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Dec. g. SkirInish at Lafayette, Tenn. by 117th
Ill. vols.
Is. Action at LegarsviIle, Stone Inlet, S. c.,
by u. 5. gunboat Marblehead.
%. Action at Fort Gibson, Miss, by Missis-
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%. Action at Charleston Tenn, by detach-
ment of inf and cav. commanded by
Col. Laibold, I'd Mo. vols. and 9TH
Ohio cav, guarding wagon train.
90 Engagement at Talbot's Station and
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I'd div. ed corps; 1st Tenn, 1st Wis.
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%, so. SlSirInish at Matagorda Bay, Tex, by
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Dec 25 Battle of Fort Fisher, NJ c., by North
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25 Engagement at Pulaski, Lamb 8 Ferry
Anthony's Hill, and Sugar Creek,
Tenn. by cav. of Gen. Thomas army.
25 Skirn1sh at Verona, Miss, by 9TH Ind.
n, Is. Action at Decatur, Ala, by Maj.-Gen
Steedman's provisional division.
%. Action at Egypt Station, Miss, by 9TH
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Mo. ID Wis, I'd New Jersey, 1ss Miss.
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%. Action at Pond Spring, Ala. by 18th
Pa. and attachments OF I'd Tenn,
10th, 18th and 18th Ind cav.
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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-11-08

Elder Penstoch arose 10 inquire II any
member Of the club bad heard whether
Bob lngersoll uss 10 Lecture this viatcs
or pot No Que seemed 10 have heard
anything about !. end The reverend mem
Der requested that tho secretary bc in'
structei to write 10 InSerpoll direct and
ascertain. Na
what am de ohisc.s" quericd thc Pres
idcnt
Il propose that jis club take steps 10
provc dat dar AN a hereafter fur de soul
lyon do, chr II do passon who denies
sieh theory am = fool. do pusson Who
sots out TO prove what seben-sishts Of the
world alredy believes. am mex doah 10 IN
IDIOT Sot down and save yer broAil'
"But il am my dooty - Christian man
TO controvert Ingersolrs Arguments.
III am your dooty " Christiaa man 70
let Bob Ingssoll have al Dc rope dat he
wants. II you have got do proper faith he
cant hurt 70. H. your belief won't stau
an attack. don II am too weak 10 STAN
alone. II avtsr men an women have b..
lieved in God IN hereafter on HsAben for
nov near nnto 5000 years. . lawyer wid .
snub nose and voice like dog barkin'
in bar'l kin come along On scare em in
to fits, somebody had better 20 TO work
an plug mp de knot holes an put new riv-
cts in do jints."
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More Bear than Bishop

An amusing anecdote is told by the IA
nous naturalist, Brehm, in a lecture on 81
beria few weeks ago, an inhabitant OF
the village Of Tomsklsovod went in his
wagon to neighboring wood to pick up
some pine apple kernels. His wagon was
already more than half full, when the
peasant, coming back to it with new
load, saw in the middle Of it q large bear,
devouring with undisguised satisfaction
the fruit, Of which his race is exceedingly
Thu hotl!" cried the terrified man to
hi. horse. OF. Of course. went the horse,
the more so that, although he had not
seen the bear, he had perceived Of its
s,r.+,anas by the sense Of smell But the
bear himself wac tho mosG frisit~rea oi
the three, and began to howl lamentably.
This made the horse speed away all the
faster. 1t being confirmation day, the
authorities and all the people we're stand
ing at the village limits, waiting for the ar
rival OF the bishop. On signal given by
n boy who from the steeple had seen the
cloud OF dust raised by the peasants's wag-
on, the church bells rang joyously, and
the throng Of people struck up the hymn,
''Gospodine pomilf." Judge Of their
astonishment when, as the wagon rushed
into the village. instead Of the bishop,
they saw the miserable bear tumbling on
all SIDES with the jolting OF the wagon,
and bowling as often as he could get
breath to do so. Mayor, aldermen. priest,
choir boys, and peasants fed in all direc-
tions; and few minnts later, the wagon
being overturned. the bear limped back to
bis forest home. fss..5.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-11-08

