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12 THE BtTIlIiTNGTON FREE PRESS : THURSDAY, AUGUST in, iwo. HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT (Conf Imiril fripni Fourth rage.) vs. Hoiicetto Brothers, to recover $452 S alleged duo mi n eontrnrt for building a stone shed, hoard Thurs dny in city roiirt, Judge llnrvoy gave judgment for the plaintiff to recover tho amount of his bill. Heaton A Thomas nppcnrod (or the plaintiff and W. X TherlAlltt for tho defendants, who appealed their case to county court. Martin Wheeler of Calais was In tho lime light again Thursday, when he came to .Montpeller to enter a com plaint with State's Attorney flutes against Herman Cross, ono of his neighbors, who ho alleges assaulted htm one day last week. As evidence he showed a pair of black eyes and a cut over the head. The State's attor ney and t Ity grand Juror were lioth out of town and Wheeler returned to Calais He characterizes as false tho story that he ever Intended to shoot himself. A snmpln prescript Ion was made out Friday hy State's Attorney Benjamin Oates and rent to every license drugglit In Washington touiitiy. Complaint has been math- to the State'n attorney that the physliians In Washington county do not observe the law In writing piesciin tlons The law provides that a prescrip tion must be In the handwriting of a practicing physician, must bear the dat, made out, the name of the person for which l! Is Intended, and a statement thai the order Is for medicinal purposes. The returns to the county clerk's otllco for July shows thai some physicians In Harm. Mompellei, W.itorhury anil lialn Jleld have been very careless In glvini; prescriptions The Slate's attorney has notllled al' the licensed druggNts In tho county tl Mt after August 1" he Intends to prnc utc all cases where Intoxicating liquor is s.ild under pi escrlpllons Improp erly made out. Hair., S Knutvvcll died late Thursday evening of old age. Mr. Iloulwell was M yfnrs old anil was a native of Stratford 1 Q Before the daiis of railroads he was e since driver between Montpeller and St Johns-bury. Later he was a passen ger conductor on the Central Vermont and Montpeller Wells Hlvcr railroads. He had lived In the house where he died on Main street for more than W years, l'e Is survived by one sou .lames M. Unutvoll. Funeral services were held Saturday at his late home at two cM.ick. the Hev. I.. F. Heed ntliclatlng nnl burial was In C.recn Mount ceme tery William (ilbum of Ilarre, acred 15, who on t ic night of June SO broke into cum iii.e bine In front of the store of H A Bowman in this city and who was c int ii-(! Ill a cornlleld in 1'lainlleJ 1 Th unlay afternoon by Chief of I'ollo lmrkee or this city and Chief Faulkner if H: m . -was sentenced in city court Vrirlnx to the State Industrial school at Vcrcennes for the remainder of hi mlnorl' lis mother appeared In court nnd nlraded iiielf cctually with Judno Harvcv to give' her boy another chance He was taken to Vcrcennes Friday even ing by Chief Durkee. Cieorco M. Kennedy who was formerly a barber In this city and during the -past season was known as "Prof. Moirell th hypnotist, filed Friday a petition in bankruptcy His unsecured claims amount to $4.27 and he has, assets of VJy whlrii are claimed exempt. The number ,,t ci editors Is large hut their individual claims are .-.mall, several being lor hall lent and board on the route that Kennoy traveled during the past season. The nine years old son of J. P. Clia.se of Yvaltslield Is at Heaton hospital suffer ing with panzrene In one foot caused oy .. il..l,t aernteh on the big too. The tihvslclans are In hopes to save the foot, Miss Florence Shlpman, who left Mont peller several weeks ago for Honolulu, where she is to teach for three years, arrived there July II. Her first Impres r the Sandwich Islands .as she writes them to Mr. and Mrs. C. H Kblpnwin. her -parents, are very pit-.ii.uih. Patrick Hassett. a former employe of the cltv, who hn been at the city farm for several months, developed such vio lent Insanity Saturday that he was taken to the State Hospital for the Insane at Waterbury Mr. Hassett was at one tlm . r-Mtral Ver- ' a section foreman on th mont railway. He Is now old and blind i iiai.tn to Iniuro any ono nut hlmrclf .. fi. Stanton nnd Assistant Judges U R. Wells of Middlesex and C. M. Winch of Bane town, tho court's commission appointed to Investigate damages claimed hv several Individuals becauso of a re survoy of Perlln street, tiled Saturday their report with the clerk of Washing ton county court. The commissioners find, In substance, that th! necessity and convenience of tho public required the resurvey and they find no other land damages thnn were awarded when the. suit was first brought. At thnt tlmo John W Kmery wis awarded V-iO, A. (. Stone nnd John Murley J1W1. The civil can of Purt Bra-ssaw vs. Wllllnm McVlrkers of Northfleld. an ac tion In assumpsit on a book account, was heard Saturday before Justice Bur ton F.. Bailey In the offlco of John Cr. Wlntf. The plaintiff sued for J16-0" nnd tho court awarded him J7.35 and his costs. Mrs. 1aura A. House, nged S7, died Sun day evening of old ago. She is survival .... ,i ,i..nffMra ittul tivn sons. Her oy uin-i; unuwti. . i.i,i rr-..n...1r... nllnninnn 1 iunerai wi uvm u. j three o'clock at her late homo In Berlin. Ellis, tho 11 