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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-12-13

The summer was over, the season abou
ended, and l3 summer girls sat on th,
hotel versnds looking down the road tow
ard the railroad depot
1t bad been long. long season. Their,
bad been Is summer gils at that noun
tain resort from the opening Of the sea
son.
Now and then young man had come
mp TO stay for fortnight to help his hay
fever, been attacked by those I3 summer
girls en- mssse and fed after "A hours.
Now and then a married man, realizing
the loneliness Of the situation, had sought
to brighten things; but, alas, his wife was
there to nip his good Infections in the
bud.
The hotel bus had gone to the depot 10
answer to telegram. The 10 girs were
watching for It's arrival.
There was yet faint ray Of hope. Some
young man might have secured weeks
vacation at the list moment. Some old
bAc h might take in this resort to end the
season.
Some widower might bs coming that
way to let the mountain breeze blow over
the edge of his grief.
There comes the bus shouted l3 voices
10 chorus es tho vehicle toiled slowly up
he hillside,
I'll bet he's young mani
If it is, well draw lots for him!
hope it's widower with a weed on
white plug bat
The driver IS waving bis bandit must
De geo looking young mani Girls, get
esdy to cheer his arivall
Thirteen summer girls gasped for breath
M trembled. Thirteen pairs Of blue,
lack and hazel eyes watched the vehicle
losly approach,
Every second seemed 10. On, on, on
anne the bus, and at length it halted at
be platform-the door opened and the
,st arrival of the season appeared, There
as shudder a long drawn groan. aud
zen Is pairs Of hands went up and Is
Diccs walked out in dismal chorus:
Bang my bangs if it isn't glddy old {
rass widow
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-12-13

Squire Oscar X West and bis wife, OF
PIaik City, o., retired at the usual hour
the other night. Mrs West got into bed
first When the squire followed her she
81 ugRled up to him, bnt quickly recoied
with thlyer
What's the matter, my dear2 be inqun
red.
Matter Why, your feet are cold. Why
don't you warm em before you get into
bed?
! dli warm EN-, and besides, I've got
on my heavy WOODEN socks.
No, you haven't, and your feet are as
cold as snoWbJlls.
You're mistaken, my dear. Ny feet feel
az warm as toast, -
Oscar West, you're a IN can, cold blooded
man, that's what you are. and Mrs. IVES
tnraed her back on the squire aud tfief
to sleep.
B,th we're soon snoring. but Mrs. West
swoke with start.
Squire Wtst. don't you touch me with
yonr 10y feet sgstu II you do won't
sleep With you,
The squire Frunted uneasily.
Fresh LQsh cold, be uurnured locoLer
entity
Mre, West bounced oat Of bed, and sp.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-12-13

The disp user Of tbe finest brands o
Western justice sat oa . soap box With 8
law book spread open htl re bim 90 Al
upeuded whiskey barrel.
Who rested thus mani be asked. as
the prisoner stood up before him,
We did, responded bali dozan crtzans
standing around
Whats the charge
Hoss stealth.
kln you proyeit2
You beieher life We car; We kttobed
him 10 the ac.
The Judge looked ugly
Willyou swear TO it2 be asked
Course we viii, didn't we jist tell you
We ketched him at It,
All night, gents, said the Judge. blsnil
iy, rs be laid hisguu across the law book
III ii le esch and every one OF you $40 snd
costs for contempt Of court 10 ietohin him
here and dismiss the case aRia the prisI
oner. Yon oughter strung him up when
You ketehed him
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-12-13

a young man arrived at the Sycamore. /
Lske George. one evening not long since.
and was met upon the arrival Of the boat.
oy very pretty young lady. who had ,v,
Identity been awaiting him snIlously.
WELL said he, after the greetings bad
been exchanged, there ig one poor fellow
down here to night who it going to bs dlsi
appointed. ln coming across inst now a
por'mantesn iell of the pile OF trunks in,
to the water Think Of being without
change Of clothes down herel
The two laughed mtrrly over the dI,
emma Of the unfortunate man. The yoppu
ohSp thought il u huge jJke. ana glibIy
70 hlb compablon descril ed the discomt
iorts OF wearing oDe's shitt tntned inside
out iutblshlng collars aud cuffs vi h bill.
hafd chalk and the like His companions
enjoyed his 9it lngely. Then be gave bis
check to a porter aud went 10 the room
assigned him 10 prepare Tor dinner An
hour or Two later le was observed skulk-
'pH al'''n'oIa'eIy along 'ha hack pia,z.
At lsst his freud lonod hun.
why didn't You come 10 to dioner2 she
asked We waited for you uu.il mamma
made me JON the family. am awfuIIy
sorry Nbs' ~os the matter
What was the netlcI2 be r,pcltsd ssdly.
well you krow that trunk But be got
no further She OWNED it sll. The port
msnteau that had fallen overheard was
h's' The man who enjoyed The joke W..
The other fellow.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-12-13
VOL IJNlIl "a

