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THE VERMONT PHOENIX, BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 189 10 km BELLOWS FALLS NEWS. The Fitcliburg Honrt Deal. Illillniul Humor Tlit It Iln Ali-cml)-Cone Through"-the Ownership of thr Stnte of Mnicliutt. A despatch to tbe Boston Financial Nowi 1 from Rutland, the headquarters of the Rutland railroad, has the following: "Although the Boston railroad men seem to doubt the rumors, it is believed in Now York and elsewhere that the whole titcli burg system went into the hands of the Vanderbilts some months ago. If this is so, tho purchase by the Rutland railroad inter ests of the block of Kutland ra lroad stock amounting to over $2,500,000, long owned by the Delaware & Hudson company, the purchase of the Ogdenslmrg & Lake Cham plain road, and the building of the Kutland Canadian railroads are simply the prelim inary steps toward forming a trunk line from shipping points on the great lakes as far west as Dulutli." If this transfer has been made, ritch burg officials profess to know nothing of it. It is also difficult to understand how a "foreign" railroad company could come in to this state and gobble up a line in which the commonwealth is financially interested without legislative action. On this point the Springfield Republican has the following: r The report of a Vanderbilt absorption oj the Fitchburg railroad has been revived and is believeable. It is the Vanderbilt in terest which has come into control of the Rutland road, and the Fitchburg forms a Boston connection for this northwestern route. In such a consolidation the Bostou and Albany would lose some of its through traffic which now comes from the New York Central, and it may have been in view of this possibility that the Albany road is branching off in a southwesterly di rection for connections with the brie and Tennyslvania lines through the Poughkeep sie bridge route and Tariffville extension to this city. Such, at least, is the gossip m Boston. , . A , But the state of Massachusetts is to be reckoned with in any Fitchburg consolida tion. It owns 50,000 shares of the Fitch burg common stock, and the United States Investor savs thot the present legislature may be asked to authorize the sale of this stock in the interest of the Vanderbilt con solidation. The market value of the stock at present is $22 a share. It yields the state no income and is not likely to for a long time. All dividends above 4 per cent on the preferred stock must be shared equally by two kinds of Btock, and the pre f erred ownership in the road would prob ably, for a time at least, just as soon see any surplus income above 4 per cent go back into the property as to share it with the state. Such is the commonwealth's re turn for all that it has spent on the tunne . At the present market price the states holding of stock in the enterprise is worth barely $1,100,000. C. W. Osgood and family go to New York tomorrow. ' Tublic schools will close for the Easter vacation March 24. Mrs. S. W. Wilder sings this evening at a concert in Westminster. Mrs. Herbert Mitchell of Springfield has spent a portion of the week with friends in town. C. E. White returns tomorrow from Hartford theological seminary for the Eas ter vacation. -T. .1. W. Osgood entertains his Bible class About . n . . , ... : .1. at Ills ureen Bireei nouie mis oycuiub uu a talk on art. A Indies' nuartet has been formed and will make its first appearance at the fare well concert to Mrs. wilder. E. J. Gregory of Boston, an expert jew elry auctioneer, is in charge of Amadon's jewelry auctions this week. The young people of the Universalist church gave a musical ana nierary enter tainment in the vestry last evening. Mrs. Angie Vaughn of Boston has been spending a week or two witn ner sisier, Miss Dascomb, at Charles Gibson's. Mrs. A. B. Dascomb, who has been in Hillsbnro Bridee for the past year or two, is now at Westminster again for a little time. Tuesday was a typical March day and four strokes of the fire alarm at 11 o'clock was the signal for solid session of the schools. Rev. Albert Hammatt is giving a series of lenten sermons, the third one being giv en last Sunday morning.subject, "The Good Samaritan in a Modern Dress." The Young Men's club will debate next Tuesday evening. Subject, "Resolved, That the United States Should Construct and Control the Nicaragua Canal." Morris Corlew died at his home near Westminster Saturday morning, at the age of 82. The funeral was held Tuesday af ternoon, Rev. E. E. Marggraf officiating, assisted by Rev. J. H. Reid. Several