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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-02-21

border al present b has just come
in from market with the news that
DR.. and his wife are both sick,
the doctor with pneumonia and his
lady with smallpox. He is one Of our
best physicians but perhaps does not
believe in vaccination.
Thanks 70 the Germans, relations
here at the border are rather strained.
! have to show my passport at the
bridge although perfectly well known
to the officials Of both governments,
and yesterday was told by the Mexi-
can inspector that my passport must
be vised by the Mexican consul in
Texas at an expense of s200. This is
mere graft. Also all sealed letters
are taken from one by American Off
GERS and censored on passing the from
tier before they are mailed. Every
one is searched by U. S, soldiers, and
Mexican custom house guards search
one 10 insure that no silver nor gold
coin is smuggled out of the country.
A Spaniard was caught last week
$4,000 in silver. He lost
the money and | am told is in danger
Of five years sentence in prison. All
letters director to me in Mexico are
now censored in Texas before being
delivered.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-02-21
MEXICO COLD ALSO
Mexico. ,Jaa. 81. /

Mexico, Jah. 81, 1918.
II We weren't so far south should
expect snow storm at any minute
The sky is overcast, and the air smells
Of snow, which ! suppose is falling tc
the north Of US and on the mountains
not very far away, but hidden by the
clouds that are hanging low and low
ering.
We had our cold snap all right, but
no fuel famine, as we are wood burn
ers, although the town is built over
coal stratas, and there are coal mines
all around US but a few miles away.
Coal is only $3.50 ton over the
border and rather cheaper here, |
think; but mesquite wood is better fuel
and more easily obtained, and we have
not suffered from the cold, although
il was hard to raise the temperature
over 62 degrees for a number Of days,
and when the cold started few un-
fortunates who were caught unprepar-
ed out on the prairies, died of cold be-
fore they could get to a warm shelter.
An hour before the cold "norther"
came the mercury was standing at rs
degrees in the shade and l.. and b.
were going over the river. b. was
waiting for l. who was in the act Of
putting on her coat, when, with a
whop and roar like shot out of a gun,
the wind came up with a dreadful dust
storm, and in FIVE minutes the streets
were impossible. and continued so
for hours; and the next morning we
had ice an inch thick in the wash tubs
in the gallery. Since then the wealth
cr has altcrnated between cold and
warm, but with leaning toward cold
as il il today.
] had ranch Of about $500 acres
placed in my hands the other day for
sale TO the first purchaser who could
pay the price, $4,000, but don't
think III find one, as cattle thieves are
very abundant in that vicinity, and
understand that about all they have
left Of the ranch is the land and an
artosian well that they could find no
way TO dig up and carry Off.
February lit is getting colder
and colder There must be big bliz-
lard 10 the north Of US, and though
{ is not freezing yet, We fecl the cold
more than when il is freezing and no
wind blowing. Ii
Pneumonia and smallpox are said to
'e epidemic In this town and over the
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-02-21

form Is very different from the en-
listed maa's. A naval officer does not
have to be "camouflagod as does an
army officer An army officer has 10
be nc.r CROUCH TO show leather put
tees, spread eagle on hat, or collar in
sigma before you know him. But YOU
can tell a naval officer just ms far OF
as gold braid will show Igain dark
blue. very much like to see the men
and officers of the Navy salute; they
are never taken unawarcs and nothing
pleaoes me more than TO get that
salute myself from enlisted men whom
! meet on the street, though some con
tinue the civilian custom OF lifting the
hat. But those picturesque sailors
hats are most impractical in high
wind
The naval postal room is a much
more human place than a real post Of
flee. answer letters concerning boys
who do not write home. While on
sea duty there are weeks and weeks
OF silence, most trying to mothers and
wives. A re-assuring letter from the
Y. M. c. A. helps little. watch for
the new men from the returned ships
and never fail to tell them to write or
telegraph home at once. They are or
dered on sea duty without an hours
notice, practice designed for secrecy
and safety, but awfully trying to home
folks. Then too, boy is often asham-
ed to write home when in "The Brig"
which is the naval equivalent Of the
Army Guard House" One boy of 20
has wife of lS, and he was in "The
Brig and she was bombarding the
I. NJ. G. A. with frantic letters. Fin
lily he got out and by the mere3t
nance, amongst the hundreds who
anne in that day, he walked straight
nto my clutches! / made him promise
o write to wifey within ten hours
wo babes-in- the woods.
Now ladies', this has to be enough
or this time. My love and good wish
s to you ALL
Ever faithfully,
EDNA ORVIS.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-02-21

