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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-08-26

Shepherd pups for sale. 2w A. C.ADAMs.
Clifford 4 Rowell will soon be ready to
do your threshing.
Will Brown OF Boston is spending few
days at c. c. Ordway's.
Miss Mamie Earle Of Chelsea spent last
week at A. p. Cushman's.
| A union L. Z. service will be held at the
Cong'l church this evening.
A. p. Kittredge OF STAFFORD was guest
at Mrs. Ruth Smiths last week.
Mrs. Z. ID. Noyes and Miss Ida Noyes of
Burlington are guests of Mr. S. Lizzie Row
ell.
The Congl club will present"Our Awful
Aunt" at the town hall tomorrow even
ing.
Mrs. Cornelia Buzzell OF Worcester,
Mass, was guest at III. X. Hayward's last
week.
Mrs. L. NJ. Corwin OF Fitchburgh, Mas,
was a recent arrival at James b. Ken
worthy's.
Mrs. o. j. Gastlland son OF Fitchburgh,
Mass, have been guests at Nj. Nelson's
few days.
The oldest inhabitant has burned his
weather record. This years weather beats
all records.
A large party of people from Brookfield
and vicinity climbed Brock le bank hill last
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. p Cushman took a car
rage drive 10 Montpelier and Williams
town last week.
Misses Amy and Efie ID. Kibby OF
Montpelier were guests of Mr.. and MISS.
A. Dean last week.
Hon. and Mrs. Willard I. King returned
last Friday from Lake Sunapee, where
they passed a month.
Miss Georgia Wilson and Fred V. fuller
were delegates to the Z. 4. meeting held
at Brookheld last Friday.
Miss Ida Rowell has returned from Bur-
lington, after a visit of two months 10
friends residing in that city.
Mrs. Louise Blanchard and Fred NJ.
Blanchard OF Boston were guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. Ben Tucker last week.
Homer a. Holt Of New York city, who
has been a guest at Elihu Tuller's, has re-
turned To New York for few weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Volney Moody and chill
dren OF Derry, n. H., are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. +. ID. Moody at their home in this
town.
Rev. Almon Shepard OF East Randolph
will hold a meeting at the "Sprlng"
schoolhouse next Sunday at p. m This
will be the Goth anniversary of the first
meeting held by him in that house.
Mr.. and Mrs. James English OF Boston,
Mich, were guests al Pierce Dickerman's
last week. Mr.. English was a son of Ed
son English, an early owner OF the farm
now known as the Wells farm.
James l.. Farnhsm, Warren w. Parker,
VIM. A. Danforth and Henry II. Hayward |
of Whitney post have gone on pilgrim |
age to the q. A. X. encampment at Buffs- |
10. Mrs. Edna Banister and ii. W. Cush- |
man went with this party TO Buffalo.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-08-26

over the top. She hung head down
ward near the top Of the jar, and al first
would dart under the leaves when any
one approached. could easily lift the
cover and slip live fly into the Jar.
Then Judy would sit perfectly still
while the unsuspecting iiy would be-
gin to crawl round and round the jar;
her forelegs were drawn tense; nearer
and nearer circles the ly-then, just the
moment he is in the right spot, you see
a flash, and Judy, in the same position,
has the poor fly held fast in a pair Of
arms edged with a row of tiny, sharp
points. Not a step has she moved
just one grab with those powerful arms.
She never misses. Now that the fly is
caught, she proceeds to eat II, bite at
a time, very much as a squirrel eats
She will take one bite and leisurely
chew it while she looks AT YOU in very
saucy manner, with her two big cog.
giles.
At last she became so tame that we
could push her around with our fingers
and she would not mind IT, Then took
her out and tied thread loosely around
her body between her forelegs and the
next pair, and "larieted" her out on a
begonia that sat in a window. She
would crawl the length of her string
all over the window and plants, catch.
ing flies and bugs. She would now take
live flies out of our fingers. Sometimes
if she was not hungry she would strike
our fingers, but altogether she was very
sweet tempered"
She would perch on my finger and
look at me, turning her head on the
side in a very cute way. and was also
very neat and clean, as she always
washed her "hands" thoroughly after
her meals.
One evening I caught male mantis.
| thought he would make nice
"Punch," as / put him in the jar with
Judy. What was my disgust in the
morning, to find that Judy was can
nibal. There she sat, looking very
well fed, and all that remained of Mr..
Mantis was his wings in the bottom Of
the Jar.
I kept Judy all one summer and grew
quite fond of her. All agreed that she
was quite the ugliest, cutest, oldest
pet they had ever seen, and most of
them stood back ready to run if she
proved dangerous.
At last one night Judy was perched
on the bottom of the upper sash in
the window, when some one let the sash
down a little way. Foolish Judy clung
to it although her string was nearly
pulling her in two. There she staid all
night, and in the morning found her
dead. | was very sorry, but winter
was coming on and she would have died
anyway.
The praying mantis is very useful
friend to the farmer, as it eats all sorts
of other harmful insects. 1t belongs
to the locust or grasshopper family, and
gets its name from the religious" or
praying position of its front legs. 1t
is quite common in tropical climates,
and in some sections of temperate re-
Agriculturist.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-08-26
FUTURE OF THE HORSE
Heavily Increased Production in
the West.
Eject on Values of the Growing Use
of TFOIleys and BicycIes-En-
cOuraging Outlook for
breeders.

