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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-08-07

complete and accurate that they an,ioi.
pate the ccosus reports, sad fa-nish 40 10
siruciive iodicAtion OF Tho progress our en
tire industrial system has made in the lasi
decade. These eleven industries In 1879
bad si,l65. .ooo,0o0 capital Invested in
them. aud sii.T76 hands employ ed. they
paid ont 10 wages sa56, T95, 900. consum.
ed 81 2a7. 900 900 worth 81 raw materials.
aud showed gross prodoc, Of manufsc-
,arcs OF the value OF si.77i,0o0. 900. In
1889 they had si.7si.7io. 900 capital in
vested. and l,2T4. 900 hands employed !
they paid out in wages $3.50. $50. 900, con-
sumed 81, $40 .00o. 900 worth Of materials.
aud gsvss product Of manufacturers OF
the value Of 50, 293, ,77a. 900. The increase
has been, in capital invested. s6i9 T4o, 900
10 the number Of hands employed. s29, 22l
in the amount Of wages paid out. 500. 3.s9i.
900; in the materials consumed, S397, ,000,-
900; and In the value Of the product turn
ed ont OF s5l0. no, 900. There is over 80
per cent more capital invested In the speci
fed manufactures than there was ten years
ago; 80 per cent, more hands employed;
over 20 per cent. more wAges paid out;
over 80 per cent. more material consumed
aud nearly 80 per cent greater pro.
duct
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-08-07

The wife went TO a dervish for charm
that would cure her husband OF his very
bad temper She told tho wisemsu that
they disagreed daily. and that in the end
be always few into passion and beat her
though at other times be was fond and
kind. The wise man took from bis bundle
q full bottle and gave 1t to the woman say
ing:
Here is a charmed liquid The minute
you see sinsg Of anger 10 your husband /,
Gll your mouth with il. and be careful to
old it there. until the last trace OF i'll :
temper bas disappeared. On no account.
must you swallow one drop Of it. When
this is gone come to me for more.
A month later the woman came back sll
smiles and thanks, with q great gold piece
to exchange for more OF the precious liq
uor.
Indeed. father, she said. would not be
without your charm for my life. The nom
ent my husband begins to fret run and
I'll my mouth, and 10 little while be is
gentle and good sgsin. He has not struck
me once in oil the month All that have
! will give you for the precious water.
The dervisb smiled and said. My dsugh
ter, the charmed liquid was only water.
Go 10 the well aud fill your bottle when
you will. The only charm is silence. Yoo
could not talk back; and 10 eli my *
perience. II has taken two TO make quar-
rel.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-08-07

DR., Mendal OF Berlin ,csils attention TO
the use OF coffee 10 manner 10 make HE
remarks Of importance; The inshrie,y
Of coffee, II not - dangerous 10 Others.
may be ~ harmful 10 iis subjects ~ al.
coholism, and generally leads 10 II. Dr.
Mendals studies have covered Germany,
but he has given special observation 10
the eres, working force 10 The gun isc.o
r'es ., Esseo, ~herc wages are high and
employment uninterrupted. and . compsr.
ative degree Of luxury Is within tho reach
OF all.
The people Of Essen drink immense
quaniiiics Of coffee, bringing the aversge
Tor large portion Of them mp 10 pound
week, many men taking much more
than that The result is q form Of neu
rosis, Ia which the nerves are disturbed
10 degree aud manner approaching tha
which accompanies dclirium tremeos. To.
toHication 10 followed by gloom snd sleep.
lessness. aud about oil the disorders cher
acteristic TO acute nervous dersnG-ment,
added 10 = hate for work. As in the uss
Of alcohol or opium. temporary relief can
be had by more and stronger Coffee BY
tinctures Of coffee formed by crushing the
berries IN spirits, but tho cure Of = con.
armed coffee drunkard is next 10 unknown
unless the final change TO pure alcoholism
be counted as cure.
Troubles OF this nature are said TO be
much more widely spread than one would
think from the immediate evidence.
Most Of the stages OF excessive cofieeism
are too obscure to be apparent And
they are Increasing. Tea is merely =
weaker agent Of the same sort, 40 tbs. 10
fact there Is no such thing rs . cup which
cheers without inebristing. Moderation
must be the law for iea aud coffee a. for
alcohol,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-08-07
A Curiou,:Oid Watch

