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RACES AT MALONE
Five Heats In the 2:1o Pace-Exciting
Runaway In the Streets.

Malone, \. V, Sept. 24.-The second day
of the Franklin county fair opened under
favorable auspices, the weather being clear
but cool. At an early hour people began
to pour into town. and trains from all
directions were loaded with people on route
FOR the fair. The live stock exhibition
beats that of last year.
An exciting episode occurred in the fore
noon, when a tractious driving horse own
ed by c. j. Law renee, Esq, became frantic
by the cars and made a dash up Main
street. The horse was hitched to a Con-
cord wagon driven by the hired man. who
was accompanied by Mrs. Lawrence $
niece, Miss Alice Hyde. The man was
thrown out and hurt but Miss Hyde with
rare presence of mind retained her scat
and grabbed. the lines, hanging on until
the horse was stopped. The wheels were
taken off hack and another wagon occu-
pied by lady was badly smashed, who
fortunately escaped injury. The runaway
horse was not much injured. Summary of
the races;
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PAN T on.

A little girl arrived at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. John Moorby on September l6.-
Mrs. Ida Doten of Burlington, has been
visiting friends in town.--Miss Mary
Adams left Monday for few weeks visit
with relatives in Worcester, Mdss,-Mrs. S.
Harriet Stagg Is visiting her sister in
Michigan.-Mis Flossie Narney is i'll with
measles.-Miss Anna Grandy is on the Sick
list.-An auction was held at the home of
Mrs. John Besette last Thursday She
will reside at North Ferrisbursh In the
future Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Bull of North
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WHIT ING.

Mr.. Horace Branch of St. Adams visited
at Frank Daniels last week. He was
former resident of this town.--rhe Rev. G.
NJ Jones has commenced course of stu
dies, at the college in Middlehury and VIII
spend few DAYS of each week there this
fall.-A daughter came to the home of the
Rev. and Mrs II. II. White last Saturday.
Mrs. stella Fish of Ira is with her sister.
Mrs White for a few weeks.-Mrs. Peck
has returned home from visit in LeXing-
ton Mass, of two weeks.
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AN IMMENSE CATTLE SHOW
Valley Fair at Brattleboro in Progress
Result of Races.

Brattleboro, Sept. A.-The nth annual
valley fair opened to-day with an attend
ance of 1000. AS cattle show it is one Of
the most complete in New England this
year. In the 2:20 class to-day Juno, b. M,
A. G. Stevens. North Dana, Mass, won in
straight heats. Wait to See was second
and Kittie hudson. Ch. M, DR.. f. II. Ken
drick. Worcester third. The fastest heat
was trotted in 2:2iL.
In the 2:l7 class Lady Sleight. George f..
Whitney, Enfield. n. H., won In straight
heats with Aristocrat, bm. f., A. Little,
Nashua. second; third money going to
Walter H.. b. g.. George H. Snyder, Troy.
n. Y. fastest time 2:16l4.
The 2:35 class was unfinished An attend
ance of 1J,J0O is expected tomorrow
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SALISBURY.

DR.. Alternately of Bristol was in town
over Sunday.--A son was born to Mr.. and
Mrs VIII Ellis Sunday.-Mrs. Alvin For
rest of Middlebury visited friends in town
recently.-MiSs Stella Hoden of Lowell
Mass, is visiting at her uncles, j. V. liol-
den 's-The household goods of William
Denning will be sold at auction Monday
A number Of our townspeople are attend
ing camp meeting at Silver Lake.
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ADDISON.

Howard Clark is erecting a new silo. He
has 1t nearly Ccmpleted,-Mrs. Sherbiuo
of Troy is visiting friends in town.-Nlrs
John Elmer has been quite sick and Mrs
OBryan is caring for her. She is better
at this writing. Miranda Nillmarth
Continued on third paGe)
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CREAM HILL.

Mr.. and Mrs. Farnham are the happy
parents of a boy born Tuesday.-The
Champlain Valley Creamery has enjoyed a
very prosperous season and paid p cents
for July butter. They had one customer
that has taken over 81 ono worth of milk,
cream and hutter this summer.
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LAMOILLE VALLEY FAIR
Lucy Yeiser and Almead Win the Races
Great Crowd Pr asent.

