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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-12-18

The assembly passed a law whereby
the whole system of dealing with the
subject of bovine tuberculosis is
changed. Instead of the compulsory
quarantine, which really meant COM
pnlsory test, with half compensation
from the state for animals condemned,
the owner of cattle is left to invite the
test, if he wishes, or TO 90 his way UNI
molested. If he tests, the state pays
him eighty per cent for his slaughtered
animals. A new commission of prac-
teal men has the matter in charge.
This is, in briet, the Russell act. How
it will work. whether rs its friends ex-
pect, the farmers win come forward,
under the new incentive, and have
their herds cleaned out, or whether
they will take advantage OF their OPP
portunity to avoid testing and let the
disease spread viii determine whether
the law is a wise one or not.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-12-18

Public sentiment has turned against
the death penalty, and each succeeding
legislative session sees the vote to
abolish it grow larger and larger.
Meanwhile. whether the law is re-
pealed at the next session OF the legis-
lature or not, it is not likely that there
will ever be another hanging in Yer
months ST. Adams Messenger.
We predicted as much two years
ago, with little risk to our reputation
as a prophet.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-12-18
QUOTED AND NOTED.
Being the Fruit OF a Cursory Trip Of
the Scissors Among Our State
Exchanges, With Now and
Then a Word of Our Own.

The possibilities of the loeal-option
license bill. il it goes into effect, are
something appealing, one of which, il
has been suggested, will be arummage
sale at the different town agencies.
Londonderry Sitter
A good chance for the private gin
shops to stock up.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-12-18

1t is well enough to recognize Ira
Allen, but when it comes to a matter OF
downright merit the pen which Gov.
Mccullough used in signing the refer
endum bill ought, in our opinion, to
have been given to George Washing
ton Morrow. He has been a great
comfort to the local optionists.- Rut-
land Herald.
Brer. Morrow favored the referen-
dun, it win be recollected.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-12-18

Why can't the large and small towns
get together on business basisg
-IVergennes Enterprise and Yer
monter.
They do. The large ones furnish
the business and the small ones the
.basis-of distribution Bennington
Reformer.
But they seem 10 be pulling apart,
instead of getting together.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-12-18

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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-02-19
Quaint Plea For a Pen sion ia

T. -
All sorts Of special pleas have been
made in applications for pensions. One
of the most ludicrous was made in
Portland. When the applicant was
asked is he ever served in the army or
navy, he: said, No. Asked as to
what grounds he based his application
on: he said that he was in eastern Or
egon when the Indians went on the
warpath; that in making for a point of
safety he and some other men were at
tackled by the Indians, one Of the other
men being killed and another wounded.
He escaped on account Of the feetness
Of his horse, but the encounter caused
him such excitement that he had had
occasional fits ever since, and on ac-
count Of the fits he thought he was en-
titled to a pension. Portland Orego-f
MAN. s u s5.. n E @
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-02-19
POCKET COMPRISES.
Thousands of Them Sold Yearly t
Hunters md Others.

Thousands of Them Sold Yearly to
Hunters and Others.
Pocket compasses," said dealer in
such things, cost from rs cents to $40
each, and they are made in various
sizes, from tiny compasses half an inch
or less in diameter up to those of about
the size of a. hunting case watch .i~
''Many compasses are carried in nick
eled hunting cases. Some Of the tiny
open compasses are carried for a charm
on watch guards. v>s.,j sstts>E@' ~ +
TN the cheaper pocket compasses the
needle turns onfa brass bearing; in the
costlier compasses ION al bearing Of
agate. In either, of course, the needle
will point north, but-the. compass with
the agate bearing will wear much Ion
ger. '.' - =
"a good pocket compass will last a
lifetime. A considerable part of the
cost Of the more expensive pocket CON-
passes may be due to the material used
in them and to elaborateness Of finish
"a ten dollar compass, for instance,
might have pearl face. and so on, but
a good compass, with an agate bear
ing, as good compass, in fact, as a
man needs, can be bought for $1.50. II
Every wise sportsman carries a
compass, and compasses are carried by
various other people. There are sold
of pocket compasses Of one sort and
another thousands yearly."-New York
Sun.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-02-19
A Willing Martyr.

