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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-02-20

Rev. Francis Tiffany, in his address at
the memorial service in honor of Samuel
Bowles, gave the following passage out of
his personal experience: Immediately af-
ter graduation at college, | made a voyage
from New York 10 Uavre, during which
contracted strong friendship-admiration
for the captain of our ship. He was pre-
cisely the type of man--bluff and hearty,
with commanding executive ability and a
voice like speaking-trumpet-to fascinate
a dreamy student. From him | learned a
lesson | would like to impress now and here.
At sea the exigencies of immediate duty
necessarily absorbed his time and thought.
Tie was there simply the captain, and every
inch captain. On landing at Havre, how
ever, and going with him to the same hotel,
The most marvellous change came over him.
Happy as a boy let loose for a holiday, he
sat and talked the whole evening in the most
winning and atfectionate vein, aud when,
bedtime coming, he took his candle and
Uade me goodnight, this touching scene ELL
sued He had mounted the staircase about
half way, | still standing at the bottom
when he stopped and called my name. 1t
was with voice trembling with agitation.
What is it 2" | answered. "Oh Just
wanted to say one word to you," he rejoined
in voice that betrayed still-ncreasing agi.
tation. could not tell what to make of it !;
but he turned and descending the stairs,
seized my hand in his powerful grasp. " You
are going to Paris tomorrow" he began,
land it is bad place. Keep yourself pure
keep yourself pure. got into that sort
of thing when was young like you. tell
you the memory of it poisons the whole
life" The huge frame OF the man was con
vulsed, and the tears streamed down his
cheeks Yearning, redeeming love in an
angel, such as Raphael or Milton pictures,
could not have shone more beautiful than did
the incarnation of the same quality in this
bluff, weather-beaten seaman. How much
of this same thing there is in the common
life of our great work-a-day. world ? To
judge men Alright, we must Know them on
duty and off duty, atioat and ashore. They
show out one class OF qualities on the quar-
ter-deck, and another when under the trees,
in the bosom of the home circle or at the So
-
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Self-Denial.

When Agassiz visited Oxen, the great
German naturalist, the latter showed TO the
young student his laboratory, his cabinet
his magnificent library, aud all his varied
and costly apparatus. At length the dinner
hour approached. Oxen said to Agassiz,
3" Sir 10 gather and maintain what you have
seen uses up my income. To accomplish
this have to economize in my style OF liy-
ing. Three times in the week we have meat
on the table. On the other days we dine on
potatoes and salt. regret that your visit
has fallen Oh a potato day." Aud so the
naturalist, with the students of Oxen dined
on potatoes and salt. In the charming bi-
ography of Mr.. Ticknor one meets many SINH
lar instances in his intercourse with the
scholars OF Germany. He found men of world
wide fame living with the utmost frugal
ity that they might devote time and means
to scientific research. This is self-denial
it is denying the lower self for the sake OF a
higher. Aud can any one fail to honor and
reverence it ? And what is Christian self
denial 1t is denying the lower self for the
sake of the highest impulse man is capable
of, love to man, love to Christ. DO not the
times call us to this On every hand there
is suffering and yet there is ample means
If the people of God were willing to do, fol
the sake of Christ aud his cause, the very
thing that Oxen did for the sake OF science
would there be any lack f-Nationai Baptist
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Go to Heaven Boldly.

Let men say what they will, don't act as
If you were afraid men would know where
you are going, or as if you were ashamed OF
the place. your company and your princi-
pies. BE AZ earnest, active, diligent, and
persevering in striving to get to heaven as
you are about your daily business. Heaven
is sure TO those who thus seek it. No man
will be ashamed or regret at the close of his
life that he marched boldly on through all
the scorn and reproach of the uugodly
world. There are times when faith has
peculiar trials, but it is good for us. 1t
works patence-patience, experience, etc
Never lot any doubt where you stand OF
what are your principles. 1t is not neces
sary to call attention TO the flag under which
you fight and war. Hold it up boldly. BE-
good standard-bearer On you flag let tn,
words be- Christ and his cross. Men will Sc,
it-Presbyeridn.
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Stop and Think.

