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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-08
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

The Talk of Townc.-The nomination
OF the Hon. Charles a Towne. Of Duluth.
for Bryans running mate by a self-sufil
cient coterie Of statesmen who appear to
have met by chance at Chicago on Satur-
day last. has not been received with b0is-
ferrous appreciation by the Democratic
leaders in Washington When Senator
Jones. Chairman of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee, was asked about it
yesterday he said. Il read something about
it in the headlines Of the newspapers this
morning but the matter was Of such little
Importance to me that l did not read what
you newspaper men call the story
looked for other things in the paper OF
more Importance and Of general interest
Further than this Senator Jones would
not express himself for publication. The
Hon. B. F. Caldwell Of Illinois, who fas
a considerable Vice Presidential boom Of
his own to interest him. said: 4 dOn'c
suppose there Is anything serious in the
talk about Towne. The real sense Of the
proposition now seems to be Dewey for
second place. | believe the man who picks
the Admiral for Bryans running mate
will show himself to be a prophet And
no more than this could Mr. Caldwell be
induced TO say for publication. The re-
marks of these two influential Democrats
contain the essence OF what nearly every
other party leader had to say on the sub
ject of Towne's candidacy. Some Of them
were extremely critical Of the Hon. Willis
J. Abbott. the press agent Of the Demo-
cratic National Committee, who appears TO
have started the Towne boom. The opin-
ion is growing that the energetic Abbott
has unwarrantably enlarged his sphere Of
activity. This is not the only boom he has
started since he has had charge of the
National Committees Bureau OF Promotion
and Publicity. 1t is pointed out that colo
mel Abbott is not expected to promote the
boom of anybody for Vice President. his
duty being simply to record and dissent
nate such acts of the National Committee
as the officials of that organization may
direct him to disseminate. Some time ago
Chairman Jones felt called upon to dehne
the functions of the press agent as those
which pertain only to routine affairs, ana
such as are entrusted to all the other EN-
ployes of the National Committee. 1t IS
thought that Colonel Abbott's boom Tor
Towne will cause him trouble with the
managers Of the party organization, and
that as a result of his too eager desire TO
make his services conspicuous change
will be made at the head of the Bureau Oh
Promotion and Publicity.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-08

Colonel DicsS's Return.-The Hon.
Charles f. ". Dick, Representative Of the
Nineteenth Ohio district. Secretary Of the
Republican National Committee. Chairman
of the Ohio State Republican Committee
and other things too numerous TO mention.
returned to Washington yesterday from
his flying trip to Cincinnati The Even
ing Times Of Saturday had good story
about the object Of my visit to Cincinnati.
said Colonel Dick yesterday afternoon.
Yes. sir. that was a very good story IN
deed. and the best part OF it was that 1t
was romance, pure and simple. IL IS
fact that | went to Cincinnati last FRIDAY.
Yes. sir; sure | did. But il is not fact
that my mission was to meet the advance
guard of the Md-Road Pupullsts and ad-
wise with them as to the action OF their
National Convention, which meets in Gin
cinnati Wednesday. No STREE, not a BIT
of it. Nor did | 90 there TO see George B.
Cox. Neveri The real truth is that | went
TO Cincinnati on private business. transact
ed that business Saturday. then got on the
train and came straight back to Washing
ton Still. I have got used TO the newspa-
pers romauCing about me, and l enjoy
their little stories quite as well as any
body else does And now that you have
the truth and nothing but the truth, l
hope you will print it." Nevertheless and
Notwithstanding. there are evil minded
persons who will not feel that Colonel
Dick has revealed all the truth about his
hurried trip to Cincinnati on the eve Of the
Mid Road Populist National Convention
until he tells exactly the nature Of the pri-
vate business that carried him there at
such an epOehal time The charge made
BY Senators Pettigrew. Allen, Butler and
other conservative Populist leaders In
Washington TO the effect that the
Hannaites were paying the freight for
the Mid-Roaders. has gone unchal-
leuged for month or more. No
body charges Colonel Dick with paying
the freight from his own wallet, though
the colonel has been known TO issue
checks as loans to Populist statesmen
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-10
GILLEY & ABBOTT,

