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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-04-19

ELDER KNAPP on SWEARING. I will give
you, my dear friends, picture from a
scene in hell The devil il sitting in
bis private office, receiving the souls as
they are brought to him from the mp
per world. In comes an Internal jaier
conducting a soul to everlasting flames.
Who are you 2 asks the devil, as the
culprit was brought to where he was
sitting Secretary Benjamin of the
Confederate Cabinet was the reply
Oh, yes, | knew you were coming, said
the devil, as he turned the leaves Of his
ledger and made an entry Of the secre-
tary's name. i always showed consid-
Grafton TO those who have showed it to
me. I've got to take you in, bat III
try to make you as comfortable as pos
sible. 10 the attendant Show Mr..
Benjamin to place as near as you can
get him to a current Of air The next
arrival was man who had killed his
mother-in-law, He was hung in Gin
cnnati Take him away, said the dew
Ail, but treat him kindly. The chances
are two TO one that be isn't much to
+ blame. ! remember bis case. His
mother-in-law came here three weeks
ago She looked as though she want
/ ca killing. She's over in No G3. Put
him there, aud set the old woman in
+ front OF the furnace No G3 is too cool
I for her. Pretty soon another victim
arrives. What has brought you here ?
asks the devil Ny case is a hard one
was the reply ! am here just because
+ | swore Because you swore asked
tht devil rising angrily from his chair
Yes, that's all the sin ! ever did. -
AN the sin z ic.echoed the deyil--all
the siu Why, you mean. despicable
contemplate, low-iiyed yagabond, said
the devil as hc brought bis list down
I on the table, there isn't corner that.
hot enough for yoa OF all the co..
600 ministers that spend their time
~ Safeguarding me, not one oi then
I ever yet accused me u wearing. Bias
phsmed your Maker. did your Pro.
\ famed the holy name Of your Savior
that forgaye bis enemies upon tie crosi
aud died TO have you saved from here
You did this did you 4 The trembling
cuiprt made no reply. Why, contn
ued the devil. whose voice arose as hll
wrath intensified why. there's no ex
cuse ior You. A man by an nnluckl
bsow may kill another. In preesin.
temptation mEn may steal; be ma,
lle % save bis neck OF ~ cheat Iii
ueighbor There's some excuse 70
ham Tie proiane saearer AAs no er
easo Attendant take this accurse,
soouadrel out q my sight Put him d
y bis neck where The Goals are hotteai
and then pus somebody 10 81 on III
hccursed head Harptrs Magazine
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-04-19

SpoNaEs RAISED ARTITIcnLLY. The
common washing sponge is still con
sidered by many naturalists as ysge-
table species, aud in fact most people
look upon it as Of vegetable groWth.sStill
it seems now to be definitely establish
ed that it belongs to those lower forms
Of animalcsl@ that are comprised under
the term Zoophites. However, the
sponge which you use daily in your alb
lutions and which forms one OF the
most indispensable articles Of the toilet
is not the animal as it lives and thrives,
but only its horney substance, its skele-
ton, if you like to call is 80. When cut
from the sumarine rocks on which it is
found at considerable depth, the sponge
presents itself to you as a black, Jelly
like mass, which, when left in the air
for only few days, will give off n most
disagreeable smell, originating from the
gelatinous part in question. In the
natural sponge, you have not one single
individual before you, but a regular
colony of animalbule. The elastic, horn
like network of your table is then inn
pregnated to its ineermost parts with
shiny substance that is penetrated
throughout by fine capillary tubes, not
visible to the naked eye. Upon exam
ining this curious being further, ex-
ceedingly fine scilia leye-lashes) will be
discovered They project around the
entrance Of the pores, and by their mo-
ton produce a current which, in pass
ing through the numberless tubes,
leaves behind whatever they may need
as food. The horney network is prob
ably only their secretion, like the house
Of the snail But that the sponge is Of
animal origin is now proven by the dis
coyery OF spermantozoa and embroys
in the interior, as well as by the com
position Of the fbrous elastic part itself
which contains one Of the constituents
Of silk aud the spiders web. In order TO
prepare it for use, it is first left in the
air for a short time, until the gelatin.
ous part is decomposed, then the mass
is washed in hot water, and afterwards
in bate Of diluted muriatic acid The
toilet sponges are bleached by means
Of chlorine and hyposulphite Of soda.
The so-called wax sponges, that are us
ed by doctors for dressing ulcers, are
purified sponges dipped into fluid wax
and then pressed between hot plates.
The French and Austrian governments
have lately commenced to rear sponges
artiiicialiy-- the former on the shores
Of tic Mediterranean, the latter on the
coast Of Dalmatia The cultivation is
said to be perfectly successful, and to
| yield large profits. Manufacturer and
| Builder.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-04-19
LIFE ~ . GsH.u.L.yr.

