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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-17
The Culture Of the Vine.

Visiting a person who was in deep afiiic-
ton and sorrow, Gotthold was told by the
family that lac was in the garden. Thither
he followed, and found him employed in
clearing q vine of its superfuous leaves
After a friendly salute he inquired what he
was doing. 4" find" was the reply, "that
owing 10 the abundant rain this vine is
overgrown with wood and leaves, which pre-
vent the sun from reaching and ripening the
grapes. am therefore pruning part Of
them away, that it may bring its fruit to
maturity" Gotthold rejoined And do
you find that in this operation the vine re-
sists and opposes you 2 II not, why are you
displeased that a gracious God should do 10
you what your vine must not be displeased
that you do TO il You prune off the super
huous foliage, in order that 1t may bear the
better fruit; and God takes away your tenn
poral blessings and earthly comforts, in order
that faith may produce its noble fruits Of
love, humility, patience, hope and prayer, and
these larger, fairer and sweeter than before.
When q man has a superfuity Of all things,
and is q total stranger to the cross, the sun
of Righteousness, with its gracious rays, can
scarcely reach the heart and hence his
Christianity usually bears only the harsh
and acrid fruits of hypocrisy, pride, unkind-
ness and applicability. Let God, therefore,
do with you as He will. lie will do you no
harm. You are now stripping the vine Of its
leaves in spring you hoed it, planted layers,
pruned the suckers and bound the branches.
My friend, you are yourself branch on the
spiritual Vine, which is the Lord jesus.
God is the Dresser, and lie well knows that
without His grace and care lie can look for
no good at your hands. This is the reason
why He employs contempt to lay you in the
earth, trials to prune, aiiiiction to restrain,
and poverty to strip you Of your leaves. He
intends it all to make His grace sweeter to
you, and your heart sweeter TO Him. '-Goii-
hollis Embiems.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-17
Death and Eternity.

In the midst of joys and sorrows, we are
called upon to remember that there is another
life beyond the grave; hence the solemn adj
monition: "Prepare TO meet thy God y
Death cuts down all alike. Ii makes no dis
tinetion between the rich and the poor,
Young and old. We cannot but know that
we cannot take our earthly possessions with
us. Wealth which has been accumulated by
perseverance, and oftentimes priyations can
not be taken with us. We have nothing to
take, unless we have laid up our wealth and
treasures in heaven. If We have secured
Christ as our everlasting portion, all is ours.
Earthly pleasure will vanish. Our dearest
ties Of friendship will be dissolved; but we
have nothing 10 fear Jesus is ours. Even
through the dark valley of the shadow Of
death, lie will be with us
Dear reader, which shall be your portion
wealth and friendship here on earth, with
which we must part or Christ, whom the
world itself cannot separate us from Our
heavenly Father has given US time, place and
opportunities for repentance. Reader, how
are you improving il The present is with
us-.the future with God Improve the pres
ent. Death often cuts short our fondest
hopes and expectations. Death is sure
life is not To meet God in peace, we must
prepare for it. We must meet God sooner
or later Escape is impossible. We must
meet Him as the King OF terrors or in peace
Friend, which shall itbe2 viii you not de-
eide the question now? Prepare 10 meet
TN God.-Selected.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-17
Christians, Awakei

What earnest Christian can fail TO be
ashamed Of the weakness aud changeable-
ness Of the love which is all that Jesus has
ever received at his hands--of the unhearti-
ness and infrequency Of the services he has
rendered in His kingdom--of the slow and
inconsistent steps with which he has followed
His example--and the much want of faith
and fervency wherein he has failed to culti-
vate as he ought holy and joyful fellowship
with Him in all His ordinances Were
Christians more with Jesus in the garden of
Gethsemane-mores studious to enter into the
mind and love of a suffering Saviour--more
given to cultivate the fellowship of His
sufferings," aud to realize the deep glories of
their own redemption as upspringing end
lessly from the unfathomable abysses Of the
anguish of the Son Of God, and boundless
and secure 30 them only because His anguish
was so great and all-snfiicient-they would
be far more awake TO the things that are un-
seen and eternal, and live both more holy
and more blessed under the powers of the
world TO come. Awake, then, We children of
God, 30 a liveler faith and more penitent
and grateful love 10 Him who died for you
and who rose again IL is high time to
awake out of sleep, for now is your salvation
nearer than when We believed. lie who lay
PROSTATE on the ground in Gethsemane will
soon come to sit upon His great white throne.
Awake, and serve Him in faith and love.
Serve Him and fight for Him, under the
banner Of His own most free and forgiying
and sanetifying loye--the love that braved
Gethsemane aud the cross for you, And
ever tasting that the Lord is gracious, serve
Him with godly fear, remembering that the
Lord our God is holy. So shall you not be
ashamed before Him at His coming. The
Skador Of Ca'cdry, by Or. Hugh Martin.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-17
The Bible as Gods Messenger.

