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The Washington times., 1903-05-31
BRAVE MEN WHO
HAVE SHOWN FEAR
. o every man his own fear, even
to him Of whom it Is often said:

y every man ms own rear, even
to him Of whom it Is often said:
THAT man is as brave as lion;
he fears nothing"
Consider the case of British military
officer who had won the two highest dec
orations given by England for valor-the
Victoria Cross and the Distinguished
Service Order.
This hero had proved his courage in
battle over and over again. leading for
lorn hopes and rescuing wounded COM
rades under fire. But one day, while
crossing a peaceful English meadow. he
turned as pale as sheet and halted at
a dyke full Of green, sedge- covered
water. His friend crossed over little
plank bridge. and said. Come along, old
chap!"
I dare not" the officer replied.
"Still, green water always makes me
shiver with dread. absolutely cannot
cross it, 1t makes me a perfect cow
ard"
And to avoid taking few steps across
that bridge he walked half a mile out
of his wav.
Then there is globe trotter who has
faced death without a visible tremor on
several occasions. He has scaled pre-
cipitous clins where the breaking OF a
branch or the slip OF a foot meant
certain destruction. He has beaten up
IN the teeth OF a tropical squall IN a
small boat half full of water. He has
been under Are as war correspondent.
He has galloped around precipices on
mountain trails where only a few inches
divided his horses hoofs from q CHASTITY
abyss. And be was never afraid
But there is one thing that makes this
man the greatest coward on earth. II
Is an elevator He never enters one
without feeling that the wire rope will
break, and he will be dashed to pieces
AT the bottom of the shaft He will
cheerfully walk up the stairs ten
stories in preference to taking the eIe-
yator, If nobody Is with him; and he
Will always walk down If it be possible.
The Washington times., 1903-05-31
WROTE THE ENTIRE
BIBLE BY HAND
IKE the monks OF old. R. 3. John
ston, of Glasgow. has written the

T IKE the monks OF old. R. B. John
ston, of Glasgow. has written the
Bible By hand and beautifully IL
Illuminated ii. His was a herculean task,
in this day of rapid achievement and
expeditions processes. Mr.. Johnston
worked seven years over his Bible manu-
script. and not long ago put the finish
Ing touches upon the unique book
One striking thing about the produc-
ton is that the letter-text does not vary
from Genesis TO Revelation. The work
is done on post quarter paper, and looks
like the production Of some medieval
ecclesiastic. The artistic arrangement.
the spacing and the alignment of the
text are due il q large measure TO the
fact that Mr.. Johnston Is q practical
printer.
I'm my work of rewriting the Scrip
tures." said Mr.. Johnston, II discover
ed two typographical errors These. you
know. are very rare. and are regarded
as statutory ofenses. for which pen
atty may be imposed"
The hand print made use or by MI
Johnston has commended itself TO other
London printers, who have prepared
types from 1t. paying him q large sum
for the original design. II Is Mr.. john
ston's Idea TO have his handwritten b.
bic issued to the public in parts by the
process of photo-lithography. All who
have seen this gentleman's wonderful
manuscript have commended the skill
and artistic merit of his work, and he
has received encouraging letters from
The ~cll-known men and women who
have inspected his Work. One minister
IN Glasgow preached q sermon on the
hand-written Bible. drawing lessons of
patience and perseverance.
According TO Mr.. Johnston's own
statement he has had no special train
ing either in penmanship or drawing.
ard alleges that his ordinary business
handwriting is not even good, but that
he has natural talent for drawing and
slow pen work. Previous TO the writing.
OF the Bible by hand he amused himself
by writing and illustrating the works OF
] the famous Scotch poets.
The Washington times., 1903-05-31

