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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-08-20
WEST EAIRLEE

Zilla Smith visited her parents one day
last week.
Mrs. Robinson has gone to Boston on
business.
Arthur Blake has been entertaining q
sister lately.
Clara Hosmef has returned to her work
at j. G. Cooks.
John Cook was home from his work at
STAFFORD over Sunday.
A. Jacob and family Of Corinth visited
at John Downs Sunday.
Mrs. Shumway, who has been away
visiting, is at home again.
Miss Grace Harding Of Corinth was the
guest OF G. L. Colby last week.
Mrs. Downs is entertaining daughter
and granddaughter from Rutland.
Mr.. Darling and granddaughter OF
Corinth visited at A. H. Blake's Satur-
day.
Mills spent Sunday with Mrs. Eta East
man.
John Bean and family have gone on an
auto trip through Lebanon, N. H., and
vicinity.
A good many from here attended the
drama at Post Mills Friday and Saturday
evenings.
Florence Illsley, who spent the past
week in town, has returned to her home
in Worcester.
Quite a good many from here attended
the dance and illumination at Fairlee Fri
day evening.
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Mrs. Eta Eastman, has returned to her
home in Boston.
A good many from here attended the
auction of Mrs. William Nation at YER
shire Saturday.
Mrs. H. n. Little of wiIliamstown and
Mrs. John MARI OF Barre are the guests
OF G. F. Little.
Mr.. Hodgeson gave the little boys OF
this village q picnic last Thursday at his
home in Thetford Center.
Thirty-seven went on a straw ride
Monday evening, and witnessed the fire.
works at Post Mills first.
Mrs. Corey OF CIaremont and Mrs. Wal
ter Terhune OF Post Mills called on
friends in town Saturday.
Misses Grace Beckwith and Ruth Park
er, VINO were at CharIes w hltcomD' =,
have returned to Springfield.
Mrs. Henry Bunce and daughter, Miss
Gertrude, of vershire visited at Joseph
Rules last Thursday and Friday.
Herbert Kingsbury and family spent a
few days in Chelsea last week, Mrs.
Thompson returning with them.
A large number attended the dance in
Bean hall Friday evening. Music was
furnished by Pushee's orchestra.
The ball game played between Thetford
and West Fairlee last week Wednesday,
resulted ia in favor of West Fairlee.
Mrs. Porter, who spent a few weeks at
c. &. Coburn's, has returned to her home
in Boston. Mrs. Wing and Skinner have
returned to their home in Somerville.
The entertainment given in Bean hall
last week Wednesday evening was q per-
feet success In every way. II was love-
ly evening and everyone svailed them
selves OF the opportunity and came out.
The entertainment consisted OF riano
solos, vocal solos and duets, Indian club
swinging and readings. Everyone went
home saying they enjoyed it very much
and felt well paid for going.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-08-20
A ReIIalon Of Posture.

A religion OF posture and imposture.
Of fiexion and genu-fexion. Of bowling
to the right and curtseying to the left.
and an enormous amount OF man mil
linery, these / imagine are somewhat
wearying TO our maker.-Sydney
Smith.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-08-20
STAFFORD

