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MARINE LIST.

Ellsws rsh Pert.
"Wednesday. Nov. To-
sch Eagle. sinclair Boston
Sch Forester, Ray. Boston.
sch II Lawrence, Davis, Beston.
Sch city Of Ellsworth, Grant. Portland.
sch tncie sam. Quinn. Boston.
Sch Alexander. Young. Boston.
SAILED.
Sch James Holmes. Rider. Rondout
sch VIM u Archer. Bellauy, Boston.
sch fmily, Casper. Boston.
Sch Harvey, Bunker. Rockland
Thursday, Nov. II.
ARRIVED.
Sch Grape, Lori fsocklsnd.
Sch sarah Elizabeth. Curtis, Rockland.
Sch Achin, - Belfast.
Sch Kennedy, fomroy, Boston.
Friday. Nov. u.
SAILED
Sch Telegraph. Remick. RockiAnd.
SATURDAY. Nov. Is.
ARRIVED.
Sch Rs,ion'in. Betf-. Boston.
>ch Arborrer. Clark. boston
Sch Minnie Chase. -, RluehIll.
Tuesday. Nov. Ii,
ARRIVED
sch Cas;ilisn, Means. Bo-t ii.
sch Mechanic. Hsmmct. Portland.
SAILED.
sch Forester. Ray. Plymouth
Sch Python. sinclair. New York
Sch Eagle, sinclair. boston
Sch Ralph Grant. Grant. Rocklani
>rh CITY Of Ellswo IN. Grant, Portland
Sch j KENNEDY, fonroy. Boston
"Wednesday Nov. IL,
SAILED.
sch Mary cushman. Pattern. Boston
sch Grape, lsar'i. Bar Harbor.
Hssetgs psrts.
I'D from Meitourns sept u. Bark Penohscot.
thipman. Ne "a fsc.
sd from 81 Thomas. oc, o.. Brig Eugene Hale.
Lori, >avassa.
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HANCOCK, IS :-Cours of Probate Ellsworth, Oct
Term, 4, u. lssu
Accounts having been filed for settlement in
STEPHEN D. CLARK, late Of GoIds-
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Geo. A. Clark AdpT.
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tprseate dcc0uaU.
Harriet u. frcble AGim'r'x
DANIEL +. TRERORGY. late Of Blue
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SUSAN E. FOGG, of fremont, minor.
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PELSORA G. ELDRIDGE, Of Ne,cbnrg.
minor,
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HfkNOT NJ GRANT. ct al, Of Hancock,
miRor5.
A. f. Bnrnham, Guar,
LOUISA G. BRO WN, o. Hancock, i.sans
person.
r BurnhaEn, Guar,
ORDERED THAT the said Accountants give no.
tiee thereof to ALI persons Interested BIZ causing
aeopy o. this order 10 Ss pasls he'd eeks sseees-
siseiy IN the tllswor-5 American, ppiLled In Ellis
worm. mai tSel may appear at Probate Court
10 DC holden at Ellsworth ia saiiesunty, on the
~ Wednesday OF Dee next. at ten OF the clock
in the forenoon sBa shew cause If q they have
why the aas.se should not be allowed
S~sa' PAkER TICK Judge
A true copy Attest '-CHAs, r. DogR, r. gtsier
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4. 4. isurriIi. Agent.

fVty:fVtA Semi-Au"ual Statement Of assets,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-02-18
Buy a Home.

General George Barstow gave good advice
in speech on the subject OF Home" He
said every man should own his home, If he
can. That philosophy which tells man to
drift over the uncertain life without home
is like ship out in the open sea, at the
hazard of the storm. A man who owns his
home is like a ship that has arrived in port,
and is moored in safe harbor. One man
should be no more content to live in a home
that is not his own, II he can build one, than
one bird should take the risk of Matching in
another ones nest; and, for my own part,
| would rather be able to own a cottage than
to hire palace. l would say to every man,
buy home if you can, and own it. If a
windfall has come TO you, buy home. Do
| not let anybody tempt you to put all your
earnings back into the pool Take out
enough to buy home, and buy it, Put the
rest back If you will gamble on it If you
must; but buy the home first. Buy it, and
sell it not Then the roses that bloom there
are yours; the clematis aud jasmine that
climb upon the porch belong to you. You
have planted them, and seen them grow
When you are at work upon them, you are
working for Others. II there are children
there are flowers within the house and with
| out. Buy home.--Seiected.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-02-18
IncOntrOvertible.

