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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-11-06
The Twin Brothers.

Some years ago there lived in the state of
Rhode Island, twin brothers, brought up
together, each and both exhibiting precisely
the same mental and moral cast and habits.
This state of things continued to about the
age OF sixteen; when a neighboring man
put into the hand of one of them that very
notable book called "The Age of Reason
About the same time friend put iuto the
hand OF the other pocket Bible. These
gifts, 1t seems, became the books Of their
respective owners, and as might have been
expected, from this very date, the charac-
ters and habits of these two young gentle.
man, twin brothers as they were, began to
diverge the one from the other The one,
need not say which, began a course of vice,
the other a course of virtue. The one con-
tinued to increase in profligacy, dissipation
and debauchery; while the other increased
in his knowledge of the principles aud prac-
tice of true religion. The one became
vagrant vagabond upon the earth, while
the other became the industrious, the useful,
the contented and the happy citizen. The
one, gambler by profession and occupa.
ton, died upon gallows in the state of
Kentucky, for the crime of murder; while
the other lived and died honored and es-
teemed by all who knew him.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-11-06
Mnral and ReIiaions.


TRANSLATED ny FRANCOIS COPPER, IN rHg cHuRoHnAS
The Lord alone with Peter walked one day
Where bright Gennesareh In sunshine lay,
At that hour when the sun has fercest glare.
They reached cottage as they wandered where
Before doorway ruinous and low,
hsher's widow sat In garb Of woe.
Full OF sad thoughts. Yet ahe forbore TO weep,
That she might spin her task and rock babe to seeJ
Not far away the Lord and Peter stood,
Halfhdden by ng-tree In a wood
As they looked unseen. along the road
Came an old beggar staggering with load.
An earthen jar poised on bis trembling head
lie paused before the widow, and he said.
" Woman. this milk has to be carried still
A haf-mle further over yonder hill.
But, as you see. exhausted by the heat.
I cannot get It to the village street;
And n hnd no help lose to-day
The penny was promised my pay"
The widow rose. She neither spoke nor smiled,
But dropped her distan ceased 10 lull her child,
Raised the tall pitcher slowly an her head.
Waved the man on, and followed In his tread.
"The eager Peter spoke. master" he said,
"'r- right to suceor those who need our aid;
But Il this woman doing right to fly
From house and child to help passer-by2
Doubtless the man need not have Travelled far
To hnd some idler who would bear his Jar"
Then the Lord looked on Peter. "Be thou sure,
Whene'er poor man helps man more poor,
My Fathers care DER his own home Ia thrown.
She hath done well In that which abe hath done"
A thus the Lord his servants zeal restrained,
He took the mothers place, and even degned
The dlstsff with his hands divine to ply
And rocked the restless babe and sang its lullaby
Then rising when 1t slept he waved his hand
And Peter followed at his mute command.
when the poor widow reached her cabin bare
A home made rich by God's protecting care
She found-but never knew by whom twas done
That her babe slept and that her fax was spun.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-11-06
MORE PROGRESS.

Not satisfied, however, with this great progress Mr.
Hgnn determined II possible L. ovate the Objection which
had been truthiuly urged Hs inst all English salt VIZ that
the more or less s-seie. and that Tie grain OF the
sdlt also tat II required To crushed
rted To obvitc rse defects beTe using II Tor d,lTyiig
purposes. Pali-sc,le is liey sediment comtantd, t.
greater or d-gee Ia all tile Cheshire bTlnes, which
forms tile bottOm OF the rvaIorntig pans, h M
equal expansion viii Occ.runaly break un
corporaled with the slt In breaking the
salt with nalet, as nhuay done OF course the mtlet
would frequently strike piece of p,n-sc lie and break
inp Ill particles, which II IA impossible entirely pick
out by hand; and IN order IN obvie this defect gsn
invented AMI pntented nacne by which iS clumsy and
delectve tnd process isentrely dispensed with Each
grain dsinegted separately leaving and entirely
without unIs, and carefully sitting also
every atom Of inscile Is we'd and the salt l. left soft
pure aud Of the precise dyrte 9fHHess dsgrabe for but
ter, chees, fdOte Unlike any other salt. n ggns salt
Will not TO IN hard Jumps, and II by keeping
should set" slgltly IN the hay light blow Jar will
readily dsntegrtle the PARTICLES, aud lump viii
This Is not true of silt which has been ground, IL Will
then cake very hard and tls has always
stacle TO using finely ground salt The Hufafdi HHe gram
OF the iigsu Eureka salt ana s ente freedom pam
scale has placed II AT tile top OF The lit Tor quality
and the few persons who did not appreciate the superiority
of his" rrize Medal Brand" which equal all respects
and IN iOr Ia AshOn's, acNnOwiegv
Rartka Ia superior To anything they have III,
the Eureka Sail Is fully oue-hHt than that of
other brand IN the market It's price Is higher than Ash
toms As remarked by salt dealer not long rnee, Every
thing Eureka l. nrSlrlass quality " the scl
ton Urand unlike their former good quality, have d
brown iue warp liniug which Tor tiwelig aud Othe
househUd pur oses Viii not Last oue-hlf long III,
Hggn. Unless Tie qualify 10th OF the salt aud sack
proved 10 the old standard all the money which Mess Aou
ton Co. putting Into II Will avail fuf the people
uh slles are loo Intelligent moi u marx the gleit fall
ngun from IT. former standard, and they viii not buy oril
nary Liverpool salt aud pay twice much As II Is woiu
the stclclcl with tile Ashton brand
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-11-06
WON ALL THE PRIZES.

