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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-10-23
A Fathers Advice,

My DEAR SoN:-Your letter Of last week
reached us yesterday, and l enclose Sl3,
which is all have by me at the present
time. ! may sell the other shote next
week and make up the balance of what
you wanted. will probably have to wear
the old buffalo overcost to meetings again
this winter, but that don't matter SO long
as you are getting an education.
! hope you will get an education as
cheap as you can; it cramps your mother
and me like Sam Hill to put up the mon
sy. Mind you don't complain. know
education comes high but didn't know
the clothes cost so like sixty.
| want you to be SO that you can go any
where and spell the hardest word. Iwant
you to be able to go among the Romans
or among the Medes and Persians aud
talk to any and all Of them in their native
tongue.
| never had any advantages when | was
boy. but your mother and decided that
we would sock you full of knowledge, il
your liver held out, regardless uf expense.
| We calculate TO do il, only that we want
you to go as slow on swallowtail coats as
possible till we can sell our hay.
Now. regarding that Bodybuilding suit,
and that baseball suit, and that bathing
| .v;k anl that r,llar r,~bt,,, ,n,t ,otnd I
don't care about the expense, because you
say . young man can't exactly educate
himself thoroughly without them, hut l
do wish you'd send home what you get
through with this fall, and Ill wear them
through the winter under my other clothes
We have good deal seyerer winters here
than we used to, or else I'm failing in
bodily health. Last inter | tried to go
through without underclsthes the way ]
did when / was boy, but Manitoba
wave came down our way aud picked me
out OF crowd with its eyes shut.
| In your last letter You alluded to getting
injured in little ''hazing scufiie with .
pelican from the rural districts. don't
want any harm to come 10 you, my SOD,
but IL | went from the rural districts, and
another young gesling from the rural dis
| triets undertook to haze me would meet
him when the sun goes down, and | would
swat him across the back OF the neck with
. fencebosrd. and then would meander
across the pit OF his stomach and put q
blue ior-get.me-not under his eye.
Your father Amt much on Grecian my
tholegy aud how 10 get the square rect ol
barrel Of pork, but he wouldn't allow
any educational institution TO haze hin
with impunity. Perhaps you remember
once when you tried TO haze your fssher
little just 10 kill time. and how long 4
took you TO recover Anybody that goe'
At IL right can have good deal OF for
with your father, but those who have
sought 10 moskey with him iusi 10 breal
the monotony Of life have mcsi Away
succeeded in fisdiag what they sought.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-10-23

One oftbs last criminals sent f,r life
from this city says tbs Detroit Fire. Pre".
received call from tive or three friends
the day before he was taken 10 Jackson.
Being asked II he was Ia want Of any.
thing be replied thst he'd like TO bsr.
row 81. One ef tho visitors said he
could spare that sum. aud passed 1t over,
but as he left the jail one Of bis compau.
ions said:
How DO you expect TO got your money
back
Why Bills honest
Yes. but hes sentenced for life.
Yes. bat don. you see. III garnishss
the State Prison II Ls dossat pay up like
man.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-10-23

man. thinking TO make short work Of this
green youth.
why. here. sir.
II mean. where do you residoS"
why, At the college. sir. ("
.'You are n student ihere'"
"Yes, air
"You ere merely a student, and yet
claim 10 reside hersT
"Yes. cir. reside here. Where else
should I live aud be able 10 attend this
cellege''
"iou know what mean well enough.
said the pompous man impstiently, don't
you ever 60 swsyi'
"0f ceurss do, sometimes. The safe
~ Of the town doesn't require my con.
slant presence
A laugh ran through the crowd, and the
pompus man grew red in the face.
But no gathered himself up for final
effort.
young man. said he sslemnly. "shess
evasions are Of no avail. Answer me this
one question; II you were sick. whers
would you ge''
The stndent hesitstsd, as il he did not
like to say, Home. SIR" or "Whers my
parents live"
Il insist on an answer" persisted the
official, with triumphant air Of man
who has driven his opponent into corner.
"Where would you go il you were taken
sick?"
"Wsll," drawled out the student, ''if !
must tell you. | should--I should-go to
bed"
Amid the roar Of laughter which ran
through the town hall, the pompous
man stepped aside, and the student hand.
ed in his ballot
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-10-23
Helping tho Editor Out

