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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-06-02
" Send Me "

During the past year young lady in one
of the towns not far from Boston began to
be dissatisfied with her lack of service in
the Masters cause, and to feel that he had
something more for her to do. At the same
time an old teacher, whom she had not seen
for years, had a sudden but strong impress
sion that for special needed service in a
foreign field this old pupil whom she had
lost sight of was the person. They met one
day, seemingly by chance, (oneof the Lords
chances.) The conversation turned on the
unsatisfying lives many of the young ladies
lead after they leave school. A little music,
little visiting, but nothing that seemed
worth living for. 81 have been hearing Of
two girls" said the teacher, "who did not
find their lives unmeaning," and she told
the story of the Ely sisters. "Did you tell
that story for me, Mrs. H? / think
you must, for have been feeling strangely
of late, and praying for guidance as never
did before but the way is not open for me
to 90 as a foreign missionary" Still the
new feeling followed her, and the prayer for
guidance was continued. "I will not think
of this haunting foreign missionary busi-
ness p she said to friend one Sunday
morning. 81 will go to church and think
of something else;" but the pastor preached
on the subject 81 will go this evening and
hear something else; he will not give us two
missionary sermons in one day" But Dr.
Clark presented the cause of Foreign Mis-
sions. Then she said Here am |, send
me-" But there was a closed door; hel
nearest and dearest friend, an uncle, was moi
Christian, and would never give his con
sent. With many fears she wrote to him
telling of her new desire, and waited for thu
answer. 1t came "Tell Abby if she goe'
to Japan | shall be proud OF her; if sh'
wants money, she can have it; if she need
ever to come back, my house is open to her.
d" lie that openeth and no man shutteth I
Abby is today mastering the language O
Japan.-iSeiected.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-06-02
MONTPELIER, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, $780,

add mental disturbance and dissatisfaction
10 the languor that follows idleness. More
over, these tired people would often find re-
freshment for their minds and their hearts
in the quiet services of the church. They.
would secure by means of them change OF
scene, change of mental atmosphere, and
the suggestion of thoughts and motives and
sentiment that are out of the range Of their
daily work. For hard-working mechanic,
or salesman, or housekeeper, or teacher, this
diversion Of the thought to other than the
customary themes, might be the most rest
full way Of spending portion Of the day Of
rest. We happen to know of several cases
in which this prescription has been used
with excellent results. Those who were
won't to stay at home on Sunday because
they were too tired to go to church have
been induced to try the experiment of seek
ing rest, for the souls as well as their bodies,
in the sanctuary for small part of every
Sunday and they testify that they have
found what they sought that the observ-
ance has proved refreshment rather than
weariness, and that their Sunday never
gave them so much good rest when they
stayed at home as they have given them
since they formed the habit of church-going.
--(roOd To,nDnnU
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-06-02
Be Honest.

tell you, brethren, be honest in your
dealings take no advantage, even of child.
Be conscientious in your bargains. Have a
single eye and single heart. Seek not TO
be shrewd. Be not ashamed to be called
simple. And let me tell you secret, which
ought not to be secret, seeing it is written
in the scriptures, that your whole body will
then be full of light. and this in every kind.
You will actually see further and see clearer
than shrewd aud cunning men and you
will be less liable to be duped than they,
provided you add to this another part OF
character which is proper to an honest man
namely, resolution to protect honesty
and to discountenance every kind Of fraud
A cunning man is never firm man but
an honest man is: double-minded man is
always unstable; man of faith is firm as
a rock. | tell you there is sacred connec
tion between honesty and faith; honesty il
faith applied to worldly things, and faith il
honesty quickened by the Spirit to the use
of heavenly things.-Edpard IrUing.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-06-02

