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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-08-08

sOnfy the brakesman killed." Say, was that
what they said?
The brakeman was our Joe; SO then-our Joe is
dead
SO:
joe
why, only this last evening saw him riding
The trains don't stop here often-go rushing by
as fast
hand he sat
On the very last coal carlow do you count for
TINT
That he was killed alone and the others saved,
Was last inside the tunnel2 Come, now, it
couldn't be-
you'll find;
The engine struck the rock and he was Just be-
hind
And the roof fell down on him-not ON Joe. our
Joe / saw
That train myself, the engine had work enough
to draw
black
BY tens and twenties past our door along that
narrow track
On into the dark mountains. 1 never see those
peaks
Thout hating them. For much they care
whether the water leaks
tunnels there
the mountains careI
I'm sorry for that fireman. What's that? don't
To more than this. saw that train and Joe
was at the end,
here and mock
What 1t was there, right at this end the tun-
mel caved-the rock
Fell on him2 But I don't believe a word-yes,
And that's his poor old silver watch he bought
it--what's this stain
OH Joe,
Then it was you, and you are dead down in that
tunnel Go
had; the girls
Are very we'll but not like Joe Such prettv
golden curls
Joe had until cut them Of at four years old he
To meet me always at the gate my bonnie little
man.
only seen him when
men,
All Of them black and grimed with coal, and cir.
u cles round their eyes,
would feel surprise
and know
You'd think him handsome then; III have
-, God forget Oh, Joe.
but twenty-dead
Down In that awful tunnel, with the mountain
overhead
bring him, and what's more
They II do 1t free, the company They'll leave
him at my door
just as he is all grimed and black. Jane, put
the irons on,
And wash his shirt, his Sunday shirt tits white;
he did have one
day with tie
OF blue, new one Oh, my boy, how could they
let you die, for OH
Only the brakesmani And his wage was small
The engineer
Must first be seen to there in front. My God #
stands as clear
dark-the crash
The Missing steaIn-the wet stone sides-the
arch aboye-the dash
OF lanterns coming-and my boy my poor boy
living TIERS
Dying alone under the rocks; only his golden
hair
doesn't stir;
difference to her
How black with coal dust you may be, yourpo
All torn and crushed, perhaps; yes. yes but nc
one understands
where be has gone.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-08-08
CHAPTER VII.
LIKE A WOMAN, SHE wEpr.

A RoL RICH
MOND knew no
the deadly war
fare existing be
tween her father
and the man who
wore that mys-
terious blao k
glove, but she was
well aware Of the
fact that the cap
tain held some
power over her
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-08-08
HTTERED BY FATE
A Thrilling Virginia Romance.
BY EMMA S. soUTHwoRTH.
Copyright 1855. BY Laird Les
CHAPTER VI.
81 WILL YET BURST AsUEDER THH
BONDS OF PATE
A Thrilling Virginia Romance.
CHAPTER vi.

APTAIN GRANT
was an honored
st at Rich
M ond Terrace,
and his word
seemed to be law.
The servants all
had their orders
to obey him as
promptly as they
did their master.
and between the
fiery old man and
they were kept
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-08-08

In the United States now Chicago
ranks second in population and the
Chicago River ranks first in rankness.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-08-08

THIRTY-two new species Of fish have
been discovered in the waters Of the
Northern Pacific.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-08-08
Ito BE CONTINUED

A FULL-BLooDED negro girl is about
to be sent out to Africa as a mission
airy, by the Georgia W. G. 7. U.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-08-08

The wealth of Frederick Douglass,
United States Minister to Hayti, is es-
timated at 100000.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-08-08

THERE is in the civilized world an
average of one deaf mute to every 1,50O
of the population in other words, there
are at least l,0OO, 900 of this afflicted
class In the United States there are
$4,000; il: Great Britain. 10000; in
Germany, $4,000; in France, 100000;
in Sweden, 1000; in Norway, /, 100; in
Denmark, 1000; in Holland, 9, 300; and
in Switzerland (the country above all
others where deafness is prevalent),
In.nOn
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-08-08

