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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-08-28
Far or Star.

II IL dillieult to conceive ths, the bean
,iful Dog star is globe "a uch larger thsn
our sun, yet II is fac, tha, Sirius is sun
nauy times more mlga,y than our own.
( TIE splendid star. which. even In our
most powerful telescopes appears as q
meie point of light is 10 reality . globe
emitting 40 enormous quantity OF light
md heat that were II 10 take the place OF
our own sun every creature on this earth
would be consumed hy i,s burning
rays.
Sirius shining With far greater lustre
than any other star, il was natural that a.
tronomers should have regarded this ~
being the nearest OF all the fixed" siars,
bat recent investigation on The distances
OF stars has shown that th, nearest TO
us rs Alpha Centsuri. = star belonging to
be southern latitude, though II IL proba-
Bile tina, Sirius Is about fourth on the list
| u the order Of distance. For though there
are about fifteen or twenty stars whore die.
tsuces have been coniectured. the astrono.
mer knows that in reality oil OF them, save
three or four, lie at distances too great to
be measured by any instruments we have Of
present,
Astronomers agree 10 fixing the dittance
ol the nearest fixed star Al ~ 900 000 600,
600 miles, and il is certain that The dis
tauoe OF Sirius Is moro than three aud less
ihan six times that OF Alpha Centauri
most likely about five times. 80 that We are
probsbly not far trem the trn,h il we set
the distance OF Sirius at shout 100. 600, 600
COO, 600 miles. What vast distance is this
that separates us from that starl Words
and figures themselves fil to convey 10
our minds aud adequate idea Of its tue
character.
To lake cominon example OF illustiat
lug such enormous stances: 10 is ca Gu.
lated that The hall frem an Arm. strong 100
FOUNDER quits the gun with the speed OF
about four hundred yards per second.
Now, il ibi4 velocity 'uld be kept up il
would require no fewer than 100 600 0CC !
years before the ball could reach Sir.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-08-28

Many people understand. OF course. how
hair cloth is made. but for the edifcstion
Of those who do not. we will explain the
process. In the first place. borsebsir can.
not be dyed. II repels coloriug matter: 20
10 make black cloth il is necessary to Sc
cure natural black hair. The horses. in
many csses absolutely Wild. running unres
trained. are regularly coralled sDd sborn,
OF course black hair is preferable. but
somrtimts grey stock is utilized. Not only
the tails. bu, also the. msips are cut: The
hair is bnncbed These bunches seldom
cootsin hairs Of less than t~o feet; st me
are even three aud one half feet snd The
thickness OF the bupcbes is n usly two or
three inehrs.
Tue hsircloib loons srs provided With
sbst We may csll upper. 10 place Of
shuttle. and the nipprr - 20 tineDy fetus,.
Cd that it travels serc,s the wrap snd ssizes
fr the bauch one hnif ooly -the avs
OF tue upper beng 'os hne 10 grasp more
ihs1 one sud csrfifs u across tLs veit
threads. dropping Il ibto tbs exact p ace
The action II tie Il om mechanically y
forces tbs hsif neIi 70 lie predecessor. the
warp crosses npcn H. ,nugly holds II in
place. the upper travels back and se,zes
smother. snd 80 op and DO. Tbs delicsey
and slmost buusa sccprscy With which
'epsrste hair is placed between iLs vsrp
thread. ere reilly Incredible
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-08-28

we're good uorkmen aud ! made money on
the Job by the time they we're through
| had received several more orders aud ]
KEEP, them busy, ] bOssed The jobs and
alter | had watched thcm for awhile. j
copdescended to help them nos aud then
Neither OF them suspected that Was not .
painter
10 two months had air men working
foi me. There was . building boom In
Rico. and l bad sll that my men could do
! hsd plenty Of money. and enjoyed the
work But again | vas stricken with the
fatal mining fever. and one day sold on,
my business. including the good will. and
went Into the mountains TO prospect. !"
Two months later l WAS broke again. and
ell that hsd.to show Tor my time and
mon y Was several rather unsishtly holes
10 the ground, bad not ''struck 1t" II
Ihsa stuck to my curiously acquired trade
and "e,ub-staked" other prospectors ]
might have made . fortune. There are
plenty Of fortunes to BE- made 10 the min
ing regions OF Colorado, but my e1per
nee has been that they are made by those
who never swupg apiek or held drill in
their lives. never saw an old prospector
yet who WAS not either broke OF next door
to it. II he did happen to sell mine and
get little money, he was certain TO 80 and
religiously sink it in The ground again
trying to develop some worthless claim
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-08-28
Lincoin. sehoo, Dsys.

