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TIE GAMBLERS QUARREL.

"Comc, gcntlcmcn,' cried Inc banker,
The players sat motionlcss, looking at
each other, bat made no reply.
Il make the rest, sir said Alfred, uncon-
ccrncdIy, willing to try whether the sad fore
bodinas with which his mind had been haunt
ed during the day, had the slightest founda-
ton. And then, without further thought OF
the subject, he leaned against the door Of the
saloon, searching among the crowd of faded
forms, respondent with icwclry, feature.
heightened with rogue, and eyes sparkling
With artificial l~ustrc, for the charming little
head and the sweet look of his lovely Mari,
eta. The harsh voice Of the banker REGAL.
led the young sailor from his %rcvcric.
you have won, sin said he in a SHARP
grating tone. And the banker pushed to.
ward him a heap Of gold.
~ said Alfred, approaching the table
nay, but that cannot be possible
Gle refuses cries one of the players
!oduing ON the table, and grasping with hi
eyes the differing pile of louis d'ors.
'Pshaw are such things ever refused
snccringly cried another.
The young sailor cast a rapid glance "A
the players, whose eyes were all fixed upol
him, and addressing the banker, said, This
sir, | take it is "A Joke. 1t is quite impossi
bic that all this can belong to me-
'But it is all yours replied the banker, il
the same cold tonc-adding with a bite
smile, You held the bank, andtIlc cards pay
'Ticn, gentlemen exclaimed Alfred, 9Th
deal Is void
A prolonged murmur of establishment ra
through the asscmblagc.
Il was not aware that ] was playing for
high a stake continued the young seaman
'and had ! lost, mostassurcdly incvcr woul
have paid
The banker was a man as yet in IL
prime of life, but grown old before h" tim,
by care and ircque t watchings, and indu
e gcncc in the bascr passions; with livid, no
low checks, and IA restless ami cunning, til
sunkon eye, imparting to his looks, a cha
actcr at once false, %iorbidding and sinister
'Ah!' said he, leaning back in his clair, Il
pallid lips curling with a faint laugh of scoI
and d~erision, indeed, young gentleman !
but you would most certainly have paid
though, and that too in good hard louis d'oi
such as these, or in powder from the roy
arscnaP
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GODFREY.

1t must be gratifying to every lover of
merit in his species, to find that public atten-
ton, after a long slumber, begins TO awaken
itself to the neglect in which the remains OF
the good and great have been suffered so
long to remain. Mr.. Watson the excellent
~annalist of Philadelphia, has done himself
great credit by taking care Of the remains OF
Godfrey, the undoubtcd inventor of the quad
rant and the monagers of Laurel TILL, with
becoming libcrality, have given a plot for the
purpose in their beautiful cemetery. DIR.
Emerson, with happy tact, brought the sub
icct before the Mercantile Library in his able
lecture last winter, and, We may mention,
one of the good effects Of those lectures is to
be the erection of Il suitable monument by
individual subscriptions of one dollar.
On inquiry, we learn the following facts
through the Kindness of Mr. Watson =
Godfrey was buried on the family farm noa'
| Gctmantoun, now owned by Joseph Paul
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'. EENs, VI. 7.
w. %SuADDoCK, VI. II.
DIsEAsEa OF THE LUNGs...Drcidear