changes in the telephone lines in town and those running to New York and Boston are being made. A second wire is being run to Troy and one to Boston, and several long distance lines are being put in. "The lads and lassies of the Junior league" of the Methodist church assisted by others give an old-time entertainment and lunch at their church vestry this evening. Tbe proceeds will be devoted to home mis sionary work. W. il. Bodine, of Bodine & Davis, has bought the old Charles Hapgood place on Atkinson street of Mrs. Lydia R. Blood. He will build a house on the vacant lot for his own residence, and rent the house now on the other lot. A concert Is to be given at the Congre gational church Tuesday, March 21. It will consist of vocal and instrumental mu sic and readings. This will be the last pub lic appearance of Mrs. S. Wilder, jr., be fore she leaves for her new home in Bos ton. George Potter, a brakeman on the Bos ton & Maine road, was seriously injured Monday evening. Riding on one of the first cars of the south-bound mixed train at 7:80, he was struck by the stone-work of tbe tunnel and thrown to the tender. The entire scalp was taken off, but the skull was not fractured, and it is thought that he will recover. Mr. Potter's home is in Brattleboro. A bird club was organized Wednesday evening, holding its first meeting at the home of Rev. J, H. Reid. The object of the club is to study the birds of our own fields and woods. The club was organized by choosing as president, Mrs. J. H. Reid; vice president, Miss Frances Osgood; sec retary, Miss Abbie Leonard; treasurer, Mrs. O. E. Howard. The next meeting will be held March 22. Another of Bellows Falls's old residents has passed away, Alfred Kemp. Not com ing from his room as usual Sunday some member of the family went to it and found that he had taken his life. It is felt that the effect of a fall in which be received a severe blow on the back of his head caused him to commit the act. Mr. Kemp came to Bellows Falls from Ashby, Mass., while vet a young man. He was tax collector for tho, town of Rockingham for many years. He leaves one son, W. Oscar Kemp, with whom he lived. The funeral was held from the house Tuesday afternoon, with burial in Walpole, Rev. 0. R. B. Dodge officiated. New Hampshire I.rglNlnttvo Matters Or I.ncnl Iiittrmt 'dinner Crniiteit for the North Wnlpole fc Acworlll Street Itnlluny Company, Tho New Hampshire! legislature, which voted Wednesday to corao to a final ad journment tomorrow noon, passed last weeK tne Din graining a cnarter to uio North Walpole it Acworth Street Railway company, and It has tins week been signed by luo governor ami uccorao law. It was not thought wise to push the mat ter of reaching Sunnpeo because of the certain opposition of the Boston & Maine Hal I road company. The cliartcr permits building between North Walpole and any point in Acworth, through tho towns of Alstead and Laucdon. it Is controlled by residents of North Walpole. The bill to Incorporate tlio North wal pole Electric Light and Power company, the company owning the water power at Drewsvllle, has been opposed by personal opponents of Senator Thomas Nelson Hastings who Introduced it, and on Wed nesday It was doubtful If the bill passed. Tho objection raised was that It embraced certain rights of eminent domain affect ing liowage rights between the villages of Drewsvllle and Alstead. The bill to free the Connecticut river toll bridge at this place was killed in the committee on appropriations on account of tho size of the appropriations asked for. A matter of much interest locally is the development at Concord, during the ses sion, of a boom for Senator Hastings of Walpole as the next governor of Now Hampshire. His name Is the only one at present discussed In political circles In Concord, and Indications point to his se lection as the Republican candidate though but little has been said of It in the near-by section of the state. By virtue of his present position as president of the senate he Is lieutenant governor at the present time, and has made a very able and popular presiding officer. A Itarely lulet Town Meeting. The annual town meeting on Tuesday was one of rare quiet and harmony. Con sidering the weather there was a fair at tendance, which included a good represen tation of the prominent business men of the town. The entire business was transacted in an hour and one-half. There was not a ballot during the ontire session, except in two instances, where the. meeting author ized a single vote to be cast for an officer whoso election is required by ballot by law. Almost the entire list of oflicers of last year were re-elected, the exceptions being in cases where the incumbents declined. A new lister is Geo. A. Weston, and n new- overseer of the poor is Peter Dorand. The appropriation 'or .Memorial dav was 3100. for the library $900. and for cemeteries $000. Most of the other business was rou tine and the tax voted town and state was SO cents on the dollar, the same as last year. Mrs. Mary Brockway celebrated her 88th birthday anniversary last week. S. F. Huekings has sold his model hand laundry to Simon D. McLeod, who took possession Monday. Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Robinson, who have been spending a few days at N. U. Farr's, returned to their home in Providence, R. l., yesterday. The many friends of Miss Helen Guild aro very glad that she has so far recovered her health that she will be able to return to her home here tomorrow. The Bellows Falls lodge No. 11, Knights of Pythias, i eceived a visit from the Grand Chancellor, G. M, Rowell of Bennington, Tuesday evening. After the meeting a social nour ana banquet were enjoyed. The Brosuohan-Jackson Coniedv com pany have this week been playing in Con cord, N. H., and has been patronized by crowded houses, this being the last week of the legislature and the city being full of people. The ladies' union of the Congregational church will hold a business meeting in tha cliurcti parlors next Welnesday afternoon Supper will be served at (1:30 bv Mrs. Hil dreth. Mrs. Kimball, Mrs. Sbepardson and Airs. c. Ll. i ouu. Engineer Nash completed last week the survey of Pine street, for the grading necessary for the electric road through that Btreet, and placed it in the town clerk's office Friday. Tomorrow the hear ing will be held in that office. As a week has been given to study the specifications, an win now oe preparea to act intelligent iy. The state committee of the Y. M. O. A held a meeting Tuesday in the office of the Vermont farm Machine comnanv, They organized for the year bv choosinir as chairman, F. H. Brooks of St. Johns- bury; vine chairman. Gen. J. J. Esbev of Brattleboro; treasurer, N. G. Williams of Bellows Falls; secretary, C. H. Moore of Montpelier. Gen. Estey and Mr. Brooks were chosen members for Vermont of the tn-state committee, Vermont, New Hamp shire and Maine. OAMBRIDQEFOBT. Dr. Taylor of Bedford, N. H., made his mother a flying visit last Sundav. Chas. Tenney of Rockingham carries on iuo i. j.-. vyussiuy larm mis year. Mr. Plerson and famllv mnvpri lt to a large farm In the north part of the bUVVU. Miss Suan Blgelow and Mrs. Fanny "uujijiu aro m anu unuer tne care oi Dr. Oseood. Mrs. Edith Flonldnn wVin Vim lun teaching In Bennington county, came home last week. A party of about 30 surprised Mr. and If.. n 1 - - - tit. , , mm. uujr luaycriasi weunesaay evening. Refreshments were served and the time was spent in dancing. American Trade In China, Rear-Admiral Lord Charles Beresford. who has just completed his tour of the world in tbe interests of the associated chambers of commerce of Great Britain, in an Interview at London reiterates his well-known views on the subject of the "open door" In China as being the only possible policy of Great Britain, In so do ing he said It was impossible to estimate the Importance of the Chinese market, a single province of which, in his opinion, was worth tbe whole of Africa from a commercial point of view. The admiral also said that there will be war unless the "open door" policy Is adhered to, and he asserts that American trade in China Is progressing by leaps and bounds, pro portionately much faster than that of Great Britain. 00,000 Men In the Army of Occupation, From the Springfield Republican. There are now stationed In Cuba 0600 United States regular soldiers and 22,800 volunteers a total of 32,400 men. In Porto Rico there are 3000 regulars. When the reinforcements now afloat for Manila have arrived, Gen. Otis will have fully 24,. 