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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-03-21

Pastures to let, or stock taken TO keep
by the week or season. Enquire OF John
II. Sprague, East Brooktield, VT.
Miss Lima Price is at present working
for Mrs. Charles Smith.
Charles Greenleaf has recently pur-
chased span OF horses.
The G. Z. meetings have been post
poned until settled going.
Mr.. McNorton, who has been ill so
long, is gradually failing.
Mrs. Guy Newell has been quite sick
with the grip, but is now gaining.
C. d. Stearns has moved from the Hovey
tenement back to his farm on the hull.
Mrs. French, who has been caring for
Mrs. Seymour and baby, has returned to
her home.
Miss Eva Jackson is at home for two
weeks vacation from her school at
Worcester, Mass.
The remains OF G. A. Wilbur oi
Williamstown were brought to the ceme-
terry here for burial Sunday.
w. IL. Sprague and family, L. N. Bacon
and wife of Chelsea visitei at Mr.. snd
Mrs. j. III. Sprague's the first of the week
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-03-21
WlllIAMSTOWN.

Mrs. Hiram Drury has been quite i'll the
past two weeks.
Asa Wilbur died last Friday. The fu-
neral was held at the house Sunday. be
sides widow, he left one son, George,
and one daughter, Mrs. Celia Colby. The
burial was in East Brookfeld.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-03-21

born's livery stable, where DIR. Hin, the
veterinary, dressed the wound and
stopped the flow OF blood.
The seleetmen have made the following
sppointments;-fe viewers, &. T..
Godfrey, b. II. Adams, Jr., w. Z. Holmes;
poundkeepers, circuit Bsxby, q. l.. Hay
ward, A. q. Bradshaw, NJ. o. Gates and
+. T. Waldo; surveyor OF wood and lum-
Der, Fred T.. Goodwin. They also APP
pointed J. Oliver Perkins second lister In
place Of NJ. o. Gates, who was Ineligible
to the office, having been elected select
man.
This town seems TO have become quite
horse market. People are here nearly
every day looking for some sort OF horse.
Monday horses TO the value OF over 800
were sold. Ira Kicker OF Groton bought
one of Fred Bohonon. paying siT5; one
OF Il. A. ordway for sl55, and q green colt
OF Ben Goodrich for si25. b. II. Adams,
Jr.. also sold pair to A. j. Little OF West
fairlee for $50. NJ. +. Hutchinson sold
his pair last week to parties down country
for over 800.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-07-01

quirements of the law" he said,
makes it impossible to do business
on a 10 per cent basis, which is the
present rate and the limit fixed by
the law. The law in general is un-
called for and unjust We have never
had any trouble with our shippers, and
neither has any of the reputable
houses. The bill apparently was
passed at the instance of people who
have dealt with some of the few dis
honest commission men, who have
done business on the street in the
past l do not see how it is going to
benefit the farmer in his dealings
with the legitimate houses.
There ought to be law in this
state such as they have in Oregon,
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-07-01

which fines shippers who misrepre-
sent their stock. For instance, a
farmer who sends you in a No. or
No. apple for No. is fined in
Oregon, on complaint, several times
the cost of the apples. Half of the
trouble in this state would be avoided
if all the farmers knew what a few
of them do about packing and grad
ing fruits and vegetables"
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-07-01
Attractive Packages.

The farmer reads lots of advice
these days concerning the marketing
of his produce, and it is probable that
every new article he reads he gets
good pointers from. For it is fact
that only within the last year or two
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-07-01
II. S. Emerson.