You enter German house without
knocking, through door which rings
bell, and thus announces the ingless
or egress Of some one. At the foot Of
the staircase you find a bell-handie, by
ringing at which you call o servant
who conducts yon to parlor or recep-
tion room on the next floor, which you
enter BY knocks. You will find the
parlor and the best rooms in the house
adorned with beautiful pictures on the
walls, and elegant lace curtains at the
windows, but probably without any
carpet. The floor, however, is tease
lated with beautiful patterns IN various
colors, and vanished, or, at least, it il
secured till it as white as the driven
snow. The amount Of fine linen which
German housekeeper has, aud which
she is not reluctant to show her guests
ID fabulous.
This is partly a mark Of gentllity and
partly matter Of necessity, for tic
Germans have bat three or four wash
ing days in the whole year Aud tht
baking Of the black bread Of tie peas.
ants IL as unirequent A. their washing
, Tue Germans IN the country, and il
such cities as Gottingen, keep early
hours, breakfnsting at eight 81 earlier
dining at one. and usually going to bee
AZ early as ten. We attended q con
cert Of most delightful music, bat Il be
gan at five T. b., aud closed az sever
IN the evening Ia short, tie ehildlikl
virtues ot simplicity, caudor, natural
ness aud heartiness which have alDos
died out 10 fashionable American SO
ctety still exist in Germany ID al thei
primitive perfection When We paflst
from oar hostess, she embraced tn
wife, and kissed her repeatedly. as
shs had been . sister On q daughter
and did not even Jet her husband de
! part without a share 10 this hearty bea
e1icti0n
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-04-19

Dulorr Tasks roH TBrsuA GHl>
In the United States treasurer oi
fee women are employed ~ C1pyists.
"a counters Of money, old aud ucw,
aud 81 coupons; 70 compare drafts and
pay-wRrFauts; as accountants; aud O.
discount torn notes and prepare burnt
aud partially DESTROYED money for re-.
demplion This last is perhaps The
most curious oi ail the work, aud IS
certainly the most trying 10 the eve
sight aud patience of those obliged 70
DO il Some have acquired great dis
tiuction for their skill in burnt cases.
A most interesting account was given
me o. one burnt case by Gen. Spin
ner, aud by one of those by whose skill
the charrod specimens were proved to
be money. A Mississippi stealaer
which was burned during the war had
on board safe under the charge OF
Adams express company containing
S205, 600, which was sent to pay off
troops The safe was not fre-proof
and the money was reduced to what
appeared blocks of charcoal II re-
NAMED two years at the bottom Of the
Mississippi, and when at last brought
to hight the partially burned safe was
found to bc full Of sand aud mud. 1t
was thought that nothing could be
done with the money, but finally 1t
was sent here and given to three of
the women clerks to see what could be
made of it, One hundred and eighty
thousand dollars was legitimately made
Of it by careful scrapIng, separating
with thin paper-knifo, and diligent
holding up Of scraps TO the light. 1t
was necessary to make out to what
bank each note belonged, and notes OF
1900 different banks were found -
Those employed on this work we're,
for the time being, in tho service of the
express company, and their salaries
we're deducted They were the gain
ers by this, since, as Gen. Spinner says,
the company paid them more than
we would have done for the same
time" Sometimes money gnawed by
rats into small bits is brought to be put
together like a dissectiDg map pasted
on paper, and the former existence Of
whole notes proved. Again, money
which has been swallowed by animals
and taken from their stomachs after
death is brought; aud, still again,
money has to be handled which has
been found buried with dead soldiers
1t can be imagined how disagreeable
are such tasks as these,
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Volt ME IN.

i SdNNMFJln FAsWa 4 farmer
residing in Bristol, Ontario County. n,
Y, is somnambulist one day While
working il The asll ho lost an iron
tooth FROM the harrow with which Be
was putting in his wheat crop He
hunted an hour TO find i, bat was un.
successful During tho ensuing night
be arose from his bed. partially dressed
himself aud started out The night
was very dark ono Of bis boys follow
ed him with a lantern He kept up
running talk with himself about tho
drag tooth He walked in straight
ine TO the field whoro he had boon Ia.
boring, about a quarter of a mile from
his house, Arriving al certain point
he stopped short kicked away soma
dirt and brought forth the missing drag
tooth Then turning square around
he proceeded directly to his home. Ar
irving at the door he performed the
feat Of lifting the the heavy stone step,
which required tho combined strength
OF himself and another man to raise the
the next morning He threw the iron
under the stone, let the stone down cas-
lily, saying, There you re,and can't got
away" and then eoolly aud without tho
least excitement, retired to his cham
Der, disrobed himself and went TO bod.
He was entirely unconscious the na1t
morning OF what he had been doing
Now tho question is, what peculiar pow
er enabled the man to perform this
wonderful feat II would seem little
less than a miracle, but Of ts truth as
related there is no doubt,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-04-19

