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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-03-24
Two FAMOUS HoRsEMEN.
Commodore Vanderbilt and Robert BsA
ner Were Rivals.

Commodore Vanderbilt and Robert B0A.
ner Were Rivals.
Mr.. Bonner had put Flatbush Maid
and Lady Palmer together, and they
made team which was the admiration
OF the town. In The autumn of 1861 he
drove them around Union course IN
2:2T, but there was a good deal of en-
vious talk. Commodore Vanderbilt
owned Post Boy and Plow Boy at that
time, and his cronies whispered, with
shoulder shrugs, that Mr.. Bonner had
timed the two mares fast to please him.
May 10, 1862, there was to be race at
Fashion course, and Mr.. Bonner man.
aged so as to have Alderman Jewett,
who controlled the track, invite the
commodore to seat in the judges
stand. The team was driven to road
wagon two miles in 5:o1H-the first
mile in 2:26-and doubts about their
real speed were completely wiped out.
The first real friction between these
two prominent riders occurred at Du-
bois track.
The commodore stopped in front Of
the clubhouse one day with newly
purchased team, and when informed
that Mr. Bonner had just driven fast
quarter sneered: What is fast quar-
ter on half-mile track?"
Mr.. Bonner, who was sitting on the
piazza, sprang to his feet and said, with
considerable emphasis:
Commodore, l can beat your team {
quarter, half mile or two miles"
The grim-faced old gentleman simply
remarked I'VE will see about that
and his rival replied: "All right"
The feeling grew, and just after tht
purchase of Dexter, Commodore Van
derblt bought Mountain Boy, who wal
faster than his record of 2.20A, anC
when his friends began to brag abou
his ability to beat 2:17H Mr.. Bonne.
paid $4,000 for Edward Everett, tht
sire of Mountain Boy.
After this the commodore could no
grow enthusiastic over his own hors
without rejecting credit on horse il
the Bonner stable.-Scribner's
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-03-24

seetby Mall. fseep, price PER BOTTLE. Book,
TO "BxPHCTANT MOTHERS" mailed free containing
valuable information and voluntary testimonlals.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-03-24
Afraid Of Sixteen to One Fire.

The democrats Of Rhode Island will.
It Is said. ignore the currency question
in their coming state convention. They
will ignore it for the same reason that
burnt child stops playing with fire. 1t
is to be hoped that the democrats will
profit by past mistakes. Itwould be q
pity not to have the two great old par
ties in the field In 1900.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-03-24

the BRApFIELD REGULATOR CO.. ATLANTA. "a.
SOLO ~ AL pRvvoeIsTs.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-03-24
Discorered at Last.

"Josiar," said Mrs. Corntossel, Eye
was a sayin' the other day thet Hiram
didn't seem ter have no bent fur any.
thin in pertickler."
eyes"
"Well, We can't say it no more. Jes
go out an look at i'm some time when
he's a-scorchin' on, his bicycle" Wash.
ipgton Star. .--
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-03-24
Mothers Friend

system that Childbirth Is made
easy and the time Of recovery
shortened-many say stronger
after than before confinement"
It insures safety to life Of both
mother and child. Ali who have
used Mothers Friend" say they
will never be without 1t again.
No other remedy robs confine-
ment Of its pain.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-23
Dogs That Can Tell the Time.

"The Street Dogs of Constantinople'
is the title of an article in St Nicholas
by Oswald Garrison Willard. Mr. Viii
lard SAYS:
The instinct which enables these poor
tramps to tell time is the most astonisl
ing thing about these dogs Imean their
being ON hand day after day at regular
hours when the scraps are thrown ont
and their never being much too early or
too late The superintendent of one Of
the great railway lines ending in Con
stantinople told me the most remark
able case of this have yet heard Tho
Oriental express, the famous train from
Paris to Constantinople, arrives, it
seems, three times a week at a certain
hour in the afternoon. When the train
comes in, there are always many dog
ready to receive il. Before the passen-
gers have had time to get ont the dogs
jump into the carriages and search ev
erywhere under the seats and in IL
corners for the scraps of luncheon lie
by the passengers, and when they ha'
found all the pieces they 30 away. II
remarkable thing is that they neve.
come at any time except when the ORR
entail express is due, that they never
make a mistake in the day and always
remember that between Friday and Mon
day there are two days and not one.
They pay no attention TO local trains
because little or no food is left in them,
owing to the short rides the passengers
take. Eactly this same knowledge Of
the time table and of the difference be
tween local and long distance trains has
been noticed at the station of the Asiat-
ic railways in Scutari, across the Bos-
porus.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-23
DAIRY SUGGESTIONS.