The Gay Maqueraders arrived in
town this noon from St. Johnsbury.
Clifford Besett spent Sunday at bis
home in Richmond.
Arthur Knight AMI Carl HendricE S
left for Quincy, Mass, Saturday. The
former will reside there but the lat
ter leaves soon for his home in. Swe-
den.
Neal Dow Lodge, No. IS, will OBJ
serve its 5th anniversary Wednesday
evening, Dec. 18th, commencing at 8
O'Clock with the following program:
Prayer.
Welcome Walter Grearson, Chief
Templar.
Music
Reading, "The Polish Boy"
Webster Laird, Goddard
Instrumental solo
Reading, my First Recital"
Mark Carpenter, Goddard
Music, selected.
Farce, "a drop too much,' given by
the Spaulding high scho-l.
Duet.
Refreshments will be served and a
social hOur eniOyed. All cordially in
vited. Admission 10 cents.
John Ross, the popular young m S.
senger boy at the Western Union tel
egraph office, is on the sick list to
day.
The Rev. F. E Briggs of Washing
ton is ia the city today.
The Clover club will meet with Mrs.
Cummings tomorrJW at ID p. IN.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-10

The annual meeting Of theI Barre
Library Association was held t the
Library last Saturday. The report OF
the officers showed the library to Y In
prosperous condition, there having
been over a Thousand more books is
sued In the past year than during any
previous year. In, connection with
the library is a public reading room,
which has been literally patronized.
The following officers were elected:
Miss Carrie Wheelock, president; Mrs.
Fl. A. Phelps, secretary and treasurer;
Mrs. L. L. Boyce, librarian. Commit
tee to purchase books, Mrs. N. D.
Phelps. Mrs. o. H. Hale, Mrs. Fl. O.
Worthen.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-10
Bedlam,

The word "bedlam" is a corruption
of the word bethlehem" and original
ed as synonym for chaos at the time
when the house OF Bethlehem, occu-
pied by slsterhood Of London, became
an insane asylum. The treatment Of
the insane in the early part of the six
teenth century was not well under
stood, and, according to the theories
then prevalent, it was necessary to
brighten the patient out Of his lunacy.
All sorts Of awful expedients were re-
sorted to, among them surprise floors,"
which slipped from under the feet;
surprise baths" and foggings at the
periods of most severe illness; hence
the name "bedlam," the result Of in
correct spelling, possibly, came easily
to stand for awful things.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-10
EAST BARRE

The Enterprise Show Co., will give
an exhibition of moving pictures In
the opera house block this Monday
evening. This show bears the reputa-
tion of being first class giving over
100 moving pictures taking In the
British Boer war which will be as in
structive as entertaining.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gauthier Of
Barre was at home over Sunday.
George Lucia of Barre was in town
Saturday evening.
Robert Byers of the firm Of Byers &
Kemp was in the city Saturday after.
noon on business.
Miss Bessie Whitcomb went to
Barre last Friday where she Is to re.
main for the winter.
Vern Coleman clerk In the store
Of J. L. Dix, was sick few days last
week.
E. w. Eastman aud J. E. Davis of
Warren, N. H., were in town Satur-
day on business.
O. A. Smith has finished papering,
painting, ETC., for Levi Sargent and
will be at Timothy Spears in Orange
this week.
David Comalli was called home from
Redstone, N. H., owing to the failing
health of his wife.
w. E. Morrison was confined to the
house a day or two last week with a
severe cold, but at this writing is out
again.
w. J. Hyland was in the city over
Sunday visiting relatives.
Pittsley and Hutchins butchered
five hogs last Friday, some of which
dressed upwards Of 500 pounds.
The U. V. U. held a regular meet.
ing in Odd Fellows hall last Friday
evening.
Miss Deva York is working for Mrs.
E. H. Campbell.
Miss Lizzie Lappin is the guest q
Mrs. Fred Lermond.
G. D. Densmore foremerly Of Barre
city is cutting granite 10 the stone
shed of Ross Clifford.
Sullivan Tucker & Co., set up a
fine monument in the cemetery at
Williamstown last Friday.
w. A. Cutler who was confined to
the house for few days last week Is
able to be about again.
Grearson Bros start their Column
Cutting Works this week after shut
down of week for repairs.
Local telephone service was con-
sidcrably impaired during the past
week by the heavy storm but was put
in good cOnditi. q as soon as possible
w. w. Nye was employed in the
store OF J. L. Dix a part Of last week.
Granite encampment, I. o. o. F.
held a regular meeting on Saturday
evening.
The dance at the opera house Sat.
urday evening received its usual good
attendance.
The new house of A. G. Coleman il
all plastered and will be ready for &C.
cupancy soon.
Joseph Bianchi and family left last
week for their old home In Italy.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-10
CITY NEWS

