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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-02-07

Gun get you to go after my brothers.
| shall fix up the house. and we Wi
live there until father comes"
ITS quite long drive" said WI
liams refectively. II can go tomor
row"
THAT will do" She stood gazing out
at the vista Of pines and palmettos
afforded by IN opening In the Chamber
Ing vines, her face white and stricken
but calm with strong, determined
purpose.
what kind Of employment Is there
here for girls?" she asked.
Williams looked dubious.
II don't reckon there's any" he
answered Stores centrally git men
clerks. an there's ten applicants to one
Job. Folks round here don't hire much
help"
Il must have work now. Father must
not find anything against him when he
comes home. DO you think ! can get
washingY
Mrs. Williams looked at her blankiy.
''ft's darkies' work." she objected.
ITS work that will do gladly II !
can get IT," sudden passionate sob
bringing the color back to her cheeks.
Il will scrub floors anything that will
help father little. He has been work
Ing and making sacrifices for years
that might remain at school. and l.
] never suspected. ! ought to have
been here. watching him and caring
for him and the boys"
II was nearly two months later before
Williams again encountered Thompson
on the station platform.
"waaI. how'd ye make out with Booty
Johns nne dsrterY' Thompson asked.
williams looked up from the box he
was marking.
That's Jest what she is," he said
"Booxy Johns fine darter. I've been
round with her considerable lately;
down 10 the prison twice 10 zee her
paw an took her to town several times
In my waggin. At FIRST her paw was
all broke up-never wanted her 10
know how low down he was. ] s'pose.
But she brought him round. an now
he can't keep his eyes on her when
she's nigh. Soon's he's out they're
goIn' over an take up homestead In
Hernandy county. twenty miles or
more from town. b'lisve, on account
o. his fsllin'. aud reckon she OF the
boys II DO all the iradin' Booty John
amt much OF man an never can be.
but ! tell you isnpressiyely. "lest all
the man there il IN him that gals go
ln' % bring out Marx my words on
| that"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-02-07
CORN TALK.
A sr~sy of impertass ratsss In the
Jsdstag OF Coss.

There appear TO be some vital points
both as to desirable qualities nnd de-
fecis Ia picking out good ear OF corn
Professor Y N Shoes,nilh Of the state
college has prepared Tor the Kansas
boys who engage IN corn contests a NJ.
tie study of corn which furnishes an
elementary guide Ia coin iudging and
Includes among It's twcn, seven prac.
teal questions aud answers the ones
here reproduced:
First Why should corn be studied
as 10 trueness To type or breedf
so that better idea may be had as
10 the certainty with which the char.
ncters viii be- transmitted Corn pos.
eessed of desirable characters, but
little breed type, is OF little value,
since these characters may be substi-
,utcd the following season by latent
or hidden characters Of little value.
Hardness, productiveness aud other
Invisible characters may be AS dlstinc-
tive breed characteristics as the color,
shape Of ears, etc, and these must be
Judged 10y the type as seen In the Wis.
lble characters.
Second. How may the trneness 20
type best be Judgedf
By studying the uniformity OF the
ears In shape, size straightness OF the
rows, color, etc, and also 10y study
Ing the uniformity OF the kernels In
size, shape, color and indentation. The
uniformity OF ears Is studied by coIu'
pairing with the standard OF perfec-
tlon," but as II Is difficult to sufficient
ly define the standard OF perfection for
the kernels Il heading Uniformity OF
Kernels" Is placed ON the score card.
Third Why should an car OF corn
be cylindrical or nearly sof
Because this is the only shape which
will permit OF the same number OF
rows throughout the length OF the ear
and also the same size and shape OF
kernels In all parts OF the ear In a
tapering car there must be some short
rows or the kernels must be larger or
have more space between them at butt
than at tip Of ear. In such an ear or
one Of irregular shape some OF the
kernels must be OF irregular size or
shape, which will not permit OF an
even distribution by the planter,
Fourth. What Is the proper ratio be.
tween the length and the circumfer-
ence Of an ear of cornf
Although there is not much expert
mental data to show that an ear OF
corn should be of exact proportions,
most corn breeders agree that the ratio
between length and circumference
should be about as 10 IL to 7. II
appears that ears which are long and
slender are often associated with plants
which are not possessed Of the great
est vigor and hardness. and also such
ears have relatively small percentage
of grain, while ears which are large In
circumference and short are usually
late in maturing and also often have q
small per cent OF grain because Of an
extremely large cob.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-02-07

lowed OH keepTn' her awhile she fest
thank ed me nm shook her head"
When the girl came back they were
on the piazza. She went directly to
Williams.
"When does my father come homer
she asked,
His times out-er-that Is, he'll
come home In bout three months"
"And how much does he owe your
'Oh, nothin'. nothin' at ALL" hastily.
"How much does he owe you" the
girl repeated In tone that he felt
could not be disregarded.
"Waal, $50. But You needn't bother
bout payin' It."
81 cannot just at present, but every
thing must be Strengthened out before
father comes home. There must not be
a single thing TO worry him. And now
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-02-07

