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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-12-17

They are making great fuss about 90
engineer on q railroad in Germany who
has run on the road forty-nine years snd
never had an accident, says Bob Burdette,
We don't ses anything wonderful about u.
The engineer on German railrosd, "
believe, always walks ahead Of his engine
and shoes every thing of the track. while
his wife shoves the engine after him. Still
We can soc how an accident can happen.
The engineer might become weary and get
on the engine and go To sleep, and 30 get 10
the station ahead OF time. and run the risk
OF catching a severe cold while waiting
for the es.esmagewsgonh gonhausbundeiraAs-
meister German usAse for station sgsnt)
TO open the sweitrsoka agesteAm wsgonsus-
geround hausmitswrnsigdoors lround
house). Indeed, when you come 70 think
over il seriously. the life Of . German en-
gineer, after he has been 10 continuous
service ninety years. and has lost his heir,
teeth, sight and hearing. aud bis sense OF
taste begins to fail. IL epvironed With
peril.
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He wanted justice. You could see that
10 his eyes afar of. He didn't want . lit
tie bit Of justice weighed out in gingerly
manner and done up in coarse brown pa
per, but he wanted justice by the carload
and at wholesale rates. He hitched his
old white horse and dissipsted buggy in
front Of the drug store, mounted the stairs
running up outside to the second story
and his eyes frightened as they rested on
the tin sign on the door, George Rox-
EN-, Attorney at Law" The lawyer was
in. So we're two dollar desk, two fif-
teen cent chairs, cuspidore and rusty
stove.
Morning.
Morning.
I'm jim White, sir Live out by
Grsy's Corners. Bought the Tomkins
farm. you know.
ALL
Skinner jines farms with me. His
steers get into my corn. ! want damages,
but he laughs At me. turn my hogs in
TO bis 'tster patch.
Goodi like man OF spunk.
And he kills one OF EN-.
What
He k,lls hog worth two dollars.
Yon don't sayi Well, that man ought
kS, ha ,,, /. A u, undarata nj thuk he docan 4
own this country. What an outraged Have
you demanded psy9
Oh. yes. and he says he'd like TO shoot
me.
Is Il possibls' Why. he's a dangerous
msn. very dangerous
I came 10 ask you if-if-
Why. Of course you have the best kind
Of case against him, and il is your dsty
70 push II.
Yes, l want justice, but how-how
much will
Oh, the cost will be nothing. Just
leave me IS - . retainer and we'll make
Skinner sweat. l haven't heard Of such
an outrage for years. He probably rea-
that you are chicken hearted and
IN.
ons that the Whites have as
frAid OF h,. rs.
Wall. he'll fina -ithi
luch grit ~ the Skinn..
And as much money 10 Law
You betl
That's the tslkl Well make him . very
ck man. Your case appesls 10 me %
tizen - we'll ~ lawyer Nov we'il 20.
Ire warrant ~ . starter. .
Skinner visits the other lawyer 10 the s.
me village. and the conversation is. I,
'ous the ssms. White gets : warrant
Skinner. sod skinner gets . warrant
: White. Y
Fint ysss-tvo sdiournments, . disa. c,
ssnent. twenty four days Lost time. and ~
'Ash expense Of nfty-sigbt dollars 10 ol
sh farmer. liu
second year-Thres trials. one disagree. tr
'nt. four adjournments. one appeal, and 10
ash expense Of one hundred and ffty v.
liars 10 each farmer Time lost, thirty Of
, days. tu
Third ysar-Tso trials. two appeals, vi
deeisions. snd two farms pass into the br
uds Of Two lawyers. ia
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Cnapieln i,pVu
For ali grades below that OF brigsdier
general ten per cent OF the above salaries
is added after Ave years. twenty per cent.
after ten years. thirty per cent. sfter III.
