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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-12-01
Amber Cane Sugar.

The Country Gentleman says; awe had
an opportunity of examining the molasses
and sugar made from the amber cane, man
ufactured by Isaac Mekeel of Cayuga county,
New York, when on a recent visit at his
residence. The molasses was a sample taken
from large quantity, the juice of the cane
being reduced in Cooks evaporator. 1t
was light brown in color, nearly transparent,
and in quality was much superior to the
common cane molasses purchased in mar
ket, but not equal to maple molasses. 1t
was so much superior to the old sorghum
molasses made many years ago as scarcely
to admit of comparison. The sugar was
granulated but not separated from the mo-
lasses, or in other words not dry and solid,
and the flavor was hardly equal to that OF
the molasses. Mr.. Mekeel finds that it costs
him about twenty or twenty-five cents per
gallon to make the molasses from cane fur
nished him, but he thinks it may be done
when well understood, for fifteen cents. On
land which will yield fifty shelled bushels OF
common corn per acre, 200 gallons may be
obtained, or about four gallons correspond
ing with each bushel Of corn. The expense
of raising and gathering the cane is abou
equal to the cost Of raising crop of corn OIL
the same ground, including husking"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-12-01
The Tree OF Life.

There is deep significance in the posi-
tion which the Tree of Life occupies in the
page OF Scripture. Planted by the Lord
God in the midst of the garden" it grew
and fourished there for while, until the
happy innocence of man gave place to sin.
Aud then it disappeared. Eden breaks up,
and man is driven out TO toll, to suffer,
and to die. All the generations Of men
who have come upon the earth, tilling its
fields, roaming its forests, have never found
that Tree again. But while human dis.
covery is ignorant of it, and the Bible his
tory makes no mention of it, the Tree of
Life re-appears in the visions of prophecy.
The curtain OF the future is twice lifted to
show to prophets eve that wondrous Tree.
Ezekiel and John ezekiel Xvii, Revela-
tions xxii), while giving different accounts,
are yet strikngly alike in their descrip.
tions. They see the one temple, and the
other city, glorious beyond comparison.
| From underneath, and through the midst
flows river bordering upon the banks OF
which are trees, whose fruit natures every
month, and whose leaves have the power OF
healing. Ezekiel gives no names, but we
understand from the story of John that
they both saw the same things the eternal
temple, the heavenly city, the pure river OF
the water of life, aud the Tree of Life. Sc
that which was lost in Eden re-appears in
the Paradise of God. Now, as we bring
these separated records together-spanning
the whole course Of revelation from the
story OF the Paradise Lost to the promise OF
the Paradise Regained-it is impossible fol
the thoughtful mind not to observe how the
story of the Tree of Life rounds out and
completes the story of the moral man. The
| Tree of Life was his at first. The loss hi
suffered in its absence cannot be remedieC
until it shall become his own again, aud HI
shall have right to" it once more. So the
story which the Bible tells of man begin'
and ends with the Tree of Life. The ear
liest account Of him is as he dwelt beneath
the spreading branches of that Tree. There
was his first house. There, also, after al
his wanderings, must his last home be. Th'
record cannot stay its tale until, lifting thu
veil of promise, it brings him to that tre
again. And there the story ends. Will
this the record is completed. Through al
changes of worlds experience, and all th
dreadful tales of human wickedness anC
loss and sin through all the blessed story o
salvation by the heaven-sent Christ, and al
the sanctifying labor of the Holy Spirit, tn
two ends OF the world, the two ends of rev
eation are come together beneath thi
grateful shade. There needs no furthe
record 1t is completed here Above tn
world, and all its peopled nations, the Ire
OF Life lifts up its wondrous form, stretch
ing its giant boughs and touching the etel
nifty on either side. So is the thought o
this Tree wrought into the story of tn
worlds life. To be driven from the Tree o
Life sealed mans dreadful doom. To b
restored to its possession is the indispensable
condition OF his blessedness.- Christian a
Work.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-12-01

