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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-31

Mrs. p. p. White has gone to Boston
| for a visit.
Miss Kelly has gone TO West Wardsboro
! for a few weeks vacation.
Miss May Douglass Of Brattleboro is a
guest of Mrs. j. w. Williams.
A. NJ. Merrifeld shipped the first lot Of
baskets from his new mill TUESDAY.
There were i5 couples at the dance at
School House hall Friday evening
The new whistle at the steam mill was
welcome sound Thursday morning.
Mrs. Horatio Burnett of West Brattle-
boro is visiting her daughter, Mrs. ID. X.
Stedman.
Miss Beulah Timson left Wednesday
morning for a few days visit in Deer
field Mass.
Eugene Rondo of Pittsfeld, Mass, was
an over-Sunday visitor OF his cousin,
Charles Turner.
Mrs. ID. X. Stedman gave a party Mon
day evening in honor Of Floyd Putnam of
Essex junction.
John Adams has returned to his home
in Holyoke, Mass, after two weeks spent
at Mrs. II. NJ. Adams.
There will be ball game here Satur-
and West Dummcrston mines.
Mrs. Lena Lang and two children of
Newport. X. J.. have been visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Morse.
Delbert Pierce spent Sunday in Towns
bend, Miss Olive Pierce returned with
him and is spending the week here.
DR.. p. p. White is running a new Ca
dllac runabout, which he purchased of
the E. h. Clark company in Brattleboro.
Lucian ID. Stedman and son and daugh-
ter of Gardner Mass, spent Saturday and
Sunday at his fathers, G. r. Stedman's.
Mrs. John Waite and Miss Elizabeth
Moran of Brattloboro were guests OF Miss
Marion Sherman Wednesday and Thurs
day.
Mr. and Mrs. +. j. Atwood and Mrs.
Tyner of Concordia, Kan, with Mr.. and
Mrs A. f. Atwood of Brattleboro, were
at G. 7. Manchester's Wednesday.
The W. G. T. L. will serve ice cream
and cake next Tuesday evening on d. r.
Stedman's lawn. The proceeds are for the
benefit of the rest room in Brattleboro.
Guests at A. E. Holidays are Mrs. |
Alice Prouty and son Perley of West |
Brattleboro, Mrs. Ossie Prouty of West |
Halifax, Miss Louise Thomas of Marl- |
ooro and Miss Fannie Brooks of West |
ield, N. H.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-31

save xsll s1lsets.i I.asssgrs irum Chris.
lgs hssiemIloF, telling ~ the ~ofk q
missi0nsFins 81 the l.ahdoH Missionary
s0eisiy "a the Islands.
AiF. All MIs A. D. Siaas eslsbTaial shs
l5Ih aHHKrfszy II ihsiF mzHizse Last
lniay. aHl "a alsssNaner u The pefzsieh
liirg sets sNpA : saFpflsc ~ -h9ss -
Falzilgsa aE1 Intimate ifirnass sAs ~ehl
10 thar home ia the early Ian u Tho
dsy an4 raFuni With them pfessslaAs Zoe
dihRsT, also mzny gifts, ineluiing dinner
- iFpln relatives and sllsef, slassszis 4h4
hFir bras ifmm other inends, Musae
Nas furnished Throughout The aiisFnean
anl 80 ffrAm snA cake scF~r4 iron ipaF
10 siN aelork Relatives pTesons from
uui Il iaNH HaIv Mns, sianr IaihrT ani
nlail.sF, AlF. AMI Mr, Albvy Putnam u
,iuiiiaFi. Nj and Mr.. J l., l.isoum q
Meet liFaiiirlsslu. Miss Mag iAsoam q
llahain. Mics lSy HanBsy y Camhnisr
Mass, and AIT aud MTs Z, W bsig
and daughter LILLIAN. u liA,llrbao.
Everything marked doWn feaioa :
IA l1sN sale
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-31
SPOFFORD.

