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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-04-20
VOLUME XIV
pR. HOPKINS ASp rus ooLtFaE
Ho1s

Masters and Instructors who under.
stand how 10 appeal 10 their pupils per.
soma p ide aad seii-rcspcel are nearly
always successful IN discipline. nr.
Mark Hopkins, late fresldcn, Of Williams
College, vas a. Wise In managing Young
men as he "a in thcologle aud mo,sphysl.
cal science A writer la tho Ledger
gives this aneodote Of him
oHa cortAis occasion the students. In
one OF Tho college buildlnRs, bent on
misohieyons sport, had been making
great deal Of Noise noise most horrible
by the blowing Of tn horas aud II
was deemed necessary to the general
good, that this noise SHOULD be stopped.
The Doctor know the temper OF those
with whom be bad to deal, aud he Judged
that direct edict would be uf llitle avail;
so he bad recourse 20 speech. One
morning, alter prayers, he addressed the
assembled students IS iollowts
j have noticed, Young gentleman, that
in one Of the college buildings there has
been Of late good deal OF very disagree.
able noise made by the footing Of tin
horns. Now do not know that In the
abstraot there Is any wrong In blowing a
Tin horn; but 10 this case Il is very an.
noying to those who wish TO read or
study, or who may be afflicted with
weak nerves and, moreover, II cannot
but tend TO prcjudioe passers-by against
the state Of discipline la the college.
Now, as i have said, there Is no pArtic-
nlar crime In the blowing Of horn--but
neither Is there any particular merit In t.
IL does not prove anything as TO a mans
ability. Anybody can toot. toot, toot,
after little practice. Indeed, | recollect
q number OF my feIlow-students, when |
was In this same college, who used to be
footing; and one thing
have noticed about them, aud that is
these same man have been footing ever
since.
The Doctors kindly but sarcastic hu.
NOR had It's effect; and from that day
footing went out OF fashion Ia Williams
College.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-04-20
INFLUENCE OF GREENBACKs.

He looked like man who might have
had fifteen cents last fall, but who used
the last of it weeks ago, When he sat
down in the restaurant the walters paid
no heed, and he raped several times be-
fore colored man slid that way.
| want fried oysters, said the man, as
he looked over the bin of fare.
Dey is jist out, fried oysters is, replied
the waiter.
Bring me chicken, than.
Dere isn't chicken in de place.
Have you got any venison? inquired
the man.
Not an inch, sab.
Any ham and eggs!
No, sab.
See here, said the man, getting vexed,
want a square meal. I've got the
ducats right here, and ! can pay for my
dinner and buy your old cookshop be-
sides.
He lifted big roll Of greenbacks out
OF his pocket, shook it at the darkey and
continued:
Have You a chickenH
Yes, sab, guess 80, sab; have de
biggest kind of belief dat since we COM
menced to talk chicken has blown right
into de kettle an been cooked. And
now about dat venson and dose fried
oysters --dey has also arrived.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-04-20
rULL DOws YOUR VEST.

The.iollowing Is the latest; You keep
vests, my frientl said q Dutchman en-
tering 8 clothing store, The other day
The clerk promptly ayerred that the store
was crsmmed with them.
want vest, said the Teuton, yot
don't rise up on lie hint legs init the neck.
bought one In syracuse not long ago
nit do dollar bill, and py shimminy ]
don't notice dot myself, but every where
10 the boys CRY out init der sIrestA:-
Y2cub! w 10 der name Of der board Of
drustess don't you pail down your vest
down. aud have pulled dot yes, lnore'n
dree dousADd dimes, TN wore ali the
pindings Of nit der buttons
The clerk explained the Joke aud sold
him a vest and the old man went out
with tbs exclamation; ~ shimminy, l
don't hear soHeuDgs about dot over Ia
shermany before.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-04-20
THE DEACoN's PROPOSAL.

In the town OF IIopkInton, Mass, lived
certain Deacon Small In bis advanced
age he had the misfortune TO lose the rib
of his youth. After doing penace by
wearing weed on his bat full year, be
was recommended TO certain widow
Hooper, living in an adjoining town
The deacon was soou astride OF his old
brown mare, and arriving at the Widows
door be discovered her in the act Of turn
Ing the suds from her wash tubs. Said
the deacon: Ii this widow Hooper,
Yes, sir, was the reply. Well, continued
the deacon, am that little bit Of an old
dried up Deacon Small, and have only
one question 10 propose TO you. Please
propose, sir. Well, madam, said the
deacon, have you any objection TO going
TO heaven by the way Of Hopkintonr Z
None At all, deacon, was the reply. Come
In, deacon. Suffice II 70 say they were
married the next day.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-04-20

