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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-07-24

post mail deposited al any office ior
local delivery or tcs delivery py city
carrier or on rurtl pu''s emanat-
ink from that posto'flss
The SECOND Eoae shal. nelu lie the
remainder of wha. T. nov the first
zone together ~ y the present scc+
ond aone, aud shall include all the
units of area located In whole OF in
part within radius Of approximate
" i60 miles from any given post.
office,
The rate OF postage on parcels
weighing In excess Of four ounces
In the proposed first xone, that 10.
for local delivery, will be reduced
from five cents for the first pound
and one cent for each additional
pound or fraction thereof. to five
cents for the first pound and one
cont for each additional two pounds
or fraction thereof The rate for
the proposed second zone, that Is,
the territory embraced within rad
ius OF l50 miles from any given post
office. viii be reduced from five
cents for the first pound and three
cents for each additional pound tthe
present first zone ratel or six cents
for the first pound and four cents
for each additional pound or fraction
thereof tthe present second zone
rate) to five cents for the first
pound and one cent for each addi-
tional pound or fraction thereof.
The maximum weight OF parcel
post packages win be increased from
eleven pounds to twenty pounds, the
Increase OF weight to apply only TO
the first and second zones. No
change has been made In the restric-
tions as to the size and form OF the
package.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-07-24
CHANGE IN PARCEL POST.
Parcel Post Rates to be Reduced ~
First and Second Zones. Postmas-
tef-GeneraI Says Changes Will In
crease Revenue.

Washington. July 21,-The post
office department announced satuf-
day important changes In the opera
ton of the parcel post system 'includ
ing an increase In the maximum
weight limit on packages from
eleven TO twenty pounds, redic-
tlon IN the rates OF postage wlthin
the first and second zones and the
substitution OF a convenient rate
chart for the elaborate parcel pos,
map in determining postage rates.
Since the establishment OF the par
eel post system many requests nave
been received at the postofflce de-
rartment for an Increase IN the maxi
mum weight OF packages that VIII
be carried and corresponding re-
duction In the rates Of postage
The act OF Aug "a. 1912. estsb-
fishing the system. authorizes inc
postmaster general. with the consent
OF the interstate commerce COM
mission. after investigation. 70
change from time to time, 10 his as
eretlon, the classification. weist'
limit, rates Of zones. TO im2ro,e the
service
After weeks OF consideration, Post
master General Burleson submitted
10 the interstate commerce eDnimis'
sion and got it's consent TO the 'oi-
lowing changes, which are 10 We e.
fectiye on Aug IL:
The first zone shall inelaie the
territory within the local delivery o.
any office and the frs zone rats
Of postage will apply 70 all parcel
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-07-24

The village store-keeper IN a town
like Dorset is also generally re-
minder of auld lang syne.
1Have you a step-ladder?' our
host inquired at the leading "empor-
ium" OF Dorset.
Yes" was the reply, I've got one
the back room If someone hasn't
borrowed it.
My host explaining that he was
looking for one TO buy, not borrow
and remarking that he wouidh
think it would be very profitable ior
the merchant to lend things, that
gentleman said that really lending
things hadn't been profitable to him.
~ reckon. he added, that II !
could count up the things I've len,
in the. last 10 years that haven
been returned they'd be wuth near
ly $40"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-07-24

Dorset Is like most New England
towns II has natives" ! use the
word natives in a sense that viii be
understood by most OF The Eagles
readers. II doesn't mean simply per-
sons born in the town. 1t means an
stead the ultra conservative old
timers who by instinct oppose
change--who think the way to DO
thing is the way 1t has always been
done and who especially resent any
proposition that possesses flovor oil
progress. Such natives are very
,ealous OF their rights" In Dorset
one OF the rights Of that type OF
native" is the privilege OF driving
his team across the village common
from any point and at any angle nc
pleases. Now, Dorset village chances
10 have quite stretch OF remarkab-
ly broad street, the greater portion
Of which was apparently intended by
the fathers to be green ing
progressive minded villagers realize
the value OF eapitalizing this village
green and making 1t. like the noun
taius about the town, the inyigorai-
ing atmosphere and the country eiub
via, lis golf and tennis grounds, a
means OF attracting the city visi,of.
The natives. on the other hand.
don't propose TO surrender their
right 10 drive squarely across that
little plot Of ground al iis middle
or near It's end or r''cat-a-corner way
by starting anywhere along its en-
tire length. And. by gosh1 they
propose 20 maintain rhose rights.
THE BOSS.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-07-24
VOLUME LII
A Wonderful Savings Bank
Growth.

