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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-10-18

My frst book was written while was q
student at London university and when |
vas about II years Of age. A fellow sin
dent Suggested that should write Jew
ish story the proceeds from the sale oil
which should fosnce q proposed comic
paper. l was quite willing. II be had
suggested an epic. l should have written
it. 81 wrote the storv in four evenings
II always wrote 10 spurls). aud within teo
days 81 the inception CT the ides the book
let was on sale 10 coverless pamphlet Jorm.
The printing cost $40. pad IS. and TIE
friend who bad suggested the book paid
Is, and we divided the profits.
This first book (price. penny ueil
vent we'll. II was loudly denounced by
those il described aud widely bought by
them. 1. was hswked about the streets
Oss little shop sold 400 copies. II was
even on Smiths bookstslis.
There was curiosity among The Jews to
krox The name Of the writer. Owing TO
my anonymity sss enabled to see those
enjoying i,s pefas.l who were atierwsrd to
eIplsin TO me their horrtr and di'eust 1t
its illiterscy snd vulssrity.
do 20, possess = copy OF ny hrst book.
but sonshox or other discovered the
Manuscript when vrilirs Children OF
ID. Ghetto" Tue description Of the mar
he, Day il JeSfy was Translated bodily
from The ms5ufenp, oi the fret book. =
Suc5ess.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-10-18

Pest bests coal. IL open freplsces
where . steady beat and not . cracking
blsze is wanted the old-isshio,ed bog
blocks have mei.ts cot TO be found 10
the best wsllsends. They are chesper,
hesithier sod give less trouble. ssys the
London Daily Mail,
The does not mean that you can shut
up your cosl cellar, throw sway your
scottls and boyeot. tbe coal merchsa,.
The Darhsm aid South Wales coal kings
are still going to have dominion over us.
bat . timely ute Of peat may msterislly
lesssn the coming winters coal bills.
Uafortonsteiy tbe bog owners snd pest
uercbsnls h.ye missed great opportuni
". There are enormous deposits sysil
able. especislly iu the norih snd 10 Ire
land. deposits ,hst ouIy wsDt digging and
dryirg TO nsts the finest fueL Bat
they nnsi be dog and dried 10 the early
SIMMER. Autsmn will soou 10 here. and
90 extra supplies have sefn prspsred.
The isv pest usrchsnh ore already dad
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-10-18

stop. This ii the most exsspersting sorl
o. . march. and The men we're 10 no pleas
an, mood when IL began 10 srow light
Aay night march 10 very nyias. The
ustursl ipolinsiion 10 10 90 ierwsrd 81
rapidly as pomibia TIE men who se'
the pace is iront are sadaenly halted. and
the men iollosins crowd upon them, ex
pec,ing that there will be delay Of only
minute. lastesd there sill be q delay
OF % hour. which 10 the men 10 The
rear seems without reason or excuse,
Then snddsrly there will be = forssfd
IN ovement Ut . bfeskpeek pace, then an
other halt without explanation, and tire
some standing 10 ranks. In this case
there was the added bevilderment oi
following silently the cotton pods on The
shoulders OF the file leaders. the eIsspers
iion Of sudden stops, and the further eI
ssperstion Of being compelled to keep
quiet. so when daylight came the men
we're in = swearing mood, and they
swors,
IL Vas the habit with sll men. pn,iou
lsrly II they were themselves inclined 10
eIcesses, TO be very severe upon officers
who became intoxicated, Nothing gave
them 90 much satisfaction as 10 dad 40
officer drunk along the line OF march and
to indnl,e IN severe comments, With
the coming OF daylight the rule as to si
lenoe was suspended. ss the divisions we're
then going into position, As our reg
ment marched rapidly TO Ito appointed
place We passed occasionally a sleeping
officer. Every time the boys woIld re
mark, Another oih,er drunk. As we ap
the main line We passed sn
officer ssleep 10 = fence corner Some
fellow 10 our company shouted, There's
another officer drunk.
The men we're greatly surprised To see
he sleeping figure assume ssilting pos
lure and 10 hear the voice OF General
William 4. Sherman say, not unkindly,
No, boys, mot drunk. but tesribly tired
md sleepy. Instantly came the reply,
Bully for you aud the men went forward
nto line feeling kinship with their com
handing general. He had not resented
be remark. and be had not sworn st the
nan who made ii. but be offered the eI
nee which they would have offered, that
hey we're tired and sleepy. These two
necdotes explain why Sherman was 80
ear to his men. He would not see
nan or mule abused, and be held him
elf IS a commanding general to . close
ympsthy with the men in the ranks
rho we're to 6ght his battles,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-10-18

