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his feet, the losened stones and earth
continually fling upon and nearly
binding Mr.. In that way they sue
eeled in reading a safe spot upon the
mountain, wire the magnificent view
bInishe1 for time the thrilling
thoughts of teir periloos ascent. Far
away in all irections were seen blue
hillsand mountains. The White noun
tsins rising candy, far up the ethere-
al blue, with ovely lake Menphrema-
Cog in anothe direction, lying closely
at the foot Of lwl's Head mountain. his
shaven crownsleArly defined against
! the sky. 1t yDuld seem one vast for
est as far as he eye can reach but for
the glitteringchurch spires indicating
the spot whfe the quiet villages are
nesting anil the grand old trees which
looked from that spot like blades of
grass. Juttng out over the precipice
is rock Nth assures on each side
looking us t a slight weight might dis
lodge and send it crashing down the
mountain, weeping all in its course
and (ls Others have done near that
spoV finally burying itself in the lake.
The two friends decided that steadier
nerves than theirs were required while
standing upon that narrow shelving
rock to reuain unmoved while gazing
down that fearful precipice into the
lake directly beneath them. Bald
mountain far below them looked like
~--l..--le e'.41ifIg BAY. The Ladies' oil
that distance like tiny ones in u f3rnu
scape painting. Waving their hand
kerchiefs to them, the ladies RETURNING
their salutation, they left, with quiyer-
ing nerves, that dangerous spot, return
ing weary and worn and nearly per
ishing with heat and thirst, by FIRE.
quented path, meeting only one upon
the mountain, Il Mr. Fog, searching
for sweets the wild bees had stored
After bidling Mr.. Richa dson, the gen.
ial and courteous proprietor of the no
tel, adieu, the company returned home
ward, the gentlem4n feeling that they
had never experienced SO exciting d
day, and that no amount of money
would induce tne'u to again climb the
perpendicular side of Willoughby
mountain; but advising all lovers OF
the wild nnd picturesque to visit with
out delay the mountain, for nowhere,
except among the Alps in Switzerland
can be found more grand and sublime
scenery. JAM.
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nese shoe, the Sioux pipe Of peace, and
rell : from the mound buille-s. we as
cend a short, winding fight of stairs tC
the gallery with its geological speci
mems AID shells. On one side of the
room is the sseleto2 of a fossil whale
foundin Charlotte in 1919. Above il
are moose horns measuring over fouI
feet from tip to tip, and on another
side are splendid branching antlers.
larger and more graceful than the
moose horns. The specimens of Yer,
mont marble, the Winooski variegat.
ed,--so many varieties, and yet no two
alike,-the pure white, the blush
White, the gray, the Isle L. Motto, the
deep red, and the verd antique, make
the cabinet really beautiful.
Leaving this room We go up, past
the banners and flags Of our soldiers,
into the dome, past the massive tim
bers, mp to the top, and to the very
feet OF the statue of Liberty which
crowns the State House. Beneath lies
the village, and behind is Capitol Hill.
The view is good. but not so extensive
as that gained from the Observatory.
Descending to the second floor, we
find the Hall of Representatives and
Senate Chamber, and by turn we oc-
cupy the various seats Of honor, Ito
see how it would seem" to be represen-
tative or senator, and sit in those COM
Portable seats with such pleasant sur
roundings, to hear snd tal-q., ..,+,;,,
chairs ought to be filled with Vermont's
best men.
In the Executive Chamber are many
portraits, and that great painting by
Julian A. Scott, measuring twenty
three feet in length and. probably
twelve feet IN height. The subject of
this painting is First Vermont Bri-
gade at the battle of Cedar Creek, -
and may be best enjoyed from the sofa
on the opposite side Of the room. This
sofa is not a stiff haircloth, modern
one, but so easy that it tempts one to
sink into It's depths and build AREAS
ties; for, "Fhere is no harm ia building
aircastles, if you do not try to live in
Them But the aircastles must be
left behind, and the Library examin-
ed. The shelves on every side are fill
ed, aud many books are piled on the
floor in the alcoves; many profitable
hour might be spent here among the
public documents, cyclopBdias, or the
works of Scott, Thackeray, Elliot,
Poe, Irving, aud Dickens. S. NH.
Montoelier, Vt, Sept. n, 1880.
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OUR MONTPELIER LETTER.
Special correspondence of the HERALD.
THE STATE HOUSE.