lsw the other day . gold watch which
VAS made 10 l760. II vas an odd looking
watch compared with those OF the present
day II WAS made by the famous watch.
maker. Breeuet. Of Paris. He has been
dead for more ths, 100 years. II was worn
by the grandfather Of the present owner.
Who fought under Nspoleon and carried
tbis watch through the siees Of Moscow
and the terrible retreat that followed. II
was Al open face, with key hole 10 the face.
Its mechanism is exceedingly delicate and
complicated. II must have been very
valuable timepiecs 10 it's day. o. l do not
Remember having seen many Which repeat
the hour, three. quarters hour. half hour,
quarter hour. and even minute.
We do not fully appreciate this ,feature
at the present. day. but 1870 years ago, i,
must be remembered. watches we're no. in
Tree use in fact. believe it was before
the time when watches we're known: 1t
must have received some rough usage.
passing through the Nepoleonic wars aud
other strange vicissitudss before it reach
ed America, To pass through all these
adventures and not become utterly useless
must rebound to the great fame Breguet
enjoyed in his time in Paris. 10 the last
six months, however. it has shown fee
bleness aud unrelisbility which it was ia
tural to expect yeara ago.
The watch since then has made the
rounds Of nearly every jewelry shop in
Chicago. Its condition. however, on eacl
successive return 10 the owner, q clerk in
the Palmer House, gave evidence that its
days for accurately registering time were
past. / saw it at Wathier's, who felt much
pleased that he had been able to repair
this complicated piece Of mechanism, over
= century old. so we'll and regulate il SO
nicely that il does not vary more than ten
seconds 10 q month. wonder whether
that watch kept as good time in Breeuet's
life
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-08-07
cs'ehins.1TS'Gey.

The wild turkey is famous runner, and
relies more upon bis legs than upon his
wings when pursued, When the birds are
found upon the open prairie. therefore, the
chase. for man on horseback. lbecomes
really exciting, Colonel Dodge says that
in Texas, many years ago, he used occa
sionally to kill them with stick from
horseback. A flock being discovered on .
prairie two or three miles across, detour
was made, and the horseman, coming up
from the wood. rushed with yell at the
birds. frightening them so badly that
some would fly to the open prairie,
The first flight was from four hundred
10 six hundred yards, d, pending on the
weight and fatness OF the bird Alightng
he ran at full speed. AT the end OF his
irst flight he would probably be two hun.
dred or three hundred yards ahead OF the
horseman but this distance was soon less.
ened after be alighted,
Ga the near approach OF bis pursuer. he
would essay another flight, this time
scarcely one hundred or two hundred
yards. A third fight generally fpished ali
wing business, and his further efforts at
escape were confined to running and dodg
ing. A stick four feet long aud as large
as ones finger was carried by the hunter
and as the turkey turned to avoid the
horse, smart blow on the head finished
it's life and the race In this way l one
day killed two turkeys. and q brother OIL.
Ger three. from one flock.
Some days after. another officer from the
same post went out riding with bis wife.
Coming on flock Of turkeys in favors.
BILE position, he proposed that they should
catch one.
After an exciting chase, Q fine large
bird was run down so that he could scarce
" move, aud confined himself solely to
avoiding the feet Of the horses,
The officer had no stick TO kill with, ,.snd
10 his excitement. thinking be could essi
~ catch q bird so exhausted, he sprang
from his horse. and took after the turkey
on foot. He ran his best, but the bird ran
lust fast enough to avoid bis clutch, and
finely. when utterly blown and exhausted
he gave up the cbPse, he turned to see his
horse disappearing III the distance. and his
wife on her horse 10 full pursuit Of the
He had to walk about eight miles 70 the
post, and for some months IL was not quite
safe to ssy.turkey' to him.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-08-07
His Memory Wa Good.

