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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-06-12
No Newspaper.

Nothing presents so sad a commentary on
the present condition of society as the large
number of families, both in town and coun-
try, but more especially in the latter, that
subscribe to no paper of any kind. Hun
dreds and thousands of families are thus
growing up in utter ignorance of what is
going on around them, much less of the
mighty events of the day. But who can
tell the vast amount of injury being inflicted
on those of the rising generation-those
who are to take our place in the busy affairs
of the world at no distant day-who are al
lowed to grow up without the least knowl-
edge OF the present or study of the past, and
such Ignorance imbued into them too by the
sanction of those who know no better, or,
knowing it, do not dream of the injurious
effects of their insane course Let the head
of the family think of this and place in the
hands of those for whose welfare he is re-
sponsible, the means of acquiring some
knowledge at least of the moving panorama
in which all are to act their part.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-06-12
Our POpes.

We have in this world few infallble
people; and from the pope downward, they
are the most difficult to get on with. With
rather more shortcomings than other folks,
they esteem themselves unusually wise, and
are quite prone to become dogmatic and
emphatic. Cherishing full faith in their
own ideas and plans, they are not quite able
to see how other people are not sacredly
bound to submit to their godly and unerrine
judgment. The situation of these infalli
bles is unfortunate, for such is the obtuse-
ness and pig-headedness of men in general
that they will not accept the dictd of these
born popes, and then there ensues conflict
To dispute the decisions of popes is the
most mortal of sins. Do they not give ut
terance to the will of God and how eau
society have rest while the orders of these
peculiar people are not obeyed The en-
trance of these infallible people into com
munity, church, household, is a mosI
unfortunate affair; broils are sure to follow
Danish the popes, if you want peace /
Zi0n's Herald.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-06-12
Effect of Ill-Fitting Clothes.

The question of clothes is a serious one.
and has more TO do with our mental and
moral condition than we are generally aware.
We believe that tight and ill-ftting gar
ments are the cause of many of our short
comings. How can we continue in tran
quill state of mind, ready TO perform the du-
ties which are required of us with faithful.
ness and fidelity, while we are agonized,
perhaps, with the pain of collar too small
for us, which binds so tightly over our jugu-
lar vein that the blood rushes into our face,
and roars in our ears when we stoop over
or with armholes so tight as to prevent a
free circulation of the blood We think it
safe to say that fully one-half OF the collar
bands worn are not large enough for com
fort Yet it is expected of us that we bear
such construction and compression without
murmur, and calmly and placidly go on
with our work, and smile at our vexations.
People of sensitive organizations often feel
the influence of such discomforts without
knowing what is the trouble; and they daily
mourn over and repent of their fits of i'm
patience and temper which would have
been avoided if their clothing were made
comfortable.
Many boy, we believe, gets blamed and
punished at home and at school who would
bear good reputation if his flannels were
properly washed and looked after. What
can you expect of boy-and boys are 81
often blamed for being petulant and peppery
in these first warm days of the season
whose system, sapped by the spring fever
which, in spite Of the endeavor of well and
hearty people to ignore its existence, is a
very real and disagreeable ailment, is tor.
tured by fannels grown thick and tight with
the winters washing who has outgrown his
winter clothes, yet must wear them till Others
are provided for him. whose sleeves are toe
short, and his pants of that most uncomfort
able length, above the tops of his shoes
Do not think it strange, if thus harassed, he
should fall into the snare of the Evil One
who is always ready with his masked bat
teries when poor human nature is most tried
and worried Before you blame him or pun
ish him see that his clothes are made com
Portable and easy. Extract this thorn anG
the irritation will, in all probability, cease
your mind will be relieved, and your boy
made whole again.-Christian Inteligencer
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-06-12
SpurgeOn on RatiOnallsts.

