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WHEN no prcgoosties Of raiD can be OBJ
served. If We see u lot Oi young fellows turn
into tavern We may be certain there will be
few drops, even 10 the dryest weather.
, 1869-01-22

THE man who has DOthInS to do is no
better than the woman who has nUthing to
wear. Both are generally very empty>
headed sort OF creation.
, 1869-01-22

IT is lucky that juries of inquest sit upon
the bodies Of dead instead Oflive men other
wise the latter would soon be counted with
the former.
, 1869-01-22
agalla Agalla Statesman.

PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY EVENING, By
WILLIAM H. NEWELL,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
, 1869-01-22

TIE man who showed bis grit was 10 the
sand paper line The man who was Sausn'
mapping is supposed to have been ha'te''
, 1869-01-22

Miss PIppINs says the best thing that
most of the young gentlemen who call at her
house could take, would be their'leave; and
is merit woulu be increased in proportion to
the sarlinsss of the period at which it is
taken.
, 1869-01-22

QUILP suggests hsm-pin, as the only Sura
preventive against hair tslIing Of.
, 1869-01-22

IT NAV be fair question whether man
can be said TO be welded TO eelibacy.
, 1869-01-22

H1NDoo WRITING Writing is curious
art as practiced by the Hindoos: They
NAV be often seen walking along their native
streets writing letter An iron stIle and a
paIm leaf are the Implements. 10 wrl!Ing
nei,ber chair nor table is needed, the leat
being supported on the middle finger 9S Ol the
left hand and kept steady with the thumb
and fore6nger. The right hand does MOI, as
with us. move along the surface, but, after
finishing few words. tbe''Writer hIes tue
poiu, Of the iron in the last letter, aud pushes
the leaf from right to left, so that he may
finish the line. The characters are rendered
IegibIe by besmesriug the leaf with INK nAe
fluid. A letter is generally nnlsheu ou .
single leaf, which is then evolved IN a sec
ond, whereupou is the address,
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Good Housewife.

10 Oo BOOu hOuo0"io ouOulu Oe tue alW
and ambition of every woman, aud no house.
hold knowledge should be deemed uuueces-
sary, or ought to come amiss to any one who
is to be at the head Of house. Surely she
will not be any the less lady because she
understands thoroughly how her house should
be mansged md cleaned, and kept tidy, be-
cause she can teach ber domestics their duty
if they are ignorant, aud because she can
supervise aud see that the regular routine
which must be followed out 10 every WE'LL
ordered household is never neglected 1t is
too much the fashion nowadays to look down
upon such knowledge aud such duties, and
hence arises much of that discomfort and
disorder which makes so many unhappy
homes. The great leading principles govern.
ing every woman who is anxious 10 do her
duty by her husband and her household are
order, cleanliness, punctuality and economy.
She cannot expect that her servants, even
though they should be as perfect as they
are too often the contrary, will have that
walchful and provident care and considera-
ton for her property that none but wife
aud the head Of the house can have. Be-
sides, we none of US know what day may
bring forth. We are all subject to the vicisi.
ludes OF this life, aud we should always be
prepared for any emergencies tnat may befall
US. This is, however, occ of the great social
evils OF the present age, that women arc
very rarely brought up with any reference
to the duties that may be expected fom
them in their after lives. There is another
subject connected with this which also merits
consideration from all women. Too often,
after marriage, aud under the plea Of the
magnitude of their household cares and du>
ties, they neglect the accomplishments, the
tasteful dress and adornments which In the
days of their courtship SO captivated their
husbands, and become slatternly and slovenly
10 their appearance. Women little dream
how much they risk by this. They not only
risk their own happiness-fOr it depends on
hlm-but they pay him a very poor cOmpli
ment indeed, aud tend to make him doubt
VIII, ther the love of wife be dearer than
that of lover, and also make his home an
uncomfortable, unhappy one.
Surely, if he were worth all the winning
ways auu dCCOupllouu4SheS auu auOiHmChN'
which women are so fond Of displaying to
win their husbands, it is fully, if not more,
worth their while to do all in their power 10
retain aud concentrate his love for them and
for their home A woman who is true to
herself will be the better angel of her hus
band, and in no way can she more efectually
be this, more surely calm and soOthe his
mind, barrassed and saddened by all the
cares of mans struggle with the world,
than by the sympathy aud devotion of her
true heart, her cheerful. rational spirit, and
by her regular, uninterrupted and noiseless
performance OF all her household duties.
"A cure for every mortal bane
The polished link in beauty's chain
A paragon that hath a charm
Mans 6ercest passion to disarm;
Her voice to him is like the dove,
For him she weaves the web Of love
For him her prayer to Heaven ascends,
His manners and bis shirts she mends."
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EASY way to get hack-try to shave
With hatchsL
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Office Statesman Building, Third Street.
U. s. omoial Paper for the Territory.

