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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-09-13

their confinement and restored to their
proper dignity. stood In the big room
over the bank. Next day the suit was
made further habitable by sundry
pieces Of furniture obtained from the
local dealer and the door leading into
the apartment was decorated with
neat card bearing the legend, "Profes-
sor Pierre LucIen Gerard, Teacher OF
the Pianoforte."
The professors arrival was the oc-
caslon OF much speculation on the part
OF the people Of all the Crosskills, and
his first public appearance in the capac-
ity OF musician, the result Of for
tultous accident. produced real sensa-
ton. Across the hall from his studio
was the lodge room OF an order which
had issued Invitations for public In
stallation and banquet TO he held on the
very evening Of the day on which the
professor had displayed his modest
shingle. Almost at the last moment the
brother who had been expected to per
form the duties OF organist fell III and
there was absolutely no one 20 be found
with sufficient confidence IN himself to
take his place. 80 II was nothing less
than an inspiration that impellcd Cor.
nelius Keenholts. the active member OF
the music committee, TO knock timidly
et the door Of the studio.
.Entrezp came cheerily from within.
Mr.. Keenholts spoke English only.
but he opened the door and entered
brayely. The professor came forward
with reassurIng smile on his hand
some face and In English which was
perfectly ldiomatic and free from ac-
cent begged his visitor 10 be seated.
I'm mighty glad you can talk Eng
lisb. professor" began the greatly re-
fIeyed man. u was afraid I'D made =
mess OF H."
II do ,esk II fairly" the professor
admitted modcstly. mot 70 well per
haps az do some other languages, but
well enough TO make myself under
stood"
sYou wog't need any other language
ia crosskIll"
"Ah. ! soeg laughed the professor.
who was standing In an attitude OF
polite expectation.
Relieved Of his embarrassment Mr..
keenboits proceeded TO business. lie
met no diffieulty whatever The pro
fessG was all graclouSness. He &C.
ccpted the Invitation 10 ill the yaoan.
cy with a graceful willingness that
won the instant admiration ~ his Wis
,,g. 4 shall Is Most hsppy." be De.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-09-13
WAX TAPERS.
Made To-day as They Were In the
Seventeenth Century.

Made To-day ~ They Were In the
Seventeenth Century.
In the manufacture OF wax matches
and the long and slender tapers which
are known MS rats de cave cellar rats
the method introduced into France by
Pierre Blesmalre In the middle OF the
seventeenth century Is still In use.
The method is practiced today In the
Carriere factory at Bourg lac Kline,
near Paris. The cords OF which the
wick Ii composed pass into n basin OF
melted wax heated by small furnace,
from which they are drawn through
perforated plate to large wooden
drum which is turned slowly by hand.
The operation is repeated two or three
times. the size Of the hole through
which the cord passes being increased
each time. When the waxed cord has
attained the required size II Is wound
on large reels In skelns OF 400 or 80
meters about 1900 feet, which are
boxed and shipped to wholesalers. II
Is also furnished In lengths OF from
three TO ten meters ten TO thirty-three
feet), folded as often ms may be re-
qured for convenient packing. These
tapers are now used chiefly by wine
merchants and by sections In lighting
church candles.
The very short and thick candles,
called yeilleuses, or night candles. are
composed OF mixture OF wax and
stearIn. The moldinG machine differs
considerably from the apparatus used
for ordinary candles. although the prin'
clple Of the operation is unchanged.
After the little candles have cooled
the attendant removes them from the
molds and conveys them TO women.
who Iut them In tin cups. which pre-
vent the escape Of melted wax during
combustion. aud pass them 10 othd
women. who label aud pack them.
Parafiined paper Is made simply by
driving long rolls Of paper by means
OF O series OF cylinders through o steam
heated trough containing a solution OF
parafin and s,earIc acid and thence 10
large wooden cylinder. on which u Is
rolled. Scientific American.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-09-13