years old son of B. B. Gale, who was accidentally shot by his 13 years oUfchrothcr at Oroton pond Mon day afternoon, Is resting comfortably at Heaton hospital, although tho chances for Ids recovery' "re not good. The lads were at target practice with a :2-caJlbre rlfln and Rills got In range Just nx his brother fired. Tho Intestines of the In jured boy wero perforated fourteen ttmes nnd the strain of tlin long nnd delicate operation nccreisary to treat his wounds has drawn heavily on his vitality. The brother who did tho shooting is nearly heart broken over the sad affair. It H j clear that the shootlnK was purely accidental. It Is probal.lo there will ho no legal proceedings In tho matter. It took a wreck train from St. Albans all of Monday night to clear up a de railed passenger tialn on tho Williams town branch. No ono was Injured n the train wa running slowly, but the roaohes wero considerably dnmnged by tiumplns nlong on the ties nnd by sinanh tng Into an overhead dry bridge. The ac cident occurred In the Hooker cut Inslrto tho limits of tho city of Barre. At four o'clock yesterday nfternnon Miss Anna Julia CJuornsoy of this city and Charles Carroll Porter of Newbury port, Mass., were married nt Christ Church. Tho ceromony was porformed by tho Nov. Homer A. Flint nnd Cecil O. ICgg played nrgnn selections. Tho young lady frlnnda tit Miss Guernsey had trimmed tho Interior of the church In a color scheme of pink and green which was very attractive. Miss Clara Adams' was maid of honor nnd H. B. podge of NnwIniriT-ort, Mnss., best man. John P. Adams was master of core monies and Morris F. Atkins, Clifton M, Heaton, M Raymond Dwlnell and Ray W, Huse acted as ushers. The brldo wus given awny by Justus U. Batcholtlcr, her brother-in-law. Following tho ceremony a reception was held at tho homo of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hatchclder. Mr. and Mrs. Porter left last evening for a tour of two or three weeks through Canada. Among the wedding guests from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Dodge, Miss Margaret Dodge, Wither Dodge, Mr. nnd Mrs. Harry P. Trask, Mr. and Mrs. I U Atkinson, O. W. Morrill nnd It. D. Dodge, all of Newburyport. They canm to this city In their automobiles nnd last evening they were given a banquet at the Country club. Fp to last evening no symptoms nf perl. tonltls or blood poisoning had develoited In the case of Kills dale, the 11 years old son of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Oale, who was accidentally shot at Oroton pond Monday afternoon. He Is resting well and appears to be regaining strength after having lost so much blood. His par ents nnd friends nre very much encour aged and are in hopes ha will pull through. About fin people, In which four genera tions were lepresented. attended the an nual reunion of the Long family, held yesterday at the farm house of Henry Hoot near Perlln pond. Tho tlrst settlers In the Long family came to tho United States from Ireland in If,.). The oldest member nt the reunion was Mrs. John Hammond of Montpeller, who Is ,. years old. and the youngest, liny w lggina of Middlesex, aged sl months. The Parrnn-Wedgewood Horseshoe com- ranv of Parton. with a capital stock of S.5,W. oiganized for the purpose of man- ufactuilng nnd selling horseshoes, yes terday filed articles of association In tins office of the secretary of state. The sec ond Congregational Church of Hartford also filed articles of association. L. Part Cross returned Tuesday even ing from Poston very much improveu in health. For several weeks hn was In a private hospital In thnt city Where lie underwent an operation. .Mr. i ross is hie to ride and to walk about the house and Is anticipating a complete recovcr. He was accompanied to Montpeller hy Miss Canle Cress his daughter, Mrs. Louise lowers and a muse from the hos pital. WORCESTER. H. Pill nnd family of Tyowell, Mass. are guests oi .u. ir ih-i-il-i . iu-m,- Prown and famllv are visiting in Morris vllle. cfllvin Slnvton and family, guests of Mrs. Carrie Town, returned to Morrls vllle Saturday F. F,. Howlesnu has traded his farm for the IMtnam place at the corner known as the old Deacon Poor place He will work at Putnam's mills. L'dward Johnson and Fdwnrd ltersev cnmmcncfd work at Putnam's Monday. Frnr st Connor and family are visiting at F. P. Connor's. -Clarence Hnvvilson has gone to visit his brother In Merrlmac, Mass Alvin Durkee, w-ho has lived at Wilbur Hall's the past year has gone to his home In Duxbury. Mrs. Alice Pratt returned Saturday after several days' with relatives In Montpeller. A literary entertainment will be given at the church Frldav evening under tho auspices of the Hpworth League. FAYSTON. James Kmmerson has gone to Royal ton to work Mr. nnd Mrs. Kenneth McCray and son of Rurllngton are guests nf Mr. nnif Mrs. V. C. Pierce. Mrs. John MoMUlan nnd son of Purllngton, who have been visiting at V. C. Pierce's, have returned home. Harold, Howard and Plancho Long. Dora, Ina and Roy F.nrleh have returned from a few day's camping nt Long Point. Mrs. Frank Dunbar and two daughters, Ruth and Winona, of Swnnton are Kiiests nf her brother. P. c, Hill. Edna D. Pracg en tertained her Sunday school class and the Junior League at her home Tuesday. Mllo Hill has gone to Milton. A. D. Pragg attended the Washington county meeting of town committees