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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-04-20
Showing The bible.

10 Armenia the distribution OF the Bibl,
by missior aries is especially difficult. Ye
the book is largely read by the natives v her
1t falls into their hands, as may be gather
ed from this story, published in Every
body's Mags zine, and told by one CT the
Bible man. copy Of the Bible was RiveI
TO ,tient In the American hospital, anc
by him carried to his home In a village
lI3ro an Armenian priest took il from the
man, and having torn |. to pieces, threw II
into the street.
A grocer picked it up and took 1t to his
shop, where he began to use 1t as Wrapping.
paper. So for a time Oliver, cheese, candles
and other things cent forth from that store
we're wrapped in pages upon which were
printed he Words OF Life"
Ia this way one Bible was scattered about
through that village, and was read by many
whose Interest was so far aroused that they
began asking fer more Of the same book,
The result was that when the colporteur
next came round, over one hundred Bibles
or portions Of the Bible were sold In that
village.
North and south, east and west, the Bible
society sows; and that no ground is too
barren for Its seed, surely the following
true Incident proves:
A Cree Indian and his son, fishing In the
Nor'h-wes. some years sgo during the win
ter season, travelled on snow. shoes across
The plains, thiukipg that they carried what
they called the "B1 1ok of Heaven" in their
pack. When they reached hunting ground
one hundred and forty miles distant from
the fishery, they found that the book had
been left ,hiDd Ole Of them went back
on his tracks, and walked two hundred and
eighty miles through the Wild country to
regain that Bible.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-04-20
Venetian Wonen

The women Of Venice are absolutely free
from the rule which Dame Fashion sIer.
eises over their sisters elsewhere. They
care nothing for modes. With them the
length of the skirt remains always the
same, neither short nor lorg, ard they al
Sais wear plsinly made dark dresses, black
Stockings and The helle,s slippers OF the
East. Hate are unknown,
The universal outdoor wrap for all ages
and all sizes Is the black shaw, with deep
silken fringe. II 10 folded with a short
point above aud long one below, ard
sometimes II envelopes the figure from head
to foot Ii 10 never fastened at the tbrost,
and when II slips tn II ia gathered up with
one outstretched arm, which makes the
spectator think OF big bird stretching its
wings.
la their attire the woman OF Venice are
Independent, only wearing local clothing,
but, " feminine Inconsistency, they are
thoroughly up TO date 10 the matter OF hair.
dress, the style OF their coifures changing
from time to time, according to the vogue
OF the moment In London and Paris.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-04-20
Wonderful Intelligence ot,ne Grow

Tht ow, while generally mide war up
on by farmers, lsa great friend to them
doirg them much more good than harm By
destroying lnsees aud worms that do IA,
sttstef II Jury to the crops. Tho crow
knows the danger OF = gun 10 Tie hands OF
msn snd gets out Of the way ss soon q.
possible That 10, when the guard gives
he iis goal the whole h,ek gets cut OF the
sst, Toe schemes that man has devised
to eu rap them have msde them very wary
and they exa nine well any tempting thlrg
which he may place In their way.
A LAWYER thought he would get the bet.
ter Of n)ck OF crows that he saw sitting
on ftcs, so he took stme corn aud fas-
tened opg strings TO quite a number Of the
graios, keeping one end Of the stiing him
slf, Then he scattered the c1rn all about
nnder some trees not far from where IN,
crows sat, They watched the Performance
from their perch on the fence, and after tn,
man hsd dfa, pearod from sight ole crow
few wn TO the plsce wh,re the corn was
scatt, red. He walked carefully all around,
exam'nlus everything with closest scrutiny
turLing his head tint on one eide 10 lock
at II with one eye, aud then on th other
side to lock at II with tle other eye, until
he was fully satl Il d concerning the chsr.
actei he flair. Teen he fl,w back to
'he I ,e aud apparently reported TO the
rest, and all new away wi bout tot ohirg q
grain Crows live 10 communities and are
said to hsve form Of government with GER
tain rules Of conduct, and anyone found
guilty OF violating these ruies, sfter a trial
Of the case by the whole community, is at
orce punished acc )rdlDg to their ideas Of
justice.
Finally, cares amorg crows are quite
equally divided, SIS both biids share the re.
sponsihil.y Of sitting upon the nest.
How much that care wont to cor slider
as characteristic Of high order Of human
development may b, found 10 the lower
kingdom, II nature,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-04-20
The Doctors ttorv.

