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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-12-02

burdened like the State by floating indebtedness.
The requisites of a proper scheme for the settle
ment of this Indebtedness are the same, In my
opinion, as those already stated: First, the prop
er auditing of all claims and second, their gradu-
al payment by taxation. Wherever these claims
can be subjected to judicial scrutiny, such course
will furnish the best attainable mode OF auditing
the claims.
To guard against future evils of similar char
acter, recommend that county commissioners be
required to make specific levies for all the leading
objects of penditure as is now done by the State
This will, to great degree, prevent the diversion
of funds from the objects which are most essen
tial to the maintenance Of county government,
such as the pay ofjurors the dieting of prisoners
the ordinary expenses ofthe courts, and the sup
port Of the poor. County taxes now extreme
ly burdensome, and every effort should be made
to reduce them.
REPORTS OF STATE OFFICERS AND OFFICERS OF
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
The reports OF State officers and officers OF pub
lie institutions are next alluded to, from which 1t
appears that the respective departments are in
satisfactory condition. From the report ofthe su-
perintendent of education, the following facts are
c0lated The school population of the State, con-
ssting of youths from six to sixteen years Of age,
amounts to 239, ,264, of which 1866 are white, and
1858 colored, showing an increase since 1873 of
9l62. The present number of free common
schools is 25S0-an increase since the last year OF
227 The present actual school attendance of both
sexes is llD.4l6, Of which E,O0l are white, and
3,4l5 are cOlOred-an increase since the last year
of 5,678. The whole number of teachers employ
ed is =, $50 of whom l,S76 are white, and 979 col
Ored-an increase since the last year Of 22S The
average monthly wages of teachers is l.64 for
males and 1921 cents for females. The average
length of the last school year was ~ months. The
number of common school houses in the State is
2347-an increase during the last year of ll9. The
SUPERINTENDENT of education estimates the amount
of money necessary to keep our free common
schools open for period of six months each year
at $500, 900, or 100,O 900 per month.
STATE PENITENTIARY.
From the annual report of the directors of the
State penitentary. it appears that on the 3st day
of October 1874 the institution contained l6S con-
victs that during the year ending October 81, 1875,
additional convcts to the number of 3l2 were
received; that during the same period nine es.
capped convicts were recaptured, making total
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-07-29

nioesi forethoaghi We had 10 Tepicnisl
ammnniti5a four times, aad every tim,
there was = cal lor Il The fScd ammuni
tion was provided. | saw men riding al
late 10 the aftefnoou with tbeir arms fall
aad they would drop The sind on lh,
ground
"Did the rebels tlght well 4, ShilohF'
"Yes, sir. They hardly kept up the
appearance Of skiimishers. They struck
up ia G1ei Iiue Of battle. aud fought Ike
tigers saw their c0louels sieze the
nAgs from the standard bearers and rush
op and plant them, aud there would be q
clump Of men collected around each stau.
dard, until, under our terrific 6fe, they
seemed 10 melt ont Of The air The
slaughter Ia that deld was fearful. As
they advanced, our soldiers would wuil
until they got within numbering distance
and then give lbem he'll
"Gcn. sherman, who was the principal
genius Of the eoufederacy Ia the western
iield2'
"Ol, j &c Johnsiou," said Gen, Sher.
man. "lIe was a cunning, subtle fellow
Albert Sidney Johnston was more Of q
Keutnckian, aud bal a due, inspiring
presence on The battle field We felt ia
our lines, without knowing much about
It, the effect Of bis death There was a
lul in the battle. lie bad been killed and
Beauregard could not be found. ."-St.
Louis J0uraat.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-07-29
AN ITALIAN LEGEND.

