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, 1874-04-20

Tho following is T. curious inventory Of the
contents Of lady's wardrobe in 1712. with tho
price Of each article: 4 amock OF cambrio hol-
land, three and one-hnlf ells, CO 2a Marseiilcsa
quilted petticoat, three yards wide aud ono yard
long, E8 s. a hoop petticoat covered, with tab,
81 lbs; French or Italian silk quilted petti-
yards wide, ;Elo: mantoaa and pettlsoat OF
French brocade, Ell; Fronoh point Or Flandors
stay, covered with tably, &a, q Frenoh nookface,
Fl 50 Flanders lace handkerchief e10; French
or Isalinn noworH for the hair ca; IN Italian
fun, E5; English silk stockings, s1 ; Englieh
shoes, "a 1os; French girdle, l6s; Il; . oambIlo 4,
Cd black; French silk a-la-mode hood, 15si )
BLACK French lace hood, f5 5s i Ffou9l, ON. \;
gartors, Fl 5y pockets Of hlarseilloa quiitipg,
+ g. mutt e. g. sablo tippst aci;! 915; q;Sg qnsg
Turkey handkerchief, E6' 5s q hat Of Loghorn,
Il 1875 beaver end feather tor the torest, e.
three dresses for tho masquerade, two from
Venico, Es6 dress from Paris Of green velvet,
ia sultanosao. aot with pcarlB and rubiea, Gl23
. 16a,
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A MEMBER oFisRAELi

Confirmation Services Mt nm Orthodox Jewlall
Gynag0RuG.
Whuneyer young man OF the Jewlsh faith
roachos tho ago of 18 yoars ho attains hia rollg-
ioua minority, and becomes full nember OF
the faith, being admitted to religious exercises
from which lo was excluded before attaining
that ago. .. j
TIE BOY,
oa tho frat Sabbath aftor his birthday. Ia admit
, 1874-04-20
THE PULPIT.
Continued from tile TtlriI pNUp.

mattor vbcro thov won't In thn
prosooution of tra,r iahor Wo rocopnigo
that il Ia tIcr sI l;fc.wntT7 niessoi it bv tHnd.
Md aocictv 1;ito tl,,t ,,,ht IN fnrmcIl IN nct
hnanst thia Io,rI,o @ .a',. s,,, ~ Gton,ncrnro'
ynenna or.1or r s' .son,a " for IN roaouo n,
rioti,na IN ;,r;mis on1 NJ tn ti'c,n wo we,id niodv
nccnrn t,o rot ~ n a ~ a,,v @ atona m@ IN nttcr
how nni,iin ~ tln f,r,hnSoucn ~ tl,o;r xynrt
r. wo,,id ~ t1n,r ~ itfo',rorIl 1o,r cnnaecratoi
maainn II Isnt t wf'cn W. "o1on to tho urcnt boily
Of Ghretinn won1on. nothora. wiyos. and
i1auohtora and aalf' II thov' cannot do
tho,s III - ~ ,vt,,nnt loav,r1 iho,r l,n,,sos md
Il; aorr3c1 ,o,,, assnm,t,nm an,5,o oront ,,ntfonni
vcn in Tia mama Of God. yery vn, orayo obioctiona
come mn, olrh to woirt fiowr tl1o balatce. and
nh1oc i t1enini6t, In ti,o noootivn'
IN tbo i1,at njnon Il maj confIct thoroughly
viii lrnnwn'anI nnltnnw1odood Ghriatton dutv the
tntv or hnnc mi ita caroa anfl obligations,
Vorv fov wnn,c, nan ~ Inv aftor day to tho car
ryinr on Of n nr,,anda eauainot no mattor wllut,
and 3,ot Mt tho aamn lima ncrloct Duties tho most
imnortnni thot rnuid In unnIed. Obfoctors Will
say ,yom,nn viii yon IN = mere drudge. Now, b.
ioycI. wo a1l hayo to bo drtdgon With fow oxcop-
tinna md vomnn Inns hor tlrgory ag woll az man,
Rhn ina n o IL. In moi oall Il drldaory oall It
dutvwtl,,tv to God and aod'a Church, That ro-
dcomaa tl,n mnnnoat work. md sB11ctifios the
e,yoaaiuI % ~ a ronn, .,,icrn ia m nnostfon abont
fl.esn flmf;oa Of home. Thoro is no question
nhnut Ella etroat ono. whinh ought to dooido tho
atrifo, ''''~ ''-''0''
Thon agaip. auy work of this kind must DO
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AGENTS WANTED.

