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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-02-16
BONNEVILLE.
Death of william 3. stiles.

William S. Stiles, who has been ill for
several months with heart and kidney
troubles, died Saturday at IL A. NJ. He
had been a patient sufferer, bearing his ill
ness with great fortitude. His wife and
children did all in their power for his COM
fort. The funeral was from the Metho-
dist church Tuesday, Rev. K. R. Currier
officiating, and in spite of the storm a
large number testified to their respect and
affection for the deceased by their pres
ence.
There was lull in the storm and the
sun almost shone during the time of the
services at the church and grave, and
many remarked the providential circum-
stances. There was present at the funeral
besides the relatives from this and ad Join
ing towns, his son Eddie from New York,
Mrs. Underwood, daughter, from Towns
bend, Milton Underwood and Mr.. aud
Mrs. Eddy of Brattleboro. The floral
tributes were fine.
Mr.. Stiles was born in Stratton little
more than IS years ago, and had held
most of the town offices there before NOV
ing to this town in 1856. He married
Mahala Benson of this town, who, with
the four children, Mrs. Underwood of
Townshend, Mrs. Axtell of Londonderry,
Charles, the hotel proprietor here, and
Eddie, who is a bookkeeper in Saugerties,
N. Y, survive him.
Mr.. Stiles was a kind neighbor, a man
strictly honest and will be greatly missed
in the family circle and community.
Rev. W. r. Davenport preached most
acceptably to large audience at the church
Friday evening, after which three were
received on probation and one baptized.
The fourth quarterly conference was then
held, Rev. E. r. Currier receiving unani-
nous invitation TO return for another
year.
The death of William Stiles was the
first that had occurred in town since the
death of Rev. S. L. Putnam and Johnnie
Harrington, which occurred within few
hours of each other Oct. ID, 1898, the man
who died in the barn on Taylor hill in
November last, being the one exception.
This is remarkable record.
Several ladies met with Mrs. G. W.
Chaffin Friday and Saturday afternoons to
make garments for the Evans children.
The family came here last fall, were very
poor and the children were in a suffering
condition for lack of clothing Through
the kindness of their neighbors they were
made comfortable and the family left Mon
day for CCrinth, N. Y, their former
home.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-02-16

case social and box supper. A cordial in
vitation is extended to all.
The heavy rain which came Tuesday has
made bad, icy travelling, and the ice bridge
to Hinsdale is considered dangerous at
present
The anniversary of the birth of Abra-
ham Lincoln was observed in many cities
Monday night. A big meeting was held
by the Middlesex club in Boston, at which
Congressman Cushman of Washington
made a stirring speech for expansion, and
paid his respects to Senator Hoar and Ed
ward Atkinson.
The manager of the Vermont mining
company, who went to Alaska two years
ago, has returned and called upon Henry
Lee this week. He reports the company
doing we'll, and expects to return with his
family this spring Henry Lee will go to
New York the last of this week to attend
business meeting of the company. Eight
men have died in the company.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-02-16

her scissors.
And was right" she went on. at
was. From that time on 1t was Tom
and Letitia's daughter a-settin out on
the porch together and hangin on the
gate together and 1t was the girl that
got the little bokays and put 'em in
the vase on the mantelpiece in the par
Tor where they could scent up the
whole house while Letitia stood by
and looked on.
when she first come, Letitia was so
bright and CHEEKY you'd taken 'em for
sisters If you'd seen 'em settin side by
side, but it want many weeks before
Letitia begun to get hollow eyed and
white and showed her age, every day
of It, jest when she'd oughter been
a-bloomin her very prettiest if she
wanted to be any sort of match for the
girl at all. 1t was pitiful to see the
change in her. She got so she didn't
make any more of her cute little jokes,
and she never laughed any more.
missed that laugh of hers. | used to
like to hear it, settin here by the win
dow SEWN. The girl laughed a-plenty,
but Letitia she got quieter and quieter
until at last you'd thought it was a
ghost of a woman creepin about the
house at her work, laggin sort of tired
like and worn out as If she'd somehow
come to the end of her row."
| She sighed as she unwound the darn
ing cotton from a black ball. bit off the
end and once more threaded the large
eye of her needle.
Don't l know that? But he's a man.
remember, and men don't get old, they
say. Anyway, the older they get the
better they likes to hang around a girl
that's jest about fryin size And that's
the reason l says the mint | see that
young thing jump out of the bus and
run up the walk to the house, heI
cheeks a-bloomin like roses and hel
eyes a-shinin, It's all up with Lett
tia" Them was my very words, It's
all up with Letitiar
zone night last week" she continu
ed 81 saw Tom and the girl out in tn,
moonlight together as usual hangin OF
the gate. could hear it creakin
swingin backwards and forwards. Tn,
girls laugh come floatin to me once il
awhile. too, a pretty laugh like Lett
tia's. only younger and gayer. SO
thought now Letitia is in the house il
the dark all by herself. and I'll go IL
and keep her company. | had borrow
ed a spoonful of tea from her the da!
before. 1t would be good excuse t
pretend I'd come to pay it back.
went around to the kitchen door l
was the nearest way; besides, then
two was out in front and knew the!
wouldn't want to be disturbed Tn
door was open. Letitia and me ha
been neighbors so long that didn'
think nothin of walkin right on in.
went through the dinin room to the SET
tin room and stood still in the middl
of IL lookin around for Letitia. Their
was a couch by the window. with tn
moonlight streamin over 1t. and Letiti
was layin on it face down, like some
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-02-16
BRITISH WAR CENSOR.
An Earl Who Uses the Blue Pencil
on News From the Front.

