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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-10

lingering memory Of prayer learned at his
mothers side, stole into his heart The
household for so long had hushcd every harsh
tone, that their voices had grown soft and
gentle, and still they stepped lightly, as If
they feared to disturb their darling.
And love and grief drew father, mother
and children near each other, and each lent
a helping hand to the other, so the home was
full Of love and kindness. The little childs
presence seemed TO linger in the house,
drawing all its inmates toward the better
country and the heavenly home. Short was
her work, and her rest soon attained, but
not in vain her life She being dead, yet
speaketh-I drdacc.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-10
Worai and 2irliaion5.


81 had much soe'l 10 SOW" said one, planned
To nm broad fuuows and 10 watch Il spring,
And water II with care But now the hand
OF Him to whom sought great sheavcs 10 bring,
l. laid upon his iaborer, and wait.
Weak, helpless, useless, nt ilis palace gate
"Now have nothing, only day By day
Grace 10 sustain me till The day v donei
And some sweet passing glinpsel by the way
" Him, the altogether Lovely Onoi
And some strange things 10 learn, uncarni before.
That make The suffering light II Ii but teach me more
Yet from the hush Of that secluded room,
forth noaied winged seeds of thought aud prayer;
These, reaching many desert place TO bloom
And pleasant fruit m hundred fold to bear
Those waited heaycnward with song and sigh,
To fall again with showers of blessings from on high.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-10
Disagreeable Habits.

There are disagreeable habits OF body
like seowhng, winking, twisting the mouth
biting the nails, constantly picking at some
thing, twirllng key on fumbling at a chain
drumming with the fingers, screwing and
twisting chair, or whatsoever YOU lay youi
hands on. Don't do any of these things
Learn to sit quietly like a--gentleman,
was going 10 say but am afraid even girl'
fall into such tricks sometimes. There arc
much worse habits than these, to be sure but
we are speaking only Of those little thing.
that are annoying when they are persisted in
There are habits of speech, also-such a'
beginning every speech with you see" o.
Z" you know" nova" - don't care, " tel
ye what" tell ye, now" in distinct utter
ance, sharp, nasal tones avoid thcn all
Stop and think what your are going to say
and then let every word drop from your lips
lust as perfect as new silver coin. Have 8
care about your way of sitting aud standing
aud walking. Before you know it, you will
find that your habits have hardened into q
coat Of mail that you cannot get rid OF with
out terrible effort
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-10

No man will hate good man so much as
he who has ill-treated him. Let man
whom you have injured hate you, and there
is an end to his enmity. Reparaton, frank
and full, puts an end to his hard feelings
toward you, and even lays the foundation Of
protracted friendship But let man hate
you without cause-save such as his envy
or bigotry OIL vanity supplies--and his hate
is endless. The worst enemy you can have
is the man who should be your frend.-
Murray
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-10

TnE OLDEST BBLE MANUSCRIPTS
The following is an extract from an article
in Appleton's " American Cyclopedia," re-
yised edition, upon ancient manuscripts
The two most ancient manuscripts OF the
Bible known are the Codex Sinaitcus of the
Imperial library Of st. Petersburg, and the
Codex Vaticanus of the Vatican library at
Rome, both of which are believed to have
been written about the middle of the fourth
century, A. u. The Sinaiticus, so called,
because il was obtained Gn 1850 from the
convent of st. Catherine, on Mount Sinai, is
supposed by rischendori, its discoverer, to be
one Of the fifty copies Of the Scriptures which
the Emperor Constantine directed TO be
made for Byzantium in the year 33l, un-
der the care of Eusebius of Cesarea. 1t
consists of three hundred and forty-hye leaves
Of very fine yellum, made from the skins of
antelopes or of asses, each leaf being four
teen and seven-eighths inches long by thirteen
aud one-half inches wide. The early history
Of the Vatican manuscript is not known, but
it appears in the first catalogue OF the Vat
lean library, in 1875. II is aquarto volume,
containing one hundred and forty-six leaves
Of fine, thin vellum, each ten and one-half
inches long and ten broad Both manu-
scripts are written in Greek uncials, or cap
ital letters, are without spaces between the
words and have no marks. of punctuation,
WnEN Sheridan was asked at an amateur
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-10
DHEu RuEuMATIs
Sufferers, Read and Consider!

