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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-08-07
PAGAN AND CHRISTIAN rr.,.
Florid in Theatres, Severe in :.
Catacombs.

How very different was suoh
and unsophisticated music which . si9l
. Romans might have heard issnino IVY Y
the weird receptacles of the dead
the gay and vivid pagan melody rs
at this time was in its heyday in tb a- 4
perial City, Yet which had the a..' =
vitality, and which lasted longeree ,Is%
TREMENDOUSLY murmured cadeDees I've
were the veritable beginning n 4
great literature of ecclesiastical mr,;,
the light and buoyant tunes Of ,tbs 4.
aires and the pantomimes, which s,'.'
from hearsay, have passed entirely m,
memorya Had the art of early Ciri,t,s@
ity been in any sense CARVING !, !,
pagan traditions instead of. as il Wa, :.
entire severance and bseaking therpwis
we should haze had a very ditfs,s.,
music in our churches to-day. Bv a.
times of Imperial Rome. Greek MIN
strelsy had reached its climax 81 M.
nifcence and was conducted in a NJ.
of grandeur and ext avagance which Nm
might recall the descriptions Of tsbI.
Its rhythmic, melodious strains vs,,
rung out in the theatres BY MANY HIM,
dreds of singers, who were accountants
by vast orchestras, wherein every ipstr.
ment of Greek or Oriental invention M
its representative. +" The passages 4.
full of singers, says Seneca, speakiD,
of one of these occasions, "the orchests
is thronged with trumpets and every kpj
Of musical instrument peals from 4.
STAGE Gibbon, in narrating tbss
stupendous performances, describes d,
gigantic Tyres, the immense water orgm,
and other paraphernalia of secular muSs
which were assembled in those temps
of pleasure and of sin-the Roman The
aires. In contradistinction to thss
forms of music are early Christian
from the very first, took up an eutirsV
opposite attitude. There was something
of a reactionary spirit in their views
they went to the contrary extreme il
everything, deeming that purity and pro
priety in their art could only be gained
by placing as great distance as thsy
could between themselves and the Pagan
fashions. The simplicity of their eafy
singing, which we have recently de-
scribed, may in great measure be 90
counted for by the desire to act eountg
to the world around. There, in that
great world of Pagan Rome, they might
hear echoing from the tayerns in the
Campus Martius, or from any Of the denS
of impiety which were so rife about The
city, the sweet, sugared melodies Of
Greek composers, the ford runs, the
trills, the embellishments which the late
art of Athens cultivated in such profusiOl
and which Rome had received among
other heirlooms from its sister race and
had multiplied and improved on
/ Culver.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-08-07
A Noted Fat Man.

Lincoln County, Ca, has the privilege
of Boosting of the weightiest man ever
produced in this whole Southern coun-
try. Stern Simmons is the parsonage al
luded to. He was born August %, 1924,
and died August rs, 1868. OF ordinary
size in early infancy, he soon began to
develop the foundation of his after re-
markable obesity. As the years rolled by
his size and weight were rapidly in
creased.
His appetite and consumption o: food
also increased with his age, so that
twelve to fifteen biscuits and other eat
ables in the same proportion barely suf-
feed him for meal, after partaking of
which he would complain of his scant
fare. His mother was compelled to re-
strain his voracious appetite for fear of
fatal consequences, as he increased the
more rapidly in size and weight. How
ever, he was sent to the village school in
Goshen and had opportunities to obtain a
liberal education. But his mind was not
on books. His great delight was when
he had yoke Of oxen placed at his COM
mand. When not thus engaged his next
favorite pastime was whiting with a
knife on piece of soft pine, or playing
at marbles, in both of which he became
an expert. All the year round he dressed
in light linen wear, the change of sea-
sons not seeming to affect him in the least
degree. During the coolest days in win
ter he could be often seen, shirt collar
unbuttoned, and breast laid bare, reclin-
ing under favorite large oak near the
front of the mansion. Blessed with good
health, and possessed in his own right of
considerable property, his every want
was supplied, his every wish gratiied.
In all these years he was singularly child
ish in his conversation, manners and So
cial intercourse. He was naturally kind
hearted and quiescent, but when aroused
by anger, excited by the unpleasant jeers
of the passer-by, he would become en-
ragged against the offender, and those near
him would find it polite to get beyond
his reach, as he would hurl after them
epithets and volumes of compliments not
used in the Sunday-school. But for this
he was quite retiring and rarely sought
company. He was, nevertheless, a regu-
lar attendant upon divine service and an
attentive listener.
With thus epitome of his daily life, I
now furnish facts as to weight, size, etc.
He was six feet, three inches high. His
weight was $50 pounds. just previous
to his death his weight was increasing
daily over two pounds. His death was
very sudden, occasioned by suffocation
from excessive fat of the throat. His
coffin measured three and half feet
deep, and it required as many men as
could conveniently get around it to lower
his remains into it. In order to carry
the coffin out the balusters of the piazza
had to be removed and platform con-
structed near the piazza to lower the cof-
fin into the case.-Atl1nta Constitution.
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An Electric Waterman.

