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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-07-23
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CENTRAL VERMONT RAILROAD LINE
Commencing Monday, July 7, 1879.

Trains Going South and East.
Leave Montpelier at 11.45 A. NJ, 205 p. NJ, 70t
r. NJ, and 800 p. NJ
white Mountain Express,FIom Syracuse !. and os
pelier at 9.25 A. NJ.
Maii-rrom Montreal, ST. Aibsns burlington etc., eave
pnPped asPs,,edi New 3orf ( and I points
Express-From Montreal. st. Albans, Burlington. etc,
Also Tor Bellows Fails and Bra,iicboro.
white Mountain Express From Saratoga SPRING
Rutland. Burlington etc. arrives at Montpelier at ss
Mixed TrainIeaves st. Aibans a, $40 burlington
at I42 NJ, Montpelier at 100 p. NJ, for Norhheld.
Night ExpressnFrom ogdensburg, Montreal o 81; Al
for Boston via Lowell or fitchSurs Springfield, New
York and intermediate points.
Trains Gotns North and West.
Leave Montpelier at $50 A. NJ, $40 A. M, 11.3O A.
NJ, $50 p. NJ and D. 30 p. NJ.
Day Express-Leaves Boston via Fichburg at 500 A N.
Via Lowell at 500 a. NJ, New London at SEQ A. n.
S1ssSa sHnssS t. 81 2Ssn. %sfsd 81 s
Accommodation Train,LesSes MoTthaeld 4, $50
MSResr s oos. 81 s and a Rcord aSa
Mixed-Leaves W. r. junction at $50 NJ Northheld Al
1870 A. ~, arrives at Montpelier at 1905 Pm
sarstoga E1prsss the white Moon'sns Leave
Rutland and Saratoga Springs.
Accomm odatio Leaves white River Junction at LIS
and St. Abans.
Night Express-Leayes Boston via Lowell at 100 N.
spnssed az 500 rM, Montpeer at $50 4. s for Bur
iington, st. Abans. Montreal and ogd'bg and the West
Trains leave Montpelier for Barre at 100 NJ 1900
1850 A. N. and $50. Pm.
Sleeping attached to Night Express tans rnnnni
between Montreal and Boston, and Montreal and Spring
nela and New York via Troy and paror cars to Day Ex
press between Boston and Montreal.
Palace Cars are attached to Express trains betweer
White Mountains and Saratoga Springs.
for Chicago sni @ Ws for ss at %
st. Tibans. w. July s,h, is7s
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A Serpent Among the Books.

One day a gentleman in India went into
his library and took down book from
the shelves. AS ne did SO he felt pain in
his finger, like the prick of pin. He
thought that pin had been stuck by some
careless person in the cover of the book.
But soon his finger began to swell, then his
arm, and then his whole body, and in few
days he died. 1t was not pin among the
books, but small and deadly serpent.
There are many serpents among the books
nowadays; they nestle in the foliage Of
some of our most fascinating literature ;
they coil around the flowers whose perfume
intoxicates the senses. People read, and
are charmed by the plot of the story, by
the skill with which the characters are sculp.
tured or grouped, by the gorgeousness of
the word-painting, and hardly feel the pin
prick of the evil that is insinuated. But it
stings and poisons. When the record of
ruined souls is made up, on what multtudes
will be inscribed, Poisoned by serpents
among the books p
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MONTPELIER, VT, WEDNESDAY, JULY %, 1879

