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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-06-30
The
Wreckers
BY
FRANCIS
LYNDB
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(Continued)

OF course. there was nobody there
at that time Of night. and the place
was all dark until we switched the
electries on. There was a little lava
tory OF the third room Of the suite,
and Mr.. Norcross went In and washed
his face and hands. In a minute or
two he came out put on his office
coat, opened up his desk. lighted
cigar and sat down at the desk as
though he had just come In from a
late dinner at the Club. And still he
had me guessing.
The guess didn't have 10 walt long.
While | was making blum at uncov.
ering my typewriter and getting ready
for business there was a heavy step
In the hall, and red-faced. portly
gentleman with fat eyes and little
elose-eropped English slde-whiskers
came bulging In. He had light top
coat on his arm. and his tan gloves
were an exact match for his spats.
Good evening" he said. nodding
sort Of brusquely at the boss. I'm
looking for the general managers Of
fee"
You've found It," said the boss,
erisply.
The tan-gloved gentleman looked
first at me and then at Mr.. Norcross.
You are the chief clerk. perhaps"
be suggested, pitching the query in
the general direction Of the big desk
Hardly" was the curt rejoinder.
"My name is Noreross. What can !
do for your"
II l didn't hate slang so bad. ]
should say that the portly man looked
as II he were going to throw fit.
"Not-not Graham NorcrossT' he
stammered
swell. yes; ! am 'Graham'-to my
friends Anything elseT'
The portly gentleman subsided into
chair.
There Is some misunderstanding
about this he said, his voice thicken.
ing little-with anger. ! thought.
"My name is Dlsmuke. and ] am the
general manager Of this railroad"
Il wouldn't dispute the name but
your title is away on said Mr. Nor
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A MANCHESTER MAN IN ITALY


A Letter TO the Editor From Rev. A.
B. Hunter. a Former Rector Il ST.
Johns Church.
Firenze. 18th June, 1921
Ny dear Mr. Bennett:
/ I enclose check 70 pay my subserip-
tion 10 the Manchester Journal for
two years, with something added FOR
the foreign postage. The Journal has
brought to u news Of many friends
and acquaintance in Manchester and
vicinity. and has always been a vel
come visitor.
We have been in Florence since last
October, where | am now in charge OF
St. James Church. There Is a very
pleasant American colony here, but il
was greatly depleted during the war.
was in charge Of the American
Church in Geneva during August and
September and while there, we heard
that many Of the factories in Italy
had been taken possession Of by the
workmen. We knew before coming 20
Italy that il would be a year Of un-
rest. II has not been as bad as we had
anticipated. In March there was a
berricade thrown up in Florence and
a good many people were wounded
and perhaps Is or 20 lost their lives.
On May 18th came general election
after the dissolution Of the Italian
Parliament. There is still a strong
Socialist representation but it looks as
il the forces Of law and order would
prevail. The rise Of the Facisti,
young men who were in the war and
others OF strong national spirit. has
made a strong impression on the polit-
ical life of Italy. In some cases the
city governments had refused TO dis
play the national flag, and had even
raised the red flag. The Facisti have
seen to it that the national feeling
should be properly represented by the
national colors.
Prices have been high and the dollar
has been able to purchase from II TO
30 lire. Now that the war stocks are
being exhausted, ! look for a decided
lowering in the price Of merchandise,
Up to this time we have been required
to get tessere for the purchase OF
bread, sugar, rice and macaroni. But
this system is about to be abolished.
We have an apartment on the other
side Of the Arno from the great
cathedral, and are greatly enjoying
the beautiful garden attached to il.
The apartment fronts on the Via
Romano, which is the old road running
from Florence to Rome, over which so
many millions of people have passed,
in going from northern Europe and
northern Italy to the Imperial City.
With kind greeting,
Very sincerely yours,
A. B. HUNTER.
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Missouri Philosopher.

