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THE VERMONT PHGSNIX, BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1006. SAVING THE PENNIES System to Be Established in Brattleboro Schools Movement In Charoe of the Educational Committee of the Woman's Club How the Sy'stem Is Carried on and What It Has Accomplished. Tlio object of tho penny savings system Is not to teach the children to acquire a hired bank account, but by practical experience to teach them the worth of their money ana mat more may ae bought fit. . I- .1 .. M .. tl,n tl,rt nnnn.. ri-. pose of the system Is thus educational, as It tries to show that money goes farther when spent In iarge than in little sums, It Is both nn attractive! and practical method of teaching thrift. The system has been In operation In tho public schools In many towns and cities of the United States for 20 years, established usually through the efforts of charitable organiza tions or woman's clubs whose experience has forced upon their attention the fnct that a lack of wise economy and fore thought often brings destitution to people of means ns well as to tho chronic poor. All honor to tho honctat, thrifty, self-respecting people who have solved tho problem of living happily upon small means I It Is mostly! through these peoplo that wo learn what standard ought to bo held up to others who, with the same means, if not more, have made a corresponding failure In life. This marked contrast between the thrifty and the thriftless Is seen not only among people of small means but In all ranks of life. It is because of this contrast and all It signifies that tho savings system has beien undertaken In the public schools, for If In childhood habits of thrift are cultivated, when tHT age of maturity is reached the habit of saving and of thrift will already have bean acquired. And as "Youth Is the sowing end of tho harvest time" let us work with the children. Our savings banks are good and many of our children already have bank accounts, but tho banks do not redch children or parents who cannot make permanent savings, whose spare money Is In cents, not dollars, and whose self control Is In equally small quantities. But If the opportunity to save even tho occasional penny Is brought to this class they gladly avail themselves of It. It has been observed that tho children of tha poorest parents, often parents who at one time or another nre helped by the' town, are the ones who spend the greatest number of pennies. Many of the poor, whether found In city! or country, nre thoj greatest spendthrifts often because they feel that thd pennies which represent their all arc not enough to get the better things, and so they spend one, two, Ave or tefn cents at a tlmo on worthless trash. Through the penny savings system the children from this class are) shown that pennies may accumulate to dollars if not wasted and very often they can savo enough for school clothes and. other things that arc! worth while. The associated charities of Somervllle, Mass., say that the question of shoes for that city has been almost entirely settled by .the) penny savings system. Many of the parents of these children arc) reached by the Influence of the system In the home, and some of them of their own accord begin to save, going for the first time to a savings bank to lay by a little for a rainy day. Wherevetr the penny savings system has been introduced Into schools the results have far exceeded expectations. In Bellows Falls last year 2S7 scholars took out deposit cards and the total amount of money brought in by them was JC61.05. Mord than half of this amount, $393.78, was put into tho savings banks of that village. In Springfield, Mass., where the system has been In Oper ation 12 or 13 years, the amount collected last year from the sale of stamps was J5407.ll and the bank deposits were $3096.57. In towns and cities where the savings system is used the cashiers of banks say they) issue bank books in greatly increased numbers and that many more adults deposit than ever before. Thoy attribute the entire Increase to the In fluence of the penny savings system used In the schools. But the good accomplished can not be made n matter of statistics; the gain Is one of character. We cannot begin too early to halp children form habits of thrift and self denial by restraint of appe tite and self Indulgence, teaching them that If they go without the useless nnd often harmful things now, IrT the future the better things of life may be theirs In return for the setlf denial they exercise today. Tho child who is spending his pennies for cheap candy, chewing gum or tobacco in some form is not simply losing his money and Injuring his health, but acquiring a habit of self Indulgence which grows stronger each year until In later years when the will power has be come weakehied by these childish indul gences he Is easily led astray by the worse attractions held out to him. Many Chilian through the system nre stimulated to'Jam money, many learn to give up gum, candy, pickles, etc., and boys who from ten years up have been using tobacco stop doing so, while) the older girls give up the cheap Jewelry and other frivolous things In dress. One teacher, an earnest advocate of the) system, says sho sees a great Improve ment in her children, that number work is now Interesting and easy, and the child ren are more alert,, that boys once so stupid that they hardly know enough to go In out of the rain, as she expresses It, now. In the briefest time possible