wss disclosed by The cat Of their he. had
then critical coacett nearly rrtcIsd aue
day e1 James O. hatietsoa. millionaire
prosiden, OF the Travellers Life lu.ut.uce
company, bulider Of portion ~ tho
Brooklyn bridge sBd trsus'alet Of Homer,
Il vas 10 Nrs York hotel, sni The rec
meu were sitting Close TO oae aro,hct,
The Eoshsbmeu verp holding Bti tsh
love feast 10 the vsy ot criticism Of cyety
thing American.
That Broukjyo trilge is mous,rou,
uestabie sAsiF. IL is bound TO go do~u
some day aud teach Ameticans net 70 ttust
such engineering icsts to obscar, Coonec
/ dent Yankees
They onstt 20 have hsd master u
contraction Ike Bf1nnIl, said Jim.
| scratching his mullol ohops.
Certainly replied his frteud Jack
Don't you think Il mighty unsafe sfl-
airt said jim, referring the question TO the
life insurance. king, 10 the hope o. teceiv.
ing 40 American confirmation . tn crltn
c.sm.
No, sir; do BOT built one # those
abutmeuts, eod It vii stand as long as
Chfst's college, Oxford, promptly re,
Piled MIR Bdtet,on.
Jim. how do YOU eel about bottle Of
champagne suggested Jack,
Jim saw it tbst way, and they proceed.
cd to drink TO their new acquaintance.
While over their glas "a the O1loriites
soon began TO eush quotations from sev,
erai dead aud Wounded languages, Jack
brought II tew Ines from Homer. taken
from recollection Of Mr., Cbspman's trans
lation.
think you are LITTLE ont on those
lines, mildly t,'g, Mr.. PATTERSON.
He then gave t ~ u the original, When
the EnelIshmeu ttcoy5ted from this
shock, one asked;
What university do you clslm your ali
ma mater?
have none, was Mr.. Batterson's reply.
Your proiession2 persisted Jack.
Never bad any tersely responded the
Yankee mllionsire.
But, your-ah -your business2 eIclsim
I'd the puzzled Euglsbmsn.
In stone cutter
1t would not oe polite to say lust what
'xpressions Of incroduIity this statement
irew from the Oxford men. Wby not
tonecutter2 interrupted Mr.. Bslterson.
lou will remember that Phidias and PERI
cles were stouecutters
When those EngIishmen meet up with
gang OF New England section bands or
lsit an American stone quarry. they will
inquire the way to the next town in iresb,
y polished Greek
Teaoher-Who was 1t that Supported
le world on his Bhoulders? Bnpht Pm.
il was Atlas, maom. Teacber And
DO supported Atlas? Bright Pupil-
he book don t say; bat guess his wifi,
lpported hlm.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-12-13

There was knot o. men standing on q
street corner One Of them had just Gnr
lshed relating some experiences of hunt
ing excurf lou which he had taken the day
previous down the river.
80 you're sporting mar, are yon, Jack2
never knew that before really, sail one
Of his companions
No, sir, seid the first speaker. am not
sporting man; am a sportsman, but
am neither sporting man nor a sport
Indeed, and where, pray, is the differ.
ence2
The dflerence2 Why, great Scott, man,
there is as much distraction between
spotteman, sporting man aud sport as
there is between doctor cannibal and
thief. The speaker elared at the Others
but The fret man still lcok d blank.
Pray defIne il, then, he said after a
pause.
To be sure. Its something that every
body ongbt TO know but unfortunately
lots Of folks naver tOkc the trouble to
learn thofe things,
A sportsman lisa man who loves sport
10 its truest sense Al least 90 consider
il,
lie is a man who enjoys buntlDg. fish
ing, camping out and is commonly toad /
Of other athletic Smusemcnls in the woy
Of boating, g,s~iL.mIng, riding and the like,
De is, pardon py opinion apt to be man
Of geutIemsnIy instincts and brains.
A sporting man is an entirely different
sort Of felos,
He Is nan who takes an int rest 10
sports Of didsreut sorts. elthough be may
not engage IL Sny Of them at oil. He pro,
'ahly plays the rao,s, dri9ks hard, takes
to a.i the pm hRtts sud spends m9st oil
..s '7epings when there Is potliag riar
o'. Nod rlal iog cards sud vloopiog
.LlaJs gp.
But ticfg is % strl lover sosle. fIr
Il d i'ilos sbo t1iDks hes big potato
a b "a he's really uoflIug moe t4sa
T14t
Tie Deei lot kuow auy tLiag .bout spor.
y fDgsge In tlem either
HE rePutstIcu viii be son ebieay by
be loud Gress, bis tii tstloo nth the sifl.
lts laDgiag around sslcoas snd Als gsbsf
Il ~ofthltssasss
No, cit: there ale good msn, p, ,rsots
sh0 are proud 10 be called sporting mes
II sporss, but to call true sportsmao ty
geh term IL little short Of 40 lasnlt
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-12-13