of the assassin Of Victor Noir-Prince Pierre
Bonaparte. Wife and daughter live in
garrett rue de Lille.> Princess Mathilde
gives monthly, that is almost every month,
500, occasionally this or that Bonapartist
family slip a five or twofranc piece into
their hands, or invite them TO breakfast or
to dinner. They have no other income.
The daughter, Princess Jeanne Bonaparte,
is studying sculpture and engraving, with
the view of being able to earn bread and
board. Her brother Roland is a sub-lieu-
tenant in the thirty-sixth regiment Of in
fantry; he gets occasionally 500 as a pres
ent from Prince jerome Napoleon--you
know Prince Jerome Napoleon has not a
generous hand. Prince Pierre's plight is
still worse; swollen by gout till scarcely TO
be recognized, unable to walk except with
crutches, and not every week even with
their aid, he sponges on the charity Of an
inn-keeper in Versailles an iun-keeper and
his wife, both Corsicans, and idolators Of
the Bonapartes. He eats nothing but a
Rheims biscuit soaked in wine. He never
leaves the inn except to go to mass when
ever he is able to go out he hies to church
and communes he is daily visited by Jes
uit priest. If he wishes exercise he hobbies
up and down the ballroom of the inn. His
wife and children never go near him.-Pdris
Letter in Neto Orleans Picdyune.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-06-02
Undisciplined Tempers.

OF all things that are TO be met with here
ON earth there is nothing which can give
such continual, such cutting, such useless
pain as an undisciplined temper. The
touching and sensitive temper, which takes
offense at word the irritable temper,
which finds offense in everything, whether
intended or not; the violent temper, which
breaks through all bounds of reason when
once reused the jealous or sullen temper,
which wears cloud on the face all day,
and never utters word of complaint; the
discontented temper, brooding over its own
wrongs the severe temper, which always
looks at the worst side of whatever is done
the wilful temper, which overrides every
scruple to crafty whim-what an amount
of pain have these caused in the hearts of
men, if we could but sum up their results
How many soul have they stirred to evil
impulses; how many prayer have they
stihed how many an emotion of true af-
fection have they turned to bitterness
How hard they sometimes make all duties
How painful they make all daily life. How
they kill the sweetest and warmest Of do
nestle charities. Ill temper is a sin requiring
long and careful discipline.-Bishop Temple
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-06-02
A Mystery Of the Honeymoon.

The courtship, the engagement. the cere-
mony are over The bridegroom hands his
bride into the carriage, and the honeymoon
begins. Now observe one of the most sim
gular facts in the whole history of courtship,
a fact to which there is no known exception
The bridegroom never can recall the first
words spoken by him to the bride in that
carriage. Why2 This question has been
asked hundred thousand times, and never
satisfactorily answered yet. Some attribute
the forgetfulness to joy some to confusion ;
some fancy the words are of such an ex.
tremely romantic nature, the man finds it
more consistent with his dignity not to re-
call them, The answer is none of these. 1t
is much more prosaic and practical. The
secret of forgetfulness is that he has already
said to her everything he could think would
interest her, everything that does interest
him. His conversational resources are ex-
hausted and he has nothing TO say. Instead
of an important speech, he utters some
dreamy commonplace, throws himself back
in the cushions, devoutly thanking heaven
" the thing is over" Thus, before the hon
eymoon is five minutes old the bridegroom
breaks down.-1Gsley's Magasins.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-06-02
The Cost Of High Enjoyment.

No one is capable of q high state of en-.
joyment without liability to high degree
of suffering. There is no keen sense OF de.
light except to one who has keen sense OF
sorrow. The most appreciative persons are
by no means persons of greatest equanimity
To be able to feel intensely in one direction,
a person must be able to feel with like in
tensity in the opposite direction, whether he
wants 10 or not. He who is always cheerful
is never person of very strong feeling oil
of exceeding refinement and sensitiveness
He of all others understands least the cost
of fine and high-struug nature. Few in
deed do understand it; and perhaps it is
well that they do not, that-as MIR. Froudt
puts it" Providence in its kindness leaves
most of us unblessed, or uncursed. with ma
lures of too fine a fiber."-S. S. Times.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-06-02
The Sin Of Deferred Repentance.

There are many mere hearers of the gospel
who postpone repentance and faith under
the inspiration of purpose to seek God by
and-by. "1f, when we are dying, we can
cry, God be merciful to us, it will be
enough" is their secret thought. There Is
depth of wickedness in such q purpfe
that is appalling to rejecting mind, mas
much as it is nothing less than deliberate
determination to be Gods enemy as long as
enmity to him can be maintained without
incurring its irrevocable penalty. Surely,
If any human souls are specially deserving
Of hell, these calculating procrastinators
must be among them. But they are self
deluded. The publican in the temple,
whose sudden conviction of sin prompted
his heartfelt cry for mercy, was saved in
answer to very short prayer, but his case
affords not jot of encouragement to souls
who stife conviction beneath vile purpose
to sin up to the very boundary line Of divine
forbearance. For them there is little or no
ground of hope that when death is at their
door, and sin can no longer yield them
either profit or pleasure, they will be inclined
to repent Repentance is the gift of God,
who, as saith Anselm, " hath promised par.
don to him that repenteth, but he hath not
promised repentance to him that sinneth
with such cool, calculating deliberation as
theirs.-Zion's Herald.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-06-02
The Two Mill-Owners.