teen years, aud forty per cent. after twen-
ty years. with the exception, however, OF
the pay OF colonels, which is restricted to
"a. 800 as o maximum, and that OF lieuten
ant colonels to $4,000. No allowance can
be granted TO officers in addition to their
pay, except quarters and storage furnished
in kind, and mileage at the rate OF eight
cents per mile allowed for trava under
order. The pay Of private soldiers runs
from S15 month and rations for the first
two years up 70 S3l month and rations
after twenty years f service. A company
usually consists OF twelve Off GERS and If
ty five men, though the law permits the
number Of privates 10 be increased at the
discretion Of the president, but not 70
exceed 100. In infantry regiment con
sists Of ten companies and six regimental
officers. A cavalry regiment contains IL
troops--a troop Of cavalry having when at
It's maximum fourteen officers and eighty
four meo, but usually consists Of less.
10 The ordinary arrangement Of the army,
the law provides that two regiments Of
infantry and cavalry constitute brigade,
and shall be under the command Of brid
adler general; and that the two brigsdes
shall cnrstitu, division, and shall be
the con AID / major general; but the
comn4- sueraI bss power 10 change
this arrsL. i.4~ II whenever be may think
. proper to do 30.
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~'oney.
--owning triumph Of the day wal
r.. their long walk and much
d;nna, Az. very hungry. =
which hote
'-le re
We stops at, said Noah. and Mag.
Piled that she had no choice ct oil.
Then III show yers trick. +" said Noah;
and before her eyes, even a. she looked.
be did the most astonishing thing. He
opened his eyes 20 vide that they seemed
to bulge out Of his bead. be stretched bis
usct, and his chest actually grew narrow.
De looked really hollow ssd ready to col
lspse, ~ II b had not tAsted food for tvo !
'eeks.
Maggie was frishtSnsd, sssine which 4
o. , resumed bis natussi szprsssion With
gr q. .
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bod 10 = squars nsai ~ time. Nov d
,u prsc tscs tiil yoa eas Do h, and ven 4
, round 70 the Cstaraet house. A tsl-
- told me that wss sbout the best, sad Z
"a tried tasm al IN ono day. They'll !
) jest about sending dinner down nov. I 9,
exon"
The device was successful. They stood m
sar the door, patisst Aad still. until sons
BOD -nasured persou connected with tho d,
tchen told them 10 come 10. ssd gave d.
'em What they considered suupsuous
cal. 4,
This is my treat" whispered Noah. b,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-11

One of the most remarkable uses to which
paper has been put of late years, is the manu-
facture of zylonite, substance which, at the
will of the manufacturer, may be made in inn
itation of horn, rubber, tortoise shell, amber,
and even glass.
The uses to which zylonite is adapted are al
most infinite, but perhaps the most extraordi-
nary is the manufacture of cathedral windows.
The discovery was made by an Englishman
named Spills, about fifteen years ago, but it
was only about five years ago that company
was formed in London for its manufacture.
The basis of zylonite is plain white tissue
paper, made from cotton, or cotton and linen
rags. The paper, being treated first with a
bath of sulphuric and other acids, undeIgoes a
chemical change. The acid is then carefully
washed out, and the paper treated with an
other preparation of alcohol and camphor.
After this it assumes an appearance very much
like parchment. II is then capable of being
worked up into plates of any thickness, rem
dered almost perfectly transparent, or given
any of the brilliant colors that silk will take.
A paper-making firm in New Jersey has for
| several weeks been turning out counterpanes
and pillows of paper No. l MANILA paper
is used, two large sheets being held together
by a slender Irvine at intervals of three or
four inches The Irvine is gummed, so as to
hold the sheets firmly together where it lies.
A hem is placed on the cOunterpane to keep
it from tearing the safety edge is composed
of Irvine Ornamental designs are stamped
on the outer surface of the covers and cases,
| giving them neat, attractive appearance.
| When these paper counterpanes and pillow
cases become wrinkled from use, they can
easily be smoothed out with hot flat iron.
| The counterpanes can be left on the bed when
| it is occupied, and in cold weather will be
found warm covering, the paper preventing
| the escape of heat.
