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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-09-10

While listening to the complaints of
some literary and journalistic persons at
the club the other night | was struck by
an idea not new or brilliant, but practi-
cal and businesslike. What a grand
thing it would be to publish newspa-
per or a magazine, with all the articles
intact, before the cautious editor had
done his deadly work upon theml My
young friends declare that most of their
really clever, fresh and original remarks
are cut out as being dangerous or objec-
tionable. and that the public is defrauded
of their rightful entertainment, and the
authors shine with sadly diminished lus-
ter.
If / remember Alright, that successful
little sheet. The Harvard Lampoon, be-
gan in Just this way: A siit was offered
to one Of the staid college weeklies then
existing. and refused as being too irrev-
erent toward the authorities, whereupon
the writer declared that he would pub
lish it in a'paper Of his own, which he
did the following week, and the expert
ment succeeding it was repeated. Thus
The Lampoon grew up as naturally as a
flower. Boston Post.
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EAcTs AND BINDINGS.

MINIATURES, Wis, has 1900 saloons,
In which it is estimated that s22, 500 is
expended by their patrons every day.
THERE never was saloon that was
as brilliant as the home of a happy
family. however humble or however
imperfectly lighted. Western Rural
A TEMPERANCE union of one hundred
and eighty-fve members exists in the
military prison of Fort Leavenworth,
Kan. The union was organized by Mrs.
Julia A. Chase, and is auxiliary to the
state w. c. I. U.
/, THE price of alcoholic drinks has
risen very high in the government of
Kharlkov. The authorities have issued
orders to stop the distilling Of brandy
altogether until the autumn, and the
export OF spirituous liquors from Khar-
kov to other governments OF the em-
pire
THE society for the abolition of strong
drink in Holland certifies that in pop
ulation OF $500, 900. there are $4,000
licenses for the sale of liquor annually
granted. Computing two-thirds of the
total population to be women and chill
bred. there is a saloon to every thirty
three men; a woeful condition.
WINE drinking is the mother of all
mischief. the root of all crimes, the
snring of vices. the whirlwind of the
brain. the overthrow of the sense, the
tempest OF the tongue, the ruin of the
bodv. the shame of life. the stain of
honesty, and the plague and corrup-
tion of the soul.-Southern star.
DR.. GRosvENoR, of the Buffalo Medi-
cal Journal. says that grave response
bility rests upon the medical profession
in the use of alcohol as a medicine, on
account of its deleterious influence
mon the system, and the liability of
the patient to contract the habit of
nsing il as a beverage. He also states
that alcohol is neither a tissue-forming
nor a heat producing substance and as
a narcotic ano anesthetic IS much less
valuable than several others.
SOME recent statistics show that very
rapid Increase is being made in vine
culture in this country. There are now
under vine culture in America 400, 600
acres. Of which about 800. 600 acres are
bearing. The estimated value Of the
VINEYARDS and wine cellars IS $3.50
600. In California I mere are $50. 600 acres
upaer vine culture, and large proper
ton Of the grapes produced Is made
into wine Most OF the grapes grown
in New York state are sold for food.
The total production Of wine in the
r-,,;+ad States during the past year was
about 10000, 600 gallons
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A eARTENDER's TRICK.
He Saved Small Boys from RuIn by Salt
ing Their Whisky.

He Saved Small Boys from Ruln by Salt
ing Their whisky.
81 used TO be a bar keeper in my
younger days, said gray-haired ven
der on Twelfth street one night.
about thirty-fve years ago | was
head clerk in a large general store en-
ploying twenty clerks in a small town.
In those days every store had its bar
and every merchant was saloon keep
en- Besides selling hot whisky we also
sold hot oysters over the bar, and had
a big bowl Of salt down behind the
counter for oysters and similar bowl
of sugar for whisky. When man
bought oysters we set out the salt and
when he bought whisky we set out the
sugar
zone day the bowls got changed
from their usual positions and by mis-
take l set out the salt for a man who
had bought drink The salt in the
liquor made him sick. No one, not
even myself, could tell what caused it,
but after awhile l guessed the reason
and tested it by trying it on others. 1t
worked like a charm, and thereafter
when a young boy came in who was
just taking his first drinks and learn
ing what he thought manliness,' / al
ways set out the salt bowl and made
him sick | know of a good many
young men that saved from ruin in
in this way. l guess | was the only
prohibition bar keeper in town, and
certainly the only one who ever taught
temperance from behind the bar by
making men sweeten their drinks with
salt instead Of sugar
Il always felt guilty in selling liquor,
and got out of it very soon. One morn
ing man came in with enough al
ready aboard TO make him feel good
bought several drinks went home to
dinner drunk, had some words with his
wife and mashed her skull with an ak,
within three hours after had sold him
the stuff | don't know what part of
that murder I will have to answer for
in the great hereafter. IN. Y. Adver-
ti6eS.
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Mnltle in school.