Continue feeding milch cows for some
time after turning on the pastures.
MILK is elaborated from the blood
as it passes through the glands OF the
udder.
Souring milk is a process of thick
ening, which finds its complete fulfill
ment in loppered milk.
4 writer says that five dollars worth
Of bran is worth sos worth of dog to
bring the cows home; and we believe
him.
\ prominent dairy journal states
that .if tuberculosis is a germ disease,
as all authorities have come to accept,
then il cannot be hereditary"
Oleomargarine has displaced SIS, OOo.-
600 worth of pure butter in the United
States. How much has it enhanced
the price of beef tallow. its chief in
gredient?
Calves intended for the dairy ought
never to be fed in such manner as to
accumulate fat or to establish a psedis-
position TO lay on fat They need food
that viii form bone and muscle to ex-
Pand their frames and fit them to take
and digest large quantities of food dur
ing tAeir future lives.-Rural World.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-23
A STRAY ITEM OF NEWS
CuIIed from an Exchange in
Burlington, VI.

The reader may never have been in Bur-
lington, VT, and it is quite possible he may
never walk the streets of that picturesque
city which overloolls Lake Champlain, but if
he ever was he could have seen, and if he
ever is, he can see at No. Io2 Hyde street. a
sign, which reads, "Walter w. Spear,
Painter and Decorator" A good, honest Job
this painter does, whether printing sash or
putting the finishing coat on the most mod
ern structure. When our representative
interviewed him he was completing an artistic
sign, and as he moved the varnish brush
from side to side he frequently stopped and
pressed his disengaged hand in the small of
his back for ii ached and panied, and every
awkward or unprecedented move brought
him excruciating twinges. Our represent
alive quietly remarked, "Why don't you use
Doans Kidney Pills?' DWELL, replied Mr.
Spear, Il have noticed a score of advertise
mems about this remedy in our local papers,
but thought they were like every other specific
which had tried" "Try them. and see, .
do you any good they won't do you any
harm" Some three weeks afterwards
second visit was made to Mr.. Spear, when the
following particulars were given by him for
publication: 81 suffered very badly from
kidney complaint and required something TO
alleviate it. A dull aching pain seated
itself deeply in my joints. If there was any
particular period of the day when it left me
entirely can't remember it. nthe morning
it was terrible. l was almost doubled up
with it and often had 10 rub my back with
my hands in order 10 get some ease. II
attempted TO lift anything, far from gentle
reminders caught me in the back and
l was in a pretty serious condition. Since
underwent the course of treatment prescribed
by Doan's Kidney Pills / have not had a
recurrence Of the trouble, and l feel salts
fed ! have at least found something | can
depend upon if any future attacks threaten"
Doan's Kidney Pills are sold for so cents
per box. For sale by all dealers Sent by
mail on receipt of price, by Foster-Milburn
Co., Buffalo, N. ", Sole Agents for the
United States
Remember the name, "Doan's, and take
no substitute.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-23
FOR RAISING WATER.

Lots of Hard work.
On many farms the water is raised
from the well by bucket and rope.
A great aid in such a case is a pulley
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-23
Turntps Hurt MiIk FIpvor.

At the Iowa station il was found that
turnips injure the flavor of both milk
and butser. This injury is due to vola-
tile acids. which can be driven of by
heating the milk to 160 degrees for a
short time. Beets increased the milk
and butter product. and caused all tho
COWS, even Jerseys. to lay on fat quite
rapidly. When the roots were discon-
tinned butter fat decreased and the
COWS ceased to gain weight. and it took
more pounds of feed calculated to dry
mstter) 70 produce a pound Of butter.
When turned on pasture there was i'm
mediate increase of milk. butter and
live weight. Feeding bran during part
Of the grazing period produced sufi-
Gent gain to yield a small profit
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-23

