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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-04-28

of local capitalists was enlisted, and
in the course of SON months Mr.. But
tiers had secured a controlling interest
in the Narrow Gauge Street Railway
company of Geneva. which owns and
operates 4474 miles in the city and
suburbs. The projectors also secured
| an option on the franchise and property
of the Compagnie Generate DIES Tram
ways Suisses. which owns and operates
1886 miles in the heart of the city apd
its environs. The price to be paid if
the right under this option is exercised,
as it doubtless will be, is $1,254, 800.
The projectors have also secured a fed
eral charter under the title of Com
pagnie Genevoise DIES Tramways Elec-
triques' and obtained concessions to
lay their tracks on some of the finest
streets and quays of the city, including
he famous Rue du Rhone and Quai DIES
Bergues. They also secured the right
to construct and operate line on the
famous lakeside drive from Geneva to
NcrsoiX, "A distance of some 5.44 miles,
past the fine villas and chateauX Of the
wealthy and aristocratic classes.
The new company was organized with
a capital of 500, 1000, but none of the
stock has yet been issued or sold. al
though it ha; probably been largely
apportioned. 1t is understood that the
money for the construction is being
furnished by the Paris Bank of South
Africa. London capitalists are also in
terested in the venture, and it is likely
That the new company in short time
will own and control all the street car
lines in the city and canton of Geneva.
TO put existing options into effect, to
construct and equip all these lines on
the American plan, and to exploit the
extra exclusive rights of the new com
pany will entail total expenditure of
about $2,So5,000. The company would
then have about 95 miles of road trav-
ersing the city in every direction and
serving the entire canton. The total
population amounts to about 10000.
The canton is next to the smallest of
the Swiss confederation and has only
about 10 square miles of territory. The
lines would also cross the frontier of
France and would serve various small
towns in the French departments of
Haute Savoie and Ain.
The engineer under whose manage
ment and direction the new lines are
being constructed is Mr.. Stephen d.
Field. of New York and Boston. The
work is progressing, nine miles of
track having already been laid. One,
at least, of the new lines will be in OPP
GRAFTON by the list of June. The Ameri-
can overhead-trolley system is being
used and the American system of con-
Quits for underground cables. for the
first time in Europe.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-04-28
u...,... c....,.,.. Capitalists of Eu-
In Switzerland. clns.,,, tho invasion

IN >w'IzsVia"". closely the invasion
of what they consider their "sphere of
influence" by American brains and
American money. But while they are
inclined to resent this new American
influence that is being exerted in Eu-
ropean cities, they are not SO prejudiced
as to be unwilling to invest their
money in projects in which the Ameri-
cans are leaders.
Within six months an electric street
railway, projected by citizens of San
Francisco and constructed by an
American electrical engineer, will be
in operation in Geneva.
Some two and II half years ago, Mr..
Henry Il. Buffers, of San Francisco,
Gal, who has been connected with the
construction and exploitation Of street
railways in Cape Town and the City
of Mexico, was in Geneva. He found
Il congested population, badly served by
old-fashioned steam tramways and
horse ears, and the idea of securing
control of the franchise of the princi
pal companies and organizing new
company for tho operation of street
railway system on the American plan
at once occurred to him. The interest
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-04-28

DRAWING WATER FROM CISTERNS.
way you want. BY means of turn
cock in the nozzle of the pump you
can stop the dripping Immediately,
when you stop pumping, which is very
essential where you have apump in the
kitchen, as it saves the use of a jar or
waste pipe.
When you want to draw water from
one cistern, all you have to do is to open
the brass globe valve that is on line of
pipe leading to that cistern and close
the other one, and vice versa. We used
III inch galvanized iron pipe. by this
system you can locate your cisterns
anywhere you wish, then bring the
pipes underground, as shown in cut ESQ
as to be out of reach of frost) to point
under the kitchen floor, then up. and
connect to pump.-O. G. Cross. in Ohio
Farmer.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-04-28
National nlcpement
In Switzerland.

looking to the establishment of hos
pitfalls for the treatment of lung dis
eases. Already there are hospitals at
Leysin. IIeiligenschwendi, Davos,
Bronnwald. Faltisbergwald and NAL
vilers. The number of beds is at pres
ent nearly 400. The principal cure is
fresh air, rain or shine.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-04-28
LUMBER

We have some special offers in
Cedar Single, it's good time to buy
them. We very often have box boards
assigned to us to dispose of on a COM
mission. When we have them can
make prices right in car or car lots.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-04-28
Population Statistics
In europe.

