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CHAPTER MI.


age. The habit Of seeing every one ter
rifcd ut his mere glance grew upon
him, aud he became unbearable not
only TO live with. but oven TO meet.
His wife. after presenting him with
two Sous. had died gladly, seeing no
other way of escaping her tvrant. and
the report went that he had hrowheat
en- her ont of existence. Darlington
would have married again for the sake
OF his boys. but he could find no one
willing to endure his yoke. Cons".
queutly ne became something of Il wo-
man hatcr and entered the political
world. in this n" met with Il certain
amount of Opposition. which did him
good and might have trained him into
a moderately decent member OF society
but that his reformation was cut short
by his boinL appointed ambassador 70
n promncnr European power. Here
his temper had fun swing. and he bul-
lied every body for three years. At the
end Of that time he nearly caused 4
war and was recalled There was
some talk Of his being appointed vice
roy for India. hut those in power had
sufficient pity on the country not 10
send him.
Failing, from his reputation. TO get
another appointment. bennington took
TO ouarrcling with his sons. Percy, the
elder, lad spice of the patcrnal tenn
Per and refused 10 submit. tonsc-
Qucntly he was forbidden the house
and crowned his iniquiticS in the old
mans eyes by marrying lto'ina Lock
wood. The younger Nauo was fool
and completely cowcd by his terrible
father. lie married an equally meek
lady. and the two were crushed by the
Old tyrant. Finally both died as gladly
as the late Lady Darlington HAD done
and left Waller Nane TO carry on the
title. The old lord detested Walter as
a milksop. but lie refused 10 acknowl-
edge George, preferring the fool to tie
clever man from sheer hatred of Bron-
don's father
The meeting with George mt Mrs.
Wards had Touched the old man deem
IL. He had never set ewes ON Percy
son before. and had no idea that the
Vnunr fellow WAS SO handsome and
clever Derrineton felt that he conld
take Same nrido in George MS n man
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NO. | can't say that for certain.
George looked keeny at his GRANDPA
thcr. The old man appeared uneasy.
Suddenly BrcDdon spoke. II should
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CHAPTER XIV.

e. 81 OWTASKt was a large, Fat.
Ky good natured BLACKBOARD Of
III u man. quito without principle.
10 ,alUn Crorn some remote
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CHAPTER NH.

g@ OROTlIN was bv no means OF
"a a jealous disposition. More
4 over. her love for George WAS
50 dccp and pure that she
1l.fnd HIM l-llrnl,. NnrAr1 hnlNss
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PTOMAINE POISONING.
Young Girl in Randolph Dcad--Candy
II Suspected.

Randolph Dec. 1.-The community was
suddencd to-day on learning of the death
of Eula, the eight years old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Walcott. who lives
on Prorect avenue. Miss Eula attended
school Wednesday and appeared TO be
in her usua! good health. Wednesday
evening she was taken very suddenly i'll
and died Thursday night During her
short illness she suffered intense agony
and had several spells of commissions
The cause of her death was potomalne
poisoning. 1t is thought by the girls
parents that the poisoning was due to
candy which the child ate. II is known
that the child purchased one cents worth
Of candy, which was shared with her
playmate. Helen Ranney. daughter of
Mrs Harry Chase and that the little
Ranncy girl was also i'll Wednesday even-
evening, but her illness has been nothn :
serious AS yet no action has been taken
by the health officer to determine the
cause OF the death.
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cu work. The bottom base will be IT, 3
in. square and the monument when COM
pleted will stand Is feet high. 1t will have
was placed by the Taintor Construc-
tion company. of New York and when
ready 1t will be shipped ny boat to Cuba
There are some details In the contract
rcga riding the inspection of the work to
be arranged before the job is started.
one Of these being in relation to the in
Spcction of the job Accompanying the
order wrcre also plans for sections Of
the tomb that will go with the monument
Gen. Gomez was called the washing
ton" Of Cuba. having been commander
in-chicf of the insurgcnt forces on the
island during the last revolution. He was
born in San Domingo In 1893 After he
accepted terms for disbanding the in
surgcnt army be was impeachcd from
the command but afterwards reinstated.
AID FOR BRIGHTI.OOK HOSPITAL.
1t will he remembered that last jan
uary a meeting was held in the interests
Of Rrightlook hospital in ST. Johnsbury
ut which time it was stated that an
unknown friend" had made the liberal
offer of 5000 towards hospital cndow-
iI"Hl IunV, on CoHultlOn tIldt Sl',VuU more
should be raised within a definite time.
We are now able to announce that this
friend in Mrs. Rebecca y. Fairbanks. who
has long served the hospital as president
of the Ladies' Aid association which
has done goood work in connection with
the institution. Recently MI. and Mrs.
Frank II. Brooks have generously offer
ed another 5000, on condition that a
total sum Of $50, 900 be raised before jan
uary !, 1907. A canvass has been made.
and the total pledges including the sums
above mentioned, now amount to $l3750.
This is an excellent beginning. but
$3.50 more must be raised, before success
crowns the effort.
FARM BUILDINGS IN WINDSOR
BURNED.
Shortly after noon Saturday. as the FAM
lily was at dinner in the l. part OF the
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Reward

