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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-11-17

90 and he had 10 get h,r bcme snd 90 b
told hs vile TO 20 over and tell HE ehoi
10 sing The Year q, Jobilee IA Cone sn'
he'd get there ~ econ ~ he coaid. Nei
she vent over sud Chcl msfcvd Brred taust
up bis old bass vol sad bis is,he' ib'
deacon. be tuned mp bic hddls aud Jo'
Davis. be played second Addle. Whci
they'd oil got seated and tbe choir ss'
Jet singing right smsrt. Eldu follsnsbes
walked in and mp the pulpit Just - be
got on 10 the pulpit stairs 0ephss Parker
snissercd righ, out Thought hes lafiin
=. the couple up 10 front, they looked 30
scsit like. bat whom tbe minister faced
round, land sskesl folks stared q second
and then they Uttered aud then thsy lsiied
and the n,bing man vent up to the psrsoo
snd whispered 10 him snd be vent down
the pulpi, stairs snd is,o the vesiry aud
then home.
He vss a sight 10 behold He was black
~ darksys woo' HE bands and his face
and even his poke. handkerchief vas .
black az = mop rag. I've heard tell OF
parsons hair grown white eli at onoe but
the psrson be turned black.
Somehow be didn't get the directions
right sud be used logwood nuf 10 color
forty pair o. pants and be didn't get the
color set snd being in bury, he hadn't
looked in the glass when he aied up. for
he bad on his Sunday dickey and stock
aud Jest changed bis pants aud as for
brushing bis hair. he was bald headed.
Well. be come back after q while; the
choir sung hymns I'LL be did, but TO tell |
the truth be looked pretty streaked oil
round.
His wife worried over it so't she was
than ever for day or two. The
best OF was that the church folks got to-
getber and fore Thanksgiving they made
the psrson present OF u whole new suit
81 clothes and my sister, Dor.hy, helped
make EN-. I've forgot now who st.rted
be scheme but sbsnt iorgit to my dyiD'
lay how lsfied 10 meeip,.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-11-17
A truly Great ns".

Apropos OF the appointment Of the Rob,
ert Smslis 10 be collector 81 the port OF
Beaufort. y. o., the following story 10 t)id.
Two negroes we're q 'hing eff The dock at
Beaufort
Tell you. sid tbs younger one, Bob
Smaiis preaieat mBn in die lin
Oh. no. ssid the olber not the eraateft
maa. He smart ma1, dough.
Tell you be er r,aies mao. replied ihe
first speaker First be ran ou, ds . auter
dian he2
Yeah.
Den bs vas made e.p'h1
] didn't i'ink o. that,
D.n he ran fcr sheriff. DO hef
! ri us, done forgot that. Yes be rnn
or shriff
Dso be rin tor lssis'strY
Y~sh.
Dsn Gnb'Der Scott mehk i'm briysdier
gipiH
iooe forgot dsi too.
ID "a he rnn Ter de NswDit u States coni
g,--s i-f 10 ss, cross Jagged % task pnli'
le ND GioJ Grant
Fatyoi all dst. claf. lie big fD.h1. 1.snh,
no. bs sin't biggsr'n GsSd.
Nov. s.ij the tfa sppsk,r, snusshs.
1aapia..ed. but slosly. bot Bob susils.
ns yonng msnie
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-11-17
me Natat.li.,. Loss.

A naturalist who IL both an srdspt stu .
dent in his branch OF seionca aud absent.
mind ed to adeRree which keeps his fa.ui.
ly on he alert. recently colelrited his si.
yer weddipg, Many guests were invited
Tor the OCCASION, aud the houso was made
ready for the reception Of the ct mpany,
Just US the iirst gnesls arrived one Of tho
daughters wac sel to summon the father
who had not come from bis study, Care
had been taken hat ho should dress in
time. 80 he was already, aud at the eum
mons OF the dang ters be came into tho
perlor When they reached the room tho
daughter noticed that her father carried
10 bis hand = small wooden box, aud as he
shook hands with the nearest guest she
saw him drop II. he cover rolled Of. but
the boz was apparently empty The net
nrnlist. boweytr uttered cry OF dismay,
aud instantly went down on hi hands and
knees In an attempt 10 gather up some,
thing. Have You spilled anything. fAtter
she asked. Spilled snytbingl he echoed,
in evident indignation at her calm tone. /
have lost iifty heas that have Just receiy'
cd from Egypt The effect OF this intelli'
gence on the family was nothing in CONF
parison TO the effect II had before evening
waa over; and the only thing the naturalist
said to his friends in answer to their con.
grstulstions upon bis married ii' no his
daughters declared ni'er sll wss over, was
to ask thst il they carried away any OF bis
Esypiisn hess they would return the ip
sects TO him.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-11-17
In n JbieCs Eye.

