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The herald., 1896-02-10
THE WORK OF YEARS.
How manuscripts Of Famous Authors Have
Been Lost In Flames.


Been Lost In Flames.
A catastrophe recently happened to an
American author which, though deplora-
BILE, is by no means unprecedented A
manuscript of his, the work of years. was
accidentally destroyed by fire. This is a
danger which it is impossible-in COM
mercial sense-tO insure oneself against,
for as tho elder Disraeli remarks in his
cynical manner, Though the fire offices
will insure books, they will not allow au.
thors to value their own manuscript" The
only safe way with these treasures is to
have them copied, chapter by chapter, by
the typewriter, but as the risk is almost
infinitesimal no one thinks it worth while
to guard against it.
Thirty years of literary labor of Ben
Jonson were thus consumed. 1t is proba-
BILE that he used strong language, but
could hardly have taken the matter Sc
much to heart as a scholar of the fifteenth
century, who, driven to madness by sim.
liar loss, Knocked at the church door with
his head), and called Providence to witness
that all relations between him and it were
sundered. Hear what l say, for am in
earnest and resolved. If by chance, at the
point Of death, l should be so weak us to
address you, do not pay any attention"
This is probably unique as an utterance OF
passion. When the commentator of Arts
totle found his house on fire, he rushed
into the street, calling out tho name Of his
precious manuscript, tho danger to which
he fondly thought would excite the fire
men to superhuman cxcrtion. I have Of.
ten thought that the loss of that manu-
script of Carlyle's had something to dc
with his subsequent ill temper and bad
manners. He affected to take it philosoph.
ically, which always drives misfortune
in and plays the deuce with tho liver
London News.
The herald., 1896-02-10

Lindley. That redoubtable captain was
more than glad to see him. He answered
all of his questions freely enough and then
informed Neville that Colonel Otis should
not be counted in the reckoning at all, as
he, Otis, was nine-spot SO far as Republic
can politics in this neck of the woods was
concerned. Poor Neville was, of course,
in quandary and his dilemma called for
listened long, remarked but little, but when
he got through Neville had been given to
understand in the most positive manner i'm
asnable that the only leader who held the
real key to the situation so far as local pol
itics Is concerned is Governor Sheldon and
no one else. Neville has as result of all
of these interviews written his Columbus
friend that if he must have the facts as
they actually exist, he will have to make
personal trip to the Pacific coast and has
cautioned him thai if he comes, he will
have to sidetrack his political reputation
at Barstow or thereabouts, as Colonel Otis,
Hervey Eindley or Governor Sheldon will
each probably have their own corps of
spoilers upon the lookout for him.
The herald., 1896-02-10

The cattle, sheep and swine in Denmark
have to undergo u rigid veterinary exami-
nation both before and after they are
slaughtered. Before meat can BIO removed
from the slaughter house it must be Off
cially stamped as ''flrst Or second class
food" Some unscrupulous butchers trieo
to effaco this stamp by cutting it out or
chemically removing it and replacing
"frst" for second 'class," but they were
summarily dealt with, and a 1ino of e110
imposed, which has effectualiy put stop
to their tricks.
1t is not only in Denmark that they
mark meat, although it is done there for
quality, but in Italy, the United States,
the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.
Perhaps in time our government will ST.
perintcnd the slaughter house and mark
the meat as first or second class. as the
Danes do The Danes are very careful Of
their food supplies and proportionally sue
ccssIl.l in 'hair gains, -FOrtnightly Re-
.;eys
The herald., 1896-02-10
LINES OF TRAVEL
AR. from
Leave for


COUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY
y TIME TABLE-FEBUARY 10, 1893
The herald., 1896-02-10
The Baldwin Ranch Trip

The only way to see ljs famous stables,
horses. winery, orange groves and mag
nificent grounds is to go by the
Southern Pacific, whose trains are met
at Arcadia by carriages belonging to the
property, whose employees will explain The
features of interest. a nominal charge of
81 is made for drive and lunch. Ten day
round trip IS cents. Sunday round trip
AZ cents. See Southern Pacific time table
this raTa.
The herald., 1896-02-10

of this discovery and to cultivate the plant
in Los Angeles county, as it hourishes on
soils unsuitable for anything else. Some
capitalists are now in the city figuring on
the matter and the details will be made
public shortly. 1t is perhaps not gener-
ally known that gallic acid affords great
relief in the treatment of Bright's disease,
The dose being from 8 to 10 grains, three
or four times day. 1t is a very powerful!
astringent, and as a remedy for internal
hemorrhage, whether hemoptysis, hemate.
misis or hematuria it is one OF the best
styptics known.
The herald., 1896-02-10

