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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-08-15
WHAT WASHINGTON DIDN'T KNOW

We don't like to be irreverent, but
would like to ask What, for instance,
did George Washington know? lie new
er saw a fast mail train; be never held
his ear TO telephone; he never sat for a
picture in photograph gallery; be never
saw steamboat; he never sighted a
krupp gun; be never received a telegraph
dispatch; he never listened to the fiz ofan
electric pen; he never saw pretty girl
running sewing machine; be never saw
selfpropeling engine go down the
street TO q fire; lie never took laughing
gas; he never had set OF store teeth be
never attended an International Exposi-
ton; be never owned a bonanza mine be
never knew Old Probs; be- but Why go
on?
No; when he took an excursion it was
on a fiat boat; when he went of on a
train it was mule train; when be
wanted to talk TO d man in Milwaukee he
had to 90 there; when he bad bis picture
taken il was done IN profile with piece
OF black paper and a pair OF shears; when
he got lbe returns from back counties
they had to be brought in by a man with
an OK cart when be took aim at an enc
my he had TO trust to crooked barreled
old 1intlock; when be wrote 1t was with
q goose quill; when he had anything to
mend bis grandmother did ii with darn
ing needle; when be went TO fire he
stood In line and passed buckets; when
be looked at a clam ho never dreamed
that II was any relation Of his; when be
went 10 a concert be heard a cracked fid-
die and an insane clarionet; when be bad
tooth pulled be sat down and never
left OFF yelling when be got out Of teeth
be gummed yictnals when lie wanted an
international show be sent for Lafayette,
and ordered bis friends up from old Yir-
ginia with the specimen carefully labelled
in bottles; when be once got hold Of a
nugget Of gold from 40 Indian chief, be
felt rich when he wanted TO know any.
thing about the weather be consulted the
ground hog or goose bone-bnt why 90
onf What did such 3 man knowg Who
was be, anyway
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-08-15
runs rne,rs or ,,rrarsR,ses.

Tic punishment OF yice aud inlempor.
ance does bot eud With tbcycious aud In.
temperate, but The great human family 10
50 constituted thai one member cannot
siu without pulling down others Thus
10 an appalling degree, are parents ans
wetsbo t1r the weakness and vices ot
their children A man drinks moderate
II aud steadily all Bis Hfc, with no appsr.
ent harm 10 himself bu, bis daughters be.
come nervous wrecks, bis sons cpileptics,
libertlncs, or ineursble drunkards; the
hereditary tendency to crime having iIs
pathology aud UNMARRIED laws, scrofna,
consumption, or any other purely physi.
cal disease Those are stale truths with
medical men; bat the majority OF parents,
even those OF average intelligence and
culture, are apparently either ignorant or
wickedly regardless OF them When our
people are brought 10 remove gin shops
aud gin sellers for the same reason that
they would slagnaut ponds or unclean
sewers, there will be a chance Of Kidding
our jails aud almshouses OF half their
tenants. We have urged this poin. un.
I'll Il has become hackueyod aud tedious;
but how eau we be silent so long as
fresh murder or suicide every day exem-
pliiles the ghastly peril and its eanse9
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-08-15
THINKING,

Thinking is not dreaming. The world
is full OF dreamers, A few men do most
OF its thinking. Thinking is manufactuI-
ing lis taking mental tools and ham
mering, and filing, aud moulding, and
shaping, until ideas have grown into
fully developed realities of the brain,
with Dimensions and clearly marked out
lines. The reason there are not more
thinkers is because thinking is work il
wears away tissue aud muscle, 1t istire.
some. 1t requires time and purpose. Men
can dream while they sleep TO work they
must be awake. Dreaming ia tearing
away the flood gates and allowing the
flood to pour through. II anything re-
mains it is only driftwood, that may
hang on the way Minds fill with drift.
wood because they are not thinking.
Thinking is measuring chances, weighing
principles, watching the operation Of law.
II is process OF creeping upon things
and taking them by surprise before they
have time TO get away. A thinker Is
hunter. lie must live alone. He must
be satisfied with small daily fare, and Of
ten see bis game fly before he has time
to shoot. lie must have courage to face
chasms aud dark places and climb steep
mountains. lie must love solitude on an
outpost hidden in the rocks. And here
is the reason this age is not profitable for
good thinkers, II is an age of company,
Of travel, Of theatre going, of corpora
tions and specuations. Men live iu
crowds. Communion with nature is shut
ont, There are no sparks, because the
flint and steel are not in contact. Men
are following the college drones, ponying
through lite. Everybody wants TO ride
Going to the spring for water is out Of
fashion The spring must come up the
hill. We want TO turn the faucet and
have things run out to our hands.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-08-15

