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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-12-02
Mary's Thanksgiving Offering.


Mary's Thanksgiving Offering.
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10 was such % happy hWh~-lN wing daN "l +
MIS-. Lees comfortable nome hrI"uNe' .
from far and near We're gathered ihelr '' I
help make way with the huge hhk sglNhg /
turkey. and all thc other good things beneath I
which the lady's hosWialle tanle sI"an'9' I
Amties, unclr-, uieco- and nepheWs drank /.
TO each others health. Wnile tine small h9S' F.
of children enjoyed the day, and Shared tine
mouiment with their elders after then own /
baby fashion Nobody cared for the snow
which steadily vhitened the drealE street
outside. nor for the kccm NuiN Wr winch
ratified at the window pmcs and tried Nainy
to- find entrance within Mrs Lees warm.
cheerful apartments There were gaines and
hnpromptu dances, songs, meny laughter
aud all sort, of im and itouc gong on STD
that the storm without wa, all nnhceded.
But one among the children thus gathered
together could only SIT quietly boz her little
chair and look ou while the other, played
Dear little May the youngest Wee pet OF
them all-Mrs. Ices baby of four years
mamma, little wounded dove, as the tam
ily called her. She could not run and jump
rs 'le ie7' ,'''E ''''''' WV. ,, .'' .. law
never 'o"Gu,p N'og',' s'',o "iI'' ,i'J
ana 'heuSI ,'le 'Nll' 0vu'' W.''N /" '''''''' 81
giu'3n Iet u N"s 'e,! Mt1', MGlN' ','' i'',
lNed TO SUI IN lgl %" IL Il'i'. ,,'i,, "''Li, ~,
Toys anu PA! .nlnGs N''e ".9u1"' ~ '''' .f
kind ana OWING l',,'' uioIu''' H''' ,.,';la'
Everybody loved 'le onl''' - summit
sWee!er lace never vas Ni'syo : ".u'. ",',
neiiler eyes never looAgu ,','1 a '''''',i
lace than lei' ana su'D = s'l'.'' ''tie 'l'',
IL seemed rs u P"a"u'f ~ S"'',',.''' ''''''
one gay iaInn upon IT, ol'u p,'o'''llB ~ ''.,
tangled anna tnt s"iI way! u,,,'5 .uo. il
could no1 ifee Il,eil' a' ilal so,ll.u io't, n
lhefe' ilhe p'isut 5'ln'n y'U" IT, M''''',
earned loI the Do"olll"l "''''' guy ''''' vi
G9l1 e iie'a' i..,..,
NtiL a' iAst '"'h' '"y summons W ui'l'lg' ,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-12-02
-7hrerfisrmrnfs.
A RErREsrNTATIvE AND cnAMrIoN Of
AMERICAN ART TAsrE'
Prospectus for ls75---Iighth Year.
THE ALDINE,
issued Monthly.
-IMrrhsruirnE.
Prospectus for is75--Eigbth Year.
THE ALDINE,


The necessity of popular medium for the representation
" the productions " our great artists has always been
Uguifp and many attempt. have been made tO meet the
wnnt The successive failures which ~ invariably followed
each attempt u this country To- establish Journal dd
prove the Indifference " the people OF America go the
claims vi high art So proper appreciation vt the
wHut and ability tu meet u shown, the public OF
rallied With enthusiasm to ts support and the result
was great artistic and commercial Triumph YHE NJ
NfAH.
lhe artisiW Illustration of american scenery, original with
IHk tiNINki b. nu important feature. and IT, mHgnh-
cent plates are OF size appropriate o the satisfactory
treatment OF details than hc Afforded 10y amy inferior
The iudruu utr-uoisi0n of Landscape marine. hg-
ufe and animal sniies. sustain au undated interest ni-
possible where The scope oi the work confines The artist
csely To- single style VI subject The literature of THE
tLbiAk Is light aud graceful accompaniment worthy Of
tir artistic features. with only such technical dslulsiti0ns
~ l nl mlDIloIr WIN ODE unnnlnr mlen.l " lno uLh
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-12-02

WHAT a SMILE DlD.-A smiling recogni-
ton, and few kind words from a young
lady who sometimes employed her sent a
poor sewing-girl to her daily task at the shop
with lighter heart and brighter eye than
common. She worked better for that small
charity OF a smile aud bright word, and won
more favor from those who employed her.
| shall be obliged to drop otf some of our
workers. said the manager to her privately,
" but you are becoming so handy and useful,
Margaret, We cannot spare YOU"
The good word Of the morning had helped
hetmore than she knew to keep her situa-
ton, Edrly Der.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-12-02
A Marriage Discount.

