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manned. leaning his chin upon his two
hands and staring straight before him
like that terrible doomed creature Who
fascinates the eyes Of every beholder
standing in the Sistine Chapel and gaz-
ing at Michael Angeles dreadful paint
ing of The Last Judgment"
This wicked Marian also felt that he
was in the grasp Of pitiless and %irresis-
tible fate and that d punishment too well
deserved and from which there was no
possible escape, now confronted him.
There he remained in a despair which
almost compelled our sympathy, until
Alma had so far recovered that she was
once more able 10 act as our interpreter.
Then we made short work of the lego-
tiations. Speaking through Alma, ne
commander said:
"You know who we are. We have
come from the earth. which, by your
command, was laid waste. Our commits
sion was not revenge but self-protection.
we have laid waste your planet, but Il
IS simply a just retribution for what
YOU did with ours. We are prepared to
complete the destruction. leaving not a
living being in this world Of yours, or TO
grant YOU peace. at your choice. Our
condition OF peace is simply this: All
resistance must cease absolutely.
Nothing that we could now do" con-
tinued the commander, would IN my
oplnion save you from ultimate destruc-
ton. The forces Of nature which we
have been compelled to let loose upon
YOU will complete their own victory. But
we do not wish unnecessarily to stain
our hands further with your blood. We
shall leave you in possession of your
lives. Preserve them II you can. But.
In case tie flood recede before you have
all persisted from starvation. remember
that you here take an oath. solemnly
binding yourself and your descendants
forever never again 10 make war upon
the EARTH
I need not describe in detail how our
nropositions were received by the Mar
tian monarch. He knew. and his adj
yisers. some OF whom he had called in
consultation. also knew that everything
was In our hands TO do % we pleased.
They readily agreed. therefore. that they
would make no more resistance and
that we and our electrical shlns should
be undisturbed while we remained upon
Mars. The monarch took the oath pre-
scribed after the manner of his rare:
thus the business was COMPLETED. But
through II all there had been the sha-
dow of a sheer on the Emperor's face
which I did not like. But I said moth
ing.
And now we began 70 think OF our
return home, and OF the pleasure we
should have in ~recountins our adveD-
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lures TO our friends on the earth VINO
were doubtless eagerly waiting Tor news
from US. We knew they had been watch-
ing Mars with powerful telescopes ana
we were also eager to learn now much
they had seen and how much tney hau
been able TO guess OF our proceedlngs'
But "A day or two at least would be
required to overhaul the electrical shlps
and to examine the state OF our pro-
visions. Those which we had brought
from the earth. II will be remembered
had been spoiled and We bad been COM
PEELED TO replace them from the com
pressed provisions found In the Mar
tians' ~storchouse. A new supply, now
ever. would be necessary m order 10
carry us back TO the earth. ~ least
sixty days would be required for the
homeward journey. because we could
hardly expect 10 start from Mars with
the same initial velocity which We had
been able TO generate on leaving home.
In considering the matter OF provision
ing the feet 81 finally became necessary
TO take an account Of our losses. This
was a thing that we had all shrunk
from. because they had seemed 10 as al
most too terrible TO be borne. But now
the facts had 10 be faced. out OF the
hundred ships. carrying something more
than two thousand souls. with which
We ndu NNiNltu the faftnf NNtif irHi"iA
ed only ffty-hve ships and los3 men!
All the others had been lost I'm our terrific
encounters with the Martians' and par
ticularly in the first disastrous battle
underneath the clouds.
Among the lost were many men whose
names were famous upon the earth. and
whose death would be widely dsplored
when the news OF II was received upon
their native planet Fortunately this
number did not include n Of those
whom I have had occasion especially 10
mention IN the course Of his narrative.
The venerable Lord Kelvin. who not
-withstanding his age and his pacific dis
position. proper TO a man OF science. had
behaved With the courage and cooinass
of a veteran I'm every crisis: Monsieur
M0issan. the eminent chemist Profess
sor Sylvanus 7. Thompson. and the
Heidelberg professor. 20 whom we all
felt under special obligation because he
had opened TO our comprehension the
charming lips Of Alna-all these had sur
vived and were about TO return with us
TO the earth.
II was not with very good grace that
tho Marian Emperor acceded 70 our DO
mands that one Of the st0rehouses should
be opened. but resistance was useless and
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conquest. And in each country. az 10
passed beneath our feet, we left some
Of the comrades who had shared our
nerii. and our adventures.
