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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-12-17

The undersigned, having been appointed 10y the
Hon. Probate Court for the District OF Randolph
commissioners, to receive, examine, and ADJUST All
aims and demands of all persons against the estate
Il Charles 5. Paine, tate of Randolph IN said dis-
rct deceased and ali claims in offset thereto, hereby
i've notice that will meet for the purposes afore-
ard at the residence of the late Charles ;. Paine
on the Zfth Gay o. hatcn
IN said day and that six months from the
18th day Of Oct. A. D., 1896. is the time limited Oy
aid Court for said creditors to present their claims
10 us for examination and allowance. Dated al
Randolph this 18th day ofNovemher, A. ID. 1876.
i2IS HORACE CLIFFORD Com
WILLIAM SKINNER mssioners.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-12-17
Purely Vegetable.

Al others are founded on mercury and
potash.
Deep-seated and obstinate blood
troubles, such as Cancer, Scrofula,
Catarrh, Rheumatism, Eczema, Con-
tagious Blood Poison, etc, which 9TH
er remedies do not reach, yield readily
10 the curative powers of S. S. S.
Books on blood and skin diseases
viii be mailed free to any address !:
Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-12-17
Randolph.
Miss GEORGIA WHITE, Local Editor.
RECIPROCITY.


A dress that causes comment,
And DER this little state
a wonderf Il sensation
Dot Curious y create,
Is not a rare conception,
with stamp OF "Maison Worth"
Whose charm affects most deeply
The pockets dismal dearth.
But OF d fer Mt garment
la chorus loud pipe;
For Tour contemporary
Has a new dress of type
Were glad that he is prosp'rous-
We know IL by his ciothes-
And at these signs our bosom
with generous fiiend hip gloSs
All this we Re him gravely,
With just the neatest knack,
Acutely conscious, maybe,
OF a dreadful, itching back.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-12-17
Cotber locals ON next page)
Pubic Notice.

AS agents we druggists will nay you
back the money on SOC. or a 25c. bottle of
DR.. Balls Cough Syrup "Hustena" (put
up in three .cornered bottles) il it does
not prove the best medicine ever used for
severe coughs, lung troubles and asthma.
Try it. +. E. Evans d Co., and Drew &
Leonard
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-12-17

The undersigned. having been appointed by the
Probate Court for the District OF Randolph Commits
soners TO receive examine and adjust all claims and
demands of all persons against the estate OF Salmon
C. lhayer, late of Randolph in said District,
deceased and all claims exhibited In offset thereto
hereby give notice that will meet for the purposes
aforesaid at the dwelling house of NJ Howard in
Raldolpn on the Goth day of December next
from 1 D. M until O'Clock D. m. OF said day and
that six mos from the 10th day of Now 1885, ls the
time limited by said Court for said creditors 70 pre-
sent their claims for examination and allow
ance. Dated at Randolph this 10th day of November,
A. D., 1896. - .-.
lsas j. l.. MOSES Soe'
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-12-17
HERALD AND NEW 6,
L. B. JOHNSON, Publisher.
Randolph Directory.
RAILROAD TIMETABLE.

NORTH BouND-Night express, 2 a. M; local pas.
senger, s;li a. M mail, 2:43 p. m; express 5:i5 D.
SOUTH BoUSD-Night express 2 am; mail 1911 n
Ms express, 1885 p. M; local passenger, 7:2i ~ m
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-27

Few jugglers get through their per-
Torrance without introducing that old
and well-known feat of spinning plates
on the end Of a sharp-pointed stick.
Everybody knows that the equilibrium
Of the plate is due to centrifugal force,
and that the equilibrium will be de-
stroyed as soon as the rotation Of the
plate becomes slow enough, or weak
enough, to permit the ordinary force
of gravitation to act. Yet we always
admire the skill of the performer.
Here is more delicate experiment
Of that kind, however, which any mem
Der of the club may make. 1t is moth
ing more nor less than balancing a
plate on the point of a needle, and
even making it spin on that infinites-
imal base.
Get two long corks and cut them
nicely and evenly down the middle,
from end to end, thus making four half
,corks. In the end Of each half insert
the prongs of fork, the latter being
inclined to the smooth side of the cork
,at little less than right angle. Place
the four corks as shown in the illus
,tration, around the rim of the plate,
at equal distances from each other, and
see that the teeth of the forks are
against the rim Of the plate to prevent
them from swaying.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-27
IN THE BUTTERFLY NET.

