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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-29
Make the House Beautiful.


A charming manner of decorating panel
on wall, or the pier between two windows,
is to cover the space TO be ornamented with
tulle, the meshes of which are as large as
possible. This at a distance does not hide
the painting or the paper on the wall, and
it makes an excellent ground work on
which autumn leaves and ferns can be pin
ned to form very ornamental designs. Capt.
tai fern-baskets may be made with old
corks, which are broken into rough pieces
and strung on wire, which is nodded into
the shape required. The corks sometimes
are threaded whole, and then cut with a
very sharp knife to resemble carving, after
the fashion Of a cork walking-stick. Again,
the pieces of corks threaded on wire may be
wound around big wire basket, the handle
being formed in the same way. Picture
scraps may be often used with capital eff
feet. Small rooms, and nurseries especially
papered with them and afterward vanished,
afford great entertainment cornices may be
made of them to run all around the wall
paper, with about two inches of gold foil
between each, and a black bordering.
Wooden tireboards and holland mats may
also be covered with them these must, Of
course, be vanished. Common garden
flower pots can be made ornamental by CIV
ing them a coat of paint and then painting
on them landscapes, flowers or figures.
Chi cap wooden wardrobes and other articles
of furniture can be improved by painting
them black and ornamenting the panels
with flowers, rather longer than life Storks
and bulrushes, sunfowers, lilies, large dai-
sizes and poppies all look well. Bleached
skeleton ferns may be laid on photograph
book covers, wooden trays and blotting
books, and vanished. They look especially
well on black painted wood; If laid close
together they resemble an inlaying of ivory.
A plain table with one drawer makes quite
a pretty writing table by staining it black,
and then laying the ferns on a border round
the top and around the drawers. The ferns
can also be applied to velvet frames, when
the whole should be covered with white
tulle of the finest and most invisible de-
scription. A blue velvet-covered board, for
placing in a fireplace during summer, may
have center bouquet of skeleton ferns,
lightly covered with tulle and border OF
lace quite at the edge.-Ar amateur.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-29
Railroad Tine gable.
CENTRAL VERMONT RAILROAD LINEl
Commencing on Monday, July l2th, 1880.

Trains Going South and East.
Leave Montpelier at 8. 30 and IL A. M, 6.55P.
M, and IL. 10 r. M
Mail-From syracuse and ogdensburg, 81. Adams and
Burlington, leaves Montpelier at $50 A. NJ, for Boston
va Lowell.
Express-From Montreal st. Albans, Burlington etc.,
leaves Montpelier a II As for Boston, New London
Springneld New York and intermediate points
Mixed Train-feaves ST. Abans at 20 NJ, Burlington
at 40 p. NJ, Montpelier at 6b5 P. NJ Tor Norhned
Night Express-From Ogdensburg, Montreal st. Al
bans and Burlington, leaves Montpelier at lilo p M
for Boston via Lowell fitchburg, Springfield, New
York and intermediate points.
Trains Going North and West.
Leave Montpelier at 3.10 A. NJ, $50 A. M, 30 A.
NJ, 3b5 p. NJ and 600 r. NJ.
Day Express-Ieaves Boston via Fitchburg at 500
via Lowell at e.45 A. NJ, New London At 800 A. NJ,
Springfield at 500 A. Montpelier at 355 p M, for
Burlington, st. Abans Montreal, osdensburg and the
west.
Accommodation Train-Ieavee Northneli at 35 A.
NJ. Montpelier at $50 A. NJ. for Burlington, Rutland,
~. Albana and st. Johns
Mixed-Leavee W. r. Junction al $50 NJ, Norhneld At
1880 A. NJ, Montpelier at 1870 A. NJ for Burlington IT.
Adams, Richford, Rouses Point, etc.
Accommodation Train-Leaves white River June
ton at I'll NJ Montpelier at 800 r. NJ, for Burlington,
st. Adams and Montreal
Night Express-Leaves Boston via Lowell at 100 p NJ,
via Fitchburg at 500 p. New York at 400 P. NJ,
Springfield at 800 Montpelier at ale for Bur
nngton st. Albans, Montreal and Ogdbg and the West
Trains leave Montpelier for Barre at 100 A. NJ, $50 A.
NJ and 40 pm. Returning leave Barre at 14SA. NJ,
1920 A. NJ. and $50 p.
Sleeping attached Night Express trains running
between Montreal and Boston, and Montreal aud Spring
helI and New York via Troy and paror to Day Ell
press between Boston and Montreal.
principal stations j. W, HOBART, General supt
st. Albans VT, July 10. 1880.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-29
The Family.

