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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-03-25
r"r enrAv ssow srona.

In February, i7l7, occurred the gresi ss,
fall OF snow recorded Ia The annAis Of
New EnglAnd-almo,t burying under the
frozen mass the small log houses ol ,hs
new plantations. SO enectualiy we're
even the most travelled roads blocked,
that the magistrates and ministers OF Bos-
ton, who had come ont Of the iown on
the fret day OF the storm 10 attend the
funeral OF Rev. Mr.. Brattle, at Cam
bridge. were unable to retnrn for some
days The storm began on lhe ~l0lh aud
ended on the ll'h OF February. Old Indl-
ana, Of a hundred years, said their fathers
bad never told them OF such snow
II was six feet deep sin The streets Of
Boston, ten feel at Duustahle, twelve At
Dserfeld, on the Connecticut. At Exc.
ter and Dover cottages aud cabins of one
story were entirely buried, so thst he
people dug paths fgom obs honsa 20 u.
other under the snow Many farmers
lost their sheep, aud 10 semo stances
sheep and swine were saved lived from
one to two weeks with out food Ono ioan
had some hens buried near hl. barnt
which were dug outalivo leven days after
During this snow great unmDer OF
deer came from the woods for food, and
were follower by wolves, which Killed
many.
Others we're shot by the people. IL Is
related that some deer led 10 Nahant,
and being chased by the wolves, lespsd
Into tho sea and were drowned Greal
dansRe was done to the fruit trees in the
damp snow to the branches, which were
broken by tho weight.
This snow formed remarkable era IN
New Eengland, and iold people in relat.
Ing an event, would say that II hap
pened so many years before or after tho
great fnow.
The mail from Boston was ten days Ii
reaching Portsmouth and seven days 10
Hon, John Winthrop saysi
We Lost at the isabd aud farms | 100
sheep, besides some horses and cattle
II was very strange that lwcnit -eigas
days after The storm. the people Of Fisb-
sr's Island In digging out the ruI Of 100
shoep found two Of them alive, which
lad kept themselves alive by feeding up.
on the wool Of others.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-03-25

ia Killed him, an the s9ooa alhn' ap
with hummsts seflet skinpsa cat. mol
kaowlu' waal Might hsppcn, FurlY
soon a ehap 10 ted shirt came ~ to me
Seq hc, Yea she mao a. kearyrd Bal
Feaihcrglli' Cos. ef 90 be az yon are. II
YOU douF want every msu 81 lbe bills To
climb you, doa't Try to hide Yourself ,he
boys h sshln' fur Son new
u strpek me that Toy irisad hsd tne
idee, "a iusl wsliEed back abd went up
aud down bsiorc thai sioon ior nlsh
three hours. I'd found out Bin want
dead su' vas bad medicine, bot Il woald.
n, DO 10 let down. Party soon zee my
man Aheadln' for me. liis iaoo had been
patched NJ an Il iooked Ike tht cioslng
oat display ofa retail dry goods stfe.
There was 90 little eoantenAucs exposed
tha, leculdnt gaess wha,he was simiu'
at so ! htoaRbl my hand back of NY
collar an grabbed my fle,
Hold on there hold on, ser be, gimme
y'r hand, rm friendly, I've 80, moth ng
asin you, not thing, bu, yop'll pardon
my curiosity what sort of weapon az
that s,fangerl
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-03-25

Asd We are zoo ol3 10 taink ofa eAspr,
noE, Slcre
AoassnseI Ii's sever too late 20 need
l'n ues risb Dsals bot I've enongh lel
two sns 10 spare.
! wouldn't be eoRltB.sd not 70 drive il
my carriage and have servants under ID,
now, laughed Della
Indeed then perhaps you have better
match In view. Capt, Seymour asked
me, b. the way, II lhAd come 10 iutsriers
wilh Squire jones' interest.
Yesf Squire Jones proposed to me
lasl week.
Now, see bsre, Della. HAEe come all
The way from Melbourne oHa FOOLS err.
rand9 There was growing used to my
misery and loneliness, when The mail
brings me ID 8 letter 10 strange hard,
which lells me that my dear love, Della
Rogerson, loves and dreams OF me still, 10
poor aud alone, and needs meme! And
the letter i signed BY Mrs. Clement her
aunt, who 0ught to know. packed my
household goods aud came
Pm gIad you did
ln order that may congratulate Sqoire
Jones.
But haven't accepted bin. In fact
I've refused him becsuse
Because you illmArry your old love,
like The lass in The song, Deliai
in Croitsborough people are not yet
tired Of telling how woman made mon.
cy By taking boatders. Independent.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-03-25
bow SLATE PENCILS ARE mADE.

