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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-02-18
NEWS ITEMS.

In 1928, Mr.. James Smith OF peanston,
;alroduccd the system Of frequent or tho
ivugh drainage, which, in tact, was the
sa.ne as recommended by Captain Bligh
nearly 200 years before, and is the system
now adopted by our most successful Ell
gineors aud practical draiuers. It con-
eists, IL sh ort, of constructing a series Of
parallel uua erdraius in the direction Of
the steepcst {. esccnt. At the bottom,
main dratn made of sufficient capacity
aud descent to convey away all the water
collected by the small drains.
The reciprocity treaty is dead. Died
10 the United States Senate last week,
1t is said the Senate has set its face
stes Oily against extending any sowing
machine patents. Good, il true.
Well, King Kalakaua's of at last. If
he don't carry home with him good sam
pie of American headache and dyspepsia
he must have the constitution Of & rhi-
no eeros.
For the week ending Jan. ZJrd, 50
ca ,es Of small pox were reported in New
Yrrk city; last week IS; dipbtheria 1873
on the 23rd, and 1873 on The 30lh.
Five persons were Killed on Wodnes-
da evening by an accident 10 a con
ST. uctjou train on the Southern Railroad
Of Long Island near Norwood Station.
Tslrty-threc miners were placed ia
/ or eat peril 10 Osage City, Kansas, by thc
sh att OF the mine taking fire. = man
ma med Marks went bravely down and
re scued them.
Several leading Republican member1
o the North Carolua Legislature have
f rma,iy announced their Intention o.
d jssolyiug their connection with he Re
ubllcan party ia consequence OF lbr
pass ge of Tie Civil Rights BILL
+ Advices from Shanghai say the I'm
press Of China has committed suieid,
+ and 8 boy three years old been proclaim
, ed Emparogs under the regeucs Of th,
o EmpEeAs his gaalher
j. ia proportion TO ber population Cauadl
$ pr3dnces more horses, cattle aud sheet
. than the Uu.ted States. twice as gunei
wheat, three times as much OATS, IS uugi
d butter, ani considerably Jess swine anl
; corn. so Gays Senator Morrill,.
= L.. scusGor Wright. Of Iowa, recent
, lr. introduced .asa tlr Senate 4sl. G
: grsasbi fHe maHuleturn. mpaua los
aud sa.a Of HQaars as q beverage Eco lEl
d. Diar.a GO CglamJia aud territories G.
. Tie { nte4 States.
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VT LIRANON.

Elder Evans writes to correct the
report that the Shakers have mutual
insurance company in their 50 ciety, and
10 rectty other errors. lie Us: owe
have never organized such an institution
though the attempt was made. II failed
principally from the want Of present
funds to institute It consistently TIE
Shaker policy has ever been TO depc nd
upon strict carefulness for protcctic Il
from fire, An opinion has long beet
abroad that the Shakers are very wealthy
but this idea il also a great error. They
do not possess much surplus capita. A
very few thousands of dollars in bonds
and comparatively small amount Of
outside real estate, little Of which is di-
reclly romunerative, comprises the entire
amount Of assets or surplus owned 10y
the whole community at Mount Lebanon
from which to draw in any emergency,
aud entirely inadequate 10 meet the lie.
mands Of an exigeucy ike the present
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A sad accident took place az ltpsaH o"
the -oth Of January. Mr.. Peer STONE
whose house j. SEA East Mlda'uaUrtr "gn,
60 kIpion 70 chop wood. lie went lato
ihc woods lu the morning, aud with "iHsf
persons bad fallen several trees which
tell At raudom aud crossing eaeh "'Hei.
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7~. .ls.s-sa af uargavaIs. Harrison
r.r... ss...arr. A bar srrA 60 sna $
-srs ae IS s.ears. fsatgae school. which was
aanr nsI1e an8 a baf from tbeir home
ataat % m.. rceea,lv, were ovcTtskon
hF IA tarIaas snow storm, lees, their way
esf tHe razi maru.ag were foaad imysB
TO death.
A Haaaa merchant Who. some lwcuty-
.ra wears ago. sold two hundred dagcu
uaater agae 90 trader who shortly
l.an.nrr f.aB. was agrccably Surprised
taa other dsg 81 receiving $3.50 no gold
Gao ..ra.f-te .naat aEI ume debt"
ei...s.ary has ra.-H-4 a., grest .isle Of
.....-... As,xeh.orc remarks. we
reeeut.r SAW aomu buru peas put iulo
tle banserafa eaHes mU, aud Do less
tasr t.sa minutes llrv were occupying 4
asata iva grocery window. labelled
..T.ae 0.3 Mocha"
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....-... ....xnlasj,p ,rrnrred In the
....-........t. 80 ia, ssh,ahfi.,lo powder
........r.. 1.,. ,yt.i,h ,l.,.sa man we're seri.
...,.. r..,,.a tlor.~o Porter. one Of
~, is,sc c,na,t snry,ye the shock. Ar
lhpr Rogers aud Couulanl Diver are
not 70 seriously injured.
g,..,.. wnf,,,. If woreesfcr Pa.
|....,'-'.,.-..,a.,,o No,y yo,l snn. few
-, Wv. n,a,a presbyteri,p minister
49,, ,.,.,, min. If gross inmoralt.
49,. ~. mas 'n1i~t,5 far libel and has
bc,. ~onyfrtod admitting that he knew
tbara was not a.word Of Truth in his ar
fie!e. but that he had written il for fan
and &, create sensation.
/ ,,... ,f....r.,sc,ts State Detective bin
,..,.;..,,.....t hath IIonses Of the Ceper-
al ,,.nr, and received the Governors
.t.....,,,r.. e.. .,.a,,,. lav II nrovides for
s.. n,,o.,,,a poricc f,rea. with a
|r,t.en.,,.,t,., ,ho l,ttor n hc onnoinf-
o,l,.n, c,,or,or and receive n salary
$50 -n,., a,r ,rho other MANNERS Of
nso e1,.o an, q ooo year The Demo
Graf. in fine Senate aud House opposed
the measure.
u,.,r;,,.,It, o,.eryed in regard 70
,i., .,o.on,I,. ,otr,dncsd artificial bulter
l,.. ,,,oa raa, die.rltv ia NOT in making
.,.a.,ifaial h,,tor b,t in ga Introducing
~. .,ainn' ~. 80 ,,iyo II tho most natural
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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-02-18

