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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-01-08
SEED OF BETIEH TRAINING ~ ENG-
LISH

Within short lime, people have psrh.
ally opened their eyes to the defects Of a
system which Grams without training,
which spends iis strength on the petty or
the useless, and neglects that without
which knowledge is bat sounding brass
aud unkling cymbsl Voices have
been raised which command attentions.
At least one school committee aud one
board Of supervisors have moved in the
right direction. At least one college has
increased its of force instructors and
its number ofcourses in Englisb, and has
done what II could to stimulate the
schools; and one president of university
has gone far as to say, in an oit.quoted
sentence: may as well abruptly ayow,
as the result o. my reading and obserya.
ton in the matter Of education, that rec
ognizs but one mental acquisition as an
essential part of tbe education Of lady
or gentleman, namely, an accurate and
refined use of mother tongue.
We should, however, not blind our
selves to the fact that the reform has only
begun. What recent article in the Sat
urdsy Review says of England is at least
equally true Of America: A large pro-
portion of our felowcresures labor under
the hallucinaliVn that they could write as
well as Macsulay, Thackery or Dickens,
If they chose to take the trouble. They
are like the man who told Charles Lamb
that he could write like Shakespeare II be
only had mind to. All be wants, you
see, said Lamb, is the mind.
The scepticism on this point which
used to prevsde the high places OF cduca-
ton still haunts the low ground, and
must be extirpsted before healthy state
of feeling can exist. So long as people
think literary skin easy Of acquisition,
they will be unwilling TO have their child
rem spend time in acquiring an accurate
and refined use of the mother tongue
To render the movementin favor Of those
things which make for good English OF
much practical utility, il must be spread
widely and penetrate deeply; every
school committee must insist that, what
eyer else is done or is left undone, Sc
rlops eSort shall be made to teach boys
and girls to eAe theig pative tongue cor
"estig Sad iutslHgeply; as 9nr colleges
Snglls4 ap9a . PaF, n least,
--. and provide she'r
must pu. oF,nnitgee fo,
With Latin aud ul,.. 4. tho Ian.
''uuehls win ample op, -as
practice 10 writing aud speaking
'nage they will have to use all their IA,
me schools aud the colleges do thisI,
YORK thoroughly well, a short time will
aihce to bring parents TO a sense of the
afamonnt importance 10 every one of
moving how 10 read and write, ana 10 /
how them how much labor that know. Z
'dge costs.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-01-08
rms rwo Ho,ps

itwss New Years ulght An ages
man was standing At the Siudcw tie
raised BIZ. syes toward the asep blue sAs.
" hsre be Stars we're hoaiing like whi,c
lillss 90 The surface Of clear, calm lake
Then be CA, them on the earth, where
few more helPless beings than himself
were moving towards their inevitable
goAl-tbe tomb. AlresdY be bad passed
sixty Of tbe slsEes that lead to Il, and he
bad brought from his Ioaruey nothing bct
errors and remorss. Ills health was de-
.iroyed, bis mind unfinished, bis hsart
sorrowful, and bis Old age devoid Of com
fort.
The days OF bis youth rose up Ia avis
isou before him, aud he reached The sol-
cmn moment when his father hsd plsoed
him II the entrance OF two roads, one lead.
Ing Into peaceful, sunny land, covered
win fertile harvest, aud resoundine
with soft, sweet songs; while the other
conducted the wanderer into deep, DARK
cave, whence there was no issue, where
poison lowed instead Of water, and where
scrpents hssed aud crawled.
lie looked toward The sky, and cried
out, in biz anguish; Oh, youth roturul
Oh, my father, place me once more At the
cross.way of life, that may choose the
better roadl But the days OF bis youth
hsd passed away, aud his parents were
With lbe departed. lie saw wandering
ligbjs floating over dark marshes, and
lbeu disappear. Sueb, lie said, werO the
DAYS OF my wasted liiel He saw star
shoot from Heaven, and vanish in dark
ness athwart the churchyard Behold an
emblem of myself he exclaimed; aud the
sharp arrows of unavailiug remorse
struck bin to the heart,
Then be remembered bis early COM
panious, who had eutered life With him,
butswbo, having Irod the paths OF duty
and virtue, were now happy aud honored
on this New Years night. The clock iu
the high church tower struck, and the
sound, falling upon his ear, recalled the
many tokens OF the love OF bis parents
for him, their erring son the lessons they
had taught him; the prayers they had OF.
fered up in bis behalf. Overwhelmed
with shame aud grief, he dared no lion
ger look toward the Heaven where they
dwelt. His darkened eyes dropped tears
and, with one despairipg effort, he cried
aloud, Come back, my early daysl Come
| backi
And his youth did return; for all this
bad been dream, visiting his slumbert
on New Years night. He was still younG
his errors only were no dream. He
thanked God fervenlly that the time wac
still his own; that be had not yet entered
the deep, dark cavern, but that he was
free to tread the road leading to the san
ny lauds where navests wave.
Ye who linger on lhe threshold Of life,
doubling which path to choose, remem-
ber when years shall be passed, and your
feet shall stumble on the dark mountain
you will cry bitterly, but cry In vain, Oh
youth, returul Oh give me back my ear
iy daysl
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-01-08

