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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-12-27
MISCELLANEOUS.

The Panama Star Herald reports the
revolution in Ecuador collapsed after eight
hours hard fighting, during which four hun.
dred persons were killed.
The California legislature is unanimous
in the request that congress levy two hun.
dred and fifty thousand dollars per capita
tx on Chinese immigration.
The Army and Navy Journal, review
inc the facts connected with the loss OF the
Huron, traces the responsibility for the disas.
ter solely to bad seamanship.
TIE Philadelphia mint coined sl2 2,OO0,.
900 in silver and 100000 in gold, last year,
and made net profit of 81 ,lSO,l67 % on the
business OF the year in coinage charges, re.
fining, sweeps from the melting room, sale of
old materials, assays, goin by recoinage OF old
silver coin, coinage for the Venezuelan gov.
eminent, etc.
1t is said that lumber will be cheap on
the line of the Mississippi next year, for logs
vii! be very plenty, more probably than the
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-12-27
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

A number of New York hop growers
are shipping their own hops to London.
In central Georgia the annual aver
age cost per head OF keeping sheep is fifty
four cents; average cost of raising pound
of woot, six cents.
The president of the South Carolina
state fair association sold his entire crop Of
bread.corn to Gen. W. q. LsDue, United
States commissioner of agriculture. This
com will be distributed throughout the
United States for seed.
Middle.aged men in the city of New
York remember distinctly when a person
with $4,000 was looked upon as very rich
man. lie was certainly able to do more with
that amount--he could live better have
more of the Injuries of lite, tina. Il man with
$40, 600 can now obtain.-Grdphtc.
Texas made this year 100000 bales oil
cotton, from which will be obtained $4,000.
600 pounds OF seed. This seed, converted
into oil, would bring over $l4,00O000. The
total exports OF cotton from the port OF Gal
weston during the season Just closed were
1875, SD bales, OF which 256, ,92S went to foreign
and 23S SS6 to domestic ports.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-12-27

mills will be very able TO saw. The upper
waters will furnish 100000 600 feet to Min
neapolis; the st. Crox will furnish 10000,
900 from cut of 200,OO0,COO feet of logs
the Chippewa "will Sluice down the river u
i000OO,000 feet and the Black river at the
least will send out 25O,OOO00J feet--beng an
aggregate of near upon 10000. 90, 0 feet
Gath's letter: A question arose few
days ago before some southern senators
whether the northern side in the late war
had not n considerable southern debit, and
the following score was put without fore.
thought. Southern born men in the unlon
cause: Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson,
Joseph Holt General y. A. Hurlbut, Richard
Oglcsby, Richard Yates, Justice Samuel Mil.
Ter, General George II. Thomas, General John
A. Newton, Admiral David G. Farngut,
General Albert Torbert, Governor Francis
Thomas, Hon. James Speed, Hon. Robeat j.,
Walker, bred in the SOUTH, Governor Brown.
low, General Francis p. Blair, Justice David
Davis, Henry Winter Davis, Thomas COrwin.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-12-27
MERRY CHRISTMAS
TO
MISS PENDERGASTS
FROM YOUR
LOVING CATS.

Miss Phemie's wild exclamation
brought her sisters to tbs spot, and with
many CALCULATIONS they examined the
gifts. A warm scarf for each old lady,
pound of tea, another of sugar, a
needle-boOk for Miss Hetty, knitting
bag for Miss Minty, and spectacle
wiper for Miss Phemie, and the funniest
of all, toy-book about the three kittens
who lost their mittens, which Midget
would add to the other gifts, because she
said it was 30 suitable!
cts those dear little lambs !" said
Miss Phemie, wiping her eyes instead of
their glasses on the wash-leather square,
buttOn-hole>stitched with red silk.
Bless their hearts," echoed Miss
Hetty, patting her needle book as if it
had been Merry's soft hair.
There was a shout from the shed, and
five children rushed into the room and
hugged the old ladies' until their caps
quite trembled with excitement.
"And what did you have in your
stockings, dear % asked one Miss Pen
dergast, when the laughter and talking
had subsidized little.
81 declare forgot to look !" cried
Roy, "Come on, girls, Well, this is
the first Christmas ever forget my own
stockings"
But he found the skates and the books
in it just "a delightful as if he had not
forgotten all about them in taking care
of the stocking of somebody else.
AS for the cats, they ate their pie and
went to sleep behind the stove as if it
had not been Christmas at all, while Miss
Picnic laid the flannel mice away in Il
drawer and said
"Blcss their loving little hearts !"
But ! think she was not speaking of the
cats then.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-12-27
About Women.

