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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-01-05


GENERALLY
Ian iI-F'irst national bank. Of Muncic, Pa
Ian .}-Ifirss ilatioaa. bank of Downs, Kan.
Ian g5--3lnk Of Jefferson at Shepherdstown,
Ian eo-Fan River county bank at oelrlcks.
s D.. s300)0 Butler county bank ~ Chicora.
Feb s-Commercial loan and savings bank at
Kearrey Neb. sl50GO
FEB S-National bank of Silver City and
Feb 4-Marcy. Geer i McCanns Oank at
Ration, II M; ss00,O00
FIRST no tional bank OF Deming ~ NJ
Feb e-Western Farm Mortgage Company at
Feb s. Merchants bank OF Moorehead
Feb 26-Newmarket IN H.) savings bank
suspended; s19i 900
Mar Lima (o) national bank
Mar 2l-Painesville (o) Savings and Loan As
ISOLATION bank
Mar 24-American national bank Of Birming-
Apr i5-Interstate national bank OF New
Apr s7-Commercial bank Of ST Paul Mimi.
Nav 25-People's bank OF Sea Isle City, N. j.
June 4-Piatte Valley bank at Central City,
June s5-First national bank At Erie, Kan,
Nesha county; losses $50. coo.
Sep. 2-Nebrasla state bank. at Crete
Sep 23-Richmond (Me.) savings bank.
sep 24-People's bank at Hope, Ark
Oct 1.-Two Nebraska state banks, one at
Answortb, the other at Sprngview
Oct 27-Hot Springs (Arkl Valley bank (pri-
yate): $4,000
Nov 5-Continental bank at Kansas City, Mo.
Nov 30-Stole City bank, Of Joliet, Ill, and
Joliet Enterprise Co. (barb wire manufaciurersl
aG0l0O0
pee G-WhJlesale mercantile arm OF VIII
czinsd & Nelson az Greenville, Mias; 100000
pee l3-Black Hits national bank al Rapid
City. s ID,
Dundee Scotland failed for 81 $4,000
Dec l5-National bank OF Newton, Kan.
Dec ls-Wholcsale grocery III Brooklyn, y.
Y. k4l0n0l
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-01-05
A GLANCE BACKWARD.
Rov.ew OF the Many Important
Happenin IS OF 1892.

Eea,y cusGness Failures. Startling Casual.
ties and Horrible Crimes-Industrial.
Political and Sportin. Events. Dis
astroas Fires of the Year. Etc.
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Hss.

Jan Several business houses IN Nashville,
Tenn. sg0ua1
Jan. e6-fsusiness block in Columbus o tsol,-
ing courthouse
Feb Sire in business portion Of Memphis,
Tenn sl.0O.009
Feb i1-Several business houses in New Or
ieans. e2o00O0o
Feb Is-F. n. NcGiuin Company's dry goods
emporium AZ Cleyci and. o.: $50 600.
Feb. FIRE originating IN smith, Gray =
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-01-05

Jan 7-Charic n. Mc(iurren. Of Lincoln.
Ncb-. broke world iYpo-writing record. copy
ing l22 words "a miaufc
Jan 2s-SeTen flint glass factories in Pitts
hurgh shut down rstiser Than comply with EN-
Moves demands
Feb. 2s-Indianapoiis street car men all on
strike
May l6-Iockout Of granite cutters through
nut New England states declared: 20 900 10 30
Oo0 Een thrown out Of employment
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-01-05
nvslNEss FAILURES.

ruE MORE DISASTROUS ONES NorED-aANKs
GENERALLY
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-04-02

