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The Morning herald., 1877-07-24
From the Earlles Ar.

SCROFULA has been the bane, q
we're. the curse of mankind, Moss
9Th chap, er of LevitiGus, lays ts.
explicit rules on this disea e. SIt
and loathsome had II been coDsIdh,
hat q perSon known to be il'tcs-
would not be allowed to mix vlau
the Jews regarded 1t as a dlvllt',,,r
md believed there was 30 cure ~
gss then the sins Of a youth ora IA
rom the paths of virtue were ~
lHng as life lasted heppi.y 10 "
the s,ence OF medicine has been Ii
the great stOrehouse Of Nature t. q.
remedy the disease Is stripped ins inNlss
cor by the use OF the SA MAkllNj ~
AND HERB JUICES, and the III
.crOft1la, Ulc rs, Sores, pimple' III
ri ter, etc, can be restored to sOlT,,
in a few weeks. That there crew"
now who's, conditions are as %ht
>i the dai k ages we are well aSar
low laii 10 find \ cure as swell W.
then, To all such the samsllltl
md Herb Juices will prove o o. Z.
trad!cating all impurl,lcs nom WI
and max Ing the complex 20 ytll
zeal ny. A few bottles " lhsse
pies or lotches, thereby doDsMc
:Us metize N Owders rOol "sld
JUICES sl.25 per bottle. sel!' r
to any address. ,,.ovn ic'
90 Racestreet, PAl<
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-19
Vermont in Congress.

Vermont has one man in congress Of
whom she may we'll be proud. We refer,
of course, TO senator Edmuuds. There is
probably no man in the senate who has more
influence with the honest, thoughtful people
of the land than he does. His marked abil.
ity, rare judicial tone and temper, his strict
integrity and unquestioned patriotism, give
him a commanding influence in such crisis.
Senator Morrill, is able in his field, but as a
statesman he is far below Mr.. Elmunds,
whose native talent and training and gen.
eral culture fit him in an eminent degree for
the position he now occupies. Senator Ell
munds has more influence than both senators
from! Massachusetts on the enduring polity Of
the nation; Boutwell, can beat hun selling
calves, and in making speeches for
Butler, but 10 giving tone and shape to
legislation Mr.. Edmunds is more potent than
a whole cargo of such men as Massachusetts,
delights to honor in seats once occupied by
Webster, Wilson and Sumner. In the
house Mr.. Dennison doubtless stands at the
head Of our delegation, though we think
Judge Poland would give US a much broad
or influence at the national capital. 1t was
he who commanded order and peace out Of
the chaos of civil and military rule in Ar
kansas, aud if he had been 10 Congress and
gone to Louisiana instead of Joyce, Yer.
mont might have some influence in the house
in settling that question. Col. Joyce goes
busting about, making some noise and writ.
ing home passionate letters from the South,
but as for real, solid weight Of influence,
which is felt in the house and out Of it, he
is of little worth. OF course Gov. Hendee
is far above him, but in tho lower house We
are not represented by men of that influence
which we deserve and might have. We
think Mr.. DennisOn has disappointed the
district and his friends; and if Mr.. Willard
could 60 back to his old seat the performers
inside the party" might not welcome him,
but Vermont and the country would gain
wonderfully. Let those, then, who love the
old state, who arc proud Of her history in
the national councils, and who would retain
her eminent position, sec to it that the best
men be her representatives in both houses of
congress. THE idea that because a man
fought, blod and died" for his country he
has claim TO be sent to congress, or put in
to other important positions is pretty thor
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-19
A Noble Revenge.

