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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-04-23
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

|
st. Paul, the capital of Minnesota
is worth 1924, 4os,205, and owes SS'44@'
100.
"A dog owned by man in Addison,
Mich. walked back home distance OF
40 miles recently. Its owner gave u
away, but the dog didn't like it's new
home, and quietly trotted back 70 us
old kennel.
"A stick Of timber 119 feet long and
% inches square, without q knot Of
blemish, was cut in a mill at Hoqufam'
Wash, recently. 1t is the longest piece
Of timber ever cut in that neighbor-
hood, and the most nearly perfect any
of the old lumbermen there has ever
seen.
One Of the buildings at the Tonnes
sec centennial exposition will be ereet-
ed entirely with moneyprovided by the
children Of the state. Everything IN II
and around it will be arranged for the
pleasure and profit Of children. In tie
tower will swing fine set OF silver
chimes.
When Kentucky does draw the lire
on whisky 1t is drawn tight. Ayoung
man in Crittenden county was held re-
Gently to answer in the circuit court on
charge of giving liquor to q minor, be-
cause he gave glass Of eggnog to his
sweetheart. Somebody, maybe a re.
iected sutton, saw the occurrence and
reported it to the local authorities.
Seven brothers. all over 65 years
old, had reunion in Fresno, CAL, re-
Gently, and a notable Photographic
group is an interesting memento OF the
occasion. The brothers are OF the
Funck family. There are three sisters
in the family, too, all very near the
three-score and ten years mark. The
eldest of the brothers is "a and the
Youngest 65. A noticeable fact is that
each wears long white beard and none
is bald
-"The underground railroad" was
secret arrangement, legally con-
spiracy, by which fugitive slaves were
concealed and sent secretly from place
to place in Canada, which, being a
British colony, was a safe place for
them. 1t extended all over the north.
Covington, KY, was a principal sta
ton, and there were other stations all
through Ohio and Indiana. Levi Coffin,
Of Cleveland, was the president more
than 80 years.
One of the many natural wonders
of Arizona scenery just made acces-
sible by the opening up of new rail
and stage roads is remarkable natural
bridge in the Tonic Basin, not far from
Flagstaff. The bridge is $50 feet long
and spans canyon some 200 feet deep,
at the bottom of which flows the river.
The bridge is of rock, and is perfectly
proportional. The under side is grace
fully arched and the upper perfectly
level. The walls of the canyon are
honeycombed with caves, in which is
a great profusion of stalactitess an6
stalagmites.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-04-23
An Awkward FIR.

what! You say that Herr Schmidle,
tho merchant, has gone blind? Here's
pretty how dye do-Tve got bill
on the man which made it out, payable
at sightl' "-Dorfbarbier.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-04-23

Improper digestion causes over
92% Of all suffering and diseases
Of the Blood, Liver, Stomach, Kid
neys, Lungs, Nerves, Brain or Skin.
Puritana renews and strengthens
the
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-04-23
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Witch HaT
SAL.vE,.
A we'll known cure ~ IT, ',,|

Cures obstinate sores, ch MpaEes b
eczema, skin diseases o could pot
and scalds painless, !, We N0Id double
prove the quality Il ! p FIAT expqlss,
price. The best salv .s,d vasS can w
can produce or that m DopIII1Es.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-04-23
Power
Producer

Of the human system, the Stomach.
It makes the health right, because
it makes the Stomach right.
Itbrings New Blood, New Nerve
Force, New Strength, New Life.
r III y9m arc sufferer, get OF your druggist this
EprS discovery 1.-THE price is 81
q f,irtana, one bottle OF Purltalia Pills, and one
u oa, OF Puritana Tablets, all iaclosed IN one
pa,e.kage,, or write to. the undersigned, and You
tne flFitana Compound Co., Concord, NH.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-28
Site OF New Orleans in Danger.