In recent review of German rational
ist, Spurgeon says "A German doctor
lights his huge and dirty pipe, and smokes
till he does not know which is Moses and
which is Bismarck. In that condition, he
spins theory about Deuteronomy having
been written by Ezekiel, or Ezra, or Jere-
miah. The precious piece of insanity is
printed, and 10 cloud of learned doctors
darken the air at once they arise to ap-
prove and to support, or to object and tc
condemn. Where a smile or growl would
be quite enough to meet the case, learned
discussion commences. Nonsense is soberly
refuted, and sheer Imagination met with
laborious argument. 1t is hunting dead
dogs to so after these German doctors.
despise these idiotc skeptics, but il is foolisl
TO waste powder and shot upon them"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-06-12
Farmer Downs.

Farmer Downs kept buying farms till his
last sickness. Then he had to stop, for his
time had come. The hard-working, close
saving, dept-paying, debt-collecting, land
buying old man sent for his lawyer and told
him to draw his will" 1t was a long doc.
ument, for there was much to devise. Item
after item was put down. The home-place
to the wife; this to one child that to another,
At last he paused with sigh of relief that
his unwelcome task was done. The best
farm--that lying between two beautiful
rivers-he had not mentioned. He had
owned it long, and it was his pride. 1t had
never failed him. 1t did not overflow, and
it withstood all droughts, Presently the
lawyer asked Squire Downs, what are
you going to do with the farm in the fork p
The sick man started, looked at his lawyer,
closed his eyes moment, looked at his law.
yer again, and said 81 thought ,0ouid keep
that for myself" Aud he presently died, and
never put it down in his will.-Sunday Mag
dziRe for June.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-06-12
What the Girls Should be Doing.

The taste, skill and industry of the daugh-
ters of the family can hardly be put to a
better use than in devising and executing
floral and vinal adomments for the home,
If the porches and verandahs are not al
ready furnished with vines, don't delay
another week, but put in some roots of wood
bine at once. What comfort it is in the
hot days of summer to have a vine-curtained
porch in which to sit. Then there is the ar
rangement of tiower-baskets to look after,
For fifteen or twenty cents each, very service
able wire baskets can now be had, and a
half-dozen of them filed with suitable plants
and vines will go great way towards rem
dering the door-yard and porches attractive.
Rose culture ought to be added to the ac-
complishments OF our girls. A rosebud
garden of girls " is very pretty poetry but
a garden-bed of roses, with bright girl
tending it, is an equally pretty fact
G0lien Rule
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-06-12
The Human Will.

Ones life is, after all, given somewhat
into his own hands. If you say, al will
not" to any destiny that seems to shape
itself for you, the seeming destiny is apt to
undergo decided change. There is a great
deal in will. 1t is the men who say, "I will
not be poor" who become rich; the men
who resolve, I" / will be upright" who are
never overcome by the temptations of vice
Historians have written of soldiers that
" they did not know when they were beaten :;
but these are the men who in the end knew
they were victorious and in the battle of
life, not to know when one is beaten is a
great thing. Disagreeable people are usually
so because they make no effort to be other
wise. man may compel himself to be in
teresting by fighting with an unsocial dis
position. 1t is only the woman who declares
herself homely and makes no effort to dress
becomingly, who is ever actually so to 9TH
ers. You may leave the patch Of ground at
your door neglected, or you may plant it
with roses. So you may do with your life
and although, as in your garden, many a
bud may be blighted, many rose wither,
still it may be mans own will that he
dwells in an utter waste. For God is mer-
ciful exceedingly, and who so helps himself
he helpS.-Seiected.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-06-12
The Divine Patience.

1t is mark of the divine working that il
consumes time. There is no haste in Deity
God waits for consummation. With him O
thousand years are as one day. There is
the slow procession of the geologic ages be
fore the earth is fit for man. There is the
long want, and woe, aud ignorance, before
the fullness of the time strikes and Christ
comes. This mark Of the divine is stamped
upon the life of Christ Jesus waits. From
asingular and silent seclusion of thirty years
that life bursts into the brief ministry. But
though brief, il is ministry strong with the
unwasted forces of all those thirty years, and
so II is ministry of power perpetuating
itself in an accumulating influence. Goo
waits but that which issues from the wait
ing lasts.-C Christida Union.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-06-12
Raihoad Time gable.
(yENrRAL VERMONT RAILROAD LINE
Commencing on Monday April 29th 1878.
Trains Goino south and East.

