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Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-10-04

\ Mopgi. SEAsipE I.ErrEg.-This little
letter. writer te bis moth hv l.tfle boz
who is spending his vacation on the Peno5>
scot bay, is worth dozen Of the labored e..
fusions and patis of jenkins:
prAR MorHEg II am having a splendid
time. Last Friday We went out after horse
mackelel. We got near % one. when ice
threw The harnoon = him. |, struck him
near the tail. anl If he started. dragging
the boat after him. Man never invented
anything tina, could 80 Is fast as we went
then. We soon got bin near The bow OF the
boat. We then killed him with a lamce
He was 2 feet long and J fee; round. I HAD
my pants washed iit- SIX cents when | rst
back. read my bible every night before
50 10 bed, aud every morning when get up.
Your atfectiona,e son,
u
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-10-04
l-' y. rimeh.ai Farm.

The establishment Of an experiment
tai farm in Washington under the 81
Pervision Of the Agricultural Depar..
ment, Is IN good progress, the soil
having been already put under sculti-
ration - as TO yield handsome craps
OF corn, clover, fruits and vegetable.
trcmains now To be seen whether t i.
experiment is to be a field for the =
yelopment Of all kinds of fantastic +.
tons, or whether it will bc carefully
ard scientifically used for the workn y
ont Of facts useful to the country
Among the improvements it Las been
deemed necessary TO make is the e,ec.
'ion of suitable buildings for the nSe
OF the Department, the contracts f.r
which have already been awarded. and
the plans determined upon. The main
building will he one hundred and sey.
eenty-ore feet loag and nearly seventy
fcet high, aud promises 10 add anorL-
er to the fine public cdifces ofWash.
ineton, when these .hali have heen
completed. When the grounds shan
have been laid ont and bcau,tiod with
tlsh-ponds, asiaries. walks, etc.. and
the farm itself brought into condi.
ton to be readily utilized in expert
menting upon such acclilnatizaiieus
of foreign growths or scientific inn
provements of domestic plants ~
shall be thought desirable, the e.,ab-
Ilshment will be in state to be ;pa..
ed. Meanwhile, we can only cIrcni.
Gle its gradual progress, and wish Tor
its permanent success.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-10-04

TAKEN Dows.-A well known Judge In
Wisconsin had his dignity somewhat taken
down the other day. tie was relating to a
company All incident whirA Lad occurred in
his travels By team, at an early day. He
was caught out j.. q thunder slorra. The
rain deluged the earth, the ,huuders roared
as they have never roared before or since.
and the iorked lightning played most fantas.
tic tricks. The Judge tod the tale with
considerable teeling-how he had taken
shelter under the projecting branches Of
huge tree, and how he stood and watched
feariully. III most impressive manner he
said:
Every momen, expected the lightning
would strike that tree, spreading desolation
everywhere"
A member Of the bar had listened atten,
lively to the recital, aud when the Judge
made the lat remark be looked up and cool.
y ye; somewhat qaizi ally said
Why IL thunder didn't yoa take another
tree then, Judge ?" The result may be ir,,
nghed.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-10-04

The Chicago Jour7,m inquiries.
Who is responsible for drunken pub.
lie men After speaking Of the hab-
It's Of the late Senator McDoursll. Of
his sitting in the Senate. day af,er
day. deaa drunk, it finally insists that
the people should everywhere refuse
to support any man for public posi-.
ton, who is known 20 become in.oxi-
Gated, aud that political conventions
shonld refuse TO nominate such men
for office. Conventions would learn
that, however, if the people refused TO
vote for drunkards. We think th., IA
sound doctrine and that it is time il
were acted upon. Men who cannot
keep themselves decently sober are
certainly unfit for public duties. ami
perpe tually disgrace not themselves
only, but theirs positions and c,nsti.
tuents. Let US have no more of them.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-10-04

In Italy about cne>third Of the whole num-
Der Of laborers engaged in agricultural pur>
suits are women. Ia her manufactures H.
692.si0 females aud l.aTs,305 males find
employment. Out af j3l,l35 artists 25.,,
4oi female landed proprietors there, and
3l3.i9s maid SERVANTS. In France iearly
one-half the labor Of almos, all kinds is per-
formed Ly females.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-10-04


