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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15
ExlermInnte the Ylners.

If in my garden there was n nest of vipers,
rendering that garden and my abode unsafe
IL ! found that certain members of my house.
hold were stung by these yipers, SO that
they sickencd and died, or went raying mad.
what should do with these vipers Why,
track them TO their remotcst retreat, aud
destroy them.
Our country is garden, beauteous and
glorious TO behold As ! gaze upon its fer
tile plains, its wooded wales, its romantic
hills its meanderng streams; as, passing
through her pleasant villages and populous
towns, ! mark the gancing eyes of her
daughters, and the manly forms Of her sons,
| feel TO love my native land and, though
not insensible to her defects, yet as | con-
template her bold and striking virtues, can
truly say
Ny country, with 80 thy fanlis love thee STILL"
Now, in this garden there exists a nest of
yipers, and many Of our relatives, friends
and neighbors have been stuug 10y them
In sooth they have inflicted greater misery
upon our people than did the fiery flying SER
penis upon the tribes of Israel
What. then, shall we do with these VIZ
pers Some say, set them at large, give
them perfect freedom of action This has
already been tried, in great measure, but
the vipers sting the more Others say, let us
encourage them TO propagate, let rs increase
the breed. This also has been tried. TWAS
tried when the lighter theory was adopted
when the beer, lager and wine shops were
multiplied in our midst they only stung
the more Others say. shut them up one
day in seven. But this would not prevent
them from singing the other six DAYS i'm
fact il MIGHT make them uorn violnut
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15
Make it Odions.

We will endcavor, with every power which
God has given u.s. 10 make the traffic I'm in-
toXicatng drinks odious. And 30 do this. it
Will not be at all necessary To- strain point
or vary iot or little from the truth. the
whole TRUTH and nothing but the TRUTH
The murderer eXpiatiug his crimes upon
the scafold admoui,hcs all within reach of
his voice % beware Of strong drink From
the wine supplied it may be, at the home
table, lac has gone on 10 beer, then to whis-
key, then to the gallows. The thief tells the
same tale Rum. accursed rum. made him
commit the midnight robbery. The incendi-
AIRY, before he applies the torch to the dwell
ing, quenches conscience and every better
feeling, 10y the beverage of hell Every
crime in the whole calendar of crimes can
be directly traced, nine times out of ten.
to the beverage that ohliterates from man
every vestige of manhood Is a home de-
stroyed 2 a wife made miserable children
left naked and hungry? Look for the cause.
and you will discover that the rum fcnd
is the worker Of destruction the breaker
OF hearts. the robber Of children.
Wherever rum goes, misery, desolation
and ruin follow. Along the Shiny trail Of
this giant monster, the demon Of the pit, can
be found broken hopes, ruined homes, desc
late hearth-stones, blasted lives, ,quandered
fortunes and blighted mtellects. Woe fol-
lows the trail of this monster in more rapid
succession than day follows night Visit
the jails, the penitentiaries and insane
asylums Of our land, and you will find them
crowded with the victims Of rum.
Out from the rum shops of America are
constantly coming our murderers, our thieves.
our incendiari"s. The rum shops are the
mountaineering aud the crimn-produciug
shops and houses Of the nation. In these es-
adjustments every species Of crime is
Matched. Around this traffic is everything
that is vile, Infamous, unholy and deflug.
In its praise not one good, truthful word
can be uttered. Every Christian minister.
every good citizen, should be found on the
side Of right, battling against this great in
EQUITY. Down with i'll Down with it
should be shouted from ocean to ocean. and
from pole to pole All men having the love
of God within them should hold this accursed
destroyer up to public scorn, and public con-
tempt, thus aiding to make itodious through
out the world,-Lieing Age.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15

