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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-10-22
A Generous Foe.

During the attack on the defenses of
Mobile, writes correspondent Ad-
miral Thatcher, really unfit for com
mand by reason of age and lack of ex-
perience, ordered an impudent advance
against the forts Three of the iron
clads were soon sunk to the bottom of
the shallow waters in front of Spanish
Fort, their crews crowding the partly
submerged decks The flag ship ran up
the pendant, hailing the "Cowslip," and
directed her to rescue the crews of the
sunl1en vessels "As we passed over
the bar toward the batteries, pursues
the narrator firing in that quarter all
at once ceased, and we presumed that
they were only training their guns to
insure our complete destruction Our
work was done as rapidly as possible,
and, with the last man on board. our
deck densely crowded, we supposed the
time of our doom had come, and yet the
gunners delayed their fire. We steamed
outward, and soon recrossed the bar
with our precious freight-a generous
gift from our chivalrous antagonists :"
Truly our southern brethren were
Americans to the backbone. Higher
compliment we can not give them
The Voice.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-10-22

buy" said John. and having bid them
all good-by. he started off with eigh-
teen dollars, the proceeds of his labor,
snugly tucked away in his vest pocket.
He ran down to the ferry boat. throw
ing his cap up in the air and catching it
and shouting to give vent to his high
spirits.
His little sister sat at the window
and watched for him to return until she
grew tired and fell asleep. She was
awakened by strange noise. and TO
her great surprise saw her brother sit
ting in curious chair with wheels on
it, in which he was propelling himself
up and down the room.
This is your present, Cora" he ex-
claimed. NOW you will be able to go
about whenever you like" and, placing
her in 1t, he showed her how TO work 1t,
to her great delight.
1t was an invalid's chair, which,
through the captains influence he had
been able to buy at wholesale. The
good captain had himself added two
dollars to the eighteen to make it up to
the required amount, but had said moth
ing of this to John, as he thought the
boy would enjoy it more II he supposed
he had paid for it all himself
In the evening the chair was shown
to Mr.. Leslie. who was quite proud of
his boys unselfish generosity.
"How about those new skates you
were wishing for last winter?" said his
father.
II suppose shall have to use the
old ones; they will do very well on
pinch"
Mr.. Leslie did not say anything about
it just then, but inwardly resolved that
when the first good ice came John
shonld be provided with fine pair of
new skates
Cora was now able to wheel herself
about the garden alone and up and
down the street. Every day she went
to meet her brother as he came from
school.
As for John. he realized that true
happiness which springs from unset
fshness and love- Ursula Williams, IN
Detroit Free Press.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-10-22
RATHER ONE SIDED.
A Sad Picture which 1t May Profit Some
Young Girl to Look At.


Young Girl to Look At.
Nellie Rivers was pretty girl, a very
pretty girl. So her mother thought so
her friends thought, so she herself
thought as she stood before the glass
arranging her hair, and putting the fin
ishing touches to her toilet. Nellie
seemed to be rather a delicate girl, not
because her health was imperfect,
or that she had less vitality than the
average girl in her teens, or for any
other reason than that she thought it
was mice" to be delicate, and she Gull
tivated the appearance of fragility.
Nellie's mother was a widow with a
very narrow income, in feeble health,
and incurably lame. She had support
ed her family after her husbands death
by taking boarders, for fchg series of
years, but at the time of which we are
writing she kept house for a wealthy
old lady, and was permitted TO keep
Nellie with her.
One would have thought that Nellie
would be up in the morning and make
the fire. and save her mother all the
steps she could; but Nellie was always
sleep in the morning. and instead of
helping her mother about the break
fast, she was quite glad TO have her
mother get her an extra breakfast
when at last she did open her eyes and
get ready for it. But delicate as was
Nellie, she was always well enough to
go on long walks with her girl friends
or to go to parties and sit up till mid
night.
Nellie was an expert with her needle
and made her own dresses and Ginger
ie,' her hats also, and for this she al
ways contrived to find time; but her
mother wore the same shabby hat sea-
son in and out and Nellie somehow
couldn't find time to make over the old
hat or make a new one. Her mother
wore caps after the old fashion. and they
were in a very dilapidated condition be-
fore Nellie found time to mend or re-
place them with fresh ones.
Pretty as Nellie was there were
those in whose eyes she would have been
infinitely prettier if she had thought
of the comfort and suitable attire of her
mother more. and of her own selfish en-
joyment less. Nellie with her fresh
young face in becoming hat. and
ROBBED in tastefully made though cheap
gowns, and her mother in rusty, shabby
attire, with bent figure aud careworn
face limping along by Nellie's side to
church of Sunday-who could look at
the two and not wonder that things
shouldn't be a little more evenly di-
vided between them? But Nellie's
mother loved to lavish all she could on
her daughter, and the daughter had
grown into the habit of receiving with
scarcely thought of reciprocity.
If this true story mirrors any girl
readers life in this year of grace, how
does she like the picture, and what is
she going to do to make it a better one?
Christian Advocate.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-10-22
ABOUT OLD SOLDIERS.