H. S. Emerson is one who has
dropped the commission business
hereafter to do straight buying and
selling business only Mr.. Emerson
Alaska sentinel., 1907-03-21

Probably the most picturesque phase of American railroad operations Is found in the manner In which the steam roads of the West battle with the giant snowdrIfts of the mountain rgions. This novel activity is seen in Its most spectacular form on the higher levels of the Rocky mountains. The largest rotary snow blow in the world Is In service on that engineering mar Vel, the Moffat railroad in Colorado. and the manner In which 1t bores through the great white banks that block the steel-tracked highway has solved one of the most perplexlng prob lens of operating a railroad more than l1,000 feet above the level of the sea.
 In the early days of railroading In the region beyond the Mississippi river the familiar hand shovel was the main dependence for clearing the tracks. and after every heavy fall of "the beauti- ful' an army of men that included ev- cry available employe of the road was hurried to points where blockades might be expected. Locomotives, in strings of two, three or four were also hurled against the drifts in an effort to dislodge the troublesome masses of Icy crystals.
 As solution for this last-mentioned Inakeshift some genius invented the push blow, a huge wedge-shaped struc ture on wheels, which bucks" the drifts. impelled by the force of several powerful locomotives behind 1t, and If the snow barriers be not too heavy, can force pathway through the mass. However, the fact that even the heavi- est snow blows are ofttimes battied by the drifts in the mountains indi- cated the necessity for yet more pow erful type of snow fighter. and thus In time there was evolved the snow blow known as the rotary. which has revolu- tionized the methods of fighting snow md is represented In the rolling stock of every railroad that Is liable to feel the grip of the wes tern blizzard.
 In the principle of its operation the rotary Is radically different from all other designs of snow blows. for in- stead of being anything in the nature Of a scoop or shovel that shoves the snow aside. its chief working mechan- ism consists of monster wheel which burrows through the snow. tossing the otartol Tn direction. The wheel or snow screw
Alaska sentinel., 1907-03-21

at the forward end of a rotary resem- bles the propeller of a steamship or a giant electric fan, although. of course. It has many more blades than either of these.
 The wheel of the average rotary snow fighter Is from to 12 feet In diameter and consists of a series of hollow, cone-shaped steel scoops, each equipped with a knife-like piece of metal. As the wheel revolves at high speed, these blades strike the snow and ice loosening 1t and throwing It into the scoops. The wheel proper Is inclosed In metal hood, at the top of which Is square opening or funnel. snow caught up by the scoops Is thrown through this opening with great force, and the funnel Is so shaped that the STOW Is hurled in an oblique direction oo to 100 feet from the side of the track, according to the speed at which the wheel Is being operated. Moreover the hood is inclined inward, so that the falling snow does not descend upon the top of the rotary and bury the machine ln drift of Its own making.
 The rotary blow, like the old-fash. toned type of push blow, is propelled by couple of powerful locomotives but the power for operating the great propeller Is contained within the blow itself. This Is supplied by an engine somewhat resembling a marine engine, but capable of developing almost as much power as a locomotive. The TO- tary must withstand the force of push ing engines behind, as well as counter act the side motion of the great whir- ring wheel. and consequently the roof and sides, as well as the framework, are of metal, and the machinery is set as near the ground as possible. In or der to help steady" this energetic me chanical toiler. The weight of the ay- craze rotary, complete with tender for fuel and water. Is more than 100 tons. At the forward part of the blow Is the pilot house, wherein Is stationed the pilot who directs the operation of the rotary and communicates the necessary instructions to the engineers of the To- comotives in the rear.
 A giant rotary can force Its way through almost any snow barriers at speed of from four to six miles per hour. as a minimum. The ponderous, knife-armed wheel spins around at speed of from 15O to 300 revolutions
Alaska sentinel., 1907-03-21