\ few years since, one of oar Boston di-
vines was called upon to unite jolly old
couple in the bonds of matrmouy, and just
as they We're pronounced man and wife an
other couple entered the room, to be joined
likewise. The moment the two latter en-
tered they were somewhat surprised at sec
ing the divine receive the splendid ransom Of
a new and bright half dollar from the hands
of the newly married bridegroom. Current
nent divine imediately thrust the money into
his pocket and then congratulating the
happy pair, babe them adieu, and at once
commenced upon his duties in performing
the marriage rite for the remaining couple.
Being pronounced man and wife, the youth
full husband thrust his hand into his pocket,
and pulled ont the same amount, an equally
bright new half dollar, and presented it to
the divine; whcreupon the good man looked
with profound establishment at the insight
fcant amount, and remarked:
My customary fee ON such occasions is
five dollars"
"Nou married the last old ugly couple
said the indignant young bridegroom, " for
fifty cents, and now You dare to tax me ten
times that amount, merely because we are
a young couple The good divine, placing
his glasses several inches above his nose
looked the young man full in the face, and
then said
g have never married you but this once
while / have married the former man FIVE
times and on such occasions duty demands
liberal discount to the trade" Suffice it to
say, the remaining $3.50 was forthcoming
and with smile, the bride and bridegroom
took The nearest way to the door.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-12-02

NornING like taking pride in ones bust
ness. A Williamsport man boasts that in
the last twenty years he has made three
thousand two hundred and one collins
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-12-02

A VERY fat English lady boosted that
She brought her husband twenty thousand
pounds. "Well you look it" replied her
friend.
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n tRE AND INSTRUCTIONS"
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uniformly Of great excellence The paper has admired
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-06-19
AGlsICULTURAL.
THE VALUE OF COAL ASHES.

TIE VALUE OF COAL ASHES.
Professor Storer and his assistants of Har-
ward have lately made series of careful ex-
periments to ascertain the precise relation
of Anthracite coal ashes to agriculture. Pots
were filled with pure ashes of Pennsylvania
Anthracite coal and planted with oats, bar
ley, buckwheat. beans, etc. In some cases
these were watered with pure water; in
others, with solutions of nitric or phosphoric
acid with various combinations Of lime pot
ash, ammonia, etc. The report says that
none of the plants really prospered when
planted in the pure ashes, and sprinkled
with rainwater alone The beans and peas
grew to considerable height, '.but it was
plain that the matter (which the new parts
were formed came chiefly from the older
parts This means, we suppose, that the
plant, in manner, lived upon itself. When,
however, nitrate Of lime was substituted for
pure water, the plants at once became thrift
ty. The report continues 1T Is plain that
the ashes used must have contained appreci-
able quantitiesof phosphoric acid and potash
as well as the lime, magnesia, sulphuric acid
and iron, which are necessary for the growth
of plants, for on the addition of nitrogenized
salts to the ashes. abundant crops of buck
wheat and barley could be produced.
The addition of potash and phosphoric acid
did little or no good, while sulphate of mag
nesia seemed to DO harm"
Experiments were farther made with
view to testing the comparative properties
of ashes and sand. Pure quartz sand, it was
found. contains very few elements of nutri-
ton. Pit sand dug in the yincinity of Bos-
ton, contained more potash and phosphoric
acid in an as>imilable form than was found
in Pennsylvania White Ash coal ashes
This series of experiment, shows that,
while the ashes of the Pennsylvania White
Ash coal examined do contain appreciable
quantities potash and phosphoric acid in
condition tit for the support of plants, they
are. nevertheless, inferior in this respect 10
m equal bulk of good pit sand.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-06-19
FEMININE PERSONALS.

