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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-02
THE GALLUP FAMILY.
AN EVENING OF LAMENTATIONS By
THE AILiNG WIFE.

III Knew Her Time For Departure
For the Other World Had Come
and She Was Anxious to BecOm nm
Angel. but There Were Drawbacks.
copyright. 1900. by c. B. Lewisx
Mr.. Gallup had finished his supper.
removed his coat and shoes and sat
down In the rocking chair to read the
copy of The Chemung County Gazette
he had brought home from the post
Office when Mrs. Gallup dropped down
on the lounge with a sigh and began:
Samuel, if you could spare a dyin
woman three or four minits of your
time l should like to talk to you. l
know you don't like to be bothered
when you are readin, and | wouldn't
say a word if it was only a bile on my
leg or one Of my back aches, but it's
more serious than that, Samuel-fur
more serious"
Mr.. Gallup stretched his legs out to
their fullest extent and made his toes
crack, but he never looked up from his
paper.
81 don't want to give you no sudden
shock" continued Mrs. Gallup as the
tears began to stream down her cheeks
and her nose to twitch, but it's my
duty to tell YOU so you kin prepare
yourself. Samuel you'll be a widow
before Saturday night! Tonight Is
Tuesday night. Before shutdown on
Saturday night the funeral will be
over, I'll be an angel. and you'll be free
to 60 out somewhere every evenin and
play checkers. Do you hear me, Sam
uel?"
Mr.. Gallup may or may nOt have
heard her. but if he did he paid not the
slightest attention.
sumed as she wiped her eyes on her
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-02

vac suvn~u directly at Mr.. Gallup
and waited for a reply. but he was
reading how to make a hammock out
Of a -four barrel. and he paid no heed
to the question.
"And are all angels purity. SamuelT'
she continued after awhile. "1've new
er been purity since | vas a baby and
fell out Of the winder, but II I've got
to be an angel l want my face made
over as soon as | get up there. I'm not
goin to be p'inted our fur my homeli-
ness as l fly around. II l was. I know
I'd make up faces at some Of 'em.
VIII be changed in the twinklin Of
IN eye and made as purity as the rest
of 'em?"
Something like a smile fitted over
the face Of Mr.. Gallup, but it was prob
ably caused by the article he was read
ing.
And about the music. Samuel? l
can't play on no harp without lessons.
I have ncveNeven seen a harp. When
we was first married, ! used to play
on the accordion fur you, but it was
awful poor llayin, and you soon got
sick of it.. Is it goin to be expected
that ! kin fly right up to heaven and
begin playin on a harp the very first
thing? If it is, then | dunno as I
want to die. never could a-bear havin
folks laugh at me. And the singin,
Samuel-the singin! My voice is crack
ed. and sing through my nose, and is
that goin to do up there? l s'pose l
could walk around with a robe on and
talk and VISIT, but l can't sing nor
play, and they needn't expect 1t. Sam
uel. Shall we talk about whether you'd
better take a second wife or not?
Sometimes l think you had. and some
times | think you hadn't. What do
you think?'
MIR. Gallup turned from the ham
mock article to n on natural gas In
Ohio. and he extended his legs again
and prepared to digest it thoroughly.
1t might have occurred to him that
Mrs. Gallup was in the room and that
she or some one else was talking to
him, but he answered not. Ten min
utes had gone by when he finished the
article and looked up and around as if
he had suddenly missed something.
Mrs. Gallup lay curled up on the
lounge fast asleep, and in the cor
ner of each eye still glistencd a big
tear. NJ. QUAD.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-02

When 1t comes to a battle. a horse
shows no fear of death, no sign Of be-
ing overcome by panic. in all the wild
tumult of the battles roar. A horse
In one of our batteries In the Murfrees-
boro fight was hit by a piece Of shell,
which split his skull so that one side
was loosened. The driver turned him
loose. but when he saw the team he
had worked with being driven back
for ammunition he ran to his old place
and galloped back with the rest. When
an officer pushed him aside to have
another horse put in, he gazed at the
new one with a most sorrowful eX-
preston In his eyes. Then he seemed
to realize that the battle was no more
for him, and he walked away and lay
down and died. The officer declared
that it was a broken heart that killed
him.-Our Dumb Animals.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-02

