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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-06-11
CAN'T JUDGE BY APPEARANCES

Lawyer. MIR. Sergeant, were you ever
in Benjamin Kimball's bar.room?
Witness. Yes, s-i-rl
Ibid you ever see any liquor there ?
W.-No, SIR.
Ibid you see anything containing
liquors there?
W-Not as / know Of
Ibid you see any decanters or tum-
blcrs there?
W.--No, Sir.
Ibid you see any barrels or kegs
there?
W.-Yes; Isaw some kags there.
L.-Ah, yes! (exultingly) you did,
then, see some kegs. Now tell the jury
what there was in those kegs.
W.-Don't know. didn't look in.
L.-Yes, sir; but were there no marks
upon the outside, tickets or labels, or
writing of some kind?
W.-Yes; well there was; Iremember
ii meow; Iveow should haye forgot ii,
il YOU hadn't put me In mind ont.
l.. oh, yes, you do remember. Just
state. then, sir, before YOU forget, what
there was printed or written.
WI was different on all of um !;
none of 'um had it alike.
L.-Well, sir, tell us what it said on
the first one you saw.
W.-WeIl, / mostly forget meow; but
I'bleve it said gin on the first one.
L.-Ginl Then, sir, / guess we can
find out what there was in those kegs, If
you didn't look 10. Now, sir, tell us
what it said on the next one.
W.-WeIl, on the next one it said Ben
Kmball; but l didn't suppose Ben Kim
ball was inside the bag.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-06-11
FINDING ifAEIT

There is nothing perfect that man
does-certaiBly nothing that children do
The beet actions may have a. ntw picked
In them if one wishes 10 sea opfv the evil.
In general. faultGndipg a- O. habit indI.
Gates a bad state of mind in the censor.
rather than sporl,I fna In the reu.0rrd
II NAV not be maliopanf. ar eyan cruel
and oftep If i. pucon.rtooa.
we have known very Kind sooaro. k,aa
IN feeling and IN action. who lea, nu an
unceasIno flow Of aul,.dndipg Yh.r.
was Amt Hasco,o. who mind noor F,tl.
3. much a.. any one In tofn and y.a al
WAYS doing somerhfno for them. ber me-,
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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-06-11

cd away and u kadut lashcd myself TO
the raitcr, IA ha' fell right down among
EN-. On. such a sell never heerd aforc
snd hope l'il never hear sgin! Thongh
! knawed they couldn't gt, At me, Il was
dreadful 70 be there alone IN the dead Of
the night, with pack Of hungry wolves
lickiu' their slaverin' jaws, aud thirstin'
for my blood. Trey ran round and
round the barn, and leaped on TO each
others back, and sprang into the ait;
bat Il was no use, and at last began to
get Kinder easy, aud I looked down on
10 oEliu', yarmins aud bsnterd them .--
Squire, you'd ha'thought they understood
a Teller. Every time Ihollered and shook
my fist al them, they yelled aud jumped,
louder than ever. For all this, waru't
sorry when Il begun to grow a little
lighter; and about half an hour before
dawn they begun to see il was no use so
they give me one long, loud farewell
how atorc they went. Bat, squire, the
most curious part Of the story has got 10
come. SoRe time sforc they went ii had
growed so light 7 eonld see EN- quite
plain; aud an ugly set of beasts they was
aud no mistake. Well, I noticed one
wolf separate himself from the pack, aud
trying to stink away. lie had his tail
between his legs, jest like a dog when
he's beaten, aud had u coward look, as ii
be were ashamed and aieard like. All at
once, he made spring out of the barn,
but the rest of the pack was after him
like lightuin'.
Squire, concluded the Yankee, laying
his hand impressively on my sleeve, you
may believe it or not, jest as you please;
but beyond some hide and hairs, they
didu't leave piece of that ere wolf as
big as my hand. He was the scout as
give the signal to the others, and they
devoured him out of hunger and revenge
cause they couldn't get me!
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-06-11
1T DON'T PAY.

