we slowed up and stopped
at the place of my Decentralization. l
waited until the train had started
again and disappeared steaming and
clanking in the darkness before [
stumbled down to the river and lit a
signal light. The watch saw it and
aWoke the captain, who sent a boat
and in fifteen minutes 1 was aboard,
dusty, dirty and thankful.
The roseate hues of dawn were
tingeing the eastern sky when we got
under way, and we steamed rapidly
out to sea. 1 sat on deck and watched
the play of the rising sun on restless
waves, then [ lit cigarette and in
dulged in meditative sjesta, while our
little ship went faster and faster.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-05-31
ments we parted. 1 have never seen

ments we parted. 1 have never seen
him since.
1 had intended to look around the
camp, for such scene as this was to
be viewed only once in lifetime; but
it was just simply too hot. | could not
bear it to be tramping around in that
heat. 1t was terrific. So l sought a
cool shady place and managed to get
hold of something cool to drink, and
laid off until evening.
The evening shadows were beginning
to lengthen into dusk when | was
startled by courier tearing past me
on horse amid cloud of dust. While
[ was standing and speculating as to
the cause of this the front of a march
ing column hove in sight, the long line
of bayonets gIittering and swaying
from side to side in the sunset
"What is it?" 1 asked a soldier near
me, "what's up?"
"They have just discovered a large
force of government troops out there
he said, pointing toward the distant
hilltops, "and they are going out to
meet them."
"Will there be much of fight ?" I
inquired.
"Pretty much; we don't take manv
prisoners" and he grinned vieiousIy.
The column was passing us now,
and the tramping of the many feet
sent up sitting cloud of dust which
l was glad to retreat from. All eve
ming that stream of outgoing bayonets
poured past me. The light faded into
twilight, and the twilight into night
before the last company passed me,
and then, and only then, awoke from
the fascinating reverie into which I
had fallen, and recollected 1 must be
back to the ship before dawn.
1t was with regret climbed aboard
the engine for my long journey coast
ward, for l desired very much to re-
main and study this great drama
unrolling before me. Again we were
out into the country and our engine
travelled fast, for it was downhill to the
ocean and we had no loaded cars this
time.
Swifter and swifter we sped along
the two shining lines of steel illumi-
mated by the headlight. Swifter and
swifter we went until the black masses
of the trees and fields and fences
seemed merged into one continuous
panorama, while the hills in the dis
tance seemed to be solemnly counter
marching to the music of the spheres.
Once more we stopped for water and
once more the officer came to examine
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-05-31

bay dredging who was never again
heard of till his lifeless body was
found floating off shore. Such oc-
currences were very numerous till the
Government sent police boast to patrol
the district, and all to get rid of pay
ing the hard earned eighteen or twenty
dollars month as an old dredger
remarked: "Jes let de boom swing
roun' and its good-by Johnnie" AS 1
am not writing a book, though one could
be written on the subject, 1 will close
by saying that though the majority of
the men are the homeliest objects to
be met, the opposite holds good for the
women, and though 1 have travelled
extensively this spot holds the palm
for the most beautiful females it has
ever been my lot to behold, and better
yet they are treated like reigning prin-
cesses. Lord bless them; who would
not do them homage? BONES.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-05-31
[ End.l
Written for The Prison Mirror
The Question Unanswered
Still.

