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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-03-03
Articles for Ventilation.

As most schoolhouses are built without
any provision for ventilation, we suggest
few artifces which may be used. We do
not claim that they answer the purpose as
fully as provisions made by the architect,
but are better than the plan of lowering
windows at the top or raising them at the
bottom, thus exposing the scholars to drafts
OF cold air. All windows should be fixed to
let down from the top. Lower them but a
little upon the windward, and considerable
upon the leeward. Prepare board as long
as the lower sash is wide, and from three TO
six inches in width. Raise the lower sash
and place this under it. There will then be
space between the upper and lower sash,
which will admit some air, and 1t will have
an upward movement, which will prevent
it from reaching the pupils until it has be.
come warmed, and the board under the
lower sash stops the direct current from en-.
tering, Cut a hole in the floor directly un-
der the stove, from seven to twelve inches
square. Surround this with a cylinder of
tin or sheet iron, reaching upward within
two inches of the stove bottom. The air
will thus be warmed before passing into the
room. Keep the ashes well cleaned out Of
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-03-03
Things to Tell the Scholars.

PAPER waistcoats, or jackets, are new ar
ticle of manufacture in Japan. They are
made more durable by having linen threads
run through them, and are made attractive
externally by pictures painted in the pecu-
liar style of Japanese art.
MANHATTAN ISLAND was dirt cheap ="
at twenty.four dollars but it is said that
that sum placed at seven per cent compound
interest from that time to this would more
than purchase the island and all the real
estate upon it at the present day.
AMINER's house on Mount Lincoln, Colo
RADIO, is 4l57 feet above water. In Peru, a
railway village, called Galera, is l5,645 feet.
Near this place is the celebrated railway
tunnel of La Gina, which is being bored
through the peak of the mountain. The
tunnel is 3,Sl7 feet long, and is located 600
feet above the line of perpetual snow.
Ir would certainly be great boon to the
world if the general levelo of scientific educa-
tion could be raised, so that each young man
or young woman, when he or she issues from
school doors, should have enough knowledge
of the great laws of the physical universe to
instantly denounce blue glass theories and at
tempts at perpetual motion, not from the
pride of knowledge, but from the feeling
that error, credulity and superstition should
be combated with truth.
THE walls surrounding the capital cities
of China are from fifty to sixty feet high
and frequently have width allowing two
carriages to travel abreast. They are cas-
tellated, and provided with watch towers
and barracks for the accommodation OF
troops, and with various enginery Of war
fare. Large folding gates of great strength
further secured by massive inner gates, open
on the four sides of the walls. The gate in
the south wall is regarded with especial
honor, and is the entrance used by all officials
while everything held to be unclean is pro
hibited from passing it,
GLASS cloth is being made in Germany
as the artist and glass-spinner of Vienns
has established his glass business, offering
carpets, cuffs, collars, wells, ETC., of glass
He not only spins but also weaves glass be
fore the eyes of the people. The otherwise
brittle glass he changes into pliable threads
and uses them for making good, warm cloth
ing, by introducing certain ingredients
which are his secret, and thereby changing
theentire nature of the glass. He makes whit
curly glass muffs also ladies' hats of glass
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-03-03
Come Nearer.

But have you come to Christ already and
found relief2 Then come nearer, nearer
still, The closer your communion with
Christ the more comfort you will feel. The
more you daily live by the side of the foun-
tain the more you shall feel in yourself " a
well of water springing up into everlasting
life,' (John iv; l4) You shall not only be
blessed yourself, but be source of blessing
to others. In this evil world you may not,
perhaps, feel all the sensible comfort you
could desire. But remember, you cannot
have two heavens. Perfect happiness is yet
to come. The devil is not yet bound. There
is "a good time coming for all who feel
their sins and come to Christ, and commit
their thirsting souls TO his keeping. When
he comes again they shall be completely sat
isfed. They shall remember all the way by
which they were led, and see the need.be OF
every thing that befell them, Above all,
they shall wonder that they could ever live
so long without Christ, and hesitate about
coming TO him.-Cdnon Rye.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-03-03
MONTPELIER, VT, WEDNESDAY, MARCH g. $780,

the stove, that the bottom may be hot at all
times. Have wood box, which shall be
in the entry, with small door in the parti-
tion, opening into the school room. Open
this door, which will thus warm the air be-
fore it passes to the pupils. If your stove
has drum, cut a hole in the rear Of the
stove, round, six inches in diameter, and
pass stovepipe from this to the rear aper-
ture Of the drum, leaving the front open.
The drum will warm the air before 1t passes
to the pupils. If, in addition to what is sug-
gested, you can get the committee to put a
register into the chimney near the floor, or
into a flue extending upwards by the side Of
the chimney, you will have very good sys.
TEN. The air should be taken from the bot
tom of the room by some means.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-03-03
HumOrsOme Waits.

