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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-03-03
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On well managed farms the manure
is no longer thrown out OF doors to
freeze up or waste from the effects Of
the weather. This method wherever
praeticed makes more work 10 drawing
as well as reduces tho value Of the ma.
nure. Quite a proportion Of the large
dairy barns in Vermont have stables
wide enough 10 ADM, of holding the
manure for several weeks at a time
This is very convenient arrangement
80 far as labor is concerned. but il may
not be the hes, in other ways.
Where il is practicable there should
be plenty of room and some system OF
ventilation adopted that will insure a
good atmosphere. think that this can
be done by having vcn,ilating tubes or
fiues extending from near the floor next
TO the back side of the stable and eS.
tending up through the roof. From our
own experience such a system appears
TO work well, and there is very good
air in the stable.
But where manure is thus kept in the
stable ii should be frequently removed.
Some practice drawing every few days,
and this will prevent any large aceu-
mutation and be more satisfactory ev-
cry way. Some farmers object to hay-
Ing manure in the stable, but keep it
either in cellar underneath or in a
building adjoining. This adds to the
labor of cleaning the stables, but does
away with the objection of having the
manure in them.
As to what to do with the manure in
winter, the practice is now very gener-
ally in favor of drawing directly to the
field where wanted and Speeding at
once, This method is being followed
more and more as the years 60 by. AT
firstthere was good deal ofopposition
to this plan, as the writer well knows,
but after the experience of years it is
coming to be understood that the sup
posed loss from such practice is indeed
small, if any. while the advantages are
altogether in its favor.
1t used to be the practice to draw
and put in small piles, four to six to a
load, where wanted and then spread in
spring, but this was very poor meth
cd, and very few instances are noticed
where this is now done. Where the
manure is spread as drawn the work
can be well done, and then as early in
spring as practicable without the pre-
vious hauling Of manure on the soft
ground the other spring work can be
TO. There may be some loca-
tons where it would not be advisable
to spread manure in winter, but farm.
ers can determine this for themselves.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-03-03

the medicine-may be not so many. To
show what II can do by what it has done
the true and convincing wayne appenda
little letter from one who has no interest in
telling anything but plain facts;
In communication dated August 9th,
1902, Mrs. A. +, Chaaee Of Rutland, Vt,
says;
~ never took any medicine that did me 40 much
good rs Dr. David kennedys new medicine, Ca-cura
Solvent ] am poor woman and have 70 work
hard for my living. Before ! commenced TO use
Calcura Solvent was not able to work nj all owing
10 severe kidney trouble Now can work hnrd all
day long. am ffty-nlne years OF age, and feel
as though could do three days work In one II nee
esaary. ! know ] can do more work now than
could thirty years ago.
What this good woman says is thous-
and times more to the point than any COM
ment we could make on it; so we win make
none. Only this: we hope the women folks
will read it. Get the genuine. Make sure
about the name--Cal-cura Solvent. DR.,
David kennedy's nsu medicine.
Send TO the Cal-cura Company, DR.. Ken
needy Row, Rondout, N. Y. for free sam
pie bottle. Large bottles Sl.O0, all drug
gists. One size only.
Remember. Only one Dr. David Ken
nedy ever lived in Rondout, City OF Kings
ston. N. Y, and the name Of his nep and
latest medicine is Cal-cura Solvent.
Cal-cura Solvent is for Sale BY
A. H. PETTIBONE.
DEPOT. VERMONT
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-03-03
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aTsis care ~ rcarass, . say eSf srisndA
eth Try Ia, /" w answer. We DO taAss lsisls
care. yet 10 spite N warn clo1Aes, rahhsrs
ant nsxAsnsosAss. ~ .sTny q f~oTls v,Fs
how led cai hy pneur.enlA and Other lung
cad chest d.soAss Lad winter. They
ssugAs co.a, neglected II. lei u "a upon
then, were torn BY coagAs, clicked BY
in.aEmatinzs and pnng@nnns, wasted W
fever, tired 90, by Taan and iAfn gnvs W
the fght Tbs hour Yen realize that yea
haze cold CO lie chest, place . bensons
Porous Plaster where the pain or erpres-
sion 10 felt II yea flink toe are needed
nssks ~ TIVE. No harm !! yeu were COW
srsd with them. They al quickly snd
prsreni the engagement 81 blood In the
organs. In this wsy-wiih ordinary can.
tlon ~ 10 exposure you Will break UP The
cold and AVOID . serious sickness No
ether applications. or any other form 81
tressneni, will accomplish this rs certainly
and speedily. Benson's plasiey have dis
tinet and positive action and are curative 10
the highes, degree. Tee them with the sane
eonhdenes for oonghs, muscular rheGma-
tisn,, the grip Cbaek and chest and all sim
liar ailments. Women. who arc chief suffer-
ers from cold weather complaints, should
keep these plasiers always within reach.
Get The genuine. AL druggists, or We viii
prepay postage on any number ordered In
The United States On rsccipt Of 25c. each.
osabury 4 Johnson, Mig. Chemist MI.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-03-03
One Of the most important things in

