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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-06-18
PICTURE or ANCIENT curr,r.

The London News speaking ot d.
SehlImanns alleged discovery OF ancient
Troy ,indalges 10 ibis pleasing bl, oi word
painting;
High up iu The northeast corner Of the
Lcyant where the rapid llcllcspout rolls
southwark ia cesseIcss food, Bic lhc
plains of the Tread, the ,ceoe Of the
world. grandest epic. The simois and
Nanthus still flow onward to the sea; The
Hellespont still rushcs by; the shadow
OF Lemnos stil falls upon the shores OF
Milylenc, the rocky islot of Tuucdas--
whore the Crooks ay bid while The fatal
horse was dragged iptn llijum's citadel
still Tits ils bills girl with thcir crown o.
gray-Rreeu olive groves out Of the blue
y Jean; aud lda--lda where Paris chose
between the three immorIals-- tow.
ers above The sky, peak leapiug above
peak II is hard TO look upon the scene
and not believe the downright Truth OF
the liomerio tale-to picture the turretcd
walls, and the Setgu gates, aud the lofty
eiladel, aud Pdm's palace with ils end
less corridors and countless chambers.
aud the naval camp Of The AclTu host
With It's trench aud rampant, aud the
beach where the yorncll.prowed ships
lay in long rows, aud the huge mound
under which lies the great Achilles,
whom we know, NerXes, before be cross.
ed the Hellesponl with his hosts, wcm
up the hill which tradition even then
identified US the pergamus of rram, aud
sacrificed thousand oxen TO lfan Aih-
cue, A century aud bali later Altxau-
der not only assembled the holy b Il, but
hung up there his own mmor and took
down suit OF mail which local tradition
cherished as the panoply to the great
Hector himself. Centuries have since
rolled by aud the ghost of Dcmetrius OF
Scepsis has sbuddered at the saeriegiou-
iufdelity of Won; but the divine hay of
TrUy's fall sill retains its its h ID upon
mems hearts, aud traveller after traveller
has wandered along the Troad shores
with reyereut step, aud sought to ideuli.
fy the site of Priam's city aud to fix the
mound beneath which Troy's ruins
lie.
The News, we may add, places but lit
tie faith IN Dr. Schiemaun's deductions,
viewing the Illiad as an imaginative pr-
em rather than au historical record, sass
that the diggings at Troy will no more
yield the treasures once possessed by th'
llumerie heroes than The armor of the
Uter Pendragon will ever be brought To
Iigtt from the ruins Of Tintagel, or the
imperial crown Of Friedrich barbarossa
from the caves OF the Ks fl'bauser.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-06-18
pnEcocIous cnILpnnN

Precoclty in children is to be deplorcd
not encouraged. A dull sleepy child oft.
en- makes the best man. The business
of childhood is to grow, rather than
shrivel up In the school room and die .--
Colts put into harness, or kept under the
saddle before they get their growth, make
poor or Indifferent horses. Half our col
lege graduates, who smoke tobacco and
commit other indiscretions while pursu
ing their studies, are 'shelved,' being Us
ed up and good for nothing before thirty
years. Would not little physiological,
training be more useful than so much
Greek, Latin aud Rhetoric? pfecocious
boys aud giIls should not be kept Ia
school, but out of doors in the garden,
on the farm, in the play ground rolling
hoops, flying kites, riding horses, climb
ing hiIs-al in moderation, aud II prop
erly fed, clothed and trained, they will
learn enough later IN life. They should
also sleep ubundautly Children grow
most when they sleep best. II the human
race Is to be perpetuated, some attention.
must be paid to the laws of health. 70
become parents Of robust children OF
children with enough vitality to keep the
lamp of life burning into old age--re.
qnires right living on their part, Chit
dren are affected by the physical aud
mental conditions of their parents. s,ock
here, as elsewhere, Is an important con,
sideration. Blood tells. We may i'm.
prove or impair The quality OF our blood
by the way sc live, the habits we form.
the pursuits we follow, and by our yert
thoughts, But enough. 5 nsible pareuis
will have sensible, not preoocIous ehi-
drcn; take proper care OF them md the
will live and perpetuale the family name
and be a blessing TO their parents, the
state, the nation and the race. silly,
foolish, fashionable, dissipaled, ignorant
aud ambitions pas aud mas shall uor
live out half their days.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-06-18
ANINDEx TO MARRIAGE.