M0NTTEiffh, NuBnFI " ED,
Dr. r. r. Spaidis95 Sir-I wish to say 10 you that you
have cured M Of sciatc rheumatism In my back, hip and
thgh wasso had that could hardly walk at all. think
that your Pasters are al that you claim them 10 be, and
,youd recommend them 10 All Rheumatism any form
p..,a.tfuft, vn4,re u IL GRAY.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-10

THERE are blind Samsons still in the
world. They are blind, spiritually because
they have forgotten God and refused to listen
to His commandments, and TO obey His law.
They have set up throne of reason, and are
fighting against revelation with their puny
efforts 20 overthrow what has for centuries
been planted deep down in the human soul.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-10

VIZ are born for higher world than that
of earth there is realm where rainbows
never fade--where the stars will be out be
fore us, like islets that slumber on the ocean,
and whore the. beings that pass before us
like shadows will stay in our presence
forever
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-10
Ghe Uoms Gnrk.
THE HAPPY HOUR.


The busy day Is over.
The household work is done,
The cares that fret the morning
Have faded Win The sun;
And in the tender twilight,
~ In happy rest,
with my darling little baby
Asleep upon my breast
white llds, with silkcn trlnges,
shnt out the waning light,
\ little hand close folded,
Holds mammals fingers ilgh;i
And In their soft white wfappmgs.
At last IN perfect rest,
Two dainty feet are cuddied
Llke brides In nest
An hopes and love unworthy
Depart at this sweet hour
All tne and noble longings
Renew their holy poweri
For Christ. who In the Virgin
Our motherhood has blest,
l. near 10 every woman
with baby on her breast.
dppiefoa's I9H1
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-10

4 gents wantei Al classes of working enIle " both
sf,s% youus Old make money at work for rs IN
their own localities. dufiug ilor spare moments all the
time than anything else We Offer employment that VIII
nay Handsomely every hours work. ful Particular
Terms &c free your address az once. Iont
delay Now Is the Doni look Tor work or business
elss aheFr until yuu have learned What offer.
ei-i2 e. sTISsON s Co, Portland, Ne
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-10

WHENEVER cast my eyes on ostentatious
epitaphs, feel wish to write under them !
GAS man is composed of pride and inhrIni.
ties, passenger, you here behold them fully
exemplified. This tomb indicates the feeble
moss, and this epitaph the prideoi his nature.
How just picture is this of the character OF
The deceased person when alive. Under
robes Of silk and embroidery, he concealed
from the ewes of the world the weakness and
disease oi his decaying body A wounded
conscience and feeble understanding were
hidden beneath the mask Of a tranquil coun-
tenance, a steady and penetrating eye.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-10

twenty.sr by furty-eight feet with she'd attached Both
naces are IN the center the village and IN good repair
Very fayorby located for persons having cldeh 10 cn-
cate either At the Academy IN Sorwich, OF at Dartmouth
ery from incumbrnce. ue perfect and VII b sold
very iow-ur exchanged good property n any village
that would be good location for merchant taller,
JOSEPH X. EGERfON.
Norwich W. November !, ISIS 05-o5
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-10

An what employment would you have
death find you For my part, would have
it TO be some humane, beneieent, public
spirited, noble action.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-10
1915 Acres of Land,


In the town " Orange heretofore known The orane,
Poor farln.' :. :, kELfpN, Administrator.
Fast Montpelier VT October 10, 1878, 0l-r
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-10
liailroad Gimr Gable.
<,rSrRAL VERMONT RAILROAD LINE
WINTER ARRANGEMENT
Commencing Monday, November list, 1878.

