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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-04-09

Said somebody to a woman in my hear
ing the other day: my friend, | am
afraid you are getting bitter. | detect it
now and then in what You say and write.
Not much, only enough to show some bee
has stung the sound fiber Of your nature
and left the rankle of its bite" If you
have any spare prayers to offer, my dear,
whoever you are who reads this paragraph
today, get right down ON your knees and
implore heaven to keep you from all cyni-
cisns and bitterness. Try hard to pre-
serve your faith in the ultimate victory OF
good over evil. and in the fair shining OF
an untroubled sun behind these flying
clouds.
When you and let go our hold on hope
we Join hands with despair. and despair is
a guide that leads the soul downward. NJ
matter how hard life may be, how the storm
may beat, or however unceasing the grind
may be, hold fast to your faith in the Cap
tain who never lost battle yet, nor evei
signaled the trumpets to call retreat
Everything is coming out right in the end
Nothing can withstand the advance of al
earnest soul.
There is not material forcs enough in
~ universe to keep it down. Oiflicultie.
vanish before a steady front. Was it not
Thoreau who said, "As soon as Atlas go
his back made up that was all that WAS re
quired." Brave backs 20 a-begging fol
burdens.-Chicago Herald.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-04-09
ola Accomplishment.

Tho women of New York society are IN
many cases accomplished in very oud ways,
and q marty of men the other nlgnt passeu
an Interesting quarter OF an hour IN re-
calling some of the uncommon IalenoS u
their feminine acquaintance. one manu-
some Young woman was an adept IN pio"-
inc the coaching horn; another was very
successful carver of onyx; one 81 uhe inos'
sedate Young ladies in town dar'ced cloR
~ perfection: a dutiful and beautlIui Wiie
made all her husbands trout flies, ana her
husband was renowned as a successiui
fisherman: a rather slim and why girl,
famous for her Waiting, was sclenllnc
hover and could give her clever brother
breezy four-round battle; lady who RODE
in the park each day occasionally sho"eu
IN her friends in the country how she
could stand on the back OF canterlhg
horse These and a half hundred other
wondrous performances we're told OF WON.
ON nv the men that knew them, amid great
applause. Finally, young fellow VINO
had been listening lazily to the conyersa-
ton spoke up in drawing tones, ana tue
attention of the company became rlveted
upon him. -,
81 knew a far more extraordinary girl
than any You have mentioned. once upon
a time. said he. "She was the sister OF
classmate of mine at college. Rich |
think. Very swell. Blonde girl, tall and
straight and jolly, for used TO go rowing
with her when | visited 'em up the river.
Pull a powerful oar, too, and was clever
other ways. One of her talents, though,
was certainly remarkable. Inever found It
ont until had known her for three weeks.
| Never paraded it. Seemed to take it as a
matter of course
"When | did hear Of it at last spoke
TO her father about it, and he agreed with
me that it was very rare accomplishment
| i'm a girl. Not that it was especially needed
in women, but there were emergencies
! when it might come into play. | was
rather struck with the charm of the thing.
In fact, it rather clinched the good opinion
had already formed of the girl, and
asked her to marry me. The wedding Will
be in two months"
There was pause. The speaker appar
emily went into reverie that he had no in
tention of disturbing. Finally how
| went up.
"Well, what is the wonderful accom-
plishment of this girl, Billy9"
| Billy reused himself and looked about al
the faces of friends.
'Oh, didn't tell your" he said. why
she can cook New York sun.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-04-09

Don't tell your husband your every
thought. Many of them are not worth
telling-and don't ask to know his. This
is not secretivepess, but common sense
and delicacy; as much so as the feeling
that prompts you to say your morning
prayer inaudibly. and 10 take your bath in
private.
Do you think that any reserve is fatal to
the oneness Of an ideal marriages Have
you heard of the atomic theory" How
scientists tell us that all palpable objects,
even grpnite, are composed Of innumera-
BILE infinitesimal atoms, which, however
close they may seem to be, never really
touch each others This is true of the
heart of man and a woman.
They can never quite touch, for the most
devoted husband and wife can never see
anything from exactly the same point OF
view, or feel anything In exactly the same
manner and degree. This is the inevitable
consequences Of differing sex; but they may
come 50 near that nothing can come be
tween. 50 near as to support each Other
and resist the world with granite strength
and solidarity. p. I. Barnum in
Ladies Home Journal
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-04-09