would not underrate the responsibility
of fathers in the moral guidance of the
family. An irreligious father may be a ter
rible blight, aud faithful Christian father
priceless blessing in the home. But still
the fact remains, that it is mainly the mother
who controls that home and imparts to it its
prevailing atmosphere. There is her throne
there her influence; there she can make or
mar the destiny of the immortal soul be-
yond any one this side of the throne of God.
Susannah Wesley's hand rings all the Meth
odist church bells around the globe to-day
Suppose that Lord Byron had been reared
by such mother a, the Wesley's had the
world might have escaped the moral leprosy
that has tainted nearly every brilliant page
he scattered. Like mother, like man.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-29
The Come Gnrle.
ON rHE EVE OF THE WEDDING.

o love, before we part tonight,
Before the last "I win" Is spoken
Before the ring has touched my hand,
OF pure. true, endless love the token
Before the Church with holy rite,
Her blessing on our love has given,
Look straight into my eyes with yonrs,
And answer me In sight Of heaven.
Is there within your heart Of hearts
One lingering shadow Of regret
One thought that you have chosen ill2
Oh speak-'tls not too late even yet.
IA there In all this world Of ours.
One You have ever known or seen,
Whom, II you had earlier seen or known,
You would have crowned your chosen queen'
Is there2 pray you, tell me now,
And will hold you bound no more.
will not finch to hear the truth,
II could not be 80 bad, 40 sore,
To know II now. as II would be
II by and by shadow fell
Upon the sunshine of our home;
No, n you ever loved me-tell %
I'd hold you pure from blame, dear love.
And would leave you free as air,
To woo and win that happier one.
All this for your hear sake I'd bear
will not say how will not pray
That God might have yon in his care;
That would be casy-when think
OF you, my heart Is all one prayer.
But could Join her name with yours,
And call down blessings from above
on her who had robbed me OF my all
My life-my--llyht-my only love7
Yesl even that ia try TO do;
Although my lonely heart should break,
ia try to say" God bless her" too.
Pm looking up into your eyes;
But though my own with tears are dim,
read that In their true, clear depths,
which tells me. " You may trus, In him.
WILL will-it needs no words,
Though yours are flowing warm and fast,
And eloquent with truth and love
Forgive my doubts-they are the last
-CldWberS ,IOurnd
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-29
The Bible.

believe in the grand old Bible from its
Alpha TO its Omega-tbe Bible, the whole
Bible, and nothing but the Bible. ! do not
believe in your trying to get as little of God
in it as you can, explaining away this mir
acle and that miracle, representing the pool
where the angel came down to trouble the
waters as a sort OF Harrowgate springs. |
believe in going in for it as the great and
only revelation that we have of our great
God. The infidel has been at his work for
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-29

TIME TO 90.

TIME TO 90.
They know the time to go
The fairy clouds strike their inaudble hour
In ield and woodland. and each punctua flower
Bows at the signal an obedent head,
And hastes to bed.
The pale anemone
Gldes on her way with scarcely goodnight;
The vlolets tie their purple night-caps tight
Hand in hand and dancing columblnes,
In blithesome lines,
Drop their last courtesiea,
Fit from the scene and couch them for their rest;
The meadow lily folds her scarlet vest
And hides 1t meath the grasses lengthenng green,
Fair and serene.
Her sister lily floats
On the blue pond and raises golden eyes
To court the golden splendor Of the skiesi
The sudden signal comes, and down she goes,
To hnd repose.
In the cold depths below,
A little later, and the asters blue
Depart in crowds, brave and CHEEKY crew;
while golden-rod, stnl wide-awake and gay,
Turns him away,
Furls his bright parasols.
And, like a little hero, meets his fate.
The gentians, very prosid 10 ait up late,
Next follow. Every fern is tucked and set
Meath coverlet.
Downy and soft and warm,
No little Seeding voice is heard TO grieve,
or make complaints the folding wood beneathi
Nor lingering dares TO stay, for well they know
The time to 60
Teach us your patience brave,
Dear flowers, till we shall dare to part like You,
willing Gods will, that his clock strikes true
That his sweet day augurs a sweet morrow,
with smiles, not sorrow.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-29

