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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-01-27

Those eminent Wall stree, iock masters
( Vanderbilt and Jay Gonld, have Just
sheatei their lambs again, and the clip is
one Of the hesvics, on record. showing in
striking manner th, results Of careful
and skillisl breeding and isedisg Nor ia
there in the whole history oi fleece pull
ing mcn,ion Of ncater. cleaner. more
successful Job Of the hind than that by
which they relieved several thousand
blealine l.mbkins Of their last ounce OF
wool
Abou, month ago, one fine morning,
the homes. farmers above mentioned,
Vanderbilt and Gould. looked over their
stock and found il IN excellent condition,
fat enough to kill, and covered with
heavy tooce Vanderbilt controlled that
gigantic corporation. tho Western Union
Telegraph Company, Gould was boss Of
the opposition company. the American.
The Western Union Was dividend paying
company, and its stock sold at par, at
which pnce hundreds and thousands OF
shares were held all over tho country.
Gould had sold himself heavily short OF
this stock. agreeing TO deliver much
larger amount Of il than he owned, at q
much less ratio than the market price
These were thoUonditions when tho shear
ing machine was set up. Then Wander
bilt issued the annual report Of the West
ern Union. 1t showed the surplus which
tho company was supposed TO have had
disappeared. Next he reduced tho divi-
dend. Then he and Gould declared war
upon each other by cutting rates and
threatening to ruin both companies they
controlled The small holders saw ahead
ruinous competition and rushed their
shares into market. A panic followed;
everybody wanted to soil; the price tum-
led TO So when the two shearers quietly
stepped in and bought all that was offer
ed at that price. When they had scooped
il all in, 1t was suddenly announced that
peace had been declared; that the Western
Union and the American had been consoli-
dated, shutting out competition and in.
suring fat dividends Tor the future. Tho
stock of the W. U. went back at bound
to 400, then to 10, and then to ll5, and
Vanderbilt and Gould went into their Off |
ces and figured up the proceeds Of the
shear, and said it was good clip, Of
tho best they ever took. OF course ii is.
They own at a cost OF so, q half million |
shares, more or less, which are worth 100
or lis, and 80 or 40ltimes half million is
ajlot Of money.
II is little hard on the sheared; but
what OF that' They we're made to be clip
ped; and, il they shiver and bleat little
now, il they take good care ofthemselvos,
and carefully plaster the spots where the
shears took hide, all their Heeces will
grow again. A few will die but no tears
will be shed over them They won't have
TO be sheared again.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-01-27


No STAMPS good story is told OF a
rough-clad miner who lately visited Santa
Fe, and stepped into tho postofiice. SEQ
in tho window three letters held for post
age, hc picked ono up, and looking at the
address, said, In great astonishment
"Why. this letter is for lady in Den
vorw
yes" said the clerk.
"And You arc holding II berel" in tone
Of greater astonishment
"Why, Of course" answered tho clerk;
don't You see il hasn'tany postage paid2'
In tone Of utter contempt for the man
who would not forward letter to q awo-
man, paid or unpaid. the miner said;
Give me some stamps"
1t was done; he carefully put stamps on
all letters in the window, putting two on
that Of tho feminine gender 10 make sure
that II would 20 all right, and stalked out
OF tho Office with tho concluding remark
hurled at the head Of tho astonished Pine
Pinto.
STRIKES mo there's some very mean
people in this townl"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-01-27

Hr FLArTcrcd HiN.--A department
clerk having 10 solicit favor Of his chief.
who is horribly deaf, ssked an audience Of
the great man, and on being ushored into
his presence shriekB:
II am glad, sir, TO sec that your doAf.
ness has almost entirely disappeared"
"Heyi" said the great man putting his
hand 10 his ear.
Il am glad. sir, TO SEQ that your deaf
ness has almost entirely disappeared -
bellows the elerk.
The great man pnts his hand down
from his ear aud shoves pencil and . pad
OF paper over 10 the clerk. Tho clerk
hcsita.ca moment, but then resoluiely
writes: II am glad sir, 10 SOC that your
deafness has almost entirely disappear.
cd"
The great man reads. smiles bestiac
smil. and says warmly:
"Thanksl II has And now, my dear
young friend, what can ] do for yous
Name the thing and II shall be done"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-01-27


