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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-28

a rueful face. your visit was nc
good; Helen will be married mex.
month" And was disappointed that
his friend showed no emotion.
/ That autumn Rainer a much out
of his office, being engaged in a muir.
! der case in another town; but the lit
tie slipper went along with his brief
and every night lay among the law
books on his table while he studied
his case.
On his return home his partner told
him he had engaged a new type ope--
ator. "And she's perfectly awful; but
SO lady like about her mistakes that
l don't seem able to be hard on her"
Il thought you could jump on any.
body? But give her a show; she may
improve" Rainer answered.
The first set of papers he sent in to
be typed came back in miserable shape,
and, much annoyed, he gathered them
up ana went away to the girls room to
expostulate; but when he had pushed
the door half open. he stopped.
kitty ely has a heart
VAIN . q Guy u
Scarcely above a whisper the notes
were, but full Of the rare quality OF
rollicking merriment. He looked in.
The girl sat at her desk wiping off her
machine; her close-ftting brown bo-
Zero showed a daintily rounded figure,
and her blonde hair was drawn from
her a in a wavy p~ompadour. In
stinctively Rainer's eyes Went from it
to the edge of her skirt. Did he ex.
pect to see one loot shod and n in
scarlet stockings? If so he was mis-.
taken, for the rainy-day skirt showed
two round-toed boots that tried in vain
to look business-like and "manish."
Rainer's heart thumped as it had never
thumped before. He stepped in to the
room.
Miss Curtis, I presume"
She smiled and bowed.
II am Rainier. Shelton's p~artner."he
said, and longed to add, "and for six
months your unknown admirer," but
of course he dared not.
Il know" she answered, with the air
of a gracious hostess rather than an
employee. "Can l do anything for
you?"
"Er-these papers," he began,
lingering them n%ervously.
"They are not right? Oh, I am so
sorry. Can you show RE what is
wrong?"
And then. although a client was
waiting in his office. he sat by her and
patiently pointed out the mistakes.
The ext day it was the same thing;
there were more errors, and he stayed
and showed her how to correct them.
BY the end of the week it had become
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-28
OF TASTE.
Falling in Love, One of Them. AccOrd
ing to rench Noti0ns-HOw,
When and Where.

The Figaro, which is an authority
on such matters, enumerates some OF
the very latest ideas of Partisan So
ciety for the summer. When to go
out of town is Rthe first question
raised. The answer is that to leave
Paris Immediately after the Grand
Prix is a most questionable thing to
do nowadays. People Gin the know"
only went off just in time to escape
the national fete. This announce
ment, by the way, has been a cruel
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-28
Tastes of the Otter.

The otter, as is well-known, will eat
none but the choicest portions of the
fish it catches; and will, for preference,
select even those choice portions from
the plumpest and b%est-tasting vari-
cites. 1t is this trait in it's character
which leads it to play such havoc in
trout streams and other preserved WA
tiers. In order to provide for itself a
meal of perhaps two or three dozen
mouthfuls, the otter will not infre-
quently catch and kill nearly as many
fine fish, contenting itself with a small
portion from the back of each victim
Immediately behind the gills. When
an otter kills a moorhen-which is not
seldom when these birds abound near
its habitat devours the neck only.
leaving the body intact, and devoid of
every drop of blood.-Nature.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-28
Power Of the X.Ray.

Once upon a time Rome was saved
by the cackling of geese. Application
of the X-ray to eggs under a brood
ing hen killed the vital germ. The
Inference seems reasonable, says the
Chicago Chronicle, that thus human
life may be saved by the X-ray APP
piled to disease germs. But one sue
cessful experiment is not conclusive.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-28
THE PROPER SINGlN' TIME.

IN the spring the little song birds
Are SO happy in the trees
they must be always singin'-
cannot stop it If they please;
And IN spring my heart is singin'-
Always singin' just like these.
tor the man whose heart is silent
When the buds are on the tree,
And the air i sfull Of fragrance,
Isn't all a man should be;
For the days when birds are singin'
Is the time for melody.
All the joyousness of llvin'.
Free from winters blighting curse,
is as welcome to my bosom
AS is money to my purse;
And I'm not ashamed to say it,
That 1t takes the form Of verse,
Oh. the comm of the May days
Is the glory Of our cline.
the time of buds and blossoms
Is the proper singin' time,
Ahd the spring will always find me
Freely droppin' into rhyme.
s. Everett, in irg felt
(Mass.) Republican.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-28
Getting Even.

