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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-12-12

The annual slaughter Of young spruce,
90 the mountains essi OF Bennington hiss
begun sod many thousands Of the trees
will soon be shipped TO New York CITY
Tor Christmas sdornment. Several from
New York are nos on the grounds direct
ing the cutting Of the trees. None bnt
straight symmetrical specimens are
taken. 10 some years no fewer than 500,
900 spruces have been cut
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-12-12

As Csasstss eYsAElsi. ho0nu Esd
s4ss. E4g wlitfas Lssfta 10 sstAlss lc
kp nnt. isf be kss iss, .oia ne people
8 isftfssl IL pEtlls speech thai Gaze
g. wi asA sssls sl isf reciprocity sfss
tta nosatfy, bal lAa ia . short line
waalsstps VII ~ ssstsas eiplenss 10
oslsss 10 ga Reciprocity With CsEsta
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-12-12

Don't be ss,sded sI,h temporary relief
iron Indigestion. Kod,i Dyspspsis Care
psrmsnently snd completely rmoves ibis
conplsioL !, relieves permsre1tly be
esase IL sllevs ihs tired stomach perfect
rect Dle,ius vcn't rect the slomsct. NJ
iare resolves supplies irom the food ve
eat. The ssaable vsy 10 help The zion
sch 10 10 nse Kcdsi Dyspepsia Care.
which disesis shs, yea eat snd esn't help
bat DO you good. o Y Adsrs Arlins
zoe A II Psttibcus, Manchester Dsro,; A
u Saith. West Arlinetoe,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-12-12
A WoMAS's AwruL PERIL

There 10 only one chsnce to ssvs youl
lille and that is through an operation. y
we're the startling words heard by Mrs. l.
o Huut Of Lime Ridge, Wis. from Der
doctor after be he'd vsinly tried TO cure
her Of frightiul case Of s!omsch trouble
and yelios isundios. Gall stones bsd
formed ami she constantly grew worse,
Then she begsu TO use EIeotric Bitters
shish wholly cured her. It's . wonder
fol stomsc1, Liver snd Kidney remedy,
Cares Dyspepsis. L'ss OF Appetite. Try
II. Dolly 90 cts. Gnirsnteed. Bold BY
in. Hard and J. n. Wbipple.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-12-12
A GARD,

We, the undersigned. do hereby sgres
to refund the money on 9 fifty cent bottle
Of Greene's Warranted Syrup OF Ter II II
fails to cure your cough or cold. We o.
so gusrntee . twenty five cent bottle Ia
prove satisfactory or money refunded.
A Fl Pettibone. Manchester Depot.
d A Brophy. East Dorset
JIM Armstrong. Dorset.
EO Adams 4 90, East Arlington.
Z o Adams, Arlington.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-12-12

Mrs. Bepjamin Hsdiwsy, Of West RI
pert, has jest celebrated her 03i birth
day. She retains her mental abilities 10 .
remarkable degree, is 10 good health and
continues to supervise the work about
her house. She bss been . resident OF
the place nearly ell her life, snd for over
60 years hss lived In the house she nov
occupies. She b. four sons, two dsueh
ters, seven grandchildren and Elk great
grandchildren living.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-12-12

oil nslasr from sl0 10 500 .ss thss ps
id GElefses BE- usss lishls 10 iss rsiss
Of fsstslfes ssitst lott ikfspsh thstt
esfslfsstr'a. The fatal resta rxvesss
Tor sts reu lF@m I'll soatees wrs slil,
ssl .lss. bslss y s2s,T1T ls.s iAsr ihs "a
pssensns Tts 10 sIsla.ivs q lbs eosi
a tfsnfPonisr Tho Esiis ever zoe .sbaaiE
% Pseles sslfosss. ssies have BOT JET
ssiiiss itslr bos5nd seeouns siih The
setusuttG
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-12-12

Genesse Pare Food 90, LIE Roy, N. T.:
Geuilsuen:-I must say 10 regard to
GRAiS.O that there 10 nothing better or
healthier We bsve used .. Tor years. Ny
brother vas . greet coffee drinker. He
sS taken sick sad the doctor ssid that
coffee YES the cause OF IL. and told az 10
use GBAlS.o. We got pseksse bat did
not like IL 81 Arsi, bat nov would no, be
wilton. IL Ny brother hss been veil ev
"a siace We started 70 use II. Yours truly.
LnLIg HocEoA.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-12-12

