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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-10-15
The Work OF Strong Drink.


Strong drink cuts down youth in its vigor,
manhood in its strength, and age in its
weakness. 1t breaks the fathers heart, be-
reaves the doting mother, extinguishes nat
ural affection, grasses coniugal love, blots out
real attachment, blights paternal hope, and
orings down mourning age in sorrow to the
grave. 1t produces weakness, not strength
sickness, not health death, not life. 1t
makes wives widows, children orphans, faith.
ers fiends, and all of them paupers and beg
gars. 1t feeds rheumatism, nurses govt,
welcomes epidemics, invites cholera, imports
pestilence and embraces consumption. 1t
covers the land with idleness, poverty, dis
ease and crime. 1t fills your jails, supplies
your almshouses, and demands your asylums.
1t engenders controversy, fosters quarrels
and cherishes riots. 1t crowds your peni.
tentiaries, and furnishes victims for your
scaffolds. 1t is the life-blood of the gambler,
the element OF the burglar, the prop of the
highwayman, and the support Of the mid
night incendiary 1t countenances the liar,
emboldens the thief and encourages the
blasphemer. 1t violates obligations, rever-
ences fraud and honors infamy. 1t defames
benevolence, hates love, scorns virtue and
ISLANDERS innocence. II incites the father TO
butcher the helpless offspring, helps the hus-
band to massacre his wife, and aids the child
TO grind the parricidal axe. 1t burns up
man, consumes woman, blasts life, curses
God and despises heaven. 1t suborns wit
nesses, nurses perjury, defiles the jury box,
and stains the judicial ermine. 1t brides
votes, disqualifes voters, corrupts elections,
pollutes institutions and eudangers govern
nent. 1t degrades the citizens, debases the
legislator dishonors the statesman and dis
arms the patriot. 1t brings shame, not
honor; terror, not safety; despair not hope;
misery, not happiness; and with the maleyo-
ence of iiend it calmly surveys its fright
full desolation, and unsatiated with havoc, it
poisons felicity, kills peace, ruins mortals,
olghts confidence, Stays reputation, and
wipes out national honor; then curses the
world, and laughs at its ruin. 1t does all
that and more. 1t murders the soul. 1t is
the sum OF all villainies, the father of all
crimes, the mother of all denominations, Sa-
tan's best friend, aud mans worst enemy
The Christian.
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sciences, rather than algebra, foreign geog-
raphy, foreign history, scholastic grammar,
rhetoric, or any foreign language ancient or
modern. But let us have these in simple,
plain, practical forms, and not in Z" the high
Roman manner"
Wherever we can get such schools well
taught, by teachers rightly trained we shall
have the people thoroughly interested in
them. The way TO interest the parents is to
interest the children. Children being taught
in this thorough and practical manner, their
lively talk about their teacher and his les
sons will stir the people with establishment
by its very unusualness. These very sub
jects are what the people themselves would
like to know about-the science Of common
life and every day work-and live teacher
of this class would find his classroom be-
coming a place of resort for the parents, es-
pecially the mothers, while elder brothers
and fathers would demand his presence at
the farmers clubs and his services as an
evening lecturer.
ltdCHtTS VI tnls CldoS couiu pO oSe'iSN
for life in rural neighborhood. The peo-
pie would soon build them houses with more
or less land attached, and sohool-house &C
cording to their own plans, both for edifice
and equipment. The teachers garden would
be the source of supply to the district for
fruit trees, plants and flowers. The pupils
would learn from him all the nicer opera
tions of the farm and garden. He could
post the parents on many points regarding
their work, the nature and value of fertil-
izers, new seeds and plants, and many a
point of pecuniary advantage besides. A
teacher like this would be the most useful
and necessary man in the place where he
was settled. He would be kept as long as
any pay within the means of the district
would keep him, and if his talents and use
fulness called him to higher sphere he
would be allowed to go only on condition
that he should replace himself with another
as like himself as possible. We say "him-
SELF" but frequently these teachers would be
of the fairer sex, and often wife and hus-
band might find their life's work together
in the most useful, pleasant and profitable
labor of training the new generations as
they rise in good learning, good husbandry
and good citizenship. Who dare say that
this is an utterly hopeless dream?
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Ansper--That the action OF the atmos-
phere, Of heat, cold, and varying degrees of
moisture, increase the quantity Of available
plant food in the soil, and that these agencies
take better effect when the soil is often
broken up and stirred.
Quesiion-Does experience confirm this
theory
dnsuer-Yes; the theory Is based upon
the experience of all ages since agriculture
began.
Question-Has tllage any other purpose ?
AnsDer-1t mellows the soil and facili-
tates the operations of planting. Too many
who call themselves farmers regard this as
the chief object of tllage.
Question-Why ?
Ansrer-Because they have never prac-
ticed tillage with sufficient thoroughness 10
discover how greatly it may be made to in
crease the fertility of the land
Question-What has experience proved in
regard to this matter?
Answer-That by proper system of fall
lowing and tillage, with rotation of crops,
land may be made productive of profitable
crops for long series of years, without any
manure. European farmers, who have been
taught the use of tillage both by necessity
and experience, are able, by skillful tillage
alone, 10 get larger average crops than many
American farmers realize by the use of
manure.
Question-What is the chief implement
tillage2
AnSwer-The plow.
Question-What must good pillow be
capable of doing
Answer-Of thoroughly, easily and uni
formly pulverizing the soil through which it
passes.
Quesiion-What marks the good plowman?
Answer-Ability to select such pillow,
suited to the land upon which it is to be
used and so to attach his team to it and
guide it as to cause it TO do its work in the
best manner.
QuestiOn-Are such plowmen plenty?
Answer-Not any too plenty in America.
Quesiion--What are other important i'm.
plements of tillage
AnS1er-Clod-crush harrows, rollers
and cutivators.
Question-What are their uses
Answer-To finish the work begun by the
pillow in fitting the ground for the crop, and
afterwards TO keep the surface open and
free from weeds.
Question-What are the chief requisites
to be sought for in such implements ?
Answer-Eficiency first, then the ease,
rapidity and the cheapness with which their
work is done. Under the last head comes
their thorough and workmanlike con.
struction.
Question-What should young farmer
aim at in this matter of tillageY
AnSwer-First to understand its princi-
pies then to make himself acquainted with
the various implements, and, by practice,
become proficient in their use. He should
never rest satisfied until he knows good
work and good tools when he sees them, and
cannot be beat either in fitting land for a
crop, or in cultivating that crop in the best
manner and at the least cost. When he has
reached this point he may spare little
time to learn how to gait a trotting horse.
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Iwirnlfmal leparf'renf.


