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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-02-22

with rosy checks and bright eyes by the old
mans side just as tho sun was setting in th'
West
Sorry | haven't some left for you, my
boy but your tea-bcll will sound pretty
quick
"Woll wish they woul hurry up
Been trying my prescription | see, and il
has worked we'll Always come to Uncl,
Silas when you get the dumps and don't know
what's the matter. Now, see if you don't
have a good nights sleep, and be sure you
wake up with the resolution Of doing good
days work tomorrow. Depend upon it you'll
find openings enough for business if you'll
only keep your eyes open to see them
Freddie astonished his mother by the un.
usual number Of tca-cakes be disposed Of that
evening, and he quite regretted it was his
mothers fashion to provide such light delica.
cies for tea lie would have greatly prefer.
red a slice Of cold roast beef, but | dare say
he slept better than he would have done after
a very hearty, substantial meal.
After tasting the pleasure which kind, gen.
crous actions bring it was quite natural he
should desire to repeat them. Indeed be
seemed to grow more and more thoughtful oil
others as time wore on, and to look upon hi.
abundance asa means Of doing good in tho
world rather than Of procuring for himself
merely selfish qualification.
1t is hard for US often to 20 back and SCI,
just what it was that gave us bent in @ par
ticular direction, changing, it may be, oui
whole life course Often the crcumsianc
was 40 slight IL NAV have entirely passed from
our notice. But in Frederick's case be wa.
certainly greatly indebted to that days talb
with plain Uncle Slas over the wood-saw.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-02-22

prospect Of fame or reward sustained him
through the droary hours of darkness. No
eye but His to whom the darkness and light
are both alike, marked his heroism Ii was
a decd Of pure unsclfsh love for the children
whom he saved had no claims u pom him Of
blood or kindred. Even his name has not
been preserved but the memory Of his deed
survives. Aud when around the winter
hearth. the fishermen tell Of the awful hurri-
cane Of 1867, they DO not fail to repeat the
story Of the noble boy, at times the tears
stealing down their woathcr.beaten checks.
In other lands, too, lei the t,le be told, as a
memorial Of him, and o means Of melting
other young hearts to deeds Of scll.sacriiice.
The iorlorn survivors Of that shipwreck dug
a common grave on the bleak coast, and with
bitter, hcart-wrung tears laid in il the lifeless
forms Of wives and children, of brothers and
friends. No coffin enclosed the dear remains
no sheet or shroud onyclopcd any form. Rev.
orcnily the faces Of the dead were covered
aud earth given 20 earth. Then rocks were
piled above, to keep Oh the prowling beasts
Of prey This was the only memorial to mark
their resting-place. The young hero, whose
tale | have told, was laid with the others in
this lonely grave Close beside him, as a
meet companion in death, they laid another
form-that of young mother who was found
dead on the Shore with living infant cling.
ing Go her bosom, and ondeayoring to draw
uouri-hmaut from her breast. "a sight that
wrung the tears from men who seldom wept.
With love stronger than death, the poor
mother had stripped herself Of most Of her
clothing. wrapping it round her babe, and
thcn o.aspiug 10 90 her bosom so as to shelter
60 from the Blast she sank into the death stu.
por. lu the morning the unconscious babe
was found playing with the breast Of its dead
mother and looked up smiling into the faces
that were wet with tears at the sight.
O mighty power Of love that often throbs
most strongly in the bosom Of the humblest,
those whom we in our pride pass by or de-
spise, to deeds Of hcroism that
show what wondr9us possibilities Of goodness
slumber unsuspected in the human heart
How poor looks many a deed that has been
sung by poet, or applauded by admiring gen.
eratious, when contrasted with the self-sacri-
fee Of this poor loving mother and nameess
fisher boy Dead mother dead boy sleep
ing side by side in this rude grave-how your
deeds Of love brighten this scene Of horrors,
carrying our thoughts up to that Infinite Love
who gave himself for our poor lost humanity
rebuking our cold sefshness, and kindling
/ the spirit Of seEsacriico. o, dread mystery
Of sorrow. pain and death How ye conlron
Us on all sides, aud shake our faith in the Dl
vine Love But with such examples Of self
sacrificing love that has been breathed int
the soul Of man from the source of all good
ness, we will believe, notwithstanding all ap
pearances to the contrary, that the universe
is rocked in the arms Of everlasting love, an,
that Every cloud that spreads above, ant
vcileth love, itself is love-
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COntentnent.

