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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-09-07
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DAHL. 81 VI N'NS.
Miss Avis Julia Simmons. dal.h-
trr Of Mr.. and Mrs. Austin T.. Sim
m ans. was married Tuesday eve
ming 1T the residence of her parents,
to- MIR, Horace II. Udall of STRAIT
ford There was Il large number Of
guests. the ceremony being perform
ed bv Rev. +. Simmons, at seven
O'clock. The bride wore Il hand
some gown Of white muslin. TRIM
med with lace. and Il veil fastened
with orange blossoms. Mrs. +. s..
Mackenzie played the wedding
march and several other pieces dur
ing the marriage service. The hand
some floral decorations were in
charge of &. II. Mass. There were
many beautiful presents
Mrs. dali has been Il very pop
uar teacher in Woodstock and 9TH
cl schools tor some Years, and MIR.
| dali is prominent business man
in Stanford, where they will make
their home.
MOREIi.I.--GATES.
Miss. Clara Adclc Gates, daugh-
ter OF Mrs. Lucy Wilson, was mar
ricd at the Christian church We'd
ucsdav afternoon to MIR. William
ScWclI Morrill, of South Danburv,
y, II. Rev. Nj. /. Morrill,, assist
cd by Rev. a. IL. Morrill,, ID, d.,
of New Bedford, Mass, brother of
the groom, performed the cercmona,
the Episcopal service being used.
he bride was given away by her
guardian, Mr.. lIoratio y. Thomas.
The decorations of the church
were goldcnrod and ferns. The
bride wore silk lanshuwnc. with
tullc veil, and carried bride roses.
Her maid of honor, Miss Juna,a
French, wore white Swiss ,musin
and carried pink roses. The brides
maids were Misses Mary l.. Elmer, .
Ada NJ. Wilcox, Bessie &. kiddcr
and Marion l.. Southgatc. Mr..
Herman Y. Morrill, of New Bed
ford. Mass, nephew OF the groom.
wss best man. Miss Harvey played
the wedding march. The ushers
were Mcssrs. Harry III. kidder,
Dwight II. Morrill, of New Bedford,
nephew of the groom, Everett V
Perkins of Bridgewater and Char les
!. Gould. The bride received many
handsome gifts.
After It reception in the ycstry Mr.
and Mrs. Morrill, left for the " hitt
Mountains, and will be ut home at
South Danhury after October Ist.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-09-07
B.\Il.-pINN HURT.

The Bridgrwater bail team played
the WouiStutkS at Woud,tock last
Saturday. losing the game; score /.
to :. Fred Potwin, center fielder
for the Bridyewatcrs. while sliding
to second base was hit ON the Jaw
bv Il ball thrown from the field, the
bali striking with such force that it
knocked out SIX teeth and split the
jaw bone. lie was taken to Dr.
Burbridyc's and after the inur, was
attended to he WAS taken home bN
Del Desc. lie is doing nicely and
the doctor secs no reason why the
teeth will not nc all right.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-09-07
VETERANS Ar BARNARD.

GATHER ING At Sill
WEIR LAKE AuG. ga LARGE
ATTENDANCE. - \uTES OF THE
KEtNlON.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-26
ClCERO'S WIT.
Exasperating Retort Not Modern Feature
 of Jury Triaf.
ature JOE A. CLI

J he fetOrt eXaSpefatlng is not a modern feature of trial by jury. In the case against Nerres- -ene of the great trials of antiQuity-in which Cic- ero appeared for the prosecution and Hortensius for the defense. Cicero made a typica' excursion against his opponent. 80rte>>s jus Was known, in violation of the law, which required the services of advocates at Rome to De gratuitous, to have received as q present from his client a valuable im~ age of the Sphinx, one of the spells U his government in Sicily. While Cic- ero was eXamin-4g a witness. Horten- sius made sally. You speak in rid dles, said he T cannot understand you" That is odd" Cicero rejoined. for you have a Sphinx at home to solve them" Cicaros repartees were seldom without energy. When C.odius had been acqu ted of the charge of sacrilege by DTS who had been bribed to bring in a favorable verdict Cicero, who appeared as the defender of the re",blie, left the corrupt jurors and the favorers and supporters of that verdict without word to say for themselves. He overwhelmed Clodius ill the senate to his face in set speech Then followed duel of words in which Cicero was all along the vic tor. Clodius, among other insinua- tions, said: "You have bought a house" You would think that he said,' retorted Cicero, you have bought jury," They did not trust you on their oath, said Clodius. "Yes. . said Cicero, twenty-five jurors did trust me Thirty-one did not trust you, for they took care to get their money beforehand" Here there was & burst of applause and Clodius broke down and remained silent There is nothing coldly classic in these ex- ample,c of Ciceros ready wit; they might have come from a latter-day master of thrust and parry.-Youth's s Companion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-26
SOME WHY'S ANSWERED,
The Ancient and Curious Origin of Fla
 miiiar Customs.

