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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-09-23
Grandm0thcr's Chair.

A little girl of eleven entered the sitting
room one morning half an hour before it
was time TO start for school. She threw her
self into the easy chair in the corner put
her feet out to the fire, and prepared 60 skim
through magazine story in her spare min
utes. Presently the door opened aud shut
again--this time very sOftly,-and little,
bent form entered and advanced toward the
fire. A snow-white cap covered a rift Of
hair almost like driven snow, and her step
was slow and trembling.
Now Rosa knew she had grandma's chair.
and there was no other one so comfortable
in the room. But she only held her paper a
little nearer to her face, and never moved,
She knew grandma was very feeble indeed,
the old lady hardly felt able TO come down
stairs, but She did not like to make any one
trouble, so she had over-exerted herself to
breakfast with the family.
Though grandma stood little while by
the CRATE, hoping Rosa would be thoughtful
enough to give her the accustomed seat, the
selfish little girl sat still and hardened her
heart, For every such act of unkindness and
selfishness does make the heart harder and
more unfeelng.
At last grandma said, mildly, "Would
you be willing to take another seat, Rosa,
and let me have that chair"
"Iwant TO Warmly feet, grandma, pouted
Rosa, before 60 out in the cold to school.
! shall be off in few minutes"
She could have warmed them quite as well
on the other side, but she did not feel like
moving So with sigh grandma took am
other chair, which to her was quite uncom-
Portable, and waited until the little girl
should be ready to go to school. Only few
minutes 1t was not long to healthy, hearty
Rosa, but it was long indeed to frame that
was racked with pain, and heart that was
burdened and sorrowing over a child's UNI
kindness-Seiecied
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-09-23
PRAYING Better than Stealing.

Some poor families lived near large
wood wharf. In one of the cabins was n
man who, when he was sober, took pretty
good care of his family; but the public
house would get his earnings, and then they
suffered. In consequence of drunken froic
he fell sick The cold crept into his cabin,
and but one stick of wood was left in the
cellar.
One night he called his eldest boy, John,
TO his bedside, and whispered something in
his ear.
"Can't do it, father" said John. aloud.
Can't-why notY" asked his father an
grily.
because | learned at the Sabbath-school,
Thou shalt not steal" answered John.
And did you not learn, Mind your
parents tooY"
Yes, father" answered the boy
"Well, then, mind and do what tell YOU"
The boy did not know how TO argue with
his father, for his father wanted him 10 20
in the night and steal some sticks from the
wood wharf; so John said to his father:
9 can pray tonight for some wood it's
better than stealing, know"
And when he crept up into the loft where
his straw bed was he did 20 TO God in
prayer. lie prayed the Lords Prayer, which
his Sabbath-school teacher taught him, only
he put something in about wood, for he knew
God could give wood as well as daily bread. "
The next noon, when he came home from
school, what do you think he caught sight
Of, the first thing after turning the corner
A load of wood before the door, his door
Yes, there it was. His mother told him the
oyerseers of the poor sent it, but he did not
know who they We're. lie believed it was
God and so it was.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-09-23
A NNouNorMr>ri ASSouNcrmnar
j. G. EMERY

WOULD SAY THAT HE Is rREPARED TO EXHIBIT
LARGE AISD TARIgB SToc6 OF sUPERIoR EN-
cELLENcE, FROM IE BEST MdNCFACTURKRS
AND IhP0RTERS, CONSISTING on ALL rug vARIR-
TIES OF BoDr BRUSSELS. TiPESTRT mrs
Sells, TBREE-PLrAND KIDDERHIYsTRR car
PETS on CARPETS or ALL WIDTHS. FROM
THREE TO FIFTEEN FRET WIDE DEcORATIrE
AND cohNoN PAPgR HiNGwGS, ron PRIVATE
RESIDENCES, HALLS AND CHURCHES; ALSO WV
now SHADES, cR0cRRRE GLASs AND cRlyA
wAREi LAMPS AND CHANDlLfERS, ron PAR
LoRs AND DINlNG-RooMs. HALLS CHURCHES
AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS FlycT GOODS. BfRD
CAGES ASD FLOWER POTs, COMPRISING ONE
OF rn FINEST STOCKS EVER OFFERED At THE
CAPITAL, AND WILL NJ SOLD
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-09-23


