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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-09-26

ne was very low. The next WORD that
came was merely line saying that he
had passed the crisis of his illness and
would recover. Edward would have
left Raynor at that time If his going
10 the camp would have been any help.
But Mrs. Preston strongly dissuaded
him from coming, knowing the great
expense, and so Edward remained the
whole summer in Raynor, as he had
planned to do. Late in August Willis
himself wrote brief note, saying he
had made up his mind to go with the
state regiment to the Philippines. Mrs.
Preston in the same mail also wrote
letter, in which she spoke of Willis
determination not to go back to college
until he had actually done some fight
ing.
His illness has not tanned his spirit in the least
she wrote He is as careless and Indifferent to all
things serious as he always was. The surgeon to-
day pronounced him to be in splendid condition
for full recovery. II only could look forward to
his ye-enlstment with any hope that the army
discipline would make a man Of himl But what
hope can have when read that every wholesale
liquor house in the United states IS preparing 10
ship liquor by the train and steamship load to
Mana as soon as the treaty Is ratified and the is
lands are ours9 | do not fear all the dangers and
horrors Of actual war for Willis thousandth part
as much as fear the drink for him. Pray for us
again Willis says that he has written that he
expects to be able to be in Raynor and out at
the college in September, when the term opens,
lie says he is going to try to get you to go with
him. AS much as / might wish to have you with
him cannot beg It of you, knowing that the
army life at its best is demoraliEing to all the
best impulses. Better far finish your college
course and then 90 out into the world to fight the
real enemies Of the republic in the shape Of greed
and sefshness and this liquor traffic, which has
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-06-15

During the Boer war of 1850 the ad.
miralty was hopelessly ignorant of the
geography Of South Africa.
The admiral in charge of the feet at
Cape Town received strict orders that
he was not on any account to lombard
the town Of Potchefstroom. Now. as
Potchefstroom IS a good many hun
dred miles from the seacoast and lies
on the Mooi river, which is barely 200
yards across and dry for three parts
of the year. this order was superfu-
Gus.
During the same period the feet was
at Port Elizabeth, and the admiral
headed dispatches to the admiralty
from that seaport. BY the next mail
he again sent dispatches, but happened
to head them Algoa bay.
The admiralty cabled out asking him
what business he had to change the
location of the feet without inStruc
tons, sublimely ignorant of the fact
that Port Elizabeth and Algoa bay are
one and the same place.
by the way, the names Algoa bay
and Delagoa bay are derived from the
outward and homeward voyages of the
Old East lndiamen who, on their voy.
ages to Goa, in India, were wont To
call at Port Elizabeth on the outward
voyage and at Lourenco Marques on
the homeward voyage. Hence the
names Algoa Ito Goa and Delagoa
Qrom GOal.-Stray Stories.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-06-15

"One day | was talking fish with a
number of friends" said an old fisher
man, land | made a bet that could
catch more perch than any other man
In the party In a given time. The
crowd picked out the most experienced
fisherman in the lot, and we set q day
to try our luck. The day before the
match got large glass Jar. filled it
with water and put some minnows in
1t, over the mouth of the jar | put
piece of parchment in which had
made some small holes. Then | went
to a point just east of the waterworks.
picked out a likely spot and sank the
jar in the river, first attaching q cork
float to it by which | could locate it
next day.
we went out for the fishing match
the following afternoon. and | soon
found my float and anchored there.
The other man located short distance
away, and we began. The perch were
just beginning to run, and in a little
while l had pulled in $50 perch, while
my opponent got only "a. Then he
gave up, and won my bet
Il showed the boys the trick before
we left the fishing ground. You can
always in that way make good catch
OF fish that will swallow minnows. The
sight of the bait in the jar always at
tracts a crowd of fish and seems to nut
them in good biting humor."- Detroit
Free Press
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AprOpUs Of the ready comprehension
and native wit attributed to the sons
OF Erin, Patrick's compliance with the
customers wish stands out in bold an
position Patrick was a clerk in sub
urban grocery store. 1t was a busy
season and the grocer was waiting I'D
on two or three customers at the same
time. lie was in a hurry. and every
thing had TO be where he could yet il
without much trouble or he would be
delayed and probably lose money. 50
when he found that the pound weight
was gone he was bothered.
Patrick" he called out, "where's the
pound weightW
"The pound weight, is IT." said Pat
rick complacently. Sure. an It's Mis-
Their Jones has the pound weight"
Mr.. Jones has it, What do you mean
by saying that Mr.. Jones has the pound
weight? | thought The pound weight
said in the store. How did Mr.. Jones
get itF'
AN shure, didn't yez tell me to be
perlIte to the regular customersT"
"Of course"
well, thin, Misther Jones comes into
the store for a pound of tay. An. SAYS
he, whin | asked him what quality of
tay he would have, WHATEVER yez give
me- says he, give me the weight. So
put the pound weight in the package
with the tay, perlite like, an its him.
self that's gone with it."-Chicago
Post.
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an ai'irtnatiye-IiIat i. you know,
drar w,,n. Iley really aud lr1lly love
each oii.r. II you lnv- mr. Tom
III iaEr yoUs ellie. any own little
Olivia. 90 la,I' Your Image has never
g.awn dt'l in nav faithful heart. You
ar. IT,. aE, I.ug in l.fc that have
l"a-.~i Tor With longing unapicas
ala, AMI uauI;rrallr. All things else |
have sail I waUiI have. Nou alone
were tie uHauaiuahlc through fur,c Of
VIII. The slmruc good 81 my life
ha3 % ,ulru iu I..r ~ a free gift from
tl.l> beloved little hand.
AnI a golden silence fcll between
Ia "a.
When Clarence Wcstnvcr. then winter
ing in Florida with his handsome
Clemrntiu,. read In tile Vaudeville pa
prrS that Thomas BroNtpn ami Olivia
Matthew'S had irpu luieil" married at
the home of the bride anl Immediately
removed O. their future residence,
E-uNtnn Hall he laughed and rolled
the paper up 10 mail to Jeanne. ON its
margin he wrote:
Il was Tom. and not me. she cared for al
along. only % tu#h l.T phtuumsnal.y long time
to r.ahr tHs discovery. LuN, has found the way
~ MAKE good all losses 10 splendid Tom broNtun.
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' W "a A. A 4 ' A y ~ ~; a, 49, 4:

