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The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27

and it be then cut along its centre line,
two similar but entirely separate rings
will be formed, unConnected in any
way. If, however, the paper be twisted
as illustrated in the uppermost view,
and its ends be pasted together to form
o ring with a single twist in 1t, this
ring, when cut along its centre line,
will form two rings, one looped within
the other as shown in the third and
fourth views.
Perplexing as this may seem at first
glance, the explanation is quite simple.
We may consider the upper edge Of the
paper strip as one ring, and the lower
edge as the other. Now, following the
edges of the twist, as shown in the
second view, 1t is evident that one edge
has been twisted completely around
the other edge; or in other words, one
edge or ring has been passed through
the other ring, which when cut apart
form two interlooped rings.-ScientihC
American.
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27
STRANGE STORIES GATHERED FROM
MANY SOURCES.
mad NIIllIonaire,s Ercelaes.

An American physician, worth S10,-
100000, and 4 member Of a family
prominent socially, is now in Japan
eading life of such saytr-like ex-
,ess as to be almost incredible, accord
hg to Dr. Martin w. Barr, chief ply
iician in the Pennsylvania School for
The FeeLle-mlnded. While taking the
xreatest pains to conceal the mans
IDENTITY. DR.. Barr told of the mans re-
Volting methods of life in a paper on
detectives, which he read before the
Sumner School of Philanthropy.
According to DR.. Barr, this man is q
aeurotic. Despite the fact that he con-
trolls immense wealth. no attempt has
been made to have him declared an in
competent His family are refined,
socially prominent. Whenever they
speak OF the sons course, they refer to
1 as his nervousness" They will not
admit that he has deranged intellect
though he has left friends and position
acre to take up life among the han
MS" the gravedisgers and social out
sasts of the Far East
"He was physician, rich, handsome,
cultured, of aesthetic tastes" said DR..
Barr in his paper. "a graduate of one
pf the most prominent medical colleges
IN America and a man who had made
4 pronounced hit as a specialist"
His fortune enabled him to secure ev-
Try medical appliance known to sci
ace, and for some years he enjoyed
phenomenal success. Wine and women
proved his bane. He sank lower and
iower. His excesses no longer toler-
ated at home, he drifted from capital
70 capital of Europe. and finally es-
tAblished himself in Japan. With an
appetite still unsatisfied, he exhibited
Aew phases of moral degeneration,
rausing his body to be tattooed with
wonderful skill, every picture a work
Of art. His back bore a huge dragon,
the shading of every scale showing
perfection Of detail; this, on revisiting
America with utmost vanity he shame
lessly exposed. He was turned out OF
She clubs. Returning to Japan, he
bought a performing bear, and wan
aered from place to place, clad in the
garb of hanin, exhibiting himself, his
boar and his associates, and distribute
ing photographs of each and all in
sndless variety.
''This past master Of vice" said DR.
Barr, shocking both Europe and
America, and astounding even Japan
next hires a squad Of Japanese boys
practically buying them outright from
their parents, who, attlred in full uni.
form. are trained in military exercises
To these are opposed an equal number
Of monkeys. dressed as Chinese sol
Iiiers, and the war of China and Japan
lis constantly renewed for the enter
tainment OF himself and his hangers
on, who watch in an ecstasy of delight
the suffering Of the poor brutes. Re
wards are offered, and the more
bloody the contest and the grenter th'
atrocities, the more intense is the graft
6cation."
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27
What Her Father Was

A little girl who belongs to an In
diana family has been interested OF late
in the nicknames applied to the natives
Of different States, and has asked her
mother many questions about "Wol-
verines" and Buckeyes" and Suck
ers" and dear only knows what else
Recently she was heard talking with
a group of playmates. The little girls
were evidently discussing their fathers.
my fathers a minister" said one
little girl. "He came from Kentucky,
and he's a Christian"
"My fathers in Office" said second
child. Il don't know where he came
from, but guess everybody in Office
is a Christian"
This brought the subject up to the
little girl OF Indiana parentage, 1t hap
pens that her father had a father who
made it possible for the former gentle"
man to live without any occupation,
However, she couldn't let the other
girls brag Of their fathers without put
ting in some word for her own.
my father came from indianapolis"
she said, proudly, "and he's huckster,
and that's why"
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27
A Rare Bicycle Path.