We have space here to mention only one instance out OF
many. The butter saed with Higgins salt took all the pre-
raium at the fair OF the Northwestern Dairymen's
socaton, held in Chicago last year These the Wood
Creamery" of Huntry. Ill., inst premium of slOO; the
Booth Creamery Of snem WIS., second premium of SIS;
the Houston Creamery Of Pleasant Prairie WIS., third
premium Of $50; ami the booth Dairy" s premium for
dairy butter s5Oeavlng only the inferior premiums Of
s' SIS and $40 for dairy butter be taken by all the
other brands of salt combined
may be interesting to dairymen to know how the
leading bnnds-llgglns and Ashtonsare made and what
the difference between them. We wish had the sI,e
TO reprint entire the letter Of Mr. =. Il. urber member
OF the hrm of II. X Il. +. Thurber 4 Co.. New YurK-
10 the Ame1edn GROCER; hut content to give few
extracts from it, After describing the scenery the
works, he says
Before proceeding to descbe the usual process of salt
sVg so,s peTna n 2Hss Y ,G se % weS. ~ mine is In
strata OF solid salt rock, and is supposed that these
nrst or upper strata i II denh of sO 200 iee
low The surface and about 70 feet thick hen comes
q sat rock Is eched THIS Is about twice HE thickness of
iieer from impurities The qnay OF the snt rock IN the
shle strata also varies much and as rule the best is
shalt snk until rock silt of satisfactory qualy is
The salt ro K is ,out s hnr,l as apihr,rie co,i ," a.
worked by heng blasted IN the s'nlr wa,reguar ll,rs
Of salt considerably larger than Iols wife, fancy are left
as supports fr the roof but the salt is solid and hom-
gseos m i.s e, nnfs, n Mh coal and these
yisted The air IN this salt mine was also much better,
We Witnessed The Treatment o the salt REX Much OF ihi-
shipped rs II l. wr raised from the mine direct 10 ben
marx, Norway ant sweden (whoe customs tariffs dis
Grimm, agait refined salp. where Is rrhned for use
In ia natural state for AGRICULTURAL and manufacturing
Inro-e and more /. refined and used for varou purposes
ture IN the Cheshire slt District hoNeyeris made by
salt strata nman places, ,d-so, ing The rock and becoming
strongly npregn'ttd with saline m tier. In Tins mos
and The II mlnnflcinre tnri~ ont pure and white. A.
may he inferred from the above description differences
III the quality OF The salt, The the
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-11-06
!The Nome Circle.
THE CROWDED STREET.

