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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-04-09
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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-04-09

Song No. II, School
Recitation, Edith Amadon
Duet, Misses Shedd and choir
Recitation, Maud Peterson
Solo, Miss Cooper
Recitation. Roy Peck
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Recitation. Cora Bush
Song No. 10, School
Collection,
Chorus, "Onward Christian Soldiers
Benediction.
ST. PETERS, NORTH wALPoLE.
Cbldren's Mass, during which they will
sing their Easter hymns, will be at A. M.
High Mass and sermon at 10 30A NJ.
Rosary and Benediction at P. M.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-04-09
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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-04-09

"Thrice is he armed that hath his quar-
rel just" The United States will be so
armed if the last resort becomes impera
tive.-New York Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
The functions of Hairs.

DIR. EXHer, IN the Vienna KIinisChe
Wochenschrift, says: "As to the physi-
illogical functions of hairs, it is admit
ted that they are modified sense organs,
which have lost all connection with the
nerves." Certain hairs serve as organs
of touch The bulbs of the eyelashes
are surrounded by a network of nerve
fibers, and in a less degree the eye
bTows. Both serve to protect the eyes.
Being sensitive, they give warning Of
danger. The eyelashes keep out dust
The hair of animals serves to maintain
and regulate the heat of the body, but
in man the scalp alone serves this pur-
pose.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14

let me do the planning in peace. Such
fellow was right to my hand-poor
Ferdinand Perkins. It must have been
q heavy disappointment to Demetrius,
but he stood it like a Trojan. Then came
the murder of Perkins, and what fol-
lowed. Demetrius himself applied for
his present post, which he has kept. AS
you say, he's rich man. He has no
kick coming
1 glanced at my watch and rose.
81 sit with Burlington tonight, Mr..
Gerard"
Eyes, yes" He WINGED at the mans
name. II don't envy you. Well, I'll
with Mark"
His softened tones as he finished the
sentence provoked the exclamation:
you're a devoted father, Mr.. Gerard"
He sighed.
81 live again, Hugo, in the person of
my child. I've had a hard life-plenty
of shadow, lad, and little sunshine. I've
peeped into most things and found them
hollow. Even my love for Mark, as you
know, has been my greatest joy and my
greatest misery. Good night"
I pitied him profoundly as 1 walked
| upstairs. Community of suffering, ac-
cording to George Eliot, is the root of
pity; and, smarting beneath the knowl-
edge that Nancy could never be mine,
realizing that life without her would
prove saltless and sterile, could put
| myself in the place of Mark Gerard and
| say with him, all is vanity.
What a paradox the man was! What
| a bundle of contrasti He possessed in
many material respects a mind OF the
| largest scop@and also of the smallest
"a mind at once of the finest and
coarsest texture. His financial combin-
atoms had gained him an international
reputation. He was known as one OF
the Quickest bulls in the stock ring.
| He had the tenderest affection for his
| son. But knew him to be a senSualist
and a poltroon- Perhaps he had the
moral equipment which in these latter
| DAYS proves the shield of success, the
aegis against which the sings and ar
rows of a debauched and unscrupulous
| press rattle in vain.
| The professional nurse assured me
| that the patient had rested easily and
had taken surprising amount OF nour-
| ishment. The slight symptoms of fever
| had passed away, and the application OF
the liniments caused less pain. He lay
upon his back, eyes and mouth closed
/ senseless, apparently, to the outer
world. I received careful instructions
| as to diet and massage, and then the
nurse left me.
The room was the one usually occu-
pied by Demetrius. It had two doors
| and window. One door communicated
with the passage. and the other with
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
ITo BE CONTINUED
BIRD SONGS.
One OF the Pleasures Offered Is by
Nature.

