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Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-18

1t is said that Niagara Falls looks
like yeritable midway, There are
fOkirs and side shows OF every kind
and description, from the bearded
lady to the three-horned cow that
have attracted the small boy and his
elders, too, for that matter, for many
years in the circus side shows, The
Buffalo exposition is, of course, the
cause OF all this additional effort at
amusement, Ns II is calculated that
fully nine-tenths Of the people that
visit the exposition during the sum
mer will journey to Niagara.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-18

The Daughters of Ceres is n society
in Iowa composed Of women who live
on farms, but who have the prevailing
"llning" instinct Some Of the wives
and daughters OF the farmers are said
to drive over 12 miles to attend the
meetings, which are held semimonthly.
A system Of travelling libraries among
the various branches has been founded,
and debates on social and economic
questions, with their special relation
to rural population, are frequently
held.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-18

A divorce court judge in New Yorl,
has decided that club man, living at
a fashionable hotel, ought to confne
his personal expenses outside OF
board and lodgings to $500 a year, di-
vlded as follows; Clothes, $3.50; news
papers, ear fare, BARRIERS, tips, shines,
manicure, stamps and doctors bills,
$500; laundry, $50. No allowance
seems to be made for charity,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-18
His Foot Caught.

The body of Elvis Fenton, the ten yea,
old son Of J. W. Fenion who lives ius,
across the line in Rice county wa.
brought to this city for burial last satur.
day The death of this boy was a trop.
edy. The day before the boy was rid.
ing mule when in some way he was
thrown to the ground. His foot caught
IN the stirrup and the mule taking fright
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-18

Pennsylvania papers are telling Of a
woman 90 years old who walked 2S
miles from her home to Neville, that
state, one day lately, for the purpose
of taking ride on the cars to Carlisle,
she never having seen railroad train
before, but when the engine came nois-
lily and smokily into the station she
was so frightened by its terrible aspect
that SHE hurried away and walked
home ngnin
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-18
Missouri PAciAo's Colorado ana
Minnesota Excursions.

Spe, lal west bound excursions to Colorado
and Utah, to Minnesota points and to South Da-
kota points.
June 18th to 3Oth inclusive and July 10th to
August 3lst inclusive the round-trp rate TO
Pueblo, Colorado Sprnga, Denver and Glen.
WOOD Syringe, Colo, Salt Lake City and Ogden
Utah, Will be one fare for the round trip, plus
$40, July lat to 9th and September ist to 10th
inclusive, the round trip rate to Pueblo, Colo
RADIO Springs, and Denver will be sl5 60 aud to
Salt Lake and Ogden, Utah $40 90
Full information In regard to transit limits
stopoycrs, etc, and also In regard to the cxcur
sions to South Dakota and Minnesota will be
choerrully furnished upon application at depot
or BY Addressing p j. Lelmbach, agent.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-18

The recent panic in Wall street was
relievedby one delightful incident, says
n New iorkpoper. A Acountrymon, who
heard Of the excitement and had evil
IDENTITY read of the scenes, wanted to
see the stock exchange. Some one di-
rected han to the old building, which Is
in process Of demolition. "plumb
wrecked! Clean destroyed Well,
well, that beats mel" was his coSlment.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-18

The governor OF Texas recently told
q northern visitor that he expected
his state some day to be the first in
the union in point of population as
well ms in area. The great growth Of
Texas in the last decade lends some
support to this view. Nevertheless,
New York stiIl mas more than twice
MS many inhabitants as Texas, and so
has Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio and
Missouri also outrank it, How long
they will continue to do so Is another
matter A census taken this year
would probably give Texas rank us
the fifth state,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-18

At recent game of baseball at
Raleigh, n, G., there was an immense
demonstration when Raleigh defeat.
ed Wilmington, but throughout it all
the colored messenger in Gov, Ay,
cocks office maintained his gravity
When asked why he did not partici.
pate, he replied; From my official
position all North Carolinians look
alike to me-"
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-18

The Great Rock Island Route is plac
ing interchangeable mileage books on
SC at aleall oupon offices west of Mis-
souri, River. These books are good on
81 different railroads and will be o
great advantage to commercial men
and travellers. The net rate Is 21Eo
per mile In Kansas, Missouri, Nebrask,
Oklahoma and Indian Territory.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-18

