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THE UNITED OPINION, FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 30, J89?.
NOTHINGJLARMING.
General Otis Cables the Situ
ation In the Philippines.
THE INSURGENTS BADLY SHATTERED
"Tkelr Only Hope," Says Otis, "Is
United States Aid" The Leaders
Predict Overthrow of Pres
ent Administration.
WASHINGTON, June 27.-The war
department has made public the follow
lug dispatch from General Otis, dated
June 20, in reply to nn inquiry by the de
partmeut as to the situation in the Phil
ippines:
"Rainy season. Little inland campaign
ing possible in Luzon. We occupy large
portion Tagalog country, lines stretching
from Imus south to San Fernando north,
nearly 60 miles, and eastward into La
guna province. Insurgent armies have
suffered great losses and are scattered;
only large force held together about 4,000
in larlac province and northern Tarn
I in ii pa. Their scattered forces in bands
of 50 to 500 in other portions Luzon; in
Cavite and Butangas provinces could as
semble possibly 2.000, though demoraliz
ed from recent de-f eat; mass of people,
terrorized by insurgent soldiers, desire
peace and American protection; no longer
flee oh approach of our troops unless forc
, ed by insurgents, but gladly welcome
them; no recent burning of towns; popu
lation within our lines becoming dense,
taking up land cultivation extensively;
kept out Manila much as possible, as city
population becoming too great to be cared
for.
"Natives southeast Luzon combining to
drive out insurgents; only hope insurgent
leaders is United States aid. They pro
claim near overthrow present adminis
tration, to be followed by their independ
ence and recognition by the United
tMiues. mis is tne influence wnicn en
ables them to hold out. Much contention
prevails among them, and no civil gov
ernment remains.
"Trade with ports not in our possession
former source insurgent revenue now
, interdicted; not certain of wisdom of this
policy, as people in those ports are with
out supply of food and merchants suffer
ing losses; meditate restoring trade privi
leges, although insurgents reap benefits.
Courts here in successful operation under
direction of able Filipinos. Affairs in oth
er islands comparatively quiet, awaiting
results in Luzon. All anxious for trade
and repeated calls for Americau troops
received. Am giving attention to Jolo
archipelago and Pulawan islands.
"Our troops have worked to the limit of
endurance. Volunteer organizations have
been called in; replaced by regulars, who
now occupy salient positions. Nebraska,
Pennsylvania and Utah now taking
transports, and Sixth infantry sent to
Negros to relieve California. These
troops in good physical condition. Sick
ness among troops has increased lately,
due mostly to arduous service and climat
ic influences. Nothing alarming.
"Of the 12 per cent of the command re
ported sick nearly (5 in general hospital,
of whtim 3 per cent have typhoid and 17
malarial fevers. Twenty-five per cent
have intestinal trouble; remaining 55 ner
cent have, various ailments, 14 of winch
due to wound injuries. lauy officer
and men who rerved in Cuba break un
der recurrence of Cuban fever, and regu
lar regiments lately received are inade
quately officered."
The inadequacy of the number of offl
'Cers mentioned in the last part of the
nbove cable message will be remedied by
(he sailing of the transports Zeiilundia
and Sheridan, carrying a number of offi
cers for regiments in the Philippines.
" There is nothing for me to ndd to that
jispatch," said Adjutant General Cor
bin. "It shows a very satisfactory con
dition of affairs us satisfactory as can
prevail in time of war. It ought to put
an end to all this talk about bud condi
tions in the Philippines. The straw man
that some people have set up over there
has been knocked down."
THE SHAMROCK LAUNCHED.
Sir Thomas Upton's Cap Challenger
Takes to the Water at MUlwall.
LONDON, June 27. The launching of '
Sir Thomas Lipton's cup challenger
Shamrock yesterday afternoon was at
tended by nn accident. j
As the Shamrock reached midstream
from the slips a barge came in collision
with her, striking the yacht's bow above
the water line and making a big dent.
