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The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-11

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Suddenly be shouted and, CHANGING up
with leap OF the heart saw that he
was failing He kept his face 40 the rock
and came down feet foremost. Il would
be useless to attempt any description Of
~, feelings. / would not 50 through thai
experience agaia for the price OF a bat
uvship. Yet 1t lasted less than a second.
lie had dropped not more than ten feet
when the fail vas arrested.
AN right" De called cheeriIy. mo
harm done Il was only q slip
But what a clip II the balloon had
not carried she anchor several yards
back from the edge 81 would have had no
opportunity to catch another hold as 1t
shot forward. And how could we know
that the second hod would prove more
secure than the arst9 Han dld not hest
tate. however. for one instant Up he
went again. But ia fact. his best chance
was In going up for he Nas within four
yards Of the top when the mishan oc-
Cured with q sigh OF relief / saw him
et lost throw his arm over the verge and
then wrlrE.e dis body upon the ledge \
few SECONDS later he was lying on his
stomach. with his face over the edge.
looking down al me
Come on" he shouted TITS ell right"
When ] had pulled myself over the
brink 90 his side / grasned his hand and
pressed q without a word. We understood
one another
ct was pretty close 20 a miracle" he
remarked az last Look at this"
Tho rock over which the erappel had
slipped was deeply scored oy the unyieid-
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xl-sTRANdE FATE or a KITE

NJ -1AftANGE a Af- hf y NJ 4 r.
Are you ready for another tramp"
vas Andrew Halls greeting when We
met early on tho morning following our
return from the peak
Certainly ! am. What Is your pro-
gramne for to-dey7"
II wish 10 test the flying qualities OF a
kite which ! have constructed. since our
return last night"
You don't allow tho calls Of sleep 70
interfere very much with your activity
Il haven't much time for sleep just
now" replied Han without smiling the
Kite test viii carry us up the TANKS OF
the Teton. but m not going 80 Try FOR
the top this time II sou will come along
IH ask YOU to help me by carrying "nd
operating a light transit. ! shall carry an
other myself I am DESTROYS TO get the
elevation that the kite attains ana GER
tain other data that viii be Of use 20 me.
We viii make a detour toward the south,
for / don't want Old SyX's suspicious 20
be proddei any more"
What interest can he have In your
kite-nying
'srhe same interest that a burglar has
IN the rap OF a polieeman's night stick.
Then. your experiment to-day has some
connection with the solution OF the great
mystery7'
"My dear fellow" said Hall. laying his
hand on my shoulder. until see the end
u that mystery. shall think Of nothing
else"
In n few hours we were ciambering
over the broken rocks on the southeast
ern nank OF the Teton at an elevation
OF nbou 3ooo feet above the level OF Jack
sons Hole. Finally Hall paused and ho-
gan to Put his kite together. II wns a
small box-shapcd affair. very light in con-
struction. with paper sides.
In order 10 diminish the chances 81
Or. syx noticing what we are about,
he said. as he worked away. Il have Gov
cred che kite with sky-biue paper, This,
together with distance. will probably IN
sure us against his notice.
In a few minutes the kite was ready.
Having ascertained tho direction Of the
wind with much attention. he stationed
me with my transit on commanding
rock. and sought another post for him
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SLEEPING WITH THE PIGSKIN.
now TO GAIN WHAT ~ CALLED
TIRE FOOTBALL INSTINCT"

