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MEN DISCHARGED.

Rutland, Feb. 19,-The quarry gang of 40
men, who have been at work during the
winter on the big dam at Chittenden, were
paid off to-day and discharged by the Ad-
ans Construction company. A representa-
tive of the company said to-day that the
men had been disorderly and had not given
satisfaction. One of the company's fore
men went to Boston on the sleeper this
morning and 1t Is expected that he Will
have new gang here tomorrow
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-02-20

Ezra Stetson Post and w. r. c. met at
Mr.. e. A. Newcombs to celebrate the S1st
birthday of Mrs. Julia Robinson. Mrs.
Re binson was the first president Of Ezra
Stetson corps and during the civil war was
nurse in hospital in Washington, D. G.
A beautiful dinner was served, after which
exercises appropriate to I.ncolns birth
day were given. 1t was n "red letter day
for all who were prcscnt-Mrs r.. A.
Newconb went to Barro Tuesday for a
short visit
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WAITSFlELD.

A five weeks term of "select" or tuition
school was opened at the village school
house Monday, February II, with an at
tendance of about "a pupils. 1t Is taught
by Charles Maxwell who taught the upper
school during the winter term.-Mrs. l..
u. Savage and daughter Bertha visited
friends in Montpelier a few days last week.
Tho Waitsfield Cornet band will give a
prcmen9de concert and basket picnic at
the Congregational vestry Tuesday even
ing February 25 All are invited. Admis-
IL ia
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ESTATE OF ANNE =. TRUMAN OF
BURLINGTON.

We. the subscribers, having been ap-
Court for the District OF Chittenden Com
mlssioners to receive. examine and adjust
asainst the est estate Of Anne p 81 T PsrsSas
late OF Burlington. in said district,
deceased. and also all claims and de-.
months from the day OF he dat date a hereof col
being allowed by said court for that pur-
pose, we do. therefore hereby give notice
that we will attend to thu duties of our
Kimball & Co, in darlington. in said dis.
trict on the second Wednesdays of March
and August pext, at 10 o'clock a. m. on
each of said days.
Dated this 18th day Of February, 1902
A, c. SPAULDING,
A. IL. RuTTER,
SAw3s Commissioners
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NEW ENGLAND RELICS. a private
collector wishes to purchase n Few pee ;
of real old rosewood or mahogany iur-
niture, such as china cabinets with gla2-
cd doors, chairs and small tables. Must
be of old colonial style and in good con
dition. Also old china silver oil ana
water color paintings. If you have any
thing quaint or curious you wish to SELL
send full particulars and price TO col
lector," Lock Box 60, Burlington. VI
32w3t.
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VERMONT LOCAL NEWS
CONTINUED from sixth page.)

will run a hotel. The inn has not been
leased as yet
News has been received by relatives of
the death of a former resident, Luther c.
Powers in jacksonville, Cal, aged 90 years.
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VERMONT PENSIONS.

Washington. Feb. 1s.-Vermont pensions
Increase. restoration reissue, etc, Alex
McCabe, East Middlebury, Sl2; Charles w
Graves, East Barnard, $40; James Nc
Kenna, Winooski $40; Calvin Fl. Chap
man. Rutland, sl2; original widows, etc
Anna b. McCabe. East Middlebury, IS
special accrued Feb g. Jane M. Tuliper
Johnson Sl2
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MlDDlESEX,

