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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-09-12
Useful knowledge.

man walks three miles in an hour; a
horse trots seven steamboats, run eighteen
sailing vessels ten slow rivers flow four
rapid rivers, seven moderate wind blows
seven storm moves thirty-six; hurricane,
Eighty; rifle ball, one thousand; sound,
seven hundred and forty-three light, one
hundred and ninety thousand electricity,
two hundred and eighty thousand. A barrel
OF Hour weighs one hundred and nnety-six
pounds; barrel of pork two hundred barrel
OF rice, six hundred; keg of powder, twenty
five; firkin of butter, fifty-six; tub OF butter
eighty-four Wheat, beans and clover seed
sixty pounds TO the bushel corn, rye and
flaxseed, fifty-six; buckwheat, ffty-two; bar
ley, fortyeight; oats, thirty-fve bran,
twenty; Timothy Seed forty-fve; coarse salt,
'lghty-five. Sixty drops make "a drachn,
.lght drachms an ounce, four ounces gill,
'ixty drops teaspoonful, four teaspooniuls
a tablespoonful or half an ounce, two table.
'poonfuls an ounce, eight tablespoonfuls
{ill, two gills coffee cup or tumbler, six
lluid ounces a tea-cupful. Four thousand
light hundred and forty square yards an
,cre; square mile, six hundred and forty
acres. 10 measure an acre, two hundred
md nine feet on each side, making a square
tcre within an inch. There are two thou
sand seven hundred and fifty languages.
Two persons die every second. A genera
tlon is fifteen years; average of life, thirty
one years. The standing army in Prussia,
war times, one million two hundred thou
and; France, one million three hundred
md sixty thousand Russia one million;
Austria, eight hundred and twenty-five thou
sand Italy, two hundred thousand Spain,
one hundred thousand; Belgium, ninety five
thousand England, seveuty-five thousand;
United States, twenty-four thousand. Mails
IN New York city are one hundred tons per
lay. New York consumes six hundred
oeeves daily, seven hundred calves, twenty
housand sheep, twenty thousand swine, in
winter.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-09-12
MONTPELIER, VT, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 1877

silent preacherl Yet there is secret doc
trine, a hidden meaning running through
his discourses, which is often not appre-
hended. Few clay it to heart" His oft
repeated sermons still enforce the same doc
trine,still press upon us the same exhortation {;
=" Surely every man walketh in a vain
show. Surely they are disquieted in vain.
Here there is no continuing city. Why are
you aboring for that which will presently
take from you and give to another" Take
no thought for tomorrow. Prepare 10 meet
I'M God."
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-09-12

A soSo OF THE COUNTRY.

Away from the roar and the rattle,
The dust and the din Of the town,
Where TO live IL 10 brawl and TO battle
TIL the strong treads the weak man down.
Away to the bonnie green hills
Where the sunshine sleeps on the brae,
And the heart Of the greenwood thrills
To the hymn Of the bird on the spray.
Away from the smoke and the smother,
Tie veil Of the dun aud the brown,
The push and the plssh and the pother,
The wear and the waste OF the town;
Away where the sky shines clear,
Aud the light breeze wanders at will,
And the dark pine-wood mods near
To the llght-pumed birch on the hill.
Away from the whirling and wheeling,
And steamlng above and below,
Where the heart has no leisure for feeling,
And the thought has no quiet to grow.
Away where the clear brook purls,
And the hyaclnth droops in the shade,
And the plume Of the fern uncurls
Its grace in the depth Of the glade
Away TO the cottage 40 sweety
Endowed meath the fringe OF the wood.
Where the wife Of my bosom shall meet me
with thoughts ever kindly and good
More dear than the wealth of the world,
Fond mother with bairnles three,
And the pump-armed babe that has cnried
Its lips sweetly pointing for me.
Then away from the roar and the rattle.
The dust and the din Of the town.
Where 10 live IL to brawl and to battle
TIL the strong treads the weak man down.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-09-12

