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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-31
(Communicated.)
Supper To.Nicht.

The Church Workers of Epwor,h
Church will give delicious supper to-
night and tomorrow night in the en-
tertainment hall Of Epworth Church.
There Will be eight tables, all prettily
decorated with cut flowers. and the
menu served will consist OF oysters,
salads. ice cream. cake. etc.
The entertainment is for the benefit
of the church debt and 1t is hoped that
a large crowd will attend
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-31
Volunteer We to Eaeet.

There was a very large and interest
Ing meeting Of the Volunteer Y last
evening at $50 Cumberland street.
It was decided to give $500 month
toward the hall on CRANKY street which
the w. G. It. U. intend purchasing.
THE Old Maids Convention" will he
given OH the 18th ultimo at Montenore
Hall, and rehearsals Will commence
next Saturday night at the old Baptist
Church, on Cumberland street
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-31

Westhemer was one Of our Oldest ana
most respected Hebrew citizens, having
attained the 18th year OF his age Mt the
time OF his demise. He leaves a large
family of children and many near lkin>
dredr who have the sympathies of the
community in their sore bereavement.
His funeral will be held from the resi-
dence at o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-31
Death Of MIR. samuei:westhelme

The many friends of Mr.. Samuel
Westheimer will learn with sorrow of
his death Mt his home. No. 90 Fenchurch
street, at $3.50 o'clock last night Mr..
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-01-05
A. BARTLETT & SON,
The great bargain store of NOrtherr
Vermont.
Vermont.

We not inviting the public handful of merchandise
but large stock well selected and unsurpassed
goods week in department of this
well posted and close buyers readily that underse
cash any possible competitors
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-01-05

for the sake OF the persons whom they
guard"
Yes, yes" said she. ii understand.
And-and will. will rest. will be
careful. Only. only tell me this: What
will you do: Where will you go till
morning."
Il shall go down stairs Into the
kitchen. IL is 3 o'clock. ! shall not
have long 10 wait before some one Is
about. And will I've as prudent AMI
as cautious as II my life were as val.
cable as my best frieAls seem TO sup
pose"
She listened eagerly. solemnly. When
he had finished speaking. he took her
hand In his. She was still sitting in
the armchair and trembling violently.
but the firm grasp of his fingers seem
ed to exercise upon her n calming in
fluence, and after a couple of seconds
the clasp of her own hand was as firm
and as steady as that Of his.
Good night" said she In n low voice
Mt last. II won't say goodby. Take
care. And-and tomorrow will ex-
plain Oh. yes. can explain"
She suddenly snatched her hand
away from him, and he retreated and
stumbled down stairs.
But when he reached the bottom he
saw against the dim light which came
through the open doorway of the room
he had left the figure Of the girl as she
stood outside. watching him as far as
she could. a guardian angel to the last.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-01-05

The old r0mdn came In to light the fire.
eyes, by his demeanor that he had been
one of the assailants of the night be-
fore. grinned and plnched his sisters
arm with an ugly, knowing leer
Tregaron himself shook Masson's
hand in a strong grip and said in a low
voice in his ear:
'I'ye heard. wish you JOY. My
loss will be your gain, sir. gentleman
though you are. and though it's not for
me to say so perhaps"
And Gwyn bit her lip as her father
| kissed her and sat down In her place
with grave face and without so
much as glance at anybody.
The farmer, indeed, was the only
person who seemed to be quite at his
ease with the doctor. He was pleased
and proud of the engagement between
Mason and Gwyn, aE5i he spoke free
ly of the comfort II gave him to think
Of his little girl being settled In life.
with real gentleman. and one who
| had saved her life" to take care Of her.
He said how much he should miss her
himself and how sorry he was that she
would go SO far away.
"But, then" he added. with n shrewd
shake Of the head, maybe it's as well.
After all. though you're too much of n
gentleman to be ashamed of us, still
we're not grand enough folks for you.
sir. when all is said and done. It's only
our Gwyn that's fit for you. and there's
the truth"
Mason found these remarks rather
hard to reply to. but he listened and
made such feeble comments as he
could. He noted. while he spoke, the
piercing eyes of Coch Tai fixed upon
him with penetrating shrewdness
which seemed to suggest that the huge,
red bearded son of the mountains
guessed more than Tregaron himself
did.
Or was It that he knew more?
1t was not until supper time that he
had a chance of speaking again to
Gwyn alone. He had been working
hard out of doors all day. and she had
kept out Of his way when he entered
|
pened to enter the kitchen before the
other men, and as he did SO he met
Gwyn coming down stairs.
"Where will you sleep tonight" she
asked abruptly, in tone which be-
trayed that this question had been
troubling her.
Mason hesitated. Then thought
struck him.
"In the loft with Merrick, II he'll let
me-" he answered at last.
But Cwyn was startled by the pro-
posal.
mo, no." said she. you must not
Let me Think
"You will never think of anything
better than that" said he gently
"Give me an acknowledged enemy
rather than treacherous friend"
What do you mean? Whom do you
mean by a treacherous friend|"
/ II mean no one in particular" an:
swered Mason. But Merrick Is the
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-01-05

