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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-11-28

the front aud bach yard, sni 10 The hore
lot Then | ehsnesd 10 vslk through
the hel3s sad discovered then 10 ssvetsl
old sssass They were valaele.s 10 car
ptiahbotbood Jos. because they ssre 90
plentiinl. hut looking over seed cstsles nee
| bsasn to notice The prices el hu lbs.
vsrilies that ve irod upen every lime ve
stepped oui OF doors, Then | sent 90
ssmplea to several seed houses, and atk
ed what they ~Suld pay ior sach bulhs.
Tso Nofihrfn hims wrote mskins me
oasn aud sskils Low many dtEau
could iurnish. Yli dona kaow hos We
laughed over ,hose le,tsul Tho idea oi
counting those bulbs by the dtr,ni l
sto,e could furnish then, by ihs bashel
the barrel, the hundred scist and gu,rsn
tee every one,
received orders from both Gtms. and
when the tops Of the pisnts died down
bad them carefully gathered. My mother
aud sorted them for shipment With our
own hands. Then We began TO prepare
Tor smother crop,
oi course when our checks came sna
orders TO be Oiled the nti, year. We
we're elaled, My health too. VAS restored
wrote immediately to otter reed hbnses
soliciting orders Tor smother year, and al
so asked II they could make suggestions
but Supplied al With q sui, ,isnt oomb,r
to begin With.
You see my istmY All the hills are
terfaccd, the fence corners free from
weeds, and botween my crop OF bnlba
have coro, wstermelons snd so forth. |
have never had poor crop. Bulbs come
at season when rsil is plentiful. aud
our Geoeais winters are never severe
enough to hurt them, sllhough they are
often nipped 90 that they have TO make
more than one effort to hold their heads
up.
My mother /. interested 10 producing
oew varieties. and busies herself mshing
al sorts Of experiment. She fancics IL
will make me lannon's, bat ~ my health
Is good, make = comfortable living snd
ike my work. am not = bit anxious for
lame:
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-11-28
ANCIIESTER VERMONT THURSDAY MORNING NOVEMBER 2S 1901

Meredilh. l am afraid there is 90 hept 10
me on you card, an not going TO dane
myself, bot hoped | might dad som,
ops hind friend who would take pity OF
ns srd ~ ont one occssionsliy. one,
nothing had ever been farther iron
Mefediih's thoash than the sbsurd 'si
ting out dance With . sirl, bat. nov =
circumstances alter cases, thsts all
Oh, she snsuered. ! vas late toe,
have only the cotilliOu leit ! will give
! yoa one later on,
Charlie. sho hsd been sn amused spec
ts,or, could restrain himself no longer.
10 spite OF an implouns lock.
Why were you lsle. Bsel You lolt me
yoa expected to be here early, on scooun,
Of your friend.
Such tuany thios happened. she laugh
ed. Come here. Sas. and help me tell
about II.
Glsneips st the yonng doctor. one
look si his conscious face was eaoush
Oh, che cried, why you you are the
man.
Then The iebsiop gave way aud the guar
tel laughed long and msrriy.
What's the j)ksf vas asked on oil
sides, bu, taking Sus hutriedIy by the
hand, Beatrice made her way 10 Q retired
corner, mo,ionins to Graham TO bring bis
friend,
We must exchange conf iences. she
said.
And shoes, murnnred Graham. sotto
vooe, SO, with much laughter and cls.ter
OF tongues, the whole affair was made
clear. to the mysiihcs,ion OF oil their
friends and acquiintsnoes.
The following year Dr.. and Mrs
Meredith (nse Hsrloe) set mp housekeep
ing 10 q cozy At on Gesfy street. where
there is q mystery still unsolved 10 the
DOCTORS study. Hanging beside bis
desk, within convenient reach Of his
right arm. ia the we'll known figure o.
"Miss Bonita" gracefully swinging her
toes rs OF old, Bot upon those toes ere
sre now fitted dainty slippers OF white
suede, held in place by huge bows Of
white satin ribbon.
To all inquirer, Bee merrily answers:
Well. IL did throw myself st his head
fst. be returned the complement prompt
ly by throwing himself at my feet.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-11-28
A Joke on President sohurman.