One OF the Pleasures Offered Is by
Nature.
It is pleasant to idle away an occa-
sioDal hour during the spring or sum-
! mer enjoying the fresh, fragrance-laden
air and the greensward, with its dots
CT splashes of color. and drinking in
the mingled chorus of songs and calls
of the many other sounds that peryade
the place. It is pleasant to allow these
variable agreeable sensations to form
q harmonious background to dreamy
reverie.
But when, instead of permitting them
to remain a mere mass-a collective
noun, as it were one separates
each individual from its fellows.
learns to know the color which
each flower lends to the scene,
the note which each bird conJrib-
utes to the chorus-then is felt the
truest, deepest and most intense en-
joyment of the bountiful feast which
nature offers to the senses. Each flow
er, each bird, is a friend; and about
each are clustered the many pleasant
associations that friendship brings.
That clear, ringing melody from the
.opse is not merely pretty song; it is
the rich voice of our old friend the
Carolina wren, whose cherry note. &C
companied by the pure, cool breeze of
early morning, has SO often brought
matin greetings through the open win
| dow. That beautiful song of two clear,
rather plaintive notes is no longer an
undistinguished part of q general
chorus in the chiCkadee's song, which
has SO many times broken the long
silence of winter and told US of the
coming spring. even amid snow covered
| folds and icicle-pointed trees.
The memory is stored with reminis
cences of former scenes and surround
ings; with details of the habits and
appearance of the singers: with Incl
| dents of their courtship, their rivalries,
| their house building, their parental
cares and anXieties; with their social
| travels to other lands. And these are
all stirred to life to greater or less
| degree by the sound of their voices
| JtiDpipcOtt'S
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14

Marks bedroom, now vacant. Here, the
nurse told me, shoald find coffee and
light refreshments. A drawn portiere
hung between the rooms. but the door
was open, and lamp burned brightly
upon Marks table, furnishing sufficient
light for the room beyond. where Bur
lington lay. The nurse warned me to
leave this lamp where it was: too much
light, he said, was bad for his patient
I took my seat by the head of the
bed, with my back to the portiere and
facing the window. The lower sash was
up, and I could see and hear the ocean.
I mention these details as briefly as pos
sible. but they are important, as the
sequel will prove.
Fr-r, 4
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
A LITTLE COT

It's a little cot
In little spot,
With little heaven here sent.
An her hand in mine
In rain or shine.
An I'm gOin' my way content.
I'm Goin' my way content
With the blue skies over me bent:
An the world is right, an the world is
wroHG.
But my heart keeps singin' thankful
song
It's little way
From that cot each day
In the toilin' world roam:
But the whole day long
That sweet heart-song,
And kiss when the stars sing: "Homei"
kiss for welcome home,
When the bees are hid in the comb;
An the world Is right an the world is
wrong,
But Love keeps singin' the same sweet
song.
The same sweet song
Where the toilers throng
An the skies are cold an gray;
For l hear thebeat
OF her heart so sweet,
Calm me-far awayi
Calm me-far away
To the blooms an the bells O. May:
An the world is right, an the world Is
wrong,
But the heart keeps singtn' that same
sweet song.
An the little cot
In the little spot
Is dearer than domes that rise;
For the day is bright
An the moon is light
With the love in woman's eyes.
With the love in woman's eyes
A love that never dies;
An the world is right. an the world is
wrong,
But Love keeps singin' the same sweet
song.
IF. L. Stanton. in Atlanta Constitution.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
swung upon my heel and walked

