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when he does il is in a heavy voice thai
matches his a~voirdupois. SYla
ITS Eighty-second street. you mean.
Thick as flies ~onsfypaper in July, children
are" ....
We'll. IL you're goin' to pick out1a special
street, " says the other, Il don't think Eighty
second street is in it with Sixty-ffth, simply
not in it," IT, ~
A beautiful Italian woman, with largeS
lus;rous eyes and great braids OF shining
hair wound about her we'll shaped head, In
leaning ~negligently against a show window
which is lettered in black "Giambone Gros-
seria francesca ~It8liana.' She js gowned
in Neapolitan blue, has scarlet bows in her
hair, a long green scarf on her neck and il
toying with "a pink paper rose, while an ice
cream vender sells Arctic club ndw1cnes
with one and and tips his rusty hat TO her
with the other. 81. ~
"Speaka the boy and she points toward
a lad Of IL when the reporter states her
errand.
SThe block OF many children?" the boy
said. faint here. There amt any family
got more'n six in the whole street. Must
be next street. Izzy Einheim's got twelve
little brothers, an he lives there
Perhaps suggests the artist at this
point, IF we should mention the fact OF the
suicide it would help"
The suggestion ends in the purchase OF
Two yellow paper ablets of a German
woman whose face and head look like q
hlondined pumpkin. e -it'~
"A woman kill herself round these streets
cause she hasn't no children" the German
woman said. @Never heard nothing about
il. Help herself to gas cause she amt no
children-in a street around here} Vat
will the papers say next2" ssF
There is a beautiful Hungarian girl lean
ing on a window sill, her arms resting
on a cushion Of violet colored velvet
She is the only artistic spot for the eye to
rest on in a swarming array Of ~coatless men,
haggard women holding GROWERS to their
lips, half naked children and angry pups.
She leans over TO answer the questions.
Did / know herr" Yes. And wouldn't
you nave taken gas il you had had to live
in a block with all these children1 Aims
it awful?"
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You put me in mind, Abe, Of Chief JUS
tice Marshall reflected the Judge, who,
having wagered that he a made a perfect
toilet, was s~traightway discovered to have
on one Of his black silk stockings inside
out. You seriously contend, do you, that
no matter how hard and skilfully a man
may plan and strive, it is almost impossible
for him TO avoid making a fatal slip in the
perpstration OF a crime? How do you ac-
count, then, for so many criminals going
scot free?"
For lack Of close and acute observation
OF the successive STEPS Of a crime Cron-
kite answered. THE danger to any in
tclligent criminal is that in concentrating
his mind upon the difficulties Of a projected
crime he is apt to ignore such obvious and
natural things as a hole in his shoe, a bruised
%thumbnail, the loops OF his long letters or
the way be has Of pulling up his collar and
pulling down his cuffs.
This danger is especially marked for the
reputable man who for the first time strays
from the straight and narrow o into the
thlckets and maZCs Of crime. He is in an
unknown country, where the very habits
which have served him most will now mis-
lead and betray him.
For instance, he may have found 1t
advisable for business reasons to keep his
watchtenm minutes ahead Of the correct time,
Say that he has done this invariably for
years until his conception Of correct time
Il 10 nave his watch ten minutes ahead,
and he sets and keeps it 30 as unconsciously,
a. mechanically as he winds il.
Don't you ~see-eXcuse me. Judge, but
It just occurs to me; where is Alwyndale
sltuated? Isn't IL west Of Bufalo2"
At this juncture the door few open and
James Alwyn entered in his impetuous
way.
What's that you are saying about my
native bur yh?" he asked.
Il was merely asking whether IL Is east
c. west o: Buffalo, explained the detective
somewhat lamely.
About twenty miles west. OF course;
but what Of il? Wherever IL IL II will stay,
and the inhabitants thereof, thank good
ness. The question that interests me is
whether you are nearer TO or further from
discovering the murderer OF my man
Nagles than yesterday
VI have our case stated. at all events"
tid tho Judge d~ignifeiiy, and that IL the
hr-t orderly step to its disposition. Listen
while | recapitulIte--"
No, you listen; I don't get so nervous.
w" arrived from Europe three days ago.
nv wife Alicia and /. returning from our
@"neymoon. Put up az tho CorOnal-
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The Animal Skyscraper.