On June 30,h the Hyde Park
Savings Bank passed the two and
one.half million dollar mark in de.
posils.
On June 30th. 1907. six years
ago, its deposits we're only SS44..
1884.
ln other words, the Hyde Park
Savings Bank has practically multi.
Piled its deposits by three in the
short space Of six years.
This means an average gain in
deposits Of over nine hundred dol
lars day for every business day
in the entire six years.
Il means that the deposits ex.
ceeded the Withdrawals by an aver.
age Of more than $4,000 per
year for the entire SIX years,
The deposits exceeded the with.
drawals for the year ending June
80, 1913. by S298.348.36.
These figures are interesting
from two points ol view. viz ;.--
First, they indicate the general
prosperity Of our State. and Sec
ond. they indicate that the people
Of Vermont have come to place
great confidence in the business
sagacity and conservatism Of the
Hyde Park Bank.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-07-24
DORSET.

The following was taken from Inc
Madison. IN. j. Daily Eagle OF
July 18Th, and shows how We are
viewed BY some of our guests
from out-of-town.
The editor of The Eagle was SO
impressed that he wrote the follow
ing to his paper. which we reprint
To the Man Who Looks and Listens ;
Dorset village. charming little
hamlet nesting in the mountains
lies hard by Manchester, Vt. Man
chester is a summer resort with
tone to il 1t has famous hotel at
which stylish people stop. AT Dor
set village. some seven miles dis
tapt the conyentionalities are usual
Iy recognized to the extent of put
ting on ones coat before going to
the dining room OF ones host TOT
dinner or other meal. Except iof
this. It's a rather go-as-you-please
and have-a-good-time resort where
very excellent folks who have dis
covered Dorset like to sojourn for
awhile. The madame and myself
were recently guests there Tor Q
week at the country home of friends
| took my host to task for wearing
a light coat instead of going negli-
gee as | wanted TO. He explained
that he too would go coatless but &c
his inability to keep his trousers
up without suspenders. lie insisted
that II was all right, however Tor
me to even go to my meals sans
coat If wished. That's the Dorset
way. Its summer gospel is the Cos
pei Of comfort.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-07-24

Yet one will occasionally meet
even today, Vermont farmer or
gardener, or man-of-all work, who
does things the way they've anus
been DONE My hosts garden mad
been sadly neglected and
was finally prevailed upon to take a
day off from berry-pieking to culti-
vate 1t. The Vermont man who In
the season usually has the excuse oil
nor having time TO perform odd jobs
because of having to go berryih "
is usually lean and cadaverous In
diyidual who drinks peppermint or
lemon extract because no one VIII
sell him straight whiskey and who
is in terror of his wife because she
tries TO get his earnings away from
him before he has a chance to spend
them for intoxicants. - looked
at The garden and then laconicaisy
Expressed HIS opiuioh VI ~ s'
needs weedinl". That terse express
sion brought back reeollections--but
not fond ones--of my childhood.
When / was boy every garden al
ways needed "weedin when there
was nothing else a boy could be set
to doing. Folk didn't, as a rule, cui-
tivate their gardens in a manner to
keep the weeds from getting a good
start. They let the weeds grow ana
then pulled them usually by proxy.
| did lot of proxying of that KIND
Well. lately, after--had spent
half day In my hosts garden,
strolled back and took look at 1t,
expecting to find the weeds all out
of the way, the ground generaiiy
hoed and raked loose about the gro"
ing vegetables. Instead ] found that
l- had confined his labors to
simple pulling of the weeds. me
garden will now be all right---uhtil
another "weedin' is deemed neces-
sary.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-07-24

people who. as they transform tit
old places Into gen,lcmen's estates
airt he best ~ the Torn eriy ind
pendent farmers 10 bceome superr'
tsndcnis or toremeu. The white
house, with It's green blinds and iis
well-kcpt lawn and other surround
ings. evidence the old-fash ntd Yea
mont thrift thar | was familiar si,h
Al A boy.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-07-24