Broken slate from the slste qnArriss
10 put into mortar run by steam, and
pounded into small particles Thence il
goes Into the hopper of mill, which
runs INTO boiling mschiue, such as are
nsed Ia Touring mills, where II Is boiled
The fine, almost impalable -four that
results being taken 10 a mixing tnb,
where small quantity OF s,estite -four,
similarly manufactured, Is added together
with other materials, the whole being
made into stiff dough. This dough il
kneaded thoroughly by passing il several
tmea between iron rollers. Thence II is
conveyed 70 table where lie niads into
charges--that 10 abort cylinders, four or
nve inches thick, and contains eight to
twelve pounds each. Four Of these are
placed In strong iron chamber or rslort
with . chsDgesbls nozzel so as 10 regulate
The slEe OF the pencil, aud subjected TO
tFemsndous hydraulic pressure under
which the composition is pushed through
The nozzle inA long cord ike e slsndeh
snake sliding out Off holc, and passed
over q sloping table silt al right
angles with lhe Gods 10 give passage 10
kaife which cuts them Into lengths, Then
they are laid on board % dry and after
few hours arc removed to sheet Of
corrugated zinc, lhe corragAdoB servlag
10 prevent ihe pencils from warplng
during tbe process Of baking, to which
they are ns1i subjected 10 klin, into
which superhealed steam Il introduced in
pipes, the temperature being regulated
tecerding TO tbe .reqnirenent1f The
articles exposed to he influence. From
Tie kin The articles 20 10 the 1nlsbinR
room, where The ebasafe thrust for
seeosd nbasf nPislr revolving eEsegy
wheels, I'd vithdnwa neatly AID
snoothis pointed ready fos u1e. Thsy
are thea packed In passsboard boxes,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-03-25

While sleep is lbe season for all natures
/ i,is injurIous to curiall the hours OF rsst
For farmers and those who livein local
lilies " there people can retire Al sor :
o'clock IL The The evening, The old notion
about early rising il slll appropriate,
Bot be who is kept up till 10 or II or y
O'Clock, then rises a. OF 6, becAu,e o.
the teaching OF some cid ditly about early
to rise, Ia committing a sin against ole
owa souL There 10 not one mAa In 10 ;.
600 who can afford to do without seven or
eight bours' sleep. All the stuG written
about great men who sleep only three or
four hours q night 10 spccrypAal. Thoy
have been pnt upon such small allowances
occasionally and prospsred; bat 20 wsn
ever yet kept healthy In body and miad
for number OF ye1rs with less thsn
hours sleep. lfyou can get TO bod early,
then rise early; ifyou cannot get TO bed
till late, then rise late, Il may be ga
proper for one man to rise 81 s as Il is for
another to rise at o. Let the bell DO runs
at least thirty minutes before your public
appearance. Physicians say that sud-
den jump out Of bed gives irregular mo-
tion to the pnlses II takes hours TO gel
over too-sudden rising.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-03-25
AsusbAY soaooL DRAMA.