"WHY, Bridget didn't the fall injure
you p Bridget" Sure mum, the fall didn't
hurt me, but kind O. Jared meself mum
when lit"
A CAREFUL political economist closely
calculates that the women in this country
might annually save sl4, 100000 in ribbons,
which the men might spend in cigars
"JouNNIE, what is noun 2" "Name Of
person, place or thing" "very good; give
an example" "Hand-organ grinder" And
why is hand-organ grinder noun ?"
Because he's person plays thing"
A YANKEE woman recently married
Chinese laundry-man, and in three days
thereafter the unhappy Celestial appeared at
BARRIERS and ordered his pigtail to be cut
off, saying, in explanation, Too muchee
yank."
A TEACHER asked "What bird is large
enough to carry off man 2" Nobody knew /;
but one little girl suggested ga lark" And
then she explained "Mamma said papa
wouldn't be home until Saturday, because
he had gone off on lark"
"DoEs he know anything" anxiously
inquired friend, bending over the body Of
a man who had Just fallen from the roof of
house. "Dont know, I'm sure" the ply
sician replied he never did know any
thing but you can't tell what effect the fall
may have had upon him until he regains
consciousness"
A NEVADA paper reports this conversa-
tion of bridal couple from Washoe: He I;
Shall skin you pertater, honey p She
No, thank you, dearie, have one already
skun." In Buffalo restaurant, our friend
overheard young bridegroom offer his
mother-in-law some delicacy, TO which she re-
piled, g. No, thank YOU I'm not an epicac."
PRoFRssoR VINCE was once arguing at
Cambridge against dueling, and some one
said, "Well, but, professor, what could you
do, if any one called you liar ?" Sir"
said the fine old fellow, in his peculiar
brougue, 81 should tell him to pruv and,
if he did pruy it, should be ashamed Of
myself and, il he didn't, he ought to be
ashamed of himself
He had been sitting still SO long that the
mother expected TO find him asleep when
she looked around and asked well Harry
what are you thinking of Z" ana, are we
very rich 2" he solemnly inquired by way of
reply. "In one way we are" she said,
Z" yonr father says he values me at three mil
lion dollars, you at two millions, and the
baby at one" That closed the conversation
on that subject, but next morning as Harry
was getting on his overcoat, he examined
the new patch which had been added, and
coolly observed "Well. think father had
better sell off about half of you or the whole
of the baby and get the rest OF us some de-
cent duds TO put on"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-03-03
The Loneliness Of Christ.

A part of that grief which weighed down
the Man of Sorrows consisted in his lone
lness. The most loving man that ever
lived, ever reaching out after human friend
ship, ever longing for human sympathy, was
yet the lonelest man that ever lived, his
love uncared for, his friendship sighted his
sympathy spurned His mother did not
comprehend him, his brethren did not be-
lieve in him, his disciples deserted, denied
or betrayed him. Lonely at all times and
In all places, in Nazareth, in Capernaum,
with the multitude as well as on the sea, on
the silent shore, on the mountain-top, there
were times and places when and where that
loneliness became so intensified as 10 be al
most insupportable. But however intense, it
never sought relief from worldly associa-
tions or festivities. More often his loneli-
ness was enforced rather than voluntary.
How often, when compelled to escape from
the multitude, did he seek to draw his
chosen friends with him to relieve the soli-
tude. How gladly would he have had all
his disciples TO lean, like John, upon his
bosom, or like Mary of Bethany, to sit at
his feet. 1t was because even his chosen
ones willfuly stood apart from him, and
would not enter into his thoughts and feel.
ings, that Christ was so constantly lonely.
The question put to the three in Gethsem.
ane, "Wha', could ye not watch with me
one hour ?" might often have been repeated
to all the disciples with equal significance.
Jesus predicted that in the hour OF his su-
preme agony the disciples would leave him
alone, aud the prediction was most sadly
verified. We wonder how it could have
been possible that he who spoke such words
Of love and tenderness and pity, such words
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-03-03
The Dear Aged One In the Home.