Austria not only sells timber but
timber products from It's forest
lands, and dtsposes Of about i.b0o,-
900 railway ties a year There
is no provision In the United States
by which the national forests can
dispose OF manufactured lumber,
though the policy OF selling stand
ing timber IL well established,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-07-24

The new Chinese republic has es-
tablished a department of agricui-
ture and forestry. For a long time
China had been pointed out as the
most backward nation In forest
work 4
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-07-24

and that are very steep of ascent.
They are peculiar collection.
On the east side of little stream -
Otter Greek, think it is- there en-
tends for nearly the whole length of
Vermont the Green Mountain range
In appearance the Gfaeh Mountalns
proper are continuous ridge Not
so the Taconie range, on the Vest
side of the creek, and 81 ctDsa TO the
other range that one might almost
throw stone across the valley be-
tween. The Taconics are a series ol
sharp peaks, like haycocks in field
except for being proportionately clos
er together than hayeocks usually
are and that they are also lneyen
in height some being very tall.
some of medium height and some
low hills Roads wind between these
hills and the stranger, while driv-
ing or autoing, is surprised TO find
how comparatively easy II is to go
around mountains that apparently
block all the country for long
distance To thus go around them
steep grades may have to DE climb
ed in places and now and tien this
road may take one to great heigh',
but always there are greater heights
near by.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-07-24

A toy company al Sheboygan. Wis
started out to use only the waste
wood from other mills. II has work
ed out system OF using all small
waste pieces so that practically moth
ing but the sawdust is lost
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-07-24

fionerous ste. Marie. i5-year-old
lad, fell from a load Of hay 10 the
bottom of the sllo, distance Of 80
feet, on the Cutler" farm. owned
BY the boys father. just outside Of
West Glover village. and suffered In
jurles which resulted in his death.
The skull was crushed. many bones
were broken and the body was other
wise bruised.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-07-24

The Canadian government has
supplied twenty-five million tres
seedlings 70 farmers. principally Ia
the Alberta and Regina plains re-
gions. The United States does MOI
supply young trees 70 the public.
except 10 a limited area IN Nebrss-
ka, under the terms Of the Kinkaid
Act .
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-07-24

A pleasing aspect Of the neighbor-
hood In and around Dorset Is the
thrifty appearance of the farm
homes, as a rule. There isn't the air
of practical abandonment that one
sees in certain other sections ol
New England. In the famous Berk-
shire Hills, for instance, 1t has IN
recent years got so that to a large
extent. the traveller expects to see
either one or two things, farms SO
pitlfully run down that one Is almost
depressed by the thought oil the
disappearing New England farmer
who a few years ago largely consti-
tuted the backbone of the eastern
portion Of the country, or groups
OF all but abandoned farms made IN
TO Fairgrounds for very rich city
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-07-24

Mrs, prentiss, lady who attained
wide note as the author OF many
books, mostly of an intensely relig-
ious characterspent many summers
al Dorset. Possibly II was her ma
tive town. AT any rate, she haa
great love for the place and did
much of her writing there. One OF
her most noted books was entitled
Stepping Heayenward." It was
written many years ago and to. the
reader OF today would possess a
quaint flavor OF the religious feryen-
cy OF a time that has gone by. It's
title seems to me most appropriate
one for book written in Dorset.
One can't do much stepping in that
town other than in heavenward di-
rection. He must make choice be-
tween walking only within the rar'
row confines OF valley or asceAl
ing. There are mountain peaks all
around--no tremendously tall PEAKS
but yet ones that pierce the cl'uds
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-07-24

Our hosts took us for several au-
tomobile trips One OF them, Az
miles long, encircled a group of the
Taconies, but yet there were groups
on the outer sides Of the circle We
made. The scenery is certainly Won
derful and charming. 1t puts EN-
phasls upon the suggestion that one
should see America first and close
home America at that. The air TOO
is constant tonic. 1t makes oi
Dorset and vicinity place in which
to rest, recreate and grow strong.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-07-24
FOREST NOTES.

