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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1877-12-28

The book contains nearly 200 pages, AZ
by 6 inches, and is designed to be pocket
companion for every wide-awake man in
the mining camps and financial centres of
the West.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1877-12-28

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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-14
Power OF PRAYER.

Power of speech is often marvelously
quckened in prayer. Emotions which the
soul has struggled with long and painfully,
find sudden outlet in language OF which the
praying one never conceived before. Some
men can habitually speak in prayer as no.
where else. An unlettered Christian was
once summoned into court in u trial in
which he had much at stake. lie was called
upon TO tell his own story. lie was ilustered,
he stammered, he repeated aud contradlcted
himself, and was in danger OF losing his case
for want of the power of utterance. lie
knew himself, aud knew that there was one
act in which he could talk lie begged OF
the judge liberty TO pray. 1t was granted.
lie knelt down aud with flowing tears poured
out his case before the Lord in language
clear, coherent, fluent and convincing to the
jury, BE this story literally true or not, it
illustrates a fact well known TO believers in
the reality of prayer. man is known To
me who in common life is an incorrigible
stammerer. lie cannot say a'word without
making it three lie is the butt OF mimcs.
But in prayer his utterance is Ciceronian.
Few men can mimic him in that One
prayer offered by the late Professor Stuart
more than forty years ago Is still remem-
bere |, and fragments OF it rehearsed, as a
most thrilling approach TO apostolic insplra-
tion. The Spirit helpeth our intirmities. y
How often does the promise come home to
the struggling suppliaLt as a fact revealed
Apostles had no monopolyo OF il, Leaders In
public worship, to whom the service is a
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-14
WOman's Winter Amusements.

In certain country town, which we need
not name, there was established last year
Rome Club A considerable number of
intelligent ladies', moved thereto by the ex-
lstence of literary club among their hus-
bands and brothers, gathered together and
formed club among themselves for the
study OF historical cities. Rome was chosen
MS the first city to be investigated pagan
history, It's Christian history, its art in vari-
Gus departments, its relations to the world
at various epochs, etc. Subdivisions of the
larger topics were made, and each woman
was given branch to study, with the duty
TO write out her conclusions and results, and
to read them at the weekly meetings of the
club. 1t is declared to us by one who
watched the developments of the enterprise
that, as the result of that winters most in
ierestng work, this town contains the largest
number of women who know everything
about Rome that any town in the United
States can boast. Every available library
was ransacked for material, books were over
hauled that were black with the undisturbed
dust OF century; knowledge was organized
put into form aud communicated and when
the winter closed the women found not only
that they had been immensely interested
but that their field of knowledge had been
very much enlarged This year this same
club will take up another city. Whether it
viii be London, or Paris, or Jerusalem, or
Athens, or Venice, we do not know, and it
does not matter. But what mine of inter
est and instruction lies before them in any
OF these How very small do the ordinary
amusements of town look by the side OF
the employments of such club as this I!
what cure Tor gossip and neighborhood
twaddle is contained in such a club What
an enlargement of the sphere of thought
comes OF such amusements and employ
nents How the whole world, through all
its ages and among all its scenes and peoples,
becomes Illuminated with marvellous human
interest to women who study it together and
with certain degree of competition, in this
way l--Dr. j. g. Hoiiand
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-14
No Time to PRAY.

A Paris correspondent tells of man who
rected prayer three hours long on New
Years day, and limited his devotions to re-
peating "ditto" every subsequent morn
ing. He adds The sisters of charity of
Mines beat this. They sell kind of 'ex-
tract of prayer inclosed in a scapular, and
addressed to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
When the scapular is simply pressed to the
heart the prayer is said 1t costs only one
franc, and is suitable for persons who have
not much time to pray" Prayer-extract p'
what a convenience for lazy Christians We
hope branch office for its sale will be
opened in New York. What saving of
time, now taken up with prayer-meetings,
to say nothing of the expense Of sexton, gas,
and car-fares. We wonder if it is fluid
if so, we cannot send our prayers in vials by
mail But perhaps it is a powder, and so
little can be sent in each letter. Ladies
might gently drop it on the hair, as a bene-
diction, before they start for a party, Just
as they dip their handkerchiefs in perfume.
1t is cheaper than to Sit as the Asiatic pa
gan, before his waterdrum in the river and
pray by machine. During these sultry
dog-days, it would be great relief for all
called on professedly TO pray, if the "prayer
extract could be sent instead of ones go.
ing personally. But we are in no mood for
pleasantly. The thought is too sad for
satire. The heather or the dupes of the
"scapular" are not the only ones who seem
to feel prayer BURDEN the place and exer
else of devotion irksome How many fam.
lily altars are deserted and how many closets
unyisited, because of "no time to pray
Perhaps now and then "a puff OF empty in
cense or hurried glance at the Scriptures
is had to satisfy conscience not wholly
dead, but as for real solid enjoyment Of
the still hour" how few, comparatively
can testify, even of those who are nominallS
disciples of Jesus Christ. Can we wonder
at the meagerness OF such lives-the thin
shallow experience, the leanness, poverty
and barenness OF such, who have only
name to live while they are dead. IT., il
this age of feverish excitement there is an,
want above all Others, it is more time to praJ
-Chrch Union.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-14
Practical Kindness.

