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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-07-05

A commercial traveller handed mer-
chant upon whom be called, portrait OF
his belrothed, Instead of bis business
card. saving that be represented that es-
lsbIisbmenl. The merchant examined Il
earefully, remarked that i was iine
establishment, aud returned Il 70 The
astonIshed and blushIng traveller with &
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-07-05

When you rec newapapef afllele
which promises Ia It's beginnlng 70 be 50
easy of high merit, Il 10 well 20 read II
for The profit 10 aecrus from 70 doing.
Bat So 3 matter Of pfecauiion, II is bet
Ter % gisDce fret ei the egd 10 zee II any
ding u said about two sizss 0i bottles
one Tor lfty cents aud the other for
dollar.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-07-05

hepe that be would soon be admitted lu,o
partnership.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-07-05

A young man having complained that
8 young lady had eat upon biz bat be
was told thai be ought TO know better
than TO hold bic bat In bis lap.
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Watering Horses After Eating.

Of Tho National Live Stock Journal, in
giving directions for the care of horses
says: ".Another cOmmO fault in the ali
mentation Of horses is the leading to wa
ter just after a full feed Of grain. The
first effect Of this is to largely distend the
stomach and the result may be as if the
material were masticated grain and sail
va. But, should this danger be avoided,
matters are not necessarily left in a better
state. The sudden and excessive influx
of water is likely to wash much Of the
contents of the stomach into the intes-
tines before the Hitrogcnous principles
have been digcstcd, and fermentation,
extrication of gases, ovcr ~distentions, col
les, and inflammations result. Even this
is not all. The application Of an excess
of the stomach and intestincS causes vas
cular congestion and violent muscular
contractions, SO that all tend to digestive
disorder Of q dangerous nature. COpiouS
draugEts of iccd water are hurtful alike
to man ard beast. II it must be taken ii
should be in small quantities only and
frequently. But a drink of water OF
moderate temperature, Just after a feed OF
grain, is full of peril to the soliped.
Thirst should be allayed before the food
is given; and if any is allowed after. il
should be merely a mouthtul, until the
lapse of one or two hours time has been
had for gastric digestion. After a feed OF
hay there is comparatively little danger.
From the excessive salivary addition to
the hay, and the comparatively small
amount Of it's albuminoids. these arc
rapidly dissolved out and digcsted, and
the further addition of water is often
rather favorable than otherwise in hasten.
ing its progress into the bowels, where
the digestion of its starch, sugar, fat and
other respiratory elements may be con-
pleted.
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The Successful Farmer.

To become cminently successful in
any profession two things are absolutely
indispensable: EirS., persistent energy ;
second, L thorough knowledge of the Du-
sille5S III all its details and d liked deter
mination TO keep up to the time. All
men engaged il mercantile pursuits,
even ON ii small scale, kllow we'll the ne
cc.sity of Keeping posted in everything
pertaining to their trade, and all with
scarcely AL exception, take and carefully
read n u moro Journals devoted eX-
clusirely to ti!cir branch OF business.
They would nov do without one, well
knowing hat their more CntcrpriSing
ncighbor would be benefited by sudden
changes in market values, of which they
could have no knowledge. Every physi-
clan ia5 his medical journals, lawyers
have their periodicals, and watch careful
~ the latest decisions of die courts ana
The ~enucrlncnts OF the Legislatures. In
supported by nearly every member oil
class which ii represents. By merchants
and professional men those periodicals
devoted 10 their interests are considered
as indispensable. But with many far
mers the case is quite otherwise.
Though from The very nature Of things
farmers generally require Il more
thorough knowledge of their surround
inys than any Cthor profession i'll or
der to arrive at the maximum OF
success, yet very many, indeed, take no
pains whatever to tahiiliarize themselves
with the nature and habits of their most
valuable animals and plants, or of their
most destructive and tormcnting enemies
and utterly refuse to patrOnizc perlodi-
calls devoted solely to their interests, and
intended to throw light upon the dark
sides of every farmers life. Many do
not even attempt 10 tamiliarizc them
selves with the mos ordinary rules OF
business, or tie most cOnlIlon forms OF
law-aad what is The result? Is it much
10 be wondered at that many complain OF
the appropriateness of their profession,
or that ONE arc viCtilnized by cheats and
sharpcrs? Why is it that the butter 81
one dairyInan always brings two, three
and tive cents. per pound more thar thai
Of his neighbour? In the house of one
you may md dime novels, comic ALMA
itacs and police gazcttes .in the other
carefully read agricultural papers ard
dalryrnen's books. Why is it II man
always happens to receive the very high
est market price for all his grain and pro
duce, while his unfortunate %neighbor car
scarcely receive enough to pay expenses
Some say zone is lucky" etc. In t:t
language of q well-known college Presi
dent, W say, PLUCK is a hero, Luck is
fool"
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Thoughts for Saturday Night.