SHERIFF's SALE OF REAL Es.
- TATE.
pLYss p; AhEs
BRIDGET STUART
| state Of Vermont Bennington County oount,
| June Term, A. d. 1901.
Notice IN hereby given, that BY virtue OF cor.
| tain writ OF execution, to me directed In The
| above entitled cause, is.sued upon Judgment
| rem dered nj the June Term. A, u. 1901, 81 Tho
County Court begun and holden al Manchester
within and Tor The County OF Bennington for
the sum of Five Hundred Seven and 10 100 Dol.
lars (t507 75) damages, and for the snn OF
twenty-four and 40. 100 dollars ti2l i0) coats OF
suit, and the sum OF nifty 1901 cents for this en-.
ecution, amounting in the whole to tho sum OF
tive hundred thirty two and 60 100 dollars
t532.65) and tho officers fees and charges for
serving the same arc hereby demanded. And
that by virtue OF said execution and by direction
OF Harvey X. Fowler, Esq Attorney forsiho said
creditor. have levied and extended said writ Of
execution upon certain piece or parcel OF land,
with the appurtensnoes thereof, with the said
defendants right In equity 10 redeem the same.
sitnsre. lying and being In the town OF Dorset.
IN the County OF Bennington. and deserved AZ
follows; Bounded on the East by tho highway
leading from Manchester 70 and beyond lands
OF Thomas Rogers; on the South and West BY
the highway leading from Manchester to Freed
Icy sons' quarry; and on tho North by lands Of
Thomas Rogers, and containing about IS acres
And on the ll'h day Of October 1901, | loft in
the Town clerk's office In said town ~ Dorset a
true and attested copy Of this said writ Of oIeeu.
ton, with description Of the property and es-
tate 20 levied and extended upon. with this my
return endorsed. for file and record. And by
virtue OF this said writ 81 execution, 10 me d.
rected, aud by direction Of II. X Fowler, Esq,
Attorney for said creditor, / will. unless said
execution 10 In the meantime paid and satisfied,
ell at public snc,ion on the 18th day Of Deeem.
Der A d 1901, At 10 O'Clock IN the forenoon of
aid day, at the Office Of the Wilson House In
be village OF East Dofst In said town Of Dor.
vet, the above described piece or parcel Of land.
nth tho appurtenances thereof belonging, by
ne same meets and bounds and descriptions as
boye described. or 80 mucb thereof ~ may DO
10 satisfy said execution, with the 10.
eret and the officers. fees and charges thereon,
gressble TO law
Dated at Dorset In ssid County OF Bennlug.
on, this nth day OF October A. d 1901.
s5w NJ. J. C0VEY. Deputy sheriff
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-12-12

It's nsw treaty With Gree. Briiisp,
treating u The esosl question, hss been
fsyontly reported aud 10 being consider
Cd by ihs Senate 10 secret sessions. There
lie lii,ie dostt ~ 10 lie adoption and ve
nay expect active sork 10 begin before
any mobtLa While II will coat . vssi
san Of money II will DO . great saving 10
4,.i Of trsEspor,siion and vill add large
70 oar commercial prosperity.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-12-12
SAYS BIZ Was Tortured

~ suffered such pain from oorns
could hardly walk" writes Fl Robinson,
Hillsboroush, Ill. "but Bncklsn's Arnics
Salve completely cured them" Acts like
magic on sprsins, bruises. cuts, sores,
scalds, burns. boils, ulcers. Perfect heal
er Of skin diseases and piles. Care guar
'nteed by N. Hard and J. Il. Whipple.
l5e,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-12-12
STATE NEWS