march up to the desk, lay down the coc act change for "two fives and a one," take their stamps nnd give place to the next In line. The childretn nre enthusi astic where the system Is tried nnd the teachers always' respond heartily to any thing that promotes the welfare of their pupils, and so will do nil in their power to make the system a success. When the children save their money In this way It is to be hoped that they will be able and wish to deposit the amount or part of It In the savings bank, but, they can do as they wish and it is also their Privilege to withdraw their money at any time for anything they or their parents desire. How the System Is Carried On. The Brattleboro Woman's club being Impressed with tho success of the system In other schools In our state and wishing that the subject of thrift and the right use of money might be made a part of the Instruction in our schools, Instructed its educational committee to present the matter before the school board. This was done nnd the school board reported in favor of the movement and granted permission to the Woman's club to es tablish nnd conduct tho savings system in the Brattleboro schools in co-operation with the supervisor and teachers. Where the penny savings sjistem Is vsed stamps are Issued representing one, mree, nve, ten and 25 cents. These nre given to the children In return for their money. Each purchaser has a stamp hook something like n bank book In whioli these stamps ard attached as fast as the child buys them. Once a week collectors to the schools with stamps nnd re relvo the money paid In and take) It to the treasurer, whp In turn deposits each week m tho national bank. At the beginning of each quarter the treasurer transfers this money to the savings bank helping the children who wish to deposit what was on their cards Into a bank account. The money represented by the children who cannot deposit or who wish to keep their money where they can draw It out daslly. Is placed In tho treasurer's name as trustee. This draws a little Interest for thd sys tem, which with the payment of one cent tor each stamp card will cover the ex pense of material nftor tlin fli-iit minnlv la furnished and thus make the system self luiifiuning. ) Brattleboro without doubt needs this system and we hope ovcry school room In. town will havo the benefit derived from it. The work of tho penny savings Is a labor of lovo on tho part of tho treas urer, tho collectors and tho teachers and wo trust that the public wilt encourage tho work at every opportunity and thus ensure for It a great success. Wo nsk the hearty co-opelratlon of parents ns well ns teachers who can do much to help Increase tho interest by Informing every one) about the system and encouraging tne cnuuren to take advantage of It. Mrs. I,. P. Adams, Mrs. P, W. Kuech, " Marvl P. Shakshoher. Educational 'committee of Woman's ciun. OUR. DIPLOMATIC SERVICE. Important Reforms Suggested and Ad' vocated by Hon. Andrew D. White. Tho Hon. Andrew D. White, whose auto biography Is now appearing In the pages of tho Century Magazine, Includes In tho current Installment a chapter on "Ro forms In tho Diplomatic Service." In this chapter Mr. White says, speaking out of his own experience ns tho Amer ican minister to tho courts of both Germany and Russia: "As the very first thine to hn rtnnn whether our diplomatic service remains ns at present or bo improved. I wonld urge, ns a condition precedent to any thoroughly good service, that there bo in cacn or tho greater capitals of tile world at which we have a renresnntntlvo a suitable embassy or legation building u; apartment, owneu or lensed for a term of years by the American (mvemmnnr. Every other great power, and many of me smaiier nations, nave provided such quarters for their representatives, nnd some years ago President Cleveland recommended to Congress a Blmllnr policy, under the present system the head of nn American embassy or mis sion abroad Is at a wretched disadvan tage. In many capitals he finds It at times impossible to secure a oroner fur nished apartment: nnd, In some, very difficult to find nny suitablo apartment at all, whether furnished or unfurnished. Even If he finds proper rooms, they aro irequenuy in an unfit quarter of the town, remote from the residences of his col leagues, from tho public offices, from everything related to his work. His term of office being generally short, he Is usual ly considered a rather undesirable tennnt, and Is charged accordingly. Besides this, the fitting and furnishing of such an apartment is a very great burden, both ns regards trouble and expense. I 'have twice thus fitted and furnished a large apartment In Berlin, nnd In each case this represented nn expenditure of mbre than the salnry for the first year. Within my own knowledge, two American minis ters abroad have impoverished their families by expenditures of this kind. "If an American ambassador is to ex ercise a really Btrong influence for tho United States as against other nations, ho must bo properly provided for as re gards his residence and support, not pro vided for. Indeed, so largely as some rep resentatives of other nations: for I neither propose nor desire that the American rep resentative shalj. Imitnte the pomp of cer tain ambassadors of tho greater European powers. But ho ought to be enabled to live respectably, and to discharge his duties efficiently. There should be. In this respect, what Thomas Jefferson ac knowledged In the Declaration of Inde pendence ns a duty, 