j The New York Times reports the sad
sad failure. OF . Sunday school drama in an
eastern CongregAlonaLchurch. Catching
insplfation from the dramatizatien Of
Pilgrim's Progress, by George MacDon-
aid, the wife Of the superintendent at.
tempted to do similar thing with the
life OF Elisha the prophet. The play was
written, aud Submitted to the pastor and
Prudential Committee, who were favor.
ably impressed with its merits. The
Iectnre.room, witb.temporary stage and
red drop curtain made neat, little thea
ter, which was crowded half an hour be-
fore the performance was TO begin.
The prophet was large man, with
long, white beard, and waking stick Of
great size, tnd carried his stove pipe bat
in bis hand to exhibit bis badness. lie
Inquired the way TO tho post Office, near
the Railway Hoiel, but could get no in.
formation, nor even civil answer from
them. They chsffed him, in fact, aud
when be said that they were disgrace to
their parents, they triumphantly said,
that they hadn't got none that they
were orphins. He bore Il all kindly, and
patiently, bat when they began TO advise
him to buy wig and use somebody's
hair restorer, Elisha could bear il no
longer, bnt gave two shrll whistles that
were answered from among the mock |
trees BY the appearance upon the stage of
two bears, who fell upon the children,
and began to tear them In pieces.
All but one. lie did not seem TO have
been properly instructed like the rest
for be did not fall down to The ground,
and INCREASINGLY wait for the bears to
claw him TO bits. Qate the contray in
TACT. Seizipg q stick near by, be bit one
Of the bears resounding whack over the
head, which brought from that surprised
animal the exclamation: BY goshl Leav.
ing the forty and one prostrate children,
the incensed brute rose on his hind legs,
and bit that boy beautiful blow, straight
from the shoulder. The TWO then rushed
together, and fought all over the sta ge,
the other bear encouraging his mate with
cries OF Go inl The prophet, hearing the
uproar, turned back, and with his big
staff belabored both bears and the boy
putting premature end to performance
by Knocking down The chandelier with bic,
stick. We fear that so signal failure TO
induce The right sort OF religious feeling
will deter for some time the Introduction
OF The drama into the Sunday schools Of
this country.
7. 81. has been discovered that tbe
disturbing element was Methodist boy
who, procnrsd at lhe last momen', had
no, been thoroughly iudoctrinstcd with
The Calvinisilc IDEAS u the Old Tesla.
menl.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-03-25
EXCITED ms CURIOSITY.

DeAdwood, said the stranger, putting
down his half eaten slice Of lemon Die
aud taking long pull at the milk, I
went there when rush was made for the
hllls. kAlher q rough crowd the 6rsi
lot, you bet; more wholesome now
When got there | was dead broke
didn't have dollar, didn't have reYol.
yer, which man'll often need out there
worse in meals Viltles. | was prob'ly
the Only man In The hills ~ho dld'nt
carry = ifsarm, an was some lonesome,
| tell you- The only weapon | bad d-l'm
blscksmith-wss q rssp, heavy file,
you know, bout eighteen ipehea long,
which caraied down my back, the hand.
lseasily reached just below my coat
collar. Understandf Like the Arkansaw
man carries his bowie knife. I'm not
exactly temperance man. jnsl don't
drink IAN don't meddle with any other
man's drinki'n-tbars ali. One day.
hedn't been in Dead wood more'n . week
Il was sittiu' 10 s'loon only place
man kin set TO see any Society-when
teller come in, reg'lsr hustler, With bic
can foil and quart over. He'd revolt.
yer on each eide Of bic belt Au' lool "a
vicious. NOlbin' Imesu sboot bin,
though. Askt me 70 drink. Not any
thank you, 'stz I. Not drink With rle
Me- Bin iFsathergIlll When | ak .
lendeifool 70 drink expse, hlm 10
psshcs right up 80 no monkeyln'i You.
h-N-a-F meg
When bic haHd went for be rsyovsr
whipped out my old die quiske'n Hfs'ad
seoreh feather, When be fell | lkoughl
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-03-25
a CLEVER swINDLE.

The proprietors of the Kursaal at Ham.
burg were anxious that II any person
thought proper TO blow bis brains out
there, il should be Attribnted to the papgs
OF despised love or any other cause than
the loss OF money by gAmipg. The cir.
cumstance that one suicide had his pock-
cts entirely empty was commented on
and when the next spectator shot bIn.
self, care was taken by the attendants
that a substantial sum In gold should be
found 10 his pockets. or course II was
argnsd, therefore, that III luck or false
judgment at the table could not have oc.
casioned the catastrophe, A short time
sfter the affair had been investigated a
shot was heard in deserted room. Tho
attendants rushed in, and were. hor.
rifed to find q wretched creature, with a
wound in his forehead, just expiring.
They ran TO the authorities, returned,
hastily thrust large handful OF gold and
notes into the pockets ofthe victim, think.
ing that the suicide could not be attribn.
ted to loss at play: The alarm was then
given, but when horror stricken group
entered the room they found Il deserted
by all except themselves. The corpse
had retired with the spells.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-03-25