per minute, according to the weigh, and character of the snow and ice en- countered. Close and continual watch fulness Is necessary on the part of the pilot, for the character of the snow mass encountered may change with scarcely a moments warning from loosely drifted flakes to densely packed snow incrusted with Ice, and mayhap with Ice formations four or five inches thick scattered through 1t. Into some portions of the vast snow coverlet the rotary may plunge with impunity at speed of only 400 or at most 6OO feet Ter minute. while banks of soft snow permit speed of say twelve miles per hour. However, an indicator in the pilot house records every tiuctuation in the resistance offered by the snow bar riers and pneumatic whistle enables the pilot to quickly signal for any de sired change of speed.
 The snow depths at some of the high CT attitudes of the American Alps are almost incredible, but big rotary, working like a herculean augur and tossing aside It's snow borings like chips driven out of a fan blower In a blaming mill, could actually burrow to any depth if there were any way to get rid of the snow thus excavated- The whole principle of the armored car with the big wheel churning the snow before 1t Is so simple that once It had been devised railroad men wondered that they had not hit upon the scheme lorg ago.
 There are places where the work of the rotary blows in keeping open the trail for the iron horses Is ably aug mented, on the principle of prevention, by great nowsheds-stout fences or wooden tunnels designed to keep the snow from drifting over the tracks but 1t Is probable that had the etfi- ciency of the modern rotary marvels been anticipated. many railroads would not have expended as much money as they did some years ago in construct ing snowsheds. Thirty-two miles Of snowsheds. costing S64 foot, or nearly S11,OOo,0OO in the aggregate, represents the price one transcontinental railroad had to pay before 1t could successfully orerate its trains over the Rocky noun tain division.
 Nowadays the rotaries cost something like S10.OOO each, but even at that price tbey represent a great saving over snowsneds which, aside from their first cost, eat up thousands of dollars in re- pairs every year. Moreover, the TO- taries have been instrumental In saving countless lives-not merely by carrying aid and food to snow-bound trains and srow-bound villages, but also by reduc- Ing the number of casualties among railroad men engaged In fighting the snow.-Waldon Fawcett in St Louis Globe-Democrat
Alaska sentinel., 1907-03-21
IN OLD IYCEUM" DAYS.
~~~~~~N~

The golden days of the lecture plat form are past, and the lecture bureau Is no longer the active feature or the intellectual life that 1t was fifty CT even twenty-five years ago. At one time almost every town. East and west had It's lecture course each winter. Many were the adventures experienced by the lecturers as they penetrated the provincial parts of the country 10 oe- liver their messages of wisdom or amusement. Sometimes concert by the Mendelssohn Quintet Club, or some other musical organization, was sand- wiched in between two lectures. Thomas Ryan-a member of the fam ous quintet club-in ''The Recollections of an old Museum" tells of the recep- tion of a young woman lecturer In a small Wisconsin town:
 It was a young mems society which had summoned her, made up of very youthful members. When she reached the station the entire association was lined up to meet her. and she was cere- monlously introduced, then and there, to each one. As the weather was eX- tremely cold. the process was an ordeal.
 This over, the leader wiped his brow and looked about as if asking what to do next. Miss Andrews suggested the hotel. A one-horse sleigh was produc- ed; the leader handed the lecturer In, got In himself and offered her the reins. She declined. saying he knew the horse and way better than she. The young man seemed relieved. and quite satis- fled that he had shown the guest of the society every courtesy possible.
 That evening the whole association again met and escorted the lecturer to the hall. The room was packed
 On the stage was an old-fashioned each end. When Miss Andrews sat down the affair tilted with her. A large, heavily built clergyman came In and seated himself on the other end. Up went the settee, and up went Miss Andrews until her feet no longer touch Miss Andrews laughed; there was noth- ing else to do
 The lecturer scanned the house. Foremost. leaning with folded arms on the edge of the stage. sat young man in a red flannel shirt who never took his eyes of the lady on the plat form.
 Finally the reverend giant rose to in- troduce the lecturer. This suddenly let Miss Andrews end of the settee down with a thud.
 The clergyman was long-winded. and tho red-shirted young man became rest
Alaska sentinel., 1907-03-21

