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dered little lady was soon tucked into the
roomy old buggy, surrounded with pillows,
and carefully driven home by Maud, while
Rob followed on foot.
Then what a delight it was to find her
self in a large airy room, fragrant with
Mays flowers. After Sue had given her a
cup of hot BROTH and after darkening the
room, had left her alone, how could she
help dropping into the sleep she so much
needed?
Down stairs Sue was saying: "Pm her
firm friend for life. She said, as all
mothers old friends do, You look just as
your mother did when she was young but
she is the first one who has failed to add:
only you are not nearly so pretty. So for
sparing me that, she will have the best the
| pantry Affords"
During the days that followed, the young
hostesses did all in their power for their
guests comfort and pleasure, Mays self
appointed duty being to lay blossom by
her plate before the tray was sent upstairs
And the boys, Maud said behaved beauti-
fully. They not only carried the tray, but
| frequently did what they called girls
work" in order to give their sisters time
for rest or a short drive. In the evenings,
Miss Munroe, contrary to their gloomy eX-
pectation, liked to have them all sing on
the veranda, insisting that she could enjoy
the music better when she was entirely
alone. So rollicking college songs, inter-
! spersed with the sweet, pensive strains of
| the old songs their mother loved, rose to
| the windows above, and recalled to the
listener the long ago days when she, too,
was young and gay. Sometimes she talked
of those days, and once she told of the long
years spent in caring for her invalid father,
and how lonely she had been since his
death. And when the gentle little lady
could sit out, watching their games of
tennis, the terms of which were a profound
mystery to her and had a rather profane
sound, her evident enjoyment of their
youth and good spirits gave each of her
friends an underlined feeling that it was a
good thing they had not yielded to their
first selfish impulse.
Two weeks of rest and comfort found
Miss Munroe with recovered strength and
entirely free from pain. When the time
came for her to say goodbye, she said, with
tears in her eyes: 81 can never tell you
how much good you have done me- If you
are ever sick and alone yourselves, perhaps
you will understand. Susie looks like
your mother, but you have all shown hei
lovely, unselfish spirit"
A few weeks later Agnes, who was read
ing letter from their mother, said: Ulster
to this: Il have just received letter from
Miss Munroe, telling of your kindness tC
her She says have children to be PROUD
of. am proud and very thankful thai
my children are showing such spirit o.
helpfulness. l am sure that you will b.
happier all the summer for the time you
gave up so cheerfully.'"
"Thats So" Tom said, emphatically
eve have had fine time"
"And if we had not" Maud added
that praise from mother is worth it ALL"
N. Y. ObSerrer.
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Gen. Miles's Poker story.

1t was time when stakes were high,
and it happened in the spring of 1865 on
the day when the rebels were in full re-
treat from Richmond toward Danville.
That day We overhauled and captured a
Confederate wagon train, and found, greatly
to the delight of the boys, that several of
the wagons were loaded with Confederate
bonds and counterfeit bonds, and Confed-
crate money in transit from the Confeder-
ate treasury department in Richmond to
wherever the government now on wheels,
might make its last stand. The soldiers
simply helped themselves to tn, bonds and
the money, and the officers did not care to
deprive them of the spoils to which they
were richly entitled. At night we knocked
off work for supper and few hours of rest
and sleep. had occasion to ride along
the line, and found, greatly to my amuse-
ment, poker game going on around al
most every camp fire. Stopping to watch
one of he games, this is what heard:
"How much is the ante?'
ga thousand dollars"
"And how much to flu"
give thousand"
"Well, here goes. raise it ten thous-
and
Good; see you and go you ten thous-
and better. Twenty-Five thousand to draw
cards.
Then cards were drawn, and presently a
bet was made of fifty thousand Some one
went a hundred thousand dollars better,
but was ruled down. Fifty thousand was
the limit. However, there was five hun
dred thousand dollars in the pot when it
was hauled down by the winner, who had
three treys and pair of jacks. | eX-
pressed my surprise at the size of the game,
and told the boys that they had better go
slow or their funds would run out.
"Never fear, General" replied one of
them, "We will keep within our means.
You ought to have been here just now.
Why, we had a jack pot of 81 ,2OO, OOO' -
81 think you will agree with me-" con-
tinued Gen. Miles, that no bigger poker
game than this was ever played, and for
my part | am sure that Confederate money
never served better purpose than to amuse
those Union soldiers in that resting hour
in that most wearing of brief campaigns"
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Railroad. West of the Mississippi.

