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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-08-26


lle game was very close and was won
lhe old Maids, the score being to B..
tAe bicycle race aud relay race were
4t'7a ot 90 account of the mud, but the
"g5f events came as follows:-
0'1s race, prizes, SO. 50 aud s1-B. A..
ggs,'llf''lr lst; d. G. Adams, I'd; Phil
gltl.y, 3D.; c. Y. Jones, Sherman
@5aeaay Mrs. N. y. Roberts.
9N race. Phil Whitney, LIST, 3 bu.
ny. y. ". Jones. 3D. bu. oats; W. ).
hsF, BIZ, Do. oats.
fl, t9 Eas. dash -Ia this event there were
sa1tast8nts and there would have been
T'i'I more had it not been for the rain.
were two preliminary heats and
G anaL The winners we're Frank
Eylsl, let. $3.50; Richard Rowell, I'd,
N5'i G. v. Jones, 30, 81.
M Dla3.a wheelharrow race-In this event
l1 "aa wheels his mate out over the
h., - aud in turn is wheeled back.
a @ard Maxi and Patterson won LIST,
c. George "a. f.. and Fetch, I'd, vi;
no fmnk) and Scott (Roy), Sd, SOC.
a.. l. dash for boys under 16 years OF
c,-NaE Hayward, LIST, $3.50; Martin
sA.ar, "a, 81 Earle Larkin, Sd, SOC.
~ A NICE Max Hayward, LIST, $3.50;
0s ~ Heed, ID, 81; Frank clough, Sd,
i. att'ug 16-lb. shot-E. M. Alderman,
{Jl''3' distance 80 feet, 10 inches; d.
''''aan, I'd, 81; o. d. Burgess, Sd, SOC.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-08-26
TIE DECORATIONS.

The street was decorated from the
Douglass corner to the n. q. Moore
place with flags on either side attached
to the telephone poles. Over the iron
bridge and over the Buck bridge was q
banner. On one side Was the inscrip-
ton, "Welcome Home;" on the other
side, "Come Again" Four large flags
fioated across the street and added
brightness to the scene. Over the steps
to the Town ball was an arched entrance
in bunting and over the front the in
scription, "125th Anniversary OF the
Settlement OF the Town OF Chelsea, VT,
17s4-1909." This was one OF the prettiest
decorations ever put out in town.
There were not so many houses and
business places decorated on the outside as
usual owing to the severe rain the first
of the week. All the stores had interior
decorations for their windows in great
profusiou
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-08-26
OLD HONE WEEK NOTEs.

The crowd Friday was estimated var
iously by different people but probably
5000 was pretty near correct.
Mrs. Perley Chandler and daughter,
Miss Hattie Chandler, and Mrs. Myrs
F. Davis of Barre are guests at the
Misses Andrus.' Mrs. Davis has never
missed one of our Old Home week cele-
brations.
Mrs. Louise Bagley Meader OF Hard
wick and Mrs. viii Calder Of Barre
came this year for their first Old Home
week They are daughters of the late
DR.. Bagley, who lived in the house
now occupied by S. c. Wilson.
Among those tn come for the observ-
ance of Old Home week this year were
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Tarben OF
Cumberland, V. /. Mr.. Tarbell is in
the hardware business in that enter
prising town. We shall look for him
again in two years.
Col. and Mrs. c. S. Emery were
obliged to leave Thursday morning to
meet other engagements which unavoid-
ably could not be broken. 1t seemed good
to have them here for the few days and
the disappointment was rs great to them
Is 10 our peOpte tnat lney ndo 10 leaV6 SC
early in the week.
Mr. and Mrs. w. R. Greer and daugh-
ter, julia, left Monday forenoon for
West Fairlee for a brief visit before re-
turning to their home in Cleveland, o.
Mr.. Greer is secretary of the Cleveland
Savings and Loan Co., besides being
vice president and director in many
other of the leading enterprises OF that
beautiful city. Mr.. and Mrs. Greer have
been gone from here II years. Il was a
pleasure to have them with us for these
few days.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-08-26
SATURDAY, VISITORS DAY.