A Clerical looking gentleman entered an
Austin newspaper Office yesterday. and
drawing out a concealed document, said TO
the editor
am soliciting for high-tonej gentle
man Of refinement and intelligence. lie
is sadly in need Of money, but he is toe
proud TO let the public know II.
You don't say SO? said the editor, with
animation
/ am hopeful OF securing quite hand
some little sum.
You say this unfortunate man il very in.
telligent, highly cultivated. and all that
sort Of thing?
That's Just the kind Of . man he il.
And too proud to beg7
The minister nodded.
Ny dear friend. ! appreciate your del.
icacy. You have described my condition
precisely, but had no idea had enlisted
your sympathy so strongly that you would
take up collection. It's all right. Just
as you get $40 or Sl5 together, bring IT 10
me and III give you receipt for ii. God
bless you my noble friend, and he gently
pushed the visitor. who expected to tap
the editor for 81, cut into the street. where
be, after gazing around ia dazed sort Of a
way. kept on In his mission Of mercy.
One good turn deserves another, remark
ed the editor as he resumed his seat. That
man came 10 help mo ont. and ! helped
him out
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-10-23

FOR SALE.
] ofer my house and Iss. or house. Iot and
BLACKSMITH SHOP
IL asslfsd. and ! also have some Ane buildini
css whsris VII cell rsxorably. IL 10 cne cf th.
anesi Blacksmith stands in the New Enghns
.isses The night place foF ihc right man. ~
intend 10 60 Wesi
J. M ErESEI.L.
Manchester, W.. June 18th. issa 81
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-10-23

Iaint much Of reuman. 50 You will
have 10 excuse this letter We are all
we'll except old Fan. who has . gslded
shoulder. and hope this will fua You on.
ioyipg the same great blessing
Your FATHER
BM Me- il San fidacisoo isgies,aie.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-10-23

Datoia farmers raise excellent Potatoes
siibout cultivation og sod. pIonzbiag
them Ia BY dropping them IN every third
funow near the edge, Plaatsd Ia this
way. it is said that 100 to l75 bushels pr
acre Lsvs bsea raised.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-10-23

1t was from one she never knew, or was
never likely to see; yet it was oil the mors
delightful 10 think thst. to one person in
the world. she would always seem noble.
Her soul thrilled at the thought.
As she rose to carry away her precious
treasures, her father spoke far more gent
ly than he was wont to do;
"The best Of all, think, is that you did
it without thought OF reward"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-10-23
WASHINGTON HOTEL,
DORSET. VERMONT.

10 prepared 70 sste SIMMER a*sts a. rAascnAbi'
rstx. pursss l. one Of ths abest iecAaitls,
smora The 6reen M0natslns ana yearly sftrtci'
good nsaber of eat. pespls.
Address, GCl kNiIE. Prep.
Dorset. VT. MAJ x-th, ~.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-10-23


The night WAS dark. cloudy and roman.
tic as be stood under her window at the
parental mansion. A rope. chock full Of
slopemen.. stretched from the window To
the ground. Softly the sash was raised,
aud her angelic form appeared at the case
ment.
Il everything ready she whispered 10 .
third scene, bor Sc. voice.
Yes be responded. ia ths same tbesirIcs
tones.
Have you the hofse aud buggy at th'
corner. dark lantern. two reyoisers and
aoubIe barielei shotgun
fes. yes, be replied; everything il ~
ranged Slide down.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-07-03
A Ship on Fire.
New OrIeans TImes-Democrat.

Here on the Red Sea, for the first
tiWe in my seveaty-tive days aud
nights of sea voyaging, have a taste
of what a fire on shipboard implies
One hot, breathless day the caief Off
Ger is having a large kettle of a resin
Gus liquid boiled, up forward on a
deck-stOve, for application TO certain
parts of the ship 1t is left alone for
a moment, boils over into the fire, and
in a moment more the whole mass is
ablaze. The liquid flows over the deck,
and almost before we can take the fact
in, great sheets of flame are leaping
halfway up to the square-sails. The
alarm IS sounded, the sailors rush to
the sand barrels, and by the time each
man has thrown a pailful of sand up
on tie deck there IS nothing left burn
ing but the kettle. Over this a courage
Gus fellow throws a piece of sail-cl0th,
and two other men lift 1t to the deck.
Ia the meantime the captain has or
dered the donkey engines to work,
and there is an immense stream ready
to play upon the deck, were such a
measure necessary.
l confess that my heart was thump'
ing away wildly, but none of the Off
GERS or men seemed any more con
cerned than if such a scene were of
daily occurrence ON shipboard.
a few men have been burned in the
operation, while some have lost part
of their clothing. suppose no more
dangerous form of fire could break out,
and yet it is handled with perfect
ease and does not cause a ripple of eX-
element. Ia three minutes it has
ceased to be a subject of comment
THIS ship has the first odometer in
plain sight that ! have seen. 1t is an
instrument for measuring the distance
travelled by the boat, affixed to the
gunwale of the poop. A long rope,
with a small propeller attached, trails
behind in the water and causes the
clockwork to operate. The length Of
the rope has to be altered to correspond
with the speed, or else the officers
have to make an allowance in their
calculations to meet the discrepancy.
The odometer is a great improvement
on the old log svstena.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-07-03
CHOLERA'S MARCH.
A strong FOothold Gained by the
FrightfuI Plague at TOulon, France.

