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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-04-28

A good story is told Of sb:powner oi
Liverpool. y Qusker named Jacob, who
prided himself Oh his honesty. He would
not have told downright fslsehood to
save the value OF bis best craft. Jacob
suffered one OF his best 6hips to set sail from
Calcutta for home without any insurance
upon either vessel or cargo. AT length ne
became uneasy. He was confident bis
ship bad encountered bad weather, aud
be feared for her safety. ln this strait he
went to bis friend Isaac. lie called HIM
Friend. though Isaac was one OF the chill
dren Of Israel. Friend Isaac, he said, l
would like for thee to insure my chip,
which is at sea- should have done it be'
fore, but have careessly neglected IT, IL
thee canst have the policy signed all ready
for delivery at three o'clock on the after
noon OF to morrow, will serd and get 1t,
and send thee the money Ia full.
Isaac did not seem 10 be npxioua to IN .
sure the ship; but being told that no M
favorable intelligence had been heard from
her, be said he would have the policy
made ont to take effect on and after .
o'clock Of the following LAY, but 10 cove'
the ship and cargo from leaving Iodia.
Early on the following morning jacob
received a message by the hand of a cap
tain Just arrived, to the effect that bis
ship was stranded aud her cargo lost.
This was very nnfor'u ate, Should friend
Isaac happen to hear the news before the
policy was made out, be would not make
it out at all; or, il 1t was made out and
not signed, be would not sign it. What
was done2 jacob wanted toa act honestly.
II would not be right TO let Isaac go on
and make out the policy in such circum'
| stances.
Finally he hi upon a plan. Ho summon
ed bis confidential clerk aud said Tell
friend Isaac that have heard from my
ship, and If the policy is not signed he
need not sign it, The clock was close up'
on the hour OF 3 when the clerk arrived OF
Isaac's Office, Friend Jacobs message
was delivered; the ship had been heard
from, and il the policy was not signed be
need not sign it.
think / am 10 season to save it the
clerk said.
No, sir, answered Isaac promptly and
emph sticslly. 1n truth the policy of 10
sursnce had not been signed. Tor The in
surer had been in doubt. When lssst
heard the MESSAGE he judged al oncs ths
the ship WAS safe. and that jacob sought
TO save the heavy item Of pfemiuD he hsd
agreed to pay No. sir, he said, you are
not in time. II is past O'Clock, the poii
cy is signed; will 90 and got i. b.
slipped ont apd hastily flushed and sigu
ed the policy. snd. having dried the ink
be brought the document to the clerk de
mandine in return the sum which hat
been seeed upon. Tho money was pait
and the policy was taken home to ffieDt
Jacob, who received i, very gladly. Tb'
end can be readily imagined.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-04-28
VOLUME 81.

the men Who are po~ pushing on the out
posts Of electrical science. aud these bin's
sometimes fairly take s~ay the readers
breath. Men Of teitsce have not yei sst
tied the question Of What ,lscirici,y is.
but every nev discover shows mote aud
more plainly that, whatever I, may be,
ihere Ia hardly any natural phenomenon
In which /, does 20, play mere or Ices
important part
Professor Oliver J, lodge thinks clec
tricity iss mode OF manifestation OF tho
either, that strange medium which is sup.
posed TO ptevsae all space, and 10 carry
light from sun TO planet. apd from star to
star.
In . recent address Professor William
Crookes points out some OF the m ryelous
powers and possibilities that the coniinu
cd advance 10 our knowledee of elcc,rics
phenomens seems about TO place within
our grasp,
Man is constantly searching Tor new and
cheaper sources Of energy by means OF
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ten 'housAao 1901 'ohS o' ehs'1s '''
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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-04-28

