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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-01-12
Mr. Fdison's Perpetual Hobby.

OF all the marvellous achievements OF
Thomas A. Edison, the photograph alone
has had his constant care. Its improve
ment is ever in mind TO this day and the
product of his great work shows the
genius that first invented IL, then devel-
oped it to its present perfection, and IS
carving it to an end that we do not yet
see.
His trade mark name, "Phonograph"
(applied to none but his product) IS an
accepted word in our language, found IN
the dictionary, known to all, During the
years OF development that are past, many
obtained unfavorable impressions OF ITS
performance, and imitation increased
| dislike, perhaps well founded at the time.
This indeed Is an injustice TO the great
master whose years of constant toll have
brought 1t from crude talking machine
| to a satisfying musical instrument.
Today a rich-toned Photograph, Tree
| from all mechanical noises, awaits your
4 trial. 1t will entertain your family and
your friends. often when all else fails. 1t
will educate your children. 1t provides
classical selections in orchestra or song.
| II brings the latest hits to your home,
however isolated, and is better than the
show itself. for it plays only the things
YOU like, and as often as you like. Nhen
YOU know Mr.. Edison's Photograph Of
/ to-day, you will buy one.
Go near it, Mr.. j. r. Jerd OF Kan
dolph is the pioneer in this vicinity ~
handling Edsion's goods ana we nave
always found him willing TO snow tht
Edison machine and records, whether you
desire to purchase or not.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-01-12
Or. p. n. Murphy Honored.

"At the last meeting of Lafayette Post,
No. lao, q. A. r., department OF New
York, in New York city," says press
despatch. DIR. p. II. Murphy was elected
commander for the coming year.
ale enlisted from Roxbury in August,
1851, as a corporal in Co. II, Sixth YER
mont regiment, and served during the
entire war, being present IN all the
battles of the old Vermont Brigade,
ana receiving promotion to the rank Of
first lieutenant of Co. A and captain OF
90. g for gallantry in action. Since the
war he has made New York city his
home, following his profession with
success. -
Gle represented his district in the
State Legislature for two terms, receiving
an his first election a majority OF l,45l
votes. and on the second majority OF
nearly 1000 For years he has been a
member of the flag committee OF Lafayette
Post. which has given over three thou-
sand flags 10 the schools in the city OF
New York, as well as TO the schools IN
Porto Rico, Cuba and the Philippines
"During the war Captain Murphy kept
disrv. which he carried in haversack.
III Tie assault of Salem Heights, Va
Nav 3, 1863, bullet cut the strap OF MS
baversacx and he lost it with its contents
Nav Is. 1864. on the morning following
tbe great charge at the Angle OF Spottsyl-
vapia. in which the 9Th Vermont and
several other regiments under command
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-01-12

There is more eatarrh in this section OF
the country than all other diseases put
together, and until the last few years was
supposed to be incurable. For a great
many wears doctors pronounced It local
disease and prescribed local remedies, and
nv constantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it ineurabie. SCI
ence has proven eatarrh 70 De cohstlt 'i
tional disease and therefore requires con-
stitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by f. j. Cheney Co.,
Toledo. Ohio, is the only constitutional
cure on the market. Ii is taken internally
in doses from 10 drops to teaspooniul'
II acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. They offer one
hundred dollars for any case i fails TO
cure. Send for circulars and testimonlals'
FL. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, Q.
Sold by druggists, l5c.
Take Halls Family pills for constipa-
ton.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-01-12

Mamie Doubleday has closed her school,
Mrs. Carrie Chillson OF Sharon spent
Sunday in town.
Mrs. Don Wheeler spent last week in
Sharon with Mrs. George Drown.
Leland Doubleday is at work for Mr.
Dutton in Sharon on lumber job.
Susie Spaulding OF Boston returned
Monday, after spending several weeks
with her mother.
John Harrington of Pomfret has pur-
chased the white house of the Holt estate
and will move there soon.
Rev. Mr.. Waite of Quechee preached
here last Sunday, in exchange, ana ms
sermon was much enjoyed by all.
The remains OF Mrs. John B. Hazen
were brought here for burial from south
Royalton last Wednesday.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-01-12