Chatsworth Park-Leave from and arrive at
River Station, San Fernando street, only.
A Sundays excepted Sundays only.
THE INSIDE TRACK
All SIP. Co.'S trains stop at First street Except
The four San Francisco trains) and Commercial
street except the SIS San Francisco evening
train, in the business center of the city, saving
time and street car fares to passengers
General Passenger Office. 90 s. Spring street.
The herald., 1896-02-10

Funeral flowers are no longer al white,
and sc pieces are not desired. Boxes of
loose flowers are most often sent by
fiji dis, although small wrealhs are still
used, but have become 50 fuil that they
are more like n round mat of lowers.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-02-24
T \ M e T a 3 L Z
b. 81 MI. r. R.-PaSS. Division
Passenger Trains Leave

Passenger Trains Leave
NEWPORT-NoRTH-5: 80 a m; 6:35 M $3.50
p m. SoUTH-12:1 10 m; 700 a m; :O5 p ;
t4:o0 m; 10:40 p m.
COVENTRY-NoRTH-12 p M; 6:15 p M.
SoUTH-7:10 m; All p m.
BARTON LANDING-NORTH-4:40 a m; 1928
M; 6:o5 m; 500 m. SoUTH-7:2O a m;
4:30 m; HOO m.
BARTON-NoRTH-4:26 m; 1910 p m; 4:20
p m; $3.50 p m; 7:47 p m. SOUTH-7:36 M;
1913 p m; 4:42 p m; 11:15 m.
SOUTH BARTON-NoRTH-11:5 SO m; 5:3S
m. SoUTH-7:48 a m; 1852 p m.
SUTTON-NoRTH-11:42 m; $40 p m. SOUTH
sos m; sos m.
WEST BURKE-NoRTH-3:56 M II "a m
SIP m; 7:16 m. SoUTH-8:13 m; 5:12
p m; IL: 48 N.
LYNDONVILLE-NoR So a m; $40 m;
11:17 m; 1886 p M; 4:55 m; 200 p m
SoUTH-1:18 a m; 1886 m; 2:14 ~; 5:33
IN; 1910 m.
ST. HNSBURY-NoRTH-2:2 m; 3:15 m;
1850 r. 3:15 m; 4:27 M 6:35 m.
SoUTH-1:40 m; 900 m; 2:34 m; 5:55
pm; 1890 a
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-02-24
ST. j. & L. G.. r. r.

Passenger Trains Leave
HARD WICK-EAST-5:43 M 1925 m; 1927
m. WEsT-9:0O a M; 4:45 p IN; 1927 p m.
EAST HARDWICK-EAsT-5: m; 1924 m;
1885 p m. WEsT-S:50 m; 4:37 p M; 1905
p m.
GREENSBORO-EAsT- a m; 1880 m;
7:45 WEsT-8:41 M 1928 p m; $50
p m.
ST. JOHNSB URY-EAsT-S:48 m; 1900 m;
$50 m. WEsT-4:35 a m; 1920 p m; 1880
m.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-02-24
ORLEANS COUNTY MONITOR.
PROBATE COURTS.

Probate Courts will be held at the Probate
Office in Newport each Monday. At the Office
of f. w. Baldwin in Barton on the second
Friday of each month; al the office of b. +.
ID. Carpenter at Barton Landing in the after
noon of the third Friday of each month.
Parties having business with the Court at
Barton or Barton Landing concerning pend
ing estates will please inform the Court in
advance that he may take the necessary
papers with him.
FE. ALFRED, Judge of Probate.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-02-24
Bloomington.

Jennie Parker is home from her school
on a vacation.
Geo. Litchfield has hired out to DR.. Gill
man for year.
Albert Wells has let his farm to
Mr.. Magoon of Barton
Miss Kate Wilson lately spent a few
days with Mrs. John Campbell.
A. E. Denison is agent for s'Kow Kure,"
and keeps the remedy for sale.
Charlie Chappell got into trouble at the
Center recently, and has gone to the Do
minion.
Mrs. Willie Fuller,who is sick with con-
sumption, is very low.-Mrs. III. M. Nichols
still remains in a critical condition.
Geo. Kennie moves his family to West
Charleston, where he works in the cream
ery.-Fred Waterman moves into Eugene
Burrows house.
Mrs. Ezra Crandall, an aged lady wei
known In this place, died at her home last
tuesday night. She leaves a son and four
daughters to mourn her loss.
Mrs. Fannie r. Grow, mother of L. Grow
OF tnls place, now about SO years of age,
learns OF the birth of great-great grand
son III Illinois. This makes five genera
lions in her line
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-02-24
Morgan.

