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sraAMes e.es oF pARRlcIps.
lahuman Act Committed In French
oepondoncv Of Algeria.

lnhuman Act cemmitted In French
Dependency Of Algeria.
Quite extraordinary Is the parricide
which is }eported from Alsiers. tho
capital Of the French dependency OF
Algeria. Not very far from that town
dwelt an old man, upwards Of liz
years Of age, with three Of his sons.
the eldest Of whom is rs. while the
youngest was to him, at least, . juve-
nile Of s5 summers. The three sons
felt aggrieved because their father
had mot gone over to the majority and
left his property to them. He was.
however. still hale and hearty, 20 they
frequently exhorted him to divide his
estate between them, cool proposal
which he naturally enough stoutly de
clined to entertain. A few evenings
ago, a. the venerable patriarch was
returning homeward with . mule
laden with dates, his eldest son went
out to meet. and after confronting him
with an .ultimatum which he rejected
with contempt, pulled out pistol and
shot him through the heart. The muir
derer and his brothers then took flight,
but they were captured after . hot
chase. They would inevitably have
been lynched II the gendarmes had
not strained every nerve to protect
them.
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Possibilities Of the trolley

The ramihcations Of the trolley sys.
tens of this country are q source Of
never.ending wonder, Routes fifty and
seventy'five miles long from the dif.
ferent large cities are common. So
rapid has been the growth Of the
trolley throughout New England and
the Middle States that within five
years. 1t Is predicted, one will be able
to travel from Augusta, Me-, to Chi.
cago, and even much further west,
The network of lines comprising this
system will represent 1900 miles.
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Washtnoton,s Numsrou. pew,.

Washinoton's Numerous Pews.
1t Is hardly conceivable that George
Washington could have remained the
richest man in America had he paid
rent for all the church pews accredit.
ed to him. Scarcely village that
had church in his day but points
with pride now to the Washington
family pew. It Is true, however, that
he had much need Of the Invocation
Of spiritual grace, for when he lost
control Of a temper. never very mild,
as he did at Trenton and other places,
he was cutie capable Of swearing a
volley of good. round oaths.-Peters-
burg Index-Appeal.
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el... Destroyed by Fungus.

In the singular failure of the old
windows of York cathedral, the glass
has lost most OF its transparency. and
In places has become so perforated
that 1t crumbles at the slightest touch.
To stop the disease" some glass of
the thirteenth and fourteenth centu-
ries has been removed. 1t Is known
that the hardest cement is sometimes
disintegrated by chemical action set
up by minute organisms. and 1t is sup
posed that the destruction Of the glass
has been due to some fungus.
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Pioneer In Hard Luck.

Peter De Villa, the discoverer OF
gold in the Klondike region and once
'fabulously rich. is now earning live
lihood by mailing boxes At the Ben LIE.
mont winery at Santa Cruz. Cal. He
has suit pending for the recovery Of
one Of the richest mines In the Nome
region, but has NO means with which
to prosecute Il, and the case is likely
to 90 against him by default.
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That's What.

An editor works 365h days per
year to get out his paper--that's Ia.
Dor. Once in while somebody pays
him a years subscrip.ion-that's cap
ital; and once In while some dead
boat takes the paper a year or two
without paying for it-that's anarchy.
Lut later on. justice will overtake the
last named creature. for there Is .
place where he will get his just de.
serts-that's hell.-victoria Advocate
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stspEp TAE RIGHT MAN.
How Professor Qualified statemen,
He Had Made,

VVW FtVSe3e0r NuAtUeu otAtemoht
He Had Made.
Prof. William G. Sumner of Yale.
instructor In sociology. devoted q re-
cent lecture to woman's place in So
ciety from the earliest periods to the
present day.
"The numerous occupations that are
open to woman nowadays in the busi-
ness and industrial worlds" said Prof.
Sumner, has created on her part a
comparative indifference to matri.
mony.%,
AS the class made a note OF this,
the professor added. wagging a warn
ing finger:
Mind you. gentlemen. said com
parative. because never knew Of one
yet that couldn't be induced to change
her mind II the right man tried"
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coMviMc,ho Proof.

