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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-03-31
How He LIGHTED the Candles.

When John Keats, the poet, lay
dying in Rome. the most faithful
watcher at his bedside was his friend,
Joseph Severn. During the hours of
darkness, a solitary candle illuminated
the room, and in case, overcome by
WEAKNESS, he should drop asleep and
allow this candle to burn out, Severn
devised plan by which 1t would light
others automatically. To the base of
the burning candle he tied a piece Of
thin twine. the other end of which he
attached to the wick of new candle
some yards away. As the old end
died out the expiring flame caught the
Irvine, on Pickering up it like a fairy
star. set light to the second candle.
A third or a fourth was added, and
the invalid's eyes never looked in
vain for the cheering light.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-03-31
JUST A REMINDER OF HOME
Good American Word sGums" has
Been Adopted bysa Large
London Store.

II they we're judged by the fiction
they are most fond of Americans
would be held to be a violently senu-
mental nation. and there would be
considerable Importance In the discoY-
cry by a correspondent that a window
In a big London street has the word
Gums" posted on II.
Our own word "galoshes" does
sound. we admit. rather grim and un-
bending compared with the homely
and familiar gums" but we believe
that in the main Americans are con-
tent to come and visit our capital
without caring much one way or the
other Our correspondent draws a diff
ferent picture.
How often" he says, has not one
noticed with a poignant pang OF
pathos the hungering faces of the
sightseers from New York. All is
strange to them. They gaze around
them in vain endeavors to catch but
the slightest peg on which to hang a
memory of the dear homeland which
they have left. and all the while the
charabanc rolls remorsely onward,
and the guide with the megaphone
neatly strapped over his mouth dilates
on the objects at hand.
we now approach St. Pauls cathe-
dral. hallowed shrine, erected by Sir
Walter Raleigh. No gums. On our
left the Mansion House, the residence
Of the Lord George Sanger; on our
right the Bank Of England, containing
in vault the Venus OF Milo Still no
gums. London Globe.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-03-31
HOME CURE FOR ECZEMA,

Does it not seem strange that so many
people suffer wear in and year out. with
eczema
ascent bottle OF q simple wash stops
the itch sud Uiu surely convince any
patient.
This wash IS composed Of mild end
soothing oil q wintergreen mixed With
thymol and glycerine, etc, and known
a. y. ID. D. Prescription. We do not
know how long the D. D. D. Laboratories
viii continue the z5c. offer, as the
remedy is regularly sold only 10 Sl.OO
bottles and has never before been put on
the market on ans special offers.
II you want relief tonight try a bottle
at Csc. on our personal Recommendation.
v. A. Grant, Randolph and Bethel; d.
o. Goodno, Rochester; A. r. Hood &
Son, Chslses; NJ. J. Sargent, South Royal
ton.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-03-31
Mhers Rain h unknoun-

There is at least one spot where
rain has never been known to fall, II
we may trust to statistics. Between
the two lower falls Of the River Nile
there is nothing to show that the soil
has even been blessed with a fan OF
rain. It is known as the dryest spot
on the earth, and that not without
reason.
When a traveller tells the natives
about the wonderful transforms he has
seen elsewhere they Immediately put
him down as a charter member OF the
Ananias club. They positively refuse
TO believe that the clouds can weep.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-03-31

