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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-10-21
DIARY OF AN OFFICE BOY.
Items That He Jotted Down During
His "sparen Time.


The boy in a certain downtown Office
keeps diary. The following extracts
are merely fragmentary and relate 70
his employers experiences in securing
satisfactory typewritist:
"Say, | nearly died a-laffin' to-day.
She wasn't much on looks and was so
rervous that her back hair shook down.
but felt sorry for her, s'help me. The
Loss started in dictatin' and she banged
away on the keys like a good fellow
for about IS minutes and then all OF "A
sudden she went in a heap and said:
Would you mind saying that over
again? l forgot to put my paper on
the machine Say, you can just bet the
air was in rainbow shades for about
fourteen minutes and quarter.
This one seems TO be right in the
swim with us. She's troolylooler and
10 mistake. Works her machine like
a railway train behind time and eats
chocolate creams for lunch. She's
daisy locker, too. The boss told her to
consider herself engaged, and | hope
we have got settled down at last. II
/ had to have kept on receiving and
making myself agreeable TO so many
fairies as | have been doing lately the
boss would have been struck for more
dough. A man can't do that kind Of
work for any three week. The neck
ties cost more money. This girls
name is Witchin-Miss Bewitching, ]
called her, Just for jolly. She only
laughed, but treated me TO cream,
so i know I'm solid there.
SAY, the boss old lady didn't drop
in yesterday, mebbel Oh, no; Of course
not. And she didn't have a wild look
in her eye when she spotted Bewiteh-
ing? | knew what was coming, you can
bet. 1t was Bewitching, chase your
self, Just as the boss had to tell her
next morning. Although he did give
her whole weeks dope in advance.
He's good-hearted, for a boss, but be
let's his old pair of boomers run the
whole game for HIM. She'd a-been after
me long ago If hadn't told her that
we used to live on Fifth avenue once,
and that since me fadder lost all his
money he would not let me go any
where but to the wyemseea readin'
rooms.
This girls face amt in the running
at all, but you can bet your life thar
her muscle is. / tried to mash it, AMI
she grapped me by the collar and shook
me till my back teeth ratified. But
say / wish there'd a-been crowd to
see her tackle the machine! The very
first time she plunked on it she broke
the capital NJ all to ballyhunk and a
piece of the steel flew up and took the
boss over the left window.
Il told the boss that he ought TO try
n buck operator, and stop fooling With
the lady push, and he said it was the
only sensible thing that he had ever
heard me get off. We got one, too.
that's pretty fair, but he's getting lit
tie bossy, and unless he squares himself
with me I'm afraid we'll have to bounce
him. But I'm so tired of this changing
business that I'm going to try and stand
him for awhile" st. Louis Pcst-Dis'
patch.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-10-21
ANSWER THIS HONESTLY.
Will the Reader of this Paper
Answer Honestly the Cues
ton We PROFOUND BeIOws

Is citizen who lived in Montpelier, VT,
when it was one.third its present size; who
has outliyed all the business men who were
in it when he first. picked upon it as his
adopted city; who has been janitor and
custodian Of the State capitol for twenty
years; twenty-five years janitor of the
county courthouse ;deputy-sherif for fifteen
years; who had charge Of the street lighting
CT Montpelier since kerosene oil was intro
duced; who has held other prominent local
positions, and who is respected and honored
by all; is he a competent authority on the
merits Of the article he discusses below The
above are scraps from the biography OF Mr..
!. B. yoodry, Of No. 40 Court street, Mont
pelier, Vt. Read what he says; From my
own experience | have every reason to
believe that Doan's Kidney Pills are good
medicine, and that they will do all that is
claimed for them. had kidney trouble for
several years and at times severe pains
across my back and a urinary difficulty In
the morning, when l would get up, there
was some difficulty with the kidney secre-
tions, which, though generally too frequent,
were then suppressed got Doan's Kidney
Pills at a drug store, and they helped me in
every way. / am feeling great deal better,
and / will certainly recommend them as a
reliable kidney medicine / shall do so
whenever the opportunity occurs, and hope
it will be often.
Doans Kidney Pills are for sale by all
dealers. Price so cents. Mailed by Foster
Milbgrn Co., Buffalo, N. Y, Sole Agents for
the United States
Remember the name, "Doan's, and take
no substitute.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-10-21
How She Crught Him.