How many of us realize that of the l61,-
600 miles of railroad in the United States
in 1889, II, 900 miles, or nearly one-half,
are west of the Mississippi, and that of this
II 40 miles are west of the Rocky mount
aims? The railroad building of the East
has been of steady growth, but that of the
West has leaped into existence almost
within a decade. The pony express
and the ''prarie schooner of Seward s
day have given place to six great
transcontinental lines of railway, which
penetrate from the East to the Pacific
coast, all of them constructed since 1869.
The railroad building of the East is COM
paratively at standstil, but it is contin-
uing in the West on a scale which will
soon give it preponderance. Already
California stands third on the list of val
lie per capita of railroad property, owning
Sal per capita, being surpassed only by
Rhode Island and Massachusetts, and being
followed by New York with S549 per cap
ita, Ohio with S433 and Virginia with
SPAS, those states being the highest in
their respective sections. California alone
mined one-third of the gold product of the
United States in 1898. During the ten
years from 1884 to 1894, the shipping own
ed in the Atlantic and Gulf states decreas-
ed 40 in number and l35, 900 in tonnage.
During the same period the shipping owned
on the Pacific coast increased from l22l with
tonnage of 334 500 in 1854, to 1920 and a
tonnage of 456,3j9 in 1894, an increase in
number of 400, and in tonnage of l2l, 800.
NORTH american Rerieu.
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BOSTON 9 MAINE RAILROAD.

ON and after July /, 1895. trains on this road
~ VIII leave Brattleboro for all points north al
9;25 and ll:l0 A. NJ, 2:23, 545 and 1910 pm.
Junction. '''
The lllO A. NJ. train is nail train for Montpelier
81. Adams, Rutland, Burlington, Montreal and
the Passumpsic road
The 2:s3 ?, Nj. train is the White Mountain ex.
press.
The 5:45 p. NJ. train is mail train for White River
Junction and Rutland.
q, The 1910 p NJ. train is express for Montreal,
sherbrook and Quebec with sleeping cars at.
treal only.
- Going south trains arrive in Brattleboro from
Fellows Falls and points north at 5:Sl A. M might
express) 9:25 A. NJ, (maiD, 2;23P M, (maiD 1887
p NJ (Montreal and New York day express)
All trains make close connections with Boston
Albany road both east and west of Springfield
d. j. FLANDERS, Gen'l Pass'gr Ag't
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Railroads.
CENTRAL VERMONT RAILROAD
New London Division.

GOING SOUTH.
Trains leave Brattleboro as follows:
5:3l =. NJ, for Springfield and New York
$3.50 A. M for Mlllers Falls Palmer and New Lon
don. Connecting at Millers Falls with rltcn.
burg r. r., at Palmer with Boston e Albany
X. R., at Wimantic with n. f. & n E. r. r.
at New London with n V, n. II. & H r. r.
and steamer Block Island for Mystic Island
Watch Hill and Block Island
9:25 A. ~ for Springfield and New York
lO:25 A. NJ, for Mers Falls and stations on Fitch
burg r. R., Palmer and stations on Boston &
Albany K. R., and for New London
:45 p. NJ, White Mountain express.
goo p. NJ, mail train for Springfield.
4;S5 P NJ, for Nillers Falls and stations on Fitch
6urg H. H., Palmer and New London and New
York via Norwich Line.
4:S7 P. NJ. for Springfield and New York.
GOING NORTH.
Trains arrive at Bratteboro as follows:
300 A. NJ from Springfield.
lO:2O A: M, from New York via Norwich Line New
London, Palmer and Miers Falls.
Hos A. NJ, from Springfield.
1908 P. NJ, from New London, Palmer and NIillers
Falls.
2:2O p. NJ, White Mountain express
5:4O p. NJ from New York and Springfield
$3.50 p. NJ. from New London, Palmer and Miller
Falls. This train connects at New London with
steamer Block Island from Mystic Island
Watch Hill and Block Island
lO:O6 p. NJ, from New York and Springfield
d. MACKENZIE Supt., New London
s. w, CUMMINGS, G. p. A, st. Adams
j, A. SOUTHARD, d. p. A.. New London,
New London, Conn.,, June 80, 1895.
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C,TATE OF vERMONr. Mainland 81