One day Moltke stopped at boarding
school kept by parson in a village near
his Silesian country seat, and sat down
to hear the teacher instruct the scholars
mostly young mobiles preparing for
the army-on the wars of France and
Prussia The clergyman being called
away for moment Molkte asked to be
allowed TO take his place. Before long
he asked one of the pupils;
"Who DO you think was Napoleon's
best general?
My granduncle, your excellency,
Marshal Ney, prince of the Moskwa,"
was the answer.
Turning to another boy he asked:
And who was the brayest of Prussla's
generals in the same war;
MY granduncle. Marshal Prince
Butcher" he said.
There was also descendant of Gen
eral Zellen among them.
When the clergyman returned Won
Moltke said, with a humorous glance at
his own plain civilians dress, "Oh, my
dear Herr Pastor, you should have told
me before that was to find such famous
generals represented here"
He invited all the boys to visit him at
Kreisau, and gave them most hospit-
able reception. Detroit Free Press.
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with an air Of solemn Importance, as
that gen tleman met them in the IL
brary; land he's never going to that
nasty tavern again; and mamma viii
never cry any more"
Mr.. Thornton was much delighted,
and the ceremony of signing the pledge
was performed with alacrity, after
which Blossy and her father started
homeward
Where can the child be21 said Mrs.
Arnold, coming down fromsthe loft for
the third time in her search for Blossy.
''She's nowhere in the house."
She had got over her cry, and was
preparing what she could for supper
against her husbands return when she
missed the child.
Where can she be?" she repeated,
going to the door, and looking anx-
iously out into the binding storm.
Away across the common she caught
sight of her husband, with little fig
ure at his side. 1t was Blossy, her lit
tie red hood all covered with snow,
her old doll in her arms.
She saw her mother, and broke from
her fathers hand.
"oh, mammal she cried, leaping
across the common like young ga
zelle. you won't ever cry any more as
long as you live. We are going to be
happy now, like we used to be, for
papa's signed the pledge. And NAM
ma, me and Dolly made him do il,
didn't we, papa. love?"
The fathers only answer was to
press his daughter to his heart, and
mentally vow that from that hour he
would be a changed man-an affec-
tionate husband and father.
From that day happiness reigned in
his home, for he kept his vow.-Emma
Garrison Jones. in Golden DAYS
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The KNOW Now.

Two Boston girls spent a summer in a
Maine country town.
Across the road from the girls board
ing place resided a young man, and he
occasionally sauntered across to enter
tain the Hub damsels One day as they
all sat in the parlor two very hungry and
prosaic pigs projected their heads above
a pen by the window and began to sqaeal
Justify
Fine voices Maine people havel" dry
ly INTERCEPTED one of the girls.
Yes. indeed, assented her chum, II
wonder what the quality Of those voices
may be-"
I'm inclined to think" explained the
well informed Young man, that the
larger pig. there. is singing barrowtone,
and I'm quite sure tnat the small one has
a sowprano voice.
When the girls recovered conscious
ness the pigs had been fed, and the well
informed youag maa was over in the
field wedding out onions. Lewiston
journal
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-09-10

An ingenious apparatus has been in
troduced to prevent the wheels Of cleo
tric and other street cars from slipping.
It consists of a revolving brush con-
nected with the forward axle by belt
As the axle revolves it sets the brushes
in motion, clearing a path for the wheels
There is also operated in connection with
the device box which allows the es-
cape Of a sufficient amount of sand OF
salt without the slightest waste. New
York Telegram
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-09-10
If You Are Not Fortified

.aoinst Consumption, Coughs, Colds.
scrofula and all Wasting Diseases,
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-09-10