From the Natal Agricultural Journal.
The red billed weaver bird IL a constant
compa'. ion Of the giraffe. perchiIg itself
upon the withers and flying along when its
host takes to flight. and Immediately aIlght-
ing again on it, back a: he hrst opportunity
The only means Of defence or odsnce pos
ssssed by the yirane Ia :y means OF It's hooEs.
and the blows II can aPliver by kicking are
Of tremendous power. The old msAes during
the breeding season light in this manner 6
goOd deal. and the female employs the same
means In defending her young against cnrniV-
OrOug animal~.
Girares are very swift OF foot, and Il re-
Quires a very fleet horse 10 run them do n.
FNp' rlcncad hunters. however. ChsrKe hem
NJ tUil speed and by tins means are often
able 70 run INTO them. and II the giTafes are
lar they win aeon heroine "bown. When
running. the tail u twisted In n coPksereW
fashion over the hack and the hind legs as
each step are thrown on the OUTSIDE 81 he
f~orelegh. giving n veVs grotenoue, ~stSadditnw
appearance. The gira re is nvSe. but has .
very keen sense OF hearing ami Of smell.
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A QUESTION OF TIME
And The Thing james Arwyn Needed Two Clues That Gave
crOnkie he Secret Of a Crime.

NagIes. my man, and Josie, her maid, with
us, Of course.
might before last, annual meeting at tho
club. Had to go, so agreed to stop at the
opera for Alicia on my way back.
W struck the hotel about quarter OF II,
TO find ourselves surrounded by a mob OF
crazy reporters and crazier policemen.
NagBes's dead body had been found in the
vestibule to the ladies' entranoe-stuck
plum through the heart, by Jovel
well, what next? The police evolved
some fool theory that Josie committed the
murder out Of jealousy, and took her into
custody. Alicia Is fond Of the girl, knowing
her to be a good little thing.
Besides, the shock has filed her head
with all sorts Of hysterical notions. Hence
l come to you, saying, find the unutterable
villain who did it, snd damn the expense.
Have you anything to add?"
This much" replied Cronkite. 'Nagles
left the nearby saloon where he had been
spending the evening at ten minutes before
10; his lead body was found about quar-
ter past 10.
Hence, he must have gone to this little
used entrance OF a small, exclusive hotel
at the very hour when IL il used the least.
What business did he, a servant, have there
at any timer
Certainly not TO meet the maid Josie.
The police wero justified in holding her,
since she foolishly refused to state why
she had been lettering without the entraAoe
earlier in the evening. Then, too, the
pocket, torn from a dainty Swiss apron
by the dying mans clutch-that seemed to
settle the case against her.
Il learned, however, hat she had been
waiting to meet her husband, a decent
young fellow. She has kept the marriage
secret In order to hold her place.
"As for the apron, the very last one ofthat
particular make was sold in this city the
day before your steamer arrived
THAT let's Josie out all right" cried
AIwyn.
1T will, in due time, agreed Cronkite.
But she il well enough cared for; a small
payment will salve a delay which may
prove advantageous. Don't you see, sir,
chat IL the murderer accomplished his
purpose such immunity from suspicion
NAV make him ~unguarded and rsckless;
while IL no did not accomplish IL II may
smboIden him to try again."
Didn't accomplish his ~purpose?"
yes. sir; he nay have killed the wrong
psrs1n.'
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TIE DOLL.