The ruined chapel of ST Mary in
Hastings castle in former DAYS was a
place of considerable Importance. being
served by dean and ~ prebendaries.
At the reformation it met the fate of so
many similar institutions and was given
by Henry VIII to one of his favorites.
1t is in the possession of Lord Chiches-
ter, whose family have done much
to preserve the lettering walls which
crown the old cinque port Consider
able curiosity has been aroused in local
Catholic circles by the discovery that in
most, if not all, of the photographs of
the ancient chapel a trick of light dis
closes the figure of a woman, in flow
ing garment and veil, standing in an
attitude of devotion before what appears
to be statue Of the Madonna and
Child A closer inspection shows the
group to be nothing more than a broken
buttress and part of door, but the H.
fusion at first sight is distinctly remark
able and in Italy or France would prob
ably be regarded as a miracle. West
minister Gazette.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-23

The above is taken from the Ameri-
can Corn and Hog Journal. The nutri-
ton of an artichoke is in the form of
sugar, therefore always ready for use
on the part of the eater. One acre will
keep from 20 to 30 head of hogs dur
| ing the winter months. find that low
black soil, land which is too frosty for
many crops, is fine soil for the arti-
choke, for freezing will not injure
them.
They often yield on good land as high
as 800 bushels per acre. There is vast
difference in artichokes. The native
or wild kind is worthless. while the
improved variety is of great value. /
grow the improved white French, grown
largely in France for domestic use as
we'll as for stock Some time ago they
were introduced into this country and
close cultivation has proven them to
be a sure and profitable crop for this
country.
have been experimenting with them
for over five years in the way of cult
waiting, harvesting. feeding and keep
ing over winter. They are very profit
able because no insect, blight or rust
has yet struck them. and the tops make
a fodder superior to corn when proper
ly handled. find keeping them through
winter is a difficult thing TO do without
having them spoil, unless a person IN
derstands it. / will give my method.
| pick out dry spot and dig a pit not
over ten inches deep and about five
feet wide, and as long as convenient.
Then l pile the tubers up to a peak
putting on a shallow layer of straw
and not over five inches of dirt. If more
dirt is put on they will surely heat and
spoil, and if they freeze solid it will
not injure the growing or feeding quail
ties; it makes them sweeter and bet
teri. II. Van Ness, in Ohio Farmer.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-23

lend money, and sensible men are will
ing to take it and risk it in new enter
prises In word, it looks like 1873.
Another encouraging symptom is that
the financial medicine men are now eX-
planning in low tone of voice why what
they said in such loud tones last year
was not so. This is the prelude to the
utter silence which will fall upon them
in due time, silence which will be the
signal that the world has settled one
other financial problem in the only way
it can be settled, and that is in the
minds of the people
A good many questions have been set
tied these last few years. In all the de-
bates in the house this past session there
was but one man who even mentioned
the consumer, and he was from Ken
lucky. In other years, if you could be-
lieve our debates, we had no population
except CONSUMERS. " Producers did not
exist. Not word did we have in the
debates of this year about the need of
low prices We already had them, and
mouths which used to start the echoes
in Wild longings for low prices were
devising plans for raising prices and
acted as if they had never helped on
what Mr. Thomas Carlyle used to call
1.-THE career of cheap and nasty.
The Rise In the Price of Wheat.
At this moment these blind leaders
Of the blind are explaining why the
rise in wheat is no help to farmers 1t
is only an accident, they say-poor
crops elsewhere, and so we sell at
profit; that is all You viii be no bet
ter off in the end, for such accidents
cannot happen in the future. You will
have TO pay high prices for what you
buy, and so you will be in the same
case in another year as you were year
before last.
What idle talk this isl The returns
from the wheat crop and the other &C.
reals spent in purchases start the ma
ton to work. When the nation once
gets to work, it viii not stop until it
gets out of gear again, and then it will |
halt, and then it will go on again, a !
succession of like events forever and |
forever.
These eminent gentlemen might as
well say TO the pendulum of a wound |
up clock just started: "You had better
give up this weary job. You were start
ed with a push, and nobody is going TO |
sit up nights to keep ON pushing you
Every historic period of revival has
been like this Some event at the ripe |
moment happens, like the resumption
of specie payments, the setting Of mon
ey in motion by reduction of the interest
ON part of the national debt, the pas
sage of tariff bill which. rightly or
wrongly, the people believed in. HUI
man nature and human affairs, made
ready for the change, have always done
the rest
This talk Of these gentlemen about
prices and accidents and this recrimina-
ton about dead and buried speeches
show them 90 be still cropping about
among the underbrush, while sensible
men are standing ON the mountain top
and beholding the earth to the very ho-
rizons edge, The view may not be of
the whole round earth, but it is better
than the view from the jungle.
T. b. REED.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-23
SMLSoa1HNsSn!sENNo