will be paid to any person who
can find one atom OF opium,
chloral, morphine, cocaine,
ether or chloroform or their
derivatives in any OF
DR.. Miles Remedies.
This reward is offered be-
cause certain INSCRIPTIONS
persons make false statements
about these remedies. 1t is
understood that this reward
applies only to goods purch-
ased in the open market. which
have not been tempered with.
DR.. Miles remedies cure by
their strengthening and invig-
Grating effect upon the nervous
system, and not by weakening
the nerves.
II consider that there are no better
Ns ersines Anti %i Pain Piiis. and Nerv.
and Liver Pills. We have used them
many others. My wife is using the
medicine in the world. A lady friend
Of mine. who was almost total nery-
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WIN. CROME. Salt Lake City Utah.
Or. Miles Anti.Paln Pills are sold BY
lie Hrst package viii bsneNt. u Il
falls. ne will return your money.
Is doses, Is cents. Never sold In bulk.
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A MINER RESCUED
FROM THE TERRIBLE AaoN1Es OF
RHEUMATISM.
Almost Hopeless Until To Used Dr. vii.
Hams pink Pills and Found q
Permanent Cure.

Almost Hopeless Until To Csed Dr. vii.
liams' pink PILLS and Found q
Permanent Cure.
"fn the lead mines was at work on my
knees with my elbows pressed against
rock walls. in dampness and extremes Of
cold" said Mr.. J. q. Meukel, Of 1916
jackson avenue, Dubuque, Iowa, in de-
scribing his experience to reporter,
land it is not surprising that con.
tracted rheumatism. For three years /
had attacks affecting the joints Of my
ankles. knees and elbows. My ankles
and knees became sd swollen could
scarcely walk OH uneven ground and q
little pressure from q stone under my
feet would cause me SO much pain that
would nearly sink down. was often
obliged to lie in bed for several days at .
time. My friends who were similarly
troubled were getting no relief from
doctors and did not feel encouraged to
chance read the story Of Robert Yates,
Of the Klauer Manufacturing Co., Of
Dubuque, who had q very bad case Of
rheumatism. decided to try DR.. Will
lians' Pink Pills for Pale People. the
remedy he had used. In three or four
weeks after beginning to use the pills, I
was much better and in three months l
was we'll The swelling of the joints
and the tenderness disappeared, ! could
work steadily and for eight years have
had no return Of the trouble. My whole
family believe in DR.. Williams Pink
Pills. Both my SONS use them. We
consider them household remedy that
wa ara eura ahOnt "
What DR. Williams Pink Pills did for
Mr.. Meukel they are doing for hundreds
of others Every dose sends galloping
through the veins. pure, strong, rich, red
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their special tasks. DIR. Williams Pink
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don't act on the bowels or bother with
mere symptoms of disease. They root
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itself 1t is through the blood that DR..
Williams Pink Pills cure paleness, an@.
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rheumatism, lumbaRo, sciatica, partial
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health of growing girls and women. Get
the genuine DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People at your druggists or direct
from the DR. Williams Medicine Co.,
Schenectady, NY.
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Dying Of Famine