WILLIAM B. McCREERY, United States
consul at Valparaiso, Chill, is a Michi-
gan man who served with credit dur
ing the civil war He was one of the
few who succeeded in escaping from
Libby prison.
RICHARD KNOWLES, the sailor who
dashed Farragut to the rigging of the
Hartford at the battle of Mobile bay,
says that after he had taken turn or
two with the ratline the old admiral
gruff1y asked him what he was about,
and on being told by Knowles that the
captain had directed him to make the
admiral fast the latter said: 30, all
right. and helped TO fasten the lines
about himself
Col CHARLES MITCHELL, who was
acknowledgement on Gen Lees staff,
tells an interesting little story of Gen.
Wise and the surrender at Appomattox
Wise came riding down the road furi-
ously to where Gen. Lee and his staff
were grouped He was splashed with
mud from head to heels. There were
great splotches of mud dried and caked
upon his face Addressing Gen. Lee
he asked. ID a theatrical voice: rs It
true. Gen. Lee, that you have surren-
dered2f Yes. Gen Wise. it is true. "
Il wish, then, to ask you one question:
What is gong to become of my brigade.
Gen Lee. and what is going to become
of me2" Gen Lee looked at the splashed
warrior for a full minute and then said
calmly and in low tone: Gen Wise,
60 and wash your face
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-10-22

slaughter-make thousands of other
widows and orphans.
dig herer said the sergeant, and
with our bayonets we scooped out
shallow grave in scarcely more than a
minutes time
Carefully, nowl Poor little thingl
Now fill inl That will do. God knows
where it lies Fall in-forward,
march,
And yet men write of the glory Of
WARM. Quad, in N. Y. World
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-10-22
roo MUCH MENAeERIE.
Why a Captain In the Federal Army BE
came Very Angry.

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came Very Angry.
Any one who will take upa catalogue
of names and glance casually through
it would be surprised to see how ludi
crous are sometimes the cognomens un
der which portions of mankind labor.
1t is useless for the poet to assert
'There's nothing in name" The un
fortunate schoolboy who condescends
TO sport the unromantic John Jones'
or the ludicrous ''Snodgrass" thinks
otherwise. Perhaps the most common
names used by men for family designa
ton are those of animals, and wheI
several congregate of such stripe
there is going to be fun in the men.
agerie.
An incident occurred during the civil
war which aptly illustrates this
In the pretty country town of War
renton there was stationed. just after
the surrender, a regiment under the
command of Capt Brown
Now. the said Capt Brown was a
choleric individual There was to be
peace, and the gallant captain had deter
mined to exercise very strict surveil-
lance over the defeated "rebs"
So one fine day he had every citizen
come up and register.
Now. 1t happened that in the small
compass of Warrenton lived several
gentlemen of rather striking names. A
Mr. Lyon kept restaurant, a Mr. Coon
was auctioneer, Mr.. Hare ran bar
room. while store boosted of Mr..
Bear as its proud proprietor
1t also happened that these gentlemen
should arrive in the registering precinct
together.
"Your name, sir?" demanded the
clerk to the first who presented him
self.
Bear" was the reply, and Bear went
down on the book.
''Your name, sir?" was asked of the
second.
Coon" came the placid rejoinder,
and Coon followed Bear on the ledger.
"Your name, sir2"
Lyon" the third man answered.
quietly.
The clerk looked up with a puzzled
expression, but the gallant captains
nose rose in the air, and his eye began
to flash as he anxiously awaited for the
fourth man to be Intercepted
He began to imagine they were as
suming names to falsify the estimate,
and he waxed as wrathy as hornet in
glass bottle
''Your name, sir?' came from the
busy pen-pusher.
Hare" innocently replied the un-
man.
This was more than the captains al
ready boiling blood could stand. He
sprung to his feet with a wild army
oath, and, shaking his clinched fist in
the face of his astonished victims,
shouted:
This thing has gone about far
enough. If you try to palm any more
Of you blasted animals on me III slap
the last one of you in jail"
And the procession of four departed,
'sadder, but wiser men. "-Philadel-
Dhia Times
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-10-22