'a -decent re gard for the opinions of mnnklnd.' The present condition o things Is fre quently humiliating. In the greater capitals of Europe the general public know the British, French, Austrian, Italian, nnd nil other Important embassies or legations, except that of our country. Tho American embassy or legation has no settled home. Is sometimes In one quarter of Jho town, sometimes in another, sometimes almost In nn nttlc, sometimes nlmost In n cellar, generally Inadequate In Its accommodations, nnd frequently unfortunate In Its surround ings. Both my official terms at St. Petersburg showed me that one secret of the great success of British dlplomncy. In all parts of the world. Is that especial pains are taken regarding this point, and that, consequently, every British embassy Is the centre of a widespread social In fluence which counts for very much In deed In her political Influence. "Tho United States, as perhaps tho wealthiest nation In existence, a nation far-reaching In tho exercise of Its foreign policy, with vast and Increasing com mercial and other Interests throughout the world, should. In all substantial mat ters, be equally well provided for. Take our recent relations with Turkey. We havo Insisted on the payment of nn In demnity for the destruction of American property, and we have constantly a vast number of Americans of the very best sort, and especially our missionaries, who have to be protected throughout the whole of that vast empire. Each of the other great powers provides Its representative at Constantinople with a residence honor able, suitable, and within a proper In- closure for Its protection; but the Ameri can minister lives anywhere rfnd every where, In such premises, over shops and warehouses, as can bo secured, and he Is liable, In case of trouble between the two nations, to suffer personal violence nnd to have his house sacked by a Turkish mob. No foreign people, and least of all an Oriental people, can highly respect a diplomatic representative who, by his surroundings, seems not to be respected, by his own people." Mr. White recalls the many valuable services performed by our foreign minis ters In preventing wars, quieting III feel ings, nnd safeguarding American Inter ests and American citizens facts, he e,ays, which show that the diplomatic service may well be called "The Cheap Defense of Nations." It seems Incon testable, therefore, that 'our diplomatic service ought not to be left In Its present slipshod condition. The first and ele mentary necessity Is to provide a suitablo house or apartment In every foreign capital, with an allowance for furniture and permanent care, and In tho next place the salaries of our foreign represen tatives should be Increased to such a sum ns will permit them so to maintain the dignity of their positions as to command the respect of the people among whom they must live. Mr". White says In con clusion that: "If the carrying out of these reforms should require an appropriation to the diplomatic service fifty per cent. higher than It now Is, which is an amount greater than would really be re quired by nil the expenditures I propose. Including Interest upon the purchase money of appropriate quarters for our representatives' abroad, the total addi tional cost to each citizen of the United States would be less than half a cent each year," In connection with these suggestions, which must command respect because of the source from which they come, It Is of Interest to note that at the present ses sion of Congress Representative Nicholas Longworth of Ohio has Introduced a bill authorizing the secretary of state ,to nc qulre real estate In foreign capitals, at a total expense of not. more than five mil lions, for permanent residences for the ambassadors and ministers of the gov ernment. A new magazine, the Farmer, will soon make Its. appearance. We, suspect, how ever, that It will appeal chiefly to agri culturists, provided we are right in think ing that the agriculturist is a farmer with a large bank account and riding breeches, and the farmer an agriculturist with a small bank account and a pair of oyeralls. Boston Transcript. NEWS IN BRIEF. Liberal Landslide In England. Tho Liberal landslide In Encrlaml con tinues. Out of 76 contests Monday tho Liberals and Laborltes together secured C2 seats, Tho Liberal gains Monday show the surprising total of 42, whllo the Unionists gained only ono seat, that of Hastings. Two former cabinet officers went down beforo tho storm of Liberal sentiment. Gerald Balfour, president of tho local government board In the Balfour cabinet, wag defeated at Leeds by a ma jority of 1069. and Walter Hume Lone. former chief secretary for Ireland, lost nis sect ror south Bristol, while Augus tine Blrrell, president of tho board of edu cation, defeated the Unionist candidate at North Bristol. Lord Hugh Cecil, leader of tne conservative freo traders, was de feated at Greenwich, and T. Gibson Bowles, a Unionist free trader, lost at Kings Lynn, both being opposed by Cham berlalnltes. Tho Liberal and Labor parties gained 22 more seats lit the polling Tuesday, a total gain of 89. John Burns, president of the local government board was re elected at Battersea and Alfred Lyttel ton. secretary for the colonies In tho Balfour coblnct, was defeated. Joel II. Scaverns, formerly of Boston, American born. Harvard graduate, naturalized British citizen, captured Brixton division of Lambeth, Lopdon, for the Liberals. Cape Cod Canal to Be Built. Announcement Is made in New York by Woodward Kissellbcrg Hopkins, coun scl for the Boston, Cape Cod nnd Now YorK canal company, that all details pre ilmlnary to the construction of a 10.000. 