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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-11-11

There is hog in Missouri that has cos
one man $1,000 Yet the animal Is mol
worth $40. The porber has been the sut
lect OF litigation between Noah King,
berry and John Hmmer, and will cost
the latter, the defendant, not less than
$4,000. The celebrated case OF Howard
County was decided 10 the Randolph cir
cult court the other day. The jury Q
wsrded verdict in favor OF the pIsintifl
Kiugsberry, for 81 damages, which leaves
Iinmer the defendant, to pay the costs
amounting TO over $1,000. There are also
two slsnder cases growing ont OF the hog
case, One OF them has been oompromis
ed and the other probably will be. The
iull amount OF the costs in the three
cases, including attorneys fees, to be
paid by the defendant. will aggregate
$4,000
The hog case is known 90 the docket Of
that OF Noah Kngsberry versus John Xim
mer, The court history Of the case will
fil book, aud among the lawyers 1t is re
gsrded Ds one OF the most famous cases
ever tried in the State OF Missouri. 1t is
q suit for possession OF hog valued at
$40, Noah Kngsborry and John thinner
live on adjoining farms in Franklin town
ship, Howard County, near New Frank
lin. About q year and q half ago hog
strsyed onto X.mmef's farm. Kings
berry identified the hog as one Of his and
sent to Z miner for 1t. Z.umer refused
to give it up, when Kingsberry began suit
for it's possession, giving repIeyln bond,
The court ordered the constable to take
the hog from Il INNER and restore it to
Kingsbeuy.
10 the frst trial OF the case, before .
justice OF the peace, there was a mistfiil,
and new trial was ordered. The second |
re uted 10 a verdict 10 favor Of Knge
berry. An appeal was taken by Hlmmer
to the circuit court OF Howard County, |
and when the case came to trlal it result
ed in a second judgement IL Kingsberry's |
favor. Oxing to the alleged misconduct
OF one OF the Jurors the judgement wa
set aside q d a new trlal ordered Ilm |
mets attorney Ut once entered motion
for 3 change Of venue, which was granted
to Rindolph County, with the result as
given.
One Of the slsnder cases growing ont OF
the above was that OF Edward p Miller
versus John u INNER The plaintiff claim
ed ths. the defendant charged him (Mil
ls) falsely with forging his (Millsr's)
mothers name 10 . note for $1,000,
which note was given to Zimmer, Miller
claiming damages TO the amount Of $50,
600 This has been comprised by Xim
mer releasing Miller OF the payment Of
the note and interest and paying Miller's
attorneys $3.50 fees and the court all the
costs in the case,
The other Islander su, is that Of FL
ward Kinesberry versns Jhp Il miner for
$40. 900 dsmsgeE Eiward kingsberry
,ets out 10 bis petition that the defeadsnt
z INNER called Kinpsberry = liar, bog
lhiei. etc 10 the presence Of o.her parties
nd that hi character uss dam ,ged 10 the
amount claimed.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-11-11

fti oae Gao see, through al The valley Of
that stss, rlrer ei tie North. sban5anl
evidences oi lhs uniformed character Of
tbe oesGtry,
/ The oeo tbius which stuses the ltsvel
e. bs be lsymrB 81 reolosist. u the lni
. meuse smonti Of Work Which the streams
sfe pteioruirs The Loses rtvet dopa
witch be iakes bis vay TO the ilgsinss.
rlscs a. is ktoEn, inas rice Of lakes. the
largest OF slisb is over thirty miles long.
The ooauty 10 the apper lake region j,
mountainous. With TORRENTS plugging
do~u through rough valleys from the et,r
PSI suow.
ae contrast between tbls water Of The
lakes, which IL clear. and that Of tbc
ttfeam emerging from them is remark
able, The latter soou becomes turhii,
being iul Of sediment SO that one cannot
see mere than quarter Of an inch bsloV
the surface. A baslliul taken cut aud al
lowed to stand clears itself IN time, aud
q thick deposit Of mad is found 10 the /
bottom Of the receptacle
The current boils aud iloss very rapid /
ly, aud as the boat noats along sound |
Is heard like that OF irving fat. Upon
seatobinR for the eaase Of this sound It s
loani to lie in the grating against The bot
ON OF the boat OF the very hae PARTICLES
1i sand carried IN suspension, From the
moment Of entering the Lases River uu
Al the end OF the trip the sound ia never
Il sent. A truly euoruous smount OF
natefislis thus borne along by the Yukon
ud finally emptied into the immense
Ielts ut lts mouth iu Nortous Sound.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-11-11