William BogRs was arrAiEned befor,
Justice Cary, OF Carson, charged witt
grand larceny. The charge made by ths
arresling ofReer vas lhal TON bstons had
been stolen by the defendant from the
cemetery. Il sppesfs says the Appeal
that Ibe officer was passing near The con.
secrated spot 81 night, when be saw Bogg.
staggering along with tombstone on BIZ
back. The tombstone wa exhibited 10 the
jury. IL read.
Sacred to The memory Of w. BogRstone.
Died January 81 lS55. A Kind iatbsr,
and lndalgen, husband, and true man
Rtsaiescat 10 pace.
Boggs, the defendant, went on he stand
and acknowledged frankly THAI be had
taken The tombstone. II was 20 near Ike
bic owa name that, BY hlling mp tbe "a.
psrhuoas letters viii plaster o. Paris, be
eoald ass il hiaseif II case be died
The coafi-Yoa hsys The Appearance
Of being : very healthy man. Why DO
yon expect TO def
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-01-08

Yesterday morning. while seven rt
eight old snd reliable citizens were hold
ing down chairs aud boxes ina dowr
town grocery, aud unanimously agreelpe
That this was the greatest country on
earth, stranger entered sud said:
Gentlemen, ! suppose you arc familiar
with politicsy
We are, they replied in chorus.
And you know all about the fundamen.
tai principles Of iberty2
We do.
Well, ! am glad on It, for Pye made 4
bet with fellow back here as 10 how the
reading OF the Constitution begins. One
OF you jnss write me down the first ten
words.
While he felt for a slnb pencil, every
man began scratching bis head aud eau.
tiousy cycling bic neIghbor. One began
mnitefing, Now | lay me, and second
said something about Resolved, and q
third wrote on the top Of cracker boz,
On motion, Il was voted that-that-.
There was a good deal OF coughing and
sneeziDg and nose.blowing, when a boy
came and ssid The strangers horse had
run away. He rushed out, and seven
faces frightened mp aud smiled, aud sew
en- men took fresh ehews Of tobaeeo and
tried not 10 look too important, when ID.
grocer said:
The Consiitullonl Why, every one Of
gou can repeat Il by hesrt with your eyes
ihat--of course you can.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-01-08

fonng men, don't swear. Swearing
was never good for a sore Gbger. II
never cured rheumatism, nor helped
draw prize lottery. ltisn't recommend.
ed fof liver complaint. II won't insurs
against lightning, machine agents nor any
Of The iils which besei people through life.
There is no occasion iorswesrIog outside.
II ueSspsper Office, where Il is usefnl
10 reading proof, aud indespensably nee
essary 10 getting forms 70 pres. Il hss
been, known, AIso 10 materially assist tho
sdilof 10 looking over the paper after IL
i printed. Bat, Otherwise i. hn very
foolish and wicked habit.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-01-08
OF WASTE nATEnIAL.
BY DIR. HlRAn A. CUTTING.