There was a great cry when the Sham
rock struck, especially from several mem
bers of the Lipton party who witnessed
the launch from wie river. But it was
soon ascertained that the damage done
was slight, and as the tug towed the
yacht toward the southwest India dock
hundreds of whistles and horns made a
tremendous din.
The ceremony of launching occurred at
Millwall at 3 o'clock.
Lady Russell christened the yacht
with the customary bottle of champagne,
saying: "I christen you Shamrock. God
bless you. Good luck to you. May you
bring back the cup.
Three cheers were then given, and on a
signal from Lady Russell the boat and
the cradle glided safely into the water.
After the ceremony the guests repaired
to the marquee, which was tastefully
lined with emerald green and decorated
with flowers, the Ulster Yacht club flags
and the new gold and green Shamrock
racing Bag. Lagnt refreshments were
served.
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CARS RUNNING IN CLEVELAND.
Stockyards Strike Increasing;.
CHICAGO, June 27. The strikers in
the stockyards have reached the ;,000
mark, and it is said their number will be
greatly augmented. Hog killing was
practically at a standstill yesterday, and
little work was done in the canning de
partments of Armour & Co., Libby, Mc
Neill & Libby and Nelson, Morris &
Co. Men who have been through several
strikes in the stockyards predict that by
July 1 there will be a complete tie up in
all the departments unless there is quick
action on the part of the packers.
Floods In Nebraska.
OMAHA, June 27. A special to The
Bee from Kearney says: "Sunday night
the worst storm ever experienced in this
vicinity swept over the town. In two
hours five inches of water fell, streets
were flooded, all telegraph and telephone
wires and poles prostrated and communi
cation cut off till yesterday. The canning
factory west of town wos wrecked and
several buildings unroofed. At Gibbon
seven inches of water fell during the
night, everything being flooded and great
damage dime."
Dreyfns' Second Trial.
KENNES, France, June 27.-The sec
mid trial of Captain Alfred Dreyfus by
court martial on the charge of communi
cating documents connected with the na
tional defense to agents of a foreign pow
er will take place in the army service
building here. M. Muthieu Dreyfus,
brother of the famous prisoner, has ar
rived here.
The lii Ion Men Make It Unplensnnt
I'or the Nonunlonlats.
cjji'iN thAAii, June zu. unly one
outbreak of violence attended the re
sumption of traffic on all the lines of the
Big Consolidated street railway yester
day. There was objection in some parts
of the city to the retention of the non
union men who were kept by the com
pany. A party of 25 men assembled
near the Brooklyn bridge, just south of
the city, and whenever a car came along
with a nonunion crew the passengers
were asked to disembark and wait for a
car manned by a union crew. In most
cases the passengers did as requested.
Finally a nonunion conductor undertook
to argue with the crowd, and he was
promptly struck over the head with a
club and he and the motorman driven
away. The mob refused to permit the
car to move until a union crew came
along and pushed it to the barns.
As a rule the old men were glnd the
strike was settled, though there was
some grumbling because the nonunion
men were kept. It is predicted that all
the nonunion men will be glad to leave
the city within 30 days, though the com
pany imposed as one of the conditions of
the agreement for the settlement of the
trouble that all the new men should be
treated with consideration by the old em
ployees.
CORNELL A WINNER.
Her Freshmen Lead In the Eight
dared Knee.
POUGIIKEEPSIE, N. Y., June 27.
The four oared race over the two mile
course yesterday was won by Pennsylva
nia in 11m. 12s. Cornell was second
time, 11 m. 14s. Time of first mile
Pennsylvania, 5ni. 29 3-5s.; Cornell, 5m.
33s. Strokes one-half mile, Pennsyl
vania, 30; Cornell, 34; one mile, Pennsyl
vania, 35; Cornell, 33; mile and one-half,
Pennsylvania, 84; Cornell, 8M; two nliles,
Pennsylvania, 30; Cornell, 34.