The Independent well says with regard
to tho increase in college exposes during
the last twenty years.
A part OF this increase THAT for board
is legitimate. Food costs moro than IL
did. But this is the smallest part Of the
increase. Tho extras are what enhance
the cost. Tuition has not much increas.
cd, In somo colleges, as Harvard the
room rent, it is true, has become very
burdensomc item. and in nearly all the
larger colleges it has boon raised matcri.
ally; but this is chiefly for rooms in
special locations, and does not Affect tho
body Of the students seriously, The
extra bills are incurred for other and less
legitimate objects: for class expenses, for
athletic clubs, for intercollegiate matches,
for social or literary societies, for photo
graphs, music, and expenses Of class days
and graduation, not by the college but by
the students themselves, and the payment
Of which is demanded by the public scnti.
ment OF the institution. Add Ia this .
growing lururiousness OF the studcnts in
furniture, dress, cigars, drives, etc., and
We see where the meney goes to. That thi,
increase Of expense ia extremely unfortu.
nate is very clear. II bear, hard on many
parents. who deny themselves even the
comforts OF life, that they may educate
their sous.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-01-27


How SHE PUNISHED HIM Never mini
what the lawyers name WAS. Suffice il
for us TO tell you that he lived IN ono OF
Hudson river counties Of New York and
was more noted for those qualities Of both
head and heart that make man disagree.
able than for the qualities Of true gentle
man. An unoffend;ng. simple-minded
witness in his hands for cross-examination
was, for tho time, far worse of that in the
stocks or the pillory. Once upon time.
however he found his match.
II was driving through Duchess county
in quest OF a certain district whore he had
important business to transact, and when
he believed he must have nearly reached
his journeys end, he stopped At poor
farmhouse by the wayside where he saw
a woman Harvesting shabby-looking
horse to still more shabby looking wag-
on.
Look you, woman, he cried, in his usnal
rough, unconth manner, can you direct
me TO - borough
am going directly by the road that
leads straight there, sir; 80 il you'll follow
on you cant miss il.
All right, said Solon. Bad company is
better than none on such an occasion.
The woman jumped 10 her seat and
drove on. the lawyer following on behind.
AT the end Of five or six miles. the law
yer began to think that the way Was tedi-
ously long, and he hailed the woman and
asked her II they were near 10 the road be
was TO take
Why, ble.s you she replied. we passed
your road four miles back; but, thinking
bad company better than none, ] KEEP. you
along with me-
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-01-27

When Congressman Daggett first went
to Washington, two years ago, be was
charged $3.50 for extra baggage 10 oma-
ha This angered the congressman 30 that
he vowed 10 make Life burden 10 every
official on the Union Pacific and Central
Pacific Railroads When he got 70 Wash
ington be bessn to chip tons and tons 0.
Congressional Records. which the Onion
Pacific and Central roads are obliged 10
carry free Of charge, according TO ssipu-
lation with Uncle Sam, made when be
granted them 10 mueh Of his broad do.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-01-27

BuRDErTE on WsBsrER's LAKE There
Is one lake near Webster Mass, that has
two Indian names n the morning ia
little hazy or sultry, and you don't feel
very lively, anyhow, you simply call II
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES" But IL the day
is clear and bright, and the air is brscing,
and you feel as though yon could Jump
over mountain, and clasp your hands in
ccstacy and exclaim "Oh, beautiful
And
these are the vsritabls Indian names Of the
lake, mind you. 1 didn't invent them my
self A man on the train spelled them for
me. and then asked him to pronounce
them for me. He started, but when ho
got half way TIN ough the second ono the
conductor came along necked him and
hustled him into the smoking car. That
is tho second time have heard him talk.
ing like that in the ladies' car, tho con-
ductor explained to me, in an apologctic
tone Of countenance on returning from the
scuffle. burlington Hdukeye.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-01-27

Prof Tanner. an English agricultural
cheraist, says II has been found by expert
ment that sit requires 70 produce one
ponna Of live weight in cattle. eseverally,
IS lie. Of clover hay, 8 lbs. Of peas. 7 ibs.
os oats. liz. Of barley. hve-siIth Of =
pound Of linseed cake aud l00l5 lbs Of
Swedish iurnips.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-01-27

CENTAUR LINIMENTS the
Worlds great PaIn-lsclieving
remedies. They heal, soothe and
cure Burns, w ounds, Weak Back
and Rheumatism upon Man,
and sprains, Calls, and Lame
ness upon Beasts. Cheap, quick
and reliable.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-01-27