Morrisville. Sept. 24-This was the sec
ond day of the Lamoille county fair. The
weather was perfect and proba bly, there
was the largest crowd that was ever pres
ent at any former fair held here. II is es
timated about 10000 people were on the
grounds. The forenoon was devoted to
the showing of horses of all kinds and
the judging of stock. In the afternoon
there were two races. The first was the
2:l9 class with three starters. Purse $3.50.
Lucy Yeiser, III. Harding). l l.
Transvaal. UI. Is. StewarD. ...........2 3
Billy Wilkes. CP. Fickle)...............3 2
Time. 2:2oa4. 2:202 2.22s4.
The second was the 2:2l class, five start
erS, purse $50.
Almead III. A. Harding)..... 80. IL l II
Tom Arnold, P. Picklc). ....... ........5 .
Edward F., (John Ctton). l L
Fire King, Oh. b. Clark. ..............3 8
Josephine. CIV. N Phelps). 4 A.
Time, 2.2234 2:22i4, 2;22l4.
The celebrated stallion Chalyce with a
record of 2:O4 owned by syndicate here,
was exhibited before the grand stand. The
horse is just recovering from a severe i'll
ness, consequently has not been eNtered
III the races this season.
Thursday afternoon there will be three
races. The 2:24 class, $3.50 class, 2:16 class,
purses $50 each. The track is in perfect
condition and fast time is expected in all
races.
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SHOREHAM.

Walter Newell of Middlebury was in
town over Sunday.-There is an effort on
foot to establish a rural free delivery route
from East Shorcham north through the
oa=t MART of the town
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VERMONT PENSIONERS.

Washington. Sept. 2-Vermont pensions
Increase, reissue. etc. Amos s. Sampson
Fnoshureh Falls, So; Albertus L. Archer,
Windsor, SO; widows, minors and depen-
dent relatives, Ruth A. Parker, Charlotte.
$l2.
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LITTLE ADVANCE IN CROPS
Weather Unfavorable for Maturing OF
Those Not Yet harvested.


Boston, Sept. A.--The last bulletin for
the season of the New England section of
the climate and crop service of the weather
bureau says: The sunshine of the week
was below the average in the greater por-
ton of the section. Frosts were reported
from scattered localities the first part of
the week, but not heavy enough to cause
serious damage. Hhere were no marked
extremes of temperature. the readings be
ing about normal, with very low daily
ranges the latter part of the week. Al
though the week was distinguished for
much cloudy and foggy weather, the
amounts of precipitation reported from the
weather bureau stations were all below
one-third of an inch. Local showers, how
ever, occurred at other points that gave
falls of one and one-half inches.
CONDITION OF CROPS.
But little advance has been made during
the week in the. growth of those crops that
are not yet matured. his is due to the un-
favorable weather that prevail ed The
rains that occurred were of much benefit
to the farmers in the southern portion Of
the section in the way Of fresh"ning up
pasturage and replenishing springs and
wells.
Grain-The harvesting Of small grains is
now practically completed. with generally
satisfactory results. Some fields of oats were
necessarily cut for fodder during the sea-
SON. as they had been badly lodged by high
winds and heavy precipitation Some ear
ly cut rye Sprouted in the shock. But little
field corn will ripen in the north, and the
sweet corn crop is nearly failure. Most
canning factories will have less than thl
average output while some will not be
operated at all. the supply is so scant.
Grass-The yield of second crop has been
good. especially from early mown fields.
Where haying was delayed by unfavor-
able weather. the crop has not been as
good as usual. The greater portion of it
has. however, been secured in excellent
condition. The hungarian crop has been
hardly up to the average owing to the wet
weather that prevailed at the time when
abuhdan sunshine and warm weather is
most needed.
Fruit-N inter apples are excellent in
some few localities. although many are
dropping and many have been blown from
the trees Tie total yield for New Eng
land Will probably be considerably below
the average. The fall varieties yield well
and are of excellent quality. Peaches
taken as a whole, are fairly abundant, bu,
not of the hest flavor in some localities.
| Vegetahles-I.ate garden vegetables are
doing we'll and being harvested. The on
! ion WELD is god with the exception that
in some fields ther are many imma aturs
bulbs. The potato crop vii probably bs
much les sthan was estimated earlier II
the season. The ran growth of the vines
made them particularly susceptible tc
! blight, and the moist condition of the sol
increased the ravaGes of the rot.
| Toba ccO-The curing of the tobacco crol
/ has been seriously retarded during tn,
| wee by damn and cloudy weather, making
Some of much darker / color tina is de-
sired. the results save. though. been gen
orally satisfactory, and the majority oi
/
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SOUTH STARKSB0RO.