A0GN4S w wkANI60t
A GENTS MISUNDERSTANDING NEW-FAoMY Y6
partIouaEs address y. p. ALLEN C6., P. o. Ho1 -,
nuohost0r, N. \.
A 0ENTB WANTED :; GOOD AND ~nEL1AhtE
~ ng3nta non0 but good on0s nood call Chicago Pho.
toxsaphto and uanyin1 f'omoans h and a28 6tAt9st.
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J3TANTED-TO TORENT-PARTIE8 HAVING HOUSES
ff roons to rnnt Will lnd immediate tonants By leav
Ing prtoo and description Mt l49 LaSa11tst Room 90.
" phry fully furnlaad cast OF Union Park north
o. VII 9o9rd oTnor Si hav
office.
, 1874-04-20
HOUSEHOLD GOODS,

WANTED-TWO SETS BEDROOM FURNITURE
stAsluS quality aud price, - >"
, 1874-04-20


TOR sALE:-pH1LADELPn1A HoTiL--A IIoTEL
oatfaro estnasst ness tho N new olty Badass;
Of tho Union leaguc, the Koiorm and tho Phad9lnh!a
Clubs tho Acade!ny Of hiusle ot Fiao Arts. and Of sel
anee, libraries Tnatres and ot1r principal places Of
amusement ind attraction: Passenger sreot from
building # sseros htg wh ansasa @ seot e nd
5soms. az os Bro s,oys'.5 oapacity for
power .naehineEy tor wssh!ng. mangling. ee boIlor
oTioT; bsFFoo. Billiard. room bar6elsISg, oig9r:
stSn apd M o1ss nay aiE IM9 noS
occupants continually Fooovod tian THO capaeity ot
tho building will ALLOW. and Ia transient busne5a this ar
RIVALS arc ofton up to II per day. =,
This hool has 6ocu extensively advertised, tho banett
from which Il boug roazod by steady inoroAse In
transient bA9ines1.
rhls hotol wy provo Largely profitable to tenant Of
capital tat ho nay pgy as ns Ia2 se9.ly tae1ease H.
real ostao epofs bo rot loss than o per cont per
coming Centennial yuhr nlso oeyB additional tnduoe-
fuauta, ...
plans Of tho building will DO scnt to bona ide appll
chnts desinE to purchase either tho real estate tho
!ars. HENRY ROSS, No. 1901 Chestnut Philadelphia.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-05-06
German Hot Beds.

We can youch for the value Of the " Ger.
man hot beds, having tried them very sue.
cessiully many years ago. For forcing
melons, tomatoes, etc, this prepared cloth
is especial y-adapted, as it can be tackled to
boxes Of any size required, and cut to fit
them.
Take white cotton, Of close texture,
stretch it, and nail it on frames Of any size
you wish mix two ounces Of lime water,
four ounces Of iinseod oil, one ounce OF
white Of eggs separately, and two ounces OF
yoks Of eggs; mix the lime and oil with a
very gentle heat, beat the eggs separately,
and mix with the former Spread the mix
ture with paint brush over the cloth, al
lowing each coat to dry before applying
another, until they become waterproof
They are light; they do not require
watering; no matter how intense the heat
OF the sun, the plants are never stuck down,
or faded, or checked in growth; neither do
they grow up long, sickly and weakly, as
they do under glass, and still there is abund-
anoe Of light.
The heat entirely arises from below, is
equable and temperate, which is a great OBJ
iect. The vapor arising from the manure
and earth, is condensed by the cool air
passing under the surface Of the shade, aud
hangs in drops upon the inside, and there
fore the plants do not require so frequent
watering. IL the frames Of the stretchers
are made large, they should be intersootod
with cross-bars about foot square, to sup
port the cloth. These articles are just the
thing for bringing forward flower seeds in
season for transplanting Ohio Farmer.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-05-06

