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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-08-02

An old lawyer WAS talking about juries
that disagree, and be declared that perse
cution in Jury room is not rare and said
that usually it is only . questioa OF time
when the obstinate Juror Is bullisd into
ndering.
One case that was decidedly drsmstic,
not to say tragic, he continued, happen
ed 10 Iowa about the time the war oil the
rebellion began. My father was the
Judge, Hs believed In iuries doing the
work they were selected to do, and rare
ly would be consent to . dissgr cement.
This was murder trial. The victim
WAS q harmless German. who had saved
up few Thousand dollars which be kept
10 gold coin under his bed. The sceused
man was . travelling wstch maker,
Aaaips. him vac srrsyed an eIcsp tionslly
strong case oi circumstsptisl evidence.
The prisoners counsel did the beet be
nouid. bat II was = forasone conclusion
when the jury vent ont Whist the verdict
would be. The foreman OF the Isry was
The owner Of the principal store 10 the
town. man Of the name OF Seth Vsnum,
II vas late in the afternoon OF the closing
day OF the trial when the jury started TO
deliberate upon the verdict.
The spectators fingered 10 the cenrt
room. expecting to hear the verdict be
fore supper. II was 10 the summer, aud
the weather was intensely bot. Bnve
vsrnum, sll The iorors we're farmers
They had their crops TO. attend TO sDd
we're driven with work. 20 II vas 10
their interest to conclude their tssk snd
get home ss quickly as possible.
The iary didn't come 10 that night. or
the nett. or the third night either
Rumor Of "bsng" inry began 10 float
through the toEu. Hot arguments went
90 10 ,bs iay rom. Ny father deuiei .
~tiiten reqpsst made by the isry for it,
dismissal. H psin,sined that the inry
men could aud must spree on . vefdie', /
Eigh, days ps,ssd, aud 1t bsssn to BE-
,sid lhsi Vsrptm was the msn wbo xss
standing oui iOf the seqnil.sl Of the
prii ontr, Tits was confirmed on the |
ninth day when The jurors sppesrcd Tor
Three men. side by eide. led 4
he libs. siih the rensinirg jurors psirsd
~ except yfnun. Hs walked slose 10
he rear. With down hspsipg hssd md !
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-08-02
An insinUstt0ns

An Eoglish clergyman, rather pompoui
OF manner, was fond OF chatting with q
witty cbimney-sweep,
Once. when the minister returned from
his summer holidays, be happened to
meet his youthful acquaintance, who seem
ed TO have been OF work.
Where have you been? sked the clergy
man.
Sweeping the chimnsys at the vicsrage
was the boys answer
How many ohimneys sre there, and
how much do you get for esch2 WAS the
next question.
The sweeper said there we're 20 chin
neys, and that he was paid shilling
apiece.
The clergyman; after thinking NO
ment. looked at the sweep In apparent as
tonishment, You have earned . great
deal Of money in little time. be re
marked, solemply, wondering, probably,
what the soo,y fellow would reply.
Yes. said the sweep, throwing his bsg
ever bis shoulder % be started away, We
who wear black coats get our money very
easily
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-08-02

There is q man about Washing ton -you
see him st the capitol, st the hotels and
at some OF the olubs who used 10 be
famous and influential, but is now with
out money or influence and lives on loans
that from time to time he is able to eeenre
from more fortunate friends. Tho other
day be asked . certSin sensior for s20,
whereupon the latter said
Tom, you have been borrowing money
from me for 25 years. and yoo have never
paid me back cent How long do you
intend to keep II upf
Uniii you get me something to do, re
piled the borrower frankly.
That is impossible, replied the senators
You ought to understand. that q man OF
your record cannot obtsin an Office and
should go TO some place where people
don't know you and seek employment,
! don't understand il, replied the Dor
rover bitterly Everybody seems to bo
down on me and 10 stand 10 my wsy.
When fret knew you, senator, / was
wsy up at the top Of the heap, and you
we're frisndless and unknown man at tho
bottom. Nov yon are at the top, and ]
an ., the bottom, aud / can't understand
bow 1t has happened. II certainly ism.
my hnli.
No. Tom, said the senstor kindly, II
isn't your fanli, its your misfortune.
An inscfutsbIs Providence gave you
mind which 10 unable to tell right from
wrong, and you have been blspk poor
3 uesser,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-08-02
STATE NEWS.