70 sn understanding.
Wcll said the widow, slowly biting
og hcr thread and folding her work. |
think It's boat time VIC come 70 an un.
derslSnain', too. rgo boea a thiukin' 90
ever sensc ye begun ter come.
This i The acooani she gave Mise Fris.
bee the ucxt morning
Then thet there iaIc Ludlow wanted
me ter 20 tev Balyiiie al keep bis house
fur nothiu'l Ter go ter BaIlyille sn not
git a cent fur workial al the rest O. my
Hiel An / seR ter him, sen /, BalIyille
be derned Won't 40 isl seq l. Mr..
Ludelow, yen lin 20 bum ter Balyille,
az stay ter Ballyile, til ye kin iiud some
fule woman ter keep yer house fur nolb-
IN. | won't. lie wanted me not only
ter dew bis work, bu. teke care o. that
son o. his'n that wants a slice o. my
ptop'ty. Nol An the sons older'n
be. Then | pinted lew his hat an told
him he'd better git back ter Ballville fore
twas time Ter unehain my dog fur the
night, ur he'd hey Ter spend suthin' get
tim bis lronzis mended, seein' be hedn't
no woman bout bis house tew work far
uothiu. An be went? The idee o.
these here men thinkin wimmin'll jump
at the chance ter catch hold o. their coat
tails an be drug home acrosi lots While
| hev my senses n take care O. myself,
an when lose 'em kin 60 to the poor
house. But | wont hey no man.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-08-15
a CALIFORNIA MINING sronY.

Not many miles from Shasta City is
the gulch, Of which the following mining
story is told II is pretty deep ravine,
with rocks showing all the way up the
sides. Gold in paying quantities had
been found along the stream, but il
seemed to disappear few feet from the
channel. One day, whilst gang ofbusy
men were toiIing in the stream, stran.
ger, evidently green at mining, came
along and leaned on ragged elbows TO
watch with protruding eyes, the results
of their toll. The miner nearest him
took out 50 nugget, and anxiety over.
came the man. S.a.a-y, he asked, where
can go TO dggin' TO find it like that?
The hardy miner stopped his work, and
giving the wink TO all the boys, so that
the joke should not be lost, pointed up on
the barren rocks where no gold had ever
been found. Ye zee that rough lookin'
placer Yes, yes, said the new hand.
Well, thar it is rich. Jes ye stake out a
claim, an go to work, an when we finish
here We'll come up, too, Then the new
hand thanked the honest miner, and the
boys all glinned appreciation of the joke.
That afternoon there was solitary fig
ure picking away on the slope, and every
time the miners looked up they roared
with laughter. But about the next day
the greenhorn struck pocket, and took
out something like $4,000 in few min
utes. Then, innocent TO the last, be
treated all around, and thanked the miner
who sent him up there, and took his
money and went down into the valley
and bought farm. Then the unhappy
miners arose, leaving their old claims and
dotted that bill side for days. But there
was no more pockets anywhere. The
whole thing reads just like the traditional
fairy Story. But when saw the guch
Much more unbelievable things have hap
pened in the mines.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-08-15
a DIPLOMATIC ANSWER

The old man Smith OF Ricedold, is a
self-suflclent sort OF old fellow, aud
prides himself upon his riding abilities.
Oue day be espied bis Young hopeful
leading a colt to water rather gIngerly.
and remarked
Why on earth don't you ride that beasiS
I'm fraid to; iraid he'Il throw me.
Bring that loss here, snapped the old
man.
The colt was urged npto The fence, and
braeed on one side by the boy while the
old mau climbed on the rails and stacked
himself on the colts back. Then he was
let 60, aud tho old man rode proudly of.
Paralyzed by fear, the colt went slowly
for about twenty rods without a demon.
stration. Then like lightning his fore
legs punched together, his back bowed
like a viaduct arch, aud the old man shot
up in the air, turned seven separate aud
distinct sumersalts and Iii on the small OF
his back in the middle of the road with
both legs twisted around his neck Has.
toning 10 him the young hopeful anxious
ly inquired
Did 1t hurt you, paf
The old mau rose slowly, shook out the
knots in his legs, brushed the dust from
has ears and hair, and, rubbing bis
bruised elbow, growled;
Wei, Il didn't do me dun BIT of
good. You go home.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-08-15
WORDS OF WISDOM.