Within the last few months there
has come to the notice of Maj. Quinn,
in charge of the lighthouse district, 4
condition which, in the course of 200
years. if continued, would result in the
complete wiping out of the city of New
Orleans. This scientific fact is simply
that the bottom of the gulf is slowly
sinking and the level of the gulf is
rising higher each year. The tide
gauges and observations show that
within twelve years the level Of the
gulf has risen one foot. VIXEN the
Eads jetties were built it was decided
to establish tide gauge and levei
and to keep daily record of the tides.
During the month of July, 1894, ard
last July, Maj. Quinn suspected that
the delta was gradually subsiding, and
during these two months tide gauges
were placed in deep water. From the
continuous record kept on these OBJ
servations he was able to make COM
PARSONS. and thus discovered that
since 1875, when the levels were made.
the delta had subsidized exactly one
foot. These gauges and tide levels
We're placed in position in 1873 and
verified in 1877 Between that date
and 1890 the level went down one foot;
but within the last five years the tides
have been stationary or nearly so. The
sinking of the bottom or rising of the
gulf has been a gradual affair, and is
spasmodic, as it were. Some years
there would be no change, and, again,
there was very great change. The
effect of this decline will be to pro-
long the deep water channel and drive
the bar farther out to sea. The city Of
New Orleans is about sixteen feet
above the level of the gulf and should
the gradual sinking of the land con-
tinue at lbs established rate of speed
it would take about 200 years to COM
pletely wipe off the map that land
which now supports the city.-Ncw
Orleans Picayune.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-28
Illinois Horticultural Convention.
(F'rom Farmers Review)

The fourteenth annual convention of
the Illinois Horticultural society was
held at Kankakee recently.
In reviewing the fruit lists for
Illinois a discussion arose on the pro-
lection of fruit trees from rodents. Va
rious methods were advocated, among
them being fish oil and axle grease.
There was, however, danger of using
these too much, especially on young
trees. Instances were given where
such treatment had resulted in the
death of the trees. Trees ten years old
would not be harmed by the treat
ment. An apple grower said he knew
Of an orchard of 1000 young trees that
had been killed by using too much OIL
Mr.. Williams had been using for
twelve years paint made of soap, tar
sulphur and lime He put it on the
trees with a common paint brush. 1t
makes thorough glaze and will destroy
every insect. He believes also that this
paint has the tendency to protect from
sun-scald. The little lime in it, when
the dry weather comes, turns the mass
to a grayish color that throws off the
rays of the sun and thus keeps the bark
of the tree from cracking.
One man that had tried tarred paper
thought there was great danger from
using this, as it was not taken off early
enough in the spring, in which case
the tar from the paper works into the
tree. He had tried paper made out
Of felt. and untarred, and found this
to work very well, if it were but taken
off early enough in the season. He now
uses strong muslin, putting 1T on every
fall and taking it off every spring. He
had tried this now for three years.
Mr.. Burnhardt expressed himself as
certain that the rabbits would let the
trees alone If they only had enough of
other things to eat. He had been set
ting out trees for twenty-five years and
had never had any trouble firm rabbits.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-28

J have several pastures of five acres
to 200 acres. l keep no certain number
in each pasture, but change according
to season and the amount Of stock on
hand. Usually try to keep each kind
Of stock by itself, and change about
so as to give variety Of feed. Some
times have to keep horses, sheep and
cattle in same pastures, but think
horses and sheep do best, and cattle
with hogs if necessary to mix them.
Cattle do not do we'll with sheep, nor
horses with hogs. Part of my pastures
are wild grass, part are fed into Jyne
and bluegrass, and part are old tim
othy meadows run into June grass.
Tame pastures are black loan and
sandy with clay subsoil. Wild pastures
der, straw and damaged hay on pas
lures near barns. Sometimes put barn
yard manure on pasture if no other
place is available. Like both trees and
sheds in pasture and barns for winter.
Have no ponds, but running stream in
open bitches and windmills with tanks.
Am compelled to have both tile and
open bitches. Prefer tile. Would SOW
several kinds CT those adapted to soil
and climate. Have some rail, some
five board, some barb-wire and some
woven wire. Prefer woven wire five
fact high. O. Dinwiddle,
Lake Co., Ind.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-28
ROYALTY md Early Rising,

