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DIED.

MAYER-WedneSday December 10, ls59, al
O'Clock p. NJ, MADELEINE relict of q. +. Mayer,
aged "a years, months and days.
Funeral from her late residence, No. 707 Main
street. Friday, December l2th, at 8 o clock P. N.
Intermeut at Mt Wood cemetery. Friends are
respectfully invited to attend.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
FOR SALE.

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INSURANCE.
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D. Of r. Notice.

TINE MEMBERS OF UNITY LODGE NO. 70,
i d. of r, are hereby notified 10 attend the
funeral OF Sister Magdelene Mayer, ON Friday
afternoon at o'clock sharp. Members Of sister
organizations are respectfully invited.
delId PHILIP WINTER, Sec'y.
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A GENTS WANTED FOR THE BLsT AND
IA FASTEST Selling Pictorial BOok and Hh'Is
Prices reduced 81 pr crnL EI1iOsAL PrsusH.
mo Co, Atlanta. ga. de-fb
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-04-02
A Slow Train.

This pleasing little anecdote appears in
Harper's Magazine for March: "The Hon.
G. T tells good story of slow rail
road in the northern part of the state of
New Jersey He says he went there gun
ming, and came to short line of road on
which was run single car, the forward end
of which was partitioned off for baggage.
He took his dog in the car with him and
put him under the seat. Presently the con-
ductor came along, and insisted that the dog
should go into the baggage-room, which,
after some alteration, was done but here
the baggage-master demanded fee of fifty
cents, which was denounced as 'swindle,'
a 'putup job between the conductor and
the baggage-master, and that sooner than pay
it he would tie the dog to the train and let
him work his passage The conductor as
sented, and the dog was hitched to the rear
of the train. The dog, SO T says,
kept along easily with the train, but the
conductor began to get uneasy, making fire.
quent trips to the engineer, urging him to
increase the speed of the train, and back
again to watch the effect upon the dog. The
latter began to show signs of fatigue, but
after while caught his second wind and
was keeping along as before. The con-
ductor now ordered the engineer to heave all
the coal into the furnace and stir up the fire,
which being done, the speed was perceptibly
increased. The conductor again went to
the rear of the car to observe the effect, but
the dog had disappeared, whereupon he tri-
umphantly called T-'s attention to the
fact. The latter, after taking glance at
the situation, quietly pointed to crack in
the floor of the car, and there says he,
was the dog, comfortably trotting along
under the car, and licking the grease from
one of the arle-bores >"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-04-02
Teach Girls a Trade.

Surely girls who are capable of earning an
honest living for themselves ought to and
can marry to much better advantage than
those who must forever depend upon some
body to support them. While woman is
free and independent she will not marry
except she marries for love, and love alone
But your other damsel of the useless hand
why, she must marry anyway. Papa may
not live always, and he may not leave her a
fortune when he dies. If she cannot have
a husband whom she loves and respects, she
is obliged, by the pressure of her own help
lessness, to take the best she can get, or run
the risk of having no one to support her
Horrible thought Any girl of average in-
tellect, over twenty years of age, ought TO
be ashamed to confess that she could not, if
necessary, do something to provide for her
self an honorable and independent living, no
matter il her father can count his wealth by
the millions. Miss Faithful, who is an
Englishwoman, says; EVERY year thou.
sands of my country-women are driven TO
the gates of death for bread" and it is
equally true Of our own country, in all its
boasted freedom and refinement. A woman's
stomach calls for food as well as mans
no matter how much politeness may ignore
the fact, So, say, in all justice and de-
cency, give to all girls trade, or occupa.
tion of some sort, by which they may secure
their food, without hanging like a milestone
about the neck of some man. never see a
woman busy in office or shop, without re.
turning thanks for the light which is slowly
but surely dawning upon us through many a
rift in the dark clouds of weak prejudice
and superstition which for ages have kept
women bound hand and foot in the tread
mill of domestic drudgery, or sent them to an
outcasts grave.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-04-02
A Touching Story.