The Herald Of Health has an essay
on the dictionary, from which we take
the following:
But though there is an honest
difference of opinion with regard to
The practicability of utilizing SO bad
an egg as Jefferson Davis, there j..
think, no gainsaying the position that
the worst possible use you can put a
dictionary to is to disuse 1t. To be
sure it will III time wear ont, but il
you will you can delay the catassro-
phe. Put 4 good cover on il-of
manila, or cloth. or leather, and then
calmly resign it to the fortunes OF
war. The more it is thnmbed, and
conned, and pulled about, and turned
over. the better What If it does p~t
look nice, Who wants it to look
nice? II was made to be used. Do
YOU expect your pudding dish to look
as neat and inviting wher you rise
from the table as when YOU neoin
your dinner? AID do YOU xant your
dictionary to look as fres,n and trim
when you and your ceamily-in Jere,
mlah ENarts phrs.se-haye read all
HE sense OFT OF 1T, as when it came
from the store? Don't you rather
like It; dgsen't it seem tit and beaut;-
tul--dt.tce ct aeco,74na when our
Grants, onr Shermans and our Far
ragats come ont OF the storms of civil
conflict looking somewhat grim, and
SCARED, and battered, and care
worn 20
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-10-04

Mrs. Sarah Ripley, who died a. Concord
Mass, on the 26th ultimo, At ,hs age oi
seventy>iour' was learned botanist. ehem.
lst aud Physiologist and one Of the hes,
ureek and Latin scholars ia the country. i
euiosy contributed to 'L.e Boston ADyeRr,S.
= -.e was absolutely without dispo.
stion 10 any vice, appetite for luxury or
display, or praise. or influence, with ensir.
nd..F-sencs to frilles
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-10-04
The Boston Journals New York CORES

The Boston Journals New York cores
pondent gives the following aecoun, Of the
late Governor Wrigh;'s last marriage:
" He says that Just before Gov. Wrich:
went oui 70 Prussia Be- attended a meeting
of tie ohi areu Al the Fave poinss. New York.
The school was under the care of lads nho
originally went into that Beeieeied s. etion
and began the work OF relief aud reform
nh.n II was dangerous as well as vile.
locality. The base men and women con
gregated there-bullies. dcsperadoes and
murderers. were AZ hone. The police went
armed, aud riets, brawls ard rebbef:ss. we're
common. In spite q all remonstrance. this
lady took a room IN the Old Brewery and
cerHmenced her work. wbish has been crown,
Ell with such great Success Unfirina for
over ten years she gave her life and means
te the rescue Of soFrowiug and suffering
childhood. Governor Wright married this
lady and took her with him to Berlin. she
now r'turns in her wiiowhood to resume
her work among the lawly."
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-10-04

French local rapers give curious ae.
count OF the result Of sinking an arresian
We'll IN the department OF 4iude, rear Mar.
bonne When the depth of one hundred
ard eighty feet had been attained. a stream,
OF carburettei hydrogen gas rushed up III.
tube, which, being lighted. has continued "a
burn steadily with red fame. Along .i,h
This gas water flows, which Is stated 10 be
extremely bitter and cold.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-10-04

:. In England the dog tax Yields good sum. .
er to the end Of June last, licenses were ia
sen out for 635,62i dogs, agains, 394.s3s
on which the tax WAS paid in the year ends
ing March, 1896. In Scotland the number
OF dogs taxed has Increased from 36,s65 to
so. 900
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-10-04
MoRE PEARs.-Ne made n not,

MoRE PEARs-We made a note
last week of the unusual large crop of
pears on Mr.. Parkcr's place in this
city. 1t seems that We did not dis
cover the most prolific part of the
trees. for, since then, Mr.. Hawley
counted tceaty.t.re pears On a single
twig seven inches in length. If any
one can beat this we would like TO
hear from him.--M. Pleasant Free
Press.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-10-04

The Monticello E.rpress spoass OF
an apple tree limb fifteen inches long
brought 70 that otiice hy Mr +. Bates,
on which Were thirty six perfect APP
pies. The Express further says that
the app!>s on the limb wes abea, four
inches in circumference.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-10-04

Ihe Austrian Journals have been fer som.
ume past insisting on the necessity OF reduc,
ing The number of religious holidays. On.
oi them states that during the month Of Iuna
last the population of Pusterthal. in the Tv.
roi, had fifteen DAYS cessation frn,n norl
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-10-04

Daring the war lady passing from cot
TO cot through the wards Of hospital, was
shocked to hear one fellow laugh at her. She
stopped 10 reprove the wreiched patient.
"Why. ma am" said he. "vou have givas
me tract on the sin of dancing when I've
go. both legs shot of"
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-10-04

The Archbishop Of Canterbury stated, at
recent meeting of the Hawaiian Mission.
that he knew few English ladies who could
bear cor parison with Queen Emma, ot
Honolulu, in knowledge Of the English
iansnase and literature.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-10-04

