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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12
Didn't Like the Gamo

Uncle Pete went 10 see a hon
last Saturday. 1t was his first VA ssas |.
such a contest in ten years and M i Y
looked somewhat disappointed a. 4 !
innings rolled off with maeb;rs 4, y
promptness, but he said NOTHING . .as
he was on board a homeward.hon sl
car. Then his nephew addressed pS Sn
What do you think of it. uneIesa ~
it," game vas
that?p 'Ou &E
And = they call that playingg'
Nobody punched nobody else ,,ou
one end to the other?' '-
mo, indeed"
"And the umpire was not kicked "a
the field?" VI
That IS rare diversion NOWADAYS,
And the whole eighteen men didna
huddle together in a bunch and H.
every time man was called out?n
"Oh, mol"
'And nobody didn't steal the be.t
bats and make off with the srs,s
ball p
THAT is impossible under the pre,.
ent arrangement"
and the whole thing didn't wind Inn
In free tight?"
"You saw that it didn't"
81 know that | saw that ii didn't
and ! also know game Of real base,
ball when / see it, and that COMPOUNDED
croquet party that we paid s. to lock
at is no more like the real game they
used to play than an amateur minstrel
show is like genuine fun. Let's get OF
here and moisten. - Charleston Enter
Drise.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12

in New York to settle everything defin-
itely. / was returning to Englewood
to pack my trunk and leave that place
the next day forever. As thought
Ethel was coquette, l determined
she should not see me again, so / took
late train from the city and intended
leaving Englewood in the morning.
1t was terrible night. The rain
was coming down in torrents, the
thunder was roaring, and the sharp
flashes of lightning made the few pas-
sengers in the car draw their heads
away from the window. It was the
kind of a night that would give man
the "blues" if he had not the pleasure
of looking forward to a comfortable fire
and cosy room awaiting him at home.
As | had no anticipations of such
joy, but was looking forward to say
ing farewell to the familiar scenes of
my life, on the next day, my feelings
were decidedly morose The train
sped on and / thought how happy |
could be if Ethel Linton were not heart
less. Then thought of the misery of
being separated from the only woman
i had ever loved, and. as my mind lin
gered on the subject, | clenched my
fingers until the nails were driven deep
into the palms of my hands.
At last we reached Clifton, and /
alighted. Hurrying along the plat
form. to escape the rain, reached
cab, the only one standing there
engaged it, and jumped in. The long
train moved off into the darkness of
the night, and / wss just congratulate
ing myself on the fact that there were
no other passengers for Englewood,
who would disturb my gloomy thoughts
on my way there, when trim, neat
figure came along the station platform.
1t was female, and mentally cursed
my luck in being compelled to ride
those four miles with a woman, and
most likely being compelled to con
verse with her, when / wanted to be
alone with my thoughts. The driver
waited for her, and when she came up
said, I'm sorry, Miss, but this cab is
the only one here, and if you want to
get to Englewood you'll have to put up
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12

The Chinese Cove nment seems to be
coming to accept the fact that the con-
strucion of railways in that country is
inevitable A cablegram announces
that the Emperor has decided to ISIS ne
IN cdict for the building of anot Their
railway and it is believed that con
struction upon large scale will be the
policy of the Government. The little
eighty five mile road which now consti-
tutes the entire railway system Of that
vast empire seems to have proved its
value, In the face of the tremendous
conservatism and suspicious prejudice of
the Chinese, and 1t will doubtless prove
to be the forerunner of not merely tens
of thousands. but eventually of hun
dreds of thousands, of miles of railway
in that land whose population reaches
the vast number of over $40, 900, 600
souls, Inhabiting domain of over
4, 400, 600 square miles.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12

