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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-11-21
Perfection in Tea Tasting.

The managing director of a big tea
dealing firm, who is a tea faster and
hlender of twenty-five years expert
fence, has lately stated that he once
saw a leading broker in Mincing lane
have sixty teas, ranging within a penny
per pound in value, weighed up in
duplicate, the 100 pots numbered and
mixed up, he then picking out the sixty
duplicates without a single mistake.
As regards educating the sense of
smell, writes the tea dealer, 81 am
strongly of opinion that it is possible,
with constant practice, to value
teas as correctly by smelling the in
fused leaf as by tasting. / have bought
thousands of chests in public sale by
smelling the infused leaf only, and
have constantly valued public sale teas
on the same plan. Nevertheless, for
blending purposes, it is absolutely nee
essary to taste.
al had fourteen years. experience in
tasting on the market, and left it eleven
wears ago to enter the blended tea
trade. 1 then had to commence to
learn what I never knew before-the
arr of blending tea-and lam convinced
that, for this growing department of
the trade, it is not only necessary that
a man should have a good palate and
keen sense of smell, but that he should,
by constant attention, understand the
art of selecting such teas as viii blend
with each other. A man may have
ever so keen a palate and sense of
smell and be able to value tea to a
farthing per pound, and yet be no
blender. Having produced a blend
successfully, the abilities of a blender
are severely tried by his having to
maintain its quality and character, and
nothing but constant practice, indOmit-
able perseverance, and skill will enable
him to succeed"
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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-11-21
Eloped in Her Night Clothes.

An elopement took place recently in
Fort Smith that for unique develop
ment rivals anything on record.
John Meadors had for a long while
been clandestinely making love to Miss
Josephine Grain, the daughter of a
w%cll-known citizen. Miss Grains
father objected, as some fathers have a
way of doing, and the love-lorn swain
bethought himself of a ruse whereby
he might foil papa. When finally the
old gentleman began to talk Of doing
some shooting if his intentions were
persisted in, Meadors determined that
the time had come to act.
SO he fixed it up with Miss Grain,
and n morning they had it arranged
to fee ere the cock crew. John went
to the house before daylight and enter
ed his sw%cetheart's room, but it was
some time before he could arouse her.
The noise awoke the old man, and he
anne charging in just as Meadors went
out the window. The old man made
| chase, and Meadors gave him the slip
around the house, where he jumped
on his horse, quickly followed by Miss
Grain in her night clothes, who perched
astraddle behind him, while the horse
lit out in the orthodox Lochinvar
fashion.
Papa, nov considerably irate, gave
chase, but he couldn't keep up with
the nag, aud the couple o o gave him
the slip in the cor patch, where Mea-
doris secreted his shivering sweetheart,
while he rode back to town for a dress
and a Justice. An hour later the two
were married under the spreading
branches of a pecan tree.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-11-21
A BEAUTIFUL BOY PIANIST.
Young Otto Hcgner Bids for a Share
of Public Favor.

Master Otto Hegner, the new boy
pianist who arrived in New York on
the Fulda, is described as a "beautiful
boy with masses of golden hair"
Otto was born and raised under the
guidance of his father, and of Prof.
Hans Huber he obtained all his must
cal education. He first began to play
ON the piano when five years old, and
when seven appeared in public in a
charity concert in Basic. During the
next two years he played occasionally
in Basic, Baden Baden and Lucerne.
Eighteen months ago, when he was a
little over IL years old, he appeared in
concert in Princess Hall, London, and
won immediate renown. He after
ward appeared in St. James Hall, Al
bert Hall, and other large London con-
cert halls, and was declared by critics
to be much superior to Josef Hofi-
mann, who had previously been heard
in London, and who was then achiev-
ing remarkable success in this country.
Josef was four months younger than
Otto. Otta has continued to give con-
certs in London until just before his
starting for this country. lie is now
Is years old.
lie is said to play with rare skill and
unusual expression the principal works
of Beethoven, Chopin, Mendelssohn
and other classic composers. Beet
hoven and Chopin, he says, are his fa-
vorites. He played for his callers
yesterday afternoon a Chopin waltz
and a minuet by Paderewsky in a re-
markably brilliant and expressive man
ner. Ills simple and natural manners,
as pleasing as his beautiful face, were
carried even into his music. He played
with all his heart, as naturally and joy
ously as another child might race about
in a park. His eyes Frightened when
his fingers touched the keys, and his
head bent over them lovingly. AT the
soft passages he almost seemed to be
near-sighted, SO low did his mass of
sunlit brown hair go. Then, as the
music grew stronger, he would draw
himself up, shake back his hair, and
seem to fling himself into it as a bird
does into his song. All the time his
little fingers never went astray or
shared in the abandon of the rest of
his body.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-11-21
Because.

