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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-20

There will be meeting in the Bap-
tist church Friday evening at 7.3o ad-
dressed by Mrs. Gratia e. Davidson of
Newfane, VT, to which the public are
cordially invited. Mrs. Davidson is
the State Secretary of the W. G. T..
u, and is making tour Ct the state
in the interests OF w. G. T. Z. work.
Members of the local union are re-
quested to report all new names to
Mrs. Watkins before the opening of
the meeting.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-20
LAST OF the 600.

Upper Sandusky, Ohio, Sept. 90
The last Of the Balaklava survivors
James A White is dead. He lived
near this place since 1867. From all
that is known Mr.. White was the
last one Of the 20 survivors. Six hun
dred and twenty five men made the
charge and more than six hundred
were killed.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-20
FLETCHER SCHERMERH0RN.

A pretty wedding took place last
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
O. r. Scott, when Miss Kate Scher.
merhorn was united in marriage to
DR.. F. c. Fletcher of Roxbury.
The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. s. N. jackson. S. Hollister
Jackson was groomsman and Miss
Flora Kelley was bridesmaid.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-20

1t took only ten seconds for the
clerks to do the trick the first time,
but the second heat was disastrous as
the painters got the word on them
and pulled them over in thirty seconds
although they did not know they had
gone far enough. The third trial
was in favor of the clerks in eighteen
seconds.
A. e Bruce was the referee and
Alland G. Fay the time keeper.
During the interval between trials
a collection was taken up for the pur-
pose Of helping the Ladies Federation
which beautifed the park. Consider
ing the small crowd present a nice
little sum was subscribed.
1t is understood the plumbers have
sent challenge to the clerks which
will be an interesting event.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-20
WAITSFIELD.

Mrs. Lavonie McAllister, widow OF
the late VIM. AcAllister died Tues
day night aged 10 years. She leaves
three sons, Y. H. Wesley. and W. w.,
and one sister Mrs. A. e.. Brown of
Montpelier. The funeral was held
this afternoon from the house and was
largely attended as she was universal.
ly beloved by all. Rev. j. Edward
Wright Of Montpelier otflciated.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-20
VERMONT PENSIONS.

Washington, Sept. 20. - Restora-
tion, Thomas Marnock, South Albany,
Ola. Increase, Fred A. Timothy,
Bellows Falls, 90, Original widows,
special, Mary A, Rogers, South Straf.
ford, ss,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-20
TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE.
Especial to TELEGRAM

Northheld, Sept. 20. Only
small crowd was present tins morning
at the Northfield Fair owing to the
cold rain. Yesterdays attendance
breaks all records, more than 10000
people being present. 1t was very
orderly crowd and all seemed to en-.
joy the excellent exhibits and the
qgttdracin.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-20
SMALL Pox SCARE.
(Spacial to TELEGRAM

White River Junction, Sept. 20. =
The state board Of health met al
Wilder today and the rumor on the
street says there are 2 or new cases
Of varioloid and small pox. All were
associated with the first case ant
have been thoroughly quarantined.
There is no excitement here about
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-20
pos1mAsTERs.

Washington, Sept. 20. = A. w.
Smith has been appointed postmaster
at North Pownal and w. N. Phelps
at East Alburg.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-20
BASE BALL.

LEAGUE GAMES YESTERDAY.
Brooklyn 8, St, Louis 0.
Philadelphia 8, Cincinnati I.
Pittsburg 5, New York 2.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-20
GETS A PENSION
Especial to TELEGRAM.)

Especial to TELEGRAM.)
Tunbridge, Sept. 20.-Elijah D..
Foss Of the North Village has been
granted an original pension of s12 per
month.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-20
RAIN and WARMER.

Boston, Sept. o0.-Rain tonight and
Friday; warmer, east winds.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-20
THE CLERKS WON.