Tue iollovlag aurc 3.'a ~ G-aa'ai r.
b.ttE lie d. elafscl-ut,la j iaam msgasn
IN, rus gfastBrss oitAg Ffa.ais c-le'tal4.
A. faculty mrt tiag oi tae "aahugl
500 l. nliset,itJ duuag La'> prrttiea
e. oss Of the pfoiessofs msie some dtsplr
agiGg remarks sbg4t Grasr.l Grant.
q sneral l. -. 10 ladlynstlaa rose from bic
ehsif, sod lrotiDg tls professor fan 10
the hoe, ssid to b,m: siE IL 700 ever
presams % spesa dlfs spsetglly ol Ten
ersl Gfsut 10 ny rrsssues either you "
I ssypr oonbsttioa sitb tbi' sBlyeuity.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-11-11
B. I. HOWE.

SUCCESSORS TO v. u HUNDY5
ALL KINDS aT MAJ. , oth k.H .ua sia d
60 klse Ysssialsrt. 8 alt .tb TrstE Bread
tsifaflu Nauthssaer Csatre. Vs.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-18
A SLEEPY LITTLE SCHOOL.


\ funny old professor kept a school for
little boys.
And he'd romp with them i'm playtimc,
and he wouldn't mind the noise;
While in his little sChOolroOm with its
head against the wall.
Was a bed of such proportions it was big
enough for all.
ITS for tired little pupils he explained
"for YOU will find
How very wrong indeed it is to force a
budding mind,
Whenever one grows sleepy ana he can't
hold w his head,
| make him lay his primer down and
send him off To bed
"And sometimes it will happen on Il warm
and pleasant day
When the little birds upon the trees go
tOorallOOral lay,
When widcawako ana studious it's diff
iicult to keep
one by one they'll get a-nOddng till the
whole class is asleep.
Then before they're all in drCamand
and their funny snorcs begin,
| close the shutters softly so the sun.
light can't come in,
After which ! put the SChoOlbOoks in
their order on the shelf.
And, with nothing else to do. | take a
little nap myself
Malcolm Douglass
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-18
Soms Striking Statistics.

\ recent letter from Baltimore to the
Sew York sun contained facts and fig
urcs of almost startling significance
relating to the Growth of the manu-
featuring industry i'm the South For
example:
In 1850 the South had $50 cotton
mills, with capital of $21, 900 OOO.
These mills had 66I .0OO spindlcS and
$1,000 looms. Ry 1890 the number had
increased. according to the census re-
port, to 254 mills with SCI 100, 600 capi-
tai l7l2,oo0 spindlos and $4,000 looms.
Since 1890 this business has more than
doubled. and at present the South has
about 1910 mills. representing an invest
m"nt of nearly $l25.O0O00O. and having
4.lO0OO0 SpindlcS and 11j,0OO looms
That there is no danger of OVERRIDING
the cotton manufacturing business of
the South may he seen from the fact
that there are in the world about So
OoO,0O spindles. representing an invest
ment Of about s., 2,000 0OO. 600. and Of this
vast industry the United States have
little moro than OnC-fitth ~ Capital
invested, or more than $4O0, O0O 600. and
only about on"-tifth of tn" total num-
her If spindlcs, or 17.0oo. 900. notwith-
standing the fact that the South pro-
duccs more than 50 per cent of the
worlds cotton crop"
"For lo0 years" the letter continues,
"ihe SUnth has been raising the cot
ton, shipping it to. New ENGLAND and
To- Europe, and permitting the manu-
ia"turrrs to grow rich by turninc il
into The finished product. OF all the
vast wealth Of material with which tn,
South has been 50 abundantly blessed
there is no other element not even
iron, equal to cotton i'm its possibilities.
0t wealth creation for this section The
$500 0Oo, 600 a year which the cotton CroI
brings to the South would he treblcC
If it could be manufactured al home
In the last twenty years the cotton
crops of tn" South have sold for an
aggregate of about $500. .000. 900 BE
fore they Eavo reached the consumer
their value has increased to SIS. 900
0oooO0 or $50 100000, 900, This enormous
business, creating wealth wherever es
south has now begun to contend
l. prize worth contending for
fhe letter continues: "Starting with
out capital and without experience. th'
South has already practically monupo
lizcd III" coarse cotton trade, ana 4
pushing into finer goods with the de
termination to capture that line Th
worlds needs are growing. Incrcasin;
wealth of the masses increases the re
quircments per capita of cotton goods
TN" extension of civilization into tn
dark places of the world opens ney
il"ids for cotton goods, Civilization
advance Is measured by the increas
IN corton consumption. This increas
must gu un constantly, and the 5000.
600 bale CROP must he exceeded hefur
many years hy "rpps of 10000, 900 am
then ll,000,O00 and then 100000 a
:nr worlds "Ner-inCreasing require
ments shall demand With this growth
ana even more RAPIDLY thar this, wi
the n-manuiaetprins Interests q
the South dcy'lcp, While the increas
in ne num~rr ui spindles In Southerl
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-18
AnInieres,ing Contest .

