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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-09-08
NEWS In TOWNS ABOUT
STAFFORD.

SCrauOrQ.
| B. t. Marshall left for Scarboro, N. Y,
Thursday.
Benjamin Durfee returned to Marion
Monday his summer home near Buzzard's
Bay.
Miss Frances Baxter returned to Bur-
lington Friday.
Miss Field left for Springfield Monday
to visit her uncle.
Willard &. Hazelton arrived in town
Monday of last week.
Will c. Hazelton arrived from Boston
Monday OF last week.
Mrs. @. F. Chandler gave tea from 4
to Thursday evening.
will Flanders OF Chelsea was the guest
of Henry Fox Saturday.
Miss Georgia Bacon began her school
on Carpenter Hill Monday.
Miss Mabel Martin OF Bet hel is the guest
of Mrs. VIM. H. Chamberlin.
Rev. Fl. Cummings returned from Mas
sachusetts Monday, Aug. 20.
Miss Maud Roweh OF copperteld teach
es the fall school at "Oid City,"
Mrs. Marshall, Miss Janet and Elliot
left for Massachusetts Thursday.
Mrs.iL. o. Jones and Miss Mary returned
10 their home in Cambridge Monday.
Missihinnie Dearborn and Donald Com
stock OF Chelsea we're in town last week.
Mrs. Drake and daughter OF vershire
visited Miss Sarah Cummings Thursday.
Henry Morrill, returned to Barre last
Wednesday, commencing work Sept. LIST.
Maud Carpenter teaches in the Slack
district, known as the ''yellow school
house,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Reynolds of Belmont,
N. H., are spending their vacation at their
fathers.
Mrs. Peabody and family returned to
their home in Lexington, Mass, Wednes-
day OF last week.
Mrs. C. B. Dow and Mrs. Chaffee were
called to West Lebanon Friday on ac-
count OF the illness OF Mr.. Kibling.
Clarence Bosworth, wife and daughter,
Marion, arrived from Lebanon Saturday
and visited Mrs. Bosworth's brother,
Hiram Hyde.
A birthday party In honor OF Miss Bes-
NJ. Salmon and George B. Hatch was
given at the home OF Mrs. VIM. NJ. Hatch
Monday afternoon, Aug. ~.
Mrs. Mary A. Moore died Monday, Aug.
%, at the home of her son, VIM. II. Moore,
In watertown, N. Y. She was the wife OF
Hiram Moore, native OF STAFFORD.
A missionary concert was held Sunday
evening at the Cong'l church at which the
wonderful work Of the gospel In Micro
nesia, Turkey, and Hawaii was set forth.
Jerry B. Pierce died suddenly Aug. 30
at his home in indianapolis, Ind, aged 50
years. Many of his early years were spent
in STAFFORD at the home OF his grandpar-
ents.
Heman c. Reynolds was united In mar
rage to Miss Ethel White Thursday
evening at the home OF her father, ID. K.
White. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Edwin Blake.
ter s. Gustin OF Union Village and Miss
Florence George of Barnstead, N. H.,
Wednesday evening. Sept 4, at the Cong'l
church have been received by friends In
this place.
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East Barnard.

c. p. Wilson is making repairs on his
bern
Miss Holloway OF Illinois is visiting DR.
II. L. Keith.
Marvin Unwin has gone to West Hart.
ford to work.
Miss Thompson commenced her schoo
here Monday.
Cora Leavitt returns from her visit in
Illinois this week.
Miss Sewall began her school on Broad
Brook last Monday.
Mrs. c. A. Miller is visiting her brother
In Sharon this week.
Rev. Mr.. Simmons OF Woodstock
preached here Sunday at 2:30 p. m.
Mrs. Fl. b. Goff and Mrs. z. j. Allen
visited in Bridgewater a few days last
week.
Glenn Cox Is attending school at Bethel
this fall and Ernest Howe and Wade Mil
Ter at South Royalton.
Frank Graves and family returned from
their visit in Dakota last Friday, bringing
Mrs. Graves sister with them.
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weei. Gnnd to Enc

botanist insists that many neglect.
ed American weeds are good TO eat
The tender young shoots Of millSweed
2re said to be az delicious as aspara.
gus. with similar valuable properties
Pigweed is related 10 beets and spinach
The nettle is well favored. though
somewhat coarse and stringy, which
argues that the donkey may be more Of
an epicure than is supposed. 1t is sur-
gested that every weed has an honest
value If it could only be discovered
ST. Louis Globe Democrat.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-09-08

