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iMK 15 I IM liTU FKEE TRESS AND TIMES, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 27. 1S95 Here's the Peddler, with washing-powder. Prizes," too. fof any women brave enough to use it.

Reck Montpelier Business Cards. Read what the live, up-to-date merchants of Montpelier have to say to-day. MONTPELIER Death of Mr. Mark Halle, -Misn 8weet Career a Teacher. Friends in this city have received word of the recnt death of Mrs.

Mark Bailey of New Haven, Conn. Mrs. Bailey wat-the wife of Trof. Mark Bailey of Yale, who with his family has for many year- sient the summer at the Pavilion. With the closing of this term Miss Eliz- less that's a truer word for her, when you think of all the harm that cheap.

washing powders can do. cracker made of th carefully manufactured h. finest selected wheat. Over 3,000,000 pounds sold in one year BOOK BINDING. proclaim its popu! ant-.

Uur name "doss" cn every viscuti. D. BOSS LONDON, CONN. hen you consider the ruined paint, that you're risking-, wouldn't it seem cheaper to these trilling "prizes." for if you want them? Pearl-ine isn't peddled doesn't give prizes. It is a prize in itself.

can save more money with Pearline, by reason of its absolute the one she had just left, and took pains to straighten her little black bonnet as she went up the lonjf flight of handsome stone steps. An elderly man-servant opened the door. "I wish you a happy Christmas! "said Miss Debby. "Can I see Mrs. Wallis.

do j-ou suppose, Mr. Johnson? "Oh, yes'm," said Johnson, with feeling, "1 was wishing somebody'd come in, Miss Gaines, now it's beginning to get dark. The young ladies was here this morning, and brought their pres ents, but they'd made a promise to go out into the country with some young friends, so they aren't coming to dinner, and Mrs. Wallis has been alone all day. She was pleased to have "em go, though." By this time Miss Debby had crossed the wide hall to the library, where the lonely old mistress of the bouse usually saL She hesitated a moment lefore she, could speak.

"I ish you a happy Christmas!" she said. "It's me, Mrs. Wallis Debby Gaines." "Why, Miss Debby! and there Tra. something in the tone of this hostess which told at once that she was glud to see a friend. "Why, Miss Debby! Come and sit down in this chair by me! I don't doubt you have been trotting about all day," and Mrs.

Wall's held out a warm, affectionate hand. "No," I've been keepln house for Mis' Preller, so she could go an' see her mother," explained Miss Debby, quite simply. "I had a nice time with her little girl that's just getting over a cold and couldn't go with the others. I was just on my way home. I thought I'd stop and see if there was anything 1 couifl do for you." Qnfrt' Ihin --itr r-l- washing powder.

By the way. did you ever get a really good thing from a peddler? by James Pyle, New York. inferior You lAwN Jffzzi Pearline is manufactured only The No. More Permanent Alignment. improved Spacing Mechanism, Lighter and Wider Carriage, Uniform and Easy Touch, Economical Ribton Movement, Imnrnvpr! Readily Adjustable Paper less Construction.

1 1 0 Mem clothes, buy yourselC any Milk and Sweet Cream FOR SHLB AT- o. 4 CEDAR STREET. A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. HOLIDAY OPENING Wednesday, Dec. 11 ih.

A Larger Stot and Lower Prices thaa rer before. W. E. TEKRILL So. 9 State St.

Moutpe iff. M. 1REI D.1VIS, C. Civil Enyinte- anil Swveoi; Water Wort, Sewerase, Filtration. C-rres'ndnce SoliciteX '(5 Union Bi 'a Montpelier, Vt.

e-e. trehavo Wesley Hills lhece. eiifchatel Swiss Pineapple Edam (. II. FERRIS, MONTPEUKR.

VERMONT Economy in Fuel is a saving in money 1 will guarantee a sayinr tn person F. RLAXCI1 AK1, fitt Wain St. "NO DUST" FLOOR DRESSER No dust from sweeping. No a -rabbin. No itoppiii.

A sure preventive for rtiffalo A for floors bank, hoteie. store, hospital. hoolaand dwellings. LESTF.K U. GREENE.

iellins Aifent. Vontjielier. t. Typewriter. "fit PH SEND FOR ILLLSTRATED CATALOQCE.

WVClCOff SCnUianS BCDCdlCt Broadway, New YorK OWUliail3 UCUWUiWl, J. I a vri RfT THt. MAIL. l.Hk' t- Agents Wanted. Mhitcomb Cms.

"MONTPELIER 2S Main St. Winter Term Hegin. December "1. at which time a full lin of literary class es will be iirear.iz. il.

Students i-i I'iano. Jin. Short Han.i. Typ inc. I'rawina.

Cra ivan. Voice, Vio-w tiling-. Book Keep- oning. or can be i-k at any time. free.

SI. SMITH. D. D. Principal.

All We Ask Is a Chance figure your work in the I monumental line. Imported and Native Marbles and Granites WESTON SMITH. No. 22 Main St. Christmas Slippers In money prices, and Winter Footwear ir, irreat variety I jk ties, ient's and hildren a -Old Reliable" Store, lift Main Street.