000 regulars and volunteers under his com mand, aside from 4000 officers and men on the warships in and about tbe harbor of Manila. Our army of Imperial occupation thus amounts to 60,000 men. 8AXTONS rtiVEit. Miss Scollay Is on her way home. William Warner's new barn Is nearly en closed. Dr. Anderson returned soon after the funeral. Miss Nellie White Is with Mrs. Charles Slmonds. Mr. Hammond has sold for a good price his largp grey colt. Monday was a good sap day, but I ues- day brought severe weather. Mr. Mcrrlam of New London, Conn., was a guest of William Cory early In the week. Miss Laura Dutton Is at homo now. Her mother needs her and she Is at home to stay. Mr. and Mrs. Hall of Acworth, N. II., are to take charge of tho Warner home be fore long. Lato word has been received from Frank Morrison at Dawson City. Ho Is well and doing well. Mr. and Mrs. Ned Taft are getting set tled at housekeeping in the old home of former years. The Spauldlngs on Thursday entertained the ladles' society at the Congregational church parlors. Mr. Osgood has one of Edison's phono graphs aUhls shop for the use of the pub lic at a small fee. Miss Grace Chapln has been spending a few days of her vacation with Miss Stella Buckingham at Geneva, Illinois. Albert Barry has teaming for the Fall Mountain company. He has moved his family to the Henry Howard houso at Bel lows Falls. Mr. Hume, who has managed the Bar bour farm for the last year, expects to move soon to the "McQuade farm" over toward Rockingham. Mrs. Byron Stlckney Is very 111. Tues day a council of physicians was held at the Stlckney home. Mrs. Farnsworth Is car ing for Mrs. Stlckney. Mr. Walker has removed from the Fred Morrison farm to Cavendish. Wo under stand that Geo. Marks is going on to the farm just vacated by Mr. Walker. Charles Davis, who has been since bis return from tho war at the home of Rev. Mr. Leach, went Saturday to Northamp ton, Mass., to work at tbe asylum. Mr. and Mrs. W. Williams and Miss Grace Williams will go to Providence, R. I., Saturday. They go to attend on on Monday the marriage of their son. The funeral of Madam Perry was held Monday afternoon at the Alexander resi dence, Rev. Mr. Buughton officiating. Dr. and Mrs. Ho ton from Brattleboro were lu attendance. The meeting of the Rockingham Sunday school association which was appointed for next Sunday evening will occur one week later, at the Baptist church, Bellows Falls, March 10. Charles Osgood was again Intrusted with the care of the highways of the town as road commissioner for three years at the town meeting Tuesday. He Is an excel lent man for the place. A new piano was placed In the home Of Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Fuller Wednesday. It was lately bought of Henry Lake of Kecne, N. H. The Congregational choir meet with the Fullers this evening to test and dedicate the new piano. WESTMINSTER. Judge Kellogg is attending county court this week. Miss Holt visited at G. W. Metcalfs Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Stephen T. Searle of Charlestown, N. II., is the guest of Miss Susie Kellogg this week. On account of the severe storm Tuesday only about 25 couples attended the ball held at the town hall on that evening. Miss Minnie Dunham, who Is attending the State Normal school at Randolph, Is spending her vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elilm Dunham. Morris Corlew, aged 82 years, died Sat urday morning at his home. He had been a resident in town for the past 44 years. Four children survive him, besides two sisters and one brother. The funeral was held at his late lesldcnce Tuesday after noon at 2:30 o'clock, Rev. E. E. Marggraf, assisted by Rev. J, II Reid, officiating. WESTMINSTER WEST. L. A. Miller is making a visit of a week or more in Maiden with his sister, Mrs. F. L. Harlow. It is his first trip to the city and he will take In the sights generally be fore he returns. N. P. Dinsmore is beginning to removal of bis household goods to his dwelling iu the village. It Is not expected that he will come to occupy It for a month or two yet. He has only partially recovered from his recent Illness. Mrs. G. W. Chandler and Miss Mabel are expecting to close their residence for a time and make their abode with L. F. Barnes. F. G. Campbell has made a trip this week to Hoosac and Eagle Bridge, N. Y., for business purposes. C. N. Campbell was to start East from Great Falls about the first of the month, in the line of bis business, but Is not expected to reach here until about the end of March. Eugeno L. Ranney, whose family have been spending the winter at Pierce's mill, has returned to his farm residence. Miss Ella M, McClenlng was married at her father's residence on the evening of the 4th to uamuel . J.. Smith of Athens. Only a few near relatives of tbe bridegroom and one or two friends of the bride were present. Tbe ceremony was performed by Rev. Henry A. Goodhue. At last accounts the matter was notfullv decided, but there was fair prospect that Mr. Mcuiening and Mr. smith would re main in charge of F. L. Harlow's farm, or at least continue to occupy tbe residence. At 10 o'clock, March 7. the town clerk and a few of tbe town