A single mill In Maine uses 1000
cords Of paper birch each year 10
the manufacture Of tootbpicks.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-07-24

The best assortment Of Flammocks in
town at from Sl.00 to S475.
Just arrived. A fine couch hammock
with IL OF. Khaki duck, iron frame, National
springs thick soft top and bottom mattress,
heavy wind shield and pockets, $3.50.
A 6ne line Of piazza chairs. well finished and well
made at prices ranging from Sl25 TO $500.
III. N. SHAW,
Manchester Center, VT.
TEL 9-3s
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-04-03

membered Hezekiah's laughter at the
mention of my friend My smile did
not escape Miss Octavia.
Just how. may ask. did she refer
to Mr. WigginS?''
LAS though she thought him the fun
NEST of human beings. She laughed
dcliciouSly ut the bare mention of his
name"
1T WAS not your impression, then,
that she WIS deeply enamored of him
that she was eating her heart ont for
him?"
''DecidedIy not. Miss HOLSTER. She
gave me quite a different idea"
You relieve me greatly Mr. Wig
gins SENSE of humor is the slightest,
and | should not in the least fancy
him for Hp%ekiah And besides. | am
not vet ready To arrange a marriage
for her
She laid the slightest stress on the
final pronoun. II was II fair Inference.
then. that Miss CeciIiaS affairs We're
being "arranged;" when they had been
determined Il husband would be found
for HeZekiah did not douht that
Miss HOLSTERS intentions toward her
nieces We're the friendliest no matter
what strange devices she might employ
to bend those Young women to her pur.
poses.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-04-03

that they would cede neither Adriano'
pie nor the islands Today. however.
they are suing ahir'tlA Tor the inter
cession of the powers and are Offering
In return not only Adrianupr and the
islands, bat also independent OF the
will of the Ottoman state they nre un-
dertaking in advance to accept unhesi-
tntiugIN any terms which christian Eu-
rope thinks III to make for them
mo such sci: abusing decision has
ever been tnkcu by u nornn natlon
since the first chup,er of European his
tory was written M wonder the 70.
form party ami the Military league
are moving heaven and earth to put
speedy and definite end TO II regime
which hns brought the Ottoman en-
pire and the Turkish race to such Il
hopeless plight
The writer says he IL informed from
authorized Turkish sources that the
civil administration and the army are
honeycombcd with conspiracies The
cabinet, which when peace liz conclud.
ed and Adrinnuplr signed AWAY. II not
before. win be swept from the political
scene and those responsible for the ma
tiOnal disasters will receive rondlgn
punishment Other and more formidn-
able dangers VIII be created In Syria,
where II home rule movement IL being
started
This writer Is equally severe In his
criticisms Of the allies. especially Bul-
garia. for In ii roohnrIy way rejecting
the advice Of the powers and the Bui.
garians. he suys. will now hive to
forego their hopes Of debating terms
to the Turks and VIII have To place
themselves In the hands Of the powers
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-04-03

o be Continued
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-04-03
TURKS NOW ON
VERGE OF DISASTER
Peace Negotiations Probably
In Powers Hands.
WILLING TO MAKE ANY TERMS

Adrianople and Aegean Islands to Be
Signed Away to the Allies-Bulaa-
rians Have Also Made Mistakes, Ao-
eordna to Vienna Correspondent,
Home Rule Movement Afoot In Syria.
London. There is confirmation from
many Important sources OF the report
that in regard to the peace ucgotia-
tiouS Turkey Is putting herself in the
hands Of tho powers So far as IL
known, the porte has not yet embodied
a request OF this kind IN the form OF
an official note. but through the am
hassadors ut the capital the powers
have been asked uurcscrvrdly for me
diation
A correspondent ut Vienna in con.
frming this statement says the Turks
are now decidedly worse or than when
KAmil paSha, the former grand vlZier.
accepted the proposals Of the powers
In regard to the surrender Of Adriano-
Pile and the submission Of tho question
OF the Aegean islands to the European
governments
This writer says: The Young Turks,
however, accused Kiamil pasha or trea.
son and foully assaSsinated their own
friend, Na2im rasha They declared
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-04-03