is. in its torments. like dying Of consumr-
ton. The progress of consumption. from
tho beginning TO the very end. is Il long
torture, both to victim and friends.
"When I had consumption in its first
stage" writes VIM. Myers of Cearfoss
Md. "nfter trying different medicines and
Il good doctor, in vain | AT last took DR..
Kings New Discovery, which quickly
and perfectly cured mo" PROMPT reliot
and sure cure for coughs colds sore
throat, bronchitis. etc. Positively pro-
vents pneumonia. Guaranteed at J. w
O'Sullivan's drug store price SOC. and 81 y
bottle. Trial bottle free. All druggists
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ESTATE OF GEORGE LARMEY OF
CHNRl OTTE

We. the subscribers, having been ap
pointed by the Honorable the Probat,
Court for the district of Chittenden
commissioners to receive. examine ant
adjust the claims and demands of al
persons against the eStat" OF George
Larmey, late of Charlotte, in SAID
district, deceased. and also al.
claims and demands exhibited in offsc'
thereto; and six months from the da,
of the date hereof being allowed b.
said court for that purpose. we d,
therefore hereby give notice that W,
will attend to the duties of our ap
pointment at the residence of W. II
Dean in Ferrisburgh. VT. in said dis.
trict on the third Wednesdays of De
cember and May, next, at 10 O'Clock
a. M ON each of said days.
Dated this 18th day Of November
1905.
EDWARD Fol SOM.
FAYETTE HrBBEL.
ofw3t Commissioners
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2l,w3t
ESTATE OF MARGARET J. EDGEN
TON. CHARLOTTE.

We. the subscribers, having been ap
pointed by the Honorable the Probate,
Court for the District Of Chittenden|
commissioners to receiv examine and
adjust the claims and demands of all
persons against the estate OF MarGareN
j. Edgerton, late OF Charlotte, in sale
district deceased, and also all claim
and demands exhibited in offset there
to: and six months from the day of thu
date hereof being allowed by said sour'
by give notice that we will attend =.
the duties of our appointment at tho
office OF the town clerk In Charlotts. IN
said district, on the third Fridays
OF December and May. next at ten
o'clock a. M. on each Of said days.
Dated this 20th day of November.
JOHN II. THORP,
STANTON WILLIAMS,
2f.w3t Commissioners.
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SUSPECT KLEPTOMANIA.
James Ellis of East Montpelier Fame
Has stolen Again.

Montpelier, Dec. james Ellis. said to
he the ring leader in the series or bur-
glaries of late among the farmers of East
Montpelier and who ten days ago was
released from Jail on 500 bail, Is back
with Sheriff Tracy again Ellis Is now
charged with stealing property belonging
to Henry Cutler of RoXbury. his grand
father. whom he has been visiting since
he was released from Jail. lnasmuch as
the property stolen by him in this and
other instances has been of little value.
including such articles as matches, shoe
laces and like pl, nder II is believed by
those who know Ellis best that he 10 a
lkleptomanac. and it is probable that be-
fore he Is tried on any OF the charges of
larceny now standing against him he will
be taken tn the State hospital for the in
sane at Waterbury for observation.
Shotgun Foster. who is now In the
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One of the Hardest Fought Foot
ball Games between the U. s.
Academies.
MlDDlES ALL But BEATEN
Costly Foul ny West Pointer Gave
Annapolis lads the l3nIl within
striking Distance Of Goal aud
Touchdown Followed In
short Order.