A SAfE PnIsoS.--An extraordinary
incident has just occurred at Leridf,
Spain The banker Jose Nunez bad
two strong rooms, one for ordinary use,
and the other, which was only had re-
course TO when any heavy payments
were 10 be made. Originally two keys
were provided FOR the latter but some
time ago one Of them was lost few
weeks since necessity arose 70 visit
this reserved safe, aud TO the intense
astonisment of the cashier, he found
key in the lock He Immediately in
formed bis employer, and the two to-
gether opened the door, when they
found inside the corpse of a man who
had formerly been employed in tho
bank. lie had probably stolen the key
aud visited the repository with tho in
tention Of fobbrey, but The door had &C.
cldsntally closed, and, ss II closed with
spring, he had died misefabIy IL the
midst Of the wealth he had desired TO
appropriate.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-04-19

COLONEL BESroS on HORACE GREELEY
AND SoLoN RoBtSsoN IL was the opin-
ion Of the late Thomas II. Benton that
Solon Robinsons chief merit lay in his
hair. Fellow sitizens, said Colonel
Benton once in a speach at st, Louis,
"the editor OF the New York Tribune,
Horace Greely, is the whitest man j
eyr saw, His hat is white, his coat is
white, his pantaloons are white; lie has
white hair and white face, and | think
you will fud that his liver is about the
whitest thing abaut him. The asss-
tant editor Of the Tribune, fellow citi-
zent, is Solon Robinson, Solon Robin
son is an Irishman, and everything
about him is red lie has red face,
and red head, and
just here the speaker caught sight of
couple of double -fsted, red-headed
Irishmen standing near, who looked
pretty much as il they would a little
rather swallow him whole than not.
"But, fellow citizens" he continued,
II meant no disrespect to my Irish
friends by speaking Of read-headed
Irishman. Indeed | may say as a com
pliment to any such who may chance
to be here to-day that never saw a
red-headed woman in my life that was
not virtuous, not rsd-headed man,
with single exception, that wasn't
honest; and it is my deliberate convic-
ton, fellow citizens, that il il had not
been for Solon Robinsons red head, no
would have been hanged long ago.
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Psma - stsl4uaf ASD GAslIenT u0fk
dee rFsiys q tAe Mysteries All Aisef.
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q he .iy q Pans liz James j., Me1abs u.
AAuoaAi Publishing Co.. Boslou.
vs. khus a 20 bpuA that Ne have read wiiA
mofe plfasufs ahd praat y ourselves thAa this
u sbsaads in sptftliug descriptions 81 ths gay
Metfupuias ~ night and dAy ani the pictares
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HtEh3taffFt q ihe present dlne ia ihe glitter.
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Old customs 81 thought aud action
( are constantly being called 40 and
their worth tested in the hight a
science and religion. IN these days q
progress and reform, and among them
none deserve more earnest attention
than Tie question oi punishment in all
its bearings
How many persons ave not heard
the funous eyclamatjous oi an angry
parent ebastisiug a child for some ms
demeanor Nov. | DO not wish 70 soil
this page with these malignant expires.
si0us without u good reason. Bat that
reason Will appear presently
FIRST you heaI The piercing scream
Of 10 child IN mortal fear Of pain, and
then the hsariless shall not say pro.
i,da3cy words 81 TINT child's natural
protector I'D learn you 10 steal !"
"Tll learn you to disobey me. you
brat You are always doing SO r
Does that parent ever imagine the
fearful reality q the meaning of these
words The very thought should GOV.
or his face with shame and confusion.
lie says, Il viii learn YOU TO lie +"
Some one asks, How will he teach
tbnt miserable art bypunishing him
for p.
Why this is easily dono; whip him
very soundIy for striking playmate,
or for stealing a piece Of pie, and then
when be is asked if he did this or that,
he win fear the whipping more than
he will fear to lie; SO he will lie He
may not be in the wrong, but he will
fear to make the necessary erplana-
tions, lest he should be found in fault;
so be will invent any ingenious false
hood to escape punishment OF course
the parent does his best to find it out,
and then charges him with it, and
gives him sound thrashing. This
will teach him to tell more ingenious
aud circumstantial lies Necessity, you
know, is the mother Of invention
Who doubts but that the foregoing
mean and debasing influences would
lead directly to stealing and the deep
est iniquity II any one thinks the
case is oyerstated, let him lay down the
paper and give the subject few calm,
earnest thoughts.
The object Of this article is not to
fnd fault, but to lead the erring to a
higher and nobler conception Of duty
to children
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-04-19