Little Abe was first sent to school when
he was about 7 years Of age. His father
had never received any "book learning.
as education was termed among such peo-
ple. and it was with difficulty that he
could write bis own name. Ole doy
about four weeks after Abe had been sent
to school, bis father asked the teacher.
How's Abe getting along? The teacher
replied that be was doing well; he would
Mt ask to haveLa better boy. He had only
one lesson book, and an old spelling book.
During the school hours he was attentive
to his task, and at night he would study
over the lesson be had been eugsssI up
on during the day; the highest smbition
Of his lie at this time was TO iesru 10
read. He believed il he could only read
as well as bis mother. who read the Bibo
| aloud TO the family every day. the whole
world Of knowledge would be opened 10
him, and 10 this conjecture be was about
right. Az the old Baptist minister told
him one day. When yop can read. you've
got something that nobody eau get sway
from you
In the Kentucky home thers were but
three books 10 the family the Bible. q
ciechism. and the spelling book which
Abe Lincoln studied He had not been
long in Indiana before he read the Pil.
grim's Progress, bis father borrosing IL
from alfriend who lived 20 miles away. H.
was very fond Of reading E,ops Fables. .
copy OF which came 10 his way. A young
man taught him 10 write. As writing pa
per Of snyskiod wss very scarce and ex
expensive. Abe used TO practice his writ
ing exercises with bits Of chalk or burnt
stick on slabs and trunks Of trees. Some
times be wonld trace out his name with .
sharp stick Oh the bare ground. When,
inully. be was able 10 write letters, bs
vas called to do the correspondence OF
many Of his neghbors. foi very few
grown persons iu that region could wfite
even simple letter.
As Abe Lincoln grew older he became
great realer. aud read all the books be
,ould borrow. Once be borrowed Of bis
,ohool teacher . Life Of Washington. HIS
mother happened 10 ru, IL on q certain
'heli, aud the rain coming through tho
f0oI, the book was badly damaged. Abe
,oot II back TO the scbooim ,stsr and ar
tsoged to purchase IL Of him. ps, ing for II
BY three dsys' hard work in the corpneId
ind be vas en iirely ssthded With the
bargain at that A. the sge Of - bis II
bfary consisted Of The Life Of FrsDkiin.
Plnt.rch's Lives. the Bible, the Spelling
book. H,op'. Fables. Pilgrims Progress
and the lives Of Washington snd Henry
Clay A b,y might have mnch larger
ibpy than this. but hs could scarce
had an Equal bumber VI books better cal
spstsi 10 impsd shol-some lessons ~
correct living aad rigb, thinking.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-08-28
Diamond Cat Diam ,ndi

is great thing to be ready witted,
saw an instance Of it the other day. 0vel
at the depot 10 Canal street they have hr
"informaiion bureau" and neat sieu
over the window announces the fact. /,
is . very clever idea, since great nany
people frequently want toknow something
about the town or about the train. but il
is the only one in town, and il strikes unfo
pbisticated people as very queer
Isaw young fellow look at the sign
the other day and smile. Then be went
up to the window. and / knew ho was go-
ing TO be funny at the bureau mans eX.
pense. edged up carelessly end heard
him ask:
What kind have you got?
What kind OF what2 asked the bureau
man.
Kind of information said he fippalt
young man.
The bureau man ''tumbed" in second,
He saw be had run against joker, but he
didn't show it ir his manner He Just said,
in business like tone and with perfect
ly straight fsce,--
All kinds
Does it come with or without?
Both ways. Which will you have
it?
Got any cut biasp
Plenty; aud stripes down the side.
Is it red, white, or blue?
II is, aud shot with stars; also fringed.
How much will you have?
The humorist seemed to be disappointed
in some way, for he mumbled something
and snesked away, looking as crushed as
bsnsna.peel under two hundred pound
mans boot.
asked The man at the window II ho bad
many customers Of this kind. He laughed
and said that the travelling men usually |
had some fun with him when they had
time.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-08-28
An Expert Ia Wines.