Some women refuse to believe it, but it is
nevertheless fact, that the wife who well
comes her husband with a smile not only
encourages him under depression, but lays
the foundation for a happier lot; at least the
chances are largely that way. Of course, a
wife cannot always smile when her husband
returns, but she can avoid frowns and sharp
words. Nothing so effectually takes the
heart of a man as to return home in the
evening and find the partner of his bosom in
the dumps. But while this is woman's
duty and privilege, it is also as imperatively
the duty of the husband to leave his bust
ness cares and annoyances behind him-to
lock them up with his books and his goods
and not intrude them upon his wife, unles:
they are of such character that she should
know them. Then let him be outspoken
and the wife is not true woman If she
gives him not the comfort and courage
needed to confront his difficulty next day
At all events, a kindly reception by the
wife and as kindly an acknowledgment by
the husband will do no harm to either, ant
it will be splendid example for the children
CaIa,yoI
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-02-18
Graceful Speech.

The value, to young lady, of copious,
elegant and expressive vocabulary can hardly
be over-estimated. Were she never to use
the pen in epistolary or rhetorical compost
tion, the beauty and charm of cultivated
conversation would be a power that would
add to her influence more than all the
Jewels ever worn. Add to this the fact that
woman's tongue is her chief weapon-next
to her eyes, at least-in appeal and menace,
in raillery and scorn, in love and guidance,
in song and prayer, what is there to equal a
woman's speech? While nature does much,
reading and writing do more, in cultivating
duency and felicity of speech. Read the
best English, and avoid the cheap and SEN
sational literature of the day. Avoid vulgar
ity aud slang in conversation. Use the same
care in purity of language while talking
familiarly in private that is taken in public
speech But the best training is heart
training. Here, as in oratory, it is out of
the abundance of the heart that the mouth
speaketh If the law of kindness is within
the heart there will be "milk and honey on
the tongue"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-02-18
School Absurdities.

A teacher sends the following; The art
of reading at sight is not always acquired
by pupils without some ludcrous blunders.
A few such which have come under my OBJ
servation / record for the sympathetic
amusement Of other teachers.
In a sketch of the life of Washington's 3
mother occurs sentence which was rem
dered thus "The disease, which had so
long preyed upon her aged farm, was fast
approaching her victudts." OF Lafayette one
pupil read ." His name is inscribed on all
the animals of our country another made
stately Macaulay declare that The door
opened and Colonel w. entered, followed by
twenty mosquitoes musketeers]." From
Scott we have, "You could enjoy yourself
like butchers dog in the shambles, fatten'
ing on cabbage, while the slaughter of the
brave went on around you"
In topical recitations, especially in his
tory, we often get odd and characteristic ex
pressions. | remember one boy who, though
disdaining to recite literally, was often puz
zled to express the exact meaning in his
own words. In giving sketch of DeSoto'i
expedition, and the condition of his follow
ers when they at length reached the Spanish
settlement, he sought vainly for an expires
sion synonymous with completely ex
hausted," the words of the book and finally
after much hesitation, jerked out, with thu
energy of despair, " they were all tired out.
The same boy, describing the character O
the early yirginian settlers, said "they wer'
pretty slim set Of fellows" An older boy
awkward and illiterate, but very enthusi
astic, in telling the story of the battle o
Bennington, exclaimed with flashing ey
and zest that would have done credit h
General Stark himself, There they be, boys
We've got to lick 'em to-day or Mis- Stark'l
be q widder." At another time a bo
who always prided himself on doing thing
because the book said so, in recountinl
Fremonts explorations in the west, uncou
sciously remarked that Fremont had beel
sent west on explosions.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-02-18
The Heli0graph.