Case No. Il. .z0e- Capt. Alfred a.
Rigler Of Hose Company No. (. Can.
ton. Ohio. says: Il had weak back
ever since l was . boy, and about
six years ago the cause developed
into rather q bad case Of kidney COM
plant 1t was not . little backache
now and then. but backache which
caused actual suffering day and
night. and the harder tried to get
nd Of 1t the worse 1t became.
When the attacks were in the acute
stage It was diGicult to sit down, and
when down 1t was Just n hard to re-
gain an erect position. ON account OF
the twinges OF pcin in the kidneys.
can only describe some Of the pAnxs
~ similar to that received from q
knife thrust
In time. distressing and terribly
inconvenient urinary weakness resnlt-
cd. causing annoying embarrassment
during the day and loss of sleep dur.
ing the night
took everything which came to
my notice from reading. from obserya-
tion. and which my friends and &C
quaintances advised. consulted
physicians. tut none Of them were
able to relieve the trouble, let alone
stop 1t.
1t became 30 well known that had
. pronounced case of kidney com
plant that often received circulars
from medical companies Offering to
cure me. and one day eighteen letters
were handed to me by the mail car.
rier.
When Doan's Kidney Pills attracted
my attention wanted to try them,
Just as had tried everything else.
and Mrs. Rigler went to Durham 4
Wright Co.'S drug store for . box.
Relief followed.
knew after q dose or two that
the medicine was acting directly on
the kidneys from the altered condi-
tion Of the kidney secretions. and,
encouraged. l continued the treat
ment. Finally, the backache and
other complications stopped.
Let me sum up my opinion about
Doan's Kidney Pills by saying.
would willingly pay one months
wages for box of them II could not
buy them for less. You can refer
any one to me about Doan's Kidney
Pills and l will convince them that
they act just as represented"
Four Years After.
Lapse Of time has strength ened
my appreciation of Doan's Kidney
Pills, gave this remedy my unquali-
fed endorsement in the summer of
1896, because of the results obtained
from course Of the treatment. l
can now add to my original endorse
ment the experience Of number Of
others who are just as enthusiastic,
when they express their opinion Of
Doans Kidney Pills, as l."
FREE TRIAL of this great kid
ney medicine which cured Mr.. Rig.
ler will be mailed on application to
any part OF the United States. Ad.
dress Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N.
Y. For sale by all druggists. price
50 cents per box.
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THE ct. PAUL CALENDAR
FOR 1903

Fix sheets 10x16 inches. of beautiful
reproductions, in colors. of pastel
drawings by Bryson, Is now ready for
distribution and will be mailed on re-
ceipt Of twenty-five (25) cents-coin
or stamps. Address F. A. Miller. Gen.
sral Passenger Agent. Chicago.
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When the primary geography class in
q Dakota school was asked What II .
strait?" only one little boy was ready
with an answer. He said. ut beats
three OF kind"
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A contemporary tells Of q pioneer VIII
scr04sed the plains in an or team." tn.
question ID. how the oxen managed Il
AVALON him. ~ y -
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lGistrees-Poo darling httls Topsy! Tln
afraid she Will never recover. Do you
Know, bridget, think the kindset thing
would u to have her shot and put out
OF her misery! Bridget Deed. ma'am.
Wouldn't DO that. 8ure she might get
better after ali. an then you'd be sorry
ye had her Killed.
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II smoking interferes with your wesA,
"Quit Vorking''-and smoke BaxferA
BullheAd-S-csnt oixar. q
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You nsnes heax - -
about -DeGenc, etarc
ncne - eeuaj II Ia asa11ty ~
ttty. 1e ouncA1, 10 ceat4 gtt ksn0sel
and save yoaf money. 49,
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ee0pe tho ConEA ara
Woelks or 10 CD1d
LAxattye Hspmo Qninine faklsts Psics1be.
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Tonmy--I Wish the turkey we're See1l
iIke dog. mamma, NAAx1e4t--And Wy
prayf Tommy-Why. befau1e then n
wouA have four druOaftek1.
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$i244 ~
EXPENDITURES.
Outstanding orders, 1901, 40
Labor and materials for frescoing painting
and refurnshing Court House, Oh IS
Repairs on Jail and incidental expenses, IS II
Telephone and office rents for Judges of
Probate, Sheriff, States Atty and
County Clerk, IA so
Publishing financial statements and binding
files of Herald 10 IS
Election expenses, I36 9S
Insurance policies and assessments, 70 10
Services of Assistant Judges and cash maid
out, 90 so
Services of County Clerk, 90
S, rvices of Treasurer and cash paid, 20 20
Services of Audi or, so
$ris7 g
Leaving balance in hands of Treasurer, $50 IS
Dated at Chelsea, December sd, 1909,
S II1II.S II BIB BroELOw' Asst Judges.
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MEXlCO'S BIG TREE.
A Tropical Candidate For the Dis
tinction of Being the Largest.

