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Reaction in China.

The reform movement in China has
in some inexplicable way been
checked, and the reactionary element
Is in the ascendency at the court A
month ago, says the Independent,
Yuan Shihkai, the enterprising vice.
roy Of the province of Chill, had the
only army that amounts to anything in
China, and his proteges were filling
the offices Of the newly established
administrative bureaus. He secured
for a Yale graduate, Tang Shaggy, the
important post of governor of the prov
ince Of Mukden, in Manchuria, the
first time a foreign-educated Chinese
had been placed in such a position.
Shih Chao-shi, a graduate of Cornell,
was appointed chief adviser on rail-
road affairs. There were numerous
other similar appointments to govern
ment positions at Picking and in the
provinces, all of them Chinese instead
OF Manchus, often Cantonese, and
most Of them educated abroad. Now
Tsen Chun-hsuan, one of the most
prominent Of the reactionaries, has the
favor Of the empress dowager, and
the recent appointees are being re
moved.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08

Better treatment is In store for cat
tie in transit on the railroads. The
long contest in congress last winter
ended, in spite Of vigorous opposition
Of the humane societies, in an extern
sion, from % hours to Sc hours, of the
time during which cattle may be kept
without food and water. But the hui
name societies determined that the
new law should at least be enforced.
The old one had not. So vigorously
has the department of agriculture
pushed its work that convictions
against the railroads have been Sc
cured at the rate of 20 day. OF 400
cases already sent to the department
Of justice, only four have been lost,
and the maximum penalty Of $500 has
been exacted in every case.
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SYNOPSIS.

A detachment of the Eighteenth In
fantry from Fort Bethune trapped by
Indians in a narrow gorge. Among them
Is a stranger who introduces himself by
the name of Hampton, also ellis the
post trader, and his daughter. ellis and
a majority of the soldiers are killed dur
ing a three days siege. Hampton and
the girl only escape from the Indians
They fall exhausted on the plains. A
company of the Seventh cavalry, Lieut.
Brant in command, find them. Hampton
and the girl stop at the Miners Home in
Glencaid, Mrs Duffy, proprietress. Hamp-
ton talks the future over with Miss Gill
lis-the Kid. She shows him her moth
er's picture and tells him what she can
of her parentage and life. They decide
she shall live with Mrs. Herndon. Nadia
and rejoins Hampton. He induces her to
go back, and to have nothing more to do
with him. Hampton plays his last game
of cards. He announces to Red SlaVin
that he has quit, and then leaves Glen
caid.
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CHAPTER K.
The Arrival of Miss Spencer

