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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-06-03

he was almost ghastly, no pale aud haggard
had his countenance become. He had been
taken about three hours before, and in that
brief period had been most wofully prostrated
and weakened. II did seem that Norah was
right and was very much inclined TO think
that my man had the cholera
| hurried for the doctor, and soou had him
nt the poor fellows bedside The physicians
face wore a puzzled expression, and he ques-
toned Corny closely, as to whether he had
eaten anything that disagreed with him
! Corny was sure he had not, and was utterly
at loss to account for his sudden attack.
"What do you think of it, doctorf
asked
q" don't understand the case at all, Mr.
Jones' replied the man Of drugs. There
doesn't seem to be any decided symptoms Of
cholera, and yet we can both see that the at
tack is very severe. Il seems more like he
has been taking an overdose Of some power
ful purgative"
A light flashed acrossmy mind, and instant
ly turned to Norah, who was standing by
the bed in the deepest distress.
Have you been doing anything to your
husband2" | asked sternly :--Speak the
truth, for his life may depend upon it.s
&" only gave him the powthers, SIR she
replied, hesitatingly.
T" What powdersf" asked the doctor.
&" She has a foolish notion" | said that
her husbands affections have wandered from
her, and she has given him some love powders
to reclaim him."
Let me see the powders said the doctor,
hastily. They may contain poison
Norah handed him small white paper,
which she took from her pocket. As he OPEN
ed it his face cleared up, and he tasted the
contents.
"IIow many of these powders did you give
your husband ?" he asked, unable to repress
smile.
"Shure, SIR" said Norab" the direction
was to give him one a day, for a week, but |
thought I'd give him FIVE, and finish the mat
ter at once The paper said they would not
hurt him"
The doctor sank into chair, and laughed
until the tears ran down his cheeks. His
merrimcnt was contagious; neither Norah
nor myself could resist it, and even poor Corny
smiled fecbly. When the docter could speak
calmly, he said to me
These love powders are nothing but Ep-
som salts, and each powder contains an over
dose, for man like Corny. BY George he
cried, with a fresh burst of laughter " this is
a new way Of winning mans love"
Docther," said Corny, :" do ye think I'll
get well2"
Certainly, my man. replied the docter.
" Your wife is simply trying to pUrge you of
your evil ways, and, faith, think she'll sue
ceed Take my advice, Corny, love your
wife, and you'll never have another attack
like this"
Corny got well and he was better hus-
band afterwards Whether he was afraid Of
another dose of the love powders, | do not
know, but at all events, his wife never com
planned of him again.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-06-03
Origin of Plants.

Madder came from the East
CeIerv originated in Germany
Tho chestnut came from, Ttaly
The onion originated in Egv1t
Tohacco is n native of VIRGINIA
The nettle is A native Of America
Tho c;tro, i nat;ve of Groooo
The nonny orioinoted in the East
Oats ORIGINATED in North Africa.
R~o cor1o or;,,;n.lI,, f.on, S;hor;,
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500

How TO 60 TO SLEEP,-This is to many per-
sons matter of high importance. Nervous
persons, who are troubled with wakefulness
and excitability, usually have a strong ten len
ey of blood on the brain, with cold extrcmities.
The pressure of blood ON the brain keeps it in
a stimulated or wakeful state and the pulsa-
tions in the head are often painful. Let them
rise and chale the body and extremities with
brush or towel, or rub with the hands to pro-
mote circulation, and withdraw the excessive
amount of blood from the brain, and they will
fall to sleep in a few moments A cold bath,
or a sponge BATH and rubbing, or good run
or rapid walk in the open air, or a going
up and down stairs few times before retir
ing, will aid in equali1ing circulation and pro-
mote sleep. These rules are simple and easy
of application in the castle or cabin, and may
minister. to the comfort of thousands who
would freely expend money for an anodyne to
promote " Natures sweet restorer, balmy
sleep"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-06-03

