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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-02-06

relates how an army Of I. 900 men camped
one night about IA miles from where the
upas grew, and that only 800 answered
to the morning roll call, 1900 of them
having persisted during the night by the
wind changing and silently waiting the
deadly vapors over the sleeping multi
tude.
The facts in regard TO the trees are
these: 1t grows in the forest with other
trees, and attains height Of about one
hundred feet. The juice of the bagk Is
somewhat poisonous to the human skin,
but not more so than that Of the poison
sumac, or even the three-leayed ivy. II
is evident that Foersch confounded the
horrors Of Deaths valley" another OF
the natural curiosities Of Java, with the
Legendary stories told of the upas tree.
The poison gases in the valley above
mentioned escapes from the ground, and
are not the emanations of any tree, fan
ciful stories Notwithstanding. = st.
Louis Republic.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-02-06

A great cutlery has been raised in the
Swiss Canton Tessin against the preva-
lence there of bribery at elections The
political workers are constantly racking
their brains to devise new means Of buy
ing votes. The mayor of a small city
near Locarno recently for reelection,
invited every one who would promise to
vote for him to eat and drink at his ex-
pense for three months at certain speci-
fed taverns. The success of his plan is
shown by the fact that he was reelected
and that his bills at the taverns in ques-
ton amounted to IA, 900 francs. Votes
bought in the old-fashioned way cost
from 90 cents to IS each. Even the
clergy are said to bride electors right and
left Paris Gaulois.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-02-06
REMARKABLE TRIALS.
Mice, Worms and Hogs Sentenced to
Death According TO Legal Forms.

Mice, Worms and Hogs Sentenced to
Death According TO Legal Forms.
The first cases OF animal trials OF
which we have any account was when
the Bishop of Leon issued his Injunction
against the caterpillars and field mice.
The mice and worms had been eating
up their crop and the county sued them
and won the suit, hence the Injunction
that they should stop. In criminal cases
the mode OF trial was similar to that
prevailing to-day. The animal which had
committed the crime was arrested and
put in prison. The prosecuting attor-
ney heard and committed to writing all
the testimony in the case. and If the
animal was convicted Of being guilty OF
some heinous crime-say homicide for
an instance-the Judge pronounced the
sentence, which was that the animal be
hung by the neck or legs, according to
the nature of the animal, until he was
dead.
An example of sentence Is found in
the "Annuaire du Department de
pAisne,p which was pronounced on
hog, June IA, 1924, for devouring a child.
1t concludes thus: 1--WE, in detestation
and horror OF this crime, and in order to
make an example and satisfy justice,
have declared, judged, sentenced, pro-
nounced and appointed that the said
hog, now detained in the abbey as pris-
oner, shall, by the executioner, be hung
and strangled on gibbet, near the gal
lows which now stands within the juris-
diction Of the monks whose names arc
appended, being near the copyhold OF
Ayin. In witness OF which we have
sealed this present with our SEAL
This remarkable document, now in the
museum at Paris, is labeled: Sentence
on hog executed by justice, in the
copyhold of Clarmont-Avin, and stran-
gled on a gibbet at the place last above
mentioned" IL is scaled with red wax
and kept under glass case.-St Louis
Republic.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-02-06
FOR LITTLE PEOPLE.
THREE LITTLE BOYS.