So he climbed the tree with considerable
difficulty, yet far more comfortably than
he was lated to do further on, and secured
nest full of young magpies. The little
things were beginning to feather out
nicely, and Snow was in great glee as he
slowly and carefully descended.
About this time, too, he discovered that
the sun was going down, that he was far
from home, and no horses.
'Guess them horses is gone clean of,
an I'd bettah be gettin' over the ridge to
Jim an old Pinto,' he said to himself.
Now, if there ever was one person more
ridiculousiy timorous after dark than any
other, Snow was that unfortunate.
"Yo' see, my father he died in the
/ don't seem to like dark places, an
night, an 5ich.'
As he hurried down the canyon the
shadows began playing with his feelings
as only shadows can. He thought OF
bears, and the raspberries SO plentiful all
the way to bait them to the spot to his
complete destruction. Shows eyes grew
bigger and bigger as it became darker,
and he stumbled constantly in his haste.
That side of the hog back was equally
as precipitous as Jimmy's side had been,
and he found it difficult enough ascending
to the ridge and carrying the birds as he
climbed. But up he scrambled, breathing
like steam engine at fire, hardly dar
ing to look to right or left.
Ouce at the top of the hill he stopped for
bare instant and-heard something. He
bounded on few steps, then stopped to
listen. This time he saw something
something big and black, and it seemed
to be moving among the bushes on its
hind legs, precisely as if hunting for rasp-
berries. Snow was perfectly sure it was
on its hind legs.
bar shoi'
He stood still on the spot as one trans
fixed with horror. The little magpies in
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their homeIy bed nestled down under his
arm, very glad of a moments repose.
The miserable black boy actually
groaned aloud in his terrible misery Of
fear. Suddenly he heard crash, and
a movement in the bushes where the bear
was. One wild-eyed glance over his
shoulder, and he saw the black monster
really coming over the thick underbrush.
"Oh, myl Oh, the good Lordl,'
whimpered poor Snow, and he struggled
through the brush, expecting every mo-
ment, however, to feel the cruel teeth of
the bear at his neck. Setting the nest
full of birds down at the foot of the tree.
gently even in his terror, he began
scrambling upward. But Snow bore no
possible relationship to the monkey
kingdom in the way of agility. and
his awkward attempts at climbing.
the noise he made in scraping the
bark off as he fell back in his repeated
efforts, might have frightened away al
most any adversary. He scratched his
hands aud face cruelty; and every time he
slipped back he was the more frightened
and less able to grapple with the situa-
ton. Finally, however, he secured q
footing in the branches and breathed
freer. He felt, at least few minutes re-
moved from the awful catastrophe OF he
ing eaten up, and could await the oncom-
ing foe with a certain degree OF relief.
Besides his bruised and burning hands
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-04-02
OLD POSTAGE STAMPS.
Single Stamps Worth Thousands Of
Dollars
The De Corpet Collection in New York
An Italian Collection Which Surpasses
That of the British Museum.
cnrresnondsnce Of TIE HERALp.