officials appeared at the town nan, cuose a moderator, read tbe warrant, and adjourned sine die, for rea son of defect in warrant as mentioned last week. A new warrant has been posted for the 21st. GRAFTON. Mrs. Gllson has returned to her home from Saxtons River where she has been caring for her sister, who has been ill, Miss Belle Hemenway returned to her home on Monday. She has been visiting tier brother, Sidney Hemenway, of Wal pole, N. H. Word was received this week that Mrs. W. G. Wright's mother, Mrs. Hall, is dangerously 111 at her daughter's In Water town, Mass. There will be a sugar sociable at the chapel on Tuesday evening. It Is hoped there will be a good number present as a pleasant time is anticipated. Maternity, For who has borne a child knows to the full Life's sweet completeness; In that pain-paved hour lias gauged love's mystery, and braved death's power. And lost all thought of self In one white soul, Flesh of ber llosn, which struggles for Life's breath, Unknowing of Life's grief; but she, who knows Is wrapt la Joy so great all all were worth To waken I bus out from the door of death And clasp her flnt born baby to ber breast, May Austin In the Boston Transcript. I.ATI3 NI2WS. Irxr) Ilenllh. Secretary Long of the navy department has no official information as to the al leged breaking down of the health of Ad miral Dewey. Private reports through tieval officers who have returned from Ma nila say that the Admiral's health Is much the same as for a year past. It Is not denied by thuse officers that the Admiral has aged In his appearanco nota bly within tho past year; his hair Is un doubtedly whiter and his figure 'hows signs of that weakness which might be ex pected to come with advancing years. Dewey will bo 02 years old next December, and for many years has not been a strong man physically. It Is said by persons fa miliar with the Philippine climate that the second year is hardest to bear for a Cauca sian, and Dewey soon will begin his second year there. In addition to this, ho labors under the drawback of having undergone a most severe surgical operation for the re lief of his liver. A man needs a sound liver in the Philippines of all places. sometime ago the President feared that the great strain he was tinder might over tax him, so he cabled Dewey, through Sec retary Long, permission to return to the United Stales. The Admiral declined to avail himself of this permission and asked to stay, saying that In Ills opinion duty re quired that he should finish the task he had begun at Manila. The President accepted this statement, and Dewey remains by his own wish. He is free to return to the United States whenever he cares to do so, and the de partment will relieve him by cabled orders. In that case Capt. N. II. Dyer, the com mander of the Baltimore, who is the senior captain on the Asiatic station, would have command of the American squadron tem porarily. ItUcontent lu Hiiliafc Province. Col. Hood cables from Holguin to Santi ago do Cuba that intense excitement pre vails there, owing to the cessation of pub lic works, and that a mass meeting has been held, at which the action of the United States military authorities at Hav ana was condemned as "false economy" and as the "result of centralization." Owing to the pressing necessity of the case, Col. Hood says he has issued indigent rations to 3000 heads of families suddenly thrown out of employment. He fears there will be a large increase in the crimi nal classes of his district. Practically the same news comes from all the other districts of Santiago province. Meanwhile money enough is lying idle in bank to pay all that is due and to keep tho men at work. Col. Hood has requested the use of the former Spanish gunboU Baracoa, recently raised by the Americans, as a lighthouse tender. Miss Caroline Hazard of Peacedale, Rhode Island, has been elected President of Wellcsley college, to succeed Mrs. Julia J. Irvine. Princess Kaiulani was in a dying con dition when the steamer Alameda left Honolulu for San Francisco on March 1. Her ailment was rheumatism of the heart. To supply water for the irrigation of the now acreage in Hawaii, which is being put under cultivation oil the Hawaiiau Com mercial and Sugar company plantation, new artesian wells have been bored which yield about 40,000,000 gallons of water daily. Twelve dyanmite cartridges, of foreign minufacture, were found behind the arsenal at Toulon, Franco, on Tuesday. Two shots were fired at the sentry before the Moutley magazine on Tuesday night. Minister Lockroy intimates that the ex perts