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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-02-09

Mr. FrsDcis Grundy, WAS civil engin
eer in England 81 time when travelling
by rail was comparatively new thing, and
many persons bad exaggerated ideas rs to
the danger OF it.
He WAS upon an engine which had iust
ruu into station on tle Midland road,
and With the driver aud the stocker war
saniny over the hand rail, watching for
the signal TO start again, which signal
seemed long in coming. They were al
ready behind time and somewhat impal
item.
Amiddls aged lady stood trembling on
the brink, evidently afraid to ent,r the
train.
She looked on rs her various belongings
were bundled into the luggage van, and
was then Conducted ID fret class car.
riige, where an obsequious p'rter stood
with open door.
Will you please get in2 said the station
tied the guard
Now. ma am, times more than up; take
your seat please.
SulI she sbrsnk away. The engine
whlstled impstiently ;and the lady start q
back.
Well. ma'sm said the guard, we cant
wait 81 day He held up his hand ano
of started the tfain
Then did the lady beg that her luggage
might be restored to her; but the pace
quickened. My last glimpse OF her wss
as she WAS yet upon the platform, gestic'
ulatInR with parasol. Whether she and
her luggage met sgain. never knew;ou'
| might have kIosn.
FIVE or six years afterSsrj was going
to Lor don from Yorkshire, and the only
other passenger in the compartment wei
lady. With leu whistles we sppr oach
ed the Box Tunnel.
The lady stat ID nervonsly and wopder
cd wheth,r there was any danger l as
sured her lust as we dashed through tb'
tunnel that tunnels we're perhaps to-
safest pl,c on the line. as extra precsu
,ions were always taken in them. ] quo
It'd few statistics ss 10 the compsrstiv'
risks by coach and rail, ridiculed the eI
cess,ve fesrs of some foolish peop Q, sn'
hQN n
most ridiculous instance had ever know
the funny scene Just describ d.
We emerged from ih' Box Tunnel;
curious smile, by no means benevolent
sat u pon my fellow passenger face. W
slacSened up bt the next station, and sh
said, / WAS t lat LAZY sir l took snothe
cor, aud 'st the story Of ths missing iui
gage.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-02-09

Tue hotel clsrs wss taking 10 the dram

Tue hotel Slsrk YES taking 10 the dram
mef.
You see . good many funny thiass 10
yosr travels he said. and occasionally 1
see one or two, and stay al home.
+ For in.,sDcef inquired the drummer.
noncbalsutly.
Well, day before yet risy chad .
ooaury dude stopping over night be
had on store clothes aud hlae neckt,s,
aud what be didn't know wasn't worth
knosiog.
When ha started up to bis room st night
told him there was a folding bed IN IT,
and. II he wished. the bell boy would
show him how il worked. But not much
he di int want TO he shown anything. lie
knev thing or two about ths ciiy,he did
even il he did live 10 the county. SO let
him 90 and next morning hs paid his
bill without . word and went away.
Abou, noon happened 10 be on that
door, and . cbsmbsrmait called 10 me 70
take look Ut this room. And what sight
met my eyes
The bottom drawer Of the bureau wss
pul,ei ont rs far ss 1t would come, and
ia il we're all the rugs 10 the room. with 3
towel spread over one end for pillow,
he had tried to ,lsep there. for
pinned upon the glass was = sarcastic liz
tie legend, reading;
Col dera yore foliin beds. Why don,
you make em longer and put mers xiv
vers onto um? Mebbe you expect man
to stand up and sleep in your burned old
cubbsrd.
The drummer laughed.
The burned old cubberl resumed the
,lerk, was one OF our best wardrobe fold,
log beds, and then they both laughed.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-02-09


A yoane man hsi bsen 20 sua. ani on
his rstura was nsrfaiiog 70 tia nacla an
adventure which he had met y itb 90 o.rd
ship.
| was one night lesuing yer tue tall
tail, boxing down into the ocean, raid the
naihew, who was called William. when
my gold watch fell from my chain end im'
a edia,ely sank cul OF sight Tho ship
was going ten knots an hour. but aotbiog
daunted, sprang over the rail, down,
iosn, ald after long search toned llla
Qatcn, came up. and chased the ship and
climbed back 10 the deck without a1y one
knowing 1 la | been sbent.
William. said bis nocie ! be ye thee.
bat there's macy Thousand that w old
not.
What exclaimed Willism. Yon are pgi
Etsly inslnuating I'm HARP
William eaid the old man grsyely, thee
knows that never call anybody names,
bnt II the mayor Of the city we're 10 come
aud say, Josiah, wan, thee to Dna the
b rest liar 10 all Brnmmagen, would
com 10 thee aud put my hand 90 ny
shonlder and say 10 thee, William, the
| oayor wants TO see thee
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-02-09

