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The Washington times., 1902-07-22
Speakership Booms Started.

TITS rather early to spring srN~'
ship booms," said Represep'
of Mississippi at the Ne sala pa!
eTening. but 1t seer IT, the
;ss;'..'':. ;s';s r: e -,paU
contest with Speaker Hendefss~l
honor in the Fifty-eighth Cohsi0
speaks. I think. rather of overconn-
dence on the part of the Republicans
as to their continued control Of the next
House. To my way of sizing up the po-
litical situation, the next House will be
Democratic by safe working majority,
and In that event, which 1 hope will
be, neither Speaker Henderson nor Mr..
Littief1eld will be in the race, for the
Speaker will be O Democrat.
But. assuming that the Republicans
will elect q majority of the Fifty-eighth
Congress this fall, take it that Gen.
oral Henderson will succeed himself as
Speaker. He is a very popular gentle
man, and proved an admirable presiding
officer, and l believe he can overcome
any opposition should such develop after
the November election
The Washington times., 1902-07-22
The emergencies Of Life. On 'lIs, the

other hand, a girl whose mother is
a thoroughly good housekeeper,
whose talent is inherited by her
daughter, may find it more useful
to study in school the things which
she cannot learn at home.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1902-10-30
WESTON.

Charles Richardson and Will Benson re-
turned from hunting trip Saturday, Mr..
Benson bringing in a deer that dressed
nearly 200 pounds.
Lucy Richardson spent Sunday at A. d.
Gilmores.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Austin, Master
Carlton and Miss Follett went to Towns
bend Friday, returning Sunday.
The Baptist church was wired Saturday
for electric lights.
Misses Rose French and May Rurton at
tended the teachers convention at Bellows
Falls last week.
Mrs. w. A. French entertained her sis
ter, Mrs. johnson, recently.
Mr. and Mrs. E. G.. Gale and son left
Monday for their home in New Hampshire.
Nathan Sprague was found dead in bed
at G. f. Mansur's last Wednesday morn
ing. The funeral service was held at Mr..
Mansur's Friday. The interment was at
Plymouth.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1902-10-30
DREWSV1LlE.

Mr.. and Mrs. D. l.. Fairbank and Mrs.
Frank Eddy have gone to Townsend this
week.
E. L.Knight, who has been making boxes
with the Bond machinery, has been noti-
fed that the building would be required
for other purposes.
Miss Eva Mellish visited relatives in
Everett and Boston recently.
G. E. Beckwith and III. E. Putnam visit
ed the Mechanics fair and other things of
interest at the Hub recently.
Mrs. Alice Scanlon was home from South
birmingham a few days last week.
L. e. Ballou has position at the Farm
Machine plant at Bellows Falls.
Mrs. Sweeney entertained sister fer
few days last week.
G. A. Witt has a job at his trade at AL
stead.
Friday evening last there was dance at
the Mountain House which was well at
tended.
Daniel Bunker was in Waltham and Bos-
ton on business last week.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1902-10-30
HOUGHTONVILLE.
Deferred

George M. Davis of Westminster, Mass,
recently visited his childhood home, known
as the Silas Davis farm or "Sugar Loaf
farm" Mr.. Davis thinks changes are
many since he was last on the farm over
80 years ago
Mrs. Marie Busher is visiting her
brother, j. Grover.
Myron Ackley of Ludlow recently WIS.,
tied at his sisters, Mrs. E. S. Cadoret's, for
a few days.
Alfred Austin has moved back into Leon
Colburns house.
There is one rational way to treat nasal
catarrh: the medicine is applied direct to
the affected membrane. The remedy is
Ely's Cream Balm. 1t restores the intlamed
tissues to a healthy state without drying
all the life out of them and it gives back
the lost senses of taste and smell. The
sufferer who is tired of vain experiments
should use Cream Balm. Druggists sell it
for 80 cents. Ely Brothers, Sc Warren
street, New York, will mail it.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1902-10-30
CAMBRIDGEPoRT.

