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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-08-20


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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-08-20

The chair mnst 1T the sittor oy be.a aa
oomfortsble
The ciIiee most be Iarse epoogb ,a hold
the clerks or they cant wort 10 stysr
tage.
A qnatt Of milk ,anbot be crrr.sd s,,cy
in ansrt measure
The place of bosinees had ba,tet NE a
little large for the business than toa anna
for the business
There must bs room for erp,rsfag p
there will be no increase.
There must be roo ana room enapai
Adyprtisilg spsoe ia ue,chsud,,a s.t
mtst be bought and hand "a AS A., sr,
other regular goods,
Too much Of 1t means e1travag,paa.
Too little Of It meae. nnprafaIle
economy.
IL a. fooiish IN have tao ii,tlo s4.lr
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-08-20

Men who have boen married 10 or
do2sn years are to) seldom fsm0ns fu. cz
treme courtesy to their better hnlves lu'
sometimes they are, nevertheless, very
'thoughful,'
That WAS the case with Sllss perkiae
who took bis wife with him to the rjke
county fair. Mrs. Perkins had on blr
arm basket containing the dinner aad
supper for the pair.
The crowd grew dense and Mr. ami Nrs
Perkins began to be iostled shout trsat
deal,
Here, fi,e nc that basket, SAiroy. snj
Mr., Perkins,
That's real kind Of yon, shss, nlI 1r.
Perkins. giving up tho bask
Kind OF me exclaimed Mr. Prkies, ra
senting the insinuation COST I raa
afraid yold get lost
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-19

der, ard proceed to rub vigorously
every inch Of surface. Then wash in
soap sud,s, in which is also a suspicion
of alcohoL Dry with towel and put
on the final polish by briskly rubbing
with a bit of chan0i5 skin. Amy one
who follows this method will surely out
shine her Dutoh grandmother, but that
is another story
Hundreds CT years ago our ancestors
such OF US as had Dutch ancestors
played with similar little solid silver
toys On the Othar side Of 'chc great water,
and when some Of them came to Ameri-
ca many years ago, they brought with
them amCr$ other treasures, these little
household gems, which are still in the
possession Of tt5ir GsscenL2n,s. In
America there are therefore severa! CT
these fascinating silver sets $50 and 200
years old. and Il was The recent eXhibi-
tt0n Of them by the colonial danes that
first gave cur manufacturers the iGsa OF
doing as much Ter their descendants.
OGe Of the mes beautiful and complete
is owned by a Gesceudan. CT The Cad
stones Of Revolutionary fame, and was
only few weeks ago on exhibition N
Charleston, South Carolina.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-19

With the gold dollar 1t is LITTLE diff
fereut. This is supposed ,O be- worth
Ats weight in gold" mo- matter IN what
form it is. As lump. IN q Wa-cl
chain. as a gold sugar spoCu-uO mat
Ter how-it is sJil supposed -o DE worth
as much as DC weighs. That Is. II IL
weights as much as q gold dollar, il is
considered worth dollar .u gold
MAKING A DOLLAR.
But with the silver dollar there is a
li-r'e din rlce. You can buy just as
much with B, as YOU can with the gold
dollar: and more, IL gold is below par
as f. may be, bus the silver dollar is not
worth q dollar If it is melted mp. It Is
then worth about half dollar.
Tae workmanship which -lo Govern
nent nuts upon silver dollar adds one
--.rf r., t.s .v..ue. And so cents worth
of silver. properly combined. mel,eL
~,uef amended aud finally stamped out
-,iiiad and completed. becomes 81. IL
e1ss MS far Us any other dollar now.
And -he process of getting 10 from lump
+oreo.,l fender is a secret of Uncle sam $
-,-o-l- 4haps-l mighty secret tnat costs
-b, Government millions year, as well
as bringing millions into it.
NIn Philadelphia, san tf~neiSco' Den
very Carson City. New orleans ana
CITIES where tde United states Min1s are
So.,+ed there are stories always cur
-s,r I'm the air of queer happenings az
a. minis. Tales OF how people come
-.-t+b IuuDs of silver ore, worth more or
- of-er being separated; anu JdleS OF
.,.,.,ors sDo0ns and jewelry. II Is Said
80. -,e,-.r do the minis refuse 20 take
-, ',ffsriugs. and. though the process
- 49, so slow and tedious. they will
-. o., through it and give Jle owner
49, ,,sfal as much as it Is worth
49, money has been made on, OF i,'
y5-irbout these minis the oanAiuS OF
-, c,rrfrv would be as primitive as
. ~ ..sweDDing" Of metals by the saw
NH w. .,,5 rhere would be no standard OF
80 You could get much or little FOR
.'-. i,,,,,u of gold or silver Just as You
~ ~st much or Little for Your watch
Gu o.-,S4ing TO your luck at selling or
>" r5s making OF a dollar, say silver
n. ~ since silver is the woU! YOU now
uOl'~- - extensive TO the government.
go CO, Genius. delving into taciS tha' hs-
-. fonnd that &c cost Uncle sam more
~, dollar 20 make eacn dollar
10 III gold or silver and that by
80. .i,,e he had turned out the magic
49, rrbeel 70 had cost him more IN
. !lC'-S Ind metal than people would pay
49, - 80 - - II costs him 10 cents. while
- o- M only get 100 cents for IT, But
H -, - ~ mis- be so, and the investigation
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-19

