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 doing, it has been asked, when he in vested $1.250,000 in the preferred stock of the Manchester, (Eng) Ship Canal com pany, now worth much less? The pre- sumption is that this represented some | friendly accommodations or aid. Not withstanding his relation to railroads, he seems not to have been a very large stockholder excepting in the case of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company, whose stock now Is very much less in market value than at the time MT Morgan accumulated it. | One item in the appraisal tells story | of MT. Morgan's interest in the develop ment of the great electric plant at Nj agara Falls. There was general knowl- | edge that it was due to his assistance in financing the proposition when it was | first brought to his attention by Fran | cis Lynde Stetson that the corporation was put upon it's feet. MT. Morgan was always gratified to know that his under
 taking had been of great service in devel- | oping American industries. Such, for in- stance, as the carborundum plant at Niagara Falls.
 CATS AND DOGS
 1 While the nominal value of worthless stocks, colloquially known as eats and
 dogs" was about $S,Oo0,0O0, nevertheless | MT. Morgan was not alone among the makers of great fortunes in accumulat ting l large amounts of worthless securities. I Some of these investments represented kindly assistance to friends, any may | have been made by MT. Morgan with the | certainty that they were really to be | gifts. E. H. Hartman had so large an amount of securities of dubious or no
 value that he said to friend, shortly before his death that these made it im- possible for him to get fairly accurate statement of his real estate. John Rocke- feller is presumed to have accumulated good many worthless securities It is no lmputation upon the ability of a great | banker or bushes man than there should be found in his estate many securities of little or value.
 THE THOREAU MANUSCRIPTS One item in the appraisal inventor clears up a mystery that has been of great interest to students of American literature. MT. Morgan at sometime brought the manuscripts of the journal and diaries of Henry D. Thoreau, 39 vol ] umes in all. These were appraised at i $12,5O0. What had become of these | journals and the manuscripts had for | years been a mystery. The understanding was that they were turned over by Tho reau's sister to the Rev. MT. Blake of Worcester for use in compiling four vol | umes, entitled, Spring" Summer" Autumn" and Winter"
 Whether these diaries passed from MT. Blake to someone else or after his death were in the possession of his family has never been known nor is 1t now known | from whom MT. Morgan bought them. l The price alone tells renewed story | of the fortune that was in Thoreau's | writings. His own returns from them were very small, and he was obliged to take back his first book and work hard for a year or two to pay for it's publica- 1 tion. Since his death, various publica- tions of his works represent an outlay of considerably in excess of $10O,OO0, and the so valuable as to justify MT. Morgan in paying presumably $12,5O0 for them.
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To Be Methodist Gift

Washington August 9.-Bishop w. A. Candler. chairman of the general con ference committee of the Methodist Epis- copal church, south, and Dr. George $.
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ought to hear him talk Hup- mobile against sizes. eights and twelves now"
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Performance Too Phenom- enal To Be Believed
 Hupmoble is PerCe Efficient Say uooo Ounen
IT IT UPMOBILE history

r IT UPMOBILE history day by day-all 1 u over A merle C a,
 bristles with aston ishing incidents.
 With dealer and owner alike. the unusual is usual. Thus. in Rochester the other day. the Hupmobile dealer was actually suspected of putting picric acid, or ether. or some other ''stimulant. in the gasoline.
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Hup17obiIe Owners Say: 9o% Efficient

