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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-04-21
HARTFORD.

Isaac Gates is in New York.
Mrs. G. II. Pease is in Boston.
II. c. Pease went to Burlington
Wednesday.
Miss Annie Morris is suffering with
Scarletina.
Bishop Vincent has been guest of
c. NJ. Cone.
Mrs. G. P. Truell and children are
away on visit.
Miss Mary Rowell spent Sunday
with friends in town.
Edwin l.. Dutton is able to ride out
after long illness.
Mrs. G. NJ. Tirrell and daughter
Louie are boarding at the hotel.
Mrs. f. Morris ard Miss Annie le.
turned from New York Friday.
Henry Hazen is visiting his par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. David Hazen.
The topic for the Domestic Science
club will be from Mrs. Ella II. Rich
ards book "Thc Cost of Living"
The Fiske Jubilee Singers will give
an entertainment in the Cong'l church
Monday evening at 1870 O'Clock, I'M
der the auspices of the Ladies' Aid.
The lecture on "That Boy" by
Bishop John II. Vincent in the COng'l
church Thursday evening was enjoyed
by large audience. The Bishop
spoke of the three most important
factors in a boys lifc-home, church
and school, illustrating each point
with wit or pathos as the occasion de-
manded and holding his audiences
attention to the end.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-04-21
BARRE, W., APRIL q, 1900
The Middlebury Register says that
Mr.. Battell will not be candidate for
the State Senate this year.

The Ludlow Tribune, which is usu-
ally well informed, says that Baker
will not have Rutland county solid,
and that Gov. Page is steadily gaining
among the people.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-04-21

The United States had to thrash
Spain in the interests of suffering hui
manity, and it does look as if she
would have to teach Turkey a lesson.
Turkey must settle or fight. She
cannot kill citizens of this country
and destroy their property and not
pay for 1t.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-04-21

The st. Adams Messenger is ever
lastingly right when it says there is
no need of holding six Republican con-
ventions every presidential year when
two would do just as well.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-04-21

There is a notable falling off in the
number of divorce cases in Chittcnden
county this term of court. Is it due
to better times or is it a more hopeful
sign of better times to come?
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-04-21
RHEUMATISM

w. w. Scott of Rutland has sold his
brown trotting gelding, Ginter, trot-
ting record 2.2Oi, pacing record 2.24t,
to Edward Boss of Springfield, Mass,
for $1,000.
delays are dangerous Those who have
eoor, weak, impure blood should take Hoods
prsaparilla at once. 1t never fails. a-d
Willis r. Paige of Barnard owns a
pair of prize IIolstein steers. They
are only II months old and weigh 1900
pounds. He has been offered $45 for
them,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-04-21

Bodily pain loses its terror if you've a
bottle of Dr. Thomas Electric Oil in the
house. Instant relief in cases of burns, cuts,
sprains, accidents of any sort. DIV
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-04-21
LOST AND FOUND.

LOST-A fur cape with fur tails, leave at
Allen e. Richardson's office, Depot square and
he rewarded. 2S5=tf
FOUND. A gold charm, combination en-
blem of Free Mason and the |. 0. q. +.
Owner can have same by calling at this office
and paying for advertisement. 2S0tf
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-04-21
VERMONT NEWS.

Mrs. Frank Hill of Bennington died
recently aged 30.
Mrs. Mary Meldon of Rutland died
April 18th, aged rs.
Mrs Alma Loyal Remele of Middle
bury died recently aged 80.
Mrs. Martin Sullivan of New Haven
died recently aged 30.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-04-21
FURNISHING GOODS.

FURNISHING GUUUS.
Mems fine Dress shi is at SOC, 50c 75c and 81 90.
Collars and Cuffs to match; designs the latest silk
fronts, novelty, and guaranteed fast colors.
Mems Random Shirts and Drawers, prices subject
change now 23c EACH
Mems Babrigan Shirts aud Drawers 90 at Csc each
better grades at 4Oc, SOC and 75c each
20 dozen those to go at &c pair. 10 dozen Mems
half Hose double heel, actually worth 15c each special &c
pair Not more than pair to customer, Better grades
at l5c, 19c and 2:c a pair.
Nccktiesa l5c &c., 25 and &c., all the latest designs,
best in the city,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-04-21

Mems Wool Pants to close at 75c pair chance of
life time by securing pair of these pants Better grade
in working pants at ST 90, 81 25 and 81 So
Mems dress Pants latest Styles patterns and designs
at 81 49, So co. 81 So $500 and So So guaranteed all wool
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-04-21

TO RENT --Seven-room house and barn
with half acre of land at south Barre. Nine
dollars per month. Inquire OF II. R.Hollen
South Barre. 3o4 II
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-04-21
TO RENT

TO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in Nichols Block
now occupied by c. Ii. Kendrick. Inquire
at Red Cross Pharmacy 30 II
FURNISHED ROOM TO RENT.-Near
business center inquire of II. b. Lexington
Room - Bolster Block. 3OStf
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-04-21
WANTS..