Could remedy have existed for over eighty years
EXCEPT for the fact that IL possesses very great viz
tue Tor many family ills2 There Is not remedy in
use TODAY which has the confidence Of the public TO
a greater extent than Johnson's Anodyne linimeut.
Ii will asthma, Assesses, burns, bruises nf-
ehftis colds coughs Group, catarrh chaps All forms
of sore throat, La grippe, mumTs muscular soreness,
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-23

By using TIN NEW GREAr SOUTH ANER1ckN
K1nSET CUR This new remedy Is . great sur
prise on Eccou1t OF its exceeding Eromptne in re-
iievine pzia in The kidneys. HlaHder aad Back in
male female. u relieves retention q water ard
pain IN passing IL almost Immediately. save your
selves By usiur this marvellous care It's use viii
prevent fatal cou-e 4uenues in Einost ali BY
lts graf Alternative ard healing purer- sod ~
Richard g. Mor,on. DE- ggist.- 1ain - BAndoi ph,
VI
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-23
AN EXCELLENT FOOD.
Artichokes Possess More Nutrffive
Value Than Other Roots.

The wonderful productiveness and
ease with which the improved variety
can be produced is always surprise
the first time to those who cultivate
them. They are an excellent food for
cattle. sheep and horses, and one of the
cheapest and healthiest hog foods
raised, and for mich cows they ex-
eel any root / ever fed for increasing
the flow and making the milk much
richer. Last winter this variety was
tested at the Fremont creamery OF a
small scale and the report was very
good. Chemical analysis proves that
the artichoke isn't behind in nutrition,
cou1pared with other roots:
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-23
REED ON PROSPERITY.
Views of a Great Repub-
lican Leader.
DESTINY AND GOOD TIMES.
Reply of the House Speaker to
Mr.. Bryan's Letter.
OF SUCCESSIVE EVENTS.

The Maine Statesman on Business Revival.
He Writes a Philosophical Essay to the
New York World TO Show That the Ma
tion Has Again Started on Era of
Prosperity.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-23
PULLEY SAVES LOTS OF woRK.

rugged above the opening in the plat
form. These pulleys can be bought for
q trifle at the hardware store. The
larger the pulley, the easier. Of course.
will the water be drawn. light frame
work can quickly be built above the
well in the manner shown, for the at
tachment of the pullcy.-N. Y. Tribune.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-23
The Return Of Prosperity.

But, finally. when all things are
ready, something always happens which
develops the fact that confidence has re-
turned. and, 10, the whole world has a
different aspect. Wheels begin TO turn,
freight begins TO move, commerce re-
sumes her full sway. one by one each
employment takes up its march and the
nation as a whole goes TO work again,
urged ON by the never dying yearning
for the increase of wealth to be con-
suEed for pleasure or wealth to be
boarded for reproduction. Until the
time comes all stand fearful ON the
brink When it will come. no one can
tell beforehand, but that it will finally
come every wise man knows.
Has it come now? Is it close upon us?
1t is always unwise to prophecy about
the immediate future, for it may be re-
rleuibcrcd against You if You 60 wrong.
and as you are only mortal the chances
Of being right are against you. 1t is
better 70 prophecy about things to hap
pen in 100 years or preferably in l, 900.
for then If you go wrong You are all
dead and distributed
Nevertheless all the symptoms Of
prosperity are here. Men are willing to
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-23

They say there are no birds in the
Kondike region"
"Oh, but there arei Gulls ''-Chica-
go Tribune.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-04-07