Robin had long, beautiful curls: but
ne was three years old-almost too big
to wear curls. papa thought
one day mamma and papa were talk
ing the matter over, and wondering
how he would look with short hair.
Robin, said mamma. do you want
your hair cute"
Yes, said Robin. .you may cut off
my hsir; but don't cut Of my curls.r-
Youths Companion
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-10-22
CafSEilS Wanted

Ipay seven cents per pound or from forty TO atty
cents each when taken OF properly. Send for
md "a ring calf skins r. w. PARSONS.
West Randolph Vt.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-10-22
JOHN M. BROWN
80 Central Street, West Randolph, Vt.
PiaSterer and StuCCO Worker.

Makes specially of plastering, whiten-
ing, coloring, withdrawing etc. 10 yrs.
experience in Boston and Worcester, Mass.
All jobs promptly attended to and salts
faction guaranteed.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-10-22
Farm for Sale.

The Watson O. Flagg farm OF about 100
acres OF productive land, well divided as
to tillage, pasture and woodland, well
fenced and abundance of excellent water.
Good house, barns, corn barn, all in good
repair This farm is pleasantly located on
good road, only two miles south OF w.
Randolph village. II will be sold at a bar
gain and $1,000 OF purchase money can re-
main on mortgage. Inquire OF the under
signed or of Nelson II. Martin or VIM. H.
Dubois. ELLA L. FLAoo, Administrative,
tfb West Randolph, VT.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-24

There is nothing like good honest
fight against great evil. The lottery
people who have connected the name
of Louisiana with their enterprise for
40 many. years are at last on the run.
The arrest of the publishers Of various
newspapers.in Milwaukee for printing
advertisements of lotteries is'good evil
dence that the law is beingEenforced.
1t is said by postoffice officials that
during the past year the'.power OF the
Louisiana company has been greatly
crippled and that: its revenues!. have
fallen off. They claim that lottery
matter is now practically excluded
from the mails, and that the lottery
company Is confined to the use Of the
express in the distribution Of its tickets
and lottery literature.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-24

"Develop your own resources, rail-
roads want freight not town lots"
The foregoing is the text of practi-
cal speech made to the chamber Of
Commerce ut .Fairhaven recently,
but the gist of the argument can apply
to Lewiston as we'll. The work Of
opening new country depends upon
the country. Intelligent enterprising
work in developing the resources of the
country will attract the railroads.
Tons of produce ready for transporter
ton are more attractive than seduc-
tive subsidies. Visible tonnage or
soil that will produce tonnage, if
brought under the influance of intel
legent effort will draw the attention
of transportation lines. Lewiston's
chief resources are in its fruit and lum-
Der products. With proper energy
both these industries can be Largely de-
veloped here. All conditions are fa-
vorable to making this a central point
in the lumber industry, both in the
crude and in the finished product.
Nature has made for us fruit growing
center. The output now exceeds the
means of transportation. Much of this
perishable product Is yearly wasting.
We need canneries and pickle factories
to preserve and utilize the products Of
our orchards and gardens. Let the
energies of our people be directed to-
ward making these Improvements,
and when male the railroads will be
on hand to carry the produce t.
market.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-24