RESTORE YOrR SIGHTI
and SURGICAL OPERATIt
Rem DERED JSELEsSt

.
TAs issss Messing 'gAi made yerpehaf BY Hss
Of ne Nsir Pnfeai fmPr0rsf itory Eye cups.
hany Of most eminent Physicians Ofulsts, Stu.
dents and Dvines have had their sight restored aud
pcnnaneuty cured or
l. Impaired Vision.
2 Preshyopia, or Par Sightedness.
2. AsthvnOpia, or Weak Eycs.
Z. Epiphora-Running or Watcry Eyes
8. kou Eyes.
q. Wsskncss or the Retiua or Optic Nerve
Z. Ophthalmia, or Inflammation Of the Eye and IL
appeudagcs.
3, Photophobia, or Intolerance Of Light.
y. OveF-Worked Eyes
70. hyodsoPia seeing noycing specs floating bodies
before the Eye.
II. Ainaurosis or Ohscurty Of Vision.
a. Cataracts, Partial Blindness, aud the Worst Dis
order uf the Eve
ANY ONE can use the IVORY EYE CUPS without the
cfcia results, aud spcctaclos. or II using
now, 10 lay them aside forever.
Ufof i,ttl certificates OF whore pro
siausly guaranteed, may be at Office.
We guarantee cure in every where the directions
arc fbllowod or will refund the money
for sale by Druggists and Ocusts.
To receive our TREATISE on THE EYE, a. pages,
BY return mail free, send your FULL address TO
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TRAVELLING AGENTS WANTED. Good Coalaission,
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All persons asking Terms TO Agents must enclose A5 cents
20 pay postage and cost Of printing materials containing
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~ For the worst cases OF MYOPlA, or NEAR
BlGHTEDNESS, NEW MNOPrlC ATTACH
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-06-03

IN
10 you nave 'ne goooness, salu jacques
70 comply WIN my request
"nat makes you 50 decided repl'ed ihe
o""Ner
FROM INC laot tnat you nave re-calleI
my' was 'ne answer pe'e'e you Woulu
NV na'e uone II u you n"u NOT "'Sneu TO
''.oP. NY "ppnca'ion'
Vu,'N powers oi opser'S,'on, lo'e OF Or
"'I ocono'ly' tvpneu "r' errgg'uN III
'.''y way WIZ "''Ne F." goou pvS'nVss
li''' 'o in'o my oouniiug-houso' VIII
u,sgenu v'.S 's soon as possible ana give you
'',e business 70 e''eha 'o'
n from 'hs houi young hlu'te was ID
y'un'i 'i'e-nouSe' iis INDUSTRY
'''' uuc,.'y ne'pou nun III every respect iiis
Pu",'u'nY Wo" "''" ',' oo"nueucc oi ms
c"P''}o" ','S @e"' "n' P'"g'oS' "'r,"seu
',1'" lay W '"y' ~ .u'! nS $40" 'Nc'oo 'n'
9'''',lo' anu "oln'r"''on o' his companions,
~ ~ 'e" ye''s he peoA'n' "ooN-N''l'r' ana
afterwards 'r' CASHIER
i"o Iench reNoiu'lo. proAe OUT ana 'ne
n'" oreor Oh ihiles Wh,on oalieu Ier'eg1uN
,''o 's''a'e' o'.iPg'''4 ni'' 20 'o'''l'''' ''
p p"s''I''S iSge'y !" sne n"'p'S VI So",' V"-'",
oO'Sr' ne 'ooS I,an''e III as MS partner ana
ss ,u' sphere oi 'ne '"''er W.S now '"rg'r' ne
n"u nno,c opportunity 10 VNnio' ms pusihesS
u'O' anu energy III inc ias' years Oh tho
guplge geo u new sPhe.' o' 'iie opener 10 MN
~ III oVo ne was appointed Difector OF tne
pans oi france h',er 'na' nc was made
: reSiuen' o' ,uo Oiainper ol commerce. ana
mus ne game ',''o intimate relauons WIN Tue
nnvT, ~, inn"vn'''l IeSpie oi 'ne country
lne uecilhe OF Napoieoh power orougnl
MN ih'o nonoraoie poIIicai posllons' ne
acquired tne confidence OF the entire city
ana indeed oi the entire country IN conse-
quehee oi MS wise ana judicial counsel Tor
,ne government oil tne cry ms aear parents
in bayohne were sun llVihg' ana ne supported
mem an the tlme IN the most handsome way
possible ana after hls mother became Wid-
o"' he took her to his house IN faris' Many
young men oi talent owed inelr prosperity 70
him. as ne had started then IN business. ne
supported great many OF Their studies at ms
own expense
When Louis ANl III was competed to nee
before the ADVANCE ol Napoleon at the be-
ginning oi the hundred Days he COM
mlitel ms entire private properly to Lantte
ana Napoleon 100 placed ms fortune IN
Lahttes hands: mus tne great banker had
Tor some tlme III us own keeping the property
.ol bolh rivals to the French throne
After Paris was captured IN the year ISL
6e advanced two millions OF francs to the
state winch was compelled to give that much
to the allied hosts. One hundred thousand
frances were appropriated to MN as Director
OF the Bank OF France but Laitte refused
to receive II during the laborious years oil the
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-06-03

