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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-07
Indians after an Honest Man.

Indians may be treacherous, but they can
be Just, and they can be honest; and who
shall say how far the dishonesty of Others has
led to their treachery? They know when
they are cheated, as the government has
found to its cost. An old trader, who es-
tablished himself at what happened to be a
tavorably locality among the Northern
Indians, tells n good story Of his first trials
with his red customers. Other traders had
settled in that same place before, but had
not remained long. The Indians, who evi-
IDENTIFY wanted goods, and had money and
furs, hocked about the store of the new
trader aud carefully examined his goods,
but offered to buy nothing. Finally their
chief. with large number of his tribe,
visited him. |" How do, John 2" said the
chief. "Show me goods Aha ! take that
blanket for me and that calico for squaw-
three otter skins for blanket and one for
calico. Ugh pay you him tomorrow" He
received the goods and left. On the next
lay he returned with a large part of his
band, his blanket well stuffed with skins of
various kinds Now, John, pay" And
with this he drew out an otter skin from his
blanket and laid it on the counter. Then
he drew out a second, a third, and fourth.
A moments hesitation, as though calculat-
ing, and then he drew forth fifth skin-a
very rich aud rare one, and passed it over.
"Thats right, john" The trader instantly
pushed back the last skin, with You owe
me but four. | want only my Just dues"
rhe chief refused to take it, and they passed
it several times back and forth, each one as
serting that it belonged to the other At
length the dusky buyer appeared to be salts
fed. He gave the trader scrutinizing look,
and put the skin back into the blanket;
chen stepped to the door and gave yell,
and cried out to his followers Come
come and trade with the pale-face John. lie
no cheat Indian. His heart big" Then
turning to the trader, he said " Suppose
you take last skin tell my people no trade
with you. We drive off others; but now
you be Indians friend, and we be yours"
Before dark the trader was waist-deep in
iurs, and loaded down with cash. He found
hat honesty had commercial value with
these lndians.-.Seiected
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-07

For the Vermont watchmnn.
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-07

The mother kneeed and prayed that Christ
would carry her child over the dark noun
tain. The child repeated her prayer. Then,
opening his eyes, he said "Mamma, good.
bye, Jesus has come TO carry me over,' and
he was gone. Jesus will carry us over the
dark mountains, if we will accept him Al
luding with emotion to the fact that this
was the last sermon he should preach III
that church, Mr.. Moody closed in strain of
tender and beseeching entreaty to all who
had not taken Christ for their Saviour to
take him now, to say to him, WELCOME,
Lord Jesus" and thus lay hold on life
aIarna1
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-07
Contrasts.


hood why there should be such wide diff
ference, such vast contrast in the lives of
the human family, as if the world in its
annual and diurnal revolutions wildly con-
fused and confounded all human affairs. II
is a sad picture to look upon--a rich and
beautiful world, with natures bountiful hand
ever open and filled with riches of food aud
raiment wherein all might be clothed and
fed and made happy-starvation and want,
armed with keen aud deadly weapons, striding
up and down the whole earth. laying desc
late happy homes and daily hurrying thou
sands from a world that had long since
ceased to pity or to give. Shuddering, we
turn away from this picture and look upon
another: a bridal party among the wealthy
of great city. All that is rich and beauti-
full, which gold can purchase, are here
brought together; the beautiful mansion all
complete, from the rich marble steps to the
last bricks on the chimney tops the bride
and bridegroom arrayed in satin costly laces
and broadcloth; the servants ready and wait
ing to obey their every command; while in
the distance we see the poor mechanics who
built the house toiling on for their daily
bread, never again to cross the threshold or
view the rich mouldings and frescoed walls
they have Just completed. Then think of
the poor velvet-nakers at Lyons, toiling on
day after day in close confinement, with star
vation wages. Think of the lace weavers
at Brussels, bending over their pillows with
fingers pale and thin, early and late weav-
,h9sa s,,arl,i;nr, J;o,no,de odor,ino that pno
fair hriJa. Is enmailv dividad tbev would
nIaos a hnrdred homes bevond want and
dosola,ion rorsiJar tho th1us,nds of ,oor
ill-na;d GREATNESS all over the world who
beIned ,naka and furnish that one magnifi.
ao,,t La,na
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-07

BEAUTIFUL THouGmT.-At the edge of II
valley, at the foot Of a mountain, or on the
verge OF a mighty forest, when the air is
still and calm, the least breath of music or
swell of sound travels afar, and comes back
over the quietude with a clearness that is
magical, So, when the heart is big with
emotion, or the mind calmly ponders some
truth only half grasped, how little tone
of love or sympathy or encouragement will
bound over the hearts valley, up to its
mountain peak and through its trackless for
est, and return with fourfold vigor, and SEEM
not as an echo, but as tone direct from the
very chambers of heaven.-Edri Marble.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-07

