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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-01-13
LEARNING TO FARM

Massachusetts has started CORE
spendencc course in agriculture.
1t is o! to rise ere The wintry skie.
grow red with approaching day,
To wake the COWS as they stand and
browse mid the frost-bcspangIec
hay.
There's a subtle charm to the dear ole
farm when it's covered with CLEAN
ing snow;
There's a joyful thump to the frozen
pump when the mercury's zen below
No throne for me, when at half past
three can sit on a milking stool
In delightful bliss have learned all
this at a correspondence school.
To comb the locks of the placid OK as
he solemnly chews his cud,
While the snowhakes fall on the stable
wall with a dull and sickening thud;
TO scatter the chat for the new
weaned calf, while the rooster crows
aloof;
BY the light of a match or two to
patch the leaks IN the cowshed roof.
To teach the hen not to set again, to
curry the shivering horse.
You can learn 20 do-and you ought
TO, too--in a correspondence course.
Just sit by the light Of fire at night
in a snug and sheltered nook,
With your pen and ink and nice hot
drink and a farm instruction book,
And comfortably learn to milk and
churn and to shake the potatoes
down,
And to harrow and reap till you fall
asleep and dream you have moved
TO town.
The course you will find improves
your mind; it's utterly free from
harm
And, take it from me, it will always
be the best way 10 learn TO farm.
Louisville Herald
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-01-13
WHY TT SUCCEEDS
Because It's for One Thing Only, and
Manchester People Appreciate This

Nothing can be good for everything.
Doing one thing well brings sue
cess.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for one
thing only.
For weak or disordered kidneys.
Here is reliable evidence of their
worth.
A. K. Tyrrell, East Arlington, Vt,
says: Il suffered from an attack of
lumbago and it disabled me. ] have
often read about Doan's Kidney Pills
and procured box. ! soon found that
all the praise given Them was fully
merited, as they brought relief from
the pain and lameness. / take pleas
ure in confirming the public statement
| gave in praise Of Doan's Kidney Pills
after they brought me such great ben
eft"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-ge.
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Tyrrell had. Foster-M ilburn Co.,
Props, Buffalo, N. Y. adv-36-2
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-01-13
Infants Knitted AFGHAN.

This is beautiful robe consisting
of five strips, two blue and three strips
white length 81 inches, with crocheted
shell border TO finish.
Materials Five hanks white, / fold
Germantown; 4 hanks, color blue
bone knitting needles. No. 6; / bone Gro.
chet hook No, l. With white yarn
cast on 30 stitches, knit plain until
strip is - inches long. Bind Off loose
~. With colored yarn cast on 81
stitches.
First Row Knit plain.
Second Row Knit /, yarn over,
knit 3, pass the first over second and
third stitch Repeat from 10 end Of
row.
Third Row Knit plain
Fourth Row knit 3, pass the first
over the second and third stitch, yarn
over. repeat from TO end Of row Re
peat these four rows until strip is 3
inches long. Join strips by working
one row Of Sc. G. down both sides of
each strip with white yarn. With col
ored yarn join the strips together with
So. G.. taking up back stitch Of each
strip
Border With white yarn work row
of shells of d. G. Fasten, shell down
with | sg. c. Finish with picot edge
of colored yarn.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-01-13
WHY Not Let Well Enough Alone?
Vermont Local Option League
Raymond Tramor, Secy.
White River Jet. Vt.

Mrs. c. L. Burbank. Dinner will be
served at noon.
Dynamite is being used on the ice
jam in the mill pond in an effort to
clear it out enough so that people can
fill their ice houses.
Rev. f. w. Sharpe Of Brattleboro,
district superintendent, will hold
quarterly conference Wednesday af-
terncon at 2:30 at the parsonage.
Mrs. b. A. Prouty went to Brattle-
boro Tuesday to visit her husband,
who has been at the Memorial Hos
pital several weeks. Mr. Prouty is
doing fine and expects to return home
with her.
Mr. and Mrs. Stillman Crownin-
shield of Canton Mass, are visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
Cummings They have purchased the
farm formerly owned by Frank Hay
ward and expect to move here soon
VIM. Chisholm, who had his leg am
putated at Memorial Hospital in No
vember, was taken to his home in this
village Thursday. He is attended by
a trained nurse from the hospital and
is in a very weak condition.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-01-13
Rubber Plants Winter Cure.