The SIN OF DRUNKENNEss.-Wh We
acknowledge that drunkenness is a disease,
let US not forget that it is also sin. No
man Is forced 10 become drunkard he
drinks to excess with his eyes open, with
his hands Tree, with his conscience upbraid-
ing him, until he browns it in the bowl. lie
voluntarily surrenders his reason, his taste,
his judgment, his health, his character and
his conscience on the altar OF appetite and
is not that sin lie knows that his hab.
It's OF indulgence will disqualify him for the
performance OF the duties OF child, husband
parent, and citizen, and while they deaden
the faculties which should elevate him above
the dumb beast they intensity and quicken
all the animal aud brutal instincts OF de
graded humanity; and is not that sin
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-09-12

FoRGoTTEN.-So lately died so soon for
gotten. 'Tis the way Of the world. Men
take us 10y the hand, aud are anxious about
the health OF our bodies, and laugh at our
jokes, and we think, like the fly ON the
wheel, we have something to do with the
turning of the earth. Some day we die and
are buried, The sun does not stop for our
funeral everything goes as usual we are not
missed on the streets one or two hearts
feel the wound of afiiiction; one or two
members still hold our names and forms
but the crowd moves in the circle and in a
few days the great wave of time sweeps
over our steps, and WASHES out the last YES
lige OF our lives.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-09-12

The STORY OF CHRIsT.-The many CEN
turies i'll all their pages of religious expert
ence-and what numberless pages they are,
and what record upon them tell us that
it is all vain to contend much for doctrines
or ideas that stand far away from the press.
ing need of man. The world will not listen
to such foreign thought. All the past tells
us that man will listen to the truths of re-
pentance and virtue and faith he will listen
to the story of Christ; he will Join in the
music and prayer of the sanctuary; but all
else he will pass by in coldness or trample
under foot. AS human nature rose up in
the ages gone, and dashed through theology
as the MONDAY sun smtes mountain fogs,
aud found only a simple religion, so the
human soul to come after us will utterly
neglect the details of to-day aud will try to
find on the grave-stones what we find on the
tombs of the old saints, that we lived aud
died i'll Jesus Christ. Fortunate shall we be
If other years, looking back, shall see i'll us
any marks of Christian love and Christian
honorl As to all other ideas, the marble
that points out our dust may be left blank
S,ctng in Chicago Alliance.
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Peace ut Home.

1t is just as possible to keep calm house
as a clean house, an orderly house as fur
nished house, ii the heads set themselves to
do SO. Where is the difficulty OF consulting
each others weakness, as well AS each others
wants 7 1t is by leaving the peace at home
To chance, instead OF pursuing it by u sys-
tenn, that so mauy homes are unhappy. IL
deserves notice, also, that any one can be
courteous and patient in neighbor's house,
II anything goes wrong or is out of tune, or
is disagreeable there, II is made the best OF,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-09-12

The Duty OF SPREADING THE GOSPEL.
Huber, the great naturalist, tells US that if
II single wasp discovers deposit OF honey
or other food, he will return to his nest aud
impart the good news to his companions,
who will sally forth in great numbers to
partake of the fare which has been discoy-
cred for them. Shall we who have found
honey in the rock Christ Jesus be less con
siderate OF our iellow-men than wasps are of
their fellow-insects Ought we not rather
like the Samaritan women to hasten TO tell
the good news Common huiaanity should
prevent one OF US from concealing the great
discovery which grace has enabled US to
make.--SDur0eou
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The Sermon on the Mount.