Mrs. Shuledt is the first woman to become
minister in Chicago, and her first sermon
was preached there in Methodist church
last week She is described a. old. ugly.
and loud-voiced but her zeal is intense and
indomitablc Her audience numbered forty,
half of whom were sailors. and few of them
remained until the close of the service.
The Duchess of Edinburgh has had live
" dispute with her mother-in-law and the
rest OF her husbands family, and has come
off victorious. Like all women, the ladies
of the English royal family do not look favor
ably upon princess who intrudes into the
family by marriage. 1t was therefore decid-
ed that the new conner. although the daugh-
er of the Gar, should not take precedence
of the princess Beatrice. The Duchess of
Edinburgh resented the decision, and de-
clined to attend the Queens levee Fearing
that the public would suspect the real cause
of her absence the Queen authorized the
Times to announce that the Duchess was in
situation, which, although it was mat ter
upon which her husband was to be con-
graduated, forbade her appearance in public.
TO the great horror Of the Queen, the Duke
of Edinburgh promptly contradicted the re-
port. UT IilHtr dinOunCtu tnit III WIS wholly
unauthorized by him. OF course the public
Immediately comprehended the true state of
the case, and the Queen in order to put
stop to public gossip, was compelled to yield
to her determined daughter-in-law. Hence
forth the Duchess of Edinburgh will take
precedence next after the Princess of Wales
and will be styled ''IIer Imperial and Royal
IIighness."
Lima Wagratz, daughter of a moderately
wealthy merchant of Moscow, has been SEN
fenced to six years. solitary confinement for a
romantic crime. At one of the theatres
Levina Korsacky was performer on wire
suspended at n considerable height. She was
pretty and coquettish, and among those
whom she attracted was Lima Wagratz' low
er. Lima was made madly jealous by the
Irritation, and deliberately planned crue
revenge. Through her lover she formed the
of Levina, and thus became a
frequenter of the theatre during the rehear- |
sails. One day she went silly where the
wire upon which the performer walked was
and cut it in two with pair of
shears. The ends she fastened slightly to
gether, leaving the whole in apparently good
order. At night Levina confidently stepped
ont on the wire, which gave way under her
feet, letting her drop to the stage floor. Her
legs were broken 80 badly that she will be
lifelong cripple. Lima was at once arrested.
tried and found guilty, and the severe SEN
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-06-19
GTON. VT. FRIDAY MORNING. JUNE 10. 1874.

society to be watchful over the conduct of
one another, and not to hesitate to step in
for the recovery of those who might be over
taken with fault.
SIN giving this sketch of the Society of
Friends, some of their better known peculi-
arities have been lightly touched, and Others
such has their believing war unlawful, have
not been mentioned at all. Enough has,
however, been said to give pretty correct
idea OF the Society as religious body. 1t
may be admitted that the system is one which
can never find universal acceptance, mas
much as it too often utterly ignores or runs
counter to the strongest impulses of human
nature. 1t is, however, system admirably
adapted to certain order ofminds, and may,
therefore, be expected to live as long as the
human race retains its complex and varied
character. -
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tence is regarded in Moscow as not exceeding
justice.
The University of London has decided by
a vote OF 33 to 65 that sit is desirable that
women should be permitted to take degrees
in the University
Olive Logan, in her able article on voice
workers in the June Galary, says of Clara
Louise Kellogg, that she was born musi-
can, one Of those choice geniuses whom
nothing can keep away from their bent. She
sang complete tunes when baby seven
months old, and when she was ''little four
year-old." :" instead of making the bright re-
marks of other peoples four-years-olds
lthose who, perhaps, were predestined to
become lecturers), the tiny Kellogg would
sit perched at piano, singing and playing
with intense delight.
1t is currently reported among the know
ing ones of New York society, that the IA
vorite actress, Miss Clara Morris, who is
now at the Union Square Theatre of that
city, Is to be married soon, to Mr..
+. Z: Harriott, a wealthy gentleman and
member Of the Lotus Club.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-06-19

