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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-06-14

Laplaud mothers are not Ia The habit OF
staying al home with their babies The
Laps are very religious people, aud
take long journeys 10 hear their pastors.
As soon as the family arrive at The little
wooden church, aud the reindeer are se-
cured, the father shoyels snug little bed
Ia the snow, aud the mother wraps The
baby IN skins aud deposits il Ihrf'in
Thtn the iaiher piles tho snow alonnd IL,
aud The dog Is sci uu guard, while lbe
prfents 90 decoroasly into lie church.
often as many a. thirty babieA mas be
seen laid away III the snaw about a
church
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-06-14
any,cr 10 cosRssrosorsr..

Never write with pen Or iuk Il is
altogether too plaiD, and doesn't hold
tbe mind Of the editor aud printers close
~ enough to their work.
II sou are compelled TO use Ink, never
nse that vulgarity known as the bioliing
pad. If sou drop blot Of ink on The
paper, lick Il or The intelligent com
poster loves nothing - dearly IS 10 read
through the smear this will make sefoes
twenty or thirty words. We have seen
hIm hang over such piece Of copy bAlf
sn hour, swearing Ike pirate al he
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-06-14

a Parlan and his vile qaaneiied, !
shall drown myself, she liually cried out,
exasperated. 90, II an all that tieters
you, he answered still, be followed
her, aud when she threw herself into The
Seine, plunged 10 aud brought her 10
I4nd. AS he was climbing up the bank,
however, be slipped back into the river,
and, being exhausted by Is previous eI'
erlion, was unable 10 save himself llls
wife, seeing bis situation, plnoged in
after him, but as she could not swim,
that was OF no avail, aud both must have
been drowned had Il not been for some
policemen, who pulled them 0nt, The
pair went home like two turtle doves.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-06-14

The Enlomologisl tells how To make
cheap mosquito bar, which il warrants
satisfactory It's plan Is TO drop some
coal oil on apiece Of cotton, aud rub Il
over the face aud hands. II promises that
no mosquito will bite, or even light where
the scent of tho oil Is lett. The writer OF
the article says: | have tried il. aud then
exposed myself TO clouds OF them, on va.
rious occasions, without experiencing tho
least annoyance, Thousands OF them
would hover within an inch Of my face,
aud sing by the hour, but none would
dare touch. We imagine we see the In.
ventor now, grlnning through his greasy
mask, while the sensible insects NY away
muttering you eau stand II, we can.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-06-14
A NEw xARto tow-GAUaG RAILnoAr

Tie Bilerica aud Bedford twehIA four
inch gauge railroad, abont Which 20
much interest aud curiosity i entertain
ed, i. now being rapidly constructed, so
As to warrant the statement OF Manager
Mansftid that tie rails will all be laid by
July l. The stock Is all subscribed for /,
the town Of Billerica taxing n quarter
part oi il, aud the citizens OF that town
the greater part besides giving the right
OF way. The road starts irom the Lowell
railroad at North BiIlerica, passes
through the central part OF the beautiful
ly situated old town and its entire south.
western length near the Bedford aud
Concord railroad, giving direct rail
communication through Lexington and
Arlington TO Boston. II has been dem
onstraled IN Wales and pronounced by
experts that this narrow gauge, with its
road furniture TO correspond in size and
weight, il just as practicable as one
double the width, while the cost Of con-
slruction aud running expenses are cheap
In proportion. This road Is the first one
OF the kind in this country, aud has a
special act OF the legislature. The cost
Of the whole i-2 miles Of road, wlball
its equipments ready for running, viii
not exceed the amount Of IL. capital
stock Of $4,000. It's success will cause :
new era in building cbesp branch roads
in this country, where expensive vide
gsuge roads fail 70 pay the expense.
- Boston Advertiser
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-06-14

Mrs. Belkuap, whose brilliant past
naturally Interests one IN her sad present
aud future has left Washington never to
return. So the world says. She and her
husband have been living at one OF the
principal hotels, but nnnoticed, unsought
by all the great crowd, who, so short
time since, bowed, flattered, aud knelt
before them, AS beautiful as ever ia
person, as charming In nanner, bswitch-
Ing Mrs. Belknsp belongs to dead pasl.
] remember her at y brilliant entertain
ment just before the exposure came, "a.
diant in white satin aud diamonds, lovely
gracious, aud the center Of an admirina
crowd, aud then came sackclolh and
ashes, as the night comes down on a
beautiful day. This 10 one OF the sad pic.
tures one sees at the national capital.
Who was the person who spoke OF Wash.
ington as heart-breakiug placer TO any
one who has spent four or five years here
these few words will aptly describe it,
Washington Letter.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-06-14

