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Ensign Jackman was an old Vermont
farmer. lie had good dog, that for some
reason bore half of his owners name, being
plain Jack; and il would be no reflection
on the old mans sense if we should say the
creature knew half as much as he did.
Jackman once owed his life to Jack and il
all came about by his taking him with him
to his wood.lot, which was good way
distant from his house. Almost every day
during the winter, the farmer and his dog
went of together, always returning safely
with great loads Of wood, until one alter
noon, as they were jogging homeward, the
sled canted on stone, the uppermost
log on the load rolled off on the ensign's
side taking him unaware, Knocked him
down, aud held him there wedged in be-.
tween the runner and a huge boulder which
almost oyerhung the path
As ho fell, he instinctively shouted
" Whoa !" to the oxen and they stopped
at once, then and there. If they had started
at all, the siding load would have been
precipitated upon his head but trained
and most obedient creatures, like all good
oxen, they minded what was said to them,
and halted, with the topping logs ready to
roll off at the first movement. But though
they might stand there all the afternoon,
as probably they would, when night drew
near they would go home Besides, there
was no help in them.
While this had been happening, Jack
had been off careering about the woods,
hunting hares aud starting up partridges,
and having most delightful time but now
when the ensign whistled for him, he came
bounding back to the sled, saw what had
happened, aud that he could not get at his
master, and started for home with the
speed Of race-horse.
Mother Jackman saw him coming down
the road, aud he seemed to her to be flying.
His lameness did not hinder him then. lie
cleared the ground like deer running for
his life. She knew that something was the
matter and rushed to the door, but instead
Of stopping there, he shot past, and kept
straight on, by several houses and shops, to
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h4nral e Religious.
4 cry or THE SPIRIT.

Iau FOO weary, Lord my load of care
s'omf aiill moro heavy with each opening day q
cauupt l'lt 30. Father, hear my prayer
Aud sivo 'uc strength 90 keep the upward way.
am 90 lonely, Lord tho gay and bright
aud prosperous once Uf earth all pass mo byt
THO friends oi happier days ignore inv night
come 90 thee oh Father hear my cry
mn s1 hungryl Lord my soul is faint
tOf heavenly nluflshmcut. amid the strife
] '1ffo, oh Fathers hear thy chlldis complaint.
And feed my spirit with ihe bread Of ilfo."
am so thirsty. Lord my heart would sink
hlihef.d nnd pirchcd upon oarth's arid plain
roy iunu iny cup oh Father, let nae drink
ui 'f'n. watafs,' ne'cr 10 thIrst again.
s'n f0 sal oh Lord theories of woo
From tufaf'us human fouls anicf mine car;
uI ttfo aui le.p thuu, Father and know
ino mni De- e1uiortti when thou art near
vs. In Duf .Uue.f hungry thirsty, md,
VIVID 900 mN HHrNWH, LufI. 90 thee comoi
hl." I'm mF i1tl0rs arms will ho glad,
AHA H.'i. iH iaihi tIl llc shall call me home.
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AS a Christian minister, oppose
drink, because it opposes me. The work |
try to do, it undoes My charge against
it at this point is single and simple it is
an obstacle to the spread of the Gospel ;
nay, it is an enemy which assails the Cos.
pei, and whose complete success would
drive the Gospel from the earth. The
chains it forges are the strongest and most
calling ever fastened on the human soul.
There is not sinner on the face Of the
earth so unlikely to be savingly affected
by the Gospel as the habitual drunkard.
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Let u0 man or woman, who is still young,
on whom the necessary calm Of age has not
fallen, think that they will have quiet
ile- if they are 10 earnest, for many years
90 come, either 10 the world without, or in
tbs world within them. Development must
have It's rude shocks, evolution its transient
earthquakes, progreasits backslidngs. Ac-
cept the necessity, count the cost, make
ready TO take your part in the things which
are coming on the earth. Be true to the
vast Christian principles Of the Fatherhood
of God and the brotherhood Of man stead
ily 20 to war with every opinion and sys-
ten which tends TO limit them and to en-.
slave men. But in fighting against systems
and opinions DO not be betrayed into intol.
erance Of men, into inability to see the
good IN tue ovifi into any statement or uc-
ton which may practically deny that the
men whose views you oppose are children
Of God and your brethren in Christ. Con-
stantly keep your temper in the battle ;
guard jealousy your power Of looking on all
sides Of questions; watch over yourself
that you may be, above all things, just to
men aud their opinions. Clear your mind
from narrowuesS,- the narrowness Of re-.
igion, the narrowness Of skepticism, the
narrowncss Of intellectual vanity; keep
yourself apart from particular sets Of men
and opinion They tend to fix you down,
TO limit your life, to fetter your thought,
to make you wise in your own conceit. See
that you mix with men, your brothers,
with those who differ from yourselves, who
oppose aud contradict you DO onot ride at
anchor ia safe and andlocked bay, in
cultured comfort Of thought, having put
aside all troublesome questions Of the un-
kuown. What matters, after all-the ca
tastrophes, the conyulsions of heart and in
tellect which you must suffer, the shattered
sail, the midnight watch in the hurricane,
the loveiness of mid.ocean? 1t is life at
least it is more; it is moving with the
movement Of the world, aud the world is
moving 10 Christ.
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TnE nOUsEnOLD PANACEA