MINITS."
apron. owe had rheumatic, fever,
consumption and heart disease. and
many and many a time I've expected
to go. but l have never felt like this
before. My heart goes funk. funk.
funk. my lungs seem to be hitchin
around, and o and then my breath
shuts off OH m the same as if l had
got caught in a hohe In the fence. Mrs.
Watkins was took this very way be-
fore she died. and 80 was Mr.. Comfort.
1t may come tonight. or it may be de-
layed till tomorrer. but within a day
or two I'll be an angel. You won't
blame me fur dytR will you. Samuel?"
Mr.. Gallup turned his paper over.
pulled in his feet and crossed his legs.
but made no reply.
Folks can't help dyin, Samuel-that
Is, ! can't. haap to 60 before I've
made the soft soap and put up the fall
pickles, but l can't help myself. 1t
was 10 with Mrs, Watkins. She had
the soap grease all ready and was all
ready to dye rags fur a new carpet. but
when Gabriefs horn sounded she had
to spread her wings. You'll miss the
soft soap. Samuel fur you're a great
hand to wash up. and you'll miss the
pickles. fur you love sour things, but
will you miss me2"
Mr.. Gallup held the paper In his left
hand and reached down his right to
scratch his heel through his sock, but
he was dumb. Mrs. Gallup looked at
him through her tears for a time and
then choked down a sob and said:
well. II you don't miss me l can't
help it. I've allus had hot water ready
when you wanted to wash your feet.
and you've never found me without
stickin salve fur sore fingers. I've
nursed you through collie and sot up
with you through fever. You've never
had to tell me my bread was heavy or
the biscuit tasted of saleratus. And
member that l wore the same bonnet
and shawl fur q years and that l
allus made a pair Of shoes last three
years. Haven't l done purity well all
things considered?"
Mr.. Gallup might have agreed with
her. but If he did he didn't say so
aloud. He crossed his legs the other
way and scratched the other heel. and
when Mrs. Gallup could restrain her
tears she observed:
II amt leavin this house the way
some wives would. Samuel. When l
am gone. you'll find your shirts and
socks and everything in the usual
place. and you won't have to sew on a
button. I'll ever scald out the teapot
and scour out the dishpan if I have
time. If angels can look down from
heaven. then | want to look down and
see that I've left everything in order.
l want to ask you about angels, Sam
uel. Are they all old or young angels,
or are they sorter mixed up? viii |
be set back 30 or 40 years, or will | be
an old woman angel"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-02
In Self Defense.

"What makes you assume such a
loud and aggressive tone In proclaim.
ing your own merits?" asked the very
candid friend.
II am forced to do It," was the great
actors answer "Tm naturally n Of
the most modest men in the world, and
I've got to keep praising myself for
fear my sensitive nature will compel
me to 60 to the manager and tell him I
think | am getting too much money!
Washington Star.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-02

II wish to truthfully state to you and the
readers of these few lines that your Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure is without question, the
best and only cure for dyspepsia that l
have ever come in contact with ard |
have used many other preparations,
John Beam, West Middle.ex, Pa. No
preparation equals Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
as it contains all the natural digestants.
1t will digest all kinds of food aud can't
help but do you good.
Rickert & Wells, Barre, WilcoS Il Gillette,
Moretown. W. E. Poole, East Barre. vt.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-02

II am indebted to One Minute Cough Cure
for my present good health and my life.
| was treated in vain by doctors for lung
trouble following la grippe. took One
Minute Cough Cure and recovered my
health Mr.. E. H. Vie, Madison Ga
Rickert 4 Wells. Barre, Wilcox l. Gillette
Moretown. w. E. Poole. East Barre. vt.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-02
Another.

