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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-12

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Necessary for choice. ............. 5iT
ONE HUNDRED GUNS FRBD.
The cannon planted on the lake-shore
took up the refrain OF enthusiasm that
sounded from the Convention hall, and
one hundred rounds were fired in rapid
succession.
DECIDING UPON A vICB-PIESIDBST.
At conference OF leading friends OF
Cleveland and other prominent members OF
the Convention to the number OF about
ffiy, which took place during the recess
this afternoon, the merits OF the various
candidates for Vice.President were dis
cu.sed, and il was agreed, II possible, 10
nominate Thomas A. Hendricks for that
ONCE. Tho choice narrowed down before
final decision 10 Hendricks and ex-Sena-
tor Henry G.. Davis, OF West Virginia.
Davis was sent for, but gave so many rea-
sons why be should not be placed upon the
ticket and why Hendricks should that the
latter WAS at length decided upon. Among
the more prominent members OF the con-
ference were Messrs. Barnun, Of Connecti-
cut: Cleveland, OF New jersey; Smith
N. Weed, OF New York; Manning, OF New
York; Wstterson, Of Kentucky; Coke, OF
Pennsylvania; Scott, OF Pennsylvania;
Burke, Of Louisiana; Herman. OF New
York; Hay, Of Pennsylvania; German, OF
Maryland; Converse, OF Ohio; and John
Kelly, OF New York.
Homeward Eound.
CHICAGO, July 1.-THE outward trains
for tho East were heavily loaded this after
noon, nearly all eastern marching Organi-
cations taking their departure. The Amer
Gus and Randall Clubs, Of Philadelphia,
parsded the streets before taking their leave.
bearing in addition to their club banners
one inscribed with the name o! Cleveland.
The Tammany Braves. six hundred
strong, took special at 5 O'Clock. Some
Of the members took the outcome iocularly,
but in the NAN the delegation showed bit
terness Of spirit, and some Of the marchers
displayed bits OF Grape in their button
holes. / think the Democratic party has
committed harikari," said one OF the sa-
chems. A number Of opinions are printed
as coming from John Kelly, but he de.
clared positively that he has not conversed
with any newspaper man, and that he has
not expressed any opinion upon the situa-
ton. and Is not responsible for any state
ment coming from Tammany members
who may feel that they have encountered
personal defeat.
Manning and a mai ority OF the New York
delegation are eXuberant, but moderate in
their speech. Manning says: "CleYeland
will surely carry New York"
"By what maiOrityl"
~ shall not predict maiOrities. but we
shall carry New York beyond any doubt.
II the other Democratic States do their
duty, Cleveland will occupy the White
House after next March. IL the party at
large IN the State will give him Us earnest a
support ~ it dId Tilden, ! am safe IN
promising victory in New York State"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-12

Necessary for a choice. ........... 5iT
ONE HUNDRED GUNS FRBD.
The cannon planted on the lake-shore
took up the refrain OF enthusiasm that
sounded from the Convention hall, and
one hundred rounds were fired in rapid
succession.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-12

Iioadly congratuIating the Convention,
the Democracy. and the country on the
wise thing done, and promising Demo
ratio victory In October and November.
The Convention then, at 1:25 +. NJ, took
0 recess unit; 8 Z. M.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-10-30
Growth OF Human Beings.

The investigations of ithe atmosphere
committe Of the British Association have
made more or less clear several interesting
facts respecting the rate of growths of the
two sexes. The period of most rapid
growth is from birth to five years Of age,
and then both sexes grow alike, the girls
being little shorter and lighter than the
boys. From five to ten the boys grow q
little faster than the girls, but from ten to
fifteen years the girls grow the faster, and
at between eleven and half and fourteen
and half years old, are actually taller,
and from twelve aud half to fifteen and
half are heavier than the boys. The
boys, however, take the lead between 10
and 20 years, and grow at first rapidly,
but afterwards slower, and complete their
growth at about 23 years, willie girls grow
very slowly after Is years Of age, and
attain their full stature at about the Goth
year. The tracings and tables show
slow but steady Increase in weight up to
the 50th year in men; but the statistics in
women are too few after the age Of % to
determine the stature aud weight OF their
sex at tho more advanced period OF life.
The fact that man continues to grow in
stature up to his 50th year centradicts the
popular notion on the subject; according
to which be ceases to grow before reaching
half that age.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-10-30

