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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-09
Having a Collection.

Rather than have people so taught as to
regard collection in the light of crowd.
dispenser, hindrance to coming together,
would have the truth deeply imbedded in
the heart, that giving to the Lord is part
of ones religious life as truly as praying
and he who stays away from a church SER
vice because there is to be collection, will
do little good and get little or none by go
ing. If prayers and aims do not go up to-
gether for a memorial before God, the heart
Is not in the service rather admire, than
reprove, the remark of the sailor when out
with two friends in little boat and in dan.
ger of being wrecked He said to them,
Can you pray ?" and they could not. " Can
you sing ?" and they did not know anything
suitable to the occasion. "Well," said he,
something must be done let's take up
collection He had strong sense of the
fact that collection was very important
part of religious worship, and one which re-
quired no other gifts than willing mind.
It was sailor-like, too, and in the sight of
God might be as acceptable an expression of
devotion as song or prayer.-Dr. S. /.
Prime
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-09
Skating for Life.

Two settlers of the far West saved their
lives by the aid of their skates. In one case
the backwoodsman had been captured by
the Indians who intended to torture him to
death. Among his baggage there happened
to be pair Of skates, and their captive was
told to explain their use. lie led his cap
tors to the edge of a wide lake, where the
smooth ice stretched away as far as the eye
could see, and put on the skates. Exciting
the laughter of the Indians by tumbling
about in clumsy manner, he gradually in
creased his distance from the shore, without
arousing their suspicious, till suddenly he
darted away and finally escaped. The other
settler was skating alone one moonlight
night, and while contemplating the refec-
tion Of the armament of the clear ice and
the vast dark mass of forest surrounding the
lake and stretching away in the background,
he suddenly discovered that the adjacent
bank was lined with pack of wolves He
at once started for home at the top Of his
speed. They pursued, and often were close
on him, and when they seemed about to
seize him he made sudden turn and they
would slide past. After few unsuccessful
and vicious attempts on the part of the
wolves he succeeded in reaching his log hut
in safety.-Seiected
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-09
Oyer-COnhdence.

Don't be over-confident, young man. Don't
carry your pet hobby too far Take note OF
the shoulders and legs of a man before you
sass him. Out here on West Hill there is
goat that for three long years has buttsd
everything and everybody the broad empire
OF Burlington could send against him. He
ate the circus posters before the paste was
dry, and when the advance agent remon-
strated, the goat just stood up aud crowded
the rash man clear through the bill stand.
He once upset a hay wagon jammed his
head through the end of woodshed, and
and fattened an officer up against brick
house. And one day he wandered down
into a saw-mill and butted the fly-wheel.
Only once When he came down his neck
was bent. He couldn't make a dent in
sack of meal, now. Young man, be content
with reasonable victories. Some day, you,
too, may run against a hy-wheel. HaWkeye.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-09
The Model Guest.

There comes to our home sometimes a
friend whom we might call the model guest.
He always writes in advance in time for us
to reply. He always comes on the day set,
in time for the regular tea hour. He enters
at once into the life of the family, for the
absent members of which he never fails to
inquire. If the house-mother has had a
tired day he sees it, and knows how to toss
baby or help entertain two different sets
of callers at once, or even, if there is a
hiatus in the kitchen, to lift coal hod. He
has pleasant word (nether patronizing nor
familiar) for the servants, whom he remem-
bers If he has seen them before, and who
look pleased when his coming is announced.
His sympathy in the work and life of the
family is so genuine and hearty that his
visits are counted OIL as part of the yearly
cheer, like Thanksgiving and Christmas.
In the morning, when he leaves, he does it
deliberately, taking time for breakfast and
prayers with the family. He conducts the
worship as if it was as important part of the
days living, leaving his earnest prayer for
blessing on the home as the last remem-
brance of his stay. In short, as guest or
host, he is full Of the same thoughtful
courtesy displayed by his kinsman in Sc
oretly blacking the boots Of distinguished
English guest who never imagined there
was no servant in the house to perform that
duty.-Christian Union.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-09
The Deep Meaning.

81 cannot let him 60. Why, he might be
i'll and, among strangers, who would care
for him If he should die away from home,
how could endure it 2" Such were the ex-
pressons OF mother who thought she had
consecrated her children TO the Lord, but
who could not consent to the plan for one to
go TO distant regions to teach the gospel to
needy ones. Though himself quite decided
on the plan for going, he could not leave his
mother while feeling thus, and fingered till
at length she gave consent But she always
spoke of him with a sigh, and with eyes
brim full OF tears, as Of one quite lost from
the family; though frequent and loving
were the letters sent home from this earnest
Christian son. A little more than half the
year-which was the limit of his first alb
sence-had slowly rolled away, and there
came a new sorrow TO this burdened heart.
The eldest of the family, promising young
man in active business in the city, came
home from his shop one day saying he did
not feel quite well and would lie down. In
answer TO his mothers inquiries there ap-
peared nothing alarming about his symp-
toms, and, after little, she left him for du-
ties in another part OF the house, but re-
turned to find him corpse. Sympathizing
friends tried TO comfort her, but from the
first she said at has deep meaning to
me. lie was i'll, and could do nothing for
him. He died at home, but had not 80
much as farewell look l know, know
it is to teach me that God can keep, or God
can take his own. said with my lips that
H might go, but my heart never said 80
till now. From henceforth he may labor
where the Lord calls him." When the heart
feels SO strongly at meaning of Gods prov
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-09
Club Foot I'm Cabbages,

