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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-11-23
ALUMINIUM PAPER.

Thi, material Il intended A. a tubsti'u'e
for tin.foil. 1t consists II paper specially
prepared to give It apsrchment-lIke consis.
tency and covered with powdered alumi.
mum rpriukled upon thin layer Of resin.
Pressure Is applied while the coating Ia
soft, to insure the adhesion Of the powder.
The metallic surface thus obtained Ia not
affected by moisture or by greasy substan.
ces. Aluminium paper is cheaper than tin
foil, ard in germany Efforts are making to
introduce II ext nsively.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-11-23

A liquid cold cure and the only Cough
Syrup which moves the bowels works all
cold out OF the system--is Kennedy's Lax.
alive Honey and Tar Clears the head and
throat and makes weak lungs strong. Best
for Group, Whooping Cough, etc. Child.
rem love It. Sold A. II. Pettibone.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-11-23

The farmers n E.sx Junction ard
vicinity viii receive about e20, 900 for corr
d hvsred to the canning factory there dur
ug The past season.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-11-23

A CAsD
W. IN undersixnei. here's, AZ - s.
refund the money on n 50e.7' b q a
GreeDs's Warranted sy'rp u To- L "a :
20 core yoof eoush ~ cell W. all
guarantee 23-seat - 10 . eve y
factory or m o., rmQ
A. II. Pritlhon. NJ ~ s,le- ID ph',
4. Bfoph, Y Il DIR. IN etst
Dorset. h o. Adam. a II Hoo
\. o. Adams, Arlington. sds. 276r.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-11-23
Or, D.gelnaiy'sfaVuTiia Remedy

rsEs,sfus At Rslagsi. n. !,
Sod - asWsxisi, 81 ssattis tfcrs o.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-01
TO PREVENT FIRES.
Methods of Building and Other
Safeguards for Country Homes.

r,, i; 4.r yocre danger from fire in the
country house than in the city house. says 9e'
erance Johnson, in the October hun0er VI
Country Life in America" The former Is gem
orally frame building, OF light CONSTRUCTION
Manned without strict building laws debating
to safeguard it as far as possible against h[s'
IF is the fancy of the owner that prevails. In
ont of town districts, too, the means OF hghting
fire are inferior AS likely as not there Is no
available water supply. In the country mousse
accordingly, a fire is likely to start much moro
quickly than in an urban dwelling ana "heh
once under way it soon gets beyond all control
How then shall the country homo be con-
str,,cted 50 that it will not readily burn up? or
course the easiest answer is. build II like a city
house as nearly freproof as possible. Irue'
but how few want to do this. The average
man does not care to spend the money. In tho
country he wants as large home as he can
get with rooms that are airy and light; veran-
das that are spacious, and towers. perhaps that
are lofty; and these will all cost too much II he
must make them of iron, stone and cement
Furthermore a frame house in the country,
especially If it is used chiefly in summer, is often
more healthful than of masonry. 1t lie
drier and can be kept clean more easily
A house need not be entirely of iron, stone and
cement however, to be reasonably safe against
fire Indeed the builder of a home costing no
more than 81 500 may render his abode seventy
times more secure by spending an additional
sum of about per cent of the original esti-
mate. And besides. he may take great many
precautions which will cost him practically moth
ing.
The first requisite IN safeguarding house
worth $500 for example, costs hardly more
than S25, and consists Of what are known as
''frestops" AS frequently built, the walls Of
frame house invite conhagration. the studs,
plaster and boarding forming veritable chimneys
which extend from the cellar to the roof. Half
the fires in country houses start in some waste
material in the cellar and in a house without
"frestops" the flames spread Immediately to the
walls and then. famed by the draught, they
shoot upward inside. Cracked by the heat the
plaster on the walls soon crumbes off. thus
leaving the laths as so much matchwood to feed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-01