A religious body having resolved To build
a new church, the pastor went about beg
ging very zsalously, accepting not only the
widows but TIE child's mite. In the Sun
day school few days afterward, while in
structing the children, he compared himself
to shepherd, and then inquired what the
latter did with his flock. One bright-eyed
little fellow promptly replied, ale shears
them"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-29

KEEPING HOUSEHOLD ACCOUNTS. = In
the first place it would furnish interesting
information OF the number of pounds of su-
gar, spice, -four, meat that family con-
sumes. How many know anything definite
about these things Such record would
also suggest changes in the living, and fur
nish basis to calculate the requirements
for the coming year. We know Of a lady
who went SO far as TO keep an account of
the number of extra meals which she fur
nished in year. and when it was an
nounced, the family were greatly surprised.
A household account is startling reyealer
of facts
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-29
A Mothers Gift.

Religious newspaper poetry has its use,
though in literary quality it may be very
humble. A Christian lady, gone many
years since to the better land, once copied
some simple verses, by an unknown author.
upon the blank leaves of a little Bible. The
Bible she gave as present to her oldest
son, then child The boy became sailor.
He roamed all over the world, and carried
the Bible with him in his sea-chest" One
day the news of his mothers death was car
ried to him. This recalled to his mind the
good Book she had given him, and also the
lines traced by the hand of love upon its
hy-leaves. He faithfully followed the coun-
sci they gave him, and gave Christ his SER
vice and his love. These facts came to the
knowledge of the editor of religious jour
nal in New York city. He published the
poem, introducing it by repeating its his
tory in connection with the sailor. The
poem makes no pretension to merit, but its
excellence is in its pure and holy sentiment.
1t is entitled "a Mothers Gift; Qines ad-
dressed to my Charlie with a Bible),"
and the following is the opening stanza
So young you cannot pleasure take,
In this-but for your mothers sake,
The gift you will not spurn;
And oh! my child, in after years,
When forced To shed lfes bitter tears,
Then to this volume turn.
Not long ago an elderly clergyman, the
widowed father of this same young sailor
sat by the dying bed of Christian sea
captain. One of the sick mans last acts
was to point to his ll.tle Bible, that he had
carried with him through all his voyages
and called the minister's attention to a
soiled slip pasted inside one of the covers
1t was the little poem, " A Mothers Gift, >
clipped from that religious journal. The
captains own mother had cut it out and
placed it with her gift to her son, whose
name, too was "Charle and it had been
blessed to him.-Youh's Companion.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-29

CENTAUR LINIMENTS the
Worlds great Pain-Itelicving
remedies. They heal, soothe an '
cure Burns, Wounds, Weak Back
and rheumatism upon Man,
and Sprains, Calls. and Lame
ness upon Beasts. Cheap, Cuich
and reliable.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-29

but perhaps thousand people in the world
to-day are better because 1t brought little
love into the world that was not there be-
| fore.-HdrDer for October.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-19
Moffat's Life Pills,
phHniX BitterS,

