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The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-04-18
An Engineers First Start In Life.

The newest part of Mr.. Smiles's book is
that wherin he speaks of William MUIR
dock, the Scotchman who taught us how
to light our houses and streets with gas.
On what slight events our fortunes turn
The pin which Laftte picked up in ban
ker's courtyard was the beginning of his
career of wealth and honor A trifle led
to Murdock's admission into the works Of
Boulton and Watt:
During the brief conversation that en-
sued, the blithe young Scotchman. like
most country lads in The presence Of
strangers, had some difficulty in knowing
what to do with his hands, and uncon-
sciously kept twirling his hat with them
Boulton's attention was directed to the
twirling hat, which seemed to be of pecu-
liar make. 1t was not felt hat, nor
cloth hat, nor glazed hat; bat it seemed
to be painted, aud composed of some I'M
usual material : That seems to be
curious vr llue,.. lvvhise
closely; "why. what is it made of
:. Thinner, SIR said Murdoch, modestly.
g Thinner. Do you mean to say that it is
made of wood :" Eyes, sir" :. Pray,
hote was it mades' ~ turned it myself,
sir. in a bit lathey of my own making
DOuitoii 1OShSa ~ wv SeAh5 hha oSSAAA.
He had risen hundred degrees IL his
estimation. He was tall, good looking,
and OF open and ingenious countenance;
and that he had been able to turn wood
en- hat for himself in lathe of his own
making was proof enough that he was y
mechanic of no mean skill. You may
call again, my man." said Boulton.
/" Thank you, SIR, said Murdoch, giving
his hat final twir'.
Murdoch soon became their trusted CO.
worker and adviser. He had an original
way of removing obstacles
One day at Chacewater, some half dozen
OF the mining captains came into the en-
CINE room and began bullying him. This
he could not stand, aud adopted bold
expedient He locked the door. aud said,
.Now, then, you shall not leave this lace
uatil have il fairly our With you lie
selected The biggest. and pa, himself in q
| fighting attitude. The Cornishmen love
fair play. and while the TWO engaged in
babe the others, without interfering,
| Locke On The contest WAS soon over
for Murdoch was tall. powerful fellow,
and speedily vanquished his opponent.
Inc Others seeing the kind Of man they
had to deal with. ,nsde overtures Of re-
conciliatiou and they shook hands all
round and parted the best of friends"
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-04-18

The Sussex IN. J. Register relates a
singular story of citizen Of Newton, in
that State. 1t is Of Mr. Lorenzo Demarest,
who unmoned his pastor to his house on
Wednesday, and said that be should GER
tainly die that night, with the further state
ment that the night previous his father,
who had been dead many years, came to
him and kissed him, and drew his cold
hand over his breast. Here Mr.. Demarest
sho~ed with his own the direction his
fathers hand had taken. "Thst," said he,
"means death; it is cold there already"
He then said that he wanted his body con-
veyed to certain place for interment; that
he wished funeral discourse to be preached
after his decease, aud that great care should
be taken lest he be buried alive At mid
night Of the same evening he was found dead
in his bed.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-04-18

A ROMANTIC SToRY.-A Memphis paper
says that some ten years ago, young
couple married, and at the end Of year,
after the birth of daughter, they scpara-
ted, and divorce was obtained. For nine
years they never saw or heard from each
other. The little girl was taught to believe
that her father was dead. Two or three
days ago. as the lady and her daughter en-
tered business house in Memphis, they
met the husband and father coming out.
Each stopped and looked into the others
face. Then the father turning to the child
and STOPPING down, took her IN her arms.
pressed her 70 his bosom and covered her
with kisses Setting her down, he looked
once more into her mothers face and start
ed to go. lie heard his name aud turned.
Another look, and husband and wife were
again in each others arms. They were
left alone for u few minutes, then carriage
was called, and but few minutes more
had elapsed be- ore they were remarked.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-04-18
a@ltsrella,ly.
A PUNGENT CONSIDERATION
OF THE VARIOUS TRADES AND CALLINGs.

