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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-04-15
+ ICY GUILDS Esrars

- sTArn OF ynnsuSr, District OF hspehsster,s s
BE 1t Remembered, that At session Of the
| Probate Court beideua at Manchester, ~ithtu aud
for said Duuict, on the 26th day Of March
A. h, 1897
Present: Hon II X. fowLER, Judge.
Whereas, . certain instrument Ia writing
under zeal ,pnTpoItns " be the lsst wiIl and tea
lament OF Lucy 6aild, late OF RaperI IN
ssid District, decreased, having been this day
presente ed TO sAid Court OF Probate and duly
hed Ia the Registers Office: Therefore, IL 10
ordered that ali persons interested In the estats
Of said deceased be notified 10 appear before
said Court, al the Probate Once In Manchester
10 sEid district, on the 2slb day OF April A
ID. 1927, at 10 O'Clock A n by publication Of this
order three weeks successfully previous thereto
IN the Manchester JosRsGL,a newspaper printed
At hAnohesper, Aforesaid, 10 show cause, II any
they may have, Why said instrument In writing.
should not be- proved and allowed a. the last
will and testam. nt OF the said deoeasei.
is9w w. II. EDGEHTON. Register,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-04-15

NJ J u. Miller, slsis a,lA sssEi q
saHa.r schools, pre- bed Interesting sst
maas. saafttss srs .,splns lest sass.y
-1sorss Bstss q Asr Jersey ). ss.la
is iasp ,sd oil speed ,rs.f Or nor.
sta ha sssi Mu Ch.. b.ia.in.
Mr. srd hr W. X LuB.os h.r.
sold their premises, iselsdiss i.o hoasss
, d b.rs 90 Ckarch street 70 q. W B,tsr
std a. sb.IdSr aud are preparing b
bsl3s large fssi5sbos 90 Mr. Dnaloss
old hom.tssa. the B.iobeld.r place 90
Mas street
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-04-15
GERMAN NJ. BRowssoN's


rTifr ~ yEhN1wY pistrtc, y Msuchsstsr a.
In frohsls Court bed II hanoh e.ief sithiu
.Aa tof sald District 90 The lslh dsy Of April
h lsg1
Where's. o N Barber. Administrator 81 ths
estate u 0srm.n N Bfo-Bsop lsts Of Aria gtou
to .A,i Dstrici deceased has tlef his pstition
10 sruhg i.r bcsBs- 90 sell the real estate o.
said asrtassd e1nssiius o. timber aud monn taiu
i.nis -ith mil. ADD houses thereon Tor toe
~ meht u dsbts aud charges Of administrator
ADD therein msfiug sppho,uon 10 aid Court
inT hcense 10 m.ks such sals
HberrBpon. Il 10 ordered hist Ill psrson. con
oetpsd be bottled 10 AppesF befOfe said Cuuti
At stssiuh thereof 70 be holden o. the Probate
ohoe 80 MsHcbestsT on The 20 day o. pril
A. y 1897, al 70 O'Clock 10 the forenoon, By pub.
hcsuon o. this order three weeks saeoessiveiy
10 The Manchester JouKStL a newspaper printed
At Manchester Aforesaid 20 sb0s eAuss, u Any
thsy MAJ have, Why said Acenre sboait no, be
grsuied
iss wB ErGERToS Register.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-04-15
MARTHA M FRASERS' Estate

STATE or VERMONT, District OF Manchester. 81
BE It remembered, that at . session OF the
Probate Court holden at Manchester, within
aud for said District, on the 23rd day Of March
A. ID. 1897.
Present HoS II. X Fowler, Judge.
Whereas, = certain instrument III writing
purporting 10 be the last will and testa
ment OF Ma rtba n. fraser late OF Salem, N. Y.
10 said District, deceased. haying been this day
pr esented TO said Court Of Probate and duly
filed in the Registers Office; Therefore. 1t Is o.
dered that all persons inief ested In the estate
of,a'd deceased be notified to appear before
said COnrt at the Probate Office In Manchester,
In said District on the 10th day OF April ID
1897, at ten O'Clock In the forenoon by pubIioa.
ton OF this order, three weeks sucoessiyoiy
previous thef eto, IN the h aDobester JOURNAL, q
newspaper printed At Manchester aforesaid, to
show cause, II any they may have, why said
instrument in writing should not be proved and
allowed at the last will and testament OF thu
~ i'd deceased.
i63w W, b. EDGERTOS. Register.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-04-15
ARLINGTON.

