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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-12
"PETER w."

COUNT scHoUvALoFF's RESIGNATION ACCEPTED
HE RECEIVES THE ORDER OF ST. VLADIMIR
AND REMAINS A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL
OF THE EMPIRE
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-12

The teeth IL makes peary white,
So pure and lovely to the sight;
The gums assume rosy hue.
The breath is sweet as violets biuei
While scented as the flowers OF May,
Which cast their sweetness from each spray
Is the 'FRAGRANT FLOkILINE."
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-03-26

represented in all Legislative bodies, as q
class, 80 that when measures are brought
forward hurtful to our interests, an able,
clear-headed, vigorous-speaking farmer may
say Hold hard there This may be q
good thing for you merchants, you manu-
facturers, you transporters, you lawyers, you
bankers las the case may beg, but it is hurt
full to the farming interest,"" for such and
such reasons, which he shall proceed to give,
And we believe that this way the farmer
legislator will be working not only for the
good of the farmers, but for the good of all ;
because he who knowingly or ignorantly
causes the enactment of laws working i'll to
the farmers of this great farming nation
strikes blow harmful to every citizen.
Those who produce all the food-material
and all the clothing-material cannot be
harmed by partial legislation without the
infection of harm upon those who are fed
and cothed-that is, upon everybody. And
it is useless to expect that legislation hurt
full to the farming interests is going to be
hindered by men who neither know nor
care what those interests are, nor how pro
posed measures may affect them. Every
other class is well represented, not only in
the legislative bodies, but in the "third
houses the Hobbies. Unless the farmers
are represented, and well represented-not
necessarily always by farmers, but certainly
n.
will surely be spoiled, more or less, by the
other classes. Is this plain enough, Brother
Sturtevant
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-03-26
From Mr.. O. =. Bliss.

Mr.. Bliss, Of Georgia, Vt, informs us that
he does not "care to handy words over any
theory with writer who insists upon oc-
cupying positions directly in conflict with
all the well established laws of physics, u
(meaning us), but he does want to state
that "the representation that my system
fails TO work in practice, credited to Mr..
Williams of the Vermont Machine Com
pany, is not true, and the additional state
ment that anybody has thrown out my ap-
paratus is not true Mr.. Bliss however,
qualities the positiveness of his denial as
follows:
al have made or caused to be made many
different experimental apparatuses which
have been used to answer various questions
and theories that have been brought for
ward by one or another person. These are
broadly scattered over the country, and
though often of very rude construction have
answered the purposes for which they were
intended. With two or three exceptions
these are still my own property and not one
of them is representative or exponent of
my system as whole. They are almost
without exception representatives of one,
and only one of the leading and prominent
features of the system. Notwithstanding
this have yet to learn of any one of them
being thrown out in the sense in which
the term is used in your editorial"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-03-26
A Naive Confession.

Coming home from church on Sunday
evening" as we passed group of four young
Americans whose ages ranged evidently he
tween twelve and sixteen years, and who
were all provided with those signs of APP
preaching manhood, canes and cigars, we
were treated TO the following remark. II
was from the youngest, at least the smallest.
of the party, and was uttered in a cheerful
tone that implied such consciousness of
virtue as almost disarmed our criticism " |
used to take my beer anywhere, in the worst
gin-mills in the city, but don't any more"
We were too much stunned by this naive
confession to do more than cast rapid
glance at the speaker, which, however, de-
barred us from his further confidence, and
so, unenlightened whether he now patronizes
only respectable establishments, or he
has graduated from beer to higher style of
liquors, or whether this precocious debauchee
disdains his cups and sows wild oats no
longer, we ponderingy passed on. And
these were well-dressed children, whose faces
under the gasight of the street convinced
us that they belonged to some of our better
families. Now the questions which we
pondered were, What kind of parents are
those VINO allow their boys the range of the
town in this manner? What sort of enact
ment or enforcement of law is that which
permits mere child to enter place OF
worse than yellow fever infection and heir
himself to slow poison freely? And what
will become of that boy ?-Christian Intel
Hgencer.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-03-26
A Chip that Could Talk.