as good as straw I am using sawdust
to bed my cows with. (D Would it cause
potatoes to grow scabby If planted on
ground manured with it? (D What do
you consider the best mulch for fruit
trees 2 (5) Do you know anything about
Orange County White or Beauty Of Heb
ron potatoes Are they good yielders
and good in quality ?"
ANswERs.---Q) Sawdust is a very good
mulch for fruit trees or currant bushes.
(2) It may be safe, but either sawdust or
fine manure with sawdust in it., is one OF
the very worst things to mulch straw
berry bed with. The fine light dirt sticks
to the strawberries when ripe and ruins
them for use or market. If anybody
should put such a mulch upon one Of our
strawberry beds we should plow it up in
the spring. 1t would be the meanest sort
Of an aggravation to let it bear and have
the fruit all covered with the dirt spat-
tered upon it by every shower, as it would
be sure TO be. Use straw to mulch straw
berries. (3) Sawdust in manure will not,
of itself, injure potatoes, or any other
crop. We have used 1t for fourteen years,
without a particle of injury. But land
made very rich with stable manure is
pretty apt to produce scabby potatoes
az That which will keep the ground most
moist, and when decayed enrich it most
thoroughly. Straw is good; so is chiT
dirt, or auy other light rubbish. Manure
is first rate. In our orchards that are in
grass we rake up all the hay we cut
around the trees, and they grow aud beal
as well as in plowed ground. Besides thii
mulch, we top.dress occasionally with ashei
and manure. Most anything rich does al
orchard good. You cannot raise gooc
crops of good apples on trees growing il
grass if you carry off hay and do no
manure the grouad. The richest groun'
will not stand that treatment long AM
give good apples. (5) The Orange Count
White is good late potato, and tn
Beauty of Hebron is good early one
The latter is enough like Early Rose t
90 to market under that name. 1t is bette
in quality. Both are good croppers.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-12-01
VOL. 76.-3S6S. NO. 8.

heard again the patter Of little feet upon
the carpet, and sweet voices asking lovingly
for the evening story and imagined heard
and saw two white-winged angels lowering
near, and listened to sweet music waited
from the shining shore Of the New Jerusa
lem, where two Of our darlings have fed.
One sweet babe, the other a lovely daugh-
ter Of fourteen summers, who was ever a
bright and shining light in our home, and
who in her young life, had won to herself a
host Of friends by her gentle and modest
ways. Dear mothers, perhaps every one of
you who will read this have lost dear lambs
from your flock. But why do those burning
tears course down your cheek I If you are
faithful you shall one day meet your dear
ones inside the psarly gates of heaven, and
they will rise up and call you blessed. The
time is fast approaching when you may rest
your tired hands and weary head. But do
not think that your responsibility stops with
your work. Your loving counsel and earnest
prayers must be the compass TO guide their
young manhood and womanhood over the
| dangerous shoals and quick-sands of lifes
stormy sea. Then shall we not all rejoice
| that we have trained our children for God
and heaven, when we shall hear the vel
come words falling from the lips of our di.
vine Saviour, saying: "Wel done, good
and faithful mother, enter thou into thy rest u
| The Pacific.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-12-01
A Single LntrniIl.

| shall never forget an untruth | once
told, although it happened when | was a
very little child. My younger sister had
farthing, with which she wished to buy
fig, but being too i'll to go down to the shop
herself, she engaged me TO 60. Accordingly
went As / returned with a fig nicely
done up in small piece of paper, suddenly
the thought occurred TO me that | should
like to take a peep at the fig. So very
carefully opened the paper, when the fig
looked so very tempting, thought could
not help tasting it a little at one end. had
scarcely eaten it before | wanted all and
without much more thought, | ate up the
whole fig Then, when it was all gone and
| had nothing to do but to think, began to
feel very uncomfortable. | stood disgraced
before myself / thought of running away
somewhere did not exactly know where,
but from whence | should never come back.
| was not long before | reached home; /
went as quickly as / could. | told my sis
ter that had lost the farthing. l remem-
Der she cried sadly but | went directly into
the garden, and tried to think of something
else, but in vain. My own guilt stared me
steadily in the face, and | was wretched
| Although it wanted a few minutes to the
| dinner hour, yet it seemed very long to me.
| | was anxious some event might intervene
between me and the lie 1 had told. | wan
dered about with a very heavy spirit. |
thought | would give worlds if it had not
happened. When the dinner hour came |
was seated in my high chair at my fathers
side when my sister made her appearance,
crying and looking very much grieved. My
father Immediately asked her what the mat
ter was. Then my mother stated the story,
the conclusion Of which was that had "lost
the farthing." | can never forget the look
of kind, perfectly unsuspecting confidence
with which my father turned on me, and
with his large blue eyes full in my face, said
"Where did you lose the farthing? Per
haps we can find it again" Not for a sin
gle instant could brave that tone and that
look, but bursting into tears screamed out
"Oh, did not lose the farthing-I ate uI
the fig" A silence, as that of the grave
ensusd No one spoke In an instant
seemed to be separated at an immense dis
tance from all the rest of the family. A
great gulf yawned between us. A sense oi
loneliness aud desolation came over me, the
impression of which will 60 with me forever
I left the table, aud all that afternoon, the
next day, and during the week, my feeling;
were melancholy in the extreme. But IN,
father and mother, brothers aud sisters, re
ceived me back to their love and favor a
time wore away, and my spirits recovered
their wonted tone. The whole event left az
indelible impression on my mind aud heart
English Magazine.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-12-01
What Good Does IL Do YOu2