The department of agriculture ha.
issued statistical report showing The
numbers and prices of farm animals iI
the United States on January !, 1897
1t is especially interesting and valuable
in regard to the horse-breeding indus
try. which in the last few years has
taken downward course and continues
TO be much disturbed. This state of af'
fairs is usually attributed to the rapic
introduction of the trolley and the BIZ
cycle, but the figures submitted by the
department prove these to have beer
but minor causes. Most of the decline
in prices is due to the heavily increased
production of horses on the newly
opened ranges of the west, and the IA
cilities afforded for handling the traffic
by the transcontinental lines of rail
way. The world has never before seer
so large a region suddenly made avail
able for horse-breeding. Between the
years 1889 and 1898 the number OF
horses in Montana, Wyoming, Colorado
New Mexico and further west, increased
from 1.479.76s TO 1879. 632, or about one.
third The surplus was shipped to out
side markets.
In the year 1866 the average price Of
horses in the United States was $3.50
From 1888 to 1889 the average price
ranged between S70.59 and S7464, the
latter price having been reached in 1884
BY 1892 the average was $65.O1. The
rapid decline set in after 1898, in which
year the average price was $6l.22. The
figure in 1894 was $47.s3; in 1895, $500;
in 1896, S33.O7 and in the beginning OF
the present year, $31,51. On western
ranges the prices are about the lowest
on record. The average price of a
horse there is but two-ffths of what il
was in 1884, and of mules less than one
half. In some parts of the range coun
try horses are rated at So head. They
have even been given away. or shot &c
save pasturage. Cheap western horses
have reduced breeding in the east and
south, and it is well known that their
quality is inferior to that of the horses
displaced.
: As to its future the department OF
agriculture takes an encouraging view.
and gives the reasons for il. Since 1895
the number of horses in the western di-
vision has declined from 1,972,523 to
1896, 402, or nearly IS per cent. Our
foreign exports of horses have grown
from 1900 year prior to 1898 to $4,000
in 1896. The horse has lost much of its
value as a product in western breeding
areas, and they win be devoted to in
dustries that will pay better. An i'm
proving demand is reported for the bet
ter class of horses, especially young
ones, for draft and driving purposes.
The department expresses the belief
that ''the depression in the horse mar
ket has already passed its lowest
point" Probably there is no direction
in which the breeder can look for bet
ter prices more hopefully than in that
of good quality. At all events, the mar
ket for cheap horses of poor quality is
greatly overstocked.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-08-26

II. II. Farnham has gone to Boston.
s. G. Bixby has gone to St.Joseph, Mich
B. A. Eastman of Barre was in town last
week.
Thomas whitcomb is in Lebanon this
week.
Tyler Rogers of Boston was in town last
week.
Frsnk Bliss OF Corinth was in town last
Friday.
John Bean is having a furnace put into
his house.
II. X. Huntington returned from Barre
last week.
George Hartman OF Bradford was in
town last Wednesday.
Ed Kennedy, who has been travelling in
the West, has returned.
A party OF SO from here spent last week
Tuesday at Lake Morey.
]. M. and Mrs. JIG. Eastman are spend
ing a few days in Barre.
NJ rs. Doubleday of franklin Falls. is the
guest of Miss Laura Smith.
The Bantams will play the Maplewood
ball team here next Saturday.
Clark Reed and wife of Plainfield were
the guests of Chas. Whitcomb last week.
Mrs. Harley Whitcomb and son, Carl,
OF Boston arrived last week for few
weeks visit.
Misses Angie and Ethel Emerton of
are spending the week with Mrs.
Frank Smith.
S. NJ. Barnes of Boston and Al. Conant
of New York were guests at the Eagle
hotel last week.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-08-26
CARVED IN CHEESE.
Queer Bridal Custom Obtaining I'm
Some Parts OF Switzerland.