An instrument which can hardly be
looked upon with a kindly eye by IN.
punctual watchmen and other employees,
part of whose duty it is to place them
selves on record at stated times, is the
insumgraph. This device, by the aid Of
electric currents, presents at q
predetermined time clear space
Of paper for signatures OF an
opening in a suitable desk, and at
Me end of the time of grace allowed
moves it past the opening. The tell-tale
and time checking systems hereto used,
owing to the fact that the necessary
signals are made by electric currents set
in motion by discs, or plugs, or press
buttons, are TO certain extent inefficient
as they allow of the possibility Of false
register being made while the employee
is absent. The insumgraph, however, ~
making an autograph at a particular
moment of time necessary, minimizes the
possibility of fraud. New York Sun
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-08-07
Rain Making.

In certain villages in the Indian cen
trail provinces a learned traveller tells Us
that besides the village blacksmith, the
village Waterman, and the like, there Is
an official termed the Gapogari, whose
duty it is to make rain. As long as the
seasons are good and the rain descends
with due frequency, his office is pleas
ant and lucrative one. 1t is not labor.
ious, and it is obviously the interest o.
all to keep him in good humor. But Il,
as sometimes happens, the hot dry
weather of April and May is prolonged
through June and July, and week after
week the ryot sees his young sprouting
crops whitening beneath the pitiless no.
winds, public feeling is wont to beroused
against the SHINING rain-maker, and ne
is led forth and periodically beaten UNI
he mends his ways and brings down the
much-needed showers. Il New lorA
Post
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-08-07

authorities that the man ~, ~
each sentenced 10 rece;va ! insans IA
blows with stick. Accordinas =
ern ideas, this punishment ~ !. % sss
cruel; but there can be littIs i l1aaas !
the severity adds largelytotbsaouot
OF the public, as it is eviD Do ploi''i
rarity of crime by lunatie, = :! i
There are few lunatics 50 mad y VdA
altogether deficient Of self.coD,@s., % !
the knowledge possessed bv N \ u.
that, whether mad or sane, tb ~ . ..9a !
punished for any crimes thew ~. VIZ I
init, acts upon all alike as a ds,a lay %
London Standard. 'e''elt-
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-08-07
Glove Growing In Zanzibar.

According to recent report of Consul
Pratt, the chief industry of Zanzibar and
Pember is Glove growing. The tree was
introduced in 1880, and the harvest of
the present year is expected to be 49,
OO0, 900 pounds, at an average local value
of ten cents a pound. A ten-year-old
tree is capable of yielding twenty pounds
of cloves; trees of twenty years often
yield upward Of 100 pounds. CONNER.
sial Aduertiser
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-08-07
Trains Blocked by caterpillars.