The man lacks moral courage who
treats when he should retreat.
No vices are so incurable as those
which meu are apt to glory in.
The wise and prudent conquer difficult
ties by daring TO attempt them.
Nothing can constitute good breeding
that has not good nature for its founda-
ton
The sunshine Of life is made up of very
little beams that arc bright all the time.
lie that loves the good and looks for
the good finds the good aud gathers the
good.
Like snow, love levels all inequalities.
and covers all uusiQhtly objects with
beauty.
Poltoness Is like an air cushion. II
there be nothing 10 It, Il eases our jolls
wonderfully
No cord or cable can draw 90 strong or
bind so fast as love can do with single
thread
Amongst men Of the world comfort
merely signifies great consideration for
themselves, and perfect Indifference about
others.
Philosophy has not 80 much enabled
men to overcome their weaknesses, as Il
has taught the art Of concealing them
from the world.
They who have experienced sorrow are
the most capable Of approaching JOY; so,
those only who have been sick feel the
foil value Of health.
The difference between wise man aud
a fool is this; The former IL always look.
Ing for good times the latter Is always
prepared for bad.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-08-15
Alb HAVE THEM.

Let us learn from the financier OF New
Jersey, for verify be understandeth the
arts OF the oaner. The man Of sheckels
whose methods we describe was strictly
conscientious man aud an elder in the
church. lie never took above the legal
rate Of interest; he did not think fright
to do so but be always managed to have
a barn fun Of old broken-down horses
and carriages that had come down from
past generations -onc ia particular that
his great-uncle Daniel bad used IN his life
time, and which, waen new, was mar.
vel Of workmanship as we'll as capacity.
Farmer Jones came one day with q
note aud wanted to raise some money.
lis face value was 500
Pretty hard times, says the Jerseyman,
but il you want three hundred dollars in
cash, and the Uncle Daniel carriage for
that paper, must try and accommodate
you.
The trade was made. About tbe time
the note became due, Jones, having tried
his best to realize on the vehicle, aud as
often failed, applied TO Mr.. Cain, another
money lender, TO help him over the crisis
After various expedients had been talked
over and rejected, Cain said
Farmer Jones, the fools are not all dead
yet. Go fnd one, and get the carriage
off your hands.
PYe been trying for year 10 do that
very thing, replied Jones. There are
plenty Of fools about plenty; but
THEY'RE all got ea,ytages
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-08-15

a pertee, fright IN tie beiled basque
and sik yards of1y tringc on thc-sundsy
uisht George WAS here aud lc-worc =
handsome chip bonnet and was aw.
fully ashamed with nay Ola wrapper oa =
such a stuck up thing as sbe i, aud her
Princes oycrskirt with sixteen oeaun
20 there every night In the week, and -
on SUNDAY am going TO wear ms pew
Tom and Jerry arc coming ever 70 see
my new sult Of garnet linen tor--lhe hof.
ria Ola thing, wouldn't speak, and Be
promised to take Us 70 see Mary Brouts
b0urctle dress did yon ever-sce a more
lovely shade OF ELK than Grace baman's
brother Joe said Coed gracious, girls,
I've sewn this ON The wrong side of-lack
Feuton's new carriage cost-as much as
nay cents a yard for new passemoalcriea
aud-I can't see what Carrie means by
having that awkward booby running AZ.
ter her nose Is 20 more Greeisn than lm
an old piano not worth
Aud Sc on, et.oelera, al iunnitum, TO
the extent Of three columns -all about the
beaux and dress; and The phonograph
was sick for three days after being re-
ieyed Of the stuff When young lady
reads this she viii Indignantly observe
that II a phonograph was TO sneak into 8
room aud absorb The conversation Of a
half dozen young men, il would swear
more than Breic Harte poem when the
handle was turned, and would smell OF
sulphur and birthstone Tor two weeks
aflerward, Aud perhaps she would tell
the truth,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-08-15

A young Oil Citizen calls his sweet
heart Revenge because she ls sweet OH
Cag Defrick, And the young married
man on South Hill calls bic mother-in.Aw
Delay because she Ii dangerous. = bur-
hngton Hapkeye. And South End
man calls his wife Fact, because she Ia
stubborn thing Bo8f0n GioJe. And
fourth wife Of q District Attorney calls
him Necessity, because be knows no law.
--NeU Ortcaas Times. And Il Cineln-
nali man names bis coaehman ProcrAstl.
nation, because he stole bis watch
= BreaIfaa 1atte. And a Syracuse
man calls bis wife suggard because abe
gets mad aud goes 70 her aunt every time
be stays out to the lodge. -Sgracuse
Times. A Yonkcrs man calls bis wife
Ffailty, because Shakespeare sAys, Frail.
~, thy name il woman - Tonkers Ga.
zetts. And New York insurance agent
calls his wife Honesty, because ifs the
best policy Ne'o York Herald, And
fellow who has played the lodge business
TOO much aud can't stay out after 10 p, NJ
without permission, calls bis wife Eler-
uai Vigilance, because she is the price OF
his liberty Aesr Tork Teiegram
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-08-15