My thanks are due to "Retfals" for
seeing in my simple story an oppor-
tunity to help fellow mortal in his
quest for truth. L had in mind when
writing the story the orthodox view of
a hereafter which I am utterly unable
to reconcile with my reason.
SIS there life beyond the grave? ?"
The question has come laundering
down the ages but no answer has
been given that satisfies the soul.
Reason, that faculty that lifts us above
the brute animal, rejects the answer
as given by the many creeds, each of
which proclaims their way the only
one to salvation and all others a
straight path to hell.
If you 60 to nature for your proof
why choose the vegetable kingdom?
Why not the animal to which man
belongs and from which l believe,
through the process of evolution he
has become what he is? Because an
acorn grows an oak, does a man grow
an angel? When we stop and ask for
proof we are met with looks of horror.
The Bible tells us of heaven paved
with gold and that settles it. But how
is it that the Bible is twisted and
turned to mean so many different
things?
Turn which way we will you meet
us with the miraculous and that we
cannot accept. The Bible states that
if Jesus had not died and risen there
would have been no resurrection and
if we cannot believe this we are to be
damned. Can you force belief? Ger
tainly not. 1t must come of itself.
You cannot believe a thing merely
because you would be happy by so
doing.
But far be it from me even were it
in my power to cause any one to lose
his belief in the glory that lies beyond
the grave. 1t helps many to bear the
heavy burdens of life and to meet
death easily. 1t is certainly a sweet
thought that some day we shall meet
our friends and loved ones again and
that all the wrong and injustice of this
world will be righted.
But this opens up another thought.
Few families, if we may Judge by what
we see, will be complete "over there"
Can a mother in heaven be happy
knowing that son or daughter is
being tortured in a hell such as the
human mind cannot conceive?
If l mistake not, "Retfals," you are a
Theosophist. Possibly study of that
philosophy may help me to answer the
question. [ shall certainly avail N.Y.
self of the first opportunity to study
the subject. I have never, nor do I
now, deny hereafter, but for want of
proof 1 must still say, and 1 say it
earnestly, hoping and wishing to be
shown the truth, 81 do not know"
KISMIT.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-05-31

Hang out the flag the dear old flag, the WALL
hear again the flies shrl notes, the bugle's CALL
Once the veterans fill the not serried
though,
they South some forty years ago.
hear the sound of marching tramp myriad feet
The steady footballs echo all along the paved street.
They follow where Od Glory leads with solemn step and
Slow
Not light and springy they marched forty ago.
Year after they fewer grow thinning fast
And more dot the hillside slopes every past
And heads nod along the line to
grow
When marching down in Dxes land forty years ago.
seem to view again the scenes when marching
forth;
seem to see again the grand uprising of the North
hear again the echOing paudts of the crowd
And the boys march to the front valiant mien and
proud.
see the fathers brief farewell the mothers fond embrace
note the lovers sad goodby the lorn we
The chldren half bewdered look suited to their wears
When tnsel and display ill mothers tears
hear the ringing cheers for those marching forth to
meet ~ w
Honor and fame victory perchance death or defeat
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-05-31
ER, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, MAY 81, 1900
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Some went to meet shattered valiant hearts and
brave
And like today were marching toward
the grave.
seem to see again arise the clouds sulphurou smoke;
hear again the changing hoos sabers vigorous stroke
hear the ping of mimic balls the loud mouthed roar
The clash of STEEL the human yells of war
see the bloody pictures made upon landscape green;
see the comrades parched lips canteen
see men die for other men; the and brave
Form comradesp and brotherhood the
hear again the battecry that rang Malvern Hil
The cheer that Round Top at Chanceosyie
see again the sailor men through Mobile bay;
see the sights on Lookout Heights Aatoonas fray
Sweet smiles the many sad tears
flow
For those who staid in Dxe forty years ago.
Inc panoramas passed away the have along:
hear again the tramping feet the throng
'Tis not a gala day parade, yet martial show
AS when they marched to Dix e wears ago
Hang out the flag the dear old flag upon outer wall
When sounds again the r bugles mellow call
Once the veterans fill tramp with foosten
slow ~ ~I0'S'0t'
To honor dead who ramped with them forty years
Harry j. Shellman
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-08
AT NELSON DOWNING'S LIVERY
STABLE, BARRE, VT.

