The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-04-14
Loyalty Trades.


ereigns Of Elrope. but how few Of us are
aware OF the fact that almost every obe
oil them ia skilled at some trade and could
doubtless, 10 case OF necessity, earn liVli
hood thereby An ingenious French
gentleman has devoted good deal OF
time to this subject, and we are indebted
to him for much OF The following informa
tion:-
President Fsure, OF France. according
to this gentleman, is sn admirable lock
smith, and spends many leisure hours In
| practising his trade, No new invention
sppertsining thereto escapes bis eye, and
no one is better able to Judge IS to it's use
iulness. In handling the necessary tools
the President is said to be exceptionally
deft, indeed, those who have feen him
work describe him as first class lock
smith
The tastes OF Gar Nicholas lie in dif
ierent direction. Farming is his hobby.
There is nothing about the Russian meth
cd OF agriculture which he does not know,
and this knowledge has come 10 him. not
from books but through long and steady
practice. Before be became Emperor be
spent some years in the Caucasus, and
while there he devoted much OF his time
to i,rming. The imperial estates there
are Of rsst extent, and nothing pleased the |
heir TO the crown more than to wander
over them. watching the superintendent
and farm hands ut work, and occasionally
taking band at the plough himseIi,
TypesetliDg is sail to be the isvorits
sstime Of The German Emperor. This
restless dresmer ssys our informant, is
4 skilled eompositor, Like the monks OF
ole, who used to spend many an hour IN
manuscripts, be loves 10
spend bis leisure 10 picking out type from
the cases and in placing them in forms
10 give birth to words 10 thIs fashion it
bis supreme delight,
kiug Humbert Of Italy is q shoemaker
No better Judge Of leather than be and
few more skilled at cutting
estber and Ut iasbioning shoes therefrom.
We are told that lie plies bis tools with
uncommon dtItetity, and that he takes
Ipecisl pans to make shoes OF an elegant
appearance. Utility, however, IL never
scrfced to beauty. lie believes in
troDg shoes. snd hence those which be
makes will wear to the lsst thread. Still
10 is sn artist 10 his own way, ~ 10 clssr
y shown by the fact that he will never
oudesceud 10 repair shoes. That is the
york Of i1urneymsn, no, for creative
ttist
Like Mr. Gladstone, King Oscar OF !
seden is very fond Of cutting down
rees Ia bis dominion there are perhaps
1ore lofty pine tress than anywhere else
il the world, snd nothing delight tho
Iousteh more than 10 take q holiday and .
0 cat into the forest with bic destructive q
Ie 10 hand. he i. knosn far and vide
4 sn II ert wooden ter, aud thi, i. no !
nsli distinction. ss any one who bss tried b
, fell tree will readily sduit. q
The Pri-cs Of Wslss, ssJs orr French
uidt, is hue sesVer, and ittqnsbtly u
su.ges 10 Kill time by i.shiouins cuu
log device. Of wool snd thread. lie has q
ready woven several foe carpet. aud
1Il, and. ss be sh0ss AZ much zeal 10 b.
,e sork a. ever. be will doBbtles. -es,. /
great msuy more. +"
Rope IL skiog is the Ddke Of York's hob 81
lie has spsctOgs workshop, 10
Lieh be makes stout ropes iot ships, =, u
ell ss hsmuOcts aud STRAW u.tiilg.
bsse hs di,tfibuIes Smoog bic ireod,, ~
ID il need hardly be slid that the De ]
and for xoft from .hs roy.l ,otssbop 10
eon,t.ully Increasing.
Every member ot the royal family Of
! eat Britsip ve are told, IL more or less %