The pay Of the rural free delivery car
riers ia Vermont hiss been rsised from
$500 10 $500 year insludins horse
bire.
Chsneellof RosslI has decided that
pernsnspt ifianetions sbali be issasd
.gsinst bslis doziu parties 10 Rulisnd 10
restrain them from selling inisIio,,iDg
liqsor
For len Summers ia Succession ibs
Vermont agricultural experiment station
has demonstrated Oh iis farm 3. bariiog
ton ih., II pays 10 spray pois,oe siaef,
sliouon WAqs large b.fD 10 PoSnL
~a struck By hgttoing ssd consnmed
Fnjsy, With large qasntiiy Of new bay,
srsio. f.rrsiDg atensiis. etc. The loss ID
eytrsl ttoossnd dollsfs
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-08-02

i Daring the early part OF sn oriiusr!
spnng bali the iesthered population o
Great Britain changes, TIE winter Wis
tors leave for the north. the summel
visitors arrive from the south. II Ia ,
case OF Box aud Cox in nature on . very
extensive scale.
Bat this is not an ordinary spring.
and things hsve gone wrong With The
birds 10 conseq aence. The winter visitors
have lett, ilst as ususl, bnt very tes Of
the summer visitors have appeared TO
take their places.
There is only one cuckoo where there
ought 10 be three, no ssiits fy londly
screaming past ones window. martins are
nearly ss rare rs muiberriss in May. and
even the ubiquitous swallow has come 10
single spies. rather than In bai.slions.
The cooDtry is almost ss com pletely de
nuied Of visiting birds as II is Of its reeu
lsr troops
This is the resul, OF the strong winds
which have been so unususlly prevalent.
The migrant birds have been sim ply IN
able to fly sgsinst them. Nstare supplies
these wandering creatures with iusi sui
icient strength for their long journey
and no more. Even under favorable ooo
di,ions they are often completely exhaust
cd whep they reach our shores. You may
pick them up by dozsns, too spent even
to Hutter And strong side wind blows
them hopelessIy out OF their course.
The consequences is that they lose their
track altogether. Birds do not find their
way from central Africa to central Eng
land by intuition. They simply follow
the 'Ay lines along which thousands Of
generations have past before
them. They 6ad their way, in fact,
exactly as carrier pigeons do. by On ella
borste system OF landmarks, So that il
they are blown for more than few miles
,ut OF their course they are absolutely and
1opelessly lost.
Halt the birds that onght to have come
10 England are probably somewhere IN
France or Germany. The Bay OF Bisssy.
sith stiff noftheaster blowing. was too
nu ii for them. as it has been for many q
traveller before them.
Whether they will eventually ind their
way to our shores is doubtful. and it re
mains to bo seen whether their French
nd German cousins will give them lead
ghen the time comes for them 10 return
o Africa in the autumn, II not. their
,lis BIT is . sad one. Birds that have lost
heir bearings are as badly of as mariners
,itbout compass In q strange sea on q
tstltss night. r
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-08-02
DR.. ctatk'a Wise Dog

Tue l.tA DR.. james Freemsn Clarke
used TO tell this amusing story Of hi,
dog;
At one time my dog was fond OF going
to the railway station to see the people
and always ordered him to go home.
fearing he would be hurt by the cars.
He easily understood that il be wen, there
|. was contrary to my wishes. So when
ever be was near the station, II he saw
me coming. be would look the other
way and pretend not 10 know me. II he
met me anywhere else, he would bound
TO meet me with great delight. But at
the station II was quite different, He
would pay no attention to my whistle or
my call. He even pretended to be an
other dog and would look me right IN
the face without apparently recognizing
me. He gave me the out direct in the
most impertinent manner, the reason
evidently being that he knew be was
doing what was wrong and did not like
to be found ont. Possibly he may have
relied little on my nearsishtedness 10
his maneuyer.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-08-02

Press on eoarss ws wsra dslts hts.
cher, oEs morning. the n.id announced
that Mr., Ja5son. Of Nsw Yert. wss 10 III,
psrler. Mother vas 20, yet stiirej to q,
ceive co1pspy. 90 she said 10 Mlnnis 10,
maid. Tell Mt. Jaason that the one b
most wishes TO see will be dosn directly
msanias me.
Minnie fsinresd aud said iaat when she
save the message Mr. ladson had said
Hosf and when she repeated IL be had
looiel alarmed. dare cay be thoasht
be thought be bad entered q private luua
tic asylum.
Thea | vent down 10 the psrlor aud
was sboa, 10 ihtow my arms around bis
neck iust stepped in time TO zee that
our caller was strange man, young, too.
OF coarse, there vas ba, oue thing TO do
blush, ! promptly did it,
Said this new Mr., Juison: Evidently
you though, !, vas come one you knew,
! admitted that such was the ease,
am introducing work on japanese
srt. said the wretch,
Then was angry, Sir, We already
have a hundred books, boueht on the
moattly payment plan. would MT
subscribe Tor this II IL was ten cents .
year
Well. be said, good-nsiuredly' shun
dred books are quitea number, 80 | sop
pose You will have TO worry along with
out japanese art, dood-mornips.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-08-02
Obsying Orders.

