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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-01-15
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| Iu speaking OF the ior'y inch telr, cope
soon 70 bs made for tho universmy ot
southern Cslifornis. the New York Sun
says:
With . power OF siity to the inch tbs
moons apparel. distance would be Just
100 miles, aud supposins that the full
power Of 100 70 the inch could ever be
borne with good effect. which 10 highly i'm,
probable. the moon would appear only
sixty miles away. lts features would not
however. bs seen " disiinc.ly - II Il we're
actually that distance from the eys Tor The
unstesdiness OF the atmosphere and the
imperiections Of the image. even under
the best Of oosditious. would impsrs conv
siderable indislinctness to the view.
Those Who from mountsin.tops have
ssen objects Of the landscape sixty mil .
away. osn accordingly form . more or l'ss
vivid idea Of the sort Of view OF The moons
surface that the new telescope would be
able 10 give at the limit OF It's powers But
with much smaller mseniiying power =
say 1000 dismetsrs, which you'd bring
the moon within All apparent distance OF
$40 miles fM more distinct views Of the
lunar landscapes could be obtsio,d,
Under the very finest condition Tor sce.
ing tuch = power might just suffice to re-
veal = steamship OF the size Of our larg's,
iransailsntic liners trsversins a lunar
ocean especially II II emitted cloud of
black smoke l}nt then We must remem.
ber that sr,ron0mers are thoroughly con
vinced that the moon hes no oceans. but
q. the be,t only drisd'up ocean beds A
building ~ large w snmo OF our huge
exhibition,hslla could bs seen ~ minute
speck.
The existence OF = iavg. ci on the
moon would reSdily be detected by the
forty inch telescope, 10 fact. II there
we're any cities there. they woul ha,s
been discovered long ago with the telrs'
copss already in existence.
A great deal Of light mSy bs thrown
upon some Of the vexed questions ooucern.
Ing Mars, Venus and other planets by the
new telescope. There are very puzzling
appearances on their surface, some Of " nlch
,sem TO demand for their solution but .
slight increase Of telescope
power beyond our present limit.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-01-15
The Werla Fall.


When viii the earth hsve OIL tho people
upon u thss u eau accommodstef Ths
!. aqueslion which some sober econom's''
aud socioloeises have lately thought ns Il
take into serious consideration. bringing
to bear upon u the light OF ssstistics
research.
Before the British Association Tor tbs
Advancement OF Science, N 'ts recent
meeting. Mr.. Bsvens'eio, we'll known
ststisticisn, Estimated that. whereas the
total population OF the ear'h /" now ITS
tie lees thrn one piilion nve hll 'dfcd mil
Hons. th're Is room on Tue earth Tor very
nearly SIX billions OF Inhabitants
That 10 to say. when space on the esr'h
available Tor tho support OF human beings
|. luiiy ocenPied, IL VIII he Iound capable
oi maintaining four "ni hs'i pi'iions
mpre of people than 1t now contains or
ieur times ~ many peop'" Hs there are
now In the World
lhis seems. sts hrst g'"nc'' 10 oe very
ehcouissins 10 the human fAoe. bu' MT
havens'ein says not' osoanse 'he race 70
lrcressicg, 10 these days Of civi'ixstion'
security and easy eHchange amens 'hs ns'
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-01-15

back aud forth s-ross the ditch several
times. Then the Chinsmsn ran bach sed
made flying leap from The opposite hsnl
and lsoded sls or eish, ies, on our side oi
The ditch
No fooiee Ohiasmsn any more" he
~,j.
Then m explained that When he leit
camp the day befor. he hal marched
sirsiph, fos the foothills that us're,, had
pointed on. Tho farther be travelled tho
farther susy the hills seemed 10 hc, Ito
got his Chinese mp. he Determined to
get there He Travelled i,li DARK snd
ihs bills kept recedius oil The time, Then
he gave ~, Ga the way back be los, Ll.
bearings saj reached c.mpss stated sbov..
When be came back 10 the scequis nat.
arslly enough. from III. experiences oi the
last twenty four bours hs isl, ,ha, /, w.s
: river. II not aa ocean.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-01-15
Identity Of ths Pig.