Shipman R. WILKINSON, ARTISTIC PHOTOGRAPHER. Successor to A. C. Harlow, Photographs by all th latest proeesies.

I ildren pb itographs a specialty. Views of City and Vicinity. pe cihl ie 1 Ladies' MnntPelierSteamLaundryMa Black jabeth K. Sweet, a primary teacher in the Montpelier I'nion school, completed a term of service in our public schools which reacJied the almost unprecedented lenRt. of a third of a century.

While acknowl-j edging: that a service of this sort is not bo measured by reward in the ordinal sense, yet unwillinn to allow such lon- unassuming fidelity to pass unrecognized friends in the city and abseni townspeople united in presenting: her wit! handsome sum of money on Christma day. William Hutchinson. Edward Sequin Jack Rogers and 15. M. Shepard were ir.

I BtirlinjTt-in Christmas day. Mnar-l Hougiiton of is visum his home. Joseph Yalter oausht -a pickerel that. weirheI two pounds 13 ounces while rish-i in p.crlin pond through the ice Christmas day. The news of the death of Mrs.

Sase of Brighton which occurred on Christmas iay. is sad intelligence to a larse circle Montpelier friends. The deceased was youngest daughter of Mr. ejrge Kob-i inson. Mrs.

Rotiinson and Mrs. C. II errin, who were with her during the last days of her illness were joined Tuesday Mr. Robinson and Mrs. George Morse.

Mr. and Mrs. Iwis Bond (ne Wilson i San Jcs-3. are the happy parents a son. Hon.

J. L. Martin of Brattleboro spent Christmas at Edward Dewey's with family. Miss Mary Macomber was presented with a desk Christmas day by the Bethany Sunday school. Mrs.

Charles Hathaway has been ii! with tonsilitis for the past four days. Walter Washburn? drew the 100 cigars i K. A. Standish's drawing Christmas day. The winners for the other prizes have not as yet put in an appearance.

John H. Sente- went to St. Allans yesterday to attend a hearing on a. Chinaman case. Miss Mary Tromtdec sp -nt Christmas i with Mr.

and Mrs. Pike at Pike Station. The Christmas trade has been very quiet I this season. Kdwin fiuernsey returned yesterday to New York to his position with the Berlin Machine wrks. i Charles Imostes and daughter and James Jerome spent Christmas in F.ur-lineton.

Horace Seril.ner is on the road to recovery from his serious iliness with luns fever. W. G. Andrews, superintendent of the Unitarian Sunday-school was presentel with an Encyclopedia of names by the Sunday-school on Christmas day. ADVERTISEMENT.

LOST. On Christmas evening, a black i feather loa. on East I.ibertv or Loomis Kinder will please leave same at L. Tewksbury's store. The Free.

Press is for Kale at Tewks-i bury's book store, 15 State street, where ou can leave your subscription for th week, month or year. The Free Press I cmtains more Montpelier news than any other daily. Read it and keep posted. MIDULEBURY. Wedillnt at St.

lar hurch -Note of tbe Hay. There was a quiet v.e Idintt at St. Mary f'atltolic church Thursday mornir.K, when Mr. William H. Italdwin of Rutland and Klizabeth lonjhue were joined in the iioly bonds of matrimony by Rev.

Father Gelot. Mr. John Iovett was the best man and Miss Hattie Bruya wa bridesmaid. The happy couple took the morning train south and it is understood they will go to Pennsylvania to visit Mrs Haldnin's parents. After the honeymoon they will return and make their home in Mi Idlebury.

Charles Nash of Sudbury, a former resident, is visitimr friends in town, Miss Kdiih lewey he to Albany, N. to pass tht holiday seasun with rt-iatives and fri r.cis. Mrfirs. John Lovett and William R. Tetyl went to Manchester on the fiver Thursday and will vUit relatives and friends there for a week or more, William Rusjel! post X.i.

St. tl. A. heid a nieetir.if Wednesday nifiitt and vot-d to iiold a public Installation of th-j iji elected officers on Wednesday evening, January and they will also a supper at the Hotel Iyiean ti.e dme nisrht. Jam-s L.

Hail has cone to Arlinstun to visit friends r.ml be absent rest of the w-k. Koekwooil rf the W. TVl-lv I'low company of ir-enwicli. X. is in town 1 the holiday season with ins fatn- Ti'." Sunday-school of the Methodist church had a frala time in tbe church Wednesday evening.

There were re-itations, and music by th voting iiks. and two Christmas trefs aided to 1 1 pleasure of the casinn. From otic them popcorn was distributed to the-older folks and from the iftiier Christmas were distributed to the children. There -was a attendance, the cbuivh -inc Well tilled. .1.

K. fioodrow save pleasant dance for about coupb-s in ttie lood Templars' hall in Last Midd'i-bury. and a line tine-j Ui.s the result. lanciK was contintii to o'clock Thursday morninir. HAKTd.V.