II Is strange that cant get my wife to
m end my clothes, remarked Mr.. Birdie, 10
tone oil disgust sssed her TO sew =
button on my vest this morning, and abe
hasn't touched it,
You asked her, said Mr. Norris, with q
slight shrug OF his shoulders
Yes. What else should do2
You haven't been married very long and
perhaps you'll take pointer from me, an
swered Mr.. Norris, with iatherly air
Never ask awomsn to mend anything,
That's fatal
Why, what do you mean?
Do as do. When | want shirt meud
ed ior instance, take 1t IN my han and
hunt up my wife. Where's that rag bag
Mrs Norris? | demanded in stern
voice.
Wat do you want ragbag for she says
suspiclously.
l want to throw away this shirt. It's
all worn out, | reply.
Let me see, she demands.
Bat put the garment behind my
back.
No, my dear, answer, There's 20 use
in your attempting to do anything with
it. 1t needs -
Let me see It'll she reiterates.
But it's oil worn out, tell you.
Now. John, you give me that shirt! she
says, in her most peremptory tone.
hand out the garment.
Why, John Norris, she cries, with won
,nly triumph, this perfectly good spirit.
All it needs is And then she mends it.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-12-13

The Toy had s. ..n4u 'ot = Job
We don't like n1y boys sIouDd here.
ssld the boss, Are you iond Of wdk2
No, sit responded the boy, looking the
boss straight iu the face.
On, you're not aip't you, Well We w.nt
a boy that s
They Diu't aDy, said the boy, dogsed.
y
Oh, yes. there are, va have had sh.lf
dez Of tnst Kind here this morning to
take the place We have
How do you know they sre2 ssked the
boy.
They told me 20
81 could II Sas like them; bn, I'm
dihefonI, sin't a liar sud the boy said
Il "iih srch al sir of convincing eneryy
ihtt lr got the place
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-12-13

la 1922 Mr.. Labouchere, a rel4tve o
the present NJ. 7. o. that name was {
clerk in the banking house Of Hope 0
amsterdam.
Oae day be was sent by bis patron to Mr.
Barring, the celebrated London banker, &c
negotiate a loan. He displayed in the afI
fair so much ability as to entirely via the
esteem and confidence Of the English banl
ker.
Faith, said LabJuchere one day to Bar
ing your daughter is a charming creature
| wish could persuade you to give me
her hand,
Young man, You are Joking, for seriousI
ly you must allow that Miss BarIng could
never become the wife of simple clerk.
Bu', said Labouchere, if were in part,
nership with Mr.. Hope?
oh, that would be quite different thing;
that would entirely make up for all other
deficiencies.
hb'ufneu 10 Ambtefuhm, LaD0ucnefe
said to his patron:
You aust take me into partnership.
My young friend, how can you think of
such tbiug2 1t is impossible. You are
without fortune, and
But il | become the son in law OF Mr..
Barring?
In that case the siIair would soon be
settled, and so you baVe my word.
Fortified With these two promises La
Douchere retur ed to England and two
months after married Miss Barring tie
,ause Mr.. Hope had promised to take him |
nto partnership, and be became allied to
he house Of hope on the < rength OF that
promise Of marriage.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-12-13

appsrca'ly 80 precious, al aslycr 20 sut
caaa to know bes sale may tell ye be-
tsape us that he's ssleep on the loi, uith
to.
A CLEAN OF hcadish grslidcation 1t az
for an instant the evil face Of Hoptlo ,
and siter Eeepin the widow in converse.
tton ior sufficient length OF time to sIlsy
all saspicions on her part be left her siu
ting there by the csbia. gazing out upon
the golden sea.
10 the gray Light Of the following morn
ing James 0 'Rourke was led oil prisoner
TO Ennis lsil. aud when. smopih later. he
died a patriots death upon the scsiiold
Hopkins aud his family had loen safely
landed 10 Quebec.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-12-13

