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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-06-28

NJ. SmileY was saother tawyeI ~ the
same Judicial district, ssms.l.slsed. hapa.
sons maa, witt one of lhoss bright, SC.
nial, sunny faces that espuva,o a q
glance he was polished speaker, me.
thodiealiy when there was need. aud al
WAYS oruaic, wilha happy faculty oi ilas.
iratiug, either BY kneodo,e or by sny
circumstances thst might ehsrcc to come
10 hand.
On certain occasion = case was on
trial in which Mr. Blower appeared for
The plaintiff aud Mr.. Smiley for the de-
fendant. 1t WAS one OF those civil cascs
which should never have been brought
inio court The Plaintiff was a dog.in.
the maugcr, and Blower was just tho
lawyer 20 present his case,
Blower bad made his arguments 8
bombastie, furious lrudc- sad smiley
in concluding his response, desired TO
make bis oppouenl appear yidicaIous be-
fole the Jury, The latter, IN his swe Ling,
dicialofial manner, had iuiimaled that
they, the jury would give proof Of i'm,
beeillty u they lid not ind ~ favot ofhis
elicht
"GeRuemen Of the iary,N went on Mr.
Smiley, after las had made bis case ~
plain as the light Of day, my brother
Blower SAY to .on that Oh, must eud BIS
client damaged 60 large amount, bat
think ! have shown 70 YOU that the land
actually overnowed by The dam built by
the defendant was not only well nigh
worthless, but that the plaintiffs prop
ety, as whole, has teen greatly bene-
tilted. OF very much concerning the dam
aud The adj j,cent land you, gentlemen OF
the jury, must Judge for yourselves Wit.
uesscs differ in their opinions One man
calls certain piece of land bog; ano-
tber calls II a meadow. Now, the ques-
ton is.-What do Vou call Il? See here"
lie stood by Mr.. Blowers side, and
smiled u most genial smile a. he looked
from the jury to Mr.. Blower, aud from
Mr. Blower back 70 the jury,
"See b le,' hc went on, las ing his
hand on Mr. Blower, 'sotfe might ihink
me stouter man than MIR. Blower.
What do you lhinkY
Mr.. Smiley gained his case.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-06-28
EeNPT Sor AITooErnes pNstH.
ants.

II, as your boa, lies at Ghireb, you
look ont of your window 10 the early
mernios, you win probably sec long
and melancholy procession on The h,nk
First eomes M lil.lookinaw awsnan Ia red
ies and long white shirt, CARRYING
cane Then come two or three dozen
boys aud girls, hall naked, iootsore,
weeping IS they limp along. or trying 10
.ising = Kind Of slow ehorns, aud lallow.
Ing them another man with cane,
which be freely uses TO Encourage the
oiiercrs Thi- lsa gang Of day laborers.
The khediyc i filling up soma low lying
land with earth taken from The rivers
bank, aud these poor littlc wreichcs have
been tequlslioned from the villages aud
subcrbs TO carry the soil from one side Of
the road TO the other They are paid
microscopic price, at least Il is paid to
the taskmssler, ,--and you hope ngaiust
hope that they ever get any Of t. In
the hot midday you pass by the sccue oi
labor aud see them at work, aud after
sunset yon hear The sad chant of tho
morning and SEQ the same professions,
without the canes, going homo. Il II
stocking 10 see young girls carrying
huge burdens Of earth, or baskets Of limo
Tor the builders, or running up aud
down TO The Nile for water for tho work.
efs, their feet and often their bare shout.
ders bleeding Their lives aie biier
With bard bondage, 10 mortar aud Ia
brick, aud In all manner of service in the
field, as Moses wrote of the Isfaeller
oniy that now ii Is the Egy piiahs them.
selves who suffer AT the hands Of the
Turks, Forced labor is stll the rale All
through Egypt, as Il probably we thirty
centuries ago. All the great works have
been performed by Il. Az lie sugar fac.
tories Ia Upper Egypt, at the canal
works, at the railways, aud, above all,
al the palaces of the khediye, the labor.
ers are driven TO their tasks, and are
paid as their masters please. Ia the su-
gar factories they receive u portion Of
Ifeacle, valued at the highest market pri.
ces, Tor their wages; aud, II they like,
can sell IL back again At the lowest price.
Just as we may suppose the greatest
pyramids on the long line Of bills above
ancient Memphis to be symbolical OF the
tyranny which afflicted the laborng pop
ulation Of the vast clty so many centuries
ago, 50 the earIhworks The long walls,
the high roadways, aud the palaces OF
the khedivc, are signs Of the rfii ciions
which English money enables the Turk.
sh rulers TO lay upon Cairo and all
Egypt.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-06-28
LnAnS \ raaor