Mrs. J. A. Joslin is visiting relall''
IN Brighton, Mass. =
Mrs. Henry Rice. who has beeA.s.
rlously i'll. is much better. n
John Vail s sisters of New loCrh "
are spending the summer with NM, "A /
Mrs. Emma Franklin has relu!ss ~,
home after an absence of three OF W
weeks. "a
The Hinsdale brass band wa, W,
Saturday for an outing and TOOK aiT ~,
and supper at the Spofford House, mi mi
fine concerts were given from the :, I'M M
piazza which were greatly enloyeun 7
those fortunate enough to hear 'l na;ol.
About 81 of the friends ana r Tes
bors of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur N W.
gathered at their home, on the vi
moreland road, Saturday eFeh.n 10,
help them celebrate the 25th a hhnsrp|
sary of their marriage. Retresn;I'
of cake and ice-cream were serVeG IN n
Some of the village people wen. ~ VA
the channel Friday evening to sev
illumination at Pine Grove opi sblt|
Upon a large float, stationed orerJ|
distance from the shore. were 'sss|
musicians who gave some nne NIL
tons both vocal and instruments, tsrs|
display of about 800 Chinese l'H'
on the water made a grand slght'
The Big Sale. Fenton' 10 Va! y
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-31
Vest RiUer TOlUns
TOWNSHEND.
DROWNED IN WEST RIVER.
UlUN - - "H"@ -
Community saddsnsd BY Tragic Death
az Guy Chase.

shaHiF After D O. ms MrihesisRs liile
Mefls si4Fks, sah = William SPARKS, r-nir
suhhins inls iAr ,ilasr IL = state a sfvst
sKfitriHrnI. saBing that huE has has
iB tis- utrT Ht4F tie lFursirii place All
ssul "a - cat, he meH started iaf
IN sIai 81 tie Tlh, thAgirs ,NlirF ~
gisins Hfsl ani Ma ihas. ihe i1ps :
isihri. neat, Ne tplirF DISCOVERED ne
l,siy hifs HuaF llt opposite slefe 81 T.
HyrF. b. ssirF over "a test drrF, NE
Ckasa Immediately Iluhspl "a 4lief . ai1a
succeeded ln hIAsins Z o. the saflaofl
Nhsh Iamrs lima Nalul "a aui hrliri
hin lfns Il d sh0fr ~. d, l.. nss1ei
had Afiitrl meanwhile, and b., assisted
IN ~ uihrF mrn, Wuikri lot nearly az
h6uf Ia "a rddFg o. in4nue respiration, II
Was thought at nst that there Nas =
siisht stiHn II thr heart, hbi an efforts
10 IRVINE thr hos Nrfv vain. Ia The
meantime hls distracted maihuf and -
Ter. viii msny iiisnds. had gathered, Al
he Ion Il ihe ,irrp bank in HEED meadow
ju,t alrF Ilr sfut where The boy hoil
Ay. Nhrn al efforts proved nselrss The
baiy vas taken o. bic home, Guy haso
Who Nas alsut IL year. u 49,. Guy hafitf
aud Airlis SJafis had gone 90 abe river
late h the afternoon, the tso hist named
boys catering the uyrr Merle Ni4iA, =
Wei ID give tht alarm, but was - rt'
eitsA that b. could uniy burt uui crying
when a,kel how i hapirnri, II q cup
posed that Young Chase, Nh1 could win
a litle. started 20 swim Co tbr opposite
shore aud that a, De- reached the deep
water be- brtcmAr chokri with some lea
nuts which be- had in hls mouth, Loot
control ai himself and sauk, The doctor
thought that be- mus, have BEEN under
lie water IS 81 ~ minutes. Guy was al
ways spoken Of a. a good lad and was
grcat hclp M hi fathers store. Eycry
one fixed 10 trade with the boy. The
whole town j. sadienci by b. tragic
death and much sympathy = felt for The
u hi family, who arc distracted
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-31
Traces of the Old Boston Turnpike
Still Visible.

