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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-17
4 Paging. Roaring Flood

G. Ellis. of Lisbon, Ia, had to repair.
standing waist deep in icy water" he
writes. ''gave me terrible cold and
cough. 1t grew worse daily. Finally the
best doctors in Oakland, Neb. Sioux City
and Omaha said had Consumption and
Kings New Discovery and was wholly
cured by six bottles Positively guar
anteed for Coughs, Colds and all Throat
and Lung troubles by Parior Drug Store.
Price SOC and $1OO. Trial bottles free.
Town Gosafp.
1t is generally agreed that the small
town is pleasant place to live in. eX'
cept that there is always a great
amount of gossip in such places. WHY
do not worthy people control in this
matter of gossip as they do in other
respects! Are the small towns of the
country to be made undesirable as
places of residences to please a lot of
cheap people who ought to be con-
trolled and ed?-Atchison Globe.
Chinese story.
NJ. Monnier, the well known French
Asiatic traveller, vouches for the truth
OF the following story Of how his
friend. Hop Sing, Travelled oriental
and man Of means and refinement, was
on one occasion sorely victimized. Hop
Sing lived in the street of the roasted
corn, as unsavory and as ill paved
street as any in all Peking The local
mandarin was an intimate friend of
his, and Hop Sing awaited himself of
this friendship to press the mandarin
to have the street repaved. Certainly.
At once. The men would be at work
OH 1t before Hop Sing had returned
home. A week passed, then another
visit, and so on, until, in despair, Hop
Sing determined to have the street re.
paired at his own expense The work
was satisfactorily completed.
The surprise Of Hop Sing was only
equaled by his indignation when, on
awaking one morning, he found a gang
OF coolies upheaving the newly tagged
street. His surprise grew when he
heard from the mandarin's own lips
that the men were there at his orders,
You see, my dear friend" said the
mandarin, II am expecting the head
inspector round here in a few DAYS.
Now, If he were to see the beautiful
pavement you have laid down in your
street he would come to the conclusion
that there was money about, and he
would assuredly bleed every vein In
nv body. This would mean nv ruin.
Don't you see why your pavement
really must come up? 1t cost me one
fortune to secure my post. don't
want to spend another in keeping it"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-17

The hog pen is mightier than the
gold pen just now in the Chicago
stock market.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-17

Who pays the freight? Why, China
does of course.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-17

The little folks love iJr Woods Norway
Pine Syrup. P easant to take; perfectly
harmless: positive cure for coughs. colds.
bronchitis, asthma.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-17

The fool and his fiannelS are soon
parted at this time Of the year.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-17

WAN ED-Glri wonld ike place to work
within city limits. Nichols Block, up stairs
to left 2S0tf
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-17

A RARE CHANCE-For sale at bargain,
our retail and wholesale monument
business. Shop built specially for
monument business--railroad siding.
overhead traveller, polishing machines,
pneumatic tools, etc. , live city $1,000;
with or without buildings. Don't require
much money. Reason for selling ILL
health of manager and stakeholder,
Dunning Granite Co, Erie. Pa. 300
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-17

WANTED-Competent young lady stenog-
rapher desires position, Piece work will be
promptly done. References. Call room g.
Eastman Block 3u
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-17

WANTED-A chance tn do nursing. A lady
Who has had years Of experience. INQUIRE
Mrs, G. Brock. Grant Ave-. Barre. vt. 3tf
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-17

WANTED-An exerienced stone cutter
would like to secure work running an air CON-
presser surface cutter. Address. 80 Loomis
Street. Montpelier ST
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-17

TO PURCHASE-One bay, black. brown or
chestnut horse to stand not under fifteen
II you have horse Of this kind want to
buy 1t. E. j. Owens. 1872 North Main Street Stf
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-17

WANTED-A good capable girl to do gen.
erai hous work. Inquire 2S5 South Main St.
Mrs. G. E. Mcfarland. 5tf
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-17
TO RENT.

TO I,EI-Two large granite quarries to the
right parties. Inquire of w. G. Parker 27Stf
TO KENT-Rooms in the Morse block.
Apply TO ID Mo- Sc. 30 p
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-17
FOR SALE.