word ana honor, Yes. did say poor
hut | wasn't talking about myself.
Ol Shc--would never let me lack for
anything. She is as good as an own
daughter 10 me-"
She
MIMI
Il suppose you mean Olivia by
'sheT"
Thank goodness. at last
She looked AT him radiantly and peck
eted her big handkerchief with tri-
umphant flourish. Tom looked per
picked in his turn.
Thank goodness for WHAT
You will bear me witness. Tom you
did it'll didn't"
IN bear you witness To anything"
said Tom, with great laugh. III yUu'n
only be- IA little more lucid"
ollie said | wasn't Oh any terms to
bring her name into the conversation
unless You mentioned il first. and be-
gan to think you never would do il.
\ cloud settled ON Toms bright face.
But why-why should We not men-
ton her name? Does she suppose that
| am going through life with bayonet
set TO run amuck Of any man or wo-
man who mentions Clarence West
overs wife in my presence: have
accepted the inevitable"
''Oh, my! Well, just don't care
just must-l am dying to-Im going
to-
While Miss Malvina held this spas
modic c0lloquy with conscience in
audible jerks Tom watched her anX-
iously. Was Mother" Spillman's
''queerness" going to descend upon her
daughter?
TON. dear, if anything pleasanter
than the inevitable should be offered
for your acceptance would you EN-.
brace it,"
He knitted his brows comically.
How very mysterious you are. Miss
Ninie,"
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BY John J. a'Becket

| To one unaCcuStomcd to tropical con-
/ ditionS the furnishing of the Porto
| Rican home would AT first sight seem
meager, but it is quite ample \ short
residence will demonstrate that nearly
900 years Of experience with the I'm.
| pleasant features of life in the West
Indies have been crowned by n sur.
vival of the tittest in house furnishing
as in other matters.
Austrian bent wood furniture and also
| wickerwork and willow ware consti.
tute the main equipment of the par
Tors and living rooms. Upholstered fur
niture is unknown and undcsired, little
or no attempt being made at decoration
except in the matter of embroidery and
fine handmade lace work. Hundreds
of yards of crochet work are used in
the establishment of single canopied
bed. This work Is the chief delight OF
the Porto Rican housewife.
The walls are for the most part bare.
but here and there a painting Of merit
may be seen. The sofa pillow is the
one great feature of the home. 1t Is ev-
erywhere, in every conceivable size,
shape and material. Ferns of gigantic
size and exquisite formation. as well
as broad spreading palm leaves, are
used to festoon the walls and archcd
doorways. Cut fresh from day to day,
they render the dark. cool rooms invit
ing and attractive. pottcd tropical
plants in great variety abound within
and without the honsc.-IIarper's Ba.
Ear
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-06-15