Those who read in yesterdays Tri-
hume the very interesting report oI IN"
Interstate, Commerce commission "r
" hn have i'm other ways followed th"
,nuis, ur tin" struggle between this
commission and tE' courts "Nr' Tn"
question Of it, right L. oNrrcis' tn"
puycr Intended To- be- pat Ia it, han'S
nv the trainers uf the act IN Nhlrh u
fn,ts. do not need to bc tod that III"
'.sur thus involved il of the uun"St
impurtauc" to ever. American citizen.
stripped of all falls" vcstmonts it pre-
srnt- Cor public consideration and ac-
tiu. the question. shall the railroads
or tn" people be supreme in this coun-
ry""
The railroads hay" suffered much
unjust condemnation and it is no more
than fair tu say that their managers
have, to u large extent been forced into
tine attitude of ouuositiuu which they
bow maintain toward an enforcement
e. ihr nto1t of the mtrrstat" COM
ln,l,r act. Regarded bN shippers,
iur,Is. politicians ana oth,rs as Law
rll targets for all kinds of attack ANA
Y,u}iation. they have been compelled in
d.. l,n of til, interests entrusted to
thu caro- TO- assume the role ct the
a"E'"SS"r IN r"'AI'hil"n' E'Il'' " "'9
con-" about 'hai IN" 'uIl"ih Ih'''S'""
commerce IaN' passed VIII" 'h' l'"'"
.'"Nt L" Hh"'" hn'h Shl!''iN an" '"'
'"'# iHi! means az p'"'''''"" an"
f'''S' mas "''N :" 'I''N'"''''" ~
1.'''sN'' court '''i''"""' "'' ~"
&C "hi'h haE" suggested hl""'n I'"u
'''r, iE1i t'da|' hul I"I lH' "ul'''l'
roads would hoii every point in tn"
g.mo and th' public would h" "urh"red.
That decision stunned them 10y its un-
rNp"rt"dn"ss. hut they soon rallied and
arc uuW malJHg the Iirrc"st drive of
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-18

mills from 667 900 in 1880 t. 100000 in
1897 was taking place, the Increase in
the "est Of the country was from "
gVG 900 to 10000. 900 the gain in the
South hcing about 800 per cent and i'm
the " hole country outside of the South
about 80 per cent. In 1850 the South
had oac-iftppntr of the number or
spindlcs IN the country: now 1t has
nearly one-fou,th Of the number
These figures are significant: but they
are not likely to he welcomed any
where morc heartily than in the North.
The industrialization of the South
means its salvation; it's salvation
means the countrys amalgamaton and
that i'm turn means the unquestioned
pcrpctuity of popular government
....-
It is currently reported that senator
quay is using his influence to prevent
Republican bolt in Philadelphia this
spring. If this Is true it is tn his
credit II requires no special Gift of
prophecy to fOresr" thar the year oi
our Lord eighteen hundred and ninety
eight is going to Ice a tcmpestuous and
"A gloomy year for boilers.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-18

Pres idcnt Mckinley has exhibited his
hahitual tact in designating the news
paper correspondents at Washington as
among the sets To lie recognized 10y in
vitations t. formal social functions at
the white house this winter. They, not
less than congressman, jurists ana dip
lomatists, are controlling factors In the
problem nf government, and as such
fairly deserve formal attention. The
personal significance of such recOgni-
tion may not be- much, but its sgnifi-
cance To the journalistic profession is
great 1t is to he hoped that the fourth
estate viii wear its new honors becom-
ingly ana i'm return suften some Of that
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-18
4 COAL DEAL.

