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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-07-21
The Company Plan.

Here's something, my dears, that the ed
itor of 81. Nicholas said long ago to a
crowd of Youngsters. As never heard of
its doing them any special harm, it occurs
to me that il will not hurt my little folks to
hear it;
Did you ever notice what an amiable,
pleasant feeling steals over you when you
are visiting and on your good behavior p
how willing you are to overlook anything
that interleres with your comfort Y-how
anxious to please and how ready to take an
interest in all that is going on? At these
times your face lights up, your voice grows
sweet and cheerful, your very movements
become graceful "What pleasant persons
these friends are 7" you say to yourself; and
they very naturally consider YOU quite win
ming and delightful. So far so good. 1t is
just as it should be,
OF course, when you 20 home you take
all your pleasant ways with you. If these
friends, who have known you but little
while, and who care for you merely as
friends, have power to brighten and sweeten
you, certainly when YOU return TO your own
relatives, who love you so much more, you'll
be brighter and sweoter than ever
Is 1t SO ? Perhaps it is But it, by any
| chance, it should not be-if, for instance,
you choose to let yourself be sour or indif-
ferent at home, thinking any tone Of voice,
any glum look, and any careless word good
enough for the folks lin sorry for YOU,
that's all You lose great deal Of comfort,
and you miss great opportunity of max
ing Others happy. But it is never too late
to improve. Suppose you try the company
plan. BE polite, sunny and charming at
home. Commence to-morrow--no, to-day,
The home life is only visit, after all, for no
family can remain together always.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-07-21

today teaching the common-schools Of New
England, would be utterly unable to teach,
even the simplest branches, without constant
reference 20 textbooks, that in fact they do
not tqo,r, nor hof iaor, what they are being
paid to teach.
Are our teachers to blame for this? Not
bit Trained up in similar schools them
selves, they hut popctuate an evil of which
they arc as teachers the innocent and igno-
rant result.
The people Of the state Of Vermont, and
the farmers as the majority Of that people,
are to blame Too many Of them are indii-
fercnt, fearfully Indifferent TO the value and
Importance Of education. As one Of them
has said, with the emphasis Of truth, they
are ignorant because they are poor, and poor
because they are ignorant " but they are
not too poor to reform all this if they have
the disposition to do it,
Not only our common schools, but our
academies and our colleges anguish. Our
people need to be revived to a realizing sense
Of how we are falling behind The rest Of the
world in these matters. We are forgetting
to follow the example set us ia this respect
by the early settlers Of the state TO en-
dow or partially TO ondow, an academy was
not so uncommon am event Ia this state
sixty years ago as IL is to-day We have
many rich men, but who among them, with
a single exception, is doing anything sub
tantial in aid of education From almost
every town superintendent in the state
comes up the bitter complaint that the peo-
pie take no interest in the schools The
state does nothing for education, unless
the pitiful and uncertain sums doled out 10
the so-called " Normal schools" can becalled
something. The general feeling is one Of
"let MS alone ON the school question. Is
there no hope of anything better? Unless
there is, it will be in vain that we look for
any great general improvement in the agri.
culture of Vermont
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-07-21
ERMONT WATCIMAN WEDNESDAY, 1875
A Dying Fly.