one Clever Coach says It's Learned
by Carrying the BaII Under ones
Arm, Using ns n Pillow, studying
Every Mark and Wrinkle in IL. and
when There l. Room go Kick and
Kick aud Kick IL.
one very hot day last summer as the
writer was nshng in a river in one Of the
widest regions OF the sound q peculiar.
dull humping repeated az intervals o. a
quarter OF minute OF more. reused his
curiosity. II was no sound that he was
able 70 Identity with a country 80 sparse
~ inhabited that ho had seen bat one
house IN a days journey yet there was
about Il something hhnningiy familiar
Tho next turn ia The river furnished the
explanation on a sand bar IN the stream
stood young giant holding In his out
stretched hands. Of an things mag nabie
III that wiiIcrness-a football Stepping
forward with dellberaton he let the oval
fail. ana as a hit the hard sand his foot
met It and seat St back. whore II struck.
bounded ard rolled back into tho stream.
He was pokiug u oHt with a pole when
the writer accostcd him.
Yes. am getting a little practice.
ne said IN answer 20 the question, wip-
ing ms heated lace. ITS better IMAM
nothing.
Just Kicking az random ~ asked the
writer
NO. Indeed See that goal up there7''
He pointed to couple Of sawed-off
stumps up on he bank I've been max
mg that three times out OF nve
Rather an unexpected spot 10 md any
one practiciug football DO you 1--we
around here"
No; I'm here on surveying trip
Tor my father. who owns n lot OF these
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divides the top 81 the mountain into two
parts. We saw the singular luclosure Of
stones which the early white explorers
found there. ard which they asrribtd te
the Indians. although nobody mas ever
known who built b. OF what purpose g
served
The view was. or couue superb but
while was admirrg b 90 an So Won
acrful extent and variety. Han who had
Immediately pulled ont hts hIHocular was
busy inspecting the sy2 works. the tor
Of whose great tufte1 smoke column was
thousands ~ feet beneath our level Jack
sons lake Jenny lake Lelgh's Jake and
several lakeiets ElIt1ercd in the sunlight
amid the pale grays and greens of Jack
SONS Hole while many bending reach
~ the Snake river shone amid the wastes
of saFebrush ard rock
There" suddenly exclaimed Hall, Il
thought I should INA a."
What
Take look through my glass AZ the
roof ~ syx's mill Look just In tho cen-
ter"
why. rs open IN the mlddlee" cried
as soon os I had pun rho glass to my
eyes There's big circular hole in the
center Of the root
Look inside, Look inside.' repeated
Hall impatleutly
Il see nothing there except something
bright "
DO YOU can IT nothing because It Is
bright"
well no" ! replied laughing. What
mean is that I see nothing that can
make anything Of except a shining OBJ
tec> and an can make Of that is that
II Is bright"
You've been in the syx works many
times haven't YOU ?"
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-11

From the London Telegraph's Paris
Letter

From the London Telcgraphs Paris
Letter
Is science really going too far7 Accord
ing TO che spirit rappers II Is. and threat
ems to Inlet incalcuable wrong on thous-
ands Of innocent spooks The subject has
recently been debated among advanced
spiritualis,s. one OF whom has sent US a
protest against che proceedings OF those
cxpcrimentalists In science who devote
much 81 their time 10 the soldihcation OF
air. lie explains the position thus
every one who has been engaged in
psychicaI research knows shat the at
mosphcre around us Is fun OF spooks. who
only wait 10 be called la order TO give
mankind the benefit OF the superior in
formation they have gained since their
disem ho1lmcut What happens TO them
now Why. they may actually be on their
way 10 seanCe, IN response 60 a friend
~ cali. when whoop. they are whirled
into the air trap 81 Prot pewar or some
other matcriniistic experimentallzer. who
promptly solidlaes them. with. perhaps.
half a dozen Companions. and keeps them
In boxes or walls Ia excruciating positions
for any length Of time What is the rea-
son why SO many OF our spirit circles
have OF late been failures owing 70 the
absence OF spooks? Simply that they have
fallen into enc trap OF the mateftahsts,
are kept ~ a prison compared with which
a police cell Is a paradise. and squeezed
out o. all shape some of them ore sol
idihed' ANONYMOUSLY for long time.
and some escape after brief incarcera-
ton. Al a recent seance spook bitter
Is complained OF the treatment 10 which
he had been subjected. and of the press
ure which had been brought 10 bear on
him. and threatened 20 emigrate II this
- ali "a
WHAT IL to be done 10 stop IT. To the
question OF our indignant correspondent
We can offer no suggestion. except that
he should lay the case o. the s9o.oks be-
fore the Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Animals. II they cannot do Il.
perhaps Mr. Dowie. the Chicago faith
healer, may be able 20 =" sHsnethinE.
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for your discretion. and II l succeed YOU
shall be the nrst person IN the world TO
hear the news"
ITO be Continued)
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-09-10
Barton.