A good many visitors to town, especially
the former residents, are interested in the
remains of the old road to Boston over
which the farmers from Jamaica and
this vicinity used to carry their produce
to the city. Traces Of it are to be found
in the Follett and ID. a. Davis farms,
from which it struck across to the BERN 5
farm in Brookline, then down into the
valley and in almost a straight line over
Putney mountains from the Lawrence
place. In Brookline the house now oc-
cupied by Deacon Pierce was the old Cod
dington tavern, and unless it has been
altered during the past few years, still
contains the old dance hall in which many
a town meeting has been held. The Fol-
lett house, then owned by Col. Brigham,
was also at times used as tavern and
although the dance hall has been divided
into two rooms, the old fidlers' bench,
built much like the old square pews
in the meeting houses, is still to be seen
in one of them and, in the wall at the
head of the front stairs may be seen the
frame of the window through which the
drinks used to be passed.
In those days each farmer marketed his
own produce. An amusing tale Is told OF
one Townshend man who was so econom-
ical that lie never bought meal at the
inn in Boston, but took along a large
supply of doughnuts and bought only
mug of cider in the city Some of the
wags at the inn observed this SO upon one
of his trips some of them turned the
handle Of his mug toward the blazing logs
of the fire place When he lifted it to
take drink he found it so hot that he
dropped it upon the stone hearth and was
obliged to pay for the mug. In those
days the person receiving a letter paid
the postage, sometimes as high as % cents.
1t is interesting to know that the first
postmaster in Townshend was John
Roberts, who kept the letters entrusted
IN his care in cigar box
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-31
JAMAICA.
Man. McLean Is al home.

Mark Mclean IS at nome.
Dennis Leahey is visiting friends in
town.
Miss Lou Allen is visiting her aunt,
Mrs. John Muzzy.
Mrs. Holton came Tuesday night TO
visit Mrs. Taynton.
p. f. Howard has gone to Mortified to
help H. A. Mclean hay.
Mr.. and Mrs Harold Muzzy returned
to their home in Westiield Tuesday.
Judge f. l.. Waterman came to his sis
tiers, Mrs. j. Q. Shumway's, Tuesday.
Mrs. W. II. Liyermore spent few days
last week with her daughter, Mrs. a. W.
Butler.
Mrs. Lillian 4. Goodrich, who has been
visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. w. Thomas, re-
turned to her home in Hartford, Conn,
Monday.
As a result of challenge issued by the
single men there was ball game Mon
day. the first of the season, between the
single men and married men, which re-
suited in the defeat Of the single men by
score of to 5.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-31

Nal Bemis was in Nashua, N. H., Mon
day, on business.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Kimball of West
minister called in town Sunday.
Mr.. and 1frs. Guy Harris of Deerfield
Mass, are spending a week with Mrs
Harris parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. c.
Bratton
The choppers have gone to work again
and after the timber is cut down, which
it is thought will take about two weeks,
the mill will be started and the lumber
sawed out.
Dr.. Pike, veterinary, of Bellows Falls,
was in town Saturday to attend a sick
horse at the Melendy camp. The horse
is now all right. Tuesday night one of
the pair of bay horses got cast in the
stall and died from the effects.
Mr.. and Mrs A. j. Holden and neice
of Keene, N. H., came to Nal Bemis'
Monday, intending to remain for few
days. Mr.. Holden's health is very poor
and sudden attack of illness Tuesday
morning necessitated their immediate re-
turn to Keene, where he is under a ply
sician's care.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-31
Naples Infested With Louse-like In
sects,

Suddenly the first of the week, the
trees in Harmonyville, more especially the
naples became infested with small louise
like insects which formed in clusters on
the bark along the trunks and limbs OF
the trees. In shape they resemble the
green fly or louise SO common on hot
house plants, but are much larger. Some
of them are winged, but they are In the
decided minority. AT a distance the
punches of insects appear so nearly in
color like the bark that they might be
taken for rough places on the trunk.
Upon close examination it is seen that
their bodies are striped regularly with
fine yellow lines running around them
No one seems able to account for their
unexpected appearance or to tell what
they are. The leaves of the naples in
some places in town have been attacked
by large green worm, at least large
when full grown, which seems to have an
enormous appetite. This worm does not
in the least resemble those which did
such haycc II years ago, having neither
hair or spots upon its body and being of
light green color or of much the same
complexion as the tomato worm. A blight
is appearing upon some OF the young
pines on the hills.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-31