This question was put TO Christian man,
well on in years, VIII )se life as it seemed to his
questioner, had been failure. The two men
were relatives. They had been boys together,
but separated by distance as well as aims,
had seen little of each other for years. The
one, by studious devotion to business, had
accumulated competence, while the other,
though industrious, had been able to do little
more than sustain a family of children
These, one after another, had been taken
from him, and he was left an invalid past
middle life, with an invalid wife, and barely
enough income to support them in the plain
est style. He took great pleasure in the
church and in her prosperity. He rejoced
in conscience void of offence toward God
and man, and looked forward to an inheri
tance better than that of earth. Naturally
his mouth spoke out of the abundance Of
his heart, until his relative became impa
tient. What good does it do you 2" hav,
made money and am comfortably fixed
You have given your work to the church
what have you to show for it p? Will YOU
| religion bring bread and butter or clothes, o.
will it take your lame wife to church or ou
into the fresh country air 2" The shorte
catechism, learned by both in youth, fur
nished an answer. The questions, iron
thirty-two to thirty-seven, were put and an
swered promptly. Years of active though
had not effaced them from the mind. More
| over, they had their effect. The assurance
of Gods love, peace of conscience, Joy il
the Holy Ghost, increase of grace, aud PER
severence therein to the end, a comfortabl
hope iu death and hope of the resurrection
nean great deal more than bread and but
ter, aud clothes and fashionable turnout
A woman's wit, or rather wisdom, furnishes
another answer. She looked about thei
little parlor, and at the kindly face of he
husband, and said, :" We are as happy as tw
birds. We haven't much, but we have a
We want. You have just money-what goo
does it do you You are a lonesome, unsa
isfed man. would you were altogether a
am, except the weak back" Then ther
was silence for five minutes, but as the Wis
tor rose to go his voice was very tender a
he said, " Cousin, If you think you can rid
to church Sabbath ri bring hack and g
with you" She went to church the frs
time for months, and he went the first tim
in years and the question, "Whst goo
does it do ?" was answered third time b.
the minister, whose text was, blessed
the man unto whom the Lord imputeth nc
iniquity, and in whose spirit there is n
| puile"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-12-01
The Dearth OF Society.

