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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-08-11
Rapid Track Laying.


When it was proposed to bnild tho Cen
tral Pacific Railroad, oiv,l engineer o
twenty five years experience reported tha
the road could not be comI leted in twen
ty years, with oil the money OF the bsnl
Of England to back the enterprise. But i
was built, and completed seven years be
fore the expiration OF the time fixed by
Consres The act OF Congress allowed
the Central Pacific TO build its line east
ward until it l0et that OF the Union Pacif,
10.
Inssmuch o. every mile OF road brought
with it subsidy 10 bonds and land from
the United States. there was race between
the two roads. As the tracks neared each
other. the pace became rapid. The Union
Company laid little over fonr miles In
one day. Soln aiterward the Central Com,
psny six miles 10 day. The Union Com.
pany excelled thut feat by laying eight
miles,
Mr.. Cbsrles Crocker, who WAS pushing
forward the Central, said: Wen take off
our coats and beat them; but We won't try
it until we are so close that they won't
have chance TO get back st us. When
the Central approached within fourteen
miles OF the Union, the 6nal struggle bel
gan.
We are going to lay ten miles Of track
10 one day; yon can make up your mind to
that said Mr.. Crocker TO his foreman. who
had expressed doubts Of the possibility of
utnlD'"s ..-e. ----o'
/ have been thinking the matter over
for fortnight, and know what am
about. Each trsinload will contain mater,
isls enough for two miles. As soon rs one
train has dropped its load. forward the
rails as fast ss the men can carry them.
Then bring up and unload another train.
Have your men in readiness for spiking.
Let the first man drive 10 only on particu
lar spike, and pass on from one rail to anol
,her, let the man who follows him drive in
the second spike on the same rail, and so
on. See that you have enough spikes on
hand, so that no man stops for IN instant
or passes another man. Then let the
strsigbtsners follow, and see that they cd.
vance without stop or hitch. Close on
their heels, bot not SO close % to interfere,
bring forward the Jewellers sud fllers
Mr.. Bancroft. who des iribes the scene
in Chronicles OF the Builders. quotes an |
eyewitness. q general officer.
II was. said he, 80 il an army had msrsh
ed over the ground and left behind IL
railroad finished. II was laid ss fast as
my horse could walk.
Ten miles, aud one hundred and eighty
Eve feet additional was laid In thst day
Of days in the history Of track laying.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-08-11
Anima, De s,issry.

Electricity has become remsrksoie aa'
iauct 10 the outfit OF the modern dept'sh
sod its many applications are freely fe'o''
ted 10 10 the ttestmert Of human pa'iei"
|, is NJ, every dentist. however. on whom
tbe task devolves 81 illuminating the 90
yerpous mouth Of an elephant IN the DIS
charge OF his professional duties A large
show was on exhibition in town 10 Mieh'
rsn. but the showmsn's elephant, when
vas . to er Of strength to the perior
m moe, was 50 denly seized with The
,oothsche, and the whole caravan WAS ae'
'. --a te~sa that the trouble
l)csl practitioners fancied thelob OF filing
the cavity, and the proprietor teleeraphed
to New York dentist. The New Yorker
went on by the first train and tackled the
case 10 avery practical and businesslike
way. First chlorliorming the elephant,
he brsced open the bruie's mouth with
two crossed hickory site q, and from these
be suspended an electric lamp. This gave
light that enabled the filing OF the tooth
to be satisfactorily and easily accomplish
ed, aud 10 an hours time the dentist, with
fat fee In bis pocket, was on bis way
back to New York.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-08-11
His only attempt a. Humor.

When Colonel Bill Hckin Was much
younger man than he is now be lived in
Little town, on the Hannibal and st. Joe
road. Just outside Of the town was high
bill and . steep grade. up which trains
had great difficulty in making their way.
Bill and come his companions decided
that they were to have some fun with
| the railroad company. and procuring lot
OF grease and soap smeared it on the rails
on this grade. Soon passenger train
with G. Fl. Bosrdman, formerly Of this city
but now . travelling patsepger agent OF
the Burlington, in charge came thunder
ing alone. When the wheels struck that
CREASED track they spun around like light.
ming, but the train would not bulge an
inch aud even the sand would not hold it.
The train was backed down the track and
start,d up again, but it could not get over
that grease, and after several unsuccessful
attempts the train WAS sidetracked and 3
gang Of section men cleared off the rails.
OF course this was oil fun Tor Hicklin
and his friends, and they would get of by
themselves aud laugh reel loud about it;
bnt the next day young man came to the
town Distributing hsndbills on which was
printed in cold black letters and signed
by the superintendent OF the road the an
nOunCemenG InuI luu ipI'lv., OouipsuJ
would pay $500 reward fer the arrest and
conviction Of the person who had creased
the track. Right then and there Hicklin
ceased to be humorest. In early twilight
he stole ont CT town and did not return
for two years. by which time the incident
Was forgotten.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-08-11

