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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-02-05

Seedless apples were known TO the an.
clients. and since then many mentions
have been made of the same fact.
Within the last century not only seed.
less fruits, but those preceded by nc
blossoms have been occasionally met
with. Thus the mo blow" variety was
without apparent blossom and bore no
seed. Other examples of the same pc
culiarity have appeared under different
names. In the common cherry the
kernel or embryo of the seed is fire.
quently abortive, and therefore useless
for termination The second bloom of
pears and of strawberries is often
doubled. Pistillate varieties of the
latter fruit win sometimes produce
berries. but without seeds. The banana
is one of the best illustrations of seed
less fruit. There are many varieties of
this tropical fruit. and 1t is probably
true that the wild plants were seed
bearing. The so-called dried currants"
are seedless grapes from Corinth. In
California this grape produces seeds.
ard attempts to raise the standard
article have failed. On the other hand.
the Sultana grape of California is seed
less. as are also some vines of the Black
Hamburg. Agriculturist-
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tie craft, however-it was fearful how
she trembled. Shall l slow up?'
asked once. No, man; not with three
alarms. Why, the whole dry-goods dis
trict is ablaze. Let him go, go, go!'
81 didn't wait after that any. event,
though / never expected to live through
it. I'm not much on description, but
the dart of that buggy was such a trip
as hound makes when cattle turn on
him to horn him in a pasture by the
bars. The wheels on my side actually
hung in air most of the time, slowly
turning from their last touch on the
pavement. Chief was obliged to shift
to balance and crowded me to my knees,
which could not endure and so stood
up. / don't think | ever stood up be-
fore in all my driving. 1t was queer,
like vision, every thing dancing, the
buggy bobbing and then trembling like
an aspen leaf, as your father used to
say preaching up in the Vermont school
house, the gong rafting and away ahead
the smoke piling up like wall. You
know when fireman catches sight o.
the actual smoke it does two things:
first, it makes him feel very solemn,
awful, calm; it's business and no false
alarm, and the poor chap knows that he
may lay his bones in a white heap not
more n a handful right in that pile o.
buildings; then the next effect is, it
makes him crazy, not foolishly losing
his head, but smoke wakes fellow all
up-he feels mad-lilze to get there.
That's our old chief exactly. He yelled
to me. let Dumpy out.
Now it was right then that we
crossed -- avenue. That last alarm
had brought out No. "a, and she was
roaring down the avenue at right an
giles TO us. Behind those boys was No.
10 Hook, who take big space to swing,
and back o. them | knew was No. 81.
Engines can turn safely enough, but
this was pretty short. Now, orders is
for chief to jump right ahead and not
wait, TO shave curve like razor if
need be, but surely TO go in ahead If
there's ghost of chance. Dumpy,
the old nag. knew his business and
plunged. | wouldn't have believed he
had another extra pound in him. for
the three alarms had made the horse
wild.
"When-God help me!-there stood
my little wife on the cross-walkl
/ knew 1t all Mt a glance-she was to
come in on the suburban to do some
Christmas shopping for little Teddy.
To stop was against rules, for it meant
death by the engines and hook just
Slowing round. To turn to the right
was smash into horse-car, even if
our little wheels ever got over the grid
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mans simple words. "You may think
you pedestrians, that it is all very fine
fun to make everybody skip out of our
way to the wild music of our horn. We
use a horn now, because the electric
cars have gong SO much like ours.
Well, now, let me tell you, il takes
some nerve to drive like that over
broken pavements and car-tracks. to
say nothing of the women and children
you may smash to the earth in spite of
yourself.
you see, my chiefs wagon had
sprung an axle the night before. lie
knew I'd ordered it round to the shop.
OF course, orders is, in case of need, to
take another department wagon. But
my chief is pretty heavy man, and
very partial TO his own wagon; and, I'm
bound to say, it's as stout as wood and
steel can be chuclxed together. Well.
as chief knew about his wagon being in
shop, he said to me: Let's walk up TO
headquarters this morning and risk it.
Come along and carry some reports for
me- So just telephoned TO the shop
where we were to be found, and had the
hOAo1 oNhl w W Nht supp . tOoNif Va
course, that if any alarm sounded one OF
the hands would slip Dumpy, that's the
most famous horse in the department,
by the way, into another regulation
wagon and have him at the door of
headquarters.
