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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-12-27
Seleff MisfeHanp.
Prom the Vermont Chronicle
"OLD YEAR. GOOD BYE"

ny Rrv. a. n. rNroSs.
LIKE aging birds, on rapid wing.
That halt upon a twig aud sing
Their little song, and then ny on.
The neei hours pass tili day b. done.
And 40 the hnrrying days go by.
some with song. some with a sigh
uni the circling year Il done.
And snow clouds drif before the sun.
Then men look back. with song or .igh.
And say the words, Old Year, good-byeg
The sweetest thing. the year has brought
Are gone to-day. but not forgot;
The flowers Of spring are here no more.
Aud wiihercd leaves are dnned DER
The barren fields. Hut stn we sec
Bright rlctafes LETT memory;
Aud these W. hold and keep to-day.
though flowers and birds have passed away
All is not lost, ye, stlll we sigh,
And sadly say. Old Year, good-hyem
Sweet voices that one year ago.
Spoke ioyins wof,ls o. son aud ioW.
Ars hushed to-day; but sini we hear
The whispered words that used to cheer
Our hours Of toll and days of pain.
And vanished fonns are here sgaini
on face and brow no line Of care.
hut cfowns of glory now they wear
God Keeps His own. bat stil we SIKH,
While iookine back, Old Year, good byer'
Some heaus with sorrow have been torn,
And soins ihe cruss of pain have Dornsi
And some DER empty cradles weep.
or watch short graves where children slcep;
And some have kissed a mothers face.
Whose form was wrapped In deaths embrace.
Aud so through varying scenes wego-
TnH hluaaufus fall when rniU ttluHa llnWs
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-12-27

She broke down utterly, and could say no
more but the stricken man managed to lay
his hand caressingly on her head.
God bless you, darling. and let rs meet
again some day and finish together the life
t1at we have begun here"
They were Charles Leighton's last words.
lie soon became unconscious again, aud re-
manned so until he died. Christian IFeeiiy.
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Investing Money Wei.

A few years ago gentleman, Mr., Dowse,
died in Cambridge, Mass, who had collected
one of the finest libraries in the land. lie
was in moderate circumstances, having
earned his livelihood by his own labor, and
expended what money he could spare in
books of the choicest quality and bound in
superior style. The collecting of books be
came passion with him, and brought him
into intimate friendship with many literary
men in Massachusetts, To one of these he
made this curious statement concerning his
early life "When | was twenty-eight years
of age, had never been anything better
than jouneynan leather-dresser, had
never had more than twenty-five dollars a
month, had never paid five dollars TO be
carried from one place to another. had
never owned pair of boots. | had never
paid penny TO 90 to the play, or see a
sight. But | owned above six hundred
volumes of good books well bound" Many
clerks with good salaries think they cannot
afford to buy books. They spend their
money in very different way from that in
which Mr., Dowse expended his hard-earned
savings. YOuih's Companion.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-12-27

"Wmo Is on the Lords side--who 2" A
luxurious, money-making, self-indulgent age
thinks to serve God and also Mammon--to
live with Pharaoh and be of Israel-to keep
the doors of Gods house with subscriptions
and donations and very regular attendance
when convenient y and at the same time to
dwell in tents of wickedness. The thing
cannot be done; il is impossible. II you
are not with Christ, you are against Him,
though you preach and prophesy and pray,
and il you do not repent your "own com
pany will claim you in the congregation
of the dead."-Rer. John Hail.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-12-27
Old Picture with New Frame.


