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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-12-29

About a month ago, said . Washington
pawnbrcker. seedy man. middle aged
came 10 here With violin. Besides bein1
seedy. be was ssrummy looking . ohsp .,
I've done business with Tor long while
The violin which be put on the con1 lei
was al old, battered leather case. opeI
ed the case, took out the violin and INN
med on the strings bit. Now, don'l
know much about violinE There srs mol
many people living who know much I
bout yioliur. | suppose since I've been
doing pswnbroking business thst I've
bsndled oiose on TO Thousand vioIips oi
one e RI Cr anoth,r, but violins IRE such .
peculiar gusntity that ! don't make sny
preteuse that | understsud their value.
Tbs one was 10 tunc, and when picksd
on the strings 1t sounded pretty fair.
bow much do you vent on III / asked
the rummy looking nsn.
Name me figure, be replied.
o., veil, & couple OF dollsrsi | 70
piiea
Jht man looked at me monrniully.
H.. genuine J.cobns Steinsr. he said
aud i,'. nesriy 200 yesr, old. l,e had II
myself for ~ ye.re isl.rtei ou. With q
thesttical compsny as orchestral leader
sud the company bnstfd 10 Baltimore q
iew days sso I'n broke. The violin i.
vert $50 At leAst, | usui $50 oa II.
Sop your Kidding. ! told him. II "
DO kaos ta.t you're not fskiasf How
do kaoE you cin play toe thibg at siif
IL diin'. make sby reply 10 tais. ba,
he took the violin irJm the battered old
c. e. screwed up the bo. snd started 10
play how while | don't profess to have
ths inpef knox about the ysias oi vio.ins,
do kbsw good violin To nsic vhen / hsss
It. snd tbs mans pl.ying vas simply
bsspliiaL he didlt plsy coon song
IN nsis. bu, be played the real thiag. He
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-12-29

played sll over the thins. ircm lbe uset
To The bridge Of II, and ibe chords he go,
: ont OF Il he'd me going i,r i.ir. His pa
$40 sounded iast ~ much hka Tho plsyins
Of this man isaye, shom beard e, ths
oolnmhis last Water ss any violin rls,ins
thai ] ever herd. Tbisk. | 10 myselt
This dnrh 10 . tiptop mnsicisn Who ha.
let The booss get The bes, Of him. A tip
top musician wouldnt play 90 bum IA
die Therefore this instrument he's play
Ing 90 must be ell rsbt -- After he act.
over ,hi, j'mhotcc ho'll come along and
tshe II ont, anyhow, Tor | snpross he real
iy does make his living playing the violin,
He played on for abou, icu minutes. nttii
finally ! bad TO signal him 10 top, for
crowd began TO sssemhl in iron, Of the
shop. and I've got 10 license 10 roo cen
cert nall.
l euess this io.tramenis IL all hight 1
said TO him. III give you $40 on IL
30 save him ticket aud $50 sud hs
vent out
The neHt day . irisnd OF mine, who
plays ths violin in one OF The Washington
theatre orchss,rss, vas passing BY here,
and called him 10 and showed him the
violin and ssksd him whs, he ,boughl OF
II. He looked II over, picked on the
strings. drew the bow across them, aud
then handed IL bsck to me.
lt's worth sbont 81 80, be said.
1t certainly did knock me ont.
fou must be miIed, said to bin.
Ibsts . genuine Jscobns Steiner
He srinned.
csn get oil want OF EN- up at New
Jersey shingle factory Tor $3.50 Rro,s. he
said
Well. ! had two or three other violin
players that knew drop 10 to look at the
INSTRUMENT, aud tboy ell told me the same
thing They said IL was simply a common
everyday fiddle not violin ut sll but
simply fiddle.
Last week took run over 70 New
York, aud made tour OF The pawnsbops
81 friends OF mine over there. told one
of EN- about how bad been done on tho
1ddle. lie looked AZ me qnserIy aod
hen vent back aad pulled out a violin
'ase, lie opened 1t up and revealed an
I'D looking violin.
/ got done the sama IVA, ba nafl
'osshed up $40 on this. lt's worth 81.
IN reliably informed.
l described my man to him, anl yas
he same man,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-12-29
A New Story Of Dewty.