These dull times are Tying TO men who
have no trade, profession OF vocation.
a manufacturing firm IL neighbDriag
city advertised the Other day for killed
wofkmsn 10 "a specified Inc Of labor
They received over one auHdretl spp,ica.
iions two Of three Hete fioD competent
men; lhe iesl wpte nom men wbd
"lhongla they couii % it,H though they
had never attempted any sueh wuik.
Probably these uusnecessini seaieHets
sf cr employment believe that they equid
isrn their hsuds 70 almost anything Il
ibcy had only a chance. 4 chneb lately
advertised Tor an 0fganist. lu respgssc,
there came man who was acluaiiy en-
gagged and provided wiih bosfdlag-
place Ia The tO@n. Al ih. hfsi feAesfsal
with the choir, ne declined a WBtisn
piece 0f music a. zoo didieut 3 Fe4d p
aud when tie printed page was given him
be hed In despair ile could not play.
bat, aurscied by lhe oner u q a1ea
saisrg he thought that be emiRhi mahage
Il somehow Il vas me despafale ven
.tafe of man silhonl a vocation. The
newspapers are allsi wiih advertise.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-06-28
A KNOWING noe.

The FacQc Rural Press tells the fol-
lowing story: Mr. j. w. Smith, Of Mon
ticello, recently sold his flock Of sheep 10
Mr. Jared Walters, Of Pope Valley, and
sent a boy with his shepherd dog Rover
to help bin dive them home. Il Was Il
distance Of twelve miles through a very
rough, mountainous country. On The
following day the boy returned, bringing
Rover with him. For several days after
this Rover appeared uneasy aud rest sllesf,
aud finally disappeared. Search wa
made throughout The valley for several
days, aud Rover was given tup for lost,
when word was received by Mr. Saith
that bis dog was at Mr. WAliers' place.
10 Pope Valley. lie went Immediately
to Mr. Walters, and was surprised TO
learn ihai Rover had made two attempts
10 drive lbe entire dock bone. Al one
time be sueoeeded 10 driving them bail
way back before being oyertakcn.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-06-28
VOLUME XVII.

meuis Of men Who fcan make themselves
generally usstal." This varue lerm ID.
cladcs more Ignorance and impoleuer
taan aoy other In The Euglish langasge.
a lnaa who asplres 10 nothlng better Than
70 make himself generally useful.
'hongh he may b. willing and anxious
to P'casc' Is uiaking = failure u lite. Ani
u Il discouragiag % zee how many az
our Young men have 40 more definite
ieea q career than this Ito liIl sparo
corner somewhere.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-06-28

Bue giass has received practical ie.t
duting The past ear 10 DanYille, N. Y
a. ~eitknowo b. gienic establishment.
some 20 iavaild., representing great
variety Of diseases, having beeu subject
"a 10 the blue light The results we're d
isw remarkable cures; ina msj9riiy Of
et-es bsnehi; 10 minority Of cases 30
nsyioas o. noteworthy Improvement; IL
30 case an injury But 10 view of ali
ibe facts, pr Jackson Of the institute
eoaeiDdes that the benefit Is decidedly
less than from pure sunlight. iie rejects
ealifelY tie theories u Gen. Pleasouton,
and thinks ihsi next ~ the snHiighl Tie
Imagination is the Important element IL
= bat cares have been Effected.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-06-28
.notL sAr,nr.