The following anecdote, related by John
Williams, the martyr missionary TO the
South Sea Islands, will be new to many of
our young readers. He was engaged one
day hewing timber for a chapel, surrounded
by many wondering natives. It was when
thus employed that the incident occurred of
which he thus tells in his Missionary En-
terprise:
"As had come to the work one morning
without my square, took up chip, and
with piece of charcoal wrote upon il re-
quest that Mrs Williams would send me
that article. called chief, and said
to him.
az Friend, take this go to our house, and
give it to Mrs. Williams
" lie was a singular.looking man, remark
ably quick in his movements, and had been
great WARRIOR but in one of his battles
he had lost an eye. Giving me an inexpress-
ible look with the other, he said
"Take that She will call me fool
and scold me, if carry chip to her.
No. | replied, she will not take it and
go Immediately; | am in haste
" He took it from me, and asked, What
must say 2 replied, You have nothing
to say the chip will say all ! wish With
a look of establishment and contempt he
utlN lHt piece vi WbOu, anu Sdll
90 How can this speak has it mouth p
| desired him to take it Immediately, and
| not spend so much time in talking about it.
"On arriving at the house he gave the
chip to Mrs. Williams, who read it, threw it
away, and went to the tool-chest, whittier
the chief, resolving to see the end of this
mysterious business, followed her closely.
On receiving the square from her he said,
Stay, daughter, how do you know that this
is what Mr.. Williams wants p
"Why,' she replied, did you not bring
me chip just nowY
"Yes,' said the astonished warrior, but
| did not hear it say anything
elf you did not, | did, was the reply,
for it told me what he wanted. And all
you have to do is to return with it as quickly
as possible
| "With this the chief leaped out of the
house, and catching up the mysterious piece
of wood he ran through the settlement with
the chip in one hand and the square in the
other, holding them up as high as his arms
would reach, and shouted as he went See
the wisdom of these English people They
can make chips talk they can make chips
talk p
"On giving me the square, he wished to
know how it was possible thus to converse
with persons at a distance. gave him all
the explanation could, but it was to him
such mystery that he actually tied string
to the chip, hung it round his neck, and
wore it for some time. For several days
after, we frequently saw him surrounded by
a crowd who were listening with intense
interest while he told them of the wonders
which this chip had performed"
| Raratonga is now Christian land. 1t
has churches, aud Christian schools, and is
governed, wisely and well, by "Isaia," a
native chief. lie never forgets, in his laws
and plans for the good of his people, that
righteousness exalteth nation"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-03-26
Cressy on BezOar Stones, Etc.

We are indebted to Professor Cressy for a
copy of his very interesting pamphlet on
&" Bezoar Stones, Calculi, and other Animal
Concretions being lecture delivered be-
fore the Connecticut Board of Agriculture
at Norwalk," to which is added an account
of a case of rupture Of the bladder in the OK,
caused by calculus lodged in the urethra.
This case was brought to the professors
notice after the lecture by the owner of the
OK, who was present DIR. Cressy went with
him to his home, found the OK still living,
but death imminent. The animal was killed,
and forty gallons of urine was taken from
the abdominal cavity. The calculus, seven
and one-sixteenth of an inch in diameter,
was found impacted at the lower part of the
curve of the urethra (urinary passage) which
it completely obstructed. The history OF
the case, as given by Mr. Hinman, the owner
was interesting, the prominent symptom be-
ing difficulty in passing water for several
months prior to the bursting of the bladder.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-03-26
The Farmer and the Man.