barton.
III. Bfckford has returned from Malone,
Ny.
Pay your taxes this evening and save
costs. I'll:
Mrs. Sophronia Boswell is visiting in
town.
Earl Jenness has returned from New
Hampshire.
A. r. Cowles was in Enos burgh Falls
last week on business.
Carl Abbott of Glover is working in Geo.
Davis store this week.
Clarence Stannard of Lowell is visiting
friends in town this week.
Regular meeting of Orient Chapter, No.
ID, o. E. 6. next Friday evening. "@a
Miss Harriet Batchelder is visiting at j.
G. Davison's in Newport this week. 81.
Mr.. Z. D. slayton of Warren, N. H., is
visiting his sister, Mrs. Geo. G. Lang.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Bowley of New
port visited at w. B. Bowman's over Sun
day. "a.
]. B. Lyon of Wilioughby Lake will
assist w. B. Bowman this week in his
barber shop.
The village schools commenced last
Tuesday, with over three hundred pupils
in attendance.
Henry P. Baldwin, now a travelling
salesman for Boston grocery firm, was in
town Saturday.
Miss Annie Danforth starts to-day for
Saugus, Mass, where she will teach school
for another year.
Fred Pierce and Frank Bean left this
morning for Franklin, Mass, where they
will enter Dean academy.
Miss Annie Noble, book-keeper for the
Percival Mfg. Co., is at her home in North
Troy for three or four weeks.
o. II. Mossman and &. b. Blood started
for Maine last Wednesday, where they will
spend three weeks in hunting.
Miss Gertrude E. Skinner has returned
to Brooklyn, ". Y, to resume her work as
teacher in kindergarten school.
Amos Robinson goes to Rutland today
to exhibit his Pomeranian dog at the
meeting of the Vermont Kennel Club.
Burton Burke, secretary of the Pope
Mfg. Co., of Hartford, Conn.,, with his
wife visited his aunt, Mrs. Hagar, last
week.
Mrs. F. G. Browning, who has been
stopping with her parents for a time, has
gone to Hanove-, N. H., where MIR. Brown
ing has a position in store.
The following letters remain uncalIed
for at the post-office Sept. 10th. Please say
advertis ed: Mr.. Roger ]. Coughlin, VIM.
Esden and Mr.. E. c. Harrington.
We understand that a. Scullion had |
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-09-10
Hand spinnefs and knitters wanted
Rolls taken home to be spun, or spun
and knit. Barton Wooden Mill. cow

Hand SpinnerS and kn1tterS wanted
Rolls taken home to be spun, or spun
and knit. Barton Wooden Mill. cow
3t
Young calves wanted.-I will give the
following prices for young calves delivered
at my barn: 30 to 60 lbs, 1c. per ID; go to
20 lbs, lie; 20 to 80 lbs, 14c. M. j. Owen,
Barton. tt
For sale cheap. Cedar posts, second
hand two-horse lumber-wagon; road
buggy. e. w. Comstock, Barton, VT 21tf
We want fresh made butter in tubs,
prints and boxes, and can pay fancy prices
for fancy butter. Cash paid for eggs.
o. d. Owen. Barton, VT. 35tf
w. NJ. Magoon, magnetic healer, will be
at G. w. Preston's during the week of the
fair. 36-37
For sale.-Some joist and dimension
lumber, and shingle. Just received, a car
load of clapboards, which will sell at $3.50
and $500 per thousand. Best clapboards
ever sold here at that price. j. W. Murk
land, Barton, VT, 36tf
Carding mill will run during the Fair.
A lot of heavy cloth, Ia ounce, just in at 30
ceuGS per ydru. DdftOu WoO1oH MILL
Call and buy pretty felt hat to wear to
the fair. We have large line. S. d.
Stone.
Wanted.-A good secondhand horse
power and corn fodder shredder. n. M.
Lewis. Barton 36-37
The following prizes have been offered
in the poultry department of the fair in ad-
dition to those already given: B. A. Par
lin offers for best White Plymouth Rock
puIlet, SOC. For best White Plymouth
Rock cockerel, Soc, and for best pen
White Plymouth Rock chicks, $1.00. The
American White Plymouth Rock Club, by
Frank Heck, Sec'y and Treas, offers paid
membership in the club to the exhibitor
showing the largest number of White
Plymouth Rocks. Members of the White
Rock Club cannot compete for this pre-
MUM and in case the largest exhibitor is
member of the club, the premium will be
awarded TO the next largest exhibitor, not
had free by addressing the Sec'y and Treas.
To RENT.-Two rooms on Main street.
Inquire OF S. d. Stone.
See advertisement of VOL carding and
agencies. Barton Woolen Mill. 25eow
Call at E. L. Barstow's this week for |
ladies and misses fall hats, and children's |
toques, caps and baby bonnets, just re- |
ceived from New York. 1w
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-09-10
Local Advertising.

Advertisements and notices, prone
nades shows and other entertainments Will
be published under this head for tI0O cents
word for first insertion, one cent word tb ere
after. We shall run no advertisement among
local items. Cash must accompany the or
der No charge DiLL be made of Tess than
FORTY cents.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-09-10
Probate Courts.