TO EXCRANGE-Would like to exchange a
of Pi tsfield. vt for property in Barre, for
particulars see George A. Brigham, Bolster
Block Barre vt. 81
For SAiE-One pair of work horses,
wa ranted good workers and weigh about
2AO0 Will sell cheap or will trade for a pair
that will weigh $500 or 5000. W. C. Jones, Tel
ephone 1912. No. "a Eastern Ave. 297tf
FOR SALE-One second hand driving har-
ness one second hand buggy, one horse lum-
Der wagon. one driving horse g. years old
one cheap horse II yeaes old. Ward Lane,
&c., Barre. vt. 294tf
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-17

UWANTED-A few ladies can be accomo-
dated with table board. 81 70 per week.
IL Elm Street. over Express office.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-17

WANTED--A COMPETENT man and wife
without children, to manageEa farm Inquire
A Il. Batchelder, Barre. Vt. 275tf
FIN T. THOUSAND buys growing business
paying over two thousand yearly Out of
city, This Office 5tf
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-17
TO r e MT.

A boarding house accommodating 20 hoard.
ers. With furniture or without. Near dark
Quarries at Graniteville. Apply to A. nj
Morrison. Granitevie, vt,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-11-08
Hossaaa OIcIsIrY.
Fresh oysters at Hammers.
For oDtical work 90 To Porter

Fresh oysters at Hammers.
For optical work 20 to Porter.
l.. E. Tichenor was in Edmore Thurs
day.
w. G. Davidson went to Detroit
Thursday.
Take your repairing to J.P. Losey's
jewelry store.
Jas. Kinch Of Mt. Pleasant was in
Alma Tuesday.
See the Stockbridge Elevator Co. before
selling your hay.
A first.class No. 8 cook stove for sale
cheap at Brooks.
J. t. Gaffney returned home from
Yale Tuesday night.
Attend the great "Mill End" sale,
November Is to %.
j. c. McCarty of Evart visited his
parents in Alma, Thursday.
"Rummage Sale" in the vacant store
in the opera house block, commencing
Tuesday, Nov. II.
The Bert Kline Vaudeville Co. opera
house two nights. commencing Wednts'
day, November 10.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-23
F.tbet ZINC. ola CIoci..


''The transmitting clock at the Naval
observatory, Washington, is the abso-
lutte monarch of American, timekeep-
ers," writes Evander. McIver Sweet in
The Ladies' Home Journal. Every day
In the year except Sunday by one peR-
dulum stroke it speaks directly and in
simultaneously to every city and consid-
cradle town between the peaks of the
Rockies and the pines of Maine, saying
to them that on the seventy-fifth merid-
ian it is now high noon to the fraction
of a second. A duplicate mechanism
stationed at the branch naval observa-
tory on Mare Island performs a similar
service for the people of the Pacific
slope And by this one clock at the ma
tional capital, together with its dupli-
cate on the Pacific, is set nearly every
timepiece in the United States and Gu
ba, most of those in Mexico and many
on the border of Canada.
"a number of clocks-from to 5000
in nearly every city and large town
are wired together into local family
and by means of a switch key at the
telegraph Office are put into direct con
tact with the parent clock at the ma
tional capital. So that the instant the
electric touch is given from Washington
every clock in the circuit, whether it be
at Boston, Minneapolis or New Or
leans, begins a new day in perfect ac
cord with its mechanical deity"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-23

opposes an extra session of congress
to pass on the Cuban constitution.
"By what authority does the Ameri-
can congress presume to pass upon
the Cuban constitution. he asks,
'.unless the United States have sever-
eighty, Jurisdiction and control over
the island of CubaP No such author
ity exists. And it will be remem-
bered that the war resolutions dis
tinctly stated that the United States
would not exercise sovereignty, juris-
diction or control over said island
except for the pacifcation thereof.
With the adoption of these resolutions
congress delivered the Cuban ques-
ton over to the executive, VINO is
charged with the disposition of that
question according to the terms of
the war resolutions.
'sThe president has been very
quick to encroach upon the congress
sional prerogative in the selection of
Philippine commission empowered
by him with authority to make laws
and to collect and disburse revenues
in the Philippine islands. He seems
now TO be equally ready to surrender
q plain and executive prerogative in
carrying out the war resolutions with
respect to Cuba. y
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-23
CUBAN SITUATION PERPLEXES PRESIDENT
BRYAN CONDEMNS THE ADOPTED COURSE.