''CAN YOU DIRECT ME TO NH sohN aoo-
TINS PLAcET
I've whistle. II was echoed by another.
equally expressive, from the other side
OF the orange boxes.
.waal, you're In II now, for fact
SaId the owner Of the second whistle
farcastlcnlly. What you goin to do
bout itT
Lord only knows" groaned the man
IN tie shirt sleeves. Reckon mebbe
I'll have 10 tell her
Reckon mebbe you Will, dryly.
How could r. Indignantly, ''an' she
almost the same age as my Clndyf
Lands sake alive. man, dye s'pose ]
was such brute as 10 tell her that
Mr.--John Austin want nobody bnt
Booty John. not ttten TO be father 10
pobody, an that he'd been sent TO pris-
on most year ago for siealin', an that
the boys was In the poorhouse an that
the place want wuth the bringin' out
OF an auctioneer TO sell ~ For the
lands sake, Thompson, tell me what
nm I 10 dot" appealingly.
Jest give II to her straight That's
what I'd do. You're too all fred chick.
en hearted. Williams. H'sh! Here she
comes now"
ayour landscapes are 80 quaint and
beautiful" slie said, with flushed
checks and sparkling eyes Il know !
shall Ike 20 i've here. Well, am all
ready. Can you take my trunk and
yalIse In ycur wagon
Yes" grui,ly. lie was glad to get
away from her, and be made the work
" transferring the baggage as long as
toxxibie. Somehow be could not bring
himself 20 tell her the whole brutal
truth. II II had not been his money
that had been stolen and II he had no,
been the one who hsd complained of
The worthless drnnknrd II would have
beeu less dltilcult He had been sorry
for bis justlhahls aei ever sinee ne
made the complaint. aud now WeL
be- would Lake the glrI hosae 70 hls
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stolen staxe Narne..


The peerage has Its troubles, like all
Of us. A writer In paper written by
marchionesses for marchionesses IL
rather plalntlve II hope" she says,
that all those with influence will do
all they can to encourage the present
tendency of young women on the lyric
stage TO use their own names instead
Of borrowing artificial ones from the
peerage. One young person took n
fancy to the name of my eldest girl
and wore It with her tights for sea
son or two, to the mingled amusement
and annoyance Of the family" There
Is certainly some foundation for this
complaint. 1t Is never pleasant to
have ones name worn by other peo-
pie, especially with the publicity In
separable from the stage. 1t was n
curious custom, this Of borrowing
names for theatrical purposes, and 1t
IL perhaps as well that II Is dying out.
There was seldom any reason for It.
or course II man wished to play
Romeo and his name was prosaic or
repulslve we can understand his wish
ing to call himself "Percy Montgom-
cry" or Frank dc We're" But for
the ordinary person there Is no such
need. One OF our humorists, who In
his youth spent some time on the
provincial stage, has put It on record
that he adopted what he considered n
suitable stage name and liked II until
he came across man OF that name
who had adopted his the bumorlst's)
name for stage purposes. London
Globe.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-02-07
Manchester Depot, W.
BuSHEL CRATES.
4 Cheap fsrm Cony~ni~wc~ ut hasy
and various tscs.