As promised your readers in my pre-
> vous letter upon this valuable and novel
!. discovery, Of converting wood into pulp,
q and then into whatever is desired. to de-
Z scribe the machine to which alluded, ]
4 will now attempt that description. First
' the wood goes through peculiar crush
ling machine which softens il by pressure
i. aud makes It easy 10 draw the fiber
iu tbe puiping or grinding machine
!. This same crushing machine also chops or
breaks It in such q way that IL can be fed
10 the grinder, mixed with shavings or
sawdust, or not, ~ you choose. The shay
!, ipgs, sawdust or other fue material add
pothing to the strength Of articles to be
made, aud II not 10 excess do not detrsct
'herefrom, SO much worthless material
~ss alike for fuel or for a tctlizer
Id 10 considerable quantity,
worm, al, without injury or
can be a. ~ake ms0y arti.
with beae, mate, II required.
II can be ns.d .lone ~ hove,
cles where great strength Is NJ
After the naterisl {. prepared as
lot it be refuse lumber, bfushwood o.
whole trees, Il is fed into The pulp ma 3.
chlne, which is ia appearance like large :
run OF mil stones, with this exception 4,
mat the top stone IL stationary while the :.
bottom one revoves. These stones are a.
figidly set in strong iron frame, and
nicely adjusted, go that the quantity of
Ihe pulp can be fully controlled. A let
d water, regulated as to be just Sufficient I.
% make The pulp Of the mill. Through ~
.he hole 10 lbe top stone the crushed
wood is fed through proper regulating ho
arrangement. The Pulp, ready prepar. :.
%, runs iron this mill into yas, where -
is ready Tor The mould. -
In The mold all superfuous moisture il
PRESSED out, yet when the articles are
ltst removed they are damp, and 20 direct -,
0 the dry house.
Ine stones for preparing the msterial 4.
re species OF the burr stsne imported "a
rom France, being the toughest Of the -
ara qnariz rocks known. The peculiar -
sraness and loughness Of tbis stone il +.
ach that ibe grinding OF woody Gbre -
oes not seem TO duli or Ibjure the cutting \.
nrfaoe, aud those mills are very dutA. i.
ie, and arc destined, doubtless, DOT oulv -.
} use up Tho wAste materisl, but 10 make "a,
valuable saving Of lumbsr, aud tIus ia !.
considerable degree prevent tbe wAnton ~,
esiracton Of the forests Of the word.
hlch for many years bas engaged tie A. 4
Btlon Of scientist
A ibis machine ehanges the ilne OF va tav
Gus Manufactured articles, xviii ere ten
9 new industries as sssli ss bes wants.
10 afseeni iriaiof stFesgss IL peruaad, A
e., betweea The nommoa nall kse snd AZ
. Hsn ksg maaalassassd BY this new biz
'oceaa keg Of nGis ia each, vas rol. uov
down swo aights Of Iron steps On 70 ss.l
aide walk. Tbs common ksg was
molisbed the 6fst iFip aud the ns.ls D
altered, while The one made from pulp viii
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-01-08
: ao-fsror, ars,r,o, ,,.~F"so.

A ad-tYed yoaog man, ruifog and
painting, climbed up eight pair ~ s,sits
10 the slgusl Office iuNcw York Yesterday
morning and acOostlnE mAu who lo,sksd
Ike The boss, iaquired Is this EoiHg to
be yery cold winteff
That's pretty hsrl Tor me 10 lsl, was
the reply
And don't you kpowG asked The yoapg
fellow, sppsreutly aumbtouaded.
No, my friend, do not
Does snybody knewg
Oh yes. We keep man here on abit
salary for that purpose Tie knows ~
about II, bat why DO yen aaE
Well, rl tell you, sir I've get ~
ulster, and II Il isnt going 10 be very
cold Id like to dispose of L FOE mcnoy
enough to take the dearest girl In ihe
world to see Romeo and Juliet but II
its going TO be cold ia Iie Ike blsass to
the girl-tell her am sick, because
wouldn't be without an ulster Ia cold
WthtntI lol hli tbc gus III "oe"' wv
legc, What do you thinkl
My friend, began the weather mal,
III help you. know inst how you q (.
I've been there IN consult With TIC
man on the big salary.
Two mnutcs later the weather man
appeared with sad face. No use my
young friend youll haYe 70 lic TO your
girl This ia going to be the oodcst
winter we've had 10 niuety.six years,
Those red stripes around the sun, the big
salsried man tells me ,denole.the intesnest
kind OF cold, aud not TO alarm YOU be
quiet, plesso--he's just got dispatoh
stating that the north pole has brokou
loose and is coming this way at frlghtful
gait. you want TO be sold for Ice and
mixed up into cocktails next summer,
young man, why sell your coat. pre-.
dict now that men win be frozen 10 death
sitting around hot stoves this wlntor.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-01-08

