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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-03-09
that the feat ot wrtins iet,ers on The loo
by sks''os 10 impossible, bul be is ready
10 aemonstrsie the e,ror


There are mary Kinds Of mines aud nu,
marcus devices for saving ths pre,oa.
metals, but The eirangs,l 10 ell Aoa,sna,
and perhaps 10 The world, /. the Que ased
by Mr. @. f. Ml!sr OF Baue
When The ABaoenda aud st La.rsnae
mines were opened up in Bate II @ss
ionnd lh4t Tho ssler euntminrd ia the liz,
sares vi. .lrsngly inrreensted With cop,
per IA solnnoo, so much 90 that iron os
see, cars AID tools Of ,ll kinds werr quick
'y destlored bs ths tfil 40, OF the copper
Tor the iron. O IL a lev weeks inner
sion In The wafer reduce. mass of " a
10 pulp, and ibis requires tha, al material
used 10 the mine ard composed Of iroa
and steel bs replaced st ir queut intervals
After three four weeks oonstatt asr in
the minss, a cage or csr is fouoa 10 be pit.
tod like lhs inner barb ofmiree sit = an
attack BY insects.
The W, ter 10 The st Lawrence mine ia
pumped out aud Hos across T. ,st bro,oi
way down into III, valley. Fora lDug
time this water went 10 wsste, a. 10
method was known OF extracting III, oop-
per i'on IL. After shiie, however, .
discovery vas made that is being uil,i2sd
to good advantage
Some tiu cans fonod their way 10 0 the
small stream, perhaps through the me
dium OF boys at play, Ip short time IT
was to,lced that tbs oans lad ev,ry ap.
prance OF being made OF pure copper, no
ihickly were they ,oued with that metal
These we're regar ed An ouriosities by oil
who saw them; but presently ,hsy s.,raot'
ed the attention OF man who saw a little
further than mJtt people His name wa,
Mile, and he began 10 experiment and
found that old Gals and iron junk thrown
into the wstsr were sooo destroyed, and
10 their stead wrs rich deposit Of copper,
He had an idea that II vouli pay to OK
tract the copper from the water by this
process, and Immediately purcb based the
right TO the wa 81 for small
sum OF noney, rLen b, put aseries OF
aud tanks along tha little gully
where the water ran. These he flied with
III the old refuse metal TO be had in tie
Town, including barrel hoops Ia tie
,urse OF aboutsiX moptbs he made clean
,p. and found that the old junk was toi
ally destroyed. but In its place was u
deposite in the totiom of the
and tanks sssayIng so per cent.
copper. Ho thBn enlarged his plant some'
v bet, and is now deriving . handsome
evenuc from bis peculiar mine. His AMI
,us income is estimated at from $4,000
o Sl5, 000 All the labor necessary is IN
,lesning up and charging the batteries or
reservoirs
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-03-09
sckpo sledgenent voald be more 10 OF

der.
To be sure, 10 be sure. exclsimed tA'
client, eagerly. ] wont forget about that
aud pay you hsudiomsly. too. Say. Mr.
yoa be 10 Jour ofiice tonight 1T IL and
IN come around and fl things all right,
Twelve o'clock said The lasyer in as
ioaishmenL Bless mel Why do you eel
that late hour.
Never you mind. cir, returned he, never
you mind; mean to pay yon. and pay
,ou we'll, Don't forget; twelve o'clock,
sure.
Lawyer aud elisnt depnted their re
spective ways That night Mr.. l. sst in
bis small office awaiting the coming OF thr
man whose reputatio, he had cl,srsd.
There WAS . hnshed commotion 10 tbe
rear OF his estsh is shmsnt promptly at mioi
night, then . muiti ID knock At the door
Mr.. /. answered Is.
Sbl whispered the client. hoarssly. here
am.
But why do you make such . secret Of
NJ asked tbs lawyer.
No, too loud, wss the answer. DidD'.
l say I'd pay you handsomely?
You did.
Well, | mean to keep my word. Nj. l.
here 1t is l drought you the pigl
And there, In tn grimness OF the mid
nights weird shadows stood several hum
dr a pounds OF stolen bacon. calmly
swsiting the transfer Of ownership.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-03-09