"Yes, that's Just the truth my SON. A
garden will soon be overrun with weeds
and bricrs if it is not cultivated with the
greatest care; and Just so il is with the
human garden. This precious garden must
be trained and wstcred, and kept free from
weeds, or It will run to waste Childrens
minds are like garden.beds, and they must
be tended even more carefully than the
choicest plants II you, my son, were
never to 60 to school, nor have good seeds
of knowledge planted in your mind, it
would, when you became a man, resemble
the weed.covered, neglected bed we have
lust been looking at, instead Of the beaut.
ful one in my garden. Would you think it
right for me to neglect my garden as Mr.
Parker me- ects his2n
90, no, father, your garden is good
one, but Mr.. Packers is all overrun with
weeds and hriers. II won't yield half as
much as yours will"
cor, my son, do you think it would be
right if neglected my son as Mr.. Parker
neglect his, allowing him to run wild, and
his mind uncultvated, to become overgrown
with weeds p Little Harry made no re.
ply; but he understood pretty clearly what
his father meant.
al send you to school" Mr. Williams
continued, "in order that the garden Of
your mind may have good seeds sown in it,
and that these seeds may spring up and pro-
duce plentifully. Now, which would you
prefer-to stay at home from school, and
let the garden Of your mind be overrun with
weeds or 60 to school and have this garden
cultivated ?"
IL would rather 60 to school," said
Harry; but, father, is Charles Parkers
mind overrun with weeds q"
8" am afraid that it is. If not, it GER
tainly will be if his father does not send him
to school. For little boy not to be sent
to school is a great misfortune, and | hone
you will think the privilege Of going to
school a very great Que indeed"
Harry Williams listened to all his father
said and, what was better, thought about
it too. He never again asked to stay away
from school.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-05-06
AQrioult
Testing the Vitality Of Sccd.Corn.

Many Of those who are obliged to depend
upon corn ripened last year will, undoubt-
cdly, experience difficulty in its terminating
promptly, for the reason that, owing to the
peculiar season, the crop ripened lmpcr.
iectly. These remarks will not, however,
apply TO those who have saved their seed
10 ihe autumn. We do not hesitate TO say
that, in those sections Of the country where.
FROM any cause, the corn has not ripaned as
it ought to have done, there may be trouble
100 Che termination OF the seed
To test the seed, therefore, wc advise that
those n doubt she'll from various ears more
or less Of the Kernels. Mix them together,
anl, counting thereliom ten or O. dozen e.
the grains, plant them ia favorable place
Cor scrmIuation. Note how many q the
seeds planted grow readily From tho tcr-
D.uhgc which gs0w, $50 estimate m0y be
made Of the proper number to drop Ia each
hill, in planting the field, TO ensure q stand.
Another plan for testing arol-corn IS 10
cNamluc thc general rpearauce of tuo grain.
iit break lf0m the cob, Presenting d black
appearance at the point Of attachment. and.
IL 10 leave the cover and flamont with Cue
cob, it is probable, bat not certain. that the
seed !. not sure Itmay gormiuaie lowly,
or % may not cerminate at all. according 90
TIE conditions under which It is placed. Ii
/, safe 20 reject such a4 scoi On one ilc
VI the kernel, and that side lying toward
the tip Of the ear, will be found % groove Or
mdoutatiou; at toe bottom Of this. and next
the surface aul covered with the po.I.cle or
skin, will be found ,he germ of the future
plant. If the grain be bright. aud if upon
raising this, the germ be found to be OF
bright straw COLOR iuclining TO white, plump,
clear and bright aud of a distinct shape,
not wriuklcd aud .hriyelcd. tho Indication
is that the germ is good bur, if otherwise,
if it be dull, sbrivcIcd r imperfect, throw
the car aside.
Another test is 90 bronx the err through
the middle. IF 10 breaks brittle, aud Tie
cob is bright and frm, and the grains Gfu,
the probability is that it IS good The two
conditions between good and bad may be
easily discovered by breaking an car that
you know to be good aud examining 10 in
comparison with one that you suspect to be
unsound
Thus, person with a Little experience.
may easily select sound from uusouud corn
from the crib. Nevertheless, We now advise,
as we have before doue that this plan OF
selecting seed be not depended upon another
year. 1t is far better and cheaper ia the
end TO select the seed at the time Of ripos-
ing; hang it in an airy piace to dry, aud
II
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-05-06
God in Nature.