Miss Phoebe Spencer, the pioneer
school teacher of Glencaid, came di-
rect from the far east, her starting
point some little junction place back
in Vermont, although she proudly
named Boston as her home, having
once visited in that metropolis for
three delicious weeks. She was of an
ardent impressionable nature. Her
mind was nutured upon eastern con-
Imagination aglow with weird tales of
the frontier, and her bright eyes per-
ceived the vivid coloring of romance
in each prosaic object west of the
tawny Missouri. All appeared SO diff
ferent from that established life to
which she had grown accustomed
the people, the country, the pictur-
esque language,-while her brain SO
teemed with lurid pictures of border
experiences and heroes as to reveal
romantic possibilities everywhere AS
her eager eyes traced the serrated
peaks of a snow-clad mountain range
her heart throbbed with anticipation
of wonders yet to come. Homesick
ness was a thing undreamed of; heI
active brain responded to each new
impression.
She sat comfortably ensconced in
the back seat of the old, battered rec
coach. surrounded by cushions for pro
| lection from continual bouncing, a.
| the Jehu in charge urged his restivt
| mules down the desolate valley of the
Bear Water. Her cheeks were flushed
her wide-open eyes filed with ques
tioning, her pale fluffy hair frolickinl
with the breeze. as pretty picture o
young womanhood as any one coulC
wish to see. Nor was she unaware o
this fact During the final stage o
her journey she had found two con
genial souls. sufficiently. picturesque
to harmonic with her ideas of viii,
western romance.
These two men were lolling in tn
less comfortable seat opposite. secret
ly longing for qliet smoke outside
yet neither willing 70 desert this east
arm divinity to his rival. The hig fe
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vored mt with any Of your own adj
ventures, Mr.. Mcneil. I am very sure
you must have had hundreds out on
these wide plains"
The somewhat embarrassed foreman
shook his head discouragingly.
"Oh, but just know you have, only
you are SO modest about recounting
them. Now, that scar just under your
hair-really 1t is not at all unbecom-
ing-surely that reveals story. Was
it caused by an Indian arrow?"
Mcneil crossed his legs, and wiped
his damp forehead with the back of
his hand. "Hoof Of damn pack
mule" he explained, forgetting him.
self. "TheAeh-cuss lifted me ten
feet"
Moffat laughed hoarsely, but as the
foreman Strengthened up quickly, the
amazed girl joined happily In, and his
own face instantly exhibited the con
tagion.
"Ain't much-eh-ever happens out
on ranch" he said, doubtfully, Eek
cept dodgin' steers, and-eh-bustin
broncoes."
Moffat had his head craned out Of
the window once more, in an apparent
determination to ignore all further
frivolous remarks. Suddenly he point
ed directly ahead.
There's Glencaid now Miss Spen
GER" he said, cheerfully. That's the
spire of the new Presbyterian church
! sticking up above the ridge"
"Oh, indeed! How glad I am to bt
here safe at last!"
"How-eh-did you happen to-ei
recognize the church," asked Mr.
Mcneil with evident admiration
"You-eh-can't see it from the sa
LOOM"
Moffat disdained reply. and tn,
lurching stage rolled rapidly down tn
valley, the mules now lasbed into
wild gallop to the noisy accompani
ment of the drivers whip.
The hoof's clattered across the nal
row bridge. and, with sudden swing
all came to sharp stand, amid
cloud of dust before a naked yelloy
| house.
| Here's where you get out, miss,
announced the Jehu, leaning dow
from his seat to peer within. "Thi
yere is the Herndon shebang"
The gentlemen inside assisted Mis-
Spencer to descend in safety to tn
weed-bordered walk, where she stoo
shaking her ruffled plumage int
shape, and giving directions regardin
her luggage. Then the two gentle
men emerged, Moffat bearing girl
case, a handbook. and a basket, Will
Mcneil supported shawl-strap and
small trunk. Thus decorated the
d meekly followed her lead up the ma
row path toward the front door. TIL
latter opened suddenly, and Mr.
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Herndon bounced forth with vocifer-
Gus welcome.
why, Phoebe Spencer, and have
you really come! l didn't expect you'd
get along before next week. Oh, this
seems too nice to see you again; al
most as good as going home to Yer
mont. You must be completely tired
out"
Dear Aunt Lydia; of course I'm
glad to be here. But I'm not in the
leGst tired. I've had such a delightful
trip" She glanced around smilingly
upon her perspiring cavaliers. 4oh,
put those things down, gentlemen
anywhere there on the grass; they
can be carried In later. It was SO
kind of you both"
Hey, there!" sang out the driver,
growing impatient, IF you two gents
are amin to go down town with this
outfit, you'd better be pilin' in lively
fer can't stay here all day"
Moffat glanced furtively aside al
Mcneil, only to discover that indi
yidual quietly seated on the trunk
He promptly dropped his own grip.
Drive on with your butchers cart,
he called out spitefuIly. Il reckon it's
no special honor to ride to town."
The pleasantly smiling young WON
an glanced from one to the other, hel
eyes fairly dancing. as the numbering
coach disappeared through the rec
dust
How very nice of you to remain,
she exclaimed Aunt Lydia. / am Sc
anxious for you to meet my friends
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country, and your adventure was so
very unusual. Don't you think so, Mr..
McNeil?"
The silent foreman hitched himself
suddenly upright, his face unusually
solemn. "Why-eh-yes, miss-you
might-eh-say that. He,", with flip
of his hand toward the other. "eh-re-
minds me-of-eh-an old friend
Indeed? How extremely interest
ing." eagerly seeming new story.
Please tell me who it was, Mr.. AIc-
Neil.'
"Oh-eh-knew him when / was a
eh-Munchausen."
Mr.. Moffat drew in his head violent
ly, with an exclamation nearly pro
fame, yet before he could speak Miss
Spencer INTERVIEWED.
.'Munchauseni Why, Mr.. Mcneil
you surely do not intend to question
the truth of Mr.. Moffat's narrative?"
The foreman's eyes twinkled humor
ously, but the lines of his face re
manned calmly impassive. "My-eh-
reference" he explained. gravely, "was
entirely to the-eh-local color
the-eh-expert touches"
"Oh."
Eyes, miss. It's-eh-bad taste ou
here to-eh-doubt anybody's word
eh-publicly.
Moffat stirred uneasily. his hant
flung behind him. but Mcneil was gaz
ing into the lady's fair face. appar
emily unconscious Of any other pres
ence.
! but all this time you have not "a
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08