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whom you were recommending that book 2
Il was to Longfellow himself "
r,aN.9vo CIUroh in Ole VirrInny.

Perhaps the sermon was not new, but it
was fervid, and at times the able preacher
roared 80 that artculate sounds were lost in
the general effect. 1t was precisely these pas
sages of cataracts of sound and hard breath
ing which excited the livelest responses, -
eyes, Lord, and "Glory to God" Most
of these responses came from the Amen
corner" The sermon contained the usual
vivid description of the last judgment-ah, and
l fanced that the congregation did not get
the ordinary satisfaction out of it. Fashion
had entered the fold, and the singing was
mostly executed by choir in the dusky gal
lery, who thinly and harshly warbled the
emotional hymns. 1t occupied the minister
a long time to give out the notices of the
week. and there was not an evening or after
noon that had not its meetings, its literary or
social gatherings its picnic or fair for the
benefit Of the church, its Dorcas society or
some occasion of religious sociability. The
raising of funds appeared to be the burden on
the preachers mind. Two collections were
taken up. At the first, the box appeared to
get no supply except from the two white
trash present. But the second was more
successful After the sermon was over, an
elder took his place at a table within the rails,
and the real business of the evening began.
Somebody in the Amen corner struck up a
tune that had no end but mighty power Of
setting the congregation in motion. The
leader had voice like the pleasant droning
of bagpipe, and the faculty of emitting a
continuous note like that instrument, without
stopping to breathe. 1t went on and on like
a Bach fugue, winding and whining It's way,
turning the corners Of the lines of the catch
without break. The effect was soon visible
in the emotional crowd; feet began to move
in a regular cadence and voices to join in with
spurts Of ejaculation and soon, with an air of
martyrdom, the members began to leave their
seats and pass before the table and deposit
their contributions. II was a cent contribu
ton and we found it very difficult, under the
contagious influence of the hum from the
Amen corner, not to rise and go forward and
deposit cent. If anything could extract the
pennies from reluctant wording it would
be the buzzing of this tune. 1t went on and
on, until the house appeared to be drained
dry of its cash and we inferred by the stop
ping of the melody that the preachers salary
was secure for the time being. On inquiring,
we ascertained that the pecuniary flood that
evening had risen to the height of dollar
and sixty nts.-ChGrIeS Dudley Warner
in The atlantic.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-11

1t is related on the authority of reliable his
tOrian that, while Dionysius the Younger was,
for his tyranny and his cruelty, deservedly
hated and execrated by all classes of his OPP
pressed subjects, a women, far advanced in
years, was daily observed to repair to the
temple, and pray fervently to the gods that
they would be pleased to prolong his days on
earth, at least beyond her own term of earthly
life Being informed Of her strange conduct,
and conscious of how little he could justly
merit the good will of the women, the tyrant
summoned her to his presence, and asked her
If she had prayed for him as he had heard.
She answered him that she had. He then
asked to know the motive of her devout sup
plication in his behalf.
81 act not without good reason, sire, she
replied, unawed by his lowering look. "When
was child, we were oppressed by merci-
less tyraut, from whom earnestly wished to
see my county delivered. After his death,
your father, more cruel than he, assembled
the throne and of his tyranny, also, longet
to see an end. But, when he died by the
hand of an assassin, you succeeded, you
worse far than either of your predecessors
Wherefore, dreading least, in the event Of
your death, your PLACID should be filled by
monster still worse than yourself, | daily de
vote my prayers for your safety"
Whatever may have been the feelings o
the tyrant at this unexampled reproof, HI
was evidently ashamed to give it needles
publicity by openly resenting it; and HI
suffered the truthful women to escape un
harmed.
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From a description Of the Burmese emplre.l
suppose there is not in the whole world
a monarch so despotc as the Burmese empe-
ror lie is considered, by himself and 9TH
ers, absolute lord of the lives, properties,
and personal services of his subjects; he ex-
ats and depresses, confers and takes away
honor and rank and without any process
of law, can put to death not only criminals
guilty of capital offences, but any individual
who happens to incur his displeasure 1t is
here perilous thing for person to become
distinguished for wealth and possessions; for
the day may easily come wheR he will be
charged with some supposed crime, and so
put to death, in order that his property may
be confscated. Every subject is the empe-
ror's born slave and when he calls any one
his slave he thinks thereby to do him honor.