Two or tbreo lawyers we're taking Of
the old Law suits the other day. when one
OF the oldest members OF The Indiansp polls
Der remarked.
i remember the Perry township pi cast
that took up good part Of one term OF
court, having come up through . Justices
Office. The case WAS tried. believe, by
Governor Wallace. father OF our postmas.
Ter. and there we're st least two ffms Of
lawyers on each side Sims Colley and
Thomas Walpole we're in the case, snd so
far ss Mr.. Colley was concerned, he was
then 10 the full power Of bis renowu. The
case gave him full opportunity Tor the
display Of bis picturesque genius, and the
drolleries be Infused iuto 1t long furnish
ed matter OF laughter for the bar. Mr..
Coliey, however, no matter how absurdly
droll be might become. never lost eight Of
the best interests OF his client, and certain.
y never lost sight OF bis own 10 the
SHAPE OF ~ lat fee ~ il was possible 10
obtain.
The question WAS about the identity Of
. sbost. continued the lawyer to the 70
porter. The witnesses ON one side s~ors
it YES pig ip bsruysrd. snl bad never
been out until it bad been put 10 pen
from Wbich il VAS taken 10 be slaughter.
ed. Tbs witnesses on the other side swors
thst they bad known il from the time it
wss suckling. But the great point wss
the proof Of 20 ear mark. Que claimant.
sustained BY ope set Of witnesses, said he
marked al eur VI tbs shost with his pock
OF knife. aud the cut wss RI plsiued d great
length to tho jnry. he other clsimsnt
said the mark ON the -sr VI bis shoat vss
torn BY the teeth Of dog. l, was vt this
stage OF the testimony tbHt . sensational
feature vss iDtt ucrd. One witness, bss.
ing brought hia testimony to 81 exciting
point. sdded climax by pulling from his
pocket picklsd pigs ear. which be de
olsred 10 DO the ear d tbe rhoat 10 ques
tion. This ofested great uprosr 10 the
court room; % the feet OF this pictorial
testimony upon the jury cannot Be msst.
ursd. This witpess. With the ear wss.
however. messursbly discredited. and the
oAss vent on Medical experts we're cali
cd 10 TO testify - 70 wha. the difference in !
sppesrsuce would be between shoat'.
ear Gu. with kpiis sod one torn by ib"
teeth Of dtg. The experts did not sgrs'
snd the jury disssresd. snd smother trisI
vss held. tho second Jury disssreeins -
the 6rst bad dnne. Charges Of perjury
we're made 90 each side. and lumber OF
assault aud battery c.ses gres ons Of it.
The costs oi litigation sero between ti00
sad $50 On each ride.
What wss the s.ost verb?
About 81. 30. but the iitisshis wsre fshi
ipg for priDcipls
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-01-15

