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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-06-15
Ten Years In Bed,

X. A. Gray, J. p, Oakville, Ind, writes.
"For ten years | was confined to nv bed
with disease OF my kidneys. It was so
severe that could not move part of the
time. consulted the very best medical
skill available, but could get no relief
until Foleyis Kidney Cure was recon-
mended to me. IL has been a Godsend to
me-" Sold by Drew & Leonard, Randolph.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-06-15
A Capital Onense.

1t appears that Mrs. Rogers is guilty
of more than murder. She has pre-
scented Sheriff Peck with "a poem on
friendship, purporting TO be original,
that contains 173 lines Morrisville
Messenger.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-06-15

Mary Rogers must hang. This an
nouncement has been made before
only to be revised by some stay OF
reprieve, but now it appears definitely
determined that every resource In Mrs.
Rogers behalf has been exhausted
and the gallows only remains, with
next week Friday as the date on which
she must swing from it. The effect
of all the shufiling over Mrs. Rogers
has been merely to postpone her
execution. The legislature denied
her plea for Communication and refused
to abolish capital punishment at this
time. Governor Bell granted one res
pite in order that alleged new evil
dence warranting another trial might
be presented to the court. After con-
sidering this evidence, the court pro-
nounced it insufficient. Then an
effort to reach the federal supreme
court with questions said to be within
its jurisdiction was made, and in
order not to block this move Governor
Bell granted a second reprieve. The
federal court promptly dismissed the
petition as without its scope. Now
only another reprieve from the govern
or can prevent the execution of the
capital sentence June 23d, and
Governor Bell announces that he will
not extend it.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-06-15
PRESS COMMENT.
Stiles on Dancers Of KISSING.

According to a medical journal,
kissing is dangerous under certain
conditions" 1t Is. The kissee must
be Enthusiastically Reporter.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-06-15

The point which vitality interests in
the recent Vermont decision by the In.
terstate Commerce Commission is,
Shall we secure our coal any cheaper
The commission holds that the rail-
road discrimination between rates for
other railroads and for industrial pur-
poses is unlawful Barre Times.
If the commission succeeds in break
ing up the nefarious, and probably H.
legal, combine that has enriched a few
coal dealers at the expense of thou
sands of consumers, it will have
earned all the laurels likely to be be-
slowed on il.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-06-15
EDITORIAL NOTES.

A subscriber, writing to the Bur
lington Clipper, asks that the paper
should not be sent to him in case he
dies before his time is out What
would heaven be without the Clipper
Assuming that all Clipper readers will
90 thither.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-06-15

There is plenty of good argument
available against the so-called "moun-
tain rulen-and some, in our opinion,
for it-but does the St. Adams Mes
senger make really strong point in
opposition when it cites the case of
New Hampshire, which for some years,
chose both her senators from the city
of Concord? Did she thereby get
stronger or better men than Vermont
has sent to the Senate while observing
the foolish mountain rule?
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-06-15
MAPLE SUGAR AND SYRUP
Mondays RandoIph Msrket.

The following prices were realized by
sellers at Randolph stores and markets
last Monday mot retail):-
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-06-15

Dr. David Kennedy's Fsvorite Remedy is adapted
70 al ages and both sexes affordng permanent re-
mel IN all cases caused by impurity of the blood,
such as Kidney, Bladder and Liver Com
plants cures Constipation and Weaknesses
peculiar 70 women.
IL proves successful IN cases where all other medi-
cines have totally failed No sufferer should despair
az long as this remedy Is unfried IL has an unbro-
ken record OF success for over 80 years, and has
won hosts Of warm friends
Are you suffering from any disease traceable 70
the causes mentioned2 II 90, DIR. Kennedy has
siaked his personal and professional reputation on
The statement that Favorite Remedy will do you
good
send for free trial bottle and booklet con-
tanning valuable medical advice on the treatment OF
various diseases. Write also for an Easy Test
for finding out If you have kidney disease. Address
DIR. David Kennedy's Sons, Rondout, y. Y.
REMEMBER, the full name is DR.. David KEN
Dedyis FANORITE REMEDY, made 81 Rondout,
N. n, and the price is sI.OO tsx bottles $500 az
All druggists In the United States, Canada and
foreign countries.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-06-15