ensilage corn and oat variety tests
to be carried on. Cooperative po-
tato spraying, similar to the work Of
last year, is to be encouraged. Co
operative use Of machinery is to be
encouraged where advisable.
Miscellaneous emergency work, such
as combating insect pests and plant
diseases and any emergency that may
occur as in the past, will take up no
small portion of the county agents
time.
Assistance in economical purchasing
Of supplies and judieious marketing
of farm products will be given atten-
ton, and boys and girls club work,
home economies work, will find head
quarters at the Farm Bureau office.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-02-21
SOLVING THE LABOR PROBLEM

Since man power at present is oul
limiting factor in food production
labor should be measured by the
amount of food produced per man
rather than the number of days each
man works or the number of acres foi
which he cares.
The Bennington County Farm Bu-
reau conducted work last spring which
furnishes good illustration of profit
able labor conservation. Following is
brief summary of this work as re-
ported by County Agent f. C. Shaw:
Two associations were organized for
the purpose of hiring specially train
ed man to spray the fields of potatoes
belonging to members of the associa-
tons. The number of acres in each
association was about fifty, the area
for which one man could care effect
lively. In one association there were
20 and in the other Is farmers. These
associations co-operated in purchasing
the necessary equipment and materi-
ais. One man was hired TO do the
work in each association and as soon
as he had sprayed one field he passed
on to the next, continuing until all
fields were sprayed. Following this
plan most of the fields were sprayed
three or four times.
The cost of this work was as fol-
lows Spraying materials per acre
each spraying 93c; labor of man and
horse per acre each spraying S1.00;
depreciation of machinery and over
head charges per acre each spraying
44c; total cost per acre each spray
ing, S2.37. Part of the area was
sprayed three times and part four
times, so that the toal cost of spray
ng per acre was less than $1,000.
Not enough check plots were left
o give the actual increase due to
spraying on each mans farm. Ques-
ionnaires that were returned by the
'armers show that the average yield
1er acre was so bushels more on
sprayed than on unsprayed fields,
vher blight was prevalent Most of
hese farmers had never sprayed their
potatoes to prevent blight, and under
'ther circumstances probably would
lot have done so in 1917.
Thus fifty bushels of potatoes were
aved at cost of $1,000 per acre. The
lbor expended by two men and two
cams, working forty days, produced
We thousand bushels of potatoes.
The County Agent in his report to
he Agricultural Extension Service of
J. V. Nj. states that the most conclu-
re evidence of the success of the
Ian is that most Of these farmers are
cry anxious to have their potatoes
AIRED for in a similar manner this
ear.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-02-21
KETCHtM. MURDERER, rs
10 HAVE A NEW TRIAL
6rsnted BY supreme Court Through
disqualification of Juror

Brattlcboro, Feb l9-Af,er the for
malites a, the opening Of the regulaI
term Of the Vermont Supreme cour
here today Judge Haselton read o.
opinion In the Gaze Of the state against
Francis Betchum Of Bennington, con
victed Of murder in the first degree
and scnteheed to be clectrocuted at the
state prison in Windsor the week oi
the frat Monday In March of this year
The court held that there was mis-.
trial through the disqualification Of
one Of the iurymen, +. II. Ferguson Of
Bennington, and granted the petition
of the respondent for a new trial.
ketchum shot and killed William
Costello Of Bennington September l6,
1916. He was indicted in December
Of that year and in June 1917, he was
convicted and the death sentence was
pronounced.
Attorney r. c. Archibald Of Man
chester represented the state and At
torney Collins Nj. Graves of Benning-
ton the respondent Attorney Graves
moved for new trial in January of
this year on te ground of newly dis
covered evidence and later filed an
amended petition on the ground that
Juror Ferguson was disqualified.
II appeared that Ferguson assisted
the undertaken in moving the body Of
Costello to the ambulance, thence to
the undertaking rooms and that he
saw the blood-stained face and the
blood -goaked ground where the body
lay. The court today held that Fergu
sons knowledge of these facts and his
participation in the removal of the
body must have exerted sinister in
fuence in his consideration Of the evi-
dencc and that If he wac qualified to
sit as a juryman it would have been
right TO have an entire jury of men
situated as Ferguson was, which the
court said was abhorrent to the idea
Of justice.
ketchums confession is on record
but new trial is necessary in order
to determine the degree of guilt.
In the case of Affra Ryder Of Brat
tleboro against the Vermont Last
Block Company, in which the jury in
Windham county court awarded the
plaintiff Sl0,50i for injuries received
while employed in the defendants fac
tory, the court affirmed the judgment
of the county court on motion of At
torney Frank +. Barber. Gleason &
Wilcox Of Montpelier, counsel for the
defendant company, which is in bank
ruptey and in process of liquidation,
did not press their exceptions.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-02-21
NORTH RUPERT