Our good friend DIR. Sturtevant of the
Scientific Farmer says: ave like to get
tackled by such a Strengthening and opin-
Toned man as DR.. Hoskins, of the VERMONT
WAToHMAN. If he does agree with us in
many things, he is always ready to find fault I;
and to this we never object. He thinks we
are coming round to his standpoint, and we
know he is coming round to ours. Perhaps
the truth lies between us, as is often found
to be the case. In discussing our Farmer
in Politics." he takes exception to the view
we take, that the farmer should be man, a
true citizen, as well as farmer, and seems 10
argue-only seems, we must believe-that the
farmer is Of more Importance than the man !;
that muscle is superior to mind. Change
your tack, Brother Hoskins, and explain
for we know you mean right, but are little
'obfuscated by the local conditions in YER
mont"
We are mortified that our friend gets such
meaning from what we supposed was "wrote
plain" Our doctrine in reference 10 this
question is that the better the man-the
more vInILE every way he is-the better
farmer he is likely to be. As to the "farmel
in politics we say this Every class has
need, in the present condition of society, te
take part in the government as a class, al
well as citizens in the general sense. Fo
this reason, that all other classes are con
tinually asking for legislation, each for it
own advantage as a class. This is no
necessarily adverse to the farmers interest
1t is rarely, perhaps, purposely 50. But i
may frequently be accidentally or reckless
so. Now we dssire to see farmers abb
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-03-26
The Country Gentleman.

The proprietors of the Country Gentleman
make their subscribers for 1879 a present
of their annual Register of Rural Affairs,
volume full of interesting and valuable in
formation for every farmer, and richly worth
the price charged for it as distinct publ
cation, which is thirty cents. The Country
Gentleman is well known to many of our
readers, indeed all of them see it quoted
frequently by us, and know that we regard
it as among the very first of our exchanges.
1t is especially an authority on all subjects
relating to the breeding and rearing of live
stock, and equally so on fruit-growing, its
horticultural editor being John j. Thomas,
the well known author of the American
Fruit Culturist. Its correspondence is very
extensive, from all parts of the country, and
is written by practical men who are also, as
rule, well informed in the scientifics OF
their business. The subscription price Of
the Country Gentleman is $3.50 year
Luther Tucker & Son, Albany, N. Y, are
the publishers
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-03-26
CultiYating Fruit Trees.

Granville Fernald, Esq, of Harrison, Maine,
leading member of the Maine Pathological
Society, writes us as follows " If a tree in
bearing condition stands in grass, with cult
waited ground within few feet on one side,
the growth of the tree and the crop of fruit
on the cultivated side will much exceed that
on the other. Again, am convinced from
close observations Of facts that tree which
is kept in continuous growth by process Of
cultivation which does not fracture or dis
turb the roots, is in every respect more hardy
and possessed of more constitutional vitality
than one which makes no annual growth anc
receives no attention, although the latter
may be perfectly sound, trunk and limb.
mean that the former will come out of
caterpillar siege such as we had three years
ago in better order than the latter What
do you think about this ?" We agree entirel.
with Mr.. Fernald on these points.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-03-26
Two Brave Boys.

That courage is natural Inheritance,
and not an requirement, was never more
strkingly exemplitied than in the case of
Admiral Farragut. When nine or ten years
old he was an assistant cabin-boy on board
the ship-of-war Essex, commanded by Cap
tain Porter. Notwithstanding the vigorous
discipline which prevailed on such vessels,
aud the immeasurable social distance be-
tween the officers and crew, young Farragut,
by his courage, vigilance, and unusual abil-
ity, soon crossed the boundary-line and be-
came popular with the officers.
A midshipman by the name OF Cary,
fine young fellow who had passed an ex-
cellent examination, fell into disgrace one
day by his inability to go alott. Captain
Porter had no patience with this weakness,
and after while hit upon plan which he
believed would shame the midshipman into
the necessary courage. He ordered they young
man to remove his uniform, and in its stead
10 put on mongrel suit of blue and black.
Then he sent for the boy Farragut, and or
dered him to take the discarded clothes to
the maintop and secure them.
Gary" said the captain, 81 want to show
you what plucky boy can do. Now, when
you want your uniform, all you have got to
do is to go up there and get it,"
Little Farragut made a bundle of the
clothes, secured them to his neck, and then
sprang like a monkey to the desired height
Here he fastened them and then returned to
the deck amid the enthusiastic EXPLANATIONS
of officers aud the cheers of the crew, poor
Cary included. Several times day after
this the midshipman started for his uniform.
Once he got as far as the mainmast, but re-
turned to the deck so pale and exhausted
that it was some moments before he could
recover himself.
A week after this sharp naval engage
ment-this was the war of 1Sl2-proved
that Cary's courage was equal to the emer-
gency. Not once during the hot fight did
he blanch or trembe, but on the contrary
was dangerously cool, courageous and re-
liable. The next morning Cary found him
self the hero of the day
"For goodness sake, Cary" said the
captain, do go aloft and get your rig It's
an outrageous shame for brave fellow like
you TO 60 about in this way !"
alt is impossible, captain" said Cary,
with a respectful salute. :" have done my
best"
Young Farragut stood near when this
| conversation was going on, aud as the mid
shipman finished he said, with his inimitably
dauntless air; "Let me get it, captain.
| Cary's heart is as big as an ox's, and every
body knows it; and his arm is as strong as
a sledge-hammer, and he could lick thou
sand men of his size, aud everybody knows
that; but his head swims, captain, and he
can't help it. May go up, sir 7"
"Go on, Farragut !" said the captain
and ON the boy went.
When he returned to the deck, and pre-
scented the midshipman his uniform, Cary's
eyes were full of tears, and Captain Porter,
without a word, walked away TO the cabin.
-fOuthS Companion.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-03-26
agricultural department.
7. H. HOsKINs. Editor.
SUMMER AND WINTER.

