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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-07-13

--PhIlo Mcdonald an old resident OF this
town, died at his home south OF the village
on Sunday last, only one sor, Otis J. sur
wives OF tie family, Mrs. Mcdonald and
four eirls being deceased some time since
The Masses Gauntlet Of Ithaca, n. Y,
are guests Of the Misses smith at North
view.
WEST ARLINGTON.
Arthur Durham Of North Bennington
spent Sunday at William Strong''.
Mrs. W. Is. Edgerton and son, Of Man
chester WAS at H. g. Bucks one day last
week,
Mrs. u. G Farnhsm has returned
home afler spending few days In North
Bennington.
--Mrs. Baker returned to her home IL
Springfield, accompanied BY Mrs. c. II
Buck and Mrs. Elsie Skinner.
Mr.. A c. Morehouse and family, also
Mr.. ID. b. Harrington and famlly attended
the dedication exercises at Manchester Tho
Fourth.
sASGATE
K S. Randall Of Csmbfidge,N. Y. wal
10 town last week on n ,hlng trip.
Some Of our farmers haya commenced
hsyirg, ard the crop bids fair to BE- On
extra good ore,
Miss Ms9gsT grens hss returned from
Troy n. Y. after d two weeks stay with
friends 10 thst city.
Mr.. A. W. Printle ard Mrs. Vim. l.
Lincoln have returned from 4 we. ks Walt "a
Mrs. Pfindle's daughter, Mrs. J. N. Peek
Of Gioyersville N Y.
Mr.. and Ms. Jarvis Hurd OF Cam.
bridge, N. y. and Ms.F. u. Randall and
daughter, OF ShsftbafY, VI htys been visit
ins friends 10 toxn.
REV. Mr.. Batter Of the West Rupert
church preach d 10 The Uaion Chapel san
day NJ s p. N. and will also be here next
Sunday p. M. q, 3 O'Clock.
The ebildreh's day concert WAS held a,
the Methodist church Last Sunday evening
and passed { a very nicely ~ all the children
had their parts well learned, showing care
ful drill by the different teachers.
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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-07-13


Ernest West was 10 Dandy last week.
Miss DeKlynn Of Albany iss guest at
the hcme Of Mrs. John Esgleson.
What Is the matter with the local base
ball ttami They must be taking rest.
Geo. Gealesm has gone TO Rutland
where be has position In marble quarry.
Arrangements are being made to bold
Field Day soon. Watch GU. for the pos.
tiers.
Mr.. Williams aud family Of Baltimore
Md are occupying the Kellogg house for
the summer.
Mis- Bessle Chambers ard Miss Z izi.
bath Esslesoa drove TO POullney recently
where hey were the gueits Of Miss Kathryn
Brennan.
Among the recent arrivals at the Bar
rows house are Mr.. Edgar Tuyeffort Of
Brooklyn, N. Y, Mrs. M. ebay, san Fran
cl,co. Cal Miss Estsbrook Of Cambridge,
Mast, Mr.. james l. Tully, South Dorset.
The following llicsrs were installed al
The meetIpg Of the Young Peoples seiety
on Sunday evening President, x. ID
CAM bell vice-presidert, Miss Anna Car
hart; secretary aid treasurer, Charles
Harwood.
EAsf ARLINGTON.
A gtme Of bail il on the docket for
Saturday At 3 p. u. on the Lawrence
grourds. Blietintor, hass. W. q. n. BIS.
A close gne Ia eIpssud.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-07-13

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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-07-13

got acquainted with the landlsdy who had
lost her husband and married her. She was
about six feet high, weighed about 200 lbs.
her hair was fire red and the way she made
the "Prof." step around was caution. BE
was cook, and hostler and sold the spruce
beer and "Sicutia" In the dark hole on the
sly. His cooking was bad, bis hands dirty,
his drlnkables the very cheapest and poor
est, and he looked sad and worn out and
failure. He said to me as paid my bill
1--WE seen lots Of pretty tough times here,
| wish madam had lived. Betsy beats
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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-07-13

