Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-10-16
ODDS AND ENDS.

Six female doctors were received into the
faculty of medicine in Paris In one week.
One police court in New York, in three
hours on Monday, disposed of 100 cases
an average of minute and half to each
case.
A memorial to Adam Smith, author Of
1.-THE Wealth of Nations" is to be erected
at Kirkaldy, Scotland, his birthplace.
Archbishop Kenrick is the oldest Catho-
lie prelate in the United States. He is "a,
and was consecrated in lS41.
A small boy who was shown drop of
water through a microscope said that he
knew now what made the singing in the
tea kettle.
Frederick, Md, is trying to raise $4,000
TO build a monument over the grave OF
Francis S Key in Mt. olivet cemetery,
The population of St. Louis is ACC, 357,
an increase during the census period OF
100, 500, or 31.34 per cent. The figures for
Boston are 446. 507, an increase of S3,66S. or
CSC per cent.
A Springfield TO- man ate the other day,
on a wager, 2O7 CLAIMS, six lunches of cell
cry and two pounds of crackers. besides
drinking several cups Of coffee.
Electric currents of 500 horse power will
be supplied the International Electrical ex-
hibition at Frankfort from generators l40
miles distant.
John Howells, son of the novelist, has
chosen architecture as his profession.
Young Howells is Harvard student.
Alexander Harrison's picture, "Lilia,"
purchased by the French government at
the last salon, is to be placed in the Lux
embourg Harrison is from Philadelphia,
but he is rightly recognized as a French
painter
All lords, ii appears, are not utterly use
less. Lord Sudely, for instance, has re-
Gently came before the English public as a
successful manufacturer of jam. Grocers
have pronounced his goods TO be of a very
superior quality and Lord Sudely's friends
think his lordship has at last found the
true bent Of his genius.
Give us, oh, give us the man who sings
at his work. BE his occupation what it
may, he is equal to any of those who fol
low the same pursuit in silent sullenness.
He will do more in the same time: he will
do it better; he viii perseyere longer
Carlyle
Archbishop loEIlEdn Was uoEh III new
ark, n j., where his father was proprietor
Of a popular hotel on Market street The
building stood there until quite recently,
just below the First National bank, in the
best business portion Of the city, when it
was displaced to make room for number
Of buildings better adapted to these days.
A new invention in musical instruments
is violin piano. A case containing six
violins, two violas and two violoncellos re
sembles a pianoforte frame. The instru-
ments are connected by circular bands,
which are brought into contact with the
strings by means Of the keyboards, the
hammers Of which bear upon the bands
with varying pressure.
While prospecting for borax recently in
Salt Well Valley, Cal, DR.. Woodin found
some petrifed bones OF an extinct animal.
The ball part Of the hip joint is nearly as
large as the crown Of derby hat The
corresponding bone OF an OK is about the
size OF hens egg The size OF the extinct
animal may be inferred from this COM
parison. Other parts Of the skeleton OF
the same animal were found.
Dr. Brokaw, Of St. Louis, makes the oh.
servation that there is a class Of criminals
that may be termed moral imbeciles, as
they have no idea Of the difference be
tween right and wrong He cites the case
Of one Of those who had just been released
from prison, shot man, and when asked
what he did it for said that he would just
as soon be locked up as to be out. Men Of
this class are not susceptible Of punishment.
Hanging merely rids the community Of
their presence.
Senator Ingalls, has built a new and
handsome house on a site overlooking the
city Of Atchison, Kan, 10 replace the one
which was burned some time ago. His
new home win be finely furnished but be
cannot replace the library which he lost in
the fire. and which he had spent lifetime
In collecting.