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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-06-08

There were two important examina-
lions last Wednesday-one in geometry
for the Masonic prize, and the state ex-
aminations given in the teachers course.
The Leland & Gray Seminary Alumni
committee are soliciting new members
for the association and are ambitious to
bring the number up from 90 to 300 and
thereby create a fund which may be used
as salary for a new teacher, or for some
other need OF which there are always
so many. Prior to seven and one-half
years anyone who has been a student
for one year is eligible to membership.
1t is hoped there will be a hearty re-
Spouse to this call, as 1t is the simplest
way Of helping the seminary 10 progress.
The membership dues are 81 year
which includes the alumni banquet at
the hotel Anyone who may wish to be-
come a member can send his or her
name and 81 to Secretary OF the Alumni
Association, Townshend.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-06-08
T0WNSHEND
LELAND AND GRAY SEMINARY.
The Impressive Scene on Sunday, Morn
Ing when the 5aooalaureate Sermon
Was Preached.

Ing when the Baccalaureate Sermon
Was Preached.
Baccalaureate Sunday was ushered in
with the most perfect weather and nature
was decked in the freshness of early
summer cleansed by the showers of Sat
urday. The greenness of the foliage and
the white floating clouds seemed almost
to emphasize the importance of the day
in adopting the school colors, green and
white. AS the hour for church service
drew near the school assembled at the
the Baptist church which had been
tastefully trimmed with palms, ferns
and Towering plants.
Prof. and Mrs. Lewis led the march,
followed by the teachers and underclas-
ses, all forming in two lines down the
central aisle, through which the gradual
ing class passed to their seats at the
front We have no more impressive
sight during commencement week than
this. The sacredness Of the day, the
feeling that the program is begun which
leads to the milestone in the young lives
so soon to separate and enter upon high
er responsibilities, the knowledge that
the faces We have seen for so long in
our beautiful village will disappear, give
almost a note of sadness to the occasion.
The usual Sunday morning program of
opening exercises was followed. including
two well rendered selections by the
choir AS Rev. Albert Gage came
forward to the desk and looked into the
faces before him a feeling that he had
message to give came to those who
were there to listen. His conversational
manner of delivery was very pleasing,
and he was given the closest attention
throughout his discourse. The text was
taken from / Timothy, Ale and the
thought carried above all others was
personal religion: Be right with God
with thyself-and thy fellow man.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-06-08

against the Jamaica team. Jamaica has
a strong team this year and with G. Land
man and Chandler in the box should make
il interesting for the locals.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-06-08
Fast Ocean Steamer.

Leans Rheumatie Pills absolutely cure rbeu-
Hausm and neuralgia. Entirely vegetable. Safe
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-06-08

Why don't you try Carriers Little Liver
Pills They are a positive cure for sick
headache, and all the ills produced by dis.
ordered liver. Only one pill a dose.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-06-08
A Sovereign" That Costs Only On. Dollar.

DR.; DAVID ,Kennedy's Favorite Remedy. Of
5 SSToos1 n R is Sovereign" medieine fOI
complaints, and all the ills peculiSr 10 women
~ drives the poison from the blood, and re.
STORES s1 the patient to the bloom of health. You
for a bottle VI 'NS u0Hs'
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-06-08

nine new combination of Smart Weed and
IeIs mas proved to be one of the best that
t toaid De made Try one of these popular plas-
ache, rheumatism neuralgia. Soreness OF the
ehest or lungs, and you will be surprised and
Pteased by the prompt relief In bad cases
~ chronic dyspepsia, a plaster over the pit
o. the stomach stops the pain at once. Ask
lot Sarter's Smart Weed and Belladonna back
ache plasters Price rs cents
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-06-08

Base on balls. ODER 4, King 1. Struck
out, by Ober 10, by King Z.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-06-08

If there is specific for any one complaint,
then Carriers Little Liver Pills are a spe,
cihc for sick headache, and every woman
should know this. Only one pill a dose. Try
them.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-06-08
A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES.

Itching, Blind, Bleeding Protruding Piles.
Druggists are authorized TO refund money IL
Pazo Ointment fails to cure in to IA days.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-05-16
An Elder Brother.

