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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-08-20
lsrrGs TO q. l.. ~rAAs.

pa eas M..rs Lrsehnss A EieliH.
ofsisoa, ". Va. h.a es,t .sIisrs psits,
stirt ltsy isorsht .eIi ~, sss his bed
ceenffsas
Ttsf tss .ali . s.siozsr ~ al oss o.
u 10 past he tSsss A Zee years lsie'.
tssy ,ol4 ite ssGs Esa psvos sse-see'
sss stss.ms rsmbsf of ssliors 10 psits
,bs au. tssso he bed 7 ssilors isfi.
TIE peis, u the ssls is. II gsiloss ID
vos p.iets ~ Is ssiios bear.
OF eosf.s. tbsi isstsIl
Why aaes II s.llons Dsvos 90 - fer -
IS ssliss. ~ oieu p.i1if Beesess u u
oil psisi, ell irss. 10 seem, ssa fall MEET
are.
Baths, iaLi all psroe i.sts lorssr.
No, &C: yea hsrebr get 10 vsii ten year,
70 esd The, cot. Tee tbonssed people
hros H. We've sot thsir psnea oa'
sssnu hnov then; they ,bint . hssp o.
Dsvos Tlsn', no tirirnl,y 10 stosins
roar 70. n.paorls shsi to esptei q Dsvoe
$40 viii rs,.t si5 house. srd The psinpi
Ist tsie~ .. lons
Yours truly.
y. W. pEroE 4 o..
P.s. l.. Graves sells COR pant.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-08-20
ANN WATTS ESTATE.

Estate OF vERn Mt DistTict OF Manchester. IS
Be 1t Remembered. that at q session OF the
Probate Court holden at Manchester, within aud
for tad District, on the l2.h day OF August
D. 1903
Whert as a ceit.iu instrum mt in whiting. nm
der seal purporting to be the last william tesla
ment OF Apn Wat, late OF eandgats in
.aid District, deceased, havirg bsen this day
cd TO sid Court Of Probate aud daily filed
in the Registers Office Therefore, 1t 10 ord,red
that all persons interested in the estate OF said
deceased be notified TO appear before said Court.
at the Probate Office in Manchester, in said Dis
trict, on the 9Th day Of September A. d. 1908.
BIZ publication OF this order. three weeks succss
lively previ,us thereto in the Manchester JouR.
NAL, newspaper printed at Manchester afors-
said. to show cause II any they may have, WIN
said instrument IN writing should not be proved
and allowed a. the last will and testament Of the
said deceased.
16}ss W. B. EDGERTON, Judge,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-08-20

The s,a,liss sssesscs@sni tAsi . IRE
vseiivs Of ssiesss bed beeS tisco,sfsd viii
Interest many. A fsa dose sisisn. o.
assposdsaey Invariably prrcsss tais'ss
md SOC. s,lirs bss bcen ioand that ell
prevert thsi esrsi,iss vtieh nskes ,ul
eide llsly. A, The nnt ,aessh, Of cell
ssstrs ciiou tske Elsc,nr Bn,sn II be
ing . sresi ,ouis spa eervine ell strength
60 The nerves ssa bald OF TIE system II
is siso . gree, siou sch. Liver and Kidney
regulator. osiy 1oa s,tisiselion sasr
sn,sed o. n Herds. Manchester, and
] IL Whipple's dfuSssofes.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-08-20

Jadsss hte doctor. oitcu enssree.
Ihey hLYs ro- disssree3 10 the csst
.sslt u its ssr,hsrn seeaii,iss eompsny.
The so1ertueut. 4, Gill be remembered,
WOO It's care sssibst the compsny nnder
The ieaer,i snii-irus, lsw, std the case 10
nov 90 sppesl 10 The saptms court. II
~ss decided 10 Ibis GO that the Northern
seeufitis. eomp.by sss an Illegal railroad
company orsrs,ibg 10 rs..ssini OF trade
TIE diCisiop rendered by Jodss Lochtsn
on sa,srdsy bold, tbs, the company is not
r.ilfo.d conp.ty. ibst 1t Ia 90. eombin
stiop 10 restrain Of trade under The Mime
sots las undet witch the suii YES brouehi;
and Tbs, IL doe. 90, ofIind the s,ste anti.
raa Law. TITS. Of cou.se, does not 10
suy vsy sfsc, the federal esse sssinst tie
Northern PsciHs Crest Northern merger.
bet 1, sadly confuses The pnblic - 10 The
proper dsani.icn Of - CON bins'ion 10 re
strsint OF trade
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-08-20