There is nothing in any great city
more soul embracing than to see large IL.
rly carry small dog. Poor children can't
be taken to ride. but Fido can; starving
babies can't get anything to eat, but Fido
has nibble at woodcock every day. A
dog is worth so much more than child
that he must be pette1 in the psrlor,
while the shriveled beggar is sent away
from the basement door with crust
This is civilization OF the most refined or
der--yes, this is pure and unAdnlteratcd
religion. You see, the child will have Q
chance in the next world, and 80 the soon
er he gets there the better. There will bs
no poverty in heaven, and 1t Is really !
kindness to help him starve and SO hurry
him along on thSroad to glory. But the
dog, the dear pug dog, the darling, curly
haired little pet doesn't have any heaven
TO look forward to, although II is evident
that he ought 10 have, and for this reason
that he should be treated with every pos.
siblc consideration in this, his only life.
The dog star reigns. Besides, the pug
has such charming way Of stealing into
our affections and OF rousing all the best
elements in woman's nature Next TO a
gilt-edged prayer book and the consolation
OF religion comes the pug. undoubtedly.
Sometimes the pug even takes prescedence
of the other two. but thus confessed 10 DO
rather sinful Wicked men IN the com muni-
ty, known as "p:skups. " make use Of this
tender tie between dog and man and wo.
mso. and thus cara an honest living.
They pick up the dog and then lie IN wait
for the reward. aud repeat the operation
anti the father OF the households express
es his opinion in very emphatic and .
somewhat profane and naughty manner.
Said very gentlemanly dealer In CANNES:
The ladies' ~ own dogs take on awful
when they are lost They go crazy. They
can't eat, and make IL red hot for every
one. The servant girl gets discharged. and
there ia more boo-ilooing going on than at
A first class funeral Such things arc
very sad To lose q pug Is an affection
indeed, bn. the little children who get
Loaf, or who have been worse than lost
ever since they we're born we'll. who can
think Of Johnny or Kate while that dear.
sweet. beAaiifal pug IN ont ~ 10 the cold
and has m blanket - cover bis shiyef,ng
carcass Religion Is beautiful. but fesi
black and fsDi. ineomparsbly superior
~ Y. Haaki
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Are Angora cats getting 70 De fasnion-
able Tor petsG asked . reporter OF an East
side dealer.
on yes inueeu, WAS the reply.
"itnin 'he last month tue dsmana h.s
oeen quite iarge' and, strange 70 say sei'
% many oy mail ssl do 10 ths ci'y' only
yesterday sent one 70 new orleans ana
one 70 ohicaRo' !hey seem 70 DC rspid'y
taxing tne piace OF Pugs ZONE IN ana
SEQ the cats
30 saying the reporter was snoWn in'o :
room where's dozen or more animals VIVID
long tails and hair sweeping the hoor were
playing together or sleeping on hair cush.
IONS Some were white, some tortoise,
and some mouse colored, or blue. in tho
parlance Of the trade. W '
There are also black aud chinchills
oats, " said the dealer. "These blue ones
are the rarest, but the white cats seem to
be the greatest favorites. Some people
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-11-08

