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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-05-06

II appears from recent publios ions that
the cornstalk is about to be rescued from
comparative inutility and converted Into .
valuable contributor to the general vel
fare In New England and some other
sections Of the North. whsre small corn 10
raised, says the Washington Post, the
stalks have always bsen used for fodder.
But 10 most Of the western and oil OF the
Southern states, only the lesvss are thus
used. he sslks being regarded - some
~ba, worse than ust lees. Tor they cumber
the ground. Compared with the little
yellow corr OF the North, the great plant
that bears that name IN the West and the
South, is Ike su oak tres beside currsnt
bush. Bat sn snterprisius resident OF
st. Louis, q Mr.. Pfstsr. hss discovered
by various kinds OF experiments that there
IL great wealth in the despised and reject
ed stalks, even when denuded Of their
leaves or blades This enterprisins man
has established at Owensboro, Ky. 9
plan, for the utilization si this waste ms
tefi.. He asserts that the stripped stsik
can by proper msnipul.tions bs made TO
yield . variety OF vslusbls prod ucn Tor
which g market has slresdy been estsb
lished. Among ths expected cornstslk
ptodusts mentions cellulose. seiluloid /,
suokvless gunpowder, lacquer, csttls feed
70 fns msteri.l. and . msterisl that will
answer every purpose OF pspisr mschss
0nsn stake, be says, ere rich 10 gluooss,
and will yield better quality and hnsr
sugar with less expense thiu can be made
from n. c,ne Of LJuisl.na
NJ lrt,r cbseriully predict. the early
srtl..i If the time when the stalls on
every scee ,hst has yielded = good crop Of
corn will be worth 10 the farmer Sl5 or
more TuG mcsus hundreds Of millions
OF dollars MI Putsr ssys Of his enter
pris. st Owensboto that II viii be 30 suc
ce..fal tbst mile Tor The nsuuisoturs Of
corn.tslk products Gill be established oil
over the South. snd that there will be
ready sale Tor all eorns,slks that can be
fouud beir rsiltoad liuss.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-05-06

Desth seem Cd immthsat bui ibs diver
vita did DOT torsshe him. Finding tbs
be wss no nstcb for his adversary. be Tel
back sud sppsrahily swconed. and in ih''
condition the other msn prepared 10 lesv'
hlm. eat oa iron all con nupteston viii
the appsr uorld. he esve The signal sc
be drawn up, bat /. be brg.n 10 .scchd
The apparently swoonias m.n spt.Is se
hls feet aud elnlehed the ri'ins mas legs
With atm g,ip, and the l~o wsre bAa'ed
10 the surface together,
raep, indeed, The ready sittsd div,
tainted in esrnest, sud before hs rsssined
oons eioususts his enemy bad escaped 10
lapd. aud wheu captured was attempting
to lesye he county Al the uisl he Ell
plaiaed the reason Of his conduct
II ~S the old story Of greed leading TO
uulssiul deed. aud OF the resulting dsnser
io0iting TO irpsh ctlms; an over.insutsd
cargo, = seui,Isd ship, and then . irsntie
eil lrt on the part OF the ship owners 10
avoid disgrace aud punishment by oaerins
10 the diver share OF the profits on con
ditlou that the discovery. sure to de made
by bis rival, sbonld never be beard OF
above the surface.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-05-06