The following Joke from tho Chicago
News is referred to the short weight coal
dealers:
PurChascr-"Did your boss weigh thdt
load of coal on ambusCado scales?
Driver What's ambusCadr scales
Purchascr-"Thosc that lie i'm weight
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-18

From July /. 1890, to June 80, 1891, the
CiviI service commission examined 2l2,-
O5l applicants. of whom l25,7l3 passed,
l,53S were appointed to places, elg-
lille lists during that time containing
the names of lli,497 applicants. Dur
ing the year 1869, 24,O63 persons
passed the examinations, and 3,3OS
We're given places, or about one of
every eight persons passing were so
provided I'm lS95-96 about one of every
four who passed We're given places. In
lS9O-9l nearly half of those who passed
secured appointments, while i'm lS9l-92
one-third of the number passing were
SO provided for, Thus ii appears that
even under the sacred shield of civil
service reform" it takes pull to get
a place,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-18

These alive and distinctly practical days
have practical mcu 10y the score in each
house who are equal to the tasks i'm
posed, and who. i'm results accomplished,
and in work of great variety and value
to the nation. are not a whit behind
their predecessors of the earlier day. Not
only is congress- a. a body. one that
every patriot should speak well of, but
the excellence of the public service in
all it's branches may properly excite ma
tional pride. Th" fact that there may
he unworthy members. and that some
public servants are untru" to their trusts
calls for the exposure of the individual
and does not Justify sweeping and de-
morali2ing criticism OF the public SER
vice In these directions patriotic news
papers and patriotic correspondents have
important work TO do.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-18

sure which Is today it's greatest single
fault
While under the lake navigation sea-
son this year 81 seamen lost their lives
i'm the line Of duty on some one Of the
great lakes. ii is an encouraging cir
cumstance that of the millions of pass
engers carried on those lakes in 1877
not one perished because of shipwreck
or accident This record certainly
speaks well for the care with which
the business # passenger transpurta-
ton ~ boat is managed on the inland
seas.
The annual report Of the American
Board of Foreign Missions shows that
there was collected last year by that
organization for the conversion of the
heather total fund of $6427Sl.0I of
which Pennsylvania contributed 3d.
32522 If statement could be OBJ
tanned of Pennsylvania yearly en-
penditures nccasioned by the depravity
and nom ChristianizatiOn of her home
h,athcn it would be still more inter-
! rsting.
Chairman Quigg. of the New York
| county Republican committee, has Of
| frrcd to conCede every point demanded
| i'm the interest of harmony by the So
| called Republican faction that recent
| ly supported Seth Low. but the leaders
! Of that faction refuse to be placated
| unless they are made absolute bosses
| of the situation. We would see them
| hanged first.
The Monticello. New York, preacher
! who beat his wife because she en-
doaVored to drive "A favOritc cat ont
of the house. and who is now languish-
ing i'm iail as the consequence OF his
little diversion, seems twisted in his
mind with regard to pets.
Senator Wcllingtun's criminal libc
suit against the Baltimore American
has been thrown cut by the grand jury
Wellington will doubtless follow as
soon as the people can get at him.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-18

intomperatenoss of criticism and CEN
sure which is today it's greatest single
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-18
TWELVE PAGES
SCRANTON. DECEMBER IS, 1891

Nm early stat" convention M"uld SUIT
all concerned. especially a. there may
bo need at some littl" interval after
wards for harmonizing and cooling OIL.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-18

up in sight of all speakers and known
by all to he rushing their unrcvisod
words to every part of the land, have
killed oratorN and forced the ablest to
reading speeches The days of congress
sional oratory have passed-those old
convenient, ploddng days. when, aiter
cXtempore specking there was time TO
rest a day or two and further time to
revise the proofs of the old lntcligcnccr'
and then week or more ot stago-coach
distribution before the country was even
informed that great man had made a
great speech. Now when the whole coun-
try listens to the words as spoken, even
men of the first ability must OF ncces-
sty bc careful. lest an ill-advised phrase
arouse national and simultaneous crit
Cism, and, to cite AN example of suCh
happenings, the unfortunate speaker ht
brought to ask. "Whcrc am | att
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-18

The Hon. Robert Emory PattisOn
may be candidate for governor next
year. but he will not again be the can
didatc for governor.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-18