are nicely caught. How long ago die
sis leave 2"
"Three days. I'll have a terrible re
venge.p
Are you armed?'
No. I'm too dangerous when Tn
armed, and left my revolver home.
Then you'll swoop down on the man
and break him in two?"
i orter, suppose, but when begin
to swoop / don't know where to stop. !
might damage dozen others. My
revenge must be swift and terrible,
however.
How do you propose to do?"
Il dunno. How would you do?"
Il should go for the man without
DELAY"
"Yes, that is the proper way, / sup
pose, but if / get wild who's to hold
me? | once started in to lick man,
broke loose, and finally cleaned out a
whole town meeting. / must take
blood, vengeance, however,
Perhaps if you would show yourself
the man would stink off, and the wife
return to your bosom," | suggested.
Il dunno. If he would it would
be all right, but suppose he tried
to bluff me? That would make fiend
of me in moment, and l should prob-
ably kill everybody in this car / mus.
have blood, however"
Perhaps YOU could buy him off," I
said. meaning it for stab.
yes, / might, but guess he'd want
more'n I've got"
"Well, do You propose to sit here and
let another man walk off with your
wife?"
MOI BY the canopy of heavenl / del
mand his hearts blood Let me think;
He's purity solid, isn't he? ?"
~Yes.r
would probably fight?
Il think so.
@Don't look as if he would let go for
s129s
"No."
well, I must plan for a deep and
lasting vengeance. Let me collect my
thoughts"
At that moment the women turned
and saw him, and she at once arose and
came back to the seat. He looked at
her with open mouth, and she pointed
her finger at him and said:
Thomas Jefferson Baily, you open
your yawp ON this kyar and I'll make
you wish you'd never been bornl At the
next stop you git off, or my Teller will
make your heels break your necki I've
gone and left you, and that's all there
is to it, and faint no use to bother US.
Mind. now, or you'll hear from mel"
And she went back to her seat, and
Thomas Jefferson rode nine miles with
out another word, and as stop was
reached he dropped off as humbly as
you please. He stood beside the open
window until the train moved, and then
whispered to me:
Il got off to collect my thoughts,
Look out for me when 1 turn loose for
vengeance. "-NeU York Sun.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12

Maurice Thompson, in the N5rth
American ReOeac, says; Gin England a
novelist of the standing of Mr.. IIowells
can take the manuscript of his latest
novel to his publisher and receive in
exchange for it check for from S. to
$500. Even Anthony Trollope re-
ceived as much as SIS 600 for a novel;
1t il safe to say taat there is not in
America pub isher (uot a magazine or
journal owneD who would pay Mr..
Howells the half of such a sum. In a
word, we present the curious condition
Of nation reading more books than
any other nation in the world, and at
The anne time raging to its writers of
high msrit the smallest incomes offered
to such authors within the limits of
civilization.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12
BIZ T. p. CRANE.

sensation of relief after leaving bhe
place. The woman with the heavy
beard repels us, and we thank fortune
that our own lady friends and kin are
mot heavily bearded as this one. ANY
woman afflicted with large growth OF
beard can find lucrative position as
monstrosity in a dime museum, but
will find herself tabooed by her friends,
and especially her gentleman friends,
if she does.
Living skeletons, fat men and fat
women, midgets, dwarfs, and giants,
wild men from Borneo, and other un-
fortunate people, are the stock in trade
of dime museums This stock in trade
never varies 1t is always in fashion.
Those who visit dime museum for
the first time are struck by the plebe-
ian aspect of the people who throng
its galleries and its chamber of hor-
'rors, and they may probably be struck
by the man who runs the electric bat
itery to try the machine. A placard is
hacked up on the wall with the follow
ing equivocating remark printed there
pm: Electricity free. Only ten cents.
Electricity free being printed in
heavier type you are naturally fooled,
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12

Tho new French law of nationality
declares that Frenchmin's s,n born in
the United States is citizea of France.
Tho federal constitution declares that
every person born in the United States
and subject 10 its jurisdiction is an
American tizea Und this law tho
son born in the United States of French
parents is an American cit.z.n, provided
the parents are res dent here and not
merely ojourners-visitors or travellers.
And as an American citiz he would be
entitled to protect on in France, not
withstanding The conflicting law of that
country.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12

