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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-04-03
wny THE FATHER sunnEsDEnED

A distinguished Bottonian, whom his
native city and State have delighted TO
honor, bethought him lately to buy new
vehicle. A bargain offered in the shape
of buggy, which friend was ready TO
dispose Of at fair price. II was second
hand, to be sure, but il was good buggy
and had been msde pon honor, had seen
but little service, aud bore upon its
panels The initials of be original owner,
b. G.. The trade was made and the buy
er plumed himself not little on having
got a good thing at low price. Bat
there was one member OF his family who
was not altogether pleased. Tie son, a
dapper young man, wanted little more
style, aud would have preferred a
new vehicle OF fashionable build. lie
said so much about it that bis father at
length lost all patience, and told him
seriously that be was tired OF his talk and
would hear no more about ii. Bnt,
father, said the young man, don't you
think we bad better have that b. G..
painted outI tell you, said bis father,
tha, will not hear another word from
you about it. All right, sir, said the
son, dutiiully; you know best Of course I;
but thought that people might think
that was when Il was made. The father
surrendered.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-04-03
TOUCHING STORY.

A pretty story is told in 81. Peters,
burg. A government functionary living
IN the outskirts OF the capital died few
days ago in utter desllulion, leaving be-
hind him motherless, aud without friends
or relations, two little children, one boy
OF seven, aud the other girl of three.
Left in the house alone, without money
or food, the boy did not know what to do
TO get bread for his sister. At last,
urged by the little ones tears, be wrote
on piece OF paper, Please, God, send me
three copecks "a penny to buy my Attle
sister roll, and went to the nearest
church to slip IL into an slms.box, be.
lieving in his simplicity that the prayer
would reach heaven through this med,-
um. A priest passing by observed the
child on tiptoe trying to thrust the paper
in, and taking the paper from him, read
the message. Returning home with the
child, be took the little ones to his house
and gave them the food aud clothing
they SO much needed. The following
Sunday he preached q sermon on charity,
in which be referred TO the incident, and
afterwards went round the church with a
plate, When the offerings were counted
it was found that the congregation had
given l50 roublss, or nearly goo.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-04-03
RAISING DEACONs ron OTHER
CHURCHES

Nearly twenty years ago, at one OF tie
Connecticut Sunday conventions, quaint
old minister from the town OF Wolcott
told OF doubts and discouragements In
his field OF work. Wolcott Is one of that
class OF hill towns OF New England which
has suffered by the steady draining Of
population into the busy villages and
cities along The streams and railroad
lines. Mine isn't an encouraging field,
he said. There are few young people In
Il at any time. Once In while there
will be bright young man brought into
the church; but as he gets to taking part
In the prayer meeting and teaching IN the
Sunday school, and begin TO have COM
fort in him, he is Off for buster center,
and feel all alone again. I've wondered
sometimes what the Lord wanted that
church kept up for; but think Pye
fonnd ont. ! was down at the city Of
Waterbury the other week, and there |
found that deacon of the First church,
good substantial man in the commun-
TWAS a Wocott boy,--And then |
found that deacon of the Second church
was another Wolcott boy. Aud they
told me that there had been other dea-
cons In those churches from Wolcott be.
fore now. That news was great encour-
agement to me. AS | rode up the bill
that night TO my home, ! said to myself;
see now why the Lord wants the VOL
cott church kept up.-lts TO supply
Waterbury with deaGons. And that old
minister was satisfied as never before,
that he was living at the center as, In
deed, be would not have been IL he bad
deserted Wolcolt for Waterbury. There
is many little county church Rept up to
supply large cities with deaoons or other
leaders. There is more than one back
woods school house which is mission
for the training Of men aud women OF
lower, whose influence is TO be world.
wide and eternal. And In many nurse
ry mother sits to-day at The very center
Of vasler circle than she has ever prayed
or hoped to reach for good.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-04-03
AsDAG.