Correspondence OF The HERALD
NEW YORK, March Is. Few people.
except a limited number OF experts, have
any idea of the great proportions which
have been reached by the mania for col
lecting old postage stamps.
Grown men and women all over the
world and in all stations OF life not only
collect stamps but are proud of it and
have reason to be. Why think OF it!
There are American stamps, perhaps
numbers of them, still hidden away IN
old trunks and garrets, which if brought
TO light and presented to a stamp dealer
would bring anywhere from 500 10
81 500 piece. IL that surprises you, go
TO any large dealer and try to buy one OF
the 1877 issue from Miionry, Mass. They
will give 81, coo each for all you can bring
them. And vet these Nilbury stamps are
very plaIn, unattractive bits of paper
with nothing at all to recommend them
to the uuinitiated. The point is. however.
that only six of these stamps are known
to be in existence, and they are valuable
in proportion. They are, may say, the
larest of all American postage stamps
but there are not q few others which
would be worth more than pair of fine
horses or diamond earrings.
One Of the raretles most priced by
American stamp collectors, and by for
eign ones also, is q certain Baltimore
envelope issued in 1S45 which was QseC
before postage stamps were introduced.
1t was The custom at that tine 10 seal the
letter folded around itself without any
exterior envelope such as Is 10 Use today.
These were left at the postoffices at vari-
Gus cities and . cents collected on then
or sometimes 10 cents if the distance hap.
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Jimmy Price. The other, the hired boy,
was perhaps few years older, and black
as ever African could be. For this reason
he was called stSnow.r
Now, remember what say, boys, .
continued Mrs. Price. 81 shall be ter
ribly anxious if you are belated. You
know the woods are full of bears at this
season, and no telling what might happen
to you after dark. -
''Yo' mighty correct, Mis- Price, an
swered Snow. 1T skeers me jes' to
think of them bars an yo' may be sho'
we won't be foolin' away no time"
"That's right, Snow. don't think
you'd better take your gun, Jimmy
YOu'l IL have no time to hunt.n
ooh, MOTHER" Jimmy answered i'm
patiently, do let me, can shoot things
as go along and not waste minute. -
swell, take it then,' replied the in
dulgent mother, ''only mind what say
about being out late. -
The boys rode away on old Pinto's
don t-want-t togo gallop, q gait which
even in coming home was never over
rapid.
The missing horses were supposed to be
in one of two gulches, and there soon
arose dispute as to which one they prob
oDAJ NO4C III Il lOHS, 1lolLLOW lOOL-uIll,
called hog back, - separated the two
CLUTCHES, and as they moved it became
necessary to come to decision.
Snow was dead sure.
Il tell yo', Jim,'' he said, ''dem bosses
is eatin' their heads off up thai on Bar
creek, this Dressed minute. an whut's
the use NV huntin' anywhars else?''
''Well Snow replied Jimmy, in no.
wise persuaded, sci you're so mortal
certain you can jest foot it up there and
bring them down, an FIJI go on to where
l jest know them horses are. Ell you re
right, you can ride back quick enough
on old Doll. AM ei Pm right, why, I'Il
ride over double quick am tell you.H
Snow did t exactly like this plan, but
he was only the hired boy, and besides he
felt SO positive that in few Minutes he
should find q horse to ride back on that
he made no objection. Slipping down to
the ground, leaving Jimmy in sole pos
session of Pinto's back, he said, ''All
right" quite cheerfully and started Off
for Bear creek.
At the point OF the hog-back the boys
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Another added, fYes, we have and
they aren't anywhere IN these parlOrs,
even if she did say that they were.
But they are in these parlOTs," said
Casters sister. ''You see that 1 can hear
yet"
Ruth, noting this queer speech, looked
sharply at the speaker, and directly she
cried out in great excitement, 81 see one
of the eggs; it, in your ear. -
Running forward, she stood on tiptoe,
and picked the guilty egg from the SIS
ter's ear, while all the children came
crowding around, laughing and saying
things that the printer couldn't put in
here without using up all his exclama-
tion points. Then they looked IN the
sisters other ear, rummaged her hair,
demanded that she should show the palms
of her hands and open her laughing
mouth. But they found no other egg
about her.
Then there was another search about
the room, but it was spiritless, so sure
were the egg hunters that there would be
no findings.
''Oh, just give the prize to Ruth, " said
Chucky, Fand let's play blind man s
buff
'tBut where can those other eggs be?''
said Ruth, her curiosity well up
~ have a large handkerchief fOr blind
ing" persisted Cbucky, feeling in his
pocket. 'sWell, do declarei'' he cried
out. Here's an egg in my pocket.
You put it there! I know you did"
The sister did not deny the charge
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through them, aud stopping to listen, as
bears do, before making their fatal at
tack.
The object moved out OF the bushes
something very big and very black.
Jimmy dropped>his gun, and itfell with
a crash at his side. How could one gun
have made such noise? The same In
slant the poor boy heard the bear-a gruff
growing voice. Bears are very cross
when hungry.
Too terror stricken for the least pru
dence, Jimmy left his gun behind and
made a spring for the nearest tree. 1t was
too late when he had gained footing
among its branches to discover that it was
lust the size OF tree for bear to climb.
He clambered on, up to the highest
branches, and there the poor boy swung
for many weary hours in the night
breezes, watching fearfully for the ap-
proach OF bruin.
In the shadows he could see what
seemed 10 him hundreds of bears hungry
for him; If one came up after him, and he
should jump down 20 escape it, he would
only be eaten quickly up by the multitude
below
An where was Snow all this time? Not
giving his undivided attention 10 hunting
horses, any one would wager q six pence.
No; Snow was not hunting horses to the
entire exclusion of other things, He
picked red raspberries az he went along
with considerable relish, remembering
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CASTERS EGG FRoLIc.
a Story for Little Children.
IBy Sarah Winter Kellogg