Children should early be taught care Of a
book A very little child can understand
that a book must not be thrown on the
floor or torn or bent backward or NAL
treated in the fifty small ways in which
children are permitted to abuse books.
Such habits in children are due quite as
much to ignorance as carelessness on the
part of parents. Those who have no inter
est or affection for books themselves are
not likely to expect it from their children.
A reverence for books is part of the love
one bears them, and people who have been
brought up in an atmosphere Of books, or
who spend much time in reading or study,
will naturally handle a book respectfully
themselves, aud insist that their children
shall do likewise.
There is much negligence shown in the
matter Of returning borrowed books, and
this often by persons of whom one would
expect better things. For months after a
book is read it is allowed to lie about the
house, and no especial effort is made to re-
turn il 10 its owner That a book should
be returned as soon rs read, just as partic-
ularly as one would return tool after
using it or a garment after wearing it,
would appear to 20 without saying. Yet
1t is not always the case.
And IL is right to insist that our children
shall be as exact in this respect; that they
shall, after borrowing book, cover it
neatly if it I've nicely bound one, treat it
carefully while in their possession and re
turn it promptly when finished. This is
not only simple justice to the owner, but
such teaching will 90 far toward making a
child particular about the property of 9th
ers.-Harper's Bazaar.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-04-09
A Stage Illusion.

A very pretty illusion is being secured
by means Of theelectric light in play now
on the boards in Paris. A fairy story is
being told, and in the course Of the recital
the wardrobe of the fairy is exhibited ap-
parently shining with a light that never
was on land or sea, and the effect is start
ling. The illumination is ingeniously &C
complished. A little trunk containing the
dresses Is brought upon the stage, and it is
so made that when it is set down the bot
tom falls out AT the same instant rays OF
an electric lamp placed Immediately un.
derneath are directed on the mass OF gauzy
raiment, which IS thus sufTused with shin.
ing hght.-New York Commercial Adver.
tiser.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-04-09
Far women Artists.

One of the youngest and certainly most
prominent of female benefactors IS Miss
Alice Donlevy, the little lady who stands
at the head of the Ladies Art association,
and who has fought like a tigress for its
young TO keep life and hope alive for WON
en- artists. Twenty years ago Miss Don
levy, precocious girl of some seventeen
summers, represented TO Peter Cooper the
need of an art association where women
artists might paint and exhibit their pict-
ures. The benevolent old gentleman patted
her on the shoulder and helped her con.
summate her plans.
For month all went as merry as mar
rage bell until Miss Donlevy became
aware that the women's work was suffer
ing from harsh criticisms made by board
of inspectors composed Of men. She inter
viewed Mr. Cooper and told him the men
must be asked to resign. He refused 70 IN
terfere in the matter, and consequently the
association fell into disfavor and died.
But hardly twelve months had gone by
before Miss Donlevy brought another into
existence, which stands today a model for
all art clubs for perfection Of technicality
and impartiality of criticism.
81 was the daughter of printer said
Miss Donlevy. ~ commenced to study art
when was twelve, and although necessity
did not demand it, sold pictures that
had painted before ! was fifteen. always
thought that women were i'll treated by
brother painters in the art world, and re
solved that il ever l got into a position
where could do it. everything to classify
women and bring them 20 the front would
be done by me. The Art association is the
outcome OF all my plans. 1t is successful
and am happy. A poor artist coming to
the city is taken care of. Her pictures are
hung upon the walls of our studio for sale,
and She has the benefit of our utensils. -
New York Recorder.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-04-09
To the armers Of VT.

sonay make complaints because of the small sums received
your Dairy skins The fa your own for you would
take them off and properly for them you would rarely
find skin that would bring you less than SO cents and
great many of them would bring you Co. 70 and even SO cts
Poor skins like poor butter poor property and bring
poor price 1t will you only penny for postal card on
which to send me your address, to full printed drec
tons as proper method of taking off and caring for
calf SKINS will very gladly mail these to you free postpaid
if you will send me your and SO request.
In most of the towns VT have buyers but in localities
where have none would suggest that half dozen farmers
club together and ship their skins in quantities OF rs more
in which will pay all freghts after delivery at R R de-
pot cannot allow you wholesale prices in towns where
have buyer but where have none will gladly arrange with
any reliable farmer who is willing attend to the matter Of
collecting skins taken off in his vicinity and in such will
Of course allow the buyers commission.
c. S. PAGE, Hydepark VT
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-04-09