have little doubt that Sunday morn ing's explosion was caused by foul play. Illaorderly Colored Moliltrn. The tour of the 10th Immuncs (colored) throughout North Carolina was marked by their drunken condition and shooting at people, houses and cattle along the rail road. During the few minutes that the train stopped at Raleigh there was drink ing and disorder among the men. Several shots were fired. All along the route their conduct was the same. At Hender son the soldiers shot at private houses and school children. Several men were wound ed. The officers ot tho regiment seemed to have no control over the men. Similar reports come from other points along the line. At several places armed white men compelled the negroes to keep quiet and at Atlanta a large body of armed police was at the railroad station when the negroes arrived. Kleven Men Orowncd at Men. News of the sinking of the tug James Bowcn from Philadelphia, with 10 persons on board, and the loss of tho second mate, of tbe German steamship Albano on Tues day afternoon while leading a life crew to the rescuo of the crew of the mud barge, Admiral, was brought by Capt. Koch of the Albano, which entered the Hampton Roads Wednesday. The Bowen, having the barge in tow, was caught In a gale and sprang a leak outstdo of the capes. The Albano sighted the bargn In distress, and succeed ed In taking off the captain and crew. The second mate was washed overboard while making the rescue. Those on the tug liowen were lost. rturned by Acetylene aa Explosion, Irving Melendy, proprietor of the Mel endy House In Jeffersonvllle, (Vt.,) was seriously Injured yesterday by the explo sion of acetylene gas. The plant was in the basement. Mr. Melendy went there smoking a cigar, which ignited the gas and caused the explosion. Mr. Melendy was thrown 10 feet, striking on a pile of wood. His face was badly burned and he may lose tbe sight of both eyes. His hands are also burned, and he is otherwise badly Injured. The explosion did little damage to tne hotel building. Another Fire at Bennington, The summer residence of Mrs. John B. Tibbitts, occupied by her son-in-law, James C. Colgate of New York, was burn ed at Bennington Thursday. The stone house was built during tbe civil war at a cost of over $100,000. Several pictures and some furniture valued at $10,000 were saved from tbe first floor. The Insurance is about $35,000. The fire Is supposed to have started from an overheated furnace. Mrs. Tibbitts is spending the winter in the Bermuda islands. Name lu the Poital Uulde, The following names of post-offices ap pear In the United States Postal Guide: Mud, Twin Sisters Texas. Mule Oregon. Sodom New Mexico. Yellowjacket Idaho. Loyalsock, Option Pennsylvania. Wax Iowa. Pebble, Sawdust Florida. Seven Guns, Quality Kentucky, Virtue Tennessee. Wit North Carolina. Zero Mississippi. Love Colorado. Oats South Carolina. Pluck Virginia. Pure Air, Rockycomfort, Peculiar. Lick Skillet Missouri. Sassafras Maryland. Pious Ohio. Rolling Stone Minnesota. Peppertown Indiana, llnly'H lleiuniid on China, Italy demanded of the Chinese govern ment recently a concession of San Mun bay. Tho Intention was to make it a na val baso and coaling station. The T-utig IjI Yatneii refused to erant the demand and the terms of the reply were so caustic as to arouse much feeling. The Chinese government has offered to send a written apology. Aot only did Italy endpavor to ascertain what attitude would be assume. I by tho United States In case of the former's occu pation of Chinese territory, but she actually asKed this government to support her pre tensions. The startling proposition greatly aston ished the administration. Never before bail the United States been consulted by any European power relative to its seizuro of Chinese territory. But the note of the Italian lepreseutatlve is considered by tho authorities as a formal recognition of tho new position in International affairs which the united States has assumed as a result of the war with Spain, and of the Im mensity ot the commercial Interests or mis government In Asia. Secretary Hay's reply was brief and suf ficiently plain to show Italy just how this government felt, it distinctly and un equivocally refused to support the Italian government, and stated that the united States had never supported or interfered in any way ftitli the efforts of other gov ernments to obtalu territory and spheres of influence in China, and would most cer tainly not do so In the case of Italy. The tone of the note was deprecatory of Italy's intention, but no formal protest was made, and