Az length the atlantic had rolled away
under us and we saw the spires Of the
new New York.
The news OF our coming had been
flashed ahead from Europe, and our
countrymen were prepared to welcome
MS. we had originally started, u VIII
be remembered. at midnight. and now
again as we approached the new cap
itaI OF the world the curtain or night
was lust beginning to be drawn over
II. But our signal lights were ablaze.
and through these they were aware or
our approach.
Again the air was filed with burst
ing rockets and shaken with the roar
of cannon. and with volieying CHEERS
poured from millions OF ihroats' as we
came TO rest directly above the ny
Three days after tho landing OF the
feet and when the first enthusiasm OF
onr reception had n little pass d, re-
ceIved n beautifully en- grayed card IN
vitlng me to be present In Trinity
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church q. tn. wedding of Alma and ss.

church at the wedding Of Alma and sd-
ney Phillips.
When | arrived at the church. which
found there Mr.. Edison. Lord Kelvin
and all the other members OF tho crew
OF the flagship. and, considerably to my
surprise. Colonel Smith. appropriately at
tired, and with q grace for the possess
sion OF which I had not given him cre-
DIT. gave ava the beautiful bride.
But Alonzo Jefferson Smith was .
man and a soldier. every inch OF hin.
Il asked her for myself" he whispered
70 me after the ceremony. swallowing
a great lump In his throat. "but she has
had the desire OF her heart. I am going
back to the plains. | can get a COM
mand again. and I still know how to
fight"
And thus was united. for all futurs
time. the FIRST stem OF the Aryan race.
which had been long lost. but not de-
stroyed. With the latest offspring OF that
great family. and the link which had
served 20 bring them together was the
far-away planet OF Mars.
CrHE END)
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rHE TIMES: VA. SUNDAY, APRIL g., 1893.

their owners to carry. II would ave
driven a phrenologist crazy with delign,
10 pass about among these people ana
sea the marvellous shapes that tneiI
heads had assumed.
And all this. as we were assured. was
completely under the control OF the Mar
tians themselves. They had learned or
invented, methods by which the ora,h
itself could be manipulated, so 10 speah'
and any desired portions Of II couid De
specially developed. while the other parts
were left to their normal growth. ina
consequence was that in the Marian
schools and colleges there was no trae !,
ing I'm our sense OF the word. IL was an
brain culture.
The youth who was intended for d
soldier had his fighting faculties espe-
cially developed. together with mos
parts Of the brain which impart conl-
age and sleadiness Of nerve lie VINO
was Intended FOR scientific investigation
had his brain developed into n mHthe,
NAUTICAL machine. or an Instrument OF
observation. Poets and literary men had
their heads bulging with the imaginative
faculties. The heads Of inventors Ns'e
developed into a still different shape
"And so.' said Alma, translatlng lW
us the words OF n professor in the IN,
perial university Of Mars. from wnom
we derived the greater part OF our IN
formation on this subject. the Mar
tan BOYS do not study a subject they
do not have TO learn 1t, but, wren thelr
brains have been sufficiently dcNelopeI
I'm the proper direction. they comprehend
It instantly. by a kind OF divine instinct
But among the women N MARS We
saw none Of these curious ana l' -
eyes monstrOus. differences OF oeNFloP-
mont. While the men received, IN du-
aHr - aH.H. IDOL .IfHnnfHam n nT010
general culture also. with the women
,here was no snecial education. IL was
an General I'm It's character. yet thorough
enough In that way. The c~onSequehov
was that only female brains upon the
Mars were entirely well balanced. ms
was the reason why we inVarlaply tooIu
the Marian women 10 be remaIkSply
charming creatures. win none - ~"
nbvsical exaggerations and uncou'h oe-
velOpments which lsnsul' '"0"
line companions.
Ono word of exclamation may be need
Cd concerning the failure OF the Mar
tfans. with all their marvellous po"eis
- invent electrical ships IKE those VI
NJ Edison and engines Of destruction
comnorahle with our disintegrators. rms
faiIure was simply due TO the tact w.
ON Mars there did not exist the psCu.,a'
mo.o1s nv the combination OF whlch Mt
T. ~. ia been able 10 effect his Won
~ rho theory involved in our inven-
tens was perfectly understood by them
and had they possessed the means. dount-
less they would have been able 10 carry
~ into practice even more ehectlVsiy
fb1n we had done.
