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The herald., 1897-01-24
daughter

was especially fond of the princes
daughter.
Rigo is a short, swarthy gypsy. He
has a round face. high cheek bones. let
mustache and dreamy brown eyes. and
dresses in black. like an undertaken. He
Is remarkable for his small hands and
feet, and is not unprepossessing, but
| plebeian.
The princess said: People say that
Jancsi is ugly and common. Do you
think so? tell you he has better table
manners than the prince. who lived in
the public gaze of Paris for years"
Il am surprised you and Jancsi talk
English together" said. II had heard
| you could not talk any language togeth-
| err"
She laughed and said: II taught Jane
81 great deal last year, and have also
| learned Hungarian.
| / gave my husband the Chateau Chi
may and half my fortune, and out of my
half have paid his debts until there are
| now only $16 900 remaining
| Pausing a moment the princess replied
to my questions long enough to say she
had been ir Europe since she was IL, and
has but small recollection of Michigan.
| Then she went on to say that 1t Is rot
| true that she told she had bet her mother
| a set of diamond studs that she would
marry a prince. The story is quite true,
she said, but 1t has been narrated by the
prince, and not by her.
| For all who are curious to know how
one American noblewoman regards an
other, it Is amusing to hear her speak
with almost reverence of Corsuelo. duch-
| ess OF Marlborough as the greatest of all
-"all others are mere nobodieS to her."
OF the Countess Castellane she says:
plain little thing; if she only knew it
she could have married king. Any king
| in the world would have liked to get her
| money. New York Journal.
The herald., 1897-01-24
ROMANCE OF NINE. NoRDICA.
From Poor Boston Shop Girl to One Of
Americas Foremost Singers.

1t is perhaps not generally known that
Nine. Lillian Nordica was once a shop
girl in Boston, and, being too poor to rent
piano, did her first practicing with the
aid of a pitch pipe presented to her by
her teacher
AS has frequently been stated in print,
she was a native of the state of Maine,
Lillian Norton by name, and a grand
daughter of Camp Meeting" John AL
len of that state. 1t was while standing
in store in Boston that the tide in her
affairs came, which, being taken at the
flood, led on to fortune. She was in the
habit of singing softly to herself of an
evening, after the store was emptied of
customers and she was employed in ar
ranging her stock for the night.
1t was on one such occasion as this
that a late purchaser, who happened TO
be an apostle of voice culture, heard her
singing. and realizing that she had
future before her, offered to give her les
sons for nothing. She accepted the Of
fer and studied under him for two years,
practicing with her pitch pipe during her
meal hours, at the end Of which time she
The herald., 1897-01-24
PRINCESS CHIMAY'S GYPSY
The Little Huagariau Once Played in
New York
Women Went Wild over His Music at
Mrs. Geo. Gould's-What the Prin-
cess Says of Her Escapade