The VILLAGE scbt OILS op.ned on Moo
dsy. no change of te sebers.
r., C.,e.l, ,,.os,o,ho Tn;
...,, vo..,o,M ..a.-
n.o, :; :. -. ,
c..u-,~- - a.,o., ,..,,
s'o ona' 'nop NC" WIN '"oo
dsy' ai'ef oiie' snu' uo~h ioi repairs
j. } Bryant oil Rntlsnd was tho guest
OF his aunt. Mrs. q. Il. Adams, over Sun
day
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-04-15
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

fstaIt OF JAhks hkNr
The undersigned, having been appointed by
the Hon. Probate Court for the District Of Man.
chester Commissioner, to receive, examine and
adjust all elaine and demands OF all persons
against the estate OF
James Kent. late Of Manchester
In s,d District, deceased, and all claims exhibit.
ed in Offset thereto. hereby give notice that We
will meet for the purposes Aforesaid At the
rtsidence Of David Kent in Manchester Centre
on the 10Th day OF september nett, hum
/ o'clock P. n. until O'Clock P. =. on
said day spd that six months from the
2gtk day OF March A. d. 1897 10 the time
limited by said Court for said creditors to pre-.
sent their claims TO us for examination aud
allowance.
Dated at Manchester this 29th day Of March
A. b. lo6. "
RICHARD DEAN, Jco,,.
Iaau Enkn W COOK NVm ~. |
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-04-15

ss.srsl psrsoas we're badly isisred
h.ret 81 ia az .enl5sui &c The Hootset
Tasnsl I'D Vida iGstoS tsilfosd. . nile
hslo. Rs.a.sofo The seeoDodstsos
hsiB shils tanuins ao.b Grade lslt ID.
rails, tso GERS fuliips ever sua psuo.iy
sso.piug . plpHss orsr he smb.hinesi
taily 60 isei tish.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-04-15

When the spring time eours. ger tie
Anue." lite eli other sensible persons
viii olssps the liver sni renovate The o..
ten vilh DsWuts Little Early 8i.r..
famous little pilis Tor the liver and .,on
.ch al the yesr roand. Peluboas %.
A.uek eater Depot; } II. whipple. Mar
chester CeItra
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-04-15

Mount Anthony grange Was organized
four years sgo and has 81 members, Two
years ago the grange built . store which
WAS called Tbs Farmers Exchange. II il
doing a good business. A stock company
was formed and mem bers OF the grange
charged ten per cent above Wholesale
prices. That pays the expenses and
leaves a ANAL balance TO go back to the
stock company.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-04-15
WI 7 ARLINGTON.

The newly elected officers OF the Q.
T. Society are I" follo-s: President.
Harry FTnhsm; vice ptesi lent, les FL
va Back, recording secretary, T. II
Bros neon; treasurer. Mrs. Il g. Mckee
corresponding secretary, Mira II. @ Buck
Com mit,ss.E Pr.ysr meeting. Mrs Q. +
Bach II. q Back. Mn. Bobt Haiku;
lookout. l.. J. FTnhsm. Frank I a..
Mia Azais H.nsusn. soei.l. Azais Hama
msn, Min Fannie Mckee. Frank Smith
Harvey hcKss; u usio. Nj. AzIis Hama
msn. Mi. Aanis H.skiu. Mrs. Fred Ia.
ley; information, X q A3Ess. Eva
Puck: Aj~er, Emslins Mcdonald, Ms
Il O Mex e. Mi. b +a. Hskin, Elv.
Bach; Sunshine, Laura Beck. Dalets
Bach. J c. Poor; ssrm,n. Y H. Bro~p
sJh.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-04-15
MANCHEsTEn DRI or.