ny WILLIAM crLLKS BRYANT.
Let me move slowly through the street,
FILLED with an ever-shiftlng train,
Amid the sound Of steps that beat
The murmuring walks like autumn rain
How fast the fitting figures GOMEZ
The mild, the fierce. the stony face
Some bright with thoughtless smiles and some
Where secret tears have left their trace.
They pass to toll. to strife, to rest
To halls In which the feast Ia spread
To chambers where the funeral guest
In silence sits beside the bed.
And some to happy homes repair,
where children pressing cheek to cheek.
with mutc caresses shall declare
The tenderness they cannot speak.
And come who walk IN calnness here
Shall shudder as they reach the door,
Where one who made their dwelling dear
1tt nower. its light, s seen no more.
Yontl, with pale eheek and tender frame,
And dreams Of greatness in thine eye,
Cost thou TO build an early name,
Or early In the task to die2
Keen son Of trade, with eager brow,
who IL now auttering in thy snareP
Thy golden fortunes. tower they now,
Or melt the gllttering spires in air2
Who of this crowd tonight shall tread
The dance I'M daylight CLEANS againf
Who sorrow Ger the untimey dead7
Who writhe in throes OF mortal painY
Some, famlne-struck, shall think how long
The cold, dark hour, how slow the light
And Some, who fiaunt amid the throng
Shall hide In dens OF shame tonight
Each where his tasks or pleasure call
They pass and heed each other not;
There Ia one who heede, who holds them all
In his large love and boundless thought
These struggling tides OF life, that seem
In waywari. aimless course TO tend,
Are eddles Of the mighty stream
That rolls to lts appointed end.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-11-06
BE Civil TO Children.

There is not care enough taken on the
part of many parents and teachers to be
civil TO children. Children are laughter
have been and ought 10 be-to be respect
ful to their parents and older people but
the converse obligation is not often enough
Insisted ON or practiced. There is no reason
IN this. If there be more in older persons
to call forth respect, which may not always
be true, there is also with them or ought
TO he more capacity for showing respect,
more knowledge and judgment and practice
in courtesy. They are thus looked upon
with propriety by the children themselves
as models in this particular rhe pattern is
often poor one. There are teachers in our
schools who have yet much to learn in this
matter. They will find themselves repaid,
they may be sure, in many ways, apart from
the public benefit, il they viii be civil TO
their scholars, after the most genuine
fashion, aud with most scrupul,us care.
HE is happfest, bs he King or peasant, who
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-11-06
VICTORIOUS AT PARIS.

The following extract from article in the French
Journal Of the Paris Exhibition. HErposition CHivrSee
De 1875 WUHree, states very clearly the why
much American butter reaches Europe in bad condition.
In the butter and cheese producing districts Europe
has long been known that diff ieue exists In the diff
feren kinds ot salt produced trO the various
the d,iryman lies IL the the puiesl only,
isn ,s sn i n & [ e ,d ND ,, r sm st S Ss a M
Wor from the New where cheese and butter ave msnt-
Ain rica and Cailaa or export 10 suiope and else
where Lhs rS'ro1aarS rapid sI0S,h I; ,he trade y
in England and Europe generally of cheese and butter Of
good IN Ike and sound condition Aud the aentn therefore
OF producers mas Of late been specially directed 10
animation by tesls and experiments ot ihe various kinds ol
des,eons and 70 he using only Of that on which reliance
San Sa 1y pl,ss sc, , Asln u%iS PyapSs sVs sut S
has 6een subjected 10 the mo-. searching analysis, aud In
the nse Of salt containing derterous atsr. II H. how
ever rather remarkably that tie analysis Of salt has not OF
lel bttli iouih 70 Anuld sale guide TO the dairym
(perhaps f. M the dculy OF obtaining really represent.
been uu The kowledse obi,ne,l 5y preparing but
er and CHEESE nnds, Ne Ne same conditions Win various
plein different districts and counties have given the rs
place TO- lllgn" salt aud II IA used every
who produce butter cheese OF tie nayor and In
the best possible condition.
We could procure hundreds Of testimonials Of farmers In
this vicinity, wh1 have used IT, to It's good points, but
unnecessary. tal At Uur sue, see IT, test In way
beside other salts, take trial II you still skel
teal and 1t 1t satisfactory In every feapect II be
Islurned and we WI make no ehsge tor What y9q lse,
Tor reasons of eeonoy hesitate about buying ms sa on
account OF lts somewhat ughrr prce. II we'll 10 practice
economy but be you right then ahead" Don't
be penny wse and pound FOOLISH" IT, IN consequence oi
using impure salt your batter should not keep well and
your buter-bnyer should offer a two less on that
account you will the economy buying the beswhat
ever the cost In nothing the saying the best Is The
cheapest" more trse Than dairy salt But there
much difference In the would at rst think. Let
US make little calculation. Allowing ounce OF salt to
pound OF butter tub Of butter thirty pounds woulc
require two pounds OF salt, which, at one and one-ha
cents pound would three cents; the same quantlt,
Of ordinary DAIRY salt would ont. half cents
difference small as worthy To be reokoned BE
sides II is the only salt put up In pure linen sacks which
domestic worth than The differences in COS
between this aud other brands.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-11-06
IMPROVEMENTS.