EPURTS Of 1isgsstias kuous,
snufiie., Cracking psins in the
Hoad, TctId Hroath, peAfnsss. aAd
any Catarrhal Com mplaiat, sAn beex-
Terminated by Wa De Meyer
CAtarrh Cure, . censtitutional An
tidote by Absorption, The most I'm
portant Discovery since Vaccination
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-01-27

The infsn. Princess Of Spain reposes in
. cradle of polished ebony inlaid With sil.
yer. The curtains are Of silver game,
snsmelei with white velvet flowers; the
eoyerlst Of white satin, embroidered sith
the srn. of sp.in. Tvo lsdy attendants
watch the little snoos-s. QUE 10 keep svsy
the nle., and the other 10 nois the ga i
time Of her awakening. And yet the
collie. which has no respect for royalty.
doubles that youngster up like q jack.lnifo
every fifteen minutes.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-01-27
NOW is THE TIME
70 got those
Old Clothes Colored

And Cleaned up for Summer Wear.
II viii rAAe them lcck a. well ~ rev and save
bHying. We .haii send . boz nearly every vssh
daring the sprsn<. Al collars warranted hst
srd gnsrrarie&i 10 give sstisfsrsson- bfesses
should Ls ,pped before dying, bnt resis pa1a
sna oshsf goods can be dyed stih0ut.
K.sIs0NDs.
ys-rSAl Once,
nsncA ester, yt., April icsA. .is,e. ssH
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-02-12
Poll.evu.

In the treatment of this case the pa.
tent should be confined on light diet,
and a potion ofcooling medicines should
also be given-ten or twelve ounces OF
Glauber salts dissolved in six gills of hot
water. As soon as the liquid is sufi-
GENTLY cool it should be gently poured
down the throat from q smooth.necked
champagne bottle. The tumefied parts
should be kept constantly wet BY means
of bandages thoroughly saturated in q
mixture composed Of equal parts Of pure
cider vinegar and cold water. This
treatment should be well persevered in
for few days. Should the tumor in
the meantime increase in its size and
the parts develop much heat, q poultice
of bruised haxseed should be applied
twice daily for forty .eight or ninety.sx
hours, or until the tumor manifests
auctuating feeling. You will please note
that no representation should be in
dulged in, such as waiting patiently for
the tumor to break of its own accord,
but Is soon as the matter can be distinctly
felt by pressure make an incision slant
ingly with sharp knife upon the right
sideof the neck as the base Of the abscess.
The incision or cut must not be made so
deep as to come in contact with the
spinal cord or marrow. The opening Of
the base of the tumor should be made
sufficiently large to allow the pus to
freely escape as fast as it forms. A
seton should DO passed down from
the natural opening at the top Of the
tumor through the artificial .opening
made at its base. Before inserting the
seton it should be dipped in tincture Of
cantharides. This viii be found the
safest and best plan 10 adopt for pro-
noting healthy granulation and adhe.
sion Of the walls Of the tumor. The ifs
tulous track is not probably very long,
and the tape-seton win work its way
gradually but eficaciously out, by which
time the cure Is made. A stimulus is
also necessary to be applied to the in,
terror Of the tumor by resaturating the
seton, in three or four days after II u
first inserted, with solution made By
dissolving ten grains Of nitrate Of silver
in one ounce Of cold water. This latter.
named stimulus should be applied twice
per week until healthy discharge o.
pus appears; then stop. In the open
ing, from the top down to the artificial
l opening at the bottom, should be in
iected three times . week . stimu!al
I composed Of one drachm chloride zin'
. dissolved in one pint Of cold water. Ap
, ply the zinc lotion in half an hour ate
using the cantharides tincture and TIL
nitrate Of silver solution. The tinctur'
Of cantharides should only b apphet
once, and the nitrate Of silver solution
!, on the third or fourth day after, on
: continue q long g found necessary
; but the zinc lotion should be applies
! once daily until . healthy granulatio1
takes place, then every second Or thrl
; day until tie pazn heal sound. ~. y
World.
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Paralysis Cured by Prayer.

