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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12
An Offer of Matrimony.

The Literary World, in review Of
Mrs. Brush's new book, Inside Oul
Gate" says perhaps the most delight
full delineations is Tibble, the Scotch
cook, with her shrewdness, her aphor.
isms, her lovers, and her calm Christian
determination toward her own way.
The offer made her by "Meester Mac
Farlane, baker, in the presence of her
mistress is something delicious:
Il just called to say, Miss Catherine
Elizabeth Drummond, that / made We
an offer of matrimony this day week,
an / wad like an answer.
Tibbie looked as innocent as a lamb.
"Weel, SIR she said, if a We require
is an answer, / suppose as long as We
get an answer, ye dinna care what it
may be. -
"Ye ken weel that care" replied
the suitor. doggedly. "The last time |
was here We made objections to me bein'
a baker, but We sud pick that bone wi
me father for apprenticin' me to the
trade. Ye remarked that ye'd always
intended to marry WI sailor; but ]
Gamma be a sailor grippin' wet ropes,
nor climbin' up bare poles like dancin'
bear, to pleasure even We, at my time Of
life"
Mr.. MacFarlane's temper was up a
bit; he didn't know Tibbie as well as ]
did. A firm expression was setting
about her mouth, and a glitter in her
eyes.
What settled objection haze We TO a
baker," he continued.
1T always mak's me sick to me stom-
ick, replied Tibbie, to think of flour
and water muddled the gether by men
folk. I've hurd that they tramps crack
ers wi their feet, too-heaven forbid !"
This was too much for Mr.. MacFar-
lane.
"Ha'e We never tasted bakers bread
in yer life, he continued, warmly, nor
crackers, lass?
"Weel, l maun confess / haze, re-
turned Tibbie, in a provokingly calm
voice. when was a bit O. lass and
didna ken what / was eatin'; we a maun
eat our peck o dirt. "
AN haze We nae eaten bakers bread
sim We were grown 2
It sounded like a stern controversy
between consumer and manufacturer,
rather than like conversation between
lover and sweetheart.
well, / haze" admitted Tibbie,
~when took wi the pangs o hunger and
considerin' what the chosen people eat
in the destruction O Jerusalem; bnt l
eat it WI me eye fixed on the ceilin'. aud
repeatin' verse of Scripture to divert
me mind till it were weel gulpet down"
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12
The War is not Over.

"The wars hardly over vet, said a
gentleman to the Talking Machine the
other day. i see by the papers that
man picked up a rusty army revolver
on Marye's Heights. opposite Harper's
Ferry the other day. It had probably
lain there exposed to the weather for a
quarter Of century yet when he went
to fooling with it it went off and shot
him through the body. 1t is barely
possible that cartridge might remain
good that length of time, but not at all
probable.
"Some five years after the war was
removing bodies from James island, on
the South Carolina coast, to Beaufort.
They were the remains of Union soldiers
killed at the battle of Secessionville,
in which the Federal forces were
worsted My escort was on Exon
federate officer who had been in that
battle. We came to q small earthwork,
hardly larger than rifle pit A lot of
negroes were hoeing cotton near by and
they came over to see what our party
was doing.
Here, said the officer, pointing to
certain corner of the pit, 1 planted a
torpedo with a percussion exploder. 1t
was merely lager beer key filed with
gun powder.
Zone of the negroes, out of curiosity,
began to dig in the corner with his hoe.
We turned and walked toward our boat.
These cotton hoes are broad, heavy,
handled affairs which the negroes
use with considerable vigor and skill.
We had hardly reached the boat before
there was tremendous explosion.
Fragments of the negro were flying
through the air, part of his body lodg-
ing in the trees. We turned back and
found that the negro had evidently
struck the percussion with his hoe, and
the torpedo had exploded, killing him
and two other field hands who were
standing by.
Repeatedly people were killed all
over the South n'similar ways for years
after the war. l remember of an old
colored woman who had gathered four
heavy shells fran some battlefield.
They had failed to explode, and she
used them to support her wash-kettle
over an open fire. One day the fire was
unusually hot and the shells exploded.
The first sent the kettle, clothes, water
and all into the next county; the second
knocked down half her cabin; the other
two promiscuously devastated the
neighborhood Strangely enough, the
old woman was uninjured, though she
was within three rods of the fire when
the battery let go."-IVashingto1s
Post
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12
What is Fate!