The fsci tsu No experts a sbs lssted
riss. 10 To Gsesi yss isa ended ere
sse.ui ibsn ihoss 10 ssy pfeeesiss ys1
sfmrl 1870 LEAD. special isisrsss 70 .
.i.leresi rre.ss,ed ~ ibs Dsps'srsr' o.
Cenrs,os .s8 Labsr ihsossh in Bsrssu
Of sl.sisiiss shieh ,hoss the rslssi's
sfesth 81 the ssppr, fsss Of TIE prisei
pal csanirie, Of The World 'o' term OF
yesrs srd eompsres tbs, Of 'hs tsiieo
static viih oib.r roshifies. The table IL
eserios ssa.s tie total vslas OF expert.
Of domestic ptesse.. from the prieeip'l
csssuta o. the aorli 10 1870. 1850. iss0
sta The --latest sv.iisbls yrsr. A s,ody "
sha i,bls II trpofs irsra the principal II
ponlss esss,rss o. ite sorla shows that
tie Unilsi htsie.. sties oeeapied foafsb
rl.oe ia The list o'frporiiDs countries 10
1870, uo~ .hoss lager tot.l 10 tie hnsl
celsns Witch represents the isiest svsils
lie ye.r ,bss .ny other eoun'ty.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-08-20

in Paterson, night policems OF Mas
ban, L., writes. Last winter l had bad
cold on my Lungs aud tried at least hal
dozen advertised cough medicines enc had
treatment from two pbyeicisrs without
getting sny be- eft. A lisnd recommend
cd Foley's Honey and Tar and two. birds
Of bottle cured me. consider IL n.
greatest cough ana luo1 nedi''ar IN 4
world" Sold by II @nicfi Ma chez
ter Centre; A II Pe.Iibone, Ma..D-s,ei
Depot
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-08-20
ARM La GnlpsK Wharf

Ususlly . bsckiua cough aud . general
feeling OF veskaess. oiteu leading 10 fatal
results after the p.tirnt 10 supposed be
you'd The danger point FoIey's Honey
srd Tar ia guaranteed to care the ''siipps
cough" nske you strong sud veil !, nev
er Tails TO stop . cough II taken 10 time.
rsks DO substitutes Sold by ] II Whip
pie, Manchester Os1tre; A II Pettibone,
Manchester Depot.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-08-20

A correspondent Of The Waterbury
Record ssys thss The lose from the fires on
U.msl's Hump gill be much less sbso
Supposed. he takes the ground that the
fallen timber will bring many times the
vluslion of the land IL II 10 removed Of
once Tor some OF l, Ia worth 500 PEI
scre, The land cleared 10 cleo enb.nced
IN yslue
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-08-20
PUT, AN Fsp TO IT ALI

A erievous vail oitimes comes - Q re
suit OF uubesrsble pain from over taxed
otesps. Dizziness. Bsekscbe. Liver com
plant sod Constipation. Bot thsrks 10
DR. Ki,s's New Life Pills they put 30 cod
TO It s.l They ere gentle bot thorough
Try them. Oaly 25s. Ganspted Of ]
n Hsr!'., M,noa ester. and Il wbipple's,
Manchester Centre, Druggists
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-08-20
Dr.MrERY CURED WIrmour THE AID OF
D...naa