There were two men (about 1889, Stick
penny and Whewell, who owned saw-mill
near Old Town, Maine, in common. The
arrangement under which the mill was op-
Grated was that each one had the mill all to
himself during alternate weeks. Stickpenny
was a mean, rusty old chap. Whewell was
shrewd, investigating young man. The
mill was run by crude, rough kind of an
undershot wheel that gave very little power
for the amount of water used, so that the
water was Often short. Whewell wanted to
put in a new iron spiral vent wheel, then
Just coming out, but Stickpenny would have
nothing to do with it. He wasn't going to
lay out money for any "such job as that"
Finally Whewell said he would pay all the
bills, to which Stickpenny at last agreed,
"but provided you put the wheel in in your
week" So the new wheel was put in, and
Whewel, being of a mechanical turn of
mind, experimental with it, and soon found
that by plugging up some of the orifces the
saw went through the log faster than when
they were all open. So he plugged them up
during his week and always pulled the plugs
out again for Stickney to operate with.
Soon it began to be noticed that somehow or
other Whewell always managed to saw
couple of thousand feet more of lumber in
his week than ever Stickpenny could, no
matter how the pond was. Finally Stick
penny went down to see Whewell about it.
| Says he "Whewell, how is it that you
manage to saw more lumber in given time
than / can when my turn comes round ?"
Says Whewell; I" Don't you know how that
is? WAL, I'll tell you. It's because you
amt been treatin' Of me fairly in this mat
ter. It's ag'in nature. You can't expect
the mill to saw as we'll for you as it does for
them as do the square thing all around"
Stickpenny wouldn't believe that and went
away. But still the mill went on turning
out regularly more lumber for Whewell than
Stickpenny managed to get out Of it; so,
finally the letter came around and said,
What's your bill I'll pay my share"
he paid it, and thereafter Stickpenny man
aged to saw lumber just as lively as Whew-
ell did. "Well," said the old fellow, al
always knew that the folks around here were
all ag'in me, but never thought that the
Almighty was !" and he died without find
ing out the explanation of it at all.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-06-02
HumOrsOme Wallis.

IT is a mistake TO send boys to college be-
fore they have cut all their teeth.-Neo
York Commercial Advertiser. Or to West
Point before they have cut all their ears.
Ibid.
"WHAT beautiful sight !" exclaimed
Mrs. Jones, rapturously, as she looked out
over the beautiful scenery from Pennsyl-
vania railroad-car. " Yes" replied Jones,
without raising his eyes from his paper,
anthracite"
An Oxford student, being examined in
sacred history, was asked, "Who was the
first king of the Jews p At venture he
replied, SAUL" then, encouraged by the as
sent of the examiner, completed the answer
as follows, "Saul of Tarsus, sometimes
called Paul"
PAT: "Well, Dan, and have ye heard the
news-have We heard that Rory the miller's
dead 2" Dan Rory the miller is it that's
dead now? Jabers, but ye don't say so
And he was young man, too" Pat
Faith an that's true for you, Dan, he was
such young man that thought TO see him
at me own funeral, instead Of me going to
his"
In the early stages of his ministry the
celebrated DIR. Strong of Hartford preached
some time in neighboring village. One
day a committee called upon him to settle
with him for his services, and after stammer-
ing awhile, signified to him that his further
services were not desired. "What does
this mean, gentlemen ?" asked the doctor.
why" replied the spokesman, with some
hesitation, "the people have got the impress
sion that you are inclining to universal sal
vation." Gentlemen" answered the doc
tor, " never have preached that doctrine
but if l ever should promise to make the
people of this town an exception"
REMARKED Brother Gardiner of the
Limekiln club al, fur one, hav bin panied
to observe CROWN desire on de part OBJ
Guild folkses to knock deir chilPen down
with silver-plated front names. Up in my
block ebery cabin hez Hortense, or Maud,
or Genevieve, who will grow up to 60 bar
fut in summer an bend ober de wash-tub in
winter believe dat half what ails de mig
gers nowadays am deir fancy Names tell
ye dey am powerful burden for chile to
carry. No young gal wild big foot an
mouf like sasser am gwine to look any
purifier for bein called Cleopatra, Viva,
Clarabell. No, sab. lze believer in de
good old-fashun names, such as Polly, Di-
nah, Chloe, Sam, Tom and Jim. Oars
sunthin' squar' and honest in 'em, and dey
weigh sixteen ounces to de pound"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-06-02
Dnsbauds and llires.