or all the trades that men may call
Unpleasant und offensive,
The Editors Ia worst Of all,
For he Is ever pen-sive;
His leaders lead to nothing high,
Ills columns are unstable,
And though tho printers mako him pie,
1t does not suit his table.
The Carpenter-his course Is plane,
His bit IL always near him;
lie augnrs every hour Of gain.
He chlssels-and none jeer him;
He shaves, yet Is not close, they say,
The public pay his board, sir;
Full Of wise saws he bores away,
And 80 he swcls his board, Sir,
St. Crispin's son--the man Of shoes,
Has awl things at control sir;
lie wakes wealthy in his views,
But ne'er neglects his sole, sir;
His IL indeed heelins trade,
Aud when we come to casting
Tho toe.tal profits he has made,
We flni his ends are lasting.
The Tailor, too, gives fits to all,
Yet never gets basting;
His cabbages. however small,
Are most delicious tasting;
His goose il heated-hat by prig
Cnstnted is his measure;
He always plays u thimbletig,
And seams u man Of pleasure.
The Farmer reaps fortune plump,
Though narrowed. far from woe, sir;
His shade forever proves n trump,
His book is I've an hoe, sir;
However corned, he does not slip,
Though husky, mover h parse. sir:
Aud in a plow. share partnership,
He gets his share OF course, sir.
The Sailor on the giddy mast
Comparatively master
Has many 4 bulwark round him cast
To wave ava disaster;
Even shruuds to him are full Of lifo
His manstsy still is DER him,
A gal,an; and top-ga!lant crew
Of bcaar esprits before him.
The sturdy Irish Laborer picks
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-04-18
The construction &c tha AIexand,

80 The construction of the Alexandria
4 Frederickshurgh Railroad is about to
be commenced, and il is intended to com-
ple il from Alexandria 10 Mount Vernon
by the dh Of Jaly This link has always
been 4 desderaum--it will connect the
northern and southern seaboard systems
of railroad, and supercede the connection
by steamboats,, o now practiced.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-04-18

There is now in St. Mary's workhousc,
in Reading. England, an old woman nearly
ninety years of age, who is able to repeat
the whole Of the second book Of Millions
Paradise Lost.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-04-18
The London Owl enters upon the dis
pute between High and Low Churohmen in
England with the following:
RIrUALIsM.


BY The Husband Of a Ritualist.
do NOT know. and less cate
What clothes lsrson ought to wear
black dress or II white dress.
Why should !. while I call my own
One who. when preaching. wears gown,
Aud lectures in Il night dressl
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-04-18

The debt of st. Paul, Mimi. foots up
1856, lS9 90. or about SO for each man,
woman, and child.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-04-18

The giant of Barnum Museum, was
recently converted at = revival meeting.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-04-18

ToMAToEs ~ CORES ponasnt complains
that the wire worm destroyed great
amount of his tomatoes last season. barrow
ing in and eating out his finest fruit. We
do not douh, iii but the fault is more with
the gardener than the wire worm The
latter takes the goods the gods provide.
He finds the fruit lying on the ground.
How is he to know it was not specially pro-
yided for his use! II the vines had been
tied to trellises. or in case of field culture
trained over heaps of stout brush, tho wire
worm would have sought his meals else
where.--Nem York Gaasler.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-04-18

GAIT AN INDICATION OF CnAnAcrER.-Ob-
serving persons move slow, their heads move
alternately from side to side. while they oc-
casionally stop and turn around. Careful
people lift their feet high and place them
down fat and firm. Sometimes they stoop
down, pick up some little obstruction anu
place it quietly by the side of the way.
Calculating persons generally walk with
their hands in their pockets and their heads
slightly inclined Modest persons general
~ step softly, for fear of being observed
Timid persons often step off from side
walk on meeting another, and always 60
round a stone instead of stepping over ii.
Wide awake persons "toe out, and have
long swing to their arms, while they shake
about miscellaneously. Careless persons
are forever stubbing their toes. Lazy per-
sons scrape about loosely with their heels,
and are first on one side of tho walk and
then on the other. Very strong minded
persons have their toes directly in front Of
them, and have Il kind Of stamp movement.
Unstable persons walk fast and slow by
turns Ventrrous persons try all roads, fire.
quently climb the fences instead Of going
through the gate, and never let down a bar.
One idea persons and very selfish ones 'toe
in" Cross persons are apt to hit their
knees together. Good natured persons snap
their fingers every few steps Fun-loving
people have kind Of Jig movement.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-05-03