Hard words mostly flow from soft
heads.
He who lives to no purpose lives to a
bad purpose.
He that despises small things shall fall
little by little.
Severity breeds fear, but roughness
%cngcnders hate.
He is the greatest who chooses to do
right at all times.
Better to give a shilling than lend and
lose half Il crown.
The drunkard has n FOOLS tongue and q
traitors heart.
. All things are in fate, yet all things arc
not dccrccd by fate.
We may be as good as we please if we
please to be good.
Reprove thy friend privately, COM
mend him publicly.
Riches, though they may reward vir-
tues, cannot cause them.
The cultivation o. the heart should be
like that of a garden, where We prune
and weed before we begin to plant.
Never speak evil of any one. Be char
table in thought, and give even the
worst people the benefit of a doubt.
The true motive of our actions, like
the reed pipes of an organ, are usually
concealed; but the gilded and hollow
pretext is pompously put in the front for
show.
Our sight is the most perfect and de-
lightful of all u senses; it fills the
mind with the largest variety of ideas,
converses with it's objects at the greatest
distance, and continues the longest in ac-
ton without being tired or satiated with
its proper c~njoyments.
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"IIIDE BOUND" TREEs.-Trces that
have long stems exposed to hot sun or
driving winds, become what gardeners
call, "hidc-bouni." That is, tho old bark
becomes acknowledgements expand, and
the tree suffers much in consequence.
Such an evil is usually indicated by gray
lichcns whici! feed on the decaying bark.
In these cases 4 washing of weak lyeor OF
li:newatcr is very useful indeed, where
tho bark is healthy, it is bepeIicial to MS
to wash the trees, as many eggs of insects
are thereby destroyed. We would how
ever, again refer to linsecd oil as a wash,
as far more effective for insects, and
would, perhaps, do as well for moss ami
liclen. After all, these seldom come
when trees are we'll cultivated. 1t is neg
lect makes poor growth, and poor growth
lichens.-G0rdemer'S Monthly.
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The Corn Crop.

OF all the crops, probably none is o
such vast Importance to farmers as the
corn crop, and On no account should it be
neglected.
Did you cver know any farmer to fail
whose cribs were filled with corn?
Did you ever know q man to emigrate
whose cribs were filled with corn?
Did YOU eve know a man to complain
of hard times whose cribs were filled
with corn?
Did you ever know a man to be sold
out by the sheriff whose cribs were filled
with corn?
Did you ever know a man whose house
and fences were all in good order, and
that such other evidences of prosperity
crowned him, whose cribs were not filled
with corn?
Did you ever know a planter proud OF
himself, loved by his n%eigLbors and hap.
p9}E i n his family, whose cribs were moi
Did you ever know a man who had fat
horses and mules, hogs, cattle sheep and
poultry, whose cribs were not filled with
corn?
Did you ever know a man who did moi
raise it at home, whose cribs were filled
with corn?
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Communication.
Editor Press and Banner:

Editor Press and Banner:
SIR: In your comments upon SER
mon delivered by me on juno 25th, in
Trinity church, you say "thc preacher
elsewhere with familiar knowledge dis
courses of the high morality of the oco-
pie of the days Of Perirles." TIE fact
Is, and I so stated it, exactly the reverse.
purity was then simply an unknown
virtue" You are entirely welcome to
make what comments you please upon
the sermon, and to draw what Infer
ences you prefer to draw from your
Jew of the constitution of society, its
duties, it's safeguards and its dangers,
but l trust you will do me the justice
to correct the misstatement.
Very respectfully, &c,
JOHN KERSHAW.
Abbevillc, S. c., July Q, 1877.
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he Press and Banner.
ednesday. July II, 1877.
Fence or No Fence.

rs will be seer by reference to the adj
EtiSement elsewhere, the County Com
ssioncrs have ordered an election on
! fence question on Tuesday the 18th of
kgust. In all the townships along the
! uda, and in all those skirting the An
fson line the election is ordered, and
Is hoped that the mo Fence side of
/ question will win in every township.
(e greatest difficulty that those which
opt it will experience, will be from
+ fact of adjoining townships falling to
opt the new plan. We will be forced
eltually to adopt the plan and it seems
as vastly better to do so before all of
Fr timber is destroyed. We have but
r the erection Of buildings. AS our
|pulation increases, the demand for
Hiding timber will consume all that is
m nc
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Bran as O Food for Mich Cows.