Most everybody remembers the KID
10 the old reading class Sho when be
came 70 q word be didn't know gave
q little grunt aud wen, on. We've
often thought be was smarter than
be got credit for. It's not bad
policy to follow even 10 ne. The
chances are the kid wouldnt have
known q darn thing about ahai RE
word meant u be lad s,opged ana had
Il pronounced. Nosa Of Us DO give
little grunt when Ve hit . snag IN
life. bat not always because we don't
know what ii ueans.-LAmar Demo
crzL
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The soft sound of water neyins
among thousands of grass blades Is 70
tie hearing IS the sweetness OF spring
air 20 the scent II Is 50 faint and
% difrused that the exact spot whence
Il issues cannc, - discerned. yet it IA
distinct sno my footsteps are slower
ES ] listen fonder. IN the corners
OF the mead. The atmosphere IS tuil o.
some ethereal vapor The sunshine
stays n the air there as II the green
bedges held The wind from brushing
Il away. .-Rschsrd Je-rfes
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FRANK f. HOWE, Preside
w. c. BELKNAP;
II. l.. HINDLEY,

Committee"
Fitting resolutions in regard to tn
death of Joseph Auld were als'
adopted at the meeting at the hotel.
When the members of the Pres
Association tried to pay their hote
bills at the Woodstock Inn, they wer'
informed that the bills were all paid
The same situation was met with a
the Mount Mansfield Hotel, owing e
the courtesy Of President Max L
Powell and his colleagues.
. Personnel Of Party
The party that left Woodstock Sat
urday morning included Frank Z
Howe of Bennington, president of The
association, and Mrs. Howe; Secretary
and Mrs. H. s. Thayer Of Essex June
tion, Mr.. and Mrs. H. l.. Hindley anc
Lister C. Hindley Of Rutland, Mrs. c
A. Webb of Washington, d. c., Mr.
ard Mrs. H. c. Rice, II. C. Rice and
Miss Marion Rice Of Brattleboro, H
f. Parker of Bradford, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Parker Of Montpelier, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. B. Springstead Of Bradford
Mrs. Katherine Huntington Of Con-
cord, N. H., ID. G. Babbitt of Rutland
Senator and Mrs. w. f. Andrews and
Mr.. and Mrs. o.. R. Bennett Of Man
chester, L. H. Lewis, Homer Lewis,
Kingsley Lewis and Andrew Anderson
Of Hyde Park, J. 7. Cushing, B. H.
Hermann and S. E. Ellis Of st. Albans,
F. T. Parsrons, A. B. Edgerton and
c. p. Mcknight Of Mortified, w. II.
Wheeler Of Vergennes, L. V. Chew of
White River Junction, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. c. Belknap and daughters and son
Of Bellows Falls, Mr.. and Mrs. E. II.
Crane Of Brattleboro, Mr.. and Mrs. C.
f. Crane and Miss Laila Mcneil Of
Middlebury, Miss Lena Hamilton Of
ST. Albans, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Moore
Of Woodstock, Mr. and Mrs. ]. l..
Southwick, Miss Mabel Southwick,
Oliver r. Eastman, Mr.. and Mrs. W.
B. Howe, Miss Ruby Howe, Mr.. and
Mrs.. ". B. Gates and ]. H. Fountain
Of Burlington.
At Stowe additions to the list in
cluded: Mr.. and Mrs. F. f. Langley
and daughter, and Dean II. Perry Of
Barre, Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Smith, Mr..
and Mrs. A. F. Stone and c. T. Walter
Of ST. Johnsbury, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. c.
Reynolds. son and daughters Of Bur
lington, L. P. Thayer Of Morrisville,
J. Z. Appolt Of Hardwick, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy L. johnson and Mr.. and
Mrs. smith Of Randolph.
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To Fee strong, have good appetite
ard digestion, sleep soundly and enjoy
life. use BurdOck Blood Bitters. the
family system tonic. Price, si.25. adv
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Ho~ ., werss ov