One Of the buyers for big Mllwou-
kee dry goods firm had an Nstonish-
Merry. rooo Ma, ing eXpe len e
while retur II n 4
"''"'"' from New York q
few days ago, reports an exchange OF
the beer city, With characteristic
foresight he had reserved his sleeper
bunk several days in advance, and
took his train for home, proudly con
sclous that he had a ticket for slower
six" nicely slowed away with his mile
age, A few miles out, big party OF
theatrical people boarded the train
and several tried for places In the
sleeper, II was the luck Of the Mil
waukeean to draw two airy and lo-
quaclous women for the upper section
of his berth, and they kept him awake
over half the night with their loud
talk and laughter, but the early morn
ing brought with IL an occurrence
which astonlshed all who heard it,
The man in question Is an early riser,
and just as the sun was "peepln' DER
the hills he got up, partially dressed
and went TO the wnshroom to "fX up"
No sooner had he left than one OF the
women coolly slipped down into the
lower berth and calmly and content
edly proceeded togo to sleep, The
porter had TO rescue the balance Of
the Mllwnukeean's wardrobe, and the
woman slept soundly until II o'clock.
For an exhibition Of cool nerve this
incident is entitled to honorable men
tion.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-18

Twelve young women of Kokomo,
who formed "MOrry II You Can"
club, succeeded so well that their
only remaining purpose is expressed
In the new club name of "Stoy Mar
rled II You Can" If the sole early
purpose of the club could be fairly
Judged by It's first name, snys the In
dlonopolis News, It would look as
though the second organization were
vitally necessary to reduce the work
of the divorce courts, But most pco-
pie will suspect that things were
pretty well advanced before the club
was formed in the first place and
that the young women were COM
mendObly preparing for their future
duties.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-18

This is how Memphis young man,
in III OF Observation-Disclosures, lost his
II. Forro, ,o girl few days
80, ago, as reported
by the Scimtar, Of
that city; "lIe took the young lady
to soda fountain. She ordered the
regulation lee cream soda, and then
the clerk asked him what he would
have. Gimme glass OF beer care
lessly said the young man, and then
he calmly went on talking with the
young lady Il beg your pardon; what
was 1t you wanted? asked the clerk,
Beer responded the young man, still
unconscious Of his mistake Then the
young lady asked him what he want.
ed, and she asked in manner which
brought him around in n hurry. Their
stay In the place lasted only about two
minutes longer, Since then the young
lady has refused to see him. She had
been regarding him as model Of pro-
priety, and has not yet recovered
from her shock at finding him some
thing else, lie is now denouncng
soda fountains as dlsturbers Of the
peace"
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-18
A woman minister Who married n

A woman minister who married n
couple in Pennsylvania few days ago
(ond 1t is said to be the first marriage
ceremony ever solemnized by a woman
In that state) at once turned the mar
riage fee over to her husband Minis
ters' wives have so long been accus-
toned to receive the wedding fees that
the act seems to be quite just to the
Bterner sex.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-18

An American who was in Picking re-
Gently says that nobody made any
suggestions to Gen, Chaffee about
picking up" rare bits OF plunder in
that city after the unpleasant expert
eneg Of a wealthy American who
thought 1t well to get a share of the
treasures for America, This gentle
man intimated to the general that he
would gladly bear the expense of
transporting two magnificent temple
bronzes to New York as n gift to the
Metropolitan Museum of Art II the
general would overlook their removal.
The answer he got was conclusive:
"The American caught lootlng will be
shot on the spot!"
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-18

A Carlisle (Pn) man received les
son in punctu0lity one day lately that
he will remember. 1t was his we'd
ding day, and he was more than an
hour late at the residence where his
bride was waiting for the ceremony.
When he finally made his appearance
his father-n.law kicked him out OF
the house and the brides friends
threatened TO mob him. The man, 1t
Is said, returned to his lonely bach
clor rooms under police protection,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-18

there was another man who wrote
a news story who does know his busi-
ness. lie abides at New Haven. In
the first paragraph he fixed the read
er's attention with the statement
that a boy took header from BIZ
cycle off 4OO-foot cliff and escaped
death. Then he goes on to tell that
the boy first struck a guard rail, then
was enabled to break his fall by
grasping at shrubs that grew on the
precpitous decline, and finally landed
ON shelf 800 feet above the base Of
the cliff, having slid rather than fall
en-, not 400 feet but only 40.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-18

There are signs already that shirt
waists for men IRE to be tolerated, IL
not encouraged, at informal functions
in and near New York in the coming
summer, Members Of yacht clubs and
other out-of-door amusement associa-
tions which give evening entertain
mentS at their clubhouses welcome the
shirt waist as happy solution for
those occasions, and the shirt waist is
therefore sure ofmeeting at least some
measure of popularity.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-18
ROCK ISLAND.
Special Rates VITA Grent Rock ISIanu
Route.
ELKs MEETING.