"Well, old friend, 1t was just the luck
of things. Scarce were chief and | in
side when the alarm sounded. But it
must have been very important bust
ness in them books I'd brought up; for
chief only pricled his ears and then
went right into the commissioners
room, not even appearing to count
strokes But scarcely could he have
got seated before she struck again. Ten
blows and box number. That meant
the second alarm. Then the old man
came out and says he Ed, what have
we got?' meaning, what vehicle was
before the door for us, for he hated TO
trust his big body in any except his
own wagon. just then, whang she
That meant lots of machines and high
time sure. Chief didn't stop. We just
leaped downstairs side by side.
"And there! You should have seen
it. 1t was a light fancy side-bar buggy
which belonged to chiefs boy. Some
body had Numbered. There was
Dumpy paving and quivering for the
spring, the hostler at his bit. Chief
gave one look. Then he roared back of
the stairs: Bring us the gong from over
the desl1r
1T was easy to reach it, being small
one for the use of tally clerk whose
desk was near noisy window. The |
officer ripped it down, and chief took
it between his fat knees. When he sat |
down. the frail buggy seemed to groan.
had the lines, and ! let r go. My. |
That swoop up 49, street! IL was like |
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There was a fne exhibition Of the
strength of the Arabs at a wrestling
match in a valley around which the
mountains rose gradually. forming a
natural amphitheater. says a recen1
writer. Here a large audience sat on
the rocks overlooking the space below.
The rival tribes were seated at each
end Of the valley. while their chiefs
walked proudly up and down in fruuS
of them Then one of tae chiefs would
call out champion ard challenge a
rival The two would throw off their
cloalSs and rush at each other, and
wrestle until one would get his head
under the body OF the other. and. with
great force. throw his adversary in the.
air over his back Sometimes after a.
desperate struggle the chiefs would
have to separate them. they being
equal. neither one being able to throw
the other.-Boston Globe
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turned. It was cruel thing to do; but
he knew nothing of her home surround
ings, for she had not written, thinking
to discourage him
The morning after she had received
this letter her mother came to her with
a worn look in her eyes
"Ellal" she said. your father is part
ing with the money which Mr.. Ford has
supplied him as rapidly as he did with
his own He is sure that he will sue
coed this time, but ! have little hope.
my child. Why can not you end all Of
this poverty and SUSPENSE We have
done a great deal for you. and this is a
poor return to make. Mr.. Ford wishes
to make you his wife Lawrence will
never come back for you; he is tired =
You already. OF he would continue to
write You do not know the value of
money or you would not refuse so good
an offer. You can not End a kinder
man than James Ford. aor a more gen.
erous one
When her mother was gone Ella threw
herself on her bed and cried as II her
heart would break She did not be-
licve that Lawrence had ceased to love
her. but which way did duty lie?
Should she sit by helplessly and see her
parents ground down 70 worse poverty
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an control of the functions of the
On becomes possible. Now this de-
-'tlon IN itself is OF little value, but it
ssested to me new invention. By
.aent had ascertained some time
'ufe mat the white and the gray sub
-aees Of the brain develop electric
ans when the brain is busy, and
soiogy had taught me that the
- when actively engaged absorbs
4uaniity of PHOSPHORUS. This
'apnorous the brain draws from
olood whose temperature falls
puoiy as soon as it delivers
plosphorous to the brain. But the
@use and negative currents, which
gluee the white and the gray sub
- Of the brain, communicate
= to the nervous system and
- sane time raise the temperature
IS SKIN inasmuch as they seek a
III Of the human body through
-s''e points in the epidermis. This
- simultaneous rise in the tenn
- q the skin and a reduction in
-. Perature Of the blood. If these
49,. u temperature could be
Ii,;-.-.,,el ~ means of exquisitely sen
-. - lnometers. the first step to q
~ - control of the functions of
would have been accom-
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than usual, and stayed only few mo
ments. Before he went away he took
her hand in his and looked at her for n
moment.
suppose Rogers should come back,
expecting to claim you'll Do you NOT
think it would be little hard on him?~
She grew very white, and when She
could command her voice she said: II
will write to him.
