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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-04
Slang.

Have you not noticed how that tidal wave
of evil seems to be sweeping over our land
An evil spirit has entered into the hearts of
our people and finding them swept and gar
nished has taken up its abode there. We
speak particularly Of the use of such words
as those most commonly known among the
ignorant classes and bar.room frequenters,
and known by the name Of Slang" The
use of such speech is regarded as something
to be proud of and admired, and the young
man or girl that lacks this important accom-
plishment is not considered to have the
proper dash or ego" According to our
dictionary, the definition of the word slang
is "vulgar, unmeaning language" that is
mostly originated in low places, and with
pothouse men, and have frequently double
meanings, which were they known to the
young speaker, would cause deep shame in
stead of careless laughter. In the times
when we were young, wit had a high niche in
the temple OF literature and fashion, but now
we must e'en content ourselves with brass in
stead of gold. Boys and girls, do not fall
into this fearful habit DO not let your souls
be caught with this chaff scattered by the
evil one. Beware of talking slang even in
jest We knew a girl once, a fine, pure
minded, honorable girl, with a strict sense of
truth and rectltude, who began by repeating,
in jest, words she had heard comrade use,
and at which she had been shocked at the
time Alas for the little foxes that are al.
lowed to enter the vineyard from simply
repeating she soon became an expert.
know also young man whose conversation
is partly unintelligible from words with OBJ
scure meanings, and which he considers as
being witty and cup to the times" Are
these indeed the signs of the times 40
tempora o mores" We have heard some
where, but do not remember the precise
words, that the evil one went forth one day
to fish for mems souls Many he caught
with some aluring sin held out as bait, but
he made particularly merry when he found
that he caught many more with an empt,
hook which represented bad words anc
curses, for
"Oh hip, hip, hurrahl' said he,
These bite for the love Of me-
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-04

until they are ready TO cry out in their lone
illness. If you are wronged, pray to the sa.
cred heart of Jesus for consolation and
courage. Draw sbundantly the waters Of
holy Joy from the fountain of the Saviour.
Leave in that sweet heart your grief and af-
Fiction, and take thence new strength TO
finish the journey which remains to be
passed over, until you reach the goal, where
this divine heart, possessed without veil,
will dry up your tears-where you will pos.
sess throughout all eternity the fullness OF
heavenly delight, and blessings of every
kind. Religious Herald.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-04
The English Cottage.

His home is often charming TO the eye,
aud comfortable enough within doors, es
pecially in this summer when the door stands
open. You may observe him, as you pass
seated at the teatable, with his olive shoots
OF various sizes clustered around him, while
his wife is busy over the tray and kettle
The sweet scent from his flower beds are
blowing in upon him, and there is droning
hum from his bee-hiyes against the gable
that suits with drowsy mood when he has
disposed of his bread and butter. If he
steps out of doors to smoke his pipe, he
feels an honest satisfaction in the signs of
ease about him. The pig that grunts in the
savory sty at the farther corner of the gar
den supplies manure TO the vegetable beds
that provide his corpulence with nourish-
ment in turn. There are no fowls, because
they are bad gardeners; but there are apple
and cherry trees that are profitable in good
seasons And, taken en- masse, we know no
prettier sight than one OF these English vii
lagos, in pictureque neighborhood, that
has grown up under the fostering care of
generations Of kindly squiros. The scat
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-04
BE Good TO the Babies.