Rigo Jancsi. the Hungarian gypsy fid-
dler, who took the beautiful Princess de
Chimay from her husband, has played
his wonderful fiddle in this city. The
ugly little musician, who ran away with
the queen-like American woman, led the
Romany Hungarian orchestra on the
roof of the Casino here during the sum-
mer of 1888. Thousands of New Workers
heard his wild music. Hundreds of
women hung on the same enhancing
fiddle strings with which the young
woman born in Detroit has committed
social suicide.
DR.. Leo Sommer well remembers this
demoniac fiddler. DIR. Sommer controlled
the Gypsy band Rigo Jancsi led and Dr.
Sommer has controlled almost all the
Hungarian bands that have played in
this city.
DR. Sommer sat in the Hotel de Logger
ot yesterday, and grew reminiscent of
Rigo Jancsi. He talked of the gypsy as
one speaks of a wonderfully fast horse
that balks; of dog that must be beaten
before he will obey.
"Ah. the proor princess" exclaimed
Dr. Sommer. "'Tis a simple case of
hypnotism; nothing more, nothing less.
This fellow. Rigo Jancsi. or Janos.' as
we called him for short, is ignorant illit-
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I was able to appear in concert. a which
she earned enough money to pay for the
rent of a piano.
After three years more of hard study
she sailed for Europe. studied there for
two years and returning made her first
appearance in Boston. But, possibly.
because as yet she lacked the stamp of
foreign approval. she narrowly escaped
being hissed off the. stage in her old
home. She was rather more warmly re-
ceiveG in New York, but being herself
dissatisfied with her work, she went
back to Europe, where she studied the
leading soprano roles in the standard
operas and, taking a new name, soon
began to make a reputation for herself
Her success at Beyreuth put the fin
ishing touches upon her asa singer Of re-
nown. She was the first American prima
! donna to appear in these celebrated per-
formances. and she was the first singer
of any nationality to elicit in that holy
of holies any public demonstration Of
enthusiasm.
1t mutgt be borne in mind in this con-
nection that the best artists of the world
/ had sung there. and that they had been
rewarded with any amount of silent ad-
miration and the highest encomiums
| that the press could bestow: but pub
! lie singer was, up to this time. consider
ed out of keeping with the religious awe
| that was inspired by those unparalleled
| interpretations On the occasion when
| Nine. Norddca appeared as Elsa in Lo-
! hengrin a number q persons in the au-
! dience were SO moved by the superb
manner in which she led the immense e
chorus and orchestra through the great
/ finale of the first act that a score or more
of them rose to their feet. and cries of
bravo" We're heard in different parts of
the house. This unprecedented proceed
ngs drew Kisses from those who were
! less inclined to give way to their feel
: ings the effect of which was only to in
crease the applause, until the cheering
sWelled into something approaching
an ovation.
This was Nine. Nordica's first great
! triumph, and when she returned to New
! York to sing a the Metropolitan onera
/ house with the De Reszkes, Melba,
Eames, CalVe and Scalchi she was rap
| turously received, both there and in Bos-
/ ton. The spring and summer of 1894 she
spent abroad, studying the leading So
! prano roles in Wagnerian drama. but
especially that of Isolde, in which she
was coached by Nine Wagner herself,
living in Lucerne and putting in five
hours a day Of harG study upon the one
! role
The result of this stupendous labor
was abundantly shown in her work las t
winter in New York, when she sang in
Wagnerian opera with all the greatest
foreign singers that American managers
We're able to secure Here she made a
name for herself as Igolde, and repeated
her triumph in Lohengrin, which
| brought her American audience to such
a pitch of enthusiasm that they pre-
sented her with a magnificent diamond
tiara during a performance of that op-
era.
The herald., 1897-01-24
Twenty Warships Will Blockade
Charleston harbor
SWIFT BLOCKADE RUNNERS
The Ericsson With a Record OF "a Knots
Is the Speediest
The Removal From Hampton Roads
Brings Admiral Bunce's Squadron
Nearer Cuba.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22-The most
formidable fleet of warships ever gath
cred in the history of the nation into a
single squadron will soon move toward
Charleston harbor, where some unique
naval maneuvers will be performed
Aside from the powerful nature of the
squadron and the program of evolutions,
there are two interesting features con-
nected with the orders of the navy de-
partment, which move Admiral Bunce's
fleet of warships from Hampton Roads
to Charleston. One of the features is
associated with the history of the fu-
ture.
The first of these refers to the blockade
of Charleston harbor thirty-flve years
ago, when the nation was divided against
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will be close to 100000. but the expert
ence to be gained by the officers and crews
should be well worth the money.
Heretofore there has been little or no
opportunity for the men in the various
ships of the navy to acquire the valua-
BILE training consequent upon executing
maneuvers in concert. The navy has
been too small and the ships too widely
separated. The recent additions in war
ships now make these possible on an ex-
tensive scale and each succeeding year
they promise to become more and more
feature of the navy's training.
The herald., 1897-01-24

lively eyes all showed her to be crea-
ture of magnificent health.
AS looked about l saw that her en-
tourage consisted of a tiny dog and an
old maidish English companion, who re-
mained in an adjoining room.
Jancsi frequently t1lk part in our con-
versation Once he interrupted to say
that he knew Prince de Chimay very
we'll and liked him very much, but he
The herald., 1897-01-24
INGALLS, UNDAUNTED BY DEFEAT

The iridescent ingalls, has just been
walloped numerically in a fight to get
back to the senate, but with buoyancy
deserving better luck next time he has
thu early announced his candidacy for
1900 There is no telling what condition
the minds of the Kansans will be in by
that time.-St Louis Republic.
The herald., 1897-01-24
WITH SOME WHITE HYACINTHS IN
WINTER.