After W. or three days all the pre-
rarations having been completed ,Ihe
slignal was given for our departure. me
ZEN Of science were still unWllnS ~
leave this strange world but MI, @ar
decided that we could hnser 10 i0"9
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We now turned our ships toward the
southern border Of the land, following
the direction Of the airships carrying
the fugitives. a few of which were still
navigating the atmosphere a mile be-
meath US.
We pursued our way rapidly until we
arrived at the shore Of the Southern
ocean. There, as we had expected, was
TO be seen a narrow strip OF land with
the ocean on one side and the raging
food seeking 20 destroy II on the other.
in some places II had been already
broken through, so that the ocean was
flowing in to assist IN the drowning Of
Tbaumasia.
But some parts OF the coast were evil
IDENTIFY so elevated that no matter how
high the food might rise IL would not
completely cover them. Here the fUgi-
tiyes had gathered in dense throngs
and above them lowered most Of tbs
airships. loaded down with others who
were unable 10 find room upon the dry
land.
On one Of the Hottest end broad"st
Of those elevations we noticed indIca-
lions OF military order in the align
mont OF the crowds. and the shore all
round was guarded by gigantic pickets,
who mercllessly showed back into the
flood all the later comers. and thus pre-
vented a too great crowding upon the
land. In the center OF this elevation
Jose a palatial structure OF red metal
which Alma Informed US was one of the
residences Of the Emperor, and we con-
eluded that the monarch himself was
now present there.
The absence Of any signs Of resistance
on the part OF the airships. and the COM
pleie drowning OF all the formidable
forti1catlons on the surface OF the
planet. convinced us that all we had now
20 do I'm order 70 complete our conquest
was 10 get possession OF the person OF
the chief ruler.
The feet was. accordingly. concentrate
ed. and we rapidly approached the great
Marian palace. As we came down with
in a hundred feet Of them and boldly
snade our way among their airships.
which r~ctreated at our approach. the
Mariians gazed al us with mingled fear
and establishment.
We were their conQuerers, and they
knew a. we were coming 20 demand
their surrender. and they evidently un-
derstood that also. As we approached
the palace, signals were made from IL
With brilliantly colored banners which
Alma Informed us were intended az a
token OF truce.
I'VE shall rave TO go down and have
n confab with them, I suppose" SAID
Mr.. Edison. I'VE can't Kill them on.
now that they are helpless. but we must
manage somehow 10 make them under
stand that unconditional surrender is
their only chance"
Let US lake Alma with us" 7 sur-
Eested. "and sincs she can speak the lam
rusgs OF the Martians we shall probably
have no dinhculty In arriving at an I'M
ferstkrding."
Accordingly the flagship was carefully
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But Colonel Smiths aim. though In
simultaneously taken. as he had been ac-
customed 10 shoot on the plains. was
true, and Phillips. plunging madly for
ward. seemed wreathed in a faint blue
install that the disintegrator had left
Of the gigantic Marian.
Who could adequately describe the
scene that followed?
/ remember that the Marian Emperor
sprang TO his feet, looking tenfold more
terrible than before. ] remember that
there instantly burst from the line OF
guards on either side crinkling beams
OF death-ire that seemed to scar the
eysbails. ] saw half a dozen Of our men
fan In heaps OF ashes, and ever at that
terrific moment l had time TO wonder
that a single one OF US remained alive
Father by instinct than in consequence
OF any order given. we formed ourselves
IN a hollow square. with Alma lying ap-
parently lifeless in the center. and then
with gritted teeth We did our work.
The lines of guards melted before IN.
disintegrators like rows OF snow men
before a licking fame.
The discharge OF the lightning engines
in the hands of the Martians IN that con-
nned space made an pproar so tremea-
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Name Of the company in fuu-THE PROVLOENT SAVINGS LIFE ASSUR-
ANCE SOCIETY. OF NEW YORK.
Location oil home n pdnctpal, Office or SAD PAM bhOADWAf y T.
Presidential w. SCOTT
Secretarv-WM. E. STEVENS.
Organized and Incorporated, February 70 SO commenced business August TO-
1I
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LEE INSURANCE COMPANY OF VIRGINIA

.~,rr,r o., rrDrrN FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING THE asT DAY OF
AN ~ EaiBER 1857. or THE ACTUAL CONDITION OF THE LIFE INsUR-
d. 9SIpl WY Or VIRGINIA. ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF
HHTSTaTE M VIRGINIA. MADE TO THE AUDITOR OF PUBLIC AC-
C0TNTs FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA PURSUANT TO THE
LAWS OF VIRGINIA.
