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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-12-13
Order Of British titles.

They had been talking about an Eng
lish marquis and the position he held
among his titled aristocracy.
II didn't know marquis ranked no
high" said the girl In white.
"Dear me-" said an Engllshman.
Didn't your Why, marquis ranks
next 10 n duke"
lie paused 10 sip his tea and take a
foie gras sandwich.
Marques. not marquis" be went
on, '1s the more accurate use OF tho
word. II Is 80 spelled aud pronounced
In Burke. Shall | tell you the degrees
Of the English arIstocracyf The knowl.
edge may be useful to you when you
come 10 contract AN international al
lance, sbi
After royalty come dukes. After
dukes come marqulscs, then earls, Wis
counts, barons, baroneA ana Knights
don't mention lords. A lord Ii an
earl-tbe Earl OF Craven, for Instance.
Is often called Lord Craven-or else
the title is only the courtesy one ac-
corded 20 the younger sons Of dukes
Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-12-13
ourwIrs rng srnGEoN.

A complication " female troubles,
with catArrh Of the stomach and bow
els. bad reduced Mrs Thomas s. Aus.
lin. u Lesyep wortb. Ind, 10 such y
deplorable condition. that her doctor
advised an operation; but her husband
fearing fatal results. postponed this 10
try Electric Bittsrs; and ~ the amaze
ment Of all who knew her, this medi-
cine completely cured her, Guaran-
teed cure for torpid liver, kidney dis
ease. bilionsness. janndice, chills and
fever, general debility, nervousness
and blood poisoning. Best tonic made
Price J0c at lHard's aud Wbipple's
Drug Stores. Try it.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-12-13
@THE ~
REFUGEES
Blu A. CONAN DOYLE,
Author Holmes"
copYRtoHT. 1924. BY HAEPER BIoTHERs
Blu A. CONAN DOYLE,

Author Of ..rhs Return OF Sherlock Holmes

Man. you ace surely madl There Is
all that man could coyet upon one
side. and what is there upon the otherf' r.
There Is my honor"
And Is II, then. dishonor TO en-
brace my religionf'
III would be a disbonor 10 me To em-
brace II for the sake OF gain without
believing in H."
Then believe H."
Alas. sire. a man cannot force him
self TO believe. Belief is a thing which
mast come 10 him, not be to H."
"0n my word, father" said Louis.
glancing, with bitter smile, at his
Jesuit confessor, Il shall have TO pick
the cadets OF the household from your
seminary. since my officers have turned
casulsts and tbeologlans. SO. for the
last time, you refuse to obey my re
questr"
"oh, SIRE De Catinat took a step
forward, without outstretcbed hands
and tears In his eyes
But the king checked him with ges-
ture. II desire no protestations," said
he. Il judge a man by his acts, DO
you abjure or not?'
II cannot, sire"
"You see" said Louis, turning again
to the Jesuit, at will not be as easy
as you think"
This man Is obstinate, 1t Is true, but
many others will be more yielding"
The king shook his head. II would
that knew what to do" said he.
Madame, know that you at least
will ever give me the best advice. You
have heard all that has been said
What do you recommendT
She kept her eyes still fixed upon
her tapestry, but her voice was firm
and clear as she answered;
"You have yourself said that you are
the eldest son Of the church. If the
eldest son desert her, then who will
do her biddlngf"
Louis took up the pen from the table
and drew the paper toward him.
81 have the same counsel, then, from
all of you" said he; from you. bishop;
from you, madame; from you. able.
and from you, Louvols. Well, II III
come from 1t. may 1t not be visited up.
on me. But what is this"
De Catinat had taken step forward
with his hand outstretched. His ar
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-12-13

There are water parrots ~ well as
land parrots. The parrot nsh come
from the tropics. are brilliantly colored
and have beaks something like those
OF the parrot, for use Ia breaking on
the coral sheh In order u get nj tho
living polyp Not all Of them, how.
ever. liye on animal food. some species
being befbiYorons. One species Ii
found IN tie Mediterranean SEQ, where
II has been known for thousands VI
years. Tho Greeks and Romans 70
garded II for time ~ the FIRST OF
fishes, and Piiny tells US how II was
Introduced into the Italian sea In the
course Of the reign " Clandius. IL
was known as the "sesrus' by the an
clients, who told some wonderful sto-
rles about l,s love its wisdom and us
rumlnstIon Some having a length OF
sixteen inches have been captured
ulige
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-12-13

