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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-11-07
MANS WILL WAS TATTooED.
story of a Mexican Miser who Di-
vided His Wealth I'm n Sim
Rular Manner.

Perhaps IL was not parsimony, as
his relatives alleged, that led a
Mexican miser who recently died to
tattoo his last will and testament
upon his body. They allege that the
decedent, named Moreche, in order
TO save the cost of pen. ink and pa
per, imprinted his will indelibly upon
his body with some red pigment.
When the old miser died his heirs
protested against the burial of the
body and petitioned the court to
have the remarkable human docu-
ment" admitted to probate. 1t was
knotty problem, but the court de-
cided that a copy should be made Of
the tattooed will, and that the copy
should have the full effect of an orig
inal will. After the copy had been
made the old miser was buried by
his legatees, the original will being
"filed for reference" as IL were.
This case is another instance OF
the imaginations of authors being
realized in fact. In one of Rider
Haggard's stories the plot hinges
upon the existence of just such tat
tooed win. only in the case of Rider
Haggard's man the will was tattooed
on his back because he was ship
wrecked and there were no pens, ink
or paper handy for the drawing up
of the last will and testament" In
the case of the Mexican miser the
tattooed will could be read easily.
and the copy of it was attested by
four witnesses before being admitted
TO probate.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-11-07
APPROXIMATION OF MEXICO.
Country Rich I'm Many Ways Almost
Completely Neglected Until
Recent Years.

1t is strange that Mexico was not
largely Americanized long ago, says
the Philadelphia Bulletin. Here is a
country which stands in the very
front rank in the matter of mineral
resources. In her soil can be found
in abundance silver, gold, copper,
iron, coal, and, indeed, practically
every desirable mineral that can be
found in the United States. Mexico
has a population of about 100000,
more than that of the Philippines,
Hawaii, Guam, Porto Rico and Cuba
combined; her political institutions
are, nominally at least, much like
our own; person and property are
reasonably secure within her borders
and her people are steadily increas-
ing in intelligence.
Yet this inviting field, which lies
At our very doors, was almost COM
pletely neglected for years. We have
been Of late expanding a vast amount
of money in the hope Of tranquilliz-
ing and developing a group of islands,
with a semi-civilized population, on
the other side of the globe. Mexican
exports and imports amount to as
much in one year as the exports and
imports of the Philippines do in
seven.
1t is gratifying to note that there
Is now a disposition on this side of
the border to make up for this neg
lect. The more American capital
there is invested in Mexico the closer
the two republicans will bo drawn to-
gether. Whether this may result ulti-
mately in political annexation is a
problem for the future to solve, but
ii can hardly fail TO make for the
prosperity and advancement Of both
nations.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-11-07
SHE HAD THE LAST WORD.
Her Husband Tried TO Pneify Her by
Wire But Made n Failure
of IL.

at is proverbial that woman will al
ways have the last word" said the con-
fding man, land my wife is no excep-
ton from the rest, as have discovered
to my cost.
1--WE started to visit some friends the
other day who live some distance from
here, and, after seeing her aboard the
train, l went to buy some cigars. The
result was that / lost my train. my wife
going on without me. Wiring her, in
charge of the conductor, not to worry
and that l would follow on the next
train, made the best of the situation.
at wasn't long before received her
answer, and then followed a string of
incoherent messages from every sta
ton where the train stopped. Seeing
bankruptcy staring me in the face if
the food of collect messages didn't
cease, seized a telegraph blank and
wired her in the name of heaven to
stop sending me so many messages.
''ln the innocence of my soul" con-
tinued the confiding man, according to
the Detroit Free Press, II supposed
that settled it. But it didn't. In due
time received an answer from her that
read: 'Why?"
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-11-07
Experience Confines.

