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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-10-15

reigned as belle In New Orleans.
Her mother the beautiful Clemence
/ Well was a Frenchwoman, married to
/ Pierre de Buys, wit and bon vlvant.
Mrs. Hermann's daughters, the old
est of whom was Mrs. Depew's moth
er, were known as "the three beauti-
full Hermann girls" Of New Orleans.
Mrs Samuel Hermann retained her
beauty TO old age, or, rather, she was
woman who never grew old.
At reception once where she chap
eroned her daughters a distinguished
foreign diplomat asked her II she were
related to the three splendid Hermann
sisters, of whom he heard so much.
"A cousin, ! imagine" he said.
'No, only the mother Of the three"
smiled Mrs. Hermann, who had the
greatest difficulty In convincing the
gentleman that this was true.
The history of the family in this
country dates back about hundred
years. Captain viel was French ma
val officer stationed In Santo Domingo.
In ali uprising of the natives there he
and his three sons were killed.
Clemence Wei, his handsome daugh-
ter, was brought to New Orleans and
there married Pierre de Buys. Eu-
genie de Buys, the eldest daughter,
married Samuel Hermann. After his
death she removed to California with
her daughters.
One became the wife Of Hall McAllis-
ter, a lawyer and brother Of Ward Nc
Allister.
Another of the Misses Hermann mar
ried Mr.. Peyton Of the old Virginia
family Of that name, and the third
married Henry Palmer Of New York,
the father OF Senator Depew's wife.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-10-15

And II you have some old bills you
cant collect, will tackle them No
pay until get them.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-10-15

And IL you want the best auctioneer
in Vermont, ! can fiji the bill. You
know can.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-10-15
How 10 rr.nspl.n, Small Trees.

A small tree or any shrub may be
successful transplanted at any season
or at any stage OF growth In the fol
lowing way: Dig trench entirely
around the tree. foot or more In
width aud little deeper, leaving the
roots imbedded In ball OF earth. FIJI
the trench with wet cement and leave
undlsturbed till It hardens. The tree
may then be lifted and removed at
pleasure. After placing II where II Is
to stand, break and remove the cement
and Immediately I'll the space with
earth.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-10-15

General Agent for the Reliable
Paint and OIL Co Of Cincinnati, o.
Address.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-10-15
nov 70 Thread needles.

Persons with defective sight when
threading the needle with white thread
should bold u over something black
and when threading With blsck thread
bold Il over something white. I, also
applies 10 threading the machine lee
die.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-10-15
F. Loeser & Co., H. Batterman, Brooklyn
Paroid "NO TAR" Roofing

have sold over 300,00O square feet
of this Roofing in the last ten years 10
over 500 people and have yet to hear
the first kick. ID will last at least 20
years. | am selling this extra heavy
perfect roof for $3.50 for lOS square
feet with nails, patent rust proof
square caps and cement included. Al
so Neponset Roofing, good for five
years, for $40 a square, delivered
free for cash, within ten miles.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-10-15
A Chance For Boys TO Make a Dollar.

We want al the honcs a. can get,
Can use heasis. hoots. horps- anything
IN ihe line Of bones 4 only dry. We
siil pay GO per haDdnrd pognds Tor
thoroughly dry bones We csn pay even
more Il sireily eioan. hard. fresh. dry !,
boiled haiebers' bones And pay freight
from yoaI station u shipped Ia las o.
$40 poands or more. Slip 10 barrels
" cheap sseks.
Z. s. pAcl, hyde Park. W.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-10-15

His maiden name is ISL CLONE the
man who writes stories for the MAN
CHESTER Journal.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-10-15

And | am yet making those large
Photographs, four for 800. Outside
or inside views and Portrait. will
call if You ask me. All work guaran-
teed.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-10-15