In europe. to have had n
smaller percentage OF births over
deaths in 1898 than amy other coun-
try in Europe. France. with a popula-
ton of 3s,000.000, had S43.9"3 births
and S10,073 deaths, or an increase in
births over deaths of eight~tenths Of
one per cent. of the population. Switz-
erland had but II births over deaths in
every 1000 inhabitants; England. NJ;
Germany, Is: Russia, IA; Belgium,
1lH; Italy 49,: Austria. L.; and Hum
gary. ~. There were ST. marriages in
Switzerland in every 1000 inhabitants;
in France rs; in England, 1872; in Ger
many, 81; in Russia. Sc; in Belgium,
So; in Italy, 1.3; in Austria. $; in Hun
gary. So. From 1870 to 1898 the popu-
lation of Switzerland increased 80 600;
from 1876 France increased 100000:
Germany has gained l0.oo0,ooO since
1875; England, G.0G0,000 between 1871
and 1891; Belgium gained 1.o42, 900 be-
tween 1866 and 1890; from 1869 to 1890
Austria gained 3,G0,0o0 and Hungary
100000. In Switzerland there are
1872 inhabitants to the square kilo-
meter CAL acres); England has 1920;
Germany. 9G.1; Russia, 400: Belgium,
206: Austria. 79.6: Hungary. 54.2:: Italy,
1l0.5; and France. 71.s, or the third
lowest of the European powers. Russia
and Hungary having less than France.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-04-28

These the hansomest and best ranges the market
They exhibition the store of Prndc & Avenl,
Barre also Foss Store, Planfed and at j. H. Lamsons
Randolph. CALL AND SEE THEN.
Any housewife would be proud Of such Range; any
pastors wife would be delighted with one any church
society without spending for their par
ors, present to the pastors wife. They worth
irving for.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-04-28

italian Caborers In ,ha+ 1oo ooo 1,s,
Switzerland. inn lahorers sl;,Ia,,
and unskilled, find employment in
switzerland, 80 per cent. of whom
come into the country in the spring
and return in the fall. For endurance,
industry. sobriety and economy the
Swiss affirm that the Italians excel
all other laborers; but 1t is claimed
that when the labor season is over
they return across the border to their
bones and spend their earnings in the
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-04-28
IN THE PUBLIC
E III Il B r Old
Statistical and Historical Data Bearing OH the News
of the Day from Foreign Lands

italian markets. 1t is estimated that
these laborers take to Italy every fall
an average of 200 francs per person.
This would make an annual total OF
100000 francs ($3,474,000), or six
francs per capita for the entire Swiss
population. This is nearly two-thirds
of the per capita ground, poll, fortune
and income tax for the entire coun'
try, which amounts to over $780,
900 annually
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-04-28
CONDITIONS or THE OFFER.

We will QUAKER GRAND described absolutely
person. church society, wlo in the next three months be-
companying conditions
until the will
contain like the printed below which, when properly filled
the TELEGRAM Office will
candidate
subscription the TELEGRAM counts 300 votes
scripton by mail counts 20 votes
intending do of this
first call the office for full particulars
Coupons and subscriptions credited on the books of the cannot
All will file and
mary published day day These
interested in the contest at time.
receiving
the Range
the
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-04-28
The German fed.
eral court receGtly
<1na,
TmvortaK$ Decision
In Germany.

u" VH"~"y' rendered IL utcI'
sion that is of interest to the CONNER.
cial interests of every nation because it
PLACES the ownership of trade secrets
in Germany in the hands of the manu-
ufacturers instead of the hands of the
employe who discovered or invented
them. In this particular case it APP
pears that foreman in the employ
of certain establishment invented a
substance which his employer used in
finishing "rustlins" velvet. The use
of this substance was considered Il
trade or business secret of the firm.
The foreman. however. impaired the
composition to others, and the firm
had him tried under the law of May ~,
1898, entitled "An act for the suppress
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-04-28
PoA6 |!5zs&::<<:;
IMPROVEMENT:
An Ohio Farmer Explains HOW LAG
Draws Water and Brings II
Into the House.