At one Of the theatres iu atown Of Ne.
vada, the play Of the forty thieves was
lately presented, but in ratberA mcagre
manner, as may be inferred from the
lack OF abnndent scenery and properties
10 the far West. When HI BaJa bad
seen the thieves enter aud quit the cave,
be went to the wings aud brought 10 3
mule, which, having taken grave oaense
at something, awaited his opportunity for
revenge. No sooner had ~ come out Of
the cave with his bags OF wealth, aud at
tempted 70 pat them on the back Of the
beast, than be began bic part OF the per.
fomsnce. lie Jet ay With bis heels;
kicked the shayings Nhe supposed rIches)
out Of the bags; kicked down TIE cavern /;
kicked down whole forest kicked down
The wings Kicked lbe end 81 The bas viol,
leaning against the stage, 70 pieces /;
smashed Tie foot.iigbis; and finally
doubled up HI BY planting both feet in
the pix Of bic stomach. The mule fairly
cleared the stage and sel The audience 10.
q s great roar, the miners laying wagefs
that he could 0ut-klek any mule ia The
State. The quadruped continued kicking
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-08-15
sIx YoUxo LADIES.

A rainy afternoon kept six young ladies
10 the house, and Tor three honrs their
tongues ran At sueh rate that suecess-
fal Keely motor, could It have heard
them, would have committed suicide out
of sheer envy. The pbonogrspb was loaf.
ing in the room during The conversation,
aud The next daY when the crank was
turned Il spoke very yefbytimieally as
follows
A lovely swiss orgaudie, trimmed With
Charley EdWaFds muslache looks Ike
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-08-15

TlN CANS, HEATERS
Sap Bnckets, RussiA and Galvanized Iron Pane
A l. so
Tin Ware, rlA.n and stamped, Sheet Iron sud
Copper Ware. Coal H0ds, stove Pipe, Corrogui
ed Elbows.
4 l. SO
Eafs spoEls. Tia Booang, Pamps, Lead ana
lran Pipe, GAst Iron House glnfs Plain and
0AtraAtrsa. 0oods fuFniAhed to order.
iabs pronfily attended 10 And vork done q
s1i4sfaetarY nEaner. Prices ~ tow a. any party
e1n Aadfd for she came quality aud style az
goods. Orders ~ mai pliIrecsiVt immediate
siteatleH.
y. II. COOLIDGE.
Aglngton. VI. Jan 20. 1875
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-08-15
VOLUME XVIII.

As fhe wrrc hung on pivot, uniil =
ropo was fastened around him and he
was dragged ~ 81 the united strength oi
The company The Nsvsdsns want TO
give tbc male q benefit
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-08-15

When SIR. Alexander Gum was dis.
missed from tbs Customs oi Leith, ia con.
sequence 81 bis having cent in 4 wrong re-.
tufa, tbs enirY msde in the hooks against
Llm stood thus, a Gum discharged for
making . false report.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-08-15
SELLING
- IHE
INFALLlABLE FIRE KINDLER
pAYs letter than digging for Gold.

NJ aFeuts have sometimes made az high 1s So
IN c9y. kFtfY tAEally IN sons eusirs to~ns
eTen, hkTs boagAs 0na-. Ihpnkxn3s ~ Etstisan.
als4s knd D.pismsa from al paris ~ TIE CrAGn
&H years 81 see. x4th ineFasfing aud oFefwAdtna-
gag saisA- Agsnta s6HtN4 fof every uhoec au4ed
T0eE sas Cegass sA Ne states knA Cana aAs
CiacEAnss FiFing fuii particulars seat eA eaii.-
A kinSles stEt ta Gaf Ca Mlsktas 10 eea1Eas a.
Agszt ~ 81 caSlk. Aseat8 FsntsYs fhEaF ter.
F3sasy tree.
Address b Smith,
DfaWtf IL Bal9f. Wa
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-08-15
LIyERY STABLE,
TAILORING!