Go to my sweet for me, flowers, and repeat
for me
Ali that my heart would cry out Ger the
waste to her.
Pause in the valley not, on the hill daily
not;
Winged with my love and my longing,
OH haste to her!
Ring your white bells for her and not any
knells for herr;
Chimes that are fragrant and rich in their
rarity.
Bid her have faith in me; bid her have
charity.
Clinton Scollard in Chicago Inter-Ocean.
MIND AND MATTER.
'Of all the Ills the wise man said
Ills well. my son, to know
hat none of them is bad, save that
Your thinking makes them So
And as he spoke, cinder fell
And struck him in the eye;
Ana, judging by mis- awful yell
l thought that he would die.
of all your ills. wise man" I said,
lis well for YOU" Alas
he Interrupted me to say;
Young fellow! you're an ASST
cleveland Leader
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PUSSY rs a Fireman.

The house Of Mr. and Mrs. James
b. Miller of llartland came very near
being burned one night recently but
was saved BIZ the sagteity and extraor-
binary acutcuess Of a fuyolitc eat
belonging TO the family. Ii seems
that lire had fallen down inside ol
the chimney and caught the board in
front of the irepla c, and smoke was
making ie way into tine rooms when
the eat went to the bedside where Mr..
and Mrs Miller were sleeping and be-
gan ncWing and crying till She woke
Mrs. Miller. She arose and went
through the different rooms, the cat
keeping close 20 her and acting
strangely. She failed to discover any
tire and concluded there was no cause
for alarm md retired again, bur soon
after The flames burst through and
ii, up tha ROOM She and Mr.. Miller
then arose quickly and put out th6
lire before much damage was done
'rhecat undoubtedly realized the d5u.
ger,ant pussy is now more Of favor
tie than ever before
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-12-30

a little girl was asked if she knew the
meaning of the word secret" " s'm.
she replied quickly. Its sometime
somebody tells everybody else IN 4
whisner." Too many secrets are thu~
made public property 1t is a vice Pc
euliar to women. for vice it is. TO tel.
tales that should die within our own
bosoms. Men are not much given TO the
habit which degenerates into goss' @
and scandal in the end: and il is habi'
which grows upon one. 1t IS 50 de
liciouslv nice 10 know something ihat
some other woman does not know and
10 tantaIize the other woman with our
SUPERIOR knowledge. # is an easy s'eT
tbsn 10 set her TO guessing what m
important bit Of gossip may be, a'iu "a,
tgIe is told before one really IS aware
of If TELL a woman secret. me
ten it TO the wind says an old write
. San the woman's tongue viii carry %
,ba faster."-Chicago Journal
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Il heard in my youth" says Sin
Charles Murray. "one Of many curious
stories of this Sir John Shaw. he was
most eccentric in his appearance and
dress and cared nothing for tidiness 10
the grounds Immediately surrounding
his house. One day he invited two gen
tlemen from Edinburgh to dine with
him at Carnock. As was the custom Of
the time. they appeared before dinner
in knee breeches, silk stockings and
thin shoes. The weather being fine
Sir John invited them 10 take a turn
in the garden. Civilly and thoughtless
" they followed their host and soor
found themselves skipping among net
Ties and thistles. TO the great discom
fort Of their unfortunate calves Sin
John. who was clad. as usual in cor
duroy brooches and top boots. said ia
them. with polite gravity: Step ooi
step DOT. gentlemen; ven no hurt m,
flowers,' "-Coruhtll Magazine.
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nome-a great roll of white flannel
linen it had to be carried to Haverhil
10 De fulled and colored. II was about
% miles to Haverhia. and the only WAY
TO go was on horseback job. who wa.,
one OF the hired men, packed it onto a
horse and started with il.
Meantime, mother had been coloriue
y&rh-red, yellow, green and blue She
mad to make all her dyes herself, but
she had some bright, handsome colors
i remember how pretty it looked hang
ing out on the line drying.
After awhile. the cloth came home
three great rolls Of dark heavy
cloth. Then it was cut into breadths.
the length of the room. and mother
and Aunt Betsey marked them oil into
squares. about foot each way, so they
would match when it was sewed 10
gether
In each square was a large star #
was worked il what you call 'kensing
ton stitch That's nothing but iusi
the oldsfashioned marking stitch. The
squares were worked in green. the stars
in yellow, and in each point of the stars
were little stars worked in different
colors; and so the whole carpet was
made by hand. 1t was real handsome
when it was done. Folks came from al.
around to see it,
How / wish ] could have seen il.
grandma! Think OF working a whole
carpet by hand, ! have been uearh
all winter doing a tablesp7ead. But
how did they get the furniture for The
rooms?"
Father started for Portland on horse
baes-that was the nearest place where
furniture could be bought"
How far was il, grandma?"
- hundred miles, and the most OF
the way through the woods. But Their,
was good road, and teams always 90
ing and coming
Father told mother to send ,Ial
along with the oN-team after he had
gonetwo days Father got home severaI
days before job, but at last be came
with a big load of things
"There were two high-posted bed
steads, looking-glasSes, tables ano
chairs, but what thought was the
incest of all were two great bell-metal
basins"
"Fhat were they for2"
"They were TO an the places Of the
earthen washhowls and pitchers w,
have nowadays. None were 10 be bad
then. Bell-metal and puter basins were
used instead
Well the rooms looked very nicely
when they were done Mother put Rr
some green and white checked bed cur
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-12-30
How 20 Prevent PNEUMONIA.