No less a parsonage than an earl has
been appointed censor of British war
news. He is Lord Stanley of Preston,
earl of Derby, and from now on he will
supervise the blue penciling OF informa-
ton from the front, supprcssing every
thing of importance and twisting British
defeats to read so that they will appear
Ike British victories, for that seems TO
be the English idea Of n war censorship.
Lord Stanley is the sixteenth Of his
family to bear the title. The family is
descended from the Stanley who figures
rather prominently in Richard ILL.," and
whose detection from the crookback prac-
tically decided the battle of Bosworth in
favor of Henry of Richmond. The pres
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-02-16
SOUTH WARDsRoRo

Welles Jones of Cornish, N. H., has
rented the west tenement over the Wilbur
store, and will make it his home here for
himself and son for the present.
George S. johnson is now the sole owner
of the Nichols farm, so called, K. d.
Powers & Co., of Springfield, Mass, hav-
ing recently decided their interest in said
farm to him.
II. E. Kidder has accepted the agency
for the sale of the life and works of Dwight
L. Moody, written by his son, William r.
Moody, and Mr.. Moody's lifelong asso-
ciate, Ira D. Sankey. This is the official
and only authentic edition of the life and
works of the greatest evangelist Of the 10Th
century.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-02-16
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
JACKSONVILLE.
Congratulations to Arthur NJ. Hatch.
~ n.aA No IL. Hnl.....nr.

Congratulations to Arthur M. Hatch.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Coleman spent Sun
day in North Adams.
The entertainment committee at the
academy propose to give grand enter
tainment at the close of this term on the
evening of FEB. 2S. We expect something
fine. The nominal charge for admission
will be used for the benefit of the academy.
We have heard of the january thaw,"
but it took four attempts this year before
we succeeded in getting the original kind,
but a February thaw such as we had the
first of this week is very rare. The Brat
tleboro stage due Tuesday night did not
get in until Wednesday forenoon, and the
Colrain stage driver telephoned that he
should not attempt his return trip Tues
day on account of the high water. Daisy
Culver came up from Colrain Tuesday af-
ternoon but she was obliged to swing
around through Halifax to get here. The
rain cleared up with sudden and brisk
wind.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-02-16

When Otis Skinner, the actor, played
an engagement in Memphis, his matinee
performance of The Liars" was graced
by the patronage of the seasons most at
tractive debutantes. After the curtain
went down, the manager escorted the de-
butantes back of the stage, where they
met and conversed with the actor.
I'VE enjoyed everything very much"
said one of them; "but, do you know, Mr..
Skinner, we could scarcely hear a word
you said"
"Now, that's certainly strange" replied
the actor. 81 could hear everything you
ladies said. "-Memphis Scimitar.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-02-16
THERE lSA CLASS OF PEOPLE

Who are injured by the use of coffee, Recently
there has been placed in all the grocery stores a
new prt paration called Grain o, made of pure
grains, that take the place OF coffee. The most
delicate stomach receives it without distress, and
but few can tell IL from coffee II does not cost
over one fourth as much. Children may drink 1t
with great benefit; IS cents and rs cents per
package. Try it, Ask for Grain-o. 2
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-02-16
rrphnhv Saws SO.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most wonderful
medicinal discovery OF the age, pleasant and re-
on kidneys, liver and bowels, cleansing the entire
system, dispel colds. cure headaches fever. habit
try a box OF @. O. O. today; 10, %, cents. Sold
and guaranteed to cure by all druggists 1
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-02-16