Miss Passe was distressed by the
hint as to her age.
"Yes," she said to Miss Pert, con.
cealing her annoyance, II am old
enough to remember you as a baby.
You were such a pretty, sweet, inno-
cent little thing-then."-Chicago
Post,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-28
Prairie Dogs Ave Doomed.

The prairie dogs of Kansas are
doomed. The agricultural college OF
that state sends out each month 81, 800
worth of poison for the extermina-
ton Of prairie dogs. Two quarts are
sufficient to clear out an entire quar-
ter section, and the dogs seem to like
it, until it causes them to stifen and
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-28
Good Points in ~
American Women
By WI TING FANG.
Chinese Ambassador 70 the United States.

Let me begin with their SELFREIIANCE I find it mani
tested everywhere; in the home, on the street, on the railway trains.
Wherever you meet her the American woman appears perfectly able
to take care of herself.
Their QUIcKNEss AT c~oMPREHEND1NG, the readiness
with which they grasp a subject of conversation, is another OF their
good points. They have a sense OF perception that is both remarkable
and decidedly pleasing.
American women are busy women; THEY DO SOMETHING.
Such a thing as ennui is almost unknown among them, and this is
another Of their many commemorate traits.
Far from least among their good points is their desire and
ABILITY TO OOK WELL. They dress b~ecomngly and attrac-
lively.
THEIR SINCERITY AND may
be given a prominent place among their good points. They go at
everything they attempt with a sincerity that is a guarantee of sue
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-28

EN- ARE INTERESTING. They are inter
esting because OF the qualities which l have
enumerated and many others which they pos
sess. They are well posted, good conversa-
tionalists, bright and witty. They will talk
politics, discuss the new novels and maya
zines, talk knowingly of the news of the day
from all parts of the world, and are seldom, il
ever stupid.
From a western standpoint, the American
woman is perfection, or as near that as it
seems possible to get.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-28
A Strong Light,

The newest lighthouse OF the French
coast shows a beam visible at a dis
lance of 80 nautical miles In clear
weather. It is situated on the Isle
Verge, off the French coast, to the
northeast of Ushant, the lantern being
244 feet above sea level.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-28

Should I attempt to enumerate
all the good points of American
women | should have to go
through all the long list of items
that make women of every land
adorable. But the American wom-
an has some special good points
which are not to be found so gem
eral1v in other lands.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-28
A Town Of Inventor.

New Britain, Conn.,, holds the rec
ord for inv%entivenes-. Over 400 pat.
ents have been issued to 344 Of it's cit.
liens.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-28

Modern acrobats perform SON seemingly impossible feats. We ave seen
d in lIg m his face in thna air. as if he we're taking a stroll dow one sdeo Of
a GUS an had stopped to examine the horizon. This particular trick is a
fake" pure IN simple, though not a Photographic one This picture, taken
from thu New York Herald is strictly truthful but the man is ing on a beam
which projects from the wall Simple, snt it., when yu know just hoy the
unique rich is performed?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-28
The Limit.

Some men are so stingy they won't
even give adyice.-Chicaso Daily
] News.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-01-16
Peter E. Bearor Killed.

Peter T.. Bearor was fatally injured while
chopping in the woods last week Wednes-
day afternoon, dying from the effects of
the injury Sunday morning.
He and Joseph Abbott were working for
Henry Clark, who has a big contract to
get out wood for the bobbin shop from the
eompany's wood lot on the East hill.
went TO work,a usual. About 3 o'clock in
the afternoon Bearor was cutting a tree
and Abbott was skidding some logs a short
distance from him; when the tree fell il
brought with il dead Eastwood top about
six inches i'm diameter, which struck Bearor
on the left side of the head above the ear.
He made no outcry, but fell forward on
his face. Mr.. Abbott rushed to his assist
ance and found him insensible and bleed
ing profusely from the ears, nose and
mouth. He at once got the horse blankets
and covered him up and went to the near
est place for help, which was the house OF
+. D. Abbott, and together they got him
down the hill and out OF the woods. Joe
took him to his home and summoned DIR.
A. B. Smith, who was assisted by DR.. ;. y.
Goss and DIR. NJ. II. Corwin; and Saturday
DIR. Jackson OF Barre was called, but the
brain was so injured there was no help for
him, and he died Sunday morning. His
death is enc OF those sad events we read
about so often, as he leaves a wife and nine
children, the oldest only 10 yrs, who were
dependent upon him for support.
Peter Bearor was born in Canada 81 yrs.
ago last March. His early home was in
East Charlotte, where he married his wife.
He moved TO the upper village this fall,
occupying the Birchmore house. His rep
utation was that Of an honest, upright,
Woodworking man, and the sympathy OF
the entire community has gone out TO his
family, who are left in very destitute cir
Cumstances.
The funeral was Wednesday at the Nj. p.
church, Rev W. +. Allen officiating. The
remains were placed IN the tomb.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-01-16
EAST RANDOLPH.

