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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-02-08

The district school closes this week.
c. r. Bond is drawing logs In Stafford.
Miss Jane Colpurn has gone to Leba.
non, ". H., nursing.
A son was born 10 Mr.. ans Mrs. n,
Chamberlin last week
MIR. and Mrs. Louis Caldwell have a
daughter, born Jan. 18th.
Arthur Cotton has been sick for the past
two weeks, but Is gaining.
Miss Minnie Coombs Is visiting her
brother at Potter Place, N. n.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-02-08
MANY school Children are sickly.

by Mother Gray a nurse In Childrens Home, New
York break up Colds 10 "a hours, cure Reyerish-
ness Headache stomach Troubles, Teething Dis
orders aud Destroy Worms. AT all druggists, 25c.
sample mailed FREE. Address, Allen 5. Olmsted,
Leroy n Y.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-02-08
SANDOW'S CHEST development

Is, as all the world knows, SIMPLY
wonderful.
1t shows what results may be OBJ
tanned by patient endeavor and long
continued effort.
The same results are obtained IN
the development Of a business.
For years Chase & Sanbom, ly
long-continued effort, have made them
selves known as one Of the leading tea
importers Of the country.
Their tea chest development is
quite as wonderful in its way as
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-02-08

This because they given the public in their tea any
but the finest selected leaves
Especially they commend Their kohnoo which Is an hnsh
breakfast Tea OfoA Fonosa Ooong with delicate lilac havoT
and their Orange Pekoe ideal with rich wineke body
On account gu4 II these teas they are heahu and m
vigoratng they packed pound and hall odnd AR
bt loaded packages protection against deterioration from exposure
and prevents escape delicate flavor BY contact with the AR
ONE POUND MAKE OVER 200 CUPS.
CHASE G. SAhB0RNS TEAS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-17
NUBS OF KNOWLEDGE.

annually but 6,UO0,0O tons OF bituminous
coal; that product has now passed the
10, QUO mark, and OF the 1900 square
miles of coal fields IN the south cnly
about l. 100 are under development
Investigation has convinced the com
missioner of labor statistics in Connecti-
cut that electric lighting is furnished by
private companies To municipalities so
cheaply now that municipal ownership
would bring no saving wOI IN considering.
Defective fiues are responsible for OycI
II per cent Of the fires and incendiarism
Is next as n cause. Last year G,S9l in
cendiary fires occurred Lightning caused
3.iI9, spontaneous combustion l.l19. fric-
tion in machinery 255 natural gas ~. dust
explosions II and five We're caused by the
suns rays passing through window glass.
The next great celebration in New York
IL likely to be held Ia September, 1904
and IL will be the three hundrcdth anul-
vcrsary Of the discovcry ot the Island
of Manhattan by Henry Hudson. The
two hundredth anniversary, In Scptemb ~
lSH, was modcstly celebrated ny dinner
held under The auspices of the New Go-'-
iiistori II society.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-17
SOME CURRENT VERSE.

"Keep to the right" and the Right will
keep you
In touch and accord with the Good and
the True;
These are the 6est things in life. after
all,
They make it worth living. whatever be-
fall,
And Death has rot terrors, when he
comes In sight
For the man who determines to "keep to
the right"
Charles W. Hubner. in Atlanta Consti-
tuition.
The Man with the Hose.
Dressed in the loudest vestments of the
day,
Beside the sounding seashore he has
strayed,
The guiieless guy of all the passing
thrui.g
Who labor for their living and are glad
For countless weeks no new idea has
roamed
The vacant chambers Of his stunted
brain:
For him the present is the only time:
Tomorrow's hopes nor memory of the
past
Have power to shift the current of his
dream.
For quite convinced is he that his indeed
Are gayest of the gay In this years he se
Who plastered down his perfumed locks?
Who set his jaws agape?
Whom does he work, that he from Gay
to day
May live uevoid OF toll.
A hrOthpr tO the sacred cpw
That at the circus chews its peaceful
cud?
Perchance in ages past did Solomon
Take all the wisdom from a race of men
no add unto his store, and in return
Fine raiment gave for what he took of
wit.
Whence was conceived this tribe
That never toll or spin.
Who knows but that at some far-distant
day
This thing we make our mirth may, CROP
ing lind
A ballot box and vote Just like a man?
Is his the right of franchise we hold dear?
Shall men of brain and Drawn look on a t
this
And silent be for shame? Let Jerry
Simpson say.
If in his present guise
He passed beyond the portals of this
earth
And sought admission at the heavenly
gates,
What would St. Peter say"
Whose act shall set within this pumpkin
head light?
His cigarette doth scarce for mind suf-
flee,
Hath he no soul? Is he more sore bereft
Than cannibal or those of heather Isles?
Return In haste, o pious band! There's
work to do at home.
Arthur X. Taylor, in Harper Bazaar.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-17