Rubber plants need a sun bath every
day Their feet should be kept damp
but not wet The leaves should be
washed twice week in good soapsuds
and rinsed in clear water.
When the pot gets too full of roots
repot the plant. Also give it dose Of
diluted ammonia occasionally.
With regard TO the housewives pot
ted plants generally, Uncle Sam says
she should chase the woody white
mealy bugs and the little red ants
away from them with a toothpick. She
may drown the red spider with a squirt
gun. If the bugs and spiders shatter
your preparedness program you are adj.
vised to cut the plants Off within an
inch Of their lives and throw the cut
6ngs away. The plants will grow again.
The green fly. which Is not so green
as 1t looks. won't bother your plants
If you keep them well bathed and fed
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-01-13
How to Make a Pretty Bedspread For
Your Bedroom.

When bedroom o. small dressing
room Is plpccd WITH anything but a
plain or neutral Paper bright colored
Or lowered chntz should never he
used. but often little color II needed
to add tone tu he room.
Select a palm White spread of good
quality ana rather heavy
Cut from chiuiz Il bunch of roses Or
Il spray or -ly coloFd flowers and
haste ouo IN cach coruer With q larger
one FIR DE center
Sew 10 the spread and finish the s1w
edges with fine feather stitch 9r with
a long ana short hnttonhole stitch,
This idea can bc carried out for
scarfs 70 cover the dressing table and
bureau Make the scarf or linen cnt
to III the top Of each and finish the
edges with a scalIop Or a hem. and On.
ISL this with the stitch that was used
on the spread cut ont the flowers and
applique 10 the edges of the scarf
lunches Of the same flowers can be
added 70 the corners Of the white cur
tains with good effect
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-01-13
AN AID TO MEMORY.
How to Make a Calendar That Just
Fits the Kitchen

A useful ana unique calendar that IL
Indispensable TO every systematic
housekccper can easily he made with
ont expense. \ very light colored
cardboard can he used but light gray
or white is the most effective The
cardboard should be about II by =
inches and should have smooth edges.
First Of all. rule off border about
one-third Of III inch and oil il ia with
gilt Take bnt very little on the tip Of
your brush and run il along carefully
so as not TO run over the edges Then
you Should obtain pad hy ! inches
containing the dates This may be de
tachcd from some cheap calendar
which yoa have or can purchase ut
any bookstore Holding the cardboard
leugthwise. attach ibis llad 50 that IFS
base viii fan along the edge Of the
border OH Tie base Of tlc cardboard.
In the space above the pad continuing
lie dates form tWg columns In these
print neatly IN alphabetical order a
complete list of articles which you are
accustomed 70 purchase fIom your gro
Ger After giving these q cont Of eilt
Won viii have I'D attractive daily re-
mindcr for your Kitchen
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-01-13
SANpGATE

Mrs. Henry Abel is with her sister
Mrs, Brant, for the winter.
Charley Bentley received a bad cut
on his chin last week while cutting
logs.
There was a donation and oyster
supper at the church on Wednesday
evening,
Mrs. Emeline Wilcox, who has been
in the West for a number of years,
visited her brother, Willie Wilcox, last
week
Miss Bessie stickles, who is teach
ING in district No, 2, has been unable
to teach the last week on account Of
Illness.
The Misses Jennie and Maggie jack
son, who have been spending some
Sine at the home Of their parents here
have gone to Bennington where they
have employment.
VIM. j. Hamilton, Jr., and wife Of
Rutland, spent New Years with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. j. Ham
ilton. He has been in the employ Of
the Vermont Marble Co. for the past
nine years.
An old fashioned winter SO far and
those farmers that have d large num-
Der Of stock say that il takes The hay,
while those that are interested in
numbering are taking advantage Of
the good sleighing.
Many are drawing logs 10 the new
mill recently put up By A. +. Bucks
Son Of Arlington near where Willis
Bentley formerly lived. Mr.. Buck is
doing a large business in numbering
for this place.
George Bentley bought the Hiram
Hawley farm in West Arlington at
auction recently and will take posses
sion soon. We are sorry to have Mr.
Bentley and his family leave us as
they were much interested in the work
of the church and in community af-
fairs.
Mrs. John Brant, who has been liv-
ing in Cambridge, y. Y, on farm
that she and Mr. Brant purchased
some time ago has, owing to the death
Of her husband, rented her farm and
returned to town and is making her
home with her uncle, Miner z. Hurd.
Her old friends are all glad to see her
back here
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-01-13
For DRY CLEANING.

