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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-10-25

[, went in I, was saloon and hotel
eombined--but mostly saloon.
The proprietor awoke. showed out o
book for to register and showed me to
little dump Of room on the second
aocr. !, was just large enough for a
bed, ard J was agreepbly surprised to
find Il clean. I, WAS cold and rainy so
vent down stairs and sat by the big
stove.
On the boat ! had formed a warm
friendship with a young fellow named
Wilson from Dawson, on his way TO
Nome He was a machinist by trade
and prospector by profession. He
had been eleven years in Alaska. He
told me II | wanted TO find 'charac-
ter" TO stop at the Tower House and
get on the good side Of Austrian
joe" the owner. But had forgotten
about this and il was only by chance
that ! put up at his place.
In little while big drunken stew
edore eame in. He had on board an
ugly jag. He looked over the big,
empty bar room, then came over to
me and said, Lets have little
drink" | refused; he insisted. told
him he had enough and | did not want
any.
you're liar" he told me, "and you
can take it any way you want to-"
With that whiskey-crazed man
there was only one way TO take it. i
didn't care to open any weeks en-
forced stay in this river town with a
bar-room fight with plug ugly, so !
told him ! would take it any way he
put it until he got sober, SO he de-
clared | was a Siwash and he went to
the bar alone.
Austrian Joe" had sat in his chair
and made no remarks while the bully
tried to provoke me to fight, and
concluded that what Service" a guest
got in this dump he would have to
fight for
Joe refused the man drink, told
him he had had enough you're a
liar" said the longshoreman. Like a
cat Joe sprang from his chair, there
was a quick, overland blow on the
temple and over went the "bad man"
falling backwards with crash. For a
minute he lay dazed, then arose. Joe
held open the door and told him to
beat it before he got it again. He
ambled. Then Joe came over to me
and remarked, That's the way to
hand it to 'em, my boy, Don't let any
man call you a liar"
And | wished mother there to ad-
wise me.
Austrian Joe" was man 65 years
,ld-a square man." He was one OF
he early Corners in Alaska and had a
string Of salons along the river towns.
IN my long stay in that town ! got to
snow him well, and passed many
hours of the early mornings with him,
listening to his stories of the early
lays.
But back to the first morning.
At about four o'clock the saloon be-
yan to fill up. One after another they
anne in-and they were the toughest
ooking bunch Of men ever saw. The
most of them were boat hands, the
oughs who follow the river. There
we're Swedes, Frenchmen, Greeks,
Russians, and on giant negro mig
rer" Green. Then there were the
miners, and prospectors from Nenana
md the Fairbanks districts, who were
,oing outside. Some had "made it,"
nd were joyously celebrating, some
lad been working for wages, and were
pending cautiously, but all were
or waiting to be asked to a
rink.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-10-25
The New Fall Suits

IN ALL THE NEWEST AND BECOMING FASHIONS
SUITS FOR STOUT WOMEN
INA LARGE ASSORTMENT OF SIZES AND ALL THE NEW
coLoRS FOR FALL. PLENTY OF BLACKS AND NAVY
BLUES AMONG THEM, WHICH GIVES THEM AN EVEN
GREATER IMPORTANT PLACE IN THE RANKS OF THE
SEASONS DEMANDS. ALL OF THEM ARE MADE OF THE
BEST MATERIALS, WITH LONG LINES AND MAsTERIY
WORKMANSHIP THE MOST CORRECT STYLES AT
MEDIUM Low PRICE
LADIES' DRESSES
THAT WILL STAND ABOVE ANYTHING OF THEIR KIND
ON THE MARKET ARE THE CELEBRATED BETTY WALES
FOR STYLE, QUALITY AND MATERIAL THEY TAKE THE
LEAD.
A NEW LINE OF SILK DRESSES
HAVE JUST ARRIVED. ALL ARE UP TO THE LATEST
REQUIREMENTS IN QUALITY, TAILORING AND FASH
IONS
LADIES RAINCOATS
ALL CoLoRS STYLES AND PRICES
BE SURE TO LOOK THEM OVER AT
ROSS HUNTRESS COMPANY
Corner Grove and West St.
Rutland, VT
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-22