000 canal from Buzzard's bay to Barn stable bay havo been completed, and that some of the most prominent financiers in this country have become interested In the project. Tho work of digging the canal will be begun this spring, and tho canal will bo completed In about 2W years. The building of the Cape Cod canal Is expected to nfford great stimulus to eastern commerce, ns an Insldo water way from New York to Boston will mean the elimination of many delays by fog, much loss of life nnd property by storm. and other drawbacks which attend the three passages now offered vessels, two of them through Vineyard sound and the third an outer route. Samuel Howe of Benton, N. H., was snot oy George Balrd or Haverhill Thurs day night Balrd, who Is under nrrcst, claims that Howe came to his farm house. demanded admittance, broke In a window nnd threatened to kill him. Fearing that the man would carry out his threat Balrd fired two shots at him with a revolver. Howe died Instantly. Tho passengers and crew, CO In all, of the Clyde Line steamship Cherokee, stranded on Brlgantlne Shoales. were taken off by tho sloop yacht Alberta nnd. landed in Atlantic City on Sunday. The captain of the vessel and three others elected to remain on board. A crowd of 10.000 to 20,000 peoplo at Atlantic City watched tho work of transferring tho pas sengers. Russia's reported success In floating a foreign loan of 200,000,000 In Germany Is of vast importance to the nutocrncy at this particular stage of the Internal strug gle. The treasury situation was rapidly becoming strained by the reduction of the gold reserve, nnd the Increase of paper In Russia, and the government has there fore much to bo thankful for In these new receipts. Albert T, Patrick, the New York lawyer convicted and awaiting execution In Sing Sing prison next week for tho murder of William Marsh Rice, the Texas millionaire. in New York city in September, 1900, was reprieved Monday afternoon by Gov. Hlg glns until Monday, March 19, a space of 56 days. This reprievo Is granted for the purpose of giving Patrick's counsel tlmo to bring before a trial court alleged newly discovered evidence A daring robber' occurred Friday In the National Banking company's bank nt Newark. N. J when a satchel contain ing 13150 disappeared from the bank codnter while the man who had Just drawn the money turned for n minute to speak with a friend. Both he and his friend say they saw no one approach the spot whero tho satchel had been placed. The police Jiave no clew. The empty bag was found In a hallway of a building In Market street. Two men were drowned like rats In a cage, two others suffocated and four more rendered unconscious In n tunnel, being built for the Pennsylvania Railroad' com pany under the East river at New York Tuesday. The men were nt work at the bottom of shaft No. 3 which Is In the mid dle of the East river on the southerly end of Blackwcll's Island, when tho nlr pine burst and permitted the water to enter the shaft, The water was finally pumped out and the bodies recovered. With tho discovery at Cleveland. Ohio, Monday that tho forgeries of Lcland W. Prior will nggregate at least Jl, 000.000, It Is estimated that the failure of his firm will nmount to nearly $3,000,000. Prior forged three Issues of ' Canton (Ohio) waterworks bonds, as "well as two Issues of South Sharon (Penn.) bonds. It Is be lieved by the friends of tho late Brenton D. Babcock, ex-mayor of Cleveland, that his death was hastened by the suicide and flnnnclal ruin of Leland W. Prior. A section of tho Windsor hotel at Montreal was destroyed hv fire Frlilnv night, causing a loss estimated at $150,000. Only the form in which the building was constructed saved the remainder of the hotel, which Is one of the largest In Cnnada. Heavy brick walls and fireproof doors confined the flames to the section where they originated. The fire started In the kitchen nnd destroyed the centre square which Included the dining room, grill room, bar nnd other public rooms. The guests had no difficulty In leaving. Willie Hoppe, an American boy of 18 who learned to play billiards In his father's hotel In a little town on the Hudson river. Is now the world s champion at the game. He defeated Maurice Vlxnaux, the French champion, who Is 60 years old and has been a leader In tho game over 20 years. In a' contest for the title In Paris Monday night. The game was E00 points, 18-Inch balk-line, one shot allowed In balk, and Hoppe won by 177 points, although half way in the match he was 33 points behind. Hoppe has been In Parts some time and has defeated all of the other cracks of France after giving them handicaps. With the restoration of telegraphic com munication with Siberia, St. Petersburg officials heard a startling story of rebel lion. Troops in all of the principal cen tres revolted, and for days were masters. At Irkutsk every ctiy official was killed, and nil of tho city was held by rebels except the government buildings, which were held by loyal cadets. Tho officials were Ignorant that martial law could bo declared without authority, and were powerless. It Is reported that loyal regi ments, arriving from the East, have sup pressed the more serious revolts. The proletariat organizations have decided to call a pacific, one-day strike In recogni tion of "Red" Sunday. Peter Beaupre, 55, a night watchman