you couldn't walk along for the children
must be that street you mean. Here
and she picked up the balance Of the over
turned line-"we don't have many"
At the corner Of the next street a stalwart
Irishman sat at the edge Of his news stand.
He had a fine purple nose and his red tie
was held in place by a pin of shamrock
green.
so you're promenadin' about lookin' for
the Block Of Many Children, it is2 1t strikes
me that you must be rayther exactin', amt
it? How does this very block strike your
Sixty children in the tinimint across the
way. Most of EN- on the fire escapes, az
you see, an the rest in the middle OF the
street, drat 'em!'
THE landlords don't seem to mind taking
children over here"
Mind, would you? BY the love Of st.
Patrick, how are they goin' to help it7
They rent the rooms to a man and his wife,
an they're glad to get tinints without chill
dren, an the next time they come around
to collect the rent, there's a child, and 80 it
goes. Once get in the house and they stay.
1t don't do any good to put 'em out, cause
the next time it happens just the same
Then the Hibernian curiosity prompted
a subtly worded question.
-You was thinkin', mebbe, Of adoptin' a
family?"
mo. Just curiosity; to see a street where
there are so many
AS 1 tell you, there's punches Of EN-
here. You can't step without having to
scrape 'em OF your shoes. But l give you
my honest word as an Irishman who amt
forgot the ould counthree that the next
street but one bates us all holler."
At the end OF the next street but one a
group OF little girls were sitting on a long
eight Of stone steps that led to an old fash
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III.

As Abe Cronkite speeded westward across
the State two sentences, the one uttered
and the other written under circumstance
in no wise connected, kept gradually APP
preaching each other through the close
persistent workings of his mind. until they
formed a o roboration of the theory which
a discrepancy in time had sugge5ted as
feasible to him.
He recalled Alwyn's scornful reference
to his birthplace-"wherever 1t Is It will stay
and the inhabitants thereof He recalled
the promise Of the writer Of the anonymous
letter to deliver to Alwyn what he needed
most doubtless a CHA silly bit Of humor in
its way, yet seriously designed to bring him
to the proposed tryst. And the presump-
ton seemed strong to him that in Alwyndale
there must be some PERSON whom Alwyn
both disliked and feared.
The connection was SO close at Buffalo
that as Cronkite hurried across the station
from the limited 10 the local lie was barely
able to swing himself on the last platform
OF the latter AZ II puTcd and ratified away.
Less lucky was a decent looking man who
had numbered after him with like purpose,
only TO become horelessly tangled among
shunted cars and backing engines
The train was a trImpery two car affair,
representing Its object in being . little
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his comrades to arouse him at a quarter to
0 sharp.
They were playing billiards. carousing,
skylarking and. in n word, forgot all about
it untila quarter OF 10. Then they did arouse
him, but first setting the clock back a full
hour; and he went to the appointed place,
believing that he was on time.
But he wasn't, Notwithstanding. Don't
you see that his error couldn't affect the
woman-don't you see that she must nave
been there and gone; that he fell into some
sharp, sudden QUARREL
How abou the bit OF an apron in his
dead grasp7"
Then, oh, my God! Then my worst
widest apprehensions are true" moaned
Alicia Alwyn. Then some desperate, re-
vengeful creature is plotting my darling's
death. She tried il once, oh, such a cruel.
fierce blow! She will try it again; he said
that you said she would; that immunity
from suspicion would embolden the real
criminal to try again. Oh, miserable
wretch that l am! When l would die for
him!"
Calm yourself, my dear madam" said
the detective. The sole effect Of your
trifing fault, so far as he is concerned, has
been to save his life. ! did say that i'm
munity from suspicion would embolden the
criminal to fresh attempts, but such i'm
munity cannot well come until Josie. the
maid. has been formally held to answer for
the murder; she has not even beer examined
yet. Give me the letter then, and go home,
believing that before any such contingency
happens 1 will have the assassin in GUS
toby"
But how7 You do not know her namo
or where she lives"
"Her times are in my hand, notwithstand-
ing replied Cronkite enigmatically.
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ioned house. The little girls were
neatly dressed. and their curls would
do credit to the head Of a wax figure
in a hair dresser's window. They were
busily engaged putting some white
stockings on a headless doll.
we wanted to find a street where
there are many children, more than
on other streets, you know; oh, just
lots Of children!' began the reporter.
In the face OF the children suspi
- s.Az ..Il-- LR n
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ALVIN clrr.el from the conference the
two thoughts that Cronkite intended be
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you are all alike stormed James Alwyn.
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In the face OF the children suspicion
sprang into sudden ~life-suspicion ola dread
society whose shadow haunts the imagin-
ings Of the tenement house waits. With
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SOuTH RYEGATE.