There is Just Ave ounces less amount
Of brain matter needed to keep n won.
an from idlocy than there Is needed
for man. The average weight OF a
mans brain IL forty nine and onehalf
ounces aud that OF woman forty four
ounces. When brain falls below thlr-
ty-seven and hnlf ounces In man
ldiocy usually occurs. A womnn's
brain has to fall to thlrty.two and one
half ounces before she reaches the
same condition. Man has larger
brain In proportion to his stature than
woman, while, on tho other hand, won.
an has larger brain In proportion 10
her weight. The female brain begins
to lose weight after the age OF thirty;
that OF the man not TIL ten or fifteen
years later. The loss In woman is
slight, however, and she keeps up a
high brain weight much later than q
man
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-12-13

Many different reasons are assigned
by people Tor their unwilllngnrss TO
submit 60 the extraction OF teeth. but
II was no fear OF palm which was up
pernost In the mind Of Miss Mehltahlc
Lamson Of willowhy when told by the
dentist that she would be much bene.
fited by the loss OF two OF her prom.
inent teeth
''You say they can't bo flled." she
said, In evident distress, "and you
couldn't get any others In for me for
morc'n fortnight
The dentist admitted reluctantly that
II was so
"well. then. suppose I'll have 20
get on an best can" And Miss Me-
hltable sentcd herself In the torture
chair But ! don't zee how | shall
make out Here | am, chambormaid
TO the Willowby Inn during tho sum
msr, and It's chock full OF folks, with
lots o. transients coming and going,
and those are my plllowcasc teethr'
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-12-13


the bucketful Of salt water soused
down over the gunner and his gun,
putting out his llnstock and wetting
bis prlmlng A shower OF balls from
the marines piped through the air or
raped up against the plnnks. but tho
boat was tossing and jerking In tho
short, choppy waves, and TO aim was
impossible. In vain the men tugged
and strained Mt their oars, while the
gunner worked like maniac 10 70.
light his linstock and 10 replace bis
priming The boat had lost Its weigh,
while the brigantine was flying niong
now with every sail bulging and swell.
ing TO bursting point Crack! went the
carr0nadc at last, and FIVE little slIts
IN The mainsall showed that her charge
Of grape lad flown high. Half an hour
afterwnrd a little dark dot upon the
horizon with golden speck nj one
end Of II was all that could be seen
OF the IoDHeur guard boat The smoke
OF IIavre lay like a little cloud upon
the northern horizon. mud Captain
EphgalIn Savage paced bis deck with
his lace us grim ~ ever. but with q
dancing light in bis gray eyes.
IL he oDhtHHed
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-12-13

A certain colonel who was In com
mand Of the Perthshire ye0manry was
at an evening party In Edinburgh com.
planning loudly of bis officers, alleging
hat ali the duties " the regiment De.
yolYsd upon him II am." he said. TO
all inieiits and purposes my own ma jor.
my own captain, my own lieutenant,
my own eornet" 10 say nothing Of
being your ain trumpetef too" remark
sd . grim old Scottish lady, soto yoee.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-12-28
QUEER TASTES IN EATING.
New York Waiter Shocked by MIX
lures Of Patrons.

There are some queer tastes seen
by walters. You know the prediction
of schoolgirls for cake and pickles
Well. / have seen that beaten often
said Broadway waiter.
I've got customer who puts sugar
on white potatoes Sugar on tomatoes
and canteloupe is pretty bad; but
sugar on potatocs-ugh!
"A lady customer, a corset maker,
melts a lump Of butter in her cup OF
tea. Could you so that?
"A pugilist puts vinegar on oil MS
meats and vegetablcs-vlnegar on
everything except his dessert This Is
not because he wants to reduce his
weight; 1t is because he likes the
taste
"Of course have lots OF customers
who drink sour milk and eat high
game and cheese--customers for whom
we ripen milk and cheese and birds
an the aroma of our cellar would
cause a turkey buzzard to quail.
Il have never seen any one put
sugar on oysters. but ! have seen sew
cral persons put sugar on their hsh.-
y. Y. Press.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-12-28
TRUSTEES SALE.