General Francis c. Barlow, it will be re-
membered, fell dangerously wounded at the
battle of Gettysburg, Pa. and was made
prisoner. General Gordon, of the confeder-
ates, found him in dying condition, dis
mounted from his horse, gave him drink
of water from his canteen, and inquired of
General Barlow his name aud wishes. Gen
era Barlow said, Z" | shall probably live 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 the others be torn up,
as he did not wish them to fall into other
hands. This General Gordon did, and then
asked, Can | do anything else for you,
General ?" :" Yes" replied General Barlow,
earnestly. "My wife is behind our army.
Can you send message through the lines 2"
Certainly will" said Gordon. And he
did. Then, directing General Barlow to be
borne to the shade of a tree at the rear, he
rode on with his command. The wife re-
ceived the message, and came harmlessly
through both lines of battle, and found her
husband, who eventually recovered. Since
General Gordons election to the United
States Senate both he and General Barlow
were invited to dinner party in Washing
son, and occupied opposite seats at the table.
After introductions General Gordon said,
a" General Barlow, are you related to the Of
ficer of your name who was killed at Gettys-
burg?" al am the man," said Barlow.
I" Are you related to the Gordon who is sup
posed to have killed me 7" am the man."
said General Gordon. The greeting which
followed the touching story as related to the
interested guests by General Barlow, and the
effect upon the company, can better be i'm
agined than escribed.-Seiected.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-04-02
or Greater Worth than Pearls.

There is a Rabbinical story which tells
the value in which pearls were held in the
early ages, only one object in nature being
thought to be placed above them: On ap-
preaching Egypt Abraham locked Sarah in
a chest that none might behold her danger
GUS beauty. But when he came to the place
of paying customs the collector said, Pay
us the customs and he said, II will pay
the customs They said to him, Thou car
riest cothes;' and he said, Il will pay for
clothes Then they said to him, Thou
earliest gold and he answered them, Il
will pay for gold On this they further
said to him, Surely thou dearest the finest
silk : he replied, Il will pay custom for the
finest silk Then said they, Surely it
must be pearls that thou takest with thee :
and he only answered, | will pay for pearls.
Seeing that they could name nothing of
value for which the patriarch was not will
ing to pay custom, they said, 1T cannot be
but open thou the box and let us see what
is within So they opened the box, and
the whole land of Egypt was illumined by
the lustre of Sarahs beauty-far exceeding
that of pearls"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-04-02
A Star In the Grown.

A young lady was preparing for the dance
hall, and standing before large mirror
placed light crown ornamented with silver
stars upon her head While thus standing,
little fair.headed sister climbed in chair
and put up her tiny fingers to examine this
beautiful head-dress, and was accosted thus :
Sister, what are you doing You should
not touch that crown |" Said the little one ::
I" | was looking at that, and thinking of some
thing else" "Pray tell me what you are
thinking about-you, little child ?" al
was remembering that my Sabbath-school
teacher said, if we save sinners by our inhu-
ence, we should win stars to our crown in
heaven; and when saw those stars in your
crown | wished | could save some soul"
The elder sister went to the dance, but in
solemn meditation the words of the inno-
cent child found lodgment in her heart,
and she could not enjoy the association of
her friends. At seasonable hour she left
the hail. and returned to her home and 60
ing to her chamber, where her dear little
sister was sleeping, imprinted kiss upon
her soft cheek, and said: Precious sister,
you have won one more star for your CROWN"
and kneeling at the bedside, offered fer
vent prayer to God for mercy.-Seiected.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-04-02
HumOrsOme Waits.