The Ancient and Curious Origin of Fa-
 miiiar Customs.
 It is not surprising what a number of little things we do without knowing the reason. Why, for instance, do widows wear caps? Perhaps they may say because they make them look pretty and interesting. But the real reason is that when the Romans were in England they shaved their heads as a sign of mourning. Of course a woman couldn't let herself be seen with a bald head, so she made herself pretty cap. And now, though the necessity of wear ing it has passed away, the cap re- mains. Why do we have bows on the left side of our hats? In olden times, when men were much in the open air and hats couldn't be bought for half a dollar it was the habit to tie a cord around the crown and let the ends fall on the left side to be grasped on the arising of a squall. They fell on the left side so they might be grasped by the left hand, the right usually being more usefully engaged. Later on, the ends got to be tied in a bow, and later still, they became useless, yet the bow has remained, and will probably re- main till the next deluge or something of that sort. What is the meaning of the crosses or Ks on a barrel of beer? They signify degrees of quality nowa- days But originally they were put on by those ancient monks as a sort of trademark. They were crosses in those days, and meant a sort of oath on the cross, sworn by the manufacturer that his barrel contained good liquor Why are bells tolled for the dead? This has become so familiar a practice that a funeral without would appear un- Christian. Yet the reason is quite bar, barous. Bells Were tolled long ago, when peoplewere being buried in order to frighten away the evil spirits who lived in the air. Why do fair ladies break bottle of wine on the ship they are christening? Merely another sur viyal of barbaric custom. In the days of sacrifice to the gods it was custom ary to get some poor victim when a boat was being launched and to cut his throat over the pEow, so that his blood baptized it. Why are dignitaries deafened by salute when they visit a foreign port? It seems a curious sort of welcome, this firing off of guns, but it seems the custom arose in a very reasonable way Originally, a town or warship fired off their guns on the approach of important and friendly strangers to show that they had such faith in the visitors peaceful inten- tions they didn't think it necessary to keep their guns loaded. Why do we sometimes throw a shoe after a bride ? The reason is not very complimentary. From of old it has been the habit of mothers to chastise their children with a shoe. Hence the custom arose of the father Of bride making a present to the bridegroom of shoe, as a sign that it was to be his right to keep her in order.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-26
Kindness Brings Love.

A good deed is never lost. He wht shows courtesy reaps friendship,and ne, who plants kindness gathers love Pleasure bestowed upon a gratefu, mind was never sterile. but generally gratitude begets reward-Basil.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-26
General Offices IF Pine St.,

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-19
Copyright. 1901. by S. S. Mcclure Coz

From the day when he made his first IN
spection trip over the line it was case
of premeditated dislike for Superintendent
Greby's successor, and before Pettigrew got
his office chair well warmed the men on
the western division were ripe for revolt
There were reasons, such as they were.
For one, Pettigrew was young man and
a college graduate; for another. he had sue
ceeded old man Greby, whose bark was fe-
rocious, whose bite was never worse than
a sharp nip and who was rather proud of
his ascent from his beginnings as a section
boss. Lastly, Pettigrew was something of
a martinez in the matter of discipline, and
discipline as he defined it had hitherto been
an unknown quantity on the western divi-
sion
AZ tell you, boys. I'm givin' him just
about six months to stay out here for his
health said Abel Griscom, at the round
house caucus of enginemen convened to
"cuss and discuss" the new superintendent
''Why, they tell me at back in that Boston
college where he got his brand he used
to wear gownd. like a woman"
''An' they do be telling me he doesn't
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-19
A NEW WHITE HOUSE.
should BE an Ornament to Washinr.
ton and a Credit to the Country.