Milwaukee, Wls., July % to 25, on July 20, 81
and 90 we will sell tickets to Milwaukee OH ac-
connt of this meeting ut rate Of one faro plus
two dollars for the round trip, good until July
27th, time may be extended until August 10th
by deposlting tickets with joint agent.
$40 ,O5, Chicago and return on July 30, "a and
25 good to return until July Both, by depo,lting
tickets with joint agent time may be extended
until August 9lst.
KNIGHTS TEMrLAR coNcLAvE.
Louisville, KY, tickets for this meeting on
sale August 81 25 and 20 at rate of one fare plus
two dollars for this round trip, return lin
September end, time can be extended by de-
posting tickets with joint agent until Sept. 10.
Low rates are also In effect to oil principal
cities In the east, and to all points In Colorado,
For further particulars call on or address,
%. G. FISHER, Agent,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-18

The administration Of the United
States will be guilty Of gross negli-
gence If it fails to take advantage of
the hints thrown out by our high
school graduates for the solution Of
our gruyest problems,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-18

The movement to inculcute in chill
dren ideas of Kindness toward animals
has reached South Dakota. The state
has now passed law cnjoining the
teaching of such principles in the
schools, and forbidding experiments
upon live animals.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-18
ExcurSIons 10 Colorado ana Utah.

During the months Of June, July, Angus
and September, the Missouri Pacific will olft
epeclal inducements TO parties desiring to val
Pueblo, Denver, Colorado Springs or GlcnwooC
Springs, Colo, Also ogden and Salt Lake
Utah Call or address P, j, Lelmbach Agen
for dates and rates and limit,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-18

Few of us, It seems, are able to dis
tlngush amy large number of odors.
A writer in nature, discussing the rise
of the new chemical industry OF pro-
ducing artificial perfumes, remarks
that the sense of smell is as yet
wholly uncultured. "In walking
through the country" he says, 1--WE
can rarely identify II particular odor
until we see the plant from which It
emonOtcs.' lie suggests that the neg
lected sense of smell may be capable
of as artistic Developments as that
which color perception has attained.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-18


Friends OF farmer In Brown coun-
ty, Kan, are divided as to whether he
-, MI lisa man or mouse,
and this Is the rea-
III" Horse son, says local ex-
change: He had for n year past been
counting girl, and as one way of
reaching her heart had on numerous
occasions taken her driving behind a
fine horse he owned lie finally pro-
posed and was accepted, but the next
time he called II was with n different
horse. Thcreupon the girl wanted to
know what had become Of the high
stopper she knew so well. "Sold him
for $l2j this morning" was the reply.
swell, you'll have to get him back
again or get someone else to 60 driv-
ing with you,' said his Odorcd one,
The man yonly urged the difficulty and
nbsurdity Of doing as she demanded,
The young woman would not listen.
Thereupon he went to the purchaser
and offered him $50 bonus, but was re-
fused, Then he was foolish enough to
tell the whole story, which Is why his
neighbors are unable to agree as to
whether he Is man or mouse.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-18

Hirst makes the latest styles and de-
signs in photographs; 90 to him for your
pictures.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-18

Via Santa Fe Route S2l. to Pueblo, Colorado
Springs and Denver and return, On tale daily
commencing June lst.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-18

Hirst's famous photographs Cabinet
size S3.ooper dozen.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-18

One Of the latest feats of electricity
is to make every steak porterhouse in
quality IL III ag4a-u..I-4
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-18
MISSOURI PACIFIC.

No. 1872 does not carry passengors east OF
Hutchinson.
Cara run through to St. LouiS without
change.
Chair Cars to Denver froo Of charge. This Ia
the short line TO all points west.
p. j. LEnMBAOH, Agent.
II. O, TOWNSEND, Gen. Pas. Agent.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-23

Manila. Nov. 21.-AguinaldO has
written General Chaffee asking the
alters permission to go before congress
md cypress the desires of the Filipino
oeoplr Agunaldo further requests to
heaccompanied " by eight friends.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-23
BRUTALLY STRICKEN DOWN.
Connecticut Farmer Murdered by
Tramp Whom He Befrended.

