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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-02-06
Aeroisn at a fbe

Not lons sso hotel vas partially batr
I'd sHd ss the .oeps Of .one senssiioes
esc.pts - ssll % OF mote lhsn ons
death. A yosus woman y. telling Of
her experiences on that uisbi. When shs
sud friend occupied room 90 tbs
third a ,or. They bad been tslkius pn''l
late honr. vhsn they we're ssriled BY
the cry OF nFire'i We iumpsd np said
the Girl, aud rnshed 10 the door. Flames
ilied the eorriier, The elevator shsli
sod the Ore escapes we're quite cot on
from os, and nothing remsiues Tor the
people on our side but 10 use The viz
doss Az KITE snd | stared on, st The
red elow 10 horror one or tso persons
pssted the windows. Lifting themselves
dosn By tie ropes. We looked oos 81
them, d,xsd Tor moment. aud the cfosd
below shouted. Dent lumpl Tbsn my
brain cleared, ! sm petty good 81
clim mbins, snd somehow the ides Of my
being injured never entered my head.
I said 10 K.te; Qsick' Take ,he rope
and LET yourself downi Ksss turned to
ms spd said quietly, but firmly: sm
stronger than you You 60 6rst
Iuou',. ssid. /, With insinustins coo
tempt. You know / can Ilwsys take esrs
OF myself
I,hsnr go frat, ssid Kate.
Tiei We both lost onr iempers, Kate,
| ssid. yoor chief fault alssys was obssi
uscy,
Oh, esid she 10 withering scorn. and
your 20, at oil obstinate staying up here
to burn.
Oue form aiier another passed the win
dow, The f,mes stons brighter and
brighter, l vas iur,ous at Kste and she at
me-, We shook our fsts 1t each other.
The crowd shouted, Donr iumpl aud !
shrieked bsck at them. I'm not going to
lump, you idiotsi Its KNs's fault
Really, when think Of the psmss We
called each other, standing there With
death creeping closer every moment.
blush. The crowd yelled frsniicslly. l
wona 20 hrtl l shouted st Kate.
won't stir 90 inch she sbrisked ct
me.
Then we'll disl ! cried melodramstiosl
ly,
Don't be a fooll Take the ropel she
yelled,
Mol | shouted, Just then there was
great shove vt the door, AID the fremsn
shouted in the corrider, It's oil outl
Kate and | felI tito esch others srms
hystcricslly, We vowed never to speak
OF our idiocy. but We have sense OF bu
NOR, and so we've both told the story OF
our heroism,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-02-06
Are vev whimsical,

Aa ttiser Of The eomrsny shieh 10
m.tips .ohm1iise boats ssid. In speaking
OF The ipvoluniaty dive TO the bottom Of
Peeonio bay. t.ken by toe Falion st Nsw
Snfolk, l. L.. on teceut afternoon,
] em pei topsuiitions shon, mshy
things. bu, sm setllns 10 be very suprr
slitious sboui the w.y 10 which tseh one
OF these bosls Of our, soes 10 tbe bottom
1t iessl once before II ia con missioned.
Five years sso The P,uRaet while at the
pier OF the Columbian iron works 10
Baltimore. sauk siiheut bli OF ssrning,
and We we're several days getting ber ~.
When ue Investigated the matter vc
found tbs, valve h,i bean leil open BY
wotkmsp, Csrelessn,ss ws, Of course,
responsible Tor this accident
Three yesrs ESQ the Holland, While al
Nnon's yard si Elz,beihport, ssut .,
her dock, snd sesin, when VIZ got her up,
we found that . careless wotkmsn bad
leh vslioe open, Nov The Fulton has
gone snd done the same thing, and once
more II was careless workman had left q
valve open.
When We are testing q snhmsrins boat.
and every one who sees us mskss plunge
holds his breath for fear that We will never
come up sgsio, We never have sn scoidept
Ne have never had an sccident yet, aud
/ doa'i believe We ever viii, Bot the
minute We leave boat alone, down sbe
goes
In every case il has happened when II
was least expected. Foitunstely for ne
there is no Kind OF craft 20 easy TO get up
again. once che has gone down. All We
have to do 10 10 get the water on. Of her
dynsmo and engine rooms and out OF her
cabins.
To this diver seals her up while she 10
under water and tbcn We pump her out,
To get the rest OF the water GU. OF her
ballast tanks oil We have TO do IL 10 release
the comprised sir which 10 slwsyB car
ried on 3 ssbmsrine bost. II pushes II
ont In q hurry. Oh course the moment
the water is out the boat comes up TO
tho surface again.
! don't want to predict any further
oalsmities OF this Kind for the company,
but | sm beginning to believe that there
is . kind OF fate IN this thing, I'll know
better when see how The nex. boat
comes out. ! wouldn't bet . cant that
she doesn't go TO the bottom involnn.srily
st least once, before she leaves our hsndS,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-02-06

