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William |, famous for his mania for tall
soldiers, was of the highest i'm portance to
the newly created kingdom, as without
The splendid military system introduced
bv him, his son, Frederick II, better
known as Frederick the Great, would not
have found the means and strength to
achieve his great successes. The history
of this greatest of all the Prussian Kings
has become familiar to the English
speaking world by Thomas Carlyle's
largest and best work commenced 1857,
finished 1869 to call for any comment on
this occasion. Frederick gained some of
the most surprising victories ana sus-
tanned many and total defeats, and the
quickness with which he managed to get
out of the latter and to raise new army
to oppose to his astonished enemies is
probab bly, more to his credit than any
other of his war deeds.
Frederick, who had no issue, was sue
ceeded by his nephew, Frederick William
II, who took less interest in his army than
any other Prussian king. His campaign
in Holland and his war against revolu-
'tonary France were not successful and he
left his army and his finances to Frederick
William III in such miserable shape that
it is no wonder that Napoleon found it so
easy to defeat the Prussians at Jena and
Auerstadt October Il, 1806). This defeat
was followed by the six darkest years in
the history of Prussia, and the kingdom
degenerated to a mere vassal of the Corsi-
can conqueror. In 1913 the entire Prus-
sian population rose up in arms against
Napoleon and the King contributed his
full share in the freeing of the country
from foreigners. Nevertheless the spen-
did achievements of the Prussians in 1913
and 1915 must be credited more 10 Blueher,
Gneseman and Scharnhorst than to the
King. The years from 1915 10 1861, under
the reigns of Frederick William III and
", passed in undisturbed peace. if we ex-
cept the revolution OF 1S4S and diminu-
tive war in Holstein, and we come now to
the eventful reign of William /.
The wars OF 1864 against Denmark, OF
1866 against Austria and the German
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MANUSCRIPTS OF JHE PLAYWRIGHT BARRAS.

