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The Mena weekly star., 1896-09-16

l steered her to Q seat under a palm. The light was very dim. A fountain flashed under the electric lamp in the distance.
 '"Tell me all," said.
 That was how l commenced. I saw that she was very pale; and had felt her hand trembling as it rested on my sleeve a minute before. perceived that she faneied I had led her hither to tell her something, and I was anxious to re- assure her. It was 1 who wanted to be told something.
 "All?" said she.
 "All," said l.
 "It was mamma" said she, quite meekly.
 q guessed as much. And that is allq"
 Isn't it enough? You're a man. You know her"
 "She is one of my dearest friends now"
 "Ah-now."
 "Now. I said now. But year ago."
 And month"
 And month. If you hadn't remem- bered the exact date l should probably be at supper just now. A year and a month ago she was my one enemy. She knew that I loved you-yes, a year and a month ago I loved you in a sort of way-not the way do now; and she knew that you loved me-in a sort of way. She commanded you to keep me at dis tance. Your mother is not woman of genius, but upon occasions she can be quite as disagreeable as though she were. She prefers, however, being dis agreeable by deputy. You were her deputy, year ago-and a month."
 Miss Windram got up from beside me and took few steps to the side of the conservatory, up which a splendid rose was clambering. She had had her eyes fixed on spray. Itwould have been out of the reach of most girls, but she was very tall, and she managed to break it off the parent stem.
 The light shone upon the white flesh of her round arms. Surely no living woman had such lovely arms.
 She returned to her seat.
 "Wen?" she said.
 "Then my poor uncle"
 "Poor?" She gave q laugh.
 ''NIy poor rich uncle died, leaving his money to me, and your mother told me that you were to draw me on. I could swear that those were her exact words.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-09-16
4 Largo stone nloc,..

The largest block of stone ever quar- ried is probably the one just obtained at Fourmies, Belgium, by civil engi- neer named Lafitte. This block meas ures about 10,S00 cubic feet, and it's weight is over 7,900,000 pounds, or $500 tons. As it stands now in the quarry this pebble" is worth about S15,o00. After it has been cut up it will repre- sent considerably larger sum, and is sure to furnish work for abont 40 stone cutters for the next three months. It was quarried by means of band saw worked by 20-horse power engine, and was broken from the solid rock by q charge of 112 pounds of powder, which was allowed to drop into the crack made by the saw. It is stated that this block of stone now holds the record, ns far as size and weight are concerned, and will probably continue to hold it for some time to come.-Cbicago Chron- icle
The Mena weekly star., 1896-09-16
(WHICH IS TO FuruRE-oUR FUTURE RosAMuND"

lie steadily refuse to buy the Universe points in the other direction"
 "Oh, it's all very well to try and throw the blame on the public," said Miss Windram, with a shrug, "but is that quite generous of you, MT. Glyn ?"
 "Perhaps it isn't. Was it on account of the book you avoided me so care fuily?"
 "Oh. there were other things. The Geographical society gave you gold medal, didn't they?"
 "They were right there. They couldn't get out of it."
 "I daresay. That may be all very well, but people who get gold medals conferred on them can't expect to be treated as ordinary people,"
 "I suppose you are right. But do they want to be treated as ordinary people?"
 That's quite side issue. I decline to discuss it."
 And that's all?"
 "All? all? Heavens! what did you expect?"
 "Sense-that is, moderate amount of sense; reason-that is, a modicum of reason; frankness-that is, soup con of frankness. Supper? oh, let them go toto supper"
 And she let them.
 We were left practically alone.
 Are you engaged to any man for supper?" asked of Miss Windram.
 "Yes,' she replied. believed that I detected mournful tone. If had not detected that note would have left her side.
 I did not leave her side.
 And I am engaged to some woman. Let us go to some place together" :" said l.
 The reasonableness of the suggestion that is, the modicum of reasonable ress-seemed to strike her.
 We reached one of the conservatories without having to tell | single lie, but that was probably because we met no one en route; everyone was at supper.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-09-16

