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The Power Of the Printed Truth.

Twenty years experience as missionary
in India make me competent witness as to
the reproductive vitality of truth circulated
in printed form. The Tamil and other
languages of India are copious, vigorous,
plastic, beautiful and majestic. Their liter
ature is voluminous. The Sanscrit is the
noblest of languages. The Tamil was my
vernacular, and knew it better in my boy
hood than the English. founded the Ar.
cot Mission, and have son there at the
head Of two hospitals. No intellect on the
globe is superior to the Brahminic. Their
ancient books are in poetry. When you
master them you are respected, at least
feared. / remember that when once my
father repeated passage from these re.
vered writings, Brahmin fell flat, ex-
claiming that he had never expected to hear
it uttered by lips that had eaten fish In
turbulent crowd | threatened to repeat a
verse, so sacred that its very utterance Sc
cures salvation. l was dared to do this.
This invocation to the sun is the oldest
in existence, older than the Hebrew
Bible. The meaning of
these words is this: 81 am 3 SHINES, sin.
ner indeed, born Of sinful soul. o thou
Refuge Of all who seek thee, redeem mp |"
My utterance shut up the disturber "The
Jewel Mine of Salvation of unknown au-
thorship, has been tract wonderfully fruit
full for good for many years in India. 1t is
repeated on the boats at night, and under
the banyan tree at the noontide rest The
people are extravagantly fond of poetry, and
chant the rhymes of their sacred hymns. A
single tract on the ten commandments fell
into Brahmin's hands. He, a pagan, taught
ethics, but told his followers that this was a
better system, and went with them preach
ing Gods law, having never seen mission
ary. They soon after got a New Testament
and devoured its contents. One day, into a
group of discouraged missionaries the whole
company marched, asking the way of saliva
tion. When verses were quoted, the stranger
said, Yes, that is in such a chapter and
such verse;" Had an angel dropped from
heaven they would have been hardly more
surprised than to hear these men, unknown
to Christian people, tell what they had read.
They all were converted to Christ, except
the leader, and as a result mission was
founded. So much for the amazing power
Of the SILENT printed truth.-Dr. H. NJ
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Think First.


Do you really need the article 1t is
probably pretty triAe in dress, in furniture
but what solid benefit viii it be to you
Or it is some luxury for the table, that you
can as well do without? Think, therefore,
before you spend your money. Or you need
new carpet, new sofa, new chairs, new bed
stead, or new dress you are tempted to buy
something little handsomer than you had
intended, and while you hesitate, the dealer
says to you, 1t is only triAe more, and
see how far prettier it is" But before you
purchase, stop to think. viii you be the
better year hence, much less in old age,
for having squandered your money Is it
not wiser to clay by something for rainy
day 2" All these luxuries crafty you only
for the moment; you soon tire of them, and
their only permanent effect is to consume
your means. 1t is by such little extrava-
gancies, not much separately, but ruinous
in the aggregate, that the great majority Of
families are kept comparatively poor The
first lesson to learn is to deny yourself use
less expenses; and the first step towards
learning this lesson is to think before you
spend.-.Selecfed. 'NN -
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What Women Most Need.

Speaking of the problem Of female educa-
tion, the Nation remarks that what women
most need, next after health and the power
of acquisition, and the confidence which
springs from having acquired something, is
a tolerable amount of administration on
small scale. 1t includes the faculty of get
ting the most for ones money aud managing
servants and children. If it were likely to
be mans vocation to the extent 10 which
it is likely to be a womans he would be un-
doubtedly prepared for it by some sort of
apprenticeship. lie would have to learn in
some subordinate capacity the proper mode
OF buying and preparing food. and of pro-
curing and taking care Of clothing and fur
niture, and of ruling servants. lie would
be trained to receive company by some ex-
perience in the art of entertaining, both in
its material and aesthetic aspect. No one
would ever guess, however, from an inspec-
tion of an average school course that girl
was to be the head of that most complex re-
suit Of civilization, a modern household,
with its thousand duties, responsibilities and
reations.-S Selected.
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Praying for Wealth.


