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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-09-10
FOR GIRLS AND BOYS.
THE GHOST.

One summer day not long ago,
Twas In vacation time know,
We took our dinners, Jack and +
Some sugar. cookies and some pie
And with our hickory crossbows stout
we bravely for the woods set out.
The sun was hot. jacks face was red
As any turkey gobbler's head,
And he said mine was like piece
OF flannel with a coat of grease.
But we both laughed. and didn't care
And let the wind blow through our hair.
And gave a shout. and ran until
We reached the bottom of the hill,
Just where the trees begin to throw
Their shadows on the grass below;
And there we played al Indian then
We ate awhile, and played again.
And by and by a path we found
That through the forest wound and wound
Jack said il was an Indian trail,
But said 'coirsi" Then Jack grew pale,
Got awful mad, and wouldn't bulge
Until I'd hollered .spshaw" and fudge"
dozen times or so, and then
We wandered on and on again;
Till suddenly a flash OF light
Before us CLEANED on something white,
And we both felt cold shivers run
Clear down our spines. II wasn't funi
"a ghostp cried. The wind swept by;
We thought we heard mournful sigh,
And Ned as though with wild appeals
A score of ghosts we're at our heels
But courage soon returned, and Jack
Declared aloud. "rm going backp'
SO back we crept. still half afraid.
strips OF shine and plots of shade,
Until before us suddenly
There stood. as plain as plain could be,
Our dreadful ghost--a white birch treei
Clinton sc0llard, in n. Y Independent
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PIcKETT'S FAMOUS CHARGE.


& Iht IArt lAken IN II itY a prominent VII
ginian Politician.
There are some men who always APP
preciate a good story. no matter under
what circumstances il is told-whether
the thermometer registers ninety-five
degrees in the shade or mercury is
ready TO freeze. One Of the groups was
seated in the reading-room of the Ar
lington hotel in Washington the other
evening, and the central figure was
Capt. J. S Chew. Of Springfield, Mo- who
was in Washington en- route 10 Europe.
Capt. Chew was a member OF one Of
Pickett's regiments during the war, and
has no end of good stories at his COM
mand showing the humorous side Of the
struggle. A reporter Of the Post drop
ped in on the group while the captain
was spinning yarn about an incident
which came under his notice at Pick
ett's famous Gettysburg charge. In his
company. Of which he was at that time
a lieutenant, was a young Virginian,
only about sixteen years of age, and
when the shot and she'll began to fall
about the command like hail the youth
tried TO drop out Of the ranks.
The captain Of our company noticed
the boy, of course, said Capt Chew,
and yelled to him to fan in and not
act like baby, but the boy was equal
to the occasion, and, almost in tears,
yelled back; j say, captain. ] wish
was baby, and girl baby at that
Well, there were lots Of US there who
echoed his sentiments, but just then we
were not making them public"
What became of the boy?" asked
the reporter.
That would be scarcely appreciated,
If l told. by the young soldier, or, rath-
er, middle-aged man now, for he is a
prominent Virginia politician and does
not live so many miles from Washing
ton. Washington Post
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WHAT CHILDREN SAY .

And Mamma was Quite Puzzled iof
the Minute. Mamma Now, PUSSY.
you must go to nurse and tell her 2 n.
you to bed; its past eight ocioeA
Pussie-"No, Mummie. dear. x ~ =
cook has just told me it is only Aay-
past Pun
A little three-year-old girl "nsl
her mother was trying to get nef =
sleep one summer evening, began
ask questions about a noise on the ~.
side. When told that it was caused y
: cricket she wisely remarked: ~ am
ma. / think il ought to be oiled '-fe'F
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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-09-10

Here is a good one on Madison
street boar9ing-house: The landlaay
has son about eight years old VINO !
very precocious The other day be Mehs
uptown and had his hair cut 50 eiose
that it requires a keen eye TO de'ee.
any hair at all now Among the gues's
is a gentleman whose hair long sin'9
babe him farewell This gentlelnan
came to the table the day the boy hau
was cut and said: .'Why, Charlie YOU
haven't any more hair now thah
have yes. sir, !" flashed back ehal-
lie, that's true, but you see ! nave
lot more roots than you. "-Meulpn's
Appeal avalanche.
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For Sale or To Rent.
VT. MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE
Insure in the old Reliable Home Co.