SIZE OF TUE SrARs.-How large are the
stars and are they alike, or do they differ in
size? 1t fused to be conjectured that they are
of somewhat similar magnitude, presumably
about as great as our sun, and the differences
of apparent size are due to the differences of
distance but when astronomers came to dis
cover that some of the smaller stars are the
nearest to our system, this idea fell to the
ground. A German computer has now, how
ever, calculated the actual dimensions of one
particular star, aud finds that its mass is
rather more than three times that Of the sun.
The star in question is of less than the fourth
magnitude comparatively small one. What,
then, must be the size Of those Of the Sirius
and Aldebaran class2 The reason of its Sc
lection for this determination wac, that il is
one Of the components of what is called the
binary system--two stars revolving about each
other like sun aud planet--and the motions
of tho members of such system afford data
for the computation. The stars distance
from us is million and quarter times that
Of the earth from the sun, 50 that light takes
twenty years to travel hither from it.--Onee
a icesk.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-06-03
The Virtue of the Spanish Peasantry.

A beautiful trait of character aud lovely
custom of the Spanish peasantry appear in
their love for parents. They yield to them
obedience, respect, yeneration and love after
they are aged and the children are men and
women grown. Tho married children delight
to have their parents to direct and govern as
in childhood, even quarrel among themselves
to get and keep possession of their aged pa
rents. This trait of character is said to
mark slow country, where the past, the an
cient, is held in honor, while progress has no
such reverence for old age Would to God
that we had little more Spain in Young
America, il it is Spanish to honor ones father
and mother.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-06-03
TIE DTMD CHILD.

She ls nay only girl,
askcd for her as some precious thing
for all unfinished was loves iewclled ring
tn set with this sofl pearl
The shades that time brought forth could not sce ,
How pure, hov perfect seemed the gin to me-
o many soH old tune
I used to sing unto that dreaded ear,
Aud suffered not the slightest fooistep ncar,
Lcst she might wake too soon,
hushcd her hrothon laughter while she lay
All. needless carr might have let them play.
Twas long ere believed
That this one daughter might not speak to me
Waited and waichcd--uod knows how patiently r.
How willingly deceived
Vain Love was long Ga, uutirng nurse of Faith,
Aud tended Hope unit, 10 starved to death.
q ifsho could but hcar
For one short hour. tll her tongue sht teach
10 call mo mother. In the broken speech
rhat thrill. Tho mothers tar
Alas those sealed ips mover uay Do ftuel
TO The deep music orthat holy worl
My heart It .orcly tries
10 see her kneel with such a rcvercnt air
Beside hor brother. at their evening prayer
or liit her cam,st ewes
To watch our lips, rs though cur words she know.
Then move her own, a. if she were speaking, too.
I've watched her looking up
To the brs sht wonder Of a sunset ssy,
With depth Of nsaning a hel eye,
That could aimos, hope
The struggling soul would burst re- binding coris,
And the long pcntup thoughts aow forth In words,
The song of bird and bee,
The chorus of the hrccEcs streams and groves,
H.t.. /. 4 .H.N
Are wasted melody
To her the world Of sound tuneless void
While even silence hath H. charm destroyed
Her iace is very fair
Her blue eyes beautiful of inest mold
The son white brow, o'or which, In waves Of gold,
Rpples her shining hair.
Alas this lovely temple closed must be,
For lie who made II keeps the master-key.
Will lie The mind within
should from carth's Babel clamor he kept free
Fen that His stlll small voice and step might be
Heard, at iis inner shrine,
Through TINT deep hush Of soul with clearer thrill
Then should grieve' o, mumurug heart, be still
She sccms to have a qdet sense
oiquict gladness in her noiselcss play
She hath pleasant smile, a gentle way,
Whose voieoless eloqucnco
Touches all hearts, though had once the fear
That even her fathcr would not care for her.
Thank God II Is not 80
And. when his sons are playing merrily,
She comes and lean. her head upon his Knee,
o, at such times know
BY his full eye and tones subdued and mild,
How his heart ycarns over his silent child
Not ofall gins beref,
Even now. How could say she did not speak
What real language lights her eye and cheek,
And renders thanks TO him who len
Unto her soul yet open avenues
For Joys to enter and for love TO use
And God In love doth give
10 her defect beauty ofits owuI
And a deeper tenderness have shown
Through that Tor which we grieFe.
Yet shall the seal be melted from her ear
Yes, and my voice shall hll it--but not here
When that new sense "a given,
What rapture will it, first experience be,
That never woke to meauer melody
Than the rich songs OF heaven
To hear the fal-tonod anthem swelling round
While angels teach the e'staeios Of sound
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-06-03
The Yelled y0calist...A London Street
Romance.