lord, increase our faith" is proper
prayer for tbs, disciples of Jesus. But where
is warrant for the prayer, Lord, increase
our funds ?" Yet Che latter prayer Is great
deal more common than the former. Isit
wise prayer Is II q safe one ? II was In
q Bible class, The lesson for the day was
The Rich Man and Lazarus" It's discus
sion was after this sort, between the teacher
and his scholars Was the rich man lost De-
cause he was rich ? No. Was Lazarns
saved because he was poor ? No. Is there
any sin in the fact Of being rich2 No. Is
there any merit in the fact Of being poor
No. Ought we ever to pray for poverty
No. Ought we ever TO pray for riches
The answer to that question did not come
so promptly. After little, one said, "Well,
that depends" "Why didn't the other de
pendr You were all quick enough to say
we oughtn't to pray for poverty; why are You
less confident Of the unwisdom of praying
for riches 2" But we might glorify God by
riches" said one. " How do you know that
You couldn't glorify God by poverty ?"
HWell, but we might do good with money"
"How :" "By giving it to the needy, and
by aiding good causes" "Do you know of
any needy persons? Do you know Of any
good causes which ought to receive aid y
" Yes indeed" "Why, then, don't you ask
the Lord TO send the money directly to
them Why should you want to be the
middle man in the transaction Is that
the way TO feel and 10 pray? Are you to
count the Lord dependent on your good
offices for the supply of his needy children,
or for the aiding of the causes he loves ?
Do you now use every dollar he gives you as
trust to be accounted for to him 2 Would
you give away every added dollar of your
income, If your receipts were largely in
creased, or would you use the greater share
for yourself and but a small portion for char
tiles Is not prayer for riches always a
selfish prayer, in whatever phrase 1t may be
shaped2 IL you want to do good with the
powers and the funds already in your pos
session, do it. If you want to have others
helped beyond your ability to aid them,
pray that the help may come to them. Do
not condition your prayer for them on per-
centage to yourself of all that God sends for
their relief Your need is evidently a need
of more faith, not of more funds" Is there
not lesson in this truth for those outside
of that Bible class He who thinks that
riches are to be desired, to be prayed for, Is |
in danger of trusting in riches. His peril is
greater than that of the man who already
has wealth. "They that will be rich y
they that would be rich, they that want to
be rich, they that pray to be rich" fall into
temptation and a snare, and into many fool
ish and hurtful msts, which drown men in
destruction and perdition." Who would
deliberately pray for riches, or even long for
riches, in the face of such warning of
danger as that ?-Sunday.Schooi Times.
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MONTPELIER, VT, WEDNESDAY, JULY 80 1879.

Ten to one, the wife in the country is more
worn than her city relatives, and Is In no
wise able to bear the extra care, or manage
the additional cooking. From force Of OR.
cumstances, she has been dressmakor, mil
liner and servant, may be, in her large family
the whole year through She has turned
dresses wrong.side out and upside down.
She has made every dime 20 its farthest.
And now the visitors have come to use up
all her self-sacrifce has saved. It might have
been pleasant TO have received them for
three days, but when they remain three
months, The case is different. We once heard
gentleman remark that he could say all
the new things he had to say to visitors in
one day." and, as rule, we quite agree
with him. The cheapest way 70 visit is to
go to hotel or boarding-house, and pay al,
equivalent for what one receives. Of course,
one has congenial friends whom IL ia q
pleasure to see much and often but too
many so-called friends are persons who are
serving their own convenience who
never offer 10 help in the kitchen or parlor,
and who seem TO be oblivious TO the fact
that anything is being done for them.
Don make your summer trip at the ex.
pense Of anybody's comfort. Let your re-
ligion, If you profess it, permeate all your
plans, especially those for summer visiting.
-Congregationaiist. .r..
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Love After Marriage.