A plague of caterpillars similar to tna'
which afflicted northern Maine some yeal'
ago has been added to the other Draw,
backs of this remarkable season down
East. On the New Brunswick kallWS!
the pests have congregated in such gfeA
numbers upon the rails that trains na''
been blocked for hours, and on the ban,
gor and Piscataquis it has been founu
necessary to sweep and sand the traeAs
before trains could proceed. A rainy ~!
drives the caterpillsrs into the woods pu.
the next warm day brings them all oo'
again, and the situation is becoming -
rious on the railroads. Forest trees y
many sections are being stripped OF tnsn
foliage, large and handsome grow =
the suburbs of Bangor being completely
denuded, the trees appearing as thousI
dead. Many orchards have been ruine''
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-08-07
Striking Matches on Glass.

did you ever notice that ninety nine
men out of hundred who have occa-
sion to light match viii hunt around
for some rough surface upon which to
scratch the luciferf queried Mr.. Bing-
ham, of the Leland Hotel news stand.
''They do so when they get matches here,
and yet at the same time they are within
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-08-07

In China acts Of homicide or murder
committed by lunatics are rare in the ex-
IRENE. In that country the iron hand of
Justice works inexorably, and the plea
of insanity is not admitted as a mitipa-
ton OF punishment. In the last Imperial
Gazette laborer was sentenced to death
IN the usual manner appointed for the
crime OF parricide. while the relatives.
whohad neglected to inform the district
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-08-07

There are 1900 courts in the op nS
States engaged in granting divorces On"
marriage in every 2S is thus annulea-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-10-16
Lee is Getting to the Front.

The Bank of Long Prairie has
been incorporated under the State
laws and will commence business
as a State bank Oct. 9th. Lucas
Kells, Of Sank Centre, is president
and w. e. Lee is cashier. The
authorized capital is, 800, 900 and
the paid up capital is $25, 900,
which will be increased as business
demands it. This move is one Of
considerable importance as a State
bank is considered more sub
stantial institution than private
bank. It is subject to examination
by the State examiner and is com
PEELED to publish a statement Of its
condition every three months.
The bank was started eight years
ago, previous to which time Long
Prairie had no bank, and the pres
ent move indicates the growth Of
business Of the place. There are
now two banks and yet the bust
ness is sufficient to warrant the ex-
tension of the bank. This new
departure brings to the bank adj
ditional capital and in the person
of Mr.. Kells an experienced
banker, while Mr.. Lee, whose
careful business methods and emin-
ent ability has won success in the
past, is still it's manager. This
bank thus Incorporated becomes
one Of the solid institutions Of the
State and one that will command
the confidence Of the business pub
lie. Todd County Argus.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-10-16
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE.

Notice is hereby given, that mortgage bearing
date the fourth day of January. 1889, executed
and delivered by Charles W.. Satterlee, Duran
Christopher, Jesse Christopher and Ida Christo-
pher, as mortgagors, to Walter B. Carter, mort
gage, recorded in the Office of the register of
deeds OF the county of Mile Laos in the State Of
Minnesota, on the fifth day of January, 1883.
at one O'Clock P. M, in book ssE'' Of mortgages.
on pages 348 and $40, will be foreclosed by safe
OF the mortgaged premises therein described and
mortgaged, by virtue of the power Of sale in said
mortgage contained and Herewith recorded, and
pursuant to the statute in such case made and
provided, at the front door of the court house. lin
the village of Princeton, in said county. on tthe
twenty ninth day of November, 1889, at one
O'Clock P. NJ. That the amount claimed to he dne
on said mortgage at the date Of this notice s seven
hundred and thirty dollars and thirty cents.
Said mortgaged premises then and there 80 to he
sold are situated in said county, and described in
said mortgage as follows, to-wit: The southeast
quarter of section twenty five (25), IN township
thirty seven 1917, north, Of range twenty-seyen
C2, west, containing 100 acres, more or less. nc.
cording to the U. s. government survey.
Dated October 16, 1890.
WALTER B. CARTER, Mortgages.
j. A. Ross,
Attorney for Mortgage, Princeton, MINI.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-10-16

SPENCER Brook, Oct. IA, 1890,
Ike Walker shipped another. car
load of hogs last Tuesday from
Princeton.
The framing is about completed
on the Clough barn and the con-
tractor will commence to raise the
frame tomorrow.
Geo. w. Patten and Maurice
Thompson's families have had an
attack of diphtheria in a moderate
form and all will likely recover.
The Misses Jennie Mckenzie.
Lila Severance, Linda Evers and
Nellie Ellingwood commenced their
respective schools last Monday.
The heavy rains Of Saturday and
Sunday have seriously DELAYED
potato digging. But there is
54 Ea 80 -
plenty Of time yet before it freezes,
Two parties Of hunters from
Anoka and Minneapolis are here
after ducks and are having a gen
ulne good time camping out.
Hon. D. NJ. Clough made a fly
ing visit to the Brook last Monday
to see how his farming interests
were being handled. In an inter
view ne claims that the political
situation is somewhat mixed. es-
pecially in Hennepin and Ramsey
counties, and in fact all over the
State, but thinks that the Repub-
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at Taylor's Falls, Minnesota, Oct.