Another little "spurt' Of sugsring.
Notice th. sdveftitmeut OF house for
sale.
Read A. II. Pettibouo. new advertise
ment.
Nj. l. MARLEY has commenced the
foundation OF his new house.
Mrs. Hattie Wilcox OF Meti Ian, Conn
is stopping at n. I Grfliths
A doe deer visited Counors's mill yard
last week, He did not seem At all irshl
ensd.
Frank Walker lee been III and con
abed 10 ID. house tor week, Dr. nsmep
wsy sttends hin,
J. II ktnesbury bA, rented the up
per part Of Mrs. Wnshps house. He Is
working for the Grand Unioh Tes Co.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-04-15

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iot 'sf 'e'' t'''e' 'a'''s' 'ush usual
+ J hs~iey has received news OF The
oitib ola dsuFlter Aphl Ord, Ia The
none o. al. . h'"'e' 10 Dan FRANCISCO
d. ssiit, Who has lsng been 81
ioF''ii, Vas taken Sofse Tuesday sod his
condition oiu'es bI' friends great AuIiely'
sepat Mctull J.. ~ years old today. |
s5ur 40 csnrot attend be birthday reeep
tot, lat sc fItend consfstulshons inst
The came.
Tbs,us.r .e..ou vas short and
s~ss, soue making az average qusntity
.od othtu falling short The quality is
Ausr ttsu ususl, there being no rain water
Or sour sap TO iotefiere.
The open meeting Of the Youn Meme
Club ttis, Wedresdsv evening. will be I'D
dressed by Rev. Mr. F,riin. siier which
there viii be socisbIe with refresh merts
All.re cordially invited.
W BRYAN vas ebtsrl.tnsd al the
W,nd,o, Uo,eloo lis reoept tript Florida
n. Va. someuhst IL iured by The breaking
down Of pi,zz from which be vas spssk
ins TO ST. Augustine
The Fo,teisbtl, Climb will meat with
Mr.. Gso,,e Tou,lev wsdp.sas, ApriI .
gI. ,,s O'Clock n. m. The last mss,ino
At u,ss Je.sie Hauley's war a very .piova
Ma far and we'll attended
-Ths m,,,i.ssofN, II sherman Fow
Ia, ot Nav York and Miss Mabel Cone h
s.neh,s, Al S.muel q Cone ri M.nohe, +
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Cono,eoa,iap.l ehn,oh in This nI,oe
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The brooklyn E'eIe OF Apfii I'D
notices The death to that city Of Mrs Jesse
~ Sptlmsn 10 tbs aoth year OF her age
she vas he danshter o. hef Dr' llmo'h9 q.
N. Cooley pa'.or Of The church To Eat
ttsh'i'e' Macs Tor ~ years and wee
president Of william college ior over ~
'eArs Mrs SPslmsh hAd been resident
81 h'ootIya Ter o. years AMI y" the ~
mother o. -" = Sp''m'h oi thls place
We co, y the toilou ING from the daily Is
Hotel Reporter Of AptiI 10th; Mr., NJ J.
Shea reuTed from the msbagement Of the ls
49,, r,o,.,.x a.. c,a. =.
''b'a ny tue hn'u'l LNo iusntahce 20 III
nod Mr. Richard 4. hcCurty, president v,
4 the ecnp.uy. having known p.ul "
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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-04-15

When = cold 10 contracted. cure 1t d,
ousr. One Minute Cough Curs will set
you on the road to recovery 10 10 = min
ute II will cure pneumonis, bronchitis.
group and sIl forms OF lung ana throst
troubles. Psttiboue 1 Co. Manchester
Depot; ]. II. Whipple, Manchester Cen
ire.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-04-15

Unconditional surrender. Is the only
terms those lannon's little pills known ar
Dewitt Little Early Rises will make
With constipation, sick headache and
stomach troubles. Pettibone L Co. Man
chester Depot; J, Il. Whipple, Msnchss
ter Centre,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-04-15