Before leaving Buenos Ayres for home
United STA es NJ mister Blyless w. Han
ma wrote short report to the State De-
partment on immigration into the Ar
gcntiae Republic. He says it is setting
in from al countries of Europe, and the
great number Of arrivals IL marvellous.
They are general assisted by the Ar
gentine Government to the extent at
least of having their passages paid from
the starting point to destination in the
Interior TIE amount thus paid in
March is estimated al 81, 900, 600, or at
the rate of Sl2 600 900 year. Already
this vast influx, the Minis. or says, is
beginning to tell on the exports of corn.
Last year the country shipped 445, 900
tons of corn. This year it will go above
2. coo 600 tons. DIR. Hanna further
says: 'sln the vast fleet of merchant
ships and great steamers coming here to
trade from every European port the
United States flag is rarely seen. bu. it
is hoped and believed that the policy of
the new Administration on the subject
of an encouraged steam navigation be-
tween the United States and the South
American ports will successfully solv,
this atnharrassmant y
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12

little 4yes,s which, though not very
intelligent answer to the last question,
convinced me that Ethel loved me.
Instantly my gloomy feelings were
driven away by the sun OF Joy and 1
blessed the weather, the cabmen who
had stayed at home and in fact every
thing that had helped me to thus Sc
cure definite answer to my proposal.
When / had formerly Travelled be-
tween Clifton and Englewood 1
thought that those four miles were the
longest ever heara. of. but that night
it seemed as if we fairly flew along the
road, for we reached Englewood In
what seemed very short time. ! left
Ethel at her fathers door, and as l
kissed her good night said, Darling,
won't go to California for several
months and then it will be on my
wedding trip"
The next dayII changed all my plans
and settled down in Englewood, and in
few months Ethel and | were mar
ried and took wedding trip to Cali
fornia. We often talk about our past
live and / tell her how near she came
to wrecking mine by her coquetry.
She always tells me how sorry she is,
but declares that she always loved me
and only leased me so in the hope
that | would speak out and ask for her
hand, SO she could say Eyes"
Anyway | shall never forget the
night | rode with Ethel from Clifton to
Englewood, and whenever / see cab
l feel like taking off my hat to it.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12
YaIe,s Famous COxswain.

Ralph Thompson, who had been cox
swain of the Yale crew for three years
has announced that he shall not con-
tinue next year. Shorty as he Is
Familiarity known, has a greatrecord as
a coxswain. In all he has steered
twelve eight-oared crews, including
three Yale Fights, six class Fights and
three Fights at st. Pauls preparatory
school. OF these races ten have sesn
victorious for his side, and in three H.
stances, as it has been asserted by COM
petent judges, the victories have been
due to Thompson's superior steering
Hartford Courdllt.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12

The arrangements of the Census
Bureau are on an immense scale, al
though now only one tenth of what they
will be a year hence. One hundred
typewritcrs are now at work; next
March 2 coo clerks will be kept busy,
next Juno 40, 900 enumerators will be
securing the cou TRY. fifty female type
writers will be clicking away next week.
The type writer is to entirely exclude
rem copy. Mr.. Porter expecting there
by to save upwards of $4,000. Over
hundred thousand applications for
employment have already been received.
tad the communica ions are answered
as promptly as possible. Twenty five
topographers and ten stcnographers are
at work, and $50, 900 envelopes are
used each month.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12

with this gentleman as a passenger. v
Instantly my gallantry asserted it.
self, and jumping out Of the cab
said, Miss. you certainly will have ia
occupy the cab with me, as there are
no other conveyances here and it is
too bad night for either of us TO walk.
To my great surprise the lady raised
her veil and said, "Thank you, Mr..
Herriatt, l shall be happy TO accept
your kind offer and will occupy the
cab with You"
"Good enough, said the driver. And
he assisted her in. Then he mounted
the box and /, stunned by the thought
that would he compelled to ride four
miles in cab with woman j was
going TO run away from, got in the car
riage and sat beside her. The door
closed and the driver whipped up his
horses and away we went i drew
myself to one side of the carriage and
looked out of the window, but | could
see nothing. Then felt an irresist-
ible desire to hear Ethel talk once
more. In matter-of-fact tone / asked
her how il was she came to Clifton so
late, and why it was that no one was
there to meet her. In cool, deliber-
ate manner she informed me that she
had been on visit to her aunt in New
York, and had missed an earlier train.
Thinking that there would be plenty
of conveyances at Clifton, she had not
telegraphed to her father Then we
were both silent, and We heard moth
ing but the patter of the rain and the
steady tramp of the horses feet. The
silence was terrible to me. My anguish
increased as the thought flashed across
my mind that this would be the last
time / should ever be in Ethel Lin
tons company. With each successive
flash of lightning / looked at Ethel,
but there was no encouragement there.
She sat with her beautiful face close
up to the window peering out into the
darkness.
At last a brilliant inspiration came
into my head Here had been trying
for months to secure a favorable OPP
portunity to tell Ethel Linton Of my
love, and now that chance had come
and was neglecting it. She could
not put me off with any trivial excuse
now but would be compelled to listen
to me. What would it matter if she
did say no? 1 was going away anyway
and I would have the satisfaction Of
knowing that my love was not returned
and possibly this would enable me to
forget her. Ny mind was fully made
up and the very thought gave me
courage. Just then we reached bad
portion of the road and the cab gave a
lureh. Ethel gave little scream and
as the side of the carriage she was on
went up in the air she nestled close to
me. instantly placed my arm around
her waist and held her there. The
danger of upsetting was over in mo-
ment, for VIC struck a level piece of
road just then. but / still held on to
Ethel. Then in impassioned tones I
poured forth the story of my love. 1
told her how had loved her for years,
how on account of that love I was
going far away on the morrow and
pleaded with her for an answer. To my
delight there was murmurcd a sweet
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12