Whereas i!hudn BRADLEY and Edward VI.
bradley her husband, 10y their cerinth deed
ut iruSt dated the 18th day OF september. 1919.
ana recorded in the Recorders piilc" OF II
Francois county, Missouri, I'm book ~ Mt
mare y. conveyed 10 tue undersigned lrus-
leo the following described zeal estate.
with all improvements. situate. lying ana
being In tile county of II. FRANCOIS ana
state pi Missouri. tO.wli
lot number four a. block hummer TWO
lgJ, In Jones ana Young 5 subdivision OI ItIrt
OF survey number $50, township 70, range
nyc and SIX east, rs designated on the
records IN the Recorders ONCE IN st. Frtn'
COTS county, Missouri.
which said conveyance was made III tIust
to secure the payment of a certain prpnlS
sorry note IN SAID deed of trust described /,
and whereas by the terms q: said hee'l OF
trust said note Is now past due and remain
unpaid, nOw therefore, nj the request o.
the legal holder of said note. ana IN CON
formnity with the provisions OF said deed oil
trust. I, tIy,- undersigned trustee. VIII on
MONDAY, DECEMBkR a. 1906,
between the hours Of nine O'Clock in the
forenoon and nvo ~ clock in the afternoon
of that day. at the south from door oil the
Court House, In the city Of Huntington. II
said County of st. Francois and state 81
Missouri, proceed TO sell at public auction u
the highest bidder. for cash, the ioregolni
described real estate with all Improvement
TO satisfy said note ana the COSTS OF eNccu
ting this trust. ..,.,,...,,,.,. .,-..,.,.
NovcmDcr 80, 1906.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-12-28
Pathetic Records.

1T has become = common thing,
said the talking machine man, for
elderly people to come here, have
records made, and take these records
off with them to the safe deposit
vaults. to be given to their children
after death.
1T is pathetic TO hear u man Of
middle age saying into a photograph
the speech that he wants his children
to remember him by. Sometimes he
has the speech all written ont, and
reads II off. Sometimes he has few
notes, few headings, ON card, and
Celebrates his speech from these. The
speeches. as a rule. are little moral
lectures, advice on how to live. They
are always beautiful, they are so sim
pie and sincere"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-12-28
California GaIlantry.

They told mr. the story Of 4 well
known gentleman %. San Francisco,
who, charging through all the smoke
and flames and litter on the first day
Of terror, Camc Juon fashionable
lady OF his acquaintance trudginG
along the middle Of the street in her
bedroom slippers with a window eur.
tain thrown over her shoulders. He
stopped his automobile to offer her
his assistance, explaining at the same
time that the auto was all he had
saved out Of the wreck and even that
had been Communicated by the sol
diery.
IL too, Fave lost all, she sighed.
An but your buauty,' said he, with
1 courtly how.
And you all bur your gallantry,
she rctorted smiling Sunset Mag
a2ine.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-12-28
TRUSTEES SALE.

whereas Il l.. smith ana Emma u.
smith his wife, by their certain deed OF
tIust. dated the 18th day of May, 1905, and
recorded In the Recorders ONCE OF -
Francois county. Missouri. in deed book
~, AT page 90, conveyed to the undersigned,
trustee, the following described real esate.
situate lying and Dringin the county OF 81.
Francois and state Of Missouri, tO.wit
The NOM half OF tine northeast quarter OF
section thirteen 90 township thirty nve
jaiI, range SIX o. east, containing eighty
ucrps.
Which said conveyance was made Ih trust
To secure the payment Of Il certain promis
sorry note In snih decd NJ trust described,
and whereas, by the terms OF said deed
at trust suN mote f. pass due ana remains
unpaid, now. tfrrei.Tc. at the request OF
tho legal holder OF said note, ana IN con.
fprmlty with the provisions ~ snid deed OF
trust. l. the undersigned trustee, win, on
MONDAY. JAM AIRY Il, 1871,
between the hours OF nine O'Clock IN the
forenoon ana i've O'Clock In the AFTERNOON
ut that day, At the south front door OF the
Court House. I'm the city OF farInington, IN
said St Francois county, Missouri, sell nj
public auction 10 the highest bidder, Tor
ash the foregoing described real estate 10
satisfy said note ana the cost Of executing
this trust.
". NJ HARLAN, Trustee.
December, II, IHh,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-12-28

did you know" said college Ian
guage expert, that there are more
Germans studying shorthand writing
than there are of any other nation
alities?"
How do you account for it?' said
several of his auditors.
"The reason is not hard to find"
responded the linguist. "Iust look at
a page of German script. There you
have the longest of shorthand writing.
It takes time. too much time. | once
used It exclusively, but that was be-
fore ! was as busy as ! attn now. The
Germans are simply driven to some
system of shorthand"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-12-28
Wanted a Verdict.

