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The Van Buren press., 1875-02-16

AN industrious cltisen who lives not
over 4 thousand miles from town, arose
few mornings ago while the festivs
lark was snoring, and with Tin bucket
under his arm, went to the barn TO milk
the Gov. 1t was dark and rainy, be got
into the wrong pew, and begun 10 pail
the or mule OF bis wagon.team. He can,
not remember now which side OF the
roof he went ont at, bat bis recollection
OF alighting on the picket fence, 10 very
vivid. He expects the bucket down in
few days. fao8H HH t.
Julia Ward Howe says that ths
: financial Incompetence Of mea 10 gene.
raj is becoming every day more evident
to the world at large" II 10 especially
evident in the morning, when their wives
have gone through their pockets ever,
Right. I bi" 'las4'""
Why is tho hridgroom. more sxpss.
sive ,han the bridsl Becadss the bride
is always given away. while the groom b
usually sold. ~~--
Thompson is not going 70 ask any
any more eonnnndrums. ~ Be feoently {
asked bis wife the difference betweeN, bic
head and q hogs hssd, and she said therc
waa none. He says that is potthe right
adswcr. ~"
IA lawyer asked, 4, GssuAp 10 court
what ear marksa pig had. thst was IN
dispute. "vell. 10 Ass no 1sr marks,
except very shottail" f'if 'afa' ''R
The Van Buren press., 1875-02-16
FRAT e r NAL.
MASONIC.

The regular communications of VAN Be,
nv IoDGE. No. 6. +. A. MAsoNs are held
III SATURDAY on. or next preceding each fuil
moon. at7P. Min their Hall at Van Buren,.
Members orthe Fraternity in good standing
are respectfully invited to meet withus.
J. C. KENNEDY, w. NJ.
4. WALLACE WARD, Secretary.
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5000 REWARD.
Proclamation by the Governor.

WHEREAS it has come to the Knowledge
w OF the Executive. that on or about the
twenty second day of October. 1874. in the
county of Dcsha, Arkansas. Monroe Rccder
did murder his wife with an ak, and the said
Reeder is still at large.
Now, therefore. |. A. u. Garland, governor
Of the state of Arkansas. by virtue OF the
authority vested in me by the constitution
and laws of the state. do hereby offer re-
ward Of
TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS.
$1,000. for the arrest and delivery of the said
Monroe Reedcr (colored) to the sheriff OF De-
sha county.
In testimony whereof, | have hcrcunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the
fL.sl state to be affixed at Little Rock
this lith day Of Nov. A. d. 1874.
A. II. GARLAND, Governor.
BY the Governor:
B. B. BEAVERS Secretary Of State.
The Van Buren press., 1875-02-16

HPoy cor your Pcpsr.
The Van Buren press., 1875-02-16

DESCRIPTION:
Said Rceder is about six feet IN height
copper color. grey eyes. well proportioned,
carries his head well back on his shoulders
his right hand has n scar across the back OF 1t
and he cannot shut his hand entirely up.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15
The Hearers Of the Word.

Good hearing is as essential as good
preaching He that hath an ear let him
hear" is. the oft-repeated Bible formula.
" Take heed, therefore, how ye hear" is the
solemn injunction Of Jesus upon his follow
ers for all time
The hearer reacts upon the preacher
Good hearers make good preachers. El0-
quence is as much in the pew as in the
pulpit. A dun, Indifferent congregation will
soon make a dull, Indifferent preacher
The good hcarer is punctual. A late
conner especially if taking a front seat, dis
turbs the entire congregation. Besides
even if in time to hear the announcement Of
the text, all the calming and preparatory
influence of the opening service is lost and
the hearer is oyerheated with exertion and
yeved 10 find that after all he is again late
They are the three-handed people-haying a
right hand, # hand, and little behind
hand.
The good hearer pays close attention.
lie does not fall asleep and nod formal a-
sent to every statement of the lulpit lie
doe, not, every few minutes, pun ont li
watch TO see II the minister is not preaching
too long lIe is not restless. now lnmiug TO
look at the choir and now scanning the
face, of the congregation. lie gives the
preacher bis undivided attention. How 4
WARNS and helps a minister to look upon
such thoughtful and attentive faces
The good hearer is intelligent and thinks
for himself but he is not hvper-critical lie
does not magnify sht defects. lie can de-
rive good from the humbest preacher Of
the Gospel. lie loves to feed on Bible truth
lie does not turn away from the house of
God because a stranger fills the pulpit
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15
The Promise Of the Spirit.