When widow is married again she
may dress as she likes, but she must not
wear veil and orange blossoms.
The empress of Austria loves fox
hunting; so much, indeed, that she has
lust rented mansion in England for two
months, for the sake OF enjoying that
sport in its perfection.
Monster Worth, the great dress maker
appears to be poet in his way. Not
long ago he announced his determination
to make for a young American lady, a
real golden blonde, a gown OF ye',o%% ysal,%
silk. She reRonstrated-wnoeveI n'mu nn,
Of n blonde wearing yellow!-,it was Out
=, sav" '"' retortsd Worth sharply. that
blonde bio couldn't sit in the SUNSHINE, Iso an,
Sd and the yellow gown was made anu
proyed TO be beauty-slving.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-12-27
WAR IN TIE EAST.

There has been an important rise in all
classes of Russian securities on the London
stock exchange, and they maintain great
6rBness. notwithstanding large realizing
sales have been thrown on tho market
The general tone of the London press
is to urge the government to seize the pres.
ent opportunity for mediation, and while it
yet may not be too late, Sofia must be cap
tured before long, and that accomplished a
rapid advance of the victorious Russians on
Adrianople,
The report current here tina. Osman
Pasha's attempt to break out was caused by
the combined Russian and R0umanians as
sault on his position is purely imaginary.
The sortie was solely prompted by the entire
failure of his sprovlsions. Osman crossed the
river Vid, attacked and took Fort Dalny
Etropelje; the Russians and Roumanans
were hurried up from Sersarla and Bukova !;
after a terrible carnage Osman attempted to
re.enter Plevna, but it had meanwhile been
occupied by ROumanians and Russians from
Grivitzs Usman finding himself surrounded
although wounded in the foot, he personally
conducted negotiations for the surrender
lie expressly announced that he surrendered
Internationally to the emperor. Simutane-
ously with the main sorties the Turks made a
sortie against the Roumanian position on tie
right bank of the Nid, but this was feebly
conducted, and the Turks in that quarter
surrendered almost unresistingly. The whole
Turkish artillery train was captured in the
immediate neghborhood of Plevna. The
Russian and ROumanian armies made n tri.
unlphant entry into the town. Special ad
vices put the number Of Turkish prisoners
taken at Plevna at 4O, O,OOO and the number OF
guns captured 400. The ground, which was
the scene Of sOrtie, was literally strewn
with thousands of dead and dying. Osman
Pasha himself Wes severely wounded before
would he consent to surrender. His valor,
which is described as desperate, is every.
; where the theme of conversation. The suf.
ferings of the Turks in the town were actu.
ally awful; cold, disease and famine deci.
mated the ranks and reduced the soldiers to
living skeletons to aggravate their suffer-
ings there was no doctor and no medicine to
be obtained.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-12-27
FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS.