hyuh" Indignantly. All don't be-
lieve you've gawt the money at
ALL" tentatively. IF you had, no
gentleman would keep me waiting
when we need it so much" Symptoms
of vanishing nerve, and again tempt
ing rattle). "Ah can't gro there (plead-
ingly now. please bring it hyuh, Mr..
Riggs. Brothuh Floyd would be fuyious
if he knew" (pause) IAN we had such
awful trouble las night-all on ac-
count of some of your rascally-Oh!
whut's that new lieutenant's name?"
Sudden change of theme and tone).
His names Ike" was the response
in hoarse whisper across the dripping
rose bushes.
"Ah don't believe n wuhd you say.
Whut's his real name?"
ASK Mr.. Potts if his name isn't Ike;
and come and get your money"
"Ah don't have a chance to ask Mr.
Potts anything. They don't allow me
in the pahlor when Mr.. Bahton Potts
comes. Aim too much Of child to be
trusted with family secrets, il seems:
though Aim not too young to find out
how much we need money.-Whuh's
that pail ?"-suddenly coming down to
business again.
Lambert gave it a shake, this time
within reach of little hand that darted
in among the bushes and firmly closed
upon his own.
you let go that paill" was the i'm
perious demand from within.
IL can't-till you let go my hand"
from without.
"Ah don't want your hand. All
want"
81 didn't offer it, but, since you like
il so much, here's the other" And
through the darkness another hand,
with soft warm palm and long. slender
fingers. closed in upon the hot little paw
straining and tugging at the original
occupant Of the handle. Instantly, with
indignant force, the EMBODIED member
was snatched away, and the STOPPING
girl sprang to her feet. wild-eyed and
alarmed.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-04-07
Pat i'm the Dock.

The other day an Irishman who was
charged with being drunk and disorder
~ nearly drove magistrate mad. The
following colloquy took place between
the two:
Magistrate-Will you sign pledge if
/ let you off this time?
Prisoner-Shure, Oh can't write, yer
honor.
Magistrate-But you can make a
mark.
Prisoner-Phat koind av n mark, yer
honor?
Magistrate (testily)-A cross, man
a cross.
Prisoner-Across phat, yer honor?
Magistrate (out of patience)-Ten
shillings and costs, or seven days hard
labor
Prisoner (aghast)-Tin shillin's n
costs! Shure, Oh haven't cost anywan
anything, yer honor; Oh paid for all me
drinks.
Magistrate (severely)-Stand down,
sir-stand down!
Prisoner-Oi always stand UP when
Oh stand at all. Is it sit down yer honor
names?
Then the jailer took the prisoner in
hand, and the magistrate mopped his
moist brow.-London Figaro.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-04-07

to suit the desire of the rider. Every
rider is supposed to be armed with a
repeating rifle, and it will be under
stood that from the fact that he can
steer the machine with his feet he is
left entirely free to use the weapon as
unincumbered as he would be if he were
standing on the ground, like the ordi-
nary infantryman of to-day.
Such combination as this, the in
ventor argues, would be almost irresisti-
bic. a charge by company mounted
on these cycles would practically be one
of those most dreaded events in bat
tle-bayonet conflict and n heavy fire
from rifemen combined. Every wheel
man knows how expert the rider of Il
moter cycle can become in maintain
ing the equilibrium of his machine
against both ordinary and eXtraordi-
nary shock. 1t would take more than
mere contact with movable body to
upset a rider of motor cycle.
1t has been a favorite argument OF
the opponents of the bicycle for army
use that the machines could never be
utilized except for purely transporta-
tion purposes, and that therefore they
werein a great measure on encumbrance
to ON army in the field. In time of bat
tie, it was alleged, they were of no value
whatever The invention of this
Frerchman, in his opinion, removes this
objection entirely. In fact, he says it
has lifted the wheel out of the rut of
opprobrium into which it had fallen,
and placed it among the most effective
sources of carriage that is at the mod
eIn commanders beck and call.
1t might be said by quibblers that the
new cycle is not up TO date because the
motive power is gasoline rather than
electricity. This is unfair, because cleo
tricity for such use-for bicycles or mo-
tor cycles-is only in the experiment tai
stage. While it is true that there is suf-
fcient power to be obtained by cleo
tricity to drive the motor cycle or any
other machine, there confronts one the
old problem of the storage battery. This
has never proved successful for con-
tinued propulsion. The motor cycle for
war must be run on n basis of absolute
certainty. This is why NJ. Francois
L'Hereaux, the inventor, says gasoline
was used by him.
The method of conveying an amount
of gasoline sufficient to supply the vari-
Gus machines is thoroughly modern. Ii
is a tank, very much like those with
which we are all familiar, mounted up
on n horseless wagon, which is also
driven by n. gasoline motor. 1t is the
intention to recharge the motor cycles
each day, as it has been estimated that
the ordinary tank, which forms part
Of the machine, contains just about
sufficient amount of gasoline TO supply
the motor for one days travel, the
highest estimated rate of speed being
the basis of calculation.