more business than ever. At the present
time the concern is employing about oO
persons, a larger number than It was eA-
pected would be given employment during
the first year or two. The plant ltseli IL
one OF the best equipped furniture nae
tories TO be found anywhere ana repre-
sents an outlay OF about three times the
amount estimated when the company
came to this town. Randolph's loss
seems to be Brattleboro's gain.
The basket ball team OF the Young
Mems club played the Mortified High IN
Mortified Saturday night and won the
game. The lineup for the club was as
follows:-Clarence Bruce. center; Jonn
Bowman and Charles Goodhart, forwards
Heber Holman, Jr., and Eugene Morrlli'
guards. The game was in zO-mlnute
halves. and at the close OF the frs half the
score stood 6 to 4 in favor OF Randolph,
whose team won out at the end OF the sec :
ond half IS to IA. There were two fouls
and two baskets thrown by morrill,, one
basket by Goodhart and one by Holman
A disDute arose between the two teams
over four baskets thrown by Bowman
which were not counted by Northneld put
were insisted upon by Randolph and add
ed to the score. The boys have now Sc
cured the Goodwin laundry building on
Weston fiat for a practice hall ana are
nutting IL in shape as fast as possible
They need help in this undertaking and q
LITTLE generous interest in their efforts on
the part OF the townspeople would mol
only be great encouragement TO the team
but would aid the club in extending III
influence among the young men OF tins
village.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-01-12

from the sirloin, rump or round, is ooth
gr5d and cheap. 1t would not be possible
"a obtain better meat at any price. Inc
high quality Of our
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-01-12
Rev. irving A. Flint Installed.

Rev. Irving A. Flint, son oil Daniel
Flint OF Braintree Hill, was installed as
pastor OF the Cong1 church OF Warren,
Me. Wednesday, Dec. u. leading clergy
men being present from all over the
state to take part in the service that
firmly esta blished him in his paroehlal
charge. =
The Courier Gazette OF Rockland, Me-.
gave a lengthy account OF the exercises,
embellished with cut OF the new pastor,
and among other things said
"Rey. Mr.. Flint presented paper before
the council and responded to the exam
nation i'm a manner entirely satisfactory
ale was born in Braintree, VI, May
n 1SfS. and received his education at the
| University OF Vermont and Bangor Theo-
| logical seminary. He was graduated
/ from the seminary in 1895, and his hrs'
+ nas,orate was the First Cong1 church
1 In Falmouth. where be was ordained (
/ the gospel ministry May u, 1896, anc
I where he labored most aceeptably ane
successfully for nearly eight years. liz
( then came to Warren, where his pastoratt
OF the last two years has been blessed
with good results. twenty-five canal-
dates have been admitted TO the chureh
which now has a membership Of 40, ano
1 connected with it is one OF the largest
| Christian Endeavor societies in the state
| Mr.. Flint is one of the trustees OF the
/ Maine Missionary society and the Maine
/ CongI Charitable society. He has de
| clined calls TO other churches in Maine
/ Vermont and Massachusetts,. He is
member of the u. V. NJ. Beta Zeta and o.
the Alpha Tava Omega; past grand O
/ Presumpscot lodge, l. o. o. r., OF raj
/ month. and a memoer of st. George
/ lodge, f. & A. NJ, OF Warren.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-01-12