Thirty years Is 3 long time 10 fight SC
painful q trouble ~ piles. but jacob
Mitchell OF Unionville, Pa. struggled
that long before be tried DsWitPs Witch
Hazel Sslve. which quickly and perms
nsntly cured him. Its equally effective
IN eczema and ell skIu affections. Petit
bone d %, Manchester Depot; j. II.
WLipple, Manchester Centre.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-04-15

I 'eF Crptft,
SOUTH DORSET.
{ John M.,sou be. mov.d isto MaDe.,
~ house
Mr. George Wsthersli b. moved 10
to 90. OF Wee. .5d Deve.u'. houses.
VIM. TobiD ~ill haul TIE mnhle for
The Dorss. Marble Go. smother year
Eugene Wsthstell i. cle.uiug sod
:esllns the boilers Of the Kent 4 Roo, u ~
.nd losru.
Thorn. Mccormick h. accepted =
position as assistant superintendent 90 the
Freddy qusrry.
Samuel L Moore, sho has teen home
sll siuier Is 5000 to go to Nonbdelj to be
employed le,terin marble.
Rumor says that West 4 Deye.u. Who
are 10 New York. have sold the k.nt 4
Root mill sod quarry to patti. Who viii
put them 10 operation.
INV
Tor qusrry on John Is. Man
ley's farm have found good marble and
will open quarry there soon,
p. Il. MeDssv.tt and family have
moved TO Kern McLsughlin's to care for
he old people Mr.. Mclaughlin was
hrown from = wagon recently aud several
lbs broken.
The Dorset Mosntois Marble Co. have
tsrted up their qusrry with Fred Smith
uperinteadent. They employ double the
lumber OF men they had last year and We
earn that they will put the El Holey
Gill Ia operation.
Two OF the listers, Wall and Bowen,
ave been III with the grip, but they are
ow at work, They had farmers com
lsining worse than ever snd they have
safon to with eggs and 10 Gel t. Easter
eek, potstoes 20 to 20, new maple syrup
D to 65 cents, apples 90 cts. per barrel
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-04-15

Not only acute luns troubles, which
may prove fatal IN few days. but old
chronic coughs and throat Troubles may
receive immediate relief and be psrms
gently cured by Doe Minute Cough Cure.
Petitions 4 Go. Manchester Depot; J, II
Whipple, Manchester Centre.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-04-15

pyH OVAL The gentleman wbo .npoy
ed the CONGREGATION lsst suad.y by con
~ o0@ W. WI u'p r Ius''u, ,e''ei
speedy sbd harmless remed, for throat
,nd iuus lroubls p,tiibon, a Go. Man
oh"s 81 D'poiJ H. "hipph' Msnche'
vel ~'''''
hsEf
h's' hose' seeldon Is 90 Tue 'ick
li''
Jabb stone is to make cheese IN Las,
DurtL
-r.o cl ildrrn Of Dc rye Eissrton az
yer, Ill.
wn Well. co,sn.dtoti, bop,e
BY tlfues..
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-04-15

Ispleys Bread WlnAer out wear 81
other shoes.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-04-15

II stsald D. msdss meter Of publie
tto.isdss that D.Wius witch H.Isl
s.lTe ~ill Speedily eufs ptlss OF The lous
-,t stan tins IL !. the household favor
IL Tor bars, so.lds. cua, htBBcs sad
90 .. OF al tibds Prtibons A 60 A.u
chester Depot, J II. Whippls, Msbobe.
ter Crptft
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-04-15
MACBETH ULsuRH

The Baptist sendsy ,ehool will have
81 Batter cosesti Aptfi 15'h
Toe sutusl meetias Of lbs Aiohit.Ea
Io'so t0' he sieeiioe 81 Hlosrs cceun
the Gtursdsy eVsuirg.
Mu Chstles EId, ,ui son Of hoo
.ist Fslls sts tn.pts Tier coa,ie,, Hrs.
u /. Eutgsss and Mr.. l. ID, Ccub
R.saisf meeting Il Ibs " c. 7. Z.
~i,t Me- Ni.IiaH Sash. SATURDAY ~ 8
, n. Hops 10 zee every a.tnb,r presstt
-Ssit hUu8s, !, tie ls,i sabbath OF
The presstt eotterenes year ~itt Tie
Methods, churches Of Troy Ccaiefttce
ei Which Manchester nspart
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-04-15

hpoa's tefrou, bot Ike pbsumUnis, bfon
chit nd othst ihioal sni iaus trouble
co be quieliy cured BY nsiBs Oas Min
ute Coush Corr peitihons 4 Go Man
eht''~r Dsl Of, Il NtippIe, Msnebes
Ter alte
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-11
Mans Most Vulgar Habit.