tho deck, and shot on, into The ses hy sn
opposite por, hole.
No, one Of them could stand on bis 'se''
and a. pirates are generally snpsrs'i'ioo''
an iaes sieksd them that toe ship YES pos
ses.ed Of the devil They hurried bsck
into ,he,, oxn weasel, cast loose. aud Gap
tain Dsvi. 40, safely Into port With the ea
peuse Of iew pounds Of butter.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-08-11
fitsu asi.pstsod .

Shortly ait'r the sttempt 10 bios up
Russell SAGE. 9 well dressed msn. With his
ha tilted back on bis rBfi.d hair sod 40
excited look 10 his eyes. entered New
York sr' store snd st,lked up n the oopn'
tu. bshind which .svfra eirk ~rs
standing The man slapped bis bsnd in.
pers,ivtly oa the canntsr wsnt quar-
ter 'y's million. be cried. snd | vsot Il,
quick The clerks turned pale and stared
a, the stranger A porter lid quietly 10
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-08-11

TIE men bad tFed Ios.
Before hong they disappeared ron '"A.
agency. Their educsiion had DOT osen 0'
the sor, 10 make them pesceable and 10
du.,rious. Very likely they hsve been
asltias Uncle Sam since. But l co"'un
hur, hair o. tier heads. - io'dhs oo'A
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-08-11
Gao0E4's SMyp
CAN CURE THE 0lD, DYSpEpTlC
SOLDIER.

GHsTLEMEst
] Am an old soldier, and have been
tronbie1 wtth my stomach ever since I
came back from the army Ny trouble was
ieAdarhs, Distress after eating, Sour
stomach. Heartburn, Heating Spells,
And Dfasinesst unable TO sleep nights.
Some days would have good appetite and
would eat heartily; but few minutes after
! would wish that had not eaten anything.
u would cause me such distress. Such was
lie day and night until ] used Grodsr's
Botanie Dyspepsia syrup. You can all
see from my photograph and from my state
ment that enjoy good health. | can now
work every day, and ] recommend this
Syrup 10 everybody, but particularly to my
old comrades, as know that thousands
are suffering just a. was
Yours respectfully,
CHARLEs KNOX,
Oakland. Maine.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-08-11
Followed Instructions

la laying down rules ior tbs young. one
hes 10 bs very careful OF taey will be taken
TOO li,.r,lIy. A case Of this kind occurred
eoen'ls ~iia rssal, tbst pat the pareot
decidedly out Of cont tsnspce.
JebBnie. SAID bis mother. ~hst did you
mean b mskipg me call you oVsr aud
ysf sgsia. when you heard me the 6ra
lmf7
Nay, ma, vas the stage ring fspiy. you
lssys told me Dsssr 10 interrupt you.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-08-11
TO PROVE GSE GSE mzD1dIrR. nA5Hh T.

ON and after October ], 1891, we give every
person selling our medicine the privilege Of
selling six bottles for $500, and guarantee
that la case it does you no good you can
receive your money back. Read guaranty
with every bottle. We claim 20 cure Dys-
pepsia, Headache, Sour Stomach, Heartburn,
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ny Of the Appetite, Pleurisy Pains, Bloat,
Wind ON the Stomach, Hacking Cough, and
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cause IL is Relaxing. Purifying. Soothing,
and hsaiing. II In compounded from the
purest roots and herbs, free from Alcohol
or Morphla- IL Is harmless to the smallest
child children like 1t, and 1t il far superior
10 Castor OH and all other preparations
Call for Groder's Botanic Dyspepsia
syrup, None genuine unless bearing our
Trademarks. the Beaver.
the GR0DER DYSPEPSIA CURE COMPANY,
wATERvILLE, MAINE.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-08-11

Young wife (.l m,doishg " he spl
S.Ae upi iiusb,ad Bbst Is it. dear
robbessf Young wife Mercy. ncl You
ssksd me at supper Nbat silsd The eske
II iust happened % eoms 70 me ihis aiai
ate forgot 10 pat aay sag.f 10 T..
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-20
TO NOTE PROGRESS.
Over TOO Statesmen Will View
the Fair Site.
AN EXCURSION FROM WASHINGTON.