employed at the coal pocket of Clarence S. Reed, corner of Eastern avenue and Logan street, Springfield, Mass., was found murdered In his room at the back of the coal office Sunday forenoon. Beau pre was breathing, but died at the Spring-' field hospital a few hours later without regaining consciousness. Robbery was evidently the motive, for tho man had been robbed of his week's wages, about $11, and of his silver watch. The safe In the office had not been tampered with. Beaupre had evidently been struck with a club or n coupling pin. No trace of the death dealing instrument was found. There were no tracks in the snow nnd It was evident that the murder had been committed soon after midnight. Shepherds believe the wool on a sheep's back Is an unfailing barometer. The curlier the wool the finer will be the weather. THE SIGNATURE Just as tho train moved oft, Goorgo Townlcy rushed down tho platform and flung himself on to tho scat of a first class smoker, purple In tho face and al most bursting with heat and want of breath. For a mile and a halt he had kept up a fast trot, and for tho last two or three hundred yards ho had gallop ed. This on a warm and muggy October day, In a heavy Newmarket overcoat, and carrying a largo Gladstono bag. Nature had made him a thin, austere-looking man, but at this moment ho felt as swol len as a publican. He was facing tho engineer; and, un der the frown of tho man opposite, ho flung down tho window. Tho air camo In with a steady smut-bcarlng blast. But, though the man opposite ostenta tiously turned up his coat collar, Georgo Townley only found himself growing hot ter. Ho pitched his silk hat Into tho rack abovo him, and, leaning back against the cushions, mopped his faco and neck. The word "Smoking" on the window caught' his eye, and he fumbled for his cigarette case. But his hands trembled so that ho could scarcely open It, and when at last he got a clgaretto between his quivering lips he had to leave It there unllghted, for his fingers could not strike a match. As tho heat subsided, George Townley began to collect his thoughts. Though ho was a man of mlddlo age. It was tho first tlmo In his llfo that ho had traveled first-class. Even now he had not got a firse-class ticket, but ho realized with sat isfaction that at last, If ho chose, ho could offer to pay for ono nt the other end. Ho determined that, even If tho tickets were not collected till tho train got to London, he would be honest nnd say "first" Instead of "third" or "season." For now ho could nfford to be honest. Complacently he stroked his full black beard. His beard It was, not by tho gift of nature, but by purchase from n shop. Complacently he regarded tho new russla leathcr Gladstone bag, with tho lnltals G. T. neatly printed on It. George Town ley was his name, not by baptism and Inheritance., but by chance selection nnd fraud. Up to the last Tuesday Joslah Broad hurst, though only In a smalt way of business, had. been a highly respected citizen In a large country town; a church warden, and the treasurer of half a dozen charitable. Institutions and mutual In surance societies. Now the rector of that country town was bemoaning tho loss of tho church roof; mnny of his flock were staring vacantly before them, wondering why thieves and hypocrites should nrosoer. while honest nnd pious men suddenly lost their savings of ten. thirty, or fifty years' hard work; tho widows and orphans and the aged poor were beginning to realize that, after all, tho workhouse must bo their home. One and all. loudly or silent ly, were praying for the return of that long-faced, clean-shaven hypocrite. Joslah Broadhurst. And Georgo Townley, laugh ing In his great black beard over tho thought of their nngry hclpncssness, was travelling up to London In Joshla Broad hurst's stead. Tho train was an express, due to ar rive In Just over nn hour. Beforo ten minutes had passed Georgo Townley had grown cool. He put up tho window; and the man opposite, smiling grhnly, turned down his coat collar again. George Town ley shivered and buttoned up his New market; then he opened his Gladstone bag, took out a cloth cap, nnd Jammed It tightly over his Iron-gray wig. From cool he 'rapidly grew to cold. Tho reaction had set In. But cold though he was, his running had tired him. Tho motion of tho train was soothing, the cushions wero soft. Presently ho dozed. Only for a minute or two. Then he awoke; and when he awoke he was afraid. Afraid horribly afraid! For the last six years, he had had only ono object In life to be rich; nnd In order to ob tain that object he had decided to defy nil powers, human nnd divine. He had attained It; about his person, and In his bag, ho carried thirty thousand pounds, his by right of scheming,, energy, and stony-heartedness. And now that he had obtained It. he wns afraid, horribly afraid. Not of being caught nnd being punished ; ho had planned too carefully for that. No, he was afraid that he was going to die. He was a man of some Imagination, with a strong sense of dramatic Justice. Successfully had he defied tho human powcrr his fellow-men. But tho power dlvlno was so different; so Incalculable, so Impossible to provide against. He hnd made up his mind to defy It; ho hnd defied It. And now that he had got his soul's desire, he hnd a terrifying over powering feeling that all his scheming was about to bo brought to nought. He would die. It might happen so easily In so many ways. His fellow-travellers might bo thieves nnd murderers. Furtively he glanced