This instrument, with which the British
succeeded in telegraphing to the beleaguered
fort, more than fifty miles into the interior
Of Zululand, consists simply of tripod, on
which stands mirror usually ten or twelve
inches in diameter. The mirror is movable,
swinging like an ordinary toilet looking
glass, but it has pivot on the top and bot
tom that permits it to be turned sidewise.
In this way it is possible, whenever the sun
shines, to reflect ray in any direction, un.
less it should happen that the sun is too far
behind, when the difficulty is at once obvi-
ated by bringing into play second mirror,
which reflects the rays on the first
But if the distance to be signaled is fifty
miles off, it is necessary that the signaler
should aim perfectly straight, and to do this
he handles his mirror after the manner Of a
rifle. lie gets behind 1t and looks through
hole in the center (where the quicksilver has
been removed), and having sighted the distant
station, brings up in line with his eye and
the station, a small stud that slides on
sighting rod some ten yards in front Of the
mirror. When this stud covers the distant
station, the aim of the mirror is correct
and all he has to do is to see that the refec-
tion of the mirror shines upon the stud.
So long as this is the case he may be sure
his watching comrade half hundred miles
away will see the reflection too. A key to
be pressed by the handis in connection with
the mirror, and throws the reflection on and
off the stud, and by pressing this key fol-
long and short intervals, long or short flashes
are produced which correspond to the dots
and long or short dashes in the Morse alpha
| hat
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-02-18
Every Day a Little.

Every day little knowledge. One fact
in day. How small is one fact Only
one. Ten years pass by. Three thousand
six hundred aud fifty facts are not small
thing Every day little self-denial. The
thing that is difficult to do to-day will be an
easy thing to do three hundred and sixty
days hence, il each day it shall have been
repeated. What power of self.mastery shall
he enjoy, who looking to God for grace, seeks
every day to practice the grace he prays for
Every day little helpfulness. We live for
the good of others, if our living be in any
sense true living. 1t is not in the great
deeds of philanthropy that the only blessing
is found. In little deeds Of Kindness" re
peated every day, we find true happiness
At home, at school, in the street, in the
neighbor's house, in the playground, we
shall find opportunity every day for useful
ness. Every day little look into the Bible.
One chapter day. What treasure Of
Bible knowledge one may acquire in ter
years Every day a verse committed to
memory. What volume in twenty-five
years l-Selected.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-02-18

In the latter part of this month Mercury
may be seen after sunset few degrees
north of the point of sunset, and on the
2Sth will be near Jupiter in the evening
twilight. Venus is approaching the sun
and rises little later each morning on the
Goth it rises at nine minutes past five A. M.
Mars is still near the Pleiades and is now
the most conspicuous of the evening planets.
The moon will be seen to approach this
planet on the evening of the 18th. Jupiter
sets at forty-two minutes past six p. M. and
is too nearly in the direction of the sun for
good observation. The large dusky spot
which has recently appeared on the body of
this planet is still the great astronomical
mystery of the day, and is the subject of
much discussion and conjecture among star
gazers. Saturn is getting so far away that
the best telescopes fail to show the small
satellites. 1t seems to be parting company
with Mars and approaching Jupiter, while
Mars is bowling rapidly eastward. On the
Goth Saturn sets at thirty-one minutes past
eight P. NJ. A moderately good glass will
show Uranus to be among the stars of Leo,
and this is the best month for watching its
movement which will be away from Lamda
Leonis toward Rho Leonis. Neptune is
among the small stars of Aries, but is a
| somewhat difficult object to find.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-02-18

per and the shrill sound of some unseen in
sect. At twilight again there is revival
of life, but not Of so cheerful description.
The cicadas shrek by myriads their deafen.
ing "p-r-r-r-rr;' drowsy opossums snarl in
the gum.boles, and focks Of cockatoos scream
as some great gray kangaroo bounds past
them like a belated ghost II there is
marshy ground near, the deep boom of the
bittern, the wall Of the curew and the harsh
cry Of the crane, minging possibly with
those of returning or passing flock Of black
swans, will add to the concert. 10 mo-
ment of silence one may be startled by the
mocking laughter of the jackass, or the
melancholy "mo-poke" (or "more pork y
of the bird Of that name. The dead Of night
is not so still as the universal hush Of the
burning noon.--Chdmbers' Journal.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-02-18
In an Australian Forest.

Morning and evening the Australian for
est is awake; at noon it is asleep. No
greater contrast can be imagined than be-
tween the morning hours and those at mid
day. In the former the very flowers seem
TO possess an active existence. Myrads of
such, larger and more brilliant than those
under English skies, load the air with the
sweetest scents; magnificent tree-ferns wave
their fronds or branches iu the light breeze
on old stumps of trees great green and yel-
low lizards lie watching for their prey the
magpie throws her voice from the waffle
and possibly the lyre-bird in the denser
scrub and in the tall gums numberless par
rakeets, parrots, rosellas, cockatoos, butcher
birds, love-birds, etc, are screaming and
darting to and fro. But by-and-by the in
tense heat will silence all these, and nothing
will be heard but the chirp of the grasshop-
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-02-18
VOL. 75.-3S27. NO. 10.