Why is George Washington like q
poor spelIer? Because be gets stuck
on the letters so often.
Why is il useless to talk TO a cashier
over his accounts? Because he's deaf
as an adder.
Can you make a straw hat felt7
Certainly; touch it and see.
Why is the hustle like an ineligible
young man who has had his ssfinal re-
fusalg" Because it has been severely
sat on and must go.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-11-21
Johnny surrounds the idea.

Here is a good description of sea-
sickness by a ~six-year-old boy:
Little Johnny had been visiting lately
at a place where they have a big swing
which is highly popular with the rising
generation. When he returned home
his father asked him:
"Well, Johnny, did you swing in
the big swing?"
"Yes, a little, papa; but it made my
head ache in my stomach so that l had
to stop"
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-11-21
SWING SONG.

Swing, blby, swing to dreamland;
There, sweet, in slumber go;
My song will blend in seemland
With songs the angels know;
Thy hammock will be golden
And like the crescent moon,
And in its hollow holden
Thou shalt be sailing soon.
Go swinging, swaying, swinging,
High up among the stars;
AT mothers wish upspringing
Shall sleep let down the bars;
Although the hammock golden
Is like the crescent moon,
Thou wilt, in my arms holden,
Wake bright and laughing soon.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-11-21

book in his hand:
~ can't find any Jacob Strauss
here.n
"Oh, he must have a telephone"
said the bather.
at isn't in the book, then"
"Well, thunder, how am ! to get a
message to him? l have an appoint
ment with him in about ten minutes,
and | had forgotten all about it. j
can't go out of here till l am COOL"
"No, certainly not" said the pro-
prietor. "Well, the best thing you
can do is to call up a messenger boy
and send a note to your friend. Does
he live out of town."
"Oh, no, he only lives up Wood
ward avenue"
every well, then, / would call a
messenger boy, if | were you"
"Well, just do SO for me, will you,
please?"
We heard the proprietor ring up the
telephone and call for No. 8 and say:
"Send a messenger boy up to So
and-so's bath rooms right away"
In a little while the proprietor came
in and said the messenger boy was
waiting outside.
"All right, send him in here. Say,
a you give me a sheet of paper and
an envelope?s
"Certainly."
A sheet of paper and an envelope
were brought, aud the boy waited
while he scrubbed a short note, then
on the outside of the envelope he wrote
"Jacob Strauss" with a number on
Woodward avenue.
"Now, my boy" he said in a
whisper, care you a pretty sharp
young fellow?"
The boy grinncd.
every well. You see that address
to Woodward avenue? Now, you are
not TO go there. You just take this
note to Charlie. You know the place,
and here's a dollar. Tell him to put
itinan eight ounce bottle, and you put il
in your pocket and don't show it to
anybody till you get in here again.
Understand? You might just show
that address to the proprietor outside
as you 90 through, and ask him
whether it's up or down Woodward
avenue, you know, to give a sort of
semblance of probability to this thing,
and if you keep mum the change of
that dollar is yours. NUNS the word,
you know. DO you tumble?"
The boy tumbled all right enough,
and went out on his errand. In a
short time he returned and brought in
a note to the bather, at the same time
slipping gently q small bottle to the
thirsty a
As we went out together and paid
our bills at the office, the man said to
the proprietor:
81 like your establishment first rate,
but | think you are a little too strict in
your temperance rule"
my dear fellow" said the proprie-
tor, ave have to do that. We can't
let any liquor get in here, you know.
Now, you must admit that you feel
better yourself for not having it, and
| should advise You not to indulge any
more. You certainly look better than
if you had the drink you wanted"
"Well, perhaps you are right" said
the man, as he buttoned up his over
coat and strolled away.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-11-21

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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-09-12
CATHOLIC NOTES.

Rev. FIR. BOisSOnnault has finished
the census of his parish in this village
and Summerville, and finds there are
over 2O4O people in all. There are
$40 families with an average of
about six to family, with about 100
who are not living in families In his
parish, which includes the other vii
lagos in this town and few families
from the surrounding towns, there
are 400 families, or about 24OO peo-
pie. This is somewhat of an increase
over last year. Father Boissonnault
will spend time this fall in taking the
census of his Lyndonville parish.
The parochial schools commenced
last week, and the attendance is
nearly 300, about equally divided
between the boys and the girls
There are 1 teachers in these schools.
The highest department, where there
are 80 scholars, is taught by Mr.
Cunningham, formerly of Lasalle in
stitute, New York Miss Renaud has
the first French department, while
the primary department is in the
charge of Miss Fitzgerald and Miss
Legendre.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-09-12
DISHONESTY SOMEWHERE.