One Of the most important things in
growing a good crop, whether in the
garden or in the field, is good seed.
The safest plan ia nearly all cases is
to secure the needed supply in good
season, purchasing from reliable deal
ers who advertise. and then carefully
ties, the seed before risking the crop
with them. Seed should not only have
sufficient vitality to gerniina,s under
reasonable fair conditions but should
be sufficiently vigorous TO send up a
strong thrifty plant.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-27
sim BEERS REPRESENTATIVE IN AJNERICA
He Puts Cordial in His Tea and dishes That
the american LUomen Liked
Cigarettes Better

sim is engaged in the further correc-
ton Of people who inquire about her
uncle My father you mean, she
sweetly replies, when her uncle is
mentioned By this act OF Count Cas-.
SIM his grand niece becomes the first
lady in the diplomatic corps, as she is
the mistress OF the embassy presided
over by it, dean.
Count Cassini is punctilious in his
diplomatic duties. and never neglects
the slightest point in international
etiquette. He is a regular caller at the
State Department on Diplomatic Day,
and at all the official functions at the
White House or public occasions
whore the corps is invited to turn out
he is at the head of his colleagues in
his brilliant state uniform, and keeps
his monocle turned on the rest OF the
corps to observe the slightest infrac-
ton of diplomatic etiquette. If there
be an unconscious violation Of pre-
scribed form and custom, the delin-
quent will receive a Slight admonition
from the Ambassador.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-27
Tea Served
In Tall Glasses
And Favored With Lemon.

Ambassador Cassini has established
at the embassy the Russian custom Of
tea drinking. Every afternoon at 5
o'clock he has tea served in his office,
and the members of his embassy, his
personal friends and any person who
may happen to call 1re invited to par
take and enjoy a sociable half hour
The tea is served in tall glasses, set in
silver standards. and is prepared in
real Russian style with lemon.
Those who have tasted il say its de-
licious flavor and genial influence are
produced by few drops Of Russian
cordial which the Ambassador annu-
ally brings from home, along with
many other apoetizing delicacies. The
tea which Count Cassini uses is all
pecially imported from China.
As the diplomats pay no duty on
anything they bring TO this country,
they return from vacations home with
many boxes and cases filled with eat
ables There are always home dishes
which the foreigners are unable to get
in this country. The Countess Cas-
sni when asked on her arrival in this
country last fall what they brought
with them from abroad, significantly
replied. oh, a horse and buggy,
which my father bought for me IN
Paris, some new gowns, of course,
but mostly things to eat.
viii you have one?" is Count Cas-
sinis usual inquiry when entertaining
lady caller, as he opens a jeweled
case filled with his favorite, fragrant
Russian cigarettes. and extends it to-
wards her. He is a nicotine mission
airy and is endeavoring to teach
American women to appreciate the
cigarette. If the lady caller IS willing
to make the attempt, the Ambassador
will show her how TO light cigarette
and take dainty little puffs If she
declines. he will say: All, but take
one with you 1t has a charm which
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-27
For q Century
The Cassini Family
Has Been Russian.