A MATCH FACToRY-A match factory in
Western New York is noted for the cur
ious machinery used in the manufacture.
100000 feet of pine of the best quality are
used annually for the matches, and 400 900
feet of Eastwood for cases. The sulphur
used annually for the matches is 400 bar
rels, and the phosphorus is 5000 pounds.
The machines run night and day, and 800
hands are employed at the works. 500
pounds of paper per day are used to make
the light small boxes for holding the
matches, and four tons of pasteboard per
week for the boxes. Sixty-six pounds of
-four per day are used for paste, and the
penny stamps required by Government on
the boxes amount to the snug little sum OF
81 ,440 per day.
There are four machines in use for cut
ting, dipping, and delivering the matches
The two inch pine plank is sawed up the
length of the match, which is 81 inches
These go into the machine for cutting
where at every stroke twelve matches are
cut, and by the succeeding stroke pucrhet
into Stats arranged on double chain 25(
feet long, which carries them to the sui
phur vat, and from thence to the phosphor
us vat, and thus across the room and back
returning them at a point Just in front o
the cutting machine, and where they arr
delivered in their natural order, and ar,
gathered up by boy into trays and sen
to the packing-room Thus 1000 gross o
144, 900 small boxes of matches are made
per day. The machines for making thu
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-05-03
NUMBER 40,
For the Reporter.
COMMON SCHOOLS, No. 2.

| In a former article we stated that the OBJ
ject of Common Schools was to place the
advantages of Education within the reach
of every youth in the State, and that the
reason why SO many are growing up in
ignorance, was not the fault of the School
system, but was, in part, owing to the
want of interest upon the subject, among
the people themselves. Several ways in
which public sentiment might be awakened
and improved, were pointed out to the rea-
der. In Republican form of government
like our own, it is essential to educate the
whole people-for its greatest benefits are
manifest where it is most widely diffused
But education, to become general, or uni
versal, must be systematized-its benefits
the common right of all. This plan, in
some form has been found necessary in
every Northern State of our Union. Had
the Southern States adopted similar plan,
and thrown open to all the wide portals of
knowledge, the "Great Rebellion" had never
existed. The few can never rule the many
unless the many are kept in ignorance. In
all the South there has never been a sys-
TEN of Common Schools The rich were
able to school themselves, the poor did
without it. We believe very many in our
own State do not appreciate the school
system as they ought to. They do not
comprehend its advantages, hence we fire.
quently hear them denouncing it as hum
bug, and school taxes as unjust. Now,
Mr.. Taxpayer it pays to educate the people
the whole people. Thrift and prosperity
follow in it's train. To be sure it costs
much to keep open the schools for all, but
it costs more to bring them up in ignor-
ance 1t costs considerable to build school
houses but no more than it does to build
.jails, penitentiaries and poor houses We
venture the opinion that the proper educa-
tion of all the children would reduce the
poor tax of the next generation nine-tenths,
and materially lessen State and county ex-
penses Your farms are worth more to
youth for being in an intelligent commun-
ity Every acre of your real estate would
appreciate in value, were your directors to
erect new and commodious school build
ing within a mile of your premises Yes,
it pays to educate. Intelligence pays
better interest in the end, than your 1905.
Give your children education, and they will
succeed in life without that pile of green
backs" you are boarding up for them. Keep
them at the Common Schools
ALPHA BETA.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-05-03
A HAPPY WoMAN-"What are you sing
G. ~ Ii l - AIn.... AInl-,.cI-

A HAPPY WoMAN.-"What are you sing
ing for Z" said to Mary Maloney.
ooh, don't know, ma'am, without it is
because my heart feels so happy"
Happy, are You happy? Why, let me
see, you don't own foot of land in the
world"
"Foot of land is it ?" she cried with
loud laugh ooh, what hand We are af-
ter joke Why, sure, I've never penny,
let alone foot Of land"
Your mother is dead ~
"God rest her soul, yis," replied Mary,
with touch Of genuine pathos. "Tae
Heavens be her bed"
"Your brother is still hard case, sup
pose ?"
aye may we'll say that. Its nothing
but drink, drink, and bate his wife-poor
crayture."
You have to pay your sisters board?"
Sure, the bit crayture . and she's
good little girl, is Hinny, wllin to do what
ever axes her. l don't grudge the money
that goes for that"
"And you haven't many fashionable
dresses, either ?"
Fash'nable, is it? Oh yis, put a bit
VI "iditbpilt III IlIt Hhlk diLtt mt CdiIID
gown spreads as big as the leddies But
then you say true haven't but two
gowns to me back, two shoes to me feet,
and no bunnit, barrin' me old hood"
" You haven't any lover?'
"Oh, be off wild yes catch Mary Ma
loney wild lover these days. when the
hard times is come"
What on earth have you to make you
happy? A drunken brother, a poor he p
less sister, no mother, no love-why, where
do you get all your happiness 2"
"The Lord be praised, miss, it growed
up in me. Give me bit Of sunshine, a
clean 1ure, plenty of work, and sup at
the right time, and Fm made. That makes
me laugh and sing. And thin, if troubles
come, try to keep my heart up. Sure, it
would be sad thing if Patrick Mcclure
should take it in his head to AK me but,
the Lord wiIlin', I'd try to bear up under
it,"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-05-03