For "war-loving president as he
is sometimes termed, Roosevelt does
very well in his role OF peacemaker.
1t is no small feather ia his cap that he
is held in such high esteem personally
by both the belligerents, and no small
credit to the government he repre-
sents in this matter that it is III the
good graces OF Japan and Russia to
the degree that prompts both OF them
20 listen to his words advising a cessa-
ton Of hostilities and restoration of
peace. No other ruler, no other gov
eminent. occupies this happy position.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-06-15
JcrOfuLa

Few are entirely free from It.
i may develop 50 slowly as to cause
little Il any disturbance during the whole
period o. childhood.
10 may then produce irregularity OF the
stomach and bowels, dyspepsia, catarrh.
and marked tendency 10 CONSUMPTION
before menife1ting itself in much cutaneous
eruption or glandular swelling
Il IS best to be sure that you are quite
nee nom Il, and for its complete eradiea-
ton you can rely on
Hoods JdrSdpGriLLd
The best Of all medicines for al humors.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-06-15

The shakeup in the Equitable, while
it has brought temporary loss TO that
society and has checked all life in
surance development for the time
being, may, in the end, serve good
purpose. PROFESSIONALLY, all the big
companies have been permitting gross
extravagances and loose operations in
their management. rather than make a
fuss about them and thus disturb
public confidence. Possibly the Equit-
able is the worst ofender-possibly
not. With all the old officers out, and
men of character, representing the
real interests of the Equitable policy
holders, now at the helm, the society
will, in due time, recover from the
recent trouble, and be in better condi-
ton than some of its rivals, that must
sooner or later 90 through a similar
process. The graft germ has invaded
everything, and it is not strange that
the rich pickings OF such concerns as
the Equitable have not escaped.
Sensible of the shocking impro-
priety OF allowing a newspaper re-
porter to be present at. and write up,
with all the exaggerations and I'M
truths of yellow journalism, the an
nouncement to Mary Rogers of Gov.
Bells second reprieve, the states
prison officials explain that the re-
porter was none other than the sister
OF the present states attorney Of
Windsor county, who was admitted
her brothers influence. with
out any knowledge on their part that
the woman was reporter, or would
write up the affair. This does not
wholly excuse the officials, but does
inculpate the states attorney in a
gross perversion OF his official station.
We do not see what adequate
punishment can be melted out in this |
case. The states attorney is Charles
K. Batchelder OF Woodstock, young
nan ofpeculiar abilities, who knows
better than to perpetrate a thing of
his sort. 1t is not the custom in
county to re-elect a states
attorney, and there is no prospect
hat next year the rule will be altered
IN Mr.. Batchelder's favor.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-06-15

The following prices were charged al
Randolph stores last Monday for grain
and feed (retail -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-02-18

A man with a wild look of hope in
his eye entered West Baltimore
street photograph establishment, says
the Baltimore American.
Stepping up to a salesman, he said:
1--WE got one I'll trade to anybody on
sight or unseen. So trot out any OF
'em and I'll swap mighty quick and
glad of the chance"
Zone what?' asked the mystified
salesman.
The visitor put his hand to his ear
and looked puzzled, proving that his
hearing was slightly defective. Being
not quite sure that the salesman had
spoken, the visitor went on:
"Yep, mine isn't a very good one,
I'll admit. but it might suit some man
with tougher conscience than mine.
Some fellow who has a longer life
ahead of him in which to live it down
might get along very we'll with mine,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-02-18
Traits Of the japanese