Miss Martha Pierce is visiting in
Wilder.
Roger Hyde is confined to the house by
jaundice.
Miss Anna Sartoris of Boston is at Mrs.
E. X. Roweil's.
Mrs. Lugene Bartlett is confined to the
house by illness.
Fred Hazelton and wife were in Sharon
Wednesday Of last week.
Mrs. Lemuel Hastings Of Enfield, n.
H., is visiting relatives in town.
Charles Wood and wife of Quechee
were recent guests at Fl. H. Udalps.
Mrs. Hannah Moore OF East Provi-
dence, r. L., is guest at G. NJ. Moore's.
the Town house Monday evening by
about thirty.
Mrs. Emma Aldrich and Mrs. Ellen
Pushee of Newburgh, n. Y, are at Mrs.
Susan Hyde's.
Mrs. Emma Houston OF South Royal
ton visited her daughter, Mrs. Fred New
ton, last week.
DIR. Charles Quimby was called to New
York the 18th by a patient. he returned
to town Saturday.
DR.. E. e. Moore and son, Roger, of
East Providence, K. L., spent Saturday
and Sunday at G. NJ. Moore's.
Miss Edith Preston, who for several
weeks underwent treatment at a Massa-
chusetts hospital, has returned home.
Mr.. Buck, Mr.. Keith and Mr.. and Miss
Simpson came from Hanover to visit DR..
and Mrs. Charles Quimby the first of the
week.
The body OF Lyman Gilman, former
resident of this town, accompanied by
his wife, son and daughter, was brought
to this place for interment last week.
A stalk of corn, attached to ten-foot
pole, is on exhibition in this village,
where it may be seen by passersby. The
stalk measures thirteen feet, was cut from
field owned by Frank Harding, and is
merely fair sample OF the entire crop.
A picnic and night encampment upon
Kibling hill was planned by number OF
the young people for the 18th, but
the thunder storm prevented it. The pic
nickers gathered in the Town house in
stead, and had q most comfortable and
enjoyable meal, an attractive feature OF
which was the hot chowder, prepared by
Miss Florence Marshall.
! A company OF young people from POST
Mills presented the play, "Breezy Point"
followed by a short farce, at the Town
hall Saturday evening. Following is the
cast of characters:-Aunt Debby Dexter,
Maude Douglas; Elinor Pearl, Renie Ray
mond; Ashrael Grant, Vera Powell; Mrs.
Hardscratch, Alice Terhune; the Hard
scratch twins, Gladys Waterman, Alice
Jenlenson; Mehitible Doolittle, Minnie
Woodcock; Bernice Vernon, Edith Colby
Laura Leigh, Elsie Corliss; Edith Norton,
Isabel Adams; Clarice Fenleigh, Arlene
Stetson; Famine, Sarah Little; Old Glenn,
Mrs. Nathan Corliss. A good audience
was present and the parts were excellently
taken, that of Ashrael Grant being espe-
cially well done. A very good sum was
realized by the company.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-08-20

Most disfiguring skin eruptions, scroll
ula, pimples, rashes, etc, are due to inn
pure blood. Burdock Blood Bitters is .
cleansing blood tonic Makes you clear
eyed, clear-brained, ciear-skinned.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-08-20
SOUTH TUNeRIpce

The Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs. c.
p. Dodge Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Dodge, Jr., of
Royalton were at his fathers Sunday.
Mrs. Jane Kenworthy is keeping house
for her nephew, James Howe, while his
wife is at her home in Sherbrooke, Can.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mackay, their
daughter Helen, and two smaller chill
dren of Lowell, Mass, are at q. w. Flan-
ders' for q week or ten days.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-08-20

Foley's Kidney Remedy will cure any
case of kidney or bladder trouble that is
not beyond the reach of medicine. No
medicine can do more.
H. A. Leonard, Randolph, G. E. Black,
South Royalton, ID. o. Goodno, Roches-
ter, F. II. Totman, North Tunbridge,
Victor A. Grant, Bethel,
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-08-20

Ladies' hair work. Mrs. II. H. Bean,
Maynard, Mass.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-08-20

Mondays ouotstIons, Furnishes b
e. r. DeerIne & Co.. Quincy Market.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-08-20

CA0TozEA.
n..,. u. >lM Kind You Has AIxayy Bought
s's, q At2zzekx
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-08-20

The tax bills have been placed in my
hands for collection. I will be at Kings
store Saturday, Nov. z, and Saturday,
Nov. IA; at e. A. Wight's store Wednes-
day, Nov. liza p. m. of said days, to
receive taxes. Discount expires Nov. II,
1908. Walter K. Howe, Collector.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-08-20
Mondays Randolph Market.

The following prices were realized by
sellers at Randolph stores and markets
last Monday mot retailD:-
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-04-12

evil, are far wiser in their day and gem
Grafton than the children of light, those
who subserve influences which make
for good He added, in the most explicit
terms, that reformers should use organ
ization and money in the accomplish
ment of results for the betterment of
mankind. We sometimes wonder
whether people really read their Testa-
ment, or whether they skim it over in
a mechanical kind of way. This is not
a sermon. 1t is merely an editorial.
But we cannot help calling your atten-
ton to the fact that Jesus appreciated
the value of organization, and was
himself while on earth the chief of the
first Christian organization. This
organization was not without capital,
and II had a treasurer, with whose name
we are all familiar. Moreover, Jesus
advised the use of capital, the use Of
money, in the legitimate accomplish
ment of good results. He said: Make
to yourselves friends of the mammon
of unrighteousness." Since the worst
causes flourish because of organization
and money, let the best causes combat
them with organization and money
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-04-12
ETHICS OF POLITICS