Iwss q full.Hsjged ". ID once, and rtv.
er should have thopgbt OF nd p Ing my pre-.
sent profession II 1t bsdn't been for queer
sccidepk ~ben | 4 st burg Gu. my shirgle.
| had rich n,ietbor, man | vas bound
10 pre- pitIa,s snd the very hfst call ! had,
sitter days OF waiting for patients who did
DO, come, was 10 his barn TO see what was
the matter with bs sick mare. ! cured the
mare, and to1k 10 my shingle; for from
this, day to this I've pever prefcrib,d for a
human b,ing. ] had won srpuisuon as 6
se'erlnsry surgeon and bad TO ick TO Il.
But thst's neither bore nor lbcre. 0a'y "
you ihitk slIa'f can't fhos gratitude
ard Il e.Iop, perhaps you'll charge yoor
mind.
When ia been In business year ~ two,
sent for ms brother DICK. he was won
deiful chap ~iIh all lindi Of animai and
though, perhaps could work oni of my
part Of /. and leave that for him. never
cid tor Dick. cotton broker 10 New YORK
now. aud should have to bfg'n all cYr
again 10 make nrst-rAts physician. Bot
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-04-20

Capt, Il b II fsulknor, q commander 10
The BdtIsb navy 10 1874 was msn Of ~.
utual courage Daring an encounter elose
under the va /. Of ri Royal be noticed
iha, the pilot { 1 not seen 70 be himself.
The mar, be though', seemed to hesitste
when he gave BIS orders. Ia Famous
Fighters o. The Feet, Mr.. Fraser gives the
story:
Captain ; usGor iarn,d s.Ide TO one Of
bis III .ers
I think NJ u .sh scene eob'uied, as II he
d ytsa's saow what be 1. ab u. Has he
been In fe.lon b4frf
Many tIme,, sif, ~ss The reply, he has
b sen twenty -iouf yeafs Ia the service.
Bat FaulknOr was not sstisfsd He eyed
the pilot elosely, and then stepping up to
him, ssked him u nDK question. The
p'l ia agitation was tuch ss 10 render him
Ibcspsble Of reply. Recovering binseif
10 toms tIept 4 moment later, the wretch
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-04-20
Antiquity Of SIN.

The Chinese empress Silpg Chi 20j0 b,
G, was supposed to be the first woman
to dress herself In silken ralment, though
silk was used In the arts 200 years before
her rtign. She was placed smorg the Chi
nese divnlties under the title OF - Slen-
Than which means first promoter OF
the silk industry"
Silk was worth its weight In gold In
many parts Of the world for centuries. lts
immense cost may be estimsted by the fact
that sllken garment is mentioned AZ one
OF the wanton prodigalities OF the Emperor
Heliogabaalus, while a gown Of the same
material was refused by Aurelius to his
empress, on the ground that he couldn't
afford the price. Such was the lmportauce CO
OF the elk iadustry In China that the peo.
pie In the principal growing and manufac-
turing districts took the name OF 'Seres"
and their couo r. - ics," from "Se,r
which in ID ar,i - rtirg. means 'silk.
A curious tblhs ah"u. silk" A curious
thing about SILK is this rhe raw material
Is produced by th cheapest labor in the
world, while the flashed product Is among
the most costly Of merchandise.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-04-20

william Berry, - Brooklyn tells The story
Of boy sho was ssker. How u your fa.
tbeif
Faher Is f.llns bad and eomplsils much
Of his btsl b, replied the boy.
Thsi's Al n7H. ns, eplAd the fiend
Toe nsIi tine cur father complains you
must u u him that II Is sll Imagination ~ d
that he jist Il Ks be iisIck. Tell lin 70
brace up there 4, uJihlfg the matter with
him.
Two or thrss days after the gentleman
sgsin met the boy ard irquired abou, the
health Of his father. Father ihinks he 10
dead, replied the bov.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-04-20

thats wht mean, 10 be then.
The very next day after Dick came 40
Telegram from I. I. Bsrnum. I'd b,ei
daxn there once or twice to bis own sts
bles, ard he had good deal OF faith In me
The despatch wa:
Hebe has hurt her foot Come a, once
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-04-20
A Dog Detective

