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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-07-23

Such dog was, o course, ap babHuai
attendant on the public services or thc
church cn The Sabbath, n required OK.
taordiuay care TO keep him at home,
shut up Tn d room, he dashed through a
window aud was At church before The
family, Iic was once shut up 10 an out
house that had 40 loor he dug out uu.
der tee $40 OF The oar.aud was At church
before the 6rat psalm was sung, In
church bo occupied the Eppof step Of the
pulpit within which hls master minister.
ed, Tie hay quiet during the service nn.
less other dogs below msbchaytd, In
which osso hc lea his seat, and after
suielIng the disturbance resumed it,
lie was equally devoted 10 the weekly
prayer meeting which was held from
house 70 house, tho appointment being
announced on the sabbath. lie remem.
borcd the evening and the place, aud
was always present, As Il was not agree.
able 20 have dog at ma evening meet.
Ing IN a private house, hc was confined
at home, The next week be went carly,
before the family had thought TO shut
him up, aud waited for the hour and the
people lie know the names OF the fam.
lilies whore the meetings were held, and
where they lived, and could have gone to
any one of them on an orraud as easily
and correctly as a child, And the only
knowledge he had Of the place of meeting
he got as the others did, by hearing the
notice ON sunday. These habits OF the
dog were not tho fruit OF education, Gu
the contrary, pains were taken to prevent
him from indulging his religious prefer.
cnces. He did not manifest a iondncss
for other meetings, or for any individuals
out Of the family circle except those
whom he recognized by their habit OF
praying, as tho people IN whom he was
especially interested
My father was wont to relate many
other anecdotes OF this remarkable ami.
NAL, and the relation of them always
caused his eyes to fill with tears lie
had strong impression that there was
something very mysterious about this
propensity Of the dog, and being himself
a sternly orthodox divine, he never ven.
tured to express the opinion that the dog
bad moral perceptions. But | always
thought be believed so.--TDr Princc.l
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-07-23
APANIo IN uHuRon.
DASBuRY NEWS.

Last Sunday night during the sermon
in our church the gas suddenly went out
and there was complete darkness. The
minister requested the congregation to
remain perfectly quiet until the cause Of
trouble could be ascertained and other
lights procured. Old Mrs. Smiley, it
appears, was sound asleep when the ac-
cident occurred, but just after the clergy
man had finished speaking to the congrc'
CATION she awoke. At first she thought
she had become blind, but as she sat by
the window she Immediately saw the
light in the street and then she knew that
the congregation had gone home and that
she had accidentally been locked in by
the sexton. Dreadfully frightened at the
loneliness and the horror of her situation
she picked up by mn book and dashing
il through pane OF glass in the window
she put her head out aud began to scream
for help. Her shrek impressed passers
by with the idea that the church was on
fire, aud in an instant the alaim was
given, A moment later the engines ar.
rived and just as the sexton began to
light the gas again one gang OF tiremen
began playing through the window on
Mrs. smiey's spring bonnet, while an
other gang poured three inch stream
up the middle aisle with such force as to
wash Rev. DIR. Hopkins, the minister,
out of the pulpit and down among the
high hats which were floating around by
the pew doors Eventually the matter
was explained, and the fire department
shut off the water and went home. But
the deaeons want to know how, If Mr..
Smiley refuses to pay the bill for repairs
to the church, he can ever look fellow
worshipper in the face again.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-07-23
LOVE Pun TO FLIGHT

A few days ago young couple in this
city were signing for tho knot there's 10
untying, They had known each other
long, aud thought they knew each other
well. One evening the gallant called
upon his future bride. He had passed
the previous night with party Of bacho-
lor friends and didn't go homo TN morn.
ing. As consequence, not even the
bright eyes Of his dulcina could drive
sleep from his cye-lids. lilo rccllnod up.
on the sofa, and suddenly dropped into
the land Of dreams. Heavy breathing
was followed by slight snorc, which de.
yeloped into snort which caused the
house TO tremble. There was u little va
ration in the nasal music as In tho puff
ing Of high-prossure steamer. Tho
young lady began to think Of the future
then wopt. She shook her sleeping
lover, but he enored with removed ylgor.
At last she was furious and acizing his
hair, gave it jerk that brought him TO
his feet. Ilo stammorcd WHAT No
matter, MY
Matter enough, she replied -...
die an old maid before ! marry r.u
that snorcs. Good night Du1 ....H
the parlor--he the house.
The young lady could no, bee. ..r
secret, and The reason why tia mtu
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-07-23
\ mELIGIUus poo