II is only about four years since MessIs Thomas Hggn
Co, Of Liverpool, tile pIopIrtors OF the Cheshire
Works OF ilt ninI+, btsi impressed with the
the popIietofs OF the Ashton Works
Ing tO quickly reimnuIse themselves In the shortest possible
space st time Tor tile large ice paid TO the heirs OF the
late Nicholas Ashton for si1 works the good will
rche to the name; that they paying less attention tn
the quality Of the product and consequently that there
opening fora salt uf really superior quality fair
price. lhv Hegin Works had always been celebrated
htvng tile est Dine H. ihr whole Cheshire district.
Messrs. ligpn Go. determined that If Toying all th.
most Improved exercising the sIplitst care
wopld result in high grade OF salt INT they were deter
mined TO accomplish that Object successful were they
that ~ The Centennial Exhibition at lhadcllhl tney car
re on the prize, and strong IN the belief thai the intrli
gent amt progressive dealers dai Snrn Of the United
States would appreciate really superior article Mr. gm
determined 10 make rsh Tor the Americ dairy trade,
which heeto had been almost mouopulrd by ASH
ton b,nd How successful lie In this attempt shown
by the foil wing figures:
Ashon's salt sold New York ls76 a67O sacks
AshtUn's salt sold at New York, o7... GUlOU sacks.
Decrease, 81 per cent
Higgins salt sold al New York. ls76...... $3.50 sacks
Hgsns salt sold at New York, lsI7...... 52stO sacks
Increase, $50 per cent.
Considering that the Ashton brand had been In In this
country Tor uary lug purposes Or than
that dealers and dHrymen generally prjudced lis
favor, This succrss Oi the lii pRin brand ceray aso
bhhg and oud ONLY he explained by the hypothesis that
while the qualify Of Higgins brand had been greatly -
proved. that ul Ashton had corresp ndny
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-11-06
How to Preserve the EyssIsht.

First, cease to use the eyes for the time
being aud look away from the work, when
sight becomes in the least painful, blurred,
or indistinct. After perfect rest tor mo
ment, or longer, work may be resumed, to
be discontinued as before when the eyes
feel again fatigued. Second, see that the
light is sufficient, aud that it ials properly
upon your word. Never sit facing It. 1t
best that the light should tall upon the
work from above and behind. Failing this,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-11-06

(and that is wrong expression to use, for
omnipotence knows no frontier or confines
to its sphere of possible action) is ours.
All that God has done is but little in com
parisop with what he can effect when his
arm shall be barred to complete his mighty
purposes yet all the possibilities that per-
tain to God belong to his people, "The Lord
is my strength" h."-Spur1eon
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-11-06
Wrw eaderfisemenfs.
HIGGINS
Eureka Salt
How it is made, and why
it is the best!

our Vermont dairymen beginning realize that, II
they to compete with Western creamery butter and
retain the high reputation Vermont butter has previously
had they must improve the quality. There II always de-
mand for gilt edge and choce butter and such butter viii
always bring good price, Hhe ordinary sells slowly and
for very low PRICE Darens Associations and farmers
have had inermlnabe discussions regard deep
shallow setting OF milk, improved rhnms, milk pans etc,
but seem TO have ignored the fact that the purity and clean
hness OF the st they use has quite much to do with the
making Of choice butter and cheese. Western darymen,
on the contrary, hve always realized that fact and spare
no pains or expense In procuring the best salt Hence the
keen competition between The illggn brand and its old
rival the Ashton The result Ia, when the two hrnds have
BEEN thoronghly tested aide by side that the Eureka has
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-11-06

On autopsy, the brain of Modelling, the would
be assassin Of Emperor William, appeared normal,
but the skull WAS somewhat obliquely shaped, as
is often found in persons Of unsound mind.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-11-06

After adjournment the society marched by
regiments to the Pavilion, where at ten o'clock an
elaborate spread WAS set out by Landlord Bailey
After a full discussion Of the yiands thus pro-
vded, Colonel Hooker called the members of the
society TO order. In few well chosen words he
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-11-06
'' A single drop OF manly blood
The surging sea outweigh-,"