I swung upon my heel and walked
rapidly away.
Mark Gerard, I found, had not left the
dining-room. He had sat there smoll-
ing cigar after cigar, and the air was
heavy with the fumes of his strong per
fectos. The contrast between the salt
breeze from the ocean and the oyerpow-
ering atmosphere of that close dining
room was no more salient, perhaps, than
the difference between the Hugo Living
ston of week ago and the tired, distrac-
ed individual of to-day. 1 accepted a
cigar, in self-defense, and chair.
well, my friend, you've seen Deme-
trius?"
Eyes"
Hes not quite the coward you
thought, Ell? I told you-didn't r.
recognize the symptoms in others.
of the word fear"
THAT remains to be proved"
Just so. Win you give him the
chance. and take my people to Europe?
Place as many miles between this devil
and Mark as you can I should think
you'd jump at such an opportunity"
"You are very generous, sir"
"Of course am. like you, Hugo.
recognize in you the qualities which L
lack myself strength, courage. infiexi-
bility. So it's settled. eh?"
I'm at your service. Mr.. Gerard"
''And I can use you to the best of adj
vantage. I like to use men. And pay
them handsomely. There is Demetrius."
'He must have grown rich in your
service; and yet
Speak out. And yet-what?"
He has brains.'' said, land he might
have aspired to be something more than
your mere servant
''He aspired, once, to be my partner.
Lucky for him that / chose another
man.
I waited, and the explanation came,
between puffs of smoke:
Il educated Demetrius to assist me in
my business. I was not 80 when /
found him running barefoot in New
York; but I recognized at once in him
those qualities and faculties which,
properly trained, bring a man to the
front But Demetrius proved too smart,
much to my disappointment. and I had
to show him his place. We were at
Black Gulch then; and was engaged in
the most extensive mining operations.
Demetrius was my right bower, but he
continually overstepped instructions.
He thought he knew it all-eh? Well.
had to have partner; man whom
could talk to and control; a conserva-
tive man, who would furnish the motive
power, the running here and there, and
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
Warming Tn.

There had been quarrel, and they
sat rather far apart on the veranda
without speaking. At last he said:
"You are rather cold toward me-"
''I?'' she queried, with a little laugh.
TT is more likely the change in the
weather you are feeling"
Don't jest with me-" he returned.
speaking very earnestly.
I'm not joking" she said, with big
eyed righteousness Il really feel a
little chilly myself. I wish had some
thing around me-"
AS he moved his chair close to hers
she realized that the quarrel was over.
and as he put something around her
the moon very considerably hid behind
a cloud to give them a chance to make
it up.-N. Y. Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
A DElWERER AT HAND.
But 1t Was the Lady Who Did tn
RescuinE

But 1t Was the Lady Who Did the
RescufnE.
BreeZer is little bit of a man with
good head on his shoulders and lots of
ginger. His wife is a woman of mag
nifeent proportions, beautiful and full
of energy. They impress strangers Is
an ill-mated pair, but are happy as
young lovers and just as devoted to
each other.
'How did I ever get her?" echoed
Breezer, while talking to an old and in
uuisitive friend. quite a romance.
Little out of the common, too. Kate
was quite belle and 1 had rivals by the
score. L was handicapped by the fact
that I only weighed about 90 pounds,
while she was large and stately, but
I was in the running and going for all
1 was worth. I admit that might have
lost but for providential interference.
I'VE attended a grand concert one
night. The theater was crowded and
we were pretty well to the front. In
the midst of very delightful musical
entertainment some of the stage trap
pings overhead took fire, and despite
the efforts of a few of the cooler heads
to have the audience keep their seats,
there was a panic. Ever go through
such an experience? Well, hope you
never may. But I'll attempt no descrip-
ton of it. Don't believe in narrowing
! up your feelings when there's nothing
to be gained by it. 1 can only remem-
Der in u vague way how we were buff
feted and jammed; how men swore and
women screamed; how Kate kept her
head through the terrible ordeal, and
how at last bruised battered and with
torn clothes, we found ourselves safe in
the open air."
"How in the world did you manage
to rescue her?'
RESCUE her? Bless your soul, man,
she carried me out."-Detroit Free
Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
H,. oxxn Exertton..

"At all events" remarked the caller.
trying to say something cheering TO the
expert penman whose too free use OF his
talents had brought him to Jail, they
have given you one of the best cells IN
tie building. It's right over the por-
tico and faces the public street"
YES" gloomily replied the prisoner
81 seem to have forged my way to the
ront.''AChicaCo Tribune
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
OF No Earthly Use.

Lady of the House-Why don't you go
TO work? Don't you know that roll
ing stone gathers no moss?
Tramp-Madam, not to evade your
question at all, but merely to obtain in
formation, may l ask of what practical
utility moss is to man in my condi-
ton ?@Tit-BitS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
He Loved and Won.

Tom-That friend you introduced at
he club last night seems to be a mel
lncholy sort of fellow. What's the mat
er with him?
Disappointed in love, believe.
Tom-Too bad; got the mitten,
IMPOSE?
Jack-Oh, no; he got the girl.-Chi-
ago Daily News
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
Change i'm Bill of Fare.

