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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-12-27

only half the money value Of tho coins
and he had not time 10 send them 10
the mint and get returns in time 10 get
out on the last boat
The coins were genuine and had
been through FIRE. They had melted
just enough 10 stick together, After
wards waiter in the berncry told nse
these coins were worn smooth in the
rattle game; that the fire had happen
cd three years before and many .
man had made nice little stake scii-
ing tickets for drawing that would
take place about the time when Alasks
went back into the torrid climate.
have perfectly good lottery nun
Der that will sell at greatly reduced
rates.
And now | will close with a little
blue music. Some Of these days a biz
fire will wipe out Nome, and then
about all that will be rebuilt will be
the postoflice. Like all Alaska towns
she is on the mat, waiting for the
count.
Next week am going 10 Writ
about the wonderful dogs Of Alasla
and the big part they play in the
activities Of the North Land.
NJ ]. BROWN.
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EAST DORSET

Miss Bertha Amcs was IN Rutland,
Tuesday
Leo J Abbott waa IF Boston, Mess,
al days Iast week
q. il Bowen died 81 his horne here
Monday evening, December -5tA.
Fm BcacCet of taup Desina
Ay. Mass. v ha oTer Sunday.
1t ard MIA IT, a. EfoHay and 5llzs
Gertrude Brophy were IN Rutland Oh
Thursday
8joric Whitaeg, q STUDENT Of T.
6. A. gt Poa.tney Is home for tite hol-
iday vacation
ars. Mary CBroeE) Dudley Of Grin
laay Fails. g. ", Is whiting hcr coua
~ Mrs. Fayatto Griffith.
Thomas Griffith, WHO is student at
Dartmouth College, Hanover, n. H.,
IL spending his vacation IN town.
Mr.. and Mrs Fairfield and children
Of Remover, N. H., are the guests Of
her parodts, Mr.. and Mrs G. +. Grif-
nth.
Earl Tows,ey of Dorset, has moved
into G. f.. Sections tenement house
and will work for him the coming
year.
Miss Sarah Cochranc Of Burlington.
is at the home Of her parents, DR.. and
Mrs. ] /. Cochrnne, for the holiday Va
cation.
Mrs. Theresa Barrows, who has
been visiting relatives here for sew
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rAsr PrprRr

Maa Geaco Hammond went Friday
70 Ter horne III Middl Granville, N.
r. to pass q two weeks vacation
Merritt Robcrts and Horace Moore
Of Rupert. were il town Sunday in The
interest Of the Rod Cross membership
drive.
Farmers are putting up their supply
Of ice, getting it from the Prentiss
pond, Dorset. 1t Is about IL inches
thick.
Miss Elva Perkins, who attends
school at Granville, N. Y, Misses
Sarah Danforth, Annie and Ruey Root
Of Burr and Burton Seminary, are
the the homes Of their parents.
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$s,OOO,O0o WAR LOAN MARCH IS
Interest Rate ~, Per Cent. Tentative
Arrangements for Great Drive

Interest Rate " Per Cent. Tentative
Arrangements for Great Drive
Washington, Dec. 25-The next loan
the people of the United States will be
asked to purchase to aid the govern
ment in winning this war win be for
$4,000, 100000; the bonds will be
412 per cent issue and the offerings
will be made on March IS, 1918.
These are the tentative arrange
ments which have been agreed upon
and already the thousands of agencies
to assist in the tremendous task are
being lined up in readiness for the
formal announcement to launch the
most tremendous financial campaign
ever attempted in any country.
Governors Of the IL Federal Reserve
Banks Of the United States left their
home stations a week ago and quietly
dropped into Washington. Informal
meetings with Secretary MeAdoo we're
held daily for almost n week. Prom
inent fnancicrs were called into con-
sultation. The men who handled the
last loan were asked specific questions.
Before them the secretary Of the
treasury and tho Federal Reserve
Bank boasl md the governors had
formal reports on tho Gfgt two loans,
tsFttass4t sse t5 as.. al if,.-F 30 tgt. ......4
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ONCE FAMOUS NONE
NOW BUT A MEMORY