Schoolteachers, sometimes ask their
pupils queer questions, if one may be-
lieVe story told by the. youngest
member Of the Wilmington family.
His mother one morning discovered
a shortage in her supplies Of pies,
baked the day before, and her sus-
picions fell upon Johnny. e."
"Johnny," she said, "do you know
what became Of that cherry pie that
was on the second shelf in the pan
tryY' II II
eyes, ma'am,' he replied. II ate. it.
But had to- H% =
"You had tor exclaimed his aston.
ished mother. ''What do you mean,
child?' ~ :,.
'"The teacher asked yesterday If any
Of us could tell her how many stones
there are in a cherry pie, and I couldn't
find out without eating the whole pie.
could I? There's just 142."-Youth's
Companion. 49, Pc. II
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-02-19
THREE RI I'M z BABIES.


An Exhibition whieh the Grusty Old.
BachelOrs Thoueht DisgustinE.
Disgusting z said one old bachelor
10 the other. ss3
.sIsn't it: y said the other old bachelor
to the one.
Three women had come into the
street ear at diff erent intervals with
babies of different Intervals The first
baby was q lusty child with nerve test
Ing lungs. The second was about Ia;
year old, and the mother. just a little
bit embarrassed lat the bachelors
glares, finally gained courage to take2a
bottle from 9 grip and plug up baby's
mouth with a rubber neck. The third
baby was the newest Of them all and
entered the ear a mere white bundle In
the arms Of q dignified matron hardly
out OF short skirts.
Beginning to unWrap the bundle,
which had been somewhat disarranged
In the haste to embark, the proud
mother first uni ded a cunning pair Of
blue Worsted bottles that might fit a
grumpy old bachelors thumb. Then.
feeling the eyes Of the world upon her.
she showed baby 8 two fat legs, which
were as pink as her own ears. Then
the cunning sight was solemnly shut
from all eyes BY a procession Of gowns
all Of white, laced, tucked, embroidered
and plain, the fat legs kicking vigor-
ously, and baby's laces hid them from
sight. ssss 81!
Then the little mother sat the bundle
upright and threw soft cloak from
the other end, disclosing d round face,
pair Of blue eyes wide open in amaze
ment and as pretty and baldheaded a
baby from end to end as ever made a
bachelor angry at his own lost oppor-
tunities. Then the three mothers smil-
ed at each others baby.
Disgusting, = said the bachelors.
Then. they went out on the platf form,
and one took a chew Of tobacco and
the other lighted the butt Of a malodor-
GUS dead cigar he had been carrying
New York Press. y
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-02-19
FLOWER AND TREE =.

Keep begonias where the air is not
too dry, and they will not, drop their
leaves. 4% NJ q s#< TIL
In watering house plants sufficient
should be given to soak the soil thor
oughly. ~ &. 4 III sGs5s .s*..sJJ. &
A tree is nearly dormant in winter.
especially one that has been lately
transplanted. s@ +. fs<*ssf >s5
Plants in dormant state require
very little water during the winter,
and an excess will cause decay.
I Drenching rosebushes with strong
quassia tea is a good curative of bugs
and other destructive insects and pests.
: 10 root cuttings quickly fill a saucer
full Of sand, into which the slips may
be set. Keep the sand the consistency
Of mud. .c.5 + ~ ~ y ,7s. SE
Never give up decaying rosebush
until you have tried watering it two or
three times week with SCOT tea for a
short time. ~
& Reporting Of plants becomes neces-
sary for two reasons-the plant uses
up the available fertility in the soil
and fills the pots with roots.
To prevent crotched trees from split
ting after they come into bearing twist
and fasten two small limbs together,
and as the stem grows it will prevent
splitting. ~ :... ".
Cuttings Of quick growing herbace-
GUS plants, like heliotrope, sverbena,
phlox, geraniums, root quickly, chrys-
anthemums quickest Of all. Choose
cuttings when the plants are most Wig
orous.@s @t .,.s 80 .5s5sv ,@.,s Il -,,s..,1 .
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-02-19
Webster and Disraeli.