Prove its value by investing 10 cents in
trial SIZE Of Ely's Cream Balm. Druggists
supply It and we mail it. Full size so cents.
ELY BROS, So Warren ST., New York.
Clifton, Arizona, Jan. 20, 1899.
Messrs. Elf Bios. Please send me so
cent bottle Of Cream Balm. l find your
remedy the quickest and most permanent
cure for catarrh and cold in the head
DILL NJ. PorrER, Gen Mgr Ariz Gold NJ Co
Messrs. ELY Bios. FL have been afflicted
with catarrh for twenty years. II made me
So weak | thought had consumption. /
got one bottle of Ely's Cream Balm and in
.hree days the discharge stopped. 1t is the
oest medicine have used for catarrh.
roberta, Cal. FRANK Z. KnDLKspRK.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-11-07

Some hours later Flora's father and
brother returned. Their return was
not coincident through design, but the
result of an accident which was elicit
ing an earnest but incoherent narra-
tive from the younger man and an APP
pearance of dark disapproval from the
elder. Their conversation was abrupt
ly terminated as they entered the
house by means and curses. The two
men sprang up the stairs in mad haste,
and a moment later stood before Flo
ra's door.
Hanging suspended from il, his
bloody fingers a mangled, monstrous
mass of bruised flesh. was Lyndon.
Calmly regarding him with mahg-
nant eyes lay the black cat, while upon
its ebon fur the blood from the wound
ed hands fell in long, scattering drops
Flora lay within, huddled into a
scarce recognized shape of chattering
fear, excitement and tears.
The cause of the tragedy-the dia-
monds-by that common law of per-
verse fate. were the only actors in the
play that showed no sign OF the ex-
perience.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-11-07
Emperor william 1. Relies.

The palace of Emperor William l. in
Berlin has been kept in the condition
in which he left it. In the bedroom
there is still the simple iron bedstead
on which he always slept and onwhich
he died. 1t is suggestive of his simple
tastes in all respects. His economical
habits are illustrated by the fact that
when. in his old age, the physicians ad-
vised him to drink glass of cham
payne at his lunch. the emperor always
had the bottle corked and the remain.
der saved for his dinner.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-11-07
Matrimonial College.

There is some talk of establishing
q woman's college of matrimony, to
be located in Chelsea, England
where the duties of a wife will be-
come the subject of two-year
course of study. The curriculum will
embrace not only the usual branches
of housewifery, such as cooking. serv-
ing and laundry work, but is intend
ed to deal with physiology and medi-
cine as well. so that the students will
receive mental discipline in connec-
ton with the manual training.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-11-07
OTHER GREAT EXPOSITIONs

The supremacy of the De Laval machines Buffalo is
continuation of their triumphant record all previous
great exposons AT the Worlds Fair, Chicago in $685.
they received the Gold and only Medal awarded by the reg
uar of awards and the only eparaors used in the
Model Dairy At Antwerp in 1894 and Brussels in 1897
they received the Grand Prizes highest awards At
Omaha in 1898 they received the Gold Medal and again
Paris in 1900 the Grand Prize highest award.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-11-07
Doan's Kidney Pills

Are making we'll kidneys Just as fast
as people let them. They never fail.
Have cured thousands Of men aud
women.
Read this testimony Of their merit.
Mrs. ]. +. Jencks. Of S57 Bank
street, wife Of the foreman at the
Brown Carriage Co.. New London. CT.
says:
III took five or six boxes Of Deans Kidney
pills 10 radically cure me Of hackache. in the
winter 81 1895. and all can add 10 the state
ment gave al that time for publication in
our New London papers Il. the cure then
effected has been permanent. as conscicn-
tiousy and as emphat!caiiy endorse Deans
Kidney Pills to-day as did when they were
frt brought 70 my notice over three years
|agn. Ny advice 70 anyone suffering from
either weakened or ovcr-ercitcd kidneys i
10 procure Deans Kidney Pills ~ a drugl
store. take a course q the treatment, and the
results promised viii iuevitq > follow"
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers. Price SO cents Mailed byl
-Milburn Co, Buffalo. N. Y. l
sole agents for the United States. Re
member the name-Doan's-and takel
no substitute.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-11-07

Flora determined to remain
dressed until her father should ar
rive. She was a girl of more than or
binary courage, and. though at first
the loneliness oppressed her, she felt
reasonably secure. She settled into
an easy chair and began reading.
This was an excellent idea, she
thought, and well designed to pro-
tect her from any feeling of nervous
uess.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-11-07
WORK OF THE
DE LAVAL MACHINES
AT THE
BUFFALO EXPOSITION.