Eleven thousand Hupmobile owners have rated the Hup- mobile 999o efficient.
 Of these 50 8/l0% buy ono Hupmobile after another.
 In other words, more than half of all Hupmobile own ers keep on buying. year after year. They change the model. but not the make. And while these have re- mained true to their choice another "A 2/l09o of Hupmobile ownership has come from those wko have owned cars of higher price. Isn't this evidence clinching. convincing and conclusivea
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New York, August 3.-(Special)-A New Yorker who holds forth daily upon the floor of the Woolworth build ing, which is a local skyscraper of some magnitude-more or less-informs me that he has proof of the fact that he was bitten by a mosquito yesterday while ur there at his accustomed duties.
 So far as can be learned that repre- sents the altitude record for committing Jersey mosquitoes. Heretofore, they have been discriminating enough tc adhere 10 the uptown section of Manhat- tan almost altogether, during their so- journs upon this island, but now they have attacked the downtown skyscrapeI section, probably having learned a last that most of the money changes hands down in that direction.
 It was also stated that the mosquito who bit the man the Thirty-first floor of the Woolworth, gave no evidence whatever of fatigue from his ascension and his bite was just as vicious as if he had been playing around in his accus- tened haunts on Riverside drive.
 Some enterprising party has figured out that, during the hay fever season, which is almost due, there will be 76,650, COG sneezes in New York alone.
 s. Lindy and N. Sommers, both ot Loveman, Joseph & Loeb, Birmingham are here today, at 116 West Thirty -second street. Indeed, the buyers are thick here these golden summer days, and when one realizes that they buy here, go directly back south and sell there, one wonders
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marble on a site at Massachusetts ave- nue and K street, facing Mount Vernon Place Square, Construction is to begin immediately. The church will cost s25o.- Oo0.
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Five Hupnaobile Points to Remember

PERFORMANCE-A A high gear performer in the us- ual Iow.gear situations. COUPON sERvIcE-Reg- ularly each m onth for eight months free labor, in- spsctions and adjustments, at moro than 5000 author- ixed Hupmobile service sta tiens in the United States and Canada.
 ECONOMY-ln line with the well-known Hupmobile repair cost record of x cent per mile. This is real 6-Pass. Touring Cas s1ISS Ro,
 Price
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that the farmer will gladly pull them through the sand stretch with his Hupmobile. He erected the bulletin boards in a burst of enthusi- asm after he had bought a Hupmobile which negotiated the mile and a half with ease on high gear.
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On Kansas Hills and Nebraska Roads

People in Kansas City can learn how easily the Hup- mobile goes to the top of
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Sexton, secretary, today closed the con- tract here for the erection of beauti- full church designed to be the gift of southern Methodists to the nations capi- tal It will be constructed of Georgia
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econ my = maintenance economy. Car is easy on tires, fuel and lubricant. EFFICIENCY -Eleven thousand owners report the Hupmobile S9 per cent ef- fieient.
 REPEAT SALES - Fifty and eieht-tsnths per cent of the Hupmobile output is sold to Hupmobile owners, because they are complete ly satis6ed with HupmobiIe Performance, Service, Economy and Efficiency. 7 siIsS 7-Pass. Touring s1S4o > Derot
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The Good Samaritan of the Sar1d-Patch

Down near Sherman. Missis- sippi, are two of the most unique road signs in Amer ica. They were erected by a farmer whose home faces the worst mile-a n d-a : h al f of sand in the state.
 The signs at each end of the sand tell passing motorists
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Some enterprisng party has figured out that, during the hay fever season, which is almost due, there will be 76,650,00 sneezes in New York alone.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-07-13

Efficiency IS the efficient work
ers and efficient tools. Don't keep
little maid about you who "makes
more work than she does" And II you
are not up 10 the mark yourself make
haste and become So. There are always
free cookery lectures 10 be had, and
friends are usually ready TO give tips,
while the papers-they are just burst
Ing with household wisdom
Last, but not least. save every penny
toward buying labor saving appliances.
A carpet sweeper knife cleaner and
sewing machine win cover their cost
IN few months, while rugs instead
OF carpets will save hours Of work
Iinoleum on the kitchen ficor-no need
10 sing its praises,
And SO on. and so on-convenience
makes labor light aud Is a real saving,
Thus. working by order, efficiency
and time. there Is no worry, for every
thing goes smoothly; there are no mis-
cries. for everybody has recreation,
and there are no breakdowns, for the
worker Is tit for her work,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-07-13
FOR AUTOISTS.
How to Spare Your Tires When You
Feel Like Speeding.