WANTED.--A girl for general housework
Annjv at - (ottuoe street. 309tf
The Marshall republican., 1900-04-20
OUR DUTY AND OUR CHANCE.

General Joseph Wheeler, who lately resigned his seat In Con.
gress 70 return TO the Philippines, has under his own signature
contributed the following letter 70 the New York magazine, Success:
1--WE have IN empire out there In the Pacific, with every possibility
Of great develOpement. Having just returned from Luxon, I can
assure you that tho archipelago 10 showing new life and push under
the administration Of the United States government. I saw et.
dences on every hand Of . change In Affairs for the better. We
should certainly hold the islands, give them . military government
for awhile, and then educate them to the duties Of civil government.
Time alone will tell how much cspsbilty they can show In this d..
rectiou; but until such devslopements ere apparent, we ought 10
govern and protect them. The vast majority Of them ae not hos.
tile n oil, but only backward and shy OF Americana. The lighting
was done by those who he'd not been informed correctly - to our
true mission. II IL simply wonderful how rapidly oil Arc being
converted 70 our Gag who have he'd the high purposes Of the Unit
cd States explained TO them. We want the benefit Of their market,
Of course, and II would be . po0rspirikd American who would
deny our right TO this now. A. . market for coal alone, l doubt II
there Is any greater Ia the Orient. II would be ~ unwise TO relin.
quish the great opportunities for trade o. to abandon the natives
st this juncture to become the prey Of the nations. The worst I'd.
minArstion we could give them would be better than the best they
would receive at the hands of any other power"
The Marshall republican., 1900-04-20
THE SOLDIER SLEEPS.

BY lowland or by highland,
Wherever he served, his day
Was full Of stern endesvor, and
He earned . soldiers pay.
Hard marches, meagcr ~rasions,
Short nights and stinted rest;
Death bade him ground bis Arms, and here
He slumbers with the hest.
In some up-country churchyard,
Where loving fingers keep
The moses from his grsvs-stoue,
His dresmless peace 10 deep;
Where serrisd ranks are waiting
To hear the ~revsills,
He lies beneath HE country's Gag,
In soodly company.
Afsr from home, they've FOLLOWED
A narrow house for him,
Where lsasAsry pslms ne waving green,
And Jungle swamps are dim.
For him no moro they matter,
The tropio st9rms end calms,
So hushed be lies, % sound he sleeps,
Beneath the swsying palms.
His little children, psusing
In midst Of happy play,
Are proud Of father, that he rests
By great Manila Bay.
Too young ~ feel the hsartache,
Too small the care 70 know,
They thrill with pleasure that be met
And dared the swsrming foe.
One loyal woman standing,
Her hand against her breast
A. II 70 clutch and tesr Ito pain,
In agony repressed,
Sees nsught Of anne and glory,
Hears nsught OF bugle's breath;
She only knows her soldier sleeps
The cold, still sleep Of death.
BY lowlsnd and by highland,
Where'er no served, his day
Was full Of stern endurance, and
He earned . soldiers pay.
Dear dag that dro0ps above him,
For you he paid the price,
Nor counted dear Ito utmost drop,
Red blood OF sacrifice.
MARGARET z. SANasTER 10 the May W0.
mans Home Companion.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-13
"MR. LACEY DID IT."