onward, and then follows the transforms
ton.
HamIet's advice to the First Player might
be interesting to those who have seen the
kind of acting Hamlet refers to.
Following are a few selections:
Hamet2Tis well, and now for a few gen.
eral remarks that might be OF service to you
in your profession. In the first place, always
try to maintain at least an external reSpecta-
bIlity. If circumstances compel you to lodge
IN barn, there is no necessity OF your going
into society in the morning with straw in
your hair, thereby indicating where you slept
the night before. For every man can, by vir-
tue OF personal dignity, dignity his calling,
be it ever so humble.
First Actor-Thars so, my Lord.
Hamlet-In acting don't slap your breast SO
hard every time you speak the word honor.
You only knock the brea tn out of your body,
thereby reducing yourself to the necessity of
finishing the rest OF the sentence by simply
going through the motions.
Don't sonud the letter "R" until il rolls from
your mouth like wstchman's rattle, under
the deusion that it sounds heroic-it don't
First Actor-We get through them as quick
as we can; it saves candles.
Hamlet-Dont be confidential either Au-
thors have no secrets from the audience
therefore speak out, and don't appear to be
addressing yourself exclusively to the gentle
man who leads the orchestra, for he does not
pay any thing for admission. The audience
does and has as good a right to hear you as
the leader has Nine times out of ten he's
German anyway, and don't understand
word you say.
First Actor-All right your honor.
Hamlet-H in the course of the play you
shoul d happen to get killed, there's no neces-
sity of your dying all over the stage, It's not
natural People who really die generally do
it in one place
And this last piece OF advice deserves to
be especially noted:
If you have any funny man in the play
let him be as funny as he pleases when it's his
turn TO be so, but don't let him poke his fun
behind the backs OF those whose turn it is to be
serious. For while such monkey-shines make
that portion OF the audience with rapidly re-
ceding foreheads laugh, they disquiet the ju-
dicious and cause he funny man to be writ
ten down ass
Barras has, of course, written many
other plays, farces, ETC., that have been
accepta BILE, but these few rank among his
best. Another farce, "Cool as a Cucum-
ber," was exceedingly funny. Had he
not died so early there is no telling what
heights he might have attained.
GERTRUDE r. SPELLAE.
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The only armless editor in the world
lives at Mount Pleasant Tex. and pre-
sides over the destinIes of the Times
Review published at that place. 'Fate
tried TO conceal him by naming him
Smith," but his brilliant talents as a law
yer and editor would have rescued him
from obscurity even though his strange
lack of prehensile apparatus had failed to
bring him into public notice, for he is
man among men, a prominent factor in
the political life of his section, scholar
of no mean attainment, and, with his
toes, can wield trenchant pen.
Nature made amends for sending Aaron
Smith into the world armless by endow-
ing him with high ambition, unfailing
patience and clear brain. With these
qualifications as capital stock he has i'm
proved his opportunities for self-cuIture
until he is to-day one of the most highly
espeoted and influential citizens OF Titus
County, happily esta blished in a comfort
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original Stalacta In his play, died, and
left Barras a broken hearted man. He
never married again.
The Black Crook" was revived in De-
cember, 1870, again in 1873 and 1888 by
Kiralfy brothers. There have been some
attempts to revive it of late, but the old
play has outlived its popularity; and
after having made thousands upon thou
sands of dollars for its fortunate owners is
relegated to the shelf.
The death of William de Verma, which
occurred in New York few weeks ago,
brings many vivid memories OF the dear
ola Crook" He was known among pro-
fessional people as the king OF Property
Men" and made all the properties for the
original performance. He was arranging
for the production of Mature" spectac-
ular operatic creation of his own, when
he died, poor fellow! His last words
were: "If l could only have seen
my play once" Perhaps it was just as
well he did not, Tor it does not seem to
have been success, and, as he had spent
the greater part of his life in arranging
the details, failure would have been bitter,
indeed
In the book containing the original
manuscript of 1.-The Black Crook" appears
the receipt of the money paid John Hol-
loway for composing and arranging the
orchestra parts and the copyright of the
same play. The manuscripts is all in Bar
ras handwriting and does not show many
alterations. Occasionally slight changes
have been made or speeches condensed,
but that is about all. The property, plot,
music, cues, are all there. But it was not
THE Black Crook" alone that gave to
Charles NJ. Barras his reputation as
playwright.
He was the author of many popular and
successful plays. Some were sensational
dramas, notably his dramatization of
Wilkie Collins woman In Whlte' and
1.-The White Terror" Both of these plays
call for a large cast and magnificent
mounting As sensational melodramas
seem to be the rage at present either of
these two plays could be easily "fixe d.
up, modernized biz, and would doubt
less result in drawing many full houses.
In spite of the success Of those plays, it
was in farce and travesty that Barras par
ticulaIly shone. In fac., he occupies the
position for quaintness and originality
in prose that Gilbert, the Eng glish
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Carefully Hoarded in a House on
William Street, in This
City.
OltU.

llbrettist, does in verse. One of his plays,
"The Hy ypochondriac." was exceptionally
succe ssfu.
Mr.. Barras was also an actor as we'll as
playwright, and as Mr.. Vertigo Morbid
in the above play he did some of his best
work. The part is that of a nervous old
gentleman who fancies he is affected with
all sorts of queer ailments. He keeps a
staff of doctors large enough for two or
three small regiments, and takes quarts
and quarts OF nasty stuff in a wild at
TEN pt to cure himself One of his
odd conceits is that his life is
like tides, the tide high and low
by turns. Sometimes it didn't raise above
his ankles for days, and at these times his
body being dead, he was obliged to breathe
through the pores of his legs. Again the
tide would be in his head and then he
would be obliged to stand on his head so
that the tide would go up to his feet again,
as he put it.
This play Mr.. Barras undoubtedly wrote
around himself. for he had queer hesita-
ton in his speech, sort of impediment,
and a mannerism OF jerking his head
round over his shoulders. These manner
ISInS ndOc Tue pdIb
Many people would go away impressed
with the idea that he was doing wonder
full bit of acting, and instead he was only
being natural. This play had long run
at the Metropolitan Tbeater in Buffalo
under the management of Carr and War
rem, some time in the early sixties. 1t is a
lone man" play in two acts, taking one
hour and twenty minutes for it's represent
tation. 1t has been shelved for many
years.
One OF Barras' cleverest travesties
was in Hamlet" 1t was called
"The Original Hamlet" He stuck to the
original plot, with the exception of the
ending where Hamlet tells the King to
prepare to die. The King says he
will do nothing of the sort and duel be-
tween him and Hamlet ensues. Hamlet is
getting the worst OF it, when the ghost
appears and challenges the King to
mortal combat and after a furious en-
counter the King is killed. A fend ap
pears and takes the King with him to the
internal regions, first presenting the
ghost with pass to heaven.
After this the King crowns Hamlet and
joins his hand with that of Ophelia. The
throne changes to car and ascends heav-
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able home, with cultivated wife and
sweet little daughter, and surrounded by
a host of friends. He is 90 years of age
and was the second OF ten children.
His father was a farmer in Miller
County, Arkansas, in which county
Aaron was born. He has had scores of
offers Of big salaries from museums and
shows to travel as the "armless wonder"
but such notoriety is most distasteful to
him, and be has followed a very different
course. Owing to poverty he was COM
PEELED 10 give up his dreams of going to
college after having finished his high
SC hooI education, but he continued to ap-
ply imself diligently to his studies after
completing the high school course, and
by the aid of private instruction was en-
abled to considerably broaden his cur
riculum.
Aaron Smith moved to Cass County,
Texas. when quite young, and subse-
quently located in Mount Pleasant He
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Where a Receipt Was Necessary.