The man who crowds the roses out to let
the dollars in,
Will reap but sitting dust and chaff to-
choke end sully him.
The soul no more within him thrills at
Gods tlivineSt art
The masterpieces out of doors that sane
tify the heart.
No more his eyes will glow with Joy at
Natures purest hues
When gold has cluttered up the heart
witt cobbled avenues.
The dollar mark upon the eyes Of him
who seeth not
Are blinds to shvt the sunlight out, es-
cutcheons that blot.
The warmth within his heart is gone, it's
petrified to stone
And mortal man, majestic man, is merely
Is merely flesh and bone to do the bidding
of his will,
To carry up his sacks of gold upon yon
golden hill!
The man that lets the dollars in will have
no room for love,
No room for babbling brooks or rills or
| arching skies above;
His soul will be a mustard seed, a CLINT
of yellow dross-
His heart is crucified, indeed, upon
golden cross!
A hardened, scheming wretch is he who
sleeps his soul in gain
That in the end brings only woe and
suffering and paint
| o you. whose heart is pure and fresh as
June all wet with dew,
Before you sully it with gold, l fain
would speak with you.
| There is no life SO great as that which
| loves the truer gems
The great beatitudes of peace. the Nature
diademS
| There is no life so cursed and sad, SO
heartless and so cold
| AS that which sells itself for dross and
starves amid it's gold!
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08

Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Canadian
premier, has lately suggested that the
imperial government grant subsidies
to ships plying between the British
colonies and the mother country, and
in that way give preference to trade
within the Ompire. The present lib
eral government Of the United King
dom win not grant to the colonies a
preferential tariff. and the advocates
OF imperial union are urging the &C
complishment Of preference in another
way.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08
Busybodies.

"T never saw such rubber-necx,
sneered Mrs. Cable. "Just because
the doctor stopped at our house yes
terday she Immediately wanted to
know what was the matter" Yes"
replied Mrs. Naybor; Il wonder how
she'd like the rest Of us to be that
curious about her. You know the doc
tor stopped at her house to-day, too"
you don't say? wonder what's the
matter e?"-Catholic Standard
and Times.
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Remarks,

We are all worshipers of idols.
Lucky are we. if ours be uplifting.
When asked to sing, | wonder if
Memnon ever insisted he couldn't sing
and held out until all present united
in the request, "Oh, do sing?
No one can plan the future by the
past, because the timetable always
changes.
The bill collector seems to forget.
sometimes, that fate is ruled by
chance
Futurity is all right for posterity
but NOW is the time to enjoy the
bloom of the rose
Somehow, l feel that triumph for
me is not far off, / almost caught tic
rat in the basement of my home last
night. Now IL can extern. nate those
in my belfry, all will be well.
II, at the end, there are only two
places, viz: heaven and hell-where
shall we find the man who drove to
church every Sunday and left his
horse standing outside in the cold
without blanket during services
In st. Peters ice-box?
Some men would rather spend life
time shopping around the ruins of a
medieval city than assist intelligently
in the upbuilding of today.
II man We're as full of schooners
as the ocean, the wild waves and
what they say wouldn't be a whisper
to the noise he would make.
II | could get circus tent around
the setting sun and keep it there long
enough to print some dodgers, would
have Rockefeller's game beaten hand:
! down.
| R4.sMas=s.s
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08

Situated in the Jura mountains.
with a population of 10000. lies the
city of Chaux-de-Fonds It's fame as
matchmaking center is universal
millions Of watches being turned out
annually. Over three-ffths of the
Swiss watch trade is centered here.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08

Australians are among the best.fed
people in the world. The average
quantity Of meat consumed in the
cdrpkon wealth is 2Ss pounds per
head. as against 1Os pounds in Grea,
Britain and $50 pounds in America.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08
Fashion Note,

No matter what the season,
No matter what your pile,
You'll find, o gentle reader,
Small chez ks are quite tn stylel
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-09-11
Annual Unitarian Fair.

