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Cartwright to call. and although this
was particular youth with high
ideals of womanhood. he called again.
and again. and again. What was
strange about it. too. was that Jack
hailed from the east. and from Puritan
surroundings at that, Yet with all
this discreet bringing up he certainly
was fascinated with the wild western
hoyden
They all said that Jack Cartwright
was rising young man Boston
capitalists had sent him-fresh from
college-to the western town to look
after :heir interests in certain unde-
veloped coal mining property that lay
few miles north of Elmwood And
Jack had taken off his coat. metaphor
ically. and gone to work TO develop II.
There was plenty of capital behind
him. and he had built a railway branch
to the mine and started a bank in
ElmwOod. of which he was temporary
cashier, and stirred the little town in
to making certain improvements that
had long been discussed In short
Jack Cartwright was recognized even
by those who didn't approve OF his
revolutionary tactics to be the livelest
hamlet had ever known.
Miss Susan Cation Brown had poor
success that bright October afternoon.
She didn't rouse a solitary rabbit.
But, after all. it was the tramp she
was after rather than the game. Still
she must have a shot at something.
So she pinned brilliant leaf to a tree
trunk and at twenty paces-split II at
the first trial.
Miss Susan Cation Brown smiled
with satisfaction and gathered up the
mutilated target. She would send it
TO daddy that evening with a long
letter she meant to write 1t would
be particularly long because she in
tended to tell him about Jack. And
here she blushed a little-a feminine
failing that she hadn't quite eradi-
Gated.
The sun was still high above the
hills when she started TO return to her
aunts. As she went down the old
state road a sudden Gathering caused
her to turn her head. Three men
mounted on powerful horses came
trotting down the slope. Susan step
ped aside to let them pass and one OF
the horses catching sight OF her sud
denly sprang aside and almost I'M
seated his rider. Susan looked up
anXiously and saw to her establishment
that the mans heavy beard was tws-
ted very much to one side. But he
quickly regained his seat with an oath
and striking the horse. clattered after
his companions. Susan wondered
why the man was disguised and dimly
fancied that the three rough looking
strangers were up to some mischief
But she was thinking of Jack the next
moment, and the strange incident was
shelved.
A few moments of brisk walking
brought her to the brow of the hill
where the road turned sharply and ran
at an oblique along the side of the
steep descent Susan seated herself
on a log and looked down into the
village which lay as it were at her
very feet. She traced the one long
street of the hamlet. which was but
continuation of the highway, and fol-
lowed its dusty line past her aunts
trim house, and the little park with
its soldiers monument, and the town
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hall, and then along to the bank
Jacks bank and there her gaze res
ted.
Miss Susans eyes were good ones
and the air was very clear. She saw
a horseman sitting in his saddle at
the bank door. He was holding the
brides of two riderless horses. Even
as she noted this the two riders rushed
from the building and leaped into their
saddles. There were puffs OF white
smoke and sharp detonations. Susan
could see people running in wild con-
fusion. Then the three riders started
at a sharp canter up the road Every
dozen yards or so one would turn in
his saddle and fire down the roadway.
Susan knew what this strange scene
meant. 1t was a daylight bank rob-
berry. One of a series that had ter
rorized all the countryside during the
past summer. The three robbers
were retreating with their plumber
What had happened in the bank?
Why was Jack not pursuing them?
She suddenly turned sick and cold
Then an indescribable impulse
seized her. She let herself over the
edge of the bank and began a mad
She meant to intercept the ruffians
She slid. she stumbled. once she fell
but she never let go her hold on her
precious rife. And then as the earth
suddenly seemed falling away from
her she reached the level ground in a
confused heap. But she was up on
her feet in a moment. The highway
was directly before her. The robbers
hNr n IN, he
rear was the man with the beard, and
he had coarse bag flung across he
saddle before him. He was directly
opposite Susan as she plunged down
to the edge of the roadway. He must
have taken her for an enemy for his
glittering revolver flew up and he fired
in her direction quite at random.
Susan felt a sudden twitch at her
broad brimmed hat and quickly drop
ped behind some bushes that lined the
roadway. The barrel of her rifle
rose. The robber was rapidly in
creasing the distance between them.
Could she shoot this man in cold
blood? She had him covered A
moment more and it might be too
late. She thought of Jack and fired.
The horse of the fleeing man sudden
ly leaped to one side and flung his
rider heavily to the earth. AS he
went down he dragged the bag Of
plumber with him. The riderless
horse galloped after his companions.
Then Susan Gallon Brown sprang in
to the roadway and fired five shots in
rapid succession after the two horse
men. She did not aim to hit them,
but rather to brighten them away.
They hesitated a moment and then
dashed madly ahead; the riderless
horse galloping in the rear.
Susan ran forward to the PROSTATE
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-04
A CASE OF 1T.
Many More Like 1t In Brattleboro