When Renaud, the French Senator,
came from the Pyrenees to Paris he paid
a months hotel bill IN advance. He was
a devout believer. When the proprietor
asked him whether or not he would have
receipt, he replied: 1T is not necessary.
sir. God is witnessing the transaction"
With sneer upon his lips the proprietor
asked, "And 90 you believe in God ?'
Certainly, sir; don't your" Indeed I
do not" ''An," said Renaud, that
makes difference. You may give me
receipt"
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mur almost as loudly as in other lands
they murmur against military despotism
and the tyranny of kings. Peace con-
crosses may meet, be opened with prayer
and discourse on love between nations,
but there is no such love. About tbs
globe there stretches belt of war.
"Peace on EARTH" at least perfect peace,
gives no token of drawing nigh.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-26
PEHCE IS SAID TO HOVER GER THE WORLD

There is a pleasing theory that the
world is at peace. People sit in Sunday
pews and hear words of gratitude that a
fraternal bond is knitting all humanity,
and in their hearts feel the impulse of a
great amen. They look about them and
there is no sign OF battle nor turmoil.
peace on earth, good will to men,"
But when? The heavenly message came
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-26

In the public schools of France, more
than 20 per cent Of the pupils are near
sighted; in those of Germany, 80 per cent; !;
in those of the United Kingdom, 20 per
cent.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-05-06

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Randolph.

c. Nelson Morse has moved from Elm
street to his farm.
e. L. Brooks was in Burlington Friday
to consult DR.. Sproule.
DR.. H. ii. Mcintyre aud family arrived
SATURDAY for the summer.
Mrs. A. G.. Perkins of Barnard visited
Mrs. Arthur Putnam last week.
DR.. L. A. Russlow has moved to the
house lately vacated by DIR. V. {. Good
rich.
John Chase and Robert Morton were at
home from Burlington over Sunday, Rob.
coming on his wheel.
c. j. Dickinson OF the firm OF Dickin-
son q Stewart is attending the funeral of
relative in Malone, n. Y.
Prof. Walter Howard OF Middlebury
college is to deliver the address at the
High school graduating exercises.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Gabrielle are max
ing a com bined business and pleasure
trip in Franklin and Lamoille counties
this week.
Rev. V. M. Hardy's discourse Sunday
evening in which he compared the lives
and the tombs OF Napoleon and Grant
proved very interesting. He will conclude
with his impressions next Sunday even
ing.
The famous "Three Bostouians," S. Ho-
mer Eaton, impersonator and reader,
Katherine Clark Rev, whistler, and Annie
Frank Libby, harpist,are to give concert
at Dubois & Gays hall next Wednesday
evening under the auspices OF the Odd Eel
lows. The concert is very highly COM
mended.
The Grand Lodge of Good Templars is
to hold'its next session at Randolph Oct.
18th and 18th. The Grand Lodge is COM
posed of representatives from Sc subordi-
nate lodges and the grand lodge officers.
From one to two hundred guests will be in
town at that time. They are to be enter
tanned at the Red Lion Inn.
The Hose company held its first practice |
meeting of the season Friday evening. |
With two streams from the school yard |
corner hydrant, one was thrown over the |
top OF the Cong'l church steeple. The
company will practice about twice a
month. Considerable interest is shown
and the new company bids fair to be
success.
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SClOffllla

Is a deep-seated blood disease which
al the mineral mixtures in the world
cannot cure. S.S.S. Guaranteed 6Ageky
zfgsfable is real blood remedy for
blood diseases and has no equal.
Mrs. Y. I. Buck, of Delaney, Ark, had
scrofula for twenty-five years and most
Of the time was under the care of the
doctors who could not relieve her. A
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The Fishing Season Opens.