Once upon time . cat aud hid we're
travelling 10 company. and stopped In
front OF . window Of store TO admire
miscellaneous displsy Of merchandise.
Doesn't 1t make you sad, ssked the cat
to see those hid Rlovesp Just think, that
may be the condition OF your skin some
dsyl
The kid laughed and then answered.
That's no skin OF my family. Tor II comes
from your two enemies, the dog snd rat.
But see those fiddle strings Don't they
give you . pain In your stomschp
Now the cat laughed 10 bis turn and
then replied.
The interior department Of my ismily
doesn't furnish those any moro than your
skin goes into thoss gloves. They come
from your cousin the sheep,
Moral. -Tbipss sre not always whst
they Are called.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-02-06
zuNI INDIAN MAGIC.

Nearly everybody has heard OF and
wondered 1t the mango crossing trick OF
the Hindoo. by which be mskes . seed
splout before the sstonished eyes OF the
European snd reach maturity 10 very
short time,
But few are sware that an equally
smszlue feat is regularly performed by
the Zuni Indisps on this continent.
Their medicine men at the annual "corn
festival DO . stunt OF which 90 sstis
factory explanation has ever been sdvsn
csd. Scientists seeing it have been made
to "look like 80 cents ~ cowboy des
cribed il.
Preparation is made for this extrsordi
nary Z1ni performance by spreading .
large square OF clean, yelloWish sand on
the ground before the southern aperture
OF the medicine lodge This sand 10
carefully smootbed and packed so - TO
present 6rm, level surface.
Around the edges OF the sand square
are then drawn. by means OF 3 cerem onisl
arrow. figures representing the Great
Spirit. the earth, the sun, the sky and
the rsin. There are alec the symbols
for corn and for q bountiiul harvest.
The indentstioDs made by the arrow are
then filled 10 with piements. the clonds
aud sky with blue the earth with black
snd the harvest With chrome yellow. The
oenter OF the tqnsre is left vacsnt When
completed, this sand painting IA u hne
specimen OF bsrbsric art and is fer from
displessing to civilized eye.
When the hour arrives. the oftcistine q
medicine man takes his sest 10 the open
ing Of the lodge facing ths sand square.
On bis right and left, extending oni
ground the square. the chiefs and warriors
rsnse themselves sccordins to rank.
When ell are 10 position. the medicine
man fills the cernonisl pipe with tobacco
lights 1t and blows one puA Of smoke to
the esst, oue TO the vest. ono TO the nortb
one 10 tho south snd two TO the heavens.
He then addresses those assent bled. re
counting the religious history oi the
tribe, Ire vsnderings and famine snd ths
benevolence OF the Grest Spirit 10 the
past. he closes With . prayer for the
oontinusnce OF fstberly care.
Then be tskes . grain oil corn from the
medicine bag Of bis waist. tbrosts the
sscred srrow into the center OF the sand
squ.re, withdnss II, drops The grain 10
10 toe opsniag sod carefully snooihes
down the Sand. Rsnuins his seat, ell
the great chief, Iisnt tier pipes snd
smoke 10 ti!encs.
II the crest spirit condeseends TO
answer the prayer Of The medicine man.
ss generally bsp?els. the grain Of corn
viii sprout and seud forth sboot
After an intay,l Of fifteen or tsenty
minutes the sspd teens disturbed Vt
the spot where The ezra vs buried.
Soon slender light green blsdes Of spront
ing corn sppesr sboTe the surface The
pl.ut rises naturally snd rapidly dufios
the dsy' BY the next sua rice tie ,iik
sn1 tsssei spps.f. By toon The esr srd
s,sIk hsvs rescued foil ms,ufi,y.
Then ripepips besirs FissiIy the
blsess snd bucks iurn yellow aud rattle
sasn they ere sbstec by tbe Siod. All
this niod you hss been done 10 thirty.
sir boprs
o. the norbibs OF the second day The
eorn erosipg 10 eompl.te. The nedicirs
man nov sddreefes the vstcheFs, vho 10
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-02-06
aIAIE NEWS.