We have just received a lot of new out
ings, ginghams, prints, Lockwood cottons,
oil cloths, cambrIcs, silesias, canvas and
buckram, also table linen and towels.
A. q. OsGooD q Co
Miss Eva Barup has finished work at
Fred Smiths.
Eugene Smith is able to be around again
after a severe sick spell.
Horace Kent is visiting his wife and
daughter at e. A. Manchester's in Ran
dolph.
A subscription paper IS being passed sea
the new school building.
There viii be a dance and oyster supper
at the village hall tomorrow night with
music by the Green Mountain orchestra,
four pieces.
The-scholars Of the upper grade were in
vited by their teacher, Miss Welch, to
spend Saturday evening at her boarding
place, G.. II. Monkeys.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-01-16
South RoyaIton Notes.
NJ. ]. SARGENT, Local Editor.

Lueian Parkhurst returned to Albany
Saturday.
J. G. Ashley has moved his Office to his
residence.
c. W. Blessington of Quechee was in
town Friday.
Miss Celia Wynn has closed her school
and is at home.
Albert Northrup Of Barre is visiting
friends in town.
Frank Sherlock is i'll and confined to the
house with grip.
Mrs. Freeman Tucker of Tunbridge was
buried Tuesday.
Chas. W. Graves is i'll again and in a
critical condition.
Mrs. John Button returned home from
Hanover Monday.
J. B. Durkee was confined to the home
by illness last week.
J. o. Belknap has been appointed post
master at South Royalton.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Luckett visited
friends in Barre over Sunday.
Adjourned meeting Of the Cong'l church
society next Friday afternoon.
w. NJ. Sargent has been i'll the past
week and not yet able TO sit up.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. F.. Wilson returned to
their home at Franklin, n. H., last week.
The w. c. T. u. will meet with Mrs.
Geo. Tenney Friday, Jan. 18th at 2:30 p. m.
Lucian Parkhurst and Henry Osgood
were at home last week from Albany, n.
Y.
J. o. Belknap and ]. VI. Hewitt have
been appointed commissioners of the w.
Waldo estate.
Joel Phelps received news Sunday of the
death OF an uncle, DR.. Gurley Phelps of
Jaffrey, y. II.
Win Bingham Of Lowell, Mass, visited
his wife and daughter here last week, re-
turning Monday.
Installation Of officers Of post, corps and
Sons Of Veterans next Saturday evening at
Relief Corps hall.
D. c. Jones is in a critical condition
up any length Of time.
Mrs. Fred Gallup and children, who
came from Nebraska recently, are to re-
main through the winter.
A poverty party viii be held in Hewitt's
hall Jan 2ith,to which general invitation
! IS extended. A good time is warranted.
C.P. Abbott has sold his residence in
the village 70 Chas C.. SOuthworth, who
0 y
time
A.. L. Page and James Cloud were in
Boston last week with horses. They dis
posed Of nine and took back two they had
purchased there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wyman, who have been
visiting Prof. +. Graves and wife the past
three weeks, returned TO their home in
Waterbury Monday.
II. A. Sargent and family have moved "a
this village from Potsdam, n. y, and are
to make temporary home here until they
| find farm to suit them.
Henry 0sgood, eastern superintendent
OF agencies OF the Mccormick Manufactur-
ing company OF Chicago, with office at AL
bany Is home for few days.
A party Of eighty friends OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Shepard assembled at then
home last Friday evening TO celebrate the
fifth anniversary of their marriage
At the annual meeting Of the Goth cen
tury club the following officers were cleo
ted: Mrs. Nina Stoughton, pres.i Mrs
Carrie A. Hazen, secj Mrs. Lulu Bryant
treas.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-01-16
TuNsRIoeE.