We meet many people who readily
believe in chance or fate-people, too,
! from whom we should expect better
things. In great many cases, how
ever it is the superstitious and idle who
are ready to believe in fate and con-
slider themselves badly dealt with by
the goddess of fortune, when in nine
cases out of ten non success is a mans
own fault. Steady perseverance that
will be deferred by no difficulties is the
true arbiter of destiny. 1t will accom-
plish more than anything decreed by
fate since time was. Does not our
own will, soon or late, attain for us
what we desire? We have observed in
life there are rarely any startling effects,
but gradual evolutions worked out by
rule.
Human beings do not invent their
own lives, but are influenced by the
accident of their surroundings, and use
the materials given to them, some well,
some ill, some wisely, some foolishly.
Our inclinations and prejudices being
so much matter of training, should
make lis very tolerant of other peoples
opinions; for as a rule your men of
broad views and liberal ideas have been
reared and surrounded by everything
favorable to their advancement.
In many cases men rise from poverty
to distinguished careers, but in going
back to their early history, we find that
their ability TO excel was in the majority
of cases fostered by a mother of intel
lectual superiority for her station. 1t
is said of the mother Of Charles Dickens
that despite the poverty from which she
suffered. she was q woman of superior
gifts, and was a marvellous story teller.
She possessed in a great degree keen
sense of the ridiculous, with its inyari-
able accompaniment athos. in her
gifted son were blended the distinguish
ing traits, humor and pathos, which he
no doubt inherited from his mother.
Who can ever read the death of Paul
Dombey, without realizing the intensity
of Dickens pathos? 1t is impossible
for his narrow minded father to see
through any spectacles save his own; in
his eyes his narrow way is the only one;
he will go in one groove to the end Of
his days His friends, being men of his
own stamp, are not the kind to enlarge
his ideas, he pities the rest of mankind
who do not belong to his narrow creed.
So many wait, Micawber like, for
something to turn up, and hope fate
will prosper them If they went to
work with steadiness of purpose and
well directed energy, they wSIld soon
turn something up. We believe firmly
that "God helps those who helps them
selves He never intended His crea-
lures to depend on chance or fate If
they do, they will not come out winners
in the race Of life. Longfellow gave
good advice when he babe men meet
the shadowy future without fear and
with brave heart
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12

cepted government position. 1t was
but few months later that he met his
Indian wife. She was then a Young
girl Jordan rescued her from drown.
ing aud they soon became lovers. The
girl was by birth princess of the Sioux
nation and the wedding was celebrated
with great eclat.
Jordan is still young man, but he is
quite wealthy. He owns large cattle
ranch near Rosebud and has hundreds
of acres of land. He wears his hair
long, falling below his shoulders. and
his mustache is heavy, now iron gray in
color, and his appearance makes him
one of the most distinguished looking
men on the reservation. Jordan accom-
panied Red Cloud upon his trip to
Washington last spring, and acted as
interpreter in dealing with the
government officials. The old chief
and his nephew by marriage were re-
ceived with much favor upon their east
ern trip. Minneapolis Journal.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12
RESULT OF DISCIPLINE.

