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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-06-25
Our Words Kent.

When in New York, two months ago, one
of the most remarkable things we saw was
the phonograph, invented by clever young
mechanician called Edison. 1t is an instru-
ment into which, when one speaks, his voice
striking against mica disc, sets it in mo-
tion. This presses steel point against a
quickly-revolvng cylinder covered with tin
foil, which receives the impress of the point,
which is an exact representation of the
vibrations produced by the voice retaining
its strength, tone, and character As long
as this tinfoil retains these impressions, the
voice may be heard exactly as it spoke upon
the circle of mica. We were told that it
could be heard two hundred times, and if
preserved could be heard thousand or ten
thousand years after this. We spoke into
it, and it was something ghost-like to hear
ones own voice reproduced exactly as it
spoke. Being rather hoarse by continued
preaching, the tones were rather rough and
unmusical, but the phonograpb neither fat
tered nor changed. Out came the same
rough, unmusical words as had entered. A
most solemn meaning was given to us there
and then of many passages in Scripture.
Mans ingenuity has got so far. But what
of mans God, the Judge of all the earth ?
Does he not say something about every idle
word coming into judgment When the
books are opened, and man sees his own
actions photographed, and hears his own
voice condemning him, will he not be speech.
less May the Lord set guard on our lips
| have in my possession that piece of tinfoi
which even man could make me hear my
own voice back from after millenniums had
passed over me. And think of the tinfoil OF
a mans life covered over with oaths, his lies
his lcentious talk, his drunken songs, his
idle words. A man condemned by his own
voice A man hearing himself at the Great
White Throne, cursing his own soul, OIL
disappearing God. Reader, our only hope il
in the blood of the Lamb That can wipt
out all our sins. As sure as the throne Of
judgment shall be set, so surely will Goo
Judge mankind, Praise his name that b,
faith we can now hear, and pass from deati
unto life. and cross the judgment line. Chris
tian, shall this year not record for us word
of grace and faithfulness May we speal
nothing that we shall be ashamed to hear a
Christ's judgmentseat. What manner o
persons ought we TO be in all holy converse
tion and godliness, looking for and hastin,
unto the coming of the day OF God l--Britis
| Ep1nosIisI
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-06-25
MONTPELIER, VT, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 1870

widow? Only two mites. Give them to
God aud behold the fame of your riches
fills the world. What hast thou, weeping
woman An alabaster box of ointment.
Give IL to God. Break it and pour IL upon
the Saviour's head, and its sweet perfume is
a fragrance in the church till now. What
hast thou, Dorcas My needle. Use 1t for
God, and those coats aud garments keep
multiplying, and are clothing the naked still.
You are manufacturer, or a merchant, or a
mechanic, or a man of leisure, or a student,
or sewing.woman. God wants each one of
you to serve him where you are. You have
your business, use it for God. Order 1t in
a godly manner. Do not allow any wicked
ness in it. Give godly wages preach Jesus
to your clerks not by long face, but by
being like him, doing good. Use your profits
for God, feeding the hungry, clothing the
naked, visiting the sick, comforting the
wretched, spreading the gospel far and wide.
What field you have to glorify God in, just
where you are If you have nothing, use
with them as easily as he could with shep.
herds stick, an ox-goad, a sling, or two
mites. A poor girl who had nothing but a
sewing-machine used it to aid feeble
church; all her earnings above her needs
were given towards building house of
worship, and in year she paid more than
others hundred times richer than she. So
you can do if you will. Think of the widow
with her two mites, the woman with the
alabaster box, and Dorcas and her gar
ments you do as much and have as great
a reward.-1he Bible Student
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-06-25
Childish TerrOrs.