Disraeli once met Daniel Webster at
time when American statesmen were
rarer visitors in England than they
now are. He seemed to me, Dizzy
reported, "a complete Brother Jona-
.th l remarka BILE twang and all that.
He also goes to the lev-ee," added Dis
raeli, strongly accenting the last syl-
liable. Dizzy nevertheless noted the
American orators fine brow and bee
tied, deep set eyes, = but it was Sydney
Smith who declared Of him that no
man could be so Wisesas Daniel Web
.ster looked.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-02-19

WITH AK AND BL Ock.
Cffminal ExecutionssInsFr ussfa still
Performeds ny tho Hea4s nlan NJ

Cf1mfnal Executions In Prussia Still
for1netl NJ tho HeaAl ~ q. 5I.
. Seventeenth century methods gtill
prevail in Prussia in the ma tersof the
execution Sof criminals. The man SEN
fenced there to suffer capital punish
ment is led to- the fatal block, and his
head slchopped on with identfcally the
same soFr of AK as that which was.
used to pnt q period to the career OF
Charles I. ID the Tower of London on
that fateful Both OF January 252 years
ago. Practically the only difference
between the twentieth century execu-
ton and that off the time OF Cromwell
10 that the condemned is not put to
death publicly
In many parts Of the German empire
the guilloHne has taken the place Of
the galloWs and the block but in Prus-.
STA old fashioned Justice clings tena-s
ciously to the old fashions. and not;
the rope nor the automatic knife nor
the power Of electricity has beensable to-
displace the brGadax as the law S Off
cial Implement OF death. The only;
concession made to modern sentiment
Is In the garb Of the executio Toner.
This functionary does not, as in the
earlier times, dress in doublet and hose.
and hide his ensanguined identity be-
hind a frightsome mask. Instead, he
appears at the execution garbed in a:
frock coat Of somber hue and correct
cut, and he wears upon his head, even
when delivering the death stroke, a tall
silk hat. His three assistants are sim
ilarly attired. lS@. 2s.2
Why this garb was chosen no one.
can say authoritati vely. Tt is one Of
those things the origin Of which app
pears to have been forgotten with the
originators. But it is the. lawful cos
tune, prescribed ii the regulations,
which apply also to the twelve civil
Ian witnesses who must attend an ex-
ecuHon, with the result that a stranger
witness is unable to say until the ak
has fallen which of. the other fifteen
silk hated, frock coated individuals
grouped about him is the man who
lives by death, New York Press.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-02-19
Passing OF q Star.

Iadam, = said the facetious boarder,
this turkey reminds me Of a steadily
waning dramatic star. !" s
n We'll, !" said the landlady J, 81 suppose
you want somebod to ask youswhy..'' Il
Because said the facetious board
ser, 1T comes on in smaller and vet
smaller parts. - Cleveland Plain Deal
er s{a
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-02-19
Fathers Idea of Shoes.

''Spell Shoes" said the teacher. i
Shoes" returned the little one
promptly. TT ,f4 g4s&4
Correct said the teacher "Of
course you know what they are.''' (
The little one nodded his head vto-
lently. x ..g.@ 4. 4. @..,.,s.. y. :
my papa says" he announced, that
shoes are what drive the father Of a
family into bankruptcy Chicago
Post. ZZs5s,5 Z, *.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-02-19
Il Real nice BulI. !.

# In a Dublin paper some time since
was a biographical notice OF Robes
pierre which concluded as follows:
This extraordinary man left no chill
IIdren behind him except one brother,
who was killed at the same I'll "a. q
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-02-19
He Was IT..

He Was It.
The fresh young man walked into the
restaurant and. noticed q sign:
This Counter For CLAIMS and Oys-
ters.' 3s
Where is the counter for lobsterS7''
asked the young man.
Oh, you can sit most anyWhere!''
said the waiter. New York CONNER
scial Advertiser.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-02-19
Why She Was Silent.

A very silent old woman was once
asked why it was she had SO little to
say. She replied that when she was
a young girl she was very i'll and could
not talk for long time. Whereupon
she made a vow that IL speech were
given her once more she would never
again say anything unkind Of anybody.
And thus she was as they found her.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-02-19

BY the time the average man gets
old. enough to have good sense he is too;
contrary to make good use Of Chi
.cagos News.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-02-19

u When mans wife tells him to
wait lust q second g he can form
some IDA of what etelrntitty is like
Chicago News.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-02-19

a The ugHer you are the more amiable
ron should be- Atchison Globe.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-02-19
Cure When Others Fail.