This building deserves more than a
passing notice, and is one of which the
people of Vermont may we'll be proud
1t is situated back from the street, its
grounds lined with trees, and a broad
entrance and granite steps leading to
the carved door. Six huge granite pill
lars support the roof of the portico,
and behind one of these pillars stands
a statue Of Ethan Allen his face is a
noble one with deep set eyes and firm
mouth.
Within, and opening from the corri-
doris are the Offices and committee
rooms, which are now closed, but the
Historical Society room will claim our
attention for g time. The walls are
lined with book cases filled with bound
newspapers, records, and miscellaneous
works, while in the center of the room
is q case of curiosities. Here is an
handkerchief woven in 1850, as coarse
as ordinary crash, with such stitches
IN the hem as girls Of eight or ten might
put into dolls clothes. A hat worn by
General Taylor in the Mexican War,
Ethan Aliens gun, Baron DeKalb's
sword, and Roman sword occupy
conspicuous places. Old coins, cur
rency of the past, and documents, yell
low with age, also find place.
The Natural History room is next in
order. The wood-thrush with its
speckled breast, the yellow bird SO
often seen in our meadows, the wood
pecker, the canary and the tiny hum
ming bird with its glossy green or Grim
son throat are found in this collection.
With passing glance at the animals,
and the case containing the tiny Chi
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-10-01
CHRIST CHURCH.
FACTS IN ATS EEsST0RY.

In connection With csarIsSu- CIIurcn
Island Pond, we have been requested
by several of the members to publish
some of the facts in its past history
which may be of general interest. 1t
was in the year 1873, after period of
many weeks during which no religious
services of any kind had been held in
Island Pon1, excepting the service of
The Roman Catholics, that the Mission
of Christ Church WAS projected, and
the services of the Rev. Thos. Blayloc!l
secured, who was at that time a Theo-
logical student in Bishops College,
Lennoxville, p. Q. With but q single
exception, full services OF the Church
have been held on every Lords Day
since. The vigor and early strength
OF the Church were very largely due to
Mr.. Blaylock's faithful and Jealous la
borS, but on the failure of his health
and the urgent need of his getting rest,
the charge of the Mission was taken 10y
the Rev. H. q. Burrage of the Diocese
of Quebec, who came to Island Pond
to hold service each Sunday for about
year and Il half. The advantages of
4. resident Pastor We're not enioved by
the Mission until October, 1875. At
this time the Rev. Daniel T. Smith was
appointed to the Missionary charge
and remained at the station until
June, 1877, when he was succeeded by
the present Pastor, the Rev. Louis A.
Arthur. The erection OF the Church
edifice was early undertaken and, as
i9ur readers are aware, brought to a
successful completion, the building be-
ing Churchly and tasteful in its ar
rangement, and very pleasing in gen
eral design both internally and upon
the exterior. The total cost of the
Church, without reckoning interest .
has been somewhat over $1,000. To
make the final payment on this, there
have been raised by personal subscrip-
ton within the last few weeks @J56 1
In j une last the Mission was erected
into Parish by the Convention Of the
Diocese, and has now its full organiza-
ton.
Some of the statistics of the Chureh's
growth are us follows:
Baptisms:
Children, IS; Adults, Al; Total, 1871
Combinations, 60.
Actual Communicates now resi-
dent, 50.
Marriages, 10. Burials, 81.
The Mission has furnished to the
Church one candidate for Holy Orders,
the Rev. Edward P. Lee, now of Grace
Church, West Rutland, Vt,
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IT'S CONSIDERATION.