In cleaning any fabric with gasoline
or similar fluid 1t sometimes happens
that ring is left around the garment
in process Of cleansing. TO prevent
such a ring IL is recommended that by
adding common table salt to the gaso-
line used spots can often be removed
from delicate fabrics In a most salts
factory manner.
If. however, ring has been left the
place cleansed should be wet again
and Immediately covered while still
damp with fuller's earth, extending
Just beyond the ring. Let this remain
on for some time, and when brushed
OF the spot should have disappeared
Gypsum may be used In like manner
instead OF the fuller's earth II pre-.
ferred
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-01-13
How TO Wash a Shawl So II viii Look
New,

10 wash Shetland shawl make a
good lalher Of soap and lukewarm wa
ter and press ana squeeze the shawl
In this till clean, but do not rub soap
on IT, Then rinse Ia two lots Of weak
suds Of the same temperature
Rinsing IN weak suds makes the
shawl look fluffy aud new, but If rinsed
in clear water 1t will be spoiled. Aft
or the final rinsing press out what wa
ter you can and throw II IN heap on
clean sheet pinned 70 the floor. turn
ing occasionally till dry. Now stretch
It on the sheet 10 the shape and size
you wish II 10 be, pin II firmly down
and sprinkle well with cold water.
When dry II should look Ike new.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-01-13

"u make slash pocket mark
the line ~ the opening while
the garment is on the wcarer
20 he aud when on the figure
mark sun more clearly by chalking or
colored baSting Cut the opening care.
fully Cor heavy materials sharp
knife Is best huSte over n small edge,
press Fat and run row of tine, even
stitching around the edge. being care
full not 10 stretch the opening For the
pocket cut two piercs about nm inch
wider than the opening about f0nr and
n half inches long one piece, intend.
ed for the under must extend beyond
the other about an inch az The top, and
both pieces % re top should be the
same shape rs the opening II the
garment be unincd the pocket Is made
of the same material, no facing Is nee.
cssary. and the pocket is stitched
round 10 the opening, From the wrong
side hem neatly The shorter piece Of
the pocket TO the under edge of the
opening, allowing half an inch to cx-
tend at each side
Now turn the garment on the right
side, lay fiat basic the longer section
of the pocket up in place and sew
either through the stitching or slip
stitch from he back, fastening tightly
at the corners and taking care 20 keep
the edges Of the opening rs close 10.
gethcr MS possible Sometimes a pip
Ing Of the material Is set in along both
edges to close them up sim more eliec-
lively The arrowhead or crows foot
makes an excellent finish for the cor
ners of the pocket. aud they are used
extensively AZ present Bar stay tacks
may also he used 10 insure safety,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-01-13
BONNEVILLE

Mrs. Roland Morse is i'll. She is at
tended by Dr. B. f. Millington.
Hugh Benson, petit juror from this
town, returned to Bennington, Mon
day.
D. j. kenadll Of Brattleboro, visited
his parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. NJ. Ken
dali, Saturday and Sunday.
Wells Prouty and Miss Annie Morse
both Of this town, were married Jan.
LIST at the parsonage by Rev. Percival
Hewitt.
The Ladies Aid Society will meet
Wednesday, Jan. 18th, at the home Of
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-01-13

In France the noble family Of
Croy boasts Of descent in direct line
from Adams third son, Seth. They
say at the time Of the deluge Noah
took their family title deeds into the
ark At their chateau may be seen a
picture Of that event, wherein one Of
the drowning men waves scroll above
his head on which is inscribed, Save
ihe title deeds OF the house OF CrOy.'
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-01-13
How 10 Pull Molasses Candy Without
Making II Touuh.