| s versl weeks sitor tho memorable bs
tie between the tUp lie at Manila u co
respondent "a Cblct NJ paper 10
whom Adu-.!., Dewey hur sbn ~ WI
hiking, visited tae ii,s-bhiJ.
Animal, l wish you would toll me villa
you said during the fighting on th
morning you entered the bay, SAID th
correspondent Nearly all great nsvs
battles have brought out some utteranc'
from the victorious commander whici
has become historical, and would like t,
know whst you said that can be preserved
in
Why, John. can't for the life OF m,
remember what said during the fight
the admiral said, knitting bis brow
thoughtiully. | was so busy, you know
that paid no attention to anything except
the fleet.
Try and think what you said, urged
the correspondent. l believe there is 9
good story in the fight that has never
been told.
Admiral Dewey thought long and
earnestly, not thst be had any desire to
glorify himself but simply because he
wanted to oblige the correspondent, III
naIly the correspondent suggested that the
admirsl's staff officers might recall some
thing OF value as Q historical uttersnc ce,
The idea was at once acted upon by the
admiral. and he told bis orderly TO call
the oiIcers. They presented themselves
two young dag lieutenaDts. who have the
most profound elimination for their com
msnder that can be imagined
Mr.. Scott. can you think Of any thing
said during the fghtiDe2 said Admiral
Dewey, addressing the junior off ser.
John wants ttory. and I'd like 10 help
him out. l dob't remember saylog any
thing worth repeating, do yoa2
! hope you will excuse me from repest
log II, cir, said the young ofliser. faint
twinkle showing in his eyes.
Go. on, MIR. Scott responded Admiral
Dewey, II you can give John q story
will thank you iorit
Well, sir, do you remember when we
we're turning the second time on the
figure s that you noticed the Baltimore
was going further away than hsd be u or
dered3
Yes. | remember that very vel replied
Admiral Dewey.
Well. cir. do yon remember wis, You
said as ,oon IS you noted the position OF
the BsltiuotcY
No, i have forgotten everything hbout
ihs. except ordering signal Of some
kind to be displayed Tor the Baltimore.
What did syS
You said: What's The matter With the
blsnked nsn3 ls The bisuked
blank blank cowardi Tell the blsnkeiy
bistksd Baltimore to close up. Blank
hIm tell him 10 close utl
Admiral Dewey looked scfoss TIE bay
toward the city Of Msoilss mcmett and |
the ashes from bis cigar. The |
young officers knees we're beginning TO
tremble, sod the C, rfespondsn, vas begin /
.iog TO wish be had 10, been 20 pet,is
tsnt 10 bis 9 arch for q historical ulterauce
v hen his suspense was broken by t-e sd I
mifal turning with qril smile and Say
Ina:
l. To look st The signal book for that
That all tell what s.id.
The siansl book vas qoiekly p'o5ncsd.
md this wss oil that could be ionud re
'errins 10 the Baitinar;
Pissse close o.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-12-29

h" ipslsy They cay yoar ba,baud ia
oas oi the best gol;'slJsrl Ia ri,
town.
Mn Vsos.oa -oi. yes. be Ia ihotoa,h
ns.tn Of IL. Why. hs o.a sc,uslly talk
the isnsasgs 10 bis slssp.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-12-29

Little D.ck Il ioat believe III learn
10 be . tsilor after sll Litle Dot Why
notf Little Dick Il talked sith 40 old
msl today vho bad been . sailor for 90
yssrs, aud never got shipsrseked on .
desert Island ys,.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-12-29

What is said to be the lsrges, .insle
vhsst field ia California is nov beipg
plated to the grain tbs. mskes the sl.f
life. II covers over 1900 scres, or
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-12-29

Immediately after applying {. you
feel rs soothing, warming strength.
tuing power.
i quiets congestion draws oui
Inflammation.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-12-29

Don't you thiak. dear. sail Mrs. Fin
kins, thst It 10 time We we're seeiug sbout
getting the Christmas ttss fJr ths chill
drsnf
NJ. my dear, doL't, sail Dir Firsias,
sith great nfmnsss. Fsss 40, e. .top
thst sort OF tbIog.
Wayf said Mrs frsias.
Beo.1s I've b,sb looaioy lalo the MAJ
ter. returned u rsiss sad | have beooms
impressed ~ith tbc MO, ssty for ths
prssrf,stioI of oar iorests, IT,. Ysry
grave mst ~. uir dear very grave iodesgi
No pstno tc cIuK u esn sfar ,bi, con
scispiiously eneOur,gs tifs reckless cot
unt Of piae spd hemloa Aa3 La GOT
soiss 10 hsip rain our iofasis f9f suy old
Cnfissms snpefsiitiobl
TbeD be seG. dosa tosn .ui spsni %
for boz Of Cbnstmss eig.r. Tor himsslL
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-12-29