10 Bennington comfy court Tuesday
the s25. 900 breseh OF promise suit
brought BY Miss Fanny Tonliuson sgsinst
Wm. r. Morgan wss discontinued.
The slate quarry recently opened on
the Edgar Cool farm 10 Brandon promises
success. A good grade Of slate is being
qoarried.
A young man named Lu1iofa, living
near Newport Oeaier, Was Instantly killed
While choppins dosn . tree. A dead
limb fell. striking him 90 the head. Lux
ford vas 81 years old,
The vermon. Farm Msehine compsny
IL Bellows Pals has oonmeeeed TO erect
! rev oiise building. II is 10 be OF
brick s0I40 lee, In sIr-. and three stories
high
Msjor Bond OF MonHeai. Q frequent
'isitor 10 Session use bnrnsd to desth
q bis Summer resilepec 81 Phiiiipsbars,
P. q Taesdsy night
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-12-12

The state commissioners are continuing
the tests Of cattle In Williston end Jericho
having four veterlnsries tetting six herds,
Last week they condemned tbirty.tw out
Of the herd OF forty Ave cattle owned by
Hosea Wright Of Jericho Ia tho herd Of
O. NJ. Bliss only fonr ycung cattle were
found diseased.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-12-12

A railroad accident uasvoidsble, yet
terrible Ia lie results. O liision between
freight cars aud . passenger locomotive
ocearred 10 ytrnon stoat O'Clock Tues
day siiernoor. 10 which Eosipesr Eafico
HsrnT Baldwin. 80 Of South Londonier
~. YES horribly nsnsled. 90 th.t death
resulted sbout % hsnr and . bali later,
There vas 90 ussiec, Of da,y, and 20 fsr
ss learned. no blame Is sltsched 10 spy
bo5y Tor the accident
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-12-12
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FooD CnAssHp 70 Poisos.

Purifying food 10 the iptesiiaes pro
dness Effects like ,hose Of arsenic. bn, DR.
kns's Nsv Lite Pulls sIpsl the poisors
iron closeed bosel.. gently. easily bu,
snrsly. ourias Constipation, Bllionsness.
Sick Hesdschs. revrrs. al Liver. Kidney
and Bowel troubles only 20 cents NJ J. N.
Hnd's aud J. II, Whipple.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-12-12

The Portland House OF Sheldon. one Of
the best known botets 10 Franklin county.
ss destroyed by Gre Thanksgiving sitter
noon between three and four o'clock, The
hotel was owned and conducted by O.
d. Thomas, The loss is probably between
$1,000 and $4,000 and the insurance 10
said TO be s2700
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-12-12

The addition 10 the work buildings OF
the house Of correction 10 Rutl.nd 10 near
ly completed. The institution is crowd
ed. it nov being necessary 10 quarter
several Of them 10 the hospital owing to
lack OF other accom- odstions, The new
building is Of brick, two stories high,
and sbou, 50i50 feet 10 dimensions.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-12-12

There 10 size di1usEca Of eyirion ~ "a
The eject u lie des,h Of Ii Hans-shsns
% The Asnshsrs sssv,istlons - dirsr
eses vhieh 10 suiEeieatly sIplsined by tie
osreamstssee tbs, 90 tso reports Of The
fssu ssrss Bs, vbetber lie nsgo.istio1s
are ssspee5sd or ,bs treaty aligned. The 10
ssii vill 10 ,bs same in the s1d Kassis
viii rs,sis ooairol With OF without formal
~ sr,rted title 70 The coatuy.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-12-12

1t lie definitely announced that the Rat
land Railroad Company will. neI. week,
begin the erection OF q new depot in Rut
land. The station as planned will be one
OF the most complete and modern 10 New
England. an architectural ornament 10
the city and credit to the progressive
railroad owning IL,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-12-12

The Epestsf hes gives its yer1osl Rsr
r@eltsslFs' ihs ioio"iss pieces 90 Con
nisss.i Foster % Perslsr Rslsiioas ssd
Clslrg sBa H.saiss 90 Lsseilona To,
tsas " G. IL Dslins ss eco, 10 tie
ssss,s Isss5.y lef eOsatEsiios ~ As's
tssi sssrstay 81 The Navy 10 place Of
FnGa W. Hsetsi'. who rsisnsi tsr bsn
Eass rssscDf.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-12-12
SARAH B. BALDWIN's EsT.Tr.

