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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-11-19
lmgorlance ofRaEs.

from ume ilamgmouM rags have
been tho s3mao VI poverty worthless
ness. and viieuess. and as such arc
referred 10 10 tho Bible, ana ia he
earliest proisno works Their useful.
ness as a material for paper seems,
however to have been discovered sever
al centuries ago. The oldest specimen
Of paper made from linen rags eon-
tains treaty Of poace between the
kings ~ Aragon and Spain, bearing the
date Of ll7S Raw cotton Was, howey-
or, used FOR paper making long before
this hma. It Is tolerably certain That
mills Tor making paper from rags were
operated in Spain as early MS 1855.
Rags, particuiarlly cotton aud linen
rags, have boon for years one OF the
hoasekoepers perqaisltes; and many u
shining treasure ia the kitchen, and
many an elegant teapot on the table,
has berne witness 70 The good woman
in her practice of economical saving.
L All these rag savings End their way to
the paper mil, Their price has more
than qnadrupled since the diminuton
in the supply Of cotton caused by the
war. Butthe supply Of this country is
wholly inadequate 10 the demands Of
the manufacturers and the public. -
Once writing paper was not generally
used; AZ least, the people generally re-
/ CURED bat small portion compared to
1 the quaint tAey now demand. Itmight
have been supposed that the increased
facilities for trayl would have diminished
the necessities for writing; bat the CON
trary seems to be the case. Person
oil contact and mutual acquaintance be-
/ getnew commercial alliances, and cores
pondeneeis is necessary The rags made
/ IN tins coGntry constitute but small
lportion' of thosc used by American man
ufocrrors We import for the quarter
lof tue present year onding June 80 rags
| % th5 yalue Of $f2G,7GG. In The ten
lyears ending eith 1866 the amount o.
\ rags imported was 20g, sos, ,T1S lbs. It,
laly furnishes q ssrgo proportion Of the
Ipags Iuogght INTO Inc United States
Everybody has heard oi the Italian laz-
IarQnl who gcgr tho 9cau TEST dress OF
tae lltaiesy rags; get from this I'M
tpronlisng source tlree-ioufths oftour
supply comes. ItE The country of the
open palms and begging and rags SO
4 together Begging there and IN other
tpap;s osHWtbesu Europe, IN as much
OF 1a profession amy industrial per-
suit ia tla sUaptry, and the uniform oi
Iraga IS Iaore ir1p5ftant to its success
! full Et.e eution ttan III the governihcnt
I 3V3rg 5l t'e sohliar Shll, valuable IS
z-ls a-o ~ tae professional begger. and
imp2flaAsa al 1a maY be TO abJect poy-
aflg, tLeJ are lar more important to
/ tae soad as larger tog up TO the pres
elt ano Nc Q.her smateIial has been
4 found 70 uaurp their place rs Che basis
.. pApat 4aelr scarcity and constant
4 II enhancing la,4e hayn stimulated N
/ genUlty 70 provide substitnte, but i
AaS not been 80 saccessful af could have
been wished. Straw, wood and othei
substances hage been and are now, ex
tengiyely usga ia ts.D manufacture OF th,
coaTer paporg, bat nothing equalt
linen and eoiton 3or the production o
the iir.har and hner qualities Some o
the European governments, for thiI
reason have prohibited their exporta
tion.-ScseatySc Anlerican.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-11-19

1t has been beautifully said chat
gratitude is the memory Of the heart
ara tho heart that has been takcn 20
Calvary and washed in the blood that
ransomed a world, viii have strong
memory Of the blessing given, md 3
ready tongue TO utter its praise, and
those who are not thankful for Gods
unspeokable gift, cannot be expected to
be thankful for any other gilt. If we
viii not praise the Giver OF the greatest
gift we are not likely to thank him for
any Of tie smaller.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-11-19