TnE DRuNKARD's WILL leave society
ruined character, a wretched example, and
a memory that will soon rot, leave to nv
parents, during the rest of their lives, as much
sorrow as humanity in feeble, decrepit
state can appreciate. | leave to my brothers
and sisters as much modification and injury
as could bring ON them. leave to my wife
a broken heart life Of wretchedness and
shame, TO weep over my premature death.
! give and bequeath TO my children poverty.
Ignorance and low character, and the remem-
brance that their father was a brute.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15

How TO FEED A HoRsE.-As general
rule, too much food is given, and too much
OF this is hay. Ten pounds of hay and
twelve pounds Of oats constitute good
days fodder for a working horse, whether
the work be fast or slow Herberts advice
IN regard 10 feeding horses, is to give a lock
OF hay and half pail of water the first
thing in the morning After grooming
give the other half-pail Of water, and, II he
is not going out, four quarts of oats, after
eating which he may have four or five
pounds of hay. If gong out early, feed six
quarts of oats and no hay. II to be put to
work in the afternoon, they should be again
watered and have four quarts Of oat. at
noon when they return at night they should
be watered, cleaned, fed four quarts Of oats
and the remainder Of their hay. Half a
bushel of washed carrots a week, given a
few at time, will improve the coat and be
beneficial TO the stomach. This feeding is
ample to keep horses in good working order.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15

A WORD TO YoUNG MEN.-Young man,
60 to work For goodness sake quit loter.
ing around the stores and saloons. Earn
something for yourself, and don't sponge
your living any longer because the old
man or the old woman don't see fit to
drive you out to work and when you get
few dollars ahead, don't go to a saloon and
fool it away punching ivory balls around
table with whipstocks. Show the world that
you are able to earn an honest living by pa
tient and persistent industry. Quit loafng.
Buy saw and 60 to saving wood, if nothing
better offers. 1t will give you sharp appe-
lite for your hash, and you will have the
proud satisfaction OF knowing that You earned
il honorably.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15

RuM-SELLING BRNGs SoRRow.-A tav.
ern keeper in Rensselaer, county had aban.
doned the traffic in alcohol, after having been
several years engaged in it. Whenever the
subject Of his selling liquor was referred TO-
he was observed to feel deep regret and sor-
row. A friend one day inquired the cause
civil tell you" said he And opening his &C.
eount-book, he said Here are forty-four
names OF men who have all been my custom
ers, most of them for years. Thirty-two of
these men lie in the drunkard's grave ten
Of the remaining twelve are now living con-
firmed sots." These are the fruits OF this
dreadful and degrading business.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15
Raihoad Zines.
CENTRAL VERMONT RAILROAD LINE.
Summer Arrangeme
Commencing Monday, May 81, 1875.


TRAINS GOGNO SOUTH AND EAST
Leave Montpelier at SIS A. NJ. i.5i p. ~, and a6opp
white River junction aud bellows Fails with trains fe,
Boston, Worcester etc. NJ White River Junction vin
trains the laseumfsc miroadi ~ South Vernon fes
springfield and New York. at New London with stea,ners
b,T Exrnrss leaves Montreal At a0s A. w.. ST. jain, n,
iOi5 A. ~, Ogdenshurg at 900 w. st. Aibans al 10 ea
NiGnr ExrRtss leaves Ogdensburg ut i240 p n No,
trcal at $50 NJ 81 johns m 10 p NJ st. Aibnus At rs
with trains tot Boston and Worcester etc AIMING ~ I
ton asae at south Vernon, with trains Tor sufins
ncld and Sew Nork, arriving in New York at i23OfM
TRAINS Go1NG NORTH AND WEST
Leave Montpelier at 32s A. NJ. 500 A. IS and no ~
DAY EXPRESS leaves boston via Lowell At 500 ~ f@f
At go w. and ogiensburg at 100 ", making oonnee.
Mail TRAix for burlington and st. Aibans leaves Ro.,o
Via Lowell ui lV A. NJ via Lawrence and fchburg at no
A.. ~, Springfield at SOC A. ~, New London al kha ~
south Vernon at 1000 4, ~, Bellows Falls at ms D. a
white River Junction nj IS D.. w. arriving In ST Ahars ~
burg Trains leaving nuston via Fitchhurg Al fH
y, and Springfield at sOO a w. connect at White River
ACCOMMODATION tRAtS leaves Northncld at 40 AZ
Rutland at $40 A. NJ. burlington ~ 925 A. ~ st. Adams al
q i NJ uf So Johns aud at l2 90 D. ~, for Osensurg
NiNhr ENihHss leaves south Vernon az 1893 o. y
receiving passengers truiu Connecticut River railroad
leaving Sew York az aoO p. D.. Springfield at Eio ~
~. Bellows Falls at ID 20 " 81 connecting with tr.i.
Cheshire railroad wing Boston at $50 r. w. couns
ing at White River junction with train leaving hoson AZ
800 b. ~ for burlington, st. Mhans Montreal ETC. arrV
" connecting with Grand lrunk railway Tor the Wsst
1leepiug-cau attached tu Night Express trains fnnn
setweeu Montreal and Boston and Montreal and sprlns.
Drawing room ears on bay E1press trains between Mon.
Through tickets for Chicago and the West Tor sale at Oh.
j. W. HOBART. General Superintendent.
81. Altans. May p. 1876.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15