Princeton. N. j., Dec. 3.--l'ndcr n
pail Of darkness through which il was
well-nigh impossible to distinguish the
players. the Annapolis middes yester-
day were able. through unusual cir
cumstances. to carry the ball across the
army's goal line and tie the score ut
TO 6. only "A minute before the referees
whistle put an end tn one Of the hard
est football battles ever fought he
tween the army and navy teams IN
cidentally 1t will probably be the last
game that will be played by the army
and navy representatives in this little
isolated Jersey town AS the railroads
were utterly unable to get the crowds
to the ground on time.
OVATION FOR TIE pRESGDENT
Kut when the crowd did get there
IS simply swarmcd on the field. 1000
strong. Though it looked like rain
all day, and for that matter did
drizzle most of the afternoon, women
blossmcd forth in reckless abandon
3n all their fincry. and there WAS not
an umbrella raised in all the throng
1t was 210 before tho President ar
rived in company with Mrs. Roosevelt.
Jersey City and Gordon of sercet
service men.
As President Roosevelt entered at
The south stand and the party march
ed down to its seats. the entire field
rose and chccrcd INCREASINGLY until the
president had found his place in the
special box Immediately in front of the
middies, who were lined up in great
ri r.iy 81,
blue and gold pennants. The Prcsi-
dent enjoyed the ovation apparently,
for he smiled and gracefully waved his
tall nat, addressing with one long
wide sweep the navy boys who were
making more noise than anyone else
possibly could do
ARMY HAD VIRTUALLY WON.
Ten minutes before the game ended the
navy was a beaten team. They had been
putplayed in the first half and outrushed
seven yards to one, to the CONSERVATION
OF the thrOng which had come to Prince
ton expecting to see the navy win
In the second half. a high wind pre-
vented the army from over getting the
ball into the navy's territory except by
rushing it there, and this it was impossi-
BILE to do against the navys team, splcn-
6idly reinforced by substitutes.
The touchdown of Annapolis hinged on
one of the most ususual points that evci
has Influenced the gam" of football be
tween great teams. Except for It. tho
ball never would have been within Il
yards of the arniys goal line after tn,
navy's last repulsc. hut in ono brief mo
ment everything was changed. and tho
navy was presented with its opportunity
of which it was so able to avail itself.
A 65-YARD PUNT BY NAVY.
When the ball had been taken from thu
middics on downs within three chalk linei
of the army goal. the cadets in eigh
fierce PUSHES carried it out some Ii yards
and then kicked, the ball sailing Just pas
the middle of the field. Here Howard
the navy captain. with the wind still blow
to-, 10 ,;,,a b;,1, ,t.I h.I,l n,
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Be sure and use that old and well-tried
remedy. Mrs. \, .nslOw's Soothing Syrup
for children teetning. 1t soothes the
cures wind collie and Is the best remedy
for Diarrhoea. Twenty-Five cents q
bottle.
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TIE ACME or LOVE.

Teacher YOU tell me tie differ
Cnco between 'lkc' and 'lOve''
Small bcy-Tes. ma am. Ike my fathe,
and mother. but love pe-Rams Horn
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Score, Annapolis 6, West Point g.
touchdowns, TOrnoy. Douglass; goals
from touchdowns, Rockwell. Norton; UNI
pire, Evarts Wrenn; referee. t. N.
Wilmington; linesmen, A. T.. Whiting
and s. Roper; time. 35m and 25m periods.
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indicates rheumatism. Don't daily
with 1t a minute. Take Hoods Sar-
saparilla and cure 1t.
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pant. and went away, fearing to force
an entrance. Within n few moments
he heard snot and supposed it was
fired at him. But returning later to
the house he found McWain lying dead
vita a revolver by his side.
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asylum for that purpose was mixed ~
with Ellis in the East Montpelier bur-
glares.
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A G5-YARD PUNT BY NAVY.

When the ball had been taken from the
middcs ON downs within three chalk lines
Of the army goal. the cadets in eight
fierce PUSHES carried il out some IL yards,
and then kicked, the bal! sailing Just past
the middle of the field. Here Howard.
the navy captain, with the wind still blow
ing a gale behind him booted it back on
FIRST down, the bali carrying more than
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SUICIDE IN DORSET.

A domestic tragedy occurred near
Dorset Nov. q. eliminating in the sui
eide Of john McWain. who lived on
Dorset mountain. McWain had been
drinking heavily for some time and
Sunday beat his wife so severely that
she. left home An officer went to ar
rest McWain but was refused admit
lance to the house by its armed Occu-
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G5 yards. high above the charging army
men and striking the ground yards be-
hind tn" West Point goal.
ndcr ordinary circumstances The army
would have brought the ball out 20 yards.
and with a free kick. have booted it so
FAR back down the field that the middies
could not possibly have rushed it down
the field for a touchdown before the game
was called. But the cadets never got this
FREQ kick.
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The creamery building in Cavendish was
destroyed by free Nov. %, to-
gother with the machinery and 330l worth
ri bcbbips entailIng n total loss OF fully
s., Of0: a,tially insured rhc building was
owned by Charles Hastings, formerly
OF Springfield. who bought it last August.
ana Levi Allen owned the bobbn ma
chinery.
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SHOULD SELL POTATOES EARLY.

