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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-04-13
of the law!D To this day wonder how I re.

of the law!" To this day wonder how re.
strained myself, but did.
SLOW can you talk SO! exclaimed. calm
". Il only mean that you must help me to
bring the criminal to justice, being, as you
are, interested in the Inheritance"
with all the pleasure in life," he replied,
heartily. II will do what can. But-what
is it you want of mew
early tomorrow I will come to you to
consult over the matter, and we can then
decide on our proceedings"
BOttcher drew q long breath.
"This is most unfortunate" he exclaimed
II have had an urgent summons, and must
start from T. before daybreak Perhaps 1
may even be obliged to leave this evening. I
owe heavy sum of money, and must appear
personally to my creditor to demand further
delay. cannot wait"
l could scarce restrain my Joy. The game
had run his head right into my lasso; only
one pull now, and the knot was fast.
Don't trouble" said, quietly. "By-and-
by will do for me. I snail be in Z. for another
week; when you come back will answer as
Gall right. expect to return in couple of
days, he exclaimed. "But stay, one question:
Is DR.. Miding mixed up in this affair?''
do you know him?'
"By sight only"
HE will help me identify the criminal"
said, cody ooking full again into my COM
P'sAAAoA 9 A'Se, WAAS4 looA d uOIIlUlc tl1t anu
expression now.
"Can he do SOP"
Certainly. He saw the man dressed like a
laborer, the morning after the robbery was
effected"
"Who was this ruffiap?" Bottcher asked
breathlessly.
"His name is Ebbing-I think" answered
at haphazard.
81 don't know him." was the reply to this.
II dare say" said che only comes here at
times :"
Irese now, broke off our conversation with
every appearance Of confidence, and departed,
having shaken Bottcher by the hand. went
stealthy to his house and waited. had been
there but about quarter of an hour when a
trap dashed up to the door. Bottcher sprang
out of it, went inside for few minutes, and
then reappeared carrying something under
his left arm. As he got upon one side of the
vehicle, jumped upon the other, and seized
hold OF my game. He made not the least re-
| sistance, but sat like one enchanted.
care those Frau Friedows papers you have
under your arm?" Inquired.
"Yes, they are," he replied.
made the cOachman take us where could
put the robber in safe keeping.
When man is suddenly discovered in a
crime, he is sure to commit some piece Of
folly. l had reckoned upon this, and was
not out in so doing My game had literally
walked into my hand, and felt rewarded at
last for all my trouble and disappointing de.
lays.
Bottcher was sentenced to six years in the
House of Correction. His coadjutors were
not caught.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-04-13
ScOlding.

With some, scold- is chronic. Life
is one long fret. The flesh is feverish,
the nerves unstrung, the spirit perturbed
and in state of unrest. The physical
condition AMI the material surroundings
may have strong tendency to disturb
our equanimity and to exasperate our
feelings; but we are apt to bear in MIND
that the scolding never did anybody
good, and withal grows to be very un-
comfortable to the party who INDUCES in
it.
Inappropriate TO anybody, scolding
appears most hateful In parents and
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-04-13
THE PUN pKIN.

Little folks are much beholden
10 the pumpkin fair and golden.
Who within pumpkin shell
Put his wife and kept her we'll?
Peter, Peter was the man,
Catch the fellow if you can.
Cinderella, for her carriage,
Cinderella, for her marriage,
TO the pumpkin owed a debt.
Has she paid it, think you, yet?
Jack a-Lantern is beholden
10 the pumpkin fair and golden;
But the shell is his alone,
For the pudding is our own;
And if We the stalk can take,
We pipe to play on make.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-04-13

pointed time. When the war canoe came
inside the reef she rushed forth, and with
out tarying to cast off her simple ap-
parel, boldly plunged into tie water,
swan out to the boat and was taken on
board. Then she sank into the arms of
her lover.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-04-13
wv WIFE.