-----I-,--T. ~ T1ND DI--r- --,---oI himself
,.-.|S,d.r, an unconditional surrca-
i.r and a 5alI. oiloved. III which The
Fran.a were whipped Gu. Of their Doo.s
end the king ce3urel. We learn IRON
Ills te know whe. We have enough.
!lis .l.,le N1s HDL0l.Uls because
,ae En- 81 loss was mo Is confined TO
The common solGiery. while among lhe
French t. was peculiarly sa@! TO tae no.
ri.!.g. Two dukes. nineteen counts. i've
thousand meu-aj-arms and e.gh, thou
..u5 iuIanly were killed. ADD a UOJ-,Gii
e.,.b ,.,-o1 t,,- found I'd nave been
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-19
SHE DID NOT GO TO THE HOP.

Tale OF Tailor Made Dot B,Ge Suit
Pretty Girl and Punctured Tire
Il was on a shady p.aZza Ole fair
maiden was radiant in the coolest OF
lawn and lace and iutteuiug ribbons.
The OIhC came mp The steps locking
warm and swinging a tennis racquet.
After the usua! greeting o. The Up-uo-
date maiden, the girl in lawn said:
Were You at the hop last night?"
Cert" said the other. Just had a
too sweet time But where were you?
| thought you we're going to crush us
all with that new Chiffon and silver
frock?"
"Oh. its just too awful for anything,
But if you'll promise not to tell Will tell
You. just to make Name mad cCaxed
that goose of Dick Wheeler to 20
for spin to Pewaukee and back. We
got out there all right and started back
just in time to get caught in a Grench-
ing shower Tle mud was awful and.
to complete all. | ran over a piece OF
barbed Wire and my tire was useless.
We were four miles from the hotel,
ard found shelter in a little house in
the midst Of a market garden. where
a Dutohman and his fat frau raise cab
bage ard things. Dick was wild 10 get
back, for he had promised TO escort
Name and her mother TO the hop. SO
he let me after arranging with the
farmer to bring me and the wheel 10
town as soon as the shower L, up. |
was soaked to the skin. and the old
woman lent me a paid flannel skin' and
a purple merino jacket to wear while she
dried my things at the kitchen fire.
When the horse and wagon were
ready she brought them back and
WE'LL You know that lovely Delft blue
tailor suit OF mine, and what stun
ming fit it was? Ii had shru-k and
shrunk until she waist wouldn't meet
into three inches. and as for the bloom
ens-they were simply out Of sight .
Imagine my faefne,s. | Couldn't
wear my clothes and l wouldn't wear
the frau,s in the light Of day, so hired
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-19
SILVER FURNITURE.
Costly and Beautiful Articles Made by
the Silver Smiths for HOGSeWii5ly
Little Girls.