o Golden Rod
Didst thou not know how long the winter lasted
How weary we waited for the spring.
Coud'st thou moi wait, thou sign OF waning summer
Nor quite yet fling
Thou thoughtcss eager-footed CONFER
Along the road, aud on each green hillside
Thy golden banners wide9
psi thou moi know how long we watched the pne-tops
Before they opened all their golden store?
How long before the gray old maple branches
Burned red to tell that spring had come once noreY
Before the alder tassels dropped and quivered
Above the rare green In the meadow sereY
Before the earth stirred softly with the stirring
OF germ and rootlet, and we could not hearP
All, no, thou knowest not. No sign Of
Is IN thy face. No vigls dost thou keep.
For thee there Ia no past and no tomorrow,
what IA not Joy 10 thee. Ia dreainless sleep.
Thou sleepest warm through all the lingering winter
There starts no memory where thou art laid;
Blind to the future, too, thou knowest never
How short the time before thou too shalt fade.
Thou art like wild beacon broadly naring.
Startling, from rocky hight, the peaceful town.
That cries in flame along the far horizon,
Behold the enemy comes sweeping down.
Arise, for rest is past Beat out the plowshare
Forge cleaning blade and spearl Gird sword thgh'
From hill to hill thy signal fires leap blazngi
Far TO the north they light up all the sky
Unconscious herald Thine to bear the tdings,
The certain winter 1t Is ours to know;
The waiting Ia so weary long, summer
We scarcely know her ere she turns to 60
oh Golden Rod couldst thou no longer tarry2
Droops the red clover, fades the elders snow,
The nre-weed dies as died the waving daisy,
While far and wide thy yellow banners blow.
oh Golden-Rodl
Thou didst not know how long the winter lasted;
How YEARLY we waited for the spring,
liatr ,utffn %
That now dost Hing,
Thou thoughtless eager-footed comer,-
Along the road and each green hillside,
Thy golden banners wide Selected.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-10-15
1879