BE- Goo hci rcmgty in The world for the following com.
g.ainis, VIC. tnmp. in the Limbs and Stomach,
Pam '1 iho 'amn'h, Bowel. or Side, Rhcumat.sm q
all it' rm', Billion. Cole Neuralgia, Cholera Dys,
e1fnrf. tHIis. ffesh wounds Burns Sore Throat
epnii lump.aiuis Sprains and Bruises, Clilis and
9,Frr flr internal aud external use.
20 operation Is NOT only 90 relieve the patient but
entirety removes The cause of the complaint. II
pare.n'e- ali pcrvaics The whole system restoring
hea Ny lciDu tp all rs parts and qulcksniug the
blood.
TINE HOUSEHOLD PANACFA
ls purely vegetable and 40 healing Prepared by
CURTIS 8 BROWN.
so. 2i5 Fulton Street. Ncw York
For A,e by an druggist. e23i
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Tho internal communication scheme
which is soon TO be offered TO Congress
contemPlatcs a railroad from Jlrsey City
in q straight line TO Omaha, without Re.
gard TO intermediate places, or the obstruo.
tious Of nature. Only moderate aid is
to be asked Of the government say the
guaranty Of bonds bearing four or dye rcr
cent. interest, to the amount OF hl'f the
cost Of construction IA mere bag.tele
compared with the benefits the road will Poe
to the country, aud more especially to ibc
" prominent capitalists who s;and r.aiy
to act as corporators The scheme must De
a fascinating one to those TO the bottom
ring but We hope Congress win say firmly
to them, aud to al similar raiders on tbo
treasury, "You are pretty good looking
bu. you can't come in."
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seiahao.s is death. Think Of one who
bas DO throb outside Of himself; is he not
cuiomhel in grave more dark than that
|uf elrth2 The moment one begins TO love,
I |ii only dog, Le begins to live. To love
something that is different from one's.self
"a flower, star, a human soul-Hhat
power is 10 80, what stir Of all the faculties /!
o, tho manifold life Of love- How it
flows and streams away on every side, in
love OF father end mother, brother aud sis
ior huhaud aud wife, and friend, and lit
DE Children, OF the tiuiost speck and grand.
est oib. Wercioica 10 all things. Every
sound +. delight The very worm beneath
our feet ttr.i.l Us. We are alive all over.
"TH.r.fuata % thro1. % thought. senso
Autor.as mi0 Gol't magulccncen
Wo cannot know this liie until we expert
cDc1 TO- How sweet and deep il is, to what
hight, 20 leads to what ampltudes it con.
ducts, to what knowledge, pure vision,
beauty end ecstasy Feed the body with
a thousand pleasure. aud it is the same dead
thing always Only the spirit is capable
Of a multiplied life, and to the loving spirit
the very stocks ana stones open into ave-
nues Of glory. Love is the magician's
wand that shows the secret riches of the
most barren spot It is Aladdiu's lamp
that ccmpcla tie finest ministries. How
weak we are when we are selfish How
strong when wc are loving, how varied, how
manifold Il l., indeed more blessed to
give tiau % receive; for giving is the most
receptive Of all acts We give from the
dujte bat we receive from the Infinite
Love is creative. ltis continually produc-
ing. unfolding, charging, sweeping into
new iorus Of beauty and power. Selfish
ness wiihcrs, compresses, annihilates. 1t
is the grave Love is resurgent, triumph
ant, immortal, unboundei. 1t compre.
houds all assimiIaies alb, achieves all in a
word, it is life.
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William Wirt's letter to his daughter,
on the "small, sweet courtesies of life,
contains passage from which great deal
of happin IS might be learned o. want
to tell you secret. The way to make
yourself pleasant to others is to show them
attention. The whole world is like the
miller at Mansfield, 'who cared for nobody
no not he--because nobody cared for
him. And the whole world would serve
you so if you gave them the cause Let
people see that you do care for them by
showing them what Sterne so happily called
the small courtesies, in which there is no
parade, whose voice is too still TO tease, and
which manifest themselves by tender aud
affectionate looks aud little acts of atten-
tion, giving others the preference in every
little employment, at the table, in the field,
walking, sitting and standing
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Religious freedom is not freedom from
religion. ltimplies a duty to ones self, in
the first instance. But if the right is one
that belongs to all men, the duty must
also be common. And thus what begins
in an extreme selEassertion ends in the
conception of universal brotherhood.
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For the 1gnung.



