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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-03-26


Recently the hundredth birthday OF .
State was celebrated for the frst time in
this country. the little commonwealth Of
Vermont having been admitted to the Tn.
ion Of the origiosl thirteen on March 4,
1871. The day is worthy Of more stten
iion that il will probsbly receive. for it
has . double historical Importance. The
admission Of Vermont sss State was the
last striking event 10 the formstive period
Of The Government, folIosing closs upon
the adoption OF tbs Consultation and the
meeting Of the first Congress. and being
iutim siely related TO the jeslousies devel,
oped 10 aha Revolutionary struggle. II
wss. st the same time the fret striking
event IN the period Of amazingly rapid
development whish followed the closer
u1ion OF the COLONIES Tue sdmusiou OF
Vermont. aud Of Kentucky on the Is, of
June. 1892. gave general notice to an 10
credulou- world that the new country sas
sroa ing fast
Comparing the sigsptic New York Of to
day siih i,s diminuiive Es.tsrn neishbor.
Il serrn, difiicolt 10 r~s'ix, ihsl yermopt's
iDd, peudence sss 40 Io' g and bitterly op.
posed by the early Governors sni people
Of the former The famous fqasbbIs over
the boundary line between N-~ York aud
New H.mpshirr. which l.-ied forty years
and IssiIy led TO bloody vsrf.r.. vss the
ooly thing sbicb kept Vermont oot Of
lbe oris insI coiouisl uGion. Bot for that
taere would have bern fourteen stripes ip
cur H.s pei thirteen. And 10 tLst long
and tii,rr dispute Nss Ymk's psuvas that
Of the dog 10 the usnser. the preventer
Of good understanding and the derisr OF
. popuisr II not strictly legal demand.
The boundaries Of The colonies we're
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-03-26

A du,iful husband wished TO give his
wife Q handsome lace scarf for present.
and, TO make sure Of getting one 10 her
liking, he asked her to buy one herself on
ths pretence that IL was for lady friend
OF theirs. The finest Honitop. valencien.
mes and Brussels lace goods we're spread
out on the counter, but madame thought
TO herself:
What is the use Of spending NO much
money on q present for Ameli.p
Some Gun broidered lace was shown nsxs.
Even these were too dear A! length she
selected very plain and ordinary scarf.
Quite good enough, too, she thought
and took il home to her husband.
Have you chosen something pretty3 he
asked.
OBJ, yes, very pretty.
IL IL Just what you would have oboen
for yonrsclf2
The very thing.
Then my dear. yon may keep y. lin
tended il for you'll xslAim ID ber husband.
delighted with his little scheme. Cnitsio.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-03-26

A man who looked like farmer entered
Michigan avcuuc grocery day or two
ago and said to the proprietor
Do you remember that GENE here about
four weeks sRo2
cau't say that do.
Cant you remember OF changing a ten,
dollar bill for man who asked II you
didn't want barrel OF pickles.
No.
Why. You must. There was woman
in here at the time who said You cheated
her on some butter. She said the weight
was short. That was what led me to count
my change over after leaving the store.
and found
l never saw you before. cir! interrupted
the grocer.
Yes, you dill
Don't ATTEMPT any tricks on me, for
they won't work. II gave you change IL
was sll right.
No, it wasn't ! found il two dol
Go onl Yon are swindIeil
Very we'll. good day. You gave me
two dollars too much. but II you can stand
it l eau. I'll psy for getting the mare
shod oil around, and won't have nytbing
on my conscience
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-03-26

IL would seem that 10 all conntiies
where there have been established festivals
OF worship. whatever the Deity receiving
ascription Of praise, it has been . Datnral
and therefore common custom that one OF
the religious festivals should be in honor
OF the return Of the season OF joyousness
and spring.
In many countries the worship OF the sun
itself, an tbs creative and preserving force
OF the universe. gave this festival IN espc.
cial peculiar Interest At the base OF oil
tho superficial observance Of the Ezypti,
aus lay the alteration Of the snn. and the
visible idols and obi j.cts OF worship were
but symbol and outward expression of
faith.
With the Assyrians also the suns great
power was held 10 love and fear, and one
Of their most sad observsnces. called fes,
tival Of wsiling. the women weeping for
Tammuz was held over tho departure Of
, he sun god on HE wintry journey after
tae summer solstice. With the PbDnicians
again. we're to be found many Of the same
observsnces; and the idea that the sun was
the source OF life and good fortune was .
common one throughout all hesthcndom.
something OF 1t shared even in the cold
aud dark regions OF the north.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-03-26