Ny father bad small aud beautiful
dog who reioiced IN the name Of Fidelity.
lie differed from other good dogs only 10
being better than others, sud Ia manifest,
ing something that fe-ombled religious
sensibili,y, ora peculiar attachment lo
religious places, people, aud services
He attended family worship with pune
tuality aud regularity that the other
members OF the household might well
have initiated, and certainly 8ld not suf.
pts. II a stranger were Presfal-aad
company visited our bOuse-iae dogs af.
tenti0a 70 him was regulated Bog bi fat-
Ing the lead or sos 10 the re si0Hs waf.
slip Of the household n dle Wa.lga 81
my htbcr's request conducted 'aa w9r.
ship, tbc dog at once attached hiuself to
his person, aud when be departed tie
dog escorted BIN out Of tbs village
sometimes going home with Mm 20 8
neighboring town, ana making him q
Visit ofa few days II tbe visitor did not
perform any religious service ID the house
tie dog took 40 notice 0i hiin while
there, and suffered him 70 depart mat.
tended and evidently nnregreltgd
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-07-23

ion Of vests was not tolerated At that time
tihis was not In the eally days Of The
reign Of George III The name Of man
could be easily asocrtained by glsncing
al the waisthand, shich was fully eN-
posed to view. ON one occasion hr,
Jones had at.ircd himself hastily and 10
the hurry had pat on q shirt stamped
with The name Of his roommate, J. Ow-
ems. HcIloi said a friend, you've Dor.
rowcd boiled shirt tor your holiday .--
Oh, no, said Jones, this Is my shirt. We'll
there's another mans name on Il, point
ing to the convincing proof j, OTens.
But quick as a flash, when Jones saw bis
mistake, be turned II TO his advantage;
Oh, this Is the way our Ncleb folks spell
the family name, J.o-w-e-n-s, Jowons, or
Jones a YOU call I'll Dye see3
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-07-23

HOW A sAr AIRY GRABBER WAS rLiNK

Col. Orzo J. Dodds, late member Of
Congress from the fist district Of Ohio,
tells good story about a call he recent
ly received at his Office from man who
claimed to be an editor from Arkansas.
lie was very seedy.looking chap, and
appeared as though he had but recently
come of from about a six weeks spree.
Bowing profoundly, then striking an at
titude, with one hand on his heart, aud
the other extending a badly used plug
hat, he exclaimed with dramatic air:
Have the honor of addressing the
Hon. Orzo J. Dodds?
My name is Dodds, but am no longer
an honorable, said the colonel.
Notan honorable? Dodds not an hon.
orable? Now, by ST. Paul, when scan
that honest face, on which all the gods at
once do seem to set their seal (grecn seal,
murmured Dodds to bimself,) read
nothing dishonorable.
That's right, said Dodds; never read
anything dishonorablc. But to busi-
ness.
Yes, as you say, to business ! am a
printer-I might say, with no unbecom-
ing blush, an editor. am from the no-
bic state of Arkansas, the only state, by
the way, able aud willing to support two
governors at the same time. But have
been unfortunate. Much have been
tossed though the ire of cruel Juno, and
Juno how it is yourself, broke in the
Colonel.
BufIcted by the worlds rude storms,
you see me here a stranded wreck .---
Scarce three moons past | left my Office
in charge Of my worthy foreman, and
sought the peaceful wales and calm re-
treats of the Muskingum Valley, where
my childhood sported. Returning,
stopped at Cincinnati. | fell into evil
company and why dwell on detailsl
Enough that am--disheartened, ruined,
broke A mark for scorn 10 point her
slow, unerriug finger at, As ] was about
to give up in despair, having given up
everything else had, thought OF you.
Sir, am here. You have not sent for
me, but have come! Your name sir,
is honored from one end Of this great re-
public to the other,
CLOVIS in the stars,
Refreshes in the breeze,
Warns ia the sun,
And blossoms on the fees.
When the national treasury was threat
ened by horde Of greedy Congressman
you stood like u wall Of adamaut between
the people aud those infamous salary
grabbers Lend me a dollar.
My dear sir, the colonel hastencd to ex-
plain, you mistake the case entirely. /
was one Of the grabbers.
You werel (graspng the colouels
hand warmly so much the better! Let
me congratulate you that parsimonous
public could not frighten you out Of what
was fair remuneration for your inyaiu-
able service am glad that your pceu-
MARY circumstances are SO much better
than supposed they were. Make It two
dollarsf
! And the colonel did. It was the only
clean thing left for him 10 DO.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-07-23
GAN sou vrlL