To complete appreciation OF The ,ke
oi ibe thing, its Keen aud pangent satire
aud piih-you should have known the
pAflies. Mr. Blower was i l4wyer Of
much repute q large-framed. large head
Cd, red d.isced man, who thought much u
himself. aud bat liple Of those who OPP
posed him lie wss stubborn and muilshi
loved 10 brow. beat aud hector witnesses,
aud was very fond oflnslructIng lie jury
ard the court. 10 points Of law. As a
brother lawyer once remarked. " Il
Blower was hslf $ big man q, be thinks
Aiulacll, Jupiter's oyereoAt wouldn't
afford him yest pkiisFnl"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-06-28
rnr roon eovrn>ue,rcls a.

81 inRerpll tm- got some pretty
sound ideas IN bis head about Govern
ment clerk ships, civil service reform,
etc. Says Bob: would rather have 20
acres Of land aud a log house with one
room, yes, aud the woman | love, aud
soine lattice work over The window, so
that the sunlight wo6ld fal cbeckered
on tie baby 10 The cradle, aud lev bol.
lyhocks At the enl 81 the bouse; would
rather have that, and a nice path leading
down to the spring, where could hear
The water gurgling; ! would rather live
there and die ibeu than be c,cfk Of
any Government on earth Now, all |
mean BY this civil service reform Is, that
il any poor devil has been so unfortunate
a. TO get inlo that plaee, leave him there
rather than 70 destroy somebody e;se
every year.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-06-28

Al unpopular eiab-The pollesmsn's.
A Bfaltieboro psper records the mar.
risge u John sard 70 Mary Dean. And
nov they are saFd.Deans only two 10
box.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-06-28

The Missouri Legislature has offered =
boaniy Of I've cents 3 bead for every rat
Killed 10 tbe State.
The daily gazette., 1877-05-22

Patience. This was an accident. One
OF the professors of the Theological Sem
mary had an outside pupil whom he was
teaching mathematics. This pupil wish
ed also to study Greek in its most diff
cult forms, and the professor, not feeling
competent to undertake the task, refer,
red him to me. He studied with me a
at the end of that time, to my sur
PRISE, he demanded another year,
and also brought sister for instruction.
A third year and fourth, and had
| two other sisters and a number of others
who had come to me through the recon-
mendations of these. My pupils were
all adults, with one exception, and many
OF them had achieved some literary fame.
one was the author of the Gland of the
White Elephant" two or three were
professors in colleges, one was the author
of "Conscience," the play brought out
| last summer at Union Square; but what
surprised me, was the unanimity of their
opinion that they had never derived
from any other source so much valu-
able suggestion and 80 many startlingly
| presented truthshas / conveyed to them"
.What is their number at present? 1
refer to tine pupils" the reporter vene
tured to interrupt. ..a. IEsT,9i,
"SiXteen OF 9venteen, men and wom-
en-" returned the philosopher, smiling;
mot large academy, but venture to
say there is. no college professor in
America who earns my salary. They
pay me $6 and 81 for an hours talk, and
am employed with them sixteen hours
a day; so you will see that my salary for
a year runs up to some $4,000 or S12, 700.
Ny pupils are all wealthy, and they are
willing to pay even more than L ask. /
do not teach for the sake of the money,
have more now than know what to.
do with, and large sums belonging to
me are lying idle in the bank. Allthat
/ care to buy is books. As you
see, I live here in two apartments, and
my time is too much occupied for me to
indulge in extravagant pleasures, even
if had the desirs"
The daily gazette., 1877-05-22
M | Peruvian GuanO.

algeme,i,p have effected an ar
~, Agents bs br Win NY, the Peruvian Govern
Inland " which they have constant
n. w. PERUVIAN GUANo,
Iss IN Phtl%siIl, l%iIl deliver from their own
FSs IN New wWelphia w or the Government
t sell n" 1,ork ork or baltimore
~ from Go,uano uuano but what we receive
EMS buyinn nnerhment stores. Therefore
but puEa ol US can rely on receiving
No. III Nor,, CHRISTIAN & CO..
fs-vlu. 'rIh Water ST., Philadei phia.
The daily gazette., 1877-05-22
THE FLIGHT OF AN ARMY. OF
BEETLES.