Mr.. II. Phelps Whis.oith, 10 Tue
Strand Msgazine, gives some amusing ei
perieuces 10 lhs life OF diver. As the
divers OF the pesrli ~ hset sre dependent
TO certain extent upon fish Tor food, they
never lose an opportunity TO catch any
thing edible, turtles being especially vel
come because they furnish fresh meat.
Mr. Whitworth says:
The memory Of my fret tussle with one
OF these creatures is still impressed vived
" on my mind. had been told to ap
proaeh the turtle quietly from behind, liil
it quickly to my Ghost and give the signal
TO be pulled up. | was assured that the
turtles head, being thus pointed upward
could move in no other direction, snd that
hls big fippers would be powerful enough
to bring me t1 the surface without further
sill.
Accordingly, when saw my frat turtle
feeding quietly on patch OF sea grass,
| made circutous path aud crept eau
tiously up behind it. /, looked to me tre
mendous. When was within few ysrds
Of il. either the bubbles from my escape
valve or my so FOUNDERS scared it, and
suddenly up shot It's head.
/ ducked behind spouge growth and
crouched with beating heart, fearing that
my opportunity WAS gone. Ia lev
moments, however. toe turtle began feed
log again, and made a run and = Jump
and landed on its back.
In stretching out my hands to get them
under the shell stumbled, aud before
could raise the monster | felt my feet
being dragged over the bottum aud be
came conscious that my intended captive
had captured me and was swimming along
with me ut astonishing speed.
Away We went, the turtle trying to leave
me behind, and hanging en- with might
and main. Ia vain tried TO point the
old fellows head toward the boat. he
would have none OF ii. dared not drop.
for the bottum was far enough of to be
out OF sight and could not signal, for
my hands we're not free.
While hesitstsd we came to the end
OF our tether the limit OF the life line,
Then there was sudden jerk, and We
parted company. The turtle continued
on his way, aud fell hssdlong down.
Lackily | struck on large sponge
growth and broke my fall, bat | WAS much
shaken and was hauled up. feeling sure 1t
would be long time before | tackled
smother turtle.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-05-06
HIS wis Saved tiim i,

Some years sso. upon the COST oi
France, there occurred one OF those romsn
ito episodes that seem TO belong to the
realm of fiction. A vessel had foundered
within sight OF port -gons down with oil
her cargo. Two divers we're sent to re
port upon the cause OF the disaster snd
the prospect OF raising the goods. O4e OF
these represent ihe Insurance brokers,
Who had instituted the Investigation and
the other the captain aud Lwntrs OF the
vessel.
The broker m,p touched TO bottom
arsi, snd iound himself 90 q bed Of white
sand. He ws iortuus,e euoush almost
Immediately 10 discover The wreck, and at
once climbed the crigs upon
which the vessel rested. 10
yes,ipsiiou showed hin that there bst
been foul play, for 90 suger bole wss
pl.ialy visible 10 the hall Of ,be ship,
He h.d turned h point ont his discov
.r, 70 the other diver. WHO vas boz by
bi. side. when be ftlt himself s1ideuly
clutch cd and dragged q VI upon the sand
Here bis .sssil.nt o 1rdsrously sttemp pied
10 break The gi.ss Of bis telmss, bot the
....ilsd man fought de,pers,ely Tor his
life.
g. firmly believed himself to be 10 the
elptcb Of. msdm.n, aud ior few min
ptss the .,t ~As tetek With ssad ibs'
a,,up oil sround the eombstauts. 10
the end the fret diver vac vorsiei sbd
ii. .,..l.nt iors bin 10 loose bic hold
ueon hn lile.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-05-06
VOLUME 26


General Horace Porter describes the sl
vance en P.tershars 10 bic artielcs Ia o..
Century on Campaigning With urat "
9susrsl Porter ssys. cone,rnias utsI =
attitude towards dress;
The .s.tbsr h,a tccems 90 warm thai
the general snd mos, Of the ,taif had order
ed thin, dsk.biuc flannel blnusss 70 he
sen, 10 them TO take the place ot The heAvy
uniform GOATS which they had been we.r
log, The summer clothing bad arrived
and .. nov tried oa. The generals
blouse l,ks The others -.s Of plan material, +,
siugle.bressied, sud bad tOur regulation
br.ss buttons 10 front II vas subsisuti
ally the coat OF private sol her, with no
thing 10 indicate the rank ai 81 Uiiieet q
cept the three gold stars OF heutsusut.
general 90 the shouldersltsps, he wore
st this time ,ntedosn wbite linen collar
snd small, black buttsihy cfava', which
vas hooked on 10 bis front collar button
The general, when he pa, 90 the blouse
did not take the pains 10 see whealher II
ntted bin or 70 notice how IL looked,
bat thought only Of the eomiott 4 onofI,d
aud said Well, this 10 relief SUD lhou
sddsd ] have never takon as much esus
faction as some people 10 making itequ,ut
changes 10 my outer olothins like TO
put on SUI, OF clothes when get up 10
the morning aud wear II ubtl 70 TO bod,
unless | have TO make change Ia ny
dress 10 meet company, have been ia
the habit OF getting one coat at time,
putting 1t on and wearing il every day AZ
long as II looked respectable, met al OF
using best aud socond.best | kaos
that is not the right way to manage, bat
u comfortable coat seems Ike an Old
friend, and ! don't like 10 change IT,
The general had also received pair ot
light neatly iuius cslskin boots, to
which he seemed to take fancy, there
after be wore them most Of tho time Ia
place Of bis heavy topbools, pn ting on
the latter only when he ro3o ont IL VT
weather
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-05-06