When the candy Is ready to pub
handle as little as possible Throw II
over the book or nail and take hold VI
Il with thumb and middle finger n
you can, and through this method
throw II over the hook lightly. When
pulling put the fayoring on the candy
a little at time and pull II In. IL
Is much nicer than putting hayoring In
while hot. One can make candy tough
Nv pulling the wrong way.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-01-13
sYmp.,hs,le Admiration.

Dinks-S0 you enjoyed the circusf
winks-Yes. I was particularly inter
ested In the iuggler III bet that man
could get any number OF bundles from
q street car TO the train without drop
sing enc OF them Exchange.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-01-13
No hiahhrom.

Bacon-The giraffe is said TO be the
only animal in nature that is entirely
dumb, not being able to express itself
by any sound whatever. Egbert Its
just as well, for II II could speak II
would talk over everybody head r
Yonkers Statesman
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-01-13

Mrs. Luigi Lungo of Barre, who was
shot three times early Friday even
ing by Antonio Calf, said to be infat-
uated with her, and who Immediately
turned his revolver upon himself, dy-
ing instantly, succumbed to her
wounds a: 2:30 o'clock Saturday morn
ing.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-01-13
A CITY OF MYSTERY
Ancient Petra. In Arabia. Now In
Ruins and Deserted.
LIVED n EARLY l.3LE TIMES.

and ttsCe NsholC Fti4N0f9 "ss
Made--lts cur,ous rempie-, Tombs
and Dwellings, Carved Out Of Solid
Rock.
The stIungest city Ia the world Is
Petra. cut out OF solid rock IN u lone.
some mountain valley In the Arabian
desert. once a rich city, il is now an
abandoned ruin 1t Is SO old that It's
origin is lost TO history, but il was
well known In early Bible times when
the Edomites inhabited It, and about
n century after the beginning Of the
I Christian era II was conquered by the
I Romans But few centuries later 1t
was abandoned by civilization, and for
i 1900 years II lay forgotten 10y the
world until the traveller Burekhardt re.
discovered II in 1872.
4 SO inaccessible is It's situation, al.
/ though Il once lay on a trade route,
/ that not more than fifty travellers are
! hlONH 10 nave NiNlitu u HliiN' ''i'"
hardt's time.
No romancer ever conceived such a
place All around are barren noun
tains. rocky, wild and trackless. BE
ert 4 savage glen deepens into u long,
narrow gorge with perpendicular walls
one or two hundred feet In height Fol
lowing this ravine FOR two miles, the
adventurous traveller suddenly finds
himself at a kind Of gateway in the
rocks. Ike the entrance 20 "A Roman
amphltheater
Here he is confronted by temple
cut in the rock, with the most exquisite
Corinthian columns, and, entering the
doorway. he finds himself in the heart
of the hill. surrounded by subterranean
architecture of the most elaborate
beauty of form and workmanship. This
is the so called khasnch. or treasury.
supposed TO have been built by the Ro
man emperor lIadrian, who visited
Petra in the year 13l A. D. Although
called 4 treasury, ii was Il temple de
voted to Isis "a dissertation of this
etronco ,ni,dipo has oyar cycelled that
given by stephens, the first American
traveller to see it:
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naments, portieoes and porehcs are cut
out from and form y part of the solid
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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-01-13

Thou wilt give tbyself relief II ihoB
doest every act Of this life ~ If II
we're the last.-Mark Antony.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-01-13
Progress Under Local Option


During the y Option has been IN effect Vermont has made
BY leaps and bounds
One progressive brought public well business has
progressed steadily.
Note few o. since 1902
barefoot b
new system accounting
PAYERS absolute on the busne o
of general established
The legisa reference bureau established
o
reyenues used a highway fund
established Lyndonvile
school forfee has a
revised six members being
courts established trial
Nlddebury College, and Norwich University.
forestry liberal
has
the homS1 236i3.75 to $50, 1904 in
its inhabitants automobile In
mvau havein increased more 3
highways which has Vermont
thu bes re n
pacedon expenditures.
revised which brings elections and ega
the the Governor
that meanss omeh
have growth thrift, with the
backward by the evil
scandals of statewide prohbtiu
Why Not Let Well Enough Alone?
Vermont Local Option league
Raymond Trainor, Secy.
White River Jet Vt.
The Washington times., 1916-08-22
RUSSIAN TROOPS ARE
LANDED AT SALONIkI
Forces Of Six Allied Nations ia
Balkan Campaign.