T., sure and get the genuine Renne's
Paio.kUing Magic Oil. Avoid all others
o. spurious limitations. Don't use spuri-
ous Magic Oils aud then blame us, No
persons have any right to use the name
Magic OH except VIM, Renne Il Sons
Il is their legal trade mark.
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10 CENTS

Buys Gallon Of the beat standArd
Kerosene OIL a.
AHTs
Choice stock VI Green. Japan aud
Black Teas selling very cheap,
Pork Lard. Sugar Cured Hams. Dried
Beef
100 barrels Of Michigan Winter Wheat
Flour just received direct from the
mills and ceiling very low.
50 Horse Blankets just received AID
ceiling for 81 10
81 90 buys three Gsnts Knit Shirts or
three pairs d Drawer
IS cents bays the best Ladies Knit
Vests =!
AaHa'.
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MANCHESTER.
|utg3uJs logs have already been
laa sfeam m.G' at ROCKVILLE, and
GO et aaa p.eI ready 60 be-
Iaa mlI s. cutting oat at the
4 htl aa.lF.
acls uf the lat legislature and
oul School r,polis ase al lhe
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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-02-18

TIN CANS, HEATERS
Sap Buckets Russia aud Galvanized Iron Pans .
A l. S o
Tin Ware, Plain and Stamped sheet Iron aud
Copper Ware, Coal Holds, Stove Pipe, Corogut
ed Elbows.
A l. ) y
Fave spouts Tin Rooing, Pumps, Lead and
Iron Pipe, Cast Iron House Sinks, Plain and
Galvanized. Goods furnahed to order.
Jobs promptly attended to aud work done In q
satisfactory manner. Prices as low as any party
can afford for tho sans quality and style Of
goods. Orders by mail will receive immediate
attention.
F. II. COOLIDGE.
Arlington, Vt, Jan 20, 1875. IS
Now is the time to buy Clothing cheap
and BIackmer's is the place at Man.
chester, Depot.
A few sets only of Ladies Furs
will be sold cheap TO close them out at
BLACHMtgs.
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% 2. Murdics. of Manchester, has
purchased gbe Joel Lyon farm Nj.
Lyon j., going 20 reside With bic son, N .
=. Lyon. Mr.. Murd1dk sold bl. farm iu
Manchester tbs uorate Lawrence farm,
10 Chsr.s. jones az Doues.
The winter bas been usnsu,Ily severe
in lhls section, especially a. regards tie
weather, aud tbs snow Is qaIte deep and
badly dglHed We have jusl passed
ihta-Za tle worst storm 81 the season.
No l.,a crossed the mountain over The
turHIase from Thursday eli laa week
until luea7F og gae present week. wt.eB
Ne. 4. & Eaad hs,t mausgsa 10 ron lhe
blockade a'3er getting bis horses down iu
tae sUaF ones go lasee. The dn0f are
yerf bard aad - ll. almost best bar,e.
-Tne town ausheutles have completed
thalf report far the pas, year lu order 10
asve .s printed befafe tbe annual ,5sn
meetuz. 1tl.a document az moufpfo.
inferred 60 taz payers
ssSbaAgE.
3D. ~ uarbsf, pao pagclasee The saw
maa aaaanr 1a Ha How'd h91s. hat
aaaa getting la s. large eass a. lag. sHd
0.radrfa eaasr ef1aes lf Iambe .a
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''"'eS 'a'Se NUMBER o' MOURNING
BENNINGTON
On Saturday evening crowd OF men
ah" ooy' were .'o''S GOWN So"th Suee'
mn on "ato-s'eu' connected oy 'oh2
p's""s' 9'a't"s near oo'na' McD"n
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-PECfAL NOTICES.


