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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-08-18

does not know that in the temples Of
Pele no earthly relation exists"
"Nc, | did not know that,r . an
swered. ''The sacred victim was my
sister in Honolulu, aud thought she
was my sister here.
You have had yoar eyes opened,
oh priestw said one Of the highs,
with half moan and half howl. ''Yol
know your error now"
II ought 10" | said. 81 have been
pounded to a jelly and tied up into a
knot. ! ought to have learned some.
thing from all that
His eyes are opened. Pele be
praisedl' sang skinny old lunatic.
dancing along by my side. "He will
assist at the sacrifice Of the sacred one
when the volcano spits and boils. 50
to the praise and glory Of Pele all
hortals come
A happy idea seemed to strike them
at this point. The words Of the old
dancing maniac were fortunate ones
for me-
"Ab. that is what he will dor they
replied gleefully. "Let the new priest.
the successor Of Lowai, assist at the
sacrifice Of the sacred one, and thus
show his devotion to the great and
good Pele. If his work is done we'll,
then we will make him one Of us .
high priest Of the KammiIoukanIima
wal.
Yes. All, it is a good test Of his
devotionl" said another.
"Do you agree to this?" asked one,
who appeared to be the Oldest and tho
highest in authority among them. -
''Do ! agree TO what?' l asked, as
though l had not heard them. did
this to gain time. was rapidly think
ing.
The successor Of Lowai has sub
tic tongue said the leader. What
he says is true. Had lie refused to
assist at tho sacrifice of the sacred
one. he would be cast into this dun-
geon. Now he has agreed to it, and
is he to be cast into the dungeon Just
the same?"
f'It is we'll spoken" " said another Of,
the highs. Tho successor Of Lowsi
uses his head well in his own behalf.
Let him use il as well to the glory Of
Pe,e."
Let us carry him before Kaumai,
aud hear the wisdom of heg words,
said the leader.
feared the result more from the
hands of the beautiful priestess than
did from the high-priests. Somehow,
when beauty is associated with cruel
iy, the terrors are increased. But
dared offer no resistance.
ITO be continued.j
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She was far and away the most
beautiful woman / had ever looked
upon. Her skin was fair, her hair
and eyes dark, her form perfect as a
model. She sat cC..inly surveying the
scene. Kaumai was clad in flowing
garment Of silk. A crown Of Jewels
was on her head. She wore girdle
of jewels that sparkled and shone in
the candlelight, and sent sparks Of
light from her side. Kaumai looked
to be about twenty years Of age.
Advance before the high-priesis.
and give replies 10 their questions, -
said the priest who had let me in.
Bow your head. Do not look upon
kaumai, lest you die"
With bowed head / followed him
down the center Of the temple, to a
position before kaumai's throne.
You are come to give worship to
Pele and to assist her priestess,
Kaumai, to still the spirit of evil un-
der the mountain" said one of the
high-priests, in a monotonous, sing
song voice.
Before the altaas Of Kaumai -or
the throne, which they called it
there was smaller Chair, much like
the one occupied by the priestess. It
was empty. expected to be told to
take that seat. But instead, / was
told to knee.
Il have come to worship Pele,r |
= a a.
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In the scufile, during which re-
ceived many hard knocks, and gave
some as well, the masks of two or
three Of the high-priests of Pele were
disarranged, and beheld their faces
One glance WAS enough to show me
that they were insane. The light of
fanatieism was in their eyes. Their
thin lips writhed with the unreason-
ing hate that my action had inspired.
fought desperately for Winnie and
freedom, but they were too much for
me. Knocked and butfeted by brswny
arms, l soon suceumbed.
A crazy high-priest leaped upon my
fallen body and called for ropes. They
were brought, and my arms were Sc
curely fastened behind my back. All
the time they kept up great shouting
and shrieking.
As | lay on the atone floor Of the
great bare temple, saw Kaumai, the
priestess, move toward me. She
moved, as L say, rather than walked.
There was something so divinely
graceful and dazzlingly beautiful about
this strange being. She was tall and
of superb proportions. Her face was
cold and proud, even austere. Yet it
was lovely in its fairness, with its skin
of velvet and with well-molded chin
and lips of rayishing redness. Her
arm, which was bare, was raised, and
showed full and plump, and hand
that an artist would travel leagues to
find, pointed slender, tapering finger
in ray direction.
''Let the vile desecrator of the tenn
pie Of Pele be carried at once into the
dungeon, said Ksdmai; and, although
her words were harsh and her manner
stern, the voice was voice strangely
musical, low and capable OF as greal
passion as it was of such harshness.
Away with the false priest T;
the dungeon with hint" they cried
''He awaits his own DEATH He must
pay the cost to Pellet
Hooked at Kaumai, hoping to arousf
in her breast some little mercy, bu
there were no signs Of il in the calm
bright eyes that looked sternly upoI
me as / was carried forth.
''Oh, why do yJu think ] am falls,
priest?' I cried in the native tongue.
Have I not oheyed all the iniunc
tions Of Lowai, whose successor
ami
'You have desecrated the temple d
Pele, +" said one OF the high priests.
~How have | deseerated the TEN
plo?p | asked
You have laid hands upon th'
sacred one set apart for sacrifice Il
Pele when the devils of the fire stil
the volcano into action. That is you
crime.
''Bat Lowai did not tell me that
must not DO that, aud when ! saw my
sister could not resist the tempta
ton to caress her"
HE talks like the people Of eartii, >
! said the high priest, perhaps LITTLE
more insane than the others. HI
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-04-13
COLOR BLIND ARTISTS.
Strange Instances Of successful
Painters Who Could Not Tell
Red from Green.

