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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-06-30
The Swallows and the Barn.

In making a plea for our friends, the
birds, sometime ago, we ought to have added
that the birds who do not sing are also
worthy of protection. Since then the latest
corners, the swallows, have returned, and the
swift fight OF their graceful forms treasured
us of the final coming of summer. There
is with some athoughtless prejudice against
these mud-hut builders but their nests un-
der the ridge-pole or the caves can do no
harm. They are careful masons, and drop
no mortar, while their foraging for food in
the populous fields of air puts them in the
list of mans benefactors. Their tireless in
dustry and the CHEEKY companionship of
their happy twittering, furnish also an ex-
cellent example to lazy, unsociable and
grouty men. The man who can distrust
Providence, be cross TO his wife, or neglect
his children, after a careful study of a col
ony of barn-swallows, doesn't deserve to
have family. How the thought of the
swallows brings back to view the old barn
of ones boyhood The wide bay was on one
side, where in good years for grass the fra
grant hay was heaped up to the big BEAM"
from which adventuresome youngsters would
turn somersets when rainy weather gave
them holiday. In the early summer,
through the widening beams of golden light
that shot in at the cracks, aud Illuminated
streaks of the ever-present dust, we could
see the swallows at work and their happy
"tweet," as they darted in and out through
the diamond holes in the high gables, come
back to us, with the scent of the hay, the
sight of the old tanning mill, the curious
look of the mild-eyed oxen, the cautious
step of the old-fashioned hen stealing her nest
in the NOV, and the gray house-cat seepily
watching for mice at the granary door, while
stray bumble-bee doomed and blundered
under the f)or of the scaffolding where the
plump oat-heads would be stored to await
the fail of the threshers. Have the mod
ern improvements " bettered the old barns ?
We suppose so; but the architects and
economists cannot give us, what the poet
well says money cannot buy" the old asso-
Citations. s.'-Selected.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-06-30
MONTPELIER, VT, WEDNESDAY, JUNE So 1880.

seed has to push hard against the overlying
clay. And If the world is to enjoy the odor
Of its blossom there must be quite battle
with scorching sun and sweeping storm.
The real religion of Jesus Christ goes be-
yond this question, ordinarily with single
bound. II is very sure that all the workings
and successes of Christianity are achieved
by another and higher principle The
remedy for such questioner lies not in an
swering his query so much as in finding
deep down In his soul a spring-a nervous,
spiritual principle-whic pushes itself up,
and comes to the surface as unconsciously
as the seed germ. The religion of Jesus
Christ does not wait for "must," because
it is busted in asking, What may do for
him who died for me ?-PresJyterian. .
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-06-30
StOning.

One day travelling on camelback through |
that portion of the Desert of Sinai called the |
Desert Of Sin, nv Arabs all of sudden left |
their camels and me, running on in front, |
leaving the caravan TO come on as best it |
could. When | came up TO them found |
them congregated around heap of stones |
and sand. They were crying out with loud |
voices, throwing stones, too, at this heap |
and kicking up the sand with their feet, all
of them in a most excited state, even spit. |
ting violently, which is quite an eastern way
of showing contempt or hatred. called
out to know what was the matter, but they
began again, going on worse than ever till
they were quite exhausted. Then the fol-
lowing story was told me. Once upon a
time bad man, very bad man, lived
thereabouts, but, said they, Praise be to
Allah," which means Thanks be to God"
he was killed and his body put in the sand
there. Everybody was so glad he was
killed that whenever native went by the
grave, he threw stones and sand at him,
cursing at the same time the name and
memory OF the dead man. From the heap
of stones and sand 1t showed that people
must have done this for some time. Among
the Jews the most awful form OF punishment
by death was that OF "stoning to DEATH"
The man condemned was taken out and
stoned by all the people, and the awful char
acter OF the death would be that it was such
a lingering death. The whole village or
town would cast stones at him, not big
rocks, as some people fancy, but stones. 1t
is still quite an eastern practices whenever
people wish to show hatred they cast stones
and dirt at you. l have had volleys OF
stones thrown at me merely because was
Christian. The Jews in the Holy Land
have still the same customs as their fore
fathers. In the valley OF the kedron, near
Jerusalem, there Is building called the
Tomb OF Aosalom all around 1t lies
great heap OF small stones. l have often
watched Jews passing IL; when they came
to 1t they would PICK up some stones and
cast them back again at the heap with every
expression OF contempt and hatred. We are
told in the Bible that when Absalom was
slain by Joab, his body was cast into pit,
a great heap OF stones being laid upon him.
we are told that Absalom having no son In
MS hie-tlme, raised pillar to himself In
the kings dale, to keep his name in re-
membrance. Ihls so'called tomb have
told you OF is situated at the entrance OF
what was the "king's dale,' or garden. 1t
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-06-30
Christian Manliuess.

