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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-03-09
THE mAELsTRoM As m is.

Nearly midway in London Strait 9
huge, naked rock, which might fairly be
called an island. lifts itself above lhe
waters, breasting aud conflicting currents
caused by the wind and tides. Between
this rock and the cape on Muskong is the
famous maelstrom, which fertile imsgi'
nations have clothed with great many
terrors.
It's geographical position is snch as TO
expose 1t TO fierce tidal currents, and
when these are assisted by high westerly
winds, they are, no doubt, terrific. The
bottom OF the strait is strewn with im-
mense boulders, which are so arranged
as TO give the current spiral motion,
directed towards the isolated rock from
the northern side, which is much increased
in times of high tides and storms, when
1t whirls quite around the island rock.
Then It Is that it becomes really diff
cnlt for boats and vessels, without steam
power, to keep off the rocks against
which the wayward currents would dash
them.
While there are at times vast and
powerful eddies, which give objects
floating upon them q fearful spiral mo-
ton, there is nothing like vortex pro-
duced by subterranean discharge of the
water, although the tumbling and boiling
character of the spiral current may sub.
merge temporarily objects drifting on the
surface.
No doubt in the course of time the
action of the water has tended to level
down the bed of rocks, some of which,
we may presume, showed themselves
above the surface. This may have made
the maelstrom much more terrific than IL
now is, and better justified the ancient
fable.
As il is, in ordinary times and in favor
able weather, the fishermen do not besi-
tate to seek for fares throughout these
waters, which to strangers are suggestive
of the most terrible dangers.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-03-09
nk oouLDs.r rrsEir,

While Judge pitmAn was sitting on hi
frenl porch one day last summer, = maj
came along with 3 carpet bag, AAd enter
ing the yard be said
IL your piano out OF tnnei
No, don't think Il is, said the judge.
Amt you sare Aboutit?
No; | never tried Il 30 see.
How long since Il has been tunedl
Il has never been.
Then, OF course, IL ought TO be tuned Al
once. You'll ruin il IL you dou't have Il
attended to,
don't believe | will.
q, yes. YOU will though. Nothing,
worse for u piano than standing untun.
ed.
DO You think you can tune it,
Certainly can.
! don't believe you can, said the judge,
I'd like 10 know why not. never
saw piano yet that couldn't tackle.
There's one good reason why you can't
10 this case.
I'd like to know what il IL.
lou want me TO tell you, do your
Yes.
Wei, it's because haven't got any
piano.
Then the man put his carpe, bag under
his arm, wiped bis nose thoughtfully and
left.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-03-09
HIS PRESENT.

lie said be- wanted TO deal directly
with the proprietor OF the jewelry store,
as times were hard and he wanted hard.
pan prices. lie looked al silver tea-set,
at gold-headed cane, at a set of jewelry,
and finally at gold watch. Then he
said:
did think of making my wife Christ.
mas present, bnt she's always growing
around and finding fault, and so III let
her slide.
Won't you take the cane for your son,
as you proposedl asked the jeweler.
No, suess not. jim loafs around q
good deal, and only the other night be
told me to shut up and 90 to blazes. II
be wants anything in his stocking let him
behave himself.
Well, about the watch?
gness Hll buy the watch and make
myRIfa present. | never had much OF
anythiag in nay stocking, and ! leel that
bain't been used right. What's your
figgerf
Two hundred dollars.
Cane do 1t. You must remember that
these are hard times.
Well, say $3.50.
h Can't do IL. Times are awful.
III make you this watch for $3.50, and
not cent less.
Wall, guess III take 'er, though II
seems ike big price.
The jeweler placed lhe wateh 10 the
box, stuffed cotton around il, aud a. be
Iaid Il on the show case the stranger
said:
You kin charge IT,
Charge IL! don't know you'll e1clsim,
ed the dealer.
You don'l!
No, sir.
/ Don't know man who hAs lived with.
10 twenty-cight miles Of Detroit foi
athirtyseven years!
+ No, cir.
/ Never heard Of me 10 your lief
/ No, sir.
/ Wall, won't take the old wStch, said
/ The man - be backed of. You don
seem to have much git-up and 90 Ahead
about you, and I slwsys make Il rul'
( to patroDize i've firms. You'd betleI
Subscribe 70 some DewEpaper and glt Z
know what's going on.
You're no geniiemsn. slri said lh'
irrilAted dealer, who hGd lost fall hour
time.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-03-09