Ellsworth Lewis is confined to the
house by illness.
Francis Leach returned Thursday
from a weeks visit in New York and
vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs Casper B. Leach and
daughter, Mildred, are visiting rela-
tives in Rutland
Willie Brooks, who has been i'll with
the German measles the past week, is
better and Otis Brooks is able to be
out after his recent illness.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wilkins and Mrs.
Francis Marvin went to Wells last
week to assist in the care Of Arnold
Wilkins, who died Monday morning.
Among those who attended the
Leach-Van Valkenburg wedding at
Poultney Friday evening were Mr.. and
Mrs. James Leach, Francis and Miss
Laura Leach, Mr.. and Mrs. Casper B.
Leach, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Graf and
mother, Mrs. Helen Leach.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-02-21
DORSET BOARD OF TRADE
STANDING COMMITTEES 1918

| Lighting and Public Improvement
The object Of this committee shall
be to consider the matter of securing
electric lights. For the present to Sc
cure the promise of each householder
to hang in front Of his or her resi-
dense a lighted lantern from the hour
of dusk until 10 o'clock p. M, from
May LIST until September 18th. To
consider all matters relative to beauti-
flying our village.
c. N. Williams chairman, j. T. SAT-
ford J. H. Sheldon, Frank Saunders,
E. p. Boughton, Grant Matson, H. P.
Gilbert
Entertainment
The object Of this committee shall
be to act as reception committee to
new comers TO this village and to pro-
vide for any special entertainment
desired by the board of trade.
G. A. Wade chairman, 4. H. West,
S. F. Holley, w. c. Barrows.
Membership
The object Of this committee shall
be to secure members for the board of
trade and to interest everyone in its
affairs.
Chas. Connell chairman, j. T. SAT-
ford, H. N. Williams.
Publicity and Advertising
The object of this committee shall
be to keep before the public here and
elsewhere all affairs of interest in the
life through such mediums
as the committee shall deem proper.
Emphasis is desired on Dorset as an
ideal resort"
r. NJ. Campbell chairman, H. N.
b. b. Sheldon.
Directory and Information
The object Of this committee shall
be TO secure and maintain on file, in
in directory form such as
aundress, rooms 10 rent, commodi-
lies for sale, etc
Geo. N. Chambers chairman, Burr
Phillips, Chas. ConnelI
War Relief
The object Of this committee shall
,e to look after those things that
10 the entertainment and
,eneral welfare of Dorset boys at the
ront and in camp. To arrange suit
bile send-ofs for those leaving and
Welcome for those who return. To do
hings that will let them know the
eople Of this community appreciate
heir sacrifice.
w. l.. Haven chairman, John Pei
er, Jos. Harrington, Harry Saunders,
Y. j. Holley.
Special Committee--Wo Yord
The object Of this committee shall
e 10 look up the matter Of establish
" a community wood yard.
F. G. Stone chairman, c. A. Wade,
NJ. Campbell.
Agricultural Committee
Chas. McWaync, chairman.
The balance Of committee 10 be an
,unced later, as well as the plan and
ope Of their work.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-02-21

The day Of harsh physics is gone.
People want mild, easy laxatives.
Doan's Regulets have satisfied thous-
snds. zoe at all drug stores. adv
Evening journal., 1918-02-11
pIor CRIPPLEs TIRE ENGINE.