Rough streets tempt one to drive In
car tracks 1t Is more comfortable for
the passengers aud may be economy to
protect the car from bumps and vbra-
tion. The tires won't be injured notice
ably by doing this occasionally-it Is
continued practice that shOrtens the
mileage. Quite often the pavement
along inside edges Of rails Is rough
and may result in cuts TO the rubber
and bruises to the fabric. Driving over
street car track switches at the point
ed frogs may cut the tires seriously.
Rails on hills are to be avoided as
much as possible, as they usually have
sharp, thin splinters on the edges,
which are liable 10 cut or puncture the
tires. BE careful when driving on wet
rails. Quick twisting Of the front
wheels may result In accident from
rear Of car skidding sidewise when
leaving rails Edges Of the rails wear
away the tread rubber and cause a
sharp bending action Of the fabric,
which will usually develop breaks In.
side. II Is just matter OF time until
the rubber cover loosens underneath
and the fabric weakens from moisture
and decay Later an unusual bump or
shock may result IN blowout while
running on a perfectly smooth street
or road II is careless. indeed, to spoil
a tire IN this manner when possible 10
secure 50 much more mileage from It
II used correctly, or II reversed on the
wheel-namely, the worn side turned
toward the car. A competent work
man can make satisfactory repairs If
only the tread rubber be worn and the |
tire has not been neglected too long.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-07-13

by good many people who could no
come in the morning. Two imposing
stone walls were constructed Of the
stones picked from the school yard; &
bed Of lilies was planted under The
school house windows; long row OF
old fashioned damask roses were sci
out in front as a hedge; two big
clumps of lilacs were set out; five
Lombardy poplar trees were appropri-
ately placed; brush was cut, etc, all to
an accompaniment of incessant stone
picking. By the time the sun went
down behind the mountains, a big
group of weary but proud North dis
trict people rubbed their aching backs
and looked with satisfaction at the
transformation that had been made,
The big, pioneer part of making over
bare, dreary little school house into
thing of beauty had been done. From
now on everything added will show
and in a years time, when the trees
and shrubs planted have had time to
establish themselves, the North dis
trict school-house and yard will be one
Of the prettiest spots in that part Of
town, About 35 people attended the
bee and that meant 35 workers, for no.
body Nho came failed to put in a
good days work" g..
The school house is about two miles
north of Arlington, on the main road
just beyond the fork. 1t is the inten-
ton of the Bennington County I'M
provement Association to put up a
sign there saying that this school won
the first honor in the Improvement
Contest.
Since this neighborhood bee, i'm
provements have been made and new
equipment bought The play porch
has been fitted with canvas curtains
so that the children can play out of
doors on rainy days; the windows have
been moved to the front of the build
ing to avoid cross lights; new black
boards have been purchased and placed
low to accommodate the little ones, and
window shades bough, A
was donated by Burr and
Burton Seminary and Victrola pur-
chased, with records for dancing, sing
ng and exercises.
All these improvements have not
oeen purchased with money raised by |
he school, as great many Of them
nave been donated by the people Of
he district. In summing up her re-
,ort the teacher says, ave never
,ould have accomplished so much if we
hadn't had such nice people to work
With, people that were interested and
% unselfsh."
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-07-13
WINNING SCHOOL MAKES GREAT
RECORD FOR IMPROVEMENTS
Over SlS5 Raised and Expended.
School on Main Road Attracts Much
Attention from Tourists.

The Dorth District School in Ar.
| lington, taught by Miss Dorothy
Houghton, won first honor in the
School Improvement Contest recently
closed, making improvements to the
amount of $1S5, which is large sum
for one school to raise. At Thanks
giving time a play was given by the
pupils, from which $3.50 was secured
and later card party and dance was
held which added about $40 to the
school treasury. On April 18th a
Neighborhood Bee was held at the
school house, of which we have the
following account:
Saturday, April 18th, was the date
of delightful and profitable day for
the people of the North district in
Arlington. Following up their inter
est shown in the North district school
by their Thanksgiving play Of last No
vember, they gathered on Saturday for
a neighborhood bee at the school
house. Men with erow-bars and pick
axes and shovels, horses plowing and
drawing stone-boats, women in aprons,
and children running about, enchanted
by the cheerful hustle and the lively
atmosphere of good-felowship, even
the superintendent Of schools in over
alls and paint brush in hand--the scene
was as picturesque as could be imag-
ined.
"The first furrow turned by the plow
revealed such quantities of cobble
stones that any but North district
people would have given up. But all
hands, even to the red-headed three
year-old and white haired grandmoth-
er turned in and picked stone till the
rattle of the round heads on the stone
boat was like hail. In the meantime
the interior of the school house had
been transformed by paint and elbow
grease into sunny cream-color and
clear green and the new play porch
was being fitted with a trapeese,
swinging rings, etc.
"At noon everybody sat down to
delicious dinner, spread under the
shelter of the new play porch and al
though prodigious quantities of savory
'ood had been prepared, appetites
;harpened by outdoor work and good
'ompanionship, soon emptied the
plates. After dinner the work went
IN at even a livelier rate, because the
orce of workers had been reinforced
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-07-13
To Clean Jewelry.

