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The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-01-13
A Farmers Blunder.

Doubtless those who are known as
"book farmers" have given occasion
for the sneers of their more practical
neighbors. But the laugh is not always
with these sons of the soil whose boast
is that they have '' no book larnin'" to
farm by. As a matter of fact it is true
that many of the triumphs of modern
agriculture are due to the experiments
OF those who farmed on scientific prin-
ciples. Even their mistakes, and they
have been costly ones, benefited their
less enterprising brethren by teaching
them what they should not do on the
farm. An incident that occurred in
Scotland, not long since, shows that
ignorance is sometimes as costly as it is
laundering:
A Scotch farmer, living near the sea-
coast, saw the shore on the morning
after a storm strewn with jelly fish. He
knew, in sort OF general way. that fish
made good manure, and supposed that
one sort of fish was just as good rs an
other. So, blessing Providence for
dumping such a lot of fertilizer so
handy to his farm, he used all his men
and horses that day in carting load
after load of jelly fish to his fields.
Great were his expectations of large
crops. But a neighbor, who had a
little "book larnin'," blighted his
hopes.
| you've been watering your fields.
instead of manuring them," said the
neighbor, who knew that the jelly fish is
largely made up of water.
The farmer rose, "a sadder and a
wiser man." from that chat. For he
learned that jelly fish of two pounds
contains only thirty grains of solid mat
ter. and that in spreading four tons OF
the fish upon his fields he had added
but sixteen pounds of fertilizing matter
thereto.
The eccentric David Crockett, when
asked for his autograph, used to write,
Be sure you're right, then go ahead. "
And there is another good saying,
uttered by some unknown: "When
you don't know what to do, don't dc
you don't know what"
II we all. farmers included, should
act upon these notices
ut wad frac monte a blunder free US,
| And foolish notion"
|
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Youths Companion.

BY the iberality of the Rev. G. j.
Tllotson, of Wethersfield, Conn. and
others, a substantial building for Tillot-
son Collegiate and Normal Institute at
Austin, Texas. has been put up, whore a
school Of high order is about 70 bs
opened for colorsd people;
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4 LECTURE TO YOUNG MEN
ON THE LOSS OF
MANHOOD

a Lecture ON the Nature, Treatment
and Radical Cure Of Seminal Weakness, or
6permatorrhGa, induced by Self-Abuse, lnyol-
and 1mpediments to Marriage generally: Con-
sumption, Epilepsy and Fits; Mental and Phy.i-
cal 1ncapacity, etc.-By ROBERT ]. CULVER
WELL, n. D., author of the Green Book" Etc.
The World-renowned author. in this admirable
Lecture, clearly proves from his own experience
that the awful consequences of 6elf-Abuse may
be efectually removed without dangerous sur
gioal operations, bougies, instruments, rinu or
certain and effectual by which every sufferer. no
matter what his condition may be. may cure
himself cheaply. privately and radically.
~ This Lecture will prove boon to thou
sands and Thousands.
Sent, under seal, in . plain envelope, to any
address, on receipt Of six cents, or two postage
stamps. Address the Publishers,
THE CULVERWELL MEDICAL CO.,
Il Ann st., New York, N. Y; Postoffice Box 1885
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A. outnt sent free to those who wish TO engage IN
vsH the most pleasant profitable business known
NJ Everything new. Capital not required Me:wil:
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~ !. easily made Without staying away from home
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business. Ladies' make - much as men. and youne
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y maAs u vesk q ely ordinary smploymcnL Ihoee
sss ne ~ O.. sss nc re ls,ss e ''IsSa'
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va VIII pay the above revard for any case OF Live
Complaint. Dyspepsia Sick Headache. Indigestion
Constipation or Costfveness we cannot cure with
WestS veeetsbe Liver Pil. when the dlrsetions are
and never fall TO give satisfaction. Sugar Coated.
Large boxes containing 30 pills. rs cenfs For sale
by ali Druggiss Beware Of countcrfeits and imit
aSss: The genuine m.pSfassursd p 6 only BY JOHN g
Madison ST., Chicago. Free trial package sent By
nall prepaid. on receipt OF 3 cent stamp.
Ohio. Wooster Adams, Agents, Wellington. Ohio
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Barber Shop.

IF you WANT A FIRsr.CLAss
i Shave, Hair Cut or Shampoo call at Robin
sons O. K. Shaving saloon, Liberty Street.
Hestora<ives. We also keep the best brand of
Rason and warrant them. Razors honed or
gxound to order. E 7. ROBINSON.
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Pianing Mill.