More than teree-fourths Of al the
Americans who sent goods TO the Paris
Exhibition were awarded premiums
III Montreal little French neas-pa-
Per is Published expressly to advocate
annexation 70 TIE United States
When the Pacific railroad and the
Saez canal are completed we can
steam il round the world IN ninety
days
A general funding scheme for the
whole national debt. extending the time
Of payment, Is one of ths projects talked
about sg
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-11-19

Th natural man cannot understand
Spirited things, because they are not
spir..naly discerned. II you can under
stand them, you are no longer a natu-
RAJ gn, l say o savage cannot UNDER
STAND literature. An old chief goes to
aorl. al gets the assistance Of teach
efs, & 4 makes himself acquainted with
Tie yasio1s branch es of education, and
then comes TO me and says, you say
savage cannot understand these
tA. but j understand them" re-
plg, You are no longer savage; you
has ceased to be one !" And # q man
is Sic to understand spiritual things,
lit Is because he has ceased to be o
! III ,aral man. say, "A blind man can
rot understand anything about colors
niai that was born blind, and has
tosh blind all his life, says, Il can un-
rstand colors. / had my eyes operat-
q on for cataract, and now can un-
9crstand colors" You are not blind
ran, then. You We're once, but you
arc not now.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-11-19

The United States own 100000, z
600 acres Of land.
The Presi ent has pardoned still
another countefeiter, Wm. johnson Of
Maine.
A Nevada man recently got drunk,
killed. a friend, and was hung By Judge
Lynch. all within six hours.
"A Boston daipsel borrowed fve
hundred dollars, and gaFe herself a.
collateral. The note has one year ~
run.
Austria maks 2. 500 tons of match
es annually for expectation. In this
country i is compaied That We nst oger
30J000,0U0 daily, or Ten to each unit
Of our population.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-11-19

1dr. Be8eher, ia a recent converse
ton, explained the theory Of preaching
"I know She majority Of my auditors do
not syiap ilize with my views. My
first obieea is to gain their ear: Say
chat the albjoct is The Free Win Of
Man + columence by saying that this
doctrine ha been abused by the oEtho-
doz Wkat I say is true; but state it
TO cain fos attention of my heretical
Fhearerg They admire my hits. Ihave
ia ra h naad n.lea =. turn and 80
| Nv ffieNds il is not worth ones While
to abuse ahcso orthodox. We will now
Eattend ts oar relations to this doctrine.
They msy shy and kick, but have a
Ibold 81 tbem, and for the hour I talk
10 them abous their responsibility to
God End man.
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Blaclssnnitbing.

fffE T. subscriber having EsrcbaSed ard
"a sea sssest - ~ - ~ fsEsaeflF aecag4e6 -
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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-11-19

o ambitious man, thou that runnest
after something, and thou canst not
tel wbatit is That can CRAFTY thine imt
mortal spiyis, turn 10 The cross, for at
tho foot of II there springs a sacred
fo1nt 81 soul-satisiYing dshght, aud Il
thou. w:lt hut stoop and drink, thine
amb,ti2a VII be over, ana thou shalt
want no more, that i satisfaction to
the deepess iougings Of the heart, and
head, ana conscience, in the fount
which srgiags from lie wounds Of
Jesus. F..isa is the silver cup. Dip it
into tho Towing stream and drink.
10 Holy ss1it, put The cup TO thy poor
thirsty bro aers hp
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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-11-19
TIE EQUINOX HOUSE

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Al M. 1sataf asVsg taHlsaE, snlons ihe eresr
A. srislns.
FtGE DRIVES.
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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-11-19

t'IAa jon 20 10 him Z
Iea
James, sileEai.3, with a proud loving
.ook, 'y9u ale 4 SAINT.
sne~ 4 partial commenda-
i4cn ot ga silee1aEase vile. bat esiil it
sqlased 1as Eess pleasantly.
- tgass, Z Try 10 ae / said, Is re-
cnseFca iny s.gay. j Try 20 be, and
tEusl saocess n-ay atleua me. Well,
small ons. ase yau satisfied 4 Ills u
the spglte ia the flower
'Not quite.
MhAl - the world Do you want
now eried l. qaIte aghass.
Tie most dlaicalt thmg u all that
you should not make such speeches, O
think sueh thoughts ~ those Of min,
Ule ago.
Va 81
New-York tribune., 1867-04-23
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
TIE GAME OF JACKETS.