tao years aso noe came ssd vept viii
out bic psltiSs 10 90 .ppesiarce. lat ono,
rsnsrked II asa very Noticeable eircun
stance. TIE peii DAY expected him -
With open windows and The next. and
the beii; bat be did pot turn up. A,
length. after waiting . week ielt sure
that be N net be ~. and ssLt over to the
shsniy 10 irq1ire.
hsmmefet at the door. Nobody %
sweted. hammered louder aud louder,
With toe sane result. In tta eud, ~ =
Lat resort, tried !. To m- surprise II
vas nnissiened. ! pushed ! open sod
vent In.
| Crouchins sssi0sti the val. upon the
damp aad mouldy d jor. sss figure GOV
cred sitb ,n cid sack l sent nearer.
At first could no. sec which IL vas.
Bat 90 looking more closely. made 1,
out to be the old woman. The tangled
black hair, which he'd always struck me
about her vas nov betrayed - not being
her own. II vss via half on and half
OF ., that moment. giving hsf . fsarfully
srotssque appearance, and cle.-ly reveal
log her bald pate. scsntily hinged With
. few wisps Of gray hair beneath.
Where ia ysur brothsif l shouted. Has
be lrft you alone2
Well, yoa shslI betr, she went on. Im
Just going the same wsy myself. and Its
20 use keeping secrets sny longer. Hes
dead.
Desdl / exclaimed, supposing that
her wits were wandering, for l had seen
him q, bis hovel door not lees that . fort
night before. When did be de2
Fifteen years ago.
Now, OF course, saw that she Was rsv
ing. Her hswklike eyes, fred on my
face in a most iorbidding leer. st once
read my thoughts.
No, sin't mad. Its truth. He died
tif.een yesrs ago and buried bin my
self under yonder hesrtbstons. Get them
10 dig i, up and you'll Hnd bis bones.
As she spoke. the hsg clutched my
sleeve aud half rsised herself by . su
preme Effort. She leered into my isoe
with look that 1 cannot forget.
Yes, pes, she said. All true. hid 1t,
md 20 one knew. And, with . hideous
huckle, I've droi'd his pension myself q
or fifteen years.
q
And were her brothers bones found
here? | asked the rector. In course OF
ubsequens conversation on the subject.
Yes. He had been buried scarcely .
ouple OF fe,t below the surface. And in
he hole In the chimney We found the
,iser's ssvings ore than 800 pounds in
old and notes. II was paid over to the
ovei ument. 10 return for the fifteen
ears pension ont OF which they had been
The Winslow mail., 1898-07-30
MUST FEED STATESMEN WELL.
Cooks of Washington Hold the Fate
of Presidential AOministFa-
tiOn In Their Hands.

"My supreme social effort has been
accomplished, and l am nothing but
wrungout rag left to tell the tale
writes "a Cabinet Members Wife" in
the Ladies' Home Journal in her series
of letters giving her experiences in
Washington. I'm tired enough to go
to bed by the time breakfast is over.
Do you suppose I am catching laziness?
It's in the air. By the supreme effort
mean my cabinet dinner, the last one
of this season, and the first state affair
to follow Lent and Easter. There is no
set time nor rule governing these din
ners. This year the cabinet ladies got
together and decided to divide the
honor equally among them, half of our
number entertaining each year, conse-
quently 1 will only give two cabine;
dinners during the administration.
Everything went off smoothly owing
to Lem and a good caterer. The truth
is, Lydc, the servants make or mar an
administration. Tariff and currency
are Of importance, but good domestic
service is a necessity. If l were lobby
ing for bill would first feed well the
house and senate" .,e-e-ps
The Winslow mail., 1898-07-30
DEHORNED COWS.
Here Is q story About One Old Woman
Who Wanted Her Cow to Re
DETAILED Also.

Dehorning cows has been all the fash
ion lately, says an exchange. It's aston
ishing how many claim that their cow
had the hollow horn, simply as salve
for what appears to be hard-hearted
practice. In most instances the deed
was done before the parties had even
learned that their cattle even had the
hollow horn. Hence, this not being the
motive for the deed, they should not
mix it into salve to soothe their
wounded consciepces.
A good old sister said: mo, I'll not
have my COW dehorned. The Lord made
her with horns and He knew better than
I do what she needed" A good old
brother said when he was asked the
cause of hollow horn: ''Why, poor feed
ing and too much milking will keep
both the cow and her horns hollow. [
reckon that's the cause of so much hol-
low horn"
Another sister worried over the de-
horninG of her cow. Before it recov-
cred from the effects of it some one
said "That COW has the hollow tail"
The old woman looked around, threw
up her handsin horror and said: "Take
her out and detail her at once. Let's
make a good job of it while we're at it"
The Winslow mail., 1898-07-30
AMERICAS NEW WAR PHRASE.
"Twenty Minutes for Breakfast" May
Yet Rank with Other His
toric Words.