Belmont Alexander, the royalty bred
young Stallion. whose home has been at
Riverside Park, South Royalton, goes to
the stable of Nelson Downing, in Barre,
thi' week. The youngster deserves
more than a passing notice for there is
not a colt in the country of better blood.
He is a son of Alexander, 2.20 -, one
of the best sons of Alcantara, the great
producing son of George Wilks. The
dam of Belmont Alexander, Lady Thomas,
was by Forrest Belmont who was by
the great Belmont. The I'd dam, IIia-
1oga Belle, was by Billy Green, Sd dam
by SCOTS IIiatoga, 4th dam by ~IIandleys'
lliatoga, 9th dam by Consul. This colt
was foaled July 26, 1897, and when two
years old stood - 10 hands high and
weighed 975 pounds. No colt Of better
form and action was ever seer here and
it will be seen that on either side he
comes from a great producing line of
speedy stock.-C Correspondent of Boston
Daily Globe.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-08
WHY 1T SUCCEEDS.
BECAUSE IT'S FOR N THING ONLY AND
BARRE is LEARNING THIS.

BECAUSE IT'S FOR ONE THING ONLY AND
BARRE IS LEARNING THIS.
Nothing can be good for everything.
Doing n thing will bring success.
Doan's Kidney Pills do one thing only.
They're for sick kidneys.
They cure backache destroy kidney ill.
Here is Barre evidence to prove it,.
Mr.. Geo. w. Hunt SO Prospect street
says; My kidneys troubled me for three
years, a dragging hanging pain in the
small of my back extending downward,
after a hard days work, or if l exerted
myself in any way my back panied me
awfully, and many a night my wife rub
bed it and applied hot water 10 ease it.
saw Doan's Kidney Pills advertised
and sc we'll recommended that l got
box at a drug store. They quickly
relieved the pain and the secretions
which had been highly colored became
normal. They benefited me in every
way. did not take them regularly as
the directions called for, but have no
hesitancy from the relief they gave me,
in recommending Doan's Kidney Pills to
all persons who have kidney trouble.
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster ilburn Co., Buffalo,
n. Y. Sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name Doan's and take
no substitute. DIV
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-08
WORCESTER.

f. +. Hutchinson had to put IN SIX
hours to draw the roller.
Mrs. M. p. Kent is among those
who are having the grip.
The snow storm blocked all traf'lc'
it fell to the depth of 20 inches
Arthur Emery has moved back to
Worcester, to the Morris llamblet
place.
At the town meeting Tuesday the
following officers were elected; Moder-
ator, C. C. Tewksbury; selectmen, Z.
f. Wheeler, II. b. Hancock Forest
GREY: town clerk, Mrs. Jessie M. Put
nam: treasurer, &C. T%ewskbury; over
seer, C. II. Clogsdcn; constable, f. +.
T~ewksbury; listers, II. Il. Kellogg,
Roger Hovey, George Lackey; roao
commissioner, f. Z. Chandler; school
director, H. p. Darling; auditors II.
D. Vail, Roger Hovey. j. l.. stone;
trustee of public money, M. p. Wheel
err; grand jurors, c. II. Clogsden' e.
E. Kellogg; agent, II. d. Vail. Town
tax. $3.50.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-08

ALBANY. - Well! What do you
think: Going to lose our sleighing:
Not for a day or two anyway. 1t is
estimated that about three and a half
feet of snow fell during the week end
ing Sunday, March 4. How do you
like the prospect of beginning sugar.
ing with the snow three feet deep, as
it was in '99, Mr.. Sugarmaker? We
think sugar made under such difficult
ties we'll worth ten cents per pound,
don't you?
Maple Valley grange must must
begin to arrange for it's sugar supper.
Our next meeting will be Friday,
March 8. The lecturer has arranged
an excellent program of readings, rec
itationS and music, both vocal and
instrumental. Be sure to come and
enjoy this meeting as all those pres
ent at the last did.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-08
Central Vermont Railway
Timetable.
CORRECTED TO JAN. l, 1900.