The clerks and painters unions had
their tug.of-war last night on Currier
Park resulting in victory for the
former. The line up was as follows:
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-01-27

Neglected colds always lead
to something serious. They
run into chronic bronchitis which
pulls down your general health
and deprives you of sleep: OF
they end in genuine consumP-
ton with all its uncertain results.
Don't wait. but take Ayers
Cherry Pectoral Just as soon as
you begin to cough. A few
doses will Cure you then. But
1t cures old colds. too. only it
takes a little more time. We
refer to such diseases as bron-
chitis. asthma. whooping-cough.
consumption. and hard winter
coughs.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-01-27
Summary of Kansas Weather

Lawrence, Kas., Jan. 23.-Chancel1or
Snow of Kansas University makes this
summary of the weather that prevailed
in Kansas during 1899: 1.-The year 1899
had the coolest February, the calmest
July and the warmest October and No
vember in the past thirty years. 1t
had the coolest day, the coolest week,
and, with one exception, lowest tenn
perature recorded during that period.
The range OF temperature for the year
121 degrees, has been exceeded only
three times. There were less than the
average number of zero days, fogs and
shunderstorms. January, May, August,
October and November were warmer
han usual, while the remaining months
we're cooler than usual
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-01-27
PENSION SHARKS ATTACKED.
MIR. Curtis Leads an Assault Upon
Commissioner Evans.
ATTORNEYS FEES HELD UP.

Washington, Jan 22.-Pension appro.
priation bill. carrying s145, 245. $50. is
passed by the house. 1t was made tho
vehicle of an attack upon the commits
sioner of pensions by Mr.. Curtis, OF
Kansas, who was seconded by Mr..
Lentz and Mr.. Norton of Ohio, Mr..
Robinson of Indiana and others. All
inveighed against the lack of Ebera1ity
in the administration of the pension
laws. The commissioner was ably de.
Tended by score of members from
both sides, of the house. Mr.. Mahan
Rep., Pa charged that the assault
upon him had been instigated by the
pension sharks of this city, who wero
robbing the old soldiers
After prolonged discussion in COM
mittee of the whole the bill was report
ed to the house with the following
amendment: Provided, that the com
missioner of pensions shall furnish all
necessary blanks to claimants and that
said commissioner may in his discre-
| ton refuse to pay the fee to attorney
| Of record when he is satisfied that said
attorney failed to prepare the case un-
der his or her personal supervision and
did not discharge his full duty tc
| claimant
The amendmertwasp promptly agreed
to by the house and the bill was then
| passed.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-01-27
A Pack Train Captured.

Manila, Jan. 23.-Paclx train twenty
Santo Tomas and San Pablo, Laguna
province, escorted by fifty men under
Lieutenant Ralston Thirteenth Infan-
try was ambushed; two men killed, five
wounded, nine missing; pack train lost;
turned to Santo Tomas with killed and
wounded, affair being investigated.
Doret Forty-ffth infantry found in
Surgents in Batangas mountains pre-
pared in ambush to meet him; he killed
eight, wounded three, captured seven
teen, one Spaniard, six rifles; his cas-
ualties two men slightly wounded.
OTIS
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-01-27
France Wants American Couplers.

Paris, Jan. 23.-In the chamber of
deputies practically the whole week
was devoted to the discussion of the
railway budget, during which several
speakers compared a number of fea-
lures of French railway workings with
the American system. NJ. Valiant Social
list, deputy representing one of the Seine
districts, demanded the adoption OF
automatic car couplers, declaring that
half the mortality among French rail-
way men was due to the imperfect
French system of couplers. The di-
rector of railways replied that the
matter was under consideration and
that undoubtedly a suitable system
would shortly be instituted.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-01-27
No Open Door in Philippines.

Washington, Jan. lot is said
without reservation at the state de-
partment, that no notes have been re-
ceived from any European powers ma
king demands upon this government
respecting the ''open door" and the
Philippines. Such communications as
have come from the continental powers
have been entirely favorable to the
proposition made by the United States
respecting China, and all that remains
to make the ''open door" negotiations a
complete success is reducing the ar
rangement to an absolute and final
form
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-01-27
A MINNESOTA FARMER
Does Well In western Canada.
Virden Man. Nov. Is Is