Queer Bridal Custom Obtaining I'm
Some Parts OF Switzerland.
One of the most peculiar bridal or mar
riage custom known is one that has pre-
vailed for centuries in what is called the
cheese regions" of Switzerland. In
that portion of the Alpine country,
when a pair join in wedlock, it is the
fashion for their intimate friends to
buy a register cheese for the young
couple. This is presented to the newly
welded people on the evening of the
wedding day, audit is ever after retained
by them and used as family register.
On these heirloom cheeses the whole
history of the family is carved, such as
births, marriages, deaths, and other in
cidents which it may be desired to
make matters of record. Some of these
old Swiss family cheese records are said
20 date back to the middle of the seven
tenth century.
At the agricultural fair annually held
at Gessenay a great many cheese regis
tors have been exhibited which were
known to be from $50 to 200 years old.
The oldest that has yet been displayed
belongs to a country squire living near
Gessenay, who shows his family record
carved on a cheese made in 166O.-N. Y.
Weekly.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-08-26
Hartford.

Harry washburn assisted the choir Sun
day.
Miss Laura Steele is visiting her aunt,
Mrs. L. Steele.
wolcott Thompson is the guest of Miss
Annie Morris.
Miss Gertrude Russ is visiting her aunt,
Mrs. John French.
Mrs. Warren Bugbee and family re-
turned from Cabot last week.
Ephraim Morris and family have re-
turned from trip to the beach.
Prof. Bixby of Hanover will occupy the
pulpit next Sunday in the absence Of Rev.
A. j. Lord.
fl. C.Pease and wife have returned from
San Francisco, where they have been at
tending the c. f. convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pease gave very inter-
esting account of the convention at San
Francisco Sunday evening to a large au-
dience.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-08-26
Deafness Cannot BE Cured

Bv local applications as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an inhamed condition OF the
mucous lining OF the Eustachian tube.
When this tube is infamed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing and
when IL Is entirely closed, deafness is the
result, and unless the Inflammation can be
token out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing Will be de-
stroyed forever; nine cases out OF ten are
caused by catarrh. which is nothing but
an infiamed condition OF the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case OF deafness Caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
+. j. CHENEY Il CO., Toledo, o.
Z i7-Sold by druggists, 75c.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-08-26

Charles Badger has moved into town.
Treviliian Brothers are repairing theil
store.
Mrs. B. Brooks of Bethel spent last
week in town.
Miss Barney spent last week with Miss
Carrie Richmond.
Mrs. Shurtleff OF Bridgewater has been
visiting friends here.
Mrs. Ella Fay of Worcester, Mass, is
staying at Z. Aikens.
Miss Nina Perry OF Pomfret has been
visiting Miss Cora Richmond.
Charles Thayer of Stamford, Conn,
spent Sunday with his family here.
Schools will begin week from Monday
with the exception of Nos. 10 and Is.
Mrs. Webb and little daughter, Gladys,
OF New York city are staying at Eben
fuckers.
Miss Maria Cox of Detroit, who has
been visiting old friends here, is now in
Brattleboro.
Mrs. Charles Thayer and little son of
Stamford, Conn.,, are staying in town for
few weeks.
Mrs. Ida Richardson of Lowell, Mass,
is staying for a short time with her
mother, Mrs. Dalton.
Mr. Simmons OF Woodstock spoke at
the Universalist church Sunday in ex-
change with Mr.. Barney.
Miss Leila Rand OF West Somerville,
Mass, has come to "Elm Cottage" to
TO spend the remainder of August.
A pleasure party consisting OF the Ad-
ans, Richmonds and Barneys pinicked on
Mount Tom i'm Woodstock last week.
There is an, open-air pavilion being
bu 1T at Sunnyside park, which will ada
m ueh 10 the comfort and appearance OF
I he grounds.
The chicken thieves continue to -four
ish. George Wright has lost between 25
and 80. Rev. mr. Huntley had one Of his
famous hens stolen but il was returned by
express Saturday night
About 70 people gathered at the Uni
versalist church Tuesday OF last week for
the purpose OF discussing the different
methods OF Y. p. G. u. work. There were
delegates from Hartland, Woodstock and
Stock bridge. Had the day been pleasant
so that the meeting could have been held
in the grove as intended, there would
have been much larger gathering. Ali
passed off pleasantly, but some we're dis
appointed because they missed having a
ride on the steam launch owing to some
difficulty with the engine.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-08-26
Itching Piles Cured