ltdoes not require an astrologer, u
gypsy or a medium with direct pack OF
cards, 1t is very simpe--lies In nut
shell, aud can be expressed in few
words. They are these: The last person
you would naturally think of.
II a girl expresses fouduess for ma
jestic men with large whiskefs make up
your mind that she will marry small
man with none. If she declares that
mind is all she cares for, expect TO see
her stand before the altar with pretty
fellow who has just sense enough TO tie n
crayal bow. 1t, on the contrary, she de-
clares she must have a handsome bus
baud. look about you for the plaincst
person in her circle of acquaintance, and
declare, That j. the mau, for il certainly
will be.
Men are almost as bad, The gentle
man who desires wife with a mind aud
mission, narries a lisping b by who
screams at the sight Of mouse, aud
hides her face VIXEN she hears a sudden
knock ut the door. And the gentleman
who dreaded anything ike strong.mind.
edu,ss, exuhs IN the fact that his wife 1.
everything be had detested.
liza girl says Of one, Marry himl I'd
rather die, look upon it as settled, and
expect cards iof the wedding Of these
tWo people.
Ifa remark ofn lady, Not my style at
al await patiently the appearance OF bic
name Ia the matrimonial colamn in con.
ueclioa with that lady's name.
Aud II two people declare themselves
friends and nothing more ,you may know
what viii come next.
There IL so hypocrisy Ia al lhis, aud
such malehes are invariably the bappie,l.
People do not know tHemseive., and
make great mistakes about their iuten-
tioHs Love i. terribly ucrplexiug when
he fret begins to upset one. theories aud
when his arrow hrst pierce. The heart
there il such huiteging there, that Il !.
hard 10 guess tie cause. Besides man
proposes aud God disposes, ana Il IL tho
i don't knuw shat With which people
iall 10 love, sud not lhose peeelafIiles
which c0uld be given 10 passport.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-06-18

+ Ied myself The whole thing was Ike 3
bideous nightmare.
A few minutes sufnoed 30 enable me 70
detect the mlschief-and saw at once
. lhal II could be remediea, and sl.o ihst
! it wss quite time IA should be. 4 few
minutes more, aHd the nat would hsye
been of sltogctho and the engine would
/ thea torn herself to pieces IN two strokes.
Braeing all my energies, saeoeoded iH
Supplying my scew.key again aud sgain.
IL required great qniekness of hand 10
seize the second Of time in which turu
could be given. now found the value
Of my clyde training. On the Clyde an
engineer Is taught sll about the parts OF
An engue--he ioafus to do all that re-
quires to be done IN case Of breakdown.
| now felt the value % this broad engl.
neering edueatiou.
At length / succeeded in making all
tight-just a- my head begas TO swim,
aud my sight began to grow indistinct.--
How managed to climb aud scramble
up again | scarcely know, Old Craigton
aud one of the tiremen hauled me up part
Of the way by catching hold Of my coat
collar When got on deck, tainted
snd fell.
Bot now the engine could ba worked
firmly, and we were saved,
did not do much more work during
that voyage. | was utterly exhausted;
my nerves were quite unstrung. But |
got my reward,
When we came into port the passen-
gers gave me dinner, aud presented me
with this waieh-read the inscription
aud was feasted and Aattered till nv
head was nearly turned. The chief aud
captain both spoke well for me, aud
was appointed chief engineer to new
steamer which the company had just
launched.
All these things were bat means to an
end. grndged every minute that | was
away from my sweet lassie.
would not tell you all that we said
and looked when we met-no, not for
the world Tor Jennie then would never
forgive me.
Well, III say this, When clasped
her in my arms and felt her arms tighten.
Ing round me, and when felt her hot
tears-well, well! Jennie, III say no
more.
We were made man aud wife when |
came home from my first voyage as chief.
Aud in few years the company gave
me good post on shore, with snug
salary.
So III go to sea no more.
And these are the bairns, two laddies
aud three Iasses. Do you think that
they take more after the mother or me?
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-06-18