Vermont has been called the garden Of
geology Her hills and wales are not thickly
strewn with stones rs in some states but in
and near all mountain streams may be found
great variety Of rocks, in polished bouldcrs
and pebbles, and in fragments which are
web worth studying. Most noticeable are
large boulders lying about as though dropped
from huge Cart but all jewellers on noun
tain. river or rivulct, know that these are con-
stanty changing. Every spring freshet Or
heavy rain which swells the streams, brings
down new ones to take the place of those
moved farther ON, and some are transported
by the ice when it breaks up in spring
These are mostly granite, which is composed
Of quartz feldspar and mica, promiscuously
mixed together.
Granite is said to be an unstratifed rock,
because it is supposed to be the result Of
heat, or the melting of its materials. Strait
fed rocks are formed by deposit and occur
in layers, or strata. Granite sometimes CON
tains dark or smoky quartz, penetrating the
feldspar in long and irregular crystals, Civ
ing to the broken surface resemblance to a
page Of Chinese writing. Hence it is called
graphic granite When it contains distinct
crystals Of feldspar, it is called porplwdic
granite Many minerals are found in coarse
granite among which are beryl, tournaine,
and garnet.
There is another rock, closely resembling
granite in appearance, composed Of quartz,
feldspar and honblende. This is syenite,
and of this kind is the celebrated Quincy
granite. The hornblende may be known
from mica by its not separating into plates.
1t is supposed to have the same origin as
granite, and is used for the same purposes.
Gneiss is another rock closely resembling
granite, but it splits readily into slabs, and
is therefore sometimes called stratifed gran
lite. Mica slate also appears like granite,
but has a more slaty structure than gneiss.
and is distinguished by its coarse scales of
mica. Greensboro is composed of hornblcnde
and feldspar. Mt Tom and Mt. Holyoke,
in Massachusetts,, and the palisades, on the
Hudson, are greensboro. Rocks of dark
green color which split readily, are chlorite
slate. Clay slate, quartz rock and sandstone.
are well known to all observers of such things.
Tn the bard-yator stroo,os of I-or,,,c0t 40
....,~.,.,
many interesting 'onsio'hera'es' OF puddihg
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-09-23
A Big Scare.

Dreamily Nesting among the grand old
hills of northern Maine are many beautiful
lakes and large ponds, whose sparkling
waters abound in fish, and whose heavily
wooded shores teen with game of all descrip-
tons. Here is where the would-be hunter
finds glorious sport and healthful exercise
And here, upon these shores, is where the
scenes and incidents Of our story were en-
acted.
AT the foot of one of those large sheets of
water, called Horribly lake, large dam had
been constructed for the convenience of the
lumbernen, who, in order to get their logs
70 market, were obliged to cross this lake.
The dam was built in most romantic place,
and was of itself a splendid affair.
On one side of the stream, near the end of
the dam, small house had been erected, for
the use OF the man whose duty il was to see
that the dam was kept in good repair. He
was an unmarried man, and had spent the
most OF his life in hunting and trapping
consequently his situation in so distant a
place was not so hard as some would think.
lie loved his wild lot better than he did the
companionship of men and the roar of the
water and the cries of the wild denizens of
the forest We're, to him, the sweetest of
earthly sounds.
Every year number of fishing parties
would visit TINS lake, and spend several days
cruising ABOUT its shores; and at the time
Vi "hlcn we write, party OF young fellows
numbering about half-a-dozen, were making
preparations to take several days cruise
IN pursuit Of game and amusement.
One OF the party, boy of sixteen, was
nearby dishked 10y all the others, on account
OF MS oVeroearing disposition and habit Of
Dragging, and they secretly planned that,
before their trip should end, he should re-
ceiVe inli pay Tor all his insults. His name
was Charles Warren, and he had been
prough, up III the city' which fact he was
hoe SION ABOUT mentioning whenever an OPP
PoT.uhity occurred.
~ vas beautiful morning when they
started down ,he nver, and as they rowed
aiong they made the AIR ring with their JOY
Gus SHOUTS. Upon the west shore OF the lake
uiiere Mas quite alafge point which extended
s some distance mo the large body OF water
iie i "as Nhere mos, Oh tne parties camped,
anu a. ~ was pretty place the boys CON
eiuueu 70 MAKE ~ thelr stopping place, for
,iiiie AT FEAST ihey had pitched their tent,
pnilt roaring hire, and We're preparing to
cav .heir supper When a heavy peal OF thun-
uer warned them that shower was rapidly
approaching Hastily gathering their spreads
ana blankets INTO the tent, they sat down in
one corner near the fire, and waited for the
ram, which soon came IN torrents.
The boys were quite sleepy by the time
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-09-23