Among the conycnienccs needed by
most farmers are bushel crates |
make my own crates ON wet days. and,
while | cannot give their exact cost,
yet IL IN triiilng as compared TO their
usefulness They ARE made eighteen
inches long. outside measure, twelve
inches deep aud thirteen inches wide,
the last two dimensions being inside
measure The sides and bottoms are
made OF quarter inch veneering got at
/ a basket factory, and the ends are half
Inch The sides ARE Slated and bottom
one piece. When we are digging potn.
toes lot of crates are dropped along
the rows, and as the potatoes are
picked up they are put into the nearest
crate until they are full aud we can
drive across the patch and load up in
short order. When hauling potatoes
(or applcs) to town they are needed
again. and ns each crate holds bushel
load can soon be measured NJ and
loaded and ms quickly unloadcd
As these crates hold n bushel when
filed TO scant level, they can be rick
ed up one on top Of the other without
bruising the contents OF the under
crate. one can thus haul double
deck" load, or, as In our case, Of stor-
Ing winter apples In the cellar, they
can be ricked up In small space We
take them to the orchard when picking
apples, and when full they can soon be
loaded up and hauled ln We usually
leave our apples In them IN some out
building or shed until cold weather
comes. Then they are sorted over and
put In the cellar, and we find apples
keep much better In these crates than
when put In deep boxes and bins. M
formerly. When amy particular varie-
ty OF apples is wanted. they are easily
got at; also when we wish TO sort them
over In winter II Is an easy matter to
carry crate out and pick them over.
Last year crates were used to dry
seed corn In, and az the bulk of ears
was small IN each crate II dried out
perfectly. When one has apples or po-
tatoes stored In these crates. It Ia IN
easy matter TO count up the stock In
trade" The names OF varieties can be
written or tackled on card on the end
of the crates. They save NO much
handling In the taking care OF
crop.
Offering the foregoing suggestions In
National Stockman. an Ohio farmer
points them with the case OF farm
or whom he once saw unloading
wagon load Of potatoes. This man
was on his knees IN the wagon picking
up with both hands, and he had picked
them up first when dug and put them
In pile on the ground. Then he pick
ed them up second time when loading
them and for the third time to unload
them In nm ontbuilding, from whence
they would later be taken to the cellar.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-02-07
Gbe / K
Daughter
D, FRANK n. SWEET
Copyright ps. by rr.ai n Sweet

e
/ "HERE was The usual morning
hustle around the small sta
iion at Finley. on the plat.
form were long lines OF neatly
packed crates and orange boxes. and
I nmoug them the owners. with stencils
aud paint pots. making sure that their
markings were all right
Presently there were a roar and a
qnlyer. and the grea, engine rushed by
and came 10 slow stua as the pnssen.
ger ears gIided opposite the platform.
Among thOse 10 alight was a young
girl u seventeen or eighteen. plainly
but cxpcnsiyeiy dressed. and with a
bright. eager air OF expectation. A quick
glance about the platform brought a
shade OF disappointment 10 her face
After moments hesitation she ap.
preached man In shirt sleeves and
broad. low. tapping hat who was lean
ing against some orange boxes be had
Just finished marking
"Can you direct me 10 Mr.. John Aus
tins place. she asked.
"Mr John Austin" he repeated re
fectiyely. why. no, don't oh. yes
OF course Booty John" He stopped
abruptly AZ be noticed the lnqulring
look on her face. ''I-I-yes, reckon
know. Are you some o. his kim
Il am his daughter" she replied,
wondering Z little at the startled whis-
tie which t<me TO his lips and which
she noticed he choked back apologet-
ically. u have been at boarding
school ever since was little girl
This is my first visit TO Florida
AN does your paw, Mr.--John--Aus.
tin, know you're comln'f'
"No. but | haven't heard from him
In almost year. Father. doesn't like
TO write, but he never allowed my let
tiers TO go unanswered so long before.
feared something might be the mat
ter with him or the boys, and he
wouldn't tell. Just had to come. ]
am 40 glad that you know him" She
hesitated and then asked In lower
voice, as though she feared her ques
ton would be answered In the mega
tive, rs he-wellT
yes, fur as sickness goes, your paws
one o. the ruggedes' an healthles' men
| know low lie an the boys never
had sickness In all their born days.
They're puffectly well. all on 'em. ]
know, for their place jines mine"
why, really?" Her face grew radl-
ant Their nearest nelghbor! And
you know the boys and all about themi
Dear little fellows! 1t seems strange
that ! should never have seen them.
You see. when we left Iowa father
sent me to the boarding school and
then came south. That was twelve
years aRo. and | have been af the
school ever since. Little Tommy is al
most nine, and Fred-let me see-Fred
Is seven. Is the place far" eagerly.
"'Bout half mile"
"Wel OF course, | can 60 with you.
I'll run and see about my baggage and
be back directly. Won't they be sur
prisedy' And, leaving him staring
blankly at knothole In the platform,
she hurried away to look after her
trunk and valise.
Half a minute passed, then the man
raised his head with dismal, express
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-02-07
MOVABLE TANK.