III WADSWORTH & SON, Planning Mill.
He Scroll SAVING. Matching. Planning ETC., done
TO order. Dealers in Lumber. LAth, Shingles.
Doom, 6Ash, Blinds, Mouldines and Dressed
LanbG Of Al sorts. Yard, near Hamlin's Feed
6eoeo. Wellington. u.
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SoWeler.

H. WIGHT, Dealer in Clocks, Watches,
y Jewelry, 6lverwAre, Gold Pens, etc. shop,
b Ho1ghton's Drug Store.
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Merchant Tailor.
D. POWERS, Merchant Tailor. A fine
a. aaDoGtmsnt of Cloths and Cassimerea, which
win b made to order in the latest styles and at
rsaeonsbls prices. No Benedict's Block, mp
Stain.
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w H. ASlARORDS Manufacturer and deal
w er in Boots and Shoes and all kinds of frst
clAn custom work. All work and materials fully
warranted Shop. south aide of Liberty Street,
Wellington. o.
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$500 Reward I

T8E CUIVkRWELL MEDICAL CO.,
Il Ann st., New York, N. Y; Postofice Box 4
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-06-09

"What / was gwino to remark, began
the old man, as Elder Toots got his feet
drawn back under the bench, "am to de
efleck dat one half OF do solid inioyment l
could take in dis world if let alone am
spilt by a set of men whom airnestly
hope de mex giuerashun will cast into de
sea- can't pick up apaper widout bein
startled by de announcement dat we eat too
much, sleep too little, sit up too late go TO
bed too airly, dress too warm or too cold
walk to much or too little. De croakers
am constantly at work to put de rest OF us
on de ragged aige Of anxiety
One day we hear dat consumpshun has
become our nashnul complaint. Mex day
day it am predicted dat de fewel supply
of de world am runnin short. Mex fng
we h'ar of am dat de average of human
life am CROWN shorter, or dat comet am
'proacbin' de airth. There's suthin' bein'
hunted up an shot of at us ebery day in
de var an it has got to dat pass dat de
man who lies down at night breads dat he
may nebber see de moon again, an he gifts
up to wonder if do conhagrashun gwine
ON in de sun went burn up his garden
truck befo' night.
has been finkin' all desc iings ober ]
has bin worried an harassed an half scarf
to death ober de drift period, de predicted
climatic changes, de astronomical changes
an dc sudden discoveries dat human life
am shortenin' up like an ole clothes line
on rainy day. / has got to dat pitch dat
Tn goin to sot down in my cabin wild a
pan Of apples on dc right han an pan OF
pop corn on de left, an let de world turn
bottom up an be hanged to her. II white
folks want to go on worryin ober science
an prophecies, let EN- do it, but my
advice TO de cull'ud race am to IVORY ober
muffin higher'n de roof OF de house or
deeper down dan de bottom Of cellar
When your days work am dun, sot down
in de big cheer, light yer pipe an let de
chil'en an de dog loose fur good time.
Detroit Free Press.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-06-09

The desire TO be "his own doctor" sccms
like hope. to spring eternal in the human
breast, and often leads 10 most disastrous
consequences. Many man who, il his
horse or COW is sick, sends at once for the
veterinary practitioner will run the risk Of
his own that are on the face OF them quite
as serious and as much in need OF profess.
sional treatment Ho will take the adj.
vice OF an ignorant neighbor as to what is
good for" an illness, when ho would
laugh at the idea of going to the same
person for counsel in any other business
or concern whatever. In the days OF our
grandmothers, when the household materia
medica consisted of roots and YARDS,
with iew simple drugs like epson salts
this domestic or 'lay" prescribing was less
dangerous than in these latter days, when
concentrated and and powerful agents have
become common and familiar. The house.
hold remedies Of the olden time were rare.
ly liable 10 do much harm, even If they
did no good. The cure was generally in
reality left TO nature, though tho roots
and yarbs" got the credit OF it, But most
of the drugs of our day are not Of this
inert or negative character, and the donger
in their use by the ignorant is q real and
serious danger The most powerful
medicines that unprofessional people OF
a former generation ventured to fool with
bore about the same relation to those now
in vogue that gunpowder does to nitro
glycerine; yet the latter are used even
more recklessly than the former ever were.
The spread OF popular information on
aud medical topics has made
many persons more self-coniident and
careless in these matters, while the agents
they use require vastly greater caution.
A little knowledge is not always danger
Gus thing but when it leads man to think
that he can doctor" himself, in ailments
Of any serious nature the old and often
abused proverb is indisputably true. Dos
'oa JonrnM Of CHEMISTRY
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-06-09

