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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-08
A Remarkable Woman.

An account of a remarkable woman ap-
pears in the Boston Transcript. Mrs. Dru-
silla Laha was born in Welfleet, Massachu-
sets, September 10Th, 1857 and at eighteen
years of age was married, her husband then
being in command of vessel. After hav-
ing been married six years, she being but
twenty.four years of age, and having had
two children boy of four and one OF two,
her husband was brought home to her an
invalid for life, having been taken from the
side of his wrecked vessel after four days
exposure to wind aud the wash of the wa
ters. Then it was that he became disheart-
ened and saw nothing but destituton staring
him and his family in the face. But to her
things looked different. She started store,
small at first, of course, but for fifty-nine
years she made monthly visits to Boston in
small sailboats, replenishing her stock, etc.
aud she says many and many time she has
taken over Sl0O day over her counter. Fol
fifty years she took care of her invalid hus.
band, who was not able even TO dress him
self. She educated her two boys and started
them in business. She also adopted, clothed
fed educated and placed in good positions
in the world twenty orphan boys and girls
besides visiting and taking care of the sick
at all hours day and night. She will be
ninety-three years old in September.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-08
What n Child's Kiss Did.

Tn a prison at New Bedford, Massachu-
sets, there now is man whom we call Jim,
aud who is prisoner on a life sentence.
Up to last spring he was regarded as des-
perate, dangerous man, ready for rebellion
at any hour. lie planned a general out
break, but was "given away " by one of the
conspirators. lie plotted general mutiny
of rebellion, and was again betrayed. lie
then kept his own counsel, and while never
refusing to obey orders, he obeyed like a
man who only needed backing to make him
refuse to. One day in June party of
strangers came to the institution. One was
an old gentleman the other ladies, and two
of the ladies had small children. The
guide took one of the children on his arm,
and the other walked until the party came
to climbing the stairs. Jim was working
near by, sulky and morose as ever, when
the guide said to him, "Jim, won't you
help this little girl up the stairs 2" The
convict hesitated, scowl on his face, and
the little girl held her arms out to him and
said, "If you will, guess I'll kiss YOU
| His scowl vanished in an instant, and he
lifted the child as tenderly as father
Half way up the stairs she kissed him. A
the head of the stairs she said, Now
you've got to kiss me, too" He blusheC
like woman, looked into her innocent fact
face and then kissed her cheek, and befor
he reached the foot of the stairs again, thu
man had tears in his eyes. Ever since tina
day he has been changed man, and no on,
in the place gives less tronble. Maybe il
his far western home he has Katie of hi
own. No one knows, for he never reveal
his inner life; but the change so quickl
wrought by a child, proves that he has
heart, and gives hope that he may forsak
his evil ways.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-08
Which is Best =!

Years ago minister's son went from
home to college. He formed the acquaint-
ance of young man whom | shall call
Ellison. Ellison scoffed at religion, and
the minister's soon learned from him the in
fidelity, and when he went home at vacation
broke his fathers heart by his denuncation
OF Christianity. The vacation came, and
the minister's son went off TO spend the va.
cation, and was on a journey, and came to a
hotel. The hotel-keeper said, al am sorry
that tonight | shall have to put you in a
room adjoining room where there is a
dying man. ! can give you no other accom-
modation." "Oh !" says the minister's son,
I" that will make no difference to me, except
the matter of sympathy with anybody that
is suffering" The young man retired to
his room, but could not sleep. All night
long he heard the groaning of the sick man
and his soul trembled He thought to him
self, "Now there is only thin wall be
tween me aud parting spirit. How if El
lison knew how feel ? What would Eli
son say if he knew my skeptcism gave
way 2" He slept not. In the morning h,
said to the hotel-keeper, "How is the scb
man Z" "Oh," said the hotel-keeper, she
is dead the doctor told us he could not las
through the night" "Well,' said th'
young man, "where is he from p "Well,
said the hotel-keeper, "he is from Provi
dence College" " Providence College
What is his name 2" "Elison." "Elli
son !" Oh how the young man was stun
ned. 1t was his old college mate-deac
without any hope. 1t was many hours befor
the young man could leave that hotel. II
got on his horse and started homeward, ant
all the way he heard something saying t.
him, "Dead Lost Dead Lost !" Ill
came to no satisfaction until he entered tn
Christian life-until he entered the Chris
tian ministry, and became one of the mos
eminent missionaries of the cross, the great
est Baptist missionary the world has eve
seen, Adoniram Judson. Mighty on earth
mighty in heaven, Adoniram Judson
Which do you like the best, Judson's skepti
cism, or Judsons Christian life, Judson'
suffering for Christ's sake, Judson's almos
martyrdom ?-Dr. 1aim1ge
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-08
"My Fathers Business"