Gwendoline-I just can't understand
why Mr.. Fudleigh is so taken with Sue
Dollyer. She never had.a admirer be-
fore in her life.
Beatrice-0h, didn't you hear? When
they were introduced she asked him
whether his folks were still living in
England, or whether they had settled
In America, too.-Cleveland Leader.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-10-21
A short Charge.

Judge Roy Bean, of Lantry, Tex. was
once trying a Mexican for stealing
horse and his charge to the jury las
given in Leslie's Weekly was one of the
shortest on record: Gentlemen of the
jury, thar's a greaser in the box and
boss missing; you know your duty."
And they did.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-10-21
MET IN MIoocEAN.
Strange Meeting of Long-separnted
Uncle and Nephew.

thcle anu NepheW.
The story Of meeting in midocean
between an uncle and nephew who had
not seen each other for years was told
by Capt Coombs, OF the American bark
Essex, which arrived in this port the
other day, says the Philadelphia Press.
The Essex had on board the captain and
crew of the British ship Aeronaut, from
Santa Fe, an Argentine Republic port,
about GOO miles up the Rio de la Plata.
The Aeronaut was lumber laden, and
shortly after leaving the mouth of the
river encountered a storm, during which
she was dismasted. The helpless vessel
shortly afterward sprung a leak, and
1t was not long before she became wa
ter logged. While in this condition the
ship Annie Burrill. from Buenos Ayres
to New Orleans, fell in with the help
less hulk, and took Off her crew. A few
days later the Essex was met and the
Aeronaut's people were transferred to
her. When he stepped on the deck of
the Essex Capt. Henry Fancy, Of the
Aeronaut, thought he recognized the
skipper. A closer look convinced him
that he was not at fault, and, stepping
forward, he said:
How are you, uncle ?"
Capt Coombs was much surprised, as
he had no recollection of ever having
seen the speaker. He asked his name
and when told that the man he was
taking into port was Henry Fancy, his
sisters son, he was overioyed. He had
not seen Capt Fancy since the latter
was a small bov.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-06
DO NOT pLow TOO DEEP.

In a paper read before the Allen
County (kan) Farmers Institute, on
the subject of Modern SEb-soiling,
Clarence J. Norton said: Deep sub
soiling should not be attempted at
first. Three good horses are sufficient,
and one can hire it done for 81 per
acre. The harder the plcw pulls the
more the soil needs breaking up, so
persevere and you will be rewarded.
will liken sub-soiting to two flower
pots. one-half full of sand or gravel,
the other half full of hard cement, with
both pots filled up with soil. Now fill
10th pots up with water, and the ques-
ticn is, which pot will evaporate out
its moisture contents first.
Professor Milton Whitney, United
States soil moisture expert, in speaking
Of eastern Kansas says: wherever q
drop of rainwater flows off Of the
plowed field, it is an indication that tho
soil is not in a proper physical condi
ton. Where this occurs in a dry soil
+ the main preparation of the soil should
| be as deep as possible, so that water
| may be carried down and thus dimin
ish the rapidity Of the evaporation ant
loss from the surface. Sub-soiiing vii
be found invaluable in opening up tn
close and compact subsoil. A farme
can tell whether his soil needs sub
soiling by noticing whether any waite
flows of Of the surface of his plowe
fields or not"
This paper has a limit. and canno
possibly tell all the benefits derive
from the use of the sub-sOil plow; bu
to Allen County farmers will say:
your dead burrows will not prove q
good corn rows as any other row
your soil will be benefited by sub-soi
ing.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-06

The opinion is expressed by writer
In Casters Magazine that no true en-
gineer viii believe that, with 50 many
sources Of natural energy around us.
the progress OF mankind and the work
OF the engineer will cease with the ex-'
haustion of the coal fields. The very
earth we live on is whirling around like
a huge fywheel, and, II only some
way could be found for utilizing lts
vast momentum, we could draw upon
lit for ages for all the power needed.
without appreciably affecting the speed
of its revolution or the length OF onr
dav. The How OF the time Is accom-
panied by vast expenditure Of power
in overcoming frictional resistance. IN
the grinding OF single into sand. and
| In the transport OF sandbanss from
place to place; even the aow OF water
| through the sluices Of locks involves Q
! loss OF energy. as does the yorking Of
tide min, which latter Is o way q
using, as the others are Of destroying,
the earth's momentum
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-06
DRINKING FOUNTAIN.