join the uoica. bn, - they continued 10
rspcl New yorhs agents ~i,h ~ much
siurtiness ~ ever. Gov. Clinton finally
gave up the unequal struggle. moved 90 to
do in par, By the dcsire 10 have another
Northern State in the union. Tor the s,rue
sls betweea North aud South bed already
begun Ia Congress ia the debate over the
iocs,ion Of the na,ion.l capital. The state
ment Is sometimes made thai Vermont
bousht ont the claims oi New York. This
is grossly uatrus The sum paid vas $50.
900. which Was given 10 New York in trust
10 bc distributed among citizens Of tha,
State who had los. moaey by the Vernon,
disturbances, OF course, the sun vas
wholly inadequate TO the purpose. II Was
probably regarded asa concession 10 New
York's piide rather than ~ . remuners.
tion for her losses or those of her citixens.
oa the 18th OF February. l7ol, Congress
passed the law which declared that Yer.
mont should, on the Ath OF March. be Cd.
mitted ''as new aud entire member Of
the Uoited States Of Amcrics." That wss
forty'two years after Bennirg Wentworth
issued the frst graat for New Hampsbire
township on the disputed land. and l27
years after the issue OF the Duke OF York's
charter whose careless wordings made oil
the trouble
The rapid settlement OF Vermont 10 fair,
" comparable TO that OF the Western
States and Territories 10 later days. In
relation TO New Epgland II WAS what Ohio
Michigan, Minnesota aud Dakota have
since been, the Ultima Thule OF civiliz
alton, the goal Of the turbulent aud unruly
as well "a the enterprising and industri
Gus, In 1850 the population might have
been few hundreds, 10 1850 there we're
25. 900 BY 1890 the number had
risen to IS, 425.b 1900 to l5i. 465, by 1910
to 2l7.s95, and by 1880 to $50 652 Since
thea the digging Of the Erie Csnsl and
the building OF the great trauscontinental
railroads have iurned the faces OF Eastern
emigrauts, VermoNt's sons and dsug hters
among the rest toward the further West.
The farmers Of Vermont support, though
in greater comfort small population than
hey did 10 1910. Her manu- featuring and
luarrying industries have grown eDor.
nously aud the wild streams OF the State
nave been Larnessed TO mill wheels. The
i,st State to join the Union is the one
u ost slowly growing iu wealth and popu'
stion, and a larger proportion OF people
porn within It's boundaries have left II
ban have gone from any other. Nearly
,alf Of the natives of Vermont nre living
10 other States and Territories where they
,aye acquired perhaps, more than the
i-ual degree Of Influence. Congress is
lever without liberal infusion OF Yer
men returned by Western
states.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-03-26

Fred's mamma had trained bin by tI'
ample and precept !, be courteous. aud be
seldom forget the lesson, even under very
trying circnm't.ncfs.
Onp at t,rnoon maiden sult who was
quite td.ltD Fred. came t, the house
while bis msmma was swsy sad insisted
on his rebesrsipg oil tbe new ver.es snd
songs he had Iesrned VI kindefgs,t.G
fince her lat visit.
He sent through bis repertoire pstiept'
~ until be Was tired. sod siill his sust de-
m suded snotber snd snother
Al isss Fred raid poli'ely, bat With con
VI le,.bis dfmne.s III 10 inst this Que
~ ~. Aunt Lacreti.. sd then looking
I, nelly At the click sm slrsid you'll
b.yn 10 90 II you don, vspt TO lose your
uAlti
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-03-26