Captain Sbllaber. well known TO th,
wine men OF San FRANCHISE. is attracting
~t.eniion among the experts Of Chicago iol
| bis knowledge OF wines ard bis stories oi
vine testing. Seated at = table snrround-
| ed by casks aud barrels OF the famous
wines of California. he told this story:
A gentleman tie other day came in here
and ordered bottle Of the best Xinfandel
wine. called to John, our porter, to
wrap upa bottle,
How much do you charge bottle?
Forty cents, replied
Forty cents bottle for Zinfandel! That
is an outrageous price You have not q
bottle OF wine In your entire establishment
that is worth 40 cents. know all about
wines, their manufacture, their cost and
what they are worth, and / do not intend
10 pay any such price.
called to John in tho back part oi
the store Don't wrap up that bottle, II
IS not wanted. Then. turning to my know
ing gentleman, invited bim TO tasts q
glass OF Znfandel He accepted, and ]
then, entering into conversation with him
explained that pure California wine could
not be sold for less, Although had been
in the wine business for twenty eight years
my new friend told me he had made il
study for over three years and knew all
about il, as frankly told him l knew
very little and was learning more about
wine every day SO asked him il be
would kindly pass judgment Of two wines
and tell me which Zinfandel was the best.
l took a bottle out OF the ice chest and
filled an ordinary wine glass. Then set
beside that small fue cut glass, took
the same bottle ont OF the ice chest and
filled the small glass
Then my smart wire expert fell into my
trap He tasted the vine 10 both Rlassef,
smscked his lips, and said he should
judge that the age Of both wiues we're tht
same.
You surprise me, sid. ~ know tba,
TO be true, bni did not believe yon would
be- able to det, rhine that Encouraged,
ne held up both glasses, to the light
knew he would do that, aud had for tba
reason taken two different eizld glasses 10
produce a difference il color in the wines
Tasting Of The wines again critically, be |
set down the small glass. and pronounced |
that OF infinitely bet quality than that
10 the larger glass
You surprise me again. said. for the
reason that poured the wine in both
glasses out OF the same bottle.
DO you mean to insult me, sir? be said,
getting up mad with having been caught
% q trap.
No, replied. only wished 4, teach
rou lesson, aud satisfy myself that yop
stiil had something IN learn about wines
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-08-28
4 rh,ssmas,s as,s.-.

lales Janin stands high am sus tho fore.
mosi OF the critical writer's ~ mode, q
France. By some slrsss OF fortune enc
winter dnrins the Empire be sss coapeli
ed TO sbideip London. The day vas ra,h.
OF cold. and be had secured . very comior.
table seat near the r. hot stove in . veil
known restaurant. Opposite him sat .
phlegms,ic faslishmsu sippins his al -
Of arog.
Wslicrl cried out the Britor, do you
know the name Of that foreign looking
gentleman sitting near The FIRE re ,iing tho
paper and smoking eiesr9
No. sir; do not, answered the beer
bearer. after looking Janin carefully over,
but ! will call the proprietor
The proprietor comes.
DO you know lha, genllem an reading
The paper and smoking his cigar near The
stove2
] regret TO cay. err, that I do no
This Ia the frs, time, ! ,hinh, he has sver
visited our establishment
Very well. That will do, said the Eng.
ishmen, in his coolest manner. He then
rose and directed himself toward tho un-
known,
My dear sir said he, addressing Janin,
bat might ] know your nemeY
Certai0ly; my name is Janin, jules Janin
from Paris.
Well, Mr.. Jsniu, Jules Jsnin, from
Paris, ] have The honor to iuiorm you that
the tails OF your coat are almost entirely
burnt of by the fire 10 that stove at which
you are sitting, and as you don't seem to
be aware of tho fact have made bold 10
let you know,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-08-28
An Oak Log Masqucssdes n. walsu,