Flies are not usually regarded as very
great pets, nor are their lives considered rs
very valuable and although it has lately
been found out that they are the real bene-
factors of mankind by destroying immense
quantities Of the little microscopic insect,
with which the air is filled in places that
are not kept very clean, yet we doubt if that
know ledge will make single housekceper
take down the mosquito bars from her win
dows, or open the door Of her best parlcr
and invite them in People can be very un
grateful sometimes to their best briends
But once there was a fly that was petted
and tended to its hearts desire; was fed
and watched over with great care, and sin.
cerely moumed when it died II came
about in this way;
vessel had started upon an Arctic voy.
age and among the occupants of the cabin
were several flies which had found their way
there while the vessel was in port AZ 6rsi
nobody noticed them; but afterawhilc. When
they got up among the icebergs and were
frozen in for the winter, these flies became
objects of great interest. But they were
not used to such climate. and one hy one
they died, till only the last one was left
Then how the rough sailors did watch over
the little creature. Every means was taken
to save its life. The choicest delcacies
were placed before it, and rs the terrible
cold began to tell ulon its delicate frame.
and it grew feebler every day, until it could
no longer take long flights, they would lift it
teuderly up to the topmost pane of the little
cabin window where it could catch the
wannest rays Of sunshine But by aud by
it became too weak to cling to the glass. and
could only rest upon the sill, aud one dav
the men were called to see its little lie 20
out 1t rolled over from weakness, and after
few spasmodic kicks, it died
Then those sailors actually wrapped il up
putt in a box and buried it among the snow
and ice Did ever fly have such mourers
or such funeral rs that
There are more interesting things about
flies than one imagines, unless he has stud
led them. Why is it, do You suppose, that
You can never touch one with your finger
even from behind, aud if You try it ever so
carefully
What is the reason of their smoothing
their wings and bodies with their legs no
often
Can you tell how they manage to walknp
a smooth pane of glass without falling OFF,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-07-21
Satisfied.

That is, etymologically, "inade enough"
To he satisfied is not to be in possession Of
everything conceivable for one might have
everything conceivable aud want more, in
which case he would not be satisfied but
TO bring about such an equilibrium between
the desires and their supply that the latter
shall meet and neutralize the former.
1t is easy to see therefore, that there can
be no perfect satisfaction in this world. 1t
is not part Of Gods plan that there should
be- The purest and nobest human life on
earth may have great comfort and Joy here,
but its conditions are necessarily such that
it will be ever reaching forward and looking
upward to that better country, that is. a
heavenly" where, first and only, God intends
to have His children's lives full flooded with
the joys of salvation. SO that even the hap
piest, saintliest saint is kept ever in expec-
fancy, saying Not here" but, 81 shall be
satisfied when awake with thy likeness" -
C0ngregatioadlisf.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-07-21
announcement for Apprentices.

Thurlow Weed, who was himself an ap
prentice, aud who subsequently became, and
still is, prominent, thus writes about appren.
tees who became great men:
Shoemakers' apprentices read with pride
that Roger Sherman, Of Connecticut, one OF
the signers Of the Declaration of Independ-
ence, learned their trade, and that Henry
Wilson, Vice President of the United States,
was working as a journeyman shoemaker
when first elected 10 the legislature of Mas
sachusetts, Willard Fillmore, a late Vice
President and President Of the United
States, was an apprentice in country
clothier's establishment. Andrew johnson,
another late Nice-President of the United
States, learned and worked at the tailor's
trade. Simon Cameron, formerly Secretary
of War, and now United States senator,
was originally printer. David X. Carter,
formerly member of Congress from Ohio,
now Chief Justice of the Court in the Dis
tnct OF Columbia, was my apprentice at
Rochester, Several mechanics have been
mayors Of the city of New York, prominent
among whom We're Stephen Allen, Gideon
Lee and James Harper. Daniel Cady, for
more than thirty years one of the most dis
tinguished lawyers our State ever produced,
served his Apprenticeship, and worked as
iouneyman shoemaker until he was twenty
four years old.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-07-21
The Sceptic and the Birds Nest.

\ young man who had more money than
good counsel left him 10y his parents, became
asceptic. Having afterwards become a " bee
lever" a friend asked what had wrought the
change.
Said he "l You know spent much Of nv
time in hunting; and few weeks since on
a beautiful sabbath morning, | went in
search of game. Being weary of roaming
about the woods, | sat down ON log to rst.
While thus seated my attention was attiuc-
ted to a ncighboriug tree by the cries of a
bird which was fluttering over her nest, ut
tering shrieks OF anguish, as if a viper we're
destroying her young.
ION looking about soon found the object
of her dread in that apt emblem Of all evil
a venonous snake, dragging his slow length
along toward the tree, hi, eye intent on the
bird and her nest. Presently saw the mae
bird coming from a distance with a littk
twig. covered with leaves, in its mouth. In.
stantly the male bird laid the twiv over hi.
mate and her young, and then perched him.
self on one of the topmost branches of the
tree, waiting the arrival of the enemy.
BY this time the snake had reached tile
spot. Coiling himself around the trunk. lie
assembled the tree at length, gliding along
the branch till he came near the nest. he
lifted his head as if to take his victims by
surprise lie looked at the nest, then sud
denly drew back hi, head as If he had been
shot, and huriedly made his way down the
! tree.
had the curio.ity to see what had turned
him from his malicious purpose and on as
cending the tree, | found the twig to hare
been broken from a poisonous bush which
that snake was never known to approach.
" Instantly the thought rushed acros,
my mind; Who taught this bird its onl,
weapon of defense ia this hour of peril /?
And quick as thought anne the answer
None but God Almigh.y y, whose very ex
istence have denied"
God sends men to the ant to learn indus
try, to the ravens and the lilies for lessons OF
trust and here, in the protection of de
fenseless birds nest from u cruel foe, shine.
out the same kind Providence which watche,
the falling sparrow. and numbers the hair,
Of our heads-BrdiA Workman
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-07-21
The Brave Guide.