SnntR Claus la Trouble.
IN the N0rthland, cold and distant whore tho lofty
icoberga rise
tilteriny with their peaks and towers sharpagsInst
In the castle strange but kngy, girt with snow and
Ice around
Good old Santa Claus was sitting In study most
profound.
All his reindeer lay about him ~Duudcr, Blixen and
the rest
And old santa, shOlt and chubby, In his coat oil
furs was dressed;
But bi8 good old hedge stood empty, ana his eyes
were fixed on that
As he rubbed his wrnklcd forehead underneath his
peaked hat.
"Times are hard heard folks croaking when
vent my rounds last year,
But only laughed and chuCkled, Hard times shall
with world chock full OF children waiting for the
Christmas chimes
Santa Claus will never, never throw up business lor
hard timesp
"Wcll, had to scant some last year, couldn't he as
lavish quite
Wh the little darlings' presents as always thought
WIS right
But threw in lots Of blessings much goodwill aud
merry cheer,
And the Christmds chimes rang blithely all around
the world last yearl
furry cap,
Scratched hts head, and rubbed his forehead, gave
his knees rOuslng SLAP,
Then looked grave, and slowly muttercd, Yes, I'm
really in despair,
For my storehOuse is rs cmpty as the old slcdgc
standing thorel
81 have sent my fairy helpers over land and over
sea-
And quite often pty.handcd they have all come
back 10 me-
scant enough will be my presents and the word will
go abroad,
Santa Claus has failed in business !--Smta Claus is
Justa fraudl'"
Here stole away and left him with tear upon his
nose,
And could have cried for pity, but my ioun, of
tears was frolo;
Ana so vast are hs that really do believe
We may look for sCdge and reindeer Just as usual
Christmas Eve!
Mrs. s. W. lyGh
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ton OF three bishops by the general confer
ence, which meets at Atlanta in May next.
II IL quite probable that Rev. DR.. Lynus
Parker editor of the New Orleans Christian
Advocate, will be urged for one Of the places.
Had Rev. DR.. Duncan, who died few
months ago, lived, he would undoubtedly
have been elected to the bshopric.
Col. Robert VIM. Baylor, proprietor of
the late Richmond Enquirer, seems to have
been wandering in his mind on his late de.
parture from that city, previous to the suss
pension of his paper. He remarked to j. +.
Gibson, Of the Southern Express company,
that he had n presentiment that he would
never return to Richmond alive He had on
his person box of morphine pills and a
dernger pistol at the time, which occasions
much uneasness on the part OF his friends,
which his continued and strange absence
does not serve to allay. The Enquirer has ex-
hausted its resources during his prolonged
absence, and has been forced to suspend.
Galveston News: On the 1st inst,
there were belonging to the state prison $50
cOnvicts, of which number three hundred
and fifteen were in the prison walls at Hunts.
vile, seventy.tive at the tannery, near the
prison, and the remainder scattered among
the planters and engaged in work upon rail
roads. A large majority are negroes-the
proportion being about the same as in No.
vember, when the total was 1866 convicts, OF
which number four hundred and ffty.One
were white males, one hundred and thirteen
Mexicans (males), thirty.six females (all but
one or two negroes) and nine uldred and
sixty.six negro males.
Andrew johnson, it is said, preserved
all his papers, and died leaving them in the
upper story of shop in Greenville. Through.
out his life he carefully saved all papers, and
even took to Greenvlle complete files of
three daily newspapers of New York cover
ing his presidential term. OF kilograms
alone he must have left more than bushel
in a compact form. He saved them all !,
none were considered of so little importance
as not to be worth saving. He remarked
once how little space folded letter took up,
aud what small trouble to save them, and
how important they sometimes became.
Wilmington On. c. Star: If a town
thrives you may generally trace 1t to manu-
features of some kind. Look at Durham.
But a few years ago depot, with two or three
houses and now it is one of the great to-
bacco marts of the continent. Manu!ac-
lures have done the work. We pointed to
Richmond, Va, the other day. Her popula.
ton has doubled since the war, and her
factories number three hundred and sixty.
one OF all kinds. Their sales in 1876 reached
the sum of S22,42i,S0O. Her wheat and corn
mills produced $2,S57,000; her iron.works,
$2,032,7 The bonds of the corporation are
at u par. 1t is manufactures that have built
up this beautiful and enterprising southern
city
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-12-27

the resolution of Mr.. Conkling, recently
adopted. Messrs. Conkling, Hamlin, Howe,
Jones (Nev.) Cameron (ra,), Eaton and
Maxey. Mr.. Mitchell introduced bill, by
request, to authorize the Southern Pacific
railroad company to extend its railroad and
telegraph line easterly from its present east
ern terminus in Arizona to point on the
Rio Grande, at or near ElpHso, and to aid in
building the same. Referred. The bill is
the same as the one recently introduced in
the house. Adjourned.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-12-27

half an hour later cheerlully called the
cats, she lifted both hands in astonIsh'
ment at what she saw.
For Dandy, Christopher, and Arethusa
sprang into to the room each adorned with
a gay neckribbon and large rosetto, and
each bounding after three gray flannel
mice that were fastened by threads to
the door and bobbed about as 1t swung
open. And on the door hung three well
filled stockings, with placard above
bearing the words;
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-10-18
Astonishing sncee...

1t is the duty of every person who has
used BoscHEE's GERMAN SYRUP TO let it's
wonderful qualities be known TO their
friends in curing Consumption, severe
Coughs, Group, Asthma, Pneumonia, and
in fact all throat aud lung diseases. No
person can use 1t without immediate re-
lief. Three doses will relieve any case,
and we consider it the duty Of all Drug
gists to recommend it to the poor dying
consumptive, at least to try one bottle, as
10000 dozen bottles were sold last year,
aud no one case where II failed was re-
ported. Such medicine as the GERMAN
SYYuP cannot be too widely known. Ask
your Druggist about II. Sample Bottles
TO try sold at 10 cents. Regular size 70
cents For sale by Wait and Hard, Man
chester and Factory Point, VT
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-10-18