The Conservation Of Christ Church,
Island Pond, by the Bishop Of the bio
cese, took place on Thursday of last
week, September %, according to an.
pointment. 1t was an occasion Of the
deepest joy and thankfulness to all
those who had sympathized with the
Church in the former trials and strue-
gles,whose history must always appear
in the full record of every such work.
When, u few weeks ago, the announ ce-
nent was made that the funds were
finally in hand for the last payment
on the cost of erecting this beautiful
Church, and that, now, being free
from debt and encumbrance of any
nature the Church could be solemnlv
offered and consecrated to the service
OF GoD, it was at once the consumma-
ton OF many hope and the answer
to many prayer.
For the service of the Conservation
there were present the following Clergy
men beside the Pastor of the Church.
The Bishop Of Vermont.
From the Diocese of Quebec:
The Rev. .. 2. Reid b. b., Rector
of SherbrooEe. The Rev. G. II. Park
err Rector of Compton. The Rev. Jno.
Foster, Rector of Coayieook.
From the Diocese of Vermont
The Rev. \. II. Bailey, d. d., Rector
Grace Church, Sheldon. The Rev.
n +. Putnam, Rector st. Andrews
Church, st. Johnsbury. The Rev. II.
i. Hill, Rector Christ Church, Mont
pelier. The Rev. Edward p. Lee. Rec
tor Grace Church, West Rutland. The
Rev. Homer White, Rector st. Mat
thew's Church, Enosburg Falls.
The Clergy assembled in the Guild
Room of the Church, where theyrobed
shortly before the hour of service. 10
A. NJ The singing by the choir of the
opening stanzas Of Hymn 233 was the
signal for the Clergy to pass from the
Guild Room through the basement of
the tower, outside the Church and I'M
ward to the main entrance. Here thew
were met by the members of the Yes.
Cry and the officers of the Parish form
ea into two lines to receive them. The
procession entered the Church. the
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neware Of .Aleo nolle nlt.ers

Thousands have been ruined for life
by drinking popular nostrums, the
principal ingredient Of which was al.
cohol. Such "bitters' are deceptiysin
their effects they cause intoxieation
and temporary relief, while they foster
the drunkard's appetite. DR.. Kenn-
edy's "Favorite Remedy" contains no
alcohol. 1t does not heat and ipflame
the blood it cools and purifies it.
Better than this even. it has cured
many araving appetite for drink. 1t
will do you good, not evil, all the days
of your life. All druggists sell it. DIR.
David Kennedy, Proprietor, Rondout,
N
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-10-01

INTERNATIONAL REVIEW, OCTOBER
lS3O.-lhe opening pages of the Octo
Der number OF the Hto,matjJnoJ Rtvieu
are devoted to an appreciative crit
cisIn Of the dramatic writings of NJ.
Emil Aus ier, by j. Brand Matthews.
Americans have been in tle habit OF
thinking OF the French drama as ex.
ce,dinSly Immoral, and, though truth
compelS the admission that this est
mate is not altogether unjust, the ad
mir1bie article OF Mr.. Mathews will
! nelp them to u better Judgment OF at
least one Ffenoa writer OF plays, and
show that some little goo1 May come
out OF tnis Nazareth. George IL. Ellis
contributes IL Biographical sketch,
John Cotton in Caurch ana STAT"
which will be found to be a valuable
addition to tde general knowledge of
the great divine, and u fir nnmpa MON
l,i-ee ~ the kAsJ recurring essays unnn
the staun3h Old preachers of bygone
days The Story of the Poncas" is
told by Mrs. LeB Goddard with all the
enthusiasm and apparent truthfulness
OF one wlo mas studied the case faith
fully. If what she writes is true, the
United States Government has as little
TO be proud OF as possible in the shame
full record OF its dealings with these In
dams. Anything from the pen of Col.
Carroll ID. Wright, the accomplished
sCatisricidn of the State of Mdssdchu-
seSts, is sure to be not only reliable but
highly interesting, especially wnen he
writes upon d subject so entirely with
in his special province DIS ''rhe uensus:
Its methods and aims - and his arti-
Gle with that title will be found to be
one OF the most valuable contributions
to the periodical literature of the day.
Gamahel Bradford in "A Birds Eye
View of Our Railroad System" gives
much interesting information concern
ing the management of the great rail
roads, The Philosophy of the Presi-
dental Election" is briefly but ably
eXpounded by Cuthbert Mills. Alfred
Tdldndier writes entertalningly and
aulhoritatively OF The Political Stu
alton in t'ran;e," tlan whIch there is
no nation Americans are more deeply
interested in. Charles Il. Fitch contri-
butes to the popular knowledge of Gen.
Garfield paper which just now will
be sure of an appreolAtive reading,
ana Is moreover worthy of preserva-
ton in tae pages of the ReUieoo. Julius
ii. Ward describes "lne Concord
School of Philosophy" concerning
whose summer meetings so much has
been said and so little knJwn.
The Contemporary literature for the
month reviews Major Bundy admir-
able Life of Gen. Garfield" the first
two volumes of Inc English Poets,
aud Janet Tackay'S "JOan of Are,
Fac Maid" The number is very
timely, without sacrificing to thai
quality any OF its permanent value or
literary flavor. 1t is pu ol.shed by A.
s. Barnes u Co., New Yor6, at so cents
d number, or $500 a year.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-10-01

