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The Paru0a inspected them deliberately.
and sheu murmured from bs1sind Z cloud
Of tonacco smoke that no should spell II
-soap-tst-try" Here the Heir gToaNed
and sa3c both were ..rank-'') But the
PArson hagtened 10 ny that ont Of sson-
stdeSaffon for SkAG1s's wife ana cnflttren
he would withdraw anything az = dispar-
aging nature THAI may have Teen consained
In hin remArkz 90 ekagit shodk hands
with him and the march was resumed
We reached the stream we had decided
70 prospect and followed It's c0uyee until
We came TO the point where x broke
through the Foothills into the Wide. Nat
valley We had been crossing The Old
Timer decided that this vas Ehe poin. for
the beginning OF prospecting and Ne went
into camp. What a relief IL vas to drop
the packs OF the swea ding backs. Tie
Heir was very tired.
What are you whistling for?' inquired
the Old Timer. who had requested the Heir
TO fetch . little more dry wood.
Thought IL Nigh; come II whtstIed for
1t long enough" replied that youth. from
his m0ssy couch by the IRE.
Well. we prcspected that creek We
found .'coior1'' In crevsces where the bed
rock was expooed by the action Of tho
creek Az the reporters say, Expectation
ran high II was very interesting, that
first "AlasaEA" prospecting. After having
seraped q painful Of likely locking dirt
from out Of bedrock creviees and the bot
tom OF little collection OF gravel that
had eddied around behind a boulder, you
always have . few moments OF pleasing
excitement while you shake and turn and
shake and stir your pan down to the uiti-
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land printed his picture, but beside il
could BE- seen the boyish face % the Kan
san. covered by soft brown beard Of
recent growth.
Then Macarthur started up the country
to whale AGuinaldo out of his boots. He
took Wheaton. Hale. Otis and had Hail in
reserve. The four columns marched
away. regulars brigaded with Funston's
raw levies. They fought their way through
.ungles and over frsghtfuiiy rough coun-
try. but they advanced. river supposed
TO be impossible, was me, With not Tar
from Maiolos: Funston and half COM
pAAy Of his men swan over and kicked
several hundred Of Filipinos out OF the
trenches
Such little thing as river. no matter
how swiftly flowing. is no bar 20 the pro-
gress Of Fred Funston. provided there H.
Z fight on the other side IL the feht
happens to be on this side OF the stream
chain cables would not have pulled him
over. Those who have sat In admiration
OF the exploits Of the gallant Kansas Of
ncer have probably not realized what this
swimming of rivers In Luxon means. All
Of course, are aware that the deeds were
accomplished in the face of n determined
are. But who has stopped TO think or
realize that the rivers OF that ARCHIPELAGO
are thronged with huge man-eating crocO-
dlesT Men soon learn TO face a storm
the world has few men who would b
willing to face the prospect OF furnishing
= meal to . hungry crocodile. Yet this u
what that youth from Kansas has done
more times than the cablegrams show.
Nothing stops the Kansas Boys.
Since the boys from the West faced
the night attack of Augusti at Malate,
delivered In the throes OF frightful
storm; since the gallant men from gOph-
erdom and Sandburrvills turned back the
exultant Don. making seeming victory.
sweet because OF the awful slaughter OF
Cavite. the bitterness of abject repulse
and defeat, the world has realized that
the wind-swept plains Of the West produce
something more desirable than atmospher.
ic disturbances. Since the men who fol-
low the figure 20 on the broad blue ban
ner Of Funston's regiment have taken to
swimming crocoiiie-infested rivers that
they may mingle with Ffiipinos the world
has taken a sudden interest in sunilowerA
This interest is not born of estheticism
as prescribed in the school of Oscar WILDE
II is a virile manly interest. 1t means that
II Kansas can produce a regiment OF such
suntiowers then Kansas deserves to stand
we'll up at the head of the list OF states.
No state In the Union--with one possible
exception--has cause TO blush when the
names of their soldiers are mentioned
This applies not only To the present. but
. all other conflicts. No derogation of the
galiantry and skill of officers and men
Of Nebraska, California. Colorado, Wyom-
ting. Utah, Iowa. Tennessee. Pennsylvania
and the Dakotas, in fact. all others who
are serving under the banners Of Mac
Arthur or Lawtou. are intended in what
has been said. All have won honor and
fame for self-sacriiice. daring and devo-
tion. But Of all the names which have
won added luster since the first shot was
fired none shines SO brightly as that of
Fred Funston.
MISS wILZINSKI. Optician. liz Cherry.
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COLONEL FRED FUNSTON.
The Man Whose Wonderful Daring Compelled the
Fi1ipinos to Sue for Peace.