vauan g il.s halg fssAer veat,
Canfrsssan u ssn wst her tuispt.
AIa - hsf aatsasalelnofs, great su8 small.
sac fasshfgliy rsheAfsea lbem al
Ara etisfssi q her cstalagus ai siu.
shs swatd ttss shs ials-heafsE ha4 bees
Aua b3Tnt h.i u sgsntal uP ana dawn
9o a. tAs lang -tgagusa Ssslps ia ne toss.
Ttt holy father fof her othtr sin
GHnted The tbtosniion tsts& oi him.
isui vhils fos All ~ real Ais paraoa gAVs,
be teld Der lLis ussnss uas rsry grave,
snd that 70 Dc o. psnAnos she msss Ga
o1i By the sGy-s.as where The thisiies grow.
Add gaiheuHg TIE largest. rPesi cue,
Scatter ths seeds. and that when ihls wn done
she must eems bach again knelheT Gay
10 tell him his oommands she diA obey.
The EomAa, thisking this peasbee hehi.
HAstsBeA to 80 bic sili that very nieh,,
Fetaag right Rlsd she lad escaped 20 veil,
NeIt day bat one she sent The priest to tell.
The priss. sat silli and heard her story through
Then sAi5. There's something stl for you to DO
Thoss itue thi.tlaseeds vhieh you have soun,
Ia you SO re- gather, every one,
The womau said Bat, Father, trould bs vain
To ify 10 gather up those seeds again;
TIE winds have scattered them both far and
vide
Over tie hloadowel vale aud mountain side.
The father answered Nos hope from this
The lesson have taught you will not miss
You cannot gather back the scattered seeds,
Which far and vide viii grow 10 noAious weeds,
Nor can the miechlef once by scandal soWn
BY Any penAnee be again undone.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-04-03
now THE FARM WAS BOUGHT.

a young maO was very anxious TO Sc
cure piece Of property whc. was just
then for sale, on very advantageous
terms. lie went to confer with a friend
OF bis, who was banker, about The mat.
ter, aud to inquire whether il would be
prudent to borrow the requisite sum, aud
pay it in regular iDstallments. lie
thought he should be able to manage all
but the first instaIlment.
lie was advised TO borrow from the
bank a SUN enough larger than be wished
TO raise TO cover the first payment, lay It
strictly aside, and then 20 shesd.
Bat, said his friend, you must spend
literally nothing. You must make box
and drop 10 Il all The money you receive.
The young man aad his wife went
bravely to work TO follow this advice.
fit was necessary 10 dine of head Of
boiled cabbage aud salt they did 20, and
never grumbled. Every payment was
promptly met. The egg money aud the
butter money, aud the corn and wheat
money-all went into the payment boz {,
aud At the specified time The place vas
theirs There was an Invisible wealth
about such bard earned possessions that
common observers knew nothing of
On the day for the last payment The
young maa presented himself before bic
friend with = smiling face, and with tho
money in hand. There were no rags 10
be seen, bat his clothing was well cover
ed with dArns from head TO foot.
You see have followed your advice,
be ssid, casting glance over himseli (;
aud my wife looks worse than do. Bot
have earned the farm, aud nov ! know
how 10 earn another.
IL ia 70 be hoped that be did BOT eel DOT
to earn another until be bad boagbt bim-
self and wife each new snit, aud laid Ia
good stock oi provisions for sBolbef
such campaign. Bot his exsmple poiota
+ 10 ibe right direction.
A young couple VITO want 70 buy .
home must sgree 10 Be extremely saving
| The ssyinas.boI must become . regular
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, sonooL nasrKR Rrso aasrEp

10 Edward Egrleston's paper ou some
Weslern school masters. publisbed 10 tho
March Serbasr, occurs this ADeodole ~
school discipline 10 lodlApA In the cid
times
To nervous child The discipline Wa,
indeed very terrible. The long beech
switches banging on hooks ngalusi the
wall haunted me night and day, from the
time catered one Of the old schools
Aud whenever there came 81 oaIbufs'
between master aud pupils, The thought
less child often got the beating that
should have fallen upon the malicious
mischief make. As the master Was al
ways quick to ny into passion, the fun
loving boys were always happy TO stir
him np. II was an exciting sport, like
bull.bailiug, or like pokipg sticksihrough
fence at cross dog. Sometimes the
.erocious master showed an ability on bis
own part to get some ian ont OF the con-
flict, as when on one occasion In a school
10 Ohio, the boys were forbidden TO at.
tend circus. Five or six OF them went,
in spite oi The prohibition. The next
morning The school master called them
out In the door aud addressed them
So you went to the circus, did your
Yes, sir.
Well, the others did not get q chance
to see the circus. want you boys TO
show them what II looked like, aud how
the horses galloped around the ring You
will join hands In circle about the
stove. Now stsrll
With that be began whipping them, as
they trotted around and around the estove.
This story is told, | believe, In a little
volume Of Sketches by Erwin House,
now long forgotten, like many other
good books OF the Western literature of a
generation ago. think the author was
one OF the boys who played horse in the
masters circus.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-04-03
Aouis1ss rAnAaLn