A Gilman County (W. va) lumberman
Is Si06 ahead, but has gotten himself in
serious trouble through the trick which
advanced bis bauk account bnt depleted
bis conscience. Walnut lumber is very
scarce and very valuable, and the Gilman
County man, having doe walnut tree on
bis land, cut II down and sold for hand
some sum to an eastern man who bought
It on the gronud, Before shipping the log
the Gilmanite peeled on tba bark carefully
aud laid II aside. After the walnut log
was taken away he cut down . big black
oak OF the same dimensions as tho walnu5,
which he carefully measured, and taking
The bark from It's place Of concealment care
fully and deitly tackled il on tho black
oak log.
Toe Job was so well and artistically done
that no one but an expert could have told
the difference. lie then shipped II with
other logs to CINCINNATI, where he sold
the oak log for walnut for Sl06. He then
loft for home, but bs bad not been gono
long before the Cincinnatti firm discovered
the frand and started after him.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-08-28

Secretary cf War Proctor IL hs,iog .
lsrss gun constructed st the West Troy
gcvernmsnt arsenal tLst bss . range Of 10
miles and II IL raid viii be abe TO Luri
proi~ctils ssiybiug several Hundred
pounds.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-08-28

FOR SALE A!
Tbs Bsiet rsssrs stsra. with ts acres ef iss<
q BArssaslils. W. Ai.s ns heass asd Lot o,
uaseAssssr C~nus. Al sas bAsgsin.
isSusfs q
y. ". CookH.
nsseAssssr csslfs. Feb. 50. issy
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-10

DIR. Pierce's Pellets rsg%lsts
the liver, stomach and bowels. One q dosa.
s0ld BY druggists. e cents Q vial.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-10
A Friend of MIR. Lincoln.

There are plenty of young men who
remember to have heard of Newton
Bateman. a historical figure in the days
when their fathers went out into the
var for the Union. Mr.. Bateman was
one of Mr.. Lincoln's bosom friends.
When Mr.. Bateman was lG years old
he could neither read nor write. He
was seized with an impulse TO get an
education. He was janitor at the big
school at Jacksonville, Ills. He used
TO study in n hollow tree and lived on
ten cents a week. This is not a puff
or a boom for Bateman. It Is the
truth.
of course the reader must understand
that this hollow tree and ten cent story
occurred before Bateman was ~janitor
of the Jacksonville school. This state
ment is made for the purpose of putting
Jacksonville all right. Else one might
infer hat the Jacksonville school occu-
pied the hollow of a tree. Bateman
vas a believer in the efficacy Of prayer.
One night he prayed to the Lord TO
send him some money. He didn't
specify any amount. After he had
prayed he looked behind him, and there
vas a dollar in an envelope.
OF course there are people who will
say that a man put it there. And these
same people will say that the Lord
doesn't put money in an envelope when
he sends it "A praying man. But the
same people are skeptics. They would
take the d pllar just the same. Bate
man tided himself over on this dollar
until he got on his feet. He became
travelling agent for some sort of chart.
He got to be a teacher in "A school
somewhere in Missouri, and later on he
got to be state superintendent of pub
lie schools. He is a gentle and courte-
ous man. He speaks to every n he
meets. He has one alutation for all.
Il is Re pluribus unum."-Galesburg
Cor. Chicago Tribune.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-10
CouAdn't Say .'Deepo."