from present Indications none will be. Secretary Hay authorized the statement Wednesday that our government has no Intention of participating In any scheme to partition China If such is entertained by foreign powers, and that It sees no reason for changing the policy It has long followed in regard to the Chinese empire. The Methoda of the Investigation. From the Boston Advertiser 1 Most American citizens, who look at this matter with decent Impartiality and tolerable sense, think that the proper bust ness of the three gentlemen selected from the officers In the army to Investigate the army beef question Is to take testimony until they are satisfied of the fact, of which proof is so abundant and over whelming, that a good deal of the army beef was bad lu Cuba and Porto Rico; and then to try to find out what the mat ter was, how such beef came to be fur nished the soldiers, whether It was the climate or an accident, or bad manage ment and neglect in camp, or criminal fraud; and If criminal fraud who tbe crlm Inals are. Buying cans of beef "in open market," in New York or Chicago or elsewhere In this part of the world, and making a stew of it, and getting soldiers to eat It, in or der to cast discredit upon their testimony that the canned beef which they had when fighting the Spaniards made them sick, cither before they ate It or after wards, is about as reasonable as it would have been for the coroner's jury invest! gating tho Adams-Cornish poisoning case of New York to send Into "the open mar ket" and buy a bottle of bromo-seltzcrand have It testtd, on the theory that If it was found innocuous something else than tbe I contents of a bromo-seltzer bottle must ! have killed Mrs. Adams. ltllr ' Opinion or Kipling. In a recent Interview, James Whltcomb Riley, the poet of the plain people, whose writings, in some subtle way, sweep our heartstrings, said of Rudyard Kipling: "A lot of fellows, who know nothing of Kip ling's early history, think that he just did it, that he just happened. But that fel low was hustling around newspaper offices from the lime he was 13 years old. Born and brought up among a strange people, with queer customs, he was for years gath ering material for his work, He has the greatest curiosity of any man I ever knew; everything interests him. In fact, he is a regular literary blotting-pad, coaking up everything on the face of the earth. Who before Kipling ever gave us animal talk? -Ksop's Fables were kindergarten talk compared with his. I think he is one uf the greatest writers we ever had. Think of a man only 39. years old, who has given to the world eleven volumes of prose and verse! He has only just started. Anoth er thing, read him from beginning to end, study him, become as familiar with his work as you will, every new bit from him displays some trait, some line of thought that Is new. That roan Is great." Satur day Evening Post. A letter by Secretary Long, In reply to Admiral Schley's letter, was made public Monday by the Senate committee on naval affairs, and explained certain disputed points In tho Sampsou-Schley controversy, while protesting the department's desire to do full justice to both admirals. Both branches of the Montana legisla ture have passed over Gov. Smith's veto a bill empowering the owners of two-thirds of the stock of a corporation to compel tbe holders of the rest of the stock to sell at an appraised valuation or accept stock In an other corporation for their holdings. The bill will enable the Montana coppers comp anies to go into a trust if owners of two thirds of the stock so wish. Kipling's "Michigan Sons." IjIucs to Two ltallroail Stations named After Illin, From the Philadelphia North American. Several years ago Fred D. Underwood, now general manager of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, named two stations In tbe upper peninsula of Michigan "Rudyard" and "Kipling," one being in an agri cultural country and tbe other in an Iron ore district. Some time later a mu tual friend informed Mr. Kipling of Mr. Underwood's action, and the celebrated author sent Mr. Underwood his photo graph, with the following lines on tbe back: "RUDYARD" AND "KIPLING." "Wise Is the child who knowshti sire," The ancient proverb ran. Dut Winer far the man who knows How, where, and when bis offspring grows. For who the mischief would suppose I've sons la Michigan? Vet am I saved from midnight Ills, That warp the soul of man. They do not make me walk the floor. Nor hammer at tbe doctor's door; Tbey deal In wheat and Iron ore, My sons In Michigan. Oh, tourist la the