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Milk Pans S aud ioc
Nutmeg Gratsrs lie
Oil, Sewing Machine SC
Pals, Tin Ioc and Isa
Pals, Galvanized, iSc and ISc
Pals, Granite Iron, 40 and soc
Paucaks Griddles 2sc
Pancake Turner'S, Potato Washers SC
PAIRING Knives SC Pot Covers 81
Pepper shakers SC aad LOG
Rolling Pins, Round Cake Tins SC
Sink Drainers, ioc
Smoothing Irons, age
Stove Brushes Zoe Sink Brushes SC
Scrub Brushes, SC Sauce Pans I.io
Spring Balance Scales S snd 10
Swimmers SC Straiasrs SC
Steamers 2oc Salt Shakers S.Ioc
Sugar Sifters Ioc, Tea SDssns ZOE
Table Spoons, sc asd Isc
Table Set. "a pieces, SSc
Towel Racks SC Towel Rollers Ioc
Tea Kettles 2oc to $50
Tea Pots zoe to $50
Tea Strainsrs SC Tea Staads s.Ioc
Vegetable Washers i9c
Waffle Irons Ioc
WOOD Chop Bowls S and Ioe
Wood Butter Bowls sand 100
Wood Butter Ladies SC
Wood Spoons SC Wash Dasias s-Isc
Wash Boards zoe and 2so
This 10 but partial list Of great stock
OF these goods We have on hand
DON'T FORGET FRIDAY AND SAT.
URDAY BARGAIN SALE
Store closes at s p N except Saturday
and Monday
Terms Cash No Tins No CvsAlA
THE BLACKMER CO.,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-07-13

AT the lower falls on the Jordon dselis
. miscellaneous Collection OF the various
tribes Of earth. Last weak the long haired
and xLl,kefed Russian boar put the whole
family on, Ia llgh, marching order not Civ.
Ipe ,hem tine to dre,s, the old ~omsp,
sirls and boy, persmbula,ed The streets
through the dead and chilly night ADDING
homes among neAr relatives 10 the morning.
A ~,,k alps BY. the bear eAu up all that ia
cooked AMI gels hungry Ard lonesome, and
or he ho,,s.t Sunday Of the year be ca ,les
the family to come back. crea, WA The
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-01-19

Small and slim. he finally succeeded
in making his way inside the subter-
ranean chamber. Witnesses of his at
tack of Dolphin stood in front OF the
inclosure for half an hour waiting for
him to reappear. but he did not come
out of the burrow.
They were surprised soon afterward
to see Dolphin poke his head cautious
ly out of burrow which evidently led
to another passage connecting with
the underground chamber into which
he had lured the cat. After surveying
the village with keen eyes. Dolphin
came out of the burrow and in re-
sponse to his sharp barks other prairie
dogs left their homes to come to tho
surface.
While they were perched on knobs
late in the afternoon faint cries issued
from the entrance of the burrow which
Green Eyes had entered. They were
followed by the appearance Of his head
and then Of his body as he squeezed
out of the burrow His body was COW
cred with dirts and he had evidently
been compelled to dig his way out of
his prison. without making an at
tempt to attack the prairie dogs, ho
hurried from the village.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-01-19
More Perilous Than War

If one compares the strength of the
corps OF few thousand clerks with
the $4,000 men In the regular army
we will find that the percentage of
fatalities in railway mail service is
much higher than in active army duty.
It is probable. too, that disease takes
of greater number of railway clerks
in proportion than it does soldiers.
This includes the army in the Philip
pines. where there is always more or
less trouble. 1t does not include the
three army officers killed. but they
would still not change the fact that
mail clerk service is more dangerous
than active life as soldier OF Uncle
Sam.
II peace hath her victories no less
renowned than those Of war" she also
has her dangers no less numerous.
Has any congressman thought of PEN
sioning MANNED and disabled mail
clerks or the widows and orphans they
leave? Probably he has. but II we
remember rightly 1t has uot been done.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-01-19

