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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-01-16
LORD PALMERsToN ON A FIELD
NIGHT.

The House had met at G. Lord Pal
merstown came in about Z, took his seat
upon the front treasury bench, stretched
out and crossed his legs, shifted hespring
OF myrtle from one side of his mouth TO
the other, pulled his hat over his brows,
threw back his head and shut his eyes.
No one addressed him privately. The
debate goes on, rising in tone. II be-
comes personal. lnyeotiye, satire, irony,
sarcasm, ridicuIe, are all pointed against
the minister. 1t is approaching daylight
out-of-doors, During the whole night be
has not shifted his position nor uttered
sound. II Is time TO close the debate.
lie rises with the manner Of man who
knows he shall receive attention. Survey.
ing himself leisurely aud pulling down
his waisteoat, he advances 10 the table,
aud while the House is settling down to
silence he orranges his papers, sm0oths
his hat, and draws of bis gloves with the
manner of man who cares little for the
subject of debate or his audience. After
speaking n few moments his manner
changes. He becomes more animated.
The infections Of his voice are managed
with exquisite art. Upon the subtitle
harmony between bis action aud intonA.
ton, depends the force OF his sareasBs,
In conveying an Innuendo, an ironical
sneer, or a suggestion Of contempt, which
courtesy forbids TO be translated into
words-in conveying such masked mis-
siles by means Of glance or shrug or alter.
ed tone, he il undgaIed. At the same
time be is perfectly cool, thoroughly good
uatnred, answering sometimes by Il we'll
chosen word, sometimes by a happy an.
ecdote, every argument Of his opponents
though be has not a note Of the debate be-
fore him. Within the compass Of quar-.
ter ofan hour he has brought the House
into good humor with itself, the majpfit,
into = solid phalanx on his side, and the
opposition into An acceptance ~ defeat,
aud sits down upon obvious good terms
with himself amidst uproarious cheers.
As An orator Lord Palmerstou was seldom
/ brilliant; but he was never DAN. Give
I him good point aud he made the most
oft. lie never uttered platitudes lie
temper was so thoroughly under his con-
troll, that whenever be lost Il he wa
wrecked Adler men In statesmansblp,
more powerful deDaters, better scholars,
more correct stAtisiicians, aud more l0gi-
cal reasoners there always were 10 Parii.
lament, bat never one ofequal common
sense The Golden Age.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-01-16
ALL HANDS BELOW E.

A good story IL told of a parrot who
had always lived on board ship, but
who escaped at one Of the southern ports
and took refuge IN a church. Soon after
ward the congregation assembled, aud the
minister began preaching TO them In hi
earnest fashion, saying there was no vir-
tue ia them, that every one ofthem would
60 to hell unless they speedily repented
Just as be spoke the sentence, up spoke
the parrot from bis hiding place:
All hands belowl
To say that all hands were startled
would be a mild way Of putting il. The
peculiar voice aud unknown source had
much more effect on them than tie par
sons voice ever bad He waited a mo.
mcnt, and then a shade or two paief, be
repeated the warning.
All hands below! agsiu rang out from
somew here.
The preacher started from bis pulpit
and looked anKiously around, iuquiring II
any body bad spoken.
All hands below was the only reply ai
which the entire panic stricken congreZa.
tiou got ~, and nlomsnt after they ali
solisd for TIE doors, the preacher trying
Lis best TO bo lbs Erli, and daring tbs
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-01-16
A SINGULAR STORY.