Three robbers were walking By the
roadside, one evening, after a day u
proftless anxiety.
It's pity. said one of them, that We
can do no better than this. am unwiIl-
ing to let day pass without some little
gain.
Here's a chance, said another, anl a.
they looked mp ttey saw on ths brow Of
the bin before them, man riding on a
donkey, aud, by string, leading sheep
with d bell attached to ils neck.
will steal that sheep, said the lir-t oi
the robbers,
You cannot, said the second; do you
moi perceive the cord aud the bell?
see them, ssid the first; but they
present no obstacle to me. III steal that
sheep.
II you do, said the second, III steal The
donkey. Whaty said the third, steal a
mans donkey from under him You
cannot
You will .oon know better, said the
second.
II you DO, said the third, III steal al
the clothes the man has upon him, or for.
felt my preteniions to professional excel
lence.
Bah! said the other two, you will al.
tempt what you caunot accomplish.
We will see, said the third.
The unsuspecting man was p'oddinq
along without ,boogbis Of Injury, when
the first approached aud eut tue cord and
bell from TIE sleeps neck, and attached
tie bell to the donkey's tail, where II
I Jingle continued to be heard
I la doe time the msu looked betiHd e
observe the condition Of biz sheep. and
to HE horror found Il wac gone ~ die
may aud distress be Appealed 10 lbe frs
person be met, aud asked II he had seei
any one with i sheep
Yes, replied the person, saw . mm
elambering down The hillside with suei
a prize; BAT thought IL was bic own.
Hold my donkey for moment, sail
The man, aud a. the person did 20, y
went in ibe wrong direction IN pur.ui
Of the robber and bis sheep
Finding. however, that Biz pursuit va
vain, be returned tired aud breathiess t
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where be had Ten the donkey Bat Is
E II vas not there, steep and doaeeY bojI
were stolen from bim Sad aud pap'9
81, be sat down ta reject, snd Erlsu
over bis losscs bat soou be beard IL.
wsiliag ofsame one rs distress ne lis
tened foe mameu. asd gbe uHl lse
can.c audible,
What j. Dis he said. Gao sHy 6uo D.
more miserable ihan
But The crg o. anguish became loaaei
and an loader, he Aasteptd io Jh,
pace whence /, proceeded, and there hc
he'd man weopbg As though there va.
ua comiarl fer him.
What Is ibis, mg flieud5 said be, nau
are you silloieds
Alasl said lhe man, Pm raiued iot
eye
Ruined, said be- How ale you ruin
edy
came to this well for danght q
water, be replied, aud while | drank
LET drop a costly gem, ANA ii lits benoalt
the water.
Is that all2 sad be.
Ali exclaimed tbe other, itisof auar
worth
50 It may te, sad tho loucsf man
but | have lost my sheep aud donkey
which was unwi1luRly about 70 sell a.
The next market tbat might pay %
some pressing debts, vet do unt avail
my loss.
What's that loss, replied the other
compared to my loss Of gem worth
thousands Of dueats, aud without which
Il would only cost my lie to return 10
the king, my master, who sent NO will
it as a git TO royal fiend beyond ne
seas2
Why DO you MOI go down ia The water
aud recover il? asked be man
Alasl said the other, emuo. swim
| would only drown.
Then | will go dowu FIR you, said tho
good, honest man
VIII youy exclaimed ibo other Do
SO, and here are four golden piece, foi
your paiLs-more than the sum Of alI
your losses; and II you regain ny
treasure shall forever owe sou my graft
itnde.
The honest man received the pieces Of
gold, and placed them in his pocket, and
then took oil bis clothes aud descended
into the water But after long and
careful search he came out Of the wen to
ask the stranger on which side the gem
had fallen, when lo he was gone, and
the poor country man was without sheep,
or donkey, or clothing there all alone
by the brink Of a deep well aud the
robbers were all far away withthe tro-
phies of their artfulroguery,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-07-29
AMrLE PERsUADER.