IuuafsiIya Blsls Resaings, Pref. VIZ.
sherHln. o. p n. Address. Books
AID Res8ing Rev. Geo. J. Brown. go
;. n. Tie Fisor sn3 i'uFpass Of he san.
3sY sehool, Pref. sherwin, Answering
practical Qaoalons. so 3. 20. Tte
Cbil3's plao, 10 Christianity, Rev. u 9.
Fsrrtt. Tharsaay. Oct, 2slh, : 90 n
Prayer Moeuug Condaclea b Mesrs
Ntc3tan AID Cate. 1000 a N. Annnsl
Meetinr. Reports -KIecauve Commit.
tee. Treasurer, Com on Nominations,
Con. 90 Resolutions, stale Secretary
1913 =. 10. Oar Yield. shall we oocupy
Il now} Answered BY The Coaveuaon.
ils1 8 N Need Of specific Training for
sundsy school work. 1870 ~. Closibg
Exercises. The committee Of snlertAin-
meat are Hon J v. Carney, u. G..
white, james II. White, II o. HArwood,
We copy from The Bdaaer the sub.
so'iptlon let 70 The Centennial Commi-
siou fgr this county, sreep, some Of the
small Subscriptions from tho southern
part Of the county.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-10-18

~. Temple has 80 account book
whiea be claims il nearly = haadrod
year, old
several arc contemplating attending
ths sarAiogA centennial, "Wednesday
from shis section.
= Ilscohuats are unusually pieniy, and
Whk, tie squirrels don't gather The boys
arr laying Up for winter.
Mr. 7, Robinson, one Of The Boston
artists, has returned TO tho "hnb : lie
says be shall return 10 the "gontle
spring" We hope 20.
There Is talk Of Introducing tele.
phone into Woodford. This Is needless
as there are certain "messengerse who
transmit news with about IS mach dis
patch az the "ielephuntr Tatlers and
liars are ofliclous people.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-10-18
pn. smLons system vIrALlzER.

We are authorized to guarantee this
remedy for the cure OF Dyspepsia, lnac-
tive Liver, Sour Stomach, Constipation,
Loss OF Appetite, Coming up of Food,
yellow Skin, and General Languor aud
Debility. You must acknowledge that
this would be ruinous unless we had
positive evidence that it will cure. You
who are suffering from these complaints,
these words are addressed and will you
continue to suffer when you can be cured
on such terms? IL is for you to deter
mine. Sample bottle, 10 cents; regular
size, 70 cents. Sold by Wait & Hard.
$4,000 die annually by neglectng a
Cough, Cold or Group, often leading to
Consumption and the grave. Why will
you neglect so important a matter when
you can get at our store, SHILoH's Con-
SUMPTION CURE, with the assurance of a
speedy recovery. For soreness across
the Chest or Lungs or Lame Back or
Side, SHmoH's Porous PLASTER gives
prompt relief. Sold by Wait IL Hard.
HAcKMETAcK, popular and fragrant
perfume. Sold by Wait IL Hard, Man
chester, VT, elsewhere by all dealers.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-10-18
NERVOUS DEBILITY.

VITAL WEAKNESS or DEPRESSION; a
weak exhausted feeling, no energy or
courage; the result of MENTAL OVER.
WORK ISDIscRETIoNs or EXCESS, or some
drain upon the system, is always cured
by HUMPHREYS HOMEOPATHIC SPECIFIC
No 28. II tones up and invigorates the
system: dispels tho gloom aud despon-
dency, imparts strength and energy
the drain and rejuvenates the entire man.
Been used twenty years with perfect sue.
cess by thousands. Sold by dealers. Price
sl.00 per single vial, or $500 per single
package of five vial and $500 vial oi
powder Sent by mail on receipt Of price
Address, HUMPHREYS IIOMEO.
PATHIC MEDICINE COMPANY,
1903 FCLToS Sr., NEw YoRE.
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AfIinEiou, ", and bringing ihcm ints
tbs town 81 While Greek. he j. "a
serve 3 term Of two and half years.
Ripley A Fishers three large barns,
near Midalebary, nlioa with bay and
grain were barred ~ ~ inoeDdisry
Friday morning lots 20 insurance.
si,6oo.
Luelus Robinson, Of Newport, has On.
tered 90 action q, Montreal against the
Montreal. Boston and Portland railway
for $4,000; Also 10 Annul the transfer Of
certain railway shares.
Frank Patch Of Grcenboro Bend, cour.
ted = young widow, aud on pretext Of
paying for farm on which they were to
settle, took al Der sayings, some 5000
aud then ran away 10 Canada with a
young glFl
Troy Is getting excited again over the
discovery Of gold within her borders
aud preparations are being made TO work
a mine where gold has Just been diseoy.
cred. OF course tie Australian and Cal.
ifornia miners are At hand who report the
show for gold TO be as good as they ever
saw.
The Yergennes Nermonter says The
wide prevalence Of diphtheria, and OF
symptoms tending to the development Of
that disease, caused by the severe Fall
rains, justiGes proper attention on the
part of all. Sulphur aud molasses in
small quantities Is recommended by phys
+icians as simple preventative. II may
be taken daily.
The body Of an unknown man was
found floating 10 the Black river at Lud-
low, Friday. From appearance the body
must have been in the water several days.
An elm tree in Middlebury, which lost
all its foliage through the agency Of the
canker-worm in midsummer, is now
covered with new foliage as green and
fresh as any to be seen in June.
The latest railroad project in this State
is the Hardwick and Marsbheld Railroad
Ito connect the Montpelier and Wells
River aud Portland aud Ogdensburg rail-
roads at the first nameassillage.
The Rutland Herald says: The report
ed alleged poisoning of Mrs. Ezra Smith
of Vergennes, as published in a Boston
daily, is now said TO be sensational. No
legal steps have been taken In the matter,
and no information has been filed at the
state attorneys office. Mr.. Smith, who,
up to the date of the present scandal, has
borne an unblemished reputation, is the
victim Of malicious and revengeful per-
sonal enemies. The Herald is mistaken,
however, as the parties have been arrest.
ed and are in Middlebury Jail.
An alarming and mysterious disease
has broken out among the cows of War.
rem, Washington county. Mr.. Wait had
a dairy of fifteen cows in excellent condi-
ton, and five of them have died OF the
disease, two dying while they were in
the pasture without any extra feed and
three since they have been turned into fall
feed.
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FACTORY POINT