.<TERMs INVARIABLY IN ADvANCE.-Ea
, 1869-01-22
The Far wesl--LaramIe CIty--Crosslng - the
DfVide.y

A correspondent of the Washington Sdr,
writing from Green River, Utah. Territory,
gives the following graphic picture of Lara
ME City and the Rocky Mountain country
on the line Of the Pacific Railroad:
, 1869-01-22

" A cure for every mortal baue
The polished link in beauty's chain
A paragon that hath charm
Mans fercest passion to disarm;
Her voice to him is like the dove,
For him she weaves the web Of love;
For him her prayer to Heaven ascends,
His manners and bis shirts she mends."
, 1869-01-22

RATES OF sUBsoRIPTIoN:
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-03-03
Young Men in Cities.

just now open your eyes little. Young
men come from the country into the cities
They leave with a mothers blessing, and
tears shower from them like rain The IA
theirs trembling hands are upon his head
the boy, weeping, bows to receive the fathers
benediction and prayer, and trembling accents
go to God for guidance AMI protection upon
the hope Of his age as he goes out among
strangers to carve out his iortuue lie has
gone the city is reached the days are worn
away in unwonted and wearying work, and
the nights are unoccupied.
Tell me, can a poor boy be expected to be
strong enough to sit in a cold, uplighted, un.
warmed, unadorned room, on the fifth floor,
when there is a street full Of light and life
surging below him 1t is impossible He
has purchased by the toll of the day the right
to the recreation Of the night. He goes into
the street, and looks into the sea of strange
faces, hunts up and down the show windows
hour after hour. This he does for little
time; but soon he has seen all the show, and
becomes familiar with all the faces, and has
found no iriend-no society. His heart
burns and bleeds, and there is call for So
ciety somewhere. He looks about him all
the homes are shut and below him all the
hells are open. lie has never been there
but he stands on the Threshold, looking in
There are music, gayety, and life and there
are those who are social. The pious world
has closed its doors, and there comes up be-
fore him something to meet the demands of
his social nature. He trenbles a moment on
the Threshold the beam poiscs and balances
on the pivot of his destiny From the light,
and the music, and the joy, hands beckon to
him he hesitates and trembes he goes in
he is lost Hell has him tomorrow He
washes up yonder to the surface of society
boated wreck, or bangles felon Who
murdered him ? Where is the guilt? Tell
me, men of homes, was he not as good as
your son or your daughter? Came he not
from a fathers prayers and a mothers tears
He has not all through the year bowed at a
family altar, and yet, somehow you shut him
out, and the devil got him. God pity us in
our exclusiveuess Part of the work Of the
church is to teacH young men and feed them
socially y.-Rer. DR.. Fotoler
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-03-03
ROSA.