Did you pluck those roses only to tear off their petals?"
 One rose lay wrecked at her feet. The other dropped from her haad and lay complete among the crimson flakes. Sine put her hand before her face.
 But instead of drawing me on, you consistently avoided me, and, in fact, did everything that was in your power to make me believe that you were sim cere when you told me, at the com mand of your mother, that you had never heard anything more ridiculous than my suggestion that we should love each other; and that you hoped would not think it necessary to repeat any thing so absurd. You have failed in your aim, Rosamund; you did not make me believe in your sincerity. Was right?"
 I am certain that she gave a sob: but she did not take her hands down from her face.
 Look at your feet" said, suddenly. She was startled, and glanced down quickly. (Her gloves, perceived. were ruined) Look at your feet Which is to be my future-our future-our fu- ture, Rosamund? Which? The wrecked rose or the other?"
 She picked up the complete rose and handed it to me.
 1 kissed it, and then fastened it as we'll as I could in the front of her dress. The crimson petals lay upon her she'll pink fiesh--it was shell-pink now where it had been white before.
 And then
 Then man came up and said that we would do we'll to hurry into the supper room if we wanted bite of anything.
 I wanted something. but it was not supper.-Black and White.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-09-16
TAE cossAcx DRILL
Sot Compulsory, But Beneficial to United
 States Cavalrymen.

Not Compulsory, But Benehcial to united
 States Cavalrymen.
 The Cossaclx drill, as it is known, is not compulsory drill in the United States army in any sense of the word. 1t is offered to the men, and they may learn it or not, as they please. Troop Is men Seventh United States cavalry) have learned it perfectly, and they dis played it last spring in the field i'll state of absolute perfection. Speak ing of the drill at Fort Riley, Capt. Darlington said:
 What the public has named the Cos sack drill, as far as it applies to my troop, is the introduction of acrobatic feats into the cavalry drill, and has for it's object variety and relief from the tedium of formal drill, cultivation of self-confdence in the rider and the thorough training of the horse. It is the means of creating interest on the part of the soldier in his horse, which is the first step in the making of a cav alryman. 1t also brings about healthy spirit of rivalry in feats of horseman- ship, as we'll as in the care and train ing of the horses.
 "The animals are taught to lie down, rider up, primarily to discipline them, and, secondarily, the principle can be successfully applied in the secreting of small attachments of cavalrymen, such as patrols or scouts. With troop of trained horses such small bodies of troops can be almost instantly con- cealed in ravines, washes, tall grass or slight underb2ush, and an enemy pass very close to such a concealed force without being aware of it's existence. The soldier, if occasion requires may fire over their horses on the ground, using them as breastworks. This is a valuable feature, and not only pro- tects the man, but if the horse escapes injury as well the soldier has q good mount under him upon which to get away if he is too close pressed. You know, in war it has ofttimes become necessary for soldiers to kill their horses to use their carcasses as breast works. In such a case, even if the en- emy be driven off, the cayalryman finds himself in very undesirable position. afoot in an enemy's country. Again,
  in accustoming the horse to the reports of firearms, for when he is down and his head held down he is perfectly pow erless to get away.
 "ghe degree of self. confidence which the men acquire from this drill is also to be considered. When man finds that he can stand on his head on his horse, while at a gallop, he has q bet ter opinion of himself and will make extra efforts to further improve both himself and his horse. Improvement in horsemanship, skill in the use of arms when mounted, nerve, confidence and good judgment have been most marked since began this drill iii my troop about 2h years ago. ."-Portland Ore gonian.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-09-16
A Foolish Question.

A gentleman travelling in Europe some years ago, while walking near a rail- way, encountered a number of insane people in charge of a keeper. Nodding to one of the lunatics he said: Where does this railway go to?' With a scornful look the Iunatic replied: "It doesn't go anywhere; we keep it here to run trains on. n."-Philadelphia Amer ican.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-09-16
A False Alarm.

Mrs. De Pink-Pll never enter that store again, never. never was so in- suited in my life. I thought I'd die of modification.
 MT. De Pink (hotly)-Whatl Insult ed? Who was it? Tell me quick and I'll--
 "Oh, you can't do anything, my dear. It was a woman who insuited me, q saleswoman. She insisted on showing he cheap things and bargains. "
 (AEr. fle I. ssibSisas. l--N. y, Weekly.
 An explosion in a sausage factory is likely to produce meat-eoric shower.-~ Texas Sitter.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-09-16

