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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-11-21
INcoNvENIENT ETIQUETTE.

A professor in one of our Western col.
leges, whose bodily presence was weak
bat who, having o tall spirit determined
to bate no inch of the respect due to bis
office or himself, disappearing also OF the
lax conventionality of the frontier, re-
requested the students whenever they
should meet DR.. H., their friend and their
professor, to take off their hats. This
enactment did not suit the Western tenn
per, and stirred slightly the Western
pulse. No remonstrance, however, was
offered, and the Doctor, who had been
visited by misgivings as to the result
breathed freely, felt that the rough point
was rounded, and felicitated himself up
on his flrmness.
Returning one evening from supper
party, in unusually genial mood DR.. H..
ascended the long flight of stone steps
leading to bis rooms. When about half
way up he discried MIR. G. from st. Paul
coming down both arms clasped round q
bundle of kiudling wood. As he drew
near the Doctor uttered his bland "good
evening, Ohe rising English infection
managed to a nicety) touching his hat
as he spoke. The Minnesotan returned
the salute rigueur, unloosing, as did so,
the fatal fagots with fall like thunder
Hop, skip and jump eould not save the
unfortunate Doctor, when, sent surely by
bis evil genius, at this moment who
should appear upon the scene but Capt.
X. the one-armed hero from Wisconsin,
stridng rapidly down with his Saturday
nights pail of hot water.
Because his friend was in grief should
he pass by him? Beholding his chief, for
the moment stripped of office, eapering
upon the stairs should he refuse TO salute
bimI lie, to whom regulation was both
and instinct? Never! aud his faithful
left sought his hat, away went the pail
bumpl hump! splash dashl
Confound you both, roared the unfor-
tunate recipient Of college honors rub
bing and wrnging by turns!
Hot water is known to be emollient.
1t may have expedited the doctors re-
coyery. Certain II IL that after few
days sccusion, during which there came
frequent pufIs Of camphor, and opodcIdoc
from his quiet room, aud like horns from
Elf land iainuy blowing the echo Of much
din and ghostly laughter from distant
halls and corridors, the professor again
stood before his class. There was come
Thing in his whole air and department as
new to him as to them something sug-
gesting not exactly defeai, bot rather
depreciation nonTesisteBce OF As there
described, Unstarehed, by Joyel limp a.
q rag
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-11-21
ovERv oRK ANp WANT on SLEEP

/ Overwork causes great deal ct
health iu farm communities. Very many
farmers in their efforts to avoid ldlcucs.
/ which they consider sin and shame
I 60 to the other extreme and lose botl
health aud happiness thereby. While in
dustry tends to health, orerwork breaks
down the constitution aud shortous iifc
IL Injuries both the body and mind, and Il
long continued, results either ia death OF
premature old age. For this sin, and sin
Il is to oyerwork, there Is not nearly the
/ excuse on the part OF farmers which there
was twenty years ago. Now one has ma.
chimes TO take, in great degree, the place
OF hand labor, aud the farmer who will
use them need not break down his health
by working too hard. But il is not the
farmer who is most liable TO ovcrwork.
The farmers wife Is generally the great
est sufferer, Every day in the year, Sun.
days not excepted, she has much to DO.
Oiten there is as much required Of her as
two women ought TO perform. As the
result of her oyerwork health is lost, and
she either dies long before her time or
lives only to suffer the penalties Of the
law she has transgresscd For this course
there Is no justification, No woman
ought to work herself TO death, and no
man is justified in requiring or allowing
his wife TO do so. He ought to furnish
her with household machines, and If her
health is poor either help her himself or
hire girl to help her. This killing him
self and his wife, which so many farmers
do, for the sake Of laying up few dollars
which they never expect to use and
which they cannot carry with them when
they die, is miserable speculation as
far as profit and loss are concerned, and
sinful, shameful thing for any man TO
do.
Want of sleep is one of the chief causes
OF muchof the physical and mental trouble
of farmers and their families. During
the hurry season, when the farmer rises
at four in the morning and works until
six or seven in the evening, then eats his
supper, does his chores, and sits up an
hour or two later to read his paper or
chat with neighbor, he does not obtain
sleep enough to keep either body or mind
in perfect health and vigor. The evil
consequences Of his course may not be
apparent for many years, but sooner or
later they will come. The waste of the
brain is not fully made up. Little by little
1t decays, and insanity or incurable dis
ease is the final result of using the hours
which should be devoted to sleep for 9th.
er purposes. Farmers wives, who are
often kept awake at night by the exhaus.
ton caused by overwork or by the CRYING
and frctting of children, are the greatest
sufferers, and year by year a vast number
of this class go to insane asylums or the
grave. II is slow but certain suicide to
curtail the hours of sleep, and no man,
woman or child need expect to long con-
tinue in good health without taking the
fullest amount Of quiet rest Workiag
Farmer.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-11-21
rEHsISTENr NANKEE