The following story is told Of old
Father Taylor" He once wont from .
certain town. noted for its apathy In reli,
gious mattars to . conferences meeting,
where his brethren In the ministry were
computing notes as TO the condition Of
church work In each Others locality. Pre-.
sently some one asked Father Taylor how
the religious interest was in---
Oh. replied that gentleman, religion il
looking up iu---
This occssioped much surprise. ss such
. declaration seemed directly contrary TO
general reports.
How is that? WAS asked. IL there any
general awakening Of the churches.
No.
Any special interest on the part Of those
ontsi1e the ehafches2
No
Well. then, how do you explain your re
mark that roision Ia looking up in-----
Why. said Father Taylor. dryIy "reIi
gion is fiat on lis back In --. and has
to look up. il It looks any where.
The following is . new ous concerning
ihi, same eccentric character:
seeing in Lis audience st one time :
veil knowI clergy nsn Of the Baptist de
nomins,iou, Le lef, his pulpit, aud psssiog
dosp the si.ie 10 the pew where tue rev
erend gentleman was seated. invited hin
o occupy the pulpit siih himself .bd
"a Ike tue opening pfsye1 Tho visiiing
pr-.csef dseiiDsd, giving ss = reason tb.s
. UnitafiNn bad occupied ths pulpit the
Sunday tsfore. Father Taylor wss 10.
The man 10 sssie lime or words on such
mat.fiai. 30, hastily turn,ng shout. be
strobe Lurriedly back to the pulpit. and
on reaching 1t said. Let rs prsy--o
Lord, deliver Us from bispsv and bad
run then snosest ~tieL Is sofss; doI't.
Aassu
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-03-26

whispered 10 the other children 10 l,s
s'ill. becauss 30 bad 20 place ,ehidc in.
aor sn u any use 10 Try 10 climb : tree,
Tor the Californis lion viii climb like Get
30 70 sas the lion Auish bis meal on our
OK u srew very lisht. near sunrise. be,
lore hc took any notice OF us. where We
eat under the ox'cart Az sooa a. be ssv
~ be walked up very close, With curious
wondering expression on hi. face. aud
sent al' about the cart, looking us over,
aud making . purring sound. We sst close
aud had our arms about one another, but
20 did not say word. lie than came up
40 close that felt his breath on me, ard
dnslly be put his ncse sssinst my snlic.
had no stockings on. only homemade
shoes, and his nose felt very strange. and
made me expect to be eaten up At once.
But | thought il be,t to lie still aud net
CRY ont
After Whist seemed long time, the lion
vent back and lay down BY ibs dead OF.
about hundred feet dntsut. keeping bic
eye on US most OF the time. lie som.tim,
% walked around the OF thsn he wen, oii
= little way TO . sprins then be came back
aud walked around the cart At lAst he
lay down again by the OF. shut his eyes,
aud seemed asleep The sun was now
high. and we we're very hungry aud thir,
tty. but when We moved little to rest our
limbs the lion opened his syes and looked
very bad.
We lay there under the cart all tho
and antil sbouto the middle Of
The afternoon. aud the lion lay under tho
shade Of tree, watched us, ate some more
beef, and went /, the spring - often ~ he
chose. Then about three o'clock IN 1ther
lnd Jose, the peon. came down from tho
,oa.t way. and when they were on the
ridge, they ceuld look into The canon and
zee the whole situation at a glance, tho
ion, the dead cx. the cart aud the three
II us huddled together under II. Jose ran
forward an fired two shots, wonnding
he lion. but be got away 10 the rocks.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-03-26

Nahins Saved 80 the panic bit you
as,di lee. sy.rythiog gone sscept my
aouor s.ny. h.d 20 idea you were
such total wreck,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-03-26

An Annoy log Accident. sssso Il wsas
20 buy ooe ot those unbreskabie isnp
ehinu.ys you have advertised. Clerk -
sm very cory sir. bat We secideotaIly
got our whole stock smashed this sitter
noon.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-03-26

A Hard Student Cobbls - Hov sre
Jou getting on si.l yonr reading 81 the
hbraJi see you 70 sronud there every
ia, .. regular - clock sort. StoIe i
sm msking fair progress. but ] bssent
b..,D introduced 10 ber yet.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-12-31