- The Probate Court for Said District
To all persons interested in the estate of OTIS
Il: WHEELER, late of Nottingham in said Dis
trct deceased, Greeting
Whereas \. a. Butterfeld. Executor of the
last will OF OTIS B. Wheeler, late of Whiting
ham, in said district deceased, has filed his
petition in this court setting forth that the
sale of the whole of the real estate of said de-
ceased will be beneficial and advantageous to
the devisees and all persons interested therein.
and praying for license to sell the same and al
the same time filed in this court what purports to
be the consent in writing of all the devisees resid-
in this state to such sale. Whereupon II is
ordered that the same be heard at the session of
said court to be held at the Probate ONCE in
Brattleboro, on the last Saturday of July, 1895,
when aud where you may be heard in the prem
ises if YOU see cause.
p r W STODDARD Ragistar
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get into his coat. On the pedestal are the
following stirring lines by Emerson:

get l0IO MS COdJ' vi Jlt ptutSJdl bilo
following stirring lines by Emerson:
BY the rude bridge that arched the Hood,
Their flag = Aprls breeze unfured;
Here once the ernhatted farmers stood,
And fired the shot heard round the world.
Behind the statue, the Concord river plac-
idly rolls beneath the modern successor of
the historic bridge, over which if the Brit
ish troops had succeeded in passing, per
haps some of the most ringing pages of
modern history would never have been
written. Up to this point we had been
well, victorious, if the burning of few
stores and the explosion of magazine or
two i'm the face of raw leves beside whom
the worst trained militia regiment may
pose as veteran troops, can be called vic
tory. But the retreat from Concord bridge,
which gradually became flight, changed
the victory into defeat; and it is to the
moral effect produced upon despairing but
defiant men by the consciousness thus
aroused that they could hold their own
with disciplined soldiers that are owing
the tremendous events which followed.
We are irresistibly rooted to the spot on
this wild, weird winter afternoon, which,
with almost British eccentrcty, has sue
ceeded to the fair bright morning. There
is not sign or sound of human life around
this little corner of the old Bay state which
is so associated with human passions and
human wantonness. Come here during
summertime, and the romance is ruthless
ly dispelled by the shrill laughter of Boston
girls and the puritanical twang of Boston
young men, with whom Concord bridge is
favorite picnickng resort; whilst the
halo we'd soil around is Uttered with sand
wich papers and broken bottles. We pre-
for IN IL tp6ar its prpspuf asDpct
Then, from the survey of monument,
bridge, river and silent wintry scenery, we
turn to the spot which appeals most direct
ly of all to the feelings of the British Wis
itor. In the wall which divides the road
from the Old Manse domain, rude wall
of uncemented stones such as one sees in
Northumberland, is one big slab of gran
lite, upon which is inscribed
Grave Of British Soldiers.
Some reverent hand has enclosed the
grave, marked now but by two stones,
with posts and chain; and within this mar
row area are two sturdy aight-stemmed
pines, which shed their fragrant fruit on
the nameless graves below; and as the wind
means through their branches, we seem to
hear the words of Russell Lowell whisper
ed as kind of dirge:
These men were brave enough and true
To the hired soldiers bulldog creed:
What brought them here they never knew,
They fought as suits the English breed;
They came three thousand miles and died,
To keep the Past upon its throne;
Unheard beyond the Ocean tide
Their English mother made their moan.
And so, with rather saddened thoughts,
We retrace our steps along this famous old
road into Concord town.-ChdnberS'S
| ,IOuruuI
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MISCELLANY.


This ivory casket, jewel set,
That grandma cherished to the last,
In satin, sweet with mignonette,
Contains the treasures of the past.
She was famous belle when young
For she herself has told me So
And when her wedding chimes were rung
Full many heart was wrung with woe.
l lift the lid and scan them Ger
Dear souvenirs with reverent gaze;
1t is like opening the door
OF grandma's heart in other days.
If each could tell its own sweet tale,
But all are silent now as she.
And darkness shrouds the narrow vale
'Twixt memory and mystery.
Here is the chain that round her throat
Was fastened at the Kings command;
Here is the letter grandpa wrote
When he besought her for her hand;
Here is the locket, pierced, that CHANGED
To save him from a British gun.
And here a glove worn when she danced
The minuet with Washington
know no more; only know
She loved each one as some old friend,
And that, because she willtd il so,
too, shall guard them to the end.
She gave no gold to mine or me,
But left instead heavy debt
OF love that keeps her memory
AS fragrant as the mignonette.
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The NIIcrobe Fiend.