There can be no true manliness without
godliness. The man who is destitute of the
fear and love of God, who has no affection
for his heavenly parent, nor flial regard for
his will, who "honoreth not his father -
whatever may be his magnificent "Philis-
tinism," though he have the physique of
Hercules combined with the grace of an
Apollo, is no man he is but more splen-
did animal than his horse or his hound.
Well-developed moral thews are more in the
sight of mans maker than physical or in
tellectual ones and so they ought to be in
the estimation of every sound judgment.
Hence the remarkable force of a somewhat
obscure scripture " He hath no pleasure in
the strength of an horse neither delighteth
he in any mans legs. But the Lords de-
light is in them that fear him, and put their
trust in his mercy The glory and beauty
of man lie rather in reverence and faith
than in fineness of form or physical or intel
lectual development. "Goodliness natur-
ally condenses into goodness" as spirit
does into an essence. For all flesh is as
grass, and all the glory of man as the flower
OF the grass The grass withereth, the
flower fadeth." Ouly he that doeth the will
of God liveth among the immortals and eter-
mails. In that prophetic-like address to the
mmcng daughters Of our modern Zion-or
Babylon, if you will-Lady Clara Vere de
Vere, Tennyson shows that the true glory of
womanhood lies in moral worth, and not in
the superficial, evanescent charms of beauty
and true nobility in another something than
" the claims of long descent I"
:" Howesr II be, II seems 10 me-
'fis only noble to be good.
Kind hearts are more than coronets
And simple faith than Norman blood"
This is equally true of the proper glory of
manhood as, indeed, the same poet himself
has said over and over again, as in the noble
words of Arthur, describing that
Fair order OF the Table Round
glorious company, the flower OF men,
To serve as model for the mighty world"-
namely:
:" made them lay their hands in mine and swear
To reverence the king as II he
Their conscience and their conscience their king
To break the heather and uphold the Christ,
To ride abroad redressing human wrongs,
To speak no slandeI no. nor listen 10 L,
To lead sweet lives In pures chastity"
And then, among the "all that makes a
man." he goes on to put these as the more
essential attributes-the " keeping down the
base, high thought and amiable words, and
courtliness and the desire of fame, and love
of truth" And all this is summed up in
the words of Lord Bacon " Certainly man
is Of kin TO the beasts by his body; and if
he be not akin to God by his spirit, he is an
ignoble creature" Which, indeed, is the
old truth Of the old Book, which moral phil
osophers never advance upon Man that is
in honor, and understandeth not, is like the
beasts that perish. h."-Famly Treasury.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-06-30
sMoraI and Reliaions.
uNouosEN IN THE MApKEr-pLAcr.

IN THE MARKET-PLACE
stood within the mafket-plaoe;
The Lord drew nigh,
Chose laborers for his vineyard but
lie passed me by.
longed that TO my hand he would
Some task assign
Yea, yearned with feversh hope TO toll
Mid tree and vine.
Again. at noon, he came. My lips
Gave Joyful cry;
lie looked on me one moment, then
Passed silent by.
would have followed but my feet
In irons were bonndi
And the parched tongue could give for grief
No further sound.
Lone and with sufferings oppressed,
longcd to die;
Gazed wistful at the chosen TOLL
why might not ~
oh, privilege To labor, strive,
BE worn and SPENT
Oh blessed TO be footsore,
II on message sent
At eve. amid his laboren,
The Lord drew might
Faln had kissed his garments hem
As passed he by.
pause,-his voice heard give Arm
Yet sweet command;
:" Bear him upon the stoulder,-yea,
Unloose each bandw
] lay upon rivers breast;
The Lord was night
His hand my head upbore;
heaved no sigh,
But listened to the voice that said.
"Thou'rt not alone;
Thy meekness and thy tender love
To me are known"
angels within the market-place
Were ever might
They TO thy soul gave patience, as
passed thee by.
Light were the toilers' pangs TO those
Within thy breast
Bear on, dark waves,bear on
To perfect restP
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-06-30
Ghe Nonts Gnrle.
For the Vermont watchman.
IN MEMORIAM.