Pr'Ecc Hamter,, heir 10 the throne Of IT.
aiy, has actling OF the s.uek>up" about
HIM 4 peasant one day presented him
package kneeling The Prince instantl
raised him TO his feet, saying: Hence,
forth learn to stand like man before me-,
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-10-04

Lord Lyttie;on, who proposed an amend,
ment TO the Reform bill in the British Par.
lament DISTINGUISHING every elector who
could not write lesible hand, had to be an.
peased to by the ERIK to deeipher his own
resolution
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-10-04

The memoirs Of Talleyrand, who died in
1873. are to be given to the public next year.
after lying unpublished thirty wears. in ac-
cordance with his direction.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-10-04

par'ng tue recent voyage of the Earona
70 Sew York waiter was lost overheard.
nissori and Lagrange we're passengers. and
'hey gave marine concert for the widow.
4 handsome sum was realized.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-10-04

he white aud colofed Mssons of r.ori,
'ana have consolidated, and the lodges ~
tue former are oreH to the lat.er-whirh /.
one of the signs of the times.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-10-04

a Western paper thus hits off the nopu.
iar fashion: The attention of the police
shosld be directed to Pant A. Loon. ffe.s
tight on tie streets daily-awfal ,ight.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-10-04

Ten Years ago there were $4,000 Chero>
kees 10 day there are about $4,000. War.
rum and disease have been too much for III.
nation.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-10-04

Inc aards et America are TO be the sab~
Ject OF n iar re Illustrated work, tc be pres
pares.. by Mr.. p. l. Selatiz. the Secretary os
ths II illogical Society, and Mr.. o. p. Sat.
vim. Its title will be . Excite Ornitho,orv.s
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-10-04

The New York Ereains Post styles the
engagement Of MAJOR Rodman and Miss
Dahlgren, daughter Of Admiral Dahlgrcn,
"a happy combination of artillery
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-10-04
OLD ROCK PRAIRIE

As the Best Machine in use. Can Gu, 90 acres
per day with one team. Hear what a large far
mer says, who bought and used the first com
pete Machine (as now made): II have used
the Little Champion for three harvests and We
expended only few cents for repairs lin closin !,
tnc eye OF sicklel and my only repairs. Ne side
draft No weight on horses neeks used in III
kinds Of grain" Also. from one Of the largest
Wholesale dealers in implements in Wisconsin,
who says: II have sold from 400 TO 500 Re.p
ers annually and have never found Reaper 50
perfect satisfaction as the Little Champion. and
to prove this We send you our order for 50 more
Machines"
Inc testimony Of hundreds Of the best farmers
could be procured to attest its merits. but these
are needless, the Machine will show and work
its way in Iowa to popular favor as well as Else
who're. Also, tho
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-10-04

Professor Blos's Receip, Book" wi;s
shortly be published by the Apple,cns. slo.
will revive his cooking>sctool 10 New York
this winter
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-10-04

An Industrious blacksmith and an
iile dandy courted pretty girl, who
hesitated which Of them 10 take.
Finally she said she would marry
whichever Of them could show the
whitest hands. With sneer ct the
blacksmith TIE dandy held out his
palms. white from idleness. The poor
blacksmith hid his hrawny hands in
his pockets, then drawing them forth
full OF bright silver coins he spread
them over his dusky fingers. The girl
decided that his fingers were the viii
test.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-10-04

4 sweet thing in head coverings for roun.
ladies' is said ia be round hats of bro,y,,
straw, bound with gilt metal and -
With riit ,,i.a., ..4iinea
- g"s grasshoppers upon
leaves Of brown velvet.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-10-04

The Swiss army will have $4,000 brecch>
LEADERS, Of the best pattern by January ot
next wear.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-10-04

Brown University has had eve Presidents.
and has graduated 2,o6s students. OF the,
latter, 5ss have been or rlainsa as preachers.
and 1870 were in the Union army.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-10-04

John tells story Of Thompson and Rer~
ers. two married dukes of New York. who.
wandering home Que night, stopped at what
Thompson supposed TO be his residence. but
which bis companion Insisted was lis own
house. Thompson rang The bel Justly when
window was opened and lady inquired
what was wanted.
Msdam." inquired Mr. T.. isn', this
Mr.. I -rhompsou's hGuse ?"
"No," replied The lady, sihis Is the res..
denee sc Mr. Rogers
"Well, exclaimed Th mpsea--. beg yonr
pardou-MrS Rasers, wont yoa Just step
down 10 tie door aud pick oat Rogers. for
Thompson wants to 60 home
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-10-04

a malicious correspondent tells OF .
young laey at one OF the Watering places who
mas been nineteen for five seasons.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-10-04