bpt from practical standpoint the ad-
ministration's policy Of deferring this
matter until the Philippine trouble ID
out of the way and the uncertainties in
other directions are fully guarded
against Is manifestly prudent. The So
called war taxes are not as a rule
oppressive. They do not represent
much more than the actual needs of the
country under progressive and en-
lightened administration. When the
time comes. they should be revised ami
reduced where onerous. but their
Wholesale repeal is not probable at any
time
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-17

The statistical maniac calculates there
is one piano for every seven houses in
the United Kingdom.
rhe aggregate mileage OF all the roadr
controlled by the wonderful Vanderbilt
Morgan combination "! to the present
date Is i0e26, which is more than one-lifth
of ell the railroad mileage in the United
States.
The finest blankets made in The coun-
try are now manufactured in North Caro-
lima, where iO+ woolen mills are In opera
tion. The finest grade of wool can be
grown in the south almost rs cheap!y
as cotton.
II Is commonly believed among the
poasantry in the l'ral mountains that f0r
wolf 10 see man before the man sees
The wolf is an omen that he will be
"struck dumb" and so remain as long as
The wolf lives.
The fact that most of the artillery prac-
tice in the Transvual wal has appeared so
Ineffective on both sides need surprise ! o
one. IL is a well known fact that ON an
average only one bullet out of 700 fred
In battle strikes home.
Two decades ago the south produced
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-17

In Mercer county Judge Miller re-
quires every holder of liquor license
there are only fifteen in the county.
or one to every 1000 inhabitants--to
sign an agreement to close his bar on
Sundays and on legal holidays, and at
his own expense to employ special po-
licemen on pay days and Saturday
evenings, to preserve order. Yet the
same license law covers Mercer county
that exists in Lackawanna. The DIFF
ference in its enforcement measures the
difference in public sentiment.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-17
The Little Verdict Affirmed.

Y Y AFFIRMING the conviction of
Richard Little. editor OF the
II Scrantonan, for criminal libel,
the Superior court has very
property lent it's sanction to the prop
Osition that the character of men
prominent in public affairs is not with
out legal protection.
That the original trial was most
fairy. as we'll as ably. conducted. and
that the rulings of the lower court, as
well as its exposition Of the libel law,
were thoroughly judicial and judicious,
We're apparent to every intelligent man
who watched the proceedings or ex-
amined the transcript. The verdict Of
the jury was the voice of the COM
munity The unbridled license Of sem
sational journalism had exceeded al!
Limits of liberation. and either the law
had to check it through the regular
channels or public disgust. taking the
law int" summary execution. would
have registered itself by force.
Little personally deserves no sym
rathy. His crime was Indignantly
and boastfully committed. Yet. while
the law now closes around his tE,oat.
1t must not be forgotten who the men
We're. profcsscdly Christian and re-
spectacle, who compounded the viilainy
that Little's filthy publication scattered
broadcast Throughout the community.
He goes to jail. but shall they go SEQ.
free?
Recent English progress has stimu
lated the war map makers TO renewed
effort The South African war map is
something that 'Nnnt he questioned on
disputed at t,iis :. .;;t of the conflict.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-17

q BILL TO REDUCE the war
~ taxes s60.00O0O0 annually,
e u principally by lowering the
.... .,.. internal revenue taxes on
liquors and tobacco, has been in
troduced at Washington. The principal
provisions of the bin are as follows.
The tax on beer, ale. etc, is reduced
from 81 TO 81 per barrel; the tax on to-
bacc0 and SNUFF Is reduced to six cents
pound: 80 a thousand on cigars
weighing more than three pounds per
1000 and - cents per thousand on ci-
gars weighing less than three pounds
per 1000: and SIPS per 1000 on cigar
ittes. The stamp taxes are to be
eeduced 20 per cent, except on checks,
drafts and kilograms. The taxes on
proprietary medicines ana preparations
Are repealed, as is the tax of 10 cents
per pound on tea. ...
The author Of this bill. Representa-.
I've Levy Of New York. a Democrat,
argues that inasmuch as the war is
,xerc and the government revenues are
ihowins margin of surplus. it is tim"
% tighten the tax burdens In an ab-
tract sense his proposition is sound
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-17