in Mont peller Saturday. WAITSFIELD. Miss Jennie Foley is at home from her .ork at the Stuto hospital for a few ceUs. MIss, Jennie .Maxwell of Water- lury spent Saturday and Sunday with er parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Max well. Mrs. W.N. Ward and two daughters ters of Burlington are guests of Mrs n . Joslln. Miss Pertha Joslln of New ort, N. H., Is at her brother's. Walter .l't'slln. H.arry Mathetis and his aunt. Mss L. JI. Douglass, are spending a Veek at Pread Loaf I,m Rlpton Miss ucy Blselow or .New lorK rny was ine puent of friends nt A. W. Bigelow's uturday and Sunday. R. .11. Farrand, former teacher here, returned to Bakorsflold Monday. Miss Alible Jones of Chicago Is at her father's. Judge C. K. Jones. Miss Edna Tucker of Warren Is the guest of her mint, Mis. A B, Tucker. Mrs. A. K. Seymour and c.m ton, N. Y., Is visiting Mr. nnd Mrs. Frank Pingry, nt A. W. Bigelow's -Miss Amy Fisk of Barton is the guest of her cousin, Mrs. George Olnisteail. -Joslah Smith Is suffering from quinsy sores George Miller of Randolph spent Sunday with his family nt their summer home here. Mrs. Fanny Joslln of Boston Is boarding nt W. C. .Toslln's. A union temperance meeting under the direction of the Anti-Saloon league will le held a', the Congregational Church Sunday evening. H.B. Kneelond of Boone, Iowa, Is visiting relatives here. EAST WARREN. Ezra Kingsbury spent Friday and Sat urday 1n Randolph. W. J Mc-Claflln wa.s in Northtlold Monday. Clarence Frost of Randolph Is spending a few days In town. Hiram Stevens is very 111 with kidney and liver trouble. Howard Drew of Randolph is visiting relatives here. Mrs. Betsey Thurston of Bralntreo is visiting her niece, .Mrs. Efflo Moore, NORTHFIEI.D. Miss Minnie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Cady and William Inniss, for merly of Mlirord, Mass., -were married at the brido's homo last evening by the Rev. J. Q. Angell of Stowe, the brlde'a cousin. Miss Anna Inniss of Mllford was bridesmaid and Harry Cady was best man. Tho ceiemony -was witnessed iiy the relatives and tmmedlnte frlemls of the young couplo nnd after a short wed- ding trip thoy will return to this jilnco to reside. Tho marrlag-n engagement of Miss Bridget Cannon to John Ibigers has been announced. It Is understood the wedding will take place Wednesday nf next week. The Dnlo family Is holdlnn lta onnuaj reunion hero this week Serv ices will bo conducted In the t'ulversallst Church next Sunday by the pastor. On the fourth Sunday nf the month Mr. Dolo will conduct a union service of the Con gregational, Methodist and I'nlversallst Churchos in tho Methodist Cliurcli. SOUTH WOODBURY. The marriage of Harry Gallup nnd Nina Daniels took ploeo Saturday ut the home of tho bride, tho Rev. George Wells of ficiating. Mrs. Jrton McKJnslry re. turned from tho Mary Fletcher hospital to Hard wick Tuesday, where she will ro. main a few days before coming homo, Gladys Ooodell will teach this fall nt Maple Grovo and Eula litnam, the Ent I Mil srhool, Emma Hill In tho Ball tits trlct, I.ouiso AVutt -will return to Marsh Held. Warren Goodell and two daughters have been visiting In Montpeller and Barre. J. C. Drown and KU hmthar. Frank, am nt Warren OoodcU's. .Tone Pierce Is boarding nt Frank Batcholdor's. MORETOWN. Miss Maud Johnson, who works In A. t. Farwell's storo In Montpeller, Is at home for a vacation of two weeks. Hoy Hussell and Lulu Bleeper returned Satur day from Ii.wrence. uMass.. where they visited relatives for a few days. Mrs. C'tillln and daughter, Marjory, nf Waterbury are visiting In town. Otnrl Pruco died August t! after a long Illness of a complication of disease.. He had been confined to his bed about two weeks. Mr. Pruco was born In Fayston In Jan uary, 124, About IS years ago he came to this town where ho has since resided In November, lRf. tin married Hannah McAllister who survives him. Beside his wife, he leaves five children, Arthur Pruco nnd Mrs, Freeman Hayden nf Montpeller, Mrs. Frank Sawyer, Mrs. "William Fisher nnd Miss Pessle Pruc" nf Moretown. The funeral was held nt Ills late home Friday at two o'clock with Interment In South Duxbury cemetery. The bearers were Frank Sawyer, William Fisher, Arthur Pruco and Freeman Hay den. Mrs. Jnnus Crossett of Duxbury ofllclated. WINDSOR COUNTY BETHEL. John P. Abbott of tills town, n grad uate of the Randolph normal school and University of Vermont, married August 6, In Westminister, Miss Myrn Ashwell of that town, a successful teacher. They are visiting In Massachusetts and Con necticut before taking up their reslilenca In Lafayetle, Intl. Mr. Abbott is employ ed by the I'nltcd States department of agriculture In forestry and horticultural work with the State of Indiana as his terrltorj. Thomas J. Abbott, a student at the University of Vermont, attended his brothel's wedding. An Intel csting service commemorating the Mth finler sany of Christ Church was held Sunday afternoon In the old church midway be tween 'Bethel and Randolph villages. The Revs. W. B. Reynolds and Homer White, I). D., were In charge. The dally output at the Fishei tannery has lately been In creased from 7M to l,i i0o sides. Of this the grain leather Is llnlshed here and tho splits are sent to Boston In the rough. The Woodbury Granite compan will at once employ ' additional men on it Wisconsin eapltnl contract. George