eyes, like those Of the portrait. were dark
aud deep set. With the Gov like soiiness
one never secs In our brisbt eyed woman
her face vas oval. her cheeks uirc red'
der then the ps,Gtei cnes aud her rare
emile. despite her preeni hsppinoss, was
rs hsuu,insly sad IN its sweetness, ~ the
Mona Liss aeestor, Inrs,ieut oi delay l
hurried the busting brlde away lrCm tne
table, aud In another minute had her be-
fore the portrait, hayias quickly displaced
the landscape which hid II
Look erred ~ held the the candle
mp. look and be welcomed 10 Ma-yiand by
one Of your own family found tbs pori'
RAFT 10 The house when came here; and
sm surs II you have ever looked in the
glass you will at once recognize the like
ness.
Fancy. nowl vas the reply. Cal was
calling words too tender for reproduction
here, and ] vas left 10 cover mp my dear
one and satisfy my soul With painted
smile.
What did you do with the flms ! left 10
the kodsk2 asked my nephew ths next
day as he returned me my boa vita pro
fuse thanks.
Oh, | reckoo threw them to the fishes
With my own bad once, wss the lsuuty 40
swer. You said it cost 80 much TO have
them developed, and besides ! vac aiaij
they would make fuss at the custom
house. | could not tilord - pay duty on
my bad luck. A roeuish glance ut the
demure Bestrice ended the matter, and so
was beref OF The blooming neice in the
flesh. as well ss Of he lovely great huu on
the film and small comfor. was IL to rem'
ember that WAS married man who had
promised his wifel
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-04-28
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Perverted tbts aisaB ming

He WAS prosperous and wealthy mer
chant; she wss 8 little bit oi clerk who
lived and thrived. aud took care Of . little
sitter on q few dollars week. and wss ~
bright aud chery ss II she bad never .
care 10 the World. making her own sun
slime ont Of the other side Of the cloud
She was ssucy, too. Nobody conid crush
her with apy grand airs. aud she bad
pathetic little way Of putting aside snubs
and Insults, a. If she did not see them 30
al her crosses turned into crowns.
One morning she was lsto. 1t wss little
sisters fault entirely. She had whst she
called . toothsch,y night, snd slept 40
peacefully ihst morning on her big sisters
arm tbs, made her late. And the mer
chant himself sax her come 10 one honf
behind time She was smiling sud hurry
Jog 10. and be stopped her Pnllins ont
= gold watch be opened 1t. held 1t up be
f,r. her face sithout word, and waited
- see the fre,.
I.n', i, lovely2 abe ssia ineyer ss~ II
before. Thank you. aud she tippsd
s~sy
Ynmsy call IT Whist you will. srtlless
IN ,rnuouness OF stlfai calculation, but .
NOR, .urpfised msn than the bookkeeping
merchant when she disposed of bis repri
m-pa u would be hard 20 hnd.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-04-28
nsrs.i. II rts,ii.i,y

Wonderful ss ilr advances 10 our know
ledge aud nss u electricity have beeDSiD
the pact fe~ Je.rs there 10 resson 10 be-
lieve that We have 80 hardly crossed the
threshold of discovery 10 this direction.
Hat. u sAsI il 10 come occssioBslly
.sc.pe from the lsbofsiories snd studies Of
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-04-28

| have met this tnsD said lawyer Win
ertssme severity. 10 great msny plscs
where | you'd be sthamed o be sssn my
self. sud then be- pansed aud looked With
sstoDisbmeni a the smiiiag court snd jary.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-04-28

Miss Forsiod Dear ms. how you sfe
frsckleal I sh9nlJ feel swfni 10 bsss my
face like thai! Misc fonns But tbsn
there is DO danger Of being ifecklsd when
eas 10 90 the shsdy eide.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-04-28
n nnnlIF OUR FAITH IN
IufkUvc THE MEDICINE,

On and after October ]. 1891, we give every
person selling our medicine the privilege OF
selling six bottles for $500, aud guarantee
that In case 1t does you no good you can
receive your money back. Read guaranty
with every bottle. We claim to cure Dys-
pepsia, Headache, Sour Stomach, Heartburn,
Kidney Complaint, Neuralgia, Distress after
eating. Palpitation of the Heart, Collie, Ner-
vousness, Loss of steep, Dizziness, Irregular
ity Of the Appetite, Pleurisy Pains, Bloat1
Wind on the Stomach, Hacking Cough, and
Constipation. And why will 1t cure2 Be
cause II is Relaxing. Purifying, soothing.
aud Healing. IL Is compounded from the
purest roots and herbs, free from Alcohol
or Morphia. II is harmless to the smallest
child children like it, and IL Is far superior
To Castor OH and all other preparations
Call for Groder's Botanic Dyspepsia
Syrup. None genuine unless bearing our
trademark, the Beaver.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-04-28
AM CURED,
fslyss 70 Gseoss's SYRUP.