The following case is but one of many
similar occurring daily in Brattleboro.
1t is an easy matter to verify its correct
ness. Surely you cannot ask for a bet
ter proof than such conclusive evidence.
Mr. l.. NJ. stickney, of 20 Chestnut
street Esteyville, employed at the Estey
Organ company, says; MY kidneys gave
me considerable trouble for few years
with constant dull aching in the small
of my back As a rule 1t bothered me
more after my days work. II l sat stll
for any length of time a stitch caught
me in the loins. II caught cold It al
ways settled in my back and made II
lame and sore for days. also had kid
ney weakness which made it very in
convenient a times and especially an
noying at night. used considerable
medicine but got little or no benefit.
Doan's Kidney Pills brought much longed-
for relief They helped me in every way
and did more good than anything else I
ever took"
For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents
Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo. y. Y. sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and take
no substitute.
Sold by Geo E. Greene. s. Main STREET.
Brattleboro, Vt.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-04
The Boer War and Other English
Contests

Because the Beers We're a mere hand
full. ii would be a mistake to regard the
South African war as one Of England's
minor wars. The contest has been a ire
mendous strain upon England and Mr..
Brodrick. the secretary for war. brought
out the fact clearly when he deprecated
Lord Rosebery's criticisms of the scan
dals about jobbery in contracts for re-
mounts, meat, forage, transportation and
freight Lord Rosebery had declared that
these scandals would not be permitted to
flourish uninvestigated If the temper of
Parliament were the same il was when
Mr.. Roebuck moved for the Crimean COM
mttee which unearthed surprising ineffi-
cheney The temper of Parliament is not
the same, rejoins Secretary Brodrick. be-
cause the circumstances are different.
He maintained that the ministry had been
efficient, and moreover. a much more seri-
Gus and difficult task confronted it. There
have been three great "calls upon Eng
land within century-the Peninsular war
the Crimean war and the struggle with
the Beers In the Peninsular war, di-
rected against Napoleon. there were IL is
true. 100000 men on the list, but England
was never able at any single time" TO
give the Duke of Wellington the support
of more than 10000 or 10000 men. Parlia-
ment voted 214.000 men in the year of
Waterloo, but not more than 1900 British
troops reached Flanders. and 81. 900 was
the highest number in the Crmea. The
British government, however, has main
tanned. according to Secretary Brodrick.
an army 100000 strong in South Africa,
and is now feeding over 100000 men. in
Guiding attendants as we'll as fighting
men," and 243. 900 horses and mules. With
in the past thirty months $780, 900 regulars
have been landed in South Africa, ex-
elusive of "colonials militia, yeomanry
and volunteers" and the required number
of fighting men has been maintained by
constant despatch of fresh troops Dur
ing the past year the drafts for this pur-
pose amounted to 5000 men, more than
equal to the whole Crimean army" 1t
will be seen that the Boer war is one of the
greatest struggles in which Great Britain
has ever been engaged. The losses in men
have been severe, According to the last
official statement, the total reduction of
military force through war in South
Africa" amounts to 25,962 men and Off
ers. These include nearly 1000 dead and
1888 invalids permanently untitled for SER
vice. who have left the army, The Boer
casualties are not obtanable, but ii is
estimated that there are now 900 Boer
prisoners in the hands of the British in
addition to 5000 on their farms on parole.
The Boer war has tested England's re-
sources and has taxed her energies. In
order to invite recruits Secretary Brod-
ricks recent plan includes the promise of
a shilling a day clear to the British pri-
vate. and offers a shorter term of enlist
ment
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-04
MISS SUSAN kLroN BROWN.