Gifts TO the University of Chicago
amounting to about $4,000, 600 will be an
nounced at a dinner of the alumni associa-
tion of New York, to be held late in
March. John d. Rockefeller is expected
to be present at this dinner. His latest
contribution to the university will then be
made public He has already given 1t over
81, 900, 900.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-02-16

S. H. Reynolds of New York, a piano and organ
tuner and repairer Of wide experience, intends to
locate in this vicinity and solicits your patronage
A postal card directed to him at this post-office
will receive prompt attention, Satisfaction
guaranteed
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-02-16

HeHectIOn on Ills LIDeFHIIIy'
"Did you know that he now passes the
plate in churchP
"No; but I've often seen it pass him."
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-02-16

Our moral and Intellectual verdicts SEN
tence ourselves.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-11
SOME COVETED SCRAWLS.
Rare Autographs For which I'm
mense Prices Have Been Paid.

Rare Autographs For which I'M
mense Prices Have Been Paid.
The most priced autographs in the
world are those Of Shakespeare. On
" seven are claimed to exist, three
signatures to his will leach with a
different spelling), two TO cOnveyances
OF property. one In the folio edition of
his plays doubtful and one in Tudor
translation Of Montague. This last is
In the British museum and cost over
1900 guineas.
One thousand guineas was the price
given by the late Mr.. Alfred MOrri-
son Of Carlton House terrace for an
autograph letter written by Marie
Stuart TO the archbishop of Guise.
This and two other letters Zone 10 the
pope and the other TO the king OF
Frsnce) were written by the unfortu-
nate queen Of Scots on the morning Of
her execution. The letter to the French
king was destroyed during the days Of
the terror, while that to the pope is
still preserved at the Vatican.
The well known bookseller Bernard
Quaritch gave $1,000 for an autograph
OF Columbus, which was exhibited at
the Worlds fair at Chicago A Chi
cago autograph dealer is said to have
offered to give 100000 or over 900
600, for a genuine autograph Of
Shakespeare if brought to him within
8 year Of making his offer. 1t was a
safe bluff, for since the tragic fate Of
Chatterton no forger has cared to
tackle the quaint scrawl of the Bard Of
Avon.-Collier's Weekly.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-11
Jimmy and the Baby.

Jimmy's mother kept cows and sold
milk. Jimmy himself had nothing to
do with the cows, though sometimes
he used to carry the milk pail to his
mothers customers. The customers
all liked Jimmy, with his round. free
killed. face and bashful grin, and they
used to ask him how business was, for,
although Jimmy was only 13 years old,
he had a business. He made collins
baby coffins-and sold them to the I'M
dertaker. They were nice pine collins,
with all the edges carefully Joined.
Jimmy received so cents for each one.
One day Jimmy stopped at the house
OF one of his mothers customers to
leave some milk. A little boy met him
at the door.
We've got a new baby" said the
little boy. Would you like to see itT'
Jimmy nodded. The little boys aunt
laughingly led Jimmy to the cradle
where the new baby was. Jimmy
gazed at the infant for some time,
speeches. with admiration or some
such emotion.
what do you think of it, JimmyT'
asked the aunt.
Jimmy grinned.
81 guess I'll have to make a nice lit
tie coffin when | go home" be said
New York Commercial Advertiser.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-11

Samoa's talking man. or "tolafali,
IL n character. All the affairs OF state
OF the village In which he holds office
are carried upon his shoulders. In or
binary he Is the chief adviser, persuad-
or, cOnyincer and restralner OF the
leading chiefs.
Having the gift OF eloquence, he
makes the most Of il. He enjoys inn
munity from many things. lie cannot
be- spoken OF In ordinary terms. II II
should he necessary 10 speak OF his
eyes or his mouth or his limbs, special
honorable words must be used, words
which attach to him alone and have
never been applied to the personal
parts Of ordinary men.
As he stands 10 deliver his soft. per
suasiye, melllhuous oratOry. with staff
Of office ia his hand and his fly duster
thrown over his shoulder, any one can
see that he Is a man OF great lmpor-
lance, or II this Is not apparent from
his attitude 1t may be gathered from
the attention paid TO his utterances by
gray haired chiefs and by youths and
maidens. II the talking man is a clev-
er fellow and understands his bust
ness. he Is the chief ruling power In his
tribe, although the nominal headshlp
is always vested I'm a chief or patri-
archal hgurehead.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-11
slow Suicide.