The lack of love after marriage, q writer
says, is due to q lack of friendship before.
Friendship is the soil upon which the plant
loves to grow, the silken cord that binds
when other ties are severed. Treat your
wife, then, As your best friend. Is she not
50 To, her belongs all that is best in ma
ture. The brightest thoughts, the sweetest
words and the tenderest love are hers by
right. Feed her hungry heart with the food
that belongs to it and you need never fear
for the honor OF your name or the happiness
Of your home. The contract Of marriage
bears obligation for both parties, and the
love Of the husband is often lost through the
wife's ignorance of him. What special grace
was it that charmed your husband most be-
fore marriage? You ought to know. Was
il musical ability? Was it your bright,
CHEEKY laugh, or sparkling eyes Was it
your sound practical common sense? What
ever it was, use it as much after marriage
as before. That which charmed him first
will charm him ever; and mans love is
shirt perpetually needing new buttons. He
is Just as queer a compound as you are,
with just as many whims and vagaries. He
ID selfish, unreasonable, egotistical animal,
and you must make a man of him, and you
cannot do it with the baldheaded end Of a
broom. He Is to be worn with the same
arts aud witcheries with which you won
him, if you wear him at all. You make his
home, and his happiness depends as much on
you as on him. Swift says: "The reason
why so few marriages are happy is because
ladies' spend their time making nets, not in
making cages Is that the truth, ladies', or
. libel? The cornerstone Of love is eslect.
A mans sweetheart is a gem that furnishes
with handling, and too heavy an ornament
TO wear perpetually around the neck. De-
pend not no much for your husbands love ON
(he beauty Of your face or the elegance of
your sttire as on the sweetness, truth and in.
tellectuality of the mind "Virtue is a
jewel best plainly set !" therefore do not
hide Its lustre by too many external EN-.
bellishments. Tell your husband often that
you love him, He knows it, but they are 10
him the sweetest words OF tongue or pen, a
song of which, II he truly loves you, he
never tires, . drink for which he is ever
thirsty, Aud Romeo, never let the cherries
on your wife's lips drop ungathered. A kiss
Is often more TO woman than crown
Christian Globe. d
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-07-30

The best teacher in the world is mother;
the next best is father. Father and mother
give force by their example and efforts to
the teaching OF the secular school and Of
the Sunday-school. Inspiration and energy
in study depend very largely upon the tone
of the family. 1t is pleasant thing for
boy TO associate with all his studies the
voice and help of his father and mother.
This is especially true in connection with
Biblical teaching. We remember very well
the old book Of fine steel engravings, illus
trating in chronological order salient Bib
heal events, fiom the creation to the days of
ST. John, 1t was our Spnday-afternoon
book, and mother was the teacher. We touch
the book to-day reverently. IT is twenty-six
years since the hands that held 1t before our
eager eyes were made numb In death. With
the pictures, as we look at them now, we as.
sociate the tones Of her voice, and the sweet,
practical, valuable counsels which she gave.
Surely there is no school like horne, and
there is no teacher like mother.--Selected.
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About Staying too Long.

{ One class of persons will need an especial
amount of grace this summer. We mean
those women who. having worked hard In
their homes all winter, are visited by their
city friends all summer. Perhaps they have
married the sons who by fate or fortune
have kept the old homes. All the brothers
and sisters, with their troops Of children,
must come back to the shade trees and
meadows for o quiet rest. Perhaps these
have no especial love for the woman who
presides over the old-time house, butt Is
such convenient thing TO have place 10
visit where there are no board bills 10 pay.
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Enf Vonre Grrle.
OUR HoME-MAKER.

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.tU EVENING PRAYER
come to thee tonight,
In my lone closet where no eyes can see.
And dare to crave interview with thee, llI 4
. Fether Of love and light. t,..
Softly the moonbesms shine. .....I
On the still branches Of the shadowy trees,
Whine all sweet sounds Of the evening bteeze lnN
.f.. Steal through the sinmbsins yine- g.Q rii
.1i tl Thou savst the calm repose lIifno .dI
That rests on ar-the air, the birds, the flowers, f
" The human spirit In its weary hours,
Now at the bright days cloae. aI .Irr
ino Tis natares time for prayer;
The slent praise Of the glorious sky. l r.. u.m
The earth's prisons profound and high
lN To heaven their blessings bear. 'Ar
.llA with them my soul would bend
In humble reverence thy holy throne,
Trusting the inertia Of the Son alone
Thy sceptre TO extend.
III this day have striven
win thy blessed Spirit. or have bowed the knee
To aughi Of earth, in weak idolatry, ..tI. .. r
1pray to be forgiven.
fin my heart has been
An nnforeivine thought or word or look,
Though deep thu malice which scarce coud brook.
Wash me from the dark sin.
II have turned away
FROM grief or kunering Wncn nlent feneNe,
Careless the cup Of water cen to give,
f Forgive me, Lord, pray.
Ill1 And teach me how to feel .
My sinful vanderings with deeper smart
And more Of mercy and Of grnce impart,
My sinfulness to heal
Father my soul wouid be
Pure a. the drops Of ewes unsulled dew;
And as the stars whose nightly course ia true
30 would be to thee
Not for myself alone
Would these blessings Of thy love mplore,
But for each psnitent the wide world DER, f.
Whom thou hast called thine own.
And for my hearts best friends,
Whose steadfast kindness DER my painful years,
Has watched to soothe afiictions grief and tears,
My wamest prayer ascends.
Should Ger their path decline ..r
The light Of gladness or Of hope or health,
BE thou their solace, JOY and wealth.
As they have long been mine.
And now, Father, take .I
The heart, cast with humble faith on thee,
And cleanse its depths from each impuri,y,
For my Redeemers sake. Selected.
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Montpelier Union School
Washington Co. Grammar School.

