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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-04-30

From the moAent one enters a car, q
seemingly inexhaustibIe array OF articles
Is spread out before him, and headache
powders, chewing gum, literature, pnoto-
graphs, puzzles, and SO forth, are eloquent
ly recommended to his attention.
A Randolph gentleman recently strayed
away from nome and endeavored to pur-
chase few moments peace on the journ.
ey by assuring the indefatigable merchant
prince that his head didn't ache, that he
couldn't chew gum on account of his false
teeth, that he didn't need any perfumery,
picture books or playthings, and by the
time he was ready to leave the train had
managed to Undue his tormentor with the
idea tnatlhe was one OF those ecstatically
happy individuals who haventa want in
the world.
Arriving at his destination, the gentle
man climbed over the assortment Of mer-
chandise that filed his seat and alighted
on the platform, only to be accosted by
another news agent, who importuned min
70 : l buy fou, daily papers and somebody's
The thoroughly exasperated traveller
waved the preferred literature aside and
snapped impatiently, II can't read"
The astonished youth scanned him GU
riously moment and then turned on his
heel with the whitening remark, "Well,
you old fool, you don't look as though
you could.n
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-04-30

Mrs. j. B. Eldredge was in Warren ovel
Sunday.
| Miss Eta Linfield has gone to Lincoln
to work in millinery store.
Miss Marcia Aansden took her depart
ure Monday for Leominster, Mass.
Mrs. Wayland Baldwin and children
went back to st. Adams, Saturday.
| Mr.. James N. Mccall has been quite
critically n at his home In New York
City.
Mrs. Abigail Chadwick and Mrs. Chas-
tina Terry are visiting friends in Worces-
ter, Mass.
DR.. and Mrs. G.. A. Wheeler Of White
River junction were entertained at MI. j..
d. Wheeler's over Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Tilson, the guest OF DR.. and
Mrs. E. y. Blanchard, has gone back to
her home in Maiden, Mass.
The Woman's Auxiliary Of st. Johns
church will have meeting next Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. G. G. Written.
Miss Ella Parsons is recovering from an
attack OF the spring fever that kept her
confined to the house for few days.
The library trustees are to meet next
Saturday afternoon for the purpose OF or
ganizing and transacting necessary bust
ness.
Mrs. K. w. Morse, with baby Ruth, and
also Mrs. Smalley, came up from White
River Junction, few days ago to visit
Mrs. Young.
A temperance mass meeting is to be held
here during the early summer months, and
able speakers have been secured to address
the gathering.
Arthur White from Montpelier, who had
been visiting his sister in law, Mrs. Fred
Huntington, started Friday for Stoneham,
Mass. Where he is to live hereafter
Mrs. Patrick Murphy Of New York re-
NAMED over Sunday In Randolph. leaving
again Monday for Albany, N. ~, where
Dr. Murphy is attending the state legis-
iatnre as one Of the lawmakers for New
York.
There is an ancient superstition to the
effect that when the snow y taken on oy
the neat OF the sun alone, without the ald
Of rain, spring and summer Will De dry
Sc seasons. Certainly April has smiled u as -
nIeasantly and genially for the past thirty
davs as a candidate for guberpatorlai
hOnOrS.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-04-30
A New Device.

A New Device.
Mr.. Frederick Leeds, whose inventive
genius Is well known to the people OF Ran
dolph, Is now interested in the Kable Pat
ent Shaft Tug and Hitching Device.
The invention consists essentially Of a
plate to which the brace, belly band and
backing strap are attached, and is provid-
ed with buckle which Is attached to the
saddle of the harness after the leather tug
has been removed, as it takes the place of
the leather tug altogether.
The device clamps the shaft loosely, and
the pulling and backing OF the vehicle Is
done by contact OF the tug with the shout
dered plate screwed on the bottom OF the
shaft. 1t is so arranged that it can be at
tached to any set Of single harnesses.
In level countries, it can be used with
out breeching, as the wagon is easily con-
trOlled, backed or held back on slight
incline without Inconvenience or risk to
the driver. 1t. Is also said to be valuable
for use with trotting horses.
It is practically indestructible, being
made Of the best malleable iron, and life
time will scarcely test its durability, as
there is nothing about 1t to get out Of or
der.
The ordinary method OF hitching horses
requires the backing of the animal into
the shafts, the guiding of the shafts into
QOlu- Ddcks,Uue ultCuluS VI tWo Irhcc1, tWO
backing straps and belly band, with no
two persons hitching up the horse
alike.
The new device does away with all this
labor, and all that is required when the
horse comes from the stable is simply to
drop the shafts into the tugs and close
them up.
The only motion needed is the closing
OF the tugs, which is as simple and quick
as the closing of the door; then, too, the
horse is hitched without the possibility Of
a mistake. To liverymen the invention is
a boon that must be appreciated.
Mr.. Leeds, who has been passing the
winter In Morristown, N. j., with his
mother, is sole agent for Morris and Union
counties OF that state, and has opened an
office in the Savings Bank building at
Morristown.
He has met with good success in intro
ducing his patent in New Jersey, and dur
ing his stay in Randolph this summer will
make his labor-saving invention known
Orange county, for which ter
ritory he would like to SECURE an agent,
who would have good field and be an
noyed by no competition, as it is the only
thing of the kind on the market.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-04-30
His Appearance Bore HIM Out.