lndef nate OF Aug @li ls'it nc "fites'-
am now seventy years Of age,
and have been out Of health for the past NJ
teen years. especially for the last i've years.
have suffered everything but death from
Stomach trouble ] would have Pa1pitation
Of tho Heart. distress after eating, sharp
Pieurisy pains In my sides, and became so
bloated by spells that II was with dim
Guilty that could get my breath. ! would
be 30 nervous that night after night l
have set up, unable TO sleep. I employed
the best Physicians, and would GET relief,
but the old troubles always came back, until
fused Groder's Botanic Dyspepsia syrup.
That removed all the troubles.
I can now eat heartily, my food digests
properly, and the Constipation has dis
appeared. | have not enjoyed so good
health as do now since ! came home
from the army.
My wife has also used the Syrup with
good satisfaction.
Yours respectfully,
THOMAS PETERS,
Winslow, Me.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-04-28

The Hydrogrsphic Buresu at Washing
ton fos tso year. has beet trying TO learn
.oue,bina Of the chsrsctefisiies OF the At
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-03

after all, for thinking of that, and l'don't
wish to be too hard on you, though you
must acknowledge yourself that you have
cost us all a good deal of trouble, and some
of it not necessary. How much did you
draw"
sWell, II had an idea that-that-"
''That what?"
seThat-well, it seems to me that in the
circumstances-so many OF us, you know,
and-and-"
ssWhat are you incoming about? Do turn
your face this way and let me-Why, You
haven't drawn any money!!
"Well, the banker said
s.Never mind what the banker said. You
must have had reason of your own. Not
reason, exactly, but something which
"Well, then, the simple fact was, that 1
hadn't my letter ofcredit.
"Hadn't your letter of credit?"
"Hadn't my letter of credit
"Don't repeat me like that. Where was
it?"
"At the postofice."
"What was it doing there?"
"well, forgot it and left it there"
ssUpon my word, I've seen a good many
couriers, but of all the couriers that ever
L"
GIVE done the best could"
"Well, so you have, poor thing, and m
wrong to abuse you so when you've been
working yourself to death while we've been
sitting here only thinking of our vexations
instead of feeling grateful for what you
were trying to do for us. 1t will all come
out right. We can take the 7:5O train in
the morning just as we'll You've bought
the tickets?"
Proud of the Ticket Deal.
"I have-and it's bargain, too. Second
class
"'I'm glad of it. Everybody else travels
second class, and we might Just as we'll save
that ruinous extra charge What did you
pay?"
"Twenty-two dollars ,apiece-through to
Bayreuth.'
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-03

W ~ take care of so consid.
cradle party as mine.
But 1 procrastinated. The time slipped
along, and at last woke up one day to the
fact that we were ready to move and had nc
courier. I then resolved upon what L felt
was foolhardy thing, but 1 was in the
humor of it. 1 said L would make the first
stage without help, and did it.
l brought the party from AK to Geneva
by mvself-foGr people. The distance was
two hours and more and there was one
change of cars. There was not an accident
Of any kind, excep. leaving valise and
some other matters on the platform, thing
which can hardly be called an accident, it il
so common. So L offered to conduct the
party all the way to Bayreuth.
The Trouble Began at Geneva.
This was a blunder, though it did moi
seem so at the time. There was more de.
tail than thought there would be: n
Two persons whom we had left in a Gene
van pension some weeks before must be
collected and brought to the hotel; Cd 1
must notify the people on the Grand QUAY
who store trunks to bring seven of our
stored trunks TO the hotel and carry back
seven which they would find piled in the
lobby; (3) 1 must find out what part of
Europe Bayreuth was in, and buy seven
railway tickets for that point; az must
send a telegram to a friend in the Neither
lands; 90 1t was now 9 in the afternoon
and we must look sharp and be ready for
The first night train and make sure of
sleeping car tickets; (6) L must draw money
al the bank.
1t seemed to me that the sleeping-car
tickets must be the mcst important thing,
so l went to the station myself to make
sure: hotel messengers are not ALWAYS brisk
people. II was hot day, and ought to
have driven, but it seemed better economy
TO walk. 1t did not turn out so, because L
lost my way and trebled the distance.
BE Began to Lose His Head.
Iapplied for the tickets, and thev asked
me which route wanted to go by, and that
embarrassed me and made me lose nv head
there were so many people standing around
and L not knowing anything about the
routes and not supposing there were going
to be two; so 1 judged it best to go back and
map out the road and come again.
I took cab this time, but on INV wav up-
stairs at the hotel 1 remembered that / was
out of cigars, so 1 thought it would be we'll
TO get some while the matter was in nv
mind. 1t was only around the corner and I
didn't need the cab. L asked the cabman to
wait where he was. Thinking of the tele-
gram and trying to word it in my head, L
forgot the cigars and the cab, and walked
on indefinitely. 1 was going to have the
hotel people send the telegram, but as L
could not be far from the postoffice bv this
time, l thought I would do it myself. But it
was further than L had supposed. 1 found
the place at last and wrote the telegram
and handed it in. The clerk was severe
looking, tdgety man, and he began to fire
French questions at me in such a liouid
form that 1 could not detect the Joints be-
tween his words, and this made me lose nv
head again.
The Clerk Insisted on an Address
But an Englishman stepped up and said
the clerk wanted to know where he was to
send the telegram. I could not tell him
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-03
The Best Thing for a Stubborn Cough.
From the Kimball Is. d. Graphic. J