All duty, however secular It's character,
however humble its aspect, is our fathers
business. 1t Is the spirit In which our duty
is done which makes work either secular or
sacred. Our fathers business IS not TO be
confined to what we call rellgious duties or
devotional exercises. Inc common business
oil lie, the daily laoor py Whlch we lVe, the
week DAY tolllng ana molnng wnlcI makes
the Lords day so welcome, need not De es-
sentially diiierent from what tne chiid Jesus
spoke oil as my fathers business otiii,
1t Is the PLAIN TACT that there Is WORK given
us TO DO whlch mas special character, whlch
is sspeciiically the iord WORK, ana not mans
work-our fathers business, IN peculiar
sense Ihe child Jesus connected IL with
the house oil God and the law OF ZOO ana
when he became man ana nad entered
upon ms tninistry, ne spoke Oh ms teach'ng
ana heaiing' MS iaoois anu ms suherings' as
"the WORKS Oh MN Una, SEM me: "hen
ne drew near 10 the ehu ol nis ,'ie, ne saiu
10 MS iatner naVe hnisheu 'he "oih
thou gavest me 10 90. ana now come 10
thee whist 10 MS uiscipies ne saia AS
my iather sent me, so sehu l you' .ae
worRs that ! 40 sna,i ye 10 ALSO Wy
laoners BUSINESS ',eieiore' means 'ne
worK IN which Jesus hveu ana 1ied' the es-
| a,
woriu, tne preaching anu 'eacnihg Vi .ne
gospel, the saving OF mems SOUS througn
the truth as IL Is IN Chris,, ana tne destroy
ing OF the works OF tne devil upon every
one oil us VINO calls MN Lord' Jesus lays ms
command 10 laoor win MN ana ms churcn,
that our iather klnguom may come anu ms III
VIII DE done on earth as IL IS III heaVeh' 10
DO good unto ah men as we nave oPPortu-
nity 10 De heipers ana nealerS Oh mankind
70 oe the saiI ana the ngnt OIL .his woriu,
that we may De meet ior tne giory' hohor
ana lmmortallty Oh the worid 10 come !
this Is the hign vocation 10 wnich Ghristians
are caiieu. lhls Is tne business 'or which
we are heie' nave we any JusI cause VI
complaint ! surely IL Is ooth nooie ana Joy
GUS 10 Iit the iosu Oh misery ana SIN
from men near's, aiu W hen.eu .neir uark
ness WIN .he hghe Vi uitihe 'ru.h anu Iove
can tre IN no man whose neart Is rlght WIN
uou' we may oe 'iIeu ln 'ne Mork SOME
Imes' Dut Oh IL never. oorength' Pa'ience
courage material resources, may De asked
10 the utternost, Dut our lathers business
can never grieVe u.s. money ana Time ano
ne, often enough speht IN VAN IN worldly
business may De good SEED unto hle ever
lasting. must oe ABOUT my latner pus
mess. why tnis must because ne coulo
not heip himself because conscience gave
MN no rest Nay; put because ne deilghtee
10 40 MS ia.ners WIN. 90 the hooiest
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-08
The Sense OF Hearing In Birds.