want to plead with mothers in behalf of
their sensitive and timorous children. There
are strong, healthy boys and girls, who have
no fear of the dark, who are continually free
from physical cowardice, and who receive
much praise for their bravery There are
others, in whom the nervous sensiblity so
predominates that they endure, night after
night, tortures quite beyond their powers TO
express. Oh, the horror TO these poor little
creatures of the dark Its mystery com.
passes them about. They lie shivering in
bed, when mamma has given her kiss and
gone away, and as the last door between her
and themselves is closed, they plunge into
depth of distress which nobody guesses and
nobody comforts. After a while sleep steals
tenderly into the room, like one of Gods
angels. aud the little brain is soothed, the
tired eyeids droop, and the haunting fears
flee away. When morning comes, and the
blessed daylight lies broadly upon the famil-
lar room-on bureau, bed, chairs, curtains,
aud the pictures on the wall-the child for
gets its fear. The fear does not exist, and
will not return till night comes back, with
its vagueness, its awe, its great wall of
gloom. child who has been encouraged
to tell its thoughts and wishes, and the little
things OF every day to its mother, is often
saved FROM these weird and vexng expe-
riences. Many child has been on the
brink of conversation with mother or
friend, in which he might have been helped
and uplifted, so that his lifelong he would
have been the better for that hour, when a
bantering word or an uncomprehending one
has shut him in upon himself. Many pa
rent, thinking that fear was thing to be
repressed, and terror a synonym for COW.
ardice, has sternly insisted upon measures
which have been fraught with evil conse-
quences, extending over years. Physicians
will assure you that girls at eighteen and
boys nearing maturity often break down in
their studies and are unable to reap the re-
wards they covet, because Of an undue strain
or nervous shock, which left its germ of
trouble in the system when they were three
or four years old. We cannot too wisely and
too gently look after the little children un-
der your care.-Christian Intelligence,.
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The Three Wishes.

One evening in Winter a man and his
wife seated by their fire were conversng
about the happiness of their richer neighbors.
"Ol il I were able to have all wished,
I'd soon be happier than all these people"
said the wife.
"And |, also," said the husband. "I
wish had lived in the time Of the fairies,
and that one would have given me all that
| wished for.'
At that moment they saw in their room
beautiful lady. "Pm a fairy" said she.
al promise to give you three things but
take care, after having wished for three
things, can give you nothing more"
The fairy disappeared; the man and his
wife were much embarrassed.
"For myself" said the wife, al know
well what will wish. do not wish, yet
wish it; but think there is nothing so
good as to be beautiful and rich"
"But," said her husband, "with that one
may be sick, or die young. Wish for health
and long life."
"And of what use is long life if one is
poor" said his wife. "That only helps TO
make one unhappy longer time In truth,
the good fairy should have promised to give
us a dozen gifts for there are, at least a
dozen things which we need"
"That is true" said the husband. "But
let us take time and consider until to-mor-
row morning the three things which are
most necessary for u.s."
81 wish to think all night" said she. "In
the meantime let us warm ourselves, for it
is cold"
Then the woman took the tongs and
stirred the fire. and as she saw she had
much charcoal well lighted, she said, with
out thinking;
:" See the good fire. wish | had a yard
of black-pudding for our supper We could
easily cook it."
Hardly had she said these words when
there fell a yard of pudding down the
chimney.
"a pest upon the gourmand with her
puddingl" said her husband. "Behod what
beautiful wish As for myself, am SO
angry that | wish that yon had the pudding
on the end of your nose ~
In moment he perceived that he had
been still more foolish than his wife. For at
this second wish the pudding leaped to the
end of the nose of the poor woman, who
could not pull it off.
"How unhappy am I" cried she "You
are wicked to wish this pudding on the END
of my nose"
81 assure you, my dear wife, that did
not think of it," replied her husband. But
what shall we do? will wish for grea
riches, and will make you golden case tc
hide the pudding"
80, mol" replied she. 81 will kill my
self if it is necessary to live with this on tn,
end of my nose, believe me. There remain,
to us one more wish. Let me have it, or
will throw myself from the window"
"Stop my dear wife, give you per
mission to wish what you will"
"Ah, well, then I wish this pudding
should fall to the ground !"
1t fell, and she said to her husband 6"
see the fairy has Knocked US, and she hat
reason to. Perhaps if we had riches W,
should be more unhappy than we are a
present. Let us sup upon our pudding
since it is all that remains of our wishes"
The husband thought his wife was right
and they ate gaily, without troubling them
selves more about the things they had mean
TO have wished for.-June Vide A oake.
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The Riches of Jesus,