FACTORY POINT.
The melancholy days have come,
The saddest OF the year,
And all should drink new cider now,
Aud leave of lager beer.
One of our young men gets married
tonight, and "still there's more to fol.
low
"A horse race aud match game OF
base ball take place on Thayer's driving
park this Thursday afternoon.
DIR. WymAn has long been contem.
plating visit to friends In tho West, but
has indefinitely postponed It on account
OF pressing business.
The household effects OF o. G. Water
house were sold at public auction on
Tuesday. Mr.. Warehouse and family
leave town on Monday next, Mr.. Water
house to engage In business in Honolulu,
Sandwich Islands, bat his family are TO
make their home In kenoshs, Wis. Their
departure will be much regretted by their
large circle OF friends.
The business men of our place who
have the interest OF their town are not at
all depressed by their defeat at the rail-
road meeting. They believe In aiding
the Brsttleboro and Whitehall railroad,
and also Ia that little verse, wf at first
you don't succeed, try, try again.
Below is given the letter sent TO the
New York Clipper by tho Ondawas.
The Ondawas wish to say this letter il
correct, aud also that they have cbal-
lengsd the Unas twice since the first
game. They challenged the Unss at first
TO come over here to play the game, but
receiving no answer they challenged
them again aud offered to go TO their
place and play them, but received no
answer to this letter. (rhe letters were
addressed to L. U. Arnold, See. Uua b.
b. CD The Ondawas do not think the
Unas are acting the part OF ball players
IN not receiving challenges. The 0nda-
was wish to say that the first game being
theirs, il Is the Unas' business TO como to
Factory Point and play return game,
and il they are not men enough TO do so
they had better 20 into winter quarters
Immediately. 0xDAwA ID. ID. q.
MANCHESTER, W., Aug. n, 1877.
Mr.. Editor, Dear sir;
The OndGwas Of this place went to
Londonderry The END TO play the Unas
of that place game OF base ball. The
Odawas had the lead for the first 1--WE in
nlngs; at the end Of the 9Th the UnAs
we're ahead, aud they then wanted to
stop the game as they said It would be
too dark to play the remaining two in
Mugs but the Opdawas preferred TO play
the game out. Nothing more was said
about darkness till The las. bali Of the
Sch Inning. Amer the Unas had 6nish ed
their Innings at the bat they were five
RUS ahead. The Ondawas went to The
bst for the las, time, and after one run
had been scored, one man out, Que man
on third and 1rsi, they (,he unAs) re-
fused to play any longer As they claimed
!, was too dark. Tie OndawAs found
no ronble ia seeing the ball to bat 1t,
(the under-hand throwing being quite
swift and bow could the UnAs in field.
ingl Some thought the Unaa stopped
playing thinkIug they could have the
game called back to the eighth inning,
and in that way have = sure thing. Please
give me your decision Of the game
through the Clipper.
Yours truly,
c. II. RogEgTs.
MANCHESTER DEIoT.
-Egbert Buckley has bought the L. l..
Taylor eagine.
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MANCHESTER pEIoT.

-Egberl BuIkiey has bought the T.. l..
Taylor eagise.
Considerable religions interest IL
manifested ia East Manchester through
the preaching Of second adventist.
~ four horse load oi young people