beg of you, father or mother, not TO
push her back into the darkest corner of the
room, or crowd her down into the lowest
corner of your heart, but bring her out into
the sunlight of your heart and home. Do
not lead her to think she is of no more use
in the world, but think of some little easy
work, and get lfer interest in it, by telling
her what a help u will lie to have it done,
and, ten chances to one, she will want to
try it, and by little patience and cheerful
ness on your part, she will be able to accom-
plish the task. The sand bars which are
so much used over the windows, and which
exclude such an amount of cold from our
dwellings, are very pretty covered over with
a knitted strip OF red woolen yarn. Grandmda
can knit those, because they are Just plain
knitting, back and forth. When as long as
the bar, bind off, and sew together at the
sides and one end slip the bar into it, and
close up at the other. What help and
how we ought 10 prize them, for it may be
the last work which her poor, tired fingers
may do in this world Speak gently to her,
and bear with all her little peculiarites. 1t
will not do you any harm il she does tell
you her of way of doing things, and if they
are not as your ways, bear with her and
answer in some pleasant way. When she
seems out of patience, or has fit of the
blues" interest her in some little story OIL
sing some song to her which you know she
loves, and so lift her out of the sorrowfu
mood into which she has fallen. By sc
doing you will bring sunshine into hel
life, and she will not go away from thi:
world feeling it to be cold aud cherries:
| place which she leaves behind. II there are
among our readers any who have the sweet
privilege of ministeriug tenderly and Low
ingly TO one Of Gods dear children whost
feet are growing feeble on life's descending
way, we hope they will not fail to take t
themselves the lesson and hints contained
in our friends words:
| Ali dnna chide the mither
| Ye may ma hae her lang,
| Her voice abune your cradle bed
| Sic tunes o sweetness rang.
| Many times has she been weary for you
Do not weary in caring for her, Chrisiia,
| al Work.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-03-03

STUDY HEALTHY.-IIram Orcutt, prin.
cipal of the Tilden Female Seminary, says ;
at is mistaken notion that continuous
study is unhealthy, II proper regard is paid
TO physical culture, diet, rest, and daily rec
reation. The dangeris from abrupt changes,
excessive and unreasonable labor, while the
laws of health are entirely disregarded. III
health more often results from frequent in
terruptions in course of study than from
systematic and continued mental effort"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-03-03
Temper at Home.

| have peeped into quiet "parlors where
the carpet is clean and not old, aud the fur,
niture polished and bright; into "rooms u
where the chairs are deal and the floor car
pelless into "kitchens where the family
live, and the meals are cooked and eaten,
and the boys and girls are as blithe as the
sparrows in the hatch overhead and | see
that 1t is not so much wealth, nor learning,
nor clothing, nor servants, nor toll, nor idle.
ness, nor town, nor country, nor rank, nor
station-as tone and temper that make life
Joyous or miserable, that render homes
happy or wretched. Aud | see, too, that in
town or country, good sense and Gods grace
make life what no teachers, or accomplish
ments, or means, or society, can make it,
the opening stave of aD everlasting psalm,
the fair beginning OF an endless existence,
the goody, modest, well-proportioned vesti-
bule to a temple of Gods building, that
shall never decay, wax old, or vanish away.
.--.John Hall, DID.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-03-03
Educational Department
Conducted by W. W. ArNswoRrH, Calais. VI.


The stormy March Ia come at last
with wind, and cloud, and changing skies,
hear the rushing Of the blast.
That through the snowy valley nies.
All. passing few are they who speak,
wild, stormy month in praise OF thee
ret, though thy winds are loud and bleak,
Thou arta welcome month to me.
For thou, to northern lands again
The glad and glorious sun dost bring.
And thou hast Joined the gentle train
And near'st the gentle name Of spring.
And, in thy reign OF blast and storm,
Smiles many along, bright. sunny day,
When the changed winds are soft and warm,
And heaven puts on the blue Of May
Then sing aloud the gushing rills
From winters durance Just set free,
And, lightly leaping down the hills,
Begin their journey 10 the sea.
The years departing beauty hides
or wintry storms the sullen threat;
But In thy sternest frown abides
look ofkindly promise yet.
Thou brlng'st the hope OF those calm skies
And that soft time Of sunny showers.
when the wide bloom. on earth that lies,
Seems Of a brighter world than ours.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-03-03
Ghf Hneside.