A singular story Is told in a Sheffield
paper of burglary committed two or
three years ago at an old-fashioned house
in southern country. The lady who oc.
cupied the house retired to her room
shortly before midnight, and fognd
man under her bed. She feared to 70 10
the door and unlock II lest the burglar
should suspect that she was about to sum.
mon help aud should intercept her. To
gain time she sat down aud took her Bible
from her dressiDg-tablc, Opening the
sacred book at random, II happened that
the chapter lighted on was that contain.
ing the Parable Of the ProdigaI Son.
Kneeling down when the chapter was
ended she prayed aloud-prayed earnest.
ly aud feryenlly--sbc bcsought safety for
herself during the perlls Of the night and
cast herself in supreme confidence on tho
Divine protection. Then she prayed for
others who might have been tempted into
ilI-doing, That they might be led from
evil, aud brought into the fold Of Christ,
that 10 such might be youeh-safed the
lender mercy aud kindness promised TO
al WHO truly repout Of their sins. Lastly
she prayed that, II lie wllled IL, even to-
night, some such sinner might be saved
from the wrath to come; might, like the
Prodigal be made 70 see thar be bad sim
ned, aud might 50 be welcomed bsce with
the Joy that awaits even peuitent The
lady rose from her knees aud went 10 bed.
tie man got up as noiseiessiy a. he could
aud said, J meau you 10 BARN, sam
am going 10 leave The house, aud thank
you for your prayers. With officially he
opened tie bedroom door, and presently
she heard him open a window Ia another
part Of the house and drop down into the
garden. The Iady was recently visiting
at a ffleuas house 10 the north of Eng-
land, aud while there was asked to 20 10
hear, 10 a Dissenting place Of worship, a
minister who was q reformed eharaci-
er" In tho course " the sermon the
preacher told oi The Incidents Of this ter
dbie night exactly ss they occurred. Al
ter the sermon, sbe went into The yestrY
aud asked him who told him this story.
After some hesitation he said that he was
the burglar, bat that her earnest suppicA.
ton sud lntefeession sank deep into biz
heart, aud ~ be- listened, be theirs and
then resolved not 0nly 70 give up bis
guilty desiga but 70 live q reformed life
aitogethef. 10 that resolution be bad
adhered, and q her was owing whatever
good he hsd since been able 70 DO ua
minister Of the gospel.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-01-16
UNIQUE aUFFALo HuNT.

Last Sunday, while the citizens Of sid
ney were quietly enjoying the reposo At.
forded them by the Sabbath a drove Of
eight buiialos came galloping over the
hills, and entered the town, and took
spin around the streets In less than ten
minutes the alarm had become so general
that every man, woman and child in the
place were armed with shotgun, rifles
aud piteh-torks, while Al the barracks
every soldier was on duty at once, aud
prepared to meet and vanquish the foe,or
die in the attempt. In fact, it was a
question Of buffalo meat or no buffalo
meat with them, The enemy was out
hanked, and detachment Of one buffalo
became separated from tho main body Of
the monsrchs of the plains, and was drv-
en- inside the post. Then the grand hur-
rah began in dead earnest The soldiers
few around the buffalo in the enclosure
as did the gladiators of old around the
iufnria.ed bulls In the amphitheatro. Col.
Dudley, the commandant Of the post,
acted as Chief Director of the thrilling
sport which lasted some time. The buff
alo was finally corncred and killed, ailer
receiving shots too numerous to mention,
and after having bomb-sheIl thrown
down his throat and exploding. Music,
too, lent its charms to the thrilling scene
as a couple Of Italian harpers, who travel
on the Union Pacific, were engaged in
drumming their instruments during the
hunt.
In the meantime tho seven butlalos in
the town were having n red-hot time.
One of them effected an entrance into the
dining-room of Rsmsey's hotel and broke
several chairs in attempting to sit down
at the table to make n square meal OIL Of
antelope steak. Getting his back up at
the toughness of the steak, he overturned
table and smashed tho crockery-ware.
Information had in the meantime been
conveyed to Mr.. james llumsey, who was
out on the warpath, and he returned to
turn the intruder out, or else serve him
up on the half shell. just as Mr.. Rumsey
entered ono door, Mr.. Buffalo ran out Of
another. Rumsey levelled his gun, but ii
would not 90 off, and the buffalo escaped
and joined the remaining six, who then
turned tail on the town, and cantered
over.the hills and far away, after having
smashed several windows, creating an In
tense excitement, and playing the deuce
generally. .--O Omaha Bee
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-01-16

iime The nischlevous bird kcpt up his
yelling.
Al hands below
Th@c was one old woman there who
was lame, and could not get ont 50 fast a.
the rest, aud Ia a short time she was left
entirely alone. Just a. she was about to-
hobhlc out, The parrot few down, and,
Allgbung on her shoulder, sgain yelled la
her ear,
All hands below
No, no. Mister Dewitt shrieked the old
woman, you can't mean the, don't be-
long here, 60 20 the other church across
the way .--- Ne,c Orleans CArtaiaE Times,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-01-16