The coffiu was q plain one,-a poor, mis-
cradle, pine coffin. No flowers on its top
no lining Of satin for the pale brow no
smooth ribbons about the coarse shroud
The brown hair was laid decently back, but
there was no crimped cap with its neat tie
beneath the chin. The sufferer from cruel
poverty smiled in her slaep--she had found
bread, rest, and health.
IL want to see my mother" sobbed q
poor little child, as the undertaken screwed
down the top.
"You can't; get out of the way; why
don't somebody take the brat2"
"Only let me see her one minute" cried
the helpless orphan, clutching the side Of the
box and, as he gazed into the rough face
agonized tears streamed down the cheek on
which q childish bloom never fingered. Oh
it was painful to hear him cry, "Only lei
me see my mother-only once !"
Quickly and brutally the hard-hearted
monster struck the boy away so that he
reeled with the blow. For a moment the
boy stopped, painting with grief aud rage
his blue eyes distended, his lips sprung apart
a fire glittering through his tears, as he
raised his puny arm, and with most un
childish voice. cried, when l am q man,
will pay you for this"
There was coffin and heap of earth
between the mother and the poor fOrsa ken
child. A monument much stronger thar
granite was built in his boy.heart to the
memory of the heArtess deed.
The courthouse was crowded to sufoca.
ton.
"Docs any one appear as this mans coun-
sci ?" asked the judge.
There was silence when he had finished
until, with lips tightly pressed together, a
look Of strange intelligence blended with
naughty reserve upon his handsome features,
a young man stepped forward with a firm
tread and kindly eyes to plead for the erring
and friendess. He was stranger, but
from his first sentence there was silence
The splendor of his genius entrauced-con'
WINGED. The man who could not fnd q
friend was acquitted.
"May God bless you, sir--I cannot"
81 want no thanks" replied the stranger
Ill believe you are unknown to me.
"Man! | will refresh your memory
Twenty years ago you struck broken
hearted boy away from his mothers coffin
was the boy"
The man turned livid.
"llave you rescued me to take my life ?
"No, | have a sweeter revenge. | havt
lived the life Of man whose brutal deed
have ranked in my breast for twenty years
Go, and remember the tears of a friendless
child.
The man bowed his head in shame, anC
went from the presence of magnanimity al
grand to him as it was incomprehensible.-
| Health Reformer.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-19
Commodore Vanderbilt.

This generation owes Commodore Wander
bilt monument: not because he amassed
wealth-others have done that; not because
he founded colleges or public libraries, or
gave largely to the charities of the day, for
others have done more than he in this re-
spect but because he exactod Of his EN-.
FlOyGs the full and constant performance of
of their work. Whatever a man agreed TO
do, that the commodore insisted on having
DONE 1t seemed hard in some cases, but
there was no relaxing of the rigid rule, and
consequently every one Of the thousands of
men in his employ understood just what a
bargain meant and how much service he
would be obliged to render. If the CONNIE.
dore thought the service or the employee es-
pecially meritorious he made the person to
understand it by present or word of com.
mendation. His rigid rule was one of the
greatest blessings 10 those laboring for him,
and that is the point we emphasize. We are
getting into the loose way of having men
engage Ito render SO many days work-and
a days work is ten hours faithful service.
Tor so much per day, week or month, and
then they clip thirty minutes, one hour or
more from their time and nothing is said
about it, the result of which is to beget feel.
ing that "that's nothing, it never will be
missed" etc. But it is something; it is an
employee appropriating to his own use that
which belongs to his employer. To be sure
it is time he appropriates, but the appropri-
alton Of that will make easier the appropri.
alton of something else. 1t is simply dis.
honesty and nothing else, and in this day of
loose morals in trade, the employer owes it
to the public and to those in his employ to
exact strict and impartial honesty Of SER
vice rendered, both in time and quality of
work performed. The man who is allowed
to "clip" and hour day off his time is in
danger Of coming to think it would be moth
ing serious to clip his accounts in such q
way as to tell in his own iavsr. We do not
say that many men will do that, most will
not, but employers should do nothing to
blunt, or in any way destroy the fine sense
of honor or honesty 10 the minds of their
employees The most faithful trusted, aud
in every way the best man that ever worked
for US insisted upon making up all "lost
time" and everything Of that kind.
Let US make fair, honorable bargains, and
then let both parties live up to them. There
is no loss of character or self respect, or
public confidence, or even money, in being
strictly honest in all things, in rendering the
full measure of time or Of compensation to
those whom we serve or who serve US. Hon.
esty, strict and full, pays the best in the end
and let US exalt It as virtue higher than
We do.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-19
A Wise Man.