Miss Nettie Cobb has returned
work at the Peerless in Barton,
weeks visit with her parents.
Roy Cheney Is al work for Bert
at East Charleston.-Wm. Vinton
ing a shingle saw I'm Charleston.
Mrs. Scion Gray is on the sick
Eugene Burroughs recently recei
news that his son Bert was very
Morrisville.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-27
M'KINLEY'S FIRST CASE.
In His First Law Suit He Won ADAM
age Suit for a Woman.

Cumberland, Nd. Nov. EFT was
through James r. Gardner, of Cumber-
land. president of the fire brick works
at ElIersville. Allegheny county, that
President-elect William Mckinley, then
a struggling young lawyer at Canton,
o., got his first case. A poor woman Of
Canton had fallen into a sewer careless
~ left open by city officials and sus-
tanned severe injuries. Mr. Gardner,
then a resident of Canton. interested
himself in her behalf and carried the
case to Major Mckinley, who had just
hung out his single.
The latter brought suit against the
city won it, and as a consequence the
woman was able to provide herself with
a comfortable home and a rainy day
fund. The only reward Major McKin-
ley got for his Services, says Mr. Card
ner. was the pleasure which a good man
derives from the performance of a good
deed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-27
PASSES CUT DOWN 50 PERCENT
The New Pass Agreement Contains
More Than Supposed

Close students Of the pass agreement
for 1897 adopted by western roads at a
meeting in St. Louis early in the presA
ent month are beginning to see that
it contains a good deal more than they
at first supposed. The printed copies
have not been out long and, because
of the report put into circulation just
after the meeting that the document
was practically duplicate of that
which governed this year, little atten-
ton has been paid to it. 1t has been
discovered, however that the agree
ment for the coming year is very rad
zeal and is so drawn that, if lived up
to, it Will reduce the present years a.g-
gregate of free transportation by at
least so per cent
This years agreement contained a
clause requiring that requests for free
transportation of employees should
come through the Office of the general
manager, or some other official The
agreement which will govern next year
provides than no transportation shall
be granted over any line, that upon
which such emplOye works or upon any
foreign line, except upon the request OF
the president, general manager or gen
eral superintendent of the line paying
the salary OF the Dplicant.
This means that the power of grant
ing free transportation is taken entire
" out of the hands of the traffic de-
partment. and that no freight or pas
senger official has power to issue it.
Though the clause refers particular
~ to employees, it covers practically all
free transportation, for at the present
time little free transportation is grant
ed. except to an emplOye or an alleged
employee.
The departure is a very radical one
and passenger men cOncede that it will
reduce the aggregate of free transpor-
tatiOn by at least so per cent. This
year less has been granted than dur
ing any other previous year in the his
tory of western railroads, hence when
it is said this years aggregate will be
reduced so per cent the wide difference
between the coming and previous years
may be conceived.
Though no railroad official will admit
it, it is undoubtedly true that many
favors in the way of free transpOrta-
ton are still granted to large shippers,
and for the purpose OF influencing bus
mess The interstate commerce law
prohibits the issuance of free trans
portatiOn for purposes of influencing
business, hence it has been the prac-
tice to class such shippers as ''en-
ployes'' for the purpose of giving what
is asked with safety. Under the new
regime this viii practically be done
away with, for a general freight agent
viii be slow to admit to his president
that he secures business by such meth
DDS. There is, furthermore, a grow
ing tendency among railroads to aban-
don the old cutthrOat means and IN
businesslil1e methods of getting traffic
and a more decided tendency toward
an observance of law. This in itself
viii so far toward prohibiting the issu-
ance of free transportation
One railroad man declared yesterday
that the present pass agreement is the
most radical departure in regard to
free Transportation that western rail-
roads have ever made
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-27
A. H. SHARUM,
533 Kansas Ave.