A source Of great evil among all
workers Is the widespread habit OF
eating a hearty meal hurriedly when
the body Is in a state OF exhaustion
Too often. alas, the evil is enhanced
ny the fact that the food is lnnutri
tlous, badly cooked and clogging IN
Itself This is one species OF slow sui
eide. causing long train Of evils
which are usually attributed TO over
work. Now, II were better 10 go with
out food than to take II under these
conditions. Your dog knows better
than to eat when he Is tired, and II
you will watch him you will notice
that he is always reluctant to be en-
ticed into play after eating. Left to
himself he Will take a nap, or at least
drop care for awhile and rest. HUI
mainly might raise Its standard OF
health by following the example set
by the instincts OF the brute crea-
tures.-Health Culture.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-11
Roern Great Pioneers.

The Boer is the ideal pioneer. From
the days Of the great trek, In 1887, and
even before that he opened up coun-
tries hitherto UNEMPLOYED by a white
man. A great deal Of fuss has been
made Of mighty travellers, English and
foreign, who have traversed Africa, to
the vast pecunlary benefit of their pub
fishers and with no small need Of fame
TO themselves, but there was scarcely
one Of the old voortrekkers and hunt
ers Of the forties and fiftles who did
not accomplish feats of endurance,
pluck and lengthy travel which were
ten times as trying-London Mail.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-11
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
eohedule in ERECT Dec. 10. 1893

Trains leave Washington, D. o.
s.Ol A. M.-Daily-for Danville, Charlotte
and way stations, connecting at Manassas
for 6trasburg, and Harrisonburg daily and
staunton daily except Sunday and
at Lynchburg with the NorfoLK and
Western daily for Roanoke and points
Southwest and with G. q o. K. Z. for Nat
ural Bridge daily; and Lexington daily, ex-
cept Sunday, also connecting at Calvedon
for Warrenton.
I1:I5 A. -Dally-THE UNITED
STATES FAST MAIL carries Pullman,
SIeepers New York and Washington TO
JacksonviIle, uniting at Salisbury with Pull
man Sleeper for Asheville and Hot Springs
N. O. Knoxville, Chattanooga and Memphis,
Tenn, and at Charlotte with Pull
man Sleeper for Augusta and at Columbia,
with sleeper for Charleston, Pullman
Sleeper New York to New Orleans, connect
ing at Charlotte with sleeper for Birmingham
Solid train Washington TO New Orleans
without chit age. Southern Railway Dining
cars between Washington and Spartsnburg,
8. @.
vile, connecting at Calverton for Warren
ton.
4:Ol P. M.-Local FOR Strssburg and Hsr-
risonburg daily except Sunday.
4.3O P. M. daily, local for Charlottesville,
connecting at Calverton for WarreDtOn.
$50 p. M. daily New York and FLORIDA
Express Pullman Buffet Sleeping Cars,
New York and Washington to Port Tampa,
via Savannah and Jacksonville, and TO
Augusta via Columbia with connection for
Aiken. Through coach TO Jacksonville. Din
ing Car service.
$50 z. NJ. daily, WASHINGTON and
Chattanooga Limited, via Lynchburg with
sleepers, New York and Washington to
Memphis and New Orleans through Bristol.
Through coach to Memphis. Parlor
and Observation Car between Radford, Va,
and Alfalfa, Ala. Dining Car service.
l0:45 Pm. daily, WASHINGTON AND
LIMITED"
composed of Pullman Vestibuled Sleep
ers, Dining Cars and Day Coaches, Pull.
man Sleepers, New York to Nashville,
| Tenn, via Asheville, Knoxville and Chat
tanOoea; New York to Memphis, via Birm-
inoha9. New York to New Orleans, via At
lants and Montgomery. Pullman, Library
and Observation car between New York and
| Washington and Atlanta. Extra Drawing
| Room Sleeping Car between New York,
Wa hineton and New Orleans. every Tues
dsv and Saturday. connecting thence with
"Sunset Limited" for San Francisco. Vesti-
buled Day Coach, Washington to Atlanta.
Dining Car service.
Sunset Personally Conducted Tourists
Excursion. Through Sleeper on this train
eyery Monday, Wednesday and Friday
| from Washington to Ban Francisco with
out change. Leave Richmond at HOO r.
Trains on the Narrow Gauge reach Orange
daily at l0:40 A. M
Trains on the Southern Railway pass
| Orange DAILY a. follows:
| SOUTH BOUND
| lilo A. M. 2;35 2. N 7.46 2. NJ.
NORTH BOUND
lilo A. M. 6:52 P. 81. b.37 A. M.
For rates, map folders and Sleeping Gar
space apply TO L. 8. BROWN,
General Agent.
| 700 10th st. N. w.
WARRINGTON, D. o.
| FRANK Q. CANNON, Bird Vice Pres and
| General Manager.
N. OULP, w: 4. TURK,
| Trsfiio Manager. 9en'l Passenger Agent.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-11
THOSE BOER LADIES.
ny Middle Life They Are Almost Too
Fat to walk.