After the battle Of Chattanooga. the
surgeons made several ineisi0ns IL The
leg of soldier who had been wounded
10 lie knee by musket ball. Dat Of
patience 81 iasi, the soldier exclaimed,
Why are you carving me 40 sof We're
trying 10 lind the ban. answered 3 eur.
geou. Why dida't sou ak for tbs ball
in the fret place Indignantly cried the
soldier here il IL, il my pocket!
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-06-14

Manners are the shadows Of Viraes
the momeniary display Of lh0se qualities
which our fellow erssiures love and re.
spect. II we strive Ia become, thea,
what We strive 10 appear, manners would
often be rendered ussfai guide, 10 The
performance u our duties.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-06-14

A Wes.ern man hss had All bis ieelh
pulled to help hin stop chewing tobacso.
This il on The principle 10 vogue among
the Chinese where they eat on boy's
bead Ia eure him ~ swearing
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-06-14

Youth, like everything else, must be
cherished, not squandered; aud, II we
waste it in idle, frivolous dssipatons,
age will come before years. The faster
we travel the sooner will we get to the
end of our journey. Enjoy youth In
every reasonable way whilst we have Il,
but always remember that every time
you overdraw on 1t you arc contracting
debt which must be repaid with heavy
interest in the future, Retain youth as
long as You can, negiecting nothing
which will assist you In doing 30, but
scorning everything which is false or de-
celtful. And when old age comes-as
come II will, despite all your efforts 10
the contrary-accept the inevitable grace.
fully, and do not attempt TO disguise nor
disown II.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-16
WAY, COUNTY, PA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 49, 1871

see her again. Make your choice, and
as quickly as convenient, for I'm get
ting sleepy" and he yawned lazily.
Bob sat in an attitude of utter dejec-
ton, staring at the ashes of the fire,
which an hour ago had blazed as bright
ly as his own love-lit fahcies. He was
completely demoralized and almost III
capable of thought or resolution. There
was something SO pitiable in Bob's odd
looking, dismantled figure, half-dressed,
with that queer, white, dubious head,
dimmed, black eyes, and expression OF
crushing shame and defeat, that it would
have moved almost any one to COM
passion. 1t did stir compunctions in
George, but there was no mercy in
Johns still, blue eyes. Two or three
minutes passed in silence so complete
that even the almost noiseless movement
of the French clock on the mantel was
directly audible.
"You are taking altogether too long
to make up you mind, Mr.. Withers. 1t
will make shorter work to call Angie, "
finally said John, sharply, his patience
quite at an end. He rose and stepped
to the door as he spoke.
"It won't be necessary, John-here I
am !" said clear voice, with sharp
ring in it that the family had learned to
know meant decisive work, and Angie
stepped into the room, her blue eyes
flashing with indignation and her lips
trembling with scorn, beautiful as q
goddess.
Bob started up from his abject atti-
tude and stood facing her with the look
,f h. l.,
firing-squad. AS he stood there, drawn
up to his full height, with just touch
of appeal softening the defiance of his
expression, it was manly face and
figure in spite of all. But her brothers
received Angles first attention.
You mean, cowardly fellows u she
said, in tones of concentrated contempt.
"I would not have believed that men
were so mean And L am almost as
much ashamed of you, Mr.. Withers, -
she added, turning to Bob, with a
softer but yet angry voice. "Did
you think, sir, that I took you for
your beauty? I don't care if you
wear forty wigs, or none. You are
absurdly vain, SIR" She was smiling
now. "You should know that when a
woman loves man it is of grace and not
of works. Anyhow, john" she added,
turning to him, as if contrasting his
slight figure with Bob's fine physique,
Mr.. Withers doesn't wear shoulder,
pads" With that parting shot she dis
appeared into the dining-room, in mo.
ment reappearing, to say "Mr.
Withers, you may forgive them yon want
to-. I'm by no means sure that shall
And now go to bed, all of you, and don't
be keeping us awake"
There was an outward silence for 6
few moments. Then John said:
"I Don't ask your pardon, Mr.
Withers, because I meant to succeed
and I'm sorry I didn't. But I know
when I'm beaten, and you needn't ex.
pect no further opposition from me.
Let's go to bed. "-AploletOn' Journal
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-16
Thoughts for Saturday Night.