PuNNING.-Puns, well stuck to, are some.
times as good as wit. Lady Barker, whose
name is not unknown in literature, has beer
appointed manager of the National School ol
Cookery in London, whereupon the Pal
Mall Gazette remarks; ''IIer thoughts in
the kitchen range perpetually, we should
imagine. ever wide, various, and fruitful
fold. While her pupils are busily engaged
around her, the middey dripping reminds
her of the midnight oil, and she pauses to
recall the verses of Eliza Cook or the labors
of Mrs. Fry, or the poems of Mr.. Browning,
perchance. Then, too. the very crate will
suggest Hobbies, the saucepan Handel, the
salamander Burns, the scollops Shelley, the
frying pan the inductive philosophy of Bacon
and the stewpan the physical experiments
of Boyle. What more natural than to dwell
on the sad fate of Sir Cloudesly Shovel or
the successful expedition of Sir Samuel Ba-
ker; the delightful humor of Charles Lamb
or the pacific policy of Mr.. Pease ; the "Eu-
clid' Of Potts, the worship of Pan, or Mr..
Rupert Kettles attempt at arbitration NJ.
Grevy's Presidency Of the French Assembly
or the present embodiment of the Due de
Broglie; r.Fowles's Broad Church views
OF Mr.. Partridge's democratic theories Mr.
Spring Rice's speeches in the House of Com
mons or Sir Frederick Currie's operations in
India ~
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-06-19

\ Jury in Truckce, CAL, had been out
four hours when the judge sent the sheriff
to learn whether they were going to agree.
The sheriff put an eye and and then an ear
to the keyhole of the room in which they
were located for deliberation. Then he
brought the Judge, and together they
opened the door. On the table in the cen
tire of the room stood big bottle of whis-
KEY. and around it the drunken twelve
we're hilariously marching in single file.
The foreman carried on his back bass
drum, upon which the man behind HIM
was pounding. Next came juror play
ing a snare drum, then shrill whistle
ave couldn't agree on a verdict nohow,"
said the tipsy foreman, in reply to the
judges reproof; "and we didn't think
twas any hurt fur to. have social time,
s'long's we was congenl party"
A man writes to an editor for four dol
lars ''because he is 30 terribly Short" and
gets in reply the heartless response: Do rs
do-stand upon chai'-
faithful brother in a Fairfield, CT,
church recently prayed for the absent MEM
bers who were PROSTATE on beds of sickness
and chairs Of wellness.
According to the New York Tribune these
are among the benefcent results of the
warm summer evening, allowing boardefs
to come out and sit on the front steps The
uproar of the busy day is forgotten; its lit
tie miseries sink out Of sight; the obduracy
of the steak, the maturity of the egg, the
selEassertion of the salad-oil, even the itera-
tion of the hash, cease to yex, and the soul
of the man grows peaceful as his eyes grow
heavy.
The intellectual salesman in Chicago
bookstore was recently much agitated By
the persistence of literary small-boy. who
would fain purchase n novel "You Know
How it is Yourself" The small boy said
his sister had sent him for the book and
knew positively that it was there, and it
was sometime before it dawned upon him
self and the bewildered clerks that Reads
..Put yourself in His Place" was the vol
umc desired.
An entefprising superintendent of one of
our city Sunday schools was engaged last
Sunday in catechizing the scholars, varying
the usual method by beginning at the end Of
the Catechism. After asking what were
the perquisites Of the Holy Communion
and Confirmation, and receiving satisfactory
replies, he asked; "And now, boys, tell
me what must precede Baptism ?' Where
npon lively urchin shouted out, "a baby
'ir." Fact: followed by sensation and
aughter."
An o tumwa, Oregon paper says: "Dur-
ing the wind storm the other day, Richard
Warden, Of the Courier, ~ his hat, which
vent whirling into space u rather into
Richard, however, was equal to
he occasion. He simply croesd hb an
over his head and bid ds6Anes b The
torn"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-06-19
Little Foxes.