True contentment is not the being satisfied
with things as they are, and wishing no change
This would prevent all improvement and re-
form in individuals and in society. Dissatis-
faction is often forerlnner and harbinger of
better things Austin Phelps says, 1.-The un-
aspiring soul is mean one.n Contentment
is rather calm acquiesence in the present,
while waiting for and watching for opportuni-
ties to do better for ourselves and Others II
is opposed to that restless, anxious fretful, ir-
ritable state, which makes man chafe against
his circumstances as if held there by an iron
fate.
Contentment may be cultivated. If we
have few wants well supplied, we are richer
and happier than with many wants ill sup
Piled Reduce your wants and thus increase
contentment Look more at those whose con-
dition is below you rather than at those above
you, and your requirements will seem to grow
respectable, your possessions to increase, and
you will live contended with comforts and
even luxures almost unknown before.
In Affections look to those who are moro
afflicted than yourself. If you are sick,
others are sicker If you have lost finger,
somebody has lost hand. If you have lost
hand, others have lost an arm or leg II
you have lost part of your property, othera
have lost ALL If you have sick child, some-
body has one dead. fyou have lost child,
others have lost several. If you are poor
many others are poorer.
An excellent way to cultivate contentmeni
is to make list Of your blessings. Wher
you begin to count them up, they seem tC
multiply like the loaves and fishes in th'
hands Of the diciplcs, or like the stars ol
heaven when once we begin to number them
BY those and other ways we may brinl
ourselves into an enjoyable state of content
ment, always remembering that we never
shall be perfectly satisfied in this life, but
looking into the future, we may say will
David, 4" shall be satisfied when | awak
with thy likeness"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-02-22
How TO Have n Loving Wife.

If you would have loving wife, be as
gentle in your words after as before marriage
treat her quite as tenderly when matron as
when a miss don't make her the maid of all
work, and ask her why she looks less tidy
and neat than when you " FIRST knew her.
Don't buy cheap, tough beef, and scold her
because it does not come to the table " porter
house !" don't grumble about squalling babies
if you cannot keep up nursery" and re.
member that "baby may take after papa in
his disposition don't smoke and chew tobac
co. and thus shatter your nerves, and spoi
your temper, and make your breath nui
sance, and then complain that your wife de-
clines to kiss you; go home joyous and
cheerful to your wife, and tell her the good
news you have heard, and not silently put OIL
your hat and 60 out to the "club" or "lodge,
and let her afterwards learn that you spent
the evening at the opera or at fancy bal
with Mrs. Dash. Love your wife be pa.
tient; remember you are not perfect, but try
to be; let whiskey tobacco and vulgar COM
pany alone; spend your evenings with your
wife, and live decent, Christian life, and
your wife will be loving and true If you did
not marry a heartless beauty without sense
or worth; if you did, who is to blame if yor
suffer the consequences - Phreaologica
Journal.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-02-22
A Sweet Transaction.

Nathan Kicker of Groton, is a tall,
bony fellow, with an unusual amount Of
strength of which he is quite vain. Orange
w. Buchanan, merchant, is i. short, we'll
made fellow, and, if he is not quite as strong
as Kicker, makes up the deficit in mother wit
and cunning. A year or two since he had
number OF sacks Of coarse salt in his store,
so heavy that no man in town was able to
shoulder one. One day Orange emptied
sack, packed it full Of India wheat hulls, and
placed il beside the others, The next time
Kicker came in Orange began to pooh at his
boasted strength, and claimed to be the strong
er man Of the two Offering to test the ques-
ton by shouldering a bag Of salt, the one
failing in the attempt obligating himself to
pay the raisns. II was agreed to, and Orange
seized the bag of hulls, weighing probably
forty pounds, and after prodigious effort, he
surprised Kicker with accomplishing the great
feat. Kicker then seized another bag, filed
with salt, and tugged away full minute,
barely being able to raise it upon his knees.
During his struggle, his hat fell off and rolled
under the molasses faucet. Orange, unable
to resist the temptation, raised the faucet,
letting about pint Of molasses into the hat,
which he pushed along into the middle of the
floor After another minutes struggle with
the bag, Kicker dropped it, when the boys all
shouted that the great, big Kicker was fairly
beaten by the little Buchanan. He was terri
bly, mortified, and hastily seizing his hat he
slapped it upon his head and left the store in
hot haste. But he hadn't got far when he
discovered the second chapter Of the joke,
and was acknowledged by all to be the seeetest
boy in Groton. Hc makes no more boasts
about his strength, and is very silent when
the conversation happens to be upon the sub
ect Of moasses.--L Lyndon Union.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-02-22
The First stain.