a sergeant stepped oul froma ride pit
al Petersburg, on sunday, and moved to-.
ward the enemy, waving late paper, Pee.
gardless Of the probability that De would
certainly be shot. A rebel officer shout.
ed for him to 90 back, but the sergeant
was unmiudml oft tbc warning and asked
Won't you exchange ucwspapcrsg 40,
said the rebel / have no paper, aud
want You to 10 back with singular
persistence the sergeant continued 70 al.
vance, saying Wei, you han't paper
| reckon some of your men have, and
want to exchange, ! tell YOU, My men
have not anything Of The kind, and you
must 40 back, said the officer Ia a louder
tone aud with great emphasis. Nothing
daunted, the Yankee sergeant advanced
until he stood plumply before The officer
and said; | tell ye now, you needn't get
your dauder up. ! don't mean no harm
no way. P'raps ii ye ain't got no news.
paper ye might give me suthin else, May
be your men would like some coffee for
tobacco. Pm dreadful anxious for a
trade. The astouishcd officer could only
repeat his command. TO back, you ras.
cal, or l'll take YOU prisoner. | tell you
we have nothing to exchange, and we
don't want anything TO do with You Yam.
KEGS. The sergeant said rucfully: Wei,
then, IL you haint got othin', why here's
a paper anyway, and II yon get one irom
Richmond this afternoon, You can send II
over. lou'll find my name thar on that
The mans impudence OF the officers
eagerness for news made him accept Ito
took the paper aud asked the scargefut
what was the news from Petersburgh.
Oh! our folks say we can 20 in there just
when we want 10, but we are waiting 70
gobble all you fellows first, was the re-
ply. Well, don't know but what You
can do IL, said the lieutenant, turning on
his heel and re-outering his rilc-pits;
meanwhile my man, you better 60 back.
This time the sergeant obeyed the Oft
repeated order, and, on telling his ad.
venture, was the hero of the morning
among his comrades.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-11-21

II got the money how could let him
out Of the closct2 wondered. ! should
not dare 10 meet him; he'd rob me again
aud perhaps murder me. But said. lll
take the gold, resolving that | wonld try
aud get out Of il somehow, just for the
sake Of poor Rcbecca, who so much wan
ted to go TO school.
/ Your heart is in the right place." be
said, and the next moment a big round
gold piece came through under the door.
couldn't withhold sn exclamation OF
delight
It's all right now isn't itf he sneered,
There's nothing like gliding over our
sins a little, BAH all the worlds alike
Here goes another, and another. Count
fast, my pious damsel. dare say there's
no confessional in your church,
Is there in yours!
Well, II there was, gold gets into that
sometimes, they say. Hold fast there (;
you've got the last clinker, now SET me
free.
Wait a minute.
But | won't wait swear | will not !!
Can you help yourself?
Wen, no, not much; but I'm smother.
ing in here. Can't you pity poor fel-
low?
Sit down fiat on the floor. said.
/ heard him plump down as obedient as
a schooboy.
What next?
turned to the kitchen door to see If
the lock was all right, Then turned
the key with sharp click, which sounded
to me like the report of pistol
There | cried, and sprang into the
kitchen and locked the door behind me.
lie came out of his prison swearing
like trooper.
Sharp old Satan! She's locked herself
up somewhere, trying the door as he
spoke. Good night. Madam d.
good night You've got the best Of this.
You have robbed me. Good night Get
down and say your prayers.
And did. What is more, cried like
baby over my money, thinking what it
wonld bring us.
| never saw the strange burglar again,
and in few weeks Rebecca was comfort
ably settled at school. No one ever knew
where the money came from. An uncle
died about that time, and some of my
neighbors shrewdly suspected that he had
left us something; but had nothing TO
say on the subject.
About six months after my adventure
brother Joe came to me, one day and
said that ne had been stopped in the
street by strange man that morning,
and that he begged him to say to Madame
Quimby that the frill of her night-cap was
just little too wide So saying he passed
on.
What did he mean2 Joe asked.
Nothing only he was crazy. answer
ed quickly; but my face was as red as a
blaze.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-11-21
MIR. BEECHER AS A SOCIAL FORCE.