Captain Binns has an inventive turn Of
mind, and some time ago as he had a pair
OF particularly stubborn mules TO haul his
canal boat, it occurred TO him that he
might devise some scientific method Of in-
ducing the said mules to move on when
ever they were inclined TO be balky.-
Both mules had phegmaiic temperaments
and when they made up their minds to
stop aud stand stand still, they would do
so and refuse to move, no matter with
what vigor the boy applied the whip
Captain Binns therefore bought tow
line made Of three strands OF galvan-
lied wire, aud placing iron collars upon
the necks of the mules he fastened the
wire 10 them, aud then he got a very
strong galvanic battery and put it in the
cabin of the boat, attaching to the other
end of the line.
The first time the mules stopped to re-
fleet the captain sent strong current
through the wire. The near mule gave a
little start of astonshment, and then ii
looked around at the boy upon the tow
path with m 2urnful smile that seemed
TO say "Sonny, would like to know
how you worked thatp But the mule
stood still. Then the captain turned a
stronger current on, and the near mu le
SHE'D little and looked hard at the boy,
who was standing by whiting stick.
! The captain sent another shock through
the line, aud the the mule, convinced that
the boy was some how responsible for the
mysterious occurrence, reached over,
siezed the boys jacket with his teeth,
shook him up, and passed him TO the front
mule, who kicked him carefully over the
bank into the river,
The mules were about to turn the mat
ter over in their minds when Captain
Binns sent the full current through the
wire and kept it going steadily There
upon the animals became panic stricken.
They began TO rear and plunge; they
| turned around and dashed down the tow
path toward the boat; then the liue be-
came taut, it jerked the boat around sud
denly with such force that the stern of il
broke through weak place in the bank
and before the captain could turn Off the
battery the mules had dashed around the
other side of the toll-collector's cabin,
ahd then. making lurch to the left, they
/ fell over the bank themselves, the line
scraping the cabin, the collector, and
three children, and ceored man over
with them. By this lime the line was cut
aud the sufferers rescued, the mules were
drowned, and all The water in the cana
had gone through the break. II cost
/ Captain Bnns three hundred dollars for
damages, aud he Is now trying to invent
steam engine which will do for cana
boats and enable hira to dispense with
mule.-Ne0 York Weekly
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AsEcoorp or pAsrrL 5, prcKrssos.

Bnr'eigh, writing from New York to
The Boston Journal, relates the following
q pluy of gentlemen were together
last week, aud were telling old.timo
stories Que referred to Senator Dick
euson lie was not oyerearned, but was
very shrewd lie knew absolutely moth
ing Of the classics, aud was greatly an
uoyed when one quoted Latin Van
Buren had swung OF into Free Soil, and
The burden u tho party was on Dlcken-
SOU shoulders. A friend Of Van Bureu
was eulogizing tie ex-President in a
pegell ne spoke of Curiius, and com
pared Van Buren to lhat noble homsn.
Dickcnsun went over 70 a seat occupied
by Senator who was a home IN all that
relates Is the ll9nans
Hbo q ihis Curtis, tbe senator il talk.
Ing aboult
o, be not taking about Curtis Al all.
H. Il mikln2 u noble Roman patriot.
lis name was Cartius, not Curtis.
Wen, Bhat Did Ae DOR
I WHY, IL tie time oi great public ea.
+ lamity be threw himself in the breach aud
aycd bic country.
f ., thar- il is Il.
what did you ~ BE name wAsf
i Curflns.
Won't you spell ils
I-H-f-f-I-u.s
+ Al rishh Tbaak you, said Dickensou
q be Eent 30 BIZ seat.
AZ oou !. tbe defender Of Van Bufen
took his aat. Dickinson arose, iresb,
a9naista, exaberauL lle closed Ike a
mau tesb from The classics
Asa who i Chi. Carlus, 70 whom the
honor be Senator compares Martin yan
BlrHs he was noble Roman. tIs
psirio But how unlike Mr. Yan
Bareb Curaus threw himself into The
breeeh 10 save biz country But Martin
van Barsn threw BIS eoastry into the
breech to save himself
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-07-29

james Harper was man Of immense
vitality, Of gay spirits, elastic. with an
uuialing humor aud the shrewdest good
sense. His humor was dry and irresist-
ible, aud the familiar story OF bis reply
70 the question what his part IN the busi-
ness was is an excellent illustration of Il.
Those who recall his serious aspect, with
The hair brushed back from his brow and
the spcelaeies pushed up, can imagine
the profound gravity with which he re-
garded his questioner, who had been
sitting long to very little purpose, aud
who tiually said.
Well, Mr.. Harper, can understand
that your brother John takes care Of the
accounts. aud your brother Joseph su-
perintends the correspondence, aud your
brother Fletcher keeps The business NOV
Ing, but don't see what is left for you
What do you dof
o., they leave me an enormous work
I have more 10 DO than al Of them.
Indeed That's very curious. Wha
DO you do2
Why, my dear sir, they leave me t'
entertain the borcs
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-07-29
lnn GOLD F,sn rnich,.