From the MtItUdtkee Sentinel ,
Ga Monday evening Supervisor Egau of
Franklin, heard a roaring noise like the
coming OF a heavy railway train. There
being no railway near Franklin, he ianoied
it must be something in the nature of u tor
ua 10. Then the sky was suddenly dark
eued by vast swarm of flying insects. As
far as tue eye could reach the air was full
of them The swarm was moving in a
northwesterly direction, tine main body at
great height, but stragglers flying within
reach, and occe onally dropping to the
earth. The width OF the swarm could not
be estimated, it being twilight. No place
could be seen above where they were not.
Mr.. Egan picked up several of the fatigued
stragglers OF this great army. They we're
beetles a little larger than the potato beetle
The swarm was about twenty minutes In
passing over the village OF franklin.
The daily gazette., 1877-05-22
SOMETHING FOREsHADOw WE'D.
TROUBLE AHEAD FOR THE FRAUDU
LENT PRESIDENT-NO EXTRA sES
SION At ALL e.

TROUBLE AHEAD FOR THE FRAUDU-
LENT PREsIDENT-NO EXTRA SEES
| SION At ALL.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer. '''.''
"The faet is that Hayes, in adopting
the DemoHaiic policy South, has signed
the death warrant of these same rebel
lious gentlemen, and, if he persists in
carrying out his civil service, which means
to eliminate political influence from two
kinds of the officers, hedeals death
blow to the party itself. Now, you see
that between these antagonisms, a Presi-
dent, fatally bent on carrying out plat
| form on which he was nominated, and
which the farmers forgot as soon as it
was promulgated, and the party it
self, the feeling is desperate and deadly.
| There is no relief, because there can be
no compromise. Half the work has been
accomplished, and the same firmness and
courage that have brought about this
much, promise all" ...ats ss-a
81 see the Republican leaders find too
late that it were better to have a Demo
cratic President carry out a Democratic
policy than a Republican. The first is
an assault that rather strengthens the
other side, while the last is confession
and suicide"
"But it is too late. That is precisely
why the extra session is held in October
instead of June"
81 don't see it,"
"No, but you will when give you a
few facts to stand on. The Democrats
have the House. The Democrats, aided
by the little handful of carpet-baggers,
can have the Senate. Now these last, in
view of the very unpleasant death in
store for them, have been negotiating
with the Democracy to have that organi-
zation in Congress do what the Electoral
Commission failed in, and thus go back
to the returns and unseat Hayes by
showing that Tilden was duly elected"
"The Devil and Tom Walker! Do you
mean to say that this charming scheme
actually assumed practical shape?" ,s
"Certalnly do. The Radical rascals
of South Carolina and Louisiana, mad
dened by the unexpected desertion of
Hayes, had ready for publication all the
rot of Florida and Louisiana through
which Hayes secured his Inauguration,
and the production of that would have
forced an investigation and the President
would have found himself dependent
upon five desperate fellows in the Senate
They would then be masters of the stu
alton, instead of the Administration"
Il don't believe the Democracy could
be induced to countenance such
scheme"
'Innecent man! The Democracy, at
least no leading Democrat would enter
into conspiracy for any such a purpose,
especially with carpet-baggers and con-
victed rogues who turn States evidence
But suppose some startling discoveries
were made by Mad. Wells and Packard,
who now, by and with fhe consent of
Hayes, are being kicked out of the South
the Democrats would have to order an
investigation, and the result of that
would depend on the handful of desper-
ate and rebellious Republicans in the
Senate"
"And so to avoid all this the extra ses-
sion was called for October"
eyes, and that is not all. If they find
they can run the machine smoothly ,un-
til then, the President will revoke his
and we shall have no ex
ira session at all" = n /
The daily gazette., 1877-05-22
pWARD BELTS, PRESIDENT.

alelphia and New York Exchange fur
lslnregular Depositors without charge
The daily gazette., 1877-05-22
Fashionable Furniture !
], & J. N. HARTMAN,
No 40 King street,
WILMINGTON, DEL.