II don't pay to have fifty working.men
poor and ragged, iu order to have one
saloon-keeper dressed in broadcloth and
flush Of money.
II don't pay to have these fifty working
men live on bone soup and half rations,
in order that one saloon-keeper may
flourish on roast turkey and champagne
II dou't pay to have the mothers and
children of twenty families dress in rags,
starved into the sembauce of emaciated
scarecrows aud live in novels, ia order
that the saloon.keeper's wife may dress
IN satin aud her children grow fat aud
hearty aud live Ia bay-window larIor.
1t don't pay TO have one citizen in the
county Jail because another citizen sells
him liquor.
1t don't pay to hang one citizen because
another citizen sold him liquor.
1t don't pay to have ten smart, active
and intelligent boys transformed into
hoodums and thieves, to enable one man
to lead an easy life by selling them Il
.uor.
II don't pay to give one man, for si5 a
quarter license to sell liquor, aud then
spend $40, 900 on the trial Of Tip Nc.
Laughlin for buying that liquor, and then
committing murder under it, influence.
II don't pay 10 have one thousand
homes blasted, ruined. defled aud turned
into hells Of di-cord aud misery, IN or
der that one wholesale liquor dealer may
amass large fortune.
ltdon't pay To keep six thousand men
10 the penileutiaries aud prisons aud hos,
pitals, aud ene lhousand IN lunAlic asy.
lam, al the expense Of the honest, indu..
iti0us Taxpayers, ia order that few rich
capitalist. may grow richer by the manu-.
acture Of whiskey.
Ii don't pay to permit the existence nI
a traffic which only results In crime, pov.
erty, miseFy aHd death, aud which Heyri
did, never does, never eau, and never vii
do any good
II ncyer pays to DO wrong your sif
viii Sud y0u oat: whether others hnd 1
ous or not, the sin knows where you ar'
and will always keep sou posted Of tha
fset. Il don't pay,
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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-06-11
THE curT or THE NILE.

Did you ever hear that rivers made
presents to the world?
never heard it until to-day. But il
seems that they 40. The land Of Egypr
was gilt Of the river Nile. Il was in
this way: Once this country, now Sc
fertile, was nothing but a barren desert
like that of the Great Sahara, which lies
near it, The river Nile had to flow thro
this desoate country to get TO the sea-
and every year brought down from the
rich land Of Abyssinia as much fertile
soil as he could carry, aud oveI1owina
his banks, spread it all over tbG sandy
desert as tar as he could reach. BY doing
this year after year, he turned the dcser0
into fruitful land. Sometimes he would
bring down so much rich soil that hr
would have more than he could spread
on the sandy plain. This be would tak,
down and drop into the sea, until al last
in the course of ages, he has built up
here a triangular piece Of very lortil
land, called the Delta Of the Nile. The
whole has formed a very rich present 10
the world
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-06-11


iu view of lhe recent Mcxeau murders
IF poor pargus accused of soteery IL may
be interesting now 10 recall the incident.
II the Salem witchcralt The frst settlers
brought O belief 10 witches with them
from Europe, and six or eight persons
uad been czecutpd between lG4l and 1866.
loo 1868 the children Of John Goodwin,
citizen Of Boston, were believed to be be-
ajtehcd, aud on their accusation n half
ai1ed Irish woman was hanged for COM
mnuieadug evil spirits 10 them. -Four
years a1erWatd three children of Rev.
Air. Fauls, % clergyman Of Salem, com
giained oi beiug tortured, aud three
FDmen. one an Indian, another a bed
rldden person, aud the tiird crazy old
a0man, were Imprisoned for lhe crime.
/ GHau the evil begun 10 spread, aud the
. slightest piqae was sufficient 10 justify
uraHs. Cotton Maihef Judge -toughton
Increase MalHef, tH. president oi iiar-
taal college. aH1 m48y others encouraged
sste..s. in 4u# EeaF twenty persons we're
executed 9b..e more lhau two hundred
fero confined iu jaI and uanr other.
-u.Faaea ui ames Ged fba country.
-9ma oftHa iadgas and ministers attef-
aarl acknowledged the dalns,on, and
aade Waat fepHfaagn taeg eaaA, bat
1auer aua f9ughtaH rlgue 10 t4eir be.
Hel 4aH Justified the executions.
Ia a8e.iag sfoFg of tbe HtfIe hataba,
ogn considerable influence upon the
gaHa Of Penasyvau4 81 was 8my fs-
rarf Hat Hua b8r dag BIZ bgIe iH
a aftaf. auaen, aai taa pannt -
ssarses ajsaaa lg aa9w aHg alI n-
( N9g a~ tI tf De- aatuea D9Eea
n aaIa nl teeH SIS H. tsIbar. smile
ss arasa s ie, ad Ha yelled a. ih.
e Hth aappa4ud from
81 81 wasn't George Was8-
saai IHs bog father a.i ust aef IN
aa maHasg d.d lua pareuu 81
T.. 4" H9a ilf gal.s aud threats oi
afauaa ,saseaea wrfr bead ii thar ~
1a.lly tal some time sneiwards.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-06-11
ur Dury orA wouAN 10 nn LADY