Three little boys in a rollicking mood
out In the snow at play;
Their hearts are light, for the sun is bright.
on this glorious winter day.
Three little boys with shouts of glee
Slide down a snowy hill,
And the names of the -ollicking little boys
Are II Can't" 81 Won't" and 81 Will"
But play must cease, and a warning voice
Calls out from the open door;
"Come, boys, here's a task for your 'nimblc
hands,
We must have it done by four"
81 WHIP speeds away at the mothers COM
mand
With a cheerful and sunny face,
And II Can't' follows on with murmur and
groan
At a weary and tagging pace.
But 81 Won't" with dark and angry frown
Goes sauntering down the street,
And sullenly idles the time away
Till he thinks the task complete
At school, II WHIP learns his lessons well,
And is seldom absent or late;
81 Can't' fnds the lessons all too hard,
II Won't" hates books and slate
So the seasons come and the seasons go,
In their never ceasing race,
And each little boy, now a stalwart man,
In the busy world finds his place,
81 Win," with courage undaunted, tolls,
And with high and resolute aim,
And the world is better because he lives,
And he gains both honor and fame.
81 Can't" finds life an phil road;
He faints In adversely,
And spends his life uD,oved and unknown,
In hopeless poverty.
81 Won't" opposes all objects and plans,
And SCOTS at what others have wrought
And so in his selfish idleness wrapped,
He dies and is soon forgot
Mary Miller Mckinney, in Housekeeper.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-02-06
GOOD SHEEP STORIES.
A FolIov-sIy-Leader Game That was Very
Disastrous.

Disastrous.
Several ''sheep-menn from the Inland
Empire we're gathered around the stove
at one OF the hotels discussing the pros.
poets for mutton this winter and wool
next spring and the profits to be made
by driving sheep TO tho Willamette to
winter, and at last they got to telling
stories about sheep.
One told about the captain Of a
schooner who had band Of sheep on the
deck OF his vessel. As he was turning
and twisting the wheel to keep the
schooner on her course the old ram, who
headed the flock, taking umbrage at hif
motions, came up behind him and at
one fell swoop butted him over the
wheel The enraged captain seized his
woolly assailant and threw him over
board, when, presto! away went the
whole flock, popping over the rail, one
after another into the sea Boats were
lowered and with much labor portion
Of the flock was saved.
Another told a story which illustrated
the same follow-my-leader trait in the
character Of sheep. At a port on the
sound one evening just after the deck
hands had got all the freight slowed
away, there came down FIVE hundred
sheep to be put on board. All hands
were vexed because of the delay and
trouble connected with shipping them,
but finally pen was made of hurdles
between decks and a gangway -igged,
and in the dusk all was ready to take
the sheep on board, and they were start
ed down the gangway. The first one, as
he struck the deck, saw an opening in
the other side Of the boat, across which
hurdle had been placed. Instead of
going along to the corral prepared, this
sheep made running jump, cleared the.
hurdle and landed in the salt chuck
alongside. Every one OF the band fol-
lowed suit, and in short time five hun
dred sheep were struggling in the water.
The captain, having seen the last one
go down the plank, yelled out: "All right
down there?" An answer came back:
'sAll right, sir; send them down" Send
them down, roared the captain, haven't
you the sheep down there?' mot a
sheep, sir" was the reply, and investi-
CATION showed that there was not
sheep on the boat. The captain could
not delay any longer and SO steamed
away. and only small number of the
sheep ever got ashore. Ore
gonian.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-02-06
BOOTS AT A BARGAIN.


the Post-Onice.
She was as gentle of eye as a soft
gazelle, that is, she was, for this didn't
happen this week. 1t was in shoe
store in Lewiston, and the gentle
maiden was an acquaintance of the
proprietor and always bought her No.
rs there when she encased her dainty
foot in any thing brand new. Here's
something that would fit you, said the
ioeular proprietor, passing out pair OF
wool boots fitted with pair Of lumber
mans rubbers. "Fll make you a present
of them if you will wear them down to
the postofiice and back
swat a minute" said she, and in a
minute" she was arrayed in wooden
boots and lumberman's rubbers. watch
me to the post-ofiice," and she was gone.
"Her feet beneath her petticoat, like
little mice, stole in and out as IL they
feared the light wrote the poet two
hundred years ago but he didn't refer to
the Lewiston young lady who did this
feat on foot, or he never would have
said it. She was back in less than ten
minutes, red-cheeked and laughing.
There" said she, as she passed up
the boots. "Do them up. I'll send
them to my father down in Penobscot
County. | never lose chance to help
the folks at home" and the shoe-dealer
was as good as his word, and dad" mar
yelled at the pair Of nice wool boots from
his thoughtful daughter in lewiston
Lewiston Me Journal.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-02-06