We respectfully inform the citlSS
zens of Wilmington, and the sur
rounding country that we continue
to manufacture and keep on hand
at our large and long established ware,
rooms, Furniture of every variety and
style, consisting of Mahogany, KoseWoou
and Walnut Furniture suitable for parlor,
dinning-roon and chamber uses.
Our assortment of Furniture is larger and
more varied than can be found in Delaware,
and ali articles sold at our establishment
are warranted as represented. .,h,o
Venitian Blinds of the most fashlonaDie
designs made to order and kept constantly
on hand. We also manufacture and con-
stantly keep a large assortment OF Spring
Hair, Moss and Husk Mattresses;
410 King street, Wilmington.
The daily gazette., 1877-05-22

A Russian colonel gets t4O0 year,
about as much as section man on q
railroad.
The daily gazette., 1877-05-22
D,'ount days, Mondays and Thursdays,
|HE EARTIzANS SAVINGS BANK.

Ht ARTIzANS SAVINGS BANK.
N2 MARKET STREET,
NVoRPoRATED JANUARY 23D, 1851.
Ea Ps.d % receive deposits daily from 9 A
el.! r. NJ, and on Tuesday and Sat-
'efehihgs from to 8 O'Clock.
stMl-ANNUAL DIVIDEND,
o,l' MFI cent, mas been regularly paid on
ti,S' ~ since since the organization of the Bank
|rhhi the expectation of the Managers,
TSan Ss 4; iale OF dividends will be continued.
,,soa 1gn ulVldends are not withdrawn, they
,ounted ss,' as deposits. Thus permanent
ryS vss. compound their interest twice in
fh.,, MANAGERS.
Ia 'It " 4; Smyth, George W. Bush,
5lSsp,i. ~. rowland, George s. Capelle,
EnTG n H. Benson, NJ. L. Lichenstein,
hi stonusaare, Edward Darlington;
3lIlawo awo'MusennDerg, Job II. Jackson,
''AH NJ FIELD, VIM. H. Swift,
anthony Higgins.
|EO . n GEO. W. BUSH, President.
|tM l. -CARELLE, Vice President.
+. I. TAYLOR. Treasurer.
The daily gazette., 1877-12-21
THE BROWNING ANNIVERSARY
d large audience Pleasantly Entertained
at the Wesleyan.

i
at the Wesleyan.
crowded to the DOORS" was the ex-
clainatlon OF many persons, last evening,
as they turned away from the Wesleyan
Female College, after a vain attempt to
gain admission to the College Oratory.
crowded 1t was, to be sure, and those
VINO stood to the rear and noted the
major portion of the audience comfor-
taoly esconced in the seats they had Sc
cured by virtue of their early presence,
gladly echoed the suggestion of one far
essaylst that while furniture was cheap
| IL would be we'll to secure an extra Sup-
| ply OF seats for those who eagerly crowd
ell themselves" ain the hall and on the
stalrways," and endured the pressure and
suffocation for the pleasure of hearing an
occasional extract from a well-written
essay or catching stray notes of vocal
gems which those more comfortably
situated enjoyed to the fullest extent.
The occasion of this eager attendance
was the anniversary of the Browning
Literary Society, and the verdict of all
VINO enjoyed the full benefit of the entire
programme was, that 1t was one of the
hnest and best of the many pleasant en-
tertalnInent given by this most excellent
Society.
Ihe programme was arranged with eX-
cellent taste and judgment, and so eff
| clently was 1t presented that to make
even single mention of any portion as
| being especially meritorious would be an
| lnVldious distinction, without warrant or
| excuse.
For two hours the large audience was
| pleasantly entertained with Il succession
OF musical and vocal selections, recita-
tons and essays, the secretary's report,
the spicy BrewhRng h0Rthly for Decem-
| Der, and aspirited discussion as TO
whether woman's labor was entitled to
as much wages as that of man A pro-
| gramme SO replete with attractions could
not fail to be interesting, and presented
as 1T was with that grace, vigor and COM
pleteness for which the Societies of
Wesleyan College are famous, it was
simply enhancing, and well deserved the
liberal applause with which the audience
recognized the merits or each and all of
the participants.
Altogether, the entertainment was de-
lightful, and was fitting prelude to the
closing of the college for the Christmas
holidays. The programme Is appended
in full.
/. Overture from "Zampa"-M Misses ALL
| mond and Emery.
2, Secretarys report-Miss Emma Hop
| kins.
3. Local Duett, "Do you Remember,"-
Miss Lola Robinson and Mr.. Rhodes,
4, Recitation, ''William Tell"-Miss Liz
zie Scott.
o. instrumental solo, "The Two Angels"-
Miss II. May Emery.
G. Essay, "CaXton and Printing"-Miss
| Lizzie Harris.
II. Recitation, can Egyptian View o.
Colum bia"-Miss Georgie Gearheart.
%. Vocal Solo-Miss Josephine Howland.
TO- "Browning Monthly" for Decem ber-
Miss Phoebe Almond.
10. instrumental Solo, La Gazelle" Mis-
| Lizzie Maris.
II cussion---Should the wages o
Women be less than those of Man. AT
tirmative, miss IF. Hoffecker; Mega
| tive, Miss Ella f, Riley.l
12 Vocal Solo-Mr. Roads.
10. Recitation, Mrs Browning--"Cryo of the
Children"-Miss Lola De H. Robinson.
IA Vocal Duett---" "Baccorolle"- misses
Howland and Hofecker.
The daily gazette., 1877-12-21
An IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENT
The -Asteoo Residence to be Altered ant
Enlarged.