full name and titles; Her Grace the Right Honorable Louise Frederick Au- guste Dalton Cayendlsh, Duchess of Devonshire, Marchioness of Harting- ton, Countess of Deyonshire Countess of Burlington, Countess d'Anhalt of Hanover, Lady Cayendlsh of Hard wicke, Lady Cavendish of Keighley, Lady of Grace of St, John of Jerusalem and seventh Duchess of Manchester. The latter title has lapsed. It was in the days of the Prince Consort that the Countess Louise d'Anhalt went to London. Her father, the Comte d'Al- ton of Hanover, was In the train of the German prlnceling who married Vic toria the Good. When she reached the age of r she was presented at court and launched into society. She had been brought up In the strict German regime which also ruled the court of the period, and the glddy whirl of so- ciety opened her eyes Within a year she wed Lord Vaudeville, who three years later became His Grace of Man. chester. He was an lnveterate gambler, and wasted practically all his patro- mony at the card table. A son born of this union married Consuelo Yzanga, an American, and their son, the present Duke of Manchester, also married an American, Miss Helena Zimmerman, of Cincinnati. The other children of the Double Duchess have all married well.
 Her Romance.
 Early In her married life the "Dou- bIe Duchess" found herself deserted by her husband. Manchester preferred the gambling table to his wife. She found consolation and companionshlp In so- ciety, where she met the Marquis of Harrington, who stood high In politics as a right-hand man of Gladstone and a member of the cabinet. He was not an orator but was a clever and fasci- hating man and had the right of sue cession to the dukedom of Deyonshire An amazing friendship grew up between the busy politician and the German beauty. As the years went on and he never married, but kept close to the hem of the duchess gown. society point ed It out as the Ideal platonic affec- ton. In 1890 the Duke of Manchester died. The next year, by the death of the then duke, the Marquis of Harting' ton became Duke of Devonshire .and the next year the widowed Duchess of
Alaska sentinel., 1907-03-21
Better No Food than No Opera.

The creole would rather do without a few meals than miss good opera with fine cast, nor does this admira. ble spirit merely apply to the middle classes. Many a charming little creole lady who might point to Marigny on her escutcheon would not hesitate If hard pressed to do her own housework in order to be able to blossom out at night In her proper place, radiant and exquisite, in a loge grille at the opera. It matters little In New Orleans to what unfortunate straits diversity may have driven a lady, even though she may do typewriting for people whom she meets socially, there are enough noble minded people of the ancient regime who will help her to forget the pinch of poverty and see that she re- ceiyes the greatest consideration. This inbred chivalry Is one of the most marked and endearlng traits of the southern character, lending to the South an atmosphere free from our par asltical funkyism over mere money or its insignia.-C. H. White in Harper's Magazine
Alaska sentinel., 1907-03-21

above all, an influence that can reach into the least expected places and com- pei the least suspected men to do It's bidding. A cynic. reading the story of the "System's" attempts to seize this money, might reasonably contend that there Is no honesty, no strenuous yir- tue, and no conviction nor faith that these tireless schemers cannot, at their will. debauch. Of course, the healthy mind knows better; but the power Of the financial giants to sway the or gans of public opinion, to coerce editors and delude clergymen, and to make so great a part of the business world their accompllces, Is something to give us all pause, Is the opinion of Ridgeway's- g. The subtlety of the power Is more ap- palling than Its mere brute strength. And its most dangerous present manl- festation Is Its ability to manipulate by trickery or corruption the influences which create or direct public opinion from the pulpit, from the rostrum, and in print. Of all the perils that beset free government, none is so funda- mentally destructive as the peril of a press controlled In the interests of re action and operating by misrepresen- tation.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-03-21

One of the most productive sources of revenue In Great Britain Is the in- come tax. France also finds this tax a successful method of raising money, and It Is not unknown in other Euro pean countries European writers on political economy maintain that It Is the ideal tax. The inheritance tax also Is common abroad. When a man dies his heirs have to pay over to the state a certain percentage of their h. herltance. These taxes are resorted to in America. In thirty-two of the States some form of inheritance tax Is levied either upon the property inherited by collateral heirs only, CT upon that which goes to direct as well as to dis tant heirs. It varies from onehalf of one per cent to twelve per cent, according to the amount and nearness of kin. In the wealthy States the tax yields considerable revenue. The tax on income Is much less common, fer 1t prevails In only six States, and is not rigidly enforced. In some States there is evidence of an attempt to make 1t equitable for income derived from property otherwise taxable Is ex- empt. The right to raise money by levylng on inheritances and incomes Is enc which the States may exercise at discretion. They may not raise money by taxes on imports; that right Is re- served to the national government. The national government has on more than one occasion levied taxes which the States may also levy. There was a national income tax from 1862 to 1872, and in 1894 Congress provided again for such a tax, but the Supreme Court declared the law unconstitutional. The last time inheritances were taxed by the national government was during the war with Spain. In this country both the State and the nation may tax the same inheritance, whereas in Eng land and France the national govern ment alone has power to levy such 2 tax. Under present court decisions the States alone may levy an income tax here.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-03-21