nvIup.
Tenderlv the sky bepds over
Broad and b,ue the nm. aide fair.
AT whoae feat the flowing river
Gllstens in the summer air
"mn i's wa'efs cool ana sunni,
"n"''ne''ns IN 'he summer AR
And the breezea rustle gently
Through the green trees and the grass.
Blending notes of wave and sopo-blrd
with their music as they paas;
No'es OF Joy OF peace ana blessing
biend IN music I" they pass
f,ut alasl IL fails unheeded
On the sleepers reat,ng tbere.
While our own ears hear hut sobbings
In the songs or skies 40 fair.
anu o"' 'e'rs no" WI" u'e rhih urops
o'' N'' i"''" i'oN''' "e 0e"r'
For our home Ia sad and empty,
All our day ia turned 10 night,
A we list for footsteps vainlv
Which have brought ma such deliVht--
fVor"'ps tnA' we hearu 20 siady
in 'ne "y-sone uays 10 or'sn''
First, we ace three stones 40 purely
white, and small, ranged side by aide.
Telling how our darling babies
one by one have early died;
",oon''u W s"ee.y-'oVea 'noS' 'ohu'y-
"'"s' 'Ai''' NJ '"' s'ue'
And our noble, manly willie.
With his life work lust begun,
On whom dear ones Arm depended
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-06-30

Which would it be, any worse to have
your son or father shot down in cold blood
with gun, or to have him killed by degrees
by the combined influence of liquor dealers,
who first tempt him, then take his money,
until he is wretched as citizen, and useless
till death--and such death TO die, and ap.
pear and answer before God2
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-03-07

RECKLESS BOYS. Carson probably contains
more reckless boys to the acre than any place
on earth. Yesterday afternoon some heavy
freight wagons were going along Carson street
when q boy rushed out and stretched himself
on the wheel OF one of the wagons in tho
shape of letter \. In this position he al
lowed his body to turn round with each revo-
luton Of the wheels, yelling with delight. As
soon as the balance of the gang saw him do
this they made rush for the wagons, and in
another minute each boy had appropriated
wheel and was going round and round with it,
The sight attracted the attention of the pass
ers-by, and when the teamstsr looked back
and saw how the boys we're fixed on his wagon
he seemed petri6ed with astonishment and
stopped his mules just as the wagons were in
q puddle. As luck would have il, most of
the youngsters stopped with their heads down
and considerably frightened, they fell off into
The puddle. Then they all rushed up to the
;eanstsr and swere and yelled at him for play
ng them such mean trick. The boys do
his quite frequently and think it prime fan
About a year ago a boy in San Jose had his
,sck broken by this means. As rule, how
yer, these accidents do not amount to much
IS boys who indulge in such pastims can easily |
'e spared from a community of this size.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-03-07

PROFESSOR LANGER's Music CLAss-Prof
LANCER, the we'll known leader of Piper.
Orchestra, has started music class ia Gar
son. He has already received number OF
scholars from the b'rt families in the city
and his thorough methods of instruction
give the best of satisfaction He gives vocal
and instrumental instructions and teaches
on the piano and violin. He will give less
ons On Wednesday of each week. Orders
can be left at the APPEAL office. film
THE ONE PRICE DRY GOODS SToRE.-All
the divorce suits started in Carson arise
from the fact that husbands are driven near
ly cay by the extravaganza of their wives
By trading at NJ. COINS these troubles can
be happily avoided. He has now on hand a
new supply of ladies' cloaks, childrens' wool
andin fact everything that woman
wants in the shape of clothing. His is the
original one price dry goods store and he
defes competition.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-03-07
ALWAYS AHEAD !

The Olcovich Brothers are now Offering
their stock at such rates chat it will pay all
thrifty persons to buy goods at their store
Just opening:
Two hundred pieces new choice prints.
An invoice of E. c. Burts celebrated kid
boots.
Novelties in buttons. hairpins, fancy
goods, ruchings, etc, etc.
Irish poplins v orth $3.50 at IS cents per
yard
Irish poplins worth 81 at so cents per
yard.
OLCovICH Brothers.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-03-07