The lines given below will be familiar to
many Of our readers but the setting in
which our correspondent, a fayorite and fire.
quent contributor to our columns, places
them, gives them new beauty Sick,
alone among strangers whose language was
unknown TO me, was very grateful to some
of my own country-people, who met me
most kindly aud cordially for my husbands
sake We were looking over the harbor to
where we could see the waters of the Gulf
OF Mexico as they broke upon this strange
shore that was shadowed by graceful palms
and The tall stately cocoanut tree. Ferry
boats-taken down to these waters from our
own Fulton Ferry, and a Spanish name put
upon them-Were plying with many other
vessels back and forth, and on this beau
tiful night we sat watching the strange phos-
phorescent light that follows each steamer,
making the water for quite distance
around almost as brilliant as day. It was
near midnight; We We're up late to see
the Southern Cross, which would appear
between twelve and one. We were told it
seldom rose 80 as to be visible at that point.
Whether it was so or not, most of the guests
were at their balconies waiting for it. We
mad been long silent, bewildered by the ex-
quisite beauty Of the scene before us. Slowly,
white fleecy clouds, like large piles of snow
or wool, began to gather. All at once one of
the party began to sing these simple lines.
Perhaps the Clouds so white, like little lambs,
had brought TO her mind the little ones so
far off TO whom she had recently vowed to
supply mothers place:
Sleep, baby, sleep
The Father watches His sheep,
The mother shakes the dreanlland tree,
Down falls little dream on thee.
sleep, baby, sleep.
Sleep, baby, sleep
The large stars are the sheep
The little stars are the lambs guess,
The y'ry moon is the shepherdess
Sleep, baby, sleep
Sleep, baby, sleep
The Saviour loveth His sheep
lie is the Lamb Of God on high,
Who for our sakes came down to die
Sleep, baby, sleep
Havana, February IS, 1876
Christian Mirror.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-12-27
Moral and Rrliqious.
sowING AND uEApING.

w " INV y NJ
ni NArfiN 81. GHAXT.
Ever between The sowing and thc renping
There T. a long, long, weary waiting time,
But upward. slow and siiil, the spires are creeping
flll they. Ia harvest reach their golden prime.
We cast The seed into The eirths cold bosom,
The SHOWS come down and cover Il from sighti
Bnt when another spring shall bud and biossom.
We see their green blades peeping TO the light
Then not all wasted was our endless sowing
Behold the promise of harvest fair
Earth's silent forces. far beyond our knowing.
Nouiished The tender green with loving care.
Then Why rcpinlng2 oye earnest sower,
Thy pnyefim efforts shall not De- in ,uni
Though other hand. Than thine may be- the mowers
When summer. sun shall wlten aii the plain.
WIN fearless trusting, then, the good seei sowing.
10 faiihlcss doubling give not place or vuy.
Thy Heavenly Father watcheth DER lis uoviug.
And gamers safely az the harvest day.
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9or Me uonng.
ALIVE IN rnn Snow.


nr AiicE cARr.
The leaves are falling and fading,
The winds are rough and wild,
The birds have ceased their calling;
But let me tell you, my child,
Though day by day. ~ II closes,
Doth darker and colder grow,
The roots Of the bright red roses
VIII keep alive In the snow.
And when the winter l. over,
The boughs will get new leaves,
The qual come back to the clover.
And the swallow back 10 the caves.
The robin will wear on his bosom
4 vest that i' bright and new,
And the ioyeliest way-side blossom
WIN shine win the sun and dew.
So, when somc dear joy loses
H. beanieuus summer glow.
Think how The roots OF the roses
Are kept alive In the snow.
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MONTPELIER, w. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1876

pect One finds Jerusalem most poetic when
seen from Oliyet, and Oliyet most lovely
when seen from the distance Of the city
walls.-idantc Monihiy.
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-12-27

TnERE are some ministers who infuse their
whole congregation with enthusiasm, be-
cause they are full of II themselves. But
there are Others more learned perhaps than
the first from whose pulpit the sparks never
fly, and whose churches are duh and cold.
The enthusiastic pastor sets every one else
on fire. The man who does the most work
is not the one who does IL all himself, but
the one who sets every one else at work
Moody
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-12-27

An indianapolis woman named Anna
Long was tried the other day for stealing
some male apparel The Judge said that
female had no excuse for snch habits, so he
gave her sentence of Imprisonment, Anna
Long one, too.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-12-27
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THAN FIFTY PRESCRIPTIONS
for the above named and other dis
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Also another valuable medical work treating exclusively
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Raihoad !Gime gable.
CENTRAL VERMONT RAILROAD LINE
WINTER ARRANGEMENT.
Trams Goino sovth amt East.