Commercial travellers and other people
whose business takes them more or less
away from home, occasionally find the as
siduous attentions of the young man who
does wholesale fruit and grocery bust
ness on the passenger trains, a trife OPP
pressive after the first hundred miles or SO,
From being merely vendors OF the daily
papers, in which capacity they were easily
tolerated and considered a necessary ad-
junct to well-equipped train, these en-
terprising youths have 80 increased their
stock in trade they not only carry fruit
and groceries but also full line OF drugs
and medicines, including everything to be
found in first-class pharmacy except the
soda water fountain, and that would be
included only the majority OF the passen-
gers have too carefully packed grips to
make such feature profitable.
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The Republican Caucus.

| The republican caucus to elect five dele
| gates and five alternates to the state con
ventiOn, and the same number of delegates
and aiternates to the second cOngressiona
district convention, was held In Dubois &
Gays hall Saturday afternoon.
Between twenty-five and thirty republi.
cans were present, and the meeting Was
called to order by LIP. Thayer, chairman Of
the town republican committee, who stated
that the object OF the caucus was the cleo
tiOn OF delegates to the state aud district
.terday.
Hon. James Hutchinson was then chosen
chairman, and +. w. Sault secretary.
On the motion of L. P. Thayer, the fol-
lowing delegates to the state convention
were nominated and elected Hon. VIM.
H. Dubois, Hon. N. l.. Boyden, Hon.
James Hutchinson, j. F. Mead and l.. P.
Thayer. 1t was moved by j. d. Denison,
Esq, that these delegates be empowered
to name their own alternates, and the mo-
ton was carried.
e. l.. Bass and j. f. Mead, was appointed
by Chairman Hutchinson to bring In list
OF delegates for the district convention.
The committee presented the names OF j.
ID. Denison, Esq, DR.. II. III. Mcintyre, w.
l.. Hebard, DILL Morse and J b. Eldredge,.
The report OF the committee was at once
accepted and adopted, and the delegates
given the right to select their own alter
mates.
Hon. James Hutchinson made short
speech to the newly-elected delegates, fav-
oring strongly the candidacy OF Colonel
R. J. Kimball as delegate at large to the
st. Louis convention.
A meeting OF the local republican
leagues was also called at this time, and a
notice from the state league, with re-
gard to sending delegates to the league
held Tuesday in Montpelier,
was read. The executive committees OF
The two organizations were authorized to
select the delegates, and 1t was finally de-
cided to allow the delegates to the state
and district conventions to act as dele
gates to the league convention, also. Ac-
,ordingly, the accredited gentlemen went
up to Montpelier, Tuesday morning, Cap
ain Eldredge acting as alternate for Mr..
Dubois, who was not well enough to ac-
the delegation.
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VERMONT PHOSPHATE.
ANALYSTS.

