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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-01-02
ARTlLLERYMEN DUE HOME
JAN. 6.
sofa viii Be First Complete New
England Regimen, To Return.

Washington The first complete"
regiment OF New England troops. the
3elst field artillery. with 1891 men
and "a officers. Is returning 10 this
country on the New Amsterdam
and la due al New York Jan. 6
The returning troops will be demob-
ilired at Camp Dsvens The ship
carries also casual company BIB, the
advance school detschments from the
sth, 10th and 18th divisions and a
number OF sick and wounded
The Santa Teresa. also due al New
York. Jan 6, Is bringing back the
ASH field artillery. 1900 men. for de-
mobilization in California and Utah.
The ship has aboard also casual
company I. and sick and wounded
Tue siboney is due Jan al New
York with the isist i-ld artillery
brigade headquarters. and the 3s3d
feld artillery comprised Of s. officers
and 1864 men, for disqualification at
Camp Grant. There ar. aboard in
addition casual. companies 32s. &c
SIS. 5es. $50 and 5si. composed Of
two officers and isb men each. and a
iarre number Of detached officers and
g.: sick and wounded
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-01-02
ORIGIN OF "yANK" EXPLAINED
How the Nickname Came to Be Ap-
piled TO American Soldiers Told
by Fenimore Cooper.

The nickname Yank, as applied to
the American soldier in France, has
something of charm in the tradition OF
the word Persons interested In the
history of words may have noted with
interest footnote In Cooper's "The
Deerslayer:"
at Is singular there should he any
question concerning the origin OF the
well.known sobriqnet Of Yankee.
Nearly all the old writer's who spoke
Of the Indians first known 10 the col
onists mike them pronounce the
word English as 'Yengeese. Even at
this day IL IN "A proviDcialisin OF New
England TO say English instead OF
English. and there * n close conform
lty of sound between the English ana
Yengeese. more especially If the lat
ter word, as was probably the case. be
pronounced short.
'"Ihe transition from 'fcngeese,'
thus pronounced. 10 Gangeese, ~
quite easy. If the former Is pre-
nounced Yangis,' IT Is almost identicn
with Yankees. and Indian words have
seldom been spelt as they are pro
uounced.. The liquids Of The
Indian would easily convert I'm INTO
Yen.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-01-02
new BRIDAL VEL
White Chiffon Edged With Silver
Gauze Ribbon.
Cut In Wide Panel Back and Front
Gathered at Top TO Bandeau That
Fits Low on Head.

One cannot help but notice the
change TO square, boxlike lines In gar
ments or accessories worn above the
waist, while the skirts take on bias
lines and spiral draperies. II Is an
odd combination Even bridal veil,
observes fashion correspondent, has
been made In an entirely new manner
and was shown at an exhibition which
always Includes one quite fascinating
bridal costume. This vel, by the way.
may be worth describing in detail for
November brides.
II is Of thin white chiffon. q novelty
indeed. II Is cut In n wide panel back
and front, gathered at the top TO
bandeau that fits low on the head. on
a level with the eyebrows. There Is
nothing oversize top Of the head. The
chiffon falls over the face to the toes
In front and to the hem Of the train-
less skirt in back. II falls apart from
the bandeaux, down each side. where
1t is bordered with a supple quality OF
silver gauze ribbon.
The bridal veil, while It Is the most
novel touch. is q companion to anoth'
er novelty In wells that looks peculiar
" like the chin band which Is held out
BY the beauty specialists as q trick.
above all others. to reduce a double
chin.
II has taken the place Of the floating
veil OF October among those who 90 In
for the smart thing. II is usually OF
mauve, gray or black lace net. II Is
drawn tightly over and under the chin,
then upward to the top OF the hat.
where 1t is fastened with a jeweled
ornament. It is called the "bandage"
veil. II does not cover the eyes ana
Grapes little loosely just below
them. II leaves the back OF the neck
and the hair exposed. This chin veil,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-01-02
wby Humble Cent Is prized.

The cent, Ike corn -four, l. coming
into its own ss result Of war Form
erly scprned by all except The Deeoy
or the thrifty as announcement and OF
little practical use, becaus" nearly ~
prices were made 10 units Of fse, y
Is now. perhaps. the most used ana
useful Of coins. Many articles OF com
mon consumption which formerly cost
5 or 10 cents now cost Or ii CENTS
so with things which could formerly
be bought fropi 10 cents to ". Az
require The odd cents nov Chewing
gum. cigars. cigarettes. theaier tickets
are no longer obiainable nj even
prlces. The I.ceDt piece Instead ~
being q NUISANCE Is convenient and use
full.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-01-02
The CRACKING Remedy.