Mr.. Beecher possesses, in high degre,
that indescribable power which mel
choose to call magnetic. A company
feels the atmosphere of his presence al
soon as he enters the room. We hay,
stood and watched the Frightening coun
tenances of guest or spectators when Il
was whispered from one to another tha
Mr.. Beecher had come in. We have seer
a tagging meeting electrified by his arriy
al, after its proceedings were half over
when the universal sentiment was, ''Now
for the remainder Of the evening, we shall
enjoy what we anticipated. II Is a gen.
eral conviction among managers that il
| they can induce Mr.. Beecher to preside
they will have a successful meeting.
whatever its object may be. Intimately
interviewer with this magnetic force,
there is IN Mr. Beechcr an endless thread
OF golden good-humor and flashing wit.
With this combination of powers he Is
sure not only to command the attention
OF his audience, but 10 carry away their
admiration, even il he fails to compel as
sent. Probably be never stood before an
audience which he did not master, aud he
has perhaps, been as thoroughly tested IN
this regard as any man living. Other
men may always preserve their selfpos-
session, but Mr.. Beecher never even
loses bis good humor and bis ready wit.
lie is more than sell-poised under the
most trying circumstances. No better
illustration Of the power Of this good
humor, self-command, aud ready wit,
not only in controlling, but In actually
winning over hostile audience, was ever
more clearly displayed ia modern times
than when, IN October, 1868, Mr.. Beechor
found himself upon the platform Of Exc
ter Hall, in London. There ho stood, Ia
the midst Of storm Of pupuar indigna-
ton, but as fast as the thunderbols were
hurled against him, they were conducted
away by bis impertubable good nature,
while backed by conscious power, be
calmly abided his time, shooting forth,
when the storm for an instant lulled, an
occasional shaft Of wit, aud again, with
irresistible kindness, giving Tive consci-
ence Of tie audience jog, aud ever ap.
pealing to tie BritisbeF's national love Of
fair play. Al intimate friend of Mr.
Beeeher, who sat BY bis side on that o.
casion aud was thrilled BY tie grandeur
of the contest, declared 70 The writer itat
IL was the most sublime and touching
scene be ever Witnessed lie could see
the mighty multitude slowly but surely
abate their fury and yield to the magic Of
the chArmer, until, a. one mas. they at
thrilled with admiration at the feet of
Americas greatest orator The change
Of sentiment Ia that haii i well Illustrated
BY the old lady who began by shaking
her umbrella ID The speakers face, and
ended b. er0wding toward him, hoping to
Al least touch the hem of hls garment
with The end of The same useful article
Scribaess Monthly
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-11-21

One Colonel Washington a wealthy
planter living near Nashville, Tenn, was
rescued from a mob Of drunken soldiers
whom Be had offended, BY Colonel Dow
ney Of Tiffiiu, Ohio, to whose regiment
the troops belonged. Downcy has since
died leaving widow and family IL pow
erty Washington also died recently,
and IN lis viii made a beqaeath 10 the
widow and children ot Downey 10 the
yalae Of slp0eoo
The Shasta courier., 1872-08-31
July 26th, 1872.
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS NO
IlCE.

