The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-07-10

Enylislinen have always been fosd u
their beer, aud tho strongest cass thAt csn
be brought by the opposition is that ths
Government tried to rob poor man VI
his beer" consequently, ens should eI'
pect the revenue from this source ~ fost
up to > considerable figure A. matter
Of fact John Bull paid the 0overnm.ut ior
the privilege Of drinkiss his beer during
the past twelve months nearly fS,5O0, 00O.
ssa for spirits glS,5OO.OOO. Nearly k20..
900. 900 were prodnced by tLs sustons. the
greater proportion 81 which vas derived
from the heavy duty ON tobacco. Nearly
gl3. 900. 600 worth Of stamps wore sold and
El, ,750. 900 worth Of tslegrsms we're rent,
The income tax. which is 3D.. Oh the pound
produced eli, ,000. 900. and the iphslitsa
house tax nearly f2.000. 900, while tbs
taxes on All the land ia the kingdom only
amounted TO little over II, 100000 The
items Of sxpsaditurs are No less istsrsst.
ing. The interest on the national debt.
the largest item, was nearly go. 000. 900;
the army cost fl6. .0O0. .000 exclusive Of the
Suskim expidision. and the savy nearly
eli, 900, 900. The civil service cost over
sl7. 900. 900. ssd The national debt sow
stands At f7lo. 4O7. 900. Thus Tor every
dollar Of debt OF the Unitsd States Eng
land new owes over two dollars ssd halt
----~.S
In January last ss.J, old issLioned
dealer IN dry goods. groceries hsrd~srs
and pretty much sverytiliny sIss, ~ the
central portiss II tbs state, .i-c,d..i "
take An Inventory Tor the first time is
twesty .ons years. Absut the time IL sas
csmplrted. a commercial traveller Tor =
houss 10 New York bapPe.sd along and
ssked him how lac came out.
-Wsll. it's kinder dubieus. vs the
r~ply.
"Hsws"
"wLy. 1 fsIl short of ny ss,imsis Of
stock By about 5000 "
"Aid you doa't ksew bov 10 make Jour
figures come eut svsU?'
II confess don't"
well. all you viii have To 10 il 10
mark every thing ny 40 per csst.
"Gipersi Jseksor!' grssrsd The old
man but / kicked around 10 bed Tor
three nights and never thought u that
That's tbs way, Of course. ssd up goes
the price sf csliksr ssd fiat iroas."
Have yon hssrd the ssws. Esms' o.
ear Wilde is marriei
D.ar me-, ~ 10 sorry for bis vile
IL. too .wfuiIy Hoisal for asythisg ]
doe MAD his dress - muck. but hos got
svch queer ideas sbout housekeeping.
Yoa mst Lim u Newport last year
Yes. he wss qsits devoted 70 sls.Ioriss
. ~hol. evening. sad l would have liked
him bus fer oss remark hs made.
Pray, shst wss ~
W. vsrs talking sbsst vegetables. Esd
hs said ~ thesght boiled ssuliGsvsr
shoslA sl~sys bs ttismsd vith pisk
An srsremsly this isay. tlss vile 81
prsa s4sa Nos York banker. viso u sosns-
vhss sm bsrssssed. made her spp~ssssss
Il rssssi sociai sstLss,ss 10 very Iov
ns<ksd Assss. Her sppssrsses sssstsd
ssss ssmxk. 4 psssissst sfshsr called
the sstsatisn sf friend y sbs ttis isay.
end ssmsvtsds
''sbs isis sinoss - bsd . III ~ her
hnsbssi 10 Ia ~ tusspsss
HOY is tbssS'
'.SsisLsv Of thsp are stls y cover np
tbeir dsAcisssiss.
siy physician ssid iesuid'st live. l''sr
.ai ~ orJsr, frsqusstIy voDiiias srss.'.s
~nsoas. i n ysiiss, small Try hsn'sr. %
t.. f,cs, stsnseh vosid scs rstsis food.
yarascL Dittsrs cured ns Mr. Ale
l.iJs O'Driss, S77 Exchange 81. BafAis.
lx. r.