shapes such as squares, ovals, OBJ
longs, ETC., in sizes varying from one
half inch to a couple of inches in
length.
Now you are ready for your quest
Just keep your eyes open for the dis
covery of rings or watch charms
adorning your friends or acquaint-
ances, which have figure or symbol
engraved upon them. You will be
surprised to see how many curious
seal rings and fobs you will find. and
when you come across those which
you desire to begin your collection
with, ask for permission to obtain
your impression.
This is done by laying a piece of
your writing paper on a solid, smooth
surface. A table is the best support.
Hold a lighted match to your seal
ing wax stick till it nelts, then rub
the sealing wax over the middle of
the paper. Then wet the seal with
the tongue SO that it will not stick
to the burning wax: press it into the
yielding mass a second or SO, being
careful to lift it straight up when re-
moved, thus securing clean cut
euSc. hcPedt lHe opSIdtiOu US many
times as you wish duplicates, for II
it is particularly fine signet you
will have little trouble in trading
your duplicate for others which you
may not be able to procure except
by this means.
When you have enough to make
good showing. then comes the time
to mount your collection for exhibit
tion. This is done to the best advan-
tage by pasting the specimens on a
stin cardboard. say. 16 to % inches
in size, and If you combine your col
ors and sizes happily you may
achieve quite tasteful artistic effect
and add an attractive, interesting or
nament to your room by framing the
group Of signets and hanging them
on the wall.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-01-19

Probably few Americans realize
that the man in the United States rail-
way mail service is far more likely to
lose his life than the soldier in Uncle
Sans regular army. Cold figures
which have appeared in two official re-
ports of the government prove abso-
lutely that he is.
Within the year ending June 80 last
only twenty-four of Uncle Sans sol
diers, in all the $4,000 on regular or
detached duty. were killed in action.
Twenty-one men were killed on duty
in the railway mail service during that
time. There were only four additional
soldiers wounded SO severely that they
died or were obliged to leave the serv-
ice on account of these wounds. In
the railway mail service ninety men
were seriously hurt while on duty. be-
sides the twenty-one men killed. To
make the showing still more surpris-
ing. 37s mail clerks were injured more
or less severely.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-01-19
Curious Habit Of Seals

f. A. Lucas of the Brooklyn Insti-
tute museum. writing to Science on
the swallowing of stones by seals.
says: so far as l am aware. no salts
factory reason has been advanced for
the swallowing of stones by seals, and
this statement may probably be ex-
tended to other animals.
They are not taken in for ballast.
FOR the empty seals keep down as cas-
lily as the others; they are not swal.
lowed for the purpose of grinding up
food, for they occur in the stomachs
of nursing pups; they are not to al
lay the irritation caused by parasitic
worms, since the two are by no means
found together; they are not taken in
with food, not merely because they
are found in the stomachs of young
seals. but in those adults that have
fed on squid caught in the open sea.
On page 6S volume ILL.,, Report of Fur
Seal Investigation It says:
1T is evident that these things are
not swallowed haphazard, but are Sc
lected with considerable care from
among the articles strewn along the
shore, and that a preference is exhib-
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-01-19
FIeet.winqed Birds.

There are certain species Of ducks
that are given the credit by natural
lists of being the fieetest OF winged
creatures. Recently, however, it has
been ascertained that the learned
men were in error and the stork is
found to far outstrip all denizens of
the air in speed. After an exhaustive
survey of the field 1t is now declared
that no living thing. not even scared
jack rabbit, can travel with the speed
displayed by such birds as the stork
and the Northern bluethroat. Not
only do these birds fly with a speed
that can hardly be conceived, but
they keep up their rapid flight for
1000 or 1000 miles at stretch with
out apparently firing. Evidence has
been collected recently which shows
that the bluethroat flies from central
Africa to the shores of the North sea,
distance of 1000 miles. in less than
day and a night, and making it,
moreover. in one uninterrupted flight.
The storks which spend their sum-
mers in Austria-Hungary and their
winters in India and Central Africa
are also marvellous travellers and
make their journeys twice a year in
unbroken flight each time. From
Budapest. in Hungary, to Lahore, in
India, is about 2.400 miles in an air
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-01-19
Nose. Nose. Who Nose.