To speak of color blind artist
sounds like joking said London oc-
culist, but, strange as IL may seem,
there are several persons so affected
who can nevertheless paint extremely
well. Numbers of color-blind people
there are, of course, who draw perfect
ly in pencil, ink and crayons, but my
self know a scene painter attached 10
provincial theater who, though
color blind, paints all its scenery, and
has quite local name, not only for bis
interiors" and oak chambers, but even
for landscapes. | can tell you also of
two London ladies' who have consulted
me for color blindness, who paint real
ly beautiful pictures. One is the daugh-
ter Of late famous artist, and was
taught painting by her father. She is
quite unable to distinguish red from
green, but her colors are labeled with
the names. and she has been taught
which TO use for certain effects. Pos
sibly her painting may seem to her
eyes, as il were, drawing with a brush
and shading" with the colors. The
other is a lady artist of some celebrity
who has for years exhibited annually
in London. The public are not aware
that she is color blind. She painted
"'The Wedding Group" for a certain
noble bridegroom a year or two ago,
and also several public mems portraits,
and one of an eminent physician
fetched 500 gpineas. There is a gentle
man residing at Kensington who, hay-
ing years ago left the navy through
finding his advancement hopelessly
barred by his color blindness, is at pres
ent making several hundred a year by
his brush as an artist, designing most
artistic and brightly colored picture
posters" for advertisement boards.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-04-13
The rrnfes.ionnI nurgInr.

The professional burglars belong 10
A special class. stereotyped and eNclu-
sive. forming a community Of their
own. These men take peculiar pride
in their profession" and a certain
amount Of union exists between its
members. II a burglar is in trouble.
his friends will pay for the defense
though they are not above betrsying
each other occasionally II circum-
stances require il. The receiver Of
stolen goods works hand IN hand with
these men. and without them the
profits Of the robberies would be small.
IL is difficult 10 state as 20 how far the
love OF excitement and adventure in
stirates the burglar 10 crime; but that
Il plays an important part. Of this there
Fan DO no doubt. To creep along house
tons I'm the dark. 10 mount ladders and
lay wire traps for the upsetting Of in
mates. should they run out 10 give an
alarm. to screw up the doors Of dress
.ng-rooms and tamper with domesties,
aH these pursuits doubtless have their
fascination 10 the criminal mind
seutieman's Magazine.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-04-13
Around the Campfire.