WHATS THE USE Whats the use of
mnding what " they say ?" What's the use
lying awake of nights with an unkind remark
Of some false friend running through your
brain like forked lightning? What's the
use of getting into worry and fret over
gossip that has been set ailoat TO your dis
advantage by some meddlesome busybody
who has more time than character These
things can't possibly injure you, unless, in-
deed, you take notice OF them, and in COM
batting them give them character and stand
ing. If what is said about you is true, set
yourself right at once; ii it is false, let it
20 for what it will fetch, until it dies of in
herent weakness.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-07

Eloquence is not unction, though uuction
confers the truest and highest eloquence.
The power 10 move men in spiritual things
is a power purely of God, and to be care
fully distinguished from all those channels
through which it flows, and all means by
which it works, as the lightning is distinct
from the cloud it charges, or the wind from
the wave it heayes and rolls. This anoint-
ing OF the Holy Ghost, this enduing with
power from on high, is a process which de-
fies analysis The secret seems TO lie now
in the preachers glowing ardor and fervor,
and then in fearful tendernessi now in
flaming earnestness, and then in omnipotent
argument But whether in the logic OF rea-
son, or in the logic OF love, in warning or in
invitation, there is a power not OF man. So
also does unctiou defy description. You eau
no more define it than you can the SAVIOR oil
salt, or the flavor of fruit, or the fragrance OF
a ilower.-Rep. DR., 4. 4. PiersOn.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-07
Raihoad Gime gable.
CENTRAL VERMONT RAILROAD LINEl
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT.


Trains Going south and Fast.
Leave Montpelier ut 800 A. NJ, Las =. NJ, 1856 T..
NJ, and 915 p. NJ
Mai-Ieaves st. Abans at 100 A. NJ Montpelier at 800
NJ for boston, New London Springfield, New York and
intermediate points.
Day Express Leaves Rouses Point at lOl0A NJ. Mon
irenl al 900 A. NJ ST. Abans at II A. NJ Burlington at
Mixed Train-te,ves St Albnns at $40 NJ, arriving ~
Montpelier at I.55 pm.
Night Express-From Ogdensburg, Montreal, st. Al
bans aud Burlington, leaves Montpelier at s.l5 r: NJ
for Boston vim Lowell fitchburg, Springfield, New
York and intermediate points.
Trains Going North and West.
Leave Montpelier at 800 a. NJ, 61O A. NJ, 3.35 p.
NJ, and 5.17 p NJ.
Express Mai-Leaves Boston via Fitchbufg at 1850 A. NJ.
via Lowell M 500 A. NJ, New London at SEQ A. ",
Springfield at 500 A. NJ Montpelier ut 3.35 y. NJ for
Burlington, st. Albans, Montreal and ogdensburg
Accommodation Train-Leaves Norhheld at 500 A.
NJ, Montpelier at $40 A ~, for Burlington St. Abans
Richford, st. Johns Rouses Point and Montreal
MxedLeaves w. h. junction at $50 NJ, Northneld at
llOO A. NJ. Arrive ut Montpelier at 1900 NJ.
Accommodation Train-Leayes white River June
tion at IS NJ, Montpelier at 5lI p. M for Burling
Night Express Leaves Boston via Lowell at $50 P. NJ
via fitchburg at 500 p NJ, New York at 500 p NJ.
Springfield at 500 p ". Montpelier at 80 M for Bur
lington st. Albans, Montreal and Ogdbg and the West
Trains leave Montpelier for Barre at 632 A. and 2l5
and Returning, leave Barre at 10 A. and Loo
Pm, and ihr
Trains leave St Albans Sheldon and Rchford 600
M, and 2l5r.M.
between Montreal and Boston, and Montreal SPRING
field and 81. Albans and Troy.
Drawing Room Day Express trains between Mon
Through tickets for Chicago the West sale at the
principal stations.
1t, Albana, Vt, Seutpmber is, 1877,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-07
MnraI md Rriigions.
For the Vermont watchnan.
THE LESSON OF THE LILIES.