Women's shoes have a tendency TO
crack across the top near the toe, es-
pecially If the shoe is little longer
than the foot Hair combngs may be
inserted Ia the shoe. thus forming q
soft cushion for the toes and filIing out
the shoe so that the leather Will not
crack. II has been the custom win
many 10 use cotton for filling up the
toe of the shoe. but this soon becomes
hard, uncomfortable and useless.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-01-02

by the way. is as effective as the chin
band, as it draws up all the surplus
flesh from the front Of the neck and
the side Of the cheek and gives one a
decidedly sharpened and youthful
line.
This veil is supposed to be particu-
larly smart for young women with the
new overseas cap which is made OF
squirrel, sealskin. chinchiIla or Khaki
colored panne velvet The cap is an
exact reproduction Of those our sol
dlers wear. and 1t is tilted forward
over one eye in the same rakish man
ner.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-01-02
FlIeRs HELP pRoFiTEERs.
Take Germans huge Profits Into
Switzerland With Airplanes.

Mnnich.--The Munich Post prints
startling charge that German war
profitecrs, unable otherwise to get
their booty out Of the country, have
resorted to the use OF airpianes. Ac-
cordlng TO the newspaper, several air
planes have taken securities OF enor'
nous value from frankfort TO Switzer-
,and. The Post urges the government
to seize capital where II Is available
and especially In banks.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-01-02
unXy AMERICAN TROOPS
NV FOUGHT or HUNS

htltLitI fFi HUNS
N TRENCHES ~ FRANCE
The American troops used
awhat IN sometimes known a. the
new French system of defense,
and sometimes as the new Ger
man system. Al the beginning
~ the war the front trenches
were held very thick" cspe'
cialIy by the British Later the
idea was 10 have only 4 hnnd'
full Of men Ia the FIRST line. one
man TO hundred feet, perhaps
for the second line there were
many more men and many more
machine guns. for the third line
men were much more heavily
massed and reserves kept avail
able. '.uclan Swift Kirkland
writes In Iyeslie's
This theory Of defense against
raids was based on the fact that
the enemy can concentrate his
men In his front lines for sud
den "over the top"--~then lay
down heavy barrage. When
the attacking troops come over
they strike the hrst line with
their maximum impact. They
are likely to overwhelm any or
binary defense. and thus II Is q
waste Of men 10 try TO defend
the first line obstinately. hut
the human body gets tired and
when the machine guns and
rifles Of the second line have
had their innings n the attack
ers the enemy 10 beginning 10
slow M from natural ex-
haustion. On a counter.attack.
then, the third line. being fresh.
meets the enemy tired from e.
ertion and proceeds to drive him
out.
Thus, as we waded through
the mud, sometimes well over
our knees rs we visited some OF
the half-demollshed lines which
the Germans had tried TO nat
ten with their artillery In their
last raid. we did not find much
society, but the snipers. whom
we did find at their posts, seem
ed TO have been born 10 the
Job. They were men who knew
their rifles, and II was a state
ment Of fact and not boasting
when they declared that they
had the German sharpshooters
buflaloed. We came upon one
lanky ex-cowpuncher who had
been having four-h0ur duel
with a "bush," as he called him.
lie didn't know ! was taking his
picture, hut just as the camera
clicked 80 also did the hammer
of his gun. This time Mr.. Ger
man had taken one too many
chances. The fact was proved
through the perlscope.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-01-02
Austrian Ro,ntx Alarmed.

Berne. Most Of ,re members Of the
former Austrian r,f.l house who have
remained IN Aus'.ia are reported to
have sought safety ~ neutral legation.
in Vienna because of fear OF rough
treatment at the r.; els II the populace
The Argentinian a4 Chilean legations
have offered hosp ai!ty 70 a dozen for
uer archdukes ana archduchesses.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-01-02
peRsAlNo's LIQUOR ORDER.
Cooperation With French Measures to
Prevent Excessive Use.