The cleanest and cheapest home
made drinking fountain is constructed
as follows: Take an empty fruit can.
and with wire nail or sharp end OF
fie, make hole through the tin can
about one-fourth to one-half inch from
the open end; fill the can with clean
fresh water, place saucer upside down
on the filled can and turI, them upside
down on the level ground. This VIII
leave the can setting upside down IN
the saucer, and the saucer Will STAND
full Of water up to the hole in the can.
This is the incest way to water chick
ems, and is economical. They cannot
get into. it with their feet, and 1T runs
out only as fast as they drink it. This
should be tried now.-The Silver
knight.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-06
ALL RIGHT IN THE END.

Your heart is bowed with transient
grief,
-Four eyes are misty With tears;
There's a sorrow deep and there's no
relief
Ahead in the maze of years.
So 1T seems to you as you weep to-day,
Yet sorrow may be your friend;
So keep up your courage a while and
pray,
Twill come out right in the end.
There never was day so dark and drear
But that, ere the sands had run,
The clouds would shift and the heavens
clear
To the smiling face of the sun.
There never was cruel stab or blow
Inflicted by foe or friend
But there was a balm, God willed IL
So
Twill come out right in the end.
There never was love so cruelty
wronged
Or throttled by vengeful lies,
But time atoned for the joys you
longed,
And love that was crushed would
rise.
O. heart, rise up from the siough's de
spond,
Your faith must not swerve or pend
Let hope be pinned above and beyond :
Twill come out right in the end.
Roy Farrell Greene.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-06

especially the one In which to weed out
animals. The care and cost
Of wintering poor stock is unproiitapie
aud expensive. Such animals consume
more than their worth in feed before
suripg weather has put pastures IN
condition suitable for turning stock OH
them. The time to dispose OF poor
stock is the earliest moment a pur-
chaser for it may be found. or it can be
disnosed of for the shambles. If COW
IS not doing more than paying her way,
1t her for the butcher.
Old oxen and undesirable younger
stock. if unstable, should be similarly
disposed of. Flocks Of sheep should be
culled of aged ewes, and those also with
blemishes. as bad mouths and foot all
rneuts. Brood sowS that have passed.
the period Of usefulness or are undeslr-
able for any other reason should be DIS
posed of. And the same rule applies to
horses; they are expensive If they are
not earning their keep. Clean out poor
poultry and start in with better stock
In the spring. Thus a great deal OF Ia
hor will be saved during the winter as
well as feed. 1t is business; and this IS
the time to apply the best business
| methods on the farm.
| At this season, too, it is wise to sur
vey the field of the live stock Industry
t and mark well the situation. IL Is
iudicious thing for the farmer to ask
himself whether he is keeping and rails
ing the most profitablesfor instance, &c
INQUIRE what kind of hogs are most II
demand by packers. 1t goes wlthou
saving that the packer will pay bette'
price for the hogs that suit him than 10
such as do not. 1t is well to bear II
mlnd that the day Of the lard hog u
passing away, and that an animal VIII
n larger percentage of lean is now II
demand. At the recent meeting OF Kan
sas swine breeders at Wichita, a prom
/, inent packer, by request, presented TIL
, view and offered some other sugges
!; lions with reference to the require
ments of packers.
These matters are Of interest to O.
swine breeders and raisers, for the
mnst cater TO the wants of buyers I
ret the most money for their hogs.
4 is not n whine or caprice OF packer
a but question Of business. 1t may !
y advisable for numbers of farmers
= cu,ling their herds and flocks to col
[ slider the subject with reference to ma
/, ing changes in breeding stock, and Co
I forming to the requirements OF II
e markets in every branch OF the h'
o stock industry. Keep only the pes
Increase the value of focks and herr
r by using good blood.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-06
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Don't fail to divide the buttermliR De-
tween Biddy and the pigs; she rehshes
it as much as they.
See that good supply OF leaves, cut
straw, sawdust or other scratching
material is laid in for winter.
Don't think bantams are too small
to be of any account. Give them proper
care and they will lay more eggs IN
proportion to their size than goou
many OF the large breeds.
Don't forget that a generous dose OF
fall blowing is the best preventive or
weeds. 1T exposes and destroys the
roots of countless weeds which would.
if sheltered under ground over winter,
attack the young crops early in the
spring.
Though one-third Of the manure heap
be insoluble or otherwise lost, 1t has
more value than most farmers think.
1t is said that a well-fed horse OF aver
age size will deposit seven tons OF sohd
and liquid manure during year, worth
500; a cow one-half more.
During the fall and early winter is
one of the best times to haul out and
apply manure in the orchard. When
this is done it should be scattered
broadcast over the surface, taking
pains to scatter evenly. 1t is very es-
sential to have a rich soil in order to
grow fine fruit.
Although corn will likely sell at a
ruinously low price, it will pay to sOr,
the corn as it is cribbed and to arrange
: the cribs so that the bulk may moi
mould. The soft, wet and half rotten
ears can be spread out on the BARI
. floor or overhead in the crib and fec
; first. when it will be eaten better thar
, if left in bulk until later in the season
Before applying manure every far
mer should first study the soil and flint
out what it needs-what it is deficien
, in to raise certain crops, and after h
has settled this it is time to decid
what manure TO use. Reading and ex
perjmenting-that is scientific farmin
gives the best profits and most salts
faction. Indeed, 1t is the only farmin
in which there is any money to-day.
e In order to grow a good orchard, a
/ well as to secure the best returns froi
a one already grown, it is essential ths
' more or less work be done every yea
Nearly all growing trees will be tn
e better for a protection from rabbits
e the fall. This should always be give
IS in good season, as after hard frost
!, the fall there is danger every nigh
+. and 1t is not only safest, but best,
Il give protection in good season.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-06
Neglected Drugs.