Probate Courts will held at the Probate
flee N Newport each Monday Atthe ONCE
FRIDAY OF each month; at the office of b. F.
ID. Car penter st Barton Landing in the fore.
noon of the third Friday of each month. Par
ties having business with the Court at Barton
or Barton Landing concerning pending es-
tates will please inform the Court in advance
that he NAV ia ke the necessary papers with
him. F. E. ALFRED, Judge of Probate.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-09-10

Mrs. w. o. Harvey and children and S.
E. Cass and wife occupied their cottage at
Willough by Lake last week.
M. e. Church and son of Virginia and A.
Church and family of Mortified visited
at d. r. Cobb's the past week.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-09-10

Schools opened Sept. srd, with Miss Ella
Cole from East Hardwick in the grammar
grade, and Miss Bertha Batten in the pr.
mary-Miss Nora Batten teaches In Stan
nard.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-09-10

Greensboro Bend.
Farmers in this vicinity are busy filling
their silos. j. III. Clark has corn measur
ing thirteen feet in height.
Deaconess Ruth G. Barr supplied TIT
pulpit in this place and in Stannard, Sept
End owing to the absence of our pastor
Rev. Ross.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. III. Pope are visiting rel
atives in Sherbrook.-Mrs.L l.. S. Collins
has been visiting relatives in Montpelier
the past week.
Chas. Sternberg has been i'll with tonsili'
tis-George Davis has been obliged to GO
about on crutches, owing to having step
ped on a rusty nail.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-05-31
CHILD KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
stss~r Badly Injsr~d-Hsii.s"rws -
ssburbs of Chi~sxo-Msa
Drswaed IN Lake.

Chicago, May 2s.-while returning
home from a candy store yesterday
during a storm. Lucy Holden. - years
OF age, was instantly killed by light
ming. and her sister. Irene. ten years
old. was burned about the right side
and shoulder. and fell by the side Of
the dead girl in an unconscious coudi-
tion. but will recover. The clothing
of both girls Was almost burned from
their bodies.
Hail TO the depth of three inches
fell in the northwest suburbs Th.
storm was accompanied by n terrific
electrical display. Many trees WERE
splintsred by the lightning.
Out on Lake Michigan George Resch.
. ssloonkeePer. was drowned. and his
companion, Paul kutxuer. after cling
ing to an upturned beat for nearly an
hour. was rescued hv men from the
revenue cutter Michigan.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-05-31
nov NATHAN. rooN rut KftItf
Heard the ~..sa 90 btrt.&->s-tI-s
the u-tr.stta. as.r-

Mafskiur Friday. Mas = This Was
how Aafekinr toos the rrliet faiutiN
frpm the nntthw ,st. at,uat ! Ia . m
NAY L.. ". heard the sauud If srtil
iers toi BADEN row.il went up to
the lpak .uut Tbs. womeu and thiidr,u
vsrv on the huu-"taps. and ma.t Of the
men we've manning the work.
Ma Mackrnsi.. 81 the h.t.iqusrtrr.
stan. tumblc, down stairs al thr-y
with a pir~on in his hand- la few
seconds, the dispatch was on the Ia
ble and the cude b-suks were aut. Mai.
Hanbury Tracy cried out.
They left Ma-ibili this morning and
are coming in
The fight mss, have lasted three
hour when. through our gissse>. the
lio.rs could hr seen stretching out tn
retreat
At sunset the garrison setxsd the
Standard aud Dgg-rs' fort aud shclIrd
the noers a. they passed.
parkuess WAS drawing "a when Mai
harry Davis. with eight hor.rmru. en-
terrd the market square. The town
took the relief quietly \ trooper
stopped a passer-by aud said.
Hi. We are the relief column
'Oh. indeed. said the citizen. We
heard you were outside" and the citi-
zen procecded on his errand
well I'm damned. said the trooper
but he takes IL pretty cooliy.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-05-31
ROBERTS ONWARD MARCH.
An Irresistible Movement the Orce
OF which the Beers Are
Recognizing.
Many suasatas ratuuxs HuHtwlru.
-sssss. -.a tr.--s--i-s. .rs-t- q. sd
shssx.. - rs-.~sss, -.s se--sats.
ss- sF.s.sas J-s-.@-.s-ss r.ssi.
tssft.a