The freshmen eight oared race between
Pennsylvania, Columbia and Cornell over
the two mile course was won by Cornell
in 0in. 55s. Columbia was second, one
and one-quarter boat lengths behind Cor
nell, time 10m.; Pennsylvania third, three
and one-quarter boat lengths behind Co
lumbia, time 10m. 10s. Strokes One
half mile, Cornell, 34; Columbia, 32:
Pennsylvania, 35; one mile, Cornell, 34
Columbia, 33; Pennsylvania, 34; one and
one-half mile, Cornell, 35; Columbia, 33;
Pennsylvania, 34; two miles, Cornell, 30;
Columbia, 34; Pennsylvania, 30.
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lectricty vs. "Gas in
GREASwl SEPARATORS
Protective patents prevent the nse of
the improved "Alpha" disc or divided
milk-strata system in any other than
the De Laval separators. Other fairly
well made centrifugal separators are as
gas to candle and save $3.- to $5.- per
cow per year compared with setting
methods. The De Laval machines are
as electricity to gas compared with other
separators and save $3.- to 15.- per cow
per year over such other machines, and
$5.- to $10.- over gravity processes.
A new 1899 De Laval catalogue, to be had
for the asking, tells the whole story.
The De Laval Separator Co.
NEW ENGLAND AGENTS:
Moseley & Stoddard Mfg. Co
RUTLAND, VT.
GENERAL OFFICES :
74 CORTLANDT STREET,,
NEW YORK.
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A CABINET FOR FRANCE.
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Wnldeck-RooHHean Sncceeds
the Second Trial.
PARIS, June 23. President Loubet
received M. Waldeck-Housseiui and M.
1 elcasse nt the Klysee yesterday. M
aldeck-Kousseau for the second time
accepted the commission to form a mill
istry.
He announced later in the day that he
had succeeded. The composition of his
cabinet is as follows:
1 resident of the council and minister
if the interior, M. Wnldeek-Kousseau;
minister of justice, M. Mollis; minister of
ireign alTairs, M. lleleusse; minister of
war. General the Marquis de Gallifet;
minister of marine, M.,de Lanissnn: min
ister of colonies, M. Decrnis; minister of
ciiiiunerce, M. Millerand; minister of
public works, M. Pierre Baudeu; minis
ter of public instruction, M. Georges
I.eygues; minister of agriculture, M.
Jean Kupuy; minister of finance, M.
Cuilleux.
Mr.. Barrow Get. Long Term.
NEW YOUK, June 27. Mrs. Addie
Burrow, the wife of George Beauregard
Barrow, was arraigned yesterday in the
criminal branch of the supreme court be
fore Justice Werner on the charge of kid
naping baby' Marion Clark. The woman
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 12
years and 10 months in Auburn prison.
Detractive Fire In Toledo.
TOLEDO. June 27. Fire yesterday
entirely destroyed the Michigan Central
freighthouse, partially destroyed the Cin
cinnati, Hamilton and Dayton freight
house and burned UK) loaded cars, the ag
gregate loss amounting to over $.'00,HK),
a very small part of which is covered by
insurance.
Comptroller Dane. Hrtorna.
WASHINGTON, June 27. Mr.
Dawes, the comptroller of the currency,
has returned to the city after a month'
trip to the northwest.
The President'. Hrtorn.
ADAMS, Mass., June 27. President
McKinley and party left for Washington
hortlv before 8 o'clock last night.
Volkrnfld Votes War Snppllpn.
BLOEMFONTEIN, Orange Free
State, June 24. The volksraad of the
Orange Free State has voted 0,870 for
the increase of artillery, tents and other
military supplies. A resolution was adopt
ed directing the government to adopt the
Mauser rille as the national weapon. A
proposal to vote 22,500 for ammunition
was discussed, but the debate was ad
journed. Trade with Cape Town and Jo
hnmiesborg is nt a comparative stand
still. The Germans who are in sympathy
with the Transvaal are holding meetings,
at which they adopt resolutions request
ing Germany to intercede in behulf of
Pretoria.