With O view to having good water
and plenty of it, the past summer l
built two cisterns of about 1870 barrels
capacity each--onc for general house
use, the other for drinking alone. The
accompanying cut will explain itself.
We have used this plan for about
eight weeks and it has proved very
satisfactory. We use good suction
pump, so constructed that you can Thy
using set screw turn the handle any
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1900-04-05
THE VENEZUELA DECISION

One may say, in view Of the small
changes of the map effected by the dcci-
sion. that the game WAS not worth the
candlc.-Baltmore Sun.
With the help of little more judicious
arbitration Great Britain ought to be
able 70 secure possession of the remain.
der of Venezuela. Detroit News.
But if Venezuela has lost some terri.
tory it will not make as good use of as
Great Britain will the United States has
scored a point. 1t is practically sovcr.
cign on this continent. ."-Chicago Trib.
une.
The only complete triumph in the lcci.
sion Of the international tribunal which
drew a new boundary line between Ven
ezucla and the British colony of Guiana
is scored by the United States.-Philadel-
phia Press.
The most important feature of the
whole matter is the demonstration that
international disputes can be effectively
settled by arbitration even after the d.
rect discussion has taken On hostile
tone.-P;t,sburg Dispatch.
Perhaps the Venezuelan boundary
commissioners thought it would be use
less to give the South Americans what
they wanted, owing to the certainty that
they would have a revolution over it any
way.-Chicago Times Herald.
Tho dccson is Of enormous advantage
to Venezuela, and it means much to the
people of the United States. 1t is safo
to say that hereafter no nation will ven.
ture to question the applicability of tho
Monroe doctrine or will seek to obtain
territory in South America by threats OF
war.-Rochester Post Express.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1900-04-05
Phrenology.

Six free lectures for ladies and
gentlemen at Roberts hall, Breck-
enridge, on the evenings of April 8,
10, IL. II, l3 and II, by frof.G Norris,
graduate and fellow of the Fowler
ana Wells institute, New York.
Men, women and children exam
ined free in public at the close of
each lecture.
Prot. and Mrs. Morris will have
their rooms and private Office at
the hall. Mrs. Morris will entertain
callers with charts, pictures, skulls
and books each afternoon while the
professor is giving private readings
IN his Office.
Practical scientific advice on
health, education, business adap-
ton and marriage. Oral 80 cents,
with marked book charts 81, $1.50
and 81.
Prot. Morris does not expect to
lecture in Wahpeton.
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SHEYENNE.

To the Editor OF The Times:
Oscar o. Rund of Christine,
visited with Toleff Hanson and
family on the 22nd.
The work on the church will
be resumed on the 9Th inst and
continued until the finish.
Prof. Ed Herbrandson is here
to stay and will take care of his
32O acres of Sheyenne soil.
Jacob Rasmussen of Shey-
enne, has rented the farm for
one year of John S. Bake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mortimus Osley
of Walcott township, visited
with Tolleff Hanson on the 2Sth.
Henry Hanson has his new
dwelling house nearly complet-
ed and will move in very soon.
1t is reported that the child
rem of Mr.. Ole O. Odden of Gar
borg, are suffering from the
chicken pox.
Chris Larson while hunting
among the hills found an en-
gine belt hid there. The belt
is worth between $75 and 500
and is supposed to have been
placed there by thief.
The basket party given by
Mrs. G.. Hovelson forthe benefit
of our church, of which she is
a member, on the 31st of March
in Barrie was we'll attended
and the young couple enjoyed
themselves very much, with
the hope that there would be
others.
We have now the sad news
to report that Mrs. Lena Sundy
died on the 1st of April at 10
o'clock from consumption at
the age of ~ years at the home
of her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Tolleff Hanson. She suffered
much toward the last. The be-
reaved husband and family
have our coincidence.
At the annual town meeting
on the 18th the question of buy
ing a road machine was defeat
ed by % votes against s. The
agent for the Indiana Road
Machine of Fargo, was present
and heard the result, but max
ing up his mind to sell us a
grader anyhow, has secured the
aid of one of our voters who is
out with a petition asking the
board of supervisors totake one
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1900-04-05
THE BOERs.

1t Is to be feared the Orange Free
State has put itself in a sort Of lemon
squeczer.-Butfalo Express.
IN square race between Mr.. Kipling's
poems and Dom paul's psalms we shall
back the psalms.-Detroit Tribune.
If they run out of lead, the Beers may
conclude to mold some of their surplus
gold into bullets.-Des Moines Leader.
1t is said that Dom Paul's favorite bev.
erage is lemonade. At present he highly
appreciates Orange aid. = Ottawa Free
Press.
The Beers feel deeply their lack Of a
seaport and vessels. They have laagers
In plenty, but no schooners to accommo.
date Observation-Disclosures Times.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1900-04-05
THE BOOKMAKERS.