The report Of the Soldiers Home
for the quarter ended March 81 is as
follows: Admitted, 3; discharged, 10;
died, A; furlougbed, Is; returned
from furlough, l9; total membership,
80. Oliver Osborne, who served IN
the Spanish American war in Co. ii
of Montpelier, is in the Home hospi-
tai. His illness is bronchial asthma.
He has shown considerable improve
ment since he entered the institution.
WIN. 5. futile OF Glens Falls will
dredge Bloody Pond, between Lake
George and Glens Falls, for the pur-
pose Of finding relics of the French
and Indian wars. On the banks OF
Bloody Pond and in the near vicinity
OF that small body OF water one OF
the bloodiest fights Of the war occur
red and many relics have been found,
such as guns, sabres. cannon balls,
tomahawks, arrowheads and skulls.
Charles Venson, a veteran OF the
civil war, GO years OF age, living in
Burlington, was wounded in 1864 by
being shot in the right hip with two
poisoned bullets. One Of these came
out perfectly whole but piece of the
other had remained imbedded in the
flesh for 80 years until last week, when
much to the old gentleman's surprise,
it worked its way out. The bullet
was flattened to about the thickness OF
two pennies and was just about as
large around as a cent. Ii weighed
about an ounce. This wound has
caused Mr.. Venson much pain and he
has been troubled with running sores
which seemed TO be incurabe.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-04-13
DE Laval SnnerioritY.l

Webster City, Iowa, Jan. 10, 1893.
"About eighteen months ago the cream
cry to which we had been hauling milk
shut down. Our product was about 400
lbs. OF milk per day and we had very poor
convenience for making butter, so con-
cluded we would try cream separator.
Being entirely ignorant as TO the merits
OF the different machines, we thought the
proof OF the pudding was in the eating, so
tried a Shsrples, u. 3. and and an Alpha
Baby side by side. After thorough test
OF six weeks we bought the alpha Baby
No. 2, even though II cost more than either
OF the others. Our reasons for making
such decision were, first, that its capacity
was more than advertised; second, II ran
with far less power; and third, 1t Is OF bet :
ter mechanical construction and less liable
to get out of order.
"At the time OF selling milk to the
creamery we we're being paid for only 3.3
lbs. of butter from 100 lbs. OF milk. After
purchasing the Baby we weighed 200 lbs.
OF milk W hich was separated and ehurned,
and the product was lbs. OF butter, COWS
being on the grass without grain
z. ID. CARPENTER.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-04-13
Odds and Ends.