The Western Metropolis Hangs Out Its
Latchkey to About 500 Visitors, IncIud-
ing Senators, Representatives. Diplo-
mats and Journalists, with a Large En-
bellishment of the Fair Sex-Notes en-
the Progress Made at the Worlds Fair
Grounds-The Battleship.
CHICAGO. Feb. % "A dispatch from
Washington yesterday announced the de-
parture by four special trains of over 80
congressman, diplomats and newspaper
men. accompanied by large number of
ladies, to visit the fair site in this city and
take note of the progress made. The COM
pany includes nearly hundred members
of the national house of representatives,
more than a dozen members of the United
states senate and between thirty and forty
Washington correspondents Of leading
newspapers. Representative Durborow.
chairman of the Worlds fair committee of
the house; Adlai L. Ewing, chairman Of
the Chicago citizens committee, and
Messrs. Newberry, McGann and Taylor
the other Chicago members of the house,
have worked earnestly and hard to make
the excursion a creditable one, and their
success must prove gratifying.
a Humorist Who Got Left.
Humorous John Allen. of Mississippi.
whose witty speeches in the house and
after-dinner talks have made him famous,
was prevented from coming at the last mo-
ment by the sudden and serious illness of
his wife. Mr. Washington. Of Tennessee,
was also detained by the unexpected an.
nOuncement that his committee would
L
scented by witnesses VINO had come all the
way from Utah. Rather curious and
somewhat annoying feature of the excur-
sion were the opportunities made by per-
sons who had not been invited, but who
were anxious to take the trip to the
Worlds fair city. Possibly there were a
couple of hundred of these, and they be-
sieged the Chicago congressman. Chair
man Ewing and Others having in charge
the arrangements until life for these gem
men became really burdensome.
VIII BE in Chicago Today.
The train win make the trip to Chicago
in just twenty-four hours and twenty five
minutes, provided it runs on the schedule
time arranged for it. The first section will
reach Chicago at 3:2j in this afJernoo !.
The last one is expected TO get into CHI
cage at $50. That will give the VISITORS
ample time to reach the hotels to which
they have been assigned and prepare for
the evening reception and other entertain
meuts that have been arranged
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-20

ct was trying TO Tide Iwo horses III uIne--
ent directions To satisfy the Radicals he
introdu ced bill which gives the state
authority over church associations that is
resented by the church party, and to sat
isfy the latter be didn't intend to push the
bill to a yots. The Radicals demanded
straight goods" and in the division of
vote of confidence De Freycinet got neither
the Radical nor the church vote.
Accepted Their designations.
President Carnot accepted the resigna-
sions of the ministers yesterday. He had
long conference with De Freycinet before
concluding upon acceptance, and the pre-
mier told the president that his action
could not be recalled, and that the course
Of the chamber left no choice between dis
honor and resignation. After the defeat
OF the IN nistry Thursday there was re-
markable scene in the chamber. At first
the majority was as thunde-struck as the
minority. They had hardly expected to
overthrow the ministry by such an extra
ordinary vote.
'Old Regime" People Wake Up.
The followers of the old regime, who
had sat in calm hauteur day after day
watching the onward sweep of the current
beyond their control, suddenly awoke to a
sense Of the result They threw aside dig
nifty and began embracing. and some even
kissing each other Stately mobiles, from
remote parts of France where loyalty to
the church and royal house Is born in the
people, forgot their reserve and danced
about like dervishes in their delight at
the defeat Of the ministry. The minority.
on the o her side answered the shouts
with wells and excavations
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-20
AN APPEAL TO THE ELECTORS.
Balfour Thinks it should Not be Longer
Deferred.