The Probate CouFtf0r he Dtstrtctof Manchester
To all persons interested In tho estates u
ssrab u. Baldwin, late OF Manchester, In card
District, deceased: 9ngEriNa.
by the authority Of tbs state Of Vermont, yon
are hereby notified 10 sppeRr b6fore the said
Probate Court. at the Probate ONCE 10 manehes.
ter. In said District, on the 2sth day Of Dsoem.
Der A. d. 1901, Al ten O'Clock IN the Tors Don, 10
show cause, II any you have, why the Aeoount Of
Fred W. Cook. Administrator Of the estate Of
SAID deceased sbonld not be allowed, Hnd also
why the residue OF said estste should not be
distributed TO the parties entitled thereto.
Dated At Manchester. In said District, this
7th day Of December A. ID. 1901.
S23r w. b. EDDEHTOk Judge
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-12-12
WHAT SHALL We HAVE FoR DRisERr

WHAT chAbb WE lave FOX DESSERT
This question arises In the family every
day. Let us answer IL today. Try Jell.O.
q delicious dessert Prepared in two min
utes. No baking add hot water and set
to cool. Flavors; Lemon, Orange. Rssp
berry and Strawberry. At your grocers,
10 oents.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-12-12
SOM FOOLISH PEOPLE

Allow cough to run until It gets beyond
the reach Of medicine. They often say,
Oh. II will wear away, but in most cases
1t will wear them away. Could they be
induced to try the successful medicine
called Kemp's Balssm, which is sold on .
positive guarantee to cure. they would
mmediatel, see the excellent effect after
taking the first dose. Price % and 600
Trial size free: At oil druggists.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-12-12

Philip T. Hsbbe!s. . ssil-knovu farm
o. residing ., Bsrninston Cebtsr. Died
Tuesday u pssanonis .ssd sbooi siriy
zine years Ia sss . son Of Dewey
uabbei cod ) deseerdsni Of The early
ssriliis Of The iowa, lis .ss never mar
tied. He u survived By . sister.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-12-12

sousa hiss brought 10 l. lndon from Sand
rinshsm, where his band played BY roysl
{ inand before their nsisties and the
rVyal family. the royal Victoria medal.
v b which King Edward presented The
b master 10 appreciation Of bis services
I, music. The prince OF Wales personsl
J. fixsd The decoration TO Sousss breast
! describing this visit Souss said 10 rep
A. ntstive OF the Associated Press: l,
among the mos. gratifying experience
O I ny life. The royal command Vas re
G "a several days prior 10 the visit. bu,
Espi strict secret, the king desiring
I s.vs the queen birthday surprise.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-12-12

Tee secfslsry Of agriculture Feports the,
tte ,slas Of American exports OF ssrieul
tarsl prodas. during tbs hsesl year cod
Ina Jane 80, 1901, s1ceeded ss50. 0o0. 600
Tth IL greater BY $4,000, 900 than The
sotal Tor any pssriocs year 10 The history
Of The eoontry, Tbs vslae Of these exports
vss 81 per eeat Of The vslas Of sil The el
port 'ron IBIS eona,ry' These istts srs
ere e.peclslly bstswor,hy ., this tins
when % Eush 10 being ssid sboai the e.
tshlistEsni Of . rec executive depart
met, 81 ihapsisy snd eommercs, ~ they
indicate shsa the agricultural industry Of
Mis- eeaniry yislds isf greater vslss
thsn I'll other Industries combined.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-12-12

tiOv. Shaw Of Ioua. tbs ysrmontef who
!, ,aovn ~ one Of the slesnest sod strong
a. Tsstss5srs 10 pubho life. made cher
st,tic reply recently 10 declining TO dis
srss Presidential possibilities when . Ken
ciy Star reporter ssush, TO intsrviss
kra Gov. 6hsv said: Oar duty 81 pres
. sto s'and by the President and 20,
o. o.rsss his sdnainistrsiion sith discnss
iop u sreh mstters Those Who have the
We are OF the cooniry snd the Rspublicsn
rsfy II heart should help make the pres
cot sdniristrstion success I, 10 time
Or ssh 70 take ihose msitsu up later.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-12-12