FRANKLIN AND ADDIsoS.-We offer our
acknowledgements 10 G. s. Fassett, ESQ, Of
Enosburgh, and t, Bailey, Esq, Of Bridport,
for complimentary tickets 10 the fairs Of
their respective counties, which we shall be
glad to attend If possible
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15

A GOOD point against the moderate drink.
ers was made by little girl at Saratoga.
Replying to question why she refused the
wine when it was passed around, that She
didn't like il" her interlocutor rejoined that
she should take a little for her stomach's
sake. amt dot no tommicks ache" was
the emphatic aud indignant answer.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15

On gent" What do you wear green
specs for, boyY" Bootblack-" Cos | nuts
such shiny shine on gentlemen's boots, il
hurts my eyes"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15

PATIENCE is the key of content.
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Beware of limitations.

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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-02-25
Reasoning Power of Animals.

Rev. J. G.. Wood has lately published
work entitled oman and Beast Here
and Hereafter" in which he has adj
vanced the theory that, by reason of their
intelligence and sagacity, the lower or
ders OF animals may claim with man the
heritage of Immortality. The hypothesis
Is sustained by a multitude of curious
facts concerning the habits of animals,
which tend to show that many dumb
creatures are capable of carrying on a
process OF thought, and possess an abso-
lutte power of reasoning. In treating of
the ability of insects to hold counsel and
communicate ideas with each other, Mr..
Wood adduces the following interesting
incident as evidence that the wasp Is en-
dowed with thinking principles %
A good example was witnessed by me
last summer. At breakfast-time, some
pieces OF the white of an egg We're left
on a plate. A wasp came in at the win
dow, and, after flying about for awhile,
allghted on the plate, went to the piece
OF egg, and tried to carry it off. Wish
ing to see what the insect would do. 7
would not allow it to be disturbed, At
ter several unayailing attempts to- lift
the piece OF egg, the wasp laid it down
and flew out of the window. Presently
two wasps came in, flew direct to the
the plate, picked up the piece of egg,
and, III some way Or other, contriyed to-
get it out of the window. These were
evidently the first wasp, and compan-
non whom it had fetched to help it.
[ had kind of suspicion that, when
the wasps reached their home. they
would tell their companions of their
good fortune, and SO [ put some more
egg on the plate and waited. In very
short time wasp after wasp came in,
went to the plate without hesitation,
and carried off a piece of egg. The
stream of wasps was SO regular that I
was able to trace them. to their nest.
which was in lane about half a mile
from my house.
The insect had evidently reasoned
with Itself that, although the piece of
egg was too heavy for one wasp, it
might be carried by two; SO it went off
to find a companion, told it the state of
things, and induced it to help it in car
rying off the coveted morsel Then the
two had evidently told the other inhabit-
ants of the nest that there was a supply
of new and dainty food within reach,
and had acted as guides to the locality.
Here is positive proof that these insects
possess very definite language of their
own, for it is impossible that human
beings could have acted in q more ra-
honal manner.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-02-25
The Tiu,nher Supply.