Balfour Thinks it should Not be Longer
Deferred.
1t is said that Balfour was strongly at
fected by the manner in which his speech
on the bill was received and that he after
wards conferred with leading Tories in
his private room at the house of commons.
Some Of the utterances at this conference
have leaked out. Balfour, it appears,
pointed out that it was not only useless
but dangerous to defer any longer an
appeal to the electors and that every DAY
the session was prolonged increased the
difficulties of the situation. He said that.
as a measure for the Cancellation of Ire
land, the local government bill was evil
IDENTIFY failure and that the issue would
have to be fought out distinctly on the
question of parliamentary home rule
These sentiments met with general ap-
prevail.
The question viii probably come M at a
cabinet meeting to be held today, when. il
is thought by many, the government may
decide to dissolve. If the session is pro-
longed the government will have to face
on March the dangerous issue OF Welsh
disestablishment. 1t is known that many
of the Liberal Unionist adherents of the
ministry are in favor of disestablishment
\
a strong point of the question in the com
ing general election, while it is at the
same time a subject that the Tories are
anxious to avoid for fear of alternating the
Nonconformists who support the anti
home rule programme.
Defended by The Times.
The London Times declares that Balfour
has displayed a complete mastery of de-
tails of very complicated and technical
subject. The safeguards proposed would
probably never interfere with the free &C
ton of the councils. The trial clause is
really nothing particularly new. There is a
check similar in the Irish poor law The fac
titious rage into which the Gladstonians
and the Irish members worked themselves
is really amusing. We doubt whether
they will be able to stir up the English and
Scotch electors by relating the wrongs of
judicially deposed county councillors"
Other Editorial Opinions.
The Daily News says nothing more ex-
traordinary. than this bill was ever sub
mitted to parliament. Balfour's strongest
enemies never imagined that he could
have devised so thoroughly bad and hope
less measure. The Chronicle thinks the
bill an honest attempt but that it fails to
please anybody. 1t Is good so far as it
goes, but it does not go far enough. The
Pail Mall Gazette hopes, for Balfour's
lake, that the rumor he opposed it is true.
The contents, it says, are stupid 1t goes
without saying that all the Irish home
rule papers oppose and deride the bill.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-20
FOREIGN POLITICS.
England on the Eve ola General
Election.
BALFOURS IRISH BILL A FAILURE.

Doesn't Seem to Satisfy Any body and the
Tory Leader Appreciates the Fact-He
Urges an Appeal to the People on the
Home Rule Issue-The French Premier
Given a FaI because He ''StraddIed''-
New Cabinet Wanted-The Deacon
Tragedy.
LONDON, Feb. G3-The Irish local govern
ment bill, which the Conservatives prom
ised as one of the measures to be pro-
posed at this session of parliament, was
read for the first time Thursday night
amid derisive cheers and laughter of the
GladstOnians and home rulers, who later
in expressing their views seemed hardly
able to find words of sufficient force TO
properly represent the scOrn they felt for
the bill 1t was in their opinion worse
than no bin. The Conservatives fire.
suently cheered the bill, but their enthu-
siasm was no match for the bowls of
derision with which it was received by the
opposition.
1t SHIFTS the Standard.
The portions of the bill that raised the
loudest storm of objections are those
which provide safeguards against corrup-
NAOAs oaAN " MAJ "toAN OS CAllctl ia <ALlCTltfA
boodlery. This, the Irish and Gladstone
members considered an insult to the
Irish people. But while some OF the Liber-
ais profess to believe that the bill was in
troduced to be abandoned and Others
think it might pass a second reading. but
could never get through the committee,
the Standard stoutly declares that the
government will proceed with it and will
have the support of the Liberal Unionists.
There may be some differences as to de
tails, but the main features of the bill are
approved by all Unionists. The Standard
says: The measure carries out those
conceptions Of policy which have always
found favor in the Unionist party
The Telegraph Doesn't Like 1t.
The Telegraph remarks that those who
would fam have supported the bill found
nothing TO say in its defense The bill IS
in no sense fulfllment of the govern
ment's pledges. The ground plan of the
measure is good, but the Safeguarding
clauses are open to more or less objection,
and one is provocative of positive ridicule.
The government cannot that deny they have
Offered Ireland something signally inferior
to that given to the rest of the Kingdom.
If she deserves nothing better, they were
wrong in introducing the bill and cannot
escape the obvious dilemma in which they
have placed themselves. 1t is now for the
government to consider whether or not 1t
is better to drop than to try TO amend the
bill
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-20
Dea con Tells His story.