are Now asst Leaving the Town.
400 People. 800 Dogs Left. Unlike
all Other Towns Nome Is a summer
Camp. Dredges and Hydraulics all
That is Left.
God goes out on the last boat and
he doesn't come back until spring" is
the saying in Nome. And ! judged
that pretty nearly everyone went out
with him this year.
In 1910 Nome had 5000 people. This
winter 400 white men and 800 dogs
will put in the long winter and wait
for God and the first boat to come in
from Seattle next spring, and figure
that in two years more there will be
more dogs than men in the once
famous gold city.
was out of my stateroem at -four
in the morning to get first glimpse
of gold-famous Nome. Our ship was
anchored about two miles out, and
passengers were lightered in--that is,
when the weather permits. Some
times for days storms sweep across
the Boring Sea and blow the water
into such heaps that it is impossible
To land Then the passengers console
themselves in singing that eyer-popu-
lar song along the Bering Sea, "Oh
why il the ocean so close to the
. shore ?"
But the ocean was MS CLASSY as a
duck POND this summer morning and
everybody could land--eyerybody that
would come down with $3.50.
And here was funny one / never
did ret the straight Of. Ny paseagc
was free both ways. while my room
mate was assessed $3.50. From food
conservation view TIE steamship COM
pany might batlcr have landed the
J whole bunch, for il was cinch they
would not return uril the laaq'rg
lou. ia chem board Ola shore would
ro-c than offset The cost of launching
tham in and another TRANSFORMATION
auzale vas vhy was held up aad
rr,etea for e4eees fare o1 TIA ea.as
t-ip from Nome 10 Seattle. while nav
,g1Yaata va4 MA Ny attorney H
rrdcaVoring 10 solve thfs one for ne.
But bacl, 20 Nome.
II was 4 pretty sirht from tile
VI t..t "a
sproad along the beach. Like all other
Alaskan towns X was long and narrow
like nile Of cord wooJ-ope string
Of business nlaces along the shore.
witb residences further back
landed and started on hike dow,
Tho beach. toward the Eskimo Village
IN start thinrs off a little wav ont
| met five Young fellows ard | didn't
need TO see anv saloon signs to tell me
Nome was IS vet an irrigated town.
Thev halted mo and ordered mo 70
sit bv the roadside. I sat. Then one
Of them. with much grave ceremony
and dignity. proceeded to pluek six
reed stems az different lengths. These
he nlaced in his hand ordered me to
draw drew Then ba went the
rounds md orc Of the bunch vas de-
clarcd "iip-bavina drawn tire longest
straw | was then enlightened ! had
had neyfectlv good cocktail wished
onto mo o,d 70 "fou :, -
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-12-27

For a mild, easy action Of the bow
els, try Doan's Regulets, modern lax
alive. 30c at all stores. adv
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-12-27

Heavy impure b,ood makes d mud
dy, pimply complexion, headaches,
nausea, indigestion. Thin blood makes
you weak, pale and sickly. For pure
blood, sound digestion, use Burdock
Blood Bitters. sl.25 at all stores. adv
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Per Cent.


Dividends are declared twice a
year va as ~ the FIRST Gays q
January sua July. according 70 law.
All 6lridrnas not 4thaIa4tn ~fu
be aaded 20 tho principal ana draw
interest as new deposits whsiher
the bank book IL presented ar not
Deposits made on OF before the
nfsh day az any month draw Inter-
est from the nFst day Of that
month.
Trusteest
L. w. Gihscn. President; J. H. Iudsnr
vice President: John Robinson. z. j
Wsliing, ID. r. Gardner. Harrison
Norton v. s. Pratt
CHARLES u. DEWEY. Treasurer
Evening journal., 1917-06-06

any one OF the three 70 pull out far
enough TO prove class Of any sort.
Two clubs. the Red Sox and the
White sox. are arguing over leader
ship in the American. with half a
game margin holding the worlds
champions In the top place.
Tho Cubs are doing most OF the
trouble making in tho National The
chances are the Giants would have
only the opposition OF the Phillies
I'm Fred Mitchell wasn't obsireporous.
Now they find themselves challenged
even more by the Chicago gang than
by the Phillies.
Tho Giants trouble seems % be
/ lack OF pitchers Only one hurlor-
schunp-so far has been really of-
foctive
The Red sox are hanging onto Their
lead mainly because they have been
battling with two pitchers against
the strong clubs, sending in the weak
Evening journal., 1917-06-06