One hundred aud thirty luige. Of Cool
Ietnrlars have been started in Ohio during
the pas, year.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-10-04

L i wisn's ipr hops the heart would
hFfss, as the old woran sailwben she bnr.
iei her seventh husband and ieohed anz.
iousis among tho funeral crowd for another,
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-10-04

Among other things in the
Drawer Of Harper's .Nas,iziae for August.
we find the following; I'm matters purely
legal, reckoning and Guessing are seldom Of
much account, especially where papers are
to be served a, copies must be le,ter.per,
feet. Our legal readers will appreciate the
painstaking accuracy displayed BY Deputy
Sheriff in Shelly county, Ind. who was cali
ed upon TO serve a summons by copv.' and
who saw the necessity Of having every word
spelled correctly and in its proper place.
Turning e the Endorsement on tie back he
discovered that the imprint was different frorl.
that Of the original, the latter having beea
printed at Indianapolis. while the former
was done at SheibyNllle. Carefully erasing
the name Of the home printer. he made it
read instead, Printed by VI. & j Braden,
Indianapolis This in his Judgment, met
the strict legal requinmeuts Of the ease
and lie went and saw and serred Il. IA
exceptions taken.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-10-04

This. about a Publishing house. is from
ihe personal coluMn ot the New York Ire
Ming Gt;seae: There are three Of tie
Springfield Merriams engaged in the ma
king Of Nehs'er's piesie George,
Charles and Homer. They have l,tle ont
Of the.way office which stranger has diai,
culiy in finding. The Dictionary is a srea,
properly. the publishers having made them.
selves wealthy from ii. TAey are very kind
and charitable. giving away Systematically a
certain proportion OF their earnings
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-07-23

WHfv Asp WBnK rar DsE HEalss =
A. &c travel eastward uze Day begins
eagleF near the equator starlight az.
pears an boar aarher for each thousand
miles going east When Il Is sunrise
IN New York. the people q Europe
haet hAd sunlight fof many hours, and
tie CAlsfarnsans are STAB IN their beds
dreaming. Evidently the day has q first
beginning. and A The eastwards But
how and uherof Who arc the people
who first ses tht light q Monday morn
ingf II Is the sun which brings the
DAY; where does be frst bring Monday :
II wo could trsl with him We might hnd
ont Let rs suppose the cgse We
viii take an early start AZ sunrise, on
sabbath morning. with the san just At
the point u peeping over the horizon
behind a.. As We 90, the people give
Us sunday greeting; We bring Sab
bath with Us to piitsburg. st. Louis,
Salt Lake, San Francisco. AT San
Francisco, our faithful chronosneter in
forms US that We have been on the tramp
about five hourA But we started on
Sabbath morning. aud il IS sabbath
morning stilL We 20 on, still on Sab
bath morning VII this Sabbath new
a endg The quiet Pacific knows very
iittle Of Sabbath on any other day, and
orr question scarcely receives an echo
for reply. When we get TO Yokohoma,
IN japan, or Shanghai, in China, we
search for some Yankee, vide awake IN
early morning, and We are told for the
first time that Monday has come. Ey-
erywhere now We bring Monday, and IN
twonty-four hours, by the ehronometer,
after starting we are IN New York again,
and find the merchants taking down
their shutters, and ;hc Monday news
papers telling US what has happened
during our absence. Scieatafe Anleri-
tan.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-07-23

AGAINST THE CURRENT. wag-
gish chap, whsse vixen wife by drown
ing lost her precious life, called out
his ueighbors All around, and told
'cm that his spouse was drowned, and,
IN spite 81 search could not be found.
lie knew, lac said, the very nook,
where she had tumbled In the brook,
and he had dragged along the shore,
above the place, a mile or more
above the place r the people criedi
.why, what dye mean n The man
replied, "0f course You don't suppose
Id 20 and waste the time to look be-
low I've known the woman quite
a spell, and learnt her fashions toler-
able well: alive or dead, she'd 20,
swow, against the current anyhow r.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-07-23

A New Jersey paper describes the
rolling stock Of street rail roads in a city
Of that State thus. The cars them
selves are simply exaggerated sardine-
boxes. placed on what the spinal col
amn q any passenger must consider
trlangtilar wheels The windows, a hich
are shut viii not open while those
that are down, Samson could lot raise.
There are 10 springs 20 the running
eear, and tie tracks have enc thousand
boanees. or loitiug places, 70 the mile 2
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-07-23