o these doctors Yes, these doctors
Make me weary day by day
With their everlasting warnings
That they swear we must obey.
All, microbia microbia
Thou art thing of fame;
But what crimes are now committed
In thy inoifensive name!
With his microscope the health fiend
With most scientific care,
Goes a-gunning for bacteria
And finds them everywhere.
Yes, he bags them in the horse car,
In the foyer and saloon;
The free lunches he calls deadly
As corking day in June"
In the corner soda fountain,
In the keg of fOamy beer,
On the very nimble nickels
That buy thirsty souls cheer;
In our hats and shoes and pockets
He finds snakes and bugs and things
That, when magnified, are monsters
with ten thousand legs and wings.
o these doctors Yes these doctors.
Is it then fact most true
That, with all these warnings, men live
Longer than they used to dOy
Nay Our ancestors lived longer
In their ignorance sublime,
While these bowling health fiends scare us
Half to death before our time.
-NeiU York World
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OOMNIIsSIONER,s NnrICE-

y ESTATE OF WALES r. FAREWELL.
The undersigned having been appointed by the
Honora BILE Probate Court for the district of West
minister, commissioners, to receive, examine and
adjust al claims and demands of all persons
against the estate of Wales r. Farwell late of
Townshend, in said district, deceased and all
claims exhibited in offset thereto hereby give
notice that we will meet for the purpose afore-
said at the store of Barber Bros in fownshend
on the 9TH day of August and the Goth day of
November, next, from O'Clock until O'Clock
P. NJ, each of said days, and that six months from
the sixth day of July, A. D., 1895, is the time
limited by said court for said creditors to present
their claims 70 us for examination and allowance
10 GHAS R0BBINs' Commissioners
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OF VERMONT, Marlboro. IS.

- By the Probate Court for said District
To all persons interested in the estate of
ESTHER L. GALLUP, late of Halifax in said
District, deceased. Greeting.
Whereas, Mary L. Libby, administrator upon
the estate of Esther L. Gallup, late of Halifax in
SAID District, deceased, has filed her petition in
this Court setting forth that the sale of the whole
of the real estate of said deceased will be bene-
fetal to the heirs and all persons interested
therein, and praying for license to sell the same
and at the same time filed in this Court what pur-
ports TO be the consent in writing of all the heirs
residing in this state to such sale Whereupon il
is ordered that the same be heard at the session
OF said Court. TO be held at the Probate Office in
Brattleboro, on the last Saturday of july A. D.
1898, when and where you may be heard in the
premises, if you cause.
y F. w STODDARD Rayistar
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C,TATE OF vERMoNT. Marlhoro ss

~ By the PROBATE Court Tor said District
To all persons Interested in the estate of PHOEBE
AkELEl, late Of Bratteboro, in said district,
deceased, Greeting
You are hereby notified that this court will de-
eide upon the allowance of the account of L. X.
Fuller, Executor of the last will of said de
ceased, and decree distribution thereof to the
persons entitled thereto at the session thereof to
be held at the Probate ONCE in Brattleboro, in
said district, on the last Saturday Of July. A. d.
1888, when and where you may be heard in
the premises, if you see cause.
y +. w. STDDDARD Rapistar
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~ The Probate Court for Said District
Toall persons interested in the estate of OSCAR
?. TORREf, late of Jamaica, in said district,
deceased, Greeting.
Whereas, j. @ Shumway, administrator upon
the estate of Oscar r. Torrey, late of Jamaica.
IN said district, deceased, has filed his petition
IN TINS court, setting forth that the sale of the
whole OF the real estate of said deceased will be
beneficial TO the heirs and all persons Interested
therein, and praying for license to sell the same
ana at the same time filed in this court what pur-
ports to be the consent in writing of all the heirs
residing in this state TO such sale. Whereupon il
Is ordered that the same be heard at the session
OF sald court to be held at the Probate Office in
Bellows Falls, on the third day of August A. ID
1893 when and where you may be heard In the
premises if you see cause.
20 ZINA II, ALLBEE, Register.
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CTATE OF VERNONT. MarIho-o g