GERS. suitably inscribed with brown
paint. bear witness to the fact that
various members of the club have risked
their lives to save those of others, and
have been rewarded with these medals.
Tie walls are hung with photographs
OF Sycamore Island and Its environs, at
all seasons OF the year. Some of them
picture the great freshet of 1894, at
which time the river rose to a height
which submerged the island entirely,
lifted the clubhouse from Its underpin-
ming. lodged driftwood in the branches
OF the trees. carried away many of the
rowboats belonging to the members, and
scattered other boats all over the ISL
and. Other photographs show the ISL
and as 1t appears IN It's winter dress of
white. when it is abandoned by all save
the squirrels. rabbits. and 'coons Many
Of the photographs are the amateur
work OF Arthur E. Gasch, one of the
associate members of the club, whose
work in this line compares favorably
with that OF any other Washingtonian
who has made photography his hobby
The adjoining rooms of the clubhouse
-
range where appetizing dinners are
cooked by the members themselves, and
locker room. where the members stow
away their fishing tackle, oars, and
tramping clothes.
The Log Cabin Addition
Across the Potomac, In the woods on
the Virginia side. there has been built
for the accommodation OF the associate
members of the club log cabin known
as '.the addition The membership of
the Sycamore Island Club Is limited
to twenty. and the roster is practically
filed now. but an unlimited number OF
associate members are admitted to the
privileges OF the grounds About sixty
or seventy are now enrolled as asso-
ciate members. Their clubhouse on the
Virginia side is most picturesque lit
tie log cabin. built OF hewn logs and
covered with slabs Of bark. The chin
ney is of the typical pioneer cabin sort,
built of rough stones, at one end of the
cabin. and permitting OF a large open
fireplace. Near the cabin is shelter
for an outdoor fire. which is used largely
for cooking. Down the side of the hill
leaps q clear. sparkling little stream.
and following Ii back to its source.
through the shadowy woods. one finds q
spring yelling up between the rocks,
and cup. made of the half of a cocoa
nut, invites you TO drink. The brook
leaps down to the river and enters 1t at
the point where the float for the boat
landing Is anchored.
Naturally. some marvellous fish stories
are narrated by these joyial souls who
love the rod and reel. For some time
The Washington times., 1903-05-31
The New Courtship.

Time was. before the Age of Tin,
Ere Woman took TO Bridge or
Euchre.
When 1t was deemed a deadly sin
To sully Love with Thoughts Of
Lucre.
Gone are the good old rules; and now
The times Tin Walkley's phrasel
Mutantur;
Our girls IN every lovers VOW
Detect the possible Levanter;
Each careless fragment you indite,
The simplest ode. the merest SON
net
They keep it tight in black and white
And clasp a business label on It.
Punch.
The Washington times., 1903-05-31
\ o YOU feel as though you were

II o YOU feel as though you were
getting along in years? Feel as
though it were some time since
you had good time like those you
used to have when you were boy?
Feel as though you'd like to ''go fishin' ="
again and roll back years of work and
worry as easily as you rolled back your
sleeves for rowing or rolled up your
trousers for going barefoot" All,
can't do that now, can you? Grown up
now. Dignifed. Place in the COM
munity Folks would think it funny,
wouldn't they, if they heard about it?
But just the same, Tess up-wouldn't
you like, some early morning, instead
''boiled shirt" and stiff collar. just to
throw on a pair of old overalls and an
old shirt with no collar. and go. out
where you could loaf around all day
and do Just .'eZackly'' as you pleased
all day long. like that day you played
hockey twenty or thirty or forty years
ago? Getting hot in the city, isn't it?
Hot and tired after the days work in
the office. Perhaps you can get a
glimpse from your office window of the
trees in the park. their leaves rustling
In the hot breeze of the streets, and the
birds calling and calling from their
shady branches. Perhaps you get the
idea that the bird is calling for you.
Calling for you to throw aside business
for a while and go back to boyhood,
Can't afford the time? Can't afford the
money? Can't get away?
Men Wise in Their Day.
Yet that is what dozens of Washington
men. wise in their day and time. are
doing. You probably know many OF
them personally. They are all Wash
ington business men. but they have
had the good sense to provide them
selves with place to which they can 60
for rest and recreation whenever they
feel like it. They have formed a club
but club totally unlike the average
sort of club. 1t is the sort of clut
that is the right kind-no heavy ex-
pense, no snobbishness, no ceremony
but, on the other hand, club whose
members are congenial, whose location
is convenient, and whose benefits are
constant. It is an oNting club. and one
whose proximity to Washington enable.
its members to take an outing for {
part of every day in the week and al
day Sunday, IL they choose, instead Of
following the usual city business mans
plan Of going without an outing except
for two weeks spent in some distant
unfamiliar. expensive resort
They Travel to Sycamore Island.
a few miles up the Potomac, not as IA
as Cabin John Bridge, there lies on
OF the prettiest islands in the river
Sycamore Island it is called, for amon
tie other kinds of trees and shrubs
the sycamores grow taller even than tn
famous tall sycamore of the Wabash.
II is right little, bright little, tigh
little island of some four acres ex
tent, lying close to the Maryland shore
Not large. but how much it means to tn
men who were wise enough TO get (
10 have and 10 hold to use for thei
enjoyment and that of their friends
To reach this spot, as beautiful and a
pleasant in summer as any of the water
The Washington times., 1903-05-31
= ube Robinson Grusoes Of Sycamore nslano .