A cattle-iarmcr lcll h.- .a. ....n
the following proportion. '# .#t cot
them TO his son, oucJhin .. ..ua"r
and one-njnth to his wmd-uu bW uu
happily for tho oxactue# ul meshuez,
he happened 10 have seventeen COWS,
which of course were iud,y0slJle. Under
these circumstance, the heirs borrowed
COW, making the herd eighteen. Then
they divided their property according 10
their relatives dircctlons-~lhc son get.
ting nine COWS, the nephew six, the
grandson two--L e., seventeen cows iu
all, aud then they seut back the borrow
ed COW with their best compliments aud
thanks.
Who can detect what Is wrong IN the
tale Of these coWsg
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-07-23

The tower Of Babel was piguy to
what a company Of enterprislng Phila-
dclpbia bridge builders propose 10 con-
struct as toy 70 grace the approaching
centennial exhibition 10 that city. Il is
said - be Of wrought iron, 1000
feet 10 height, aud beside It such strue-
lures as the dome OF st. Pete's, tho pyra.
mids Of Egypt aud Bunker Till monu-
ment would be dwarfed into insiguf.
canoe. The tower IL to be circular Ia
section, one hundred aud lity feet 10 az.
ameler al the base, diminishing 70 thirty
feet 90 tie top. lt Is proposed 70 have a
spiral staircase winding around the CEN
Ter tabe for those preferrIag to walk upi
bat elevators will be provided, which are
calculated to ascend to the top Ia three
minutes. The Scientific American says
tbis Is ono of the greatest engineering
projects Of the age, and 10 81 III the hands
of constructors capable Of completing
wbafcver they undertake.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-07-23

shout, flanagan, ahoy' flanagan, a-a-.
boyi
The moment bobby sees hismastcr take
down bis gun, be is 10 8 great fatter,-
lie cocks bis bead ou ono side, Bis great
rcd eyes sparkling wilh delight, aud IN a
low iuquiriug tone, Says Turkey yea
mrkeyt No, Bobby, Nat will perhaps
say, uo turkey to-day, Bobby cocks bis
bead the other way aud softly Says, ,Qoaek
quack, quaok3 Yes, Bobby, Says Nat
quack. quack. Bobby then bursts into
a loud la, ba, hal aud cries, Nat, YOU
lubber qaaek, quaek, qaack! Then be
ba has till The whole cabin rings agaiu,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-07-23

The Nsw Orleans Pieaynne sAys
Though there hss been q great loss from
the overflow, set the sugar cane un The
plantation n0t submerged y il splendid
condition. aad tbe total }io.d u sugar l.
4ke.g 70 exceed that oilasl year anl sell
fgf a better piIee The rice crop too,
promises 70 be- lie largcst ever produced
o. tie whole, therefore, she f4ll trade Il
dfeiy n be aetge aad prosperity fesi0f.
ed
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-07-23
J-o-u-r-S-s, or NEVADA.

The Western press l. circulating the
following Aueedote a. the expense Of
seuat0r Jones
IL Tic days when boiled shirts were q
sunday luxury the owners 81 those arti.
eies bad their names stamped oa the
bands below ihe plaits, and u the fash.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-07-23

Why are two r. Ike hops2 Beeanse
they make beer better
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-07-23
LOOMS


" y
8azs oFpas.le the Mas4s Has &saehrstsf ~
EaaA f1trhttea usfhoEt palm EF the uss rf
AacFtlrAr AEruiz Z aasroas
"a u sraEFrtR. ". D. r.s iaaNls, :. p.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-07-23