Frsaki.h Aotioa. Of "a spriDg

The greatest curiosity Ia West birglnla
and one OF The most yon iertul freaks
kuown 10 the south is ssprlng II Aof1bi
asld that is. it i, loestsd at Norlbheld
during tso months Of the yesr apd at
some other place dnrgg Tbs other ten.
rhe Yrginisp cod oi is wonier q ent
aged Ia sc,iye bu ~s. dnnag u e ts0
hottest mouths Of tue sesf = ~ Juiy J
I'd Ana. 81 ut, bain bsiag a. dry AZ the
proyerbial cbip The fem siad' u tbs year.
rtir phfnomea4i f9uafain isD8 ioy ssier
~ neiiher - u seep or sp7pty pisee,
DO the coptr ~, II y guehft
Tue "a mostes' sil-ps+ sbt iso
aoa,h- .e,isty - tbs HpgiaH oddrty
20 the oaiy pbeto asnrn i Pfeseats.
+ s@k. ~ % iatsrmhsiep pisg. spnati
~ cylapp0t - ~ u bute fimsusioas
or 6ft a nj 4n'es ,ar9 lspsipg irtl =
40 II iasrtld = ~ tae ssma ienslh n
ine Toe song aad inl1o ottss @stsf
80 pfnrrdea w s.feage fpsnag sogt !
oos Bniise tha, d bsssS tfsin psssiak
over a tte.il fbe ~ 4 the siffsm does
cot seen 10 diuitisb iepm yaf y yfct
bsing ls.,s .ailsi aiy lrgs y tara "a
ordinary fysbeel
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-02-09
VOIU UME23



4 philosophical obs, rses hss made a
discovery, and commaniests Il Is the
eefld through The c, laae, OF lho eos
'emPotari. Iikc many such tpites. d
looks 50 simple wtsn once s,,tvd tlat be
esooct help wondering wby u was ptvr
iouud out hei,rA
Dii you ever no ice wtop aian sml ,,a
his thumb With hammer while putting
doSn carpet aadsr Bis uiias surorg,s
Tor. bow quickly be tlrasls the traiaed
aad ttrohbins mtmbcs lato Ais mouth2
Feope think IL il becsase lby ptl,e.l,aA
y soothing Bat The movement ia .ntig
involuntary like witking TITO msn csu
uol help H.
The fact rs that naiute kposs eaas a
mRn is apt 10 Say uaeor such cireumsiae.
ecs, snd ~ has prosidrd him With aA
automatic topper. WtenpVr le b,is q
thumb hard enous i 10 burt --ard II %
n't lake esy ye's hsrJ blow almost 10 tpt 4
men when he is dong somolbitg he dots
at ike to 30. -hy Sort "a iuI rIock iHg
yatem hls thrub 4 aio VI, mcnth.
and Tor ,he critical momeal -pceah il cat
al
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-02-09
sale water st.a-.,,,