He carried a very yellow handbag, a
big zane. an umbrella, a hat box and a
couple of English travelling rugs, with a
glass stuck in n eye. He poked his
eXpressionless face into the lookup yes.
terday afternoon and mildly inquired:
''Cahn you tell me. ofiisah, when the
next train leaves faw Moo Yawk, and
will you kindly place me luggage in the
vanY'
''WhatY' yelled Capt. Dan Day, as
his fine cut chin adorninents began to
curl In "a threatening manner.
II want the next twain. doncher.
know. want to get back to Moo
Yawk, ye knaw. It's pie home, We
knaw." Then, as tts'captain began to
look ugly, thinking that he was being
guyed, the .apparition inquired. Isn't
this the Central stationi A pehson out
ON the sweet told me ii was"
The captain then began to see what
was wanted. so he directed the young
mar to the Union depot, and rs it
moved down the alley he broke in with,
swell, Ill be darned IL hat amt an.
other o. them fellers that don't know
enough to say deepo."-St. Paul Globe.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-10
Why DiamOnds Sparkle.

Many persons have been puzzled to
account for the ceaseless motion of dia-
monds In the earrings worn by ladies.
II makes no difference that the head Of
the wearer is in perfect repose and that
she is SPECIFICS, the ~twinkling goes on.
greatly enhancing the flashing beauty
of the gem.
The secret Of this motion is in the
setting of the diamond, and the method
is patented. The patentee is reaping a
royalty of $50 from every manufactur-
ing jeweler to whom he sells the priv.
ilege of using il. The stone is set in
the usual manner, except that a band
like the handle Of a diminutive basket
is attached to the framework.
On the other side of the band is a
cuplike cavity. On the lower part of
the hoop is pin, pointed with rhodium,
a metal which never wears out. some
thing like the iridium with which gold
pens are tipped.
When the diamonds are put into pc.
sition on the hoop the rhodiuin point
projects into the cup. The result is
what scientists call a condition of un,
stable equilibrium. Like the pea blown
with a pipe by a schoolboy the dia-
mond is given no rest, with the differ.
ence that no effort is required to keep
II dancing. Jewellers Weekly.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-10
She Was DreadfuIly Tormented.

The following conversation is report
I'D 10 have taken place between a min
lister and a widow. both Of Aberdeen.
The widow, who called upon the min,
lister. seemed DESTROYS of relieving her
mind Of something which oppressed
her, at which the reverend gentleman,
wishing to hurry matters. exclaimed,
my good woman, you see | can be OF
no service to you till you tell Inc what
1t is that troubles you"
"Weel, sir, I'm thinkin' o. getting
married again"
''Oh. that is it! Let me see; that is
pretty frequent, surely. How many
husbands have you hadf"
''Weel. sir" she replied, in a tone
less of sorrow than Of bitterness, this
is the fourth. I'm sure there never
was n wummun sac completely tor.
mented wi "a BE. % d. men as
I've beer. london Tit-B.ts.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-10
swimming Gloves.

A Spaniard has patented an inven.
tion relating to the manufacture Of
gloves having webs between the fingers
like those on the feet of a water fowl,
20 that on spreading out the fingers
during the propelling stroke in swim
ming a comparatively large surface will
be presented to the water, and conse-
quently the propelling action will be
greatly increased. Apparatuses hereto.
fore devised rs aids TO swimming have
In most eases been of a cumbrous,
heavy character, fatiguing to use and
very subject to become defective. The
inventor claims that his apparatus Is
exceedingly simple, besides being port
able and reliable and easy to USE
New York Journal.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-10
This VIII Prevent Many Accidents.

The New York Central railroad has
adopted a newly invented fusee signal
which will lessen the danger of COLI
sions between trains going in the same
direction. In ease a train is losing
time from any cause one of the signals
Is lighted and thrown on TO the track.
where it will give warning to the train
following. These signals are so con-
structed that they will blaze in the
most violent storm. and will burn
eight, ten or twelve minutes. like the
eolorcd lights used in theatres. New
York Journal.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-10

The AbwRicAn Econonrsy, we>kIy. dsvotsd 70 ~
tiscusslon Of all phases Of the Tad6 quscSos.
s ssas: f 4sslS I sSgss: f I: \. A "a 3. Ahk ss
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-10
CheapGrGradG0fG Goods