Without pain or detention from business,
with the new remedy, Neurotic Pile Oint.
ment. 1t not only Immediately relieves
but permanently cures piles. Hundreds
of testimonials from grateful sufferers
whom we have cured. Send SOC. for large
box, postage paid and sealed. Our physi-
clan, an eminent specialist on piles, an
swers all inquiries cheerfully. Everything
confidential and all correspondence sealed.
Write details of your case at once to the
Neurotic Co., Burlington, VT. All leading
druggists have the remedy in stock.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-08-26
South Tunbridige.

Mrs. Dodge is on the sick list.
4. NJ. Wills visited friends in Bethel
last week.
There will be services at the M.E.church
next Sunday.
Chas. Tenney arrived here from Rhode
Island Saturday.
Mrs. Wells has returned to her home
from Exeter, n. II.
Mrs. c. 5. Shepard and niece are visit
ing in Montpelier for few days.
Gertrude LEISURE returned Monday from
Keene, n. H., where she has been visiting
the past week.
Mrs. Erwin Abbott and children are at
her fathers, r. Y. Blanchard's, in Brook
field for a few days.
Mrs. o. II. Gilmore and daughter have
returned to their home in Chelsea, Mass.
Mrs. Alonzo Bigelow went to Randolph
last Thursday.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-08-26
QUEER INSECT PET.
Praying Mantis Trained by Farm
er's bright Daughter.

The praying mantis is very odd and
interesting pet for the farmers daugh-
ter, and she may without much trouble
capture one. l have had several. but
will only tell you of one. Her name
was Judy. l caught her on an old
marker in the garden. With the aid Of
a loop of grass soon had her safe in
the house in an empty glass fruit jar.
1t is not best TO sttempt to capture one
with the fingers, for you might injure
it. Some people think they are poison
GUS, but l never had one offer TO bite
me, though have handled many.
At first Judy was very shy. / put a
branch of honeysuekle in the jar and
tied a small piece of mosquito netting
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-08-26
A Remarkable Cure of Chronic Di-
arrhea.

In 1862, when / served my country as a
private in Company A, 10th Pennsylva-
nis Volunteers, / contracted chronic diar-
rhea. IL has given me great deal of trou-
Bile ever since. 1 have tried a dozen diff
ferent medicines and several prominent
doctors without any permanent relief
Not long ago a friend sent me a sample
bottle of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Disrrhea Remedy and after that
bought and took SOC. bottle; and now
can say that am entirely cured / can
not be thankful enough to you for this
great Remedy and recommended il to all
suffering veterans. II in doubt write me.
Yours gratefully, Henry Stein berger, Al
lentown, Pa. Sold by Evans & Co., Ran
olph, and G. NJ. Miller, Bethel.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-08-26

Little Florence had an older sister.
but was constantly teasing for little
sister. One day mamma said TO her:
''Why do you want little sister, Flor
ence?" Because" replied Florence.
earnestly, 81 want to make her mind
youths Companion.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-08-26
A More seriou. Case.