With the exception of the Queen
and the Prince of Wales, nearly all
the Royalties of Europe have very
praiseworthy, but at the same time
exceedingly inconvenient, habit of get
ting up very early in the day. Thus,
the German Emperor is generally
about by in the morning; the Queen
Regent Of Spain is dressed for the
day at Z, although no one else is
awake I'm Madrid before IL o'clock
or noon; the King Of ltaly's hour of
rising is q, as is that of the King of
Sweden and King Charles of ROu-
mania; while the late Emperor Dom
Pedro of Brazil, when in Europe, was
wont to get up at 3, and to call upon
his friends and acquaintances at the
extraordinary hours of 4 and 5 in the
morning. The Queen alone never
rises before s, while breakfast. at
Marlborough House and Saniringham
is rarely partaken of before 10, the
Prince Of Wales going to bed very
lte.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-28

flectively. 81 suppose so. At all events
he was i'm his dinner dress. And he
was dead.
looked Mt him keenly.
You haven't told me all, Vernon"
said.
That's all there is to tell" said he,
"Unless it be for an absurd notion that
poor Gerald Sinclair got into his head"
"And what was that?"
"Well. of course, Gerald was Ill, and
sick men are not responsible for the
Authorizations which afflict them. But
the notion Gerald got was that / had
made before the dinner in regard to-
being willing to have the devil him
self make up the fourteen rather than
sit at table with thirteen"
Eyes, / remember it,"
"Most of those who We're there re-
member it," said Vernon, meditatively.
81 wish their memories were not so
good. Well, Gerald took it into his
head But it's too absurd an idea to-
even think of seriously
LET me hear it, none the less"
before Gerald died he said to me,
Vernon, old boy, I'm afraid your wish
came true. what wish?' said l. You
wished thSt the devil might come to-
your table rather than thirteen should
sit there. Vernon, the devil came
Nonsense, Jack said L; you're wan
derng; it was Hudson Sedley who
came No. said he; it may have
been Sedley's body, but it wasn't Sed-
ley's soul. Vernon. tell you that Sed-
ley died that night before, and not
after dinner. and the fourteenth guest
who sat there was the devil, | was
the thirteenth, Vernon, and that's
what's killing men 'Poohv said I,
thinking TO humoI him. you're not
going to die. Besides, that nonsense
about the thirteenth man doesn't ap-
ply to you anyhow, for there were
fourteen of us Fourteen guests
yes. said he, with a sickly smile, but
only thirteen men. Vernon. it was the
devil / was disputing with, and he's
got mev J saw it was useless to at
tempt to care him of the delusion, and
so | left him. And that was the last
time saw Gerald Sinclair alive"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-28
On Doing without.

I suppose the mistake many Of us
make in considering the subject OF
deing without Is that we begin ut the
Lave-and this and this" and before
CIR calculation is over our money Is
S,ne 1t would be more mathematical
tn begin by saying: 1--WE have SO
much money to spend. Now, how can
we divide this so as to get the most
good out of it?'
Spending is much pleasanter than
saving for most people, but character
and real grit show in no way better
than in what we are able to do with
out AS each heart knows it's own
bitterness, so each of us knows her
own economies. Mrs. Ewing has a
pretty little story of faithful soul
who scraped and scrimped and denied
herself that she might make little
presents to her friends.
"Owe no man anything, says St.
Paul, and "be given to hospitality"
How the anxious housewife sometimes
wrinkles her brow over the problem!
We ought to give up the idea, for
one thing, that it is mean to look after
the small expenses.
1t is also true that due regard for
our own comfort and self-respect In
our household arrangements will gem
orally please our neighbors and friends
as well as a strained effort to make
these arrangements correspond with
their ideas.
With health and youth and good
spirits one can endure many priva-
tons and be more the worse for them.
And as help to the stoical mascu-
line virtue of going without, steps in
the deft, feminine virtue of making
the most of everything. 1t is almost
genius with some women.-Martha
Goulding, in Jenness Miller Monthly.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-28