The Atiart, ccrsu is stseskei iron one
side TO the other WITH the long. black
trailing smeka plnues OF the bag, rnshins
reoori breakers and ccesn ereyhcupds,
and few are isit oi the esilsn. old white
winged craft tlat carried the f,g aud
fame OF tbs nation T., every part Of the
world. save some fcs,,.riss oil sleds
which the sailors, or 10 speak mcrs cer
reotly, the deck hands oa the liners COM
tsmptu0usly refer 20 ~ wind lsmmefA
Here aud there. however will be seen en-
East lnilan @emi clipper. either Dound
with csse oil, or coming home With car
90 Of hemp ju,e, linseed. rstlan or some
other OF the tragrant aud yaluab ble prod
ucts OF the gorgeous East But though
oil the ch,ngss 10 the sig aud rig Of yesi
srls, through all The vicissitndes OF life
oa the ocean wsye, the capt iin OF n ship,
b. 1t big or little, is, as tul,, as puuctll,
llous IN the matter Of eiiqueits as a Span
i,h grandee. And the etiquette of tue
sea is q wonderful thing
A hail from little 10 ton fore aud n
ter will be answered With as much regat3
for the proprieties by sn East India ship
OF 20O0 tons as II would be by one OF lis
own sizs and when tue biz ship has been
run through storm and log by dumb luck
aud dead reckoning, the appearance Of
the little one is hailed vita delight ss sf
fording a means Of rectifyine possible er
rors in reel oIiug Al inrt noe Of THE
kind occnrrej of Cape Cod short time
ago, when the captain utasnip With =
valuable cargo ana crew Of twenty five
men. AS tue fog lifted about loJn OF the
seventh consecutive DAY WITHOUT en- obse,
ystion, saw alm0st under his bows little
c.riwood coaster cfesping along under
mainssil and ] b With Il 4 Skipper at the
wheel and her crJw emo mao) vigorously
hauling away at tae ilb sheet.
Ship shoyl roared tue captain
Back from the dec way above him
came the answering cal, Ahoy there.
Whers ye from! vas tue next question.
Calcntt,, bound for Boston, was the rel
ply.
What's ytr oaigi2
Linseed, spoe aod jate bnne.
How long ye bin opt2
o hundred sod six days.
Gosh SAID ths skipper and then
came the cha, O. of the b,g ships cap,
tain.
ScbOehe, shogl came down tbs deck Of |
! 10 lime jnicers.
AhaG tpsra, aisajs bafGv lhe anAser
The skipper knew where be was and |
the master Of tue c. .lcutta ship was uncer |
tain. 81 vii an the answer was given be- |
was much 2, ,lev9d, for it showed that he |
was netrar hons than he had reckoned
But he was going % have bis tslk out any
wsy, and although the ltis fellow had
bis jib to windward hs rosred ont:
Wbtra you fr3m2
Gloucester, bound for New Bedford
What's your eargo2
Rocks s~d bllge water. mostly.
How long yor been oni2
STbe skipper was stung by the sarcasm
OF the last question and with look oi
scorn vt the big ship belloged out: Bin
ont oil night by thunder, aud Wish ]
hadn't
Draw out your ib aud tue sheet block
went Over the Ice rail with faqg. the
sail fillsd and the Isat the iDdisman beard
Of the schooner was tie shippers shont
from the stern of his boat ye think ye're
d,ra smart, dol't ye, lest canse ye're
bigl
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-02-09

Of rsniniseesl pride 10 bh lats petiurm,
snee
Wei. then, saii NJ Slone with reea,
liar erptss iua ., the corners d bis mouth
yen might lesd my Jennie up fhlm, young
man, bu, I'm insliued 4 think she'd be
.lt 10 b.lk before ron got her ,herel
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-10-19
WEST AND SOUTH.

Ar the annual meeting in Chicago
Gen. Lucius Fairchild. of Wisconsin,
was elected commander in chief of the
LOYAL Legion. Gen. Fairchild succeeds
the late ex-President IlaveS.
NEAR Jerieo Springs, Mo. the wife
of farmer died from drinking water
from a well in which poison had been
placed and five other members of the
family were fatally ill.,
The largest man in America. Carl
RourlSe. weighing $50 pounds, died at
Belmont. y. u. His coffin was ~ by 5
feet
FIRE destroyed barn belonging to
the Chicago City Railway company and
4sI horses were suffocated and fifty
cars were burned Total loss, sos. 600
n 81. Louis che Mercantile Trust
company. with a capital stock of ST.
O0O. 600. decided 10 wind up its affairs
and 60 out of business
A FIRE that started in planning mill
at Sioux City. la, destroyed four
blocks of buildings. the total loss being
S4OO. 900.
The auditor of the worlds fair said on
the 18th hat the exposition was out of
debt ana had $500. 600 in the treasury.
JUDGE HUDsON sustained a motion at
Columbus = G, quashing indictments
against persons selling rice beer and
liquors under the state dispensary act.
lie said the dispensary feature of the
act was unconstitutional
IN Detroit William Lucklin, a lad
aged years. was gwen n verdict Of
SIS. 900 against the Michigan Central
railroad for the loss of both legs last
April
The handsomest sQuaw on the Puma
reservation in Arizona. Rosa Belle. was
beaten TO death by her drunken hus-
band
JOHNNIE DAVIS and Harry Evans.
each Is years old. drank what proved
10 be horse medicine from bottle they
found at Alliance. o., and were fatally
poisoned
TERRIBLE wind and rain storm was
raging along the Florida coast and ex-
tending inland about 50 miles Re
ports from IT Augustine We're to the
effect that the city was practically sub
merged bY water backing over the sea
wal
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-10-19