Mr.. and Mrs. e. II. Dana visited in
Moretown Sunday.-W. Fl. Hammond Is
sick.-Mrs. William Clark of Moretown is
stopping with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
C. C. Hedge, while Mr.. Clark is in Mon
treal undergoing an operation at n hos
pital there.-Msses Flora Shepard and
Katherine Benham from Waterbury spent
Sunday with friends in town.-Miss Irvy
Smalley was in Moretown over Sunday
e. f. Campbell has bought Harry, the
horse owned by James Mackin that his
distanced all the others at the ice races in
Montpelier for s25O.-Mrs. William Hudson
visited in Stowe last week.T. f. Price and
William Turney of Montpelier have pur-
chased the meat market owned by r.. j.
Woodbury. at Graniteville.-Mrs. T. Il.
Campbell visited friends in Mortified
and Braintree last Week.-Mrs. Minnie
Conway of Montpelier is spending few
days at Ira Johnson SC. Il. Darling
has gone to his home in Georgetown. s. C.
The auditors have been busy the past
week settling the accounts of the town.
An entertainment consisting of moving
pictures and the Passion Play will be
given at Holdens hall Thursday evening.
February 20, under the auspices OF the
Ladies' Home circle society.
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CABOT.

The Ladies' Sociable society Of the Con-
gregational church will hold a social In the
church vestry Thursday evening. short
programme will be rendered after which
refreshments will be served.-Mr. and Mrs.
John Livingston had boy born to them
on the 10th inst.-Mins Ida Bailey has con-
cluded two successful terms of school on
the Plains, working very unseinshly for
the good of her school. Miss Whittier,
Miss Lance. Miss Williams, Mr., rebbett s
and others have discharged they duties
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EAST MONTPELIER,

Mrs. Hiram Sparrow is worse and again
under the care of a physician-Lee Tenn
pleton and George Chase have rece ly
purchased new pianos.-Nrs. J. r. Young
and II. II. Templeton were the prize win
ners at the last whist party.-Sevcral
teams are drawing logs from the Stewart
place in Calais to Montpelier for d. H..
Dodge.-The next whist party will he held
on Thursday evening at East village hall.
A general invitation is extended Mrs AL
vim Pierce Is dangerously nI.-Mrs John
Thayer Of Wrightsville died the 9Th o,
pneumonia She leaves husband. one
daughter ana two sons.-Philander Ar
buckle. aged So died last week Tuesd v.
The funeral services were held on Thurs
day. Rev. Anna Belle Aldridge officiating.
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EAST ROXBURY.

Mrs. Luther Blanchard has been i'll with
pneumonia the past week.-IIarry Peake
is stopping with Charles Blanchard.-Mrs
l.. a. Eastman has been i'll with larry
gitls the past week.-A daughter was born
to DIR. and Mrs l.. Il. Allen in Post Mills
February and a granddaughter to Mr.. and
Mrs. T.. o. Allen of this town.-George
Ladd visited his brother Alphonso Ladd
and Mrs. Walter Hubbard
visited at Luther Banchards last week
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VANTED-B first class farmer, to hire
farm out right, or take upon shares.
Lock Box So Waterbury, Vt.
29,d2t&32, w3t.
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CALAIS.

G. T. Pierce was in Boston last week
attending "A Tufts College meeting.-There
was a whist party at l.. and LIS hall on
Wednesday evening, February 19-Old
Folks ball will be held at Memorial hall
February u.
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Ny HOME FOR SALE.-Large new house
barn, with garden, thoroughly mad
finished in natural wood, electric lgh 8
and modern improvements. l.. l.. Par
sons, Essex Junction. 33,w,3t
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THE DELAWARE HOUSE FOR SALE.
Rouses Point. Suitable for Hotel or
Boarding house: contains twenty-siN
rooms; good location near ID. and II. De
pot. Apply to +. c. Everest, Platts-
burgh, n. Y. w32 IT,
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WARREN.