For mild, easy action of the bowels,
single dose of Doan's Regulets is
enough. Treatment cures habitual con-
stipation. % cents box. Ask your
druggist for them.
Putnam patriot., 1908-12-18

fhreN back als head sza locked s.,assly at his nfssle and sssellssa the worsss In bud clear tose that fairly soak pee- ple,s bresth away.
 ~glis mother issd quietly slipped through tie crowd and tsGel Der s.sAt behind him aad these tlsat szt pear sad she E9t ene ef ais hassss In li..rs and held t, while tae tears Nsrsa asas1 doga her face.
 @4he two sfSi'ed against each attsr for fun half heslr. anll aE tse sae poor Harriet was as white &s =s--z. and l could see that she xas nN@ tlins from head te foot
 Al last the teacher gave fae w*zf Vyrannousiy Harriet sgsatiesf the fzs syllable, then staeeevl sati sfs ssssrssi. looked ima,eEingly as Der fsffer a1f then tresneiiagly went on ard sjae,5ss, 1t with one n
 "Hew aid you spell it Hsrriegs Did you have only
 "SQnire Henner had been iaokfa on spelling book too NoW he turned sharply roana to the master and Ia his hardest. eeldest voice sad
 She missed it. str Pass 1T 10 the next
 sam spelled it wlthou; hesitsting ar instant.
 You could have heard pin drop in that room. It was stin as death. liar. riet dropped into her seat and buried her face in her hands Squire Hepner.s face never changed Without wort he rose. reached out his long arm. beck onad to Sam to come to him and then dropped into the lsdss autstretehe.l hani the purse, Turning and facing the bresthless people. he said.
 want you ail to know that think this has been q fair and square match. and my nephew deserves the prize.,
 Without further words he took his hat and marched out Of the house.
 Well. the Red Flaw people actually carried Sam home on their shoulders. with Nils Waitely close behind. crying as f her heart would break with Joy and nervousness. But she had on s long warm. plaid shawl that I saw Nis' Squire Hepner throw over her as she stepped out of the door
 .one of my sisters went home with the Hepners that night. and she said Harriet cried al the way home and WAS in mortal terror at the thought Of meeting her father. She stopped on the doorstep a fong while. and when she did finally step into the room. trem= bling and fairly mourning. her father. who was sitting with his head between his hands before the fire. got up and walked over to her and actually kissed her there before them all Then he went of to bed without word.
 But what followed was better still. Christmas day the squire took his big sled. put in lots of hay and blankets and drove on like Nimshi himself to his sisters No one ever knew what happened there. but 1t ended in Ms waitely and all the children going home with the squire. And a big Christmas day they had. folks said.
 .The squire declared it was an honor to know boy who could spell like Sam. They say he had that boy spell the dictionary half through that win. Ger and nearly hngged him when he spelled correctly the longest word in 1t
 .s'The squire was the strangest man on the subject of spelling that I ever heard of Nothing but Sam's knowing heH- 10 sneli SO well ever soffened his heart toward bis sister and her ehil= dren. And nothing pleased him more than to have Sam and Harriet spell against each other for hours at a stretch"
Putnam patriot., 1908-12-18

her head. could see a hole worn in her shoe as she put her foot up on the stcye hearth.
 sam was then about fifteen years old. but not as tall as some boys of nine. He was very thinly dressed for such sharp night. and they had walk ed fully two miles
 'I felt sorry for them and spoke up at once and took Sam en my side. It happened to be my turn to choose. and l was bound the poor fellow should not be sighted. whether he could spell or not.
 He had half mind not to try, but l saw his mother reach out her hand and gently push him. and then he hob bled down to the end of the line and stood within a foot of his Uncle Hep her.
Putnam patriot., 1908-12-18