It IS tho oldest and most reliable railway
in operation between the Twin Clues tSt.
Paul aud Minneapolisl and Chicago-the
CHICAGO. MILWAUKEE q ST PAUL
is train service : more frequent than
that Of any other line and unequaled in
point Of excellence. comfort, speed and
safety.
It runs FIyE complete and handsomely
equipped passenger trains from the Twin
Cities to Chicago each day-FoDR Of which
pass through Win0ua. La eros sc, Portage,
Watertown and Milwaukee the other pass
ing through Austin. Dubuque and Savanna
10 Is the only road running trains lighted
by electricity and has the exclusive use OF
the famous electric reading lamp in each
berth. All trains thoroughly heated by
steam, doing away with the old time car
stove,
II runs the latest library buffet smoking
cars, the latest private compartment cars,
elegant drawing room sleeping cars, and
Zee reclining chair cars On slght trans,
ard parlor drawing room crair cars on day
trains. Dining cars, (the finest IN the westD
are attached 10 each train, serving FIRST
class meals ut convenient hours.
Everyoo has heard Of the renowned
vesfibuIed. electric lighted. steam heated
limited OF ''TH- MILWAUKEE" This Is tie
most thoroughly and luxuriantly equipped
train running between the Twin Cities and
Chicago No xtra charge Leaves Miune-
aDal 20 and st Paul 10 every evening;
arrives chi sgu 9 30 following morning
The enOrmols traffic constantly carried
over This road between Chicago and the
Northwest has necessitatcd aud resulted IN
one OF the most solid and substantial road
beds IN this country. which, together with its
unrivailed passenger train equipment and
s. rvice. insures ~ It's patrons the highest
degree Of safety and ease
Now is the time to visit the W Orld' s Fair
the grandest opportunity he American peO-
pie ever have had of seeing the world in
miniature. See that your tickets read via
THE MILWAUKEE," and thus secure INC best
possible service, and unsurpassed accom-
Inodanons-the very best 70 be obtalnnd for
your money J. r. CONLEY.
Asst Gen. Pass. Ag't, 81. Paal. MINI
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-10-19
A BIG THEFT.
4 Cargo of 100000 Gallons of oil shipped
70 Spain Never Heard from.

4 Cargo of 100000 Gallons of oil shipped
10 Spain Never Heard from.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 1e.-A cargo of
400. 900 gallons of crude petroleum and
some refining machinery shipped from
this country TO Spain has been lost, and
unless Capt. Jose Call, OF the Spanish
steamship Cadagua, now in this port.
can explain the mystery his vessel will
be sold The steamer is now anchored in
the Delaware river off League island
and on Saturday a posse of United
States marshals took possession of her.
George II. Alden & Co. the New York
exporters. say that in August last they
chartered the Cadagua and loaded her
with 100000 gallons of oil and ma
chine;y, consigned to their agent at
Valencia. Spain.
The steamer sailed on August II, and
in due season arrived at her destination
with the cargo in good condition. Since
then all trace of the cargo has been
lost. Capt Call saws he delivered il to
man named Ayora, who represented
himself to bc the consignee but Alden
& Co. knew of no such man. and their
agents in Valencia deny all knowledge
of him or the cargo. After the
goods had been shipped Brown
Bros. &. Co, bankers for Alden & Co.
drew on Puffer & Co, bankers, 10 ndon
for $40. 600. the value OF the cargo. but
the drafts were returned because there
was no receipt of the cargo by the
Spanish eonsignee. and the shippers
were compelled to make good the
amount Of the draft, besides paying a
good deal for cablegrams exchanged in
search of the missing goods.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-10-19
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Tue rebels again opened fire on Rio
Janeiro and the city was in panic and
all business was suspended
II Austria Count Won Taafe has pro-
posed an electoral reform which will
extend the franchise TO 5000, 600 per-
sons not now voters
orr the Japanese coast the Siuyo
Marn, a sailing vessel, was wrecked and
twenty-five ont of twenty-eight passen-
gers were drowned.
on the Transcaucasian railroad, n
train. ON which was carried a large
sum of money TO pay the soldiers at
Batoum. Russia. was attacked at Nigoita
by brigands. who succeeded ia securing
the money. Three of the gendarmes on
tho train and four of the robbers were
killed.
ALL further exploring expeditions in
German East Africa have been prohib-
tied by the government
IL a storm a mail boat plying be-
tween ROusay and May in the Orkney
island was upset and the two boatmen,
woman and three children were
drowned.
ADvICEs received at London say that
only the terms remain to be settled by
which Brazil win become monarchy.
The president of Guatemala has de-
clared himself dictator. dissolved the
session of congress and ordered new
election.
AT liam, Mexico. police and outlaws
fought. and eight men were killed.
The steamer Marie lIenriette while
crossing the English channel ran into
and cut in half Danish bark, and six
of the crew were drowned.
The president Of Brazil issued a de-
cree depriving the insurgents of the
protection of the flag.
The yacht Enterprise was washed
ashore and her two occupants were
drowned during the gale at Owen
Sound, On.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-10-19
The EAST.