But it is when we arrive at the sense of
hearing that we come to the point where
proper aesthetic feelings begin. 1t is quite
impossible to doubt that birds are fond of
musical sounds. The song of our own
nightingales and linnets, the deep notes of
the South American bellbird, the incessant
cooling Of the dove, the noisy chattering of
the parrots, the ringing cry of the whip
poorwill, all lead to the same conclusion.
Here, again, these sounds are of precisely
the same nature as those employed by the
crickets, katydids, cicadas, and other musi-
cal insects, as well as by man himself in his
vocal and instrumental music. Something
of the same taste is displayed among the
quadrumana by the howlers and other mon
keys. 1t is noteworthy fact that a large
majority of these presumably sexual calls,
in birds, insects, and other animals, are true
musical sounds, not mere noises. | have
pointed out elsewhere the probable reason
| for this preference OF pure tones in the case
| Of mankind and the same argument will
apply, mutdtIs mutdndus, TO all other AMI
mails. But there is certainly a singular anal
ogy in this respect between sounds and
colors, most animals preferring the relatively
pure and simple musical tones to confused
noises; and the relatively pure and simple
analytic colors, reu, pIus, green, anu yelloWi
to confused mixtures, such as brown, gray
and mudcolor, At any rate, a bird evident
ly pays far more attention to the musical
Glass of auditory perceptions than to mere
noise. A canary will take no notice of or
dinary confused sounds in room but il
one begins to chirp and whistle to it, it im
medately responds with another chirp in
emulation. So, too, when piano or Other
musical instrument is played in the neigh
borhood of singing bird, it will often show
its recognition of the musical character by
pouring out its very best song, as if to con
quer its unconscious rival. OF course, the
singing matches between birds themselves
are too famliarly known to call for separate
mention. 1t may be worth while, however
TO notice that this love Of musical sound ex
lists even among certain reptiles for hav,
often seen the common house-lizard of ia
maica, listening with evident interest anc
attention to the playing of piano, turning
his head from side TO side, aud scampering
away when disturbed, only TO return again
to the fascinating sound, after minute ol
two of hesitation.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-08
The Breyity OF Life.

To the young it does not seem short it
seems very long. But as time passes on,
the aspect of life changes. The man of
forty thinks forty not nearly as he thought
it when he was fourteen fifty appears to
him but the prime Of ife; sixty far from
aged. When, at length, increasing years
admonish him that his life-work is ended,
and that he can enter on no new undertake
ings, and he looks back to reflect upon what
he has accomplished, he wonders to see so
little, and is amazed TO find the road so
short in travelling, which appeared so long
in prospect. lie then understands as he
never did before the meaning of Scripture.
Yes" he says to himself, it is, indeed,
true. Life is as tale that is told, aud as a
dream when one awaketh." The average
length of human life is stated to be thirty
five years. This average, however, includes
an estimate of all those who die in infancy.
The statement of the average life of a
healthy man may be enlarged somewhat.
But it is perfectly safe to say that it is not
over fifty years. Some live on TO three score
years, or even three score years and ten, but
more never reach the half century. OF this
fifty years, the first twenty are taken in
Earning how to live. Thirty years may be
fairly accepted as the average limit Of the
working life. But no man works the full
twenty-four hours. Rest, recreation, food
Sleep, Sabbath, and the enforced ideness
which occasional illness compels, reduce the
period two-thirds. Year in and year out
eight hours may be taken to represent thu
working day. The working life, then, il
il not thirty years; il is but ten. And oi
these ten years how much is necessarily alb
sDrbed by toll, by the gathering of grail
tiiat dies in the harvesting, and is never gar
iiered into store houses How much il
getting clothing to be put on and worn out
in getting food to be consumed in use, il
building houses to crumble and fall into de
Gay, almost as soon as their owners How
much, too, of this time is lost in plans tina
come to naught, in sowing what neve
rpens, in fighting battles that are defeats
When we have taken from our life wha
time is necessary for preparation, what i
required for rest and recreation, aud what i
absorbed in failure and transient success
lie fragment that is left is very small.
"Then what my hands design to do,
Let me with all my might pursue,
Since no device nor work Is found
Nor faith nor hope beneath the ground "
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-08
Going 10 Meeting.

see them walking, as they used, across
the green fields TO the meeting house, which
stood on hill mile away from my grand
fathers, clad in their long-kept, yariously-
made holiday garments,-a quaint process
sion. There are samples OF shawls and
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-08

Mr.. SruRGEoN has late word on the
public prayers of the church. lie says alt
is my solemn conviction that the prayer is
one of the most weighty, useful and honora,
BILE parts of the service, aud that ii ought to
be even more considered than the sermon.
There must be no putting up anybodies or
nobodies 10 pray, aud let the sermon be
slurred rather than the approach to heaven" "
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-08

Two brothers in Maine by the name of
Rich, have been lately married to two sisters
by the name of Wing aud have removed
to Illinois, Thus " riches take to themselves
wings and fly away"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-08
Raihnad !Gime gable.
(yENTRAL VERMONT RAILROAD LINEl
Commanding on Monday IDLY l2th, 1880.