Miss Margaret Beaton has gone
to Boston for a months vacation
with friends there.
Bert Goodfellow of Montpelier
was in town several days last
week visiting friends.
Richard Darling left last week
for New York where he will spend
a few weeks with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Holt went to
Lowell last week Wednesday to
visit friends there before return
ing home they will 60 to Nova
Scotia to visit Mr.. Hollis folk.
Miss Nellie Bone has gone to
York Beach for a few weeks vaca-
ton.
Miss Clara Hatch who has been
spending a few weeks with Mr..
and Mrs. F. L. Terry has gone to
her home in Groton.
Rev. VIM. S. Wallace, who has
been in poor health the past
month has so far recovered as to
be able to spend a few days with
friends at Halls Pond, Newbury.
James Craigie Is soon to begin
building a new stone shed on the
fair ground. I'll. e. Metcalf will
occupy part of the shed.
Joseph Rabaioli has put in his
stone shed, a new air compressor
and will soon begin work.
j. d. McAllister was in Bos-
ton a few days last week, return
ing to South Ryegate, Thursday.
VIM. D. Darling is repairing
his house which will add much to
its appearance.
Quite a large number from
South Ryegate attended the Brad
ford Fair on Wednesday.
Work has begun on the new
road leading to the vt. Gray
Granite Co. on Blue Mountain it
is expected the new road will be
completed about the middle of
Sentember.
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STRAFEORD.