More than sixty-fve years ago, when was
little boy at the Academy Of Andoyer, |
had no Bible-no Bible was 10 be had II
was impossible 10 get a Bible, in any COM
mon methods of communication. | saved
all the pocket money that was given me 10y
my beloved parent, until 1t came up to
dollar and twenty-five cents that bought
me the first little Bible | ever owned, and
clasped it to my bosom as If it had descended
from heaven upon my shoulders. | learned
to say, BiJios, my Bible" God gave it TO
me. You never know what that Bible is un-
til you take it as your own, coming direct
from God to you.
was called to visit dying lady, in the
city Of Philadelphia, Of an English family. She
and her husband were in a clearinghouse
there. | spent much time with her, knelt
often in prayer with her, and with great de-
light Her husband was an Atheist, an
English Atheist-a cold hearted, bloated
English Atheist. There is no such being
beside him on the face Of the globe. That
was her husband. On the day on which that
sweet Christian woman died, she put her
hand under the pillow and pulled out little
beautiful, well-worn English Bible. She
brought out that sweet little Bible worn and
thumbed, and moistened with tears. She
called her husband and he came, and she
said, Do you know this little book p and
he answered. 1t is your Bible :" and she re-
piled, A" 1t is my Bible it has been every
thing to me it has converted, strengthened,
cheered, and saved me. Now | am going to
Him that gave it to me, and / shall want 1t
no more open your hands and she put 1t
in between his hands and pressed his two
hands together; My dear husband, do you
know what | am doing 2" Yes, dear, you
are giving me your Bible" O. No, darling, |
am giving you your Bible, aud God has sent
me TO give you this sweet book before ! die
put it in your hands now put it in your
bosom-will you keep it there will you
read it for mo 2" 4" will, my dear"
placed this dear lady, dead, in the tomb
behind my church. Perhaps three weeks
afterward, that big, bloated Englishman
came to my study, weeping profusely. Oh,
my friend" said he, amy friend | have
found what she meant--I have found what
she meant-it is my Bible; oh it is my
Bible; every word in it was written for me.
read it over day by day; | read il over
night by night bless God it is my Bible.
Win You take Inc into your church, where
She was 2" with all my heart and the
proud. worldly, hostile man, hating this
blessed Bible, came, with no arguments, with
no objections. with no difficulties suggested,
with no questions TO unraVel, but binding II
upon his heart of memory and love. IL was
Gods message of direct salvation 10 his soul,
as if there were not another Bible in Phila-
delphia and an angel from heaven had
brought him this.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-17
WoraI and Religious.
WHAT THAT TO THEE .
NJ rnoNAs D. JAWS


wonld not vainly choose
what road shall lead me up the holy mountain,
Nor Willing he Ia lose
The guidance on IN. Hand that .,., has isd
In WAYS knew not but win ,n.,ct., .n,,,a
"heh am called 10 de
10 Yield my spirit TO ilis sacred heeping
Ifain vo,id No, heils
NV trust In Him who doe,h all thing. we'll.
Whose vlil aion. ry every wish .h.,id ou.u
fgen,le be the call
II faint and feeble Do the distant warning,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-17
!Ghf Uome GnfIs.
THE uSREMEMBEnrp MOTHER.