In more Queer Things About Jap
an" Douglas Sladen says: "Perhaps
one of the severest of etiquettes in
Japan is that of smiles. When you
have lived in that land of smiles you
will learn in time that when you can
understand Japanese smile you may
hope to understand the people. A
daughter-in-law must always present a
smiling face to her mother-in-law; the
servant must smile when his mistress
dismisses him. But the news OF death
must be told with laughter. Laughter
is reserved for very special occasions
and has no relation to joy; smiles are
used on every occasion to conceal real
feelings; they are not always sig
nificant of pleasure. ..:
:sNo wants has the japanese" the
same writer continues. He can live
inxhis clothes without a tents. he can car
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-02-18

square at his head. He held up his
sword, but as the two weapons struck
mine broke through his guard and
struck him with stunning force on the
head. Had he not worn a very heavy
wig and about his head a circlet of
iron, the blow would certainly have
killed him on the spot before my ter
rified gaze. AS it was, he was stun
ned for moment, and after the act,
when he took off his wig and heavy
crown, there was a tremendous bump
on his forehead where my sword had
struck.
1T makes my blood run chill even
now at the very thought of my emo
tons at that intensely dramatic mo-
ment, when the play ceased to be a
mimic thing for me and real death
stared me in the face. The weapons,
by the way, both of them are now in
my possession. They are heavy COM
bat swords and I have never dared
to use them since in any of my stage
duels, but still treasure them as SOU
venirs of one of the most thrilling
events in my stage life.'
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-02-18
Booth Had Narrow ESCAPE

There is a "reminiscences of Otis
SINNERS association with Edwin
Booth that will bear repetition, having
not been repeated for several seasons.
1t concerns an accident that came
near resulting in the serious injury
of Mr.. Booth, and Mr.. Skinner de-
clares it to be the most dramatic
moment in all his footlight career.
1T was in the fall of 1889, and l
was playing the leads with Edwin
Booth and Nine. Helena Modjeska,' -
relates the actor. 1--WE were playing
Macbeth Mr.. Booth impersonating
the King and I Macduff. You remem-
Der the scene in the last act, where
Macduff rushes on, crying to the king,
Turn, hell hound, turn!' and forces
him to the combat. The great TRACE
dian had been growing weaker and
weaker that season, and, although an
accomplished swordsman, had little
strength in his guard. In the nervous
ness Of the first performance rushed
on, crying the lines, and brought my
blade down with a crashing blow
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-02-18

s Saved Money for Clients

II "Our cleverest work." said the old
lawyer reminiscently, lis not always
done in court"
"No?' said the young man inuuir-
ingly, according to the New York
Press. "Possibly you could give an
illustration"
"Undoubtedly could" replied the
old lawyer. I'm fact, was thinking
OF the case of an irascible old fellow
who once kicked servitor out of the
house. l believe there was a differ
ence OF opinion as to the amount of
wages the man was entitled to-. At
any rate, the testy old gentleman put
himself in the wrong when he elected
the man with the violence of both
language and action and the man was
smart enough to know it.
"He hunted up lawyer Immediate
~ and put the case in his hands and
then was called in. The wrathy old
fellow was mad clear through and he
was going to fight the case all the
way up to the highest court and back
again if necessary. He was a person.
al friend of mine, and I didn't want
to- see him waste his money foolishly,
so l advised him to compromise it,"
Not if he offers to compromise
for ten cents he asserted vociferous-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-02-18
Cand les by the Carlo a d

Talk about how the wild and un-
conquerable west does business" says
w. NJ. Thompson of Kelly, Maus &
Co., Il was selling Corliss engines, ma
chinery and other things in the Black
Hills some time ago and came into the
beautiful Lead and Deadwood region.
while there I met travelling sales
man from Omaha or some other point
and he said to me:
"'Do you understand the west?'
Il replied that thought did.
"'Well, 1 DON'T he said. i've just
lost my breath. went up to Lead and
had some candles to sell. called on
Grier of the Homestake mine and told
him I had candles-plenty of 'em.
"t"Got samples?" he asked shortly.
l said l had not, but that I could get
them quick.
"'"Bring em along," he snorted.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-02-18