Experiments conducted on Vermont
soils go far to show that they I'M
doubtedly do respond quickly to a
generous application Of potash; and
in Introducing Bowker's Vermont
Phosphate this season we feel sure it
will meet with hearty favor from Ver-
mont farmers, as it contains large
percentage of potash in the best forms
for general crops, besides ammonia in
sufficient quantity to give the crops a
grand good start early in the season.
1t can be used alone or in connection
with manure.
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Estate of Melvin Church,

Eot6te VI bltlVln CIlurcis
The undersigned, having been appointed by the Hon
Probate Court for the district o. Randolph Commits
ioners to receive examine and adjust all CLAIMS and
demands of all persons against the estate Of Melvin
Church, late Of Randolph In said district de-
ceased and all claims exhibited In Offset thereto here
by 1--WE notice that we will meet for the purposes
Aforesaid, at N. L. Boydens Office, Randolph Cenier
On the 9th day Of MAY next
from O'Clock p m. until o'clock p. m. Of said day.
and that six months from the l7th day of March,
a. H. 1885, Is the time limited by said Court for said
creditors present their claims tn for mnaton
and allowance. DAteo ~ Randolph this It'll day of
April, A.. ID. 1896.
N. L. BOYDEN tc.xu.,..,.
l177 LUCIUS BLODGF TT COMMISSIONER
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L. B. JOHNSON,
Randolph. w

Estate of Alexander Jerd.
The Undersigned, having been appointed by TIT
hon. Probate Court for the District OF Randolph
commissioners. to receive examine and adjust al
claims and demands of all persons against the estate
OF Aexander Je dlate OF Braintree In said District
deceasedand all claims exhibited In offset thereto
hereby give notice that will meet for the purposes
Aforesaid at the dwelling house of the late Alexan-
DER Jerd on the 10th day Of May and 9Th day Of Sept
next from 10 o'clock, a. m. until O'Clock p. m. On
sad avsand that six from the 2lst day OF April,
Sb is the time limited by said Court for said credit
ors to present their claims to for examination and
allowance; Dated at Braintree this 23d day
April, A. d. 1896.
MI T. n I,HpoPr' m,ssioners.
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Randolph.
MISS GEORGIA WHITE. Local Editor.

A YANKEE MAY DAY.
You must wake and call me early, call me early
mother dear;
To-morrow'll be the happiest time Of all the
glad uew-yeaf,-
OF all the glad new year, mother, the maddest
merriest day.
For, mother I'm going fishing then, fishing
The first Of M.y
sleep SO sound all night, mother, that shall
never wake,
II you do not cali me loud when the day begins
to break
For l must dig for lots of bait, then>hasten
quick away,
Before anoIher boy can start, mother, fishing
the first of May.
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BOWKER FERTILIZER COMPANY.
43 Chatham ST., BOSTON, MASS.
F. A. HOBART,
Agent for RandO1Ph.
FARnFOR SALE.

Twill sell my home farm, situated in the
eastern part OF Braintree, county of Or
ange, consisting OF 100 acres OF rich land
in a strife OF high cultivation, cutting
from 70 to 80 tons OF hay. Best orchard in
central Vermont, OF 800 trees. Very level
and no waste land. One mile from post
office, church, stores, creamery, sawmill,
etc. SIX miles from Randolph and rail-
road station. Always good roads. Good
sugar orchard. II desired would sell 200
acres OF pasture land In Roxbury. Would
divide home farm IL desired and sell ITO
acres. Grand site for summer home.
Price and terms reasonable as am deter
mined to sell. Address
GEO. W. FLAoG, Braintree, Vermont.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-04-30

Try can OF Hopkins Steamed Hominy
(Hulled Corn. 1t is delicious. Full qt., 10c.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-07-11
THE PRACTICAL FARMER.

Clear above the eastern hilltops
The mctning sun appears;
The dawn Is bright with dewdrops.
The past nights grateful tears,
The splsndor of the early dawn
, Is shed DER field and tree;
And in the clover meadow
There's work for YOU and me.
So, Robin, bring your horses suit
And hook them to the blow;
Let your clear whistle, song and shout.
Wake all tho echoes now;
The morning is the time for work.
And eheerily we'll go
To meet the duties of the day,
to plow and plant and SOW.
See that the harness fits your team:
Let every strap and trace
Fulfill the harnessmeker's scheme,
Each pad and line in place;
The slngietree adjusted right,
Mako each horse do his part;
Tor the sum of your days labor
Depends On how you start
Then yrar pillow should cut its furrow
And turn II clean and true;
Let not the Golfer burrow
In every knoll cut through:
"A light hand on the handle,
Firm when you make the turn
Your work viii be no scandal,
The plowman's need you'll earn.
The rich luxuriant clover,
Just springing into bloom,
The mold-board turning over
Makes fat the sandy loan.
Tho burrows store>of plant food,
Will make the valley smile;
And nature thus assisted should
Heap high the harvest pile.
Charles III. Doing, in Ohio Farmer.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-07-11
THE MOSQUITO FOUND OUT.