dents should yell the college yen. .bpt 10
stood ready to hack up '-Oid IaYhAwk"
at the drop of the hat. This readiness
first brought him into public notice and
also nearly wound up his college. career.
His pistol was the melting cause for the
deliberatioOs Of the faculty.
Lawrence. like all cciiege towns. is a
city divided between. two opinions. One
side Is held by the students and the other
by the resident populace. Funston. Of
course. was with the students One night.
In company with 3 fellow student, the
youth WAS promenading the main thor
oughfare Of the historical town which
Quantrell burned. The two young men
encountered bad Bill.'' huge and dam
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careles.ly on his train and about he
He Drifts o..

carelessly on his train and about he
He DRIFTS o..
Railroading grew wearisome after this
Cowboys refused TO ride on hts train ana
the other passengers were peaceful 10
things palled. The young fellow must
have Romany blood In him, anyway, for
he never would stay put long In any
place So. growing tired Of life on the
rain. he cut IL and joined his father In
washington There he was lifted with
. desk in . department. but his blood
was too hot for this. He heard Of the
geographical and geological survey In the
West, so he besought the paternal infiu-
ence and went with the party. He put
in some eighteen months at this work and
after perils and hardships which few men
suffer these days was back in Washing
ton again. out of q job
Then Farmer Funston determined II
was time for the boy to buckle down to
some life business He could write and
the father used his influence to put him
on the Kansas City paper. Fred lasted
about the usual time there. In fact. he
quit sooner than was his wont. tor KAN
sas City was . duh town. devoid OF good
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MISS Wtl.zINSKI. Optician. III Cherry.
Consultation free.
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Funstan In COLLEGE.

Down IN Mann. county. Kansas, is a
little city called Paoia- II In not much
as city and has few attractions con-
cssls-t about n. Set far from this spot
Fred Funston passed his hoyhood He
pat IN his time raising chickens ard hall.
learning TO ride heeking eayasss and be-
coming familiar With ali kinds OF nre-
arms. lie Was only a Methodist preach
er's bay then. and % course was looked
upon as 81 subject for tn~ prayer. OF
the people. Rgt I'd DID nog worry--it far.
ae never does. Tie w~ns his Way with the
sane a9sst. modest manner watch always
marked him but IL any boy or boys
became snxfous fer row he would mir
Gle AID swarm all ovsr shsm. He never
asked FOR night. ec; he lost few.
Ia ,srpx Fred WENT 70 Lawrence 70 be-
come student Of ire state university
There BE- sntsrsf Into all sns sports with
x@Sf. hut was al q his studies lie al
Ways had a faculty 81 taking up what
Interested hIgu and c0oily passtrr by the
rest he was ceasaas that tss e,har stu
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-28
NEWFANB.