III Il case III the orphans court Of an
eastern city one of the principal wit
h"ssrs was asked Ii he had any broth
ers or sisters.
Il hau Il BROTHER" he replied. "but he
died 40 years ago"
. "Nhlt? y hundred and fifty years
ago.? echoed the judge, With an I'M.
piled rebukc for Il possible jest.
"Tes. nm telling you the truth. My
father was married Mt nineteen years
Of age. Within tho year son was
born to him, who shortly afterward
died. Becoming widower before he
was thirty, my father married again ut
tho age Of seventy-five. was born
next year. I am ut present ninety -four
years old. If you will mako the neces
sary calculation by adding my age
ninety-four, to the number fifty.six
which Is the difference between seven
ty-flve and nineteen. the ages Of my
father ut the time Of his respective
marriages, tho result will be exactly
$50. So 1t is just a century and q hall
since my brother died."
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-05-16
HSn Substitution.

my son Is taking algebra under you
this term, Is he not?' remarked the
fond father to the new Boston High
school teacher.
''Well,": answered the pedagogue,
'your son has been exposed to alge-
bra, but doubt If he Will take It."
The case Of, the youth was not hope
less, for most institutions now permit
substitutions. a writer in the Boston
Transcript recalls youth who had not
studied astronomy, - but had taken
Greek history. A substitution was
granted. He had not studied trigonom-
etry, but ne had received outside In
stuction In practical electricity. The
substitution was also accepted.
But" said the principal, 'you do
not seem to have taken moral philoso-
ply, or anything 7 could regard as an
equivalent. How about it?'' J.
4"Thnt came, you. remember, in the
spring term, when was out Of school
Oh account of having the typhoid fever,
and did not know but that you would
let me make the substitution ...'
The effect Of typhoid fever is excel.
lent on the system, but the principal
could not see its moral educational
value. :: -, .s...,:>1 :. =. :: ....s ~: ..
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Let tho Children Play.

It Is too often true Of the unhappy
children who are forced to rise too ear
ly In their classes that they are con-
ceited all the forenoon Of life and stu
pld all Its afternoon. The vigor> and
freshness which should have been stor-
cd up for the purposes of the hard
struggle for existence in practical life
have been washed out Of them by pre-
cocIous mental debauchery-by glut-
tony and lesson bibblA.,. Their fncul-
ties are worn out by tho strain put
upon their cnllow brains, and they are
demoralized by worthless childish tri-
nmphs before the real work Of life be-
gins. I have no compassion for sloth.
but youth has more need for intellectu-
nj rest than age, and the cheerfulness,
the tenncity Of purpose, the power Of
work, which make many q successful
man what he is. must often be placed
to the credit not Of his hours Of indus
try. but to that Of his hours of idleness
In oyhood.-Huxley.
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The wrcns.s wea

= Views Of life are apt to be tnged by
surroundings and circumstances which
may be merely temporary; .Yeur son
10 Of cynical and pessimistic turn Of
mind, I'm sorry 70 see" remarked the
supply minister to ASr. Lane Of Center
~ !:.: :.oz11 no was spending sun
day. .I!I deplore that tendency In the
young men. Of today. s i And the min
lister looked sober, even severe. .s 81 .., y.
! &, :: :'sttVeil.%S now, i don't worry about
Jim said Mr.. Lane, though htfuliy% ca.
trssing MS Jaw, You see. Addie Piper
hasn't fully made MP her mind yet to
let him know that che intends to have
him and not Lon Howe. Soon as he
5gets his bearings on that point and the
girl settles down a Bit, there Won't be
anything cynical O. pessimistic left In
Jim. & z55i 5 !. .$s
s}5 ou're here tho wrong week. that's
all: Lon. Howe had 81 this Saturday:
night sIf you were going to be- here
next Sunday. you'd notice o conaid' able
/. tightening up IN Jim's sview1.s His
mother and 4 do every other week. -. =.
YOUTHS Comp r 4" ] s2@ s. & s}s &;
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-05-16

"a champagne dinner once cost st.
Joseph, Mo, the Union Pacific rnil-
road" said an old railroad official.
''The Cnion Pacific MD II was up for
consideration in congress in the early
sixties. 1t fixed st. Joseph rs the
eastern terminus Of tho road. While
the bill was under consideration n ban-
Quet was held Mt st. Joseph. 1t YVES
attended by many Of the leading men
OF the town. After they had flied up
Oh champagne question arose as to
which flng should float from the city
hall. The Confederate flag was finally
decided on, and in The morning the
stars and stripes We're hauled down
and the stars and bars hoisted. The
news reached Washington that very
day, while the Union Pacific bill was
still under consideration. Senator
Pomeroy moved that the name st. 10.
seph, Mo-, be stricken from the bill
and Omaha, Neb.. be substituted. The
amendment carried and st. Joseph
thereby lost the Union PaclHc."-Kan.
sas City Journal.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-05-16
The Cl,anp2on Parrot,