whose tops are covered 9th prrpe,us
snov. are often fousd SEES Of ice. called
.'slsoiers They are icmrea thus: Snos
that falls upou lofty mountains melt. very
little even IN summer. so 10 vsll~ys bisl
up among the mountains II gathers 10 :
great depth. and. from the veish, OF th'
snov lying above. the lover LAYERS b-coms
10y. - . snow ball does when squcsxsd
The upper crust melt. little duriug the
heat Of the day. and the water sinks dowu
through the snos. aud then ireexss a.
night From the melting sod freezing
the msss Of soow 10 soon changed into .
zee Of ice.
Remember that when water freezss. II
expands. II fwe Ali . bottle With water
and lot IL fress over night. 10 The morn
ing ws nud that the bottle is cracked by
the swelling Of the ice, 80 Il 10 With tbs
water that iorms glaciers. When IL
freeses. 1t stretches. aud pushes its Wy
down 10 whatever direction The valleys
SLOPE.
Glaciers OF TO day are much smaller than
the ice seas Of long ago. bat still. in study.
ing them, We learn to understand the old
glscisss.
10 travelling down valleys the ancient
glaciers left traces Of their journey. Over
oil the pieces where the ice,ssss passed.
the rocks are rounded and highly polish
Cd. A Aeid Of these rounded rocks. when
seen from . distance. looks like tsld all
Cd With sheep crouching on the ground.
snd 6wiss geolosists have called them
roches moutonnees sbesp.like rocks ln
. valley along the summit Of the Rocky
Mountains. near the Mountain Of Holy
Cross. there is beautiful display Of these
polished, rounded rocks.
Az the glaciers movsd down the valleys,
great rocks. ht zen fast in the ice on the
sides aud st the bottom. scratched and
marked over rocks % they passed by and
over them. Sometimes these scorings are
very broad aud deep. Tor the immense
rocks The glaciers carried were like strong
powerful tools in the grasp Of Almighty
Bngine; sometimes the lines are as fine an
hose Of Ane engraving. They usually
run oil one way. and by looking at the dir
sction 10 which the lines run, one eau tell
he direction in which the glacier moved.
10 the sandstone west Of New Haven. Con
necticut. the deep. broad scorings can be
plaiuly sren, running toward the south-
'sst. Tue height at which the scratches
,ccnr tells us something Of the depth Of
he ice.
Markings ~ the White Mountains indi-
late that the Ice was more than mile
lsep over the region now known an north'
rn New Enslsnd.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-01-15
Jos. Jsssb AsisS. highway 10 Ssr..s

I.'s ~h,t tbee'Il spebd my 500, SID .
ssgs old Qaskrr. mot what tbe.'il make.
shicb sni decide whether thes's 10 DO
rich or hot. frsnkiin'. sivic. only ia
sou,t.t shape, "Tsk. rsf~ ~ the pennies.
snd the peuods viii TAX ere Of them.
.is-,.
Jshb jacob Astor used ~ say, that .
ulpB ~Lo ssLen 10 bs iish aDd hss ssved
TN tboussnd doilpts, ba, WOO hall the
battle Il. on the highway 10 foraLs. Not
ibst A-t3r thought ten tbou.sod much.
Bat b. nDes tbs. 10 msking and saving .
.nm. . m % scqnissd habits OF prudent
rcUnngy. sbieL would nstsniIy keep
hin sjvsSeiDg 10 s~sI,b. The hsbispsi
email expenses which srs desisnstsd -
-ouly trifa." smoupt, iu the sggregsts
iiss the ssIds Of the shore. 10 something
tsrtiy ss,ious. Tsa cents dsy. ven. 10
ihifty siI dollars snd . half 8 yer. snd
iLss is the iutesess on 8 capital Of siz hun
drJ dollar: % thai tbs man voo saves
ssr cent? . dsy oSiy. Ia - much richer
than be vbo does not. ~ II be owned .
life estate 10 . property worth sir hua.
dssd dollars.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-01-15
a ChinamAn's Expsrisno %.