Sleepess persons should court the sun
The very worst sporihc is laudanum, and
the very best, sunshine. Thsrsfors II II
very plain that poor sleeperS should past
as many hours as possible In the sunshine
and as few as possible In The shade
Many women are martyrs, and vet they
do not know 1t. They shut tho sunshine
out Of their houses and their bearts; they
wear walls; they carry parasols and every
thing possible TO keep off the potent in
fluence which is intended to give them
strength aud beauty and cbeerfulness. 10
II not time 10 change all this and 40 get
color and roses on onr pale cheeks,
strength Ia our weak backs, and courage
in our timid soulsl The women Of Amor.
lea are pale aud delicate, bot with the aid
OF sunlight they may be blooming aud
strong.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-03-25
Delta Rogerson,
Of CroitsborouRh, MAlne

For ! was stranger, and ye took me
ia; hungry, aud ye fed ne; sick, and We
ministered unlo me.
Goodness alivel cried the neighbors,
when The facts reached their ears. What
profitable thing It is to take bosrders |
Everybody in town will be trying Il. OF
eonrss Sieve Laagd0n will come home
aud marry Der, II abe we're forty old
maids. Yoa may stick pin 10 tterel
Della did no, open her house TO board.
srs The next seksou. She found enough
TO do 10 looking after her money aud
spending II Ia replying TO lsiisrs from
indignant people, who seemed TO Ia
crease alarmIngly In receiving old friends
who suddenly found nme to remember
her exissaacs. Aed. shrs eaongh,
sansng The resl sppesred Steve Lanedon,
and all The viiIsgs said, told you sol
lis not my faux that yoH and sre
single yet, Della, be said.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-03-25

esah confusing one hasdred psaelis, aod
these boxes are Ia lnrn placed for sb.r-
nsRl iu wooden boxes eoutsing one buf O.
red each, or 10000 pencils 10 The shipping
box Nearly sll the work is dose w
boys snd tie cosl therefore IL Hght.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-03-25
NOW Is THE TINE
y gei thes~
Old Clothes Colored

And Cleaned up for Sunmer Wear.
Is wgl EzGks tAsm teok - xstl 6s rev xn1 save
kagEnf, We shKiA se9d loH SEARS sssFy Nssk
tEF.Ag H. spr4AEs Al aa1ofs s4Fraatsd faes
s7t Fusgsxztsss Il give sAtl4saesiSA. uFeaass
eac elAsF sesAs n&a as dge1 NssASat.
D. - ktm0HpH
lag&Bal OEna.
MaashssssS. "a AEsai Issh 49, m
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-03-25

| /
II lis stated that Blame touched 30 on
the last of January. Grant wee 81 last
April. Sherman J6 last May. Wash
burne Was 10 in September. ConkHug
was 80 in October Garfield is in ais
i5th year. Edmunds is 81. Bayard was
81 years Of age in October. Thurman
reached his Goth birthday 10 Novemi II.
Hendricks was GO In September. Tilcen
will be G6 this February, and IN the me
month General Hancock will %. icy.
mour will be 10 10 May Washington
was 10 bis 9th year when be- was irsl
elected, Jefferson 57. aud just entered hls
Goth year when be lett office. John
Adams was Gl when be wsa eec Cd,
Madison 10 bis 5sh year Montou his
59th, aud John Qniucy Adams In bis IS.
jackson wac Gl when be was choksn the
FIRST lime, aud therefore 65 when re elect
ed, while he had reached bis 70th year
when he quilted office. Van Buren was
81 and Harrison 67 when they were
elected, while Tyler when he took Office
bad just passed bis 5l.t birthday. Folk
was elected on simost precisely bis 49Ih
birthday. Taylor was not quite % when
elected, and Fillmore was ia biz 6ist
year when be succeeded hm. Pierce
bad not yet completed hia Ash year when
he was elected, aud was junior Of all
~ hn hsya fakan fha f.ra.tdautf.t "a "a.
except. Grant. Mr.. Buchanan ym
elected in bic Goth year, sLineoln IN his
52d and 6Clb, while johnson saeeeeded
10 hls 9th.
The Journal ot Chemistry says: SeAld
pears 10 thin .syrup made d coffee
sugar, and then dry them They viii be
found equal 10 sths best Imported kgs.
They should be pared, qasSiered aud
cored, aud II large should be cut In small
pieces. II trested in this way, and dried
quickly Ia hot air closet, moderately
heated oven, or other rapidly svaporat-
ing apparatus you may be snre the maze
kes viii take all toe dried pears New
Esgispd can furnish. Thus prepared
they are simply delicious. They msy be
need for cake Or puddings, aud make
superior sweelmeal. They may be kept
10 close vessel, bat glass fruit jars are
best for The parposs.
Here's eonBmdrum, or problem, jast
which pieasss you best; How many wo-
men does IL take 10 keep q seereiS
-
IL hurts man just about - mach o
burn bin 10 etAgy ~ il does to hsye bis
sbsdow 90 8 stone wall bnited b. goat.
Tbs gang Of burglars who work f0r
seven straight hoafs % hammer 5 safe to
pieces % secure fsaFlesa csas knos sow
. country minister fees next day after .
donation visit,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-03-25