General Horace Porter, in hts "Csm
psigning with Grant in the Century,
tells the following anecdote OF his chief
during q ride from Petersburg to CiIy
Point:
Owing to the heat and dust. the long
ride was exceedingly uncomfortable. My
best horse had been hurt. and MAS
mounted on bay ooh that had q tfot
which necessitsted no end Of ssddle-pound
log on the part VI the rider, and II dis
tsDoes are TO be measured by the sm cunt
Of fatigue endured. this exsr.iJn added
many miles to the trip. The general was
riding his black pony JeiI Davis. This
smooth little psoer shufisd along nj
gait which was too fast for a walk aud not
fast enough for . gsllop, 30 that all the
other horses had 10 move 1T . brisk trot
to keep mp with him.
When We we're about I've miles from
headquarters the general said to me in a
joking way: You don't look comfortable
on that horse. Now feel sbeut as frosh
ss when we started out.
Ireplied 1t makes oil the difference In
the world. general, what kind OF horse oue
rides.
He remarked. Oh. sl horses are pretty
much alike 81 far o. the comfort Of their
gait is concerned,
In the present instance. answered, |
don't think yeu would like TO swap with
me, general.
lie said al once. Why yes; I'd just as
lief swap with you ss not; and threw him
self of his pony and mounted my uncom
for.sbe beast. while l put myself sstrlde
OF JEFF. The general had always been
famous rider, even when 3 cadet at Wsst
Point. When be rode or drove arrange
horse, not many minutes elapsed before
he aud the animal seemed to understAnd
each other perfectly, In my experience
| have never seen better rider OF one
who had 9 more steady seat, 20 II tef
what sort OF horse he rode; but on tbIs
occasion it soon became evident that BIZ
body and that OF the animal we're not 81
ways 10 touch, aud be saw that ell the
party we're considerably smnsed ~ the
Jogging TO which he was subl cted. 10
the meantime JEFF Davis was plclnR along
with a smoothness which mate me- tscl az
il were seated ia r5ckioH-chair.
When We reached hehfl1irters the
general dismounted 10 mhuner "bieh
showed that he was pretty suA from the
ride. As be touched the ground be turn
ed and said wi, b qnizzlcsl look. We'll !
N ust acknowledge that animal - pretty
rough,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-05-06

He was typical mountsinaer from bis
brop.u shofs 10 his vol hat, sbd hs bad
walked 10 . nsis boring town 10 visit
relatives. 1t was his first visit s~ay irlm
his home. The second day alter he srfly
ed be wen. 10 tn postofii1 30 10 get letter
from bis girl Hs wss sure ii would DO
tbsre. a. she had tesriuily told bin ths
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-05-06

Can 20, play The n.iisu's Pnyai
be seized.
WY. yea, csn. shs replied vssrlly.
bot ~b.t,'s the ussf You probably would
90, .us.a il, Then 1t wu that alter .
few moments Of deep thought be decided
that be nevsr voaId have 8 better oppor
,oniiy 10 propose.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-05-06

First Thought % bsshsm Tps vol is 81
,he door. Mrs BsohiG: Tell hiA u
vips Ls feet
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-05-06
We Shoot to Cure !

EVER shut secure, bull's eye, At sny and
distances our medicines Snd propositions are
erectlvu and reliable remedies because We never
hi TO compound them properly, competent
charms cist 10 he pb b,sloiAus main rcltsnce 10
Inc Treatment OF dlse,ss; aud our medicines are
The pr.i.e Of the mcdioal profession, Medicines
mu.t be M .de up nom pure ffesh drugs to
secure proper results tvtry drug IN our stock
il Of the fshest standard 10 the PbnmAe poea,
and uneIcelied 10 the universe,
We .lso carry fuil ADe Of standard and pro
priei.rv ufepArstous along with \ complete
assortment Of toilet and manicure articles at
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-22
PART /.