Scip lives In Old Town when at home, II
an undersIzed cur with bright eyes snt
sharp esrs, and Is Of badly mixed lineage
lie Ia owned By one Of the state game war
dens, whose duty 1t is to examine certain
trains coming down from the game region
Every piece Of game must be checked uI
and suspicious packages examined.
The Maine law positively prohibits the
taking out Of the state OF game birds In any
way whatever.
AZ the people alisbt from the train, few
motto, little deg doggIng about among
,hcm ST. ifii X at ihis har dbsg and that bun.
die.
Soon Li. master hears little bark. lie
knows What that means, and, dropping
everything, fads s,ip dodglug and bosing
abou. the heels Cf passenger. The wal
den closes 10 on the game pointed" by
Sep, quietly yi,es the suspect Into the
bsggsge rocm, aud questions him about the
gtms which be bas concealed about bic
tHtN - tbr hoe hNNsi bttH hAUs "
70 fail In pointing" game. He possibly
may have missed some, but when be has
made up bis doggish mind thst there i. q
yIolstion Of the law, he has always been
correct so far,
Bat iuspectlng The hsnd-bsggsge 10 not
ali Of the little detectives work By any
mesns. After the passengers are all Cut
be hops Into the baggage ard express car
AMI applies bl, sharp little bcse 20 every
ihlpg ia sisht.
While making bis usual Inspection Of the
erpusI car one day, be came across a bar.
rel, to all lntsrts and purposes cop.aIrirg z
nah !. certainly had nsb In Il. Scipsnf O..
I'd ht II, wsnt on, and then came back and
,pifsd again. Rourd aud round the birrsl
he vent, whining and daneins.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-04-20
A bank president called one day on Go,

A bank president called one day on Gov.
ernor John @. Mccullough OF Vermont.
Governor, he said, want to recommend
to your notice Sebastian Sutro. This Young
man would I'll place Of trust with dlscre-
tion an integrity.
He Is a good man' the Governor ask
ed.
He Is one OF the best OF men, said the
bank president, solsmny. Moral, high
minded, generous TO faul:--
With laugh the Governor Interrupted
the bank president.
This fervid praise, be said, reminds me
Of case wherein appeared 10 San Fran
ciico.
He laughed again. Then he went on:
1t was will case. We were trying 10
break the will Of an elder ly man who lgnor-
Ing his relations, hsd left the bulk Of his
property to q total stranger. !. WAS part
Of our case to prove that the dead man
had been eccsntrie, Irregular, cruel aud
dissipated, ard after we had proved this
point the defence summoned witness In
rebuttal.
The fret question pa. TO the defences
witness wss; What do you kLow about
the character Of the decsssed' AID the
man answered, si', 10 words like these
He w0a man without blame, beloved
and respected by men, pure 10 all bis
thoughts, and
Bat interrupted the wltnsss.
Where, said, did you learn all hat
got j., the mtn sssseied from the
mbstone.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-04-20

With faith 10 the little Al nal bora Of
long experience, the efleer Investigated the
barrel, and found, 10 the center Of liberal
lining Of fresh shore cd, several dozon of
plump paruiigs
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-04-20
ONLY a Beginning.

The rich widower was paying assiduous
court to the handsome young woman law
yer.
! don't know, Mr.. Welloph, she de-
INJURED. There are--there are settlements
to be considered you know.
II that is all, Miss Maggie, be said, we'll
have no trouble.
Here be slipped q diamond ring on h,r
fioger.
How does that strike your he atked.
HIN! che ri )ined, holding II up to the
light and inspecting II critically. | think
that n will do quite well-a u retainer.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-09-21
Thrust Finds His Face.
SWING FROM YARDARM
Two Russian oeserters, Now In Amer,
CO, Will Be Hanged for
nesertion.

San Francisco. Sept. 20.-The Russian
crusier Lena Is now In drydock, prepar-
ing for her return voyage to Russia
after n long period of inactivity.
Now m the story that when she
reaches the high seas. where the juris-
diction OF the United States ceases two
deserters. now In arms, will be swung
To death from the yard arm.
Since the Len has been informed I'm
this port ugly stories OF her officers and
men, whose ways are not u ways.
have been whispered freely. and rumor'
has been c~rystallized into fact In the
newspapers. This last tale OF deserving
and swing punishment TO follow has
had n wide currency among the sailors
ut Mare Island. but has lever been.
verified until today. when n Russian,
sailcr confirmed the story.
The two men who VIII pay the forfeit,
of their lives for their dash for liberty
are ordinary sailors before the mast
Their names are Sheshenko and Tour
Ion.
As soon as the Lena touched port
after her arrival many OF the holder
spirits on the vessel took the first OPP
portunity % escape from the rigors Of,
service on a Russian ship OF war.
Twenty-Five managed To elude the
watch ana made good their escape.
Three 90 them were r~ecaptured and ~
now lies Ia an unmarked grave I'm.
Vallejo. He was buried without the
honors OF n sailor. and II was given
out that he fell down n hatchway and
broke hts neck.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-09-21
Cruel Pussy Mothers.
From the Boston Hcrald.