The Counts branch of the family
has been in Russia for a century, and
his title is derived from that Govern
ment and Is not descended from his
Italian family. as has been reported.
He was for nine years secretary in the
St. Petersburg Foreign Office, his first
foreign service being Charge DAT
flares in Saxony. He was first sec
retary of Legations and Embassies in
several European cities, and was made
Minister to North Germany. In 1900
he was sent as Minister to China.
where he remained until 1890, when
he was appointed as Russian repre-
sentative in Washington, the post hav-
ing been raised to an Ambassador
ship. His work in China is especially
notable. He negotiated treaties which
are OF the greatest value to Russia and
OF interest TO all nations which have
trade relations with China.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-27

loose-htting band OF button lace. All
the new sleeves are wide at the bot
tom and have a tendency to make the
hand look small and delicate.
The hat, a flower turban, is a harmo-
Nous combination OF purple and Grim
son berries, with green and yellow
toned leaflge.
One OF the new gowns is a carriage
toilette OF sapphire lightweight cloth,
lustrous and silky. which is combined
with black soutache, white cloth and
tiny gold buttons. The fitted eton has
little vest OF white cloth, barred with
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-27

will be perfect harmony in general
lines and in detail between the cor
sage and the skirt This is absolutely
necessary in view of the elaborate
trimmings and forms Of applied deco
ration that are seen even on the street
gown, which represents the final rally
of the tailor-made.
Gowns nowadays are no longer cut
after a pattern, but designed TO ex-
press an artistic idea. For this rea-
son, they are made beautiful and oc-
casionally more fantastic
A lovely street gown, a Partisan
model designed for an Easter church
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-27

you will learn and pretty soon value
as 90 the women OF my country"
Some of the society young women
have accepted the Ambassadors gifts
OF cigarettes and presented them to
their brothers or men friends. who
vouch for the charm OF the foreign
product.
One Washington belle, who was a
frequent visitor at the Russian EN-
bassy, always accepted the cigarette
which the Ambassador invariably
proffered every time they met. She
tied each one with dainty ribbon and
strung them all together till She had
yard or more. A short time ago she
was married, and not knowing what
to do with her trophies, presented
them to her husband for a wedding
present
These are, in brief, some Of the sur
roundings and personal characteristics
Of the leading diplomat in Washing
ton They do not. however, indicate
the success that has attended his ca
reer in the diplomatic service, which
he began in the Foreign Office in St.
I tltf 5DuIS WHICH nc was puiy i/I2
years old. He inherited a taste for
this profession, as his grandfather was
Russian Minister to Rome and his
father was in the Russian diplomatic
service. His brother has a high po-
sitlon at the Court of ST. Petersburg,
and his son-in-law, Count Mengden,
is aide-de-camp to the Emperor.
The Count can trace noble lineage
for many centuries, the family origi-
nally being from Italy. In its early
days many members OF it were re-
nowned as astronomers. In the sew
enteenth century Dominica Cassinl was
appointed director of the Observatory
at Paris, was succeeded by his son and
then, for two hundred Years without
break, a Cassini was in charge OF
that observatory. At the recent Paris
exposition the name Cassini was one
most prominent in the astronomical
department, distinguished for long ser
vice and remarkable discoveries.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-27
Responsible
For Washington's Adoption
OF the Continental Sunday.

The Ambassador has not commend
cd himself to all the good people IN
Washington. In fact, he has excited
much adverse criticism among the
good church people, who are oppo cd
to certain customs that he has intro
duced, and which society Is taking up
with avidity.
Ii can be said that the Count Cassini
and his fascinating young daughter
are more directly responsible than
any other foreigners for popularizing
IN Washington the Continental Sun
day, which makes the afternoon and
evening OF that day time Of feasting
and hilarity.
Ever since their arrival here it has
been the custom at the embassy for
guests to be entertained at dinner Sun
day night, followed by an evening of
sOciability At first only the mem
bers OF the embassy staff were invited,
but the hospitality was gradually ex-
tended to outsiders, until now invita-
tons TO this Sunday evening enter
talnment are eagerly sought and &C
cepted by the leading members Of
Capital society.
The Ambassadors daughter, the
Countess Cassini, has played an inn
portant part in making his residence
here notable When they first came
to Washington she was not his daugh-
ter Whenever she appeared in public
she was constantly correcting people
who addressed her and inquired
about her father you mean my
uncle she would say. 1t would have
been more correct if she had said
grand-uncle. for she is by birth the
grand niece Of the Count About a
year ago Count Cassini formally
adopted her rs his daughter, the cere-
mony receiving the appreciation and
sanction 81 the Emperor, and she is
now the Ambassadors daughter and
legally entitled to the title of Coun-
tess.
Since her adoption tie Countess Gas
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-27
Gowns Nowadays Not Cut to Pattern, but
Designed to Express an Artistic Idea

gold soutache, and watch springs OF
black are posed on the fronts and
sleeves, as we'll as on the skirt
The latter is constructed Of strapped
cores, narrower over the hips, and ar
ranged in alternate sections OF tucks,
each section headed by a fancy design
in gold posed over black braid The
sleeve shows an unusual number OF
strapped cores. 1t is bell shaped, the
scant fullness suggesting puff at the
wrist, where it is caught into a flare
straps, and cascade of lingerie ruflcs.
ADELAIDE LOUISE SAMSON
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-27
Hints and Pic
tures of Time
ly Interest