The day had been set, aud the young
man was happy. But bis father failed In
business, and he collected together all
the pink Ioye-letters, the lock OF hair, the
faded violet, ETC., and started .or her
fathers mansion. He was high.minded
and honorable, and be felt In duty bound
70 release her from the engagement. Yel
be grew faint As be was ushered into the
psrlor. Such love as his wouldn't stay
crushed.
Georgel dear Georgol she exclaimed
as she entered the parlor and seized hit
hand.
Arsbella, / am here to do my duty, be
said rs he rose up.
W-whats the matter? she asked.
H-haven't you heard of--of my father's
failurei be inquired, his heart beating
painfully.
Why, yes, my dear George, and what
Of &?
Aren't you-won't you-that is--i
Im glad of it--thaps ALL she cried.
You arei
or course am! was talklsg with
father, aud he said II your father had
failed for 100000 bed made al least
81, 900 out of II, and Of course you'd get
twice As much a. you counted on!
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-03-09
NOW HE TRIED 1T.

The travelling agents who visit Vicks-
burg have new and important way OF
getting at business. The other day when
one raped at door 1t was opened but
an inch or two, and the woman called
out:
Don't want anythingi
Madam, called the agent, have you q
sister?
Yes, was the answer, and the door
opened little more.
And you haven't heard from her late
ly?
No.
Then you are not aware that that
she
The woman opened wide the door and
excitedly asked:
What is II. What has happened TO
herr
Then you haven't heard7
Mono. Is Lucy dead
Your sister, madam, is not dead, but
She
But whatl she wildly inquired, as be
stepped up beside her.
Your sister, madam, he replied, un-
locking his vaise, purchased five boxes
of this superb magical bluing of me, and
earnestly eutrests you to try at least one
box--pr'ce only fifteen cenis.
She didn't appreciate his tricks; Ms he
passed through the gate she glanced
down at her feet, and then at his coat
tail, and sighed, Oh, wished | weighed
a toni
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-03-09

( / wished might cry out for hslp, and
have the wretch given up 10 the punish
meni be 50 richly deserved !
Saddsnly BIZ eyes caught sigh, Of
grandfather Van Straiious silver snui-
boK, siARdlRs on the table a my side /,
and be ilpsosd toward Il. ! had not
closed II when pui Il dowp. The lid
was open 10 saeh = way that the light re-
hecied 90 Il brightly, and that wac wbA,
had caught bis attention. Ny arm lay
on the side Of my chair, and my hand
was resting on The table - near to the
box that " ben be leaned over, aud reach
down to get It, bis fingers touched mine.
| could not help shiver at the touch, but
be did not detect Il.
lie lifted ihs boz irom the table, and
held il up close to bis face 10 examine its
contents. don't know hsw came to
do 1t, but never stopped to think whst
the possible consequences might be- ]
fang up my hand, and The fiery smut
few into his eyes Ia O yellow cloud,
binding him instantly, i8e gave howl
OF agony and rage, and made a dash to-
wards me, bat eluded him. The snnf
got into bis nose and mouth, and be be-
gan sneeEing and coughing frightfnlly,
aud tears kept running down bis cheeks
His. exhibition Of pain was intense. II
seemed TO make him crszy, He ran all
about the room ravipg like mad wild
animal.
slipped out Of the room, locked the
door, aud ran npio call grandfAther Van
Stratton. But be bad heard the racket
going on below, and was coming dows
the stairs. told him Whist had done
and be ran out after help, and was back
In almost no time with some of the neigh
bors. IT N.Y. 2
1t was easy TO secure the burglar in
the condition he was in. They bound
him securely, and took hm of to the
station house. II WAS friahtful TO bear
him curse and rave as they led him away.
In the mornisg heard that l bad beep
the means OF capturing the very persoh
the police had been 10 search ofso long
Toby Darrell. They offered me the re.
ward but wouldn't mkejt; sndso they
made me a present Of beautiful set OF
silver. That spoon you have in your cup
Is one of them. was half sick for a
week after the affair took place, but
CONCLUDED there wasn't any use In being
sick. over what danger was passed and
got over my fright bravely And Mr.,
Toby Darrell got Il dozen years in Sing
Sing
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-03-09
noW TO aAse rieruRs,.