Who ever saw the last hickering of the
spark of life, or heard the sound of the hand
full of dust cast down into the grave, who
did not wish from his heart that the evil
word had not been spoken, the evil thought
never entertained, the evil deed never re
paid with evil that the intercourse of life
had been carried on in love, and the deal
ings of the world sweetened all along by mu
tual forbearance and gentleness ? Who
doth not wish it, long for it2 Alas We
cannot pray for it; for even prayer avails
not to undo the past. But who would not
then forego all he ever gained, if he might
be again as he was in the days of his youth
whenever he thinks of some ungentle, un-
kind, unforgiving, undutiful, unseemly act
of later life. If over the grave of an Isaac
or an Esau such thoughts have arisen in the
heart of one who hath been what Jacob was
to them, let him remember that to supplant
or deceive is bitter root, aud must trouble
one all his after-days. But TO forgive and
be forgiven is blessedness that can be at
tanned only while life lasts, while hand car
clasp hand, aud eye beam on eye, anG
words of kindness be interchanged. Tn,
grave closeth, stilleth all in silence never u
to be broken, save in empty dreams and dl,
wishes poured forth ever aiterward i'll vain
Therefore, let us take heed betimes, whilt
kind and pleasant offices can still be eX
changed, and life and its varied interests
continue, that we may call forth the heart,
best affections, that we may kindle z-al ant
fervor in our soul toward our felowmen
Tor day OF gloom succeedeth in which ther,
is no longer space for these dispositions t
grow.-RObertson.
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A Prayer for Everyday Use.

There are some prayers that seem To be as
much demanded for daily use as is our daily
bread. They grow out OF lifes everyday
wants and conflicts, Que OF these petitions
occurs in the one hundred and nineteenth
Psalm "Order my steps in thy word, aud
let not my iniquity have dominion over me. -
The real conflict of lie is not with pov-
erty or sickness, or any i'll that flesh is heir
to. 1t is with sin. The sharpest suffering
we ever feel il from the shame or the com
Function which follows sin against God
There is no real and serious failure in life,
no failure that ought TO break our hearts
except the failure TO keep Gods command
ments. Sin is the tyrant that never dies. A
genuine Christian has 10 keep armed to the
teeth, and guarded at every inlet against
him, as much after conversion as before con
version. Paul was as perpetually assaied
by the devil when he was an apostle al
Rome, AS when he was prosecutor at Jer
usalen. =" So tight not US one that beateti
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practice Of making difficulties grows into
confirmed habit OF mind, and what disheart-
eminent it occasions. The SAVIOR of life is
taken out OF 1t when you know that nothing
you propose to do or suggest, hope for or en-.
deavor, will meet with any response but an
enumeration of the difficulties that will lie
in the path you wish to travel. The diff.
culty-monger is to be met with not only in
domestic and social life, but also in business.
1t not unfrequently occurs in business rela-
tions that the chief will never by any chance
receive, without many objections and much
bringing forward Of possible difficulties, any
thing that is brought to him by his sub.
ordinates. They at last cease to take pains,
knowing that no amount of pains will pre-.
vent their work being dealt with in spirit
of ingenious effectiveness. At last they say
to themselves, "The better the thing we
present the more opportunity he will have
lor developing his unpleasant talent of OBJ
iectiveness and his imaginative power of in
venting difficulties. Arthur Helps.
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DisagreeabIe Sort Of People.

1t will always be nice and difficult ques-
ton TO decide who are the most disagreeable
people in the world to live with Our first
thoughts will be directed To the more ugly
aud venomous passions, such AS hatred,
envy, jealousy aud the like. 1t will pIoba-
bly, be found, however, that those qualities
which come under the head OF ioibles rather
than OF vices render people most intolerable
as companions and coadJutors' For example,
a more worn, jaded and dispirited look than
any others who have to live with people who
make difficulties on every occasion, great or
small. II is astonishing TO see how this
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How to Put Children 10 Bed.

Not with reproof of that days omission
or commission. Take any other time but
bedtime for that, If you ever heard a little
creature sobbing in its sleep you could never
do this. Seal their closing eyelids with a
kiss and a blessing. The time will come, all
too soon, when they will lay their heads
upon their pillows lacking both. Let them
at least have this sweet memory of happy
childhood, of which no future sorrow OI
trouble eau rob them. Give them their rosy
youth. Nor need this involve wild license
The judicious parent will not SO mistake my
meaning. II you ever met the man or the
woman whose eyes have suddenly filed when d
little child has crept trustingly TO its mothers
breast, you may have seen one in whose child
hoods home dignity and severity stood wher,
love aud pity should have been. Too mucl
indulgence has ruined thousands of children
too much love not Selected.
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STATE OF vERM0NT,, ....,,. ..
liz CHANcERY,
WARRINGTON COINIY, MARCH II

