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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-30
The Invisible Line.

The restraint of the gospel is the most
perfect liberty. A divine hand holds us
from evil that we may be free to do good.
When | was child my nearest neighbor
had occasion to repair some breaks in the
roof of one of his barns. So he sent his
"hired man aloft to do the work. There
was not sign of any staging built nor so
much as a cleat nailed on to steady himself
by. But, catching glimpse OF the man
from our place, ! saw him walking up and
down the old-fashioned roof as erect and as
unconcerned as ii he were only pacing a
parlor floor. So ! was naturally curious to
learn how he did 1T. But coming little
nearer. / saw long, tough cord securely
tied about his waist and extending over the
ridge of the roof, while down in the rear OF
the barn stood the proprietor holding the
cord very firmly with both hands. When
the man wanted to walk down towards these
caves, he would sing out, More rope, more
rope" Instantly the proprietor would
hear him, though out of-sight. and would
begin cautiously paying out the cord few
inches at time. When the workman
wished to return and ascend the steer
roof, he again called out the proper signal
the rope would tighten, and he would walk
up as leisurely as he would have mounted 9
broad stairway. Now this man was bound
with the cord firmly held by the power Of
another. But who can fail to see that thi'
restraint was really what gave him liberty
The more carefully the cord was grasped
and handled the more complete the liberty
of the workman-not to fall and to breah
his neck, but to go up and down and do the
repairs in safety. The bonds made hin
free. So God gives men liberty through
the restraints of the gospel. lie throws th'
cords of his protection around the believer
allowing him to go up and down at will
scaling heights, treading paths OF danger
passing securely anywhere, in response t.
the call of duty. His bonds always draw
upwards never downward. The freedom
which sin gives, of which so many boast, II
the freedom which the breaking or thu
loosening of that cord would have given Il
the man upon the roof-perfect freedom t.
lose his footing and to plunge into remedi
less ruin. He who is willing to submit hi
erring nature TO the divine restraints of th'
gospel, will forever "walk at liberty" un
hampered by self, untouched by sin, an'
carry with him a witness of safety an'
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-30
The Lost Boy.

He had black eyes with long lashes, red
cheeks, and hair almost black and curly.
He wore crimson plaid jacket, with full
trousers buttoned on had habit of whist
ling, and liked to ask questions was accom-
panied by a black dog. 1t is long time
since he disappeared. | have very pleas
ant house and much company. Everything
has such an orderly, putaway look-nothing
ing for the sight OF whittlings and cut paper
on the floor of tumbled-down card houses
of wooden cattle and sheep of popguns,
bows and arrows, whips, tops, go-carts,
blocks and trumpery. | want to see boats
a-rigging and kites a-making. want to
see crumbs ON the carpet and paste on the
kitchen table. want to see the chairs and
tables turned the wrong way. / want to
see candy-making and corn-popping, and to
find jack-knives and fishhooks among my
muslins. Yet these used to fret me once.
They say How quiet you are here All
one may here settle his brains and be at
peace" But my ears are aching for the
pattering of little feet for hearty shout, a
shrill whistle, gay ira la la for the cracks
of little whips; for the noise of drums, flies
and tin trumpets. Yet these things made
me nervous once. They say; "Ah you
have leisure nothing to disturb you. What
heaps of sewing you have time forP But
long to be disturbed. | want to be asked
for an old newspaper for cent to buy a
pencil or peanuts ! want to be coaxed for
piece of new cloth for jibs of mainsails,
and then to hem the same. want to make
little flags and bags to hold marbles.
want to be followed by little feet all over
the house teased for a bit of dough for a
little cake, or to bake pie in saucer. Yet
they say 4" Ah you are not tied at home
How delightful to be always at liberty for
concerts, lectures and parties. No confine
ment for you." But want confinement.
want to listen for the school bell mornings
to give the last hasty wash and brush, and
then to watch from the window nimble feet
bounding away to school. want frequent
rents to mend, to replace lost buttons. |
want TO obliterate mud stains, fruit stains,
molasses stains, and paints of all colors.
Want to be sitting by little crib Of even
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-30
Work for Manhood.

To encounter tramp, shouldering his
stick and small bundle, and stepping off like
a man in search of work aud wages, is not
so sad If the man is stout of body, as well as
resolute in mind; for we may be sure that
"tramp" will find work and wages on his
manly way. But to meet on pubic street
creature in human form, who leers at you
and whines out petition for few pennies
to buy bread for sick wife and hungry
children, is to make you sorrowful over one
of two things, either that the man is a fraud,
who only wants money for rum, or that man
hood is 50 crushed out of an honest man
that he is brought to beg Of stranger on
the curbstone. You may be impelled TO
give or you may refuse; but the fact re-
mains that man with mind to reflect sad
with hands to labor rather ask for wors like
man than beg for aims like houud.--Se-
lected.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-30

We cannot help thinking that in the
figures representing the weight of the daily
urine of the horse, e 93-l00 pounds) there
is a mistake, especially as the nitrogen and
salts in the horses urine are stated higher
than in that of the COW, which excretes
lS4-100 pounds daily. We think, too, that
there may be an error in the figures for the
salts and earths of the cows urine, which
seem too small (si-10o0 of pound) com
pared with the horse (24O-lOOO of a pound).
1t certainly is strange Il horse makes less
than a sixth as much urine as a cow, and
yet that small quantity contains nearly three
times as much salts and earths. Neither
does it seem to agree with the column show
ing the dry matter, which gives less than
one-third as much dry matter in the horses
urine as in the cows. But these apparent
discrepancies we leave to the chemist to ex
plain. We wish some of our best American
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-30
He Watcheth Over All.

