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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-02-16

The young fellow begins to see that
she's really stuck on Cyrano without
KNOWN H. He's about to blow the
whole thing when he's ordered out to
| tight. He goes out and takes desper-
ate chance on purpose, and gets his
finish. His wife is there with him when
he dies, and so is Cyrano to see that he
don't tell anything. Then there is a
battle and she escapes, and Cyrano gets
through it somehow and shows up later
and is a kind of friend of the family and
comes TO see her every day, but al
ways very much on the dignity, under
stand? All this while that he's been
worlin' for the other fellowths's never
tipped it off TO her that ne loves her
He'ssupposed to be good-friend, that's
all.
We'll, you know he's a scrapper, and
writes good many things that get I'M
der the skin, and there's lot of PEG
pie layin' for him, and at last they get
him. This is nearly IA years after the
young fellow died, understand?
Cyrano is goin' along the street one
day and somebody drops log on his
head and lays him out. They lake him
home and he's delirious and all done
for, but he manages to get out into the
garden where the girl is, but Of course
she's woman now, and she's sittiu
with her back to him and don't notice
that there's anything the matter with
him They get 10 talkin' over old times,
and she gives him the last letter that
she got from this Christian. He reads
IL out loud. and then, bein' out or his
head, you know he goes an and repeats
lot Of things that he used to write in
these letters to her Wen, she's sur.
prised and then she tumbles. She sees
that it was him and not the young fell
low that she was stuck on. But here's
where Cyrano's game He won't admit
that he wrote the letters, and as long
as he's got any breath he tells her that
he doesn't love her, but she knows bet
ter. He gets out Of his chair and
makes a hard fight, and then keels over
and everybody gets up and goes out on
their tiptoes."
And don't he marry her at all7"
asked the stenographer.
Il should say rot"
"Oh, pshaw Those tragedies al
ways come out that way."-Chicago
Daily Record
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-02-16

can't understand. This Cyrano was fur
nishin' the brains of the outfit. but h,
didn't stand to get anything out of i
except the satisfaction of seem tha'
the girl got married to the pretty boy
/ couldn't see myself pluggin' another
mans game like that"
'Did it work." asked the clothing
salesman.
"Did it work? Well, / should say il
did Cyrano would write these letters
TO her, and she thought, of course, that
they came from the young fellow and
that be was just about the best ever. He
got TO be such an awful hit with her
that he thought he didn't need any of
Cyrano's help any more, and so be
started to make love on his own hook.
and came mighty near queerin' the
whole thing. He had TO call on Cyrano
again. In the third act. you know,
they come around under her window al
night and Cyrano tells the young fellow
what TO say. After the talk is started
Cyrano stands under the window and
deals out a line of about the SWEETEST
conversation that you ever heard IN
your life He was really talkin' for him
self, but ii was supposed to be the
young fellow talkin' and of course the
young fellow was gettin' stronger
every minute. After Cyrano had her
goin' he side-stepped and let this dunn
nay come in and land the Knockout.
The girl and the young fellow fixed it
up to get married then and there. They
nailed a priest, and while they were in
the house bein' married, here was good
old Cyrano out in front of the house
standin' off the duke who was stuck on
the girl himself. Talk about a man
gettin' the short end of it. Cyrano
didn't even get the losers percentage.
Well, this duke, you know, that had
been stuck on the girl, he was good and
sore when he found out that her and
the young fellow were married, so he i
the whole company to go 10
the front in some war or other He
sent Cyrano and the young fellow and
the whole bunch out TO a camp where II |
was about an eyen-money bet that |
they'd all get killed in less than a
week. After they got out to this camp |
Cyrano keeps writin' the letters to her
and she thinks all the time that they're
from this Christian. Finally she can't
stand ii any longer. She gets through
The lines and goes out to the camp and
tells her husband how she's enjoyed
these letters, and says that since she's
come to know him so well she could
love him even If he was old and ugly. /
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-02-16
The Designer.