A v able and most interesting paper
"a on the ethics of politics was read
"a before the City club yesterday.
We are optimistic enough to believe
that the very fact that such term as
political ethics may be used and such
a subject discussed is proof of a change
Of public sentiment, and the change is
for the better. A few years ago anyone
who spoke of the ethics of politics
would have been rewarded by de-
risive laugh and perhaps reminded that
ethics in politics and snakes in Ireland
were kindred subjects in one respect.
The celebrated chapter ION snakes,
ETC." said, There are no snakes In Ire
land. The critic not long ago might
have said it was only by an extrava-
CANT misuse of language that the word
ethics could be associated with the
word politics, for There Is no ethics
in politics" A new generation of vot-
ers must take a new view of the re-
sponsibilities of citizenship. Only In
this way may the forces which work
together for unrighteousness be de-
feated by the FORCES WHICH Wolh "
gether for good. 1t is sad but true that
a reform conducted at haphazard has
small chance of overthrowing a care
fully organized evil. When the City
club selects such subjects for consider
alton and discussion it justifies its ex-
istence and deserves the warmest ap-
prevail of every good citizen. The
forces which war against pure Amer
lean life, in liberty, with the pursuit of
unselfsh happiness and the ambition
to achieve the greatest good for the
greatest number for it's aims must be
met and repealed aggressively. A silent
opposition to them is nearly as bad
as none at ALL The City club is an
institution which illustrates good
Americanism and in which American
ism is taught and promoted. Purity
in politics is no longer an iridescent
dream. The public is being educated
to a sense of it's responsibility. AS we
have said before in these columns,
America must to her own self be true.
That's the main thing. She cannot
then be false to anyone. Americanism
implies and includes political ethics.
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MORBID CURIOSITY

nARTLY because we had professional
interest In the subject, and partly
because we wished to procure some
useful social information for our read
ers, we made some inquiries as to the
style or fashion of literature that IS
most popular today on the bookstands
and in the stores. We are entirely sat
isfied with the result of our investiga-
tion-that is to say. we believe that
we have the correct answer-but IL
leaves us in a highly dissatisfied and
uneasy frame of mind. The discerning
young woman who presides over the
book stand at the Pacific Electric sta
ton gave the best reply. 1t is also the
most useful, because her goods do not
represent a special line. Everything
that will sell is carried at railway book
stalls, and most of what will sell best
and soonest.
ITO what mental condition must an
author appeal, what particular phase
of mentality must he arouse or stimu-
late In order to get big sale, quick
sale, and find his work enrolled among
The young woman looked at us with
the amused cynicism of one to whom
literature is nothing but salable par
cells done up in fancy coverings, and
without hesitation,
MORBID CURIOSITY"
She mentioned one or two new books
to this inheritance of the
human race, which caused the fall OF
man, and If it is not checked or coun-
teracted will cause the fall of literature.
"They have sold like hot cakes" she
said.
II put a great heap of them on the
stand in the morning. In few hours
the heap has dwindled down and must
be replenished. The people who buy
the stuff don't care a button for liter
airy quality. They want thrills, and If
they think there is forbidden fruit
between the covers they will crowd and
jostle each other to get at the book.
Young people? 1 should say so, and
old people, too. School girls and old
girls, young men and fathers of fami-
lies. When Eve bit the apple she Gre
ated for all mankind an appetite that is
But you say there must be cause
for the present unusually great activity
of morbid curiosity? OF course there is.
It is the direct consequence, the unde-
niable result of yellow journalism. Yell
low papers make yellow magazines and
yellow books, and from what 1 see
believe we are getting to be an uncom-
monty yellow people-literary Chinks."
The men and brethren who say SEN
magazines and yellow journals
do no harm to the people of the United
States will please take this expert evil
dence, which we present to them with
a guarantee that it is genuine, and will
ponder it well.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-04-12
HERALD's SUCCESS