One of the most beautiful and practical
Instances of real kindness | ever saw came
to me in this wise; | had gone into my
butchers shop one Saturday night, and was
waiting for my steak. While doing so, a
man, black with the toll and dust of ma
chinery, came in. lie was old aud homely,
and meanly dressed, and | never should have
looked upon him as divine agent OF conso-
laton had not a little girl come in and re.
vealed him to Inc. Eow's father TO-DAY,
Polly Z" he asked. He's worse TODAY, and
mothers down, too !" and the weary little
thing began crying softly to herself. Then
the man stopped and said something in a
low voice, to which she only shook her head
and cried more bitterly. SO he took the
basket from her saying Run away home
Polly, or that baby, she'll be in mischief
I'll bring the basket She offered him
twenty-five cents, but he hurried her away
and would not touch it, Then he chose
some good beef, piece of bacon, and plenty
OF vegetables, and having paid for them
walked oil toward a large tenement house
in sight. gave him silent reverence as he
passed me, Tor knew him then as one ol
Gods messengers, unconsciously, but oh
how blessedly, taking share in the minis
try OF angels Opportunities like these ar,
constantly thrown III our way by the ange
who watcheth over our souls; but ii t
brother or sister be naked and destitute OF
daily food and one of you say unto them
Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filed
notwithstanding ye give them not thos'
things which are needful to the body, wha
doth it profit Y"-Seiecfei.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-14
The Seven Wise Men.

Most people have heard of the " Seven
Wise Men OF Greece" but very few know
Who they We're or how they came to be called
50. Here is the story, and the moral OF it is
worth remembering, ii their names are not
The seven wise men OF Greece are supposed
To have lived in the fifth century before
Christ Their names are Pittacus, Bias,
Solon, Thales, Chilo, Cleobulus aud Peri
ander. The reason of their being called wise
is given differently by various authors but
the most approved accounts state that as
some Coaus were fishing, some strangers
from Melitus bought whatever should be in
the nets, without seeing il. When the nets
We're brought in, they We're found TO contain
golden tripod which Helen is supposed TO
have thrown there. A dispute arose be
tween the fishermen and the strangers as to
whom it belonged; aud as they could not
agree, they took it 10 the temple of Apollo,
aud consulted the prlestess as to what should
be done with it. She said 1t must be given
to the wisest man in Greece and it was ac-
cordiugly sent 10 Bias. who declared that
Thales was WISER aud sent II to him. Thales
sent IT 10 another one, aud so on, until il
had passed through the hands OF all the
men, distinguished afterwards as the" Seven
Wise Men" aud as each one claimed that
the other was wiser than he, it Was finally
sent TO the temple OF Apollo, where 1t long
remained to teach the lesson that the wiSesl
are the most distrustlul OF their wisdom.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-14
The Rich Mans Son.

