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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-07-19
THE CHARM OF LIFE
Is Lost When the Burden Is Too
Heavy

Life is hardly worth the living with the
never-ceasing aches and pains of bad
back. If you would remove the burden
of backache. reach the cause.-The kid
neys. Doan's Kidney Pills will cure sick
kidneys, and the cure is lasting. Here
is proof of 1t.
Mr.. Israel A. Morse. of 10 Tying street.
Newburyport, a member of the Board OF
Aldermen for two years, and Common
Council for three years. says; my ex-
perience with and opinions of Doan
Kidney Pills which expressed through
our newspapers in 1896. after taking
course of the treatment, have not altered.
value that preparation more highly to-
day than did when first published my
statement. and that is over three years
ago. To my personal experience can
add that of many Others in this city who
one and all coincide with me in saying
that Doan's Kidney Pills act as repre-
seuted'
Doans Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers; price so cents box. Mailed
on receipt of price by Foster. Milburu
Co., Buffalo, N. Y, sole agents for the
U. S. Remember the name, Doan's, and
take no substitute.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-07-19
WOULD 1T BE TOO LArEo

Coin @ separate to-day-after twenty
Twenty years o. married nfe-mlngIad
smiles an tears.
Jes drawed a deed for tn house an farm
shes a goin' to stay,
An as Tor me, I'm goin' to quit-ouit an
go away,
We can't hitch up no longer: I'm hang
in back,
A draggin on the wagon wheel or else she
flies the track,
An when a team don't pull right, the's
nothing else to do,
But put shafts In tn wagon, with me
horse stead O. two.
The's vision sort o. comes to me-comes
through the mist an blur,
A vision o twenty years ago-I wonder
IL I comes to her.
When the preacher Joined our hands In
his an said; My children, give
Yer hearts an lives { each other as long
as We both shall live"
wonder If she remembers-Td sort O.
like to know,
I'd like to go and ask her, but now it's too
late TO go,
Too late TO come together-we've got to
face our fate,
wonder If anything's sadder'n them two
words, too late"
Twenty years-I was thirty then; I'm over
fifty now,
Seems sort O. childish business to break
up in a row,
For man as old as I am. an a woman
old as She
Sort O. old for people to find'they can't
agree.
wonder If I was hasty? Mebbe I was.
Iblleve
With an evener on tn wagon I wouldn't
a had to leave,
An evener O. Patience tn balance would
sort o. make,
When we got to goin' sideways, an let
Us give an take.
I wonder If was to go to her-go to her
an say:
We've been pullin' uneven-lets try an
other way,
Wen lengthen tn temper strap a hole
and shorten up tn tongue,
An move tn load forrud a little so tn
weightH be better hung.
Mebbe we've not been hitGhsd up right
could pull IN load along
II we'd look IN harness over an find out
what was wrong"
/ wonder If was to go to her an put
th case an state
What b'lieye 10 be tn matter-if 1t would
be too later
bismarck Tribune.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-07-19
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

The duke of Argyll was the greatest
landowner in England; had - titles;
wrote 100 books, and shaved himself.
Senator Baker. OF Kansas, says he
started his son, +. Burgoyne Baker,
in newspaper work because he believes
that journalism is the best of train
ing for any young man, no matter
whether he intends to keep it up or
10 go into some other profession.
Aspirants for fame from literary
labor will be interested by the recent
statement of a prominent publisher
that out of 3i5 manuscripts submitted
during the past year his firm accept
ed but %. Another publisher stated
his ratio of acceptances at about four
in every 100 manuscripts received.
DIR. Donatus Sharretti, the new
Roman Catholic bishop of Havana, is
said TO be one of the best linguists
among the clergy of his church He
reads Hebrew, Arabic, Persian, Greek
and Latin, and speaks English. Span
ish, italian, French, German, Russian
and japanese,
A French journal reports a certain
unpopular and tiresome author as
saying to an acquaintance: Il should
ike TO do something which no one
has ever done before, and which no
one will ever do again" Easy
enough" said the acquaintance. But
what shall | doc" Write favorable
notice of one Of your books!"
Mr., richardson's group of four gen
erations of the royal family will be
the picture of the year at the Royal
Academy The figures are those Of
the queen, the prince Of Wales, the
duke of York and little Prince Ed'
ward. 1.-THE portraits are ideaIized,"
says the Daily Chronicle; that Of the
prince of Wales comes nearest to re-
atty"
Senator Pettus adheres TO the old
fashioned custom of keeping his Of
flee in his hat. and when he starts ont
from home in the morning it is filed
with letters and papers. which he dis
tributes among the different depart
ments as he works his way down
town. He gathers a good many pa
pers on the route, and when he arrives
at the capitol his old black broad
brimmed SLOUGH hat is bulging with
letters and documents. When he
takes 1t off he dumps the contents
upon his desk in the senate chamber
and sends it to the cloak rooom by a
page.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-07-19