Bishop at the head and reading re.
sponsively With the Clergy, the words
Of the cath Psalm. The Bishop hav.
ing reached TIE Chancel and having
gone within the rails called for the in
strument of donation, which was
brought forward and presented 10 him
by the Senior Warden of the Parish.
This instrument was q formal request
TO receive the custody of the Church
and to conseerate it forever TO GoD's
Service, the paper being dated .ugust
81, 1880, and signed by the Pastor, the
Wardens and members of the Vestry.
At the Bishops request this instrument
was read TO the congregation by the
Rev. e. p. Lee, and after the reading.
the Bishop proceeded in the regular
Conservation service, the formal SEN
tence ofConsecration being read by the
Rector, the Rev. Mr. Arthur. At the
conclusion of the Conservation proper
the Bishop proceeded to put formally
in position certain symbols and instru-
ments of the Churah's work, receiving
them from the hands of the Clergy by
whom they had been carried into the
Church. In this symbolism, he placed
upon the lectern the open Bible-ever
to remain open-and also put in place
the proper books and vessels fer the
Altar. Morning Prayer was then com
menced by the Rev. Mr.. Hill, the prop
er Psalms being read by the Rev. Mr..
Parker, the First Lesson by Rev. Mr..
sa4a-ehJ Oreed ana Fray
ers by the Rev. Mr.. Putnam. In the
Communion Office the Bishop was as
sisted in the Epistle by the Rev; DR..
Bailey and in the Gospel by the Rev.
DR.. Reid. The sermon-a most appro-
pirate and effective discourse-was de-
livered by the Bishop from the text.
Genesis XVIII, II, This Is none other
jut the house Of GOD, a,a1 this Is the gate
# He0gea." The administration Of the
Holy Communion followed.
The music for the days service was
according to the following programme
which had been printed before and
distributed through the Church, and
hose having the music in charge are
o be congratulated on the results of
heir earnest and faithful labors -
Professional Hymn, 232 Sullivan
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REPUBLICAN, NOMINATIONS.
FOR PRESIDENT,
JAMES A. GARFIELD
CT OHIO,
CHESTER A. ARTHUR

FOR vICH-PREsIDENT,
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OF NEW YORK
FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS,

Atror,o William W.Lvn1c. Of Rraftlcboro
William Y. ". Ripley, of Rutland
lst. Dist. Jtmcs X. Bltchelder OF Arlington
81. Dist Sumner s, Thompson of Lyndon.
Sd. Dist David II. Bcattie of Maidstone.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1880-11-04

pushed the door open, entered, walked
straight to the table at which he saw
Stella sitting and took chair. The wo-
man became pale as death and was about
to Iun away, but Nordhoff held her fast.
"You need not fear me-" he said in an
apparently calm tone. 81 will not inter
fere with you any longer. Good bye"
Saying which, he rose and walked cut
of the room. Whittier he went that
night no one knows. He simply disap-
pearel in cur great metropolis. His name
was added to that list of the 'missing,"
and few days latter he was forgotten.
A week after the meeting at the con-
cert hall policeman picked up in one
of the most disreputable by-streets of
the west side man lying in the gutter,
apparently in state of drunken insensi-
bility. Before the judge the man was
unable to give any name, and so was
sent for ninety days incognito to the is
land. He must have been very drunk
indeed, tor during these ninety days he
did not recover his senses and remained
in state of physical and moral lethargy,
utterly Indifferent to all surroundings. In
due time he was released and came back
to New York. Wandering listlessly
through the streets in his absent, uncon'
scious way, he came upon an old ragman
who was bending under the load of bag
by far exceeding his forces. The re-
leased prisoner offered to help him, took
the bag on his shoulders, carried it to
the old mans home, and after
depositing his lead in the
middle of the dingy basement room, sat
down on it and smiled blandly into the
old mans face. Wise political econo-
mists call poor men dangerous and ILL
natured." Perhaps this was the reason
that the old ragman, who certainly had
always belonged to the poorest of the
poor, had pity on this miserable speci-
men of humanity which had followed
him into his den and lett him remain
where he was. During the day the poor
harmless idiot helped the old man in his
work. At night he lay down on the rags
he had gathered during the day.
So this strange pair lived on for nearly
a year. Suddenly the sick man seemed
to grow worse. He became restless, re-
fused resolutely to leave his couch and
at night screamed and cried and talked
all sorts of nonsense. A few days later
precisely on the anniversary OF Nordhof's
parting from Stella, the ragman's weak
minded comrade executed that extraor.
binary freak which again brought him
into collision with the police authorities
and then to the city hospital.
There he lay nova miserable, wretch
ed wreck OF the brilliant Nordhoff. ]
visited him daily and watched the daily
progress eff the sickness which was tt
give his death stroke to his ruined m1n6
and body. On the tenth day he died. A
few minutes before closing forever, hi
eyes suddenly recovered part of theil
termer lustre, smile crept over his lips
he whispered, "Stella'' and fell back in
to the pillows-dead.
And Stella9 What became of her2 Wht
: knows and who cares to know!
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The Human Mandatory.