Across the street lives little girl named
Easter. You can guess why she is so
! named She was born on Easter morning.
Last spring she gave birthday party.
There were nine boys and nine girls in
vited, and not one of the eighteen sent re-
grets.
When they were all in the parlcr sitting
around with hands in laps, very demure,
as children usually are when they are get
ting ready to make the whole house ring,
Casters older sister came in and said
while Easter herself sat surprised:
~ have hidden little Easter Eggs in
these two rooms IN all sorts of funny
nests. Now listen: When Easter say.
ready as she must when 1 wave my
handkerchief, you must all start egg
hunting, around in these parlors. You
mustn't run; you mustn't crowd each
other; and you must be as quiet as pos
sible Each one is to have all the eggs
that he finds and the one who finds the
most is to have a present, and the one
who gets the smallest number is to have
something to console him. Easter
doesn't know where any of the eggs are
hidden. Now, In give you baskets to
gather your eggs in"
such beautiful little baskets-nineteen
she then passed around.
ssNow. then. All rise. Tommy
stand up, please. Remember when you
hear ready you are all to GO looking for
The eggs. Attention. Now Easterl''
Easter sister waved her handkerchief;
Easter called out brayely, HReady!'
At the signal word, the children started,
some timldly, others rushingIy. 'Ive
found oneiu $50 have Il'' II don't see
anyl'' ''Where are they an?'' Oh ),
here's a nestful!'' ss1'm getting losr!''
The eggs were found in surprising
places, in vases, in the piano, pinned in
curtains, in a dolls pocket, behind pic
lures, under cushions, in table drawers.
| louder. the calls more eager, the laugh
ing merrier. But the children didn t
break or oYerturn things, beeauee yalu-
able and delicate things had been put out
of the way All the little folks kept in
good temper, though small boy Tommy in
kits cried some, partly from disappoint-
ment and partly because Myron Dart
pushed him.
But at length the findings were few and
far between, and the interest began to
flag; the two VINO believed they had good
chances for the prize began to call Tor
s'counts.''
| Casters sister did the counting, writ
! ing on card the findings of each child.
! The room was breathless as she said:
''Tomny bas the smallest number; be
has one egg!''
I At this announcement Tommy began to
yell, demanded his hat that he might &c
home and tell his mamma.
I Easter who stood next to Tommy in the
line said, Why, yes, Tommy has more
than one-o
s'Oh, but Easter cheated, - cried Myrou
Dart, who stood on Tommy's othel
side. .'She has just put eggs out soi
her basket into Tommy's. / have sawI
her do it. -
ssYou'd better give Tommy some O
your eggs instead of telling on Easter,
Ruth Clark said with flush
All this time Easter S sister was trying
to get in some words between Tommy
shrieks.
But see here, Tommy, we are going
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for a time diverted his mind from the OBJ
ioct of his fright.
AT last he began listening and listening.
stralnlng his ears Tor the least sound. for
he knew it was time the bear should be
there The wind playing among the
leaves and bushes below seemed stealthy
footsteps. a bird stirring in an adioin-
lug tree was a bear climbing the wrong
tree All that livelong night poor Snow
stood on a limb or leaned against the
trunk, fearing to move least he should be-
tray himself. He could not sit down, as
the high branches were too slender to
bear his weight.
Never in his entire life had Snow so fer
Vently made good resolutions OF obedience
and industry. Poor Snowi That was a
fearful moment when ne heard crack in
tree near by, as If a branch We're sud
/ denly broken by heavy weight, In his
panic and trem bling he nearly fell to the
ground. Bruln was evidently around in
the trees hunting for him. Perhaps some
pear had eaten up poor Jimmy by now
over IN the other gulch. Jimmy certainly
mad not come for him as he said he would.
Poor Jimi
Along in the gray of the dawn, as night
began lifting, one by one, her gossamer
curtains, each time making objects around
more distinct to the eye, Snow thought
he saw something black and bunchy in
Tree near Dy-
'sCouldn't be hawks nest, . he said
to himself, SITS too big, an SIGH kind
of longish shape
He peered at it intently and by and by
with daWning intelligence.
My goodness gracious,'' he said, as
night threw up another curtain and the
''longish shape'' stood revealed.
''Hol hol hal ha!n he laughed out,
gaining confidence each moment. "Oh,
lordy, lordy Hell hel hal hal' roared
Snow, until you could have heard him
certainly mile.
Jimmy, meantime in his tree, had been
glad enough to see the gray light of day
spread up from the eastern horizon; and
when it reached the hog back he had
Deered out for hunting bears all along the
hillside and among the trees and bushes,
but had not seen any.
Finally, leaning out from his high
perch the cramped, uncomfortable bow
had suddenly discovered in. an adjoining
tree big, black, bunchy object. Pres
entity ne saw it move, and it certainly was
as black as any bear could be. But the
next instant he heard loud sEHe! he!
ha! hal" the most delightfully."- familiar
sound that Jimmy ever would hear prob
ably in the whole course of his life.
Its Snow!'' he said to himself, in
utter astonishment. 'sIt's no bear at
all. but just Snow, as sure as I'm living
and breathing" and with an amazing
whoop he climbed down to the ground IN
a hurry.
Half way across the open space between
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t 2nable, especially in the case OF Young