Mrs. Peter Moriarty died February 6 Of
heart trouble The funeral services were
held at Moretown at the Catholic church
February s. Her remains were taken to
North Duxbury for interment. She was a
kind and loving mother and will he much
missed by all who knew her.--The |. o. o
f. celebrated the third anniversary of its
organization February with an oyster
supper at their lodge rooms.-The annual
fall held at the l. o. O. T.. hall last week
Thursday was we'll attended, there being
Go couples.-Edwin Eldridge remains. about
the same Edwin Williams has purchased
a fine pair of gray horses of q. V. Kent
of Northfetld fer the sum of $4oo-Niss
Marcia Hutchinson of Mortified has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. George J. Long
the past week.-Justin Tucker of Barre
Visited his parents Friday and Saturday
of last week.-Mrs.. Calster Church II in
quite poor health.-The |. o. G.. r. had n
supper at the lodge rooms February s. A
large number was present and good time
is reported.
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men and five married cou-
pies to work on farm % girls to work IN
factories, housework girls, cooks, CLERK,
statesmen, hotel help, choppers. etc. Bur
lington Employment ana Real ESTATE
Agency. Room %. Y NJ. {. A. building.
33,wtf.
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lace Wing has rented the upper tenement
in Wardner Hodskins house and will move
there the first of March.
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TOR SALEM Essex Centre. good house
and barn. with -four acres of land. Price
$40. Also enc with seven acres of good
land, price $500. j. Il. Hunt, Real
Estate, Essex Junction, VT 30,wtf.
FOR SALE.--By j. z. Hunt the bargain
hunter of ESSEX Junction, a good house
and barn with eighteen acres of land.
a nice place for a gentleman of leisure.
Price low and terms easy; location, In
derhill Center 32,p6t
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EAYSION.

Misses Maggie and Agnes Kew have
gone to Burlington to attend the UNIVERSE
ty of Vermont.-Fred Wallis Is quite sick
with heart trouble. DR.. Howe attends
him.
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A COMPETENT MAN wanted for running
planning and mouldirg inachlne' llol'
den 81 Martin, Brattlehoro W. jf""''
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L2.oRl.
1Uanted.

GOOD FARM HAND wanted for year
single man. no other need apply. d. D.
brew. Lake View Farm. 4O,d&w,tf.
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SOUTH WOODBURY..

DR.. Martin Wheeler, who has been suf-
fering from pneumonia, is thought to be-
past recovery.-The Good Templars have
purchased OF John Morse the building he
now occupies. 1t contains a good hall.
which will be furnished and utilized for
lodge purposes.-Leroy Burnham was up
from Montpelier over Sunday--Eliza
Batchelder Is slowly failing.-Wsde Ben
jamin is sick with measles.-Grace Cool
elge is RAPIDLY recovering.
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WANTED-Position as companion by good
reader, or the care of home Auuress
e." this office. oSW-t
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Anrnts oUanted.

WE PAY $22A WEEK id mex sspe wits
rigs to introduce Poultry Compound IN
ternational Mfg. Co., Parsons, Kan 81. wit
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PLAIN FIELD.

Victor Reed of Bethel was in town on
Tuesday.-The Ladies' AID Society of the
Copgreg tional society held meeting
with Mrs. Ezekiel Skinner last Thursday
afternoon and evening Tea was furnished
by the ladies ard a fine musical pro-
gramme was enjoyed in the evening. -
Roswell Reed, on old time resident. but
lately of Montpelier, died last Sunday.
Funeral services were held from the house
on Wednesday at 2 p. m.-The annual oys-
ter supper of the Methodist society was
held at ". A. Moore's on Thursday even
ing, large crowd attending.-T The village
schools closed last Friday with an enter
tainmel,t in the evening.
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AGENTS WANTED.

Health and Accident Insurance B5st
Company. Most Liberal Policy. Agents
who can produce business can secure lib
eral contract. Address, wi... references
MANAGER, Box 1874. Boston, Mass
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WE PAY $22 A WEEK A fH m exp9 I25is
rigs to introduce Poultry Compound. In
ternational Mig. Co, Parsons, Kan. 33w1t
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-27
A CASE OF rRANsros1r1oN,