Not one of all the tribe of railway
porters who ever shouted Twenty
minutes for breakfast" into the rear
door of a Pullman sleeping car ever
expected that his cry should be repeat
ed on the deck OF warship in action.
But, says the Colorado Springs Gazette,
that is what seems to have actually hap
pered in the record breaking battle of
Manila. At the time wher the fight
was the hottest, when the Spanish ships
were yet undesfroyed and the batteries
on shore were still alive, the American
ships ceased firing and withdrew. The
first reports had it that it was for the
purpose of repairing the ships, to hold
a council OF war and to land the wound
ed from the American ships. The lat
ter report states the truth with Anglo
Saxon frankness--it was to give the
men chance to get something to cat.
So a new war cry has been added to
American history, and alongside of
Lawrence's Don't give up the ship!"
and Perry's owe have met the enemy
and they are ours!" will live Dewey's
Twenty minutes for breakfast" 1t
is a great commander, commander Of
very much more than ordinary ability,
who, in the midst of great naval com
bat whose issue was still undecided,
could remember that fighting is hungry
work and that men are strongest and
most intelligent when well fed. His
tory records the deeds of heroes who,
in the excitement of battle, have forgot
ten fatigue and wounds and hunger
and all other siderations. But his
tory has no record of such a battle as
that of Manila. and no record of COM
mander who stopped in the middle of a
battle to get breakfast. The two facts
are not unconnected
The Winslow mail., 1898-07-30
SPANISH PROVERBS ON WOMEN
Sayings That illustrate the Estina-
ton in Which The Fair
Sex Are Held.

Spaniards have a weakness for prov
cribs. The common everyday conyersa-
tion of the people contains scores of
pithy sayings more or less wise that
express briefly the ideas of the Cas-
tilians on various subjects. Among
these are some about women that do
not show very high estimation of the
sex, and most of which would not apply
to the American woman, whether or not
they may be true of the land of the
castanets. Some of the best known
are:
Choose neither a wife nor liren by
candle light.
Women and weather are not to be
trusted.
No season is as brief as woman's
love.
A woman may be loyal in love, but
never to lovers.
Woman is curious creature with
long hair and short ideas.
A girls hair draws more than ships
cable.
Woman is a guitar the sweetness of
whose tone depends upon the player.
He who has handsome wife or
castle on the frontier is never without
fear.
The Winslow mail., 1898-07-30
TELEGRAPH POLE FOR A SHOP
A Harness Dealer Who Is Doing "a
EushiaG business in the Mid
Ole of West Street.

A telegraph pole in West street. New
York, is utilized as a store, says the Sun
of that city. The pole stands in the
middle of the street, not far from Ganse-
voort market. The stock Of he "store"
consists Of harness and saddler's hard
ware. These articles are hung upon
iroa spikes driven in the pole. The pro-
pretor, who is also clerk, cashier and
barker" carries some of the stock on
his person. Lighter weight articles are
around his neck; currycombs, brushes
and other articles are in his pockets
lie holds a bunch Of whips urder one
arm and carries one lash ia his hand
lie circles about bis ''store," crying his
wares TO the passers by. There are few
streets in New York where there is as
much teaming as in West street, and
most Of the trade thatcomes to the tele-
graph pole is from teamsters.
what does he do when it rains?"
That is always the question of those
who notice the cdd place of business
The proprietor shifts his stock across
the street TO place which he patron
ICES and his patronage pays the rent.
but he does not shut up shop on rainy
days. Having stored the bulk Of his
stock he goes on a soliciting jauDt
among the shops. carrying few side
lines," like commercial agents of the
more pretentious class, and these are
salable anywhere.
The Winslow mail., 1898-07-30
THIS MAN WAS UNIQUE.
He Was So Proud He Did Not want to
Accept a Nickel for Car Fare
Although He Was Rroke.

"Will you tell me the best way to get
to Sixty-frst street and Michigan av-
enue?" said a worn and tired-looking
young woman of two fortunate-appear
ing youths at the city hall corner.
why, yes" responded one Of the lat
ter. Just go down there and take a
State street cable, or walk around to
Madison and Fifth avenue and take the
Alley L. You won't have to walk
more than couple of blocks either
way"
"Oh, yes, WILL" replied the other,
YEARLY. "I'll walk all the way"
'What do you mean? Why all the
way?"
Il am broke and out of job, and
1 haven't any money for street car
fare''
We'll, I'll stake you to car fare," said
one of the fortunates.
"Mueh obliged" replied the other,
"but 1 guess L won't let you do that.
I'm broke all right, and tired and hum
cry, too, but I'd walk from here to San
Francisco before I'd take a cent of
charity from anybody. I'm going to
walk out to Sixty-first street for job,
and if there's job there I'm going
TO get it."
well, you can kick me-" said one
of the fortunate two to the other, ''if
that isn't more nerve than I've seen
in long while. l hope that fellow will
get that Job
The Winslow mail., 1898-07-30
ONE OFFICIAL FAvOR.
That Was All Mrs. Cleveland Asked of
Her Husband During His
White House Days.