bought there. She called Il an artis-
tic CONNECTION. I guess 1t must have
been; 1t only lasted a week This Is
the Eifel Tower. Well, I
don't blame you. It's Just behind
Aunt Hattie. This is all OF us, taken
by three perfectly sweet officers in
the hotel at Berlin. say it's Berlin,
but Grace is just positive it's !.
Yes, / suppose it might be most any
place We went all over Germany
Berlin and Dresden and Nuremberg
because | was specializing all summer
on music. languages, and art, and you
get so much Of them all in Germany.
especially language. But If you go to
the best hotels and take Cooks tick
cts everywhere. you don't have to
bother with much of any language ex-
cept good United States, and Pepper
says that's good enough for anybody.
That's really the way to see the ma
tional life Of any country, and. be-
sides. you meet so many nice Ameri-
cans, no matter where you go. Oh,
say, do you remember Harry Strong,
who was so attentive to Grace last
winter? We met him and five other
college boys at Heidelberg, | think il
was, or else it was Genoa, and / tell
you it was grand. after seeing nobody
but strangers and a few foreigners all
summer Here we all are in a bunch.
The background don't show very plain,
but / guess it's a beerglrden. In
Germany we spent all our time In
beer-gardens. Pepper said they we're
homelike l don't care at all for ice
cream soda now. This is a big crowd
OF us waiting for the train TO start up
Mount Vesuvius-no, it's the Corner
Graf; you can tell by the sign on the
car. That's Grace and Ella talking to
the count Of Waffenicht He was at
our hotel and Pepper was so pleased (
to meet a real count that he lent him /
$3.50. The very same evening the .
count got a message his mother was
dying, and he had to leave in such a
hurry that he forgot to give Pepper
his address This is Mommer and
Aunt Hattie and Ella and me Just be-
Ing put into a carriage by the consul
1t Brussels. OF course we went to
call on him to show him our Ameri-
ian flag and get the latest news from
always did that wherever
We went-and after we'd been chat
ing about an hour and a half he sim
by insisted that our stay at Brussels
wasn't complete unless we went out
o see the field of Waterloo, and he
vas so kind about helping us get
tarted! He isn't in the picture be-
ause he took IT, He was glad to:
lie said he was; but somehow he
eemed in a hurry; so it doesn't show
much of anything but Aunt Hattie's
ack. Aunt Hattie is a perfect dear.
ut-well, Grace says she knows she
ould have made that Austrian diplo- ,
latist propose the third time running !
Aune Hattie hadn't come out TO ,
1ok at the moonlight on the Rhine. q
90. No, the rest of the albums 9
mpty. George said what was the =
God of taking any more photographs !
we'd remember the trip sure enough z
fter we became Well, l i
idn't mean to speak Of it, but don't !
on dare breathe it to a SOUL 1t isn't !
D be announced till next Sunday. ;
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-03-31
Fsrmer.I MI. Yout own EerIIIzers

Do you know that home mixing Of fer
tilizeTs has proved to be the most eco
nomicRl and satisfactory method Of pro-
curing fertilizers 1t is new generally
conceded by up-to-date agriculturalists
that better results are obtained by buying
the crude materials and mixing fertilizers
especially adapted TO the different crops
you raise, and the varying conditions Of
the soil found on the farm.
II you will send as your name on
postal with a request therefor, we will
send you free, postpaid, a number Of
formulas which were made I'D for US BY
the Director Of the Vermont Experiment
Station and which have been used bv
many Vermont farmers with excellent
success. We viii also give full directions
for mixing fertilizers adapted to all the
crops commonly raised on Vermont
farms. When writing please mention
this paper. Address Carroll s. Page,
Hyde Park, Vt. II
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-03-31

Waiter-Dessert. sir?
Passenger-Ice cream and clear cof-
fee.
Waiter (shouting through to the
kitchen)-Draw one IN the tunnel and
q dash for the polei-St. Louis Post
Dispatch. .-...-,.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-01
Hou Kernit cot His Leopard.

In one of these beats they put up a
 leopard, and saw it singing forward
 ahead of them through the bushes.
 Then they lost sight of it, and came to
 the conclusion that it was in a large
 thicket. So Kermit went on one side
 of it and McMillar on the other, and
 the leopard out Of course none of
 the beaters had guns; their function
 was merely to make a disturbance and
 rouse the game, and they were caution
 cd on no. account to get into danger
 But the leopard did not wait to be driven. Without any warning, out he
 came and charged straight at Kermit, who stopped him when he was but SIX
 wards off with a bullet in the forepart of the body; the leopard turned, and
 as he galloped back Kermit hit him again, crippling him in the hips. The wounds were fatal, and they would have knocked the fight out of any ani- nal less piuclSy and savage than the leopard: but not even in Africa is there a beast of more unfinching courage than this spotted cat The beaters were much excited by the sight of the charge and the way in which 1t was | stopped, and they pressed jubilantly
 forward. too heedlessly; one or them. thicket. went too near it, and out came the wounded leopard at him. It was badly crippled or it would have got the
 beateE at once; as it was. 1t was slowly overtaking him as he ran through the l tall grass, when McMillan, standing on an ant heap. shot 1t again. Yet, in l suite of having this third bullet in it, ] it ran down the beate- and seied him, | worrying him with teeth and claws; i but it was weak because of it's wounds, and the powerful savage wrenched | himself free, while NIcMillan fired into | the beast again; and back it went i through the long grass into the thickes | There was a pause, and the wounded 1 heater was removed to a place of safe fy while a messenger was sent on to l us to bring on the Boer dogs. But while l thev were waiting, the leopard. on it's | own initiative, brought matters to a crisis. for out it came again straight | at Kermit, and this time it dropped 1 dead to Kermits bulIet--Theodore | Roosevelt in Scribner's Magazine.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-01
BRIEF STATE NEWS