lIE DUTX or \ WOMAN 10 nE a LADY
WiIdue-s is a thug which girls cannot
afford Delicacy is a thing which cannot
DO lost and fiuad, No art can restore to
the grave It's bloom Familiarity with.
ont love, without confidence, without re-
gard, is destructive to all that makes wo-
mau cXaltiug and ennobliug.
The world is wide,. these things are
small;
rhey may be nothing, but they are ALL
Nothing? ltis the first duty OF woman
to be n lady. Good breeding is good
sense. Bad manners in woman Is i'm.
morality. AVkwardness may be iaerad-
icable, Bashfalness is constitutional
ignorance Of etiquette is the result Of
circumstances, An can be coudoned,
aud do not banish men or women from
the amenities Of their kind. But self.
possessed, unsbrukiug aud aggressive
cUarsoness Of dcmeanor may be reckon
ed as "a state prison oiIense, and certainly
merits that mild form Of restraint called
imprisonment for life. II is . shame for
women to bc lectured on their manners.
It is bitter shame that they need it,
Women are the umpifes Of society. IL is
they 10 whom all mo0ied points should
De referred, TO be a lady Is more than
20 be prince. A lady is always in her
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@"'a@f ahd aald FefF s.a", Noo'j dol
'a'. >l'a-' ha shout
b~aa'n' say D. ialat worth my while
20 step ior iaai; ou' Is }oo make ii four
aon. n.i mind h do.
Wei, we ehailered and Chartered for a
considerable SPELL and at last we con
e.aded 10 afiso bargain iof two dollars
and pint of rnm. The boys was pretty
"e8 Almost cleared ont, when Dave
shunyser comes to me and says, silas,
says bee, be it true Noa.fe aeoin 20 stop
here bIl night.
reckon aini agoin' 10 do noihin'
else,
+ Take FOOLS advice, says Dave, and do
nothing Of The soFi'
W bai iorf says /.
Cause says he' here's several refused
and The deacon kno"ed YOU to be Kim
der desperate chap, or he wonldn I have
aAed Won
"hF' man alive says j. wars The
danger 10 come IrolHf
! Why says Dove, aiut yon aheerd
there's been wolves seen IN the nelg' %
ooFhood; pidnt The deacon tell YOU ~
ho" be lost two sheep only the night
aiore Iastt hon dafsnt make lire,
cause OF the shaFInge; anu the barn amt
boarded ap'
/ Dave says l. do you think to pull the
wool over my eyes iha' fashion, ana then
nave IT TO say Fou elrcnmvenied Siias
Wood reckon can read YOU as easy
as BOOK loo q iEe TO arm them TWO
dollars Yourself. Wen, now, III tell you
"hat lil 90 Win YOU lWos company;
( II you IKE to stop VITA me, you wei
come ana d"h care II snare the
brass INTO the bargain
says Dave wouldn't stop night IN
this h're barn as 1t Is, not Tor hve
huhdred-doIIar bilL Remember, Slas,
I've warned Fon as friend, ana away
/ he went
Wen, squire, warnt gon' to let Dave
scare me, cause J knoWed he was sweet
on gal called KIM Parklns' that were
keepln' company with, and would have
II TO tell how ! had hdnEed; and as
hadR't heerd tell OF wolves in them parts,
/ jest thought he SAID that by the way OF
/ banter.
Well, made myself comfortable in the
barn. 1t was all boarded mp on three
sides, and partly on the fourth; only
there was gap lett for the door, big