Tropical Candidate For the Dis
tinction of Being the Largest.
There stands tree in the tropics of
Mexico the sight Of which is worth
the trouble of the 300 mile trip from
the. City of Mexico to the little Indian
village of Tule on the road to Militia.
This giant of a prehistoric forest is
known as the big Tule tree, the name
being pronounced in two syllables and
as though it spelled Tu-lee. In past
years many trees have come to the
front as claimants to the distinction Of
being the largest tree in the world, and
not infrequently one of these impostors
secures that honor.
Only a short time ago a new tree
was discovered in California of the
Mariposa variety, and it was heralded
as the biggest tree in the world, it's cir
conference being 100 feet. The big
Tule tree is 45 feet inches to the good
of this new western wonder, and the
fact that its position has not hitherto
been more firmly established is due to
the few people who have seen it. Not
every one who goes to Mexico goes to
Militia, and if you do not go to Militia or
nearly there you cannot see the big
Tule. Accordingly, comparatively few
people have seen its glories.
There are many California trees
which would make more lumber than
the big Tule, for its trunk is not high
and its abundant tropical foliage al
most reaches the ground. Despite this
fact, 1t takes two looks to see the
top" and twenty-eight people standing
with outstretched arms and touching
finger tips can scarcely encircle the
trunk. The tree stands in the church
| yard of Santa Maria del Tule. and
many scientists believe that it guarded
the beautiful tropical valley when a
/ prehistoric race was building what are
now the famous ruins of Militia. 1t is
the ancient of the ancients, and the ma
! tives look upon the tree with yenera-
ton and love, believing that in some
way 1t is a guardian of the people.
Humboldt, the great German traveller,
took great interest in the tree and had
a wooden tablet placed upon it. The
bark of the tree has partially over.
grown the inscription on the tablet
The tree is a species of cypress and is
called thuehuetl by the natives.-Chi.
cago Record Herald
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SOUTH RYEGATE.

Chas. S. Mills of Boston visited
his father in town last week, and
was at st. Johnsbury and Passump.
sic over Sunday to visit H. ]. Park
and wife.
Martha J. Park of Concord, N.
H., has been in town for the past
few weeks, returning to her home
the first of this week.
Chas. Green is very sick with
sciatic rheumatism.
Rev. J. H. Macarthur has occu-
pied his pulpit for the past two Sun
days. All are glad to see him back
again so much improved in health
Geo. H. Dunnett of Woodsville
spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs.
Lafayette Carpenter.
M. Jean Nelson has returned
home from Waterbury, where she
has been at work, and is now EN-
ployed in Gibson's store
Mrs. w. H. Goodfe11ow was in
MONTPELIER and Barre over Sunday,
returning home tuesday.
Nellie Bone was called home from
Ryeg ate Saturday by the illness of
her mother, Mrs. r. H. Gates.
Nelson Gay, who has been laid
up so long with a broken foot, is
fast recovering, and is able to ride
out.
Samuel McAl1ister and wife of
Woodsville spent Sunday with his
folks.
Both churches are preparing
Christmas exercises for Christmas
eve.
Lyman Batchelder is very sick at
the home of his daughter, J. D.
McAllister.
Mrs. B. L. Terry, who has been
quite sick. is improving.
M. H. Gibson went to New York
Monday to be gone about one week
on business.
Harry E. Eastman and wife of
Topsham were in the village on
calling on friends.
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NORTH THFTFORD.