A printer docs not rush for tbs doctor
every time he is 'out Of sorts Nor to a
baker when he gets out OF 'pi Nor 10 a
woodpile when ho wants a 'slick.' Nor
to the Bible when be wants good rule.
Nor 10 gun-shop wien he wants
shooting stick Nor to cabinet chop
when hc wants 'furnirure Nor to a
bank when be wants 'quoins' Nor to see
his girl when be wants to go TO press.
Nor 10 lawyer when be has a dirty
case. Nor to a butcher when lie wsnls
lat Nor 10 an old cheese when he
wants 'riys matter Nor to pump
when be 10 thirsty aud has five csnt 10
his pocket. Nor 10 butcher when hs
wants q 'sheeps-foot, nor TO a livery
stable when be wants horse.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-03-25

The gang Of burglars who woFk i0r
seven straight bonfs 70 hammer safe 10
pieces % secure fsuFlesa esais kuos low
. country minister fees next day after .
dsnagIon visit.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-03-25

II hurts man jgst about - much o
burn bim 10 etsgy ~ il does to haYe bic
sbsdow % 8 Elone wAll baited b. goat.
Daily globe., 1880-08-12
total

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THE SANE AUrHoRrrY DIFFERS

The Pioneer Press assails the report of
Mr.. Christiansen, commissioner of statistics,
because he takes the ground that the reported
acreage and production of grain falls twenty
per cent below the actual fact. Here is its
wisdom:
1t is as if s supervisor of the census should
add twenty per cent. to his completed lists to
make up for supposed oversights cf his
enumerators. It is questionable to juggle
with official figures in this way. If the COM
missioner has any exact information to lead
him to believe that his figures are wrong, he
should correct them specifically; but his
wholesale padding out of his returns to make
a bigs showing for the State is childish.
1t seems that eighteen years ego one
Joseph A. Wheelock was commissioner of
statistics, and referring to page "a of his
book of that year we read as follows:
Il find that the titled area deduced from the
census returns of the crop of 1869, exceeds the
titled area returned to me from the same coun-
ties about fifty per cent. Ijudge about tsoenty
per cent, should be added to the footings of
table A, to cover the deficiencies of the re-
turns for 1860. This estimate, which is the re-
suit and careful calculation, is supported by
the opinion of some of the county auditors -
Can it be possible that the Joseph A. Whee-
lock who wrote the above is the same Jo-
seph A. Wheelock who is now employed to
take editorial charge Of the Pioneer Press.
Daily globe., 1880-08-12
HANCOCK AT WILLIAMSBURG.

Another Oid Soldier Heard From, - Tie
Fifth Wisconsin rs. the Fifth North
Carolina.
Under date OF July Goth the Hon. Thomas
McOaul, of Tomah, Wis, an ex- Republican,
and gallant soldier of Go. G., Bsrdan sharp
shooters writes as follows:
C. d. ISteveas, !Shdkopee Courier:
OLD CoMRADE: 1t does me good TO have You
strike for Hancock, 1 am with you heart and
hand. Do you recollect the 5th of May, 1862.
as we laid in the slashed timber in front of IT.
Magruder at Williamsburg, with the Michigan
company, &C." how Hancock's boys got around
on the Johnny's flank. then the fiebs wheeled
out of the woods and charged. Our boys fall
ing back, how we heard them cry "Bull Run
again." how it made US quiver? But our line
halts.
Then, "About facer' and Hancock riding 10
the right Of the Fifth Wisconsin, with hat in
hand, cries aloud, "Chsrge gentlemen of Wis
consin, charged and away he goes with them.
Then the rebs change their tune. Not a line
officer of thst Fifth North Carolina regiment
lived to tell what became of the rest, many OF
whom were taken prisoners. Now. how many
Of the boys alive to-day that crossed that field
with Gen. Hancock, are going to drop ballot
against him? / don't believe there will be
one. Your fellow soldier, THos. McCAUL.