! tude, or 500 miles) further east or
west an hours difference was set.
Civil Time IL IS called. Its clvility is
obvious.
Finally FOR the star gazers we have
star or Sidereal Time. The star day
is % hours, S. minutes. 400 seconds
long; never varies; and Is the period
IN which earth makes one complete
revolution Sidereal watches are Of
ten used by astronomers. but il is
known that they eat breakfast by the
alarm clock in the kitchen
Well versed in these ephemeral
idiosyncracies the Ship Captain views
with indifference all time but that
Wllcn suits his 1ancy-eXceDt Green
wich Time, kept by a chronometer in
a padded box below. Minutes past
Greenwich noon mean Is miles apiece
west OF that illustrious English vii
lage- Minutes before noon mean miles
east The fisherman uses a SOC nickIe-
plated clock; a battleship has $1,000
worth OF chrOnometers. The former
can navigate In miles: the latter cuts
to yards. But they run aground with
equal frequency. Plotting is a mat
ter OF minutes rather than miles. OF
skill more than school: and common
sense is worth a dozen chronometers.
Eight bells. sir" reports the Of
ficer-of-the-Deck- Make it So says
the Skipper; and. II he hesitates. a
thousand men will Wait-fOr that
make IL so is the ships noon tick. her
time ball and factory whistle rolled
into one. Noon tick Il IS. but A to-
bacco-scented, hard-strung. i'll timed
one compared TO the polished hair
spring. But all ticks are not the bed
kind; and this one is from a pretty
big bug.
Copyright. 1917. By George Matthew
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-22
FACTS ABOUT OUR NAVY
The Skipper.
By LIEUTENANT FITzHUGH GREEN, L. :. n.

Tailed Bashaw OF the Calendar. Let
the sun go glimmering across the sky.
and time balls drop like ripe apples;
let every doughty Ingersou do its bit
to see it thrOugh-yet, should the
| He'd to Siberia OF Leave It be, Charlie;
them Lubbers cant keep time-r
The surprising Ito Pale faced Cits)
part is that he is legally. practically,
and, L may say, morally within his
rights.
Every fraction Of an inch east and
west around the world has its own
timP-has four kinds OF its own time,
Whence it follows that on a ship Oc-
cupying several million Of these
fractions the captain can choose the
one he SILVER his-timbers pleases TO
choose.
I sit here writing In my little steel
staterOom- Since the sun Is directly
over my head the time is noon For a
sailor scrubbing paintwork outside
my port il is afternoon because the
sun has already passed his busy swab
a few moments ago Our Navigator
across the way is still chasing
logarithms in this morning-the sun
has not yet reached him.
That kind Of noon is called Appar
ent Noon not real time but Appar-
Sol, like many other public charac-
tiers is irregular IN his private habits.
Winter and summer he moves at an
entirely different rate than in spring
or fall Which OF course annoyed
systematic scientists until they were
forced to produce an imaginary sun
whose movements average the tipsy
wanderings Of the Great Blaze This /
ravIess automation IS called the Mean |
Sun. and his time IS Mean Time.
But. as usual. Law had last word IN 4
the matter. Broadway closing hours 4
II applied TO Front street. Frisco !
would annihilate profit and end IN |
civil war. Chicago, divided IN senti- /
ment, would increase the tumult- Men
compromised, and to Free Speech and
Free Religion added Free Time, with 1
a few local ground rules. The wen
behaved Mean sun was subsidized /
When II melted collars in Times 4
Square, Local Mean Noon was an
For each 1 deg Of longi-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-22
China Makes Final Plan
For Sending an Army to
Heb Allies In Eurobe

Toxic. Japan. Dec. 2e--China has
decided upon four measures regard
ing the expedition Of troops to
Europe, according to word from
Pekin. They are: That the funds for
the purchase Of a Uniform pattern Of
arms for the expeditionary force and
the expenditure for their transporta-
ton shall be raised from the loan now
under negotiation from Japan.
me second measure is that the
British and French governments shall
be requested to give transportation
IaclnIles for conveying the Chinese
expeditionary force to Europe. F1Tnds
for the maintenance of the force in
Europe shall be appropriated from
the portion OF the Boxer indemnity
due Germany and Austria, and in
sending the expeditionary troops to
europe the same measures shall be
adopted as have been done by the
United States.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-22
STATE OFFICIALS FOREGO
USUAL HOLIDAY HOME TRIPS