The Most Successful Medicines
in the World.
Established in 1885, by one Of
orr Most Eminent Physicians,
and now used throughout North
and South America, with more
pleasing results than any other
Medicine.
MOffat's Life Pills
are purely vegetable; they act
on the Stomach and Liver, and
regulate the entire system: and
put all the functions of the body
in a healthy condition, and
WARRANTED a certain cure for
all HILARIOUS Diseases, Torpid
Liver, Impure Blood, Jaundice,
Bilious Complaints, Dyspepsia,
Indigestion, COStiveneSs, Nerv'
Gus and Sick Headache, Colds,
Scurvy, General Weakness, and
Fever & Ague.
MOffat'S Phoenix BittGrS
correct the SecretiOns Of the
Stomach, and are a Sure Cure
for Sleepl eSSneSS, Nervousness,
Dyspepsia, Female Complaints,
Weakness, Debility, etc.
Thousands of Certificates are
in our possession giving perfect
CURES effected by these invalU-
able medicines, and we are GER
tain that they will do just what
we have said. 1t is simply ask
cd that the afflicted will TRY
THEN ONCE, their use will con-
vince the most skeptical.
Pages Climax SaIye % cents a box.
MOffat's Life Pills % cents a box.
Moffat's PhGnix Bitters $1.OO bottle.
s Sold by Druggists everywhere.
]. P. MILLS, Sole Proprietor,
So Liberty Street New York.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-19
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE house
Committee GA military affairs at full
meeting to-day agreed upon report to
accompany Representative Braeg's bill for
the restoration of General Fiiz j ohm Por-
ter. 1t provides for his res Grafton to the
service with The rank of colonel, and
awards him SIS, 900 in lien Of all hack pay
to which he may have been entitled.
As the result of l.earing upon the
matter of tie Des MoiDes river lands. the
house committees viii report bill to
afford all parties interest ed a standing in
the cOCrt.
The house committe, on education and
labor will report fav0rably Representative
Goodies bill prohibiting Chinese immigra-
uop, strlkiUg out the section, however,
which provides Jor the abrogation of arti-
ucles and OF the Bur!ineame treaty
The bill prohibits carrying more than
fifteen Chinese passengers on eny one yes.
sci, but excerpts from prohibitioe Chinese
oMclais and persons shipwrecked.
At the investigation to-day into the
Star route service, Geu. Brady stated that
the Star route service could be run TO the
end OF the year, keeping intact the 1900
nsw routes and all others, where the cost
oil the expedition has not exceeded $500,
or cutting down all others to a point at
which the Increased pay for expedition
vas begun for $6.4l6,5I for the entire
year. which would still require deficiency
appropriation OF $5l6,5l0. Gen. Brayy
persisted in his former assertions that he
had not exceeded the authority and discre-
tion vested in him by law, and was per-
fectly confident that congress would sus-
tain him. He was sharply questioned and
defended all his acts aod constructions of
the laws
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-19

AVER, Mass. Jan, 18.-Mrs. Marie l..
Crew, % years of age, wife of JOSEPH
Crew, living on Libby Farm. Graton
Ridge, this State, was outraged and mur-
dered yesterday. Her husband left home
about noon and returned about eight in
the evening, finding the house locked.
curtains down and no light. Noticing the
hatchway partly open, he entered that
way. went to the kitchen, lighted lamp
and found his wife lying dead 10 the
bedroom, covered over with a quilt She
was shot three times in the face and once
in the chest. He at once notified the
neighbors, and DIR. Harwell was summon
ed, Deputy Sheriff Brown and other
officers were soon on the ground, endeav-
oring to trace the murderer. who is beliey
ed to be tramp seen in the vicinity that
afternoon
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-19
CASUALTIES.

MILWAUKEE. Jan. l8-The Sentinel
GAINESVILLE special says that Burr Robbins.
the we'll known circus proprietor, was
fatally injured .this .eveEing and death is
expected TO ensue before moruing. Rob
bins was in his little steamer on the Rock
River, running rapidly, when his head
came in contact with a bridge, literally
crushing the front OF the skull AID break.
ing the jaw. While the doctors dressed
bis wounds, Robbins dictated aud signed
biz will.
OGDENsBURG. Jan. 1S.-James Ellis
and his sou John were:drowned 10 the ST.
Lawrence at Morristown yesterday. The
boy had on his skates aud was pushing bis
father before him on a sled. aud suddenly
went into hole. Cries were heard. but
when assistance arrived, both had disap-
peared
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-19
Climax! Climax

Pages Climax SaIVe,
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It heals without a scar. No
family should be without it.
We WARRANT it to CURE
Sores, Ulcers, ScrOfula Sores,
Fever Sores, Salt Rheum, Sore
Breasts or Nipples, ETysipelas,
Swollen Glands, Infiamed Eyes,
Scalds, Burns, Cuts, Bruises,
Fistula, Piles, BOils, Chilblains,
Frosted Feet, COrns, and all Gu
taneOuS diseases on man Or beast.
1t has been used over twenty
five years, without one failure.
1t has no parallel-haVing per-
fectly eradicated disease, and
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had failed. 1t is a compound of
Arnica with many other Extracts
and Balsams, and put up in larger
boxes for the same price than any
other Ointment.
EE- Sold by Druggists everywhere.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-19
" HIN GTON.