A stubborn cough or tickling In The
throat yields to One Minute Cough Cure
Harmless in effect, touches the right spot,
reliable and just what is wanted. It acts
at once. Drew d Leonard, Randolph;
Leavitt & Reed, Bethel; NJ. J. Sargent
Son, So. Royalton; A. x. Hood q son,
Chelsea.
The Russian navy will adopt dynamite
guns in consequence OF their success IN
| Cuba.
Truth wears we'll. People have learned
that DeWitt's Little Early Risers are re-
liable little pills for regulating the bow.
els, curing constipation and sick headache.
They don't grippe. Drew & Leonard, Ran
dolph; Leavitt & Reed, Bethel; NJ. J.
Sargent Il Son, So. Royalton; A. H.
Hood q Son, Chelsea.
Huntsville, Ala, is to have the largest
military camp in the South, with nearly
10000 soldiers.
One Minute Cough Cure surprises peo-
pie by its quick cures and children may
take II In large quantities witno1, .ss
least danger. 1t has won for Itself lns
best reputation OF any preparation useo
today for colds, Group, tickling 10 ING
throat or obstinate coughs. Drew q Leon
ard, Randolph; Leavitt & Reed, Bethel;
NJ. J. Sargent & Son, So. Royslton; A. h
Hood & Son, Chelsea.
Miss Helen Gould, daughter OF the lsis
Jay Gould, has given $4,000 to buy Ioo9
and delicacies for sick soldiers returnso
from Santiago.
For broken surfaces, sores, insect oiles,
burns, skin diseases and especially plis
there Is one reliable remedy, Dewns
Witch Hazel Salve. When you caii ~.
DeWitt's don't accept counterielis "
frauds. You will not be disappolllss
with DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salye. pIss
q Leonard, Randolph; Reed a Leaslss
Bethel; NJ. j. Sargent a Son. south my
alton; a. Il. Hood & Son. Chelsea
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Sam Wheeler,the prodigal, has

Sam Wheeler, the prodigal, has returned.
A. G. Templeton OF Montpelier was In
town day last week.
Sylvester Root OF Boreas River, N. Y,
was in town last week.
Prof. Parker williamson of Chicago is
visiting at II. 4. Perry's.
c. A. Peck OF East MiddIebury was in
town for day last week.
Miss Mabel Clafiin has gone to South
ington, Conn.,, to visit friends.
Levi Stone of Braintree visited his
daughter, Mrs. George Bacon, this week.
Rev. w. e. Lang was in Woodstock and
White River junction two days last week.
Miss Edith Rhodes and brother, Irwin,
returned to their home In St. Adams last
Friday.
The fall term of school began last Mon
day with Miss BERTHA Ball OF Rochester as
teacher.
Mrs. Charles Stockwell OF MiddIebury
Is with her parents. MIR. and Mrs. Hiram
Perry, for week.
Misses Gertrude vinton and Florence
Walker returned to Somerville, Mass,
Saturday to attend school.
Fred Nichols ana wife Of Burlington
were in town last week visiting Mr..
Nichols brother, Geo. Il. Nichols, also at
q. V. Wilson's.
j. II. Church and son and g. e. Church
are at work in Rochester bcilding a large
fiume at Harvey q Harvey's mill.
At the railroad meeting held last
Wednesday to see II the town would bond
to aid in the construction OF an electric
railroad from Bethel to Rochester the vote
stood IS to "a in favor Of bonding for the
sum OF 1900 for 20 years.
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south stockhridgn.

