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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-08-25
Sowing Little Seeds.

Little Bessie had got a preflnt of new
book, aud she eagerly opened it to look at the
first picture of a boy sitting by the side of a
stream and throwing seeds iuto the water.
" wonder what this picture is about,
said she "why does the boy throw seeds
into the water ?"
ooh, | know said her brother Edward,
who had been looking at the book "he is
sowing the seeds of water-lIlies."
" But how small the seeds look !" said Bes.
sic. at seems strange that such large plants
should grow out of such little things"
" You are sowing such tiny seed every day,
Bessie, aud they will come up large, strong
plants after while, said her father.
"Oh no, father, havenot planted any seed
for long while"
81 have seen my daughter SOW number
of seeds to-day"
Bessie looked puzzled, and her father
smiled aud said, Yes, | have watched you
planting flowers, seeds and weeds to-day"
"Now papa, you are joking, for would
not plant weeds"
81 will tell you what mean When you
laid aside that interesting book and attended
to what your mother wished done, you were
sowing seeds of kindness and love. When
you broke the dish that you knew your mother
valued, and came instantly and told her, you
were sowing seeds Of truth and when you took
the cup Of cold water to the poor woman at
the gate you were sowing seeds of mercy"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-08-25
The Yosemite Valley
ny SCHUYLER ooLFAx.

Far up the Sierra Nevada nearly three
hundred miles from San Francisco is the pre-
eminent wonder of our continent, the Yose-
mite Valley, untrodden by the foot Of the white
man till 1851, and difficult Of access TO this
day. No wheels have been rumbled over its
sod but leaving the stage at Mariposa, sure
footed horses take you by grades that seem
to the eye almost unclimable, up rugged
mountain-ranges, dowa deep valleys, through
narrow rayines aud narrower gorges, and
majestic forests, over boulders Of granite,
skirting along hillsides for fifty miles,
until at last, from jutting point on the often
precipitous trail you look down into the
wonderful cleft or lissure which you must
wind around mile after mile yet to enter.
Anticipating something grand, the reality, as
is so rarely the case, is in romantic beauty
and wild subimity, far beyond the mental
pictures drawn by the most vivid imagina-
ton. The towering Sierras, which the Al
mighty had thus torn asunder, are all around.
Towns and settlements and houses are far be-
hind you. 1t seems the home Of the genius
of solitude. And there you look straight
down nearly mile, into narrow smiling
valley eight miles long, and averaging but
half mile in width, with the Merced River
winding gracefully among grassy meadows
and groves, while grim sentinels ON either
side, the mountains rise 5000 to 6000 feet
above the valley, which itself is 5000 feet
above the sea.
These yellowish granite walls, like Tu-toch-
a-nu-lah, or vi Captain as it is oitener call
ed, straight Up and down, smooth seamless,
and yerdureless; or surmounted, like anoth-
or, by beautiful rounded dome, greater
and yaster than dome Of capitol or palace, or
shooting up into an assimilation TO cathedral
towers. after which others are uamed, or
one above another, and rolling away
in close proximity to each other, like tho
Three Brothers or cut down, sharp and
sheer in the middle, as if with mighty cleayer
welded by power no less than infinite, like
tho Half Dome or towering above all others,
like the Sentinel Rock or sloping from the
but massive and gigantic as
the rest--sueh an aggregation OF remarkable
iill the soul with the bewildering
grandeur, as well as the solemn sublimity OF
the scene. 1t seems us IT, in the creation,
this wonderful lurrow was ploughed out OF
the mountain range aud the rock thrown away,
that valley, picturesque in its varied beau
iy, and smiling as you might imagine the
happy valley Of Rasselas, shut out from all
lin and strife and unrest OF the world, nigh.
lere be found. Aud when, aiier gazirs an
lour in silence, you leave this yieS to wind
lround the trail by which descent to this
lmost inaccessible Valley is found, and at
asst ride along the rivers bank, galloping
'ver the layurissnt grass-sward, for days en-
Dying an'i drinking in its peerless aud COM
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-08-25
Rigor for Young Life.