Land Office at Taylors Falls, Minnesota, Oct LIST.
1890. II :
Notice is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice Of his intention ia maEe
final proof in support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before the Judge of the dis
trlct court for Mile Laos County, Mimi, or in
at Princeton. Mimi, on November 18Th, 1890. viz:
John o Kennedy, II. e. No. 1897, dated March Goth,
1885, for the NEx Of section z, Town 81 N,
Range ~ W.. 9TH p. M. @'### - = -
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of. said
land, viz: Charles P. Bonney, Herman r. Axt
Mile Laos County, Mimi. - =
ED. G GoTrRY, Register
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FoREsToN 1REEzEs.
FoREsToN, Oct. Is, 189'

IonEoASN3 S/CO. Io, low.
Geo. III. Dean visited the lower
cities, last week, and laid in a fall
and winter stock Of goods.
Our streets run mud'' these
days making the pedestrians wax
wroth and indulge in profanity.
Mr.. Heuss has returned from
his trip to Green Bay, Wis. He
is pleased that he was away during
the late unpleasantness.
The new church is completed
with exception Of painting and
seating. We have as fine little
church as can be found anywhere.
By the smile that Illuminated
Jimmy Jerrard's face on his re-
turn from his western trip we
Judge he has quit claim deed on
that piece of calico up in Dakota.
How is it Jim, any cigars due2
Mrs. G. Malone and child is
spending a few days at St. Cloud,
shopping and visiting. Mrs. G.
H. Dean and daughter Eunice are
visiting at A. T. Chisholms, and
Mrs. H. r. Mallette and son LLOYD
start tonight to visit friends at
West Duluth.
With Tempest we hope who
ever is elected as commissioner will
make his influence felt for the ben
eft Of the district. It is time this
upper end Of the county was re-
ceiving its just dues. AS far as we
hear A. D. Cater is about the only
candidate in the field at present.
A. d. we will have to class as
candidate at large, as he does not
seem to have any established place
of residence; first he is in Foreston,
then Milaca, Milo, etc. Cater has
served one term and given salts
faction, and if he will 'sbuckle in''
like an old war horse and work
early and late for this district, give
US some badly needed roads,
bridges, etc., set his avoirdupois
down on some of the needless
county expenses, etc., we'll take
Oft our hat and hurrah for Cater.
Malignant diphtheria has broken
out in the family of Kenneth Nc
Lean. One child Of five years died
yesterday, another is now sick, and
still another shows symptoms Of it.
The family has been moved out Of
town and quarantined, and the old
house IN which they lived burned.
All is being done possible to pre-
vent the spread Of the disease, but
it is feared that it will break out in
other families as it is thought some
Of the children have been exposed
by playing with some of the Nc
Lean children before it was known
that diphtheria was in the family.
All of the suspected ones are
closely watched and not allowed to
leave their houses. Some of the
rantlng ones in town are making a
great kick because DR.. Tarbox
suggested and the officers followed
his suggestion in burning the old
house. Too stringent measures
cannot be taken to stamp out this
disease.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-10-16

r. G. Dunn, Of the Princeton
UNION, has been re-nominated for
the Legislature and his paper has
q handsome new dress. We con-
gratulat.e him upon beth events,
skzastso,gs Gaget5e.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Attorney for Mortgage, Princeton, MINI.
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SPENCER BROOK ITEMS.