49, F1HNAA 49,
Across the aisle from me sat one OF
the ''fussy'' kind OF mothers with her
little girl. evidently about 1--WE years
old. The mother didn't leave the child
In peace for one minute. She took on
her hat; she smoothed her hair. she re-
pinned her collar: she wiped her face
with her pocket handkerchief: she took
her from her seat and stood her on the
fioor To- s~traighten her frock: hen she
sat her back again. She took OF her
hair ribbon and rctied 1t. she looked In
her eye To see AZ there was n sinder In
IL. then she began ut the beginning and
did all these things over again.
The child grimly endured. Evidently
she had been accustomed To Il all her
short life. The world To her WAS a
queer. tiresome place in which mothers
exhausted their energies and got their
nerves on edge by paying useless at
tentions to little girls.
A physician who sat behind me
watched the scene
Has the woman no senseT" he sauI
TO me I'm an undertonc. Every touuh
pushes that child nearer the sanitarium
that will day open Its doors TO take
her In as sure as fate"
Poor little onei" I said. rs there no
hope for herr"
mot with that mother" grimly re-
piled the doctor.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-09-21
Lost by a Close Shave.

From the New York Evening Telegram.
In the big Gene" OF the bad Sa-
maritan." George AIDES newest play.
one act pictures a seaside resort with
It's attendant noise and color. A sec
tion OF the board walk Is shown with
It's constantly moving and motley
crowd. A particularly disreputable
mar was required AZ one OF the loung-
ers along the walk. George AIDE. the
author. set upon the self imposed task
of rounding up the right kind OF genus
hobo. He stationed himsel at the
stage entrance OF the Garden thcater
and after an hours effort secured Just
the one no was looking for. The fell
low was sans collar N shirt. had n
weeks growth OF beard on his face
md the general appearance OF one who
had slumbered lond and deep In the
parks.
Want TO be an actor" questioned
the playwright.
Sure" replied the tramp.
Well. take this dollar and get some
thing to eat and report back here In an
hour"
The homeless one went away and ut
the expired time presented himself at
the stage entrance. but was refused ad-
mitance. He was 30 elated over his
prospects OF getting "A position that he
had been shaved and bought himself
n collar. and, respondent In a red neck
tie. looked so good hat all chance OF
him fitting the role Mr.. AIDE had chosen
for him fitted at the first glance. As
he was dismissed the wanderer NUT
tered:
We'll. OATS de foIst time ever
heard OF n guy losing a Job because no
tried To Dol decent"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-09-21
tho New York Glnhs

from tUc new tOrk 6lObe.
Georgia claims h honor OF having n
citizen who Is n nephew OF Count Ser
gius White. the great Russian financier.
confidential adviser OF the car and
peace envoy. He IL George c. White.
n prominent wholesale commission
merchant OF Augusta. Mr.. Whites ia
thcr. Louis White. was n brother OF tho
great Russian statesman. and the sim
ilRrity OF physiognomy is striking. The
resemblance OF George G.. Whites
daughter. Miss Elizabeth White. TO the
envoy In distinct.
Louis White. like Scrgius witte.
came originally from Mcckicnburg-
Schwerin. While the one brother wan
dered east TO rise from the ranks 10
dazzling eminencc In the czar's SER
vice. the other with the wife and three
children came 10 America and settled
In Buffalo. Four more children were
born to them there.
George White went south when n
young hoping that the mild elm
ate would benefit his hearing. He set
tied I'm Augusta and married there.
IL NJ. witte should go south Miss
White will aid In extending TO her great
uncle the hospitality OF Georgia.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-09-21
WOMAN THROWS PEPPER
Chicago Millionaire Contractor Has q
Close Call from Losing His
Eyesisht AZ q Result.