Few even of those who observe con-
grcss have an adequate idea of the inn
mense amount of work which III" prln-
Cipal committees perform, or oi the raplu
growth of this work as the country mas
expanded. It is probably Within bounds
to say that the committees on appropria-
tiOnS alone. which deal. and deal with
! great care, with every minutiac of til"
! governments immCnS" service, do more
work than half the committees Of both
! houses performed in the old days. TO
/ those who have occasion to observe TINS
| vast labor the wonder is, not that the
! great bills for carrying on the govern
! ment do not appear till lat" in the Ses-
! sion, hut that they are ever driven
! through even approximately ON time.
! The labors of these committees are hcr-
! culean There is the same comparative
/ increase in the work of all leading COM
! mttees-FnancC, Ways aud Means,
| judiciary. Military. Naval, Militia. Com
merce, Foreign Relations, Foreign Al
fairs, Banking and Currency, Rivers and
. IIarbors, and 50 on through nearly the
B whole list in each house. AS each hodN
has grown in numbers, and both mcm-
hcrship and the public business nave ap-
, preached the unwicldN stage, the busl-
/ ness of legislation has been in greater
! and greater degree performed by com
! mittCcs TO meet this necessity of the
work all of them nave been increased in
numbers. and their reports ana views
now carry . weight which generally con-
trolls on the floor. This fact, that so
much of the hard and continuous work
of congress is done out of sight of the
public has much to do with the prevail
inc opinion that body. the majority OF
whose members are constantly ana faith-
fully AT work, does little beyond what
appears in the talk of the daily sessions.
/ The single reflection that the population
has increased fOurfold since Webster $
day, and thought of the empire OF
states that has grown up beyond me
MssisSippi beyond the furthCrcst horiz-
on of those days will suggest tn" vast
expansion Of the public business and tho
corresponding increase of congressional
I work.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-18

Th greatest wide Fancy Ribbon Bargains offered Mo- 90
for the only but long they last choice
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-18
We ARE Afraid
OF
Books.

1t is a frank COnft ssion-ve pur-
chased a great stock of holiday books
the finest of the best. but they have
not kept pace with the rest of the
stock in our store.
In truth they have not sold as quick
ly as we expected.
Stationery, gold pens with pearl hold
crs: articles i'm brass. gold and silver;
dressing cases, manicure and toilet
sets. etc, are simply melting away
from us. But books.
BOOKS
are drudge. We want no hold-overs.
RESULT:
WE WILL SILL NT SACRIFICE FROM SOW
TNTILCHRISrMAS. SAY % PER Gent. OFF.
Here is just an idea of our class of
bookish goods: QUO Nadis,' Soldiers
of Fortune" Hugh Wynne," "St,
Elmo" new edition; "Romola," "Old
Paris" Lucille" Princess of Thule" ."
"Choir Invisible" "PhrOso." and The
Dr0nes Must Die" by Nordau.
Call and see the handsome bindings.
REYNOLDS BROS,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-18

Senator Wcllingtun's criminal libel
has been thrown cut 10y the grand jury.
Wellington will doubtless follow as
soon as the people can get at him.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-05-21
Fine Truck Farms

900 tuck farms 30 acres cnch on the
Atlantic an1 Danvillc railroad. so miles
from Norfolk tho soil tho snro ms the
celebrated trucking lands around Nor
folk, va. 5000 for twoaty ncrcs; torms
SlV cash ana Tl9 per month without in
tercst. NO such opportunity for spccu-
lh' ing or securing homo ever offered
before. These lands nro owned by the
ith'lrohd company md nro offered Mt
those reduced ratcs To build up tho truck
ing business along this limo, with the
same shipping fnciitics M enjoyed by
tho Norfolk truckers. Arrangements for
chenp excursion rHtcs will shortly bc
announced, with railroad fare free TO All
purchasers. For further information
call on or write TO II. W. Spindle IL Co.
honnokc, Va, agents for southwest
Niruiiin
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-05-21
Roanoke Real Estate

IL cheaper now than II will ever he asniu II.
YOU iihd better secure one Of our bargains
before tho prices advance
sroom corner house. northwest, 81, 80,
500 chal mud TI2.50 per month. Now rent,
ing Tor $40.
broom brick house In southwest. lnrpe
lot. good shndc; ~ 900 onali.
Groom corner house in southwest. mol
crn improvements, stable md cnrrinuo
house, $1,000; 5000 cnsh mud Sl1 per
month.
Groom house In southwest. sewer con.
ncctlop, stablc F1.B00, 800 cnah and
Tl20O per mouth. No interest
7.rooin house in southwest, 81, 300: 3lh
cnsh and BIB per month
u room holisu In southeast largo lot,
Gloon to mrnkut, $3.50, $50 cash nnd
Tfy.60 per month.
broom corner house In southeast, $500
500 cnsli md $40 per month.
from house, northeast, $50 cnsh nn,l
~ 6O per month.
we have u grcnt mnny others wo cnn.
not cnuinertto here