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The National tribune., 1892-03-17

MISSISSIPPI proposes to buy 5,000-acre
farm to employ her cOnvicis upon. It
would be much better 10 put them to work
improving the viIlainous roads of the State
Nothing can be done SO proitably with the
convicts anywhere than in lettering the
highways, which are scandal and burden
70 the people Of the country.
The National tribune., 1892-03-17
FORCE OF HABIT.

Mendicant-I was not always thus. /
Citizen-But, good thunder! Why do you
wear your shirt outside of your pantaloons in
that manner?
Mendcant (sadly)-I was once an Episcopal
clergyman, aud the force of habit is still strong
upon me.
The National tribune., 1892-03-17

LORD SALISBURY repudiates " all respon-
sibility for the acts of the Canadian poacb-
ers" Very well if England cannot keen
her Colonial subjects from transgressing our
lsWs we can
The National tribune., 1892-03-17

LORD SALISBURY has reputation in
diplomatic circles as a buffer; also that no
diplomatic high jinks takes water more
promptly than hewhen some one sees his
bluff
The National tribune., 1892-03-17

getting tired of it. By and by my term as
Coroner will expire. and then If you won's
mend your ways FL bounce you, darned if
dont!"
The National tribune., 1892-03-17
LoGAN's CORPS AT KESEssw

Having exhausted our supply of the pic
ture, Logan's Corps at Kenesaw Mount
ain," we will be unable to fill any further
orders.
The National tribune., 1892-03-17

OMAHA is rising as a pOrk-packipg center
and Is ambitious 10 gain place second only
to Chicago. She increased her pack during
the last four months 10000 hogs, as COM
pared with the same period of last year,
while Kansas City fell OFF q. 1000.
The National tribune., 1892-03-17
A DISEASE.

Beg pardon, but what is your business2"
al am stamp collector"
"That isn't a business-it is n disease"
The National tribune., 1892-03-17
AFTER THE TRUSTS.

The Department of Justice is making
ready for vigorous attack on the dressed
beef combine, and the biscuit and cordage
trusts. It looks at this time as if it would
have no difficulty in finding ammunition
with which to successfully attack these
giant monopolies. 1t is said that at the
present time Armour, Swift and Morris not
only control the market for dressed beef, but
their purchasing agents have formed COM
bine to stif1e competition in the purchase of
cattle on the hoof, and that thereby the
farmers are at the mercy of the association
of purchasing agents, who pay Just what
prices for cattle on the hoof they see fit.
Wholesale butchers in Chicago, who have
refused to pay tribute to the Big Three"
have been made to suffer severely for their
temerity. Recalcftrant butchers in other
large cities have been similarly prosecuted.
Similar offenses are alleged against the
eordage trust Mr. Horton, of the Depart
ment. who has been West ON q special in
vestigation of this monopoly, says:
This combination is one of the most powerful
ana INSCRIPTIONS organizations have yet come In
contact with. went to Minnesota to investigate
a complaint that the State officials OF Minnesota
were unable, by reason of the cerdage trusts ma
nipuations, to procure machinery for making
binding Irvine in the State penitentisry at Still
water. 1 found the complaint well founded. A
committee of the Minnesota Legislature went to
New York to buy machinery for making binding
Irvine In the penitentiary. They went to John
Good. a New York inventor and manufactures Of
binding twine machines, and endeavored to pur-
chase one of the machines. Mr. Good was in the
power of the National Cordage Company the cord
age trust He had contract with the trust to fur
nlsh his machines to company or corporation
outside of the combine. The cordage trust officials
were consulted and they made the astonishing
proposition that they would allow Good to sell his
machines to the State of Minnesota. provided the
State gave bond of 5000 GOO 10 indemnify the cord
age trust from any loss which might result by
reason OF the convicts competing with the trust
The offer was, of course, rejected.
The progress of the Attorney Generals
warfare against these oppressors of the people
will be watched with intense interest.
The National tribune., 1892-03-17