FILLED with weariness and pain,
Scarcely strong enough TO pray,
In this twilight hour ait,
SIT and sing my doubt away.
Ger my broken purposes,
Fer the coming shadows roll.
Let me build bridge Of song,
Jesus. lover Of my soul.
LET me to thy bosom ny;"
How the words my thoughts repeat
To thy bosom. Lord. | come.
Though unit 10 kiss Thy feet.
Once gathered sheaves for thee,
Dreaming could hold them fast.
Now can hut idly sing.
"oh, receive my soul at last"
am weary Of my fears,
Like child when night comes on.
In the shadow, Lord, | sing
Leave, oh leave me not alone"
Through the tears still must shed,
Through the evil yet to be,
Though I falter while sing,
"sull support and comfort me-"
IAN my trust on thee Is stayed"
Does the rythn Of the song
Softly falling on my heart,
Make Its pulses firm and strongf
Or Is this thy perfect peace.
Now descending while sing7
That my soul may sleep tonight.
"'Neath the shadow Of thy wing"
"Thou Of life the fountain ART"
II I slumber on thy breast;
II sing myself to sleep;
Sleep and death alike are rest.
Through the shadows overpast,
Through the shadows yet to be,
Let the ladder Of my song
"Rise to all eternity"
Note by note its silver bars
May my soul in love ascend,
Till reach the highest round
In thy kingdom without end.
Not impatiently sing,
Though lift my hands and cry,
Jesus. lover Of my soul.
Let me TO thy bosom ny." Select
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-03-03

VIZ should enjoy our fortune as we do
our health-enjoy it when good, be patient
when it is bad, and never apply violent
remedies except in an extreme necessity.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-03-03

ALMs-GlvINa never made any man poor,
nor robbery rich, nor prosperity wise.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-03-03
,GdnrafnraL
GODDARD SEMINARY,
BARRE, VERMONT,

BARRE, VERMONT.
Spring Term begins Wednesday, March II. $780,
This school offers superior facilities young men and
women for obtaining thorough training In Englhh aud
scientific branches and to those fitting for college Ex
PENSES MODERATE. For Catalogues, address
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-20
C0yGErsSI0N.fL COMMITTEES.

WASHINGTON, May 19-Thc crosS-rvamina-
ton Of T. B Ha,. the expert IN hahdwiiIii!r WIS re-
4un,ed before the Donnry-Fnloy uyrs''. aiirr COM
nittee Yesterday. In RESPONSE to direct aurt,oungt the
vitu... admitted that he dill no; hrirvr that the
anonymous letter was written by '" :. kinei ihat II
w.a not impossible for Finley to have wiiitnlL
The House Committee On vi iaTy Aba:s has
arr.rd upon a favorable report the bill making an
rpratI0n 10 establish the locations o the various
Tdgincnts engaged the battle ~ trttl sbrrr. The
committee uis0 agreed To report ihV"rahy on the mo
rial 'Or the protection Of the harDpr at Cumberland
eouuu also 10 urge appropriation ~ riO,Ouo 10
buId he memorial hall recently destroyed 10y rc AT the
SOdiers' Home, Dayton. ONO.
The House Committee o. Ra:wayS ANA Canals today
heard Representative "hklr, OF Maryland, ~ aiN nHty
OF his b Ia provide Tor Il nlp Cdhnl 70 connect the
winters Of the Chesapeake aud Delaware Bays special
eu-commIee to take tbs whole matter IN hHud, and
rpuOr; M early % practicable whether The Government
REPRESENTATIVE Buckner, from the House Com
initleo on Banking and Currency. sul mittcd u
report to-doy in relation TO Inc mSrSS.1Eon
The report "a signed by Representatives
Hictuer. Lounsbury EwlnG Dayi; !N:Cl IomS(Irnn.l'
Inc committee ray ey thmk Receiver Davis aru
ateh by cOrupt ana improper mOtiyeS ana VIA gully 81
Intentional wrong. The committee makes no specific
Recommendations. stating that the STOCK
holders can spGk redress In the courts
MrssrS Grape and Chitiendcn. minority o. the "Om
M tee concur IN the rcpurc OF the majority, hut do not
i0iu the finding Of inCentOLll WrOnRGOh8 Wh.th Is
contained IN tho report 49,,
In the Springer inVrstIR0ton to-day the examination
Of Hay the writing expert, was continued, ana Tue
stniony Tns taken or J. 4. Lighter. jr CLERK To Mr.
Finley eff that the anonymous letter was not
IN The handwriting Of Finley. Tie witnesS was re-
CURED 10 give Bperemens Ot his own handwriting lnd
these gave srOng color the suspicion thar e hlu-
self was the writer Of the anonymous cttcr which how
ever he positively denied
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-20

WICKED FOR cLERGYMEN.