To express their sense of this subsection, all
who approach him are obliged to PROSTATE
themselves before him, holding their hands
joined above their heads. Hence, also, he
considers himself entitled to employ his sub
jects in any work or service, without salary
or pay, and if he makes them any recon-
pense it is done not from any sense Of JUS
tice, but as an act of bounty. Their goods
likewise, and even their persons, are reputed
his property, and on this ground it is that he
bblttlS lOI COuIuulut dl1 lthlhit bhdt may
chance to please his eye. The possessions
of all who die without heirs belong to the
king, as do those of foreigners who have not
married in the country, for they are not al
lowed to dispose Of them, not even in favor
of their iegtimate children. AL
though despotism in its worst form consti-
tutes, as it were, the very essence of the
Burmese monarchy, so that to be called its
king is equivalent to being called tyrant,
still has Badonsachen, Casually referred to
now as Bodaw Payah,) the despot who
for the last q years has governed this king
dom, so far outstripped his predecessors in
barbarity and pride that whose but hears of
it must shudder with horror. His very
countenance is the index of mind ferocious
and inhuman in the highest degree. I'm
mense is the number of those whom he has
sacrificed to his ambition upon the most triv
ial offences and it would not be an exag-
geration to asse 1T that during his reign more
victims have fallen by the hand of the exc
cutioner than by the sword of the common en-
envy. To this atrocious cruelty he has united
pride at once intolerable and impious.
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HOneaI Dog.

Professor Bell relates that, when a friend
of his was travelling abroad, he one morning
took out his purse to see if it contained sufti-
cent change for a days jaunt he proposed
making. He departed from his lodgings,
leaving trusted dog behind. When he
dined, he took out his purse to pay, and
fonnd that he had lost a gold coin from it.
On returning home in the evening, his SER
want informed him that the dog seemed to be
very i'll, as they could not induce it to eat
anything. He went at once to look at his
favorite and, as soon as he entered the room,
the faithful creature ran to him, deposited the
missing gold coin at his feet, and then de-
voured the food placed for it with great eager
ness The truth was that the gentleman had
dropped the coin in the morning. The dog
had picked it up, kept it in its mouth, fearing
even to eat, least it should lose its masters
property before an opportunity offered to
restore it.
Anecdotes of this character are innumer-
able, as are also those of dogs retaining
property belonging, or which has belonged, to
their owners Sir Patrick Walker furnishes
a most valuable instance of this propensity in
our canine cousins. A farmer, having sold
flock of sheep to dealer, lent him his dog to
drive them home, a distance of thirty miles,
desiring him to give the dog meal at the
journeys end, and tell it to go home. The
drover found the dog so useful that he re-
solved to steal it, and, instead of sending it
back, locked it up. The collie grew sulky,
and at last effected its escape. Evidently
deeming the drover had no more right to de-
tain the sheep than he had to detain itself, the
honest creature went into the field, collected
all the sheep that had belonged to its master,
and, to that persons intense establishment,
drove the whole flock home againl
Dogs are not only honest in themselves, but
will not permit others to be dishonest. The
late Grantley Berkeley used to tell of his two
deerhounds, ''Smoker" and Smokers son
''Shark, curiously suggestive instance of
paternal discipline. The two dogs were left
alone in a room where luncheon was laid out.
Smokers integrity was invincible, but his son
had not yet learned to resist temptation.
Through the window, Mr.. Berkeley noticed
Shark, anxiously watched by its father, steal
a cold tongue, and drag it to the floor. ''No
sooner had he done so, says his master,
ethan the offended sire rushed,upon him, roll
ed over him, beat him, and took away the
tongue" after which Smoker retired gravely
to the fireside. -Chambers's Journal.