Warren Simpson has bouirht tli stat'e rout- between here and South Albany. AtMiu- twenty members of the Literary 'society went to IMrion I-indintr last Wednesday to a tend a joint meet ins; with society at that place. The subjut th- evening was Itrowninic. About $11" was raised at a recent meeting at the M. K.

church for in wires and tixttire- for electric lights. iss Xeilie L. Wrinht. former teacher in the High school and recent graduate of liandolph Normal school, visited in town Friday. Kdwar.l llablwin is home from lart mouth, M'-' Julia Owen from Mount llolyoke and the Miles from U.

V. M. The Percival Mahiifacturinar company has just boueh! th" ritrht to make and s-ll the Ricket bed lounue, which was formerly made at I.aco-nia. X. II.

They will commence operations Jan. John and wife spent Christmas at Newport. Kred Percival and Henry Ilaldwin are home from (ioddard seminary. The latter wiil not Pae'-r for the winter term. Christmas exercises at tlie Cjti-cr- piitiuna! churches Tuesday evenintr.

itev. Mr. Ward of has beer, preachini? for the last two Sundays tae Congregational church. C. H.

Plocii 1 ichers went to St. Johns-bury Monday in the case of 1. S. vs. s-musgle 1 through this jla om 'ana la.

JOXKSVILLK. James f'Crien of XorliiiielJ, day operator for the C. V. K. changed places v.itli W.

(iraham here for a couple of lays, so as to be home for Christmas. Mrs. A. K. Crandall and Mr.

and Mrs. A. T. Crandall have been the puests of Mr. land Mrs.

J. Olmstead of St. Alhar.s for the past four or live days Miss arrte Crandall is home from illiams-, town for the remainder of the week The entertainment Riven by the pupils here last Friday evenintt was lartrely at- fr.itil itrfti'rfinimft eriTwicirr.ii dreth ha-e returned from their wedding trip and wlil probably reside in town. hildren Crv for Pitcher's Castoria. VTien E-iby was siclc, tta pave her Ca'tforia.

r. ri.e was a Cliiid, i cried for Castoria. fthea the became she clung to Ca-storia. Whcu kUe Lad CLikireo, she gavetiicm Castoria. I i 1 I I I i Manufacturers.

little at the beginning of her walk. There as no snow, but the heavy hour-frost glistened ou the sidewalks, and the air was sharp. Old Mrs. Ueau was coming out of I he great kitchen, and when her friend wished her a merry Christmas, she shook her head. "There ain't nobody to make it merry for me," she said.

"1 wish you a hnppy Christmas!" fraid Miss Debby again. "I've eome on iurjMse. to be your first caller, an' I am goin' to make you the only present 1 shall give this year. Tis somethin' useful. Mis' I tea 11; a warm petticoat I've fixed up nice, so's you can put it right on an' feel the comfort of it." The old woman's face brightened.

"Why, you are real kiml," she said, eagerly. "It is the one thing I've been wantin'. Oh. yes. dear sokes! ain't it a beautiful warm fine? one the real, qtiilted kind.

I always used to have 'em when 1 was better otT. ell, that is a present "Now I'm because I can come nn set an" talk with you any flay, and to-day I've got Christmas work," and Miss Debby went to the heart of the town Christmas was on Tuesday that year, and she opened the fhor of a little Louse, where a tired-looking youii'r woman stood by an ironing-table, and looked at her with surprise. "Why, Miss Gaines!" she exclaimed, here are 3 011 going so early "I ish you a happy Christmas!" said Miss Debby. "I've come to fcpend the "I WISH YOU A HATTY C1IR1STM AH," MISS UIIJHY. SAID day with you.

Just throttph breakfast? No; the little pirls are eatin' away yet. Why, ou're late!" "I didn't mean to be," said the voting-mother; "but 1 felt so tired this morn-inp, and pretty sad, too, thiukinp of last year an" ail. So I just let the children sleep. Nelly's pot cold and was couphinp most all nipht. ami I couldn't bear to pet up and bepin the da.

Mother sent for me to come over to sjK-nd Christmas, but I couldn't pet the courage to start. She said she'd some little presents ready lor the little pirls, and now I'm most sorry I disappointed her." "That's just why I'm here," said Miss IVbby, payly, and with tlottble her usual decision. "No, Nelly's not fit to out, I ciin see. but you leave her here with me, an you just pot ready and take Susy and po. Your mother'll thiuk fverythinp of it.

and I'll see to thinps here. Why. will do me pood. I feel a little chiily. and Nelly and I can have a prand time.

Now you po ripht off an pet ready, ar.d catch tbe ijuarter-to-nine train. I won't hear no words about it." presently the pale, hard -worked vo'imf mother in l.er widow's bonnet started off flown the street, leading bripht-faced little Susy by the hand; ami Miss Debby and her favorite Nelly watched them po. from the window. The breakfast dishes were washed and put a. in such fashion that Nelly thoupht it quite as pood doll's house-kecpinp; and thn, while Miss IVbby ironed, she sat in a warm corner by the Move and listened to stories and to Miss Ivbby's old-fashioned ballads, which, thoupii stinsf in a sliphtly cracked voice, wett most deliphtful to childish What a Christ mas niorn-inp it was! And after the small ironing tuui 'Hint what pleasant thinps there seemed to lie to Miss Debby runi-maped until she fount! some little aprons cut for the children; and lirst she basted one for Nelly to sew, and then she took the other herself, ami they tat down topet her and sewed until dinner time.