Paris. General pershlng has issued
an ort.er 10 all American commanders
to cooperate fully with the French
government in measures against ex'
cessiye nse Of alcoholic liquors OF all
descriptions.
The French army rules regarding
the drinking OF spirituous liquors aud
III opening Of liquor shops to soldiers,
he saws. viii be observed strictly Ny
the American forces.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-01-02
PERshlNG THANKc Y. M. C. A..
Army Chief Grateful for Enormous
Contribution"

Paris. General Persliing has sert
the following message 10 +. =. 'hfi"r'
secretary of the American Expedition
AIRY Forces of the Y NJ. G. j.: WIN a
deep feeling of gratitude for the eh"r-
nous contribution which the Young
Mems Christian Association has made
TO The moral and physical welfare OF
the American army all ranks Join me
In sending you Christmas greetings
and cordial best wishes
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-01-02
TAKE TWO rec" WARsHIps.
Capture Made Viii. Vessel Was Bonn
harding Lighthouses.

London. The British warship calyIs
so has captured tA0 BolsleYil destroy
e.s in the eastern Baltic, according q
an official report t'pm the admiralty
one Of the destre,"rs was engaged ~
bombardlng lighthouses in the vicinity
81 Geyal. The officers and men on
board the destroyer, were made pri'
oners. No casualties occurred on The
Calypso. according 20 Captain Thesigef
her commander.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-01-02
u. s. TO SELL 44,455 ANIMALS.
Army Horses and Mules at Auction
Next Month.

Washington rehabilitation ~
Uncle Sans trained army horses ANA
mules. on this side Of the Atlantic. 10
the number OF 4i4j5 animals. ~ TO
take place In January.
Cavalry horses. artillery horses,
draft horses, mules and pack animals
will be Knocked down TO the highest
bidders at public auctions 20 be beid
AT the various camps and canionDenis
ihron gh0ut the country.
The sun., 1919-02-02
Myself the Pharisee
By GEORGE GORDON.

\ 6 You know, Monsieur Jerome Col
n gnar1. the central figure in more
than one of Monsieur AnatOle Frances
volumes, is as gallant and intriguing ali
epicurian, as convincing and pleasant
philosopher, as will be found in modern
letters. "Indccd," says his author, "onc
must be a Pharisce not to see in him
beautiful creation of God"
Now though l recognize the many ad
mirable qualities of Monsieur PAbbe
Coignard, see no reason why God should
be held responsible for his creation since
he is so palpably a Pigment Of Monsieur
Frances brain-and Monsieur France has
said that, after all, the Setebos of Caliban
may be the true god despite the sneers Of
our friend Prospero.
There is a story told by Charles
Baudelaire whence Monsieur France takes
his cue One day naval officer showed
Baudelaire an idol brought from Africa,
small misshapen head above monstrous,
hideous body, carved out Of wood by an
old and ignorant negro. ut is very ugly,
uncouth," said the naval officer. "Prcnez
garde!" warned Baudelaire; ISL c'etait lie
vrai dieu!" Now it is all very well to
walk humbly before all gods since the
faith of the lowliest worshipper sanetlfies
their purpose in the eyes of the most high,
but it is inexcusable TO mistake the images
of good and evil worshipped by the Eth
opiap for the true god whose dominion Is
over all the world. | will not spit upon
the affairs of the Unknown nor mock his
priests, not out Of fear or reverence for
him, but out of an understanding sympa-
thy for the men and women who kneel and
pray in utter need to one whose face they
cannot see, whose Voice they do not know
But jerome Coignard, the unfroeked
The sun., 1919-02-02