IN Ne AFTERNOON lASt summer 'Nc
~ ss',. 1ss ~.y Were freight s'se1sa s' s1...s .,G&
pretty suburban village on
the west shore OF a great tidal river.
The instrupents were neatly boxed
and were both consigned TO Professor
Pierre Luclen Gerard.
After the train had pulled out Of the
siding and was on its laborious way
up Rlckerstraw mountain Jacob Robb.
who was both passenger and freight
agent. seated himself on one Of the
boxes the one which contained a con.
cert grand, the other holding an up
right freed his extinct pipe FROM lts
residue with amusing particulsrlty, re.
filed II and, still holding II In his
hand, extracted the wayblll from his
inside vest pocket.
pierre Luclen Gerard II is," he de
cided. Now, who In thunder is Pierre
Lucien Gerardi'
lie did not waste any time In trying
TO answer the question. Mr.. itobb
knew every man. woman and child In
Crosskill. and, for that matter, In all
the adjoining villages OF Upper Cross
kill. South CrosskIll and West Cross.
kill. There were pair Of Pierres, a
solitary Lucien and never a Gerard
Such combination had never exist
ed in any OF the Crosskils during his
lifetime. and the common cemetery Of
the villages contained no evidence that
II ever had.
As he speculated, Lysnnder Vorhis,
the village truckman. drove up and
without alighting took from his trou-
sers pocket bit of soiled paper, which
he proceeded to study lndustriously.
Anything come for Peer Lucy-Ann
Gee.rard 2" he demanded presently,
YES" Mr.. Robb admitted laconical-
ly. Help yourself, Ly."
"A couple o. packagesf" the truck
man persisted.
I'm sitting on one of em. but ! can
get up If it's necessary"
Lysander landed on the platform
with bound and approached the
boxes
"Well I'll be--several thingsF' he
calculated with pralseworthy restraint.
take 'em right along, Ly," the agent
advised sardonically. "Who owns the
stuff, anyhow
at blongs to feller that come up
the river on the Mary Borkins this
mornin' He's took the SCOT over the
bank and he says he's goln' to open
stoody-oo. Said he expected couple
O. pieces o. freight and give me $40 to
cart II up"
81 guess you'll earn your money, Ly.
You'll have TO call out the Crosskill
hook and ladder company to help you"
"Tll land 'em In that stoody-oo just
the same" the truckman declared be-
tween his teeth.
Lysandcr urd ianu Inen. before Ded-
time the two pianos, removed from
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-09-13

-Lct her 40 ahead fun speed. cap.
tain, Be.gies continued. The tide
runs like blare~ through these chan.
ne.s
The sailors halted IN their work and
left the boats swinging half down the
daeits Mr.. Pierce shouted angrily;
What's be doing wrecking us on
HIS hMlacd reckst"
-W'ait moment, Mr. Pierce" nr.
fAnTdon said. the intuition OF vision
possessing him "IIe can't make mat
ters worse"
''Im't he blindy" snorted the owner.
@icS, we're all blind" answered the
dorior meckl,
Tire crash of the breakers on their
right drowned all further conversation.
The wind yeercd and shrIckei new
tune and the Grayling cleared the line
Of rocks by scant yard.
.That was as close as we could run
10 the hump without going on" ex
claimed Bogglcs. with both hands on
the wheel.
snow with sigh, ''for the Straddle
rocks They're worse. much worse In
this weather"
Good God, Then we're lost" groan-
ell Mr.. Fierce. "we can't live In any.
thing worse than that"
.'HVh. papar' whispered Annette.
n think Boggies may know"
The yacht waved and swung wide OF
the next line OF breakers. then faced
the black towering rocks. Boggles held
her steadily toward them. There was
no opening. The sea dashed mountain
high against their preclpitous face,
The white foam spattered the bow Of
the boat Mr., Pierce could stand II no
longer He broke loose and shouted In
frenzy;
Were crazy That madman will
wreck us! Take the wheel, Captain
Reed! ! command youl Take itr'
But the captain fumbled In speech
and movements. Then he was arrested
by n most violent lurch OF the yacht,
There was a grinding and grating OF
steel against an unyielding substance.
Some one shrieked awfully. II seemed
an eternity for the bewildercd specta.
tors, but Boggles sighed and said;
There. we're through the straddle
now! We're safe, captainr'
The towering wall OF rocks had mi.
raculously opened, and the Grayling
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-09-13