him. knowing that he never could oo any physical work.
 Well the spelling bee excitement became more and more intense as the time drew near, and when Christmas eve at last came the old Four Mile schoolhouse was sight to see.
 The night was one of the coldest l ever remember The stars shone like bright lamps in the sky The sleighing was good and the air sharp enough to stir the blood and, If possible. still more to stimulate the boys and girls A lot of the boys had borrowed pair or sled runners and put big wagon on them. Then plenty of straw was put in the box, and about twenty of us boys and girls piled in, with lots of quilts and buffalo robes and warm shawls.
 Il had my first beau that night His name was Azraiel Whitehead, and of all awkward boys he was the awk war,iest. think 1 was the first girl he had ever asked to go with him. Any how. I know he fell fiat on his back trying to help ne out of the sled. and he let ne go head first into a snow bank.
 .I remember that his handkerchief was wet with cinnamon drops and that he gave me A handful of peppermint and cloves. I remember. too. how we all of us went up and down bill sing ing and laughing at the top Of our voices. We made the old woods and the valleys ring. Yes, and the sled up set, too and we were all thrown Into ditch. The edge of the wagon bow caught my beau's big feet under #. and | thought I should cry from morttaca- ton whea hs lay thsrs aaA aesualiy bavl~A and sni0ed I vas = puf cut about it that l wsuldn't sit v hao after ve ret hte the sisl ee speak te him afterward-
 .Whsn we reached the achssiAsaee ve fouaA it packed se full tAas VI could but just crowd tn- Ases ev@y- body had brought . eanAss to suck up on the loos and some spriO q ever sreso ard berries to make the fsen lock Chrlstmasy. There wsre four oif- fersnt teachers and well knswA spea erx frem all over the tewnship.
 "Lecta Plumb and chose ID rot first choice and took Harriet Hep ner. She was pale as death and ieoked nervous and frightened Lecta took Ablmelech Abers. the leading spelieF from the Red flaw school. and took Cindy Patch. the best speller from Jack Oak
 .sThen we chose everybody in the room who eoaid spell at all think we had more than fifty on side We stood in long rows on both sides of the house against the wall, and. much to ny disgust, I got my hasr full Of tai- low from dripping csE~s.s-
 We were about ready 10 commence spelling and everybody had become quiet when the people who sat near inc door made way for some one who had come late. and in came little sam Waiteiy on his erufch. with his mother behind him in 4 poor. thin. patched osa faded calico dress and thin cotton shawl. with q faded old red hood on
Putnam patriot., 1908-12-18
Wont Msakens The kldnavs
pc~n. Kidney Plus Have paas sr~ss >-rste~ far feepts Who wesk in
 Putnam

Most Pntnam people work s~ery day in some strained. unnatural F-ositioa-- esnasag constantly over a deSk-ftd- taR gn Joitins Nzxoas os eArS-<iolns iasssgtosas hossscMofk lining. reaching ~ Ess4liHEs eF tfsias the back in hum assss and cue osheF Ways. All the~. ssssAns lend s@ wear. tweaken and is. 4sss tss sf4EaEys HnlEi laey fat sehlnd sa khszf saak d alisstax tae pSsssons ffaaa sf,s s9zasi fAsAn 's k d aey Pills s1fe s5sk kAstasss. raa He~ strength in saa taeks fasanrn assses prosc it.
 Ma Afs.ert i.asassslle. As smFth street. f'aiasFa. Cana. says. My anstsxnd ~as tfaagssesi fat fnmg ume sith kidney ssuap p1aint. He had sach aeass pains Ia his hack that he euald hardly ges around lie WAS aiso bothered hy dizzy sssslss and lee fre- 4nent action ef Inc kidney scereftous. Doanss kidney fiIls procured ai bFes- seras drug store absolutely cured hiui and he has never failed to recommend them since when an opportunity has occurred. He has been practically free from kidney complaint during the past several years and he gives noan Kid. ney Pills the eredit.p
 For sale by all dealers. Price so cents. Foster Mithurn Co, Buffalo, New York, sole agent for the United States.
 Remember the name-Duan sand ake no other.
Putnam patriot., 1908-12-18
some dreadful words.

some dreadful words.
 Of course Mrs Waitely sided with her husband. and from that day the squire turned from his own kin. He never spoke to them again. not even after Mir. Waiteiy died. The poor man got caught under a falling tree and was killed. leaving his widow with four children and nothing but shabby roof over their heads and three or four acres of scrubby land.
 ''She had fearfully hard time sup porting herself and the children. but the squire never helped her. And. to make matters worse, her oldest child. little Sam. was cripple. humpbacked and lame in one leg. so that he had to walk with a cruteh Of course he wasn't any help to his mother on the place. but she was trying 10 educate
Putnam patriot., 1908-12-18