Miss A. Z. Fish leaves on Saturday for
a visit in Vergennes.
The w. G. T. U. will meet at Mrs.
Morse's on Wednesday at p. NJ.
The Misses Goodrow of Elgin, H.,
nieces of Mrs. S. b. Higgins, are spending
part of their vacation here.
Town meeting, hitherto held in Deem
Der, is called this year to assemble on Aug.
for the usual purpose of raising money
to defray current expenses.
Miss Mabel Taylor, who arrived last
week to spend some vacation days with the
families of her aunt, Mrs. E. G. Stiles,
and her uncle, Alfred Patch, holds gov
eminent position as inspector of beef. .,
The address of Miss A. L. White, one
of the chief managers of Montgomery,
Ala, industrial school, was enjoyed by a
good audience on recent Sunday evening
at the Congregational church. A collec-
ton amounted to $40.
The Sunday school reached the highest
attendance, 80, the 23d, for this year, and
the "Roll of Honor" showed an encourag-
ing number of names of those who have
not been absent for the half year. The
last song was rendered by four little girls
of Mrs. Amasa CIRCUITS class.
Though the golden rod brings to some a
little feeling akin to that expressed by
Elizabeth Akers Allen in her book of au-
tumn poems, "High Top Sweeting," where
she addresses the early harbinger of fall
in this wise: "Oh cricket, hush your bod
ing song n-many admired the grace of
its yellow pennants mingled with white as
arranged by the nature loving janitor at
church on Sunday.
DR.. Marshall A. Howe of Columbia uni
versity was accompanied to his parents
home by his friend, Prof. Lloyd, of the
Teachers college, auxiliary to Columbia.
The professor and Howe brothers, all in
terested in botanical researches, recently
assembled Manicknung, or Stratton noun
tain, height of something over $500 feet.
Forcing their way through thickets they
climbed tree and lol rare and superb
view more than satisfied their expectant
eyes.
An apparently somewhat rare young
specimen in the large hawk species was
caught by William T. Bruce, jr., Wednes
day evening in a COW pasture near the
house. From tip to tip of spread wings
the measurement was three feet and nine
inches, while the weight seemed hardly
two pounds. Outside plumage is brown
and white, and the under surface was beau
tiful in its sheeney, notified white. Dis
tinguishing marks were white spot on It's
head, and under the tail thick mass OF
| snow-white, fluffy, downy feathers.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-28
JAMAICA.

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Phelps of Chester
are visiting here.
Mrs. Frank Mclean of Springfield,
Mass, is here for visit.
Two ladies from West6eld, Mass. are
boarding at W. F. Gleason's.
Minnie Allen and her sister, Lillian,
have gone to Springfield, Mass, on a visit.
Rev. F. S. Frohock of Rhode Island filled
the pulpit at the Baptist church on Sunday
last.
Isadore Williams of Springfield, Mass,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. George Will
liams.
Nettie Currin of Hanover, n. H., is here
to visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wales
Cheney.
Rev. S. II. Taylor will take for his sub
iect next Sunday morning "If 1t be Pos
sible;" in the evening "a True Morality"
Frank Howard of New York is here on
account of strike. He was out of bust
ness and therefore came home TO remain
awhile.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Butler, who ac-
companied the body of their mother here
for burial from New York, are spending a
few days here.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wyman attended
the funeral of his brothers wife at Peru
last Sunday. She was DR.. Rays mother.
She died very suddenly.
Mrs. John E. Butler, who has been liv-
ing with her son, John A. Butler, of New
York, died Saturday and the body was
brought here for burial Monday of this
week and placed in the cemetery by the
side of her husband.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-28
WEST TowNsHRND.

Miss Kate Kidder is guest at o. R..
Garfeld's.
Mrs. Barrett and Miss Lottie Barrett are
visiting at DR.. Gales.
The regular afternoon service was held
in the vestrY on Sunday.
The Windham mail route has new car
rier, j. e. Wood, of Springfield.
Miss Lillian Pierce of Suffield. Conn,
has been spending week at Charles Rob
bins's.
Mrs. Frank Blood and children of
Springfield are visiting at Harrison How
ards.
Mrs. Frank Barber and daughter, Fran
ces, went last week for a visit in New
York, Summit, N. j., and New London,
Conn. Mr.. Barber Joined them on Tues
day.
The lawn party on Wednesday evening
given by f. D. Tucker and family in aid of
the church repairs, was a delightful event.
The evening was a model one and the
grounds were very attractive. Mr.. Edison
interested and amused many with his
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-28
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.

RaspbeIries and blueberries are very
plentiful this season.
Harry Severance, son of Conductor Sew
erance, is visiting his father.
j. X. Batchelder of Arlington was in
town on business this week.
Mrs. A. Z. Cudworth is entertaining
two daughters of j. L. Martin.
Mrs. j. Z. johnson and son of Manches-
ter, N. H., are visiting in town.
George Curtis of Boston, a former resi-
dent, is in town for few days.
S. L. Griffith of Dandy was in town this
week looking after his lumber interests.
Mrs. f. w. Melendy and little daughter
Ethel are with parents in Keene, N. II.
Miss Josephine, Anna and Elizabeth
Arnold of Boston, have come to j. w.
Melendy's for the summer.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-28
WHITINGHAM.