LIEUTENANT Brown, the executive
officer of the Trenton when she went
to pieces on the reefs of Samoa in the
great gale, is at Deer Park, Nd, the
guest of his father-in-law, ex-senator
Davis. His health is much shattered
by exposure and hardships during his
awful experience in the harbor of Apia.
woRKMEN DONG the grazing on a
railroad near Atlanta, Ca, witnessed
the sight the other day of snake
feeding its offspring. The baby snakes
were secure in the roots of an old tree,
and the mother, which caught flies by
springing at them, would, when pos
sessed of fly, rapidly glide to the
young snakes, which came pell-mell,
helter-skelter to meet her. She
caught fly minute, and was watched
securing them for over two hours.
A PLAN OF aduIterating milk is prac-
ticed in some places which is, perhaps,
more difficult to suppress than any
other. The COW is milked only to two
thirds Of the fluid in her udders. The
product is sold as pure milk. The re.
naming third of the fluid is then
MIXED, kept separate, and sold as
cream. In Boston, where milk inspec.
ton is perhaps more rigid than any
where else in America, this imposition
has been detected and stopped. Pre-
vious to the detection dairymen and
witnesses for them were enabled to
swear of the inferior milk without, as
they supposed, violating their con-
sciences, that no water had been added
to 1t and no cream skinned from it.
In the Pioneer Cemetery in Rich
field, Summit County, Ohio, side by
side upon a modest lot rise four small
mounds Of turf which mark the resting
place of four children of John Brown
and of his wife Mary. The children
died in 1854, and within four days of
each other, of disease which was
epidemic at the time. Their names
are given on the stone above the grave
Charles. Austin, Peter. Sarah IN
der these names are rudely carved a
few lines which the old abolitionist
warrior himself composed for the pur-
pose:
Through all tho drearv night OF death
In peaceful siumbers may you rest.
And when eternal day shall dawn.
And shades and death have passed and gone,
on, may you then, with glad surprise,
In Gods own image wake and rise.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-08-08

SYMPTOMS OF CATAkRH.-Du T
heavy headache, obstruction Of the nasa
passages, discharges falling from the hesi
Into the throat. sometimes profuse, watary
and acrid, at Others thick, tenacious, mucons
purulent, bloody and putrid; the eyes ar
weak and watery; there is ringing in the
ears. deafness, hacking or coughing to clear
the throat, expectOration of offensive matter
together with scabs from ulcers; the vojee
.s changed and has nasal twang"; the
breath is offensive; smell and taste are I'M.
paired; there is a sensation Of dizziness with
mental depression. a hacking cough and gen.
eral debility. Only few of the above-named
symptoms are likely TO be present in any one
cuse. Thousands Of cases annually, without
manifesfiny MALT Of the above symptoms no
suit in consumption, and end In the grave.
No disease Is so common, more deceptive and
dangerous. or less understood by physicians.
BY its mild. soothing, and healing properties
Or. Sage's Catarrh Remedy cures the worst
cases of Caiarrh, "Cold IN the Head,s
C0ryza, and Catarrhal Headache.
Sold by druggists everywhere. 70 cents
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
TIME
Why n Eours and Minutes Are
Divided Into Sixties.

The American Analyst has this: "Why
is our hour divided into sixty minutes,
each minute into sixty seconds, etc!
Simply and solely because in Babylon
there existed. by the side Of the decimal
system of rotation, another system, the
sexagesimal, which counted by sixties.
Why that number should have been
chosen is clear enough, and it speaks
well for the practical sense of those
ancient Babylonian merchants. There is
no number which has so many divisors
as sixty. The Baby onians divided
the suns daily journey INTO TWEEN
ty-four parasangs, or 720 stadia. Each
parasang, or hour, was sub0iViLed into
sixty minutes. a parasang is about a
German mile, and Babylonian astrouo,
mers compared the progress made by the
sun during one hour, at the time Of the
equinox 70 the progress made by a good
walker during the same time, both ac-
complishiDg one parasang. The whole
course OF the sun during the fourteen
equinoctial hours WAS fixed at twenty
four parasargs, or 720 sta1ia. or 800 de-
grees. The system was handed on I 0 the
Greeks, and Hipparchus, the great Greek
philosopher, who lived about $50 B. c.,
introduced the Bsbylonian hour
into Europe. Ptolemy, who wrote
about $50 A. D., and whose name
still lives in that of Ptolemy system of
astronomy, gave currency to the Baby
lon method OF reckoning time. 1t was
carried out On the quiet stream of ira.
ditional knowledge through the Middle
Ages, and strange TO say, it sailed down
safely over the Niagara of the French
revolution. For the French, when fevo.
lutionizing weights, measures, coins and
dates, and subjecting all to the decimal
system of reckoning, were induced by
some unexplained motive to respect our
clocks and watches, and allowed our
dials to remain sexagesimal-that is,
Babylonian-each hour consisting Of
sixty minutes. Here we see the wonder.
full conference of the world. and how,
what We call knowledge is the result OF
an unbroken tradition of a teaching dc
scending from father TO con"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08