The Newspaper and the Cathedral

where the aristocrats have abandoned any affeeta-
ton of being gentlemen.
Historically considered, the popularity of the
newspaper is that it Is news coming to the people,
from certain special centres generally of greater
wealth and occasionally of superior culture. But
without the newspaper news might come from the
people; in the human form of gossip or the more
heroic form of legend And this vision is called
up, as if by accident, by the very words of Sir
Edward Cook about cathedral and philosophy
and little boy reading Scraps. 1t is the more
liberal of Sir Edward to say word for Scraps,
since he certainly would never. read a word of it;
he is just the sort Of man who would really prefer
to stare at ST. Pauls Cathedral; or even to review
his philosophy, though l doubt if it would be my
philosophy If he takes literally of the Gothic
teachings Of his master, Ruskin, he might need
not little of the philosophy to make him endure
the cathedral.
Our own architectural taste can be more COM
prehensive; but the very mention OF Gothic archi-
lecture brings this pareuthess to the point. Sup
pose the old medieval st. Paul's Cathedral stood
in the place of the more modern st. Paul's Cathe-
dra as it stood there before the great fire, and
lifted ON the hin of London the talleSt splre in
Christendom. A good Ruskinian like Sir Edward
Cook knows better than l. and perhaps better than
anybody, that such medieval cathedral would
have been one mass Of varied and vivid sculptures,
not only telling numberless tales but cracking nu
merous jokes. 1t is barely possible that the poor
boy might have found them substitute for Scraps,
or even preferred them to Scraps.
The Use of Gargoyles.
1t must be remembered also that those scraps
were not merely scrappy. They encouraged con-
nected scheme of thought; in other words, they did
help the boy to mediate on philosophy. Only the
morbdy sensitive will be shocked at the fact that
the philosophy also religion. But all that
is not the vital difference involved here The real
point as a good Ruskinian will testify is that
this popular art not only popular in its appeal,
but largely popular in its origin. Poor boys could
often learn, not only to enjoy gargoyles but to
make gargoyles. Guilds and apprenticeships organ
lied popular humors so that they passed into per-
manent form.
What We need is some really democratic organi-
zation of gossip and local opinion but the expen-
sive and exclusive newspaper, even at It's best,
cannot come near to it; any more than the dome
Of Wren can scale the height of the ancient spire.
G. K. CHEsTERTON.
The sun., 1919-02-02

not turn out to be, as in StevensOn's title, the
wrong box. Anyhow, the point is that man, inside
the house of mOdernlty, can forget he Is In the
wrong box. BY taking stroll outside In the high
ways of history. he may find he is in the wrong
box-if it is the wrong box. And in a real modern
problem, like that of the modern press, the best
way to get a free and fresh impression Of the
present is to apply the test of the past.
TO this particular case of journalism which am
here considering, phrase in excellent book now
before ME applies the historic test in highly in
Ieresting fashion. For until we realise that men
could chalk up the news the wall, or entrust it
to swift hOrscmen, send it by carrier pigeons, or
use any other of the hundred ways they have used
for spreading the news, cannot strictly be said
to have seen newspaper at all.
Sir Edward Cooks Book
All will agree that the defence of journalism
is best offered by the most defensibe sort of jour
nalist Dropping the delicate question of whether
| am defensible journalist, 1 can at least claim
to be journalist; and to testify that in journal
istic circles in England no man would be more
readily recognized representing dignifed and
enlightened journalistic tradition than Sir Edward
Cook at one time editor of the Daily NeUS, but
probably more widely known as the chief student
and biographer of Ruskin. His recent book, "Lit-
erary Recreations," published by Macmillan, con-
tains a number of very interesting essays each
containing number Of very interesting ideas but
the idea in which l interested just now is to
be found in the essay on Modern journalism
and touches the true nerve of the analysis of that
institution He grapples with the real question of
the comparison of the present with the past and
his ease for journalism may be summed up in the
sentence, at is delusion TO suppose, when one
sees say during the luncheon hour in the city, boys
and girls in St. Paul churchyard devOurng their
favorite Scraps or Cuts that they would otherwise
be immersed i'll contemplation of the cathedral
the study of philosophy" The curious thing, l
think, about this single sentence is that it con-
clusively answers what may call the artificial
against modern journalism; and yet it
consciously admits the whole of the real case
against it.
Journalism and Democracy
1t is indeed silly to complain that journalism is
journalistic especially when it merely means demo-
cratic, but the weakness of the modern newspaper
world is not its democracy; it is on the contrary
its aristocracy. This is none the less true, even
The sun., 1919-02-02

priest, is a shameless mountebank; and
though bring down on my head the sur
prised and eontemptuous pity of the mock
The sun., 1919-02-02
COpyrWht, 1919, AH rights reserred.