t,r,seftisi ts1 miis. south - Nsr~gp
igtngt. SUNDAY Msy 90 Lord Rob
rrs-. northern advance fsrr~ sfeadiiy
eouuau-~. aud to-day the Transvaai
hills wvr. sightrd sseu. Frvnch has
sscur.si nn rNcciisnf Hankinr f-ssition
en ihe northwr-t. There j. something
irresistible about this advance Ihs
trs-'ps have h.-n sri.niidiy haudiri
aud the iL~r-. completeis "utnta
neuservd ha,r t.~-u forr~,i - ai,sn,icu
their p-,-iti"u. at thr nr-t appearance,
of the lirti.h fsnkine ferre.
Many Tnnssaai hafehvts are no~
tfvkAtnr humewar,i. anal % is safe &C.
@ay that th. mss-t trrsenuei liahis
Transsasivr at last rr,orulres ths
hur-isssu--s - the straerI~ Met ~
tho fsrms in the northern part of fh~
tr~c state. where the ties of bio,-d
with the rranssaai are strongest. have
h~en deserted This sretian has t-c~u
iiooted with fais~ tairs - British
cru.ity rrporJs cf th~ hufutag 81
farm houses and the esictiau - women
and children. in th~ hoI.. ~ inducing
the burgh~r~ tn rrmain With thu colu.
msn,is---. but th~ ~ssa~nss aii p.sinfs
naw to the cNist-uer of a prrmar~ut
rnusity l-fN~-u the rranHsaaai~rr
and the Frse stat~rs. each arru-ine
The other ~ rrra'h~ry snd c"war'iic.
II b. regarded ~ unlikely THAT the
Tmnseasi government wiil 60 te ~.
dcuhufr. where fo-sd r. ssares.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-05-31
VIEWED THE SOLAR ECLIPSE.
Arrive ss ota r.ist fr.. ws.h-
tastsa s.d ustttmsr~.

Newport news. Va. May = fresi-
dent Mckinley and party arrived At
Hampton Roads. OF Oid Point. sbant
two o'clock yesterday afternoon on
the dispatch boat Dolphin.
On her arrival the Dolphin eirelsi
around the haftleship kesrearge.
which wss anchored in the roads. and
afterwards cast anchor not far from
the Chamb~rlin hotel. None Of the
members OF shs presidential party
came ashore yesterday afternoon.
Secretary Gage and a party II friends
arrived at Old Point yesterday morn.
ing on the lighthouse tender Holly.
which tied up at the government pi~r
near the Hygiea hotel Speaker Item
derson and several members Of th-
house reached Old Point Saturday
night.
The total eclipse. this morning. az
tracted more guests 20 the hotels AZ
Old Point than they have had at any
one time for years
The president and his party viewed
the eclipse from the Dolphin.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-05-31

thstvmsa N4ft~s A. 80 - N~~S.s~.@ sh-
stat. p~-s~r.sis rs-~-si.- sessa-. -.ists.
The follow ing Timely AMI w~li en-.
.ider~a letter % tsav t.anrisa % chair.
man Miller Is being cordially com
uasnded BY the public pres Il Is
hoped that the chairman ustI s-~ the
wav clear a. Gals the committee To-
T.th-r again. that the action taken
usy b. r,.-,sasid~r-s and a state Gun
ventiuu called fpr the purp.is~ - s-ssc,-
ing delegates ta the National conv-n.
tssu. Thi. ia. been the a..se. sal Il
will be more ,factsrv 10 observe Il
until snrh tins a. the pe.4pls. Va cnn-
vvntinn. shall adopt some other mode
- selecting deirrasss
I.es.a~. NJ. N.v y On
Hoo. & e. Nfller Meridian. Ni-.
D~ar sir There seems - b. little
doubt that the action - the u.snc-rrati,.
state executive committee in ordering
a primary election fa.- presidential rlss-
tors aua delegates 10 the n.sioual con-
veRtion doesn't meet with either party
~ popular favor. do not remember
- have ever known sueh an unqualified
or unanimous expression % the pres %
the State In oppo>iticu - the course
ordered BY the committee. In fact the
hostility manifested thereto seems -
threaten q rcpudiation of the commit
tee. authority. fear the matter will
get up ~ much dissatisfaetiou and dis.
pleasure a. 70 break party organization
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-05-31

Paris, May 2s.-The socialists eele-
brated the anniversary of the com
mune yesterday, with the usual pill
grimage to Pere In Chaise cemetery.
against the walls of which the com
munards were shot The procession
was formed at ahall near the entrance,
from which point. headed by the so
eialist leaders. the demonstrators
marched to the graves of the notable
victims who were executed during
what the socialists call Bloody
Week" The Carmagncle and other
anarchist songs were sung
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-05-31

Kingston. Jamaica, May 2s.-The
Proserpine returned yesterday from
the wreck of the Cunard line steamer
Carinthia. which grounded. May Is.
at Point Gravois. Hayti, while proceed
ing from New Orleans for Cape Town
with LOO mules on board. She re-
ports that she could not move the
steamer of the rocks. The hull is full
of water forward. Arrangements have
been made with a wrecking company
to save the vessel IL possible. and a
steamer is soon expected there for that
purpose