Third Assisssnt Postmaster General 10
via O. Msddsn 10 hn snnasl report rec
cnnssds The eoasoiidssion Of third aud
scafsh slsss mail nsitsr. ~ Increase OF lts
liEil u isdsnsiiy TOT The lass 81 register
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-12-12
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No CARKiASE PAIsr MApE

will wear - long ~ Dsvoe's. No osbers
are - heavy todiei, tecsuse Dsyoe's
weighs . tos oances more 10 The pint.
Scld by A. L. Graves,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-12-12

vita Dsvoss 0lo# Carriage Psial IL
weighs , 10 : tEs mere 10 The pint than
oshers, SEARS lchssr: srd gives . sloss
slnsl 10 rsv uosk eeld By A. l. q raves
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-12-12

Tee esss vin hsr trial s.ss 81 Elya
Cream bsla sfcasb - esHrines yea thai
u y 10 The stesitsi q rsseais tor psssi
cstsrrt o. eals is tie ts.a. Pan asa 20
ssnis AL 6russisn. We nail IT,
LLf BROS " wsrtes ~. Asu York.
lss sscsnt Street. Albany. ny
Mesgs. Err HEoi =. ,EEleies greatly
sisb esiafrs ssa Hiei disuesi remedies
snhoas saso,. Aiiu ssiss ens bottle Of
year Crssm Rslp iopad relief sss oss
not praise too tishiy saeh rsned'.
6spt q. 1859. Mia Coz wlsLAEn.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-12-12

Oar Of woodssetag landmarks vss
cot down st~o the sres, sIm on Elm
H. We tsiet dosn. It btsins been sdisds
"a rrssis btesrss q u. decsyed cO5di
ton, II v. ss, oai 10 1903 by Capt
Charles Dsns and ssss mssnieeeni spee
inss.
Alfred Tarbef. formerly sapetiptsn
deei Of schools 10 Railspd, died ss,or
day evening 81 hi. home 10 Turner's
F.lls, Msa. siter brief s!ckaess With
appendicitis conplicssei With periiotitis
The fscsfsl snd burial will be In RI,
laad.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-12-12
HENRY A. NEWELL,s E.rlrr

- sTATE on yEAkosT. District OF Manchester, ~
Be II remembered, that At q session Of The
Probate Court holden 81 Manchester. within
and for said District on the 9th day Of December
A. ID. 1901.
Where's, 3 certain Instrument In writing,
under setl. purpor ing ~ be the iast will and
Testament Of Henry A. Newell late Of New
York City, deceased, having teen This
day pisssnted 70 said Court 81 Probate and duly
tlod In the Registers Oniesf Therefore II he or.
dered that all persons Into estad lie the estate
ofssAd deceased DO notified 10 appear before
said Court At the Pfobats Df1cs Ia Manchester.
10 said District. on the Pad dsy Of January
u 1907, A. ten O'clock 10 the forenoon. by pub.
hcstion 81 this order three weeks sncesssissIy
previous thsfsto, In the ~ snebester JouAnaL. q
newspaper printed AZ Manchester aforesaid, 10
show cause, u any they may have, Why ssld
instrument 10 sfitinE should not be proved snd
SLOWED 40 The lssi vii and Testament u The
ssid deceased.
z3gx ~ n pnlEuwaR -
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-12-12
EMILY N TAYLUh's EsT.Ts.

- tTATr ~ VERMONT District ot Manchester. ss
The Prob1fs Curt yoy ass Disfrfef N AaHelssi,,i
10 ~ pefsons interested IN the estate ~
Emily NJ. Taylor late u winLsH Ia sAld Distrlei
dse..sedf GHKsTIAa,
BY tie authority u ths state u Vermont. ron
ara hereby noilGsd 70 sppssr before the sad
Probate Courts the Probate One IL MsBehes.
ter Ia ssia District, 90 the zDth day u Dscenbsr
A u 1901, Al 10 O'Clock NJ. 10 sb0w naass,
II any you have, why the saeoaDt u b. B Taylor
Adm snlsifstcr Of The estate ~ said aa,
eessed fhOuId not be allowed, aud 8lso
why the residue u sald estate shOgld bot be als
iribuied 10 the parties entitled thereto.
Dated al n sBehsstsr. 10 sxld Drstrlet this zsih
DAY 81 November A. u. 1901
ylsw W. d. EDoEETos, Jadgs
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-04-19
LATEST HEALTH FOOD.
1t Is Compressed Milk, In which All
Sorts of LactenI Microbes Are
Squeezed to Death.

