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ever felt or ever hoped to feel. Calm,
strong beautiful woman that she was; per-
feet in loneliness of face and form and char
acter, mine would be poor triumph, after
all, if | could not contrive to make her
happy.
| sat watching her, and she watched the
leaping flames of the fire, and | wondered
clumsily in what possible way could.force
her into the happiness which should be
hers when all at once she rose and came to
my side.
cousin Tom" she said in that delicious
voice of hers. "Why don't you amount to
more, why don't you do yourself justice in
some way? Is it'-and here she blushed
beautifully, but the cousinship gave her
courage, and she went on-"is it for lack
of money to make a start with? Because
you know, am quite rich now, because l
want you to let me-you'll forgive my awk-
wardness won't you TO let me give you
some of it, Tom, a whole pile of it..
That blessed, generous, self-forgetting
creature, She looked looked so as she said
it.that my poor brain swan dizzily.
'No, said at length, 'it is not lack of
money, my dear Cousin Mary, but sheer
personal incapacity that prevents my
amounting to anything. | am an ordinary,
stupid fellow at best, and my family are
too clear headed to give me that blind low
ing faith which makes even stupid fell
lows do very well sometimes"
''Iou are not stupid" she cried "nor
ordinary know you better than you
think. You could be something splendid
if you chose. Why don't you choose?"
And then she looked at me with such an
earnest, tender, believing glance as fairly
drove me to her feet.
"Oh, Mary, you blessed angelo cried
to her. could you-would you-is it
possible that you, after all, can find it in
your sweet heart to make place for such
usel ess good for nothing as II"
And then my Cousin Mary just came
into my arms and comfOrted my sore heart
with a thousand tender words of hope and
faith And she said the sweetest Joy of
joys to her was that now she was really
able to help me with her precious little
fortune. And since she values it so much
have let her help me with it always. As
If any fortune, great or small, were to be
mentioned in the same breath with her
love.
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was quite taken up with another cousin,
Fred by name and would have married
him long since no doubt had he been able
to support family But he was proud
and would not marry until he could offer
something to his wife. knew that, for he
had told me so.
However, it was now my delicious fate
to be able to arrange matters for these two
so that they should be able to marry,
neither knowing how it had come about
nor in the least corner of their hearts sus-
pecting me. Then with what swelling
pride should | look upon their happiness
and know that had given it who so
far had given only trouble and mortiica-
ton to my family!
1t was an easy matter to make my
mothers last years comfortable, and, ah, the
pleasure, the selfish pride | took in remem
bering small personal wishes and crafty
ing them bit by bit, while never suspected !
1t was an easy matter, too, through my
agent, to buy the very paper on which
write, to slowly dismiss the men who were
a disgrace to it, to promote and engage
men whose work made it great voice
soon, and through it slowly to win the
public confidence and work my will by
little among the affairs of the city. Such a
splendid game it was to arouse public
enthusiasm over some free baths or chill
dren's playground scheme or other, to start
subscription lists and covertly head them
myself, to machinate safely and quietly
through my great pages, and all the while
having my copy refused half the time and
the other fellow wondering how kept my
place.
All this and much more was easy and
exciting, more of triumph and a Joy even
than had ever imagined it would be, but
my pet scheme of schemes hung fire little.
Fred got his new position in perfectly
natural manner He was a good fellow
and deserved it. Still there was no sign of
an engagement between him and my
Cousin Mary. Then l thought being an
independent girl, she might be waiting to
have something of her own, and after as
pretty bit of tinesse as | ever saw in my
life, if it was my own invention-and small