A woman In a London hathouse was
accused Of singing hymns to her par
rots for the benefit Of their souls. This
recalls 10 the London Chronicle the
most accomplished parrot In history.
1t belonged to Colonel Dennis O'Kelly
and was famed for Its whistllng of the
Ono Hundred and Fourth Psalm. When
the colonell died in 1877 large proper
ton of his obituary notice in the Cen
tleman's Magazine was devoted to this
remarkable ,bird, which got another
considerable notice Of Its own when It
died fifteen years later in Half Moon
street, Piccadilly. This parrot could
also whistle "God Save the King" and
''The Banks Of the Dee" and would go
back and correct itself If it got note
wrong. It could even answer ques-
tions, and it's master was said to have
refused 500 gulneas year to show 1t
In public =
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How DOlDbanp Plnv.

The waters Of the gulf Of California
tsem -'ith other wealth than pearls.
Here are fish Of G: cry description. The
tuna is abundant, and tho gamy Span
ish mackerei Is everywhere. The dol
phin seems monarch Of all the gulf.
Ia the vicinity Of tho great island Of
Carmen they are encountered by tho
thousand. Ono school. comprising
many hundreds, were encountered by
the steamer on which the writer was a
passenger a short distance from the
beautiful bay Of Escondido. They were
half milo distant when they observed
Us going In tho opposite direction. Sud-
denly the leaders, IN clearly evinced
spirit Of rol!icking sea dog fun. turned
every one Of them and gave chase to
the steamer. 1t was perfectly evident
they enjoyed tho performance as much
as tho spectators. For a little while
the noise was .deafening. as IL thou
sand samins OF the. streets had been
turned loose iii q go-as- -you.plcase bath
house. Then, having proved their abil-
ity to catch UP with tht"steamcr, they
as suddenly veered and sped south
wurd.-Sunsct Magazine.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-05-16
The Truce OF GOD,

One Of the most curious Of the many
Sreer medieval custor,s was that
known rs 1.-THE truce Of God" From
what we have been able To learn Of 1t
the custom appears to hare originated
as an outgrowth Of a desi.e. to protect
tho common people to some axtent ut
least against the lawless Tyranny Of
tie feudal lords OF the middle a,yes, 1t
was first decreed at a S:::S:..SS::. synod
which convened at Roussillon In the
year 1027. BY this decree 1t was pro-
vided that no man should attack his
enemy between Saturday evening at
noncs and Monday morning at the
hour Of prime. About the year 1892 n
similar compact was entered into be-
tween the church and the barons Of
England. The church forbade barons
to make any attack upon each other
between sunset on Wednesday night
and sunrise, on the following Monday
or upon 'd1ly feast or fast day. The
same truce made provision that mo
man should be disturbed while labor
ing at his trade or while going to or
from place of worship.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-05-16
Rogers m a Story Teller,

Char',!: Dickens used to describe the
way H. lch Samuel Rogers, the poet,
tela {. - tabie stories wnen grown
old ana feeble. A manservant stood
behind Rogers chair and at approprl-
ate intervals would thus admonIsh his
master: '"Tell Mr.. dickens. sir, the sto-
~ Of the Hon. Charles Townshend and
the !,eas;::ss!!ec:! Mes Cu--=sen." TIE CIT;
poet would start In slow chant: '"rhe
Hon. Charles Townshend became epam-
ored Of Miss Curzon. She was bee-
yewtiful. He be-ribed her maid to con-
ceal him In her chee-amber and when
she arrived to dress for ball emerged
from his hiding place. She looked at
him flxedly. then said. why don't you
beglnT She took him for the air.
dresser" -. ..:.,.is.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-05-16
POAy RsnUu.