/ gown, is in beige
lclotha delicate
silver gray with a
suggestion 0 I
purple. 1t is one
of the new col
Tors, and bears the
1 poetical name of
cloud gray The
/ suit is trimmed
/ throughout with
"a narrow gold
! cord knotted to
/ form loops.
The skirt, which
I Is most elegant in
I cut, is carefully
/ adjusted to the
/ figure, touching
in the front, and
lust sweeping in
the back The hip
yoke is cut into
long strap ends,
piped with black
braid and finish
ed with gold cord
loops, Inserted
pleats start from
straps,
forming a Fare
with a machine
stitched border
The pretty blouse
Jacket is almost
tight-iitting and
l. caught into p
shaped belt with
tab ends. The
stole cape shows
q vest effect with
q siashed border
p,ped with black
braid and finished /
with tiny gold !
decorations Inc .
stole i carried .
over the shoui
ders IN a bertha /
design 50 g. /
form a prettlly
q MS h e Il open /
front over = white |
sheer inside waist !
and soft stock
+ liar, tro m
which falls a lace
Jabot. he slash |
ed sleeves follow
the new pictllr
esque a 5 h io n,
/ b { y h a we a
5 trap iinls h,
which follows the
inside line OF the
arm and Is car
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-27
VOUNT CASSINI, the Russian
Ambassador, is Of Italian de-
= scent, Of Russian birth, and

~ scent, Of Russian birth, and
looks like an Englishman. Just
now he is in the limelight on Wash
ington's diplomatic stage, both as Dean
Of the Diplomatic Corps, and as a
prominent actor in the Oriental drama
that is running its course with Russia
and japan playing the leading parts.
Diplomats are seldom without fads
and fancies, and Count Cassini is not
an exception to the rule
lie is lover OF dogs, and his splen-
did embassy building is the home OF
several, who roam at viii through the
parlors, boudoirs and the palatial
rooms.
He is thorough Russian in his de-
votion to the cigarette, and one of
his hobbies is to introduce the Gus
tom of smoking this seductive form Of
tobacco among American women.
He possesses the Russian habit Of
tea drinking, and is a rival Of the Jap
anese Minister in the excellence of
the beverage he drinks and dispenses
at his hospitable embassy
These are the principal foibles OF
one Of the most adroit diplomats in
Washington, and one who exercises
great influence in the diplomatic corps
through being its dean.
Perhaps the Russian Ambassador is
the best known OF all his diplomatic
colleagues, as he is rather democratic
in his tastes and movements and is
frequently seen in public places, at the
theatre, driving about the streets and
strolling from embassy to embassy or
to tile State Department, where he
has been an almost daily visitor for
many weeks.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-27
The Picturesque
Prevails in the
Current Styles

frame for a black
velvet knot on
which a jaunty
gold tassel IS
posed.
Plaids are max
ing quite a furore
in high class tail
ored designs, and
the search for
new combinations
OF color continues
undated. One OF
the i'm porte d
snowflake plaids
shows an ochre
groun d wit h
pansy purpl {
cross lines and
trim min & 5 OF
the new button
pattern lace. The
skirt has a tab
lier hip yoke to
which the side
and back are
shirred, the plaid
pattern b ems
matched at the
seams. and the
plain hem finish
ed with a pansy
velvet binding APP
Piled as a nun ;
fold. 1t is we'll
to bear IN mind
that the tablier
hip yoke will be
in evid { n { e
throughout the
summer.
The little blouse
coat - fashioned
with the long
shoulder line, the
latter being out
lined with straps
OF button pattern
lace braid III
white, which also
defines the shaped
and fitted belt
The coat >ags a
trific back and
forth over the
belt, the grace
fully curved
fronts being fin
j he'd with a braid
passem E nterie
decorated with
ochre tinted me
dallions. I h c
open neck neceS-
states the usual
inside waist Of
white sheer, with
soft stock and
chou.
The sleeves are
shirrcd rath err
close at the up
per part OF the
arm and are car
ried thence in
loose puffs TO the
wrist, where they
are finished by a
flare of lingerie
rufi1es and al
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-27
Count Cassini
Is of Striking Personal
Appearance.