LAUREL. Del. February IA deiib-
crate plot 90 put the new fire engine
out Of service has been revealed 10y dis
coverv that some parts OF tho machine
had been removed. a piece solderd into
a rari OF the inner works 70 set as "a
dam. and 20 screws loosed The wreck
aee was accidentally discovered hy
Fire Chief Marion Galloway. How The
nefarious work was accomplished Is
baffling the authorities. The engine
is kept IN the lower room of the Mu-
niclpal Building. which adioins the
pumping station, and is but. two doors
nom the post ONCE bilding
n is believed the injury to the en-
qine was the prelude TO q bis IRE.
There have hsen several fires Of 9 mys-
ferrous character around her recently
the burned buildings being potato and
grain storehouses.
A man who came here several wears
aeo and has been under suspicion for
some time on account ~ pro-Gcrman-
ism was given twelve hours 10 leave
town. lie left
Evening journal., 1918-02-11
SAYS JEWS WERE
LINCOLN'S FRIENDS

Dr. Samuel a. Rabinowiiz delivered
a patriotic sermon in the Temple Of
Truth Friday night having for his
subject Lincoln and the Jews" The
speaker said that Lincoln had many
Jewish friends before and throughout
The Civil War. whose advice he sought
and whose company the great cmonci-
nator enioyer.
There were approximately i50OH
Jews in the United states 40 the time
Lincoln made his advent into Ameri-
can politics. Dr. RabinOwiz said
some of these Jews fought on the
Federal side Of iho conflict while
others Joined the Confederacy.
"Long before Lincoln was becomine
10 be recognized as great leader he
was hailed as a great man by Henry
Greenhaum, of Chicago. who was
much impressed with Lincoln's fne
qualities Ions before Lincoln's de-
narturo from Springfield TO Washing
ton Grcenbaum characterized Lincoln
vividly. ending with the words: Taken
all in an, 7 consider him the greatest
man I ever met Adolphus s Isaacs.
another great Jew Of the COS. said Of
Lincoln. To me. whose good fortune
t was 90 know Lincoln when he FIRST
came 20 Washington-and 90 know
him was 20 love him--it would come
with natures impulses 10 glow over
his makeup and his remarkable ca
roar
Evening journal., 1918-02-11
Use CocoanUt Oil
For Washing Hair

II you want 20 keen your hair in good
cosditi,n bc careful what you wash 70
with.
Most soaps and prepared shampoos con
tain too much aikan This dries the scalp,
makes tho hair brittle. and Sc very harm
ful. Just plain mulsined cocoanut oil
(which is pure and entirely greaseless), is
much better than the most expensive soap
or anything else you can use Tor shampoo
inc. M this can't possibly injure the hair.
simply moisten your hair with water and
rub A. in One or two teaspoonfuls viii
make an abundance Of rich, creamy lathef,
and cieanses the hair and scalp thoroughly.
The Iather rinses out easily, and removes
every particle ~ dust, dirt. dandrun and
excessive OIL The hair dries quickly aud
evenly. and % leaves q hne ana silky,
bright. hurry and easy to manage
You can get mulsined coroanut Oh at
most any drug store. u is very cheap. and
few ounces Is enough 90 last everyone
In the family Tor months.
Evening journal., 1918-02-11