There is no rule for beauty; this enables
every man to have little better looking
wife than any OF his neighbors.
don't expect 10 please everybody. j
don't know as wonld il ! could, for !
don't think anybody but fool could do
such thing.
The last thing man doubts is his own
judgement, when it ought 10 be the first
thing he is suspicious Of.
When the devil turns moralist look out
for breakers; no one can tell where he il
going TO hit next; he can't even tell him.
self.
The world is all agog just nov every
body wants to talk and nobody wants TO
listen-ihs fool will be aronn soon,
aud put stop TO these things.
believe in moral suasion -as a coIlst.
ersl
Ignorance is the principal ingredient IN
bigotry -obstinscy aud general cussed /.
ness complete the job.
1t Amt so much the ignorance Of man
kind that makes them ridiculous, a. the
knowing so much that it Amt 40.
Jokes weren't made 10 cast before swine
any more than pearls were, and the man
who can make them shouldn't throw them
around too Ieose
The man who can, 10 few words. tell
all be knows. op any subject. st minutes
notice, is bard oue TO tangle.
II is the brains oi The devil tha, make
him terrible; fool devil is the lowest
order Of cranks. ---Ceaigrg
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-10-30
A Fine Legal Point /.

Uncle Jake, a citizen said to a colored
justice of the peace in Arkansas, what
do you think Of the crime of incendiar
ism?
Watts de crime, sab? asked uncle Jake,
iIclining his ear.
Incendiarism.
lncenderumism is wun oh dc grabest
crimes OF de calender, sab.
What punishment would you infict up
on man brought before you with that
charge against bim2
Well, sab, replied Uncle Jake, thought.
fully, Of de pris'nur war fsnn' guilty by
de jury an dar wer no distenuating sacum-
stances kernectcd wild de case. wud glib
him 1e full benefit oh dc law, sab wul
fine him wun hauder' dollahs and make
him support bof yimmin.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-10-30
How TO Say It."

Something to say, means a good deal
you will observe-something new aud in.
teresiing that people will be glad to listen
to, and that you can tell them about from
your own experience. When you are sure
of all this, then you have something to
say"
How to SAY it, BE honest; don't try
to make the reader believe you know more
than you do; don't put on borrowed style
and try to make them think II belongs TO
you.
BE brief; so the reader will wish it was
longer.
BE clear; put each word just where 1t
belongs in the sentence; If it belongs out,
take it out no matter how much you like
it, put each sentence in its place in the
paragraph, and each paragraph Ia order
In the article.
BE direct; begin at the beginning and
go straight ahead without turning aside, SO
the reader, attracted by tho title Of your
article, will get just what he comes for,
neither more nor less, and will understand
at first glance what you say, not bsing
obliged to read crooked sentences second
time in order to straighten them out. Tho
art OF clear, direct writing requires some
study and much practice. by tue way, il
you are writing Of John Smith, don't
waste words on his grandfather or his
cousins.
How to say il" will take lifetime TO
learn. How to say IT, is a school from
which no one ever graduated The fore.
going hints may be called the first simple
steps in the plain walk Of authorsbip--the
elements that must be mastered before one
can trip it gracefully on "the light fantas.
tic toe OF imagination, wit or fancy
Treasure T,'0re.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-10-30
Joke ON a Prominent vsrmontsr

A good story is told OF the Hen. Fred
erick Billings OF the Northern Pacific
Company. Arriving in Duluth mot long
ago with party Of friends in his private
car, he saw newsboy standing On the
platform.
Have you the st Paul Pioneer Press'
asked Mr.. Billings
Yes. replied the nexsboy.
Give me five copies Got any other
papesf
Want tbs Minneapolis T'ri5mey
Yes. Ill take five. Any Chicago
pspen'
1riJHhs or Tiglesf
Give mo five Of each. Any Duluth
papeny
Evening ieyaid, just out
All right; III take iye Of ths, too.
The boys eyes bsd been getting big.
&c, aud bigger during this csilqnoy Iii.
suspicious tbat dangerous rival was
about going into the ness basiuess 10.
creased with every order, aud scanning
the millionaire railroad director from bead
10 foot. he exclaimed
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-10-30
Hard ON Patent Right Mon