WASHINGTON County, MARCH TERN, ls1s.)
Whereas. Levi j. Bolster. Barre In the County Of
his Bill In Chancpry setting forth in substance tn Alison
F. downing, of Barre Aforesaid the ith day Of March,
A. " Ioio executed 10 one thhtes A. scott ol bIHI"h III
the County OF Rutland his Inort1ge-eed OF the following
described land and premises In Barre being the land
and that the said scutt and wife conveyed the
the said Downing, bounded the south by the
land OF Charles d. Carpenter the westerly and nothey
line by the land of d. q. BcEfofd AMI esley the river,
reference being had to said deed and the ,nd record for
thousand dollars seci ii In pfonis~Ory hearing
date the 4th day Of March, 1875 for the SUN OF ve hundred
ht note payable Apr lt 1876 and the other the lat dy
April si1the said uoies ieing spne by the said Down
Ing, and made payable 10 the said Ch lies A. Srott or
beer and that the SAIL aud mortgage interest To
said premises duly sold and delivered I the said Ie-
toie and that he nov ia the lawful owner and bearer of
the same. And further reireeniing, that one Charles
Townhend OF >onth Hartford Washington County, In the
State OF New io H. cams title and Interest ~ the said
premises by virtue OF conveyance nom the SAID Downing
that one o. X Rice, nf Green In said county and the
sta- OF New York claims an interest title 10 said ren-
lses by virtue OF conveyance from the sad Iownshend
and tint the said notes nIe due and unmd md that
the said ownshend aud Rice reside without this state
And praying that the equity OF redemption OF the sad
Downing, fowushend and Rice In the premises, may be
fore lOsed And
Whereas It appears that the said Charles Townshend
and D. X. Rec reside this state the process
OF The Statute In such ne and provided
ce hereby given TO the said Iownsend and Rice aud
Chancery next TO be held at Montpelier within and Tor t
County of Washington the second Tuesday of March,
ID. 1875 Mt nine o'clock IN the forenoon Of SAID day nn'
make answer TO said B In Chancery, and abide such or
der and decree the said Court shall meet Ant
the orator directed 10 ocause this order ana the substantial
part his petition be publs shed three weeks
In the Vermont wAtcman 4 State journal. a newspaJe
published ut Montpelier aforesaid tile last of which publ
cations shall be a least twenty days previous TO said sec
MELVILLE v. SMILE, Clerk.
GEORGE W. BAssETr for the Petitioner. Gigs
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Raihoad Time gable.
CENTRAL VERMONT RAILROAD LINEI
WINTER ARRANGEMENT.
on Monday, Jan. aist, 1878

Trains GotnD South and East.
Leave Montpelier at 9O7 A. NJ, q 10 r. NJ, 740 +
NJ, and $50 p. NJ
Mai-Leaves st. Abans At 100 A. No Montpelier at 9O7
NJ. for Boston, New London Springfield, New York ant
intermediate points.
Day Express LEAVES Rouses Point at 10 A. NJ Mon
trea RtsO0 A. NJ St. Albans at 1910 =. NJ Burlington
29OP NJ, Montpelier at2l0r NJ for Boston win Lowell
Mixed Traln-fcves ST. Albans at $40 NJ, Montpelier
at7iO NJ. for Northned.
Night Express-from Ogdensburg, Montreal st. Al.
bans and Burlington, leaves Montpelier at $50 NJ.
for Il ton via Lowell Fitchburg, Springfield, New
fork and intermediate points.
Trains Going North and West.
Leave Montpelier at 800 a. NJ, g. 10 A. NJ, lilo A.
NJ, 4.05 r. NJ, and 800 p. NJ.
Express Mail-Leaves Boston via Fltchbug 7SO A. NJ
via Lowell at 800 a. M, New London at 500 A. NJ
Springfield al 500 A. NJ Montpelier nt tO5 =. NJ, for
Burlington, st. Albans, Montreal and Ogdensburg
Accommodation Train-Leaves Northheld at 500 a.
NJ. Montpelier at $40 NJ, for Burlington, St. Albans,
Richford 81. Johns and Rouses Point.
Mxed-Leaves W. r. junction at 500 a. NJ, Northded at
l0.l5 A. NJ. Arrive at Montpelier at ll.25 A.. NJ.
Accommo Leaves Montpelier at lilo A. NJ for
Burlington, st. Albans. Rouses Point and Rchord.
Accomnoda Train-Leaves white River June
ton at LAO p NJ, Montpelier at bb, r. NJ. for Burlng
ton and st. Albans.
Night Express-Leaves Boston via Lowell at $50 p NJ.
via Ficlburg ut 500 2. NJ, New YORK at 800 P, NJ.
Springfield at 500 y, MONTPELIER 800 NJ for Bur
lngton, ST. Abans Montreal and Ogd'hg and the West
Trains Montpelier Barre at $50 NJ and " II
andi25P ?, NJ Returning leave Barre ut 7lOA Mand 100
Pm and 5.lOP.
Sleeping attached Night Express running
between Montreal and Boston, and Montreal and SPRING
field, and New York via Troy.
Through tickets for Chicago and the West for sale at the
principal stations. - .
II. Albans, Vt. January ", 1873
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DYSPEPSIA