No pictures ought to be hung higher
! that The height Of the average human eye
+ when tie owner ui the eye Is standing -
/ Il Il the almost universal rule Ia cur
hoescs to hang pictures much Above this
levol, and they cannot be enjoyed there,
II the picture is portrait, Of Il II have
human faces 10 il, lis eyes should look as
nearly into ours as possible, and il there
be no such simple guide, perhaps a good
rnle viii DO TO bAye the line thar divides
the pictures horizontally into equal parts
level with the eye. II one starts 10 hang
ing pictures with the determisstion to
place them 30 that they eau be easily seen
and enjoyed without stretching the neck
the least, or STOPPING the body, be will
be pretty sure to do well. In remote
farm houses and country taverns we Of
ten see pictures, particularly portraits,
skyed as high as II their owners had been
Academy Hangers, and the painters
young rivals of new school suppose
the reason Is that the simple-hearted
owners think q picture such precious
thing. II can't be hung too securely out
Of the resch Of meddnng hands. They
are often not clear ID their minds as to
what picture is meant for, and not find
ing Ia Il any practical relation TO human
life aud society, they treat il with
reverence aud put il where 1t will dis
turb them as little as possible. But, as
people come to enjoy pictures and get
some intellectual, spiritual nourishment
out OF them, they want them, as they
want their book, where they can see
them and use them.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-03-09
said bic honor:

said bic honor:
Mr. Peters, why don't you 81 down,
sity
| don't sit down any more, sir.
But you must.
cannot, sir.
Why can't you?
Well. cir, she said we couldn't both sil
10 one chair, and tried 10 demonstrate
that we could, aud she picked me up and
settled me on top Of red-hot stove,
And-l--I don't believe care 70 III dow o
II !, pleases the court.
The court agreed with the witness.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-03-09
CURE FoR FRECKLEs.


Crate horsersdish fine; let It stsnd r
few hours IN buttermilk, then strain and
use the wash night and morning, or
squeeze the juice of lemon into half
goblet of water, and use the same way /.
Most of the remedies for freckles are
poisonous aud cannot be used with safety.
Freckles Indicate a defect In digestion,
aud consist In deposits of some carbona-
ceous or fatty matter beneath the scarf
skin. The diet should be attended TO,
aud should be Of nature that the bowels
and kidneys will do their duty. Daily
bathing, with much friction, should not
be neglected, and the Turkish bath taken
occasionally, II convenient. II the exact
cause Of freckles was known, q remedy
for them might be found. A chemist In
MoraviA, observing the bleaching eirsc
OF mercurisl preparations, inferred that
tEe growth OF local parasitical fungus
was the cause OF the diseoloration Of The
skin, which extended and ripened its
spores 10 The warmer season. knowing
that sulpho-carbolale OF zine 10 deadly
enemy TO nil parasitic vegetation (iiseli
not being otherwise injarioas), lie az.
piled this salt for the purpose OF remev.
ing the freckles. Tue compound consists
Of two parts of sulpho-earbOlaie Of zine,
% parts OF rose wAier, and i've parts oi
scented alcohol, aud i 10 be applied
twice daily for from halt an hour 10 al
hour, thea wash OF With cold water
Protectisn agaiast the su By seilisg asd
other means is recommended, snd, 10
addition, for persons Of pale complexion
some mid preparation Of iron.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-03-09

The following Il from an insurance
Journal Published in New York There
we're burned 10 the United States during
the year 1875, 34 bakeries, 81 blacksmith
shops, 30 brewerles, 81 carpenter shops,
5s carriage factories, 81 churches, ls
scgar factories, 2s cotton mills, "a drug
stores, II Touring mills, ~ furniture
factories, - grist mills, 2t7 hotels, iJe
liquor stores, ~ livery stables. ~ una
chine shops, 81 meat markets, ~ news
paper Offices, 81 paper mile, ~ planning
mills, ~ printing Offices, Ge public balls,
80 school buildiDgs, 81 rairoAd depots,
liz restaurants, l55 saw miila, 80 tan
Beries, ~ wooden mills.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-03-09

Can't help Il; wont palronirs 20 saeh
slow mAa, no use taking replied The
stranger, waving bis hand, and he paced
out 10 visit some other arm who did
know a man who had lived within TWEEN.
ty-eight miles OF Detroit fer thirty
wears.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-03-09

A lady 10 certain church moi long ago
destroyed the devotion Of portion Of the
congregation by sitting 10 front pew 10
summer time with a chld's doll stuffed
10 her skirts 10 plses oftbe eonventlonal
buste. There were The bead aud arms
appealing to the congregation, and the
lady, al The while, wss singing Ike al
unconscious angel.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-03-09

What "a commonly called friendship is
40 more than pafmership reciprocal
exshAngs II good oHlges, IN word,
mere trade, vhsrein teifloYe always
proposss 70 b : gamer.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-03-09