Life is an earnest battle. 1t is no triae to
have nature iearfully and wonderfully made
strong desires that must be regulated enor-
nous exposures that must be avoided, fatal
procliyitie that must be resisted and over
come And therefore it is that we so much
need that early training, that early discipline
which it is hard to see whether parents and
governors are more slow to apply or children
and youth more reluctant to receive. Let
the fault lie where it will, it is fatal fault.
Success usefulness virtue, happiness, peace,
salvation, heaven all depend upon our enter
ing life fitly armed in suitable moral harness /;
with proper convictions as to what the expo
sures, dangers and temptations of body and
soul are and with such settled rules, habits
and principles, such a trained conscience, such
an established reverence for God and duty,
as must deprive the world of all its power to
deceive and betray.
Those Of us who are parents should remem-
Der that it is We who put the harness on our
children. They don't grid themselves 1t is
we, then, who are mainly responsible for its
want Of strength its loose, il-ftting charac-
er. In our tenderness we refuse to draw the
buckles where they will hold, and if the shoul-
der chaies or reddens ever so little with the
strap, we are the first to remove it, We are
sorry to think that the young bosom must
contract its inspirations beneath so sturdy
cont. We lift the sandals and plead for the
feet that are to press their rough seams but
where are our recolleotions that we do not
think Of the sharpness of the spear that that
heavy corselct is to resist, the weight of the
battle-axe that leathern head-piece is to annul,
the roughness Of the road those stout shoes
are to make smooth2 Is it not because off
the tenderness Of the flesh that we need our
leathern mail, and are we to dread our armor
more than our 'enemy2 That is the miscal-
culation Of life; the sacrifice OF our lifelong
safety to our immediate convenience; of our
whole usefulness and honor and triumph as
men and women to our short season of care.
less, solf-ndulgent negligent happiness, and
freedom from seli-imposed restraint as boys
and girls, as young men and maidens.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-08-25
Tie Secret.

Mother" said child ten years Of age
[ want to know the secret of your going
away alone every night and morning"
Why my child?'
" Because it must be to see some one you
love very much"
" And what leads you to think so ?"
" Because always noticed that when you
come back you appear to be more happy than
usual"
Well, suppose | do 60 to see Friend 1
love rery much, and that, after seeing Him
and conyersing with Him, am more happy
than before, why should you wish to know
anything about it?"
Because | wish to do as you do, that
may be happy, too"
"Well my child, when | leave you in the
morning and evening, it is to commune with
my Savior; | 60 to ask Him for His grace
to make me holy aud happy | ask Him to
assist me in all the duties Of the day, and
especially to keep me from committing any
sin against Him; and above all, | ask Him
to have mercy on you, and save you from the
misery of those who sin against Him"
O, that is the secret - said the child /;
" then must 60 lcih you"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-08-25

Our blessed Jesus walks among the rose.
and lilies in the garden of his church, and
when he sees a windy storm coming upon
some tender plants Of Righteousness, he hides
them in the earth to preserve life in them,
that they may bloom with new glories when
they shall be raised from that bed The
blessed God acts like a tender Father, and
consults the safety and the honor Of his chill
dren, when the hand of his mercy snatchos
them away before that powerful temptation
comes which he foresees would have defled
and distressed and destroyed them. They
are not lost, but they are gone to rest little
sooner than we are. Peace be to that bed
of dust where they are hidden by the hand
of their God from unknown dangers Blessed
be our Lord Jesus, who has the keys of the
grave, and never opens it for his fayorites
but in the wisest season Isaac Watts.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-08-25