Did any of our readers ever think how lit
tie it takes to stain their characters A
single drop of ink seems very small thing,
yet dropped into a tumber of clear, pure wa
ter it backens the whole. And so the first
OATH the first lie, the first glass may seem
very trivial, yet depend upon it, they leave a
dark stain upon your character. Look out
for the first stain. Remember that small Vi
ces lead to great crimes, and that every little
vice is a stain upon your character and re.
member, too, that if you continue to indulge
these vices, the stain grows darker until your
whole soul is blackeRod. 1t is compara-
lively easy thing to rid ourselves of them at
the beginning, but if we allow ourselves to
indulge them, they will soon have mighty
power over US. Look out for the first stain.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-02-22
The Hume Circle.
INCOMrLETENEss.

Ono sweet, dim evening, from the window leaning
Some notes " song came broken through the air
And, with their breath, faint and subtle meaning
Came wandering too, and rested on me there
There is. In all, the touch Of inc0mplotcnoss
The iower pucked at morning, fades at noon
Our Joy, 10 seems 20 lack perfect sweetness,
And even We are one note OF a tune.
Whoro s the flowers vanished fragrance straying'
All, who the rost Of all our Joy hath stolel
Where s our better sof 20 strange delaying
Our souls, half-iull, keep crying for the whole
Such wants must be the pledge of some fulfilling,
Liko yondcr crescent with lN shadowy roundi
And all we need, perhaps, is 20 be willing
To walt until the perfect whole is found
Here, we've the half Of joy. the whole Of sorrow
Now halflt shadow then, full morning light
silver promise Of q golden morrow,
The little moon hangs, swinging In the night.
oh, kIndling daybroak Oh. full flaming morning
The long horizon strains our tired eyes,
And go. dear Heaven while waiting ior The dawnuk
We rest them on thy pledges in the fkcs
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miscellaneous.
THE WINTER SHOWS.

over the mountains the suow-wrolihs are drifting,
Hanging their -urlauds on laurel and pine,
Robiug the fields with au exquisite beauty,
Bending the icathery spmys Of the vine,
Falling like down on the breast Of tho river
Growing the maple trees over the way,
Drifting along on the winds 20 the sOuthward,
Hiding the vessels iar out on the bay
In the red sunset the snowltkcs are shining,
sn0wdril on snoW-drift and curl upon curl
Flashing back oolors Of exquisite brightness
Diamonds and rOsc-leaYes and mother-ofpearli
Softly, We snow wreaths, drop over the hillside,
Where In still slumhors the weary ones rest,
Whore by the pine-trec my mother ls slecpinr,-
Tenderly lay your white folds oD her breast
soon shall the sprng-tmo break over the mountains
over it, beauty no cold wind shall blow
Frost shall not breathe there TO wither the lowers
Never again shall they hide in the snow;
Eve hath not looked on that spring in its beauty,
Songs Of the scraphs shall welcome its hirthi
Come Ia the beauty and glow Of the morning
Spring-tme eternal dawn over the earth.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-02-22
For the iFnnng.
THE PRIEST AND THE BOY,