Mrs Mary Gross Of st. Ahans is visit
ing friends in town.-Joseph BirdSall went
to Union Springs the first OF the week to
attend school the coming year.
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THE HERALD'S STORY

Deputy Sheriff Fletcher of Brandon ar
rived in Rutland at O'Clock Tuesday even
iMg from North Bennington where he
sorvcd papers upon Gen. j. G. Mccullough
in suit brought by l.. c. Sturtevant of
Ncybridge to recover for services and dis
burscments in Addison county during the
campaign prior to the republican State
convention. MIR. Fletcher would not talk on
the matter, but it is understood the dis
hurscments have reference 10 a kind of
campaigning that is new in Vermont pol
ities. The Herald could obtain last night
worry meager details of this suit 1t was un-
able to locate Mr.. Sturtevant who was not
AT his home in Weybridge. Gen. McCul-
Tough refrained last night from saying
anything aboutsthe suit.-Rutland Herald.
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Suit Brought against Gen. J. G..
Mccullough by Wey-
bridg q an.
A CLEMENT ! Eu7EuANT
Seems to Be TAX. g Active Part in
the Ma''er-rhe n'i'f Is an En-
lough-Never Heard of Him
until Suit Was Brought.

Bennington Sept. 24.--It became known
Mere to-day that d suit had been brought
against Gen. j. G. Mccullough by l.. G.
Eturtevant of Weybridge to recover 500 for
campaign services. General Mccullough
when interviewed on the matter declined
90 make any statement He does not know
Atr Sturtevant and has never seen him or
heard of him previous to the serving of the
papers.
It has been learned here that MIR. Stur-
tcVant is a cattle driver of Weybridge
The suit is apparently instigated in the
Interest of P. W. Clement in the hope that
he may be able to get the afiidavits ne has
had published in the Rutland Herald into
court and to create more prejudice against
General Mccullough on the eve of election
by the Vermont Legislature
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IN PAIN WHILE SPEAKING.

After the President entered the operat-
ing room he sat down and waited for in
structions from the physicians and sur
geons, watching their preparations with
keen interest.
II am awfully sorry ! cannot continue
my Western trip" said he, cant you let
me go ahead with It after this thing is
over?"
One of the surgeons said:
"It is my opinion that you would he
very ind1nscct to continue on your feet,
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-12-27
SWITCHED the Train.

A certain judge is much given tc
meditating upon his work while walk
ing along the street. and his acquaint-
ances and friends recognize his air of
abstraction. pass him by with friend
ly nod and never mind if he does not
tie colored newsboy not familiar with
this popularity of the judge accosted
him one day with persistent appeals:
BUY the mornin' news. boss. Have
a paper. boss
The judge waved the tiny mite of hu-
manity aside and went on abstracted-
ly, his mind engrOssed with the case
that was TO come up that day in the
The dusky newsboy was not easily
evaded, and he kept pace with the
judge. shouting his paper cry at fire.
quent intervals. At last the judge
stopped and. grabbing his youthful tor
mentor by the shoulder. he said in his
most severe manner:
How dare you interrupt me when
am following out line of argument7
Don't you ever speak to me when am
pursuing train of thought"
The small boy looked up in surprise
and said in :; most apologize tone:
''Befor' de Lord. massa. I didn't
know you was tryin' to cotch a train.
Excus' me."-Brooklyn Eagle.
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Due to the Relationship.

A peripatetic of the barefooted va.
riety met farmer, who was also a
church deacon. The deacon was TAX
ing lunch under his own vine and fie
tree and unto him the peripatetic said:
''Sir, am very hungry"
You haven't been shaved" replied
the deacon.
"No. but I'm very hungry"
YOU'RE very dirty. into the bargain u
Yes. but I'm very hungry"
well. can you say the Lords
Prayer
NO. can't.
"Will you say it for a piece OF
bread:''
Il WILL
The deacon started I'm with "Our
Father" at the same time cutting of
n slice as he enunciated the words.
The tramp repeated Our Father
then suddenly asked:
Did you say Our Fatherr"
Yes. Our Father"
'Stop just a moment" continued the
dirty man. You mean your father
and my father?"
81 do" answered the deacon.
"Then we are brothers" triumphant
ly proceeded the unshaved.
"We are"
''Then. for our fathers sake. cut that
bread thicker and cut it quicker.
Boston Herald.
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A schooIboy.s Letter.