While the columns of the Graphic are
open to any and all unobjectionable adver-
tisements yet it is quite impossible for us
to speak knowingly of the merits of the
various articles Of merchandise advertised
Particularly is this true of patent medi-
cines. But there are exceptions OCCASION
ally, and a noteworthy exception is the
celebrated Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
This now universally known medicine has
been advertised in the Graphic for four or
five years, but not until recently had we
any personal knowledge of its wonderful
efficacy, which has come about through the
prevailing influenza and the stubborn cough
that has so often attended it. In the writer's
family this medicine has on several oeca-
sions this winter cured cough that baffied
any and all other remedies; and the num-
Der of families in Kimball and vicinity in
which this remedy has been used with like
effects attests to its value as specific for
coughs and colds of every nature. TTsu
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-03

because 1t was not my telegram, and ex-
planned that ] was merely sending it for a
member of my party. But nothing would
pacifv the clerk but the address: so L said
that he was so particular l would 90 back
and get it.
However, / thought L would 90 and col
lecc those lacking TWO persons first, for it
would be best to do everything svstemati-
caiiv and in order, and one detail at a time
Then I remembered the cab was eating up
M substance down at the hotel yonder; so
l called another cab, and told the man to go
down and fetch it to the postofice and wait
til i came
1 had long, hot walk TO collect those
people, and when L got there they couldn't
come with me because they had heavy
satcheis and must have cab. went away
70 ind one, bU5 before 1 ran across any l
noticed that had reached the neighbor-
hood OF the Grand Quav-at least I thought
laa-so l Judged l could save time by
stepping around and arranging about the
trunks. l stepped around about q mile,
ana although did rot find the Grand Quay,
found cigar shop and remembered about
TIE cigars. 1 said | was going to Bay
reuth, and wanted enough for the journey.
Inc man asked me which route 1 was going
t. take. said / did not know He said
he would recommend me 10 go by Zurich
and various other places which he named,
aud offered TO sell me seven second-class
through tickets foi SD apiece, which would
be throwing OF the discount which the rail-
ROADS allowed him. l was already tired of
riding second class on first-class tickets, SO
] took him up.
Loses Ills letter of Credit.
BY and hy found Natural & Co. s stor-
age Office, and told them TO send seven of
our TRUNKS to the hotel aid pile them up in
the Lobby. Ii seemed to me that I was not
delivering the whole OF the message, still it
was al could find in ny head. Next
found the bank and asked ;or scme money,
but l had left my letter of credit some
where and was Eot able to draw. / remeu-
bered now that 1 mus: have left it living on
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-03
The william FL. Holmes Company

Are direct importers of port, sherry, claret,
Madeira, Burgundy, sauterne and Rhine
wines, fine French brandies in bulk and
bottled, Scotch and Irish whiskies, Jamaica,
st. Croix and bay runs, ETC., ETC., as well
as distillers of the celebrated "Holmes
Best" and Holmes old Economy pure. rye
whiskies. Office and warehouse 15S First
avenue and 12O Water street. wFsu
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-03