ct heard somewhere" said the Busy Man,
that the peace treaty had miscued and there
was to be more fighting
There will be no more fighting In the Far
East for a long long time, mark my word re-
piled the Constant Reader. THE Anglo-Jap-
anese treaty has been announced. by which
Japan and England agree both to go to war
against any power which attacks one OF them.
1t recognizes Japan's paramount interests in
Corea and Englands supreme control Of India
and the latter's right to do what 1t wishes to
protect it's Indian frontier. European states
men regard the treaty as the most momentous
link in the chain OF history forged since the
peace of Portsmouth The treaty has somewhat
alarmed the Russians. some of whom urge
counter alliance Of Russia, France and Ger
many. In France ii is the belief that the new
treaty is a heavy dow ftussia, because lie
she tries to expand either in the direction OF
China or India Arabia, she will have to fight
two foes at once. The Swedes and the Nor
wegiang too. have been making history. They
finally decided on a way to separate and agreed
on a treaty which will be binding soon as
ratified by the parIiaments OF the two coun-
tries
so they are not going 10 war after aH" In
terrupted the Busy Man.
mo, no." was the answer. Norway at last
conceded the abandonment OF her forts. a point
the Swedes had been firm IN demanding And
there is little prospect OF war in the future
either. The agreement also provided for the
compulsory arbitration before The Hague Court
of all disputes. except matters of vital inter
est. for the period OF a decade. On either side
Of the frontier there is 90 be a neutral zone;
and the few forts that not demolished are
| not 10 be fortified. The spirit OF peace which
/ was SO active last week also affected France
| and Germany; for they at last decided on an
| agreeable settlement of tho Moroccan question
| Premier Rouvier for France and Prince Won
Hadolin for Germany signed the accord which
provides for conference to decide once and for
| all how far each government can push it's in
| terests in the Sultans realm China and Eng
iahd also agreed on a. conference In Calcutta
10 decide the status of the Tibet Ever since
| Colonel Younghusband made that expedition
into Tibet to open up way for British COM
| merce, China has refused to recognize pSoe-
| lands Influence In the mountain co,In+rv rrh
conference promises peaceable solution -, tt,s
problem.
ION the other hand. Austria ana FJrr.o-,,
have become more quarrelsome IN Tpns.1,
especially thers have been warlike demopst~a,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-01
Consta Mt Reader Tells Him What He Missed in Last
Weeks Newspaper.

the nail on the head by saying the vice of the
insurance business was irresponsible power II
was shown, furthermore, that the Equltable
books are all in tangle and that certain profits
disappeared for no apparent reason. In schemes
of speculation the company took all the FISK
and then if there were profits the officials got
generous shares Another yellow dog account
in the Equitable was found, in which sums ag-
gregatng $3.50, 900 were disposed of mysterious
ly. Meanwhile out-and-out thieves stole SooO'-
600 worth of stocks and bonds from the City
National Bank
Have the fusionists at last decided on a man
for Mayor" interrupted the Busy Man again.
Fusion has all gone to pieces" said the Con-
slant Reader. 1.-The Republicans in disgust
withdrew and decided to name straight ticket.
The Gitizeas Union still STICKS 10 Jerome LOT
District Attorney; Senator Platt announced that
he wanted Mr.. Cutting, the head or the CltlzenS
Union to run for Mayor, but added that the VIC
tory of Tammany was certain Politics. now
ever doesn't take up all the stage. Because or
high rates several steamship lines threaten TO
leave this port The Allan Line was the first to
quit giving UP its pier ana gong 10 6 nt;i
Yet the shipping in the harbor is becoming
more and more crowded One steamship
rammed a pier and, besides wrecking 1t, killed
one man. Four telephone companies have APP
piled for franchises to compete here with the
Telephone Trust. Trade in the city may De IN
creased in many lines by the establishment or
a supply depot here by the government. The
President has plan to buy all the government
supplies in New-York. An order 10 inspect al
steamers was issued. to discover If there were
any violations of the laws passed as result
of the Slocum disaster"
81 didn't get chance even to glance at the
obituary column last week" said the Busy Man.
wv H Peckham the eminent Jurtst, died In
his office" said the Constant Reader. Others
who died were J. B. NJ. Grosvenor the mer-
chant; Jacob Lift, the theatrical manager; Pro-
lessor Lamson Earle, of Columbia University;
Or James r Chadwick, lecturer at Harvard;
William r. TraVers, the club man who killed
himself: Captain @. C. NJ. Godfrey. U. 8: A;
Count Cipriani son of Garibaldfs general; I.
Edgar Pemberton the British dramatist. and
Hugh Blaik, the Scotch SnipoWIisI'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-01