Since the death Of Major General Ruiu-
Ingalls, some good war stories have been
stsrted about this famous fshter;wbo was
born and raised in Denmark, Ne. and bis
companions Id arms.
An illustration Of the generals quick
ness at rspTtee and down e"st humor is
his good nstured retort on Grant sbout
the yellow dog.
II WAS 10 the spring Of 1864 just about
one year before the falloi Richmond, when
General Grant and q group OF his officers
we're seated one evening by the cheerful
blaze Of huge campfire.
All st once Grant, who had oeen absorb
ed some minute, la meditation, turned
quickly to his qusrtermsster general sud
pointing TO syellow dog which bad &C.
com panied the later through many cam'
paign snd ros lay at bis masters feet
spoozing, jocosely asked, ] say. Ingalls,.
do yon int, nj taking the dog slong With
you into Klchmond1 Yes. vas the quick
response, for be belongs TO o mighty long
.ised breed.
A roar OF laughter followed this ssllJ, /,
.nd tie face o. the grim commsndsr re
sxed t1s broad smile.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-03-09

In the ancient t1wn of Fairfield. Con'
necticut. there used to be apond said
now TO be filed up which bore the name
OF Pastors pond. About this somewhst
peculiar nsme there eth linger's q story
that takes us back to the ear ~ years Of
the present century.
II was the practice OF many good divin,
es Of that day to divide the long Sunday
sermon into two parts, ono OF which was
delivered in the forenoon. while the Other
In tho phrase Of the time, was deferred
till sfter intermission.
The story 10 hand relates TO sn pppre'
meditsted intermissiop.
Psrson Larriby bad bad habit OF putt
ting off till 10 morrow what ought to have
been done 10 day.
Having something 10 do with bottle Of
squs FORTH, . violent and de,tructive acid
which be should lave used on Saturday,
but which occasion be bsd put of till
Sunday, be forgot how time pissed, and
was surprised to bear the church bell ring
for NOR ming service.
Hastily putting the elsss b title into the
pock,t OF his buckskin breeches, the par
son started for church iu hurry. In the
course OF bis sermon. ss be warmed with
his subject aud gest'culstsd with great
force, bis body came 10 eontsot with the
bard osken pulpit AID smash vert the
bottle.
With bands uplIfted, ss be wss about
to close 6ne sentence. lie rushed down
the pulpit stairs. through the centre alsIe
aud out Of the church, Ill tue copsrees-
too iolosing him, Had the g cd man
gone crazy.
Ga hs rushed. ubiil be came tos large
pond short dst.poe from the church.
In,o this he h,w up 10 tie middle. while
the congregation stood 10 smszemspi.
wondrrins u their pastor wn stout 10
commit suicide.
He so1r erplsiped bow msitsrs stood 10
ssbon tims, after getting some dry cloth
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-03-09

A Wa hington lawyer Of consi ierable
prominence rel tes an amusing story in
cidel tai TO the first criminal case 10 which
be was retsined by the defense. He was
then rrscti Ipg In 9 small io~u not far
from Na,hine,on and the case was that OF
locrl char cier who bad purloiped fat
porker, the property Of his neiehbor.
At first matters 10, ID bad fox the &c.
cn-ed duripg tue trial, bni Mr.. l. the lswi
yer. ~ss most 81, queot IN bis defense.
His speech shonniei 10 Rhetorical flowers
aud fgsrcs. At times be vas even p,the
tic TO .uch 3 degree tsst tears dinmed the
eyes Of the jury, while the p is ,per wep.
most copiou.ly. The fnsl ontburst OF
bic eioquence brou, hs everything around
TO the cipar of triumph. the Jury deliver,
ed the verdict 81 DOT gaiity with 1ui lesv !.
ing their seats. sltboueh the evidence OF
The prosecution & n led 10 .bov moe.
conc.uave 90 l..
The released m.o uas mat profuse 10
his words and gratitude. csllieg Mr.. /.
his preserver, the ebsmpiob Of his honor,
his liberty snd vi ts, llie b, 4 dear to
him.
Mr. !. acknowledged With bsconine
nodesiy hs q cd Of ihspks, but st Last
seeing no end 10 sight Of these e1tr.ss
genes began 10 hint tha . financial
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-03-09
90, he re,uroea 70 The church aud bis ssrs
A Bey. ..,.y on oeIs@s-s.

The present Columbian times have re-
called 10 public memory the biography OF
Christopher Colunhns ~ II vas written
BY school boy N the Midlsn Ia, Eos
tsenty years ago Ths master told the
boy TO write short essay on the navisa,
tors, and the following Ia the oply one
that has withstood the rsvages Of the
tooth Of time.
We give /, cnmplete. Columbus v 1 .
man who could make an eeg stand on end
without breskins 1t. The King OF Spain
said to Columbus, Can you discover Aner
Ics, II you will eive me sship. lie
bad q ship and sailed over the sea IN the
direction whore be thous hi Aunt rics ought
to be found.
The sailors qusrreled aud they believ
ed there vss no such place; bu, after ma
ny days The pilot called to him aud said.
Colum bus. see land. Then that is Amer
Ice, said Columbus. When the ship got
near. the land was iull OF black meo, Col
umbus said. is his America Yes. it is.
said they.
l suppose you're the niggersi Yes, they
sid. We are. and the chief said, suppose
J Gu are Columbus9 You ar, right, said
be.
Then the cbiei TUNED 10 bis men aud
said. There is no help for i; We are dis
covered al last.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-03-09