large bung, or wooden stopper, In the
upper head In order that II may rendi-
ly be fillel with water. A half inch hole
Is bored IN the side Of the barrel about
three inches from the bottom--i. e., the
opening Is three inches from the floor
Oh which the barrel stands. The lower
hole being stopped. the barrel Is filed
with water The large bung Is then In
serted alright. The sled Is now drawn
10 the field near the shelter houses and
the small stopper IL removed The
water runs out lllllng the shallow box
forming the top Of the sled TO the level
Of the small opening In the barrel. The
hogs may drink nj any corner Of the
box. As the water Is consumed more
runs out. Two such barrels are placed
In each inclosure and filed once or
twice day or ns often as they become
empty.
New barrels are frequently not air
tight. To remedy this defect when the
openings which admit the air are not
plainly visible the barrels are given
good coat OF paint. This usually stops
all small crevices. II single coat OF
paint does not accomplish the desired
result another is added and so on TIL
the barrel holds water and excludes
air. In this connection Is shown the
cross section OF a feed trough used on
western farm. which is also describ
ed by w. j. Spillman OF the depart.
ment OF agriculture. This hog trough
Is designed for winter feeding. In win
ter good deal OF mill stun Is fed.
Troughs enough are provided 80 that
for loD pound pigs each pig has eight.
cen inches standing room at the side OF
the trough As the pigs hcreas" IN
weight this allowance Of space I'D
creases 10 twenty-four inches for 200
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-02-07

The successful farmer OF the future
must know not only something OF the
science OF farming. but also something
concerning the business side OF farm
Ing, aud business knowledge Of fnrm-
Ing can best be developed by studying
the markets for agricultural products
on the one hand and cost OF production
and the internal management OF the
fartu nm the ot her
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-02-07

CROSS sDcIIOs OF no6 LDunH
IA. A are guy wires. which hold The bS
IL inch board u9 IN place, There ars
three u these wires on sixteen foot
trough The crossplece tc3 ~ EiaAe from
by inch stun as o support for u.
There are liys Of these 10 each trough.
The bottom cf The fesd bon tDl 10 made
from by ~ inch material. ana The sides
az. ~ from hy inch pianks-l
pound hogs The center board fBj pre-
vents the ho.;s from getting their feet
into The trougis. but does not Interfere
with their eating II also prevents
6xhtins scrosG the trough.
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The Manchester Journal

l. n. HEsENwAY. N. D.
onsoo At Rcsidrnee North Main Street,
Manchester. Vermont.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-02-07

That continuous click Of the type
writer ut the White House does not
necessarily mean more messages. The
president is literary man and knows
the value OF copious notes jotted down
0y the way
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-02-07

This is my third season In what may
be termed experimenting with boxes
for shipping apples. Have shipped to
commission houses In Plttsburg, Cleve-
land and other points. aud without ex.
ception the fruit In boxes has netted
20 per cent more thnn when shipped In
barrels and from 20 to 80 per cent
more than when sold to local dealers.
The box used IL made UP OF IL by IA
inch elm head and one-half Inch No, 2
pine, the length 0nsIde) sixteen inches.
Three boxes cost less than one barrel.
--E. II. B. In Farm and Fireside.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-27
EPWoRTH LeSGUE
District Conference In Session at Methodist
Church Here

District Conference. Epworth League
opened in the Methodist church Tuesday
night AT : O'Clock with devotional serv.
ices conducted 10y Rev. G.. ID. Bula. ol
Alexandria. Rev. ". 4. Locke, Of Wash.
ing. preached the opening sermon. About
30 delegates Were present and large
congregation.
A sweet solo was sung 10y Mrs. Minor
Alter services reception WAS held In
the lecture room To delegates and Wis
itors. which was very enjoyable. lee
cream and cake were served aud instru-
mental music rendered 10y Prof Franklin
and Miss Woodbridge A solo was
sweetly sung 10y Miss Susie Whit.house.
Wednesday morning at . O'Clock the
session opened with devotional exercises
led 10y Rev. j. J. RveS. Then followed
an address ON The Quiet Hour. by MIR.
l. T. Brown. of Washington Next an
address ON The Pledge. was delivered
by Rev. W. I. Cover A solo WAS sung
10y MIR. Clarke. of Washington
The open conference at / | a. m was
conducted 10y Rev. :. h. Cockrell. of
Leesburg, followed 10y the singing 81 "A
hymn by the congregation.
The nominating committee and com
mittee on resolutions were appointed.
An address on The Junior League was
delivered 10y Rev. Il ID. Harrison. Oue
on The Boys League 10y =. W Jrffries
The Epworth League and Missions wa
treated in AN interesting talk by Miss
Margaret Waesche. of Washington.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-27
MANCHESTER MAS0NS CELEBRATE
Grand Master S. ]. Quinn Present