CORRECTED TO JAN. l, 1900.
Trains leave Barre daily, except Sunday, a. TO.
l,wg:
GOING SOUTH
$40 A M.-MAIL. For Boston via. Lowell O,
Fitchtufy New York via. Springfield and
all New England points. Parlor car to Bos.
ton via Lowell,
l2.ol Z. M.-FAST EXPRESS. For Boston
Lowell New York via. Springfield andyis
New London. Buffet parlor cart to Boston
$40 P.M.-LoCAL PASSENGER. For North
field. Randolph, White River Juno
ton and Windsor.
tl.00 F M.-NIGHT EXPRESS. Leaves Barre
week days only, butleaves Montpclicrl2. &c
A,h.'oaitv including sundays for Boston
via. Lowell or Fitchburg and for New York
wa springfield. On Sundays runs to Spring
neId only Pullman sleeping cara to Boston
VIA Lowell and TO springfield
GOING NORTH.
so a. M.-LOCAL EXPRESS. For Burliny.
ton, st. Adams and Richford. Connects al
Essex Junction With express for all points on
Rutland r. R.
800 P.M,-MA1L. For Burlington, Rutland
Cambridge junction. st. Adams, Montreal,
Norwood, Ogdensburgn and the West.
Parlor Car to Montreal.
$40 :,P. M.-IXPRE6s for Burlington, st. AL
bans, and Montreal. Pullman Sleeping Car,
Montpelier Junction 10 Chicago, without
change. Due Chicago 8 As p. next night.
Connects at Essex Junction for New Yors
via. Rutland and Troy.
Suburban Service.
TRAINS TO MONTPELIER.
Leave Barre $40, $50 A. w., II. OF, s,o6. $40
Loo P. n.
TRAINS TO BARRE.
Leave Montpelier 6.35, e.1s, 1850 An, 1855.
800 and e.20 P. N.
Wtlliar,stcWn Trains.
leave Barre LOOP M.4.SoP.M Due Williams.
own 1.5b p. NJ. 81 % P.M NJ.
Leave ~illiamstow 7.30 A.. n. 2.30 p. ~ Dina
Barre sos A. NJ. {. 90 p N,
2 fl. FITZHUGH, g.. W.
vice freS. y zen. Mgr. Gen. Pass. Apep
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-08

The democratic party stands today
just where it stood in the days of Cal
houn. on the doctrine that the consti-
tuition goes of itself into all new terri
tory acquired by the United States.
He advocated that idea, to carry sla-
very into the new territories. Abra-
ham Lincoln put an end to the useful
ness of that part of that peculiar doc
trine. Mr.. Teller of Colorado, one OF
the oldest senators, says that question
was very thoroughly discussed in 1866
and settled and sealed in the blood OF
thousands of martyrs to the cause OF
human freedom. 1t is old, tried and
true Republican doctrine that Presi.
dent Mckinley stands upon today,
when he holds that the constitution
does not extend to the new possessions
Of the United States, and that Con.
gress has full power to govern them as
it sees fit.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-08
f

G. A. Foss is at home for a short
time.
Mrs. Levi Bartlett visited in Mont
pelier Monday.
Frank Shorey of Montpelier visited
his parents Tuesday.
Mrs. Sophia Moore is sick with
pneumonia at the home of II. S.
Parks.
A. V. Bailey, who has for a short
time past lived in a tenement in N.
f. Sanborn's house, has moved to
Hardwick.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. l.. Knapp Tuesday, and a son
to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bolles last
week Friday.
Mrs. Polly Sherburne, one of the
oldest persons in town, passed to her
rest Sunday. The funeral was at
tended Wednesday from the home OF
David Perkins, Rev. f. r. Clark off.
ciating.
Herbert M. Tinkham, the only son
of Mrs. W. Ii. Kinney, died Monday
at Williamsburg, Pa. He was a
young man of much promise and ur
to the time of the attack of the dis.
ease which finally proved fatal, had
been very successful in business. Fol
several years he has been an invalid,
much of the time suffering excruciat.
ing pain, yet bearing it always with
much patience and ever cheerful.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-08
Banker Routs A Robber.

J. r. Garrison. Cashier of the bank
of Thornville. Ohio, had been robbed
Of health by a serious lung trouble
until he tried DIR. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption. Then he wrote: at
is the best medicine | ever used for a
severe cold or bad case of lung trouble.
| 8 always keep a bottle on hand" Don't
suffer with Coughs, Colds, or any Throat
Chest or Lung trouble when you can be
cured so easily. Only SOC and 81 90.
Trial bottles free'at Parlor Drug Store.
DIV
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-08

Northtield will be a dry town in the
future. At the recent town meeting
it was voted that the town liquor agent
be required to publish in the North
field News, regularly, the names of
all who procured liquor at the town
agency. Also the names of all persons
whom the agent refused to serve. This
will result in still further trouble ano
business for the Montpelier liquor
agent.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-08
Fear Evil Snirits.