TRATHs 0OfNG s0UTH AND EAST,
Leave Montpelier at sos a. NJ, 2 10 and go p. NJ
u,,tfeaves waterbury at aoA. No. Montpelier Of SOS
M for Boston, Sew London Springfield, New fofk ana
intermediate points.
nav rxpresa Leaves Malone nj 900 A. NJ Montreal at
an s. Abans At 1900 NJ, Montpelier at2lO r. NJ
for Boston via Lowell.
Mixed Train Leaves st. Adams At 35o y ~, arriving Al
Montpelier at y, ~
Night Express -Leavep ogienabnsy At i2o NJ, Mon-
reai al $50 r. st. Albana AZ l25 p. NJ Montpeher at
90 ~ ~ fof Roston via Lowell Fitciburg Spring
ned, New York and intermediate points.
TRAINS GOfHG NORTH,
Leave Montpelier % and sos A. NJ, and 4. 10 L. NJ.
rxnresa NIafI-Ieaves losion via Fchburg at 10 A w.
Ma Lowell at 500 4 W.. New London At 500 A. NJ,
sufinrncld ~ $50 w., Montpelier At $40 p. w., for
burlington, st. Ahans, Montreal ana ogdensburg,
u Accommodation Train Leaves Nofthhed At 40 a.
~ Montpelier at SOS NJ for burlington 81. Alhaua.
Iuchfurd, S. Johns and ugdensburF
,.ebt rxuress Leaves Roson VIA Lowell NJ 600 p.
VIA Ftciburg at b9O f. D., Neg York ~ 400 p. H.,
Spnnqneid N $50 y. M, flr Burlington, -. Albans.
Montreal and Ogiensturg and the West
Sleeping cars are attached ghi rxprss trains running
between Montreal and Boston, ard Montreal and Spring
( nela. and St Aihans and Troy.
drawing Room Day Express i-ains between Mon
treal and Boston
principal stations -. ,,,,.,,.
ST. Alhans, November I. 1875.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-10
CAnM ron SALE ~ BARRE

We sale the farm belonging 10 the estate of Allen
!. smith Barre situated one half mile from Barre village
containing hundred and sixty acres Of land IN high
state of cultivation There running water at the house
and barns nice sugar orchard OF thousa nd es- and
thrifty young apple orchard the premises sad farm
Il we'll adaptel f0r milk or dairy farm, Also
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-10
A Two-Story House,

The bnck building known Union Hall, contains ,rse
stores and two halls which are always in good demand Al
f4lf Also
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-10

WHEN Sheridan was asked at an amateur
play which performer he liked best, he re-
piled The prompter, for | saw less and
heard more Of him than any one else.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-10

HROBATE COlRIS.-untn further notice The Pro-
bate Courts fof Washington District will he held Al the
o1ce in Montpelier, TUESDAY oF BACH WINK. All let
rfr ted With the once should be ad-
ffersed &c the undersigned at Montpelier.
HARVEY rILDES. Judge.
December 1870 i7-u
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-10

IDEAL ESTATE FOR sALE.Ihe snhscrihef
Ii oes for sale twenty ave acres q excellent land n-
sl. within one mile of Montpelier village upon which
ep bndings excellent Teiar The place VIII he sold a.
alow price. and terms of payment Easy
TIIERoS q. BAiLEY.
+ Montpelier, VI, February "a, 1875. 6s-f
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-10

Mooney WANTED wish TO exchange notes on
MI real estate mortgage, drawing ak per CENT for ready
Np5r Box q Morctovn w.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-03-19

A WASHINGTON special says the ex-
press company gouge in the postal law
is creating good deal of annoyance
throughout the country. This law will
be repealed among the first Acts of the
next Congress. The Postmaster Gen.
eral, in view of the increased rates of
postage on transient newspapers, and
in order to afford the people in all parts
of the country an opportunity to be-
come familiar with the new law sus.
ponds its operations in this particular
until April LIST, when he will rigidly en-
force it, and all newspapers will be de-
tained if insufficiently prepaid. An
order to the above effect will be issued
by the Postmaster General to post
masters. The action of the Postmaster
General is absolutely necessary to pre-
vent the flooding of the postofices with
insnfiiciently paid newspapers. The
Department is still in receipt of com
plants of this embarrassment.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-03-19
Assessment Notice.

OAKLAND GOLD AND SILVER MILL. &
~ Mining Company Location Of works.
Indian District, Humboldt county, State of
Nevada Location of principal place OF bust
ness, Oakland. Alameda county California
Notice is hereby given that at meeting Of the
Directors Of said company. held on The Eth
day of March. A. ID. 1878. an assessment of
Twenty-Five Cents per share was levied upon
the capital stock Of the corporation, payable
Immediately in United States gold coin, to the
Secretary, at the Office Of the Company. No.
958 broadway, city OF Oakland, Alan, da
aounty, California.
Any stock upon which this as ossmcnt shall
remain unpaid on the 18th day Of April 1875
will be delinquent, and advertised ( r sale at
public auction, and unless payment is made
before, will be sold on SATURDAY, MAY i,
1875, to pay the delinquent assessment, to.
gether with costs Of advertising and expenses
of sale.
JOHN AMES. Secretary
Office - 958 Broadway, Oakland, Alameda
county, California. mills oawiw
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-03-19