God has given us many great and precious
promises. The Bible is full Of them. There
are, however, two, greater and more precious
than the others. One is the gift Of a Savior
announced Immediately after the fall Of
man, who should be incaruate Deity, God
manifest in the flesh, be substituted iu the
place of sinners. suffer and die for them.
thus making reconciliation for iniqity, aud
bringing everlasting righteousness and this
promise was fulfilled when ON the cross
Christ exclaimed --r II is finished. and gave
up the ghost"
The second great promise the gift Of
the Holy Spirit This is as important as
the first, and is intimately connected with
it; for guilty man must not only have a re-
deemiug work wrought for him, but am illu-
minatiug, converting, purifying work
wrought In him; must have not only title
10 heaven but meetuess for it as well. aud
this last is prominently the Office Of the
Spirit TO perform.
Accordingly, when our Savior had fulfilled
the first promiss, lIe soon reminded His dis
ciples OF the second. and encouraged them
10 expect its speedy fulhlmeut by directing
them to tarry ia the city of Jerusalem un-
til they were eudued with power from on
high" After having broken the bars OF
the tomb, leading captivity captive, previous
to His ascension to heaven, lie enjoined
upon them to "Wait for the promise Of the
Father" The gift Of the spirit in liberal
measure was the substance of this promise,
aud while tley were waiting aud praying
for it in Jerusalem, it came.
Christ's atoning sacrifice is complete. lie
needs not t. suffer and die again; but as
this promise Of tha Spirit to which he rc-
ferred is absolutely necessary TO apply the
redemption be achieved on Calvary. we are
authorized TO look for lis fulfllment along
the coming ages until all the purposesof di-
vine grace shall be effected, and the last
saint sent home to glory Let us confidently
wait for the promise 10 cuminate, and ear
nestly pray that in our day and generation
the effusion of the Spirit may be signal and
generous constant rain Of righteousness
from tis skies.--Reigi0Vs HeraH
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15
The Church's Duty After the Revival.

In this year Of great reyvals, and when
the tens OF thousands are being led toward
Christ by agencies apart from the regular
church, the question arises What is the
church good for il the great revivals are 10
spring up outside Of it Z" The London Sat
urday Rcriew SAYS if this awakening by the
efforts of the two rcvivalists is legitimate
then what is the old way Of the church work
good for2 To such a question each one
may give his own reply, The wisest reply
seems to me to be that no momeutary rclig
ious awakening confers character upon the
multitude good, brave firm and cult
waited personality never came in few days
to any man or group Of men. Aud woe be
to the Scotland and London converts unless
the church can take them after the re-
vival wave has passed by, and can in the
coming days and years feed them with the
everlasting elements of character When
the great excitement shall have declined
when the song shall have Travelled on, tens
Of thousands Of the poor people that thought
they had found religion will find the old life
coming back again. For the life Of many
has always been narrow. A little food,
large amount Of drink and work, have been
the three objects OF life with that multitude
After the excitement shall have died away
back thousands of them will fall to food and
work and drink. lt is only the personal ef
feet Of years aud the long.eontnued teach
ing and association Of the church that can
help the soul 10 a deeply laid character
Great reyivals proceed in part from the
church's neglect 1t suffers its multitudes
to starve and languish. 1t feeds out mys-
teries and absurdties, when it ought to be
building up character. 1t overlooks the high
way like the sphinx, and propounds riddles
TO the travellers, and kills those who cannot
answer, when it should be shaping their
souls into the likeness Of Christ After this
starving process has been going on for a
generation, the crowds flock after Wesley or
Whitefeld. in search Of food for the soul
Like the Persians. they migrate, fifty thou
sand in a group, from the famine districts to
where rain falls and grain npeus. If the
church has one work that is both great and
truly its own, 1t is the work Of helping men
and women up toward the stature Of the
Master. II may be essential that great re-
viyalsts shall come along at times to awaken
new life by now means, but their efforts will
be in vain unless there be- plenty of calmer
thought and OF definite purpose fed out to
these convert, from the quiet Sabbalh-school
and that great educator. the sacred desk
TI,sf,y N,yiDr
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15