pAr aRrpuIN nor

Many years ago there lived ia = ltls
town lu Alabama, = genial, warm.hcaHed
old gentleman, Jadge j., we'll.
known throughout the State as much for
hi. distinguished ability as bis marked
generosity and oougcnalily. Among bis
chaitel possrsslous-ter che time wc are
speaking Of was long before the war
was negro. uamed Jack. or As he was
more famHarly called, Uncle Jack, al
though a favoritc, had many weaknesses
aud amongst others be wss more particH.
LARRY regardless oftruIh, 20 such an eH.
tent IN fact tha, occasionally the good old
Judge found 1t necessary 20 punish him,
II was The custom in those days for g
town constable TO administer logging
for a consideration, whenever the master
was no, inclined 10 oilleiate. aud the con.
stable Of This particular town had a severe
reputation for proficiency among the dar.
kies who had nov aud then becn 90 unfor.
tunatc as to come under bis hands Jack,
although be had never been there, was
well posted, aud had great repugnaneo to
Massa T., who was tho incumbent
al that time. On one occasion during the
Christmas days, while the old gentleman
was quite severely indi,posed, Uncle
Jack was guilty Of a misdemoanor, and
punishment was deemed necessary, so
the Judge wrote a note to the constable
about as follows.
Mr.. t., Please give the bearer
thirty-sinc lashes and charge the same to
me,
JupaE II.
Calling up Uncle Jack the Judge ord.
cred him 10 carry the note 10 O.,
who would give him a grubbIng hoe.
Jack started up town, but his sus.
picions were aroused. lie couldn't un.
derstund what the Judge wanted with
grabbing hoe at Christmas time, aud as
bis conscience was not as clear as IL
should have been, the result Of his suspl.
con was that the truth suddenly flashed
upon him-he was TO be whipped, Seeing
schooI-boy approaching he took tho
note and eaid
Massa Bob, what in dis note, got SO
many dis mornn' got 'em mixed.
The boy read tho note aud explained
is contents to Jack, who whistled aud
laughed TO himself rs bright idea struck
him, calling negro boy, who was near,
Jack said
Boy, does You want to make guar.
teri
OF course does.
Well, take dis note dar, to Massa O.,
and git a grubbin' hoe, aud III wait here
till You come back, an gives you quar-.
ter.
The boy hurried off T. accomplish his
orrand, and in due course delivered the
note 20 c., who took him into tho
yard, locked the gate, and proceeded, de.
spite the boys proteslations Of innocence,
to administer the desired logging, while
Jack hurried Off home, ohueking over
the happy result Of what might have been
serious business for him.
That evening the Judge called him up,
and inquired
Jack, did you get that grubbing hoef
No, massa; ! gave boy quarter TO
fotch dat note to Massa t., aud l
spec he got dat hoe.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-01-16

A reporter Ola western paper, speak
log Of certain fair creature, remarked
that the profession and color o. her bslr
would lead one 70 look upon il a. though
Il Wa spun by The bimbis fingers Of he
easy hours as they glided through The
bright June days many sunny iags ot
the li2hi had been caught in neshes, aud
were contested 70 10 20 further. This l.
better than saying tie girls hair va red J.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-06-21

THE Pulaski Crenn.) Citizen, is res
ponsible for this story: Charles L.
Robinson, Of Giles county, killed a
chicken snake lately, which measured
seven feet in length. He found 1t
In acrack Of the fence. half OF It's body
OIL either side. GA examination it de-
velop.d that the snake had swallowed
n rabbit before it attempted TO crawl
through the crack. aud that after its
body was half throught it caught and
swallowed another rabbit, thus having
a rabbit on each side Of the fence. The
crack WAS so small that the rabbits,
could not get through, and the conse-
quence was that the snake was hitched.
II was killed in that situation.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-06-21

a LADY writes to the New York
Herald: | happen TO be the wife
OF an inveterate smoker, and do boldly
avow that | love the perfume of his
cigar better than all the perfumes OF
Arabia. | think there is nothing
more delightful, and | am never more
happy than when my husband Is BY my
side. with slippers on, and 4 fragrant
Havana between his lips-a picture Of
home comfort which many poor mar
ried man has never seen, who is driven
from home by cross, selfish wife,
who would rather send her husband TO
the club or worse places, so rs to be
rid Of his after-dinner smoke"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-06-21

a PROPOSITION has been introduced
in the Ohio Constitutional Convcn-
tion In favor OF so amending the con-
situation as to permit the constituents
OF any member of the Legislature to
elect him out of office whenever 4 ma
jority Of such constituents become dis
pleased with the course of such men,
hnr
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-06-21
NOTICE,

ALL PERSONS INDEBTED TO DIR. HALL
"A will please call at his office and settle their
accounts His health has SO far improved that
he can 'esive coin and receipt bills without
injury to II. :
my3l.tf J. q. HALL, II. D.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-06-21

OYE-roURTH of share in London
water company was lately sold for
Gi6,000. The face value OF an entire
share is only one pound! 1t is one Of
the wealthiest corporations in the
world, but its protector lost his for
tune and died In the workhouse. Its
name is the New River Company.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-06-21
ONE DAY