10 Illustration OF the ignorance com-
monty concerning housekeeping display
ed by men whose wives have gone iuto
the country, the Wilmington (Dd)
Commercial relates Ills story,
We observed a pleasant instance OF
feminine apprehension Of the weakuess
of the masculine intellect IN that direction
on the part Of a female dealer la ycgeta-
bles, the other evening. A boy present.
ed basket with the succinet domand:--
Mr.. --- wants alt-peck tomatoes. Half
peck echoes the huckstor, with sur
prise. 4 dollars worth Of tomatoes for
them three! Did She say sos she's
away. He sent me. The situation was
instantly clear to the feminine mind
You don't want any haIf.peel Of tomatoes
nor YOU won't have hem, was the impo-
rious decision. IN give you quart,aud
that's moro than you need Thus does
the sex combine to educate weak man.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-05-28
Mccormick Machines

as follows: McCormick's Advance Improved Com.
bined Reaper and Mower for 1874 Mccormick.
New Reliable, light draft, feet ut, Reaper; Nc
Cormck's Mower and Dropper; also TIE Prize Nov
err, known as the leading machines Of America as
well as OF Iowa, Grant and Lafayette counties, Wis.,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-05-28
THE END THE BEGINNING.

The Civil Rights bill passed by
the Senate last Saturday drew the
party lines more closely than any
other measure that has been before
either branch of Congress at this
session, not excepting even the rail-
way bill introduced by Mr.. McCrary.
The latter was supported by nearly
every Republican, and opposed by
nearly every Democrat, There
were very few exceptions in both
parties; but not a single anti-Re-
publican voted for the Civil Rights
bill, and only one Republican op-
posed it, namely, Mr.. Carpenter, of
Wisconsin. He disliked the clause
relating to jurles in State courts
To his way of thinking, Congress
has no right to regulate in any way
the judiciary created by State legis-
lation. With this exception, the
bill met even his approval.
The lower house may make some
changes in the bill, but it's passage
and final enactment at this session
is morally certain, and that, too,
without any material change in its
principles, The mode of enforcing
the law and the penalties for its
violation may be changed, but no
vital alteration is to be expected.
These principles are summed up in
the one phrase, equal rights before
the law. No attempt is made to
regulate the rules and practices of
social intercourse The bill would
give the colored man all the rights
and privileges which come within
the legitimate range of political SUI
pervision. With its passage the
negro element will be entirely elm
mated from politics, and there will
be no excuse for ringing the changes
on the rights of the black man, un-
less, indeed, an attempt should be
made to repeal or in some indirect
way nullify the law. Already the
issue on which the Republican party
was formed has ceased to be the
main question before the people.
Had the party been of the Bourbon
order, refusing to move with the
current of events, it would have
been numbered among the dead
long ago. But, thus far, every new
emergency has found in the domi-
nant party the alliance needed, and
so long as this continues to be the
case, the Republicans will remain
in power. The end of the negro
question will doubtless prove the
beginning of new lease of Repub-
lican supremacy.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-05-28
By the Governor
PErER DOYLE, Secretary of State.

SENATOR MATT. II. CARPENTER
has published a letter, reviewing
and rebutting the arguments of
Evarts and Curtis, touching the
Railroad law passed by our Legisla-
ture last winter. Mr.. Carpenter
maintains that the law is constitu-
tional by arguments hard to be
mind, at least, convincing. He
contends that railroads are public
highways, and as such subject to
regulation the same as any other
highway by land or water; that
under the constitution of the State
the Legislature clearly has the right
to alter, amend, or even revoke, a
railroad charter; to prescribe rules
for operation of railroads and regu-
late tariffs thereon. AS to the wis
dom of the law, Mr.. Carpenter
expresses no opinion, leaving it to
be inferred that, while the Legisla-
ture had authority to pass the law,
and the Executive should enforce
it, a repeal or modification may
be found necessary by future Leg
islature, on which the railroads
should rely, and not upon their
power of resistance.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-05-28

GRAssHoPpERs IN MINNESOTA
Nj. c. Kyle, former resident OF
this vicinity, now of Fairbault
county, Minnesota, gives US the fol-
lowing particulars concerning the
grasshopper plague in that region,
They came last year from the south
west, the air was full of them from
the ground up as high as the eye
could reach, often obscuring the
light of the sun. They finally set
tied to the ground and commenced
their ravages upon whatever green
thing could be found. The crops
in several counties were almost to-
tally destroyed. After they had
done all the damage they could they
commenced depositing their eggs.
They would bore holes in the
ground and lay from thirty to forty
eggs in place. They would make
about fifty holes in a square foot of
ground. This spring the farmers
planted their crops as usual. and
now as the fields begin to look
green myriads of young grasshop-
pers are making their appearance,
and the devastation this year threat
ems to be even greater than year
ago. The prospect Is not very
bright surely.-IFaaepiAe Witness.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-05-28
THE lNCONl X TAX.