Most men Vho have q bad opinion o,
women got their opinion from some
woman uho PROBABLY got II fron a
man. etc.-Exchange.
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leealed SHOWS when Old Sol sends
Gown his ray with unusual intensity
Resolutions Of Appreciation
At q business meeting held a.. the
Summit House saturday evening, the
following resolutions were unanimous
ly adopted:
I'VE. the undersigned, are directed
to express the heartfelt thanks Of the
Association to Mr.. A. B. Wilder of the
Woodstock Inn and to the Business
Mems Association Of Woodstock for
their generous, wholesouled welcome
Of the Press Association, Of their
families and guests, for the splendid
entertainment furnished them during
their stay in Woodstock; to Mis- Mar
garet Wilder, whose talented playing
was one Of the delightful features Of
the midsummer meeting, and to all
who contributed toward making the
occasion such a remarkable success.
THAT we also express our appreeia-
NAAN 70 the nNANA AAaitetA'AA AANNNt
Company, to Max l.. Powell Of Bur-
lington, and to Mr.. and Mrs c. A.
Riley Of the Summit House for the
wonderful experience which they af-
forded US in their hostelry in the
clouds, nearly 5000 feet above the
petty worries Of business and house
keeping; to the citizens Of Stowe who
20 cordially hailed Us, set our wheels
in the right direction Of Vermonts
most imposing peak; and all those
whose tireless efforts made our noun
tain-top meeting such a unique and
memorable event.
1--WE therefore, convey to you this
with the request that you
advise all those concerned and have
directed that the same be spread on
our records and published in our
aCfOnad.
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Thank the Lord the last ~ fhoss.
injunction suits Is o1 she docssi he
said. drawing long breath and sag-
glng his neat little head az the boss
~Tli say one thing FOR the Hatch peO
pie. Sorcron: they're stubborn hghi
ers.-
Evening star., 1921-05-08
Spring Beauty Foods.

Most of the things I have been
talking about recently have applied
to the change from colder to warmer
weather. This is because the one
time in year that woman looks
worse is the spring.
Usually the body needs a tonic.
That we talked about yesterday.
Usually, 700. We need new clothes
If only because we have become so
terribly tired of looking at all our
old things. Perhaps. most of all, We
need new foods.
The table during this time of the
year should be made tempting by
plenty of salads and green vege-
tables and fresh fruit. To put il
bluntly, the system needs spring
housecleanins, and fresh fruit and
vegetables are the finest natural
method of accomplishing this. Even
if it is not possible to buy the things
in the markets. canned vegetables
should be used in preference to
Starchy beans and potatoes.
Carrots contain various mineral
elements that are valuable now. and
spinach or any such green is an al
ways desirable vegetable. Fresh or
stewed tomatoes, squash, turnips,
Evening star., 1921-05-08
| title IrritatiOnS
Count the Most

TT IS often the little irTtations
about the house that make the
work disagreeable. A door STICKS
a rug catches when you open a
swinging door. bureau drawer has
no knobs and objects to being drawn
out, there is leak in the spout
of the teakettle--all these things
seem like mere trif1es. But alto
gether they form the sort OF friction
that is nerve-wearing. 1t is a wise
housewife who knows how to dis
cover these little difficulties and
mend them before they get past
mending.
If door sticks the chances are
that it is too large somewhere for
the door frame. Sometimes this is
due to the fact that the damp
weather has caused the door to
bulge When the door dries out IL
will go back into position. For TINS
reason do not be too hasty IN cut
ting any Of the wood off. Usually the
hest Way is to find where the trouble
is. and then to take the door from
it's hinges and to even-off the door
with a fine chisel. taking care all
the time not to cut of too much OF
The surface or the "OOu Soiiie Iii'ie'
Temporary sticking of the door
can be removed by rubbing the part
of the door that offends swith little
soap.
II the corner Of a rug rumples up
when the swinging or any other sort
of door passes over it. the best thins
to do is to get a piece Of fine card
board. possibly foot square. Have
a needleful of carpet thread to match mate
the rug. Now take the piece OF card
hoard and place this behind the rug
so that the edges come about an
inch from the edges Of the rug. Hold
the rug firmly to the cardboard and
tack it down. This will make the
rug lie fat.
Little irritations in the Kitchen
utensils to the tinsmith or some
place where old tin is soldered. 1t
is possible to do quite a little OF
this sort Of mending yourself. At
the hardware shop you may be able
to buy some sort Of tin mendlng
prepa ration that you can apply your
self
Evening star., 1921-05-08

Woman patrons of the gambling
casino at Monte Carlo eutnumbers the
men, as general thing. two to one.
Evening star., 1921-05-08
Disinfecting a Room.