Iwonder if there would be less work
to do If Edward should hang up his hat
instead of leaving it for Nary If Mary
should carry her shawl with her to the
carriage instead of asking Edward to
step back for It'll If Anna could bring her
book downstairs instead of asking Alice
to turn back to get It'll
Or If Alice did not say: 'Please, Anna,
run. turn off the gas; l forgot It'll" II
Frank had brought the dipper from the
field instead of sending little Ben (be-
cause he was only boy) for it! II, when
Lucy left the piano, she had shut it, in
stead of mother having to do it when
bed time came. If Alfred always closed
the door after him instead of wife hav.
ing to get upl
| remember how willing we are to do
these little things for each other-but
II Just wonder!-Santa Claus.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-02-06
chlnese Funeral ProcessIon.

A remarkable funeral procession para
ded the streets Of Picking few weeks
ago. 1t was the formal public celebra-
ton of the burial of Tsching Tschu, a
grand chamberlain and brother-in-law
of Prince Kung. The bier was carried
by eighty men, preceded by forty-eight
hag-bearers, eight camels and twenty
four white horses. One hundred and
sixty men followed bearing sixteen red
planks, on which were painted in many
aolored letters the name and titles of
the dead nobleman. The whole pro-
cession was a mile and half long
London Standard
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-02-06
SUCCESS IN BUSINESS.
The True Guide to BE Found In Integrity
and Perseverance,.

inc True Ouide 70 he EOun0 IN integrity
and Perseverance,.
Failure in business has frequently
been attributed 20 extravaganza. Sue
cess, on the other hand, can not always
be attributed to meanness or stinginess.
The true guide to success in business is
to be found in perseverance, integrity
and practicability, and with these three
sssntials no one need fear that he will
not succeed in his business vocation, and
in no trade is this rule more applicable
than in our own. The loose way in
which credit is given nowadays often
leads man who is trying to attain po-
sition in the mercantile world astray
and those who can be trusted least fire.
quently have large quantities of goods
thrust upon them, which they are not
able to provide for at maturity. Anoth-
err feature that may be noticed is the
growing conviction that the stability of
a man is to be found almost entirely in
the manner in which he conducts his
business. One of the most important
factors in building up permanent trade
is to keep faith with customers; it is the
very basis upon which commercial
transactions are founded. Capability of
adaptation to circumstances is one Of the
necessary elements of success, more
as we are living in such an age
of rapid changes. Boot and
Shoe Trades journal.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-02-06
THE uPAs TREE.
It Is Not Near SO Poisonous as Has Been
Described.

1t Is Not Near So Poisonous as Has Been
Described.
Perhaps more fabulous tales have been
told concerning poisonous qualities of
the death-dealing (?) upas trees of Java
than of any other tree which has an
actual existence. Accounts of this tree
were first given to the public by DR..
Foersch, surgeon in the Dutch East
India Company's employ in the latter
part of the eighteenth century. Foersch
published several extraordinary accounts
Of this deadly upas," one in particular,
which appeared in book giving the in
trepid NJ DIS experience while explor-
ing the islands of Java in 1883. In course
Of his narrative he said that criminals
condemned TO die were compelled to go
aud gather its poisonous leaves, and
that not more than two out CT each
twenty sen< out on the journey ever re-
turned to tell the tale Of how, overcome
by its deadly emanations, they had laid
themselves down to never again awaken.
The very birds that few over the valley
in which this deadly vegetable monster
grew, according to this Haggard Of the
eighteenth century, fell futtering into
the branches of the tree, only to die
among the poisonous foliage or upsn the
Oone-sxswn ground beneath. He zlso
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-02-06
Pious Persian RrIckIayers.