Gold rings, brooches and other arti.
cles OF jewelry that are set with pre-
cious stones can be cleaned with warm
water, white soap and a very little
ammonia. Use soft old toothbrush
to get In between the setting and the
stone. For rings set with turquoises
and peafs the water cleansing should
be avoided. but for the hard. trans
parent gems II is allowed. Polish the
rings and pins with a soft chamois and
they will be wonderfully bright and
sparkling.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-07-13
AVOID FATIGUE
Governor.

Fatigue Of mind and fatigue OF body
are the two great causes OF the house
keepers unhappiness, and you cannot
say that mind or body is sound If the
energy has departed
Now, II does not 90 all at once, and
IL Is your own fault II you do not lay
a OBTAINING hand upon 1t long before
the final exit
First we must realize that you are a
machine which must be well oiled IL II
is to run smoothly. OF course a ma.
chine win go on running II you don't
oil it-experimcnt, II you dare. on your
sewing machine-but what happensf Z
Instead OF running smoothly and
silently. It makes grating. jarring
noise. and then-ii stops altogether.
The woman who goes on without oil
does exactly the same. And II is her
own fault protest she ever so loudly.
The Oh, you VIII understand. Is any.
thing which makes the wheels go
easily, and the woman who doesn't
avail herself Of such is guilty OF false
economy. Every day a little oil Is
needed. and two kinds are necessary,
for two sorts of machinery are IN use
the structure Of the body aud the
mechanism " the mind The oil for the
first is rest: for the second. recreation
Then order Is the first means TO this
end
The woman who maps out ber day
gets everything done In time and has
little over.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-07-13
Rye Bread With Carrawsy Seed.

For one loaf made In the morning
soften one cake Of yeast in oue-fourth
cupful Of lukewarm water Mix thor,
oughIy, then add a cupful lukewarm
water half teaspoonful salt a
tablespoonful carraway seeds. one and
half cupfuls white -four and enough
sifted rye four 10 make a dough that
may be kneaded Use white -four in
kneading Wash out the bowl. cover
close and when double its bulk turn
upside down on the board and roll un-
der the hands 10 ft French bread
pan. Cover and when again light
slash II three or four times across the
top and bake the loaf about fifty min.
utes.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-07-13
Game OF Stepa.

Any number Of persons can play the
game named steps. One player is Sc,
lected who gives the number Of steps
to be taken. The remaining players
are to walk and stop at the number OF
steps given by the leader The leader
turns his back and begins to count.
When he has reached the selected num-
ber be turns suddenly around and faces
the players. Meanwhile the players
have run forward, but when the leader
reaches the selected number they stop.
II the leader catches any one moving
that player becomes the leader, and the
game proceeds.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-07-13
HOW CONGRESS SPENDS MONEY

/ Chautauqua Speaker to Tell of Pork
Barrel Legislation in National
House. To Make Keynote Speech.
Lee Francis Lybarger, Member of
Philadelphia Bar and Authority on
Tariff, Says one Section is RObbing
Another. Other Big Lecture and
Musical Features.
The taxpaying American citizen is
to be given some Startling facts" as
to how his money is being spent by
congress. These facts are to be
brought out in an address on the first
day of the Chautauqua by member
of the Philadelphia bar and man of
wide prominence in the lecture field.
The lecturer is Lee Francis Lybarger,
author Of Land, Labor and Wealth, y
a recognized authority on the tariff
and student Of economic questions.
He will make the keynote speech Of
the Chautauqua and will sound a note
of warning on what he terms the
wastes Of government expenditures by
pork barrel legislation His address
will be entirely nonpartisan, and he
makes it clear that he is not attacking
any one man or set Of men, but is
after the methods by which the funds
Of the government are made subject
ito dishonest attacks"
"A congressman" he says, "is ex-
pected by his constituency to get as
large haul as possible, and the con
gressman's place is most secure who
in procuring the largest APP
of government money for
ayish expenditure.
One Section Robs Another
"The result is that one section Of the
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-07-13
For Rainy DAYS.