BEER may not make you fat, but an
overdose will make you lean-up against
something.-Murphy
A CURIOUS husband once asked his wife:
"My dear, what kind of a stone do you
think they will give me when / am gone 2"
birthstone, John," was the atfectionate
reply.
A GIRL who isn't willing to ride down
broken neck with the man she pretends TO
cash.-Detroa Free Press
THAT was good, though rather q severe
pun which was made by an Edinburgh stu
dent when he asked, why is Professor
- the greatest revivalist of the age Z"
and, on all "giving it up" said, -" Because
at the end of every sermon there Is great
awakening"
In primary school, not long ago, the
teacher undertook TO convey to her pupils
an idea of the uses of the hyphen. She
wrote on the blackboard 4" Bird's-nest," and,
pointing to the hyphen, asked the school,
!. What is that forp' After a short pause
a small Fenian piped out, "Plaze, ma'am,
for the burd to roosht on."-Boston Globe.
LITTLE Nellie was looking at Woolf's
"Wild Animals " when Mr.. Jorkins called,
and appealed TO that gentleman TO explain
one of the pictures. "That is wild boar"
said he. And the little lady looked at it
thoughtfully, and replied alt don't look
like you, does it, Mr.. Jorkins 7" |" hope
not |" responded the guest. "Why 7" Be-
cause" said the artless infant, "Msmma
said, when your card was sent up, There Is
that old bore, Jorkins, again"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-04-02
"a Single Gallon Of whiskey."

In recent temperance address in the
First Reformed Presbyterian church in Phil
adelphia, Judge Pierce, in the course of his
remarks, said: Science has revealed, by
the aid of the microscope, the presence OF
living and often disgusting objects in drop
of water. The stomach revolts at the spec
tacle, under the glass, OF the creatures which
tenant every refreshing draught, however in
visible to the naked eye. Let me tell you
what once came out, under the process of
justice in the court of Oyer and Terminer
IN this city, from single gallon of whiskey,
which to most eyes seemed innocent and
harmless enough. There came out of it two
murderers, two widows, eight orphans, two
cells in the state prison, filled with wretched
convicts for term of years. The whiskey,
moreover, was used in connection with the
administration of one of the ordinances of
religion-the sacrament of baptism; il was
drunk at the christening of child, and the
men who drank it fought, and two lost their
lives, and the further results were what
have said Did not Shakespeare say well !;
o thou invisible spirit of wine, if thou
hast no name to be known by, let us call
thee devil p"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-04-02
Let Your Light Shine.

A correspondent of the London Christian
writes from Cannes A sceptical young
German said: Plead for your Christianity
as eloquently as you like, but till see your
protesting Christians live different lives
from other men cannot believe in Chris
tanity." To this the editor adds with
force "This is as absurd as the plea of the
rich man in hell If Moses and the prophets,
if Christ and his apostles, if the story of the
church during these eighteen hundred years
do not convince the German sceptc it is not
because he cannot, but because he will not
believe. Nevertheless, sneer like this
speaks loudly to the consciences of Chris
tians, and our correspondents anecdote is
well worth recording: Father said little
girl, why does everybody speak so much of
poor E-'s goodness ? We never heard of
her doing anything remarkable My child,
asked her father, what is the lamp doing ?
Nothing, father You are right, my
child it is not doing anything neverthe-
less, it is lighting up the whole ROOM Let
your light so shine before men, said one,
that they may see your good works and
glorify your Father who is in heaven. -
Christian Inteiiigencer.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-04-02
Teach Him to Use His Will.