In the days Of the Pairiarehs, a
woinan's conduct WAS the index of
her heart. When. for example, the
father q Rebekah asked her ii she
would 20 with the servant II Isaac.
she replied at once, Il viii 20 = Had
She been a daughter ~ Tie nineteenth
century. she would have answered,
"0h, pshaw 20 with him Why,
Mr. Isaac must be siekS Go with
him OF course. / won'tm Aud
then-she woald have gone with him.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-07-23
There . . very remarkable apple

There il very remarkable apple
tree on Hiram Wos,on's premises
in Westminster, VI, which Is three
feet ID diameter. and nine feet and
six inches in circumference. II has
five branches starting from the trunk
on level, all q them measuring
seven feet in diameter, with cir
conference Of twenp-oae feet. and
nearly equal IN size.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-07-23

The wheat harvest is in progress
in Missouri, and heavy yield il re-
ported. The corn crop looks Wei
and is more extensive than in any
former year.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-07-23

The wheat crop this year Is csti-
mated at the comfortable figure Of
225,o00,000 bushels, grain Of COM
fort for poor folks.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-07-23

Afarmcr in Rock county, Wis, has
made wager with Minnesota man
that he can cut thirty acres Of grain
~ day with a patent reaper and a
single team.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-07-23

Alien AH1Tl1T t.Hf ate
NEAFE uF NFhNllsF.f As Ffahats Coarf h1sa
= hse hssfa7 iss4aaL - ra a. 8he Probate ora la
sHHF, 4sss.
f,ssssnt fsr 3 q HURrnx. sases
4hN saaaiE flrsfaf the estate 81 Atan AEdH1s asse
81 rrsasnE
Whervslss q ordered thsl ssa sH9lsfsiisa -
keafd Ffeaste Quart 3a ~ ha4ifn q De ffshAfs
eof - Msnchfsfef a saaA e. saA ssifts3 ~ ssf
WEDNESDAY 90 Aaif. ST ari tAaf riikte Msresf -
1ffn 81 aalsssiH tis areT fhfVe eQrks sgocass -
Ii H - AesAssssr susHat Ratsef lEiufed ct Nan.
ehustrfs A1reyteas 81 ssia ftnis ~ assfng.
A ras HeelrA
Aress IoyEIANp NUNsoS. Rsflsset.
trae oupy q uecaf8 Attest
lDvElANp MrysoS. Register.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-07-23
BENNINGTON 4 RUTLAND R.R

ID On and after Wednesday, May ~, trains on this
road will run rs i00ws.
Moytkg SOUTH Freight and Accommodation leaves
Rutland at A. n, North Dorset Ito, East Dorset SEQ,
Manchester $50 Sunderland y 10 Arlington gSh Shafts
bury 1910 south shaftsbnry 1899, North Bennington
I0l5 arrive AZ Bennington At II,
Mail train leaves Rutland Ht BIO y ~, North Dnrnet
gf9 Rast Dorset G,g2 Manchester $751; Sunderland ZOO
Arlington G.b9 shaitsbury T5. south shafisbufY IXi,
NORTH Bennington 7ib, arrive at Bennington s.
MoyiSa NORru.-Maii train leaves Bennington ct s. 10
An. North Bennington 9si0, South SALISBURY plG,
shaftsbary $780, Arlington g4h, sunderland e6a, Man
chester 1910 East Dorset i02b. North Dorset iW3s az.
rive at Rutland at 1880
Freight and Accommodation leaves BenningtoH at
2Bg y NJ North Bennington 300, south SALISBURY 10
SALISBURY 34h Arlington 400, Sunderland s;lb, Man
chester 800 East Dorset 5b, Hoftb Dorset ESQ, arrive
at Rutland at 1870.
II g. WHITE, Sspt.
North Bennington, May 20 1851.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-07-23
NEW INVENTIONS
Patent Single Machine.

II viii DO more work IN day then ten men, aud
DO Il better. Perfectly simple aud rot liable to ret
out Of order.
Town and County Rights end Machines ior sale.
Apply To HARVEl u. BROWN, at
Battenkili Lumber Mills
Manchester, Oct soth, 1866
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-07-23

FIRsT SIGHT. The subject Of inn
preston al first sight was being talk
cd over at the supper table, when
the lady whose duty it was to preside
tower the cups and tea, said she al
ways formed an opinion Of person
at first sight, aud generally found It
to be correct.
Mamma, said the youngest son,
in a shrill voice, thet attracted the
attention Of all present.
"Well, my dear, what is it 7" re-
piled the fond mother.
Il want to know what was your
opinion of me when YOU first saw
me p
The question gave sudden turn
10 the conversation.