Don't bay Thermometers now.-They
viii DO lower after : while.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-01-08

Joe Cook is at il agslH. 10 bIs Ast
Monday leciufe be says: The chief sr.
roF Of The eailare Of to-day IL iss fragmsa-
iariDess. The Inevitable result Of troe
culture Is 70 place 10 the foreground map
a. bis climax The fragmsn,ariBoss Of
culture evidently does not plAes man on
The top round Of the cesmle aep.lsdder
a. Il were.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-01-08

Al ambitious yousg writer having
asked, What magazine will give ms iba
hIEbest position quiekssi7 vac told: A
powder apsgzine, IL you contribute asfy
article.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-01-08

was rolled ihreo times 1own bogh ilrhb
of siairt wlihout ms.otial luiatY Ita
trial vsry dsdaitely points eus the great
strength 81 maleriAL
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-01-08
Now Is THE TIME
70 gst tAa@s
Old Clothes Colored

And Cleaned up ioE suumes Wear.
y - 1tls tbem iosf as vsii ~ Eeu ana save
eSFSEs Ne shat ssnt bas HeaFfy evrry veal
dNfaAe tes sErHg. Al uss0Ft warf1sis1 issl
~sa fsagfSAsst ta Eiss esfisfsekzaa. nraaass
sAa1la ts fTpassa a<fsfs dflug. bet eeats pasts
bE stMQNEys
992xnal oGes.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-01-08

A tnan died 10 81. Louis feeeutIy, aud
II bic viii. after saying be never forgot
iaVor, len o. go 70 an individual vito
ten years ago ran awsy With hia wils.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-01-08

q One Of the assistants at the postofice
e happened to be stsudipg Al one Of the de-
! livery windows the other day when q
= buxom dsmsel OF about eighteen summers
) baing from Berrytown, stepped up and
= asked II stamps were sold there. Upon
n being told they were, she said she wanted
J. 10 buy 81 worth
4. One dolsr's worth, repeated 'he sun
g, Ing assistant of what denominatlopf
: The damsel showed symptoms OF ON
ssmsnt aud hesilalcd 20 reply sh'
or shawl iriuge nervously, cas-
to see II any one was nesf
bari .r to the window an'
iwirled o nus voice;
her eyes aboL -wnf
moved little elos. -ourtsou
dnally asked in lmol pTe
DO you hef to write II d.
By no means, answered the
assistant that is not necessary; butt
.ane you have some preference az 10 the
Ah-well--yes, replied the stranger,
ier face turning scarlet, | bey some. I
generally 90 to the PiHcopsl Methodist
myself but the fellow I'm buying tho
tsmps for he's Universal Orthodox.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-04-08

charged Springer with having deceived
the committee, the whole disgraceful af-
fair was brought ont into the light of day.
Nobody at this day supposes Samuel j.
Tilden is above the performance Of any
base trick to gain the Presidency. and
starting out in the race handicapped by
this fresh fraud and outrage there ought
to be a good deal of doubt about his
achieving the nomination under such a de-
velopment of rascality as this. even from
party so depraved as the democracy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-04-08

structiops of a State convention only oina
the delegates at large. 1t would be riaicu,
lous 10 allow the districts their delegates ana
then override their preferences by state M
structions If tha. can be done tiieh th ',
State conventions might as well ehoose an
the delegates. Ii the choice OF district us,-
egafes had not been overridden IN rehnss' =
yanisl Kansas would never have thousni VI
overriding her second and third districts
What Kansas has done properly raises the
Who'll. ouesrian: it caunot wisely. fairly or
safely be settled except by recognizing 81
district representation and % that State IN, !,
structons do not in the slightest degree oinu
or control any delegates except the Tour al
large invited from the State.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-04-08