wonder, for had | not schemed at such
pleasant miracles since | was years old
i managed to provide her with a neat
little fortune of her own. Still no result.
So one day, when was at home-I did not
go often, for mother would always lecture
me on my habits, and somehow | never
could entirely get over the hurt of it, big
as | was-I CHANGED to be alone with my
Cousin Mary for as much of an evening as
she would be willing to bear my company.
| felt very happy to see how beautifully
she was dressed in these days, how her
hands were white already and grown
smooth again where the delicate fingers
used to be rough with countless needle
pricks. The house was comfortable one
now, my mother was far easier in her mind
and therefore sweeter companion.
Everything looked pleasant around Mary,
and told her how glad was to see it,
did not tell her how glad | was to see
her, how in all the rich and varied Joy of
my present position, as in all the unutter-
able WEAKNESS and dullness Of my former
state, to see her was the keenest delight |
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ally convinced me OF my unworthineSs,
and in time grew to look at my life as a
failure, merely an opportunity for as much
self indulgence as could be procured with
OIt too great expense
Being of lazy and luxurious DISPOSE
ton, early fell into the habit of deriving
an inexhaustible fund of pleasure from
mere Imagination of what things might be-
t. console myself for my Intellectual strug-
gle to make them such. As a little boy |
was sent to bed with military precision by
my inieXible mother, usually with sense
of failure and i'll doing in the day behind
me, and | used to lie mute and still in my
little chamber and make up to myself in
royal bursts of Imagination for the disap-
pointments of the real life. How often, so
laid and thought to be sound asleep, have
in spirit not only established my pre-
eminent virtues by series of noble acts, so
easy to imagine, so difficult to perform in
the gray irksomeness of everyday life, but
besides this have glutted my infant soul
with the sweet vengeance of magnanimity,
arranging unparalleled donations and privi-
leges to be conferred by me, me the lament.
able and unworthy son, upon my grateful
family and friends One sweetest Joy of
these fair dreams was that when | should
be a man my Cousin Mary. who disliked
me for the disagreeuble boy | was, should
love and marry me-
1t was sore problem with me in those
days to decide whether | should indeed
receive the open gratitude of my beneti-
Charles, reveling glorously therein, or
whether, proudest height of power con-
cealed, | should bestow all benefit in secret,
and yet remain, condemned and criticised
by the unwilling recipients of my bounty.
But my Cousin Mary in these dreams
always loved me for myself, and then,
afterward, ah, the jewels showered upon
her!
This habit of internally satisfying my
self, of paying back in triumphant mag
nanimity for all ''the stings and arrows of
outrageous fortune continued with me as
grew and remained my best consolation
after had become an unaspiring reporter
on great newspaper. And still in my
solitary chamber down town, when | was
not so tired as to sleep perforce in what
hours remained to me, | would console
myself for all the notifications of the day
and of all other days in my unhappy MEM
Dry by proud unhampered visions of what
| would do under given conditions of
wealth and power.
Splendid conditions these, so easily
imagined, fitting as smoothly to my shout
ders as planned and adapted them, but,
ah, so laughably impossible of attainment!
And then, all at once, by chance no
stranger, to be sure, than many one | was
in the daily habit of recording, there fell
into my hands, not talent and beauty and
power indeed, as | had demanded in my
boyish dreams, but wealth practically I'M
bounded, such wealth as l could never of
myself have earned or won or found, or in
any least or faintest way deserved,
To be sure had been laying myself out
on the old fellow, as | should never have
dared to do had known him for million
aire, but that was not from henevolence,
but a purely selfish appreciation of his
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"Nothing Venture, Nothing Have"

