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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-01-31
Curing Vanilla.

The process of curing vanilla in Mex
leo, a writer in the San Francisco Chron-
icle says, lisa delicate one, requiring as
it does, not merely drying, but that the
pods shall retain certain softness, that
they shall lose little in weight, that
they shall develop all possible fragrance
and that the active principle shall be
brought out to coat the surface in the
form of crystals, producing the effect
Familiarity known as ''the silvering of
the vanilla" TO these purposes the
pods are spread in layers upon gratings
of sticks or twigs, arranged in tiers for
convenience OF inspection. These graf
ings are arranged in an ample room, dry
and well-ventilated. After t~wenty-four
hours the pods nre picked over, and the
green and damaged rejected. II any
show signs OF opening, they are gently
rubbed between tue fingers wet in castor
oil. The following day the pods r
placed in the sun, spread upon dark
colored blankets. Before sunset they
must be collected and slowed in
a box or case wrapped in q
blanket previously well summed to expel
possible dampness, and the pods care
fully arranged in layers to preserve
them in good shape. If this manipula-
ton be properly conducted the vanilla
takes on, in sixteen to twenty hours, a
very dark brown color. 1t is again
placed in the sun, If the weather be fine;
If not. spread on the gratings. This
process is followed for from twenty to
thirty days. which is the time necessary
for capitalization to take place, and
during which it is sweated three or four
times. II the weather be bad during
the first important days Of curing, or if
the crop be very large, ovens are en-
ployed for drying, with a temperature
ranging from 80 degrees to 100 degrees.
For evening 500 or co.. capsules of ran
lila are wrapped in a blanket, then in q
petate or rush mat, and securely corded.
The vanilla is left in the over eighteen
or twenty hours, rs determined by in
speetion. The evening must be follow
ed by twenty to thirty days of summing
and sweating, as in ~sun-curing. These
processes over, the vanilla is assorted by
grads, tied up in bundles of fifty pods
each and packed for shipping in tin cans
or cases not dissimilar to coal oil cans,
and. l shrewdly suspect, evolved from
that article.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-01-31
BILL BRAZELTON.
The First and Greatest Highway
man of Tucson, Arizona.

A gentleman from Tucson, Arizona, IN
the lobby Of the National Hotel, Wash
ington, spoke of one of the desperadoes
of lis town:
al see," said he, "that some fellow
ont in California has been holding up
stage loads of people by himself. Inc
dispatches speak Of him as h Lone
Highwaymau.' l want to tell you that
tie first and greatest lone highwayman
in this country lived in Tucson, his
name was Bill Brazelton. 1t has now
been seven or eight years since he was
killed. While lie lived he was the terror
of Southern Arizona, and he did all OF
his work single-handed. He used to
work in O livery stable III Tucson. de
was q Young fellow who did not say
much, but was all the time practiclng
with his revolver when he was not at his
work. He was the most active, power
full young man / ever saw. He got so
he could turn q somersault with his
pistol in his hand, and rs he came up,
hit a half dollar every time, twenty-five
yards away. He could shoot in every
position, whether standing, running, or
sitting, and every time he pumped
the bulls eye. Suddenly he left town,
and it was not long till we heard OF his
robbing stages all alone. He had nerves
of steel, and did not seem to be afraid OF
any body or any thing. The greatest
efforts were made tn capture him, but
he eluded all of his pursuers. He
seemed to be here, there and every
where at the same time. Finally 1t was
suspected that a hostler working IN the
stable where Brazelton had been en-
ployed knew something Of him. He
was taken out on the edge OF town and
hung up till he was almost dead, when
he agreed to confess on condition that
Brazelton should DO shot outright, as
no would kill any man who betrayed his
secret at his first opportunity. The
hostler said lie was to go out to meet
Brazelton that very night and take him
something to eat. He was to wait be-
hind q log in Il certain piece of woods.
A party Of six well-armed men took the
and went with him to tho place
OF rendezvous. They all lay down be-
hind the log and waited for Brazelton.
BY and by he rode out OF a thicket into
open space and camo slowly toward
the unsupported ambush. He carried
his pistol in his hand, as il suspecting
that things we're not all right When
thirty yards Of the log the whole
party rose and fired, killing both horse
and rider instantly. II was one of the
most dramatic incidents that ever 10
Cured about Tucson in those trouble
DAYS. Brazelton's body was rid
died with balls. He was brought to
town, and the next morning he was
propped up against an adobe wall and
had his photograph taken, and the local
photographer has to-day in his show
,ase n CHASTITY illustration of the triumph
d his art.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-01-31
Never Strike at a Bee.