nett Wyse's guests who stood between us. The result of d brief calculation, en- tered on the next morning, was to con vince me that, during the six min utes it took me playing the part of pick, in order to reach Miss Windram, made as many enemies as had made during the 30 years of my life preced- ing Mrs. Bennett <yse's lat home"
 Have I avoided you, Mir. Glyn?" she asked, opening her eyes very wide and (but this was doubtful) very innocently.
 ''The question is not if you have done it, but why you have done it." l said, with some measure of severity.
 Suppose I deny that is the ques- tion," she suggested, quite pleasantly. though without quite such show of innocence had been associated with her previous inquiry. It IS quite pos sible to speak pleasantly without any particular exuberance of innocence.
 Suppose you deny it? We'll, in that case you will have-have denied it." said I. But it so happens that you won't deny it, Miss Windram."
 I'm not so sure of that. If anyone would make it worth my while l might"
 No one will make it worth yourwhile. There is nothing left for you but to speak the truth"
 Great heavens! Is it come to that?"
 "Why have you avoided me? We were good friends up to that day-I have put a blue mark opposite that day in my diary"
 "Yes, we were good friends; good friends are those who have sound quarrel every time they meet, l sup pose2"
 "Precisely; friends whose friendship is strong enough to survive quarrel"
 Did we quarrel that day?"
 eve certainly did not. Where would society be if man and young wom- an uuarreled because, when he asked her"
 ''Is there any need for you to tell everyone in this stifiing room what one problematically foolish young man asked certainly idiotic young woman?"
 ] felt that there was something in her question. I had not, however, been speaking louder than usual; it only seemed so because of a sudden momen- tary diminutive in the volume of sound proceeding from the 200 guests of Mrs. Bennett Wyse, who had all been speak ing at the same moment. l tried to ex- plain this to her; and then she asked me what I thought of Signora Duse as an interpreter of emotion as compared with Mime. Sara Bernhardt, and if I held that an actress who was an admir- able exponent of the strongest emotions might be depended on to interpret the most powerful passions.
 ''Is is a nice question" felt bound to say. Let us clear out from this ruck and think Til be able to tell you all that know regarding the higher emo tions. These people are not to he de pended on; one minute they are talking fortissimc, the next they are pianis- sissao.-
The Mena weekly star., 1896-09-16
Perniciona ActIvltr.

Little Jobnnv-I made five cents, dad.
 Brown That's right, my boy like to see traits ot industry in the ycnng- Iios~ aid yeg make t? -~~ "-'T
 That boy next door bet me 3 nickel | couldn't take my new watch t. pieces. ."-N. '. Ledger.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-09-16
uniane Tea seryicc.

The German empress possesses a. unique tea service. The tea tray has been beaten out of an old Prussian half penny, the teapot is made out of Ger man farthing, and the tiny cups arr made from coins of different G"rma principalities.-C Inter Ocean.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-09-16
THE TIME OF ROSES.
BY F. FRANKFORT MOORE.

.Y have you so per sis tently avoided me ever since = since well, since Lac y Barkston's garden party ?" I inquired of Miss Windram so soon as 1 succeeded in elbo,ving my way through the dead wall of Mrs. Ben
The Mena weekly star., 1896-09-16
Execution Is Necessarv.

This must be very hard summer for rnarriageable men,
 "Whv2"
 1T zee that Widower Browning has had Darbed wire put all around his piazza. Chicago Record.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-11-13
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.

The w. G. It. U. met with Mrs. Forest
on Tuesday afternoon.
L. P. Sheldon of Bennington called on
friends in town last week.
A. D. Fletcher and H. Cram of Chester
are at Glebeview this week. They are
erecting building for the storing of farm
ing implements and machines.
There are several new houses being built
in this village, which we call sign of
prosperity. Two of them are already plas-
tered and will be ready for occupancy the
coming winter.
The upper village school taught by Hoyt
A. Babbitt closed on Wednesday, after one
of his successful terms. The lower school,
taught by Miss Eva Holt, closed last Sat-
urday. Miss Holt has given general salts
faction and left good impression as a
teacher.
The dramatic club are rehearsing "The
Celebrated Case" which they will put on
the stage the 10th and goth. This is a
heavy play, having been played in one of
the New York theatres during a whole
season. The club are fortunate in secur-
ing the assistance of @. e. Eames, Mrs.
Edna Arnold and Mrs. F. A. Curtis of the
Londonderry dramatic club to help them
render the play.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-11-13
NEWFANB.