The eye always indicates the character
Of the man. This ID particularly trua o
thieves. for the expert detective can tell
10 almost every Gaze whether or not man
is tbief by simply looking him sqn.rsly
in the eye. A well known Allegheny de.
tective. la spsaking Of this matt Z to q
plttsburg Pf'ss rep)itr the other day,
,sii.
Yes. eau pick thief ont every time
cant tell ynu what II is that gives the
man away f4eep. that II is the expression
of tbs eye. 10 the first place there ere
lev thieve. that will look you squars,y 10
the eye ualrss th y are obliged to do so.
They will .goid your glance ss long ~
~ Gao aud even when tbey DO lace you
gsz, ttistiIy at you 1t j, always with
th4 same expression. .AlibonSh their eyes
n,, be vide open and the gszs sppsr
,ly steady. you will see. II you look
slosriy .,hnt there is something away back
bHt"hSo s"s S"o"' by'hs W e'~'" y""f >
i.ys picked ont Numbers Of thieves b.
he little dod giag movement. Insver -.
,tiif who vas free from IT,
Es rgboiy has IN thst m,o sh' rs,
,lutely refuses " iau,t = steady gzt fH
a0rs th.p Il rec or four srcond, .t TIN"
IL l. eot fsr sgsAy ib,t all tueh -rsols .
ar dishonest 10 mspy ca.es the pecaii
.riiy is direct result Of blshiuioess.
A litils close obsefvaiioa Sill enable tbr
observer 10 pat psrfons 10 tbe eIsss 10
sbieh they beioug. The man whose eye
% slmoaa shaped !, sltn p-t sl~.ys distoa'
.st ii heart. II %. ii overt act. The
eyes of soas Of the mosi notoriou'
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-11-17
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had Luck.

Taking Of bad luck, said Julius Cbown
1t the Lindell. fomindsl me Of . mar
2nce knew in Iowa. who couli have given
Job himself poiutsrs 10 the msitsr OF mis-
foitnnes. We call him Uslimity Miller.
He was bsperous merchant at Comanl
che, had model y 10 and the handsomst [
daughter between the Mississippi aud the
Big Muddy. Jnez Miller was the recog
nized beauty OF the State. Comanche was
visited by scyolone. aud Millers store
was torn to pieces aud his goods scattered
to the four winds. His residence was to
tally destroyed, and he was crippled for
life by falling chimney. Bsfors the cy
clone Miller vas moderately wealthy
man. 10 10 minutes he was pauper and
cripple. Shortly after that he WAS struck
by lightning and partly paralyz,d. His
wife sud daughter went 10 stay with relsi
tives at Galesburs. Ill. snd vera drowned
BY the capsizing oia boat. That winter
Miller frczs TO death. Calamity has been
synonym 10 EIst,ru Iowa for the tou ,h
est kind OF tongh luck.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-11-17
VOLUME %.

Thieves Ia the country are oi lhi. pattern
aud the erpressies sivsa tho i.ea hy thu.
SORT OF eye u very .intine
Another eh,tsc,stht,e ai-ls eyc /. one
shese lover lil Is slfaish, shit the crrst
one Is less srshsj, The straight loses IA
"atsa,s noticeable, ho.s,er. tho efrc,
oe'as very euanius and io,l,lc rapr.'
sion Detectives usually have very neiic,
csble, eyes. keen snd clear. although oue
OF the beat tbiei usk,r. that The writer has
ever ktosn has big h,osu oyrs ss inpn'
oent 10 expression |. are those ~ frank
and honest .cboolboy Tits is hs ndun
a. expression. bu, vhen he becomes inter,
es'ed 10 anything bis lids clcSe and hi.
gszi is a. penetrating /. that Of 40 eagle.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-11-17
The Gsrtnaa N Horse shoe.