OF General Thomas o. Seayer were en-
gagged, a man came 10 Captain Murphy
and told him that he had diary bearing
his name, which had been taken from the
body of dead confederate. IL was the
diary Captain Murphy had lost at salem
Heights the year before, and the rebel
soldier had written in ii each day since
il came into his possession.
SIT is a great honor to command any
Grand Army Post, and one Of the greatest
to be elected commander OF Lafayette
Post of New York city, which Is com
posed OF over 600 men, many OF whom
were leading officers in the war for the
union. DR.. Murphy's many friends IN
Vermont viii congratulate him upon has
honor
Hon. Champ Clark on New England.
Hon. Champ Clark, congressman from
Missouri, who visited Randolph Decem
Der IS, and delivered lecture on .Pie-
turesque Public Mem that was rare
pleasure to his audience, writes OF his New
England trip in a Washington letter as
follows:-
at so happened that spent the week
Immediately after the election lecturing
in Georgia and the Christmas holidays
lecturing in New England. My various
speaking and leeturing expeditions into
the mort beast corner of the republic have
, leo me 10 tine GDuGluhi9u khhAf AhAAc
/ Southern hospitality is in nowise over
estimated, Northern hospitality in gen
eral, and New England hospitality par
| ticularly, is much moderated. Nowhere
have been greeted with more warmth or
entertained with more cordiality than in
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode
Island and Connecticut. IL is really pity
that every southerner cannot spend some
/ time in the North and every northerner
some time in the South. Many imagined
differences and ineompatibilities would
vanish as a dream. The people OF both
sections are amenable to reason. The
| lines OF demarcation would disappear
could each know the other better.
.When Abraham Lincoln visited Rich.
mond at the close of the war between the
states a band struck up Dixie. A
1 superserviceable subaltern undertook 10
stop it, whereupon the great emancipation
said: LET them play it. We captured
i Dixie along with the Confederaey;' one
/ Of the wisest sayings OF that wise man. In
/ Boston, Dec 20, my wife and / went to see
| George AIDES splendid comedy, THE
/ County Chairman at the fremont
theater The performance began by the
| band rendering a medley made up OF
| America, Dixie odd Dan Tucker The
Star Spangled Banner Maryland, My
Maryland etc. Dixie and Maryland,
| My Mary land, were as warmly received
as America and THE Star Spingled Ban
ner.' Southern men are as cordially ac-
cepted as Southern music, all OF which Is
good for the republic"
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-01-12

ssThe Rrattleboro IablheI tUII P".I5
avs the Brattleboro Reformer' mas pee .l
operating its new factory here sii ~ Seen
s.soying steadily since that time. The
sntIook for the coming year is very pros
Dsraus a1d With the new engine ana ma a.
rhinery. which were installed month or
49,, AGO. the factory is equipped 10 10
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-01-12
Joint installation.

A Joint installation was held in G. A. X.
hall Saturday evening by U. 5. Grant Post
and the Womanis Relief Corps.
After the regular work of both organi-
cations had been completed, the corps was
escorted to the main hall, where NJ. u
Sargent OF South Royalton invested with
Office the following named, elected and APP
pointed to serve the Post the coming
year,
John Manney, commander; Nj. b. RUM
rilI. senior vice commander; j. ID. Laport,
iupior vice; w. w. Tyler, officer OF the
day: r. n. Rising, chaplain; Il. I. Sault,
auartermaster; +. II. Ketchum, adiutant
George Clark, officer OF the guard; Alfred
Eaton, sergeant major; l.. j. Blakeley,
ouartermaster sergeant.
George w. Flagg then succeeded Mr.
Sargent as installing officer and placed N
authority these elective and appointive Of
fcers OF the eorps:-Miss Almira Fisk,
president; Mrs Alfred Eaton, senior vice
president; Mrs. NJ. B. Rumrill, junior
vice: Mrs. II. v. Fletcher, chaplaini Mrs
Up. Cleveland, treasurer; Mrs. !. ID. Will
liams. conductor; Mrs. O. 5. Chamberlain
guard; Mrs. Ida batchelder, secretary
Mrs. L. L. Lille, assistant conductor
Mrs. Cutler Sanborn, assistant guard
Miss Susie Bower, Mrs. N. q. Greene, Mrs.
Byron Goodwin and Mrs. Mary McCrillls,
| flagbearers; Mrs. T.. n. Rising, patriotic
| instructor; Mrs. Eugene Holman, press
correspondent.
A sumptuous banquet, with its gooo
cheer and social fellowship, rounded out
pleasant evening.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-01-12
Randolph.
GEORGIA WHITE, Local Editor.
ketchln' on Behind.

Though ears may Jingle. noses freeze,
And toes detached may seem,
Yet winter doesn't quite dlsplease
The lads who see team,
And stralghtWay with a single mind
Begin their ketehin On behind.
No matter II the mercury drops
Ard snow drifts 70 the caves;
No boy his bubbiing laughter stops
Or for the summer grievest
When on bob~sled he can md
A chance for ketchini on behind.
When teamsters with their cracking whips
Keep passengers away,
They find that snowflake on their trips
Will reach them every day,
And learn it's better 10 be kind
When boys are ketehin' on behind.
But they who can recall with Joy
The happiness Of youth,
A fellow feeling with boy
sim seem 10 have IN truth.
And just appear little blind
To al this ketehin' on behind.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-01-12
WEST HARTFORD.