The Persian bricklayer sings to his
fellow below: Brother, in the name
Of God, toss me brick" and the one
below, as he throws the brick, cries:
''0h, my brother Tor, oh, son Of my
unclel. in the name Of God, behold the
brick
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-02-06

A Chambezsburg pa youth thought
he ought to try some of his girls cook
ing before marriage. He ate dinner
which she prepared with her own hands
and hasn't been to see her Fince.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-02-06

"a good name is rather to be chosen
than great riches" Even inscriptions
men know the worth of good principles
that can not be moved. A gentleman
turned off a man in his employ at the
bank, because he refused tn write for
him on Sunday. When asked afterward
to name some reliable person he might
know as suitable for cashier in another
bank, he recommended this same man
Numerous items have recently APP
peared in the press concerning ths
pearls of the Sugar River, Wisconsin,
which have not all been without founda-
ton, since some parcels have been sent
to New York which were worth from
few dollars to over 81, 900 parcel To
many who have read these accounts II
may be interesting to know that, in the
last twenty years, more than Sl0S,O 900
of pearls have been found in the United
States in that family of mollusks known
as s'unios," or fresh-water mussels. the
same that abounded at one simo in tlN
riYers of Scotland;
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-02-06

smooth. thin and free from Jumps or
warty corrugations.-Harper's Young
People.
, 1890-08-20
The Congo State.

BRUSSELS, July 9.-In the Chamber of
Represen tatlves to-day NJ. Beernaert, Pre-
mier and Minister OF Finance, introduced a
bill for the conclusion OF a convention be-
tween Belgium and the Congo State
BY the terms OF this convention Belgium
will make a loan to the Congo State OF 25,
O0O, OOOf of which sum 5000, 0O0f, is to be
advanced at once, and subsequently 2. 100, OOOf
a year for the next ten years. During these
ten years the loan will bear no interest.
Six months after the expiration of this
term of ten years Belgium Will be at liberty
to annex the Congo State, with all its pro-
pertles and rights in conformity with the
Act signed at Berlin on Feb 26 1885. and the
Act signed at Brussels on July z, 1890, Bel
gidm assuming all the Obligations of the
State towards other parties. King Leopold
will at the anne time renounce all claims for
indemnity for the sacrifices which he has
made.
The Belgian Government will, according
to the Convention, henceforward receive d.
rect all communication regarding the State,
notably on matters connected with the Bud.
get and the customs, receipts. At the sama
time Belgium will in no way interfere in the
administration of the Congo State, which on
its part engages to make no fresh loans with
out the assent of the Belgian Government.
1t after the term of ten years Belgium
should not desire to annex the State, the loan
of %, 900, O0Of would bear interest at 81 per
cent, and its repayment could be demanded
after the expiration of a further term of ten
years but even before that term the Congo
State would have to apply to partial repay
ments of the loan all sums derived from land
and mining concessions. After the Premier
had concluded his statement the bill was, on
the motion of the President, referred to a
committee.-Daily Telegraph.
, 1890-08-20
Medals For The Brave.
barbados Taxpayer LIST August

A SMALL gathering Of gentlemen assem-.
bled on Tuesday morning, at the Council
Chamber, to witness the presentation of a
Royal Humane Society's medal to ALFRED
ERNEST SHEPHERD, who had CALAMITY res
cued a man from death by drowning, His
Excellency Sir WALTER SENDA11 made a
brief speech, and gave SHEPHERD the medal
which he had earned. The recipient was a
poor lad. AS he stood up nervously before
His ExcELLENcY to receive the honorable
distinction which the Royal Humane Society
had thought fit to b9stow on him, we could
not help thinking of the fine qualities of our
labouring classes; of their patience under
privation and sufferings, their innate bravery
which flashes out in the difficult moments
when it is most called for, their stubborn in
dependence of spirit, their love of country,
, 1890-08-20

their industry and thrift. Men like this are
the real capital and wealth Of a country, and
should be retained in our midst and rooted
to the soil by every liberal means that gen
crosby and wisdom can devise. Unlike the
majority of West Indian Colonies, Barbados
has no need Of *vile Asiatics to till her soil
and labour in her fields. Such a need can
never arise if our people are given remuner.
alive wages, and feel that their employers
are interested in their welfare.
u AS a set off to this strong adjective, read the account
of the Coolies in Jamaica in our last issue-Ed. St. CrOIx
Avis
, 1890-08-20
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EorOkIalna.