Cloth is being successfully made from
wood.
A law liver makes lazy man. Burdoek
Blood Bitters Ia the natural, never -faluhg
a,,,dy for a law liver I'm
About one German woman in every ~
works in factory.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund money u It fails TO
cure. 25c. The genuine has L. b. z. on
each tablet.
In Italy $4,000 people find employment
in rearing silkworms.
Ordinary household accidents have no
terrors when there's a bottle OF DR.. Thorn
as, Electric Oil in the medicine chest,
-, .aliaf I'm
A line OF steet cars IN St. Lopis is to be
run BY compressed air.
Before the discovery OF One Minute
Cough Cure, ministers were greatly ois
turbed by coug hing congregations. No
excuse for il now. Evan T.. Evans q
Co, Randolph; Besvitt q Reed, Beth
ell; 81. J. Sargent & Son, So. Royaltoni A.
r. Hood a Son, Chelsea; J. a; Cheoei q
Co, Gaysville; ID. o. Goodno. Rochester
The British House OF Commons has
taken a recess until August ~.
"Giye me a liver regulator and ! can
regulate the world" said q genius
,Is Of DeWitt's Little Early Risers,
the famous little pills. Evan Evans Co
Randoiph: Leavitt & Reed, Bethel
nj. j. Sargent 4 Son, So. Royaltoni A H.
Hood A Son, Chelsea; J. A. Chedel a Co.,
Gaysyille; ID. o. Goodno, Rochester.
An independent Cuban mail service was
inauguratvd in Cuba last week.
Not one child dies where ten formerly
5isd from crpup People have learned the
value Of One Minute Cough Cure and use
n Tor severe lung and throat troubles. II
Immediately stops coughing IL never
fails. Evan Evans Co., Randolph;
Leavitt & Reed, Bethel; M. J. sargent a
Son- so Royaltnn: A x. Hood n son,
Chelsea; j. A. Chedel a Co., Gaysvllle' ~
o. Goodno, Rochester.
The English tobacco trsde employs to-
day l21 women to every 100 men.
For frost bites, burns, incident sores,
,czsnna skin disease, and especially piles,
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve stands FIRST
and hest. Look out for dishonest people
Who try TO initiate and counterfeit II. Y 3
their endorsement OF a good article.
Worthless goods are not initiated. Get
De Wits Witch Hazel sslse. ivan
r. Evans & Co., Rahdolphi Leav-
lit a Reed, Bethel5 ~. . SaIkeut 49,
- Royalton; A. II. Hood a Son, Chelsea t;
/, a. Chedel & Co, Gaysvillei ID. o. Good
no, Rochester.
"Kfdn Mccoy, the prize fighter, is said
TO be threatened with heart failure.
Astbe season OF the year when pneu-
mouia, Ia grippe, sore throat, coughs
colds. satarrh, bronchitis and lung trou q
! nles are to be guarded against, nothing
ssfs a 6ne substitute" will "answer the
,prl,ose.n or IS 'just as good" as One
| Minute Cough Cure. That is the one IN
| fellihle remedy for all lung, throat OF
hronchtal troubles. Insist vigorously up
an having it il something else" = Of
! erred YOU. Evan Evans Co, hsn 2
/ dolnb: Lesvitt a Reed, Bethel; NJ J.
/ Sargent & Son, South Royalton; a. X
| Hood & Son. Chelsea j. A. Cheoel n 20
I CsvsviIle. ID. . t5oodno, Rochester
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(Big Difrerence I'm Results.)

st. Mary's, o., June, 1898.
1--WE have finished our test OF the Baby
separator. We made the test from six
milkings. The milk was well mixed and
carefully divided. The half skinned by
the separator made II lbs. and Soz. OF but
ter. The other half was set in crooks in
the old way and very particular care ia ken
of il. II made s lbs. and II OF. This Is
almost unbelievable, but my wife is ready
to state the same under oath. We sell
butter at Ice. to zoe. per Id. so that the sep
arator will make us a net profit OF 30c.
day over the old way. 1t will more than
pay for itself inside OF one year, with our
seven cows. Calves and pigs are doing
very well on the skimmilk."
F. W. NFDDERMANE.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-04-13
Vermont Pensions.

Original, Lewis Comstock, East
Berkshire, Sc, Eugene p. Tewksbury,
Woodstock, $l2, Henry A. kilburn,
Newfane, Sc, Calvin Bassett, Barre, SO,
Joseph Thorne, Waterbury, $40; in
crease. Solomon Stafford, Newport
Center, $40 to Sl2. George A. Petty,
Rutland, Sl4 to ST., Orson Kenyon,
Hinesboro, $40 to s24; reissue, George
Walcott, Glover, $40; restoration and
increase, Buzzel 5. Benjamin, dead
Plainfeld. sl2 to S72; increase, Hen
nv G. Bruce, ST. to S24; orig inal, wild
ows, ETC., minor Of George Husband,
Sheldon Springs, sl4; Mary Gilbert,
Westfield, IS.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-04-13
ANY Kind of Cream. ]