Ing themselves aSodea With orders
~hieh they will 5000 not Anov hou 10
execute.
A considerable smeas, Of peat 10 81
resdy earned 10 L,ndoa. especially in
The Wee, Eai People. after toar 10
ireland aud sso,lsnd, GO, 10 love The
iresh, earthly smell Of the barnins moss.
and take care 10 seeute supplios. Some
doctors are fond Of ordering II 10 piece
OF coal. especially 10 the case Of patients
where quietness is 90 essenlisL You can
make up your peat nre early In the morn
Ing or last tnins al nish, by arranging
half doEsa blocks; snd then go ss.y
knowing that II will keep bnrnine Tor
eight or ten hours 10 come.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-10-18
STATE EWs.

Lee Gilman, 18, q workman. employ
ed Ut the Bissell Manufacturing compsny's
shop Ut Rutland. met . irightful desth
late Saturday afternoon. Az he wss put
ting on bis cost TO go home be swung II
over bis head and the garment csught In
. planning nscbine. killing him instantly.
His neck was broken and bis body horri
bly, msnsled.
Dennis NJ. Bisckmer. who Was arrested
Saturday on . charge Of attempted assault
on ten-yesr.old pifl. shot himself 10 the
iorebesd Just before the hesrins began 10
Municipal court. The ball lodged near
the base OF the brain and cannot be er
trscted, There is little or no hope Of bis
recovery. Blsckmer, who IL married. 10
90 end hss bsen 3 pattern mskei st tbs
Bennington Machine works for some
years. He was . member oi the lst Yer
mont csvslry during the civil var spd
wss department sdi1tsnt general Of tho
Gr.nd Army under Department Com
msnder Puner.
President p. w. Clensoi, 0snsrsl
Superinten, W. b. Jones, chiei Eoginser
Chsppeii, Of the Hotland road, and CHIEF
Engineer Barte. representibg the con
tractors. wert over the Batisnd-Csnsdiss
road TO Mslietts Bay 10 the private osf
Gr.nd Isle, Moldsy, sud noted the pro
grsss Of The work. pfesidsnt Clement 10
very ssIicus that ifsibs should begin 10
roo regularly as toou 80 possible s1d 10
Lsging the work hurried forwsrd - 70
pidIy % possible with . view Of hsving
The rosd 10 opersiion before spos dies.
The rails on tbs road sfs I'll laid and sr
ssassmsnts are made 10 have the ballast
log onple.sd - soon ss possible. Coo
suuetion hsios ere raa over The road
daily.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-10-18
stsay In Brataa

The msn whose bfsla 10 small Gods
ocrtsin sstisisction 10 the conviction ths
. vonsn's mas, be smsller, |, iss vsry
sncieri arrogance 80 ola - the Arysn hons,
father snd older.
We and ia II ample dsvslopsmsnI
smoug avsses. whose contempt icr The
female understanding is usually messurt
lees, says Professor Alexander su,hei
isod 10 The New. York Journal. ln pre-
portion ~ men progress toward cfyiliz,
,ior 80 do they eros ont Of this crude
conceit. Bu, they never dives, them
selves OF II to moie than partial extent.
The barbarian. even when be has 30
iutuitivs feeling which makes him sci on
the sdvics OF bis women iolt. always %
serts bis independents and scorns TO give
them mere than . orumb Of credit Tor .
success which msy possibly have original
ed 10 their mild suggestions,
Every year seems 10 show With incr,ss
ing conclnsiveness that whstever be The
ultimate decision 10 regard 10 the occnr
renee Of genius there is 10 the great msss
OF cases . practical equality 10 the male
and female minds.
DR., Boyd. who st 81. Msrylebone hospi
tai weighed the brains OF 652 men and
Tl5 women. supplies ns with figures from
which We Gao calculate that the average
man has 10 percent more brain weight
than the average woman. Vierordfs hs
ures from l52 men aud l72 women give
the average man an advantage u II per
cent,
But these are absolute measurements
and therefore form no test Of intelligence.
Else would the whale. the elephant and
the dolphin, with their huge brains. be
oil more intelligent than msn. But II II
be objected that this comparison 10
sophisticsl on account OF disparity in
qusliiy then l readily make the compsri
son within the human race itself.
1t is plain, then. that the big man de
rives no advantage iu the way Of intellect
from the bisness OF his brain, and that
man, in 30 fer IS bis larger brain is due to
his larger body. enjoys 20 advantage ip
capacity over woman, The comparison
M ust evidently be one OF proportion, and
yet the difficult question arises. What is
to be the basis OF that proportioni 90
casional efforts have 10 the last 40 years
been made by psychologists TO settle this
point, but there Is none yet that is salts
factory,
The most obvious and most usual is to
compare the brain weight with the body
weight. II this be done, woman has pro
portionstely . larger brain than man. for
Boyd's figures chow lhst she has so ounce
II brain for every pound OF weight in
,er body, while man has only AT ounce.
Here che has an anvantsge Of 6 per cent.
3ischof's figures, gathered in Bonn from
'26 men and 1872 women. give to the iemi
line brain exactly tie same advantage OF
percent, and those OF Vierodt, Par
hsppe and others lead TO closely spproxi
nate results.
Is the ignominious conclusion. then, TO
10 swallowed and digested that, after ell
instead Of being iaferior woman is more
icbly endowed with brain than mani
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-10-18
- ' -
Two Men.