What sensible fellows most journalists are!
Mr.. Black, at one time editor of the Lon.
don Chronicle, had an interview with Lord
Melbourne, then prime minister,-editOrs
do sometimes move among the great ones of
the earth--and his lordship proposed to give
Mr.BaCk good, fat place, perhaps the best
post Office in his district, to which Mr.. Black
said ; 81 thank you, my lord, but do not
want place. am editor of the Morning
Chronicle, and like my work and the inau-
ence it gives me, and do not wish to change
places with anybody in the wOrld-not even
with your lordship." Lord Melbourne was
struck with amazement aud said, as he gave
Mr.. Black q most cordial grasp of the
hands, 81 envy yOu-and you are the only
man in the world ever did" The man
who as the manager Of a newspaper puts
into it his brains, his energy, enthusiasm and
manhood, exerts an influence second to that
which follows tho efforts Of no other man
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-19

Everything is not prosperous in Canada,
if we may judge of this report in the Trib.
une, which is good authority in such mat
ters:
Canada merchants have had a bad time
Of it for several years back. The two years
just past have been disastrous to them, moro
so in fact than 1873. the year of the panic,
or the year after. In 1876, one man in
every 80 doing business in Canada failed,
although in the United States the ratio was
only one in every sc. The cause of this
gloomy state of affairs is reported to be that
Canada has too many merchants. Imitation
of banking capital and initiation of credit
have raised an army of business men out of
all proportion to the population, and the
trade will not sustain them. Then again
the crops north of the lakes failed this year,
and the Canadian farmer signs and refuses
to buy. The consequence is general dscour-
agement.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-19
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Wilbur +. Parker, Of Meriden, Conn,
the founder of the Rod and Gun newspaper,
died in Florida, last Monday, at the age Of
thirty-eight years.
Governor Grover Of Oregon, is o native
Of Bethel, Me-, and something over fifty
years old. He is a graduate Of Bowdoin
college and has lived in Oregon since 1850.
There are numerous estimates Of Wander
bilts wealth. DR.. Liusley says it is near
SlO0O0O,OO0 others who speak with au-
thority, say it is not more than SS5, 900, 600.
w. 9. Prime, of the New York Observer,
owns a coin dating back to Alexander the
Great, said to be the only one Of the kind
in the world, for which be has refused
$4,000.
j. j. Randall, Esq, Of Rutland, has re.
ceived very fatterlng offer from the Rus
sian government totake the Office of Commits.
sioner of railway architecture of the Cars
dominions.
The many friends of president Smith Of
Dartmouth college will be panied to learn
that he is failing rapidly, and the trustees
will be forced to consider Immediately the
question of new head of the college.
Worth the man milIiner Of Paris, is Q
native of Lincolnshire, England. His father
was lawyer, but became reduced and his
children had to shift for themselves. Charles
Frederick went to Paris aud learned to MAKE
dresses.
Gen. James W. Nye, ex.United State
senator from Nevada, died al White Plains
Westminster county, New York, on Christ
mas day. He was born in 1915, in tn
central part of New York state, and wal
admitted into the bar in early life.
Mr.. Salem II. Wales, editor of the Scien
tifc American, and president Of the depart
ment Of docks ia New York, is mentioned
as a possible successor to Mr.. Dewell Il
commissioner OF patents. AS editor of the
Scientific American he has had more thar
twenty.three years experience in connection
with patent interests, and his character
unblemished.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-19

OLD PEOPLES WoRK.-Some of the most
useful persons we know are over seventy.
They have not more been ripening for heaven
than ripening for earth. They had made
fifty mistakes before they got fairly at work
for Christ. 1t is absurd for an old christian
to talk about putting off the harness. AS
long as you can draw pound God means
you to stay in the traces. 1t cannot be
that you think you have paid the Lord so
fully that there is danger of rendering him
a surplus. A christian has no right to stop
sacred industries until he has his hand on
the dooratch of heaven. November and
December are as important parts of the
year as May and June, otherwise we should
have had only ten months in the year instead
of twelve.
But you say, "what can |, an old man,
dol" Ii nothing else, you can sit still and
placid. We have aged men and women in
our church who seldom say word, but by
their looks they pronounce the benediction.
Tho setting sun is all aglow on their wrnk-
les. You know they are within half mile
Of heaven, because its glories strike aslaut
them. If you are too lame to walk. or too
feeble to get out to the night meetings, OF
cannot endure the fatigues of more than one
Sunday service, spend as much time as you
can looking happy. So near the hour Of
having your fathers inheritance paid down
to you, better be blissful May the blessing
Of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, and Paul
the aged, come upon you !-AdUance.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-19