Austin, Texas, Dec. 22.-For the
first time in the history OF the state
there viii be no exodus OF state off
Gals and employees in the DEPART
ments to their former homes to spend
the holidays. Inquiry has developed
that very few, II any, OF the Officials
will leave their posts to spend Christ
mas at their old homes.
Failure Of the railroads OF the state
10 give excursion rates for the holt
days is the principal cause.
Marriages IN Seattle. Wash, Increased
200 percent IN the last year In New York
city a gain OF IS percent was shown.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-22

Acting mayor j. p. O'COnnor and
city clerk Jack Dawson have arranged
that all city employees viii receive
their pay for the month Monday so
that they might have funds over the
Christmas holidays County tax col
lector r Del Richey is doing likewise
with his deputies, while county school
teachers received their pay Friday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-22
Uncle Walls Denatured Poem.
German Chemistry

HE German chemists
everything
needing
SELL well block slippery
Though there's the
refining which
tOadstool arad until weary
The dope hungry
German and beholds children starve;
dOor5ere shavings
excelsior you're needing bread? Don't
CopyriEht WALT MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-22
$50, COO, 900 APPROPRIATION
FOR WAR DEFICIENCY ASKED

s3t,010.OO0 in appropriations to com
p-ete war preparations during the
present fiscal year has been asked
IN deficiency estimates submitted 20
congress since the holiday recess be
gan last Tuesday The navy club has
asked for more than S45,OO0.000 OF
this The largest item Is SI5458.50u
for naval ordnance and ordnance
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-22
Prevent Fires at Christmas Help Conserve the Resources
Says ytnes Give the City $4,000 Yearly Home Industry

F the people OF FL Paso wish to
hooverize and conserve IN a
/ way that Will DO the most
good said Tom Crutcher. Of the pub
LEFTY committee OF the FL Paso In
surance exchange, they can find no
better way TO do this than by aiding
the insurance men Of the city I'm T.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-22
Little Interviews

prevention OF fires during Christmas
week. The citizens Of FL Paso are
patriotic and are doing a great work
along the lines Of saving fuel, food
and other material, and the fire pre-
NentOn committee very greatly de-
sires that the public will also be very
careful especially during the holiday
season SO that we may avoid any
conflagration that would cause sor-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-22
(BY n. S. I'd

German dependencies The provinces involved were bea
lily Germanized before the Germans lived in them and
had the FARMS the largest stores and the finest homes
Germany would thoroughly Gemanize them by eoIoniza-
ton Their nominal independence would be an advantage
to Germany They would be the much desired buffer be-
tween Russia and Germany Germany would get their
riches theoretically they would be free. Practically they
would be free than Bavaria which has its king
parliament and cabinet yet is part of the German empire
would not be acknowledged as mart of the
German empire Bavaria is.
Under this arrangement Germany would practically
tain the following Provinces Lvonia and the Dago and
Oesel islands, COurland Kovno, Suwa Bessaraba Cher
son. Taurida and the Cmea No mention made of the
provinces bordering Austria Hungary They two: Vol
hynla and Podoa they were meant to be included the
kaiser would be provided with his much desired outlet
Prussia to the Black Sea- with the splendid port of Odessa
and would have very territory miles long and 200
miles vide average Austria Hungary would
pensated, of course, by the suzerainty Poland
How would the allies regard this? Probably with indf
ference Russia formerly the dangerous rival of Great Brit
an IS almost wholly destroyed and little further destruc
ton would cause great woy to either England France
as Germany is well aware and especially in view Of Rus
sia's detection from the alliance.
It viii be observed mention has been made of the
German possessions the Orient, in Japans hands
Japan VIII keep them Do doubt it. perhaps Ger
many thinks nothing would be gained by mentioning them
Disarmament, freedom Of the and commerce to
be left to the peace conference That IS should be-
Germany could be depended to respect it, but she can't
s. Runanla, SerV1a and Montenegro 10 retain their
original boundaries, with Sea to have the right of
to the sea, would satisfy those small countries.
g. Turkey to remain intact That would very much
counter to England which already has conquered much
MesOpotama Palestine and the whole Christian world
would balk at allowing Jerusalem to revert Turkey
As to conclusions Most Of the material requirements Of
the allies would be satisfied by these proposals The war
aims Of the United States would be defeated utterly We
out to overthrow dangerous autocrac and would
not have achieved the aim. We cut to make the world
safe for democracy and it would safer than before
Far from being forced overthrow the Hohenzrns and
renounce marsm Germany would be indicated poten-
tally stronger than ever prepared to undergo another
period Of preparation for @The Day.
Lloyd George and Cemenceau hold the same view and
do very considerable portion of their counryen Ger
many cannot be left to the peace Of the world
There be compromise with a criminal Therefore
hese peace proposals, alurng they are generally
anno be accepted long Germany's megalomania
incurred.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-22