French Con.nlate Burned In China.
LONDON, June 27. The Hongkong
correspondent of The Daily Mail tele
gruphs as follows: "Antiforeign disturb
ances have just occurred in Meng-Tzn,
province of . Yunnan, where the resi
dences of the customs staff and the
French consulate have been burned by an
armed mob. The foreigners effected their
escape."
Reception to Roonevelt hr Mexican..
LAS VEGAS. N. M., June 27. One of
the most interesting and unique features
of the Hough Kiders' reunion was a re
ception' tendered to Governor Roosevelt
at the Hotel Castaneda by the Mexican
people of the territory just before his de
parture. The most influential and Idl
ing people called upon the noted New
Yorker.
MrDnfflr Make, a Fiat Mile.
NEW BEDFORD. Mass.. June 22.
While in prmtice behind a motor cycle
yesterday Eddie McDuttie rode a mile in
1:27, the fastest mile yet made on a bicy-c.e.
FACTS.
N THE FIRST PLACE THE HACKNEY ENDOWED THE TROTTER WITH THE ABILI
TY TO TROT
The Kent mare, the dam of Hambletonian 10, was by Jary's Bellfounder, a registered hackney
stallion. Humbletonian's sire, Abdullah, was mostly of thoroughbred blood, with inconspicuous
trotting ability. Imported Messenger was by Mamririno, whose great grand si re was Blaze, and
maze is tne most respeciea 01 an me nacnney lawiers.
Where we see hackney conformation and action in the trotter to-dav. enabliner him to win in
heavy leather, it comes Irom the original hackney blood, not from the thoroughbred. That famous
old hackney ma; e Phenomena, years before the first American trotter was foaled, trotted 17 miles in
53 minutes on a country road with a man on her back, and at the age of 23 she trotted nine miles in
2S minutes and 30 seconds. There are dozens of equal record at the end of the last century and the
first of this. A lony list will be f urni.-ht d on application.
It is well known that trotting races under saddle were a favorite pastime in Kn gland for a great
manv vears. 1 his was when the trotting instinct was beinir iostered and increased hv selection
and htrediiy; This trotting instinct did not come down from imt of the skies when little Hambleton.
ian was droppt d. We have to thank those sagacious English breeders for almost every valuable
bred of livestock we possess to day. We have to thank them for ou selves; there is no pure Ameri
can horse but the bronco, a d no pure American man but the Indian. Of recent years we have again
trone to England and brought over some more hackneys. Why? B cause the descendants of the first
importation have been carefullv selected and bred on speed lines only. Now there is a demand for
the original type, arid we natunlly turn to the original source.
We have "some four or five million trotters in this countrv, and among" them we find here and
there some that have clung to the old contormation, in spite of the efforts of our breeders to make them
friab. sided, goose-rumped and long-leggeil. Those that have harked back to the hackney are our
carriage horse of to day. There is no doubt that we can raise harnes horses from the trotting fami.
ilies ; we can depend o"n getting at least one out of every fiveor six hundred colts. It is a little slow,
it is true, but some people prefer anvt ing to accepting something that is English. These peo
ple ought to betin on the Indian pony as a foundation, and build up a real American horse. Every
pleasure horse we have. aui most of the others, ruve their origin to England, and it is no more unpat
riotic to go there now for what we need than it wa one hundrtd years ago.
The breeding of any kind of horse is slow an not an easy, task. With the very best materials, we
may succeed, but without them failure is certain A man who experiments in horse breeding finds
that human life is all too short to work it out, toi nothing of the pocket book. The hackney as a
breed is the tvpe of the heavv harness horse to-d.iy ;gf he is not, what breed is nearer to it? We await
an answer. A trotting. bred ho-se that wins in h-:tv leather does so because he looks like a hackney
and he acts like a hackney. Now then take a hac.'tney horse and breed him to trotting mares of hack
ney conformation, and you have the best chance possible of success. That is our interest in the
hackney.