An Italian organ-grinder, in a side street
in London, with terrible bad instrument,
was moaning piteously his lll.sucCess. He
had not taken penny all day, and had not
the where.withal for nights lodging. Pres
emily a shOwily dressed woman came along.
whats the matter, old mau ?" The Italian
artist told his tale. The woman was evil
IDENTIFY touched by the mans tears. "We'll
soon put that right" she exclaimed, give
me your organ" When she heard its tones
she WINGED little. "You are little out
of tune, friend" she said rebukinglY, but
she set of playing, while the old man looked
on bewildered, and crowd began to gather.
The old man stood still until the woman was
provoked into Gliding him for not hav-
ing recourse to his hat. "Pass it round,
and be quick; it's money you want, isn't
it1" The old man obeyed, and the girl
sang to the organ until good harvest of
pennies had been reaped. "Will that do,
friend ?" she asked, and, receiving an affirm
alive answer, resigned the instrument and
passed rapidly away.-Germantoaen Tele-
graph,
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-19
Gossip and Its Cure.

The very simple reason why the world is
full of gossip is that those who indulge in
it have nothing else in them. They must
interest themselves in something. They
know nothing but what they learn from day
to day, in intercourse with, and observation
of, their neighbors. What these neghbors
do-what they say-what happens to them
in their social and business affairs, what
they wear-these become the questions Of
supreme interest The personal and social
life around them-this IS the book under
constant perusal, and out Of this comes that
pestiferous conversation which we call Cos.
sip. The world is full OF it, and 10 a mill
lion houses, all over this country, nothing
is talked Of but the personal affairs Of neigh
bors. All personal aud social movements
and concerns are arranged before the high
court of gossip, are retaled at every ireside,
are sweetened with approval or embittered
by spite, aud are gathered up as the common
stock Of conversation by the bankrupt brains
that have nothing to busy themselves with
but title tattle. The moral aspects of gos-
sip are bad enough. 1t is a constant inlrac-
ton Of the golden rule it is full Of all uu.
charitableness. No man or woman of sen :
sibility likes to have his or her personal con.
Germs hawked about aud talked about; and
those who engage in this work are medders
and busybodes who are not only doing dam
age to others-are not only engaged in u
most unneighborly ofice-but are inaicting
a great damage on themselves. They SOW
the seeds of anger and animosity and social
discord. Not one good moral result ever
comes out of it. 1t is thoroughly immoral
practice, and what is worst aud most hope
less about it is, that those who are engaged
in it do not see that it is immoral and de.
testable. To 60 into a mans house, stead
lily, when he is away from home, and over
haul his papers, or into ladies' wardrobe
and examine it, would DO deemed very
dishonorable thing; but to take up a mans
or womans name, and smutch it all over
with gossip-to handle the private affairs of
q neighbor around hundred 6resides-why.
this is nothing 1t makes conversation. 1t
furnishes a topic. 1t keeps the wheels
of society going, What is the cure for Cos.
sip2 Simply, culture, There is great deal
of gossip that has no maliguity in it. Good
natured people talk about their neighbors
because, and only because, they have moth.
ing else to talk about.--Dr. Holland in
Scribner's for January,
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-19

LET US HAVE SPUReroN come to this
country this is the way he talks about ven
tiating churches, Some churches We know
would not hear man preach who talks in
that way they appear to think more Of the
foul air than they do Of heir piety:
ITO all sections and chapel-keepers l
would give this wrinkle: Open your win
dows often. / often preach in country chap
els where people get packed like behring's iu
a barrel, and l have tried to get the win.
dows opened, but they wouldn't, for they
never had been opened. l went into one Of
these places once, aud it was SO close aud
hot that l asked every gentleman near 4
window to smash pane or two. There was
soon very grand smash, but then the beau
tiful fresh air stroamed in. | paid the bill
afterward like an honest man; but il was
much better to do that than to bear the
cruelty of preaching in such an atmosphere
or forcing people to listen when they are dis
posed to Sleep"
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-19