Warden Ito prisoner about to be
electrocuted)- up, my man, and
eat your dinner. You viii be taken to
the electric chair as soon as you have
finished.
Jerry the Thug (disconsolately)-
Well, I've ct menny dinner dat I'm
ishec on nuts an raisins; but dis is
de first one dat ever ended wild alter
natin' currents.@udgc
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
An Old Question Answered.

Hewitt-Does it cost married man
more to live than it does single one?
Jewett-No, it doesn't cost him any
more, but it costs about ten times as
much for his wife to live.-Town Top
les
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
Getting Good Ready,

4 clatter on the attic stair
a trampling' overhead,
Small feet that scamper here and there
With swift and noisy tread;
I hear a scrambling by and by,
The sound of merry sQueals,
And now that from the attic high
They're taking down the wheeas.
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
Roth Pleased.

Browne-Allow me to have the pleas
ure of returning that five dollars that
borrowed the other day.
Smythe-Thanks; the pleasure is
mine-Harlem Life.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
A My.tery ExpIafncd.

Mrs. Dunleigh-It is very singular
that your mother always happens to
call on me when / am out
Little Flossie D;mpleton-Oh, we can
see from our front window whenever
YOU go away.-Tit-Bits.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
The Only One.

Miss Beacon-Wasn't it Admiral Por-
:er who said: "Take no quarter from
the enemy?"
Mr.. Lake-Naw, it couldn't have been
or, if it was, he's the only porter that
ever said such thing.-N. Y. Truth.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
One Thing NeedfuI,

Whenever We modern pugilist
Starts on a sluggish mission
1t matters not about his fist
II his winds in good condition
Chicago Daily News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
Article,

Bold Jack begged q kiss
From Celia, artlesS miss.
Who softly answered this:
Father is sitting in the hall"
And Jack, thus denied,
Sat motionless beside
The maid who said and sighed,
But he can't hear anything at all.
Walter Champ, in Judge.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
She Invited the stab.

Hortense-FOr my part, l Will never
become the wife of man who is
younger than I am.
Agnes-Is there any particular old
bachelor that you have in mind Chi
cago Daily News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
Cheaper StiII.

Here's an account of a man who lives
on 5000 a year."
That's nothing. 1 know a man who
lives on his face."-Chicago Post.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
Not AlrraxE one.

1T takes two to make quarrel
Il don't know about that. A man and
his wife often quarrel, and they ara
one.".N. Z. World.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
= Perfinent Query,

Benedick-My wife is the sun of my
life.
Bachelor-Makes it hot for you, eh I?
Magazine.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14

Here they advertise a book called
The Rights of Women That's a sub
iect about which there never was any
dispute between me and my husband.
Fliegende Blaetter.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
She Threw rhtnr.

Grump-A. woman orator? Bah.
There never was a woman yet who could
hit the mark.
Henpeckt-Beg pardon, but you're
wrong.
Grump-Prove it, sir; prove it. e
Henpeckt-Easily, if you will come
home with me to dinner.-Ainsleee's
Magazine.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
The Sfy.tery ExpIafned.

Husband-But Nellie, how is it they
afford to sell you everything at less than
cost?
Wife-Why, Dick, of course they can
afford it when they sell such quaint
ties.-Judge.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
Cheap Rides

when l was in business in Chicago"
he said, Il rode home in carriage every
night
They have splendid patrol wagons
there, haven't they?" inquired the 9TH
er.-N. Y. journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
AnSWRERd.

Jones-I started to ask Newlywed
whether two could live on what one
could, but
Brown-But what?
Jones-He struck me for ten before
l could finish.--Pucl1.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
Too Much for Him.

Too Much for Him.
The poor old Billygoat has met his death
The Daily Yellow Howler" stopped his
breath.
1t choked him when he ate IT. in minute;
He couldn't swallow half the statements
in it.
L. A w. Bulletin.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
Unfair.