W. Clark Is foreman In the new shed. Per lln P. Whltlaker has lately enteied the olllce as stenographer. Victor A. Grant has moved his drug and stationery stock from the Bascom House block to en larged quarters 111 the Bethel Inn block. I). L. Child leports the best Ice season in many years. He has a large snpplj, including some three and four years old. -The annual picnic of the Methodist Sun day school wus held Thuisday at Iiko Ansel. -The funeral of Oliver Goff Poweu, aged D'i years, the oldest man In town, was held Thursday afternoon at the resi dence of his daughter, Mrs. Mary E. (Julmbv, with interment In the Glleatl cemetery. Mrs. SUverthorne sang a solo, accompanied by her daughter. The Rev. J. Wesley Miller ofllclated. SOUTH ROYALTON. Vernon Whltcomb of Ixomlnster, Mass., has been the guest of his sister, Mrs. J. P. Mayo, the past week. The Rev. Sherman Goodwin Is spending a three weeks' vacation In Massachusetts. - George S. Voting of Bellows Falls, a former resident, Is visiting his brother- in-law, Charles Sargent. Miss Nina Max- ham of Woodstock visited Mrs. O. J, Ellis the last of the week. -Miss Isabella Martin is with her sister, Mrs. W. M. Sargent. Fifteen candidates took the teachers' examination here Friday and Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Galusha of Boston are In town. The Rev. Charles E. Gould ami family of Iindonderry, N. Ji., are spending their vacation with Mrs. Gould's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Fay. M. W. Rlcker was In St Johnsbury Wednesday. H A. Albrn of Southbridge, Mass., has been a guest at G. W. Ward's. ROCHESTER. Mrs. Mary J. Clark f Athens Is visit ing In town. Foster Parmemcr of Ran dolp spent Sunday with his parents. The Rev. S. II. Smith passed last week In Rlchford and vicinity. Mrs. Helen Elliott of Manchester, N H , spent the week at E. D. Morse's. The Rev. Her bert Whitney has returned to his home here. Miss Helen McCray has returned from Scroon Lake, N. Y. Horace Whit ney of Northfleld It at John Kerr's for a few days. Miss J. E. Hall Is In Boston for a few weeks. O. L. Greeley is In Burlington for two weeks. Miss Alice Kezer was In Bethel Saturtlay. The descendents of the Lowell family held a picnic at A. R. Fryo's grove last Thursday. Twenty-two members of this family wero present and a very pleasant day was reported. Among those present were the families of It, II, Chaffee, the Rev. Herbert Whitney and Mr. and Mrs. Washburn and Mr. and Mrs. Trve, Mrs. Tnwnsend and Mrs. Dlx nf Lowell, Mass., and Mrs. Andrews of Connecticut nre visiting their sister, Mrs. Hannah Van Dyke. Clifford Eaton of Boston Is spending his vnen tlon with his parents. Mrs. Julia Kidder has returned from the hos pital In Burlington. Mrs. Knapp of Knowlton, Quebec, Is visiting at the Rev. S. II. Smith's. GAYSVILLE. The Rev. James Sargent of Northfleld preached at tho Congregational Church Sunday. Mrs. Goddard ot Boston is guest nt U AV. Newell's this week.--Carl Tennev Is In .Bfattlohoro for a few days Mrs. N. L. Sheldon of Jlostnn is with Mrs. Comelln. Sheldon for a few weeks. The Christian Endtwvor society will hod an Ice cream social Friday evening with Miss Leda Smith. M. L. Wymnn, Jr., le passing the week In Boston, Miss Agues Heap returned to Lawrence, Mass., Tues day after a two weeks' stay In town. Mr. nnd Mrs. John 7larK ami nany an guests of Mrs. Clark's parents, Mr. nii'l Mrs. Charles Flint. Mrs. William .laycox of Woodstock Is also n vlbltor there. Mrs. Ha Roberts and (laughter, Ger trude. went to Hanover, N, H., Tuesday to visit friends. Dr, Iorny Luce of New York hi expected this week at tho honm of his onrents, Mr, and Mrs. i A, iuc Charles H Ballard has sold to George Brown of Bethel the home place, He also sold hW household goods at miction Sat urday. Miss Bessie Schtnerhoni came iMonduy to help care for her brother, Ross, woh has typhoid fever. ONE WHO COULD UNDERSTAND. WIbs Carman and Charles G. I). Rob erts nro cousins and nre nrdent admir ers of each other. At n studio tea an Impressionable young womnn rerently asked the poet: "Mr. Carman, what did you mean by those lines In your last poem?" etc. "I'm sure I don't know," nnswerod Carman, dreamily. "If you'd really like to know, perhaps you'd lietter nsk Roberts. Sometimes I wrltn things that nobody understands nucopt myself nnd Roberts, and sometimes nobody wi derstands them except Roberts." Wkt HOLY ROLLERS TAKEN TO COURT One of the Men Attacked the Mag. istrate in the Court Room. THE JUDGE STRUCK BACK Knocked the tlrllglnlla Fnnnttc Into n limp Then flrlil lllin In Sum or ? 1 ..VH for Trlnl A Woman na iler Arrest for Keeping; Disorderly House. New York, Aug. 12, -There was an exciting scene n the New Bedford avenue police court In Brooklyn late to-day when Howard Dilnwlddle, n disciple of the Holy Rollers, a strnnge religious sect, attacked Magistrate Hlgglnhotlinm, before whom 2o men and seven women members of the order had been arraigned charged with disorderly rondurt. Dunwlddle demanded to have a pri vate talk with the magistrate and when the latter refused to oblige him Dunwlddle, according to many wit nesses struck the magistrate on tho neck below the right ear. The hlow was a light one and Magistrate Hlg gllibntluun reeoversed himself quick ly and retaliate, ,y striking Dunwld dle squnre on the Jaw. The Holy Roll er staggereii backward for ten feet nnd then fell In a heap. As lie arose to his feet and tried to flee he was enptured hy a policeman and dr.igg.