j. G. EMERY would say to
his friends and patrons that
with his new and varied stock
of seasonable goods, in each
department, he is fully pre-
pared to meet the wants of
the trade, and solicits an ex-
animation of goods and prices.
CARPET DEPARTMENT.-In
this department the styles are
unique and beautiful, and the
prices so low that very few
need deprive themselves the
comfort or luxury of a new
Carpet; and for the amount
that it will cost, there is no
item that so beauties or rem
ders comfortable a Vermont
home.
Room PAPERS AND WINDOW
SHADES. AS to these goods,
no better or more extensive
stock can be found in the
ST tie, and the prices are such
thai with a few dollars the
walls may be covered with
beauty, and to the chilling
wind may be said: d" THUS far,
and no farther"
The DINING RooM.-And
for the Dining Room may be
found an unusually fine stock
of Crockery, Glassware and
Table Cutlery, embracing a
new and especially handsome
shape of Crockery, in finish
almost equalling the French
China goods.
FANCY GOODs.-In the Fan
cy Goods department may be
found "Majolica and "Pa-
lissey" ware, from the En-
glish, German and French
potteries, japanese novelties,
and Porcelains from "L,mo-
ges," in France.
For wedding and all pres
ents these goods are largely
taking the place of plated
ware, in consequence of their
artistic merit and beauty.
To be understood and ap-
preciated the stock needs to
be seen, therefore COME
| and SEE."
j. c.. EMERY,
September 16, 1879 Montpelier, VI.
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Temperance.
DARE TO SAY mo :"

Dare TO say no" when you're tempted 10 drink,
Pause for moment, my brave boy. and think
Think Of the wrecks upon iifes ocean tossed
For answering "yes." without counting the cost;
Think Of the mother who bore you In palm
Think Of the tears that will fail like the rain
Think Of her heart, and how cruel the blows
Think Of her love, and at once answer "now
Think Of the hopes that are drowned In the bowl,
Think Of the danger to body and soul;
Think Of sad lives, once as pure az the snow
Look at them now, and at once answer no;"
Think Of manhood with rumt tainted breath;
Think Of the homes that, now Swallowed with woe,
Might have been heaven had the answer been no."
Think Of the lone graves, both unwept and unknown,
Hiding fond hopes that were fair "a your own;
Think Of proud forms, now forever laid low.
That still might be here had they learned to say mo"
Think Of the demon that Turks In the bowl.
Driving to ruin both body and soul;
Think Of all this as life's journey you 20,
And when you're assaulted by the tempter, say no."
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The Young Farmers Catechism.
CHAPTER yU.-TILLAGE.

Question What is tillage2
demonstrating the soil with the pur-
pose of increasing its productiveness and,
incidentally, of destroying weeds.
Question: What is the difference between
tillage and cultivation
AnsDer-Accordin to the dictionaries the
meaning of these two words is the same.
But in use there is difference-we till the
land, but we cultivate the crop.
Question-What is the theory Of tillage
Answer--That by breaking up and fining
the soil we may promote fertility.
Questioa-What is the reason Of this
theory
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-10-15
Edmund BUM T.,
Late Commissioner Of fAtents

"Bosros, October 49, 1870.
OR. II. EDDY, Eso-Dear Sirs-lou procured for me,
In sO nst patent Since then you have acted for and
advised in hundreds OF cases, and procured many
patents reissues and extensions have occasionally EN-
poyed the agencies in New York, Philadelphia and
Washington, but still give you almost the whole Of my
business In line, and advise Others 70 employ yon
Yours truly GEORGE DRAPER"
Boston, January |, 1879 $3.50
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-10-15

81 regard Mr.. Eddy OF the capable and
ees4ful practitioners with whom have had official inter-
course. CHARLES MASON,
Commissioner of Patents"
Inventors cannot employ person more Trustworthy or
capable OF securing for them early and favorable
consideration at the Patent Office. - -
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Tunbridge Fair.

At the fair held in Tunbridge on Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday of last week,
the following premiums were awarded:
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CLASS Lx.-FRUIT.

A. NJ. Wiley, sharon, greatest variety OF apples
recy labeled and grown by exhibitor, lst ..... 81
II. NJ Gaylord, Brookneld, Observation-Disclosures.
II. L. circuit. Northheld, ten varieties OF apples not
entered above, lst..:
s. II. JONES' Tunbrdge, I'd.
II. L. circuit, Norihned, ten varieties of apples not
hDoNt
:. b. Jones' Tunbrdge, three varieties Of pears st
r. W. Smith. TunbIidge, ID. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Pierce brothers, East Randolph lot Of grapes cor
Iecy labeled, st. .;:............:.....;....:. ..
T. W. Manley, SO. Royalton, three waernelons, lst
j. \. Gray Tunbrdge, 2d....... .................
A. Is. Cushman, three citrons, LIST.
orcntt Bixby, Chelsea ID. ...:",..,.............
o. Whitney, Tunbridge canned fruit. LIST. .........
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CLASS x.-GARDEY VEGETABLES,