But we are still in the cquare
There is a question which one cannot help
asking as he contemplates these tbrongipg
people. rbe spilt Of voutb. the snirit of
youth. has it departed from this one or frym
That one? That spi.,t moan. which NAV
be absent from the child and nresent in M
lrray-beard that bnoyoncy and hone which
can make the hardest Iife bapnv. and WITH
out which the easiest life Is sfale and fired
indeed. PERHAPS this is the main oue.tjon.
after all for if this spirit is not. how can
faith itself have anv but a dry and barren
existence?
How is it. ask. with that group Of three
the bare-headed Irishwolpan. with her
bare-headed baby in her Ian and n hare.
headed girl of tn by her side They are
all three silent, even the baby is stillEun-
der the spell of the fountain. Somehow
they do not trouble mo. this little group.
The world will not be yery gentle with
them, you may be sure; bat 10 whatever
miseries life may have in store for them
will not be added any nineteenth century
psychologists or subtleties whatsoever. /
cannot help noting the pbantasy. the wind
has blown the hairs of The pirl's head loose.
and, as she is between me And the raslipht
her head is set in halo. WHY should not
the s1uare have its saint l. at least. sa-
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15
The University of Hard Knocks.

The Christian at Ipork says " great
deal Of useless sympathy is in this day eX-
pended upon those who start life with out so
cial or monetary help Those are mo st TO
be congratulated who have at the beginn ug
a rough tussle with circumstances, John
Ruskn sets it down as of his calamities that
in early life he had nothing to endure
A petted and dandled childhood makes
weak and insipid man. You say that the
Ruskin just quoted disproves the theory.
No. lie is showing in detected, splenetic
and irritated old age, the need Of the early
cudgeling of adyerSity. lie seems fretting
himself to DEATH A little experience of the
hardship Of life would have helped to make
him gratefully happy now. No Drawn of
character without compulsory exertion. The
men who sit strong in their social, financial,
and political elevations, are those who did
their own climbing. Misfortune is rough
nurse hut she raises giants. Let our young
people, instead of succumbing to the inhu-
ences that would keep them back and down,
take them as the parallel bars, and dumbbells
and weights of gymnasium, by which they
are to get muscle for the strife. Consent
not to beg your way TO fortune, but achieve
IL. God is always on the side of the man
wi 10 does his best, God helps the man who
tri es to overcome difficulties"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15
A Fable on Sellsllness.


Two men went fishing on the reef, and,
after many hours, both took up their fishing
tackle and baskets TO return home. One of
the men had been quite successful, and had
a full basket, The other, who had not OBJ
tanned any, asked his fortunate friend to
give him fish. The reply was " No; get
some yourself; will not part with mine"
So saying, he shouldered his heavy basket
and marched away, The other man walked
behind with his empty basket Now there
was a small hole in the bottom of the basket
of the fortunate fisherman but he was not
aware Of it. Presently fish fell through,
quite unknown to its owner. This god-send
was eagerly picked up by the man behind,
and put into his basket Ere long another
fish fell through, and another, and another,
All these We're gathered by the man follow
ing. The hole in the bottom of the basket
was continually enlarging, so that the larger
fish shared the fate of the smaller ones. At
length all the fish had slipped away, and
still the selfish man remained ignorant of
his loss. On reaching his home, lac threw
down his basket before his wife, and desired
her TO cook the fish. Thinking herself
Knocked, she bitterly reproached her husband
for bringing home an empty basket. Too
late he then discovered he had lost all, through
refusing to pity him who had none And
when the other man came in and restored the
fish, the selfish man was heartily ashamed.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15

VIOLENT Rrsr,--The Rev. b, f. Taylor,
in the Examiner and Chronicle, writes
Excursion means getting out of yourself
in hurry. That is what everybody is do
in 2. these summer days. A man will make
more violent effort to rest, than to do any
hi ng else under the sun. And ii is luxury
be- saase he makes it for nothing, while the
ave rage efforts of his life are made for money.
WI ,em the excursion fit is on, it is not the
leas tlite hydrophobia, for everybody takes
to after Ike duck-salt water, fresh water,
and if net water, then mountains. lie turns
into eihamois, and goes skipping among the
cliffs. When man is about to rest he sits
mn all might to be ready to go in the morn
ing. lie is whisked off fifty or hundred
miles. and trodden on and rained on, and
squee zed aud p inched and he spoils his hat,
and Ii is collar W its and he is hali-staryed, !,
and he sees wate. and pays five dollars, and
is hap py..
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15
Srieff c9lisreHanp.
WHY NE TAKES THEM.