The Germans are using new style OF
horseshoe. Instead Of tho hotsesboe he.
ing simply scurved piece Of i'on. part Is
made OF rope. The shoe IL mslleable
IRON. and on the bottom 10 deep groove
tightly fts the new fe.tprs OF the shoe "A
piece Of tnred rope. The rope is sbout
three qusrhr Of an inch thick. The
strands are firmly twisted. ana the spplioai
ton OF tar makes the bit OF hssser tough
and durable, yet soft enough TO siIord the
borse ar lief unknown with the ordinary
shoe Tie shoe l. fastened TO the hooi by
four nails driven t1r0ngh The rope on
teach side. The tarred rope resting on
the ground s.a ss II makes the shoe much
lighter aud inf f1iiely more comfortable
than the solid iron, ITS advantage Is resdi
ly apparent. The new inveuiion increas
es the horses pulling power and saves the
hoofs deal Of hard wear which cannot
but result from the iron shoe pounding
the rongh payements
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-11-17

extent, restricted IN sny ~sy. or prohibited
entirely, aud thai the saloon keeper has
90 rccourss. Ths stats may do A. /, ohoo.
.es With the ssloonA nd the latter hss no
remedy ini edersi lsw. /, ms subject tor
the slate , deal With. not the nation.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-11-17

They bad bsen disens-irg the pro
nnneistion of oleomrgsine, snd
insiiy sgrsed 10 iesys !, 10 the wsibr.
bu. be he Iged. snre. said BIO ! bsss
o proDoupce n batter or loose my Ib.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-07-08

"'The wind blew through his whisk6Ses
Is an expression whose origin my town cai-
iustly claim, said Arson Talbot, Of ST.
Joseph, No ut happened this way; Ten
or twelve years ago maniac escaped from
the state lunatic asylum near st. Joseph
in the night, and the early risers the next
morning were startled by the presence of a
man on the roof Of the Tootle Opera house,
one Of the tallest buildings in the city.
Before the day was far spent he was iden-
titled as an inmate Of the lunatic asylum,
and the officers Of that institution, to-
gether with a squad of police, soon set
about to induce the maniac to come down
from the roof
every harmless device known was ex-
erted to get the man down, and finally the
officers realized that they would have to 90
up. OverpOwer him and bring him down.
There was only one opening to the roof,
and the lunatic stationed himself there
and kept the officers back by pelting every
head with big club as it was pOked
through the hole At last three men
gained the roof, and after "a terrific strug-
gle that was witnessed By thousands OF
excited people who blocked the streets
the lunatic was bound hand and foot and
brought to the ground.
"When he cooled off somewhat from the
tussle with his captors, the man gave as
his reason for going to the roof that his
whiskers being so thick he had gone up
there to let the wind blow them and cool
his face. The local papers wrote the af-
fair up in elaborate style and accounts of
Il were telegraphed all over the country.
The headlines made the most Of the Incl
dent, and in the blacklist type announced
that The Wind Blew Through His
w hiskers- The expression was so catchy
mat II ile# all over the country like Wild
lre, a9sf that is the way il originated. -
St, luis Globe-DemOcrat
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-07-08


Inc go aha. BIS are chiefly remarkable for
the iaet ln' they build nests Ike birds.
AT tne DLSs ing season they pair off. each
corpie 30; ting spot among water plants
ana l IoIi.: TX nearly spherical nest, com
posed VI leculiar kind Of 1oatinq weed
which grows in tufts on the Surface Of the
ponds and plaetered with mud. The nest
IS usually aboue six inches in diameter, It's
construction osycupying the fish for Ave or
six days. Where they are propa0ated their
task Is made easier by placing in the water
branches f5f bamboo, to which punches of
the grass referred to are attached. The
gour9fnis take this grass and with Il make
theN nest in the submerged branches OF
bahnbOO. When it is finished the female
deposits her eggs in It to the number of
from 500 to 1000,
While the eggs are undergoing the pro
cess Of liquidation the pareHfs guard the
nest watchfully, rushing liercely at any in
truder, and this care for the safety Of their
young is continued after the latter are
Matched. During infancy the young ones
find refuge in the nest from a thousand
dangers which would otherwise threaten
them. and the grass composing the nest
furnishes them with their earliest food.
When they are few days old the small
fry begin TO make short excursions from the
nest, always in charge Of their parents and
swimming together IN a shoal This is
continued until they are able to look out
for themselves Washington Star
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-07-08