On the analysis of $1,000 prescrip-
lions recently made by Prof. Patch.
President Of the American Pharmacist
teal Association. 1t was shown that the
pharmacGpoeia was sadly neglected by
physicians. Only seventeen vegetable
drugs were prescribed, and more than
100 drugs Of vegetable origin neg
lected. Ten metals were honored, but
more than ten were left out in the cold
In the study Of 217,O00 prescriptions
from nineteen drug stores distributed
IN Chicago, Philadelphia. Bayoune
New. York, Boston, Washington, Bal
timore, Denver, San Francisco, New
Orleans, Cincinnati, and ST. Louis
il.25 per cent. were proprietary arti
cles. not including many elixirs, pills
tablets, fluid extracts, etc, which wer'
of specified manufacture.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-06
SUGGESTIONS AS TO SHEEP.

Whatever is given to sheep should be
given with regularity. Once used to
anything, sheep fret if they are put Off
even. This applies to feeding, and
every other part Of the management
of q flock.
Don't neglect the salt, says the Sheep
Breeder. This is not only indispensa-
BILE to the full digestion of the food, but
it is a specific agent against the many
parasites of the sheep, especially the
fatal fiuke and the throat worms.
Wool will keep in the best condition
when stored in a somewhat damp place.
The best place is a. dry sub-cellar half
above the ground, and that may be well
aired. When too dry wool is harsh to
feel. and brittle, and loses its natural
softness and curl.
Have few lamb steps about the pas
lures. into which the lambs may
squeeze themselves, but the sheep can
| not, and there they should find a. little
but regular supply of the most nutri.
| tious food. Linseed oil cake, with o
little molasses mixed; will be especially
desirable.
1t is sometimes the case that the
flocks are snorn twice year. Where
this custom prevails the stock ram:
should not be sheared. 1t is MATES
of experience that this slearlng inter
feres with the ability Of the ram to ge
limbs. and there is a notable number O
misses in the ewes.
1t is time, too. TO be beginning tn
feeding. The special ram breeder mus
do this at once, separating the bes
made lambs, and. as they are weanet
feed this flock by themselves, SO as I
give them the best chance to make u
earliest matured and finest fnishe
sheep. This to the breeders.
If you try rape as an experiment, Q
sure to watch the cabbage worn
, which, If not prevented. win make
, filthy disgusting mass of rubbish thu
a starved sheep would smell of, an
, then choose 20 turn away and die
, starvation. But don't figure on fattel
: Ing sixteen sheep on ole acre.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-06
Temperature Of the Polar Sea.