The aprons were pink and added to the payety of the occasion; ami they were ready at last to sm prise Nelly mother by m-ing put back in their place in the same roll all done even to the buttons and buttonholes, for Miss Debby found time to finish Nelly's as well as her own. And they had bread and milk for dinner and Miss Debby told stories of when she was a little pirl. Al'ojfcthcr 1 here never was a happier Christmas flay, and the spirit of Christmas, of peace and pood will shone bripht in Miss IVbby's face. Her rjuick eye saw many chances to lend a helpinp hand to the poor, de fenselcss household. When Nelly's mother came home at nipht, heartenet and cheered by her visit, she found th ironing and mending done; and a da, or two later the pink aprons turned u) all ready to lie put on.

And Nelly': tiresome eough, which sounded like th-whoopinp-couph, was quite stilled some pood old-fashioned dose which Mif Debby mixed agreeably with molassi and put to simmer on the stove. Thei seemed to be no end to the kind an thoughtful things Miss Debby did tin day in a neiphbor's house. She had started for home at dus. just before it was time for young Mr t'reller to pet back, and was waikii. along the street, a little tired, but ver happy.

"Why, it's only half-past four o'cloc now!" she exclaimed, as she passed th watchmaker's window. mean to g. anl sec Mrs. Wallis a little while," am she quickened her 6teps. Presently Miss IVbby Gaines came ti a fine, large house, very different fro; -Nothing, except to stay a little while and keep me company, said Mrs.

Wallis. My granddaughters are usually here, but they had a very pleasant plan made for them, and I was very to have them go. A skating party and a dinner at the Ashtons country house, and a dance." "Young' folks will be young folks" said Miss Debby. "I should like to hear nil about it when they come and tell Kverybody to be goin' some-wher- to-day; 'twas the nice clear weather." "There are all nrettv nresents on I the table." said Mis. Wallis.

"Some-j how they haven't been very pood com-j jfany; this is the first Christmas in all my life that I have happened to spend qjite alone. 1 Miss Debby mipht not have done it without thinking, by daylight, but she drew a little nearer and took hold of Mrs. Wallis's hand. 'You must have had a preat many lovely thinps to remember," she said softly. "Hut anybody can't help feci-i inp lonesome; I know how 'tis.

Everybody misses somebody the world over, i There was all of us together once at home, and I'm a kind of sparrow on the housetops. But I've had a beautiful day so far. I own I was afraid ou'd i have a Fight of company an I sLouM have to miss Feeing you." i "I'm plad somelHifiy wanted to see me," said Mrs. Wallis, more cheerfully, "and one of the friends I've known longest; and they went on with much pleasant talk of both the old days and the present time, ar.d Mrs. Wallis pave Miss Iebby a cup of tea, anil they had happy little feast together there in the library before the humble, loving-hearted puest went away, leavinp jeace and pood-will once more in a lonely and troubled heart.

She stopjx'd here and there nt the houses of other friends, forgetting in her happiness that she was empty-! handed on Christmas day, and everywhere she left a new feeling of friend-, liness and pleasant kindness. At one house she comforted a crying child by mending his Christmas top, and at an-; of her she knew just how to help a pret-, 1y pirl to dress for her Christmas party, and sat down and took olT her bip woolen ploves to alter the refractory dress, which it had seemed impossible to wear. She wtia like a ptKl angel as she sat there, sewing and smiling and making everybody's mind at ease. It was bite in the evening when this was done, mid she had had a long flay; but she stopped, with great bravery. and asked to see the minister, and told him liow thankful she was for his sermon on fsimcbiv smd wisbed him Tnartnv Christmas.

The minister had liecna) little discouraged for some reasons, as ministers often are in spite of everv- thing, and even some preat kindnesses in tue ttiape oi welcome presents irom bis friends did not cheer him half so mt cheer htm much as the sincerity and affection of T.Iis.s IVbby's visit. And he watched lite little fipure podown the street ith tears in his eyes. So few people could forget themselves to rememlier others! this dear parishioner could; it was worth living for, if one could some-j i iines help and refresh those ho are the true helpers; and so he went back to his work in the study, feelitip like, a Ix-tter and busier man than when he had left it. So iss IVbby came back to her little home apain. The fire, was out and it was all dark, but she went straight her small rocking-chair by the window and sat down to rest, and to thank the 1 ah1 for such a happy flay.

And though her purse was empty lu heart was full, and she hal left a little pleasure behif.d her all alonir the way. I i i i i lest-uiij n.ie uiiieu urr jump, iilii I i Trrtips desiring work In the above lino, or needir.e- any P.APKR BOXES. BOOKS or BLANKS, used by town officers and will consult their own interests ly wririner for prices to MOXTPEL-IKli LOOK EIXDEHY, Montpelier. Vt. A NEW LINE OP Sterling Silver Novelties just received for the holiday trade.