This is a good game to pass the
time while the impatient ones are
waiting for Christmas dinner.
All the children present can play
They stand in long row. one behind
the other. The eyes of the one in
front are covered by the one behind,
by clasping both hands over them.
Then one of the other players creeps
softly out of place. tiptoes to the
blinded leader, gently tweaks his
nose. and sneaks back into place.
The leaders eyes are released then
and he must walk up and down the
row and try to find the one who
pulled his nose by studying the faces
of all and picking out the one who
looks guilty.
When he has decided, he must say.
Nose. Nose, Who Nose" and catch
the suspected one by the nose. II he
has found the right one, he takes his
place in the row and the captured
player must go in front and have his
nose tweaked in turn. But IL he has
not picked the right one, the wrong.
fully suspected player takes him by
the nose and leads him back to his
original place.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-01-19

tied for rounded objects. This Is
shown by the fact that, as rule. only
articles of one kind are found in one
stomach, although seals do not dis
crimipate between fragments of bar
nacles and fragments OF gastropods.
Moreover. pebbles of serpentine
and chalcedony are now and then
found on the hauling grounds, under
conditions indicating that they were
brought there by the seals. while the
pup seen gathering pebbles on Lux
amin did so with great care, by no
means taking the first that came to
hand. The most striking example OF
this discriminative selection Is, per-
haps, shown by the pup which had
swallowed a buckshot while the
chance of finding such thing must
be at a guess about one in Million
Furthermore. it may be said that
as the fur seal regurgitates bones and
other indigestible things. the supply
of stones must be renewed from time
to time. That there is any connet lion
between the presence of stones and
the presence of gizzard does not fol.
Low -
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-01-19
Prairie Dog Foole d Cat

Lured into an abandoned burrow by
his prospective victim. Green Eyes. a
cat who has long preyed on the prairie
dogs in the menagerie in Central park,
says the New York Herald, was i'm
prisoned yesterday for many hours
through the strategy of Dolphin, their
king.
Dolphin was the only prairie dog on
the surface when Green Eyes looked
about for further prey. Frightened by
the arrival OF the cat. Dolphin's sub
1ects sought shelter in their subter-
ranean homes. Apparently uncon-
scious Of his peril. Dolphin remained
on knoll. watching the cat.
Suddenly darting forward, Green
Eyes made an attempt to seize his
victim. The latter. however. lodged
the cats attack and ran TO the other
side of the inclosure. followed by
Green Eyes. Then began n chase
which lasted for more than five min
utes. and ended by the disappearance
OF Dolphin into an abandoned burrow
Just as he was apparently about to be
caught by his pursuer.
Green Eyes hesitated few seconds
and then started to squeeze his body
through the entrance of the burrow.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-01-19
Che estnuts a Good Food

The chestnut contains less water.
more proteid. more starch, more fat.
but less mineral water than the po-
tato. The chestnut Is, in fact. more
nutritious than the potato. says the
London Lancet. not because 1t con-
tains different constituents, but be-
cause weight for weight it contains a
greater proportion of them. The de-
fciehcy in fat is made up in the po-
tato by a pat of butter; in the chest
nut there is already an important pro-
portion of fat. The chestnut, however,
IS the most digestible of nuts. be-
cause it does not contain an excess
of fat
Mort nuts contain between so and
so PEE cent of fat. Both the chestnut
and the potato provide a nutritive
meal, rich in heat and energy-giving
material. and the starch in them is
peculiarly easy of digestion. For rea-
sons already given. the chestnut is
electrically superior to the potato, es-
pecially If the latter be boiled. as in
the process some of the nutrient ma
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-01-19
Defied the Goddess Pele

Queen Kapiolani. a noble looking
chieftainess of the island of Hawaii
was one of the first converts to Chris
tianity. She was over six feet tall.
4 magnificent specimen of Hawaiian
womanhood, with the naughty air of
the ancient nobility"
She had immense power over her
fellow countrymen and resolved on be-
coming a Christian, II possible. to
break the hold of grinding and de-
grading superstitions which had long
enslaved them. She knew that in no
other way could she do this so well as
by defying Pele. the goddess of the
awful volcano of Kilauea. who had her
abode in the very crater itself
Her approach and her defiance were
most dramatic, for she wished to i'm
press her awe-stricken subjects with
the powerlessness of Pele and the ON
Impotence of the true God. Slowly and
in state she made her way up the
mountainside. while the people, trem-
bling and frightened by her audacity,
followed at distance. The priestess
of Pele warned her away, but she kept
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-01-19
Affection of an ALLIGATOR.