Tn really just az happy
AZ ever child can be-
A. happy asa spring bird
When u sings up To- "a tree,
And ns happy as ihe little brook
That dances b. the sea.
lm happy In The morning
When all the world u.s. Igltt
I'm happy in The evening,
When the stars are shining BRIGHT,
And happy when I'm hst asleep
10 my little bed at nieht.
rm really just as happy
~ ever child can be-
As happy as the singing brook
That dances 10 the sea
For everybody loves mc su.
Aud God is good ~ mt.
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An important case has just been decided
in the New Jersey courts which definitely
settles the question as to what is the mean.
ing Of the word =" negligence as applied
to railroads in case Of accidents thereon
The charge of the court was substantially
as follows The road must be constructed
of the best materials in the best known
manner safe and sufficiently beyond ques-
tion in view of the business to be done upon
it. The ties must be sound and strong
we'll laid and fastened The road in its
structure must be up to the standard Of the
best roads, aud it must be kept up to that
standard. The utmost care and vigilance
is required of the company in keeping it in
repair. 1t must be kept in the best condi.
ton. 1t must not be suffered to be cut Of
repair for a moment longer than the utmost
diligence requires. 1t must be always as
good as new, as good as the best The
railroad company is bound to keep hands
enough and of such quality as to keep the
road in the best order" A failure in any
of these respects was proof of the negli-
gence of the road, and rendered the com.
pany liable in case of accidents This
seems to be a common sense way Of looking
at the matter and ought to be the law, if
it isn't.
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NOTICE-All persons indebted to me
~ must call Immediately and settle. or shall be
Obliged 10 place tine accounts In the hands Of law
yer for collection
IRA S. TOWN
Montpelier, August 49, 1879. es-tf
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DROBATE COURTS.-Until further
j notice. the Probate Courts for Washington Dis.
trict will he held at the office in Montpelier on
TUESDAY Of each week. All letters on business con
nected with the office should be addressed to the un
dersgned at Montpelier.
December /, 1870 47tf
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NTTEN TION FARM ERSl
TRULY INFALUABLE BOOK.
The FAMILY PHYSICIAN, NURSES GUIDE
--ASD-
FARMERS HORSE AND CATTLE DOCTOR.
BY DIR. LEONARD TBRESHER.

In this work Of four hundred pages are embraced
the latest medical discoveries for the relief and cure
ofa the ills incident to the human body. The second
part IL devoted to the management OF all kinds OF
iarmer'e stock, eing complete Farrier's Guide In
itself The work should be in the hands OF every
family In the State
q, Por sale at the Argus oice and T. G. Phinney's
Store Montpelier, W.
CANVAssERs WANTED. 27-tt
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NORWICH UNIVERSITY.

AMILITARY COLLEGE founded in 1894. Has
a complete College Curriculum, with Preparatory
Department attached.
For information address
PRoF. CHARLES DOLE, NorthGeld, VI.
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TO BE FOUND AT TIL Il
UNION HOUSE,

Cor. Main and Union Sts., Montpelier, W.,
Food for the hungry, rest for the weary all quiet,
neat and clean. Rooms as pleasant and better furn.
lshed than any public house In town. ! send no
POrters TO trains but guests and baggage taken to
and from the depot, free OF charge, request. Do
not take the advice of Porters Om other houses who
say that we live mile from the depot when II is not
more than five minutes walk and that We " keep
one-horse house." Come and try us once and IL not
satisfied with room food aud prices, the fret bill shall
be gratis. Your Obedlent servant
80 ly GEORGE 7. FOSTER,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer In Wood and Coal.
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NANTED-In a small family, help for
w general housework, who wants steady en-
ployment and a good home, az fair wages. Apply
ut this Office.
January ~, 1874. 09-tf.
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mo WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN.-

w w llOl II VI "A tOANOI1lhANs
Il This is 10 certify that have this day given my
son. Alfred q. Redway, his time during the remainder
of his minority and that shall hereafter claim none
OF his earnings nor pay any debts contracted BY him.
ALONZ0 REDWAY
Montpelier, Vt December II, 1873. O9il'
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:Mem Advertisements.