Manchester Lodge. M. II. A. F. and
A. NJ, Monday night observed the feast
OF st. John the Baptist
\ large number Of visiting Masons. in
Guiding officers of the Grand Lodge OF
the state and Others from Richmond
Chester and Petersburg. were present.
The ceremonies We're conducted by
Ken Z. owen. and several addresses
were delivered. DR.. j. W. Eygleston,
deputy grand master of the STATE. was
the principal speaker and his remarks
were most interesting. Grand Master :.
j. Quinn. Of the Grand Lodge of the
state OF Virginia, was present, and was
called upon TO address the gathering
which he did In "a happy speech Judge
VIM. III. Mann was also included among
the speakers.
Among Other prominent MasOns pres
ent Were DIR. Geo. W. Darlington. grand
secretary. and b. ". Ragland, district
deputy grand master.
Following the exercises he assemblage
repaired To the banquet hall. where GOV
ers were laid for n sumptuous rrpast.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-27
MARKET QUOTATIONS
The Latest Closing Prices In the
Principal Markets.

PHILADELPHIA FLOUR quiet
winter extras. S3.iON36O. Pennsylya-
mia roller. clear. S3.15Uf. city mills.
fancy. 5000 800 RYE FLOUR firm /.
per barrel S4.50. WHEAT quiet. No.
2 Pennsylvania red. 94N9Hec. CORN
steady; No. , yellow. local Gle. OA1S
quiet; No. . white. clipped 52iRc..
lower grades. 1870. HAY steady. at
$23 50G24 for large bales. PORK
steady; family. per barrel. $50 80.
BEEF steady; beef hams, per barrel.
$23M2i POULTRY. Live firm, hens.
l3d l3Rc; old ROSTERS Zoe Dressed
firm; choice fowls. l3iec; old ROSTERS.
Zoe. BUTT Err steady; extra creamery.
26c. EGGS steady; selected. lSi2 u
201zc., nearby. lie; southern. l5N Zoe.
POTATOES quiet, at 3Od 35c. per
bushel for old, new. SlM2.5 80 per bar
rel. as 10 quality.
BALTIMORE WHEAT frmer: No.
2 spot. 9iN 94Hc; steamer. S5is ~
S5@4c: southern. $50 92c CORN firm
mixed spot Cos. "a 6O7sc.. steamer
mixed. 81 n SIC: southern. 57ia6
60iac OATS frmer; white. No Q
52c. No 3. 50L Q50ikc: No. 4. asa
49c; mixed. No. .. 49, q 49c No. B.
Az a 4Sc.: No 4. fGIs Il 47c. BUTTER
steady; creamery separator extras. 24ta
a 25c.: prints. 26d pc: held. 2O62lc:
Maryland and Pennsylvania dairy
prints. 1SQl9c EGGS easy: fancy
Maryland. Pennsylvania and Virginia
1914 n l7c.. West Virginia. i6fi l6isc
southern 16c per dozen
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-27
EXPOSITION EXPENSES
They Will Be Reduced Nearly
One Half
MANY EMPLOYEES TO BE CUT OFF

At "A meeting 81 the board Of directors
oil Jamestown Exposition action was
taken which revolutionizes the manage
ment, now in charge of Director General
Barr. The seven departments. WAYS and
means, admissions and concessions. con
crosses and special events. exhibits. his
tory and education. transportation. and
works, each with a governor at it's
head, will Toe merged into four depart
ments. with one head each, which means
that the board of governors. with sal
aries OF its members ranging from $40
600 TO $4,000 annually, will be legislated
out OF existence.
The operating expenses of the exposi-
iion were shaken down about 40 per
cent or from 100000 to $T4. 600
monthly. All power formerly exercised
10y the board of governors viii now be
exercised by James NJ Barr. director
general. Mr.. Bars authority il ahso-
lutte. He can remove officers or employ
ees
Harry I. George Tucker remains pres
ident with an unreduced salary. $40 .OOO
/ "A year