Trains GofnO South and East.
Leave Montpelier at 0,07 a. NJ, l47 +. NJ, 9.25 r.
NJ, and 11.O0P M.
Mail-Ieaves A. Aibans at 100 A. M Montpelier ut g0T
M for Boston, New London, Springfield New York and
intermediate points.
Day Express-Leaves Rouses Point at lO9OA. NJ, Mon
reai at 300 NJ, St Adams at 1900 M Burlington at
1920 NJ Montpelier at la NJ, for Boston via Lowell.
MIXED TraIn-Ieaves ST. Albans at 5OOP. M Burlington
at 7O5 p. NJ, Montpelier at s25 P. NJ, for Northneld
Night Express-from 0gdensburg Montreal, ST. Al
bans and Burlington leaves Montpelier at l00 p, NJ,
York and intermediate points.
Trains Going North and West.
Leave Montpelier Mt 315 A. NJ, 80 A. NJ, II. 90 A.
NJ, $40 P. NJ, and 5.5j P. NJ
Express Mail-Leaves Boston via FitchburR at A. N
via Lowell at $50 A. NJ New London al SEQ A. ~,
Burlington 81. Adams Montreal and ogdensburg.
Accommodation Train-Leaves Northheld at 500 A.
n, Montpelier Ct $40 4. NJ for Burlington, st. Albans,
st. Johns and Montreal.
Mixed-Leaves W. r. Junction at $50 A. NJ Northheld at
l0A5 A. NJ. Arrive at Montpelier at i.25 4. NJ.
Accomm cd Leaves Montpelier at II 90 A. NJ for
Burlington 81, Albans, Rouses Point and Richfori.
Accommodation Train-Leaves white River June
tion al ~ ~, Montpelier at 5.55 p. NJ, for Burlng
ton and st. Albans.
Night Express-Leayes Boston via Lowell at $50 p NJ
via fchburg at 500 p. NJ, New York at 400 7. NJ.
Springfield at 800 p. NJ Montpelier at 35 A. NJ Bur
lington, st. Mbans Montreal and ogd'bg and the West
Trains leave Montpelier for Barre at A. M and 25
and425r. NJ Returning leave Barre at lilo and 90
?. NJ, and 5.lOP Pm.
Sleeping attached Night Express trains running
between Montreal and Boston, and Montreal Spring
nels and New York VIA Trey and paror cans to Day E1-
through Tickets for Chicago and the West for sale at the
st. Albans, Vt, April 2g 1873
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-06-12
Something About Yourself.

Supposing your age to be fifteen years, or
thereabouts, your can be figured up TO dot.
You have 100 bones and 500 muscles your
blood weighs twenty-five pounds your heart
is nearly five inches in length, and three
per minute, 1920 times per hour, 100, 500
times per day, and 30,722, 1000 times per
year. AT each beat little over two ounces
of blood is thrown out of it and each day
it receives and discharges about seven tons
of that wonderful fluid. Your lungs will
contain gallon of air. aud you inhale "a b
600 gallons per day. The aggregate surface
of the air cells Of your lungs, supposing
them so spread out, exceeds 10000 square
inches. The weight of your brain is three
pounds when you are a man ii will weigh
about eight ounces more. Your nerves mum.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-06-12
Character.