TIE Tucker Asbestoe compsny. vbich
10 oresnzsd nnder the isss of Msine With
$4,000 cspitsl. elected officers recsptly.
ircladiog u, II. posefe oi Mouisville.
president, Il. O White oi Hyde Psrh,
secretsrr. and NJ Il Tocker OF Hsrdwick.
treasurer. NJ, L. 1ocser has decided 10
The compsby shout 300 scres Of lsnd 10
Lowell end Eden. together with buildiass
mills sbd nioss psitisiiy ds,eIopet. tbs
United States soseitmtnt rent . nitsrslo
sist 10 in,estigste this property. snd bi
fepcu 10 the Geological suryeJ, ststs'
ibsi lhsss ui1es stow The nrsst spsci@ss
OF asbestos 10 be foand IN Aneries Tue
e,pi.slisis from r.Il River, Mes. sho ovn
mises 10 Eien. are sIpssding thoussods
u doiisis 10 the erection Of thsif pisni
there
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-02-06

c1np,ny hsvp sstebtd The Plat stou.
fot II 10 never left slone With .prre
prisie certmories be- symhclisss The bar
ve., BY strippins the ears Of in hu'ks.
The corn be- pieces 10 the medicine bse
Tor inture ceremonies. while the sislk 10
pulled ap by The roots and banE ever the
door q the lodge. The Ions visil Of The
~.,ehers Is nov eudins. sud they stet
u uch beeded rest and food 10 order 10
be ready iof the rain dspoe 90 the fellow
ios d.y,
Every whi,e mao Witnessing ole OF these
ceremeniss 10 deeply mysiihed, Above
all. be IL q led With admiration Tor the old
medicine nsn. 80 natural snd mysterious
hss been the process that the speeistot
feels st times disposed to believe 10 the
presence Of some supernatural power,
Yel every ssne person knows that this
performance hss nothing unnsiorsl sbout
it. No white man. however, b. discover
ed the secret. The sbsence OF stage
psuphetnslis and the crude meehsbicsl
knowledse Of the Zltis add to the mys
,ery Of The whole thioe.
vsfious theories lave been advanced
in eIpisnstion. oae Is that some ebrevd
old medicine man discovered BY accident
some peculiar pslursl chemical that bss
the power OF ieroing the srosth OLE
grain Of corn snd that this secret has
been handed down from one generation
OF priests TO snoihar.
Another favotite explanation 10 that BY
great skill the medicine man is able 10
hypuolza the entire circle OF spectators
aud so produce the result without sp
psrstus Of any kind save . yellow stalk
OF corn from the last harvest.
Others cay the feat is accomplished by
elaborate machinery concealed 10 pit
Bot nobody knows exactly,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-02-06