The Canadians are surprised and
mortified by the results Of the census
of the dominion which shows that be-
tween 1881 and 1891 the gain in popu-
lat,on was but IL! yer cent. Extraor-
binary efforts haye been made by the
dominion government during the last
ten years to attract immigration, and
of the $50, 900 foreigners who arrived it
has been shown that ut least half OF
them passed over the border into the
United States; so that in seeking to
draw immigration to itself the domin'
ion has swOOlen the stream which
pours into this country. The larger
opportunity for employment which our
prosperity offers is the attraction. The
Canadians, in their modification, are
questioning the wisdom of the policy
of the government SO far rs concerns its
trade relations with us. Annexation
to the American Union is the only
policy that can save Canada, for Ger
tainly the future offers but little or nt
hope which the last ten years did no.
present.-Review.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-24

The government is becoming inter-
ested In the artesian we'll process for
irrigating arid lands. The secretary of
agriculture has been investigating the
question, especially in the semi-humid
lands comprising the fruit belt of Idaho
and Washington. He Is firm in the
support of the theory that the under
ground waters will, through the arte-
sian wells, furnish the supply that will
make this section "blossOm like the
rose" In the valley of the Salmon
and Snake rivers, and other streams in
idaho, Eastern Washington and Ore
gon, a large number of bores have been
made at quite high attitudes and dur
ing the year some thirty-tive or forty
artesian wells have been sunk for wa
ter, which, IN all cases, rises with great
pressure and flows with considerable
volume. Notable among these Is the
well at Yakima, lately made. Now
another is being made in that region
Lewiston, with every advantage SINH
lar to that which makes success else
where, still fingers behind in develop
ing this water supply. The time Ii
ripe for active work in this direction.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-24

The Park Place disaster In New
York has brought forth new .theory
of explosions. 1t Is argued by writer
that the bronze used in one of the man.
utactories occupying rooms in the ILL
fated building was the cause of the ex-
plosion, bronze, according to his theo-
ry, being -four like wheat or malt
tiours. =. This scientist AYERS that these
substances are not, in themselves, ex-
plosive, but that 'electricity Is genera
ted by combining them in place that
Is air-tight, the. of the at
mosphere being widely different from
that of the bodies, and the result ia sta
teal electricity" This writer believes
that the many CONGREGATIONS of late
years is -four mills, breweries. ETC., have
been caused in this way. The, .explo
sions and conseqent fires occur gener
ally in midsummer or mid-winte
when extrems Of heat prevail.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-24

During the last session of Idaho's
state legislature new license law
was passed which materially differs
from the liquor law formerly In
force. Although that was several
months ago, owing to some cause not
fully explained, even those most inter-
ested were not aware Of the act until
very recently, when the authorities OF
the different municipalities were in
structed by the secretary of state to ell
force the provisions of the law, copies
of which accompanied the instructions
the chief provision of the law requires
that all persons to whom the county
commissioners grant license to sell in
toxicating liquor shall give sufficien
bond in the sum of $1,000. Should .
disturbance ola serious nature occu
on the premises of the licensee durin,
the life of the license so granted, tn
bonds may he forfeited and the licens
Cancelled. To obtainj a license to retail
liquor in any incorporated town or cit.
the state must be paid $500.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-24


The fire tests recently made by the
hose companies, with all apparatus un-
der full pressure, were highly satisfac-
tory. Water In sufficient quantities
can now be had to reach and effectu-
ally quench fire in any part of the city
The department, however, needs or
ganization and training in order that
they may use the appliances with the
proper GOODNESS and efficiency. The
citizens may congratulate themselves
that they are amply prepared to battle
the fire tiend that has laid such ruth
less hands upon the thriving cities Of
the northwest, and that like wise men
they have taken warning In time to
avoid u catastrophe.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-24

The effect of the recent struggle be-
tween political factions in Chill Is al.
ready being felt in the Pacific North
west, and Is quite likely to cause q
b00m in the lumber market. The
work of rebuilding cities and towns
partially destroyed will be begun al
once. and the surplus lumber now on
hand In this coutry will rapidly dimin
ish. Two vessels are already loading
lumber on Puget sound for Chilli and
several more are reported Oh the way
for similar cargoes.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-24