The Tennessee Legislature propose
making bachelorism privilege fJr the
enjoyment of which an annual license
must be paid. 1t is evident from this
that the members are married. and are
intent on making others as miserable
as themselves or pay for the enjoy
ment of single blessedness. The bill
introduced for this purpose is as
follows:
Whereas, 1t is tie opinion of this
General Assembly that bachelors are
proper subjects of taxation for the pur-
poses hereinafter stated; therefore.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly OF the State of Tennes-
see, that bachelorism is hereby declared
privilege. and every male inhabltant
of this State over thirty years OF age,
being of sound mind and enjoying good
bodily health, remaining unmarried
after the first day of May, 1875, shall
pay fine of ten dollars annually.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of revenue
assessors to obtain, for purposes of tax
alton, full descriI tive list Of each
bachelor, giving his age, complexion,
hight, and color of his hair and eyes.
Sec 3 Be it further enacted, That
money collected for taxes under the
provisions of this Act is h reby declared
II part of the Common School Fund OF
the county where collected.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-03-19

The President is doing nobly for the
supporters OF the Force bill recently
passed by the House of Representa-
tives. All the New England Congress-
men voted against the bill with the ex
ception of Ben Butler, and nearly all
who voted for it, like Ben, were de-
feated last Fall. But the President is
providing for them as rapidly as cir
cumstances will permit, aud the lead
ers have already been given nice fat
Offices.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-03-19

A BRIGHT little boy, between Is and
IA, giving his name as John N. Wisner,
arrived on Sunday night, says the San
Francisco Post, having worked his way
from Rochester, New York, in search
of his father, James T. Wisner, a
machinist by trade, who came to this
country twelve years ago. The lad
mother died some months since, and
mastering up'$12 he managed to OBJ
tain passage to st. Louis, and from
thence worked his way clear across the
continent. At Stockton he heard that
his father had been there last year, but
had come to this city, and to San Fran
cisco he followed. Some gentlemen
have interested themselves in him. AMI
have taken him to the Terminal Hotel,
COG Fourth street.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-03-19

The New York Tribune learns from
q trustworthy source that ex-senator
Nye is slowly convalescing, and that
there is the most encouraging prospect
of his entire recovery from the nervous
prostratlon from which he has been
suffering for months. The inclemency
of the weather has kept him within
doors since his return from the South,
and greatly retarded his improvement.
lie has been removed to the residence
OF friend in the country to give him
the benefit of change of scene.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-03-19
- GENERAL SHERMAN.
VIM. d. Whlpple, Asst Adj't Gen'l.

DETROIT Free Press: The other night
as Detroit father sat with his feet on
the coal stove, he picked up one of his
boys boots aud remarked, "This pair
of boots seem to stand John twice as -
At this point tobacco box, full of the
weed, fell out of the boot, and it WASH 7
over five minutes before sounds of the
pressboard striking against boy in
the night were heard over the neigh
borhood, mingled with the waiting ex-
PLANTATION "Oh! dadi that ere box
must have fallen down my bootleg
while / was in the tobacco store?"
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-03-19
Fire and Molten silver Bursting from
an Old wOman's Head.
from the Council Bluffs Globe.l