A NEWSPAPERS first duty
A is to print the news. Other
IA considerations must come
after that of news service. Care
full comparisons made recently
between issues of Los Angeles
Herald and other local news
papers show that as a purveyor
of accurate, reliable news The
Herald holds first place. For
example, yesterday The Herald
printed 100 items of news, its
nearest competitor, the Times,
1856, and the Examiner $40. First
in the number of news items,
The Herald leads also in the
quality of news service. 1t is
one thing to get all the news,
another to present it in clear,
crisp, clean, readable form, which
is the constant aim of this paper.
The Herald gives the news for
what it is worth. 1t does not
minimize real sensations, nor
magnify trivialities. 1t does not
seek sensational news and does
not attempt to make news fea-
lures sensational Some news is
in itself startling or sensation
al" That cannot be helped. 1t
would not be right to tone it
down, any more than it would be
right to tone up dull or prosaic
news. The Herald is neither SEN
sational nor old fogeyish. 1t pre-
sents the news of the events of
the day and represents the best
thought of the day with regard
to subjects that interest the pub
lie. 1t does not, through any
prejudice or desire to color rec
ords of events, extend to a half
column or a column of verbiage a
news narrative which may be
succinctly and satisfactorily told
in a quarter of column.
We believe in an editorial CEN
sorship of the press. Our columns
are always clean and will always
be clean. Readers of The Herald
get more out of their paper than
readers of any other morning
paper in Southern California. and
thew get it in clear, concise style.
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ORGANIZE AGAINST EVIL

nR. GEORGE L. TUFTS, field secre-
tary for the Pacific coast district
~ of the International Reform Blu
reau, is cooperating with the Rev. VIII
liam Francis ireland in the endeavor
to bring about in California the passage
of a state anti-gambling race track law
and a state Sunday rest law. Both
causes are receiving the approval of
that class of people sometimes called
vaguely the best citizens, but more than
mere approval is needed to make the
reforms suggested effective. They must
be brought within the scope of practical
politics and dealt with practically and
politically. Here is an apt illustration
of the relation of ethics and politics,
discussed at the City club. The evils
which DR.. Tufts and DR.. Ireland oppose
are both protected by present political
conditions No amount of what we
may call, we hope without offense, Sun
day school endeavor will defeat the we'll
planned, we'll organized, well financed
endeavor of men who believe not in
Sunday, less, if possible, in school, and
least of all in Sunday school, Organi-
cation is as essential for the righteous
as for those who make no claims to be
observers of the Golden Rule and other
Christian precepts. This is not a new
state Of affairs. 1t is as old as the first
days of Christianity. Jesus himself
said the children of this world or chill
dren of darkness, men and women who
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-04-12
CONSTITUTIONALITY

GOVERNOR JOHNSON of Minne-
II sofa, at the Shiloh monument
" dedication, warned his hearers
that the greatest danger to the United
States was in the departure from con-
stitutionality and a substitution of CEN
tralized power for the form of govern
ment intended and devised by the
fathers of the republic. Every Demo-
crat and every American must admit
that the governor shot straight and
hit the bullseye. He might have told
his audience that the value of the con-
stitution is in the fact that 1t guar
antees Americanism. The constitu-
ton is the jeweled casket that con-
tains a gem more precious than any
in its outward setting. Americanism
Is menaced by two great dangers-the
Capitalization of power, which tends
toward the imperialistic form of gov
eminent, and the dissipation of power,
which results in anarchy. American
ism. which encourages individuality
for the sake of society and regulates
society for the benefit Of the indi-
VlQual, Is IHe SOluSi llcdH pOtNSSA
these extremes. 1t aims by it's form of
government and method of governing
to bring about the greatest good for
the greatest number of people. 1t has
been put to many tests and has never
been found wanting. The troubles
which afflict society result chiefly
from disturbances of economic condi-
tions or from unrest like that pre-
ceding the Revolutionary war, and
again like that preceding the Civil
war. which in each case indicated that
a crisis was approaching which would
bring about a complete reconstruction
of society on a new basis, shaped more
in accordance with the lines of Amer
lean first principles than the old had
been. The abolition of monarchy was
predicted for many years before the
war of the Revolution, the abolition of
slavery for many years before the war
os the Rebellion. Coming events cast
their shadows before. If the shadows
are zigzag the events will be zigzag.
Let us get back to the basis of pure
Americanism.
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Uncomfortable
The Newsnaner Scientist