The child, who had been i'll several
days before her mother had been able
to decide upon calling in the doctor.
because she didn't have much faith
in DOCTORS" had been safely bundled
off to the hospital. The doctor had
proved so comforting that in the
course or an nour the child had de-
veloped an absolute attachment for
him. and had even expressed the wish
to go to the hospital when 81.
learned that Jenny Lind. her best
little girl friend. was also in the hos
pital-With measles.
There had been considerable scurry-
ing around, and the mother had really
not quite made up her mind about the
hospital when the child's father made
it up for her. and to the hospital she
went.
The next thing of Importance was
disinfecting the little girls bedroom.
Better get some formalin candles
and burn them in the room" advised
the doctor So the little girls father
went off to the drug store and pur-
chased a dozen candles. though the
druggist told him distinctly that three
or four would be sufficient. This
kindly father believed in prepared
ness.
81 suppose we will have to burn
the picture books and toys Mary has
been amusing herself with. said
Mary's mother. rather blankly. a
little inclined to mop her eyes when
her husband was not looking. for the
house seemed very quiet without the
little girl, and Mary was their baby,
after all.
sure" brcezed the man. Il was
lust going to tell you about them
The druggist said to burn them right
in the room. so it's a lucky thing that
there is a fireplace in Mary's bed
ROOM
Hard to Destroy PIaythings.
Picture books and battered dolls
and wabbly, well used toys have a
wav of looking positively pathetic
when one is about to touch a match
TO them, and after she had piled all
her little daughters toys in the CRATE
Mrs. Weir turned to her husband ap-
peaingly.
II cant do it, father" she said.
So. mumbling under his breath, the
father set fire to the little. precious
heap, saying, to cover up his emo
tions: "Of course, We Will BUY her
new ones. 1t will be almost like haV-
Mary comes home
To which Mary's mother assented
rather dismally. Following lnStruc-
tions. which were partly impaired py
her husband. who had been well
prlmeQ ny the e1IlCient SouhS VI os7
gist, and Partly acting upon some
vague knowledge that she had ac-
auired subconsciously. it seemed. Mrs
Weir went about opening bureau and
tai BILE drawers, closet doors and cup
boards. Little Mary's room had a
big. airy, semi-nursery effect.
1--WE must rig up a line across the
room to spread the sheets and things
on. We can pin the pillows to It,
too" Mr.. Weir said. calling loudly
for a piece of clothesiine: which
Mona. the maid. brought hastily. she
| backed well away from the door as
she presented it, as if she expected
| to see bacteria crawling around the
room like spiders.
"Please mix up little -four and
| water paste, Mona" said Mrs. Weir.
| land cut some long strips of that
| white paper we use for covering the
pantry shelves. / will need enough
| strips to cover the crevices around
the doors and windows. Just leave 1t
! IT the door,"
Evening star., 1921-05-08
HOME NURSING AND HEALTH HINTS
BY VI. JESSIE LEITCH.

Which Mona did. still wondering.
burned out in the CRATE, Mr. Weir
covered the CRATE with its copper
grating. closed the windows. and.
having strung ciothesine across
the room. spread the bedclothes upon
it and fastened the pillows to it with
clothespins.
Maid Gets Instructions.
A shallow pan of cold water was
placed on an asbestos mat in the
middle of the room on the floor. The
formalin candles were placed in it
and lighted. AS they are fastened to
tin stands. they were we'll supported
in the pan.
Having assured themselves. accord
ing to directions, that tie candles
were lighted and that the gas was
already being liberated, MIR. and Mrs
Weir withdrew. hastily enough. and
proceeded to seal up the door from
the outside with the paper strips and
the flour and water paste.
why did you leave the pan of
water in the room. ma'am?' asked
Mona.
Because moisture in the room
Mrs. Weir explained. "And the room
must remain closed for twenty four
hours. Then We shall open it up, and
open all the windows to air it thor
oughly before we clean ii. Only you
must be sure to hold a damp cloth
to your mouth and nose, Mona, when
you go into the room, on account of
the irritating fumes. At least, that
Is what the directions say
Evening star., 1921-05-08
Recipes From Readers.