81 believe It be all and even wicked Tor Clergy
men or her pubic mon led into giving testimonials to
ouock doctors or vile stufs called medicines but when
really meriturous made OF common valuable
rcoaps known to all thai all physlciara and trust
in daily should freely conmendit Therefore cheeruV
and heartily commend Hop Bttcrs for the good they have
done me and my friends nrmly believing they have no equal
for family use will not DO without them Rev.
Washington. D. c."
rooh Baptist clergyman Bergen, N. Y. strong tenn
persnce H. with kidney trouble neuralgia and az
zpess ,nos to blindness years after he was ad
1 that Hon Bitters him. because he afraid
of and prcjuCico AGAINST The wOrl "bter" Since his cure
ne saws none need fear hut trust in Hop Bi:ters
Nv wic and daughter made healthy By the use OF HOP
gitters and recommend the TO my people, Methodist
CLERGYMAN, Mexico y. \.
had zcvero attacks of Gravel and Kidney trouble was
unable 10 ger any medicine OctOr cure until used
HOP Bcrs AMI they cured me In short iime-A distn
d lawyer ana lem peranre orator OF Wayne County N Y
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-20
CALIFORNIA WoRKINGMEN.

THE SPIRIT OF DENIS KEARNEY IN THE ASCENDANT
AN INTERMINABLE DEBATE ENDING ALMOST
IN A SPLIT.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 19.-In the Working
mems Convention the minority report Of the
Committee on Permanent Organization. after q
no. debate, was adopted-sl TO- -. inns
was a victory for tho Kearn@y followers.
The platform is anti Chinese. Rntsubsidy antfNaona
banks, antmonopoly, aud tavoring Greenoacks' Gov
eminent control OF corporations female eufranchlse-
ment compulsory education the creating by tax OF
fund 20 De used IN assisting heads OF families In settling
ON pnblic lands and the election. of President
and YIcePresdent OF the United States and
Postmasiers by dr6ct VOTE on OF We ,,pS Sop PFC
Kearney and emphasize many clauses OF tne platform
resolution eelaring Allen e. Thurman the choice o,
states was adopted after warm debate by vote Of 80
In The evening the platform was amended by striking
out the clause favorng enfranehsement of women AND
the clause tnSt Inc eanss SSs
TO mako the United states Treasury the sole source OF
R Pe full ieSae1asr The platform as amended was
adopted. 49,. .n.n,- o. ,o.o,0o 30 . No,
di:cnssion question of aiatng With the Green
Ths dsleeafio from tho WITH Congressional District
nominated Colonel J. T. Godfrey for CONGRESS g..
the Convention To-Day sS sanSpa of dee
Gates 10 the National Greenback Labor Convention
1sDtioo by vote Of IS to a. SdopLed the oommunica
ton as the sense of the Convention ,.,, -, .
vote Was eearly 10 the contrary and nost OF the city
delegates with country members retired. The remain
der Organized as majority OF the Convention, holding
thai the motion Of Adjournment not carried Vice.
President Miller being Stil 10 the chair Some discus
sion took place which showed that there was no general
desire 20 SPLIT the Convention The meeug then adj
iourne1 to meet with the whole Convention this even
Ing prcferr1nR to place the responsibility OF
split, II any should occur On the other SIDE
The meeting then Immediately organized as caucus
and came understanding hold together on the
reassfblBg OF the Conven ton. That portion OF the
Convention which retired at the o'clock adjournment
interest favor OF bargain Win
Democracy. while those who remained Endorsed
KesrReys proposition ~ afhAte with the GreehOaoN
ere. =,
dsesAtes expect 10 drum enough abseDteeS ~ carry
th.dF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-20
NAVY ORDERS.

WASHINGTON, May 10.-AFsIstant- Paymaster
Ernpk H. Clark has been ordered 10 examination TOR
o,ion. Cadet Engineer Aber' o. Dcrnse has been
ordered 10 examination for promotion. BOaswaln ISnao
~ Cboato has been ordered ~ duty at the Navy Yard
Portsmouth, n. II. Master Frank s. holrhkn has boon
Geiached the Torpedo station aud placed ON walt
lao ordsra Cadet MlGahipmnn JOHN J. Knapp has been
detached from tie EntCrpr,e aud ordered to examna
top for prsduaton The United states steamship sara
ion "a re- port having arrived ~ LISBON yesterday
USt,I with all well board. The Nipslc arrived at
E,n.,.tI MadeIin, on April a, en- route 10 NlllN
TTitr.r Tue Portsmouth passed Capr Henry al 7
dover lcfl Portsmouth, Va, yesterday evening for
Annapolis.