It will pay you to look these over and grot prices before purchasing your Christmas gifts. V. II. BALDWIN'S, State St. Tl.

rr BARGAINS NOW. After trade we always offer some exceptional bargains. Thi9 year we mention dinner tea sets and If in come, and how much your money will buy. MARVIN i 4n and 4i ilain street, Montpelier. IJ-iioln Fetiiitaia Pen.

A rSEFri. HOLIDAY GIFT. ONLY $1.00. Is thip pen cood for anv-thirfr? THK BUST IX '1 UK MARKET. Froveiiitiu or.r ow lis.

Warranted Holid tb.U. 1 ery ien ij'iariipieed. Ilnn-drr- soli' in tbi- vici'iity. H1VI PFKF1CT si TK N. asts fur years.

B''l on reef tnt of price. Watchman Put. yl.mtpelitr. Vt. Savings Investments.

f. tier cent eertiiicato of deposits parable i frivir.ir SO days notice. staf-- investments for individuals, fav-j banks and guardian: school, county. it and investment Imk1s bearinsr 5 to 6 i p. out.

Their safety cannot te ques-i 'imitfi. We can dispose of your defaulted mortgages. K. K. Blakely.

treas-! urt-r. Montpelier. and he will call when in your in vicinity. For the cominir yar. Pefore rr-newing your sTibri prion call and get OCR price for renewal.

LONG'S BOOK STORE, state St. AT WHEATLEY'5 Stamping free. All Towels and Handkerchiefs bought of us. 10 dozen 4-button Kid Gloves, worth $1.25, to close at SSc. 31 StaeSt, D.

S- WHEATIEY. CLOTHES REELS, nrver and Baskets. Wash Tubs. Board, and Boilers, Ironing Tallies and Flat Irons in sets and separata in great variety at BARROWS PECK'S, Main Street. JOB PRENTlfIC of all kinds, blank book, stationery, wrapping paper, paper baps, twine, rubber printing stamps, sealw.

etc. Wedding cards and specialty. Ser.j for sample and prices to UNION CAKi fi 34 MV.n Mnmpelier. Vt. You Owe it to Yourself to fee our beautiful line of good and get our prices befora purchasing elsewhere.

LED I) EN CAMPBELL. State WALTON BLOrK. MLES Jt PRATT. Fiva hundred yards Iadiaio Blue Print at per yard. Watch onr Br.rpain Bulletin.

NILIIS 24 State Montpelier. Vt. HOLIDAY GOODS! Useful, beautiful and reasonable in price' 110 Toilet Articles. Starh, and Fancy IVr-Inmes. leg.int ia style.

Iaonectioa invited. C. BLAKELY, Druggist, No. State street. PRICES HERE Te'ephon coniie'ti-d.

BUY CRACKERS1 THE NEW BOY iJerlin BiiJc-p Co. Mrs. (Jilbort. wife of Postmaster H. C.

Giliiert, who has been very ill Is improving. C. C. Mead of Scuth Dakota will spend the winter here, while his brother John is in the Sou'b C. C.

Tracy. V. M. spent Christmas his heme. Children Cry for KteherVCastorii ani a- I I at i ing of the by of of in jSfs.

A I I i tf 1 of 1 i 1 i a ii 1 i i Originator and Sole mN empty purse. A He? England Christmas Ta! IY SARAH ORME JEWEIT. Copyrlffht, lSt-5, by Bacheller, Johnson and Bacheller. I. Little Miss Dcbby Gaines was count-inir the tluys to Christmas; there were only three, and the weather was bright and warm for the time of year.

"I've got to step fast to earry out all my plans," she saiil to herself. "It seems to tue as if it were goinp to le a iVautiful Christmas; it won't le like any I've sj-nt lately, either. I shouldn't wonder if it turned out for the best, my losing' that money I always call my Christmas money; nny-way I'll do the best 1 can to make up for'it." Miss Debby was sitting by tlie window sewing as fast as she could, while the liht of the short winter flay was filing', inendinp a warm fld petticoat and iiuinming1 a l'salmtune. Sudilenly she heard a knock at the floor; slio lived in two upstairs rooms, and could not see the street. "Come in!" she said, cheerfully, and dropped Iter lapful of work.

Why, if it isn't Mrs. ljivers!" she En id, with much pleasure. The guest was a large woman, fashionably dressed. You would huve thought that a very elegant blue-jay liad come to make a late afternoon call upon such a brow chippy-sparrow R3 Miss Debby Gaines. Miss I)cl-by felt much honored, and brought her best rocking-chair; and Mrs.

Ilivers seated herself and liegan to rock. Her stiff silk gown creaked as if she were a ship at sea. "What are you doiiig something pretty for Christmas?" she asked. "It may le for Christmas, but it isn't very pretty," answered Miss Ib-bby, I a litlle latitrh r.nd fif the; with head. "Tell yon the truth, I was mend- injr up nice warm petticoat tliat I don't have much use for; I thought I'd five it to old Mrs.