Rev. John Reid, Jr., of Great Falls,
Mon, recommended Ely's Cream Balm to
me. l can emphasize his statement, at is
a positive cure for catarrh if used as direc.
ted REV. Francis W. Poole, Pastor
Central Pres. Church. Helena, Mon.
1t is the medicine above all others for
catarrh, and is worth its weight in gold.
can use Ely's Cream Balm with safety
and it does all that it is claimed for it,
B. w. Sperry, Hartford, Conn.
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Z. r.. A. RICHARDS.

DR.. +. A. RICHARDS,
DENTIST,
A graduate of the Philadelphia College of
Dental Surgery, has opened an Office in Cecil
ton and in Galena, and is prepared to practice
Dentistry in all its branches.
The extraction of teath without pain spec
ialty. Also, hypodermic injection in the
gums which renders extraction painless.
Fees moderate. No charges for the removal
of teeth when artificial ones are ordered. The
best material used and satisfaction guaran-
tccd.
AT Office in Cecilton every day excepting
Tuesdays aud Thursdays. Al Office in Galcna
Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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Medical.

DR. PETER COOPER
EYE, EAR AND THROATI
HlLMING TON, DEL
Equitable Building, Ninth and Market SITS. j3O
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HENRY NJ McCULLOUGH,
ATTORNEY AT Law,
ELKTON, ND
Office on Main street, opposite Court House
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Dentist.

DIR. D. SNITHERS.
DENTIST
Graduate of University of Maryland Dental
DEPARTMENT.
Bohemia Avenue. CHESAPEAKE CITr MD
Crown and Bridge Work Speciality. 20aply
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-03-28
SPRING HINTS.
Some Good and Necessary
Advice at This Season.
There Are Some Things We Must
Surely Do.
And This Thing Is by Far the Most
Important of Them All.

Everybody needs spring medicine
"a remedy which will strengthen and
invigorate the system and tone up the
action Of all the organs. The change
from cold to warm weather causes a
depression of the vital forces, resulting
in weakened nerves, impure blood
and inactive organs.
Our esteemed correspondent, Mrs.
A. S. Gould, writes us from Garland,
Me-, some Facts in regard to this sub
iect which will be Of great interest and
value just at this season:
Through the loss of my mother,
the sickness of my husband, and the
extra work which fell upon me, | was
thrown into a condition of nervous
exhaustion. grew constantly worse.
! cannot find words to express that
terrible feeling that existed through
my whole system-a feeling OF utter
weakness and pro,tration, with strange
nervous sensations.
"My right foot was so bad it was
with great difficulty | could walk. /
had to place my foot every way to
keep from falling. My hands and
arms were weak, numb and prickly. /
was very tired all the time. There
was heavy, dull feeling in my limbs.
Nights they seemed like lead weights.
When out riding for mile distance,
they would feel as though had lost
the use of them would move my fin
gers and arms to see il ! could. ex-
pected any day to be found paralyzed
"Then | began to take DR.. Greenc's
Nervura blood and nerve remedy. The
first bottle did not seem to help me
much, but the second bottle did, and
made me better. | kept on using it.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-03-28

AS the season for the making OF
maple sugar approaches, Chicago
sharpers are again soliciting consign.
ments OF sugar and syrup from Yer
mont farmers by sending them type
written letters containing very flatter-
ing quotations of sugar and syrup.
While it would be unreasonable to
suppose that all Chicago dealers are
dishonest, quite number Of YER
monters know to their cost that some
of those firms that have in years past
solicited their consignments in this
manner, are unreliable, n0twithstand-
ing that the firms are solvent and
have a good bank balance to their
credit. They know that their YER
mont consignors are too far away, and
the shipments too small to warrant
the matter being followed up and col
lection enforced. The writer knows
several instances where no returns
were ever made, and several others in
which, after the lapse Of a year OF 50,
and after persistent dunning and
threatening, the consignors finally re-
ceived about one half what the goods
would have sold for here and very
much less than the quotation sent to
induce the shipment. At least three
different firms have worked the racket
on residents Of this vicinity, and y
word of warning may save Others. F..
Granville, March II.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-03-28