Charles Jenkins, formerly clerk at Batch
elders, and later Of Warren, Mass, was
here over Sunday.
j. NJ. Kenny, James Underwood, Fred
Underwood and Walter Park are making
improvements about their places in the
village.
Sheriff Charles Jackson of Vernon,
brother of Mrs. Pierce, and Arthur, son of
Chauncey Jackson of Buchanan, Mich,
were guests at J. D. Pierce's this week.
School closed last Friday. Number of
pupils %, average attendance Fl ITO.
Number of pupils having neither absent nor
tardy marks for the term 10, viz, Mary
Brown, Annie Holland, Grace Han mond,
Ethel Mack, Ella Pierce, Hazel Smith,
Ruth Wellman, Mary Holland, Alice Hol-
land, Amy Miller, Hugh Mack, Harry
Smith, Hugh Wellman.
There is no such unbridled prejudice
here against silver as to preclude use of
the dime next Wednesday evening, the
18th, at Union hall. Not only at the door,
but after the entertainment, when all who
so elect may be served TO refreshments.
Aunt Dinah's husking bee will be given in
the interests of the ladies' aid society,
whose work is for the good of the commu-
nity,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-11-13
wHITINGHAM.

Clyde Young has returned to his home.
Ida Baker leaves this week to work In Massa
chusetts.
Mr.. O'Connor and friend Of Palmer Mass,
were In town Tuesday.
About 10 couple attended the dance at Green
Mountain hall Friday night
County court re6pened Tuesday at Newfane
Robert Chase accompanied his father 10 Newfane.
The Wheeler Brothers have got their saw dust
burner in operation and It is a complete success.
A few from here attended the Election" dance
at Readsboro Tuesday night and report a fine
time.
J. W. Murkland Of Barton was at G. s. Chase 8
the first OF the week 10 superntend the setting Of
a furnace.
The village school closed Friday with appro-
pirate exercises, which were enjoyed by a goodly
number Of visitors.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Caffrey have finished work
at Atho He is at work at North Adams and
Mrs. Caffrey is staying with her father, Sam.
Wheeler.
NJ L. Fox has been out OF meal and feed for
several days and people in this vicinity have been
greatly Inconvenience in consequence. They
have had to go to Jacksonville or Reads boro or
else go without unless they were fortunate
enough to have neghbor OF whom they could
borrow.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-11-13
QUILFORD.

j. H. Houghton & Son are getting ready
for burning lime kiln.
Mrs. Henry Smith of North Adams,
Mass, is visiting relatives and friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Smith of Hartford,
Conn.,, were guests at j. Flagg's this week.
The ladies' society will meet at the home
of Mrs. M. w. Russell, Thursday after
noon, Nov. 10. All are cordially invited
to attend.
John Gale and his cousin, Miss Clifton,
left on Monday for Lake George, N. Y,
the home of the latter, for visit with Mr..
Gales uncle at that place.
The "Old folks concert" under the
leadership of Mr.. Bennett of Hale, will be
given here in the Union church, Thursday
evening, Nov. 10. If the evening prove
stormy the concert will be postponed until
Monday evening, Nov. %. The admission
will be small, within the reach of every
one. Refreshments at the close of the con-
cert.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-11-13
PUTNEY.

Miss Mary Rock went to Lowell, Mass,
this week.
Mrs. Glazier of East Westmoreland, N.
H., is visiting her sister, Mrs. Ariel Cros-
by.
Miss Jennie Quinn of Somerville, Mass,
is visiting her cousin, Miss Annie Nc
Nulty.
The Putney Magazine club will hold
their annual meeting at Miss Ellen Walk
ups Monday evening.
The Junior society of Christian Endeav-
or of the Congregational church have a
sociable at their superintendent, Miss
Clarke's, tonight.
The subscribers to the fire engine fund
will hold a meeting at the lower town hall
tomorrow evening at 1880 o'clock. All
persons interested in forming fire depart
ment are invited to attend.
AS F. D. Kendall was descending the
hill from Chesterfield 'middle town" this
week his horse fell. Mr.. Kendall was
thrown forward with such violence as to
go over the horses head and dislocate his
shoulder. He reduced the dislocation him
self but does not care for a repetition of
the experience.
About Is Putneyites took part in the
grand rally at Bellows Falls last week, and
about 100 went to Brattleboro Tuesday
evening, two-thirds of whom took part In
the parade. The latter we're armed with
brooms on which were suspended lanterns
trimmed with red, white and blue tissue
paper. Among the number was our ven
cradle townsman, Marshall Pierce, who
has voted for 10 presidents and is now in
his S5th year. He stayed in the process
sion through the entire line of march, and
no one stepped more briskly or was more
alert in appearance.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-11-13
JAMAICA.