1t becomes more and more evident
that the Lacey Bird Bill will in the
effect of it's enforcement render a
most important service to agriculture
and indirectly to the business inter-
ests OF the country G. O. Shields, of
New York City, president of the
League of American Sportsmen, com
menting upon this matter says:
The Lacey bill will work a direct
saving of hundreds of millions of dol
lars to the farmers in the years. to
come.
From this time formard we may ex-
pect to see birds of all kinds increase
rapidly. Then our forests shall again
become musical with the notes of the
feathered songsters; when our coverts
and prairies shall again become
thiekly populated with quails and
grouse, when our southern hills shall
again resound with the challenge of
the wild turkey, we can point to these
feathered hosts and say, Mr.. Lacey
did it.
when the farmer can sit down in
the shade of the great oak, look over
his bounteous fields of grain, his or
chards bending under their burdens of
fruit, and his thrifty gardens, and say,
Thank God, the bugs and worms have
quit, because the birds have returned. ;
We can say to him, Yes, and Mr.. La
cey did il ~
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-13
CIRCULATION. Il
The Ottumwa Courier guarantees
more than double the circulation Of all
other Ottumwa papers combined.
CIRCULATION.
THE IOWA CAMPAIGN.

The republican campaign in Iowa,
under the direction of Chairman Har-
ry S. Weaver. was most ably and Wig
orously conducted from beginning to
end. Every detail was carefully look
ed after and there was no let up in
effective work from the time the cam
paign opened until the close of polls
on election day. The literature sent
out was the best, the correspondence
furnished the daily and weekly press
was directly to the point, and present
ed the questions at issue and the news
of the campaign in an exceedingly in
teresting and convincing manner.
The speaking campaign was strong
and was ably directed. In a word the
management of the campaign was ex-
cellent thruout and reflects great cred
it on all concerned.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-13

tions of equity and justice, should
have been preserved forever for the
people of this city, for park purposes.
By reason of this brutal action on
the part of the big st. Louis beer
brewery almost block of ground
that now belongs to the people of this
city, the value of which if used as
originally intended for park purposes
can scarcely be estimated, has practi
cally been contiscated 1t seems to be
a question of whether the people of
Ottumwa have any rights that big
st. Louis beer brewery is bound to
respect. 1t is evident that the brew
cry has decided that the people have
no such rights. They have gone ruth
lessly ahead in the face of the known
wishes of the people with disregard
of every element of equity, Justice
and common decency. 1t now re-
mains to be seen whether or not OF
tumwa will submit to such a brutal
outrage. If SO then we as people, de-
serve just what we have received and
it will be evident that the big st.
Louis brewery was correct in it's es-
innate of the spirit and manhood of
this community. What kind of stuff
are we made of and can it be possi-
Bile that the citizens of Ottumwa will
submit to the brutal domination of
the biggest beer brewery in the
world?
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-13

a
sS5.417 to s65,547; petroleum, from
$d2,930 to S65,956, and cotton cloth,
from SLABS to $406,194. Agricultural
products show an equally striking in
crease. Corn increased from 1857 in
the five months of 1897 to S6,712 in
the same months OF 1900; butter, from
So, isl to $5,420; cheese, from $1,062
to $26,46S; bacon, from $6,949 to $685.
431; pork, from s75,S29 to $94,567;
lard, from $S1,S02 to $201, 4O4, and
flour, from s294,27S to s4O2,912. There
are many other items both in manu-
features and in agricultural products
which show an increase, while the
products of the mine also show a
marked growth, especially in the case
of coal, which increased from $14,6S0
to s26,565.
This remarkable growth in our ex-
ports to Porto Rico is especially inter-
esting and somewhat surprising in
view of the statements made during
the discussions of the Porto Rican act
which indicated that owing to the de-
struction of crops and property in
Porto Rico by the hurricane of Aug
ust, 1899, the people of that island
would have little to sell and practical
ly nothing with which to buy. Yet
the imports into the United States
from the island have more than doub-
led in the five months since the act
went into effect. as compared with
the same months of 1897, and the ex-
ports to the island, as already shown,
have nearly quadrupled.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-13
THE YOUNG MANS CHANCE.

Elsewhere we publish an article
from the Official Railway Guide, that
should be read by every young man
who desires to get on in the world.
We have no patience with the senti-
ment frequently heard, that there are
no longer opportunities for a young
man to advance. Such an assertion
can only come from the Infringing or
the demogog. Opportunities for young
men were never better nor brighter
than today. The demand for pluck,
energy and brains increases as indus
trial life develops and progresses.
There never was SO great demand
for cabable intelligent and Industrious
young men for positions of responsible
ity and trust as there is right now.
Every day one hears the inquiry for
men who can do things. 1t is not the
job that is missing, but the men to fill
the vacant and waiting positions.
Young men to succeed must be self
reliant and imbued with a strong
sense of personal responsibility. They
must be able to do things and know
that they can do them. He does un-
told injury who takes from young men
this feeling of personal responsibility
and self-reliance and teaches them to
hold the government responsible for
individual success or failure. There
never was a greater fallacy than to try
to accomplish by legislation that
which individual effort alone can at
tain,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-13
INCREASED TRADE AND PORTO
:. RICO.