The forenoon was devoted to visiting
the loan exhibit in the court house,
where one had an opportunity to see
some of the most interesting old relics
handed down from generation to gener-
alton, also some lovely paintings from
the brush of Mrs. Alice Mills Hadley.
This exhibit was said by many Of our
visitors to be equal to a city museum,
only of course not so extensive. 1t
was surely the most interesting exhibit
ever seen in this vicinity.
The ball game at Nation field was q
regular league game apparently. After
ten innings of fast play, Chelsea defeated
Vershirs, to Z, in one of the best games
ever seen here, before the largest crowd of
the season. Errors by Densmore and
Hayward gave Vershire four runs and
the lead in the Sth, but Chelsea came
back strong in the 9th and 10th. The
playing of Jones, Beckwith and Burgess
for Chelsea, and the base-throwing of
Stearns of Vershire were the features.
Karl Waterson of New York city umpired
very satisfactorily.
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Mems Fashion Notes.

A popular overcoat at the present
moment is made of very heavy light
gray oxford cloth. 1t is made after
a shapely Chesterfield model and has
a military protector collar of self
cloth. There are inverted pleats at
the sides, giving freedom of move
ment when walking. and the garment
is closed in front with three large
buttons which button through.
New suspenders are of narrow lisle
fabric mercerized and extra heavy
rubber. The ends are of white calf
and the buckles are of satin finish
The tabs, which are of various
shades. contrast pleasingly with the
colors of the webbing.
Madras collars are being shown ex-
tensively in the shops these days
Originally made with the strips rum
ming across the collar, they are now
being manufactured with the stripes
running the length Of the collar
These madras collars should prove
acceptable for everyday wear because
of their usefulness. They soil much
less easily than do collars made OF
plain linen.-Fairchild Magazine.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-03-18
Our Two Natures.

There are two natures In man that
are as distant as day and night. With
the old Adam within us II we do not
keep him down in the place of death
he brings us into captivity.
1t takes us about all our lifetime
to find out who and what we are, and
when we think we know something
happens to make us think we are
farther away than when we started:
The heart Is deceitful above all
things.
In the sixth chapter OF Romans 1t
is written: Knowing this. that our
old man is crucified with Him, that
the body of sin might be destroyed.
that henceforth we should not serve
sin. For he that is dead is freed
from sin" And in the eleventh verse
there are just three words to be es'
pecially considered: Reckon your
selves dead" II we were really dead
we would not have to reckon our
selves dead. Judicially we are dead.
but In reality we are still fighting the
world, the flesh and the devil. Some
people seem to think they have got
away from the flesh, and that they
are soaring away in sort OF seventh
heaven, but they getback again soon
er or later. You cannot make the
flesh anything but flesh. 1t will be
flesh all the TINED. l.. Moody.
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His Own Pilot.

A bright boy, who loved the sea-
entered on sailors life when very
young. He rose to quick promotion,
and while quite young man was
made the master of ship. One day
a passenger spoke to him upon the
voyage. and asked If he should an
Choir off a certain headway and tele.
graph for a pilot to take the vessei
into port. Anchor? No. not /. /
mean to be in dock with the morning
tide. am my own pilot" was the
curt reply. -
Intent upon reaching port by morn
ing he took narrow channel to save
distance. Old, bronzed, gray headed
seamen turned their swarthy faces TO
the sky, which boded squally weath.
er, and shook their heads. We neel
not describe a storm at sea. Enough
to say that the captain was ashore
earlier than he promised - tossed
sportively upon some weedy beach, a
dead thing thatthe waves were weary
of-and his queenly ship and costly
freight were scattered over the surty
acres of an angry sea.-Expositor.
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THE END.
Necessary Hours Of Sleep.

The belief that the hours of sleep
should be artificially restricted Is
prevalent Yet it is contrary to Or
dinary good sepse. If the human
body does not need sleep for the up
building of its tissues it will lot call
for it. A rule Of health which can
not be wrong is to sleep, II posi-
BILE, as long as any inclination for 1t
exists.
The erroneous view on this sub
ject is undoubtedly due to the fact
that when the mind and body are
thoroughly rested it is often difficult
to arouse the mind from its comfort
able lethargy. On the other hand,
the man who is under mental
strain and sleeps only five or six
hours at night is keen and alert soon
after awakening. But it Is an un-
healthy activity. His nerves are at
high tension. He Is on edge, so
to speak. Such strain, long con-
tinued, results inevitably In nerv-
Gus Observation-Disclosures Leader.
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Half Truths.