At the close OF Mr.. Bigeow's able and eloquent
address-which was frequently interrupted by
bursts of applause from the immense audience
surgeon Edison moved avote Of thanks, which
was heartily given. The Glee Club then sang,
/" To thee, o Country" which was warmly en-
cored They responded to the call, and after
that Colonel Hooker called for an "old army
song" which was given by the club. A vote OF
thanks was rendered the club for their part in the
evenings exercises Certainly they added greatly
to the enjoyment Of all present.
At the close of the address the society adjourned
To the banquet hall.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-11-06

HE is happfeSt bs lie King or peasant, who
finds peace in his home.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-11-06

DKOBATE COuRrS.-until further notice the RIO
bate Courts for Washington District Will be held Al the
office In Montpelier irEspAr oi EAch wEkk Al let
tefs business connected with the once should be ad
's'''' y VI. s"-' ''S''' > HARVEY fILDEs Judge.
December l: ie1sL H-t
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-11-06


Foul self.contempt, which browns in sneers
Youths starlight smile, and makes its tears
First like hot gall then diy forever
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-22
SardineS.

From their name, it is often thought that
they are taken of Sardinia, whence the chief
suppi! originally came, though for long
while they have been mainly caught on the
coasts of Brittany (Bretagne), where thous-
ands OF men, women and children are EN-
ployed in the business. Many families have
lived by the fishery for generations, and they
and their labOrS are always objects of inter
est to strangers visiting the picturesque pro-
vince. Their vessels are generally of eight to
twelve persons, who go six to nine miles from
land, and when they See their prey they
spread their gillnets, scattering their bait,
consisting OF eggs and flesh of cod, mackerel
and other fish, and soon haul them in in
quantities. Some are salted on board, but the
lected and their heads cut off, are well washed
and Sprlnkled with fine salt. A few hours
later they are arranged in almost perpendicu-
lar rows on frames, and these are immersed
again and again in the best boiling (olive) oil.
When sufficiently cured the oil is drained of
on uncovered tables sloping toward cen
trail groove, through which the oil runs into
vessel Tor the purpose. The fish are then
packed in the small tin boxes SO well known
to consumers by women and children, sitting
filled up with fresh OIL and Soldered down by
men. The boxes are next put in an iron
basket, and plunged into a covered boiler of
water, and boiled from half an hOnr to an
hour and half, according to their size. After
drying, labelling and placing in wooden
teresting to observe the industry, skill and
economy of the Breton fishers, who, though
somewhat rude. are sturdy, hardy, indepen-
dent, and as unlike the typical French as any
people of the same nationality can well be.
They are SO thrifty and energetic that many
some independence, aud they deserve it
richly,
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u H. WARNER, Real Estate Auctioneer.

TH9S1Ess1 SA N,9Ss Ao hAReE F. EdssT
f. STREE BETWEEN sra AND srB
among the land records Of the County Of III
Wsshns.en y; e. In Liber sSs folio s97 the
lie auction. In front Of the premises, on THURS
DAY, the 10Th day Of August, A. ID. 1878, ut
O'clock p m, the following valuable property, to
Ia the City Of Washington and District of Colum-
bia. the same being the easterly part of lot num-
bered two %, In square numbered four hundred
lows Beginning for the same at the southeast cor
Der OF said lot on K street north; thence running
northerly on the line dividing lot No. 2 from lot
ss5 feet inesss pSly.t se a19sy
division between Biagden and More 0 the s1st
H. asse .aS records d9
cry on said alley twenty i9s5 feet Ave II inch
Der I'd, A b. 1858; thence running southeriy. BY
said Duffey's land, In . straight line through !
brick stable, cutting Of the westerly portion there
street; thence running easterly on said e street
twenty six (28) feet five (6) inches or less,
to the point OF beginning, with right in said alley
on, together with all the buildings. Improvements,
rights privileges as In said deed Of October 18th,
The terms OF sale are: One-fourth Of the mr.
chase money in cash, (of which $500 must be paid
at the time of sale and the residue In three years
with interest at per cent: per annum, payable
chaser. The deferred payments to be represented
by note to be secured by deed of trust on the
property sod to the satisfaction OF the Trustees.
Ali conveyancing ut the purchasers cost.
G. e: T. n FRaE6M. 3rrustees.
j. I. COLDWELL, Salesman. jy28-d