Prom Once Week.
Some years ago mysterious paragraph
went the round of the press to the effect that
a young and beautiful woman made her ap
pearance every night at ten o'clock, in one Of
the West End squares, and after superb
vocal display she disappeared, no one knew
where or how, exactly as the clock struck
eleven. Tue Sunday Times profesaed to give
special and exclusive particulars of this
anonymous nightingale, as she was termed,
and even went so far as TO hint broadly that
she was a celebrated vocalist married to
penniess Lord, who took this novel mode Of
enlarging an insufficient income. OF course
this piece Of family history proved to be an
invention. had the good fortune to hear
her on one occasion in Buckley Square See
ing a large crowd waiting in an expectant
attitude just where fashionable hotel is To-
Gated, inquired the cause, and was told that
the mysterious vocalist, the nightingale, was
about to show herself
As the clock struck ten lady dressed in
deep mourning, having the upper part of her
face concealed by a thick black veil, gided
forward and took her place in the centre of a
space purposely kept clear for her. | decided
from noticing the beautiful formation of the
mouth and chin and the finely rounded f,ir
throat that sbe must he both young and more
than commonly attractive She was accom.
nanied bv a little boy also in deem monrning
who carried nm omen reticule Without ds.
law the n;cbtinoaIe commenced a baIIad and
san, with sncb surn,ss;pg tas,e and f,ol;nr
as 10 hold the miscellaneous crowd in mute
and rant attention. The SONG was followed
bv several f,vorite scenes from nonular oneras
ali oxbibiting tbe talent and cnlture of an
ACCOMPLISHED artist,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-06-03
Prom the New York Post.
An Easy Lesson in Minor Morals.

1t is never necessary for gentleman, or
man Of culture, to call another liar; that
is the resort of the rude and illiterate
" Shall | call him liar?" asked an excited
shopman of his master, Quaker "Thee
had better prove him liar, Silas." replied
the Quaker, placidly; that will hurt him
more Does the Senator from Massachu-
sets call me lar2" roared Southern bull
ly in the old time. NO" calmly replied
Mr.. Sumner, " say he has made statement
which has no foundation in fact" and the
bully sat down overwhelmed by the laughter
of the Senate. So the Manchester Guardian
a few weeks ago remarked that an assertion
of Mr.. Disreali was conspicuously inexact"
How much more effective was that than call
ing him liar
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-06-03
How n Man made his Fortune BY II
Pin.
\ STORY FOR THE YOUNG.