For quarter of an hour had a really
lively time. Mrs. Tremaine hectored
the Italian and the Italian objurgated
Mrs. Tremaine. Neither Of them I'M
derstood word the other said, and l
had to act as interpreter and buffer.
Eventually, made the best terms
that l could. The Italian agreed, for a
consideration, to allow us to keep both
monkeys for week, during which we
might discover their identity. Mrs.
Tremaine quite readily agreed to the
proposal, for she was confident that no
monkey but JACKIE could possess
Jacko's virtues. l was more doubtful,
believing that the virtues were few
enough to be common to many mon
keys. And so it turned out. Both
monkeys made themselves quite at
home, overate themselves equally, stole
as cleverly, and, what was most re-
markable, searched with identical per-
sistence for the deceased Captain Ire
maine. Twice that week had to catch
two monkeys, and when they were both
in the butterfly net they nearly killed
each other, Mrs. Tremaine used to
look at them by the hour, and sob, and
call JACKIE softly. They both answered
to the name, If there was any food
about, and at other times preferred to
be the other monkey.
AT the end of the week the organ
grinder appeared punctually, and
heartrending scene followed. No de-
cision had been come to till the morn
ing of his arrival, and then Mrs. Ire
maine and Maud differed as to which
was the real Jacko. The question had
to be decided. though 1t mattered little
which we kept. l suggested that we
should toss up. The flippancy of the
suggestion annoyed them and led them
to recrimination, but at last we agreed
to decide by lot, that being q biblical
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-27
pentIstrx and u1pnotI,m.

The day of painless dentistry seems
at hand. Hypnotism, which has re-
placed anaesthetics to a more or less
degree In surgery, has now been called
into use as a valuable adjunct to dem
tistry While in It's infancy in this
new sphere Of usefulness, 1t has found
strong advocates, and It's general adop-
tion would appear only a question of
time. Like all radical innovations, it
has met with opposition, but not in the
degree that might popularity be ex-
pected. That is, speaking from the
standard OF the dentist. Dr. Thomas
Fillebrown Of Boston, Mass, an au-
thority on dental science, says: II
prophesy that in a few years every
man who practices dentistry scientif-
cally will have his practice controlled
by the principle Of hypnotic SUCCESS
tions. 1t has been urged as an insuper-
able objection to the success Of hyp-
notism in dental operations that the
constant cutting in the most sensitive
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-27

are under-cut 80 as to form shoulders
for piece Of metal which extends
from one notch TO another. After this
piece Of metal is put on and securely
pressed into place, molten glass is run
around the notch. which It securely fllls
up. When the bottle is emphed this
glass must be broken away, which re-
leases the strip and allows the cork to
be drawn. 1t ia claimed that the bot
tie cannot be refilled without detec-
ton.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-27

DR.. Walsh, archbishop Of Dublin, II
regaining his health by riding a BIZ
cycle.
Upon the death of a woman whose
name is not yet divulged Yale is to
receive $75O,OOO.
Bernhard, who talks of playing
Lorenzo de Medici' in De Mussett's
"Lorenzaccio," may give her own
Hamlet" this year.
Douglas Tilden, the deaf mute sculp-
tor Of San Francisco, was married the
other day to Miss Bessie Cole, who IL
also deaf mute.
Rudyard Kipling's greatest ambition
Is said to be to serve as a war corre-
spondent. The next big war will take
him into the field.
Miss Mabel Beardsley, sister Of the
only Aubrey, has left place as high
school teacher to become an actress.
She recently made her debut in Lon
don as Edith in Dearest Mama"
John Jacob Astor denies that he in
tends building a theater "at which
only first-class plays should be pre-
sented." He is not thinking Of invest
ing his money in such enterprises.
Verdi tries hard to hide from the
world the very fact that he is writing
new opera, and some precautions he
took recently have led many to suppose
he is at work on a final" work.
A lady has been appointed regis
trar of births, marriages and deaths
by the guardians of the city of London.
Miss Kemm, the lady in question, has
for some time acted as assistant to her
father.
A Portland man has In his possession
an interesting and valuable relic. 1t
is an act passed by the Continental
congress establishing a pay table for
the Continental officers, signed by John
Hancock, president.
Emperor williams latest fad is te-
legraphy, and he Is spending several
hours a week learning to send messages
by dots and dashes. He has already
made considerable progress as an oper-
ator Of the key.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-27
Tho Fragrance of Plants.