est links OF their STATS against the
more humble clubs Their troubles
seem about 10 begin. with series
against the Yankees, Tigers and White
Sox looming.
Tho White sox appear more dan
gcrous az they approach the crucial
point of their eastern invasion They
are just over a clean sweep at phila-
dolphia and are starting against the
Senators before trying the stronger
oaHtornera.
Ty Cobb Is surely slipping. His five
hits in hve times up in the second
game proved It.
Bobby Veach had tough dag
Three hits, one a homer. was all b.
could deliver in tho first game.
The Reds forgot themselves and do
foated the Giants by a rally
The Browns outdistanccd the Sen
ators with four runs IN the ninth.
Evening journal., 1917-06-06

"My mother deserves all the credit
she always made mo live right"
That was tho first statement OF
Benny Leonard. lightweight cham
pion OF tho world. in an interview
after ne had knocked out Freddie
Welsh.
His FIRST words after the hght we're
TO his brother telling him to run and
telephone TO mother"
There IS little OF fneness and sontl-
mont in the boxing game-for the
most part It Is sordid and morally de-
pressing.
But these sentiments from a boxer
show that even among tho environ
monts OF boxing stables as conducted
in New York the influence OF a good
mother will keep a boy right.
After winning his title Leonard
went homo TO his mother as fast as
a taxi would take him. There was no
downtown celebration, and tho next
day he remained at homo and re-
ceiyod congratulations from his
friends and admirers.
Evening journal., 1917-06-06
nulNN a. G WlNs.

Quinn A. c. defeated an sll-star
team In a twilight game yesterday
bv the score OF 9 70 2. pounding W.
Connolly and s. Dugan for total
of sixteen hits. among which was a
homer bv Pitcher s. Welsh and triples
bv ]. Quinn and G. Dougherty. NJ.
Noxton made four hits out OF I'VE
times at bat registering two singles
double and triple. Quinn would Ike
10 arrange games with any team
wishing 10 play evening ball on We'd
nesdsy and Friday evenings Send
challenges to J. quinn. NO 'l5 East
Fourth street.
Evening journal., 1917-06-06
SPRING RACE MEET.

The annual spring meet of the Dell
aware Horse Show Association viii
be held az the Wawaset Driving Park
on June "a. Is and 16. There will be
five races each day. starting promptly
AZ 2.30 O'Clock. Each race will be one
heat.
The program includes a PA trot,
purse. $1,000. I'm which there are eigh7
teen entries so far; PA pace. purse.
$1,000, with nine entries TO date; a
213 pace. with eight entries and a
similar purse, and a PIG trot. in which
thirteen horses have been entered
Evening journal., 1917-06-06
Married MEN ARE
IMPOSED upon AGAIN
speciaI 10 ME EVENING JouRNAL.

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL
MIDDLETOWN. Del. June 6-The
Middletown bachelors played the Mid
dletown married men a game OF base
ball here yesterday for the benefit
Of the local branch OF the Red Cross,
tho bachelors winning. II to 3. The
playing Of Jiggs DonOhue and Frank
Tyson featured for the single men,
each one securing four hits out Of as
many trips to.the plate. For the mar
ried men. misjudged balls in center
field caused them 10 lose out AT
late hour last night several OF the
players were still gasping for breath
as a result OF chasing the many hard
Irlun. Tn. .nnrn.
Evening journal., 1917-06-06

The Bancroft team viii 60 TO Marcus
Hook on Saturday 10 play the strong
Viscoe team, of that place. In Ban
croft's lineup will be seen some Of the
well-known ball tossers of the city. in
GLIDING Herb Ferguson. who will be on
the receiving end and Buck Magilb who
will do the linging. The inheld includes
Jimmy NdNiahon. Joe Riley, Andy Rim
linacr and Bib Doughetry. Those who
will be seen in the outer garden are
Donahue, Shanks Mccullough, Fritz
Pimm and Bill Ferguson.
Practice will be held Thursday night
At Rockford Tower.
Evening journal., 1917-06-06
TRAP SHOOTING
BASEBALL
RrNs EnR rHE MEEK-

Runs scored by all teams in the
American and National Leagues. from
Wednesday. May 30, to Tuesday, June
%. inclusive. Only runs included In TIA
official averages are counted. Scores
OF uncomploted games are not includ-
ed. but those OF games Of five innings
or longer are found i'm this table.
Amer.cnn Lnnlme.
Evening journal., 1917-06-06
Score by Innings.