- The most popular remedy e,cr known IN America.
ltSetd6Ie pulmonary BaiSam is the most valuable
remedy now ~ Use tr coughs, colds, asthma or %phrh,-ic,
w%hoopins cough and rulmonar, al crion.
oTe,er> Kind. lis sale is sreadrl, increasing. and the
pr"prle'0rS ae constantly ,eccivIng he mot favorable
account Of lis effects. The following new certificates
are offered for public examination.
Az INTERrsTISG CAsE-Exract ola letter from
Nr & ; Clay, kingston, User CO., N. Y. to the
pruprletors. "lonrs Of he 9 h inst. was du'y reed.
\ remarkable cu'e was effected by Ile |csIt,rle ru'.
monary B,l.am IN The wln'cr and spring Of 1885. The
lerson, Mr.. MOODY, had been sick a tong time with
he consumption. HIS physician. had gwen him up
lie was reduced so low ds 10 lie unable TO llelp himself.
aud was raising a large quantity Of blood when he
commenced using the Bal>am, which has effected u
complete cure, and he Is now as hale and hearty As
e,e' he was. Mr.. Mood, has removed from Ibis town,
but he his promised me a more detailed account of his
case, which viii Gm ward sou. G. 5. CLAY.
kInsslon, y. y. June %. 1888.
Exrart ola letter from Dr.. Jacob MYERS. The
Vegetable Pulmonary Balsam has been sod in his
county for two years, aud the medicine has gained an
uncommon celebrity, for it scarcely in one instance
failed of haN 'ng The desired effect. ! am by M means
IN i'vor Of the many nn'irums, most OF which are i'm
positions upon n ~creiulous public, but that which !
know by use Ia be riecual, | Cannot help bu, Civ" nv
AT prob ton thereto. a counterfeit preparation has
been offered here by n ira, c liUng Agent. Of CumsroCk,
n. Y. and there is another article yended here that is
stronsly suspected to lie spurious,
JACOB MYERs. ". d.
JH1lili VDf ! thl. way D., 1901 lbNh
DR., Samuel NlorrelL, 10 the Prop ieros of The Npge
table Pulmonary la sam. am sausied that The We
gct'h'e Pulmonary Hais'm Is 4 valuable me iecine
& has been used IN IN : place with complete success II
IN obstinate complaint Of the lnngs, attended wuh -
sr,ere cough, loss Of voice, anl the raising Of much
blood, "hlCI had prev 'uuslr resisted many approve
Prescriptions. Alter uSlng the Bal-am one week, the
pd,len's voice returned aud he was able to speak audi
bly,. This case occurred some time since, aud tie,
man is now engaged not only in active but laborIou
business. Respectfully, &c. ), MORRILL,.
Il is now more than six years since WAS brough
very low by an affection OF The lungs, and my complain
was declared 10 be Incurahlc by a councdl Of three rIN
sicians. was then restored to "a goo health a | Ia,
en,osed for many years, b, using The Vegetable Pot
mondry Balsam. Since my recovery ! have recon
mended the B''sam IN n great many cases OF 'un
complains, and so far as can learn, its use has in
r ,arIahIy been followed by much benefit, and in man
instances II has effected cures which were wholly uneX
peCled. SAMUEL EvERKTr,
Bosom, March 2, 1887.
9, For sale, wholesale and retail, by J. & J. II
PECK & Co., Bur %lingron, VI.
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CoNNrnIAL BnAvERy.-As a newly mar
ricd couple from tie land of pumpkins and
baked beans were one night lying in bed
talking over " matters and things" a heavy
thunder storm arose. The loud peals Of
thunder and the vivid flashes of lightning
filed them with terror and fearful apprchen.
SONS. Suddenly a tremendous crash caused
the loving pair to start as though they hat
received anclcctric shock. Jonathan, throw.
ING his arms around his dear, exclaimed
"llug up to me 'Liz-let's die like men,"
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WooL.-Fcw arc aware of the importance
of this article as an item of our productions,
or the amount which it already reaches in
the sum of total value. Two years since,
the number of sheep was estimated at 49,
100000; it is not less than l5,O0O,O0O.
Allowing the estimate of three pounds PER
head, the clip of 1889 would be 100000
pounds of wool. We have been careful OBJ
servers Of the price of wool, and find it has
ranged from 40 to 60 cents per pound, some
few lots going above as some have fallen be-
low the prices named. TO be sure of beng
within the amount, we will take the average
at 40 cents, and at that rate, the last clip OF
wool would be worth more than twenty mil
lions of dollars. Yet this is but one item IN
thc productive industry of the north.
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ON THE DEATH OF MY LITTLE NIECE.

Why should we weep for thee,
Since thou hast gone unsullicd back to heaven,
No stain upon thy spirits purity,
No sin to be forgiven.
Love watched thee from thy birth,
Fond hearts around thee tircless vigiIs kept
And Ter thy tender soul the storms of,arh
Had never rudcly swept.
Thou vast spared a fearful lore
4 knowledge all attain who lingcr here:
Tho chan yed, the cold, the dead, were words that bore
No import TO thine ear.
Mcthought | saw in thee
Thus carly as ] marked by many = token,
A soul that IN hight not war with Destiny,
\ heart that could be broken.
Eu' s,..iass, fearless, conc,
tnuimmcl, unstaincd, who would not thUsnayc died.
For thee then let these vain rcurcts be done,
These selfish tears be dried.
Go to thy little bed!
The ycrdant turf is s%prnging fresh and fair,
The flowers thou loved'st shall blossom scr thy head
The spring birds warblc there.
And while to shapclcss dust
Thy cherub form is gently Wondering back,
Our thoughts shall upward soar in humble trust,
On thy freed spirits track.
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+ / O w T. II S.