Ilean. at the poor-house. She's a coiiiplaimnir. cold, old ereatur, an she's jot poor eyesijrht an can sew, and I thought this would make her real eornforta'ole. It's rather more heavy than I need to wear." "I've been downtown all the- after-j noon, and it's so tiresome trying to ct at anythintr in the stores." said JNIrs.

Rivers. "They push you ritfht away from what you want time to look over. I like to consider what I buy. It's great burden to nietryinjrtopct ready for Christmas, ar.d 1 t'mxijrht I Khonldn't do anvthing1 this year on ae-, count of my health. I've hud larpe 'expenses this autumn.

I had to have new carpets and a new outride irar-j tnf I do like to see the pretty things in the stores, lvut they -were so fui; ()f people and so hot and disagreeable this Miss Debby had picked up her petticoat and was holding it close to the window while she sewed on the button. jitli tirm linen stitches. "I haven't been flown the street for 1vo or three days," she said. "You'll excuse me for join on with my work; it's, most lark, and I'll be in a mo ment, and we can sit an talk." "It docs me pood to come anil see you once in awhile." said Mrs. Rivers, plaintively.

"I thoupht I'd stop on my wny l.fiii:e. 7.ast year you had so tinny makintr." "There aren't any at all this answered Miss IVbby, bravely. "It wasn't convenient, so I thoupht I'd just try havinp another kiud of a merry Chr ist ''Sometimes I wish I had no more re- spotisibiiitics than tmi have My larpe house is such a care. r. Rivers is very iart icular about everything', and so am I She pave a preat sifrh and creaked louder than Lut Miss Debby did not have the riplit sort of consolation to utter, and kept silence.

"You enjoy havinpyoiir pretty vent tired to say after a few menu-tils, "you wouldn't like to do with as little as some and Mrs. Rivers shook her ead in the du.sk ami wont on rockinp. "Presents aren't nothinp unless the hear', pocs with them," said l)t bby "oIdly. at hist. "and 1 think we can show pood ieelin' in other ways than in be-stovvinp little pincushions.

Anyway, l'e pot to find those ways this tear. 'Tis a day when New l'nlaiid folks can seem to speak ripht cut to each other, and that does seem poofl. Some-thin' pets in the air. I epect now to enjoy this Christmas myself, thotiph I felt dreadful bad last week, sayin to myself the lirst time 1 coiielii't miike (iresents. I didn'i.

know how Hiterestetl 1 was poin' 1o pet; jou see I've made my little plans. Then they talked about otiier thinps, Mrs. Rivers prevv more cheerful arid at last went away. She always found Christinas a melancholy season. She did not like the trouble of pivinp then, or, in fact, at any other time; bill she had Iter pood points, as Miss Debby Gaines always insisted.

II. On Christmas morning carlj- Miss Debby waked up with a feelinp of happy expectation, and covtld hardly wait to make her cup of tea and eat her little breakfast on the corner of the table before she pot out her best and S' nday cloak to bepin her Christmas etrnnfls. It was misty and dark, but the sunlipht came at last, pale and radiant, into the brown room; and Miss Debbie's far.e matched it with a quiet smile and happy look of eaperness. "Take neither purse nor scrip," she stdd to herself, as she weut downstairs to the street. There was nobody else stjrrinp in the house, but she knew that the poorhouse would be.openrwfl its early hieakfast past by the! times.be could pet there.

It was a mile or so out of town. She hupped a larpe package under licr shawl, and shivered a ONLY 19 CENTS. Sent anywhere by mail for 21c, Send size of pboe aiid we wiii tit oir feet. B. M.

SHEPARD Montpelier, i'l-a Frw l'r Vt. lgfUm Dealer, Burlington CENTRAL TSRHOST E- R. 1 i'or etc 1 29. 1-US. TltAINS il.AVt AS I OI.LOWS s.

tilth Hrttl t. Mo h. m. n.d -tiiy rTcr fit If. nil .30 a.

111. i .1 nil' triitltnM. d'bjjj. and 8.C0 a. m.

InV. Tnr I P'V. A iia h'k. nr iint. nrfM--r, i l-id.

N-w ainl N-vr I jjuv.As Vatuer Bu3cx j-ar- i4 ib-i u. 11.15a.m. 1 1 inn. frtnn 'i-if rr. 1 wtt f-r Jt-t--n vi.i 12.00NOf.v 12.25 p.

iu. 4.10 p. m. in Flt-or for Trw. Al- jiir'i Vrk.

-t--c. -n V-w I mi l.o'id Wjiiii.t-r ir-or rstt H-i'iu mid New Vrk t. ily c---t ni1j-y. fur f.itij. uu-JlwU aud liilcr-jatrxli- i.irr, (I iv Stin gy, (ft ahil Ti-ctt: d-rr-x 1 iilv fvTA it 'i; ijii ii.

i.oeftt'c all and c.K r-s-. i-N tt- it ir tv Harro. White Kivef V20 p. 5. no p.