This is a beautiful thought Of the lament
ed Dr.. James Hamilton Suppose that ey-
cry one were to mark in golden letters the
text which has been the means of saving his
soul. The Apostle Paul would mark the
words, " Saul, Saul why persecutest thou
me 2' For it was these words, spoken by
Jesus itom the dazzling light that made him
a new creature. In the Bible of the Mace
donian jailor, the letters would be found at
Acts l6 81 Believe on the Lord Jesus
Christ, and thou shalt be saved p fol en-
braeng this simple offer he rejoiced believ-
ing in God with all his house. Martin Lu-
ther would print the text, The Just shall
live by faith, in gold, for that text, spoken
by the gentle lips of the yiear-general, guild
ed him to peace and the young monk Of
llriurth reduced by lasts, and tears and
struggles, to the verge of the grave, found
rest in the wounds Of Jesus. In the Bible
of Bunyan, the mark would be found at
'' Yet there is room" It was through the
lattice Of these words that he first saw the
cross, and he thought God put them into the
Bible to meet his special case. And the
ironside soldier would indicate Eccl II :-19.
for it was there the bullet stopped, which,
but for the interposing Bible would have
pierced his bosom; and when the battle was
over he read, " Rejoice o young man, in
thy youth, and let thy heart cheer thee in the
days Of thy youth, and walk in the ways of
thine heart, and in the sight Of thine eyes
but know thou that for all these things God
will bring thee into Judgment"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-08-25
The Eloanence of Deeds.

Said Thoroau, " If you would convince a
man that he does wrong do right" A great
truth well put. Error is often attempted to
be put down by argument Live it down.
Prove the superiority of truth by acting the
truth. Let it speak for itself This is just
the Book Of Evidences which the world most
needs We have learned and powerful treat
iscs, but holy and loving lives are more con-
vincing than whole Libraries Of logic A
faithful, devoted, sympathizing, consistent
Christian is an unanswerable argument. In
fidelity cannot confute it, There are many
in our churches who excuse themselves from
active service in the cause of Christ, on the
ground that they have no talent for talking.
Then cultivate talent for doing. Do Chris
tianity. Pastor and brethren will all let you
of from speaking in meeting" ifyou'll live
better than those who talk.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-08-25
An Aimless Life.

| committed one fatal error in my youth
and dearly have abided it, started in life
without an object, even without an ambition
My temperament disposed me to ease, and "a
the full iudulged the disposition, said tC
myself " have all that see others contend,
ing for why should | struggle 2" knew
not the curse that lights on those who have
never to struggle for anything, Had | ere.
ated for myself definite pursuit-literary,
scientific, artistic, social, political, no matter
what, so there was something to labor for and
to overcome-l might have been happy. |
feel this now-too late The power is gone.
Habits have become chains. Through all the
proGtless years gone by seek yainly for
something to remember with pride or even to
dwell on with satisfaction | have thrown
away life. | feel, sometimes, as if there
was nothing remaining TO me worth living
for. | am an unhappy man.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-08-25

can measure parental loyo--how broad,
how long, and how strong and deep it is; it
is @ deep sea which mothers can only iathom.
But the love displayed ON yondor hill and
bloody cross, where Gods own Son Is perish.
ing for us, nor man nor angel BIAS fine TO
measure The circumference of the earth.
the altitude Of the sun, the distance of the
planet these have beendetermined but the
height, depth, breadth and length of the love
of God passeth knowledge Suchis the Faith.
er against whom all Of us have sinned a thou,-
and times Walk the shore where the ocean
sleeps in the summer calm, or, ushed into
fury by the winters tempest, is laundering
on her sands, aud when you have numbered
the drops Of the waves, the sand on her sound.
ing beach, you have numbered Gods mercies
and your sins. Well, therefore, may we 20
to Him with the contrition Of the prodieal in
our hearts, and his confession on our lips-
" Father, have siuned against Heaven and
in Thy sight" The spirit OF God helping us
to go to God be assured that the father. who.
seerg his son aiar off, ran to meet him. fell
on his neck and kissed him, was but an image
Of Him who, not sparing His own Son but
giving him up to death that we might live,
invites and now awaits your coming. g.-Dr.
Guthrie
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-08-25