About thirty-eight or forty years ago,
when Twas eight to ten years old II have
been used to bees from CHILDHOOD, Iheld
up a leafy bush for the swarm to cluster
on, while tin pans. bells and two sea-shell
horns we're making the sweet music Of
bygone days TO induce the bees to clus-
ter. After circling around about the
usual time, a prime swarm began to light
IN the stem Of my bush, on a level with
my head, and as the cluster call sounded
the bees poured in all over my should
ers. Then my hat brim dropped down
over my face. / dropped my bush, took
off my hat and laid it on the bush, and
moved out pretty quickly, with a pint
or so Of bees on my arms and shoulders.
/ do not think I got a sting, but the
swarm clustered on ny old hat Moral /:
Never strike q bee.-facJE Farmer.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-01-31
Commander Warmers Story.

MsiorWilliam Warner, Of Kansas City,
the new Commander-in- Chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic, is q we'll
built man of medium height, who looks
shorter than he is because Of his broad,
powerful physique. He is straight as
an arrow, and suggests great physical
strength. His head is unusually large,
and he wears a wave of black hair over
his ears and forehead. His eyebrows
are shaggy, giving his keen eyes an ex-
preston which would be almost fierce
were it not for the humor which Turks in
every glance. A heavy bristling nous
tache does not conceal the determina-
ton of his mouth. A few stray gray
hairs add a dignity of maturity to a face
otherwise youthful. In his address be-
fore Lafayette Post and veteran officers
from this section, on the occasion of his
New York reception. he showed that he
was an orator as well as an soldier. He
also exhibited a pathetic or sentimental
side which had been effectually conceal
ed by his warlike bearing. He will hold
his " as a raconteur also. Inciden-
tally. he discussed foraging in war, hum
o%rously ~contendine that it had been re-
duced to a fine art by our Northern sold
iers.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-01-31

when L. J. Maxwell quarreled with
Dave Robe at Plumas ard killed him
the offender got ten years in the peniten-
tiary in spite of the fact that the shoot
ing was in self-defence and grew out of
Maxwelrs refusal to join Robe in at at
tack on a stage. Robbie was known to
be a desperate character and a road
agent, and as Maxwell was in hia COM
pany it was presumed that he was equal
ly dangerous. Robe devised a plan to
rob a stage which was known to have a
rich treasure box, and insistedthat Max
well should join him in the enterprise.
Maxwell refused, and Robbie gave him
tw~enty-four hours to get out of the coun-
try. The quarrel and the tragedy re-
suited when the men met the next
morning. Maxwell has just received q
full pardon from the Governor, who be-
lieves that Maxwell's plan of discourag-
ing stage robbers is better than the or
binary processes of law.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-01-31

THE smuggling of Chinese men and
women from British America into United
States territory is very lucrative business
at various points along the borders from
Vancouver to Winnipeg. If the'ven-
ture fails at one place it is renewed at
another, and sooner or later the pilgrims
get in. A new trick just discovered at
Whatcom, Washington Territory, has
almost taken away the breath OF the
Federal officials, for they know that it
must have been very successful for a
time. The large number CT squaws
coming into the country from British
Columbia finally attracted the attention
of an official, and he took a party of
them to jail. On close inspection it
was found that the creatures were not
squaws at all, but a~ble-bodied Cinnamon
who had painted and otherwise disguised
themselves so as to resemble the typical
Indian squaw of the frontier. In n
instance two young and rather comely
Chinese women came across in the garb
of American women, but closely yelled.
An ungallant official lifted their wells
and found them out. These girls we're
billed through to San Francisco, and
we're worth TO their owner about 3 1000
apiece.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-01-31