skirts; do you call men nearly forty years
old boys ?" The old lady stopped few
moments. BY the powers Of reflection she
knew they were men out in the world, but
she could not make it felt fact in her home.
Looking at her daughter with sweet smile,
she said, "My boys and girls will always be
boys and girls to me-
"Children never grow old in the mothers
heart" How many men and women there
are who have beautiful remembrance al
ways about them, of devoted, faithful
mother Leigh Richmond, in writing of
his mothers untiring care for him, says,
" But she has gone to her rest, and can
only communicate with her In grateful recol-
lection and hopeful anticipation"
Whittier has drawn beautiful picture Of
the sainted mother in these words:
" The blessing OF her quiet life
Fell on us like the dew,
And good thoughts where her footsteps pressed
Like fairy blossoms grew.
"sweet promptngs run to kindly deeds
Were In her very look;
We read her face as one who reads
true and holy book.
And half we deemed she needed not
The changing Of her sphere,
To give to heaven a shining one
Who walked an angel here"
-New York EUdngelist.
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vantages over the preacher. He cannot
compete with them. But there is one thing
he can do which they cannot, he can speak
directly to that which every man knows to
be highest in bim-the spiritual nature, that
which is of kin to God. To do this should
be the preachers study. His work is not to
amuse the imagination, to excite the sensi-
bilities or to convince the reason, but to
arouse the spiritual nature. He is special
ist; and his speciality is, not to demonstrate
doctrine, but to develop character not to
develop all the character, but that which is
supreme or should be-faith, hope, love, the
divine life. We do not, Messrs. Clergymen,
go to church to be amused, or even to be in
structed, but to be revived. Cathedral
magnifcence, social enjoyment and advan..
tage, choice music, pulpit pyrotechnics and
pulpit logic are poor substitute for words
that, like Christ's, have in them lJe.-
Laicus, in Christian Union.
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The Right Place.

"If only were somewhere else than just
here; if only my companions and surround
ings were different; if only my work in the
world were better suited to my tastes and
peculiarities-how much more efficient, as
well as happier, should be in my life p
This is the thought of great many Of Gods
dear children. But what mistake it is
God knows each child of mis- through and
through. He knows where the child be-
longs, aud what that child needs. He has
set the station, he has fixed the sphere OF
that child. And just there, with just those
surroundings and at just that life-work, that
child can better serve God and find true en-
joyment than would elsewhere be possible
You may seem to be making poor success;
of life in your present position; but OF one
thing be sure, you could never fill another
place satisfactorily if you do not fill thi
one-and fit into it easily, while eyou are doing
| its duties.
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Unity OF the Church.

The visible unity OF the church roots in
the invisible unity. This is primary, that
is secondary. The invisible unity is spiritual.
1t is common life in Christ. This is the
organizing, generating, developing force in
the church. Without this spiritual vitality,
a church is poor, formal, dead thing. The
invisible unity is, therefore, the great fact.
1t tmagnifes Christ. 1t demonstrates brother
hood. 1t supplies power for growth and
conquest. Every believer who keeps himself
in the love Of God, keeps himself, also, in the
communion of the saints. To be in Christ
is TO be in his members for the life which
is in the vine flows through all the branches
There are diversities Of gifts, but the SAINT
spirit. And there are differences of admin
istrations (ministries), but the same Lord
And there are diversities of operation, bu
it is the same God which worketh all in all.
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Christ's Own.

1t is good to be bear in mind that outside
of the blessed congregation who are called
by the name we bear, there are multitudes
innumerable whom Christ knows as his and
loves with dying and undying affection.
The system of religion on which Unitarian
ism exists as church, and the system of
Romanism, appear to me utterly incompati-
BILE with the Christian religion as Bryant
explains it, as Keble and Newman sang it
in their spiritual songs. But in the mazes
of error in which even devout minds are
sometimes involved, there are members of
the body of Christ, of Christs church; and
whoever anywhere, and under whatever sys-
TEN, bewildered, oppressed, or rejoicing,
feels himself to be a sinner pardoned and
saved by the sufferings and death of Jesus
Christ, that man, though he were the Pope
of Rome or the thief on the cross, l love
to call my brother and member of the
church of Christ.-Ireneus, in Observer.
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HumOrsOme Waits.