Jacob Gould Schuruan. the energetic
president OF Cornell University, bss many
irieuds 10 this city who are busy iust
nos with story abich came down from
Ithaca O1e Of the iacaity OF the Cornell
Medical College tells 1t ttl. ssy:
Ever sines Piesiient Sshnrnan Was .
member oi the Philippines Commission
the hesvy mail which nstanily comes TO
the head ofs big university has been
largely increased. Hundreds Of people
sbo vsni positions 10 the islands dsIass
hin With letters, aking 1t Tor granted
thst be can nsks spp0intnenn st will
Tlen there sre nsoy other people Who
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-11-28
Lincoln and the "Sweat-Box." 4"

| The hsrdships endured by sailors even
nov are cuff ,ieht. we're they more gen
orally known to deter adventurous boys
from running away to sen, The isolation
Of q vessel st sea. and the responsibility
OF the captain Tor oil on board, OF conrse
make it necessary that passengers and
crew shall be entirely subject to bis com
mands. Dsspotism 10 unavoidable, and
where authority is go absolute 1t is natural
that abuses should exis, But the hard
ships and crueli!ies TO which the modern
sailor is subjected are as nothing to those
which formed the common lot OF his
predecessors, either IN the navy or the
merchant service The story OF the die
appearance OF one such orueity from the
United States navy at the command OF
Abrabsm Lincoln is worth telling.
On one Of Mr.. Lincoln's excursions 10
Fortress Monroe, on the steamer Hart
lord. in 1868. his attention was directed
to 9 narrow door. bound with iron; the
use OF which be was anxious to lesrn.
What is tbisp be asked.
On, that is the at.box. was the re
ply. 1t 10 used for refractory and insub
ordiuste seaman, A man 10 there is sub
iected to steam heat. and hes very little
ventilation. 1t generally brings him to
terms very quickly.
President Lincon's curiosity was srous
ed, This be said to himself, is treatment
to which thousands Of American sesmen
are probably subjected to every yesr.
Let ms try it for myeeli and see what it
really is.
Taking Of bis hst, --for be was several
inches over six feet in height, he enter
ed the enclosure, which be found TO be
little more than three feet 10 length or
width, he gave orders that at signal
from himself the door should be imme
distely opened. l, was then closed and
the steam turned on.
He bed been inside hardly three min utes
before the signal was given, President
Lincoln had experienced enough OF
what vas then regarded as necessary
punishment Tor American sesmsp. There
was very little ventilation aud the short
exposure to that hot and humid air had
almost suifocsted him.
Turning to Secretary Welles Of the
Navy Department. the President ordered
that no such enclosure ss the swest-box
should ever after be allowed on spy vessel
AJils the American fig
II vas not sn hour after this order had
been given before every sailor on every
ship in Hampton Roads had heard OF IL.
The fIect was most remarkable on the
older ssilors, many OF whom had them
selves experienced the punishment OF the
swest-boI. Some Of them wept for Joy.
But the good resnlts Of ttis &c. Of Prssi
dept Lincoln we're no! cor fined to the A
mericsn navy. Great Britain, France.
Germany snd other European countries
besrd that ihs sWest-5oI had been abolish
ed IS inhum,p. Oae and sll OF these ns
tons 10 turn fell into Iius snd To-day the
svest-boI IL not to be ionnd 90 any YES
vel flying the A.g OF ciyilz "a nation
lhrous bout the void.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-11-28
The Decline OF individuality.

One OF the woret features OF the co0csu
traied lie OF modern times Is the loss Of
individuality and personal oharsoteristicr.
We do not find in our national liie q.
the present day, the striking, strong indi
yiduaily OF early history. The bewing
polishing processes OF modern civilization
seem to grind away oil the sharp corners
OF individuality and everything tends to
assume a conventional form People seem
to be run in the same mold.
A strong, striking character Is = rare
thing ia these days. The individual 10
lost 10 the mass, Cities grind away and
erase independence. Unfortunately, there
is many man who seems to be content
to bs one OF tho crowd, aud not leader OF
the crowd
With some notable exceptions, news
papers lack indiyid 1ality, There opinions
are impersonsl. snd the editors are lost.
Few people know WHO writes the edito
risls on the leading articles The dsys
OF Dana and Greeley and Bowles seem to
have gone forever, Nobody in particular
is responsible for any opinion or policy.
Evarythina 10 referred TO the Stockholders
No! only do the editors lose their individu
ality. but SO also does everyone who is
connected with each paper.
Concentration in large centers is large
Iy responsible for this. The dissemins
tion OF knowledge through newspapers
and the multiplication Of books. magazine
and Libraries, have added very materially
to this nDfortunste loss. The strength OF
nation lies 10 the stslwsrt individuality
OF It's citizens, When this is lost, civil
zsiIcn becomes insipid aud powerless.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-10
M'L4URIN TO MAKE HARD Fight.
ANNOUNCES HIS PLAN OF CAMPAIGN
AGAINST TILLMAN
Try TELEGRAPH To THE rEIBrxE.l