For that prIncey wage % was large
then 200 that neck of The woods he was
hosiicr pl0ughmm. wood chopper car
pointer for the farmer and carried water
built Ores and tended The baby FOR thc
farmers wife.
Evc7oody jumped at the chance 20
hire Abc
When Doe wasn't akIng in q quarter
q day from ihe neighbors. Abcs father
made good Use 0f his services. Ho
helped his father clear land. cut fence
rails. drove ihc team. ihreshci famed
and cleaned wheat 'loed corn and
ground 30 into meal, took care of what
stock the Lincoins had and was first
assistant 90 his sicpmothcr
I'm 1850 The. Linc0lns moved 90 cen
tral Illinois Here Abe helped build
The log cabin home. split enough rails
io fence 10 acres OF ground and raised
a crop of corn the FIRST summer. Then.
at II. .he began paddnng his own
canoe
IFS nrst job was go split i00 fence
rails for every yard of brown jeans
that was necessary Goo make him pair
of trousers. Being six feet four tam %
was necessary for him 90 split a couple
hundred moro rails Than the average
young man.
Equipped with a new pair of trous-
ers he sailed into The rail-spliiting
business in way that scattered chips
an over S3ngamOn county.
When ho wasn't splitting rails no
worked rs farm llborer. though no
Lincoln biOgrapher has ever claimed
for Abe "a bright and shining record as
am expert agricullurisi. He wasn't.
Early in llfo Doe had annexed Tho habit
of stopping the team ai the far side
of ihc field and climbing on a. stump
90 read "a book. which Doe always car
ricd when pl0wing Abe liked history.
biography and law books better than
a treatise on how to make two blades
OF grass grow whore but one had
grown.
To a year or So hc made up bis mind
that DE wasn't cui out GO Doe q farm
hand and started building naiboai
seeing much travel and considerable
fortune in navisating 10 and from New
Orleans with farm produce and NOR
chandise. one "trip was enough.
Then he tried his skill as river
pilot, assistant surveyor store clerk,
inntecpor and postmssieN All the time
ne Was student of books. A. ihe old
rail-spliling axe grew rusiicr and ri--
tier Lincoln went from ihe legislature
Go laV Office, 90 congress, Go ihe white
house.
Evening journal., 1918-02-11

Abraham Lincoln was well acqusint-
ed with labor-and early in liio
shortly after the Lincpln family
moved from Kentucky t0 Genlryville.
Ind, Thomas Lincoln put ou axe into
his nine-year-old sons hands and
pointed 90 the surrounding forests.
From That moment Abe Lincoln be
gan occumulating fame az a rgll-splii-
ter Of more than ordinary ability.
In fact IL is doubtful IN America or
any other country ever produced bet
ter rallspllttcr.
Lincoln went at his wood chopping
job As seriously and as whOle-heartediy
as Dee tackled law. legislation and Tho
war IN after wears.
During the f. years Tho family lived
in southern Indiana Abe acquired great
popularity as a "hired man" When
there was nothing for him 90 do on his
fathers farm Doc "hircd out 90 neigh
boring farmers working for % cents %
day-sunriso 60 sunset
Evening journal., 1918-02-11

aid Of our allies standing faithfully
at our side. ucccsses which will be
historic in tho world have been ours
With self-sscrifcing perseverance,
enormous labor and great achievements
OF the homeland we have also brsyed
distress and hardship. so that our peo-
pie. proved In Geld and country. can,
with Gods help. look forward with
strong assurance 90 a good peace.
ITO this end however. H. now needs
most serious self-dlsclpllne. internal
unity and willing subordination, 10
great aims. readiness 60 bear even Tho
heaviest burdens and confidence in our
own lnvincibility and tho putting forth
Evening journal., 1918-02-11
GERMAN PoLEs MrsT REGIsTER.

German Poles, IS years and older
have 10 register the same as other Ger
man subiects. according 10 q ruling of
the Department at Washington. DetecS
tive Sergeant Frank Green is in charge
~ this work, and he will be IN room
80 q az the City Hall every day This
week between 80 o'clock in the morn
ing and 6 o'clock al nlght TO register
those who appear. Last week there
were i57 German alien enemies regis
tered.
Evening journal., 1918-02-11
JACK or ALL TRADES.
IN M InIIed pross

By Tho United Pross.
SALEM. Orc. Feb ii.-Reiurn Of
questionnaires have shown that Uncle
sam has every occupation well repre-
senied within the ranks of his poten-
fial soldiers But when 10 come, 60
versatility. no one has 10 on James
Hardesty. Regarding his occupohonal
experience. ne listed.
Nevsboy. messenger hoy, farmer,
hayneld worker, fruit picker. ioamsicr
and mule skinner, sewing machine re
pairmsn. bicycle. motorcycle and auto
mobile mcchsnician. florist, hodcarricr,
sideshow barker. Wstchman. steel ship
yard worker swimming instructor
pipeniter. waiter concrete worker,
wsichman. automobile assembler, cook,
plumber. movie and cabaret singer.
railroad worker and electricians as
sislant Hsrdesiv waived deferred
classnc1a0n rights.