"Then you have not written?"
mol | could-did not"
Mr. Ford saw the hesitation, and did
not renew the subject.
Ella would lend no hand to the prep
arati ons for the wedding which were
rapidly going forward. 1T is such "a
mockery!' she thought, land win be
free while can"
She saw little of her middle-aged
lover, for business took him away dur
ing the few weeks that interviewed be-
fore the wedding. Ella grew paler and
thinner daily. Not that she took the
matter much to heart; indeed, she-
seemed to have no emotions. TO be capa-
BILE of no feeling. But ut nigl She
would dream of Lawrence. lie had re-
turned, happy In the prospect of maxi
ing her happy, and found that sho
could never be his; or she would sec
him dead beside her. sometimes he
seemed to be pleading with her, urging
her to come to him. But she wonld
wake as listless and indifferent as be-
fore.
The morning of her wedding day
dawned clear and bright. To her it
was not a symbol of happiness. She
kept to her room till the hour drew
near; once she heard voice that sound
ed lilSe-no. mol it could not be. Rus
she wished she had not heard it. Is
woke the old memories in her hears
more fully than she cared to realize.
When she was dressed. she went with
her mother to the sitting-room at the
head of the stairs where Mr. Ford was
waiting for her She was surprised TO
see how pale he grew as she entered
He did not offer to take her bands. bus
regarded her with grave eyes At last
he spoke:
Dear child | wish you all happi-
ness!'' he said
She looked at him in surprise 1t was
not his words so much rs his manner
that surprised her. He came up to her
and took her hands in his own.
Dear child!'' he said. II wish you all
the happiness in the world" His face
relaxed into smile as he watched her
bewilderment "And think" he.
added. that it win be yours
He dropped her hands and called.
Come Rogersl" and as he saw her folded
in Lawrence Rogers arms. he slipped
out of the room and left them to their
happiness.
lie had no other plan than this since
she told him her story He had made
Lawrence a rich man and thus Quoted
her parents objections and he stoutly
declares to Mrs Lawrence Rogers that
himself and Lawrence are equally
happy.-Mattie Campbell. in Yankee,
Blade.
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treading on air. Only you wondered
where you would light after trying to
initiate the birds. You see. fellow re-
lies on the gong to clear him a way.
But lots o. folks never hear any thing
It is curious how stupid women are.
The street ahead of you looks all packed
full as you start But as you jump into
It. folks and things kind o part like
water; or, as like to compare it. like
hens and chickens when a hawk sails
over the farm. you remember. Well. it
clears up as you skip along. except some
horse-car or a rich mans black and
shining carriage. with the two livery
chaps on front. who never turn their
heads Then the job is to get out and
round them. Our big wagon does il
easy. though It slews chap almost of
his seat when. at dead run. Dummy
makes one of his side-dodges- This lit
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self in the chair. Frank was IN an adj
joining room and noted the rise and fall
of the thermometers. | engaged Ida in
conversation which referred only to
my person and our future. She did not
suspect any thing, the miserable WON.
an, and did not aim to control heI
thoughts. Soon after she left with her
father and fastened to Franks room
who handed me the card containing the
observations. saw that Ida had never
borne me any sincere love, that her
affection was but a passing whim and
that, worst of all, she really was in love
with another man. Cursed be my
luck
Dorsett seemed to have again lost all
control over himself But after had
given him another dose of bromide, he
became more collected, although he still
groaned piteously. He informed me
that in the first moments of his despair
he had destroyed all his instruments
and most of his later inventions and
that he had concluded TO join Nansen's
polar expedition and to seek death in
the Arctic sea. In vain did try TO dis
suade him; nothing seemed to shake his
rash resolution.
considered that the apparatus con-
structed by Dorsett would not only be
of great physiological and psychological
Importance but that ! would also be
the creator of a new epoch. 1t was
clear TO me that the invention was worth
millions, and was almost overcome
when thought of the changes il would
work in National and social life as soon
as the machine had become public prop
erty. All fraud, all lying, all deceit, all
mystery would cease to exist, to be fol-
lowed by an ideal age of truth, virtue
and philanthropy.
| begged Dorsett to reconstruct his
apparatus. He resisted my request, but
finally complied. with a peculiar smile
which could not interpret.