From the lips Of an orator at the deco
ration OF the Confederate dead at Mont
gomery, Ala, recently came these touch
ing words:
While we ponder thus, the mind car
ries "a norhward, where the tombs are
whittier than the sands Of the sea and
more numerous than the stars ia the
heavens. Ia them lie men Of the same
race as ourselves-who spoke the same
language aud worshipped the same, Fond
mothers scul thcu to battle and tender
tears aud agoniziug prayers watched their
pathway. They followed ilag that wac
a. dear to them as was TO us the STAR
crossed banner that has long since taken
it, flight 70 greet the warrior. soul, aud
be that worJhily speaks for the living and
the dead mus. -ay that 30 feeling OF bate
to ibe Northern dead peryade- this Mem
oriAl Day. Que touch Of pity makes te
whole world lin. From scenes like rhit.
where the warring sections mourn ID.
dead, let the statesman draw iu.piaiiys
90 gaide tie living
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-06-18

Mr. aud Mrs. W y. Robinson have
now gone to ItaIy, after having spent
about a month Ia London and IN Paris.
Mrs Robinson writes as follows con.
eerBiug tie wof, ofthe aomeu 10 Paris:
todd yaH how msHy different tbings
women DO Ia tile county. Io-dfy we
saw one driving d large market wagon,
sbe had blue haukefctiei 90 her head
and vas gee Wb0aiug, 10 French aner
lte most approved fashion. l.h5uId 90,
have known bsr from man buf for the
rutangiiug pettleoats We Afro sun
~gnan sud man hsuessed Into cart
aad drawing it together ii ibe most ami
cable maUner, and wbeu Wchl 10 the
depot saw d woman selling tickets -
ticket agcHt, aUd oBe tending railroad
gate. IL ot.ei sli this, When ] arrived
at home { surpfiscd 80 men doing oar
chamber work IGlt aIai thsl tie meB
hai saeh a. cqaal chance wlih the 40.
meH
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-06-18
rrS,rrm. or rrurrr stSorxe.

\ fact little known 70 the pabae rr.
gaulipg the singing yoiec f., thsl almost
al socsIis,s ihroats art la a chronic state
ct mdamstion, or an approach to Il.
s. htgh would bo coDsiacred downright
sorcncss by anybody else. \ friend Of
mlue, who Is a prima donna, Koos thre
iile With pair of rcd aud swollen ton.
sils which would serve me very nicely ioy
- quiusy. Familiarity in such cases
breeds contempt, as the peovefh tcaches,
Tor the ahnormally enlarged tousis crc-
ate 40 disturbance ia my friends mind
She remarks that physician who was
unagquaiUtea with artists threats would
surely send her 10 bed Il be got a peep at
hers Bat 1t s seldom necessary to eau.
ton The posessOr vt a singing voice tn
vigilance Ia the care Of IL, Il Is too pre-.
oiuus a possession TO be lightly guarded,
A voice which ia the money sense IL
equivalent TO row Of brown.stone fronts
Ia Fnb Avenue, or know not how
many oil wells ia PeunsNlvaula, viii be
treated with The utmost respect by wise
possa,sor. Unfortunately, The singing
voce is short-liycd, If il be used Tho
eNaotious of modern operas are 50 de.
struclive ia their effects, that II Is ealeu-
lated the average duration la freshness Of
a soprano voice is eight years, aud OF a
tenor voice six years The baritone is
somewhat harder while the bass voice
will generally last lifetime; though
there are wel-kuown instances Of once
celebrated bassos who still walk the earth
in all their manly physical vigor, but
lug no more
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-06-18