When q man is courtng a maid
spring cometh only once in lifetime
they suffer great loss who live in cities.
Who can speak Alright of the mystery
of love trudging along paved streets
with rows of shops on either side or
cabined in dreary room from which
the blue sky cannot be seen for the
smoke of factories, or attending even
ing functions where lovers are con-
scious of covert glances and subtle al
lusions,. or sitting on iron chairs amid
the smoke -begrimed shrubs of an ar
tificial park? Love should be made
in garden where at the kiss of the
wind rose leaves will drop upon the two
sheltered in their arbor or along the
windings of a lane where they can
pluck the honeysuckle from the hedge,
or in the quiet water beneath the over
hanging branches while the merry cur
rent rushes by, or, best Of all, in an
ancient wood with open glades, where
flowers grow in their season and there
is ever the sound of running water
Amid such scenes romance breathes her
native air and teaches lovers to dream.
All me! the dreams of those golden
days-when the fretted sunlight broke
through the greenery of June and the
they faded and vanished before the
realities of life. They were illusions
which charmed and inspired; yet de-
parting, they left behind better sub
stance. 1t is more than twenty years
since Kate Carnegie and John Car
michael We're betrothed and had their
love dream. They were both young and
undsciplined-besid having very lit
tie understanding one of the other; and
during the after years they came
through many trials, and quarreled not
few times. Yet, now that all is over,
and Kate-bravest, bonniest and 10y
alest of women-lies with her father,
they We're not disappointed. 1--WE blum
dered, 1 far more than she," Carmichael
said to met was all he said, as we
drove direct to Muirtown afterward
1--WE suffered, she more than l, but we
did not miss the prize of life" 1t seems
now too late to tell the story of their
marriage, but it was ever in my mind
to do it, and it is certain that they had
a pleasant courting time in Tochty
Woods.
Nowhere in Scotland can there be
such a paradise for lovers, since there
are the "Beeches," whence the two can
look up the far distances of the Glen to
the western hills and imagine the un-
known experiences before them unto
set of sun; and there is winding path
with room for only two, which some
times dips down into dank, somber hol-
lows, where the light of the sun cometh
not, which climbs again to the height
where the trees stand apart and give a
view of the shining cornfields; and
there are hooks set with violets and soft
with shaded light where two can sit to-
gether in sweet content, and turns OF
the river where the bank is green and
messy, and the gurgling of the water
maketh the music for the confessions
of love. When it was wet, Kate gave
Carmichael welcome in her drawing.
room, and the General growing weary
of his own company, would cross the
big hall and give due warning of his
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-22
Del, Lacka. and Western,

- Inject Monday, october 49, 1896.
lfalns leave Scranton as follows: EX-
press for New York and all points East,
5'do' 2.5O, 5.l5, 500 and 955 a. m; 1.l0 and
S.33 p. IN. /,
Express for Easton, Trenton, Philadel-
Phla and the South, 5.15, 500 and $50 a. m,
l.I0 and 1888 p. m.
Washington and way stations, 3.45 p. m.
IoDyhanna accommodation, 6.l0 p. m.
Express for Binghamton, Oswego, FL
MIRA, Corning, Bath, Dansville, Mount
motifs and Buffalo, 1920, 2.35 a. m, and Los
=, m, making close connections at Buffalo
Southwest.
Bath accommodation, 9.15 a. m.
i5ihShamton and way stations, los p. m.
B.nghamton and Elmira express. 5,5J
p. m.
. Express for Utica and Richfeld Springs.
Z'So a. m. and l.55 p. m,
Ithaca 2,35 and Bath 9,15 a. m, and l.5j
>, For Northumberland, Pittston, Wilkes
Barre, Plymouth, Bloomsbury and Dan
VllIe, making close connection at North
umberland for Williamsport, Harrisburg,
Baltimore, Washington and the South.
northumberland and intermediate sta
tlons, $40, 800 a. m, and 1.55 and 600 p m
Nantlcoke and intermediate stations, sos
ana ll.2O a, m, Plymouth and intermediate
stations $40 and SAT p. m.
Pullman parlor and sleeping coaches on
all express trains.
For detailed information, pocket time
tables, etc, apply to NJ. l.. Smith, city
ticket office, 32S Lackawanna avenue. OF
depot ticket office.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-22