"a FRESHMAN" whispers the Vassar Mis-
cellany, rejoices in new dress, with one
hundred and fifty-fve buttons on the waist"
Education is great thing, great thing.
SHORT dresses are now all the rage in
Paris. This is glorious news to the Ameri-
can women who have grown left-handed in
the back from STOPPING over to pick up their
trails.
"WHAT is love or lore to the small boy
who looks upon the cherry tree when it Is
ripe2" asks the New York Commercial Ad-
vertiser. Very little, probably, but higher
or lower is everything to him.
"DER amt one niger on de top side Of
creation" said a colored man the other day,
putting his hand to his bandaged head,
"what can sing hymn and put de gears
on kickin' mule at the same time"
The Springfield Republican warns US of
ga slumbering volcano which may overleap
its BARRIERS" which reminds US of French
man who thought he smelt q mouse and
wanted to have him nipped in the bud.
A WRITER tells us to place our hand upon
our heart and hear its mufiisd beat-thst it
will sadden us. True; but not so much q
placing our hand upon our wallet, and re-
alizing from its thinness that we must soon
become the muffled beat.-Rock9dnd Courier.
A Fort MADISON, Iowa, man went home
the other evening and found his house
locked up. Getting in at the window with
considerable difficulty he found on the table
a note from his wife: T" have gone out
you will find the door-key on one side Of the
doorstep"
"How did you come to get married y
asked q mar of very homely friend
| ,s ba ,ad aff
vainly tried to win several girls that
wanted, finally turned my attention to one
that wanted me, and then it didn't take
long to fix things" if
A FARMER in Holden, Maine, relates that
being much annoyed with crows pulling W
his corn, he placed large umbrella in hi
field in order TO frighten them away. H,
was a good deal surprised one wet day q
finding good flock seeking shelter under i
from the rain. The umbrella is now uset
! for another purpose
BERKsHIRE Courier. aYes," said the wit
ness, al do remember the defendant
' mother crying on the occasion referred tc
She was weeping with her left sye--th
y only Que she has and the tears were rur
, ming down her right cheek" "What," ez
!, claimed the Judge, show could that be ?
|. "lf your Honor please" said the witness
/ "she was awfully cross-eyed."
n A couNrRYMAN saw for the first tim
q school girl going through some Of hs
gymnastic exercises, for the amusement {
l the little ones at home. After gazing ,
her with looks of interest and commiser,
ton for while, he asked . boy near by :"
a that girl had fts" "No," replied the ID
.. contemptuously, that's gymnAstios" 40
., It's, hey2 How long has she had 'em p
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BY Faith.

For our daily life we have need of meas
ure of confidence in our eyes and our judg-
ments. Some things belong to observation
and arithmetic. Moving along more or
less obscure path, we are mainly left to dis
cover for ourselves the broken bridges and
the swollen streams. If we fall through or
plunge in, we must undergo the consequences
of our insufficient care or imperfect judg-
ment. 1t is ranting religion that teaches
us not to foresee and to neglect the use Of
our best judgment. There is also danger.
GUS element in the teaching which leads us
to demand divine deliverance from the
effects of short sight and bad reasoning.
What we need most in this relation is to
feel that we are entrusted with the care OF
ourselves and our fellows, and that we have
eyes to see with and minds to reason with ;
if God had intended to see for us he would
not have given us eyes. But we have scarcely
reached the end of our own best work be-
fore we begin to realize that Gods greater
work is the really large dependence of his
saints. It is little that we do--not so little
that doing it is non-essential-and it is much
that God does in this very field of daily life.
His are the skies above us and earth beneath
us his the rain and the sunbeam. Our task
is to fit our little work into his large work
to place our cup under his showers and our
flower-bud under his sunbeam. 1t is surely
much-it may easily be everything in ouI
living-to realize that the rain and the sun
beam are divine outgoings and notes of an
infinite harmony wherein the morning stars
and the sons of God repeat the music of g
perfect and everlasting creative love. Thus
far on our way, we are, however, only in q
process of training for the real exercise ol
our religion. Our work and Gods work
making our happiness by the success of oul
adjusting of ours to his-train us to the
larger task, and nothing but such religious
training can fit us for the really severe ex
ertion of our lot. A man cannot, as rule
bear a great load without much experience
with smaller loads; we cannot see well with
out much using of our eyes. All that w
are we become by training. Often it is un
conscious; but there is school in ever,
house and field, shop and street. Seeing
God daily in our working world is school
ing for seeing him when we shall most neet
the vision of his everlasting glory.-Th
| Mefh0Iisf.
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Only Believe.

Suppose prisoner in the Tombs were dy-
ing and one of us were called to speak to
him about his soul. What would we say
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou
shalt be saved" What, with all the record
of his guilty life behind him, would we say
soP Yes. And if he does believe, is he
then saved Yes. How do we know it :?
Because Gods Word afIirms it. If, then,
he goes into eternity true believer, he will
ascend to glory from convict's iron bed
stead We believe that. We preach that
gospel to the dying. We preach it also to
those who are in health. Being in health,
of course, does not alter the gospel. There
is not one gospel for the dying and another
for those who are in health. In each case
there is the same blessed certainty. The
delay of the fact does not alter the fact.
God SAYS the believer shall be taken to
glory. God is not obliged to take him that
moment. Suppose God delays a little sup
pose he delays week, month, or twenty
years. That does not invalidate the prom
ise. It is the faithfulness of God that is in
question, after all. 1t is whether God
either can or will perform the word that he
has spoken.--Geo. S. Bishop, d. ID.
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Giving and Working.