When posles inside wedding rings
we're first introduced does not seem to
DO known. Time has covered that, as
he does SO many things, with tho moss
es of oblivion, but we know that from
tho sixteenth century until the middle
OF the eighteenth 1t wsS customary to
have them engraved op rings. These
po3les or mottoes are seldom to be
found with more than two lines Of
verse and often with only one, but
there are few instances Known where
three lines are used. Some Of these DO
sies arc very quaint and curious, and O
few reach O high standard OF poetic
beauty. In 16a2 o small collection of
rhymes was published with tie title OF
Loves Garland; or. Posles For Rings,
Handkerchiefs and Gloves and Such
Pretty. Tokens That Levers Send Their
Loves" 1t contAius come posies that
nre not to be met with elsewhere and
Is very. interesting. work, though but
few people seem to have heard Of 1t.
The South Kensington museum has q
good collection Of .posy rings, and
among them we find tho following:
United hearts, death only parts"
''Ler us share In JOY and care" Love
and live happily" There Is g story
to the effect that DR.. John Thomas,
who was bishop OF Lincoln In 1853.
caused to:be inscribed inside his fourth
wifc's wedding ring:
IF 7 survive.
I'll make them five.
London Graphic
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A Shifting Landmark.

In the first years Of navigation on
western waters. says the author Of
"Early Steamboat Navigation on the
Missouri River" pilots were forced to
use all sorts Of signals and marks to
decide their courses. One had n GUS
tom Of running certain crossing If lie
came to 1t at night by the aid of q
dog. Tho animal belonged to family
living In house ut the foot Of the
crossing directly in the course of the
bend. Whenever a boat was coming
this dog ran out to the bank. always
In exactly the same place. which was
In line with the channel, and barked
his loudest. The pilot ran toward the
sound Of the barking with the utmost
confidence. Unhapplly the dog one
night took n notion to change his stand
and barked n little higher up. Tho
next morning the boat was n hopeless
wreck on n sand bar, into which the
pilot had run ut full speed.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-05-16

Hailiwell In his "Dictionary of Ar
chaisIns and Provlnclalisms' describes
salmongundy to be O mixture Of np-
pies, onions, veal or chicken and pic
kled herrings, minced fine and eaten
with oil and vinegar; hence nickname
for cook.
Halllwell.Phillipps' Dictionary of
Archaisms and Provincialisms" has:
"Salmongundy-apples, onions, veal or
chicken and Iickled herrings, minced
fine and eater with oil and vinegar;
bence q nickname for q cook" CT. also
Crosses classical Dictionary of the
Vulgar Tongue" Bailey's "Dictionary''
has "salmingondin."
Salmagundi, Of course; made Of pic
kled herring minced up raw with pep
per, vinegar, etc. From "Sea Words
and Sea Phrases Used Along the Suf-
folk Coast" by Edward Fitzgerald,
communicated by him to the East An.
glian News.-London Notes and Que
ries.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-05-16

Two groups Of persons were seated
In q railway station, according to LIP
pincotts Magazine. One consisted Of a
fashionably attired&pair, the other Of a
pair who looked as II they were from
the country. They had been there only
q few minutes when a girl came in
whose complexion Svas as nearly per-
feet as anything In this world ever is.
While she was buying her ticket tho
young man remarked to the ladies with
him: . ~ {
"lsn't Miss Cransfcrd beauty? Her
complexion is as perfect as @ rose."
. At tho same time the other man
ciutched his wife'a arm aud whispered:
Lord, Nan. hasn't that gal got q
purity hider"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-05-16
Our Lead Pencils,

Many boy is made happy, these
days by q present Of half a dozen pen
ellis with. his name printed thereon in
gold letters. Perhaps the name lead
pencil" will last through e.! time AMI
eternity. The original pencil was really
made OF lead, and on the rough paper
Of the time made clearly discernible
mark. Germany led in its manufac-
ture. Our earliest importations were
mucn sought nrrer, ana none could DO
bought with other money than gold
coin. A common lead" pencil was al
most worth its weight IL gold. nd q
man who got q supply had to be well
recommended. When New York mer-
chant advertised the arrival OF @ con-
s!ssn.:e:;stt of sieai pencils the rush to
buy was pelinell. This seems incredi.
Bile to us young roosters, who can buy
a dozen pencils today for 10 cents
New York Press.
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Cnlmneya.