~ By the Probate Court for said District.
To all persons interested in the estate OF
MARY MILLER late of bratteboro, in said
district, deceased, Greeting.
You are hereby notified that this court will d.
eide upon the allowance of The account Of Ira s.
Higgins, administrator upon the estate of Mary
Miller late of Brattleboro, in said district
deceased, and decree distribution thereof to the
persons entitled thereto. at the session thereof
TO be- held at the Probate ONCE in Bratteboro,
in said district, the last Saturday of July
A. D. 1855, when and where you may be heard in
the premises, if you see cause
y E W STODDARD Register
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This is the last time l shall bring
this billr' cried the enraged collector.
"Thanks," replied the impecunious debt
or. "You are so much more considerate
than the other fellow; for he said he was
going to come again. "-AtlOnta Consti-
tuition.
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legal Notices.
l,TATE on NERMoNT. MnrIboro. ss.

y BY the Probate Court for Said District.
To all persons interested in the estate Of CAL
YIN D. SHEPARDSON, late Of Stratton, in said
district deceased. Greeting.
You arr hereby notified that this court will de-
eide upon the application Of Helen f. Shepard
son, widow Of said deceased, for the assignment
to her Of the whole of said estate. at the session
thereof To be held at the Probate Office in Brat
tleboro, on the last Saturday of July, A. D. le95,
when and where you may be heard IN the prem
ises, if you cause 2S
W STOnnARD Rngistnr-
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C,rArE nE XERMnNr. Westminster IS

= By the Probate Court for Said District.
To all persons interested in the estate of OS
CAR =. TOkREN, late of Jamaica, in said dis
trict, deceased. Greeting.
You are hereby notified that this court will de-
eide upon the allowance of the account of J. q.
Subway. administrator upon said estate, and
decree distribution thereof to the pers entitled
at the session thereof TO be held at the hotel of
C. c. Taft. in Townshend. on the seventh day of
August, A. d. 1885, hen and where you may be
heard in the premises il you So. cause.
- ZINA II. ALLBEE, Register.
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OF VERMONT. Marlboro. SIS.

y BY The PROBATE Count Tor Said District
To all persons interested in the estate of JAMES
c. CHANDLER, late of Bratteboro, in said dis
trict, deceased, Greeting
You are hereby notified that this court will de-
eide upon the application of Jennie NJ. Chandler,
widow Of said decreased for an allowance for he
support during the settlement of said estate at
the session thereof to be held at the Probate OF
flee in Bratteboro, on the last Saturday of July
\. d. 1895, when and where you may be heard in
the premises II you see cause. -
r W ST0nnARn RaUistar
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OTATE OE XERMnNT. Mestminster "a

- BY the Probate Court for said District.
To all persons interested in the estate of JOHN
TROMBLN, late Of Jamaica, in said district de-
ceased, Greeting.
You are hereby notified that this court will de-
eide upon the allowance of the account Of J. o.
SUBWAY, Executor upon SAID estate and decree
distribution thereof to the persons entitled. at the
session thereof to be held at the inn Of U c. Taft
in ToTnshend on the seventh day Of August,
lS15. when and where you may be heard in the
premises II you cause.
- ZINA II. ALLBEE. Register
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Al hear that your friend Y has gone
to South America. Was it upon his ply
sician's advice"
B-"No; his lawyers. It'd Bits.
A Maryland mob which three months
ago tried unsuccessfully to lynch prison
er, has just succeeded in carrying out its
intentions. We presume it was due to the
unreasoning passion of the moment.-St.
Louis Globe Democrat.
Down in Kentucky they want to change
tho tifla of up1arta lyar 70 t,unnrt ioia =, -
Euphemy forever! 1t makes life worth
living, and why should it not have ten
dency to rob death of its terrors? -BoSton
Transcript.
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C,TATE OLE XERMONT. Marlboro. ss-

- The Probate Court Tor said District.
To all whom il may concern. Greeting.
Whereas Alonzo Starkey. administrator of the
estate of JAMES c. CHANDLER. late Of Brattle-
bOro said district. deceased, has represented
that:
The amount of debts due from
said deceased is S26000O
The charges of administration
estimated 10000
--S27OO.OO
The value of the personal estate
is 1897
OF which has been or may be as
signed the widow, 10000
- 1897
Balance of debts chargeabe on
the real estate of said deceased S2561 90
Praying for license to sell so much of the real
estate of said deceased, is necessary for the
payment of said debts and charges of administra-
ton. Whereupon it is ordered that the same be
heard at the session of said Court to be held at
the Probate Office in BratteGoro, on the last Sat
urday in July. A. d. 1895. when and where
you may be heard in the premises if you see
cause. y f. W. STODDARD, Register.