DocIoR
II en- just up from . bard spsli Of the
Coz" (dyssn,es,) ssys Mr. 7. A Primer. .
veil knosn merchant oi Deummood,
Tenn. II used one bottle OF Chsmbsr
lsins Collie. Coolers ssd Disrhoes REM
dy sod vss cured sitbout having . dec
TOR. ] consider I, ihs best cholers med
Gins 10 ,hs world" There 10 no need Of en-
ployins doctor vhen this remedy 10 used.
for no doctor o.n p'e.cribs . better medi
cine Tor bosei complaint 10 any form eth
o. Tor children CT siolts II never falls
srd 10 pies,sl, 10 take. Sold BY A u Petit
bone, M.nct ester d pot; J Il whipple.
Manchester C-aire; James Cody. 30. Dor
Get; J N Armstrong, DofseI
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-08-20
CAnp

We, the csssrassed. do hereby ssrts
10 rsiuna the noasy 20 J0-oeri bottle OF
Greece. War.hisi Strip Of Tar u u
falls 10 cure yosr eonsh or cold. We also
susf.atess Is cent bottle 10 prove sstis
i.clcry OF noosy reloaded. A u Petit
boos, Msscb,slet Depot. II A Bropby,
Eat Dotss,; J n Armstrong. Dorset; L U
Ad.n. a Co. Esst Arlington. L U Adams,
Arlipstpp.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-08-20

George Y. Montgomery, Of Pospsl bss
) tee species OF lily thsi be 10 p'oposss
log spd Tor watch 90 name hes -, been
On . single stalk Of one plsps
we're nice lilies very large and beautiful.
Their color sS sbiie si.h dark red
specks. long. red petsls, spd 10 addition
10 their beauty The lilies ere very fragrant.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-08-20
WHAT SHALL WEHAyR FoR rRsKsr'

WHAT CHALL WE HAVE TUB EsthHf
This question arises 10 the family every
dsy. Let ~ snsver iodsy. Try Jell.O.
. delicious dessert Prepared 10 two min
otes. No baking odd hot water and set
10 cool. Flsvors: Lemon. Orange. Rssp
berry and B,rssberry. Al your srocers,
10 cents.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-08-20
ANxIeU, MOMENTS

Some OF the most apIious bou'e OF .
% others lie are tbose when the little ones
OF the household bsve TIE Group. There
10 no other medicine SO elective 10 this
terrible mslsdy ss Foley's honey and Ter
Itis household isvorite for throat and
lung troubles. and ss II contains 20 opistss
or other poisons il can be safely given.
Sold BY Il Whipple, M ,nohestet Centre;
A a PstliboDe, Manchester Depot
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-08-20
Errrr InnLL or Aoosr

along the nerves. every iesteiius sore OF
sssvins ulcer. every zach Of lever. every
rinpie On onsbsesk 90 ,hs stir means pei
scn Of zone hind 10 The blood. The clesss
irs. polsoa-s1peliies rnsdy q the sse 10
Dr.. David Ksnnedy's rev medicine, Cal.
ears sslvssL Aeu ausehly. sishoas pals
OF sripins. Write 70 The CsI-esrs Com
psry. Rsrdoat n. y. Tor iriofustioa sed
. tree sample boitls
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-08-20

Mormon missionaries ere preaching the
Mormon doctrines 10 Mortisvills and tbs,
locality. holding meetings 10 private
homes to which they invite . few people
They give swsy Mormon liters,ure end
inform the listeners whore Mormon bibles
may be bought chesply 10 NeS York.
They are veil educated snd we'll inform
ed On tcriptursl matters aud anucunce
their il tentiou Of remsiping Ill winter,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-08-20

JOIN Il. Ssnter, OF Montpelier. Iresi
dent OF tie Vermont State Bsr Association
was knocked down snd badly bruised
Friday evening Oh the croes:ps near the
post-t fi,e A team coming down Slate
sr .. at lively clip sss not Loiiced BY
Mr.. Softer 10 time to svoid 9 collision.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-08-20
PAINT Your ruGGY For 75o

to sl.00 With Dtvoe's Gloss Carriage
Paint II wells BIS 3 to 8 czs more to the
pin. than Others, wears longer. and gives .
,loss goal to new work. Sud by A. l.
Gf6vss.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-08-20

Jtnes A. Norcro., sssd II YEAR,, .
member c' ihe firm Of Norcroa Brothers
4 %, eoutr,eton 10 dead. Broodins
orer The fteptt isilurs Of the dru. IL 10
ssd FASTENED the end. This - Worees
tsr. Mass. Ora having large Interests 10
Vermont.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-08-20
When yoa v.l. % si,b . bed taste b