After pas teurized milk, aerated milk,
sterilized milk, peptonized milk, lac
tated milk and matted milk, there is
now to be added a new kind of scien-
tific hygienic milk.
It is compressed milk. By this new
| process the microbes that abound in
cows milk are squeezed to death, at
least part of them are, for there are
100000 germs to every teaspoOnful of
raw cows milk
To investigate the effect of pressure
on bacteria, an apparatus was devised
which is remarkable for having pro-
| duced what is probably the greatest
| hydrostatic pressure ever reached,
over 100000 pounds per square inch.
The particular object of these ex-
| periments was to determine whether
the bacteria in milk might not be
! killed by hydrostatic pressure, so that
it would keep longer time without
| souring. Moderate pressures were
| first tried, but appeared to have no eff
| feet. The pressures were then in
| creased and notable results were OBJ
tanned.
Milk subjected to pressures of 70 to
| 100 tons kept from "a to 60 hours
longer without souring than untreat-
ed milk. The degree to which the
| keeping qualities of milk were i'm
| proved appeared to depend as much
on the time for which the pressure was
maintained as upon the actual pres
sure reached.
Pressures of 90 tons per square inch
maintained for an hour delayed the
| souring of milk from four to six days.
Complete sterilization of the milk,
however, was in no case effected, even
at the highest pressures, and the milk
in many cases acquired peculiar tastes
and odors on keeping, indicating that
| certain species of bacteria were killed
while others were Chicago Amer
| lean
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-04-19
WORKOUT STEEL RAILS.
They Are Not Sent to the Scrap
Heap, But Are Used for SidfnSs,
Spurs and Branch Lines.

Several thousand miles of new and
heavier rails are laid every year on
railroads in the United States, and
these renewals are made much oftener
than the actual requirements of travel
call for them, there being a steady sub
stitution of heavy for light rails.
Nearly 90 per cent. of the track of
all railways in the United States is
now of steel. y steel rail will usually
wear out first at the ends, owing to
the wheels hammering over the open
Joints. The average life of an iron
rail is six years, of a steel rail -.
A 4O-pound steel raiI-4O pounds to
each yard of length-would be taken
up and replaced by one of SIS pounds;
55-pound rail would be replaced by
one of 20 pounds, and 7O-pound rail
would be replaced by one of IS pounds,
perhaps. There is about one such
change at the end of each four years,
or three complete requirements of
rail during the time one would serve
in use.
The custom, general among Ameri-
can railroads, has given rise to the
question: What becomes of the old
steel rails, OF rather those for which
others were substituted? Any rail-
road man can readily give the answer:
They serve, secondhand, the inter-
ests of the road, being used for sid1ngs
or spurs.
A siding, in railroad phrase, means
a line of track on which freight
or accommodation train may be run
while a through train is passing, or on
which train may be sidetracked be-
fore loading or unloading. \ spur is
an irregular line of track which con-
| meets a storehOuse, wareroom, fac
tory, mill, or ship landing with the
main line, and the multiplication, of
| these spurs has been of undeniable
service to all roads in the development
of their freight business.
The traffic on sidings is small; on
spurs it is still less, and the deplaced
steel rails may be in use on them for
| many years.-N. Y. Sun.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-04-19

boundaries. If the attention be fixed
on one of these spots in particular it
disappears at once, while the neigh
boring spots persist. This is evident
lydue to the fact that the phenomenon
is produced only in regions of the
retina distant from the yellow spot
(spot of most distinct vision -regions
where the sight is always a little con-
fused. 1t would be interesting to
vary the size of the squares and OF
their intervals to see at what moment
the phenomenon would disappear.
Optical illusions are a good deal more
than mere amusements. Studied with
care, they can do a good deal toward
clearing up the problem of vision
which is still so imperfectly UNDER
stood.''