She rsslly Intended paying ter fare
when che bosrdeded the street csr for shc
he'd 10 cents saved from the bsrssin d.y
scrimmsse but the conductor happened
to be . eentlemsn and by paying the fare
himselt saved her wssry vslk TO the lam
ily residence. She bsd the ~ cents With
her when she boarded the car, sud tte
stili bed the money when the conductor
II vas all the motornst's fault. With her
arms fuIi Of bondIe', che sss compelled
to bold the ten cent piece between ber
teeth. The motornsn tufued on The cur
rent, the or gsve ierb, aud she gave .
sisri.
Fare. piesse. ssia the condacior. and
she turned psle.
cent psy yon. sbe stsr mered. eoins
from white to red and from rtd back 10
sbite
Ba, | c.a's s.ry you ior noting, 70
IN mousir.t.d d The eoaSuetar.
Ihtos II. bot / csb'; help II. l had
the money uben ! got on The car. but -
bot | sssllosed IT,
A sroacb on The other eide Of the esI
snoried . rnds lsuab. bat tbs condnctoI
sas esntlsusn. end without sposbsI
vord be pulled the register rope 10, scolt
Or isrs aud psssed on.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-02-06

Governor Shaw Of Io~s. the recently
appointed secretary OF the treasury. tells
this story Of . p.rsonsl experience while
trying . case 10 sn lows court. A boy
about IA yesrs bad been put on the stand
snd the opposing counsel was examining
him. After the nsnsl preliminary ques
tions ~ 10 the ~itoess age. residence snd
the like, he then proceeded.
Have yon any occupstioof
No.
Don't you do any work Of any kind'
No.
Bat jast Lost around homer
Thsts sbout oil.
What does your father dot
Nothin' much.
Doesn't be do snything TO support the
fsmilyi
He does odd jobs once ins while when
be osn get them.
Az . matter OF fact, ism your fsthsr .
pretty wortLlsss fellow. dead best spd
. i0sferf
don't know, cir; you'd better ssk him.
He's sitti1' over there on the Jury.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-02-06

JrLE~O. THs sxw Dg,sgHr,
plesses oil the family. -Four navon;-Lsm
90. Ofsnge. Rsspberry snd btrssbsfy.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-02-06
John Jsmes Webster,
he does not lerd books,

Bat Of oil happy dIsishs that Of Oliver
Wendall Holmes is. perhaps, the sim
plsst, II is the motto, per Ampliors
I'd Altiors." a,d over IL iss design OF
the cham bered nsutilns. about which the
poets most beautiful lipes we're written.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-02-06

Hoe siepidl rrmnt,a N, vile c,olly
"a sc rlsesd lae hshr ia her hish chair
and started Tor The kilchsn. WIZ deaf
you Pot FL E'beth dossf % ycu le,sna
10 carry hst undsr her .rm oil dsys
Aed you bad bitter sei dressed, toe.
breakfast 10 slmosi re.ay.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-02-06

Which season do you prefer, asked the
friend, snmmer or vinferi
II oil depends. answered Mr.. birins
Barker, ss be unwound . mtfisr from his
neck. 10 summerI prefer wioter and 10
vintsf 1 urelef summer.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-02-06