Appears there is always languor or debility, exeron fa-
tgues the pulse weak, the sleep disturbed the exremes
cold the tongue for the mo-t part furred covered with
creamy mucus in the morning No person with consli-
paed irregular state of the bowels can have sound health
It evident that some gentle laxative, slightly smuant
the membrane OF the inestines, Joined with n
that Increases the secetons OF the liver and gradually
strengthening the stomach. be reasonable comOna-
ton and reach the That this combination will dofor
proof which happy to be able to refer those here
tofoe disappointed TO the most reliable physicians, who
have long used this remedy In erpracce and asoo
cry apohecary by whom the Peraltic Lozenges sold
These Lozenges will repair the mischief caused by the
excessive of those Patent Pills" with which the
country has for years been flooded.
They agreeable TO the taste, and convenient in
form, that children them readily after rejecting the
usual remedies In those symptoms supposed to
indicate the presence Of Worms they proper remedy
Price, 80 and 60 cents For sale by druggists, or
by mail on receipt of price in F. o. stamps or money.
E.s. HARRISON & co..
75-26-eow 40 Union Street, Boston.
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" IUM MTNNTUNEKN' NVTIIE.
The subscribers having been appointed by the Honorable
Probate the District of Washington Commission
receive, and adjust all claims and demands
Of all persons against the estate of Orion Clark late
of Berlin In said District decreased, represented insol
and the term of months from the 18Th day Of
January. 1873 being allowed by said Court To the cred
itos Of said deceased exhibit and prove their respective
claims before Give notice that Will attend To the du.
ties of appointment ut the late dweng-house of SAID
tai IN Feb,
ruay and day July next at one O'Clock in the after
noon of each OF said days.
EEhkN cTlsf ciTGlRsIfBNER'} Commissioners.
Montpelier, February Isl, A. ID. 1873.
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VOL. 73.-3723. NO. 10.
Select MisqeHanv.
For the Vermont watchman.
MY WORK.
NJ LAURA BRIGHAM boYc

MY Wohh.
Br LAURA BRIGHAM Royce.
80 Earth. I'm tired, no tired to-day
or all your din. and strife, and cares,
Your CALLING chain that frets and wears
fain would fling from me away.
"For have wrought with patient hand
At many weary, thankless task,
No other need did seek or ask,
Save that my name enduring stand
"a monument in years to come
OF all wrought through toriuring fears,
Through all the weary, toilfui years
To speak when these poor lips are dumb.
But an built upon the sand;
Times restless xave hath washed away
All vestlge Of my work; to-day
There's left no impress Of my hand.
"And now my sun Of hope Ia set;
As down oblivion's stream glide,
There floats upon the rolling tide
No echoes Of a worlds regret
81 fain would lose within thy breast
Earth, thy ceaseless strife and din;
All things as though had not been
win be when / am lain to rest.
"The world will still go on and on.
The path by which my feet are led
Some other feet shall gayly tread.
And all forget that am gone.
81 would one tender heart might keep
My memory enshrined, and yet
would not mar with vain regret
One happy hour when shall sleep"
While thus my heart made weary moan.
There came and stood beside me one
Whose face was radiant as the sun
From his pure eyes yelled my own.
80 child Of earth, why do you weep"
In tender tones TO me he said;
raised from earth my dropping head.
His pity lulled my fears to sleep.
All, then told him all my woes,
How had wrought with many fears
To build name for future years,
When earthly work for me should close
And how my mind was lost. ah mei
The name toied 40 hard to save
Is floating down times restless wave.
Into oblivion's boundless sea.
ceased my plant through binding tears.
q, child OF earth, he snake again,
Vain WAS your hope. your labor vain
With which you toed through weary years.
Twas for yoHrseU you toiled," he said
Twas for yOurssy maine YOU sought.
All others' good you counted naught;"
For very shame bowed my head.
That had 80 unworthy been;
Dear Lord. IN labor hence for thee
II thou my work will show to me,
For now feel and own my sim"
Ah then on me he sweetly smiled.
"Go WOO the sinner from his sin.
The paths Of peace to euter in,
And comfort sorrows mourning child.
"Give tender words and kindly deed
Guide thou the cropping ones who seek
Bear with the strong, nph I'D the weak
So shall ye win the longed.for need"
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Ghe Dome GirrIe.
For the Vermont watchman.
THE GOATHERD.
TRANSLATED raoM TUE rnEson.