A few years ago Young man fash,ops'
bly dressed took bis seat at the table o.
the Girard Honse. in rhilidriphia There
was au air Of self conscious superiority 10
the youth which attracted general ai,en'
tiou. He read the mess With smothered
l,sgusi, gave his orders with tone Of con
descenslon. and when bis peighbor civil.
ly handed him the peppsr.box, stared at
him for his presumption as though he had
rendered him an insult Ia short person
Of the blood could not have regarded a
mob Of serfs with more arrogant hauteur
than did this lad the respectableltravelers
about him.
Presently tall, powerful bnilt old man
entered tho room. and seated hihself at
one end OF the larger tables. He was
plainly dressed, his language was marked.
ly simple. he entered into conversation
with his neishbor, who happened to be "a
poor tradosman. and occasionly during his
dinner exchanged ideas with little lady
OF Ave summers who sat beside him. The
colored servant spoke to him as an old
friend. "How is your rhumstism. John?
he said to me. and remembered that
another had lately lost son"
who is that old diashioned gentlems9'
asked a curious traveller OF the steward.
',Ob, that is Judge Jere Black, the
greatest jurst in the country, was the
reply
"And the young aristocrat? He is sure
ly somebody OF note.
He is drummer who sells fancy soap
Judge jeremiah Black. who has just
died, was noted and feared in pnblic life
for the massive force OF his intellect. "Ev-
cry blow killsl' said listener to one Of
his arguments. On the other side, an old
farmer wrote OF him, 1--WE shall never have
another man as pure, kindly and simple
among us.
he boys who will make up our next
could find much to study in
the massive nature OF this old man with
his powerful brain, his simple. direct man
ner, and his unfaltering childlike faith in
God With his last breath he took bis
aged wife by the hand, and saying, Lord,
take care Of Mary" so died.
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Ola war o...ral..

'pnly II avrsweRe that III. rebellion
closed, said IN old array oticer 10 me tie
othes day. "bnsi the generals ci the var arr
fas, goios out Of sieht" Then be ven,
ea V say. "Aeale. Thomas. Hooker. Gar
Held, Fitzpatrick, Barnsiie snd Halle, \
arc dead The ncst few years will so
~ ist irus sthened Gen, Gran, comes to
Washington often. aud walks quietly sbou.
the sireets, with his cigar ia hi. mouth,
better dressed than when he was prysil,n NJ
and looking a, u lifa agreed siih him,
Sherman i. ca. aud he looks older, hnt the
family ia hardy aud hc is liable 10 see 30
The youngest q al The great leaders Ia
Sheridan, now 10 command the army. aud
be 10 but 81, Sheridan was msjur gen
eral also Fitz John Porter appears cv.
cry winter, white haired aud broken in
irameA little old gentlemen who looks
back 70 twenty years Of disgrace, His old
commander, Mcclellan. now rotund man
with bending shoulders. has not changed
much Of lstc He ID rioh, and ontsrtains
we'll in bis New York city home. but tho
activity Of his hfa Ia over. lie lives shll
10 tell the stories Of his campaigns.
Pleasanton. the hero Of a hundred cavalry
fights lives quietly here. and can be found
any day reading the papers IN one OF tho
Offices on Newspaper row. His hair and
moustAche are white, and his voice gentle
as woman's. You can say the namo Of
Rosecrans, the idol Of tho army OF the
Cumberland. Ho and his wife live, al
most unnoticed. on Capitol Hill during
the time he spends here performing tho
duties Of California Congressman. His
complexion /. like youths and his hair
with military cut, white as snow. The
man commanded 100. 900 men at Chicka-
mauga but seems abashod at the confus
ion in Congress and seldom rises to speak
Generals Hawley and Logan are the two
other distinguished generals in Congress.
Both are 81 years old. Gen, Rosecrans
will be REINFORCED this winter by an old
companion in the Western armies, Gen.
Slocum OF Brooklyn. He has been in
Congress before. ile served, believe,
four years soon after the war. Cen
Sickles is practising law in Now York,
aud Stoneman is governor OF California.
Doubleday. who was in Fort Snmpter
when i, was fired upon, lives 10 New York
and is writing book; while Humphrey,
Hunter an Cnitenieu may be seen slmos'
any day sbou. this city, where they own
fne houses sni live handsomely on the 70,
tired list, Fremont is no longer rich Ha
and his y lfc Jessie Benton Fremont arc
forgotten in crowded New York The
general whom the Vermont troops wor
shipped, George J. Stanuarl with one
lrin gone and hall dozan wounds sits up
It tho capitol during the session, tending
Ihe door OF the members gallery OF tho
House.
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bis eyes bali out At sigh. oftbc sIpariiion
that eonfrDuied them

