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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-05-14
Examination of Pupils.

A public examination of candidates for
free high school tuition will be held at
my home in Bethel village on Thursday
and Friday, June % and 26, 1908, begin
ming at 9 a. m. on the first day. On
Thursday, applicants will be examined in
arithmetic, grammar, physiology and n.y.
giene, and geography; on Friday, in U. s.
history, civil government and spelling.
Persons intending to take the examina-
tion should inform me at their first con.
venience. Only residents of the Bethel
town school district are interested.
j. Wesley Miller, Superintendent of
Schools. 2w ae
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-05-14
B. c. Rogers, Auctioneer.

A son was born TO Mr.. and Mrs. Justa
Lindstorm May 5.
George H. Rickford of Hardwick was
in town Wednesday.
Mrs Mary E. Stiles was in Royalton
over Sunday with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. George c. RoweII are Wis
iting friends in Columbia, n. Fl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hinkley have
gone to their former home in Maine.
Miss Mary Bruce went to Wheelock
Friday to spend several months with a
sister.
Mrs. E. n. Davis was called to Barre
Saturday by the illness of her niece, Mrs.
Fred Duval
Will E. Markham returned to Holyoke
Monday after spending month with
his father, F. B. Markham.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Fl. Edmunds
were called to Rutland Monday by the
death of an aunt of Mrs. Edmunds.
Mrs. Kate w. Ellis is Iai1 up with an
attack of mumps, disease which she
supposed she had encountered in child
hood.
Mrs. c.. D. Cushing and Miss Leila
Cushing passed last Friday at Montpelier,
visiting the exhibition of the Arts and
Crafts society.
Misses Anna Eastman and Emma
Patch. graduate nurses of the Randolph
sanatorium, were guests of Mrs. Estella I.
Gibson recently.
A "a ge gang OF Italian workmen ar
rived Monday to work on the extension
of the Bethel Granite railway to the quar-
ries of the Woodbury. Granite company.
Mr. and Mrs. Lucius Hill returned to
their home in Manchester, n. H., the
first of the week after spending two
weeks with Mark Stiles. brother of Mrs.
Hill.
Rev. II. NJ. Daniels of Tufts college
will preach at the Universalist church
next Sunday. Mr.. Daniels rs taking a
postgraduate course at Tufts and comes
to the Bethel parish as candidate.
petition has been addressed TO the
selectmen asking them to throw open as a
public highway the present pent road
leading from the main highway near
Faber Benedict's house to the L. 81. Alb
bolt farm.
The Woodbury. Granite company began
this week running the new travelling der
rick erected at their shed by the Vermont
Construction company This cost about
$4,000 and has the largest capacity of any
crane in use in a granite establishment in
New England.
petition in voluntary bankruptcy was
filed last week by Mrs. Adele H. King oil
this town, who has conducted clothing
business in the Bethel Tavern block fol
the past eight years. The Liabilities are
stated to be 4,557.76 and the assets as
$1,000, of which 5000 are claimed exempt
Harry E. Adams of Brookline, Mass
was IN town last week, making arrange
ments for extensive alterations and i'm
provements on the Adams home or
Cnuroh street. The wooden ell is to b.
taken down and . two-story addition
built in the rear, broad veranda in from,
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-05-14

ESTATE or HERBERT C. FARsswoRTH
STATE OF VERMONT, In Probate Court
in and for said District. On the 2irt day q
April, A. D. 1905.
Present. GEORGE L STOW. Judge.
the lat VIII i'll and fe-samenf Of Herters
c. Farnsworfh. late of Randolph, In said die
trtct. deceased being presented 90 the Court
by Lizzie A Farnsvorth. the ex-cutrlx therein
named, for Probate: IL IL ordered by said
Court. that all persons concerned therein be
notified 10 appear At session q said Court
% be held az the Randolph Inn In Randolph
on the 18th day u May A ID. 1905. and show
cause, any they may have. against the Pro-
bate Of said Will: for which purpore IL II fur
Their ordered. that a copy % the record ~
this order be published three weeks success
sively In the Herald aud News. printed a. Ran
dolph, previous said time appointed for hearing
isos GEORGE L srow. judge.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-05-14
EAST Bethel

Mr.. and Mrs. P. c. Carly have returned
from Concord, Mass.
A canvass of this village shows that
nearly everyone will install electric lights
if the Royalton Electric Light Co. will
extend their wires to this place.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-05-14
K. \. Howard. Agent, Randolph.
New Malay Opium Cure
Being Distributes Free BY q New
York Society.