WASHINGTON, Jan. l9.-lu the case
involving the right OF invalid pensioners,
who have contributed monthly during his
period OF active service TO the funds of the
national soldiers home. to avail bimset
DOW of the benefits of that asylum without
surrendering to it his pension, supreme
court has decided that the language of the
section. ia question. must be connected as
meaning that only invalid pensions who
have not contributed 20 the funds of the
soldiers home are bound to purchase its
benefts by surrendering to it their pen
sions. The supreme court will take a
recess from the first Monday in February
to the first Monday 10 March.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-19
Island, Illinois. Mondav january 1880.

The Speaker-''It is not"
Mr.. Cox.-"I would like to get the ear
OF the gentleman from Pennsylvania
Speaker-'Debatei is not in order"
Mr. E. Wood-''Nobody has ever pro-
posed any such thing as the resolution
suggested.
The question was taken by Nays and
Ayes, and at the close of the roll call,
which stood l4l to 81, but before the
completion of the vote, the floor was, at
two O'Clock, claimed for business Of the
District of Columba.
Final action on Kelly's resolution. De-
ferred till Monday next
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-19
Good Hotels.

Hotel accommodations for travellers are
of the greatest importance to persous who
have to move about the country on bust
ness orsfor pleasure Just where to go"
is what every man wants TO know when
be leaves home. The Grand Union Ho-
tel, opposite Grand Central Depot, New
York City, is very popular resort, be-
casse the attendance there is prompt and
satisfactory. rhe charges are reasonable
and the mendge complete; try it. Famil-
les can live better tor less money at the
Grand Union Hotel than at any other
first class Hotel in the city. Be careful to
see that Grand Union Hotel is on the fsign
where you enter.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-19

FoR DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION. depres-
sion of spirits and general debility, in their
various forms; also as preventive against
fever and ague and other intermittent
feyers. the ''FERRo PHosPHoRATED ELK
IR OF CALIsAYA," made by CasweIl, Haz-
ard L Co., New York, and sold by all
druggists, is the best tonic; and as tonic
for patients recovering from fever or other
sickness, ii has no equal. NJ
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-19
Chicago MarEo1.

CHICAGO. Jan. 10
Whcat-Unsettled and lower; 23l4 cash; l "a
Feb; l 245s March.
Corn-Active but weak ard lower; 3s3l cash ;
3824 bid Feb; 434 May
Oats Weak and lower; s82l cash; Ssg bid Feb
33I& Mey.
Rye-76H
barley-S5,
Pork-Firmer; 70 s711 cash; 12 90 Feb; 10 O5
March.
Lard-steadv; 7 55 cash; 60 Feb; T 20 bid Mch.
Whisky U9A,
LIVE STOCK
Hogs-Receipts so 600; quiet: light packing i5c
lower 25Gs4 co; common 4 a5Q4 30: shipping 6J
0475.
Cattle-Recoipts 1000; good shipping firm and
fairly active 6UQ15 20; common TO fair slow COO
a.: butchers 30Q3 so; stockers and feeders ?
6063 70.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-19
a Sensible'ICanadia

Mr.. Gadbois, of Brockvile Canada
after being cured of prostrating malarial
disease contracted in Texas, by means of
Warmers Safe Pills aud Safe Bitters,
writes to u.s. Il shall nevr travel in that
climrte without your Safe Pill and Safe
Bittcrs as part OF my outfit
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-19

CINCINNATI, Jan. 1S.-Mrs, Margaret
TumY. seventy years old, died this after
noon at her residence on Walnut Hill, this
city, after having been thirty days without
food or drink, She had been sufferer for
years from chronic dyspepsia, and recently
had been the victim of hallucination. a
month ago she refused to tax food, saying
she had no stomach, and the utmost efforts
of physicians and friends have been una
vaiIing to change her purpose. The case
has attracted the attention of physicians
Her last words were: Bread bread |
breadF'
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-19
W wASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, jan 19-The president
has nominated James Russell Lowell, Of
Massachusetts, envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipoten,iary to England; John
". Foster, Indiana, minister h Russia;
Lucius Fairchiid, Wisconsin, minister to
Spain. Phillip II. Morgan, Louisiana,
minister TO Mexico; Eli II. Wrey, Ken
tucky. governor of Utah territory.