Insure i'm the old Reliable Home Co.
You can get cheaper insurance than in
Foreign Companies.
The company is making extra efforts for
safe risks. Patronize home Institutions.
Apply 20 the undersigned. Sole agents
for Randolph and Braintree.
BOYDEN q CLEVELAND,
Office over Joslyn's, w. Randolph Vt.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-10-29

Perhaps the most surprising curl
oSitieS in the treasury sCrap-hnnk are
proofs Of certain plates which appear
10 have had their Surf2ceS scratched
and battered to the utmost possible
extent. The plates We're those of the
famous 80 bonds. executed 10y ChaS.
II. Smith and printed by ChaS. Brock
way. which We're the occasion of 4
great lawsuit against the Govern
mcnt. Such works of art We're they
that no question of their genuine
ness was raised until Jay Cooke x Go.
forwarded sS4 900 worth of them To
the treasury here for redemption.
Although Mr.. Casilcar declared them
countcrfeiis. it was claimed that they
must have been printed from tie
original plates made by the treasury.
and on the strength of that aSSunlp-
ton suit WAS brought by Jay Cooke x
Go. against the Government. The
cause was lost by the plaintiffs. how
ever.
Smith was undoubtedly III" most
remarkable forgcr that ever lived.
For twenty years. while leading a
life Of fhc utmost apparent reSrccta-
bility. he produced counterfeit after
counterfeit of the NEST marvellous
character. both Of notes and bonds.
from $50 to $1,000. Probably not less
than $1,000. 900 of imitation money
of his manufacture found its way ~
to circulation. II was only through
the discovery of his association with
the notorious plate printer Brock
way. himself Il marvellous expert in
his line. that Smith was arrested in
1881 at No. - IIerkimer street.
brooklyn. Thus was broken up one
Of the most dangerous rninEinati ions
against the national finances that
have ever existed. Smith and Brock
way did all they could to give cvi-
dencc against one another, each for
the sake of securing his own immu
nifty from punishment. after the man
ncr Of Counterfcitcrs. who invariably.
when they are caught, turn traitors
to their comrades. - Washington
I Of
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a fool by the icno ant OF his day and gen
eratiOnl who. after ovcrcom ng the i'll
trigueS o. a hostile court, by the aid OF
Queen Isabella, set sail at last, and. in
spite of adverse winds and mutino,ss
tyew. completed his fir transatlantic
voyage with results so startling and st =
pendous.
The International Exposition of 1893
70 be held i'll Chicago manned Columbian
in his honor will be 4 worthy tribute to
his genius and life work. Cnc of the
happie t features among single exhibits
will be the cxa"t reproduction in size,
form and equipment, down to the mi
nuteSt detail. OF the famous YES el from
whose deck Columbus caught the fist
glimpse Of the shores OF tn new world
This precious souvenir. after being wei
coined IN its arrival from Genoa with
duo honor, in New York harbor. and
making the passage of the la cs to hi
cagO, will tc assigned to the Department
of Transporta ation Exhibits during the
Worlds Exposition. The classification
OF this department includes vessels of
every type and description, ancient and
modern.
The plans OF this exhibition are not to
be limited to merely a competitive dis
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-10-29