AZ this time Of the year cold is very
easily contracted and II lett 10 run its
course without the aid OF some reliable
cough medicine is liable 10 result in that
dread disease, pneumonia. We know OF
no better remedy TO cure q cough or cold
than ghamberain's Cough Remedy. We
have used it quite extensively and it has
always given entire satisfaction. --Olagah.
Ind. Ter. chief. This is the only remedy
that is known 10 be "a certain preventive
OF pneumonia. Among the many thou
sands who have used il fer colds and Ia
grippe, we have never yet learned Of sin
gle case having resulted ia pneumonia
Persons who have weak lungs or have rea-
son 10 fear an attack OF pneumonia, should
keep the remedy at hand The % and DO
cent sizes for sale by Evans g Co., RAN
dolph, and G. NJ Miller, Bethel.
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A FOOLHARDY FEAT.
The Swaying FoOtbridge Across the
Hoosac Crossed by "a Bicyclist.


George Round of Wiliiamstown,
Mass, who has been talking it for
some time, but who has once or twice
been obliged to postpone the attempt,
succeeded few days ago in crossing
the Hoosac river near the line be-
tween Vermont and Massachusetts,
riding his bicycle over a footbridge
loo feet long and 20 feet above the
water. The bridge is made of two
heavy wire cables, upon which are
cross-pieces of wood. Wires are
strung at each side to serve as guard
rails When a person crosses this
novel bridge il sways. sinks and rises
very much after the fashion of a rope
upon which a rope walker is per-
forming The water beneath the
bridge is very deep. Round had orig
inally agreed to ride over the
bridge to win a wager of $50, but as
the men who promised to back him
failed to show up he decided to un-
dertaEe the perilous feat for what
glory there was in it. Lifting his
wheel to the bridge, which began to
oscillate dangerously and giving the
wheel a gentle push forward, Round
rode out upon the trembling bridge.
When near the middle Of the swaying
structure the wheel drew alarmingly
near the edge. The watchers held
their breath. For am instant the
wheel looked as If it would topplc
over Then the pedals worried
slowly and cautiously, and Round in
creased his speed until he shot across
the rest of the bridge with rapidly
that caused the men watching him to
gasp. 70 prove that he could per-
form the feat again, Round rode over
tie bridge the second time. The ride
viii 20 on record as one Of the most
remarkable ever performed in this
country.
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The Late Charlcs 2. Allen.

Charles p. Allen Of Port Kent, n.
Y, died at the home of his daughter
in Montreal last week and was buried
at Port Kent Saturday. Mr.. Allen
was the last surviving child of the
late Heman Allen Of this city, for
eight years representative in Con-
gress and one of the leading Burling-
tonians of the old days. One of
Charles p. Aliens brothers was the
late Prof. George Allen, the famous
scholar, and his sister was the wife of
the late Rev. John X. Converse of
this CITY. Mr.. Allen. was for many
years in the forwarding business at
Port Kent. The building of the New
York and Canada railroad ruined his
business. however. and he withdrew
from active life several years ago. He
was a man of marked ability and
genial characteristics, and had the es-
TEEN Of all who knew him. He is
we'll and pleasantly remembered BY
most OF our older people, who will
learn of his demise with regret -
burlington News.
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taius. homemade out OF iiaX and "co..
and trimmed with elbow fringe.
.Whcu court SET 10 November the
Judges came 10 our house. and always
after. Tor every term Of court. for many
years.
Now. all that you have to do when
you want carpet, is to 80 to the store
and select il; but | am sure you cas-
never haze one you will feel half So
proud OF as mother did OF hers"
Come. Annie" said Mrs. Belmont
entering the room. with her bonnet on
Il am ready to go now"
Thank you. grandma, for your story
! am afraid | have lost some uf my in-
terest in buying the new carpets.
wish we could make some. as my great.
grandma did."-Golden Days.
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LOCKING THE BOYS TO SLEEP.