Essex.-The witch hazel mills are working full time-
 Hartford.-The fire loss in Hartford during 1909 was about $123,000.
 Eerlin.-A class of thirteen young tionaI church at the January com- munion service.
 cIinton.-The T. A. Scott company the Hammonassett river for the troll ley company's bridge.
 Moodus.-Next week will be observ- ed as the week of prayer at the Meth odist church. Services will be held every evening during the week.
 Torrinaton.-Sixty new applications and 175 removals for membership in the Torrington Musical association have been. filed with the secretary. Litchfield-There are at least eight cen inches of snow on the level in Litchfield or would be if there was any level. The roads are badly drift ed.
 MiddIetown.-The thermometer reg istered 12 degrees below zero Thurs day morning at ;9,;a 7;So at the tenders 1erd | highway bridge. UnionvilIe.-Fourteen members of AdaIe chapter, No. 30. O. E. S.. went to West Hartford. Thursday evening | to witness the work of the grand of | fieers instituting a new chapter in that | town.
 Sinsbury-The patrons of rural route No 1 gave Carrier M. E. Me | Donald a Christmas present Of $2o in gold. MT. Mcdonald has been car rier ever since the route was started | six years ago.
 Thoma aston.-While playing Indian | the young son of James Winters was struck with a stick by companion who barely missed the eyeball, making | a deep gash that necessitated the serV- | ices of a doctor. Several stitches had | to be taken to close the wound.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-01
Clothes and the Man.

You can talk all you please about clothes making a man., said Walnut street tailor, "but I want to say right now that the smartest clothes in the world can't make a man 'natty if he IS not naturally so. There is an old oop-shouldered doctor uptown that I have been tailoring for seven years He buys four and sometimes i've suits a year And yet, except for few days after he has broken in a new suit he never looks nice. The trousers bag at the knees. the coats fall away in front and the shoulders begin to look sloppy. The mans dropping figure and the poor care he takes of his clothes furnish, of course. the explanation Did YOU ever notice the average col lege mans clothes? Almost invariably he locks neat and correct, despite the easv swing with which he walks. But vo,l'u notice that he carries his head high his shoulders fairly erect, and his trousers never break at the shoes, SO that the crease is always preserved. All classes of men go to college-ricfi and poor. Few college men take more than fair care of their clothes. It's all the way they wear their colthes. think. Notice the young lawyers and doctors around town. too Few or them can afford the very best in tailor made clothes. That they usually look nice is due to the fact that they have picked up the distinguished way to wear clothes. I might call it. Clothes make a man. but only when the man is willing to help."-Philadelphia Rec ord.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-01
PersonaIs.

George Bartlett is visiting in Boston for a few days Charles IT. Thompson of Chaplin was in town Friday
 Miss Jeanette Lubin of New York is visiting friends in town.
 Mrs J. Cohen is entertaining Mrs Sarah Friedman of Aoodus.
 Practically all the stores in town will close at noon today. New Years
 Miss Bertha Moriarty left Friday afternoon for visit in New York Michael c. Higgins of Norwich was in Willimantic on business Friday.
 Dr. W. l.. Higgins of South Coventry was Willimantic visitor Friday William Hurley of Providence, R. l., was a recent guest of relatives Tn town.
 Members of the Venerable club of windham are to attend the funeral of Giles R. Little in a body Mrs. ! c. Small entertained Mrs. Frank Simmons of Blackstone, Mass, Friday.
 School Agent Simmons of Central Village was a Willimantic visitor on Friday.
 San Jose council. No. 14. K of C.. is to hold rehearsals for a minstrel pro- duction.
 Reuben P Burgess, a selectman of the town of Lebanon. was in town on DuSlneSS FTlQdy
 Berthelemi Chartier and family of Taftville are visiting Olivier Charter and family of North street Miss Marjorie Adams of Bridgeport is visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Baldwin | and family of Prospect street. Thomas Costello of Holyoke, Mass, was the guest of his brothers in this l city for a brief stay recently. Wilfred Loiseau. formerly of this nf& hsrk Ivy nf i working in local barber shop. Frank l.. Powell and Fred Thomp- son left Friday night to attend the automobile show at New York. Fred Moreau of Waterbury, formerly l of this city. was in town Thursday | evening to see William Foran in "The 1 Broken Idol.'
 1 Ex-A1dernan Herbert D. Pollard of i the First National bank is confined to l his home with a severe cold contracted on a visit to Glasgo over Christmas I Lieut.. Elmer E. Carpenter of Com- l city and wife attended the annual bal 1 of Company H, Light guard, at Hart ford Friday evening
 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lucier of Hol- l yoke Mass, formerly of this city are i guests of relatives in town MT. Lu- l cier was at one time connected witt the local police force.
 A hearing on the application O
 Louise Chartier of Putnam for a dis 1 charge from bankruptcy was held be
 fore Referee in Bankruptcy A. J. Bow
 en Friday: The application was grant 1 ed.
 Miss Adelaide Hurley of Providence
 was one of the out of town people tC
 come to this city to witness the Bro
 ken Idol" MT. Foran, who plays z
 leading part, is cousin of Miss Hur-
 ley.
 A pleasant watch meeting was helt l Friday evening at the Swedish Luther
 an church on Oak street. There was
 large attendance and after supper hat
 been served an excellent entertainmen
 was given until the New Year Wa
 uShered in.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-01
RooseveIt,s First Hippo.