He-She took an unfair advantage of
him.
She-How's that?
He-She married him!-Up to Date.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
The Source of Disturbance

The Source of Disturbance.
IT'S not the man who really tolls
That makes the greatest row;
It's he with nothing else to do,
Who stands around the whole day thro'
To tell the others how.
-WaShington Star
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-14
How to Judge.

IT'S wrong to judge men by the clothes
They wear from day to day;
Go see the tailor man; he knows
The prices that they pay.
Chicago Daily News
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-25

8 gaT( ~ ~ thS " N I1I aa Z 1 y
~ MT Rivsr. y = ths csornsr u IN
present Fitty-nrst stfsst ma girst ave-S
nue.. .3 It II 8 strange COINED dencsg that
this house TO which no va brought to-
be tried 90 ! sry wasl the very ono
from which Major Andre departed
when he went to West Point. sTradt-
ton says that Captain Hale was ex-
amined In q greenhouse which then
stood in the garden Of the Beekman
mansion.
Short was his trial. for he avowed
at once his true character. The Britt
fish general signed an order to his pro-
vost marshal directing him to receive
into his custody the prisoner convicted
as spy, and to see him hanged by the
neck tomorrow morning at day
break"
Terrible things are reported Of the
manner in which this noble prisoner,
this admirable gentleman and hero,
was treated by his jailor and execu-
toner. There are savages in every
large army, and 1t is possible that this
provost marshal was one of them. It
is said that he refused him writing
materials, and afterwards, when Cap
tain Hale had been furnished them by
others, destroyed before his face his
last letters to his mother and to the
young lady to whom he was engaged to
be married AS those letters were
never received, this statement may be
true. The other alleged horrors Of
the execution it is safe to disregard,
because we know that 1t was conduct
ed in the usual form and in the pres
ence of many spectators and con-
siderable body of troops. One fact
shines out from the distracting confu-
sion Of that morning, which will be
cherished to the latest posterity as
precious ingot Of the moral treasures
OF the American people. When asked
II he had anything to say, Captain Hale
replied:
II only regret that I have but one life
to lose for my country!"
The scene Of his execution was prob
ably an old graveyard in Chambers
street, which was then called Barrack
street. General Howe formally noti-
fled General Washington of the execu-
ton. In recent years, through the in
dustry of investigators, the pathos and
sublimity of these events have been
in part revealed.
A few years ago a bronze statue Of
the young hero was unveiled in the
New York City Hall Park. It is
greatly to be regretted that our knowl-
edge Of this noble martyr is so slight;
but we know enough to be sure that
he merits the veneration of his coun-
trymen.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-02-25
.(To BE CONTINUED,
THE FALL OF BoGU.

He Used to BE q Divinity. but He Il
Plain bug" Now.
Contact with the Aryan race has
played the mischief with the Indians,
but it brought others low, also, says the
New York Press. Long ago there was
divinity called Rogu or Boghu, or Ba-
gaios. BY and by Bagaois sunk to
spook. He became a pooka to scare
Irish peasantry with, horrible being
that came at night to suck blood from
the living. He turned into bogy-
man, or, as it is sometimes pronounced
in the west, "boager-man." That is
nearer to what the original sound must
have been. Note also in this connec-
ton that fine-tooth combs are used in
order to catch "boagers." Poor Bogu
took two or three paths, all downward.
Not only did he turn into a common
terror but he became a sort of bogus
terror. In fact the word" bogus itself
came from his name. He is scare
with nothing back Of him, ghost that
turns out to be white stump. He is a
bugaboo, bugbear, an imaginary diff
Guilty. He degenerates into, a sprite
that plays tricks on sleepers, knots
their hair, upsets the milkpans and the
like. He is Puck, the Joker, and no.
body respects the jester. But worse is
yet to follow. In one edition of the
bible it reads: "The sun shall not
hurt thee by day, nor the bug by night"
1t reads now, "The terror by night"
but the word has gone out and now the
despair Of clearly housewives, the oc-
casion of the sale Of so much stuff war
ranted death to every cimex, bears the
name Of the deity in whose honor affairs
smoked.