A Doctor Discovers in Him tho Microbe
of Malaria.
A Scotch surgeon in the British India
army. DIR. Donald Ross, has proved to
his own satisfaction that the malariai
parasite goes through some OF the nee
essary stages of its development in the
BODY of the mosquito. The insects suck
the blood of malarial patients and keep
the germs in their own bodies till they
are thrown off, when they are ready
to enter another human victims in
drinking water or by some similar way.
DIR. Ross found malarial patient SUI
ficiently docile to submit toexperiment-
alton and confined him under net
with a considerable number OF mosque
toes. When these had their fill OF ma
larial blood they were caught and ex-
amined under the microscope Mt stated
intervals. The result of this examine
ton leaves little doubt that the germs
live and develop in the insect. DIR. Ross
also caused healthy native to drink
water containing the eggs OF a malari-
al-infested mosquito. and he shortly
came down with chills and fever. From
this it appears that mosquito-infested
malarial district il worse than one
without mosquitoes, and that region
may be thoroughly inoculated with ma
| laria by the presence of single patient
and the aid of sufficient number o.
the blood-thirsty insects.-N. Y. Jour
nal
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-07-11
A BLAZE OF DIAMONDS.
Wonderful Display of Jewels Mt . Rus
Sian Coronation.

Wonderful Display of jewels Mt Rus
Sian Coronation.
The gala performance at the theater
on Wednesday, May 30 Qs), was con-
sidered great success. For my part,
I didn't think it remarkable, except for
the ladies' Jewels and the mems decora-
tions. The pit was given up to men en-
tirely, and not one man in it was I'M
decorated, from Dolgoroukov, the gov
ernor-general, with rows and rows OF
orders upon his breast, to some very
Young subalterns in the back seats, with
five decorations each. As for the i'm
perial box, it was absolutely lighted by
the diamonds in 1t. From crown OF
head to waist the empress and the other
ladies were mass of jewels. Over col
lars and necklaces of diamonds, strings
of big pearls hung one after the other
upon the bodies of their dresses. A
wonderful display certainly, but the
Jewels of this court are extraordinary
| in beauty and profusion.
At the coronation the emperor gave
each grand duchess splendid present
| in precious stones, and they threw them
| into a drawer, somebody said, as If they
had been nothing at all. The only per-
| son here who can rival the imperials
| is Mrs. -, the wife of the "bonanza
king" who has appeared at the fetes
in new necklaces and tiaras each time
And she evidently could have cut then
out. Somebody having expressed adj
| miration of her Jewels to her husband
"Oh," he said, II guess she's onl,
brought few little things along" w
have kept our illuminated theater pro
grammes as mementos of the corona
tion-very pretty, with Russian pic
lures, and greetings in Slavonic char
acters. / saw Count Hans Wildezel
with his roll under his arm to take bacl
to vienna.-May Grace Thornton, Il
Century.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-07-11
PRESENTS THAT VANISHED
BY BOHEMIAN.

When Harold Van Dussan took up his
quarters in the lively and thriving west
crn town no one had any idea who he
was or whence he came. But he was
one of those young men who make
friends everywhere, and he had not been
in town more than week before he
knew well every person OF prominence
end was on speaking terms with the
ret of the community. Of agreeable
manners, and an exceptional dresser,
he became very much in demand. First
the minister had taken to him kindly
and had introduced him to Mrs. Gusher,
she most voluable lady in the place, and,
after that, everything was smooth sail
ing for Harold. She took him under her
ample protection, and soon he was in
v;ted everywhere. He had bachelor
apartments at the hotel, lived well and
gave out as the reason for his sojourn
that failing health had driven him west
ward But for an invalid his appearance
was deceptive, for his bearing was that
of an athlete and his face was marked
with healthy glow. Harold plunged
into all the gayeties, showing an espe-
cial inclination for weddings, large and
splall-and therein lies this tale.
1t was an exciting season among the
Four Hundred, for matrimonial alli-
ances were numerous; in fact, there was
a perfect epidemic of marriages-hand-
some brides, pretty brides, tolerable
brides and ugly brides. Hymen and
\ - int a
conspiracy to rob all the eligible young
ladies into the felicity of single blessed
ness. Miss Dussendorf was launched
SO beautifully upon the sea of matri-
nony that Miss Gordon followed suit.
Miss Gordon looked go sweet and pretty
as she came down the aisle that straight
way Miss Fowler determined to look
sweeter and prettier, knowing that ma
ture had been generous to her in the
matter of personal attractions. And
so it went. All the young ladies APP
peared absolutely bent upon getting
married, and, this being the case, it is
needless to say they were not ball1et
in their inclinations. Such was the
ferment when Harold augmented thu
population of the place by one.
1t happened that Mrs. Gusher asked
Harold one evening if he were going II
the wedding of Miss Aston.
ITO tell you the truth" he replied, "
~am not"
"And why not? twill be one OF tn
affairs of the season."
"Well, you see, Mrs. Gusher. have nc
been here long enough to get well az
quainted."
"Pshaw! I'll get you an invitation
There; don't demonstrate. The mol
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-07-11