Fohi Ia The course oi bis wshdcriogs,
coming TO village, Knocked Al the door
OF a rich woman and begged permission
to enter, What said she, DO yon think
receive into my house every rowing vag.
abond No, indeed, IL would be unbe.
fitting respectable woman Go your
way Then be went 70 the cottage of
poor woman who AZ once begged him TO
enter, She set before him he only food
she had, little goats milk, broke piece
OF bread into L aud said, may fobi bless
It, that We may both have enough, Sbe
then prepared for hin couch ot straw
add when he fell asleep, proceiying that
be bad no shirt, she sat up an night aud
made him one out OF some linen sbo had
made by her own hard labor la the
morning she brought Il to bin, begging
be would not dcsplse her poor gin Aner
breakfast she accompanied him a little
way, aud at parting Foh said, May the
frst work you undertake last until even.
Ing When she got home, she began 10
measure her linen, to see how much was
left; and she went on measuring, aud
never came to the eud till evening, when
her house and yard were fail OF linen; In
short she did not know what TO do with
her wealth.
Her rich neighbor, seeing this, was
sorely vexed, aud resolved that such
good fortune should not escape her again.
Alter some months the traveller came
once more TO the village the rich woman
went TO meet him, pressed him TO go TO
her house, treated him with the best TODD
she had, aud in the morning brought him
shirt OF tlue linen which she bad made
some time before but all night she had
kept a candle burning In her room, that
the stranger, If he awoke, might suppose
she was making bis shirt After break
fast she accompanied him out OF the vii.
lage, aud when they parted he said, May
the first work you undertake. last i'll
evening She went her way home, think.
ing the whole time OF her linen, aud anti'
cipatiug its wonderful increases but just
then her cows began TO low Before
measure my linen, che said, will quick
ly fetch the cows some water Bat when
she poured the water into the trough her
pai never emptied she went on pouring
the stream increased, aud soon her house
aud yard wrre all under water; the
nclgbbors complaining that every thing
was ruined the cattle were drowned and
with difficulty she saved her own life
Tor the water never ceased lowing until
the setting OF the sun
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-04-03

Hs opened II 10 silence, read is con.
tents, asd said iervenly. Thank Heavenl
Wbs, is Il, John impaired bis anIious
wife.
Good news, wife, replied John. such
news as | never boped for OF even dream.
ed Of
What il III Tell me quick III Il il
anything good | want 10 bear Il.
Mr.. Merton has cancelled the mortgage
released me from debt, beth interest
aud principal and says any time need
further assistance, il viii let him know
shsll have Il.
am 80 glad II puts new life into me,
said the now happy wife.-But what can
have come over Mr.. Mertons
do not know. II seems strange after
the way be talked to me yesterday morn
ing. will 20 right over 10 Mr. Merlon's
and tell him how happy he has made us.
lie found Mr., Merton in, and express.
ed bis gratitude In glowing terms.
What could have induced you, be asked
10 show us so much kindness?
| followed your suggestion, replied
Mr, Merton, and put myself In your
place. expect that It will surprise you
very much TO learn that the strange
traveller TO whom you showed 50 much
kindness was myself.
lndee1l exclaimed Mr.. Bishop. Well,
II is good joke, said the latter; good In
more senses than one.
was surprised, said Mr.. Merton, at the
broad views you expressed OF men aud
their actions generally. supposed had
greatly the advantage over you in means
and education; yet how cramped and
narrow have been my views beside yours
That wife Of yonrs Is al eStimable wo-
man, aud that boy Of yours will be an
honor to any man tell you, Bishop,
said the lawyer, becoming animated;
you are rich-rieh beyond what money
could make you; you have treasures that
gold could not buy. Somehow ! seem TO
have lived years since yesterday morning.
What | have learned at your house is
worth more to me than you owe me, aud
am your debtor yet. Hereafter | shall
take as my motto, Put yourself in bis
place and try TO regulate my actions by il.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-04-03
WHAT ~ mEANT.