4 BOARD his ship a skipper is
u Gar Of the Hours, Grand No
= - gul of the Minutes, and Sultan
OF all the Faltering Seconds He is
Lord High Arbiter OF the Watches,
King among his Clocks. and Three
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-22

Tn American people have been edu-
Gated up T. about everything 'cept put
tin their country before their stomachs,
an it'n probably take a couple O. good
defeats T do that Tn devil soon gits
onto a lonesome feller.
Copyright National Newspaper se-vics
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-22

The Colorado grandmother who related the horrible
murder tales involving her and grandson wasting
talents coroners jury when she might be composing
movie melodrama Her gTuesome yarn made good story
only it wasn't so.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-22

row and loss OF property TO any OF
the Inhabitants. Members OF the In
surance exchange. after a full dis
cussion OF the subject, made the FOL
lowing suggestions in reference to
the placing OF candles in the windows
behind the Red Cross emblems in our
homes on Christmas eve Be sure
that the candle is placed in a candle
stick, or on a large dish or plate. so
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-22

Speaking for myself and other
1itne bus operators. 7 should Ike to
have the public realize how muca
money We have to put into circula-
ton in our business" said J. F.
Haynes Understanding that. thev
VIII be able TO make a better decision
In the fight being Waged to curtafl
our operation In the first place. the
20 Jitne buses in Fl Paso pay 10
the city annually about 1000 in IL
censes- including chauffeurs' fees
Now, by the closest kind OF figuring
and the most careful handling OF a
car, / find that the lowest daily aver
age cost OF operation is $3.50. This
goes 20 the local tire man. the local
gasoline man. and the local repair
man. while the small surplus We have
LETT over in our income is banked in
local banks For these reasons.
showing that we are strictly a home
industry. believe We are e1titIe5 TO
fair consideration
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-22

Whatever the situation with regard to sugar short
age, the investigation disclosed shortage of pepper
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-22

It's encouraging sign of a change IN spirit when
youth drops cheap popular" tunes and begins whsng
Hthe MarseiIlaise1
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-22

The Importance OF birth records
mas never been brought TO the public
mind so forcibly as in the past year
said Elmer T. Clements. when the
draft law was passed there were
many Americans who had not always
given their proper ICE in sworn docu-
Uents. who We're driven TO the neces-
sity or procuring birth certificates in
order TO clear themselves from the
charge OF evadinE the draft. others
procured certificates or affidavIts
from parents in order to make them
selves safe when travelling in parts
OF the country where they we're not
known Many church officers were
called on to furnish baptismal GER
uficates. which is the next thing TO
q birth certificate ne recent pass
port regulations have also made 10
necessary y many men to procure ]
birth certificates or affidavits. In I
many cases this is absolutely impos- J
siole for older Americans. and the I
regulations have TO be waived on 3
proper presentation Of the facts. In /
the future birth registration VIII be J
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-22

When they get done showing up Luzbu1g he also Will be
"spurlos veTsenkt"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-22

what Heney says is true the Chicago packers have
been engaged in making the world safe for pIutoeraey
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-22

Passing through North Carolina
on my way west I saw an interesting
thing in two towns. the names or
which I can't recall" said John
Feeuey. retired real estate man of
Eluira. y y elm those towns auto
mobiles are barred from the down
town sections in the heavy shopping
days Immediately preceding Christ
mas Every body walks or rides
street cars The citizens took I'd the
idea I'm the belief that Christmas
shopping is bad enough without hav-|
ing added 10 IL the danger Of injury
by automobiles. They acted in the
interest OF the mother trying to guide
her little children over the crossings
stopping over here on my way TO
tucson 70 spend the winter. I have
seen a number Of narrow ESCAPES. OF
pedes trians from automobiles. and ]
wonder whether the North Carolina
plan mishtn'r work out vel here"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-22