round nt their faces. There wero three of Ihem; nnd they all looked re spectable. But one never knew. Ho himself had always looked Intensely re spectable; yet he had no doubt that at that moment hundreds were calling him worso thnn murderer. Then thero might bo n railway accident. What scores of lit tle things there were, any ono of which might cause nn accident! A railway ac cident was such a hopeless thine to strur. gle against; It camo so suddenly, and stretched so far. True, tho odds were enormously against It; but dramntlo Jus tice uejignis to win ngalnst long odds. Yes, It would be a railway accident. Tho Idea rooted Itself In his mind. Be fore tho train reached London there would be an accident: and in that ancA. dent ho would be killed. He wns terribly afraid of dying, even of the physical pnln of death. He wondered whether nil would be pver In nn Instant, or whether he would linger on some time. Whero would the blow strike himT How would the ncci-t-ent occur? He thought of crawling under the seat. and lying there faco downwnrds. Then he half Jumped up, with the Intention of pulling the communication cord; but stop ped as the Idea occurred to him that this might be the very means by which the accldont would be caused. No, Fate should do Its own work, nnd not In nny way be helpcu by him. The train wns going very fast now. and the carriage rocked from side to side. The view from the windows slid rapidly from dusk to dark. George Town ley huddled himself up In his corner, and, with heavy beads of presplratton gather ing on his forehead, gazed glnsslly at his fellow-travellers. He wondered If they, too, were going to be killed. One was a very old man, with a skull-cap and an In termittent cough; he, nt nny rate, looked ripe for the harvest. Another wns n bloated, middle-aged man, smoking a long cigar; obviously a person of no valuo to any one but himself, whom a dlscr ml- natlng Providence would be glad to re move. The third was much the same looking man as George Townloy had been In the character of Joslah Broadhurst, but better off; under an austere exterior he, too, probably hid a scoundrel's heart. All three seemed likely subjects for o railway accident. Ho wondered what the verdict of tho coroner's Jury would be; accidental death or the hand of God? Whero would they bury him? There was no neod for sDlte. as they would get their money back. mat was a gaiung thought; they would be able to laugh at his failure: thev would despise him. To be. merely hated was not so bad as to bo both hated and da. splsfed. Could he balk them by hurling the money Into somo rlvert But then, If by any chance dlvlno Justice should win through after all. he would hnve cast owny his riches for nought. No: while life was In him. he would cling to his money-bags. The train rumbled, groaned. Jerked, nnd then drew up Just outsldo a small stu. tlon. George Townley'a agon reached Its highest point. While his tralnlwas station. ary, another would burst aito It from oenina. Almost light-headed wltll terror, tin began to count the seconds 111 the new train camo. Presently ho felt a slight vibration, which Increased with groat rapidity; nnd then, qulto close, camo the thunder of Iron upon Iron. Georgo Townley shut his eyes, and, with his frenzied fingers gripping tho rack above him, waited for tho crash. With a shriek and a roar tho train for which his own had been waiting rushed by on another line. Then his train moved on. Georgo Townloy's relief was only mo mentary. Two tunnels In quick succes sion left him wondering whether he were still alive. Then camo a long subter ranean station, and finally tho great terminus Itself. Onco more hopo Burged back Into his heart Dlvlno Justlco, after an, wns going to prove a failure. ' Dizzily he rose to his feet, and with frantlo fingers struggled to fasten up the straps of his bag. Even yot there was tlmo for an accident, even yet somo stupid signalman might send another train nying into them. Despite his fever ish hasto. tho other three Dasseneera' all nmbled out leisurely before him. At last tne uag was fastened; and out ho Jumped. Half-way down the long platform ho had hurried beforo he discovered that his head was bare. He could not go on without his hat; it would make him too remarkable; and he objected to remark. Bo back ho rushed. Then ho found that he had for gotten his compartment. In and out of tha compartments, one after tho other, I almost shrieking with rago and fear, ho thrust his white, strained faco. At last ho had It, and at n shaky trot ho hurried down tho platform. Thero was a largo crowd at tho-barrler; and ho pushed his way Into the midst of It. I Then he remembered ho had no ticket If ho offered to pay, It would moan ex- ! planatlons, and waiting until everybody clso had passed: perhaps another five minutes or more In the horrid, choking ; station, no would risk it. Tho human current carried him up to the Iron gate and, In as firm a voice as ho could muster, ho said, "Season," and triad to pass. Tho ticket-collector looked sharply at mm, ana put out a detaining hand. "I beg your pardon, sir; but I must ask you to show your ticket." "I haven't It on me," stammered Georgo Townley. "I am In a hurry. Kindly let me pass." "I am afraid I must ask you to stop and seo tho station-master," Bald tho man. "Those nro my orders. It won't take flvo minutes." Just as tho last passenger was let tnrougn up came tho station-master. "Left your season-ticket behind you, sir?" ho Inquired. "Will you kindly wrlto your