A correspondent Of the Davenport
Qowa) Gazette, for whom that paper
vouches as a lu1nberman Of long expert
ence and ample means of information,
writes that the winters cut of logs in the
Wisconsin pineries will sum UP into not
less than $40, 900, 900 feet of lumber. The
yield in Michigan will not be much less,
while Canada, Maine, Northern New
York and other sources Of supply will
furnish additional quantity. The cor
respondent adds that lumbermen gener-
ally are somewhat discouraged at the
prospect. They have earnestly strlven
to reduce the amount Of production until
prices should advance, but their efforts
have been only partially successful. The
crop of the present year is considerably
above that of last year, and the outlook
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-02-25
than match for the inexperienced and
impractical Republican leaders.

The Commissioner of Patents has re-
Gently made decision in regard to pat
ent medicines which will be read with
interest by every man, woman and child
in the United States, except, perhaps,
some quack doctors, who see their occu-
patton gone. An application was made
some time ago by party for a patent
for "a chemical compound for the cure
of piles. The examiner, Mr.. r. G.
Dyhrenfurth, in refusing patent On the
application, said that section "a Of the
Patent act Of 1870 provided that any
person who had invented or discovered
any new or useful composition Of matter
might obtain patent, provided that an
examination be had, and it should ap-
pear that the proposed patent was suf-
fciently useful and important. By a
number of decisions it had been held
that invention was necessary, and that
mere Judgment and skill were not sufi-
Gent. Therefore, while patents might
have been granted on so-called medical
compounds and discoveries, }" the ex-
aminer thought it was not too late to
stop, no number Of wrongs making a
right, and he therefore refused a patent
on the application under consideration.
First because the applicant had not in
vented or discovered anything; second,
because the alleged invention was not
useful and third, because the produc-
ton of this and similar preparations
was mere matter of skill. a.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-02-25
Caught in His Own Trap.

Prof, Bradford, and a male associate,
peregrinating showmen,. appeared in An
tioch this week, with flaming posters, an
nouncing mysterious "box trick, the
wonder of the nineteenth century. The
Professor esconced himself in a wooden
box, the lid was closed and securely
locked, when in a few seconds he reap
peared in the room, freed from his tenn
porary Imprisonment. No one attended
the humbug, and consequently the i'm
posters found themselves wanting In
coin when the Parthenius was about to
leave for San Francisco. The philo-
sophie Professor was in distress, but re-
sorted to his profession to secure passage
on the boat. He entered his box, which
his companion fastened, and was thus
placed on board the boat as freight,
thinking to come ON deck after the col
lection of tickets. In the meantime some
wicked youth informed Capt. Stowel of
the ruse, who, seeing the box, asserted
that it had suspicious look, and ordered
his men to throw it over board, or split
it open with an ak forwith. AS the deck
hands were about to cast it into the sea
the professor sued for mercy, and was
admitted to fresh air. The fare was
paid.-Antioch (Co5.l Ledger.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-02-25
A Baggageman Made Happy.

Among the other pleasant occasions
which mark the holidays, friend Of q
Burlington and Missouri baggageman
presented him with patent trunk litter
It is made Of steel and brass. Two
clamps clasp the trunk at either end, and
turn of a knob in the hand Of the bag
gageman pulls both straps out by the
roots, while, at the same time, an iron
ball weighing nine pounds hammers away
at the bottom Of the trunk, and neat,
three ointed, self-acting rake, with
twelve teeth, reaches in as quick
as hole is made, and sweeps
from end to end of the trunk, finally
emerging through the lid, where il
clinches, and, by sudden backward jerk
turns the trunk inside out. No baggage
man should be without it.-Burlingtoa
HuaUEeye.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-02-25
A Dandy ON the SoafrOld.