School Year begins SEPTEMBER lsr 1879 under the
ageInent Of W. W. PRESCOTT, A. b., as Principal. as
sisted by competent corps Of teachers Courses Of
study-Engsh Classical and Scientific. Tuion-To resi-
dents of Montpelier Union District free non-residens
Ave dollars per For further information apply to
s1-Ol T. O. PHINNEY. Chairman Of Committee
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ST. JOHNSBURY ACADEMY,
st. Johnsbury, VT.

la st. Johnsbury, VT.
Rev. Homer Il. Fuller, A. M, Principal,
Teacher Of Latin, Greet, and Mental Science
CHARLES E. PUTNEY, A. NJ, ..5t.
Teacher Of Latin, Greet and Historv.
SOLOMON II. BRACKETT, A. NJ
Teacher Of Natural Science, and Higher Mathematics
MISS L. JENNIE COLBY,
Teacher Of Latin, French, and English Literature.
MISS MARY Z. CUMMINGS,
Teacher o} Mathematics and Enorish.
MISS MARGARET MONTGOMERY,
Teacher Of 0sometry and Moral Science.
MADAME EMMA MARIE. ......... Teacher Of French.
MISS oRRIs PADDOCK. Teacher Of Instrumextai husie
MISS TIRzAH M. GUY Teacher Of Draping.
This school offers facilities for College Preparatory,
and English and Scientific training IN north
ern New England. One hour given to each recitation.
Expenses moderate. First begins the Tuesday
August; tile second, the hrrt Tuesday Wednesday
February. For Catalogue, etc., address the Principal
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IF you would relish food, labor for II before
you take 1t II enjoy clothing, pay for 1t be.
fore you wear it; II you would sleep soundiy,
take clear conscience to bed with you.
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VEGETINE
Will Cure Cancer.
Proof! Proof! Proof!

II. r. Strens, Esq:
DEAR sR;-About two years ago Cancer made its Ap-
pearance my face left side Of my When hrs
uced 1t twas about the size Of pin head very sma It
Increased In size. and spread my uptii became
large as common cent tried all kinds OF remedies and
advice from physician. 1t spreading and eating
my flesh very fast was very much alarmed. went 70
see physician who cured Caneers; he did not give
much encouragement. 1t paihed very much suffered
night and day. 1t wond bleed at times very profussly
Everything done that could be try cure the cancer
Ny brother had Cancer on his lip; he submitted to op
Grafton. being well discouraged. day in Mr..
Woodberrys apothecary store Of this He gave
your pamphlet containing many by the vEGE
TINE. found on page 10 where vEGETINE had cured
Cancer on ladys then bought bottle OF your
yEGETINE and proved great blessing me- could see
good effects from right away After taking three bottles
stopped the spreading Of the cancer about the edges
checked the eating into my flesh. could was gradu
ally healing kept taking ErINE. the slowly
disappearing until had taken sixteen bottles, COM
petely cured IT, II has left large side OF my
nose; and feel my duty recommend vEGErISE to all
like sufferers, asit certainly great Blood Purifier"
am now sixty-three years Of age. and vEGErlNE has
greatly improved my general health.
Yours most respectfully. WIN. p. CLEAvEs.
. tff .i - Federal Street. Beverly. Mass.
We, whose names annexed testify above
Mr.. cieaves Is an old resident Of this town. H'
c. c.wooDBERRY. Apofh'v,l RICHARD PEDRIoK.
HERBERT 8. SMITH. ANDREW L. EATON.
A.GLIDDES. tlHf ui 90 GRO, 8. MILLETr.
vBGETINEFor efadicaiing all Impurities Of the blood
from the system has no equal 1t has never failed 70
effect cure giving tone and strength the system de-
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vEcETINE.
Cured after 30 Years Suffering.