The finest test of human affinity
lives in the two words ''Blood tells!
Kindred are scarce, but Cousin John
believes and lives in loyalty to
such, and Aunt HI. knows that, on
the Grant line, she is not forgot.
Cousin John carries the same sound
head and body, and pluck enough to
keep open house and good quarters
for his two sons, and these three
single men are striking out boldly
in spite of the handsome wife and
mother, who is wandering in other
pastures.
Mrs. Brockway, we'll known as
| patient mother and nurse, is on tri-
al at the "Woodbine. p" Betwixt
rheumatic and relentless cold, her
patient is tough one.
Ladies Julia H. and the auburn
haired genius have spread sail for
city life, the former to stay and pur-
sue all the changes the gay season
offers.
so, where shall rest be found"
where all is change, the compensa-
ton is, the end of life is soonest
reached, and to those left behind to
buffet the elements alone remains
some glory. Stone House in front
deserted, the tenement in the rear
shut off, and the home so dear, looks
beseechingly to me, as the last one
who knows all it's history and loves
it best. These changes add poign-
ancy to the terrors of winter already
upon us.
Mad. Hackett has had visit from
her grandson and his new bride
from Chelsea.
Mrs. Ware goes forward in her
strength to hold her Sabbath school
class, all of these just opening into
manhood. She illumined recently
for their benefit, and every "Jack"
was permitted to appear, with "girl"
on his arm, and on the EXTREMIST
night, 'pleak and bare'' gay turn
out stormed the Porter home, of
which Miss H. is sole possessor and
brilliant hostess. Our English
cousins were present, strangers
strangers, how this outlet
must have warmed their hearts.
How easy for us, born and bred here
to make room for these late corners,
and open to them at once the pleas
ilization.
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SOUTH STRAFFORD

Byron Prescott, a former resi-
dent, died very suddenly of hear
failure at his home in Wilder last
Monday. Funeral services were
held here in the Baptist church, OF
which he was a member, Thursday,
Rev. Edwin Blake of West Derby,
officiating, assisted by Rev. Gray.
Leonard Clark has been confined
to the house the past week.
]. L. Barrett was in Union Viii
lage Wednesday. d. AM.
Bessie Buell. is at home from
Goddard Seminary for vacation
Mrs. Scott C1ough is seriously i'll.
Fred Kendall of Ponlpa spent Sun
day in town.
George Preston is working in
Pattersonville.
Mrs. Chambers has returned home
from Pompa.
Mrs. H. P. Richardson has re-
turned from Manchester.
Mrs. Apphia Green has gone to
Hanover to spend the winter with
her daughter.
Mrs. Albert Kittredge and son
were in Hanover the first of the
week.
T. S. Beecher. and wife returned
from New York Monday.
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WEST NEWBURY.

There will be a Christmas tree
and appropriate exercises at the
church Wednesday evening, Decem-
Der oath, under the direction of the
Sunday school superintendent, Net
tie E. Tucker, to which all are cor
daily invited. Those having pres
ents for the tree, are requested to
bring them Wednesday afternoon
The sociab1e and sale at E. E..
Putnam's Friday evening was a very
enjoyable one. If Byron, as auc-
tioneer, was not quite equal to
Charlie Smith, it must have been
that the bidders were not as enthusi
astic as they should have been, as
the object of the sale was worthy
one. The auiftwas sold to Mrs. j..
B. c. Tyler. We understand that
about sixty dollars was realized on
this quilt, there being 139 names on
the quilt.
The committee for the next socia
Bile to be held sometime in January
are Messrs. Josiah Rowland, Warren
Carleton, Austin Hall and Chester
Palmer. We shall expect a grand
treat and a swell affair. with these
gentlemen as managers. Notice OF
this event will be given later.
The auction sale at Newell Ran
dall's was we'll attended. Mr.. Ran
dali has sold his farm to the Miles
brothers. and expects to move t.
Orfordville, where his son, Maurice
is in trade.
We were saddened by the news O
the death of Mrs. EIecta D. Grow
wife of Rev. c. D. r. Meacham, o
Passumpsic. Mrs. Meacham was /;
sister of Mrs. Hutch1ns Bailey o.
Newbury Centre, and will be re
membered by many in this town.
Lena Ruledge is visiting at Nortl
Haverhill. She has been in quar-
antine ten weeks for whoopinf
cough. Oh, for the good old day
when we were not isolated from the
world because of little eruption
or a small sore throat.
AS there were but a few presen
at our last c. E. meeting, it wa
thought to have the following let
ter from the secretary of united
society, Marion Hall, published
cat the last c. E. convention it wa
agreed to award the banner hereaf
ter on a new basis. So beginninG
with December LIST each society will
keep a record of the attendance o
its members at each c E. praye
meeting, and the society which re
ports the largest average attendance
in proportion to its membership
will receive the banner at the mex
convention at Newbury, in thu
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THETFORD CENTER.