But we got within half mile of Me Millan's house without seeing a hippo. and the light was rapidly fading. Judd announced that we would go home, out took one last look around the next pend and instantly sank to his knees. beck oning to me. I crept forward on all fours and he pointed out to me an object in the stream. 50 yards of, un- der the overhanging branch of a tree, which jutted out from the steep oank opposite. In that light l should not myself have. recognized 1t as hippo head; but it was one, looking toward us, with the ears up and the nostfls, eyes and forehead above water. aimed for the center; the sound told that the bullet had struck someWhere on the head, and the animal disap- peared without a splash. Judd was sure [ had killed. but I was by no means so confident myself, and there was no way of telling until next morn ing, for the hippo always sinks when for several hours. Accordingly back we walked to the house.
 At sunrise next morning Cunning hame, Judd and l, with crowd or porters, were down at the spot: There was a very leaky boat in which Cum inghame, Judd and embarked, intend ing to drift and paddle down stream while the porters walked along the bank. We did not have far to go, Tor as we rounded the first point we heard inc porters break into guttural excla- nations of delight, and there ahead of us, by a little island of papyrus. was the dead hippo. With the help of the boat 1t was lowed to convenient landing place and then the porters dragged it ashore. It was a COW. of good size for one dwelling in small river, where they never approach the dimensions of those making their homes in a great lake like the Victoria Nyanza. This one weighed nearly 2S0t pounds. and I could well believe that big lake bull would weigh between three and four tons.
 In wild regions hippos rest on sandy bars and even come ashore to feed by day; but wherever there are inhab- itants they land to feed only at night Theodore Roosevelt, in Scribner'; Magazine.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-01
A Candid Doctor.

Physicians and lawyers are some times charged with protracting profit able "cases'' through months, and per- haps years, that could have been dis uosed of in a few days or weeks. One medical man. who had no temptation to that kind of practice, was frank enough to take advantage of the inn peachment. and put the blame where it belonged. A lady was very solicit ous about her health. Every trifle made her uneasy and the doctor was called immediately The doctor was d skillfuI man, and consequently had q large practice. It was very dis agreeable to him to be so often call ed away from his other cases for notii- ing. and he resolved to take an oppor- tunity of letting the lady sec this. One day the lady observer a red spot on her hand, and at once sent for the doctor He came, looked at her hand and said;
 You did well to send for me early. '
 The lady looked alarmed and asked:
 -Is it dangerous. then?"
 Certainly not" replied the doctor. Tomorrow the spot would have dis appeared and I should have lost my fee for this vist."-Youth's Compan- ion.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-01
Building Operations in
 Norwich the Past Year
(continued from page nine.)

(Continued from page nine.) coming spring at an expense of about $10.0O0.
 The new rectory for St Mary's par ish has been finished and is being oc- cupied. being a decided improvement to that locality
 At Taftville, the new convent or the Sacred Heart paris is nearly complet- ed and the new parOchial school Is closed in. These handsome, modern buildings are of brick and will cost nearly $50.000
 The Allen Beeman company has made extensive changes at their plant. equipping 1t for a refrigerating plant, and installing two large refrigerating machines for the cooling of their plant.
 There are many others which have contributed to the general increase in business for the building trades and the outlook is particularly pleasing to them. Norwich has opportunity for the continuance of this building ac- tivity and it Is possible that 1910 will make as good a showing.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-01
wILI<IMANTIC.