Virden, Man, Nov. Is, 1899.
Hon Clifford Sifton, Minister Of the
Interior, Ottawa, Canada-Sir: Think
ing that my experience in Manitoba
might be both useful and interesting
to my fellow-countrymen in the United
States who may be looking to Mani
toba and the northwest with the in
tention of settling there, I have much
pleasure in stating that through in
formation received from Mr.. w. F.
McCreary, immigration commissioner
at Winnipeg, 1 was induced to visit
Manitoba in February, 1898. When l
called upon Mr.. McCreary he spared no
pains to give me all the information,
etc.. in his possession, the result of
which was that l came here with a
letter of introduction from him to the
secretary of the Virden Board of
Trade. That gentleman provided me
with a competent land guide, and,
although there was considerable snow
on the ground, l had no difficulty in
selecting three homesteads for myself
and sons. Having made the necessary
homestead entries at the land office in
brandon, 1 returned to my home in
Lyon county, Minnesota, and came back
here in May following, accompanied
by one of my boys, bringing with us
two teams of horses, implements, etc.
Our first work was to erect tempo
rary shanty and stable, after which
we broke and leyeled seventy-five
acres and put up thirty tons of hay.
] went back to Minnesota about July
20, leaving my son here. l returned
in October, bringing my family with
me. I found that the land we had
acquired was of good quality, being
a strong clay loan with clay subsoil.
I
and fifty acres in oats and barley.
(Seventy-five acres of this grain was
soWed on "go-back'' plowed last
spring. My crop was thrashed in
October, the result being over 200
bushels Of grain in all. Wheat aver
aged fifteen bushels per acre and
graded No. hard, but that which was
sown on land other than sod ego
back") went twenty four and one-half
bushels per acre.
To say that I am well pleased with
the result Of my first years farming
operations in Manitoba does not ade-
quately express my feelings, and
have no hesitation in advising those
who are living in districts where land
IS high in price to come out here, If
they are willing to do a fair amount
CT work 1 am ten miles from Virden,
which is a good market town, and nine
miles from Hargrave, where there are
two elevators. This summer I erected
a dwelling house OF native stone and
bought a half-section Of land adjoin-
ing our homesteads, for which 1 paid
a very moderate price. There are still
some homesteads in this district, and
land Of fine quality can be purchased
from the Canadian Pacific Railway
company at $3.50 per acre on liberal
-
at a depth OF from fifteen to twenty
feet I have IFS acres ready for crop
next year.
The cost of living here is about the
same as in southern Minnesota Some
commodities are higher and others
lower in price, but the average is
about the same. l remain. your ODE
dent servant. (SIgned)
JACOB REICHERT.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-01-27
India-s Terrible Famine.

Calcutta, Jan. 22--The council con-
sidered the famine situation. The Off
rial estimates show the cost to the
government of the relief work, etc, to
the end of March will be 10000, 900
rupees. About $4,000, 900 persons are
now affected III British territory and
about 27,OOO,0OO in the native states.
The viceroy said that the famine area
has expanded, surprising the worst
fears. and they were now facing cat ::
tie, water and food scarcity of terri
BILE character. About 3, $50, 900 persons,
he continued. were already receiving
relief.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-01-27
a Substitute for Iron.

New York World: Experiments In
the Sibley laboratory at Cornell uni
versity has shown that an alloy OF
aluminium and zinc possesses remark
able qualities. It is white and takes
fine finish, and is equal in strength
to cast-iron, but superior in elasticity.
On the other hand, it melts at so slow
temperature that it can be Hquefed
in a ladle over an open Ire. In the
liquid form it fills mould, running
into gil the small parts much better
than brass, but it is more brittle than
brass. Its use does away with the
foundry furnace, and its technical adj
vantages are obvious. The strength
Of this metal is $4,000 pounds per
square inch.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-01-27
Is This True Of Kansansq

Toronto, Ont, Jan. 18.-The super
intendent of immigration has received
reports from most of his agents in the
United States and estimates that near
ly $4,000 settlers from the republic
have become residents of Canada dur
ing the past year. An estimate places
the wealth of these persons at s., OOO,-
600. The prospects for increasing the
number of settlers from the United
States during the season of 1900 are
very encouraging. Kansas and Arkan-
sas supplied the greater part of those
who came
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-01-27
HOUSE indian COMMITTEE.
important Measures Considered
And Agreed Upon.
SOME INDIAN APPROPRIATIONS