nights to go TO church the next morning as
usual, 80 that the neighbors should not be
gossipipg about u.s."
How good they were TO me then They
lived together like nest of kittens But
my mother assured me peace would not last
long If lived at home without a wife; 80
when | met a poor little orphan girl who
had not relative in the world, told her
all about my affairs, and the sweet creature
with fearful pity in her eyes consented to
marry me and be good to my old ladies.
And she has kept her word, both letter and
spirit, and ! am thankful that life has given
me so many blessings"
Just then young Mrs. B. returned, and
though observed through the evening that
her manner towards her husband was more
that of a beloved and loving daughter than
Of wife, yet she appeared more serenely
happy than any woman / remember ever 10
have seen.
This story is from life excepting that l
have changed all the names. Sol B. has
been dead for some years the will he left
was as just and manly as his other acts
NeU York Mail
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-02-18
How FOrcible are Right Words.

Only few earnest words dropped into
the ears of a poor bond-slave of drink, only
a hearty grasp of the hand and fervent
prayer to the Mighty for help to save him.
The prayer was answered; the honest,
brotherly effort was blessed. The sinner
was won to the other side, and the humble
worker went thankfully, hopefully on his
way. But who can tell Of the change
wrought by these words Just follow tout
through all its bearings on himself and all
associated with him while his life lasts. See
the two ways in which the saved man and
the lost man walk. Sing over " What shall
the harvest be" and it will make the i'm
preston still deeper. Remember, too, that
a poor, shipwrecked mariner can rarely res
cue himself Somebody must stretch out a
hand to him. Somebody must speak these
blessed words to the poor druukard, and
help to lift him up to better manhood. A
child's words have often done what more
eloquent pleader has failed to do. Only lei
the heart set strongly that way, and yol
may become one of these successful worker
who turn many to righteousness.-Banner.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-02-18
Why Not =?

All if Jesus Christ were to require you
to exchange the general good opinion which
you enjoy for the humiliations of his life and
the opprobrium of his death, the riches
which abound in your houses for the abase.
ment and destitution of his poverty; that
comfortable life, the delicate bringing up,
all those desires gratifed as soon as formed,
for the privations the disquietudes, the suf-
ferings of the body, the intense solicitude.
or the sweet society Of those dearly-loved
ones who are the light of your eyes and the
joy of your hearts, for separation, bereave-
ment and bitter solicitude. Do you think
within yourselves that you would be ready
to bear the loss of all things so that you
may win Christ II you inwardly
answer, "This is hard saying; who can
bear it I" all is said. | do not here decide
whether your soul can be such as you are
but 1t is very certain, such as you are you
will not be follower of St. Paul.-lfonod.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-02-18
Answers to Inquiries.

SIGNAL SERvfcE.--rhe changes so fre.
quently taking place in the weather are by
no means accidental, but result from causes
connected with the circulation of the air.
This circulation is governed in measure
by certain laws, many of which are sufii-
ciently understood to allow of these changes
being predicted hours aud sometimes days
in advance. For instance, the cold wave
which crossed the country about Christmas
was predicted fully a week in advance. The
weather reports or probabilities, first pub
ished in November, 1870 are now sent over
a large portion of the United States from
Washington, aud are based upon observa.
tions taken three times daily, Washington
time, at ore hundred or more different sta
tious. The observer at each station is pro
vided with barome' er, thermometer, ane
mometer, or wind measurer, hygrometer, OIL
moisture measurer, anemoscope, or wind
vane, and a rain gauge, many of these in
struments being self-registering. The re
ports are telegraphed to Washington ant
from comparison of the conditions at th'
various stations synopses of the weather fo
the twenty-four hours, and the probabilitie
for the same time to come, are made out ant
sent to the morning and evening papers
They are also telegraphed to upwards of twen
ty-five different distributing centers wher
they are printed and sent over the country
1t has been found that more than eighty pc
cent of these predictions are verified. Som
cities and shipping stations are supple
with cautionary signals which consist of
red flag with black center, shown by day
and red lantern by night When the win
is expected to blow at the rate of twenty
five miles or over per hour cautionary sil
mails are ordered.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-02-18