Max Adeler relates the following;
Several Of the magicians who perform
in public do what they call the gold fish
trick. The jugglcr stands upon The stage,
thrOws handkerchief over bis extended
arm, and produces In succession three ot
four shallow glass dishes, filed 10 the
brim with water, ia which live gold fish
are swimming, OF course the dishes are
concealed somehow upon the person Of
the performer.
Peter Lamb, the young fellow who
lives near me discovered how the trick
was done, and be offered to DO il the
other night at Magruder's party for the
entertainment Of the company. So the
folks gathered ID one end Of The parlor,
and in a few moments Lamb entered the
door at the other end. lie said:
Ladies aud gentlemen, you will per-
ceiye that | have nothing about me ex-
cept my ordinary clothing, aud yet !
shall produce presently two dishes filed
with water aud living fish. Please watch
me narrowly.
Then Peter ilupg The handkerchief over
his hand aud arm, aud we c5uld see that
he was working bis way vigorously a'
something beneath il, lie continued
some moments, aud still the gold fish did
not appear. Then be began to grow
very red ia the flce, and we saw that
something was the matter. Then tie
perspiration began to stand on Peter.
tviehead and Mrs. Magrudcr asked him
| If he was well. Then the company 'augh-
I'd and the magician grew redder Bur
he kept on iumbliug beneath thal hand
kerchief, and apparently trying 10 rcael
around under Bis coat.ais. Then we
heard something snap, aud the next mo-
meut quart Of water ran down the
wizlrds Ten leg aud spread out over Tic
carpet By tbs time he looked 81 II the
grave would be a welcome refuge Bot
still he continued 10 feel around audei
/ the handkerchief Al last another snsl
wa. heard and another quart of walei
plunged down 81. right ltg ana formed 4
pool about Bis shoe Then The uecfo
mancer huuidly said lhatihe experiment
! had faIlen somehow, and be darted iutc
the sitting followed him and
found him sitting % ihe sofa, sing L
remove BIZ pantaloons. lle exclaimed
/ 0 gracious! Come here quickly aud psi
these off! They fe soAkin' wet, aud ~.
got GGeen live gold a.h inside iny draw
ers foppin around and raspin' the skii
with their fins enough to sel i man crgzy
Ouch, o Moscs Harry that shoe y
ard grab that fish there at my icn heel
or III have 70 bowl right out
Thea We nndressed bim anl pickle,
the fish out of Is, e.otAes, ana dicgy
cred lhal hs had tAgy m' dl.bes ol wete
aud covered with lbda ubber tops
strapped Insiie hi. tr9wser behind Il
Ais struggle 70 get a tltm De bad tor
ihe cover. f. rsgs We Gxed BIN up
pair Of Mlgfu5ef. trogsefs whrb wer
SIS Inches 80 sbau f9r h.m ana lhen O
climbed lhe back iebca and 8eat h9ms
lie says nov llai tbs ut1t tms l.e aIye
! exhibitions 20 public bs Intends . ed
hae himself to yChiriloqgLn
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-07-29
crElous AnirHMEricAL rAor

have remarked one fact which have
never seen recorded, and which on mcB-
tionin2 il TO accountants and teachers
haye found 10 be new TO them, 10 my
surprise that soc combinations of 3
always produce figures which are either
OF the sum Of which i ?. Thus: 9,
Is, q, 50 45, ., eS, y, 81, %, %, los,
III, l25, aud 80 forth. The reason Of this
remark abe fact % not pretend OF hope
10 understand but il is none tie less /
sAfs guide
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-07-29