The fretful baby season is upon us, and the
crop is larger than in many years before.
Babies that have been at just the loveliest
age-of babies-ever since they were born
have suddenly become perfectly awful, ac-
cording to mothers, and great deal awfuller,
if nurses are TO be believed. At all unseemly
times in the night they awake and cry, and
no infection Of the aspiration ash ~ can
quiet them, while during the day they whine,
they slap and scratch whoever happens TO be
holding them, and they demand everything
within reach for the apparent purpose Of re-
fusing it or throwing it away as soon as Of
fered them. If they are large enough to
creep and sit upon the floor they divide their
time between tumbling over, humping their
heads, tugging at their mothers skirts and
getting their arms and legs under rocking
chairs, each act being accompanied by slow
but loud music. In most families, the baby,
individually, is blamed for all this. To be
sure, the mother or nurse feels miserable in
such weather. According to her tempera-
ment she is ready TO melt, or fly out of her
skin, or die, or get a divorce, or do something
else that is dreadful but in either event all
the family discomfort is claimed by the
baby's attendant, while nothing but human
depravity is allotted to the baby. Meanwhile
beings who are not mothers are paying spe
cial attention to other varieties of baby ami
mails young dogs, horses and calves who
are considered worth saving are being fec
with special reference to the weather thei
beds are kept clean and cool; they arr
sponged many times day and kept from al
causes of excitement, while the least valu
able among them would not be trusted TO
an hour to the care of the average nurse girl
Let mothers be as attentive to infants a
grooms and dog fanciers are to colts AM
puppies, and great deal of the complaining
about fretful babies will cease.-Ne,o Yor
| Herald.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-04
Your Heart.

God wants not money alone. The silver
and the gold are his but he wants your
heart, your feelings, your time, your anxiety.
lie cursed these mere money charities, max
ing them engender poverty in far greater
abundance than they annihilate 1t, and
scourging them with the means OF those
who grudgingly bestow The mere nam
mon worketh mammon's work divine char
ity worketh Gods work. A Christian man
may as well give over his faith into the
hands of public body, and believe what
they appoint to be believed, as cast his char
ity over 10 public body-yea, or to pri'
vate indiv!dual-and think that he thereby
satisfeth God. Our right hand is not 10
know what our left hand doeth. II is with
the heart and soul and mind and strength
that he is to be worshiped and served.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-04

WAITING ON GOD.

cannot think but God must know
About the thing long for SOL
know he Is 80 good, 80 kind
| cannot think but he will nnd
Some way to help, some way to show
Me to the thing long for so.
stretch my hand-lt lies 80 near;
II looks 10 sweet, It looks 40 dear;
Dear Lord" pray, 20 let me know
II II Is wrong 10 want II ?'
lie only smlled-he does not speak;
My heart grows weaker and more weak,
with looking at the thing so dear,
Which lies so far, and yet so near.
Now, Lord, leave at thy loved feet
This thing which looks 20 near, so sweet;
will not seek, will not long
almost fear have been wrong.
III go and work the harder, Lord
And wait TIL by some loud, clear word,
Thou callest me to thy loved feet,
To take this thing 80 dear, so sweet. Selected
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-04
Raihnad Time GABLE.
CENTRAL VERMONT RAILROAD LINE
Commencing ON Monday Duly 18th, 1880.
Trains Gotng South and East.


Trains GoinO South and East.
Leave Montpelier at 8 90 and Las A. NJ, G 30 p.
NJ, and II 10 p. NJ.
Ma,l-From Syracuse and ogdensburg St. Albans and
Burlngton leaves Montpelier at 800 AM, for Boston
Express-From Montreal St. Albans, Burlington, ETC.,
leaves Montpelier Las for Boston, New London,
Springfield New York and intermediate points.
Mixed Train-Leaves st. Albans at 320 Burlington
at $40 P. M Montpelier at 655 p. NJ, for Northfeld
Night Express-From Ogdensbury, Montreal, st. AL
hans and burlington, leaves Montpelier at lilo P.
for Boston via Lowell Fitchburg, Springfield New
York and intermediate points.
Trains Going North and West.
Leave Montpelier at $40 A. NJ, $50 A. M, 1870 A.
NJ, 355 P. NJ. and GOO p. NJ.
bay Express-Leaves Boston via Fitchburg at 500 A..
Via AOwell At s.45 A, NJ, New London at 800 A. NJ
Springfield at 500 A. M Montpelier at 3.j5 p. NJ for
Burlington, ST. Albans, Montreal, ogdensburg and the
west.
NJ. Montpelier at $50 A. NJ, for Burlington Rutland
ST. Albans and st. Johns.
Mixed-Ieaves w. r. Junction at $50 Northheld at
1890 Montpelier at 1850 4. NJ, for Burlington, 81
Albans, Rlchford. Rouses Point, etc.
Accommodation Train-Leayes White River juno
tOn at 2lO p. Montpelier at 500 =. NJ for Burlington
81. Abans and Montreal.
Night Express-Lesyes Boston via Lowell AT 100 P. M
via Fitchburg at 500 p. NJ, New York at 400 ?. NJ.
Springfield at 90 p. NJ Montpelier at $40 A. M for Bur
Trains leave Montpelier for Barre at 100 A. $50 A.
". and 40 Returning, leave Barre NJ 14 A. b.
1920 A. N. and $50. p NJ.
Sleeping are Night Express trains runnns
field and New York Troy and parlor to Day E1
pirss between Boston and Montreal
Through tickets for Chicago and tho West for sae at hs
principal stations J. W. HOBART General supt.
u, Aibaus. Vt, July 10, 1880.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-04