An amusing story Is told OF Admiral
Goldsborougb, blunt, common sense
gentleman OF the old style. Sham, nom
sense and afeetstion ho abhorr 4, aud
bis crushing speeches aud retorts are still
related by his old colleagues. An airy
young diplomat, a great man OF society
and fashion, called on the admiral, and,
finding him out, left bis card with the
letters +. 7. penclled on it. The hraYe
salt was puzzled thereby, and wbeu tho
young man aceosted him on the street
and askedl
Did you get my card, admiraIf
lie shouted out;
Yesl aud what's he meaning Of + i,
that you wrote on ~
Oh, why, that means en- pe,Soane, that
! called In person
II does, eb said The admiral, and ho
went of iu mood OF disguised medila-
lion.
In few days be returned lhe call by
sending his card around by messenger,
fret writing $. Is A n in one corner
Again the two met
You received my card, did youi IN
qured the admiral
Yes, and what does 5. B.A n meanf
asked the polite young man.
Sent by niger ihuudefed HE sdmi-
raj.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-04-03

A remarkable case OF mistaken identity
occurred at st. Louis recently Herman
Shuster awoke 10 the morning and found
himself dead. At least the newspapers
said he was dead aud that his body was
at the morgue. Mr., shuster went TO the
place mentioned, aud there, sure enough,
found himself laid out on slab as dead
az any one could wish. Mr., Schuster
was alarmed. The forehead of the corpse
was hir, the hair aud mustache were Tie
color OF his, aud the body would not vary
IN weight five pounds from bis own The
clothes, also were exactly ike those sdora'
ed Mr.. Shustcr's person.
vol ish dc COLOR OF his eyes' asked Her.
man Of DR.. AiBbsugh.
The doctor turned up the corpse's eye.
lids aud found The eyes were blue.
Dot ish peter, said Herman, with a
long sigh Of relief Dot ish not mine
pody Dose is plue aud mine is plaok
Got In himme vata nsfrow eschape =
yot az lose gall does vas
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-04-03

A comical story il told Of Two we'll
known southern clergymen, one Of whom
undertook TO rebuke 10 other for using
the weed.
Brother g !, be exclaimed, without stop
ping 10 ask any other questions, il Il pos.
sible that you chew tobaceof
must confess do be quietly replied.
Then would quit Il, sir, the old mau
energeliealy continued. IL iss very uu.
clerical practice, aud very uncleanly
one. Tobsceol Why, sir, even hog
won't chew II!
Father e.. do you chew tobsccof re-
spooded bis amnsed listener.
" No, sir be answered grnhly, with
indignation.
Then, pray, which is most like the hog,
you or II
The old doctors fat sides shook with
laughter as be said, Well, have bcen
fairly caught this lime.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-04-03

The word Thsnalopsis is used TO Signi-
fy death, having obtained The significance
rather oddly. When the small sister OF
CaIus Marcus asked bin II her little
drowned kitten was really dead, be re.
piled oheerfuIly, deader lhan a top, sis.
She misunderstood him, aud supposed
the four last words to be one word, pos
sessing some mystic significance. So she
employed the new word, Than.a.top-sis,
10 requiem which shc shortly wrote,
and ever since 1t has been used 10 siguify
death.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-04-03
VOLUME XVIll.

Institution In The house, aud mus sbsot b
AL tho dimes that COMMONLY slip swsy
on irinos Where The lwo are seree on
tbs matter i is not neArly as hard ~ "a
looks. The little dropplngs count up
las'cr than sou would supposc, aud tho
end 10 siew l. very worthy enc. ru
tbc eIperimen, u those young people. in
modified form for enc yosr, and ZEE Il
The result i not most encouraging and
satisfactory.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-04-03

The first thing 10 be learned BY boy
or young man, or any one else bsving the
least ambition TO becomes useful member
OF society, is the habit Of saving. No
matter IL q boy or girl has wealthy pa
rents, each should learn bow to save, II
Tor no other reason than that riches are
we'll known 10 take 10 themselves wings
and fy sway. Few are so well.to.do as
TO be secure from poverty aud want. 10
this country il is notoriously true that the
children Of the wesllhy classes are ofeu
miserably poor; while the men OF large
means among us, as a rule, commenced
life withou, other advantages than habits
Of Industry coupled with tie disposition
10 save
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-04-03