Trains GoinO soVh amt East.
Leave Montpelier at 9i5 A. NJ, . 10 and $40 p. ~
MaIl-Leaves st. Aihans at 100 A. w. Nuntpeier at g6 A.
~ tor laston Nrw London, springfield, New lork and
intermediate Tuints.
Day Express LEAVES R~uzes Point at s50 A. w.. Mon
tfe at4VN A, Me- ST. Alhnns ~ llln O.. h burlington n
l2l5r ~, Montpelier at2ii p. ~ fof Boston via lowell
MIXED Tran-Leaves st. Albans at $50 ~ NJ, arriving at
Montpelier at $40 y.
Night Express Ogdensbnrg, Montreal. St. Al
bans aud burlington leaves MONTPELIER at H9u ~.
Tor Buiqn via Lowell ~ fiithhufg, Springfield, New
Notk ali intermediate points
Trains Going North and West.
Leave Montpelier at $50 A. ~, GiO A. NJ, 400
=. NJ and 6 10 =. NJ
Express Mal-Isaves Bosion via FHehhurg att 30 A. ~
VIA lgFrll at sU A. w. Sew London at $40 A. ~,
Burlington, st Albsns Montreal and oglru-burg
ACCOMMODATION Train Leaves Northneld at $50 A.
~ y fl#lifr % $40 A. ~ for Warrington. 81 Aluaus
kchil1u, st. Johns, iiousgs Point and Mouueai
Accommodation Train Leav- white River juno
uon y 2. ~ Montpelier at tlu o. No. Tor buriing-
ton ald st. Alhan-
Night Express -leayes Boston via Lowell at $40 p. w.
VIA Fhchbufg A. $50 y. ~, New Ynrk at 400 p w..
Spin Eneld at 500 D. NJ Montpelier IS M bur
hngi1n, st. Albaus Montreal and Ogdbg and the West
Trains leave Montpelier for Barre at SO and 1928 p NJ
Anti2,F y. Returning leave bauent iiu A. Ntand llO
r.N, and bl0r.h.
seerne cars arc attached 70 Sght Erpre. trains running
between Montreal and Boston, aud Montreal and spring
nsia, aad 81. Alhhns and Troy.
Drawing Room uir un Day Express Trims between Mon
Thr sh ucKet Tor Chicago and the West for sale at the
J.w HOBART, General sup't.
st Alhans. VI. November Is. ls'e
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Report from a Practical Chemist and
Apothecary.

nosros. January !, ls,t.
Be4r si-.-rl. 10 CO. certify uni have sold at retail
one hnni aud hnl four and onoihIri dozen one ihou-
sand e hundred and hfty-two h1tilss VI yonr NLuL-
TINE .iscs April H. i.lO and truly say that ii has
given The tst abstraction of any remedy for e complaints
Tor which ul recommended that ever sold scafetly
ay passe. without smc my customers esuiyins 10 H.
merits on tfnselyes or their friends. perfectly cog
infant of several eases ~ sorufuous tumors ing cured
by YEGHlNE alone n tiii- vicinity.
Yery respectfully your.
AfULMAN. 80, Broadway-
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-12-27

From sorrow, toll, and pain,
And sin, we shall be free
And perfect love and friendship reign
Through all eternity"
Christian di Wink.
Smyrna times., 1876-05-03

One rather unexpected effect of the
Centennial year is the stirring up of the
homes of many of our forefathers, to whose
bodies due honor has never been paid,
whatever we may have done to their
memories. Robert Fulton's remains, it is
stated, were discovered last week in the
vault of the Livingston family in old
Trinity churchyard, where they were affor-
ded a temporary resting-place until claimed
by his friends. There they have remained
since 1915. 1t is now proposed that his
native State should reclaim the great
inventor, give him grave, and erect a
monument over him. The body of Robert
Morris, it appears, has also been suffered to
remain unburied and unhonored in a vault
in Christ Church, Philadelphia, and is to
be inferred during the Centennial with
appropriate ceremonies. Certainly the
nation owes a debt to the great financier
who advanced his personal credit to carry
on the war when the colonies could lind
neither credit nor cash elsewhere. The
pomp of public funeral would be cheap
wav of paying the debt, and one likely to
be heartily accepted by the enthusiastic
multitudes about to assemble in Philadel-
phia. But there should be no talk of mon
uments unless the descendants of Fulton
and Morris erect them themselves. The
enthusiasm of the American people is of 8
gusty quality, and not to be depended or
for steady contributions which shall make
it real in stones and mortar.
Smyrna times., 1876-05-03