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INITIAL ATEMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING THE nsT DAY
ANNE nEsSFNi{EP f7 Of THE ACTUAL CONDITION OF TIE PROVI-
DENT SAVINGS LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. ORGANIZED UNDER THE
LAWS or THE STATE OF NEW YORK. MADE TO THE AUDITOR OF PUB
Lie ACCOUNTS FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA PURSUANT
10 THE LAWS OF VIRGINIA
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Name Of company in ful-THEu LIZ ~ . - - 1SHuN CO ~ ..hGlNl
Location OF home or principal omce o sW" "P'" VA
Character of the company-LlFE"
President-G. A. WALKER.
etarv- w. PEORAM.
Organiz m Incorporated, March, 81; ommenced usness April N-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-11-18
THANKSGIVING PROCL lMATIOS.
November "a Named for the I..lisaI by
Governor smith

State Of Vermont. Executive Department
Those who live to look back and scr the re-
iation % this year TO other year. ia the ree-
ORD Of this state AMI nation viii find new
page has hern turn-d in the history Of the
world. that the United States has passed
nom youth To sturdy manhood. and under
the directing hand of Providence mss a.
sume.i "a new aud dominant station among
the nations of the earth: that in this year Of
our Lord the firm foundation has been laid
for a new patriotism among our people-t"r
broader charity and humanity towards
the poor of this earth, and Tor "A higher plane
oI civilization among the nations. weshould
be devoutiy thankful that We live in this
eventtul time-that the opportunity has been
given this people to unfold these sublime doe
trines and that we in our prosperity and
strength are the chosen people sent forth To
bring help to the poor. aud hopeto the weak,
and JOY to the ignorant and down trodden.
As Il state, we of Vermont may well he
thankful for this year OF 1898. II has
brought to our people in general peace and
prosperity, and the record of proud achieve
ments Of noble sons. The shadow of sorrow
has swept over our hills, but the shadow is
LUMINOUS Win the DtueulCNlOn Oh ihlth'u'
service.
In the hour of our triumph as a nation, in
the hour of our prosperity and growing
strength as nation and as a state. we
should not forget that the greatest OF all
triumphs, the noblest of all victories, is a
humble and contrite heart.
Therefore. designate Thursday, November
"a, 1898, as a day of thanksgiving and re-
Election. and recommend that the people of
this state assemble in their respective places
of worship to express, in service and song OF
praise, to the Giver of all good. our devout
appreciation OF the manifold blessings show
cred upon us, and to acknowledge the respon-
sibilities placed upon us as nation and as q
state, and bow in humility before His power
Given under my hand and the state seal in
the executive chamber at Montpelier. this
9th day of November, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and nine
ty.eigh:, and of the independence of the Uni
ted States the one hundred and twenty-thiri ,
and of the independence of this state the one
hundred and twenty-second.
EDWARD {. SMITH.
By the Governor:
GEORGE NJ. HOGAN,
Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-11-18
ENERGY AND ECONOMY.
Two strong Forces to Employ In HslPinE
q Town Gros.

Not long aro prominent citizen Il
4 prosp"' rus city in Minnesota express
ed the opinion that unless the residents
Of u community work fur its upbuilding
IL will never grow. Hlro is what be
said q his own town: While our city
Is enjoying great degree Of prosperity,
IL Is not greater than 10 has been fCI
several years past. Our city has stea,i
lily increased ia prosperity since 1850.
In 1880 the push and energy Of OUT
citizens secured the location Of q pork
packing institution in this city. This
was followed within yer by the loca-
tiUn in the city Of an excellent stove
foundry. Our -four mill passed into tho
hands Of live and energetic managers,
who increased the daily output from
400 to 500 barrels. This was followed
by importing lively hustlers and estab-
fishing first class creamery, and the
foregoing establishment, added to orr
institutions, such as brickyards, lime
kilns, mineral and bottling works. have
given our city constant and substantial
prosperity.
The hard times have not affected any
Of our institutions. Not one Of them ever
suspended operation. but all have at
all times kept their boiler fires bright
and their men employed. These institu-
tons, in connection with competing
elevators, have given to our tributary
farmers good, open and satisfactory
market for all their products, thus Sc
curing to us valuable farmers trade.