nice limo 81 samples jast received. suits
ils to so made Ia the lAiest styls by
H. l., BKACKINREED.
Factory Point. VI June 9th. 1878. 25-i
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-03-14
The Anti-AGonoPolist.
# her rulers, and the administration

of her rulers, and the administration
of her laws.
We have no need to be hampered
| by the Shylock systems of the old
world nor have our people right to
be ground down in privation or pow
erty. for the sake Of apeing the aris-
tocracies of other nations. ~.
We want finance system of our
own, free from any tangling EurOpeon
alliances.
We want legal tender money of
our own, that cannot be carried
abroad, or boarded up, to suck and sap
the life out of industry.
We want system that will give
every man right to what he produc-
es. and no more.
We want a system that will confer
the greatest good upon the greatest
number. and do justice by all.
''Do you regard the passage of the
silver bill, as a move in the right oil
rection!,
Yes; just as we regard shell
thrown into the enemy camp; shot
in the right direction-it won't do us
as much good directly, as it will him,
harm.
Regarding the specie, or intrinsic
money, theory. as burdensome at the
best, if we must have it, the burden
will produce less laceration by stand
ing on two legs, than one.
1t will have another good effect.
Its discussions have opened a public
eye to the damnable plots of the Shy
locks, and demonstrated clearly, that
it is the quantity Of money necessary
to general prosperity, and not the
quality, or material Of which tits COM
posed. The discussions have disclosed
the fact, that the money capitalists of
the world have a powerfully organized
combination arrayed against labor and
productive industry, and have conspir,
ed. through misrepresentation and
bribery, to depreciate all labor and
property values, SO as to quadruple
the purchasing power Of their capital,
provided money can be confined to Spe-
Gle or gold. BY that we have learned
that the only way to thwart them, and
give the masses their Just and equita-
ble rights, is to burst the narrow
confines Of gold and silver-discard
them both. and demand the broad and
democratic basis of legal tender gov
eminent notes, that no Shylock clan
can mOnOpoliZe.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-03-14
POLITICAL AND FINANCIAL CATE
CHlSM.
What is government =

What is government!
Government is the big ring, within
which the whisky ring, the bank ring.
the railroad ring, the Tweed ring, and
all other rings, live, move, and have
their being.
.What is the object of govern
ment!
Ostensibly to protect the people:
but really to rob them.
''What is the difference between Il
Monarchy and a Republic -
The difference is nominal.
Both sing the same songs, and listen
to the same music. The gold waltz.
the silver march, the specie-basis
dirge, and the non-taXed bond
requiem, are worshipped i'll Repub-
lies, with the same blind zeal, and
Pagan devotion. that characterize the
king worshippers.
These tunes have heen set to every
hand-Organ of civilization, and the
only difference is, in MOnarchies, the
performer is born to his position, and
in Republics, the organ grinders are
chosen periodically: but the tunes
never change.
"Do you pretend to say that the on
ly advantage a Republican govern
ment has over Monarchy. is the
right of rotation, in administering
the affairs of the Government ;"
We do say, that this is as far as our
Republic has taken advantage of its
position. We change organ grinders.
but keep the old music. We change
rules. 1t is a fact which but few
have yet discovered. that gold. silver.
specle-basls. and untaxed bonds. are
the corner-stones on which rest the
missionaries of the world. and are IT,
mill-Stones around the neck of [ he la
boring poor. of all nations of the
earth. As long as the music of the
hand-organ is limited to these four
tunes. 1t matters not whether the
crank is turned by a king or presi-
dent: or whether he is installed for
four years. or for life.
1t is a change in the music we want.
more than change in the performers.
Our financial hurdy-gurdy is an i'm
ported institution. Every tune is
pitched and keyed in the kingdoms of
the old world. The refined and cult
waited ear of the new world requires
variations. and additions. to meet the
advanced demands of the age. Talks
about ours rs free country. ours as
Independent people. ours as Repub-
lie. governed by its people. when.
because slight alteration in the sill
YER march. was proposed. in the SEN
ate. the other day, Eaton. of Connec-
ticut. became alarmed at the heresy
of American innovations, and begged
that Immediately, the president be
instructed to invite the government
of Great Britain, and other monarch
les. for an international meeting of
organ grinders and makers, to tune all
their fiddles in unison
What immediate change would yon
propose
We would have America diyest it.
self as thoroughly OF the the finance.
specie and bond theories. and systems
of Europe as she is of the king and
.'rule-by -divine-right', systems.
We would make her free in fact. as
well as in name: as independent IN her
finance regulations. and commercial
transactions. as she is in the election