The other day little girl presented
letter al the post Office. There being no
stamp on II, the postmaster Inquired
shetber she bsd not brought three cents.
No, sbe replied, father has Pot iAe stamp
on The inside.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-03-09

DO you love me Fili, Johng whispered
= sensitive wife 70 her hntbsHd. OF
course do; the suller the betaeT, ans
Wered the stupid huAbAhd.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-03-09

II X. FowLER'S
INSURANCE AGENCY,
MAxcHzTKR, NrHaosT.
roliciss issaed iu the
German American, assets Fl 1856, ,S5s
Springfield, Mass. assets 81 ,2s5. ABS
Citizens Of Newark, n. -. 425, 800
Millyillc Mutaal Of NJ l4o0 0oo
GAd agsuife
Vermont Mutual,
ChAmplAin AutaAl,
Peoples Mutual Of VI
Fsssllslss ies plarlsg large Iizss siis
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-01
Court Cuttings.

Thomas A. Shea against NJ. Green
wood 81 Co. An action to recover $24'
due under a contract. Verdict for de
iendant.
John Howe was found guilty OF bur
rlary and remanded for sentence.
In the case OF Dickman against Grea'
ser the jury found tor plaintiff, and as
sessed his damages at 81, 140.
Henry Landau against Joseph Schrei.
Der. This was an action to recover g
balance due on building contract
Case i'll progress.
the jury in the Hamilton-Logan cas-
returned verdict of acquiltal as t
Lewis A. Logan, and disagreement al
to Hamilton.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-01

The citizens of Walnut Hills have pre-.
pared and extensively signed protest
against granting the right OF way to the
Miami Valley Narrow Gauge steam
railroad. The petitioners protest against
giving any more grants to steam rail-
roads to cross main thoroughfares in
the city. and against. granting to this
Road the exclusives - light of way under
any circumstances. The opinion is ex-
pressed that the road should be required
to follow the line of the old Deercreek
Road, between Effluent Pipe street and
;lhe Park entrance; that Ii should cross
Effiuent Pipe street at right angles and
below grade and the Park entrance by .
bridge. The route now proposed by the
company commences at the corner oI
Broadway and Court street, and follows
up Deercreek, crossing Efiuent Pipe
street aud the Park entrance at grade
and the Montgomery Road by bridge,
and thence to the corner OF Beresford
and Woodburn avenues.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-01
fe9-6tW

IT EGAL.--superior Court Of Cincinnati
~ james Mclean, Henry II. stotesbury and
Fergus Cochran, partners doing business in
the city Of New York, as Cochran, Mclean 3
Co., plaintiffs, against Michael Fallon, and
James O'C0nnell, partners, doing business as
NJ. Fallon & Co., defendants, and the Amazon
Insurance Company, Of Cincinnati, garnishees
Case No. Si,I15. The defendants, Michael Fall
Ion and James O'Connell, partners as NJ. Fall
lon & Co., who are non residents Of the State
of Ohio, are hereby notified that the said plain
tirs, on March 9th, 1876 filed their petition in
this Court, the object and prayer OF which is to
recover from said defendants the sum OF
sj.4j0 70, with interest, for goods and mer-
chandise sold and delivered by the plaintiffs to
the defendants at the latter's request; that an
order Of attachment issued in SAID case. and
that the Amazon Insurance Company, OF Cin-
cinnati, has been garnisheed therein, and
said defendants are hereby further notified
that unless they. answer or demur to said Pc
tition, ON or before Saturday, April 1st, 1875,
Judgment will be taken In their absence, as
prayed for
LONG, KRAMER a KRAMER,
Attorneys for Plaintiffs.
CINCINNATI, January lDsh. 1876. jals-7tW
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-01
LOCAL BREVITIES.