European ladies' constantly run away
with the idea that Constantlnope is n
civilized town and act accordingly,
linen they are astonshcd when some
thing disagreeable happens, and CON
tnually one hears of ladies being hus
tied, pinched or kissed by Turkish sol
diers. 1t must be remembered that the
soldiers are recruited from the widest
tribes In Asia Minor. where woman is
considered an inferior creature, who
must give way to man, besides being
trained to avoid him on all possible oc.
casionS
one can easily imagine that such -
soldier is astonished to see Europeau
lady unveiled, boldly expecting him TO
give way tc her or at any rate not
avoiding him. and he naturally takes If
10 be an advance on her part. Ladies
nave often told me they have been
pushed by soldiers into the gutter. and
have nearly always found that it is
simply as | have explained that nei-
ther makes way for the other, with the
result that the lady, being the weaker
comes to grief.-London Telegraph.
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Plausible, but Failed.

The cunning of children is we'll rec
ognized TO be of a very superior kind,
and 1t is seldom if given a chance that
they cannot inveigle their elders into
seeing things their way. The follow.
Ing is an instance of where little girl
slipped up on this by not taking into
consideration that her mother had had
enough experience with children to
have an insight into their nature.
The girls birthday was couple of
weeks off. and her parents had told her
that they were going to give her a
handsome present upon that occasion.
She had been counting ''the minutes"
for several days, but thinking she
could not possibly await her birthday
without. knowing what her present
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FLOUR AND FEED DEPARTMENT

women did walk through the fire. A
doubling Thomas gathered up some of
The salt in which they rubbed their
feet both before and after their hot
walk to take away and analyze. An.
other suggested that the bamboo pole
'hat was used to make the path was
hollow and may have contained a sub
stance that Sifted out as it was drawn
backward and forward that DESTROYED
me heat The little 'amak' OF my
friend, when asked why the feet were
not burned. replied, Much pray. much
pray. We have stated facts. The in.
depreciation must come from those
versed in the occult sciences"
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CHAPTER nv.
CONFUSION

- ~ AZ H"AN'HHs
The parlor Of the boarding house
which Tom called home. in Kansas
City. held fast 10y the traditions Of its
class. Ii was preternaturaly stufy.
with its woolly furnishings and super
fluffy of cheap bric-a-brac, and set
about with all sorts Of traps for the
unwary cropping in its darkness fresh
from the sunlit world outside.
Miss Malvina and Ollie CROPPED their
way toward a distant sofa To await the
fate of card just sent up TO Mr.
Thomas BroXton. The card bore a sin
gle name. that of Miss Malvina Spill
man. Ollie was mapping out the cam
paign.
You will see him alone, Miss Nal
VIVA, and il he looks very dreadful, as
II he would never get well, you know.
then ! shall go in To see him and will
be very nice 10 him. But. remember.
you are not to say one word about me
until-unlesS-he asks very-very -af-
fectionately about me. or course he
won't do that" A sob floated out Oh the
wOOlly air. He's forgotten my very
name by this time"
You ridiculous child" said Miss
Malvina, not quite as scornfully as she
would once have said it. for Tom had
certainly acted "queerly" since Clar-
ence Westover had stepped out of his
path. And perhaps-whO knew he
had fallen in love with another woman.
The best of men were Sittle katie
Then she was politely requested to
step up stairs into Mr. BroXton's room.
and Ollie was left alone in the dark to
count the moments and-her own heart
beats.
Well" said Miss Malvna, releasing
herself with a laugh, from Toms ar.
dent embrace. you are a fraud. Did
you get all that put into the paper on
purpose to scare two women out of
their wits, Tom? Not that I'm sorry
to have my foreign trip cut in two, but
we certainly did leave Nice with a
rush. I'm sure half my things are at
that hotel yet"
We? Tom echoed, with little catch
In his voice. We he repeated, with
another catch in his voice.
Certainly. You don't suppose l was
going to leave that poor child on the
other side of the water all by herself
while | came here to look after you.
Have you really been laid up at all,
Tom? You look so-so-splendid- and,
my, what lot of lovely flowers! l
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Good Roads and Free Rural DeIiv-