Chicago. Sept. 20.-wnilam Grace.
millionaire contractor OF Chicago and
New York. was assaulted In front OF
his Office. lt0s Wabash avenue, Friday
afternoon. by Mrs. Augusta Dahlberg,
formerly OF 6337 Jefferson avenue. Red
pepper dashed In his face by the woman
temporarily blinded him and Mrs.
Dahlberg followed the attack by
thrusting ut him with an umbrella un-
I'll the pointed ferrule penetrated be-
meath his right eye.
Mrs. Dahlberg's motive for the as
sault was revenge for alleged acts or
Mr.. Grace. which she has mad matters
Of litigation for ten Years. The first OF
a long series OF court cases was a d.
yorce suit fled by Mrs. Dahlberg's hus-
band. In which Mr.. Grace was named
ms correspondent. n which was dis
missed with Mr.. Grace cleared OF the
charges sustained In the bill. A suit
for alienation OF Mrs. Dahlberg's affec-
tions. filed by her husband against Mr..
Grace. ended similarly. :
More Suits Follow.
This was followed by suits started by,
Mrs. Dahlberg In efforts to collect from
the contractor sums ranging from 81. 900
to 500. 900 on alleged grounds ranging
from violation OF contract to false mr.
rest and Imprisonment and defamation
OF character Occurrences OF n SUI
UClentiy sensational character TO at
tract public attention have been the ac-
compartment OF the litigation on sew
eral occasions. but until the assault OF
Friday. which ut first threatened to
result I'm partial blindness for Mr..
Grace. there had been n lull.
The contractor had emerged from the
street door OF his Office when he was
confronted by Mrs. Dahlberg. His
friends said she was lying In wait and
that he failed TO observe her ms she
brouched at one side OF the entrance.
she was standing facing him when he
became aware OF her presence. and
hen her right hand shot forward.
Dropping the paper bag which had IN
tained the red pepper. Mrs. Dahlberg
passed her umbrella to her right and
and. welding II as a SPEAR. jabbed and
thrust while Mr.. Grace. blinded. sought
vainly TO ward OF further attack.
Thrust Finds His Face.
Several Of the thrusts struck Mr..
Grace I'm the chest. At last, with n
fnai blow, Mrs. Dak.berg succeeded I'm
guiding her weapon to his face. h
contractor reeled under its force and
the excruciating pain ms the ferrule
plowed through the flesh under the
right eye.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-09-21
.wemsn In Labor Psrsdss.

sNss tto 81 LokA8 U1t-bt.HMtCu
To those who believe that women
will ultimately GUST men from all the
industries not requiring great muscular
activity. the presence OF i.eoo women In
the New York labor parade will be an
alarming sign.
In h early part Of the nineteenth
century. alarm In regard TO the sup
posed -enroachment OF ONE In the In
dustriai field was far moro excusabie
than II II now In Great Britain and
other parts OF Europe women worked
In the coal mines. dragging cars at
tached to their bodies with ropes.
Women still do the toughest farm work
In many parts OF Europe. and I'm one
OF two English countries women make
iron chains. standing Mt the forge and
developing big. ugly muscles.
But. as a rule. the Industrial occu-
pations Invaded by women are such as
were formerly carried on without power
machinery. in the horne. There are q
few exceptions. but the occupations
which demand masculine vigor and
tirelessness. such as ~railroading. iron
founding. building. mining. farming
cattle raising. surveying. sailing ships.
n above all lighting. have hardly bee
touched by women
We are apparently as far from the
regime OF female industry mastery al
were h Greeks OF Homer's day.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-09-21
PACKERS FIGHT.
Pleas In Abatement in Meat Trust
Cases AIIsss illegal Prsssnes In

Chicago. Sept. 20.-By pleas In abate-,
ment attorneys representing the sew
enteen packers ~ other persons In
dicted by the federal grand jury ON
charge of conspiring I'm n trust To mon
opolizc the meat business. attacked the
position OF h government. The attack
WAS made against the i~mpaneling OF
the jury; alleged improper service OF n,
summons on John Murray. n OF the,
Jurors. unlawful secrecy at the time,
the jury was drawn from the box
unlawful presence OF u s~tenographer I'm,
lthe jury room during the hearing and
1.-THE subsequent writing OF the short
hand notes: that the indictment was,
rendered In the eastern district Of the
state OF Illinois. although the jury,
which found the Indictment was sitting
I'm the northern district OF the Illinois
district.
The plea, which In very lengthy
was filed with District Attorney Morri-
son. after an all days conference be-
tween Attorney John 4. Miller. general
counsel for the packers. and n number
OF associate counsel In the case. There
were no court proceedings and the plea
has not yet been properly fled with the
clerk OF n district court, but this will
he done.
The main ground upon which the de-
pendants stand In their plea In the pres-'
ence OF John Murray on the jury. III
is their claim hat the jury was drawn
from the box prior TO March Z. at
which time n law redistricting the
northern district OF Illinois went into
effect.
Previous To this Kanknkee county.
the home OF John Murray. was In the
northern district OF Illinois. by the
terms OF the new law his county was
placed H.. re eastern division OF tho
district and therefore not
within the Jurisdiction OF the court.
To s~ubstantiate the allegation that the
jury was illegal and incompetent be-
cause OF Murray's presence. IL In de-
clared In the plea that Murray was
served on March 8. a few days after
the enactment OF the law moving
Kankakee county from this division. by
a deputy marsha, OF another division or
the district.