HoRRBLE PUNISHMENT IN JAPAN--A
letter from Yokohama, Japan, states:--
On the 29th Of September, nine Japa-
nese rebels were executed, eight OF
them being beheaded by the sword, and
the leader by crucifxion This last was
tall man, exceedingly pallid, looking
more like ghost than living man; he
was bound to cross, with his legs
spread far apart, and between them
was placed stick Of wood on which
the body had torturing support. A
cord round the neck tied the body to
the cross, and the upper and foreArms
we're also bound tightly to it, This be-
ing done, he remained hanging for half
an hour, during which he was obliged
to witness the beheading his eight COM
panions, one after the other. After be-
holding the scene, and the washing an 1
combing OF the heads, which we're plac-
ed upon poles, he was pierced in the
side with spear, 50 that large stream
Of blood flowed from the wound His
countenance became horribly distorted.
and shortly after he received anoth, r
thrust in the other side. He bit into
the rope around hi neck IN the agony
Of bis suffering, and died in this posi-
ton at last Just before be drew his
last breath be was pierced IN the bow
els with a hook lance, and the intes-
tines drawn out You cannot imagine
the horrible spectacle, and tho fearful
contortions Of the face and the whole
body II seemed as il received tho
thrust myself He was left hanging
thero tho whole day as warning ex-
ample to everybody. The Japanso o
look upon this with the greatest indiiiei.
euce
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-04-19

SELECTIONS ron NEWSPAPERS Most
people think the selections Of suitable
matter for newspapers the easiest part
of the business. How great an error.
To look over aud over fifty exchange
papers daily, from which to select en-
ough for one, especially when the ques-
lion is not what shall, but what not
be selected is 40 very easy task II
every person who reads newspaper
could have edited it, We should have
less complaints Not unirequsntly ii is
the case that an editor looks over bis
exchange papers for something interest
Jog aud huds absolutely nothing. Ey-
cry paper is drier than contribution
box, and yet something must be bad =
his paper mast be out with something
10 It and he does the best he can. 10
an editor who has the least care In
what he selects, the writing be has TO
do Is tae easiest part d his labor. Ey-
cry subscriber thinks the paper Is prin-
ted for hls own benefit, and il there l.
nothing that suits him il must be it il
good t0r nothing As many subscT!b-
ers as an editor has, % many tastes he
has 70 consult One wants something
very smart aud very sound. One likes
anecdotes fun and irollc, and hls next
door ueghbor wonders that man q
sense will pat such stuff in his paper ~
Something spicy comes out, and tie
editor j blaekguard Neat comes
somstAIpg argumeutiye, and tie editor
il duh Tool Aud ~, between then
ali tie psor fellow gets the worst Of II
They never reflect shat does not pleas,
them. wiii please tie mauy. but ihey ID.
sist tia, II the papaF does not sall
them, it - good Tor nothing. and stoI
taking Immediately
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-04-19

CBEP "A young married couple in
8 Wisconsin town lately began house,
keeping, and the hrst purchases Of the
head of the family al the village grocery
we're Five cents worth of soda, i've
cents worth oi salt, two cents worth
Of pepper, one cents worth Of chewing
gum, aud twelve cents worth d soap.
The ball amounted % twenty five cents.
which WIS paid ~ The young Bene-
Dict in specie, and as be left the store
be remarked 10 the clerk that keeping
house il cheaper than boarding
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I8s,a 81 AS "a ssl's laas tsg tser
Nat a a.1 nsgsi af.ss
Is esa pfdtes a.si5Esaaes Aeft
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Tsoaes '3saas bs fsu and prospects dsik
There's nssaeh soflts iasl
I've srea me ship 4e iglapsst.tesaea
pea the tFaaeled msAa4
That vessel sh.sh 80 ,b9sgbi wks l1st
4 saAiag ifse agAia.
Wlta driven % btfsu The bl4st
Aaa enemies asssli,
Wsa nall oHT m9tto ~ TIE masi
Fherss ap snoh sord A. FAST
lull many d lgfm ty tAs Hsy
A lo5t hAtE hoissssrd cast
epfrgAing sFa5H hath taraed away
But reached she boau.s St last
Whsa Kindred tao gros e1ld and shy
While listening 10 oar tale.
We'll say. Press on. tbe goal is nigh,
There's us sHeh aafd ss fail
t. when The iumiug masses meet
TIE atcAypts furnace glove,
And higher ~ us Falst ihe heat
puFef metal hoss
~ Providence should thus award.
Oar efforts % pIetaii
Then sill We shout with ono accord,
There's ~ sach vUFd as fail
Oaf G0d il just revere His viii
Ist faith our fears ltsaruf.
ilss ROTk Ia ssAson Hen fulhi.
And shelter as fr0ui harm.
Then lst Us trust ia Him whose voice
ls heard Ia every gale
And even IN our prayers rejoiee
There's no such soid AZ fall
s. s. Hora,s.
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