I held her, laughing, in my arms,
A blue-eycd child, with curls of gold;
She stroked my boyish cheek aud said;
I'll marry you when l am old"
We met again. Those pretty locks
Were combed and bound about her head
A little schoolgirl, staid and shy;
She must not romp with me, she said.
A few more years, and then l found
A blooming maiden, sweet seventeen;
Few were her words and coy her looks;
Aud vet she loved me well, ween.
Long did woo mid hope and fear;
Nv lady was not lightly won;
She hid her love, aud thought it shame;
At last my welcome task was done.
I held her blushing in my arms;
And then my bashful prize told
How she had promised long ago
She'd marry me when she was old.
The Liissful days sped quickly on,
And had pledged her with a ring,
But ali! so much too large it proved!
My Love was such tiny thing.
But yet she would not have it changed,
Though from her hand it oft would slip
An evil omen, | would say;
While she butlaughed with joyous lip.
I left my darling for q space
AS nearer drew the wedding day.
zone little week." said land then
never more need go away"
left her healthy, blooming bright,
The rosy color in her cheek
I came to find her wan and white;
Alas! that fatal "little week "
Oh, fell Disease, now stay thy hand,
And leave me all | love in life.
In vain ! cried; the touch of Death
Was on her, oh! my romised wife!
I held her dying in my arms;
The ring fell from her finger cold;
Weeping, took it, and she breathed;
'pll marry you when am old"'
She knew not what she said, poor child;
Gone from her was bright Reasons ray
But still keep that ring and wait
For an eternal wedding day.
Chambers Journal,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-04-13
An incident OF Gettysburg.

a washington correspondent OF tho
Boston Transcript tells this interesting
story of the battle of Gettysburg:
General Barlow, Of New York, com-
mander of the first division, fell, danger
ously, and it was thought MORALLY,
wounded. He was shot directly through
the body. Two of his men attempted to
bear him through the shower Of led from
the field; but one was instantly killed,
and General Barlow magnanimously said
to the other, ''You can do me no good;
save yourself if you can" Gotdon's
brigade of Georgians, in its wild charge,
swept over him, and he was found by
General Gordon himself, lying with ur-
turned face in the hot July sun, near
ly paralyzed and apparently dying.
General Gorden dismounted from his
horse, gave him drink of water from
his canteen, and inquired of General Bar
low his name and wishes. General Bar
low said, IL shall live probably but a
short time. Please take from my breast
pocket the packet of my wife's letters
and read one of them to me-" which was
done. He then asked that tie others
be torn up, as he did not wish them to
fall into other hands. This General Cor
don did, and then asked, "Can do any
thing else for you, general2" "Yes," re-
piled General Barlow, earnestly. "My
wife is behind our army; can you send q
messenger through the lines9" 'Certain.
ly, will" said Gordon, and he did.
Then directing General Barlow to be
borne to the shade of tree at the rear,
he rode on with his command. The wife
received the message and came harmless
ly through both lines of battle and found
her husband, who eventually recovered.
United States Senate both he and General
Barlow were invited to dinner party in
Washington and occupied opposite seats
at the table. After introduc ions. General
Gordon SAID, General Barlow, are you re-
lated to the officer of your name who was
killed at Gettysburg2" II am the man."
said Barlow. care you related to the
Gordon who is supposed to have killed
mes" II am the man." said General
Gordon. The hearty greeting which
followed the touching story as related to
the interested guests by General Barlow,
and the thrilling effect upon the company,
can be better imagined than described.
The wholesale destruction of birds for
the adornment of ladies, bonnets and hats
is really assuming scandaIous proportions.
A German dealer recently received con-
signment of $4,000 dead humming birds,
10000 corpses of various aquatic birds,
and 100000 pairs of wings. As, owing
to the substitution of birds for ribbon, the
ribbon trade IS suffering, ladies of fash
ion might do both their fellow ere lures
aid the birds much good by reverting to
ribbons for the adornment of their head
gear.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-04-13