Indigestion, such a baneful disease
where cooks do not mind their parts, is
cured by the Chinese with a powder of
dried horned toad, provided it has been
carefully caught and prepared when the
moon is on the wane.
Centipedes, which in life produce agon-
izing blisters in the neighborhood Of their
bites, still carry with them in the pow
dered state the faculty of raising blisters
when nade into poultice. San Fran
cisco Chronicle
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-09-10

The weight Of each anchor plate Oh
the Brooklyn bridge is twenty-three tons.
The height Of the towers above the road
way is i59 feet. Just six years after the
first wire was strung over the East river
for the bridge the first paid passenger
crossed.
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At a meeting Of the Stockport board
of guardians the chairman said that
married couples in warehouses could de-
mand. after they were sixty years of age,
to live together but during twenty
years experience he had known only one
case where this privilege was asked. The
parties concerned usually said, I'VE
don't wish it," I'VE have been together
long enough The man said, Her
cough is so bad or the woman urged,
"His temper is bad. London Tit-Bits.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-23
TOBACCO EXCHANGE.

RICHMOND, Va, August 22.-No offerings of
tObaccos at auction on Change to-day, Satur
day. August ~. 1891.
Offerings of tobaccos at auction on Change
for the week ending Saturday, August y,
1891: 1874 packages sun-cured tobaccos
Highest price for the week, t34.
Private sales reported to the secretary OF
the Richmond Tobacco Trade tO-dg, >atur-
day, August ~ 1891; Wrappers, hogsheads;
filters, 70 hogsheads, smokers, 20 hogsheads
cutting Tugs. hogshead: dark leaf ~ hogs
heads Total, IA hogsheads.
Private sales reported 10 the secretary OF
the Richmond Tobacco Trade for the week
ending Saturday. August %, 1891: Wrappers,
% hogsheads: filters 63 hOgsheads; cutters,
II hogsheads; smokers, 80 hOgshesds; scrap.
80 hogsheads; dark leaf, 25l hogsheads bur
leys, 4s hogsheads cutting Tugs. hogsheads
dark lugs hOgsheads. Total. 59l hogsheads
Office of the tobacco inspector reports to-
day, saturday, August ~. 1891: Inspections,
bright, 32 hogsheads dark. hogsheads;
Western, % hogsheads. Reinspections, bright,
hogsheads: dark hogsheads.
Inspections and reinspections for the week
ending to-day, Saturday. August q, 1891: IN
spectiOns. bright, 4S7 hogsheads. tierces
dark. 379 hogsheads. l49 tierces &c: West
ern 81 hogsheads, fierce. &c. Reinspectlons,
S6hogsheads dark, 7hogsheads, 10 tierces, &c.
Total sampling for the week ending to-day,
saturday, August ~, 1871; JjO HOSSASaUof
164 tierces and boxes.
Farmers, Wilson's, Virginia, Shockoe, Ale
ghany, Seabrook's. Old Dominion. Yaughan's,
Crenshaw's, Meals, Davenports. Planters
and Shelburne's tobacco warehouses report
to-day, Saturday. August %, 1891: Receipts,
81 packages, deliveries. 95 packages
Same tobacco warehouses. with Jones and
Myers added, report for the week ending to-
day Saturday, August 22, 1891: Receipts, BOZ
IoIs
Excess of receipts for the week ending to-
day. Saturday. August -, 1891. 80 packages.
Office Of the collector Of the United States
internal revenue reports collections for the
city of Richmond, Va. to-day, Saturday,
August %, 1891: Tax paid cigars and cigar
ottes, fl,570. Al: tax pad plug tobaccos,
e .4Ss. 81; tax paid special, 1912; total,
S5,152.17.
Internal revenue collections for the city OF
Richmond. Va, for the week ending. to-day
Saturday, August y. 1891: Tax paid cigars
and cigarettes, S9,555.64 tax paid plug tobac-
COS. sl6, 2l9.59; tax paid special, sg'.g2
total, e26. 1915.
There will DO good sale IT both old and
new tobaccos at Planters tobacco warehouse
On Tuesday next, 10Th instant. Buyers are
most cordially invited 10 be present
Our Mr.. w. Greanor Neal leaves tonight on
the 10 o'clock train via the Chesapeake and
Ohio railway for Milboro Depot 20 see hi-
mother who has been quite III, but We are
glad to say a telegram 10 our Mr.. /. ID. Neal
received this afternoon, reports Mrs. Neal;
condition az much improved.
Our Colonel W. NJ. Cary has sent in hii
resignation as president Of the f. I. PilkintoL
Company. TO take effect September !, 1891.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-23
FEATURELESS AS A HOLIDAY.
Remarks Made About The Chicago Wheat
Market Yesterday.
CAUSE OF THE DECLINE EXPLAINED.
Interest I'm Corn-JrreguIsr Trading-Oficiai
Announcement From neutrality-suspicious.
Generally on Stocks, Bonds, Etc.