When . man hiss built up . library OF
his owp, be is likely TO wsnt book
plate. Perhaps his fondness for his own
place leads him TO become . collector.
The ebiei object OF book plate Is to
claim Ownership Of the volume in which
it is inserted and to protect the owner
sgsinst loss. II also lsbels the volume as
one OF q collection, and best OF sll ii
grstifes the sense OF possession by civ
ing books 9 personal character. As each
man chooses the design OF his own plate
or has it chosen for him by some acqusin
tsece, it becomes mirror Of bis orig mali
~ or bis wsnt OF 1t.
The plstes usually bear the words "EI
libris" which signify "irom the books Of"
and the owners name or initials follow.
bat however timple or elaborate book
plates msy be, they are 10 the main orna
mental designs inserted on the inside OF
the cover. to iudicste ownership.
Specimens occur on books printed as
early ss 1916, bat they became very com
mon 10 England. France and Germsuy
during the lest century. Since lS40 they
have groxn aud fourished.
Book plates are divided into classes
merging imperoeptibly into one another,
There is the srmorisl device. which msy
be very fotid or merely the cost OF srme
with the owners name, Or they may be
sllesoricsI, thus giving scope for the
humor or even the egotism Of the oriRi
pstor, George Wssbipgton's book plsts.
is OF course keenly interesting. The
scarcity OF it, % we'll ss the distinguish
psme it besrs, caused it to be the only
American plate thought worthy Of coun
terfeitirg, IL besrs the Washington cost
OF arms inclossd 10 . shell-llke frame, sur
rounded by sprays and flowers. On =
ribbon ct the base IL the motto. "Exitus
Acts Probst"
Book plstes bsve been found belonging
to eleven OF the sigpers OF the Declsfs
tion OF Independence. John Adams 10
trodncsd whst might be called the presi
Dental book plate. surrounded by stars
end stripes and nstionsl emblems.
The notices occasionally found on
plates are indices OF the owners character
Charles XIII. OF Sweden used the state
ment:
The peoples welfare my highest law.
A certain osutious gentleman declares:
5tesl not this book for fear Of strife.
For its owner carries huge jsckknife.
Another Who 10 either not . OF generous
Hbsr or has been often betrayed, Informs
ue:
John Jsmes Webster,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-05
CREAMERY STATES

Il The creamery has come to South Da
kota to stay. It's butter is known through
the marts Of the east as the equal of the
best. At the annual meeting of the
National Buttermakers' association held
at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the last week Of
February, 1896, nearly every state in the
union was represented. The best cream
cries in, the United States were COM
petitors for the high honors there award
ed. Judges the most experienced were
chosen to pass on the quality Of the dairy
exhibit. The result of this great COM
petitive exposition was that the great
dairy states of the east had to relinquish
the long held and highly priced honors to
the northwest. 0
Minnesota stood over all. She had thir-
teen exhibits OF butter in competition,
and her highest mark was reached by the
Batavia creamery, H,33.
South Dakota had but four creameries
in competition and her highest score was
81; second, 1886; third, $3.50; fourth,
91.S0.
Out Of forty-two creameries represent
ing the great dairy states of Illinois and
Minnesota only two excelled the product
of one of the only four South Dakota ex-
hibits.
Ohio's highest was 94.66, Michigan's
SO. sc, and Vermonts 90.33,and so on through
the list of states. And what of It? That
was In 1885,. Our creamerfes have in
creased four-fold since then, and their
rank is higher to-day than ever before. .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-05
s=F|LLNG SOUTH DAKOTA'S FERTILE Pl- AIMS =