enable, especially in the case of young
ehildrea''
An experiment had already been made
in a suburb OF Glasgow in teaching dane
ing in the public schools, and certain
mem bers OF the Aberdeen school asked
"Why cannot we try the experiment in
Aberdeen The chileren can then have
their dancing lessons in the daytime, and
under the direct supervision of their Gay
school teachers, and as an adjunct to the
physical training in gymnastics.
The motion met with but little opposi-
ton. A competent dancing teacher was
secured. Dancing was made optional like
piano forte and violin playing IN the same
school; and fee was paid as for instruc-
ton upon those. instruments. This fee
was seven shillings and si1pence per
quarter-about S1.75-a quarter consist
ing of ten weeks with two lessons week.
The children took to it at once What
child does not take to dancing? 1t is a
natural expression Of child life. And
what the children like the parents like,
and the pleasant contagion spread to all
the fee-paying schools and also to the
great nOn-f fee paying school in King
street. This was four years ago, and
now dancing is regularly taught in them
all.
CHILDREN LEARN THE NATIONAL DANCE.
There are many beautiful Scotch ma
tional dances and they are taught to Sc
lected pupils. For every child cannot
dance the sword dance (Ghillie Callum) {,
or highland fling, any more than pinao-
forte player can play the more intricate
music.
The sword dance, as its name implies,
is a dance over two crossed swords. 1t is
always marked feature at the annual
Highland games, or clan gatherings in
these parts.
Reels are taught in the schools, the
eightsome and foursome reels. But a
favorite reel is the Reel o. Tullich.
No public exhibitions of dancing are
given in the Aberdeen schools. But now
and then private little exhibition is held
for parents.
PIANO MUSIC FOR GyMNAsrIc DRILLS.
The music was supplied by q piano,
which also supplied the music for the
gymnastic exercises which Immediately
followed the dancing. The first exercise
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ssAgain, you and Ruth have tie. Now,
push ahead and find the other egg.
There's Just one more. Among the blsQue
eggs there is one of candy A prize is
going to be given TO that one OF you who
can pick out the candy egg without hay
ing tasted it.
Ruth went around feeling IN all the
pockets and looking in eyerybody1s ears;
Chucky pcked about not Interested
At length Ruth said, 81 give upl I've
looked everywhere in these rooms.
cannot find that last egg
And seventeen other children said that
they had looked everywhere and
that they couldn't find it. Then Easter's
sister went around looking in every place
where she had hidden an egg.
Il can't find it either.' She looked
Perhaps you madea mistake in count
ing"
The sister was making as ii to recount.
ssDou't count them over, - Chucky ad-
vised. t'There WASH { any mistake"
ssDo YOU know where that last egg is?"
eyes, y said Chueky.
etWhere?' called dozen Voices
II knowl'' Chucky said with nod and
a wink
The children clamored to be told, beg
piDp and scolding. Chucky held the
crowd off for a time and then made con-
eession. s'lt's inside OF somebody ~
ssWhat do you meau2'
s.It's swallowed.
''5waliowed. Who swallowed it?"
"a boy.
ssWho, what boy?'
cone OF the boys in this ROOM.
Will you believe that Chucky didn't
know anything whatever about the miss
ing egg? He was talking just to tease
the folks.
tHe swallowed it himself, and that
gives him the PRICE, said Ruth Clark.
ssChucky swallowed the other egg
"Chucky didn't swallow the candA
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enough beyond the range of his not alto

enough beyond the range OF his not alto
gether fatal foWling piece.
Once, pauSing to breathe himself, he
remembered he had left his cartridges be-
hind in the saddle bags. This reflection
somewhat started a train of thoughts on
which Jimmy went back to old Pinto,
LETT standing at the derrick. He sud-
denly recoileeted that she had habit of
going directly home when left united.
ssMyi what if she should do that nowl"
he exclaimed with a scared expression.
''What would mother think?'
True enough. And his father sick and
no one to send out to relieve her fears.
Somehow he suddenly lost all relish for
deer hunting and became absorbed with
the idea of horses-Pinto, especially.
Back he went, down the little Bruin
creek, as fast as possible; but, diligent as
his feet could be-and they were tired
now-night- fall overlook him before he
reached the 'tdeer- lick, - and Pinto was,
OF course, gone
! Jimmy wasted considera BILE time in
an unavailing search for her, and then
concluded to go UP over the hill and meet
Snow He devoutly hoped the colored
boy was right i'll the afternoons dispute.
He would not own to even a suspicion
OF fear as he hurried along; but some
how sbear stories," together with the
parting admonltion of his mother, be-
gan to prey upon his mind. He wished
he could climb along with less noise.
And it was growing darker every min
ute. He scrambled along up the hillside
as fast as possible. but it was very steep
and very rough. Many rock which he
stumbled over and sent rolling down to
the bed of the creek below, made his
heart beat quick with terror. Finally
reaching the top of the bristling hog
back, he stopped to regain breath, and
then he heard the bushes crackIe omin-
cusly on the other side, not fifty feet
rustled and cracked again, as if some big
and heavy object were moving leisurely