Diseases of the Eyes and Ears GRADUATED Lids
danger: Discharging Ears, Deafness, etc, Dis
eases of Nose and Throat, Catarrh, bronchitis,
Asthma, Diseases of Stomach and Liver, Dys-
Jaundice, Kidney and Bladder troubles, Blood
and Skin Diseases, Scrofula, Pimples, Blotches,
Eczema, Ulcers, etc. Nervous Diseases, Head
ache, Hysteria, Insomnia, Lack of Vitality, Nerv.
BUSINESS, Rheumatism Neuralgia Functional
Heart Disease, Palpitation, Dizziness, Shortness
of Breath, Heart Pains, etc Glandular Diseases,
out paln-new method. Piles and all Rectal Dis
eases. Diseases Of Women, Deformities, Lack
of development of any organ. Small and weak
parts enlarged and strengthened.
MiddIe-A4ed and Youn8 Mon,
suffering from Lost Manhood, Nervous or Ply
steal Debility, Seminal Weakness Lost vigor,
Decline of Manly Powers, Drains, Discharges
and Losses. Varicocele and all the train of evils
resulting from Excesses, Errors of Youth, etc.
producing some of the following effects, as Nerv,
business, Weakness, Emissions, Pimples and
Absence of Will Power, Confusion of Ideas, Aver.
sion to Society, Sexual Exhaustion Pain in the
Back, Dreams, etc, blighting the most radiant
ness a failure; sweeping thousands to an I'M.
timely grave. No matter who has failed, consult
the doctor. He has cured thousands when they
had given up in dispair. A Perfect Restoration
Guaranteed. Consultation sacredly confden.
tial. DELAYS are dangerous. #E r.
MARRIAGE.
Married persons, or those contemplating mar
nesses which would render marriage disap.
pointmens, would do we'll to call.
WEAKNESS.
In many cases drains occur unobserved BY the
sufferer. To this hidden drain upon the vitality
may be attributed the cause of many diseases Of
the nerves, stomach, heart, kidneys and bladder.
LADIES. &c
We have long given careful attention to the
treatment of diseases peculiar to women, and our
method of treatment has been universally sue
cessful. No lady, married or single, need hest.
tate to call for consultation either alone or with
friend. IT, - 4. =, ,-vF. 5ttS2E5- ts.$
REMARKABLE CURES perfected in old cases
which have been neglected or unskillfully treat
ed. No experiments or failures. Free Exami.
nation of the Urine, chemical and microscpicaI
i'll all cases. Bring specimen of urine. Cases
and correspondence strictly confidential and
medicine sent to any part of the United States
List of questions free. Address with postage.
. DR. RQMNFtING, !. 81.
1883 Mzsonic Temple. CHICAGO. Ills
soy Boston Block. MINNEAPOLIS, 1lNN.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-02-19
X RAY EXAMINATIONS.

Our Offices have the most complete electrical
apparatus in the west, including most power
full and perfect Ray machine with which the
inner1nost organs of the body may be readily
seen and examined. Obscure and difficult dis
CAGE
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-02-19
DIR. Downing, President of the Down.
ing Medical Association and Ger.
man Medical and Surgical Insti-
eute, Chicago. Illinois.

This eminent expert specialist, we'll and favor.
ably known throughout the United States for the
many wonderful cures of all forms of Chronic
Nervous and Special Diseases that baf1ed the skill
Of other physicians and specialists; ably assisted
by a full staff of skilled physicians and expert
specialists, whose experience IN the largest hos
pitfalls of both Europe and America, enable them
to successfully tree. obscure and chronic dis.
eases. Their long experience, remarkable skill
and universal success entities them to the conf
deuce of the afflicted EVERYWHERE
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-02-19

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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-01-25
The Mansfield Journal says: "Col

The Mansfield Journals says: "Con-
gressman Breazeale has undertaken
a big job. He proposes to suppress
the practice Of trading in pOstotfices
which has been carried on In New Or
leans for some years. 1t ia charged
that a commercial firm in that city,
through Chairman Clark, Of the Lily
White Republicans. has the say in
the matter Of appointments Of fourth
class postmasters in this State. If
the Office-seeker is fortunate enough
to deal with the firm he gets the job.
The question of merit does not enter
into the distribution at all. This is
commercialism In politics to a fine
point and merits the denunciation of
all honest men. We wish MIR. Brea-
zeale success"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-01-25
Railroad Items.