AREIrRATIHG after al the seals have been
killed of win be like disputiBg over the
rent after the house has been burned down.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-03-10
How Men Ac, collccti,eI,

crowd is often as cruel as it is coward.
ly. The crowd that lynehes a man in the
United States, tears to pieces a welsher on
an English race course or massacres WON.
en- and children in Chinese village is in
hnitely more cruel than any Of its individ.
ual members. and commits atrocities that
no one of its number in his saner moments
would have helped to commit or even
wished to see committed. On the other
hand, 1t must be confessed that a crowd is
collectively neither more brave nor more
humane than its bravest and most humane
units
This demoniac possession seems power
less TO accumulate the good points: it can
only accumulate the bad 1t seems to be a
Kind OF sudden reversion to the inhuman
and unreisoning beast. the sight Of which
strikes a responsive chord in every human
being near it and awakens in him an an
swering and instructive dread OF feroeitv
London Spectator
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-03-10

Says a lamp dealer: During each year
handle thousands of burners which are
sent to me for repairs, wicks or glasses
and it is surprising what a small percent
age have any pretense to cleanliness. some
indeed, are scrupulously clean ON the out
side, polished up with paste. The inside,
however, is filthy, aud wonder how they
burn at all Recently received a circular
lamp burner to put right and found it
caked inside with wax from composite
candles, which were foolishly used to ig
mite the wicks. My repairs consisted in
scraping off this wax and cleaning the
burner, after which the lamp burned per
fectly. This lamp had been in use less
than six weeks. Another burner brought
to me held inside store of dead flies 1--WE
counted forty odd. After removing these
and the dust the lamp was all right.
1T is all very well to say if this or if
that be done to lamp an accident may be
the result, but if lamp be treated as
common sense dictates, we know of moth
ing less dangerous. We have ourselves
been struck with establishment when in
specting some dirty, clogged and damaged
burner-not so much at the burner itself
as at the fact that the people were able to
use it at all without accident London
Queen
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-03-10

Baron Hirsch, the well known Jewish
philanthropist. is said TO be worth 500
om0O0 He made his wealth chiefly out OF
contracts for building Turkish and Tran
sylvania railroads The Rothschilds were
his financial backers when he assumed the
contracts, but they got the idea that the
railroads would not succeed and therefore
withdrew their support lie then secured
assistance from big banking firms OF
Frankfort, which he was able to influence
through his marriage, aud thus obtained
funds enough to carry on the great under
taking
European financiers have been surprised
by the enormous success Of these railroads.
They paid from the day they were opened.
AMI they made one Of the greatest fortunes
in Europe for the bold contractor who
pinned his faith TO them when Others
thought him foolhariy Everything he
has since touched has turned TO gold He
is large holder Of landed estates and
French rcutes II i said his benefactions
for several years past have amounted to
sl.0O0O0 annually Railroad Review
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-03-10
PROGRESS AND PROSPERITY

| Wisconsin has within the last few years
undergone a wonderful change, and is to-
day one of the most prosperous and pro-
ductive states in the union, and what has
made it so? Why, because her rich fertile
lands are we'll adapted and produce large
crops of wheat, oats. corn, barley, rye, po-
tatoes, hay, fax, hops and tobacco; be-
cause her lumber and timber trade exceeds
that OF any state east of the Rocky Mount
aims, because OF her enormous manufac-
turing interests, the quality and value of
her live stock, saying nothing OF her min
ing products, fisheries and enormous wa
ter powers. This is a desirable state for
settlers intending to locate in the North
west.
The Wisconsin Central Lines, as its name
would indicate, penetrates the center OF
the state, and tributary to its lines are the
choicest farming and timber lands. A
mong the many thriving cities and towns
along this route are Burlington, Wauke-
sha, Fon du Lac, Stevens Point, Chippe-
wa Falls Eau Claire, New Richmond and
Ashland. For tickets, maps and full in
formation address
G. f.. BRAY ID. p. A., Wis. Cen. Lines,
Boston, Mass, or JAS. c. POND, General
Passenger and Ticket Agent, Chicago, III.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-03-10