NJ f. CONFERENCE.-The General Con-
ference of the NJ. Z. Church meets once in
four years. The seventeenth quadrennial
session commenced in Baltimore ON Monday
last at 9 A. NJ. This body is made up of
delegates elected by the Annual Confer
ences. in the proportion of one for every
forty-five pastors. As the ministry exceeds
nine thousand, the delegates will number
two hundred and twenty-three, who, with
one hundred and thirty-five laymen. will
make a total of three hundred and fifty
eight.
There are eighty-one Annual Conferen-
ces. Some of these are in India, China,
Africa, Germany and Switzerland. Some
of the American Conferences are made up
wholly of Germans; others of "American
citizens of African descent" Each Con
ference has one or more delegates.
The administration of the twelve bishops
who preside in these eighty-one conferen
ces; the several denOminatiOnal weeklies
the Book Concern with its million and &
half of capital; the disbursement of severa
millions annually in various benevolent
departments-all require revision and
action. The sessions therefore occupy
never less than a month. And some
changes proposed in reference to the Presi
ding Elders office, and the increase of la,
representation, with the possible election o
two or more bishops, will lead to discus
sions which will probably occupy the montl
Of May.
Smyrna times., 1876-05-03

SENSIBLE ADvIcE..-You are asked every
day through the columns of newspapers
and by your Druggist to use something for
your Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint thatyou
know nothing about, you get discouraged
spending money with but little success.
Now to give you satisfactory proof that
Green's August Flower will cure you Of
Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint with all its
effects, such as Sour Stomach, Sick Head
ache, Habitual Costiveness, Palpitation of
the Heart, Heartburn, Water-brash, Full
ness at the pit of the Stomach, Yellow Skin,
eating, low spirits, &C., we ask you to go to
your Druggist-James p. Hotfecller-and
get Sample Bottle of Green's August
Flower for 10 cents and try it, or a Regular
Size for IS cents, two doses will relieve you.
Smyrna times., 1876-05-03
A MATTER OF POPULAR INTEREST,

We condense/from the LeEigh Register the
substance of Conversation about Oak Hall, in
PhilSdeARisL LWanamaker& & Browns Largest
Clothing& Ihse in America" A visitor and
attendant@fe the speakers:
Visitor. "What corner is the Building on?'
Attendant: "South-East corner of SiIth and
Market. Please note the SIXTH, for some
strangers seeking Oak Hall, have been misled
by designing persons"
"; 1T is perfectly colossal Do you know
its dimenSionsH
A. "I2OOO square feet-66 on Market. and
$50 odd on Sixth, six stories high, has over
0ssgPIGG Sesg PpIsaas By twenty different bust
V. 'Do you use steam -power?'
A.: giant young engine furnishes power
for the freight and passenger elevators, and the
boilers steam for heating, and the other opera
V. "What order do you take with goods?"
A; They are first opeZed and arranged in
the basement, on longl2E counters, and taken
9GS t0fs room S ON 5nG Oor to the nspec
Y. " Is lnspectinSthe first operation?"
A. mo, sir measuring. The goods are first
measured in the piece, then inspected. The
cloth passes over rollers in the face of q strong
light, and two men sit, one before and one
behind the goods watching with the eve of
hawk for the least p!n-hole imperfection and
marking every flaw, SO that the cutter may see
and avoid it when he comes to cut the gar
ments"
V. You must employ an arrzy of cutters?''
A. Come to our fifth foE and seeI We
keep 20 hands all the tiAe cutting up the cloth
into garments,-besidesESS W machines that do
dozen mems work eacIfast stroke"
goods?"
A. 1--WE do, and most carefully. Our ex-
aminers inspect every stitch and seam, and
certify to every garment as extra-wel made
before we put our ticket on it, and become
responsible for it."
deal?" e-"
A, I'm every direction, sir. 1t is tKe system
and economy we practice all tie wW through
sd that enables G US to put our prf gown to The
Of it?'' ''-0 "0-A' " --''' Oe'o'iie
A. Before it goes into Stock it IS .icEc.ea
Every single garment has its number anC
other points Of ed on it, so that its entire his
tory can be Gaced without fail, upon ou
bOOks.'
"" You must have so or 40 salesmenY'
A: why sir, on busy days you mayIsee 10
in the various rooms and suites of room.
selling to the throngs of customers"
and ID exDGe!sP9 BU yGg9 do an order bu&s7Eby mai
A. Very great All over the country. Gu
Smyrna times., 1876-05-03