The annual fair OF the Unitarian church
was held IN Festival hall "Wednesday af
ternoon and evening and was largely at
tended. The doors OF the hall were
thrown open at o'clock and supper on
the European plan was served from TO
S. The tables extended along the south
side of the hall and ON the opposite side
were the various booths. The booth con.
tanning the domestic articles was IN charge
OF Mrs. H. q. >. Osgood and Mrs. q. w.
Norcross and this booth was well pa.
tronized The booth containing fancy
articles was in charge OF Mrs. o. ID. Is.
Textbook and Mrs. .. j. Pratt and was
laden with pretty things. Miss Ethel Os-
good and Miss Bessie White had charge
of the odds and ends table and noticeable
in this booth were the articles wrought
in brass and copper OF foreign manuiac-
ture. The flower booth excelled all 9th.
ers in beauty. 1t was built TO represent
a Chinese pagoda and was made out OF
hydrangeas and asparagus sprays. Mrs,
). f. l.awton and Miss Minnie Stnckwell
presided. The candy booth which was in
charge OF Mrs. c. W Dunham was so
well patronized that il had to 90 out
Of business before the evening was over.
The grabs were drawn up in small
bucket from deep well which was in
charge OF Miss Kate Goodrich. The lem.
Dnade booth was presided over by Miss
Hattie and Miss Daisy Clough. Dancing
ook place during the evening, Leitslng
,r's orchestra furnishing music.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-09-11
Mr.. Moran's Citizenship.

Editor OF Retormer.
Having been informed that you are to
publish in this weeks issue OF your paper
long article by Mr. kittredge Haskins,
in which he attempts 10 justify his posi-
tion IN circulating a story ON election day
TO the effect that / was not citizen OF
the United States and consequently not
eligible 10 serve as representative OF
Brattleboro in the legislature, if elected,
| will consider it favor ii you will grant
me space in which TO state my position,
which can be done in a few words. / am
not at present candidate for any office
aud am not egotistical enough TO believe
that the public is sufficiently interested
in the question at issue to warrant the
use of any great amount of space in dis
cussing it.
Even though Mr. Haskins succeeds in
convincing every reader of his article of
the correctness of his opinion, he, as a
lawyer, must know that nothing in which
a question OF law is involved can be de-
by public opinion, but is for the
courts TO decide. With due respect for
the legal ability of Mr.. Haskins, / will
state that ] have obtained the opinion of
attorneys whose standing in the legal pro-
fession is fully as high as his own that
iustities me in believing that my standing
as citizen is unquestionable.
However, as stated above, public dis
,ussion never decides legal questions, and
realizing this fact, | have placed the case
N the hands of an attorney who makes
practice of presenting his cases in properly
instituted courts rather than discussing
hem on the streets and in the public
press. NJ. j. Moran.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-09-11
PERSONALS.

Clifton Fisher goes to Keene, n. Fl
tomorrow for weeks visit
Mrs. NJ. J. Austin of New York city
came Wednesday for visit with rela
| tives.
Joseph Palmer, ianitor of the Ameri
can Building. will have headquarters
in rooms and 1 of the building after
Oct. /.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perley Holmes of Bos-
ton were over-Sunday guests of Mr..
Holmes s parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. f.
Holmes.
Mrs. Daniel Long and daughter,
Miss Bridget Long have returned
from week spent with Mrs. Long s
son, Rev. Father Long, in Proctor.
Mrs. Stella Ranney and daughter.
Elizabeth. have returned from q visit
in Chesterfield and Miss Ranney has
resumed her work in Houghton & 81
monds s.
Miss Lucy Stevenson of Lowell.
Mass. and Miss Harriet Rallion of
Norwich. Conn. came to the Melrose
Monday and have resumed their teach
ing in the high school.
Miss Frances Guild went to Boston
Saturday and returned Monday with
her sister, Miss Emily Guild, who has
been suffering for several weeks from
injuries to her right arm.
John E. Gale of Guilford underwent
an operation for appendicitis Saturday
at Memorial hospital. He was in a
serious condition for several days but
is improving at this writing.
Mrs. Harry Rowe, accompanied by
her sister, Mrs. c. M. Hoyles, and
nephew, Albert Taylor, will take ad
vantage of the New York excursion
and spend week in the city.
Miss Mildred and Miss Edith Cha
pin have returned to work for Dunham
Brothers after weeks vacation
spent at the home of their sister. Mrs.
A. J. wilkins, in Dummerston.
Miss Lillian Britton went to Green.
field Monday where she has accepted |
a position as stenographer for Wells |
brothers. Miss Britton has been re-
cent guest of her sister, Mrs. Luther
Kay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Finnigan of
Newport, N. H., have issued invitations
TO the marriage of their daughter. Ana.
statia F., to Patrick M. Ferriter of
Brattleboro. The marriage will take
place Sept. %.
Sergeant G. H. Palmer of the Tooth
Coast Artillery, expects to return to
Fort Terry, N. Y, Sept. 19. after
,hree months furlough which he and
Mrs. Palmer have spent in town with
lis parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Palm
IT.
The engagement of Miss Frances
Barry of Maple street to William Fl.
Mcleod of Brattleboro, VT, was an
bounced at a meeting of the Star club
It Mrs. Edward O'Connor's s residence
tuesday evening.-Holyoke news in
springfield Republican of yesterday.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-09-11
INJUNCTION MADE PERMANENT.
-renton Case Apparently
- cid Up Indefinitely.