For the Vermont watchmai
THE LESSON OF THE LILIES.
ny MARY ROWLAND.
wearily tossing to and fro.
Seeking for rest In vain,
| lay in my darkcned chamber
Aud heard the falling rain.
Mounfully fell the autumn rain
As lone and sad lay,
And rain-drops seemed counting the hours
That bore my life away.
Long weary hours of pain were they;
asked them not to stay;
II mattercd not how soon my life
Might close ts weary day.
Wasted hopes aud dreams were thronging
In my restless. burning brain.
And longed In death to slumber,
That might not wake again.
had thought to live so nobly
oh, twas hard to lie
Weak and helpless in my chamber
While bright youth glided by.
why to me many shadows2
Other lives were bright and gay;
Only shadows seemed my portion;
Would they never pass away2
Hope and faith had left my spirit;
Doubts began my heart to fill,
And cried with bitter anguish.
Father, dost thou love me stnl?"
Then, through my softly opened door,
A little child stole ini
scarcely knew when she had come,
So light her step had been.
| could not turn my fearful eyes
To meet her loving gaze:
She thought slept and crepi away
To seek her childish plays.
within my dnrkened room,
And fragrance sweet and wonderful
seemed floating in the gloom.
Isaw, through fearful eyes.
A vase of lilies, pure and white
As flowers from parndse
Those blossoms seemed to be,
And oft blessed the hand that sent
So sweet a gift to me.
,,
In this sad world Of ours;
who by the lilies taught us faith
And made them holy flowers.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-07
VEGETINE!

ALI DISEASES oF THE BLooD.-lf YEGErlNE will re-
leye pain cleanse purify aud such diseases restoring
the patient perfect health after trying different
many remedies, suffering for years, 1t not conclusive
proof II you a sufferer you be cured2 why Is this
medicine performing such great eures2 II works In the
blood In the circulating fluid. 1t can truly be called the
Great Biood Purifier. The great of disease origin
ates in the blood and medicine that does not directly
upon H. purify and renoyaie has any Just claim upon
uublir attention
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-07
THE SUN.
NEW YORK.
1878.

As the time approaches for the renewal of subscriptions
THE Sun would remind its friends and we'll wishers every
where that it Is again candidate for their consideration
and support. Upon its record for the past ten years 1t relies
for continuance of the hearty sympathy and
operation which have hitherto been extended it from
every quarter of the Union.
he Daily Sun fourpage sheet Of . columns; price
by mail postpaid 30 cents month or $3.50 per year.
The Sunday edition OF THE sun eght-page sheet
OF So columns. While giving the Of the day, it also
contains large amount Of literary and miscellaneous mat
ter specially prepared for it. THE SUNDAY sun has met
with great Postpaid, Si.2O year
THE WEEKLY SUN.
who does not know THE WEEKLY sun? 1t crculates
throughout the United States, the Canadas and beyond.
Ninety thousand families greet its welcome pages weekly,
and regard 1t In the light of guide, counsellor and friend
Its news, editorial agricultural and literary departments
make IT essentially journal for the family and the resile
Terms One Dollar year postpaid. This price, quality
considered makes 1t the cheapest newspaper published.
For clubs OF ten with SO cash. will send extra copy
free. Address,
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-07

POLICEMAN stopping a hack-driyeD
=" Look here, now, don't you know there's All
ordinance requiring every carriage TO have a
lantern at night :" Hack-drvcr; "An'
sure, sir what made have OF lantern at
all, at all Can ye not see fur yersei, sir,
that me horse is blond Z"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-07

An old darkey fishing on a wharf at Gal
weston was heard talking TO the fish he saw
swimming around his line in this fashion
"Give me "A bite honey. DE children am "a
crying down to my house, and tell you it's
fish or nothing in dat establishment"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-07

IlorE.-IIope is the last thing that dies IN
man, and though it be exceedingly deceitful
yet it is of this good use to us that while
we are travelling through life it conducts us
in an easier and more pleasant way to our
ionrneY's end.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-07

MISFORTUNE Misfortune sprinkles ashes
on the head of the man, but falls like dew
on the head of the woman, and brings forth
germs of strength OF which she herself has
no conscious possession.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-07
VEGETINE!
WILL CURE CANKER HUMOR.

RooKPoRT, Mass, March 81 1876.
n. r. SfepeRs; SriLast fall my husband got two
bottles of your vEGErISE to take for Canker lIumor
which have had my stomach for years. took
IT, aud the result very satisfactory. have taken
good many remedies for the Canker lamor and none
seened 10 help me but VEGErlNE. There doubt In
my mind that every suffering from Canser Hunor
be cured by taking yEGErlNE, II gave good appe
tlte and felt better in every respect.
Yours with respect, MRS. ELIZA ANN POOLE,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-07

In is rumored that hundreds of our young
doctors are applying for positions as sur
geons in the Turkish army. This is help
for Russia from an unexpected source.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-07

SrcER surprised his cook the other morn
ing by remarking that he didn't want his
gravy " executed in that manner he added
that it was burned at the steak.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-07
DESIRABLE FARM FOR SALE
About I1J Acres LO1ld

The subscriber wishes to sell the farm well known the
Benjamin Buck Farm" located in East Warren
Vt, The fnrm contains
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1877-01-29