A. A. of Pittsfeld asks the cause and
cure of the disease. The cause is in dis
pute. Some lay it to a small white worm,
similar to the onion maggot. Others say it
is due to lack of lime in the soil, and it is
stated as fact that it never appears in
those soils in New Jersey that are full of
fossil shells. Cabbage growers around New
York, who are much troubled with the dis
ease, say that when two crops of cabbage
follow each other on the same ground, with
out two or more intermediate crops of some
thing else, the second crop is invariably a
failure, except on the shell soils. We be-
lieve that attempts to initiate these shell
soils by heavy lining have not been very
successful. Our method is not TO plant cab
bages after cabbages, without several other
crops between. We manure heavily for
cabbage, using stable manure plowed in
and bone and ashes narrowed in. We have
very little trouble with club foot which is
also known as "Anbury," and "Fingers
and Toes,"-the latter being applied to it
when it attacks the turnip, as it frequently
does
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-09
Taking Comfort as You Go.

Looking ahead for happiness in this world
has been compared to "bottling sunshine
for next years use." Taking comfort as
we go on is the only way to make sure OF it,
and writer of ability and knowledge thus
points the moral: You, proud mother of
a beautiful, active boy, of what use will it
be TO you, by-and-by, TO remember how ex-
quisitely fine was his raiment, how daintily
spread his bread, and how costly and profuse
his toys? What the child needs is moth
erly brooding, tender resting on the heart /;
and he needs it every step of the way from
baby-days to manhood. Take the comfort
of your opportunities. Never mind though
the dress be coarse, and the food plain but
answer the questions, tell the stories, spare
the half-hour at bedtime, and be merry,
confidential and sympathetic with your boy.
And you, whose graceful young daughter is
Just blushing out into the bloom and fresh
ness of fair womanliness, do not be so occu-
pied with your ambition for her, that you
let her ways and your own fall apart. Why
are her friends, her interests and her en-
gagements so wholly separate from yours
You are losing precious hours, and the COM
fort you ought to take is flying fast away
lSelscfeQ,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-09
Keep Your Hearth Fires Going.

The New York Ledger says to old and
young married people alike "The story
recently published OF an old man who had
kept his kitchen fire always alive for fifty
years, and from the day when he first went
to housekeeping, so that his wife might
never have occasion to complain OF having
to kindle fire, is full OF instruction to young
married people. Anticipate each others
wants provide for them before they occur (;
smooth the rough spots in the road OF life
in anticipation, and before they are reached /;
that is the way to live happily. Keep the
fire on the hearth always alive; when it is
not blazing have the Goals covered so that
they will not go out do this not only liter
ally but fguratively keep all sweet and
pleasant memories alive; keep up the man
ifestations of affection as in your courting
days. II these rules were observed the num-
Der OF divorces would greatly diminish"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-09
eMnral and Reliainns.
"THEY SHALL SEE GOD"

"They shall see God" o, heavens benedctlonl
Failing like music from the upper spheres
To you It comes, laden with sins aflction-
Promise Of Joy for sorrow, songs for tears
Earth's shsdowsp press around and dim our sight
II seems 40 far away, that city golden
We sec II not frail children Of the night.
But blessed are the pure" with vision clearer.
They gaze on thngs eternal, things unseen;
The land far OF comes near and nearer
Until there seems but little left between.
Earth wears for them the ever-brght reflection,
The softened glory of the fearless land;
while all the treasures Of a pure affection
They daily pour within the nail pierced hand.
No longer is IT chance that smtes them blindy,
Or drives them here and there in wanton play,
'ris he, eternal love, who smltes them kindly,
And leads them by right, though winding way
Far out upon the desert, hot and burning,
They see the common bushes all ahame;
And from the fiocks q little moment turning,
A voice speaks forth the unutterabe name.
The changing season, ever coming, going,
Like fonr evaneellsts his praise record;
Nature herself is but verger, showing
The silent glorious temple Of the Lord.
And when the heavenly life on earth IL ended
And Christ shall touch the lingering Aim away,
When he shall come by angel guards attended,
They shall rec God" through one eternal day.
Rev, Es,irv Burto
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-09
" He'll Not Walt"