would not for all the comfort which 1
might get from the books Of the Alexln.
drian library, or from the Lcnox library
give up the comfort which get cut of ma.
ture. Nature, now that have had the
revelation Of God which interprets it to me,
| would not give up for anything | had
almost said that would rather lose my
Bible than to lose my world. There is no
sunlight that does not say something to me
Of the Sun Of Righteousness. There is no
created thing that does not say something
to me Of God who framed it, | sit on the
hillside, in summer, and watch the spiders
as they spin their webs, and the grass
hoppers as they leap over me, freshman
like jumping first, and looking to see where
they have landed afterwards; and the birds
as they skip from branch to branch, or hy
from tree to tree. There is not an animal
that distrusts me. | sit so still that the
birds forget that | am there, and sing as
they do not often sing when persons are
near them; and the ants creep about me
and on me and have sense Of the rela-
tionship Of these things. There is nothing
that grows-no weed, no grass, no flower.
no fruit-that is not in some way related
to God in my thoughts; and am never 50
near Him az when | am in the presence Of
His works--as when, night or day, am in
that solemn cathedral, the world of nature,
and behold its ever-changing beauty. There
are no such frescoes in art as Gods hand
paints in the heavens. There are no such
relations Of God as come to US through ma.
ture. In the budding, blossoming days Of
spring, in the bamy days of summer, in the
fruitful days Of autumn, in the days of
winter, in every day of the year, there is
something which is a separate leaf to me in
Gods outside Bible, now that have learned
to read it, owe more to Ruskn than to
any theologian. Eyes | had, but did not
see now | see marvellous things Ears
had |, but | did not hear now | hear
things that are wonderful beyond all con-
ception New realms in the universe Of
God have been disclosed to me through
these things. They have been a source Of
unspeakabe comfort to me; aud from them
| have derived power of comforting other
people in my preaching, owe much, very
much, to the fact that have become, as il
were, Hebraized that | have gone back
and practiced upon the genius of that noble
old stock who learned by wise spiritual
izing of things visible to discern the invisi
BILE God
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-05-06
Starting Tomato Plants.

As some persons may be in the same
plight this Spring that was last as re.
CARDS knowing how to grow few early
tomato plants, and have them stoCky and
drst.class plants in every respect | will
give the details Of how | manage to grow a
few hundreds to my entire satisfaction. |
took small box, twelve by twenty inches.
six inches deep, and filed it with good gar
den soil, and put It on the kitchen stove
drum, and let it stay there till the dirt was
thoroughly warmed through then took
stick, and made marks an inch deem and
four and one-half inches apart in the dirt
crossways Of the box then scattered the
tomato seeds quite thick along the rows,
and covered them about one.quarter Of an
inch deep then took a newspaper, and wet
il and covered the box, to prevent the dirt
FROM getting dry on top. The box was set
on bench near tho stove after the seeds
were sown, and the following day was set
on the stove drum again for the purpose Of
keeping up the heat in the soil, being care
ful not to let it get too hot la forty.eight
hours from the time the seeds were sown
they had sproutol, and many had broken
the ground; few were near half an inch
high .-RUral Nec Yorker
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-05-06
Tying Tn Mothers.