his eyes bali out At sight ftbc sIparition
that confronted them.
Come in come inl' il cried cosdislIy.
"Yen mnst be half frozen both ofyou.
How do yon come hereY' ssd John
4 Msckiefresh fearfally. 10, stirring step
/ 10 ausser to this invitation.
"llow do you come beref should say.
returned brother Samuel, for i s@ he.
blue coat. brass buttons aud oil. Come.
are you desdi You act 30.
"No." broke 10 Mrs. John, who bad
found tongue. but we though. you
wer. 1t said so-ihe telegram did. We
came mp to the funeral.
And so between hystericsl tears and
laughter and questions that nobody pre-
tended 10 answer, they unloaded And got
iuto the house. Al least Mrs John did
The two brothers sidled off behind the
barn. There John got hold Of brother
Samuels hand aud shook it silently and
solemnly. while the strong ,ssrs ran d"-n
both their rugged faces, Neither offered
or asked explanation. In thai moment
their hearts spoke plainly enough This,
my brotner, wss dead. and is alive again. !
In the honss they won't TO work more
reasonably to unrsvel the mystery, Mrs.
John showed them the Telegram.
Il see" cried one OF them with sudden
light, 'there Samuel Macklefresh down
At the Four Corners. and did near be was
very low last week. He has got brother
John. too, but didn't know he lived IN
your town. Now be wont go. it. Amt
that too bad?"
The two brothers now came in, wiping
away surrsptitious tears with their coa'
sleeves. They sat talking over the curious
event, when the village post came rsttling
by. tossing the mail at them as they sat at
the window. Some one ran out to get il,
but seized with . sudden impulse John
Mackleiresh dashed past him snd secured
it himself Hastily glancing about him,
he stuffed one thin epistlo into his own
pocket. II was the "cuttins" letter.
"Thatll keep to the day OF judgement"
he mutiered rejoicingly. "I'll write him
a receipt in full for the two hundred see
in I'm deacon and Christian. - Portland
Transcript
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-11-08

Mr.. Observation-Disclosures, as tho shrewd
reader may have guessed from the appella,
ton, Is q German and lends hissupport 70
the public school system in behalf Of .
son Of tender years, upon whom, not un.
naturally, his sire looks as destined TO lift
up the family name 10 great heights ofre
pown--ar,luous ~ the feat OF lifting such
name as that mp to anything must ap;
pear to the public mind. The other day
this scion Of his house came home from
school with note from, the teacher. in
which that fuEctionAry Informed the pa.
ternsl Observation-Disclosures that his son was
singulafly backward IN acquiring the easy
and fluent use OF tho English tongue, and
urging the father 10 see II something could
not be done In Tire matter At home. per
haps by employing the language Of this
country 10 household intercourse. instead
OF, as was now the case, the vernaculsr Of
the fair land OF pretzsls aud sar kraut.
MI. MISUNDERSTANDING Wb5 mucu uss-
tressed when be had puzzled ont Vie
meaning OF the missiyc. 57f5e l@ e985
Il will talk NIT dot poy," he said, aud
went TO the door to call him. FOR at that
moment he heard him at plsy in the road
with some companions. As he stepped
out into the open air he saw . boy with
q torn coat scnttline across the street and
his own son standing on the sidewalk.
shaking his fist at him.
There" roared the youthful Grosstsu-
lyon take that, you sardins.
and II you want any more, yoa como back.
and I'll put head on you and mop you
III over the street, as
"Mine graciousl"s raid tbs old man, ~
be shut the door again. II thinks dot poy
the lsnkvitch goot enough !.
viii write to dot teacher dot hs makes q
nishtake about dot poy which be forth.
with proceeded u do.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-11-08

psns 10 undoubtedly the great cosmo-
ppliian city of the world. Americans,
English. Russians. Spaniaris aud Italians.
havs established their colonies 10 the city
80 successfully that the French are begin
uing 70 complain that they are beipg driy.
-, irpm their bslorei city anl that Paris
:. ~ .sou bs 40 longer French.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-11-08