"po YOU KNOW WHAT IT IN. Mis- yo@Ef'
began to unfold II. This Ia something
] picked up from the fioor after had
been talking with your father" he
said, handing the slip TO Isabel. III
seems TO be cabalistic design OF some
sort. II probably has some connee-
ton with the order. DO you know
what II is. Miss Voser'
Yes, | do" she answered hastily.
1T belongs to my father He must
have pulled II from his pocket with
his handkerchief He VIII be annoyed
when confront him with tho evidence
OF his cRrelessDess."
"rhen ! should advise you TO defer
the matter. He seems TO be enjoying
himself, and II would be cruel to dis
turb him." the young man said. with
a soft laugh.
Isabel laughed little too. II guess
I will take your advice" she said, put
ting the slip In the belt VI her gown
and at once forgetting all about IT,
On tho way home the Voses discuss
ed the professor. Mrs. Vose, always
charitable to the verge Of absurdity.
startled the others by positive dec
laration that she did not like him aud
that she was afraid of him. Her bus-
band ridicued her fears and protested
that the man was a genius who had
gone astray In Crosskill. Isabel with
held her opinion. If she had one. When
they arrived at home she went direct
ly to her room, leaving her parents
still engaged IN fixing the probable
social status OF the stranger.
About daybreak she awoke from a
distressing nightmare In which the pro-
fessor seemed TO be standing over her
In a threatening attitude demanding
the combination which would open tho
banks safety vault Then she renem-
bered the slip OF paper which she had
tucked In her belt for safe keeping
-. .-- ,~~- s.--~.s.-s-- 80 ,ss-- s-s~
first object that met her eye was tho
piece OF paper. which lay upon the spot
where II had fallen when she removed
her belt
"Only horrible dreamW she wbis-
pered, with great sigh Of relief. But,
really, papa is the one that should have
had II. II he Will carry that combina.
ton around In his pocket he deserve
10 take the consequences"
She composed herself and went to
sleep.
Nevertheless the professor robbed tho
bank. With the combination In his pos
session and with his expert knowledge
of the ways and means OF doing such
things It was an ensy effort. When
they opened the concert grand 10
proved TO be a hollow sham-no sound
ing board, no strings, no anything np-
pertaining 10 the interior Of the noble
instrument II simulated; only jumbo
Of weights and ballast and burglars'
sundries. among them complete set
Of bank looting tools and even care
fully protected vial Of the fulmDato
with which Professor Pierre Lucien'
Gerard had expected to achieve tho
end which chance developed 20 unex-
pectedIy and 10 soon.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-09-13

splration. Although he avoided the dIss
cnssion ef personal matters with what
seemed 20 Isabel an exaggerated deli.
cscy, she had almost persuaded herself
hcfcw they rcturnpd to the lodge nom
that he was a composer who had come
to Crosskill IN scarvh Of the proper at.
mosphcrc for q mastery effort
As they wem rising from the tahlc
The professor took from the pcckct of
bis low cot yes, a slip of paper ana
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-09-13

Miss Oldham awoko In tho middle OF
the night aud found burglar ransack-
Ing her trunk. She did not scream;
but. looking him square 10 tho eye. she
pointed to the door and said:
'Teaye me at once, sir'"
"Ob, that's all right, madam" said
the burglar M be backed toward the
door. II had no intention Of taking
YOU"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-09-13

Il am not quite satisfied with your
references. said the lady Of the boose
to the cook applying for work Nay
siser am l. mum. but they're the best
! could Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-09-13

"Aw really" remarked Gussie Dude.
ley. isn't II ridiculous 10 say clothes
do not make the manY" Quite So"
replied Choily Dresser III one didn't
have 10 many clothes ons would not
need a man. Philadelphia Press.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-09-13

A contemporary states that while a
wedding breakfast was being held ia n
restaurant al Fresnes les hungis nn.
val officer 10 uniform entered The room
aud was Invited 10 preside over the
feast. He made himself very agreea'
BILE. sang songs and delivered speeches
lie was proposing the BRIDES health
when two policemen rushed In aud mr.
rested BIN as an escaped iunatic from
nelglgboring asylum. u IL further
asserted that be therrop0n politely
turned TO the officers aud said. Think
you have made mistake. gentlemen.
The pointing 10 the bridegroom
"k an you want"--London ffib.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-09-13

they ~xcsl other makes.
n could take you Into my large
factories AZ Brockiou, Mass. and show
you how carefully WI. Douglas shoes
are made, YOU would then understand
NY they ho,d their shape, III better.
wear longer, and arc Of greater value
than any cihes make.
xr~rs,sx ,ou ,iss. yo~ s4a e.ttsia W. L.
S,o,rtss stssss fbs aAsne ssl pstes " stsmpe1
- ths bstssn. ~hkrh rrvse<ss ysa srsanss hAgh
rStces snd tnsssses sksss. raks No sskssts
s-ss, Asa ,ssr Ss.1ef ~ " l. pesrias sssss
snt snutse wsea hsseHg sneA.
Fasf fs,is, fysisfs sseS fkes seH sos aess tsessD
~ ms sss fiisssrssea csssieg 81 Fsn ss,tes-
~--AM.L l. pUNQkAA. tsv<Atsa. nAnA
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-09-13

VI afternoon last summer two
pianos were unloadcd from
the way freight az CrcsskIll.
a pretty suburban village on
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-17
THE COOKBOOK.