many PcppiV nave ihhcTlteua u great name
from their parents and friends; why cannot |
make great reputation by my own industry
and perseverance ~
These words were spoken by young man
Of respectable appearance, yet, really in want,
as he walked one Autumn morning in the year
1917, up Antin Street, in Paris, and ap-
preached the stately house Of a great banker
On ringing the door bell, his heart beat with
fear and anxiety when he was met by SER
want in livery who asked him what he want
ed.
" | wish to speak to Mr. Perregaux, re-
piled the young man. "ls he at homer"
The answer was affirmative, and the porter
led him up the broad, marble stairway to the
upper story, where the young man was ad-
mitted into splendid anteroom, ornamented
with paintings and statues. He quietly took
a seat in a corner, and had hardly the courage
to face the great men who went in and out of
the bankers room. He thought of his home
in the country, Of his departure from his be-
loved parents, of their prayers and their
blessings He recalled his mothers last
words "What will you do in Paris, my
son2 Stay here. You have your home,
though it is poor one" And then he thought
of his own answer; Let me try my fortune,
mother in order that NAV sbore Il viii
Won and NV dear friends - :. Rut y answered.
sbe. :, fortune does not always visit those who
seel II" To dis he reniiei. " Rut il never
seels those who nevcr seek ;tr q We'll 40 !,
said the tender hearted mother o go. and If
Won do not sncceed do not he ashamed 10 re.
turn to us Your fathers house and the arms
of your mother will always be omen 10 Won.
Nr Perregaux was reading a letter when
tbe vonng man was admitted 70 hi. nresence
and hardly noticed tbe nnassuming stranoer
" Do you wish to sneak TO me. Young man p
said the banker in n friendly wsv e,Tf M
tell me in what resnect I can serve von.n y
Mr. Perregaux." said the Young man
looling mainly and calmly in his e,ce II
bavo ne;ther n,me NOR ronk nor f,r,nne bn,
;ndnstrv strength and a strong will to wo,I
Gan Won not give me a nlace In vopr great
bns;ness bousc9 Fven me most insign;6cant
au'o ,,,,,lJ sni, ma ;,
nWhatis vour n,,meq" asked Nh. perreoa,,x
,ybo oonId not Loor b;s ewes from, tbe oftroo
t;vo cna,nros ~ h;s yonna annlicant an1
road in bis cleor oyes d;scro95;onr and edo,;ty
w - a IN Ia" ,ras ,La anSrror
g Yonr oaeS ~ >" ~ '
Eigbtcc1 ye,rs - renliod ,be vouno man
81 was horn on tbe 2otb Of Octo6er ~ ~
-" Are Won Partisan ~ manfred tbe banker
e,r,ho.
..No s;r lam from R,vonne Nv fa,ber
"a carnenter and has te1 children 10 care
g.. NJ, oh;oot i 60 6nd nlace ,hoso I
sLau L1,lI, - h,,l,, s,,onort ,nI c,,hor,s e',,
H.
- noble undertaking vonno man" re.
nlied ,bc honter hut 7 regret 10 saw tbat 7
have NO NO. Mace yoeant for Won am sorry
for his Perbans n later supliea,ion would
fnd mo abIc N receive Won
EyervtS;ng % seemed 10 swim before Lo6ue,s
ewes lie SCARCELY knew how 10 reach the
door U;s tnees tremhled os no descended
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-06-03

CuRIous CONFESSION. "A short time since
young man, evidently not in prosperous cir
cumstances, aud a stranger in this place, called
at the First National Bank, in this place, and
informed the Cashier that three men, whom
he partially described, had offered him one
fourth of the plumber it he would aid them in
robbing the bank This, he said, he declined
10 do. He said the plan was to get the Cash
ier and compel him to open the bank TO them
in the night, and the robbery was to take
place on the night ofSaturday, May l6. The
information was impaired to the bank officers
previous TO the contemplated robbery, and a
close watch was kept, but no attempt has yet
been made upon the bank, and it ispretty GER
tain that one would have been quite useless.
The informer gave his residence as Montpelier
and that Of those who proposed to him as
Boston. He also gave what is supposed to be
a fictitious name. The whole affair is little
curious, as be asked nothing for his informa-
tion, and left Immediately after giving it, and
has not been seen since in towa.-S Adams
Transcript
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-06-03
LuoERNE, MAY ~.

y
We had a pleasant ride from Baden here.
| call it pleasant for words are tame to des-
cribe such trip from the banks of the Rhine,
through and over the mountains from Basle,
into the charming valley of the Neuss, to the
historical lake of William Tell, the emerald
lake of Lucerne.
fhad seen the Alps from the Pisgah Of
the Milan cathedral. had wound along the
lofty peaks of the Steiermark mountains, over
the Semmering pass, but this is my first nti-
mate acquaintance with these maryels of crea-
tion. From my window | could almost seem
to touch the summit of Pilatus, though il is
more than seven thousand feet high, and the
deep green lake sleeps between me and its
base, and miles of delicious yerdure lie in
sweet repose on its sides, before they are lift
ed up in great bastions and towers of rock in
to the neighborhood Of the stars. | cannot
describe my sensations as | came into this re-
gion, and swept down from the elevation of
Oten into the vallies that lie along these noun
tains, and climb up SO beautifully through all
the sheltered nooks and over all the sloping
orchards and fields TO the very SHOWS that
keep eternal winter on their SUBMITS. My
heart was swelling in me, as when some great
Joy is coming, or strain of celestial music
vibrates the air, or the tones Of an unusual
eloquence fall upon the ear. ] could not re-
press the excitement, nor would il could.
TO come from the survey Of the most wonder
ful works Of man to see these most marvellous
works of God, condensed into AN hour the
thoughts and emotions Of a year, aud made
me catch my breath with the suddenness and