Some Stories, Mostly Truth
fuI, About the Fifteen Wise
Men Of Washington and
Their Friends Who Know
Enough 10 Take to the
Woods IN Hot Weather
and Who Own Woods Sur
rounded by the Potomac
River. :. :. :. :. =
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-12-11
STATIONS RIVER.

Mrs. Ramsey, who has been i'll, is bet
ter.
Harry Whtcomb started for Pasadena,
Calf, Monday.
Mrs. T.. I. kllburn is very i'll with pneu-
monia in Bellows Falls
Mrs. Lula Rawson is taking care of Mrs
Jane Osgood, who is i'll.
Miss Ina Hopper of Chester Depot Wis
tied at G. l.. Gales Monday
The ladies' aid society of the Baptist
church will hold food sale in the YES
try next Saturday afternoon at o'clock
The Rebekahs of Crystal lodge gave
blue jay supper Wednesday evening in
DAD Fellows hail.
Miss Nellie Stearns. who teaches in
Atkinson, y. H., came home Thanksgiv-
ing and will return next Monday.
w. H. Dean has the contract for build
ing the new hotel. lie has several men
at work digging and laying stone.
Charles Pierce, who has worked for
George Cory about two years. died very
suddenly Friday night OF last week from
pneumonia.
The body of Mrs. Sarah A. Burwell,
widow of Rev. Ira ID. Burwell, was brought
here from Providence, X. l., last Saturday
for burial in SaXtons River cemetery.
The Houston Comedy company, which
has been playing at odd Fellows hall,
had very small houses The company
went to Cambridgeport from here, then
to Grafton and Townshend
a. Lincoln Kirk gave an entertainment
in Odd Fellows hail Monday evening un-
der the auspices of the Young Peoples
Society of Christian Endeavor of the
Baptist church. The audience was very
small.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-12-11
CLOSING THE RAILROAD BRIDGE.
Boston G Maine Railroad Company Put
ting Up Fences-WaIpole Makes a Move
Toward Getting New public BrIdae.

The Boston and Maine railroad have had
their men at work the past week putting
up the fence to keep the public from their
yards and from the bridge across the DAM
The posts are set clear to the river on
the sides of the bridge. The carrying for
ward of this work has much increa sed the
discussion of the necessity for some addi-
tiOnal bridge facilities between the two
villages. The selectmen of Walpole have
issued their warrant for a town meeting
to be held tomorrow at 2 o'clock; For
the purpose of authorizing the selectmen
to confer with the selectmen of Rocking
ham, or other officers, in relation to
bridges across the Connecticut river as
provided in chapter g. sections 10 and 10
of the public statutes of New Hampshire"
This warrant was issued in accordance
with petition to the selectmen, signed
by many citizens of North Walpole. The
selectmen of Walpole will give hearing
this afternoon at o'clock on a petition by
tional street or highway in that village
through the land of William Connors, just
north of the Boston e Maine bridge,
thence across the Canal company's land
to the river and thence to the Vermont
line. AS the time draws near when the
railroad will stop the crossing of their
bridge by foot passengers, the gravity Of
the situation becomes more pronounced
and as heretofore stated without doubt it
will lead to some arrangement in the next
few months for needed additional bridge
facilities. At present the selectmen of
Walpole have no definite plan. but request
this authority to be granted them in order
that they may employ engineers and as
certain the possibilities and the cost for
which no authority has as yet been given
by the town.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-12-11
WESTMINSTER,

Mr. Taylor has moved to the Brigham
farm.
Ernest owen went to St. Johnsbury
Thursday
Frank Fairbrother is i'll with rheu
matte fever.
Remember the fair this. Friday, even
ms at the town hall.
Seymour Minard was a guest of Walter
Nutting over Sunday.
John Richmond is making extensive i'm
provements on his buildings.
Rev. G. II. DeBevoise attended the in
stallation Of Rev. Mr.. Stocking in Bellows
Falls Wednesday.
Mrs. Herbert Underwood of Bellows
Falls spent several days the past week
with Mrs Collins.
Miss Cannon was agreeably surprised
Wednesday evening by a call from her
Sunday school class.
Miss Matte Wright entertained over
Sunday three of her Mortified, Mass,
friends, Misses Walker and Miss Thine.
Mrs. Macomber, who has been guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Walker. has re-
turned to New York. Mrs. Walker went
to Rockport. Mass. with her for few
days visit. and spent sunday in Spring
field, Mass.
Drhton Fairbrother, who was chopping
in the woods with Mr.. Bugbee. had a
narrow escape from serious injury re-
Gently. Mr.. Bugbee found him pinned
to the ground by tree which had fallen,
and Mr. Fairbrother was released from
his disagreeable position by the use of a
lever.
6. b. Hall, foreman for Baxter Bros.
who run the corn canning works in this
place. reports that in ten days he Sc
cured pledges for nearly 400 acres of
corn for the coming year, the price to be
paid being Sl4 per ton. The outlook for
the corn canning business is very en-
couraging. exceeding the planting of sew
eral years past.
There will be n lecture at the town han
| on the evening of Dec. II, by Rev, w. T.
| jackson OF Dummerston on what a
| Tourist Sees in Egypt The lecture Is
under the auspices of the Fortnightly
| club \ cordial invitation is extended 10
everyone. No admission fee and no col
| lection There will be vocal and instru-
| mental music by Miss Grace Chase. Misses
| Martha and Bessie Wright, and DR.. F.. w
| Johnson of Walpole will sing. All are
| invited to remain for a social hour after
| the lecture
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-12-11
How He unlonized the Meat.