Jay Gould has cast his sagacious eye
over the present financial situation and
declares In favor of increasing prosper
ity. Europe with her unprecedented
necessities cannot avoid sending back
our gold. Instead of a debtor we are
going to be q creditor nation. With
our splendid crops and improved con.
dition the Sage of Finance looks for
ward to a long period Of prosperity in
this country,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-24

The choice of Hon. J. II. De Lamar,
our Worlds Fair commissioner, was a
wise one. He is patriotic and enthusi-
astic in his efforts to place Idaho in the
front rank with her exhibit in 1893.
His ideas are broad and comprehensive
as may be judged from these utteran-
ces recently made In speech at Silver
City. We must depend upon, first, the
product of our mines; next our farms,
and next our orchards. These three
branches of industry we must utilize
for all they are worth, as we have to
depend entirely upon them. But If we
can make creditable exhibit with
them, can see my way clear to greatly
benefit our young state by influencing
capital and immigration to turn to
Idaho. shall aim to demonstrate that
Idaho is the center of the mining belt
of the United States and that there is
an empire of mineral lands within oul
borders, still untouched by the prospec'
tors pick, yes, uninvaded by the pres
ence of u human being. l shall con
vince the farmers of the middle and
eastern states, who are now mortgaged
for all they were once worth, that il
will yet pay them to make their homes
here, raise more produce per acre and
get better prices for it, than they car
where they now are; shall he able t.
convince the fruit growers that there il
no soil so prolific, and no climate bette
adapted for this purpose, than that o
Idaho; and lastly, l shall convince al
that we have an empire Of fine govern
inent land open for cultivation and 70
stock raising, and that we are neithe
poor, in debt, or heavily taxed; tina
we got very respectable dOwry iron
Uncle Sam, In the shape Of land grants
when he turned us out to shift for oul
selves, and that these lands are for sal
Achcap and titles conveyed at"ncc.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-24

The Central American republics
have a hard time. When 1t is not
revolution 1t is earthquakes, and when
neither of these it is business troubles
Within the week reports of financial
difficulties have been received from
Costa Rica and Nicaragua, and to-day
San Salvador Is rocked by earthquakes
Prospective immigrants to these coun
tries will certainly be checked by thu
various troubles that constantly men
ace the Young republics.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-24

The Alliance again shows it's hand
and the wheat market trembles OH the
rise. A new circular issued by the Al
lance organ of Minnesota headed
"Facts Worth Money" urges the farm
ens to hold back their wheat as better
prices will surely await them. A little
Z concerted action ON the part of the
farmers may bull the market some but
hardly to the fabulous figures asserted
by some enthusiasts.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-24

New York in its late Republican
convention declared overwhelmingly
for Blaine. Pennsylvania was unan-
aIuous in his favor, and with the whole
west enthusiastic for his candidacy
the vital figure of the man from Maine
looms on the horizon with unmistaka
BILE indications that he is the partie:
choice for 1892.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-24

Europe Is short on her grain crop by
several millions of bushels and war
cloud hangs threatening by, near over
its great rival powers. War and fam
Inc are alike imminent. The United
States, blessed with bountiful harvest
and freed from internal strife looks
with complacency upon these bicker
inRs and debates.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-24

The steamer Itata will Ike surrendered
to the Chilean government upon the
nations relmbursing the United
States for the expense incurred in her
capture. 1t IL alleged that this move
was made to show good faith to the
new government.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-24
OPTICAL CITY AND COUNTY PAPER.
Entered at the Lewiston Postofflce az
1econd Class Mail Matter.
THURSDAY, sEprEMBER24, 1891

The jury In the celebrated Davis will
case at Butte, Montana, could not
agree and Col. Ingersoll loses his case.
The possibilities of great lawyers are
sometimes overestimated, especially
when It comes to breaking will.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-24
James w. Reid,
Attorney at Law
Lewiston, Idaho.

Lewiston, Idaho!
Practices in the State and Federal
courts of Idaho and Washington
Will attend the regular terms Of Court
ut Moscow, Mt. Idaho, Asotin, Coltax
and the District and Supreme Courts
at Lewiston. Collections receive
prompt and diligent attention. OF
flee, room No. 6, Vollmer Block, VI
stalls.