Ezekiel Eads, who died in Greene county,
New York, in the spring Of 1885. was sure
ly "A fit subject for dime museum, even
though he never descended to that level.
Strictly speaking, Eads was in several re-
spects most remarkable creature. He
was born without ears, not even having
apertures where his ears should have been.
His deformity, sad as it was, may be said
to have been partly alleviated by the curl
GUS construction of the inner portion of his
head. which enabled him to hear common
conversation through his mouth.
When addressed he would instantly open
his mouth and readily give answers to in
terrogations put to him in an ordinary tone
of voice But Ezekiel's lack of ears was
not his only distinction. He had heavy
crop of black hair spotted with white, the
spots themselves being in the exact shape
Of human ears, feet, hands, etc. When he
was quite a small baby it was noticed that
bis black hair was interspersed with oddly
shaped spots of white, which, however, did
not take on their distinctive shapes until
after he had passed his fifteenth year.
When Mr.. Eads died he left one son. aged
forty-five, whose hair was as black as coal.
not a single gray hair being discernible,
and another son, thirteen years of age,
whose hair was as gray as that of a man of
seventy. Wheeling CIV. Va.) Register.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-12-31
The Arehbishop.s Retort.

Archbishop Ryan was dining will
George w. Childs the other day, y remarked
Philadelphia gentleman, and the usua
Philadelphia dinner party was present.
Wayne MacVeagh and the rest. The ex-at
torney general sat next TO the archbishop
During the evening the subject of railway
passes was brought up, very naturally
when the archbishop said that he had
never Travelled on a railroad pass in all his
life and had never been offered one. OF
course this singular statement attracted
the attention Of Colonel Mcclure, Clayton
McMichael, Wayne Mac Veagh and the rest
and caused a general smile of wonderment.
why, my dear archbishop said Mac
Veagh, you have missed one of the real
pleasures Of life. rs she is known in Phila-
delphia.
1.-the sensation OF travelling on pass
would certainly be new to me- said his
grace
I'm have TO see Mr.. George w. Boyd,
of the Pennsylvania road, about this, said
MacVeagh. and use my influence toward
having this oversight corrected.
REALLY, replied the archbishop, p
"'Oh. that's all right, interrupted Mac
Veagh. You can use your influence to get
me pass over the road you are supposed
to control in measure
"'Ah, my dear sir, retorted his rever
ence with a mock lugubrious look, 4 have
no control over or influence with the man.
ayers of any road you are likely to travelpn
New York Herald
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-12-31
Care Of Dresses.

1t is better to hang than to fold almost
has sufficient room, but If the room is linn
tied and the dresses crowded when hung.
then they should be folded, as anything is
better than the ''stringy" look which
dresses crowded together in small closet
or wardrobe soon acquire. If dress of
wooden material has any drapery, it will
be found to keep its freshness much longer
if the skirt is always bottom upward.
With a little practice and care this will
be easily done and the creases prevented
which come so quickly even in the best of
materials from the folds hanging always
the same way, both when in wear and when
not.
Never sit in n damp dress if it can be
avoided, for nothing so successfully creases
it. 1t should at once be taken off and hung
in good position to dry. Careful atten-
tion should always be paid to dress braids
and facings. If braid is replaced as soon
as it commences to wear the facing will in
many instances be saved.
A dress braid should always be put on
by hand and in most instances "rolled on"
If sewn on by machine more time is con-
sumed in ripping it off when it requires re-
placing than in both sewing on and rip
ping off braid sewn on by hand. If one
has to be much in the kitchen, wooden
dresses should not be worn there They
hold the odors and smoke and soon become
grimy and shabby. -Housekeepcr
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-12-31
considered His Ynnth.