An ingenious invention has recently ap-
peared for enabling shooting practice to be
made with service sifies in many cases
where no range exists, and whore it is only
possible to fire with some device of this
kind. An ordinary cartridge case is EN-
ployed to hold a miniature cartridge and
bullet in its mouth, which together occupy
the position of the service bullet, the part
occupied by the service charge being filled
up by a chamber containinga piston, which
is struck by the regular breech block piston
on firing, and so carries its blow to the
miniature cartridge. Cartridges with diff
ferent charges are made for ranges from
25 to 800 yards.-New York Times.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-04-09

In all the discussion that has arisen about
the proposed shortening of the college
course, the advocates of either side have
limited themselves to a single point at is
sue; Will the student be able to learn
enough in three years to qualify him for
the duties of lifes This is all very well,
but there are other questions more i'm
portant. Will three years be sufficient to
make football player Of man-an oars
man. crack pitcher, catcher or first base
mani The fact that all this side Of the
question has been entirely overlooked
shows how set and narrow is the mind Of
the average educator of today.-Illustrated
American.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-04-09

To construct household on the basis of
the highest honor one to another seems 10
me to be the preliminary TO community
of the same sort When our homes are
right society will be right, and not sooner.
This involves not simply honor under law,
but honor under conscience. The family
is the nursery of the state. What kind of
citizens we make here are made for all
time. 1t does press heavily on me that
home life has been immensely encroached
on by public life. We find people farmore
ready to preach and teach in the lump than
to practice as individuals.
We wish TO engage in converting the
world, but our home habits are quite neg
alive as concerns a true life, or else are
positive bad The extent of this modern
religious habit il is difficult to measure.
The plainest laws of life are broken 10y
those who zealously support churches
and schools But when we get down 70
the fundamental need, is it not for more
absolute honesty in our every day doingsi
/ should like, also, TO put in plea for a
higher social honesty. Society is not so
corrupt and vicious as it is lying. What Is
the prime purpose Of ordinary social ar
rangeinents? Pure selishness. We do
not aim at frankness in our fashions.
There is dishonesty in love that must
be guarded against or all things let ms
beware Of love FORMS When husband
or wife says my DEAR in addressing each
other in company it is possible they leave
it off in private. We must learn to feel
gentleness and never TO profess what we
do not feel. | do not advocate an absence
of gentle words and manners, but that We
above all, guard against the use of empty
manners and words that are but husks
With children there is a still worse cheat
in the form of indulgence.
Honesty is the best policy every time in
the culture of the young. What we know
is right and for the best should be un
finchingly adhered to. Look ahead at the
consequences of yielding to ease, or the
least troublesome course. One-half tn,
sickness of ans community is owing &c
false feeding aad indulgence in childhood
Our first obligation TO a child is to give
him a healthy body.-Mary L. Spencer il
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-04-09
ODDS AND ENDS.

A combination of an organ and a ylolon-
rello is being exhibited in Paris.
There are upward of 10000 artists in the
city of New York
A machine has recently been invented
for making shoestrings out OF paper.
Thu colonial slipper, having large flap
and buckle over the instep, is worn with
afternoon house toilets.
The Statistical Institute of Rome an
nounces that 63 per cent. of all Italians are
unable TO read and write.
When washing fine white lannels add
tablesoonful of pulverized borax TO pail
full of water. This will keep them soft
and white.
Francis Wilson, the comedian, has bought
a chair formerly belonging to Sir waiter
Scott, and given by him to Sir Edwin Land
seer.
Three of the twenty-three surviving
widows Of the soldiers of the revolution
now on the nations pay roll live in Wind
sor county, VT
'The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table"
WAS published when Holmes was forty
eight, and 'Songs in Many Keys" when he
was fifty-fve.
The young Polish Countess Wanda Won
Sacawinska has just received the degree OF
NJ. d. from the University of Geneva. She
will practice medicine in Poland.
George Bancroft published book OF
poems in his youth and later in life bought
up every copy of the work he could lay his
hands on.
1t has been calculated that 1t would be
possible to take from a section Of the River
Negro lakes, occupying about nine square
leagues, upward of two millions OF tons OF
salt.
General Booth in his book, "In Darkest
England" says, "Out of every five persons
in London one dies either in the hospitals,
asylums or warehouses"
In softening of the brain, one of the first
indications of something wrong is increas-
ing irritability, which, however, is seldom
referred to the true cause. If the patient
is a mother she finds fault with her chill
dren on the slightest provocation and pun
ishes them with unwonted severity.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-04-09