THERE is one railroad in America,
operated on a proft-sharing basis, and
but two in the world. The American
road is the Toledo, Ann Arbor and North
Michigan, which with its prospective
branches will cover the greater part Of
the State. The road pays to its officers
aud employees a dividend, the president
alone being excepted. In order to OBJ
tain this dividend, the employees or
officials, must have been five years in
continuous service Of the road. The
way in which the matter is arranged is
for the board of directors to declare div
idends on the amount Of salary received
by each servant of the road as if that
sum represented, not a salary, but an
amount OF stock Of the road. There are
also provisions made for employees, who
shall be injured in the service of the
road, and also for them who retire after
twenty years continuous service. The
plan has not been in operation two
years yet, but it is regarded as sue
cessful. The employees favor it and
the stockholders also. Such plans GER
tainly closely identify the interests OF
capital with those OF labor and thus
serve q useful purpose.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-01-31
IN

skins to their heels. Children besmear-
ed their faces aud bodies for fun and
about each carcass a group of tall, black
warriors hacked and slashed like the
savages they were.
A dozen magnificent long-horned cat.
tie we're run into the kraal and several
stalwart warriors followed them in. as
gegais in hand. Crowding the cattle in
a bunch up against the wall, each war
rior singled out q victim and with n
mighty thrust plunged the keen, bright
blade right into the animals heart.
Generally speaking. the one swift. sure
stroke was sufficient. But in two or
three cases the stricken animals avoid
ed the death thrust and, goaded to mad
ness by the deep wound, made matters
exceedingly lively for the Zulus for the
next minute, chasing them frantically
about the kraal until some well-hurlei
assegai brought them to earth. One biz
steer, horned like a Texan, kept his feet
and fought until a dozen assegai blades
were buried in his body, and in his
blind rushing he knocked over n connie
of men and ripped one very badly mn
the thigh. The whole affair was as CIV
citing as a Spanish bull fight.
When they were all killed the crowd.
who had been enjoying the fun from the
kraal wall, hoped into the arena and
assisted in the work of skinninc and
cutting up. As many as could Get
around an animal assisted, and one conld
scarce imagine a more b~arbarous specta-
Gle than a horde of Zulus SHINING and
.dissecting a dozen COWS. The blood was
allowed to remain in the flesh. and men
women, and children were seen nacLing
huge pieces of red, quiverinr fes5
siung over their shoulders. with ne
blood trickling down their sleek darI
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-01-31
Delaware's Whipping Post.

The exact date of the i~ntrodnctmd
the ''cat" in Delaware is not know.
but, according to the records, q Win.
ping post in connection with a small ii
or city prison, was erected in Wilmingtn
in April, l740. At that time the boz.
ough vas considerably annoyed by .
grants, who seemed to com here il
hordes, having nothing to fear, as Tie
executive portion of the city's admins
tration was very meagre. Becoming
alarmed at their depredations, The cit.
zens, by vote, decided to build actT
prison, and provided a constabulsr d
two or three men. The prison, q
"cage," sometimes called ''smOks
house." was q small one story bnk
building, 12x12, and s feet in height
The structure must have been very obi
looking, as it had no windows or chin
neys, and the only mode OF heating vs.
b~yburning wood in an earthen dishinha
building. 1t was not intended ovhk
stand attack, for in 1872 a sailor Vo
was incarcerated therein was rescued
four or five of his companions who bF
tered in the door with spiles in theF prs
ence OF the officers. The whipping poi
connected Herewith was used IN COMA
ton with imprisonment for FURNISHING
various offences.
Many changes in the statutes ha
been made since the time Of WlAn
Penn, but never has there been az
tempt to wipe the post out Of exissFa
The criminal who is to be vhpNa
has his hands clasped in irons sbOvels
head to the post, while the rest o. rs
body is at ''perfect liberty" The m1
is laid bare, and the "cAt-o-nlnetns
"a whip with nine eow-hide %laslss-s
then vigorously applied by the Sneri
of the county as many times as has Oesa
specified by the Court, this being gs.
uated according to the grade Of 10
crime. Many a time the blood IS dnsa
with every lash, and frequently WA
the Sheriff has completed the operua
the criminal is covered with blood inl
head to foot, while the ground and Ps
round about bear the stains which, pa
they the power of speech, could 'eaf
many heart-rending tales. some ~
prits squirm and twist into all imagi%f
shapes, while others never finch =.
-Four criminal courts are held IN AZ
Castle county annually, while esc9 '
the other two counties have two sessl..
a year, and on the Saturday iollos.s
each term the whippipgs take pas
The post is ont of doors, and theaa!A
apart for the whippings is sort o. ss-,
holiday in the country town where us
take place. ~. Y. Herald.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-01-31
How to Kill Beeves.