Everything is being done FOR the
boys Of the army and navy who have
been called TO the cOlors." said A.
hean- Dinners are given and Christ
mas boxes sent, All we are only too
glad that II is So but in our rush 4
think the lonely wives OF the two
branches Of the personnel have been
sadly neglected. What are we doing
Tor their Christmas There are
enough Of these women who have no
relatives in the city who would ap-
preciate an evening OF dancing and
the society OF others just as much ag
our so called society girls and Il
would help them over the top"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-22

that il VIII not fall BE sure that
the candle is placed so that the flame
tairs or other inflammable material
Be sure TO exunguish the flame or
the candle before leaving the room
Tor the night The placing Of candles
on Christmas trees and Red Crosses
should De discouraged, and electric
lights should he used where this is
practicable. This is the old fashion
and dangerous
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-22

the union
There IS nothing like an old fash
Toned wood fire for comfort, and II Z
Is burning in a fireplace il is all the
better and W. T. Mcfarland
Steam heat, hot water heat gaa
stoves, hard and soft coal fires are
all fine. but give me the old FASH
Toned wood fire that burns cheerily
In the crisp winter evenings. There
is something about Il that calls back
TO mind the experience OF the print
tive man who sat around a camp fire
OF wood in tar-gOne ages; but. OF
course. all Of our more immediate an
cestors used wood for fuel also. There
IS great deal Of fireWOod available
in the national forests, and the prob
lem Of conserving coal would be
much facilitated by development or
these wood supplies"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-22

an official regulation in all states Of
the union"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-22
Short Snatches
From Everywhere

Our idea IS. however. that when
the war is over the men OF Germany
VIII want peace, not bigamy.-Kansas
City Star.
II it seems that the kaiser 10 20
have Russia on his hands he viii do
well to look up the accepted diet or
white eleDnants--BaltimOre Ameri-
can
The kaiser expects to regain the
respect Of tine world by the sword
and the poisoned well and the man
Rled children, tOo.-Detroit Free
Press
The japanese general who remarks
that Japan is ready TO join the allies
in war might complete the infOrma-
ton by explaining who IS holding her
back-Pittsburg Dispatch
Lord Lansdowne appears to be IN
der the impression that it would ap-
pease brutal government bent on
conquest 20 assure il that We didn't
intend TO harm il in the Ieast.-Chi-
CaEO Herald
The people who think they are do
ing all they can possibly do for the
country viii probably be surprised q
year hence TO find themselves doing
twice as much with half the effort.
But they viii know more then
Houston Post
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-03-08
Perseverance

A man into business with all the hope the
his but he lacking his great
known
in the material interests of this world development
faculties he lacking this of
the INDEX.
If start out do thing and fellow who nothing
o himself anyone else trying discourage by telling
that such thing cannot be doneh
something usefuland because thing;
had better practice the art of
have
Perseverance, however thing. perse
must first have faith which trying
compsh for ourselves do think thing
certain that do
we usually have cannot succeed
severe thing the principles which wrong impossible
Is 1t to be thought that Thomas Edison
ms share OF the of against all would
nave succeeded bis nvenion 1t that he took
perfect them that they would be useful Would
literature which
ed by from the of toll eaers
before the
they knew could be done? No. have
were it not for perseverance,.
We station life of perseverance,
either because had little this
courage developed by the will
play we always have been lacking
not get steadness its strength derived from the will"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-03-08

Whenever literature assuages pan wher-
gadness which fail tears
ache for the dark house and the eephere exhibited
in the immortal influence of Acknowledgements
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-03-08

Things Wish Had Known Before Was 21
1.-Wha I living, work would
2.Tha health thirty depended large degree on
what stomach before vast enty-one.
3,-How to take O money,
4-The of being sensiby dressed
5Tha a habits mighty change after he ia
twenty-one
6-Tha harvest depends produces
wheat hles bring forth he PASTURE
wild will surely produce all kinds
THAT things worth while require patience
S-Tha can't something for nothing
9-Tha the world give lie about VIII 1 deserve.
1O-Tha by the of my brow must my bread.
11Tha thorough better wages than
hard labor but brings the hest of everything
joyabe work. better pleasures
OF life better folks ITO live and deal WITH
satisfaction that somebody confidence
priceless gift of friendship
12-hat honesty the best pocy dealing with nv
neighbors, but also in dealing with myself and God
13-The value of ruhfulness s everything.
l4-The folly of not taking other peoples advice.
15-Tha everything mother wanted o do right
16Tha dad" wasn't old fogy he
wished do would have physically
17-Wha really father son.
1S-Wha hadships and dsappointments
leaving home against my parents wishes.-Ex.