Some of the members Of the Nansen
expedition at Tromsoe have been re-
lating TO Reuters correspondent some
of the scientific facts cleaned during
the expedition. During the course OF
the cruise the crew had on several oc-
casions exciting encounters with bears.
North of 81 degrees, however, no AMI
NAL ffe was found to exist, and this
would seem to cast some discredit On
the hitherto prevalent theory that If
sufficiently high latitude could be at
tanned. one would come to dry land and
cpen water. because birds are to be
seer flying toward the extreme north.
This nortberly fight Of the birds Is
now believed to be attributed TO their
having lost their way or being blown
out of their course. The depth OF the
vater in the extreme north also seems
! to Indicate that there can be no land
| near. Soundings taken at "a degrees
latitude gave a depth OF from 1910 to
l.530 fathoms. and further north rho
lead reached even greater depths, as
4 much as 3, 1856 fathoms. ii is said. From
observations made in 1S94-96, the tenn
perature of the sea IN these regions was
found to present several peculiarities
at q depth Of 100 fathoms the watel
vas cold. Then came stratum q
about $50 fathoms with some degree O
i heat and under this stratum about Az
fathoms of cold water. The proper
!, tIon Of salt in the water varied goo'
/ deal These conditions were prett.
much the same everywhere. The fun
, taer north they got the less current an
tide there was, while the wind began I
ii exercise considerable influence on IN
Il course Of the Fran.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-06
FARM And GARDEN NOTES.
ITEMS OF TIMELY INTEREST TO THE
FARMERS.
Feeding Turnips on the land."Drinking
Fountain...Do Not Plow too Oeep'"Sug'
gestions As to Sheep.
FEEDING TURNIPs ON THE LAND.

While English farmers find it easy to
train their sheep to eat out the inside
Of turnips and rutabagas on the
ground as they grew, this practice
would never be tolerated here. Eng
Iish winters are so mild that the tur-
nip does not freeze to hurt it. Here
alternate freezing and thawing quickly
ruins its feeding qualities. We doubt
whether the method is economical,
even for England. The turnips must be
badly soiled in the mud while being
eaten, and sheep is very easily turned
away from the best food when there is
a little dirt attached to it.-Boston Cul
tivatOr.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-03-06
wEDD OUT poor STOCK.

II Is at ali times good policy TO get
nd Of poor stock. but the fail season is
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-06
Recruits For Cuha

Or. G. II. Dubon, lato Of the Ma
tionsl Gusz1 Of California, wherc he
held the rank of major, is gathering, d
coMpany q Zen ia Stockton, Cs!., TO
help tha Cubans III thcjs fight for indie
penHeuce. l5lbDn is said TO be acting
under commission from Gen. l.. ".
Colby, of Nebraska, VINO is stated to
be at the uead Of the American Cuban
volunteers. Bubon admitted that he
had thirty or forty volunteers and
wanted forty-eight, expecting to gat
tibet number without eny trouble. He
eaia he hoped to ieava in y few weeks
for Tampa or Jacksonville, Fla, to
ern bark with the rest Of the volunteers
for the Bccno Of war. He sai;l that he
was not organizing s military company,
as it was against the Jaw, bat that the
volunteers would all take passage Tor
Florida together, nominally as private
citizens.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-06
Pass Il IIvu,re Creyassc.

Tho members of the house rivers
and hafbors committee returned from
their inspection of Southwest Pass, the
Jettics and Pass a Loutre crevasse
Thursday night After going through
the creyasse and witnessing the sound.
ings that were taken the committee
held q session IN the saloon of the
steamer Whitney and heard exhaustive
testimony from Mr.. r. L. Corthe]l,
Major j. B. Quinn, Major b. N. Har-
rod and Mr.. NJ. j. Sanders. While
the committee did not undertake to
mako report to congress on the sub
ject Thursday, from the questions
asked, the manner in which the wit
nesses were treated. and the remarks
Of Chairman Hooker and the other
members of the committee made in
response to toasts at the after.dinner
speaking on tho boat, little, ii any,
doubt was left in the minds Of those
present that appropriation would be
recommended as soon IS the commit
tee shall return to Washington. In
fact, Chairman Hooker assured the
representatives OF the commercial in.
terests of New Orleane, who were on