Mrs. Parker and daughter Maria have
returned from visit in Claremont, n. HI.
Charles Derby and wife of Beverly
Mass, and Mrs. Eva Hemenway of Maple
wood, Mass, visited their brother, L. w.
Derby last week.
Mrs. A. A. Wyman and Miss Ethelind
returned October % from Portland, Me-.
where they attended the national W. C. 7.
Z. convention.
A party of hunters from Massachusetts
are boarding at F. A. Smiths.
Luther Weeks and wife and the latter's
mother, Mrs. Reynolds, have moved to
Worcester, Mass.
William Hammond, who has been i'll a
number of weeks, passed away Tuesday.
The family, who have only recently moved
to the Ransom Davis farm, have the SYM
patty of our people lib their bereavement.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1902-10-30
PERKINSVILLE.

Mrs. Emily Call has returned from her
visit in Ellnira.
Baby Coburn was the successful one in
the baby contest at the medicine show, re-
ceiving the watch and chain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas F. Pollard and
Marion of Bellows Falls were in town over
Sunday.
R. P. Pollard of Keene has been spend
ing few days in this vicinity in quest of
deer.
w. J. Loveland, brother-in-law of Mrs.
I. 1. Barton, and former resident of the
place, died recently at his home in Hebron,
n. Y, after lingering illness.
Mrs. Charles Hastings, longtime resi-
dent of this place, passed away the first of
the week at her sons home in Cambridge,
Mass. Her remains were brought to the
Plain cemetery Wednesday for burial.
d. C.Shattuck has moved into the Brown
tenement by the store.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1902-10-30

Mrs. Fred Cutler and her two boys Wis
tied relatives in town recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Morse of Newfane
visited at Fred Smiths recently. Al
Guy Bardwell visited his father in Brat
tleboro last week.
School in No. 8 closed last week. Those
having no absent marks are Maude e.
Greenwood, Nettie H., johnson, Ruth NJ.
Watson. One hundred and twenty flowers
and 1914 leaves have been collected; of
these Susie Nj. Watson collected the most,
SO leaves and 50 flowers. Harry Ambrose
was obliged to leave school last week on
account Of inflammation of the eyes.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1902-10-30
BALTIMORE.

A special town meeting was held last
week to see what action should be taken in
regard to selling the farm of the late Jake
Smith, who died from the effects of gas at
Boston last spring, and so ar as known
left no heirs.
Will Stewart and men are cutting pulp
wood on top of the mountain for Preston &
Bryant.
w. A. Day our representative, was home
over Sunday.
Hunters are numerous but we don t think
their is any danger of there getting more
than one deer apiece.
Mrs. Walsh of Waltham, Mass. lis talking
of buying the Jake Smith farm.
f. HI. Hammond is the champion cab
bage grower. He says he has 1000 heads.
One weighed, when trimmed, II pounds.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1902-10-30
,.aNGDON.

Mercury was only % degrees above zero
Sunday morning and ice formed on stand
ing water.
A. E. Fish and bride of Keene visited his
brother, L. b. Fish, last week Friday. Mrs.
E. p Fish of East Alstead was at Mr.. Fish's
Sunday. eh
C. w Hubbard and wife of East Sullivan
spent Sunday at G. Winchs.
The political pot begins to boil and were
the next issue the battle will be fought, and
disappointment must be borne by the de-
feated candidates.
The apple crop is not all gathered.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1902-10-30
BARTONSvILLE.

Mamie Morris came home from Northamp-
ton Thursday.
MIS-. E. F. Day is home from Penac, K,
where she has been caring for her sister
Mrs. Lula Rawson and baby WAYNE OF
Jamaica are visiting her father, Wilson
Peabody.
Peter Dorand went to Bennington Satur-
day to take Mr.. Williams to the Soldiers
home.
Martin Bigelow died in Rutland October
81 at the advanced age of 9S years. He
at one time was resident of Rockingham
living at the station in that place.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1902-10-30

A Chicagoan had been taken around
Boston all day to observe her bulwarks,
but had failed to exhibit any of those
symptoms of paralysis which are ac-
ceptable to the Bostonian mind.
Nov, confess" said the Bostonian
host after the burden and heat of the
day, isn't Boston a unique town."
"Unique?" unused the westerner. *
believe that word is derived from two
Latin words-unus, one, and equus,
horse. l think Boston is a unique
town."
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1902-10-30
WEsTMoRELANO DEPOT.