journal as the Troy. N.
Y, TimeS appreciates
the public's interest in the proposed
! road. as revealed through the hearings
before the New York state railroad
commission upon the application for d
charter. This matter. the Times per-
tinently remarks, lis one directly nf-
fecting the pocket of every manufac-
the east who uses anthracite. and all
are in favor Of plan that will give
them cheaper fuel"
Yesterdays New York Sun heads its
report of the hearing: Railroad COM
| mission Decides That It Is Not Dry.
Nursing Pennsylvania" and explains
| this reference as follows:
Before the state railroad commission
at the Fifth avenue hotel yesterday. on
the applica tior Of the Delaware Valley
ana Kingston Railway company for per-
mission to construct Il new coal line to
tiGcwatcr at Kingston from Lackawaxen,
along the lire of the old Delaware and
Hudson Canal. counsel for the aprli-
cants asked to have letter from the
Anthracite Coal Operators association
Incorporated in the record The letter
was addressed to the commissioners and
said that owing to the agreement OF the
&C al roads the miners were able to work
only 1G5 days a year The construction
. of the row road IL was asserted. would
enable the operators to ship yearly 3UO.-
90 tons NOR, coal than at present and
would reduce the price of coal Is per
cent. Frank platt. of counsel for the
opposing railroads. objected TO the letter
AMI said IL was an insulting attempt to
influence the comni ssioners. 1t was
| thrown cut along with another petition
of the Coal Operators association Of
Scranton, the ruling being made that the
. New York commission was rot interest
ed IN the fortunes Of the people Of Penn
. sylvania.
! In an official sense it Is true that the
New York railroad commission is mot
.ntcrcste / in the fortunes OF the people
OF Pennsylvania" Its functions cease
at the state line. Eu: the above quota
tion from the Troy Times supplies a
very conylncirs reason why the pro-
posed new railroads bearing upon the
, subject Of cheaper fuc, IN the Empire
state is an exceedingly pertinent topic
70, consideration by the railroad COM
mission of that state.
Further along in the New York SUMS
report appears TIE following:
Two state senators were among those
who testified for the applicants in the
afternoon. Thcy were Senator Rice. Of
Ulster county. and Senator Thornton. Of
sullivan. senator Rice said "a thousand
homes had been vacated along the canal
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-17

The Earl of Rosebery, once Eng
lands premier. asserts in the house of
lords that last December the British
government made vigorous overtures
to Two great powers, Germany and the
United states, for an alliance, but
thes" overtures We're not received with
such cordiality as to encourage the
government to pursue them" The earl
of RoseDery thus does wanton dam
age to the American Democracys cam
pairn thunder.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-17

II is not true that Governor Stone
has snubbed the Lackawanna bar
Neither is it true that he has accepted
its recommendation. He is holding the
subject Of the vacant judgeship un-
der careful advisement. very proper
thing TO do.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-17

In spite of the absence of an unusual
foreign demand for breadstuffs, the
American export trade continues to
grow Nor January II amounted to
Sll5,3lS,475, an increase over the same
month year ago of a million and a
half. Expansion can't be stopped
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-17

Frick's suit against Carnegie has
started the statisticians, one of whom
figures that Carnegies income is equal
to 81 every time the clock ticks An
drew ought certainly to be willing to
let time fly.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-17
Burgher Smit Of the Transvaal