enough to let in a wagon-load Of hay. Ii
wasn't cold, bein tne night III the In
/ diah summer 30 kept a strollin up
ana down, taRln' look out now ana
agin' to zee II there was an! BODY lnrkih
about with an eye to the boards and shin-
giles, but there warn't soul stirrin'
| oat myself Every now ana a2ln, Ia NIX
myscli iiIlie gfog, uii The rum was ali
gone ana lheh oegah TO ieeI most ever
'as'In s'e"py' SO thonght ia jest iaS
ao"n aWhlle on the olS plIe oi shaVings
thefe was III one corner OF Inc parh'-
.nrao... ond onrss ;, ,,,oro ora,,, =,
,,,'a, n ,vo s,,o,sa.' soid no, r. d.aen,
IN, ohnr, ,,ol,os I'm a. ,os, h,a,no mo :,
aitn,, a.oa,,, ,b,,,a mo-, o,,, T., .ha L,.,,
hnntin' about iust like n dog. sujfin, here
and there, tll at last he came TO the nile
of shaving 5 where was.
Well, sonire. can't call TO mind how
I woke exactly. bnt the fast thing I re.
member was sitlin, right nm on tbe nile
of sbavinys. tr, in 10 make ont as we'll rs
eonld in the dark if there was anythino
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waIaa ua#de8 ga Ha "a success s.oU o
.am'a effects. salH. as vaua hsve De-
lighted aa artist aa5 pea and whla
1beg mEg eau.a describe
lfvaaIi ba dldIruIt go convey 60 iht
reader whaIa na biyouauEad out ia
lae woa5s. lba luxury of those evening.
around lhe campfire.
Aawa deaf %, storytelling. we O..
tarnta ln fr the ujabs-that IS, we ROLLED
ourselves lu ogf blankets, aud iell asccT
with our feet toward abe Gre.
The stories told upon the evening
hsye iu my mind bad an been about
wolrea, some Of which rapacious crea
torres were said 60 Lc.lbeu 10 our neigh,
bothood. Owing, perhaps, to ny imas.
inatlou having been excited bv thcs,
tales. bad q terrible nightmare.
dreamed mat wolves were pursuing me
{ huew laey wec gaining 90 me; J coul5
ha8r taeir howls growing more and mora
distinct There {. q point of agouy al
which all dreams must bavo au end
awoac with 81 terrible start. and found
myself batbcd ia a cold sweat, and o prey
TO "a sense ot terror tor which / could
not account Instead of tue cheerful
blaze which bad seen ere fell asleep,
all was now cold and dark. The fire had
.auh TO q heap OF red cmbors, ] could
not distinguish one of nay sleeping com
paulous. Good heavens! can / be stil
.lumUefiug? There, again, 81, the long
low, waiting howl which ! had SO dis.
lmclly hemd Ia my dreams.
,al up erect aud listened. What is
that sound--a ru,tliug among the urdsh.
wood-some of the party stirrinet No
al arc silent as the grave. am the ouly
one awake ia the camp. Once again
Surely am mistaken. Thought the fire
was nearer TO me, ju.t in front; aud so
il is. What then, can be those two glim-
merug lights few yards Of? Now they
are moving awake the nearest sleep.
er-uu American, named Sias Wood -
The man starts to his feet, rubs his eyes
What is IL? Look there, Slas. lie looks,
aud as quick as lightning seizes buru'
ing fagog, and hurs - with all bis force
aud au uuerriug aim. The cleaning
lights disappeared with a rustic Of the
1.
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TWO OF 1HHr = retetEs,