CANNES. France, Eco 30.-The examin-
alton of Mr.. Deacon for the killing of NJ
Abeille took place yesterday. Deacon adj
mitted the killing, saying that he found
the man hiding behind chair in his (Dea-
cons wife's room, where he had gone and
broken in on The suspicion that there was
something wrong. The hotel clerk was
with him at the time. Mrs. Deacon ad-
mitted the ia +. The judge. although Of
fered any amount Of bail, declined to grant
it at once, bu, said he would consider the
question
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-20
MIGHTY COSTLY SYMPATHY.
A Litile Isey Warns IA Calf at a Cost of
= -"- ~ -. e--s-ssf con

SPRINGFIELD, O., Feb. 2n-Roy Fatzin-
ger, aged 5years, living with his parents
four miles cas- OF the city, is the hero of a
little story which costs $1.2u0. Roy went
put INTO the harm Saturday morning and
the first thing that attracted his attention
was little 2-day-old calf standing up in
stall and shivering in the most pitiable
manner. The little fellow became sympa-
thetic at once and slyly went to the house
and secured so ne matches. He gathered
mp some straw and other light material
and had fire in the stall in short order
The flames spread rapidly and the barn
was soon In ashes. The flames commune
Gated to and burned several sheds and a
horse and COW, in addition TO the calf, were
roasted to death
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-20
IS, -ike" at Cripple Creek.

DENVER, Colo, Feb. ga special to
The Times from Cripple Creek, Colo, says:
Another wonderful strike was made here
at noon yesterday. The strike is wonder
fully rich. An assay from the face Of the
vein showed 500 to the ton. The fire.
quent strikes at his camp are causing great
excitement throughout the region.
Another CoIored Pugilisic Phenomenon.
Los ANGELES, Cal, Feb. 2o-George La
Blanche, THE Marine" who gained fame
by knocking out Jack Dempsey, was him
self knocked out in the third round by a
rs pound negro named Child Thursday
night. LaBlaDche agreed 10 stop all
corners in four rounds. Child responded
and hoored the marine twice in the first
round. In the third round the marine
went down four times and was finally
dragged from the ring unconscious.
9 Z e. 1870 - -
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-20
PROGRESS ON THE GROUNDS.
An Average Weeks Work Done-Descrip-
ton of the Rattle,hip.


tion OF the Battleship.
The amount of material placed and la
Dor done 1t jackson park last week was
mp to the average since work began. Close
to 100000 feet of lumber and 3oO,o00
pounds of structural iron work Were
placed. The force of men employed aver
aged 4.lU0 The showing of lumber placed
l. good, from the fact that the carpentry
work Is specifically finished on the wom-
ans, mines, transportation, horticulture
fisheries and forestry buildings Heavy
carpentry work is still being done on the
Illinois state, government. manufactures,
electricity and machinery buildings
The Leviathan of the Fair.
Six of the eight pavilions on the manu-
features building are in course of con
struCtion. These pavilions are good
SIZED buildings in themselves, while being
only architectural incidents to the leyia-
than of tie fair The four center paviliors
are ~ by ~ feet in dimension and are -
feet high. Divided into floors. like the
downtown CfIice buildings, they would
average nine stories high. They contain
$4,000 feet of lumber each. The four
corner IaviliOns are 40 feet square, % high
and codtains 81. 600 feet of lumber each.
Ready for "A Reception.
The woman's building will be Thoroughly
Cleaned and dried out for the reception Of
congressman on Monday All classes of
work are in progress on the mines build
ing. The force includes glaciers, roofers,
fathers, plasterers, painters and staff set
tiers. The skylight window sash settlers
are well along with their work Staff IL
are still al work on the east side OF the build
ing and scaffolding is being erected for the
covering work Oh the main entrance or
golden door.
The BattIeship Illinois.
Within a few weeks the naked timbers
of the battleship II iuois viii be covered
with a heavy coating of cement. Then
the st 'ucture will look like a genuine
man-of-war. II Is an actual model of a
modern battle ship, such as cost s., 0o0 600.
The Illinois will cost $l00,00O, and when il
Is finished the entire naval exhibit of the
United States will be put in it. The ship
i 3+S feet long. The width amidship j.
60 feet and inches. Piling driven in the
lake supports the structure. which is made
of brick and timbers.
VIII BE Fully Armed and Manned.
The circular tops, as receptacles for
sharpShooters, are now being built on the
upper deck. Cement models of rapid
firing guns viii be placed in these tops
The ms n-of-war will also carry four 10
inch breech-loading 'rifie cannon, eight
inch breach-loading cannon, four
6-inch cannon and twenty 6-pound rapid
fire guns. Numerous torpedo tubes, Cat
ling guns and other implements Of war
fare will be mounted as. in genuine man
of-war. During the exposition 100 men
will De detailed to duty on the Illinois,
They viii give daily exhibitions of life At