Here is another good one worth pass
ing along.
Enter, The Striker-My friend, l am
cents, and want the biggest piece of
meat you can give me for the money for
my family.
being i'm such straits.
Striker am out on strike.
Butcher-Iow long?
Striker-Ten weeks.
Butcher-Whats the trouble, wages,
hours or employers?
Striker-Wages, hours and employers
all right, but we want and must nave
our Union recognized.
Butcher-Oho, simply striking for a
Union recognition Well, l suppose you
know your business, however, 1t seems
to me foolish. CLooks at the meat and
says) There is a fine calfs head, lots
of nourshment and will go great ways,
price as cents; but as you have but 90
cents, take 1t.
Striker-An right, ! will take it.
Butcher takes down the head, rolls
it up, money is paid and Striker departs,
soon returns and saysO
Striker-My friend, is this head Union
meat?
Butcher-Can't say whether Union or
not.
Strilxer-Well, I am a member of the
Federation of Labor and cannot eat or
wear anything not Union.
Butcher-Well II that's the case lei
me take the head and ! will Unionize It,
(Retires to back room, returns with
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-12-11
THE FIRST SNOWFALL.
Country Boys Make Paths, but They
Are Not the only Pathmakers.

From Nature and Science in December
St Nicholas
\ part Of every country boys work is
to keep the wood-boX full Night and
morning he must fill the big one by the
kitchen stove and the little one by the
air-tight Franklin" in the sittng-room
Put "once upon time" there was a boy
q knew him) who thought that he had
them both Full enough before supper
Yet along about eight o'clock his Aunt
Rachel went to the window. She breathed
on the frosty pane and looked through
the bare spot, and said My. how it is
showing! This is none of your squalls
Howard. 1t is going to be deep. even
If it is the first one of the season" And,
with a twinkle in her kindly old eyes.
Il think you ought to bring in a little
more wood. And you'd better pile it up
pretty high, too"
II don't care much if it is going to be
deep" said Howard to himself as he
hung the lantern on the wood shed beam
and loaded his arm with the newly-split,
fragrant sticks of hickory and birch.
The lights shone cheerfully out the win
dows and the open door of the l.. | can
stand it to bring all the wood | can pile
back of the stovepipe if there is only
good sliding down our hill tomorrow,
and ] rather think there will be-"
1t was good the next day. There had
been no wind, and the snow was smooth
and even-oh, just perfect no bare spots,
1t seemed in all the world. Wasn't 1t
beautiful when the sun shone on it? 1t
made your eyes blink, it was so bright.
The chores must be attended to in the
forenoon, nut after lunch was the play
time.
Down the cart path. around the barn,
across lots to the NIL 10y the pond see.
the COWS are waiting to have the haystack
opened. Thcy think that winter has
rpaIlN come
Never mind the COWS, said Melville.
see how old santa Claus has made That
spruce D. % q Cfrstmas fr'H. bHd stuck
all the ornaments on IL, TOO. Ihere Is
nothing SLOW about mat Ola Fellow. what
wonders follow a first storm. Autumn
goes by with rush. Midwinter arrives
in a single night, ana the FACE OF nature
wears another ana diferent expression.
The BIRDS are even ahead OF the boys.
Amid bunch OF wlthered goldenrod' un-
DER the fence, IS an open spot Where the
Sno" mas spread It's Whlte cIoth, ana the
| happy BIRDS are having feast or seeds.
There Is not single creature 10 Whlch
the hrst SNOWMAN brings anything out
JOY.
For the rabbits ana mice II turns a
essays with paws ana claws. UP ana
down, 5ach ana torth. In queer Nero
slyphics, the writing runs they are not
always seeking food. Like the boys, they
are Just having fun with the first
SNOWFALL! And every boy knows now
wen ne hkes 1" 90 tua', -" OUT on any
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-12-11
Nothino Ruffles This New Leader.