twenty-five miles of highway, grad.
ed and bridged like a railroads right
of way, cindered like milliOnaire's
private race track, cleared through
heavy timber and carried around the
pecipitous sides of lakes on level
shelves high above the water and ded.
1cated to the exclusive use of the
wheel, is the result Of long and per.
sistent effort made by wheelmen OF
Seattle against seemingly impossible
obstacles.
The population of Seattle, like all
Western cities, is largely recruited
from the Eastern States. Thus it was
that many people, accustomed to the
level roads OF the Middle States and
the rolling highways which make
wheeling in the thlckly populated
East such a pleasure, came to this city
of hills, with It's beautiful surround.
ings of sound, lake, river and forest
and unpacked their wheels in all Gag.
erness. disappointment at once await.
ed these enthusiasts, for that same na.
ture which had been so lavish in her
gifts to the eye had not smoothed high.
ways for the bicycle. The very hills
which seemed so inviting to the would.
be rider effectually blocked his way,
and the very forests which looked so
cool on a hot summer day were pene.
trated here and there only by narrow,
dusty lanes or rough, plank -aoored
country roads.-Country Life in Amer.
lea.
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27
The Lihsrtv ReII,s rraveIa.

The Louisiana Purchase Exposition
management has determined to get, If
possible, the old Liberty Bell. If the
effort is successful it will be the first
visit Of the bell west of the Mississippi
River. If it goes TO st. Louis it will
be the sixth journey which the bell
has taken. The bells first journey
was from Philadelphia to Allentown
in 1777, to save it from falling into
the hands Of the British when the
Americans evacuated Philadelphia.
The other four journeys Of the bell
have been to American expositions.
To Chicago in 1898, to Atlanta in 1895,
to New Orleans in 1885 and to Charles
ton in 1901.-Springheld Republican.
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27

Good roads indicate the civilization
of a people.
Gillespie: The roads OF Il country
are accurate 9nd contain tests Of the
degree of its civilization. Their con
struction is one Of the indications OF the
emergence Of the people from savage
stare, and their improvement keeps
pace with the advances Of the nation,
in numbers, wealth, industry, and sci.
ence, all of which is at once an element
and an evidence.
Macaulay, History of England, Vol
1: 1t was by the highways that both
travellers and goods generally passed
from place to place, and those high
ways appear to have been far worse
than might have been expected from
the degree of wealth ana civilization
which the nation had then attained.
Report of New Jersey Public Roads
Commissioner; The building of good
roads is the next step forward in
human development.
Ella f. Mosby: A population remains
sparse and scattered where there are
no roads, and there. too, are found
those pathetic households of the old
and the helpless. The young men, aye,
and often young women, are gone to
the towns, gone West, gone anywhere
where there is a chance for them. If
they had raised good crops, fine fruits,
how transport them to market? If
they had good horses, the hard wear
and tear of the roads used them up
If they were ingenious or thrifty, there
were no neighbors to give a word or
two Of wholesome praise, to keep up
a friendly competition, to trade and
barter ideas with; there was wornout
thinking in old grooves as well as
wornout harness. And in the short
winter days and long winter nights the
house was drearily isolated from other
houses by long stretches Of muddy and
rough ways, and the sight Of human
face at the door was startling. 1t has
been said that the Salem madness of
witch murder was greatly due to the
slow and infrequent communication be.
tween the towns of old days. There
was time for unhealthy brOoding.
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27
Remnrl,nhie snIclde in Pnrls.

An extraordinary case Of suicide is
reported from EvreuX. in the Depart
ment Of the Eure, France, says the
London Telegraph. a Breton woman
named Marie Moryan, aged thirty-hve,
dug grave by the side Of that Of her
sister and then buried herself alive.
Morvan was an exemplary servant, en-
ployed by a farmer near Evreux. Re
gently one Of her married sisters died,
and on her deathbed extracted from
Marie a promise. This was to the
effect that the later would faithfully
marry her brother-in-law when he was
left a widower. After the death of the
sister Marie Morvan thought of the
promse. AS she had no desire to wed,
and no liking for her brother-ln-law,
the widower, she resolved to die. She
would then, she considered, join her
sister in the next world, aad make
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27
Money Following Horses.