csnntt imsgine why ! sm 20 tired vi
the time. IL seems TO me that do very
little, said = woman dragging htr self to
ch air and sitting down YEARLY.
How many times day do you go up
end down stairs? inquired q friend. The
honse was in the CITY, high and narrow.
with four long stsirwsys, three OF which
nterveDed b,tweenths kitchen and MOTH
er's own room.
Why, not very often. l don't know.
have good many errsnds sbout the house
here and there, and my impulse usually
is to wait on myself. lsuppose spend a
good deal Of strength on the stair, now
that think OF 1t.
And pard u the suggestion, but you are
always locking out for others so much
and SO generously that Others ought TO
look out for you.
Have you ever thought how often you
are interrupted in the progress Of 9 day2
The ordering OF the honss is the first
thing, but some trihs is fore often, pepper
or salt. favor or seasoning; and you are
consulted about that. Then your big boy
comes to you With bis necktie or his cuffs
and your four year old has pinched bis
finger and needs conf1rting; your daush
tsrs have no end OF effairs In which J ou
must be the councillor. and your husband
leaves the weight Of his perpleaitios and
the iiritsblity that grows out Of his over
work on your ever ready strength.
Dear, it IS not wonderful that you are
tired The wonder is tbat you rest so
soon, after q nap. or litlls time by your
self, coming out to your family made over
againi
But what can 90? All thst you men
ton forms part of every day duty OF
woman like myself whose main work in
the world is TO keep her home happy and
90 m mfoitable.
Once in while you might call halt
You should pack bag and run away for =
three day visit, leaving the housekeeping
to the young shoulders, wbich will find it
only slight burden.
1t is sn imperative duty occssionslly TO
take care OF ones capital, il one be wife
and m mother. Ia the intere OF the rest
for the sake Of tbe days that are coming,
3 mstron must be provident Of her own
health, not suffering herself TO drift into
nervous Ir strs'ion or wesrisome invalid,
ism.
There sre graves not few, over which
the inscription might be written. Here
lies Mary -, ths beloved wife OF Tbeo
dore-; ired to death. And In most
cases the blame 10 not Theodore's bat Mai
rvs own.
She should have called halt in time.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-03-09
Ts king Too Much.

Many person lks much, and
fnds when io) late that silence would
have been golden. The Mongols have =
story on this wise:
Two geese, when abont 10 start sou b
ward o, tneir autumn migration, we're
entrested by frog to t,ke him with
them. % the geese expressing their
willingness TO do 10 If a means OF convey,
spce couli be devised. the frog produced
Q stalk OF strong grass. 60 the two geese
to take 1t, oIe by each eDd. while be clung
to it by his mouth in the middle.
10 this malD,r III, three we're making
the journey succ essiully, when tney were
noticed from below by some men who loud
ly expressed their admir- tim OF the devi,
ce and wondered no bsd been clever
enough TO discover IT Tue frog opened
bis mo nth TO say. 1t was lost his hold,
fell 10 tie earth and Was dsshsd 10 pio.
ces.
Do loi let pride induce you to speak
when safety requires you 10 be silent
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-03-09
new York society In wartime.

Ont CT the great excitement OF the war
grew fantastic gsyety, wi d sort OF
Carmsgnole frenzy. Society did strange
things Women would dance the german
at a fashionable New York party with
their hair hanging in long sireamers down
their backs, while the young men would
seize those beautiful tresses for reins and
drive the fair women with imitation whips.
Every body was half mad And after the
war vas over these women, TO whom pbii
lantbropy had become a bntiness, found
IL hard 10 return TO The common everyday
work OF life. So Mrs. s. M. X. Barlow.
one OF the bestsnd noblest OF human br
ings. sug ested that we should help the
south. We went TO work again At the drai
mstio committee aud invoked Mr.. Wal
lace MIR. Jerome Isn't us the thester, aud
we rsslly did some very good work, PROF
ducing plays which we're not stumbled
through, but had some resomb mblsDce Of
the real thing
The money We made we sent to the cler'
gymen oil ihs toutb, who wrote OF indi
vidual cases OF distress, 1t WAS our
pleasure to save tbs lives OF sick children
who needed more delicste. food than
their po,r mo hers coul Otherwise have
procured.
We used 10 receive most toncbiDg let
ters. Thus was the first effort At recon.
struotjon attempted and carried through
successfully.
We tried TO follos Grant st Appomsttox
snd TO be worthy Of the last words oi Lini
coin.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-03-09