~
i'm Northern New Ep@lmd. intent nno9
making the most of limited vacations from
business and study. They rode or walked
as Circumstance. dictated. turning aside
from the usual ihorouphfares wherever there
was promise of pleasure. They had heard
of a rpwly.di.covercd waterfall In the DEPTHS
Of the forest aud looked about for a guide
who would lead them there.
"Gr.s Forrest Graves N po 1ono with
YOU" said an old farmer Of whom they made
some an.uide.. Come To think on'f twas
him Chat see thc fall fust of anybody. You
20 riyht up the road quarter Of a mile or
so. and then turn of into lane. and keep
ON till Won come TO a house. There's where
Miss Graves lives. and if won can find her
boy 40 home. hem tell Won more about ont
door thinqs than anybody else round here
Strange. YOUNGSTERS want to go trarpinp
round that fashion" nnttered the sneaker.
as the COMPANY walked ON i'm fine wov he
had Indicated.
The plainest house. and vet everything
around II be.pol,c The refinement and TASTE
of lis occupants. Vines drap.d the small
windows. climbing to tine very caves. and
creeping over me nos.-rroyyn roof A nlot
Of ground devoted to flowers bore witness i'm
its orranrenar, and bl.ndi1g nf color. IN a
true arli q, hand.
We are looking for a rui,le to the wafer.
fall" said the Young man who had knocked
at tbe cotfape door. remoying M. hat in rr..s.
ence of one whom at Nh. Gr,t Glance he rec.
ogpiyed os n lad,
INV SON has ruil.d a few, ,artie. vas
her ronly. 81 viii call him"
.iurle bnpleuote was answered with g,
yhout. and directly fine bov came i, Wow,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-07-21


TUE CLASP OF ms MoTHER's llAND.-A
Christian mother died with the hand of her
little son clasped in her own. Years passed
and the boy grew TO manhood, reckless and
abandoned in character. The memory of
his mothers prayers, and of the lessons he
had learned at her side, seemed to have
faded away. From one excess OF wicked.
ness into another he plunged, until his Gun
of iniquity seemed full. Then, by the
Astounding mercy of God, he was snatched
as brand from the burning, and became a
new creature in Christ
Speaking of his life of sin, he said that
hardened as he seemed, and indifferent 10
all things sacred, there never was a time
when tempted to sin, that he did not feel
the clasp of his dying mothers hand, draw
ing him from the paths of sin to the ways
of holiness, with force which he found Il
hard TO resist. That mother though dead
yet spoke.-MOAers' Treasury.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-07-21
Tic Wlckedncss Of rreitlnr.

There is one sin which 10 seems to me Is
everywhere, and by everybody mdercsti.
mated, tolerated with undue tolerance. and
quite too much overlooked ia our valuations
Of character IL Is the sin of frctting Iii.
as common as air. MS universal as speech
so common that unless 10 rises above il.
usual monotone we do not even observe
it, Watch any ordinary coming together of
people, and see how many minutes it will be
before some one frets-t that is, makes "a more
or less complaining statement of something
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-07-21