TRANSLATED PROM THE FRENcH.
When autumn winds were blowing cold
A goatherd opened wide his fold,
Offering his firesIde and his home
To mountain goats that loved to roam.
no scant their food in pastures drear,
They could but choose the proffered cheer.
To keep them now the goatherd's care,
Nor time nor patience did he spare
His famished guests through wintry storm
He feasied, pe,ted and kept warm.
Meanwhile the household hock his own.
He left neglected and alone.
Bewang life they pined away
whitening, became like breathless clay.
At length the goatherd would pass by
Their crib nor on them cast his eye.
Thus with his new goats occupied
Ills household flock OF hunger died;
One day he found them, stark and cold,
The faithful nurses Of his fold.
The summer came, when every goatherds door
Is open left while he is on the moor
The wild goats tossed their heads and snned the gale
Quickly behind them left the sheltered vale.
Sought their free haunts. the mountain elm and fern
And left the goatherd, never 10 return.
To old and faithful friends prefer the new,
You soon may find you've lost the good and true. A
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IA STATE OF VERMONT, District of Washington. -.
In Probate Court held In Montpelier In Tor said
District. the 3st day Of January. A. u. 1858;
An instrument purpOrtng to be the last will and tes,-
ment OF Andrew j. Brlley late Of Montpelier In said
district. deceased being presented the Court by Mar
garet Brey for Probate II is ordered by said Court
that all persons concerned therein Ice nothed appear
session of said Court To he held at the Probate
ONCE, in Montpelier, on the 25d day of February, A. D
1873, show cause any they may against the
probate said will for which purpose Is further ordered
that copy the record of this order be published thre,
weeks successvely in the Vermont Watchinan and stat,
Journal printed at Montpelier previous to said time ap
pointed for hearing By the court-Attest,
2l-2a y, A. CHASE Register.
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"THE husband" said Sterne who be-
haves unklndly TO his wife deserves to have
the house burned over his head" II you
think so" quietly remarked Garrick, ?" |
hope your house is insured"
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AssUREDLY in the approaching day of
what we have read, but what we have done /;
not how eloquently we havespoken, but how
holly we have lived Thomas Kempis.
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GoD takes mems hearty desires and will,
instead OF the deed, when they have not
power 10 fulfill il; but he never took the
bare deed instead OF the wilL-Bdrier.
The Morning herald., 1878-11-04
NEW Nj. .. uJaCH,

ITS DEDICATION YESTERDAY
( ING ExEBcIsEs, AND LARGE ATTEND
! ANCE. g "a ' Nlfs a
Yesterday morning the new Mt. Salem
NJ. E: Church, between the Middle Depot
and Rising Sun, was dc dicated 70 the service
of the Lord. Long before the hour OF ser
vice large numbers Of persons could be seen
vending their way towards the charch,
md BY 1880 O'Clock every available spot
inside was occupied.
The services Of the day opened with
love feast, which was held az 9 o'cIo"k.
at 1890 O'Clock taeA de'iica ory services
took place, Rev. II. L Dashiell, ID. D., OF
Baltimore delivered the ced'cation.sermon,
ia aa able an interesting manner.
At 3 O'Clock in the afternoon the sunday
School beld their rsunion, al O'Clock IN
the evening the regular services took place,
A description OF the building has already
appeared IN the HER lLD.
The services were Of an interesting CHAR
| acter.