This is letter from lad at school
to his mother:
think have got consumption. The
boys at this place are not gentlemanly,
but of course you did not no this when
you sent me here. will try not to get
bad habits.
The pants have worn out at the
knees think the tailor must have
cheated you. the buttons have come of.
and they are loose behind. | don't think
the food is good but shd not mind il
was only stronger. The piece of meat
send you is off the beef we had on
Sunday. but on other days it is more
stringy.
There are black beetles in the kitch-
en-. and sometimes they cook them in
the dinner. which can't be holesOme
when you are not strong. have tame
beetle as n pet. DO not mind my being
uncomfortable. as do not think shall
last long.
Please send me some more money,
as o two shillings, IL you can't spare 1t
i think can borrow it of boy who is
going to leave at the half quarter. but
perhaps you would not like to be under
an obligation TO his parents. Yr loving
but retched son.-London Standard.
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Thousands Have Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know it.
How To Find Ont.

Fill bottle or common glass with your
water and let it stand twenty-four hours: a
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Nothing is more rare than really
perfect nose-that is. one which unites
harmony of form, correctness of pro-
portion and proper affinity with the
other featuRs.
The following are, according to the
rules of art. the conditions requisite
to the beauty of this organ:
The nose should have the same
length as the forehead and have a
slight depression ut its root. From its
root TO its extremity it should follow
perfectly straight line and come exS
ly over the center of the upper lip. -
bridge of the nose. parallel on
sides. should he little wider
center. The tip should he Meth
thin nor too fleshy. and its lowe
line neither narrow nor too wild
lobes must be gracefully define
slight depression. Seen sidew:
lower part of the nose will haH
third Of It's total length.
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CHiNAMAN AT ATELEPHONE
Celestial Gets the Worth of HIS Mon-
ey Every Time.

ty
"a Chinaman at the telephone Is a
funny thing" remarked long distance
telephone operator in the Denver News
a few days ago. You see, 1t is impOs-
sible 10 tell whether one person or half
a dozen are talking. and we often be-
come mixed up in listening to- them.
When one is speaking. il seems as IL
half dozen are talking. and we often
imagine the wires are out of order. To
make matters worse the Chinese de-
light in talking rs fast as possible. and
we never know whether the Chinaman
at this end of the wire is talking or IL
ii is the one at the other end. After the
conversation is ended the Chink walks
out of the booth with IA self satisfied
smile on his face and pays for three
minutes talk. We have lately discov-
cred that he invariably says as much
during that time as could have been
said by white man in fifteen min
utes''
To be sure. the telephone company is
not really out" anything by the trans
action. as it is paid by the minute; but.
nevertheless. in the case of Cinnamon,
the company would be the gamer by
charging for volume instead of time. A
Chinaman always begins his talk in
pidgin English. He says: Hello. Is
this Sam Ling. bettee you don't know
vi hi ki vi he yay bo benno ne," and
so on. and il sounds on the wires as If
several persons were at work.
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eAN,A\ANANAfAFIANANANANANl "a
: ACR OSS :,.1:.a::::
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By A. C. row SEY