r,,t me down in the twilight cool
~ busy summers day,
"a rInse my eyes. and live again
The time so far away,
r-ser Eddie and James and John were
here.
And the tears 10 my eyes will creep.
- seem to sit in the old brown chair.
s.rockiu' the boys TO sleep.
g., hiring Holm back from a home Of wealth.
y.l,sre fame and honor dwell,
Al Sing. and rock him to sleep once more,
5r7re hau8y than tongue can tell
trava the storms on a shoreless sea
where tempest and surges sweep,
And James is here and ! rock again
o1Ly wandering boy 10 sleep
rbrild q stair to the heavens tan.
srd reach in its sweet domain
Far little Eddie and bring him back
M my lonely home again;
Nv tbrobblng heart is heavy now
VITA yaaru-g strong and deep,
A. I smooth the curls Of my only babe
and rocs him once more TO sleep.
rbsc say the old chair IS useless now,
,Tis lreaE.ue, and dull with age,
And rauzt be forever Put aside,
like a wlll-laarned, wcrn-out page
Ri the old brown chair sings q song 10 me.
AZ t whispers Of other years,
And fl tells of the roughened places
smooth d,
And murmurs Of childish tears
Yes. the cid chair tells tn an undertone.
Ia a voice SO cTgaEing and old,
OF the comfort it gave through summers
heat,
As well as tn winters cold;
How those little dependent lives were
s05.Ezi
~ar5urh their childish sorrows deep.
As. f did frs hest 20 ease each pain,
While rocking the boys 60 sleep
Gertrude M. Hgag. Ia Telescope
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Guaranteed tobacco habit cure. rnaHes weak
men stron-, blood pure sc. 81 Al druggists
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II TERED BLOOD.
Morrow's Method of Curing Diseases
Accusing the Interest OF Scientists.

Physicians Of an schools are beginning to
realize that the primary cause Of nearly every
disease that attack the human system Is the
failure Of the kidneys TO perform the duties
nature assigned them.
The blood is constantly absorbing from the
different articles Of food taken into the stom-
ach. various Impurities. which, IT permitted
to course through the system, quickly render
the blood unfit TO carry ON the process Of
healthy nutrition and ultimately result IN the
development of disease.
1t is the duty ct the kidneys to filter the
blood; the slightest irregularity IN the per
Torrance of this function is Immediately man
Tested Ia a general weakening Of the body. a
tendency to give out with little exertion. This
symptom is closely followed hy others OF much
more distressing nature which it is often ems
tomary 10 attribute TO other causes.
john Morrow AN eminent chemist Of ; ring
field. Ohio. using as a basis for his work the
theory that the kidneys are responsible for
the condition of our health, has produced a
new remedy which he has ramad MnrrOw's
Kidneoids the purpose of which is to act di-
rectly ON the kidneys eliminating all unnatu.
raj deposits and rectifying the damage caused
by their existence.
The remarkable results obtained by this
med cine have attracted wide attention and es-
tablished a new method Of treating disease, the
efficacy of which cannot be dispute d
Nor ow's kidneoids are prepared IN yellow
tablets 50 small as to almost rob them OF their
virtue in the eyes Of those not versed in medi-
cine, but so potent is their influence that their
effects are noticed almost Immediately.
They are now on sale generally. If not TO
be had Of your dealer they will be sent post
paid on receipt Of q cents per box g boxes Tor
s. 80. by the Herb Medicine Co., Springfield,
Ohio.
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Old Hotel Man.

Major Jewett Wilcox Of Chicago, a
hotel man of national reputation, i,
dead. lie was measuring out a dose
OF medicine, when he fell to the floor
lifeless. An examination showed that
heart disease was the cause Of death.
Major Wilcox was born in Madison,
Conn, 81 years ago and soon after his
birth his parents removed 10 Middle
bury, VT, where the old homestead is
located.
He went TO Chicago in 1876, and be-
came manager of the old fremont
House. lie next took charge Of the
Gardner House, now the Leland. and
after few years in this position he
was offered the control of Hotel La
fayette at Lake Minnetonka, MINI.
Later he became the landlord of Hotel
Greylock, at Williamstown, Mass.
During the last seven years he has been
superintendent of the eating house Of
the Illinois Central Railroad and man
ager Of Hotel River View at Kankakce,
III.
The remains were brought TO Mid
dlebury for interment last week.