There is no portion of our time that is
our time, aud the rest Gods there is no
portion OF money that is our money and the
rest Gods money. 1t Is all his he made it
all, gives it all, aud he has simply trusted it
to US for his service. A servant has two
purses, the masters and his own but we
have only one.-MOn0d.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-04

A SPEAKER in Faneuil Hall, Boston, the
other day, remarked that according TO mod
ern Science" man, instead of being little
lower than the angels, is only little higher
than the apes. A volume against Darwin
ism would scarcely be more effective than
that pithy sentence.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-04

CENTAUR LINIMENTS; the
Worlds great Pain-Relicving
remedies. They heal, soothe am
cure Burns, w Wounds, Weak Back
and rheumatism upon Man,
and Sprains, Calls, and Lame
ness upon Beasts. Cheap, cuicl>
and reliable.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-04
FARM FOR SALE!

will sell my farm containing seventy Ave acIes OF good
land suitably divided into moving ullage and paAtnfag-
aud containing good handy wood lot In which Ave hun
ded sugar tees can be tapped and an apple orchard etc
The buildings consist OF wostory house with ell attached
painted aud blinded, large barn horse-bafn, cariaRe-
Of the st waered farms N town running water At house
and barn. Said farm Ia situated In good neghborhood
and is only one-hL mile from the village. The farm has
cost me over $500, but perhaps shall sell for less Term.
very reason Tor selling Is poor health. shall
ssll at auction not disposed OF at private sale before
November next Any one In want Of good farm In one Of
the best localities in town, viii do Well TO improve this
chance. For further particulars, address
iN6l n. n. WEST, StraffOrd, VT.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-04

YOUNG ladies are wearing the hair very
plain, often without frizzss or even the regu-
latiou bang
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-01-21
A West Indian Horror.

News has just arrived of terrible floods on
the Island of st. Kits on the 18th inst, by
which 200 lives have been lost, property to
the extent of $4,000 destroyed, and the
whole island devastated. The temperature
had been unusually high for the time of the
year, the wind blowing from the south at
early morning. but toward noon it changed
to the northwest, and the temperature fell
suddenly. The streams on the mountain
side rapidly became torrents, filing the
gulch at the foot of Mount Misery; they
rose over their banks and poured down up
on the arabic lands in @ resistless stream.
The whole population OF the island does not
exceed $4,000, and of these two hundred
persisted, and many of the rest arc home
less. st. Kits has known no such calamity
since 1922, when q terrific hurricane nearly
destroyed the whole island. But it is sin.
gular that on July 8, 1867, Basseterre was
destroyed by FIRE, all the business portion
of the town and most of the churches and
dwellings being reduced to ashes.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-01-21
Trouble i'm Hungary.

Serious disturbance occurred in Pesth on
the 18th and 14th insts., in consequence Of
duel between Baron Maithenyi and Herr
verhovay, member of parliament, in which
the latter was mortally wounded. Yer
hovsy's friends claim that it was put up
job" in order to silence him, because he
was very distasteful to the aristocrats.
Maithenyi is said to be professional duel
ist, and the best shot in Hungary. On the
night of the 18th, mob of students and
workmen filed the streets in fashionable
quarter and stoned the windows of the
Casino club rooms. The police were re-
peatedly repulsed by the rioters, but the
malcontents were finally dispersed by two
battalions of infantry with fixed bayonets
Two rioters were killed, according to one
report, but another states that upwards of
ffty.fve were killed and wounded in the
malae
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-01-21
a War Against Rats.