Arix)ns VAS found to b. country o
magnificent distances Mountains that
seemed to bs almost within stones throw
Of our camp were often from twenty 10 d.
~ miles away. And the broken rsugss ol
bsssl.ic columus took on the shape Of Tow
ers. castles. spires and domes. Az times
~ We approached tho rocky ranges skirt
ins our line OF march II was next 10 impos
sible TO convince us that they were not
! vefitsble castles and building. A CLinl
man accompanied our onlH. ~ cook 1T
ths officers. lie was working his passage
TO Mcdowell or one Of towns 10 that
vicinity. The Cbinamsu was particularly
fond Of jack rabbits which sboupded in
plenty, and every afternoon when 10
reached camp hs would take rife and
60 out hunting Tor .'Melicsn mans cup.
per.
John, besp jack rabbit over there. said
Bill Garrett one afternoon ~ the China
man was starting ont.
Bill pointed TO range Of bills which
seemed 10 be shout mile distant
Alice lightee, me cstches heap.
The Ceiestisl stared. lie wsa gone
all the afternoon. Night came on add no
john CbiDsmsi. feiarsed TO cook the oh
G ~ supper. We fea,ed that he had been
captured and killed BY tho Apsches. and
when daylight arrived sDd no tidings
came Of ihe rabbit hunter W. started on
our msrch FEELING thAt John bad certain
ly been nls-scred. Our next camp was
~ = station shcre the proprietor cuIiivs.
Ted few acres of land. using scrqai.s
{ aa,ajs) Ia irrissliDe. These scs qniss
s.t- irom iwo 10 three feet eide W.
acre seated around 10 the shade Of III.
mr gate busb's esiing .upprr. ~brn we
heard the v'.ios Of our John Cbinsa,sD.
Hniio g. MsiieSn Dssl bliney obrr biost
There s.e 20. Csiosmsn. sofe enough.
II hSi i~o. jacs rabbits thrown over vi.
saenli.r Hs elo,bing vs nearly torn
on b, ,rsmpIos through ths cactus. prick
Z, p..r sod m~qui,s bushes. Hs stood
op TIE other side Of 'hs sc.qais
i;iinsy 0ber bio.i. Meiic.n nssD.
At., 40 .fu sat, srh The bosii shou,
81 rIr u the soldiers.
G.iie ob.s DE- IiLb~s.
Whist fiyr,i
Mclean nss DO sea libber here no |
sosse ~y~s
The cbiDs@su po'a,ed 70 the sesquis
lie could not lie Induced 70 step over IL |
TIL sfser one u the troops Lsd vsltsd !
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-01-15

Oos reason shy American girls sisb Ia
msrry sbrosd Is thst iore'g ,.rs bss@. Is .
iui-, . cerssiL .psmsi u nsnner ~Lich is
VERY stirscuv. to ~om-u The hsnd Mrs
log. the d.i,ery. the d.i.rrnli.l pauu.r.
ell these are tho rost sgre. able Letin
nipss Of an sesosibtsne-. IL Is. 70 the Idle
girl, . great pisssurs 10 6nd man sho
hss sil bis day 70 devote to her. The Ia,
ropsss nso hAs msds . study oi bos 10
snass Li@ssii sll dsy long. ssd no deubs
b. hss picked mp education and much
sbss u very sxre.sbis sIong sith bic enot
10 get nd oi time.
The Anssieso nan hes bed no such dit.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-01-15

10 high valleys. snoss the souptsis'
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-01-15

Epssged, Msryf IL il really . ssttlsd
thing sssid Ass. SsdIsy. Oh. ! hope you'll
10 hsppyI | hope. alter twelve years oi
marriage. dear Mary. you'll b y happy
% sm uowl
Her eyes shon. . fsiut color slossd on
her ordinarily pale chicks. Mary Ssdlsy
looked at her 10 surp,iss
Would you believe. vent 90 the Squirs's
wife, hs has hired . girl TO come here snd
do oil the rsagh work. 80 - TO spare mei
And there is such 90 easy. spring uphol
stored sofs 10 ,hs hall. 10 plsoe Of The
luupy old lounge; sod there's one Of The
hay hands splitting pile Of voed 10 last
from nov to Micbselmsa. Aud " are 10
keep our Wedding anniversary 10 real
old d,fsshioued style. next ueeA; snd Titus
has ordered = dress trimmed sith white
ribbons, Just like tbe one ! wss msssied
iu. Hs says | shsll look - youps
sud pretty IS 1 did then. Such noussoss
you know: and YET il is uice of him 10 cay
90 nov. isn't VI
Aud Mrs. s.dlsy isushed through Lsr
tesrs.
Poor ., uli Tns,uSshins bsd come lste
10 life. yet It niird hrr sboIe beiag snh
biessedu
I'm 20 sls.i! said Mary. But you Dc
serve it all. Cousin EuLice.
And The Drsly brtfoiL~d lssp shis.
psrrd TO escL other iLst the GiiIepnium
o. ut ,uie bs Of bsrd Yos shst ~lss could
90 hsss cbsug~d ibs fquirsf
They did no, siop " reject 'hst there
IL truth IL the old sss. Good 10 sll. and
ponr I'll good.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-02
BATTLES AT SEA.
THE. CHILEAN WAR ENLIVENED BY
NAVAL CONFLICTS.