o my soul, dignifed with Gods image,
redeemed by Christ's blood, betrothed by
faith, enriched by the Spirit, adorned with
graces, ranked with angels-love him by
whom thou art so much beloved BE intent
on him who is intent on thee seek him who
seeketh thee love him who loveth thee
whose love anticipates thine, and is its
cause He has all merit, he is thy reward !;
he is the vision, and the end Be earnest
with the earnest, pure with the pure, holy
with the holy What thou shouldest ap-
pear before God, that should God appear to
thee He who is kind and gentle and of
great compassion, requires the meek, the
kind, the humble, and compassionate. Love
him who drew thee from the lake of misery
and from the miry clay. Choose him for
thy friend above all friends, who when thou
art bereft of all things can alone remain TO
thee. In the day of thy burial, when. every
friend is gone, he will not forsake thee, but
will defend thee from devouring foes lead
thee through an unknown region, bring thee
to the streets of the heavenly Zion, and place
thee with angels in the presence of his
majesty, where thou shalt hear the angelic
melody Holy, holy, holy There is the
chant Of gadness, there the voice of exulta.
tion and salvation, of thanksgiving and
praise and perpetual hallelujah There is
accumulated bliss and supereminent glory
-Auqustine.
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Spoiled Church Members.

Spoiled children are common. Everybody
has seen them. The church is family ;
and there are spoiled church members, as
well as spoiled children, They are equally
troublesome. If they are too indolent to go
to church on Sunday they expect the pastor
TO note their absence, and TO call round on
Monday, fiatter their vanity by visiting
them, and urging them TO be more attentive
to the means of grace. If they have a sore
finger OIL slight cold they expect the pas
tor TO know it, and make 1t the occasion of
pastoral visit, and the subject of special
coincidence and prayer. They are very SEN
sitive, and often become offended at their
fellow church members, or even the pastor,
and then they sit in corner moping and
pouting, or stay away from church. They
expect the pastor to come and look at their
sores, say over them few soft words, and
they are ready to resume their places until
they are hurt again, and then they want the
same healing process repeated. They are
spoiled, badly spoiled, by being treated as
mere weaklings, instead of being respected
as intelligent men and women. Such people
need manly treatment. They may die un-
der it but the church will sustain no loss
if they survive, they will enjoy some relig-
ious life aud be worth saving.--Lutheran and
Missionary
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Each In his Own Way,

All great works are done by serving God
with what we have in hand. Moses was
keeping sheep in INDIAN; God sent him to
save Israel, but he shrank from the under
taking. sympathize with Jethro's herds.
man, alone, a stranger, owning not lamb
that he watched. lie had nothing but his
shepherds rod cut out of thicket, the mere
crab.stick with which he guided his sheep.
Amy day he might throw it away and cut a
better one. And God said "What is this
in thine hand ? With this rod, with this
stick, thou shalt serve Israel" Aud so
ii proved. What is that in thine hand,
stranger An ox-goad with which | urge
my lazy beasts. Use it for God, and Sham
gar's ox-goad defeats the Philistines. What
is that in thine hand, David? My sling
with which keep the wolves from the sheep.
Yet with that sling he slew Goliath, whom
an army dared not meet. What is that in
thine hand, discipleY Nothing but FIVE bar
ley loaves and two little fishes. Bring them
to me, give them to God and the multitude
is fed. What is that in thine hand, poor
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-06-25
How to Select a Husband.