Mrs. Weeds sister returned to Boston
last Friday.
Michael o'Brien is at Milton Kibboe's
for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. 0rson Whitney went to
Randolph last Thursday.
Mrs. Gracia Sargent has gone TO East
Randolph 10 stay few days.
Mrs. Ruth Sargent has been quite III
with asthma for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Durkee, who have
been away, have returned home.
Mrs. 5. T.. Slack, who has been away for
a short time, has returned home.
Frank Iarkin and family visited his sis
ter. Mrs. Eta Durkee, last week.
Miss Mabel Seaver visited Miss Carrie
BeaI at Charles Wards over Sunday.
Archie Goodale OF South Royalton stay
ed over Sunday with his sister, Mrs. Grace
Hayward.
Mrs. Carleton, formerly Of this place, is
quite in at Hubbard Farnham's In Leba-
non, y. ii.
Mrs. Ella Preston Tucker passed away
last Thursday morning after short III
ness. She was nearly 81 years old, was
born in Sharon, VT, March ". 1880, was
married April IS, 1858, to Freeman A..
Tucker and has lived for many years in
this town. She had a sister die about two
weeks ago. Mrs. Nancy Weymouth, Of
South Dakota, whose death she took very
hard. She leaves two brothers, Newell
Preston Of this town and Hazen Preston
OF Lawrence, Mass, a husband and an
adopted daughter 10 mourn her loss, The
funeral was Tuesday at the Congl church,
Rev j. II. Dickson officiating.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-01-16
BROAD BROOK.

Mrs. Charles Snow has been quite ill the
past week.
Floyd Fairbanks was in Woodstock
Saturday.
w. w. Webb returned Thursday from
Montpelier.
Charley Hardy visited his parents at
Barnard Sunday.
Mrs. Homer Preston is slowly improv-
ing from her illness.
Mr.. and Mrs Chas Crandall of Wood
stock visited her parents last week.
Clarence Fairbanks from Bridgewater
commenced work Monday for IL. II. Dam
iels.
Mrs. Jane Culver went Saturday to Con-
cord, y. H., to spend the winter with
friends.
Mrs. Worcester Cutting came Monday
from Everett, Mass, to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
o. A. Paige.
Mrs. Myrtle Webb Curtiss went Satur-
day to Hanover, n. H., to visit her cousin,
Mrs. Sampson
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-01-16
Randolph Continued

Hutchinson; right scene supporter, Henry
Pope; left scene supporter, Il. q. Good
win. The delegates to the Grand Lodge
are NJ. w. Campbell and +. +. Sawyer. A
nice chicken-pie supper was served on the
large new table which was purchased
lately, together with other nice furniture,
a carpet, etc. The officers of the encamp-
ment will be installed tomorrow night.
Cummings Marsh died Tuesday night at
II O'Clock after short illness of pneumo-
mia. His age was about n years. He has
been familiar figure on the street for
many years. Formerly he lived in Bethel,
then went to Illinois and later lived for a
time in New York state He engaged in
farming and marketing. A long time ago
be came here and has done little work
since, being supported by his daughter,
Mrs. +. n. Somers OF Cincinnati, and by
some property that he inherited. He has
lived alone in the Chadwick house near the
bridge. When he was taken i'll and it be-
came known, Overseer Beedle went to look
out for him. Medical aid was had. His
pocketbook was taken from his clothes
and found to contain over 500 in cash,
which he had carried on his person. This
was deposited in the bank and his daugh-
ter was notified OF his condition. She ar
rived last night. She is the only child Of
two marriages, both wives being dead.
There was no funeral but prayer was Of
fered at the tomb.
Col Kimball was in town several days
last week and met here, by appointment,
II. NJ. Francis, an architect of large expe-
rience in library building, of Fitchburg
Mass. thorough examination Of the sew
eral plans submitted for the proposed liz
brary building was made and il was pretty
much decided to employ Mr.. Francis to
make the plans and supervise the building
of the library. Mr.. Francis was to meet
Mr.. Kimball again in New York yesterday
and submit a final design for the exterior
OF the building. 1t is TO be built Of Bos-
ton red pressed brick with Connecticut
sandstone trimmings at the corners and
about the porch and granite or Isle La
Motto dark stone underpinning. 1t is to
be 90 feet front by 30 feet deep, with an inn
posing front entrance in the center. The
library trustees hope and expect to con-
tract the building of the library to an ex-
perienced library contractor who will en-
ploy local mechanics in the several parts
OF the work so far as possible. Col. and
Mrs. Kimball and their two daughters
sail for Europe Jan. Both TO be gone until
July. They will make a complete tour OF
the continent.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-01-16
SOUTH TuNsRlDcE.

A. j. Wills is having his ice house filed
Perley Cloud is at work in New Haven,
Conn.
VIII Moses is visiting at Leonard Fl
fields.
VERNE Wills, who has been in Boston
for the past few weeks, came home on
Monday.
G. w. Flanders visited his brother, Yer
non. in Chelsea one day last week.
Charles Rogers and Carl Loura are
drawing bark to Bethel for A. n. Alexan-
der.
Fred Fifeld is at home sick with quin-
sy sore. At the present writing he Is
somewhat better.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-01-16
RoYALToN.