Windhs ! county court convened al
Newiane Tuesday afternoon with Judge
W, w, Mikes presiding. The entire after
noon was taken up in disposing Of cases
on the docket, A large number were
either continued or settled aud 70 were
leit for trial. This number is unusually
large a. 10 cases sci for trial makes .
long term. II is likely that some Of the
eases that now stand for trial will be set
tied before they are called. OF those
eases several are OF interest 10 Battle.
horo people, namely, Grover against farr,
~, Cyr against llaus, Gibbs against Da.
Va, lialnes against Smith, Wetherbee
against the Twin State Gas & Electric
company, and Fairbanks against Bmttle-
bom Street Railway company,
Tho grand jury elected d. G. Waite Of
Nanisboro as its foreman and early Tues
day afternoon retired 10 consider what
evidence should be brought up. Wednes-
day afternoon Il reported no indictment
on the only case brought up. In its re-
port Of the condition OF the jail no criti-
cism was found, A recommendation was
made, however. TO provide the Jail win
doWs with closely woven screens to pre-
vent the passage Of arms or tools from
the outside.
The first case 10 be brought up was the
assault case of Laura Carruthers against
Henry Hntchins. both parties residing in
Bellows Falls. The case has occupied the
attention Of the court since Wednesday
morning and il is probable that the case
will be finished by this afternoon.
The next case will be Fred G.. Clark
against j. III. Cole.
Judge Miles declared yesterday that the
injunction granted by Judge Powers upon
he bill Of discovery brought by 4. j. Fen.
ION against katherine Dunleavy would
- made permanent.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-09-11
Bagg- Mckinney.

The marriage of Attorney James Guy
Bagg OF l2l South Eighth avenue and
Miss Floy Amanda Mckinney OF Platts'
burg, \. y, was solemnized at the home
OF Rev. Charles T. Corner, PAS Greene
avenue, Brooklyn, n. y, Sept 3 at 2:3O
o clock. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Mr.. Corner and the couple were at
tended by Clarence +. Corner, a classmate
of the groom at Wesleyan university, as
best man and by Miss NJ. Elizabeth Bagg,
sister of the groom, as maid of honor.
The wedding was a quiet one on account
of the recent death OF the brides mother,
only few friends being present. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bagg will spend three weeks in the
White Mountains and the Green Noun
tains, after which they will reside at 229
North Seventh avenue, Brooklyn, where
they will be at home to their friends after
Dec. l. Mr.. Bagg is a graduate of Yves.
leyan university in the class of 1903 and
Of Brooklyn law school, class of 1907. He
has resided in Mount Vernon since Jan.
|, 1907, and was admitted to the bar last
fall He is now in charge of the law Of
fees of Corporation Counsel j. Mortimer
Bell
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-09-11
w. III. Brayton.

William II. Brayton. G6, died from an
! attack of apoplexy last night about 8
o'clock, in West Brattleboro, after an
illness of less than As hours duration. He
was found in sem-conscious condition
"Wednesday morning soon after I O'Clock,
by II. +. Stevenson, who has shoe shop
in the building where Mr.. Brayton had
lived and conducted an upholstery bus-
ness, at 30 Main street. 1t is not known
how long Mr.. Brayton had been i'll, as
he seemed in usual health Tuesday. When
found he was dressed and sitting in his
chair, so it is question whether he was
stricken in the evening or in the morn
ing after he had dressed He was able
to move his left hand and foot but could
not speak. He had lived alone in a
room adjoining his work shop and had
no relatives except a brother-in-law, +. l..
Hastings, who is station agent at Town
shend. A physician was summoned and
"Wednesday afternoon Mr.. Brayton was
moved to the town farm, where he was
cared for until his death.
Mr. Brayton was born at Clifton
Springs, n. Y, and enlisted in a New
York regiment from that town. After
the war he went to Litchfield. O., and
later married Miss Addie O. Farr. She
died u years ago, and is buried in Town
shend Mr.. Brayton afterwards re-
turned to New York state and engaged
in business in different towns and came
here six years ago from Litchtieu Springs,
n. Y, near Lake George tie was a
well educated man and great reader.
The funeral will be held tomorrow, Satur-
day. at II o'clock, at the town farm and
burial will be in West Brattleboro.