Cooperating with missions in Malay
STA. the Windsor Laboratories of New
York have sec ured supply of the won
derful combre tum plant. which has done
so much to evolutionize the treatment
of the opium habit.
A generous supply of the new remedy.
together with fall instructions for its
use. AID United States consular reports
bearing on the subject will be sent TO
any sufferer. To obtain a free supply
of this remedy and the consular reports,
address Windsor Laboratories. Branch 30.
t34 East 25th Street. New York City.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-05-14
Auction.

On the Paul Gay farm on road from
'Lympus to, Stockbridge Common Tues
day, May 10, 1908, p. M, rain or shine.
All the personal property as follows:-
Double wagon, 2 single wagons, tip cart,
open buggies, top buggy, double
sleds, sleigh, 2 moving machines, horse
rakes, plows, 2 harrows, 1 cultivator,
hay racks, 8 good ladders, saddle and
mer, drilling tools, 2 stone boats, sugar
tools, wood in shed, shingles, sawed lum-
Der, one set double harnesses, sets
single harnesses, OK yokes, cider mill,
grindstone; also small tools of every de-
scription, household goods, including
chamber. dining-room, sitting room and
kitchen furniture. ae
Milo n. Robbins.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-05-14

A healthy man is king in his own
right; an unhealthy man is an unhappy
slave. Burdock Blood Bitters builds up
sound health-keeps you well.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-05-14
Commissioners Notice.
ESTATE OF FERrSDA McEIROY

The undersigned. having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District Of Ran
dolph, Commissioners 60 receive, examine and adj
just all claims and demands 81 all persons against
the estate Of Ferindz MeEiroy. late Of Randolph.
In said district. deceased. hereby give notice that
we viii meet tor the purpose Of examining and al
lowing said claims at the ofbce OF John H. Dubois
Randolph. VT, in said district. the nth day of
June and the 9Th day Of November next, from 10
O'Clock a. until O'Clock p. m. each o. said days.
and that six months from the 18th DAP Of May. A.
D. 1903. II the time limited by said Court for said
creditors 10 present their claims 20 for exsmi-
nation and allowance.
Dated AZ Randolph. VI. this 18th day Of
May. A. D. 1903. 1907
JOSEPH v. s1YsoxD. sconnissionerA
Albert Tatro, Admir-.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-05-14
A Certain Cure for Aching Feet.

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot-Ease, a
powder. 1t cures Tired, Aching, Callous, Sweat
ing, Swollen feet. At an Druggists and Shoe
Stores, Csc. Sample FREE. Address, Allen g..
Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-05-14
EAST eRooKFIELD
A Card.

We desire to express our heartfelt
thanks to all who so kindly assisted us
during the illness and death Of our moth
er. Mr.. and Mrs. v. +. Holt,
James p. Holt,
Mrs. q. w. Emerson,
+. L. Holt.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-10-31
SERGE FOR SCHOOL FRocks.
Is Rapidly superseding All Other Ma
teriaIs in Popularity.

1t looks as though serges would take
the place of almost all other materials
for those dressy little frocks that
children wear to school. TKgspatterns
are good, too, being in jumper styles,
with. outlines made with piping, and
the underwaist of a soft material in
like color with the sleeves trimmed
with anchors or pretty emblems suit
able for such purposes. One dark blue
serge dress was made plain with a
plated skirt, each plat about two
inches wide at the waist line, gradual
ly broadening at the hem. The jumper
waist was also plated in similar
style and made with wide armho!es,
outlined with narrow band of wooden
braid in a brick-red tone. The "
shaped yoke was fashioned in the
same manner. However the yoke had
heading about 21s inches wide. cut
the shape of the yoke and outlined on
each side with braid; the dress fas.
tened with small brick-red buttons.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-10-31
SEE LITTLE or THEIR CRY.
Washingtonians Overlook the Beau.
ties of the Capital.