And you pretend TO say, sremsrked .
lawyer TO witness, thst you remember
the exact words this man said TO you ten
years ago2
] do.
Well. II my memory serves me ! met
you in Saratoga about five years ago. aud
should like TO know II you can swear 10
any expression. which then made.
! can.
Now, Mr.. j., want you TO remember
that you are under oath. Now, under
oath, you swear you can quote with great
accuracy q remark that made 10 you VI
Saratoga five years ago
| can.
What was II?
You met me 10 the hotel corridor
Yes, quite correct.
And you shook hands with me.
Naturally did.
And said 10 me: Lets 60 and take some
thing.
The crier OF the court hsd TO cgll silence
for for ten minuies, aud the lawyer con
leased that the witness hsd . remarkable
memory.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-08-07
Never swore.

Colonel Barney OF the 9th Vermont WAS
a man OF great piety. He had prayers 1t
headquarters every day. ln one OF the
battles on the Peninsula, In 1862, the reb
els surprised the brigade OF which the 9th
Vermont was part and came down upon
the Yankees like torrent. Col Barney
had great difficulty in preserving his linc
OF battle He went up aud down his regi.
ment swearing like pirate; but his reg.
ment held its ground and repulsed the
rebels. and that evening he said 10 young
Burleson. who was neighbor Of his in
Vermont, and who knew The family we'll.
Well. George, ws drove them back hand.
somely, didn't wep
We did that. Colonel. but never wss
so surprised 10 my life % | was 10 hear
you swear.
Whstl heard me swearf never sweasl
But. Colonel. you swors terribly.
Why, you are mistaken. ! never swear.
Just then one OF the lieutenants OF the
regiment came along and Sergeant Burle.
son asked II he noticed anything peculiar
about the colonel in the battle
Ibid, and 80 did oil OF US.
What was it2 asked the Colonel,
You swore like An old stsger. ] don'ts
know man IN the whole regiment who
swore as ably ss you did 10 that fight.
Poor Colonel Barney set down and cried
like child. BY the way, this Colonel
Barney won promotion. and in tho battle
OF Chsncelorsville he commanded divi
sion and was one Of the commanders who
did not return back across the Rsppaban.
mock when Hookers army retreated. vir'
ginis's soil drank bis blood aud bis spirit
went direct from the battlefield OF Chan.
cellorsville 10 heaven even II be dill swear
in the battle on the peninsula.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-08-07

At one time. said one Of our largest deal
ers in pyrotechnics to New York Star
mao, have as many fireworks been manu-.
factured 10 this country at present. It has
been interesting to watch the changes in
the fireworks business during the past 10
year.
The articles that have ready sale in the
large cities are not Is expensive ss they
used to be and 10 order to keep up busi.
ness in them novelties have to be devised.
The time when residents OF New York or
Brooklyn buy fireworks. with . view OF
having an elaborate display in their
grounds or yards has gone by. City peo
pie seem to be satisfied with purchasing
such things as can be thrown into the
street. and that will make more or less
noise.
But city people who have permanent or
temporary homes in the country purchase
just such supplies as those who we're used
to stay at home we're in the habit OF buy.
ing. II is nothing unusual for people with
rural homes TO order enough fireworks to
make display that would do credit to .
public park exhibition under municipal
patronage.
An almost entirely new branch Of the
fireworks business has sprung up in the
last 20 years 1t has become the custom
with proprietors Of seaside. lmountsin and
to her summer resorts TO give fireworks ex
hibitions on the evening Of the Fourth o.
July at their places This has given an
impetus to the manufacturing that is very
spprecisble,
Then. as the people Of the South have
begun to recover from the stsgnation that
followed the war, their patriotism has as.
serted itself and they have come to be
large purchasers Of fireworks for use Oh
the Fourth Of July. Asyou will see II o,
what have said. the falling of 10 the d :
mand at home and the preference here for
cheap pyrotechnics is more than overbsl
apced by the new markets thathave devel
oped.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-08-07

Mr.. BliDkstsi hsd Just become = vid.
over and bis home was filled with kiod.
hearted mstrons Of the neighborhood. who
we're prolific 10 devising means Tor copsol.
ing bin.
Shall ! bind piece Of crsps about your
hsi7 asked good Mrs sombefviev.
NJ, said the ilicted msD, sadly. but
Gnmly. do 20, believe 10 advertising my
grief.
TDsts Just like him. said tbs keen vis.
ssej Mrs. DesiLknej. - she dysv Mn'
y "a, bsryiew sside. lie never did believs
10 advertising. sud Il slssys asid bed bs
better 0 q u he'd ouly let people knsw 10
xas alive.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-08-07