Married Men ..3'O1O1O o. :
single Men ....11O1 240 . Oil
Hns-On Lewis. 16; Off Long, q;
off Vineyard 8. Two-base hits--Dong.
Donohue. TYSON Struck out-Lewis.
Is: Long, 3: Vinyard. ?. Stolen bases
Ellison. SegeuSen. Robinson. Pening,
ton. Moore. Lewis. Sacrifice hits
.Seeelzcn. Hit by pitched ball-P
INWARD. Base on balls-Long 81;
Lewis. a. Vineyard. I. Wild pitches
Long. Lewis. Passed balls-Niles
Pennington. Umpires-Stevens and
Ellison.
Evening journal., 1917-06-06
MT. cUBA TRIMS CHURCH LANE.

The Mt Cuba boys put one over on
Church Lane in fast game. Saturday
afternoon by a 6 10 5 score. The
Church Lane boys were in fine trim
and put up a good game until the ninth
inning. when Mt. Cuba started a rally
and won Score by innings
Mt Cuba ......- o q o o l-6
Church Lane. ... o O 4 5000 %
Evening journal., 1917-06-06

Conner. II. salters, Dowd Kee. Still
well.
The local management would liko
TO have the above named players out
for practice at the Military Grounds
Friday evening Everybody out the
more tho merrier
Evening journal., 1917-06-06
AMT
NATURE
WONDERFUL
Did You know2
Learn something every dayF

Learn something every dayF
The saying Tomorrow never
comes" was invented by a collector.
Don't try TO drown sorrow by think
ing il Is in the stomach.
A self-made man shouldn't yodei
about it until he's finished the job.
A warm monicker for BARRIERS. bell
boys. walters. etc. would be Billiard
Cue. because they'll work better with
a good tip.
Well, Mr.. Bones, what is II
was going TO say Mr. Rasho'
did you get anything whispered
the burglar on guard TO his partner
as he climbed out the window
mo The guy wot lives here Is a
lawyer, said the second
Hard luck" said the first. Did
you lose anything?'
Steady Steady
Evening journal., 1917-06-06
FOR BALL SCORES
CALL
D. & A. 50
DELMARYIA 1858
eSE9ORK3
MIiATIEM

Who stole the good old summer
Tine?
Graduation themes for Wilmington
High School seniors.
How to win the war.
Is Sam Crawford a baseball player?
High Schools pitching department.
Why umpires 90 wrong.
Should boat clubs have crews?
Why ball teams slump.
Gaslight saving versus profanity.
Is work an evil?
Some great iitney records.
Vera Roehm, a good-looking ath-
lete. says women should develop their
necks. Vera must be acquainted with
I strange lot OF women when such
advice is needed.
An East Side baseball team says It
will fight with tooth and nail for VIC
tory. We believe IT,
Benny Leonard says he feels no
different now that he is a champion
than he did before. Don't worry Ben
ny. It takes time to develop a swell
ing.
What we need to stir up some sport
Ing interest is a red-hot pigeon race,
a good old-fashioned spelling bee, or
a hve-a-side soccer match.
Lots of supposedly wideawake
Toung ball players are only somnam-
bulists on their jobs.
Now that we are getting warm
weather We viii be surprised II so
many men perish before reaching
second base.
The Elsmere club Of the Church
League passed six teams last week
IN street cars.
Uncle Sam will not conscript
Browntown, Elsmere and Silverbrook
because he doesn't want tail enders
on his team.
Church League ball players should
be forced 20 furnish liberty bonds 70
keep the peace while the rest Of the
world is at war.
Ball PLAYERS who are inclined TO
rough stuff would get over that habit
n they were sentenced TO the diet
squad for a week.
Biowups occur more frequently on
the baseball diamond than in powder
mills
The press agent for one OF the
amateur baseball teams send In the
following TO be printed las the-regu-
Ar catcher is ill. and the sub-catcher
ior some unaccountable reason can
not be around, Manager ----- or the
-. would like 10 have So and So
.he assistant sub catcher, report to-
morrow at noon ready TO play.
Wonder what the dickens viii hap
men n the assistant sub catcher fails
10 put in his appearance.
New Castle man who went into a
,otel gave a potato for a glass OF
beer and got FIVE cents change Is now
claiming he was shortchanged.
II this cool weather hangs on much
longer they will be hunting TOT the
north pole up around Edge Moor.
Looks as though Connie Mack's
ieam has closed the season.
The stage is all set for the June
weddings.
And October divorces.
Evening journal., 1917-06-06