THE GREAT INTERNATIONAL RACKET MATCH FOR 5000
IN GOLD.
The game Of rackets was first instituted in En-
gland years ago AT the Fleet PrisOnwhch snow
no longer in exsenceby the nsolvent debtors for the
purpose OF exercise and recreation. since which time II
has become Of the most fashionable and popular
games in London Dublin. and in fact throughout Great
Brtanbeing patronzed by the royalty nobility and gen
try The game IL somewhat similar to hand ball The
great international home andhome match at rackets be-
tween William Gray and Fred Frederick fonlkes,
Great Britain and Amellcs, for $1,000, was played
IN Thirteen1h.st The match is a home.ald home
one the fIseng played here and the second IN Belfast
each fifteen up The betting which even was
exceedingly heavy, many Of the leading sporting
ten aces Foulks the second by the same number;
Gray the third game by nine and FOulks the
fourth and fifth by two and three aces respectively
During the playing Of the sixth game which, If FOulks
had would have decided the first match in his favor
darkness rendered necessary TO postpone the play until
to-day, at socock p The betting is now $500 to $500
on FOulks, with plenty OF takers
The following are the articles OF agreement under
ARTICLE oT AenEEEET entered into on the h oMb 1867 BY
William GRAY Of Gea, Britain snd Fred FOute of EewYok the
bone match at rakets for $500 de the best o. seven s IL each
ae 10 recTs the uo IF 1 ,.e u the ss@e. Ss 9s @
eqG, tsn ~, PsysT ,so1s he greatest GamseI Of aces s both
The referee hS take the number Of scored by each player
position gallery apart by themselves IL that their stieu
os ma aot be ahea or dh game Ihe hsi match o. hs
Cub Rscset Court Thrieenlh near FihSars
The 2d match Of The be, Of games Of the Ulster
Racket Belfast ireland July 1867. Both
Courts u ct the days before named Two umpTei abd
shall be mutually chosen previous 10 the
each match The said umpire aud referee be
Each MIA PLAY tue raes The shall pay
the loser &O toward bis Each shall
practice on hip opponents Court previous 10 the days Of play
whole OF the TO he deposited n the hands Of the
tor Of Bs L Lendon before the commencement, Of each match
The matches a. be with balls usually supplied the
disputes submitted 10 tie
al
,gs setting Sye setting hiss The stake. 70 be
handed the the Of the
parry hing comply With these articles to forfeit the ssted
WM GRAY.
FRED FOULKES
New-York tribune., 1867-04-23
MARINE LIFE-SAVLyG CONlfISSION.