The articles in grocery store got mad
the other morning, and had little talk
over politics, religion, etc, in q most
spirited manner.
"Im no sucker, said the mackerel.
"You are mighty scaley sort Of party
though, said the sugar, "and I've sand
enough to tell you SO to your face.
"Ill run counter to that, remarked a
piece OF woodwork lengthwise Of the store.
LAY the question on the shelf, " said
another portion.
LET us lave peas, cried ont the coffee
"Bahl you must be green, said tho
starch. Look at me aud got little stiff
iening TO brace you.
Lard help US, said the butter.
"Shell out aud let's get out from
beneath this yolk, cackled the eggs.
"Hit him with London club, said a
bottle on the top shelf
None Of your sauce. Wait till you
catsup with the times, fired up the pep
per in hot temper.
"shut up, or III sour on tho whole lot
Of you, snapped the vinegar
"TaHy, Tany," whispered the molasses.
Lets get into the thick Of it,"
Lets call il a draw" simpered the
cheese.
1--WE are too strong" howled the tea.
"How have the mitey fallenl" replied
the knife as II slung the cheese on to tho
6oor
"Aw, you shut mp" answered the
cheese "a 1t closed the blade and churked
IL out Of sight behind the barrel
"Let yoap for better things said the
lye.
"How can We 10 the presence Of lyeT
said the soda
"Well, II I'm lye. yon are an alkali,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-06-09

The other day, Judge Tonrgcc th,
author Of the Fools Errand. was OF
board rairnai train, when just behind
him sat sc, eral prominent railroad officials.
The Judge sat in brown study. Al OF
his studies are well done, even though
they are rare The train boy came along,
and one Of the officials, moved by the spirit
Of fun, bsckoned TO the boy and said
"sce that gentleman pointing TO the
Judge.
yes
.sThat's the man who wrote the Fools
Erraud.' Go and try to sell him one Of his
own books.
The boy gathered up an armfnl of
books, approached the Judge and asked
--latest books ont, Cap'n2'
Il don't want any, said the Judge.
"a late work by Mary Agnes Fleming.
Big sale. The new work, Endy-don't
know how you pornounce il. Modern
Symposium OF the Soul. It's science,
this book is. Don't want one? Now j
strike you. Here's the Fools Errand
This is the boss book. They had the all
fredest run you ever saw. This is the
only one I've got left Woald have sold
il just now, but two men got into quarrel
as to who should have it, 80, rather than
see fight, kept it myself Don't you
want it, Cap'n2"
"No."
"Don't why you don't know what you
are losing. Pesident Hayes has read it
through three times. Probably you cant
read. You can get some one to read it for
you. ! read it to my old man. He lives
at station on this road, and every day
he'd come out so | could read to him
while the train was passing
The railroad officials chuckled and the
Judge, turning, saw them; then he caught
the boy eye, and the whole party yelled.
When the levity had subsidized, the
Judge remarked, "Well / suppose the
cigars are on me" And the boy brought
out his costliest, if not his best brand.
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VOLUME XXI.

came the answer
Il rise 10 poiat Of order. sung oai the
yeast
salt him down, squealod ham, for
I'm about smoked out
You can all bo bought said the candy
"Ah, Yen sweet thing, came back tho
response, what are yon giving usG'
well, III be darned, ripped out the
coffee sack ~ this mustn'i stop"
That's oil right, gurglcd the kerosene,
Blast you all roarcd the powder
Il can match that, fumed the sulphur
I'm shot, shrickcd tho lead over
in the corner
TIN cut groanod the meat, and will
have to be mustered out OF service
I'm killed. ohorused the oyster the
lobster and Goldfish, tho maokerpl the
pork, the beef f-and in the midst Of il the
grocery keeper walked in and everything
was hushed, and trade went on as usual
Scr5enrile Herald
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-06-09