In the city of Glasgow once lived a wor.
thy merchant, whose children | knew. AS
God had blessed him in his buying and sell
ing. he became a rich man. And having a
great love for country life, he took his riches
and bought some fields in which he had played
and gathered flowers when child, aud also
the mansion in which the old laird of the
place was wont to live. There was just one
thing he forgot to do he forgot to make his
will, and to say to whom the mansion and
the fields should go when he died So by
and by, when he died, no will could be found.
Now he left behind his wife, four daughters,
and an or ly son. But as no will had been
made, the mansion, and the fields, and a
great part of all his riches, came to his only
son. lie was in London when the news
came that his father had died, and that he
was now rich man. Just at that moment
money would have been very useful to him,
Tor he was young merchant beginning
life, and no one would have blamed &im if
he had said, The money is welcome, and
with it shall push my new business on"
But God had given him gentle heart. He
left London as soon after he got the news
as he could get train. And although it
was late in the day when he arrived al his
native city, the first thing he did was to go
to the house of friend who draws out deeds,
and at his request made out a deed by
which the mansion and the fields were made
over to his mother all her days-and all the
rest, both land and money, which his father
had left, was divided share-and-share alike
between her, his sisters, and himself. And
when that was all fixed, he went to his home
and buried his father. Somebody said to
him afterwards, But why did you go that
very night and have your deed made out ~
He said, " | that night saw it was my duty
to do it, If had left it till next day, my
duty might not have seemed so clear
Sunday W11a-ipe
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-14
Humorsome Waits.

WHAT is the difference between a hungry
man and IA glutton ?-One longs to eat, the
other eats too long,
A GERMAN recently exclaimed :" Mine
wife is det II she had live till mex Friday
She had been Diet two weeks II
A TRAMP, opposite whose uame suspicion
mad been entered, was asked what he had
been arrested for lie replied "On sus-
picion of being hungry"
ONE ot the noble red men recently cap
ured aud taken to Washington sententiously
observed, ON seeing a locomotive for the
first time, Heap wagon-no hoss.'
"MY business is talk, said stump speaker
4" | dea in words" Yes" said voice in
the crowd, aud a, loug as have known
you your place of business has never been
closed"
AFTER recent wedding in one OF the
Boston suburbs, the band Serenaded the
couple with the peculiarly happy and tiatter-
ing song known as, " The monkey married
the baboon's sister"
FROM the Cincinnati Saturday Might /;
" How TO Tell Mad Dog" is the title OF an
article that is going the rounds. We haven't
anything to tell a mad dog that we couldn't
send TO him ON postal card.
A LITTLE girl, showing her cousin, about
four years old, star, said That star you
see up there is bigger than this world"
" No il isn't" said he, Yes it is "Then
why doesn't it keep the rain off z"
A KENTUCKY paper says: " The suit of
Stephenson against Ray, for yoke of oxen,
has, after five trials, with as many juries,
been at last decided The Jury had evi-
IDENTIFY gotten tired OF the case, as the follow
ing verdict shows We of the jury find for
plaintiff one of the st 'crs in the controversy,
or its value, fifty dollars, and to the detend-
ant the other steer, or It's value, lilty dollars I;
the costs to be equally divided among the
parties, and the yoke 10 20 To the Lawyers ="
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-14
The Home Atmosphere.

One last thing is in my mind to say to you
who are parents concerning homes. 1t is
not worth much for us to try to teach the
Sunday-school children here on Sunday for
an hour, if that is all there is of it. The
most important part of the religious educa-
ton OF your children that | would call upon
you to see to is not teaching to them always
in the Bible, is not saying to them this thing
or that about religion but the one impor-
tant thing that ! would have you esteem as
OF the highest Importance is the atmosphere,
moral and religious, in which your child
lives day by day. have seen house plant
IN winter, in soil that was everything that
could be desired, watered trained, cared for,
and yet, in spite of everything that was
done for it, the plant would wither and die
WhyH For the simple reason that detected
or undetected, in the air of the room. there
was some vicious, poisonous gas, or nflu
ence, or power, that was unfavorable TO the
proper lie and development of the plant
And so you may take children, and. after all
the teaching Of the Sunday-school aud of
the day-school, the one thing that influences
them more than everything else put together
is the air they breathe at home. IL is not
worth while for the Sunday.school teacher.
or for yourselves, TO tell child TO be truth.
ful, if day by day he finds out that in your
business or in your social relations, your in.
tercourse with your servants, your calling
on your friends, you are departing from the
strict line of veracty either in word or
character. It is not worth while to tell
children that they ought to be patient, if
they find you, towards them or towards
each other fretful and scolding and impa.
tlent. 1t is not worth while to teach them
this or that moral lesson unless they breathe
an atmosphere that illustrates the beauty of
that moral characteristic. and shows that
what it comes to is something noble and de-
'irable in the practical life of the home
And so appeal TO you; Help us in the
Sunday-school by giving the children such
home atmosphere to breathe as shall make
it natural and easy for them to believe in,
to accept and to live out the highest and
sweetest religious lessons that we can con-
vey to them.-ReU. Minot j. Sacage
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-14
The Grass Tree.