William Skinner and \. NJ. Gay went TO
Chelsea Monday.
Miss Maud Hinkley is spending a few
weeks in Williston.
Miss Alice c. Denison was in Randolph
Thursday Of last week.
n. w. SeSall has recently had twenty
head Of cattle dehorned.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Laird spent
Tuesday night in Bethel.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. NJ Gay from Boston
were in town the first of the week.
Miss winifred Richmond returned to
her home in Randolph Tuesday.
f. r. spaulding is running a snow
pillow to clear the sidewalks. Expenses are
paid by residents Of the village.
The household furniture of Charles
Clam. who has leased the Cascadnac
House, was shipped from Lowell, Mass,
last week.
James Freelan. who had not been so well
for some time past, has been gaining dur
ing the last week, and is now consider
ably better.
Or. w. L. Paine will give his lecture,
.sThe Philosophy Of the Higher Life" al
the Cong'l church Sunday afternoon at
one o'clock.
The Browning afternoon Saturday under
the leadership OF Miss ;. c. Doubleday
was much enjoyed by members Of the
Momans club.
The question for discussion at the "
ceum Wednesday evening Of next week u
"Resolved. that all international and civic
disputes should be submitted TO arbitra-
ton
Mr.. and Mrs. Rix Williams have gone
to Windsor to work in the shoe shop
there. During their short stay in Royal
ton they have made many friends who are
I'm. "a have ham lnaNn the nIaCa.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-01-16
NORTH TuNsRIpeE.

Mrs. A. P. Osborne is at present very
sick.
Rev. Mr.. Dickson viii be absent next
Sunday. but there will be services at the
church as usual.
Frank Spaulding and wife were well
pleased the other day to receive into their
family 49, pound boy.
Report has it that at Giles sawmill they
do rapid saving. man drove up 10 the
mill with a load OF logs IA falr-szed
ones-and began to unload and by the
time ne had them all in the mill they had
the lumber all ready sawed for him to take
away with him.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-01-16
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

The Juniors have chosen blue and gold
as their class colors.
Visitors this week have been Misses
Woodward, Mann and Chadwick.
Miss Crandall, the popular music teach
er, is i'll and unable to be in town this
week.
At the football meeting Goodhart, 'O3,
was elected captain for next year, and
Vail, '03, manager
A committee has been appointed from
the Senior class to arrange an entertain
ment to raise funds for class expenses.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-01-16

The newly elected officers Of w. R.C.,
No. As, are as follows:-President, Mrs.
Anne r. Goss; senior vice. president, Mrs.
Mary A. Judd; junior vice president, Mrs.
Philena Davis; chaplain, Mrs. S. j. Boho-
non; secretary, Mrs. Laura L. Hood:
treasurer, Miss Martha L. Noyes; conduc-
tor, Mrs. Emma MeAllister; assistant con-
ductor, Mrs. Alice L. Durkee; guard, Mrs.
Edith Fuller. The officers were installed
with those Of Waterson Post last Saturday
afternoon and after the ceremony supper
was served 10 the entire COMPANY.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-01-16
A Gard.

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree to
refund the money on 5O-cent bottle OF
Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar II II fails
to cure your cough OF cold. We also guar
antee a 25-cent bottle 20 prove satisiac-
tory or money refunded.
G. NJ. Miller, Bethel.
ID. o. Goodno, Rochester.
II. {. Hubbard, Granville.
c. j. Stockwell, Hancock.
l.. Y. Green, Stock bridge.
j. A. Chedel. a Co., Gaysville.
w. p. Smith, East Bethel
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-01-16
NORTH RANDOLPH.

Eli Fits is quite sick. DR.. Ellis attends
him.
DR.. Scott was called to see Mrs. c. S. Hall
one day last week.
G. L. Flint is visiting his son in the
north part of the state. Mr.. Bradshaw OF
Chelsea is doing his chores while he is
away.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-01-16
MlllER,s PONp.

Joseph Bailey has moved onto the Jack
Eastman farm.
DR.. II. b. Esmond was called to see Mrs.
NJ. q. Kenison the first of the week.
5. W. Davis has two teams drawing logs
10 Maxham's mill and 10 Copperield.
Mrs. Bert Grant Of Chelsea, Mass, ar
rived at b. l.. Vests last Wednesday.
Charlie Markham seems to be rushing
business. He has sent OF one carload 81
lumber and is about ready to send
another.