1, does not tako much 10 break some
men up in business. Down at the Com.
mcrcial ilstel the other evening" man was
telling how he came TO be looking for .
iob
My brother AMI |. had scheme which
promised TO work well 10 tho territories.
II was sort OF patent right an arrange.
mont for branding caltle, clipping tails,
blazing trees, chopping tirowood, pairing
corns, and pulling teeth Il was the mosl
remarkable invention Of the age, aud ought
10 have been Invaluable 10 every man on
the frontier away from the eonyenlsnces
cf civilization. Unfortunately We oouolu
ded to try Montana first For lew days
we did pretty we'll. Then they began 10
sour on us. One man said tha machine
was fraud. Another made us move on.
Then we so. into hard crowd. and they
chased us about q hundred miles. just
as wo thought wo were out OF the woods
another party came up from the direc.
uon in whicl We we're going and arrested
us for horse thieves, My brother OK.
planned that wo were patent right
men.
That settles II, said one OF tho party.
There are somo things meanor than horse
stealing.
Then they hung my brother and were
getting ready to swing me ef when the
leader said
Let's see hew this machine works,
boys.
Now, you see, my brother invented tho
machine and l didn't know anything
about it, ! was simply a salesman.
tell them how IL operated. and
in the course OF further conversation il
came out that my brother was the invent.
or. Then they said wasn't so almighty
bad and they would let me 60 il would
agree not to stop until got to Chicago.
had to leave all my machines cut there,
and rs don't know how to make any more
I'm ruined
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-10-30

They will make the men and women Of
twenty five years hence; and just % they
grow up so they will be; industrious NOR.
al and religious. or the reverse. School
and learning are popular and valuable,
aud should not be neglected; but il she uld
not be forgotten that idlepes is as des-
tructive 10 all that j. good as ignorance.
Hero Is a family containing boy and =
glrl, both nearing majority. Tie g,rl
is pattern Of industry; neat. careful. and
economical not only ia the beu,e. but
ia the garden As we'll; and cannot fail 10
be blessing wherever her lot nsy be
cast The boy, on the other hsnd. has
learned little but what he found on the
streets; knows no trade. and has no means
Of subsistence vixen he comes TO bs of
age. The necessary sbsence Of the father
for large par. Of the time partially &C.
counts for this. but does not ercnss il.
II there are many cases like the later.
is IL 10 be wondered al that there srs
iramps7
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-10-30
Aa.' Acadia. Village,

Within a radius Of twenty-five miles
from The city Of Detroit, on the Canadian
side OF the river. there nesllos among the
trees village Of Acadian simplicity aud
for perfect Neapoli.an indolencs is per
haps uaequalled on the American cont.
nont Situated on the North shore oi
Lake Erie, and on rich walnut and oak
soil, nature has been an equal factor by
her productycncss, With the indolent al.
most somnoleei disposition Of the iuhab,
itants, in making them the happy go.lucky
class Of people they are. kingsvillo ap.
pears As II II were part OF some med
inyille English village OF some fifty Year,
ago
The village possesses conservatism
almost phenominal, and yet long ago they
banished the idea that any person was =
stranger after a solourn Of half day there.
So great is the feeling OF fraternity ameIg
them that the utmost cordiality prevails.
and such thing rs theft or robbery
by one Of themselves is thing almost
unheard Of even by the oldest inhabItant.
Any day from early spring, bAsking in the
sun, and throughout the summer, sitting
in the shade Of tho stores. may be seen
group OF half dozen 10 twenty men
smoking and listening to the latest story
brought by the Torsnto drummer, or 10
some wonderful hunting tale that happen
ed in the long ago when deer were plenti-
full in those parts and could be shot any
day before breakfast.
Woe betide the man who "goes market.
ing in hurry and expects to get served
at once Heis doomed to disappointment.
He must wait till the story is finished or go
without the desired articles. Another
characteristic OF the people in their aDos
phenomenal love for the game OF marbles
The soil is sandy and absorbs moisture
very rapidly, The soil is nearly always
in coed condition for marble playing, and |
80 fascinating appears the sport that mid
die aged men, and some even older, can
often be seen playing marbles in a shady
corner. Nor is the cnstom considered un.
iignifed because OF its commonnoss.
Some Of the younger members Of the com
nunity are experts in the mauley game Of
,ricket baseball and football but the
greater luxury of the majority Of the peo'
pie is to lay on tho grass and smoke and
watch others play.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-10-30