The many stylish fashions SO hand
somely portrayed in The Designer for
March are most springlike and attractive,
whether designed for ladies, misses or lit
tie folks. Shirt waists in every imagin-
able style are illustrated, in addition to
costumes, wraps, fancy waists and UNDER
wear. The millinery pages show advance
models Tor straw hats. twenty-five fancy
work patterns are given this month, &C.
companied by full working directions.
and 1.-The Children's Sewing SCHOOL, will
probably set more than one mother to
thinking. The literature of the March
number is excellent, both as regards
quantity and quality. 1t comprises a
comedietta for young people, "a Frog
Who Would A-Wooing Co.. the conclu.
sion of San UnwRrrantable Mistake.n a
clever short story,"A Womanly Woman. y
and child's story with little moral hid
den in il. "a Charm which Brought Com
tentment.p To the foregoing abundant
st must be added sThe Arts OF Reautv .
"Floriculture," "Book Notes. ssTbe
Therapeutic Value OF the Wheel /" ssTbe
AlimentsrY Uses Of Flowers from
here and There" Toilet Tables and
DresseTs," "Prsetical Suggestions Tor
Feminine Breadwinners,n San Around
the House" and "Lenten Dishes. y the last
comprising many delicious cookery re.
ceipts.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-02-16

Sing not within thy mouth. hum
ming 70 thyse.f, unless thou be alone;
in such sort as thou canst not be heard
BY others. Strike not up Drum with
thy fingers or thy feet When thou
blowest at thy nose take heed thou
blow not as children do. Eat not in
The streets, principally in the Town.
oeest thou alone, nor in company; nor
IN the house cut Of season. and in the
presence Of strsngers.-"Youth's Be
haFior."
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-02-16
MARION HARLANn
HOUSEHOLD HELPS,
Choice Recipes From Many Sources and
Of Acknowledged Worth.
nA4yu,rn eTrt,,gr, rn.r,Y 4. \. r,r,r.r>,~,x.

Choice Recipes From Many Sources and
of Acknowledged Worth.
BAKED sUET INDIAN PUDDING.
Put one quart Of sweet milk in a double
boiler, let II come TO a scald, and then
sift in two-thirds of large cup Of dry
Indian meal, stirring all the time. 70
prevent getting lumpy; after ii is wei
stirred in let Il cook for ten minutes
then remove from the stove and add one
tablespoonful Of dry flour. well stirred in
two-thirds cup Of chopped sue. two
thirds cup Of chopped sweet apple Qhis
can be omitted), one teaspoonful OF salt
a pinch Of ginger. one cup molasses. ana
put into baking dish; when cold. ada
one pint Of cold, sweet milk. and do NOT
stir 1t in, set in the oven and cover. bake
until a nice brown; IT usually takes
four or five hours. II is nice prepared the
day before It Is wanted, as II takes some
time to get cold. and pour on the cold
milk the next morning. do not have The
oven very hot. as the pudding is not 81
good II allowed to run over. and SCI
your pudding dish on something thar
will raise il about four inches from H..
bottom of the oven.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-02-16
The New England Magazine.

The opening article in the February is
sue is historical and descriptive sketch
OF the Massachusetts, State House" and
II is beautifully illustrated. The frontis-
piece also shows Boston common and
state house in winter Mr.. Porritt in
"Public Opinion in England and Ameri-
ca" gives some reasons for believing the
people in England are better informed
and more active on political questions
than Americans are. 'sThe Home of
Josh Billings" will be interesting to many
readers as well as "New Britain, Conn. y
The stories are 1.-THE Trying of Friend
Folger," tale of revolutionary times,
and "a Psychological Study" The po-
ems, Dawn" and Twilight" are very
suggestive in their illustrations.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-02-16
VEGETABLE SIDE DISHES.
CBy Marion Harland.)