o. L. Cheever Of l42 Elm street has
70 sale the best Weather Strip In the
city and can put them on so they will
keep out the cold. Drop him a card
and he will call with samples. 196-2*
The Williamstown "Cannon Ball'
was late twenty minutes this morn
ing owing to snow drift being in
their way at the other end of the
cut.
G. Bianchi of Bianchi Brothers,
East Barre, will leave in few days
for Buffalo, N. Y, where he will
reside in future.
Miss Lena Howes returned this
morning to her school in Marshtield
after spending Sunday with her par
ents here.
Mrs. r. J. Brown went to Burling-
ton this morning for few days visit.
H. W. Camp of Plainfield was in
town this morning.
A. f. Kendrick OF Randolph is max
ing his regular calls on the trade here
today.
Mrs. Mimic, mother of Fred Min
ME, who has been visiting here for a
couple of weeks, returned today to her
home in Plattsburg, N. Y.
The German society held prelim.
mary meeting yesterday afternoon at
the cigar store Of Ludwig levin.
The object was to practice and be-
come familiar with the ritual of the
order.
Peter Smith, Of Montreal, arrived
on Saturday night to visit his brother
Rodney, who is very poorly.
G. f. Newhall is having his new dis
play window wired for electric lights.
The Barre Candy Kitchen has plac-
ed lot Of new electric lights in their
window which makes a fine display.
W. H. Pltkin, of Troy, N. Y, was
in the city over Sunday visiting some
Of his friends.
Important meeting of G. & J. to
night. All members urged to be pre-
sent.
James Rice of Williamstown, as
sistant to James Kanaly, conductor
and yardmaSter on the Central Yer
mont, met with a serious accident on
Saturday afternoon. He had just
finished dinner and was trying to
Jump on the back foot board of the en-.
CINE, when he missed his footing and
fell on his face on the track. He
rolled over and over, and when picked
up it was found his nose was broken
and his face badly cut up. Medical
assistance placed bis face back as near
ly as possible In its original shape, but
1t will be few days before he will be
as handsome as heretofore. 1
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-10
GILLEY & ABBOTT.
new BOOKS

Our Book Department is b coming more and more
popular every day. One of the chief that keep
good readable books and not the trashy kind
We have just received another large lot of the Heny Books
for Boys these stories of travel and adventure and
are an ideal Boys Book These in pretty cloth
binding, the publishers price is so CENTS bought large
aS' ssa s sJd t get special price, q Cents Each
Here is the atet and most novel book ou The Tribune
Primer, by Eugene Field Thisis the funniest book ever
written, the illustrations very comica it is quite fad
in the Cities to have the Primer PARTIES each reading
some selection, which calls forth hearty laugh.
T FpSn e1 P shesd own The Price is Only As Cents
Here is another popular book Elijah tn and Her German
Garden" this is book that has been having big sae it
first brought out in edition to ret il at $l5O, we
have it handsomely bound in CLOTH and sell at 1f cnnic
All the latest copyright books such a., "Eben Holden"
"The Master Christian" Philip Wmwoo y" The Redemp-
ton of David Corson, "Gentemen From India Eleanor"
To Have and to Hold" z. ON Kingdom to Coopv,0 all
the above sell at $780, Our Price Only S1.25
You should copy Ellen Holden this book through
November had the largest sale the United States
of any book recently published.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-10
AWoMAN,s AWFUL PgelL.

There is only one chance to save your
life and that Is through. an operation"
were the startling words heard by Mrs. L.
Blunt Of Lime Ridge. Wis, from her
doctor after ne had vainly tried to cure
her of 9 frightful case Of stomach trouble
and yellow jaundice. Gall stones had for
med and she constantly grew worse. Then
she began to use Eclectfc Bitters which
wholly cured her. It's a wonderful Stom-
ach, Liver and Kidney remedy. Cures
Dyspepsia. Loss Of Appetite. Try it.
Only so cts. Guaranteed. For sale at
Parlor Drug Store. DIV
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-10
CHRISTMAS
HANDkERChIEFS.....