rock neAr the edge Of The pond, Asd
seating himself upon Il, watched iol
some bours, but the goblin frog wa
neither to be seen OF beard.
lie has run away, said Pete; bat III
KIN hlm, II be Is anywhere ON the face O
This green earth
lie then moved along down the oanyor
and presently saw wha, be thought wa,
bis ,ormentor. lie blAEed away and
stretched the creature dead on the mar,
gin OF the hill. He was just beginning
to rejoice ever the victory be had gained
when az from the spot sprung another
frog, the very picture OF that be bad
killed. Pete looked At this new sppsr.
ition, and then turned aud gazed upon
the slaughtered animal TO be sure il was
dead, Finding Il was stretched liieless
on the ground, he went after the second
frog. This was finally slaughtered, and
be continued bis hunt down the canyon
All that day he hunted frogs, blazing
away at everything that moved In the
water, or that looked at sll like frog.
The next day be bought more ammu-
milton, aud again went on the war-path
along the canyon, firing SO frequently
that some Of the miners above thought
that the Piutes had attacked the settlers
at the north of the canyon. The next
day and the next, and right along for a
week, Pete hunted the canyon, always
beginning with the pond on his claim,
and keeping up murderous fire as often
as he saw frog or suspicion OF one.-
Not satisfied with this, be hunted the
banks of the Carson River for mile or
two up and down about the mouth Of
the canyon. He talked Of nothing but
frogs for fortnight, bought and fired
away whole sacks OF shot aud pound az
ter pound of powder, and seemed to be
almost insane on frogs. But he at last
concluded that he had cleaned them
all out, and the goblin frog among the
rest.
One morning, to the surprise Of bis
neighbors in the camp, who had been
watching him curiously for some days,
instead of starting out with his gun he
took his pan aud crevieing spoon and
departed down the canyon in the direc-
tion of his claim.
An hour later Pete came tearing back
to camp. III niver strike pick into the
canyon agIn cried he. That imp is still
on me claim! ! was but liftin' me dirt
for me second pan whn be raised bis
head from the water and says: Pete,
have ye struck itH Sez he. I'll niver
strike pick into il again. No more ]
will. That frog is no human frog2
Pete kept his word; he never mined
in the canyon again. lie left for Six.
mile canyon to hunt place not haunted
by demon frog, and he had not mined
many weeks before he and his partner,
Pat Mclaughlin, struck it! struck It'll
struck the great Comstock silver lode,
the hidden treasure house Of the gnomes,
and the wonder Of the whole mining
world. He was, as he always believed,
driven into this great good fortune by a
goblin frog.
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AFTER JONES.

The other day when citizen of Vicks-
burg inquired Of q negro deck-hand,
whom be met on the levee, II negro by
the name of Jones worked on a certain
named boat, the black asked:
Does you mean Lightning JonesT
No, ! guess not.
P'rsps you mean Buffalo JonesT
No, be Isn't the one.
Well, then, does you mean Big Foot
Jones?
No, Il must be another.
Can't be Glass Eye Jones, can IN
No; this Jones has no such name.
Is 1t Turtle Soup Jonesl
No, that isn't the one.
Is II Will Jones, Small Jones, Dics
Jones, Sam Jones, or Peaceful Jones
then.
No, none Of them.
Well, dAt's sll tie Jonses on dat ar
steamboat, and II none Of dem hain'I d.
chap, yen have TO look iurder.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-04-20
onuncn CARS.

A church is divided into two parties.
What one likes the other sbhors, They
feel ID their duty TO stick TO t. In the
devotional meeting they pray At each
others inconsistencies, hoping that the
prayer will 10 TO heaven, but by the way
of Deacon Rafierty's pew, just stopping a
moment TO give him shaking. II one
wants the church built on the hill, the
other wants il down by the saw mill. IL
one wants the minister TO avoid politics,
the other would like to have him get up
on the side OF the pulpit aud give three
cheers for John Browns knapsack, which
Is said to be still strapped on his back |
When Elder Bangs sits still in prayer,
Elder Crank STANDS up TO show his con-
tempt for such behavior. II one puts
ten cents on the plate, the other throws
a dollar on top OF II, TO show his abhor-
renee of such parsimony The whole
church catches the quarrelsome spirit,
aud begins to 20 down. One half of the
choir eats up the other half The pew
devours the pulpit, and the pulpit swal-
lows the pew. The session takes down
the trustees, and the trustees, and tho
trustees masticate the session. The Sum
day School and sewing society show
their teeth, and run out their claws, and
get their backs up, and spit fire. And
church councils assemble to stop the
quarrel, and cry Scat scat to the infa-
nous howlers. But the claws go on
with their work, till there stands the old
church by the wayside, windowless and
forsaken nothing more nor less than u
monument to the memory of the dead
ecclesiastical cats OF Kilkennyl
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-04-20