One of the wonders of the earth is
the gigantic geyser at Rotorua, New
Zealand, known as "Waimangu." 1t
made it's appearance about two years
ago and is situated near the one-time
famous pink and white terraces of
Rotomahana, whose beauties were
swept completely out of existence in
the terrific eruption of 1886. The
crater out of which the geyser issues
is fully half an acre in extent and of
enormous depth. When in eruption
the whole of the gigantic funnel is
filed with a huge column of black,
boiling mud and stones that shoots
in the air to hight of nearly 1000
feet, while the cloud of steam which
accompanies it rises in calm weather
several thousand feet.
To see it in eruption is said to
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-02-18

ly. TIL fight this case clear to the
limit no matter what it COSTS,
II argued with him, but it was no
use. He'd pay me anything I wanted
to fight the case, but he wouldn't pay
the plaintiff a cent. I would have
been satisfied under the circum-
stances in going ahead and letting
him run into lot of expensive and
useless litigation, but didn't like to
do it. So I went to see the lawyer
on the other side. He knew he had
good case, but he also knew my
client had lots Of money and could
make prolonged. and costly fight.
Consequently he was inclined to be
reasonable, He hunted up his client
and talked it over with him and the
client said he would compromise for
$25. His lawyer made reasonable
charge and I closed with them on the
spot and paid them.
Then l went back to my client,
told him I had put up such a bluff
that he never would hear of the case
again, turned in a bill that covered
the cost of the settlement I had eff
fected and he paid it without muir
muir. He sometimes speaks to me
now of the clever work I did in that
case, but he doesn't know how clever
it really was and what lot of cash
it saved him."
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-02-18

ship named after them, sailing here
and there over the deep sea. Thomas
Carlyle said:
81 am pleased that you should like
my work enough to name your ship
after me, and hope she will come to
anchor in a happier haven than I shall
ever reach"
''The poet Tennyson wrote my uncle
four-page letter. He said that in
every storm thereafter he would think
of the Alfred Tennyson, and put up a
prayer for her safety.
"Thackeray was so pleased that he
sent my. uncle a comic drawing to
hang in his cabin.
Robert Browning thanked my un-
Gle for the compliment of naming the
new ship after him; and hoped the
r.. B. would be .stancher than her
namesake.
"Uncle's collection numbers nearly
a thousand autographs, and each let
ter is about this imaginary new ship"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-02-18
Gcysers of Great Beauty Willing to Swap Records

while I'm willing to take his and ask
no questions
Still more profoundly beaddled, the
salesman called the proprietor and
said:
Heres one that's nutty for keeps
I'm away off from understanding what
he's driving at. Come and take a whirl
at him and see if you can get next
The proprietor came forward briskly
and said, with his lips close to the
strangers ear:
what is it you Want?'
why" said the stranger, "I want
to patronize your place of business. l
saw sign out there on the window,
Records Exchanged and was telling
your clerk had an unenviable record
that would be willing to get rid OF
at any TERMS
And the proprietor of the phono-
graphery went out and changed the
sign.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-02-18
So1ace Of the Christia n

Hope on, hope ever. Though dead leaves
are lying
In mournful clusters meath your wall
dering feet;
Though wintry winds through naked
boughs are signing
The flowers are dead; yet is the mem
DRY sweet
Of summer winds and countless roses
glowing
Meath the warm kisses of the gener-
Hope on, hope ever. Why should tears
be flowing?
In every season is some victory won.
Hope on, hope ever. Though you deck
loved tresses
With trembling fingers for the silent
grave;
Though cold the cheek beneath your fond
caresSes,
Look up, true Christian soul; be calm,
be brave!
Hope on, hope ever. Though your hearts
be breaking,
Let flowers of Resignation wreathe
your cross,
Deep in your heart some heavenly wis
dom waking.
For mortal life is full of change and
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-02-18
F1attery Won Them All

An autograph collector, smiling,
said:
II have inherited from my maternal
uncle his magnificent collection of
autographs. These autographs did not
cost the old gentleman cent; yet
they are worth hundreds and hun
dreds of dollars.
when the autograph fever seized
my uncle, he set to work in a shrewd
way. Being parsimonious, he did not
want to buy his autographs. Being
clever, he perceived that simple sig
natures, such as you get if you write
and ask an autograph of person of
distinction, would have no real value.
$50, do you know what he did? To
every distinguished person he applied
to he said he was sea captain, and
he asked permission to name new
ship he was building after the great
man.
1t was subtle flattery, that, eh? All
my uncle's great folk were, without
exception delighted to think of stately
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-02-18
Shows. Ingenuity Of Japs