fear that my readers will be aghast at
the boldness which states that, in New Eng
land, society, in its old-time significance Of
hospitality aud good fellowship is dying out,
in great many communities is in fact
not only dead, but buried And what po-
tentate reigns in the old kings stead? The
club We have art clubs, book clubs, dra-
matte clubs, pottery clubs. We ehave sewing
circles, philanthropic associations, scientific,
literary, religious, athletic, musical, aud dec
orative art societies, political organizations
without end. But society pure and simple,
without any handle to its name, most OF us
have not. Those of US who have no accom-
plishment save the power of intelligent and
sympathetic conversation are, IN the Eng
lish phrase, out of it," There is no place
now outside of home, however monotonous
it be, for the average" woman who has not
taste for any of the pursuits above men
toned. Society has become like boiling
spring, too troubled, too eager for the objec-
tive existence it has chosen, to have sympa-
thetic reflection in its bosom for anybody.
The charming association OF men and women
fifty years ago is slowly vanishing away, and
taking with it, it is to be feared, the possi-
bility of developing national type of man
ners which may be recognized as distinctive
and admirable everywhere. Men and wo-
men live either in the selfish seclusion of
homes whose delights they refuse to share
with others, or else they coDgregate them
selves into what | may term one-sex associ-
atious, in which neither influences the other.
Many married men show an almost morbid
fear that their wives may become too much
interested in society, and thus neglect their
homes. They seem not to realize that the
gifts which make woman power in soci-
ETY. are hers for divinely appointed pur-
pose. We have women enough whose gifts
and graces would make their hospitality a
precious boon, to be eagerly grasped by all
recipients. But our queens have no general
sway. They shine under roof, and not in
a armament. Aud those of them whose
hearts and brains are too large to endure the
narrowness and materialism of domestic life,
as now understood, aud nothing else, throw
themselves into missions and movements"
and Questions" lately read an article on
the Reform OF Woman's Education, by Sir
Alexander Grant, in which he says most
aptly, The law of JOY and the law OF energy
are obviously laws of life." In New Eng
land we realize all too deeply the latter
translated into the law of work. But who
shall teach us the law of joy Y-Contributors
| Club. Atlantic for November.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-12-01

PRACTICE ON THE FARM The Royal
Agricultural Society of England very rightly
when adopting its motto, " Practice with
Science" placed practice first. 1t is in
close attention to details that the elements
of success in farming are to be sought
Economy in general management cannot be
attained and habitually practiced unless a
man understands " even to the nails breadth
the particular departments of his business
This particular knowledge can only be ac
quired on farm step by step and day by
day, as the working of the farm goes on
The ornamental farmer, like the ornamental
manager or director in commercial affairs
is complete failure.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-12-01
Taking Comfort In Life.

Sooner or later, friends, the time for
folded hands will come TO us all. Whether
or not we cease from hurry and worry now,
we shall one day shut our eyes upon 1t, aud
lie still uhtroubled by the stir and fret OF
tnings about us. Why not take comfort as
we go ont You, proud mother OF beau
tiful, active boy, of what use will it be to
you to remember how exquisitely fine was
his raiment, how daintily spread his bed,
and how costly and profuse his toys ? What
the child needs is mothering, brooding,
tender resting on your heart and he needs
it every step of the way from babyhood to
manhood. Take the comfort OF your op-
portunities. Never mind though the dress
be coarse, and the food plain, and the play
things few, but answer the questions, tell
the stories, spare the half hour at bedtime,
and be merry and gay, confidential and
sympathetic with your boy. And you,
whose graceful young daughter is just blush
ing out into the bloom and freshness of a
wondrously fair womanliness, do not be 80
occupied with your ambition for her, and
her advancement in life, that you let her
ways and your own fall apart. Why are
her friends, her interests, and her engage
ments so wholly distinct from yours Why
does she visit here and there, and receive
visitors from this and that home, and you
scarcely know the people by sight You
are losing precious hours, and the comfort
YOU ought to take is flying fast away on
those wings of time that are never over
taken.-Golden Censer.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-12-01
The Dome Girrlf.
NATURES FAREWELL.