The Bfooklyn Argus Waats % know ID
unhealthy smells are he4illB bli tbe
Social Science Convention bas di4ufaed
sad ilis town can't furnish suy iai5sna-
ton.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-07-29


urEm FTArLE
r4rgaa4 FuB4. Fmnasf.
sANEs a. gHAlER rrapnstat
0.oa tprsas stl eaf}arst v ist tssH heays.
ofesfs en- >, ItAfgs hetsl pia - Igeasptlg
Fsagg i,e.al Vi. lass j. is7s aiy
III wrsAN. y ~
H0NuoFAgHto FHYsIctAN,
oaos - Esss5snes,
Far4ant rsasv. yHsosa.
Or Gao u swifr
pEErIRT.
orer Herd a wsltefs ! aser ess' q xasie Hali
HAsaarslrA. YrsNosr
Nssoas orsao administered sns teeth s1tacied
sl,haal psin. Othe' EImfthfucs administered
By safes q physic.a1,
BAEER 4 ggDB0roS,
Attorney Gsd Counsellor :, Ia~. ana solicitor IL
Ihthetff,
onee 10 Natal EIohsngs Block
Ruuand, yermont
J. g. BkFrx iih l.. W RrpfSsrUS
THE TAc0NIc HoTKL.
Mascnfa4rH, yIEA9sr,
THOMAS EVANS. Ptepustos.
Biu bs open from November ist, 1874 22-uua
THE coLBURs HOUSE,
Factory Point. Manchester Vernon
JOHN ) ASdELL. Proprietor
PEn CAEAiAer TO ASp rRon TnE Duor.
A good livery stable connected with The homie,
9sty
LIVERPOOL 4 GREAT WESTERN sTEAM co.
Jduion Linel carrying the U. s Mail
s,eerage passage from Sea York TO
Queenstown or Liverpool SIS
Prom Queenstown or Liverpool .
Children under IL years of age half price. uuder
one year free. Draits on demand from 81 up
sArd Al The oses,rstos. Forfariher psrtioalArs
apply to ", A. BLACK,
Aly Manchester, Vermont
THE ELM HOUSE,
Manchester, Vermont.
CHARLES ,. oRyIs, Proprietor
Open hon Nay i,November. Rs
THE EQUINox HOUSE,
Foot ofMt Equinox
Manchester, Vermont
P.H. oRyIs, Proprietor.
Open frsm June to October.
BROMLEY HOUSE.
By Geo. K. DAus, Peru, Vermont.
Terms Moderate
Nice Rooms for summer BosTdsrs.
PREFERENCES:
II II. Orsis, Equinox House, Manchester, Vt.
Col. M. b. Colburn, Factory Point, Vt.
45lyl5I
HAIR WOR RK.
NIISB NJ. Y. sHArTUCR
| Nj announces to the ladies' Of Manchester
and adjoining iowns that she is prepared to dc
hair work,
Pggs ouvls, S,odcaes, &c.
PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO MAKING
UP COMBINES.
orders by mail solicited and promptly executed
| satisfaction Guaranteed
Manchester, Vt, June 2nd, 1874 q
HURD d WALKER,
fSuceessorp 10 VIM Brownson.l
Manufacturers OF
GLOVES AND MITTENS
OFFICE DOOR EAST OF MUSIC HALL,
Manchester, Vermont
N. D. large stock Of light goods for the
summer trade on hand. Orders By mail prompt
ly attended 10. 50liyl
MONUMENTS,
TABLE Tops, MANTLEs,
and all kinds Of
RBLE WORK
exscuted in the beat manner and at reasonable
/ prices by
a. N, IbLLlNc,
Weat Dorset, Vt. 4qiy
/ WM. WILLIAMS 81 son,
" Would inform their old patrons and the
I public generally that they stil continue the
/ manufacture ui AL kinds 81
HARNESS WORK
At the old stand aud propose 10 max il for the
4 inter, 1t VI pcrsons who uoed goods IN our line
I - call.
\ We make our own Leather in the old .fashion
I ed way, Aad csu aud viii cell 90 sui. the timer
] Persons sendipg skins q sell or tau vii takt
I great care in skuuiHE,
ss-Cut SKINS are BOT RUrth tanning.
Dorset. April a. 1913. s4iy2i0l
\ Rradleys Super Phosphate Of Lime
viii be found Al
WEST 4 BROS,
b8- Prices Greatly reduced va
III L. BRECKlNREED,
n AII Il e
The Morning herald., 1875-09-06
Two Wrongs Make Right.