only 10 erase from yeur memory that las
scene OF our parting, How deGan, an,
insclsnt IT was. TO be sure" and she laugh
cd the sweetest Of mellow laughter But
insist upon 1t still. that my theory wa
corroct;a woman can work without becom
ing drudge"
Perhaps she can, slowly and unuill
ingly admitted Thomas Martin 'perhsp,
she eau But it didn't used to be So 10
my mothers day. /"
And be sighed to think OF poor Ruth,
broken down in the meridian oil her day
by the cruel necessities tha! drove the wife
Of an American farmer 10 her doom. Was
il his own faulig Perhaps it was.
Esiher's 81. 900 loan was the straw which
saved him from hguratiye drowning. He
paid the interest, bought a new flock Of
merino sheep. and weathered the storm.
Aud the next year when Esther came to
the farm 10 assist her sister, for the first
time she found Ruth sitting on piazza.
aud watching the little lambs play in the
sunshine with listless; heavy eyes.
Yes" said Ruth, Il cant work any
more. But Thomas is very kind He
dent grudgs the hired girls wages. and he
is always saying he wished he had taken
more care of me in the old times. But
it's too late now. You we're right. Esther.
when you said you wouldn't stay here, and
help with the housework,
YES, said Esther, fondling the thin
hand, which lay on the arm on the rock.
ing chair, II think was right Helen
Forest Grures
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-10-30
What Is Congregational Singing

From an "0pen Letter by Eugene
Thsyer 10 the October Century we quote
the following: "Everbody is ready with a
reply, yet few will give correct one. In
the many churches where congregational
singing has been attempted, and alleged
failure hes been the result, the first essen
tisl has been lacking, namely, congrega.
tion. A few worshipsrs scattered over an
auditorium far too large for them do not
constitute congregation. A cengrega-
ton is such number Of people as COM
pletely fills the edifice or room in which
they are gathered. Five hundred people
in some charming country church or
chapel would at home make congrega-
tion. The same persons in DR.. Hall's
church in New York city weuld not be a
congregation at all; and their singing in
the latter place would be practically
failure, however fine and effective In a
church which they filled If a church
seats five thousand people, there must be
five thousand people in it to have any
congregational singing in the true sense
Of the word. Singing may be likened to
gunpowder. Condensed in the pistol, the
thimbleful Of powder may produce
marked effect. A barrelful scattered over
lawn will not injure him who may apply
u torch to it. Our singers whether choir
or congregational, must be compact aud
together If we would realize our just ex.
pectations. Therefore let us not attempt
congregational singing until We first have
a congregation. This essential lacking,
let us, with or without money, get choir
to do for us what we shall fail in attempt
ing ourselves.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-10-30

His feet we're 90 the pnlpss stair
sssKhs 10 vain for Any trace
of sintef 10 The raven hair,
On in the cslFn yea qriei face
Nc veteran 10 The rsnls was be,
Age had not dlmmsd his yoeihfui IRE,
Nor sndteu popularity
Turned from lts goal bic hrsi desirs.
listened 10 ihe wofcs be ,pots
on charity and peace snd love,
And all my tired heart Awoke
Te greet the message froIn above.
Hs uttered truihs his soul had tried,
he spoke no boeklsh words az rnen.
The faith be held was iarge snd vide.
creed OF life and not ~ pen
He had no seorn for wealth or fame,
He loved the noble gifts Of earth,
Bot, beat os all. be held q name
For hcipiulness and honest worth.
with teen dislike, his manly heat
Prom priestly arrogsnce rocoiled.
unuungly he bore his part
With those who vept and those who 'oiied
He hurled no angry words Al msu
Who found smAll comfort in the crseds;
He had no looks o! scorn for them
Whose faith consists In earnest deeds.
care not In the preachers art
For polished shafts OF rhetori,,
For jeueled words thAt leave the heart
Hungry for faith. for heaven sick.
care not that the preachers creed
Be nodded on some fauitess plan,
care that he shall feel the need
That binds him 10 his fellow man.
care that he has faced alone,
The winds from chores OF doubt that blow,
For then know his faith has grown
Into the deeper soil below
That he shali show his willing mind
Bound IN no shrouds OF priostiy lore.
But keeping, still, for all mankind.
A hopeful faith forevermore.
And go listened as the words
Came winsng from the heart within.
More cheering than the song Of birds
Thst greet US, ere the day begin
And many wounded heart, that day,
Pound healing in the house OF God,
And many sweet. life.giving ray
Fell on the dull, impassive sod
And many ar honest child OF doubt,
With soul aiiuned TO minor chords
And by the faithful" driven out.
Found comfort in the preachers words.
ArtsW lIe,ftoorth Eaton, in The C1rea.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-10-30
What Ais the Country