should Be an Ornament to Washinr
Ton ana q Credit to the Country.
From the Boston Transcript. :. am s-,...g
The commentator of every right-minded
and well-bred citizen Of the United States
Is due President Roosevelt for his refusal
to have any alterations or additions made
to the White House for the better accom-
modation OF his family. In taking this
stand he has given fresh evidence Of his
fine feelings and his firm respect for his
torical conditions, though If he had decided
differently in the matter it would have
been perfectly simple for any householder
In these days Of the anti-crowding propa-
ganda to understand his wishes and to aid
and abet him in the change. For we, are
all very practical nowadays.
However. looming on the horizon even
now, no bigger than a chimney pot. is a
foreshadowing Of a new house and home
for the President Of the United States that
fits In quite beautifully with our idea Of
the fitness of life in Washington. Before
any part Of the real foundation goes in,
let us say that we want it to be an orna-
ment to that beautiful city and a credit to
the country, and incidentally to prove to
rulers by Inheritance that they get no bet
ter housing than we give our chosen first
gentleman. -.--.'
Even though work is begun on the new
dwelling at the earliest possible moment,
it Is hardly likely that 1t will be ready for
occupancy during President Roosevelt s
first or even in his second term. We really
wish 1t were to be christened by him ana
his family, however, as we may not have
another President for many and many a
term with so many children, and their pres
ence in any place has so beneficent and hal
lowing an effect that 1t is good for the
country to know they are at home and
happy in the Executive Mansion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-19

that he had been keeping Miss Gray, the
stenographer, who was still waiting for
him to sign the days correspondence.
Oh, 1 beg your pardon, Miss Gray" he
said; Il had quite forgotten
He signed the batch of letters, and, last
of all, the terrible casualty report. Two
more engines in the ditch, and three men
hurt-one of them past mending, so the
division surgeon wired.
Pettigrew dropped the pen, got up hastily,
and went to stand at the window looking
out upon the yards. Miss Gray waited
patiently. She was young, but she was a
woman grown. with woman's sympathetic
insight She had been watching Arson
Pettigrew's stubborn fight against fate, and
she was heartily sorry for him. She saw,
as no one but a clear-eyed woman sitting
at the best possible vantage point of view
could see, how he had missed his oppor-
tunfty.
After a time Pettigrew came back to his
desk with the light of sudden resolution
in his eye.
Take another letter to the general man
ager. if you please" he said, curtly; and he
began to dictate.
You will see by the accompanying cas-
ualty report that our ill-luck is still with
us. Upon mature consideration I have
come to believe that the best interests of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-19
Princess Hairie Ben Ayad Tells the
Secrets of the Harem.
TIE SULTAN Is CATCHING IT NOW
Turkish Laws Are Very Good, but
Are Never Enforced.
THE MARRIAGE CUSTOMS

Written for The Evening Star.
THE secrets of the harem" are to remain
secrets no longer. A Turkish lady Of high
degree has just come to London to make a
further expose. She proposes to begin
crusade against the degradation Of her
countrywomen, and after she has created
a movement of reform to emanate from
England she will go to the United States.
This female knight Grant OF modern days
is the Princess Hairie Ben Ayad, the wife
of former Turkish consul at Rotterdam.
who has espoused the cause of the '1egit-
mist" party in Turkey. and has In conse-
Quence been condemned to prison for ten
years. He escaped to England. and his
wife has just Joined him. after numerous
exciting experiences. The party OF the 'le-
gitimists' is In favor of the deposed Sui
tan Murad, the elder brother of the reign
ing monarch. Abdul Hamid Murad has
been in prison at Constantinople for over
twenty-five years, and his party claims
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-19
Music Students' Prizes.