Potatoes may retail at NlO before the
end OF another week, but it is thought
that the bottom will fall out of the corner
soon and prices Will tumble. A farmer
who lives on the Creek road to Proctor
thinks that the majority Of farmers are
making a mistake in holding their stock
for high prices. He had the following to
say 1T is my experience that, one year
with another If We can get % cents Il
pushel right from tho field we might bet
ter let them go than to put them in the
cellar and run the risk of low prices in
the spring, such as We SAW Few months
ago. The shrinkage, also, amounts to
considerable. Handling over TWO or thr""
times, is another stem of expense. Better
let them go at half "A dollar III the fall
and be sure of it, than to run the FISK OIL
storing"
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Shortly after noon Saturday, as the FAM
lily was at dinner in the l. part OF the
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From present Indications there will be
a large number of newspaper men in Rut-
land Saturday evening, December 16, the
occasion being a reunion. A banquet will
he served at the Berwick. Letters re-
ceved from all parts of the state show
that nearly every newspaper In Vermont
will he represented by one or more. Dis
trict Attorney William Travers Jerome of
New York city has been invited as one OF
the guests Of honor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-16
". n. WQODBRTDGE KILLED.
Boston Insurance Man Is Crushed Under an
Aut ON ohile-S. ". Wolf Injured.

LYNN Mass. June l5.-William Butler
Woodbridge of Boston, second vice presi-
dent of the Columbian National Life In
surance Company was killed in an auto
mobile accident in Saugus early to-day
and S Herbert Wolf, a New York actuary,
was seriously injured. Two other occu
pants Of the car, A. Childs and W. E. Taylor,
Boston business men. were shaken up, but
not seriously hurt The accident was
caused by mistake on the Fart If the
operator Of the machine who in the dark
ness made wrong turn and brought up
against barhed wire fence.
The car turned over and landed in
garden No one had time to jump, and
when Childs and Taylor extricated them
selves from the tangle they. found that
Mr. Woodbridge had been killed Wolf
WAS picked up in an unconscious condition.
He was apparently suffering from frac-
t,lre Of the skull. He is seriously If not
fatally injured He was removed to the
Lynn Hospital
Childs and Taylor were taken to Boston
by an automobile bound for that city
which passed through Saugns an hour or
two after the accident.
Woodbridge was graduated from Prince
ton with the class Of 1893. In college he
was prominent track athlete After lea wing
college he entered the insurance business
Hs is survived by his wife and two children.
Wolf IL a consulting actuary. with Offices a
IS Nassau street, New York, Mr.. Childs is
president of the Hotel Somerset Compa ny.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-16
PIERCE ASKED TO GET OFT.
Superint endent OF Nestchester Home Crit.
CiZed by Grand Jury.

WHITE PLAINS. y. Y, June l5,--The
Westchester Grand Jury which adjourned
to-day, handed up presentment to Sill
preme Court Justice Maddox in which
they recommended that the resignation
Of Superintendent James W. Pierce Of the
Westminster Temporary Home for Destitute
Children be accepted at once, because 1T
would he for the best interests Of the home
and the public" Bows who have esca ped
from the home have declared that they
were cruelty beaten there, and the last
Grand Jury spent three days investigating
the charges.
The presentment says that corp oral
punishment is inflicted upon the inmates of
The home. not outstanding the fact that it
ia against the rules Of the institution. and
the evidence makes It appear that the super
intendent. James ". Pierce, is responsible
to great extent for the uncongenial con-
dition Of affairs in the home. According
to the voluntary testimony Of James Wood.
the president of the home. the resignation
of Mr. Pierce is in the hands of the board Of
managers and will be accepted as soon as
successor can be installed
It s said that Supt. Pierce will leave
the home on July 1 and many changes
will he made in the institution, a. sng-
gested in the report Of the special COM
mttee If the State Board Of Charities
which recently investigated tho condition
at the home.