Rosa, our kitchen maid, is eighteen, grace
ful and trim, and hardly less black than Ja-
cob. She wears dangling earrings, set with
blue glass stones, and bright pink frock
which fits her as neatly as French grsette's.
She had only been with us week or two
when Sylvia came into the parlor where we
were all sitting.
What do you think Rosa wants to do 2''
she said, aughingy. Actually she desires
to come into the parlor and play for US. She
says she can sing and that she plays the or
gan in the colored Methodist Church."
We all cried out to let her come in, and in
a few minutes, quite radiant and self-con-
scious, Rosa tlipped in to the piano. She
struck few line rolling chords, and then be-
gan TO sing. We all started in amazement.
Pure and clear and full of melody, her voice
scared like a lark's, and overaowod the room
with its volume. We had expected to be
amused but we were dumb with astonishment.
Kate, whose delicate soul finds expression
at the piano, hut whose voice is hardly strong
enough for vocal expression, flushed and trem-
bled with delight as Rosa sang, and, when
she ended, murmured with a sigh, almost of
envy, %, if had q voice like that %
Next day | questioned our black swan
about her advantages for cultivation. Her
father and mother, with their three daughters,
had been slaves till 1868. They had had a
kind master, and were never sold apart. AZ
ter becoming free the parents had put the
three girls in school, and now they could
read aud write, and her father had hired a
piano, and all had learned to play little.
Rosa and her second sister "lived out" but
the youngest, only eleven, was still in school.
We shall make teacher of my little
sister, said Rosa, complaeently, as She told
me all this.
" But how did you learn to play and sing
so well ?" | asked
40, took few lessons, but get it
mostly by ear. But you ought to hear my
next sister play and sing She can sing
splendid; I'm nothing alongside of herr
But where do you get your style, Rosa ?
who taught you to sing in the way you do?"
"Well, I've listened to white folks singing,
and two or three times I've been to an opera,
and heard ladies sing there. bet you |
listened close And after that [ could Just
initiate them, every motion" Il must have
been true, for no uncultured voice could have
executed song as Rosa does.-AHqntic
Monthly for February
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-03-03
Sabbath Bells.

Said Daniel Webster {" l once defended
man charged with the awful crime of mur-
der. At the conclusion of the trial | asked
him what could induce him to stain his hands
with the blood Of fellow-being. Turning
his blood-shot eyes full upon me he replied,
in voice of despair Mr.. Webster in my
youth | spent the holy Sabbath in evil amuse-
.wenta instead of Ercquenting the house of
prayer and praise. Could we go back to
the early years of all hardened criminals, l
believe, firmly believe, that their first de-
parture from the path of morality was when
lhey abandoned the Sabbath school, and their
subsequent crimes might thus be traced back
to the neglect of youthful religious instruc-
ton.
Many years ago | spent Sabbath with
Thomas Jefferson, at his residence in Vir-
ginia. 1t was in the month of june, and
the weather was delightful. remarked ::
How sweetly, how very sweetly sounds that
Sabbath bell !! That distinguished statesman
for moment seemed lost in thought, and
then replied Yes, my dear Webster, yes !;
it melts the heart, it calms our passions, and
makes us boys again.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-03-03

carry them everywhere with you without be.
ing accused Of witchcraft, shall command
each Of them to make himself very small
and to hide in your ten fingers"
When this was done the mother continued:
You know now what treasure you pos
sess all will depend upon the use you make
Of Il. If you do not know how to govern
these little servants, il you let them grow
stupid IN idlencss, you will gain no advantage
by them but give them good directions, lest
they fall asleep,--do not let your fingers rest,
and the work which frightens you now will
be done as if by magic"
The fairy said truly, and our grandmother
o., who followed her advice, succeeded not
only in retrieving the affairs at the farm, but
she gained dowry besides, with which She
married happily and which helped her to
bring up eight children is ease and honesty.
Since then, it is a tradition among us. that
she has transmitted her workmon of the
mother Vcrt-d'Eau to all the women Of fam.
lily and if they stir about at all the serv-
ants instantly start up and help them wonder
fully They say, too, that in the movement
of the housekoeper's ten fingers lies the pros
perity the joy and the well-being Of this
house
Saying this, the good man turned towards
Martha. The young girl blushed and lower
ed her eyes, for she alone understood what
was addressed TO her; and the smiles came
back to her face, her wheel turned rapidly,
and the FAX flew off from the spindle
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-03-03
Through much Trlhnlatlon.

No one reaches heaven without passing
through the waters of tribulation. 1t is the
law of the kingdom, and a necessary law
The psalmist accounts for it ON the principle
implied in the declaration " Because they
have no changes, therefore they fear not
Cod Yes, changes, sad and painful changes
are often necessary in order to the turning
The faces of Gods chosen heavenward. Said
a Christian who lost his house and property
by fire, " If they had not persisted, | should
have perished :" and another, who had lost
his eyesight, could never see till | was
blind" Thus God leads through the troubled
waters up to the sunshine aud the peace Of
the rest above. Most true it is, through
much tribulation ye shall enter the king
dom. Family Treasure.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-03-03
Banes and Antidotes.