causes a heavy sensation a.
You had great weight on vors 'aoaa|
so to the manager and ash ~ soa nlt1
PLANTATION, and do not oues ~ - =
freaks. When inspecting ~ u
rors of the Inquisitio9p 'us ia o.
Is done up 50 ar.isticall- no
painfully lifelike, in way ~
let your emotions Overcome 70 %
Remember that you paid yas,. ~
expressly to see these horrors 80 a., qas
should appear as if you were Gnu ~ l!@
yourself. 1t is not consideroS Sul Ky
form" in Bridgeport, the swell, -
smell district Of Chicago, to ev;n.. "
emotion, either of pleasure or NY -. y
the dark side of life in a lousa1 pau =
When You have wearied az ~
osities, you visit the auditoriumn' s "
players are quite amusing n !. y
poor, weak way, aud those wbo = I Ires
been there frequently in the n ~ aal
readily recognize them as H. Pa's %
players they had often seen tbe e s1a'
fore. &C hicdgo Ledder. y
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12
He Wanted Vengeance.

had been riding in the same seat
with very plain sort of man for the
last twenty miles, when a couple
boarded our car at a junction, and he
suddenly uttered cuss word as long
as my arm. / saw that he was excited
by their advent, and naturally inquired
if he knew them.
"Know 'em? Why, that woman is
my wife!" he Kissed.
And who's the MANI"
"It's Teller she is clipping With"
"TheY haven't seen YOU yet, and they
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12

OF 43 900 Italians that landed in
Castle Garden, New York City last
year, "a 900 were males The emigra-
ton of fema es from Italy is smaller
than from any other country, averaging
but thirteen per cent. of the whole
number who land From Germany the
percentage is forty; from Ireland forty
five
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12

because you only see that clause by a
hasty and casual glance. If You have
no conscientious scruples or strange
antipathies to electricity, you go the
machine one if you lose, as sport
would say. If You have ten cents about
you it is all right. If you have not
you will suddenly feel yearning sem
sation, as if You would like to have ten
cents or sink through the floor, while
the suave and refined electricity man
politely informs you that ten cents is
due him. Mid the ieering and sar-
castle remarks of the crowd you try to
explain, as meekly and sheepishly as
you can, that you thought he was run
ming his machine for sweet charity's
sake, and not for the filthy and con-
Eliminating root of all evil.
In your promenade through the gal
lery of wonders you frequently come
across @fakes" like the following. A
placard reads thus: Draw the curtain
and see the homeliest person in town"
You draw the curtain, and see your
own reflection in q mirror. At least
you do so if you are not pretty cute
and knowing. You are astonished and
awed by the "human salamander"-
the man who drinks molten lead and
boiling oil and rubs red-hot pokers
across his tongue, and winds up his
performance by indulging in dessert
of burning charcoal. You wonder how
lhe does it, but he does not offer to ex-
plain when you ask him about it.
People who visit dime museums
should ask no questions and they will
hear no lies. If you see anything there
that battles your keen intellect and
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12
The Gr}Gl Mountain State.
so CENTS A YEAR.
Devoted to Booming Vermont.