Passenger-Where is the warmest part
Of this Pullman cart
Old Traveler-Where the porter sta
Puck
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-04-09
Win Positively Cure
ALL KIDNEY,
ALL LIVER,
ALL BLADDER,
ALL FEMALE
TROUBLES,

~ suffered for years with weak back
and swollen limbs. Hunts Remedy cur
ed me. Mrs. VIM. Gray, Hotel Gold
smith, Boston, Mass.
sit saved me from death by Bright's dis
ease. ''1Jere Smith, Kingston, N. Y.
Hunts Remedy may save you 500 in
DOCTORS bills-may save your life.
You can secure it from your Apothecary.
Smyrna times., 1891-08-12
Death at Woo6Iord

Last Saturday evening there was .
ga at Woodland Beach and amonS
s9ose who We're In the ball room "as
mrs. George Quinn, the wife Of tbs
photographer of that name, there, She
mad her baby there in a carriage anJ
She iiItle one which was quite fraii
i re SICK very soon. It was take" 80 IT.
I4e 4otel and the dancing was nro.
ceedlqg, when Mr.. Campbell the b pro'
prietor, appeared, and in a verv sbsE ~
voice said that the baby had died AMI
the dancing would have to ston All
w4s confusion at oqCe. An undertaker
S44'a lut be procured readily and
Mr.. Quinn was soon surrounded NV .
crowd OF sympathizers, He was Of
course, almost frantic, but was 6nsIIv
persuaded to walt and send the bod:
up on the steamer Christiana.
VIM. A. FAIRIES, of SMYRNA vos
sent for to take charge OF the BODY
!. rms Is the first sad event at WoodIa1d
be the last. W"i
Smyrna times., 1891-08-12
The Dredging of Smyrna River
Completed.

Inc I'VE thousand dollars aunronri
ated Tor the impr )2ement OF smvrns
river has been expended and tbs
dredger "AlVa" has gone. we hon. ~
return when we SECURE another baI,r
ing hand from the government in 10
1 1ba oi an appropriation OF not less
t .rHN veg thousand dollars. It was
t ,hoqsht mat 50 small a sum as five
thousand dollars would not hs ~
uucI use IN getting results directly
Oeuehclal to tho channel ofour straa,n
0"ch might have been the case hal
los the amount named been exnendaJ
Judlclously. We were fortunate -
having as Inspector of the work Mr.
~ -, N. Beckett, Que of the staff of Cen
ppA. I. saith az Wilmington. M
!ecNe!I IAaqe very careful examine
non ~ the work to he dQue and gave
the matter not only his personal atfano
al1n' out studied carefully each mint
WIeIe WQrk was IN progress with The
I .esuiI Vhat we have fairly nayiaabIe
sIPeam at low water. Il Is trus ~
o nave channel but 30 feet wide and
" ieet deep at low water but WITH
'nIs we can get along for awhile.
10 seems a pity that -nOU NO 49,,
leave ie Smyrna Landing at any stage OF of |
the tide, that unfortunately wa can
i get o4 OF the river on ACCOUNT Of
IacK OF water at the mouth.
WIN an expenditure of few tbous.
ana dollars at the mouth of Smvrns
river not only would our stream be
IIaVlga0le at all stages Of the tide but
me A4tnfal haFb9E which we now have
Al That point would be available 70 ves'
sels larger than now use II. II 10
hoped that by another year we mav
nave this work we'll under wav an3
We will be fortunate if we can cs, S sGu
has commenced. ~ Wy" nc
Smyrna times., 1891-08-12

