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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-07-28
she Sent Mr.. jefferson aomc.

At Palm BeKch, whore stylish drcssln.
10 customary, ATTEND Of Joseph jefferson
the veteran actor, was Iokipg him atou, hi
brsvado 10 rcmslnIng faithful ta rsthei
dllapldattd brown coat which he was Il
the habit q wearing In the NOR ing.
This coat aad are old frlcnds, said Mr.
Jefferson. know that II shows slgns ol
tbs wear and tear Of lorg lie, but don't
have 10 elleayd Il down here, because every.
body knows me. But 10 a big city, where
one 10 api TO be judged by his appearance
and treated accordingly, admit that /, "a
An exc lat plan to exercise caro- In the
matter o' clothing, In New York, one
wltter vcuiar, jast sfer Il had become
dark, bad this truth rather rubbed In.
! had paused near the ebtrarce of the
Fifth Avenue Hotsl, where was stand.
Ing 10 await my sen, who had stopped for
moment Ia nearby shep. suppose |
did presfnts somewhat touching ipecia.
Gle. had on sofs, black hat, my coat
was tu.tored tightly around my throat,
ard my shoulders were hsnehed ap, as II
with cola tremeniber tha, was standing
In shadow, and had bundle Of news
papers urder my arm,
A yourg woman passed, glanced at me,
hesita.td, vent on for { iew steps, ard
then sopped snd cane back
should think you would be very cold
standing here, she remarked ,fumbllns with
her purse.
II lisa little cool, answered.
Now, | tell you what want you to dc,
she tx ltl ned, brightly, whsn shi hsd
found o,lr ! want you to 20 light home
and get warm. think you would better
have cup OF ctit e before you 20, will
take all your papers.
Ill beg pardon, s'ammered, | would
like to oblige you, but, you see, have lust
bought these papers and haven't read them
yet.
She discovered her mistake Instantly and
put world OF NORTH "a i,n into her excla-
nations. on, do hope you will pardon
my stupidity assured her that did not
regard II as stupidity, but as remarkable
kindness Of heart. lsmiled, and she laugh
ed and went on.
II had been very embarrassing for her,
and then and there made a resolution to
keep sprueed up little better.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-07-28

ie.tly, know he does, too, for he hs
tod ne ahop, n, and Of how good you arr
to him. hope you viii forgive him.
Oh, well, | said. suppose We must
GO away now, ard don't bother me,
TIE black and white cat ne stled closer
oae thing more, she said, DO you know
that l. I'm "Passumsn comfort, his com
psiian IN grief ard sorrow, and that
have no friends or homer
What vas the useF After that the
blsck ard white cat took up residence 10
"pustams pan.
Their family came along In time 10 bright
en- the dall winter eays. There were three
Of them, and the resemblance was quite
strong on both sides. have never seen a
protd mother than the black ard white
eat, A for "Passumn, his Interest was
one Of curiosity rather than Of paternal
solctude. Tie removed his quarters TO q
distant part Of he cellar, perhaps so that
he misht eil y a nighrs rest. When |
brought him to the box Of excelsior, and
dropped him down among bis family, he
seemtd disturbed, and the lavish endear-
meats Of the 5lsck and white cat, who put
her face TO his ard purred and murmured
and caretsed him, only caused him to arav
sway with mingled embarrassment and In
dnerenve
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-07-28
President Rooseveltin Yeliowst tone
Park.

/ have a suspicion, said Buffalo Jones,"
chief game warden Of Yellowstone Park,
that last year the natural beauties OF the
park furnished the inspiration for the work
ing out Of some knotty problems Of state.
1t was In the spring that President Roose-
vllt visited US, The n hing being pretty
good then, he would start out almost every
morning with hi. rod and line, and be gone
all day. We wanted to accompany him, OF
cnp~sa. hnt ha aspa M m rnaarstand that
he preferred to be alone. Toward the end
Of his vi. It he ceased to take the fishing
tackle with him on his solitary tramps. |
have an idea that the Il hing was merely a
prctext to get oit alone amid the noble
calm and impressiveness Of the big woods
and hills to revolve momentous matters 10
his mind,
We arranged styeral mountain lion hunts
for him, but he always declintd to shoot
the lion when we had treed 1t, although he
knew that these beasts were playing hsvcc
with the sheep end elk and that the Park
would be well rid Of them. The first time
asked him to shoot he said that he wish
ed to abide by the law which forbis the
killing Of aLinals In the park except by the
superintendent or the Scouts.
In spite OF the fact that the President
was surrounded by big game, and Is an ar
dent sportsman, the only shooting he did
while with Us was at target. O1e morn
Ing we we're practiciDg pistol shooting, and
the President was uiing a weapon OF a
make which was belrg urged by the man
ufscturers for adoption by the government.
While making one Of his shots piece Of
cotton from he cartridge 1iw back and
struck his check, bringing blood
Well he exclaimed, with great emphasis,
as he clapped his handkerchief te the
wound, that condemns this make Of pis-
toll
When he was installed In his tent, upon
his arrival at the Pa. k, VIC had soldier
psci ( up and down before the door.
What's that man doing out there? de-
manded tha President.
He's the sentry, answered.
On 70 and tell ii d to cit down, replied
Mr.. Roosevelt; came out here to rest, and
II makes me tired to zee a man walking
without getting anywhere.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-07-28
Mr.. Vanderbilt Makos a proverb.