Fen at the expense OF bis wife, provid
ed be we're The originator OF il, gave Hor
ace Greeley much innocent pleasure =
wherein be was not unlike many smother
msn OF less disting uished character. III
ustrstive il this incident. found in Lippip
colts:
Mr.. Gteeisy enjoyed holiday in The
county with the enthusiasm Of boy. All
his cares and troubles we're left behind
him, locked up in bis desk in the Tribune
ofaee, Mrs. Greeley was different from
her noted husband 10 this respect. She
brought her cares slopg with her, and
smong them ths. Of keeping Mr.. Greeley
within bonds. One day she kept st him
till be ssid:
All night. mother. wbstever you tell me
10 do the rest OF the day III do.
An hour or two later they we're getting
into row boat for q trip to Iona Island. .
rursi paradise surrounded by the waters
on tuE nI1tUus mrs pftctry tttpPSu w
frat, sst down. and plscsd her psrssol
With the hsudle resting on The seat and
the other ead on the bottom OF the boat;
then elsncips up st Mr.. Greeley, who
vas wsiiips to ge, into the boat. she call
ed ont
Now. Horscs. be snre to set Gu ny psrs
col and treAk i, getting into the bost
All right iast ss you say. responded
Horace. cheeriulIy. sud down came bic
foo, 90 tue p,rasoi. and completely wreck
ei H.
M.. Greeley looked dsgg'r' at bin sil
the way 10 The islsrd. Hofsce him ell
o.. in the best OF moods, often eburtlibs
softly TO hiussli.ss II be hsd insi ltoosb,
Of = sosd joke. He msse mst.ers rish,
whsn they 90, back TO the PsstskiII aide
by bnying Ms. Greeley new psrssol.
and handing IT 10 her With The bsuierirg
reusft.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-08-02

The Tsgalo Of Msuila sees no urgen
necessity Of working il he has peso il
his pocket Even the cabmen. who in .
most any other country fight for business
are totally lacking in enterprise, say
George Ade, in the Chicago Record.
Suppose you wish to hire one OF ths
pulley conyeysnces. which are rickety
little bo1-shspsd affairs. two or ioul
wheels, drawn by dwsrtstsllions,
You stand at the edge OF the sidewalk
and begin hsiling.
The frst driver shakes bis head and
points down the street at an imsginery
customer.
The second driver makes q gesturs oi
eating, which means that be is ismishiDg
End cannot accept another fare until be
has had bis "chow."
The third prstends not 10 see or hear
you.
II You really wish to ride the way 10 do
is to step into the street and halt the con
veysDce with uprsised hand, the same ss
a policeman does. Then climb 10.
Tosfo. Pedro, Alberto or Whatever his
name happens to be will protest that be is
already engaged or tba, be must feed his
horse or something OF thst sort, but you
tell him where you wish to go and add
"vsmoosel and be will take You.
II you sliabt anywhere aud order him
to wait you had better take his number
aud let him know that yon have IL. or
else he will drive away and leave you
msrooned 10 the suburbs was twice
deserted during the first week 10 Manila
The driver simply became weary Of being
employed and having made enough
money for one day went home wiihou.
waiting TO finish the Job and collect bis
money,
One syening saw sn American hail
ooe conveyance si er smother In 9 vain 81
tempt TO fnd one that didnI have urgent
business farther up the street.
A, lest be called bis house servant and
said: Here, get me 9 esrsmetta
At that moment one Of the diminutive
vehicles. pulled by toy pony, driven BY
a dark midget 10 . 6utteriog white shirt,
came rafting around the corner,
Carsmettsi shouted the Filipino house
servant.
BY way OF answer the young driver
pointed st the same invisible msn on
the nert corner. which meant that be was
engaged.
Bat the servant had been ordered 10
Get q csrametls and he knew bis country
men. He rsn into the street and seized
the stallion by the bead snd bscked him
up. The driver laid on with the Whip.
The little animsl kicked. the bride broke
snd The crnppsr slipped from iis moorDe
bot The servant heli 90 aud faslly backed
tbs vehicle into the q liter snd teekoned
his master to get 10. TIE boy driver
wept sud inpfecs,ed for while, then re
psired the hsrness. With some loose hemp
sna drove sway under orders.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-08-02

There. moiter.n brad nes sau shade
ter yon, much hnsr than tbs cid ons. sna
new doat yon ever tell me 10 step on II
uniess yon ,rpec, me TO do II. l~s,s
obey the orders Of ny supsrisr cficer.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-08-02
ws sir Jsasens.