D.30 in. in. m. I I .1 in. a ji! 4iU iLilr.

for Kutland iulrmediai V.ir'.t Kvpr- via frorn r. i Vr-lcii-Nunr. fr Tntr ifi iv York )t, W'iur-i; iiitT-? -jirs. MtiTtir'-al -i (fir to N.w jti.d Tf' il.i'tv, tl Jul-tl. To York iii1 daily i 'I'utrty.

Nifh: I t's i'4-x 11 iiK-i'idi'ifr "MimiMV. fir tV-it Vw KiisiMifll i-tiu1s vi Ijwwt-ll n.ij'v "Hitmiav if ti train miii" to 4 oi.ii.. ntlr for S'-w '-rk via -ninrTi -Id MtM dailv for HnMoiivia Wnem-r f-1 i -iwpirnr car 11 -ton i iti'i Watcher feUt-ijiiig itr tu Sjirinj- 11.10 p.m. Notth mnl IVeat. iu-ht l'pr--s.

daily SmtmIit "lnd- 1, for T. Mfi; rn itv.i- AO a. ru. ii'-ctiita lor 4 ti-tio titid ryj F.pf daily -flay inrl udf-d for and -m-n- for 'nit -a in ai.d Tor Kit tifoni. M.tl--ii.

Nri, an4 a.iu WVM via i. T. K. 4.25 11.15 a. ni.

4.2') p. in. I Kjri Tt-jt nrdar. 'or Aitaii, Kuiifurd andideii- r'-- nail, daily 'Tc-jit Srjnday ftom and in, Kill Kit font i.i ai. G.CO n.

m. 1 1 via A) 'I irk ia Sur; ii i.i -r -uni ion fr t. Toint. and )u- at-o fJ i 1 Hi JtH sitfpiltsr car 1 JtlTL'tion To 4 iUZ ija.ot Juc 4 hicJiij 1. p.

Ill next C.40 p. m. I daiiy excjT Sunday froia ri.tn ud York f4ir. mcT'-t wrltr enr to at t. AUiuiM villi TuUlliaU -Jtilt iMT tT ARKIV.W.

fiF IhAIXri AT Bt'KI INCTOY. I run South ar5 KaM. rom l.nn arid it KrMx Jurxtioa. Vind-Mjr ad WjtHtj vi ii 111 finer iKtion, local. K-tnaitd NV York vii IIutlattL Ln ii l'n, 1..

.1 ai.d p. n. -I'-fT mi In. J.ilnKt.ery and andiridj-c Junction, ii3 I' i'ort St. i.i-d 'a tii bridge Juno.

tinll, j. fruiii N.irfh and n'nl. llu-. -ejil. i West.

1JJJ. t. "i- O.i. ii 4 :1 St Alttatir. IU.

-IN f. i.VVS IM ll lifll. Wrst. i ii-lf r.l S-i; rie'et 11- N. Iirui 'i iclv.

liuriiiifcton. v. ri. 1 1IMIVCS. nt.

Ot-n'l Aeert. An.erl mti iif.UM-t.lut. ne. IK 1 Ue: FMiiiirillH. PawiiB? Tram On ail Nov.

11, I-fi Jenvo Bath lin'tou for K.i-umu, urcester aDii Provideaot a The Flyer. Willi bSct parlor car boston. ''ti Express with s'eepiag J. car to rior-to-- i TroT. A I bank au.t Nw Tork.

8:3 1 1 ly Ki Dress. a 111 12 in Flyer, tvith ImfTet p.rlir ny ant Nfw York. J'OJ sleeping cats ta Troy and Xv urx. Time thle and artnwr lnformtlon 01 plicate. 1: to J.

U. tVAIsOX, tien'i Alt. liotton. Mjlss. We can save 'von mnnp.v nn shoes.

DO JOB PRINTING. FREE PRESS Max L. Powell, Local Boston Maine R. R.j Scbedale of Trains via White River Jmi: and C'oncoiU. Iu eifei juiy 1, ls.ei.

Leave Nt. Alliafin. 7.05 a- m. Kspress for Worcester, Providence Buffet parlor car tii'o'aiU BoBton. Y.xpTW Boston and Ituffet oa.rlor car ItirouKti to lioot'itt.

11.15a. 10.55 lror Bi'tun, rtor-ceftcr. Providence. Veiti-buied sHepar Luroutsa to m. If All Tl Boston.

For lull iaformation sodIv to K. POWERS, Ticket A sent C. Vt. K. IL, SU Albans W.

F. It tieu'l i'rufnc Mr. D. .1. Gcu'l r.asse-ii,-t and fi Vet Aet.

Chamnlain Transpora'tari Co A I A MKXT. Steamer Ct.pt.titi K. J. win, will, on and after Monday, 1', run as follows. Sund.ivs G()IX; Leave i.r.u-n a.