Unknown. beloved, thou whose shadow lies
Across the sunny threshold Of my years,
Whom memory with cvcf-restine eyes.
seeks thro' the past bu, cannot And for ,earsi
How bitter is the thought, that l. Thy child,
Remember not the touch, the look, the tone,
Which made my young life thrill that alone
Forget the face that DER my cradle smIl'd
Aud yet know that n a sudden light
Revoal'd Thy living likeness, should md
That my poor heart hath piclurd Thee Alright.
So Will walt, nor think the LOT unkind
That hides thee FROM me, TIL know by sight
The perfect face thro' love on earth divind
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-17
Srleff MisfeHany.
TUE BLESSING OF TODAY.


stnnee We never rrize the music
III The sweet-voiced birds have hown,
Strange that We should slight the vlolet-
Till the lovely flowers have gone
Strange that summer skies and sanshine
Never secm une-hAlf ~ fair
A. when Winters snowy pinions
Shake the white down IN the alf
Lips from which the seal Of silence
None bat God can roll away,
Never blossmned of such beauty
A adorns the mouth TO day;
Aud sweet words that freish, cur memory
with their beautiful perfume.
Come u M In swecier accents.
Through the portals u the tomb.
Let ns gather up the sunlp.ams
Lying all around our path;
Let M keep the wheat and roses
Casting out the thorn, aud chaff
Let us hud our sweetest comfort
In the blessings Of the day
With a patient hand removing
Al the briur from our way.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-17

CHINESE PRovERBs.--The ripest fruit
grows on the toughest wall. II is the small
wheels of carriage that come in first The
man that holds the ladder at the bottom, is
frequently OF more service than he who is
stationed at the top Of it. Better be the cat
in good mans family, than mutton pie
at kings banquet. The learned pig didn't
learn his letters in day. True merit, like
the pearl inside an oyster is content To- re
main quiet until il finds an opening. The
top Strawberries are eaten the first. Pride
sleeps in gilded crown; contentment in
cotton night cap.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-17

A CHILD will infer from the spirit which
peryades a household, whether the king
dom of heaven is fact or fiction. If it con-
cludes it TO be fiction, how must the soul
suffer Ii it feels and knows II to be .
gloii,us and joyful truth that heaven is
near aud above US, how will the spirit be
daily drawn upward and onward
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-17

EVERY life requires some intervals. of per.
feet privacy, Friendship may delight, and
duty never cease her calls; yet the whole
world must occasionally be shut out, while
the soul turns solemnly upon itself and its
eternal destiny. The friendship or the sup
posed duty that prevents such introspection
is O fatal snare.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-17
Railroad Time GABLE.
CENTRAL VERMONT RAILROAD LrSEl
WINTER ARRANGEMENT.
Commencing Monday, November LIST, 1878.


TRAINS GOIS0 soUrH AND EAST
leave Montpelier at sos A. W., @ 10 and go ?. NJ.
N,.ifeaves waterbury At 9oA NJ. Montpelier II sos A
~ for Hoston New London, Springfield, New orb and
inisrmedRte points.
na, rxpress Leaves Malone at 500 A. w. Montreal At
ST. Aibans nj 400 NJ, Montpelier 1t2lOf ,. ~,
for Boston Via Lowell.
MI..d TrainLeaves st. Aibans at $40 ,. arriving at
Montpelier attprh'
Night Express Leaves Ogdcnsburg Al 1910 ~, Mon
treai Al iD y ~ ST. Adams Al iB ?. Montpelier Al
en N, for Boston via Lowell OF fitchbufg Spring
nold new Yoft and intermediate points.
TRAINS GOIYo NORTH.
Leave Montpelier 3.25 and 500 a, NJ, and 4l0r NJ.
rxuress MaIl-Ieaves BOSTON via fchburg att 10 a. M.
vin Lowell At 500 4. ~, New London a. bOo A. NJ,
Springfield at 500 A. ~, Montpelier II SIC y ~ fer
burlington st. Aibans, Montreal and Ogdcnsburg.
Accommodation TraIn-Ieavea Eorthneid At 40 A.
~ Nontteef At sos A ~, for Burlington, 81. Albans.
Hichiord st. Johns and OgdensbufE
Sisht Fspresa-Leavcs Boston via Lowell A. sec p
Ma Ttchbufg nt $50 p y, kew f0fk At 800 ', ~,
epnnsneh At 40 y. ~, for Burlington, ~. Aibans,
Montreal and Ogdensburg. and the West
se,ng cars are attached 70 Nht ESpres. trains running
between Montreal and Boston, and Montreal and spng
neia and 81. Alhans aud Troy.
Drawing Room Day Express trains between Mon
through eEsts tor Chicago and the Yves, for sale the
principal stations, -. -. -. .
81 Aflans, November l. ls75
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-17
nOwN WITH rHK PRICE