II had grown late, and | gladly ac-
cepted Dorsetts invitation to spend the
night with him. | wanted 10 be with
him early the next morning to repeat
nv request with renewed vigor When
| left Dorsett's room to seek the cham
Der which usually occupied when in
his house, he embraced me anu WlSneu
me a solemn goodnight.
Early the next morning was awak-
ened by repeated raps at my door. |
jumped into my clothes and ran to the
laboratory-too late-William Dorset
was corpse.
A blue spot on the forehead showed
how my unfortunate friend had robbed
himself of his existence. He had united
the various clements in the laboratory
into a battery and given his head shock.
Death must have been instantaneous
A letter addressed to me read:
Dear friend: Man should not tempt
Providence. die, because have lost
faith in mankind; but at the same time
I end NV existence so as to prevent the
reconstruction of my apparatus 1t
would be terrible curse TO the human
family. such a gigantic responsibility
can not assume. No. rather death
than to commit so grievous wrong.
On Thursday Of last week we buried
in the little park adjoining his country
home the greatest electrician Of Europe
the Edison of the Old Woodland I
have lost the best and dearest friend
ever had. o. W. MkFPi-hI'
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dear one, and then-no more waiting
and pinching, and starving for usl'
1t was the picture wrought by his en-
thusiasm-his belief in the resources OF
untried lands, and the girl, younger in
years, but older in wisdom-the wis
dom of experience, could not feel sc
sure of unlimited prosperity as did
this brave lover, waiting to bid her
farewell. She looked up bravely through
her tears.
but it will be two years, may be
three, before we shall see each other
again, LarryI'' and she turned her face
away from him that he might not see
her grief.
Lawrence Rogers took the slight form
in his arms and dried the tear-wet blue
eyes as only a lover can.
81 must gol There is no other way.
You win be true to me, dear? You
will wait for me till come back to
you?"
slow can you ask me?" she cries. 81
will live on the thought Of you while
you are gone. All! The long voyage.
How shall | endure the suspense till !
know you are safely in Australia?
You will write to me often-often,
Larry?"
Eyes, darling, and we shall spend our
lonely hours planning our bright fut-
ure."
lie is gone, and Ella Winchell is left
to the scant consolation which her fam
lily affords. Her parents have opposed
her engagement from the first.
Lawrence is poor, and the Winchells
have been really poorer than they have
seemed to be for many years, for Robert
Winchell has been a man to whom the
future holds out golden promises which
the present never fulfills. He is now
deep in a new enterprise which he
thinks viii be successful. The outlook
has been dreary for Ella, especially of
late, when she has had another sutton.
old and rich, James Ford by name.
He is a kind-hearted man who has
been a bachelor all his life and has
fallen into the habit of spending an
evening now and then with Robert
Winehell, the friend of his boyhood. He
has not seen how matters are going on
between Lawrence and Ella, but has
learned that the girls fresh beauty and
frank. winning manner are fast becom-
ing greater attractions than the COM
partnership of his old friend.
At first Lawrence's letters were full
Of hope. and Ella felt that the time was
not far off when she could be mistress
of her own horne and no longer sub
jected to insinuations against her lover.
Only a year had passed since
Lawrence's departure when every
thing was swept away from them. Mr..
Winchell's business had failed from
lack of management, and, the scheme
for which he had neglected it having
failed long before, the family was left
absolutely penniless.
Then James Ford showed his friend
ship for the distressed family When
they feebly demonstrated, he said:
what in the world can do with my
unless endow an orphan
asylum or an old womens' home?' But
he looked rather wistfully at Ella as he
said it, hoping for some encouragement
In her face.
About this time young Rogers letters
grew more and more Respondent in tone,
and at last he declared that he should
not write again until his luck had
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ouEsTloNlNes.


met little cottage girl
Eighteen years old. she said.
Her brain was tired with the whirl
or questions in her head
She asked me; whats an optimism"
Good luck made fiesh," l cried.
"And what then, is pessimistf'
bad luck personihedl"
With that she asked me to explain
A Christian scientist.
Said /; Hes one who cures pain
That doesn't quite exist"
And what is an agnostic, Pray"
Sweetheart. I do not know"
She turned her pretty head away
ITO Vassar must go!'