a mther asked priest his son TO bless,
Who forthwith told him he must first confess.
we'll quoth the boy, suppose, sir am willing,
What ls your chargoi "Toyou lis huta shilling
Must all mon pay, and all men make confession"
"Ncs, every man Of Catholic profession
" And who do you confess to 2" why the Dean"
"And does he charge You :" Yes a whole thirteen.
" Ana do the Deans confess 20 "Nes, boy, they do
Confess 20 Bishops and pay smarty too"
DO Bishops, sIr contest If 40, to whom
Why they confess, and pay the Church Of Rome
"Woll,n snid the boy, "all this is mighty odd
And docs the Pope confess in 90 yes, 10 God"
And does God charge the P0psi" "No,' quoth tlu
Priest
God charges nothingn 90, then, God De- host.
God is aht 10 forgive, and aiuays milling
To him viii confess and save my shilling
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nanral & 1Religinus,
:. wnlCn WAS A SINNER

si,e sat and wcpt beside HE feet The weight
on lin opprcssed her heart for Ell blame
Ana the poor ma lice Of the worldly shame
10 her was past, extinct, and out Of date.
only the sin fcmalnod-the loprOns state
She would be- melted by the heat Of love,
~ fires ar neroor than arc blown 10 prove
And purge the silver ore ndultcrate
She sat and wopt, and with her undfessod hair
SIN wiped The fcot She WAS 20 blessed 20 touch
And He wiped OIL the s0iling Of despair
From her sweet soul, because she loved go much.
! am sinner, full of doubts and icnrsi
Make me a humble thing of love and toars.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-02-22

Plain people have the advantage over
the beautiful during part of life; that is,
when old age comes. Homeliness wears we'll
it seems to mend with years, or, at least, 1t
has nothing to spoil, As general rule,
tho most worn and time-touched faces are
the faces of those once handsome. There
are characteristics which defy the ravages
of time, but mere personal beauty Is evanescent
- Selected.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-02-22

"A gentle happiness is favorable to virtue
and to morality, as excessive excitement and
warning and discomfort are favorable to MUIR
murings, and to rebellion, and to sin.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-02-22

Hear as little as possible whatever is to
the prejudice of others.
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Snecial nnttpes.
'-;;;S',,',,,I ,;,s !, nv -sEyEN YEARS PRACTICE

TWENTY SEVEN YEARS PRACTICE
n Al. treatment Of Diseases incident TO females, has
paced DR. DOW at the head Of all physieians making
,uch practice speciality, and enables him to guarantee
speedy and permanent cure In the worst cases or Sup
preston and all other Menstrual Dsrangsmeni' from uAa
,,, ,,,, All letters for advice must contain g. Once
No. Espfcorr STREET, BosroS.
N.p.-Board furnished to those desiring to remain
under troatmcnt
Boston, July, 1870 @'o
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-05-04
NONRESIDENT Notice.

Napoleon Hall, admir- &C.. Virginia Ben
nette and Ambrose Bennette as. Francis
j. Patillo, Trenton Patillo, l.. d. Hall
and Lavinia Hall.
ON motion of complainants by counsel,
" and it appearing to the satisfaction of
the Clerk, from the allegations Of complain
ants bill, whichis sworn to. that defendaots
Francis II. PdtiIO and Trenton PdtiHO
are non-residents of the State Of Tennessee,
and are residents of Kentucky, so that the
ordinary process of law cannot be served
upon them; it is, therefore, ordered by the
Clerk that publication be made in the Fay
ETTEvILLE OBSERVER, a newspaper publish
ed in the town of Fayetteville, for four
successive weeks, requiring said nOn-resi-
dents to appear at the next June term
of the County Court of Lincoln coun.
ty, to be held at the courthouse in the town
Of Fayetteville, on the first Monday in
June, 1871, to plead, answer, or de-
muir to compliments bill, or the same will
be taken for confessed, and set down for
hearing eS pd7'te as to them. ~
april20 JNO. Y. GILL, Clerk
Bright d Sons, Soils for comps. -.
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The Reason.