Among the prizes offered to music SIN
dents in London none is more valued han
the silver medal presented by the Worship
full Company Of Musicians to the ROYAL
Academy Of Music, the Royal College of
Music and the Guildhall School of Music.
This medal is given alternately to each in
stitution, the prize winner, who Is s.tha
most distinguished student in the school :"
being selected by the principal This year
1t is the turn Of the GuildhaIl. and Or.
w. II. Cummings has recommended Miss
Mabel Monteith, who next month will re-
ceive the medal at the quarterly meeting.
followed by banquet Of the court. This
prize was instituted in 1890 and the win
ner then was Mr.. Stanley Hawley, q Royal
Academy student, now a leading church
organist in North London. Among those
who have since been successful are Miss
Clara Butt QS94), Mr.. Lloyd <Chandos nSa5I
Mr.. Percy H. Miles 1880, and Mr.. Harry
Farjeon QS99). MT. Miles is the, present
Mendelssohn scholar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-19
The Pilgrim. and the Puritan.

From the Detroit Free PressE
This is the story of William the weary
pilgrim and Jerebpam the Puritan:
''Prithee." quoth William, "the guerdon
of hand-out, or cold bite!'
"Nay, nay, friend?ss quoth Jereboam
For this is the Sabbath dayr'
do unto others as yefwould they do unto
you'll! quoth William. verify. a good rule,
friendr' an ~
being good it works otppon the Sabbath!'
Now, this could william not gainsay, for
it CHANGED that he, toosfwas brought up in
the strictest sect Of the Pharisees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-19
Western Canada Growing.

From the Denver Republican,.
What seems to be the most hopeful indi-
cation for an increase tn the population of
Canada is the settlement of the western
provinces. It is said that there has been a
considerable immigration from the United
States into the northwest territories. Very
possibly II this is true q large percentage
Of such settlers are Europeans who enter
Canada by passing through the United
States. Some of them may be farmers who
settled first In Minnesota and North Dakota
and subsequently, concluded to secure homes
In the new wheat lands OF Canada.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-19
yes; but you can't scold me now. can

your,
God Forbid" He crossed the room and
sat down besides hers DO you remember
one evening inti one when we both laid
aside the business conv ntionaiities and you
told me what I nkist q ?s
She NODDED -
That talk ME amman of me-made
me whole again. Tor was fairly broken.
Agnes. dear. I-5he - siness can't run
without you. VI mt Hbu come back into
the service as-u Wifi
1t was nine d VS. 8 Snder for the force
In the superintei lent'8 office when 1t be-
came noised abdxt TIL Agnes Gray had
quit between tEb da5 - But the riddle
resolved itself a4few months later when
she came back q the western division as
Mrs. Arson Petti3rew.H
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-19
Fun at Newport.

From the Chicago News.
Charlie (owner Of the Blue DeviD -"Bah
Jove! Seems as though every one In News
port Is going to own an automobile"
Willie {owner OF the Black Ghost Yeas
deah boy: they are spelling the, fun, 600 .
Charlie-"How So"
Willie-''Why. aftah while there wont be
any horses TO scare"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-19
Realistic.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
THAT canvas Of mine that 1 call SUM-
set on the Jersey Meadows is the most
realistic thing ever did"
us it?"
eyes. You see that stagnant pool in
the foreground? Well. sir. had to sprinkle
crude petroleum all over it to keep the
mosquitoes off,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-19

Wool-"When you were robbed Of the
twenty dollars, why didn't you yell for the
police?" Van Pelt-"Don't be silly! I had
IS left"-Puck
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-19