Undoubtedly the wills of men do become
weakened by vice. But will that has be-
come weak is only strengthened by using it,
and you do not encourage man 10 use his
will by telling him that he has no will to
use. Everything ought to be done that can
be done to strengthen his self-respect and
his sense Of manliness. He must be made
20 feel that he is not simply helpless pas
senger drifting upon currents that he can
neither stem nor cross, but that he is on
deck, and that his hand is on the helm, and
that it is for him TO choose which way he
will CO. Undoubtedly he will need the
divine help after he has made his choice
but the divine help comes in, not as sub
stitute for his choice, but to supplement his
power And we have perfect right to say
to the most degraded man that If he will
only use what manhood he has left God will
help him to overcome temptation, and that
he need never go back to his evil ways. Of
course there is need, also, that such men
should be surrounded with good influences,
aud shielded from temptation, as far as this
can be done; but it is quite impossible
wholly to guard men against temptation,
and a method which relies mainly upon this
must always fail. A vast amount of labor
that has gone to the building of defenses to
keep temptation away from men might bet
ter have been employed in strengthening
the manhood of men to meet temptation.
Both kinds of work must be done, but we
think that the right proportion has often
been missed, and that the effect of much of
the current teaching has been to debilitate
rather than to invigorate the moral energies
of the fallen. OF course this has been done
with the purest intent, by men and women
who have proved their sincerity by arduous
labors and painful sacrifices; by men and
women whose earnestness and purity have
won our heartiest applause. Their only
fault is the exaggeration of an important
truth. Fallen men are weak, and ought to
be considerably dealt with, but you can
overstate that truth in such way as to do
them great injury. That error must, if
possible, be avoided. They must be taught
that they have moral power, and that they
are responsible for the right use of what
they have, and that Gods grace is waiting
to make up all their deficiencies. They
must be taught that return to the ways Of
vice is not only unfortunate, but wicked
that the man who has resisted temptation
for five years, or one year, or one month has
proved himself to have the power to resist
it for longer period, and that therefore his
fall is sign Of guilt as well as weakness
And instead of the gospel of imbeciity they
must hear every day the stirring call Of the
prophet of the Lord, Show yourselves
men l"-Sunddy Afternoon for March.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-04-02


The article with the above title, by Rev.
w. Arnot, in this weeks paper, was one of
the good things that attracted my attention
and led me to wonder if we realize how
much the prosperity of churches depends
upon each individual member. 1t has usu-
ally been the experience of us all that " the
note struck" before going to church has vi
brated throughout the day. If we go up to
the house of the Lord with heart full of
wordliness or careless unconcern, we rarely
find it day of refreshing to our souls, and
very possibly we may have hindered the
work of grace in the hearts of others. To
many the morning hours are necessarily full
of labor in getting the family ready for
church, but through it all one may have a
prayerful heart, and a few moments at least
may generally be devoted to prayer for a
blessing upon the divine services of the day.
If all the members of any one church would
do this, that church would be the very
gate of heaven, and light indeed unto the
world. If ejaculatory prayers were con-
stantly ascending from every pious heart
during the services, we confidently believe
that every part of it would be means of
grace, and the "bread of life " to some fam
ishing soul. Sermons speed well when crit
ioioiho arc tuiieu W PiouS peoiuionS' N@uy
of us who are protesting Christians enter
the house of God as if we had no lot or part
in the matter, and as if the success of the
days work rested wholly upon the minister
We have no right to do this. We have cov-
enanted to work and pray for the prosperity
of Zion, and we cannot shirk our response
bility. The welfare of the church rests in
measure upon each one of its members,
and if we fail to support it by prayer, labor
or money-according as God gives US OPP
portunity-we may not expect the blessing
of God upon ourselves, nor hope to see the
church the power in the world.
March 81, 1879.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-04-02
Hear While You Can.

The following testimony was recently
given in meeting in Chicago: " / want to
testify to the enjoyment [ have found in
this place of prayer, although cannot hear
a word of the dear gospel preached, Or one
note of the sweet songs you sing Long
ago used to hear the gospel preached and
sung, and heard it with Indifference but
many years ago God saw fit to shut me out
from the world of sound, and now when
my soul longs for the old familiar refrain
of the glad tidings to weary wanderers,
am forbidden. But the bells of memory
still chime in my soul, seemingly the more
clearly now that they are alone and | re-
call most vividly the words and prayers of
my mother, and the good counsel and part
ing blessing of my father. remember
enough of the gospel truth to make clear the
way of salvation. have opened my heart
for the Saviour to come in, and find his
company in my lonely life most precious.
But let my experience be a warning to some
other careless hearer of the faithful sayings.
Hear while you can, for the time may come
when you fain would hear them, but cannot" "
Seiecled
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-04-02
Self-COnsciOusness.