TEVHE FOLLOWING LIST OF DELINQUENT
Purchasers OF Sci opl Lands, grant Of 18th
aud Both Sections and Lieu Lands in Shasta
County has been received at my Cfice, from the
Register of the State Land Office.
Location No l69-Date of approval of Location
June 18th 1861; Name of Purchaser John
Boucher, Shasta County The N va of S W 1
OF Section TO- Township 80 Range 3 Mount
DiaDlo Meridian, coptsining 40 acres; Amount
Paid on principal SO Total amount of Interest
paid IS Is; Interest Due January 1st, 1872 $685.
is.
Location No. 170-Date of approval ofLocation
June I9th 1861 Name of Purchaser, Daniel Ba-
of OF Section 8, Township 81 N Range
Mount DiabIo Meridian containing so acres
Amount Paid ON principal $50 total amount OF
Interest paid S5 Interest Due January LIST 1872,
$50 80.
Location No. l17l--Date of approval of Location
May LIST 1870; Nc. and date of Certificate of Pur-
chaser. No 36S5, Date June 9th 1870; Name OF
Purchaser, Jacob II. Blumenberg, Satisfactorily
The of Section l6 Township ~ n Range W
Mount Diablo Meridian containing 32O acres
Amount Paid on principal $50 Total amount oi
Interest paid $2l 80 Interest Due Jan. lst 1872,
s64 90.
Location No. 1504-Date of approval of Loca-
ton MAJ LIST 1870 No. Of Certificate 1888 Date
of Certificate Dec lst 1870 Name of Purchaser,
Joseph Clement, N of Section 36, Township 81
N Range l. Mount Diablo Meridian containing
800 acres Shasta County, Amount of principal
paid $50; total amount of Interest paid 50 81
Interest Due Jan. 1st 1872, $6+.
Location No. l505-Date of approval Of Loca-
tion May lst $50; No. of Certificate 1854 Date
of Certificate Dec. 1st 1870; Name of Purchaser
Ephr1an B. Clement, OF See ion 30. Town
ship 81 N Range E Mount Diabio Meridian,
containing 500 acres, Shasta County Amoun
paid on Principal $50 !; total amount OF interest
paid SIS 80 Interest Due January LIST 1872. s64
The Hol,ers of said certificates of Purchase, and
any and all claimants Of said Lands. are hereby
notified that if the said amounts now due, together
with the costs Of this Publication, are not paid
within 6ty days from the date hereof opssaid
locations abandoned and the Certificates surren-
dered to the State, Suit will be commeneed 10 the
9th Judicial District Court in and for Shasta
County, against said Purchasers and holders o.
said certificates Of Purchase TO obtain decree Of
Foreclosure Of the interest of said Purchasers OF
holders Of said certificates Of Purchase in the iand
ana to snnul said Certificates If Purchase. Z. .
.,a.e CLAY W. TAYLOR, District Attorney
in and for Shasta County.
! Dated Shasta, July 18th, 1872.
The Shasta courier., 1872-08-31

Among the rules and regulat ons print
ed on the card of the course of study
adopted by the State Board OF Education
Section II makes it the duty of the cleIk
of each schoul district to notify the County
Superintendent in writing, as soon as the
school is commenced in his district, of the
date of its commencement. the duration oi
the term, monthly salary paid teacher, and
the grade and kiud OF certificate held by
the teacher who is to teach the school
Sec. q Of the Rules and Regulations Gays
"the District Clerk at the close of each
term of school, or wherever teacher is
discharged, shall certify on the back OF the
warrant, for The last months salary, thai
the tate School Register has been proper
ly. kept as required by Sec. 81, Schoo
Law
The Shasta courier., 1872-08-31
For Sale.

VVHE FOLLOWING PROPERTY, SITUATED
two miles below Janesville is offered for ale
to wit: One hundred and sixty of land
with good house and barn, three acres is in gar
den and well fenced six tons of has, fifty hogs
four horses. four cows, one buggy, chickens, &c.
also, mining claim and water privilege
JACOB LESCnINSKY.
July 26th, 1872.
The Shasta courier., 1872-08-31
PROBATE NOTICE.

. ? Il
TN THE PROBATE COURT OF THE coUN-
i ty of Shasta, State of California. ..-..r-
L. the matter Of the Order to show cause why
Est,te Of order of sale of real
Pierson b. Reading estate should not be
deceased made
It appearing to the Court by the petition Of John
H. Baird a creditor of the Estate of Pierson B..
Reading deceased, praying that the Administrator
of said estate be ordered to sell the real property
Of said Estate, and that il is ecessary to sell the
whole some portion of the said real estate TO pay
the allowance TO the family of the said deceased if
any be due and to pay the debts outstanding
against the ceased, and the debts, expenses, and
charges of the Administration.
It is therefore ordered by this Court that all )
persons interested in said Estate appear before the
said Probate Court on Saturday the 7th day of
September 1872 at 10 o'clock OF the forenoon of
sai day at the Court room of said Probate Court
in the town ID County of Shasta. State Of Cali
foruia to show cause why order should not be-
granted, directing the Administrator of said Es-
tate to sell the whole Of said real Estate, or 80
much thereof as shall be necessary for the ppr-
poses aforesaid, andthat copy ofthis order lie :
published at least four successive weeks in the,
SHAsTA COURIER q newspaper printed" and pub
ished within said County Of Shasta and notice
be given t. said Administrator. .
= z.zs 500 W.rR.sH0PPIN6, Probate judgs.ae
Dated this the sth day of August ls72s r
Office Of the County Clerk of the county OF
l. VIM. II. Bicksord, County Clerk of the oun-s.
ty Of Shasta, State of California. and ex oficio
Clerk of the Probate Court in and for ths-s.id.
County, do hereby certify the foreg ing to be
true and correct copy Of an order duly made and
entered upon the minutes Of the said Probate Court
of said County .ris . b.H
Witness my hand and the seal of said Probate
Court this eighth day of August 1879. -. s..s-ss
Seal: WIN. H. BICKF0RD, Clerk Probate
Court. --eS4a-
The Shasta courier., 1872-08-31