soil, puts it's root downward, to
bear fruit upward later on. The
best condition demands humus to
make plant flesh, mineral mat
ter, to furnish fibre, glazing and
tubing to retain solids in solution, and
carry in water all particles that are
requisite and necessary to their own
places in the plant structures, drawn
by the rays of the sun. Hence the hrst
law given to man by Moses, in Genesis:
Let the earth bring forth grass, herb
bearing seed (weeds), trees bearing
fruit, whose seed is in itself" 1t was SO,
and God saw it was good. Mature
absorbs vacuum" Animals hate bare
ground. Many farmers believe that
plants breathe. They cannot without
lungs. To respire, to inhale and exhale
air, hence to live. The action OF sun
shine on the leaves of plants is to draw
moisture out of them, through the
plants structure, directly from the
soil.
During the past summer, hundreds
OF trees on our farms, in shallow soils,
dried up, and died for lack of moisture
in the earth, within the reach of their
roots.
In the dry countries of Iowa the
meadows and pastures now are very
bare ground Hence half the number
OF cattle for the next summer pasture
will be the wisest policy for profitable
results. Grass enough for two cows,
but one cow on In evergreen and
deciduous trees, the leaves that lack
sunshine soon die. A picket fence will
destroy plant leaves and branches in
its shadow. During the past summer
in sunshine with moisture the plant
growths were prolific. On the lawn, all
trees overshadowed in part, all day
long, the shaded part died, while those
parts shone on at some time in the
day lived and made healthy growth.
The sun can draw moisture out of
plants, but never drive it into them.
Richard Baker.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-28
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS :OF INTEREST TO
AGRICULTURISTS
Some Up-to-Date Hints About Cultiva-
ton of the Soil and Yields Thereof
Horticulture, viticulture and FIOri-
culture.

AV1NG to depend
entirely in agricul-
ture on the success
of plants in the
field to furnish
human food and
animal fodder, the
farmer should I'M
d T S t a n d how
plants grow. The
seed, in a favorable
;1n Of tbp
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-28

A Fine Dairy.-Among the most sue
cessful dairymen in Central New York
may be named Augustus Sage of
Holmesville, near South New Berlin.
His farm contains eighty acres and
keeps thirty-eight head of Holstein
cattle, twelve sheep and his teams.
Mr.. Sage says there is scarcely q limit
to the production of an acre of land
or of the amount of milk a COW will
give when properly bred and cared
for. Mr.. Sage has raised and grown on
his farm his present number of cows.
Mr.. Valkenburgh, deputy state dairy
commissioner, after examining the
herd, said: This is the finest dairy
of cows and shows the best breeding
for the production of milk of any dairy
within my knowledge" -Oneonta Her.
aid.
Exercise and Force-The sun, the
heat, the fresh air. the activity Of
respiration induced by exercise, de-
velop the force, energy, suppleness and
muscular strength Of the colt. Those
raised in stables may be larger in
breadth and amplitude, but they can
never attain these more essential ele-
ments in confinement. Like a child.
the colt needs to run about and play,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-28

Armour Buying Corn.-P. d. Armour,
the millionaire packer, is making ar
rangements to crib an enormous
amount of corn in Iowa this year. He
is building cribs all along the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul road and
has arranged with the Des Moines,
Northern and Western railway COM
pany to construct along their line of
road cribs which will hold 100000
bushels of corn. The road already has
cribs with capacity of 100000
bushels.-EX.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-12-16

1t appears that charming Cissy Fitz-
gerald is suffering from a peculiar
trouble which may damage her finan-
cial value professionally. 1t is we'll
known that her wink was one Of her
great charms, and she used it in most
lavish manner. But now the tail wags
the dog, so to speak. She has wlnkod
so persstently that instead of having
control of her wink the wink controls
her, in fact she winhs all the time. To
be frank and plain about it, she has
begun to squirt horribly. Naturally
her managers are indignant at her fail
Use to control her wink, for If it is hab-
itual its charm is gone. Poor Clssy ia
greatly troubled about it and does not
know what to DO
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-12-16
WIN You Go THIS Yonr?