r. ..assingatt the threshold, weary, faint and sore
..... FIR tl.c l,,wums, for the opening of the
door;
,, till the Master shall bid me rise and come,
... -.1ry If lis presence. to the gladness of his
..ry p.tL I've Travelled mid darkness, storm
AMI strife;
.us many a burden, struggling for my life;
r.. now the morn is breaking, my toll Will soon
p. ,l.eling at the threshhold my hand is on the
Iogr.
v.,links hear the voices of the blessed as they
,,aud
singing in the sunshine in the tar-otf sinless land
aro1Id that were with them, amid their shining
throng,
y.a-Iiug il their worship, joining in their song!
The friends that started with me have entered long
ago;
5as by one they left me, struggling with the foe
Their pilgrimage was shorter their triumph surer
won,
asw loving they'll hail me when all my toll is
done.
With them the blessed angels that knowno grief or
sin,
see them by the portals, prepared to let me in
. Lord, wait thy pleasure thy time and way are
best;
Ilt I'm wasted, worn and weary o Father, bid
M rest.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-05-03

DANGERS OF HAsTY BURIAL In debate
10 the French Senate, on the petition set
ting forth the danger of burying those who
are not dead by hasty interments Cardinal
Donnet, Archbishop of Bordeaux, rected
three cases of living persons supposed to
be dead whom during his experience as a
priest he had saved from burial In two
cases there was complete restoration Of
life-One of the persons SO rescued, lady
of distinguished family, is now happy
wife and mother A fourth case, told by
the Archbishop, accounts for his own long
sustained attention to the subject. He
said
"In the summer of 1926, on a close and
sultry day, in church which was exces-
sively crowded, young priest who was
in the act of preaching was suddenly seiz-
ed with giddiness in the pulpit. The words
he uttered became indistinct, he soon lost
the power of speech, and sunk down on the
floor He was taken out of the church and
carried home All was thought to be over
Some hours after the funeral bell was tolled,
and the usual preparations made for the
interment. His eyesight was gone but if
he could see nothing like the young lady
have alluded to, he could hear and | need
not say that what reached his ears was not
calculated to reassure him. The doctor
came, examined him, and pronounced him
dead and after the usual inquiries as to
his age and the place of his birth, &c, gave
permission for his interment next morning
The venerable bishop in whose cathedral
the oung priest was preaching when he
was seized with the fit same to his bed
side to recite the De Profundie The body
was measured for the coffin.
Night came on, and you will easily feel
how inexpressible was the anguish of the
living being in such a situation. At last,
amid the voices murmuring around him, he
distinguished that of one whom he had
known from infancy. That voice produced
a marvellous effect and superhuman effort
Of what followed need say no more than
that the SEEMINGLY dead man stood next day
in the same pulpit. That young priest,
gentlemen, is the same young man who is
now speaking before you, and who more
than forty years after that event, implores
those in authority not merely to watch vigi-
lently over the careful execution of the legal
prescriptions with regard to interments, but
to enact fresh ones in order to prevent the
recurrence Of irreparable misfortunes
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-05-03
"MY dear Horatio,I had a very mysterious