A good story Ia told OF . norlherner in
Atlanta who was = prescription clerk 10
q drug store and who occasionally helped
out Ut the cigar counter. He had only
been In the store low weeks when one
dsya quiet, uuassuming man came 10
and asked fora cigar. He chstted pleas
antly with the young man while be was
lighting bis weed and then sauntered ont.
A minute or two later q big. pompons
man promensded past the store. His up
pesrance and manner conveyed the idea
that no was man Of some Importance and
that he fully realized II. Indeed he was
the kind OF man whom people involun
tarily turned TO look at.
That, said the new clerk, looking after
the pompous man rehectively. must st the
very least be the governor OF Georgia.
Wrong, said one OF the other clerks.
You Just sold cigar TO the governor Of
Georgia. lie was that quiet, unAssuming
little fellow. The big, pompous chap 10
his private secretary:
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-10-18
prem HID 20 Worse.

A eentlemsn was sdmitiug his pigeons
The other siiernoop. when he heard q
curious lhud sad ay one OF biz birds
drep inom the window sill TO the ground.
Turning reund. the gentleman vas ju,t
10 time to zee a small boy In The lsus
drop = cstspnlt and ruu.
After q short chase The cnlptit wss
caneht.
You young scouudteli ejscuisted ths
angry owner OF the pigeon. What do
you mean by coming and shooting my
birds9
Please. cir, didn't mean {, do II, wh,n
cd the captive, IL didn't sbo OF al the
pigeon.
Come, come. said the gentleman, dont
mako matters worse. saw the bird fell,
and II you did not aim si II how came
you 10 hit IN
Please. cir. blubbered the boy. The
pigeon 20. 10 the way, Il was aiming
at the winder.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-10-18
Happy Biunder.rs.

Below are selections from some exsmi
nation pspers-not imaginary. but drawn
from the notebook OF an American eduos
tor and printed in tho Atlantic Monthly.
Rich. unconscious humor may be fully
tasted 10 them,
What was the religion OF the Ancient
Britonsf
A strange and terrible one that OF the
Dudes,
Where is The earth's climste holtesl2
Next the greater.
What can you tell Of Ben Jonsonp
He survived Shakespeare in many res
poets.
Wbs, causes perspirstion2
The culinary glands.
What is the spinal column
Bones running oil over the body and
very dangerous.
For what is John Milton fsmousf
Keeping bad angels out OF heaven.
Name some OF the early Christian
Fathers.
Jerome. Oxygen snd Ambrosis.
What is the form OF wster-drops?
Generally the spherical, for reasons
known only to the gracious Providence
who makes them.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-10-18
She OutwItted John.

In bis book, "Among the Northern
Hlls,' DR.. William q. Prime introduced
to bis readers . Judge whom he make,
tell the story Of 3 will which he did mol
draw up, alter sll. The Judge was sum
moned in q great hurry TO see an old
lady who had msnsged her farm for fol
ty years, since her husbands death. She
had two scns and stepsoo, John, who
was not an admirable person, After long
drive on stormy night, the Judge found
the old lady apparently Just alive, and
was told by th, doctor 10 attendance 10
hurry. ss his patient Was very weak.
l had brought paper and pen and ink
with me. I found . stand and can die.
placed them at the head Of the bed, and
after saying few words TO the woman.
told her was ready TO prepare the will
il she would 60 on and tell mo what she
wanted to do.
l wrote the Introductory phrase rapidly
and leaning over toward her, ssid: Now
60 on. Mrs. Norton,
Her voice was quite faint and she seem
ed to speak with . effort. She said /:
First OF oil want 10 give the farm to my
sons. Harry and james. just put that
down.
But, said /, you cant do that, Mrs. Nor
ton. The farm isat yours to give away.
The farm isn't mine? she said, 10 =
voice decidedly stronger than before:
No, the farm isn't yours, You have
only life interest in it,
This farm that I've run for goin' on for
ty-three years next spring. isn't mine to
do what / please with I'll Why not,
judge2 I'd like to know what you mean !
Why. Mr.. Norton, your husband. gave
you life estate in oil bis property. snd
90 your death the farm goes 10 bis son
John. snd your children get the village
houses. / have explained that 10 you
very often before
Aud when die, John Norton 10 to have
this house and farm. whether will or nor
Just so. II will be bis.
Then siDt going 10 diel said the old
woman, 10 . clear and decidedly ringing
snd healthy voice Add so saying, she
threw her feet over the front Of the bed.
sat up, gathered blanket snd coverle.
about her, walked across the room and
sst down In . great chair before the fire.
The doctor and / went home. That
was fifteen years sgo. The old Isdy's
live yet. Aod she accomplished her 10
tent. She beat John, after all, he died
four yesrs ago.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-10-18