Henry James talks as he writes-in ep>
igram.
John Oliver Hobbies (Mrs. Craigie) is
said to be tie c!evcrcst musician of all
living novelists.
+. Marion Crawford says he thinks in
Italian and translates into English Up.
on this Lewis Gates. the critic, comments
Evidently,
Charles II. Hoyt says it took him but
Eve days to write "a Texas Steer"
which proved TO be one Of his most sue.
cessfui farces.
Tom Hall, the humorous writer in Life,
few years ago signed his name as Lieu.
tenant Winthrop, L. S. 4. He retired
from the army to devote himself to writ.
ing. During the Spanish war he was
6rst lieutenant IL the rough riders.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1900-04-05
canvass the vote cast at the an
nua1 election held April End,
1900, which was as follows:

SdLVdSS tIlc vote cast at the an
nual election held April 2nd,
1900, which was as follows:
For mayor NJ. N. Early received
233 votes and b. r. Lounsbury 24S.
For treasurer Marcus Peschel re-
ceived $50 votes and d. ID. Swank
292.
For police magistrate C. L. Mayer
received 222 votes and Folsom Dow
26O.
For city justice Geo. T. Proper
received 200 votes and John Faytl
274.
For alderman first ward Frank
Snakal received 62 votes and A. ].
Connolly ".
For alderman second ward John
Rischard received 80 votes and Jas.
Purdon 122.
For alderman third wgrd JohnW.
Forkncr received Is votes and J. J.
Hull 81.
B.F.Lounsbury, d. =. Swank.
Folsom Dow, john Faytle, A. J.
Connolly, James Purdon and J.
]. Hull having received a ma
jority vote cast were on motion
duly declared elected to their
respective offices.
On motion board adjourned.
E. A. AsPINwALL.,
City Auditor.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1900-04-05
The City Council.

Regular meeting of city coun-
Gil held April.2, 1900. Meeting
called to order by Mayor Reed
er. Members present: Ritten-
house, Hingtgen, Stern, Sauer,
Rischard ana Hodel.
Minutes of previous meet
ings read and approved
Motion made and carried that
petition for sidewalk on south
First street be referred to COM
mittee on sidewalks and streets
with instructions to report at
next meeting.
Remonstrance petition from
property owners on south
First street against being in
cluded in sewer district No. 2
was read.
Application of Robt. Barber
to have streets graded along
blocks 3 and 4, Tyler's addition,
was on motion referred to the
committee on public improve
ment with instructions to re-
port at next meeting.
Motion made and carried that
petitions for cross walks on
Delaware and Utah avenues,
be granted, as soon as property
owners have built sidewalks
up to these crossings and in
front of their property.
Motion made and carried that
petition for extension of water
mains on Eighth street be re-
ferred to committee on water
supply to report at next meet
ing.
Motion made and carried
that report of treasurer be re-
ferred to finance committee.
Motion made and carried tnat
auditor make out and present
to Don X. Davidson a bill fQa
$50 for publishing sewer notice
and $3.50 for hauling dirt from
avenue placed there by said
Davidson.
Motion made and carried that
auditor present bill to Northern
Light Electric Co. for whistle
bought of the city.
On motion the following
bills were allowed and ordered
paid out of their respective
funds.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1900-04-05

A Drawer, better or more COM
petent set of candidates never
won a victory or met defeat.
To the one man saved out of
the wreck, A. ]. Connolly, dem
ocrats tender congratulations.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1900-04-05