At q dinner in rockingham q Royal
academician stated to the company
the curious fact that sugar and sumac
are the only two words in English
where su is pronounced as shu.
There was much interest shown In
the discovery. when Rudyard Kipling
was heard from the other end of the
table. But are you quite sure?"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-02

The Tartaran alphabet contains 202
letters, being the longest in the world.
Some Of these are really symbols to
represent phrases and emotions.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-02

The sword Of Sir William Wallace is
in the Wallace tower. a stone structure
In Stirling. two miles from the castle.
1t is a two edged sword of massive
proportions and great weight. and 1t
Is said four strong men are required
to WELD it.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-02

Jumping the rope is suggested for
middle aged people afflicted with liver
troubles.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-02

DeWitt's Witch Hazel Sslve should be
promptly applied to cuts, burns and
Scalds. 1t soothes and quickly heals the
injured part. There are worthless CO.
Rickert d Wells, Barre. Wilcox Il Gillette,
Moretown. W. E. Poole. East Barre. Vt.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-02

Ten thousa n Demons awing away at
ores vii ais couldn't be mach worse than
the fortunes of itching piles, Yet Il e e's
a cnre, DOan = Ointment never tails.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-02

A wheelman's tool bag isn't comrlete
without a bottle of Or. Thomas Ecletric
OH Heals cuts, bruises, stings. sprains
Monarch over pain.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-02

Women love a clear, healthy complexion
Pure blood makes it. Burdock Blood BIT
tiers makes pure blood.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-02

Land In England Is 500 times as val
liable low as it IA 200 years ago.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-02

Mount Etna, the largest volcano IN
Europe and one Of the largest In sas
world, is 10000 feet high and 81 Gl2lAx
in circumference at It's base.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-02

The man who sits down and vssEx
for fortune to come along and smika @E
him is apt to have need of a soft clSar
ion.--Chlcago News.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-02
Down and u

Down and Up.
"Hello, Mike. do you find much to dc
now!"
"Yis. I'm jest after cuttin down q
trae, and tomorrow I'll have to cut IL
up."-Albany Journal.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-24

MAcK,yILLE has q little edltress
that Ia made out of true Kansas grit.
She believes In q decent city and some
of the "liberals" Of the little burg
started out to accomplish her down
fall IN business by circulating hand
bills making uncalled forrenectlons on
her character. She had one of them
arrested for criminal libel and last week
secured his conviction. His con-
duct will cost him about $500. At an
other time her enemies started com
petitive paper In the town that Is
hardly large enough to support one
right, But she Is still In business,
Miss Doran may be an old maid for
oil we know, even snaggle toothed,
but she Is the kind good people will
honor auv way.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-24

If it Is true as announced that
Henri Watterson is pluming himself
as a candidate for the democratic nom
ination for president in 1904, Henri Is
very much more lacking in political
sense than his enemies ever have ever
charged him with. Hill has made
himself 30 odius that even IL the reor-
ganizers should straddls the donkey
and get In the saddle, they will hardly
be likely to make him their candidate.
But while Hill has sealed his mouth
Watterson has been brsying 30 per-
sistently and Justify that every Bryan
man has been acquainted with bis
voice even when 1t came from his
pleasure resort in Europe calling them
fools and anarchists, Watterson
would run like an infant toad loaded
with mature calibre of buckshot.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-24

THERE has lately been little reve-
latIon In English affairs that shows
them TO be not 30 very different fiom
our own sort Rich men and big cor
poratlona there make big contribn-
tIOns b., the campaign funds In order
to get on the good side Of those who
have to deal In u legal way with their
private interests, or with questions
which affect their private interests.
Cecil Rhodes, the arch william Of all
Engllsbmen, confeeses In public to
having made big payments to the lib
erals when they were In power TO pre-
vent the Eagllsh from withdrawing
from Egypt which would OF course
jeOpardize hls interests, So far there
seems to DO a ba2y ambiguity as to
Just how or TO whom these payments
were made, but the names Of several
of the most prominent liberal leaders
are mixed up In 1t to such an extent
that some Of them are denying. What
Ii has cost Mr. Rhodes to get the Brit
ish government into It's present trouble
In South Africa with thousands OF
his felIowmen slaughtered In protect
ing his property, he has not yet d.
vulned
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-24