When you ssks up With . bed taste 10
jour mouth. 20 ., once 70 tbs dfos ssofss
Of A II Psttibooe. Winchester Depot J
q whippie. Msnehes.er Centre. James
Cody. South Dorse'. J MArmstrons, Dor
col, snd get free sample Of Chsmbsflsin's
6tonseh snd Liver Tablets. Ons or two
dosss viii nshs yoa yell: They alec cure
biliossssss. sick hesasebs sad eorssiPa
tioe.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-08-20

Toe management OF the Bs,hel Electric
Light spd Poser compsny hss bsen Pot
inio the hands OF . receiver. Toe imms
iisse necessity for this step is the recent
destruction OF valusble machinery which
On ust b. at oace repl,csi and the 10 / OF
ia nds to meet the expense, The oou psDy
is doing large business.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-08-20

Leslie NJ. Shaw, ,tor.tsiy Of the hess
Dry, 10 the guest OF Congressman ID. j
Foster. He !, on bis Wy 20 Mousyllle
10 see bis mother. He viii spe,k VI the
Old Home Week rel brs,ion In Stove,
de declined TO discuss the 6nsncisl si,us
ton. His heslth 10 eoo3.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-08-20

Ia addition 10 the dorstiors BY the
late si.a l. Or O. b 10 The tosn OF Dan
by = cos,rtc, sss recently inside By Mr.
Grlhsh ior ncsisins vsnli 10 be con
,uue..l 10 tie cfme'ery for The ire
use Of The town. Work will be begun on
Ii sihip . ies weeks.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-08-20
M, hair vas i.Ilius on. very fast, Or

Ny hair vas falling ont very fast, ard
sss rsaiiIy turniog gray, I'ried several
hsir preparations bat they did me more
harm Tan good then tried Ayers Hair
yieor. Soon my hair stopped falling ont
and Gil the ol color vas restored. Then
il commenced to grow very rapidly, and
Il Is nov feet inches long. -Mrs.
Lydia K1ykebdslI, Clsremopt. Ill.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-08-20

The sssieh Ell pie nsy essss tss loss
Q, lisst or tves as.is .bss hlSod rossoa
ina .ulls iron the hisfr. Al dsnsa
81 tha. nsy b. ,rased. aosssr. ~
pro1riiy srpl,iss Cesmesslsaas fs's
Bsln. iissp stlisetale sra ssies bssi
irs liEiasti Ter eats. tfaists ssd tafes
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-08-20

Peak Buup oil Salisbury Vas instant
iy killed and william Brsoeh seriously
ip,arsd while driving seross The tracks d
leicester Jsncsion Monday evening. The
horss vss slso Instantly killed sed The
vsgoa rsdaeed 70 kidding wood.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-08-20

An Italian got on % engine 10 the
81. Aibsns railway yard and started II up
bot II not being . band orssn be did
no. know how 10 stop it spd IL rsn into
smother engine snd dsrsiied H. losing its
Own steam shes, 10 the collision. Nobody
Vas tuft.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-08-20
oa free sample Of .nbesl.ius

Ga . free sample Of ChsmbetlsiD's
Stomach snd Liver Tablets 1t the drug
stores OF A n Pettibone. Manchester d.
pot; J II Whipple. Manchester Centre,
james Cody, 80 Dorset: J N Armstrong.
Dorset The tablets sre easier 10 take snd
more pleasant 10 in.ct than pills. Then
their use IL not followed By constipation
% 10 often the case vish pills. Regular
,ixs, 25s per Dor.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-08-20

Cherries Thompson. The wsterburv
boy Who be- teen 10 jail ioar weeks 90 .
charge OF . felonons ssssnl, 90 syouns
snl 10 Doxbury. hss been taken 10 the
sls.e Sylau u Wsierboy that the
ptysic,sns msy take observstioos regard
log bis mental coalition.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-08-20