I held her, laughing, in my arms,
A blue-eycd child, with curls of gold;
She stroked my boyish cheek aud said;
I'll marry you when I am DID,"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-05-07
MONTPELIER, VT, WEDNESDAY, MAY T. 1879

fading delights, these tears and these tombs
are all that a good God has to give me 1t
would be an unreasonable conclusion, and
as unblessed as unreasonable. Such faith
would dishonor God. II would distress my
soul II would hang the pail Of an eternal
midnight over the whole world, and make
me live in IL and die out Of IL in despair
My reason then--the whole Of my reason
enjoins upon me to believe, though | have
not seen it, that there is another world ,
that God has good in store for those that
please him, better than all he gives them
here; that there will be final adjudication
made in righteousness, and that to love God
and serve him, and lay up treasures in
heaven, are the most reasonable things in
the universe. Blessed are they that believe
it. They rise above the grossness of the
senses. Their immaterial soul anticipates
new heaven and new earth. They look for
ward to that spiritual body which shall be
greeted by the light of the resurrection
morn, and shall greet Christ coming in The
clouds Of heaven to claim his ownl Here,
then, sinner though / am,-frai mortal,
dashed about in the world, and not knowing
when shall be dashed to pieces-here come,
afiliction bare my bosom to thine ar
rows Death, dare thee Grave, do thy
worst My reason-the whole power of IN!
reason--sustains me when / believe the
promise, Because / iue, ye shall iive diso.-
DR.. Spencer.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-05-07
Words of Wisdom.

THE Christian will find his parentheses
for prayer even in the busiest hours of life.
Cecil.
A TALENT is perfected in solitude;
character in the stream of the world
Goethe.
FAITH has cause to take courage from our
very Affections the devil is but milestone
to sharpen the faith and patience of the
saints.-Ruiherford
IT is difficult, own, to blend and unite
tranquility in accepting, and energy in
using, the facts of life; but it is not i'm
possible; if it be, it is impossible to be
happy.-Epictetus.
The minister is TO be live man, real
man, true man, a simple man, great in his
love, great in his life, great in his work,
great in his simplicity, great in his gentle
ness.--Dr. John Hal.
THE damps of Autumn sink into the
leaves and prepare them for the necessity of
their fall aud thus insensibly are we, as
years close round us, detached from tenacity
Of life by the gentle pressure of recorded
sorrow.-Ldndor.
ain all their afilctions he was afflicted
and the angel of his presence saved them
Qsaiah xiii 81 1t is between Christ and
| his church as between two lute-strings-nC
sooner one is struck but the other trembles
Thomas Brooks.
IT were a desolate thing, indeed, to forbid
the love of earth, if there were nothing tc
fill the vacant space in the heart. But it i,
Just for this purpose, that sublmer affec
ton may find room, that the lower is to b'
expelled.--F, W. Robertson.
The sceptic may hold, if he will, that u
all human observation there are spots on tn,
suns disc only ask him to admit-and !
would not seem TO be an unreasonable re
quest-I only ask him TO admit that the SUI
shines, nevertheless. James Walker.
WE stand erect, with open eyes, when W,
are seeking truth we fall on our knees will
closed eyelids, when we are seeking God
Religion is not the rule of three, but tn
golden rule; ii is not the major and mino
premises and copula of logic, but the sacre'
Instinct of the soul which Jesus Christ ha
satisfied and guided and owned and d
rected in an inestmable way.-ifenry "
Beiio,os, ID. ID.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-05-07
New Cure for Rheumatism.

We supposed that every possible "cure !"
for rheumatism had been suggested ere this,
but German paper announces the discovery
of new one. A woman near Prague suf
fered so severely from gout in the arm that
she could not obtain rest or sleep, and the
limb in which the disease had settled was
rendered entirely useless. Her husband,
having heard of countryman who had been
completely cured OF rheumatism after being
accidentally stung by bee persuaded her
to try this disagreeable remedy, which, as he
pointed out, could hardly prove so painful
as the disease. She consented, and allowed
three bees to be placed on her arm, and to
sting her in several places. Surprising re-
suits ensued; the patient soon afterwards
fell into long and deep sleep, the first real
sleep she had enjoyed for six months, after
which the acute pain disappeared and when
the swelling produced by the stiugs sub
sided, the arm recovered the power of motion,
and the gout has not since reappeared.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-05-07