Cesar, when he received Brutus' fatal
stab, took care to fold his mantle and fall
with the dignity becoming a hero and
Mary Queen of Scots bestowed much
pains on her execution toilet. But per-
haps these instances only show a sense
of lofty decorum triumphant over the
last terrors. When one always notorious
for pride of dress retains his dandy habits
under the stroke of fate, it may truly be
called case of
NEThe ruling passion strong in death"
The first Earl of Holland was a great
dandy, who played prominent and not
altogether reputable part in the history
of his time. He was favorite at the
courts of James /. and Charles l.; but
when the civil war broke out, he at first
sided with the Parliament against the
King. In an unlucky hour he went over
to the royalist side, took up arms against
the Commonwealth, was defeated, made
prisoner, put to trial and duly sentenced
to lose his head. He appeared upon the
scaffold in a white satin vest and CAP
trimmed with silver lace. His costly
garments were lawful perquisites Of the
executioner, to whom the Earl said, as
he approached the block:
Here, my friend, let my body and
my clothes alone there is ten pounds
for thee, that is better than my clothes,
I am sure. And when you take up my
head, do not take off my cap" Their
laying his neck upon the block, he added
"Stay, while | give the sign.
After a brief prayer he stretched out
his hand, saying, CHOW! now !" The
word had hardly left his lips when the
ak fell, and the head was severed from
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-02-25
Sorry He Wasn't There.

[ have referred in my book to that
Coroner Of OUTS who seized an Egyptian
mummy that was brought into town,
summoned jury, held an inquest on
the mummy, brought In a verdict of
'%Death from causes, unknown and
charged the county with the usual fee,
with compound interest from the time of
Moses. Well, that Coroner is still Id
office, and he is still enthusiastic about
his profession. Last Sunday night he
Ave Very ~ s sdlS sermon upon Noah's flood,
and. after it was over I met the Coroner
in the aisle and said to- him ::
every impressive discourse, Mr..
Wheeler, wasn't it?"
Beautiful, sir! beautiful, replied
Wlaoolor e@And yet it seemed to be
kinder mournful, too. 81
NIndeedt Why, it didn't strike me
in that way It was solemn, Of course !;
but it's tendency certainly should be to.
fill the heart of every truly good man
with cheerfulness and hope
"Oh, [ know all that" said Wheeler,
but didn't he say that there were several
million people drowned in that foodW
CT believe he did. -
"Well, then, say that when [ think
Of all that mortality. and remember that
I wasn't Coroner then, and amt likely to
be when there's another such freshet,
it makes me sick. There amt nothing
cheerful about such reflections I feels
if [ hadn't been treated right; S If I'd
been robbed. Moe Adeier>
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-02-25
One Hundred Years Under One Sign.

In ITO William Williams carried on
the nautical instrument business in King,
now State street, having as a sign an I'M
age called EAdmiral Vernon" In 1874
Samuel Thaxter, who married his niece,
succeeded him and carried on the busl-
ness in his own name thirty years. Then,
taking in his son as partner, the style OF
the firm was changed to S. Thaxter &
Son, under which name it has been con-
tinued the last fifty-one years at 10
State street, corner of Broad street:
Samuel Thaxter Cushing, grandson OF
S. Thaxter, has been connected with the
business thirty-eight years, and for the
last thirty years the only surviving part
ner. For all that time the Admiral, "
with his quadrant, has stood guard and
stands guard now on State street, fit
prototype of the smart little image dis
played by Walters uncle as chronicled
in s'Dombey & Son." Over against the
"Admiral y the late Samuel Mays sign
was put up on the northeast corner of
Broad street in 1904, and but recently
removed. -Boston transcript.