JIarnees 'horses last year increased in value 25 per cent; this year they will increase 50 per cent;
and then the fun will bein in earnest Happy is the farmer whohas a goodly bunchof hackney-bred
colts maturing, and he who has not cannot beyin sooner than now, ,
'Matchless of Londesboro"
IS NOV AT I
SOUTH NEWBURY, VERMONT.
A horse of his size and to bst'4 1 rt.T"aff8-fagh action Is fust what is needed to cross
on our Vermont mares.
SERVICE FEE ONLY $20.00
We will also hire a few selected rrares, making; no charge for
service, and take the colt at maturity at a fair price.
For further information address,
GLENDOWER STOCK FARM,
So. Newbury, Vt.
JAMES WARBECK. .... STUD GROOM.
0
Best Concord
Buggy
MADE FOR
65.00
0
Numerous tet InioninU of
the nbove fnct are -nidly
cured and we mt-iitinu 'here
two of the many.
Horace Renfhew of Bradford,
says :
'I have uFed one of vour open
Concord bup)firs ,or ,ne Paft '5
yeitra. It has had hard usare and
is in excelent condition today. $50
would not buy it. Would rahtr
have it no than any two of the
lactory made wagons."
Ejflf you want a wagon that will give
you full value for money expended, a wagon
that will stand years of rough usage, and costs
you little or nothing for repairs call at my fac
tory at the south end of Main St.
JTOur wagons have been leaders here
for over twenty years and stand on their merits.
EVERY PA T GUARANTEED.
Speaking c! Farm Wagons.
K. C. Martin of Fairlee, says:
"For 17 vea'S have friven the farm
waton purchased of ou a most thorough
test and cannot sav too much in praise of
it. Kepairs on it Save not exceeded 75 cts.
and the waon is apparent')' as Kd as
ever."
My wagons are all custom made
of the best g-ade of stock and the
workmanship is the experience of 26
years, in the business.
mmmm
C. C. BAGLEY, Manufacturer,
BRADFORD, - VERMONT.
Dewey's Boyhood.
George Dewey, Admiral of the United
States Javy and idol of his country, was
probably the most widely known boy of
the century. Not a day passes but a hun
dred or more men come reluctantly to
the front, and.witn modesty and hesitant
demeaaor. admit that they went to
school with Dewey. Those who did not
go to school with him lived next door to
him. Do these men realize how they are
taxing the elasticity of the State of Ver
mont A state has certain metes and
bounds, and is not like a rbber overshoe.
You can sometimes squeeze a number 9
foot into a number 6 overshoe, but you
cannot put ten thousand men into space
sufficient for only five thousand, because
they are not telescopes or pie plates. By
the way, the tin pie plate is a most re
markably scientific anomaly. Take a
dozen tin pie plates all the same size, and
you can put one into the other, and the
one on top remains no, larger and no
smaller than the one on the bottom. This
is a Droblem. that has lonir nuzzled the
best paid savants or the country. That
is the way it is about Georee Dewev's
schoolboy friends and college chums.
Either Vermont was much larger when
Dewey was a boy, or men and boys took
up much less room than they do now.
l'erhaps Vermont has shrunk so gradual
ly since then that no one has noticed it.
good geographer could make a hit tiy dis
covering this fact and writing about it
for the magazines.