PARENTAL LOVE-.
"a rich man who bad no children. proposed to his po
cighnor who had seven, 10 take ono Of thom, AZ
runiscd, i the parents would consent, that he wou
i've them property enough 10 make themselves ai
helr other children comfortable iof liiel
Which shall il hci Which shan tibet
looked at Jean-iolm looked az moi
And when found TINT must speak,
Ny voice seemed strangely low and weak.
Toll mo again what Robert said B"
And then I listening, hont my head
This Is his letter
"1wu give
house ,ud land while you shall live
ifin return, from out your seven,
ono child 20 INC f1r aye is givcni"
looked at Johns old garments wom
thought orau that ho bad boruo--
Ofpovcrtv, and work. and care.
Which though willing, could not shares
thought Of seven young mouths To- feed
OF seven little ohildrcu's needs
And then of this.
Come John" said
Wen chooso among thom as they lic
Asleep' So, walking hand n hand,
Dear John and surveyed our band
First To the cradle lightly stepped.
Where Lillian the baby, slept,
Softly the father stopped 20 lay
lie rough hand down in loving way.
When dream or whisper made her stir.
And husklly DO said. "Not hcrl"
We stopped beside the trundlo-bed.
And ono long ray ofiamplight she'd
Athvari the h1yish faces there.
In sloop So beautiful and fair.
uw on James rough red check
A tear uudriod Ere John could speak
" He's but a baby too' said J.,
And kissed him as we hurried by.
Palo, patient Ronbics angel face
stu in bis sleep bore uferng trace
N1, for thousand crowns. NOT himn
Tie whispered, while our eyes were dim.
Poor Dick bad Dick our waywarl SON.
Turbulent reckless idle ono
Could he De spared Nay Tie who gave,
Bid us befrond him to the grave
Only mother's heart could be-
Patient enough for such as hol
And so,n said John "I would not daro
To send him from her bedside priyern
Then stole We softly up above,
And knelt by Mary child orloye.
Perhaps for her 'twould better be-"
said to John. quito silently
lie lifted up curl that lay
Across her cheek In wllnul way,
And shook his head. Nay, love, not thee"
The while my heart beat audibly.
Only one more, our oldest lad,
Trusty and truthful, good and glad
So like his father. "No. John, no,
cannot will not let him CO."
And so We wrote lu courteous way,
We could not giyo one child away.
And aforwad, toll lighter seemed
Thinking ofthat of which we dreamed
Happy iu truth, that not one face
We missed from It's accustomed place,
Thankful TO work for all the scvon,
Trusting the rest to One in heaven
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MIDDAY IN SUMMER.

MIDDAY IN SUMMER.
10 lying In tho hcrco meridian heat,
The hoautoous earth looks like a thing that dreams
And, all o'crcome with stupor strangely sweet
She wholly in The warm SUMS clutches sccms.
Cows seek the sheds COOL shade In sober wiso
SO lazy through the languid noontde air.
crow flies ifom the high green hill that lies
Ahaok beyond the fiat The heat, the glare
Chalks out the whito highway that runs along
The distant upland Not bird makes choice
10 warhlo even the fragment Of a song
And nature would not own q single voice
But Tor the restless brooks that all alive,
Murmur like bees content In honcycd hivo
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-08-25

The shame of being thought poor is often
fatal weakness, as it leads many to live be-
yond their means, debts accumulate, and crime
and suicide often follow. Girls and boys, be
not ashamed to say, g. cannot ufford to buy
luxuries," for you surely cannot afford to DO
dishonest.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-08-25

1t is fault of the religion of our day
that it is too much like hard work, and wor-
ship proves so tiresome 10 the body in hot
weather that it is not refreshing to the soul
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-08-25

"TuY KINCDOM GOMEZ
Now, ln the heat aud burden Of tho day.
Father 'twcro iaithlcss Of Thy child to pray
That thou should'st call me to Thyscf away
Nay rather ! will knool and kncoling, sny,
Fathcr-"Thy will Doc DONE"
Vet ihe work presses and the hands hang down.
Aud in much weeping is tho good sccd sowni
Oh for the harvest and The bringing home
Oh Tor the Masters Presence with biz own
father-"Thy kingdom Gomez
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-08-25
For the 1tnung.
rnE YorNa RonINs.