A little incident occurred in this
place last week which has some les
sons worth remembering A domes-
tic in a prominent family went to the
Sherbrooke fair, procuring for the
day an acquaintance to take her
place During her absence the sub
stitute told the lady for whom she
was working that an acquaintance
of the regular domestic called and
claiming she had left something the
day before, went up to the girl S
room. On the return of the regular
girl from the fair she discovered her
purse missing in which was a twenty
dollar bill. The police were notified
and pretty vigorous search was
made for the stolen funds. Some
suspicious circumstances were being
looked up, but before any thing came
to a head the girl who had lost the
money received an anonymous letter
through the mail enclosing a ten and
two five dollar bills. Moral: Put
your money in the savings bank
where YOU will find it after many
davs with interest
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-09-12
UNIFORMITY IN TEXT BOOKS.

AT a meeting of the county board
of education for Washington county
last May, Rev. w. r. Davenport,
Rev. w. S. Hazen and E. Eldridge
were appointed a committee to con-
fer with reference to securing uni
formity in the selection of text books.
This committee has made a report
which embodies the following facts
1. While it is true that the statute
does not specifically enjoin uniformi-
ty in the selection of text books, but
leaves such selection to the separate
county boards, there is nothing in
the law that hinders the various
counties from taking such action as
will secure the result named.
2. Favorable terms can be made
in proportion to the magnitude of
the purchase. Hence, if the whole
state unite in purchasing the same
books, much better terms can be Sc
cured, and much money saved to the
people. There are children today
feel too poor to procure the books
necessary IOr Cne1r use.
3. The state contains large class
of people who are constantly shifting
their place of residence, the change
often including a transfer from one
country to another as well as from
one town to another A uniform
system of text books would prevent
the necessity of purchasing part or
the whole of a set of books for the
children when such move is made.
4. There are several districts in the
state that include fractions of two
counties as well as of two towns,
and autonomy in the selection of
books would render such schools en-
barrassing to the teacher and un-
pleasant to the pupils.
5. With possibly one exception the
supervisors elect have all signified
their approval of the effort to secure
uniformity, and have promised their
aid to bring it about The state
superintendent is also heartily in
favor of the project, and thinks it a
move in the right direction. A SINH
lar opinion prevails with other prom
inent educators who have been con-
suited
6. We therefore recommend that
the various county boards hold a
session in the near future in which
they each appoint a committee of
three to meet at Montpelier on We'd
nesday, the twenty-ffth of Septem-
Der, at 10 O'Clock a. m, such COM
mittee being empowered to act for
and in behalf of the county repre-
sented.
7. Even if all the counties in the
state do not decide to cooperate in
the matter, great good may come
from even partial cooperation. We
most earnestly solicit all to give the
matter careful consideration, and
duly weigh the merits of the question.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-09-12
LOCAL NOTICES.

The business in folding furniture is
very extensive The industry has its
headquarters at the warerooms of
Paine's Furniture Co., 4S Canal
street, Boston, who are agents for
nearly all the different manufactur-
ers. They issue a special catalogue
of folding furniture. 1t is a most in
teresting volume.
An excursion across the Continent
via the Northern Pacific Railroad,
with a farther journey over the
Mount Shasta route to California,
and thence through that empire of
the Golden West, from its northern
border to the Mexican line, is an
nounced by Raymond & Whitcomb.
The party will leave Boston, Mon
day, October IA. The return route
from California is over the Santa Fe
Line, but as the tickets, after reach
ing San Francisco, are good for use
any time in six months, the members
of the party may exercise their own
preferences as to the time of stay on
the Pacific coast. On the same date
October la party will leave the
East for Southern California direct
via Kansas City and the Santa Fe
route. Descriptive circulars may be
obtained of w. Raymond, 296 Wash
ingtOn street, Boston.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-09-12
A CHOICE CONCERT.

The concert on Friday evening by
the Misses Hortense and Adelina
Hibbard, assisted by their father, B.
F. Hibbard, was a fine musical treat
From the reputation of the artists
this was expected. but the young
ladies more than fulfilled expectation
in the skill with which they executed
their parts, while their appearance
upon the stage was in every way
most pleasing. Miss Hortense Hib-
bard is complete master of the piano
forte, with touch delicate and true,
and on occasion most vigorous and
strong, yet without the pounding
that SO frequently passes for playing.
Miss Adelina Hibbard has a true So
prano voice, rich and flexible, which
she uses with the rare taste that
shows cultivation added to native
ability. In closing the program the
young ladies played a four-handed
overture to Tannhauser by Wagner,
which was a wonderful piece of ex-
ecution and showed not only the skill
of the players but the quality and
brilliancy of the Chickering grand
piano which they used At the close
of the concert some Of the audience
remained and had pleasant word
with the young ladies whom they re-
membered as school girls here doz-
en- years ago.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-09-12
CA VALRY REUNION.