Washington. June 9.-Senator John L. McI.auTin.
Of South Carolina, is in Washington. and Will re-
main here about a week Then he will return
his State and what he calls his cam
paign of education against Tillman and Tillrnan-
ism. The Senator heartily indorses the reasons
given ny Governor NcSweeney for refusing to ac-
cept the designations of both United States SEN
ators 1t this time. but declares his Willingness i'm
mediatey to resign and meet the issue fairly and
squarcly with Tilman before the people.
While he expects TTIlnan continue his bluff
hng and clustering tactics he has idea that his
colleague would consent in any circumstances at
once TO give up the immunities and emouments OF
his office. In view Of this fact. Senator McLaurin
viii wholly ignore Mr.. TiIlman from this time
and conduct his campaign in his own way, He will
continue To address the people In all parts Of the
State until August when he will quit the stump for
month. under the urgent advice OF his physicians
and resume his speechmakius tour in September
OF October. continuing mako addresses in
t5rvals until after the election year
Ey thus having the field wholly himself for
year Senator McLaurin is confident OF accomplish
ing much good for the he represents. The
people. ne says, have shown earnest desire TO
give him respectful attention. which he scarcely
could hope FOR in joint debate with Tillman. and
this is all ne ask. Wtthin a year he expects to
demonstrate to the country the truth OF his conten
tion that Senator Tillman does not represent the
mass OF South Carolinans let alone the tntelh-
Eence. conservatism and reSpectability OF that
state.
The Senator admits that his chances would have
been poor had he gone into the contest the
present time with Tillman. because. he says Till
man completely dominates the existing machine
which gives him inSuperabIe advantage In the
primaries But this machine. he declares. will be
disrupted by the campaign OF education he Is now
waguE, 50 that in another year the voters will have
opportunity assert themselves a the polls
Senator McLaurin talks with an optimism that is
becoming infectious among his friends in Washing
ton, who when he first threw down the gauntlet To
Ttllman. thought he stood no possible show of
victory.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-10

CHARGES AGAINST NEw-JERsEY PRISON
KEEPERS.

Trenton. y. J.. June Specialization Coan. jr..
OF Princeton. released to-day from the New
Jersey State Prison where he served term of
year charge of malicious mischief. He is now
At his parents home. and says he is hopClessly
crippled because OF the treatment which he
subjected while confined in the prison. When Coan
was sent to prison he strong and robust. Now
he is thin and emaciated and he puts the respons'
blity for his condition upon his jailers. naming
two. who, he says. subjected him TO severe punish
ment when he should have been in the hospital
Coan is the Young man who a few weeks ago at
tempted suicide by throwing himself from the gal
lery OF his cell the third tier. the stone pave
ment. twenty-five feet below. lie sustained severe
internal injuries.
\ few days before Coans attempt on his life he
excused from work by the prison physician
because Of illness His eXcuse had not expired
Sunday night. when he appealed to Deputy James
Waddck take him to the prison warden for
permission go to the hospital Instead of taking
him the warden, Ccan says, Waddick escorted
him TO the centre where he made charges
against him. for which he punished by Keeper
George u Wheeler by being compelled TO stand
handcuffed for four hours. When he returned
state of nervous collapse. When he was liberated
from behind the bars he rushed the railing of
the gallery and threw himself over.
When seen this afternoon At his home In Prince
he had been examined by the prison inspectors.
who said they would make an investigation OF his
treatment.
Before he was released from prison Coan says
of the severity OF the jailers. but told by one
of the deputies to keep quiet.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-10
TELEGRdPHIC NOTES.