Rural free mail delivery was cstah.
llshcd at Carlinville, HIS, Oct lG. 1890,
and now covers - miles and serves 90
families. Seventy daily papers from
chicago and st. Louis or country towns
are taken by farmers, roads have been
improved, land values have increased
ana the people are pleased with the
results recent public discussion of
the subject developed a doubt as to
whether the extension of the system to
localities where roads were not so GOOD
would compensate the ia Spayers for
additional burdens imposed
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Ottttu. LIt btfttCNtu our ms NUNIS
Pd1erln
wouldn't you-don't you know Oh
lie is not Clarence Westover's wife?
Don't you know she's just been daft
ever since she heard you were hurt|'
lie turned very pale, but seated him
self by her side before making any
sort Of reply. He had perfect control
Of himself when he answered.
No; | had not heard anything You
see, | have been very much cut off
from my old acquaintance out here.
Where-is-she, then? You said YOU
did not leave her on the other side of
the water"
She's down stairs"
Down stairs?' He bounded to his
feet, then stopped irresolutely.
Miss Malvina laughed fretfully and
gave him a little shove.
Mercy on me! What between YOU
and Olivia | feel as if | was trying
to work two mechanical toys with all
their machinery out of order. It's Il
jerk forward and jerk backward
Please go down stairs, Tom and have
1t all out with Ollie one way or the
other. Take my word for it, she loves
you dearly"
And there were no more backward
jerks on his part to complain of. When
he entered the dark, stuffy parlor. he
could scarcely discern the slim figure
seated in its farthest corner. He still
limped slightly from his accident, but
his progress was reasonably rapid.
"Olivia"' He stretched out his
hands eagerly. My little friend! Why.
| thought you were on the other side
of the ocean,
Her hands were in his, and she was
looking up at him with a light in her
eyes that fairly Illuminated the OBJ
security for him.
And | thought you were in sick
bed with broken legs and things and
l expected to kneel down by your bed
side and whisper all sorts of contrite
and comforting things into your poor
ears, and here you are strong and well
and bigger than everv'
Il am very sorry" said Tom meeklv.
and then they both laughed. Still hold
ing her hands in his, he drew her TO a
sofa by window.
so am t. said Ollie, catching her
breath as one does when about to take
daring plunge, ''for it makes it hard.
err for me to say what | have come all
the way back from Nice to say, Rut
perhaps you don't want me to saw nnv.
thing at ALL"
The very sound of your dear voice
brings healing with it, olivia"
Ihen-then-oh Tom, it's perfectly
norrld of you to make me say it! But
deserve some sort of punishment.
old you think asked you to take
me-Just because | was sorry for you?
Dld not you know IL love YOU?
Hidn't you know, Tom, I've always
loved you? No. You poor dear how
could you when l only found it out
myself that day after you got up and
went from me without once looking
)ack! You see, Tom, you treated me
200 well at first. But-but-if you love
me, Tom, it will all come right at last
SAID No to you once when | did
not know my own mind and YOU said
NO to me when you wanted to punish
me for being such frivolous weather.
cock. l did silly thing. Tom, and YOU
one. But all the world
Knows Tom, that two negatives make |
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-06-15
A Different Kind of Man.

\ school inspector up W"stchester
way was making his rounds one day
and visited school not thousand
miles from Mamaroneck. Among the
questions he asked the children was,
what is pilgrim:"
One child said. "A man who comes
to America to he religious"
Another said. "A person who travels
from place To place"
"Wcll. do that" said the Inspector.
Am | a Pilgrim
''Oh, no, said the boy quickly. Il
Commercial Advertiser.
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lhere are any number of stories TO
oe printed about Judge Caldwell. but
mere Is one that is said to be typical:
lie was hearing an argument whereby
an attorney for an insurance company
was attempting to evade payment of
insurance on Il purely technical ground
Judge Caldwell interrupted him. "I,et
me understand you, Brother Todd" he
s''id to the attorney. "The policy was
isSued|
Yes" was the reply.
Ana the premiums were paid?"
"Yes."
And it was not set on fire?'
"No."
Brother Todd" said Judge Cald.
well, you can sit down. The iurv
Will return verdict for the plaintiff"
INDIANAPOLIS Sun.
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Bsby- o,erpIu. Of Erain.