No life can be right in which God, con
science, honesty truthfulness, sincerity be-
lief in the future life, belief in the indeli-
bility of character do not take the lead
These are all truths OF natural religion,
They are what God gives to every Young
man to make start with. God in nature
and God in Jesus Christ both teach that
the point is TO change this knowledge into
personal power, into right conduct, which is
right because God has revealed these truths
TO US in ourselves, and has taught them in
and through Jesus Christ. 1t is on this
ground that young men must stand il they
are TO be worth anything for the duties tC
which they put their hands TO earn theil
bread. The religious drift is that you neet
not have any religion, all you need 10 do il
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-06-12

Der 1O,O0O0OO or more. Youlu Cutting
posed of three layers and vartss = ron one
eighth 10 one-fourth of an inch in thickness.
The area Of your skin is about / 200 square
inches, and you are subjected TO an atinos-
pheric pressure Of fifteen pounds to the
square inch. Each square inch of your
skin contains $500 sweating tubes, or per.
spiratory pores, each of which may be lik.
ened to little draining-tile one-fourth of
an inch long, making an aggregate length
in the entire surface of your body of 2O1 ,1GG
feet, or tile-ditch for draining the body
almost forty miles long.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-06-12

| FEAR thousands perish indirectly from
within the communion from our and their
oyerrating the church Judgment of their
piety and from confounding full commun.
ion with experience Of renewing grace All
the epistles seem written TO Me chwch; yet
how full of searching tests as TO persona
piety DR.. j. w, Alexander.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-06-12

1t is undoubtedly Christian duty to for
give our enemies and to love them but we
all know it is more natural and far easier TO
love our friends. Perhaps the Christian in
junction is fulfilled il we wish our enemies
we'll. That is not very difficult to do. We
wish them well and more deserving of the
friendship we try to feel for them. 1t is
satisfactory, also, to feel that we are at liberty
to love our friends better than we love our
enemies-and we do love them great deal
better. Paul urges us to do good unto all
men, especially those who are of our "house-
hold those who are in sympathy with us,
and who are of course our friends. But while
we are commanded TO love our enemies, we
are not compelled TO trust them. We can
do good unto them without doing that.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-06-12
REFER RENCES:

Daniel llarwood Esq., exresdent Of the Penny Savings
Bank Of Boston chronic Of Infamnatoy Rheuna-
usm, combining him TO the house three months the year
for ten years past-completely cured.
John r. Ellis 50 South Market street, formerly of David
Ellis Co., sufferer from Rheumatism Is years-cured.
Thomas Dorm, at Western Union Telegraph Company.
State street, Boston, cured from Dyspepsia and Rheuma-
tism.
Rev. W. $. Mckenzie, Missionary Rooms fremont Tenn
ple Suffered for years with Rheumatism expendng large
amount OF money-cured.
Daniel B. Curtis, Health Office, City Hall.
Daniel W. Child, Lieutenant Of Police, station No. O.
Alyah " Kent, Alloston street. Revere House.
George H. Morrill,, 80 IIawloy street, manufacturer of
Printers Ink.
Caleb u. Smith, Lothrop place, Musician.
S. W. Jeweu with Cobb, Bates n Yerxa $50 Washington
street.
b. b. Russell, IS Cornlill, Publisher.
j. j, Newcomb, l2i South Market street, Flour Commits
sion Merchant.
Albert Gay, of T. Gay Co., Is India street. Wholesale
Grocers.
CONSULTATION, personal or by letter, FREE
For sale by FRANK II. BASCOM Montpelier,
Vt, and by dealers generally. 3l-5-9-43I
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-06-12
Letter from Major C. C. Emery, ex-Captain
of the National Lancers.

CUSTOM HOUSE, Boston, Feb. 6, 1871.
j. r. REED Co.;
Gentlemen One week ago to-day at your office
for the st time 10 you about the East India Remedies
have had what was called muscular" rheumatism for
the last four months could only raise my feet high
enough for locomoon, suffering terribly. carried home
with me two bottles of your medicines. Nos and and
twentyfour hours after began taking 1t could my
limbs as to dress myself and to-day here in my
fee attending to business have been unable to write
letter for four weeks until now write this my first one
TO you.
Please send me bottle of No. Rheumatism and one
Of Aperient
am, very truly yours,
&C. EMERY.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-06-12
Dress -Making!