ONE AND ONE.
ny SArr N. nopor.

ny MANY n. nonGr.
Two little girls are better than one.
Two little boys can double the nun.
Two little birds can build a finc nest.
Two little arms can love mother best,
Two little ponies must 90 ~ a srani
Two little pockets has my little man.
Two little eyes 70 oren and close,
Two little ear and ono little nose,
Two little elbows dlmricd and sweet,
Two little Shoes on two iitiie feet,
Two little nn. and one little chin.
Two little cheeks with q rose shut Ina
Two ltiic shoulders. chubby and strong,
Two little legs running all day long.
Two little prayers docs my darling say,
Twice dos he kneci by my side each day
Two little folded hands, soft and brown,
Two little eyclids east meckly down
And two little angels guard him In bod,
" one Ut the foot, and one At the head"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-09-23

LITTLE ELLIE found a thirsty flower by
the side of her path. She thought it needed
water, and so she went with a big pitcher
and poured a little stream gently upon IT,.
1t was a very little thing 10 do, and yet it
was a very good thing. If the flower had
not had some water it might have dropped
and died, but when the water fell upon ii, it
revived and grew, and all summer long it
sent out sweet perfume and showed bright
blooms that pleased everybody who looked
at it. A great many good deeds are just as
simple as this. II is the kind words and
bright smiles that make people happy often.
They are worth more, sometimes, than great
speeches or rich gifts, and little boys or girls
can give them.-APpies Of GOLD.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-09-23
c7MrrisrmcnB.
srCn As COUGiis AND CoLps. wuoorING COuGIf.
BRONCHITIS, ASTHMA AND CONSUMPTION.

srCn As COUGns AND COLDS wuoorING CouGH,
BRONCHITIS. ASTHMA AND CONSUMPTION.
The few compositions which have ,he confidence ~
mankind and tecome household words among not only
but many nations must have extraordinary virtues Per-
hale secured wide reputation or maintained
IL 50 long a. AYfKs CHERRY rECTORNI. It has been
known To the public about forty years, hy long continued
sof's Of marvellous that have fur u confidence
m is Virtues never eIuae by any other medicine II sun
makes the most checiual OF coggs Cois, Consamp
iioH That can be- made by medical skn Indeed the CHER
Ky PICTORIAL has really robbed THESE dangerous diseases
Of uer icuor To great extent md given feeling of m-
muniy from their fatal effects that we'll founded f the
remedy lc taken in season. Every family should have II n
hel closet for The ready and prompt relief Of H. member
Sickness suffering and even fe s saved by this Timely pro-
lection The prudent should not neglect 49, and the will
use in sudden attacks.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-09-23

situated opposite the Iost-once, sixty by foty-four feet
lhee stories above Basement consisting three suits Of
ene IN baseinrnti also se number In the story ali
wen arranged for business, with teneens above Also
oube iWo,sory Tenement House with ellis and gardens
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-09-23

"lIERE's your money boy, and now tell
me why your rascally master wrote eighteen
duns for that contemplate sum" "rm
sure, sir, | can't say but IL you'll excuse
me, sir sort o reckon twas because seven
teen didn't fetch IT,"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-09-23
MY STOCK OF GOODS.

consisting Of dry and fancy goods ready made clothing
hlts ana shoes and all ariiess kept nrsclss country
All the above properly will he sold together or senaratey
~ shall best suit purchasers person purchasing te
stock Of g~s can rent the store Tor tenn Of years il
subscriber. i'N " NV
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-09-23
MonE LrAnNINa bon rAnMrns.