-il Into the court room where Mag istrate Hlggnhothnm again took the bench and held the prisoner In Jl.Wrt bill on a charge of assault. There was another sensational happen ing during the afternoon when the Ho'v Rollers were arraigned. Miss Elizabeth Robinson, high priestess of the order, was accused by the magistrate of having circulated the report In the court room that he had attempted to hug and kiss her while she was hold ing a private audience with him In his chambers. Two reporters. who were In the room during the private talk, testlflitd that Magistrate Hlg- glnbothnin had not tried to hug or kiss the high priestess nnd Magistrate Hlgglnbotham demanded that the prisoner explnln her statement, fin advice of her lawyer Miss Rnhlnson refuseil to comply so the magistrate held her In T.oao ball on a charge of contempt of court nnd J1..VM ball on a charge nf conducting a disorderly house It wns at Miss Robinson's residence in Brook lyn thnt the holy rollers conducted their wlered meetings. The police raided the house on the complaint of the Rev Malacht Gabriel, a former member of the sect, who said that many mystic rites are practiced. The Rev. Gabriel was the chief witness against ...is? Robinson nnd her followers in court to-day. Ho described strange" lites that he claimed to have witnessed in" the meetings. Magistrate Hlgglnbotham held all of the prisoners In bail for trial. CAMPAIGN NEWS. Items of Political Interest front llr- piihllenn State HtMidqiinrtrri. The situation on the representative fights in the towns of Genrsln and St. Albans is certainly interesting Roth of the.-e places have live candidates for the otllce and each candidate is out to -win. The republlc-in State committee will have a rousing rally at Swantnn before the c.impaign closes. M W. Barney, candidate for senator, nates that there will be a record-break-.ng vote In that town. The republican State committee espects to receive within a few days anoth lorge consignment of campaign buttons, the shipment at this time carrying tho faces of the two republican candidates. Already ten thousand 'fa ft buttons have been distributed throughout Vermont. A SYI Alll'S OF THE POLITICAL MTPATION. (From the New York Sun.) At the close of a month divided almost equallv between central and middle West ern States, which are li a sense typical, there are a few general observations tint may he worth recording as July and Augusi notes upon the national political situation. In a general way It Ims been pointed out in this cui'rcepondenre that there Is no tremendous or universal up rising for Mr. Bryan el'her east or west of the Mississippi river thai, to accept the gambler's phrase, there Is every out ward Indication that the campaign Is "to go as II lies." ami lies republican That republltan pros-rccts In nil tho States visited are far 1 Tighter than they were at the same stage of the campaign In l'PI seems to be a fair and conservative statement. Yet the most salient feature of the sit untlon Is the fart that there are every where to he found .ondltlnns which promise to keep the campaign alive, to worry the campaign managers and to puzzle the observers up to election dny I'ndernenth this lies the really signified!! conclusion that seems to How from any examination of July and August contll linns, namely, thnt so utterly suhordln ated nnd obscured are the national Issues that It Is hardly possible to realize that there Is a national division, a partisan cnnlllct going on. In 'he middle West there runs a riot of iiuuals which are economic; In the ecturr' States there is another riot of morals, which are liquid nnd these absnrh the le. U Inti rest and the local attention. To be told In Wlsconsri that the course of the Ii Follette faction will settle the 'electoral vol,, of the H'l'e; to he In formed In Indlnna thnt ti'' national poll tics of that State may f"" "w "", ,SPUf' "f the conflict between rum ""'I ",f whlto rlhtwn, Is to b,. thrown l"'1 ,lno" n tPl of edlllons which nuit be thoroughly perplexing. In the middle West the re publicans nre divided hetwen the "pro gressive" and the "rencllenary." In the central Rtntes they are divided lietween the wet" and -ilrv." If tie "eat nt me conflict drives either faction to tho demo crnts hi bulk the ili.ino.-rai c chances of victory In November Is not to be sneere nt. It Is the strength of Ilno-evelt In the middle West and the weakness of uryan In the central Htttes winch must appar ently hn the ihh.f assets "f '!' Hepubll can party In thH c.impilKn Vet up lo the end of the campaign 11 wuld seem t He within tho realm nf oss!blllty that que of tho two rnpuhllca" factions mlqlit firm over to t,p ,ioniocratH en masse, ana tins is the element ttw ,c"a zesl Interest nnd excitement to tho observer I as well ns Infinite worry to the republl- ' ran campaign manager. Mr, Bryan's whole campaign Is mani festly to he directed nt the republican rndlcals In the middle West. Democrats In Indiana nnd Ohio nre building their whole battle line In such fashion as to c.itch tho liquor element In the local Re publican party. In Angur.t the outward evidence nil points toward democratic, failure In each Instance, Imt such evi dence -will obviously need further con firmation nnd