Among the anomalies of Australia is a
singular growth of the forest that deviates
Us much from tree as a kangaroo from the
ordinary types of animals, although it is
called tree. The grass tree grows in rocky
places unfavorable for other vegetable pro-
,luctions. Absolute barrenness is spot
where the plant hourishes best, apparently,
though elements must abound there which
IRE appropriate nourishment. A mass of
grassy-looking ibres gradually rise out of the
ground. From day to day there is an in-
crease of bulk aud height very much resem-
bling an elevated tuft of long grass grace
fully FALLING OFF from central shaft. Those
pendant threads are leaves. Very soon from
the top OF the pile a slender stalk shoots up
perpendicularly from four TO teu feet, ter
minating in spike. That is sought by ma.
tiyes for spears, being hard aud somewhat
elastic. Within the pith is an article Of
food, la the rude and savage condition of
the indigenous Australians the grass tree
furnishes weapon of extraordinary use
tuness for meeting the circumstances OF a
barbarous state of society. Without it no
other equally efficient instrument Of de
fence against enemies, or lor contending
With ierocious animals, is at their command,
Seleried
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-14
Popular Errors.

TO think that the more "A man eats the
fatter aud stronger he will become. To
believe that the more hours children study
the faster they will learn. To conclude
that, il exercise is good, the more violent il
is the more good is done. To imagine that
every hour taken from sleep is an hour
gained. 10 act on the presumption that
the smallest room in the house is large
enough TO sleep in. 10 argue that whatever
remedy causes one to feel Immediately better
is good ior the system, without regard 10
more ulteror effects. To eat without an
appetite, or to continue TO eat after il has
been satisfied, merely to crafty the taste.
To eat hearty supper Tor the pleasure ex-
perieneed during the brief timeit Is passing
down the throat, at the expense OF whole
night OF disturbed sleep aud a season of
weary waking IN the morning.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-14
Royal Wretchedness.

The wife of Louis XIV, writing to her
friend Madame de la Maisonfort, says
"Why cannot give you my experience ?
Why can not make you sensible of that
uneasiness which preys upon the great and
the difficulty they labor under to employ
time Do you not see that | am dying
with melancholy in a hight of fortune which
once my Imagination could scarce have con-
ceived ? ! have been young and beautiful
have had relish of pleasure-and have
been the universal object of love. In more
advanced age have spent years in intellec-
tual pleasure. have at last risen to favor
but protest to you. my dear madame that
every one of these conditions leaves in the
mind dismal vacuity." God, who made
the human heart, so formed it.that while
many things can please only one can sat
isfy, and that is God himself. To think of
peace and rest within him is folly and mad
ness. The experience of ages is, man tries
the world exhausts its Joys and pleasures,
and cries out, All is vanity and vexation
of spirit" Thirst is not quenched by sand ;
hunger is not appeased by gold pain is not
cured by merchandise and sinful. ruined
world with all its pleasure, profit and honor,
has no balm that can heal an aching heart,
no joy that can fill the "dismal vacuity -
that earthly safety leaves behind.
ave sought for bliss in aitterng toys,
And ranged the lurid plains of vice;
But never found substantial joys,
Until saw my Sayiours face"
In him there is permanent satisfaction ;
the peace that passeth knowledge; the joy
that is unspeakable and full of glory. And
the saint of God, poor and hungry, and
friendless and crippled, aud in rags, wasting
with disease in some humble garret, has a
contentment and blessedness that palaces of
royalty do not afford-that the soul unsaved
never knows. Oh, world-wearied souls, cease
from your vain endeavors, your fruitless
strivings for something that earth can never
give. The foundation of living waters is not
in these burning sands it bursts from the
smitten Rock, the Rock of Ages, cleft for a
thirsting world. And in the ears of the
painting, dying nultitudes, Jesus cries, " If
any man thirst, let him come unto me and
drink" And whosoever will, let him come
and take OF the water of life, freely
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-14
Seierf MisreHanp.
ASroNy's FAREWELL TO CLEOPATRA.