William B. Day went to Boston last
week on business.
Clark Kathan is staying at E. A. Ma
hogany, S for while and attending school.
Miss Fife Wiley is with Mrs. C. HI.
Hart.
Mrs. Flora Daggett visited friends in
Keene one day last week
Mrs. c. FL. Hart is ILL.,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1902-10-30
ATHENS.

Mrs. George Beals of Gageville has been
spending few days at w. A. Wyman's.
w. w. Bridges was at home from Mont.
pelier from Friday until Monday.
Austin Smith has sold his farm in the
south part of the town to Walter Oaks.
Miss Annie Dodge and Mr. Hamilton at
tended the State Teachers association at
Bellows Falls last week.
Mrs. W. S. Dunn is visiting her mother
in Westboro, Mass.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1902-10-30
BORN.

In Bellows Falls October IS, a daughter
to DIR. and Mrs. w. +. Hazelton
In Felchville, October 10, son TO Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis lockwood
In Felchville, October 13, a son to Mr..
and Mrs. Elmer Watkins.
In Athens. October %, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold ". Smith, daughter.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1902-10-30
The Cat.

An English clergyman the other day
preached TO the prisoners of Worm
wood Scrubs prison in support of the
Church Society For the Promotion of
Kindness to Animals. He announced
that the cat was pre-eminently the
friend of the poor man and further
stated that it was specially deserving
of consideration because it was weak
er than man. was useful to man and
could feel like man.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1902-10-30

Will Wilder has so far completed repairs
on the mill that work has been resumed.
Mrs. Beckwith of North Springfield has
been visiting at Mrs, Julia Cooledge's,
Many regrets are expressed that II, N,
Marsh has decided to move his family to
Townshend. While they will be much
missed in this community they will have
the satisfaction OF knowing that they carry
with them to their new home the best
wishes of large circle of friends.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1902-10-30
ANDovER.

Mrs. Lucy West of Weston is the guest
of Mrs. Mary A, Stoddard.
Mr.. and Mrs. j p. Smith are happy over
the birth of another little daughter Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. \. PeaSe and little Miss
jamie of South Londonderry were guests
of Mr.. Pease's mother, Mrs. S.Jane Pease,
at Mr. and Mrs. w. w. Wards Saturday
night and Sunday.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1902-10-30
TOWNSHEND.

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Austin and son
Carlton and Miss Abbie Follett of Weston
visited at James o. Follett's the past week.
Miss Bertha Gage has finished school in
No. and has gone to her home in Fitch
lurg to spend her vacation.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1902-10-30
NORTH CHESTER,

Samuel M. Mills of Salisbury City, N. c.,
bought the Brookside farm of Daniel Olney
and moved onto it October 10.
Daniel Olney moved his family to the
Toby farm recently.
Mr.. Rondeau has sold his farm to Daniel
Olney and Mr.. Rondeau will move to Put
ney,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1902-10-30
Look 0ul For Fever.

Biliousness and liver disorders at this sea-
son may be prevented by cleansing the
system with DeWitt's Little Early Risers.
These famous little pills do not grippe. They
move the bowels gently, but copiously,
and by reason of the tonic properties, give
tone and strength to the glands. Pierce's
Pharmacy.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1902-10-30

Nothing worries person so much as
to tell him that he talks in his SLEEP
and then not tell him what he says
Atchison Globe.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1902-10-30
Thanksgiving November II.

President Roosevelt yesterday issued a
proclamation designating Thursday, No
vember ~, as a day of thanksgiving.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1902-10-30

No woman will ever reproach her
husband for fiattering her even if it Is
badly done.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1902-10-30
BORN.

In Weston. October %, Nathan Sprague,
aged 81 years.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1902-10-30
HARVEST CONCERT.