\ New York Judge. who likes a pun.
and also likes to potter around the
house" was busying himself with a
bottle of gold paint and brush, gid
ing various articles Of furniture under
his wifc's direction What about TINS
little chair" he asked. pausing before
one Of those highly ornamental but
useless pieces OF parlor decoration.
DO YOU want me to give 1t rub"
His wife hesltatod moment, because
she was thinking OF painting 1t light
green tint. as that color seemed so
cool 10 her for summer, and she did
not answer. Come, hurry up. urged
the Judge posing the brush in Judi
cial manner. What do you say
guilty or not guilty.?
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-12-28
He Never Hove "Gampy."

"Gampy" ButterRcld of East Vas.
salboro, Me, was a shrewd horse
trader to the day of his death. lie
was slightly deaf. and used his deaf
ness in his business to no small de-
gree
One day he sold an old horse to n
nclghboring farmer, who thought ne
had found great bargain lie
changed his mind. however, when, ar
ter driving his new purchase few
miles the beast emitted "A series OF
explosions, strongly resembling the
exhaust Of locomotive.
Straightway he drove back to Gam
ny" who was sharpening a kni'c in
his dooryard his son Abncr turning
the grlndstone. The disgruntlcd pur'
chaser began a long TRADE, which was
perfectly audible TO the old man, who,
however, simulated great deafness ana
finally remarked Hay
You're a skim" howlcd his neigh
Dor
"Hay?"
81 say you're a skin: This boss 5
got the hcayes''
"Hay?'
Hes got the hcavcs! Ileayes,
heaves hcavcs!'
The old man looked at him calmly.
Thcn. indicating his son, he said gent
y. Sever hove me. Hove AOner
once"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-12-28
Per Cent. Mark.

Many speculations have been made
as TO the origin of the mark oIo for
per cent, but none seem to be so fea.
sible as the following: If 1t be grant.
ed that the figures 100" designate cen
tum or hundred, which they certainly
do. as the figures /, and placed
before them only signify the number
of hundreds, as l hundred, hundreds,
and so on; and II II be remembered
that one OF the meanings of per is
Through" then the diagonal line
drawn through or between the two
ciphers will give us the exact mean
Ing of the symbol olo. a line drawn
through or per" 100" (centum).
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-12-28
COST OF college SPIRIT"
Many Things Loyal Alumnus Must Do
for His Alma Mater.

The cost Of being a loyal college
graduate Is increasing every day In
addition to paying for directories.
booklets" catalogues, student pub
l.cations" and various forms Of lana.
there are class dinners 10 be sub
scrlbod for, class dormitorIes to be
bui!.. class profcssorships to be en-
lowed prizes. scholarships, fellow
ships and literary foundations to be
established There Is also moral
as well as q financial drain upon the
resources OF the alumnus. He has to
remain faithful even though his col.
,"ge Stays him. He must be ready to
approve the policy and even the
speeches Of his college president He
must root" at games and races, how
ever languid his interest in them;
must defend the ineffective stroke OF
the crew. errors on the diamond and
on the gridiron. and at last must send
his sons to he educated where he
was educated himself even II in his
Judgment some other college would
be better. UnloJG he does all these
things with enthusiasm he is thought
to be churlish fellow ".thoVt col
icge spirit
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-12-28
HAS NO FEAR OF GERMS.
Chicago Health Officer DIscourses on
Baby.kissing Question.

And let him kiss" said Health or.
ficer Friedrich. discussing the by.
gienc side of the baby-kissing ques.
ton. The transfer Of germs is a
possibility, of course, but so is my
death If take a ride on the street
car.
And anyway, who wants to assail
that tradition of politics? why
should the babies Of future genera
lions miss the adulatiOn given to
those of the past, and why should not
mothers of to-day get the same praise
which will cause them to smile and
swear BY the candidate forever
Down east there Is a cry, sort OF
reform wave, moving against the can
didate who kisses babies. They say
he is moving down lives to get TO
his Office,
'Rosh." says Friedrich. In the
first place. most of the baby.kissing
candidates ! have seen place their
love taps not on the baby's lips, but
on the forehead or cheeks. And
there is not the slightest danger OF
transferring disease in such cases
And even should the kiss be on the
lips, the danger Is not great
And in considering the question
you must consider the entire game ol
kissing. What young man would let
the fear OF disease stop him? KISS
ing will exist as long as does the
world. Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-12-28

wife. Your honor, AIN done. am
now ready To receive my sentence aud
be led to the blaze of my execution
and be murdered according to the laws
of the State. You wilt close by asking
the lord 70 have mercy On my soul; !
will close by sulcmnly asking God TO
open your blind eyes to the truth OF
your individual responsibility, 50 that
you viii cease to give your support to
this h,lg.buru traffic. "
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-12-28
Labrador Spruce.