Trains GOinD South and East.
Leave Montpelier at 10 and II. As a. NJ, q 30 p
NJ, and II 10 p. NJ.
Maii-Ftom Syracuse and ogiensburg st. Alhans and
Buneton leaves Montpelier at $50 a. NJ, fof Boston
via Lowell.
Express From Montreal 81. Albans. Burlington, ETC.,
leaves Monue at Has M for Boston, New London,
Springfield New York and intermediate points.
Mixed Train-feives 81. Albans at 320P. Burlington
at ii0 ?. NJ Montpelier at 655 P. NJ, for Northheld.
Night Express-From ogdensburg Montreal, st. Al
bans and Burlington, leaves Montpelier at lilo ?.
for Boston via Lowell ftchburg Springfield, New
York and Intermediate points.
Trdtns aoing North aud West.
Leave Montpelier at $40 A. NJ, S50A. NJ, 10 80 A.
NJ, 800 7. NJ. and g. 90 J.. NJ.
bay Express-Ieaves Boston via Fichburg at sou m,
via Lowell at s.i5 A. NJ, New London At 500 4. NJ,
Springfield At 500 A. NJ Montpelier at 3h5 p. NJ, for
Burlington, st. Albans, Montreal, ogdensburg and the
west.
Accommodation Tran-Leaves Norhheld at 3 - 4.
Montpelier at e.bl A. for Burlington Rutland
81 Ahans and st. Johns.
Mixed-Leaves W. II. junction at $50 NJ Northneld at
t03n A. Montpelier at lUhO A. for Burlington, st
Aibans, Richford, Rouses Point, etc.
Accommo notation Train-Leaves white River June
ton at 2u I'm. Montpelier at 500 y. M for Burlington
81. Alhans and Montreal.
Night Express-Ieavea Boston via Lowell at 100 P. NJ.
via Fitchhurg at 500 ?. W., New YORK at 400 p. NJ.
Springfield a 800 p. Montpelier at $40 A. NJ for Bur
lington St Abans Montreal and Ogd'bg and the West
Trains leave Montpelier for Barre at 400 A. NJ, l.5o A
NJ and $50 pm. Returning, leave Barre at 7iS NJ.
1920 A. NJ. and 5.2O p. NJ.
Sleeping attached Night Express trains runnn.
between Montreal and Boston, and Montreal and Spring
neI and New York Troy, and parlor To Day Ex
press between Boston and Montreal
principal stations. ], ". HOBART, Genera sup't.
ST. Albans, Vt, July TO- 1880.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-08
farm FOR SALE!

will sell my containing sevenyiye acres OF good
land suitably divided into moving ulage and pasturage
and containing good, handy wood lot In which Ave hun
dred be- tapped. and apple orchard, etc.
The buildings twostoy house with ell attached
painted and blinded large barn. horsebarn, carriage
house and sheds, with oubldngsa In good repair. One
Of the best waerei farms IN town. running water at house
and barn. Said farm is situated In god neighbOrhOod,
and only One-half mile the village. The farm has
s3O but perhaps shall sell for less. Terms
very easy Ny for selling Is poor health shall
sell auction IT not disposed OF at private sale before
November next Any one IN want Of good farm, In one of
the best localities town. Will do well to improve this
chance. For further parcnaIs address
lg-6l Il, Il, WEST, STAFFORD, VT.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-08

A Syracuse grocer used to smoke his pipe
leaning against his kerosene barrel. Ills
mail now goes 10 the dead letter office
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-08
Carriage Parts and Stock
Machinery and Tools

of all kinds used in carriage building. chance now
presents itself party who wish to In
carriage building To purchase Patterns. Material.
Tools and Machinery for successful cumpetuon with
any manufactory the country. For definite par
trulas the undersigned will be pleased 10 communicate by
letter otherwise with any and all parties who seek their
own financial good by Investment which for certain
gain rarely presents itself In this line
The Carriages referred To manufactured 10y r. &.
Gilman, and rpas-ed in quality. The Machinery
and Tools used by the said Gilman In his manu-
factory.
The sale of property above is to he made for the benefit
OF creditors OF an insolveni debtor.
39-tf j. W. CLARK, Assignee.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-08
GdnrafnuaL.
GREEN MOUNTAIN SEMINARY.

Fall Term begins September 6, 1880.
Instruction thorough and liberal students fitted for
teaching for business and tor college Expenses moderate.
For particulars address the Principal
bl-57 LIZZIE COLLEY, Waterbury Center VT
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-10-13
Communicated.