The squire however, boldly STACKED
the iulruier, sad tts snskcsbip was quick
ly di'pslchsi vas moro than tbtee
feet loag,
Hnw Il got into the bedroom and bed is
mystery.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-12-13
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|ua r,,. Here. Micky ucpt,rs ys've
.o, ,.r-,.ssye csp ..s il, the 1srk Can
90 NAL. al oot II ,hsrs.s any l.i,bt ont the,
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rbs. .,,rsonsee csli.d Mickv uonLi,s
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nav A bplIst hand q co,.se montb.uith
,b,,. .,d sansuJ lins a,ciasd cast in
o,,, u.t.,y or.v. .vo l,u fo,ehosd and
Ions, matted rcd hal, hsnoiro 5o.p nnon
III. AFFIRMED sbopl3a,s sbor, how Iees
s,dlrro srlsv feet msae mn - tono IA
.,.,n.tIa tbat WAS ss renpls,vs az the sonI
q, the man himself. Bnt Ia WAS keen and
s...n, H. and HAVING rssdv and aneot
t,a.o. ,.ga,bs, vim a sr,.,,a,,,, ot ed,
,n..,.n ana ,he ronp,at;o, ~ bsino a
o.,t ,.ric, be e,e,cisod M small ip9n
'.... I,.r Cha ;cro,.,+ ,i,,nIs minded
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,r., o. fow ,,inn,os s,o,t IN marina
u.,.. ,be ob curity Of the NIGHT he called
..,,, ,.,,h. l,tp cacklino l.noh.
n. ,,..tafro H.l Tno,.,,s tho Io;,h,
uo,o oo,,os ,ho hoot now
p.... no, t.aa,ho, nm Io,L an, to, bo,
SOFIA nol,w s,er ,isi,o n, tho cros,
,, ~. ,go,a's,a \ ,,en hsina niaaen orlv
.o t,-.. amin. Tnc oronn Gathered tooetb,
.r c..,e to where a small sandy beacb inh
..t t.vo bcueen the cliff. q, came
..ohn.t md h.rne nm tho breos, of a.,
.o.,,.,o, b,lIov !, wos one, -, oIr,ost -,
.o tto.arr,s of the evroo,ort man Civ
,cod.n cos.s were handed out nv tbe crew
ma Lnr,,,dlv carried awav
villa pojabt, cautain. said the leader of
he man on the shore ia ona of tba reu l
.rtiyals. a tall slim person with dark ev, c
y. aonlllpe nose. long. raven hair and !
,nge imperial
Ype. O'Roufke. Won bet If il ,onlied I
be stranger. | have seldom seen sueb
paslte, betw.an Ralt,,o,o ora ,ho 1,ish a
have over 5000 stand of arms in the Sea
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-12-13
Thsy w'rs atfsra Gt4d.sto

,E9 Q'ierd u &, 1Loss t3g.y Origin
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-12-13

1t VAS esty mofuiLgand Major Robert
/ Singleton, comm ndtr Of the little Brit
Isb sslrifon 10 the town OF Kirusb, was
I Iost turning over IN bed to enjoy the de
/ light OF 40 winks Of second sleep before
rising for parade, when knock came at
bis bedroom door.
Who's there? BE- j manded With sleepy
petuance.
II re, yer honor mslor, there's that
bunny back down s's rs that you slwoye
-sii you was 10 See y hin be called, said
hs Lsu1mlia.
Oh, show him MI answered the msjor,
jumping ont Of bed With an slacrity In
stsrge keeping with bis usual digniGed
department.
shuhlng feet Efle besri ascending the
stairs, and sooa Micky Hopkins stood il
the doorway, hat 10 laad, and straluiog
his lump 10 Lis b b.vs Of reverence.
Come in, Micky. s.ij tie major cheer
fu'ly. Then, lowering /, voice, be added
Well, VIA, about II e en1t?
Vel, ms!o', all be pua- are come now
Toe last cargo landed last uoisht. will |
.sie the so.ers doaa l., tie sscret way
No hsve for ge'tiu TO the cave wbinever ye
give ne the v1rl
Do you think ,hry sa.r,c, you tall, .
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-02-23