New YORK, June, ga cable spe-
cial to The Journal from Toulon gives
additional details Of the panic there
resulting from the rapid spread of
the cholera epidemic. Since Saturday
fifty deaths from cholera have taken
place and the frightful disease is
spreading rapidly. The flthiness of
the older portion of the town, owing
to its defective drainage and the hab-
its of the lower orders of Toulonais,
is the primary cause of the epidemic.
Cases Of sickness are generally con
cealed through ignorance. The NOR
tally of the last few days has terrified
the whole population. All day Sun
day and to-day the wealthy people of
the city have been leaving by the
thousands. 1t is feared that many OF
these carry the germs of the disease
with them, and their arrivals at other
cities is causing alarm. This morn
ing a descent was made upon the pest
breeding ceuters of the old town by
the police aided by the military, and
those who were not suffering from
the disease We're made to take such
p q
They wore then driven outside The
town. and sentries posted to prevent
their return. Means were taken to
feed this great encampment of uiser-
ables. and an effort will at once be
made to disinfect the quarters they
have vacated.
The ministry Of commerce has
issued a notice that the cholera at
Toulon is sporadic, and not Asiatic:
that it is due to local infection and
therefore. confined to the place of its
origin. Eight thousand persons left
Toulon yesterday. Camps are being
formed for occupation by the navy
crews. Pupils Of the public schools
have been dismissed. At Marseilles
thsre is a cholera scare. Orders have
been issued to bury Immediately the
corpses Of cholera victims in deep
trenches, which viii be covered with
chloride Of lime No bodies viii be
allowed to be taken 70 the churches.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-07-03

While Priscilla Martin, Of Scrogg's
Neck, was busting the bookcase last
summer, a snake brought in a mouth
full Of daisies and set them in a glass
of water that was standing on the
window sill. It afterward made
friends with the family and did vari.
GUS curious things about the place 1t
returned every summer and is always
welcome. 1t goes down the well and
fastens the bucket on whenever off the
rope, and it hangs from a beam by its
tail and holds the leather bag that the
young man Of the house pounds back
and forward with his knuckles Last
week, when they were making lot
Of ice-cream for a Sunday-school pic
mic, the snake beat the eggs with its
tail, and did it better and about fifty
times faster than it could have been
done in tho usual way.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-07-03
ANCIENT CHICAGO.
a Chapter from the Back Pages of
the City's History.
Chicago Journal

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, June 25-In
looking over the pages of Lusk S
politics and Politicians of Illinois, -
just from the press of tins city, the
following mighty entertaining and in
structive chapter may be found, which
shows the rapid rise and progress Of
the city of Chicago, much of which
will be new to many readers of The
Evening Journal. Few persons know
the metropolis was once part of st.
Clair county, or that the territory OIL
Cook county was listed as a part of
seven different counties of the state.
In Chicago one sees the growth of a
great city in so years, while in New
York and Boston the work Of 200
years of growth is visible. In 1874
Chicago had but one railroad and it
was only ten miles long mo city in
the world, says Mr. Lusk, has had
so prosperous or marvellous a growth
as Chicago, and history of Illinois
would not be complete without q
special reference to this great and
grand metropolis. The Gazetteer Of
1923 describes Chicago as a village in
Pike county. situated on Lake Michi-
gan, near Chicago creek, containing
twelve or fifteen houses and about 90
or 70inhabitants. ,"
Chicago was first laid out as a
town in the autumn Of 1925 The first
map made of the place was drawn by
James Thompson, and bears date Of
August A, 1880. Cook county, of
which Chicago is the county seat,
was not organized until June -, 1881.
The first steamer to enter the port
was in 1882. General Winfield Scott
was a passenger, EN- route TO take pa
in the conference of the army, which
related to the treaty OF peace with
Black Hawk. who had been utterly
roHted at the battle of Bad Axe. The
year 1888 was signalized by the estab-
lishment of post Office and weekly
mail: the same year town govern
ment had organized and a weekly
newspaper, entitled the Chicago Dem
ocrat. bv John Calhoun. la 1886 the
greatest enterprise of the Western
world. the Illinois and Michigan
Canal. was inaugurated. In 1881 the
Legislature passed an act lncorporat-
ing the city of Chicago lsee House
and Senate Journals OF 1880, aud III
the May following the city was or
ganized uader that charter, and ".
b Ogden was elected Mayor. The
population of the city was then but
4179 The records Of the office of
the Secretary of State show that chi
cago had been listed as one OF the
towns of the state in eight different
counties; first. as being in St CLAIR;
then Madison; then Edwards; then
Crawford then Clark; then Pike;
then attached 10 Fulton temporarily
then Putnam; then it occupied a placee
in what is known as unorgaRlzed
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-07-03