Among shepherds 10 o. customary when mock viii 10,
ross river. tc carry of the lambs 70 me opposite ~,
,hen attracted by Ia blcatng me mother viii at one
russ, followed by the whole no.k
The flock stood waiting by The rapid river,
And would not cross
Although the shepherd kindly called them thither.
AMI banks " moss,
And fields " green and ycriini hills surrounded
The further shore
Tho danger All their narrow vision bounded
of crossing Ger
He stretched hs kindly arms and gently called them;
They would not heed
The deep, broad iivefa rapid sirean appalled, them
Though pleasant mead
And mountain fair, beyond The darklng river.
Rose 90 their view.
Aud IN the distance, bright. unfading ever
We're pastures new
The shepherd took lamb. and safely boret
Within his arms
To where The pastures brightly cleaned before IT,
And al alarms
Were hushed. The mother heard 30. voice of pleading
And. crossing DER
The aoek behind her followed in her leading.
Unto the shore.
o'tHcken hearts, an tom win sref, and bleeding
sawour's voice
We would not hear. NOT follow In His leading
of your own choice
And ao lie takes yonr lamb. unto Ills keeping.
Thateyes all dim.
And dafk With sorrow. clouds and sad with weeping
May look to Him
And see, beyond The darkly-roling river.
Those gone before.
And to the fields with yerdnre green Tor ever
Gross safely DER.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15
Ghe Uamf GWrh.


Oh The blessed and wise little children,
What sensible things they say
When they can't have the things they wish for,
They take others, and ory, " Let's play" ("
" Let's play that the chairs are big coaches,
And the sofa a railroad car,
And that we are ail taking Journeys.
Aud travelling ever 80 far
" let's play that this broken old china
fsa dinner set. rare and dne.
Aud our tin cups Allied with water
Are goblets Of milk and wine
" Let's play every one Of our doliles
Is alive and can 60 to walk,
And keep up long conversations
with Us, II we want to talk.
" Let's play that We live 10 palace.
And that we are queens and kings
Lets play We are birds In a tree top.
Aud can hy about on wings
" Lets play that we are school keercrs,
Aud grown people come TO our school.
And punish them all most soundly.
u they break but a single rule
oh The blessed and wise little children,
What sensible things they say
And We might he ~ happy AZ they are.
II we would be happy thelr way.
What odds twixt not having and having,
when We have lived out our dayi
Let Us borrow ths chldrens watchword
The magical watohwori. Let's play"
The MdcpendtuI
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15

Tue person and work of Christ is the very
centre of the gospel If our view of Christ
spartial and one-sided, our religious develop
ment will be unsymmetrical Plants placed
in windows bend toward the light and grow
vigorously on the side toward the sun, while
the opposite branches will be weak and the
leaves small, and so it is with the Chris
tian who views the Sun of Righteousness
from one standpoint only. lie will fail to
grow up into Him in all things. Strong on
one side, he will be weak on another
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15

Tue grandest operations, both in nature
aud in grace, are the most silent and imper-
ceptible. The shallow brook babbles in its
passage, and is heard by every one but the
coming on of the seasons is silent and un-
seen. The storm RACES and alarms, but its
fury is soon exhausted, and its effects are
partial and soon remedied but the dew,
though gentle and unheard, is immense in
quantity, and the very life of large portions
of the earth.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15

LITTLE THNGs.-Litte words are the
sweetest to hear little charities fly furthest,
and stay longest on the wing; little flakes
are stilesi little hearts the fondest, and
little farms the best titled. Little books are
the most read, and little songs the dearest
loved And when nature would make any
thing especially rare and beautiful, she makes
it little-little pearls, little diamonds, little
dews. Agar's is model prayer, yet it is
but a little one, and the burden of the petit
ton is for but little. The sermon on the
mount is little, but the last dedication dis.
course was an hour Life is made up of
Titles; death is what remains of them all
Day is made up Of little beams, and night is
glorious with little stars
HE that speaks the truth will find himself
In r,,nin ninnl II. lralnn nIin siInatinns
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15

WHEN you do attempt anything that is
right, go through with it. BE not easily dis
couraged. Form habits of perseverance
Yield not to sloth and sleep, and fickleness'
To resist all these will not be easy, but you
will feel that you have done right when you
get through
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15

And every affection Of the Throat Lungs and Chest
secy and nemaneniy curci hy heuse of DT. Wistar's
Ealsans of wild Cherry, which does not dry up s
cough and leave he clna 0'ud as r he case with most
remedies. hut ioosens a. cleanss he luns and ays uti
tlu L--LL- l.Lnn.Lnl Do. .--n.. N Inn --lmL-Iml
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15

To be happy is not the purpose of our te-
ing but to deserve happiness.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15
XVIsrARs BALsANr or WILD CHERRY
Coughs. Colds, Bronchitis,