Lowell, Mass. June 9-The headless bodv Of
a lonely spot about two miles from Chelmsford
Centre this afternoon by Elmer T. Hdreth, super
also of Chelmsford. \ search for the head was not
successful.
Little Falls, \. Y, June AT an early hour this
ing over the Ceatral tracks Herkimer Owing
fss 70 wrons switch it is said being thrown the
me other train Several cars were damaged and
SHitchman' thinking that many lives had been
night No lives were lost and no one was hurt.
Wichita KAN June "A correspondents who ar
rived here tonight from the scene Of devastation
in Kay County, Okla says that the storm of Fri
farms farms west and northwest of Blackwell These
ehinery are asking The local dealers TO take them
oack. ana the dealers have referred the matter 20
the factories.
Princeton. Ind, June S.-Henry Reynolds. white
thirty years old, who arrested I'm Mount Car
Case, the thirteen -year-old daughter OF a farmer
near here. was lodged in jail here to-day after a
capture to-day, fifty infWtated men crossed the
ing caused ihe authorities at Mount Carmel alb
rupy TO stop his preliminary hearing. and he was
sent hurriodiy to Princeton under guard of the
sheriff aEc posse. Extra precautions have been
TO o the ha from at
girl is ia serious condition.
San Francisco June 9-Suo Shin Chin the Chi
nese reform leader agains; whose LANDING Minister
the ground that had obtained by fraud the pass
/ FORT and other credentials upon which he al
| lowed land. has been arrested on order from
4 Washington AEd placed in detention at the mail
! dock Conaal Ho Vow said yesterday that Su was
4 landed as an accredited Chinese official when in
fact ne was of the leaders OF the revolutionary
party, which that its purpose is TO replace
the Emperor Kwang su on the throne. He OBJ
tanned his passport by representing himself TO be
an ofticial Of the Chinese Government He must
prove his right to be landed as tourist or a
| student.
! Gaena Mo. June 9.-An unusual pre-
sented the preliminary hearing of Mrs. John
! Stallion. her father, James Crabtree, and his two
/ sons Frank and Charles Crabtree. charged with
the murder of Alice Stallion the womans sixteen
year-old step-dauGhter. The hearing held in a
! grove, the two justices sitting at a table under
| tree, and twO thousand persons attracted from
points for miles around forming circle about
/ the court and defendants. Threats have been made
against the Crabtrees by many OF the strangers IN
town, and the county officials are taking an the
precaution at their command TO protect the prs-
oners; Galena is of railroad and the fact that
| TWO thousand people would miles 10
attend the hearing is considered significant. 1t has
| been decided 10 exhnms the body that
| II may be examined TO investigate a theory of
| the county prosecutor that criminal assault was
| made upon her by both the Crabtree
! boys, and that they killed her 10 hide the crime
New-York tribune., 1901-06-10
cBERcH'S CORNERSTONE LAID.

Washington. June cardinal MartinelH this
afternoon laid the cornerstone of the new Church
OF the Sacred Heart. at Fourteenth-St- and Whit
ney-aVe.. in the suburbs cs this city. \ large
crowd was present. The sermon preached by
the Rev. DIR. Conaty. the rector OF the Catholic
University. A significant part of his address was
the following:
We are living in age when men reckoned
as men made in the image of Christ. but as
producers of wealth. Money is the thought that
holds sway. and many seem to forget the beauti-
full doctrine of brothefly love preached by Christ
who died on the cross tor the redemption OF men,
If the shock ever comes to republic If turmoil
and disturbance should threaten beloved land
of liberty. IL will be found that the teachings of
the Roman Catholic Church and the gospels she
has preached Will be the great bulwark against
corruption and treason. While millions of cit-
zens like those who here to-day believe in her
teachings there is fear for the republic.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-10