the flames Such fire five minutes after II mas
started can envelop whole house.
The "Arestops" consist of brick iald on lli0
foundation walls, so that they fill up completely
the spacs between the floor beams IN TINS way
the cellar is completely cut off from the mono"
walls. and the fire is confined until 1t mas eaten
its way through the floor. This takes time
or next Importance are the 'girts' on a lever
with the upper floors, and the eats between
the floors. These serve the same purpose as
the ''irestops," being built in the walls to pre-
vent the draught from drawing the fire up be-
tween the studs. These are of wood ana heeo
not add more than $50 to the cost.
For the purpose of imprisoning cellar nre
still more closely, it is advisable to plaster the
ceiling of the cellar. If wooden laths are used
this will cost only about $35 more. And If the
lathing be of metal. the expense may be estl-
mated at $40
One-ffth of the fires in country houses originate
in defective f1ues. If a chimney is built OF only
one tier of brick, making it's walls only four
inches thick there is great danger that some
time or other it will set fire to the house
Masons in building a chimney are prone in
their hurry to slap some mortar between two
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-01
Commander Department of the East Gives acts
Which Lead Him Urge Restoration of the Canteen'

bricks in such way as to fill only the ehoS u
the aperture, leaving the middle hollow l"
case of a fire these ends drop out, leaving tne
chimney a veritable honeycomb. To construct
such a chimney absolutely freproof costs only
about $40 more 1t should be built Of two tiers
of brick instead of one. More important still'
it should be lined inside with burnt clay pipe
In case the chimney should catch fire 1t would
then burn itself out, the interior pipe OF clay
preventing the flames from working through
and the double thickness Of brick overcoming
the intense heat -u.o+
Wooden laths in frame house are great
source of danger, and for this reason the oulio-
er of a country house adds much to his security
by using metal laths instead For SLOW
house metal lathwork throughout costs about
$3.50 more. a,.A
The use of freproofng paint as an eff1cient
defence against a confagration is still matter
of DISPUTE among builders. It is still he!d py
some architects that nothing has yet been Iouno
which will do more than slightly retard a nre.
In case paint of this character is used Tor the
stairways and halls of country house worth
s.. 300. the cost would not be increased more
than $15. -, -,
The precautions suggested above vii! by no
means insure house against fire. but they VIII
delay a confagration so that prompt actlon ca dn
extingilish it, The total expense OF $!oOo
house reasonably secure therefore. would be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-01
MAINE GAME LAWS.
Omen Season for Moose and Deer
Begins Tomorrow.

Rangor. Me. Sept 80 (SpeciaD.-Maine's Dig
game hunting season will begin 1or ia"-aDl
men. on Monday, October z, for the hrst udy VI
October falls on Sunday, which IS always cl0'0
time The hunters have been arriving IoF l"o
weeks past and already many have CHOSEN 'helr
ground, engaged their guides and mace al prey
nrations for the campaign. From all that can
he learned from guides, woodsmen ana "eroelI9'
and from the game commissioners themselves
the prospects are bright for a season OF hne
snort for the deer are as numerous as ever, and
there is some reason to believe that the moose
have somewhat increased in numbers Ihere
have been no changes of consequence IN tl9
laws affecting big game since last season. Inc
caribou are still protected, the six years close
time that expires on october 10 this year nav
ing been renewed by the last legislature Tor an
other six years. 1t is said that the cdIlOoA'
which migrated from Maine years ago. going far
northward to the St. Lawrence River ana even
into Labrador, are now returning nut not III
su47cient numbers to warrant the authorities In
making an open time for killing the game
IT is expected that about two thousand sports
men from other States will come to Maine this
fall to kill game, and that they Will spend mere
about 100000 in railroad fares hire OF guides
canon EXPENSES and taxiderny With the men
come many women. and for the convenience OF
these latter there are. in some localities. women
guides.
The open season for big game allowance TO
each hunter, methods of transportation etc.
are fixed by law follows
Moose one bull only, having not less than
two tines to its horns, may be killed between
October Is and December l. Cow and caf
moose are not to be killed at any time.
Deer two only permitted 10 one man. may De
shot at any time between the first day OF DC
tober and the 18th day OF December, except
that Sunday is always close time for all game
Bears may be shot at any time, anywhere III
the State, and there is legal limitation TO the
number one may kill
Caribou and beaver are protected at all liiiies'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-01
NOT ON TIME AFTER ALL