Washington is town of entranc-
ing interest if one but gets inside the
| subJect-if one comprehends the won
derful development that has gone on
since the city. site was a group of
farms and the wonderful development
that is taking place now.
The great things of Washington ap-
pear commonplace to Washington peo-
pie. They see them so often that they
DO not see them at all. They ride by
| the capitol every day, but rarely tread
the halls and corridors of the majestic
Old pile where so much world history
mas been made and is still making.
Ihey have no time to give to the in.
terestng frescoes, the paintings, the
statues and the stories of the place.
They are too busy to do as strangers
do-climb to the dome, get a glorious
panorama and see the city at a glance.
Also do the residents seem to shun
the monument. 1t is so inconvenient-
~ situated, there being no street cars
nearer to it than at least two squares.
They seldom stop to read the in
scrlptions on the memorials that
abound. They do not flock to the Ma
tional Museum, or the art gallery, or
to Arlington or the Naval observatory.
They do not go in great numbers to
the pious shade of the close of the
Cathedral of st. Peter and st. Paul
or to the splendid grounds of the
Catholic university. They neglect the
Soldiers Home unless they own an
auto, and then perhaps their only COM
ment is that the roads are good.
Neutrality-suspicious. will walk till their
bunlons burn in pursuing the beauties
OF the Jardin des Plants and the roy
al gardens at Kew, but give not
thought to the remarkable collection
and variety of tree and plant forms in
the capitol grounds, the national b.
tan1c garden, the grounds of the ag-
ricultural department and several of
the public parks.
Westinghouse do patronize their
libraries, for the population of the
capital is, on the whole, bookish.
1t is too bad that so many persons
in following the beaten path from
home to Office and from Office back
TO home overlook so much of Wash
1ngton.-Washingto Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-10-31
OLDEST SENATE EMPLoYE DEAD
Charles S. Diapers Name on Record
as Far Back as 1852.

Charles S. Draper, the Oldest en-
ploye of the senate, is dead.
Mr.. Draper spent his entire business
life in the capitol His name appears
on the records of the senate as far
back as 1852.
When a young man he worked in
various Offices of the senate. In the
early COS he was appointed to the
post of doorkeeper and messenger for
Sergeant-at-Arms Brown. In this DO
sition he became known to every sen.
ator and official whose business car
ried him to the senate. Mr.. Draper
finally became the confidential man of
the sergeant-at-arms.
He was looked upon by the senators
comprising the district committee as
an ideal man to attend to the affairs
concerning the city and district. Upon
the appointment of Senator Mcmillan
as chairman of the district committee,
Mr.. Draper was transferred to service
with the senator.
In this position he became widely
known to every newspaper man and
many business men in Washington, be-
sides gaining the confidence of the
senators on the committee
Senator Mcmillan was succeeded by
Senator Gallinger several years ago
as chairman of the committee. Mr..
Draper was transferred to the impor-
tant post at the door of the diplomatic
gallery. This was looked upon by
senators and employees alike as dis
tinct honor.
Mr.. Draper then began to form his
wide acquaintance with members CT
the diplomatic corps, and was as well
known by them as by senators and
other men of national Importance. In
this last position he frequently enter
tanned diplomats with interesting
stories of American political life and
was looked upon by them as a mine
Of information on senatorial topics.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-10-31
THE STORY.

III e WHO is fearless to speak the
IL truth is certain to bring upon him
| self the harsh Judgment of others who
may choose to believe lie. But one
course was open to Jeremiah to whom
God had revealed his plan concerning
the certainty of judgment upon Jeru
salem. He must speak, and speak the
truth, however unpopular and unwel
come that truth might be.
Surely it could not appear very
loyal to his king and the city in which
he dWelt to counsel submission. to the
king of Babylon, and yet he knew
as God had revealed it to him that
resistance were useless and that the
judgment Of God spoken against the
nation because of its idolatry and sin
could not be aVerted. And because
the prophet feared God rather than
men, and because he must obey him
and speak his message all through
Jerusalem, he cried, saying:
Thus saith the Lord, He that re-
maineth in this city shall die by the
sword, by the famine and by the pes.
thence: but he that goeth forth to the
Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have
his life for a prey, and shall live.
Thus saith the Lord, This city shall
surely be given into the hand of the
king of Babylon's army, which shall
take it."
What a stir that message caused.
Scarcely had jeremiah finished de-
livering his proclamation in the
market place in Jerusalem, ere the
princes had come from the presence
of the king with authority to seize
him and do with him as they de-
sired.
/ Now, the king feared the prophet
exceedingly, and could never before
be persuaded to lay violent hands
upon him, though he had shut him up
in the court of the prison on various
occasions But on this day the
princes had come IN such rage that
he could not resist their demands:
Let this man be put to DEATH"
they cried; "for thus he weakeneth
the hands of the men Of war that re-
main in this city, and the hands of
all the people, in speaking such words
unto them: for this man seeketh not
the welfare of this people, but the
hurt
And having obtained the consent of
the king, they rushed forth to seize
the person of the prophet, fully de-
termined upon killing him. But
when they had come upon him they
feared to do so because of the people,
who, wasted by disease and lack of
food, were now in great distress, and
the hope of deIiverance from their
suffering held out by the prophet
seemed good to them.
Instead, therefore, of killing him,
the princes drew him to the prison Of
Malchiah, which was terrible dun
geon, into whose depths the light
was unable to penetrate. Into this
place then jeremiah was cast, and
into the thick, filthy mire of the bot
tom of the pit the feet of the prophet
sank until he could neither move this
way nor that He was in great dan.
ger of losing his balance and becom-
ing submerged in the soft, oozy
ground. To prevent this, he worked
his way slowly and painfully to the
side of the pit. and, bracing his body
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-10-31
Wants New Fire Regulation.