CHICAGO August 22.-ISpecial. The trade
in wheat to-day has been so light that it was
about as featuroless as holiday. The close IS
about nc. lower than yesterday and l'sc.
lower than one week ago. The local feeling
Is rather bearish and the weakness IN corn
and anticipated large receipts next week are
the principal causes Of the decline. Export
buying was good and clearances very iarge'
the latter will probably amount 70 ABOUT "a
millions for the week.
There Is considerable interest manifested IN
corn just now. Receivers ana country ram
dealers are inclined 20 DO quite bearish owing
10 the liberal sales by farmers and the indica-
tons are that receipts will be very large the
early part Of next week.
ON the other hand large holders of Septem-,
Der corn are confident IN their position ana
think that. although receipts may be large
the demand will be equally large and absorb
oil offerings at very slight decline.
Trailing was worry irregular, but the market
closed heavy in the buyers favor, both tor
cash and future delivery.
Trading in hog product has been very light
ali the week scarcely anything dong to-day.
Large stocks Of mess pork continue to have
a depressing influence, and II would appear 10
Nc. eays Iamson Brl ttheTs d Co.. in view OF
the scarcity and high prices OF breadstuhss IN
Europe and the extra good quality ana low
prices of mess pork, that there is liable 70
be a demand for the entire stock. IL me
Russians are LAYING in large stores OF food
about their Notifications we think there is
nothing more substantial nor more easily
handled or cheaper than barreled pork ana
we would not be surprised NJ any time 10 near
OF large orders 70 bay for export. The price,
however. may continue 70 be depressed until
the end OF the present month when Septem-
Der contracts are all provided for.
Farmers deliveries in the United Kingdom
show average advance for the week seven
pence per quarter. Baltimore and New York
cleared 7G2. 900 bushels of wheat to-day; four
ports cleared for the week. 5.29l 900 bushels OF
wheat and 234 500 barrels OF -four.
Bad weather, according to Bradstreets has
increased the import necessities OF Europe
from 2st GOO 600 t. $40 600 900 bushels of wheat.
10 il officially announced that Russia pro
bibits exportaion of wheat containing more
than per cent. rye.
The following is the report OF Unlted Press:
Wheat Wheat was weak on liberal selling
bv local scslpers and Anew York holders and
on weaker cables Last prices were &c.
lower. Receipts, 400 cars.
Corn Corn declined l%M2c. The prospects
for the growing crop were reported me- ana
fhere was free selling both in the way OF I'M
loading and for short account. Receipts, 6s5
Oats-Oats closed coke. lower on heavy
receipts Receipts. All cars
Provisions Provisions we're dull and heavy.
Pork declined 5G l5c., and lard and ribs
otrf0 90
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-23
Sew Yori, Money aud stock Market.

NEW York. August % Money closed at 2K
per cent Exchange closed quiet. posted rates,
4sfila4 ~: actual rates. 4s3ss for sixty days
and 1867 for demand Governments quiet;
currency 6s. l09 nd. 4'scoupon. ll65t bid;
q IS. do. 1909 bid. Pacific railroad bonds
closed az follows Union lists 1861 bid. do.
sinking funds. lO9 bid; ceptrals, lC6 bid.
The stock market WAS dull during the two
hours of business to-day. The opening prices
showed irregular but slightly changed figures;
but the market soon developed strength and
advanced = 70 a per cent for the railroad
Jiet headed by Northern Pacific preferred
and Union Pacific. The National Clordage
and Sugar We're the strongest. The hrst
named advanced IA in the early trading and
ioffer la the second hour Sugar Trust
WINS quite freely sold and fell from sG2. to
"a. National Cordage lost all its improve
ment and the general market reacted slightly
on the publication Of the bank statement s 81 so7
as The market closed generally dull and
hrsvv. with prices in q majority Of the cases
slightly changed from yesterdays closing.
The sales for the morning amounted to 100 l26
chnros
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-23