The most careless reader has probably
been struck with the contrast between the
delivery of this sermon and the delivery of
the Law on Sinai. We think of that as
fiery law whose promulgation Is sur
rounded by the imagery Of thunders and
lightnings, and the voice Of the trumpet
sounding long aud waxing louder and louder.
We think of this as flowing forth in divnest
music amid all the calm and lovelness of
the clear and quiet dawn. That came dread
fully to the startled conscience from an un-
seen presence, shrouded by wreathing clouds,
and destroying fire, and eddying smoke ;
this was uttered by sweet, human voice,
that moved the heart most gently in words
OF peace. That was delivered on the DESC
late and storm-rent hill, which seems with
its red granite crags 10 threaten the scprch-
ing wilderness this on the fowery grass of
the green hillside which slopes down to the
silver lake That shook the heart with ter
'ror and agitation this soothed it with peace
and love And yet the new commandments
of the Mount of Beatitudes were not meant
to abrogate but rather to complete, the law
which was spoken from Sinai, to them of
old that law was founded on the eternal
distinction of right and wrong-distinction
strong and irremovable as the granite bases
of the world. Easier would it be to sweep
away the heaven and the earth than to de
stroy the least letter, one god, or the least
point of a letter, one projecting horn,.--of
that code which contains the very principle
of all moral life. Jesus warned them that
he came not to abolish that law, but to obey
and fulfill; while at the same time he taught
that this obedience had nothing to do with
the levitical scrupuosity of supersttious
adherence to the letter, but was rather
surrender of the heart and will to the inner
most meaning and spirit which the com
mands involved. He fulfilled that olden law
by perfectly keeping it, and by imparting IA
power to keep it to all who believe in him,
even though he made its cogency so far
more universal and profound.--E'drar's
" Life Of Christ"
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Raihnad !Gime gable.
CENrRAL VERMONT RAILROAD LINEl
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT.


Trains Going South and East.
Leave Montpelier Mt 800 A. NJ, Lao p. NJ, 7.35 p.
NJ, and 9.15 p. NJ.
MaiI-Leayes St. Aibans at 100 A. NJ, Montpelier at 800 A.
~ for Boston, New London, Springfield New York and
intermediate points.
Day Express Leaves Rouses Point at lOiOA NJ, Mon
Iea ateOo A. NJ st. Albans at lls5 NJ, Burlington a
white Mountain Express Leaves Saratoga Springs
ats,lO Rutland ~ 1910 ?. NJ, Burlington AT 5iS
NJ, arriving Mt Montpelier atiSSP.M.
Mixed Train-ieves ST. Albans at $40 p NJ arriving al
Montpelier at I.55 NJ.
Night Express. From ogdensburg Montreal, st. Al
for Boston Via Lowell or Ftchburg Springfield, New
York and intermediate points.
Trains Going North and West.
Leave Montpelier at 800 A. NJ, g. 10 A. NJ, II. 20 A.
NJ, 1886 P. NJ, and 5.17 p. NJ.
Express Mail-Leaves Boston Fchburg at 1850 A. NJ.
springfield al 500 A. NJ, Montpelier al ss5 p NJ, for
Burlington, St. Albans, Montreal and ogdensburg.
no. %ontpeeT at n fof BufnsoS 81 a, Absns TSV
Richioid' St Johns, Rouses Point and Montreal.
Mixed-Leaves W II. Junction at $50 A. NJ Northneld at
100 A. Arrive at Montpelier at 1900 N.
Saratoga Express-From the white Mountains, leaves
Montpelier at y 20 and arrives at Saratoga Snrlugs
living in st. Adams at 200 pm.
Accommodation Train-Leayes White River june
iion at ~ & NJ Montpelier at BIZ p NJ. for Burling
Might Express Leaves Boston via Lowell at $50 P. NJ.
spnnsaeId at 10 Montpeer at 10 NJ Tor Bur mr.
lngon. 81. Adams, Montreal and Ogdbg and the West
Trains leave Montpelier for Barre e32 A. and 2l5
and355P. NJ Returning, leave Barre at 70 and Loo
p. NJ, and AS p.
Trains leave St. Albans for Sheldon and Rchford
Sleeping are attached Night Express running
between Montreal and Boston and Montreal and Spring
Drawing Room on Day Express trains between Mon
Through tickets for Chicago and the West for sale at the
principal stations. -
st. Albans w. July a. is77
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-09-12