no side-dlshes. entrees and highly
reasoned messes for met Plain roast
and boiled, with a little variation in
the line of broiled and fried are the
chief OF my diet" quoth a man who
had just put his hostess TO shame by
refusing to touch the round Of la
mode beef, the iarded sweetbreads potato
eroquettes and cream tomato-salad set
forth in seductive array upon her sun
day luncheon table.
Better educated appetites pail under
the year-long routine OF the dishes he
catalogued. Let the unmannerly censor
have his Joint. steak or chop, as what
the French have taught us to call, "a
piece deresistance. a foundation for the
lighter parts of the meal We who study
with the shifting seasons and the varying
appetites Of those for whom we cater, TO
devise tempting. inexpensive side-dishes,
dainty entrees, unexpected comhlna-
lions OF familiar materials-kno the
quiet satisfaction of defying the butcher
TO wreck luncheon. or even dinner, by
failing 10 eat at our door The line be-
tween elegant, although frugal, living,
and coarse. common fare is defined
strongly here. "A dinner Of herbs. l. e.
vegetables-is not to be taken as the
synonym for ascetieism, II our house
mother use her wits and hands In this
direction.
POTATO CRoQUETTEs
Beat up lightly with a fork two cups
Of mashed potato, add a beaten egg,
a tablespoonful OF melted butter and
enough milk to make the mixture Of the
proper consistency 10 form easily into
balls with the hands make into cro-
quettes set them in the refrigerator I'M
III stiff, RON in the beaten yolk Of an
egg. then in cracker-crumbs. and fry at
once in deep. boiling fat
SCALLopED SWEET POTATOES.
Parboil and slice sweet potatoes. and
put in layers in a bake-dish. sprinkiing
each layer with salt pepper. bits Of
butter and a very little sugar When
the dish is full pour a cupful Of boiling
water. in which has been melted a table,
spoonful of butter, over the contents
Strew the topmost layer with bread
crumbs, and bake TO a light brown.
sTEwED POTATOES.
Peel potatoes, cut them into dice OF /
uniform size and put them on the range |
IN cold water They must boil until ten
der Then drain OF the water. cover |
he potatoes with hot milk, and stew |
n double boiler for ten minutes. Thick
m with two teaspoonfuls Of butter rolled /
n one Of flour, and season with salt. 4
pepper and little chopped parsley.
HAsHED POTATOES BAKED
Peel Irish potatoes. cut into tiny dice. |
and throw into cold water Al the end /
" half an hour drain the potatoes in a /
,olander and dry them by pressing them
1etween the folds Of clean dish-towel. i
Have some butter melted and turn the
potatoes In a creased pudding dish. pour
,ver them any melted butter that you
nay have left. sprinkle with salt. pepper
md onion Juice. cover the dish and bake
Until the potatoes are tender
SCALLOpED IRISH POTATOES.
Beat three cups OF hot mashed pota-
oes light with half-cup CT milk. two
of butter, one egg. and
lepper and salt. Turn into a buttered
sprinkle bread-crumbs
'ver the top, cook covered for twenty
then uncover and bake to a
-olden brown.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-02-16
A BREAKFAsr n1su

Chop fine. remnants OF any kind Of cola
roast or steak, season with salt, pennar
and little butter. and make into sr,an
thin cakes. Prepare an egg batter as sa -
nice griddle cakes. Lay a spoonf,i -
the batter on the hot griddIe and on ~,
lay little meat cake. cover vrith "a. .,''
batter. When Drowned on one side 81, ,.ls
and brown the other. They sbc,,,, I'm
eaten as soon as fried. DC
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-02-16
CRANBERRY 1r11v

one quart cranberries and a pint and
a half Of boiling water; boil rsnidl,
twenty minutes, then slft through .
coarse seive, adding two cups OF sugs,
after It comes to a boil again. and boil
gently fye minutes. Pour into moulde
add the Milling, and bake about twenty
minutes. For frosting. take the whites
Of two eggs for each pie beat stiff ana
stir in one tablespoonful Of powdered
sugar 10 each two eggs, spread on tbs
pies and return to the oven until deli
cate brown.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-02-16
ROxDury.