coming by jostling a piece of armor on
the wall; but if it We're fair-and that
was the dryest of summers for score
woods, Kate walking slightly before
with her quick, proud step, and Car
michael at the angle where he could
see her profile.
1t seemed to me that the General re-
garded Carmichael as an inexperienced
rider, who had undertaken the charge
of gh-spirited animal and was likely
to have his troubles. When Kate laid
down the law in her sparkling fashion,
and Carmichael heard her in admiring
silence, the General used to smoke and
watch them from behind the Wreaths,
and then he would go out and pace the
''Beeches still, now to smile
as one does at the remembrance of a
clever stroke, and now shaking his head
as if he feared calamity. one day the
honest gentleman went down to the
Manse and opened his mind to the doc
tor.
You know, Davidson, I never
thought this engagement, eh "
wise, and you had the same feeling;
but you were quite right about Kate
She has set her heart on Carmichael
and will never change"
You wouldn't want her, Carnegie ~
and the doctor looked sharply at his
friend 1T would break the young fell
lows heart, and not be quite -
mo, no; that would never do, and ]
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-22
ANIMALS KILLED BY TRAINS.
Foxes and Owls Often the Victims.
Dogs Lured to Death on Tracks.

From the New York Sun,
The report printed few days ago
that a buck deer had been killed by a
train near Sayville, l.. L., reminded
sportsmen of many similar tragedies of
of the animal world. When the buff
faloes roamed across the plains they
not infrequently compelled trains to
stop until the herds had passed. Ante
lopes were killed quite often by the
locomotives.
The glare of the headlights at night
seems to stupefy birds and beasts that
cross railroad tracks. Owls are killed
frequently, as well as many other birds,
during the migrating season. An engi-
neer on a New Jersey railroad, While
passing through the pineries one night,
heard a faint crash of glass above the
roar of the train. Instantly the head
light went out, and the fireman. went
forward to learn the cause. a short
cared owl had flown into the glass,
broken it, broken the chimney of the
lamp and lodged against the refiec-
tor, a dead bird.
The fox in spite of his craft, is one
of the animals most frequently killed
by trains. The chances aref that most
of the foxes killed are young and mex
perienced. In England foxes closely
followed by pack Of hounds have been
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-22
1T PLEAsES EVERYBODY.


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because it has the merit which brings
success. 1t cures every form of piles
ana cures them TO stay curcd. II is
Now the most uOgulnr and hest known
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operations, once considered the only
sure cure.
People often wonder that so simple a
remedy will so promptly cure such an
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-22
OVER 100000 CYCLES.
Estimate Output of the American
Factories During the Year.
From the London Times.

From the London Times.
The cycle industry in the United
States has grown from six factories in
1885, with total output of II 900 ma
chimes, to 500 factories in 1885, count
ing only those which turn out not less
than 1000 machines annually, and hav-
ing total production of 100000 cycles
of various grades. The capital invested
in these 500 factories is placed at 500
100000, and the lowest estimate of the
output of completed machines for 1896
is one million, valued at $60,000,000. If
the manufacture of tubing, bells lamps
and other bicycle paraphernalia is in
cluded, it is estimated that the total
capital invested would amount to 5l2o,-
900 600.
The export of American bicycles prac-
tically commenced in 1895, and for the
last half of that year the value of those
exported only amounted to S243,721, ac-
cording to the reports of the treasury
department. But for the first six
| months Of 1896 the same report puts the
value of exported machines at 81 ,645
29l. Nearly One-half of this export
goes to England in completed machines
| or parts of machines, and Germany
and France are the next best custo-
merS. The success of the American
machine, says the Times is the atten-
! tion paid to the development of strength
with li@htness and the finish and high
quality of product. Bicycles are made
| weighing only twenty-siX pounds,
which will safely carry 300 pounds over
| any road.
The price of the best bicycle has been
reduced from $l40 in 1898 to 500 in 1896
for the same quality of machine or even
| better The Times estimates the mum
| Der of bicycles in use in the United
| States at not less than 100000. George
| f. Parker, American consul at Bir-
mingham, says that in 1895 about 750,
600 bicycles were made in England
valued at about $5S, ,392, 900 The ex-
port value of English bicycles for the
first nine months of 1896 amounted tC
$6,452, ,G9l; but the trade in cycle mate
! rial with the United States has de-
clined to $627S7, and Mr. Parker says il
| will practically cease by the end of the
| season of 1897.