SORE TURu At. lNFIUENZA. CRoUP. WIODpING
Cough. UuARsENl~S, LIVER COMPLAINT.
PAINS or suutNE~S u ihe CHEST of
SIDE, BLELutNG 90 The LUNGS
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15

liz that speaks the truth will find himself
in sufficiently dramatic situations,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15

A DNER1islNGi Cheap Good' SpNewanc,--
~ An pcrsuuH Whu contemplate nHkiuF contracts with
newspafe fur the insertion Of advertisements should send
25 cents 90 George D. huuel 8 Go 81 PARK Row New
York. for their PAMPHLET BOOK. Hnab-ferfnfA eii-
ton cont unF s. Of over 600 uewsapers and saim1ie
showing Che cta Advertisements taken for ealifF papers
rates. Gar rfE BOOB. m-i1
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-15
9lrw e4duerfiseuenfs.

sS,ITTPING IUCY."-Mr. Lucy A. COOKE,
- vel known rs sleeping Lucy" hls returned, ard
viii he ut her residence. Liberty street, Montpelier VT
until further notice. Az are r-pecttuly invited TO call and
see her &-tf
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-17

BAYOU SARA.
esuxs. For Bayou sara, Wateriss,
lskH3etz8 Hermitage Port Hudson, Baton Rouge
6ssssSzzsssA Plaquemine, and way landings = Tn
United States mail semi weekly packet,
w. \. Pike,
IL Brown master S. s. Streck clerk,
leaves every MONDAY and FRIDAY at 5 P. n,
for Bayou Sara For freig ht or passage apply to
HITE a. CARLlN 3 TchoupitOulas OF.
$40 A. G. GODDIN, 80 Magazine street.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-17

COUSHATTA.
FALL AND WINTER ARRANGEM 1s75-76.
49, New Orleans and COushatta
lSgkfftS weekly packet-The elegant side.wheel
1l6~0nA steamer
La Belle,
t'- NJ N. Wood master
will leave New Orleans every TUESDAY for Wares,
Barbins Normans Alexandria, COlfax MontgOm-
ery, Grand Ecore, Campte Brownsville, and all way
and plantation landings to Coushatta; returning
leaves Coushatta every Friday.
viii have connecting boat in Bayou wincey to
Mansfield.
Emptv sacks will be furnished and highest market
price paid for cotton seed.
For freight or passage apply on board or to
MO M. W. JOYCE, Ill Gravier street.
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STEAM BOATS.
Steamboat and Railroad Agency.

ETNHh UNDERSIGNED, AGENTS FOR THE
i Memphis and Ohio River Line of Packets are
prepared to give through bills of lading in connection
with the boats of the aforementioned Lines over the
following Railroads: Little Rock and Pine Bluff
Railroad and Ouachita Railroad from ChIcot City
Vile and Charlottesville Railroad and all its oonnec-
tons from Evansville, Ind; Cincinnati Hamilton
and Dayton Railroad and all it's connections from
Cincinnati For all inform atcn and through rate
apply to BURDEAU e. WAYNE
SIT If log Graver street.
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TENsAS AND BAYOU MACON.
REGULAR TENSAS AND BAYOU MACON
PACKET.
Leaves WEDNESDAY, December y at 2. NJ.
r- For all ianain. Black, Ma.
lsssS9EsasS con and Tensas rivers-The steamer
Stella Block,
Joe Walker master Gabe Block, clerk,
will leave as above positively For freight or pas
sage apply on board or 10
HITE CARLIN. 3 Tchouptoulas at.
n3tf LORD & McPEAKE 46 Camp st.
Will remain in the trade permanently.
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Exports.

LIVERPOOL Per steamship Francoi-lo73 bales
cotton $50 sacks oilcake 49,
HAVRE-Per ship Coronet-2642 bales cotton 24c0
pcs slaves ss,..a
PENSACOLA-Per steamship LlzZle-o3O sacks
corn 100 sacks oats hhds Is bbs rice 10 bbls
pork 80 bbls -four casks meat tierces lard 10 kegs
lard $50 pkgs sundres
PHILADELPHIA-Pers steamship Yazoo-l40 bis
cotton $50 bags wool bales hides 2l72 bbs moasses
l25 bbs 80 hhds sugar 400 bdls hides bbis sugar
half bbs molasses 20 bales moss 139 pkgs mdse
GENOA--Per bark Ebenezer- .l100 bales cotton
1900 lcs slaves