THE PENMAN's ART JOURNAL is lively
monthly edited by d. T. Ames, artist pen
man, devoted to the interest of penmanshir
and designed to aid teachers in the work Of
teaching writing to all classes of pupils
The editor designed, and executed entirely
with pen, huge " Picture of Progress
twenty-eight by forty inches, which has
since been Autographed and is now pub
lished by him. It is pronounced by judges
of art to be of great beauty and to illustrate
in a striking manner the events and i'm
provements of the century past 1t EN-
braces the two great charters of American
liberty, the Declaration of Independence ant
Proclamation of Emancipation, with por
traits of Washington and Lincoln, anc
twenty-five pictorial scenes illustrative o.
leading national events. 1t is peculiarly ap
propriate for school-room, not only a
illustrating our country's progress but as al
example for emulation in skillful penman
ship.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-02-18

1T is a fundamental error to assume that
no great degree of knowledge or skill is re
quired to educate pupils in the primary
schools. More accurate knowledge aud high
culture is required to properly educate the
youth of tender years than to instruct the
more mature, just as it requires more pro
found acquaintance with any subject to
write an elementary work than to prepare q
merely technical book. This is admitted By
the profoundest philosophers of the age
and it is evident that the proper guidance
of the dawnings Of human intelligence, the
beginnings of moral development, and the
establishment of the foundations of charac
ter require the maturest discrimination, the
highest culture, and the purest and nobles
inspirations of humanity.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-02-18
Raihnad !Time Table.
yHNTRAL VERMONT RAILROAD LINEi
Commencing on Monday, November 24th 1879

Trains Gotng South and Easf.
Leave Montpelier at 905 and H. As A. NJ, G 55 r.
M, and 1850 p. NJ.
Portland Expreas-Fron Syracuse and ogdensburg,
81 Albans and Burlington, arrives at Montpelier at
$50 Am.
Mixed Train-Teaves Montpelier Mt 9.05 A. NJ Mont
peer Junction at s25 NJ, for White River Junction
Mai-From Montreal st. Aibans, burlington, etc. leaves
Sqp New aos ( and MI ,1g pSn Se%
Mixed Tran-feaves st. Albans at 3toP. NJ Burlington
at 450 p NJ, Montpelier at 6.55 ?. M, for Northheld
Night Express-From Ogdensbury, Montreal, st. Al
bans and Burlington leaves Montpelier at 1880
for Boston via Lowell Fitchburs Springfield New
York and intermediate points.
Trains Gotng North and West.
Leave Montpelier at $40 A. NJ, 100 A. NJ, 10 55 A.
NJ, and 355 p NJ.
Day Express-Jeaves Boston via Fchbury at 500 A. NJ,
Springfield at 500 A. NJ, Montpelier at 35S P. NJ, for
Burlington ", Albans, Montreal and OgtensburH
Accommodation Train-Leaves Northheld at $40 A.
NJ, Montpelier at g.05 A. ", for Burlington Rutland
N. Albans, -. Johns and kehford.
Mfxed-Leavea W. r. junction at $50 A. NJ Northheld AT
1910 A. Montpelier at l055 a. M for Burlington, st
Albana Richford, Rouses Point, ETC.
Night Express-Leaves Boston via Lowell at 535 P. NJ.
via Fitchhurg at 500 p New York at 800 P. NJ.
Springfield at 800 p NJ. Montpelier at $50 A. M for Bur
hngton st. Albans, Montreal and ogdbg and the West
Trains leave Montpelier for Barre at 100 A.. $40 A
n. and 40 pm. Returning, leave Barre at 745A. NJ.
1910 A. N. and $40. p. N.
Sleeping are attached Night Express runnns
between Montreal and Boston, and Montreal and Spring
nea and New York via Troy and parlor to Day Ex
preAs between Boston and Montreal
Through tickets for Chicago and the West for sale at the
principal stations. j. ". HOBART General Sup't.
st. Albans, Vt, November %, 1879.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-02-18

In the nickel five-csnt piece we have a
key TO the table of linear measure and of
weights, of the metric system. The diane
ter of this coin is two centimeters, and its
weight is five grammes. Five of them
placed in a row will, Of course, give the
length of the decimeter, aud two of them
will weigh decigramme. As the kiloliter
is cubic meter, the key to the measure Of
length is also the key to the measure OF
capacity. Any person, therefore, who is
fortunate enough to own fivecent nicke
may carry in his pocket the entire metric
system of weights and measures.