Among the many useful articles sold dur
ing Christmas Handke, chiefs will out num-
Der them all Our Christmas Handkerchifs
are worthy your attenti as for quality and
prices. They were selected from one OF the
best up to.date Handkerchief Houses. just
look our Handkerchiefs over.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-10

for certain what old men have found
out, there would be big boom In, En-
dowment insurance. We offer again the
golden opportunity.
National Life Insurance Co. Of Vermont
(Mutual) ORG In 1850. 8, 8. Bal:
lard, General Agent, N. 3. Ballard. Local
Agent. Rooms . and 8. Miles Block. Barre
Vermont. -.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-12-28
PRAIRIE DOGS.
They Have Had Their Day on the Plains
of the Far West.

They Have Had Their Day on the Plains
of the Far West.
Passengers on the %" system who
have ridden the better part of a day
through western Nebraska and east
ern Colorado will remember the prairie
dog. He is numerous in that section
Of the country. He lives in villages
and the villages are as close together
as the villages of certain parts of Eur
ope, says the Des Moines News. But
the prairie dog has had his day. The
agricultural department says he must
90. Mr.. Wilson has decided that the
logs kill the grass and ruin good graz
ing land. "Tama Jim" has little of the
love Of picturesqueness in his make
up. He is eminently practical and his
philanthropy is of the type which
seeks to make two blades of grass grow
instead of one. Therefore he proposes
to relegate the prairie dog to the pic
ture books and to the stuffed specimens
Of the museum along with the buffalo
Mr.. Wilson's chemists have discovered
mixture that will make whole viii
lagos fight for the first bite, but which
at the last biteth like serpent and
stingeth like an adder. Under it's in
huence the hole that knows the prairie
dog will know it no more forever. This
frisky, nervous, barking little beast
will join the innumerable caravan OF
prairie dogs who have gone before
prairie dog is gone, and therefore more
cattle. There will be less break
ing of the legs of cowboys ponies and
the rattlesnake will live alone in the
hole until the summons come to him
also
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-12-28
a Wbfr7 of ReDeiry.

Mary Nimmo Baientine, writing OF
New Years Day in the White House"
in the Woman's Home Companion,
thus describes the public receptions:
Announcements are published in the
newspapers proclaiming the levee at
the White House, and the exact min
ute at which the different officials Of
the government service will be receiv-
ed, but it is usually near one o'clock
before the sovereign people are admit
ted to the grounds.
"The state levee at the white house
is but the beginning of the calling that
continues throughout the afternoon and
we'll into the night in official and pri-
vate houses. The official social season
is inaugurated on New Years day in
washington. 1t is the grand rallying
day of the neighborly proclivities of
the people of the entire district. Many
men make their first and last visit of
the year on this day, and only see GER
tain of their friends on this one day of
the year. AS they grow older these
leSllNdl udyS octln " COihC NrooOi ohu
closer together. Lists are published in
the newspapers Of the houses where
receptions will be held, with the names
of the ladies who will assist in receiv-
ing. The assisting lady often attracts
more callers than the hostess, and
newly arrived families are on the look
out for popular women for their New
Years day reception. There is no
need to interrupt the grand round OF
calls for luncheon or dinner; the car
riage is hired for the day, and, dressed
in his very best, the caller must see
all the old friends and make as many
new ones as time will permit. Every
where open house is kept in the lavish
southern fashion. Tables are loaded
with viands hot and cold, supplement-
ed with real southern egg-nogg, or
bowl filled from the housekeeper's win
ter supply of Fish house punch, mixed
from a we'll guarded formula that Is an
heirloom in Philadelphia families. The
whirl of revelry is intense, but this
gala day comes for Westinghouse
but once year, and it is celebrated
with true southern warmth and en-
thusiasm."
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-12-28
SCRAMBLE FOR DIAMONDS.
IONS Thrown Away by an Absent
Minded Dealer.