name and address In my book?" In a semi-dazed condition, George Townley walked to tho station-master's room. Mechanically ho took the pen which was offered him. and wrote his name and address. Tho station-master looked at the book, glanced swiftly at tho writer's face and whistled. "You are tired, sir," he said respect fully. "Will you rest here a minute or two?" He shut up tho book, and placed It un der his arm. Then he stepped outside, and spoke to a couple of porters. George Townley, left to himself, sank Into a. chair. He was dreadfully tired; and here, at any rate, he was safe. No fear of a train running oft the line so far as this. Divine Justice, after all, was only a myth. His head fell forward on to the table In front of him; and, In a few seconds, he was asleep. The opcnlpg of the door awoko him. He lifted his head drowsily, and saw three men In tho doorway looking nt him. Ono of the men stepped briskly forward. "Good evening. Mr. Broadhurst," ho said. Georgo Townley was on his feet In a second. The shock had acted on. him llko a tonic; and he was ns cool and calculating ns ever. Either ho must have misheard, or the use of the name was a mere coincidence. For the man who ad dressed him was n complete stranger. "My name is Townley," ho said quiet ly. "Here Is my card." The man smiled: "Your pardon, sir. But may this be your handwriting?" Ho thrust the station-master's book under George Townlcy's nose. There, In his usual hand, was his usual signature: "Joslah Broadhurst," nnd below It his country address. Then George Townley realised that dlvlno vengeance, after playing with him for nn hour or more, had contemptuously tossed him over to the vengcanco of a man. CM. Hardy In The Outlook. Woman's Friendship. Elizabeth Warren In the Pilgrim. When Mme. de Staol was dying she wrote Mme. Rccamler, closing her letter ns follows: "All that Is left of me em braces you." , Mme. Rccamler devoted the remainder of her llfo In cherishing the memory of Mme de Stael. The only person who ever came near filling Mme. de Stnel's place In her heart was Elizabeth Foster, the beautiful duchess of Devonshire the original of Sir Joshua Reynolds's famous portrait. Margaret Fuller formed mnny Impas sioned connections with women during her life. They were attracted by her powers of Intellect and harmony. Nothing will strike tho searcher so forcibly as the frequency with which he meets the expressed opinion that women really have few or no friendships. Swift says: "I never knew n tolerable woman to bo fond of her own Bex." The statement has too wide a meaning. Women of exceptional wisdom and ear nestness can form true and lasting friend ships among themselves, but not with the frequently Ignorant and trifling women they may meet. Thero must be a bond of Intelligence and a community of tastes, to form a lasting relation. Platonic love Is a high personal regard In which no physical Influence exists. There are three noted Instances of Pla tonic attachments Petrarch nnd Laura, nnd Dante and Beatrice, and Joanna Ball llo and Sir Walter Scott. Mme. Roland and her husband were alike and Inseparable, John Stuart Mill and his wife were companions, as were also Elizabeth and Robert Browning. These relations can be easily explained. The fever of time produces lassitude, dispels Illusions, and undermines passions. Then tho love of these strong sould turns Into that crowning, lasting union friend s .. 'iiiero was a great friendship between Goethe nnd his sister Cornelia. She was a year younger than he, and, while not at all good looking, had superior endow ments of mind and character. The at tachment between Byron and his sister, Mrs. Leigh, was most touching. She re mained unalterably attached to him dur ing the dreadful storm of unpopularity which drove him out of England. Four of his best poems were composed for and addressed to her. Byron's last words were of his sister and his daughter. A Woman's Ideas on Poultry Food. Careful, painstaking pouttrymen who ap preciate trie value of poultry and recognize the advantage which a good, honestly made Poul try Food gives them are the ones who will be especially Interested in the following letter from Mrs. F. Edgar Drown of Brlmneld, Mass. She says: "I like 'Page's Perfected Poultry Food' very much. It is the best of anything I ever used, and I shall soon send fsr another barrel." Any one sending his address on a postal card to C. S. Page, Hyde Park, Vt., and mentioning this paper, will receive by mail, free, postpaid, a sample package of Page's Perfected Poultry Food. Those persons who do not need iron, but who are troubled with nervousness and dys pepsia, will find in Carter's Little Nerve Pills a most desirable article. They are mostly used in combination with Carter a Little Liver Pills, and Jn this way often exert most mag ical effect. Take just one pill of each kind Immediately after eating and you will be free from Indigestion and dyspepsia. Jn vials at 25 cents. Try them. A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES. Itching, Blind, Bleeding, Protruding Files, Druggists ire authorised to refund money If Pazo Ointment fails to cure' la 6 to 14 days. Which way do yott skim year milk It Is hard sometimes to realise Just how great the loss of cream Is with crocks and pans. Some people may not believe that a u. s. CR.E.AM SEPARATOR iklms enough closer than ths old way to Increase their butter yield one-fourth Of more, but it does. Users say so. Here's an every-Uay example Hm . . . "CAasoMTiixs, Mich., July