Students of grammar know how nee
essary it is when Analysing poetical
sentences or sets Of verses Of poetry
to transpose words, phrases and
clauses, and make a liberal paraphrase
Of the whole, SO as to obtain the cor
rect grammatical construction. 1t Is
surprising how many different render
1ngs of one line or verse can be made
without transgressing any of the laws
of grammar, pure and simple. One
line in Gray's -Elegy' can be twisted
into at least twenty differen. readings
without materially altering the sense:
"THE PLOUGHMAN HOMEWARD
PLODS HIS WEARY WAY"
The ploushman plods his weary home
ward way
The ploughman weary homeward plods
The ploughman weary plods his home
ward way.
The ploughman homeward weary plods
his way.
The ploughman weary his way home
ward plods
The ploughman plods his homeward
weary way.
The weary ploughman plods his home
ward way.
The weary ploughman homeward plods
his way.
Weary his homeward way the plough
man pIods.
Weary the ploughman his way home.
ward plods.
Weary the pIoughman homeward plods
his way.
His homeward way the weary plough
man plods.
His homeward way the ploughman
weary plods.
His way the weary ploughman home
ward rIods.
His way the ploughman homeward
weary plods.
His way the ploughman weary home
ward plods.
His homeward weary way the plough
man plods.
His weary way the homeward plough
man plods.
His weary way the ploughman home
ward plods.
Homeward his way the weary plough
man plods.
Homeward his way the p1oughman
weary plods.
Homeward the ploughman plods his
weary way.
Homeward the weary p1oughman plods
his way.
Homeward his weary way the slough
man plods.
And any one with a little patience
could easily add to this number of
different renderings, all correct from a
simple grammatical coint of view
Tit-Bits,
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AN ODD LITTLE KING.

James the Sixth of Scotland, after
ward James the First of England, was
not the first youngster to wear the
Scottish crown, but he certainly was
the queerest. He was born in June,
1866, prince royal of Scotland and Duke
of Rothsay. The Queen of England
was to be his godmother, and the King
of France his godfather, and as news
travelled very slowly in those days, it
was December before the foreign en-
voys reached the court to stand spon-
sors at his baptism. Queen Elizabeth
sent the royal baby an immense silver
font, and the King of France sent a
jewel and a bag of gold. The baby
king was dipped bodily in the big font
and never squealed. For some time he
lived at Sterling castle for safety. His
unfortunate mother was taken prisoner
and forced to abdicate the throne in
his favor. His beautiful baptismal font
was melted down for funds with which
to fight against his poor mother, and
the bag of gold went in the same way.
While he slept and played in happy
infancy battles were fought and skulls
We're cracked in his name, and he knew
nothing about it. When thirteen
months old he was crowned King
James the Sixth in Sterling castle.
This little royal oddity was six years
old before he could .'wobble on his ain
legs as he expressed it. When five
years old, and still unable to walk, he
was carried into Parliament, a little
bunch of a king, to sit on the throne
bundled in robes of state and make his
first speech to his subjects. He had
learned it by heart and chartered it off
perfectly. but his small eyes gazing
about had noticed a slate off the roof,
and when he finished the speech that
had been taught him he added a SEN
tence of his own: "There is one hole
in this parliament" Though this child
was king of Scotland, he had a very
unhappy childhood. His tutor, George
Buchanan, hated all children, but es-
pecially be hated the little king for
his poor mothers sake. 1t was an
odd sight to see him driven joyously
through the streets for an hour or SO
each week, holding Lady Mar by one
hand and kissing the other hand to
his people, grim guard of honor at
his back and a toy sword at his side.
a really learned little lad for his
inches, able to parse Latin correctly.
His people laughed at him and with
him, and watched for him as the day
came for his walk and took to him
kindly. And who may you be, my
bonnie gentleman" a citizen asked
him one day. "Wha." replied the little
king promptly, but your ain high and
mighty prince and the lord of this
land. indianapolis News.
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Veteran Talks of Pitchers.