Master George : l want you TO come
aud paint my wood .bed today. Uacls
Tom.
Uocle Tom -Crn't do IT,, Msssr
Gauge. csa't do IT, ] hsbn't time,
Master George Haven't timer Why,
you haven't dore spy work Tor tbs psst
three dsys, srd you are doing nothing TO
ds,.
.UGcle rom So You'm night, Msss'f Gauge
bus that's eUz I've .neh presr Oh work
90 hsu' | cant DO LufIin'.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-08-07

al vss that old Mr.. Mingden was there TO
give the bride away,
take oil the credit myself. mi~ehisvons
ly whispered Harry Minsden, the bes,
man. Bat I'm afraid il, easier to set
machinery 10 motion that 10 stop Il after
~srds' Aud ye. i,'s Just possible that !
may have sn suntin law yet
Stranger things have happened. said the
bridegroom
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-08-07

Tue trade ststistics for 1889 Of the elev.
60 leading msnuisc,uring industries cot.
Ion. vooisns. chemicals. paper sgrical
inrsl implements. Ian ber. "A ,ur. glass. iron
and steel snd stipbniidiss -sre %
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-08-07

Seeker Yes, sir. I slssys kept diary.
And there never "a. 81 eotry 10 that ds,fy
sLieh woald have been s.bsmsd tbst
ny mother or sister sbonld see Kafna-
Same here ! used 10 put dowa candy Tor
cigars spd sandfi@s Tor drinksbirs.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-08-07

Ohici5cs stranger f.ho Lss beea boring
his fellow passenger for ~ hour By the
way. bsveu'i met Jon somewhere beioref
Stranger Very likely. I'm the state In
specior Of luns,ic ssylans.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-08-07

Ma. the minister Is coming. Whist
makes you think soi Did you see bimf
No. ba. ssw p take The parrot and lock
Il up 10 the stable.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-08-07

Very lee persons can hold their own on
their Gsst SEE voysge
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-16
LEHLBACH IS OUT.
And Essex Will Elect a Democrat to
Congress in November.
Boecial to the Jersey City Nelos.

NEWARK, Sept. 16, 1890. Editor Henry
Abbott Steele, of the Euenipg Nelcs, of
this city, received this morning a letter
from Congressman Herman Lehlbach,
positiving declining, under any and all
conditions to accept nomination. Mr.
Lehlbach had the nomination at his dis
posal. His attitude on the Force DILL
strengthened him with the people, but
frightened the Republican machine, who
are looking to the administration for the
loaves and fishes. The machine did not
know what TO do with him or about him
till this letter of declination solves the
problem for them, and makes it plain
sailing.
OF late it has been rumored that the
administration had directed that all the
power of the party in the State should be
directed to his defeat for his force Bill
bolt.
Henry A. Potter has been ambitions for
Congressional honors for years back, and
it is believed he has first cali for the posi-
tion. Elias M. Condlt is not, however, a
slow competitor, and may be found to
have large following at the convention,
which is to meet on Saturday.
The Democrats of the county are
the EUe7ling NeacS will say this evening
that the withdrawal assures q Demo-
cratic Congressman from the old Repub-
lican Sixth.
Mayor Haynes and Thomas Dunn Eng
lish, who were talked of on the Demo
cratic side when there was no hope, have
dropped out of sight, and Major Sam
Kiotz, the ex-Collector Of Uncle Sam's
Revenue. is enjoying big boom.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-16
CHAPMAN ON CLEVELAND.
A Spirited Political Address Before the
NTfukakwa Cl,1h