I said-what did You heard me. did
ypu nois'' NlaS~na i-ows-i his hra'i W
assent. 4 said IL 10 keep them quiet
to ~ sci "a. 4. ;ieI.l. ~ I--ei- h1a
apologize. doctOs. l~r !od klow why
cd IL 40. ale SONS 10 marry LIe-
That Is 10 be taken .Os granted rs i0.-s
a. you are acre. bot WL,a yOu - away
AID VIII Ind llrans OF Getl.ns lOu
away-tlseu I vii. tel thein TIE irutA.
anJ there will Ia an cid oi Al al VI
everything"
lie came little nearer 10 her and
tried TO look into her face. And Is he
did so the door Into the washhouse
was burst open 10y a gust oil ".ni
frCm The outer door. which was opeiie 81
at that moment by the men coI..as IN
to breakfast.
10th Gwyu and the doctor started.
and as the farmer and ToEi and coch
Tai fled In and after the morning 5
greetings took their places NJ the Ia
bles IL was plain enough by the e1-
preston Of the three faces that the
little scene they had witnessed had
conveyed very distinct impression to
their several minds.
Coch Tai looked ferocious. gloomy
and savage. He kept his eyes away
from the doctor. and when Gwyn wish
ed him good morning he answered her
only by curt word without looking at
her or Offering any congratulation on
her temperance down stairs.
Tom. who looked more sheepish than
ever and who betrayed, to Masson's
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-01-05
FOR BETTER ROADS.
Proper Supervision. Taxes Paid In
Money and Wide Tires.

Proper Supervision, Taxes Paid In
Money md Wide Tires.
There Is great need In this state
of more Intelligent and experienced
road engineers and supervisors. sc as
to avoid wasting of money and labor
In carrying out worthless plans for
work. Our people should realize that
the building of good public roads re-
quires as much training and expert
ence as does the building Of railroads,
said Governor Russell OF North Caro-
lima. The system of compulsory labor
OH public roads has been abandoned in
most enlightened countries. In our
state 1t is questionable whether we are
In a position to adopt any uniform sys.
TEN upon this subject because of the
wide variance of the conditions exist
ing In the different localities.
In some places the property holders
are able to bear the road tax, and the
circumstances surrounding them are
such Is TO make 1t to their interest to
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-01-05
WATER BREAKS.
Proper Way to Prevent washouts q
Hillsidcs.

Proper Way to Prevent Washouts ON
Hillsides.
In order to prevent the washing out
Of earth roads on hills, 1t sometimes
becomes necessary to construct water
breaks-that ISL broad, shallow bitches
arranged so as to catch the surface wa
ter and carry it each way into the side
bitches. Such bitches retard traffic to
a certain extent and often result in
overturning vehicles. Consequently
they should never be used until all 9th
er means have failed to cause the wa
ter to flow into the side channels. Mel.
Their should they be allowed to cross
the entire width of the road diagonally.
but should be constructed in the shape
of the letter V. This arrangement per-
mits teams following the middle of the
load to cross the ditch squarely and
thus avoid the danger of overturninc.
These bitches should not be deeper than
Is absolutely necessary to throw the
water of the surface, and the part in
the center should be the shallowest.
Unfortunately farmers and road mas
tiers have fixed idea that the one way
to prevent hills. long and short, from
washing Is to heap upon them quanti-
ties OF those original tumu!ar obstruc-
tions known indifrerently as thank
you-ma'ams." breaks" or '.hum-
mocks." and the number they can
squeeze In upon single hill is positive
ly astonishing.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-01-05