Philadelphia Press: During the year
1854 the schooner james c. Fisher, on
its way from Philadelphia to a port in
Maine, struck the rocks near Cape May
while a dreadful snow storm was raging.
The captain advised ali hands (six in
number) to lash themselves TO the rig
ging, and FASTENED to do so himself, ty-
ing the cords 50 tightly that the ~circula-
ton Of the blood was stopped and he was
afterwards found frozen to death. The
rest on board consulted among them
selves, and one man, the hero, proposed
that he should jump overheard, hunt for
land and then try to get assistance.
Acting upon his own advice, he plunged
into the seelhing waves, followed by the
cries Of his comrades. He swan around
for hours searching for land. till at last
he reached the beach. Unable I o see for
the binding snow he walked aimlessly
about for ten hours, and at last came
upon the life. saving station nearly frozen.
lie related his story, but few were will
ing TO venture upon the sea in such a
storm. 1t was a long time before they
found the vessel, and when finally the
boat, with three occupants, came in sight
of the rapidly sinking schooner. the poor
fellows on board cheertd the brave men
who had rescued them. After a long and
p%erilous trip they reached land in a pitia-
bic condition. The feet OF the hero were
frozen black. his boots had 10 be cut off,
and he could not stand for months.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
HELPING TO HANG HIMSELF
Unparalleled Goodness Of an limo
cent Man on the GaIIowa.

cent Man on the GalIews.
In a handsome mansion situated in O.
lonely part of England there resided, a
few years ago, a maiden lady Of cOnsid-
erabie wealth, says a writer in the Phila-
deiphia Press. One morning she was
discovered foully murdered. Her man
servant. named Lee, was suspected, ar
rested and convicted on circumstantial
evidence, and sentenced to be hanged.
So conclusive seemed the evidence
against the prisoner tina; no attempt
Whatever was made on the part Of the
pubic 10 induce the home secretary TO
exercise executive clemency. The day OF
the execution having arrived, the pris-
oner was led forth to suffer the extreme
penalty. The rope tC be used, the tex
ture OF which was silk and hemp, had
been, as is customary in such cases,
tested with the aid of sand bags, and was
not found wanting. The bolt was drawn
and the prisoner was given a drop of
eight feet. The rope broke. The pris-
oner walked unaided, up the steps to the
scaffold, and after the rope had
been fixed again and the moose
adjusted the bolt was drawn for the
second time. The rope broke again,
Lee was by this time considerably
stunned, However, after the lapse of a
few moments, he again assembled, un-
aided, the steps, and after doing all in
his power TO allay the of the
hangman, assisted the latter in once moro
fixing the rope. The prisoner placed
himself on the trap-doOr, the bolt was
pulled and the condemned man dropped
once more out Of view. The rope parted
for the third time. After considerable
delay Lee once more placed himself in
the executioner's hands, but that per.
sonage and the other officials horrided at
what seemed q divine %in.erposition, re-
fused to proceed further with the bust
ness. The facts were reported to the
home secretary, who at once respited the
prisoner, condemning him to imprison
ment for life.
Three years later a woman who was
Lees fellow-servant, confessed on her
dying bed that it was she who killed her
mistress. She declared that Lee had no
connection whatever with the affair, and
stated facts strongly conirmatory of her
confession.
Instances may possibly have occurred
in which an equal amount of physical
courage has been displayed, but outside
Of the pale of fiction there cannot be cited
a single case in which bravery ever
played q more conspicuous part thsn in
the incident above detailed.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
THE PUSSY WILLOW