"Every man according to his ability is
the Christian rule Of giving and working
1t is not very faithfully obeyed. There are
many persons who have great ability, yet do
but little work; who have ample leisure,
yet give but little time who have large
possessions, yet make small contributions.
This is an evil that we have all seen under
the sun. And there is another that is like
unto it. There are great many people who
have some ability, but who do nothing; who
have not much leisure, but who give no time
TO the Lords work who have little money,
but who put none at all into his treasury
Those who have little and give nothing VIC
late the Christian law just as truly as dc
those who have much aud give little
There are a great many persons, young and
old, in all our churches, whose means ant
opportunities are. limited, from whom moi
much ought to be expected, but they ar
able to do something, and they do nothing
They are transgressors of the Christian law
They ought to repent and do works meet 10
| reDeutanCe.
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The Work of the Holy Spirit.

Eternal life is said to consist in the knowl-
edge of God, and of Jesus Christ whom he
has sent. To impart this knowledge is the
work of the Spirit. He enables us to see
the glory of God, as it shines in the face of
Jesus Christ 1t is this discovery which
produces holiness. By beholding his glory
we are transformed into his image, from
glory to glory. When Christ was thus re-
vealed to Paul he was instantly converted
from a prosecutor into a worshiper of the
Lord Jesus. And this is the history of every
conversion from that day to this. 1t matters
not to the blind that the heavens are flooded
with glory, or that the earth is clad with
beauty; and it matters not to the spiritually
blind that God has clothed himself in flesh
and dwelt among us. But when the Spirit
opens our eyes, then the beatifc vision
breaks in upon the soul with all its trans
forming power; then we become new crea
lures in Christ Jesus.-Dr Charles Hodge.
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II we'd thought At our last meeting
with the friend we loved 40 dear,
BY his grave we'd soon be standing,
Dropping down the silent tear.
Would that word we spoke 30 lightly
won,d ,ha, in IN, alien, sorro,
yva .or,d c.,, a hacl again,
II we'd thought that soon parting
Would us sever far and wide,
That some OF the gladstone faces
Would be soon across the tide,
Would the hasty word and action,
Would the satire sharp and keen,
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DANGEROUS it were for the feeble brain
of man to wade far into the doings OF the
Most High; whom, although to know be
life, and joy to make mention of his name,
yet our soundest knowledge is to know that
we know him not as indeed he is, neither
can we know him; aud our safest eloquence
is our silence, when we confess without con
fession that his glory is inexplcable, his
greatness aoove our capacity and reach
He is above and we upon earth therefore
it behooves our words to be wary and few
-BishOD Hooker
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WHAT THEN 2-Are angels my attend
ants Then should walk worthy of my
companionship. Am so soon to 60 and
dwell with angels Then should be pure.
Are these feet so soon to tread the courts of
heaven Is this tongue so soon to unite
with heavenly beings in praising God ?
Are these eyes so soon TO look on the throne
of eternal glory and on the assembled Re-
deemer2 Then these feet, and eyes, and
lips should be pure aud holy, and | should
be dead to the world, and live for heaven.
Albert Barnes.
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REST.

There renaineih, therefore, rest 10 The peope@ Cod
God gave to man the earth all fair and glowing,
Rich with sweet flowers and fruits, and lofty trees,
And grassy vales their pleasant shades bestowing,
And thymy downs to greet the summer breeze.
God gave to man the sky all star-bespangled,
His diamond footprints on the purple height,
Changeess in beauty through their maze entangled,
To guide the way-worn wanderer Alright.
God gave TO man his natures noble presence,
Ills stately form and heaven directed soul,
Ills comprehensive mind and deathless essence,
And bade all things acknowledge his control
God gave 10 man his homes unbought affection,
Where eyes Of love his answering glance may meet
Blest In frultion Of his hearts selection,
Gladly he homeward turns his weary feet.
God upon all kindly glfts hath lavshed.
Save one, the dearest sought for and the best.
with farest sights and sounds each hath ravished
Yet here In vain may man demand for rest.
lie finds 1t not in shady glades reposing,
lie finds 1t not the starry heavens among,
Nor even when, his home around him closing,
He lists at sunset to his chdren's song.
God keeps back rest alone. that the world-weary,
Fen though his cup high mantles to the brim,
Or though his fate be desolate and dreary
May seek and hnd repose alone in himl The Ar0osy.
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vERy often think with sweetness, and
longings, and paintings of soul, of being a
little child, taking hold of Christ, to be led
by him through the wilderness of this word
-Jonathan EdlDards.
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Dartmouth College.