George Mills was in Rutland last Mon.
day.
Ernest Boutwell, had the misfortune to
lose his only COW last week.
A son was horn TO Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Boutwell, Friday, Sept. I'd.
Hervey Mills has been suffering with a
severe lung trouble the past week.
Ed Wood has gone to Rutland to work
for A. q. Bissell to run his ensilage ma
chine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Roundy of Royal
ION visited at Warren Pratt's last week
Wednesday.
George r. Davis returned to Bethel
Monday to attend the WhItcomb High
school another year.
Ezra Burnhsm Of Ohio, with his wife
anc daughter, Rena. from Barre. Mr.. and
Mrs. Willis Boutwell, Of Rochester and
Mrs. A. w. Boutwell,. visited his aged
aunt, Mary, at her soH's, J. E. Goddard's,
last Saturday.
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Mrs. NJ. Il. West has a sister visilns
her.
Miss Carrie Johnson is quite SICK wiz
typhoid fever.
Misses Kimball and Sesyer arrived u
town Saturday.
Mrs. Edward Morris is entertsiHiDs
friends from Troy. N. ", this WeeA'
Miss Kate Tilden OF Keene, \. h. sci
a few days last week with MIS- =
Bugbee. 49,.
Mr.. Cobleigh Of West Concord vas D. =.
guest OF his daughter, Mrs. william D''
ley, during the fair.
8. II. Sargent started Monday for 81. -.
gor. Me-, where he expects to en1si
Theological seminary.
Miss Nelson OF Barton, who IA 1870. vs
engaged to teach the primary oepai,w1I. or.
of the school, will bsgin her duties nv
DAY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noble OF Do,cne snr.,
Mass, who have been spending tns theIr
mer at Geo. Gillette's, returned !"
home Saturday.
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Mrs. Louise Hall was in Montpelier one
day last week.
J. O. Flint, wife and son, Lloyd, are
visiting in town.
social dance was held at n. F. Bag
ley's Wednesday evening.
F. W. Roys finished his duties as clerk
In the store OF D. L. Nichols Saturday.
Quite number from this place attended
the bicycle race at Mortified Saturday.
Miss Mary and Master Charlie Kimball
OF Meriden, Conn, visited at HIP. Worces-
ter's last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Smith and daueh-
ter Ella, Of Hill, N. H., are guests of 2. s.
Stanton and family.
Miss Edith Green began her duties in
the village school Monday and viii board
with Mrs. e. p. Bean.
Rev. Mr.. Hartwell Of Cabot preached At
the Congl church Sunday in exchange
with Rev. Mr.. Henderson.
Miss Edith Campbell. who has been AZ
work at Jack Tanners, returned TO her
home in Randolph Saturday.
Chester spaulding, Alden s.. John and
sonn Ordway, members OF Co. E. came
home Sunday on 3O-days' furlough.
Those who win attend school AZ North
nelo this tall are Claude and Leon Rows.
SarI.e Loseland, Stanley Nichols and Dud-
henry and Myra Butterheld went
Wednesday to Crowley, La. s. Butter
n qss their fathers accompanied them to
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PREHISTORIC CANAL BEDS.
Long buried Irrigation system II
Arizona Uncovered.

ASAx0n4 1nc0tCEtus
A western correspondent furnishes
something doubly curious about the
engineering resources of the ancient
past. and the contriving abilities and
resources in the west in the present in
dustrial era:
During my last visit TO Arizona !
saw in the Salt river valley sight that
would strike a stranger as queer. a
steam dredging scow. such as is used
in deepening rivers and harbors for nav
igation. was voyaging slowly and stead
lily through a wide strip of arid desert.
1t was started landward from Saltriver.
and was excavating its own channel
ahead. the river waters following and
floating ii as it advanced. But the work
done was not, in fact, the making of a
new channel. but the digging out of an
old one, the irrigating canal made by a
civilized people that lived and fiourished
and departed before recorded American
history began. That there was time
when this wide valley. now being again
redeemed to man. was garden of plen-
ty. teeming with inhabitants. is shown
by the extensive and regular system OF
broad canals leading from the RIVER.
through which water for irrigating was
conveyed for centuries. With drifting
sand and earth. these canals still are
plainly indicated on the face of the
ground. and so skillfully were they
planned and built that modern engi-
neering science applied to irrigation
can do no better than retrace their
course and restore them. What racelaid
out the canals and built the towns
whose ruins are strung along the val
ley is question not Yet settled by
archaeologists. Aztecs or Toltecs, or
each in their turn. probably tarried
here in their centuries and southwark
to the valley of Mexico, and the ruins
may be of an older people than either
of them. "-Mining and Scientific Press.
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East Roxbury.

Addie Ladd has gone to Randolph to
work.
Winifred Foss began her school at
Mortified Monday, Sept. 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. II. Bioss from Water
bury were in town Wednesday.
John Laid went to Fort Ethan Allen
Wednesday to see his brother, A. s. Ladd.
Mrs. Frank Merrill from Tyngsborough,
Mass, is the guest OF Mrs. L. A. Eastman.
A. j. Boyce and Jacob Wardner at
tended the fair at White River Junction
last week.
Mrs. ID. A. Homer and children and
Mrs. E. Pope Of Randolph visited in town
last week.
Miss Leila Webster aud Miss Beatrice
Comey, VINO have been the guests OF Miss
Wooster, returned to birmingham, Mass,
Monday.
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The annual increase Of the Gerra7
nation during the last five years rs
been more than Eve times as much e.
test Of the Freneh.-c1icago Chronicles.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-17