q j. Weeks. spry youtg mao Of
.cytity iwo sun uers. of Yophoek, bnDe
Il 500 chslIr1ge. sny psr,on ~ the word
regardless Of sse,'o q msieh a. sksie srGI
irg.
tie hss bsi a cbsllrnse ior loog di'taDos
.psed .ksiiag. open b any lad Of seventy,
Tor 81 900 eide standing for tvo years,
wiih 90 istsr. he proposes that TIE
usteh sLsli consist u sriting sords sod
SEPT ncss comprslog moi less than bun
drsd st,srs, TO be given out BY the indgi
70 ri tbs lime Of the contest, and 70 be
juised BY tLrs srpsrs 10 penmsbsbip.
Eos lish writer's. Mr. Weeks says, ssssr.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-03-09
A Locomotive Jump. over IRE. Trunh

The .ltet which fell on Wednesday night
10 ded the trees along the line ef the Geor
sis Southern and Florids 30 heavily thst
some Of them fell. and one dropped
across the track. About 8 O'Clock 10 the
morning = passenger train came along
The storm was so severe that the engineer
could net see shead, and bis engine went
over the tree with bound.
The baggage car wss broken into srlin
t'rs, and the cosches behind were scatter,
ed through the woods 10 various direc
tiops.
The engine ran on for 100 feet after
jumping the tree and then struck out in
the ior,st. finally landing sgsinst giant
pine.
One coach went of on the other side ci
the track aud plo wed through the mud
TOR a few rods. The sleeper was tie only
car which did not leave the rails Among
the pass singers in the Pnllm an was Dan
Roundtree.
He says that he woke up. but thought
the jolt was nothing mere than the usual
bump which the Central gives in coup
ling at Macon.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-03-09

A bellboy at the St Nicholas, who will
one day make bis mark ne snstnrsi wit
il bis precionsness Is not dimmed by
collpgists educatiop, made funny report
TO Clerk Henry Clark one morning last
week.
A guest OF the iouse on the orDiDg In
question came down 10 the Office, and 70.
marking 10 tbs Clerk ib, the weather
must be very cold asked what tbs thsr
IN nometsr Indicated. Calling up the bell.
boy, the CLERK requested bin to 50 ont
and see what the thermometer indicated
ifh, eoald rssd the same Going out. be
quickly returoed. and When sksd bo~
cold IL We quickly replied that Il was
one inch los ir- zing The CierL fell
over chsi,, and the patron Of the house
had . IT.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-03-09

Line wsier has a b, neii sisl n ct 90 the
gros III Of children.
C0sars with sosp and IL will then
be ssss 10 drive ioto b.rp wood.
Mit mustsrl fer al !, use at water
int hs- been bo d sad co ed. instead
n Einrgar.
fssiam milt pst hrri sood 6oors.
stai1sd ones ssd oiiciotbs look SHINY. A
,lsn cloth sio j b. used TO wipe up
b. Il or ~ilb.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-03-09
THE SPLENDID OIL HEATER.

IL aesga snd otsfsHoa gaAfsttss4 he eesi "a
he xofll 10 os9s. ~ A.hss, No Ialti, a.
gfosnset 70 aHf re- ui Nsfrfuifd Ga tsAi aan
faftabsy foom tssHfy lees - iafe ash ~ "a
YsaAitzrs q ons oe1i 81 81 bear u vi
btsii wafsr AZ hate hlseHli b. ftietuHit utss Tbs
.sfBr cover Gao be removed snd Atst lA q SNiei
or 81 oven llaee3 On tts stQte sifheai disiHft
ng Its hsstng aHaHbst ~ iht sfa*t NAA A5e
sB YouSo's.
naucks sltt ct3s s. tn la1i, Asa
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-03-09

Why 60 oa siga yoaf name John Is.
b. B.o3so n lss HsskiDs. Because
IL il my psme, ssid Is o1'oI. Iwss christ
tsusd by q minister who suffered.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-03-09

The ls.sss Eastsr Lss 10 Frenrh round
chip irinm ID With lettuce green velvet
md ribho1 10 mstsh,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-02-23
WHO GETS THE INTEREST?