Mr.. EpIToR.-I understand tha'
the Republicans that run the ma
chine here are very industriously
circulating the report that it was
me, or through me, chat the 32s
business was accomplished in this
city.
Ihad nothing to do with it what.
ever, and knew nothing Of it until
the next morning. Neither do ]
know by whom the business was
done, but judging from the man
ner it was done, and the places
where it was put, it indicates either
personal spite, or else it was done
by some one who was interested in
firing the tagging spirits Of some
of the Republicans. lido not know
anything about it, but / suspect
that it was the work of some one
very much interested in getting
Republicans exasperated, in order
that they would not cut some on
the county ticket. If there are
men on the Republican ticket who
are apprehensive that they are go
ing to be slipped at the coming
election, they are the ones that
would naturally be suspected OF
knowing something about the 800
business. Ny experience with Re-
publican methods of carrying on q
campaign is not very fiattering.
We need only to go back to the
last spring election, when It will be
remembered that the Republicans
got out a bogus ticket in the Third
ward, and thus tried to accom-
plish by fraud what they were I'M
able to do by fair election. At
the same election here, it will be
remembered that in the First ward,
the slips got out for their most
popular man, were more than dou-
BILE the width OF ordinary slips, 80
that when those slips we're put up
on Democratic ballots, they cover
ed up two names, and many votes
on our ticket were destroyed by
that means. Thus some Of the
Republican leaders tried to carry
the election by fraud and trick
cry. And hence it Is very clear to
me that the kind OF leaders who
will stoop to such methods as they
did at the spring election, will do
almost anything in their power that
they think will help their cause.
j. d. TURNBULL.
Chsiyrnan nsnoorat,o CouutvfCommittes
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-10-13
Returned.

Mrs. Tumim, who has been east for
the purchase of her stock of fall and
winter goods, has arrived home, bring
ing the largest, best and most complete
assortment of goods ever seen In this re-
glon. Goods were bought at such low
figures that she is able TO give better
goods at less prices than any other house
In Michigan, outside Of Detroit. Care
and special attention was given to Sc
Letting goods of all kinds specially de-
sired in this city, and the stock Is COM
plete. Mrs. Tumim will have her mil
linery store on the corner supplied Sec
ond to none in the State.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-10-13
A few Barefaced FalsehOods.

When the editorial doctor Of the
little organ, in speaking of the
ARGUS supplement, said that "the
regular supplement was however
completely transformed, entirely
different matter being substituted
and converted into a campaign
document" he wilfully lied.
When he said it was printed at
the expense of the Agricultural
Society, he lied again.
When he said the scheme Of the
special premium list was gotten up
by Republicans, and majority OF
the contributors were Republicans,
he told another lie.
When he says the paper was be-
ing run of, he tells an unmitigated
falsehood.
In fact his whole article is so
tinctured with the basest Of fabri-
cations, that we only wonder that
an individual who pretends to be
a christian would have the cheek
to show his face to the public again
by daylight.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-10-13
An Earnest Wish.

Rev. E. F. L. Gauss, Gslena, Ills.
writes: "For over ten years had beer
sufferer from pains in the small of the
back and regoin of the kidneys, which
was most excruciating and at times al
most insuflerabe. Doctoring brought
! no relief, except perhaps momentarially
and was finally advised, being unable
to fulfill the duties of my calling, TO go
abroad and seek the climate of my youth
In Germany and Switzerland, eminent
physicians, after close examinations, de-
clared my suherings TO arise from dis
ease of the kidneys, of long standing,
and could do me no good. | was how
ever, benefited by the climate and con-
sequently returned. No sooner had |
been back and resumed my pastoral
work, when the old trouble grew again
so intense as TO make life burden. A
few months ago | came in possession Of
one OF Days Kidney Pads, put II on,
and the effects were truly wonderful.
The pains At once grew less and are
now after wearing the second Pad, en-
tirely cured as | write this some weeks /
after its use, and am strong and look /
again the picture of health. ] write .
this perfectly voluntarily and 1t is .
dictated only by truth and gratitude. /
Indeed | consider the Day Kidney Pad /
Co. Gods agents and great benefactors /
OF mankind. May all the suffering be (
helped as have been, is my earnest
wish"
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-10-13

The Greenback county conven.
ton was held ut the Court Room
on Friday evening last, when the
following ticket was nominated:
Sheriff.-John Thompson.
Clerk.-D. E. Thomas.
Treasurer.-Benj. Wagner.
Register of Deeds.-R. Oliver.
Judge Of Probate.-A. Harshaw
Surveyor.-Wm. Pulford.
Coroners.-P. Egan, j. Branigan.
Delegates to Representative
Conventional. Harshaw, j. d.
Sheahy, ]. Branigan and John
Thompson.