The man who tries to get the lion 5
share usually makes an ass Of himself.
Chicago Democrat.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-07-19
WHAT THE WORLD DRINKS.
Nnttonal beverages Consumed Ac-
cordIng to an English Par
IIamentary Return.

Under the prosaic title of alcohol
ie Beverages" an interesting statement
has Just been issued by the board of
trade showing the production and con
sumption of wine, beer and spirits in
the various countries in Europe, in the
United States, and the principal Brit
ish colonies, together with statistical
tables relating thereto, in each year
from 1855 to 1898. In many instances,
SAYS the London Telegraph, it has been
found ditlicult-almost impossible to
collect the necessary information, for,
a is pointed out, the United Kingdom,
France, Germany and the United
States are the chief countries which
publish any reliable statistics on the
subject. Each of these countries de-
rives large and growing revenues from
the taxation Of alcoholic beverages,
the proportion so derived to the total
national revenue being approximate
ly) in the case Of the United Kingdom,
IS per cent; in France, ID per cent? -
Germany. Is per cent; in the United
States, . per cent. 1t is interesting TO
nate that in these countries the
amount Of drink consumed is the larg-
est while the countries themselves are
the richest in the world. Thus do we
lind luxury and riches going hand in
hand. The per capita consumption
of wine in Great Britain, Germany and
the United states is relatively insig-
uifieant; indeed, the total amount con
sumed in these three countries, with
their gigantic population of lb0,09o,oJ9,
averages only an eighth part Of what l.
consumed IN France with its 3s,00d,ooo,
II. however. our wine biz stands sta
tionary. the beer bill gets bigger and
bigger. and the same may be said 81
Germany and the States. During ia5s
$40 gallons Of beerper head were con-
sumed-the total running well into ten
figures. e., l2s2, 100000. German
brewers had a larger output in that
year, though, per head, the population
Of the fatherland did not drink what IS
called "the staple beverage" 50 deeply
az did we.
In the United States they drink spir
lis lust about as freely as we DO our
selves. the average being about on
gallon a head. Ia ts9s the total con
sumption Of spirits in the United King.
dom was well over 4Io0Ao00 gallons,
while Germany swallowed more than
twice as much. Whether says the
report "this large consumption OF
spirsfs is due 10 climatic or social con
ditions. or how far &c is Influenced bT
the amount of the duty on spirits iu
each country is a question about which
various opinions have been expressed.
b. Is incidentally stated, by the way,
that the alcoholic beverages mostly
natrcnizeda at the Cape are wine and
spirits. the consumption Of beer being
relatively small
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-07-19
PARIS EXPOSITION WONDERS.

A monstrous wheel. twice the size Of
the Ferris wheel of the Chicago worlds
fair.
The exposition post office. TO be at
the top Of Eitfel tower, 1000 feet above
the ground.
The palace Of costumes, in which the
modes of dress Of all ages and al. ma
tious viii be shown.
The palace of fetes, where beautiful
women of all nations will enact the
dances and festivals Of the whole
world.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-07-19
what New york Eats.

On a marble slab in one of the large
New York markets. slys the New York
press. I saw a pile Of blue-biaek poultry
that seemed TO b. n only for Barren
island. In answer 10 protest agulns'
offering such stun for sale, a butcher
remarked "'Tain't as bad as some
We can work of any Old rotten meat
up here 10y dropping ihe price . cent
or two. See that woman over there
She turned mp her nose as she passed
bv because she didn't ike the price
"a cents a pound II offer IL 70 her nj
2 cents she'll take H." To prove IL. h.
made the offer and she took two chick
ems which q threr-eent spanish restau
rant would east out.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-07-19
aTUaL VERMONT RAILWAY.
Correotedito.s June p, 1900.
GOING SOUTH