Evil spirits are held in great dread
by the Chinese, who believe them to
bear special III will to the eldest son of
the family and to delight in playing
unkind tricks upon him. To prevent
this the eldest son in one family was
named sixth Little Sister" the child's
parents evidently being under the i'm.
preston that evil spirits could be de-
eeiyed as to the sex of the little one.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-08

If troubled with rheumatism. give
Chamberlain's Pain.Balm a trial. 1t
will not cost you a cent if it does no
good. One application will! relieve the
pain. 1t also cures sprains and bruises
in one-third the time required by any
other treatment. Cuts, buns, frost
bites, quinsey, pains in the side and
chest, glandular and other swellings
are quickly cured by applying it.
Every bottle warranted. Price, 25 and
80 cts. For sale by +. A. Drown & Co.,
jun DIV
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-08
THE BARRE EVENING TELEGRAM
DAILY CIRCULATION IN VT.
outside of Burlington.
BARRE, VI, MARCH 8. 1900

THE TELEGRAM is not, and will not
be, the organ of any mar or any ring.
1t is simply a newspaper and does not
claim to be the only Newspaper in this
city. There were peculiar reasons, we'll
understood in this city, why the title
of ''official organ" fitted our esteemed
contemporary very nicely IN the past.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-08

AND WELLS RIVER R. R.
TINE. TABLE.
Corrected to Feb. Is, 1900, trains leave Barre as fol
lows: Going East, SUNDAYS EXCEPTED.

corrected to Feb. Is, 1900, trains leave Barre as fol
lows; Going East, Sundays excepted.
$50 AM.
connects at Wells River with Accommodation
Train North, and with Mail Train South over
.assumpsic Division Boston K Main r.. Il. Also
cohhects with Acco nmodation Train North via
Mountain Division, and with Mail Train south
Whlch has through train service from Wells River
70 bos'on,, via. Plymouth, Concord, Manchester,
H"snu" ana Lowell, arriving Boston al 4. so p. IN.
12.3OPM.
connects at Wells River with Express and Mail
j ram North over Passumpsic Division g. & NJ. Il.
N. 500 Line Express to st. Paul and Minneapolis
western Express for Chicago aid Night Express
tor facliic Coast Points via. c.. =. nv. Through
sleepiing Cars, Wells River to st. Paul, Montreal
W onicaSo' oally except Sunday, Montreal to ln.
cue Coast and Tourist Cars to Pacific Coast Wed
IesdaYs. Connects with mail train for Lisbon,
n,u'lel9n, W,hitefield, Fabyan's, Lancaster, Grove.
ION and Berlin, Also connects with Express train
Tor boston via. Plymouth, arriving at Boston $50
?. m. Through Pnrlor Cars Wells River to Boston
n Tra Fl m' WI. Central Vernon, Railway.
connects at Wells River with train North owe
nass1impsic Division b. Il NJ. Railroad for all sta
IONS between Wells River and Lyndonvillc, with
accommodation South for all stations between
Wells River and White River Junction and with
accommodation train over White Mountain Divis-
soh D. y Al. railroad for Lisbon, Littleton, White.
ielu ana Lancaster.
TRAINS WEST.
leaves Wells River, $50, 9,5S a. M, $50 p. m.
Arrive Barre 1904 a. m, 5.45 p. m.
unnl further notice trains between Barre and
Monipelier will run via Central Vermont Railway
netween harre transfer and Barre as fellows, de-
lays excepted
Leave Barre I 80 a. M, IL 80, 3 80 y. A..
Leave Montpelier q :25, 0 AS a. M, s 80 u. M.
wa. RTOWELL, General Marager,
+. w. sTANYAN, superintendent,
+. w. MORSE, Genl. Pass. Agent.