1t seems that if you only begin
early enough 1t is possible to tame
even the fiercest of animals. baby
alligator, caught in a swamp. was
taken to the home of its captor in
New York, and in course of time 1t
would follow him about like a dog.
What was even more curious was
that 1t and the cat became great
chums. When pussy slept before the
fire the alligator used to lay its head
on the cat and go to sleep too. The
only creature that excited the alli-
gator was a fox chained in a yard.
1t did not try to bite the fox, but
lashed it with its tail. Once, had the
chain not broken, poor Reynard
would have been beaten to death.
The alligator was fed on raw flesh
and milk, of which 1t was very fond.
When the weather was cold it was
kept in a box with wool in 1t. One
frosty night the wool had been for
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-01-19

on. undaunted. On the edge OF the
crater shelter had been built, where
she passed the night, within sight and
smell of the seething, boiling hell Of
fire.
In the morning she rose, descended
into the crater as far as 1t was pos
sible to go. and. standing upon the
black edge" in full view of the amaz-
ed spectators, who expected every
minute to see her scorched and with
cred by the angry goddess. she delib-
erately ate a bunch of ohelo berries.
which. as sacred to the goddess. no
one had hitherto dared to touch, and
flung the stones into the awful fiery
lake as she cried out: THUS do I
defy thee. o Pelei Jehovah Is my
God. He kindles these fires and he
preserves me in breaking your tabus."
Then. by herself and n few Christ
ian followers, hymn Of praise was
sung prayer. offered to the true God.
and the dread power OF the Goddess
Pele. and with her that of many lesser
heathen divinities, was shattered for.
ever.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-01-19

terials are lost. In the cooking of
both the chestnut and the potato by
baking the effect is much the same as
by boiling; the natural water cf the
nut and of the tuber is partly expelled
as steam which swells or cooks the
starchy particles.
Chestnuts lose but little of their nu-
tTitive constituents when boiled, but
they are best baked or roasted. as d.
ctetically also is the potato. 1t is a
pity that the chestnut Is not appreci-
ated in this country as 1t is in France,
where the peesantry find 1t very
sustaining and agreeable food. There
are enormous quantities OF food In
the shape of chestnuts wasted in this
country and yet it is particularly
economical form of food. for a given
area Of ground. it is stated. produces
the maximum amount of food possible
when It is planted with chestnut trees.
And so the man with the chestnuts on
his red-hot tea tray conveys a lesson
which might be taken more seriously
than 1t is.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-01-19
Boy Kills a Mountain Llon.

A boy by the name of John Demer.
breaux drew $50 out OF the county
treasury yesterday. His warrant for
the money was the skin of a lion,
which he brought to town with him.
The lion was killed on the Verde,
near Fort Mcdowell, under unusual
circumstances. The boy was riding
along the river and saw the beast eat
ing the carcass of a raccoon, which
he had just killed Demerbreaux was
armed with shotgun and he emptied
both barrels into the lion, killing it
instantly. Old hunters and others
familiar with the habits of the noun
tain lion said that they had never
heard of one doing such trick be-
fore. While the lion is frequently
seen in the daytime, he is never seen
eating. He takes his meals by night.
Arizona Republican.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-01-19
Great Awakening Predicted:

That the golden age of religious eu~
thusiasm and activity is about TO
sweep over this country and that am
unequaled spiritual revival is to be ex-
perienced, is the prediction made by
Rev. DR.. Newell Dwight Hills, in a.
sermon at Plymouth Church. BROOKLYN
Society has passed through the era
Of criticism and analysis and is now
becoming creative" he said. We have
been In dollhouse condition fos
tweny years. We have analysed the
Bible and dogmatized the Bible, and
have had heresy trials that were more
dangerous than Chicago fires, and wf
have asked questions and answered.
them. We have passed from the old
thought that the world was created ia
six days to the new thought that God
Is making a new world every moment
At length we understand that God rs
not far OF, that he is not to interrupt
our laws with miracles. but thxt he fs
close to man and is living with him
all the time. All this is the result s,f
science. We are at the beginning N
one OF the greatest church-gofnG
epochs In all history"