There is not a town in the country so
mean and small and despised that it has
not its share ot Dewev's schoolmates. It
is a well-known fact that the school Dew
ey patronized was the largest in the
world. There exists no phetograph of the
scaoolhouse, but a trustworthy architect,
who is greatly interested in the matter,
has reconstructed the school, basing his
calculations upon the number of men
who, as boys, occupied the room right
next to Dewev's. He has made a sketch
of the building, based on these figures. It
is fourteen stories hign. mo feet long Dy
175 feet wide. It is estimated that Dew
ey occupied at the same time 1,052 rooms
to accommodate the boys who roomed
next to him, forseeing thatsoine day he
would be a great man. Besides this Dew
ey occupied 5,;j'23 rooms wilh room mates
who have since blushingly admitted the
fact. It is said that Dewey became fam
ous that he might not disappoint tne
friends of his boyhood, who nau so laoo
riously and at great expense prepared
themselves to have been his schoolmates
when they grew old. This is a valuable
lesson for all boys to remember; be great,
and vou will alvravs Lave olentv of school
mates. There is no such spur to future
ereatness as to go to a large school where
you are bound to have a great many com-
nanions. And another thins: to remem
ber is, always do a great many things
that will serve for future anecdotes, me
bov who does not do anecdotal things can
never expect to be a successfully great
man. Tt. was lareelv due to his anecdote
that Dewey sank the Spanish Meet in Ma
nila liiy. When he stood on xne Diuige
of the Olvmuia he said to himselt:
"Steadv. Geortre. there are all those an
ecdotes behind you. Do not forget that
you had schoolmates." ,1 hen, aided by
the war correspondents, he went in and
won the fight before and after breakfast,
thus showing that he remembered his
youthful training and lis commendable
habit of preparing anepilotes as he went
along.
When a man becomes great enterpris
ing editors, know ing that he has prepared
a large number of anecdotes in his'youth
and distributed them around ampng his
family and schoolmates, send but and
gather them in. Jr happens very often
t hat they do not have to send out. One
by one the men to whom the anecdotes
were intrusted remember their responsi
bility and bring them in to the editor.
Sometimes the anecdotes get into circu
lation by the rawmg out ot an old
schoolmate wha he drops into the store
of an evening. ftVhen he sits nstradle of
the sugar barfVA and ts evp-rated
peaches he can giadually be persuaded to
confess that lie w?nt to school with Dew
ey at Montpelier " Pomfret or Chitten
den or Johnson orltutland or Northrield
or Bellows Falls, vlierever he happened
to be from. A great many are discovered
in that way. .Sometimes the wife of a
schoolmate writes hit husband's reminis
cences of Dewey andsends them to "Ihe
Ladies' Own Conipaidoii."
Vermont used to live a remarkable
population. Of late ytars it. has myster
iously fallen off. and tie reasn has only
recently been suspectet.. Dewey's school
mai es have moved out vest. The density
of the population in Vernont is now onlv
Wi.4 to the square mile, and thereis plenty
of room to breathe. Before Dewev's
schoolmates moved away it used to be like
a crowd in front of a newspaper otlice on
the night of a prize fight.
"Yes," said Kleazer I'olk, "I remember
George well I always call him George,
you know. I eot a letter from him not
long auo, written just twenty-eight min
utes before he went into action at Vanil
)y. I'd show yon t he letter, but my wife
lent it to the neighbors and ;t got passed
around until it was wore out and never
come back. I mind George well. I used
to room next to him when he went to
school at I'addlebury. He was not much
for style in them days. He knew he was
going to be admiral some day and used to
dress the part. He was a small, peckled
bov with yellow hair and used to make up
to the gals right smart. The .rals all liked
him, too, because they knew he was going
to be a great man some day. My, but he
was fullof pranks, was fieorge ' 1 always
call him George. My, mv ! I mind once
he played a trick on teacher. One night
he carried a cow up into the belfry of the
school and tied her with the bell-rope and
she rung the bell all night and made the
folks think there was a ghost up there so
that thev dassen't go near the school ui -til
morning. Oracious me, but (Jeorge
was a ereat bov ! Hut he was a timid boy
and wouldn't fight, that's why I'm so sur
prised that he tit them Spaniards so hard
at. Vanillv Bay. I alwayscall him ieorge
I lust, can't help it. My, but I'd like to
see George right this minu'e. Mr. I'olfc
now lives at Stotenburg, Ind. Hisvalua
ble addition to Deweyiana will appear in
book form later.
"lieoree Dewev! Did I know George?