The good housekeeper. who looks on the
outer world as pitfall ami on nome rs Sne
only safe place, relies largely on the deii-
,,,cie; Il the table to bring people home
and 10 seep them there aftervard- And
80 also. does many anvtAsr IN VINO
has no such poor opinion OF th. outer
world. I'm accordance with this lrecau-
tiopary wisdom she feels il necessary not
only to have sweet sauces and honeyed dam
ties for everyday use, but 10 establish
sort of sinking fund in the iiatter OF sup
niles. that she may be always ready II any
sDecial draft is made poi her capacity
there for the sake of company. Woe oe-
tide her. then, if she mas let the summer
days 20 by without filling her preserve
lars either because of the heat or through
too fond reliance on the supply Of early fall
fruit. which any untoward accident either
of rain or drought, may bring to naughti
Melons make, by the way, useful va
rietv Of sweets In Mexico one OF the
choicest salads is made out of the flower OF
the pumpkin vine, and our housewife
need not despise preserve made III the
same way as that of the melon from the
large cucumber lying out TO ripen its seeds
In the sun Possibilities of orange mar
malade, moreover, where the transparency
thin shredded peel that has lain all night
in salt and water is boiled with the sliced
seedless pulp and their combined weight
in sugar she has with her every day till
March,
Hot buttered biscuit and sweetmeat may
be unwholesome but they are nice. tea
table which offers them, and only them, is
always inviting, and our housekeeper's
point is to have the tea table a temptation.
A white cloth, such silver as there isspark.
ling. such table service neat. fresh ten aud
hot. good bread and butter, and preserves
in their glass dishes, like jewels set in jew
els, make little banquet to which the
king himself needs to bring only appetite.
and to which, If il is the customary thing.
tired husband and always furnished chill
dren look for sure refreshment -Harper's
BaZar
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License toSelI.

STATE OF VERMONT. ! In Probate Court.hod'
RANDOLPH DISTRICT IS en- al Washington on TN
18th day of Feb AID ~ Viola y. Jeffords admins
trait * Of the estate OfFranesN Jerds late of asl
ngton In said district deceased makes application Il
said Court for license TO sell ALL Of the real estate OF
said deceased Including homestead aud dover
representing that said sale will be ben
ehcial 10 the heirs OF said deceased. Mhereupor
Il Is ordered by said Court that said application come
under consideration and be heard on the 18th day
of March AID. 1902 al the Probate Office In Randolph
and II Is further ordered that all persons Interested
be notified hereof by publication of notice Of this ap
plicaon and order thereon. three weeks seccessves
In the HERALD AND NEWS printed at West Ran
dolph and which circulates In the neighborho0d OF
those Interested. before said time Of hearing that
they may appear at said time and place and II they
see cause object thereto.
By the Court Attest
$50 WILLIAM II. NICHOLS. Judge.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-03-10
a Cr.eping Costume.

All humanity has had to creep before it
walked, both literally and metaphorically,
and the progress on all tours has always
been attended by more or less destruction
Of the dainty raiment in which fond
mothers love to clOthe the baby. For pre-
serving as far as possible the pretty frocks
and ilannels various creeping skirts have
been devised. The latest Of these inven-
tions is from young mother, the wife of a
prominent artist, whose pictures show the
influence Of residence in India. The
same influence crops out in the baby's
creeping costume.
The garment Is on the plan Of the loose
trousers worn BY women in India. 1t looks
like bag gathered into a waistband, and
it has four hemmed strings twoinches wide
and half yard long that serve as braces.
In each corner Of the bottom OF the bag the
seam is left open for about four inches and
hemmed around for the foot holes. When
'baby's plump little legs have been thrust
through the openings, the w'lstband but
toned in place the strings tied in bows on
each shoulder and her frock and skirts
smoothed into the envelope, she is pro
tccted elfectually against the soiling Incl
dent to wiping up the floor with herself,
and is cushioned for the inevitable falls
she is likely to suffer in trying to stand
alone New York Sun.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-03-10
VIVA plcken. NJ.

felt morally certain that sooner or later
! should find a man who had never heard
OF Dickens. Find him | did, in negro OF
suave manners, who waited upon me al u
hotel ia Ohio While deep 10 the study q
j marvellous bill Of fare | was addressed
thus by Sambo. Excuse me. miss, but
are You the lady that is to lecture to-
nights"
.Yes.
I've read grea, dead about You in the
papers
] knew what this meant passes.
''Woald you Ike to hear the ie;turef'
Sambo rubbed his hands VITA satisfac.
tion. declared he would and went off to
commune with the other walters. who
$ bod in a corner watching the interview
Presently S;Lml.o returned, aud scratching
his head said Excuse me, miss. but I'd
like to have pass for me and my girl
She reass< better than dc"
Very we'll You shall have pass for
two"
Sambo thanked me profusely, again re-
tired and again returned. scratching his
head with greater vigor than before.
Beg pardon, miss. but who Is this Dick
SOM Is he the man that makes paper col
larss I've read "a great deal about him.
Not Dickson at all,-Dickens, the
novelist
Sambo was perplexed Sambo ruminated;
Sambo rubbed his right hand up and down
his right leg, and then exclaimed with
sudden animation: "Oh, knowl ! reckon
he's the Teller that writes the dime novels
kate Fields Washington
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-03-10