The Winter goes and the Summer comes,
And the cloud descends In warm wet showersi
The grass grows green where the frost has BEEN
And waste and wayslde fringed with flowers.
The Winter goes and the Summer comes,
And the merry blue-birds twitter and trill.
And the swallow swings on his stee-blue wings,
This way and that way, at widest VIII.
The Winter goes and the Summer comes,
And the swallow he swingeth no more aloft,
And the blue-birds breast swclls out of her nest,
And the horniest Of them all grows soft.
The Summer goes and the Winter comes,
And the daisy dies and the daffcdil dies.
And the softest bill grows NOISY and still,
And the days set dimly, and dimly rise.
The Summer goes and the Winter comes,
And the red fire fades from the heart Of the rose
And snow lies white where the grass was bright,
And the wild wind bitterly blows and blows.
The Winter comes and the Winter stays.
Ay, cold and long, and long and cold,
And the pulses beat to the weary feet,
And the head feels sick and the heart grows old.
The Winter comes, and the Winter stays.
And all the glory behind rs lies,
The CHEEKY light drops into the night,
And the snow drops over our sightless eyes.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-03-26
True Gentlemen.

g" beg your pardon" and with smile
and touch of his hat Harry Edmond
handed to an old man, against whom he ac-
cidentally stumbled, the cane which he had
knocked from his hand. - hope did not
hurt you. We were playing too roughly"
"Not bit not bit !" said the old man,
cheerily. Boys will be boys, and it's best
they should be. You didn't harm me-"
"Im glad TO hear il !" and lifting his hat
again, Harry turned to join the playmate
with whom he had been frolicking at the
time of the accident.
"What do you raise your hat to that old
fellow for ?" asked his companion, Charley
Gray. " He's only Giles, the huckster."
"That makes no difference" said Harry.
The question is not whether he is gentle
man, but whether | am one; and no true
gentleman will be less polite TO a man be-
cause he wears a shabby coat, or hawks
vegetables through the streets, instead of
sitting in counting-house" Which was
right 2--Selecfed.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-03-26
Temperance In Maine.

A correspondent OF the National Temper
dnce Adrocate gives the following description
of the devices invented by liquor-sellers for
evading the Maine lazy 81 had the good
fortune to witness, in company with Genei al
Dow, two liquor seizures. One was in sus-
picious looking house, with an Irish propri-
etor, wherein the officers, four in number,
whose special duty it is to "hunt rum
sellers" found concealed long tin vessel
under the plastering and paper The vessel
was divided into two compartments one for
New England rum, the other for whiskey,
and upon the upper side were two tubes
which extend upward just through the floor
in the room above. Turning back the car
pet in this room tunnels were inserted in
these tubes, and rum and whiskey thus sup
piled 20 the compartment vessels below. On
the under side Of the vessel we've attached
two long pieces of rubber tubing, which
extended downward between the plaster,
walls of the room below, and were there
connected with carefully concealed faucets,
from which, on occasion, and with great
caution, the whskey and New England rum
were drawn. To such straits is the drink
traffic driven in Portland"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-03-26