We we're sIpee log daily dear friend
Of my mothers from New York. Mr..
Jsdsop. . Presbyterisn clergy nsp, said 3
5eeond syetae girl, 10 the Detroi, Free
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-08-02

The total smouni of money 10 olfeals
tIob has decreased by 49, per cent 10 ibs
lsst 30 years aud tbs deposits 10 ssvlngs
bsnks by 5T per osl,.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-07-20
Italy Opposed to Par.
titiOn of China.
Will maintain perfect Accord
with Other Powers.

Marquis Visconti Venosta, the
italian Minister of Foreign Affairs
responding to-day in the Chamber
of Deputies to an interpretations re-
garding the intentions Of the Gov
ernment az to China, said:
ssThe Cabinet has no political in
tentions toward expansion or intri-
que in China.
s'I.s programme is to maintain
perfect accord between Italy and the
other powers. A feet and some
troops represent the participation Of
Italy in the common task.
awe cannot leave entirely to
others the protection Of our national
rights, nor are we desinterested in
the work Of mutual interests and Ci-
vilixation which the powers are see
king to carry on in China"
The Minister'S remarks were
warmly applauded.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-07-20
A Wonderful Lake in
Western United
States.

The result Of . survey of Lak'
Chelan, in the northern part Of th.
state Of Washington, has been givsr
out by General Merriam, command
er Of that department. He says il
his report to the War Department.
ssThs cliffs on each side Of th.
lake were most presipitous, towering
mp in many places TO . height Of II
500 or 1900 feet. But it is the lake
itself that is the greatest marvel
Its waters are clear and blue, and
by actual sounding have been found
to be Of an average depth Of 5000
feet. This seems almost incredible,
but it is the truth. The width Of
the lake varies from . mile and .
half to two miles, but the lsnght ID
the most remarkable Of il all.
"WhsnI pointed up toward what
appeared to be the head Of the lake
and asked the Indians il the lake
was not about three miles long, they
laughed and shook their heads. They
said it was thres-dayS journey for
o fouf-oarea canoe. I determined
to see for myself, SO the next morn
ing my engineer and l and two Ind
ians started up the lake in the largest
canoe the natives possessed.
"It was impossible to 80 on the
lake Ghore, e. in NEST places the
mountains ran sheer down to the
waters edge. We rowsd along unit
il we came to the northern confne
of the lake and there we found that
it made q big bend to the right and
stretched on and en-. The next day
we started out again, and on the
third day at nightfall, just as the
Indians had said, We reached the
head of the lake. On the return trip
we measured the distance and found
the length to be a fraction over six.
ty-five miles.
"This eariously narrow and deep
body of water was cut right down
through the mountains by the glac
isrs Of bygone ages. At the foot o
the lake is . great moraine."
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-07-20
Progress in Electro
:s cal Science.

At the Harvard physical labOra-
tory q storage battery Of2O,00O cells
has been installed BY Professor TrOv.
bridge. who secures from it some
very striking results. A coil that
would produce q spark As inches
long has been considered . peserful
one, but with his battery Professor
Trowbridge gets sparks 81 feet long
sparks that ssexhibit all the chief
peeulisritieR of lightning" "With
suitable condensers l can obtain, !"
writes the Professor to the .sElec-
trical Review" 10000, 900 volts,
but l have discovered that voltages
of this extent cannot be studied in a
laboratory or in any confined space.
1t 10 necessary to place the appara
tus in an open field and at least
thirty feet from the ground, for the
industive action to all surrounding
objects at such high voltages is snor-
nous, and the air becomes a fairly
good conductor. One of the most
interesting manifestations Of this
large battery il the production Of the
x rays. The photographs taken by
means Of it show unusual esntrasss
and exhibit traces of the ligamsns
and muscles. / see no reason Why,
under proper manipulation, one can
not obtain satisfactory photographs
Of the tendens and muscles, for the
battery current and voltage can be
regulated to any desired degres".
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-07-20