1t was a very rettv prospert that
confronted MISS llsan Cation Brown
ne scattering lite houses among
the trees IN the galley. the blue hills
oe!ohu Win tIr fringes of pine
trees, the cleal ,Ny that was such a
hoVei.y TO the Erl from the great
manufacturing Unit was all bright
ana Iresh ana delightfully."- clean
Miss Susan Galtk Brown looked hack
On the peaceluI Fospect for a linger-
iiis moment OF 20 and then pressed
ahead up the m{ntain road
She certainly las an unusual figura
ior thal quiet ifghborhood. Attired
IN close nttll suit of gray with a
snort waking SIT and wide brimmed
gray lell nat hat concealed her
Deautilul mar NE might at distance
save lot the sh't-have been taken
loI an extremely andsome boy. Her
sdIt "oulu nave ,arried out the inn
pIessIon' there as such an uncon-
straihed SWING u it, But her high
poots were not aboy's boots and her
nanus were neat gloved. Miss Susan
%alton brown called something under
ner arm II VS. a light magazine
rihe' the gllt an adoring father.
for she couh hoot, and fish. and
SWIM ana run ad do it all in a way
imam met thal airing fathers critical
approaching here wasn't a better
authority On Use manly attributes in
an the couhtip 'ound. In short, Miss
susan HaIton Brown, so her father
declared, shot, have heen horn n
ooy' Out as tt couldn't be, she GER
Iainly "as-atta far as the shooting and
nshlhg went-in admirable substitute.
Naturally' SUN was an only child.
one never Wqld have benefited by all
these adVanttes if she had not been.
ohe had MIN talents, of course-an
euucatloh rohded off in a finishing
SCHOOL d pleang smattering of music.
taste LOT al that was only second to
her TASTE 10 nature. But all these
were quite VARIED in her daddy's
oplnlon ny bose manlier attributes
that ne so aiduOusly cultivated. She
was ms copanion on long hunting
ana nshihg rips and an ideal COM
pahlon at tp by Jove," he would
say que cidn't be improved upon.
one never mbles at her luck and
never growlGat me for dragging her
10 places VINE game never runs and
hsh never Do. She is one girl in
ten thousand
1t is needs IN sav that ouie+ Elm.
Woou looks upon this accomplished
young Wom' with a very doubtful ex-
preston he was a little too ad-
VanceG-tnaTas the term they used
for Elmwo's old-fa shioned ideas of
Iialuenly h'esty. The mothers of
FIN Woou ne her up as an example
Oh Ine Danet coming woman, and the
slris Oh EiHood thought her dread
AS for the hn-weu there were bnt
re" Vi 'nehin Elmwood whose opin-
ION was woil recording, and of these
mere nsrful dared 70 express an
honesI oplhn in the face of the I'M
iVersai iemine condemnation. OF
these ihueptdent souls it must be ad-
mitted that !, Jobn Cort Wright stood
hrst anu lorelost.
III MISS Suh Cation Brown knew of
the unfayordIe Iiebt in which ber
snort shlrt nd her Teddy hat had
placed nerd there is no doubt she
ulu,tne mar failed to worry her in
tue least' She had come down to
Elmwood tcstay a month with her
maiueh aun-her dead mothers only
sister-whoIived in the big white
mansion onMain street, just beyond
Tue PapIlst Neting house. Il was
this lohd az who had invited Jack
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-04

Inc kidneys are your
blood purifiers, they fill
ter out the waste or
impurities in the blood.
II they are sick or out
Of order. they fail to do
their work.
Pains, aches andrheu-
matlsm come from ex-
cess OF uric acid in the
blood, due to neglected
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-04
Where Men Are in Subsection.

In several villages Of Finland the wo.
man has authority. for a religious sect
exists there whose disciples are forced to
marry and to take a vow to submit to the
wife in all things. The women choose
one of their number for governing head
whose duty IL is to see that the men be-
have themselves. and to punish them if
they transgress. Similar are the "Puri-
fcants' of Liberia. who also recognize
the supremacy Of women.-[Tit- Bits
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-04

for months after, and at the time I
thought death was a welcome relief
but before my last child was born a
good neighbor advised Lydia E.Pinl<.
hams Vegetable Compound, and
| used that. together with your Pills
and Sanative Wash for four months
before the child's birth 81 it brough
me wonderful relief. / hardly had a,
ache or pain, and when the child wa
ten days old l left my bed strong il.
health. Every sprinp fndfall now take
abottle of Lydia Il. Pinkham'SV Veg.
ctable Compound nd find it keep
me in continual cN, client health. -
MBs. j. III. IAsKINs. 2o4S Indiana Ave-.
Chicago. III - 5000 toy'ea if q ore testimO-
Mai is not genuine
Care and careful counsel is
what the eXpectaNtN p'l wOuld-be
mother needs. aNJ this counsel
she can Sec. a e. ;t,tvut cost by
writing to mig. F:nkham at
Lynn, Ma
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-04