The VILLAGE PosTMIsrREss. The son
Of this postmistress says Of his mother;
"Shes gettip' little hard a hearin
though; but / tell her that amt strange,
seon' she's heard 30 much in her day.
Ears cant last, forever, you know, Mis-
Linton. an for fifty years there amt been
nothin' goin' on among the neighbors that
ma amt heard. Bein' in the postoflls is
wearin' TO the hearin cz well as the eyes.
Folks comm an goin for their letters
generally leave as much news ez they take
away. BY the way, Mis- Linton, yer
sister, Miss Bradleigh's comm back TO-
morrow. Ma was readin' the postal cards
last night, an she came across one from
her" Reading my postal cards2' e1-
claimed Mrs Linton. "Why, yes. Ma
always reads -leastways she reads
such as isn't took right of She says IT'S
her duty Might be nsws OF sickness or
death nr suthin else, that we'd ought 10
send right along They're dreadful aggra-
vatn' rcadin' though. People don't write
ez well as they used to, an don't make
things clear nuther, When anybody
writes jes' Yes or No ona postal, no
postmaster in creation can make anything
Of it, But your sisters postal is plain
enough, Mis- Linton; thar amt nothin'
about her She says Comm
five o'clock train. Have Facto.
Lum meet me. Ma puzzled a good deal
over that word 1actotum, an we both
concluded that twas the name Of your
lelp. Furrin' name amt it2 told ma
twas new, anyhow, an ez we had young
.alf't we was goin' to raise, an hadn't
,amed it, we concluded we'd call her Fac.
,otum, like that furrin kitchen girl o
lourn, Mis- Linton.
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L. II. HEAENwAY, n. D.,


l.. II. HEAENwAY, n. D.,
MANCHESTER, VERMONT.
Office at Residence ON North Main Street.
THE EQUIN HOUSE,
JusE TO OCTOBER,
Manchester, Vermont,
THE WINDSOR HOTEL,
DECEMBER TO MAY,
Jacksonville, Florida.
THE PUTNAM HOUSE,
DECEMBER TO MAY,
PAlAtkA, Fl6rldA
n. oBvIs. Proprietor.
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lis path. none have such vivid recollection
as Dick Hope aud his wife When they
refer 10 their experience on that terrible
day they speak ia low tone, reverenily,
as though standing in the presence Of the
dead. Drrd Lsrry, - Iappiaos1
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(a$toria-.sp:.... 20 Doses.
3S cents. A Mothers' rem

oU tNAAas y -FVs"VfH TNAEs-
cdy for sleepless and irritable Child
rem. Tne Recipe OF Old DR.. Pitcher,
Free from Morphine, and not Mar
sotic. Formula published with each
bottle. For Flstulenoy, assimila,ing
the food, Sour Stomach. FeyerishnesS
Worms. and Disordered Bowels,
Castoria has the larges, sale OF any
article dispensed by Druggists.
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AsH:1oNlC
A Perfected Puria.r Of IL. sy.tsn.

- EefteCteo y uftheT oI tae 0yss1&s
osrc--" iacrsaang Ds nreagA, e1riatsag IA
srsf, n desality, asa raforisg Asa!Ay fssasoss !"
--WInsTER.
For Indigestion. and Dyspepsia,
the many forms Of Liver Complaint,
Impure and Impoverished Blood, and
Functional Derangements attendant
upon Debility, and for building up
the weak, Ash-Tonic is doubtless the
mos, prompt and certain remedy ye,
devised. In 1-2 lb. bottles, z D cents
Six Bottles, 81. Accredited Physi-
clans and Clergymen. who may desire
10 test the Tonic, will be supplied with
not exceeding six bottles, at one.half
the retail price, money to accompany
the order. Sold by Druggists, and by
d, b. Dewey & Co, 46 Dey ST.. n Y.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-06-09

Once time there was feller bot dog
OF a man in market, aud the dog WAS q
bitter After /, had bit the feller four or
five times he threw a close line over It's
neck and led IL back 10 the dog man in the
market. and he said 10 the dog man the
TELLER did "Ole man, dident you use 10
have this dogY"
The dog man he luked at the dog. then
be thot a while. and then he ssid "Well
yes, had had him bout baf the time, aud
the other haf he had me
Then the fellow be was fewrious mad,
aud sed: "Wot did you sell me sech dog
as thisn forf"
And the ole mnn spoke up and sed
'Por four dollars aud seventy 8 cents lof.
he money
Then the feller he gessed lac would 20
home II the dog was willing.
Dogs bowll oudern eats but cat is more
pury and can walk on top ola fence and
blow up their tail like bloom when they
want 10 spit ---lSDi FrmciseD Wwp.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-06-09