Sir John Macdonald, who was premier
of Canada nearly all his political lifetime,
was noted for his art of saying things that
''tickled the town" No matter where he
went no matter how short the time that
he staid, he made on some matter of cur
rent gossip some genial joke that travelled
from lip to lip after he was gone.
In Toronto some years ago, a hale, rich
and merry old gentleman of eighty, long
an acquaintance of Sir John. became en-
gagged to'a very wealthy lady few years
his junior
Vixen the news got round" the town
talked of little else for week During
this time Sir John arrived. Going to his
political headquarters at the Albany club,
he found the newly engaged octogenarian
there facing the music"
Whats this hear, Mr. -s'' said John,
affectionately laying his hand on the 9TH
er's shoulder Then, in an indulgent tone
and with slight sigh, "Well, well, boys
will be boys. youths Companion
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-12-31

In the circuit court OF Hughes county at
its present term the question of the juris-
diction of the court over Nowlin county
came up on a demurrer to the indictment
In the case against one Matthieson for mt
iieiously shooting and killing steer in
that county in the spring while separating
the herds from the round up. The court,
Judge II. g. Fuller. supported the demur-
rer on the ground of the want of jurisdic
tion of his court
He cited that in territorial days Hughes
county was in the fifth judicial district,
and that Nowlin county was attached TO it
Tor judicial purposes: that by acceptance
Of the constitution under statehood Hughes
county became a part of the sixth judicial
circuit, and Nowlin a part Of the seventh
judicial circuit, and was attached to Mead
county for taxation purposes only, and
that it has not been attached to any county
for judicial purposes at all; that Nowlin
county is not organized, and therefore has
no legal resting place, either in the state or
in the United States. for judicial purposes.
and consequently his court had no jurisdic-
ti0n in the case.
The query arises, Where does Nowlin
county belongs 1t is very like our quon-
dam county. No Mans Land having neither
parent, government nor any attach
ments. If murder is committed in Now
lin county. by this decision, the murderer
cannot be arrested either by state ofiicf
or by United States officer, as neither has
the right to issue warrant, nor to arrest
on view or ON information; but it is be
lieyed that in such a case the privilege of
arrest would not be asked.-South Dakota
Cor. Minneapolis Journal.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-12-31

Among the Kaffirs, and in the west OF
Africa as well, plain ivory arm ring, in a
single piece, is in common use. Such are
easily made. The tusk Of the elephant is
hollow save near the small end. Toward
the larger end the ivory sheath is thin and
irregular, but it thickens and becomes
solid toward the tip All that is necessary
TO make arm bands is to remove the soft,
vascular inner part and then to cut the
ivory into cross sections, two or three inches
wide. The rings thus made vary. of course,
in size. After being cut they are carefully
polished.
With such rings the whole arm from
wrist to elbow is often covered Schwein-
furth describes pretty ornament of metal
rings-the dagobar--as in use among White
Nile tribes The individual rings are of
iron, and are narrow and neatly made
They are worn so closely together upon the
arm as to make a continuous metal sheath
ing. Very curious are the arm coils from
Bouka Bay, New Guinea, which consist Of
one spiral strip of bark.
Earrings are found in all times and
among almost every people. They range
in size. material and elegance from the
brilliant solitaire in gold setting. worn by
our ladies, to the bird skins worn in the
ears in New Zealand or the immense orna-
ments of shell with carved ivory inlaying
from New Guinea King Munza's sister
begged lead bullets from Schweinfurth
and hammered from them bright earrings
From New Zealand come very pretty ear
rings of green jade in the shape of sharks
eth.-Professor Frederick Starr in Popu-
lar Science Monthly
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-12-31

STATE OF VERMONT AT Probate court held
RANDOLPH DISTRICT IS sAt Chelsea in said
District. on The Il day II Dec AID. is9iJ NJ Whitney
aud ~. Hacketi administrators OF the estate Mary
+. iackeit iate OF Tanbridge IN said Dist, de-
ceased. presents his admir- account for examination
and allowance and makes application for decree oil
distribution and partition Of the estate OF said de-
ceased. Mhereupon IL Is ordered In
said Court that said anpcation be referred TO
sion thereofhed at the Probate Onice In said
Chelsea ON The 2st day OF Jan. A. ID. 1892 Tor
nearing and decision thereon. And
II Is fnrther ordered, HAT all persons interested
be noted hereof by publication OF notice of said APP
phcauon and order thereon three weeks snccessivey
70 Tire Herald and News, newspaper published al
Randolph and which clrculates in the neighborhood
Of those Interested before said time OF hearing that
they may appear At said time and place, and show
canse II any they may have why said account should
not be allowed. and such decree made.
Ry the Court,-Attest.
s5l WILLIAM II. NICHoLs. Judge