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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-03-05
ODDS AND ENDS.

There are now II 100000 men in Europe
ready to be called into the field
The maximum speed which French pas
senger trains are permitted to make Is
about seventy miles an hour, and this Is
uncommon.
The only part Of the world in which no
native pipes and no native smokers nave
been found is Australia
Biologists have proved that the diamond
mines Of South Africa are situated in vents
or chimneys varying from seventy to l,5Oo
feet in diameter
DR.. James Croll, the first to explain the
movement of the gulf stream, has died at
the age of e5, a distinguished fellow OF the
Royal society.
Rubinstein says that so per cent OF the
Germans understand music; l6 per cent. OF
the French, and per cent. of the English
In doing up tablecloths there should al
WAYS be a suspicion of starch used, but
there should be none in the napkins.
Persian women have little education,
and are reared in seclusion and Ignorance,
knowing nothing beyond the walls OF their
house
Mr.. Frederick Hoyt, of Skowhegan, Ne,
now 80 years old, is one OF family On
seven brothers and sisters, all of whom are
living, the eldest being 81.
Two quarts of water with two ounces OF
glycerine scented with rose, as dressing
in the bath, will impart freshness and del
icacy to the skin.
The man who lately refused TO ard
British policeman struggling with party
Of roughs has been fined 600. The law re
auires that citizen shall render help
/ under such circumstances.
Biddeford Pool, Me, has been invaded
! BY a troop Of snowy owls from the Arctic
wilds. Thirty were captured and sold IN
! Boston for about So each.
A grain OF carmine or half grain Of
analine win tinge hogshead OF water 50
| that strong microscope viii detect color
| ing matter in every drop.
The effective force of the Argentine army
| has been fixed for 1891 at $500 men. on
| these 2 325 compose the infantry, 2,225 the
! cavalry, 7Sg the artillery and $50 the corps
OF engineers.
"If there is one time more than another,
saws an experienced married man, "whena
( woman should be left alone, it is when a
/ line OF clothes comes down in the mud
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-03-05
r.: = Z:
ST Worth Of vi. Grown Seeds
For One New Subscriber.

The HERALD has come to be recognized
as the leading county newspaper and its
growth and prosperity has been very sat
isfactory.
For the next few weeks it proposes TO
give its present subscribers genuine ben
eft.
ANY present subscriber who will send
one strictly new yearly subscriber Tor the
HERALD, enclosing 81 to pay for the same
will be presented with due bill for 81,
which win entitle him to select garden
and flower seeds in packets to that amount
from the new catalogue of Richard Mott,
the well known and reliable Burlington
scotsman.
The only conditions are that the name
must be a strictly new subscriber, "a
change from one member to another OF
the same family not being so considered: y
that the old subscriber must be paid in
advance for this year, or he may renew
his subscription at the time OF sending the
new subscriber. It is simply send us one
new subscriber and receive a present OF II
worth of garden and flower seeds of your
own selection, for your trouble. Send the
subscriber and we will give you the due
bill and you can then select the seeds per-
sonally at the store or order them. Ihey
will be sent postage paid
Do you know of some neighbor who Is
thinking of subscribing for a newspaper
or whose time has about expired for some
OF her paper? If so, a word from you
might induce him to hand you 81 for the
HERALD for one year.
Hoping that you will not fail to inn
prove this generous offer, we are,
rT-The above must be sent direct to US
and not handed to any agent or postmas
ter, else no premium will be given.
l.. p. THAYER, West Randolph, VI
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-03-05

Never, never could understand it, he
growled, rs be went slipping and skating
and crawling over the icy fiagstones of the
Circus park "Here am, almost profes-
sional athlete, shod with new rubbers. and
vet | am in mortal terror Of fall every
moment, while there goes a woman sailing
along as serenely ~ you please without a
rubber on her foot"
look at her nown he continued, as he
skated up to a shade tree TO rest moment
before taking "a new start. she doesn't
even seem to know that there is any ice
here, while I-go--thunder ~ look = out
smash
And he lay stretched at full length On
the broad of his back, the soles OF his new
gums" upturned to the north wind, his
hat in the ditch and a feeling in every bone
and sinew that the earth had kicked up
behind and thrown him of-Detroit Free
Press