A man may eat and drink heartily all
day, says an unknown writer, and sit and
lounge about doing nothing in one sense
of the word: but his body must keep
hard at work, or it will die. Suppose the
stomach refused to work within ten min
utes after hearty dinner, the man would
die in commissions in few hours, or chol-
era or cramp collie would rack and
wreck him. Surprising the pores of the
skin-meaning thereby the glandular
apparatus with which they are connected
should go on a 'sstrike,' he would in
an hour be burning up with fever; op-
preston would weigh upon the system,
and soon become insuppcrtable. Suppose
the liver became muiish, the appetite
would become annlhilated, food would
be loathed, tor.uring pains would invade
the small of the back, and the head
would ache to bursting. Suppose the
kidneys shut up shop, and dangers most
imminent, sufferings unbearable, and
death more certain, would be the speedy
and inevitable result. If the little work.
shops of the eye should close, In an hour
he could not shut nor open them with.
out physical force. and in another hour
he would be blind; or If those of the
tongue should close, it would become
dry as bone and stiff as steel. To keeE
such complication of machinery In
working order for lifetime is miracle
of wisdom, but TO work them by the
pleasures of eating and drinking, 10 Q
miracle Of beneficence,
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ton does not strike me. Seems unfair.
though, don't it, that the man who owned
the earth can't call dollar his own9"
eff small loan will be of any service
to you, will gladly" said the repor-
ter.
"YouTe mighty kind; but here, YOU
see, we encounter another difficulty
Wherein going to put dollar when ]
get itG haven't a.pocket that'll hold q
cent. Young man, ghost has no chance
at all. Keep out of the business as long
as you can"
The reporter said he should.
"And now really must be going. The
sun rises SO disgustingly early this time
of the year. I think shall go around
tomorrow night and haunt johnson, if
can find him. If you should happen Il
see him wish you'd just mention it tc
him, so as to prepare his mind. People
are always scarey at first with us. Per
feet nonsense! That is oil / am. Put
your hand out and feel me. Don't vol
see that you can stir all round inside d
me, just as If I wasn't there
Wonderful" said the reporter, svery
wonderfully never believed in ghost
before. The oldest thing is that you
who lived SO long ago, should take no in
terest in modern politics"
But do, though" said the spectre.
perhaps you will be willing to tel
me if you are in favor of Hancock or O
| Car"
Just at this juncture, the reporter said
q cock crew in the yard below, and tn
ghost Adam suddenly vanished. 1t wa
most unfortunate, too, for his politlca
opinion would have been interesting.
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PERSEVERANCE.

One step and then another.
And the longest walk is ended;
One stitch and then another,
And the longest rent Is mendeo;
One brick upon another,
And the highest wall is made;
One flake upon another,
And the deepest snow Is laid'
So the little coral-workers,
By their slow and constant motion,
Have built those pretty islands
In the distant, dark-blue ocean;
And the noblest undertakings
Mans wisdom hath conceived,
By oft-repeated effort
Have been patiently achieved.
Then do not look disheartened
On the work you have to do,
And say that such mighty task
You never can get through,
But Just endeavor. day by day,
Another point to gam,
Add soon the mountain which you feared
Will prove to be a plain!
Rome was not builded in day
The ancient proverb teaches,
And nature, by her trees ana nowcrs,
The same sweet sermon preaches.
Think not of far-oft duties,
But of duties which are near,
And having ence begun TO Work.
Resolve to perSevere.