The mantle which our Saviour has left to
every one OF his followers is the robe of his
own righteousness festal robe indeed !
IL answers the purpose OF arinor here, aud
OF prlestly glory, also for our entrance
into the holiest 1t Is so interviewer with
personal holiness that the two are always
Joined together; so that il constitutes the
wedding garment OF the soul, and sanctifes
the members OF the body for the service OF
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-09-12

ANGER.-Let us ever remember that pas
sion has direct tendency To trouble the ull-
derstandiug aud darkeu the mind. The
lumes which arise from the heart boiling
with anger, becloud reason. Nothing is ia
reality what it appears TO be in that un-
happy moment. Perhaps no two persons
can differ more from each other than the
same man differs from himself, when heated
with anger aud when calm and composed,
Correct conclusions are rarely arrived ut
under the influence of passion.
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THERE is certain tree-you know its
name, that tree on which the Saviour hung,
The cross. Take that tree, put il into your
heart, and though it were even more impure
than 1t Is, that sweet cross, applied by the
Holy Spirit, would soon transform il into
It's own nature and make it pure. Christ
Jesus in the heart is the sweet publication.
Tie is made unto US sanciifcdiion. Elisha
cast salt into the waters; but we must cast
the blood of Jesus there. .-Spurgeon.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-09-12

WHEN the fight thickens, the captain says,
Steady, boys;" and it is their steadiness
which pulls the soldiers through, Ftful
soldiers are rarely useful ones. That is our
great need to-day, steady Christians men
aud women you can count on. Many Chris.
llans are Ike Intermittent springs. They
How to-day tomorrow you canuot get a
thlmb'elul OF religious activity out OF the
dried channels OF their lives.
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Too FAsr.-All OF US at times speak too
iast-with too little consideration OF how
our words may sound and be taken by the
hearer; hence we say things that we regret
aud things that we do not mean--thiugs
that bear double construction the furthest
removed from our intention, and which
strike on our senses only when too late TO be
recalled i'N
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one way or another. This man likes TO see
it in another enjoying the sight of IL, as
that OF a costly luxury which he caunot
afford 10 indulge in; while that nan, wiser
aud truer, having lost all else, hugs it as his
priceless fortune, and gloats over it as his
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Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-07-30

/ The Ohio Democrats met in State con-
ventioa at Columbus last week, the at
tendance being unusually large. r. M.
Bishop, of Hamilton county, was nom-
mated for Governor on the sixth ballot.
The platform adopted and nominations
made are given below:
! THE PLATFORM.
/ The Democratic party of Ohio, in
State convention assembled, renews its
pledges of devotion to the Union and
constitutions, with the amendments. It
declares, as essential to the preservation
of free government, faithful adherence
to the following principles: strict con-
stitution, home rule, supremacy Of civil
over military power, separation Of church
and state, equality Of all citizens before
the law, liberty Of individual actions, un-
vexed BY sumptuary laws, absolute acqul-
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the majority, opposition to all subsidies,
preservation of all public lands to the
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.AsIerriaos stor11.

= A real old fashioned hail storm passed
over the city this afternoon between three
and four O'clock. Pretty nuch all Of
the glass in the windows on the south
end Of our printing Office was brekenout;
and we learn that a good deal Of glass
was destroyed in the windows Of houses
fronting on the south side of the streets,
otherwise but little damage was done.
After the storm had mainly ceased, a.
though some rain was still falling, Pc
culiar electrical discharge occurred at the
Sheridan House. It was like the dis
charge of six FOUNDER, as instantaneous
and Complete as an artillery shot. Aparty
of ladies' and gentlemen were just step
ping into the government ambulance to
take the downri boat. At the dis
charge the team sprang out and one of
the ladies just upon the steps was thrown
violently to the ground. She was con-
siderably shocked but we learn was not
seriously injured. -