A case worthy the consideration of the
" Pied Piper of Hamelin" has just occur
red in Paderborn, Prussia. Rats seem
to have established themselves so solidly
there that the municipal authorities
found it necessary to adopt extreme
measures for their expulsion. A short
time ago the burgomaster entered into
contract with the eminent rat-catcher,
Baum, by which the latter bound him
self to deliver Paderborn of its rodent
population for the pecuniary considera-
tion of six hundred marks. Every
facility was given to him by the people,
and, after fortnight's remorseless cam
paign, during which thousands of
victims succumbed to his skill, he de-
ciared Paderborn to be absolutely ratless
and mouseless. But he had to do with
a burgomaster wilier than any rat that
ever wore whiskers. This sagacious
functionary forthwith issued proclama-
ton exorting every burgess Of Pader-
born still cognizant of the presence of
rat or mouse in his domicile to make
declaration thereof at the town hall
within four-and-twenty hours. So many
citizens appeared next morning in
response to this appeal that the town
council of Paderborn has been de-
liberating ever since whether or no
Baum's fee shall be paid to him, and,
according to the latest accounts, can not
not come to any decision.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-01-21
Terrific Storm.

Oregon and Washington territories suf-
fered severely from violent storm which
swept that region on the 9th instant. The
damage to property in Portland, Oregon,
will not fall short of $4,000. Several per-
sons were injured by being caught under
the ruins of demolished buildings, and one.
Harry P. Heinrich, was instantly killed.
From the interior of the territory reports
indicate that the gale was unusually vio-
lent. 1t IS not possible to estimate the
value of the property destroyed, but it will
certainly be great, and the obstruction of
the roads will, in a great many localities
for long time stagnate all bust
ness. Owing to fallen timber and
the damage to railroad bridges, railroad
trains will be delayed considerable. The
lines between Portland and Dallas are
buried under fallen timber so deep that new
lines will have to be constructed. Two
men, named Mason and Rumble, were frozen
to death on the night of the 10th near
Young station on the Northern Pacific. At
Tacenter, Washington territory, q tree was
blown against school house, demolishing
it. Twenty children were in the building at
the time: son and daughter of John w.
Bartlett were instantly killed and another
daughter dangerously injured. Much dam
age was inflicted at Salem. The state house
was partially unroofed, as was also the
Academy of the Sacred Heart.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-01-21

LIZ tia Robinson was murdered in bawdy
house at Chicago, Ill, on the 18th inst. by
George W. Stratton.
Officer Lee Lyman was murdered at Day
ton, o., on the 18th by John Francis,
young man whom Lyman had arrested for
carrying concealed weapons.
Nat. Smith, negro confined in the Jones'
boro, Co., jail, for an attempt at rape, was
taken out and hanged by mob on the 18th.
Frank Smith and John Static quarreled
at Cincinnati, o., on the 18th, when the for
mer was stabbed by Stsff1e, fatally.
Annie Martin, aged %, an inmate of q
disreputable house, at Ill Prince street,
New York, was found murdered in her
room on the morning of the 18th.
In drunken row at Indianapolis, Ind,
on the night of the 14th, Louis Autonal, a
French butcher, cut the throat of VIM.
Lswmon, grocery keeper, killed him in
stantly.
At Kansas City, Mo-, on the 14th, Culver
Thompson, recently adjudged insane by the
courts, shot Morris, his stepfather, twice,
inficting probably fatal wounds, and made
good his escape.
AL. Forbes shot aud killed an old farmer,
VIM. Norton, at Irvington, Ill.,, on the 18th.
An old feud existed.
Jacob Miller, Chicago saloon keeper,
while opening mis- saloon on the morning of
the 10th was met by two unknown men who
attempted to enter, but whom he refused id
mission. One of them instantly shot him
through the head and both men escaped.
He died in two hours.
J.J. Elkins, an ex-sheriff, was shot dead
by Peter Green, at Huntsville, Texas, on
the 18th.
WA. Fowler, who acted as guide through
Wayne county, Tenn, for the revenue Off
GERS, has been waylaid and killed by the
moonshiner s.
John Sevanger, an old man, so years of
age, was murdered in his cabin in Wash.
ington county, Col, on the 9th.
On the 18th mob took George Peck,
colored, from the Jail at Beslestown, Mont.
gomery county, Md, and hung him in front
of the Presbyterian church. Peck was in
to rape a white girl.
On the 14th inst, at Franklin, La, Sidney
Cole, aged 10, threatened the life of J. B
Woford, and was shot dead by the latter.
A jury returned a verdict OF justifable
homicide and discharged Wofford.
At Washington d. c., on the night of the
7th inst. George P. Hirth was brutality
murdered by negroes.
At the National Soldiers home, near Mil.
waukee, on the night of the 18th instant,
w. G. Wilkinson, the band leader, in a
drunken frenzy, shot his wife dead and
then ended his own career.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-01-21
journalistic Compliments in Texas