We were rather surprised recently, says
the Pructicat Farmer, at a meeting or q
prominent farmers club, composed
largely Of dairymrn, to hear tho merits ol
bran Us feed quoted chiefly on accoull OIL
its value Us ali apcrient, and Keeping the
system in good condition.. 1t was NJ
spoken of at all as an important milk
producer and stimulant of the lactcal..sc-
crc;ius organs, as it really is. We had
thought the value of bran for these lat
ter uses was now universally understood
in dairy districts. The demand for it is
so great that it brings nearly double the
price of Indian corn meal per ton, and
we know Of no substitute so profitable
for milcll cows-thc reason being that the
chemical constituents Of bran are those
found in milk. We have turned to ono
CT our authorities and find 100 lbs. OF
bran thc mere hull of wheat contains
Of water II lbs, starch, gum and sugar
So, gluten, labumcn and legemcn Is, fatty
matter D.
An analysis Of NJ. Saussurc makes loo
parts of the ashes of the bran of wheat
contain: soluble salts "A. ID, earthly phos-
pilates 46.5, silica, 0.5, metallic oxides O.25
loss S.5. These results explain the value
of bran, so rich in the elements OF milk
and bones. For growing animals it is in
dispcnsablc. Meal, as a fat former, and
to keep up nutrition, should be combin-
cd with bran for the other uses, two parts
of bran to one of Indian meal being a
good proportion. For the same reason,
what is called the bran bread, or bread
made from whole wheat, has more nu-
triton for the system than the bread OF
pure boltcd wheat flour, though it may
not be so fashionable, and would be dis
carded entirely by III farm laborcrs, il
set before them.
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EFFECTIVE ScARECRows.-Take two
small, cheap mirrors, tasten them back
to back, attach q cord to one angle and
hang them to a pole. When the glass
swings the suns rays are reflected al
over the field, wen if it be a large one,
and even the oldest and bravcst Of crows
will depart precipitately should II o.
its lightning flashes fall on him.
The second plan, although a terror tc
the crows. is especially we'll suited to the
fields subject to the inroads Of small
birds, and even chickens. 1t involves
the artificial hawk made from q large 20.
tat aid long goose and turkey feathers
The maker can exercise his Initiative
skill in sticking the feathers into the pc:
tato SO that they resemble the spread
wings and tail of a hawk. 1t is astcnisll'
ing what q fcrocious looking bird of prey
can be constructed from the above Sim
pie material. 1t only remains to hang
the object to a tall, bent pole, and the
wind will make swoops Il das!lcs il
the most threatening hammer Even the
most inuuiSitive Of venerable hens have
been known to hurry from its dangerous
vicinity, while to small birds it carries
unmixcd dismay.-ScientJc american.
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Level Land Items.

Genel Green and his army have been
paraolnpartians of Level Land, and in
many otles has gained the victory.
some { the Level Land boys are at
nome ire the Greenville College.
An oioIchelor living or the trail road
IS on thlook out for a wife. Young
ladies bewe.
"A goo ence for a mechanic at Antre-
Tllle. II. wants q cradle for his big
boy.
mr.. HUI Fix and the King goes s. uir-
sweethearts. ~
Mr.. Addie twi]e went conrt;pr Toe,
Sunday.
Miss Carrie att;son bas srsnonaod
her school. ~
We are bouno- tho mn fonoo ,o,r :.
Diamond Hill ,u.ns,,in NJ NJ
Erwin has put thall in motinn
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The Image Of Christ.

Tao image Of Christ drawn by the pen
Gil Of the Spirit, to which Scripture di-
reefs our aims, is painted in sucn cOlOrs
that it is impossible often to comtem-
plate it without it irrcsistably affecting
the heart. AS the bodily eye that has
looked long at the sun retains a bright
image OF it, so the spiritual eye that ga
yes stcadta:tly on the face OF Christ is
filled with light. We carry this image
with us wherever we go; and it blends
with all our thoughts and actions, it nov
or ceases to be a study to US, even grow
ing more bright and beautiful as we gaze
OH it, revealing i'll contrast, more and
more the darkness of oar own hearts. l
have said it is with us at conversation as
it is in spring when the sun nIelts the
the snow in the fields and on
the mountain side, but upon the highest
peaks and in the deepest valley patches
of it still remain. So the rays OF the
and still there remain in each heart
heights and depths where yet all is colo
and hard. How much must still be
melted away, he is first aware who con
scicntiously yield himself up to the
discipline of Scripture. The longer We
contemplate Christ the more do we dis
cover how unlike him we are, how self
ishncss has penetrated our inllost nature
how poor we are in humility, in love
When VIC enter this school of discipline
it docs not seem so. This beholiing oul
selves in the image Of Christ has the pc
culiarity that whilst we more and more
discover the darkness in us. upon us al
the while unconscious it is pouring its
light. Paul has expressed this in a par
ticularly rich passage in his letter TO tht
Corinthians. He says, but we all witt
open face, beholding as in a glass the glo
ny of the Lord, are changed into thu
same image from glory to glory, even a
by the spirit of the Lord" A wonderful
rich saying, indeed. Just as when W.
would behold ourselves in a metallic mir
ror, he would say, it spreads over us it
own etfulgcnce; so we Christians look
ing with unveiled face at Christ, as int
the mirror of humanity, are adorned
with his light, made partakers OF hi
Spirit, changed as from glory to glory in
to the same Respondent image.
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Election---Fence or no
n