II seems to be authorltOtIvely stated
that the ship yards of the eastern
coast are now crowded with ships
which are in course Of construction,
Various papers have itemi2sd the
work of the various yards and show
that they are run to their full capa'
city, and probably would be doing
more work II they could, What Ia the
cause Of this does not appear mani
fest. Whether the chip companies
figure out better profits In the busi-
ness than heretofore, or whether they
are expecting the passage of the ship
subsidy bill by the next session OF
Congress In such form as will give
them big donations and consequent
profits, this Is the question,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-24

TIE prominence Of the city cam
paign In New York and the interest
which all over the United States takes
In IT,, is not we'll understood by the Nv-
erage citizen until few comparisons
are made. We think tho election Of u
governor of Kansas Is an event worthy
of considerable note, and the degree Of
interest and comment put forth by
the eastern newspapers q few years
ago seemed to confirm us In this be-
lief. But the mayor Of New York has
under bis "sphere Of influence" more
than twice the number OF people there
are In Kansas. And In the city Of
New York the reel estate valuations
are more than ten times those Of the
State of Kansas. Personal property is
probably In proportion, and by the
nature Of things the amount of expen'
ditures of moneys must be even
greater. So 1t will be readily discov.
cred that an election In New York
City means something even more than
in Hutchinson. And although they
have no prohibition law there, yet
the question of wet and dry, which
there means tight or loose" policy
with the saloons, enters strongly into
the issues very often.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-24

TIE great convention of the Episco-
pal church of the United States at
San Francisco ls now over, and the
Morgan Astor. Bit aggregation of di-
worse hunters and wife seekers are
feeling easier. The house of bishops
passed the proposed canuons regarding
the solemnization of marriages for
divorsed persons, but Morgan seems
to have been as successful Bs q buster
Of church business as he Is as an Or
ganizer Of trusts, In the house of
deputies the proposed cannons which
would interfere with the matrimonial
priviledges Of his clan were knocked
high as Dumont's balloon. They can
now rest easy. They may marry, and
give and take in marriage as often as
any parasite at Nero's court, and the
church will do the work solemnly
and In good respectable form.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-24

SOME times we wonder II future gen.
erations won't think we have peculiar
notions In this we are pleased to call
the most enlightened age Of the world.
For instance, females educate our
children, They frequently instruct
our young men and women In our COL
leges. They often write the editorials
In our journals to instruct the people
10 the duties Of citizenship, They oc-
cupy the lecture platforms on an equal,
ity with men and yet they can't vote,
have no part In the government eX-
cept to pay taxes, and suffer from its
heavy hand when they disobey the
law, Isn't 1t a little analogous to that
condition which existed In Rome when
the teachers, the writer's, the philoso-
piers and men Of letters were largely
slavesp
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-24

amounts OF government money. This
Is bad enough but the establishment OF
such pank as that described would
be as fatal to American liberty az the
establishment of such standing army
as that OF Germany. The old United
States bank was killed by Andrew
Jackson because II had too much pollt-
Ical power to be placed In few mems
hands, but the power Of that bank
would not be u beginning to the power
Of this one with It's great system OF
feeders formed by the national banks,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-24

Secretary Gage Of the treasury de-
partment made an address before the
national bankers association last week
in which he said "thele is too close an
intimacy between the governments
finance and our commercial affairs. y
With this we will heartily agree. For
instance when Secretary Gage com.
menced purchasing outstanding bonds
at tremendous premium, and using
the peoples money, just for the pur-
pose OF helping out some Wall Street
brokers who were short of cash. This
is too close an lotimacy between the
government finance and our CONNER.
,cial affairs.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-24
GRAIN raisers of the eastern States

GRAIN raisers of the eastern States
and In fact most of our neighborinR
States, are rejoicing over what they
think is discovery. They propose to
drill Swift's and Armour's fertilizers
into the ground with their grain, be-
lieving that little in the spot from
which the grain grows will be more ef-
fective than much more sown broad
cast, beside saving labor. But all this
is Of little consequence in Kansas. Our
young soil was made richer, by God,
than theirs can be made by men
and the sinking offal Of butchered
beasts,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-24
The Commoner.