Mrs. Natts--Isn't it a good deal of an
noyance to get your meals at such ir-
regular hours?
Hungry Higgins = The irregular
hours amt so bad as the irregular days.
indianapolis Journal.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-08-26

"longngs."
In the following letter Mrs. Pnkham Mrs Whitney demon
the power of the Compound such She SAYS
From the time was sixteen years old till wenty-three
troubled with weakness the kidneys pains when
my monthly periods / made up my mind try Lydia
Pnkhams Vegetable Compound and relieved After
married the doctor said would be able go time
and have living child constiutionaly weak had lost
a baby months and a half The commenced
and continued to take your Compound through period
pregnancy and said then my time and the baby
lived to be three months old should send letter you Ny
baby months old and healthy and hearty
could wish
am thankful that used your medicine for gave the
robust health transmit my child express graft
tude YOU expected such blessing Praise God for
Lydia E. Pnkhams Vegetable Compound and may who
suffering do did and find relief and may many homes bright
ened mine has been"AIRs L. T. WHITNEY, George ST. E.
Somervile Mass.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-08-26

You may hunt the world over and you
will not find another medicine equal to
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedyfo rbowel complaints. Ii
is pleasant, safe and reliable. For sale by
+. +. Evans d Co., Randolph, and q. NJ.
Miller, Bethel.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-08-26

Burning. itching skin diseases Instant
ly relieved by De Wits Witch Hazel
Salve, unequalled for cuts, bruises and
burns. 1t heals without leaving a scar.
E.E. Evans & Co, Randolph; K. p. Stock
well, Bethel; NJ. j. Sargent & Son, So.
Royalton; A, R, Hood & Son, Chelsea.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-08-26
East Barnard.
Nellie Miller has a new bicycle.

Nellie Miller has new bicycle.
Mrs. Edwin Allen is quite poorly.
Lucy Allen is visiting at Herman Al
lens.
e. o. Boyden and wife are visiting
friends here.
John Keith of Gloucester is visiting at
Fred Graves.
Clayton Allen has the stone work to his
mill completed.
Luna Leavitt began her school on Pom
fret Hill Monday.
Morris Burnham and wife visited in
Reading last week.
Mrs. Henry King and daughter are yis-
iting at S. M. SHOWS.
Clara Adams and her cousin, Elmer At
wood, called on friends here Sunday.
Several from here attended the Univer-
salist convention at Mortified this week.
Alice Hewitt has rented a house OF
Frank Snow and is keeping house there
with her daughter.
Mrs. Holt and daughter, Julia, visited
her son, Lee Holt, last week en- route for
camp meeting at Bethel.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-08-26

81 always recommend DR.. Fowler's Ext
OF Wild Strawberry in cases of summer
complaints and have never known it to
fail. You may use my name" CA. West,
Druggist, marlborough, o. I'm
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-08-26

81 crave but One Minute" said the pub
ic speaker 10 husky voice; and then he
took dose OF One Minute Cough Cure
and proceeded with his oratory. One Min
ute Cough Cure is unequalled for throat
aud lung troubles. +. f.. Evans 4 Co.,
Randolph; X. p. Stockwell, Bethel;
NJ. j. Sargent & Son, So. Royalton; A. r.
Hood q Son, Chelsea.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-17

ager and one OF her brothers IS clersy-
man OF Essen, and that another otolhe'
is a tradesman of AK la Chapele'
The Lokal Anzeigor adds: she ~
former housekeeper OF Herr hrupR ltlo
great iron manufactureD or I.ssen'
where she met Archduke Franz fetel-
nand The couple have gone % Asiers.
4 dispatch received here from Nlehiht
tonight says that considerable irritation
. Is displaved I'm court circles there over VIZ
report of the clandestine marriage or tno
heir presumptive 10 the throne ana lha1
denials have been issued as 10 us "'o"-
racy. .,,r.rt,
Archduko Franz Ferdinand, on Ans.sis5' ~
was horn at Gratz. on December II, lH,''
and IS the eldest son OF the iale ~. ~ -
duke Karl Ludwig Of Austria brolner ol
Emperor Francis Joseph. lie mas ho1 ~ ~
loved the most robust health ahu n.'
brother Archduke Otto has been uleH-
aoned as his probable successor as ug,L
nresumptive I'm case Of tho elder brother
death Of consumption. the disease iro.''
which he Is said 20 be sunering. NIeu,
duke Franz Ferdinand visited the .tl'gu l''.l
states incognlto during the Oh''"s'
Worlds Fair. 81, o, ,ce-
Archduke Otto was born April a. lso'.
and has been looked upon as the piacN
sneep Of the family. He was married a'
Dresden. October 2. 1855. % Marie Jo7ep.
Princess Of SaNony. They nave TWO So'''
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-17
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