There Is e railroad out in Colorado. according TO
the story OF Western traffic manager. which
seems unable to form anything like an intimate
acquaintanceship between its trains and the ad-
yertised schedules. It's trains are proverbially
late that there is a mild celebration every time one
reaches its terminal time
A few weeks ago the word was passed about the
little town that No would get in on time, and
there was big crowd at the station Some gem
erous citizen provided quantities OF red nre ana
set IL of along the track.
when he jumped of at the station.
Train actually got in on time explained the
crowd.
'Put out your nres you fools the conductor
snorted Don't you know that we're just twenty
four hours lat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-01

about $500. Figures for houses Of other values
in like proportion.
In case a man feels that there is danger OF MS
house catching fire from the OUTSIDE ne can eSlt
render 1t much more nearly freproot py rooLns
It with tiles and using stucco on metaI Iaehs VI
plaster board for it's outside walls Inc r t1
would then cost $500 for a S7,5OO mousse auu I4Io
sides about $3.50 additional. TO make euSn a
house fairly safe inside and outside, therefore,
would mean an extra cost or $l'VOU. ,- 80
Other precautions which lessen the DANGER VI
fire depend not on the purse at an DuC ehe boIS1id
lance of the owner. Ashes, for example, shoulo
be kept only in metal cans, ana away , L.OI
woodwork Cloths used in cleaning mar 49,
floors should be burned at once. 1IIpeS lit I'd
+o accumulate Gas brackets should not 10
placed where they swing against Gun qtn
Kerosene should never be used 10 iisnt MI 10
fires Oil lamps and stoves should almoy 4too
6i1ad In tha DAYTIME. BenZine ana naPhtna
should never be used in the same room WIN q
fame Plumbers and painters should not oG l peI
mitted to leave their Work cIolH t - coo1 airv
nlace Safety matches should always De uset d.
THE most essential factor in combating HLe
is an ample water supply. II IL caInot DC 1o1t
should be established with pressure suHC zen
to play a stream on the roof TO 90 tnls La. iS
of five or six thousand gallons capaclty shG It
he placed on a tower structure OUTSIDE, 1ne Do1~
TOM of the tank being fully ten rect ABOVE Cn1
highest gable of the house TANK ana IoWSl "Iii
cost about $500. Stand pipes should next ue IN
etai1ed on each floor, and in order that tney
should not disfieure the interior they may oe
DIaced inside of closets centrally located, Win
long enough hose to reach the furtnest corhels'
Hose and nozzles will cost about SIo:.
WJhara water is not obtainable, IRE sons
times can be put out by chemical extinSulshers
several devices of this kind have been recon-
mended by the National Boara OIL F4'e
writer's They cost from SD UP. .s
wire rome fire escapes are sometimes Iould
practical A fifty foot one costs aDouc go anu
when not in use it may be concealed In d VIII
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-01

and there is heavy penalty for killing either Of
these animals.
traps are prohibited in hunting deer, moose and
caribou.
Non-residents may pot shoot game or game
birds Of any kind in Maine. at any unes Win
cut first procuring a license to do 50. Prior
to October 1 a license to shoot birds and WHO
animals not protected by law at that time
may be obtained for So; any sportsman desiring
to extend this privilege to the general hununS
season may. by payment OF $40 additional re-
ceive a full hunters license, permitting him
to kill and ship to his home. unaccompanied oy
him, moose, two deer, and, II not pre-
vfously shipped, his legal allowance OF game
birds. The special bird hunting licenses expire
by limitation October /, while the general Il
censes expire with the close Of the hunting
season, December l. and may be had by appli-
cation to the Commissioners OF Inland Fisheries
and Game at Augusta, or Of authorized agents
scattered about the State, usually az every
point OF departure for the woods and at impor-
tant fitting out points. They cost So ana are
not transferable. Game bearing the tags oe-
tached from these licenses do not require any
Identification before the warden at any point
The law provides that non-residents shall
not camp and kindle fires on the wild LANDS IN
the State unless in the charge Of a registered
guide and no guide shall have in his charge
more than five persons at time SDortsn1en
who stop at camp or hotel and merely go 0ut
from there to hunt are not compelled to employ
a guide unless they build fires while so doing
this law having been enacted primarily for the
protection Of the forests. The penalty OF IeaV-
ing such fires as may have been kindIed by
any person. his servant or agent, without ex-
tinguishing same, is 500
ANY person who has legally killed any game
or game birds may transport the same TO his
home or have it transported II open to view
and MAINLY tagged in accordance with the pro-
visions of the law, which in the case Of the
nonresident requires a coupon tag detached
from his license, and permits the transporta-
ton of one moose Dull of mature age only,
two deer and ten each Of ducks ruhed grouse
and woodcock. In the case of the resident he
may transport. if open to view, plainly tagged
and accompanied by him, to be identified be-
fore the wardens at the central junction points
on the way two deer, a bull moose and not
more than fifteen Of each variety Of the game
birds mentioned In the statute, and the same
must be shipped to the home Of the owners or
said game or game birds. No game or game
birds u~y be sold or given away for transpor-
tation beyond the limits Of the State. nor SHAH
any game birds be sold or offered for safe at
any time within the State.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-01