Most poultry writer's speak Of combining
hens with chickens in coops, as If no other
mode Of confinement were known or prac.
ticod. Why hen should necessarily be
cooped up aud confined to three or four feet
Of space, which must soon become filthy, is
not very clear A better plan 10 my iudg.
ment, one which have almost always
practicei while The brood are quite young,
is 70 tie the hen 90 a stake, post or billet Of
wood 10 open ground, aud give her the
range Of circle from twenty to thirty feet
IN circumference. In this way She can get
considerable exercise can watch the chick
ems much better than in o COOP, and the IL
ability to accidents is no greater--is rather
less iu fact. Most hens express at first
some dislike at having u leg obsructcd 10
its free use, aud generally make a few tests
as to the strength Of the string, but on fnd-
10y that % Is sound, accept the situation.
They have more liberty when cooped up,
are more comfortable, can do more for the
chickens, and are no more liable to harm.
When stick Of wood or O stone i. used as
an anchor, it can be picked up at any mo-
mont and the whole brood be removed to
other quarters. At night the string can be
detached in moment from the leg. and the
hen and her family be removed TO safe
place To guard against the danger Of sud.
den showers when the owner is away, a
coop can be- placed near by, which will At.
ford shelter from dreuching rains. have
tried both plans, and much prefer opou air
D.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-05-06

1t is ore of the severest tests of friend
ship to tell man Of his faults. If you
are angry with man. it is not hard to 20
to him and stab him with words, and looks,
singing him to madness, or lsgracing him
in the presence of his foes. But so to love
a man that you cannot bear to see the stain
fsin upon him, and to 60 to him alone and
speak painful truths in touching, tender
words-that is friendship, and friendship
as rare as it is precious. Our friends are
apt to pet us, and praise us, and hatter us,
and justify us in all we DO, and tell us that
we are right, when We are wrong, and they
know it, and might correct us, but do not
for fear they shall hurt our feelings They
allow our enemies to rip the coverings from
our faults and show us what we are. If
friends would reproye us more, enemies
would wound us less. Do you wish to be
my friend ? Then tell me my faults to my
face. VIII you do so before you are an
gry2 WIN you still tell them to me,
though | am annoyed at you faithfulness ?
VIII you refuse to be an enemy, and not
allow yourself to be counted as stranger,
but keep on in faithful dealing till you have
won me to the right2 If so, greet you
and welcome you, for Faithful are the
wounds Of friend, but the kisses of an
enemy are deceitful."
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-05-06
Moral Courage.

Have the courage to face difficulty,
lest il kick you harder than you bargained
for Difficulties, like thieves, often disap.
pear at glance. Have the courage to
leave a conviyial party at the proper hour
for doing so, however great the sacrifice
and to stay away from one upon the slightest
grounds for objection, however great the
temptation to go. Have the courage to do
without that which you do not need, how
ever much you may admire it, Have the
courage to speak your mind when 1t is nee.
essary that you should do SO, and hold your
tongue when it is better you should be 81.
lent. Have the courage to speak to poor
friend in seedy coat, even in the street,
and when rich one is nigh. The effort is
less than many people takeit to be, and the
act is worthy Of king. Have the courage
to admit that you have been in the wrong,
and you will remove the fact in the mind Of
others, putting desirable impression in
the place Of an unfavorable one.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-05-06
The Two Gardens.
ny T, s. ARTHUR.