1t is said to be necessary to establish
an exact equilibrium between light and
moisture in order to produce flowers
with perfume. In exceedingly hot, dry
countries flowers have comparatively
little odor. An authority on this sub
ject says: "The intensity of the per-
fume Of a flower depends on Its equi-
librium, which Is established every
hour of the day between the pressure
Of the air in the cellules Of the flower,
which tends to drive outward the per-
fumes already contained in the epider-
mis-, and the action of light which con-
tinually combats this condition. In the
east flowers have less odor than with
us. Vegetation is thorny, and this con-
dition Of affairs is accounted for by
their having too much light and too
little water.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-27
A Now Pavement.

A new idea in pavements Is pro-
posed in which the paving blocks are
so formed that when they are set up
there will be hollow space in a Ger.
tain portion Of one side. It Is pro-
posed to fill in this space with wooden
bars. These hold the blocks together
and will, it is claimed, make what is
called a cushion pavement, having a
given amount of elasticity, and yet be-
ing perfectly firm and snugly set. The
pavement as described is certainly pos
sessed Of common-sense ideas, and its
practical application will be watched
with interest.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-27
A Now ventllasor for Cars.

Anything that will ventilate a car
without draft will be hailed with de.
light by those who find 1t necessary to
do a great deal of travelling. BY the
new system the air is taken into the
car through series of screens under
the hood of the car. It then takes its
course through the length of the hood
and drops through the ceiling Of the
car. The current Of air, after passing
through the car, goes out again into
the rear half Of the roof by means OF
properly set partitions and ventila-
tors. In passing out it takes all of the
foul air with it, thus insuring a steady
supply Of pure and uncontaminated
air.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-27
A New Means of LoOomotlOn.

Just about the time that everybody
gets bicycle the flying-machine prob
lem will have been SO perfectly solved
that the rank and file of humanity will
be able to propel themselves through
the air and travel about without COM
ing in contact with the earth, for those
who know declare that the principles
of the flying machine are so thorough
ly worked out that nothing remains but
little mechanical adaptation to put
the thing in practice. 1t is almost too
much to believe that the flying-ma-
chine will become general. Indeed.
there are many who think it will be a
disastrous day If it ever becomes as
common as the bicycle.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-27

re several now lawn-mowers recently
Invented, but very few of them perform
The work satisfactorily. 1t may be
questioned whether the revolving
Knives Of the mower can ever be so ar
ranged as to cut down the grass and
weeds and not leave a tiny forest of
harsh grasses and weed stalks. One Of
he newest inventions is made so that
by the use of the handles of the ma
thine the knives are moved. A modifl-
tation of this is the moving of the
l;nives by locking them to the handle
tars and so arranging these that they
will aid the knives which are set in the
usual fashion.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-27

First Lieut.. Motay of the French
liner La Bourgogne seems to be CUP to
the limit" When the big Transatlantic
ship saw the German bark Ernst in a
sinking condition, the first life boat was
ordered away to rescue, despite the vio-
lence of the storm. Lieut., Motay was
sick in bed in his stateroom and the
second lieutenant was ordered to COM
mand the boat. But Motay had heard
the order and just as she was cast
loose Of her davits appeared ON deck
demanding the right to command his
boat, which was granted him. He was
washed overheard before reaching the
bark, but saved by a life-buoy, and
finally succeeded In rescuing all the
crew of the doomed ship. OF such, are
the true sailors.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-27