territory, and then the county of
Cook was organized
The first railroad built to Chicago
was the Galena and Chicago Union,
the first ten miles of which were con
structed in 1S47. Now that road
forms a part of the Northwestern
Railway, whose main lines and
branches number 1854 miles of mag
nifcent railway, reaching far out in
TO the broad domain of the great
west.
When the great fire of October,
1871, laid the city IN ashes, it had ac-
qulred population of 1874, go. With
IN II months after, the city was re-
built upon grander scale than be
fore. The United States census of
1880 gave the city a population of
SOB, 900 and from single railroad in
1874 they have multiplied to q, which
aggregate, in miles, II 1894, and radi-
ate to all points Of the compass.
New York and Boston have, res
pectively, according to the United
States census of 1880, populations of
1, 200, 900 and $50 600 In these cities
ono sees the growth of over 200 years,
or ten generations, and the relics of
colonial times. while in Chicago is
seen the growth of less than so years,
and a population as shown by the
census, Of SOB. 000
From that single weekly news
paper, the press has magnifed indef-
nltely, and in character, power and
circulation is not surpassed, if equal
ed, by that of any city in the world. s"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-07-03

For DYSPEPSIA, NBIoE5Ffos, depression Of
spirits and general debility in their ious forms
also as a preventive against fever and aguc and
other intermittent feveis tho "Ferro. Phospuor1-
ted Elixir 0f Calisaya," made By Caswel, Eoz-
ari & Co., Of New York and sold by an drug
gists Is the best tonic; and for patients recover
ing from fever or other sickness l. has no equal
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-07-03
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
som OF the Curiositfes Of Commerce.
A.Sugar Consuming People.
SUGAR.


WASHINGTON, d. c., June 24.-
The coffee and sugar consuming ca
pacity of this country appears to in
crease with considerable rapidity.
The fiscal year just closing will show
that over 1000, 600, 000pounds of sugar
have been imported into this country
and consumed during the fiscal year.
an average of nearly forty-hve poands
per head. To this must be added the
sugar manufactured in this country.
which brings the total CONSUMPTION
of this article to nearly fifty pounds
per head per annum. That your
averageindividual should eat one-third
his weight in sugar in a year seems
quite novel, to say the least The in
crease of sugar imported over last
year is nearly 500, 600, 600 pounds.
COFFEE.
The quantities of coffee imported
during the year just closing is about
5000, 600 pounds in excess of that of
last year, the total being over 500. 600. e.
600 pounds, or an average of ten
pounds per head throughout the
country
OF LIVE STOCK
for breeding purposes, the importa-
tlOns this year have been nearly
double those of the preceding year.
this being specially true in regard to
cattle. For the whole year which
closes next Monday the importations
Of cattle for the purpose of improving
the herds of this country viii amount
to about two and half million dol
lars while all stock importations
amount to $1,000, 600.
EGGS.
The unprotected hen labor of this
country still suffers from the fact
that eggs continue upon the free list.
The importations of eggs during the
year amounts to about one hundred
and fifty million in number.
ART WORKS.
Foreign artists cont appear to be
reaping so rich a harvest in this
country just now as in former years.
The values of imported art works,
the productions of other than Ameri
can artists, amount this year to less
than 81, 000 600, while in the proceed
ing year they were 81, SEQ, 900.
BUTTONS.
1t is a curious fact that the impor-
tatIon of buttons alone IS more than
So, GOO, 600 per annum, or nearly 80
per cent. in excess of the importation
of books, hangings, etchings, and
articles of this nature.
SALT.
In spite of the Oppressive duty on
salt" of which so much is heard in
all tariff discussions, the importations
of The year have been about 900, 600, r.
600 pounds, or nearly twenty pounds
per head all around.
EXPORTS.
In exchange for these articles we
have gotten rid of about 400, 600, 600
gallons of coal-oil, which is consider
ably in excess of our expectations last
year; $3.50 900. 600 worth Of bread
stufs, 5000, 000,0 600 worth of cotton,
500 600, 600 worth of provisions, near
~ $4,000, 900 worth of tobacco, and
a large number of of other product
ions IN smaller articles.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-07-03