Emily Faithful send. the following
letter TO the editor Of the London Spec
tator:
During my recent visit tc Nassar COZ.
lego had a long conversation with the
resident physician, DR.. Avery and the
professor Of astronomy, Marin Mitchell,
woman who's" reputation Is a. great Ia
the new world a. Mrs. someryille's We
ia the old, Both these ladies assured inc
that tn girls who studied The hardest at
Nassar we're The hpBlihicst. They traced
the bad health Of American women 10 it,
trus somre--ibc terrible severity aud ex
tfemes Of climate combined will. ihe uu-
wholesome habit OF heating houses with
furnaces TO the exclusion of eos proper
ventilation sad t5e widespread dtsinc.i.
nation to pbysieai exercise of aitY dies
aipfion. I venture TO add ilat the deli
.saY complained Of !. also due ~ ibe fear
tdl mpIaiiy wilh which ogr American
cousins spplt thr role Il doing smauI
a lalcyer tlaey iaye iu hamt W. thsIt
meals aGd 80 their haempefair Hsr Il
iced water throughout winter arm u-
mer hnle that the s1cestHf repg
which D. Clarke has drawn from bic
eeunltywomsn vii be highly fead by
those interested IL lhis importsui subject
u bears The sane relBtloa 10 his eItrBYA.
gaut attack ibat Ar Garrett AudersoH's
dighiBed aud practical answer does 70
DE-. Maudsley's ome.what-ohe-sided a..
sertlohs.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-06-18

DO DOT marry antlI yoa are abls % sup
port wife.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-06-18

The First Bus 10 America --Coiam-
bus
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-06-18

A gentleman visiting au iishmau ob.
served a monster pig -lrntting shout The
house, and asked how they got such a
brute up those two stairs May ., pla.e
yer honor, saif Paddy il VS. never down
10 be guk up.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-06-18

say, friend your borse il 4 little con-
irars il be 90. No, air. What makes
him stop, tbenf Oh, he's afraid some
body u cay Whoa, aud be woa', bear
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-06-18

In Que of the eastern towns of Massa-
chnsetts lived, some years ago, Uncle
Bill, a Woodworking stone mason,
a man of ready wit, but, unfortunately,
too much addicted to drink Regularly,
each morning, at an early hour, he made
visit TO the grocery store to lay in a
stock of the ardent for the days consum-
plion. With the same regularity the Rev
DR.. G, a kindly natured orthodox
clergyman, in quest OF his morning chop
Or midday roast, sought the village
butchers shop. After meeting often IN
their morning walks, DIR. C at last
tet il his duty TO mildly reproye Uncle
Bill for his easily beselting sin. So one
morning, after their usual hearty saluta
lions, the good dominic began: You aud
walk out early, Uncle Bill; but do you
ever reflect how different are our er-
rauds? AS for that matter, said Uncle
Bill, if we briug the thing down to scrip
ture test, my errand will come out ahead
How SO? asked DR.. C. Why, you
walk after the flesh, but | walk afer the
spirit.
Connecticut western news., 1874-11-06
Honest Gypsies.

Julian Young, in his interesting volume of "Reminiscences," tells a story of gypsies, which is creditable both to their honesty and fine sense of honor. It is certainly not in harmony with their general reputation. In travelling his chaise was overturned, and he was obliged to leave it, with it's valuable contents, in the care of gypsy band. He told them of the valuables left behind, and begged them to keep a careful watch over them. After a long absence he came back, and with out examining the articles, to see if anything vas missing, put them into the ehaise again, fastened it to another carriage, and was ready to drive On.
 Are you sure you have everything that belongs to you ?" asked one of the band.
 "Yes, thank you," was the prompt answer. s
 The man smiled and. thrust into his hand an oil-skin bag, which had dropped out of his hat-box. Mir. Young offered them handsome sum of money, but they said earnestly,
 No, sir, no; we won't have nothing. You've paid us enoughi You've trusted us, gypsies as we are ! You've left your property in our keeping and never cast suspicious glance at it when you came back, to see if we had been tam pering with it." .-t-rsE
Connecticut western news., 1874-11-06
A Narrow Escape.

In the Lady Washington mine, near Virginia city, blast was arranged and the fuse lighted Two miners got into the bucket to be hoisted two hundred feet up the shaft, the fuse being long enough to give ample time under or dinary circumstances. In this instance, however, the ascent was delayed by some disarrangemento of the machinery, and the1nen were suspended in awful danger with no means of averting it. They laid themselves in the bottom of the bucket and awaited in terror the explosion. 'Tt seemed like an houf, y said one of them, but was really about Ave minutes. When the blast did ex- plode the bucket was lifted several feet by the rush of air, and as it fell back with violent shock 8 shower of shat tered rock rained on. the covering miners. They were hauled up at length ineensible with cuts and bruises, but they will recover.
Connecticut western news., 1874-11-06
A Sorcerer Butchered,