Mrs. Nancy Baker is visiting in town.
Amherst Snow returned from Greenfield
Sunday.
A party from Heath picnicked at the
lake Monday.
Lawyer Carpenter of North Adams spent
Sunday at S. Carpenters.
Young ladies' sewing bee was held at
Clara Sawyer's last Saturday.
Mrs. d. A. Chase and Hattie Blackfan
spent Tuesday at C. c. Boyd's.
Mr. Burnett's sister-in-law and daugh-
ter from Illinois were in town Monday.
DR.. c. E. Holton and father of Demands
ton, were at the Spring hotel last week.
George Houghton of Dover was in town
late Sunday night looking up horse thief.
NJ. l.. Fox went to North Adams Mon
day. He has finished work at Whining
ton.
Clarence Plumb cut his hand on a scythe
at Wilmington and had to come home Sun
day
G. s. Chase and son Harrie and Vail
Bucklin, went to Boston Monday on bust
ness.
DIR. Thomas of North Adams is the new
doctor in town, with Office at the Spring
hotel.
VIM. Churchill and wife of Heath and
his father from Boston were at G. S.
Chase's Friday.
Geo. Warren and family of Shelburne
Falls were in town Monday ON their way
to Laurel Beach.
G. e. Putnam was sick last week and
DIR. f. d. Stafford of North Adams was
called to see him.
Attu, a professional whistler, has been
stopping at the Spring House. He assisted
the Jacksonville cOrnet band at a concert
this, Friday, evening.
A young son of John Polaski met with
painful accident Friday. He dropped a
pitchfork while sliding from load of hay.
1t struck the ground tines upward one of
which penetrated his left arm at the elbow,
coming up midway between the elbow and
the wrist. He was taken to Readsboro to
have the wound dressed.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-28
VERNON.

The ladies' circle will meet with Mrs.
Withheld next Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Hattie Wood Forbes of Canton, N.
Y, formerly of this town, is expected at
A. Whithed's next Monday.
Preaching at the Adventist church next
Sunday morning at II o'clock by the pas
tor. Subject, "Paups Great Question"
A baptism follows.
Ralph, son of II. W. Fairman, was bad
ly bitten in the face by his dog last Friday.
He was taken TO Hinsdale and the wound
dressed by DR.. Leonard
Miss S. Withheld of Cambridge, Mass,
who is summering at the Vermont Springs
in Brookline, has visited this week at her
brothers, A. Whithed's. She returned TO
the "heights" Thursday.
The body of an unknown man was
found in the Connecticut river near the
mouth of Broad brook on Tuesday, by
some fishermen. The Hinsdale authorities
we're notified, and an undertaken who went
up took the body from the water and car
ried 1t TO Hinsdale.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-28

Mass. Charles has stock enough Jeff to
keep him busy the coming winter.
MANY of our farmers have already fin
ished having and most Of them report an
average crop. Some say they have larg-
er cut than even the heavy crop of last
year.
The driver of the west end of the Brat
tleboro stage line came up missing Mon
day morning and Postmaster Temple
hired man to carry the mail to Green
River, where Mr.. Hubbard took care of
things. Have you seen the lost stage
driver?
John Lillibridge, who was married last
week at Wilmington, appears upon our
streets with face disigured and brow dis
mantled. 1t is said that Mrs. John was,
when a buxom maid, courted by a brave
(?) young man who threatened said John,
If he married the girl he would take his
life. SO one night he was assailed by two
wicked men just over the line in Halifax,
was beaten and knitted, but has so far sur
vived to tell the sad tale. We have heard
of no arrests.
Mrs. Margaret l. Hillman, aged 10
years, died Monday afternoon at the home
of her son. n-law, George p. Warner, with
whom she has lived since the death of her
husband some years since. She was a
good woman, and leaves three daughters
Mrs. Thompson of Halifax, Mrs. Chat
fin of Charlemont, Mass, and Mrs. War
ner. The funeral was held at the house
Wednesday, burial being beside her late
husband Thursday at Hawley, Mass. The
floral offerings were very fine.
1t may be late, but it is interesting.
While Charles Bullock of ReadsborO was
fishing one day in this town Frank j.
Boyd of Wilmington met him, and claim
ing to be the fish warden of Wilmington,
demanded to examine his fish, which, OF
course, was granted, supposing they were
in Wilmington. Frank found two OF
three trout short in measure and then and
there assessed the fisherman 81, which
was promptly paid. If Frank is not pun
ished he is 81 in, but where is the Whit
ingham fish warden that he needs assist
ance from a pretended Wilmington fish
warden?
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-28
SOUTH VERNON.