The Commission met az their rooms, No. 81 Wall
st. yesterday morning, President BcInis IN the chair
After the transaction Of rOutne business the gen
tenen composing the Commission proceeded TO No s7
Chei1y-st, where there trial Of safetyvaives,
steam and water gauges, and combustion hose. One OF
principal features of the trial was the universal boiler
alarm gauge Which, when the water gets low in the
boiler will the whistle 10 SOUND alarm before IL
gets below the flues thereby preventing an explosion
Messrs Bemis and Guthrie who were appontcd com.
mttee 10 inspect Listers patent bOorCeanei presented
by the L. s. AntiIncnlstatiOD Company OF Buffalo, SUD
mitted their report which adopted In It's eonsrue.
ton the apparatus simply extension OF the DOWO
thrOug ghOut the whole boiler piece OF ordinary Gape
the of which is pTopOrtioncd to the size OF the Don
extended within it, whenever there Is an accnula
ton Of sediment The remote end OF the pipe IS closed
the other end, to which j. attached the bowon cock
perforates the boiler Within the boiler this pipe Is per
fOTated with holes, the aggregate capacity OF when Is
less than the capacity Of the pipo itself When the blow
Off cock opened the outside there IS the
boiler uniform rush of water and steam, which carries
away the sediment thereby preventing the formation OF
scales.
This morning the Commission viii proceed down the Bay
on the Revenue Kankakee, 10 make trial ofie
boats different designs together with detachng appa
Wednesday the Commission viii he in session 10
the reading of scientific papers referring 10
steam pertaining 70 steam navigation. ON Thursday
there will be trial Of surfbOats and erafts OF Long
Branch, N j. The l"combinatOn hose and betting,
the report Of the proceedings OF the Life
Saving Commission Saturday, which stood an extra.
ordinary made by Benedict, Tofrcy Twombly
No. 6 Park place, and not as stated yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1867-04-23

ApvES TuREs OF A ROMANTIC YoUNG GIRL-Qulte
romantic affair came to light in Jersey CITY last even
ilg The story runs follows: Ida d. Albert, aged II
years Of Illinois rather pretty, robust but unsophst
Gated femae whose head had become filled with roman
tic ideas IN consequence OF reading dime novels, con-
cuded to e1e home and venture the pe1s OF the sea-
under the disguise Of male attire Accordingly on Hlon
day week af0 she helped herself TO s25 OF her parents
money and lett her home Minneapolis, HI Tor New
York Arriving at Annapolis, she purchased slht oi
clothes and aer having her hair cropped short donned
the attire. She then took the cars, lOr new
York errving in the owl train sunday morning AttDe
foot OF Coutlandtet she called hacman and directed
him TO take her 10 hotel The hackman accordingly con-
yeyed her TO the Hnbertst. House. kept by Thomas d.
Prendeyille Yesterday morning lady In the hOtel de
tected the OF the young woman ana gave INFORMATION
10 the proprietor Of the house Prendeve had eonyer
satiOn with the girl and mcceedcd IN dssnadng hef rom
her purpose, and she accepted their advice 10 return
home She accordingly assumed female attire ana last
evening taken 10 the Erie Railway depot III jersey
CITY ftr the purpose Of taxing the Express train nome
Detective Nugent had his attention called TO the girl by
person who suspected something wrong Inc O1Icer
went into the and uttered into conversation,
when Prendeville came In again and as Is alleged,
conducted himself in an lnsolent manner
The officer exhibited hh shield but Prende-
ve continuing his interference he was thrust out OF INC
car The grl having considerable money in her posses
sion, aud the officer fearing tlat there were designs
against her he took her TO the ee station fOr saIGy
from whence she will be forwarded to her home Inc
girl Is satisfied with her adveDtuI1 and expresses de
sire rcurn her home She say, 81 reckon I've been
ing parties from NewYor made strenuous efforts to pro-
cure the release of the young stranger from some motive
hest known themselves, but Chief " POCe IeNanLus
declined 20 deliver her over to their castCdy.
New-York tribune., 1867-04-23