corroboration In October to be permanently satisfactory, There Is, further, one feature common to all the States visited.' Everywhere Is to be rioted a very marked movement nf democrats who have been outside of the party lines since f,, hack to their old partisan alignment, a movement marked enough to mnkn the Issue doubtful In a close State such as Indiana. In Missouri, moreover, where thousands of Bryan democrats followed Roosevelt In 1EKV4. this return Is especially significant. In addi tion, one nf the best Informed Kentucky republicans declared that a similar rein- tegratlon wns taking place In Kentucky. He also expressed the opinion, which Is nt least worth mentioning, that this i movement would rob the republicans of much of their real hope ot carrying bot tler States. Coincident with this return of demo crats a result of the movement in the main Is the upgrowth of a feeling amon democrats that their State tickets In In I tltana and Ohio nnd In Knnsns may he elected. In all three of these States the main feature of the sltuition Is the dem- ; orr.itlc hope locally, tho feeling that after years of hopelessness there Is the letnrn of n chnnce, n fighting chance. i Of course republican factional differ ences nnd local weaknesses contribute largely to democratic State strength. Yet this very strength must have Its bearing i iition the national situation, since the na tional democratic ticket wilt everywhere ' profit by the strength nf the local ticket . and campaign. It has frequently been j Indicated In these letters that Mr. Bry an's only chance In the central States -nnd Indiana nlnne deserves real mention -rests solely on his possible advantages as a beneficiary of local Issues. Time and again the traveler has It btnught home to him how utterly Inslg j nlflcnnt is tne part piayrti in ine nauon i; fight by the nntlnnnl candidates. West of the Mississippi river President Rons velt Is running by proxy, to be sure tut beyond nil manner nf doubt "Toddy" is the republican candidate In the radical regions. East of the Mississippi Mr. Bryan Is being hnuled along as absolute dead weight by local conditions anil local Issues that are at best only Statewide As for Kern and Sherman Kern Is t! e merest cipher nlmos. a mystery-an.i Sherman a gcnultif republican handicap In the middle West and another Kern In the central Slates There Is more clear cut partisan fighting over an assembly district election In Manhattan than there Is In the whole national campaign west of the Allegheny so far as the mere pass er-by can perceive. It Is true, of com sc. that In July and August there Is not to be expected the general excitement In a political cam paign that comes with nctuber. Yet there Is In spite of this something thoroughly anomalous about the situation. You ni told that the action of parties In politics In the middle West Is due to the fnev that "Roosevelt has Pryanlzed the Re publican party." At least It Is practically Impossible to discriminate between a Roosevelt republican and a Bryan demo crat either In the length of his hair, the volume of his voice or the general geography of his platform and principles. The mere democrat and the moral re publican of the middle West are In per fect harmony and Impressive agreement over all public questions. In point of fact they have heen voting together loea. ly ngalnst the republican standpatter In primary as well as general elections for several yeirs. The standpatter, more over, proclaims with Instant readiness thnt I.i Follette and Cummins nnd now Brlstow nnd Stubhs In Kansas are In reality democrats The cleavage in the West Is patently not by party, and this being true-suggestR a permanent puzzle The riot of radicalism, the prejudice of sectionalism these are constant factors In the Western situation full of possibility for sudden change and stampede. A re actionary "break" by Mr. Taft. a"stan,J pat" tone r. the republican national cam- pnlcn, a glorification of the East and Instantly the grumbling nnd the murmur ing and tho growling of the radical In Wisconsin, lown, Nebraska and Kansas might be transformed into a perfect avalanche of active hostility. At the present movement there Is no one In the middle West whose point of view Is even npproxlmntely impartial who sees anything to forecast a Bryan shift to the ridlcal situation. But every one concedes Its possibility, concedes that this will remain loose dynamlle. to be hnndWl with extreme enre, to be an eh ment o- danger to the end. In precisely the same way the heat and passion of liquor campaigns in Ohio ami Indian. i nre elements of danger; less acute, but nevertheless obvious dang'--, may develop Into tidal waves In one d'. rectlnn or the other, and ea-h side con tldently forecasts the tidal wive's dip-"-tlon ns favorable to It. Here, as In the middle West, the Aiuust outlook Is rea sonably satisfactory to the republican national fortunes, hut the republican anxiety Is none the less real, not over what Is In July and August, but over what may be In September and October. In both regions there Is a distinct ele ment of hope for the democrats, and tlili Is an Invaluable asset after all the for lorn nnd hopeless years have gone The possibility, the very Impressive possibility, of n democratic Congress ns a result of all the local disturbances al ready noted deserves emphasis. There is