IT Enabled an Army Officer, Jnaided. ia
Capture Two Deserters and March Them
Into Camp.
Major William Penn Gould is a mod
est gentleman. who has seen great
deal of life and rarely talks about it.
When he does it is well worth while to
listen, for he is very interesting talker.
He was paymaster in the U. S. army,
and has recently been placed upon the
retired list.
Discipline is great thing" said he,
the other day, in conversation at the
New Denison House. Il was at
Fort Prescott, in Arizona, paying of
troops, when man came up to my ta-
BILE for his pay. He was one of the
toughest men in the army, noted MS des-
perado. There was something wrong
in his pay roll, and could not pay him.
He had no pleasant expression on his
countenance as he turned away, but /
thought little of that at the time. Next
day l was to go from Fort Prescott to
Fort Mcdowell to pay the troops there
The officer in command had promised
an escort of fifteen or eighteen men,
but next morning, when ready to start,
he said that, owing to wholesale de-
sertion of men during the night, he
would have to limit my escort to nine
men. We started, passing on the road
a lieutenant and number of the sol
diers looking for the deserters. We
went on until we came to q camping
place.
"One man and myself went on some
distance alone, when suddenly two
men came before us. They said they
had come from the Salt River region,
and asked the direction to some place.
/ answered them and they passed on.
My companion wanted to know if l did
not recognize them. / did not, and he
then told me that they were two of the
deserters. Leaving this soldier
in charge of our things, started back
after the deserters, and, coming up
with them, rode between the two and
told them they were under arrest as
deserters. Just then heard the click
of trigger, and, turning about, found
the muzzle of rifle within an inch of
my head. At that instant / recognized
the fellow holding the gun as the des-
perado. l did not say word-didn't
know what to say-but merely looked
at him. He hesitated moment, and
the muzzle Of the gun turned to the
ground. There was just one thing
saved my life, the discipline that fellow
had received in the regular army, the
respect to superior officer that had
been his daily education year after year.
/ told them to about face, marched
them back to camp, and delivered them
to the commanding officer without any
trouble whatever. When l handed
them over to that person he made just
one remark-'Well, Gould, you are the
fellow i ever saw. said moth
ing, for really there was very little in
the exploit. 1t was only matter of
discipline"
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12
The Chicago Man Who Married an In-
dian Princess.

Without doubt one of the hsppiest
men in the Sioux country at this time
is G. P. Jordan, Indian post trader at
Rosebud agency. Jordan has a good
deal of influence among the Sioux, and
the Commission was greatly indebted to
him while at Rosebud agency.
Jordan is white man, but his wife IS
a full-blooded Indian, and niece OF
Red Cloud, the cunning old chief Of the
Pine Ridge Indians. Jordan married
her several wears ago and there are FIVE
children from the union. There is a ro-
mantle story in connection with this
marriage. Jordan comes from an ex-
cellent family He has two brothers
distinguished in army circles. His par
ents still live in Chicago aud are classed
among the most aristocratic people IN
the Garden CITY. c. p. Jordan went
to Dakota when young man and &C
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12
Possible but Doubtful.

Mrs. Solid, who is stout and not very
tall, has a daughter who is tall and
rather slender. Now. if there is any
thing about which Mrs. Solid is sensi-
tive it is avoirdupois; and when the
spirit of mischief enters one of her fam
ily it is apt to find this sensitive spot
before its work Is done. The other day
this good lady's tall and agile daughter
took occasion to rail at her proportions.
Il don't care. Julia, exclaimed her
mother, when you're as big as l am
you'll be a good deal bigger "-LesUis-
ton Journal.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12
Mnfher.Tnngne.

4 writer in U'ide-AlCake remarks
upon the pathetic way in which sub
iugated people cling to their native
tongue. And it is true that people can
never be said to be truly conquered so
long as they refuse to speak the Ian
guage of the conqueror. The Welsh
that subdued yet unsubduable people
have never ceased to speak Welsh.
You will be told that they have al
ready ceased to speak it; that the use of
the language is fast dying out; but di-
rectly YOU draw near the boundaries OF
that portion of Great Britain, you begin
to hear it. 1t is a formidable language
in print, but easily managed by the
tongue.
In many Welsh families, especially in
remote districts, it is the only language
spoken. And when, few years since,
the decree went out from London that
in the Board schools in Wales only En-
glish should be spoken, it fell hard upon
the little folk who knew no other tongue.
Try as hard as they might to express
themselves in unfamiliar English, the
familiar household words tCOattd drop
from their lips.
So a plan was hit upon to make them
cease to speak Welsh. If a child spoke
a Welsh word, "token" was given him.
What shape this token" took varied
according to the school. 1t might be a
FOOLS cap, it might be a printed slip at
tached to the clothing, or it might be
simply stick that was to lie on the
desk.
Whatever it was, he kept it until a
Welsh word dropped from the hips of a
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12
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She Snat on Her Bait.