The hhir-rai.ipg performances 10 Fl)rids
Of w. X. Vanderbilt, Jr ard bis automo-
bile we're being recorded by private wire In
Fifth Avenue club Of which be Ia mem.
Der. A knot OF men stood around the bul.
letin board ard commented on the dispa'::
ches as they we're presented. Hete arc
some Of H. remarks as noted by guest oi
the orgaL, II z.i,n:
yanderbilt's going the paea like most
young men, chuekled u geli-fed fnar.
cier.
Ard likelg to come tropper like Other
fast young fools, gro sled retired mediesl
prscsiiioter.
IwoLdsr ahlch be trusts most ,--Pfov!.
der &C Or The Ii. kf OF bis machine asked
I weil-knovp lawyer, as the telegraph IT.,
s.rnmep. u kei .hs fac. thit M. Wander.
bill had covered mile Of Florida sand ID
less than fort seccnds.
Atsll evena, he's got plenty Of sane
our gled The q a9cler.
He'll ct ay9g. ~ feet of earth II ha
keeps ~ this 4 M, declared soap mfg
nste.
F5ol III III lave sha,et fsw vacation
lsped the laEgeii s3r ~ a banker.
By the xsf, NAKED another, yander
BIZ hfsearic 4 H. larrusge BY giving 1
aaotter p,oysfb The other day We were
discussing maa 60 tie Street, "a good
enough feilog, perhaps, but awfullg tail
sliye.
Don't Hike HIN, ssil Vanderbilt.
Why saii T.
Makes too much row. ~ NJ a9fseies'
fiys 1,at dgss hs vgHk 'esN.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-07-28
rhcn whistler Ne, Ms Match.

while the lac James Mcneil whl.tIsr
was making sstuaY Of = plc.uretuso clump
of oaks At Wiadtor Castle, ono N the Keen.
ers OF The grounds strcIled up, and. tAl ne
his stand behind the artist, appeared v,rv
much Interested ii hl. work,
Mr. whistler could no, endure ID h.s.
anyone watch lin while b. was palutlny
nc turned sharply 20 the Intruder with tho
nhsd and angry stare 10 him, .lou oafp'
oe exclaimed. You loutlsh elpdhoppef
poAtyou know better ttaa 10 stsaa mara
annoying mtS What possible late,est can
you take In what am aoipsf
Bless me, cried the m,n, doa's ges cxel,-
Cd All mean no harm, but / never In
all my lie, sir, saw An srtlst psin,lax tvo
I isiuFes at once,
Tso picture exclaimed whistler, b,.
sIldefed.
- sald, Sir, rep led the keeper, aaIetlt,
and I'm hltsied, sir II don't ike The one
you've got your thumb through the hest Il
he two, aud he pointed 60 the great pal.
ctte, smear,d with every conceivable tint,
That M, Whistler held IN his left hand,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-07-28
Ne OF Tee Egg.

TAX about Ystkee shrewdnesg, saii The
travelling man. ! was IN 8 little tavern 10
Connecticut not long ago ard isrner
came in with eggs to seil. The proprie' Of
agreed to take two dfzsr, and when the far
mer counied them be bad rs eggs The
proprietor wanted The extrs sgg thrown ID
bu, the farmer dtn't see Il that way.
The proprietor then ssId he'd give the faf.
mer drink and call II iqaare, then asked
him what h.i have.
sherry and egg ssid the fsrkte farmer
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-07-28