Sausages should be served with apple
sauce or baked tomatoes. Either
makes them more easily digested,
To bake potatoes quickly boil them
in sailed water for ten minutes, then
put in the oven. The boiling water
will heat them through so they cook In
a short time.
One of those escalloped dishes which
are such a boon to the housekeeper
with left overs on her hands is made
in layers of cooked hominy, tomato
sauce and parmesan cheese. Repeat
till the dish is full, then cover with
buttered cracker crumbs and bake IN
til brown.
A French housewife does not add
-four to her gravy which she prepares
from the savory drippings Of roast
meat. The jellylike particles that
doat in the beef drippings should not
be strained off with the rest of the
sediment. as they are both appetizing
and nutritious.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-17

Peculiar interest attaches to the
serieI story now being published in
the Sunday Palladium on account OF
man at Evansville going insane
from having read it in book form. A
dispatch from Evansville tells of the
case.
From reading Louis Tracy's excit-
inc tale of adventure. "The Wings
of the Morning. William n. Magnes,
AGED 48 years, a coal miner near Bas-
kerts Station, KY, became violently
insane. He was committed to the in
sane hospital by Justice Schrader and
Drs Warter and Hodson. a lunacy
commission.
Magnets case is one Of the stran-
cest that ever came under by obser-
vation." said Or. Philip Warter after
the commission had made its exam
ination and finding.
The story of the mans peculiar de-
mental almost approaches that of the
novel in singular interest. .Tracv's
book introduces man and woman
who escape from a shipwreck to
small island in the China Sea and are
rescued by a passing steamer after
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-17
Reads "Mings of Morning."
And Becomes Violently insane
Same Story Now In Palladium

exciting experiences and hair-raisine
exploits.
Not beinq man of much educa-
ton he read slowly sno drank in ev.
cry feature of the thrilling tale. II
was new to him. From the day he
finished the book there was change
noticeable in his demeanor. . He re-
read the book ard dWeit for hours
and hours on the chapter wherein the
head hunters and the man and wo-
man battIed.
The day came. last July 2, when
Magnes believed that the head hunt
ers were after him. He grabbed his
gun, rushed screaming OUT of the
house and ran all the way from Bas-
kets Station to Howell. suburb of
this city, where he dashed precipita-
tey into the home of his nephew,
Frank Ayers. He was covered with
mud from head to foot. He was un-
able to explain his strange actions
and was put to bed. He slept all that
night and all the next day. When
he aWoke his first impulse was to
pick up his gun which had been left
other members of the family to be
quiet and to put the shotgun away.
He refused, declared head hunters
were after him and asked the others
to get out of the house a. he was sure
the building would soon be attacked
and they all would be killed He said
he was going to stay awake and stand
guard.
1t was then realized that he was a
raging maniac. 1t was feared that
should an effort he made to wrest the
gun from him he would injure some
one. He was left alone and during
the night fear overlook him again.
He unlocked the door and stole out
into the darkness. The next morn
ing he was found at the home of his
brother-in-Iaw. Mr.. Hester, 21o2 Main
street. From July 5 until TO-DAY he
has remained at this place. He is
now confined in Jail and will be taken
to the insane asylum as soon as his
commitment papers are made out.
Magnes has family His 1e-year.
old son was witness before the COM
mission.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-17

of literary work he was unable to do
SO and asked Mrs. Bloor to act in his
place. She and her husband both spent
several weeks among the packers and
obtained many startling facts as to
conditions existing in Packingtown.
Mrs. Bloor saw the women who work
in packing houses in their homes, and
her husband met the men in saloons
and other places. and by doing detec-
tive work in this way they elected in
formation which could not have been
obtained had their mission been
known. Mrs Bloor, who has been as
ISOLATED with Mr.. Sinclair in sociolog-
ical Investigations before, devoted her
attention especially to the insanftary,
depressing and demoralizing conditions
under which employees in the packing
houses are said to work
Distributing WealTn.
Why there should be hardworkIn.
poor men and idle rich men in the same
community is a question which no one
has answered and no one can answer
satisfactorily That is why the opin~
ion is SO prevalent that the world,
economically considered, is so very
is so much unanimity IN the oEauion
that wealth ought not to be distributed
as it now is, there is still wide di-
versity of opinion where there is any
definite opinion at all as to how it real
ly ought to be distributed. These opin-
ions may, however, be reduced to three
fundamentally distinct theories, which
shall call the afistocratic the social
iStic and the democratic, or liberalistic,
theories. The aristocratic theory is
that the good things of the world be-
long more particularly to certain
groups or classes than to others by vir-
tue of some circumstance connected
with their birth or heredity and indie
pendently of their individual achieve
ments. The socialistic theory is that
wealth ought to be distributed accord
ing to needs or according to some SIM
liar plan arranged beforehand and in
dependently of the individual ability
to acquire wealth in the rough and
ready struggle of life. The democratic
or liberalistic, theory is that wealth
ought to be distributed according to
productivity, usefulness or worth.--T.
N. Carer in Atlantic.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-17