Umpire Tom Brown, who has been in
baseball for sufficient number of
years to speak ntelligently on all
points of the game, is of the opinion
that the most successful pitcher is he
who succeeds in starting the batsman
In to guessing at the very start of the
game. On this point he said the other
day:
1T has often surprised me that
pitcher does not start the first ball he
pitches across the plate with curve
This is usually considered a crazy thing
for pitcher to do, but it's very crazl-
ness is what starts the batsman on
road of uncertainty. If this pitcher
uses a curve ball for his first effort,
the batsman will argue, he is defying
all tradition in regard to pitching, and
is liable to keep on with his crazy per
formance.' This thought worries the
batsman, he loses confidence and there
after the advantage is all with the
pitcher. Usually the first ball pitched
is curved or a straight ball that goes
wild, or a straight ball over the plate.
When the rule is broken by a pitcher,
which is but seldom. the batsman suf-
fers."
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FROGS AND TADPOLES.

"A frogs egg looks like a small black
bead says Mary Rogers Miller in
Country Life in America. Great num-
bers of these are found together, sur
rounded by quantity of the jelly AS
the sun warns the water the eggs feel
it's Quickening force and development
begins. In the course of a week or
two the tiny tadpoles squirm free and
swim away into the pond If taken
from the water they would die as
quickly as one of us would if forced
to exchange places with them. Lungs
for air-breathing are fast replacing the
gills which did duty in the tadpole
stage. The young frog frequently
pokes his nose out of the water as his
lungs grow more Iung-Iike to try thSm
The mouth, too, must widen and the
eyes grow larger and more bullying
When all is complete the tail will no
longer stand in the way. The little
tadpole, or poiiiwog, has no family
ties. He wots nothing of brothers and
sisters. He goes to no school save
that of daily experience. To-day a
fish may teach him how to dodge. or
his own grandfather give him lesson
in deep diving, but in both cases it is
to escape making a meal for his teach
ers that he lodges or dives. The main
business of the day is eating-or being
eaten. If he escapes the latter for six
weeks or two months the common frog
finds himself possessed of two hind
legs-later of two front legs. Then
his tadpoie days are over, and he en-
tiers into the state of froghood. Of
frogs there are many kinds, including
the giant hoarse-voiced bullfrog, which
is said to attain a length Of twenty
two inches; the leopard frog, the green
frog and the wood frog. All these are
found in the ponds in spring, whittier
they go, if not there already, to de-
post their eggs or spawn" With the
efficient help of true toads and tree
toads they make UP the nocturnal or
chestra of the ponds and marshes:
Whether the nights are thus made
hideous or me1odious depends entirely
upon the audience. The orchestra is
in tune with nature. What if a few
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Base Ball In the esq

There is war in the far West with
vengeance between the Western
League, Western Association and the
American Association recently launch
ed by Mr.. Hickey. Mr.. Whitfield, the
Western Leagues new president, is
making an aggressive campaign
against Mr.. Hickey's league and feels
SO sure of his ground-especially with
the large financial backing behind him
that he publicly asserts the new as
ISOLATION will never play game. Pres
ident Power, of the Western Associa-
ton, also adheres to his purpose to
put another club into Toledo and says
that matter is positively assured. The
National Association is also opposed to
the new association, and will lend
every assistance to break it down.
Meanwhile President Hickey, strength
ened by recent conference in Chicago
with his leading club owners, puts
up strong front, hustles night and day
and maintains that his association will
triumph ever all opposition. If it does
Mr.. Hickey will be a lucky man.
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Have to Ba on Tfxus.

Before / became suburbanite, j"
said a man who recently moved out
Of town, according to the Philadelphia
Record, Il used to note with consider
able amusement the crowds of people
who every day would compare their
watches with the official timepieces to
be found in front of several Chestnut
street jewelry stores. / used to regard
them as cranks when they would say
to each other. Right on the dot or
draw long faces over a difference Of a
fraction of a minute. For my part /
was satisfied if my watch kept decent
ly good time, and never bothered nv
head over a matter of five minutes or
so out of the way. l have since dis
covered that the people l used to
think were cranks are really suburb
antics, with trains to think about It
hasn't taken me long to discover the
Importance of having a watch exactly
right, and after having missed several
trains l myself have joined the crowds
around the places where the official
time is kept"