Norwich. Conn.,. Nov. 21.-A brutal
murder, following robbery, took place mt
Rutteruut hill in The town Of Montville,
about two miles from this city. last even
ing ,Iermiah Shumway. aged So. an
eccentric farmer. lies dead. the victim
of tramp whom he had bcfriended and
given shelter.
Shumway took the tramp into his
home several days ago and II was mo-
ticcd by the neiehbors that he bore Il
striking resemblance to Blond II. the nj
lcg,d d Massachusetts wife murderer.
Yesterday afternoon both men came to
this city and the tramp returned intox-
icntCd
shortly nftcrward cries were heard
coming from the Shumway house and
the neiShbors. armed with rifles and
shotguns. went to the house and asked
for admittance. The tramp imm, d.
lately ran into patch of woods in the
r.nr. Several shots We're fired and the
fugitive fell once, but made good his
escape, however.
On entering the house the neighborS
found the old man dead on the floor with
two terrible wounds in the head and
the skull was fractured. An empty
wallet nearby told the story of the rob-
berry.
The tramp is supposed to be French
Canadian.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-23
REASONABLE PROPOSITION.
Sunday Opening Of New York Saloons
Has Many Advocates.

New York. Nov. Ex-Governor Cd II,
Senator Platt and the other Republican
state leaders have so far refused TO COM
nit themselves on the question OF the
Sunday op, ming OF saloons, and there is
not n bright prospect just now that the
plan advocated by Mayor-elcct Low will
90 through the leg, Stature next W nter
but old New Workers are aStonis he'd ut
the favor with which the propos.t on is
received by persons who. Il few years
ago, held up their hands with h rr' at
tie suggestion of Sunday beer. For
merly, Sunday opening was advocated
only by the liquor dealers conventions,
by demagogut in the legislature and by
one or two clergymen who were re-
gnr,led as eccentric. to put it mildly.
Now the plan Is favored by nearly al
the leaders of the reform movement,
and even these who do not advocate it
discuss it as Il reasonable proposition.
MOreOver, the voters of the city practi-
cal'y passed upon the plan mt the last
election by putting into the office of The
district attorney William Travers .Ier
ONE. who. in all his speeches. declared
that lie favored the opening of saloons
during certain hours On Sunday.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-23
TUESDAY,.

Indians are on the warpath in Wis
consin.
Big fight promised in German Reich
stag on the tariff.
Congress will not ratify any reci-
procity treaties this winter.
Trial of Mrs Bonine, charged with
murder. begins in Washington.
Great success of the American turf
men during the Newmarket season.
Agassiz museum at Cambridge Mass.
receives gift Of several rare animals.
Prince Ching instructed by Chinese
empress to sign the Manchurian treaty.
Cast from the death mask of Presi-
dent Mckinley completed at Buffalo,
N. Y.
President will appoint naval and mil
itary cadets regardless of political in-
tluence.
Woman's national auxiliary of the
Spanish War Veterans Or
ganized
Trustees OF Clark university have
decided to establish collegiate de-
partment.
Brigands holding out for larger
ransom than the sum at Dickinson's
command.
Trial Of Henry Lambert, charged
with murder of ]. Wesley Allen, begins
at Dover, Me.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-23
THIRTY MINERS PERIsHED.
Overcome by Smoke From Fire at
Mouth of Tunnel.

Telluride. Col. Nov. 21.-Ry Il large
fire in the bull on tunn l. belonging to
the Smugglcr Union Mining company.
probably 30 Ives we've lost yesterday.
Seventeen bodies have been recovered.
The fire. which was accidental. started
in the buildings ut the mouth of tn
tunnel
The day shift of 200 men had cnt rel
the mine and reached their stations
when the fire broke out. The tunnel
acted as Il tluc and a great volume of
smoke poured in and filled the slopes.
Many of the men succeeded in
reaching safety by another ext. TIE
fire rapidly burned itself ont. but III"
mine was SO filed with smoke that il
was six hours before rescning PARTIES
could pen, tiate the slopes where the
less fortunate were.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-23

Bus ton. Nov. 21.--For the third time
since the playhouse was opened Pierce
j. Grace, representing The Pierce es-
tate. took possession of the Columbia
theatre yesterday. David ii. II, nd T.
son. lessee and manager. was srnm' ned
and in the course of the cxam'na on h"
sa d hat he expected to +, tain possess
sion of the theatre for some time to
come. Subsequently Grace was sum-
monrd into court and testified that he
had Just taken possess on of the ,hpatr'.
The statement was bOmbShCll to Mr..
Henderson and caused great 81 rpriSe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-23