Children love to engage in the game
of playing school. They will cut
out boys and girls for pupils and few
men and women for teachers. With
crayons and paints they will color
these nicely and fasten them to
empty spools with fiat sticks so that
they viii stand upright, The picture
is first paked TO the stick. and the
stick is wedged into the hole in the
center Of the spool. In this way the
figures will stand or sit on the spool.
Then the teacher figures are supposed
to march the children around and to
teach them. A single game of this
kind will occupy all the children's
spare time for week.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-07-13

The bull moose sheds his huge fan
nntlers Ia midwinter They begin TO
grow afresh In April In three months
the antlers are finished and the velvet
begins 10 shed OF, showing the white
bony structure below By September
the antlers are sun.urned 20 deep
brown, except the tips. which are white
and polished from rubbing them on the
brush and trees. .-- Kansas City Times.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-07-13

In at the foot. Now draw the clothes
down. one piece at a time. as taut as
possible and tuck them in at the foot.
The bed will be far nicer looking than
would be otherwise possible If the
bed is of iron or brass. which does not
permit of tucking in the coverlet, tuck
in the other clothes as directed, placing
the coverlet over all.
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country is robbing another. .
FOR BENNINGTON COUNTY eoe
DEVELOPMENT AND BETTERNENT

country is robbing another.
, Mr.. Lybarger will recommend 1
remedy, for, he says, Il wouldn't teal
a thing to pieces unless could builC
| il up better than il was"
The address Of Mr.. Lybarger is one
in which the Chautauqua management
itself has felt a keen interest The
general manager Of the community
Chautauquas, Mr.. Loring J. White.
side of New York City, says he want
ed man to go over this circuit and
lecture on this subject, because he be-
lieves il is one Of the most important
issues before the American people.
"And | believe" he says, that |
have the best man in the country for
this work. Lee Francis Lybarger is
one of the ablest men in the Chautau-
qua lecture field and knows how to dis
cuss a big question Of this kind in a
way that will make it of surprising in
terest to large Chautauqua audience.
Another thing that we have a de-
cided interest in is to see a stronger
community sentiment in American
communities" Mr.. Whiteside says.
"The life of the nation depends to a
large degree on the strength Of the
cities and towns Of 10000 and under
And the same community interest
should be found in the larger towns
and cities. SO ! have asked Mr., Ly-
barger to devote a generous part Of
his lecture to a discussion Of commun-
ity interests. His lecture subject is
The Community Conscience -
Other Strong Features
This is one of the great number Of
strong features the Chautauqua isl
bringing. Mr.. Lybarger will be here
on the opening night. He will be pre-
ceded in the afternoon and in pre-
lude at night by the American Quar-
tet and Clayton Conrad, cartoonist,
and will be followed by a host Of
musical companies, lecturers and ent-
ertalners, among them Ole Theobaldi,
wizard Norwegian violinist; Frederick
Warde, the eminent Shakespearean
actor; Andre Tridon, war correspond
ent; Victor's Florentine Band and Ne
apolitan Troubadours and a number Of
others.
The Chautauqua is coming here un- |
der the auspices of local Chautau-
qua association, and season tickets are
being sold by committee of business
men and others. These tickets admit |
to all the ten sessions and make the
cost only few cents number. The
will be held afternoons and
evenings Of five days in a large water
proof tent.
If you haven't bought tickets you
should arrange to see one Of the sea-
son ticket committee or any member
Of the association to-day. Any busi-
ness man can direct you to those in
,harge of the sale Of the tickets. A
program booklet has been
ssued, which gives the full particulars
If the Chautauqua's plans, and you {
AN get one of these booklets in most
my of the stores or banks or any
business house. {
The Chautauqua will begin August Q
,th. c