We had long since voted. ner .ns
,,yettiest girl on the boat. This would
have been an offset for poor luck at
fishing. if she had only known it, but
we weren't SAYING word for fear o. q
s SS her, and by and by she looked !
M to the grizzly old Captain and asked ,e';;
Captain, shouldn't spit on my oai'
Guess you should he replied;
~Lemme put on a fresh shrimp ana
then You can spit.
Real hard p
Yes
AN the spit I can9'
Che held the hook within three
inches ne. Of her nose. twisted her tongue
, .bree or four times, and then gave a
..hn.cboolp We saw something ny
ov 70 heard a scream OF oesp4i ,;
o IVA the a next moment the prettlest glfl
eali IN a heap in the bottom OF tne 1 9oisa
e Sho n had thrown both plates OF ialse e
18th ~ ont Of her head into twenty ies'
Of water. -
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12
THE Infiuence Of Tobacco.

The smokers sore throat is more
easily induced by the use of cigars than
the pipe. When once fully established
it is quite incurable so long as the cause
that excites it is allowed to continue.
The effects of tobacco on the spinal
cord and on the cord of sympathetic
ganglia are often pronounced. An in-
iurious influence on the spinal cord and
It's nerves would be shown in the pro-
duction of external insensibility, or in
disturbed action of the muscles by con-
vulsion or paralysis.
In the blood, the prolonged inhalation
of tobacco produces changes very
marked in character. The fluid is made
thinner than is natural, and in extreme
cases. paler. In such instances the
deficient color OF the blood IS communl-
Gated 10 the body altogether, rendering
the external surface yellowlsh, white
and pasty.
The nicotine plays a very importan,,
mart on the motor fibres OF the spinal
nerves, and probably on the cord Itself.
II excites through these structures mus
cplar agitation. followed by temporary
suspension and paralysis In like man
nor tobacco smoke has the property OF
actinn on the sympathetic system OF
nerves exciting them to produce muscu-
lar spasm, followed by deficient power;
Il - from this cause that the organs OF
organic ~ life are so irritable, sluggish,
and powerless in confirmed smokers
DR.. b. ". Richardson, IN -. LOUIS
1T000zi3le.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12

second child, when it was passed on to
the latter. And so on through the ses-
sion for the day. Whoever was so un-
fortunate as TO hold it when school
closed at night, was fogged-poor little
fellowl
However, the system. as might have
been expected, did not work it was bet
ter suited to the Dark Ages than to
modern England. Aud so it was dropped,
and recites in his own familiar tongue.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12

Mss STELLA Cox, a well-known young
lady of Washington, was married on
July "a to Seneca Indian, at the Cat
tnaugus Indian Reservation. Mr.. A..
Sim Logan, late of the United States
Indian Bureau, in writing Of the affair,
remarks: I'VE have a few more young
men to spare, if Washington should de-
sire to send some more of her daughters
among the dusky braves"
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12

The Foreign Labor Contract law has
been again held up to public ridicule
and contempt by being invoked to pre-
vent the members of a Presbyterian
church in Erie, Pa. from calling pas
tor of their choice VINO happens to live
IN Canada. The Labor Contract law,
Under the construction that has been
placed upon it, is a disgrace to civilized
people and should be swept from the
statute book as soon as possible by the
incoming Congress or amended INTO
some sensible shape that viii prevent
the wholesale importation Of day labor
ers without going far beyond the inten-
hon Of the trainers.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12
Three Peculiar Trees.

Rev. w. b. Bachman. aleading Pres
byterian minister of Chattanooga, states
that on the top of White Mountain, in
Western North Carolina, are three trees
Of the cachoin species growing close to-
gether and each being about foot in
diameter and about fifteen in height.
The top of the tree is about twenty feet
in diameter and perfectly fat, being so
completely interviewer that number of
persons can walk on them with ease.
Twelve persons can lie down on the top
of the trees without danger Of falling.
Indeed, 50 close are these tops that
holes had to be cut in the middle for
persons to get on top.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12

MRs. MARIA M. DEAN is a homeo-
mthic physician who took an Office in
Helena, NJ. IT,, three years ago. Her
income last year was in the neighbor-
hood Of $4,000. She is a graduate of
Wisconsin University and from a Bos-
lon medical school, and also studied
madeleine in Berlin.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12

THE first settlements in Arizona and
California were founded by Eusebio
Francisco Kina, Jesuit, who was an
srplorer in those regions as early as
40 He founded the first settlement
j Arizonia on the ella River in 1870,
md in 1897 founded the first settlement
m California.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12