You can't Judge by appearances any
more accurately now than you could IN
Ben Franklin's days. Early in the win
ter a charming young demoiselle rom
Boston was visiting in Cleveland and re-
eeived many attentions. She was young,
pretty and had shy way about her that
was very attractive. She seemed such
a yerdant maiden that the young men
were inclined to vote her mum, but
they changed their minds. One day .
little party to q suburban clubhouse was
given in her honor and when they ar
! ived at the place the ladies were asked
If they wouldn't partake OF liquid re-
treatments They all named lemonade
until it came to the demure girl from
Boston. make mine Manhattan cock
TAIL" she softly lisped, land please cut
the stick thick" There was no talk OF
verdancy after that--Cleveland Plain
yaler,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-07-11

people they get there the better they'll
like it. They want smashing big wed
ding. They'll thank me for bringing
one more. There; don't refuse. It's all
settled"
"If YOU want it that way" he laughed.
"Yes; it's going to be one OF these os-
tentatious, vulgar weddings, and all the
presents will be displayed as ii they
were in shop window"
care the presents handsome?" asked
Harold, thoughtfully. :.
"yery handsome, loud and expensive.
.Diamond brooches and all that sort
of thing?"
eyes. Papa's making big splurge
over the affair"
The wedding came off about as MIS-
Gusher said 1t would. There was a
crush. the Lohengrin wedding marcn'
a too bountiful repast and wedding
presents galore. Harold was especla.
" interested in the presents, admirins
them greatly and commenting upon
them. notably the diamond ornaments
with a familiarity for precious stones
that raised him in the estimation OF MS
friend. Mrs. Gusher. But finally ~ was
ali over. the bride and groom had ae
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-07-11
GET FAT ON BANANA.
Many Fine Races That Are vegetarisns-
Vigorous and Strong.

Many Fine Races That Are Vegetarian
Vigorous and Strong.
We never seem to realize that large
proportion of the inhabitants OF this
country are practically vegetarians at
the present moment. 1t is true that
they are compulsorily so, but the fact
remains. How much meat can an agrl-
cultural laborer's family have out OF
wage of Is shillings per week? IL
small quantity of salt pork be occa-
sionally eaten it is of value chiefly as
respiratory food. Yet our laborers,who
have subsisted on this diet for genera
tions, are strong. In other European
countries the peasantry are still more
evidently vegetarian for all practical
purposes. Even in Russia, according TO
Prince Krapotkin, the peasant gets only
corn, and not enough of that sometimes.
Yet the Russian peasant is not wanting
in vigor. The evidence is the same II
we glance at non-European races.
The hardy Arab or Soudanese is salts
fled with his dates, the Zulu with
"meanies,' the Hindu with grains and
pulse. The Japanese have similar
diet. varied occasionally with fish.
Stanley says of the waganda: with
the banana plant he is happy, fat anu
thriving. Without it he is famished'
disconsolate, woebegone wretch" The
iats of Rajpootana are described as "a
very intelligent, fine race, while both
men and women attain great age. AS
rule, the lower classes do not eat meat.
These instances, which might be mui'
tiplied, are quoted to show that vege
tarianism is the ordinary practice OF
numerous races which are not among
the lowest and which show no sign o
race deterioration. In face OF thes'
facts the mere random assertion some
times made that vegetarians are sub
iect to "poorness of blood" must b
taken for what 1t is worth. Errors
both of diet and hygiene, may be com
mitted by vegetarians as well as o.
other people. Westminster Review.