TAIN says that B. Gratz Brown is the
only case in the recor of medicine for the
past 1000 years in which 1t was known
that man had the cholera morbus in his
head.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-10-19
POLITICAL.
Liberal Stale Platform and Resolu-
firms

We. the Liberal Party of the State of
Louisiana in Convention assembled. do
hereby proclaim and adopt the following as
our platform of principles. essential Ia the
redemption of our beloved State from the
evils of misgUyernmcut, and tending To the
Restoration of just, vice ami patriotic rule,
the vindication of the rights of the sovereign
people.
I. We recognize the platform of the Gin.
cinnati Convention of Liberal Republicans,
as ratified and endorsed by the National
Democrats Convention, rs eIninently Judi
eiOus and representing the sympatlIies and
needs of our State and country, and we RI
eognize in the National standard bearers of
tie great Peoples Party, Horace Grteley
and REM. Gratz Brown, tisen of sterling
worth, capable Of restoring the Govertstient
to the simplicity and purity of its earlier
wears, when Washington, Adams and JET
ferson were o,;ardians uir our iberfIe~. We
therefore pledge them our undivided and
earnest support.
= We recognize tie political and evil
rights of all men. and pledge ourselves 10
maintain them, and we inviIe all mel, WIN
out regard to past political differences. 10
unite with us in our honest effort tn accom-
plish such salutary reforms IA are now or
may be demanded by the people.
3. We demand that our State government
shall be administered justly and economi-
cally; and to that end We pledge ourselves
10 the abolition of useless offices. the retluc-
tion of exJrbitant salaries of officials, the
early redemption of the legal obligations of
the State and the reduction of taxation us
speedily as possible.
a. We demand that laws shall he enacted
for the punishment of bribery, and that the
powers Ofthe Executive be diminished, being
Inconsistent with republican institutions and
subversive of the wishes of the people.
). Recognizing. public education as an
imperative necessity and a guardian of our
liberties, we pledge ourselves to maintain a
generous and beneficent free school system,
which shall he extended 80 every portion of
the st ate, and embrace in its privileges the
children of all classes, and we shall demand
n strict economy and performance of duty
on the part of school officials.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-10-19

the law to meet the contingency
where las will he the case in Louis
lana next November) the local or
State election may take place the
same day as the election for mem
bers of Congress.
The two Federal inspectors
shall supervise the details of the
election as they did those of the
registration, taking note of any
vote challenged. They must, at
each poll, be at and remain by the
boxes from the time the polls are
opened until the votes are cOun.
ted, the certificates ofIeturn made
out and signed and delivered,
whether these returns be- required
by the law of the United States
or by the State, Territorial or mu-
nicipal law.
In the registration offices as
we'll as in the electoral colleges,
the inspectors must be where they
can best control, supervise and
watch all the progress placed un-
de their care.
Now for the duties of the Uni
ted States Marshal. On the writ
ten request of two citizens; resi-
ding in the city, town, village or
township, the Marshal must ap-
point special to aid and assist the
inspectors in the registration of
voters, and at the polls, and in
identifying the various lists and
returns required of the inspec.
tors by law. The Marshall, his
ordinary and his special deputies
have the power, and the specials
the distinct duty of preserving
the peace; of sustaining and pro-
tecting the inspectors; of keeping
order in the registration Offices
and at the polls; of preventing
neutrality-suspicious. and voting,
or fraud on the part of an officer
of elections. And, also, immedi.
ately at the registration Office, OF
the polls, or anywhere else, before,
during, or after the act of regis
tration or of voting, to arrest or
place under guard, with or with
out any form of legal process,
any and all persons who may com
NIT, or attempt to commit, any OF
the acts prohibited by the new OF
the old law; or any act against
the laws of the United States
provided nevertheless, that these
violations of law shall have beer
committed in the presence of the
marshal or one of his ordinary OF
special deputies, or of the inspec
tor Of election. The latter, in the
absenae of the deputy marshals
have the same powers to make
arrests.