A farmer near South Bend, in
Arkansas, raises only corn and
hogs, and when demonstrated with
by his friend, and asked why be
did not raise cotton, replied:
"Why raise cotton, when l can
own and ship all grown in this
neighborhood without raising it
My neighbors raise the cotton, and
sell it to me for my corn and hogs.
| have, therefore, all the berefits
Of their cotton, without the har-
rassment, worry and labor of saw
ing 1T. | don't want to raise cot
ton. | will continue to make hog
meat and raise corn, and can
buy all the cotton l want"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-05-04

WORMS m oRsEs,-The A.
mericdn STICK Journal has the fol-
lowing; When worms have de-
velOpcd in great numbers, the
symptoms are very much aSgra-
waited, and the horse becomes e.
maciated and suffers occasional
ly from colicy pains; the flank is
tucked up; the inside Of the
eyelids is pale; he walks with
difficulty, and a fatal termina-
ton will sometimes ensue. A
dose of aloes (fonr to six
drachms) may be given which
has often the effect of expelling
worms without havingrecourse
to further treatment. If this
fails, divide six ounces of iron
filling among twelve balls, and
give one every morning until
they are finished and then give
a dose Of aloes, which will cause
the expulsion of any worms
which may remain in the horses
intestines.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-05-04

SWEENEY IN HORSES AND
MULEs.-The following is a
simple remedy, and much more
humane than the barbarous
plan of driving a knife into the
shoulder. 1t is given by a cor
respondent to the Southern Cul-
tivdtOr::
Bake flat pone of corn bread,
and let it be about. two inches
thick, when nearly done, satu-
rate it thoroughly with tar,
which can best be done by ma
king small holes in the bread,
and pouring in the tar. This
being done wrap in a cloth, and
apply to the affected shoulder,
pressing it tightly and keeping
it there until the bread becomes
cold. BY the next morning
your animal will be ready for
service. 1t is important that
the bread should be as hot as
possible.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-05-04
TO XIII Lice on Animals.

Grease the animal well with
any kind of grease, from head to
tail, along the back and under the
belly, and in As hours not o living
louise can be found.
The better plan is to melt the
grease, and whilein fluid state,
poar it on the animal; if a hog,
pour little in the ears, as this is
a good harbor for the varmints.
Put on plentiful supply, and
death is certain, not only to the
living, but also tothe yet unhatch-
ed nits.
Now, for the philosophy. All
lice are parasites, and each kind
has IFS particular habit. The
louise (pediculus) has neither lungs
nor gills, but breathes through in
Vulnerable pores of the body
The grease stops up these pores.
and the vermin die for want Of air,
just as quickly as a man would
die, with a tight bandage over his
mouth and nose. If child'f
head is infected with lice, (Pedi.
culus capitis) one or two good ap'
plications of oil, will kill them.
Coal oil will answer in part fol
hogs and cattle, but as it soor
evaporates. it does not get rid of
the nits, while grease remains on
the animal for long time, and
when the nits hatch and begin &c
crawl, must die as their parents
did. Coal oil is too severe a rem
edy. Animals have been killed
as well as lice, by its too frequent
application.
This recipe is worth more t.
the farmer than a years subscrip
ton to the OBSERVER. 1t shoulG
be cut out and pasted in a book
with other receipts of q usefu
Character, for future reference arc
future generations.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-05-04
SALT BRINE ON SHINGLES

SALT BRINE On SHINGLES
L. S. Winch of Gnadenhatten,
Ohio, said in the Farmers Climb
that he had heard that satura-
ting pine shingles in strong
salt brine previous to putting
them on roofs, would make them
proof against fire from sparks.
He would like the opinion of
the Club. Mr.. Whitney said it
was no practical advantage, and
wouldn't pay for the trouble
Mr.. Sylvester said it was tried
on a bank built in Lyons. 1t
was found that the salt acted on
the nails, which soon rusted,
and left the roof in a leaky con-
dition. Mr.. Cotton has known
a wash Of lime to be applied af-
ter the shingles were laid, and
with advantage. 1t prevents
the accumulation Of moss, to
say the least.
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To REMOVE ScoRcu MARKS

To REMOVE SCORCH MARKS.
If linen has been -scorched,
and the mark has not penetra-
ted entirely through, SO as to
damage the texture, it may be
removed by the following proc
ess: peel and slice two onions,
and extract the juice by squee-
zing or pounding. Then cut up
half an ounce of white soap,
and two ounces of fuller's earth,
and mix them with the onion
juice, and half pint of vine
gar. Boil this composition
well. Then spread it /; when
cool, pour over the scorched
part of the linen, and let it dry
on. Finally wash out the linen
and the mark will be found to
have been removed.