Yes, Sherman was very impulsive. said
the captain. l saw Unole Billy in . erea
act down at Big Shsnty 10 June. 1864
The army was working its way toward
Atlanta. and 1t was raining - only south
ern clouds could rain on Unole Sans
soldiers when wagons were behind and
there was no shelter. General Sherm sn' 4
tent had been pitched near the road, and
the general had iast taken of his heavy
boots and put on . psir OF snow white
stockings and loose slippers and other
wise made himself comfortable when there
was sn uprosr on the road near bis head
quarters.
man who had been whipping the
N ules OF his team 10 make them pull be
came eXapersted beyond endurance. and
usiug the bntt end Of bis heavy whip. be
gan to CUB the m ules over the head. He
was so brutal that some OF the soldiers
passing protested, and this increased bis
rage. The screams oil the belsbo red
IN ules. the curses oi the enrsged team
ster and the shouts oi the soldiers made
. din like . riot, bat the brutal beating
went on.
Suddenly the flap Of General Shsr mans
tent was thrown aside and the figure Of .
tall, bsre headed officer 10 fatigue drees,
white stockings and clippers was project
ed through the rsin into the center Of the
melee. This was General Sherman, and
without word be seizsd the irste team
ster by the ear end fairly lifted bin from
bis feet. There was instant quiet. The
mules down 10 the mud waited for the
next blow. The tesmster, recognizing
the ear puller, was limp .s reg. The
boys 10 the road stopped to see what Un
Gle Billy would do next
For moment you could hear nothing
bat the pstter Of the rain. Then Sher
man. still holding the tesmstsr's ear 10 .
wsy TO make the fellow stand on bic toes
turned and marched his prisoner 10 the
resr, called the officer in charge Of the
guard and ordered that the bester Of
IN ules be properly punished and never be
given charge Of smother team. Az the
general turned tovsrd his tent alter this
exploit, the passing regimen. gave him =
cheer, and the philosopher Of oor com
psny remarked: That's better than scy
cussin / ever heard. Uncle Billy is mas
ter band st esr pullin.
On smother occasion ! ssw SheTnsn 10
oianelt mood. We we're nsking 8
nisht march. swinging 10 the right around
Keuess~. The night wss IS dark ~ they
uske them down 10 d5orgis, snd We
marched sll night without talking. under
whispered orders, The men being guided
10 the line Of msreh BY bo1ehes Of white
raw cotton pinned on the shoulders Of
those 10 'front.' Csnteers aud hsversscks
uere tied close 20 there would be no fs.
Ting, aud hour alter hour We moved
thro ugh the drssry dark. dropping down
10 The Tosd 70 rect vhsrevsf there wM .
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-10-18

Aunt Hsnnsh. We shall oil know
each other 10 that better land,
Edith; - Yes, 81 I've been told, bnt then
suntie, we shsn't be obliged 10 speak TO
every body.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-10-18

The sssmsn. Have you ever been op
. bsltleship sbeB il clears for sctionf
The L.rdsusn : No. Well, !, is The most
thrilling and impressive moment you can
conceive. OBJ, aor's knov. Have you
ever seen soli elub ehsupion se, ready
10 dflssi
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-08-09
IRE HANDLED like CATTLE.
emigrants Under Contract Thus
Treated.
HERDED ON BOARD A SHIP.
Portuguese Hired to Work on the Ha-
waiian MISUNDERSTANDING Agent at
San Francisco Allows No One to Talk
TO Them-S2O q Month.