The award of the GOLD MEDAL to the De Laval Cream
Separators he highest and only award of kindly the
Buffalo Exposition well supported by the magnificent
work of the De Laval machine used in the Model Dairy of
THE Exposition which made record in practical work. under
ordinary every conditions, every way unapproa
able by any other than improved De Laval
machine.
PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION, 1901
I(coPY) BUFFALO, n. Y, Oct. 21st, 1901.
The DE LAVAL SEPARATOR Co.,
"a Cortlandt St. New York.
GENTLEMEN:
The work of the De Laval Centrifugal Cream Separator
Dairy Turbine size, guaranteed capacity 200 pounds per
hour used by in the Model Dairy at the Pan-Amercan
Exposition Buffalo, n y brought the following points:
First: The machine has been from August 8, 1901,
September 18th by the buttemake and his assistant and
had special attention given it by any expert of the
Company.
Second: The official tests made by of the best
experts in Babcock testing, and for the whole time, II
consecutive tests, shows loss of 0l61 of per of
butter fat.
Third: 1t ats full guaranteed capacity of 1000
pounds per hour at times exceeding that amount but
time was the feed reduced TO make skimmng record.
Fourth The amount of power used was very small
Fifth: 1t did what you claimed for in every particular
EDWARD VAN ALsTYNE, Supt.
DE WITT GOODRICH,
JAS. SToNEHoUsE, III on"i &c Vi 'ee'S'
JoN. A. Ennis, ButtermakPr.
ELMER Q. weldon, Asst Buttermaker.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-02

THE LIST OF THE JOHNS0NS.
The decision Just handed down BY the
supreme court denying the right of the
county surveyor of this county to collect
team hire from the county is the last
act IN a little official comedey-drama
which once occupied the boards for quite
a long time.
It was a case of too much Johnson
The Globe was largely influential in di-
recting public attention toward it, and
! in maintaining the public interest in it
for so long. The Johnsons are officially
no more They had been much in evi-
dence in Ramsey county official life for a
son Sr-the latter the formers deputy
in the office of county surveyor and him.
self building inspector for a still greater
number of years, all by the grace Of the
Republican party.
1t was Mayor Smiths refusal to ap-
prove the action of that profuse body,
the D0afu OIL COMMISSIONERS, III tt1loAihS
the Johnson livery bills, which has just
resulted in the final undoing of the John
son right to make financial drafts on the
county treasury.
We are glad the Johnson question has
thus been finally disposed of. 1t was a
source of trouble at each succeeding cleo
ton when the Johnson name was under
consideration, and the Johnson demands
of one kind or other for remuneration
for alleged public services happened to
come under review. Of course it fur
nished the G @ b e and Democrats gen.
orally some opportunity for pointing NOR
ais and adjoining tales more or less inter-
esting of Republican methods of official
admin stration, and also furnished much
delectation to the electorate. But it's
passing is none the less an event which
is altogether commendable in itself, and
entitled the supreme court to the general
thanks.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-02
IN LIGHT AND LIFE.


The longing of grass for the rain and of
flowers for the sun,
is less than my longing to be where fine
-, sweet waters rum
NneTe aIar on the hills. the blue haze
Tells me winter is DONE
The madness of joy in the heart of the
bird on the wing
is less than the ranture that floods all
my soul as ] sing.
When up from the South comes tho
quickening breath of the spring.
The yearning that throbs in the heart of
passionate pain
Is less than my yearnings for things I
may never attain
While soul so depends upon sense for it's
good and its gain.
The burning desire of the rose for the
glow of the sun
Is less than the thwarting I feel In
hope first begun,
When out of youths vortex of passion
purpose was won.
The longing of anchorite steadfast in
prayer and in praise
Is less than my longing to mix, in the
wind and the haze
OF the hills and the sky, with the Infinite
nature obeys:
To make myself one with the rose and
the stream and the sweep
Of the wonderful arch of the heavens SO
blue and so deep,
And, grown to immortal from mortal, to
dream as asleep.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-02
ARTICLE I.