Strange that our strong minded hus-
bands and brothers have worn studs so
long and found them so superior to but
tons, and we women have congratulated
ourselves upon having no longer the I'M
pleasant duty Of sewing theirs on. and yet,
have not generally learned to use them
upon our own clothingl I have found the
small, mother Of pearl, &-inch size studs
labor saving medium and very satisfao-
tory. The two buttonholes in each place
instead Of one being accomplished in the
new garment, and there Is no more annoy
ance on the score Of fastenings Corset
covers and night dresses need hardly be
looked at when they come In from the
wash; buttonholes do not show wear until
the garment is very old; but those dread
full little three cOrnered holes that the but
ton will make, under the influence Of z
pound iron and a strong right arm, are
most depressing and hard to mend neatly
Get, then, the studs, and having piece
OF narrow baby" ribbon or tape, sew the
studs down the side Of it, allowing a little
more distance between each on the ribbon
than there is between the holes in the gar
ment; put them in the clean garment from
the wrong side, and the ribbon does net
show, but Is a sure guard against dropping
single one, which, il we believe said
brothers and husbands, is sure to roll
under the bureau or to some unget-at-able
place, to the utter subversion of morals
and good temper-GOOd Housekeeping.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-07-08

When you have learned to take a man
by contraries you have learned the most
important lesson in the management OF
men, If man Is inclined to be rough and
harsh, used to ordering men about-per-
haps accustomed to scowl and growl-just
you be rs timid and as easily frightened as
a baby. Let your Lip tremble and your
eyes fill and say. George, don't, don't
speak like thatr but do it to please, not to
irritGte him. Be frightened If he scowls;
be ready to run if he growls. These big
ugly fellows are the tenderest hearted men
in the world, but you must get at the ten
derness in them or you will find yourself
bullied about. and no woman can stand
that.
If a man is dictat0rial, be as gentle and
yielding as you can learn 10 make yourself.
Don't pretend you know, but really yield.
Sink your own opinions, but have a great
respect for the truth. These dictatorial
fellows are usually dictatorial because
they have genuine confidence in their own
opinions. They will more willingly admit
to themselves that they are wrong than
that you are right. It is che easiest thing
in the world to make them change their
views, only you must not seem to change
them. Let them do it Of their own will
and reason and intelligence. Then agree
with them always. 1t is the right thing
they have come to, and IN so coming they
have vindicated their superiority. It isn't
that they have agreed with you and so
themselves beaten. Forego your
little triumph. The important thing is
that the man you are managing should be
Miller Magazine
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-07-08

have often wondered where NJ. Hen
rion, the French savant, got his data for
the curious speculations he gives as to the
height and other proportions Of Adam and
Eve In his remarkable work. 1.-THE De
generation of the Human Race, published
in 17l9, the learned academician grayely in
forms his readers that Adam was 1913 feet
and 9 inches IN height, while his disobedi-
ent consort was but paltry lis feet from
the sole Of the foot to the crown of the
head"
OF course all who have read very extern
sively Of Talmudio literature or even Bar
ing-Goulds Legends Of the Patriarch
Prophets" remember the wonderful sto-
ries told of how Adam was made; of his
gigantic size, and how, after the fall, his
stature was reduced several miles by the
offended God himself AChe Talmud has
this to say Of Adams height: "He was so
tall that he stood with feet on earth and
head in heaven until after God pressed
him down at the time of the fall" Rabbi
Jhuda says that when>he lay on the earth
'his body completely covered it,"
Another Talmudic story says: TO Judge
how long lie WAS, understand that his body
stretched from one end of the earth to the
other, and 1t takes Il man 500 years to walk
that distance. The angels We're awed with
wonder when they saw that gigantic hu- |
man being and bowed before him, CRYING,
Holy, holy, holy Then God reduced his |
size by cutting off great chunks Of flesh. " |
These are all absurd legendary stories of I
course; but where did Henrion get his fig
Tres for the l23-fOot calculation mentioned
n the opening'-St Louis Republic
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-07-08
opps AND ENps.