ment of yachtsmcn and ship builders
one HOrreshotf steps to the front with
the Glol lana, a s'rikingIy unique and
bold departure from all pre- .cdents in
lines, build and rigging, at present con-
cedcd to be the fastest yacht afloat. The
international rsgat' as held in this and
foreign waters have b en- fruitful in
good results. Aside from the qualification
afforded by a contest hCnorahIy conduct
Ell. every suggestion of mpros ement in
strength, sIeel and beauty which such
races determine are eagerly caught up
and incorporated in naval coDstru tion
on a large scale.
The Moni:or-Mcrrmac due! demon
Stratcu for the first time in a combat of
national Importance the superior cli-
cheney of heavy guns and armor plates
in raral warfare. Thcnteforth the
wooden walls" which for centuries had
been the pride and glory of England,
were so mtt"h useless lumber Such
iIlustrious vessels as the Victory, the
Constitution. the Hartford, and others,
still cX st as faithful reminders of patri-
otto duty nobly performed Their spcn-
did records have gloriicd history. and
their reproduction III moGe Will prove 4
profoundly interesting feature.
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Western waters, the Enterprise, made
its trial tip from Pittsburg to New Or
leans, and was subsequently Tin 1910
wrecked near NatchcZ We confidently
expect to see models Of some of the
original stern whcalcrs of which these
vessels were the type at the coming eN-
position.
The record Of steamboat: construction
from 1920 to 1S4l showed an incr' asa
that more than doubled all previous ef
forts, the tonnage of steamers in 1898
being about equally divided between
h 'gh pressure and low pressure engines.
The former were almost excl sively used
in the Mississippi Valley. while on the
Atlantic coast the latter has been gener-
ally adhered to. The speed. size and
strength of the Hudson River and Long
Island steamers has been materially in
creased. The Albany, Is =. was ~ feet
long. Il: feet cam. and registered 1ss
tons The Massachusetts,, traversiug
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the people. From the total of Sl ,5to.-
GOO. 900, arrived at as above, must he
deducted ar average Of ::2tiii. 900. 600
which the treasury alwaTs keeps on
hand. and about which something has
heretofore been said in the debate on
this bill, and that leaves maximum
which can by am possibility be used
81 300. .0U1,000. There ought in fair
ncss. to he deducted from this Slo0.-
0o0,o0o, error II estimate Of gold
III the countcv. which would
reduce the money outside the
treasury to $1,15n, ,0o,o 900. From this
is to be suhstracted the $500. 900 600
kept a. reserve. as before computed.
leaving Il balance of S65o, o00, 900 which
is available fer delivery OF Use III the
transaction of business of all the peo-
pie, or trihe over $500 per capita.
But the force OF my argument is not
materially weakened by conceding the
gold coin to he as estimated by the
treasury department., which would
leave in actual circulation 500, ,000.uou
In order to make up this amount all
doubt must be resolved i'll favor of the
treasury and against the people, both
the douht as to the amount Of lost and
DESTROYED notes, and that as to the
gold supply. Ii | were deciding this
case upon what | consider the hest
evidence would be bound to say that
| believed the money in actual circula-
ton did not much if at all exceed
$500. coo, ,000.'
Secretary Foster is no common liar.
In the face of the printed utteranccs OF
his predecessors in Office, and those OF
numerous party associates, he flashes
his falsehoods to tie light. In full
knowledge of the general and wide in
formation on the subject he gives the
lie to history that has never before
been challenged or doubted. He mis-
states the records of his own office,
which are open to public inspection.
The courage he displays entities him
TO be termed hero in mendaclty.
Monuments have been erected to per-
petuate the memory of heroic soldiers
whose business was wholesale murder.
No soldier ever exhibited greater cour-
age than did Secretary Foster when he
gave his circular to the inspection of
an Intelligent public. Memory of the
act and the hero should lie perrctuated
in enduring marble when he lays him
down TO rest. Iiarlau Ia.l Indie
pendent
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descending river navigation, the great
bulk of the carrying business from

hcadwatcrs to New (r cans bning effect
ed in this way. For ascon ing streat S.
keel boats were provided. Arks and
RATS p aged conspicuous and impor
tant part in the transportatiO ton of heavy
material, live stock. etc the farmers of
Central and Western New York, before
the construction of the Erie Canal, send
ing their produce to markets i'll arks
down the Delaware and Sus4uchanna
Rivers. Keel boats covered in with
cabins for Passengers were called
"bargrs" " Some Of these were from 20
to 100 iect long ard 20 to 100 tons ca
Iacity. Steamboats, for crossing ferries
(of eight-horse Lowcr) were in use from
1878 to 1924.
Early canal pro 'ccts made slow head
way. The completion of the Erie Canal,
however. in ISL, and its success, both
tinan iaIly and as a great artery OF com
m"rte, stimulated the construction Of
similar enterprises elsewhere, especially
in Fcnus;l, l,ana and New Jersey. ut
the first successful application of steam
as a motor by Robert Fulton in 1907, who
made an initial trip in the Clcrmont up
the Hudson, distance of 10 miles in
tive ity-four hours, practically revolu-
tionized existing methods of transrorta-
tion and travel. The first steamboat on
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play OF the finest specimens and models
OF ships. steamers. yachts, oats, etc,
of the latest improved construction, brt
is intended to show in realistic way
the methods of water conveyance pecu
liar to all countries fro:a the most en-
lightened to the semi-civiIized and bar
barous A series of object lessons in
chronological order will punctuatc each
p ogrcssive step in naval arch lecture
from the crude attempts of boat build
ers to the stately steamships and iron
Clads of to-day.
Such an arrangement OF naval sre-
cialtie' aud cnriositics will not only
crafty the sight seer. t possess his
torical ard educational >uggcstivene s
that will invest them with far more than
ordinary interest. A similar judicious
plan viii lie adopted in the grouping of
art clcs belong ng to the other two dis
tinctive classifications of this depart
ent comprising railways, their opera
ton and equipment, and vehicles on
common roads.
The continent of North America, from
the date of its first settlement by white
men, will a one furnish material for an
ample and varied collection of naval
curioS. The aborigines did not lack the
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-10-29
Driver Ants,