A Spirited Political Address Before the
NIinkakwa Club.
The Minkakwa Club met last night at
their new club room IN Greenville for the
purpose of hearing a debate on special
S. Erwin and Counsellor James Chapman.
They were disappointed, however, as
Assemblyman Erwin did not appear.
Instead, he sent a letter to the clerk, say
ing that he had completely forgotten the
engagement, and had made arrange
ments to go to the country with his
family.
In the absence of the president and
vice president, Mr.. Reuben Simpson was
elected president for the evening. Coun-
Sellor Chapman said he was exceedingly
sorry that Mr.. Erwin was not present, as
he would like very much to argue the
question with him either way.
Mr.. Chapman then made q short
speech, in which he said that the city
government was controlled by politicians,
who ran tbs city to suit their own special
ends; that the politicians now in office
were owned and controlled by the Ring,
and His Fraudnlency, the acting Mayor,
was surrounded by men who, like him
self, demanded the pound of flesh for
every little thing they did.
He said he was satisfied with only one
man in the employ of the city govern
ment, and that was Treasurer Cleveland,
a good man in the right place. The May
or. the counsellor said, did not want TO
appoint his brother to Office, but he was
compelled to, and it was gall and worm
wood for him to have to make the APP
pointment.
II was riding down town in a car this
morning." said the Counsellor, when I
met Charles H. Winfield, the District
Attorney, and he told me that. the Ring
would vote with all their might this fall
against special legislation, as they were
afraid of a Republican Legislature and
they wished to maintain the charter of
last winter and would fight to do So"
The Counsellor then closed his speech by
saying that he was in favor of retaining
the present constitution until a better one
could be framed. The meeting then ad-
iourned.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-16
NO NO MORE MORE CT CLEAN LHI]lAllN STREETS STRHE
Contractor Byrnes Says He
Has FinishedHis Work
for the Year.

There is an exceedingly fine prospect
that, aside from the CLEANING which our
streets will secure from the elements,
they will not be cleaned again this year.
Assemblyman Henry Brine. who has the
contract for doing the work, said this
morning that his contracts called for the
cleaning of $50 miles of streets. and that
was the amount for which he
was to be paid. He has now
completed the cleaning of that num-
Der of miles, and he did not
propose, he said, to cleah away more un-
til he had some assurance of receiving his
money. He said furtherthat he had not
been paid for all the work he did last year
on the streets, and as Mr.. Byrne is
not in the business Of clehning streets for
his health it looks Just now as if our
thoroughfares have an excellent prospect
of assuming the aspect ii county roads
long before the SHOWS of winter kindly
hide them from view.
The number Of miles IL streets which
have been heretofore specified in most of
The street cleaning contra}ts have been in
the neighborhood OF $50, and then all the
streets which should haEe been cleaned
were not covered. THUS the utter
absurdity of the Boakd of Finance
i'll making an appropriation which
would not permit the clekning of much
more than half that number is apparent
to all taxpayers. The number of miles
specified in the CONTRAST which Mr.. Byrne
had with the city last year was by no
means sufficient to place even the main
thoroughfares in o presAtable appear
ance and it was necessarylto resort TO the
Legislature for authoritylto remedy the
evil. 1t is more than prbbable that the
same method will have 10 be employed
this wear
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-16
NEW JERSEYS CROPS.
Prospects Excellent Everywhere-Pota
toes Away Up.

Prospects Excellent Everywhere-Pota
toes Away Up.
Special to the .Iersey City Ne,us
NEW BRUNSWICK. Sept. 16, 1S9O.--ThA
crop report for the week ending Septem-
ber IL is as follows:-The condition of all
crops continues to be most favorable The
warm weather of the week, and the abb
sence of rain until the last day. have
caused corn, tomatoes, melons and other
crops to mature rapidly. In many sec
tions the cutting of corn has commenced.
Favorable reports continue regarding the
potato crop. and the indications are that
the yield will be larger and the quality
better than for many previous years.
The price per bushel has advanced ten
points over that of last week. The late
crops, buckwheat, turnips and celery. are
in fine growing condition. Pasture Is
reported to be excellent in all the dis
tricts
Prof. Halsted has received several COM
plants OF a trouble with the eggplaAss
From the specimens that have been sent
to the station it is evident that the fail
ure of the crop in many localities, or the
dying of certain plants in a field. is due
to minute fungus not very unlike the
grape rot. By spraying the young plants
early in the season, once or twice before
they are out of the hot bed, and occasion-
ally afterward, this serious trouble may
be avoided. OF course, some other crop
should be grown next season where the
eggplanIs are situated this year.