A reporter was interviewing Vice presi'
dent Gayiey OF the S.eel Corporation on
the wonderful new process Of making steel
that he had Invented.
II tis Ia phenomenal process, am told, the
reporter sad.
Hardly pbsnonsna,, answered M. Gar.
ley, smiling. phenomenon, you know,
10 mighty q randirary thing. DID you
ever hear the Scottish lecturers d'a alton
Of pasnomsaoa
No, cad he rfpof;er, nsgsf dia
Well, tLls lecturer, said Mr. Gaylsy, pat
the matter shrs
Mtjtap, a. ffiesis, be ss.i, ye diana
ken xhata psehon non msy b.. Weoi.
i'il tell Te. Ye'ye all ssB CO, uas e0os.
Heel, co1'. pae pteaomeapn. Ye.ye al
seer aa apple irsf. Wegi, 90 fppls tfee's
a2e pbaaome soa. Bat gl1 ys sse a coo
gapz ~ sq sppie ifea tsil fofemf. 70 poll
sp2ifs, tha', ftisats, would b. rsal p'isn-
omenon.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-07-28

Wcsld yea lize lhs caaae of your lac
husbana'a death er2isiaed Oh the moau-
nett asked ihs sculptor.
We'll, replied the widow, II II doesn't cost
any more, 700 nigh; engrsYe a c9ap!e ot
cucambers On l..
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-22

"Did you have a full meeting at the
firehouse last night?" asked PARKWAY.
mo. indeed" replied Subbubs. of the
Swamphurst Volunteer Hose, nowhere
near full. Why, we had only one case
of beer and ell the boys were there
PHILADELPHIA Press.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-22
Discovery Of NnNfum.

1t was at the close of the yea 1897
that l began to study the compounds
Of uranium, the properties of which
had greatly attracted my interest. Hers
vas o substance emitting spontaneous
ly and continuously ~radiations similar
to Roentgen rays, whereas ordinarily
Roentgen rays can be produced only III
a vacuum tube with the expenditure OF
electrical energy. By what process can
uranium furnish the same rays without
the expenditure of energy and without
undergoing apparent modification? Is
Uranium the only body whose COM
pounds emit similar rays! Such were
the questions I asked myself, and it
was while seeking to answer them
that l entered into the researches
which have led to the discovery of ra-
dium.-From a paper by the discover
er, Nine. Curie, in Century.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-22
HOMELY WoMEN's ARMS.
Are, as n Rule, Symmetrical and Beau
tifui in Every Country
Under the sun.


It has been frequently remarked by
those who have had the opportunity for
observatior-artists and sculptors es-
becially-that women who are plain Of
feature are usually endowed with rarely
beautiful arms. 1t is said that in order
to male ors perfect pair of arms for his
AphroGite, George Wade, the English
sculptor, had five Eodsls, securing the
best points il the arms OF each.
The posses ion Of a beautiful face By
no means implies the possession Of pref
ty arms, but generally The reverse is
true. Plain women olten have the most
ravishing arms, ard working women
usually have more gracefully refunded
arms than their idle sisters. The rea-
son, of course, is daily exercise.
An arm that is admirable, almost be-
yond criticism, is the French arm. 1t
has the proper artistic proportions, the
correct artistic curve, with q slender
wrist and a w~ell-rouEded elbcw. The
maiden of Morocco, too, has a pretty
arm of her own.
Young men of Morocco Judge whether
q girl is charming or not by looking at
her arm and hand. Her face they sell
dom see, so jealousy is it guarded by
the robe which covers the head like a
hood.
With one hand the Moorish maiden
versed in the arts of coquetry holds the
folds of her robe before her face in Q
way that, while it conceals her features,
well displays her arm and hand. She
realizes that there is scarcely any charm
which surpasses that of a beautiful arm
and hand, and that they possess in a
great degree the power to f~ascinate.
Whether arms are displayed or not,
it is with arms, shoulders and hands we
gesticuiate most freely and frequently,
and firmness and strength in the upper
arm and s%uppleness and case in the low
er arm are important matters of grace.
1t is rather an important question
what constitutes a really beautiful arm.
Judging from famous statues, the arm
should be long from shoulder to we'll
rounded elbow, and then taper TO a wrist
not too small, but shapely.
Arms may be we'll rounded and not
uncomely, and yet have no delicacy Of
modelling. They are not expressive, or,
rather, they do not possess refinement.
Such arms have large hands and large
elbows, and there is more force than
irmness in the articulation or joints.
Clever women cover such arms with
sleeves or gloves. y
The majority of arms are in two
classes. One style is an arm fat to ex-
cess, the other and by far the bigger
class has only sticklike upper arm. The
arm below the elbow may be fairly well
developed, but from shoulder to elbow
the muscles are practically dead and the
arm has never grown!
The owner OF spindle-like arms should
make a mad rush for a gymnasium or
learn how to make her arms things Of
beauty and curves on her own account.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-22
SPOONING AT SEA.
Snow, Hail and Wind Fail to Drive
LOvericle Couples from Their
Coxy Corners On Deck.