San Francisco, CAL, Aug. 6.-Forty
Portuguese emigrants, destined for the
sugar plantations of Hawaii, have ar
rived at Oakland. They were han
died by a shipping agent as II they
were so many cattle. They could not
speak English and the condition of
their clothing was lamentable. Every
enort to talk with them was frustrated
by two men, who appeared to be act
Ing as guards.
Joseph Dureo Of Honolulu, who d.
rected their transportation, said he had
induced them to forsake the coal dis
trict of Pennsylvania for the more
fruitful pastures of Hawaii. The man
ner Of their shipment gave the impress
sion they were contract laborers.
Twenty minutes before the band Of
ragged and ill-fed men, women, and
children boarded the vessel, Captain
Austin of the sailing vessel John G..
North emphatically stated he was not
going to carry passengers. A few min
ates afterwards an old day coach
which had been switched from the
overland train was sent down to the
end of the dock 1t was crowded with
the Portuguese, who were talking ex-
citedly in their native tongue. The
floor at one end of the car as nailed
up. A guard stood at the other end of
the car to prevent the occupants from
getting out. When asked for informa-
lion about the trip he refused to talk
or allow any one in the car to say any
thing.
AS soon as the car reached the end
Of the wharf the emigrants were herd
ed on board the ship like so many
sheep. Captain Austin refused to ex-
plain the sudden change in his plans
As soon as the last Of the emigrants'
belongings were hoisted on board the
vessel it drifted out into the stream,
From the conversation between Dureo
and one Of the guards it appears that
the emigrants were engaged to work
on the sugar plantation for $40 a
month. Every effort to find from the
emigrants themselves whether they
were United States citizens or not was
frustrated by the interference of the
guards.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-08-09
NEWS In GENERAL
CONGER'S CHEERING NEWS
Forwards Hessage to Tien Tsin
I That All Are Safe.

Washington, August 1.-The war
department has received two cable
grams from Col. Daggett. The first
read:
Che Foo, (Undated.) - Corbin,
Washington.--Tien Tsin, 27th.-Mes-
sage Just received from Conger says
since 10th, by agreement, no firing.
Have provisions several weeks, little
ammunition; all safe, we'll"
The second read:
Che Foo, Corbin, Washington:
Tien Tsin, July 30.-Flintshire ar
rived 9th. Two hundred and fifty
seven Ninth infantry sick, ten doc
tors, one hundred hospital corps
men, twenty signal men needed. I'm
ayoIdable delay unloading transports.
Foreign troops arriving"
The official continuation of the
news that Minister Conger is safe and
well, coupled with the statement that
he has provisions for several weeks,
and that the firing on the legation
has ceased, was welcome intelligence,
though not unexpected, in view of
recent news. The information from
Colonel Daggett was promptly tele-
graphed to President Mckinley at
Canton. The last message which
came from Minister Conger was that
which was obtained through the in
termediation of Mr.. WI, and was
supposed to be dated the 18th in
slant, before which time nothing had
come since June IL, almost two
months. 1T is expected now that all
the energies of the government, as
well as those of other nations, will
be concentrated for an advance on
PeKlng. Several of the reports which
have come from China seem to indi-
cate that this will occur very soon,
some of the dispatches placing the
date as early as yesterday. The Off
Gals here, however, do not look for
so early an advance, II the allied
commanders adhere to their original
estimate of eighty thousand men as
necessary for the campaign, as the
latest reports received here do not
show half that number on the
ground. Still other reports indicat-
ing the possibility OF the advance
beng made by the British and
American officers have come, and
our officers commanding in China
have free hand in any military
movements.
New York, August 3.-The follow
ing cablegram has been received from
Che Foo: "All the ministers and
members of the legations and their
f'mili"S are in good health. The
general health of the community is
excellent. We are contenly awaiting
rpliefv
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-08-09
LIFE OF SHAH ATTEMPTED.
Effort to Murder Persian Ruler Will,
m RarIa


in Paris.
Paris, August 3.-An attempt was
made on the life of the shah of Per-
STA yesterday morning, but luckily
resulted in no harm to his majesty.
The man broke through the line of
policemen as the shah was leaving
his apartments, and tried to mount
the royal carriage step. He was ar
rested. The would-be assassin held
revolver in his hand, but was dis
armed by the police before he could
fire. At the police station the man
unable to carry out his intentions.
He said: 'This is an affair between
me and my conscience" The would
be assassin declines to give his name
or nationality. The police believe he
is an italian. He is about twenty-six
years old. The shah received letter
this morning dated from Italy signed
with an italian name but posted in
Paris, announcing that he would be
assassinated today.
New YORK, August 3.-Accordlng to
a dispatch from Rome to the Journal,
Bresel, the assassin of King Hum
bert, said to warden: ut will be
the cars turn next" Bresci has
been removed from Monza to Milan.
The police found evidence that he act
ed in collision with others. Num-
erous arrests have been made.