Well. I reckon 1 did," said Laburnum Ti
tus of Crooked Creek, Kan. "When I
knew him I roomed next door to him at
the Bellows Falls Academy. He was a
short fellow, with black hair, and he could
fight like the devil. 1 mind once a big
fellow from Roebottom Corners stepped
on George's foot and told him he was no
sailor. (Tcorge was mighty proud in them
days. He says to me: jusi watcn me,
and don't forget what I do. It 11 come
hanrlv Honiedav.' With that he iumDed
onto the bigfellow and whipped him clean
and fair, and I ain't ever forgot it. That
nnon we nut red nenner on the stove in
school, and you'd a-died laughing at the
way everybody sneezed. Oeorge was the
one that nut the pepper on the stove, for
1 seen him doit. n. I couia bit, nere au
nieht and tell you of the comical things
George used to do."
ISome f the most interesting anecdotes,
howevr, come from Admiral Dewey's
nurses when he was a child. Of these
there are a sufficient number to fully es
tablish the fact that Ueorge was certainly
a remarkable child, for no one child ex
cept a remarkable child would require so
many nurses. Following is an anecdote
related of his childhood as told by his foi
mer nurse, Mrs. Martha Snively, of Kose
berry Olen, Vt , to a writer for "The
Young Ladies' Journal and Fashion
Guide."
"Yes, I knew Georgia," said Mm.Snive
I.v, who is a motherlv and kind-lfearted
lady, living on a small farm with her third
husband. "I knew Georgie when he was
four years old. Law, we all knew he was
going to flow up to be a great man. One
dar lie came running to me and said:
'Martha, why does a mouse that it spins '.'
'Good land, child,' I replied, 'I don't know
what makes you ask such a question ?'
'Because,' said he, 'the higher tne fewer.'
Now wasn't that cute? One day he was
playing George Washington and he sat in
a washtub out in the back yard and pre
tending to paddle across the Delaware
with a broom. This showed that some
day he was going to be a sailor, but law
me, we never thought he would sink all
those Dago ships at Maniller the way he
did. Not one of us suspected that. But
that was a way he had. lie never told be
forehand what he was g ing to do."
There are a number of equally remark
able reminiscences gathered from Mrs.
Snively, but they will not appear serially
being reserved for more dignified publica
tion in book form.
When Admiral Dewey returns to Amer
ica he will be surprised to know how many
persons he went to school with and the
number of anecdotes he created in his
youth. Kansas City Star.
W.CT.U.
The fourteenth annual convention ef
the Orange County Woman's Christian
Temperance Union was held in East
Corinth June 20 and 21. The executive
meeting was called to order at 1.30.
Opened with prayer. Time was occu
pied in suggestions for better work dur
ing the coming year. Convention was
called to order at 2.15 by the President,
Mrs. Susie E. Morrow. Greetings were
offered by Mrs. Emerson, also by Rev. E.
W. Hatch, followed by a response by the
President. Committees were then chosen,
minutes of last convention read and
adopted. An excellent paper on "The
Mother's duty to the home." was read by
Mrs. L. J. Darling of Newbury.
The afternoon session closed with a
memorial service, the East Corinth Un
ion having lost two members, the Ran
dolph Union one and the Chelsea Union
one. This service was conducted by
Mrs. Ida H. Read, State president, and
consisted of bible reading, solo by Mrs.
Credeford and a few words of tribute to
those who have gone before.
The evening praise service was led by
Rev. Mr. Hatch. Mrs. Read spoke a
few words to the convention and the ad
dress of the eventng was by Mr. Howard
J. Chidley, representing the work of the
Anti-Saloon League.
Wednesday morning the executive
meeting was called to order at 8.15 and
listened to the report of the Nominating
Committee. The convention opened its
morning service with a devotional meet
ing led by Mrs. E. B. Brown. The roll
call showed five of the six Unions repre
sented. The report of the treasurer was
read and adopted, also that of the Execu
tive Committee and the Committee on
Resolutions. The reports of depart
ments and methods of work were listen
ed to with interest. An essay by Miss
Carrie Clark, music and noontide prayer
were the closing features of this most
helpful convention.