A small brain that works Is Of
more use than a massive intellect
that balks.
Rest assured that most of your
stray ideas have como over a neigh
bors fence.
A naked truth offends the most
sacred prejudices of society.
The domestic service problem Is
the pig in the clover problem-first
to get the domestics into the circle,
then to keep them there.
The family is despotism gov
erned by the meanest member 1t is
not the strongest, but the worst-tem-
pered, who rules.-Louise Herrick
Wall. "In Lighter Vein" in the Cen
tury.
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Ghe,
SUNDAY l-;Scfod
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM.
MENTS FOR MARCH Fl.

Review of the Lessons For the First
Quarter 49, Golden Text: "They
That Were Scattered Abroad
Went Everywhere Preaching the
Word" Acts 8:4.
The lessons of the quarter extend
over a period Of perhaps ten years.
from Thursday, May 18, A. D. 80, to
perhaps A. D. 40. They are all con.
cerned with the things that Jesus
continued 70 do after His resurrection
through the Holy Spirit A profitable
review can be conducted along the
line of the power of the Risen Christ.
Lesson I. shows us the Risen Christ
as the Giver OF the Holy Spirit.
Lesson II. again shows us the Risen
Christ as the Giver of the Holy Spirit.
Lesson III. shows us the Risen
Christ exalted. receiving from the
Father the promise of the Holy Ghost.
and pouring Him forth on the church.
Lesson Nv. shows us the Risen
Christ healing and making strong the
man born lame.
Lesson v. shows us the Risen
Christ bestowing the Holy Spirit upon
His faithful servants and making
them fearless in the presence OF great
peril. 1t also shows us the Risen
Christ as the only One in whom there
is salvation.
Lesson vi. shows US the Risen
Christ executing judgment In His
church.
Lesson VII. shows us the Risen
Christ delivering His faithful serv-
ants from peril and filling them with
dauntless courage.
Lesson VIII. shows us the Risen
Christ imparting power and grace to
His faithful servant 1t also shows
US the Risen Christ In the glory at
the right hand of God.
Lesson TX. shows us the Risen
Christ bestowing the Holy Ghost in
answer to the prayer Of His servants.
Lesson X. shows us the Risen
Christ winning a man Of great au-
thority to Himself.
Lesson XI. shows us the Risen
Christ making whole the sick and
raising the dead.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-03-18
A Sign Of Greatness.

The highest greatnessisthat which
is unconscious of itself. The very
forth-putting of an effort to be great
in any direction indicates that we
lack that greatness. How true this
is in art, for example, every one who
has had an artist among his FRIENDS
can tell. The greatest achievements
made by the sculptor or painter have
been those in which they have been
least conscious of their greatness.
So, too, in the Christian life, which Is
the grandest of all arts, we have not
vet attained so long as we are con.
scious of exertion. II l make an eft.
fort to be humble, then very clearly
I have not reached the perfect humil.
ity, for If / had, that grace would sit
upon me as unconsciously as do my
garments. "Moses wist not that the
skin of his face shone while he talked
with Him" DIR. w. M. Taylor.
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CHAPTER XXXV.
The Two Lone Ones.

A few days after VINEYARD Mist
ley's return to London, his brother
Charlie went to Devonport. From
there he wrote that he had been Of
fered the White Swallow. a gunboat,
destined for service in the Pacific
Ocean. "Of course have accepted,
he wrote; and gave no particulars as
to when the White Swallow was like
ly to sail, and of what uration her
absence from England would prob
ably be.
with all his assumed laziness, 4"
observed the colonel gravely, Char
lie will push his way upward through
the truck. He is fine sailor, am
sure"
That same afternoon Mrs. Mistley
and Mrs. Wright went out together,
in order. they said, to have a quiet
afternoons shopping, as there were
many things to be purchased and sent
on to Broomhaugh. The mother and
son had been nearly week in Sey.
mour street, and there was now moth
ing to delay their departure for the
North.
The colonel, being left in charge of
the invalid, proposed drive in the
park, as the air was lovely and the
sun not too warm. But Winyard
languidly expressed fear that he
was not quite up to it, innocently ig-
noring the fact that he had walked
downstairs alone that morning. Then
he lay back on his sofa and gently
closed his eyes, as If composing him.
self to peaceful slumber.
Presently the colonel left the room,
treadlng noiselessly so as to avoid
waking the sleeper. Shortly after
ward the street door closed with a
sRothered bang.
Lena was seated on a low chair
near the window, the regular click
of her needle acting as a lullaby to
the sufferer. Soon, however, Win
yard slowly Enclosed one eye, then
the other. The click of the needle
continued. He turned slightly, and
lay there watching her. He could
scarcely have wished for a pleasanter
picture to look upon than that fair
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CHAPTER XXXIV.
Continued.