An animal is best killed with ~
ball, shot midway of a line drawn ~
one eve to the opposite horn; but y
be killed by a blow on the same spos'-
a sledge hammer or the head OF az
first blindfolding the animal. Asss
as it falls cut a cash square across
throat back of the jaws, deep enough
reach the spinal column. Inc aus
may be run up at once, or nos
skinned, or it may lie until the enc a.
are removed, as may be preierrea.
the hide from the throat along t1e ~
ket and central line OF the DeI!i =,
tween the thighs to the tail, ana
this cut along the inside Of tne ~,
Take of the fore legs at the NEE ~
and the hind ones three inches N
the hook joints. If the animal = " I'M
ground, remove the hide o lns IN w
side of the carcass to the ploa n
then turn the animal over D sac =
other side. If the animal Is hnns ~
begin above and work down. t;5.
full not to cut any gashes II tls
Use the thumbs wherever Il = 4. /
BILE to do so. To remove the ep.l5is 4
not difficult. Open along the ml1u !,
the belly and brisket. cutting NJ o1,
outward. running the fingers M
ahead of the knife through tue ;0gjs .
The animal should have had nolI ~
eat for twelve hours before II =
Its ~entrails will not then be dls'sH
and the viii cool betlel,b y. 3
soon as the ~entrails are ont, WASH -sigr
side thoroughly with cold wa'sa'g Mo-
a cloth where necessary TO take tr 4
Stretch the slit in the belly open psa
ting short sticks to keep the caI DE
and facilitate cooling. As so3rShI
carcass has cooled, divide it in haL'f rs
splitting the back bone, WoIk.HS seh
the inside. First cut through ~ noua
and then saw through the bona.
cut bones-saw them--AmTaaA
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-01-31

While the women BOILED tba h,,
big iron kettles, obtained from NJ 3 y
the warriors engaged in a h;n saa,
You cannot catch the spirit Of H. ualSs
by merely hearing it deseribaa uala
morethanyou a realize the exbila, saF
of wine without trying it. Tie waaAa
turned out about three hundred l0s
on this occasion, and the dan sl0ag
place on a level bit of ground 20
the kraal. The whole COMMITS as
gathered in a black mass. sluati sis
irregular ranks on the ground to = !
dance, VIE
After the beeves had all been o,..
the warriors retired to tbei, H.
Then, very shortly, they came strsoI Ivy
out again, one by one, the blood Ssa
of, and their bodies decorated u;,l su Z
the geegaws of war. Many wo,s Ls
of Zanzibar cat-tails, or tails If ~. lua
and foxes, and around their calves s'as
biceps we're ornaments of bead -
leopard skin. On each warriors 40
was a discus Of black mimosa cnm
ished until it looked like a cirolsi
jet.
With ox-hide shields and bright ,,..
gals they trooped into the kraaI unfi =
were assembled. Then, FORMING T..
rank as naturally as a COMPANY Of o s4
adiers, theymarche1ou out onto the dane.
ground, singing a strange weird ~,
in accompaniment to the rattle Of ass
gal on shield, and measured tramn I
feet.
One could see at a glance, now. thai,
Zulu is a warri r born. Here NJ,
were, the veriest savages to all iptsn'
yet playing soldier with q bearing NJ
precision Of movement that Eurone,,
troops, with all their scientific tairiSs
could hardly hope to beat. ForTpi
they stepped, then filing off into a sani
circle, two deep, they stood, proud si
erect, the most perfect specimens 4
martial manhood l ever saw, Their B.S
eyes glistening with suppressed N
their chests heaving, and mus.lz
twichingin anticipation Of the simds
begin. For a minute they stood Then
every foot in the crescent keeping tus
and every assegai softly tapping h,
against the shield to a Low, buzzry
melody. -Boston Bulletin.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-01-31

THE career of a government clerk is
fairly typifed in the case of James
Eveleth, the veteran of the War De
partment. He began working for the
United States in 1929 at $500 a year.
In 1886 he was given 81, 200 q year in
1850, 81, $50 a year from 1851 TO 1853
he was paid 81, 800, and the next year
he was promoted to $1,000. In 1864 he
was given $500, and in 1885, on nc
count of advancing age, was reduced to
81, 600. There he is now. about eighty
years of age, and there he will die, un-
less, perhaps, he lives long enough to
suffer further reductions.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-01-31
A Hippopotamus Takes a Turkish Bath.