The Bible is full of illusions to the fem.
mime art OF sewing. striking examples are
the famous coat Of Joseph and the little
coat that Hannah made from year to year
for her little son; the charitable work of
Dorcas and the elegant embroidery of the
Hebrew women in ornamenting the Taber
nacle
They made rich hanging for the door of
the tent, ''of blue and purple and scarlet
and fine twined linen wrought with needle
work" Aaron's fine coat OF linen was
embroidered, and his girile was of Zine
twined linen, and blue and purple and scar
let of needlework." There cannot be any
doubt that the women of Israel learned the
riore elegant uses of the needle from the
Egyptians, who had for centuries excelled
in this work, and exported It TO other coun-
tries before the descendants of Abraham
soiourned among them The Prophet
Ezekiel speaks of fine linen with EN-
broidered work from Egypt. "-woman's
Work
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-03-10
A sunny Dining Room.

The dining room should be light ana
sunny. The most essential pieces OF furni-
ture are table of generous width, capaoie
Of being enlarged, comfortable chairs ana
a sideboard. After that, il the room pc
large enough and the purse will admit Oh
the purchase Of a cabinet or two, Win
glass fronts and sides, 10 much the better
In these there can be kept dainty bits o., o.
china and glassware. These cabinets VIII
brighten dining room more than any
thing else you can pat into it, possibly eA.
cepting pictures II there be no room iof
n cabinet, a corner cupboard and some
hanging shelves will be great addition
Pictures that suggest pleasant things arr
of course, always desirable 4 few thrll's
ferns, Towering plants or evergreens aau :
great deal to the brightness and beauty =
any room, but particularly in the dii M
room. Have them there if You posslu9
can Maria ParloA in Ladies' Home 'oe'
nal
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-03-10
Final Settlement.

STATE OF VERMONT. In PROBATE Court heels
RANDOLPH. DISTRICT. -. at Randolph IN said
District on l7fh day Of Feb ID. 1872 ". r, Gilcil
Administrator Of the estate OF Lorenzl ;. Bennett
late OF Randolph IN said district deceased present.
his administration account
for examination aud allowance.
and makes application for a decree Of distribution
and partition Of the estate Of said deceased.
Whereupon Il Is ordered by said Court, that said
account and said application he referred TO
session OF said Court 90 be held at the Probate
Office In Randolph on the 18th day Of Aiar-h A. ID.
1892, and show cause n any they may have, against
decision Of settlement. for which purpose II Is fur
ther ordered. that copy OF the record Of this order
be published three weeks successfully in the HERALD
AND NEws, printed at Randolph, previous to said
time appointed for hearing and show cause II any
they may have against said account being allowed
decree made. BY the Court
go Attest. WILLIAM II. NICHOLS, Judge
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-03-10

Not one person IN Thousand under
stands how To select good steel kitchen
knife II is false economy 70 provide a
kitchenmaid with cheap, inferior tools.
She win appreciate your consideration II
she is provided with suitable tools to do
her work with, and will equally appreciate
your niggardliness or ignorance If she is
provided with iron bread knives and pc
tato knives that act as saws. The differ
ence in cost between good tools Of this
kind and inferior ones is not very great.
The method Of testing them Is simple A
good steel knife is elastic and bends readily
and easily when the point is pressed on the
table
A good bread knife will cost about seven
ty-five cents and upward, French knives
sl.25 and upward II is always wise to buy
these knives Of an experienced cutler. who
Is thoroughly Trustworthy The knives Of
the most distinguished makers Of kitchen
cutlery have been initiated even so far as
the name; so unless you are a judge Of a
good knife yourself, it is better to depend
on trustworthy dealer. 1t is hardly neces-
sary TO add that such valuable knives
should be kept away from the fire or their
temper will be lost. aud they will he Of no
more value than an iron knife. This should
be explained to the servant, and every
kitchen should be provided with at least
two cheap iron knives to use around the
stove
a scraping knife good enough for the pur-
pose will cost about twenty cents, and is
convenient article TO use about the stove.
II is a short knife, with broad. fan shaped
blade, with keen edge that answers the
purpose Of scraping pots and pans adniira
bly.-New York Tribune
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-03-10