The Radical managers have discovered that the
sur,M way to control elections Is to hrN get control
ofe,ry mans private business, and hold his p ivss
& rune at their mercy. For his reason they are
about TO eimpose the Infamous income tax.-.AR.
Gdukco Net0s.
The principal "infamy" of the in
come tax is that it bears down upon
that amiable species of gentry which
calmly invest the earnings of we'll
spent lifetime in untaXed u. S.
bonds, and drawing their interest
with regularity and dispatch, look
with sublime Indifference upon the
ignoble crowd who "sweat and groan
under a weary load" in order to
meet the tax-collector. 1t seems
infamous" to suggest that these be-
nevolent people who pay twenty per
cent premium for the privilege of
investing their capital where it will
draw six per cent. interest, free OF
oil tdrdtiOn, should contribute a
mite toward sustaining the govern
ment. These are the people who
find the projected law infamous"
The Ne,cS is wearing its new collar
well. 1t is quite becoming.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-05-28
DECORATION DAY,
A PROCLAMATION.

PROCLAMATION.
BIZ tic Governor Of the State Of Wisconsin
A nations gratitude to its heroic dead finds
becoming expression in stresing annually
their graves with flowers. Sorrow that so
many patriots have fallen, joy that their fall
but perpetuates the nation, mingc IN the
breasts of all who live to enjoy the blessings
their suTrungs have secured.
The Thirtieth day of May has been set apart
by our people to evidence this gratitude by
decorating with flowers the graves OF the
soldiers who fell defending the Republic IN
the late war. The appropriateness OF the Gus
tom will commend itself To every one. IL Is
ut once graceful tribute to the dead whom
we love 10 honor and pleasing incentive to
the living, to emulate the good OF their ex-
ample. ..
|, therefore, recommend that all good citi-
Gems Join that day in this honorable ceremony.
While the carrying out of this recommends
ton, in places where military organizations or
Posts of the Grand Army OF the Republic
exist, is intrusted more Immediately to those
organizations, and where they do not exist, to
the survivors Of the late war, yet all are IN
yited to unite in the observance of the day.
In testimony whereof have hereunto sub
seribcd my name, and cause the great seal OF
the State to be hcreunto affixed.
Done at the Capitol, in the city of Madison,
this fifth day of May, in the year of
IsEALl our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred aud seventy four.
w. X. TAYLOR.
By the Governor:
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-05-28

THE Attorney General is so con-
WINGED OF the constitutionality of the
railroad laws, that he the other day
refused, it is said, to pay more than
the statuary passenger rate, three
cents per mile, on the Milwaukee Il
St. Paul Railway, for his ride. The
conductor refused the money, and
the worthy Attorney General OF the
Reform state Of Wisconsin prosecut-
ed his journey on tie fyee pass
which he Is supposed to always
carry in his pocket, in case of emer-
gency.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-05-28
200 Acre Farm for Sale

des able farm. consisting Of 100 Acres y,
Praire--situ tied about miles from Mineral po,,
city on the WaldNick ruad-and 80 acres Of Goa
young timber, miles distant from the prairie. /,
offered for sale cheap and on good terms l55 acre,
Of the prairie fenced and Is acres In cutiva
tioni young orchard Of 100 apple trees good
well, house and stables on the place Anv nna
wanting TO purchase can get this farm AT A BAR
GAIN. Address or apply TO the undersigned
VIM. fiT2SiMONS
Mineral Point. March I'd. lsI4-10mS
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-05-28

A BILL permitting Western dis
tillers of spirits to cancel their
bonds without waiting for the ar
rival of the spirits at any port out
side the jurisdiction of the United
States has been concured in ly the
committee Of conference, and will
no doubt pass the House. The bin
also reduces the stamp tax from
twenty-five cents to ten cent?.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-05-28
Farm for Sale or Rent,

The undersigned offers for sale or rent his far,
situated in Section % about miles northeast fra
Mineral Point city, consisting Of leo acres "a =,
which ere under pillow. aud balance mostly gooi
young timber, surrounded by good fence A eoot
house barn 30x35; two wells and a living stream =,
water on the place. Terms OF sale Sui 200 do.a
balance in time to suit the purchaser or will h.
rented o good terms IL it cannot be spla
ALFRED BERRY.
Mineral Point, March %, 1ST4-lom3