Lines addressed " To ny Charlie" NTH a BiJle.
20 young you cannot pleasure take
In thls,-but for your mothers sake,
The gift you will not spurni
And oh my child, in after years,
When forced TO shed life's bitter tears
Then to this volume turn.
Too young thou art to prize It now.
With merry laugh and sunny brow
But when by earths cares driven,
You'll love to read Of rest above.
And prize II for mothers love,
with which, dear boy, 'tls given.
When tempted. love, to go astray.
Pause pause. my hildl-oh turn away
From sins alluring formi
Go to thy chamber, and when there,
Seek In thy mothers glft and prayer,
A refuge from the storm.
Read. my dear son, believe and live."
Then not In vain this book give
To my own darling boy;
Twill smooth for thee life's ,horny path,
Teach thee to shun thy Makers wrath,
And wear his crown Of Joy"
when grief shall check thy young hearts mirth,
To weep that she who gave thee birth
Has passed into the skies.
Then ponder DER thy mothers gift
II will thy dropping spirit lift,
And dry those weeping eyes.
And as your hands its pages turn,
Resolve, dear boy. Of Christ to learn
BE lowly, meek and mild;
Remember, she who gave this book
Nav though unseen upon thee look,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-06-02
A Town Lighted by Electricity.

The city Of Wabash, Indiana, makes the
proud boast of being the first city in the
world to adopt the electric light for street
illumination, and its trial seems to have
proved, in double sense, a brilliant sue
cess. The common council of that place, a
few weeks ago, entered into negotiations
with the Brush Electric Light Company of
Cleveland, Ohio, for one of their dynamo.
electric generating machines OF guaranteed
capacity Of four lights of over three thou
sand candle power each. These four lamps
are suspended from the ends of two cross
bars bolted about halfway up an iron flag
staff that rises from the dome of the court
horse. The courthouse itself stands on a
y se of ground that, with the height of the
Home, gives the light an elevation of about
two hundred feet above the city. The gen.
Grating engine of eight-horse power is loca-
ted in the cellar of the building. The con-
tract was that the lights should illuminate a
circle one mile in diameter, as light at the
farthest point as it would be with gas
lamp of usual street size every hundred feet.
The trial showed this requirement to be more
than fulfilled, as it was light enough at much
more than that distance to tell the time on
watch or read coarse print. Over ten
thousand people witnessed the test. Every
alley and back yard receives the light. A
careful computation shows that to light the
town equally as well by gas would require
three lamps to every square, which would
take over five hundred for the same area.
These electric lamps consist simply of two
| carbon pencils about half an inch in diane
ter, arranged so that the current passes
through all four and then returns to the ma
chine. Each lamp has two sets of these car
bons so arranged that if one gets out of or
der the other lights automatically. The en-
tire apparatus furnished by the Brush Elec-
trio Light Company-lamps wires and gen.
Grating machine-cost $500. The cost of
running the lamps when in actual operation
is cent and half per hour, making the en-.
tire cost of Illuminating the city, exclusive of
wages of engineer and fuel, fifteen cents per
night of ten hours. The engineer, and fuel,
and entire expense of lighting the town is
estimated at $3.50 per year, while sixty-fve
gas lamps, which would only make darkness
visible in the same area, would cost SllOO
per year.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-06-02
eMisreHaneonS.
For the Vermont watchman.
PAST MEMORIES.