Joe Boy Briseoe pitched for Triangle,
aid he deserved TO win his game. But
for Ellison's mighty wallop in the eighth
he would have woni As.
Lefty Finn had a sore arm on Satur-
day. IL is a mistake to have Lefty
twirl when he is in poor condition.
Georges left wing is too valuable 10 be
ruined by such foohshness.
Carson SegellSen came out Of his bat
ting slump Saturday and banged out
three hits. Now that Seggie has started
10 hit he should soon reach the top Of
the list.
Benny Gibbs continued his mrderous
assaults on rival pitchers. He has hit
safely In every game this season.
Sparks, for Triangle. found Lefty for
three hits. No other batter could con.
meet safely for more than one.
The way it seems 10 ball teams who
run mp against our great southpaw:
Left-handed meeting,
Left -handcd greeting,
Left handed beating, too;
Left-handed game.
Leit-handcd fame,
/ think that's enough, don't you?
Bayard Vineyard, who was hit in the
head several weeks ago by Wood, Of the
Collegians. got back in the game Satur.
day. Bayard was trife plate shy.
striking out in his only time at bat.
Despite the fact that Triangle had six
errors, every one Of them figured in the
scoring. Middletown had only , errors.
one by Heller and one by Segelkon.
The Artillery Fuse team Is due 10 re-
ceive n lacing from Finn next Saturday.
Everybody out, for this promises 10 be a
mighty close game.
The batting and fielding averages OF
the local players are now being figured
out. All Of you baseball fans should
watch out for them, as they may appear
at any time.
Evening journal., 1917-06-06
WILDEL SQUEEZES

Well, fellows. we added another
victory to our list when We beat Cen
eral Chemical Company by the score
OF 10 5. This makes our total seven
wins and one defeat, n record Of
which any team ought to be proud.
Salter was on the firing line for the
local boys and pitched a steady game.
allowing seven hits, the majority OF
them scattered. He walked only one
man. His curve ball was working 10
perfection. and as a rule he had the
chemical makers completely puzzled.
Conner was behind the bat and held
his man up in fine style, besides
clouting the old apple for two sacks.
As an all-around man Jack IS hard 10
beat. He is able TO fill any position
on the team in tip-top style We for
get the Kid was one OF the main
stays behind the bat for the old Mad
ison team.
Lux was out OF the game with n
split finger, but expects 10 be IN the
game Saturday. We certainly did miss
We wish you luck In the remaining
games.
Keitch e. playing the game Of his
life at the initial sack His triple in
the first inning Of Saturdays game
with two men took the life out Of the
chemical makers. His all-around play
ing and his gentle disposition make
him a general favorite with his team
mates. This big boy though only IS
years OF age. is being sought by sew
eral Of the All-Wilmington League
clubs. but no doubt will finish the
season with Wildel.
McCullin Is handling everything
that comes HIS way AZ the halfway
station. In Saturdays game he ac-
cepted seven difficult chances without
on error, giving him the average OF
1000. Paul Is Just rounding into mid
season form. and more than ono man
Is hound 70 take a back seat by his
wonderful fielding
Nichols Is PLAYING the game Of HIS
career. The kid Is leading his team
mates with the old willow and IN ev-
ira base wallops. while his fielding Is
of the A No. ] style His two doubles
in the last game with men on the
sacks were easily the feature OF the
game.
Last. but not least. IS our outheid.
which Is composed of r. Strawbrilge,
Smith and A. Strawhridge. al being
possessed with wonderful throwing
arms, besides being dangerous men
with the willow. When 70 comes 70
chasing flies this trio Is hard 70 beat
on the base-paths They continually
worry the PITCHER by their daring run
ming.
Dowd. W Kee and stillweiI are
ready 70 Jump IN the game NJ the first
sign Of their teammates going bad
These fellows are handy men.
W. salters. the lepless wonder. Is
nitchng tho best ball OF his career
His two wins over two Of the fastest
team from the IT. & IT. Corporation
will easily nrove this Bill is nossessed
Of n dandy curve hall and lots ~
smoke while his control Is almost
perfect He also knows how 10 use
his head with men on the stations.
Boys. we will 70 70 Salem. y. J.. on
Saturday 10 play the team that rep
resents that place As we do NOT
really know the strength Of their
team. however. We intend 10 make
them step for victory The follow
ing men viii take the trip on the I
o'clock boat for Pennsgrove: Keitsch.
W. Sslters. A. Strawbridre Nichols,
McCullin, Lux. r. strawbridge. Smith,
Evening journal., 1917-06-06
Middletown Musings
By GAL"