But if the record of the work was
lest, the fruits were we'll preserved.
and among these the colonel spent
many a busy day. The news of Win
yards return soon spread among the
initiated, and the house in Seymour
street was besieged by visitors. The
results of the journey were. however.
kept strictly secret, only the colonel
and a few experts being allowed to
assist the invalid in the work OF put
ting them in order. Soon, however,
the news leaked out, and questions
were asked in Parliament, with the
result of acquainting Russia with the
fact that she had been beaten in her
own favorite pastime of Eastern di-
plomacy. Article after article ap-
peared in the Moscow papers, calling
for further investigation into the
carelessness of the avowed Russian
agents in Afghanistan, who could
give no details of the passage of this
dangerous traveller through their
midst. These writings, hot from the
,rain of one who, even as these lines
are penned, is being mourned by the
nation he served SO we'll with pen
and press. were issued with the view
of learning more of the results of
Winyard Mistley's observations; but
In this object they failed. All that
the world learned was that the jour-
ney had been accomplished, whether
alone or with companions, whether
hasty and superficial, or slow and
searching, never transpired.
Day by day Winyard regained his
strength. and the lines upon his face
lines speaking of hardship, hunger,
thirst and anxiety-began to disap-
pear. They never quite left him.
however, but rer.ained there, signs
of age upcp young face-silent
testimonials of forgotten sufferings.
His appearance had at first been
rather shock to all who remem-
bered him as he was in former days.
He was not pale, but the dull brown
ness of his face seemed only to ac-
centuate the drawn and weary ex-
preston of his features: through all,
however, and even when he could
not stand unsupported, the brave,
strong look never left his eyes.
1t may have been by sheer force
of will, but his boyish cheerfulness
was as reliable as of old. He laughed
at his own weakness and incapacity
to walk alone; yet his laughter failed
to detract from the pathos of the pic
ture afforded by the colonel assisting
him to move about. He laughed at
his own childish helplessness in the
matter of cutting up his food, and
audaciously handed his plate to Lena
for assistance.
Altogether he was the most unsat-
isfactory convalescent imaginable, ex-
cept that he made visible and rapil
strides toward health. There was
no demand for lowered tones and
noiseless movements in his presence.
Inquiries after his welfare were
treated loosely. and unless the nedi-
cine was administered with sew verify
and regularity, he was only to ready
to forget all about it.
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The Socialists.
BY ELLIS O. JONES.

"And what figure do the Socialist>
cut in your national elections?" ir
quired the Man From Mars.
'Oh, none at all. None at ALL" ex
postulated the Leading Citizen.
That's strange" rejoined the
Man From Mars knitting his brow.
II understood that they had grown
to considerable proportions.
"Oh, we'll, they have grown some,
of course, but then. you know, they
are such an impracticable lot of
dreamers. Nothing to them, you
know. positively nothing"
''That's strange" repeated the
Man From Mars. II was talking to
one of them the other day and what
he said sounded rather plausible.
That's one of the main troubles
with them," explained the Leading
Citizen. They're too plausible, but
1t won't work, you know, won't work
at ALL"
what do you do to combat it?"
confined the Man From Mars.
Nothing at all. Nothing at all.
That would be a waste of time. The
best way is not to notice them. Ig-
more them altogether"
Eyes, but If they're wrong and yet
plausible, they must, indeed, be a dam
gerous lot" suggested the Man From
Mars.
quite SO. Quite So" vouchsafed
the other.
"But l dare say you have argu-
ments against them which are more
plausible than Their own" went on
the Marsian.
Arguments! Arguments sneered
the Leading Citizen. "You can't ar
que with bunch of dreamers. The
idea is preposterous.
"Yes, but tell me what are the
chief objections to their claims? I
am looking for information.
what are their claims?" inquired
the Leading Citizen. trying his best
to be polite.
That's what am trying to find
out. l supposed you knew from the
way you talked"
"Not at all. Not at all Wouldn't
waste my time on it, sir. Wouldn't
waste my time"
II thank you just the same. for
what you have told me-" said the
Man From Mars politely, preparing
to go on his way.
mot at all, sir. Not at all. Don't
mention 1t, beg Of you. Good da-
sir."-From Puck.
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NON SPINNING ROPE
AS MINING INVENTION.
Twisting Prevented by Peculiar
Construction Of Strands, 1t
Promises to Be Useful.