ny 8. MINERVA BoYCK.
This old clock key turn tonight,
The heavy weights to wind,
From out the gloaming brings TO light
What years had left behind.
Those happy years, those bygone years,
When was but child
look tonight, through falling tears.
On visions weird and Wild
Mere phantoms OF the buried past
Awakened by the sound
or swinging weights, while turning fast,
The old clock key goes round.
Past memories now like autumn leaves
Around my pathway fall;
I hear them rustic In the breeze,
Rare, tinted treasures, all.
Those golden years. when life was young,
And JOY singing bird,
These falling leaves in verdure hung,
BY softest zephyrs stirred.
Each bears picture painted well,
That time can ne'er efface--
A written page--a mystic spell
Llfe's storms will ne'er erase.
o tell me now, ye winds Of night,
when have crossed the sea,
When DER in yonder land of light,
VIII all forgotten be7
win JOY and sorrow be the same
As though II ne'er had been7
WIN love and friendship all remain
A hidden mystery then?
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-06-02
Railrnad Time gable.
6cENTRAL VERMONT RAILROAD LINE
Commencing on MOnda May 24th, 1880.


Trains GotnD South and East
Leave Montpelier at o. 80 and IL. .45 A. NJ, O. 90 p.
M, and 0.B0 P. M.
MaII-Fton Syracuse and Og1ensburg, st. Albans and
Burlington, leaves Montpelier at $50 A. NJ, for Boston
via Lowell.
Express-From Montreal, ~. Albans, burlington, etc,
leaves Montpelier at II f5 A. M for BOSTON, New London,
Springfield, New York and intermediate points.
Mixed Train-Leaves ST. Abans at 800 p NJ, Burlington
at 40 P. NJ, Montpelier at e.5s NJ for Northned.
Night Express-From Ogdensburg, Montreal, st. Al
bans and Burlington leaves Montpelier At 1850 p. NJ,
for Boston via Lowell Fitchburg, Springfield, New
York and intermediate points
Tratns Going North and West.
Leave Montpelier at $3.50 A. NJ. 900 A. NJ, 055 A,
M, $40 p. NJ and 600 =. NJ.
Day Express-Leaves Boston via Ftchburg at 500 A. NJ
via Lowell at 500 A. NJ, New London At 800 A. NJ,
Springfield at 800 Montpelier at $40 P. NJ, for
Burlington st. Abana, Montreal, Ogdensbure and the
west.
Accommodation Train-Leaves Northneld at $40 A.
Montpelier al 800 NJ, for Burlington, Rutland
81. Albans and st. Johns.
Mlxed-Leaves W. r. Junction at $40 A. H., Northned at
1910 A. NJ, Montpelier at l0.55 A. NJ for Burlington, ST.
Albans, Richford Rouses Point, ETC.
Accommodation Train-Leaves White River June
uon at 20b M Montpelier at 500 p. NJ for Burlington
and st. Albans.
Night Express-Leayes Boston via Lowell at SIS ,. NJ
via fitchburg al 500 p NJ, New York at 800 p NJ.
Springfield at 500 Montpelier at $50 A. NJ, for Bur
lngton st. Abans, Montreal and Ogdbg and the West
Trains leave Montpelier for Barre at 100 A. NJ $50 A.
N. and 4,30 pm. Returning leave Barre at 1tb NJ.
1920 A. NJ. and 500. NJ.
Sleeping attached TO Night Express trains running
nea and New York via Troy and paror ears to Day En
press between Boston and Montreal.
Through ckets for Chicago and the West for sale at The
It. Ribans VI. May %, issO. ''
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-06-02
3,ew 1dperfissmenfY.
AYERS
SARSAPARILLA
For Purifying the Blood !

THIS compound Of the
vegetable Alternatives, Sana-
parilla, Dock, Stillingia, and
Mandrake with the Iodldes
Of Potash and Iron, makes
a most effectual cure Of a
series Of complaints which
are very prevalent and af-
flictlng. 1t purifles the blood,
purges out the lurking hu-
mors In the system that un-
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1880-01-02

ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS sieaks out
il his way and says: Il am hard.
moneycd man and always have been.
The silver question IN the next four
years will assume more important
than any other since the Crusades.
The present business boom is based
on starvation in Europe and good
crops III this country and when the 10
cal causes are removed our condition
will be worse than before. What
ought to be done is to increase our
currency by enlarging the capacity Of
our minis and by the issue of silver
certificates. I would let grccnbacks
alone and let the people decide as to
national bank notes. | think they
would prefer silver certificates TO eth
er. | do not believe thousand mill
lion Of these would be one dollar too
muchp