John sharp Williams the new beillo-
cratic leader in the House OF ltePreseh'a-
tives, has one distinction above ms COL
leagues. He is the only member OF CON
gress who was schoolmate OF the Ger
man Emperor. They We're toge'her AT
Heidelberg. Williams is Wiling TO lot
get it, but his friends will not ana ne Is
pointed out from the galleries win as
much enthusiasm as If he were Poultney
Bigelow.
Williams is from Mississippi, a lawyer
and cotton planter. and has been in Con-
gress for ten years He is highly edu-
Gated. speaks several languages. is some
what of a wit, a good deal of a story
teller, and can make a humorous speech
if the occasion demands. These attri-
butes make him popular with his fellows,
and added to them are a wide knowledge
of legislative methods, a keen mind and
instant readiness in debate.
IIo will no n good leader. for he keeps
his tamnar No assault can ruffle Will
Hans He &c calm and smiling through
,ha bittarest MESSAGES with the Republi-
onns Tho leader Who shutters and fumes
is iost for he can NOT get his own people
80 folIou hin, 70 saw nothing of making
an imnression on the other side
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-12-11
Death of Ira Allen.

Ira T.. Alien. Is. for several years chair
man of the Republican state committee
of Vermont ana a former representative
IN the Legislature from Fair Haven, died
from pneumonia at his home Tuesday
morning. lie was the son Of Ira c. and
Mary t. Allen of Fair Haven. lie grad
uated from Brown University in 1852. and
for two years was engaged in commission
business in New York. lie was next in
terested in mining operations in Virgin
ia but in 1857 came back to Fair Haven.
where he has been engaged with bank
ing slate manufacturing and railroad en-
terprses, and has been an officer of the
Allen National bank. He leaves two
brothers and sister. Through his con-
nection with the Republican state com
mittee he had become one of the most
widely known men i'm the state. Mr.. AL
len served one term as senator from
Rutland county and at the time of his
death was postmaster in Fair Haven.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-12-11

The German government has recently
complied statistics of the number or per
sons employed in the several principal
occupations in the leading countries of
the world. In the United States SO per
cent. of the total self-supporting popula-
ton are engaged in agriculture, as against
"a per cent. in Hungary; 81 per cent in
Italy; A per cent. in France; "A per cent
in ireland; 81 per cent. in Switzerland
3S per cent in Austria; 10 per cent In
Great Britain; II per cent. in Scotland
and 10 per cent. in England and Wales
In the United States "a per cent. are en-
gagged in Industries manufacturing ana
mining in Scotland IS per cent; in Eng
land and Wales 81 per cent; in Switzer-
land Al per cent; in Great Britain 81 per
cent; in Austria 81 per cent; In ltaly ~
nor cent in France "a per cent; and in
ireland 81 per cent. The United States.
with 16 per cent. leads in the percentage
of population engaged IN commerce
Switzerland, England and Wales each
with II per cent.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-12-11
WESTMINSTER WEST.

Mrs. A. S. Hall will return to Winches-
ter, Mass, this week
Mrs. Aseneth Ranney will Keep house
for TT p. Ranney for the present
Mrs. Sadie Holden returned to her SCHOOL
in Townshend the first of this week.
Miss Lizzie Ranney returned TO her
schooI in Marlboro, N, H., last Monday
TT p Ranney and daughter Mrs A, D
11aii visited in Brattleboro last Monday
Mics chairman of Vermont Academy
,,,sited her brother, f. r. Chapman, over
Sunday.
p,us arc ont for an auction sale of
~ nav etc. at John Minards on
saturday of this week. He has sold ms
farm to his nephews, Seymour ana
charles Minard.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-12-11
cAMBRIDGEPoRT.

School closes this week TOT three
weeks vacation.
r. Perham was in Springfield, Mass,
last week on business
Caorea Cook returned last week from
a short visit in Connecticut
Miss Jennie Harwood will entertain the
ladies' benevolent society next Wednes-
day afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs w. C. Burwell and Misses
R,Irvell of Providence, r. l., called on olu
friends in town Sunday.
Those who attended church SUNDAY
had the privilege of hearing a me ser
mon by Rev. Mr.. Newton presiding ell