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Ten, rnt es on Die Seioenbete6rungs. 0ez
leal6ait i'll 2on0on 3u l9iden. NuBer
Den Anerifanern iiu0 ibnen am liebiten
Die Tran5olen. 9iele babcn auf ben Snz
leln cine fatbolti6e Otiilton, pel0e tbr
9an5eS @tntommen auf ben Snfeln felbft
gum Selten Der 8emo6ner ausgtebt.
Sr. 0rifftt bat Die lleber5eugung gez
iponnen, 0aB Die 2luSlibten fir einen
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nberrei0en Naturi6dbe oes 9anoes auS@
beuten moQten, piiroen Die @tugebore=
nen ibnen nit ~offenen @rmen entgegenz
tommen ST Idiloert Die Snieln ais Elm
tpabres Baraotes an Selma, Srudtbars
telt uIlo Wtdnni1faIti9feit Der Gr3eugs
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Den miro.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1877-01-29
SeSranete S9suabtf@e Su1osisee.

Na6 elmer RabeloepeIhe biIoeten iih
Die Dfufelmauen III Selge fran5o1tl6er
SeBerelen etHen Corn 9egen Die oeutl6eu
RoLollteen BET SafFa u1o Beirut ettl,
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nenoen orientaltl1en Tra9e gu leioen.
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brtltltber @runolage rubenoe 8r0Be @ez
metnl1aft besriinoen tpolleH.
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inter SoHmann's 9eitung auf benz Girs
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NurttelHberg inter benz 9tamen oes
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gen &ir@en unabbGugtgen 6riitlilnen
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Sbmdrmer Die critic 6nGbif6e
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bod bic meIiten oieier eriten2luIieoler err
la8en Dem un9eno6nten &Lima. Qber
bierourb niht abgei9redt, Danoerten
pom 1868 all imlner nIe9r AnbGnger bes
&eMpeIs nit ibren 6aWlIien aus S9pe=
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Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1877-01-29
FySt5;chenf(;chc Slltnofs Sfaafs-B3etf,care.

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miro ibnen man6e bcitere Stnnoe bee
reiten.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1877-01-29

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The daily gazette., 1877-11-26
STATE ITEMS.

Diphtheria prevails i'll Smyrna. Several
children have died with it in the last
two weeks.
Two students were expelled from Del
aware college, last week, for ungentle-
manly conduct.
A debating society has been organized
at Summit Bridge, in hall recently
built and fitted up for the purpose.
Quite number of persons visited Sus-
sex Co., last week, for the purpose OF
buying land. Let the car of progress
move onward.
The First National Bank of Seaford
has purchased a mastff ia New York,
tor the purpose of guarding the treasure
hidden away in its vaults.
Rev. w. G. w. Lewis, of FELTON,, for.
merly of Corey, Pa. has accepted a call
to the Rectorship of st. Anne's Episco.
pal Church, of Mlddletown.
The Union NJ. E. Church, Appoouini
mink Circuit, has lately been thorough,
repaired and will be reopeued for Wor
ship on Thursday, Nov. 29th.-Thanks
giving Bay. Preaching by Bishop Simp
son.
The daily gazette., 1877-11-26

THEIR LAST HOPE GoNK.-The dis
patches which state that Senator Sharon
will resign and that the Grand Jury AZ
New Orleans are about to indict KELLOGG
for felony, would seem to deprive the
Radical Senators of their last hope of
holding the majority. They are still
however loud in their talk of reyengine
themselves on Hayes.
The Herald correspondent says alt is
probable tonight that they (the Republi-
cans) will be beaten, and that Butler
will keep precedence of kellogg. 1t is
taken for granted that Butler will get his
seat after that all is uncertain except
This, that the Louisiana Senatorship will
not be decided without long and tedi-
GUS debate, and that in the end Mr..
Spofford will be seated"
The daily gazette., 1877-11-26

GOLD takes wings, it would seem, when
it is reflected that ($7OO, 900, ,OOO) seven
hundred millions of United States bonds
have been sold to Europe by the brokers,
and yet all the gold has passedIout of the
country. For the whole seven hundred
millions we have now but about forty
millions in this country, and yet there
are men and editors in plenty who will
swear that we can resume specie pay
ments in 1879 with gold alone. With all
the efforts since the passage OF the Re-
sumption act they have been able to ac-
cumulate but forty millions,an yet they
say they expect to secure enough to re-
deem seven hundred millions of paper by
January 1st, 1870. 1t is preposterous.
Such an attempt to force resumption is
just the way not to do it. The true and
only way to resumption is through the
natural course of trade, as sisted by the
reconciliation of silver. The passage
of the silver bill will do more toward re-
sumption of specie payments than any
shing else. And it will tend directly to
equalize gold with currency. At present
gold coin is only an agent of the brokers.
What there is in this country is bought
by the broker and sold to the merchant i;
he pays it to the custom house officer
and it goes into. the U. S. Treasury,
whence it is sold to the broker to go the
aame road over again. And so it is not
the currency of the people at all, but a
mere commodity for sale between the
government and brokers.