raaratt l.eeglsr Communication Of Adouiram
Lg8ge. t. a 4. 81, witt be held on Ihursday
aeoalug, March IL. 1875.
J. q. WHIpPLE. w
Adouirau chapter, No. IS, II. 4. NJ.
Eevt regular uoavaestiou on Wednesday even.
d. x. eIMONDs, H.P.
". a. BLACK, Sect.
skinner Io.t No. -, q. A. IT.,
Nast- at Adams Hail. Factory rolat, on the art
Tuesday r.sH.ng of each month.
GEO. II sEssIOFs Commander.
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.oaI IntclIgenc


DAY FEE #
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eve tft a.rsst3 90 observe ghtl Ar
y. q. Waas. tae aew Superintendent
las IaaaFause8 bic alHEB.sgr4l ef ths
read ef sauru6aE to lwo q dag thf
nambsr ar passenger lralaf ACROSS he
Ishmat ~. q. Co. Dole wa aH tbs
aaaa..aa af GrarrsG Agent tt Faaama.
nam uh.sa ua lahr taH Nr Wasf's
hea#easrsfs vsa as e.tagaEla-d - Ca.au
Atnas lausf rasas Mr G.. s.. Wise wta
aaaHaas Dc geaersl Agent u.Ea iae adi.
RS aa1rs Of Hafaer H1aer HF. J. r.
Woa gaaft viii sa as Iasacr snd Mr.
D. 3. susa 20 Geaeral Accountant 4F
Whse baHHs exceedingly we'll aaj ua
aaf Be- Soc APPROPRIATION af tie Pub be lHs
arss HatHba- se.naw IedgaHenl q bt'
trf.I daHseI tasns 8a iEs behalf
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-08

The St. Paul Pioneer-Press and
the Minneapolis papers are discus
sing the project of uniting those
two cities. Which will it be? Will
Minneapolis swallow St. Paul or St.
Paul Minneapolis? The union will,
no doubt, be of immense advantage
in many respects, and the only OBJ
lection to it., it seems to us, are
those which take their rise in senti-
mental attachments to old names
and memories. We regretted Deep
ly the obliteration of the name Of
St. Anthony by the fusion Of that
city with Minneapolis, and now to
have either St. Paul or Minneapolis
blotted out would seem like Destroy
ing the identity of that part of the
State.
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1T being impossible to give Gen

1T being impossible to give Gen.
Babcock a hearing in the court at
St. Louis, so as to enable him to
clear himself of completely in the
whiskey frauds, military court of
inquiry has been ordered at his re-
quest to- investigate the charges
against him made by witnesses in
the trial of the cases against Joyce
and Mcdonald. This will not, how
ever, prevent his being tried by the
court in case an Indictment is found
against him.
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LIVE AGENTS WANTED.

To sell DR.. Chase's Recipes; or In
formation for everybody, in every county
in the United States and Canadas. En-
larged by the publisher to 648 pages.
1t contains over 1000 household recipes
and is suited to al classes and condi-
tions of society. A wonderful book
and household necessity. It sells at
sig ht. Greatest inducements ever Offer
ed to book agents. Sample copies sent
by mail, Postpaid, for $500. Exclu-
sive territory given. Agents more than
double their money. Address Dr..
Chase's Steam Printing House, Ann
Arbor, Michigan 8wl3
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Not the Truth.

J. S. Denman, of Winona. former
state agent Of the grangers, has been
compelled to make an assignment to G.
N. Wakefield, Of that city, for the ben
eft of his creditors. The Winona Re-
publican says, his embarrassment is to
be attributed to the failure Of many of
the grangers to meet their obligations
to him.-Exchange.
The above item contains a rehec-
ton upon the Order of Patrons Of
Husbandry Of this State which is
obviously unjust. Mr.. Denman's
misfortunes are due rather to a want
Of judgment on his part, than to any
failure of members of the Order to
fulfill their obligations to him, and
we do not believe that he has au-
thorized the accusation against the
Order which is contained in the
above. He certainly has said no.
thing of the kind in his conversa-
tons with US, nor anything leading
US to infer that he thought so.
At the time he took the State
agency theprejudice against the Pat
rons was at its height, and he had a
great deal to contend with. The
manufacturers combined to prevent
the Patrons buying machinery in
other ways than that they prescribed,
that is, through their local agents
and at their own prices. To over
| come this and at the same time
make his position advantageous to
the Order, Mr.. Denman resorted to
purchasing unpopular machines and
dealing with obscure makers. About
the time he got well-stocked with
such machines, the other manufac.
turers resorted to the experiment Of
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A Dangerous Class.