A BAD BREAK. yesterday corning about
in a house of i'll repute, kept by Miss Stein,
had the bad luck to break his leg. 1t appears
that he wished to give the inmates of the es-
tablishmeat touch Of his prowess as an
athlete and accordingly assayed to turn some
somersaults over chair. After executing
few flip flaps he became embroidered by sue
cess and attempted to turn double somer-
sault. he did not quite succeed in accom-
plishing this feat and landed on the foer SO
violently as to cause fracture of the leg be-
low the knee. His ankle joint was also dislo-
Gated. His injuries were dressed by DR.. Smart
and he is now getting along quite comfortably.
His name is withheld from print out of con-
sideration for the feelings of his mother in
law who lives in Louisiana.
A DRY GooDs DRAMA woman who |
goes into n. COINS emporium drifts off iats |
a dream of rare and beautiful feminine 6nery. |
She sees the best products of foreign looms
piled up ON the counters, laces, drapsres,
lluSleAs anu elegant uolleGle MATERIALS, Sucn as
,nly the rarest skill can produce and which
women of taste admire. The secret of the
success of this house lies in the fact that NJ
Cohn knows how to select the best and is
never imposed upon by the eastern houses
Who work off their inferior goods on mex.
persons.
CASES SET.-In the District Court yesterday
he following cases were set for trial; Love-
oy, Monday; Lincoln, Tuesday; Van Gorder
Wednesday; Butts, Thursday. l.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-03-07

ATTENTION The greatest wonder vet dis
covered in medicine is Mrs. DR.. Howes
celeprated rheumatism, neuralgia and tooth
ache cures. Would you rather suffer the
pain of having tooth drawn than buy a
bottle of Mrs. DIR. Howe's toothach medi-
cine? Mothert should not be without it for
their infants. A few drops in little sweet
ened water to swab teathing baby's mouth
will instantly relieve the little sufferer.
The medicine does not cauterize, and is very
pleasant. Sold by all druggists. nh7
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-03-07
WE CAN I TALK

Without showing The condition of our teeth.
Every laugh exposes them. In order not to
be ashamed of them let ss use that standard
dentifrice, SOZODONT. which is sure to
keep them white and spoJless. No tartar can
encrust them, no canker effect the enamel,
no species of decay infest the dental bone,
if SOZODONr is regularly nsed. It is
botanical preparation, and its beneficial eff
fscts on the teeth and gums are marvellous,
as it removes all discolorations, and renders
the gums hard and rosy. M
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-03-07
CASES SET IN THE DISTRICT COURT.

Wellington Stewart VS.. City of Carson
Argument on demurrer continued until Mon
day, March 9th.
Tracy vs.. Muldoon. Exception to demur-
rer granted.
Huntington, Hopkins g. Co. Continued
until 18th
Mobile vs. J. !vancnvich, Demurrer with
drawn; defendant ha l., .ys to answer.
G. Yancovich 1v-ncovich Demurrer
withdrawn; defendant has 10 days to answer.
Tracy vs. Muldoon. Defendant to file new
bonds.
Wagner vs.. Elder. Demurrer argued.
W. w. Morton VS.. Elder. Demurrer
argued and submitted.
NJ E. Rinckle vs. Kirby. Defendant con-
sents to judgement of $500; that default be
opened and that name be Harriet Al. Kirby.
Gardner vs. Carson 4 Tahoe Lumber and
Flume Company. Passed by consent until
Saturday, March 18th.
Stewart VS. Carson City. By consent hear
ing set for Monday, March 9Th, providing
answer is filed days after.
Court adjourned until tomorrow at 9
o'clock A. NJ.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-03-07
ADJUSTMENTS.

Reform CLUB ENTERTAINhEST.- per
! Torrance given by the Reform Club last night
at popular prices drew a packed house as
usual. The song, "Twilight Falls" by Miss
Mary Wilson, was indeed vocal gem. The
young lady is gifted with rich contralto
voice, which is fairly loaded down with melody
reminding one of musical instrument. Sam
Morris next entertained the audience with
some excellent German specialties. Mrs
J. P. Winnie sang "Wilie Boy Come Home"
with pleasing effect, and also Home Of
Sweet Rspess." Mrs. H. H. Howe gave a de-
lightful rendition Of annie q the banks o
Dee. " Mrs Larowe closed the first part with
affective rendering Of the poison scene
from Romeo and Juliet. The entertainment
closed with the roaring burlssaue, entitled 4
Shaksperiom Muddle, local farce written by
W. S. Byrne. Such burlesques as a rsle are
npid productions but this was Clean cut
exception and its vim and snap caused it to
take frota the start. 1t was terse, we'll writ
ten piece, crammed with telling local hits,
funny situations and clever puns, coupled
with absured musical and scenic effects which
kept the audience in the best of humor. For
instance, when the ghost Of Hamlet" stalksd
onto the stage the orchestra played For his
soul goes marching on" which was very neat
and well appreciated. J. G. Chessy, Nat
Dow, Mrs. Byrne, and Annie Martin played
with great dealof animation and with full
aoft b, bnr Az
of burlesqus Mr. Byrae strikes the right key
and works intelligeaty. The Shakspea,ron
Middle deserves to DO repeated and we hope
the managers will take the matter into con
sideration. The music, by Professors Pasmore
and Laug hton, was PARTICULAR well selected
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-03-07