HERE is an utterance that has the sun
beam in il " The Lords inercies are new
every morning" What an assurance this is
to carry with us in our wayfaring through
this world The future is always dark to US.
The shadows brood over it, A veil hides it
from our sight. What is under the shadows,
what is behind the veil, what is advancing
out OF the impevious mist, none of us can
know. We have no anxious question to
ask This is enough for all that is coming
" The Lords mercies are new every morn
ing" The morning yet to break upon MS
may be heavy with storm. No matter; the
new merioes will not fail Come live a
comforted, happy, and thankful life Don't
borrow trouble Don't be cast down with
care or work. Take up each day as it
comes, certain of this that whatever it lays
upon you to do or bear, it will bring new
mercies for new needs A. l.. Stone, D. ID.
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Coon PRoMsE.-One day gentleman
observed a group of boys, bent on play.
strongly urging another boy to Join them.
lie was struck with the very decided No"
which the boy gave to all their entreaties.
Anxious to see the result, he stepped into an
entry, where he could hear and see, and not
be much observed. THAT boy has a will to
resist the whole band Of them" he said TO
himself last effort was made to induce
him to come with them.
Now, James, viii you not come >? YOU
are such good player"
" Yes" he replied but on one condition
Give me your hands that you will not swear
and | win CO."
They did so; and with joy all ran of to
play. We are sure the game lost none of its
interest for want OF swearing. Noble boy !
not ashamed to show that he was on the
Lords side, even in the face of mgodly
payfellows.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-07-21

How TRuE =" In general, have no pa.
thence with people who talk about The
"thoughtlessncss Of youth " indulgently; |
had rather hear of thoughtless old age, and
the indulgence due to that When a man
has done his work, and nothing can any way
be materially altered in his fate, let him for.
get his toll, and jest with fate, II he will
but what excuse can you find for wilfulness
of thought at the very time when every
crisis of future fortune hangs ON your decis-
ions A youth thoaghtless, when all the
happiness Of his home depends on the
chances or the passions of an hour A
youth thoughtless, when his every act is a
foundation stone of future conduct, and every
imagination fountain of life or death ,
BE thoughtless in any after years rather
than now though, indeed, there is only one
place where man may be molly thoughtless
Ibis death-bed. Nothing should be left 10
be done there. "-Ruslii
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-07-21

The Third CoMMANDMENT.--As the late
Rev. DIR. Clifford was one day showing the
Brstish Museum 10 some strangers, he was
much shocked by the profane language of a
young gentleman belonging to the party
Taking down an extra copy Of the Septua-
gint, he showed it to the youth, on which he
exclaimed, sob, can read this" "Then,h
said the Doctor "read that passage" point
ing TO the third commandment. The reproof
went home to his conscience, and he imme
diately refrained from swearing.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-07-21
The Inventor Of The wheelbarrow.


1t takes a great man to do u little thing
sometimes.
Who do you think invented that very sim
pie thing called a wheelbarrow Why, no
less a man than Leonardo da Ninci.
And who was he?
lie was musician, poet painter. archi-
tect sculptor Psychologist, engineer, natural
historian hotitni-t aud inventor, all in one.
lie wasn't Jack at all trades aud master
of none either lie was a real master of
many arts and practical worker besides.
When did he live?
Somewhere about the time that Columbus
discovered America.
And where was hs born
In the beautiful city Of Florence, in Italy.
Perhaps some Of you may feel little bet
ter acquainted with him when tell you that
it was Leonardo da Vinci who painted one
of the grandcst pictures in the world
"Ihe Last supper, "a picture that has been
copied many times, and engraved in several
styles, so that almost every one ha. an idea
OF the arrangement and position at the table
Of the figures of Our Lord and his disciples ;
though ! am told that, without seeing the
painting itself, no one can form notion of
how grand and beautiful it is.
And only think of the thousands Of
poor hard-working Americans who really
own, in their wheelbarrow, an original work
Of Leonardo da Ninci.--From "Jdck.ia-fAe-
Pulpd' 81 Nicholas far Juiy.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-07-21

Ar recent meeting OF the lIillsboroueh,
N. H., agricultural society, the statement was
made that in the single town of Milford there
were SUI two thousand barrels OF apples in
the appetites Of the people, both here and in
England, has been ayerse to apples the past
winter and Notwithstanding the cheapness, a
far less quantity than usual has been eaten.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-07-21