Burgher smit Of the Transvaal.
Burgher smit Of the Transvaal, alone on
the kopje's crest
Beneath, in the mud. a pool Of blood-a
ragged hole In the breast
A groan and a Chil--a fever chill-a
prayer for a soldiers rest.
ii.
Burgher Smit Of the Transvaal, in the
heat Of the tropic sun,
Had stood that day thrc' the deadly fray
to his rock and his belching gun
With only hope to guard the slope till
the grim assault was done
Ill.
And Rureher Smit of the Transvaal had
worked his hearts desire
He had held his own on his rock-ribbed
|, thro' the stern of steel and fire
He had proved his heart a worthy part
Of the heart Of his trekking sire!
~.
But Burgher Smit of the Transvaai felt
hand Of Ice at his soul:
He saw, or he felt, his native veldt. with
its ""ean-dip and roll
He looked thro' the night and saw the
light stream out from his ''land-
bouw' knoll.
v.
And there he saw his little oncs--hc heard
their mothers call
AS best she can, like her own good man,
she works In the cattle kraal-
But ner heart Is away, the long long
day, away DER the mountain wall!
VI.
But Rurgher Smit of the Trars> aal shall
come no more to his own:
He has gone the yoad that his fathers
trouc--he has trehked to the last
Unknown
Anu the Father above, In Justice and
love. shall rear what thcce hands
have sown.
John Jerome Rooney. In the Sun.
"Keep to the Right"
"Keep to the right" Is the law Of the
road
Make it a law of your moral code
In whatsoe'er you determine to do.
Follow the road of the Good and the
Follow and fear not; by day and by
night,
Up hill or down hill, keep to the right"
Doubt will assail you, temptation will
WOO
Keep to the right" for the right is the
true
Doubt is a traitor. temptation a shame;
y heart that is honest. n life without
blame,
VIII rank you far higher, in worth and
renoWn.
Than the grandest OF kings, with his
scepter and crown.
"Keep to the right" IN the journey of
life
There is crowding and jostling, trouble
and strife:
The weak will succumb to the boll and
the strong,
And many go under and many go wrong;
He will acquit himself best in the fight
Who shirks not his duty. and 'keeps to
the right"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-17

French army scandals continue to
multiply as the lights are turned on
1t is evident that nothing but a war
can save the French army from the
contempt Of the world; and it is doubt
full If a war would.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-17
One on Joe Chamberlain.

n ERE is Tit Bit story on the present
a. colonial secretary of Great Britain
Some visitors passed through Mr.. Cham
berlain's orchid houses at Highbury
one morning. when u very valuable plant
was discovered broken. Mr.. Chamber
lain. II Is said. almost lost his temper,
and declared that sightseers should no
longer be welcomed. Then he interrO-
gated the gardener in charge Of the
houes.
The man appeared confused, but pro-
tested that he did not do the damage.
II was very sorry when l saw 1t done,
SIR"
"You saw 1t done? Then. Of course.
the visitors did do it,"
mo. sir, the visitors didn't either,
said the man.
'Speak out, mani" cried Mr.. Chamber
lain. ~ am resolved to discover the cul-
prit.'
Then the gardener spoke: "You did
yourself. please. sir. for I saw you.
You were walking up an down an re-
hearsing something. ] heard Lord Sal
isbury's name, sir. an Mr. Gladstone's
an then you struck out with your right
arm suddenlike, and down went the
orchid"
The colonial secretary smiled. and
sightseers were not forbidden the orchid
houses.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-17

uE NH'r- ~ the '"iii'oi :
boy who. according to Cor
4 oner Roberts. had diph-
iheria, was unattended by
a physician. died. and whose parents,
in the absence of any notification of
the board OF health of the existence
in their home of a contagious disease.
wer, intending TO have public fu-
neral which the Cpp"rtune Interference
of the coroner prevented. Involves a
matter which. If the facts are as
stated is certainly proper for inves-
tigation.
scribed as believers in Christian
Science does not and should not have
any bearing upon tie law in the case.
Ii any person ministo oret. to the hoy
during his illness knowing that the
case WAS one Of diphthoria, and did
not report the fact to the board IF
health. a plain and necessary law was
broken. and the penalty for its viola
tinn should be inflicted as public
warning. IF there was no such min
istration, but on the contrary IL the
community was exposed t. infection
through the belief of the parents in
the curative efficacy NJ faith and pray
er, then the community should have
legal protection.
This is not matter Of religious per-
sccuti"n or intolerance. but oe tn.
public welfare. The common sense IF
the great majority of the people has
recognized and nut int" legal form the
necessity for isolatng persons afllct ID
with contagious disease and guarding
against the spread Of such disease. 1t
matters not what the individual may
think; this approved viii Of the ma
:ority is the law and it should be en-
forced. The right of parents to take
large chances on the lives or til ,ir own
offspring may he drbatable: hut they
have no right to in,porl the health Of
their ncichbors.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-17