We attribute our prosperity entirely
to the push and energy Of our citizens,
coupled with careful and economical
habits, to strict living within their
income, an absence of speculation and
depending upon their own efforts and
labors
The energy and economy Of our siH.
zens, aided by an economical city and
county administration, are what is help
ing us, and we need nothing else and
nothing more to succeed.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-11-18
VILLAGE SANITATION.
House Construction Poor and Surround.
ings Unwholesoms.

House Construction Poor and Surround.
ings Unwholesonie.
Village houses are always poor SAM.
tsry structures The cellars and founda.
tons are improperly constructed, and as
result ground air permeates the whole
dwelling, especially in winter. A damp.
proof course in the walls and cellar
floor of concrete and asphalt would be
considered luxury rather than neces.
sity in the country. Another point about
cellars is the fact that they are frequent.
ly the receptacle for decomposing pota'
toes and other vegetables, fact which
certainly does not add to the healthtul.
ness Of the house.
In the winter the heating and ventila.
tion are very poor, because almost all
village houses are stove heated, and fol
q house to be effectually heated by
stoves there must be series Of fresh
air inlets and foul air outlets suitably
arranged, and these do not exist in vii.
lage DWELLINGS.
Outside the house the first thing that
strikes the sanitarian is the garden,
filled perhaps with decaying cabbage,
kitchen refuse and the like. 1t is need.
less to state that a lawn is the best
thing TO have about dwelling. II there
Is garden, it must be cultivated thor.
oughly, or it will be worse than none al
all, Decaying vegetables-in fact, all
putrescible refuse-should DO buried -
Sanitarian.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-11-18
FREE OF CHARGE,

ANY adult suffering from cold SETH
on the breast. bronchitis. throat or lung
troubles of any nature. who will call ut
ThurstOn's drug store. will be presented
with a sample bottle of RoScHEEs GER.
MAN SYRUP, FREE OF CHARGE. Only one
bottle given to one person, and none to
children without order from parents.
No throat or lung remedy ever had
such a sale as BuscHEE'S GERMAN SYRUP
in all parts of the civilized world.
Twenty years ago millions of bottles
were given away, and your druggists
will tell YOU its success was marvellous
1t is really the orly Throat aud Lung
Remedy generally endorsed by physicians
One 80 cent bottle viii cure or prove its
value. Sold by all druggists in this city
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Christ Church.
The services at this Church next Sun
day will be as follows:
100 a. IN. Celebration of the Holy
Communion.
10 a. m. Sunday School.
II a. IN. Morning Prayer, Litnny and
sermon. Subject, Advent Thoughts.
7 p. m. Evening Prayer and sermon.
Subject, What Lasts and What Passes.
+. p. LEE, Rector.
Congregational.
At the Congregational Church next
Sunday services will be conducted az fol-
lows:
IL am. Morning worship with sermon
by the pastor. Subject, The Saviour
Knocking.
12M Sunday School.
6p. m. {. L. prayer meeting.
I p. IN. Evening Worship and sermon.
Subject, Paul's fourth prison letter, Phile-
mon.
All are cordially invited.
{. o. GRIEsHABER, Pastor.
Methodist Episcopal.
Services next week will be as follows:
Sunday, / a. m. Morning service with
sermon by the pastor.
1915 p. M. Bible School.
$50 p. III. Junior League meeting.
p. IN. Praise service and sermon
Tuesday, 7 p. m, Epworth League
prayer meeting.
Friday, p. M, Class meeting.
To these services all are most cordially
invited. Z. J. GALE, Pastor.
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last Charleston.

Will Hinton, who has been having ty-
phoid lever, and Mrs. W. +. Stoddard,
pneumonia are better.
James Hinton has moved to Bethlehem.
y. H.. where he has good job OH farm.
Frank Trip has been having his build
ings painted.
Mrs. Mary Cate of St. Johnsbury has
been visiting relatives in town.
Silas Bean has moved from A. J.. Gray's
farm into one of Bert Gallup's tenements.
Mark Shonyo has returned from New
Hampshire and will live with his parents.
Miss Eva Cloud has gone to Derby
Line to work.
George and Harvey Piper, Ezra Brig,
ham and Joe Moody have gone to Stowe
to work for the winter.