Washington, Jan. 23.-The house
,ica1ly finished consideration of the
indian appropriation bill. Among the
TENS of interest to the West in an
amendment of Delegate Flynn's appro-
priating $4,000 in support of the
Whitaker orphan home at Pryor Creek,
D. T. The committee decided to en-
body an item appropriating SIS, 900 for
he education of white children in the
indian territory and So, 900 for the care
IF the blind.
Mr.. Flynn secured the adoption of
IN amendment extending the time for
leasing allotted lands for farms and
grazing purposes in Oklahoma from
three to five years, and authorizing the
Pottawatomies and absentee Shawnees
and the Pottawatomies who secure
their lands under the act of 1872 to
sell all lands allotted them except
eighty acres
Mr.. Flynn also secured an amend
ment authorizing the sale of lands OF
deceased Pottawatomie absentees,
Shawnees and Miamis.
He further secured the consent OF
the committee to attach the Kiowa and
Comanche agreement to the bill, which
provides for the allotment of the lands
of these Indians in severalty.
Mr.. Curtis, OF Kansas, secured the
adoption of an amendment abolishing
The Quapaw Indian school and pro-
giding for the establishment of public
schools in it's place.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-01-27
No "BriarD Pipes.

The briar pipe is not made of briar-
wood at all. The word ''briar" is a
corruption of the French word ''bruy-
ere," meaning heath" and the wood
used is really that of the heather.
When these pipes were introduced into
this country the tradesmen found that
the French word was rather too diff
cult for the ordinary smoker to get
hold of, and they soon twisted it into
the familiar briar The supply Of this
weed from France is now almost ex-
hausted, and is only found in any
quantity in the Alpes Maritimes.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-01-27
Eating and Weight

It has been seriously asserted by
many people that we are naturally
lighter after a meal, and they have
even gone the length of explaining this
by the amount OF gas that is developed
from the food. Average observations,
however, show that we lose three
pounds and six ounces between night
and morning; that we gain one pound
and twelve ounces by breakfast; that
we again lose about Il ounces before
lunch; that lunch puts on an average
Of one pound; that we again lose dur
ing the afternoon an average of 10
ounces; but that an ordinary dinner
TO healthy persons adds two pounds
and two ounces to their weight.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-01-27
The Health and PIeasurs Resnrts

OF Texas, Mexico, Arizona and Cali
.fornia are quickly and comfortably
reached via the Southern Pacific Com
pany's Sunset Route. Daily through
service from New Orleans to San
Francisco via Houston, San Antonio,
Ell Paso and Los angeles. Special
.semi-weekly service, Sunset Limited
from New Orleans Mondays and
Thursdays, composed OF Buffet Smok-
Ing Car, containing Bath Room and
Barber Shop, Drawing Room Compart-
:ment Car, regular Pullman Sleepers,
and Dining Car (meals a La cartel, all
of the latest design and most luxur1-
;ously appointed. Direct connections
made at New Orleans from all points
North and East. Detailed informa-
;tion cheerfully furnished by W. G..
.Neimyer, G. w. A, So. Pac. Co., 23s
Clark ST., Chicago; W. H. Conner,
lCom1 Agt., Chamber Commerce Bldg,
cincinnati, O., w. ]. Berg, Tray. Pass
.Agt, 220 Ellicott Square, Buffalo,
N. Y.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-01-27
Regarded as UnfriendIy.

London, Jan. 23.-The Daily Chroni-
Gle says editorially: According to adj
vices, we have received from Washing
ton, canvas of the senate and the
house of representatives has placed it
beyond dispute that congress will not
only pass the Nicaragua canal bill, but
will pass it in form directly a. vari-
ance with the Clayton-Bulwer treaty.
''This is a statement Of decidedly
serious Importance, and we hesitate to
believe that the United States govern
ment will commit itself to a course
which this country would have to re-
gard as unfriendly."
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-01-27
waste OF MONEY an Books.

Topeka, Jan. 22.-The attention of
The legislature will be called, at its
next session, to the useless expendi-
ture of public funds for the publica-
zion of House and Senate journals.
There are at least five tons of the
books giving the proceedings of the
last session in one of the vaults in the
State house. They are doing nobody
any good, and are simply in the way.
Less than 500 copies of each will fill
the demand after each session, and
there will be a recommendation that
The number be limited to that.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-01-27
REFUSED Ten Tbousand DoI,ars.

st. Joseph, Mo-, Jan. 19.-Receiver
Milton Tootle, of the Central Savings
bank, has sprung surprise on the
court and depositors by serving notice
that he will not accept one cent for his
services. He is entitled to $4,000 r.
"A. Brown, receivers attorney, volun.
tarily surrenders one-half his fees, OF
81, 800. The bank will pay depositors
in full, February 1. It failed one year
ago. The receiver is warmly commend.
ed by the court for the successful and
speedy manner in winding up the
banks affairs.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-01-27
Kentucky killer Indicted.