THE FOLLOWING amusing story Is
told at the expense of Colonel I8. W.
Wrcnn, manager of the traffic depart
mcnt Of the big Plant system, 10y Il well
known newspaper man Of New orleans;
some years ago 1 was broke in New
York" he says, ana hearing that Il. w.
Wrcnn, passenger traffic manager Of the
Plant system. was In town | called on
him and asked for a pass to Jacksonville.
1t was u pretty cheeky request. consul.
ering that Wrenn didn't know me- from
Adam, and he very properly turned me
down. However, | had to have that pass.
so I kept on tackling him, each time pre-
senting some new reason why the roaI
should carry me to Jacksonville. The
last time l called the clerk wo,ildn: let
me In. and handed me one of my cards
on which Colonel Wrenn had written
Keep this fellow out. IL he bothsrs me
any more I'll go crazy That gave me
an idea. and I made "A bee line for Mr.
Plants private office. Mr.. Plant said
4 want n pass to Jacksonville, Fla The
old gentlemen looked at me In amaze
ment. 'On what grounds?' he asked. In
exchange for treating Colonel Wrenn for
threatened mental trouble l replied.
Mr.. Plants face cloudcd. What kind of
"A game is this. sir? he demanded. stern
ly. 'Colone! Wrenn II perfectly sane
sir. and | won't permit Pardon
me- interrupted. but Colonel Wrenn
is at this moment apprehensive OF lun-
acy. and believes firmly that 1t rests en-
tirely with mo to avert tho attack. I
have his written statement to that ef-
feet In my pocket Let me see It, Mr.
Plant fairly shrieked. I handed him the
card. and got ready to run. As he read
the inscription his face relaxed. His
piercing gray eyes began to twinkle
Finally he lay back In his chair and
roared with laughter. Here, Mr.. Smith,.
1f..xl srxts.
transportation to Jacksonville and cnarge
IL to medical treatment for Colonel
Wrenn." - New orleans Times-Demo-
crat.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-17

According to Mr.. Macrum's story, he
experienced more difnculty In obtain
ing a hearing than Is encountered by
the average new author with a manu-
sCript.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-17
REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET.
SCHOOL DIRECTORs.-C. c. Ferber, +.
y. Fellows

Remember to vote on Tuesday for
the Republican ward candidates and
for the two excellent candidates at
large on the Republican ticket for
school directors in the board of six.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-17

The present bill before congress to
abolish the one-cighth barrel known to
the beer trade, with which certain citi-
zens are wont to celebrate on Sat,,r-
day evenings. Is just as liable to work
for evil as good. A law passed maxi
ing the quarter barrel the smallest
package for home consumption will re-
suit in most cases in total abstinence
or a bigger drunk
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-17

Anxious people will doubtless rejoice
to know that Webster Davis Is on his
way home from South Africa. breath
whole and unscatheG.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-17
Rewarded with q sixpence.

HOW THE Duke Of Norfolk. one OF the
"a richest OF English peers. earned his
first sixpence Is related by his friends
with a great deal of yusto. says the Chi
cago Chronicle. A few years ago large
English party headed by the Duke went
on a continental tour. The Duke busted
himself very much on the journey In q
kind hearted way about the welfare OF
everyone in the party. At every station
ne used to get out and 60 round to see
If he could do anything for anyone. One
old lady who did not know him when
she arrived at last In Rome, tired and
hot, found great difficulty in getting a
porter. So she seized on the Duke
Now. my good man." she said. "1've
noticed you at all these stations loating
about Just make yourself useful for
once in your life. Take my bag and find
me q cab
The Duke mildly did as he was bid
and was rewarded with sixpence.
THANK you. madam" he said: II
shall prize this indeed. 1t Is the first
coin I have ever earned In my lifc.'
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-17
Railroad Men
Get Ready
for Inspection

We have now a full line of
all makes of Watches that
we guarantee to pass.
Buy your Watches Of an
old reliable house. Not some
agent who will open shop for
two or three months and then
skip out. We are here to
stay. Our guarantee is "as
good as gold" Prices as
low as any.
MERCEREAU X CONNELL
13O Wyoming Ave.
Coal Exchange.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-17
Novel Way to Dig Canals.

p R1NCE HOHENLOHE is n strong ad-
vocate Of Emperor Williams scheme
for great ship canal which will connect
the interior of Germany with the ocean.
says tho Saturday F:vering Post. In dis
cuss!ng the subject with one of the
Agrarian mobiles who opposes the pro-
ject the latter said:
"Your excellency. you will find the op-
position to be rock in the path OF your
canal.'
The princes eyes twinkled as he re-
torted, well initiate the prophet Moses,
smite the rock and then the water will
now."