A mighty exodus of citizens, old ano
young, took place Saturday morning ano
I by daybreak our streets looked like those
OF Goldsmith's deserted Village" Mid
night had scarcely tolled its solemn note
ere team after team joined in a winding
/ procession and even the early morning
train bore away its quota. The town
seemed about to be overw helmed by some
terrible catastrophe from which men were
/ fleeing for their lives, to judge by their
excitement and haste. But mol the sun
dRwned on a smiling, but welI-nig de-
I populated town. 1t also dawned on scores
of Randolph fishermen standing on the
banks OF muddy streams and trying vainly
to peer into the dark waters. The trout
ing season had opened with a boom.
Many speckled beauty, aroused from its
damp slumber by the uproar and catch
ing sight OF stream full OF wriggling
tishworms, stretched itself lazily, Won
dered what it all meant and went to sleep
again to await more seasonable break
fast hour. A very few were, in the course
of the day, tempted to their fate and the
multitude of fishermen felt amply repaid,
we presume, il they were able to land
single iX-incher before returning home.
Eleven valiant men took station at Spears
pond in Braintree and managed to secure
eleven trout in ALL One of them, caught
by A. II. Beedle, weighed good two
pounds and some other nice ones were
drawn forth. The Branch and Aver
brook claimed the majority of the anglers.
Several pretty good strings were brought
in by nightfall. Several fishermen, also,
skunk into the village empty handed and
silent. Even Joe Brown, who is on speak
ing terms with all the trout in the Branch,
didn't have his usual luck and reported
the capture OF only three. One wise fish
erman stayed at home, bought nine good
trout for dollar and calculated a saving
Of q hnnf fnnr dAIlarc fafv
angler, bound to make a record, set four
poles, but bad plenty of time left to
smoke and swear at his ill-luck. Time
has not elapsed for the big stories to be-
come bigger and such as we have heard
make only tame reading.
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Business is brisk at Salisbury Bros.
mill and some eight or ten new hands arc
wanted.
Joe Delorme has gone to work in the
screen mill and Ben Robinson takes his
place at the Red Lion.
Road Commissioner Wells started the
three road machines on highways outside
the village Monday, approaching the
value of early work.
While handling oil barrels at the freight
depot Friday, Harry c. Allen got the fin
gers of his right hand caught and so
badly iammed that the third one had to
be amputated. The second one is left ia
pretty bad shape.
The High school ball team went to
Montpelier Saturday and played the Sem
mary nine. They anticipated defeat and
were not disappointed, the score standing
IA to 3. Lewis and Wallace were battery
for the High school team. Another game
IS to be played at Montpelier Memorial
day.
The family of P. ]. O'Connor, a we'll
known milk vendor of White River
Junction, whose wife was Miss Bessie
Armstrong OF Randolph, has passed
through quite sad experience lately. The
three children were sick with diphtheria.
One OF them, Catherine, aged four years,
died on Sunday of last week, and on the
same day Mrs. O'Connor gave birth to a
child. Friends secured the country for
miles around to get nurse to attend to
her and the children, but were unsuecess-
Iul until on Tuesday, when a trained
nurse came from Burlington.
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Flag and Dulnr Reimenated.

The boys of today who show an inclina-
ton toward wrestling and who follow
with interest the records of so-called
champions are often told by their fathers
and older brothers, "Ob, well, this is all
we'll enough, but you ought to have seen
Flagg and Dufur wrestle." Then follow
tales of the numerous close and exciting
struggles these gladiators OF a remote Pc
riod INDUCED in, while the boysI lis
ten in silent wonder and wish so hard,
"My | wish had been there"
With what surprise, then, did old and
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CENTRAL VERMONT RAILROAD.
Corrected to Jan. u. 1887.
GOING SOUTH