There are about twenty Congressional
districts in the Northern States which the
republicans carried by less than 1000 ma
iority at the last election of Congressman,
and about dozen districts in which they
were defeated by less than the same num-
Der of votes. These districts, about ttir-
tv in number, in which the majority is so
small either way, are certain to be
largely influenced by the makeup of the
Presidential tickets. With a strong popu-
lar candidate. the republicans can
doubtless win back the four districts
in Maine and Iowa which the green
hackers carried in 1873, gain four or five
districts in Ohio by the undoing of the
gerrymander there. and carry several OF
the close democratic districts in other
States. These considerations certainly
prove the desrabilty of avoiding any
risks in the choice of u Presidential
ticket. For it becomes more evident every
day that though the Republicans might
| succeed in electing their candidate tor
President without naming their strongest
man, the possibility under such circum-
stances of recovering control of either
branch of Congress is not encouraging
Tribune
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-04-08
The Hand Of Tiltlcn.

The hand of Samuel J. Tildcn appears
very conspicuously in the attempt to bull
doze Mr.. Springer into the support of
Donnelly for the seat of Mr.. Wa5hburn.
Tilden desired Washburn unseated and
Donnelly put in his place, because the
change would give the democrats major
ity of the Minnesota delegation in the
House, and would thus secure the unit
vote of that State, should the choice of the
next President be thrown into the House.
Having Minnesota, the democrats would
have a majority of States in the present
House, and this might pcrchance give
them the next President. OF course the
sage of Cipher Alley saw this, and to see
it with him was only TO set his agents nj
work to drive Washburn out of his seat
and bring Donnclly in. Mr.. Springer ba,
heretofore been u very devoted adhercnt
of Tilden, but in this case he kicked
against the demands of his master, and
refused to sign the report of the commit
tee in favor of seating Donnelly.
To overcome Mr. Springer's opposition
and obstinacy peculiar measures were
adopted. The following insulting letter
was sent To him:
WAsHINGToN, ID. c., March 4.
SIR: If you will keep Washburn in hi:
seat in spite of the democrats, we will pa,
Mrs. s. $1,000. Get the thing squashed Il
once. Respectfully.
This letter was received by Mr.
Springer's wife in his absence. who a
once considered it an insult concocted by
Donnelly's supporters, and an attempt t,
bulldoze Springer into the support o
Donnelly. When Mr. Springer returned
home he found the above anonymous let
ter awaiting him, accompanied by another
letter, signed by Henry IL. Finley, Fin
ley claims residence in Minnesota, wa.
well known confidential agent of Tilder
in 1876. and the letter to Springer plainly
shows that in writing it the former wa,
acting as the tool of Tilden. The letter
is rs follows:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-04-08

Is the most effective Pain Destroyer in the
world. VIII most surely quicken the blood
whether taken internally or applied eNter-
naly, and thereby more certainly RELIEVE
PAIN, whether chronic acute, than any
other pain alleviator, and it is warranted
double the strength of any similar prepara-
ton.
1t cures pain in the Side, Back or Bowels,
Sore Throat, Rheumatism, Toothache and
ALL ACHES.
The Great Believer of Pain.
"BROWN'S HOUSEHOLD PANACEA,'
should be in every family. A teaspoonful of
the Panacea in tumbler of hot water
Tsweetened, if preferredl, taken at bedtime,
will BREAK UP A COLD. % cts. a bottle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-04-08

REMARKABLE. John Hunt. of Providence.
X. L., found himself seized with general
dropsy. His body swelled to an enormous
size: he could not lie down, and death
seemeS inevitable. His Kidneys were also
badly affected. The services of a renowned
physician were secured. and prescription
was made after thorough examination. Mr.
Hunt began to improve at once, aad after a
time was restored to perfect health. The
family used the medicine in similar cases
with the same results. They named it
HUNTS REMEDY. the Great Kidney and
Liver Medicine. and it is now sold By all
druggists. Trial size, - cents
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