SI1-sHooTER ON THE CONTRIBUTION PLATE
1t was only last Sunday, and the unfortunate
man sitting pretty we'll up toward the
chancel. He was a plouslooking, nice old
party who loved to get up SO close to the sane
tun that the drippnss Of tho truth would fall
upon his bald head When the plate was
passed around he went down into his front
pocket for some change, bat after exploring
it's inner depths he found nothing. The plate
was getting pretty close to him and he hur-
redy thrust his hand into his hip pocket and
gave his handkerchief tug. The handker-
chief came out and with it a formidable look
nag six-shoeter, which fell with con siderab BILE
noise upon the floor and attracted the atten-
ton of the congregation for several pews
around 1t is probable that no man on earth
was ever more confused than this unfortunate
and absentmluded man. The plate was rig ht
under his nose. He gave the hai. dkerchef
another flip and out came half a dollar falling
alongside the six-shoeter. He reached for
both, and in moment of desperation grabbed
the ix-sheoter and laid it on the plate while
he pocketed the half dollar, first attempting
to set it at half cock for safety. By this time
the poor sexton was in as muca OF "a state Of
confusion anybody. He considered that
everything that WAS put on the plate
was sacred and SO he went right
on from pew to pew, poking the plate
vi the large INL six-sheoter On it, und F
everybody's nose and frightening the timid |
members of the flock almost to death. Sew
eral old fellows who had been in the habit of
paying money at the muzze of pistol in
Early days imagined for moment that 1t was
a hint to come down heavy, and cast their
gold on the plate lavish handed The oferatory
Vas the largest ever known in the church and
he old follow who made the blunder has never
Jared to demand his gun back The effect
vas satisfactory that the advisability of
having the sexton take two six shooters with
lin whenever he takes up a collection is
erously considered.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-03-07

GOLD AND SILVER MINING BY PRoxY.-
Here is chance for persons of limited capital
to engage in mining around Leadville, Col. :,
by addressing the undersigned, who are now
sending miners and prospectors into the new
mining districts just opened.
MAGUIRR & RAISER.
p. o. Box 90 Mining Brokers.
Leadville, Col.
Sheriff Fitch, of Humboldt, came in ysstsr-
day with three burglars for the State Prison,
and ono insane man for Stockton. The State
Prison birds we're, John Dunn, convicted of
grand larceny and sentenced to eighteen
months imprisonment; Johu Tappan, bur-
glary, one year. Geo. Kennedy, burglary, two
years.
The committee appointed from the Grand
jury to investigate the ShsrihFs Office took
charge of the books yesterday.
DR.. D. Banks Mckenzie will open his tenn
perance revival in Carson to. morrow night at
the Opera House.
The U. S. Circuit Court, Judge Sawyer
presiding, will meet in this city one week
from to morrow.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Services at IL A.
NJ. and P. M Sunday School at 1l15.
Lopez, the Elko murderer, has been found
guilty of murder in the first degree.
More Spirituaistic exposers are expected
in Carson soon.
Judge Belknap was in the city yesterday. |
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-03-07
STOCKS.

The market yesterday was well sustained at
trlhe advance over yesterdays figures. The
Columbus and Bode stocks were 10 good de-
mand, and the feeling was encouraging.
Following are the latest street quotations {:
Bslcher, IFS; Sierra Nevada, 23!b, 233s;
Utah, llsb, Ills; Con. Virginia, FOB, 34l;
Mexican, 164b, 16gs; Union, 393s, 4Oa;
0phir, 1534; Justice, Ia; Scorpion, 3 BOB,
3. 40a; Orc, l. COS; Bullion, 90; Bodis, S!b,
Ga; Ophir, 18sb, 1S!a.