Father, | don't like to 60 to school, ;
said Harry Williams, one morning; "
wish you would let me always stay at home
Charles PaIker's father don't make him 90
to school,"
Mr.. Williams took the little boy by the
hand, and said kindly to him, Come, my
son, ! want to show you something in the
garden"
Harry walked into the garden with his
father. who led him along until they came
to bed in which peas were growing, the
vines supported by thin branches that had
been placed in the ground Not weed
was to be seen about their roots, nor even
disfguring the walk around the bed in which
they had been planted.
"Seo how beautifully these peas are
growing, my son. How clean aud healthy
the vines look We shall have an abun.
dant crop. Now let me show you the vines
in Mr.. Parkers garden. We can look at
them through great hole in his fence"
Mr.. Williams then led Harry through
the garden gate and across the road, TO
look at Mr.. Parker's pea vines through a
hole in the fence. The bed in which they
were growing was near to the road, 50 that
they had no difficulty in seeing it. After
looking into the garden for few moments,
Mr.. Williams said
We'll, my son, what do you think Of
Mr.. Parker's pea vines?"
80, father, | never saw such poor look.
ing peas in my lifel there are no sticks for
them to run upon, and the weeds are nearly
as high as the peas themselves. There
won't be half croplp
why are they 50 much worse than ours,
Haryf"
because they have been left to grow as
they pleased. | suppose Mr.. Parker just
planted them, and never took any care oil
them Afterwards. He has neither taken
out the weeds nor helped the vines to grow
right" 's,'sH
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-05-06
Beauty and ReIigiOn.


In the last analysis, beauty is one with
truth, and both are written in cipher,
which the religious sense alone can inter-
pref and resolve. The significance Of things
is definite; but is revealed to us according
to sliding scale, Of which religious Gull
ture measures the degrees. 1t is, indeed,
our light thrown upon nature which inter-
prets beauty; but, if that light be religious,
finer elements will become apparent, and
beauty become more clear. 1t is sympathy
with the outside world that unlocks its
treasures; that sympathy is born Of relig-
ion and is strengthened and deepened by
every accession Of spiritual life. To the
mind Of God undoubtedly every fact in the
material world has fixed significance, a
precise and definite value The universe
is his art, aud struggles to express the crys.
talized and imprisoned thought which he
has written there. A delicate correspond.
ence connects every beast aud bird and tree
and flower with some thought Of passion OF
emotion, present 10 the Creators mind at
their formation, Of which they are organ.
lied exponsnts. But we rise toward aud
appreciate so much of this infinite art Us
the purity of our inner life can gauge
Likeness to the divine nature only will adj
NIT US to the secrets Of the divine mind
The most stubborn matter is ductlc and
plastic to the religious sense, All the
changing degrees of significance which the
objective world assumes, from that feeling
of health and buoyancy and animal enjoy.
ment which the lowest minds experience il
clear and bracing morning air, to the IN,
fathomable inspiration of the poet and the
artist, are determined by its presence and
its purity. 1t is to cultivated religion.
minds alone that the laws of moral nature
answer to those of matter as face to face il
glass.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-05-06
DIR. FLINT
OU A X n Bl r E Il -

THESE CELEBRATED BITTEBs ARE COMPOSED
OF CHOICE ROOTS, HERBS Ann BARKs. AMONG
WHICH ARE GENT1AN, sARsAPAWiLA, WILD
CHERRY, DANDELGoN, JUMPER, AND OTHER
BERRIES. AND ARE SD PREPARED as 40 RE-
TAIN ALL THEIR MEDICINAL QUALITIES.
THEY INVARIABLY CURE OR GREATLY RE
LlEyE THE FOLLOWING COMPLAINTS. Ws
PERSIA. JAuNDICE LIVER COMPLAINT. Loss
OF APPETITE. HEADACHE. BILIOUS ATTACKS.
REsuTTENT AND INTERMITTENT FEyERs.
AGuE, COLD CHlLLs, RHEUMATISM SUMNER
COMPLAINTS PILES. KIDNEY DISEASES, rE-
MALE DIFFICULTIES, LAssTUpE, Low spm-
ITS, GENERAL IDENTITY AND. 1N FACT, Nv
ERYrHING CAUSED by AS IMPURE STATE OF
THE BLOOD. OR DERANGLD CONDITION or
STOMACH, LIVER OR KIDNEYS. THE AGED
TlND IN THE QUAKER BrTrERs A GENTLE
SOOTHING sTrMULANT. SO DESIRABLE p taur
DECLINING YEARS no ONE CAN REMAIN
LONG uNwELL UNLESS ATTRACTED WITH AN
NCuRABLE DISEASED AFTER TAKING a FEW
BOTTLES OF THE QUAKER BITTERs.