They were disgruntled lot of sports
homeward bound on the owl car They
had played the races by the long-distance
method, and, ergo they were that much
out. They also had a vivid recollection
of what the bookies did to them at Ben
nings during the last meet, Just then a
platoon of street-sweeping machines filed
past, leaving clouds of dret in its wake.
"See those fellows up on those ma
chimes, almost too sleepy to hold the
reins?" asked one of the sports.
Eyes"
"Well, those fellows haven't got the
best Job in the world, but they are the
only ones that make any money follow
ing the horses"
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27
IndisputabIe.

On the banks Of a rivulet near stra.
bane is a stone with this singular in
scription, which was no doubt intended
FOR the information Of strangers travel
ing by the road: take notice, that
when this stone is out of sight it Is
not safe to ford the river" This re-
calls the famous finger post which is
said to have been erected by order Of
4 surveyor Of roads in Kent: "Thls is
a bridle-path to Faversham. If you
can't read this, you had better keep the
main road, ,"-London Graphic.
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27
Chapters of Life's Oddities.

matters all right with her. The wom-
an, it appears, lifted up the gravestone
over her sister, and after she had ex-
cavated a tomb for herself, brought
the slab down over her. Part of Marie
Morvan's dress was seen protrudlng
from the headstone by another sister,
a Madame Ledu, who went to visit the
grave. Surprised, the woman called
for help from people near at hand.
and the slab being raised up, Marie
Morvan was found dead in the grave
dug by her own hands. She was suffo-
Gated soon after the headstone had
closed on her Her hands and face
were covered by the earth, which she
had managed to pile over her body.
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27
Caught with q Live Pig For Bait.

ROsco Lucas and JACK Beeland, re-
siding near LOcket Swamp, in Taylor
County, Georgia, recently captured a
3O0-pound alligator The gator is
twelve and one-half feet long. He was
captured on a hook baited with live
pig. The alligator had been destroy
ing pigs in the swamp for twelve years
or more, and many unsuccessful at
tempts were made at various times
to capture him.-Atlanta Journal.
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27
The Movement in Nicaragua.

The President OF Nicaragua has
created fund for the construction and
repairing of public roads, which is to
be raised by a direct personal tax on
all male citizens over eighteen years Of
age and on foreigners living in the
country, with the exception Of those in
military service, students and decrepit
old men Of over sixty years of age, as
also subjects Of charity. For the pur.
pose of this tax, the men are divided
into five classes, viz, day laborers, who
shall not pay in money, but shall give
two days labor each year; clerks and
artisans working in establishments not
belonging TO themselves, one peso (40.3
cents; those working in their own es.
adjustments, two pesos (S0.6 cents an.
nually; travelling agents and persons
owning city property, five pesos 49, .O15)
Annually; planters and farmers own.
ing their own lands. ten pesos (S4.O3l
annually. Great satisfaction is felt on
account Of the improvements to be
made in the roads and public high.
ways, which heretofore, without any
especial fund, We're always in a bad
condition.
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27
Ahaentlnfnda,l

Counselor E., while cross-examin.
ing a witness in a will contest, asked
him what was his conception Of alb.
sentmindedness, the witness having
characterized the decedent as exceed.
ingly ahsentminded. The witness re.
piled: II should say that a man who
thought he left his watch at home and
took 1t out Of his pocket to see If he
had time to go home and get it was a
1eetle' absentminded." Naw York
Times. ....,.-,...
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27
The Screeoh,

"I should think it would be dread.
fully annoying to live so neal the rail.
road"
"Oh, don't know. The screech of
the locomotive is most effective and op
perfume sometimes when my wife gets
warmed up 10 a dissertation on my
shortcomings" Chicago Post.
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27
ALIttle Misunderstanding.

Young Mother-"What will you
charge for a photograph Of our little
boy?"
Photographer-"Three dollars, mad
am-but it will be considerably cheaper
for a Dozen"
Young Mother-"A dozen! Oh, no,
we can't wait so long. g."--Lippincotts.
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27
His Early Promise.

"Does my boy" inquired the parent
"seem to have a natural bent in any
one directionT
Eyes, sir" said the teacher HE
gives every indication of being a cap
tain of industry some day. He gets
the other boys to do all his work for
him" Chicago Tribune
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27
Funny.

Towne-"Did you ever notice any.
thing funny about his Conversations"
Browne-"Funny? I should say not
There's absolutely no point to it,"
Towne-"That's the funny part Of
it, Having no point, how is it that it
bores so quickly y?"-Philadelphia Pre-
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27
Didn't Blame His wife.