Olive Pierce has finished work TO.
Mrs. H. West and gone to her home
where she is to learn dressmaking
James Anderson of Hanover ha.
been a recent guest of his sisters
Mines. Emery and Hunt.
Harry Richardson was in Leban
on and White River Junction or
business last week.
Mrs. George Fifield has woman
from Boston working for her.
The annual meeting of the La
dies Aid Society met with Mrs.
John Daggett. A good number
were in attendance. apd all report a
fine time. officers Were elected as
follows: Pres, Mrs. w. d. Cook !;
vice pres, Mrs. A. S. Sanborn
sec. and treas, Mrs. S. M. Gleason.
Mrs. Jack Buckley and little Doris
went last week to visit friends in
Post Mills.
Judge Gleason and family at
tended church at West Fair1ee last
Sunday.
Frank ] Pierce and gang of men
have been in the village pressing
hay
c. F. Chamberlin has been work
ing for G. E Harvey the past week.
Katie Smith celebrated her birth
day last Saturday by inviting her
girl friends to a party, and they just
had a jolly time. Refreshments
were served, which were enjoyed by
all. She was the recipient of many
gifts.
Mrs. Mary Morse spent Thursday
with home friends
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SOUTH NEWBURY.

Miss Lucy Taplin, who has beer
! spending several weeks at ] A.
Brooks, goes to Montpelier this
week for the winter.
A. J. Knight and wife left We'd
nesday for California, where they
will spend the winter. They ex-
pect to stop in Colorado to visit their
son Leon and family.
Arthur Knight of Littlton spent
Saturday of last week in town.
On account of the illness of our
teacher, Miss Hall, school has been
closed one week.
The local telephone company has
put in an instrument for T. A. Hun
kins and one for J, w. Lay ton re-
Gently.
The New England Telephone Co.
are putting in an instrument for A
A. Olmsted.
James Warbeck was in Canada on
business last week.
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DeWitt's Coiie & Cholera Cure
Pleasant. Quick pesaIts. safe 70 tah~
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STATEMENT OF ORANGE COUNTY
FINANCES.

Cash in hands of Treasurer at last report SOL u
Amount received County Tax, 1902, o4s 81
Amour, rec, ived Peddlers' Licenses, 81 81
Amount received Office rent Darling &
Darling, 50 co
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WASHING

Rev. Grant Van B1orcom preached
very interesting discourse on for.
eign missionary work last Sunday
morning, criticizing somewhat some
of the methods employed. He spoke
of our way of sending out mission
aries and, with characteristic enter
prise, in the same ship, sending bar
rels of rum. He seemed to think
that the Lord would be better pleased
if we would leave these heather to
worship gods of wood and stone
rather than to intoxicate them and
then try to teach them to worship
| Him.
Mrs. Minnie Beard Kibbee died at
the home of her mother, Mrs. c. E..
Emery Wednesday, December 10th.
She was i'll but a short time. the
immediate cause of her death being
heart trouble. Mrs. Kibbee was
born in Bradford thirty-nine years
ago, and was a daughter of the late
M. G. Beard of that place.
Ernest Smith has purchased the
Henry Richardson place in our viii
lage.
Mrs. Barton is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Dwinell, of Taunton, Mass.
Cyrus Smith and wife are in Barre
City caring for Mrs. A. E. Field,
who is quite i'll.
A very ENJOYABLE affair was the
supper at School house hall Friday
evening. given by Messrs. and
Mesdames Cyrus Dickey, E. F.
Brown. Austin Patterson and Harry
Downing. One hundred and twenty
were present, and after an excellent
repast of roasted pigs, and vegeta-
bles. and dessert of delicious coffee
and cake, the company were favored
with songs by A. c. Dickey and
wife of East Barre and Blanche
of Washington. Visit
ing and promenading finished up
the evening and at late hour the
company dispersed giving vote Oh
thanks TO those who had so kindly <
prepared the feast. y
There was a dance at the WASH
ngton Hotel last Friday evening"
twenty-five couples being present
Over one hundred new books nave
been ordered for the town library y
r., cara. ] u