When the time came to forward the
winter outfits for the armies in Man
churia, and the commissariat produc-
ed hundreds of thousands of fur ear
protectors, Japanese and foreigners
alike wondered where these things
could have come from. No one, had
ever heard of their being made.
1t seems that two years ago the
plague was raging along the China
coast The Japanese quarantine bu-
rcau decided that strenuous efforts
must be made to keep the dread dis
case out of the country. They de-
termined to start crusade. In all
the seaports and larger cities boun-
ties were offered for each rat brought
in. The small boys found this great
source of revenue, and the coppeti-
tson at once became very keen. For
each rodent the huntsman was given
a small sum, and a lottery ticket. The
money he might .squander, but the
ticket he saved, and at the end Of the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-02-18

*''I wired the house for samples and
patted myself on the back, thinking
would get an order for 10000 or
possibly 12,000-the biggest order
ever expected to get in the mountain
country.
my samples same and they were
tip top. I took them up to Grier and
he gave 'em close inspection.
"'"Pretty good lot," he finally sniff
ed. "Send me four car loads"
"I looked at him to see if he was
Joking, but he wasn't. He never batted
an eye. I was so staggered walked
all the way back to Deadwood trying
to get my breath. I sent the order in
and the house filled it, filled the great
est single order it ever had; but I
changed my mind then and there as
to how the west buys. It gets there
with all feet "-Chicago Post.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-02-18

live on rice or offal of the sea; and he
is so accustomed to carrying heavy
weights and running long distances
that he can be his own commissariat
and even his own horse. AS England
turned it's foot soldiers into mounted
infantry, so the Japanese can turn
their riksha boys, of whom there are
$4,000 in Tokyo alone, into unmounted
cavalry. Their courage is wonderful.
The Japanese does not fear death in
any form"
If the Japanese are somewhat lax
as regards their religion, they are at
any rate believers in cleanliness. The
writer says: personal cleanliness is
a virtue which all Japanese servants
possess. It is no unusual thing for a
Japanese servant to apologize to a
mistress for not having had time to
battle more than three times that
%a<" $500 III tx ~ -. :. -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-02-18

be the siht of lifetime. The awful
force manifested by the election of
the vast body of water and stones,
the terrific roar or steam and hurting
rocks add to the weird grandeur of
the phenomenon. Waimangu is really
located in the center of the marvel
Gus hot lakes and thermal springs
region, Rotorua district, the tourist or
sightseer being conveyed thither in a
few hours by train from Auckland
Pools and springs of every degree
Of heat are to be found in the neigh
borhood. Some are boiling caldrons,
others are spluttering pits Of mud and
sulphur, sending up clouds of steam
and sulphurous fumes, while others
again are of the clearest green or
deepest, pure blue, beautiful beyond
comparison.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-02-18

month there was a drawing, with
prizes varying from IS to $50. Rat
catching became popular amuse-
ment and the boards of health all
over the country were kept busy ex-
amining the daily bag. Each animal
was duly registered, and the place in
which it was caught noted. It was
then examined, and if any suspicious
germs were discovered the building
from which the rat came was imme-
diately raided, all the animals were
hunted down, and the place was dis
infected.
In this manner the plague was kept
out of Japan. The small boys amused
themselves and made money, but no
one ever stopped to think what had
become of the skins of these millions
of rats that had been worrying the
boards Of health. They had not been
thrown away. The military authori.
ties had used them to make ear-pro-
tectors. +ss=. ~ !, ~. ~ + .
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-02-18

Hope on, hope ever, for long-vanished
faces
Watch for your coming on the golden
shore,
En- While you whisper in their vacant
places
The blessed words, mot lost, but gone
before!''
Hope on, hope ever. Let your hearts
keep singing,
When low YOU bend above the church.
yard sod,
And fervent prayers your chastened
thoughts are winging.
Through signs and tears, to the bright
throne of God!
Hope on, hope ever: Let not toll or sor-
Still the sweet music of Hopes heaven
ly voice.
From every dawn some ray of comfort
borrow.
That in tl1e evening you may still re-
Hope on, hope ever-words beyond COM
pairing,
Dear to the hearts that nameless woes
have risen;
TO all that mourn, sweet consolation
bearing,
Oh may they prove the Christians
guide to heaven!