Please remember that MISS HELEN NJ. HOWARD m
be found at her residence in Twingve Barrel W.T. where
she will be happy to receive the friends who have so ber
ally patronzed her in the past together with any others
who may desire garments fitted made. TERMS
LIBERAL. Orders from abroad will receive prompt
attention.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-06-12
CANCER!

DIR. Is. SHEPARD, Newbury. VT, would inform
the afflicted that he treats sCfRRllUS CANCER of the
mammary and axillary gland arm-pit successfully
After thrtyfour years close attention the subject he
has discovered remedy which removing this phase Of
sclrrhus and treatment to the patient cannot be
equalled In Europe or America. 32-44
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-06-12

l WOULD give nothing fer that mans re-
hgion whose very dog and cat are not the
better for it,-R0,oiand HI.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-06-12
SOMETHING TO DO!

We want 1000 Men and Women, Boys and
Girls, 70 sell near their own homes small useful arti
Gle needed In every family and give sasfac-
ton. Agents make well. One writes ii sold forty-
four half the main street" Another: sold the third
dozen In less than two hours" "A young LADY, sixteen
years old without experience in selling anything sold
teen the first afternoon" Price 20 cents. Send Is cts
for sample and instructions, 81 rs dozen by mall
postage paid TO any satisfied the money will be re-
turned. Address INVENTORS BUREAU
d-iOl 10 Pemberton square, Boston, Mass.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-06-12
New Iherfisements.

II II. NEWTON. DENTIST.
WILL BE M
WATERBURY, the first week In each month"; in MONT
rEL!ER the second PLAlNFIELD the third and MONT
PEL1ER the fourth. 3O-sl
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-04-26
Unpleasant Memories.

In the executive session of the Senate
there was an interesting discussion over
the nomination of Mcneil for Indian
Inspector. Mcneil was General in
the Union service during the war, and
was in command in the disturbed dis
tricts of Missouri. When his case came
up for action, Southern Senator
charged that he had wantonly hung ten
men. 1t appears that the men belonged
to one of the guerrilla bands which
roamed over Missouri during the war.
Senator Butler, of South Carolina, rose
and objected to raking up the dead is
sues of the past. He said that this oc-
currence had taken place sixteen years
ago; that, whether Gen. Mcneil had
been right or wrong, he did not wish to
discuss that. So far as he was concerned,
he should do nothing to revive the uu-
pleasant memories of the civil war, and
that nominations and all other questions
which came before the Senate should be
judged and acted upon without any
reference to what took place during the
war.
Gen. Gordon took the same ground as
Gen. Butler. He said that he, too, had
gone through the war in the military
service of the South, but that now he
wished to keep in everlasting sleep all
the bitterness of feeling and Of section
engendered by that strife.
Senator Armstrong, of Missouri, said
that, during the war, the antagonism be-
tween the Union men and the Southern
sympathizers in Missouri was unrelent-
ing, deep-seated and irreconcilable, and
Missouri was, to great extent, literally
a hell but that was all past now, and
he, too, deprecated any attempt to re-
call or perpetuate the recollections of
those dark days.
These speeches produced marked
impression upon the Senate, and result
ed in Mcneil 8 confirmation. Washing
tom Cor. Chicago Tribune.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-04-26

ties, but my wife and her mother looked
on with astonishment.
"Sure enough, money" continued,
iingling the contents of the bag. "Why,
there must have been some secret re-
ceptacle there, where my venerable
predecessor kept his valuables. Here
is a paper. Good gra- What in the
world is this2"
They bent over my shoulder as by the
light of a solitary candle 1 read the in
dcrsement-" 1.-The Will of Simon jerks. "
1t was not in any cover, Sd we read it at
once. 1t was very short, and was rough
ly drawn and written, as though the
form had been copied. But it was duly
witnessed and was perfectly Ineligible.
The testator bequeathed all his prop
erty to Lucy Barton.
When we had drawn breath" A very
lucky tumble, / said, "and my bruises
are cured already"
The will was proved under EGO, 0O0.-
CaSseVs Magazine.