hardly a Slate that the Sun's correspon dent has visited which did not show nvl dence nf democratic Congress gains; th fii'-tlonnl fight among republicans seems to assure this. There Is a manifest pos sibility of the election ot democratic gov ernors in Indiana. Ohio ami Kansas. There Is also to be noted the not too re mote posslblllt) of democratic senntorH In Ohio anil Indiana. These tletnlls of themselves are signi ficant; show that the situation Is suffici ently tense to demand Infinite care and sustained effort. That west of the A1I--ghanles there Is to 1h a real national campaign is an Inevitable conclusion to be drawn from the briefest study of loeil conditions. Yet It Is to be a national campaign in the main fought out locnlly, contested fin issues tlial must of neces sity bo regarded as trivial anil petty III the West the republican national ticket seems lo lack utterly the appeal of personality so far as Its candidates ar-i concerned, and 111 the central States the democratic ticket Is so much dead weight to be carried, If at all, by the local can didates from the lark of necessity. In tho end It seems certain that no forecast of results will entirely convince until thero Is sulllclent evidence to dem onstrate the partisan direction that tho riot of liquid nnd economic morals and Immornls will take. In August the plain advantage Is with the republicans every where, save perhnps In Indiana, and even there Bryan's weakness Is all Impressive. To go further thnn this on tho present evidence Is perhaps unwarranted nnd in anv event hardly profitably aD! THE 13th 1908 Telephone Cull 53 PrlTnte Kxclinage Caamectla All Department. 25 doz. Heavy Pure Linen Da mask Napkins manufacturers' samples at just half price, I2V2C each. "Rub Dry" Bath Towels, 18 x36 size 35c quality, at 20c each. Full size Crochet Bed Spread 75c grade 59c each. Extra size Floral Dimity Bed Spread 86x90 $1.50 quality at 98c. Full size Muslin Sheets, good quality muslin worth 62c at 48c each. 25 pieces of Curtain Muslin in dots, figures and cros3-bar effects at 12Jc yard. 5-inch soft finished Messa line Ribbons all colors worth 35c at 25c yard. 5-inch Heavy Taffeta Ribbon all colors particularly suit able for hah' and sash ribbon worth 29c at 19c yard. Women's Black Lisle Lace Hose, ankle and all-over pat ternsworth 25c at 19c pair. Infants' Black and Tan Lace Lisle Socks worth 25c at 19c pair. Corylopsis Talcum Powder, 25c size at 15c. OUR SCOUTS BEST AFLOAT English Expert on the New Cruisers. Compares the Snlcm, ThcMer nnd Blr inlnKhatn Tiirhlnr Knglne I'roied llest filve firealer Speed unit Is .Much More lnnomlc ill. The London Times prints .1 very inter esting article on the three new s -out cruisers of the I'nltcd States tnvy, ,he Birmingham, the Salem and the Chester, the former being fitted with reciprocating engines, the second with Parsons tur bines, and the last with turbines of the Curtis pattern. In other respects than the machinery the three vessels, are neat ly Identical. In Its comparison the Times says: On the four hours' full-speed trial the Birmingham attained a mean speed .,f IK 325 knots, with 191.&J revolutions per minute, and IB.;! Indicated hoi -se pow er. The Salem attained a mean speed of !47 knots, with HTS.M revolutions per minute, and .v "shaft" horse power-as ccrt.iitied by using a torsion meter of lft,2ft) horse power. Allowing li'i per cent. lor engine friction the corresponding in dicated horse power of r clprocatlns en- Bines which would have heen required to dilve the Silem at thN speed would have been Ul.lfYi horse power, and the consump tion of coal per Indicated horse power rer Inur would have been 1 l pounds, as against a consumption of 1 K pounds for the Birmingham. The turbines, therefore, gave an Increase of 1 ti? knots in speed, and an Increase in (equivalent) Indicated horse power of nearly 5,iVi horse power or about ?.fi per cent with a sm.iM economy In coal consumption. "Another contract trial of greater prac tlcal Importance than the full spfed trial of the American scouts was that for 111 houis at a speed of about 22.5 knots The Birmingham averaged 22 2-.1 knots with 172 revolutions per minute develop ing 10.761 . h. p. and burning 1.31 pounds of coal per I. h. p. per hour: she i.in 2.47 knots per ton of coal burned nt thH speed. The Salem averaged 22 Mr. knots with 312.5 levolutlons per minute, the shaft horse power was 9,341 horse power (corresponding to about 10.275 I. h p.). the coal burned was 1 7 iiunds per 1. h. p. per hour, and the ship ran 2.73 knots per ton of coal burned. In the case of the Cheste- the shaft horse power was not measured, but she nveraged 22.7S knots for 21 hours, with 173.5 revolutions per minute, ami rin 2. S3 knots per ton of coal burned. This trial repres -tits continuous steaming nt sea In favorable weather; startltiK with hunkers full (1.2T.0 tons!, the distance which could be covered he fore coal was exhausted would be abour "..fni knots. This Is a good coal endurance for vessels of the dimensions, and Is fur MipeHor to that of the British scouts. "Another 21 hours' trial was made at 12 knots, the cruising speed for the class The Blimlngham averaged 12.23 knots, tlcy eloping l.tOo i. h. p.. with 91.1 revolu tions per minute, burning 2.sfl pounds ot coal per I. h. p. per hour and running nearl six knots per ton of coal