No. Grafton, Mass, 1898.
'fThe Dairy Turbine Alpha De Laval
separator which ! purchased in September
of 1896 is giving perfect satisfaction.
have separated with It from 40 to so cans of
milk per day ever since. Some days the
temperature OF milk is as low as 80 and 81
deg, but the samples Of skimmilk show
only from 01 to .02 OF OF per ct. butter
fat. There is no trouble in making the
cream OF any desired thickness that may
wish, which is great benefit to me, as
can supply cream at any price that my pa
irons desire. Had purchased one OF these
machines several years ago II would have
saved me good many hundreds OF dol
larsu s. l.. DAVENPORT.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-04-13
GLAMOUR OF THE STAGE.
An Elderly Pessimist wants an EH-
PLANTATION of the Fascination
of Chorus Girls.

81 wish somebody would explain. 7"
said a portly old gentleman who. says
the New Orleans Times-Democra;,
wakes his mustaches and believes firm
ly that the country is going 10 the dogs,
~ wish somebody would kindly explain
the fascination which chorus girls ex-
ercise upon a certain class OF young
noodles. Take a woman who is as home
ly as a gingham umbrella and as dull
as a Congressional Record and put her
in the back row Of a chorus where she
hasn't a thing 10 do except draw her
breath and her salary, and first thing
you know mob of halt-baked Johnnies
are sending her flowers and mash notes
and jewelry and begging her TO come
out and sample hot birds and cold bot
ties. | can't understand it.
"If she was playing sonatas on
typewriter or warbling Cash! in dry
goods store she wouldn't get a smile in
century, but the moment she lands
behind the footlights she becomes
anstigured-in7ested with an irresist-
ible. hypnotic charm-and the gilded
youths who would pass her in silent
scorn under any other circumstances
are proud as peacocks is she mods TO
them on the street. She's a member OF
the profession, y'know, by Joye!' 'Pon
my word. its a queer thing - this
glamour Of stare lifel"
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-04-13
A FRIEND In NEED.
When in Doubt, Friends Advice
Is Always Appreciated.

Many times in the journey OF lite we
find ourselves in doubt and It's then
We appreciate most the advice ct a Trend
or an ACQUAINTANCE who has t-aveled
through the darkness into wt'ch Ne are
lust about TO plunge. Showing ;he way
IS an act OF friendship. Faith can DC
placed in the experiences and nplmons
OF the gentleman who shows the way
in the following statement tie can De
depended u~on to eorroborate 4 m
reply TO any communication sent 10 hiu
II IS only a re-echo OF the testimony OF
thousands al his fellow citizens. pub
lished in the daily newspapers through
out the land. .. M.
Lebanon. " H.. says: From exposure,
and over-work while in my last cier'cSl
charge. ] experienced consideraole
trouble with an affection Of the kidneys,
/ naturally tried ordinary household
remedies al first. and receiving httle u
any benefit. / followed It up with other
preparations. said to be kidney cures.
A notice about Doan's Kidney rms
caught my eye while reading . paper
one evening. Ii struck me ii they per
formed half what they promised, they
might bring me relief ! took a course
of the treatment. and obtained good
results. ! am pleased 70 endorse Doanl
Kidney Pills as a preparation up 10 the
representatious made Tor them.
Doan's Kidney Pills are Tor sale BY
an dealers Price. 50 cents. Mailed BY
Foster Nilburn Co. Buffalo, y. p,
sole agents of the United States Re-
member the name-Doau' s-aUd take
no otker
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-04-13
CnnnerAeld.