Step by step we seem to be returning
to ancient practices, readopting the
ways Of the savages who used to fight
for their lady loves. Two young New
Workers. who loved the same girl, after
many mutual recrlminations decided
both of them being adopts at various
athletic sports, to run a hundred-yard
dash for this desirable young woman
the winner to have the exclusive right
to her affections. The girl, who seemed
herself undecided as to which she pre-
ferred, agreed to this novel contest and
even stipulated the pleasure of being
present. During the race she bestowed
her applause impartially on both con-
testants, and at the close expressed her
regrets to the loser as the perspiring
victor clasped her In his brawny arms.
All this took place at Ridgewood. a
popular resort, before a large and adj
miring crowd. In che evening the win
ner and his hard-won bride led the
cotillion, while the loser confded his
sorrows to the barkeeper until an adj
vanced hour.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-27

The appellate term of the supreme
court Of New York has rendered an i'm
portant decision regarding the liabili-
ties Of savings banks in paying money
upon mere presentation Of pass book.
Justice DAILY has handed down deci-
sion saying that this is ample authori-
ty for the bank to pay, and that every
deposition, by becoming such, agrees
to submit to the existing rules of the
bank.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-27
WOULD YOU BELIEVE
That You Can Walk sS,a6s Miles m
Hour?

Hour?
Have you ever thought Of the dis
lance you travel while you are out on
an hours stroll? Possibly you walk
three miles within the hour, but that
does not by any means represent the
distance you travel. The earth turns
on its axis every twenty-four hourA
For the sake Of round figures we will
call the earth's circumference $4,000
miles, and so you must have travelled
during the hours stroll 1000 miles in
the axial turn Of the earth. But this is
not all. The earth makes a journey
around the sun every year, and a long
but rapid trip 1t is. The distance Of our
planet from the sun we will put at o.
100000 miles. This is the radius of the
earth's orbit-half the diameter of the
circle, as we call it. The whole diam
eter is therefore 184,0O0,OOO miles, and
the circumference being the diameter
multiplied by 3.1416,is about SIS, 600, 900.
This amazing distance the earth travels
in its yearly journey, and dividing it
by S65 we find the daily speed about
1,5S6,OOO. Then, to get the distance you
rode around the sun during your hours
walk, divide again by "a, and the result
is about $4,000 miles. But this is not
the end of your hours trip. The sun,
with its entire brood of planets, is NOV
ing in space at the rate of 100, OOO,O 900
miles in a year. This is at the rate Of
a little more than $4,000 miles a
day, or 1920 miles an hour. So,
adding your three miles of leg travel to
the hours axial movement of the earth.
this to the earth's orbital journey, and
that, again, to the earth's excursion
with the sun, and you find you have
Travelled, in the hour, S5,253 miles.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-27

A new anecdote about Henry Ward
Beecher tells Of his prediction in 1859
that free labor would ultimately drive
slavery Unto the Gulf of Mexico" A
friend who heard the prophecy recalled
a.. 1t to him while the secession war was
ravaging the country. Mr.. Beecher re-
piled, II am three years older and know
more" A smaller man would have hes
itated to own that he was ignorant and
had learned something.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-27
The Phonendoscope.

This is a newly invented instrument
by means of which one may hear
sounds, normal and abnormal, and by
their means determine the state of
health of the patient examined. It is
asserted that capillary circulation has
its distinct sound, and this is easily
heard with the assistance Of this in
strument. All of the peculiarities Of
the respiratory and digestive organs,
the muscles, joints and bones, and in
deed every portion of the body, ere
clearly shown by the aid Of this ssOn-
derful invention.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-27

A gallant young Russian named Abb
ram Arovitz, resident in Brooklyn, has
committed the slight thoughtlessness
OF marrying two different girls, who
discovering the fact simultaneously
that they shared his marital affections,
met up" on the street and had 1t out
with umbrellas, until they were broken,
and then with fists and fnger-nails.
Arovitz looked on, declaring he was
waiting to see which won.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-27