A. B. Carpenter was in Pompa
Thursday.
DR.. G. NJ. Cobb spent Sunday
at his home here.
Chas. Downer of Sharon was
at VIM. Hatch's recently.
L. A. Clark was in w. r. June
ton, Tuesday.
Miss Anna Cummings of Well
ington, South Africa, came Tues
day for visit at her home.
Misses Eunice and Helen Chand-
Ter returned to Wellesley Heights,
Mass, Monday.
Beatrice Sampson and Mrs. b.
G. Sykes were in Hanover, Mon
day.
DR.. Chas. Quimby and family
and Mrs. f. T. Avery spent a few
days at Fairlee Lake last week.
II. c. Sanborn and wife and
daughter Miriam of Thetford,
spent last week with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Scribner.
Miss Blanche Brown of North
Hartland is at home for a few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Somers Of
Milford, n. HI. are visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Brown.
Geo. Richardson and family of
ThetfOrd were in town recently.
Several from this town attend
ed the Republican Rally at Chel-
sea, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. r. Carpenter
were in South Royalton, Satur-
day.
Jas. Morrill,, Miss Louise Swan,
Mrs. Ferris, Mrs. f. 7. Avery and
Jas. Tyson and family were at
Lake Mitchell for a few days last
week.
Wilmot Root and family, Chas.
Preston and family, Lewis Hazel
ton and wife, and Geo. johnson
were in South ROyaltOn Saturday, !
and visited the Mormon Monu-
ment.
Mr.. Wilbur Scribner and family |
took a straw ride to Brockle Bank |
Mountain, Wednesday, and en-
ioyed a days outing and picnic.
At the last meeting of Straf- |
ford Grange, No. 1873, Mr.. H. c.
w. NJ. of Eclipse
Grange, Thetford, gave two very
interesting and well acted recita-
lions. There was also vocal and
music by Sisters
Dearborn, Stickney and Florence
Scribner. The Worthy Lecturer
was not able to be present with a
program.
STAFFORD has one inmate in Yer
mont insane hospitals. His main
enance costs the town nothing. It
'osts the state about S195 a year and
s paid from the tax on corporations.
here being no state tax. II STAFFORD
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Newbury has seven inmates in Yer
mont insane hospitals. Their main
tenance costs the town nothing. II
costs the state about $1365 year and
is paid from the tax on corporations,
there being no state tax. If Newbury
paid this, as was formerly the case,
it would mean town tax of 10 cents
on every dollar of the grand list.
Clement condemns the present system
of caring for the insane. Do you? If
not vote the Republican ticket Septem-
Der 4.
REPUBLICANS OF NEWBURY.
Turned down at the caucus, Aug.
18th with a bump am neyerthe-
less a republican and shall vote
the straight republican ticket, no
one of my friends or supporters
will do otherwise through any in
fuence or advice of mine, all re-
ports to the contrary are false,
absolutely.
Capt. M. Il. Brock.
West Newbury, Vt, Aug. %, 1906.
Edwin A. Bayley and family of
Lexington, Mass. are spending a
few days with A. w. Silsby's fam
lily. Mr.. Bayley's people are regu-
lar visitors in Newbury and al
ways bring good cheer.
Among the many other visitors
in town the past week are Rev.
w. I. English of Conn, who was
formerly a resident of Newbury,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Hale of New
burypOrt, Mass, who were renew
ing old friendships.
Mrs. George r. Newell and sons
of Orlando, Fla. are guests of the
Atkinson family for a few weeks.
Mrs. Darwin E. Ware of Boston
is a visitor at Mrs. Wheeler's at
the Oxbow.
DR.. and Mrs. Richard D. Cur
rier are at the Sawyer House for
a brief rest this week.
Hon. G. A. Prouty spent a few
hours in town on Friday of last
week, looking after the electric
lights.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Wallace of
Barre, vt. are with Mrs. Sarah
Sawyer for a visit.
Hon. H. w. Bailey returned
from his automobile trip through
the White Mountains and down
to Portland, Me-, Monday evening,
reporting a pleasant time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ell. G. Rollins are
entertaining their daughter, Mrs.
G. A. Sinclair and Arthur Sin
clair of Montpelier and Miss
Phyllis Renfrew of Littleton, n.
H., this week.
w. H. Wells and family left
this week for their vacation, Wis,
iting in Williamstown, Barre and
1Ngdwick.
gace G. Bailey has finished
k0rs at Fairlee in Hethring-
and returned home.
IA Atkinson in COM
friends Snent q few
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EAST THETEORD

Mrs. Cummings, and Sibyl
Davis have returned to Nashua.
Miss DOllie Spalding is at Til
ton, n. II. for a few weeks.
Prof. Hills children are at
Fairview for an outing.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. SanbOrn and
baby Miriam spent last week at
STAFFORD.
Mrs. Conant and her daughter
Sarah were in Boston last week,
and are spending this week at
Cape Cod.
Ben West of Maiden, Mass.
made his Thetford friends a call
this week.
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EAST CORINTH.
(Deferred.)