They regulate the Liver, Stomach, Bow
els, Kidneys and Blood as prepared by DR..
Fl. Mozley. in his Lemon Elixir, pleasant
lemon drink 1t cures bilousness, consti-
patton, Indigestion, headache malaria,
kidney disease. fevers, chHls, impurities
of the blood, pain in the chest, heart fall
ure ana all other diseases caused by a
torpid or diseased liver and kdneys-nine-
tenth of all the diseases of the South and
West are caused by the failure Of the liver
and kidneys to do their duty. 1t is an cs-
tablished fact that lemons, when combin-
ed properly with other liver tonics, pro-
duce the most desirable results upon the
stomach, liver. bowels, kidneys and blood
Sold by druggists, soc and 81 bottles.
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The EVENING GIRL; Her DROP SKIRT.
Costumes for Widows Who Are Just
Emerging From Mourning
IIroOm Gloves.
light

New York, July 15.-The evening girl Of
the summer wears a drop skirt
This sounds a little startling to the
uninitiated, but those who are up on the
fashions understand that the drop skirt
is a very handsome skirt lining which IS
made free from the dress. It hangs plain
all around and is of walking length. II is
made of as nice a piece of material as the
summer girl can afford.
In handsome summer trousseaus every
dress has a drop skirt Il may be cloth
dress, or a silk one, or even velvet
skirt, yet underneath there will be a hand
some drop skirt.
The philosophy of the drop skirt, when
invented, was that when thin materials
were worn, the underskirt showed through
and therefore, a nice lining was neces-
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iCate plumage was unruined by contact
with its UNDISCOVERED edges. For short
time the male snugslei down close be
side his mate, then poised himself a mo-
ment on his whirrlng wings above the
nest, and disappeared | then stepped
from my hiding place in the bushes The
bird on the nest did not move. Not I'M
iii / had climbed the tree and bent over
the nest did she seem to realize that she
was discovered Then she rose and buzz
bed ana hummed about me with as bellig-
orcnt intent as she had darted about the
jay. / remained only long enough to see
that two of the tiniest OF tiny eggs were
IN the nest, and then descended and went
away. ! visited the dogwpod copse daily
after that. aud after few days my pres
ence ceased to disturb the humming birds
and they came and went as if | were not
there l learned that the male relieved
his mate at intervals. and that humming
birds carry on fierce daily warfare against
other members of the feathered tribe that
come anywhere near their nesting places
attacking the big Tapping crow with the
same feurlessness as they 10 a sparrow
aud driving him away apparently as cas-
lily.
In time two little nestlings appeared
in this nest Of mine-the oldest looking
things, not bigger than bee. one day.
afier the young ones were old enough 60
fly / went to the nest 1t was deserted.
and the birds came back no more that
season. l then took the nest apart and
found that 1t was a most delicate piece OF
workmanship. Soft, fsilky puffs made
from the blossoms Of the oak and chest
mat ana bits of satiny gray moss and
dark brown fungus of a kind that must
grow in secret places known only to the
nectar-fed fairies, were woven into the
walls Of the nest. which were as soft as
down ana as pliabe as india rubber The
outer covering Of the nest was formed OF
the miuutesi flakes of lichen and bark
laid ON arustlcnlly and substantially in
layers. like shingles on a roof. have
seen many hummins birds nests since.
and found that whatever the prevailing
hue of the branches on which they We're
built might be the covert . of the tiny
cups was made of the same hue"
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Fight between swan and a Pelican