"MY dear Horatio,I had a very mysterious
dream about you
''What was it dear? 2"
Il dreamed l saw you carried up to heaven in
golden chariot surrounded by angels clothed in
white and purple. What is that the sign of dear: =
1T is sign OF a foul stomach, my dear
BRIDGET Jared badly when she came to
New York, and found to her inexpressible regret,
tina she had lost her certificate ON the way across
the sea. But her cousin Patrick supplied her with
another in the following words This certifes that
Bridget OFannegan had good character when
she left Ireland but she lost 1t the ship coming
over.
A JEALOUS husband being absent from
home, went to clairyoyant i'll London to know
what his wife was doing. 'Ah, cried the clair
voyant, Il see her ; she expects some one the
door opens he comes !; she ceresSes him fondly;
he lays his head on her lap, and'-husband mad
with rage-"he wags his tail" Itwas the dog. The
husband was calmed.
81 AN glad this coffee don't owe me any
thing" said book-keeper to his wife the other
morning at breakfast. why was the response.
Because don't believe it would ever settle
A LITTLE girl, hardly three years of age,
who had been accustomed to hear the singing in
st. Georges church, New York and had been much
impressed thereby, was taken by her grandmother
to look at the ruins of the edice, after Its recent
and smoky walls for some time in silence, the lit
tie creature looked up with sad anxiety and said,
sc amy, did they burn up all the ta,eS?"
4 sermon in four words on the vanity of
earthly possessions "Shrouds have no pockets"
A LADv once remarked that "carelessness
was little better than halfway house between
cident and design"
AN Irish editor, in speaking of the mis-
cries of Ireland says Her cup of misery has
been for ages overhowing, and is not get full
Men are called fools in one age for not
knowing what men were called fools for asserting
in the age before.
If you have heart of rock, let it be the
rock Of Horeb that gushed when stricken by the
prophets rod.
"WAkE up here and pay your lodgings"
said the deacon, as he nudged sleepy stranger by
the contribution box.
Il SAY, landlord, that's dirty towel for
a man to wipe on" Landlord, with look of
amazement, replied "Sixty or seventy of my
boarders have wiped ON that towel this morning,
and you are the first to find fault"
THACKERY tell of an Irish woman beg
ging aims of him who, when she saw him put his
hand i'll his pocket cried out. MAY the blessing
Of God follow you all your life, but when he pulled
out his snuff box, Immediately added-'and never
oyertake ye,'
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-05-03

HOLDING FAsr.-A young man was taken
by his uncle as clerk in his employ
After filling this Office for year or two,
he had the offer, from wealthy relative,
of collegiate education. The offer was
tempting, he was found OF books, he would
be free from the drudgery OF business, he
might be minister of the Gospel, for he
was pious youth, Upon the other hand,
he had just begun to be OF use to his en-
ployer, who had borne with his failings
and blunders patiently, he displayed great
aptitude for business, and had won the es-
TEEN and respect of all about him.
He asked the advice of his pastor in the
matter, and the sound old man, said to him,
"Thou art started in thy way, hold fast to
it," He took the advice, and held fast to
the calling in which he had commenced !;
he acquired property, and honor, and ease.
He has educated many young men for the
ministry, among them one OF his own sons;
he has been most liberal contributor to all
the benevolent enterprises of the Church
and the country he has served God, as
an elder in his Church, with fidelity and de-
votion he has lightened the load of many
burdened pastor wiped the tears of many
d uCoOldIC "luOW, pIO'l'eCu lOl many Iolh-
erless children and to many wavering,
undecided, volatile young man, has he re-
peated the words of his wise pastor, that
settled his own course. "Thou art started
in thy way Of life, it is good way, hold
fast to it."
1t is better by patient continuance in
we'll doing in one field of labor do life's
work, than to vascilIate, and change, and
change again. Respect usefulness, and
happiness are gained by steady and con-
sistent devotion to one calling which God
has marked out There may be eccentric
exceptions to THIS general rule, just as
there are comets in the celestial system
but the fixed stars are more useful than
the comets to mankind, and their steady
light, year after year, and age after age,
is better than the meteor blaze Of night.
N. Y Observer.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-05-03
Socrates when asked why he had built f

Socrates when asked why he had built for
hi mself SO small house, he replied "Small as
it is, wish could fill it with friends"
passages, the very remembrance of which is weary
ing and in the pilgrimage of life the analogy
holds good.
The first institution vouchsafed to our
race was the Sabbath the next, marriage. So
give your first thought to Heaven the next to your
wife.
A profound observer remarks Il have
often observed at public entertainments, that wheI
there Is anything to be seen, everybody immedia
tely stands up and etfectually prevents anybod,
from seeing anything"