The $1,000 hippopotamus, Caliph.
Of the New York Geological Gardens.
has bcen m interesting invalid in his
quarters for the last two weeks, but DIR.
Conklin, his medical adviser, brought
all his medical and veterinary skill to
bear on tho Affections of Caliph. The
hippopotumus became heavy andindifIer-
erent, and finally showed no desire to
take his daily baths. His appetite dis
appeared aud his thick hide soon showed
that the flesh was falling away beneath
it, giving the skin a haggy appearance.
Within one week he lost more than 800
pounds.
Last week the sick animal was with
great difficulty forced TO enter q tank of
water. The steam Ind been meantime
turned on in the water, which had at.
tanned q blood neat temperature. DIR.
Conklin determined afterwards 10 try
tho effects OF n Turkish bath on Caliph
as a preliminary step. The attendants
kept the animal in tho tank rs the tenn
perature Of tho water was gradually
raised; its heat penetrated the two inch
es of cuticle which covers tho hippopo-
tamus and big drops of preparation
oozed from his brows.
The building was also heated so that
the lions and tigers looked uncomforta-
bly, warm, and when Caliph emerged
from the water his enormous body was
.steaming all over like an immense boiled
ham,. The attendants scrubbed him of
with brooms, scrubbing brushes and
soft soap, and then. piling blankets on
him, allowed him to lie and steam quiet
ly. He is much improved from his
Turkish bath.-Ner York telegram.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-01-31

SCRANTON, Pa, now lays claim to the
title of ''The Electric City" Its streets
are all lighted by electricity; its street
cars are run by the same force, and n
good deal Of its machinery is driven by
the same power. Scranton is not yet
twenty-three years old as a city, having
been incorporated April %, 1866, and
it claims a population of %, o while
some Of its more sanguine citizens say
the population will not fall short Of
100, 600. The street railway franchises
OF Scranton were recently purchase |
and recognized by n syndicate Of New
York capitalists, and since the sale all
the horses were discarded and eleetrici-
ty substituted.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-01-31

DURINe the rast year encouraging
progress has been made in the work Of
causing the substitution of automatic
couplers for the old link-and-pin coupler
on railroad trains. 1t is estimated that
more than 500 employees are killed every
year while using the old corpleis. and
that ten times as many are severely in
iured. After thorough Investigation and
dicussion the Master Car Building As.
sociation recommended the use Of a GER
tain type Of automatic coupler MS a
standard. One railway system control
ing more than $500 miles of road has
re sently ordered hat all new cars shall
be equipped with couplers Of this type.
The Railroad Gazette says that the type
sis now in q form so perfect and it's ad-
vantages over ell other tyres are so
widely acknowledged that its use has he
come rather a commercial question than
a technical one"
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-01-31

The discovery OF gold bearing quartz
in the auckland Hills of Massachusetts
has excited the farmers and land owners
of that vicinity, and some predict a regu-
lar old-fashioned California boom. The
veins lie 1900 feet above the sea level
and run through blue slate rock in q
northerly and southerly direction. near
ly parallel with the glacial stri@ on the
surface rock. Tho dip of the veins is
very nearly perpendicular, and they in
crease in thickness as they have been
developed below the surface.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-01-31
A Tropie New England City.

Aspinwall Cor Colon, rs It is some
times called, is Columbia's most
fourishing seaport. and is virtually a
colony Of the United States of the
north. having been coded in perpetuity
by the government Of New Granada
in 1852, to the American company.
which founded it for the Atlantic ter
minus Of the Panama railway. Archi-
tecturally. the pert little city looks as if
il had accidentally strayed away from
New England and got lost down there in
the tropics. Record.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-01-31

Duane the year of 1888 there was
consumed at the Government printing
Office, exclusive of the ledger paper used
in the Building, ALT tons Of printing
and writing paper. This is nearly
double the amount Of paper ever used
in a like period Of the office prior to
1887. The above amount does not in
clude the paper furnished 10y the depart
ments and Congress, which would make
many tons more. This goes to show the
great increase in the government print
ing, and will provea strong argument in
favor Of the bill to increase the facilities
of the printing office.