Five thousand feet above the sounding sea
Thi. drst ofJune yet Summer gown In gray,
From frosted fingers drops not by the way
Ths sweet-blus she'd blessing OF rose for me.
Nor blooms OF frultase. i,oatidg fair and free,
Fall round her feet. where spiral zephyrs play
Their dervish Gdios 10 departing May.
But falcons soar in circles silently.
As motes OF motion. steadily and high,
With pulselers wing, against a sky OF steel;
Chill sparrows hop along the fence In fright;
And larks adcld with ruiiled feathers fy;
Sad raven croaSs TO raven a. they wheel;
While evening, Sloomins, shiyers into night.
SfSGLELiSE.
, 1873-06-22

I than +ha o+bors2 yVhv - I'll tba., fo~oo. III
thaua tnt m atsra, ~
not oasesa aternty Wbcb hsvs th;a i}s nrv Ei
1aoap that - ~ ;nan;s
ths thar har oi ots, tnt i1v @ "nen @
Do % "a o;n0A' 0o'''A1 "A1uou' Aao"tns '1'.' Lucy
To form :, concarton of tba ;n,n,o,+a,;t7, r, n.
soul. than wa mnst nlace ourselves At ttot nont
the smn1c;tv anT ;ndefacfibiIitv or III pbosa ~
princin1os of nn fnrca % thst Gil the nnveTse sse
Wo mnst train ourselves to understand that
what We zee is nothing In comparison with what
Yo do not eeo. The whole foroa. the whole
, 1873-06-22
Keying's Opium Test.

When Keying Was sent down, almost with a
Viceloy's power, from Pekin to Canton, to In
vestigate tho opium smuggling, he began by iu-
vestigating the lives OF tho Chinese merchants.
It is said that he invited all tho importers to q
magnificent dinner aud they attended it with
great joy, greatly honored at The invitation. But
when it came time to so home, they were polite
II informed that they were to spend the night
with their host. This was the civil Tag
OF finding out how many OF them could
live without smoking opium. The next
kept in his palace for another festival. Nor
when the next night came were they released.
Before long one after another surrendered.
Though every man Of them knew that to confesa
that he was an opium-eater or opium smoker was
the poor wretches had to give in. They begged
, 1873-06-22

esme with :. the immortality 81 Oh aepa=
Iate o:gans in the sense We now explain.
Ne lave already alluded to- the expert
ments Of II. Paul Bart On anirnal-graftng. He
has proved that on the head Of rat. certain Or
gans o. the same animal-as the tail. for in
stance-may be grated. And this Psychologist
asks himself tho question, Whether it would not
be possible, when a. nut provided with such an
appendago draws near the close OF luis existence,
to remove the appendage from him, and trans-
plant it to young animal, which In his turn
would be deprived Of the ornament in. the same
way in his old age in favor Of some specimen Of
q new generation, and SO on in succession. This
tail, tranBplanted in regular course to young
animals, and imbibing at each transference blood
remaining tho same, would thus escape death.
The experiment., delicate and difficult "a we shall
see, WAS yet undertaken by II. Bert, but circun-
stances did not allow it to be prolonged for any
considerable time, and the fact Of the perpe
tuity Of an organ. periodically rejuvenAted, re-
mains to be demonstrated
, 1873-06-22
FAIR CLEOPATRA.

Fair Cleopatra
Vas locked up ater q
Disastrous defeat Of Mark !ntouy.
Twas biting aspect to her,
But biting asp spake 10 her:
:" OF tha bite intict there mark atn,t snvn
-!Sts0 York Graphic. '~@'& ''4''
, 1873-06-22