The advantages of foreign travel and the chance to compare the schools of another country with those of their own, which MT. Alfred Mosely's gen. erosity has bestowed upon English teachers, may be enjoyed next year by a thousand American "schoolma'ams" and schoolmasters Dr. William H. Maxwell, the superintendent of the New York City schools, Is arranging a re- turn visit. It Is planned to select the teachers from all parts of the United States, and to include In the itinerary not merely the schools of England and Scotland. but those of several Contin- ental countries. It Is hoped that New York City will pay the expenses Of such teachers as are selected to rep resent the metropolis, and that local boards of education elsewhere will pay at least half the expenses of those whom they delegate.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-03-21

The United States has become a very wealthy nation. The marvellous wealth of the mines alone may we'll be en- vled by many nations. Reports on the development of mining the past year indicate that never before In the his tory of that industry was the produc- ton of minerals so large or 30 profit able. It is estimated by experts that during 1906 there was produced In the neighborhocd of S2,OO0,OOO,O 600 worth of minerals and metals, com pared with a little over s1 100000, 600 In 1905. This was also nearly three times greater than the output ten years ago.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-03-21

has been the foremost hostess of her time and her entertainments have been historical. She Is mother-ln-law or grandmother to a dozen of Britain's noblest families, and for years was the intimate friend and adviser of Queen Alexandra.
 The Double Duchess" Is a German, one of the few foreign ladies who have attained the high and enviable rank of leader of English society. Here Is her
Alaska sentinel., 1907-03-21
old Leprosy Laws.

In the earliest code of British laws now extant-namely, that of Hoel Dha, a famous king of Cambria (the present Wales), who died about the year $50 4. Owe find canon enacting in plain and unmistakable terms that any married woman whose husband was afflicted with leprosy was entitled not only to separation, but also to the resti- tuition of her goods.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-03-21

the keys of which are In different hands; 1t Is rarely exhibited In public, and then only by an order of The Sen ate. When exhibited it Is suspended around the neck of priest by a cord, and no one else Is allowed to touch It. It Is asserted that this vase Is one of The gifts which were made to Solomon by the Queen of Sheba.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-03-21
RUINED BY BRIDGE.
HAS COST THE DOUBLE OUCH.
 Ess" HER FORTUNE.
Engiand's Greatest Hostess, the Duchess of Devonshire, Has Lost s2,OoO,O0O in Cash and a Palace Within a Decade.

Brought to the verge of ruin by bridge whist. the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire would be obliged to forfeit their estates were 1t not for the money lenders of England. Her mania for this form of gambling has involved the venerable Double Duchess" In no end of trouble and scandal and has cost her within the last decade no less than S2,- 100000 in cash and palace, besides. Unless some lucky circumstance pre- vents (not improbable, since her grand- daughter, Lady Mary Hamilton. Is one of the richest girls in the world). Chatsworth House, the magnificent country home of the Devonshires. will become the prey of creditors and Dew onshire House, the palace of Picadilly, London. has already been sold to pay gambling debts, though possession will not be given until the death of the duke. For the sake of reputation some of the scandalous gambling transac- tions will be kept from publicity by generous relatives.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-03-21

In order to protect its railways from being absorbed into the system of the United States, the government of Mex leo has arranged to take control of the two great trunk lines of the country with their branches, and run them In the interest of Mexico. It thus plans to meet the competition of American railroad combinations with a Mexican combination
Alaska sentinel., 1907-03-21

The great, sobering lesson of the struggle for the billion dollars of the insurance policy-holders is the extra ordinary power and effect of the mad ness of the money hunt The cruelty of greed. its might to atrophy con- science. and to turn men to beasts are old themes of the moralists. We may learn now that, besides all this, 1t de- velops an amazing faculty of reckless cunning. a superhuman ingenuity, and,