The harvest concert of which the pro-
gram appeared last week was greatly en-
joyed by all present, the children and
younger people acquitting themfelves most
admirably. The audience room was appro-
priately decorated with palms and ported
plants, while the products from field and
orchard, pumpkins, corn, tomatoes and
apples, were literally distributed, making
q color scene at once brilliant and effective.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1902-10-30

Mrs. Loren Adams has closed her house
in Snumshire and will spend the winter
with Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Adams in Graf
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-01-11
Is Marriage
q Success?

Some pertinent evidence on the sub
ject OF whether marriage is very much
Of "A success or a good deal of a failure
is furnished by the records of Lancas-
ter county.
Ii will probably not be so very sur
prising to those who read the daily
newspapers TO learn that one marriage
in six in this county turns out badly.
that is To say, the records show that
for every five marriage licenses issued
there is one application for divorce.
The number of marriages in Lancas-
ter county has been increasing each
year. So have the number of divorces.
The percentage of increase is slightly
in saVor of the divorces. Not all of the
applications for divorces, however, are
from persons who were married in Lin
coin. In a number of instances the
applicants are persons who come to
Nebraska because here a years resi-
dence only is necessary In other cases
the parties are bona fide residents
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-01-11

non-Support, one generally including
the other. Drunkenness as a cause of
divorce is seldom pleaded nowadays.
Cruelty is a much more prevalent
cause. Only in a few cases is adultery
charged. The real causes are gener
ally shrouded in mystery. Time and
again the woman, asked why her hus
band left her, contends that she does
not know why. No more is told than
is thought necessary to secure the de-
cree. In many of the cases there is
plain evidence that the couple have
agreed to disagree and while collision,
in the strict legal sense of the term,
is not capable of being proven, yet il
is patent that it exists.
Some years ago it was very fire.
quent practice for attorneys to file.
petitions one hour and get the divorce
the next. Under the rules of the court,
where service upon the opposing party
is not waived, the case cannot be called
until after four weeks have elapsed.
1t is generally comparatively easy to
secure the signature of the defendant
to a voluntary appearance. These were
filed at the same time as the petition
and the case could then be heard at.
any time.
Cases were found to exist where the
court had been imposed upon, and
most of the judges in recent years have
refused to take up cases as soon as
they were filed. They must await
their return. Their favOrite hour for
hearing divorce cases is between l and
? o'clock in the afternoon, although
now and then one drops in in the morn
ing. Most of the women are impressed
with the sOlemnity of the occasion, and
each is generally accompanied by two
or more feminine friends to steady her
nerves.
The county judge marries consider
able number of those who make appli-
cation for licenses to him. This is uSu-
ally the case when both parties live
outside the county. and the parties do
not care to expend some time hunting
up minister. The handieSt sOlemniZer
is wanted He is the judge.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-01-11

teen to the husband. Most of these
We're on the grounds of desertion or
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-01-11

whose marriage was SOlemniZed in
some other state. In still other in
stances Lincoln people have gone to
Council Bluffs to marry because the
Nebraska statute does not allow mar
riage TO follow divorce until after six
months have elapsed
Marriage licenses are issued i'm the
office of the county judge, where Harry
G.. Abbott enaCts the role of Cupid to
the signing SWANS who seek legal per
mission to wed. Here is what his
record shows for the past five years:
1897 49,. ...... ...46 .
1898. ....... ............ ............4 9S
l9Vo.-.... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES .....-....6 BOO
Divorces are granted by the equity
branch of the district court. The rec
ord is kept by the district clerk, and
Deputy ]. S. Baer has made this tran
script for the past year:
Number of Applications Granted. III
Number of Divorces Granted. $4,000. sc
Number to Women. Observation-Disclosures. IS
Number to Men,. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10
Number Dismissed. Observation-Disclosures. s
During 1900 there were ninety nine
applications filed and seventy-one 'di
vorces We're granted. OF these fifty
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-01-11
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New-York tribune., 1902-02-07
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