I'ort Kent li.SD, arrive J'lattsbi lu.2i.. CdlXC, SOI'TH Leave I'lat p. rii I'ort Kent atriv- i ted: 13 rton Z.C: a i i a 1 1 1 1 On Monday trips will be continued I'lattsiiursh to Adams' ar.d re-urn. Thursdays only, -cave IPn iing'on for Kss a. 4 leave Ksst-x lor IturhnKior.

T.i" a. p. m. Saturdays. Steamer v.iil run direct from I'ort Kent to ilordon'-.

I'iaas-burgh: returning, have I'lat tsburtli at 2:11, runninpr via 5ordons, tie -nee to I'i-m Kent and The Kssex trip on Thursday will be discontinued after making trip of Deermber ISth. Will touch at I'ort Jackson on siftr.al, tx-cci't Saturdays. 1 Kom i-: nt 'sit low. fi-netal Mana-rcr. Durllngtc-n, Nov.

27. jj fc9 (Fron C. Jmrualo Fmf.W.H.Pcke,whomakeffpeci:iltyof Kri'epfr-i bMy.itlioBt aoul.t treated and cured a r.yiivir.s'nys'.' lusEncrsf V.e tisveheardofcaiM-eof lie tmbiibeBavuittiihic work on hia disease be on Js with a larire botde of Lis absolute cure, tree 4 an; jercrwlio may peiid tlti-sr P.O. We advie twiyotis to of. W.

H. I'K F. 4 C'eJ-r fc-w. New oil CALIFORNIA NEW FAST LIMITED TRAIN VI A SANTA FE ROUTK. Have inaugurated new and strictly 1.

suited first-class strvices to Southetn California. The California l.mit.-d leaves Chicago daily at p. m. for Los San miego aiid San I-'rancisco. 4 Days lo Ciiifurnia.

This is the lastesi and mosr lux tnaKes it possible tp r. ach Los Au- I itrtAita Ci.rVii'fl VII! MIlV llll trt 4 r-t -ies ana san u.eKu IOur ana San and San Ui-so four and ball" da 0111 Boston. Without change. i.ntir tra.n iigiitcd with pintsch ias. TOURIST FXU'RSHtts fetation.

Full particulars ob-aiti'd from fe. W. AN NIX' New KnK. Washington. :i2.eOi'.iwtfla sci Don't endanger your erty or our life by cheap iiluminating oil prcp- usinp; wltc-n PRATl'S ASTRAL costs but a few cents more.

I guarantee you cannot explode it. GEO, I. HAGAR 174 College SlreeU i I CRAND HOLIDAY DISPLAY -AT THE- MONTPELIER BOOK STORE REMARKABLE L. C. Tewksbury, 15 State St.

7 for Ladies' and Gentlemen, as samples, by mail for 25 cents. Stamps taken. Address, RACQUET STOKE, Montpelier, Yt. then she saw on the table a preat pack-i Kquipment consists oi superb rnwi -e -md -i note beside it- and the note Vestibub Pullman I'alace and anu a "'e "i ne not n.ent sioer.rs Chair Car and Diniiur Car; was from Mrs. Ii vers.

itliroueh from Crin atto to Los Ai.pclesl PEOPLE MONTPELIER IJecause tliey are the Best -r-i -bixo V. II. COSS SOX. Blanchard Opera House MONDAY DECE.MKER 30. "Something you said the other day." Mis? Debby read, "made me feel differently Christmas from hat 1 ever have before, and I am froing to try to make as rrany people happy as I can.

And you must tx lievt that my heart goes with these i resents that I send to you. They are some of my own things that I liked, and wanted to share with you, and 1 send them with love." Miss Debby face shone with joy. She had always liked Mrs. Kivers, but she had pitied her alittle; and now the note made her feel as if she had found a new friend and made her happy without knowing- it. And so Miss IVbby's Christmas came to its happy ead.

TUB EXD. Xo excuse for sleepless nights when you an procure One Minute Cough Cure. This will relieve all annoyances, cure the riost severe couph and frive you rest and health. Can you afford to do without it? t. B.

Stearns Co. and Lyman Hall Beecham's pills for constipation io and 25. Get the book at your druggist's and jo "by it. koscai mere than box. li a funnier individual than we Lave sLice JDickens' school boys first de'ig'utei I farces.

sir.frinK and declamations and was nJ amused as. Every saying mid action in this great eomeiy is a ynonytn for hursts 1 very enjoyable. Mrs. Douglass is laughter. In London.

New York, even hi far-away Australia they have laughed at erinrj slowly. Mr. and Mrs. Albro Hil- at the entici of THt: NK'V BOY. Bert Cootc Plays the Tith Role.

Gustave Froliman's Co. Seats on Sale at Ehies HoA Store. Trices 73, .10, and 35 RAND. iLPi I ENTRK. Sey-iour i.

sick pr. Ifon. I. Snear and Dr. Wakefiei i teted the cows of S.

M. nd found til-em free disease. A. More and If. V.

Fletcher went to Boston last week ir. behalf of the patrons of tho A "ants creamery. Turkeys for the Christinas market brought 35 cents. Abel Tracy and wife ore at home from Connectic it Tihere Trs, is employe! by the.