called boom in South Dakota lands nor
any prospect Of it. I attribute the increased
activity and large immigration entirely to
the 1act that people have at length overcome
their unfounded prejudice against South Da-
kota and that prosperous times generally
have furnished the means so that people can
personally investigate The value of an aero
OF land must be fixed ultimately at Just what
the products from that land will pay net AM
nually on the investment. AS long as South
Dakota lands pay from Is per cent to 100
per cent on the cost price eacn and every
year the value5is certainly too low. In fifteen
years ownership oftimproved farms in South
Dakota IN no single year has the product paid
me less than rs per cent net on my invest
ment and many years more than 100 per cent.
The bad name for South Dakota lands was
almost entirely caused by the fact that law
yers doctors, preachers, clerks, teachers and
other people cnskilled in farming and with no
desire to become farmers came in here in an
early day and took lands under the laws Of
the United States, left them the moment they
could make proof, frequently mortgaged
them for all they could obtain, or rented
them and gave the farm no personal super
vision or oversight, end then because their
investment had only paid them three OF four
times as much as they could earn in their
own line Of business they soured on the
country and abused it every time they had
an opportunity.
Values have practically doubled in the last
two years, but the beautiful prairie land in
the western portion of the state can still be
secured at a merely nominal price. There is
room for hundreds Of thousands OF practical
young farmers in this state, and any young
man who is at all conversant with farming
and has even limited amount OF capital, can
earn sufficient from Dakota soil to be able
to retire from active work and live at his
ease after the very few years Of honest effort
in South Dakota. Nowhere on earth does the
soil yield more net profit to the farmers than
will South Dakota lands at present prices.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-05
LAND ON THE BOOM
Gregory County Not Riding on the
Back Seat.
SALES AT $25 TO $s5 AN ACRE
the Newness Of All the
Region.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Bonesteel, S. D., April 5.-Gregory
county is experiencing one of the great
est real estate booms ever known in the
history OF the state. Land that went
begging for buyers at $50 an acre last
year Is now being sold at from SIS to $35
an acre, and the prospects are good for
a continued advance for a year to come
at least The county is full of land buy
ers from Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota and
states farther east. The county is prac-.
tically new, having first been settled iq
1891, and while $35 an acre for western
land may seem rather high to some peo-
pie, 1t must be remembered that Gregory
county has never yet had failure OF
crops, and that last year, while the
greater portion Of the country was
drought-strcken. Gregory county pro-
duced a bountiful harvest, corn yielding
on an average of IS bushels an acre, and
wheat 10 bushels.
The soil is inferior to none, being a
dark rich sandy loan with a clay sub
soil, and with the same conditions pre-
vailing produces as good crops as the
states Of Iowa and Illinois. Some small
grain has been sown and the soil was
never in better condition to terminate
the seed
Several transfers of real estate have
been made the past ten days at prices
ranging from $25 to $35 an acre. The
Gregory County Real Estate association, a
firm located at Bonesteel, sold three farms
last week at an average price of $28 an
acre.
Rain has fallen here and the ground is
saturated to depth Of five feet. Every
acre of cultivable land will be put in
crop this season and with favorable con-
ditions Gregory county will have the
greatest harvest in the history Of the
state.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-05
Soil, Climate and People to Make a
Great State Are There, Says, Gov
ernor Chas. N. Herreid.
The Cattle Man Has Made Money
and So Has the Man With
the Pl0W.

as they could take 1t easy and make money
without work, there was no reason to exert
themselves in the fields. Agriculture went
into temporary decline. During this time.
however, some men have stuck to the ploW,
and these men have not only been success
full, but have taught the lesson of industry
which eventually becomes necessary in every
country. Good crops have been raised by
those who have fanned right, and good crops
can be raised by those who will follow their
example. There has never been a time dur
Ing the last ten years when farmers who
titled the ground properly did not raicc
enough fodder for cattle. Corn, mllet, bronze
grass. sorghum and other foods have been
success.
Farming Has Paid.
The men who have succeeded best are those
who have farmed a little and stuck to the
milk pail. Dairying has paid immensely, and
our richest men are those who have never
deserted the milk stool. The man with the
lariet Is soon to be succeeded by the man
with the milk pail. l predict that within
the next three years dairying will succeed
cattle raising except where large capital takes
hold Of the land at its present low price and
fits up great ranches especially for cattle
raising The business of cattle raising has
not been followed as it should be, the people
preferring to buy stock cattle in other states;
but the time has arrived when it is going to
pay to raise good cattle. When this country
is fenced up and the grass is protected, this
section will be the richest part of the state
per capita. What is more, it will eventually
be a good corn country, as the Missouri river
region is everywhere. In ten years from now
the whole area now embraced In Hyde,
Hughes and Sully counties will be punched
full OF artesan we'll holes. There will be
ten times as many people and double the
amount Of stock. A poor man or a young
man can get a start here. This Is the last
refuge in the northwest for such men. 1t
is also the finest field for investment in the
state, for prices have not been inflated. But
| land values are rapidly on the increase, and
l shall be greatly surprised if a good quarter
section Of raw land can be bought in either
Of these counties for less than $40 per acre
by this time next year.