PUBLISHED ny REQUEST
am dying, Egypt, dyingl
Ebbs the crimson lfe-tide fast.
And the dark rlutonian shadows
Gather On the evening blast;
Let thine arms, o queen, support me,
IIusl thy sohs and bow thine ear;
Listen to the great heart secrets
Thou, and thou alone, must hear.
Though my scared and veteran legion
Rear their eagles high no more.
And my wrecked and Sc Uttered gtlleys
Strew dark Actium's fatal shore
Though no gllttering guards surround me.
Prompt to do their masters viii
must perish Ike q Ronan
Die the great Trnmvlr still
Let not Caesars servile minions
Mock the lion thus laid low;
Twas no foeman's hand that slew hlm-
Twas hs own that struck the blow.
Here lies, plllowed on thy bosom
Ere his star fades quite away.
lie who. drunk with thy cafesses,
Madly threw a world away
should the base plebean rabble
Dare issail my fame at Rome.
Where my noble spouse Octaviq
Weeps Within her widowed home,
Seek her say the gods have told me
Affairs, augurs, circling wings
That her blood, with mine commingled
Yet shall mount the throne OF kings.
Aud for thee, star-eyed Egyptian
Glorious sotceress OF tho Sne,
Light the way TO stygian horrors
with the splendors Of thy smile.
Give to Caesar crowns and arches,
Let his brow the laurel twine;
can scorn the Senate's triumph,
Triumphing In love like thinei
am dying, Egypt, dying,
ilark the insulting foeman's cry
They are coming quick my falchlonl
Let me front them ere die
on no more amid the battle
Shall my heart eXultng SWELL
Isis and Osiris guard thee
Cleopatra Rome farewell
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-14
Raihoad Time gable.
CENTRAL VERMONT RAILROAD LINEi
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT.
Commencing on Monday, Sept. I7th, 1877.


Trains Going South and Fast.
Leave Montpelier at 800 A. NJ, Las p. NJ, 735 p.
NJ, and 9.15 =, NJ.
MaiI-Leayes st. Abaus at 100 A. M Montpelier at 300 A.
NJ, fot Boston, New London Springfield, New York and
intermediate points.
Day Express Leaves Rouses Point at lol0A NJ, Mon
treal atg00 A. 81. Albans at l55 A. NJ, Burlington at
Rl5P Montpelier at As for Boston Lowell.
Mixed Tran-fe,vcs ST. Abans at $40 p. NJ arriving al
Montpelier ut 755 N,
Night Express From Ogdensbup. Montreal. 81. Al
for Boston via Lowell Fitchhurg Springfield, New
York and intermediate points
Trains Going North and West.
Leave Montpelier at 800 A. NJ, 6. 10 A. NJ, 335 r.
NJ, and 5l7 Z. NJ
Express MailLeaves Boston via Fchburg at 130 NJ,
via Lowell at 500 A. NJ. New London 1T SEQ A. NJ,
Springfield at 500 NJ. Montpelier at 335 NJ, for
Burlington, St. Albans, Montreal and Ogdensburg.
NJ Montpelier at $40 A. M for Burlington st. Alhans,
Richford, St. Johns, Rouses Point and Montreal.
Mixed-Leaves W r. junction at $50 A. NJ Northheld at
ll.W N. Arrive ut Montpelier at 1900 IN.
Accommodation Train Leaves white River June
ton at l35 ?, NJ Montpelier at 57 p. NJ, for Burng
ton and ST. Alhans.
Night Express-Leaycs Boston via Lowell at $50 p NJ,
via ftchburg at 500 p. NJ, New York ut 500 p. Me-,
lngton, ST. Albaus, Montreal and Ogi'bg and the West
Trains leave Montpelier for Barre at s32 A. NJ and l2i5
nd3sbP, Returning, leave Barre at 7OA. M.and 100
p. NJ, and As p. ".
Trains leave Alhans for Sheldon and Rchford 900
A. NJ, and 2l5 p NJ.
Sleeping attached Night Express trains running
between Montreal and Boston, and Montreal and SPRING
helI, and st. Albans and Troy.
Drawing Room Day Express trains between Mon
irea and Boston.
Through tickets Chicago and the West for sale
principal stations.
J.w. HOBART. General sup't.
ST. Albans, VT. September IS, 1871.