The irrepressible Japanese schoolboy
who is entertaining the readers of COL
lier's has become deeply interested in
scientific" affairs as exploited in yell
low journals. He says:
I'm newspaper-press 1 see how about
one professor of Oklahoma University
which discover a very surprised science.
He have found how to do it to abolish
old age by electricity Following is
recipe to do 1t at home:
'1-Choose one ripe old man enjoy
ing decline of years.
"2-Take him in very dark room and
soak him "a hours in bath Of sulphur
ric' acid.
Stub to delicious dryness, simmer
him over oil stove &c and expose to
sunstroke 20 minutes.
Ale is then ready to abolish by
electricity. Do this by fastening stor-
age battery to base of brain and In
creasing dose to till los centigrades is
enjoyed.
Sold man ought to be pretty ac-
tive by this space of time If not he
is too spoiled. Try another one.
Togo says he is excitable about this
recipe because he has an aged uncle
in that dear Japan upon whom he is
anxious to try the plan of abolishing
old age"
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RICH TRANSGRESSORS

nUDOLPH SPRECKELS said: II
n, have tried to show the poor man,
~ the man of ordinary affairs, that
nobody is above the law; that justice
is for all, and that it is not to be per-
verted by those who have attained to
power by the wrongful accumulation
of vast wealth. Feeling as 1 do that
we will have a revolution in this coun-
try unless it is made impossible for the
wealthy to transgress the law, have
dedicated myself to the work of over
coming the wrongful control of govern
ment by the INSCRIPTIONS wealthy"
Thinking brother it was not Rag-tag
on the street corner or Bob-tail ON the
torch-lit cart tail who used the word
revolution. 1t was rich Rudolph Spreck-
els.
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TEMPERANCE REFORM

II EFORM influences are perceptible
X, everywhere, in every business and
AZ every walk of life. The old order
changeth, yielding place to new, and
the new is cleaner and better. The cir
Gus, like everything else. has been at
fected by the reform movement, and
the privilege car abolished. This car
used to retail liquor and tobacco to
employees. AS privilege car contract
ors were not in business for their
health, it may be imagined that the
quality Of their goods was not notably
excellent, and the influence Of their
goods on the circus employees who
bought them was morally and physical
ly bad Old timers used to say it
would be impossible to abolish the priv
ilege car that no circus would be COM
plete or could succeed without 1t. But
the Sells-F loto show has managed to
succeed without 1t, and the abolition
of the privilege car has been attended
by most gratifying results. For the
reform the employees are grateful 1t
has taken temptation out of their way,
and the men and women who travel
with the temperance circus have bigger
bank accounts than those who trav-
eled with he old-fashioned kind, in
which the privilege car contractor was
power
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SUGGESTIVE ADVERTISING

N INCE the Municipal league and
other organizations have engaged
~ in a billboard campaign they
should extend their field of activity
and carry the campaign to It's logical
conclusion. Anything that is worth
doir- is worth doing well and
thoroughly. The Municipal leagues let
ters to advertisers who use billboards
are worded as follows:
Scenery is an asset of Southern Cali
fornia. The country billboard is de-
stroying our scenery. The Municipal
league urges that in future contracts
for advertising you avoid the use Of the
country billboard. We recognize that
1t is a matter of comparative indiffer-
ence to you where you advertise, pro-
vided you get the necessary amount OF
publicity The same degree Of pub
licity can be obtained through other
sources without the risk of arousing re-
sentiment among customers at the ruin
of the scenery Of our country regions"
There are other billboards, or articles
in the nature of billboards-that serve
similar purposes-which are much
worse than billboards. We have refer
ence to certain advertisements of
suggestive and immoral type which APP
pear In public places. Association Of
ideas is recognized by few men who
prepare advertising matter. Since they
realize that a picture makes a sugges-
ton they should beware lest they send
out a suggestion to DO something in
stead of to buy something. Pictures
acts or deeds of violence
or cruelty, pictures suggesting any hu-
man action which may become crilnt-
nal, are in themselves criminal. When
the law of cause and effect Is better
people will cease to wonder
why it ever came into innocent little
Johnny's head" to put on visor and
borrow a gun and shoot Mrs. Neigh
boris chickens at midnight, and almost
shoot Mrs. Neighbors herself. Sugges-
ton conveyed without criminal intent
in advertising pictures may be criminal
in effect. Not at all criminal in theory
it may be altogether criminal in prac-
tice. More care should be exercised in
the preparation of pictorial advertising
literature of all kinds. The billboard
incident is merely a phase Of a big,
complicated problem.