[inirllent

The most Powerful,
Penetrating and Pain-relieving
remedy ever devised by man. 1t
soothes Pain, it allays inflammation, it
heals Wounds, and it cures
RHEUMATISM,
Sciatica, Lumbago, Scalds, Burns,
Stiff Joints, Cuts, Swellings, Frost
bites, Quinsey, Salt Rheum, Itch,
Sprains, Calls, and Lameness from
any cause. Sufferers from
PAIN IN THE BACK,
Fever Sores, Erupti0ns, Broken
Breasts, contracted Cords, Neu-
raIgia, Palsy or dislocated limbs;
and owners Of horses, planters, me-
chanics, merchants and professional
men everywhere, unite in saying, that
CENTAUR LINIMENT
brings relief when all other Lini-
ments. Oils, Extracts and Embroca-
tions have failed.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-06-09

OHI9is or "YASKgE The origin OF tho
word Yankee is now difficult to trace. The
old spelling was Yankey. Some have said
it was coined 10 Europe and used to desig
nate all persons in the American colonies.
Others have argued that IL could be traced
TO the Indians in their attempts TO pro.
nounce English, and called them Yam.
ghees The learned DR.. Thatcher declares
il was first used by one Jonathan Hastings,
farmer Of Cambridge, Mass, as a cant
word TO express excellence, as Yankee
good house or Yankee good cider-ju,t as
the people Of Louisiana, when recommend
ing any article for sale at New Orleans,
declare it is real Creole butter or Creole
eggs At any rate the word Yankee has
become famous word, and while our
southern brethren point unfortunately
all northerpers as Yankees, nevertheless
the genuine Yankee will continue 10 be
found down cas-, where he was first discoy-
cred. When he is found In any other
quarter Of the country he may be recog
nizad. but he Is away from home,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-06-17

the people and stirring up animosity
has been to obtain recognition from
the government and be bought off by
fat officers. Certainly they cannot be
regarded as helping the Irish people
by their system of bulldozing. Ire
lands trouble is too deep for reform or
relief. Revolution she cannot indulge
in. Her war power is insignificant.
Peace and freedom from oppression
under the present land system she can
not hope for. The passage of the land
bill will only furnish temporary
check to the avarice of the landholder
and be only a temporary relief to the
tenant till his landlord has become
acquainted with the character of new
requirements and can adopt new
modes of carrying out his plans. The
relations between tenant and landlord
must be entirely remodeled in such
way that mutual interest and good
feeling shall prevail and the long stand
ing luminosity with which the Irish
people regard the British government
be wiped out. These thingscan never
no
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-06-17
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.

Messrs. Mason and Slidell were ap-
pointed by the Rebel gOvernment-the
former to Great Britain, the latter to
France. They were taken from Brit
ish vessel by Capt. Wilkes, and brought
as prisoners to the United States. They
were surrendered because the United
States could not hold them and be con-
sistent to it's record on the Fright of
Search" w. M.
8. The members of President Gar
fields cabinet are as follows:
James G. Blaine, Secretary of State;
William Window, Treasurer; Samuel
Kirkwood, Secretary of the Interior !;
William Hunt, Secretary Of the Navy
Henry James, Post Master General !:
Robert Lincoln, Secretary of War;
Wayne McVeagh, Attorney General.
The constitution provides that the
President shall have power, "by and
with the advice and consent of the
senate, to make treaties, provided two
thirds of the senators present concur"
In exercising this power, the Presi-
dent acts through the Secretary of
State, foreign minister, or plenipo-
Tertiary appointed for the purpose.
The representatives Of the two gov
ernments meet, generally in some neu-
trail place, where they frame the treaty.
They then sign and submit it to the
respective governments for ratification.
Having been ratified by the requisite
number of senators, and the Publications
of the two governments having been
exchanged, the President issues his
proclamation making it public.
When the treaty involves the acqui-
sition of territory congress is generally
consulted. w. ii. +.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-06-17

General Grants criticisms of the adj
ministration are being much COM
mented upon. The general proposes to
take part in the controversy in spite of
any criticisms that may be made upon
him for taking such an action. This
Is free country and he can do as he
has a mind to. The tluctuating of
public sentiment upon the COnkling
question is due largely to the losing
sight OF the original and only question
involved in the controversy, namely,
the appointing power. That this ques-
lion has been rightly decided we fully
believe, and we also think that large
majority of the Republican body think
the same. All sorts of questions of a
personal character are brought up and
the stalwart press is full of irrelevant
matter, simply to bury from sight the
thought that led to this great political
agitation. The cry against Blaine is the
principal of these clods. Ridicule OF
the half-breeds is another. 1t will need
another election to settle what the true
sentiment of the people Is. When that
comes, unless the dissensiOns now ex-
lstlng in the Republican ranks are
healed and union restored, the party
Will have strong likelihood of STEP
ping down and out to give room to
those peaceful and harmony-loying
people, the Democrats.