"A MONG the hundred fancies that must fit
through anybodys mind until somebody
turns Of them into farce or a fairy tale,
was once conscious of half formed story about
fastidious architect and a badly designed house
The of the story was that the sensitive
artist lived in the unsightly house because it was
the only place in the town from which he could
be sure OF never seeing it. From any other situa-
ton he had a faint fear that he might catch some
lar off glimpse of the house; i'll any other neghbOr-
hood, his morbid apprehension suggested, he might
be ured to take stroll and turn by some dreadful
accident in its direction Needless to say, he would
have to decorate the inside of the house in style
more soothing to his TASTE and resist (ike Mr. Max
Beerbohm in his recent amusing sketch) all efforts
to take him out for walk
The tale would be something of a parable, as
such tales tend to be; for the modern man is really
somewhat in this position in the centre Of modern
civilization. He can endure it because he cannot
really see it in the of seeing it from outside,
and therefore seeing it as a whole. He can reform
and refine the immediate furniture of his life; but
he seldom thinks, wants TO think about the whole
Reading About Old Things
Now one real advantage of reading about old
things is that it does help lis thus to realize new
things; and especially to see that new things are
new History and tradition do not merely fill the
mind with antiquariansm, or even with antiquity;
on the contrary they alone give US the vision
of novelty. If a man knew of no other mode of
travel except the Inner Circle Railway, he would
forget the railway carriage that went round the
circle all forget the earth while it goes round
the sun.
1t is the memory that men can travel by chariots
by wagons, by old stage coaches, that has enabled
man to see railway carriage as it is. He can
that it is in the strict sense discovery; and
he may do as the children do, and stand in the
street wildly waving his arms whenever it passes
in the distance; though grown up people do not
do this as often as they should. He also see
that it is a certain curious kind Of wheeled box;
he can crticise it and consider whether it may
The sun., 1919-02-02

yet in all humility I own it but the grace
of God that makes me what 1 am, .
Pharisee
The sun., 1919-02-02

modest, ] confess that am ready to give
thanks that I am not as he is, forni-
Gator, card cheat, a drunkard ..
The sun., 1919-02-02


IreIand-tbe Beau of Humanity.
Read WHY GOD LOVES THE IRISH lend
they will with that Men and Women who have don
much free nation the Globe should then,
selres be free.
The sun., 1919-02-02
Journalism and Democracy.

1t is indeed silly to complain that journalism is
journalistic especially when it merely means demo-
cratic, but the weakness of the modern newspaper
world is not its democracy; it is, on the contrary,
its aristocracy This is none the less true even
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-18

Goose Hill and Concord last week, all
butchered. - Ern Kennon Of Goose
Hill sold a Tennessee mar a pair of
mules for $500. - Grover Sims
bought of Bill Patterson 26 stock
hogs at twelve cents. - Bill Patter-
o shipped two car loads Of cattle to
st Louis. - Lee Greed shipped one
car of cattle to st. Louis. - True
Moore sold two wagon loads of hogs
to Lee Greed. - Joe Sallee is in st.
Louis Hospital being treated and is
getting along nicely. - There was a
dance at Mr.. Tom Hite's Saturday,
night a large crowd was present and
all reported a good time. - Tom Hlte
and family will movethis week to Aud
rain County on a farm he recently
bought. We hate to see Tom and his
family leave US, but glad they are not
going far. - Jim Wood, Jr., has rent
Cd Mr.. Hite's place here for next year.
- Victor Wayne is in Alabama WITH
a a load of mules and horses. -
Captain Parker Hulctt ard Mayor Pat
Ttnchcr are getting along nicely with
Mrs. Brights' skating Rink an 18th
and Main street. Captain Hulett
via order him an airplane Dor Cap
aia says there is nothing finer than
ING when you want to.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-12-18
CANT ITEMS.

More cold weather Jha past week.
TAo.o Two sun dogs meant cold wealth
r Saturday evening. There Yves one
n. each ., Of the aJ.. - Hrotaer
rra.r fire ] his ap.o.a .no4. for ne
Salt ltaor conGroga ION at Groves
Chapel with about Is present in the
.~5....- and about Il @ same at NIGHT.
Tie went to Mexico Monday, from
there to his home in Peoria, ILL.,, where
he joins his family for Xmas. - P. F..
Drnham and family were Sunday Wis
itors of Roe Showers and family. -
The party at Lee Miller's Saturday
| night was well attended considering
the cold night. - Miss james of the
Cant School is going to give a Christ
mas tree with a little program on
Dec. 10Th and dismiss her school for
two weeks. Every one is invited to
come. Old Sanity will be there. He
may come in a flying machine if it
don't snow. - Miss Elizabeth Beatty,
! Youngest daughter of John Beatty was
married to Creed Carter last Tue sday,
Dee. 9 of Liberal, No, - P%utchering
hogs is the order of the day. Now get
ting ready for a feast for Christmas
Of backbone and sausage; turkeys and
geese are so high. - There will be
meeting at Salt River Sunday for the
purpose Of elccting new officers for
the next year. Those interested please
be present on that day, Dec. q at
10 o'clock a. m. - V. V. Smith and
wife went to Mexico Monday shopping
for Xmas.