Miss Jennie Foskitt is slowly improving
Mrs. Fred Clark has returned to Hol-
yoke.
Mrs. Mary Waldo is spending few days
with Mrs. K. o. Lee.
There will be no Universalist services
through the month of August.
Osborne Brown of Northampton visited
in town the first Of the week.
A. Wheeler, jr., has opened a grocery
store on the west road in Frank Scott
house on the old Scott farm.
A. A. Dunklee and family have spent a
few days this week at South Hadley,
Mass, going with their team.
Mr.. and Mrs. j H. Gould of Springfield,
Mass, and Miss Sadie Pyle of Mortified
seminary are. guests at G. II. Newton's.
Mrs. +. II. Newton and little son returned
TO Springfield, Mass, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Brooks and daugh-
ter of New York city are visiting his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Brooks, for two
weeks; also Mrs. Ida Gates of Brooklyn,
n. Y, daughter of II. Brooks.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-28
BROOKLINE.

Casa Marsh is at home from Saxtons
River.
Herbert Wilcox of LeMars, Iowa, and
his brother, Arthur Wilcox, Of Chicago,
visited their aunt, Mrs. l.. l.. Ranney, a
few days ago.
f. o. Merrifield started on Saturday
morning for Ottawa, ILL.,, being called
there by the sudden death of his father,
o. G. Merrifield, who died on Friday.
Mrs. W. S. Eaton of Grafton is keeping
Mrs. Mortified company during the alb
sence of Mr.. Merrifield.
Mrs. Beach of Luzerne, N. Y, Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert HARDWOOD of Adams, Mass,
Mr.. and Mrs. Napton of Adams, Burt Har-
wood and Orna and Jennie HARDWOOD of
Cambridgeport were all guests at D. j..
Hitchcock's last week. Mr. Hitchcock S
family numbered Is during one day of the
week. Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin of Lamber-
ton, Mimi, were also guests the previous
week.
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JACKSONVILLE.

Miss Mildred Corse is visiting relatives
in Orange and Athol, Mass.
Misses Ethel and Eva Plumb of Green
field, Mass, are visiting in town.
Ernest Hicks, wife and child of New
York are visiting at his mothers.
r. d. Brown, Esq, of North Adams,
Mass, is in town for few days.
Freeman Hager is putting up a fine,
large piazza to his dwelling house.
Manufacturer Charles II. Waste is the
first farmer to put new potatoes on the
market.
Cattle buyers are coming in slowly, but
the rise in beef will bring them along in
larger numbers soon.
Prof. Edgar r. Brown of Newark, N. j.,
a teacher in the public schools there,
spent Sunday in town.
Misses Belle Collins of Brockton, Mass.
and Hattie Sawyer of Winchendon, Mass
are visiting their aunt, Mrs. Sidney Eaton.
The directors of the creamery have de-
clared dividend for June of III cents
per pound of butter fat furnished by the
patrons during that month
Charles M. Fox, our hen man, has sold
1876 of his hens to party in Springfield,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-28

Benjamin d. Markham, who died in
Vineland, N. j., this week, ran away to
sea from his boyhood home in Woodstock,
deserted the ship in Brazil and afterwards
worked his way to the Pacific coast. At
one time he was master of 80 faro banks
in the West and quit winner by $780,
600. He was at one time sole owner of
the entire bonded Indebtedness of the
state of Montana. The latter part of his
life had been spent in philanthropic work
at his home in New Jersey, where he was
held in great esteem, and where he was
president of national and other banks. He
lived quietly.