Correotsdlto., June p, 1900.
GOING SOUTH
frsins leave Randolph ~ follows
oC a. MI.
Nh Express for Boston and all New
- and points. Sleeping cars Tor Bos-
u. via Lowell. also for Springfield, run
Din. sundays included.
M a. MI.
N 70, Worcester, Boston and New FORK.
hmaa parlor car 70 Boston and White
III Junction 20 New York.
&c Il. MI.
Ented Express for Boston. and for New
Isrk, via Springfield or New London.
hmsn Buffet psrlor car 70 Boston.
nF0ugh coach 10 Springfield.
18 II. MI.
hsengsr for Windsor.
GOING NORTH.
cO n. MI.
Nkht Express for Montreal, Ogdensburg,
kchiord. Ottawa and the West. Sleeping
u to Montreal daily.
1b a, MI.
ssenFer for st. Adams, Montreal, 0g'
asn,barg and Richford. connecting at
81 Junction with Express for Troy,
Abany and New York.
"a Il. M.
~ and erpress train for Burlington,
Nmbyi lge FUNSTON. St. Albans, Rich
~ ! md Montreal. Pullman Parlor car
y Montreal.
10 II. MI.
4spress for Montreal. Pullman Parlor
p to Montreal, and Pullman Sleeping
~ 70 Chicago. Counscts at St. Al
with Niagara Falls Express via
asas Point aud Norwood with through
Il man Sleeper from SWantou to Niagara
fsk,
i FiTzHUGH, Vice President and Genl
MgeF.
i CUMMINGS, Gent Passenger Agt.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-07-19
TRAGEDY IN LONG LETTER.
Changed When a Girl Wrote Him
Three Hundred Pages

Some one had said something about
long letters and at once half dozen
men in the crowd had stories to tell.
When they had all finished the man
from the South side began.
MY story" he said, rather signif-
cantly, sis true. 1t deals with what
probably was the longest letter ever
written. I've never told it before, be-
cause-well, because II carries with 1t
an explanation of why am bachelor.
You'll have to take my word for the
story, although I still have the let
ter at home and could show 1t II |
wished.
Ten years ago was living In Kan
sas City. / never was much on senti-
ment, but the girl in the story was
not of the ordinary sort. Besides, she
had fortune in her own name and
her father had more money than he
could count. l didn't love her for her
money, though, and would have liked
her just as well if she had been head
over heels in debt.
zone night mustered up courage to
tell her that l loved her. Instead OF
falling on my neck and expressing sur.
prise, as conventional girls are sup
posed to do. she looked me straight in
the eyes and said she knew ii. More
over, she loved me and would marry
me If I would make her one promise.
That was plain and fair enough. Kan
sas City girls are that way. l told her
/ would make her a hundred promises
and keep them all. Then she said she
wanted me to promise that l would
stop smoking cigarettes.
81 don't know what prompted me 10
tempt my own undoing, but l did. l
assured her with all earnestuess that l
had never had a cigarette between my
lips. She looked rather panied and
said: or Then could see her freeze.
That evening I left her in bad
humor. She refused to talk any more
about marrying me or much about any
thing else. l couldn't understand 1t,
for I had not smoked a cigarette for
more than year and never was con-
frmed in the habit. Before took my
departure she said she would write me
few lines the next day explaining
1t all.
1.-TWO mails were delivered the next
day before the explanation reached
me. 1t was 800 pages in length, but il
was direct and to the point. There was
one word TO each page. The letter was
written in a book of cigarette papers.
"To shorten the story. my coat was
an old one and the papers, which | had
bought more than a year before, had
dropped from the pocket just as was
proposing. The girl loved me all right
enough, but she didn't like cigarettes,
hence her requirement that l promise
never to use them. When | swore that
never did she thought Of the papers
that she had tucked under the sofa pill
low and got busy disliling me.
in the letter she said that cigarette
smoker was bad enough, but that
cigarette smoking liar was worse. I
would please consider our engagement
off and not call again. / tried TO ex-
plain, but TO no avail. What could l
do?
MY one satisfaction, though" con-
cluded the man from the South side,
''is in rejecting on what happened after
she threw me over. She married a man
who smokes more cigarettes in week
that / have ever smoked, but he was
wise enough not OF let her know it till
after the wedding. Chicago Tribune.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-07-19
Nervous and Dizzy