Richat pointe ont that the complete life Of
animals Is made . of two orders Of pheuomena,
those OF circuiabo. and nutrition, and those that
fix the 1elationa oi 1e living being with its en-
sn;a IT, nEonerIy ag organic LITE from
,natcly blended. Now, the occurrence IT
death, these two sorts Of lite do not disappear m
at ono and the Same momat, It is the animal
life thar suffers the first strok. tha n,ost mani
which como to halt before alYthe rest How
is this stoppage brought about ~ mrat nm,
slider separately the order Of oc.1rrencea in
death from old age, in that occasf7ed by dis
ecse, and in sudden death.
The man #ho express at the close Of Song de-
cline in years, dies In detail. AL his ss,ses in
succession are see1ed. Sight becomes d. and ID
unsteady, and at last loses the picture of obhctn
Hearing gro'e gradually inaensible to sounaa
Touch ia b!qnted into duliuess, odors produs,
tie. Al the same time that the organs OF sensa-
tion waste and lose their excitability, tho func-
tious Of the brain fade out little by little. Imag-
ination becomes unti1ed, memory nearly fails,
Judgment Navers. Further, motions are allow
and difficult On aceou1t Of stiffness in the
muscles the voice breaks; in short, all the
functions OF outward life lcse their spring. Each
of the bonds attaching the cd man to existence
parts by eloy degrees. ,, Yst the internal life
pe1nista Nutrition o, {rt atll % takes place but
m0Af
essential organs. Digestion languiahes, the
eecretions dry up, capillary circulation is
is checked and, st last, the hearts contractions
cesae. This is tie instant Of death. The heart
is The last thing to die. Such is the series OF
allow and psrtid deaths which, with the old man
spared by liBsase, result in the last end Of all.
lhe individual who falls into the sleep Of eterni-
y in these conditions, dies like the vegetable
5bich, having no consciousness Of life, can have
no CONSEQUENCES OF death. He passes inBensi-
big from one to the other, ap1 to die thus is to
know no rain. The thought of tho last hour
ala11ns US only because it puts 8 sudden end to
our Relations with all our surroundings; but, it
tie feeling IT these relations has long ago faded
e:,r- thsTe can be- no Flnos for fear at the brink
81 o1 the g1aye. Tho animal does not tremble in
1ne instant fs1ote i ooases to be.
T. Cnfortnn<'eiy; death OF this kind ia very rare
Tor hirn,!lty. Death from old age has become ONE
an extraordinary phenomenon. Most eommon1v Ip
"e succumb to disturbance in the functiona of
nr vital System, which is sometimes sudden
fnsetimes gradual. In this c.ae. -ai III the Tor.
6rnt. .re,. We observe gn;:s--l NE disappearing
sb1oHgh t6ss9,,s One Of the most usual is dea!h @
'Ds'nsss; as result Of pneutonia !
, 1873-06-22

remarkable vital manifestations. This subject
We now proceed to consider.
II.
Death seems to be absolute from the instant
that the pu1sationB of the heart are stopped
without renewal, because, the circulation of the
blood no longer proceeding, the nutrition Of the
organs becomes impossible, and nutrition is de-
harmony; but, as ne have said above, there are
= thousand little springs in the organism which
keep up 8 certain degree Of activity after the
great handspring has ceased to act. There is
an infinite number Of partial energies that out
live the destruction Of the principal energy, and
Withdraw only BY slow degrees. In cases of sud-
den death especially the tissues keep their pecu-
liar vitality very long time. In the first place.
the heat declines only quite slowly, and the more
go in proportion as death has been quick For
several hours after death the hair Of the head
md body, and the nails, continue to grow. nor
cc:es absorption either stop at once. Even dges-
-, too, keeps on- The experiment performed
py A1alanzani to test this is very curious; He
tto;ncesed te;n the idea Of making crow cat GER
tam qSntity Of food, and killing it Immediately
a1ter ta u: meal. Then be put i in place kept
r. . me SIZE temperature rs that ct live bird,
au4 op9ue it si1 hours later The food was
thoroughly feested.
9esloes tnest general manifestations, the dead
gu4y - capao!e during some continued time Of
ainefens kinds # activity. It is not easy to
study these On tht bodies Of persons diving Of
sickness, because tA.y are not permitted to make
tne sao]eos o. anstonicA examinations until
81 neneaded criminals, which arc given up to
saE1nts s few moments after their execution,
dan ba Of use in the investigation Of what takeu
place Immediately sitter the 1topninr of tho iiv-
lng machine. If the heart l. Uncovered few
MINUTES after execution, pulsatsns are remarked |
winch continue during an hour Of longer. at the
tate Of forty to forty-dve minut.. even after ter
the removal Of the liver, the stomach, and the
!ntest1nes For several hours the musclos re-
taln their e1citsbility and undergo refex CON
fractions from the eli 1ect OF pinching. II. Robin
noted tue following phenomcnon in the case Of
CRIMINAL an hour after his execution: .'The
right arm, !" to quote his description, "being
placed ob1iqunly extended At The side OF the
trunk, with the hand about ten inches away from
the hip, scratched the skin Of the chest, at
about The height OF the nipple, with the point
" u scalpel, over space of nearly four inches,
H!lhopt making any pressure On the muscles
ylng beneath: Ne Immediately saw the great
oectorh muscle, then the biceps, then the ante
7oz prachial, succeasiyely and quickly contract.