There are certain ants that show
wonderful intelligence, and the
driver ants" not only build boats
but launch them. too: only these
boats are formed of their own bodies.
They are called drivers" because Of
their fcrocity. Nothing can stand
before the attacks of these little
creatures. Large pythonS have been
killed 10y them in Il single night.
while chickens, lizards. and other
animals in Western Africa flee from
them in terror. TO protect them
selves from the heat, they erect
arches under which numerous armies
of them pass in safety Sometimes
the arch is made of grass and earth
gummed together by some secretion.
and again it is formed by the bodies
of the larger ants. which hold them
selves together by their strong nip
pers. while the workers pass under
them. At certain times of the year.
freshets overflow the country in
habited by the "drivers." and it is
then that these ants 60 to sea. This
rain comes suddenly, and the walls
Of their houses are broken in by the
food. but instead of coming to the
surface in scattered hundreds. and
being swept off to destruction. out Of
the ruins rises a black ball that rides
safely on the water and drifts away.
At the first warming of danger, the
little creatures run together, and
form solid ball Of ants, the weaker
in the center: often this ball is larger
than common baseball: and in
this way they float about until they
lodge against seine tree. upon the
branches of which they are soon safe
| and sound. st. Nicholas.
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FOSTERS FIGURES LIE.
HIS "STATEMENT" A REPUBL!-
CAN CAMPAIGN DOCUMENT.