It IS lean pig that is always squealing
Don't swear to your own honesty in a
p orse trade.
The summer girl makes love while the
i2oon shines.
a seed that win not grow is no better
Man ous that is rotten.
it is decidedly i'll bred to eat anything,
zen confectionery, in the street.
The eace track is bad place to go on
the first day of your vacation.
In recalling and studying, the page should
be held about foot from the eye.
Gladstone was in power when he intro
ducei his home rule bill, in April, 1885.
Wy:s learlash water is said to be good
10 !, iu.., stains caused by acids on scar
let wooden gOods.
In south America the native children
will drag huge centipedes out Of their holes
and crunch them up.
II is becoming more and more the fashion
to hang lace curtains straight, so as TO
show their full design.
The cool night that you can sleep is the
one that the baby chooses to be walked up
and down until daylight
Maine supplies the most of the Christ
mas trees used in New York city and eX-
ports many TO south America.
From one sugar pine tree felled last
winter in the Sierra mountains fourteen
logs were cut, each l6 feet long.
During last year the takings at the
Partisan theaters amounted to Si,620 900,
or nearly Si25, 900 more than in 1890.
Il is said that umbrellas have an almost
human antipathy to a crowd Zone at a
time" is the motto Of the umbrella.
Slate floors should be polished, rubbing
first with smooth, flat piece of pumice
stone, and finally polish with rotten stone.
The great cantilever bridge at niagara
falls is entirely composed of steel. It Is
80 feet In length, weighs 5000 tons and
cost 5000 900.
With the modern elevator almost any
speed desired can be obtained; it all de- |
Ponds upon the power used and the dis |
ance travelled.
The stOckmen of South Dakota have re-
,eHtly imported from Tennessee a number |
& Russian wolf hounds to help in the ex- /
Of wolves which have Of late |
leen killing numbers Of calves and colts.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-07-08

Mr.. and Mrs. S. kept a store on Sixth
avenue and Twenty-tirst street, and their
living apartments were in the rear. One
evening after they had retired Mrs. S.
could not sleep, for she felt as though some
thing was going to happen. So she arose
and examined the doors and windows to
see If they were secure, and finding that
they were, she retired again, and had just
fallen asleep when her pet parrot, which
was near by, commenced to futter and
scream, ann, Ami get upl there is a man
by the bed"
She quickly arose and looked toward the
door and there saw masked man and an
other on his knees close to the bed. She
called her husband, screaming, Burglars
are in the houser
When the men heard the footsteps in the
hall above they were frightened and ran.
Within a month every house on that block
was robbed, but polly saved that one and
perhaps the lives of Mr.. and Mrs. S.-NeW
York Recorder.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-07-08
why Not License Cats9

Cats are very useful in discriminating
rats and mice, and Tabby and Tommy are
like peIipatetic household gods Yet there
are TOO many meowing felines in this big
town and there is too much nocturnal
music in back yards and on neigh borhood
sheds-too many Thomas concerts that in
terfere with the slumbers Of the weary
mortal who retires late and arises betimes.
The board Of aldermen should pass an
ordinance requiring the owners Of cats to
obtain licenses for the animals Oh the pay
ment Of a small fee. Dogs are licensed,
Why not catss Then, if any vagrant gri-
maxim is found about the streets and back
yards and areas, he, she or it may be
promptly arrested and consigned to an asy-
lum that should be established for anil
censed, INDECENT, superannuated and de-
erepit cats.
Lest any Of our contemporaries should
object to such an ordinance on personal or
selfish grounds. we would suggest that
journalistic office cats be exempted from
the cat catcher's authority York Tel
egram.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-07-08

An account Of a case Of supposed rabies
IN which recovery followed the use of
eleven simultaneous injections Of pilocar-
pine hydrochloride Of a fifth Of a grain
each in the course of seven days is given
by surgeon In The Indian Medical Ga
zette. The writer states that in practice
Of twenty-five years he has seen at least
twenty cases Of. rabies, but he has never
before succeeded In curing one, and he adds
that he has never known of a recovery
tron>tlIe dI7ease in India He had seen
this drug mentioned as having effected a
cure In two CASES out Of four and therefore
tried it. He first excised the cicatrix that
had formed as the result OF the bite, and
kept the sore open for two weeks, with tho
effect of stopping a shooting pain that had
been felt in the scar.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-07-08
wormllIe Snakes.

The wOrmlike snakes are called burrow-
ing snakes, because they dwell under the
surface Of the ground and rarely appear
above 1t, so that they live much as worms
do. In accordance with this habit their
body is cylindrical and they have a short
head, rounded or pointed In front, aud
short but strong tail. They are incased in
a dense armor Of smooth polished scales
which are Of small size on the belly as well
as on the back and sides. As might be ex-
pected, the eyes are rudimentary; and
there are few teeth, in some forms the
lower jaw and in others the upper one be-
ing edentulous.
Their food mostly consists of grubs.
worms and burrOwing Insects They are
of small size, often from about five to ten
inches long, though some forms attain two
feet. There are nearly hundred different
species, which are generally distributed
over the hotter portions of the globe in
both hemispheres. Fourteen species are
found in India, and one inhabits Cyprus
and Greece. Quarterly Review.