BY M2Icn Dcpe".
should lh.uk every u,iia girl in the
Ian. ard girls of a larger gown, 40,
v-I.t prefer some of Oh, EARNING sell
i'd silver tons th3t are jU beginning 10
make EeSu.ifu. s1op window here and
there. 10 every O.aer Roy. ana almost
any book in the whole Uci.1; because
,hey are no, only as Lovely "a lovely
cen be, but they are full c. s-1ry, and
ara N education, tCo, n mere "45 3
Jla- 0n-.
We only trouble Is th&- NY are wy
expensive. bUJ tA,A' as V"1; %-o lN
tln--i not m1iciT Tor che sel4' DU- H..
CT : children. gI-rI-Cl..DI FL. S,e@-
grandchildren, and 50 on-and as JAey
make the prett.as, catiu4- en- amen. y
possible when no. needed ,1r li-Jie sil-s
ID A.'s1 49,. : we -. IL, I'D 60
wan, l. ''o no '-' 6f,, I,sr- -nenr far
5'-'>l .-' W "a &c o.. nlr~9v
- ,..' ,r-.. IN ,or II. r.
- - .....,.i,. -. .,- e.oh r.coa *
49,, ~ f-,, ma ,.Iical. lit,1e
c-t- rIT -li ~ ms. .gc5 eycu..i.sly
fl.n.v cram Jugs. sussr 5Jwls. cup,
am. sluc u.s.. slel perfectly mcu..aj
Chairs and jblos, such finely cut ch3s-
ing a-1 b,GG.ug, master hama IS re-
CURED.
want ID DR. very careful, how use
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-19

He captured Calais-the key to France
and made it fiourishing English
city and a market for wool. leather, Tin
and lead. It so continued for two hun
dred years.
The Scotch considered this good
time % regain their independence, and
David Bruce took charge of the enter
prise. but was defeated at NeYilles
Cross. in 1916, and taken prisoner.
Phiiippa here distinguished herself
during the absence Of the king, by en-
couraging the troops and making tell
ing equestrian speech TO them before
the battle. After the capture of Bruce,
too, she repaired to Calais, where she
prevented the Kings dlsgraceful exc
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-19

Copyright, 1896, by Ryman Interview
SyrGica-el
There were produced last year in the
United States four million and more
silver dollars. Each Of these small
wheels VAS ca, 3ll scamp ti-m O.
big silver sheet rolled our like dough.
The size Of this sheet, rolled out ready
Tor the stamper's hand. was more tAan
ninety miles around the edge, and II
stood up like o. wheel IL would have
reached from here Cd the sky. Mount
ed on it, as on a bicycle. Uncle sam
could have wheeled into Mars.
The mysterious process through
which silver goes from -le time i- en-
ters the Minis back door until ir com
rolling out The front as dollars are kept
as silent as possible. for -ha silver doll
lar has never been cCun,er.eited and
the United States officials do not mean
that IL ever shall be-. Counterfeit silver
dollars there are. OF course. but SO
wretched is the imitation that none but
an absent-minded person 40 twilight
would accept one. D5cepJiJls So s.4r-
ing that they do nO- deceive are not
feared by the Government.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-19
q CI0sE CAIIl FOR M sIX CITIZENS or CALAIS

king was so rudely addressed by Wat that
Walwor.h. mayor Of London, struck the
reoel with his sword, and others de-
spatched him before M knew exactly
Wat was Wat.
Richard to quiet this storm, acceded to
the rebel demands until ne could &C. his
forces together, when he ignored his
promises in a right royal manner in the
same year One o. these concessions Was
the abolition Of slavery and the novel
Use of wages for farm work. BY his fail
ure 20 keep this promise se.tdom con-
luued IN England -FOUR hundred years
lf.crwards.
Richard now became unpopular and
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-19