Spooning to right of them, spooning
elect. 81
And the whole ship rose up, mani
tested it's disapproyal in g~lances that
were intended to burn, and made re-
marks-that were lost on the wide At
lantic, relates a New York exchange.
The demure little brides-elect en-
parked on the White Star liner
Oceanic at Liverpool. The vessel had
arrived here, and several of the pas
sengers declared that they would
sail On the ship again unless they were
supplied with binders or earmuffs.
81 eve saw anything like it," said
a woman passenger on the pier.
There goes one now-that little
creature with the blue eyes. She has
been kissed 1900 times since she left
five OF them, and not one of them had
a chaperon-eXcept one-and she was
seaslck all the way over.
1.-THE spooning began before the YES
sci left it's dock on the other side,
Each Of the five brides-to-be wrapped
herself up in steamer blankets and
blushes-and then waited. They did not
have long to wait. The bridegrooms-to-
be took up their stations at the sides
of those b~lushing things-and just
spooned all the way over"
Snow, hail, and a gale that almost
blew the smokestacil out of the Oceanic
co"ld not drive those lovesick couples
from their coy corners on the deck.
Protests were made to the officers. but
the modest little creatures ga2ed visit
fully at the green ssa-and kept on
~spooning. There was spconing for
breakfast, spoonipg for lunch and
s~pooning for supper.
The five couples had splendid appe-
titles for lovemaking, and while a great
many OF the more strsit-laced of the
cabin passengers were praying for the
sinking of the ship, so that they might
escape from the miseries of seasick-
ness, the young things we've gazing
over the lee taffrails and whispering
delightful nothings to the man in the
moon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-22
ART ON SIDES OF BEEF.
skial ofthe Packing House Artist with
the Knife Displayed on Christ
mas

Few persons whose attention is at
tracted by the array of Christmas
meats in the markets of New York
are aware that the Enthusiastically carved
| figures and flowers that decorate the
halves and quarters of beef hung up
for display are, as a rule, the work
of artistic cutters in the packing
houses. and seldom that of the men
in the retail shops, says the New York
Sun.
1t was formerly the usage that each
market man made his own carvings
after he received his consignment Of
beef, but experience has shown that
it is done better and more easily IN
the packing houses. New York gets
most of its Christmas beef from Chi
cago, and it is there that most OF ii
is decorated or cut so that it will
appear to the best advantage and
catch the eye.
Scoring is the technical term used
by the cutters in the work of decorat-
ing. They use knives as sharp &c
razors, cutting the design in the plates
or thin muscular sheet that covers the
lower part of the fore ribs, while the
animal is still warm.
When the meat cools, the little
gashes made by the knife spread open
and show the marbling of the beef
Where it is possible the cuts are
trimmed so that the proportions oil
lean and fat will be about right. An
expert can cut and score the meat so
that it will display very nicely, but
it takes a good prime bullock to work
up in good shape. This is seldom done
except with beef for the Christmas n
New Years trade.
What is commonly called Christmas
beef comes from rather light, smooth
young cattle of good shape and even
fat, the kind weighing from 1900 to
1900 pounds. These cattle come from
all over the corn belt, where all oil
the best beef cattle are raised. Where.
ever corn is a sure crop there art
found the finest beef cattle.
Buyers insist that Christmas beef is
really no better than the prime article
sold at other seasons of the year
Imagination often improves beef more
than the fact that when alive it pos
sessed the essential CHARACTERISTICS OF
a fancy bullock. The consumers who
pay the price can get. Just as good
beef at one time as at another.
New York is especially particular,
say the wholesale buyers, about the
quality of the beef for its fancy trade.
The high-class hotels and restaurants
in this city demand the best beef OBJ
tainable, and are Indifferent to the
cost, for the reason that their custom
ers do not care what price is asked fol-
steak if it is what they want.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-22
THE sCArrERATIoNIsr.
A Faithful Account Of How siias' Set
Element "a Model OF
Decentralization.