Little foxes, spelling
The beloved vine
Trusted TO my tending
By the One Divine.
Little foxes, wherefore
Have We entrance found
To the vine so precious
Growing in my ground ,
Have We leaped the fencesl
Have ye climbed the wall
We're there tiny openingsl
Ye are very small.
And We can creep slyly
Through tiny space;
But thought | closed up
Every open place.
And ! watched by daytime,
And | watched by night,
For the vine you're spelling,
Is my hearts delight;
/ have kept the earth worm
From its precious root;
have trimmed its branches,
But they bear no fruit.
For the little foxes
Have assailed the vine.
Trusted to my tending
BY the One Divine.
And though I've been faithful,
Since its birthday morn.
They were in the garden
When the babe was born.
For they are the failings
That would not see
NIl.r, fhaNr rua~a sasf faf ffuHre
When they dwelt in me.
Little faults unheeded
That ! now despise,
For my baby took them
With my hair and eyes.
And ! chide her often,
For know | must.
But | do it always
Bowed down TO the dust.
With a face all crimsonod
With a burning blush,
And an inward whisper
That | cannot hush.
And sometimes it seemeth
Like the voice OF God,
And it says. Poor coward.
Using now the rod
On a child's frail body.
TIL I hear il moan,
And see 10, soft flesh quiver
For a sin thine own"
Oh my Father. pity.
Pity and forgive;
Siay the Little foxes
allowed To live
TIL they left the larger
For the smaller vine,
TIL they touched the dear lie.
Dearer far than mine.
Oh my Father, hear me,
Make my darling thine,
Though lam 50 human,
Make her all divine.
Slay the little foxes,
That both vines may be
Ladened with fruit worthy
To he offered Thee.
ffsrrefgfu % )
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-06-19
The TIVE. Levers.
~ GRoRGE ELIOT.


TMo lovers by a moss-grown sprIng.
lney leaned son checks together there,
Mingled the dark and sunny hair,
And heard the wooing thrushes sing.
budding time.
loves blest prime
Two welded from the portal stept:
The bells made happy carolinss,
Inc ar was son as tanning wings,
White petals on the path way slept.
pure-eyed bridei
tender pride.
Two faces DER 3 Grade bent:
Two hands above the head were locked:
These pressed each other while they rocked
Those watched life that love had sent.
o solemn hour!
o hidden power
Two parents by the evening FIRE.
The red light fell about their knees
On heads that rose by slow degrees
Like buds upon the lily spire.
0patient life.
tender strife.
The two still sat together there,
The red light shone about their knees;
But all the heads by slow degrees
Had gone and left that lonely pair.
voyage FAST
vanished past
The red light shone upon the floor
And made the space between them wide;
They drew their chairs up side by side,
Their pale cheeks joined, and said, "Oncs
more!r
o memories!
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\ DEIuEEp INTERVIEW m TmnRAru-
The overland telegraph in Australia extends
for 1900 miles across the wastes of the insn-
lar continent, and the line is greatly exposed
to the attacks of the natives. who use the
wires to point their spears with and break
the inSulators in order To secure the
sharp edged fragments, with which to scrape
the spear blades smooth. In order to guard
the line, therefore. each station Is a fort.
On the evening of FEBRUARY ~ one of these
stations WAS suddenly attacked and in the
melee Mr.. Staplcton. the master. was fatally
wounded. The station was 1900 miles from
Adelaide and the sufferer had to be treated
for his wounds by DIR. Gosse of that place,
by means of consultations over the wire.
The case was hopeless, however. and all
that could be done to make the situation of
Mr.. Staplcton somewhat easier to bear was
to allow him to exchange few parting
words with his wife, who, like the surgeon,
was also 1900 miles away in Adelaide This
was done, and the man and woman who had
seen each other for the last time on earth
were able, in Il measure to say to each other
those words of tenderness which cheer the
dying in their last moments, and leave
pleasant remembrance upon the minds of the
bereayed. Other persons who were wound
ed in the affair were successfully treated by
DR.. GoSSe.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-06-19

"If save ten cents day from my
drinks ruminated old Rednose, sit will
be $36.50 year, and in fifty years it will
be 81 S25, and then l can marry Mary.
Dear Mary ~