Mrs. Grace Pride and little
daughter of Somerville, Mass. is
visiting her friend, Mrs. W. FL
Thompson for a few days.
CIR. end Mrs. Il. Rr-s%1ayward OF
Groton were at G. NJ. Hayward's
over Sunday.
Daniel Rowland started on
Saturday from Montpelier on the
G. A. r. excursion for Minneapo-
lis, Mimi, where he is to visit
friends and relatives for a few
weeks.
A. d. Jackman has recently
taken down the ell to L. G.
Heath's house and moved it to
his newly purchased lot near G.
w. Simpsons where he intends
building a house, and Mr.. Heath
is now filling the vacancy by
building a wood-shed.
The seventeen year locust has
put in his appearance in this vi
cinity.
Mrs. Maude WOrthen and son
are visiting at B. T. Hollands for
a few days.
John Renfrew of Peacham visit
ed his friend G. S. Bailey over
Sunday. He has recently pur-
chased a lumber lot in Topsham.
II. p. Warren and daughter
Helen Of Woodsville we're in town
Wednesday. H. p. is still doing
a rushing business in insurance
and wagons.
Miss Helen Ferris, of Pennsyl
vania, visited a few days last
week at Charles Pages.
DIR. and Mrs. E. 7. Smith, ST.,
of Bradford are visiting at Chas.
Harriman's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holmes and
daughter of Montpelier are stop
ping at Mrs. NJ. E. Dickey's.
Mrs. Melissa Huse of Barre is
visiting her son, Frank Huse.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cook en-
joyed several days camping at
Round Pond last week.
Nathan Butler was at home
over Sunday.
Our leading merchant, F. L.
Miller has seventy suits of mems
that he will sell at cost. |
He also gives you 24c. a dozen
for your eggs.
Miss Hopkins of Barre, who
has been spending her vacation
at Henry Jackman's, returned |
home last week.
DIR. Hazen was away last week .
on a short vacation, but returned
home Monday.
DIR. w. r. Rowland was in
Barre, Friday.
Mrs. Morrison of Topsham,
md Ralph Foster of Melrose, are
at Alfred Jackman's.
Mr.. Langhill, of Hanover, Wis
ted at Charles Harriman's last
week.
Mr.. Miller has returned to his
home in Lyndonville, after a few
weeks stay at S. I. Divoll's.
Mrs. William Burgess visited
Ter daughter at East Topsham,
asst week.
Hon. Mr.. Bullard of Burling
on, and Hon. Mr.. Guiltinan, of
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HAVERHILL.

Rev. Mr.. Duncklee will be alb
sent from his church the next few
Sundays, as he has other "busi
ness" to attend to. Rev. Mr.
Merrill of Fairlee will occupy the
pulpit next Sunday.
Mr.. Averill and wife of Lynn
Mass. are guests in town. Mr..
Averill is remembered as one of
our teachers in the Academy a
few years ago.
Mr.. 2. w. Kimball and family
enjoyed a visit last week from
two of his cousins, Mrs. Sarah
Chandler of Illinois and her sis
ter, Nellie Bean of Detroit, Mich.
Marley Merrill is enjoying
himself in town with friends.
Mrs. Sophia Woods is now en-
joying herself with her grand
children at Fairlee, at Henry
Colby's.
Annie Ellison of Haverhill,
Mass. is guest in town.
Mrs. Abbie Mcclure Whiting
has returned to this village to
stay.
Jennie George of Newbury Cen
ter in guest at S. Tewksbury's.
An excursion party of 43 from
Newbury, were seen to pass the
Creamery at the brook last Sat
urday morning, en- route for
Moosilauke.
Rev. Mr.. White spent few
days at the Weirs last week.
Walter Leith and family are at
home the first of this week.
S. T. Page is taking trip to
Manchester, N. III. this week.
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ORANGE

Orange has one inmate in Vermont
insane hospitals. His maintenance
costs the town nothing. 1t costs the
state about S195 a year and is paid
from the tax on corporations, there
being no state tax. If Orange paid
this, as was formerly the case, it
would mean a town tax of rs cents
on every dollar of the grand list
Clement condemns the present system
of caring for the insane. Do you? If
not vote the Republican ticket Septem-
Der f.
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Newbury.

side of city life. What is the hope
of a cleaner city?
Sunday evening Mrs. G. A.
Lasher will give an address on the
calamity in San Francisco, es-
pecially the disaster to the church
es. An Offering will be taken to
aid the rebuilding of one of the
Cong'l churches, of which Rev. e.
L. Walz is pastor.
The annual fair occurs next
week, Friday.