Over the Amargosa valley stole the
advancing light of day. Out there.
where the land grows pale with seas
of alkali III the appr,ac of dawn. ev
cry living thing Scurrics away To the
little cool springs which struggle in the
shadow of the canyons against the
coming vampire of heat.
Th" srnl,eanIS struck down upon the
solitary cabin i'm Ash Gulch. and the
bunch grass that grew around the
house withcr,d. There was no hope of
life in Il fierce heat. Yet within the
shack WAS woman who did not stir
with the GAVIN Il woman Drowned by
exposure. whose resolute face was al
most masculine in its strength 1t
was a queer home. one half dug out of
the living rock. the outer walls built
of rubble. She was lying on the soli-
tary bed. bound with lariat. Yester
day. all night. she had struggled fierce
ly. furiously. then weakly. family.
With the dawn came to her the great
thirst. The great thirst? When the
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"Braggy says his grandfather los
his mind because Of the loss Of his 10
tune"
Hes just got the story twisted.
lost his fortune because Of the io
his mind. That's where he had
tune."-Catholic Standard and y
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gun sight danced on the barrel. He
reached for his canteen. but two more
bullets from the man who lay by the
creek emptied 1t for him.
The enemy began to tempt.
"Want water? Give it to you fur
that claim
The prospector was mute.
From the shanty came the faint cry
of the child. "Papa-dink-din
The prospector kept his cramped fin
gers locked around the trigger. His
lips set firm. but there was agony in
his eyes.
''That you're kid cryin'T'
No answer.
Wonder you don't give him drink. |"
Silence.
Reckon your wife'd like to have
some water" The shot told. The
prospector incautiously raised his head
above the low earthworks. II left her
trussed up at your old shack across
"My God. Mollyw groaned the young
man. His throat was parched. He
could scarcely spa4C "All right" he
whispered. and the other man. strain
ing his ear. heard and smiled. 1t was
not pretty smile.
Throw out your gun. then." he COM
manded.
The prospector complied.
"Now your belt"
The broad leather belt. with the Colts
revolver. fell over the breastworks.
Douglas came out of the trees with n
grin of triumph on his sinister counte
nance. He stopped to pick up the rifle.
Two shots rang out. Douglas fell in
heap over the younger mans weap-
ons. 1t had been only No. 80. which
he never dreamed the prospector had
carried. but it did the work.
The sun was sinking, blood red
globe. far up the valley when the tall
young prospector crossed Death valley.
The childs head lay in heavy slumber
on his shoulder. Two rifles hung from
his saddle. and the claim jumpers bur
ro plodded along behind. Before he
reached the cabin he heard and shiv-
cred. Ii was the voice of n woman,
babbling of green fields and cooling
waters. pleading with the great thirst
as thing that understood. Just one
drop. just one wee drop. then n wall of
despair.
AT midnight woman mounted on
the dead assayer's horse and clasping
In her weak arms babe that slept
calmly and man on foot. leading n
burro. wended their way down the tor
tuous ravine. A cool breeze. wander
ing aimlessly. famed their faces and
then died away. Bathed i'm moonlight.
the lonely trio moved onward away
from the alkaline sea. away from the
great thirst. Sometimes the woman
turned to the man and talked rational
ly of claim papers and "a pretty home in
Los Angeles: sometimes n strange look
came into her eyes. and she murmured
of ripping waters and cool green fields.
Then the man would offer her the can
teen. and as she drank he would stand
at her side. one arm about her waist,
the other resting protectingly on the
child.
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Purely n business Matter.

Manageable salesman in depart
ment 400 says he won't p, rjure his sou
longer lying about our goods. He's :
good man. and ii will J d to re
place him. What shall
Proprietor what's his salary?
Manager Tea dol'Jts. sir
Proprietor-Give b ! $ll.-New Yorl
Times
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Free Scholarship.

The Orphans Court of Worcester
County will receive applications for IL
free scholarships in Washington College.
Kent County. Maryland. until-the 18th
day of January 1903. The appointment
there to will be made under and subject
TO the conditions of the Act of the Gen
eral Assembly passed at January session
1886. The applicants. TO be over fifteen
years old must present themselves be-
fore the Court on said 18Th day of Jan
uary 1903 to be examined as to their fit
ness. By order of the Orphans Court.
EDWARD p. DAVIS,
Register of Wills for Worcester Co.
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sediment or set.
tling indicates an
unhealthy condi-
ton Of the kid
neys; if ii stains
your linen it is
evidence of kid
ney trouble: too
frequent desire to
pass it or pain in
the back is also
.
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The honorable Members.

81 suppose the arrival of new con-
gressmen from time to time has ten0-
ency to give variety to life in the Capi-
tai City?
"Not a great deal" answered the
man who Is more or less cynical. "It
merely means the introduction Of new
names into the same old anecdotes. -
Washington STAR
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Biggs-They say Mrs. Gs
guilty OF an attempt at BIZ
,vDiggs-l don't believe it
...oveiggs-Why not?
- sggs-No woman q
rasse-: OF accepting :"
Ago News.