The envious die, but envy never.
Death is the quiet haven of us all.
Fortune, not wisdom, human life doth
sway.
Too much gravity argues a shallow
mind.
We do not know what is really good or
bad fortune.
No one is more profoundly sad than he
that laughs too much.
Countries are we'll cultivated not as
they are fertile. but as they are free.
That laughter costs too much which
is purchased by the sacrifice of decency.
The first and worst of all frauds is to
cheat ones self. All sin is easy after
that.
The greatest glory of free born peo-
pie is to transmit their glory to their
children.
To be man, in true sense, is, in the
first place, and above all things, to have
wife.
The man who seeks freedom for any
thing but freedoms self is made to be a
slave.
Bid that welcome which comes to pun
ish us, and we punish it, seeming to bear
it lightly.
Husbands and wives talk of the cares
of matrimony and bachelors and spinsters
bear them.
Though fortunes malice overthrow my
state, my mind exceeds the compass Of
her will.--ShaksspeareI
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-16
4 Few Good COnupdrumS.

What is the difference between a
spider and a sea-gull ?-Oue has his feet
on a web and the other has web on his
feet.
Why is a hanson cab a dangerous
carriage to drive i'll because the
coachman always drives over your head.
Why are lawyers and doctors safe
people by whom to take example p
Because they practice their professions.
What is the difference between sailor
and a soldier ?-The one tars his ropes,
the other pitches his tents.
Why is chloroform like Mendellsohn ?
Because 1t is one of the great COM
posers of modern times.
What is the difference between hun
CRY man and glutton ?--One longs to
eat, the other eats TO long.
When We're there only two vowels p
In the days of Noah (no a. before you
and G) were born.
Why is good resolution like faint
ing lady at ball ?-Because it ought to
be carried out.
Why is the strap of an omnibus like
conscience PIT is an inward check on
the outer man.
When is butter like Irish children p
When it is made up into little Pats.
Why is handsome girl like mirror
Because she is good-looking lass.
Why is pretty lady like an oat cake
Because she is often toasted.
What is the greatest hardship in the
world "A iron steamer.
What is the best thing to do in o
hurry 9-Nothing.
Which is the ugliest hood ever worn ?
-Falsehood.
What grows bigger as you contract it ?
Debt.
Why are troubles like babies BE
cause they get bigger by nursing them.
There is one crop which is held to be
all the better the more "weeds il
produces, and that is the tobacco crop.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-16
Delicacy of Feeling.

Delicacy of feeling is trait of charac-
ter almost more lovely and engaging
than any other. 1t is quality whose
hidden principle exists in a greater or
less degree in every mind, though it is
often thrown into the shade by the work.
lngs OF the tiercer passions, in the rude
encounters of life. Mans mind, as mani
tested in his daily converse with the
outward world, seems to be made of
"sterner stuff" and cast in rougher
molds, but delicacy is no mark of weak
ness, for it is essentially consistent with
the stoutest courage and the sublimest
energy. 1t is in every respect a manly
quality, and throws over the whole in.
tellectual and moral character kindlier
hue. If true delicacy exists in the heart,
it will gush spontaneously from it. and
never can the cold cant of hypocritical
formality be mistaken for the warm well
come of the soul.
Power, mental or physical, never ap-
pears so great as in the hands of those
who seem unconscious of it's possession.
True intellectual greatness gathers an ad-
ditional charm when accompanied by real
delicacy of feeling. Kindness may en-
ter where the sword cannot penetrate,
and "soft answer and winning de-
pertinent, springing from delicate feel
ings and generous heart, have always
proved irresistible. Breathing nothing
but harmony and love, " a ministering
angel to mankind, it goes to and fro
on the earth, uniting everywhere more
firmly and strongly The bonds of social
uniop,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-16
kissing Day i'm Russia,