Its gsilsps nsr.ls u issi senls hi
,hs 80 lieer. isv be- hest ississ hss
let In ilsi saiy. Il ays businesses sss 10
creased sss ihsi The sv 10 eretly std
sts,sp,ly rsslsiss, ssa lsys HE blame GO
tas hessw eau miassas TIE !euEsst
st.lrss isiaft tie hv vs psssed ihsi
.Ams srcls lie Ne rent q sally 10 80
scrcrs TIE las tAsi there sa 10 snie'sist
ne pfotibassy Lao. sra sssh sens 70 b
tts esst
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-08-20

Mics Morse Of Bstbel made . record
recently BY Der horseback ride Of 65 miles
10 the EseIe hotel. Bhe 10 90 ouplish
ed toreevomsn spd rides msn fashion.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-08-20

7h,rs Ia no cough medicine 30 popular
as f.. - Honey end T.r II contains no
opistes or noisons snd never fails 10 core
Sold b. J q Whipple. Manchester Centre;
AHP i,ibopc. Manchester d pot.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-08-20

Like other evils crsmps and disvrhoes
come eu dsnly. Promptly give dose Of
Perrr Davis P-iukilIer and the psios will
20 inn sdistely. A bottle at hand will
save / Ours OF cuff ring be prepared.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-08-20

The noon flyer on the Ratlsnd rsilrosd
rsp over aud killed msn near the Spring
Grove camp ground. at N W Heyen Jane
tiou Ssturesy. He Vas Identified ~ one
Petersen Ct Newark. N. J. BY . letter 10
bis posbet
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-08-20

J. W Pahirs. The vasences rsp seo
shtppes hn bail co . ehsiss o. seiiiss
tiases siisost lieenss. bee bsen espiaf
Cd, bsies fopsa 10 Port Hsrry. N. Y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-16
Reflections of a Bachelor.

The half-a-loaf theory never got any
body to a whole loaf
Little children are the guides to Ole
feet up the golden stairs.
Get-rich-quick marriages usually
have the same wind-up as the other
Investments of the same kind.
1t is not till after the ceremony that
a man stops to consider that he mas
married lot of her relatives as well
as his wife.
+ When man reckons up how much II
costs him to live he figures on now
much is left for clothes; when a woman
has figured up what her ciothes cost
she estimates what is left to live on.
New York Press.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-16
Conundrums,

Why is a mouse like g haymow? Be
cause the cat'll eat it.
If you wished to buy a white horse
where would you go for it? To thu
cellar.
Why is the letter d like a squallins
child? Because it makes ma mad.
What knitting can you do without
needles? Your brows.
What is the best string to lead lady
with? A string of pearls
Why are confectioners so much
sought for? Because they serve kisses
What tradesmen are always OF
strike? Stonecutters.
If a farmer he's fifteen sheep and has
four pens, put an unequal number in
each pen. Five sheep in three pens
and a big pen all around them-fifteer
in the fourth pen.-St. Louis Post-Dis-
patch,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-16
Bryan's Renewed Activity.

Along with other things that revive
spring, there are evidences that the
supposedly dead tree of Organism is
quickening with life to the extent that
few buds are struggling to burst
forth on it's branches. That the tree is
rotten to it's heart is not to be denied,
and it can never again get the upright
position it had before it was shattered
and bent by the gales of 1896 and 1900.
Nevertheless there is still sap percolat-
ing through some of it's veins, and the
revival of life which it is exhibiting is
both discouraging to the Democratic
"reorganizers" and entertaining to Re-
publicans.
The April elections in the middle
West were not without a significance.
Where the Democrats won, the victories
were by active Bryan workers. This
was true in Cleveland, Toledo and Chi
cago. The worst defeated Democrat On
the list was Ingalls, in Cincinnati, whose
ante-election chances seemed roseate.
1t looks as though Tom Johnson would
surely be the Democratic nominee for
governor of Ohio. He is certain of de-
feat, but it means that the Bryan ele-
ment has not been relegated to the rear
within the Democratic ranks.
Then there is another sign of Bryan
ism's revival in the assertive and de-
FAINT tone used by Bryan at the con-
ference at Des Moines, last week. His
utterances bristled all over with denun-
Citations of his enemies in the Demo-
cratic party and with aggressive de-
mands that no backward step should be
taken REORGANIZATION means re-
treat" he said, "and retreat means de-
moralization and disaster And he
pointed proudly to the 100000 more
votes he received than Cleveland did,
and gloatingly added, "even before
Cleveland's political crimes were eX-
posed" There was bitterness in the
, speech, but it was the bitterness that
one feels when he knows he has the
power to take revenge.
Mr.. Bryap's plan, to tour the East
gain Isl another sign of the revival of
Bryanism. He will deliver a series OF
political addresses in New York, Mas
sachusetts Connecticut, Rhode Island.
| New Jersey and Maryland, in which he
is expected to reinspire his followers
and arragn the reorganization element
in the Democracy. In view of all these
signs of reviving Organism it is not sur
prising that the element in the Democ-
racy that has been planning to swing
the party back to it's old principles feels
discouraged. There is nothing in the
political outlook to give it hope or cour-
age. Bryan will hardly be nominated
| in 1904 and he may not be able to name
the nominee, but he will make no end
of trouble within the Democratic camp
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-16