People get divorced for all sorts Of
remarkable reasons, but there is a GER
tain amount Of novelty in husbands
suing for absolute divorce because his
wife refused to mend his socks. This
is the reason alleged by rich Gilbert
Forham Archer Of Westchester county,
N. Y, for desiring to part from his
spouse who has become too much Of a
new woman" for his views Of 'oper
domesticity.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-27

a Substitute for the GlAzier's Diamond
A French scientist has discovered a
method Of combining certain sub
stances that will produce perfect sub
Rtitute for the diamond as used in
cutting glass. He unites a compound
of boron and carbon by heating bora
cic acid and carbon in an electric fur
mace. The product is black, and so
hard that it cuts even diamonds with
ease. It has hitherto been too costly
for ordinary use, but by new dis
covery, it is to be greatly cheapened.
IAN important item in this new inven-
tion is that the pieces Of hard material
can be produced in any size desired.
There have been compounds that
would cut diamonds, but they have
been produced in such small particles
that they were Of little value, hence
the Importance of this new process.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-27

way out OF the difficulty and suitable
to the occasion. The organ grinder
went on his way contentedly and I
hoped the affair was at an end. But
I was very much mistaken. No sooner
had he gone than Mrs Tremaine and
Maud became convinced alike that they
had given up the real Jacko. They
said they were now certain OF 1t. Poor
dear Jacko was sitting on barrel or
gan in cold street and engaged in the
degrading occupation of collecting cop
pers, and monkeys we're liable to con-
sumption, and what would dear papa
think II he were alive?
Il stood this for about ten days and
then l went to the Italian again, hav-
ing obtained his address In case of fur
ther complications. His affections were
apparently now extended to both mon
keys, for he consented to an exchange
for further consideration. Surely, I
thought to myself, Maud and her
mother will be content now. But no,
the thing began all over again. The
former JACKIE was their darling and
they'd given him up when they'd got
ten him safe, and it was by my advice
and 1t was all my fault. Twice more
exchanged those monkeys, and, at last,
even my patience failed. We quar-
relied and we parted, and I've never
spoken to her since. That's why I say
never get engaged to girl who keeps
a monkey"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-27

Now bury the eye-end of a needle in
the cork of an upright bottle, and put
the plate upon the point of the needle,
using care to balance it. This you will
find not hard to do, and having bal
anced it you may make it rotate by
giving it a gentle motion, which 1t will
keep up for a long time because there
is hardly any friction at the point of
contact.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-27

There is war to the knife between
the judges and the magistrates of New
York city. 1t seems that the magis.
trates want to wear gowns, to dis
tinguish them in the police courts
from the clerks and other officials, and
at a recent dinner talked this matter
over very seriously. Then the matter
was mentioned at dinner given by
the judges and one of these grave au-
thorities suggested that the magis-
trates should wear both gowns and
boomers, which scurrilous reproacb
being naturally reported to the magis.
trates, was the cause Of all the trouble
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-27
The on-Refllnbls Bottle.

So much has been said about the
non-refillable bottle that it may be in
teresting to describe in brief patent
that has just been issued. The bottle
is of the usual size, with notches on
either side of the neck. These notches
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-27

Considering all the things that are
either done or attempted with refer
ence to him, the rich man deserves
praise for not having worse opinion
Of the world.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-27
NTethodlSm.

The Methodist church has grown I'M
til to-day one out of every fourteen
persons, one out Of every five Chris
tians, and one out of every three Pro-
testant church members is Methodist.
Rev. W. ]. Thompson, Methodist.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-27
SCIENTIFIC CORNER.
CURRENT NOTES OF pIsooV-
cry AND INVENTION.
Room for n Genius in tho Lawn Mower
Line - Lesson in Equilibrium -
Dentistry and Hypnotism - A New
Pavement.
l@F=..szl HERE

AbAIh 40 ulbSuL
need of a lawn
mower that will cut
vegetables clearly,
and not, as the reg
ular habit is, skip
some of the wlry
stalks and leave a
lot Of unsightly
stems after this i'm
portant operation
Is finished, There
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-27

"You don't read novels as much as
you used to, Mr. Beverly?"
mo, there are so few women in flc-
ton nowadays that are fit to associate
with."-Tit-Bit
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-27

A man is either rich or poor accord
ing to what his ideas Of life are, indie
pendent of the amount Of property he
may possess.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-27

Women lead in many advances, No
dude has yet been bold enough to wear
his necktie on the back OF his neck
while sober.