"A strange romance has just been devel
oped in Minneapolis. The story goes tha
some years ago young lady from thu
East took up her residence at Oak Lake
Minnesota. She was winning and attrac.
tive, and 1t was not surprising that some.
body fell in love with her. That some.
body proposed marriage and was accepted
The lady, however, first told her lover tha,
she had been married, but believed her
husband dead. The lover was satisfied
and the couple were married. They in.
creased their family by two children in
two or three years, and then the husband
and father of those children mysteriouslv
disappeared. There were reasons to SUD-
pose he had been killed if not, he had
certainly deserted his wife and babes. The
lady preferred to believe him dead and
mourned him accordingly. Then the lady
and her two children-went to Minneapolis.
In little while the lady got an inkling
that her first husband was still tramping
around and trying to hunt her up. She
was easily found and satisfactory expla-
nation Of how the two children came was
soon made. The riddle of the first hus-
bands long absence was also solved to the
reason and returning affection of the lady,
They mutually agreed to come topether
again as though they had never been sepa.
rated. He went into the house, became
attached to the children and was bapnv
One evening when his wife was temporo.
rily absent from home, man darkened
MS door, and inquired who lived there,
Being told, he said he thought So and
wanted to see his wife. 1t was No. 2, The
wo men talked the little family mater
'ver, and finally No. 2 agreed to 90 awav
md never return. He went, and the story
;oes that No. never told the wife word
bout that interview. She is living with
Ter first husband in Minneapolis in happy
Of the existence of her second.
lie will never tell hcr-never let her
now.
The Morning herald., 1875-09-06

INSTANCES often occur where men and
women do not always practice what they
preach. Newspaper reports have it that
Dio Lewis, man who has written more
about reform in diet than anyone else, is a
victim of dyspepsia. This is certainly too
bad for man who has lived the better
portion Of his life as he says on mush and
milk. We are very much inclined to
think that Mr.. Lewis has strayed away at
sometime from the paths of self-denial in
eating and is now groaning with dyspepsia
as a consequence.
The Morning herald., 1875-09-06
Independence Bel.

The following interesting suggestion ap
pears in the Scientific Americon, from tn,
pen of Mr.. Charles Smith, of Ashley
Pennsylvania:
Working in railroad repair shop,
saw machinist fit pieces into broken 10
comotive cylinders, and the idea of repair
ing the bell on the same principle suggest.
ed itself. The process is as follows: A
piece is slotted out by machine and the
surface is scraped perfectly true ; then a
pattern is made, and a casting in bell
metal is made from it. This piece is
planed and scraped to fit perfectly into the
slot. This is done with the same nicely
as making patch for broken locomotive
cylinder. TO fasten it in its place an oven
is constructed with door large enough to
admit the bell. The bell will stand upside
down on an iron truck, with wheel un-
der it, SO that it can be put in and taken
out OF the oven conveniently.
The oven must be heated by clear fire.
free from smoke, and the flames are not to
touch the bell. The bell and the piece are
to be put into the oven, and the door
closed till they become heated hot enough
to melt silver solder. Then remove the
bell and piece from the oven, and treat the
tides of the crack and piece with muriatic
scid, prepared as silversmith's acid for
Then coat the sides Of the crack
md piece with silver solder. Do this part
'xpeditiously, and free the surfaces from
lross then, while the bell is hot and the
older in a soft, adhesive state, insert the |
'iece in its. place. Have at hand two large
pieces Of iron, shaped like the inside and
'utside Of the bell, red hot, with suitable
ongs for holding them. These are to be
Ised to keep up the heat if. necessity re-
ujres it. When the soldering is completed
llow the bell to cool of: lido not propose
hat the bell be used very roughly when
epaired by this process but 1 have no
oubt it would be a great pleasure for the
eople to hear the old bell peal forth with
lear tone once more"