The CommOner has attained within
six months from date of the fret Issue
a circulation OF 100, 900 copies, a re-
cord probably never equaled in the
history of American periodical litera-
ture. The unparalleled growth Of this
paper demonstrates that there is room
10 the newspaper field for a national
paper devoted to the discussion Of po'
litical, economic, and social problems.
To the columns Of The Comoner Mr..
Bryan contributes his best Efforts; his
review Of political events as they arise
from time to time can not fail to in
terest those who study public questions
The Commoner's regular subscrip-
tlon price Ia $l0O per year. We have
arranged with Mr.. Bryan whereby we
can furnish his paper and the GAZETTE
together for one year for Sl,l5, The
regular subscription price Of the two
papers when subscribed for separately
is $l,50.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-24


THE negotiations for the purchase of
the Panama canal from France seems
to be making headway quite rapidly.
Just to what extent the French are
now interested however is a question.
1t is not long since it was announced
that Plerpont Morgan was gobbling
up most Of this stock, and ID is per
hars on this account that the French
man with whom the United States
canal commission is negotiating is able
to say that the company can give a
clear title without any complications
with the individual stock holders Dis
patches also say that there is now only
about $2O,0OO,OOO difference between
the estimate of the value of the canal
placed upon 1t by our commission and
what it is expected the company will
be willing to sell it for. Altogether
things have certainly moved very rap
idly since Lemuel Qulgg attorney for
the canal company secured through
surreptitious methods the insertion OF.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-24

The agitation foreshAdowed several
months ago for great central bank of
the United States in which all the
larger banks would be interested, is
taking new life. 1t was brought for
ward in paper at the national bank
ers convention by railroad president
and apparently seconded by Secretary
Gage. Gage also very strongly recon-
mended the retirement of the green.
backs, and the placing Of all the sur
plus revenues on deposit with the
banks instead of keeping it in the
vaults of the treasury. Thso of course
would be great boon to the bankers.
In addition to giving them double in
terest on their currency it would per
init them to draw interest on large
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-24

In is fortunate for the republicans
that they can raise the mad dog cry
against socialists, They need 10 divert
public attention from the rapacties Of
the trusts and from the grabs Of greedy
syndicates. They need to distract
notice from legislative debauChery and
judicial usurpation. They need to
draw the minds of the people away
from the anarchy of lawless monopoly
and grasping privilege, -Beardstown
tn Enterprise.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-24

IT is now announced that King Ed
wards doctors do not know whether he
has govt In the neck or a cancer. But
itseems to be agreed that King Ed
ward has got 1t In the neck. But the
case is worse than that. For couple
of years the whole English nation has
been getting 1t in the neck, and they
don't seem to know how to get their
necks out of the way.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-24

ANARcHIsM is the illegitimste off.
spring OF Europe, and 10 Europe there
is less freedom of press and speech
than in any other country on the face
OF the globe. Abridging American
liberties can only prove fatal to Amer
lean institutions and will in no de-
gree abate the red hand of anarchy
Ramsey (Ill,) News.Journal,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-24

the word "lsthmIann instead Of Me
aurauguan In referring TO the canal
proI ostIon In the republican platform
about a year ago, In fact We seldom
now hear any reference to the Near
auguan canal, OF course It Ia possible
tlat all this may be well but II looks
suspicious all things taken together.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-24

When you pray for the kingdom Of
heaven to come on earth you are pray
lug for socialism, II you don't want
socialism, quit utterlpg this petition.
II you do want socialism, work and
vote it as we'll as pray for it.--Rev.
LouJher in the Southwestern Advo-
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-24

THE emperor of Germany has of
fered reward for the best upright
engine that will use alcohol as its fuel.
There is a Ouperabundance of upright
engines in this country using alcohol
for fuel, but they are not benefited by
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-24
For County Commissioner, Third District
II. S. THOMPSON,
Of Sylvia Tow hship'

General Butler was rightly named
lie has buled everything he has done
80 far, even TO giving advice.