In the vicinity of this camp we saw
some of the largest spruce timber that
we came upon in the whole journey
across Labrador. Some of these trees
were fully % inches in diameter at
the butt and perhaps so to 60 feet In
height. These large trees were very
scattered. however, and too few to be
Of commercial value. For the most
part the trees that we met with we're
six to eight, and. occasionally, ten
inches through, scrubby and knotted.
In Labrador trees worth the cutting
are always located near streams In
sheltered valleys.-Outing Magazine
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-12-28
Circumstances Alter Cases.

She Ga bride of six weeks)--Tom,
dear. do you love me as much us you
did before we we're married?
He-Of course | do, darling.
She-But you don't seem to yearn
for my society like you did then.
He--Oh, that's different. A single
man can afford to yearn on a salary
Of 50 a week, but after he acquires q
wife he has to cut out the yearning
and do a little hustliug.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-12-28
HAS STOOD THE TEST rs YEARS

The Old Original GROVES Tasteless
Chill Tonic. You know what you are
taking. II is iron and quinine in a
tastelss> form. No cure, No PAY. soc
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-12-28

All the negroes employed by the
Mine La Motto Company and all liv-
ing on Mine La Motto land have been
discharged and ordered to vacate the
properly. The man had not obeyed
orders and were impudent when rep.
rimauded, so they we're ordered to
leave.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-12-28
GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES

itching, Blind, Bleeding, Protruding
Piles. Druggists are authorized to re-
fund money il PAzo OINTMENT fails
to cure in to ID days. soc.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-06

This o. what cotton men call too
much o.. 81 good thing. The time for
pe im.stic REMARKS regarding corn
is past for that commodity l- beyond
90 danger of impairment. being safely
maturad into the fullest crop ever
raised on Indian Territory soil. but it
is not 500 with cotton Tho plant is
exceedingly mnE and sagu OF cotton
mU'ums say that oven before Sal.
wdas nights raiu thc .-r1t of cotton
v.ra could ha easily detected by One
r,I.u- near auf we'll advanced cotton
l.'l o. Is not unreasonable to- as.
poet that the recent rains win advance
tho favorable conditions for the havoc
working OF tho worms until the cot.
ton crop will De seriously mcuaced.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-06
SOME FIRST OCCASIONS.

Tho nrst lucifcr match was struck
fn 1854
Tho FIRST steamer built 90 England
appeared Doc 1915
u was n 1865 That the first black
lead pencil was sh1rpoucI.
During thc reign or Edward the Con.
frs,or of Euglaul thc practice Of eui.
piuyIns suruamos began
Lord Avcbury. otherwise Sir John
Euhh0ck. was thc first person m Eng
nnl t1 huyc hs photograph taken
Tar lrt Ship was brought from
l,cut to Greece hy Dmrus m lIsj
o. g. lho lrt double dych,l ship
wae hu.'f ny 1yuWs. IeG y. q.
Iha u.. vouicu cloth made 600 Eng
laui u.H manufactured about 1880.
tlruaU DO was ult dyed 0ud dressed hy
hr l.u-I.l until 1861
Ihr nr- record of coal s about 800
ynu before thu christian era. Coal
was used us fuel u Europe as early
a. So.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-06
c. 3. Rurhan Testlfes After -Four
Years.

G. b. Buprhans OF Carlisle center,
y " writes: About four years ago
/ wrote you stating that / had been
entirely cured Of severe kidney trou-
BILE by taking less than two bottles OF
Foley's Kidney Cure. It entirely stop
ped the brick dust sediment, and pain
and symptoms Of kidney disease dis.
appeared. | am glad to say that | have
never had a return Of any OF those
symptoms during the four years that
have elapsed and am evidently cured
TO stay cured, and heartily recommend
Foley's Kidney Cure TO any one suf-
fering from kidney or bladder trou-
BILE" Hoffman Drug Co, City Drug
Store.