He is striking in appearance, and at
tracts attention whenever he appears
in public. He is just a little lame and
walks with a slight halt, but his step
IS the swinging one OF an English
gentleman accustomed to walking, and
as he moves along in a nonchalant
way he can be heard generally hum
ming tune while he twirls his walk
ing stick. He is somewhat nearsight-
ed. and to correct his sight wears a
monoeie in his right eye, thus adding
ssrikingIy 10 his resemblance to a
typical Englishman.
Count Cassini Is social lion in
Washington, and IS everywhere in de-
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-27
The Gowns Of the Season Suggest the Mid
summer Time in Their Construction

AT7HE date set for Easter, whether
it be early or late, is accepted
as the boundary line between
seasons in the world of fash
ion Both spring and autumn are,
strictly speaking, semi-seasons, and
gravitate in the general trend Of their
modes and materials toward winter
and summer.
The new Easter gowns suggest IN
their construction the fashions of mid
summer. There is no doubt that the
picturesque will prevail, and that there
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-13
Delights of Travel.

There is nothing more delightful in the world than travelling, and yet very few people really enjoy doing so. They expect exactly the same food they get at home, they want comfortable arm-chairs, and even the joys of a French bed do not make up for the loss of their favorite lounge. They have no capacity for adapting themselves to the ways of the country through which they are passing they take no interest in the study of humanity by which they are surrounded, they only stay at huge hotels containing hundreds of rooms where every one is merely a number and where French cook German waiter and a local chsmbermaid represent to them the life and ways of the country. This is not travelling at all. People lose all the comforts of home and gain none of the experiences of foreign life. To get to out-of-the-way places, to live among the people and with the people, to sec the endless ways there are of accomplishing the same end. to note the thrift, the different modes of agriculture, to study the schools and the educational systems. to attend churches and watch the people at their devotions to 70 to theatres and music halls even if one does not understand. are all an education and an in terest only obtainable by travelling through foreign lands
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-13
A Jcurnalistic Triumph.


 It is not likely that the IroQuis Theatre horror will be forgotten soon, but while It's details are still fresh in the minds of the people is the most fitting time to pay a tribute to the way in which the Chi cago newspaper men handled the affair.
 It was about the middle of Wednesday afternoon that the fire started. While the fire yet burned papers all over the coun- try were on the street with extra editions giving a coherent account of It's progress. very accurately telling what the total would amount to. Before dusk the lists of names began to come in and the de- tails of the horrible scenes. By the next morning the whole general story in all its weird and gruesomely spectacular de- tails was spread before the eyes of the whole world. That next morning the Chi cago papers contained pictures of the various stages of the fire and of the prin- cipal people involved and the all but cor rect lists of the dead and wounded. These pictures were necessarily slower in reach ing other parts of the country.
 But did the people who read the descrip- tive stories, which went with the long lists of dead and wounded and the columns of incidents, interviews and special features men who got the stuff up had to go against? Few of them did, probably. and they are not to be blamed for that either.
 This brilliant journalistic feat called for qualities Of geheralShtp within the news paper offices snd news bureaus of Chicago on par with that of the directors of a military campaign.
 And of the small army of reporters who got up the lists and the reading matter each one was himself general as well. The mere matter of aScertaining, at that period, how the fire started and the names of a few of the dead and wounded. in the length of time, would have sent the man in most other professions into the hands of the alienists. Every reporter there had to throw off all thoughts of personal danger as completely as a soldier or fire man does; he had to keep his brain as clear as a lawyers or detectives; he had to think no more of the freezing weather and the fatigue which comes through working In 1t for hours than does 8 man who sets out for the North Pole; he had to have the body of an athlete and the quick and sure mind of an attorney; his eye must have been able to take in every detail and his memory to fix it as on a photographic plate. Thus he might secure some of the facts.
 After all that tax of hours upon. his nerves. mind and body he had yet the most difficult task of all to perform-to go to the office and write 1t down, correctly, coherently, graphically, and withal at the topmost speed with which he was capable of handling che keys of a typewriter.
 There have been few instances in the history of modern journalism when the newspaper men have risen to a totally unexpected occasion so we'll as did the Chicago members of the guild at the Iro- Quois fire.