eff men were compelled to wear
skirts for period, think they would
insist more than they now do that their
fellow men should stop the nasty habit
of splitting in public, " writes Edward
w. Box in The Ladies Home Journal.
"There is no practice of man which is
more distressing to women than this
disgusting habit. Women constantly
complain of it. especially in our larger
cities, where sometimes the sidewalks
are scarcely fit for them to walk upon.
They revolt at the practice, and they
are right in so doing, yet year in and
year out the habit not only continues
but increases, and the protection OF
cleanliness, to which every woman
walking upon our streets has perfect
right, is denied her. "
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-11
NOT EXACTLY A BABY.
How a Woman Played Trick on a Cable
Car Conductor.

How a Woman Played Trick on "a Cable
Car Conductor.
"John, dear, some one ought to speak
to that woman. See, she's smoth"-
"I'm not running this road. Besides,
it's probably her own kid. "
"Well, l shall certainly inform the
authorities It's over 10 minutes that
dear little thing hasn't had breath OF
air. Won't you call the police?"
OF course this dialogue was furnished
by husband and wife. Scene-A cable
car bound down town. The character
spoken of as "that woman" was a fe-
male of uncertain age and decided stern
ness. She boarded the car at Fifty
ninth street. In her arms she carried
the "it'' referred TO man fashion as
"the kid Tenderly, almost to suffo-
cation, the woman Rugged her charge.
Not even the end of it's tiny nose nor
wisp of baby hair peeped out from the
folds Of the long cloak. The woman
snuggled and cuddled the bundled child,
and never an infantile wall or gasp
for breath aroused the wondering pas
sengers to action. When the car reach
ed Thirty fourth street, THAT woman, !"
still hugging her bundle, left the car.
The husband and wife followed. The
car sped ON.
Safe ON the sidewalk, the woman
paused, shook the folds Of the baby s
cloak, and deposited on the pavement a
long eAred, wet nosed, watery eyed
spaniel. That was all.
"Well, John, I'm beat, l" said the wife.
"So's the conductor and the compa-
n.y." responded John. "She struggled
| the beast and got the best of the compa-
ny. was smart enough to mind my
own business. Come on New York
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-11
Beecher's Only Poem.

1t was related by Mrs. Beecher that
during their courtship Mr.. Beecher once
dropped into poetry" and wrote few
lines of verse teeming with affection
for his sweetheart. But the verses were
always kept sacred by Mrs. Beecher,
and nothing could win them from her.
One day Mr.. and Mrs. Beecher were
in the office of Robert Bonner, the pub
Usher.
"Why don't you write "a poem, Beech
err" said Mr.. Bonner.
"He did once" said Mrs. Beecher.
"Recite it for me. won't you. Mrs.
Beecher?'
But the eyes of the great preacher
were riveted OH his wife, and she knew
that he meant silence.
Come, said Mr.. Bonner, "I'll give
you So, 900 if you will recite that poem
to me-" addressing Mrs. Beecher.
"Why, it ram quickly said Mrs.
Beecher.
"Eunice," simply said Mr.. Beecher.
And although Robert Bonner offered
to double the sum first offered he never
got the poem from Mrs. Beecher. 1t had
been hidden away ever since by Mrs.
Beecher and cherished as one of the dear
est treasures her husband left her. -Bos-
ron Globe
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-11
Kinlinr,s Famous Poem.