UNKLE.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-10-16

The Isanti county Prohibition
lists held a convention at Cam
bridge last week and nominated
three county officers: Hans Eng
berg for auditor; Alexander Mar
tin for judge Of probate; and Chas.
Game for school superintendent.
DR.. Whiting, the Democratic nom
inee for representative has with
drawn in favor Of j. T. latter
strom, the Prohibition candidate.
Local politics are badly mixed in
Isanti county this fall.
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lican party has the advantage 81
large majorities in years past and
that they will win il the coming
election. D. M. is one Of the Re
publican State Central Committee
and is good authority.
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New Goods! New Styles!

OF and
Drdane,
Soft
all found in the Great Display a the BRICK
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Finest, Largest and Best
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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1890-10-06
The Pulpit and the Stage.

Rev. F. NJ. Shout, Pastor United
Brethren Church, Blue Mound, Kan,
says: 80! feel it my duty to tell what
wonders DR.. Kings New Discovery has
done for me. My lungs were badly dis
easeh, and my pari~hione-s thought
co I'D live only few weeks. took
five bottles of DR.. Kings New Discovery
and mn sound and We'll, gaining 26 lbs.
in weight"
Arthur Love, Manag Loves Funny
Folks Combination, writes; "Atter b
thorough friai An.. convincing evidence,
| am confident Dr. King New Dis
cCvery for Consumption, beats 'em all,
and cures when everything else fails.
The greatest Kindness can do my thou
sand friends is to urge them to try it,"
Free trial bottles ut Hewitt Il Browns
drugstore. Regular sizes 50c. and 81 90,
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1890-10-06
Try Werthheimer's So shoes.
SHOUP! DUBOIS? CLAGETT? OR
McCUNNELL!

The Republicans having a large
majority on join. ballot in our State
Legislature, they will elect the two
Senators who will represent us at
Washington during the next few years
1t is therefore timely aud proper 10
express the preference of the people
Of Idaho in tbs matter, as we under.
stand it,
There are, as far as known, four
declared candidates for the honor, be.
sides a number Of other aspirants.
The gentlemen who are known tn be
in TIE fl Ia are our ex- Delegate
Hon. Fred. Il. DuboiS, Governor
Gorge l.. Shoup, Hon. w. II. Clagett,
and Hon. W. j. Mcconnell. The
two former are, by common consent,
designated as from South Idaho, while
the other two are from North Idaho.
Mr.. Dubois has served us ia Cons
gress during the past three years, and
must therefore be thoroughly schooed
in the science of government and in
the ways and means of effectively
serving his constituents. A son of
old Jesse X. Dubois, one of the most
eminent stat, smen of what was until
recently known as "the Far West"
he may be said TO lave been edu Gated
in the school OF s,at-smanship. That
he proiited well by the oppo tnnities
afforded by his Surroundings, is evinced
by the many brilliant services rem
dered the State Of his adoption in the
halls of legislation.
Governor Shonp we all know as a
typical pioneer. the "Grand Old
Roman" aud as man aud u states.
man.
Tn, Hon. VIM. II. Claget. has rep
resented Montana in Congress, and
been l"ading member of the bar in
Nevada and Montana, aud is to. dav
foremost in Idaho \ brilliant orator.
aggressively American in the best
sense Of the tenn, and OF an uuainch-
ing determination, he is justly named
"The Henry Clay Of Idaho"
The Hon. w. j. Mcconnell has
also had experience in legislative
halls, having heen prominent in the
Oregon H. gi>iature for years. One
Of the earliest settlers in Idaho, he has
always borue All un>uliled reputation,
been = consistent Republican, and
has succeeded in smassiny a fair com
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1890-10-06
DIED IN HARNESS..

Colonel John r. French, editor o.
the sun, died in Boise City, last week
at the age of about u years. The
old gentle man, who was suffering
from a cold, came to the Office as
usual, and remained at work about al
hour, but, feeling very unwell, went
homo, where he died in about &c
minutes. H. may therefore be said
to have died in harness.
This is the kind Of death that all &C
tive, industrious people general,
prefer.
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WOOD RIVER TINES
HALEY. IDAHO.


Mrs. Miller, wife of the Govern.
or Of North Dakota, was compositor
in the little newspaper Office at Dry.
den, N. Y, when her husband court,
ed and married her. She dropped
into that Office the other day, and set
up couple of sticksful Of matter,
just to show that her right hand had
not forgotten its cunning.
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