The banes Of domestic life are lttloness
ialsity, yulgarity, harshness, scolding, yocif.
GRAFTON, and incessant issuing of superfuou.
prohibitions and orders, which are regarded
as impertinent interierences with the general
liberty and repose, and are provocative Of
ranking or exploding rosentments. The
blessed antidotos that sweeten and enrich do
nestle life are refinement, high aims, great
interests, soft voices, quiet and gentle man
ners, magnanimous tempers, iorbearanee from
all unnecessary commands or dictation, and
general allowances Of mutual freedom Love
makes obedience lighter than liberty Man
wears noble allegiance, not as a collar, but
as garland. The Graees are never so love.
ly as when seen waiting on the virtues; and
where they thus dwell together, they make q
heavenly home.
No affection, save friendship, has any sure
eternity in it. Friendship ought, therefore
always to be cultivated in love itself, as ii.
only certain guard and prcseryatiye, not les.
than as the only sufficient substitute in its
absence. A couple joined by love without
friendship, walk on gunpowder with torches
in their hands, Friendship Of Ilomea.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-03-03

A number of courtiers were gathered one
day in the palace Of King Edward vi. Of
England, and one of them desiring to obtain
an article that was little beyond his reach
thoughtlessy took large Bible from the
table and stepped on it.
The young king, whose piety was most
sincere and deyout, was deeply gieyed at
this want of reverence for Gods Word. But
he loved the offender, and was unwilling to
subject him to the modification of public
rebuke, while he felt that the offence ought
to receive attention. He therefore lifted the
Bible from the floor with great care, laid it
gently on the table, and then stopped over
reverently and kissed it, The silent act
made a profound impression on the courtiers
tears moistened many eyes, and the offender
felt most keenly the tender reproof convey.
ed by the monarch 1t were well if in all
places and all homes similar reverence were
cherished for the Word of God
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-03-03
Answers TO Prayer.

However early in the morning you seek
the gate of access, you find it already open I;
and however deep the midnight moment when
you ascend special Pisgah or Moriah, 1t
needs not that you should enter some awful
shrine, or put off your shoes on some holy
ground. Could memento be reared from
every spot from which an acceptable prayer
has passed away, and on which prompt an
swer has come down, we should hnd Jehorah
slanmah "t the Lord hath been here" in
scribed on many cottage hearth and many
dungeon floor. We should find it not only
in Jerusalem's proud temple, and Davids ce-
dar galleries, but in the fsherman's cottage,
by the brink in Genesareth, and in the upper
chamber whero Pentecost began. And
whether It be the field where Isaac went to
mediate, or the rocky knoll where Jacob lay
down to sleep, or the brook where Israel
rested, or the den whore Daniel gazed on the
hungry lions and the lions gazed on him, or
the hill-sides where the Man of sorrows pray
cd all night, we should still discern the prints
of the ladders feet let down from heaven
the landing place of mercies, because the
starting point of prayer. .--Hamilton.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-03-03
Attentiyeness.

How much more we might make of cur
family life, of our friendships, if every secret
thought of love blossomed into deed We
are not now speaking merely of personal
caresses. These may or may not be the best
language Of affection. Many are endowed
with delicacy fastidiousness of physical
organization, which shrinks away from too
much Of these, repelled and oyerpowered.
But there are words and looks and little OBJ
seryances, thoughtiulnesses, watchfulnesses,
careful little attentions, which speak Of
love, which make it manifest, and there is
scarce family that might not be richer in
heart-wealth for more of them.
II is a mistake to suppose that relations
must Of course love each other because they
are relations. Love must be cultivated, aud
eau be increased by judicious culture, as
wild fruits may double their bearing under
the hand of gardener ; and love can dwin-
die and die by neglect, as choice flower
seeds planted in poor soil dwindle and grow
single.-AHaRtic
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-03-03

When Abraham Lincoln was lawyer in
illinois, he and Judge once got to bantering
one another about trading horses, and it was
agreed that the next morning at nine o'clock
they should make trade, the horses being
unseen up to that hour, and no backing out
under forfeiture Of twenty-five dollars. At
the hour appointed, the Judge came up lead
ing the sorriest-looking specimen of horse
ever seen in those parts. In a few minutes
MIR. Lincoln was seen approaching with
wooden saw-horse on his shoulders. Great
were the shouts and the laughter of the crowd,
and both were greatly increased when Mr..
Lincoln, on surveying the Judges animal, sat
down his saw-horse and exclaimed; "Well
Judge, this is the frat time | ever got the
worst Of il in a horse trade"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-03-03
Remembering Injuries.