A curious Easter custom prevails
among the Russians of all grades of
society. The fashion is to present an
egg to friend the first time you meet
him or her-most generally her-after
twelve o'clock on Easter night. The one
who presents the egg exclaims "Christ
is risen p The other answers "Is He
risen, indeed p and three kisses follow.
Of course the second one has generally
an egg to present in return.
Timid SWANS eagerly take advantage
of this custom to obtain the privilege of
embracing some fond object whom they
would otherwise be too bashful to APP
proach. These eggs are of all kinds
some simple hens eggs, gilded or
silvered, or colored red, blue or violet;
some sugar eggs, embelGshed with all
kinds of fanciful designs. There are
also diminutive gold, marble, or simple
wooden eggs others are large enough
to serve as ladies' travelling bags or
they may be placed on stands to serve
as useful ornament ). hens may sit on
nest full of bon-bon eggs; and some
may be fitted up inside with set of chill
dren's toys. There are eggs, in fact,
arranged in every imaginable manner,
and made out of every imaginable
On this day hundreds of thousands of
these change hands in st. Petersburg
alone, and the sum spent in their pur-
chase must be prodigious.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-16
VOL. VII.
Nancy, the Pride of the West.

A'"hNye shO VI tIC WSbts
We have dark, lovely looks on the shores where
the Spanish
From their gay ships came gaantly forth,
And the sweet, shrinkin' voilets sooner will
vanish
Than modest blue eyes from our North.
But oh, if the fairest of fair-daughtered Erin
Gathered round at her golden request,
There's not one of them .all that she'd think
worth comparin'
With Nancy, the Pride of the West
You'd suspect her the statue the Greek fell in
love with,
If you CHANGED on her musin' alone,
Or some goddess great Jove was offended
above with,
And chilled to a sculpture of stone;
But you'd think her no colorless classical
statue,
When she turns from her pensive repose,
With her glowin' brown eyes glancin' timidly at
you,
And the blush of beautiful rose.
Have you heard Nancy sigh? Then you've
caught the sad echo
From the wind-harp enchantingly borne.
Have you heard the girl laugh2 Then you've
heard the first cuckoo
Carol summers delightful return.
And tho songs that poor ignorant country folk
fancy
The lark's liquid raptures on high,
Are just old Irish airs from the sweet lips of
Nancy,
Flown up and refreshin' the sky.
And tho her foot dances SO soft from the
heather
To the dew-twinklin tussocks of grass
1t but warns the bright drops to slip closer to-
gether,
To image the exquisite lass,
We've no men left among us SO lost to emotion,
Or scornful, or cold to her sex,
Who'd resist her, if Nancy once took up the
notion,
10 set that soft foot on their necke
Yet for all that the bee flies for honey-dew
fragrant
To the half-opened flower Of her lips,
And the butterfly pauses, the purple-eyed
Vagrant,
To play with her pink finger tips,
From all human lovers she locks I'D the
treasure
Athousand are starving to taste,
And the fairies alone know the magical
measure
OF the rayishin' round of her waist.
The Aathor Of " Songs Of Killarney"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-16
A Model District.

In that part of the Black Forest be-
lorging to the grand duchy of Baden lies
the pretty district of Koenigsfeld, con-
tanning about 410 inhabitants. During
fifty years there have been in it no crimes
or misdemeanors of any sort-neither
transgressions of the police regulations,
nor sheriff's sales, nor divorces, nor law
suits of any kind. Moreover, in these
last fifty years at Koenigsfeld no one has
ever got drunk or stretched out @ hand
TO beg.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1877-09-19
Taylor yields Items.
SETTLE.