At the annual town meeting last Tues
day, the following officers were elected;
Clerk and treasurer u. q. Peake.
Selectmen, w. ID. Flanders, James Hun
ton and r. E. Beard.
Constable and collector, Alvah Bugbee.
Listers, q. J. Cook, Elandus Hood anC
A. NJ. Clement.
Superintendent of schools, c. c. Lord.
Auditors, r. Z. Lord, c. c. Lord and NJ
B. Curtiss.
Voted to raise town tax OF 125 cents on
the dollar and highway tax OF 80 cents
on the dollar of the grand list. The audi
tors report shows the Indebtedness of the
town to be S1051.93.
Mrs. Wilbur Cutler who has been very
ill, is now gaining slowly.
Rev. Mr.. Pike of Exeter, n. Ii. preached
here Feb. II, and our pastor, Rev. c. II.
Coolidge preached at Bridgewater, n. II.
Mrs. II. ]. Curtiss of Montpelier visited
in town and her mother Mrs. Chas. Wood
returned home with her.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-03-10

We know some two dozen of alloys Of
copper and zinc, differing in color from
gray and white to pale yellow, golden vel
low and reddish yellow, and possessing
very different properties rs regards re
sistance TO strain, filing, turning polish
ing, melting and casting, rolling. hammer
ing, wire drawing, etc. There is kind OF
German brass containing nearly equal
portions of each metal; it is yellow like
other kinds, but it cannot be drawn into
wire, and it cracks under the rollers. Sew
enty-fve parts of copper and twenty-five
parts of zinc give a pale yellow brass very
fit for rolling; siNty-six parts of copper
and thirty-four Of zinc give an alloy which
is very good also for rolling, hammering
and wire drawing. 1t is very ordinary
Kind of brass, largely used throughout
Europe and America--Chambers Jour
nal
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-03-10
The small Bow and Roller skates.

The roller SKATE has come to town again
aiter prOtracted absence. IL is now to be
seen on nearly every street in Brooklyn,
worn by the children of the rich and those
OF the poor alike The rattle of the wooden
wheels on the pavement is heard early in
the morning before school, and until late
in the evening. after school has been dis
missed for the day. The children seem to
take 10 it like duck to water. and their
bright eyes and ruddy cheeks are eloquent
witnesses to the healthfulness and vigor Of
Ire sport
The girls skate fully as well as the boys,
but are perhaps not quite so reckless. The
pedestrian is in ii continual state of trepi-
dation when the Young brother is about.
The latter takes keen delight in bearing
down on the former until collision seems
imminent and then IN swcrying aside sud
denly. leaving the star. led traveller in
much disturbed condition 1t is also the
proper thing on roller skates to come tear
ing down the street at full speed and then
around the corner in wide, sweeping
curve, at the same time uttering shrill
cry of warning to the unwary.
One thing is very noticeable in the less
prosperous portions of the town which has
a touch of pathos. The child who is the
fortunate possessor of pair of skates, in
stead of going off and having good time
by himself or herself AS might be expected,
usually exhibits generous spirit TO his
less fevored companion who has no rollers
Two children are often seen skating to-
gether. each one with single skate. The
real fun of skating must be certainly less
to the one who shares with his neighbor,
but the enjoyment which he seems to take
in making some one else happy amply re-
pays him. With all his faults the small
boy cannot be charged with selfishness.-
BROOKLYN EagIe
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prohafe of Will.

STATE OF VERMONT. { In Probate Court ne ca
Ia nistr;ct on the LIST day OF March A. D., iosz'
An Instrument =. .pa,t i smith
be ne iast VIII and Testament OF ANefs - 5. ,
,rsssntsi 10 the Court by John A. Busweii' the
Esecnfor therein named. for Probate:
said court that all persons concerned therein DC no.
ss ~ annesr al session OF saidCourt TO be held At
tbe Probate Office IN Randolph on tne - ",3 ~
Mech A n 1852 and show cause, II any iney
nav have against The Probate OF said will for which
il + further ordered that COPY OF the rec
ard az tlis order be published three weeks success
ixl, In the Herald and News. printed al West han-
oI,,b nrevigus 10 said time appointed for hearing
aepi tue OV' WILLIAM ". NICHOLS. Judge.