1t is the sentiment, says Arlo Bates
in The Atlantic, and not the object,
which arouses sympathy and kindles
the imagination. No mistake could be
more complete than to suppose that in
this poem is to he found any argument
in favor of the use of machinery rs ma
terial for poetry. In "McAndrew s
Hymn" it is the character of the stanch
old engineer and his feelings by which
the reader is moved. The wonders OF
the great engine are hindrance, and
not help, if they are looked at in any
way other than through the eyes of Nc
Andrew. The piece succeeds or fails to
the degree in which it makes his emo
ton real and contagious to the reader,
and that, too, as emotion pure and sim
pie, quite without regard to what has
excited it, In so far as the attention is
caught by tailrod, crank throws, feed
ing pump and "purrin dynamos"-
finely suggestive as is the epithet in
this last-the emotional effect is weak
ened at the expense of the intellectual.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-11
FIGHT FOR A BlRDHOUSE.
TIycatchers Driven Out by Bluebirds.
Wrens the Final victors.


Wrens the Final victors.
lone spring." said lover of birds,
"there came to birdhouse in my gar
den pair of great crested fiycatchers.
/ had a dozen birdhouses scattered
around. This particular one was about
foot square, with peaked roof and
chimney at each end, a doorway for the
birds to go in and out and couple Of
anger holes bored through the back TO
give the house light all air.
"This birdhouse, the summer before,
had been occupied by pair of blue
birds, who had left their nest behind
them. This nest the great crested fly
catchers pulled apart and threw out OF
the house, every twig and straw. They
cleaned the house out completely and
then they brought in everything new
and built a nest of their own and set
tied down comfortably for the summer
"But in few days pair of blue
birds came along, and they made for
this house. 1t might have been the
same identical Pair of bluebirds that oc-
cupied it the summer before. / don't
know about that, though / have no
doubt that robins and other birds that
have been south for the winter, hun
dreds of miles away, do come back III
the spring to the same places and to the
same trees Anyhow this pair of blue
birds wanted that birdhouse, and they
were ready to fight for it, and that is
what they did The fiycatcher is nice
little bird and pretty plucl1y sort of
fighter, but not a match for the blue
bird They had grand round up inside
the house, and finally the bluebirds
pitched the hycatchers out and later
! they pitched out every stick of furni-
| ture that the fiycatchers had brought
| in, cleaned the house out entirely and
| then brought in fresh material and built
a new nest according to their own ideas,
| and they settled down for the summer.
"Well, few days after that pair
of wrens came along, and they took a
fancy TO that particular birdhouse, too,
and they sailed right in and tackled the
bluebirds on the spot. You couldn't see
the fight from the ground, but every
now and then you could see a straw or
feather shoot ont of the front door of
the house. The bluebird is good,
sound fighter, but the wren is better
one, and the upshot was that the wrens
fairly put the blnebirds out and took
possession of the birdhouse themselves.
And then the wrens did just what the
others had DONE They pitched out ev.
cry scrap of stuff in the birdhouse-jus'
tumbled it out of the door, to fall OF
the ground-and then they brought il
new stuff and built a nest for them
selves.
Nobody molested the wrens. They
staid there and raised their young
there, and in the fall they all flew
away and left the birdhouse again de
serted for the winter New York Sun
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-11
Tunneling the Strait of Messina.

Engineering achievements and posi-
bilities, from the modern point of view,
are receiving an additional illustration
in the case of the projected tunnel be-
tween the mainland of Italy and the is
land of Sicily, plans and details OF
which, in model, as executed by the
italian civil engineer De Johannis,
have attracted much attention at the
University of Padua. After thorough
and careful studies Of the strait of Mes
sina, its varying depths, the nature OF
the ground and of all other conditions
which might assist or interfere with
such an undertaking, De Johannis de-
cided that the beginning of the tunnel
should be near San Giovanni Oh SAM
tello, at the foot of the Aspromonte
mountain range, the mouth ON the 9TH
err side to be located ON the degli lngle-
81 plain. The entire tunnel will be near
ly two miles long and will consist IN
the main of two shafts of about 10000
feet each, descending at grade not ex-
ceeding 32 feet in each 1000. Such
tunnel is thought preferable to a bridge
that would involve such great span
and wind exposure. -Harper's Round
Table