ha9 sets the tabief DO yoa .ay that
Bridget does il, except on washing day
when one Of the girls attend ioitf Wen,
The Placer herald., 1874-08-08
FARM FOR SALE.

vUVHE UNDERSIGNED offers his ranch for
sale at a bargain. 1t embraces about 3z0
acres-25O being under good new post and board
fence; about 130 acres of which Is under culti-
vation and 80 acres now in grain; house and
good barn; nice family orchard and vineyard,
miles northwest of Auburn, in a healthy locali-
ty, and surrounded with fine stock range There
is also on tn, place 20 head of cows, calves
five horses, 100 head of hogs, farming imple-
ments. etc., which will be sold with the ranch or
separately as desired. For further particulars
inquire at the Placer HERALD office, IN Auburn,
or to the undersigned, on the premises, or to
James Moore, at Ophir.
n35-u
The Placer herald., 1874-08-08
NOTICE. - Know all

CO-PARTNERSHIP NOTICE. - Know all
~ men by these presents, that We, W. A.
Thomas, residing in the town of Roseville
county of Placer. and L. d. Thomas, residing
in the town of Roseville, county of Placer, in
the State of California, do hereby certify and de-
clare that we have organized and formed our
selves into co-partnership, and we covenant
and agree, each with the other, to be co-partners
for the purpose of carrying and conducting the
business of General Merchandise, in the State OF
California, under the firm name and style OF
Thongs Il Son, that the principal place OF busi-
of Roseville, county of Placer, and State afore.
said that the names of all the persons interested
as partners in such business are above stated
and signed hereto, and that such partnership
will continue and be in force until further notice
by MS.
In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our
hands and seals, this 14th day OF July, AID 1874
". A. THOMAS, IL. s.
l.. D. THOMAS, L. s.
Filed, July IS, 1874. B. F. BURT, Co. Clerk
The Placer herald., 1874-08-08
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The Placer herald., 1874-08-08
SUM MONS.

In the District Court of the Fourteenth Judicial
the Col nty of Placer.
Charity A. Given VS.. Isaac p. Given.
The People of the State of California send greet
ing to lsaac p. Given, Defendant.
NOU are hereby required to appear in an nc
i ton brought against you by the above
name Plaintiff IN the District Court of the Four
teenth Judicial District of the State of California
in and for the County of Placer and to answer
the complaint filed therein Ga copy of which ac
companies this summons), within ten days (eX
elusive of the day of seryice) after the service on
YOU of this summons If served within this
'ounty; or if served ont of this county but within
this judicial District within twenty days; or, if
served out of said District, then within forty days
or judgment by default will be taken against
you, according to the prayer Of said complaint
The SAID action is brought to obtain decree of
this court, dissolving the bonds of matrmony
existing between you and plaintiff, all of which
is more fully set forth i'll plaintitf's complaint on
ie, herein to which special reference is hereby
made.
And you are hereby notified that if you fail to
appear and answer said complaint above re-
lured the said Plaintiff will apply TO the court
or the relief demanded in the complaint
- Court of the Fourteenth Judicial Dis
SEAL trct of the State of California, in and
N00L for the County of Placer, this ninth
day of June, in the year OF our Lord, one thou
sand eight hundred and seventy-fonr.
b. F. BURT, Clerk,
ie13-2m BY +. ID. ADAMS, Deputy
The Placer herald., 1874-08-08
SOLDIERS WAR CLAIM AGENCY
No. 81 MONTGOMERY Block,
No. "a M
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
w II. AKIN, Attorney at law and Com
w mander of the Grand Army of the Re-
public in California and Nevada, will give prompt
attention to the collection of Additional TlaveI
Pay, now due California and Nevada Volunteers
discharged more than three hundred miles from
home. Soldiers can depend on fair dealing
Information given free of charge. When writing
enclose stamp for reply and state company and
regiment and whether you have a discharge
Congress has extended the time for filing claims
for additional Bounty under Act of July %, 1866,
to January 1875, SO all such claims must be made
before that time. Original Bounty of 500 has
been allowed all volunteers who enlisted before
July %. 1861, for three years, if not paid the
same when discharged. Land Warrants can be
pbtained for services rendered before 1855, but
not for services in the late war. Pensions for
late war and war of 1912 obtained and increased
when allowed for less than disability warrants,
but psnsions are allowed to Mexican and
Florida soldiers. State of Texas has
granted Pensions to surviving veterans of
Tex Revolution. New Orleans and Mobile
Prize Money is now due and being paid. w. H.
Akin also attends TO General Law and Collec-
ton Business. jylo-6m.
The Placer herald., 1874-08-08
Probate Notice.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA In Probate
County of Placer. Court.
Estate of Andrew Beard, deceased
NOTICE is hereby given, by the undersigned
~ Administrator of the estate Of Andrew
Beard deceased, to the creditors of. and all
persons having claims against the said deceased
to exhibit them. with the necessary vouchers,
within four months after the first publication OF
this not ce to the said Administrator at his
residence, in Auburn, Placer county, California.
or at the Office of JAS Moore, ESQ., his attorney,
at Ophr, Placer county.
NJ SWETT
Administrator of the Estate of Andrew Beard,
deceased.
JAS. Moore atty for admir- jy.S-4w