The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-07-13

That was smart boy, who when
asked If bis father was deacon, replied
yes, father is deacon, but be don't
do much at il.
The heart is six inches in length,
and four inches in diameter, and beats
seventy times per minute. 4,200 times
per hour, 100000 per day, 37,770,OO0
per year,
"A couple Of fellows, who was pret-
ty thoroughly soaked with bad whis-
key got into the gutter After found
ering about for few minutes, one Of
them said Jim let's go TO another
house, this hotel leaks
"A recent writer says il is surpris-
ing how infectious tears arc at wed.
ding. First Of all, the bride cries be-.
cause she is going to be married and
then, of course, the bridesmaids cry,
perhaps because they are not and the
fond mamma cries because she'll lose
her d-d-darling and then the fond
papa cries because be thinks it proper
and then all the ladies cry because la
dies, as rule will never miss chance
OF crying and then, perhaps. tho
groomsmen will cry 70 keep The ladies'
company and all this band Of Nobes
seem rather to enjoy this niagara of
eyo water All except the bridegroom,
We have never seen him cry No, not
even vhimper
Men often speak of breaking the
will Of q child but il seems 70 me that
they had better break the neck Tho
viii needs regulation, not destroying.
| should as soon think Of breaking the
legE Of horse ii training him, a8
ehilds will would discipline and de-
yelop IL into harmonious proportions.
/ never yet heard ol will in itself too
strong, more than Of an arm loo NIGH
W, or mind too comprehensive in its
grasp, too powerful in It's hold The
instruction OF children should DO such
as TO animate, inspire, and train, but
not 10 how cut. and carve for wonld
always treat child MS 4 live tree which
was to be helped TO grow. never as dry,
dead timber, TO be carved into this or
that shape, and to have certain mould
ings grooved upon il. A live tree, and
not dead timber, is every little child.
"A sermon recently delivered in
Roading, Pa, was from q test which
the preacher found in Job, which runs
as follows Though after my skin,
worms destroy this body, yet in my
flesh shall see God" This he diyid-
ca into three parts, a. follows - Fnst.
skin worms second What they done
third What the man seen after he was
eat upr
An exchange has tho following
"Tt is said that there are moro editors
unmarried than any other class oi pro-
fessional men For The reason, we
suppose, that the majority q them aro
men oi fine sentiment, and do not wish
10 siaryo anybody sister.
Josh Billings says be has "soen
como awful bad throat diseases COM
pletely cured in three days BY simply
Jipiuga temperance society.
1t il said thst there are four th0us-
and kinds q butterflies aud moths 10 the
/ United States, anl 1000 pair o. moths
viii produce 10000 caterpiilars the
frst year, 5000 900 the second, and
q. $50 0D0D,0 the third Bat one bird
viii destroy COO 900 caterp.llars u q
/ season. a palr oi birds double this. and
( tgur II fiye young birda 3 900. o0g more
( Baron Won Isebadi the well-knosn
! Swiss naturalist, says ihpt sithout birds
agriculture is impossible. That birds
annlLilatc n few months greater
number % destructive insects than hn-
nan hands can accomplish in the satno
number d yeafs
s,frsapces u greater sonfea 81
I happiness elan the respect ~ others.
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