"What shall we do with tramps 2"
is question asked all over the country
Every day brings it's stories of defense
less women robbed or assaulted in their
own homes; Of little girls waylaid on
their way to school, and forced to give
up the contents of luncheon-baskets; of
outdoor threats and indoor violence.
The wandering life of the dirty and
dishonest tramp invites to petty crime,
and the sense Of responsibility which
accompanies relief from the ties and oh.
J. legations which common life imposes
soon becomes q more odious and dan.
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The election of Hon. Michael
c. Kerr, by the democratic congress-
men, as their candidate for speaker
Of the House of Representatives, is
one of the most hopeful signs of the
times. Mr.. Kerr is gentleman Of
the strictest honor and probity, who,
Notwithstanding his somewhat pro-
tracted experience in public life, has,
we believe, escaped even a suspi-
cion Of being concerned in any of
the numerous dishonest transactions
which have tended to bring the con-
gress of this country into disrepute.
It is understood that he is not in SYM
pathy with the financial policy ad-
vocated by the Ohio and Pennsylva-
MIA democrats; that he is what is
termed "a hard money man." but it
is not likely that he will use the in
tluence of his new position unduly
to further his views in relation to
that subject, but will discharge his
duties impartially and faithfully.
Hence, the advocates of currency
reform can hardly urge that as a
cause of dissatisfaction with his elec-
ton, and especially when they un-
derstand that he does not approve
Of the existing national banking sys-
tenn.
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gerous sentiment. : n r \ They are
Of no particular race-Yankee, Irish,
German and English; yet these fellows
all agree in certain cardinal points.
They hate work; they would rather beg.
The one desire which must be gratified
is the simple hunger for food. They
are not proud, and rags are the badge
of the fraternity, the visible emblem Of
the profession. Kindness but increases
their numbers, and unprotected women,
the class most in danger, cannot use
violence toward men who are their su-
periors in strength. What, then, shall
be done?
The writer of the above seems
Obvious to the facts that nobody
will work without sufficient induce
ments, and that poverty and want
are strong incentives to crime. The
great army Of tramps contains many
individuals, no doubt, who are OBJ
noxious to the accusation of volun-
tary .idleness, but the majority of
these unfortuuates would be glad to
engage themselves at some remune-
rative employment, if any was to be
had. Failing to get work they be-
home tramps and, finally, destitu-
ton drives them to beggery and
crime.
Instead of denouncing them and
rendering their misfortunes greater,
it is clearly the duty Of the commu-
nifty to do away with the necessity
that drives them to become tramps,
beggars and criminals How can
this be done? By so reforming the
currency system as to make it more
profitable for capitalists to employ
their funds IN works of Improvement
and in legitimate trade, than to in
vest them in high interest bearing
securities or use them in stock gam
bling. By so changing the laws as
to discourage usury and speculations
which really benefit nobody, but on
ly tend to accumulate the wealth of
the country in the hands Of the few.
By making Safeguarding, wheat
gambling and gold-gambling as GRIM
ipal and disreputable as three-card
monte or faro playing.
When we have done this, which it
is our duty to do, when we have so
shaped our laws as to encourage in
dustry and insure to labor its due
reward, when we have freed ourselves
from ali share Of the responsibility
Of being parties to the making of in
voluntary idlers, then, and not till
then, will we have the right to de-
nounce tranping with its attending
penury, mendicancy and criminal
practices. But so long as we allow
our government to be mismanaged
and its maladministration to be the
indirect cause of multitudes being
turned out houseless and homeless
and foodless upon streets and roads
let US, at least, refrain from calling
them ugly names for being thus des-
titute and desperate.
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reducing the prices Of their machin-
cry. This was done purposely to
break up the Patrons agency, and
as it caught Mr.. Denman with an
unsaleable stock on hand, he, Of
course, suffered a heavy loss.
The. Patrons are not to blame for
this, as they are neither morally or
legally responsible for the acts Of
Mr.. Denman. He was not really
their agent, except nominally. He
was carrying on business on his own
account, and the only advantage
his position gave him, and it was a
very great one, was that the Patrons
were pledged to buy Of him, when
he had what they wanted. They
performed this obligation as faith
fully as he had any right to expect.
1t seems hard, however, that he
should suffer, for he has contributed
largely towards procuring the reduc-
ton of the prices of farm machin-
cry generally, and farmers, whether
grangers or not owe him debt of
gratitude.