Editor Herald:
As you seldom or never receive any
comm unicsti0ns from this part II shs
county, perbsis g feS lines fron Taylor
Fields will not be unwelcoms to your
columnG
The accent OF theee heights, although
not so difficult perhaps ss IN. Alpine sd-
veutprers OF Hannibal or Napoleon, lie
by no mesns easy 10 accomplish, but on
reaching the top you will and pleasant
and well improved country, aud several
farmers who, from the appearance Of
their crops OF corn and toGsceo. are doing
as we'll ss many people 10 the valleys
Here you will lind the residences Of Dr.
Patton, 9 gentleman full Of the sneRi>
ties and courtesiss Of enlightened life,
aud professionally endorsed by she Lou
isville Medical University, Of which be 10
a graduate. | have heard it stated here
that these fields have been cleared from
time immenorisl. and have no doubt
that they would amply repay the re-
searches 9th antiquarian, and furnish
themes worthy the pen Of the venerable
historian Of Ohio county. They attain
an attitude greater than any other ems
nence in the county, with the exception,
perhaps, of Mount Windy-noted for the
residenc. OF the veteran editor and able
correspondent, W. II. CumminS And
long may he live 70 hurl the shahs Of his
iRveotiveness at bad men and bad measures
with all Of the freedom, and something OF
the power with which the God OF thunder
hurls his terrific bolts from the SUBMITS
Of Mount Olympus. One would suppose
from the vast height and isolated situs-
ton of these zelda, that they might poo
sess like the little republic OF San Marine,
perched upon tb. top of the Apprentices,
an independent government; but that i'll
fusion will be quickly dispelled by the
appearance OF that efficient officer, Geo.
Burger. who never exhibits an sir OF
more Official importance than when
mounted on his we'll known Pegasus, he
courses tie breezy heights of Taylor
Fields. R.C.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1877-09-19
a Dream.
HARrroRD, Sept. Il, 1877.

liARrroRD, Sept. Il, 1877.
lGr. Editor Being old in years and
somcwhn; deficient in memory, ] may,
possihly. h. laboring under u mistake
n slight haliuciustion of mind. II nv
memory should prove troacherous, and
cause me 10 do an injustice Ia your cor
respondent Henri" VI Beaver Dam,
| hope you will attribute il to an i'm
perfection incident Ia Old age, and 4
desire 10 d. unto others A. We would h
done hy. We msy be dreaming, too.
Il * remarkable bow prone Old age Is {"
IL led hlindly into tlre suticing and
facinSting realms of the droamy god,
there t. see strange realities, hearing
remarkable similarity 10 each other,
though, perhaps, differing in minor
point; howCrs exact in form and
fragrance, though different in color
Perhaps it was in one VI those semi
dreamy trSncos | imagined ] saw be-
fore me the pages Of the LGdIs Pear,
and, spread upon it, chased leaves,
Was \ written dream, cOuchod in the
elegant language of maiden imagery.
and close beside it lay the Hartford
HcraLi, and IL pages sl-o bore the
traces of Il dreamers pen. i read them
both, snd wondered with What remark
able similltudc i~O persons can think
though their language may differ
materially. The rose will smell ~
sweet though called by q different
name, and the song of the linnet will
trili the same melody ,hoSgh the bird
Ia decked with iha humble plumage OF
the wren. We viii call ,his u pleas
ing coincidence of Thought, touching
slighhy upon the shadowy formation oi
the plagiarisl's imagination. structur,
conceived by one and realized by spotb
or, the credit a matter of serious con
lecture and doubtful authenticity.
| BETTE.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1877-09-19
C0unterfeitcrS

We clip the following from the the
Greensboro correspondent of the Lou
isville Courier,Journal, and gladly give
publicity to the acquittal of Mr.. Paul
Megann, of our county, who has al
ways borne character for honesty:
j. w. Mattingly was arrested some
days ago for passing counterfeit money.
sundry tase coins were circulated by
him about town. The police arrested
him, and his confessions led to a search
OF his premises in the country, where
the appurtenances of his mint were dis
covered. A small lot of very print.
overlooking halves; quarters aud nick
els, and also some blOck-tim Tor some.
thing resembling it, were found. He
was evidently quite a novice in the
trade, his money molds being in the
nntediluvisn styleofut. His coinage.
under the most auspicious eircum-
stances, could never have been mis-
taken for that unh ,ppy currency which
the Government has demonetized.
United States Commissioner Feighan
held the defendant, in default of bail,
TO answer at the next term of Judge
Billiards. court at Louisville.
A day or so after Mattingly's arrest,
man named Megann, Of Ohio county,
vas apprehended on the same charge.
lie had passed two or three counter
itiis Of half dollars, and had several in
las possession. On examination before
t!ie Commissioner the facts contradict.
cd all guilty intent, and Megann, be.
ing young man of good character,
was properly acquitted. Tic bad
money found on Megann was not of
hattingly's mintage, being much supe-
'inr, and they lived remote from each
other. Hence there is ground TO sus-
Pect that amateur moDey-makers are
Humorous. MONMOUTH.