From the London Spectator.
on the afternoon of Saturday, June 4. a
desperate battle was fought between Il
swan and a pelican on The water in ST.
James park, ending in the death of the
latter. The swans seem to have felt con-
siderable resentment at the alien immi-
grafton represented by the Introduction of
pclicans 10 the waters on which they used
to be supreme, ana occasional skirmishes
took place before the final battle. The pei
lean, for al his massive beak, is not a
pugnacious bird (being. indeed, if we are
to believe medieval IDEAS, a representative
of the self-sacriticiu2 virtues rather than
of militarsm), and the three 0elicans in
the park have lately made a point of clus-
teriug together on the shore of the pond
when "A swan came in sight
But last Saturday one of the swans man
aged, by some m.shap 60 ind one pelican
atone, and Immediately attacked him in
the middle of the pond. L did not see the
first round of the fight. but when l caught
sight of the cOmbat2ntS, the swan had
seized in his beak the Delicans neck and
was holding the unfortunate birds head
under water beating down with his wings
the struggling white body.T pelican was,
SO TO say, in chancery'; IL could rOt get
It's beak around to peck the swan, it tried
IN vain to shake off the fatal grip. A crowd
COlleCtGd round the SNOIe. ana began Iu-
tile bombardment with stones; but ttc
swan disdained this interference, and he'd
ON to mis- victim Ike q bulldog. The peli-
cans struggles grew fainter, ending In a
feeble tapping of the wings, and at last
with a conVuisive shudGer, ceased alto
gether. So far as l could see, death was
due entirely to drowning, but possibly the
neck may have been dsIocated. AS the
keepers boat, which was far away at the
other end of the water, approached, the
swan, leaving the distorted heap of feath-
ers floating pteously on the lake, swan
vigorously away.
Two pelicans are left, and these surviv-
ors show an intense dislike for solitude
they are nseparable companions, and
may be seen generally standing in con-
temptation on Che floating raft. They do
not seem to display any poignant regret
at their relatives murder, but a pelican 5
expression is meditat.Ve rather than emo
t,onai There used TO be a fourth pelican,
but 1t is reported TO have died of pneu-
monia-sureiy an extraordinary ailment
for an aquatic bird, unless, like Iolanthe,
IL could not bear wet feet. The pelican is
almost exactly the same size the swan,
but is much more clumsy. However. those
that have only seen the pelcans in a men
agere, where they are exhibited as types
of grotesque awllwardness, would be sur
prised a the ease of movement displayed
by the creature when swimming. Mr..
Dryden i'm one of his books on natural his
tory IN Africa. describes the eve ing
fight of the pelcans 10 their home waters.
in Mainland, as one of the most Impress
i've scenes of bird-llfe.
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sary. Finally this nice lining came to be
called drop skirt. 1t was so pretty and
so feminine in every respect that il gained
great vogue, and 80. now, wherever you
see pretty dress, you may look for the
drop skirt
And this has given rise to a new fash
ion-that of lifting dress with both hands
Scarcely any modish summer woman but
grasps each side of the skirt with her
hands as she walks This raises the dress
material and shows the drop skirt, expos
ing a beautiful lining
The effect of these Innings is that of an
irregular band of bright trimming around
her. dress, so gaily does the drop skirt
show forth beneath.
1t looks odd at a hop or on evening oc-
casions to SEGA woman holding up her
handsome thin dress showing the drop
skirt below, yet such is the style.
l saw one in a Bar Harbor ball room.
1t was made of corn flower blue voile over
a saffron colored laffeta silk lining. Wolfe,
by the way, Is a new material, which is,
if l may invent the term, a medley Of
chiffon and liberty silk. While thicker
than chiffon it is not quite as closely
woven as liberty silk and S warranted to
hold its lghtness and fiufiness under con-
stant wear, longer than any other of the
spidery materials now so much in vogue
The skirt of this bail room gown mad
two rows of delicate green leaves en-
broidered in it at intervals Of about four
teen inches. On either side of the en-
broidered leaves were rows Of thickly
gathered ribbon which had a dainty fringe
woven on both edges. The drop skirt
was faced with crinoline almost half way
the skirt. which made the skirt bob
saucily from side TO side as the wearer
walked.
The waist was made tight-itting in the
back and the front was made into two
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Helu lold u HtE ~Hshl' ueIlcutS SAil''
90 t-lliis 1t thaI ner uroPs hAI was re-
Fe'Uu'
1t is a simple matten to arrange the
summer trousseau SO that every dress
SHAH have its drop skirt. without terri
bic expenditure. The incest dresses are
made with the two skirts plated or gath
cred upon the \same band. so that they
hang as one. and are 10 be nut on to-
gether But where economy is desired
and during this war summer nearly every
body does desire economv-the drop skirt
may be put on separately and ihe dress
skirt put on over it. The result is lust
as good. although a multiplicity OF bands
around a woman's waste has a tendency
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-17

their green leaves, are pinned on the corr
sage, so also are other summer flowers
even to the geranum-that flower of the
people. The most brilliant red geraniums
set off in their bunchy green leaves are,
made up into punches that look precisely
as though they grew in the kitchen gar
den, and are worn on white dresses maxi
ing contrast as rural as one would
please.
Gloves in the ball room are very COM
whole evening with gloves on will tell
bare hands. Gloves have a certain alb
sorbent property which il very comfort
able when dancing. They keep the hands
delicate and tender and prevents them
from rubbing upon the rough sleeves of
the mems coats. Besides these little per-
sonal points, gloves are d matter of eth
quette.
There come this year very nice shout
der gloves that reach just above the el-
bows. These protect the arm and give it
a clothed look, which is often more be-
coming than the bare arm. With very
short sleeves the shoulder gloves are high
~ desirable, and without them no woman
can hope to be belle in the ban room.
By the same token, a man should wear
gloves in the summer ball ROOM and he
who does not do so lays himself open to
criticism To be sure he may carry a
handkerchief in his hand to protect the
ladies dresses, but gloves are more in
taste.
The materials for summer evening
dresses are very numerous. In fact you