Chief Belt of the Washington fire
department is working for new regu-
lation to prohibit the stabling of horses
on any but ground floors of buildings
in the District of Columbia. I'm all OF
the numerous stable fires that have
occurred in the District of Columbia
during the last 40 years." says the
chief, Il have never known of a horse
being rescued when it was stabbed
above or below the ground floor and
the fire originated on the first floor.
Disregarding the danger to which
horses are exposed when stabbed
above or below the ground floor of
any building, it should also be borne
in mind that the rescuing of horses
from burning stable is one of the
most hazardous duties devolving upon
the members of the fire department.
These animals become panic stricken,
cannot be led, and the firemen are con-
stantly exposed to the danger of being
knocked down and trampled upon.
This is true in the case of horses
stabbed on the first floor and when
they are kept on any floor above or
below the first floor the danger Incl
dent to their rescue is corresponding
ly increased"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-10-31

in a slight niche in the walls, he
waited.
| He had been placed there to mis-
| erably perish, he knew. He had heard
Of the noisome place and had known
of many desperate criminals who had
passed days in the depths of the great
pit. But none had ever been cast
| into the pit as he had been without
sustaining rope to hold upon and pre-
vent slipping down, down, into the
| miry depths and to death. He looked
up to see if he could discover any
glimmer of light that told of sunlight
above, but could see only the same
black darkness above as pressed in
about him. He listened for some
sound, but only the loud beating OF
his heart could be heard in the death
like Stiffness
Il shall die here" he thought "And
then 1 shall be with God" he added
The thought seemed to cheer him.
and he began to chant one of the
Psalms he had learned to love SC
| well.
"Out of the depths have l cried unto
thee, o Lord
He paused. Had the Psalmist, too
been cast into the depths of some hor
rible pit to die? And he wondered:
did God hear and answer"
AS though by way of answer there
foated in around him light whose
refulgence transformed the noisome
pit into a place of heavenly glory.
and he heard his own name spoken,
and he knew that God was with him
All, the blessed joy of that moment
For ten times the suffering and dis
tress which he was enduring he would
not have missed that blessed expe.
rience. There was new joy and
sweetness to him in the thought that
he belonged to God and that no harm
could come to him save that which
God was willing to permit, and which
would be for his honor and glory.
And while God was visiting and
cheering jeremiah in the foul dun
geon, he was sending his messengers
to the rescue of the prophet.
While jeremiah was still lost in the
contemplation of the vision God had
given him he heard his name called
and instantly recognized the voice OF
Ebed-melech, the Ethiopian eunuch
who served in the kings house, and
who was his faithful friend.
Put now these old cast clouts and
rotten rags under thine armholes
under the cords"
Quickly the prophet obeyed, and
soon felt himself being drawn from
the depths of the, mire and on up, up
up, until the binding light of day
burst in upon his vision.
Never could he forget that expert
ence in the dungeon, and later as the
spirit of God moved upon him, he
wrote: Mine enemies chased me sore
like bird, without cause. They have
cut off my life in the dungeon, and
cast a stone upon me. Waters flowed
over mine head; then I said l am cut
off, called upon thy name, o Lord
out of the low dungeon. Thou hast
heard my voice; hide not thine ear al
my breathing, at my cry. Thou drew
est near in the day that / called upon
thee. Thou saidst, Fear not. o Lord
thou hast pleaded the cause of my
soul; thou hast redeemed my life"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-10-31
PRAYED TO STATUE OF LIBERTY
Chinese Crew, Amazed by Size ct
"Deity," Burn Incense and Chant.