Middletown, o. Triangle, 4. Take It
from US, though, we had TO fight every
minute to win that game. We won out
in the eighth by a hair.
Evening journal., 1917-06-06
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QS.T- .z.ss. Sc

Some baseball clubs in the Ameri-
can League and in the National
League will have 20 begin to show
more speed than so far has beon de-
veloped or baseball viii again see ono
OF those heart.breaking dashes down
the stretches Of the final weeks.
Today three clubs are hanging
around first place in the National
League, only a few points separating
them and Il has been impossible for
Evening journal., 1917-06-06
SEVEN NATIONS IN CHAMP
CIRCLE.

Seven nailonalitles have held
the llghtwe ght championship.
Dempsey and McAullie we're
Irish. Lay'nge Frcnchman.
Cans a Negro. Nelson q Dane,
Nolgast n German; Richie an
American. Welsh a Welshmnn
aud Leonard n Jew.
Very cosmopolitan. especially
when n = considered that OF
the six heayywe ght champions
since Sulllyan's time four were
Irish. one n Negro and ono
American.
Evening journal., 1917-06-06

Saturdays hero-charley Ellison. The
speedy center fielder came TO bat in the
eighth inning with three men on bases,
two out and the game about lost, and
after having two strikes called he bang
ed one over the left field fence. winning
the game.
Evening journal., 1917-06-06

McCullin Is handling everything
that comes HIS way az the halfway
station. In Saturdays game he ac-
cepted seven difficult chances without
on error giving him the average OF
1000. Paul Is Just rounding into mid
season form. and more than ono man
is bound 10 take a back seat by his
wonderful fielding.
Evening journal., 1917-06-06

Boys. we will 70 70 Salem. y. J.. on
Saturday 70 play the team that rep
resents that place. AS we do not
really know the strength NJ their
team. however. We intend 10 make
them step for victory The follow
ing men will take the trip on the I
o'clock boat for Pennsgrove: Keitsch,
W. Ssliers. A. Strawbridce Nichols,
McCullin, Lux. r. Strawbridge, Smith,
Evening journal., 1917-06-06

Nichols Is PLAYING the game Of HIS
career. The kid Is leading his team
mates with the old willow and In ex-
ira base wallops. while his fielding Is
Of the A No style His two doubles
in the last game with men on the
sacks were easily the feature OF the
game.
Evening journal., 1917-06-06
. ~ = 7 - T
Nnllnnal Lengne.

Totals -. l6 II 20 30 % q 16-17l
'Dld not play.
Evening journal., 1917-06-06

Lux was out OF the game with
split finger, but expects 10 be IN the
game Saturday. We certainly did miss
you. Gush. but accidents will happen.
We wish you luck In the remaining
games.