1t has been profoundly remarked that the
true way of telling toadstool from mush.
room is to eat it. If you die, it was toad
stool, if you live it was mushroom. A
similar method is employed in the selection
of husbands--marry him, if he kills you he
was bad husband; if he makes you happy,
he is good one There is really no other
criterion. As DR.. Samuel johnson remarked,
the proof of the pudding is in the eating
thereof. Some young men that seem unex-
ceptionable, indeed very desirable when
they are single, are perfectly horrid as soon
as they get married. All the latent brute
there is in the heart comes out as soon as
sensitive and delicate being seeks her hap
piness in his compauionship. The honey
moon lasts very short time, the receptions
and the round of parties are soon over ;
then the two sit down to make home happy.
If she has married a society man he will
soon begin to get bored he will yawn and
go TO sleep on the sofa. Then he will take
his hat and go down to the club and see the
boys, and perhaps not come home till morn
ing. If she has married man engrossed in
business he will be tagged out when he
comes home. lie may be sickly man that
she must nurse, morose man that she must
seek to cheer, a drunken man that she fears,
fool whom she soon learns to despise, a
vulgar man for whom she must apologize
in short, there are thousands of ways of being
bad husbands, and very few ways of being
good ones. And the worst of it is, that the
poor silly women are apt to admire in single
men the very traits that make bad husbands,
and look with contempt or ridicule upon
those quiet virtues which make home happy.
Men with very little beauty or style often
make the wife happy, and sometimes quite
the reverse. The number of ways of being
bad husband is almost as great as the num-
Der OF ways of being ugly. No one can tell
from the demeanor of single man what
sort of husband he will be. Meantime she
must marry somebody. Eat it; if you die it
was asort OF toadstool, if you live it was a sort
of mushroom.-Baltimore Erery Saturday.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-06-25
After the War.

Having occasion TO pass through the
streets of a somewhat western city during
the winter of 1866, my attention was one
day attracted by the figure of singularly
attired, weird looking little boy, with a
basket on his arm, standing in front of a
bakery. A soldiers cap and pantaloons, in
which his tiny form seemed nearly lost, and
the faded light blue cape of storm-beaten
overcoat, with the once bright buttons still
striving to adorn its tattered edge, reaching
to his knees, completed the uniform of the
shivering little hero. He stood perfectly
motionless, evidently unconscious of any
presence save the large, warm, nutbrown
loaves within the window. AS could not
pass such picture, stopped and asked if
he were hungry. Not very" he said, hes
itatingly. mot very, but Annie is." "Who
is Annie ?" asked. "My little sister"
Have you no father and mother ?" " Father
was killed at Chattanooga and mas sick
His voice trembled little. " No brothers?"
asked. 81 had three brothers," and his
little voice grew smaller and trembled more,
but they all went to the war. Willie was
shot in the woods when they were all on
fire." he meant the Wilderness, sand
Charlie, he starved TO death in Anderson
vile, and Jamie, he was next to me, and he
went for drummer boy and died in hos
pital, and then there were only ma and |
and Annie Annie was baby when they
went away, and mas grown sick, and Annie
is often hungry and cold, for can't always
get enough for her. pick up wood and
chips, but ma doesn't like me to ask for vict-
uals she says it's bad habit for little boys
TO learn" Aud the tears slid quietly down
his child cheeks, wan and careworn. | went
home NTH him far m tho nute ltrfa ~ ha
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Ghf Dome Circle.
GRANDPA AND BABY.


Out on the lawn, one Summers day,
left my baby boy at play,
And smiled to hear his gleeful shout
And happy voice sing In and out
Among the arches OF the trees,
Then die away upon the breezei
While all the playful echoes stirred
With merry laugh and lsping word.
But when missed the cheerful noise,
Nor longer heard the prattling voice.
rose, and TO the window hled
And, looking hence, this vision spied-
memory though thy name be pain,
Paint, paint that picture o'er again
The western sun his glory threw
Along the swArd OF emerald hue;
Save where, pefchance In playful frown,
Some cool, green shadows nestled down,
And idly shifting with the sun,
Cfept slowly eastward, one by one.
Beneath the elm trees waving crest,
Where the wind tossed the birdllngs' nest,
And where alternate sun and shade
Like changing fancies skipped and played,
The old arm chair, secure and good,
with widespread arms, inviting stood;
And In Its cushions, broad and deep,
Grandpa and baby sat asleep.
on rounded cheek and golden head
The sinking sun his radiance shed,
While on the grandsire's silver crown
single ray dropped softly down,
And then, in benedctlon fell
On both, and wrapped them In its spell.
The breeze, In frolic, growing bold,
Tossed up the rings Of shining gold
On babys brow, then with the gray
On grandpa's head began to play.
In the worn palm securely pressed.
One little dlmnled hand found rest;
The other clasped q withered flower
Culled, all at will, In natures bower.
Fixed was the look Of sad content
On the worn face, triHe bent;
And forward dropped, to rest the chin
My baby's clustered curls within;
While on the collar OF his coat
The gray and gold together float
Such tinting one might vainly seek
As slept on babys lip and cheek;
But thin and pale the other one,
And sad and careworn, In the sun;
And so the evening shadows fell,
And deeper grew, but all was well
Tho elm tree boughs, now gaunt and bare,
Are tossed about the wlntry air,
While pale, wan shadows come and go
Upon the lawn. all white with snow;
But nevermore, at eve or dawn,
On garden walk or grassy lawn,
May I. In vision fair. behold
That little head, with crown OF gold
Nor evermore, on Summer day.
That other one, with crown Of gray.
Aneath the dreary, drifted snow,
The silver head, and gold, lie low;
Yet evermore, in JOY or pain,
memory paint that scene again. --Seiec
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-06-25