tx Mayo. -.>-S--,--- -. -, - On, y. :.
had spent ali Of his hard stoieT
money ana could not afford to build {
private jail with hot and cold wate7
steam heat and magnificent view, =
he was obliged to patronize the sala>
lowly institution where tramps hos
forth
lit must be hard on an ex-mayor (
Ego to Jail, as he no longer has fed1
tain pen il! one hand and the pardon
ing power in the other There is tbs
greatest chance in the world for him tc
see how it is himself. and what he sees
isn't apt to be 4 sight particularly sat
isfying ana peculiarly restful TO the
eyes.
When mayor is stealing the city
Sblind and his dearest friends deaf and
dumb he doesn't think about this. ana
while by the time he goes 10 jail he
has lost much of his capacity for feel
ing. still he can notice the difference
between the visit to that place and q
Sunday school picnic.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-17

When a physician tells woman, suf-
fering from ovarian or womb trouble,
that an operation is necessary it, OF
course, frightens her.
The very thought of the operating
table and the knife strikes terror to
her heart. AS one woman expressed
it, when told by her physician that she
must undergo an operation. she felt
that her death knell had sounded.
Our hospitals are full of women
who are there for ovarian or womb
operationsi
It is quite true that these troubles
may reach stage where an operation
Is the only resource, but such cases are
much rarer than is generally supposed,
because great many women have
been cured by Lydia T.. Pinkham' S
Vegetable Compound after the doctors
had said an operation must be per-
formed. In fact, up to the point where
the knife must be used to secure instant
relief. this medicine is certain to help.
The strongest and most grateful
statements possible to make come from
women who, by taking Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, have
escaped serious operations.
Margrite Ryan, Treasurer of st. An
drew's Society, Hotel English, Indian
apolis, Ind. writes of her cure as follows:
Dear Mrs Pinkham:-
" cannot find words to express nv thanks
for the good Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegeta BILE
Compound did me. The doctor said [ could
not get well unless 1 had an operation for
ovarian and fensale troubles. knew | could
not stand the st-sin of an operation and made
up my mind l would be an invalid for life.
Aak Hrs. Pinkham'8 AdylCe-A Kom
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-17

Misses Lena Coffin. June Elmer. Jul
liette Swayne. Josephine Gates, Marie
Campbell. Messrs- Wilbur Hibberd.
Henry Bulla, Tom Kaufman, Roscoe
Cook, Erville Lockwood, Mr. and Mrs.
Dudley Elmer and Mr.. and Mrs. Wick
ham Corwin formed a picnic party
yesterday at Elmer's farm
Nm
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nicholson. Miss
es Edith and Helen Nicholson and
Mr.. Raymond Nicholson, took dinner
at the Country Club yesterday.
Miss Meb Culbertson entertained at
dinner at the Country Club in honor
of Miss Wilkton of New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton B. Craighead
entertained several out-of-town
guests at dinner at the Country Club
yesterday.
Misses Lena Coffin, Marie Campbell
Messrs. Wilbur Hibberd and Roscoe
Cook, formed a dinner party at the
Country Club Saturday evening.
X
uS hlSStoHdlS ooSlSly vi tic IT II Sl
Presbyterian church will have a pic
mic at the Glen Wednesday afternoon.
The members of Mrs. Edith Hud-
leston's elocution class gave a very
enjoyable entertainment at the Pyth-
ian Temple Saturday evening" it de
ing the close of the summer term. The
program consisted of Piano Duet,
Misses Pfafflin; Reading, Mrs. Hud-
lesion; Ribbon Drill, Eight Girls;
Recitation, Marjorie Deuker; Disa
logue, Mary Deuker, Rose Ferling,
Mildred Conley, Ruth White; Song,
Ethel Conner; Months of the Year,
Twelve Children; Military Drill,
Eight Girls; Recitation, Goldie Sha-
fer; Impersonated in costume; Dia-
logue, Children; Dramatic Art Tab
leaux, Jessie Cronih, Marjorie Price,
Pauline Smith, Marjorie Thomas,
Grace McConlogue, Wilma Willet.
Miss Rena Haner will entertain
this evening at her home on South 4th
street, in honor of Mrs. Crocker of