London Standard: Mrs. Cleveland has
by no means lost her sway rel the fash
ions, though she no longer holds the po-
sition Of presidents wife at the white
house. BY a very simple act of hers a
complete revolution has been caused in
the flower trade throughout the more civ
ilized part of the states.
At a luncheon party given by her some
three weeks since the table was decorated
with willow catkins, and she wore q clus-
ter Of them IN her bodice. The fluffy
s~oftness OF the greenish- yellow ca,kins
has obtained for them in America the
name Of pussy willow, and there is now
quite a craze for them. not only in their
natural condition as table decorations,
but in their counterfeit preseninent by
the needles art.
The florists OF New York were 81 a loss
TO understand the sudden food of orders
for pussy willows until they heard of
the now famous luncheon, a symphony
in silver and gray" TO which the soft
sheeny yellow green of the willow buds
added the GROWING note. Now the ar
tilcial flower makers are al busily repro
ducing them in velvet, chenille and ar
rasene. and the pushes will o o APP
pear on hats, bonnets, dresses, and in
bouquets for the bodice or the ball gown.
A lady who had ordered a braided dress
pane has now resolved to have il made
entirely of artificial willow buds. \
New York florist had five orders in one
day for pussy willow" %luncheons. Mrs.
Cleveland has brought into sudden no.
toriety n of the least noticed, least
~pretentious of natures early children OF
the sprinr.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
AGRICULTURAL MATTERS.
Covering Corn.

When the ground is dry, corn require
a heavier and t1rmer covering. 1t i
sometimes said that the later the planting
the heavier and tirmer should be the cov
ering; but this is true only so far as i
holds good that the later in the season
the drier the ground. Sometimes the
ground contains more moisture in May
than in April; then the May covering
should be the lighter and looser. Gener.
ally, however, toward the close of the
planting season the ground has lost so
much moisture that not only should the
covering be heavy, but il may we'll be
compacted by a stroke with the
hoe or even by tramping upon it.
If the planting is done with
a two-h horse planter, the runners are
properly set 10 60 deeper and the
firming action OF the wheels is not dis
turbed. In fact, if the ground is un-
usually dry, it is advisable to 60 over the
field with a heavy roller two days after
the corn is planted, termination has
not yet reached the stage where the dis
placement Of the earth by the roller will
prove Injurious TO the corn, while this
displacement will kill myriads Of weeds
that have just started near the surface.
Ii used early enough, a roller is a good
weed-destroyer. If, on the other hand,
the ground is damp, as it is most likely to
be early in the season. less covering is re.
quired, and the covering should not bt
compacted with the hoe or foot. i
the planting is done with a two.
horse planter. the harrow should
follow close after, to loosen
the covering compacted by the wheels.
The amount and density of the covering
should also be modified by the character
of the soil. A light, loose soil-thcrcfore
one that dries out rapidly-may well be
compacted above the seed when a heavy,
clayey soil should be kept loose; and the
covering of the former should be heavier
than Of the latter. The general principle
is that the covering should be sufficient
to keep moisture about the seed, but not
Of q character to retain an excess Of
moisture or to shut out the warmth Of
the sun; and the shallow est covering that
will secure the essential conditions Of
termination is the best.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
All Present or Accounted for.

Chicago News: AT the Berlin con
ference:
care all the delegates PRESENT." in
quired Count Herbert Bismarck.
They are" replied the secretary.
Are the doors TO the council chamber
securely locked, the curtains drawn
closely over the windows, and the free
cape guarded by a sentinel TO prevent
providers from climbing 10 the roof and
down the chimney
They are"
HAS NJ. Blowitz. of the London
Times, stopped up the keyhole with his
carr"
HE has"
Then let us proceed to business"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08

Peck's Sun: Miss Eastside Tin a howl
ing tempe)-Lena, how dare You to
wear one of my dresses ia 8 party, or in
feet to take any Of my property out of
my rpnrnY
'fOn. b'e.sc doand send NE away, und
l nafer viii do 50 no more. Dere vas
only two or tree of your friends dere,
und | dm sure dey didn't catch on dot |
vahs wearing your dress"
go pack your trunk instantly! My
friends. indeed
Yah, dots so, lie down-trodden cook.
adv has no chance at all"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
Necessary Precautions.