The proportion of tbs married among
the insane Is much smaller than that Of
the unmarried. No married man eau
afford the lurary Of insanity 10 dodge
afs-sb0ysls sud hat-iroas, = man WaaEa
al bis wits about him.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-04-20

Freedom rssis Ia justice; justice 10
love, therefore even freedom resta 10
love.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-04-20

lie can never speak well that can never
hold bis tongue. lie who can talk only
on one subject Il seldom wanted.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-04-20

4 mans good fortune ofien turns biz
head; BE bad fortune Aa often aysrts the
heads Of his friends
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-12-28
CLOUD BANNERs uF THE ALPs.

Among the most exquisite scenes which
delight the eyes OF the European traveller
are those wonderful rose-colured cloud
banners, floating from the Alpine ellis.
but is ouly Ia the sunlight that Nature
hangs out these beautiful tokens. So il
is only Ia the glow OF health-ihe sun.
light OF our inner belng--that nature re.
yesls those physical clond.baDhers, the
rosy cheek" and cherry lip" TO praise
which every poet Of the earth has invoked
the Muse 20 aid him. but they are a. rare
as the cynical Hood conceived Christian
charity 10 be. Woman, eager to retain
this charm, resorts TO French art and
rouge. The effect II similar to that which
would be procured by substituting auc-
lioneers' flags for the delicate glowing
clond.bAnners of the Alps II woman
would aid Nature Instead u adopting art
wonld seek health instead OF vainly Try
ing 10 mask disease, she would not oaly
win the greatest charm Of womanhood-
health bnt she would avert much misery
both from herself aud others. DR. Pierces
FaYOriie Prescription has received the
highest praise from thousands OF pale,
delicate, suffering women. One bottle
often sh0rds more relief than months Of
treatment by eaustics aud other meai.
ciues. IL is harmless IN amy condition Of
The system, aud its use often renders the
modest Invalid exempt from that most
trying OF orleais-a personal c0nsulta-
ton with physician. II Il the duty OF
every wonan 70 become familiar with
the cause and symptoms Of the many dis.
eases 20 which her peculiar organs zatiob
renders her liable, and also 10 learn The
proper means of preventing these rnsla.
die. The Peoples Medical Adviser con.
iAius al extensive treatise upon "Wo.
man and her diseases TIE Author also
advises e0urses Of domestic treatment,
which viii often render The services 81 s
physician unnecessary. Every woman
should read II. A copy Of The Adviser
cau be obtained BY addressing the Author
Dr. x. v. Pierce, at Buffalo. n. 4. Pricas
" 90 postage prepaid). Fayoriie Pre-
scrlplion il soid by druggists.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-12-28

Hairs Vegetable Sicilian Hair Remover
has for many yeSts occupied an honor
abs place IN the toilei OF American wo-
men, aud has also attained popularity In
foreign puntries. This is because IL does
PERFORM " hat Il promises. Its gsrnest
friends are III qss who have used II long.
est, aud those 70 from actual experience
and personal trial have demonstrated
that by its use gray sir Is restored to Its
natural color and dry, harsh, and wiry
hair ia made soft aud lus, rous, thing oil
beauty, aud matter Of joy aud pride 10
the wearer.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-12-28

There Is no person living but what
suffers more or less with Lung Disease,
Coughs, Colds or Consumption, yet some
would die rather than pay Is cents nr
bottle OF medicine that would cure them.
DIR. A. Bosehee's German Syrup has
lately been introduced IN this country
from Germany, aud its wonderons cures
astonishes every one that try il. II you
doubt what we say 10 print, cut this out
aud take it to your druggist, Wait 4
Hard or V. Grover, and get sample
bottls for 10 cents aud try 1t, or regular
siZe Tor 10 cents.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-12-28

Pstban. COM, March ., lss9.