W. A. farnham, Royaon greatest variety LIST $3.50. 81 90
Prince Brothers, East Randolph ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. so
j. L. Famham, Tunbrldge peck OF potatoes, st.. 50
L. l. Battles Brookiied, ID. neutrality-suspicious.. 25
o. whitney, rnnbridge peck of beets lst........ 50
Orcutt Bxby, Chelsea Is
o. Whitney, peck Of English turnips. st.......... 80
Chas. W, Smith, Tunbrdge, Cd ................. rs
j. W. Bailey Royalton peck Of rutabagas, lst.... 50
rarnham a...;.......... ;.:........ ........ -
W A. Farnham, peck of parsnlps. st............ 50
IS Jones, Tnnbrdge, field potatoes lst..... y
John +. Fish, Washington Observation-Disclosures. IS
Q: whitney, peck of Carrots 50
w y.
W. W. Swami Tunbrdge, peck Of onions, lst....... 50
". A, FaInhim, six squashes, lst,..,........,. 30
John =. Fish, Washington, Observation-Disclosures. %
Harvey Smith, Sharon, six pumpkins, lsi........ 50
s. b. Jones 2d.... Observation-Disclosures. ... IS
Daniel Robinson. STAFFORD three cabbages st... 50
A. l. Tucker Iunbrlge, I'd .................... g
&. w. Smith, lunbrdge, tomatoes lst............. 81
CnNln Metcalf. Innhrllge ID Is
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CLASS M.-AGRiCULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
Smith Brothers. Tunbrdge, swivel plow, lst..... Dll
Barre pow d........,.... ................... DiI
A. NJ Wiley, Sharon Land side plow, lst........ Dii
Geo. II. Nutting La Dow cultivator, lst........ Dii
". II. Ordway, Randall cultiyator, h.......... Dll
Geo. II. Hacke runbrtge, LIST, drag rake DiI
Geo. j. Prince. W. Randolph six butter tubs, lst. Dil
W. W. Brown, Chelsea, I'd .......... ......... Dil
VI Farm Machine Co, sugar evaporator st..... hi
j. F. Sargent STAFFORD hi
Walter A. Wood moving machine, lst.............. Dl
Warrior, I'd ............. ..................... D
A. NJ Wiley Sh IRON horse rake. LIST .............. D
W. II. Ordway STAFFORD 9d.................... D
John Mudget Tunbrdge, hay tedder, lst......... Dl
L. WEIGH, furniture Dl
Domestic sewing machine. Observation-Disclosures. DI
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O. W. Peese Hartford onehalf bushel Of wheat, lat
n = i,1hba fas, 'ii,,ootesa ,'ba, bnsh n;
hptllk WHEAT ISL
W. A. farnham, Royalton, ID. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
s. u. Jones, Tunbrdge. onehaf bushe Of rye. lst...
" W. fehHe, "a.
Q. g. Dodge, Royalton, one-half busel OF beans lst
Prince Brothers, East Randolph 2d.......,........
y d. Moody, Tunbridge one-half bushel OF peas, LIST
W. A. Farnham, peck Of timothy seed. ist...."....
Harvey Smith, I'd
q. W. Pease, one-half bushel Of oats lat. ammonium.
q. Is. Dodge Royaon, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
circuit Bixby, Chelsea, twelve ears Of sweet corn LIST,
d. Noyes, Iunbndge, %.
James A. Reynolds, South Royaton, twenty-five ears
OF seed corn lst.........
v. D
f. D. Moody, acre Of wheat, lst ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
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p. G, searn., oyalIon, s-years-Od buck, lai...,.
n. W. fAfwell, Brookneld 3D.. ...............
IL q. stenrps hoJalton. iysarold buck, Lat and I'd.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-03-15
LOCAL MATTERS