Burglars entered the house of Mrs.
Peter Bogart, at townsville, N. Y, a
few nights ago, and stole 81, 500. Mrs.
Bogart who IS % years, and her Sis
term Law, aged 50 years, were bound,
gagged and roughly treated The
robbery leaves them penniless, and IT
is feared that they will die from the
shook
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-07-03

A FRENCH experimenter finds that
II tomato leaves are stepped, the di-
Lutte liquor will make an insecticide.
The liquid may be sprinkled on
bushes or other plants, aud the in
sects will leave
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-07-03

Caesar had short legs. Napoleon
was bow legged. Lord Palmerston
had caricature legs. and SO did Dis
raeli. Alexander Pope was hump.
backed and had a crlpple's leg; so did
Cowper. Plutarch tells that Alex
ander's left leg was badly out of plump.
Hannibal had VIGOROUSLY big heels,
and was knock kneed. Cicero was
very spindle-shanked, and Demos
themes is said to have had a shutting
stumbling. gait which meant that his
legs were not wholly in gear.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-07-03

The Women's Silk Culture AS
ISOLATION of the United States, haad-
quarters IN Philadelphia, viii make
an exhibition of IT'S products at the
Pennsylvania state fair next fall
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-07-03

Whes you visit leave New York city, save
baggage expressage and carriage hire, and stop
at the GRAND UNION HOTEL, opposite Grand
Central depot; $50 elegant rooms, fitted up at a
cost OF one million dollars. reduced 10 81 and up-
Sard par day European plan Elevator Res
taurant supplied with the best Horse cars.
stages and elevated railroads to all depotS. Fam
lies can live better for less money at the Grand
Union Hotel than at any other tirstelass hotel in
the city.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-07-03

Formerly weak, nervous, dyspeptic, and debtli-
tated individuals who found only disappointment
in the various bitters AID secret quack nos truuiS
pretended vi lney medicines etc, are agleeabiv
surprised 20 regain perfect health and strength of
mind and body and complete hearts ease and
freedom from aches and pains by the use DIR.
Guysott Yellow Dock aud Sarsap1ria. II ne.
stores every disordered function 70 a normal cou-
dition.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-07-03

IT is very rare that hens time is
worth too much to be spent in brood
ing and rearing a family This is
more nearly an automatic method Of
rearing chickens tban any which art
can devise. 1t will, at least, run itself
with less help than any other.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-07-03

The story Of a NOrth Carolina ruby
is thus set forth by the Asheville Citi-
zen. ''Mr. Daniel Selford found a
ruby in Clay county which he sold
for SIS. 1t next sold for So, 600, then
for So, 600, and a IapIdary bought it,
and, after working upon it, sold 1t for
&lS 600 -
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-07-03

Connecticut lawyers are Mortified
and incensed over the order Of the
recent conference of the judges Of the
state courts requiring them TO remain
standing during the examination Of
witnesses as well as while addressing
the court.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-07-03

One of the strongest proofs OF the value OF Kid
ney-Wort as a remedy for all diseases of Tn,
kidneys Liver and Bowels is the fact that Il i,
Phillip c. Bauou, NJ d OF Monkton, VT SAYS
Take it all IN all, is the most successful remedy
have ever used
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-07-03

Coal is cheaper IN Boston, 35l miles
from the coal fields, than it is at Phil
adelphIa, only niHety miles from the
fields. Bostonians pay IS % per ton
of 2, 000 pounds and Philadelphians
Sc 60 per long ton of 2,2l0 pounds, or
$50 for 1000 pounds.