H.G. Ellis is on the sick list.
Mrs. Geo. Gushea is i'll with grip.
Mrs. Geo. Fisk is on the sick list.
Mrs. Frank Hunt is at work at VIM
CIRCUITS.
e. W. wetmore was in Randolph on
Saturday.
DR.. Greene OF Bethel was in town on
Saturday.
Mrs. P. W. Roys was quite III with grip
! last week.
James Albin of Montpelier was in town
on Friday.
/ NJ. II. Dickinson was In Barre Saturday
on business.
Mrs. Hattie Shepherd is quite i'll at
Clark Flint's.
Joseph Boulais attended the dance in
Warren Friday night.
d. d. Berry is spending a few days at
his home in Richmond.
Leo Steele returned on Friday from a
two years stay in Rutland.
Rev. j. r.. Henderson is suffering from
anot her attack OF tonsilitis.
F. II. Roberts had the misfortune to
lose a valuable COW last week.
Fred Curtis has moved his family into
one OF Mrs. Beams tenements.
HA. K. Richardson is suffering from
another attack of rheumatism.
The many friends OF Mrs. G. w. Orcutt
will be pleased to hear that she is on the
gain.
The majority OF the townspeople are
either suffering from the grip or from
hard colds.
A. fs...s. g.. DAHL. ,,,r.so roon,a
in Burlington was in town on Thursday
and Friday.
Miss Florence Burnham returned on
Wednesday from a few weeks stay in
Peterboro, N. II.
Mrs. Frank Bennett, who has been
very i'll with grip, is so far recovered as to
be about the house.
Leon Roys did not go to his school in
Mortified on Tuesday owing to the ILL
ness Of his mother.
Miss Ella Cram is at work in the family
OF Arthur Dunsmoor. Mrs. Dnnsmoor Is
in very poor health.
Heman Averill has vacated the home |
place and with his wife will go to Mont |
pelier to keep boarders.
Mrs. L. Colebrook was called to North
field on Saturday by the serious illness Of
her mother, Mrs. Jerome.
Stanly Nichols came up from Mortified /
on Tuesday evening to attend the regular
meeting OF the !. o. q. 7.
Mrs. z. 5. Stanton, who has been quite
u with the grip, is now on the gain as is
her mother, Mrs. Maria smith.
The lady evangelists will hold meetings
his week the same as last. The children's
Meeting will be at the vestry on Friday at
p. m.
Mrs. VIM. Lafrania ana two children
eft Monday OF last week for the home OF
Ter parents in Worcester for an indeh-
lite stay.
Mrs. George Andrews was called to
'orthtield the first OF last week by the
erious illness OF her little granddaughter,
'ellie Williams.
Mrs. Joseph Howe OF Montpelier was in
own last week to care for her mother,
1ho has been i'll with the grip and recent
: suffered relapse
W. j. Carpenter OF Granville and Nell
lie ;. Ellis OF this place we're united in
marriage at the home OF the bride on
Wednesday by Rev. Walter Dole OF North
ED. The couple have host of friends
town who extend their best wishes.
The following officers were installed at
ne local lodge OF Good Templars on Tues
ay evening: c. T., l.. ID. Roys; v. T.,
gu Worcester; PCT, CA. Roys; Treas,
IL. Richardson; f. Sec, j .RHenderson;
&C., Miss Mae Ellis; c., &. l.. Ellis; M,
con. Martin; O., Mabel Fisk; ST., Phil
lint.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-02-16
The Cnantannnan

"The Education OF Englishmen" by
Mary A. DeMorgan in the February
Chautanquan delineates the three great
English public schools, Eton, Winchester
and Harrow. John W. Hardwick in "The
United States and Her New Possessions
tells us that all of our national territory
was either bought or fought for. DIR. b.
E. Fernow, the director OF the New York
State college of Forestry, makes some i'm
portant statements. He thinks that all
the gold and silver products OF the United
states equal in value only one-tenth OF
what we obtain from the forests.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-02-16
Scribner's.

An interesting feature in the February
issue is reminiscent paper OF the politi-
cal events OF the last fifty years by Sena-
tor Hoar OF Massachusetts. There are to
be several OF these papers. Another note
worthy article is the second installment
OF Roosevelts serial, entitled "The Rough
Riders" "Aunt Mlnervy Ann by Joel
Chandler Harris is quite equal to the
Uncle Remus stories, which were so pop
ular few years ago. II is illustrated by
A. b. Frost. 1.-THE Lepers' is a tale OF
South Africa by VIM. Charles SculIy.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-02-16
ueanty Is Hood neen.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without il. Cascarets, Candy Cathar.
&c clean your blood and keep 1t clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm.
purlties from the body: Begin to-day to
Danish pimples, boils, blotches. backheads.
and that siekly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, zoe. 25c. soc.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-02-16

There is nothing just as good for salt
rheum, eczema, scalds, burns, chapped
hands, chatiug, old sores, cuts and wounds.
as Lady Poor's Ointment. 1t has imita :
tors and counterieits, but no equals. For
twenty years ii has been recognized as the
one great pile cure. Fully warranted. All
druggists. 25c.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-02-16
HINTs FoR RREAnA1,n.rn.