There is one subject 10 which the atten-
tion OF farmers cannot be called too often.
nor too earnestly, and that is the subject of
general and special education. They pay
the most taxes for its support, and IN pro-
portion 10 numbers, derive the least advan-
tage therefrom. They need more help on
the farm, and too seldom permit their boys,
when able to work, TO attend school in spring,
summer or autumn, and only let them browse
IN winter ON the scanty twigs of learning
supplied 10y the common school. Then. il
there is one of the family whose physical
condition Is puny and weak, so little OF the
brave that the Algonquins might have
thought not worth raising, that one, often to
the exclusion of all the more robust is
pushed forward for liberal or collegiate ed
ucation. For those stout enough TO carry ON
farming, it is sometimes taken for granted
that an education Is wholly unnecessary.
These are all sad mistakes The life of the
feeble child would often be prolonged and
inyigorated by employment in the open air.
and the life of the strong would be more
than doubled in value by liberal culture.
The inflexible rule should be TO educate as
many and as much as possible, and by no
means to cripple those having the most Wig
orous faculties by untimely neglect.
Professional eminence is rarely achieved
except by those possessed OF u full measure
OF health and muscular energy, and who
have learned on every page of history that
hard knowledge aud vigorous industry is an
over-match for even instinct and mother wit.
The stamina which bears the strain in a life
of intellectual activity always has been and
always must be largely recruited from the
robust, clear-headed ranks of the farmer.
Professional men have TO work, and are sea-
soned and made happy by work--perhaps
because, like Congressman, they fix their
own wages. In the only consultation ever
had with Daniel Webster lin 1882, he told
me that he "neyer pretended to be one of
your inspired geniuses, and had never done
anything without labor" Newton talked in
the same way, and so talked all professional
men, whose talk is worth hearing.
" Renown is not the child of indolent re-
pose"
Why should not those destined to own
and manage real estate, and upon the proper
management of which the whole world is de-
pendent for It's daily bread, have the culture
so necessary to their own vocation, and so
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-09-23
ms pr."Nrlp rJ K s ,.,,s II 5T HAIR TO GROW

ne,"e 90 r TO - normal coot vhcu o,use'l from pro
5i i, ~. t iig,,ni ile iair from falling out,
lrn' U.S. eifr dldrun Hud all diseases Of the scalp 4.
few press and individual certificates
Norhampen Courier, oclobrr ISIS Sc The Hair Vine 1.
The greatest Thing iu Che market"
llamisirc Gqtaf,. oetoug lss5;" The Hair Vine &. a
o"nnlor hvc eres In The last two months"
Hoysr.yue standard New York July. is56 3d.. 1t pls,.,-
Hudson Sfn. New York is5s. say-i-'' The Hair Vine
10 i,o, on @ i ~ @ l gl' nave cause, The hair
m i've years. a6d We a5e ,e hanifu I' " h"' been IN
Vermont tHoH % Apr itt lsl1, The Hair Vine
d preparation 90 superior proieIii,s'
Hon. y y auckland iiolyote Mass sa,s,-. Ife,d ,,u
oi di9Igm Tried eve9 nng for years Cured by ne use
growing hney t'eti three holiiesi now ihs fourth
3D. r. M1kg1e h1iF-,rsser, Island Pond VI, writes,
INV sln, ud What you sent me boz two weeks, and did
Joseph William. hair-,rg.-er. Iiieton. y H. writes IN,
all depend on me fqr ~ have pat In one man whose
il o few times Please send me more By express
H. H. French Clover w., wiies, February u. isi;'I
ion falling ONT but yrt have found none mat Mi do H.
'1. nl ~, TWO i%illgs iaif Vine" short time after
inueh u. one bottle nyself and let one Of my frends
ont am n hopes to start neT Rair Please 9 S ss's g
bottles more, as have confidence in IT,"
have other Individual and press certificate In my pe~.
session. hut tlnk u unnecessary to add more. An asi u
20 liy &c. and you viii use 900 other
you! druggists and me chants o. or send seventy
i've ''nts ~ ne ior trial bottle Address ny
G, W RICHARDSON, barnet "
n %A55IiS ,mcgARDsoS Goa Wholesale Agents. Bur
Beware of limitations.
The genuine b put up In hooorel wrappers, printed IN
black and red inh, with cut Of female.
for sale IN Montpelier by BAsCOM & DEWEY and
WILSON 4 CO., Drnggistsi In rlAinhed by 1. H. FACE
Ior Rnd m Mnr-lihed by @, A =. WOOSTER asa
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-09-23
ron GOOD PRODUCTS, ooop MONEY.

The farmer who sells pure-blooded stock,
who must wash his wool rs white as snow,
who winnows every particle Of chaff from
his grain, is entitled to pure, clean, chaffless
money. To the general government belongs
the right TO coin money and regulate the
value thereof, and state banks have been sup.
planted by national banks. We complain of
this only in one respect, and say that, il the
general government undertakes to coin and
regulate the value of money, it Is its duty 10
provide good money, and prevent the issue
of any other. Clipped coin, as legal tender,
would be more dishonest than deprecated
paper. The states never chartered banks
with the privilege of issuing deprecated
paper and calling it money. The necessity
for such u false standard long ago passed
away, and while Us continuance is pernicious
TO all healthy business. II ID exceptionally OPP
pressiye TO agriculturalists, whose farms at
no time could have been sold for inflated
prices, and the value of whose products has
borne no just proportion 10 their increased
cost. Some persons, possibly, may have
profted by making eighty or ninety cents
pass for dollar, but the farmer has not and
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Balky Horses.