Miss JENNIE SMITH, who claims to
have been cured, in answer to prayer, OF
sickness that had lasted sixteen years,
last night related her experiences to .
large throng in the First Place NJ. E.
Church in Brooklyn. Miss Smith is an
unusually hearty-looking woman, about
thirty-seven years old. She was afflicted
with paralysis, which kept her bedrid-
den for many years. She traces the. first
Improvement in her physical condition
to the time when she began to have faith
in God and to experience something of
the comfort Of religion.
She was removed from Bellcfontaine,
O., to Philadelphia, where she passed
under hospital treatment. She had be-
come converted, and had thought much
Of what God could do to restore her.
She conversed with her physician about
it. He seemed to be q Christian man,
and he believed in asking God for aid.
She thought she had received many
wonderful answers to prayer, and she
asked him to pray for her. While he
was kneeling by her bedside there came
to her, she said, as suddenly and as
definitely as though by electric shock, .
perfect freedom from pain. She was too
happy u speak. For years before she
had not been without pain.
Some ministers then made an appoint
ment to come to her room for q prayer
meeting. She wrote to her former pas
tor at Dayton, O., and to other friends
to pray for her on the same evening,
She intended to write . simple note, pho
said, but mechanically her pen moved
over the paper until she had in
scribed the passages in the Bible refer
ring to the healing of the body. Aftel
she had sent the letters away she felt q!
though she had committed some grea
crime. She reached out her hand Il
touch the bell upon her table to call tn
letters back, but her hand was stayet
by some mysterious power. A cold chill
seized it, and it was powerless to per
form her wish.
The prayer meeting WAS the occasion
Of her complete recovery. She felt tia
NIGHT . sense Of complete conservation
and. % the prayers ware uttered, sh
experienced 8 renewal of physica
strenath. She suddenly raised hersel
from ker chair and walked. This oc
CURED nearly three years ago, and sh
ava ahe has been strong ever since
, She devotes her time TO Christian work
. ..Ne,0 York Sasn.
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Given In by Doctors,

us It possible that Mr.: Godfrey is up and
at work, and cured by so simple remedy"
IL assure you it is true that he is entirely
cured, and with nothing but Hop Bitters; and
only ten days ago his doctors gave him up aud
said he must die!"
"Well-a-day! That Is remarkable! will
20 this day aud get some for my poor George
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-02-12

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does IL work right every tina + y tAilk,
w p14dlIh .saluaNae ~ =
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The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-02-12

NEITHER of them was over ten years old
One leaned against the fence and the other
rubbed his back acainsta lamp-post, and they
eyed each other for long time. Then one Of
them said: my mother has got = new seal
skin sack. and yours haint." 1don't cart"
replied the other, "she frizzes her hair aud
uses paint, and that's just Us tony"
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-02-12
rCairo Nl.) Radical Republican,

'What do you know about St. Jacobs OlF'
osid ono OF our oldest subscribers. This Vas
. fair question, and We answer, that we are
reliably informed, that gentleman Of this
city who has suffered untold agony, and spent
. mint of money to get relief from Rheuma-
usm, in desperation bought some and tried it,
and declares that it IL the best remedy fos
Rheumatism he ever heard of.
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ant as Pisos Cure for Consumption. For
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nlstter an outlay of thousands of dol
Mehe burglars captured but a couple
anndred dollars worth of pennies. It
tAosght that daylight came too fast
Rthsm, aud they were compelled to
l1e the premises, which was . good
20 for the Government.
lsestigations were made by the OH
sand two of the Fifth and Chestnut
- detectives were put to work upon
Aeass. They never discovered much.
lcion began to point to the watch
appointed at the Crew. Mr.. Pad
~ instance. It suddenly was
I'D 10 every one that no one knew
Ting concerning this individual.
~ sent for BY the Collector and
estp send Mr.. Paddock to the Office.
J. did not. That young man lett,
- this day he has never been seen
md d. This Job broke up Logue.
ID b was arrested for the Portuonde
he had little money on hand,
se . mortgage on bis home for I
- s1m q money, conditioned upor
2 Int 4 the mortgage was moi
Z . TT time the house was to b.
- . part Of the bargain. !.
~ lawyer Of Philadelphia, II i
1eed to educate and care TO
5Ghi6ren until he served hi
ass' sentence. The mortgag
torsclosed, and the children
- One 81 the secret-servic
u : lot Of pennies 70 the cua
= couple Of we'll known thieves
made satisfactory explanation
tAey came from. There th
Philadelphia Cor. Washins
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Rules of proceeding and debate In de..Dsmtiv. 49,.
blics The Standard authority in gu The En,tco 49,
An indispensable hard book. Price 70 cts aen. -
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