Snow | am feeling well, can do all
my work and sleep well nights. ! feel
as though great burden had been
rolled away from me. ! am doing a
great amount of work every day and
often walk, besides, as much as two
miles.
81 think ! will pass for a smart old
lady. So much for Dr. Greene's Ner-
vura blood and nerve remedy! ! can
truly say it has done wonders for me.
cannot speak too much in praise OF
it, for it has been the greatest blessing
to me.
81 only wish other people afflicted
with disease would try it--not one
bottle, but several, in order to give it
fair trial. truly think they would
never be sorry. My earnest prayer is
that this wonderful medicine may go
out into the wide world to sick and
suffering humanity"
If YOU want to be perfectly strong
and healthy, the best possible thing to
do is to take this great curcr and
strengthened. You can be cured quick
er in the spring than at any other
season. You must take spring med
icine, everyone knows that, and Dr..
Greene's Nervura blood and nerve
remedy is the best and most certain,
because it always cures.
It is not patent medicine, but the
prescription Of the most successful liv-
inc specialist in curing nervous and
chronic diseases, Dir. Greene OF "a
Temple Place, Boston, Mass. lie has
the largest practice in the world, and
this grand medical discovery is the re-
suit Of his vast experience. The great
reputation Of Dr.. Greene is q guaran-
tee that His medicine will cnre,and the
fact that he can be consulted by any
one at any time, free of charge, per-
sonally or by letter, gives absolute as
surance of the beneficial action OF this
wonderful medicine.
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The
Best
Spring


L the one which will the
most thoroughly and quickly
drive out of the blood the
accumulations that are in
evitable in thewinter months,
and which threaten health
when the habits Of life change
under the warming sun of
spring.
A Sspring cleaning is as
necessary for our bodies as
ipour houses. You will never
have spring fever if you an
ticipate it by thoroughly
cleaning the system.
This is the best time to
put your bodily house in
thorough order. You can do
it easily, comfortably and
satisfactorily with
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McCIure,s Magazine.

The April issue will contain the conclu.
sion Of Miss Tarbell's short life OF Napo.
leon, tho there are to be papers on Napo.
Icons reburial at Paris in 1910 and also
one upon his relations to America. 3. J
Edwards, man well versed in pOlitica
lore, is to have the first OF series Of ar.
ticles on "Tammany Society" in the Apri
number, and there will also be "talk'
with George Du Maurier Of "Trilby" fame
an accoun. OF the stealing of $15, 900 worth
of diamonds and OF fraudulent practices
relating to the Bank OF England. Jan
Maclaren, Conan Doyle and Robert Barr
contribute short stories. The biographi-
cal paper concerns itself with Pierre Lott
a novelist and commander in the French
navy. The portrait series presents Hall
Caine, the authorof "The Manxman. y
The number is attractive in illustrations
as we have come to expect from McClure's
magazine.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-03-28
Eree Text. Books ana Public SCHOOLS

The number Of children Of school
age in this state is SO,l52. The num-
Der of children in the public schools is
1884. 1t is estimated that to pro-
vide these children with books will
cost the state $40, 1873. Gov. Fuller es-
timated that 100000 would be annu-
ally saved the state by the use Of free
textbooks.
The number Of public schools in the
state is 1892. The aggregate cost OF
schools in 1882 was S476.47S.OS. In
1892 it had jumped to s735, 4sO. and
in 1894 to 1888, sos. 40. OF this amount
1851, SO9.s9 was paid to teachers in
1894. The number Of children in the
parochial schools Of the stats is BIS.
in 1892 it was 1906. The expendi-
ture per capita of population in 1890
and 1891 was S2.lS. In Massaclu-
setts for the same time it was 1915.
The total valuation of the school prop
erty in the state is Sl,022, 0S6.95.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-03-28
THE END OF A FARCE.
Result of the Trial of the Murderer Of
Col. Parsons, the Well-Known Vei-
From the Philadelphia Press