"A making bread use but one-f,,,..,
OF an yeast cake 70 4 loaf OF -. a. 'l'' a
II VII NOT dry as quickly. In cold vves ~
warm your -four before spongir..
bread and twill start quicker ''is
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-02-16
JANET NJ HILL
HOUSEHOLD HELPS

Choice Recipes From Many Sources anu
of Acknowledged Worth.
NICE PIES.
One pint OF cranberries. one-h@A
pound Of raisins. two cups OF water. one
half cup Of -four. one and one-halt euls
Of sugar; put the raisins (stonedl u
ehopping bowl; wash the chanoerf'es'
and, while they are wet put the sugar w.
add the half-cup -four, and chop me, =.
last thing add the two cups water. Dan
with two crusts-this will make ui7'
good-sized pics.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-07

to assay thlrty-eight ounces of gold per
ton. One may suspect that this assay
hardly represented an average sample.
Besides the localities mentioned, many
others Of this province have been work.
ed by the natives. The Islands OF Min
doro, Catanduanes, slnuyan, Panay,
Zehu and Bohol are reported to contain
gold. but no exact data are available.
AT the south end OF the small island OF
Pannou, which Is Just to the south OF
Leytc, there are gold quartz veins, one
Of which has been worked to some ex-
tent. 1t is six feet in thickness, and
has yielded from Sc to 81 per ton. In
the island Of Mlndanao there are two
known gold-bearing districts: the PROV
ince of Suragoa, where Placer and other
townships show gravels and veins, and
the province of Mlsamis. Near the set
Element Of Imponan and on the gulf Of
Macajalar there are said to be many.
square kilometers OF gravel carrying
large quantities Of gold with which is
associated platinum. The product OF
this district was estimated some years
since at $50 ounces per month, all ex-
tracted by natives with bateas or cocoa
nut shell dishes.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-07
BELLA1RE HAPPENINGS.
Matters orIntcrcst in the Metropolis
orBelmont County.

/ of Belmont County s
Mr.. James Wilson. for five years pres.
ident Of the Bellaire Steel Company, and
ever since closely connected with the
management, having closed out his
principal interest. will 20 to Ireland this
summer on n pleasure and recreation
tour. II has been flfty-four years since
he visited the Emerald Isle. but he has
kept track OF some things there, and
being still well preserved man. will 60
back this year to see again the scenes of
his childhood days. Hon. A. 7. Nc
Kelvey will accompany him. ~
The Stewart enamel plant is not par
tinlly closed down at all, hut the force
OF one department Is used for the pres
ent In another TO hurry along orders.
The facts are this company Is so busy
they want more machinists and girls to
do their work. and the item about part
OF the plant being off, grew out Of the
effort to hurry along the ware now
made.
The Dollar Savings bank gives out On
official statement showing wonderful
growth OF business. The deposits run
over s250.000, while the loans and dis
counts are only about three-fifths Of
that amount This indicates u health
ful condition of the community, but the
bank would probably be glad to loan
more money.
The flag on the postofIlce hung at
half-mast yesterday, In honor OF the
heroes who fell at Cuba and Porto Rico
and whose bodies were brought home
and buried In the National cemetery at
Arlington. Va, yesterday, with the
lonors OF war.
The Gravel Hill Literary and Social
club held very entertaining meeting at
the home Of Mrs. NJ. A. Sanders last
night. Rev. o. w. Holmes and DR., ].
w. Cooper were critics, and there was
rather an interesting discussion.
The young people OF the United Pres
byterlan church elected the following
officers OF their union last night: Pres
ident, John McNeese; vice president,
Joseph White; secretary, y. S. Johnson:
treasurer, James Johnston.
County Recorder A. S. Taylor Is do
Ing more business this spring than has
been done In that office for years, in the
charging OF records by reason OF prop
erty changing hands.
The Young Mems Club has leased the
building OF DR.. r. W. Muhleman Just
cOull u Tue SNutCU, duu Will
have their rooms there as soon as It is
fitted up.
There was nice gathering at the
new ShadysIde church last evening, the
occasion being the Demorest medal con-
test. A number from this city went
down.
Rev. W. R. N. Denny, district mis-
sionary of the Children's Home Society,
has finished his work here and will go
10 Bridgeport next week.
D. J. Corners has resigned as clerk at
the Globe hotel and taken a similar po-
sition at the Windsor In Wheeling.
Hon. e. B. Armstrong. who has been
sick for week, was able TO be in town
yesterday.