I was visiting a few weeks since among
people who had recently been bereaved o
their pastor lie had felt himself called
soon after the outbreak Of the rebellion, tc
leave his parish, and serve God by standing
up for his country against traitors in arms
At his self-elected post Of duty he had nobly
iallen-a hero and a martyr. 1t was touch
ing to hear from every lip among his people
testimonials to his rare worth and fidelity,
both as a man and a minister.
One praised his personal endowments and
spoke Of his beaming eyes and radiant smile.
Another particularly commended his industry,
and ayerred that he was always at work. A
third spoke Of his humlity-he never seemed
to feel above the poorest Of his flock, and was
not ashamed TO put his hand to any manual
labor or drugery. Many testified to his can
dor and consistency, all to his conscientious
ness and exemplary walk in daily life and
his uncommon power in the pulpit
But among all these sincere and Affection
ate tributes to the loved and lost, none touch.
ed me like the following -
Our minister had one trait which you
don't often see, and which | shall not soon
Aol ENNs ut uNNNt 0tthltu 70 ItlntlnDtI al ln-
jury. | was prejudiced against him when he
came here, and spoke harshly and bitterly. l
knew that he was informed of it, but he
always treated me as kindly as if had been
his best friend 1t breaks my heart to think
Of it, and if ever meet him in heaven, l
shall want to throw my arms around his neck,
and beg him to forgive me-
And l, too, responded a neighbor who
had listened to the foregoing, got angry
with him once and without cause, and tried
to injure him. But he would not see it; and
when | was laid up with the rheumatism, he
drove my COW to pasture every day, and trea-
ted me like a brother"
Oh may it be said of me when | am in
my grave, what these stout men said with
tears, Of the gifted pastor " He NEVER
SEEMED TO REMEMBER AN INJURY"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-03-03

THE BRIDES FAREWELL.

ny gHs. HEMAEs.
Why do weop-to leave the vine.
Whose clusters DER nc bend'
Tho myrtle--yet, Oh call II mine
The flowers loved to tend.
A thousand thoughts Of all things dear,
Like shadows DER me sweep,
] leave my sunny childhood here
Oh therefore let me weep,
] leave thee, sister 1--WE have playcd
Through many a joyous hour.
Where the silvory green ofthe olive shade
Hung dim DER fount and bower
Yes, thou and I, by stream, by shore,
In song In prayer, in sleep
Have been a. We may be no more
Kind sister lot me weep
leave thee, father Ewes bright moon
Must now light other feet
with GATHERED grapes and lyro 10 tune.
Thy homoward steps TO greet
Thou, In whose voice, TO bless Thy child,
Lay tones Of love 20 deep.
Whose eye oor all my youth hath 1iilcd -
leave thee let me weep
Mother l loave thee On thy breast
Pouring out Joy and woe.
have found that holy place Of rest
SIM changoloss-yet gol
Lips that have lull'd me with your strain,
Eyos that have vatch'd my sleepi
viii earth give love like your's again
Sweet mother let me weep
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-03-03
For 3gnung allen.
MY BRIDGE.

built a bridge when May-crowned youth
Danced near me with his songs aud flowers
II rested on false dreams Of TRUTH
And panned vain hopes and rainbow hour
Until Maturity one day
Mockingly laughed my bridge away
built bridge in later days,
Experience helped me lay the plan,
II rested on ambitions ways,
selfish, tolsome life lts span,
TIL Wisdom, In the evenings ray,
Calmly rebuked NY bridge away.
AZ last built a bridge ofloyc,
Resting In depths Of tenderness,
And reaching human hearts To move
The young to cling, the old to bless
EArth-bound this spans heavenly ray,
And 20 Il never molts away.