Life: Mrs. Passe (to her maid) How
is the weather. today, Marie?
MaiG-Fiesh and windy, Madame.
Mrs. Passe-Very well; you will please
put a healthy flush on my checks this
morning. an going out.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
I.jf.. il, Omaha.

Omaha Herald: Pa. there goes the
patrol wagon; there must be a riot"
No, my son This is the afternoon
the county board meets
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-12-20
A., v0ur Hens nIouItius :

Many people have learned by sxperiU
that sheridan's Condition Powder given once
daily in the food, viii supply the needed ma
terial to straightforward invigorats sich chick
ems or moulting hens and get them to lay-
ing earlier than anything else on earth MS
Edwin Brown, East Greenwich, R. /, says;
81 could not do without Sheridan's Cohdi-
tion Powder when hens are moulting- l use
itfor gapes and diarrhoea; for when chickens
are small they often drooP and die @ a
mint of clabbered milk add a teasPoonfui OF
The povder. mix well, and let the chicks ear q,
al tbev will once day; it does seem 70 y
inst what they need, they soon become p - >
yigorous- People laughed at me when D >,
o-s1 to use Sheridan's Powder, and nS - ~
dea I should win premium Ihey LlAusi
hest hest who laugh last, however got nlol
eos than any of my neighbors, and som 9 9
( rem had over 100 hens For % Cts ! =.
johnson & Co. Boston, Mass, viii SEND I, ~ y,
Ok cent packs, five packs for 81; or, ior 81
ONE Iaree 2j( pound can of Powders Pc
,,a;d. ~ cans for IS, express prepaid nc
-. :. corv Of the best Poultry paper SCI
,,oef Maid
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-12-20

Owing io the vide publicity given the
Crorn ea-e. sa7s the Chicago Heraid, the
fsiEfs seut out with the special Venires
hsse Ina 10 resort to all Of schemes
e divcr the saspicions and gel thsaames
q he business men whom lney sc
al1io1s 10 summon. For instance the
ozi,er dsr one Of the Eiiy hailifs entered
DE bic wholesale dry goods estabifnmsi q
q Carson. Pirie. scott s Co., after eng
be 5rrors. and near the door he ran aefoss
one q the general salesmen- What 3
roer name. sirf' lie asked The sales
nan .oia him. And your iuitialsi
This information Was forthcoming The
irqairs4 wrote the name on a card. IS
ti,ar Gieht, p BE- asked as be held il up.
iYas. ssid the general salesman
igIaen. sid the beilif triumphantly
i want r0u a. j juror il the Cronin
case The salesman grinned- -hheft
DO reu liver asizcl fhe bailiiI as be wa
Sling ON the warrant In Aurora
III. responded tie salesman as his grir
siroadeaed- The hsiHa Eilted. Anothe.
ssIesl1a1 WHO lad been standing near >.
I'D having great Jun over the conFefsa
non i.,esr 20 iaugh heartily. The bailil
furne6 70 him suddenly and asked
Whist vour name, siri7 Before b
<scusit - gave Tie ansEer desired. 3.
4,u5F san I;ee u Chicago. p sid the haiiil
ns5e fged cut spctiser summons, 'iah'
r5EH 5oie take tilis mans place Az
q 81 l1lg1i1a nan wa CAUGHT.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-12-20
Plne strnn PIlIoMs.

The American -Ahalyst relates the fol
lowing incident: "During a visit TO the
home o. most estimable lady living on
Indian River, this editor was told Of q
discovery that had been made which may
prove q boon 10 sufferers from lung or
bronchial troubles. This lady having
heard that there was peculiar virtue in
q pillow made from pine straw, and hav-
ing none Of that material at hand, made
one from fine, soft shavings, and had the
pleasure Of noting immediate benefit.
Soon ali the members Of the household
had pine shaving pillows, AMI it was
noticed that all coughs, athsilatic OF
bronchial troubles abated at once after
sleeping a few nights on these pillows.
An invalid suffering with lung tr,nble
derived much benefit from sleeping rpon
q mattress made from pine shavings. The
material j. cheap and makes very lleas-
ant and comfortable mattress, the dor
OF the pine permeatiDg the entire rom
and absorbing or dispelling all unpleaani
odorar