How shall we stop tbs grsa, evil of
g,iagfr ssks religious weskiY Doft
kao.. give IL up. Hs bshii you opgbt
,,eser W have falien iato,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-11-08

He arrived home fron Europs day Or
two 40. He badn't the Isast idea thst any
one would turn out 10 welcome IDm snd bis
surprise eau therefore be imagined shsn he
reached the depot 70 hear q burrsi snd to-
see thirty or forty didsrsnt persona pres.
slug fcrwsrd TO sbste handG ~ Y
"My dear fellow townsmsu, l." be be.
gan As be removed his bat. but suddenly
restored Il TO his head and rushed for the
aide door, They we're all bill collectors.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-11-08

They have very lazy game Of chance
In South America A pool il made. and
each player furnishes himself ~itb piece
OF loaf sugar. which be places iu froni of
him. As they isisarri, smeke tissr Gig.
arsttes the plAyers III keer wstchful eye
upon the sugar, sod this possersor o. the
piece on wlsicbs ay drst slisht takes the
.e.o. sA&a ~
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-11-08

A New York daily, under the caption Of
"a soft answer" has this:
Good morning. Farmer fnrrow,' said
the old deacon. m be leaned over tho
fence 70 have friendly chat
"Mornin, deacon. nodded the farmer.
How Is the sick pig, this morning.
'.0h, that. gittin' along right smart ]
reckon" cheerfniIy replied the granger.
"And how is the rest u your foiksf'
continued tbe deacon.
Tile farmer said nothing. but reached
do.n. picl1el 40 ossr rips melon sni fired
IL right ut the deacon's heal.
',rlierer be exclaimed, "br tbs time
you ge, them ere seeds oul o yer ha'r
you' II ali out how my fDlks is.
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Ayers Sarsaparilla

has hsd In his cAse. think his blood must
have contained the humor for at least ten
years; but II did not show. except IN tho form
of scrofulous sors on the wrist, until about
nvs yesn ago. From few spots which APP
pearcd at that time, u gradually spread so as
to cover his entirs BODY. IAssnre you be was
terribly afliend. and IN object Of pity, when
be began using your medicine. Nov, there are
few men Of his age who enjoy as good health
as he has. ! could easily name nifty persons
who would testify 10 the facts In his case.
Yousualy W. NJ. PnLLIPs."
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-11-08
Ayers Sarsaparilla.

sir months ago I was completely covered with
q terrible hnmor and scrofulous sores. The
humor caused an incessant and intolerable
itching, and the skin cracked 20 as TO cause
the blood TO now In many places whenever
moved. My su6erings were great, and my
life a burden. ] commenced the use Of tho
sAasAPARILLA In April last, and have used
II regularly since that time. Ny condition
began ID Improve At once. Tho sores have
all heAlsd. And feel perfectly we'll in every
respect being now ablo to do good days
g ork. although 73 years Of age. Many inquire
what has wrought such cure In my cass, ard
tell them, as have here tried 10 tell -,
Al gR's SARsApARILSA. Glover, W, o.
81. 1859. Yeuxs Grstefully,
HIRAM PHnLirs."
AyEHs sAAsArAsaLLA .aies Dcr0l1.-
and Ill scrofulous Ccmplaints. Erysip-
elias Eczema. fRinEworrn, Blotches.
sores, Boiis, rumors. and Eruptions Of
the Skin. II clcars the blood Of all impu-
riaes, aids digestion, stimulates the action Of
the bowels, and thus restores vitality and
strengthens the whole system.
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