In his Fast day proclamation, Gov
ernor Rachelder of New Hampshire.
urges that the people abstain from
their usual labors, and in their custom
airy places of worship, in the pure at
mosphere of Gods first temples, and in
the family circle. engage in such exer-
cises as viii contribute to their spirit
ual welfare, civic virtues and the up
lifting of humanity" This comes pref
ty near being a general invitation to
get out into the woods and listen to the
inspiring voices Of spring.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-16
A Story From Alaska.

A Chicago paper publishes a story
| from Alaska which shows in striking
fashion how gold seekers of various ma
| tionalities surmounted an obstacle in
| their path, and which clearly illus
trates the American quality which
makes Europeans fear American COM
| petition in matters commercial and in
dustrial. The story is unvarnished
! and told without Boosting, but it is
nevertheless eloquent and significant.
| The Valdez pass is a series of steep
benches, increasing in height as the
traveller ascends. The last bench, at
whose top is the summit of the di-
vide is about 800 feet high and very
steep. At that altitude to climb that
loaded sled was a task which the
strongest man might fail to accom-
plish. Over the Valdez pass, a few
years ago, there was a rush to new gold
fields, and thither came parties of all
the hardy races. The way in which
they surmounted the last bench, ac-
cording to the story told by observers,
showed the difference in national and
racial ingenuity in overcoming diff
culties.
The Swedes plodded doggedly along
with their packs, often reaching the top
so exhausted that they dropped in the
snow. The Germans knowing that
! their sleds had been good on the lower
levels, dragged them YEARLY but pa
tiently up this last. Some Frenchmen
it to their sleds, but soon wore out the
animal and spoiled the road. Some
Englishmen bethought them to divide
the ascent into two or three stages,
Joining forces and carrying their goods
from one to another. Some Japanese
tried tossing packages from hand to
hand of line formed up the slope.
The plan would have worked, well on
level ground, but on a steep hillside it
soon wore out even Japanese endur-
ance
Then an American party came up
and showed all the rest how. They
had d set of blociis and Il long rope.
They set a strong stake at the top and
rugged their tackle. Then they at
tached two large sleds so arranged that
one would descend while the other as
cended Upon the empty one rode
| down the men who had walked up be-
side the loaded one to guard against
am upset, thus aiding by their weight
those pulling on the rope. The Ameri-
can party got their goods to the sum-
nit in half the time and with half the
labor OF any other. They had applied
brains to the problem, and SO surpassed
all others. That is the American way,
and that is why Europe fears American
competition.
Another heavy frost is due. 1t seems
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-16

The finding of Admiral Higginson
that the explosion of the 12-inch gun
on the Iowa, which cost three lives, was
not due to defective shell, will start
anew the discussion as to the length of
life of a big gun. The gun in question
had been fred 12S times. Some author
tiles have held that such a gun cannot
safely be fired over 100 times.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-16

Notwithstanding the repeated assur-
ances that the President will not do any
hunting while in the Yellowstone re-
gion, the mountain lions will not be
wise If they presume to be veryifamiliar
with their distinguished visitor.