PstnAE, Coma, March ~ ises'
C,susuea-I avail myself q this op-
partauilv % say word in behalf 81 liR'
Wfsr.Rs BAlsAN of VIM CfiGEHf,
wbich have made use Of In my family
for several years, and sways wlih me
most benoaciAl results. NJ vile being OF
delicate habits. has AlwAys been iFo1bled
With hard. dry, hacking cough, when
ever taking little ooids AID has empsey'
cd various specifics without obtaining
any relief. until prevailed upon 70 tesi
The virtues Of WurAH's BALstM, the e..
feet Of which has been truly astonishing
More than 4 year slnoe young man
belonging In this place was taken wish
bleeding AZ The lungs. IN connection Win
4 most severe cough, and was finally
Fiven over 70 die by our beat physicians.
and Il was evident TO 81 that Consump.
ton was claiming him 50 victim,
Learning these facts, my wife seat him q
bottle of the BALsAM, which be took, Ana
IN due time, TO the great astonlshment OF
bis friends, wss at bis accustomed oocu.
patton, snatehed, az il were, from the
very laws Of death. la many other cases
We have administered the BALsAM 10 the
eonsumptive, and always with the best Of
SUCCESS. These statements are simple
facts, which can be vouched for 81 any
tine BY calling on the al my store.
] remslu. yours truly,
joins B DAZZLING.
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Tha neKt Regular Cossm MnaoAtsau " AaChlrAHs
Ls,dFs y. A A. ~. 81 hs he'd en- rauHssiAy
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Nsrt rcxnlsr coarsaanan ca Thursday svtp.
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Meets ID AaAms Hal. Factory paant su
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GEO II. SESSIONS. Commander.
0rant Ledgs. Ne. iea, !, q. q. r.
Nssis Il Aakms Hsn every saturday srsnirs
Al a'aiook. All memaeEs ~ the ''uraef ars
invited Degree meetings every arsi and laird
Wednesday evening u esch month Al o'eieot
r. J, HOYT. l. u.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-12-28

It requires no debate to prove that
IIuNT's REMEDY will cure Dropsy,
Bright's Disease, Kidney, Bladder aud
Giandular Complaints, Retention and
lncoutinence Diabetes and Gravel.
liuSr's llgMFDr cures Nervous Debility,
aud Maladies 81 the Urino.Gental Or.
gan, in either sex. Living witnesses
are willing TO bear testimony to the value
ut HUNTS REMEDY lSFALLIBLE Eye
WASH cures Weak Eyes.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-12-28
.i 20 IcInNISuMPTIvrS.

The ADVERTISER, a. Old physiciAn. retired frou
active prAsane, having bad placed 10 bic hanas
bF 40 EAsf ls3a Missionary The formula Of :
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datsrfh. AstAua, aua Al lhrtAt Ahd Lane AZ
faoi oBs, klsa a rost,ve aud Radical Care ioi
Nervous Debility Aad all Nervous Complaints,
otter having thoroughly tested ice uonderfu
curative posafs 10 thousands ~ cases, feels IL
be duty to mako it known 60 his suffering fol
love. Aetnatea BY this native, and eeDseiou,
tioas dsslfs 10 relieve human suffering, be wi
sena fires Of charge, 10 All who desire ", this
recipe, with full directions for preparing aud
successfully using Sent by return mail by al.
dresslnK
nr. W. C. STEVENS,
9Gly Mnnroe Block syrtcase, N. Y.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-12-28

SUCH Is THE PURIFYING, HEALING Up
ERATIoN or GLESN's SULPHUR SOAR that
formidable assesses and purulent nlcers,
az we'll az he most obstinate skin diseases
are cured by it. 1t expeis proud flesh aud
is highly anti putrescent.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-12-28

Fine and elegant portraits Of either OF
tho Presidential Candidates sent to any
address for only l0c each, two for l5c.
Address S. MURRAY, Woodford, Vt.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-12-28
Local Intelligence.
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Ayers Cathartic Pills
FOR ALL THE PURPOSES OF A
FAMILY pHYsIC

Curing COstiyeuess, nudiee. pyfpopsIa, il.
Digestion, D5ssutery Foul stomach aud Breath,
Headache. Frysipelss Pies Hhsnmstl.m Ernps
Ous ard Skin Diseases II i0ssBsss. Liver Con-.
plsi6t Drops, letter, IullOrs Gnf HAit hbagta
Woras. Goat, Neuralgia, az 8 dinner PHI, md
Purifying he Blood, are the mo 1t con gebiai psr.
sstise yet perfected Their effects abaadantiy
shoN hOs much they excel ~ other pile 1hsy
9iss .p,,,..s -, ~. 80 - p."eilsi -
blood iueJ stimaiate the slugglsh Or alsoFdi red
ofgan into seton ard they impart health aud
tote n the whoie beng. ! hey core Hol only the
stnf} d. complaints q every body Lnt fofmid.
sbte and dangerous diseases. Most attsfdi phY.
scans. most eminent Ciefgymen, and OUT beet
cUzens, send etrtibestes ofeafes performed aad
~ great benefits they hare derived from tLeas
fBls fesy kas the ssfsat aud best physlc Tor
etlidfsn. because mild - eel ~ snseLaai
Bsisg sugar coated, they are easy " tAks Gad
being purely vegetable. they are sHtlrsly haiia.
lass.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-12-28