A lew years ago young man in England
defrauded his employer and was in danger
of arrest. His dishonesty had gradually de-
veloped, until from petty acts of dishonor
he became criminal. The path OF wrong
doing is very slippery, and this youth had
no friends to hold out steadying hand when
his footsteps slid. Nothing was left him
but fight. He took passage under an as
sumed name in the steerage of one of our
great ocean steamers. The danger of the
sea was unheeded by him, for his time, from
port to port, was spent with dissolute COM
panions in card-playing, gambling and drunk
enness. On arriving in New York he sepa-
rated from his shipmatss with half-formed
purpose OF turning over new leaf Con-
science awoke, and its voice tormented him,
until upon his bended knee, he promised the
God of whom he knew but little, that he
would then and there begin new life and
retrieve the past. He being in the way,
the Lord led him." Meetings were being
held at that time by Messrs. Moody and
Sankey at the Hippodrome. He there lis
tened to the truth Of Gods pardoning love
for the first time. His early life had known
no teaching at a mothers knee, and his
youth had been passed away godlessly. All
that the preacher said, all that the singer
sung, seemed new to him. Night after
night he continued his attendance. At
length he followed the throng who crowded
into the rooms for religious instruction. A
good man met him with outstretched hands
of welcome, and taught him from the Bible.
lie accepted the teaching. After time he
was admitted to the membership OF Chris
tian church. Some months passed, and one
day he chanced to meet one OF his dissolute
fellow-passengers. His old companion was
overjoyed to see him, and asked him to go
to neighboring bar room. But the young
man refused, saying, have a friend with
me-" 81 do not see any one with you"
"You cannot see him, but he is here"
Bring him with you" "No; he never
goes in bar rooms" "Then let him wait
outside" "No, no." was the final answer.
"Aly friend is Jesus Christ, and ii go in
with you, he'll not wait" Noble answer
was this And like his Lord he was de-
livered by it from the power OF evil. Re
member, this best friend "will not wait /"
outside the places of sin. Who can take
this place if he leaves you 2-Selected.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-09
MONTPELIER VT, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1881.

and thrifty-the farms had the appearance
Of being well cultivated, with thrifty or
chards, loaded with ripe fruit, and to all ap-
pearance nearly every farmhouse passed af-
forded comfortable aud happy home. Sixty
years ago most Of the buildings on this road
were small, old and dilapidated. The cattle
and sheep were shivering near the barns in
the cold blasts of winter, without any COM
Portable 'lean-to facing the sun, to protect
them from the piercing north winds aud at
nearly every barn might be seen half
starved colt, feeding from the open heaps OF
manure and straw beneath the barn win
dows. In those days very few Of the farmers
boys had overcoats or boots, and were obliged
to wade through the deep SHOWS, and some
a long distance, to the dilapidated school
house, where we were compelled to sit shiv-
ering during school hours. remember with
dread the dilapidated old hovel where first
extracted knowledge from Webster's Spell
ing Book, with the New Testament as
reading book. l also remember how we en-
We'd the large scholars, whom the master
permitted to go to the fireplace for the pur-
pose Of thawing their maple-bark ink, pre-
vious to commencing their writing lessons (;
and what nice man we thought the master
was when he would let us little ones 60 to
the fire to warm our half-frozen feet and
hands and the spanking we got with the
ruler when we scorched our shoes or tr..us-
ers. The boys and girls in those days truly
pursued knowledge under difficulties. Yet
even in those days we thought we we're en-
joying more of the luxuries Of life than our
fathers, who told us that when they went to
school or to church, they had to travel three
or four miles, and take their dinners with
them in their pockets, and that those who
could afford it furnished their children with
cold Indian hammock and cold potatoes for
their dinners, while the boys of the poorer
class had nothing but cold potatoes for their
dinners. White flour bread was luxury
on the farmers table in those days, and that
half burned up by being baked in Dutch
ovens. We think very few of our boys
would enjoy farmers life if compelled to
return to the hard fare of the farmers Of
three-score or more years ago."
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-09
OLIVER DITsON q CO., Boston.
j. G.. GRIGGS'
Grand Opening!

| wish to make the follow
ing announcement to all my
friends and customers and the
public generally: On TUES
DAY, MARCH 1sT, | shall
open with a full stock of new
Spring Goods in the new Cor
ner Store, KNIGHTS BLOCK.
Having rented this store for
a term of years and had it
fitted specially for the Shoe
business, | am now in shape
to furnish all with Doors AND
SHOES to the best possible ad-
vantage. In regard to my
stock this Spring, | will SIM
ply say that 1t Will be COM
plete in every department. A
full stock of RUBBERs AND
RUBBER Doors, of best make,
at prices as low as the low
est. | take this opportunity
to thank most heartily my
many customers for the lib
eral patronage bestowed dur
ing the past four years, and
with my increased facilities
for doing business, and my
four years experience in the
Shoe business, | feel sure that
| can use my customers bet
ter than ever before. Call
early at my new store.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-09
VOL. 76.-3SS2. NO. %.