the table where wrote my telegram; SO I
got cab and drove to the postofiec and
went upstairs, and they said that letter of
credit had indeed been left on the table,
but that it was now in the hands of the
police authorities, and it would be neces-
sary for me to go there and prove property.
They sent bov with me, and we went out
the back way and walked couple of miles
and found the place; and then I remem-
bered about my cabs, and asked the boy to
send them to me when he got back TO the
postofiee. 1t was nightfall now, and the
Mayor had gone to dinner. l thought L
would go to dinner myself, but the officer
on duty thought differently, and 1 stayed.
The Mayor dropped in at 1880, but said it
was too late to do anything to-night-come
at $50 in the morning. The officer wanted
to keep me all night, and said was sus-
picious looking person and probably did not
own the letter of credit, and didn't know
what letter of credit was, but merely saw
the real owner leave it lying on the table,
and wanted to get it because I was probably
a person that would want anything could
get, whether it was valuable or not. But
the Mayor said he saw nothing suspicious
about me, and that seemed harmless per-
son and nothing the matter with me but a
wandering mind. So thanked him and he
set me free, and 1 went home IN my three
cabs
Jolying Up the Expedition.
AsIwas dog-tired, and in no condition to
answer questions with discretion, thought
would not disturb the expedition at that
time of night, as there was vacant room [
knew of at the other end of the hall; but l
did not quite arrive there, as watch had
been set, the expedition being anxious
about me. was placed in a. CALLING sltua-
tion. The expedition sat stiff and forbidding
on four chairs in row, with shawls and
things all OH, satchels and guide-books in
lap. They had been sitting like that for
four hours, and the glass going down all the
time. Yes, and they were waiting-waiting
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-03

ENAToR PLUMBS
seat in the Senate is
draped in black and
his death stares his
brother Senators in
the face. He was
more than any Of
them the personifca-
tion OF life-a steam
engine in trousers, q
mighty electric mo-
tor run by an mex
haustible storage bat
terry; eternity rather
than time seemed
written on his brow,
and he pound d e d
away day and nights
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-03

TIME came when we
must go from Aix-les-
Baines to Geneva, and
from thence, by a series
of day-long and tam
gled journeys, to Bay
reuth in Bavaria. I
should have to have a
courier, of course, to
take care of so consid-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-03

WASHINGTON. il
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-03
TWAIN'S HARD LUCK.
He Undertakes to Play Cour--
ier for His Expedition
but Gets Mixed.
4WFULLY ABSENT-MINDED
Wanders Up and Down the Streets Of
Geneva Like a Wild Man.
FALLS INTO THE HANDS OF POLICE.
Buys Lottery Tickets histaking Them for
Railroad Passes.
FINALLY RESIGNS HIS HIGH OFFICE
4WFULLY ABSENT-MINDED
FALLS INTO THE HANDS OFPOLICE.
BUYS Lottery Tickets histaking Them for
Railroad Passes.
FINALLY RESIGNS HIS HIGH OFFICE

rCoRRESPoSDENCE OF THE p1sPArcH.I
BAYREUTH, December u.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-03
THE RUSH OF BLOOD
To a Tired Brain Has Been
the Story of Many a
Great Mans Death.
PLUMB'S CASE is A TYPE.
Manning, FOlger and Carpenter
All Died the Same Way.
MODELS OF PHYSICAL STRENGTH.
The Late Senator Had the Biceps of .
Blacksmith or Athlete.
TRAGIC ENDS OF BRILLIANT CAREERS
PLUMB'S CASE Is A TYPE.
MODELS OF PHYSICAL STRENGTH.
The Late Senator Had the Biceps Of .
Blacksmith or Athlete.
TRAGIC ENDS OF BRILLIANT CAREERS

CORRESPONDENCE OF THE D1spArcH1
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-08-18
A Jaunt to The Rockies.

As the first days of summer come, the question naturally arises among tourists and pleasure seekers, where shall we spend our vacation? If map of either the IRON MOUNTAIN ROUTE or MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY is at hand, a glance over it gives you the ans wer "IN THE REGION OF THE ROCKIES.n Your mind is made as to the location. Now the selection of the route is the next matter of importance. The IRON MOUNTAIN MISSOURI PACIFIC LINES offer the choice of two routes from South and Southeastern points to the far-famed summer resorts of Colorado, Utah and the Rocky Noun tains, via Little Rock, Fort Smith and the WAGONER ROUTE, and via St. Louis, Kansas City and the Colorado
 Short Line;" Through Pullman Buff fet Sleeping Cars, St. Louis to Kansas City, Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Denver; Through Pullman Buffet
 Stepping Cars, via Missouri Pacific and Union Pacific Railways, St. Louis to Denver, Cheyenne. Ogden and Salt Lake City. For further particulars, call or write Cempany's Agents or General Pas senger Agent, St. Louis, for rates, routes or Sleeping Car berths, and beautiful ly illustrated and descriptive pamphlet