1t is an odd paradox that the Chinese
know nothing about China Although
they have many names for their country,
they never call it China. That name is
of ancient but uncertain origin; perhaps
1t came to us through India-perhaps it
was derived from the Chin dynasty,
which hourished long before Christ
One of the favorite names of the
Chinese for their country is Chung KWoh
or the Middle Kingdom. This apparent
ly innocent name is really an index of
the boundless egotism of the whole ma
ton, which is directly proportional to
their ignorance. By calling themselves
the Middle Kingdom, the Chinese mean
to signify that they are the center of the
world. Thus they SurpaSs the egotism
of even the ancient Greeks, who called
all others than themselves barbarians.
But then there was some excuse for the
Greeks
And yet China really is a beautiful
country. To the-casual visitor, to be sure.
it presents it's least attractive side, for
the coasts are generally low and fiat
often marshy. But in the interior are
grand mountains 2,0c0 feet high, upward
gorges 5000 feet deep, through which
great rivers rage, and lovely, peaceful
yalleyS-all of which will some day draw
tourists the world over
AS China lies between twenty degrees
and fifty degrees north latitude, it Of
fers variety of climate to suit the
most exacting. Hongkong lies almost
directly on a line with Calcutta and
Havana, Shanghai with Jerusalem and
New Orleans, Pekin with Constantinople
Madrid and New York
The mean temperatures are lower than
those of corresponding locations in Eu-
he fopo ofr1ra of
Pekin, or fifty degrees, is that of South
ern England, which is much farther
north Shanghai corresponds to Marseil-
les.
They are making history fast in China
these days, and no one can afford to be
ignorant of that strange country. The
commercial and political center of the
world is rapidly shifting from the At
lantic to the Pacific. On those shores
are to be fought out the conflicts, both
industrial and military, of the new CEN
fury, and the United States has acquired
Hawaii, Guam and the Philippines just
in the nick of time. The events now
taking place on the east coast of Asia
under our very eyes-thanks to tele-
graph, printing press and camefa-are
more significant to the world than any
thing which has happened since the
downfall of Napoleon. What we can see
is wonderful, what we may surmise is
portentous.
One thing we can see is this: Europe
is losing interest in "the partition, of
China" The desperate struggle for Tien
Tsin against Chinese armed with modern
weapons. which they used with deadly
precision, has raised new eastern Ques-
tion. China has walked UP and is arm
/ ing herself; in fact, she has been doing
it quietly for at least two years. Before
long she will be able to meet Europe on
equal terms as to weapons, and at d
fearful advantage as to men. For China
has 100,000,0e0 of fighting men to draw
upon, Indifferent to life or death and
frenzied with fanatcal hatred, who can
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-02

We have an optometry lava law gov
erning the fitting of glasses to the eyes
of humanity This is as it should be, but
1T does not cover the entire case. The
law allows takers to parade the streets
lor the purpose of restoring the sight
TO the blind by means of glass lenses.
The public should be protected against
the danger of their own ignorance More
harm is done by the indiscriminate sale
and use of glasses than by all the
poisons manufactured. The sale as well
as the fitting Of glasses to the eyes should
be strictly under the control of the state.
A man to dispense drugs must know the
nature and use of drugs. The state owes
it to the people to see that they are not
imposed upon by vendors of injurious
aids to sight
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-02
This Might BE Called yellow.

Our new president is nothing if not
facetious and sensational His latest role
of breaking down the fences of the white
mans preserves and turning. in the ne
gro to them is making a hi of fuss.
Of course President Teddy knows we'll
that the fusion of oil and water is just
as feasible and as easy to bring about
as the social equality of the Caucasian
and the Senegambian. Teddy knows this,
but he must have his fun; otherwise, tax
en- off his Montana and Dakota ranches
he would pine and kick the bucket in a
few months. Teddy's fine. health giving
chuekles over the rout he is getting up
among society lads and lasses, must be
something worth seeing. Go ahead, Mr.
President the season is rather dull and
amusement of, the usual kind is scarce
since the death; of your lamented prede-
cessor.-Befle Plain Herald.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-02
= Sensible Warming.

1t is sincerely to be hoped that the Re-
publican majority in both branches of
congress will not commit the serious error
of passing a ship subsidy bill at the forth
coming session of congress. A congress
siona1 election takes place next year and
the passage of this measure by congress
would mean the retirement of a num-
Der of Republican congressman now rep
resenting districts with a narrow Repub-
lican majority and in all probability a
Democratic house. This should be avert
ed If possible, and the passage of the
ship subsidy bill should be relegated
to the rear and other matters of more
Importance considered. There is no rea-
son why wealthy ship owners should be
enriched by the gift of s9,O00,0oo from the
public treasury. That the ocean steam
ship business is profitable one is evil
denced by the net profit of 100000 of one
of the latest ocean steamers on one trip.
Financial journals advertise the shipping
business as the most profitable in the
world, returning from 25 to so per cent
interest per annum on the Investment
Albert Lea Enterprise.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-02
WEATHER FOR TODAY.