Rebel Gunboats Destroy q Government
Torpedo Boat and Tug, but Guns on
Shore Drive Them Back-A Shot Driven
Clear Through the O'Higgins.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 1.-Private ad-
vices from Valparaiso state that the IRON
clad Blanco, belonging to the insurgents.
recently attempted to blow up the armed
Government tug Florence with fish torpe-
do. The torpedo missed the tug. but struck
a big floating dry dock in the harbor blow
ing 1t to pieces. The Blanco was thereto
treated to a hot fire from every gun in the
forts and steamed out OF the harbor.
The torpedo boat Florence and tug stole
out to attack the Blanco. The ironclad was
not alone, being in company with the sloop-
of-war OHiggins. Both ships compelled the
hot pursuit. A heavy shell from the Blanco
struck the Florence, blowing her entirely out
of the water. and every one of her crew of II
men was either killed or wounded. A broad
side from the OHIggins knocked the tugboat
all to pieces. The two vessels then turned their
attention to the FORTS and lively battle en-
sued. A shell from the forts struck the O'Hig-
gins and went clear through her: Another
shell caused a gun on her quarter deck to ex-
plode. When the smoke cleared away the deck
was found tn have been literally torn out of the
vessel. and men out of the gunboat's crew of
II were blown to atoms. The sloop was at once
taken out of the range of the guns in the forts.
A dispatch from San Tago de Chile says: The
elections just held here have resulted a COM
plete triumph for the Liberals. 1t is reported
that the situation in which the insurgents at
1quiQue find themselves is a most desperate
one. Everything IS at famine prices and the
supply of coal is exhausted. The insurgent
squadron Is securing the coast in the hope of
capturing colliers. The Chilean Government
fotilla consisting Of two gunboats, three tor
pedo boats and an armed cruiser, is almost
ready to proceed against the rebel ships. A
desperate conflict appears to be inevitable.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-02
BISMARCKS BIRTHDAY.
1t Is Celebrated to His Hearts Content al
His Freidreichsruhe Home.

1t Is Celebrated to His Hearts Content at
His Freidreichsruhe Home.
FREIDREICHSRUHE, April l-Prince Bis
marck who is rs years old to-day, has been re-
ceiying deputatioDs all day with addresses and
floral offerings from all parts of Germany. In
the morning the reveille was sounded under the
window Of the Princes apartment by the Ratze-
burg Jaegers. Every train brought large num-
bers of strangers. Among the visitors were
the Duke of Ujuest and other persons of title;
several Hamburg guilds and a number of
Munich artists. Prince Bismarck received
many kilograms and gifts from admirers
abroad.
During the day the Prince appeared in pub
lie three times. and on each occasion was re-
ceived with ferveift cheers and handshakings.
To-nigh: torchlight procession was held, in
which 1900 persons took part. Seven thousand
persons to-day rambleG through the hoar-
frosted Sachenwald. The Prince received $50
congratulatory messages, including dispatches
from Emperor William Prince Henry, Count
Wadersee and Count Won Moltke, The
Prince met tine torchllght procession at the
castle gate. Herr Woermann. in a speech,
said that they had come not as representatives
of a political party. but as citizens to give the
Prince proof of their gratitude for his services
to the Fatherland Bismarck was deeply
moved, and said he felt as if he was receiving
a good school certificate, that when he was a
minister he had not always such recognition,
and that he would leave the memory of the
demonstration to his children as precious in
heritance.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-02
LOTS OF LIVE QUAIL.
A Number of Pittsburgers Stocking
Their Farms With the Birds.
MORE PLAYERS GO TO FLORIDA.
Local Dogs Capture the First Prizes at the
Boston Bench Show.
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS OF THE DAY