Pullman car (By Cook's or Raymond's plan,) Forgive a parent's partial view; Hut maybe you have children, too Bo let me Introduce to you My sons lu Michigan, Rudvird Kipuno, To lllldyard Kipling, God give you health and length of years I And us new treasures of your mind I Your loss would leave a world In tears And no successor leave behind. You spake some things that liked us not Mistruth unmeant hard hitting truth Half truth, the worst ot all God wot You had tbe courage of your youth. Dut what you saw, or thought you saw, With young and clear unEunklog eyes, You said; and by the Jungle Law You could not bave done otherwise. "When 'Omer smote his bloomln' lyre" Tbe gods be praised, the schools were few, Be found a coal of living Are, And passed It down the yean to you. James Jeffrey Boche. Confidence Women confide .heir troubles to Mr,. Pink- g i -,, Imr advice. V "? Z counsel is safe counsel. uV life is a constant crisis. I;rom girlhood to womanhood, then to motherhood and so on to the perils of the "change of life. The history of every step is on Mrs. Pinkham s records thousands of times and her t ex perience and confidential advice is at the fiee disposal of every woman who writes to her for aid. Her address is L.ynn, ma. "Your Mctllolno Is a Godsend Writes Mrs. Phillips. "Dear Mrs. Pinkham-I want to thank you for what you have done for me. When I wrote to you last June. I was almost a total wreck from female weakness. I was troubled with irregular and painful menstrua tion, leucorrhoea, bearing-down pains, soreness, and swelling of abdomen; pain at right and left of womb; head ache, backache, nervousness, and could neither eat nor sleep well. " Since taking Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound, Liver Pills, and using your San ative Wash, I do not feel like the same person. I am so glad that I wrote to you, for you have helped me very much. My nerves are stronger and more steady than ever before in my life, and my backache and all those terrible pains are gone. Before taking your medicine I weighed less than one hun dred and thirty pounds. I now weigh one hundred and fifty-five pounds. My friends say I look better than they ever saw me, and I know that I feel hotter than I have for a cood manv vears. I think your medicine is a godsend to poor, weak women." firs. Carrie Phillips, Anna, Illinois. Mrs. Barnard Cured by Mrs. Pinkham. Dear Friend I feel It my duty to express my gratitude and thanks to you for what your med icine has done for me. I was very miserable and losing flesh very fast, had bladder trouble, flutter ing pains about the heart and would get so dizzy and suffered with pain ful menstruation. I was reading in a paper about Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, so I wrote to you, and after taking two bottles I felt like a new person. Your Vegetable Compound has entirely cured me and I cannot praise it enough." Mrs. J. O. Barnard, Mllltown, Washington Co., He. The women of America have in Mrs. Pinkham . a confidential friend whose advice is al- 5 ways at their disposal, free of charge. The knowledge that women only assist Mrs. Pink ham in her correspondence with women about health, makes it possible for the full details to be given, without hesitation. TEEk Urd f " 0roat Motion. rnJlZI 15 r.at your wonderful tenud parts for six yea'and wa 7n m! f th eX" I lost flesh and became weak i JT" l nisht think of. My husband wanted me to ,!? 1 Could not cons.nt to that. He thZ 2V? but 1 coul and this I agreed to do I tZ T r y0Ur medi. table Compound, alLtd thetnaWa'sh"1'3 VegC changed woman. I am free (vZ Z ' d am bed and sleep like a baby I can Can doc. not tire e .s lt did J J Cmfrt' nd " wonders for me, and cannot be pmised InoTt ThaVC done bo without th.m. They cured me of K 1 WOuld not why should they not curl others ? I wou k' Rnd int woman to give them a trial "-n i c J " every suff ton Center, fie. J S' B-Cobb, Bridge- Ask Mrs. Pinkham's Advice-A Woman Best Understands a Woman's Ilk. during the bombardmenbyTiXinSatmc! tt ieja11 wa, ?uUt ,n Wellington Kan., last year, and the authorities deffi to name It after lu first occupant. ThU person happened to be a woman Mri Horton, and the jail wa, accordlngly'n.mS Horton jail. Later the woman WMnro Innocent, and she has brought .uTu?S V A niif i- " " bM the anl-cartoon law which the New York legislature failed Z K?.r2 PrVldeS lhat a California cM. Publication. KxmSuX, i y Cl,lfo"la edof crlmo AU,"B Puouc office or convict. Poe a person torlnhl! tend to ! w reflfc' UMn hfi v.il tr.edor cntempt, w polltlcalToUy8ei ' laliy