second assistant teacher. This "a,
pletes the new high school faculty.
Nelson Blouin. who was thrown In,
his wheel last "Wednesday evening d
been in a very serious condition Ii
injuries proved much more serious Ia
at first thought. After Mr.. Biouir 4
gained his senses he soon became :.
conscious again and remained in ID;
condition for several DAYS, kn0Ei,
his friends only at short iniei7is
Most of the time he had lain in q I'd
por but is now slowly improving.
The women of st. Joseph's paiS
held their annual lawn party Thursl5
evening on the grounds owned by Nd
Esther Dickinson on Prospect sired
An excellent and bountiful supper "a
served In the vestry of the church IN
$50 to 5 of which many partook. n
grounds were prettily decorated w
japanese lanterns and lights. IM1
were many booths who're iceeream, n
corn, lemonade and candy were f0T "a
and a grab bag for the children ~
Hlnsdale brass band gave a fine al
cert from 5 to 9 and from 9 TO Il diii
ing was enjoyed by a very large IdE1
with music by Leitsinger 5 orehes1sI
An excellent time was enjoyed BY Ill
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-31
Elroy Ken, in windhAm County,

Propls Il this village 10 not ind tbs
nrNs II the tsuape ui Llruy hrnt irou
I the Waterbury asylum. and the addition
/ al the crime 0i munler 10 his slrcAdy Iona
foo1d VI las breaking, eNacliy conducive
20 leaoe ii mind and a feeling q safety,
/ On previous purasiuns When Neat has
7 hcvn a Fugitive from justice he has come
almost directly 20 this town, Nhrfu b
a. one time lived, aud where thruo 81 his
unrlrs lived until q l-N YEAR. ago. Tie
laifst reports 81 him az the time ii tins
writing ar that be- passed through West
Niniham Tuesday tao hour IN advance
Ol the pursuing ohicrr.
Miss Mae Burton has recovered from
her iccrni illsess and has returned 10 her
home ia Weston.
Mr., Emes, Burbec and son. Harold, Of
Springfield, Mass, were guests % her sls'
ter. Mrs. g, 4. Gale, lat week.
Mr.. and Mfs Maltby Of Sioughton,
Mas, have returned home after spending
several weeks al Rev \. Edward Mar
tins.
Mr. and Mr.. Joseph Church and daugh
ter Lucy, with two young lady friends,
Of llyert0n, X. J., arc guests al Eugene
Sandenons.
Clement Jenison, who is now employed
IN 1aits mill al Warisboo, was IN town
the hr-t Of the week while the null was
shut down for repairs.
Mrs. Jason Ncinot has been entertain.
ing her sister, Miss Lillian l. Fales OF BOs.
ton, and a friend. Miss sara Marie Mac
kcnzie OF Hartford, Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Houghton, Mr.. and
Mn. {. &. Harris and Nlrs. +. G. Wheeler
have returned from Z. III. Cars house on
Acton hill, where they have been camp
ing.
Mrs. Anna {. Carr and Mrs. w. 7.
Franklin spent Thursday OF last week at
the formers old home, whore Z. ii. Carr
aud Mr.. Franklin are at work haying.
The company picnickcd under the trees
and report an enjoyable time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Boyden and
daughter Of Jamaica were at Rev. \. +.
Martins, Sunday. The occasion was
pleasant one in that 1t afforded an oppor
tunity Tor the meeting OF three sisters,
Mrs. Martin, Mn. Maltby and Mrs.
Boyden.
\ great deal of complaint is heard from
farmers and gardeners who ind their
crops destroyed or badly injured by deer. |
The deer seem TO have a decided prefer /
ence for beets, but when these are not |
found In sufficient quantities to satisfy /
their appetites they do not hesitate 10 4
Try corn and other vegetables. As the |
amount OF damages paid by the state is so /
much less than the actual loss to the 4
armer. the men feel a certain amount OF /
righteous wrath at not being allowed TO |
,hoot the offenders
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-31
NEWFANE.
Howe-Durfee Wedding in Winooski