Mrs. c. A. Lind of Viroqua,
Wis.,, is visiting with her
daughter, Mrs. Geo. HI. Gjert-
sen.
w. H. Harker of this place
sold two farms last week. One
was in, the northeast quarter of
section 9 in Garborg township,
to E. H. Apply. The other was
the southeast quarter of section
in this township to HI. D.
Spoor of St. Paul.-Wyndmere
Pioneer.
The Easter supper given by
the ladies of the Congregation
al church, Wednesday evening,
was we'll patronized as their
suppers always are. The menu
included a delicious cup of cof.
fee made from Victory Brand,
donated by Leach & Gamble,
wholesale grocers. The ladies
cleared about $50.
X. H. Robin came up from
Clitherall, Tuesday, to COM
mence his new hardware build
ing. The new structure will
be 22x48 feet with an addition
on the south side II feet wide.
The building will be one story
high. Mr.. Robin intends NOV
ing his family here as soon as
he can make the necessary ar
rangements.-Wyndmere Pion-
eer.
Mrs. Cared departed for
Frankfort, Germany, last Sat-
urday evening, and expects to
sail from New York, next Sat
urday. She joined party of
lady relatives at Lake City, who
will make the trip with her.
After rest among relatives at
Frankfort on the Main, will go
to Italy and points on the Med
iteranian, and, returning will
subsequ. ntly visit the Paris
exposition and other points of
interest including London-re-
turning home in four five or
six months-sooner or later-if
the good ship does not go down.
Math Sterritt, one of the old
est engineers on he.Great Nor
thern system, died at Aberdeen,
South Dakota, Friday, aged 81
years. Deceased has been an
engineer 40 years and on the
Great Northern Is years, the
past several years running be-
tween Wahpeton and Aberdeen.
Last Thursday was taken i'll on
his run and barely reached the
hotel at Aberdeen when he died
from heart failure. The re-
mains were brought home to
Wahpeton Friday, and were
laid at rest from St. Johns
church Monday, a very large
concourse ofpeople accompany
ing the same to their last rest
ing place, the Catholic ceme-
terry. The family has the sym
pathy of the community in its
irreparable loss.
Girl Wanted.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1900-04-05
Unclaimed Letters.

Unclaimed letters in the
" ahpeton post office for the
week ending April 4, 1900.
LADIES.
Harrison, Miss Bertha
Jones, Mrs. A. f.
Lock, Miss Katie
Stee1l, Mrs. Theodore
GENTLEMEN.
Bone, F. ].
Farrar, ]. w.
Healey, Daniel
Knight, Lhas ......
Mitchell, c. A.
Phillips, George r.
Iorgerson, o. ..
Veigel w. Il.
Walker, Hayes
Call for advertised letters.
Don X. DAVIDSON, p. NJ.
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'09o9aa9o9393333333333aa
Local News :
RleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeG

Farmers are in the midst of
seeding.
Fritz Anderson of White
Rock, was in town Tuesday.
E. A. Munger of Abercrom-
bic, was in the city Tuesday.
The county commissioners
have beenain session this week.
Mayor johnson of Fargo was
reelected, Monday, by large
majority.
Eight votes the other way
would have saved the head of
the Democratic ticket.
Mrs. Eckes & Co. will move
their millinery store across the
street from the old stand, next
ITO the Fair store.
Editor Morrill, of The Gazette
attended a meeting of the trus-
tees of the Red River Valley
University, yesterday.
The doctor and Mrs. Quick
departed for Boston and the
east Saturday evening, to be
gone three or four weeks.
The ladies of st. Johns
church will give an Easter sup
per at the old church, Easter
Monday, the 10Th. All invited.
Wallace w. Childs of Colfax,
says E. G. Mellem of St. Paul is
buying up whole township
west of Colfax on which he ex-
poets to colonize a lot of immi-
grants.
The Ladies Aid Society of
the Congregational church twill
meet on Wednesday afternoon
at two o'clock with Mrs. Stern
Aand Mrs. Cohen at the home of
Mrs. Stern.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1900-04-05

Silk front shirts, very beautiful,
for 70 cents, percale shirts, very
handsome for 30 cents at Hausken,
the clOthiers.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1900-04-05

Carpenters tool chest and tools
and second hand letter press, for
sale. Apply to w. F. Fifield, Nc
Collough's lumber yard, ,Wahpeton.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1900-04-05

of the machines on trial and if
found to do the work as repre-
sented to purchase same. Now
your correspondent believes
that when we need such a ma
chine we can 60 where they
are for sale, see them all and
buy the best. We should sup
port our home trade and own
agents, and never such agents
as the above who tried to bribe
your correspondent by offering
$50 for each machine 1 could
influence the board to buy.
But they could not catch the
fish. They now have one on
the hook but but the people
know better from last year and
the fish on the hook will do the
agent no good as our supervis-
or is against all such schemes.
We may buy a grader but no
outside firms CAM pmpel us to
it, and l say to the people be-
ware of schemes and schemers
of which there are so many.
SHY ANN.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1900-04-05
Farm Lands Wanted.

l have some customers for i'm
proved farms, and could use some
wild land. What have you got to
offer? IRWIN L. STkEETER,
Real Estate.
Near Miksches'. Wahpeton.