Trains leave Randolph as follows:
l'0OA, N.
Night Express from Ogdensburg, Mon
treal and the West, for Boston, Lowell
and all New England points. SLEEPING
ears for Boston, via Lowell, also foj
=, Springfield, run daily, Sundays included
1917 Am.
Mail from st. Adams and Burlington for
Boston, via Lowell and Fitchburg, and
New York, via Springfield. for all points
IN New England. Wagner parlor car to
Boston without change.
I;s5 P. M.
Limited Express from 0gdensburg, Mon.
treal and the West, for Concord, Man.
chester, Nashua, Lowell andBoston. and
for New York: via Springfield. Wagner
parlor car to Boston.
l2O P. M.
Passenger for White River Junction. con-
pacting with mixed train for Windsor.
2OOA.M.
Night Express from Boston and New
York for Chicago, Ogdensburg, Ottawa
snd the West. Sleeping car TO Montreal
runs daily, Sundays included, from Bos-
ION: via Lowell, and from Springfield
SllA. M.
Passenger for Rutland. Burlington, St
Adams. Richford and Rouses Point connect
ing at Essex Junction with Express for
Troy, Albany ana New York.
243 P. NJ.
Mail and express train from Boston
Worcester, Springfield, New London and
New York, for Burlington, Rutland. St
Adams, Norwood, 0gdensburg and Mon
treal. Wagner Parlor car to Montreal
without change.
lid P. M.
Express from Boston and New York for
burlington, st. Adams and Montreal
Wagner Parlor Car to Montreal, and
Pullman Sleeping Car from Randolph
to Chicago without change. Due in Chi
cago at $40 o'clock next night.
!, W. CUMMINGS, Gen1 Passenger Agt.
F. W. BALDWIN. Gen'lSupt.
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NORTH BouND-Night express, ? a. M: local pas.
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souTH BouND-Night express. 2 am. mai .1o,11 q.
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Estate Of Eunce NJ. Richardson.
uiue Undersigned, having been appointed 10y the
10n, Probate Court for the District of Randolph
loners, to receive. examine, and adjust All
uns ahu demands OF all persons against the estate
~, lalce MRichardsOn,late of RaDdolph.in said dis
eeeasedand ali claims in offset thereto hereby
~ ",ice That we will meet for the purposes afore.
No. Flohaie Office 10 Randolph on the 18th day OF
a. lsNl from 10 O'Clock a NJ. until O'Clock y. m.
IN sam day and thai six months from the
s5 el p April, A. d., 1897. is the time limited by
Ia SgIt Tor said creditors to present their claims
P,riiiI''t examination and allowance. DRied al
7'''lh TINS 2sih day Of april. A. ID. 1897.
WILLARD GAY Com
WILLIS W. MORTON missioners.
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Good TempIars, unIon.


Victory Good Templars' Union meeting
held at Grange hail April Both was a grand
success. At the private sessions in the
forenoon and afternoon there were seven
ty-ive or more present. Much interest
was manifested in the work OF the Union
/ Rev Edwin Blake, district deputy, was
the speaker Of the evening and gave the
union some very timely thoughts. The
/ degree work was eXemplitied BY Arcadia
lodge of Randolph in manner that was a
credit to the lodge and the union.
AT the public session in the afternoon
the hall was well filed. The exercises
consisted OF singing by the union, prayer
by Rev. q. W. Morrow, and the program
was carried out as published last week,
closing with spirited discussion OF the
town liquor agency law. All the parts
were well executed. The essay by Ran
dolph Center lodge and the recitation by
Arcadia lodge were especially fine.
AT the evening session between three
and four hundred were present. The ex-
erclses consisted OF music by the Curtis
orchestra, piano solo by Miss Farnsworth,
prayer by Rev. +. W. Sturtevant, music
by orchestra, harmonica solo by II f.
Presley of Randolph, address ty Rev.
Edwin Blake OF South STAFFORD; music ty
orchestra, recitation by Miss Ethelynd
Gould, solo by member of Bethel lodge, |
singing OF "America," and benediction.
Rev. Mr.. Blake urged the necessity of
having our homes pure and good and OF
keeping the communicating influences of 1
intemperance from ever entering. He said /
that upon the purity of he homes depends .
the success OF our people as a nation. He /
wildly pictured the dark side OF the home
where intemperance has done its destruct-
i've work, and the bright side where love
and true purpose were the guoiEg tars.
His address was able, earnest anu INST uct-
i've, showing that his soul is imbu.d " til
for suffering humanity. The
music by Curtis orchestra was much APP
1reciated and the rendering OF "Lotte
Message" in Miss Gould's pleasing man
ler was highly enjoyed.
The next union will be held with Silver
sLnr In.Acr In A..Il