Carlton Howe, formerly Of this village
and Miss Alice Durfee of Winooski were
united in marriage at the brides home
at Winooski Thursday The groom's twin
brother, DR.. Clifton Howe of Biltmore
| N. c., was best man. and his mother, Mrs
NJ. O. Howe of Newfane and another
brother, Prof. Marshall Howe, OF New
York city, were in attendance at the
wedding. Mr.. Howe is supervisor OF
of Burlington and his wife is the daugh-
ter of Rev. Mr.. Durfee, pastor of the Con-
gregational church of Winooslli. Mrs.
Howe has been assistant in the Winooski
ingh school for several years and is well
qualified to assist her husband in his oc.
cupation. The many friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Howe in this vicinity extend con
gratulations and sincere wishes for their
future welfare and happiness.
John Miller is spending the week in
town.
Mrs. w. L. Lawrence seems to be fail
ing quite fast.
Mrs. Bert Morse is confined to the
house by illness.
Mr.. and Mrs Allison Bradeen were in
Marlboro this week.
Nellie Moulton has returned home from
her work at w. B. Parks.
This evening the Union hall helpers hold
their entertainment in Union hall
Charles Perry of Brattleboro is spend
ing his vacation at James Underwood's.
Mary Brown of Cambridge, Mass, is
visiting her friends in this vicinity this
week.
The Ladies' Aid society had large at
tendance Wednesday evening at the meet
ing in the church dining rooms. The pro-
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-31

Bert Barber, of Elton. Wis, says: L have only
taken four doses of De Wits Kidney and Bladder
Pills and they have done for me more than any
other medicine has ever done" Sold by All
Druggists.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-31
Fred Osgood is home again.

Fred Osgood is home again.
Mrs. Harding is at the Townshend inn.
w. o. Davis is haying for Henry Frank
lin.
Mrs. Alma Holbrook left Thursday for
Boston.
Mrs. Hugh Allbee was at H. G. Frank
Inns Wednesday.
There was no baseball game last week
owing to the rain.
Mrs. A. A. Blood was housed for week
on account of i'll health.
Prof. Ii. w. Lewis preached Sunday
in South Londonderry.
Ormando Derry of Putney is visiting
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-31
In NewH Hampshire
HINSDALE.
LOCATION OF ROAD SETTLED.
Town Authorities and Power Co. On
eials Agtee As 20 Change in Highway.

j
There VAS a meeting 10 me select
meH ; rooms SATURDAY morning IN ~
4 gard 10 heating the new road between
/ f6Is toWn and nfaiilrhoIa. kepFesen
] ta,ives Of lie Conneciieut River Pow
On eomtany. the seiertmen and ths
committee appointed a. Work Win ths
/ soleetmea NeTe present, 4 great dsal
/ II consideration has been gwen ihs,
matter by the IilHsdalv oiheials and
I SATURDAY. they catered ini0 q contract
with the t.aMef company for a road u
/ take the place IL the road now IA use
across the sicafns Hat, which when
the dam Is completed will be over.
/ flowed. The new road Is 20 be III.
feet longer than the present ROAD but ~
/ Is believed that IL will give much more
/ satisfaction than the one now IN use
The llinsdAle officials were paftienlhf
~ anxious "a do away with sand mli,
which has been a very bad piece OF
road Tor many yeaTs-at times being
almost impAssahle-and they succeed
cd in this 20 a certain extent, There
will still be Sand bill but Il will ho al
together different from what u has
The route ~ the new road has been
approved hy Engineer =. ~. Hathaway
81 Nashua and while all the work u %
be done by the power company y VIII
be- under the supervision Of Mr.. Hath
away aud according 20 the New llamp'
shire specifications for state roads.
The new road is 90 begin near Hook
~ : lane az the top OF sand hill and
then turn a little 20 the night Of the
present road down the hill. IN this way
reducing the grade Of the hill from
lOl, 20 o. per cent or less. The road
will extend around the edge 81 the
meadows aud Join the present road
near the home Of L. l.. Stearns. The
road az no point will be- below the
grade Of 1870 aud most Of the way u
will be 1876.
Grade 1870 is the level 10 which all
the highways on both sides Of the riY-
er between Brattlcboro aud the dam
site will have 10 be raised in order 20
escape howage. The llinsdalc Brattle
boro road will have TO be raised al
points near l.. =. Liscoms and the tn.
dor farm as well AS on Stearns s fiat.
The power company is 20 build the
new road entirely and pas all the costs
with the exception of hardening Sand
hill. This the town Of liiusdale has 20
do by taking $1,000 of its state road
II also has 10 settle for the
Brockway land damage which will not
be very great.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-31