Cured after 30 Years Suffering.
H READvmlx, Mass, February 10, ls12
n. q. SteveEs. Esq; t a.r .......f,..t ..
DEAR SIR 1t gives great pleasure give In my tes
nony to the good effect the vEGETiNE has had on me
have been troubled for twenty yea with eating Ulcer
on my shin-bone During that time have tried many
remedies bat have mot had CURED tnl three
months ago u was very bad, ths the aesh was eaten
into the bone, from place large the palm of your
hand 4 WAS recommended by Mr. Tnion TO try your
vEpETIHE, and did so In taking the mat bottle II
commenced To heal and have only taken nye bottles and
1t IL all heaed nicely aud would cheerfuly recommend
IL 70 all alike afflicted Respectfully yours,
WILSON SEARS.
yEGETINE thoroughly eradicaies every kind OF humor
and restores the entire system healthy condition.
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vECETINE.
A Valuable Medicine.

cmossArr 1871
n, r. Siepeas, Esq,i
DKAR sim ~ have used your vE0ETTNE nmy family.
and know II to be. and recommend n as. good pu,
rier and cleanser Of the blood have several totles;
II Ia a valuable medicine. Respectfully.
Nl d. Is. sTEBRIfT. Grocer,
IH.t9 nfaH ME-. Cor. Main and Franklin sn. a
Thousands will bear testimony land Il Voluntarily
that vEGETiSE Is The best medical compound yet placed
before the public Tor renoyans and purifying The blood
Graduating all humo. impurities poisonous secIeons
from the sysem invgorang and strengthening the system
dsbiaied by issasei In fact, s many have called "
"Ihe Great Health Restorer." 4,
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lF 1t cost anything to go to church, people
who never 90 now would run around like
wild men for passes.
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How TO he Happy.

I will give you two or three good rules
which may help you To become happier than
you would be without knowing them but
as 70 being completely happy, that you can
never be till you get to heaven. The first
is, Try your best to make others happy
81 never was happy said a certain king,
"till began Ia take pleasure In the welfare
of my people; but ever since then, in the
darkest day, have had sunshine in my
heart My second rule is, !" BE content
with little" There are many good reasons
for this rule. We deserve but little, aud
better is little with the fear of God, than
great treasures nsnd troubles Herewith" /"
Two men were determined 70 be rich
but they set about 1t in different ways
for the one. stroye TO raise his means
to his desires, while the other did his best 70
bring down his desires 10 his means. The
result was, the one who coveted much was
always repining, while he who desired but
little was always contented. My third rule
Is, "Look on the sunny side Of things.'
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lbOpfh al UluxH seem fOrlOr
Tho sun that sets to-nlght will j
Ayniil o.rrlorrDvg tuoru nfNNf

The skipping lambs, the singing lark and
the leaping FISH tell us that happi1sss is not
confined TO one place God In his goodness
has spread II abroad on the earth in the
air and in the waters" ."-Sslectsd. 'ln ~
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vECE ETIN e.

II. @. corros. Prescription Drugyia, HN
ihNt Ni INtN MI 'ltiNI JUG hCaIoAoo, Illinois.
vEGErIsE is the heat selling blood puraer and gives
the best zAisfaction Of any IN The market rni seQ
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SPEAK KINDLY.

iI SPEAK KINDLY. m adf ol
How softly on the bruised heart uoN
word Of kindness falls, M nnuf
And 10 the dry and parched soul inu
Il Tie molstenins teaf-drop callsj III
oh iftbey krew. who walk the earth ..f. -.
l Mid sorrow. grief and pain,
The power word OF Kindness hath.
Do 'rwere Paradise again. -seieei,i.
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STATE. NORMAL SCHOOL,
Randolph, We.

Fall Term begins Tuesday. August asth. Greatly
increased advantages for board and for efboard
For any information relation to the school, apply to
sS-tfn A. W. EDISON, A. b.. Principal.