do away with the compulsory system.
In other localities perhaps the road tax
would amount to such hardship as to
make it impracticable.
The plan of employing short term
convicts on the roads has proved eco
nomical and satisfactory In number
of counties In this and other states,
and the system could be well extended.
In several states even the long term
convicts have, with satisfactory re-
suits, been employed In quarrying and
crushing stone for macadamizing pub
lie roads. and the material thus pre-
pared has been sold to the various
counties and municipalities at the ac-
tual cost of preparing it, thus reducing
Its cost One-half or two-thirds. OF
course no amount of legislation will Of
itself radically change the existing
conditions, but perhaps laws providing
for the working Of the public roads
may be enacted so as to stimulate and
direct better work in this direction.
1t Is coming to be generally recog-
nized that the use Of wide tires on all
wagons and other draft vehicles will
greatly aid the keeping of public roads
In better condition. In number Of
states laws have been enacted cncour-
aging the introduction and use Of these
wide tires. and the results there are
said to be highly satisfactory. 1t is de-
sirable that legislation looking in this
direction should be enacted In North
Carolina,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-01-05

coch Tai who had begun his sup
Der. scOwled at them both.
Mason sat down beside him and at
onsr op.nsd the matter TO him 10y re-
qassting permission TO SLEEP In a cor
ner Of h.s lon. The peasant stared st
him in un.lisguised surprise.
with The. misterr cried he In rough.
Jetring tones. Why. SUR you wouldn't
End any feather beds there. nor Yet no
pillows soft enough for your liking"
Il think a board anu a brick would
be soft enough for ME tonight" re
turned the young doctor good humor-
cdly. "And the roof overhead Is all
the luxury ! want"
The farmer Lad begun to protest
aud TO offer his own room. But Mas
sou would not hear OF IL. In the midst
Of the dispute between them Coch
Tails deep voice hawled out as he
glanced first nj Gwyn and then at Mas
son:
"All right, sir. You can share my
loft II you like"
And In spite OF the farmers angry
and offended objections the matter was
settled thus.
Before Coch Tai reached the loft In
his turn Mason was fast asleep.
He was reused ten minutes later by q
rough. fierce shake. and. starting up.
he found Coch Tai bending over him,
with savage scowl upon his face.
In one hand he held wood chopper,
and with the other he was still clutch
ing the doctors arm.
Wake up cried he roughly. Wake
up! I've got guilt enough on my soul
| don't want TO Kill sleeping man!
Wake up, Get up! And help me &c
keep the devil down."
And even as he spoke he raised the
ax above his head and clinched his
teeth In look OF fierce. burning
hatred.
In the Pickering. misty light of the
smoking tallow candle he looked like
demon. Mason thought as he stag
rcrai la his faat
(ro BE- CoNTIEUND.)
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-01-05

The building of macadam roads Of.
fers opportunities for manifold mis-
takes and for an enormous waste of
public funds. Ii eyer it be true that,
what is worth doing is worth doing
well. It Is emphatically true In the
building of stone roads, III a macad-
am read cannot be built right from
the start, it had better not be built at
all to prevent needless waste of mon
,ey. Every good macadam road testi.
.ties to the value Of dnrable highways.
while every stone road improperly
built throws shadow of doubt upon
tie movement for better roads.-Otto
Dorper,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-01-05

only person who has shown me open
antagonism. and at the same time he
is the sort OF man to whom l could
trust myself"
She seemed much strrck by these
words. and she looked into his face
attentively after he had uttered them.
PERHAPS you are right" she said at
last in u hesitating voice. you axe
WISER tan al, Cf course, sir"
lie opened the door of lie Kitchen,
where :hry now heard the voices Of
the others, and followed her In,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-01-05
RO06 Hrtefa.

Poor roads make poor horses.
Proper highways are good going and
likewise coming,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-23
now MARIE TEMPEST EXERCISE