Flowers, of all created things the
most innoccntly simple, and most superb
y complcx-playtllings for childhood, orna-
mcnts of the grave, and companions of the
cold corpse! Flowers, beloved by the wan
dcring IDIOT, and studied by the deep think
ing man of science! Flowers that unceas-
ingly expand to Heaven their grateful, and
to man their cheerful l~ooks--partncrs of hui
man JOY /; s%ootllcrs of human sorrow fit en- :
blcms of the victor's triumphs, of the young
BRIDES bushes welcome to the crowded
halls, and graceful upon solitary graves =
Flowers arc in the volume of nature what the
expression God is love- is in the volume OF
revelation. What a dcsolatc place would be
a world without a flower! 1t would be a
face without a smilc-a feast without a well
come. Are not flowers the stars of the earth
and are not our stars the flowers of Heaven
One cannot look closely at the structure o
a flower without loving it. They arc tho
cmblcms and manifestations of Gods love tC
the creation, and they arc the means ant
ministrations of mans love to his fellow crca.
lures for they first awaken in his mind {;
sense of the L%eautilul and good. The very
inutIli,y of flowers is their excellence ant
great beauty; for they lead us to thought:
of generosity and moral beauty, detached
from, and superior TO all sellishncss; so tina
they arc pretty lessons in nature book ofin.
struction, teaching MAJ that he livctll not b.,
bread alone, but he hath another than ANNA
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''''''' . . ''"'S ny III
Take from my hand the dreaded boon pray
Take It, the still pale sorrow of the face
Hath left upon thy soul It's living trace,
Never to pass away
Since from these lips one word ofidlc breath
Blanched that calm facc,-Oh! mother, this is death
What is it that ] SEQ
From all the pure and settled features ~glcaminol
Reproach! reproach! my dreams are strange and wild ;
Mother .hadst thou no pity on thy child
Lo! a celestial smile seems softly bcnnring
On the huslied lips; my mother, cansl thou brook
Longer upon thy vlctnH's face to look !
Alas! at ycstcr morn
My heart was light, and to the viol's sound
I g,ily danced, while crowned with summer flowers,
and swiftly by me sped the flying hours;
And all was joy around
Not DEATH. Oh, mother could ! say thee nay?
Take from thy daughters hand thy boon away.
Take it! my heart is sad
And the pure forehead has an icy chilli
dare not touch it, for a%yenging heaven
Hath shudd2ring visions To my fancy gwen,
And the pale face appals me, and cold still
With the closed lips. oh tell me, could | know
That the pale features Of the dead were so
may not turn away
From the charmed brow; and ! have heard his nam
Even MS n prophet by his people spoken,
And that high brow in death bears seal and token
i, Ofone whose words were flame
Oh! Holy Teacher couldst thou rise and live,
Would not these hushcd lips whisper, Il %iorglyc!'
Away with lutte and harp,
With the clad heart forever, and the dance:
Never again shall tabrct sound for me!
Oh! fearful Mother | have brought to thee
The silent dead with his robukinG glance,
And the crushed ofone to whom is given,
Wild dreams of Judgment, and offended heaven,
B~rooh|yn, May q, lei0.
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Observation-Disclosures should never
be sown before the latter part of June in our
latitude; and if our correspondents land is
nearly destitute Of vegetation, he will gain
by sowing something early to be plougllcd in
to enrich the soil. Rye will do best on his
light soil, for neither clover or turnips would
grow fast enough for his purpose.
We hope he will SOW rye also in June
with his b~uckwhcat, that he may have anotl-
cr green crop in June ofnext year to turn in
When VIC can have an annual harvest OF
buckwhcat, at the small expense o~iploughine
once. and throwing on one bushcl of rye to
the acre, and continue to enrich our land at
the same time, ii is much better than to lie,
our lands lie, as thousand of acres now do.
without bcarinr enough TO nav for f~cnCinu.
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rHEnMAN,s POOR MAN,s or