Terms Of Payment. Twenty per cent. VIII d. pso
DIE ct time OF eyce and balance Apn T. IL prove.
fod.
Mares of when dcsir,l ani tcpt OF reasonable rites
at owners rsk.
For circulars. and 100 matters pertaining To- ile hor--
address
ftENEY s. TOWN.. Superintendent,
sl-a5 Murfis,ne. vermont.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-07-21

." go through my work." as the needle
said to the idle boy. But not till you are
pushed hard" as the idle boy said to the
needle.
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lars hiir f Do eluuuf if rarrii.l lltna S. atr "a
fee pr,.s and individual o,it.a .aies.
Southampton caw!e October i.s5.' Toe Hair Vine b.
ule greatest tliis 300 ils Iuafiet."
e,si. eiean aiusie. D. iaf-ou. na, feiai7l over ht
N.'.t-tit 8fiit SOW lN't fN3 ~" -' " fifs'ts
400 il4li nave n-'i o. ANA NHi "i' many
and e Treatment Of ~ uan1iagt u,f have esnssi e hair
fH.A 'u i. In ' ii Nttti lAili "trit nae h''n nu
i'i h'r a'AIs' ami "' M' 'el thankful
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DIAL, s15.

Brown stallion. hands, ioal~l June J. 1861 by Geo NJ.
rafchou. ont vt Qu,hefess lpclisfce ahotcl
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AmrRicAN AND FOREIGN PATENTS
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-02-18
Kindling Fires" Fools vs.. PhilOs0.
piers"

= The trite old saying has it that ut
takes q fool or a philosopher to build q
fire WE'LL" How this adage originated,
or why it is used, we cannot tell; per-
haps it means that fool blunders into
it and the other party does it "philo-
sophically." Fire-heat is produced-or
evolved, brought out, made sensible-by
chemical combination, thst is, by the
union of the oxygen of the air with the
carbon or coal Of the wood. These two
elements combine, producing carbonic
acid gas, which goes off into the air in
an invisible state, and the union of the
two give out heat that was before t1tens
or inscnsible. Only one-fifth part OF the
air is oxygen. The other four-ffths are
nitrogen, substance that does not unite
with the wood and therefore it does not
help send out heat To make fire burn
faster we blow it, that is, drive more
air upon it, and of course more oxygen.
(The chemist sometimes makes an artlfi-
cial atmosphere of oxygen containing no
nitrogen. In this wood will burn in.
| tensely, and even piece OF iron Will
burn in it, To save blowing with our
lungs, or with bellows, we construct
| chimneys or stQve-pipes. Warm air is
| lighter than cold air and rises up just as
light substances rise in water. As this
air rises in the combining pipe or Chin
ney, cold air rushes In to take its place
below-it is thus draaon in instead Of BE-
| ing blown In. This draft, bringing more
air and therefore more oxygen, makes the
LIRE burn faster.
| In starting fire the thing to he aimed
| st IL to make the air drawn in BY the
nnward draft concentrate jtlst tcherE the frl
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-02-18

THAT would depend on the age Of
your wife, sir
Exactly. How very wise you arel
Perhaps you think am too cross to be a
good husband?"
"That would depend on your wife too.
Perhaps she might like it."
"And why should she like it,"
"She would If she liked you, / sup
pose."
Like! like! Who cares for liking?
That leaves man out in the cold, and q
woman too. BY the way, why did you
not marry?"
"Oh, for several good reasons.
estate your reasons, if you please?"
I'm the first place never had an Of.
fer. In the second place"
"That will do" said the doctor.
That suits me perfectly. I make you
An offer now"
Miss Morette blushed little, but she
did not speak.
"Why do you not answer met"
You have not said anything"
"Then l will say something. Madam,
will you be my wifes"
Because you want Pauline:"
mo, because l want you. Look at
Miss Morette looked at the doctor. She
had always thought that his eyes were
beautiful, and the present Investigation
confirmed that opinion.
"Well?" asked DR.. Lambert.
"Well?" answered Miss Morette.
And when Pauline had joined them.
and the little group sat cozily by the
fire, Fido wagged his tail in way that
said very plainly that, as. far as he could
see, everything was we'll, and likely to
remain so.- Harper's Weekly.