10 w MA
The Boer woman Is very little like
the trim, handsome Dutchwoman OF
her ancestral Holland. She is seldom
pretty Her complexion Is her princi-
pal charm, and she guards this care.
fully whenever she goes out She Is
never seen outdoors without a great
peaked bonnet on her head, her visits
to church being made behind an al
most oriental seclusion Of wells. This
Is necessary To preserve the PINK ana
white Of her skin, for the climate
would otherwise soon tan II to the col
or of sole leather Her eyes are small
and set close together. aud her features
are irregular. Her cheeks are broad
and fat, and her hair is naturally light
In color, although time aud weather
soon bleach il from its early straw
color. At a very early age she loses
all her teeth, for she Is constantly
chewing sweet cakes and confcction-
cry.
A European woman would replace
the mOlars that nature mas deprived
her OF with wen mounted works OF
art, but the Boer woman does not do
this. She thinks 1t would be lmpious
thus to try to duplicate the work of
the Creator. Her figure Is thick and
almost walstless While still a young
woman she begins to grow fat, and
by the time middle life Is reached she
is often so unwieldy that the only ex-
ercise she is able to take is to waddle
cumbrously from one armchair to an
other She Is clad In a loose, scantily
made gown, devoid OF trimming and
apparently walstless. The day gar
ments OF the Beers are also their night
clothes, so the gown is generally wrin-
Killed.. Charleston News and Courier.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-11
Queer Cards OF shrewd Lawyers.

Not all men of the legal profession
are content with the severe inscrip-
ton on their cards to which etiquette
and custom usually confine them. An
Ohio lawyer who makes a speciality OF
collections calls attention to this fact
by a novel device printed on his cards
and letter heads. On a great red splotch
intended to represent a drop Of blood
are the words, Claims collected In
cold blood" the capital &c" for the
three first letters Of those words being
Of sufficient size to encircle the other
words.
In Maryville, Mo-, lawyer presents
his portrait on his card, with the sug-
gestive motto: HE that Is not with
you is against you. See me early"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-11
BILLS OVER A CENTURY OLD
They show Ten to Have Bcen a Cam
bridge students FRVOrite Drink.

bridge students lHNOrite DEihAs
There Is a bill for groceries. etc, fur
nlshed for an undergraduate at Cam
bridge In the year l1SS. The bill con-
tains one or two items of furniture.
Apparently the undergraduate took
over rooms already furnished at val
uation, and certain articles had to be
bought new, such as hearth brush, a
pail a mop and a Holland gotch.
One knows not what this means, but
II cost . Shillings Q pence (i3 cents.
The Undergraduate would seem at
first sight to have consumed tea in a
most reckless manner. ON Oct "A he
is charged Shillngs for Tyson and l
shilling 6 pence for Congo. on Nov.
1 he is charged shillingS for tea aud
on the same day, which looks odd q
shillings 6 pence for tea. ON the 9TH
OF the month he buys new teapot. the
old one, one suppOSes. worn out with
hard service. However. this tea lasts
him till the end Of the term, so that
his tea costs him for the two months
no more than IL shillings. or S2.T5. and
as the price Of tea at this time varied
from shillings TO about % shillngs
we may conclude that he got through
no more than a pound during the term.
In other words this young man took
for breakfast slight repast Of weak
tea and bread and butter. Dinner was
then served at 10. SO that breakfast
was only what the Indians call q
"chota hazri." on sugar he spent 4
shilllngs, which means six pounds at
8 pence a pound. on candles he spent
"a shillings 81 pence, or about shil-
lings week. He burned wax candles,
mold candles and wax twist" Salt
was a shilling a packet On two occa-
sions be bought sand Was, then, the
floor Of his room sanded? 1t would
seem so.-St. Louis Republic.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-11
Succes.Ive Waves.

The following waif is going the
rounds Of the state press: We are told
OF a young lady in a neighboring town
who waved her hand at a stranger, and
In three days they were married. Two
days later the young lady waved a
fiatiron at her husband, and the next
evening he came home waving a d.
yorce.-Nashville Banner.