The Society for the Prevention of Cruel
ty to Animals put forth the following rules
for the treatment of balky horses, which
will bear reproduction.
]. Pat the horse upon the neck; exam
inc the harness carefully. first on one side
and then on the other, speaking encOurag'
ingly while doing so; then jump into the
wagon and give the word go; generally
he will obey.
,. A teamster in Maine says he can start
the worst balky horse by taking him out
of the shafts and making him 60 round in
a circle till he is giddy. If the first dance
of this sort doesn't cure him, the second
will.
;. To cure a balky horse, simply place
your hand over the horses nose and shut
off his wind until he wants to 90, and then
let him 90.
4. The brain of the horse seems to en-
terrain but one idea at time; therefore
continued whipping only confirms his
stubborn resolve. Ii you can by any
means give him new subject TO think of,
you will generally have no trouble i'll
starting him. A simple remedy is to take
a couple of turns of stout Irvine around
the fore leg, just below the knee, tight
enough for the horse to feel, and tie in a
bow knot. At the first check he will gen.
orally go dancing off, and afl er going a
short distance YOU can get out and remove
the string to prevent injury 10 the tendon
in your further drive.
). Take the tail of the horse between the
hind legs, and tie it by cord to the sad
dle-girth.
6. Tie a string around the horses cal
close to his head.
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Value of Old Newspapers.

Few people appreciate the value OF
newspapers enough to take the trouble OF
preserving them for any length OF time.
That they may be of some value some time.
however, is attested by the following letter
of New York correspondent of the Utica
Herald. He writes:
A feature of special interest is the sew
enty-four volumes of the files OF the ECen-
inq Post, which are kept for reference In
the editorial Office of that journal. There
is very noticeable courtesy shown here
in permitting any respectable person. TO
consult this valuable work. l mention
this because the Herald allows no one to
examine its files. and even LAWYERS who had
important examinations to make and need
ed TO see old advertisements have been re-
fused. Noperfect copy of the Herald tiles
is known to be in existence except that IN
Bennett's possession. There was another
which belonged to the paper-dealing firm
of Persse & Brooks. but this was destroyed
in the burning of their warehouse. 1t
would now be worth 5000. There IS a
file (omitting the first six years OF this
paper in the City Library, which is often
consulted. but the librarian is obliged to
watch lest pieces be cut out by persons
who have access to it. Such mutilaron IS
not uncommon in books and newspapers.
For this imperfect file, consisting of about
twenty-fOur volumes. the city paid 500
per volume, and the librarian says that a
still larger price could now be obtained.
This shows the value Of newspapers. and
everybody who has kept files Of city jour-
nails can obtain enormous prices Tor tnem'
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Nothing Like Leather.

There are people who think that leather
is used for boots, shoes and gloves only,
others. better informed, know that it is al
so used for harness, carriage tops. betting,
valises and trunks, but then their informa-
ton about its use stops. We can inform
the latter, that at present, leather ieweiry
is manufactured on large scale at Vienna,
also leather flowers and fruits, as clusters
of grapes. ETC., embellished picture frames,
brackets, work-bOXes, also Paris fancy
articles and bGouterie.
The people of Northern Europe. as
Russia and Sweden, use leather as the
chief material for clothing, while leather
tapestry, a century ago so much in vogue,
is getting in the fashion again. For furni-
ture coverings it is much better than rush,
velvet, plush or silk, as it does not wear
out. The Hessian soldiers, during the 50
years war, wore cuirasses of leather,
while the French gunboat Provence, used
during the Crimean war, was plated with
leather. but it was found rather expensive
The natives of the Arctic regions navigate
in leather canoes, while eur Patent Office
can boast of dozen expired patents for
portable leather boats. There is leather
gun in the arsenal of Copenhagen. Dem
mark, left from a battery of II, which
Charles MI. brought from Sweden to at
tack Copenhagen. 1t consists of smooth
light steel tube, many times tightly wound
round spirallv with tough, leather straps
two inches wide. the whole wound with a
single piece of smooth leather, giving ii at
a distance the appearance of an old bronze
piece: this gun weighs less than one third
of ordinary guns. and the battery was in
tended TO cross the ice. and well adapted
for that purpose, being literally and really
light battery.-ManutaetNrsr and
Builder.