Mrs. Anna Swift is i'll and under the
DOCTORS care.
Mr. and Mrs. George Chase spent sun
day in Tunbrioge.
Joseph Bailey has returned from the
Mary Hitchcock hospital.
Miss Elizabeth Dodge OF STAFFORD has
been visiting Miss Marietta Paul.
Miss Della Harding recently spent few
DAYS visiting her brother in Newbury.
Oscar smith got mis- hand quite badly
jammed on the engine last week. DR..
Milliken was summoned and found II
necessary to amputste one finger up TO
the first joint but was able to save the
others.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-04-13

The Rutland railroad has ust
bought of the Pullman car concern of
Chicago $50 freight cars, to be deliv-
cred in October. They are box cars,
made to carry 10000 pounds each,
and are intended chiefly to run be-
tween Ogdensburg and places in New
England with through business from
the West.
Speaker Kittredge Haskins of Brat
tleboro, CIV. Brownell of Burlington
and Sergeant-at-Arms T. G. Phinney
were in consultation at the State
House last week regarding the con-
strnction of the annex 10 be added to
that building. Architect Charles w.
Buckham of Burlington appeared be-
fore the committee with plans and
specifications but no definite decision
in the matter was made at that time.
Patrick Guy of Monkton has had a
piece of brass shell, half an inch long
by three-eighths Of an inch wide, re-
moved from one eyelid. 1t had been
IN there since 1892 and was the result
of an explosion. Ii destroyed the
sight Of the eye and caused him much
trouble One day lately he pricked it
with a needle, letting out quantity
Of pus, and the next day he had the
shell removed.
The International Paper company,
or the paper trust is one OF the strong
est corporations in the United States.
1t controls several mills in Bellows
Falls. Ii is now said that this trust is
going to purchase the Dodge water
power on the Missisquoi river at Shell
don Springs and build a mill there.
Report has it that 100 hands will be
employed if the plan is brought to a
reality.
Collins Blakely OF. Montpelier has a
sponge that is without doubt the larg-
est one in the world, being q inches
high and six feet in circumference. II
belongs to London Il VIII, wholesale
sponge and chamOis skin dealers, Phil
adelphia. who are sending it about
[ the country for exhibition. The
sponge is valued at S17j, weighs ten
pounds and will hold a barrel Of wa
ter. but AS il takes 50 long to dry il
the firm does not allow ii TO be wet.
Former Vermonters are agitating
the matter OF erecting statue OF Adj
miral Dewey at the entrance 10 the
statehouse at Montpelier. Those in
terested in the initiative Of the propo-
sition are: Hon. Everett 9. Benton,
Waverly, Mass, former member OF
the executive council; james T.Phelps
OF the National Life Insurance COM
pany; Hon. Levi p. Morton, ex-presi-
dent OF the United States; Hon. John
NJ. Thurston, United States senator
from Nebraska: Wallace +. Robinson,
Boston, president Of the Chamber OF
Commerce, and Hon. Joseph w. Bah
cock, the member Of Congress from
Wisconsin.
] George A. Dickey, 43 wears old, a
prominent resident OF Bradford, died
suddenly last Thursday Of heart fail
ure. Mr.. Dickey was born in New
bury Nov. IA, 1885. lie was law
yer by profession and graduate OF
\ the law department OF the University
Of Michigan. He was a Democrat
politically and a leader in the party
4 In the state. lie wasa member OF the
House from Bradford at the last ses.
sion of the legislature and received
the complimentary vote Of the Demo
Gratis for speaker. During President
Cleveland's second administration Mr..
Dickey was postmaster. lie Is sur
yived by a mother, widow and two
I ems
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Some Facts About
a Cream Separator.
(saves Endless Work. }

Vinton, Iowa, Jan. 10, 1879.
About one year ago purchased an Al
pha Baby No. after giving it thorough
test and finding that with the same guam
tity OF milk we were able to produce 3 lbs.
more butter per day than we we're getting
by the old method. This was with the
milk from twelve cows. | am satisfied our
separator has paid for itself the first year,
besides saving an endless amount OF work
for Mrs. Austin and her help In the house,
in that there were great many less pans,
cannot recommend the Alpha Baby too
highly to any one in the dairy business"
s. b. AUSTIN.