nLLE og Enhver der matte have
y Noget at fordre paa Boet efrer
afgangne Euke ANNE MARIE
WILLIAMS, in2kaldes herved til
at anmelde og bevisliggj0re deres
Krav for undertegnede Skifteret
linden UdI0bet af 3 Maaneder efter
denne Indkaldelses sidste Bekjendt-
gj0relse.
Fredpri ksteds Skifteret, st. Croix den
lite August 1890.
HALVOR HANSEN,
, 1890-08-20
NOTICE..

G19HE yearly examinations in the
% country schools will this year
be held as follows
At Annaly School, Wednesday, 9th Aug.
" La Princesse " Friday 29th "
" East Hill Monday lst Sept.
" Diamond Wednesday 3rd "
-" Peters Rest i" Friday 9Th i"
L" Friedensfeld " Monday 8th
1" Two Williams" Wednesday 10th i"
All the examinations will begin at
9 o'clock a. m.
The parents and guardians of the
children and all who take IN interest
in the work of the Schools are hereby
invited to attend these examina-
tiOnS.
The School Board, C~hrlstiansted, the 10Th
August 1890.
JOHN r. QUIN.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-06-12
How We are Taxed.

We find the following plain and sensible
facts in the Chicago Herald: ''It takes 5O,-
600 tons of twine year to bind the wheat and
oats crop of the country. 1t is worth at
manufacturers price 13 cents a pound, or
$3.50 per ton of 1900 pounds. The value of
the $1,000 tons at the manufacturers price
therefore is $13, ZOO, ,OO0-and this is what the
wheat and oats crop of the country pays
every year for the twine used in harvesting
it. The protective duty on this twine is 40
per cent, and on the MANILA it is made of 20
per cent-so that it will be strictly within
limits to say that one half the cost of this
binding twine is the real value of the article,
and the other half is protection-or, to put
the matter in different shape, that the
wheat and oats farmers of the United States
are made to pay penalty of Sc, 500, 900 a year
for the crime of raising those crops. Esti-
mating the portion of the wheat yield that
is bound with twine at 3C0,OO0,O0O bushels,
and of the oats yield at 5OO,OOO,OO0 bushels,
the cost per bushel is mills. This looks
like a thing too insignificant to be talked
about, but it helps to tell on farmer when
he gets only GO cents for his wheat and 12
cents for his oats. And the curious part of
the business is that the government which
extorts this tax from him has no earthly use
for it, since it has more money than it knows
what to do with. 1t wrings the tax from him
and hands it over to the twine manufacturer
and the hemp raiser to "protect" them in
their business. If a farmer raises 1000 bush
els of wheat and oats the penalty is 81. If
the farmers of a grain growing country in
Illinois or Kansas raise 100000 bushels the
penalty is $1,000. The wheat crop in the
State of Illinois in 1898 was 81, ,000, 600 bush
els and the oats crop 137, 100000 bushels-to-
tai, III 0OO, ,0O0--and the cost of the twine
used in binding it was 50, s94, 900 -one-half of
which, or $1,197, 900. was protection" In
other words, the government of the United
States forced the Illinois farmers to pay PEN
atty of 81, 1877 900 for daring to cultivate wheat
and oats, and handed the money over to the
favorite persons engaged in the praise
worthy business of making twine-and this
is the policy which the Republican Senators
and representatives in Congress from Illi-
nois favor and support as means of ''pro-
tecting American labor" and developing
American industries"