fully upon his fellow.men. and he deliber.
ately and with malice aforethought sits with
superbly folded arms in the restaurant, pain
fully working his mouth as IL he were a type
Of Samson's celebrated jawbone engaged in
the duty Of staying bit of brown bread.
He becomes nuisance TO his landlady or
his wife; he buys fish which he eats for his
brains, and struggles in the morning with
harsh oatmeal and sour baked apples, chew
ing, chewing, chewing, while casting con-
temptuous glances around upon the dis
gusted people who are not 80 good and are
not going to be so healthy as he is to be. He
turns his toes out, abhors butter, and walks
on the side of the street which is healthiest.
His children receive no candy, and his wife
receives only a scolding because she does not
live up to the laws Of health. He becomes
pale, fretful and morose, and says of healthy
man, ale lives for his stomach" while he Is
dying for his.-Seiected.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-09
An AffectiOnate Son.

1t is all very well to be polite to ladies,
but some people in this country carry 1t too
far. There were several persons in Calves
ton avenue car, and one of them was smok-
ing which was allowed, as there were no
ladies in the car, A rough looking country
customer, with an expression that reminded
one of an Irish potato, scowled a time or so
at the smoker, and finally said " You amt
got no right to smoke when there are ladies
In the car" al don't see any ladies'" re-
Piled the astonished smoker, looking around.
aMaybe not, but my mother was a woman,
and you shant smoke, while am in the car,
out Of respect to her memory" The smoker
gazed AZ the homely features of the man
with the mother, and then, throwing the
cigar out Of the window, said "Why didn't
you tell me sooner your mother was woman,
II you knew it 2"-Galueston Neics.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-09
Improvement on New England Farms.

A writer in the Home Farm says Sixty
years ago had occasion to visit a farming
town about twenty miles from the place of
my residence several times, aud on the road
to that place passed only one painted farm
house, and that was of cheap red color. |
passed over the same road last fall and found
nearly every house painted, and most of
them having green blinds The houses,
barns and outbuildings were all looking neat
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-09
Thf Ensside.
HER MOTHERS EAR.


And they spun the nne white thread
One face was old and the other young
And golden and silver thread
That was wonderfully sweet,
And the mothers heart beat deep and calm,
For her 10y was most complete.
In a voice 40 soft and low.
How the untriad feet of her dauqhtar
ThrouQh this strange. rouqh life should 40.
rn,yoven win allan, praver
raught 10 her vsntle i,sten,ng child.
Az ,ns, Too sa, ,n,rr,ng ,bare
rro,n ms, oid haad and bea,t
co., g,ve,h mo one las, ,h,ro 20 .av
"A NTH !, ,hor shai, no, nar,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-09
The Value OF Science.

M. A. r. j. Fust, in lecture recently de-
livered before the farmers of Frelighsburgh,
Quebec, introduced his subject (Meteorol-
ogy, or weather science) as follows I" Sci
ence =" think l hear some honest old fell
low exclaim In my time we heard nothing
about such nonsense as that. 1t was enough
for us to know how to plow, to SOW, to har
row. 1t did not want much science to teach
us how to do that Perfectly true. Not
much science was wanting, either, to teach
you how to exhaust your land but little
science would not be amiss if it would teach
you how to restore your land to its pristine
fertility. In haytime and harvest, your
crops, after all your labor, are dependen t
upon the weather. would any help from
science, which should teach you to foretell
the probable weather twenty.four hours in
advance, be a thing to despise ? Two plows
are offered you for sale-equally snowy in
appearance-would science be useless, if by
means of the dynamometer she showed you
which of the two would give your horses the
less work Two samples of manure--gu-
ano, superphosphate, or what not, are for
warded to you for choice : science can tell
you the comparative value Of each will you
spurn her aid Z what Is tnis science aruer
all but Latin word equivalent to our old
English word knoroicdge. I don't know any
modern trade that can get on without it,
A few weeks earnest application for three OF
four hours day would give you such an
insight into the practical working of those
branches of science that concern you, that
you would feel yourselves in a position to de
tect fraud whenever you meet with it--and
that at all events, is more than ninety-nint
farmers out of one hundred can do now. OF
all impossible lies that are told in the world
commend me to those told by certain mer
who have trees, implements or manures tc
sell. If you can learn, by little study, how
to avoid being robbed by those scoundrels
you will not have wasted your time"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-09

THE way out OF any difficulty is not to
worry nor lose faith in God or man, Keep
good-natured, and push on in the line OF
conscientious duty. Soon the feet will touch
hard bottom; and the opposite shore is not
far away, or hard to reach,