For the Vermont Waterman.
CASTLES IN THE AIR"

am sitting in the twilight at the setting Of the sun,
And my wayward thoughts arc rotlng in fancies rich
and rare;
For love- when toll Ia ended and the long days work
Ia done,
Resting quiet in the shadows build Castles in the Air."
And the castle that I'm building as this sinking red
IL the fares that built with trret tower or hall
In old times, TO grand old castles brave conquero
horneward led,
But Of those in song story the nobes Of them ALL
All Of heavens richest treasure all Of earh mos, precious
store
Honor beauty, riches ewes-ln my castle all are ,here
Not the wisdom of the ages not old Merns magic lore.
Could make aught earth beauteous my Castle
In the Air."
All Of heavens riches, reasures net heavens best
ure i0ref
And the richest love and my castle may be found
And Of all the precious store Of earth that cometh from
above.
Is ausht more precious than the peace which rests
all around?
In my CASTLE lord and master, royal ruling king,
And little prince there dweeth with gold sunbeams in
his hair.
OH my heart full Of music and doth jublany sing
When think of these, the dweers in my Castle in
the Air."
Honor2 have all of honor when they call me dear and
sweet;
That they need my loving service Ia the best Of earth
for me;
have music rare and heavenly when their coming
feet,
And the fairest beauty greets me when their faces
may zee.
And their ksses softly falling my lips my brow,
Are the riches that covet, the jewels that wear.
Never 80 blessed, though the world before he
bow,
Than l. thus safely dwelling in my Castle in th'
Ar."
Friends for friends surely YOU listen while to you
say
Since all must build our castles-let us build them
grand and fari
Being and grand wait patiently and sweety for the day
When for they become blest truths, not Castles IL
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-05-07
On Evolution,

President Porter, of Yale College, made a
point the other day in an address before
the " Phi Beta Kappa of New York. He
was combating the idea that the law of evo-
luton will explain our ideas of God and i'm
mortality, and expressed his distrust of the
principle, and said g" 1t follows that the
axioms of scientific faith must, under the
workings of the same law, be exposed to
similar distrust. The axioms of mathemat-
tics, the belief in time and space, the
confidence in the order of the universe, and
in the achievements of science itself-nay
the recently evolved belief in evolution itself
are all but the temporary results of the
joint action of many something's with their
environment for countless ages. If one SEN
timent can give way to another, then one
axiom may give way to another. But if
these may give way to other axioms, who
shall guarantee the stability of science it.
self? Why may it not happen that at the
next turn of the wheel evolution itself shall
be evolved out of being? Science in these
days wields sharp scythe, and performs
many splendid and daring feats 1t were a
pity that, seeking to clear out of its way all
impertinent intruders and make for itself a
clear and open field, it should cut off its legs"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-05-07

still call herself an improbable servant,
when she has dictated the terms upon which
the home may exist, unless she has not only
attended to the bodily requirements, not
only seen TO IL that the meals shall be well
and regularly served, that the apartments
shall be aired, lighted and warmed that the
servants shall be neat and civil, but that the
eyes shall be delighted as well as the palate,
the mind be nourished as well as the body
that each individual shall dwell at ease,
without dread of a possible hitch in the
household machinery, If he fails to pursue
prescribed and wearisome routine. Who
has not seen people moving in their own
homes as If afraid Of doing some mischief,
who had the air Of being about as much at
home as unlimited guests children who
stood in awe Of the best parlor sons who
felt so i'll at ease under the paternal roof
tree, that they made haste TO exchange IL
for the happy-go-lucky atmosphere of the
billiard saloon Surely housekeeping as
well as the Sabbath was made for man, and
not the reverse, as many seem TO suspect.
II is not necessary that we should exhibit
wood-carving, ormolu, and Palissy pottery
in our new houses, but it is imperative that
we should have freedom and absence of con-
straint, that we should be able TO treat our
family and friends with more respect than
our possessions. Let there be nothing in
the house too good for human natures daily
enjoyment, if it is going to be a stumbling
block 10 any let us have nothing under
glass cases, but everything for use and
profit remembering that it is quite as i'm
portant to provide pleasure for the house
hold as food aud clothing. Let us not live
in such dread of ga weeks warning" that
we dare not ask a friend to dine, or order a
roast for washing-day, nor allow ourselves to
be disturbed by morsel of dust, or a nicked
dish to destroy our equanimity, il we would
keep house for the purpose of happiness
and comfort.-Harper's Bdzar.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-05-07
Recuperatlng the Brain.