1T is estimated that this countrV,,
wheat harvest this year will amonn,
co 10000. 600 bushels, to which mnst
De added, according to experienced
ealculatOrs, 10000, 600 bushels remain.
ing from last years crop: making a
grand total of 100000 bushels m
this amount, not more than 800 600 OOo
bushels will be used for home con.
sumption, besides 8O,OOO,OOO bushels
Tor next years seed which would
leave 2OO,OOO,OOO bushels of surDlns
wheat for foreign markets. But in
regard to the quantities of this wheat
winch the importing countries of En-.
rope will be capable of absorbing there
are widely different estimates.
According to the extravaganza calcu.
lations of Mr.. Charles A. PiIlsburv The
minneapolis miller, and Others. the
european deficit will not be less than
200 1000 bushels, the half of which
can be supplied by the farmers of the
United States.
Smyrna times., 1891-08-12

HE matters of the church still
claim share of public attention Tbo
irregular and un-Methodistie metbods
OF Presiding Elder Wilson, of Dover
District, are discussed with a good deaI
OF caustleity in the last issue of the
FenansUtG AethOdfet-in the first nlaco
oy the editor of that papar. and in the
second place by L. H. Mock, a steward
OF Salisbury district. The latter nro-
posed delegate meeting soon. of the
stewards Of the various distr;cts =
confer together as to the best metbod.
70 destroy the evil influences thar arc
working disharmony in the church
Rector Gibson, doubtless not without
a cause, writes severely at the Sabbath
desecration at Dover, during the camn.
meeting time as tending to lower tba
christian standard. Rev. L. WIav.
held' OF Magnolia, writes in replv. and |
says, that religion had nothing 70 40
with It that nine-tenths of the peonle
went out on Sunday on frolic. Nov
such statement is an unwarranted
assumption and an insult to the tbops.
ands' who n. be hour, were listening
70 as pure a gospel as Mr.. Gibson eve,
preached, and that by his peers m -,
cry righteous course and the fact il.
'elf gives the fat denial to what n.
'ays. In fact. the whole letter is a lis.
'ue Of misstatatements that have No
oundation save in his heated imagina.
ion.D '"@
Smyrna times., 1891-08-12

bers in Smyrna. A citizen of DovAf
takes over a column 10 the DeL0,Oareaai
70 discuss the wrongs it has done in
that community. He saws:
Upwards of 81 800 have been flched
rom citizens OF this town, none OF
whom will ever receive any return and
most Of whom can very i'll afford TO be
robbed thus.
What steps, if any, the law authOri-
Ties OF this State will take in reference
to the matter know not, but the au.
thorlties in the States of Pennsylvania
and New Jersey have determined to
proceed against all who have partici.
pated in this fraud in those States.
which District Attorney Graham in his
quo warrantO proceedings against it in
Fhlladelphla, declared TO be one of the
most heartless and barefaced of the
many such frauds which had lately
cropped up.
AS to whether the participators in
the fraud here have rendered them.
selves liable to the State will not at
present express any opinion. But |
VIII say that IN my opinion, had they
nau Che remotest regard for the Divine
injunction, Love your neighbor as
yourself" this great reprOach would
not have been cast on the place in
which we live.
IL IS most significant fact, and one
not to be overlooked, that the origina-
tors and managers have all received
the money promised in three months.
besides their other perquisites. and
this community will not permit with
out condemnation these men to play |
the "Orlah Heap" rubbing their hands |
with glee over the fact Of having oh.
Calned what they have at the expense |
Of their neighbOrs. No doubt one and |
all OF these men say now that thew
never solicited any one to ioin the or
or advocated its cause. for
say they, we always knew 1t was ONLY
matter OF time as to when it would
;oiIapse, and we went in and took our
;nance and let others do 80 if thew
those.
But there can be no truthful denial
II the fact, regardless of what these
men knew and thought of the orgapi.
atloh, they publicly and privately ad.
coated 1t and solicited for members
II, and when some citizens seeing
ne manner in which our DeoDle were
DING to be defrauded proposed the
assage of an act by our general assem-.
~ TO protect our people FROM this and
ther frauds like it, the organizers and {
managers OF the Dover branch mar.
nailed their h0sts, held an Indignation
Keeling and employed lawyers to de. +
"a, ae such measure. They even went a
5loFe tue legislature Themselves and I
lueaVored to mIslesd that body as i
Ihe intent aud effects of the meas t
And it is amusing now to hear the T.
alntIYe wall Of some of those who a
I've w Reen thu swindfd IN, which
'u!d never have occurred if their II
nlulty had not heen greater than .
cir common sense" 3