Boston, Nov. 21.-rhe first annual
convention of the poStmaSters of New
England was opened yesterday at the
American house here. Postmaster
Hibbard, presid mt of the association
presided, and about 100 members We're
present.
At the business meeting preceding
the opening of the formal work OF the
convention, the following officers were
elected: President, Almon Il. Good
win, Pawtuckot, Il. l.. first vice pres
dent, Henry Robinson. Concord. n. H.;
second vice president. ii. X. Sander on,
Lynn: secretary and treasurer, Ezra o.
Winsor. Chelsea.
After the banquet in the evening the
retiring president, George A. Hill rd.
spoke briefly. He was followed by the
Hon. J. j. Myers. speaker of the house
of representatives. who referred to the
poStotlice system rs the right hand Of
commerce.
j. III. Gallingrr. United States na'or
from New Hampshire, said: 81 take
pride in the great expansion of the pos
tai service. Noman can prophecy what
five years of further expansion will
present to our view. Rural free de-
livery started with an appropriation of
SaOOOOO. Last year it was Sj.O,WMW.
"Ifthcpcople ask forSl0,OoO. 600 there
will he few dissent 'ng voices in the ma
tional senate and the house of repre-
aivcs. The day is coming when
every farmer will enjoy nearly as great
facilities as you now do in cities"
Senator Gnllingrr eulogized the 'a'e
President Mckinley and said that
President Roosevelt would mHkea good
chief magistrates. I'm the matter of ma
ii nal legislation" he said, I'VE are GO
ing to have Il busy ana important session
Of congress. We shall ask freely from
the trcnsury's overllowing Golfers.
"rhc senators from New England are
going to vote for an appropriation for
a Pacific cable to connect lis with our
possessions in the far east. They intend
to ask for money to rehnbilitatc tn"
merchant marine of the United STATE $.
I'VE are going to pass IL river and har-
hor hill and Boston harbor will share lib
orally in the appropriation. Boston har-
Dor is Il great waterway and ev ry
state in New England is to be benp-
fitted by its Improvement.
"Some legislation against anarchy
AVID annrchiSm will he effected and Il
hill to this end is in preparation hy the
senior senator from Massachusetts"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-23
Portland Woman Shot by Negro.

Portland. Me-. Nov. 21.- Early last
evening Isaac +. Ayers. Il negro. shot
and dangerously wounded Mrs. Jennie
McNulty. white woman. Mrs. Me-
Nulty is at the hospital with bullet in
her left breast, with the result Of the
wound in doubt. Ayers has previously
been arrested on the charge of assault
with intent to kill and has been re-
garded by the police as dangerous
man. He is said to have made improper
proposals to Mrs. McNulty. which were
repulsrd. and the attempt to kill her
followed. Ayers was later captured by
the police.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-23
Protest Aaainst Liouor Ads.

Maiden, Mass. Nov. 21.-T'he Nal en-
W. &. +. L. is up in arms against the
Boston Elevated Hallway company for
blowing the display of liquor adver-
tSrmcnts in it's cars. especially those
which run through this no-licensc city.
vt II meeting resolutions were adopted
cquesting the aid of the many tenn
ncrnnce organizations in Boston and
vicinity in causing the removal of the
advertisements. The union intends to
bring the matter before the ministers of
The city also.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-11-23
NEWS OF The week.
MONDAY.

MONDAY.
Battle expected between Colombian
troops and insurgents.
Miss Loie Fuller's valuable scenery
spoiled by rain in Berlin
Spanish senate passes bill prohibit
ing the coinage OF silver.
A big increase in the navy to be
urged in congress this winter.
Gov. Van SAINT OF Minnesota will
fight railroad consolidation deal.
Unknown man who fell from car
in Brighton Saturday dies in hospital.
Charles Fowler Of Providence. X. l..
found dead on railroad at Bridgeport,
Conn.
Empress Dowager orders erection OF
an arch to the memory OF LII Hung
Chang.
Steamer Sapphire run down and sunk
by the Dominion liner Roman, in the
Mersey.
jeremiah Saunders Of East Boston
wounded with an axe by Antonio
Capucci.
Final report Of lsthmian canal COM
mission will probably go to president
this week.