tains and handed her up to Farnham
Happily the Pullman's load was light,
and three minutes later when PettigreW
CROPPED and stumbled through the binding
smoke with the engineers wife in his arms
he had forgotten the baby and thought he
had them all. But when he was dragging
himself up out Of the smoking furnace
there was a tumult afoot, and a black
was shouting in frenzy.
my baby! my baby! Out O. the way and
let me get down there! Oh, God in heaven!"
1t was too late. they said, and they held
him back. But there was no one to hold
Pettigrew, and he dropped once more into
the roaring furnace; dropped and CROPPED
fighting as only brave man can fight for
the life Of another. And In the end he won
as brave man will: and when they drew
him up through the open window his eyes
were shut and the iron hand of suffocation
was gripping at his throat, but he had the
In some occult way the saving of Jack
McCann's 0aby wrought the miracle of
healing. and the end Of the disaster cpl
demic dated from that moonlit night and
the wreck of Number Six. Just how the
miracle was applied is meat for the psy-
biologists; but Lafferty explained 1t in a
single syllogism. "Begob. thin, and why
not? Sure, there's niyver an omadhaun on
the division as would sit up nights FIR Ould
Man Ans afther THAR
Pettigrew lay week in bed to pay for
his part in the miracle, and had the urgent
by the chief clerk. This was how he
learned that Miss Gray was ILL., and had
not yet reported for duty. Naturally. then.
the first use he made of the doctors per
mission to get up was to go and call upon
her, ostensibly to inquire after her health.
but really to rid himself of a burden which,
had grown intolerable. For all this time
he had been carrying in his pocket the gem
eral managers order directing that all wo-
men employees be eliminated from the q.
and G. r. service.
1t was Miss Gray herself who answered
his ring, and she was glad to see him, and
said SO.
II was hoping you would come" she ad-
mitted. II have something to say to Won
which 1t will be easier to say to Mr.. An
son Pettigrew than to the-er-
THE boss?'" he suggested. 81 am glad
you put me on the friendlier footing.
too, have something to say, and"
II know" she laughed; ''you are going
to scold me for not going back to work
Then shall assume to be very angry and
tender my resignation"
His sigh of relief was almost a easn
Miss Gray, do you mean that-is that
what you were going to say?'
II do; and 1t is,' she said ANSWERING
both halves OF the query. st came of age
last week: / am free, white and twenty-
one. as we should say down in the dear
old southland; and a little property Of INV
grandfather-
II understand" he cut In Then he got
up, took q letter from his pocket and laid
1t carefully upon the glowing Goals ia the
crate. Your resignation Is accepted. Now
VIII you hear what ! have to sayr.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-01
ELIZA.

EIba. Nov. 3O.-(SpeciaD-In response to an invitation to an anogram party Tues day evening. sixteen couples gathered at the elegant home of Mrs w. M. Wright, who entertained in honor of her sister, Mrs Sidney Rainer
 The apartments were artistically deco- rated with chrysanthemums, carnations, roses and potted greens. Mrs Young Raj ner won the first prize bunch of gor- geous chrysanthemums. The bosby prize went to Miss Fi1ie Dinkins. Delicious refreshments were served, after which all adjourned to the dancing department. 7 The Elba Dramatic Club gave inc presentation of the play "One Night On- ly'' in the Auditorium last night There was a large crowd and they were unani- mously of the opinion that the acting was the best ever done by amateurs in this section. The Elba Dramatic Club is un- der the management of Mrs. c. w. Hil- Hard, who deserves great credit for the success of the organization. The proceeds were given to the Womans Town Im- provement Association.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-01

The Average width of the river Is from 800 to 700 feet. It's course Is very wind. ing. and the currents are so rapid thai navigation is difficult. It toolA the party twenty-two days to ascend the stream but they were only seven days In return ing.
 klated. The natives never saw wntk man before. The Languasi tribe numners a bout 10000 persons, their little farms lining the river banks with scarcely a break as far as their country extends. | The men are physically fine specimens, | though they disfgure their faces by making large holes in their lips or noses | in which pieces of wood or stone are ln- | serted. Thousands of people rom tne | Mobangi come among them to ouy SoaIss | fowls, millet, sorghum and yams. Mir Seguin fuond that the country IS rich in rubber There Is little Of 1t near the river on account of the unfortunate
 practice of burning the undergrowth around the farms. But the LandoIphia
 vine, from which 8 rubber is obtained, is In great abundance a few miles from the river. The Fura tribe, who are great rubber One of their chiefs said to MT. SeRuin after he had received an object lesson in the collection of rubber and had been told that 1t would be much to the advantage of his people to collect rubber and sell 1t to the whites:
 I've Fura know how to light and how to hunt But can tell you one thing we will never dirty our fingers with that sticky stuff" That was as far as his commercial education had advanced when the explorer left him.