And other lines too varied to enum-
crate, at prices which we are positive
cannot be duplicated elsewhere We
have devoted especial attention t our
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-10
.nJF LITERATURE FOR ALL.

btwN IERtcAs TRorrtTIvET TARIFF LEAGUE
- ihioiishing u most yuiuuble series Of IaiiiY
documents. 1b.s. ARE prepared with a view
" state the facts and arguments for Protcc-
non, wlscihcr in the interest of farmers.
lltInre;s. merchants or professional men.
i1.rh ir>u" Of the series appeals TO those en-
Eiigcd III separate industries. and presents IN
o!sliltal,ie fDcls-.comparisons Of wages. cost
on ii,lng, other arguments showing the
bcnetts of Protection.
Any single one viii be sent on receipt Of 9
c"nts in stamps except wages, Living and
igr.ff,' which will be sent for I cents.
The whole list Will he sent for ~ cents or
any twelve for ~ cents. or any live for 10
cents postage paid. Order by number.
Wages. Living and Tariff" q. A. H.n rsess'
2-"The advantages Of n Pro;sc,iyc iarid' 10 "s
the Labor aud Industries Of the United
states" nirst Prize fsssy. 1887. CRAw
3-"iiome Production Indispensable 10 a sun. 90
aonIGo.iities required for the People q
ffedue,ieS d i' ines: Com om nssHns.t Im mq.as
slble without q Protective Tsrin." First
4-"whDt are Raw Materials / Would Free RAW "
Waterfall. Ss Ad,sn,ase2gs 70 the Labor
fiSst i pTiss Esssy % Is .se H Eni,sd n s b,.s n,
b-.".fallacies Of Fres. Trade. . =. r. MnIEa.. 81
"-"s1ns News on the Tariff BY "a Old Bust
The protectiye Tarin Its Advantage Tor 10
the s0nth." q. L. EDwARDs.,....' m
81 he Wool Interest. !" Judge VIZ. LAwkrscy "a
~y-"I'rotection 70. Free 1rade."-A Historical
Review. d. q, HAERnAx. ...,.,.... q,
lo-"1he Farmer and the Tariff" Col. THOMAS
u-"rrs,sssisn !: |. Public Policy aIoaGls 10
H. Reply % d: jii.s..isis;nt: .:issSs Ne. "
sage" II. y. PosrER. ..y...u.. a
E3-"W0rkingmen and the Tariff y. .......
1.-THE Vital Question, HhAll Ameriean Indus.
tries be Abandoned and American MAJ.
a, kets Snrrendered =. q
l6-Sams Ia German, with Addition. ..,.
lS-"The Progrese of one Hundred Years. Y
- 49,. RoHEkr y. PoRrNa, ......,... ,..,,,... n
IL" Protection for American shippina -.
ls-"Ihe Tarin Not . Tax" HonrhB. binsiI.'
p-.Why lrishnen should Ne protectlonists
20" Protection" 7. II. AnnIDown
VI What y 2 Tari6 !" Answer " Q WORKING.
n-"ras xnssissn Wool iinaau:;iiriy;.'ss 'R.axI
go-a.wssss and Cost ocSf Living .vti.a...
- southern Farming Industries" .-,..,.
pa short Talk 20 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
W." Protection and the Farmer" ssaaior Il 4.
~
he A,as.icAn Econonly, weekly devoted 70 ~
yea. fample copies frse. Addgls A6HtQonPs0
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-10
AN EATING SORE

Henderson, Tex, Aug. %, 49, "For eieh-
tsen months ] had an eating sore on my tongue.
! was treated by the best local physicians, but
obtained no rcllef, tie sore gradually growing
worse. l concluded finally to try S. S. s., and
was entirely cured after usinr . few bottles
You have my cheerful permission to publish the
shove statement for the be.edt Of these similarly
Afflicted" c. D. McLynonn. Haui..sca, Tex
Treatise o Blood and Skim Diseases railed free.
TIE SWIFT SPECIFIC co. n,,anla. o.