butned. The Salem averaged 11 Kl knots, with H't.l revolutions per minute, burning 2(Vi pounds of coal per estimated I. h- P- nn.l running il.fi knnts per ton of coal burned. The Chester averaged 12.2 knots with 2V) revolutions per minute, ami ran 6.6$ knots per ton of coal burned, she Is fitted with cruising tin bines. It Is interesting to note thnt both the turbine-propelled vessels surpassed the Birmingham In economy of coal consumption, oven at this low cruising speed when only R'to 11 iJiov cant, of the matrJmum end"-oower OLD BEE HIVE To-day we tell of a few of the many small lots of desirable every-day needs that now bear radical reductions. The August Clearance prices on hundreds of items all through the store make shopping here extremely profitable. Our object is to clear the counter you reap the harvest if you are an economist. 10 pieces of Checked Silk Gingham 27 inches wide black and white and brown and white checks 25c yard. Colonial Water Sets, six tum blers, and two-quart pitcher worth $1.50 at 98c set. Flower Vases of Fine Austri an Ware different shapes and sizes worth 98c at 59c each. Linen Embroidered Laun dried Collars worth 25 and 50c 3 for 50c. Large and Medium Size Pearl Buttons dozen on card 5c card. Men and Women's all Linen Hemstitched Handkerchiefs worth 15c at 9c each. 16-button length Silk Gloves double tipped fingers worth $1.50 at 95c pair. 16-button length Fine Lisle Gloves all colors worth $1.50 at 75c pair. 27-inch Black Chiffon Taffeta very high lustre worth 89c at 69c yard. 27-inch Rajah Silks in all the leading shades; regular S1.00 quality at 69c yard. 24-inch Suit Cases steel frame, lock and two clasps worth S2.00 at $1.50. was developer. "IP the devlgn of the vessels and their propellers full us has been ma le of modern experimental meth"ls Mod- h were tested in the experimental tntik ' Washington to determine the -t w p-e -resistance md 'effective 1 orse .w corresponding to various speeils r e means was taken to secure etll.i. t t yr rellers For the Salem four coi-ip tft design" for propellers are said to ' a b.en obtained. Including one from t s country and another from Oerminv liiotocraphs taken of the wave ..t . nomena surrounding the vessels w',fn running their full-speed trials ' -r n evidence that the form and dim. ns e t adopted weie admirably well-suite 1 fir the high estimated speeds. "As matters stand the I'nlted S-atri navy possesses for the moment t .e tw y swiftest, most powerfully nrnv-d. and V t rea-keplng scout cruisers aflo.it In t Chester and Salem: and the builders t Bath Iron Works and the Tore R'v.-r company deserve he-irty cnncratulnti .i s on their unqualified, success." THE FARMCOLONY BILL. It Mny Tie Considered as a llensure of Sclf-Defencc. Twelve years ago a farm colony b.'l was drayvn by a committee app -Irted iy al' the charitable societies In New York; but It did not secure nt Albany -i mi ment's serious attention, sivs !m 1 Kelley In the Century, sivs the Brook n Kagle. We are tn'd by our legls'i' s that poverty Is lint a crime. When we answered that our bill did not nuke i' It more of a crime than the peril id but only proposed to substitute f.-r i e expensive nnd degenerating system of tho misnamed w nrkhouse, Inexpensive aid regenerating work on n State farm, and that the plan had operated effectual')- n Holland and Belgium for over n hundre I years, we yiere told thnt the plan miu t do In Holland, but It would not d- be So also In the archives of the Fret i Senate may still be read the report " id by Thiers, when appointed by t,o i Philippe on a committee to invstlgi o the first railroad ever built, whl h n, eludes as follows: "Railroads may sen . a purpose in I'.nelaud, but they are nit suited to France." A similar bill, improved by borrow 14 from late experience In Sw1t7.erl.ml. li s been drawn once more by a smvlar ' rolttee, to which wns added our conn" sioner of charities, Mr. Hehhcnl. Tl Is bill Is likely to receive a better reception at Albany than the previous one beeau.e it will be Introduced and supported hv the great rillroads of Xevv York Stnt, , for the rallro.uls have discovered that th tramp is an intolerable nuisance. Coloi el rangborn f the Baltimore ,x- Ohio his lately- estimated that the damage o. casloned b tinmpsto railroads In the I'nlted States amounts In a single year to J2i,il.(i. For the tramii In Amer -i does not tramp: ho rides on railroads, lp, . sets tire to freight cars and freight sta ' tiotis; he obstructs the line, wrecks , trains, and Is a fruitful causo of action , for damages. I The measure, therefore, which was 1 tin ow n out by the assembly when pro ' po-ed from motives of humanity, will ho 1 passed as a incisure of self-defence And self-defence thus constitutes an element , of the power nlwas at work on the siibi I of progress that neither Ignorance nor I Interest will be able to resist Just sis ' cholera forced from the British rnrlln- inent in ls30 hygienic measures which I up to that time the landlords had been able successfully to resist, so every evil carries within Itself the agent of Its own destruction, nnd the very men who now resist progress will one dav awake to th.i fact that they themselves, even In thrir moments of bitterest resistance have all along been the unconscious Instruments of this very power which some of th to I day affect to despite-. s J