1t sometimes happens that the people who
are afflicted with it make their own symp-
toms, and miscall their own state. They
think themselves diffident, timid, deplore
their want of sef-possession even, and never
dream that the trouble lies in their inability
to forget themselves "What courage you
have !" said one young lady to another. 81
could not have crossed this crowded room
before all these people, as you did just now,
under any circumstances" q" 1t did not re.
quire any courage" replied her friend, smil-
ing. "lt never occurred to me that anyone
would notice my movements" And that is
the whole secret; it is but nervous sense
of our own conspicuousness which makes us
so keenly alive to the effect of our words
and acts. If we really believe that we are
unimportant--if we feel that our fellow-crea-
lures have more engrossing subjects of con-
temptation than ourselves-we shall hardly
be likely to suffer from any dread of their
criticisms. Besides, self-consciousness de-
stroys independence of thought and action
The unfortunates who feel themselves the
center of interest and observation will be
continually adjusting their words and ways
TO suit their beholders.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-04-02
Stream Of Life.

Life bears us on like the stream of a
mighty river. Our boat at first glides down
the narrow channel, through the playful
murmurings of the little brook and the
winding of the grassy borders. The trees
shed their blossoms over our young heads !;
the flowers ON the brink seem to offer them
selves TO our young hand we are happy in
hope, and we grasp eagerly at the beauties
around us but the stream hurries on, and
still our hands are empty. Our course in
manhood is along wilder and deeper flood,
amid objects more striking and magnif-
cent. We are animated at the moving pic
lures of enjoyment and industry passing
around us; we are excited at some short
lived disappointment. The stream bears us
on, and our joys and griefs are alike left be-
hind us. We may be shipwrecked we can
not be delayed whether rough or smooth
the river hastens to its home, till the roar
of the ocean is in our ears and the tossing
of the waves is beneath our feet, and the
land lessons from our eyes, and the floods
are lifted up around us, and we take our
leave of earth and its inhabitants, until of
our further voyage there is no witness save
the Infinite and the Eternal.-Bishop Heber.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-04-02
Seieqf Misqenang.
For the Vermont watchman.
WHO ARE MY FRIENDS?


who are my friends2 Not they who. only seeking
Their own pleasure, would lead my wayward feet
In paths whose downward slope should avoid;
Who by persuasion, and by gentle force
Employed 'galnst mind and body. might cause
Me frst TO faiter, then to turn away
From that bright faith in which fain would walk.
Who are my friends7 Not they who with soft words
And batteries my confidence obtain,
That they may thus be doubly armed when
Stern adversely and life's dark troubles
Enter at my door. From such God save me-
Who are my friends? Not they who, standing by,
WIN hear vile ISLANDERS heaped on innocence,
And with calm Indifference turn away
without defensive word or helping hand.
Lest they turn the stinging shafts Of malice
Back upon themselves and suffer likewise.
who are my frends2 Not they who turn their backs
On years Of friendly intercourse and grasp
with eager hand the foul suspicion which
Blind prejudice and unreasonng hate
Hurl forth. No, these not my friends.
Who are my frends2 My friends are those whose
Hearts are filled with strong desire TO live
ihe life which he, the Holy One, drects
Who carry out the rule that " whatsoe'er
We would that men should do to you do ye
Een so to them" They look with pitying eye,
And knowing well the weakness which ls frail
Humanlty's endowment, and fearing
Lest the terhpters power should thus prevail,
Step boldly forth, and render needful aid
In loving counsel, or In mild reproof-
Which shows care for me 'twere wrong to doubt.
My friends are those who. hearing evil said
OF tried and trusted ones, fear not for self,
But hrm as everlasting hills stand up
In strong defence. The foul calumny does
But serve to make the bond OF friendship strong,
And still more binding since the new tie
OF sympathy ia added. No cowardice
or treachery Is found on friendsh p's altar,
Else were it worse than desecrated-tom
From It's foundaton-lost forevermore.