"Ch. John" exclaimed tie feir young
mother. Il am glad you're homc. l
have been so worried"
why. dear" he asked. "what's ne
mattcr:'
Its about the baby. ! t-cmble To
think Of il. You know they say chill
dren that are too smart never grow
up"
Yes. yes" he cried: ego on. What i
it? Where is our darling? What has
happened? Go on"
John" she said, putting her arms
around his neck and sobblng upon his
breast. he said. pa, ia today. and he
is only Q months old."-Lundon Tit
Bits.
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You are the artSest 1Comdn in the porld ~
business now, as you see. | saw by
the Vaudeville paper that Mr.. Clar-
ence Nestover was expected home
soon with his bride"
Yes; he crossed with me. She is the
sweetest little thing"
Toms brows contracted gloomily. 1t
was scarcely worth while for Miss
Malvina to come there to sing Olivia's
praises to him at this late date.
Miss Malvina slyly shot another ar
row.
And he Is just as much in love with
his wife as any sensible man need to
be-"
Doubtless. But tell me about your
self Cough all gomez"
"Oh, I'm all right! | have forgotten
ever had a cough"
Her heart was sinking like lead in
her faithful bosom. She was under
sworn obligations to Ollie not to be the
one to Introduce her name into the con-
verSation.
Tom got up and walked to a window
that looked out upon one of those dis
mai town views where wet clothes tap.
ping IN the wind excluded every other
feature of the landscape. What right
had he to question Miss Malvina as to
the welfare of Clarence Westover's
wife. He stood with his broad back
turned toward Miss Malvina until his
quick ear caught an unmistakable sob.
lie turned and came back to her. his
face full of solicitude.
My dear old friend. Why, Miss
Malvina, tell me what troubles YOU.
can't you trust me, the last of the
BroXtons, as entirely as you used to
trust my forbearsY
Miss Malvina was in total eclipse be-
hind very large pocket handkerchief,
lohl' bending his head low, could
catch but one word, fractured by sobs,
"Po-orn'
Poor! What, and you did not let
me know? Now, do you call that be-
ing friend? Why, haven't you heard
what a famously rich man my inven-
tlon has made of me? Come. now
dear old friend. How happy it will
make me to become your banker! Who
Is there but you to share my good for
tuner
Miss Malvina emerged into view
with eyes full of perplexty and aston.
ishment
Thomas Broxton, what are Won
talking about?"
Dluht you say you We're poor. and
WASH that what you were-were"-
a "Blubbering about? Well. unon INV
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-06-15

In the days of knighthood every man
carried sword and was ready to slash
his ncighbor upon the slightest prctcXt.
When friends met. they grasprd one
another by the right hand. thereby in.
dlcating pcaceable intentions. rs each
one thus give up TO the other his fight
ing arm. That is why we shake with
the RICH; hand.-Ladies' Home Jour
nal
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Boston G. Maine r. p
TINE TABLE. WI>TIR >CnEnUL,
IT, effect October -. lSgg
Trains leave Newport

- 90.
Trains leave Newport
For 81 I'hrsLrr, RI 80 1orr d-,o.
j. ~ = 49, 90. IT, 90 J.. m. Return or 3: .t
Tor N,H~ River 90 ~ 10 and
80. ! and j" a. J.. o.. F,tuiu al =. -
p. q. "r, , 90 =. ~.
lu |u O.. Ir. IttEIt ~ 80. -tfr {, p. =
and 80 D. m d iH.
gr Plymouth ~ ~ 10 and 700, -.
, 80 =. ml Return at 'l2Mn. : % ami DO :
- hha To- %. N.
Fgr IgHcord at 10 10 aud : 90 a.m..1o-
ana 10 90 g.. "a. Return at 6 uO.1l15.li ao
''il ~, -, g.. M. 80 and 10 1o p M.
ron Aauuhtstcr at az Iu and : 90 , %,
10 %" e. ul.. . go and 80 - u. IN. ''''-
Ief Lowell at } = fe ana : Un q. m
Ang a." =" D. "a. Return at 9 40 M : 10
For springfield Mass. at 90 n II, ,ra
!" -" -. m. Return al - a. m. aud : aG
For Nashua June at 'I2 10 and oo,
! 90 and 10 90 O.. o.. Return at 10 ~ . , r.'''
49, anal go tG t. M g. ''.'
f."r r.-tun al ~ 10 aud : 90 a m. 1o-
'ng J." >" %. M. Return at 9 90 q m. 10
- Runs daily Tally except Monday
Nl "lhef trains run daily except Suuday
Trains leave Grovoton Tor
Lancaster at : nu q. m. IL %. room y,
NI'urn an q 20, II 81 a. m. and 80 d m.
!. '.'lt'.h at 90 q. ~. . -, 90 d. m
Return at 10 - 20. ~. aud 81 q. m. a. "''
Wells River al 'u q. ru. II - : OD q -,
Return ai . - "a. Jn.. 3 80 .. m - ~
plymouth - : 90 m. 2 p. room. m
'>, ,"I1, az - % ! a. IN m., - m.
A.trru at and II go q. m t. '''
10 t>lei ~ 90 "a. m. . -. : 90 q. n.
NyiUTu a . ! @ aud lu - u. m.
,'r,''' gt. 81 go "a M. II -, 90 p. m
springfield 1T Z 90 ii. IN. = 90 n n, ps,,-,
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would he she stole softly up 10 her
mother aud begged her % show her the
present.
Why. il wouldn't be right t. show il
20 You now" her mother answered.
because We want 60 surprise you On
your birthday"
''Oh. that's all right" exclaimed tie
little one. III forget what IL Is before
then. Memphis Scimitar.