1t Is Iein: Franked Over the Country
to Make Voters Believe the Currency
Has Not Been Facts in
the Case.
The treasury department has recent
ly issued Il circular purporting to give
the amount of money in circulation
each year since 1860. The document
is being franked to voters ull over the
country for the purpose of making
them believe that the statements of the
peoples party men in regard to cur
rency contraction are untrue. Like
all false things it is having an effect
contrary to the authors intention, and.
from the discussion and investigation
it is provoking is strengthening the
great cause of financial freedom
wherever there are people sufficiently
posted to present the facts The cir
cular contains the following table
which pnrports to give. on the author
itv of the secretary of the treasury, the
amount and per capita circulation for
eacl, wear since 1850:
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so far successful that they are able to
furnish to the people to do business
with over 1000, 600, ,0OG of what is
termed credit currency. In 1890. s, OJ5
banks reporting furnished S3,65:,, 00o,-
600 Of this credit currency at cost TO
the business interests of the country of
probably more than a total Of si00, 900.
600, TO say nothing of the dan ger ana
great losses which occurred by reason
OF business failures resulting from this
stretching of credits. That is the me-
dunn of exchange bv which the COM
mercial affairs Of this country are
mostly transacted, and but little actual
money is really used. Secretary Fos-
ter, in his circular, gives the present
circolla ion as Il. 800. .067 ,:,5,. What
are the facts? In his report for June
he gave the amount outstanding as
81 GGtj, 094, 400. He counted as cur
rency SIC, l37 304 in bullion, Wi irh is
not money ut all and does not circ,l-
late. He counted over 10000. 600
which during the year was sent abroad,
He also counted as circulating &331, =
HI, $50 which is reserved in the nitcd
States treasury. and more than 5000
600, 600 which is reserved in hanks AMI
upon which slender reserve the II 600, =
ooo, 900 credit currency is furnished by
the banks to do business with. He
also counted 500, ,G00, 900 which. in
both paper and coin money, has been
lost or destroyed That is the lowest
competent estimate of the lost and de-
4 e I. l
said abont public funds ana private
hoarls, there remains in circulation
among the people, not 81. 500, 067 so,
as Secretary Foster says, bat only
$40, 500 600. or about - per capita.
Tnere is high authority for these fig
rres. From a speech made 5r rerub-
lican Senator Plumb, in congress,
June. 1890, the following is quoted:
Let us see, therefore, how much
money is available for actual use among
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give / few extracts from sorne gf his
earlier speeches so our readers may
know that he knew what he was doing
when he entered into the service of the
enemies of labor, of man and of
his country.
In 1867 he said in a speech, II say
that equity and justice are amply salts
fed if we redeem these bonds at the
end of five years in the same kind Of
money, of the same intrinsic value, it
bore at the time they were issued.
Gentlemen may reason about this mat
ter over and over again and they can
not come to any other conclusion"
In 1868 he wrote q letter saying,
That we propose to violate or repudi-
ate promise when we offer to remeem
the principal in legal tenders tgreen-
backs is erroneous. Think the bond
holder violates his promise when he
refuses to take the same kind of money
h" paid for the bonds
He is a repudiator and extortioner
tC demand money more valuable than
he gave.
In less than two years later, along in
the beginning OF 1869. he went plump
over TO the other side. and advocated
this very measure which he had thus
Denounced, and by which it has been
estimated that the bondholders made
from @5oo, ,00o, 900 TO 1000, o,no0,0 600.
Had john Sherman remained loyal to
his earlier expressed convictions that
wrong on the American people would
never have been done. Would we not
he justified in using the word "extor-
TONER to him when he used it against
those whom he afterwara joined and
whose chief lie became? EXtortioner
is TO light worl. 70 cXtort is to take
by force. Illegally, wrongfully: to
wiring hv torture. 1t means oppression
and rapacitv. The words "rerudiator
and cxtortioner" however do not fully
describe him. because ne added the
crime of a moral dcsertion from his
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has attained its highest perfection as a
fine art, and maintains Il leading place
in naval architecture. To other vessels
it is what the thoroughbred is to the or
dinary roadster. iumanf~ genius and
constructive skill all stimulated to their
utmost by competitive tests in which
the victor is crowned with honOrS and
substantial rewards. When in 1851 the
America captured the Internal onal cup
from the royal yact squadron, Of En-
gland. it was thought that fast sa ling
had rca he'd its limit, But this belief
was signally diSre'lcd by subsequent
races. notably that between the GcneSta
and Puritan for the same prize.
Then the conviction became general
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-10-29

The physician in charge Of an in
sane asylum in Ohio prescribed a large
dose Of castor oil for one of the i'll
mates. Il man Of great strength and
wild. Hnmanageahlc temper. The at
tendant who had been commissioned
10 administer the naDSeollS dose fore
saw that lr was likely TO find the
task more or less difficult. and there
fore took with him several assistants.
On reaching the lunatic's cell. the at
tcndant put on a matter-uf-flrt air.
and. cup in hand, stepped inside the
door. The mailman divined his pur-
pose instantly. and rushed furiuusly
upon him. The assistants were too
quick for him. however. and. after Il
severe struggle. threw him down and
attempted to pinion his arms. The
man fought like Il tiger. but found
himself nyermatchcd. Suddenly he
became perfectly quiet. and. putting
his hand to his mouth. said in Il wli>-
per to the chief attendant. Call it
oysters The attendant was Il man
Of great natural shrcWdneSS-as deal
At once understood the lunatic'S mean
ing. Directing the wondering assist
ants to release the patient. he took
the cup from the shelf on which it
had been set. approached the crazy
man, and said in Il tone of ccrcmuni-
Gus politcne>S: "Good-morning Mr.
Smith: will YOU try this dish Of very
fine oyStcrS:" The lunatic smiled
pleasantly. returned the bow with one
still lower. and answered.: "Thank
you very much; YOU are very kind. "
so saying. he took the cup and drained
it with every appearance of the deep
est satisfaction. "Ah. said he. as he
finished the dose and smacked his lips.
those are. indeed. tinc-the finest
oysters | have ever tasted" He had
saved his self-rcSpect and had taught
his keepers an excellent lesson in
their own line.