his position changed. whatever may be his
ability. but when / read the sentence | was
not at all prepared for the application you
were about 10 make. Expressions Of diecon-
tent In the public journals furnish but little
evidence of the sentiment OF an army. wish
1t were otherwise even though 81 the abuses
OF myself should be accepted IS the results OF
honest observation. say ! wish could feel
that tho public journals were not generally
partisan or vensl.
"Wero you capable of stopping 20 u you
could easily surround Yourself with those who
would I'll the press with your lAudstlons ana
seek TO eKalt you for what you had not done.
which will make you and your army the sub
ject of history and object Of tho world al
miration for generations TO come.
II am truly sorry TO know that you stu ieel
the effects Of the illness you suffered last
spring and can readily understand the embaf-
rassmeDts you experience in using tho eyes OF
others having boen 80 much accustomed 70
make your own reconnoisances. fractlce
will. however, do much % relieve that embaf-
rassInept. and minute knowledge OF the
country which you have acquired will render
you less dependent for Typographical infor-
nation.
But suppose, my dear friend. that ] were
30 admit with all these implications. inc
points which you present. where am % ma
that new commander who is 30 possess the
greater ability which you believe to be re-
CURED / do not doubt the readiness with
which you would give way 20 one VINO could
accomplish all that you have wished. and you
will do me the justice 10 believe that II Proyi-
donce should kindly offer such person tor
our use | would not hesitate 20 avail OF has
services.
My sight is not sufficiently penetrating 20
discover such hidden merit If il exists, and
have but used TO you the language OF sober
earnestness when have impressed upon you
the proprety OF avoiding all unnecessary eK-
posuro % danger. because f0lt cur country
could not bear 70 lose you. To ask me to sub
sttute you by some one II my Judgment more
st 20 command. or who would possess more
OF the confidence Of The army or # the re-
fecting men OF the country, IS - denand an
impOssibiiity.
1T only romans for mo TO hope that You
will take all possible care Of yourself. that
your health aud strength may be entirely re-
stored and that the Lord will preserve you
for the important duties deyolved upon You
in the struggle Of our suffering country. for
the independence which we bayo engaged IN
war 10 maintain As ever, very respectfully
and truly yours, jRTfFHsoS DAVIS.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-23

Thursday night she'roturned home. Yester-
day morning she was takon i'll with severe
commissions. A physician prescribed for her
and went away saying that she would be all
right
An ambulance was sent for about 2 o'clock
10y Mrs. Darraghs landlady. but when IL ar
rived tho sick woman refused TO 60 10 tho
hospital An hour later she died
When Emily Greenwood said one Of her
associates, who asked that her name be with
held came 70 this country she left behind a
husband and two children. Her antecedents
are not OF the poor or even intermediate class,
can tell you. This know. but more than
that ] cannot say.
She was very roticent concerning her past
life. But OF one thing 0m satisfied her Lire
has been infinitely sad, an existence Of keen
sorow. She was not a sinner. but sinned
against"
She will be buried in this country by the
act0rs fund.
THE CHOIR IN REVOLT.
That fruitful source of trouble in many
churches. the choir. is az present disturbing
element IN Christ Protestant Episcopal
church Oyster Bay. L. J. Mr.. John A.
Wcekcs. wealthy lawyer. who has fine
country seat on the shores Of the bay, Is the
cause Of the trouble.
The choir was, until two weeks ago. com
posed of sixteen young men and boys. who
wo-e SUPPLIES at tho SUNDAY services. They
were under the leadership of Miss May Willis,
the organist. who took great pride in them.
A week ago Sunday. Emil Hill. a mem
Der of the choir Of St Andrews Protestant
Episcopal church. this city. who is spending his
vacation in Oyster Bay. and who has fino
voice sang solo from the "Messia,' while
the collection was being taken up az the morn
ing service The selection took little more
time than did the collection This apparentlv
ANNOYED Vestryman Weekes. who read the
organi.t severe lesson and minated that It
would be as we'll 70 dispense with the singing
during tho taking up Of the collection IN
future
Whom the choir boys heard of il oil Tut
four resigned. Then Miss Willis resigned;
The choir was An attractive feature ana
many arc disp.eased
Is Is understood that negotiations are pend
ilg and that Miss Willis and her boy choir
wlll return