THERE are many people in every audience
who do not understand some not unusual
words. A preacher who, il addressing a
country congregation, spoke of drawing
an Inference" was surprised next day TO
hear one of his auditors remark, don't
just know what an inference is, but If any
horse in the parish can draw it, It's our
Blackbird. -Congregaiionalist.
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- STATE OF VERMONT, District of Washington, IS.
In Probate Court held at Montpelier in said District
the lUth day OF June, A. d. ls79;
Orlando Knapp and Augustus W. Mead. heirs persons
Interested In the estate OF Sas Mead late Of Mddesex In
said District deceased make application for decree of
distribution and partition of the reverson of dover in the
estate Of said deceased. Whereupon, Is ordered by said
Court that said application be referred To session heOf
10 be held at the Probate ONCE in said Montpelier the
9th day of June, A. ID. 1870 for hearing and decision
thereon; and It Is further ordered that hereof be
given TO all persons interested by publication of the
three weeks successfully In the Vermont Watcman State
journal, newspaper published at Montpelier previous 20
said time appointed for hearing, that they may appear at
said time and place and show cause II any they have,
why such decree should not he made.
by the Cour.-Attest
al-g3 n. A. CHASE, Register.
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AT mansion notorious for its scanty
fare a gentleman was inquiring of the gar
dener about dog he had lately given to the
laird. The gardener showed him a lank
greyhound, on which the gentleman said /;
No, no, the dog gave your master was a
mastiff, not greyhound" to which the
gardener quietly answered "Indeed, any
dog might sune become a greyhound by
stoppin' here"
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Nohae eMnGrrs.
DoDGE's ESTATE

"ESEEI DUDGE'S ENTNTE.
w COMMISSIONERS NOTICE
The undersigned having been appointed by the Honorable
Probate Court for the District OF Washington Commission
ets 70 receive examine and adjust all claims and demands
ul all against the estate Of Wesley Dodge late OF
Barre, In said District, deceased, and all claims exhibited
In Offset thereto hereby give notice that will meet for
the purposes aforesaid, ct the office Of W. A. BOyce. In
Barre, on the sh day Of july and st day Of November
next from O'clock until four o'clock each OF said
days and that six months from the lOih day Of May A..
D. 1873 is the time limited by said Court for said creditors
10 present their claims to for examination ndnowance
Dated at Barre this lith day of June, A. u. 1879.
g2-si WILLIAM FARWELL, Commissioners
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nENNIs BRITAINs ESTATE.

The undersigned having been appointed by the Honorable
Probate Court for the District OF Washington Commission
receive, examine, adjust all claims demands
of all persons against the estate of Dennis Britain late of
Barre, In said District deceased, and all claims exhibited In
Offset thereto hereby give notice. that Will meet for the
purposes aforesaid at the residence Of Lucy Britain, In
barre, the lst day of August and the 26t day of Noyem
her next from ten o'clock a. until four o'clock NJ,
each of said days and that months from the 26h day Of
May A. ID. 1879, Is the time limited by said Court for said
creditors to present their claims for examination and
allowance
Dated at Barre this 7tli day of June, A. D. 1879.
GEORGE NJ. BAsSETT,l co,,r,,ss,orars
a2-qi II. o. WOOD, No""isS'ohe'S'