Every woman is proud of the ability to
offer a guest a really delicious cup of tea.
But few women can offer their guests a
new sensation in the shape of a really
marvellous tea. They cannot discover
such tea! We offer them a hint. The
largest importing distributors of fancy
teas in the world is the Boston firm of
Chase & Sanborn. Ask your grocer for
one of Chase & Sanborn's "orginal pack
age" teas If you want a new sensation.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-04

do you think that wireless telegraphy
will save timer"
Yes, If they can invent some sort of
messenger boyless device for delivering
the kilograms. "-[Washington Star.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-04
NoRTHFlELD, MASS.
Albert Collins Parsons.

one of Northheld's most prominent citi-
zens and a man widely known through
the county and state passed away early
Monday morning-Albert Collins Parsons
who died at the great agc of 50 years.
He was stricken with apopleXy about
nine years ago and although he recovered
the use of his muscles he has gradually
grown feeble. y few weeks ago he in
jured his foot, senile gaHgrene ensued
which caused his death. lie lost the use
of his eyes many years ago and has de-
pended upon a reader to keep him in
formed upon the topics of The day. lie
was the son of Jabcz Parsons, and was
born July 81, 1872. i'm the house where he
died. In 1898 he married Hannah Stevens
of warwick who died in 1850. leaving four
children, one of whom. ALERT. of LeXing-
ton. survives him. In 1N> he married
Susan Lane Beach of Nir- MIA who died
about ten years ago leaviua two children,
of whom Herbert G. Parsons, editor of
the Greenfield Record is living. Mr.. Par
sons was a man of strouE convictions,
and when he was fully convinced of the
justice of any measure stood by 1t how
ever unpopular ii might r. Ike him in the
eyes of the people. As q citizen he was
public spirited, always lying himself
with the promoters of IL. best interests
of the town. OF a liberia religious faith
he was regular attendl. and an active
worker in the parish. at ne time being
president of the Conn. Hey Unitarian
association. In 1861 he was sent from
this district to the hou of represent
ativos and i'm 1855 had In the senate
filing both positions wit great credit to
the district In cuisines. he early began
work with his father a. "a tanner. later
assuming the business y ich he success
tully ran until poor heal compelled him
to retire. He then rcd ON the farm
and during the war 50 "a as enrolling
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-04
TO MOTHERS
Mrs. J. II. Haskins, of Chicago.
ILL.,, President Chicago Arcade
Club, Addresses Comforting
Words to Women Regarding
Childbirth.

DEAR Mrs. P1NKuAM.-M Mothers
need not dread childbearing after thew
know the v"tus of LYDIA T., Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
While | loved children | dreaded the
ordeal, for it let me weak and sick
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-04

Work on the new steN has begun. Sew
mour * Newell irons brinpdeld having
the work in charge.
Rev. John y. Reh,bf Greenfield will
preach in the Unitari. church on sunday
morning in exchange I'm Rev Mr. pinar
The sympathy of l., entire community
was stirred on MouJy when the news
was heard that Clar re Moody had died
lhe prey lous eNehlI 4 from angina pee
toris. He had beer1 with measles hut
was rapidly convi kcinr when with
scarctN Fremont b. he was stricken
down. He was the I'm of tho late Nc
dad Moody and lived lone with his moth
er VINO IN her Ola aa looked to him for
comfort and support He was affection-
ate. kind. sypathctic her q kind neipb
DOT s"ou cl'iztH va loyal and liberal
supporter of the UnitEiau church oufat
uhass uihihs, ne ihadino enemies but at
tracted many irendI His funeral was
held from his late hhe on TUESDAY and
wa dltenueu ny nj pastor. Rev. G.. +.
flptr Inc mouse as filled with sym
pathiZing friends. al the most exotisite
MOWERS were sent u loving friends and
relatives.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-04
Over-WOrk WeakenS
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.