A number Of local sportmen are making
efforts to have the neighborhood Of Pitts
burg stocked with quail. Prominent among
the gentlemen referred to are Messrs. F. H.
and j. OH. Denny, f. H. Kennedy and S.
q. Boggs.
The gentlemen have just received large
consignment of live quail from Illinois, and
the quail have been distributed in three lots.
One mas gone to Mr. Kennedy and the birds
which have fallen to his share have been liber-
ated IN the vicinity of CHARTERS. The birds se-
cured by the Denny Bros. have been set at
Liberty on the Denny farm at Ligonier, and
Mr.. Boggs has set his lot free ar Canonsburg.
Speaking about the matter yesterday, Mr..
Boggs said: 81 anticipate that with proper
care we will have large number of quail in our
respective localities in year or two from now.
OF course we mean to see that the game laws
are enforced and that the birds brought from
Illinois are protected"
1t is expected that other consignments of
quail will be forwarded to this section, as
sportsmen generally want to see quail become
very numerous here. To accomplish this they
are willing to go to considerable expense. The
sportsmen of the vicinity are fully aware that
much illegal shooting has been indulged in for
a long time in Western Pennsylvania, and it is
understood that vigilant eye will be kept on
the poachers.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-02
CHARGE ON LOBBYISTS.
THEY ARE HUSTLED OFF THE FLOOR OF
THE OHIO SENATE.

The Gravestone Tax Bill Bobs Up in the
Buckeye Legislature-A Charge of Job.
berry in Connection With a Proposed
Railroad Consolidation Law.
xPEcIAL TELEGRAM TO THE pIspAroH.i
COLUMBUS, April 1.-Considerable time
was spent in the House to-day on the bill for
the erection of an insane asylum in the east
ern part of the State. The author, Mr. Nc
Kelvy, asked that the bill be taken from the
committee, where there is q desire TO smother
it on political grounds, the claim being made
that the Republican minority wish to make the
appropriations as large as they can and hold
the Democratic administration responsible The
necessities of the institution were. however, set
forth in strong terms. After long discussion
promise was secured from members of the
week, and it is thought it will become law at
an early day.
The bill to consolidate street railroads caused
q great deal of ill-feeling in the house to-day.
II provides that any corporation organized for
street railway purposes may lease or purchase
any street railroads. together with all personal,
real or mixed property, franchises and privil-
eyes, upon such terms as may be agreed upon
by the consolidating companies. There were
charges of jobbery in the bill and an amend
ment was secured providing one fare over all
consolidated lines. The bill was defeated last
winter and the object to-day was to make it a
special order for next Wednesday, but this
could not be done and the bill went on the cal
endar.
An attack was made on the lobbyists in the
Senate to-day when bill was under considera-
ti0n to give marble men a lien on tombstones
and monuments. Senator Sutton denounced
the bill as un wise. and said there were men on
the floor lobbying for 1t. The Sergeant at
Arms was called upon to run the lobbyists out
anc the first man he colared was the editor
of the German WeSt6ote. whom he did not
know, and created sensation by putting him
out The bill went over.
An amendment has been made to the building
and loan association bill, exemptIng local asso
Citations from inspection. requiring examina-
tion Of foreign companies, and also that they
deposit In United states or municipal bonds
guarantee deposits.
The Senate refused by vote OF ID to IT, to
pass the bill making it a misdemeanor, punish
able with heavy fine for a member to accept
a railroad pass.