D.an,s Rheumatic pills absolutely cure
lhenmat Il SIMS Neuralgia. Entirely Vegetable, SAFE
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-18
REMARK BF HENEnAL BO1HA.

At the recent meeting of Boers at Pretoria General Botha uttered a strong demand for responsible govern ment. Referring to representative government, he said that he could not honestly advise the people to accept it. He had been asked whether, even un- der representative government, they would not be able to secure some of the things they wanted. People who asked such question he regarded as mad men. They must not say that because they could not get the whole, they would be satisfied with half. It was ridiculous to expect them to be satis- fled with what was proposed. He asked the meeting to propose a resolution which stated with moderatioi,-. but clearly, that they were only going to associate themselves and be satisfied with one form of government for the country, and that was responsible gov ernment. They should also demand the same measure for Orange River Col ony. At the same time he professed entire loyalty to the British govern ment. The Boers, as 8 people, he said, had only one object, which was to CO., operate with the British in the country for the general benefit But, he went on to say, if the Imperial Government expected them to be faithful, it must also prove that it trusted them. One reason why the Boers are opposed to a representative government is said to be their unwillingness to reveal their full voting power before it can be ex- erted with full effect.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-18
----------- ANOTHER KfSSfHG CANE.

Kissing occasionally gets into court, and various things are solemn ly said about it there. In case be- fore the Allegheny, Pennsylvania, County Criminal Court, where man was charged with kissing a young woman against her will, he said that he could not help it, but had done it before and would be likely to do it again. The judge appears to have talk en rather moderate view of the mat ter, for he looked at the pretty com plainant and said: q don't know that I would blame you much. Discharged, but pay one-third the costs"
 This decision raises some interesting questions. If such kissing as the young man did was wrong, and it evil dently was, in the view of the young woman, the judges remarks were little less than an indictment to more wrong. The young man evidently did not need the indictment. If the kissing was not wrong the young man should not have been made to pay any costs, except such as the young woman imposed on him. It is a queer judgment. But kiss ing is queer, and perhaps judgment about it sometimes has to be queer.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-18
PERMITTED.

Mrs. Crimsonbeak-Do you remember what told you last night when you came home?
 Mrs. Crimsonbeak-" My gracious. dear! What sort of a mind do suppose I've got?-Yonkers Statesman.
 Very Likely.-Friend-How do you suppose your baby caught the whoop- ing cough? He hasn't been near any other children.
 Mother-He probably inherited 1t from me. I had it when I was just his age.-Detroit Free Press.
 She-No, MT. Lytely, can never be your valentine. I honor and respect you. I am sure you would make some other woman good husband. T.
 He-Well-er-will you give me a let ter of recommendation to my next place?-Illustrated Bits.
 I've got my opinion of woman that can't cook,'' growled William De Kikkur. glaring at his better half. "L suppose that if our cook would get married I'd starve to dath!" You needn't worry about that, William" :" said Mrs. De O., gently. Our cook has been married once, and don't consider it at all likely that she would care, to -" But her irate spouse had slam med the door behind him.-Cleveland Leader.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-18
THE KILLING OF sERGIUs.

There is little to be said about the as- ssssination of the Grand Duke Sergius. It was expected. He had been condemned to death and doubtless he himself lived in apprehension if not in terror. The tragedy does not horrify the world, as it would if the world did not see much excuse for the deed. Sergius stood stubbornly in the way of the improve ment of the condition of the Russian people, and the world is of the opinion that it is about time the condition of the Russian people was improved.
 So far, so much. What next? It is not at all probable that this will be the only assassination, unless steps to- ward reform are promptly and ade- quately taken by the Russian govern ment. That government hasn't shown any disposition to do much except take care of itself. How much longer it can even do that remains to be seen. Per haps the Russian people as a whole are not thoroughly stirred up yet, but enough of them are awake to the situa- ton to represent the rest. They are right in their demands for better gov- ernment. The world knows it, and the Russian government ought to know it, and bend before it has to break.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-18
A Souls Victory.