Joan having succeeded Philip in
France in 1850 Edward made another
flor, to recover The French throne;
but no monarch of spirit cares TO nave
his throne pulled out from under INN
u.t - he is ABOUT TO occupy il, and SO,
when The Black Prince began TO burn
aa1 plumber sou bern Franc, his IA
-ber maGs a similar excursion from ca
iais, in 1870.
TAonext year the Black Prince sent
twelve thouanl men into the Ae&rl q.
France. wlcrc t1ey net an army OF STA
~ thousand. and The Engl.sl general o.
fered ali his conques;s zer.uily {;
jean for Tie privilege o. returning t.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-19

from 500 ounces 10 The thousandth part
,f,r. ..,r.. N..-. .,..,.- a
- l,..,r, - ~ ''- ''' 49, ~
The metal is now taken further in
and placed i'm "a furnace. where Il has
borax or other foreign substance mix
ed with IT, I- is kept buJb,iGg for
few minutC5 thea is poured into mOuldS
that ,uCu IL ont as shining bars.
All this time The ass4Jer's ass.s-an.
has been around overseeing Che process
When the bars have cooisd DE orders
the metal taken back To- ,ae w.igher's
room. where il is pa, upon the scales
and recorded. a little piece Of il is
NOW sawed off and the owner of the
meta. is paid for it according 10 the
quality ID. the metal he brought. The
aSsaysr accurately determines this by
has own tests. ana The man who came
staggering in uoder rock OF mixed ore
with Hide metal IN II goes out w--h
some real coin jinging in his pocket.
After this preliminary work comes the
business OF making the collars.
IL is es''1l~',0 1i,,- q o.'.,oH 0o1l"lS
"o.." oI meal III '-1 lo'.5'' H"9 ooo ,
1lI-7I ,H'O .-'' $50, 80 LOU Go. VI go
'u.'--' All ~ 50 '--' 0''7'- "'''' WIS - W
49, ,,y,7,t-pror-, c,703o>-
Al / D '-'''0 % O-,'-.'l'o'->'
Inc mysterious part OF 'Ae WORK now
otSlas. Inc metal Is taken ln'o q room room,
|u'Ie 'H''e are vSi1' Jus oIet no. IL. g,
~ 80 ~ - pa ''''.. o.o,-';
~ 'y' ~ . - -
"u'u ''''S H. "a 'e -., -..IiI.9-io ~
o.ts - ,; ,,' ~ ' WI -. 80
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-19

grandson, and war with France was
maintained. though Charles the Wise
held his own, with the aid Of the Scotch
under Robert H.. the first OF the Stuarts.
A heavy war tax was levied per capita
at the rate CT three greats on male and
female above the age Of fifteen, and
those who know the value Of a groat will
admit that il was too much. \ damsel
named Tyler, daughter Of Wat, the Ty-
Ter, was so badly treated by the assessor
that her facner struck the officer dead
with his hammer. in 1891. and placed
himself at the head of a revolt, number
ing one hundred thousand people, WHO
collected on Blackhea,h. Jack Straw
and Rev. John Ball also aided in the
convention. The latter objected to the
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-19

gentlemen on general principles, claim
ing that Adam was no gentleman, and
that Eve had still less claim in that di-
rection.*
In this outbreak and during the same
year, the rebels broke into the city OF
London, burned the palaces, plundered
the warehouses, and kid off the gentle
men wherever an alibi could not be es-
tablished, winding up with the murder
OF the Archbishop of Canterbury.
During a conference with TYLER the
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-19

the men TO walt tiN dark o.
ed up 70 my room.
have known bu Iv
an myself. Yes, I
late for the hOp-b-
come.
when I pee,ed or r-
arms, neck and Shout
lovely shade OF C
down my nose and
O'Shanter, and I sup
awful sight Nv
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-19

cutton OF six respectable citizens who
had been sent to surrender the city.
During a truce between the English
and French. England was visited by the
Black Death, a plague that came from
Asia and baGe fair to depOpulate the
country. London lost fifty thousand
people, and at times there were hardly
enough people left to curry the dead or
till the fields. This cOntaglon occurred
in 1S49, and even attacked the domestic
animals.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-19
A ST. LOUIS
How lie D.scUyCrei
No.eI B...