A non-spinning rope has been re-
Gently made for use in quarries,
mines and similar places where 1t is
desired to hoist heavy weights with
a single rope, says the Washington
Herald. With the use of the rope OF
standard design the load has ten
dency to rotate, because the action OF
the weight is to untwist the strands.
and this tendency must be overcome
by the use of a guide rope, by which
the load is controlled on its journey
through the air AS test block OF
marble suspended by the single line
was raised from depth of more
than $50 feet without making a half
turn in its ascent. No guide rope was
necessary.
In the construction of this rope an
inner series of wire strands is wound
in one direction over a core and an
outer series of wire strands Is wound
in the opposite direction about the
inner series as core. The wires
which make up each of the individual
inner strands are twisted in the same
direction as the lay of the strands,
but in the outer strands the indi.
vidual wires are laid in opposite d.
rections to the lay of the strands.
The number of strands required for
the second or outer layer must, OF
course, be greater than the number
of strands in the inner layer. For
this reason the inner layer has the
wires as we'll as the strands all laid
in one direction, as described, there.
by giving them tendency to untwist
very much faster than If they were
twisted in the direction opposite to
the lay of the strands. The wires in
the outer layer. being laid in an op.
posite direction to the lay of the
strands, do not tend to untwist as
fast as the inner layer.
The strands in the outer layer,
however, counteract the tendency OF
untwisting the rope as whole.
When a weight is applied to the end
of the rope the greater number OF
strands Of the outer layer have ten.
dency to untwist in one direction,
whereas the fewer strands of the In.
ner layer have a tendency to untwist
very much faster in the opposite di.
rection, and 1t is found in practice
that these two actions almost perfect.
ly balance each other.
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DISCRETION.

Dives had made himself very
wealthy by expressing his neighbors.
and the latter, grown poor concur
rently, were wont to gather at his
gate each morning to clamor for
bread.
But Dives. though touched, did not
lose his head.
''I mustn't make paupers of these
unfortunates. he exclaimed, and was
universally applauded for his discre-
ton when he offered to give a stone.
provided the beneficiaries of his
bounty first got another stone else
Vhere.-Puck.
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Pollen Travels Far,

The Pollen from pine forests often
forms yellow coating on lakes or on
the ocean, as far as 200 miles from
the shore, and has been mistaken by
peasants for showers of sulphur. The
pollen grains Of the pine are pro-
vided with yellow vesicles, which
buoy them up in the air very much
ON the principle of box kite.
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HrRMONT FREDERICK COUNTY MARCH lS, 1909
"You are ready?"
"Yes; we sail in half an hour

"YOu are reauy! . IN
eyes; we sail in half an hour
The young sailor looked across the
smooth water to where the land rose
gently, green and tree-clad, toward
the blue heights of Dartmoor. There
was no shadow of fear in his clear
eyes, no sign of flinching from the
dreary years he knew he was facing.
And thus they stood side by side, the
old man whose voyage across the
troubled sea was nearly over--he had
made bad weather of it, beating up
against head wind all the way-and
the young sailor-tall, stalwart, and
almost painfully Observation-Disclosures,
like his companion, had met the
stress at the very beginning of his
journey.
They talked a little in their usual
scrappy, unsatisfactory manner. and
then Laurance Lowe beckoned to his
boatman to haul up to the ladder.
He turned, and looked round the
vessel once more; then he raised his
solemn eyes to his companions face.
They were unusually wide open, and
Charlie noted the pale blueless OF
the iris as he returned their gaze.
81 suppose" said the old man,
slowly-"1 suppose" with a
wave of his lean hand he designated
the vessel-'that you have got the
object of your ambition now"
He finished his sentence with the
shadow of smile which could only
be seen in his eyes, for 1t did not
love the white mustache or narrow
| '"d.
g.. lie did not reply at once. He
turned to take some letter from the
hand Of quarter-master, and waited
till the man had left the quarterback
before answering his companions
vague Question.
II think" he said at last, that
man has two objects in his life. At
least it is-it was-so with me-"
Laurance Lowe waited silently for
him to continue.
Charlie looked round his vessel al
most critically.
'This is one," he said.
"Yes," murmured Lowe. standing
in front of him, and looking up into
his motionless face with lifeless eyes.
and the other" continued the
-1ilor, slowly meeting his gaze-"and
the other-I think you know what
the other was"
Yes" said Lowe, softly, as he
held out his hand to say farewell
"Yes, | know. With me, 1t was her
mother"
THE END