Then the spelling commenced. | blush to tell il. but I actually missed the very first word given me. and that was mermaid I spelled 1t 'mur- mer' I knew better but I was so nervous I could not collect my thoughts So 1 had to take my seat. md O. course I had a little cry all to myself
 But I nearly laughed so as to be heard all over the room when Azraiel Whitehead missed goose He spelled it 'suse.' and he had teld me in conf dence that be half expected to get the prize aud had been studying his speller for weeks.
 "Elecfa missed 'emanate' She spelled it with an f instead of an .a.'
 "cindy Patch missed 1ranquilize.' think she ssew how te spell il. but she was excited because seven or eight had missed 1t before her. The Jack Oak seselaFs looked very sober when Cindy had h sit down.
 sHut y..s ought to have seen old Squire Hepner's eyes twinkle and his grim face look grimmer when Abifne tech Ahers. the best Red flaw scholar. missed 'rhytochmy' and Harriet spell ed 1t without hesitation. Bimelech got confused and thought the last let- ter was e instead of y
 .'The Red Haw people did look morff- fled. and the Four Mile folks were highly pleased and showed it. too. for all the best spoilers were out on both sides. and only Harriet Hepner and five or six others were left Four of them missed .mIcaeeous.' and Harriet was just going to spell 1t when Nils Waitely. in a scared, timid voice that could just be heard. said:
 .Tf you please. tsacher. Sammy hasn't spelled yet
 .sammy stood down st the ed sf the line. and they had overlooked hfm. But the teacher replied:
 .'Oh, indeed! I thought he vas 1ses Iens ago
 .I thougAt he said it saeerineiy. ed he gave sammy the word h . toes that said plainly. You can't spsu h anyway
 But what die sammy do but spell K correctly without the slightest hsst- tation
 Then the others who were standing missed 'dromedary.' and that left Haf- riet and sammy alone. I tell you. you m,xht have heard a pin drop then Ev- erybody was half crazy with excite ment
 ~oid Squire Hepner did not move muscse. He had the money. Eve gold five dollar pieces. and fancy purse and was to give them himself to the winner
 -lt seemed to me that that poor crfrglesI boy got help from on high that nlzaE l Esves saw anything like h Af arst hs ~as so shy thai his yoke almost tTeEnbled, but when he and tue cousin he had never speken to stood up there alone and hss fierce old uncle gared so eonEesnpfaously al him tae Hrrle fellow raised himself to his fun height and from that moment never alnehed
 His large eyes gllztened. and De
Putnam patriot., 1908-12-18
Are You Going to New York City If &, Asks Yesr AeadquarteFs at the Offices q
 the Brooklyn Eagle

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle takes pleasure in cordially inviting the readers this paper when they visit New York to make their headquarters its Information Bureaus both in Manhattan and Brooklyn They be of great service to you in the selection of suitable hotel boarding house and also in the mapping of interesting trips and other forms of while you that city Reading and writing are at your disposal and your mail from home be sent to their offices There absolutely charge for hisl service The Main Information Bureau located in the Eagc Building Brooklyn others to be found at a6 East Twenty third Street aad in the World Building, New York City
Putnam patriot., 1908-12-18

- YES. my dear" said Aunt Su- " san eminiscently. .I re-
 meinbzr my school days as - tfaugh twas only yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-29
ALUMINIUM MONEY.
Strange Coins Minted for CircuIa-
tion in Africa