Washington, Feb. 23.-The Cuban
situation is now probably the most
perplexing one before the administra-
tion., The president is still wavering
on the question of calling congress in
special session to determine it. There
is a tendency here to blame Gov. Gen.
Wood for not bringing about an un-
derstanding of the presidents wishes
in the island. But there are two
things. it is recognized, tnat may
have entered into Gen. Woods con-
duct. one mayhap his conscienoe and
the other his wisdom. He may have
either felt the injustice of the posi-
ton of the United States, or he may
have realized that the Cubans were
becoming aroused, and to push the
claims of this government would have
involved an uprising. At all events
upon Gen. Wood now devolves the
responsibility of securing from the
Cuban constitutional convention such
recognition or acknowledgement CT the
hight of the United States to exercise
protec:orate over the future island
republic as circumstances and time
, may deem necessary Thus far Gen.
Wood has failed to carry out q single
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-23

idea of the administration. He has
permitted the convention to get away
from him. He has failed to exercise
the slightest influence over its leaders
or committees and his requests have
been publicly ignored. Supplemental
orders which have recently been
cabled to Gen. Wood by Secretary
Root command him to use more firm
ness, to make and enforce demands
upon the convention and to see to it
that the copy of the constitution
which is finally forwarded to the pres
ident contains the provision which
Mr.. Mckinley and his cabinet especi-
ally desire
1t is recognized in Washington
that. in view of the fact that the con-
stitution was completed and signed at
Havana Thursday. in order to secure
the provisions which the States are
demanding it will be necessary to Sc
cure them in the form of supp'e-
mentary instrument This. however.
will be as satisfactory to President
Mckinley as II the concessions were
published in the main body OF the
constitution.
Lincoln. Neb. Feb p In yester-
days issue of his paper w. J.. Bryan
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-23
O00 and Spooner values the property
at twice that sum.
CHANCE FOR PSYCHOLOGISTS.
House That Seems Inhabited by a Real
and Active SpoOk.

and Active SpoOk.
Grand Haven. Mich. Feb. 23.-The
Tribune says that Peach Plains has Il
haunted house. The large brick house
ON the old Benin place, just north of
the river road, at present occupied by
family named Howard, is infested
with evil spirits, or ghost has taken
up its abode there. At any rate there
is something wrong. 1t is said that the
presence of the ghost has been known
by all of the recent occupants, and
that none of them remain long.
Henry Howard moved there from
Agnew three months ago and has been
living there ever since. He says the
ghost made itself manifest the nrst
night he lived there. 1t has been heard
at least one night Il week ever since.
The mysterious noises all come from
the basement of the house. Howard
says the ghost has. never come up
stairs, but on the nights it is out seems
to walk with deliberate steps from que
end of the cellar to the other.
Footsteps can be heard as Though
made by a person of fiesn aud blood.
Occasionally the noise made by tramp
ing is as though a dozen men We're
walking and keeping step with each
other At intervals Il moaning sound
comes from the basement and some
tines it is a loud screech as of a per-
son in distress
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-23
The Point of HI. warning.

"You amt acquainted around here
much. be you" asked the mountaineer
of the man on horseback.
''No.'
"I reckoned not. don't believe I'd
go down the trail that runs past Abe
Cores shack if 1 wah you Abe had
his boss stole last week."
'sBut this isn't his horse"
"You don't seem to understand. I
amt accusin you of stealth his hoss.
I'm simply intimatin to you that at
present Abe happens to be in need OF
boss purity bad. 1 wouldn't go down
that road il was you."-Indianapolis
Sun. 4
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-23

chattering in fear; others crouched
close to the deck, moaning pitifully;
many jumped into the sea. Captain
Ward remained on deck until the ves-
sci had settled to such an extent that
the water was engulfing him. Then
he went upon the bridge, and from
there continued TO issue his directions,
although by this time the confusion
was so great that few paid any at
tention to his commands. That the
steamer sank almost Immediately after
striking Is the report of a majority of
those rescued. Some of the passengers
say that she instantly listed forward.
and that in five minutes she went
down while others declare that she
stayed afioat for half an hour after
She sfr.lIcl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-23
THERE WAS NO PANIC Ar FIRST,
But Plunge of the VESSEL Set Everybody
Wild and Frantic.