Wife-"You don't seem to enjoy the
dinner, dear. What's the matter?"
Husband-"I was wondering if there
weren't some typographical errors in
that cook book of yours, Chicago
News.
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27
A Natural Deyelopm,nt.

"Hello, Stavers! Haven't met you
in some time; still bachelor, sup.
poseY
''Net bit Of it. I've branched out
in matrimony."
Indeed! Olive branches, Of course?"
Richmond Dispatch.
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27
UnrecoI ded History.

Wellington was musing on the road
to victory,
"Of course" he said. 1T is well
enough to be the Iron Duke but just
think of the money in it had been
Steel Kingv"
However, realizing he could not have
both the fat Of the land and the bony
part, too, he accepted, with what grace
he could, the proffered peerage, New
York World. ...--.-.-.
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27
Small in a Double Sense.

"After ALL" remarked Smlthers
yawning, sit is small world"
"It has to be-" snapped Smuthers, ito
match some of the people in it,"-Cin'
cinnati Commercial-Tribu
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27
Delightful Death.

"The doctor says hat Mrs. Gadabout
is dying from too much shopping" said
Mrs. Tellit.
"How perfectly heavenlyw gushed
Mrs. Izzit. Judge.
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27
OUR BUDGET
OF HUMoR.
Seaside Lyric.

The maiden wept and tore her hair,
And dropt her own in deep detection
A saucy wave had smote her where
She'd lately placed her new complexion.
Baltimore News.
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27
A PerDlexIng Puzzle.

The following puzzle, culled from an
English magazine, has been sent to us
by Mr.. o. Podewils, Of New York City,
who asks to have it explained.
If fiat strip of paper be taken, and
It's ends pasted together to form a ring.
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27
HOW soms People Live.

Some persons have to risk their lives
every moment of the day for the
meagre three meals sometimes only
two) and the poor shelter that their
wages can provide. This picture
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27
Busily OccupIed.

"Has Choly any occupation-does be
condescend to work for money!"
"Oh, yes! He's courting Miss Mill
2s."-Detroit Free Press.
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27
Wives Rule Hu.bands.

In the Valley of the Barca, in Abys-
sinia, there Is a community where the
women, without holding meetings or
agitations Of any kind, have emanci-
pated themselves. All the women work
hard, while the men are idle; but by
way of compensation the house and
all it contains belongs to the wife.
st the least unkind word she turns
the husband out at night, in storm or
rain, and he cannot come back until
he makes amends by the gift of a
COW. The wife considers it a duty to
abuse the husband, and If she were
weak enough to show any love for him
in life or grief at his death she would
be scorned by her tribe.
The wife, without any reason, may
strike her tent and go, taking with her
one-third Of the joint possessions. The
husband, unless he is travelling, may
not live out of his tent.
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27

shows how men, employed in the new
soda works at Mlddlewich, Cheshire,
England, earn their living, These men
have to work in chlorine gas, so to
protect the lungs they wear a mug
zle" of from thirty to forty thicknesses
of flannel kept sufficiently damp to al
low air but not gas to pass through.
They earn from f2 lis. to f3 per week
that is, about $12 to SIS.
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27
Had His own.

81 never saw any one so blase as that
English tragedan who just came over
| asked him If he wouldn't like to sit
in the observation car and look at the
scenery"
"And wouldn't he even do IL" ~
"'No;' he said Pve brought over
my own scenery, y know. '"-Philadel
phla Press.
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27
A Triumph.

Mrs. Newyfe-"How're you getting
along with your dinnerY
Weary OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, finel
Just see how I've bent this ple."-New
York Journal.
The suburban citizen., 1902-09-27
Eardrum Fractured by a obnd's Kiss.