NIinnesota-Fair Saturday; cooler Sum-
day. with fair in northern and rain or
snow in southern portion; increasing
Southerly winds.
WisconSin-Fair Saturday; warmer in
eastern; Sunday showers and cooler; in
creasing southerly winds.
Iowa-Increasing cloudiness Saturday;
showers and cooler Sunday; southerly
winds.
North and South Dakota-Fair, cooler
Saturday; Sunday fair, southerly winds,
shifting to northwesterly.
North and South Dakota-Fair, cooler
Saturday; Sunday fair. southerly winds,
shifting to northwesterly.
Montana-Colder, with snow furries
Saturday or Saturday night; Sunday fair,
northwesterly winds.
st. Yesterdays observations
taken by the United States Weather BIZ
reau, st. Paul, P. f. Lyons, observer, for
the twenty-four hours ended at o'clock
last night-Barometer corrected for tenn
perature and elevation: Highest temper
ature, So; lowest temperature, "a; average
temperature, d; daily range 81; Hlrome-
ter, SO.O2; humidity, S.; precipitation, 0;
p. m, temperature, so; p. m, wind
southeast; weather, clear.
Yesterdays Temperatures
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-02
TIE NEW PRIMARY Ian.

The new primary law, representing the
enactment by the last legislature of the
Minneapolis primary law in amended
form, is now in operation, and it's first
important application will be in connec-
ton with the election of city officers
in ST. Paul next spring. Only those who
contemplate being candidates at any
of the forthcoming elections may be said
to have given any particular attention to
the provisions of the new law, notwith-
standing that its provisions enter vitally
into the discharge of the voting privilege.
The primaries hereafter are to be held on
the Tuesdays seven weeks prior to the
election day, and in each election district
within the territory for which such Off
the primary so held shall be known as
''the primary election for the purpose of
choosing candidates for all elective dis
tricts, county and city officers. and cleo
tive members of school boards, park
boards, library boards, in cities having
over 80 900. inhabitants, and all other Off
GERS which are to be chosen wholly by
electors within any subdivision of this
state, except state officers who are to
be chosen wholly by the electors of the
entire state, and elective members of
school boards, park boards, and library
boards in towns and villages and in cities
of this state having $4,000 inhabitants or
less, at said ensuing election.
This language is not very plain, but it
may be accepted as applying to all cleo.
lions in political subdivisions of the
state except in towns, villages and cities
not having over $4,000 inhabitants. State
officers are not included.
The first day of registration is the day
of the primary Each voter qualified %
register has the right to vote at such
primary election, anyone so voting does
not have to appear again for registrl-
ton. Candidates for Office are required
to file their certificates within twenty
days before the primary is held, paying
$40 if the Office sought is voted for in
more than one county and $40 if in only
one county. Each party has its ticket
with the list of candidates for its nomina-
tons printed on it, and the voter is called
on to declare which party he is affiliated
with. He is then given his party ticket
substantially like the Australian ballot
in the matter of marking voting for one
candidate for each Office. The voting is
done before the registration officials and
the ballots are counted by them. A coun-
ty canvassing board. which sits the
second day after the primary election, is
made up of the clerk of courts, the coun-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-02
Those Timber Frauds.

The interior department seems to be at
last awakening to the frauds that have
been perpetrated under the dead and
down timber act. The charges made by
superintendent Farr, relating to the con-
tracts made by Indian Agent Mercer, al
lege that green timber to the extent of
tens of thousands of dollars has been
cut by the contractors in defiance of law.
Tt is likely that Secretary Hitchcock will
institute proceedings in the courts with a
view to recovering the difference be-
tween the price of the dead and down
timber. and the green logs, but unless
a further penalty is exacted it is not
likely that the fraudulent practices will
be stopped The lurnbernen will be will
ing to take the chances of having to
pay only the actual value of the timber
in case of. discovery and prosecution
FaribauIt Republican.