REsPoNsIBILITY FOR CoRRUPTIoN.-Horatio
Seymour has been giving expression to his
opinions concerning the cause Of the cor
ruption in the land and says: Our govern
ments, municipal, State and general are
strictly representative, and in Ntheir NAL
administration they have reflected errors
and demoralizations that began with the
people. The people corrupted the officials
who thereupon rubbed and wronged the
public. Had it been otherwise a change of
parties would have brought relief, but the
action of all parties has been the same in
this respect. Democrats and Republicans
have floated with the tide and been tainted
with the corruption of the times.
Smyrna times., 1876-05-03

perfect system ald rules Of self-measurement
make i lossiEe to please people 1000 miles
3Sag 1Srsg6 IS perfeetly as if they were here in
v. 81 suppose you have at least half a dozen
different departments
A. My dear sir We have more than tlrcDfy
each charged with its own business. and each
thoroughly organized, a necessary wheel with
i'll the great wheel"
V. 'Will you name O. dozen or so of them? ~
A. With pleasure. The Custom Depart
ment, for those who prefer custom made To
readyJmadeA Tke Furnishing Department,
with its MSDgnse stock of all underwear.
The Shirt Nkctory, with its busy machines
making our own tirst-class shirts. The Trim
ming Department, itself as big as many a regii-
lar store. The Garment Stock Room. The
Receiving. Room. The Order Department,
named before; The Special Uniforms Depart
ment. The Delivery Department, with its
score of messengers. The"
V. Hold, hold! sir, enoughr'
A. " I'm not half through The Advertising
editing and publishingA business and popular
tei all your fr send fortp Tbe b@MNy Menys
Department, witfrlts many rooms. The Boys
Department The Youths Department. The
Children's Department, with its special
entrance for ladies. The Telegraph Depart
ment. The Chief Clerks Department. with
its book-keepers and assistants. General Man
other offices of the firm/ all busy as bees
thinking, planning, executing, buying, max
ing ing registering, egg sending out selling
to carry on business with the people amount
ing to between 100000 and 100000 an
nually."
V. "S-t-u-p-e-n-d-O-u-sw
A. "Indeed it is l forgot to name the
Cashiers Department, which handles its S2j 900
of retail sales on some single daysw
". "S25,0O0l Immense That's what enables
the house to, buy cheap and seVcheap?"
A. Exactly You have jEst hit it. The
people throng here knSAIi1E that we depend
"" What are the FOUR RULES I hear SO
A. Our system of business dealing-1. One
price, no deviation 2. Cash for everything; 3
guarantee protecting the purchaser; 4. The
money returned if the buyer can't otherwise
be suited"
V. Nothing could be fairer"
a. Nothing. And the people see it."
v We'll, thank you, sir, for your polite
A. Not at all. It's pleasure to ssEve you
Call again; and be sure Of the plsEe-Wana
ma mSksT sxfb BP0Tns row oct Oak ,HalohEast cor
Good morning"
Smyrna times., 1876-05-03
THE MARKETS.
MARRIAGES.

PRICE-HCRN.-On the 25th ult.. in the NJ. E. Church,
Middletown, by Rev. L. C. Matlack d. d. r. L.
Price and Miss Marion Hurn, all of NIiddletown.
APPLETON-WEST.-On the 9th ult, in the Presby-
terian Church, Middletown, by Rev. John'Patton'
D. D., Capt W. Edward Appleton, of Odessa, and
Miss Carrie West, of Middletown.
START-MANNING.-In this town, on the 1lth ult,
by Rev Chas. Hill, Joshua A. Start to Ella Manning,
both of Smyrna.
MALONEY-LATTOMUS.- the Goth instr at the
residence of the brides parents, by Rev. Bishop
Scott, Daniel B. Maloney, and Annie, daughter OF
Levi W. Lattomus, Esq, both of Townsend Del.
Smyrna times., 1876-05-03

A fire at williamsport, Pa, on Friday
night, destroyed nearly II acres of manu-
factured white pine lumber, comprising be-
tween nine and ten millions of feet The
loss is estimated at Sl25,000. 1t was the
work Of an incendiary. Assistance was
sent from Lockhaven, Sunbury and Wat.
sontown, but the fire was not controlled
until il had spent its force. At midnight,
the glare Of the flames was visible at Milton,
% miles distant