Wild and Frantic.
From all accounts it appears that
the officers were cool and gave the
necessary orders with the least pos
sible excitement. Captain Ward, who
was on deck when the vessel struck,
ut once gave orders to the crew on
watch TO hurry the passengers to the
forward deck. At the same time the
Quartermaster on duty sounded the sig
nal for fire drill and within five min
utes all the men were at their sta
tious. There was no way of telling
the extent of the damages to the YES
eel as she remained of an even keel
for fifteen minutes after striking the
for fifteen minutes after striking the
rock. But Captain Ward, with the in
stinct of long experience, knew the
gravest danger threatened the 200
souls in his charge. and he gave orders
10 lower away the life boats and life
RATS.
There was not much confusion until,
fifteen minutes after striking, the bow
of the vessel suddenly plunged under
water. Then there was wild rush
for the boats. Two had already been
lowered and others were getting away
as rapidly as the trained discipline of
the crew could prepare them. A thick
fog enyeloped everything and as yet
no sign had come from the life-saving
stations. Darkness was all about. A
number of Italian fishermen who were
Just starting out in the morning saw
the sinking of the Rio and at once
hastened to render every assistance in
their power. Captain Ward was di-
recting the passengers and trying to
keep them from panic.
He succeeded only partly. as many
of the terrified people rushed to the
ratings and jumped overheard. Some
of these were picked up, others were
drowned The Chinese crew, to the
number of over 100, were terrorized-
Some of them huddled in little grouDs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-23

murdered in Chicago Thursday night.
was Dr. Raffaelle Guidone, who until
a few months ago lived in st. Louis.
Those who knew DR.. Guidone here be-
lieve that he was murdered by the
relatives of his first wife, from whom
he obtained divorce in st. Louis last
June. and not by the Malta. When DIR.
Guidone first appeared in st. Louis a
year ago he Introduced himself as an
Italian count. He left here last August,
and had not been heard of since then.
When here the doctor feared some
enemy. for whom he was constantly
on guard and armed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-23
HEAVY LOSS At IBA.
The Government Suffers From
Fire in the Philip
pines.
THE INFANTRY SUPPLIES GONE
A Reward in Mexican Dollars
for the Heads of Ameri-
cans.

Manila, Feb. 23.-The government
buildings at Iba, capital of Seam bales
province. were burned. the jail alone
escaping the flames. The oath infan-
try's supplies were destroyed by the
fire. A steamer has been sent to Iba
from Manila with stores.
A detachment of the 4th infantry
captured Gen. Vinegra near Cavite
Viejo.
Rewards for Heads of Americans.
Gen. Cailles has issued proclama-
tion offering 10 Mexican dollars apiece
for the heads of Americans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-23
coNeER MAY STAY IN CHINA
But seems to Want Good Reason for
Coming Back to Iowa.

out seems To want n Gooo Reason for
Coming Back to Iowa.
Des Moines, Ia, Feb. 23.-Another
cable message has been received from
Major E. III. COnger. United States
minister to China, in which he ex-
plains to an Iowa friend that his wife
and daughter and niece, Miss Pierce,
who were with him during the siege,
are in such a nervous condition that he
fears 10 have them remain longer in
Peking. The must leave very soon.
but they will never remain away while
he Is there.
He would be glad IL he could come
home and be governor of Iowa. but
could not well leave China unless for
some such good reason, because Presi-
dent Mckinley has told Major Con-
gers friends positively that he wants
Conger to stay in China. and that
there is no truth in the rumors of dis
agreement between him and the state
department
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-23
STATEMENT OF PILOT JORDAN.
Says the Captain Gave the Order to Nov
in the Fog.


Says the Captain Gave the Order to AIovo
in the Fog.
Captain Frederick w. Jordan, the
pilot of the Rio, was rescued by an
Italian fishing boat owned by Freder-
ick Castrini, and brought to Meiggs
station. He was taken up to the room
occupied by the customs officials and
told the following story: I'VE an
chOred inside about > o'clock last night.
The weather was thick, and left or
ders that when the weather cleared We
should go further in. At , a. III. the
fog lifted. We could Sc the Cliff House
and the North End light, and told the
mate to heave short. After we start
ed heaving short the wind came in
from the northeast and the fog set
tied in thick, and / told the mate to
stop heaving.
Then the captain came up and said:
Let her go. We can go ahead"
Captain Jordan made this statement
to Captain Freeman and his friends
who crowded around him. To Cap
tain Freeman he said: ''Ain't 1 in a
d of fix?''
Captain Freeman put his arms
around the pilot and said: Don't talk
about it. You are here and that is
all we care
captain Jordan then continued his
story: When the vessel struck
l ordered all the boats out. The first
boat out was that of the doctor 1t
was half filed with water no sooner
than it struck He then told how
he helped woman down a ladder, car
rying her little boy, but the ship gave
a lurch and threw them all into the
sea and he never saw either woman
or boy again.
Did you see Captain Ward?" Il
saw nothing of him after we struck -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-23
Dynamite Scare i'm Ontario.