When the 81 members of the Chi
nese crew Of the Braemer, tramp
steamship, found themselves under the
shadow of the Statue of Liberty the
| other day at sunrise they rushed pell
nell below decks, returned presently
in solemn state and while their braida
wiggled in the wind kowtowed and
burned incense before the giant figure
It was the biggest idol they had ever
seen, they declared afterward, and
they felt they owed it reverence de
spite the fact that it was some thou
sands of miles from home and was
somewhat different from the deities
they had been accustomed to see
ing.
Capt. L. S. Saxby and the first off.
Ger, W. W. Clark, of the Braemar
which left Hongkong on July g. were
surprised, says the New York Herald,
on looking for their crew to find that
not one of the Chinese sailors re.
manned on deck. The haze had just
lifted from the bay and the great
statue stood revealed in all its grand.
eur. Hi Wen, interpreter for the
crew, explained to the captain that a
few minutes previously the celestials
had dropped everything and rushed
below deck as if all the devils of
northern China were after them. They
cast back chances at the towering fig.
ure of Liberty.
While Hi Wen was explaining this
historical disappearance to the cap.
tain the 81 Cinnamon passed through
the forecast1e gangway like funeral
procession, each carrying joss sticks
and turning his eyes toward heaven.
All ranged themselves along the deck
under the shadow of the Goddess Of
Liberty. There they stood for FIVE
minutes, chanting celestial prayer
and bowling with true oriental dignity.
Cinnamon no sabe Clist," said Hi
Wen. Him man alice same you and
we; walkee round. Him big American
joss. Him good"
When the sailors had paid their re.
spects to the statue they returned to
their work, but at intervals during the
day they looked with awe at the gi.
gantic figure. They had never come
to America before, and they marveled.
Hi Wen said, what they would find in.
land when they encountered such a
wonder at the mere thresholds of the
country.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-10-31
sERMoNETTE.

No prison has ever yet been
built strong enough and tight
; enough to keep the Divine pres
} ence from penetrating its inner
! most recesses and holding COM
munion and fellowship with the
one whose devotion to the cause
of righteousness has cast him
therein.
jeremiah is only one of
n1yriads who through the ages
} have found the dungeon made
glorious with the Divine pres
ence.
Joseph's prison became Gods
} schooiroom, where daily he
! drilled the young Hebrew for
the great place he was to fill.
The lions den becomes for DAN
} lei the Divine reception hall,
, the fiery furnace proves the
trysting place where the faithful
three meet and talk and walk
with their God. Paul found in
! the inner prison at PhiIippi the
joy and harmony of heavenly
, songs whose vibrations shook
the prison walls, and brought
the jaiIer to his knees a peni-
tent. From Paul's prison there
, came the richest and best of his
writings. 1t was a Bunyan in
prison who gave to the world
that classic, "PiIgrim's Prog
, ress."
The darkest, most foul place
on earth may become the bright
est and sweetest place If faith
reaches up and claims that
heavenly companionship which
, il is the privilege of every one to
enjoy.
The soul can always rise above
the physical condition. "Fear
not them which kill the body, but
are not able to kill the soul; but
rather fear him which is able
to destroy both soul and body In
} hell."--The words of Jesus.
How subIimeiy he exempIified
} this teaching, and how ready he
is to help his disciples to live
} above the mere physical and to
fear not man, but God.
Truth always has and always
will thrive on persecution. The
} effort to suppress the prophet
jeremiah and to discredit his
message served but to advertise
him to the nation and to give
added force to his message. In
the dungeon jeremiah obtained
new revelation from God so that
NOT only was his personal ex-
perience enriched, but his min
istry to the nation was strength
ened. Surely the wrath of man
does work to the praise of God.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-10-31

HEIR bouses and sheath have been okng called back
in
- there trend toward uadorned simplicity have the ightfng
now the comfortable. cool and artistic Byron collar
is is
fitted and the bones the the unbroken line
the shoulder
from the the
the
informal occasions
handkerchief
Hand embroidery
these little linen
beauty
high collar of
low collar, whether be of o odery
What charming
skirt plain finished
and black de 1t is gish
collars
collar
But the high collar suits
suits
usual