Excursion to Block Island August LIST
See adv on page One.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-31

Big Stores Big Event. Fenton's II
Day Sale.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-31
NORTH HINSDALE.

Big Stores Big Event. Felton;
Day Sale.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-31
ATHENS

Excursion to Block Island August lst
See adv. on page One.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-31
WEST DUMMERSTON.

Bargain Sensations. Fenton s 10 Da
Sale.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-31
WEST TowNsHESp.

Everything marked down feaioa /
10 bay sale,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-31
WILLIAMSvILLE.

Fenton's 10 Day Sale Aug. l to 10.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-31

ford, Conn, are visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Davis, on the North
fold road
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-31

The little child of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira
Chamberlain was taken to Brattleboro
one day this week to have a needle TAX
on ont of its heel
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-29
sIauehtered the Anthem.

when went west first" said a
Unitarian minister, 81 was in a small
town called L., and in the choir Of
my church the village blacksmith did
noble work as baritone. He had a
voice that could shake mountains, and
whatever it lacked In any other fea-
ture 1t made up in volume. He
couldn't read music any more than he
could English, but he learned a tune
very readily.
zone Sunday We were to be favored
with new anthem because 1t was a
special occasion, and the baritone had
one portion all to himself. Unfortu-
nately he had missed many Of the
practices.
"The anthem went along excellent
ly until it came to a beautiful part
which reads, And, dying, bids us all
aspire
Here the rest Of the singers stop.
ped short in that quick, sudden way
that cholrs have, and in the ensuing
stiffness sounded the ponderous tones
Of the blacksmith:
"'And dying brides are filed with
hre.' Boston Herald.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-29
The Way to Succeed.

Here Is a bit Of advice that viii 60
as far as any that was ever paid for:
The only way to succeed is to be sue
cessful. Doesn't sound very profound,
does it, II isn't. It's about as sim
pie as anything that has ever been
printed, and at first sight It may ap-
pear idiotic. But there is a lot in 1t.
The man who succeeds is the man
who brings to a successful termination
every minute undertaking Of every
days activity. The successful mans
hfe is made up Of myriad Of sue
cesses. II you let one little item Of
your days work get by you without
satisfying yourself that you have done
your best on 1t you are preparing for
q failure. A million treatises on how
to be successful will not help you.
The trouble with too many Of us is
that we are so busy trying to see a
great success In the future that we
can't see the chances for little sue
cesses under our noses. Heaven is
not reached at single bound, and
neither is success. The only way to,
succeed is to be successful. 1t Is
worth thinking over.-st. Paul News.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-29
Mnndsrfrllu cood sicht.

The Duchess OF y. once went to
Greenwich to see the marvels Of the
observatory II was lovely night,
and for the fair duchess benefit the
great telescope was duly leveed at the
dazzling field of stars.
"What is that star" she said, point
Ing to very bright one.
"Oh, that's Aldebaran, a star OF the
first magnitude"
"Is 1t very far off?" asked her grace.
"About six or seven light years, your
grace"
''What is a light yearT
Merely an expression which one
uses to convey an idea of the distance
which light travels in a year. Rough
ly speaking, light travels at the rate
Of 10000 miles in second, and there
are about 31,000,5S6 seconds in a year.
In one year, therefore, light travels
above 1901 ,S4O,OOO,OOO miles. The ex-
preston light year includes these fig
ures."
"And is that star all those millions
Of miles away?'
"Yes, your grace, as nearly as we
can calculate"
"Then all | can say" remarked the
duchess, "is that you must have Won
derfully good eyes to make out that
stars name at that distance, even with
this big telescope. It's really most
marvellous. London Tit-Bits.