The Asteoo Residence to be Altered and
Enlarged.
The well-known Askew property, al
the northeast corner of Sevent and Mar
ket streets, in which the late DR.. II. f
Askew ressded for SO many years, ,isabout
to be converted into a store and Of
fees.
The building will also be enlarged by
the extension of the Seventh street front
about sixty feet further back, to the
brick store house near King street.
The main building will also be consid-
erably altered. The first floor will be
converted into store, which will extend
back eighty feet. The second floor will
be converted into convenient-sized of
fees, and the third floor into convenient
meeting rooms for societies or clubs. The
extension on Seventh street, which will be
three stories hight wi II be mainly ap-
propriated for Offices. When completed
the property will be vastly improved and
greatly increased ia value. The store, it
is said will be occupied by James San
ders, as dry goods establishment.
The work of improvement is now in
progress and will be rapidly prosecuted.
Wm. G. Pierce is contractor for the car
penter work ard Frank Simpson for the
brick work. The contract price for the
whole work is $4,000.
The daily gazette., 1877-12-21
THIRD EDITION.
WASHINGTON NEWS,
THE PROPOSED NEW SILVER DOLLAR.

THE PROPOSED NEW SILVER DOLLAR.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20-The new spe-
cimen silver dollars, of which Senator
Jones presented two to President Hayes
the other day, are exceedingly perfect
and beautiful pieces of workmanship,
surprising in sharpness and finish any
coins ever struck either in this or any
other country. Two specimens have
been made each of the same size and
weight, 412t grains, and conforming in
device and inscription to the legal re-
quirements. The most marked change
from the old dollar is the representation
of Liberty, which, instead of a sitting fig
ure, is large, sharply cut female head, !,
in one wearing the hair confined in d
circlet, on the front of which is the word
Liberty" and in the other wearing a
loose cap, wreathed with grain and fow-
ers. Both bear the legend "In God we
Trust" one in old, the other in a spread
eagle, the motto "E Pluribus Unum, y
the thirteen stars, United States of Amer
ica, and denomination of the coin. The
eagles hold arrows and olive branches in
their talons, and wreath of oak and
laurel encircles the lower portion of the
coin. Only very small number of the
dollars have been struck, and these as
specimens, but the demand for them
from collectors is very great, ten dollars
having been refused to-day for one.
They have not been accepted, and it is
not certain, even should the pending
measure for the silver coinage become a
law, that these designs would be finally
approved, though the indications are
strongly in that direction.