+ions favoring independence from Austria. Many
riots have occurred in Budapest. If hungary
breaks AWAY as Norway did, war, II IS sald' VIII
follow for the Hungarians are too hot tempered
to arbitrate Cuba has been quieter by the
way Jose Miguel Gomez, the Liberal leader
who was nominated for the Presidency re-
signed as a candidate. He said he saw no
chance of beating President Palma without
revolution. which the United States would not
tolerate"
I'm our last talk you said still more Italians
were immigrating hither because of earth
aunkoa" snid the Busy Man, Have things
quieted down yet?'
1.-THE earthquakes in Calabria," said the Con-
slant Reader. had hardly subsidized when two
cyclones swept the stricken country after the
other Four thousand cabins had to be erected
to provide shelter for the homeless, Another
part of Europe was wiped out, but not by the
violence of nature. Moresnet, the smallest Eu-
ropean State consisting OF seventy acres, was
coded to Belgium by Prussia
But hold on" interrupted the Busy Man,
you haven't said word about Russia's reVo-
luton"
There is no revolution in Russia" was the
reply. THE disturbances in the Caucasus have
queted down. The Russians are now wrestling
with the Cars plan for parliament. The
Zemstvo leaders in congress at Moscow grew so
bold as to demand autonomy for the various
races in the empire, which would permit them to
use their own languages. They also demanded
other reforms which would give them nearly as
much personal freedom we have. The xemst-
voists campaigning everywhere and are ex-
pected to control the parliament. NJ. White, the
chief Russian peace envoy was enthusiastically
received at st. Petersburg. Baron Komura, his
opponent, left this city on Wednesday for Japan
On the day he left Columbia conferred degrees
both on him and NJ. Witte"
'I wonder what II. Witte thought OF America
anyway" said the Busy Man. absentrnindedIy
"He doubtless thought insurance COM
panies had much graft in them the Rus
sian army" said the Constant Reader. ITO the
investigating committee Jacob III. Schiff former
ly director of the Equitable. testified that the
directors of that company were so many figure
heads. with power to check the misconduct
OF executive officers. He swore. too that James
h Hyde and James W. Alexander were prac-
tically In supreme control of the Equitable and
that the former manipulated things for his own
proht. Another witness told how Andrew Ham
ilton. who looks after the legislative business OF
the New-York Life, was also employed for the
1 Fame purpose by the Equitable ana the Mutual.
ne received big sums, but never accsunted for
'he spending OF them. Mr.. Schif, however. hit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-01
A GARDEN IN A STATION.

At Client, IN Belgium. Ia n TrFY iar6v t~=sAlAus
TO the railway system. covered in with glass root
One portion OF the station. not being required for
use. has been turned into winter garden. the
floor of the building being utilized for the planting
out of various subjects in the form of beds and
groups. An illustration of this floral station Is
given in THE Revue de horticulture Beige for
July. This shows stately palms from Aus
traa. planted along the centre A group of bam-
boos is also pretty. Several other plants used
such American aloes. musas. Phoenix, zOnal
pelargoniums. New-Zealand fax. hydrangeas.
fuchsias. begonas and others. Owing to the very
high roof of the station we should think. says
Gardening World" the Towering plants less suit
able for the situation than the fine foliage plants
This is an experience which applies to tail con-
servatorieS. where the plants long way from
the glass. II would be quite a novel experience 10
see a flower garden in London railway station
-(Pall Mall Gazette.