! W mOUtcTs
From the Philadelphia Press
The second trial Of Capt. Goodman
the murderer OF Col. Henry G. Par
sons OF Natural Bridge, in Virginia
has resulted in the acquittal of Good
man. Under the instructions giver
by the court thejury could hardly dc
less, for the court allowed all the
points submitted by the defendants
counsel, and, taken together, they al
| most compel an acquittal.
Col. Parsons was not Il belligeren1
man, but he had complained Of the
conduct of Goodman to the company
which employed the latter as train
conductor, and for this liberty Good.
man sought Parsons out, showed him
the letter, caught him by the lapel On
the coat, drew him outside the hotel
without his making resistance, and
then shot him twice, killing him in
stantly. His plea was that he shot
him in self-defence. He certainly had
reason to suppose that Parsons, sub
jected to such rutfianly treatment,
would shoot him If he could not pro-
tect himself from still further outrage.
But Col. Parsons was not shooting
man. lie was an elderly man of quiet
habits, in imperfect health and I'M
armed. Goodman, in support of his
plea of self-defence, said that Parsons
put his hand behind his back, and he
supposed that he was going to shoot,
so he shot first. In support of this
plea the court instructed the jury.
That if the jury believe from the
evidence that the prisoner, provoked
by previous insult or charge con-
tanned in an unsigned letter, took a
copy of said letter to III. G. Parsons,
without any previously formed de-
sign of committing felony by killing
said Parsons or intlicting upon him
some serious bodily injury, stating in
substance to said Parsons that said
letter contained charges that were in
sulting to him and his family, and
asking said Parsons if he was the au-
thor Of said letter, and if he was the
author, that he should retract said
charges, and that said Parsons refused
to retract said charges and said in
substance to the prisoner that he and
his family would not be considered,
and threw his hand in the direction
Of his hip pocket, making motion as
If to draw weapon, and that the ac-
cused shot and killed said Parsons,
honestly and reasonably believing at
the time of the killing that he was in
imminent and immediate danger of
losing his own life or OF suffering Sc
rious bodily harm, then he cannot
be convicted OF any offence whatever,
although they may believe from the
evidence that the prisoner was not in
imminent and immediate danger OF
losing his own life or OF suffering Sc
rious bodily harm.
This gave the jury an excuse for ac-
quitting Goodman, and they promptly
took advantage of it when the case
went to them. Such instructions and
such verdicts make a travesty Of jus
tice and go far to justify the Southern
preference for Judge Lynch's court
when bent on the punishment Of one
whom they believe to be murderer.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-03-28
The Improvements at the House OF
Correction.

l.. d. IIazen of st. Johnsbury and
L. G. Tuttlc, state prison directors,
made an inspection Of the House Of
Correction last week. They paid
special attention to the work that is
being done in the new addition. The
marble flooring is being laid and the
walls between the cells are being
built. There are now only lO9 pris-
oners in the institution. M. O. Per-
kins of Windsor, the other director,
was unable to be present on account
of illness.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-03-28
A BABY
CONTRADICTS THE DOCTORS.
All Are Happy, Glad, and Well.
tsrrcIAL 70 ouR LADY READERS. ]

The theories of physicians in regard
to female complaints suffer Water
loo " very frequently, when sensible and
thinking women take matters into their
own hands,
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-03-28

Tarley't "Trcadwinner" o.'twears
all othershoes
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-03-28

Ladies desiring hair work call on Mrs n Iran
Rean West Randolph; Vt. Write iof PRICES
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-03-28

Women are sometimes compelled to
act for themselves, because of the suffer
ing forced upon them by incompetent
doctors, who are baflled by very simple
complaints, because they are not the
right sex to comprehend them.
Lydia Z. Pinkham, when she gave to
the world her Vegetable Compound,
lifted women from the darkness into
light. She placed within their reach a
guaranty, not only of health, but Of del
icacy and self-respect.
The following letter is little story
where dear little by" was the
Waterloo
81 have taken three bottles Of your
Vegetable Compound, one package of
Sanative Wash, one box of Liver Pills;
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-03-28
uarr,nnt Pensions.

Original, Lucius II. Willard, Ruf-
land. Joseph Cares, Montpelier; m
crease, Henry w. Jacobs, Gullford'
original, widows, etc. Harriet me-
Cam, West Rutland.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-03-28

beams Rheumatic Pills absolutely cure
Rheumatism & Neuralgia. Entirely vegetable.safe
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-03-28

and now l have a
dear little babe
four weeks old,
and / am well. /
have to thank you
for this.
~ have spent
$4,000 for doc
tors bills without
a cure. For my
\ cure ! only spent
1 $500.
a. ~ was once
III a victim Of fe-
male troubles
~ in their worst
form. ! have suf-
fereduntold ago
MES every month;
had to stay in bed,
and have poultices