VXTHERAS written applications have
w been received from Townships
No. /, 9, 3, 4, 5, II, II, IL and Is, desiring
an election for the adoption Of the Act OF
the Legislature, which provides for the
fencing OF stock instead OF fencing the
crops. 49,,
We therefore by the authority invested
in us by said Act, do hereby order an
election to be held in said Townships on
Tuesday the 18th day of August next for
the purpose of adopting or rejecting the
proposition to alter tho fence laws. Vo-
ting will be done by ballot. Those in IA
vor Of adopting the Act will write upon
their tickets yes those opposed mo"
Polls will be opened ats o'clock a. M. and
close at i P. NJ. The managers will count
the votes Immediately after the polls are
closed, and report the result to Board
Court House, on tho 18th by IL O'Clock
A. NJ.
Polls for No. l Township, will be open
cd at Observation-Disclosures, w. s. Rich
ardson, Jas. Rogers, Jr., and 7. L. Moor
Polls for No. 2 Township, will be open
ed at Observation-Disclosures, j. L. Parks,
J. i. Coleman and &. NJ. Jordan.
Polls for No. 3 Township, will be open
ed at Hodgcs-Managers, VIM. Z. Nc.
Ghee, J. Harp Vance and NJ. A: Cason.
Polls for No. 4. Township, will be held
at Observation-Disclosures, A. NJ. bod
son, w. f. Barmorc and w. b. Asker. ,
Polls for No. 5 Township, will be held
at Due West-Managers, r. w. Haddon,
o, p. Hawthorn and J.. L. Todd.
Polls for No. IL Township, will be held
at Abbeville Court House-Managers
W. A.. Templcton, a Request and Z. A.
Douglass. ,,a
at Antrevillc-Managers, a; NJ. Er"ln'
J. w. Black and r. o. McAdams.
Polls for No. ID Township, will be helo
at Lowndesville, G. F. Burdett, j. b
Mosclv andyThcophelas Baker.
Polls for No. Is Township, will b(
opened at Calhoun's Mills-Managers, r
ri. McCaslan, Jas. Taggart and S. S. Nc
r. JONES,
G. NJ. MATTISON,
r. A. MCCASLAN,
County Commissioners.
Office County Commissioners.
! July 9, 1877. If.
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AT Calhoun's Mills, in March 1865, I
town. The have rsack was made of calf
skin, tanned with the hair on. In it was
a memorandum diary, which I should DO
BILE, though improbable, that the di-
airy is now in some gentlsman's posses
sion in old Abbeville.
GEO. A. GoRDAN.
P. S. Any information left at this Of
flee will be gladly received.
WANTED.-The P. O. address of every
person who has an old "F1orencc," or
any other kind of old sewing machine
(nO matter how old Or poor.) To such we
will mail, free, avery liberal proposition,
to exchange for our new late improved
Florence" Read the advertisement OF
the Florence Oil Stoves in another col
umn Of this paper. Write for circulars,
cts. Address
Florence Sewing Machide Co., Chicago,
March 7. 1877. st.
Life insurance is passing out inglori.
ously The Republic II the Chicago are
chronicled in the dead list. There is
balance of So, 500, 900 against the Republic
and the condition Of the Chicago is MOI
known, the Secretary having swartouted
Worms are often the cause of great suf
fering and disease in children, which fire.
uuently terminates in death. One or two
doses of Shriner's Indian Vermifuge viii
remove that which causes the trouble anC
save the lives of the little ones.
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OOIlA& ENIIINtHIE-k
Abbeville, S. c., July Q, 1877.