DEAR Mrs. PISEHAA II wish 70
express mythanks 70 you for the great
benefit / have received from the use Of
lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound ! suffered constantly from ter
rible sideache. had chills, was nervous
and dizzy. had tried different kinds
of medicine but they all failed entirely.
After taking three bottles Of Vegetable
Compound and three Of Blood Purifier I
am al right. Ieannot thank you enough
for what your remedies have done for
me-. Miss MATILDA JENSEN, Box Is,
ogisnsburg. Wis, june 10, 1892.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-07-19

pound and Blood Purifier. am now
regular every month and suffer no pain.
Your medicine is the best that any suf-
fering girl can take. Miss MARY
CONES. Aptos. Cal, July s. is9a.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-07-19

your ADVICE
MISS MARY
CONES Aptos,
CAL July 81,
1895
" DEAR Mrs.
PTNKH AMs
After reeeiv-
ing your letter
1 began the
use of your rem
dies taking 10
Lydia f. ri.
1,.v,g Vnrra4abi
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-07-19
THE HEALTH OF YOUNG WOMEN


"DEAR Mrs. PrSKHAM.-I am sixteen
years old and am troubled with my
monthly sickness. It's very irregular,
occurring only once in two or three
months, and also very painful / also
suffer with cramps and once in a while
pain strikes me in the heart and have
drowsy headaches. If there is anything
YOU can do for me, will gladly follow
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-02-08
WON HONORS THOUGH BLIND.
Student in the south Carolina College
Who surmOunted Many
Difficulties.

The honors of the commencement
exercises at the South Carolina college
this year were carried off by John E.
Swearingen, Of Edgeield. S. c., who
has been totally blind since he was
seven years old, reports the Buffalo F.
press. Swearingen stood higher than
any man since the college was estab-
ished early in the century. In such
branches as mathematics and astron-
omy, where the sense of sight would
naturally be regarded as of the utmost
Importance, he has achieved remarka-
BILE success. One professor says, for
instance, that Swearingen answered
with two minutes thought a complex
mathematical proposition that has not
been answered by another student in
the college, He appears to have per-
feet conception of relative positions
and distances, and he experiences no
difficulty in drawing geometrical fig
ures. 1t would be interesting to know
how much Of his present conception
OF these things is due to Knowledge
gained consciously or unconsciously be-
fore he became blind 4 child OF seven
years generally has pretty good idea
OF form, though not SO good OF dis
lance. II he were an unusually bright
child, as Swearingen probably was.
these ideas would be much advanced,
while in either case they would be last
ing. Swearingen is ambitious, but is
undecided whether to become a min
lister or lawyer. His teachers believe
he would adorn either profession.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-02-08
What Paper COsts.

Ladies who go shopping have little
idea OF the cost of their trip, even in
such a minor detail as the cost of paper
for the package they have sent home.
A Baltimorean has recently compared
the weight of paper with the food sup
piled to the purchaser. In one days
purchases it is said that the paper wrap
ping amounted 10 about ten per cent.
OF the total. In list of supplies cost
ing about $1.40 he found that the paper
which was weighed with the provisions
cost 143 cents.-N. Y. World.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-02-08

Col. Parker of the Walla Walla States
man, on learning that Bob FitzsimmoDs
claimed to have been drugged in his last
fistic battle by drinking soda water, in
dignantly exclaims "What did he drink
soda water for; was there no whisky"
In the same paper the Colonel relates his
visit to Mongolan who presented him
something that others say tastes like
Kentucky rye whisky sweetened, which
had the proper effect" In one instance
the Colonel speaks of the Kentucky fluid
like an expert and in the other as neo-
phyte. "Others saw" however, that the
Colonel knows good thing when he sees
it, and doesn't need "chaser" to find it.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-02-08
TIL URSDA Y. FEB. 8, 1900.
WANT GAME PRESERVES.

Press Bulletin No. !, from the United
States department of agriculture and for
estry, says:
Among the applicants for government assis-
lance in the homogeneous OF woodlands is
William Rockefeller. This gentleman owns a
tract of 10000 acres at Bay Pond, franklin
county, New York, on which he has built a
hunting and fishing lodge. Much of the land
has been logged over, but there is large tract
of virgin timber which has passed the stage of
greatest production in natural state and is
lying idle, Mr. Rockefeller has asked for a
working plan by which the mature timber can
be turned into revenue without injury to the
forest as game preserve.
BY all means give William all the as.
sistance you can in the management OF
woodlands. Drive the sheep and cattle
out, but save the forest as game pre-.
serve. II necessary, revive the ancient
criminal laws and make poaching cap.
ital offense Non, but the wealthy en-
JOY this life; the poor can beg.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-02-08
YAKIMA CHURCH-GOERS.
The Church Peoples Column-Relgous Intel
lgence for All.