~ The lest strengthening plaster in the world. and a
sovereign remedy for pain or weakness in The Lack.
IONS, side, breast, neck, limbs, joints, rheumatism,
l%utnhago, &c. DC. One million a year will NO, sunnly
the demand. They require a little warming befDre an.
plicat1on. Warranted superior 10 all Others, and for
one quarter the usual price, making not only the Ies,.
bat The cheapest plaster in the world. Ii affords relief
IN a lew hours, aud makes astonishing cures. I'm liver
complaint aud dyspepsia, it should be worn over the
region 1.-THE liver or stomach, and it will aIo,d great
ana astonishing relief in coughs, colds, asthma, dill
cllllty OF BREATHING, oppression Of the chest or stomach,
they WIN Immediately sooth, and greatly lenclit the
patent persons ii Scdcntary habits, or those obliged
TO stand mich, will receive decided support from ono
Oh the'ctrUy, strengthening pla>tcrs. Physicians gem
crazy recommend l1cnl, IN preference 70 all o,hcrs,ic-
cause thlcy SUCK or adhcrr lcttcr and afford greater
rclci. In tlcIr operation they are Stlmulanl, tonic,
ana anodync. Ihcy are composed Of entirely different
ingredients from any other; and known from the cN-
rerlcncc OF millions, who have used them, as well ~
the united testimony, Of all the celebrated and drtn.
glshcd clergy and physicians, to e the most uscl d
aud highly mclicatcj plaster, ever invented or offered
10 the pubic. Several persons have called al the ware
house TO express their surprise and thanks at tho
One man who al teen 80 adnc'cd with rheumatism,
as TO lie unalle TO dress himself without assistance,
| was enabled after wearing one, only one night TO get
up alone in the moming, pat on his clothr. AMI call
at our office with Eye Leaning with Joy and hs tongue
pouring forth the %glalnc,s ofhis heart, al the sudden
and ,llnal relief he had received from thi> est OF all
rcincIIc,. Ask for DR.. Shcrman's Poor Mans PA ter.
II Is 50 called, brcau c the price places il IN the power
Of all to purchase, lcing only ~ cts. Sod at HE va
riciy store by PANGBORN & BRlNSNA1D,
TprDIIpre. Il trItno,,n Y,
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Rev. Mr.. Wooster who lately died at Fair
field, W., once prayed for a rash brother,
thus :-"Abovc all, o, Lord, grant him prH-
dencc, which thou knowest he has has not,
for he will take "A beetle to knock off a fly,
when a feather would do much better"
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The following lines were written hy Mis-,
IrcY iInsrER, after seeing among a collection
of beautiful paintings-copies from the old mas.
ters recently sent to New-York from Italy,
one representing the daughter OF lIerodias, bear.
ing the head of John the Baptist in a charger
and wearing uron her countenance an express
sion, not of triumph, as one might suppose, bu
rather Of soft and scrrowful remorsr, as sh,
looks upon the calm and beautiful features o
her victim.-N. \. 1merirap.
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pLt( SNITIi.--Th,

RLtt SNITlt.--lhc subscriber having re-
II Gently moved from Nllanv, and commenced the
h'a'n >"lth business, IN All ~ lorllls, M lhr new s""I'
on Madison street, near FoIlett X l~radlcy'S Store,
would respectfully invite the inhabitants OF burlington
and vicniy TO give him n call, as he is fully prepared
to do all kinds OF work in his line, on the shortest no.
ticc, best manner, and most favorable terms. lie has
for many years past given his particular attention Ia
the Horse shocing business, and Farrierv m all is
had, and the general information he has derived both
from theory aud practice, he feels fully confident IN re-
commenting himselfto the public. lie Will lie pre-,
pared at all times to give his personal attention 10 al
and Slcighs, shipwork, &c. All kinds OF edge tools
made in The hest manner aud most approved style. lie
trusts that BY giving business his undivided attention,
and The low price, NJ which he will re enabled TO fur
| nish work, to receive a share Of The public patronage
join SORAGEh.
Burlington, April 10, 1910,
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cuERMAN's WORM LOZmNGms are