-
Sims settlement was beginning to feel
itsell a place of importance. The chief
road had a fence on both sides OF ii for
over a mile, and a blaze on a large tree
was already ordered with the official in
s~cription Main street." There had been
talk of the possibility Of a store, and To-
cal pride broke forth in noble eruption
when a meeting was called to petition
for Il post Office, writes Ernest Thonp-
son Seton, in FABLES and Woodmyth,"
in Century. The wisdom, worth and
wealth of the place were represented by
old Sims. He was q man of advanced
ideas, the natural leader of the COM
munity, and after all the questions had
been duly discussed, the store and post
Office resolved upon, the question of who
was to run them came up. There were
several aspirants, but old Sims led the
meeting, expressing the majority and
crushing the minority in a brief but sat
isfactory speech:
'Fust of all, boys, I'm opposed to this
yer centerin' Of everything in one place.
Now that's jest what hez been the room
of England; that is why London amt
eve amounted to nothin'-everythin2
at London. London is England; Eng
land is London. If London's took, Eng
lands took, says l, an that hez been her
| room.
'The idee of house o. lords an house
O. commons in the same town! 1t amt
fair, l tell We; it's = hog trick. Why,
didn't they give eome little place a
chance instead O. buildin' up a blastin'
monopoly like that? Same thing hez
rooined New York. an ] don't propose
to hey our town rooined at the start.
Nov, | say no man hez any right to
live on the public. Live an let live
says L; an If VIC let one man run this
yer store, it's tantamount to maxim the
others the slaves OF a monopoly. Every
mar hez as much right as another to sell
goods, an there is only one fair way to
do it, an that is to give all a chance; an
sence it falls to me to make q suggestion,
says, let Bill Jones thar sell the tea; let
Ike Yates hev the sugar; Smithers kin
handle the salt; Deacon Blight seems
naturally adapted for the vinegar; an
the other claims kin be considered later.
I'll take the post Office myself down to
my farm. Now, that's fair to ALL"
There was no flaw in the logic; it was
most convincing. These who would
fight found themselves without a weap-
on, and Scatteration Flat became a mod
ell of decentralization.
Work? Oh, yes, it works. Things get
badly mixed at times, and it takes a man
all day to buy his weeks groceries; but
old Sims says il works.
Moral: The hen goes chickless that
scatters its GEES.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-22
Ahanlntelr SAFE Idnht.

Prof. Hans Molisch, Of Prague, has
reported to the Vienna Academy of Sci
ences the discovery Of a lamp lighted by
means of bacteria, which he claims viii
give a powerful fight, and be free from
danger, thus being valuable for work in
mines and powder magazines. The lamp
consists of q glass jar, in which a lining
of ~saltpeter and gelatine, in~oculated
with bacteria, is placed. Two days after
the incubation the jar becomes illumi-
mated with a wonderful bluish-green
light caused by the innumerable bac-
terra which have developed in the time.
The lieat will burn Brilliantly fer from
two TO three weeks, afterWard diminish
Ing in brightness.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-22
Amos H. Van Horn, Id.
JANUARY 1904 REDUCTION SALE!

An rnheard-of sale because Of the large stocks, low prices
and accommodating terms it gives the people. Not a sale
of dead" stock or denominations of the year-we carry no
dead stock; lines are as large as in busy season
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-22

Brown had returned from a fishing
expedition, and, after partakiDg Of a
most welcome dinner, was relating
some of his fishing experiences.
Last year" said he, while fishing
for pike, | dropped half a sovereign.
I went to the same place this year, and
after my line had been cast a few min
utes l felt a terrific pull. Eventually |
landed a fine pike, which had swallowed
the hook, and, on cutting it open to re-
lease the hook, to my amazemeGt-".
"Ah," said his friends, you found
your half sovereign"
"Oh, no." replied Brown, Il found 9s.
Cd. in silver and t%hreepence in copper"
.'Well, what became Of the other three
pence?" queried his friends.
4 suppose the pike paid to so through
the lock with It," answered Brown
P~earson's Weekly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-22
what made Her Happy.

Cobwigger-Were you really pleased
that the next door had a new
coat?
Mrs. Cobwigger-Not at first, my
dear; but l was as soon as found out
that it wasn't real fur.-Judge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-22
A Mean Character.

Growell-He's about the meanest
white man I ever met.
Howell-At any rate, he's success
full. He has taken advantage of his
opportunities.
"Tfds opportunities were small. nc
doubtA another rrc6f Of his mean
essAPhiladelphia Press.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-22
Heard in ecotInnd.

First Scot-What sort o meenister
nae ye gotten, Geordie?
Second Scot-We seldom get a CLINT O.
him. six days O tn week he's envees'-
BILE. and On the seventh he's incompre-
hens'ble.-Tit-Bits.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-22
Perth AM
Picked Carrots.

Picked carrots are a novelty as a gar
nish or eaten like another pickle. Boil
the carrots until tender, cut into fancy
shapes, such as crescents, stars, circles,
diamonds, etc, and place in strong vine
gar, with spices to tagts.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-22
wish, the Pen.

Kippax-And who is your favorite
author, Mrs Softly?
Mrs. Softly-My husband.
Representation me; l didn't know
he wrote.
Mrs. Softly-Oh, but he does, and 81
nicely-checks.-Town and Country.