seventh ssa s,ty sci, NJ 1els II sS ssgs s5veTtT
lei NJ 5y-Vacsrt TLirdsye, west oe 10 te,see-
ard ytcanl lot Third W. W. rS ier
f;b ~ Ssv1ty.Cnl SIS Sold TO Peter h'' ~ "ei)n"h "i
teAD each. ... ro~-il-a ay" trlieft In lease 10
@ L t i,t NoYenteI lafl, tt no PER alnum Sod 10
Mr D. HerIy Co. A1ttl . --.4 s.nf do 1c5 iee east
Z - tsart o tg.ty-so, q, to.ih sac Io ,t tas
sod 10 Mr. Breu rgfan Of Nc ~ lLJ@h'e ioT f''VV
each. 81, -. font foot Eiebysiltbst East
~ I'LL May l. lB6y at 45e per
'i c1i NJ n McKane 5t Forty nnthst, for FlJIVO
- I1,e and o No West Twenty seventl-st tod TO
and Shepard ior 49, ,rt. S,,s.c, 70
10 T Co,grove t December 20 let7 IT 500 per aLnur
Sold 20 NJ FaTiey ior w NV -, e., ., =,
Lot No 58-llcue aud 0 NO iJ< Nts' hI9'hhht" GU" " nv
NJ J BlrkC fr 5000 - -. a., c,,,.u. :, ~
Keller 81 No G62 SIhave., for $1,000
N r-Iloa Nc. Us Iast Twenty ysir;hst Snt e 10
se Co Thomas woral m September lst7 at leo per snnum.
Sod to Terence Farley for fl1,4O0. 49,. -.
Al the conclusion Of the sale the aUconeer not flied the
puichasers that If they fail TO comply with tho Terms the
Controller will put for resale, on Wednesday, any prop
crty which they may not take. The prices which were
realized were generally 60 per cent higher an had been
predicted by reatestate dealers.
The totA amount received for the shove parcels Is
&599C0 The most valuable piece Of all which was with
drawn wOuld have added several huhSred thousand 10
this total l3 t had been sold.
New-York tribune., 1867-04-23
IABOR MOVEMENTS.
THE sTJSUKEs.


Az the meeting Of Carpenters Union No. !, last
evening Mcssrs John Reid and Ethan L. Roseman were
aronted on the part Of Union No l. and it was recon-
on Wednesday asYpont tr7O members each of Com
1ntee 10 confer with the employing carpenters the dc
sign being TO show them that the ourneymen carpenters
instead OF stopping building in the city, nave peeh lhe
last OF the wOmen employed IN the erection OI houses
who have applied for an advance of wages; tnat Ihey
worked neasy five weeks at about 81 less thah olnci
building mechanics and that, IN view Oh me oHte' t
prices OF the neccSsareS Of life their demand IS nut Just
II was reported that the employing carpenters haNc III
circulation paper bearing the signatures OF many Si
ploNers who have bound themselves TO edch Othtr
to reduce their iOurncymens wages 10 -
after the completion Of the Spring WORK. anu
il was asserted with emphasis that many OF the employ
e are deccivng their brethren and the public IN THIS
matter of wages. The Conference Committee are III
stYncted to represent this alleged fact TO the meeting OF
with nToof several workshops where contracts were
finished yesterday the iourncymen who had Deen III ~
cept Of - day We're gwen qe op'on pl t, ,Sn sIons
empty These facts exhibit the determination Hi nolh
the employers and employed lepoIls ilOh @ Not, 80 80
York and MOrrisana, where tie carpenters huch 10,
YESTERDAY, that the employers genelAy coCcucu
advance. Messrs Trbit ~ HaIdley deny lne report
which made at the meeting Of thc cirhteis oh 5a
urdav that they paving - per day. Tbey say they
are paving 50 and have nearly as many haDds hs
AZ the meeting OF the New-York Practical House
Painters last night, aid TO the amount OF 800 was ny
vote given TO the striking carpenters
The New-NOrk Engineers PrOtectiyeSociey- -oi whch
Mr. John /. Wilson is Presidentperfected their orgml
steam engineers from workshops steanpoats, or rom
even the powerful Locomotive Engineers Union Inc en-
gneeYs have associated themselves together ho so ue
with view 10 gaining an advance OF WAGES as 70 puil
" the business by voting out preiendcls ana RETAINING III
position only genuine engineers In the preamble 10 tht
work This Society ia antagOnsD 10 the interests OF en-
pOyers so long they act justly toward us ana give us
fair remuneration" The engineers are receiving iom
Sl IA fffae "a IA