Officers for the coming year : Honor
ary president, Mrs. E. L. Corwin ; presi
dent, Mrs. Lucia J. Darling; secretary,
Mrs. Lydia Brown ; treasurer, Mr6. E. L.
Corwin ; first vice-president, Mrs. Ella B.
Credeford ; second vice-president, Mrs.
E. D. Taggart.
The report of the Committee on Reso
lutions was as follows :
Whereas, The Woman's Christian
Temperance Union of Orange County
would recognize that the hand of our
Heavenly hather has led us and that it is
only through Him that we can hope for
success.
HesolveU. That we will pray more
earnestly for His help and guidance
through the coming year and that our
members may be so strengthened that
better work may be done during the com
ing year.
W'hekeas, God in His providence has
removed four of our menbers during the
past year.
Resolved, That, recognizing the great
loss sustained by the Unions, we extend
to those Unions thus bereaved, and to the
families of these dear ones, our christian
love and sympathy. Appreciating their
devotion and zeal in the work, we pray
that their mantle may fall upon us who
remain, that we may be euabieu to uo
better work in the future.
Jieanlved, That we realize the impor
tance of the work ot the temperance
llnsTiital. and that we will inform our
selves and aim to spread the knowledge
of non-alcoholic remedies in the commu
nity at larije.
liexulrvi, That, to show our loyaltv to
the cause, the white ribbon should be
worn by all members of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union.
Hexolved, That we do deeply deplore
the descration of the Sabbath by the
selling and reading of Sunday news-papers,
and the growing tendency to make
the Sabbath a day for picnics, excursions
and pleasute bicycle riding, thereby
keeping many from public worship ami
Sabbath school and that we will by our
example and teaching discourage these
evils.
Rexolved, That we continue our efforts
to have scientific temperance instruction
in all our schools, and that we make
special effort to teach the children the
evils resulting from the use of tobacco in
any and every form.
ficKiilved, That, we do heartily co-operate
with the Anti-Saloon League in the
enforcement of our prohibitory law.
Reisiilved, That we extend to the Union
at East Corinth our appreciation of the
loyal spirit in which they rallied to enter
tain this convention, for the warm and
hearty welcome with which we were re
ceived, for the generous and royal hospi
tality extended to us. We thank the
Union church society for the use of their
church and the committee for the taste
ful decorations. We extend hearty
thanks to all who have in any way assist
ed to make this convention a pleasure
and a success. e. it. c.
Wells Kiver, Vt., June 20, 1899.
Resolutions Adopted by L, A. S.
Resolutions adopted by Vermont
Division Ladies Aid societies of the
Sons of Veterans, U S. A.
We your Committee on Resolutions
beg to submit the following:
Resolved, That the thanks of members
of the ninth annual encampment of the
L. A. S of Vermont division, S. of V., be
and are hereby extended to our Division
President, Mrs. Gertrude Atkins, for her
faithful work for the Division, assuring
her of our appreciation.
Resoli-ed, That the thanks of this 'En
campment are extended to our brothers
of the Vermont Division, S. of V. for the
kinkness and courtesy they have shown
us.
Pruoh'ed, That the thanks of the En
campment are hereby tendered to com- '
rides of the G. A. R.. and ladies of tke
W. K. C. for the interest they have mani
fested in our convention.
Reohvl. That we extend to Hotel
Low our thanks for the care for our com
fort shown during this Encampment.
Ron lved. That the thanks of the En
campment be extended to all railroads
which have given reduced rates to mem
bers. Rennlveil. That our sincere thanks be
extended to all publications in the L'nited
States which have devoted space to the
work of the S. of V. and their L. A. Ss.,
especially to the publication of Vermont
whose interest we have greatly appre
ciated.
Respectfully in F. C. and K,
Mrs. Maky Wilson. )
Mrs. Jn.iA Whitnkv, Com.
Mrs. Jennie Ci xmxgham, j