There was little activity displayed in the out
side securities market, and prices generally showed
fractional losses from those of the preceding day
About one Of the weakest issues was American
Can preferred which declined 2 points on sales
Of approximately 1000. to 54 the common sold down
to H. Electric Boat common lost points small
transactions, selling down IS. Standard OIL was
of about points. selling down 10 600 Sea aboard
Air Line preferred sold up to 47a. and the 5s sold
at 10l7s. Dominion Securities was hrmer with a
slightly better demand. selling up to 1O11z. Hack
ensack Meadows Company a shade of SELL
ing dov 10 IS. The copper shares were dull:
Greene Consolidated was somewhat frmer about
loo shares being dealt in around %. Mexican Ma
tonal common sold at 1885 ST. Louis Transit COM
mon sold at 30. and the preferred at S. New
York Transportation a shade off, due to the
announcement that the company would sell at
auction 1900 shares of its stock, second assess
ment unpaid, on February % Norfolk and Western
Is were steady around 94i2 Bank of Commerce
sold at 80 American Can preferred before the
close. recovered about half of the early loss.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-07
THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN BONDS.

RAILROAD BONDS.-Market strong. Total sales
amounted In par value 81 399 O0O against 81 744 500
on Wednesday. The heaviest dealings were in the
Atchison issues, Baltimore and Ohio gold As. Can
ada Southern seconds Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy IS. Chicago Terminal Transfer Is, Fort
Worth and Denver City hrsts. Green Bay and
Western debenture Bs. Kansas City. Fort Scott
and Memphis As Missouri Pacific Trust 5s, Mexican
Central first incomes. Peoria and Eastern income
A. Reading general As San Antonio and Aransas
Pass IS. Southern Pacific Is. Third Avenue As. To-
ledo ST. Louis and Western As. Union Pacific con-
vertbIe ss Wabash debenture Bs Wheeling and
Lake Erie first Is and Wisconsin Central general As
Consolidated Tobacco is We're also active
New-York tribune., 1902-02-07
ST. LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN PLANS.

The St Louis Southwestern Railway Company, in
a circular the holders of its second mortgage in
come bonds issued yesterday. outlines it's plan for
providing additional capital for extending and i'm
proving the companys system AS II is impossible
under the terms of the first and second mortgages
to increase the amount of those obligations. the
holders of the second mortgage bonds requested
to deposits them with the Mercantile Trust Com
pany not later than March TO- when the company
will determine whether to give them new securities
rights, or both, to buy their bonds at so and
accrued interest.
The purpose OF these deposits is secure the CO.
operation of the second mortgage bond holders in
issuing new obligation. which will provide $4,000 =
900 for immediate needs and place in the treas
ury securities upon which $0,000000 more may be
realized for future construction. acquisitions and
equipments that may be found necessary for the
protection extension of the business of the sys-
TEN.
The immediate needs OF the company are to
finance the purchase of certain branch lines and Sc
CCTtieS of other companies already acquired or in
of acquisition to provide for existing equip
ment obligations and for expenditures already aiI-
thorized for further equipment. and to make addi-
ttonal improvements and renewals to roadbed and
property which required provide for increas-
capital not be successful bonds deposited with the
Mercantile Trust Company Will be returned with
out charge before May 81. The trust COMPANY win
issue negotiable receipts. and application will al
once be made for the listing of them on the New
York Stock Exchange.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-07
THE PIG IRON SCARCITY.

Rogers. Brown & Co., in their weekly report OF
the pig iron market. say:
Consumers of pig iron have this week for the
first time felt the full pinch of scarcity of material
Up TO the opening of February mills and foundries
were able, by one shift or other to keep supplied
Furnaces accommodated urgent demands by delaV-
ing shipments on orders less urgent. The limit of
this, however, has been reached, and large con-
sumers are up against situation that has been
defining itself for six weeks past There simply is
not enough iron to go around. Some very urgent
inquiries for February-Marc deliveries this week
have been met everywhere with the same answer
no iron II is now clearly proved that the product
of merchant pig iron in the United States is sold
for the next six months nearly solid For the re-
naming five months OF the year approximateIy
one-third is sold. We therefore within bounds
production OF the country which will come to the
marKet IN Isv- remains unsold. This remnant is
being taken up at rate that alarms sellers Until
a week ago many furnaces were disposed to make