Some of my readers have been kind
enough to send in the following tried
and true recipes for other women
readers to use:
A. NJ. T. Chocolate Layer Cake
"One cup sugar one and one-quarter
cups flour Grounding Cup), one round
ing teaspoonful baking powder. Melt
one teaspoon OF butter in cup. drop
in one egg. then fill the cup with milk.
Flavor with vanilla. Stir all together
and bake in two layers. (Sift the
-four. sugar and baking powder to-
cether four times). Icing: l cup con-
fectioners' sugar. 3 teaspoons (round-
ine) of cocoa: z teaspoon butter. l
tea spoon vanilla. teaspoons boiling
coffee. Mix all together without
cooking and spread it on while the
cake is warm
Mrs. T.: MY great-aunt made
about the best bread pudding that any
one could make, and l have made it
for my husband and children for ten
years. Here it is for other women
to have: Aunties Bread Pudding
y pintS of sweet milk, ! pint of
bread crumbs or small pieces of bread
(crustS may be used). l cup sugar,
egg-yolks: two stiff1y-beaten egg
whites and 2 tablespoons of any kind
of sugar powdered preferred). a drop
of vanilla. Soak the bread crumbs in
the milk for half an hour. then add
the sugar and egg-yolks: bake this
mixture in medium-SiZed pudding
dish for ! r hours in a medium oven.
when it should be of the consistency of
mush. Now take the dish from the
oven and spread over the top the egg
whites which have been beaten stiff,
sweetened with the powdered sugar,
and favored with the vanilla. Put
back in the oven for Il hour. This
, < oil hnt n
sauce is required"
Mary E.: Thank you for the
; recipes you sent me. Here is one of
mine in return: Icing Tor Small Cakes.
Put the unbeaten white of one egg
into bowl and add to it tablespoons
Of milk top milk preferredD Now
stir in confectioners' sugar until thick
either vanilla. lemon. almond, orange
rind. maple or chocolate. 1t is just
! ideal for small cakes
Amy: Here is the way I make
meringue for the top of lemon pies:
Amy's Meringn". - Beat two egg
whites until stiff, then add to them |
dessertspoon Of granulated sugar and
a pinch of cream of tartar. Now
spread this mixture on the crustless
pie and bake for twenty minutes in a
slow oven. 1t is tender and fluffy
high. I believe the reason why most
cooks have trouble in achieving A
mn rngue that isn't tough. is tina. they
60 not let it brown slowly enough. Of
course my stove is coal stove-and
it might be difficult to brown the
s.eringue in just this way in gas or
c'ectric oven"
Woman patrons of the gambling
casino at Monte Carlo eutnumbers the
men, as general thing. two to one.
Evening star., 1921-05-08
HOME ECONOMICS.
BY MRS. ELIZABETH KENT.
Chair Coverings.

Materials suita bic for chair cover
tapcstries. leather. enamel cloth, mo-
hairs. rep. velours. cretonne and
denim. Real tapestries are all-wool,
except the high lights of the figures.
which are silk: they are soft and
rich. but very attractive to moths
and very hard to protect. Other
tapestries are silk and wool. silk and
cotton. or linen. Linen tapestry is
like glorified cretonnc, very rich
in coloring and very durable. but.
of course expensive.
Real leather is cowhide or sheep
skin, the former dearer and better
than the latter. Leather should be
rubbed from time to time with some
thin. light t-colored oil. as linseed.
vaseline or lemon oil. Enamel cloth
is imitation leather and varies much
in value: soft enamel cloth is less
likely to crack than a stiff one.
Mohairs nowadays are durable and
pretty. a vast Improvement on those
Of earlier days. Rep is cotton
or wooden cloth woven with deep
ridges. 1t is more expensive. richer
in color and more durable than
denim. which is inexpensive. heavy
cotton cloth serviceable easily dust
ed. but likely to fade.
Cretonnes or chintZeS come in an
even larger range Of color, pattern
and grade. They can be cleaned
easily, or renewed without very
great expense. and are. therefore. in
creasingly popular. Linen cretonne
gives long service and comes gen
orally in particularly pleasing colors
and designs.
Velour is. however. when all IS
said. the most satisfactory material
for chairs. for color. cost and wear
1t is as it's name indicates. VelFetE
cloth. Of cotton or cotton and SILK.
and comes between tapestry and Gre
tonne in cost.
Copyricht. 1921.
Evening star., 1921-05-08

celery. peaS-any vegetable Of this
sort-should be eaten in preference
10 meat. dumplings and potatoes.
Fruit and vegetable salads. prefer
ably with the rich mayonnaise made
with egg and oil. is dish that
should be eaten every day.
Frui, is always available. Oranges.
grapefruit and pineapples can be had
in most places until the time when
garden berries and other fruits come
into the market. Every housewife
has her own problem to solve when
it comes to ordering for the table.
but as far as possible she should
arrange to have these easily digested
fresh foods every day.
Evening star., 1921-05-08

Some of my readers have been kind
enough to send in the following tried
and true recipes for other women
readers to use:
NJ L Chocolate I.ayer Cake
Evening star., 1921-05-08
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