All during Mr.. CIeveland's two terms
as president, Mrs. CleyelaBd's most in
innate associates were those whom she
knew before marriage, says writer in
the June Ladies' Home Journal. One
of them was the wife of clerk in the
treasury department, who lived in one
of the most modest little homes in
Washington's most questionable dis
trict. This made no difference to Mrs.
Cleveland. Often the white house car
rage called to "piek up" the friend for
a drive. Another of her intimate friends
Washington was young woman who
taught music to support herself. Mrs.
Cleveland obtained many pupils for
her. Another was the wife of strug
Cling lawyer, and each week bouquet
of white house flowers came to cheer
the home of the friends of schoolgirl
days. A fourth was the teacher CT a
small kindergarten, who, when the
Cleveland children reached suitable
age, transferred her school to the white
house, and the children and grandchil-
dren of the cabinet members, and of the
families of Mrs. Clegeiand's friends,
and of the friends OF the president, be-
came her pupils. The only "ofiicial"
favor which Mrs. Cleveland asked of her
husband while be was President was the
appointment to office of the husband of
her college roommate.
The Winslow mail., 1898-07-30
CALIFORNIA JACK RABBITS.
Those of the Southern Part of the
State Are the Largest in
Existence.

The jack rabbits of southern Cali
fornia are the biggest rabbits in exist
ence. They are as feet as the wind.
and one will sit stiM Oh its form or by
the roadside until you have almost
grabbed it by its mulelike ears, but be-
fore you can close your fingers on it
there will be no rabbit there. If you
look, say 40 yards ahead, you will see
what you think is another errabbit. bumped
up in fluffy bunch, waiting for
you in the same way. Bat II won't
be another rabbit. 1t will be The same
one, it having covered al that dis
tance and settled down again befor"
you have hardly missed it from where
it sat first.
These big rabbits are as swift and
sudden as the fieas that swarm on them
as soon as summer comes. The rabbits
are fat then, but these feas are SO
thick on them. and are SO ravenons hat
they actually reduce the long-eared
four-footed jumper to skeleton by
the time the fall rain sets in. If it
wasn't for those regular fall rains The
fleas would be of great service 70 MS
in destroying the rabbit pest, FOR the
rabbits could not Withstand the
assaults of their Unsuitable parasites
many days longer. But the rains are
certain, and they are fatal 10 the Gems.
The water kills the feas, and the rab-
bits pitch in again on our vineyards
and orchards aud grain with sharpened
appetites. Notwithstanding the hou-
sands of jack rabbits we slaughter in
the spring. enough escape to keep he
supply big enough % make i necessary
for the slaughter of other THOUSANDS
the next spring. II is simply imbce-
sible TO exterminate them, they are
such sure and persistent breeders So
we may expect to have the fun of jack
rabbit round-ups every year as long
as we raise fruit in Fresno county and
parts adjacent.
The Winslow mail., 1898-07-30
THE GINGER HABIT.
When Once Formed 1t Is an Exceed
ingly Difficult Thing to
Get Rid CT.

''What is it am chewing?" asked the
man coming out of the drug store in
response to a query from his COM
panion. "Why, it's ginger root, and it
is a fine thing to nibble on between
meals. 1t is great tonic, too, and di-
gester. VIII you have nibb,e?" and
he extended a bit Of the root to the
other man.
Thanks, no." said the other. "How
long have you been doing ?"
Couple of years, or such matter"
"Have you tried to quit it since you
began?"
"Of course not. Why should II"
Suppose you try to quit
"Why?"
Simply to test the strength of the
ginger habit l had it once. A friend
of mine talked to me just as you are
doing, and I, thinking it was harmless
kind of thing, bought a nickePs worth
and tried it for indigestion, I think it
was. Anyhow, whatever it was, tried
the ginger, and before knew what
was about it was as necessary for me
to have ginger root to chew as it is for
a tobacco chewer to have tobacco. Its
stimulating effect had become a need
l had TO meet, and as soon as felt the
force Of the habit proceeded to break
myself of it. I did it, as any habit al
most may be got rid of, but I want to
tell you it was no easy job, and if you
doubt me, just you throw that away
you have and try going without it for
a week."