Chlmneys are modern-that Is. chim-
,neys with f1replaces and fiues. None
Of the Roman ruins shows chlmneys
like ours. There are none in the re-
stored hnlla!ssss :u iHercuianeum d
PomiE,ee!!!!. Roman architects complain
ed that their decorations We're smoked
up. A kitchen in Rome was always
ssoootty. Braziers were used In the living
rooms. The chimney Of antiquity con-
sisted Of d hole in the roof. The
wealthy Re..,e::= =zs1: ::z: carefully dried
wood, which would burn In the room
without SCOT. The modern chimney
was first used In. Europe in the four
teenth century. The Oldest certain &C
count OF q chimney places It In Venice
:1O1J, = :, :: = ~. -, ~
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suddenly. "You-you remember Nj.
Williams? I've written about him."
Yes" answered Helena. surprised.
The little face was hidden now on
her shoulder. T..
"Welt--well"-came mulleG sound
The has always known Of my engage
ment 70 Robert-so when told him
that was coming homo he-zhe would
not let me come alone. He Is older
than i. a good DEAL" went ON this voice.
"He-ha cares for mo ysry dearly.
though. he wants to take me abroad,
to let me ssudy''-- r." . -.
a Sudden blind resentment eurged
through Helena. ~' :
"But--but. Robert" che urged vehe-
mently. ''He cares for you, too; you
know he does. He has not SO much to
oher'-an unreasoning loyalty to the
absent soldier sweeping her along. "He
--he"--stammering as she remembered.
A warm little arm crent about her
neck. '..... :.
"But you will help me-" begged the
voice. II. d-you will tell him
'Tell him whatT" uttered Helena
sharply. There was fear, almost ter
ror in the cry.
SuZctte sat upright.
"That--that am married. said Su-
zette distinctly. "Freder.ck would not
take the risk Of los!Eg Inc. And-aud
SO we were mn-rled in Denver. He
brought me here. He is coming back
In an hour. You-you are not angryf'
wlstfully.
"Marrledv' gasped Helena. For q
moment she remained quite still, seek.
ing to absorb, to realize, the wonderful
fact. "You-marrled!'
"Yes," said Suzette meekly.
"And-and you are happy?" her first
thought, as ever, for Suzette.
"Yes,' said Suzette, a sparkle of
laughter breaking forth.
"And-and RobertT'
."Robert leave to you," said Su.
zette. "You must EXPLAIN
But Helena, comprehending at last
sprapg toward tho telephone. AS she
watched the girls face changed, a new
and wholly sweet expression crept
across the mobile features, r Ealing
unsupported depths. :
'"And did sou two think that could
not understand" she breathed. a ten.
. der renunciation shadowing the blue
eyes. "Did you think I could not
guess the truth7 Oh, sister. my dear.
est sister, leave Robert-to you"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-05-16

OF oil creatures the angler ia tie
least offender in the crime Of killing.
The very game he seeks, though beau.
tiful and gentle to the eye and at
times noble In deed and purpose. ID the
most brutal killer Of all the races-the
lovely trout in lts attacks upon gaudy
flies, the valiant bass and pike in de-
vouring their smaller brethren and tho
multitudinous sea fishes not alone In
their feeding upon one another. but In
their wanton murder Of the millions
upon milliOns OF victims Of their pure
love Of slaughter.-Country Life In
America. >, ..s,.;sfr - a. -: :; ..;..
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"A Faah.o Tas1.

a flsh exerts: it's great propulsive
power with it's tall, not with it's fms.
The paddle wheel was made ON tho An
theory OF propulsion, and the screw;
propeller had it's origin In noting the
action Of the tail. :, It: isi now shown
that the fms of tho tail actually per-
form the evolutions described BY the
propeller blades and that, the hah in
its slnuols motion through the, water
depends on the torsional or the tail
to giye it power. 8. 4 '=>..' r.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-05-16

! ;>%-A A Mainc man makes leather Of
catfish skins: l.. !: .....::,.. i:
&. s. What must strike, I do not ssy
Nth fear, but with awe, the. mind Of
any reflecting being, is tbis--that in
that other world, Of which :we know
~ little; Va have 40 ono on whom we
can rely but God only. Let Us some
lines be alone With Him in this
world :. for the time viii ccms when
We ahall be alone With Him.-Benis.
min Jorett. 2!= I; 1T & J3s
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1t 10 but etep from the sublime
t. the ridiculous, and the shortest way
TO make it is to stop oa abapsua peel.
1T makes man pretty GROSS to
have his wife act IS If he had good
temper. 49,, %:> - .
- It 10 really worth all Of the annoy
snce Of being broke when some people
come around trying to borrow money
erom gou. -. y - ~ 49,. = :, II $.%
|: g. - Three things 20 goverz-:emper,
cordnet aud tongue. T., : 4, ~ y,