The best possible thing for man to do
when he feels to weak too carry anything
through is to go to bed and sleep as long as
he can. This is the only recuperation of the
brain power, the only actual recuperation of
brain force; because during sleep the brain
is in state of rest, in condition to receive
appropriate particles of nutriment from the
blood, which take the place of those which
have been consumed by previous labor, since
the very act of thinking burns up solid par
ticles, as every turn of the wheel or screw of
the steamer is the result of consumption by
fire of the fuel in the furnace. The supply
of consumed brain substance can only be had
from nutritive particles in the blood which
were obtained from the food eaten previously
and the brain is so constituted that it can
best receive and appropriate to itself those
nutritive particles during the state of rest,
of quiet and stiffness of sleep. Mere stim-
ulants supply nothing in themselves they
gorge the brain and force it to greater con-
sumption of its substance, until it is so ex-
hausted that there is not power enough left
to receive supply.-ManutactTer and
Builder.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-05-07
"Be n Good Man, Papa"

Leaving home this morning for the Office,
we kissed our little fouryear-old goodbye,
saying to him, " Be good boy to-day" He
somewhat surprised us by replying, 81 will.
BE good man, papa Sure enough, we
need the exhortation more than he. And
who could give il more effectually than this
guileless prattler? The words of the little
preacher have been ringing in our ears all
day, and whether we wrote letters or editori-
ais, pacifed an irate correspondent whose
effusion we could not publish, or pruned
down a too lengthy report, we seemed to
hear the sweet child-voice, saying, Z" Be a
good man, papa If the exhortation had
been by Paul or Peter, would it have had
more force than coming from this little
apostle of innocence ? We think not, at
least to our heart. Oh, how many little
children, if not in words, yet by the help
lessness of their lives and the truthfulness
of their little hearts, are pleading, most elo
quently, "Papa, be good man !" May
their tender admonition be blessed of God
to the rescuing of many precious souls from
the wreck and ruin of sinful lives l-Christian
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-05-07
Henry Clay and the Goat.

The following anecdote of Henry Clay has
Just been published for the first time. As
he came out of the Capitol at Washing
ton, one day, seeing frightened woman in
the street, vainly striving to ward off the at
tacks of sportive goat, he gallantly, in
spite of his years and Office, seized the goat
by the horns. The woman thanked him
warmly and sped hurriedly on. Mr. Clay
would have liked to move on also, but the
goat had its own views about the inter-
ference with his innocent amusement As
soon as the womau's deliverer loosed his
hold on the two horns, the animal rose ma
jestically on his hind legs and prepared for
a charge. In his own defence Mr.. Clay now
took the animal as before by the horns, and
thus for time they stood, while crowd Of
street boys gathered about, immensely
amused at the unusual spectacle of Sena-
tor and goat pitted the one against the
other in public street. As long as Mr..
Clay held the goat by the horns, all was
well enough. But the moment the quadru-
ped was free came fresh preparation for a
charge. Not boy offered assistance, but
"Throw the Billy down, SIR" Mr.. Clay at
once accepted and adopted the report of
that committee, and tripping the goat up,
essayed to pass on. Before he could fairly
turn any way, however, the goat was up in
lofty preparation for new charge. Mr..
Clay gave his enemy the floor or the pave
ment once more, and, keeping him there,
turned to his new adviser with the question,
And what shall do now?" "Cut and
run, sir" replied the lad.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-05-07
Putting Up Winter Clothing.

The secret of protecting furs and woolen
garments from the depredations of the moth
is very simple In the first place, see that the
article you are putting away is thoroughly
clean. Remove all spots of grease or dirt,
and brush all dust from the gathers and
folds. Take your furs outdoors and beat
them thoroughly with a small rod, going
over small part of the surface at time,
till the whole have been beaten. Then seal
each article up in double folds of newspa.
per, pasting SO closely that neither air nor
insect can creep in. This is better way
than any we know of, not excepting cam
phor, tobacco, pepper and other pungent
preventives which are commonly used. Moth
ing is more annoying than TO find in the
Autumn that some greatly-prized cloak or
shawl has been ruined by the eating into
it of the moths. Care and pains in the
Spring are, therefore, never wasted.