ATHENS. Aug. 22.-Russian troops
have landed at Salonki to Join in the
allied offensive. Dispatches today re-
ported that allied transports arrived
with the Russians as the first italian
contingent was disembarking.
A second contingent OF italian
troops has also landed.
For the first time since the begin
ming of the war the troops OF six al
lied nations will be lighting side by
side. Serbians, MontenegriDs. French.
and British are already engaged on
the Balkan front and the Italians and
Russians probably will be seen in ac-
ton within a short time.
Sarlier in the war landing parties of
Russian and Italian marines coop
Grated with Anglo-Frencn infantry in
occupying a small Greek fort near
Saloniki. ...
1t appears probable that the Russian
force landed at Saloniki was trans
ported either from Vladivostok or was
composed Of a small detachment from
the Russian force recently landed in
France. 1t Is not likely that any large
body of Russians Will be transported
to the Balkan front. The appearance
OF the Russians probably Is for the
purpose of demonstrating the unity OF
tho allies.
The Washington times., 1916-08-22
Offended CORPSE"

Actors have. as rule. n wonderful
store of stories on which to draw. but
they are by no means all so funny as
that told by Walter Passmore concern
ing q certain fat actor who was invar-
iably short of breath.
The poor fellow was certainly n bad
actor, but he did his best throughout
the play. and It was more his misfor-
tune than his fault that the best he
could do was so exceedingly poor that
the audiences never ceased from guy
ing" him.
When. In the last scene of all. the
unhappy Thcspian was supposed to be
shot. he probably thought that In sirnu-
lated death he would enjoy temporary
peace: but 1t was not to be. for even
when lying dead on the ground his
painting was only too visible to. the au-
dience, one member Of which, In the
gallery. shouted to a friend on the other
side OF the house. II say. Bill. look how
his bellows blows!"-a remark that
flesh and. blood could not endure un-
noticed.
Gathering himself together, and with
a look of Intensely injured dignity. the
corpse, sat up and, with concentrated
bitterne rs, replied: Respect the dead"
Chicago Journal
The Washington times., 1916-08-22
BULGAR ATTACK MADE
TO HEAD OFF ALLIES
Official Report Claims Capture Of
Five Towns. e.

BERLIN, Aug. 22.-Bulgarian troops
have captured Ave Greek villages and
towns since the beginning Of their
general offensive against the allied
forces in the Balkans. said an official
statement from the Bulgarian war Of
Ace today.
The Bulgarian statement discloses
that the advance was begun because
or the activities Of the allies. who APP
parently were preparing for an Of
fensiVe movement. q.
"on account of military operations Of
the allies i'm the Varder valley. extend
ing east of the Struma and north OF
Tachino lake our left wing began a
general offensive on August iS II was
stated.
bulgarian troops advanced in the
Struma valley and occupied the town OF
Demlr-Hissar ttorty-sixty miles north
east OF Saloniki and ten miles inside
the Greek irontierl. Alter an engage
pulsed English and French forces on
the bank of the river Stuma and Occu-
pied the left bank between Butkova
and the Tachim lakes. Detachments be-
tween Stuma and Mesta advanced in
accordance with orders.
'ln the Vardar valley. English and
French troops have attacked our adj
vanced positions for ten days with
from our Infantry and artillery fre. :
Our right wing, after a victory over
the serbians near Florina.- successfully
pursued our plans. Yesterday we occu-
Ekahisu. on the railroad from saionISi
to Florina. apd re-established railroad
communication with Monastir. South Of
Preseba Lake (extreme northwestern
Greece) we occupied the villages OF
abio.ithea and Bresnitza. thus In.
terrupting definitely the communications
between Goritzha and Florina, as we'll at
| Goritzha and Kesturkastoria."