''Please don't, until you've answered me
One question, you've asked four
"My little wife, dear will you bes
ask for love, not lorer'
Five years ago tonight my eyesi
hear sweet voice Groom
A lullaby. while Tommy cries:
but what IL in the moong'
Life.
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than they had ever known? Oh. it waa
hard-hard-
| She dried her eyes and resolved never
to give up her lover Surely she could
not be required to forego all hope OF
happiness for money!
"Ahi'' she thought bitterly, 81 do not
wonder that the world is a sad one II
people are called upon to make such
sacrificesl But | never shall give him
upl He will come back rich man IN "A
few years. and we shall all be happy"
But the coming poverty, the depend
ence on the friend she would not mar
ry, were continually before her, and at
the end of the week she went down into
the little parlor to meet the man who
was so blind to her unhappiness-
II hardly dared hope You would be so
kind" he said, coming forward eagerly,
to meet her. He took her hands in his
you will be my wife?" he asked
81 will leave you to decide that" she
said gently. after have told You my
story"
He regarded her questioningly.
81 have only the love of friend to
offer you." she said, and then she told
him the whole story
He was silent long time. Then be
said: Il am glad that you began by being
honest with me. should like, for the
sake of the rest, to make you my wife
as soon as possible"
AS he took her hand at parting. she
saw that he was quite pale. When sbe
saw him again he seemed more quiet
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Aunt Lib. me an Nellie done break
de wish-bonc.-
NO won er you broke il. pullin' n
haulin' on il Nex' time glib you one
you want ter be mo- keerfuL "-Harper's
Young People
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Years, TO travel 10 Une NOrIn IOle IN
1eculiarly constructed air ship, or did
be intend to carry out his scheme to
snhiect the climate of Australia and the
vast uncultivated plains of the Antipo-
dean continent to the marvellous effects
a his recently-invented weather-regu-
lating apparatus? For a moment
feared that despair over some sudden
misfortune had moved Dorsett to write
his peculiar letter, but a moments re-
section sufficed to dismiss such
thoughts. Dorset had no reason under
the sun for feeling respondent. Mr.
Brown. one of the prominent financiers
Of his State, had met Dorset in a most
satisfactory way when the latter asked
for the hand of lovely Ida Brown. For
two weeks the clever inventor had lived
in a state of bliss which, however, did
NOT interfere with his researches and
his studies.
As | had announced my visit by tele-
graph. was met at the station by Dor
stt's faetotum Frank. Frank occupied
an undefnable position, as servant, con-
fdant and subject for experiments.
To my inquiries concerning his master,
be replied, laconically;
mr.. Dorsett's gone-clean gone"
"What has happened?" / asked, APP
palled
"A screws loose" answered Frank,
looking the very picture of woe.
found Dorsett in a horrifying condi-
ton. His dress was neglected, his hair
unkempt and his face showed signs of
deep sorrow. When he saw me, a tear
showed in hiseye. He greeted me with
much affection, and then remarked,
without further introduction:
"Ilow true it is that man. if he would
be happy, should not try TO lift the vail
from matters hidden from his eyes by
the kindness of Providence.
Adeep sigh drowned Dorsett's voice.
remained silent, horror-stricken
/ but induced Dorsett to take dose of
/ BROMIDE which seemed to quiet his
nerves.
Meanwhile had looked around the
laboratory and was astonished and per-
picked by what | saw. Most of the
costly apparatuses and instruments
were broken to pieces, the metal parts
had been carried away and the glass
tubes and bottles reduced to minute
fragments.
As It began to grow dark Dorsett,
with whom | had exchanged many con-
fdential thoughts in the twilight hours,
opened his heart.
In October of last year" he began,
y found in a scientific journal an ac-
count Of peculiar instrument invented
b an Italian named Tasso. The in
strument consists of a rubber vessel or
h PIPE which, after having been filed
with water, is attached to the arm and
connected with capillary tubes. In the
ratio in which the heart pumps the
blood through the arm, the water in
lie tubes rises or falls. When the brain
hard at work the blood flows to that
organ, and the amount of blood indi-
Gates the amount of exertion. The
Blood is to some extent also drawn from
NE arm, and the more intensely the
Subject under examination thinks, the
oEeF falls the water in the capillary
'1oeS These changes are transferred
y an Indicator so that a reasonably GER