been shot by Dick Justice. and the Off
GERS noticed something in his hip pocket
A large revolver was found on him and
he was locked in jail, and soon afterward
was fined $40 for carrying concealed
weapons.
Secretary of Agriculture Coburn is
preparing report showing the crop yield
in Kansas during the past season
According to the reports of Weather
Observer Jennings. yesterday was the
coolest Thanksgiving since 1893. The
days were almost exactly similar. warm
in the morning and turning bitterly cold
early in the afternoon.
Steven Morrow, young man who re-
sides at 1l20 Tyler street and works at
was caught between the elevator and the
side of the shaft at the Masonic build
ing yesterday afternoon and severely
bruised. Morrow attempted to climb up
the elevator shaft and was struck by the
elevator His injuries are not serious.
A force of men are at work cleaning
Representative hall preparatory to the
work of decorating for the Charity ball
yards of red and blue ribbon, and two
thousand yards of black and yellow rib
bon. Foot ball games will soon become
quite item in the dry goods trade
ChrySanthemunls six inches across are
no unusual sight The coming chrysan-
themum will be as big as a cabbage
What are the wild waves saying Ccold
wavesO probably. Is this cold enough
for you2
At the free dinner to the poor yester-
day the American Volunteers fed $50 poor
vacant store room in the north half Of
the Metropolitan building and the tables
were filled four times At each sitting SO
were fed The dinner consisted of SOUP
chicken bread. pies, cake. etc. and was
u most magnificent meal to many of the
people who partOOk of it. Many of the
diners were little children who had never
seen such a spread before and were cor
reSpOndingly happy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-27
AMONG RAILROAD MEN.
The Santa Fe PrOgressive-Es-
tablishes Industrial Dept,
With an ssIndustrial Commits
siOner" at the Head of 1t.
Items of Interest About Kansas Rail
road Matters Personals and
Miscellaneous

Approaching the vast importance Of
developing local business enterprises in
the territory traversed by the lines Of
road, the Santa Fe management has
established am industrial department in
charge of James "A. Davis. Mr.. Davis
is an experienced and competent bust
benefit in the industrial line viii result
from his appointment
The object in creating the industrial
department is to give special attention
to and assist in the development Of that
territory by affOrding a means of com
municating between Would-be investors
seeking prOfita BILE employment of CAPT
tai on the one hand, and the innum-
cradle opportunities for such invest
ment on the other. To show the com
pany is earnest in its desire to promote
the territory west of the Missouri river
Third Vice President Morton has ad-
dressed a communication to the chief
traffic officials of the road in that ter
ritory requesting them to give all pos
sible aid to the new industrial commits
siOner.
This department" says Mr. Morton,
will. so far as it seems compatible
with prOpriety. respond to all calls for
co-Opera ton in the establishment of
factories, location of mills, and the de-
velopment of any and all resources that
may be discovered 1t viii not attempt
to boom any one town as against an
other, and viii not in any way favor
that solid. continuous growth is bet
ter than a boom Manufactures that
viii consume native raw materials will
be encouraged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-27
a RELIC OF QUANrRE11
Owned by.a Santa Fe Railroad Con
ductor

Conductor William Speer Of the Santa
Fe, residing at Chanute, kan, has a
carriage step in front of his residence
which possesses an interesting history.
The step bears the inscription, Relic
of Quantral1's Massacre at Lawrence,
KAN August 81, 1863" and the follow
ing story about it is told by the Cha
mute Sun.
1.-THE step is the bed Of the hand press
that was used by John Speer in print
ing the Kansas Tribune, one of the
most aggressive papers in the pioneer
bought by Mr.. Speer from the state
historian, Daniel Webster Wilder, who
was then publishing the Conservative
It's place in the office was supplied by
the frs power press hat was brought o
Kansas.
Colonel Murdoch, editor of the Eagle
was the last man to use the press
whose bed now repOses in front of the
residence Of Mr.. Speer. He was work
ing in the Kansas Tribune office the
night before the massacre The follow
ing morning he was using the press
for some purpose when the fends of
Quantrell raided the little city and with
gun and saber and torch turned the
city into graveyard and an ash pile
The Office of the Tribune was attacked,
Colonel Murdoch ran out the back door
and Slid down into a wei. John Speer' s
son was killed and the building reduced
to cinderS. In due time Mr.. Speer took
the bed of the old press from the ashes
and ruins and has kept it since as a
souvenir of the most terrible act in the
drama Of Kansas history"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-27

which he wishes the chief to send him q
hOusekeeper from the large number OF
women who are unemployed in Topeka
He writes.
Dear Sir.-I notice in the papers that
you have a large number of women out
of employment in your city-grass Wild
OWs. DO you know of any who are un-
encountered, who want a place as house
keeper for a WidoWer with one childE A
good home for the right party. VIII not
take a woman near half her time TO do
the work. Please attend to this at once
and Oblige JEFF SMITH.
Box 616. Fairbury, Neb-
Chief Gardiner has not yet replied The
absurdity of the mans request is his
suppositiOn that Topeka is peculiar IN the
matter of wife desertion. The trouble is
not local. Fairbury has many deserted
wives. Omaha, with 100 600 population
probably has 200 deserted wives; Kan
sas City. with $50, 600 population has 1000;
and every city in the country like pro
portion 1t is the rapidly growing ten
dency in men to run away from their
wives that is arOusing general and deep
interest. The cause must be discovered
and the remedy also.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-27
FERRIS BODY CREMATED.
Remains of Inventor of Ferris Wheel
Disposed of BY Fire.

Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. 27-The body of
the late George W. 6. Ferris was ere
mated Tuesday afternoon.
The cremation was the result of a dy-
ing request on the part of the famous
inventor of the Ferris wheel The ashes
were gathered into a silver urn and
inferred in a vault.
1t is said that the Manhattan Insur-
ance company, which carried an in
surance of $4,000 upon the life of Mr..
Ferris. last week lifted the policy from
a Pittsburg bank. where it had been
placed as collateral for a loan of 81 500.
Mr.. Ferris. it is said, surrendered his
policy to Hquidate note, the insurance
company lifting the obligation at the
bank and canceling the policy
1t is also said that at one time Mr..
Ferris carried insurance to the extent
Of $3.50. 900 on his life, but that a large
amount was held as collateral in the
banks for loans
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-27
HERDS OF WYOMING ELKs.
May Not be Feed Enough for Them
Al This Year.

Evanston. Wyo, Nov. 27--Reports
from the Jackson's Hole country are
that the large bands of elks. which win
ter on the ranges of the district, have
come in from 30 to so days earlier this
year than usual. Fully 5000 head of
elk are now on the range There are
grave doubts of the range being sufii-
cient to sustain them through th2 win
ter and efforts are being made to drive
the elk back into the mountains
A man named w T. Sawyer is under
arrest for having killed seven COW elk
for amusement. and complaint has been
made against William Jones for killing
two cow moose Albert Nelson, a tax
idermist and trapper, who has just re-
turned from the Jacksons Hole cOun-
try. says the reports of Indians killing
game are exaggerated He says there
are white men who make 4 regular bus
mess for profit of killing game in any
quantity and at all seasons of the year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-27

Interesting Items Among the En-
plOyes of the Union Pacific and
Grand Island.

From Our Special CORRESPONDENCE
The local pay roll of railroad en-
ployes here amounts to about $1,000
monthly.
Trains with from 25 to 90 loaded
grain cars are being handled almost
daily over the Blue valley branch of
the Union Pacific.
The new elevator erected at the
tracks of the Grand Island road by
David Daikens with a capacity of
handling $4,000 bushels of grain,is com
pleted and in operation.
Fourteen regular trains arrive and
depart from here daily on the St.
Joseph & Grand Island and Union Pa
cihc railroads Six Of these are pas
senger trains. Besides there are a
number Of extras daily.
The Union Pacific and st. Josph &
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-27

Grand Island roads forwarded from
MarysvilIe in October 81 car loads of
-four of home manufacture. The month
of November viii show an increase.
John LOnergan, who ought to be su-
perintendent of some great system Of
railroads. has been local agent of the
St. Joseph & Grand Island and Union
Pacific in Marysville for the last %
years.
The officials of the Union Pacific and
ST Joseph & Grand Island roads ought
to be well enough satisfied with the
volume of business AIarysville gives
these roads to build commodious pas
senger and freight depots The pres
ent structures are out of place and
have long been eyes0res.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-27
CHIP RESTORES sIGHT.
A Flying Splinter Took a Cataract Of
of a Mans Eye

Sioux. City Ia, Nov 27.-John En-
ders a farmer living near Ponca. Neb.,
met with an odd accident a few days
ago "A growth like a cataract had
been growing on his left eye for several
years, and the sight of the eye was
nearly gone. Mr.. Enders, i'm chopping
kindling, was struck squareIy On the
left eyebaIl by a flying chip. The eve
bled prOfusely and he tainted from Inc
pain Tie suffered for two days and
then began to get better At this time
he noticed that he could see plainly
with both eyes, and an examination
Showed that the growth that had COW
cred the eyeball had been cut off as
neatly as a surgeon could have done
if
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-27

ers with cars and mules with which
to facilitate the movement
The corn will be sold to the COM
manders of the Spanish columns and
Will be used for military purposes.
These commanders may buy the corn
at current prices or may admit it as
deposit After December 20 all corn
found stored on farms or elsewhere
without the knowledge and consent Of
the commanders will be considered
contraband of war and the farmers so
Withholding it will be criminally pros
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