Nearly 81, ,000,0oO coins made Of aluminium,
have just been struck from the rovsl
mint for circulation In Uganda and the
Nigerian prO,sctorates- Each coin bears
the value either Of cent or Of ? mills.
and is perforated in the center. like Chi
nese coins. in order to permit the natives
to string them together. The advantage
OF aluminium as coin IS due to its light
weight and the fact that il Is the hest
nongerm- bearing metal known
Bronze coins, as well as some silver
are circulated on the west coast Of A.
rica. but in the interior the natives use
little shells, known as cowries. as frac-
uonal currency 1t is primarily to replace
the coWries that the new coins have been
struck Ellison Mccartney. the deputy
master OF the mint. is very enthusiastic
over the use Of aluminium for coins. He
believes that It viii shortly take the placa
OF bronze, copper. and nickel throughout
the civilized world In speaking OF the
new coins, he explained how their low
value rendered il necessary to make them
OF some extremely light metal; hence the
adoption of aluminium. The smaller the
amount the greater the cost Of coinage
he remarked. "Halfpence are much more
costly 10 coin than pennies. and yield far
less profit So far as know. these are
the only aluminium coins in the world"
The Washington herald., 1908-03-29
NOVEL USES OF ICE.
To Keep "A Car Comparatively Warm
I'm Zero Weather.

From the National ProVisiOner.
A government expert has devised a
novel method Of keeping a car or com
partment comparatively warm in zero
weather-not by fire, but by the utiliza-
ton of ice. A well-insulated car is fitted
at each end with four galvanized iron
cylinders reaching from the floor to the
top of the car. In summer these cylin-
ders are filled with ice and salt to keep
the car cool. In winter they are filled with
Ice to keep the contents of the car from
freezing.
Ice is nOminally at temperature of 80
degrees Fahrenheit. and is a substance
that changes temperature reluctantly, be-
ing a poor conductor of heat or cold.
Consequently, when zero weather prevails
outside the cylinders of relatively warm
ice prevent the escape OF heat-in other
words, they maintain the temperature
within the car.
Another method whereby ice is en-
ployed for protection against cold consists
in throwing a plentiful stream OF water
on the car when the temperature is near
zero point. which freezes at once and
forms complete coat over the car. The
action OF this ice is the same as IN the
case of the cylinder filed with ice. A
similar plan is frequently adopted in the
transportation of bananas-a fruit partic-
ularly susceptible to cold.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-29
ASTRONOMERS YARDSTICK.
StRr-gazers' Calculations Based on
Distance from Earth to sun.

Distance from Earth to sun.
The distance separating the earth from
the sun is Of so much Importance in
astronomical computations that il is
sometimes spoken Of as the "astrono-
mers' yardstick'
An opportunity TO increase the accuracy
Of this fundamental measure will be
presented within a few months. when the
astercid Eros, famous for approaching
the earth nearer than does any other
heavenly body except the moon, will be
in opposition 20 the sun.
The method of observation will be by
making photographs showing the posi-
ton of EnOs among the stars as seen
from different parts OF the earth From
the comparative displacement Of the as
teroid in the various photographs. owing
to the separation Of the points OF obser-
walton, the distance Of the sun can be
computed. II is probable that these will
be the most accurate measurements of
the suns distance yet made
The Washington herald., 1908-03-29

Sir Oliver Lodge. scientist and author.
is a constant golfer and has played the
game for thirty years. At St Andrews,
where he learned 10 play under Prof
TAFT, the latter said TO him one day. You
don't play golf with your muscles: you
play with your morals" But I hope"
Sir Oliver said in telling the tale. no one
will consider my morals as bad as my
golf"
The Washington herald., 1908-03-29

of the late King Victor Emmauuels
second vile, Rosina VerceIlana, daughter
The Washington herald., 1908-03-29
Not Authenticated, but Probable.


From the New Orleans Picayune
This story may not be true; the down
town motor car dealer on whom it is laid
denies it, but certain poignancy stIll re-
mains.
The dealer got out Of his car at Eighth
and Main streets Friday morning to buy
a toy motor car from a hawker who has
stand under the viaduct.
''I'u take that car" said the dealer,
pointing at a toy which was spinning
around on the table.
The hawker reached in his sack and
drew out another.
THAT one amt for SALE he said. grin
ming. It's my demonstration car"
1t is related that after that the haWker
and the motor car dealer corz.esii....s check
hands-hut no sale was made.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-29
Positions Kept in Fog.

Then the fog shut in again. and for
two days more the fleet plowed along.
1t was in a column of divisions forna-
tion-that is. the four ships of the first
division were abreast Of one another and
400 yards apart. Twelve hundred yards
astern the ships Of the second division
were in similar formation. The third