CAPITOL NoTEs.-The debt.compromise
bill is the special order in the House for II
O'Clock to-day.
The attempt to repeal the Moffett law will
be heard of again ia the House Monday
morning at 113 O'Clock.
The Committee on Finance OF the House
OF Delegates will hold Il special meeting to-
day at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. to examine the
workings OF machine for registering
drinks, manufactured by Messrs. Davie 4
johnson.
Governor Holiday yesterday removed
the political disabilities OF John w. Law
son, OF Rockingham county, and extended
executive clemency 10 William Jackson
(colored), OF Cumberland county. who was
condemned in March, 1878. to three years
Imprisonment for alleged housebreaking.
Pardons were refused by the Governor to
John NJ. Martin, Of Amherst county; to
Gray Elder, OF Mecklenburg county; to
George Curb Frisch, OF Wythe county, and
to James Jackson, Of Prince Edward
county.
Despite the efforts Of Mr.. Henry, the
House yesterday ordered TO engroSsment
the bill incorporating company to build u
railroad from Hanover Junction to West
Point.
Mr.. R. 4. Ayres, reading-clcrk OF the
House, has obtained short leave OF abb
sence. He is about to HE him to his noun
tain home to snuff the fresh and fragrant
brcezcs to restore the bloom to his cheek,
which the bad ventilation Of the hall and
long and weary sessions robbed him of. Be
has done great deal OF hard work, aud
deserves a rest. -.-~-
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A PROPHECY FULFILLED.-When Baron L1ebig
stated that his discovery Of Extract Of Meat (rc-
sultirg from the analysis OF upwards of sixty sorts
of meal) would prove ore of the most beneficial 10
mankind of his various discoveries, he had no con-
cep,ion Of the enormous extent OF consumption
which the future would develop, nor OF the success.
sion of gold medals, diplomas OF honor, and other
distinctions which would be awarded 10 the Lebig
Company, to whom he gave the exclusive use OF his
name, From Il few hundred Bavarian oxen, which
were originally sufficient 10 supply The continental
demand the total of cattle since useI by the COM
pany exceeds 1900 900 head, and there are COM
paraliyey few households which do not avail tlIen-
selve of Liebig Company's Extract OF Meat. At the
Paris Exhibition Of 1867 Baron Licbig himself was
honorcd with the Grand Cross OF The Legion OF
Honor, and the company with lwo gold medals, one
as founders Of an entirely new branch or INDUSTRY
and the second for best quiiy Of their extract AL
the present Paris Exhibition The gold medal being
the first priZe, was awarded for best quality TITS
brings up the number Of first prizes and distinctions
carried at all exhibitions since The companys exist
ence 10 nine gold medals and diplomas of honor
w. .;,1 Dnet
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MANCHESTER AND VICINITY.

William Pembert0n Sent On TO the Grand
Juru-The examination OF William Penn
berton, charged with an attempt at rape
upon the tifteen-year-od daughter OF n
highly respectable citizen OF Manchester
township, ended yesterday afternoon before
the Magistrates Court, Justices Woodbridge
ana Hewlett presiding. nnd resulted in his
being sent on to the grand jury OF the
County Court, bail being allowed in the
sum of $4,000. Pemberton was highly en-
cited during the examination, and several
times interrupted witnesses who gave tcsti-
mony against him, and at one time pro-
nounced in open court the testimony given
by the young gir's father to be lie.
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SHARP WORDS. IN A COURT -RooM.-Yes-
terday afternoon, during the hesriDg OF the
case OF the COMMONWEALTH, against Messrs.
johnson and Poe, Mr.. j. Murray. Forbes, OF
Fauluier, Bbo Is associated with Attorney
General Field and Mr.. SeaweIl as counsel
for the State, made statement which Gene
ral Johnson regarded as Objectionable, and
which he -pointedly contradicted. Mr..
Forbes promptly responded to Genera.
johnson. Some words passed, and Mr.
Forbes said General Johnson was no gen.
tleman, or words to that effect or worse I;
and General Johnson declared chat be would
thrash the gentleman when the court ad-
iourned. Judge Wexford compelled the
helfigerenis to take their seats and restored
order. and satisfied himself that no trouble
need be expected during the pendency OF
the cause. -, 81
The proceedings then went on quietly.
Chief-os-Police Poe, upon hearing OF the
affair, and apprehending a breach OF the
peace, swore out peace warrants against the
two gentlemen, and placed them in the
hands OF officers Of the Middle district to
be executed at once.
Captain White arrested Mr. Forbes and
took him before Acting Pollce-Justice
Crutchticld, who required him to give bond
in the sum OF $4,000 to keep the peace to-
wards General johnson ana all the citizens
OF the Commonwealth for twelve months.
Attorney-General Field became surety for
him.
General johnson was arrested at his resi-
dence by Sergeant Hall, and at his own re-
quest was taken before Justice Saunders. OF
that (Clay) Ward. Justice Saunders admit
ted him to bail in $1,000 to appear before
the Police Court this morning. Mr.. S. 5.
Campbell became his surety.
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A MUSICAL SOIREE AT RICHMOND AND
WEST POINT.-Last night a number Of Ia
dies and gentlemen, by invitation, visited the
Westmoreland Club and 5lain.strect office
OF the Bell Telephone Exchange, at which
places they had an opportunity Of testing
the efficiency Of the telephone. There was
also quite gathering OF ladies and gentle
men at West Point, the terminus Of the
York River road, and the telegraph wires
having been connected with the Telephone
Exchange and the Clubhouse, lively con-
versation was carried on for more than an
hour by the ladies and gentlemen at West
Point and here. Later in the evening the
Richmond and West Point ladies sang alter
nately several songs to the edlcation and
enjoyment OF all present.