The manufacturing and farming in
terests seem to be about equally ben
Gifted by the increased export trade
with Porto Rico which has followed
the Porto Rico tariff act. The act
went into effect May 1, 1900, and the
treasury bureau Of statistics has just
completed the figures covering the
Ave months of our commerce since
that act became operative. These
figures show that the exports to the
island from May /, 1900, to October L,
1900, were $2,754,205, against $76s,s02
In the same months in 1897. the last
year in which Porto Rico was under
the Spanish flag, or nearly four times
as much in the five months of 1900 as
In the corresponding five months of
1897. All the great classes of manu-
features show a marked increase in
1900 as compared with 1897, and SO do
all the great classes of agricultural
products.
Agricultural implements increased
from $l,2l7 in the five months of 1897
to 1886 in the same months Of 1900;
sewing machines increased from
$1,50S to $3,132; cars and carriages,
from 1884 to $4,000; builders hard
ware, from $4,335 to $22,0S6; furniture,
from 1892 to $23,220; lumber. from
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-13
LOOKING FOR THE LEoNfps.
Expected Shower of Meteors May
Come This Month

Expected Shower of Meteors NAV
Come This Month.
Last year at this time the most ex-
tensive preparations were made to
view the predicted meteoric display,
but the cloudy skies and the fact that
but few leonids appeared threw the
astronomers and amateur observers
into a state of great perplexity.
Frederick L. Chase Of the Yale obser.
yatory says:
There is just as much reason to
expect the leonids at this time as last
year. Astronomers have not yet been
able to discover why it is that, with
the usual regularity with which leon
IDS come every thirty-three years, the
shower last year failed to appear.
There are two possible explanations
OF this. Since the last great shower
In 1866 Jupiter has passed quite close
to the portion Of the orbit containing
the meteors due in 1893, and has,
according to calculations, so perturb-
ed the path as to make them cross
the line of the earth's orbit several
hundred thousand miles inside the or
bit-that is, nearer the sun-so that
the earth may not have passed thru
the swarm. At the same time the
stream will take but four or five
hours passing, anyway, and X Il
comes before the radiant is above
the horizon it will not be seen at ali.
The second possible explanation is
that there was a dearth of meteors In
that portion OF the swarm encounter
ed by the earth in 1899. and there is
no reason today to think they are
evenly distributed. 1t is possible, how
ever, to believe that the portion Of
the stream due at the intersection Of
the earth's orbit this year has not
yet been perturbed by Jupiter in the
same way as last year."
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-13
THE FIRST RULE FOR SUCCESS

Ralph Waldo Emerson cites the fol-
lowing saying by Michael Angelo as
the first rule for success:
ITO confide in ones self, and be-
come something of worth and value,
is the best and safest course"
This declaration of the immortal
artist was made at a time when he
had lost his chief friend at the Vati-
can, and it became necessary for him
to depend entirely upon the real mer-
its of his productions for recognition
and success. The most important
thing in the world SO far as material
advancement and success is concern
ed is to learn TO DO THINGS. The
world is looking every day for book
keepers who can keep books; for re-
porters who can report; for statesmen
who can sell goods; for editors who
can edit; for preachers who can
preach; for farmers who can farm
for managers who can manage; for
Office boys who can do the work of an
Office boy and do it right.
The world is full of people who at
tempt to do these things without
knowing how to do them; who fail
because they do not know how
to DO THINGS. And why do
they not know how to do things?
Because they have never applied
themselves to task with the
intention and determination to do it
exactly right, and if such a thing is
possible, to do it better than any one
else has ever done 1t before. z
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-13
MR.. FOSTERS WARNING.