The Chandler Scientific Department offers liberal edu-
cation on scientific basis. Mathematics, Modern Lam
Ruages, and Natural Sciences made prominent
and much attention is given to History Political Economy
Rhetoric, and the English Language and Literature
Course Engineering for those who wish to become rail-
road hydraulic sanitary mining Engineers Necessary
expenses very low. A limited number aided. Apply to
S2-Ol PRoP. L. X. RUGGLES, HANOVER, n. II.
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No. 298 ShaWmut Avenue, cor
ner of WaItham Street.

This Is private, hrst-cass institution and occupies
foremost place among the medical establishments of
America and for twelve years has been under the harge
Of DR.. George W. Rhodes. Dr. Thomas Is. sanborn has
accepted the appointment of Superintendent and entered
upon his duties. The public may rest assured that tn
cures performed this institution will be kept up to Its
former standard The object of this Institution is to furn-
ish home with medical attendance. to those persons who
appreciate the dcofors and annoyances nseparabe
from larger and public institutions of the kind Hun
dreds patients who entered its doors In such phys
ical and mental condition that their friends had abandoned
all hope of their rejoicing In that greatest
of te blessngs-a sound body and sound mind Large
numbers of patients treated at the institution and reside
outside or al their own residences. Courier. g6-t5
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BARRE ACADEM Y
ST. JOHNSBURY ACADEMY,
st. Johnsburv, VT.

st. JOhnSburv, VT.
Rev. Homer T. Fuller, A. M, Principal,
Teacher Of Latin, Greek and Mental Sciencs
CHARLES Z. PUTSEY. A. NJ,
Teacher Of Latin. Greek and History.
SOLOMON II. BRACKET, A. M.
Teacher Of Natural Science. and Higher Adfhemdhcs.
MISS l.. JENNIE COLBY,
Teacher Of Latin, French, and English Literature
MISS MARY E. CUMMINGS,
Teacher Of Mathematics and Engli'h
MISS MARGARET MONTGOMERY,
Teacher Of Geometry, and Moral Science
MADAME EMMA MARIE. ......".... Teacher Of French
MISS oRRIs PADDOCK. Teacher Of Instrumentdi Music
MISS TIRzAH M. GUY Teacher Of Draping
This schoo offers facilities for College Preparatory
and English and Scientific training, unsurpassed In north
srn New England One hour given TO each recitation
Expenses moderate First term begins the last Tuesday
August; the second, the hrst Tuesday or wednesday
February. For Catalogue, ETC.. address the Principal
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COLGATE ACADEMY,
HAMILTON, N. Y.

HAM1LTON, N. Y.
Graduates large classes for College each year Especa
attention given the English branches Permanent teach
ers and the best facilities all expenses
Fall term begins September llh. Address for information
$3.50 +. W. TOwLE, Principal.
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Educational
STATE NOR NAL SCHOOL
Randolph, VT.

FAN Term begins Tuesday, August 26th. Greatly
increased advantages for board and for sefboard
ers For any information relation the school, apply
9s-tfg A. W. EDISON, A. b., Principal.
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eMe,v AdrerfisemenfS.

DHOTO VISITING CARDs.-A perfect Photo
graph Of yourself and your name neatly printed on
2 Round Gt-edged Cards for ~ cents post
paid a5 81 OO Send photo with order and II Will
be returned with cards. samples cents. Address -
s6-u UNION CARD CO., Montpelier VT
100 sCRAP-BOOK PICTURES, 10 cents; one
IvUD hundred Transfer Pictures 10 cents two sereo-
scopic Views, 10 eents four Chronos cents
three eight Chroos 10 cents three Gard Poo-
graphs 10 cents forty Irritation Cards 10 cents forty
Transparent Cards, 10 cents hundred mixed Foreign
Stamps 10 centsor the entire lot for 10 cents pos-aiu
hl-ifl Address II. Y. SLAYrON, Montpeller VI