Miss Marie Tempest recently WIoN
story OF her career for an English "a
per. Here is what she said about sA''
clsing:
am a firm believer IN regular sAs'
else for a singer In any form. Pei. ..,
ally I prefer riding and fencing. lI
latter is. I think, especially bensneln
10 the voice on account Of the nece'sal
expansion OF the chest and respl'aOg
organs which It induces. Ny huso.pa
too. Is an ardent fencer and MEM menu
OF the Foil club, an institution s's'' ~
by actors under the auspices "
Felix Bertrand, the well known s.n ~. Y
the celebrated maitre darmes ana " "
der the presidency Of Mr. PlaeIo' ~
gave. you may remember . Isl, /. - I,
cessful series OF competitions a wesa ,,' Y
so ago. Bicycling 1 like In nols .. ~,
and as a pastlme, but ] cannot say y,
I consider that II Is valuable I" WV
from a health" point OF view ar.
with regard to acting have % y I,
ucnlar method OF studying paris =,
soon asI have gripped the iasa ~, !, N
cbaraeter / proceed to clothe n''. !.
my mind. Che cterisue ''O ',,-lbu,.
such an impor i"o'o, ..rsleal sn.
ing TO ones 81 ~ ". .s.od think
tertainments Of today. ~ 800, nov.
many women who 60 TO a .as.,'i "a he
adays are as much interested u
clothes as In the acting
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-23

liar scenea are enacted by tho Yale and
Harvard crews, which will contest on
June o. The races between these an
Client rivals win be the same as those
on the Hudson-that ia varsity and
freshman eight Dared and a varsity
four cared Last year Harvard was
triumphant In each Of the three events,
winning every one with cOngummate
ease The crimson oarlmen showed ex-
cellent Workmanship and were In
splendid condition Yale's representa-
tlves. on the contrary. were In poor
shape This year all the efforts OF the
New Haven oarsmen viii be conoen-
trated In a grand effort TO wipe out the
sting OF that triple defeat Head Coach
Edison +. Galaudet Is devotlng most Of
his time 90 the yarslt 1w, while the
freshmen are under the watchful eye
OF Gordon Brown, who rowod In the
varsity boat last year, but has given up
rowing since his election as captain OF
the football eleven.
Last year the quaker crew won the
varsity race on the Hudson by a bare
quarter length from the Badgers with
Cornell some Ave lengths behind IN
third place. and the Columbia boat
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-23

fourth congress and signed by Presl-
dent Cleveland providing that the Sec
rotary Of the navy be empowered TO de-
tail revenue cutters TO enforce such
rules as might be necessary during any
regatta to insure the safety OF excur-
sion steamers, yachts, rowboats and
other craft
II was under the provisions Of this
law that Captain Bob Evans had a fleet
Of torpedo boats keeping all vessels
from interfering with the International
yacht races last fan when Sir Thomas
Upton tried TO lift" the Americas cup
with the Shamrock. The Yale-H Harvard
races on the Thames at New London
are also polced by the revenue cutters.
The i've universities now have their
crews at the different headquarters
provided for them along the banks Of
the picturesque Hudson. The final Sc
lectlons Of crews have been made. and
the coaches are now endeavoring to
apply the finishing touches 10 stroke
and Workmanship.
on the Thames at New London sim
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-23

In the rear four lengths farther
back. While the crews were prac-
ticing for the race the style and gem
eral appearance Of the Wisconsin men
were very generally criticised,
Andy O'Dea, who introduced the ia
nous "Yarra- Yarra" stroke to America,
is again In charge Of rowing affairs at
Wisconsin. and the crew is said TO have
gone back entirely to his stroke, which
last year was somewhat modified by
Coach McConville
The Pennsylvania stroke Is the one
taught by Coach Ellis Ward TO Quaker
crews for years past II depends large
ly on the leg drive, even more so than
on the catch, the former being 80
strong that there is surprisingly little
checking, The reach Is good the blade
being carried well back, but the grip Of
the water is slower than In most
strokes. In this respect the Ward
stroke differs from that taught by
Courtney 20 the Cornell boys In the
latter the water Is caught and the pow
or put on as soon as the blade has been
brought back to the fun reach
The Cornell, or Courtney, stroke IS
very distinctive The boat drags less
than any other and moves very smooth
ly during the recovery. From the start
Of the stroke or catch the men keep
their backs perfectly straight. The
arms are not bent until the body has
had its full swing. The back move
ment and leg drive play an important
part, the arms serving merely as con.
Meeting rods between oars and the
body. The body swing is necessarily
short. Courtney believing that loss
OF power results after a certain point
has been reached. Smooth recovery. a
feature on which Courtney always In.
slsts. Is obtained by bringing the slid
Ing seat back slowly al the catch
The Columbia coach Is teaching a
stroke which requires a man to reach
TO the full extent toward the stern
When the blade strikes the water, the
shoulders are brought we'll back to-
ward the perpendicular, and then the
legs are driven down hard. The blade
strikes the water with little bevel and
is carried through on the same plane. II
is the same stroke, though perhaps a
trlhe longer that was rowed by the
winning Columbia crew Of 1895.
Both the Harvard and Yale strokes
are In a great measure modelled after
what is known as the English style.
Bob Cook learned q good deal when
abroad with Yale crews some years ago
that made him modify the stroke he
had been teaching 80 long, and II is
this stroke. slightly changed by Coach
Gallaudet, that they are using this year.
The Harvard oarsmen have also adopt
ed much Of the English method. owing,
doubtless. TO the influence Of Mr.. Leh-
mann, the oxford coach who had
charge Of Harvard's crews for a couple
Of seasons. LEO ETHERINGTON
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-23
THE PARIS CLAQUE.