Too long he strove to barley with the
 foe;
 Each morrow brought the shadowy
 legions back. Each setting sun beheld his force laid
 low,
 Borne down by their confederate at-
 tack. Around the citadel from day to day Those watchful troops in deadly am
 bush lay. Till from q life of smooth, inglorious
 ease He plunged into the world of men and things, And as the vessel on the open seas Leaps to the gale that round her
 Seethes and sings, . 5,-. Forth on each fresh, glad enterprise he
 fared, And toiled and served, and sowed and
 reaped and dared. With eyes unveiled he saw Gods earth
 afresh- Love without lust and Beauty without
 stain.
 flesh Lay silent in the darkness, crushed
 and slain. r.. Like Pharaoh's hosts upon the Red Sea
 shore; ,... And his own soul was his for evermore. W. H. Scoville in the Spectator.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-18
WINTER. CHESTS.

If there is anything more sure than that the true lover of the wild birds will help to save them from death by starvation by feeding them during the winter, it is that those who, for any reason, feed the wild birds at this sea- son, will become true lovers of them. That birds are not naturally afraid of men is proved by the behavior of the feathered inhabitants or regions sell dom visited by men. The penguins of the Antarctic will allow men to walk up and knock them on the head with clubs; they will learn better if they are not exterminated before their education is complete. The birds of Laysan allow visitors to walk among them, and even to pick them up sometimes; may their confidence never be shaken. Our own birds, as result of bitter experience, usually give us a wide berth; but seemingly they are not minded about it, and are ready to have faith in us again whenever circumstances warrant it. Whenever birds are well treated and carefully protected, their confidence in man returns and the day has come. I think, when such confi- dence is appreciated. Thus, when a man shows enough interest in birds to feed them, and, by feeding them, gains their confidence, his interest naturally increases, and he becomes stancii friend and lover of his little guests. It is bad man indeed whose heart can- not respond to the firm but delicate grasp of chickadee's foot, when he alights upon finger and looks one square in the eye; if had to meet such a man on a lonely road at night, I certainly should not go unarmed. Fortunately such men are few. The average man likes to be trusted, whether it be by a fellow man or by a bird, and in many cases, at least, con- fidence begets desire to be worthy of confidence. ....
 And how this bird-feeding movement has grown within a year! Not only are thousands of individuals scattering grain and bread-crumbs in their door, yards, and tying suet to the limbs of their shade-trees, but school children all over the country have organized themselves into relief parties, to feed the wilder birds ill the woods and fields Clubs have been started for the express purpose of feeding the birds, and the Orange Judd Company is trying to organiZe though it's several pJblica- tions, national society having the same obpect in view. This is a splen- did effort, and should receive support from bird-lovers the country over. In Canton, Massachusetts, and in certain other places, the cause has been helped by the offering of prizes to the school children who at the end of the winter can write the best essays on Bird Feed ing in Winter, based on personal ex-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-18

ONE OF THE WONDERS OF JAPAN.
 One of the wonders of Miyajima is an enormous structure called Thousand Mat Hall, a name which, means that one thousand of the regulation three by six foot rice straw mats are requir- ed to cover its floor. All rooms in Japan are measured in this way, in- stead of by feet, so in talking about houses one always says "six mat room" or three and 8 half mat room," until one begins to think in divisions of eighteen square feet. Thousand Mat Hall was erected in the sixteenth cen- tury out of the wood of a single cam phor tree, say the Japanese records, that are always so full of such per- fectly wonderful details. If this be so, camphor trees must have grown very large in Japan in the sixteenth century, since the building rests upon, a hundred or more piles, each a giant tree trunk in itself, beside which the roof is up- held by at least fifty pillars that were fifty forest monarchs once upon a time. Then there Is a floor in the struc- ture made of eighteen thousand square feet of cedar blanks foot and half wide and five inches thick, so one must believe that it's builder out miracled the miracle of the loaves and the fishes if Japan's sober records are to count for anything.
 The walls of this ancient hall have doubtless echoed the sounds of many a priestly orgy, since 1t adjoins the temple and is guarded by a richly wrought seven story pagoda, enshrin- ing Amida Butsu, but the most glorious thing in its history seems to be the fact that Hideyoshi, "the Napoleon of X Japan used it for a council chamber during his remarkable invasion of Corea. Now it is merely a show place standing empty and open and .gaunt. overlooking the sea-a roost for sacred