- greatest discovery ever made, for di>pcllIn- the va
riouS kinds of worms that 80 frequently and DISTRESS
>ingIv annoy both children and adults. They are an
nfallillc remedy. and 30 pleasant TO the taste that
children will take them a. readily a. a common pep
pcrmint lozcnec. Many d-ea,c> arise from worms,
without lis eng suspected. Sometimes a very trouble
some cough, pans IN the joints or limbs, llCclinG al
he nose, ". are Occa~iuucl ~ worms, and can IL
easily cured ~ this c%celra'ci me liciue. The follow
my symptoms Indicate the presence Of worms, VIZ
headache, vertigo, topper, disturb Ell dreams, slice,
'rolcn OF lv tr-ht and screaming, COMMISSIONS, tr.
vCrShuc~,, thirst, pal.ld hrC, ad ja~'c IN the month
offensive breath, cough, difficult lrca,hing, itching
NJ The nose, pains in the stomach, ma sea, ~ IcamI,h-
ncs., vora"ity, lcannc>s, tcne,mU>, itching al the ann,
towards nigdl, aud at lcngth, de- cctiCn, and films an,
mncu,. Oncis Il dose fura child two years oll-'w,
for one four years Olj-hrcc for eight years, and five
for an adult, and should e repeated every morning, on
avery other morning until relieved. Read the follow
lnr letters:
New York, March 5, 1889. Dear Doctor, according
to Your request we have used your worm iozenge> in
several ca.cS OF worms, and found them uniformly
.ucces>trl. We have no difficulty IN ge'ting children
to take them, a. they are perfectly pleasant. We hal
use them in ur Practice ,vione,e' occasion oilers,
Chewing thcm TO lie the ct vcrmifIrc me lrine in
rcn>lvcIy, and tnl them fully to answer the PURPOSE,
you r~ecGmmenIt them for. We are yorrs very respect
fully, '. Week, NJ. u.
W. SIIADDoCK, Nj. II.
&. X. GREEN, VI. d..
New York, Eel. 1889. Pr. Sherman, Dear sir
one Of my daughter, agcd seventeen years, wa,
troubled for about eighteen months with a hacking
cough, broken and disturb Ell sleep, &c. She was fa~r
wasting away, although >hca ate quite hearty. Several
physicians attended her wirhou, any lench'. From
reading the directions accompanying your worm luZ-
engc>, describing the symptoms of worms, ihonrht
She might e thus troubled, and accordingly procure,
a loX which, TO my surprise, cured her IN one VICE.
They are a mo>' excellent medicine, and leleyc my
daughter owes her Iuc to them. luGr>, Sc.
JANE i!CMPnErYS, 8 Mercer s..
F. So! at the Variety store ny PANGBORN 4
BRlNSMAlp, Je reNers, Burlington, Vt.
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Esq, of Philadelphia. In the course of long
period, the residents ceased to reverence the
graves of the family, and a cart lane was
opened over the spot. 1t is to a dcsecrating
cart wheels frequent knocks that we owe the
DETACHMENT of the old soap stone which was
carried to Laurel IIill.-Mr. Watson, with
the patience of an antiquary, has dcciphercd
the readable parts, and supplied the dofaccd
portions thus the words in brackets were
spoiled by the wheel in passing. Godfrey,
the inventor, lay directly under the cart route.
INSCRIPTION ON THE SOAP STONE OVER THE REMAINS
OF GoDFREY's FATHER.
Here lyeth We Tbody of
joseph, son Of Thuma
And Frances TGodfrcy,l
Aged thirty land twoi
years and at Tout
months, who Ilycd vel
fourteenth day fof thcI
Second month I'm thcl
Year 1905.
As ~ grace
Comes election,
So hccnd of orr hope
Is the resurrection.
The poetry on the other side reads thus
Death ends mans worho
And lahour here.
The mans best
Whose lalor's Just and pure.
Tis vain for man
This life TO adore,
For our dear son
Is dead and gone lcfurc.
Vel hope orr Saviour
Him hath justified,
Tho Of his Icing present
We are now deprived.
The bones Of Thomas seemed quite as
much dccaycd as those ofhis father .~Joscph'>
though Inferred forty-ive years afterwards
the teeth in his lower jaw were, however, al
sound. The remains of the mother of God.
frey, as well as the father and son, and those
of a child, supposed to have been a brothel
or sister OF the inventor, were also removed
to Laurel Hill, and rest under the fat marble
stone erected at the expense of the managers
but entirely inadequate to the merits Of TIL
most useful man, whose appropriate inscrip.
ton cmphatically is:-"V iom NaritG com.
phanari." He smoothcd the way of the
marincr.-U. $. Go.cHc.
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NEW GOOD.

~ GORGE A. CONNER, HIS jut returned from
" New York with a fresh supply Of Gro'rrie>.--
Among which may re toynd old aci Young Tyson,
Hyson>hln and Buhea TEAS; Loaf, lump and trown
Sugars. Wine, Brandy, Rum, GIN, MoIas,e,, Flour
by the barrel, helf barrel or ly the pound, tG"'h,
Mackorel and Herring, Coffee, PErPrR, SGgf "tes,
and ,"i'i pager I Tocsc'c o'I Bar and Js hay Of i 6tIr a@n
Oil, Sc. &c. ALso--a good a>sorr ickinc az ""'T',
such a. Caliooc>, cotton cloth,,tIuon. many
other articles too numcrousr
| Bar egton, May 90 Is
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Mn. STACY Please insert the following bcau-
tiful lines, from the pen of Miss AIMEE. Lynch,
n native of Vermont, who received her educa-
ton at the Albany Female Seminary. Her wri-
tings, like those of Mrs. SIcoURSEY, partake of
a deep moral and plilanthropic spirit. II.
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R URAL ECO N 0 N Y.

II am a true laboror | earn that I cat get that I
wear owe no man hate; envy no mans happiness f;
glad of other mems good content with my harm +;
and the greatest OF. my pride is to see my ewes craze
and my lambs such ."-S hokspedre'S 'AS you like IT,