The claque IN Paris has been hard hit
BIZ a recent judicial decision, but II ap-
pears likely, nevertheless, TO be IAN UNI
considerable time dying" An appeal
has been lodged against the decision Of
the Judge IN the action brought by a
chef De claque" against the manager
OF the Menus Plaisirs theater, In which
It was laid down that the custom OF
hiring paid applauders is immoral con-
trary to the public interest and not
capable Of being recognized by law, In
cidentally some interesting particulars
OF the trade were given,
II seems that the gentleman who
brought the action derived an income
from his strange occupation OF some
thing like $1,000 per annum. II should
be added. however that he is a small
capitalist and that part at least Of his
earnings are derived from the purchase
and sale OF tickets. The custom Is for
the chef de claQue" to contract for a
certain number of seats nightly at re-
duced rate. The survival Of the olaque
is an astonishing fact. all things con-
sidered. No one seems 10 defend IT,
and certainly no one believes in the me-
chanical applause that bursts out at
regular intervals from a compact group
Of men in the pit and gallery.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-23

stated N q signed article Ia a Chicago
paper Some time before the date set
for the encounter that he thought
'Lanky Bob" had the better chance 10
win. Now, referee Is supposed 10
have no opinions on O bout which no Ia
TO referee, and. az any rate. he IL not
supposed to express them SO that there
Is small wonder that Billy Madden
Ruhlins manager, wanted somebody
substituted FOR the laxative sller
Sam Austin, who was first agreed on
as the referee Of The recent Corbett JET
fries fight and Charlie White, the off,
clal referee Of the Broadway A. c. OF
New York, are two well known men
who know what Is expected OF them
when selected to ofiieIate at fight. The
former Is sporting editor OF a well
known publication and writes good
deal on pugillstic topics. but he never
airs his views In print or otherwise in
regard 10 any battle IN which he is TO
act as referee, and the same may be
said IN regard TO Charlie White.
Malachi Hogan, the Chicago sporting
writer. refereed the Mccoy Ryan en-
counter about which there was much
discussion, growing out Of the fact that
an agreement had been made between
the principals that II both were on
their feet az the end OF the six rounds
the decision should be draw.
Hogan thought Mccoy had won and
gave a decision in accordance, although
both men were In condition to continue.
That was all right, as Hogan claimed
he knew nothing about the alleged
agreement. Writing about the affair
later, however, Hogan displayed his ig-
noranoe Of the duties Of referee by
saying that, while the official records
should show n draw. all bets on the
fight should be paid according TO his
decision. A referee has nothing at all
10 do with the bets, and II would seem
that a man who was picked for such an
important post would know the rules OF
the game. In the Corbett- Sharkey
bout some years ago, Honest John"
Kelly made just such a mistake. He
declared sharkey a winner on foul
and then declared an bets OF,
II would seem that many boxing ref
erees might easily pick mp a few points
regarding the rules II they would take
the time to study them.
EBERT WOODsON.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-23

10 get a line on the probable result OF
the coming fight
Ruhlin's recent experience as the
trainer and sparring partner Of Jim
Corbett ought to have taught him sew
eral OF the tricks Of scientific boxing
but whether they viii avail him when
pitted against a rough and ready fight
er like Sharkey It is impossible TO fore
tell Ring followers are pretty evenly
divided as 10 the merits Of the men.
il would seem that there is plenty OF
room for Improvement among referees
Of boxing encounters, do not refer to
their decisions, but It looks as though
their frequent intercourse with the
fighters had caused them to acquire one
OF the bad habits OF the sluggers and
indulge In too much talk Like the
pugilists. too. they emit most Of their
vaporlngs through the press.
George Siler, who was picked TO ref
cree the bout between Fltzsimmons and
Rubin, which was afterward called off,