TIE feat of lowering large house
,tsct from an undesirable location on a
Nh 50 feet high to the street was ac-
,0mplished in San Francisco lately, the
at being 500. The building, before
rsmoyal, brought, on account of its poor
lo,ation. only $50 at an auction sale.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12
T0PICS OF THE TIMES.
choice Selection Of Inter
esting Items.

rgr Emperor of Russia initiates Mr..
c,.astope His Majesty is an amateur
v,oJcbopper, and spends an hour day
,ttbe exercise.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12

OVER a grocer's shop in James street,
which Mr.. Gladstone
asses every time he goes to st. Steph-
{. is big sign. @Parnell's Bacon for
4, Times. 1t is bona fde business
,rpouncement, with no political signifi-
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12

OKLAHOMA is an old story now, and
Rs next rush is to be to the fertile ter
htory we have acquired from the Sioux.
1t this rate of progress the course
dempire will soon have to come to a
stop. The wilderness of yesterday is
lie garden of to-day in our onward
march toward the setting sun.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12

EMPEROR WILLIAM Of Germany no
l0pcer suffers from insomnia. 1t is said
,t,t The wears a night attire of peculiar
..eutal texture which produces sleep.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12

spot, without herb, plant, or verdure of
any kind to distinguish it from other
sand mounds. A gale of wind. accom-
panied by cloud-burst, happened to
strike it as a traveller named Chavez
was passing, and disclosed to his as
constituent massive stone walls fianked
by towers of masonry. He undertook
some excavations, and had the satisfac-
ton of bringing to light remains of fig
ured pottery, amow-heads, oeads and a
few skeletons, with ornaments lying
around them and strings of beads
round their necks.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12

A GOOD story, told at the expense Of
Frank f. Hotchkiss, Superintendent of
the grounds and buildings at Yale Col
lege, is due to the dry humor of Presi-
dent Dwight. The highest of the col
lege dignitaries took a fancy to
some picture frames which graduating
students had had made at Cutters art
store from the rails of the old fence.
He decided to obtain such frame for a
campus picture, and SO he called at the
art store. Il would like to have pic
ture frame made from part of the old
Yale fence" said he to the proprietor.
IAN right, said Mr.. Cutler, @but You'll
have to steal your own rails" Presi.
dent Dwight gazed meditatively at the
floor for moment and then remarked
as he turned away: well, I'll have to
see Mr.. Hotchkiss about that"
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12

The contract for postal cards for four
fears to come, calls for 1000, 600, 900
cards to be manufactured at a cost OF
100000, which will sell for $40, 900, 600.
For the manufacture of these, 1,OOO
tons Of paper viii be needed, represent
ng without the addition of ink weight,
Z4OOO,OO0 ounces, or at full letter
rates of postage, "a, 4sO, 900. Soft would
seem that, in spite of the vastly greater
number of pieces of mail matter repre-
sented by the cards, and consequently
greater cost of handling, there must be
profit in them.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12

A REMARKABLE sight was witnessed
at the Bailey depot, in Cass County,
Missouri, on a recent evening. The
sun was getting low when train pulled
IN, and the engine began to let of
steam. As soon as released the steam
began to foam, and in a short time a
complete rainbow could be seen a few
ieet above the engine and reaching to
the ground on either side. 1t was a
beautiful sight, and remained as long as
the engineer released steam from the
engine.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12

IT is reported that an American
Pompeii has bee- discovered on the
bank Of the Rio Grande, near Cochete'
Texas. A vast sand dune covered the
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12

FEoM reports that reach us from all
sections Of the country Of doctors Eek
peHmenting with the elixir oflife' there
seems to be a probable determination Of
this years crop of lambs and a possible
'hankering after grass" by multitude
dbipeds. 1t would seem wiser course
ID wait for a more careful demonstra-
ton Of the virtues of the .elixir made by
those thoroughly fitted and equipped to
ietit 1t scarcely need be said that
Danger attends such experiments.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-09-12

RELIGIOUS statistics in the annual re-
port of the New York Independent
show that the number of church mem
ben increased by $4,000 last year,
while the number Of church edifces and
dergymen increased respectfully 1882
and 1866. tn, fact is very encourag-
ing, but it would be much more so were
inot for the fact that the population OF
the country increases much faster than
church members or church edifices.