OCCULT INrEMPERANoE.--"I 1t is this oc
cult intemperance of daily drinking, which
generates a host of bodily infrmities and
diseases loss of appetite, nausea at the
stomach, disordered bile, distractions OF
the liver, jaundice, dropsy, hoarseness Of
voice, coughs, consumption, rheumatic pains
epilepsy, govt, collie, palsy, apoplexy, insan
ity, are the body guards which attend in
temperance in the form of tipping, and
where the odious name of drunkenness may
perhaps never be applied. -. Beecher.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-03-26

THE FARMERS OF MASSACHUSETTS, de-
spairing of getting their dignifed and costly
Board of Agriculture to hold more than one
public meeting year, have taken to hold
ing Farmers Institutes on their owl
hook, with great success 1t has been pro
posed to make it condition of state aid to
the agricultural societies, which have here
tofore received 5000 each per year from the
public treasury, that they shall hold at leas
three Institutes every winter. They haC
better do that and abolish the Board. Al
Agricultural institution that gives nj
heed to the wishes of the farmers ought t.
be, and in time is sure TO be, dispensed with
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-03-26
9or Mf Nonns.


90 forth in the Rattle Of Life. my boy,
90 while II IL called to-day;
For the years 20 out, and the years ca-ne in
Regardless Of those who may lose or win,
OF those who may work or play.
And the troops march steadily on, my boy
To the army gone before;
You may hear the sound OF their falling feet,
Going down to the river where two worlds meet
They 90 to return no more.
There Il room for you in the ranks, my boy.
And duty, too, assigned;
Step into the front with a cheerful grace.
BE quick. or another may take your place.
And you may be left behind.
There ia work TO do by the way, my boy,
That you nerer can tread again;
Work for the Hottest, lowliest men
Work for the plough, adj. spindle, and pen;
Work for the hands and the brain.
The Serpent will follow your steps, my boy.
To lay for your feet n snare.
And pleasure sta In her fairy bowers,
with garlands Of peoples and lotus flowers
Enwreathlng her golden hair.
Temptations will wait by the way, my boy.
Temptations without and wiihini
And spirits OF evil, In robes a. fair
As the hottest angels in heaven wear
VIII lure you 10 deadly sin.
Then put on the arnor Of God, my boy,
In the beautiful days Of youth,
Put on the helmet, breast-plate, and shield,
And the sword tina, the feebles, arm may WELD
In the cause Of right and truth.
And go to the Battle Of Life, my boy,
with the peace Of tbs gospel shod;
And before high heaven, do the best you
For the great reward, for the good of man,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-03-26

No HopE BUT CHRIsr.-A wealthy gentle
man who had son restored to him, long
lost through drink, as a noble Christian man
by the efforts of temperance workers, ex-
pressed his gratitude TO them with check
Tor 81 ,000 declaring that although he used
TO think otherwise, he now felt persuaded
there was no hope for man with the fear
full appetite fastened upon him but in Christ.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-03-26

Men WANTED.-Laws will not do the
work which has to be done. We want men
for that and these men must see their work
before they do it. Among all the writers,
all the takers, all the preachers, all the
workers, all the names we see blazoned in
the roll of English fame, are there none that
will set about TO abate this nuisance aud
scandal-our national drunkenness Y-Lo,r
dan Times
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-03-26

AN exchange well says "Many little
farms well titled, with many industrious,
sober farmers to till them, constitute the
highest degree Of agricultural prosperity.
The greater the number of persons who own
land in any community, the more interest
they will take in its improvement. People
who rent land, as rule, care nothing fol
the soil they work further than what 1t will
yield them"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-03-26

A CORRESPONDENT, to whom we recently
sent copy of this paper, (and who does
not seem to agree altogether with DIR. Stur-
tevant) says "Thanks for the paper sent.
ought to take it on account of your de-
partment Your articles on "The Farmer
in Politics." OF Interest" Formula Farm
ing" ETC., as well as the one marked, are of
more value than we often get in common
agricultural papers, and some of them at
least ought to be copied into every paper in
tho state"