iems Thrown Away by An Absent
Minded Dealer.
Have you got any Of those dia-
nonds?" is the question of the hour
n Birmingham. Some 500 precious
tones have been shared out by lucky
Irospectors in Vittoria street, and the
search still continues, says the London
express. 1t happened in this wise:
n a ft of abstraction John Davis,
member Of firm of diamond mer-
3hants. while walking down Vittorla
'treet an recent morning. pulled an
old envelope out Of his pocket and
commenced to tear it UP. When he
cached the last section the terrible
fact dawned upon him that it was the
envelope in which were some 1000
email diamonds, valued at E100, and
that he had been sowing these broad
cast over a public thoroughfare The
news spread with lightning rapid
ity. Shopkeepers locked up and came
to the more lucrative occupation Of
picking up diamonds, while for q mile
around an errand boy at his ordinary
work was a phenomenon. Such a
scraping Of the street with, knives and
sticks had never been seen. AS it
happened, most Of the lost stones went
down the cellar gratings of jewelers.
shop. Ingenious youths flshed for
them with a piece of soap attached to
stick and reeled in three prizes at
time. Others sat in the gutter sort
ing an anxiously guarded handful of
dirt, Still the crowd grew. At one
period over $500 lads were to be seen
hard at work. From noon to seven
o'clock the street was nearly blocked.
When night fell candles, lamps and
lanterns were brought to aid the indie
fatigable hunters for treasure trove,
and the scene presented could only
have been done justice by Hogarth
About half the diamonds have found
their way back to their rightful owner.
Some were sold to shopkeeper and
the rest, like the graves of house,
hold, are scattered far and wide. Dia-
nond pins will shortly be fashionable
IN Birmingham.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-12-28
THE ANOA.
Dwarf Cattle of Celebes Are No Longer
Than Ordinary Sheep.

Dwarf Cattle of Celebes Are No Longer
Than Ordinary Sheep.
Celebes has the distinction of being
the home of the smallest living repre-
sentative of the wild cattle, or, in
deed, Of the wild cattle of any period
Of the earth's history, for no group
appears to be known to science. An
idea of three extremely diminutive pro.
portions of the anoa, or sapi-utan, as
the animal in question is respectively
called by the inhabitants of Celebes
and the Malays, may be gained when
it Is stated that its height at the Shout
der is only about feet 3 inches
whereas that Of the great Indian wild
OK, or guar, is at least 6 feet inches
and may, according to some writer's
reach as much as feet. In fact. the
anoa is really not much, if at all
larger than a well-grown South Down
sheep and scarcely exceeds In this re-
spect the little domesticated Bramini
cattle shown a few years ago at the
Indian exhibition held at Earl's Court
The anoa has many Of the characters
of the large Indian buffalo, but its
horns are relatively shorter, less
curved and more upright. In this, as
we'll as in certain other respects, il
is more like the young than the adul-
of the last-named species, and as
young animals frequently are gradual
ly lost as maturity is approached It
would be a natural supposition thai
the anoa is primitive type of buffalo
From knowledge.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-12-28
What Can You Expect?

There was bargain sale of gloves
in one Of the uptown stores the Other
day. One woman who had considered
herself fortunate in being in the from
rank in the bargain counter rush was
much disgruntled when she reached
home to find that both gloves were
for the same hand. She took then
back and explained. What can yol
expect at such a price," asked thu
girl of whom the purchase had bee,
made. in deprecatory tone.-New
York Times.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-12-28

Two former candidates for the presi-
dency have died during the present
year-Gen. John Bidwell, the Prohibi-
ton candidate, at his home In Chico.
Cal. and General Palmer in Spring
field. Ill. Gen. Bidwell in 1892 polled
2S0.000 votes, of which 5000 were cast
in California. Los Angeles county. his
home, giving !. 300 OF these.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-12-28
sunday school r.aohor.. salar,s.

The pastor Of an eastern church
stated recently that certain teachers
In his Sunday school were paid for
their services. According to the pas
tor for the prime requisite Of capable
teacher is the ability to tell stories.
This Is the form in which moral les
sons can best be conveyed. And good
story tellers, he concludes, are always
worthy of their hire.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-12-28
Collection of Fans,

Queen Victoria has marvellous col.
lection Of fans, and collecting is a
hobby of more than one Of her de-
scendants, notably of Princess Louise,
the duchess of Argyll. One Of the fans
owned by royalty is Spanish speci-
men-a wedding present from the EN-
press Eugene to the duchess of York.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-12-28

The application of the words "Dor.
cas- Society" to union Of women for
supplying the poor with clothing is in
commemoratien of Dorcas, who made
clothes for the poor. We will find a
reference to this charitable woman in
Acts tx, 80.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-12-28
self-prop.Iled Mail Wagons

M. Dubois, who operates the man
wagons of Paris by contract. is about
to establish $50 self-propelled We
hicles in that service. To perform the
work required Of them these wagons
will be compelled to average about
thirty miles each per day.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-12-28

Garfield Tea is the original herb tea
for the cure of constipation and sick
headache; it is specific for all disordsA
of stomach and bowels.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-12-28

While the French population is sta
tionary, there is a steady progress in
prosperity, which is indicated by the
increasing consumption of meat and
the decreasing consumption of bread.