A youth rode forth from his chdhoods home
Through the crowded paths Of the world to roam,
And tho green leaves whispered as he passed,
" Wherefore, thou dreamer, away 20 fast2
Knew'st thou with what thou art parting here,
Long wouldst thou lnger in doubt and fear,
Thy hearts light laughter, thy sunny hours,
Thou hast left in shades with the sprngs Wild flowers
"Under the arch by our mingling made
Thou and thy brother have gayly playdi
Ye may meet az ain where 80 roved Of yore,
But as ye have met there-ohl morew
On rode the youth; and the bougts among,
Thus the free birds DER bis pathway sung
Wherefore 90 fast unto nfe away7
Thou art leaving forever thy Joy in our lay
Thou may'st come to the summer woods again,
And thy heart have echo W greet their strain;
Afar from the foliage IL. love will dwell
change must pass DER thee-farewel farewell %
On rode the youth, and the founts and streams
Thus mingled voice with his joyous dreams
I'VE have been thy playmates through many a day,
wherefore thus leave US ?-ohl yet delay
" Listen but once to the sound Of mlrth
For thee tits melody passing from earth.
Never again wilt thou and in ite flow
The peace IL could once on thy heart bestow.
Thou wilt visit the scenes Of thy chIldhood's gee,
with the breath Of the world on thy spirit free
Passion and sorrow lts depth will have stirr'd,
And the singing Of waters be vanly heard.
" Thou wilt bear in giadsome laugh part
what should II do for a burning heart2
Thou wilt bring to the banks Of our freshest rill
| Thirst which no fountain on earth may still.
| Farewell when thou comest again to thine own.
| Thou wilt miss from our music lts loveest tone;
Mournfuy true Ia the tale we tell
| Yet on. nery dreamer farewell. farewellr
| And something OF gloom on his spirit weighed
| A he caught the last sounds OF his native shade;
| Butt knew not, tl many bright spell broke,
| How deep the oracles nature spoke
-Pelicid HemdHf
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-12-01
How He Was Saved.

Emma Hartman relates the following in
cident in the Christian Woman: It was a
warm spring evening, There was a smeh
of bursting bud aud freshly springing grass
In the air. The red sunset had not fully
faded from the west. The evening twilight
was slowly settling down over the town, and
the doves, perched on the jutting lodges and
cornice OF the old church, oooed gently every
now aud then, as some restless one of their
family disturbed them. People were pass
ing into the church, one by one. 1t was
prayer-meeting night. A young man stood
In front Of the church leaning against tree
which grew there. lie was well dressed and
his face had fine intellectual look, but it
was pale aud worn, He did not offer to en-
ter nor TO leave, but simply stood there
watching the people in quiet, unobtrusive
way, as II it had sort of fascination for
him. Presently little old woman came
along. She was not fashionably dressed
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-12-01
Vacation.
Let us scatter seeds Of kindness,
For our reaping by and by.

foi ooi ieoPhb " anu w
Dear mothers, please excuse me il | tell
you little of my experience this vacation.
Az Jf you who have had children, have you
hot often wished for the time when they
would be grown up, so that you might have
a rest from the many cares that attend their
babyhood2 l have had just such rest.
Until this summer the children and myself
have been in the habit of going away and
leaving the husband aud father at home
and alone. This summer We reversed things.
atayed at home and he went. thought
it would be so nice to have the house all to
myself. II is the last day of school the
merry laugh of the children can be heard
as they stow away their school-books, and
pull out the trunks to be packed. For two
or three days the house is scene of hustle
and activity. Now, the older children have
gone, Some TO the seaside, and Others of
them to your golden city, combining bust
ness with pleasure. Last 10 leave is our
nine-yearold darling, Dora. She goes with
her father to Puget Sound, 10 view, and to
gain strength from its exhilarating breezes.
It is Saturday evening. 1 accompanied
them to the boat, fingered with them till
the cry was heard of An aboard" re-
turned home, TO what To see an empty
house. As came in and sat down, every
thing in the room seemed TO be pointing at
me, and saying "Take your rest now"
But the busy brain would not rest memory
carried me back 10 the children's hour. /
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-12-01
Search the Scripture.

A gifted lady who devotes herself to Bible
study, and who has wonderful power in un-
folding the hidden treasures of the Word,
tells us how new light came to her upon the
word search. She was in Sweden, and
though she knew but little of the language
of that country, yet she liked to read her
chapter in Swedish every day, One morn
ing she came upon the words which stand
in our translation, 4" Search the Scriptures, y
and found that the first word in that passage
was one which We render in English tran
sack" Ransack is very strong word. II
means to search up aud down, high and low,
from right to left, and in the corners and
by-places II means TO search with the
purpose to tiud and he who searches the
Scriptures thus will not fail OF his reward.
That is what we all need to do--ransack the
Bible 1t is full of hidden treasure. We
shall not find it il we search with a lazy,
hslf-formed purpose but II we set ourselves
in earnest to ransack the Bible for our food
of life, o, how it will open to US, and how
strong and courageous we shall become
Kind Words.