" 1890 AS~AASSAN Al 40AdSs
A Texas editor playfully alluded to
the fact that the editor of one of his
esteemed contemporaries had appeared in
town with clean shirt on; and the per-
sonal paragraph provoked the following
rejoinder: " You are the gawkiest,
ugliest, most ludicrous looking cuss the
world ever saw; and your allusion to the
personal appearance of any one is quite
as ridiculous as your recent mention of
a clean shirt-two things which you
above all others should carefully avoid.
1t is said that man is made. in the image
of God, but if the Creator bears any re-
semblance to you, or you to him, it must
make the angels weep. To understand
what the Lord was figuring at, anyhoy,
when he modelled you, is matter invit-
ing the attention of a scientist He
might have intended to construct q
scarecrow to keep old Nick out of his
favored land; but this is hardly prob
able, when we come to think of it, for
the old boy would scarcely take fright
at anything SO closely resem bling his own
shadow; and then, if He had intended
you for such purposes, He would have
given you a meaner heart. But ugly!
A mud fence would hang its head in
modification, were you to lean against
it; and your ungodly phiz, If it could be
cnce contrasted with a clean shirt,
would brighten the tombstones out of
graveyard.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-01-21
A Sharp sh,ne-'Em-Up.

When Sol Smith Russell was last in
Detroit he thought to play trick on the
brush boy in a BARRIERS shop by offering
the lad a 500 bill after the broom had
done its work. The boy received the
usual "thankee," and placed the money
in his vest pocket. "What did / give
your" asked Sol after little time.
Twenty dollars, sah," was the COM
placent answer. "And was that too
muchw "Well, sab, when you handed
me dat bill s'posed you would be in for
an extra brush long dis afternoon, and
wanted to save maxim changed In case
you gwine to Leah town dis mawnin' I'll
get de bill.busted up an hand ober your
sheerw It cost Sol half dollar to get
his bill back, and there is one gallery
god in this city who will never applaud
him again.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-01-21
Am Entire Family Lost.

Its reported from Little Traverse, Mich,
that on the 18th inst, FIVE persons-two
men, woman, wife of one of the men, and
two children started from Beaver Island in
sail boat for Little Traverse. The boat,
getting between two floating masses of ice,
was badly crushed, and the occupants were
forced to embark on the ice. The party be-
came separated, ond man reaching the vii
lage of Cross Lake, badly frozen and
nearly famished. The rest of the party,
man, wife and two children, have not since
been heard of
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-01-21
Work of the Flames.

About dozen business firms in Carthage,
No., were cleaned ont by FIRE on the night
of the 10th. Loss $4,000.
The Riverside oil works, at Esst Cam
bridge, Mass, were destroyed by fire on the
night of the 10th.
At Philadelphia, Pa, on the 14th instant,
Fuckers furniture factory was burned.
Loss $45, 600; insurance $4,000.
The fur factory Of Mason & Kalezi, Brook
lyn, N. Y, burned on the 14th. Several
fremen were more or less injured by falling
walls.
Chase, Merrill & Blanchard's imitation
leather factory at Salem, N. H., has burned.
Loss $4,000; partially insured. Adjoining
buildings were damaged 5000 worth.