ASH WEDNESDAY.
P1CKPoCKErs did good business yes.
terday.
MICHAEL CLINE, farmer, had his
pocket picked Of $3.50 at the Plum-street
Depot on getting of car.
RALPH LOWE EMMERsoN, the boy ac-
cidentally shot last Saturday by his
brother, died last evening at hali-past
O'Clock, aged thirteen years.
M. ROCHESTER, of No. 63 West Third
street, had his pocket picked on the
Walnut Hills street cars, last evening
about O'Clock, of gold watch.
FRANK b. KEHoE, of Portsmouth,
Ohio, had gold watch with ring at
tached and seven shooter stolen from
the steamer Potomac yesterday morn
Ing.
MIAMI M edical College Commencement
exercises take place this evening az
delivered by Professor W. B. Davis and
Bishop Foster.
A SMALL child, about six weeks old,
was left in the ear yard OF 201 W. Third
street last night. The child was wrapped
in a common comfort. No clue 10 its
parents has been found.
THE railroad meeting announced to be
held saturday, March A, at Mount Wash
ington, will not take place till Saturday,
March II, as the committee appointed at
the last meeting will not be able make a
report before that time.
DURING the Mardi Gras procession
last night the residence of Mrs. Mon
tagnier, No. 375 George street, was bur-
Qlarized. One hundred and twenty dol
lars in currency and $3.50 VIZ orth of silver
ware and jewelry were taken. The
money loss falls oIP Miss Louise Mon
tagnier, teacher in the Eighth District
School. The house was completely ram
sacked.
THE students of the Senior Glass Of
Woodward High School have organized
dramatic club. They will give their
first enter tainment before the pupils
OF the school in the hall OF their build
ing on thursday afternoon. The pieces
selected for performance are: "loi Or
Parle Francois" and "Pickwick kPa
pers." Tue following young ladies ant
gentlemen will participate: Misses
Gibson, Northman. .Bohlander, McGowan
Abbot and Kendall, Messrs. Laws. Mil
Ter, Martin, Hasson, Guard and Judge
THE doors OF the Exposition Hall were
thrown open about Z O'Clock, and the
hall was soon filed by the maskers
The hall was handsomely decorated il
Mardi Gras colors. Professor Curriel
and forty musicians furnished the music
for the dance. When the grand marcl
was played all but those in mask wert
required to leave the floor. The bal
passed of in a very orderly manner, on
man up to y o'clock only having bee
put out. The immense assembly. re
mained till late in the morning, satisfied
that they had d big time.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-01

From the meteorological summary for
the month of February, reported by Mr..
S. 8. Bassler, Observer in charge Of the
U. s. Weather Signal Station, in this
city, we take the following: The high
est temperature during the month was
66 degrees on the 10th and 11th. The low.
est temperature was degrees on the I'd.
The entire range of temperature was 6s
degrees. The average temperature was
40 degrees, the highest during period
OF five years, or as FAR back as the
records OF the Station extend. The total
rainfall for the month was 2.92 inches,
The heaviest wind was 80 miles an hour,
on the 25th. The prevailing direction Of
wind was west. There were 8 clear
days, 5 fair days, cloudy days, and l;
days on which rain or snow fell.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-01
Fabulous.

During the deluge, as q Needless
shark was conducting Thanksgiving
service for an abundant harvest, q pru-
dent patriarch looked out and addressed
him thus, ''My friend, I am much
struck with your open countenance
pray come into the ark and make one OF
US. The probabilities are a falling ba-
rometer, general atmospheric disturb
ance and heavy rains throughout the
region of the lower universe during the
next forty days." "Phat is just the
sort of hairpin am" replied the shark,
who had cut several rows OF wisdom
teeth; "bring on your deluges." About
six weeks subsequently the patriarch
encountered him on the summit oi
Mount Ararat, in very straitened cir.
cumstances.
Moral; You can't pretty much mos
always tell how things are going to turn
out sometimes.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-01

A Hamilton boy came in to hit
mother the other day with two yawnins
rents in his trousers. His patient
mother sat down, after administering
the necessary counter-irritant, to repair
the garment, and was shocked to heal
her darling tell his sister that "Mothel
was an old devil" "Harry," she cried
''what did you sayY 81 didn't say
Harry. You said was devil. Whaj
did you mean by thatw "Well, It's 80,
mother; 'cause my Sunday-sohoo.
teacher told me that nobody but the
devil sowed tares."
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-01

About two years ago my wife had a
very troublesome cough, of 30 serious q
character that we all became very anx-
ious: indeed, IL seemed that we had but
little to hope for, as the Lungs were af-
fected. We tried various medicines,
hut very little if any benefit seemed to
be derived from any of them; so that it
appeared the disease had complete
mastery, and nothing but death would
bring relief. was then advised to give
Or. b. Jayne's Expectorant trial, and
doing so, to our surprise found great
benefit from its use. Persisting with 1t,
sbe gradually commenced improving, un-
iii the principal symptoms disappeared
entirely. and she has enjoyed reasona-
bly, rood health ever since.-~J ohm Mus
grave, HubbaydsyilIe, Kentucky.