Among the most remarkable produc-
tions of this age and country is Halls
Hair Remover. Its success is unparal-
lcled. 1t is 'sought after by rich and poor
high and low, young and old. 1nhab-
itants of foreign landslide people Of
Australia, Of Europe, and of South Amer
lea find means to get it at whatever cost.
1. is because it works like magic. 1t
restores the hair to its youthful color and
beauty, and robs approaching g Of one
of its disagreeable accomplishments. If
you are getting bald. try it. Try it'll
you are getting gray, or il you have any
disease of the scalp. Try. il if you wish
a good hair dressing. 1t will not disap-
point you.-Muncie (Ind.) Neps.
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PRAISE GoD.-God created man for
his own glory and honor. Man was not
made and placed here upon this terres-
tial ball to a life Of w'ickedncss and flesh
ly pursuits; but to glorify, praise and
honor God. Man is not his own; he did
not create himself-he is not self existent.
His days on earth do not belong to HIM
sclf-they are Gods. The earth he walks
upon is not his; it TOO is Gods. All the
blessings that man enjoys must issue from
the hand of God. Then man thou worm
of dust, praise God. Praise him with all
your soul. body, mind and strength.
This is your reasonable service.
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GREENVILLE, S. c..
Piedmont Is S%hirtings, per yard...".". "

GREENVILLE, S. c..
Piedmont Is Shirtings, per yard."...""". W
I" Al Shetings, per yard""."."...".. q
x Drills per pard".....-...."....:.. o.!
A discount of ~ per cent Is made, Il
paid ON receipt of the goods.
Fl. p. HAMMETr, Pres. and Urea
NEW YORK. July 0.-Cotton easier-nplands
l2l, Orleans l2M, sales 500. Futures firmcr
July I2.25a.l2.&, August II. 27@l2.3S, September
II. Seal IL. Ol, October l.Ji@,ll 80. Flour very
firm. Wheat firm. Corn M@Hc. better
Pork l4.G. Lard firm-steam 9.l0G9.2
Spirits turpcntine steady, at 3l%. Rosin
heavy-l.S59,l.92ll2 for strained. Freights
quiet.
ST. LOUIS, July 9.-Flour firm and unchan.
ged. Wheat unsettled and generally lower
No. . red fall l.s0, No. ditto l.65. Corn un.
settled and huctuating-No. 2 mixed rs. Oats
dull and lower to scll-No.2 81 bid. Rye held
at 60: whisky quiet, at 1852. Pork quiet
jobbing lots l3.25. Lard nominally nnchan'
ged, no offers and no bids. Bacon 5A. 5H@s
and $685. for shoulders, clear ribs and clear
sides.
LOUISVILLE, July a.-Flour nominally un.
changed. Wheat ilrmer and prices unchan.
gcd. Corn dull-white So. Oats unchanged
Pork quiet, ut l3.S7%al4.W. Bulk meats quiet
and unchanged. Bacon steady. at 5N.7M and
81 for shoulders, clear ribs and clear sides
Sugar-curcd hams quiet, at 10. Lard quiet
choice leaf tiercc lOla. Whisky quiet. Bag
ging dull, at l.l3H. Tobacco nominaily un'
changed. w
AUGUSTA, July 0.-Cotton firm-middling
llIullT. receipts |, sales 2l7. -.
C~AARLESToN, July 9.-COtton quiet mid
ding llEall5s, net recciptss, exports coast
wise $50.
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ri ARRIVALS.

ALsroH HousE.-E NJ Wrenn, Baltimore
Md; Miss Annie Black, Monterey, G.; {
Clark, Worcester, Mass: Jas w Wilson, Bolt
BraTch, S Z; w " Mars. J r Cunningham
W S Wheeler, II Wilson. Miss NJ J Cater, Miss
EP Cater. Miss Matt Cater, McD NJ Cater
Due Wet, S G; PL McCelvy, WD Mars, A
Boston, Mass; 70 Wynn, Atlanta, CAD "
Thomas, Warrenton, S C; Mrs NJ ] Mabry
Miss A Ross, Miss Mary Mabry, Long Cane,
c: Rev w A Lamar, Rev X y Pratt, J YJone!
S G Cason, 4 II Tcmpleton, Miss Kate Small
City.
CENTRAL HorEL.-R s Findlay, Baltimore
Hall: W n Munday, Dead Fall; DR. w
Jones, Cokcsbury; DR. J r Smith, Laurens
a Calder, Miss Anna f Calder, Fl Il Jncobs
w Il Davis, Charleston JF Lyon. City j
Moore, X S Murchison, j b Wilson, For
Pickens.
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DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup should he kept
in every family. A slight cough, if un-
checked, is often the forcrunner of Con-
sumption, and a timely dose Of this Won
derful medicine has rescued many from
an early grave.