An unheard of crime has recently been committed in Alamenca, @ small town, about a league to the southwest of the province of Cangalio, Peru. On the 18th of August the Indians were celebrating Assumption Day, and in order to worthily solemnize the occa- sion, they determined, with the Justice of the Peace at their head, to slowly burn te death an unfortunate citizen named Mariana Lurcamay, who enjoyed the unenviable reputation of being a sorcerer. They seized their victim and dragged him to the Plaza, where they belabored him with sticks, put him in the stocks, and, finally, after covering him with straw, they set fire to the mass. During the whole of this time they were cheering and shouting. They then left their victim burning and retired to the house of the Judge to make merry. About couple of hours afterward the Judge remarked that sorcerers died with great difficulty, and that it would be necessary to return to the square and examine the victim. This proposition received the consent of all, and on reaching the square they were surprised to find Lurcamay yet alive. The Judge then seized a knife, and exclalming, "After this operation you will not escape" cut the throat of the poor wretch, and ordered that the body should be left to the dogs. So soon as the man was evidently dead the mob returned to it's revels.
 A traveller who happened to pass by gathered the remains, and, after giving them burial. informed the authorities at Cangalle. The Sub-Prefect, Dr. Miranda, announced that he intended to reward the criminals if they would voluntarily visit him. By this ruse he has been able to capture the Judge Mariana Perez, and seven others, and they are safely deposited in the prison of Chuschin. ,,..-. Ea....-
Connecticut western news., 1874-11-06
FerOeIOus Wolves.

In the Charente, ih France, little girl was engaged in picking up chest nuts, when she was attacked by wolf, which flew at her throat and killed her before a man named Texler, who was about three hundred yards of, could come to her assistance. When Texler arrived the wolf left Marie Favrand and dashed at him he was rnarmed, but he managed to give the infur1 ted beast violent kick and to seize it by the throat. Wolf ana man rolled to earth together, but the man Sas on top, and he held the animal firmly pinned, though the wolf had got hold of his arm. This struggle lasted for twenty minutes, when a man called Fontroubade came to the rescue, and with Texler at last succeeded in kicking and beating their antagonist to death. Texler received no fewer than twenty two severe wounds ih this combat, and Fontroubade had one of his fingers lacerated.
Connecticut western news., 1874-11-06
Try It.

A tonic and alternative medicine, the invigorating and regulating properties of which actually lengthen life, and add to the capacity for it's enjoyment, is within the reach of every member of the community. No invalid who has had recourse to Dr. Walkers Vinegar Bitters will hesitate to concede to it these invaluable qualities. It is stom. achic and corrective of unrivaled eff cacy, yet being free from alcohol, it is not an excitant. It's anti-bilious oper- ation is more direct, speedy, and cer- tain than that of any of the dangerous mineral salivants, and as an aperient. il gently removes any Instructions that may have accumulated in the lower i'll. testine, without producing either irri tation or pain. In fact, it's wonderful remedial effects are unaccompanied by any drawback. Of all medicines, it ii the most harmless and salubrious. Al an appetizer, it is far ahead of any o1 the alcoholic nostrums that momentari ly stimulate the palate; while as { means of renevating @ weak and torpiC stomach, it stands alone among moder1 remedies.-COa7s.
Connecticut western news., 1874-11-06
Among the Bitters.

MT. Henry Vaughan, State Assayer of Rhode Island, has made chemical examination of thirty-five samples of bitters," including the most promi- nent things of the kind in the market.
 The most potent of the bitters cata- logued contains 43.2 per cent. of alco- hol, or nearly as much as ordinary brandy or whisky; the weakest gives 6.36 per cent. of alcohol, more than is held by Edinburgh ale. Between these extremes we find varying percentages, ranging from IA to 40, nearly all ot them far above the strength of the strongest wines. One manufacturer, with a. name highly suggestive oi reformation, solicits the cdssom of the iteetotal party for Temperance Bit. ters," containing only 16.68 per cent. od alcohol, which is about the percentage in table-sherry another offers Hert BittersI.s with nearly 37 per cent, ol I2 per acent. more than the strongest port. Under these sincumbrances the State Asssyer thinks that the word temperance should be left of the alec holic bitters.