N..el B.-..
Senator-olCco F0rat
has most impressed aim
al In ST. LOu is te
climbed on his pee.l, CO..
yesterday. says tIe Naw )
Mr.. Foraker had arisen er
oul on the car platform t1
rsdO's pain. TIs is bis
Nla passed between him
porter:
can yCu tell me which
ker's caro- the latter beg
This is Mr.. Foraker
polite reply.
Where IS Mr.. Foraker
My name Is Foraker
Thank you. mr. Fora
you leave Chicago?
Il am nc, from CL.c-
Ohio. "
"Ol. yes. Thank you
whom You have iu yc.
Charlie Emory
Also MUa- Halst,ll
gentemoU
"Wl0 Is Mr. Smith
ever held any co ...
"Yes. Mr.. Smith So
sic urler Pl.ou ...
"Aul SIR HlI.
"le's a..a.tsu.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-19
CURIOSITY FOR FI


NJ ~ ~ "a ft"
San Francisco
bush, which look iiE
quct. AT the TOP Oh
tors Of pure Wh.ya
az the top are red pos
fusion. Pink roses
lands at The top oa
over the bu sh are
other kinds and
Ia France, the W.
two varieties Oh Hu
line Lebeau. the Da
lillian and The whit.
riety and attest ir
to the virility Of I'll,
they were graf-o3
coco Call
The owner Of this
L Baker. Who
state Bureau Of
were thirteen tisi.
on the bush. bu-
on proved 90 o. e.u
harder yarietic Dr.
are enough nov
Jhe bush q cur.0s..
PLANTATION is that
with plants and u
fifteen years 3D.
J has been gla cd
stock IS the June ar
width At the top
ty-hye feet. g ad
width. There
trunks spriugiHe
bon is pienrifu.iy
the color OF jne b'o
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-19

JOhnny-Pis1se
a siVpence 10 give
Father-WhJ f.
Johnny
JOhnny-Er-v
TO be the d9OIE-
Punch.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-19

Last u.gI- |
the ole I love b.
Il should tlil-
Of walking IL H.
Free Press
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-06

being told he expressed a desire to
meet them. Mr.. Holcomb sent word to
the boys and designated the time at
which General Grant would receive
them.
"Us four had gone back from the
gate. well satisfied with the outcome
of their plans and delighted that the
general had noticed and waved his
hand to them; but when the summons
came for a personal interview their
joy was unbounded.
At the appointed time they presented
themselves at the legation, under the
care Of the father of one of the pairs.
Prince King was just leaving from his
memorable cal! on General Grant
The general received the boys in the
private parlcrs of the legation, and
taking each one of them by the hand
he introduced them to Mrs. Grant.
There was no one else present and the
general gathered these four boys
around him and told them how touched
he felt by their welcome and the sight
of their little flags; how pleased he
was to ind them so full of fervor and
patriotism although living in a heath
en- land so far away from home The
boys sat in wonder as the soldier told
them how proud they should be of
their country, and closed with an ex-
hortation for each one to prove him
self a worthy American and to never
do aught to disgrace his country.
Shaking hands with his guests at the
end the general said, We'll, boys, If l
ever write a book of my travels 1 shall
mention in it your welcome to me at
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destroy all elasticity of the tubes. The
lime-men get soft stone. All get more
or less anaemic. Asthma, kidney dis
ease, chronic systitis are the perqui-
sites Of ALL"
In answer to a question the doctor
said: 1T would NOT be wise to pass
chemical yard man at the ordinary
rate for life insurance. The work GER
tainly shortens life For one thing the
men cannot do their work unless they
are half drunk. They drink and drink.
1 nave one patient who drinks a
half cask eighteen gallons) of beer
week. They drink because they can
not eat. / know men who have brought
their breakfasts, dinners and teas back
nome from the works, because they
could not touch them. A man cannot
be healthy under these conditions"
The certainty of a shortened life.
the possibility of sudden and terrible
death, and constant risks of painful
accidents, are well known to all the
chemical workers in these alkali fac
tories, and are accepted by them with
an Indifference which might seem cal
lous were it not SO apparently heroic
The men joke about their condition.
asked one man whom I met in one
OF the factories what they were manu-
featuring there. Skeletons he said,
and L, you see, am only half done"
But Roger is their best Joker. as
Roger is their worst enemy. Roger is
the chlorine gas, which. pumped ON
TO slaked lime, transforms this into
bleaching powder. Roger is a green
gas, and is so poisonous that the mon
packers) who pack the bleaching now
der after the process into the barrels