BINGHAMTON. y. Y. has been selected
as site for a home 10 be built by ta9
Commercial Travellers association.
FLAMES ut Meshopper. Pa. destroy
fourteen buildings, the loss being $780,
600.
IL the third of the international
yacht races the Vigilant and Valkyrie
were lowed in after sailing six hours.
The Nigilant was in the lead.
An investigation into Bank Cashier
Arnold's affairs shows he systcmatical-
IL robbed the Merchants bank at Lock
port, y. Y, of 500, 600.
The firms of wilbur. jackson & Co,
and sheldon & Binney, bankers at
Providence. r J., suspended with
heavy liabilities These concerns were
classed among the strongest in New
England.
The American sloop Vigilant won
the third successive race for the Amer.
ica's cup, defeating the English slooI
Valkyrie. The time of the winner in
the 3N-mile race was hours 81 min.
utes and - seconds This ends the
contest
EDWARD SLOAN beat John SchreclSer
to death with large wrench during a
quarrel in a Pittsburgh pa livery
barn.
COCHRAN HAMMOND. a resident oi
Pittsburgh, Pa, was burned to death
by the explosion of a lamp.
EIGHTEEN lives are believed 20 have
been lost by the sinking of the steamer
Dean Richmond near Dunkirll, y. Y.
II. +. WINN. of Springfield. Mass,
crazed by separation from his wife, cut
the throat Of lis baby boy. then killed
himself.
THE entire chain of lakes was swept
I by a fearful gale whose severity has
not been excelled for the last ten years
Many vessels were reported wrecked
and a number of lives were said to have
been lost.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-10-19
LATER NEWS.

A DISPATCH received at Port Huron,
Mich. the 10th, states that the schooner
Sawyer. owned by Henry McMoran, is
ashore five miles south of CharlevoiX.
Ii was loaded with $4,000 bushels OF
corn. The vessel and cargo are a total
loss. but the crew were all saved. II
was valued at SO, 600. fully insured.
THE great composer, Charles Francis
GOunod, had severe attack of apo
plexy at IT. Cloud, France, the 10th.
TIE McCreary Chinese bill passed
the house the 10th, with the Geary
amendment.
UPoS the proposition 10 allow women
to vote. nine United States senators the
10th voted in the affirmative.
The antitrust association, organized
last June. met at the Palmer house,
Chicago. che 10th.
WHILE hunting at White Birch, Wis,
the 10th. Joseph Marx was shot and IA
tally injured by Henry Psltman. Marx
was m staken for deer.
THE entire business portionof Filing
ton. H.. was wrecked by premature
explosion of dynamite the morning of
the 10th. James Cornell. ;. T.. Fowler,
Fred. Chris and Henry Eyer were killed.
Four others were injured, two fatally.
The disaster was caused by the prema-
ture explosion of a bomb used in well
digging.
The westbound passenger train on
the Wabash road left the track near
Namexo. H., the right of the 10th. The
wreck was caused by a spreading rail,
and is remarkable from the fact that
no one out of the $50 passengers were
killed, although some so we're injured.
1T was learned the 10th that the
steamer Woeken, of Cleveland, foun-
dered in lc fathOms of water during the
great gal,. Just above Long Point, on
the northern shore of Lake Erie. Thir-
teen of her crew went down with her.
JUICE MARITIME, of New York, the
10th. sentenced Emma Golden, the an
archist, To one year imprisonment in
the penitentiary.
THE president has written the worlds
fair managers that it will be impossible
for himself and Mrs. Cleveland TO visit
the exposition again befor,s II closes.
\ BILL. was introduced in the United
States senate the 10th by senator Nor
gan. of Alabama. to provide for the
control of the Union and Central Pacific
railroads until the debts due and TO fan
due to the government are fully paid up
aud secured.
AMOS DENsNoRE, inventor of the Rem
ington typewriter. died the 10th
THE WIN of Timofhv S,,;.b ,a,r
Rosebank. Man. WIS burned TO death.