Woodstock, Ont, Feb. 23.-Wood-
stock is undergoing a dynamite scare.
In wreck which took place on the
Grand Trunk railway here last week
forty tons of dynamite were spilled
and has been carried to different points
about town. e. G.. Rice, a telegraph
operator, found a stick sufficient to
blow up several houses in his coal bin.
An open window nearby faced the
street, and some one evidently had
thrown the dynamite in. OF the for
ty tons four are missing and are scat
tered about town.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-23
The Parson and the skipper.

An old globe circler says that in
going around the world there is scarce
ly one traveller in a hundred who re-
members that in going from east to
west day is gained and that in going
from west to east day is lost. Many
of those who come into contact with
this truth knew all about it when they
were at school, but never think of II
on the high seas. In Illustration Of
the point he tells this story:
MY first trip around the world-was
from England to Australia. Out III
the middle of the Pacific a sign was
put announcing that the date was
Thursday, July Il. This was all right,
but the next day the same sign was
put up again. This was an oppor-
tunity for those of US who thought we
were real wise to show the ships
officers that they were not infallible.
After we had expended our choicest
sarcasm and had been rebuffed by va
rious officers the captain set us
straight.
"On my way back one day the card
went up announcing that it was Satur-
day, Aug. 13. The next day the sign
said Monday, Aug. 10. Two ministers
on board thought the captain a some
what profane old salt, who had skip
ped a day to avoid the religious serv-
ices which they had prepared. He
convinced them that it was a mere
coincidence that on that particular
date the lost day was Sunday. Since
then have never attempted to teach
the ships navigator his business, and
he can skip a GENTRY if he wishes
without my saying a word."-Balti-
more Sun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-23
STYLE IN COLLEGE ROWS.
Latest Is to Have a Little Gunplay to Give
Them Piquancy.

Springfield, o., Feb. 23.-The feud
between fraternity and non-fraternity
students at Wittenberg college broke
out afresh early yesterday morning
and resulted in a sensational shooting
scrape. Harold Kopps. OF Richmond,
Ind; Roy Scherer, of Nokonis, Ills. /;
George Myers. of this city, and other
fraternity students. tried to break into
the room of Geo. II. McCord, of Litch-
field. Ills, nOn-fraternity man, to
"stock it,
McCord fired through the door. the
let penetrating George Myers in the
leg, infiicting only Il flesh wound. Feel
ing ran high at the college last night
and faculty is investigating the shoot
ing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-23
iowa statesman'. View of washington.

Algoma, Ia. Feb. 23.-Hon. A. B.
Cummings. of Des Moines, made an
address here yesterday under the
auspices of the Grand Army of the Re-
public. His subject was washing
tom He held that Washington s
greatest service to his country was
rendered in connection with the consti-
tutional convention, rather than as
commander of the revolutionary army
or as president
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-23
n1ass-Meeting at wichita. Kan.

Wichita, Kan, Feb. 23.-At a large
mass-meeting resolutions were submit
ted declaring against mob violence in
any direction and urging the mayor to
prevent any breach of the peace; ask
ing the sheriff to cooperate, and pledg-
ing the services of the business men of
the city in maintaining order. Speeches
were made by Judge j. b. Wall, eX-
Senator Bentley, Rev. A. E. Dubber.
and others. The w. c. T. u. held a
prayer meeting in another hall.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-23
poubfr sa1t,. Emeaey.

'I notice." said Uncle Allen Sparks.
"a couple of our learned professors
have found the secret of prolonging
life. 1t is simply TO have plenty OF
salt liz the system. If that's true, and
I'm not saying it isn't, Lots wife
ought to be alive today, which," con-
tinued Uncle Allen refectively, "I be-
Iieye she is not."-Chicago Tribune.