The brief interview published in
yesterdays Courier with Thomas D.
Foster, managing director of Ottum-
was great pork packing establish
ment contains sentiment that should
and we believe will, be carefully head
ed by republican party managers. Mr.
Foster says:sa
"The people are suspicious of
trusts, and will resent any move in
the direction of turning our nation in
to a military one"
The republican party is pledged to
enact such legislation as will eradi-
cate trust evils, and should fulfill this
pledge to the letter. So far all the
Legislation on the national statute
books on the control of trusts has
been placed there by the republican
party. Now the question is up TO the
republican party for final adjustment
and determination, that what is right
shall be done to eliminate from our
country the real trust evils.
Again republicans should within the
limits of party lines express them
selves fully and frankly upon the
question of militarism and a colonial
policy. The people should be very
| loath to heed the constant demands of
the high military officers for larger
army and a greater military organlza-
ton. Honors and glory are to be won
in military operations and these Off
GERS are not entirely disinterested in
this matter. This nation does rot
want and will not have large stand-
ling army. 1t wants nothing that even
savors of militarism. The people .an
be trusted. Let them see to it that
the right policies prevail in this mat
ter.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-13
THE COUNTY CAMPAIGN.

Morgan Griswold, chairman of the
republican county central committee,
has the satisfaction of knowing that
the organization of republicans in this
county perfected by him, has been
largely instrumental in again return
ing persons of his political belief to
the administrative affairs of old Wa
pello.
The general public has but a slight
idea of the duties of chairman of a
political organization, even of one so
small as that embraced within the
confines Of county. Outside of a
few who take an active interest in
those things, it is generally thought
that the chairman calleets funds from
the candidates and other ardent sup
porters of his belief, and spends it in
purchasing blocks of five" Nothing
could be further from the truth. A
county chairman does collect funds
because there are speakers to be paid.
printing and livery bills to be llquidat-
ed, and numerous other legitimate ex-
penditures to be looked after.
A live chairman understands that
work must be done and that people are
not fond of performing duties without
compensation, as a rule, whether of a
political nature or otherwise, hence he
calls on the faithful for contribution
Frequently at the close of campaign
he finds that his expenditures have ex-
ceeded his fund, but he takes this as
one of the troubles incident to his Ia
Dor of love, and worries thru some
how.
That Mr.. Griswold has been master
of the situation has been known among
few leading republicans, and is a well
grounded fact. A few of the leaders
have known that carefully taken poll
of the county has showed a surprising
result. For a long time it was thought
too good to be true and no claims were
made as to the size of the majority
Wapello county would roll up. The
fact that it was larger than ever be.
fore shows that Mr.. Griswold has not
been idle and that beside sowing seed
where he thought it would do the most
good, he has put intelligence into his
efforts. His political opponents can
not censure him for a single act, even
tho they desired SO to do. The mem
bers of the party with which he is af-
filiated have nothing but words OF
praise, all of which prove that Mr..
Griswold docs things" and in this par.
ticular instance at least does them
we'll.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-13

year ended June 80, 1899, 96S,501;
increase 1856; aggregate increase
increase in number of orders issued,
3.lo6,679. ~
Aggregate amounts of the orders is
sued Domestic-for the year ended
June 80 1900, $23S,921, 009,67; for
the year ended June 90,1s99, $211, 213,-
592.s4; increase, s27 ,7O7, 416.SS. In
ternational-fo year ended June 80,
1900, S16,749,018.31; for year ended
June 80, 1899, $13, 744, 77O.37 Increase
$1,000, 247.94. Aggregate increase in
aggregate amounts of issues, $SO,711,-
664.77. e@ 'nie
Aggregate payments of orders: Do
mestic-for the year ended June 80,
1900, S1,9S4 742; amount, $23S,022,-
043.7S; for the year ended June 80,
1899. 29,174,4S0; amount, $211,45S,-
1868. International-fo the year
ended June 49, 1900. 4S3,039; amount
Sill ,098,242.04; for the year ended
June 80, 1899, 396,25S; amount So
466, S34.1S. Increase-in aggregate
number Of orders paid 2,S97 ,043;
in aggregate amounts of orders paid,
$31, 195, 294.sl.
Fees received for issue of orders:
Aggregate for year ended June 80.
1900, s2,765, Ss6.s6; aggregate for year
ended June 30, 1899, s1,S92, 669.57. In
crease in amount received, $685.
1929. s,a
Comparative businessfor 1888, 1899,
1900: The increase in the aggregate
amount of orders issued was for 1898
in excess of 1897, $16.S71 ,444.69; for
1899 in excess Of 1898, S20.S64,472.S1 !;
for 1900 in excess of 1899, $30,711,-
664,77. James T. Metcalf
Superintendent.