Ssh the times ] toR SELL until further notice,
Ladies' best Fur Felt Hats...,,,..,.-...-.'. sifo
Ladies' best Wool Felt Hats."..,,,,........ 10
Ladies best shoddy Felt Hats s.,............ 40
Kid Gloves, slOc SIPS and sl7S per para splendid ar
cle large stock Of SIX Ribbons, at IS cents per yard
the bs, bargain the state Feathers ard wings-a large
stock At bottom pricesi
Ladies' Under-yests and Drawers,
seventy cents si25 and s75 We have large stock
of desirable goods which must be disposed Of for cash. and
which will he sold
AS Low as the Lowest.
Ey- Give US call and examine goods and prieesk.
W. A. BoUTElLE, AGENT,
MONTPELIER VI IT,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-17

A YOUNG Southern lady objected to the
seeming impropriety Of carrying her petty
cares 10 the Almighty God, as advised by
her colored nanny" because they were
so petty. :" Bress ye, honey" was Aunt
Milly's wise reply, $50 dey is; but dsy's all
the troubles you's got !"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-17

We offer Tor sale the farm belonging TO the estate Of Allen
j. Suth " barre situated unehal mile from Barre village
containing hundred and sixty acres Of land In high
Of There u running water at the house
And sugar orchard Of thousand trees and
Athfty young apple orchard the premises said farm
is well kdnptel for a milk dairy farm. Also
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-17
PPLEs APPLES AprLEs APrLEs

Nothing saved uhIs by waiting. wni sell good
Apple. mot the best in ten barrel lot more.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-17

Prices that Defy Competition
Old Felt Hats Dressed Over
,a,o nav shan. SIS. rowsER.
Montpelier, November ), lsls w"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-17

snty by fortyes sht with she'd attached. Both
Ilac the Of the village and In good repair.
Very fsvorabiy located for persons having ohdres 70 edit
either at the Academy In Norwich, at Dartmouth
Isilege which Is about distant The above prop
sry neumhanee title perfect and will be- sold
very exchanged for good property IN any village
that would be good location for merchant tailor;
Norwich W. November I. ISIS e9os
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-17

many that can furnish fresh and cheap any other
party here. L. h. HUNTINGTON,
Ot-f. state Street. Montpelier Vermont
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-17

IrARM FOR SALE.-One Of the best farms In wash
nEton county miles from the Capital, situaie on
the WJrceste Branch. Good road Contains about eighty
Of excellent land-mo~ing. uAge and pastufAg.
equally dvde aDout enty IN wood mostly second
growth. with snkn orchard WIN keep fifteen cows and
team. Running water Al house and barns. buildings In
good repair WIN sell exchange, IN part pay, for WI
Age residence small place In high, healthy location,
move T. GARY
Nontpslisr October sth, is5s. @-,f.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-17
Gs TO $40 FER DAYi

Agents wanted An classes u working people o. both
sefss young old make money woTs for Ia
their locAte- during their spare moments all the
time than anything else We Offer employment that VIII
pay Handsomely foe hours work. full PARTICULAR
terms &C. sent free send your address once. Don't
delay. Now the time. Don't look for work business
elsewhere until you have learned what We offer.
si--l7 q. sfISsOS A co. Portland, Ne.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-17
A Two-Story House,

The bunllng known Union Hall contains three
stores and two halls which always In good demand Al
fair rents. Also.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-17

WHEN you PAY CAsB FOR
GOOD S,
Go where you get the most for money on and
after this date will sell the
H.., rr.nch r.,, Hat I'm Market, for....... si.a5
Good Fur Felt Hats Loo
First Quality Wool Felt Hats ...,..,.,..,'. 10
Ciahin's sh0ddy Felt Mats. ts.....-,.....,...'''' ~
(The very best shoddy Hat made)
Ladies' Under-vests 10
Perforated Mot toes. ~ by = 1-s inches... 10
AIso MANY other Goods,
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1875-12-23
EOngreSSiOnal.