Miss Belle Cowdrey is i'll with typhoid
fever.
Miss Bessie Linley has gone to work at
Walpole, N. Fl.
The village schools closed very sue
cessful term last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Annis of Albany (Vt.)
have been here the past week visiting Rev.
A. j. Cameron.
George hobbs of Springfield, Mass, is
spending some time with his parents, Rev.
and Mrs. James hobbs.
E. F. Russell and wife went Wednesday
to Massachusetts,, where they will spend
the month with their children.
W. F. Gleason is shingling one side of
his barn and putting on a new jet facing
the street, which much improves the looks.
Rev James hobbs was called Tuesday to
West Townshend, Mass, by the serious
illness of his son Joseph, who has typhoid
fever.
David Eddy had the misfortune Monday
to get the toes on his right foot badly
smashed and ground under a stone boat.
He is now going on crutches.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-11-13
BROOKLINB.

Mrs. johnson has gone to Boston for the winter
Walter Bennett has gone to board with Albro
Ford.
THE Bible day exercises were postponed last
Sunday for two weeks.
3 The Misses Florence and Clara Bennett Of Al
stead N. H., are visiting friends in town
School In No. closes its fall term this week
The school has been somewhat broken up by
chicken pox, with which nearly every scholar was
III.
Royal Marsh ls moving this week to his new
home, the Whitney farm, which he bought at
auction, and Albert Mack Is moving from the
Whitney farm to his place known as the Bennett
farm.
Mrs. Mary B. Slate. who died in BerDardston
Mass, Nov, 3, aged 81 years. was the daughter OF
Samuel and Polly Miller Butterfeld, formerly of
this town. She was married to Marshall Slate OF
Bernardston in 1888, since which time she has
lived in that town. She was a faithful home
worker and active in the Baptist church, TO which
she was devotedly attached Many former stu.
dents Of Powers Institute will remember with ten
der interest the kindness of Mrs Slate and the
generosity of her table while members OF her
family She was sister of the late Mrs. 4. p
Wellman and aunt of Mrs. c. NJ. Robbins Of this
town, and also aunt OF Mrs. A. A. Wyman and
Mrs. NJ. f. Bolster Of Cambridgeport. Mrs Wy.
man and Mr. Robbins attended the funeral last
Friday. Mrs. Bolster was unable to attend and
Mrs. Robbins was III with tonsilitis.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-11-13

Probably not But II you do. try and get the
dyspepsia by unwise feeding Then you'll suffer
martyrdom with a Vengeance. Some people are
martyrs TO this complaint from childhood to the
grave, suffering from all its attendant horrors Of
heartburn, wind and pain in the stomach, weary
sumOer and nightmare, capricious appetite,
nausea, biliousness, leanness and sallowness No
necessity for all this The complaint obstinate
as Il is, when the ordinary remedies are brought
10 bear upon 1t, invariably yield to the great
ttomachic, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which
restores tranquility to the gastric region and
nerves regulates the liver and bowels, both of
which are disturbed by weakness of the stomach,
and promotes appetite and an increase OF flesh.
That "tocsin Of the SOUL the dinner bell, when il
peals upon the ear, suggests no premonition of
dire quams after comfortable meal, IL you have
tried course Of the Bitters, which also banishes
and kidney trouble
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-11-13
BONDVIILE.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. X. Burbank are visiting In Sun.
derland this week.
Rev. H. +. Harmed breaches at South London.
derry next Sunday In exchange with Rev Mr.
Forrest, 1t being the third quarterly meeting
Quarterly conference will be held at 10 A. NJ Mon.
day.
Miss Chamberlain closed her school Wednesday
instead Of Friday so she could attend the meeting
Of the Teachers association at st. Adams the 18th
18th and i4th. There is some doubt as 10 whether
she will return for another term Her good work
IN the school Is highly appreciated and 1t is hoped
she may come back to US again
Walter Bigelows handsome St Bernard Lion
which attracted so much attention at the Brattle-
boro fair had an experience Saturday night which
he will probably not care to repeat He got into
a bear trap which Mr.. Bigelow had set quite dis
tance from the house, and was there all night
His leg was broken, but II is expected that he will
be all right soon.
At the close Of the morning service at the
church. Nov. /, Rev. Mr.. Harmed spoke OF the car
pet which has recently been put doWn-the gift Of
Mrs b. A. Cushman Of New Nork-and called up
on all who appreciated the gift TO rise. Needless
10 say every person In the room was on their feet
In a moment. The carpet adds much to the com.
fort and beauty OF the church