-Azsriail Sanger, who i well Adyabc.
ed 10 yesr, i very sick, aud IL Dot ex-
pecsed 70 recover.
MIR. Harry slillmAn aud Aiss Evei
Rnslco xre 70 ~ married II The Baptist
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-12-28

Adam Feathers wife has Mortimer
Hnli Of The Ccntrc. before iusiics Sheldon
usasr : warraat fer sssaua the 2sth mat.
Nothing bot malicious prosecution
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-12-28

take due notice.
RUTLAND.
The Rutland Marble Co OF which
John y. Baxter is superintendent, has
jusi closed the contract Tor The purchase
OF the marble property including mills,
quarry &c. OF Clement, Sons Il Page
aud Clement, Sons ~ Co, of Centre Rnt-
land, the price paid being $4,000. Tho
Rutland Marble Co. now own The largest
intere,t, in this business in the state, or
the world. Tor that matter. The stock Of
the company ia mostly owned in New
York City,
SYNDICATE.
"a Christmas tree celebration at the
white church in this place Oh the evening
OF Saturday, the 23 inst, was largely
attended, the house being lIlcd to ITS Ut
most capacity. The trees, ouu on either
side OF TIE desk, were tasteiully decorst-
ed aud literally groaned beneath the
beautiful presents which Santa Claus be-
slowed upon the good. (0 The estimat-
ed value of the loaded trees was $500.
Time and space would fail to enumerate
the ioaDy valuable and useful articles do
mated, or 20 PARTICULARS The names of
the fortunate recipients. Rev. Mr. Groat
in particular was remembered bY the
presentation Of quite II number Of useful
aud needed artic es, among which were
a buffalo robe obtained by subscription
through the excrlons of Johu w. Barber
and pair OF fur gloves. Clufd's best,)
through tile agency Of Miss A. j. Hale.
The Rev. Gentleman being present, he
thanked the donors in a few eloquent aud
grateful words, aud in the manifestation
of emotions more eloquent than words.
An added interest 10 the occasion was
the speaking by Miss Flora Hamilton,
Nellie Convey, Flora Brush, and Mary
Hamilton, which was heartily applauded.
Christmas carols were sung, and the fun
loving portion of the audience was graft
fled by the singing and appropriate act
ing OF two humorous songs, 1.-THE School
MASTER" by w. II. Hoyt assisted by Mrs.
Florrie Barnett and Miss Flora Hamilton
and "Matrimonial Sweets" by the same
gentleman and the last mentioned lady,
which drought down the house." The
ls'ter song was repeated ny request OF
Tue AUDIENCE Mr. =. - hufo III iuli
costume persona'eu 0"h'@ IiauS' winch
"'' ~ $3.50" e '"o' '''D' y
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"ooDFoRD'
Wish yon "happy New Year"
The schools are having holiday va
cation
MERRY Christmas was generally
observed.
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IN order
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lax ABOUT q spark ~ +" po"uer ih''
u you want 10 see '''e'F '''he' miro
ouce spark 70 parry OF females.
No one finds any fault with the day
Of The week upon which Christmas aud
ne" carr 'a'' 'h'' year Out Tue washer
women
Amos Aldrieh gave u. call the
other day, and he is very confident that
Samuel will be counted in." lie pre-.
diets iroubls ifhe Is not. Pshaw
One Of our Christmas presents came
from the club Of the universe" 10 the
shape Of = morocco pocket book aud dia.
r., combined. Thanks II is good 10
DC tethehoeted ny iriehds Tar away
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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-12-28

The Rutland Marble Co =, OF which
john Y. Baxter is superintendent, has
jua closed the contract Tor the purchase
OF the marble property including mills,
quarry &c Of Clement. Sons n Page
aud Clement, Sons " Co, Of Centre Rnt-
land, the price paid being $4,000. The
Rutland Marble Co. now own the largest
iutere,t in this business in the state, or
the world. Tor that matter. The stock OF
the company ia mostly owned ia New
York CITY,