A MYsrERY.--Two darkies had bought
piece Of pork, and Sam having no place TO
put his in, trusted il TO julius keeping.
The next morning they met, when julius
said:
"a most strange thing happened at my
house last night, Sam. A mystery to me-"
"Ah! Julius, what was dat ?"
"Well, Sam, dis mornin' l went down
into de cellar for to get piece of hog for
breakfast aud put my hand down into dc
brine and felt all around, but no pork there
all gono-couldn't tell what went with it I;
SO turned up de barrel, Sam, true as preach
ing, de rats had cat hole clear froo de bot.
tom OBJ de bar'l and dragged de pork all
out"
"Why didn't de brine ran out OBJ de hole 7"
"Ah, Sam, OATS de mystery."-NewbmA
Nat Shell.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-19

His "sanotum" may not be as elegant as
that of cabinet officer; his chair may not
be as easy as those in which many public
officials idle away their time, buthis influence
goes out to mold and modify public opinion,
which enters into the warp and wool Of the
national life, enduring as vital force long
after those living at tho public crib" have
been forgotten of men. Had Mr.. Black
accepted an appointment under his great PO-
litical leader he would have stepped DOM
from the editors chair into il.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-19

TV.asertO,p,s Cattle Market.

In consequence Of the blockade the live
detained with certainty when they will arrive. The
storm being North eectua check to the
cattle arrived during the week. but not sufficient for the
demand. Butchers anxious TO obtain supply. The
Of the trains is sufficient our report
this week and count only actual arrivals The blockade
live s25 each kill 500 MS each bulls
for sos, dress $40 lbs each yearlings Sl each VIM
Scoaas sold Al steers average 1880 b at 6c ve 10 steers
average 1900 u.s. &C. live IL steers average 1900 lbs at
SIC, live II steers, average 100 fbs at Sic,
Sheep-The advance will only be slight sheep, a the
supply heavy last week. Probably c will be effected
late arrivals
PouyA little lot Of live poultry late trains selling
at l2lc u ID.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-19

at the top. There must be an inlet and an
outlet for the air 1t is another mistake to
suppose that foul air goes to the top OF
room. 1t is the heated air that goes to the
top, while the chief impurity, the carbonic
acid, falls to the bottom. II is the lower
stratum of air that needs 70 be removed. If
the window only be open, the cold air, being
heavier, pours down into the room, causing
draughts; if the door only be open or ajar,
the same thing occurs. The perfection of
ventilation may be obtained 10 room with
a hre-placc, by simply providing proper in
lets for the air, on a level with the floor,
and carried vertically upward into the room
for about four or FIVE feet.-Maine Farmer.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-19

There are about 10000 farmers in Maine,
and there are few who think of getting along
with less than 100 bushels Of potatoes a
year, which would make the aggregate yield
of the state 100000 bushels. According
to the census Of 1850 the yield of potatoes
in Maine was 6,374,6l7. In 1870 the crop
had largely increased, the census of that
year placing it at 7,77l,0O0. Since that
time there may have been a falling off in
some counties, but the yield in AroostOok
county has more than doubled, and this has
been an exceptionally good year in that Sec
ton. Making all due allowances for the
short crop in some localities, we have no
doubt that the potato crop in Maine for
the year 1876 will considerably exceed g.
100000 bushels, and is worth nearly 49,.
O00, 000.-Maiae Farmer.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-19

MARY CLEMMER SAYS president Grant
looks as though he had got religion. Well,
we can't say whether he has or not, but it
pears to US, judging from some Of his con-
duct, that there has not much religion got
hold OF him. We don't know as it would
clean up his filthy habit Of using tobacco,
but it would modify his opinions Of the best
method of carrying Louisiana for brother
in.law Casey; and we think it would put
some new ideas into his head about fraterniz-
ing with such fellows as Babcock, Shepherd
and their pals.