TuE YOUNG ROBINs.
" Ono day, ulc sun was warm and bright
And shining ln the skyt
robin said, Ny little doars,
TIE time you learnt 10 nyti
And al the little young ones said,
IN Try, I'm try ru trJ3
" know a ohlld, and who she ID
I'm toll you by aud by,
Whom mamma uys, Do this or that
She says, What for and Whyl'
She'd be a better child by far
lfshc would say, I'm ty!'
"l thirst, bat not as once did
The vain deli sht. of earth TO shares
Thy wounds. Emmanuel, AN forbid
That should sock my pleasure there"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-08-25

PROPOSED ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT SUBMITTED WIN
THE FOREGOING REPORT
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-31
Application FOR Patent.
n otice.-No II0.
U. s. REaIsrER,s Orrlcr

Ss - kseh nv n INN
CARSON CRY, New. November 10Th, 1868. I
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT THE
~ American Mining Company, by Williams &
BiSler, attorneys, have this day filed In this Of.
fee q diagram, together with a notice OF appli-
cation for a Patent from the United States, under
Act Of Congress, approved July 18th, 1866, for
2,5GS feet Of q certain vein or lode of quartz or
other rock In place, bearing gold, silver, copper,
and other metals, formerly known as the North
American Mining ~Company's claim, and now rs
the American Mining Company'S claim, situate
in Gold Hill Mining District, Storey County,
Nevada, bcin. the same vein or lode developed
In the works of the 0vcrman Mimi. Company,
adjoining II on the north, and lying between the
southern and northern boundaries dclincatcd on
the diagram, and described as follows, t0-wit {:
The southern line commences at stake No. !,
marked NORTH American Company, south
line" located In American Flat, at a point about
one-half mile northeast o! the Bay State mill,
and about scvcnty-iive (s) feet cast of the Amer
lean Flat road, and runs 5 up passing through
u cedar bush in small ravinc) and y so W pass
ing through n stake located on road), marked
North American Company, south line" Thc
northern line commences NJ stake No. >. marked
North American Company, north line, located
at the Uncle Sam boarding house. said point
bearing from stake No. l \ 3Go 2,5GS feet, this
distance being the amount claimed ON the lode.
and run 5 so L passing through a stake at sJ
feet distant. marked North American Compa-
ny, north linc,'') and y SO W Uassing through
a stake at 100 feet distant, marked NORTH
American Company, north linc') Al u monu-
ment Of stone (maIked ''Pt Of reference" on plat)
located n 36o L 5GS feet from stake No. ], the
southwest corner of Sec. q I. Ii y. Il. ~ T..
bears S I2o ~ W 1898 feet distant. Mt. Lincoln
bears s 45o 3U L, and the smoke stack of the
Bay State mill bears 5 500 30 W. The extent OF
said vein or lode cannot be asccrtaincd by actual
measurement, but said vein or lode Is bounded
on each side by the wall Of the same. and the
amount of ground contained between the given
end lines and the unascertaiued walls OF said
vein or lode, is estimated at 30 acres. Said
claim Is more particularly described In the notice
and diagram posted in this Office and on the
claim. WARREN I. LOCkllAltT,
Rpristpr-
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-31
TIE MINING PATENT QUESTION.
U. S. LAND OFFICE, !

u. y. LAND OFFICE, e
CARSON CITY, New, May ), 1869.
EDITOR GoLp HILL NSws: Dear Sir
Referring to the Hon. Commissioner letter
of January PC. 1869. published in yesterdays
issue of the Gold Hill News, permit me to
state that the following mining cases have
been sent from this office to Washington,
and in the order named:
Radical, Spotted Tiger, Bald Eagle, Dean,
North Star (Bucl), South American, Bailey,
Utah, Brophy. knickerbocker, Timoke,
Golden Swan, Hale X Norcross, Ohio, Rapi-
dan, Front Lode Consolidated Uncle Sam),
Twin. Montgomery, Fifty-six, Rogers, Table
Mountain, Emigrant, Jr., Alabama, Buck
eye. Grant. Atlantic and Pacific starlight
Lodc), Atlantic and Pacific midas Lodcl.
Patents have been issued to the Buel,
North Star, and to the Fifty-six.
In a letter from the General land Office
dated April u, 1869, and received at this
Office April 81, is the following paragraph
"In the case of the Bailey Co.'S claim upon
the Bailey Lode, and the Virginia Sidonia
Co.'s claim upon the Virginia Sidonia Lode,
no further action need be taken at this time,
rs their areas are found to be within 1000
feet of the proposed line OF the Sutro
Tunnel" Very respectfully,
F. d. ToDD,
Clerk in charge Of Office.