In the House, last Friday. Mr..
Mcfarland presented sundry petit
tions from citizens Of this Con
gressional District, which were
read and referred as follows:
The petition of citizens of Greene
County, Tennessee, for the appoint
ment of a commission OF inquiry
concerning the alcoholic liquor traf-
fic, to the Committee on the Ju-
dietary.
Also, the petition of citizens of
Rogersville, Tennessee, for the re-
peal of the act increasing postage
rates on third class mail matter, to
the Committee on the Post-Office
and Post Roads.
Also, the petition ofMary Thorn
hill, for rrear of pay and bounty
due her son, John A. ThOrnhill, to
the Committee on Military affairs.
Also, the petition of Melvina
Ingle for arrears of pay and boun-
ty due her deceased husband,
Henry Ingle, to Committee on
Military Affairs.
Also, the petition of James Wool
sey, of Greene county, Tennessee,
for q pension, to the Committee on
Invalid Pensions,
Also, the petition of Nancy Tip
ton, widow of Samuel Upton, for a
pension, to the Committee on Inva-
Id Pensions.
Also, the petition of Minerva B.
Thornhill, mother of Jesse d.
Thornhill, for rrears of pension.
to the Committee on Invalid Pen
sions.
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1875-12-23

SPRINGER, n Democratic Repre-
sentative from Indiana, effected IL
most magnificent rout of the Re
publicans in the House last week.
The Republicans under the master
ly lead of James G. Blaine had
been introducing resolutions and
calling for the ayes and nays and
compelling their Democratic col
leagues to put themsSye on record
on dispBted questions. This was
merely making campaign material
forRext year and il must be con
fessed that they handled their OPP
ponents in a lively and. from n
Democratic standpoint, q most dis
gushing manner. But they did not
hold the reins. They were simply
getting die first chance in n game
that two could play ut and the
reckoning was at hand. The
Democrats are said TO have been
confused and somewhat exasper-
ated, when Springer gained the
floor and had his resolution read,
anil, by moving the previous ques-
ton, shut Off debate and forced n
downright vote on the third term.
His resolution was, Resolved,
That in the opinion Of this House
tho precedent established by Wash
ing ahd other Presidents of the
United States, in retiring from the
Presidential office after their sec
ond term has become, by universal
concurrence, q part of our Repub-
lican system of Government, and
that any departure from this time
honored custom would be unwise,
unpatriotic, and frought with peril
20 our Institutions Some of the
Republicans moved to adjourn, but
the motion met with indignant op-
position and nothing was left for
them to do but to dodge the vote
or face 1t out. Blaine escaped to
the clock room as did a dozen or
more. The Republicans openly
evinced every symptom OF dcmoral-
izatiou and vexation, but it did not
help them. The roll was called
and the result must have been q
terrible shock to Mr.. Grant and
his lot, the vote standing 232 for
and Is against the resolution. Six
Of the eighteen were negroes.
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1875-12-23
THE uEIay ,ANp AMEArAr
-Deeenher, gard, 1875.

ANOTHER pretty kettle of fish in
Radieal-ridden South Carolina
The notorious Moses, formerly
Governor, has been elected, by the
farcical Legislature OF the STATE,
Judge of one of the most import
ant judicial circuits, and a negro.
one Whipper, equally corrupt and
slmost as infamous, at the same
time, was elected jndge of another
circuit. Gov. Chamberlain says
he looks :'upon their election as a
horrible disaster, a disaster equally
great to the State, 10 the sRepuhli-
a party, and tie greatest of all
to those communities which are
doomed to feel the full effects of
the presence of Moses and Whip
per upon tue bench" Gov. Cham
berlain says their election was OBJ
tanned by trickery in his temper
airy absence from the capital
Whipper and Moses he describes
as the most uzblushing scoundrels
in .he State.
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1875-12-23

BREMEN, Dec. l7,-Thomassen
died, to-day, from the effects of in
lures inflicted by himself. He
stated that his true name was Will
liam King Thompson, and that he
was n native of Brooklyn, New
York. His age is believed to be
about thirty-live years. He con-
fessed that he was once Captain of
the vessel 'Old Dominion" and
that he changed his name To avoit.
being prosecuted for running the
blockade during the civil war IN
America; thathe bought explosive
material in the United States, and
had it forwarded to his address,
and that the clock-wOrk attach
-ment was manufactured in Ger
many, and was set to explode a
charge in eight days.
MAGDEDURG, Dec. Let is
stated here that Thompson, alias
Thomassen, had his clock work
made by a mechanlcian named
Fuchs, residing at Bernburg. The
apparatus was constructed to run
n~oiselessly for ten days when ii
caused 4 lever to act and strike
with 4 force of thirty pounds
LTweaty similar machines had been
ordered. The negotiations between
Thompson and Fuchs have been
carried on since 1873. When
Fuchs visited Thompion, in L.eip-
sic, he was told by the latter that
the machines vel required for a
mandatory in the United States.
Thompson has not revealed tho
names Of his aGcomplices.