II that good lawyer was secured 70 prosecute
the case not unfairly throw upon the presiding
judge the double burden of advocate and judge as
against able lawyers employed by the defence
Surely nothing more ehectually encourages viola
of the law than does suspicion cf inSinceriiy
on the part of those charged with its enforcement:
for this reason the golf playing incident. both
in its conception and its management is certainly
10 be deplored. A positive contradiction TO such a
suspicion must be given by our city ofhcials They
have high duty perform. both TO Themselves
gentlemen Of honor. and 10 the city as officials
sworn o the law. For now that the good
work OF enforcing the Sunday law has begun. they
must, in not stop until they give atten
tion to those things about which there is no
question
At St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church the Rev.
Bernard T. Brady spoke on the subject. He de-
scrbed the arrest of Sunday sport players who be
haved themselves and in no wise bosterous as
ridiculous This agitation results from the work
of hgots said the priest. ut is an effort to re-
vive the conditions that originated with the landing
of the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock. and is I'M
American ana outrageous. Better far that the
police would confine their efforts to the removal of
disorderly persons from streets at unseemly
hours. who nuisance to the progress of
Christian homes and young Christian children. In
innocent amusement there is sin. There is plenty
Of work for the authorities TO be found in other
directions
Other ministers who spoke on Sunday golf
the Rev. James T. Bixbee. Unitarian, and the Rev
+. Atherton Lyon Episcopalian.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-10
DELEGATES DENOUNCE T4WNANY.
THEY TELL c. F. L. THAT 1T BACKS UP CON.
TRACTORS WHO ARE ENEMIES TO LABOR

THEY TELL c. F. L. THAT 1T BACKS UP CON
TRACTORS WHO ARE ENEMIES TO LABOR
Tammany Hall and its methods were denounced
at yesterdays meeting of the Central Federated
Union by number of delegates a feeble attempt
was made speak up for Tammany by a few
Tannany delegates. but their protests were lost
The subject came up report by William !
OBrien. chairman of the law and legislation COM
mittee of the Central Federated Union regarding n
charge that Eugene Lentilhon, who has A city con-
tract at Bryant Park, Forty-second-st. and Fifth
ave. violating the eight hour law In employ-
ing the men. They were working more than eight
hours a day. and Controller Coler he said had
withheld the payment of money to the contractor
for his alleged failure 10 observe the eight hour
law.
'Lentiihon took the to the Supreme Court
continued delegate OBrien. "and tried to compel
the Controller 10 pay the money but the court de-
cded against him. Now he is going TO a higher
OBrien moved that the Central Federated Union
engage first class lawyer 10 assist the Controler
IN nghtlng the case. At time when the pre-
Valing rate of wages was being tested he
outside lawyer representing labor to appear
we nave precedent, however, in the Mone,Ix
case, he went on. The District Attorney en-
gagged ex-senator David b. Hill to assist his STAFF
IN appealing the case
What can we expect from Tammany IIall?"
said a delegate. ~
1t decided to engage a high class LAWYER
however. and offer his services the Controller in
hghting the contractors appeal
Delegate Green. of the Rock DriIlers named sev
enemies Of labor and were backed up by Tammany
pontcians; Half an hour then spent in de-
nouncins the methods of the Tammay politicians
New-York tribune., 1901-06-10
THINKS BOOTHS NAY MAKE Up.
DIR. MACARTHUR SAYS IT Is POSSIBLE BAL
LINGTON WILL TOUCH on THE SUB
JECT IN CHURCH NEXT SUNDAY.

The Rcv. Or Robert $. Macarthur spoke in
the Calvary Baptist Church last night on The
Aborigues of America and the Sun Worship" Be
fore going into the subject ne announced that next
Sunday night Balington Booth would speak in
the Calvary church the work in which he is
engaged
we rarely give up our pulpit he said. hut on
this occasion do the more readily because
OF tho possibic reconciliation between his father
and himself That family rupture Of tho
saddest things in the history of religious work.
have always thought II was extremely unfortunate
and entirely unjustihed. Some time ago l
questCd 10 take position that would have arrayed
me on one side another. ana declined. I hope
the reconciliation viii be effected. There is pos
sibltv that Mir Booth touch upon that sub
iect 10 which | now aIude
In the of his sermon the preacher said:
Il feel fully satishcd that the early inhabitants of
the American continent came from Eastern Asia
| am struck by the similarity OF the peoples. Prob
ably all the American abOrigueS came from one
stock.
III is an interesting fact that the Indians of
North America ana the Chinese believe in the
worship of their ancestors That is a strong point
OF contact between America and Asia