Pickles Smith was requested to walk up
the hall, and when he had come to a halt
before the platform, Brother Gardner
said:
Bruddvr Smith, | have been informed
dat you has been sued by a grocer Tor q
bill of 70 dollars.
Yes, sab,
De bill was fur oysters, dried peaches
an jellies2
Yes, sab.
And why don't you pay in
Kaze Ize hard up, sab.
Now Brudder Smith, DO members OF
dis club who kin afford oysters on a sala-
ry of seven dollars per week kin afford to
pay fur EN-. If dat debt amt squad up
befo dc mex meetin' you will h ar sunthin'
drap.
Yes, sah
In bringin' dis performance to a close,
Said the president, as he nodded to Sam
uel Shin to strike the triangle, lot me say
to one an all Of yeu dat the present all
ments Of dis kentry am de want Of com
mon sense. De man who Arms seven dol
ars per week wants to lib an dress as
well as do man who Arms twelve dollars
an dis piles up debts an brings about
trlckery, fraud an communism. Nobody
am satisfied to be what he am. Eben de
poorest Of de poo will go hungry sooner
dan let anybody know dey cant bny fried
oysters. De member Of dis club who
bankers fur Injuries made fur de tables
Of milionaires kiu make up his mind to
pay fur ON or To be known iu dis hall no
moa'. Let us preambulate homeward. -
Detroit Free Press.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-10-30
A Pretty Moss

Oh, husband bnsbaudl Fanny has run
away with the coachman.
Good, good It's all the fashion,
my dear. Now wo will be the talk OF
the town, and cur names will he in all tho
papers.
But You don't understand.
Yes, do. And I'm glad Of il, ! toll
you.
But ! don't mean our daughter
Fanny.
Who 10 the deuce 10 you mean
thenY
Why. the new horse, Fanny,
Oh thnndsrl il ii ~ bad as that
Where's my bat? Qaick This is pret
IS mcss.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-10-30

Look here. Mister, are yeu selling pa
psrs on this iraia2
The Joke oi being mistaken for nc~s
boy vas too good ior Nr Billings 10 keep
to himself.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-10-30

A8 ask~ari miscoas,ructioni Youag
farmer fare yon fond II beasts, Miss
Gashrftong Miss Gusberton 70,
really. NJ. Parker, u yon mean thi,
as declaration, you must speak to
maama
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-10-30
WASHINGTON HOTEL,
tanppxsy tyy-n.tlx.r
DORSET, VERMONT,

10 ftpaftt 10 iKte summer guests al fsasrnabis
fstss Dorset IL one ~ the hnssi inesiisies
anDrs ths Gfssn Muanss!ns snd yeAfi, sttrseif !
geo3 Anutsf ~ eits pscpie
AdGrese GUY SMITH Prom
por~et. w. MAY 18th -.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-10-06
A Germ Filter for Water.
From Engineering.I

The tendency of research is to show that the germs believed to cause so many diseases are not found in the air, except under ex- ceptional circumstances, but exist chiefly in water. This is probably due to the fact that rain and filtration eventually bring the pro ducts of fermentation and decomposition into the watercourses. Water may, there fore, be considered as one of the principal agents in the propagation of such diseases; and M Chamberland has recently turned his attention to the production of a microbe il- ter which would purify water not only from it's mineral but it's animal impurities M.
 Pasteur has employed a porous vase of baked porcelain to separate microbes from the me
 dium in which they are generated, and this
 is the basis of M. Chamberland's filter. The latter has observed that water filtered through one of these vases contains neither microbes nor their germs; and proof of it is that such water can be added in any proportion to sus- ceptible liquids without causing any change in them. The apparatus of M Chamberland,
 which was recently brought before the French Academy of Sciences, can be fitted directly
 to any water-pipe, and acts by the pressure existing in the latter. Under pressure ot about two atmospheres, which is the pressure in NJ. Pasteur's laboratory, M. Chamberland obtains with a single porous tube or filter ing capdle'' Gas he calls iD twenty centime- tres long and twenty-five millimetres in di- ameter, some twenty itres (about four gall lons) of pure water per day; that IS to say, a sufficient quantity for the uses of an ordina- ry household. By multiplying the number of candles or filter pipes, so as to form sets or s'batteries' of them, supply of pure wa ter sufficient for a school, hospital, works or barracks can be obtained. The filter, there fore, is of practical kind, and being simple and inexpensive, will supply much-felt want. The filter is cleaned by brushing it's external surface, and plunging it into boiling water, or by heating it directly in fire to destroy the organic matter lodged in it; and properly cleaned, the same tube will last in definitely. While upon this subject we may mention that electricity has been suggested as a means of ridding water of microbes, and filter which electrifss the water has actual ly been designed and constructed.