The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-03-17

bout S1.500
Charles Kennedy. Of Brdgepor
Conn, has rescued twenty eight pei
sons from drowning during tie past e,
months
aho first cotton mill erected /
England was driven hy two donkey,
and gave employment 70 ten girls.
"A gentleman ordered seryent I
call hln at SIX. but the man awoks hir
a. four telling him be had two hour
longer TO Sleep
" Mother, said Ike partington. al,
you know that the iron horse has 40
but one ear e "One earg msreifu
gracious, child what do you mean
Why the engineer to be sure
William + Hall, OF Wiudhan. Me.
obtained in 1867, 44s pounds of hone,
from two swarms Of bees IN two and
half months.
THE water cures no new invent
ion, SAID good old dame podson when
she was advised to try that remedy
its as old as the deluge, aud even then
IL killed more'n it cured"
Three and sixpenco per cal" ex.
claimed Mrs. Partington, looking over
the Price Current, "Why bless me
what is the world coming to when tbe
gals are valued at only three and six
pence n
"A lady in Ohio is so afraid of the
trichina that she will not allow her
daughter to read Bacon.
DR.. j. q. Holland, Of Springfield
( lIimothy Titcomb, viii soon leave for
Europe to spend, it is said, several
years.
An English comic journal repre-
sents gentleman at dinner, ladhng up
horseshoe from the soup tnreen, and
exclaiming, "This is the second time
the cook has forgotten to take the shoes
off
- have nothing but my heart TO
give you, said spinster to LAWYER
who had conducted suit for her
well, said the lawyer gruffly go to
my clerk; he takes the fees"
--lt is not what we eat, but what we
digest that makes us fat; it is not what
we make but what we save, that makes
us rich; itisnot what we read, but what
we remember that makes us wise
The earnings last year Of the twelve
railroads centering in Chicago are esti-
mated by the Iribue at $40, 100000.
The farmers i'll the vicinity of st.
Joseph, Missouri, are already breaking
up their land, the frost being entirely
out of the ground.
Mrs Partington says that if she
should be cast away, she would prefer
meeting the catastrophe in the Bay Of
Biscuits, for then she should have some
thing to eat.
Rev. Stephen II Tying, Jr., has
been convicted Of the violation of an
Episcopal cannon in preaching in a
Methodist pulpit without leave, and
to be publicly reprimanded
)y the Bishop.
Bad luck is simply man with his
lands in his breeches pockets and
oipe IN his mouth, looking on to see
low it will come out Good luck is
IAN OF pluck to meet the difficulties
lis sleeves rolled up, working to make
t come out right.
There is a difference between hap
,iness and wisdom he that thinks
himself the happiest man, really is SO;
,ut he that thinks himself the wisest
nan is most generally found to be the
biggest fool
"A. T. Stewart Of New York, who
mploys three hundred women in max
ng female clothing, makes no distinct
on as to color in his employees.
The newspapers in Portland and
)hicago are boasting about who had
he biggest fire. 1t is safe to say that
Q other city will incline to join in the
iyalry
Between June IA, 1865, and Feb.
, 1868 eight children belonging to the
amily of II. and L. Hoyey Of Swanzey,
!. H., have died Their ages ranged
'om IA to 81 years, and SIX Of them
led Of consumption.
As worthy divine and broad
linking doctor were discussing about
le Essays and Reviews" some doubts
ere raised whether Eve was formed
ON bone when postical lady re
iarked: Well, if Eve was 80 formed.
must have been from the Bone Of
-Beneyolence has not wholly died
1T. A ragged little girl in Brooklyn
cked up wallet containing six hun
red dollars the other day, and running
ter tho lady who dropped it, restored
Ie property. For her honesty she re-
lived reward Of one cent.
"A chaplain in Arkansas says that a
an buying furs was conyersing with
woman at whose house he called and
ked if there were any Presbyterians
ound there. She hesitated for mo-
ent and said she guessed not, her |
lsband hadn't killed any since they
ed there.
Jennie, said yenerale old man To /
S daughter, who asked his con sent to /
company her urgent and favored !
Itor 10 the altar, Jennie, ii is a very 8
lemn thing to get married" Il know I
replied Jennie, "but it's heap !
lemner aot TO. I
"A few weeks after late marriage. :
husband had some peculiar thoughts !
1en putting on his last clean shirt as /
saw no appearance Of washing -
thereupon rose one morning and
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