baking soda moistened with water
spread on a piece Of linen or cotton
and bound on the part, writes
Elisabeth Robinson Scovil in ar
article on "What to do in Emer
gencies" in the March Ladies
Home Journal. This can be kept
wet by squeezing water on it from
sponge or cloth until the smart
ing is soothed.
A thick coating Of starch can
be used instead of the soda, or
wheat flour if nothing better can
be had, but neither should be APP
piled if the skin is broken. In this
case it is better to use vaseltne,
olive or linseed oil. The doctor will
apply some preparation containing
carbolic acid.
If the air can be etfectually eX-
cluded from a burn the pain is re-
lieved.
Blisters should be pricked and
the fluid absorbed with soft cloth
before dressing.
If the clothing adheres to the
skin, the loose parts should be cut
away, and the patches of material
soaked off with oil or warm water.
When the injury is extensive,
the sufferer will be Frustrated, and
may die from the shock. Heat
should be applied to the extremi-
ties and over the heart, and hot
drinks given until the doctor
comes.
In burns from strong acid the
part should be covered with dry
baking soda or lime, as the alkali
will neutraliZe the acid. No water
should be used, but cosmoline or
oil applied after the alkali has
been brushed off,
When the burn has been caused
by an alkali an acid must be used.
A person recovering from the
effects of a burn requires very
nourishing food.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-02-23
MALADIES
That Brought Suffering and De
feat to Napoleon.

That Brought Suffering and De-
feat to Napoleon.
British Medical journal.
Lord WOlseley has raised again
the old discussion of this subject.
The nature of the first and last
illness of Napoleon Benaparte is
we'll known, but the precise char
aCter of the ailments from which
he suffered between these two
maladles remains a little uncer-
tain. All the siege of ToulOn in
1893 he undoubtedly contracted
scabies when working at cannon
with gunner who had the lOath-
some disease. The hero was I'M
skillfully treated and seemed to
have suffered from scabies for sew
eral years. In Egypt in 1898 he had
gastric catarrh, and DR.. Cadence
asserts that he was inoculated
with scabies, then believed to be
Counter-irritant. When Napoleon
was at the height Of his glory he
drank coffee freely for the avowed
purpose of keeping himself awake.
He admitted to DR.. ABBOTT his par
TALLY for coffee at st. Helena.
During the latter part of his
reign he was tOrmented with
hemOrrhoids, and to those
morbid products the failure Ci the
Waterloo campaign has been as
scribed. They worry the strongest
constitutions and may alone &C,
count for rhe declining energy to
which Lord WOlseley refers
in his recent article. 1t is
very doubtful whether he was con-
stantly subject to a definite nerve
lesion, as has been often asserted
| Epilepsy is frequently mentioned
as his special disorder, but on very
doubtful grounds. That disease in
its chronic form is incompatible
with the psychical and physical
conditions which go to make up
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-02-23

great military chief. Napoleon
certainly died of cancer Of the
stomach.
Surgeon Archibald Arnott, who
attended him in his last illness,
and made the postmOrtem eXamin-
alton, published work in which
the result of the necropsy is
very carefully recorded.
The stomach was covered
with cancerous deposit, except near
its cardiac orifice. The disease
was most marked at the pylorus,
which adhered to the liver. The
intestines were free from disease.
The specimen of malignant disease
of intestine shown for many years
at the College of Surgeons as taken
from the body Of Napoleon is now
known to be spurious. AS cancer
of the stomach kills within a year
or two, the legends that he suffer-
ed from the "germs of his last i'll
ness" when in Egypt (179S) and in
Russia QSl2) are absurdities.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-02-23
Howells' Afternoon Off.

Sometimes the foreman gave me
an afternoon off, on Saturdays, and
though the days were long, the
work was not always constant,
and was never very severe, writes
William Dean Howells, in "My
Literary Passions" in the March
Ladies' Home Journal. / suspect
now that the office was not so
prosperous as might have been
wished. was shifted from place
to place in it, and there was plenty
of time for my day dreams over
the distribution of my case. was
very fond of work though, and
proud of my swiftness and skill in
it. Once when the perplexed fore.
man could not think of any task to
set me he offered me a holiday,
but | would not take it.
so l fancy that at this time
| was not more interested in
my art OF. poetry than in my trade
of printing. What went on in the
office interested me as much as the
quarrels Of the Augustan age of
English letters, and | made much
more record Of it in the crude and
shapeless diary which | kept part
ly in verse and partly in prose, but
always of a distinctly lower liter
airy kind, than that | was trying
otherwise to write.