NOR SALE.-Desirabl Building Lots
Il on one Of the best streets In the village Also
twenty acres OF land just outside Of village limits
Enquire at this Office. 73u
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--Tis mercy to have that taken from
US which takes US from God.
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Spsoial 1antioes.
CHILDREN OFTEN LOOK PALE AND SICK
nom no other cause than having worms In the
BR3WN'5 yERMWUGE coMFfr

will destroy worms without injury to the child bolpo
perfectly WHITE ana ifce from all cooring or othoi
Injurious ingredients usually used In worm prepata
tuns.
CURTIS & BROWN, proprlctors,
No. 2l5 Fulton Street New York
Saa by DugJisN atf Chemists, and Deiisr, Ii, Maj
cfHss, af lWEstY-fiyE CEsrs a noN s9JI
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We are really adopting European TO-
stituiious with startling rapidity. Within
a few weeks We seem to have naturalized
Communism and Internal machines. The
labor riots in Chicago, Cincinnati, and
latest and most serious the incipieut liot on
Monday Of last week, in New York, un-
pleasantly remind ne If paris Than those
two cleverly constructed explosive pack.
ages sent by anonymous friends to Comp.
troller Green Of New York and Judge Nor
ris Of Brooklyn, which, to be sure, failed
to 60 of, but evidently for no lack Of care
in their construction, are amenities Of poll.
ties hitherto exclusively enjoyed by Euro.
pean statesmen. If extensively introduced
among US they will make political life even
more exciting than it now is If the in-
geDious persons responsible stop sending
the Internal machines, il viii be for reasons
of their own, for it is evidently quite out Of
the power of the police to detect them OF
to interfere with their operations Mean
while New York and Brooklyn officials
feel that their business, If better paid is not
much less hazardous than that of Iloosac
tunnel miners
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"A meeting was held at Exeter IllN,
London, short time ago, to hear the report
Of the English delegate to the Evangelical
Alliance 10 New York. The Rev. Mr..
Marston, Lord Alfred Churchill, aud the
Rev. DR.. Parker spoke with unbauulcl
enthusiasm Of the hospitality Of New York
and the good feeling which characterized
all the sessions Of the Conference; but jho
most remarkable address perhaps, was that
Of the Dean Of Canterbury, who took oc-
casion to reply to some Of the ,tiie,urcs
which had been made upon him Tor taking
part in the Joint Communion service in
Dr. Adams's church. There was 10 canon
in the Episcopal church Of America forbid.
ding such a proceeding, and the Dean
seemed to be more than half Of mial chat
it was a great advantage not to hayea State
church in which such canors could be en-
forced The audience, we are told, received
the statement that an established church
is not altogether a gain" with prolonged
and vigorous applause.
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Mr.. Stocking has been and married
Anna Frost. " Hose Anna
Cremation by sun process is to be the
name for sunstroke, this summer.

An 0ttumwa, Oregon, paper says I;
During the wind.storm the other day.
Richard Warden of the Courier, lost
his hat, which went whirling into space,
or rather into a mud.hole. Richard,
however, was equal to this occasion. lie
simply crossed his ears over his head
and bid defiance to the storm"
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THE PROPERTIES OF A GOOD Hon

THE PROPERTIES OF A COOP HORSE
About the year 1841, Julian Berners,
sister of Richard Lord Berners, wrote
three English tracts on hunting, hawk
ing and heraldry. From an edition of
this book, printed by Wynken de Worde,
in 1896, | give the following extracts
I" The propryties of good horse: A good
horse sholde have fifteen good propryties
and condycions that is, to wryte, three
of man, three of woman, three of a
foxe, three Of hare, and three of an
asse. OF man, boiled, provide, and
hardye; of woman, fayre breasted,
fayre of here, and easy to move; of a
foxe, a fayre taylle, short ceres, with a
good trotte; of hare, CRETE eye, q
dry heed, and well rennying; of an asse
bygge chynn, fiat legge, and good
hoo" = Merrie England. It's Sports ana
Pastimes. By Lord W. Lennon.
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Pope, whose "bodily presence" was
anything but imposing-indeed, whose
physical infirmity was such as to prevent
the little poetical prodigy from maintain
ing an erect position-was, on one occa-
sion (while translating Homer, engaged
with some friends Gin Wills Coffee
House, discussing knotty passage in
the latter. The result was not satisfac-
tory. A young army officer, who had
been attentively listening to the discus
sion, somewhat impertinently remarked,
All that is wanted is a note of interro-
cation. And pray, young gentleman"
asked Pope, "what is note of interro.
cation ?" A little crooked thing that
asks questions" replied the officer.
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A gentleman in Pottsville, Pa, has
named his dog Penny" because it was
one cent TO him.