On Sunday at the Congregational
church the pastor will preach at II II. IN
and Z 80 p. m. /; Sunday school at 10 a.
M. Christian Endeavor at 6 80 .. m.
All are cordially invited.
Christian Church-Services at II a.
m. aud $50 p. m. morning SUBJECT,
''The Conscious Divinity of Our Lord -
evening, "The Spiritual VS.. the Worldly"
All are welcome.
Baptist Church-Regular services at
l l a. 10. and Z 80 p. m. Miss Crow, the
violinist, has been secured to assist in
the music at the Sunday evening SER
vices.
Services at the First Methodist church
both morning and evening at usual
hours. Sunday school 10a m. Epworth
League at $3.50 p. M; PRAYER mt citing
Thursday evening at 7:30.
Services at St. Michael's church as
usual at II and 80 O'Clock. Everyone
invited.
Christian Science services at Masonic
Hall every Sunday at II a. m. All are
cordially invited.
The Junior Christian Endeavor OF the
Presbyterian church will give valentine
social Wednesday evening, February IA,
at the home of Mrs. j. II. Carpenter.
Every one is cordially invited to attend
There will be an interesting program and
valentine for every one, postage to be
paid.
The nineteenth anniversary OF the c.
evening at the Presbyterian church. APP
propriate and interesting exercises COM
memorated the occasion. Twelve gradu-
ates from the Junior were received into
Senior society.
at the Christian church next Sunday
morning there will be a special Offering
for the famine stricken people Of India.
The w. G. T. U. will give Washing
ton social at the home OF Mrs. Cole. on
Sixth street. February 20. An interest
ing program will be given and refresh
ments served. Admission 1Oc. Every
body invited.
The Ladies' Aid society of the NJ E
church will give Martina Washinpton
tea at Masons opera house on the even
ing of Westinghouse birthday, February
%. All are cordially invited
The regular meeting of the W. G 7.
U. will be held ut the Guilland house on
Tuesday next. All mem bers are re.
quested to be present and bring their an
nual leaflets containg statement OF prin-
ciples. Business OF Importance.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-02-08

Concerning the shooting OF Goebel the
St. Paul Pioneer press, epublican, saws
that 1.-The shot fired no doubt by some
partisan of the republican governor, is a
severe blow to the republican cause in
Kentucky" II is unfair enough, how
ever, in common with most OF the re-
publican press, to attempt to cover the
grave of the dead governor with odium.
This is on par with the tactics OF the
criminal lawyer who finds it necessary
sometimes to protect the living criminal
by attacking the character borne by the
man he has slain.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-02-08
POvERTY-STRICKEN GENIUSEs
How the World Has Treated Aspir-
anita for Literary Fame for
Centuries.

Homer was beggar; Plautus turned
mill; Terence was slave; Boetius
died in Jail; Paul Borghesse had IA
trades, and yet starved with them all;
Tasso was often distressed for five
shillings; Bentivoglio was refused adj
mittance into hospital he had him
self erected; Ceramics died of hunger,
and Nagelas left his body to the sur
geons to pay his debts as far as the
money would go; Bacon lived life of
meanness and distress; Sir Walter Ra-
leigh died on the scaffold Spenser, the
charming, died in want; the death of
Collins was through neglect, first caus-
ing mental arrangement.
Milton sold his copyright of para
disc Lost" for & Is at three payments,
and finished his life in obscurity; Dry
den lived in poverty and distress; OF
way died prematurely and through
hunger; Lee died in the street; Steele
lived life OF. perfect warfare with
bailitfs; Goldsmith's "Vicar of Wake
field" was sold for a trifie to save him
in the burying ground of the English
factory at Lisbon. without a stone to
mark the spot; Savage died in prison at
Bristol. where he was confined for
debt of IS; Butler lived life of pcnury
and died poor; Chatterton, the child of
genius and misfortune, destroyed him
self.-Homiletic Review.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-02-08

The discrepancy between Dun and
Bradstreet's reports of failures, compiled
weekly, is very marked, and one or the
other must be unreliable. According TO
Bradstreet last weeks showing footed up
III failures for the week as compared
with 252 for the week previous and 207
for the first week in February year
ago. Dun, however, claims there were
232 commercial failures for last week as
compared with 224 same week last year.