reason apV,.ai u me. Cherry pie ut
its best - The Ia~l aud huat oppression
of the pie genus. and where cooks
have been careful in eliminating the
seeds and the iurr hasn't made sod
den dough Ut the crust a cherry pie
meets the ~nul'S highest demands, In
the o>"lrrrN Ind Il certain raci.
ness or. il may use the oppression.
zip. that is highly stimulaunA Both
qualities you will observe in Hezekiah
if you come TO know her we'll"
Il have already formed high opin.
ion of Miss Hezekiah, and should
deal harShly with any one who ven
tured to criticise her in any particu-
lar" l replied
will you kindly inform me just
when you made the acquaintance of
my younger niece? should greatly
dislike to believe you guilty of dis.
stimulation, but when Hezekiah was
mentioned in the gun room last night
your silence led me to assume that
she was wholly unknown to you"
she was, | assure you. at the din.
ner hour last night But | aet her
quite by chance this afternoon in an
orchard at no great distance from
this house.
Miss Octavia paused in the hall and
bent her head in thought for a mo-
ment.
May inquire whether she referred
in any way to Mr., Virgins in this in
terview?"
"She did. Miss HOLSTER" replied.
And l could not help smiling as re,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-04-03
CHAPTER TX.
Cecilia's Silver Notebook,

"A ~ ISS IlOLLlSTER disappeared
NE in the hall without excuse,
and | entered the library to
find Cecilia sitting alone by
the fire She put aside u book she had
been reading and. seeing that her aunt
had not followed me asked at once ms
to my visit TO the inn
Il conveyed your message" / an
swered 'but You have seen Mr. Wig
gins since. unless | am greatly mis-
taken"
Yes: he called this afternoon. We
had several callers ut the tea hour. |
had rather expected YOU back
The fact is" replied that after
| had taken luncheon at the Prescott
Arms | got lost among the hills, and
while in the act Of robbing nm apple
orchard came most unexpectedly
upon your sister
"HeZekiahI
The same And. oddly enough. |
had met her before though | didn't
realize it was she until the meeting IN
the orchard 1t was in the ASOlaniO
that ! saw her, she was OF the cash
ier's wicket the afternoon ! met your
aunt there
You have given me information,
Mr.. Ames did not know that Heze-
kiah had ever been connected with the
Asolando
"Oh. il was only that one historic
day She says the place was unbear-
able She jarred the hottest chords Of
the divine tyre by harsh comments on
the Raphaelite profile. One Of the
devoteeS was 20 shocked that she drop
ped a plate or something aud. to put
ii coarsey- HeZekiah got the bounce
Ny description Of Hezekiah's brief
tenure Of Office II the AsolandO seem
q 10 amu>e Cecilia greatly.
'-'''hprp Is uo one Ike my sist
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-04-03
CANNIBAl-S NEAR BOSTON.
Professor Simmer Finds at Ipswich
Roles Of a Neoithic Type.


Boston Examinations made by As.
sistant Professor II W Sinner Of the
Institute OF Technology OF shell
mound nj Ipswich led him to believe
TINT the earliest New Eglanders. who
lived 1900 to 5000 and perhaps 10000
years ago. were cannibals
Professor Sinner says:
THE ncollthic type. such as lived In
New England. was Of o lighter bone
structure than the Nennderthal man OF
Europe and had greater brain ca
parity Our prehistoric type lived here
during the bronze age in Europe and
central Asia These Americans were
no doubt descendants OF the eastern
Asia stock Their bone formation con
forms with the bone structure OF the
early people OF that continent"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-04-03
Eat Dog Meat" Amundsen.

St Louis Captain Roald Amundsen
seriously said that Americans can re-
duce the high cost Of living by eating
dog meat
He said he has tried dog meat and
has found II good ratiu% and besides,
Il Is much chcapct tr9'i h""f
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-04-03

"A An tSS HOLLlSTER disappeared
HH in the hall without excuse
and | entered the library to
find Cecilia sitting alone by