Frankfort, KY, Jan. 23.-The grand
jury has indicted ex-Congressman
David Colson, who was colonel of the
Fourth Kentucky regiment, for muir
der on two counts. The first charges
the willful murder of Lieutenant
IEthelbert Scott, one of the principals
i'm the triple tragedy, and the other
with the murder of Luther NJ. De
naree, one of the bystanders who was
killed. 1t is understood that more
Testimony is to be heard as to the kill;
ing OF Charles Julian
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-01-27

In the house the committee on appropriations
reported the pension bill. The house then re-
stunned consideration of the urgency appropria.
tion bill in committee of the whole.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-01-27
DISABLING Freight Cars.

Wichita, Jan. ga peculiar indus
try of thieving has been discovered by
the local police. A gang of thieves has
been stealing the packing from the
journal boxes of freight cars in the
railroad yards and where the thief is
not man who needs the fire himself
he sells the stuff for fuel On account
of the toughness of the material and
the oil it contains bunch of it will
burn for 3 or 4 hours. Packing was
stolen from 100 of the Santa Fe cars
here and about IS of the Frisco,s.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-01-27
General Ruller Gains position.

London, Jan. 19.-General Butler
completely surprised the Beers and
occupied the hills beyond Potgieter's
Drift, fifteen miles west of Colenso. He
followed up the movement by Smelling
the Boer trenches. In Cape Colony
General Methuen has made demon
stration in force, Smelling the Boer
works. General Gatacre is szirmish-
ing around Monteno and General
French has been throwing a few shells
at the Beers at Rensberg.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-01-27
Two NTore IsIands Occunied.

Manila, Jan. 22.-Colonel Kobbe,
with the Forty-eighth infantry, sailed
pm board the transport Hancock with
gunboats escorting. The objcc-
tive of the force is probably the
important islands of Samar and Leyte,
which the insurgents hold The Amer
Jean blockade and the levies of the
Fagal army have caused great suffer
ing among the people and hundreds of
persons are In an almost starving con-
fition. The Tagal general, Mauricio,
recently landed at Negros.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-01-27
Right Under Their Noses.

London, Jan. 1s.-The Transvaal
correspondent of the Times says: s'The
Delagoa Bay correspondent of tt e Ma
tai Times asserts that six big Cruesot
guns and fifty tons of shells were land
ed from the French steamer Gironde
about the middle of last month under
the noses of two British warships and
we're dispatched to Pretoria, causing
much rejoicing at the ease with which
eoptraband of war can run the block
ade."
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-01-27
At Salt Lake city Next.

Fort Worth, Tex. Jan. 22--The third
annual convention Of the National
Live Stock association closed after do
Gliding to meet next year at Salt Lake
City. The convention endorsed the
construction of the Nicaragua canal,
the admission of New Mexico, Arizona
and Oklahoma to statehood The ap-
pointment Of John n. Simpson of Texas
as commissioner to the Paris exposi-
ton, passed a resolution asking con
gress to care for the agricultural col.
heges throughout the entire country.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-01-27
,Ioubert.s Hueuepot Anoestors.

The occurrence Of French names like
Joubert on the Boer side of the Trans
wall literature is explained by the fact
that many Huguenots went to the
Cape of Good Hope while it was still =
Dutch Colony, and there became pros
porous and prominent. The descend
ants of many of these Huguenots are
found in the Transvaal to-day, and are
quite as Dutch in their ways as the
other Beers.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-01-27

1t has long been evident that the
rapidly increasing movement Of grain
and merchandise towards the south
ern seaboard would demand an in
crease of shipping facilities on the
Mexican Gulf. The most promising
seaport city is La Porte, at the head OF
Galveston Bay. Peculiar natural ad-
vantages surround LaPorte, notably its
being the fartherest inland seaport on
the Gulf, having high dry land with
perfect drainage and the purest arte-
sian water, a climate unsurpassed in
the south and an attractive city site.
The American Land Co, 1873 Madison
street, Chicago, is interested at La
Porte and announces the first general
sale of property will be held Feby.
14-17, 1900.