In Massachusetts at large one voter
represents numerically, 4.39 persons.
The average s.zs of the family in NJ .ssa-
chusetts in 1885 was 4.58 persons.
Numerically, therefore, there is about
one voter to family.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12
THE DIME MUSEUM.

III u d m o
museum is a
very CRU o
some subject
from which
to weave a
CO m j C a |
sketch. More
sadness and
morbid gloom
can scarcely
be found else
where. We
always feel a
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12

WARS in a name? The richest
Chinaman in the town of Seattle re-
ioices in the diseouraging name of Bad
Luckee.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-04-23
ALLIANCE WORK IN TENNEs-
SEE.

We learn from the 1osler of April
80, that a little more than . year
ago" the Tennessee State Alliance
Wheel Business Agent opened his
Office in the city Of Nashville, and
withoutsany cash, financial backing or
credit commercially, he began work.
For time the ridicule of the whole
sale dealers and scorn of the manu-
facturerg hung like q dark cloud over
his financial horizon. He hung on
until the cloud began to disappear and
signs OF success began to dawn,
when behold the authorities of the
city of Nashville arrested him because
he refused to pay merchants tax. The
city court gave Judgment against him.
He appealed to the Circuit Court,
where he gained the suit. The de-
cision exempted the agent from taxa
ton.
Up to this time it seems that all he
had been able to do in the way of
business was to arrange and ascertain
where best terms could be made and
in this way threw the trade to the
friends of the farmers. Alter this
fight, however, and seeing that even
the fact that an active agent, simply
keeping the order informed had ac-
complished so much, they decided to
place cash in his hands, and give him
financial backing and commercial
standing, and with the small amount
(not yet ten thousand dollarsl he is
now doing $4,000 to $4,000 bust
ness month, $25O,OOO year. He
purchases sugar and molasses in bulk
from the. planter, and brings it to his
customers, and has arranged with the
manufacturers of plows, harrows,
mowers, feapers, wagons, buggies, at
the lowest wholesale prices, gets them
in large Quantities, pays cash for them,
and has all the credit he would have,
and q financial standing in the COM
mercial world. And the last Legis-
lature exempted the State and County
Alliance Agents from taxation.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-04-23
TO INVESTIGATE.

PUSH, VA, April 2, '89.
We the members of Hebron ALI
ance, No. 125, Mecklenburg county,
Virginia, being in doubt as to the
legality of the action upon the part of
the Board of Supervisors in extending
the time of building through the
county aforesaid the A. & D. R. r. do
hereby
Resolve, That whereas the afore.
said county voted subscription of
thirty five hundred dollars per mile to
the building of said R. R, upon con-
sideration that it was to be completed
within eighteen months from the day
of election.
Resozved, That whereas said agree
ment or contract was not perfected
that we appoint committee whose
duty it shall be to inquire into the
matter, and if found necessary to con-
suit counsel and ascertain whether or
not the above board had the right to
extend the tiue of building said r. r.
Resotved, That if said act shall prove
to be legal we will submit to the build.
ing of said R. R.
ResolUed, That if on the other hand
said act should prove to be illegal we
oppose building said railroad at the
expense Of aforesaid county.
ResolUed, That copy of these reso
lutions be sent to The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER for publication, and also to
send a copy to the next meeting of
our County Alliance.
l. J. TACKETT,
G. M. GORDON,
M. 0. NELSON,
Committee.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-04-23

as treat them with respect, and much
more, such as show q willingness to
fight their battles for them. But this
Alliance feels that all this has been
well provided for in the broad and
patriotic columns of The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER; and all that is necessary now
or remains to be done is to get the
farmers to subscribe for it. AS re-
suit of this sentiment among us, l
send you three subscriptions and hope
to be able to send more from time to
time, as our members become fully
aroused and get able; for we are just
waking up and there are "hard times"
up here.
We had it fully explained to our
minds why the Legislature did not
pass the Railroad Commission bill,
when we saw 80 many of them taking
free ride to their homes on Saturdays
and to New Berne and Asheville. We
are opposed to the high and unjust dis
elimination of railroad rates, but no
more than we are to those who dis
regard our votes, our wishes and our
interests and vote for railroads, mo-
nopolists, &c. Fraternally,
J. G. L., Cor. Sec'y.