Excursion tickets will be on sale
December 21st and 22nd from II. 81
II. G. stations to points in Alabama,
Mississippi, Tennessee, kentucky,
Georgia, North and South Carolina,
Virginia and Florida at one fare for
the round trip. Tickets good to 80
days. Purchase your tickets via
Houston and New Orleans
C. w. BEIN, M. L. ROBBINS,
Traffic Manager. G. p, e r., A.
On December 23rd, 24th, 25th 30th
and 31st and January LIST the II. & r..
G. R'y. will sell round trip tickets to
any point on II. & II. c., G. 4. & N. W.,
f. w. & NO, and A. & N. w. r. RS.
and to Galveston, at rate of double
the child's fare Tickets limited to
January 4th, 1897. NJ. L. Robins,
G. p. & II. A.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-12-16
Nasal CataGGl for Years.
So-caIIed catarrh Cures Failed to
cure.
The True Way is to Take the One True
Blood Purifier.

The True Way is to Take the One True
Blood Purifier.
Catarrh is caused by impure blood. The
best physicians say so. The only way to
cure catarrh is to purify the blood. Hoods
Sarsaparilla cures catarrh when all other
medicines fail, because Hoods Sarsaparilla
is The One True Blood Purifier. This is
logical, and that it is true is proved by
thousands of Testimonials like this:
81 was troubled with nasal catarrh for
many years. doctored for it, and at one
time took a dozen bottles of so-called
catarrh cure, but without beneficial effect.
had read of cases where others
Had Been Cured by Hoods
Sarsaparilla, and determined to try It.
took five bottles last year, and was highly
pleased with the relief obtained. / have
had no particular trouble from catarrh since
that time except a slight Inflammation when
lcatch cold. have proved, in my own case,
that Hoods Sarsaparllla will cure catarrh,
and also derived benefit in general way
from It's use. 1t is an excellent remedy, and
am glad 10 give my experience with it for
catarrh for the benefit of those who may be
similarly afflicted. - MRS. JOHN LEHMAN,
1903 Wilkinson St.. Goshen, Indiana.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-12-16

With all due respect to the New York
Journal, David Bispham-one of the
greatest barytones living-is not an
Englishman. He Is a good, old-fash-
toned American from Philadelphia We
have produced so few men who have
become great slngers--despite our long
list of successful prima donnas-that it
is a pity for an American newspaper
to take the lead in denying the birth
right of the best masculine singer that
America ever put forward.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-12-16

There are lnages now and then met with who
stimuli as being identical with or possessing
properties akin to those Of Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters. These scamps only succeed in foisting
their trashy compounds upon people unac-
quninted with the genuine article, which is as
much their opposite as day Is to night. Ask and
take no substitute for the grand remedy for
malaria, dyspepsia, constipation rheumatism
md kidney trouble.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-12-16

In Roseberg, Oregon, a curfew law
has recently been passed which ap-
plies to boys only. 1t will work all
right. Does anyone imagine for mo-
ment that the girls will care to roam
the streets alone?
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-12-16

There is a considerable amount Of
inconvenience about being on friendly
terms with people who have patronage
to dispense, when one also has ac-
quaintances among the hungry.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-12-16

Corinne was perfectly safe in Offer
ing to build a home for aged actresses.
There are no such actresses; when
they become superannuated they enter
the ballet.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-12-16

The seasons catch for all the salmon
canneries in Alaska waters has
amounted to $4,000 cases.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-12-16

y dining room with Il southern eX-
posture might have for It's color scheme
either bronze green or pale blue.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-12-16

It is always easy to see where others
could do better.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-12-16

TO CURE a OOLD TN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
Druggists refund the money ii II fails to cure 25c
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-12-16

Fortunately for men, few women
really care to manage them.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-12-16

Never make en- agreement in which
anything is left to the imagination.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-12-16

Every step the good man takes means
something.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-12-16

Germany has 440-root high chin
ney.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-12-16

America has seven nego colleges.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-12-16

Wyoming cattlemen have Qiscon-
tinued paying the wolf bounty Of SO
per wolf.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-12-16

Chicago has an electric elevated road