TIE German saJs, How do you Gnd
yourseliy o. How goes ~ The French
man, llow do you carry yourseliy Tie
Turk, ilow Il your digestionf The
Englishmau, How are your aud the
inipulsiye American, Hos d'ye, A bow
10 a eourtiy practice, the lifting q the
hand 70 the bat is military ssiutAtiou;
hand shaking prevails 10 tbe Lolied
States aud KaglsLd, sBd kisalng ia Francs.
In Africa, demonstrations Of delight are
made by falling down upon tbelr back
aud kicking Up lheis heels; 10 Ameriea
BY eispping hands. The Arab, % ca
prea bic ffieBdsblp, hags aad kisses be
sdofed. II permIied, snd then asks fof
tacksle<sd5 10 mstriDes theY rub noses
The Yankee, wben be is pszzled, sefsleb-
e. l4is head, the Chiaanaa bis foot.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-04-03

good eolored man once said in a
clsst-meeling; Brethren, when | was
boy | took a hatchet and vent into de
woods. When found tree dat was
straight, big aud soIid, didu't touch dat
tree; bnt when | found one leaning =
little and hollow inside, soou bad him
down. So when de debbil goes sitter
Christians, be don't touch dem dat stand
straight and true, bui dem DIST lesn ;
llgtie snd are hollow inside.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-04-03

Wife bes,ers in England do not always
escape. Lord Justlee Thesiger, who has
only recently been elevated TO the bench
has expressed his intennous Of pnnis ing
all crimes Of ibis sort severely, aud by
way OF emphasis has sent one offender OF
this class to prison for twenty years, and
be xiil 20 donb, serve bis lime.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-04-03

0oe Of the largest grizzly bears ever
seen 10 CsiiforniA vas killed nebr Monte
res a short time sgo. tie weighed over
Coo poaBds, and from The fact that be
Was IL the hsbit Of killlng iali grown
eows sad dragging them inle ihe bushes 10
be eAien >, lelsare, ihs bsFdsmeu u that
section ieh defeats sboul attacking him.
Finally poisoned honey wGs spread in bis
WET
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-04-03

Those are lbe beet ChrisglaBs who sre
more eArefsl 70 reform themselves than
10 eensure others.
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n. s. ALLEN,
PHOTOGRAPHER

tsYiae been disappointed 10 bic arrangements
e. remove 90 Salem. Niil until further notice rs-
main At bis pfsssst location, near his residence,
North MAin st., Manchester, where be is pre-.
pared 10 take photographs. fsrrotypes,
COPY AND ENLARGE OLD PIC
TURES,
Isks fiHs- 81 order % % Gusth,ug 10 the pho
sagrzpttc 80e ID aFst elAKs m nnst. good
AssofIufnt = stErs0scatss Hnd pietsre frames
Hn4 the best Asssf&ncai ei sasfeoseopie v.Aus II
Manchester aua vtf3a8ty ever offered fof sale
nonsfantF 90 bEad.
Mspahesief. Vi, AugaAi alih. l0s 10.
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SAP Buctsts, Russia an6 Galvanized lreb Pan.
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TAILORING!

nice line 0f samples just received. suits
sis 10 $50 made la the lAleststvie BY
n. l.. BRACKINRRED.
Factory Point, VT. June 9Th, 1873. 25-n
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-28
The ReDOrteT's TrOt.

On Monday evening the reporters of the
daily papers commence their go-as- you
please contest at Association Hall, at 6
o'clock, and for four hours sawdust will flv
at lively rate. The race promises to be a
hot one, and the town is excited over it. The
contestants are: E. A. Bromley, of the
Pioneer j. Newton Mind, of the Tribune
Edward Atterbury, of the Journal; Fred
Puhler, of the Hotel Reporter; and Ernest
A. Sturtevant, of the GLOBE.
The prizes are as follows:
First-A handsome gold watch and chain
from Klages'.
Second-Barrel of "Pillsbury's Best''
flour; half dozen shirts, FROM Fuller g.
Simpson; key oysters, from r. 7. Jones.
Third-Barrel of flour, from Hinkle g.
Co.; one shirt ; two pictures from Cotton g.
Co.
Fourth English walking shoes, from AID
rich Co.; silk handkerchiefs, from Roths-
child, and silk umbrella from Barnaby.
Fitth-SoothinG syrup from Crosman &
Plummer; cigars from j. Barge.
Special Prizes-For best five miles. two
suits underclothes from One Price clothing
hall.
Silk hat, from E. Fl. Steele, B. O.P.C.S.,
to homeliest reporter.
Tickets are selling lively, and indications
are that the hall will be we'll filled. The
ladies are greatly Interested and a large num-
Der will doubtless be on hand.