Doyle and Miss v. Helen Bowers. The bride cut her own special cake
 As the New Year was ushered Tn Miss V. Helen Bowers sang "A Happy New Year to All" She was accompa- nied by Miss Card.
 There were an even dozen present Friday evening who were present al the wedding of MT. and Mrs. Snow thirty-five years ago. They were Mrs. Samantha L. Snow, mother of Mir Snow, Joseph $. Jones. father of Mrs. Snow, Leander H. Snow, eldest brother of MT. Snow. Mrs. Emily J. Ross. Mfs- Ida M. Holdridge. Mrs. Eva F. Hold ridge. three sisters of Mrs Snow, Charles s. Jones and Arthur E. Jones. brothers of Mrs. Snow, MT. and Mrs. James Healy, the latter sister of MT Snow, and MT. and Mrs. w. H. Phll-
 The new bride and the bride of thir- ty-five years received a large number of gifts. including flowers, silver, linen and cut glass
 Forestville and Raymond Jones of Chaplin, cousins of the bride, were ush- CTS.
 Among those present were Mrs. Sa-- mantha l.. Snow of Chaplin. MT. and Mrs. Joseph s. Jones of Moosup, MT. and Mrs I4eander H. Snow of Eastford, Mrs. Emily J. Ross of Chaplin. Mrs. Ida M. Holdridge and daughter Mss Mildred I3 of Woburn. Mass, Mrs. Eva F. Holdridge of Chaplin, MT. and Mrs, James Healy of Chaplin. MT. and Mrs. Charles $. Jones and sons, Frank ana Edward of Forestville. MT. and Mrs. Arthur E. Jones and sons Raymond and Harold, of Forestville, MT. and Mrs Robert o. Snow and children, Walter R. and Laura M. of Williman- tic. Mir and Mrs. w. H. Phillips of Hampton, Mrs. F. Ernest Clark of Chaplin, Mrs. Clifford A. Holdridge and Mrs. Harry F. Holdridge and son of Woburn Mass, Miss Cornelia Blng- ham of Chaplin. Miss Margaret A. Dove of Hartford, Miss V. Helen Bow CTS and Miss Rama. Barber of Chaplin, Miss Clara Card and Miss Nellie E. Preston of WilIimantic and Marc L. Chappell of South Manchester.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-01
Miss Nettie Ethel Snow Becomes Bride of Samuel c. Chapman on Thirty Fifth Anniversary of Parents Mar riase.

Miss Nektie Ethel Snow Becomes Bride
 of Samuel c. Chapman on Thirty
 Fifth Anniversary of Parents Mar
 riage.
 Friday evening at 7.30 o'clock at Colonial hall Chaplin, the residence of MT. and Mrs. George E. Snow, their eldest daughter. Nettie Ethel. was united in marriage with Samuel Chaun- cey Chapman of Chaplin.
 In connection with the ceremony the brides parents observed the thirty fifth anniversary of their marriage, which took place at Ashford under New Years eve at that time being very stormy and exceedingly cold.
 The large Colonial residence was handsomely decorated for the two-fold event Friday evening. Throughout the house green and white predominated in the color scheme. with a large number of lighted candles in old-faslfioned brass candlesticks and other Colonial features
 Rev. William M. Brown. a retired Congregational minister, of Windham Center. performed the ceremony, which took place in the parlor beneath we'd ding bell suspended from an evergreeH arch bower. The bridal party entered the room to the music of the meddins march from Lohengrin. played by Mss Card Card of Willimantic.
 The bride was given away by her father, George E. Snow. Miss Ruth Eveline Snow. a younger sister of the bride. was bridesmaid The bride was attired in Copenhagen blue velvet princess style. The bridesmaid wore pale green soisette.
 Miss Card played Mendelssohns s march during the congratulations that were rendered both the newly married couple and MT and Mrs. Snow after the cerefnony.
 In the dining room luncheon wa served by Mrs. Robert O. Snow, Mrs r. Ernest Clark. Miss Margaret A.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-01
John GuiIford's Condition Grave.

John Guilford's. condition was con- sidered critical Friday Dr. John Well don, who attended the man, who was burned Thursday afternoon by falling into a 1adle of molten metal while at his work in the foundry of the Smith & Winchester Manufacturing compa- ny's plant at South Windham, is of the opinion that it will be a couple of days before it is possible to ascertain the exact extent of the mans injuries.