sj, toojl "We purchased on of your No. 8 U.S. Cream Separators In iom. ll Is all right. fihai' given the bat of satisfaction wUhno repairs. It Is as good as when we got-lu W litre ten cows and make about cme-fotlrth more butter than the old way. It tares me a lot, of i ZiZ. m15v ns mo canying miiKoown slder the U.S. the best on the market. Mrs. MAGOIE KIDD." FeraJJilhnalfrttrtttrtUffrnirlHlrrtitlnrfrttcaltiUm VERMONT FARM MACHINE CO., Bellows Falls, Vt. 6 II ustra.1 Itcated wtrtbeaus la UeUed Scat aid Cutis Tho Kind You Havo Always Bought, nnd which has been . In uso for over 30 years, has homo tho signature off tr ! and has hcen made nndcr hlB per C&tXJV&ttfcsj' Bnal supervision ainco Its Infancy. : vC4rr. '-ccccstfM Allowno ono to dccclvo you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations nnd "Just-as-good" aro hufe . Experiments that trlflo with and endanger tho health off Infants and Children Experience against Experiment. ' What is CASTORIA Costoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. 16 ' contains neither Opium, Morphino nor other Narcotic substance. Its ago Is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Fevcrishncss. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates tho Food, regulates tho Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Tho Children's Panacea Tho Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Sears the The Kind You Haie Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. The ciictauw oommnt, tt Wit &e VerdictAhout Poultry Food j& Indosedplease nd check to par Tour W1L Pleue send me one barrel Page Perfected Poultry food. ItUc.ivlncgoodMtUfwtlon. I think it a rood I ooi Yours truljr, J. W. MORRIS, WaSTsnoox, Ma. We hare tried and told nearlr all o( the barrel poultry food which has riven rood tatUlaction. Now we would Uke another barrel of ijo or oo pounds, will tend check lor tame when received. Pleite ship this order at once, and obllre. GREENHaLgH & 11RADEKN, Coaxua.Ma. I have told and used nearlr r.soononndt of Taee't Perfected Poultrr Food the nait season. It rivet rood satisfaction I keep f rom seventy-five to eighty hent mrtelf and have a lot of errs this winter and snrinr. I think when your poultry food la properly used you ill ret TWICE AS MANY EGGS with it as yon will without it. You may send me jco pounds nwe at once. II, J. PLESEDUT1MTSELTS.00, n"rCTlton"" MUC" THOMAS II. MOORE, Plymouth Uniom.Vt. We hive sold about i,ono pmmdsthe past winter cf Fare's Perfected Poultrr Food, an I our SALES ARE I CUKAMNG richt al..nir. We feel mfid,t our talcs r 11 h- rMlVlnrr.... ! .;n We have had several Invoices rf Ptre't erea ln-wi:!i us. and so far we livehid which we think SPEAKS Wl LL I f) Part's Perfected Poultry Food I) rlvi tales are LARGER THIS SEAtOH more 01 u auomcr Boston & Maine. WINTER ARRANGEMENT. In effect October 9, 1905. Trains leave Ilrattlcboro,' northbound. 8.52 a. ra. Sunday paper train for Windsor. 11.10 a. m. for stations to Windsor. Lancaster, . jonnsoury, iicwporc, ancrorooice, Montreal via C. P. Ry., Quebec, Bur lington, St. Albans and Montreal. 2.25 p. m. Montreal Express, (dally), 5.35 n. ra. White River Junction ninencrtr. 10.18 p. m. night express. Dally. SOUTHBOUND. For Northampton, Holyoke and Springfield, 3.n a. m. tetany;, VMI . m. ma Z.ZJ p. m. (week days), 4.23 p. m. (dally), ts.iy p. m. ounaay). D. J. FLANDERS, Gen'L Passenger and Ticket Agent. Central Vermont Railway Co. Southern Division. Effective October 9, 1905. Trains leave Brattleboro as follows I 5.23 a. m. daily for Springfield, week days for New York. 7.25 a. m. week days for New London: con. nectt at Millers Falls for Try, at Palmer for Boston. 7.50 a. m. week daya for South Londonderry. 9.07 ;. m. week days for Springfield and New York. 10.15 a. m. week days for New London; for Boston via Millers Falls or Palmer. 2.23 p. m. week days (or Springfield and New York. 4.10 p. m. week days (or New London and New ork via Norwich Line steamers) connects at Palmer (or Boston. 4.23 p. m. dally (or Springfield and New York. 5.45 p. m. week daya (or South Londonderry. 8.29 p. m. Sundays for Springfield and New York. Subject to change without notice. G. C TONES; General Manager, J. E. BENTLEY. Gen. Pass. Agt. The Vermont Phoenix. ALL THE, HOME NEWS. Yearly subscription price, $1.80. A 3-months' Trial Subscription for 25 csnts. ill A ll ,N0 WITTER cellar, and gives warm, tweet milk for calves '! Signature of Murray mtcrr. new yor city. 1IOLLISTER. No. Csahvilu, N. Y. .1.. . 1 f UADGhfc & NOYES, Sharoh.Vt. Terfrcte'l Poultrr Food. The sale Is In. ro oue enur auy complaint aealmt It. t IT M. P. PERLXY & CO., Ewosatiao Falls, Vt. - .T tatlsftctlon to all who have tried it 1 II A'J I.AS T. My MYRON PROSSER, Chsstmtown, N.Y. Pace's Perfected Poultry Fod la the best food for making heus lay that I ever used. 11 customers all report it a good egg producer. I have' used it all winter, and my hent have produced MORE EGGi THAN ANY ONE'S ELSE IN TOWN for the number of bent. Hope to be able to handle season. C. F. SMITH, Swahton, Vt. Page't Perfected Poultry Food Is the best food I ever used. Hare fed it the past winter, and have re ceived TWICE AS MANY EGGS as in former seasons. K. B. P1XLEY, Noiwich, Yt. INSURANCE General Agency for Fire, Life, Accident, Health, Plate Glass, Burglary, Elevator and Boiler In surance, Indemnity and Surety Bonds. GEORGE M. CLAY; ! Successor to C. F. E. Jenne. People's Bank Bldg., " Brattleboro, Vt. 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