the Oainess Of the Imperial Canal,
near Tientsin, for the purpose oi
inundstlng the country and thus
hamDering any advance upon Pekine
from the sOuth, while great masses
Of hostile Chinese are pressing On
from the north and east.
nOur military measures, sonsis,
ting of eight battalions Of infantry,
three squadrons Of cavalry and four
batteries, will enable us to partiei.
pate in the military operations in a
manner corresponding with Gsrma.
ny's political Importance.
"By the recent events in Uhina,
the successful German missien oDe.
rations there, the hourishing Ger.
man trade and economical enterpri.
ses, are menacsd. Our moral and
material interests we must protect.
ssOur aim is the restoration Of 80.
curity for persons and property,
freedom Of action for German sub.
jects in China, the rescue Of the
foreigners beleague red in Pekin,
the establishment OF security and
regular conditions under . properly
organized Chinese government, and
reparation and satisfaction for the
outrages committed. WE DESL
RE NO PARTITION OF OIL
MA and seek no special advantages.
"The Imperial Government ID
imbued with the conviction that the
maintenance of the agreement bet
ween the powers is q primary con-
dition for the restoration Of peace
nd order in China"
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-07-20

InE AMERICAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR PAINTVw
AND DECORATING COMPANY.
Signs Fresco, and Carriage painting, Papsr.hang
oraiaing and Hardwood finishing, Speciality, Estn1
given Carefully. An orders by Nail promptly atAsAAsa0
Axtmayer & Son-Propetors.
70. B. A5-Ssn Juan, p. R.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-07-20
Is Russia About to
Declare War?

The news which reaches rs BY
cable to day from st. Petersburg is
both significant and important. 1t
10 TO the effect that Russia il net
only amazed but thoroughly indign.
ant at the audacity Of the Chinese
in invading Russian territory to the
North of the Manehurian frontier,
II not unnaturally looks upon this
~ a practical declaration of war,
and, VS. are informed, will immedia-
tely take action accordingly. The
Nuscovite Government already has
. large force near the frontier, and
1t is understood that the Czar has
ordered the mobilization Of taco ad
ditiOnal Army Corps, to be prepared
Tor immediate active Guty. Next to
China, Russia can put a larger nam
Der of men in the field at short mott.
&C than any other power.
Whether the Gear will make for.
NAL declaration OF war against the
Chinese Empire is a matter of com.
paratively small moment. Aasum.
ing that it is true, as reported, that
be considers the invasion of his ter
rltory as a virtual declaration o.
war, be will, in retaliating, be mer.
ely accepting the gage OF battle
thrown down by the reckless and
bloodthirsty Cinnamon.
With the troops at his command,
and these that can readily be raised,
be can throw q most formidable
army into Northern China. The
results Of this move it may now bs
difficult to clearly fOresee, but one
result will in all probability be the
formal declaration Of war by ether
Powers.
Germany, i. is sssll known, has
been on the eve cf such action for
some time and Spain has already
practically declared war by sending
the Chinese Minister his passports.
Great Britain is Only held back by
the wish to see some other Power
make the first move, compiled with
the fact that her armies are still
unable TO leave South Africa.
There can be little dotht that, al.
though President Mckinley does
net deem it proper to call Congress
into extra session at this time, il
that bsdy were in session declara
tlon Of war, with authority to the
President to raise troops, would be
she natural outcome OF the refusal Of
the Chinese Government to take any
nstiee Of the demand made by the
Administration that communication
y at once opened up with the Am.
srisan Minister, DIR. Congsr.
In short, Rusaia's actisn may moi
improbably prove to be the torch
which viii light the conhagration
throughout Europe and the United
States, and every sivilized nation
viii throw the whole weight of its
armed power into China, attacking
that barbarous Empire With auch
nniied energy aad mighty force az
will soon accomplish the desired re-
suits.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-07-20
to keep it informed on the
Chinese matter.
All foreigners resid-
ing in Pekin have
been aSSaSSinated

New York, July goth, 1900
kilograms from Taku state
that in that town it is still ru-
mored in such q way as to
leave no room for doubt, that
all the foreigners in Pekin, to
. man, have been put to
death.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-07-20
New York, July goth, 1900

New York, July goth, 1900
kilograms from St. Psters-
burg state that the previous
notice has created a great
panic in that city, for it is ga
thered from said news that
the Chinese rebels not only
aspire to preserving their
own territory intact, but
they also propose to subju-
gate the entire Asiatic con-
tinent, thus carrying out the
project that Peter the Great
highly recommended to the
Russians.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-07-20
Germany Announces
Policy similar to
that of the
United States.

COant Won Buelov, the Imperial
Minister Of Foreign Affairs, has sent
a circular to the German Federal
Government, it is semi officially
stated, in which be says;
''The latest development in the
military situation is the piercing BY