Mr.. EDITOR wish to call the
attention, through your paper, of
the legislators now sitting in the
capital, to practice among the le-
gal fraternity in the city of Raleigh,
and maybe elsewhere in the State,
of robbing the farmers. A neighbor
of mine went to one of these sharks
and wanted to borrow 800. Oh yes,
if he was solid he could have the
money. So after examining the
records in the court house or record
office and finding he was substan-
tial man, he could have the cash by
giving mortgage on his land. He
gave the deed and got the cash, less
So interest, and cost of drawing
deed, $40, also cost of recording
the same. Just before the mon
ey became due he received
a note to the effect that he
hoped he would call and pay as he
needed the money. The man of
course sold his cotton and paid the
money. AS soon as the cash was
safe in his grip he turned to the poor
mdu anu says oil TlBHI, MI. ., II you
need any more we have a plenty to
loan. We will be glad to serve you
on the same terms, per cent, $40
for deed and record fees, making
about % per cent, and thus the poor
farmer is bled every time by the
tools of plutocracy. This man is
but an agent and no doubt he re-
ceives per cent. from the capital
ist who furnishes the money. If his
so-called friends of the people, now
sitting in the capital, would pass a
law limiting the fees of the legal fra.
ternlty to q per cent. for such work
l think they would do more good
than all this dog and 'possum fuss
they have yet made. But of course
they are like the shark mentioned
above, they are the tools of the plu
tocrats. By their acts shall ye know
them. The 6 per cent. bill, for liz
stance, but the people are watching
them. Yours fraternally,
l. Pro Bono PUBLICO.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-02-23
Dogs and Sheen,

In twenty years have not had 10
sheep killed by dogs, though dogs,
mostly hounds,run through my wood
land reserve, hunting foxes, coons
and hares habitually. They save
my lambs from the foxes.
Before | used bells, about one to
three or five sheep, had q whole
flock. nearly killed, and my neigh
bors have raids by dogs repeatedly,
resulting in great loss, in spite of
guns and poison. Ny bells are OF
copper, between the size of small
sheep bells and the old style COW
bells of range times. They are put
on with strong leather collars, and
these are creased several times year
The natural law of self defence
sends the sheep together at the first
alarm, where they stand in defense.
The sheep killing dogs go in gangs
and long distances They are old
sinners generally, and have often
been shot at. When they hear the
great and concerted clatter of the
bells they take to their heels, no
doubt taking the sounds for fire
arms.
Those that have been killed were
single sheep, and eaten by single
dogs of the neighborhood, who learn
ed the difference between gun and
belI.-Cassius M. Clay, White Hall,
Ky.,in the Indiana Farmer.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-02-23
FOR WON EN-.
A w.II-Drr..~a Woman.

1t is not 50 hard to dress we'll a.
many women think. The most i'm
portant thing to learn is TO dress APP
propriatelv; and women Often appear
addressed when they are only dressed
inappropriately. To follow the fash
ions does not necessarily mean that If
thing is fashionable one must have
it, but simply that fashions are TO
be used as a guide in shaping the
clothes best suited to ones needs and
ones circumstances in life. The
well-dressed woman is the woman
who buys the best material she can
afford, and would rather have one
good, serviceable dress than two
"shoddv" ones, however pretty the
latter may be when first made. Ii
she is a busy woman, she will not
wear the furbelows which require
constant attention to keep them in
order, and are in anything but good
taste when not in order. If she IS a
woman of moderate means, she will
not choose the frail gowns which are
in.eIded only to be used as carriage
gowns. There are many things,
pretty III themselves, which are in
the worst taste If used in an inapro-
pirate way; and the woman who is
we'll dressed never errs regarding this
point in her toilet.-Demorest.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-02-23
Picking Flaws in Women.

Let us, my friends, you of my own
sex who may read these words, try
and pick all the flaws we choose IN
women, and what good does it do:
Writes Edward W. Box in cat
Home with the Editor in the Feb
ruary Ladies Home Journal. We
always come back to her, aud glad
We are of the privilege, too! Ner-
vous? But yet how calm and steady
when the right time comes. Illogi.
cal? But yet how certain the intu.
ition, how unerring the instinct!
Without judgment? But yet how
safe her counsel, how sure her gui-
dance! Never a leader? But what
a helper! Timid? But yet what a
sweetheart! Unsystematic? But vel
with what neat precision is marked
the training Of her children! Dressy!
But yet how she can wear her gowns
Never ready? Rarely for the threatre
but yet how ever ready with he swee,
womanfy sympathy in time of trou,
BILE! Fond Of pretty things? But
yet how they become her person, bel
room, her house! but the cheapest
article for the money ever created
Ard long may we love her to bright
en- our homes, make wise our chill.
dren, make men better than they are,
and life the better worth the living!
And we'll love her, teo, for the enc
mics she has made.