The kiss of her little granddaughter
on her ear fractured the eardrum Of
Mrs. Martha Allen, Of New York, and
she will be taken to a hospital for
treatment. At the time of the occur
renee she had the child in her arms,
and though she at once experienced
strange rumbling sounds in her ear that
proved very annoying and nearly drove
her crazy, she did not entirely lose the
use of the ear. An examination Of the
organ shows scar on the eardfum
that experts say Is a puncture about
the size Of the head Of pin.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-11-27

Walter Allen from Woodsville, y. H.,
lately visited George Panton's people.
Both grades Of the village school begin
Tuesday. December I'd, instead OF MONDAY
Mrs. Ed. Wills visited her parents, MT.
and Mrs. George Mason, in Randolph lasI
week.
George Ford is at home from Chelsea
this week, spending the time with ms
parents.
Ed. Martin and Elmer Amsden are hay
ing week off, hunting deer in New
Hampshire.
Fred Hollis family attended the tunera.
OF Mrs Hollis father-in-law in Barre las'
week Thursday.
Friends Of Mrs. Amos Chase viii be in
terested in knowing she has recently re-
ceived her pension.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Stone were
pleased with the addition of a nice DabJ
boy to their household few days ago.
All those who are helping on the gull
for the Soldiers Home at Bennington VII
please leave their blocks with Mrs. \. Z
| Durkee as soon as convenient.
| The Ladies' Home Missionary uniol
4 connected with the Second church ha
prepared bedding and clothing, with SOM
outside contributions, and will send on
barrel, valued at S33, to the Mcintosh
school in Georgia, and one box, APPRAISED
al so. to Grandview, Tenn. This schoo
Mas DESTROYED by fire in the summer.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-11-27
M q. S. NOTES.

School viii be closed from Wednesday
night to Monday morning for the Thanks
giving recess.
A debating club has been organized in
the High school Monday evening II held
its first meeting Following was the pro-
gram:-Glee club song, "ltalia;n essay,
Miss Mary Morse; recitation, Ranneyi
essay, Miss Wilson; recitation, Miss Hol-
brook; reading, Miss Clough; song,
Miss Esther Rogers; W. IL. 5. Journal,
Misses Twitchell and Washburn; recita-
ton, Miss Waterman; essay, Miss Newalli
debate. Resolved, That one single long ses-
sion is better for students than two ses-
sions in the day; LIST and I'd affirmative,
Cleveland and Miss Mccormack, LIST and
I'd negative, Twitchell and Miss Lamson
The Judges decided In favor of the mega
tive. The evenings entertainment CLOSED
with a song by the Glee club. AT thu
business meeting Washburn was elected
president OF the club; Miss Arnold, vic'
president; and Miss Ranney, secretary
I Committee for a program TO be giyef
/ three weeks from last Monday evening arr
I Miss shepard, Kimball and Miss Warner
I These meetings are open to the public anc
ali are cordially invited to attend.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-11-27
RErHEL 'LYMPUs.

Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Bowen visited at 5.
A. Bowen's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. +. Holbrook visited
Mrs. Nellie Neff in Stockbridge Tuesday.
The 'Lympus Cooperative creamery
paid its patrons 20 cents for October but
ter.
Word has been received that G. X.
Noble is failing very fast at the sanitarium
at Burlington.
The Rathel Sunshine society will meet
with Mrs. Wilbur Dartt Thursday after
noon, December ith.
Mary Norton is at 5. A. Bowen's this
week helping to care for her mother, Mrs
Jane Norton, who is very sick.
| Mrs. Helen ID. Hartford, president Of the
| Oregon W. G. r. O., gave a very interest
/ ing talk at the NJ. +. church Sunday.
Mrs Fannie Young and Glenn anc
/ Fannie Twitchell are visiting this week Of
| 4. b. Goddard's in South Stockbridge.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-11-27

rather late and did not have very good Ia
riIifies for gathering matter, but ne Sent
in what he was able to get together, ano
has lust received notice that he has been
awarded the S25 prize.
Mrs. Helen Hartford, president OF the ".
| c. 4. u. of Oregon, spoke Sunday AFTER
noon in Cushing hall, also Monday even
ing in the same place. After the address
Monday evening local w. 9. T. u. was
organized with Mrs. Sophia Harding a.
nresident. There will be a meeting al
I $50 Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 3, at the
1 home Of Mrs. Harding. All ladies' interest
ed In temperance are earnestly requested
/ to attend.
| The meeting OF Rising Star grange satur-
day was quite fully attended, considering
/ the weather. In addition to the routine
/ work. three new applications were received
4 for admission and four candidates ~, IN
/ structed in first and second degrees. Inc
next meeting win be held SATURDAY
evening of this week when the third anc
and fourth degrees will be given to class
/ me ladies who have not been invited e
4 bring anything as yet are requested L
! bring rolls and cake.