Mrs. Nancy Lewis and her two
daughters came to this city yesterday
from Hazel Dell township. and SAID TO
their acquaintance that Mrs. Clarlnda
Lewis. the mother of Mr.. Lewis, who
is about SO years old and who lives IN
the same house, was wltch III league
with the devil, and was practlclng her
art upon them. Mrs. Nancy Lewis
affirms that she has suspected her
mother in law of this supposed crime
for the past twentysIx years, ana she
has used various means to counter
act her power, such as working III the
Stable, using water, etc, all OF when
were complete failures. At last she
heard that silver was II sure protector
against witches, aud she and her
daughters had found it TO be true when
used in connection with the word OF
God. In proof of which she said that
last Saturday night the old lady came
into the room occupied by them, ana
asked her which was the right side OF
niobt-cap which she held In her hand.
She replied that it made no difference,
as both sides we're alike The old lady
and supposed witch Immediately asked,
What's up? There was something the
matter she wanted to know what 1t
was. Mrs. Nancy Lewis felt the be-
witching power coming over her, and
she drew large ring on the floor with
a piece of silver, but the old lady
iumped around the room and through
the ring, when 81 struck her with thu
word OF God. upon which she had
marked silver cross This had the
desired effect, as the old witch's head
apparently bursts, scattering quarts OF
fire and silver abont the room, making
it almost as light as day. and then van
ished into her own apartment.
Mrs. Lewis and her daughters de-
clare that her motherin law has been
trying to kill them for twelve months
past by producing in them weakness
and smothering sensations whenever
they were in her presence, and they
are determined to cause her death IN
stead, by prosecuting her with the
Bible and silver cross. This poor old
and much abused lady, they say, is
continually manufacturing witch balls
ont of hair. and knows everything,
which she figures ont from dates.
They declare they Will never return
home again and come under her in
fuence. Mrs. Lewis also says that her
husband is in league with her mother
in law, and that he put them ont Of
the house and told them TO leave on
the night when she strnck her with
the Bible. The facts in the case are
that the old lady owns the property.
and is probably fretfnll and suspicious
That the rest of the female portion of
the family are supplemented and
ignorant. and have cherished supersti-
tons ideas naturally arising from snch
a state until they FIRMLY believe that
they are bewitched
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-03-19
THE CHINESE TREATY.

The Enterprise, in what it calls "A
Bit of Familiar History" reviews the
action of the Republican party on the
Burlingame Treaty, and gives what
purports to be history of the Chinese
raid in Unionville in 1869. In treating
on the treaty it states that "after the
original treaty had reached the United
States Senate it was so amended on the
motion of Republican and by the
votes of Republicans, as to deny to the
subjects of the Emperor of China the
privileges of naturalization and citizen
ship" The Bnrllngame Treaty was
ratified by the United States Senate in
1868, and the facts connected therewith
are familiar to many. TIE original
treaty conferred on Chinese the rights
of citizenship without the formal
tiles of naturalization, Il blunder
which we believe was corrected by Sen
ator Stewart of Nevada, as alluded to
by the Enterprise; but it has never been
stated, except i'll rash assertions like
those which the Enterprise indulge in
TO carry point. that Chinese were de-
barred from becoming citizens by any
of the provisions of the Burlingame
Treaty. No treaty with any foreign
power accords the subjects of that
power who reside In the United
States the rights and privileges
of American citizens. The Chinese
treaty accords to Chinese all the rights
aud privileges of the most favored ma
tions--one of which is that of becoming
citizens of the United States by COM
plying with the naturalization laws
and OF this privilege several of their
number have awaited themselves in the
Eastern States.
In its allusion to the expulsion of
Chinese from Unionville the Enterprise
betrays a wonderful lack of memory,
considering the fact that one of its
editors was Clerk of the United States
Court when the Grand Jury which in
dicted the whites implicated in the raid
was impaneled, and probably with his
own hands placed the seal of the court
on the warrant for their arrest. The
raiders were never brought to trial be-
cause the court discovered that it had
no jurisdiction in the case, although
The Clerk of the Court, through the
columns of the Enterprise, clamored
long and loud for their conviction. A
short time before those indictments
were found party of Cornish miners,
not citizens, were driven by mob from
lone City, Nye county, but the United
States District Court for Nevada took
no notice of the affair, and for that rea-
son the SILVER STATE intimated in the
brief item which stirred up the Enter
prise that the United States District
Court for Nevada claimed privileges for
Chinese not accorded other aliens.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-03-19

A MINNESOTA Judge, in pronouncing
the death sentence, tenderly observed
=" If guilty, you richly deserve the
fate that awaits You; if innocent,it will
be qualification for you to feel that
you were hanged without such crime
on your conscience in either case you
will be delivered from q world of care -
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-03-19

GOVERNOR PACHEco, of California, re-
fuses to reprieve Vasquez. He says
humanity does not require the post
ponement of the execution, which could
only afford the culprit few more days
OF suffering. 1t is therefore probable
that Vasquez Was executed to-day at
San Jose, California.