All the blood in your body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-04

Kidney uQuple.
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats, and makes one feel as though
they had heart trouble, because the heart is
over-working in pumping thick, kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
1t used TO be considered that only urinary
troubles were to be traced to the kidneys,
but now modern science proves that nearly
all constitutional diseases have their Begin
ming in kidney trouble.
fyou are sick you can make no mistake
by first doctOring your kidneys The mild
and the extraordinary effect OF DR.. Kilmers
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy Is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for its
wonderful cures of the most distressing cases
and is sold on its merits E1N
by all druggists in fifty fs9IjT-ssE1 az S.fesss
cent and one-dolar siz 4 s iE III
es. You may have a -ssisss d ...ssEEEss1 1
sample bottle by mail Home of swamp Root.
free, also pamphlet telling you how to find
out If you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing DR.. Kilmer
& Co.. Binghamton, N. Y.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-04
A CommendabIe Method.

The Illinois Central railway company
mas commenced to build here three i'm
mense greenhouses, the object being to
produce flowers for the decoration of
station grounds and the tables of dining
cars of the system Besides the green
houses, there will be a capacious nursery
in which will be produced hardy plants
and trees to be used in the Improvement
OF company property at many different
stations.
The Illinois Central people have appro-
priated 5000 to start the work at this
place. and this is TO be the beginning of
an Improvement that will decorate the
grounds of all of the principal stations,
and later those of the smaller stations.
The decoration of each station grounds
will cost from $50 to $50. 1t may lead to
the distribution of small bouquets to
women passengers on certain trains,
though this feature is not promised by
the company.
I'VE find that these improvements lead
to similar improvements on the part of
the people at towns where we have
trimmed up station grounds" said En-
gineer Baldwin, mo sooner do we plant
our grounds in grass and flowers than
the owners of abutting property tidy up
their premises, and soon trains arrive
and depart from stations of pleasing
surroundings."-[Ch Ul) Cor
respondence Chicago Record-H Herald.
An Infallible Sign.-Alce-'T wor or
how old Miss Sereeaf is?" ANEW ell,
she is certainly over fortyl Whenever
she speaks of herself and friends she
always says We girls "-[Judge.
Barber-"That's strange. You say you
have been here before. / don't seem to
remember your face"
Victim-"Probably not You see, 1t has
all healed up now."-[Glasgow Evening
Times.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-04
IS For Sale.

sale; two pastures to rent.
cd man to work on farm.
canister. CHAS. f. TYLER,
l3-tf
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-04

Mrs. q. II. Smith Rrattleboro will he
at the Loveland n lse "Wednesday and
Thursday next, viii millinery.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-04
P = 81. Tuning.

In the spr)avis. the piano should be tuned
voiced and u. The winter months with
heated ROOF rying air have tried both
the metal auasS work of the action which
should rec WI nelly attention. PIANOS
CARED &c n HE YEAR. Orders may be
left at 81 Metz let. j. ID. SIMONDS, Brat
tlebOrO, VI ~ 10 Ia
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-04-05
TWO MILLION DOLLAR TRAIN
The New Union Pnclhc-NOrthw cstcrn
"Oycriand Limited" Is
beauty ON Wheels.

Omaha, Ncbo April 2.-The new I'm
ion pncihc-Northwcstern overland
limited" stopped ten minutes in Oma-
Ia Tuesday morning At the Union
station TO meet the train were PreSi-
dent Burt, General Manager Dickin-
son and n number of other Union
Pacific and Northwestern local OIL
Gals President Burt expressed his
qualification with the appearance of
the new train as II pulled into the
station.
A party Of newspaper men, headed
by Alfred Darlow, general adyertis-
ing agent Of the Union Pacific road,
boarded the train in this city aud
went west. The new equipment,
which Is said TO have cost S2,OOO,OOO,
attracted considerable attention Mt
the depot and large number of rail-
road men and others inspected the
trim while II waited, The electric
lIghts were turned ON and the tclc'
phone system tested while the train
stood at the station, The overland
trip across the country to san Fran
cisco began at OiiO
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-04-05
A FLooD-sTRICKEN COUNTY.
Bedford County, Tenn" Heavy
sufferer From the Recent Floods
Duck River Falling.

Chattanooga, Tenn, April 2.--Thc
food damage in Shelbyylle and Bed
ford county, Tenn, is estimated al
from one and half to two million
dollars. Relief committees are doing
everything possible, but there Is
great suffering and assistance will
have TO be secured,
Hundreds Of families are homeless
It being impossible even AZ this time
TO give the correct number, Many
houses went down in the current. The
only deaths reported are three negro
children,
Only one bridge across Duck river
remains standing in the county, all
the steel bridges recently erected n,
cost Of 100000, being washed away,
The damage TO Shelbyvillc is csti'
mated at 100000, Duck river IL now
within its banks.