We gather the following Valley rail-
road items of interest from the Alex
andria Daily Tawn Talk. viz:
Messrs. Epple & Hays. the railroad
contractors. have contracted for gra-
ding fourteen miles for the Valley peo-
pie. extending from Campti, on the
main line. to the Bodcau railroad, in
a northeastern direction. This is a
tap road that the Valley has ordered.
Epple II Hays have sublet a portion
o! this fourteen miles stretch to G. N.
Adams Il Sons.
The railroad building outfit Of N.
Adams Il Sons crossed the river here
to-day about noon, and are going up
on the Valley road to Grant parish.
We learn that Messrs. Adams 4 Sons
have a contract to do grading on the
branch line that will be built by the
Valley to Winfield. The outfit came
mp the river road from Mansura.
1t seems to be the general opinion
that the machine shops of the Valley
railroad will be located in the pine
woods east Of Pineville. on the one
hundred acre tract of land purchased
by the railroad company from Messrs.
John A. Williams, the Marye heirs, f.
NJ. Welch, Geo. A. Roberts and w. j.
Harris. 1t Is a beautiful location for
the machine shops and homes for the
employees.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-01-25

Contractor Sam Ewing on Monday
last rugged up u rubber hose about
sixty feet long, one inch in diameter.
and piped flow OF the natural gas
from the Colfax artesian well into the
front room of .he new brick court
house. He allows the gas to flow in
to a wire gauze 2-inch cylinder. and
when set on fire with Il match it is
spread into flame that burns with
a steady glow. heating the room as
comfortably as would an ordinary
stove heater. He thus has the gas i'm
practical use, keeping the room which
he uses as his office nice and warm on
the cOldest days which we have had
this week. Persons desiring to wit
ness the practicability and feasibility
of using the flow of natural gas from
our artesian well. should call around
and see how satisfactorily Mr.. Ewing
makes use Of the gas.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-01-25
Accused of Infant Murder.

Last Saturday the particulars of a
scandalous crime were brought out
by the arrest and falling m Charles
Walters and wife, Orelia Mathis, and
Nora Vallery of ward six. all the par
ties being white. The girl Mathis is
charged with giving birth to an ille-
gitimate child and then numbering it,
of being accessories before and after
the fact. Sheriff nj. f. Swafford and
aposse found and dug up the body of
the child, where 1t had been buried
and hid by the side OF log in the
woods, and it bore unmistakable
signs of having been brutally mangled
and murdered.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-01-25

The many friends of Mr.. NJ. L.
Spikes, police juror for ward six, will
be sorry to learn of his death. me-
moriam Of which will I've found in this
issue. BY his foresight his family Is
fortunately provided for. getting
$4,000 Insurance ON his life as u Knight
Of Honor, and $1,000 Insurance in the
New York Equitable. Also, we un
derstand that q few days before he
died he closed a deal in timber lands
that will net his family $1,000 In cash.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-01-25

We acknowledge receipt Of hand
some autographed copy of the Crow
ley Daily News. the Christmas holiday
edition. published Dec. q, 1901. 1t be-
tokens great energy and progressive
ness on the part of the publishers.
By the by, the News is not a regular
visitor to this office. We shall be
glad to exchange, either for daily or
weekly. as our confrere shall feel best
disposed to make.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-01-25

A coffin is the last thing in the
world that we need for ourselves, our
relatives or our friends. But it is a
thing we will all need, sooner oriater,
and it is just as well to remember
that John Kramer & Son, Of Alexan-
dria, can supply any thing In this line
you may want. They are old hands
at the undertaking and embalming
business, and can he had on short
notice day or night. Will bring out
their hearse and superintend funerals
at any point in the country See
their advertisement in this issue.