The eleventh annual reunion of Co
D, 1st. Vt. Cavalry was held at the
Fair ground Wednesday noon. There
were 80 members present and six
from other companies. Many of the
families of the members were present
including Miss Willimetta Preston,
daughter of Col. Preston who com
manded the regiment, A letter of re-
gret was read from Gen. William
Wells of Burlington. These officers
were elected:
Pres, George P. Blair, West Barnet,
V-Pres, M. M Wheeler, Peacham,
Sec.-Treas, A L. Chandler, Oxford
n. H.
Ex. com. George r. Crosby, St
Johnsbury, H. A Moore, Passump-
sic, D. c. Walker, Peacham, Jacob
Trussell. Peacham, o. s. Hendricks,
Guildhall.
The society meet again next year
at the same time and place.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-09-12
DON'T LIKE THE MANA CEMENT.

The results of the Caledonia fair
this year show what was discounted
in these columns two years ago-a
disaffection with the management
which has kept away the large herds
of blooded stock from Lyndon
and Burke-cattle and sheep that
have a reputation and have won
prizes all over New England. Mr..
Hazen's SO oxen helped to fill the
gap, but a cattle fair, with all the
fine blooded herds of the county with
one or two exceptions kept at home,
had better take some other name 1t
was lucky for the management that
there was fine weather and that a
great crowd came to see the balloon,
thus filling the treasury which for a
year or two past had been sadly de-
pleted.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-09-12
Y. VI. c. A. NOTES.

The quarterly business meeting of
the association was held last Satur-
day evening and reports of the work
given. The reports showed a de-
creased attendance in the Sunday
morning meetings, but handsome
increase in the afternoon meetings.
Mission meetings have been held
every Sunday afternoon in Danville
and Waterford. The jail committee
have visited the jail regularly and
left papers there. The sick fund has
now reached SO, and during the
evening it was increased dollar by
those present. During the past quar-
ter four young men have applied for
employment, two have been given
work and five letters ofintroduction.
Ten members were elected delegates
at this meeting to the state conven-
ton in Burlington in November.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-09-12
FATAL ACCIDENT.

William Nugent and wife, together
with Mrs. Nugent's father, Charles
B. Hartman, were called to Conway,
n. H., last week to attend the funeral
of Mr. Harriman's brother, Willard
S. Hartman, who was instantly
killed August 80. Mr.. Hartman
was out driving when loaded team
which was running away, came up
behind, ran into him, throwing him
out, the wheel passing over his head
and neck breaking his neck and crush
ing his jaws. He was 40 years of
age, and beloved by a large circle of
friends. He had a sympathizing
heart and willing hand to help in
time of trouble and sickness and at
the time he was killed he had bou-
quet of flowers in his hand which he
was carrying to an invalid, and they
were still clutched in his hand when
his dead body was carried home. A
widow and one son survive him.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-09-12

The ball game last Saturday between
the Academy and Haverhill mines
could not be played on account of
rain. 1t will be played this (Thurs-
day. afternoon.-Gustin, a former
member of the class of so, is spend
ing a few days in town He returns
to New York soon.-A meeting of the
senior class was called for Tuesday
to elect class officers. The following
were elected: President, Balch vice
president, French; secretary, Miss
Harris; treasurer, Oakes: chairman
interview committee, Wilmot; COM
mittee on class colors, Misses Braley,
Bullard, Tyler; Messrs. Hastings and
Little.-.Jackman, Waterman Slay-
ton and Rogers, all 80, are back here
this eek.-John c. Ross of this place
is teaching as a supply for the pres
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-09-12
REAL ESTATE DEALS.

There is Il bargain made, but no
deed yet given, which if cOnsummat-
ed transfers Hervey Cowdery's s
dwelling house at the foot of Eastern
avenue, also his double store on the
east side of Railroad street, to Will
liam E. Peck for the sum of eleven
thousand dollars. 1t is surmised
that Mr. Peck buys this real estate
for B. G. Howe, proprietor of the
Avenue house, and that Mr. Howe
contemplates building new block
on the site of the Cowdery house,
connected by an archway with the
Avenue house, with perhaps a public
hall init; but this may be all surmise.
B. @. Howe has bargained (but no
deed has passedD the lot of land on
Eastern avenue, corner of Pearl
street, where he put in the founda-
ton for a building a year or two
ago, together with the n. H. Stiles
house adjoining on the north, to c.
T Walter for $4,000. The Republi-
can of last week announces that a
new building will be erected on this
site the present season to be occupied
as an office for that paper, a store,
and offices and tenementS on second
and third floors. If both the plans
above contemplated materialize the
lower end of the avenue will be much
improved and the building boom will
get quite a start in that direction