There is nothing 50 high as to be above
Gods care, and nothing so lowly as to be
beneath it. He who keeps alive the un'
quenchable light of the star visible to a
hemisphere, kindles the small taper of the
glow-worm that CLEANS in the twilight on
the messy bank. He who piles up and
loosens the Alpine avalanche, shapes the
crystals of each falling snowflake. lie who
guides and brides the storm-waye that
breaks in thunder upon the reefs, preserves
each invisible coral animal that builds its
lime cell beneath the blooming surf. He
who sees from his glorious high throne the
seraph yelling his face with his wings, takes
note OF the sparrow falling to the ground.-
Sslecie1
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-30
Composition Of Manures.

By the kindness of Professor Collier we
are able to give some interesting analyses of
both the solid and liquid excretions of sew
eral domestic animals and of man. They
are from European sources, and we have re-
duced the figures of the metric system in
which they are expressed 10 pounds and
decimals of pound avoirdupois. The first
table we present is one showing the quan
tity of urine and excrement voided in twenty
four hours, both fresh and water free also
the weight of the organic nitrogen and ol
the salts and earths in the daily excavations
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-30
Ghf Von,f Girrle.


DO their errands enter into the sacrifice with them
nix yourself in the divine chain and feel the Joy ar
life OF IT,"
What can do for thee, beloved,
Whose feet 40 little while ago
Trod the same way-side dust with mine
And now up paths do not know
Speed, without sound or slgn2
what can do? The perfect life
All fresh and fair and beautiful
Has opened its wide arms TO thee;
The cup is over-brmmed and full;
Nothing remains for me-
used TO do 80 many things;
Love thee and chide thee and caressi
Brush little straws from of thy way,
Tempering with my poor tenderness
The heat Of thy short day.
Not muoh bat very sweet 10 give;
And II Is grief Of griefs TO bear
That all these ministries are DER
And thou, 40 happy, love, elsewhere,
Dost need me never more;-
And can do for thee but this,
working on blindly, knowing not
II may give thee pleasure so0
Out of my own dull, shsdowed lot
can arise, and go
To sadder lives and darker homes,
messenger, dear heart, from thee
who vast on earth a comforter;
And say to those who welcome me,
am sent forth by her;
Feeling the while how good II Is
To do thy errands thus, and think
It may be, in the blue, far space,
Thou watchest from the heavens brink
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-30

1t is not what think ye of Christians ?"
but "what think ye of Christ 2" that puts
men to the test. Scattered through our
towns and cities are many persons who have
personal grudge against some protesting
Christian, which they make as an excuse for
keeping aloof from religion. Some of these
very persons once professed religion, but a
business difficulty or dispute of some kind
with Christian neighbor has led them to
make shipwreck concerning the faith. They
look to Christians, not to CHRIST, and hence
their failure. They make what some man
did to them of more Importance than what
Clftist has done. 1t is evident that Christ
is not their Lord and Master.-Reiigious
Herald
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-30

chemists would give us new set Of analyses
of urine and dung. The next table we pre-
sent shows the same as the first excluding
the dry matter) for year, instead of day.
We might leave these calculations to our
readers, but we prefer to save them the
trouble and time required. We give pounds
in round numbers in this table, without
fractions
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-30
500 Premium

Ia offered for the orchards than fly
trees EACH that may be from trees purchased
nursery within radius of fifteen miles of said
First premium to be sO second premium s to be awarded
In June 1886 by dsneresed judges the expense of which
shall be paid onehalf by half the two per-
sons who shall be entitled to the premiums.
have about forty thousand trees from wbioh to
seect second to In the state Remember Fair Mount
Nursery Il the place to buy. wanted. Also
hundred and twenty-five bushels of the celebrated white
Russian seed wheat for sale Conceded to be the best
spring wheat grown In Vermont Orders may be left
with n p Brooks Son, MONTPELIER for either of the above
named goods. 4. Z. ANDREWS, Berlin, Vt.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-30
NAIL LETTINGS!
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS!



WASHINGTON ID. c., March 10, lbSl.)
Proposals will be received at the Contract Office of this
Department until three NJ of April 20, 1881, for carry
ing the mails Of the United States upon the routes and
according schedule OF arrival and departure spec
fed by the Department In the State Of Vermont, from
July 1881 to June 30 1882 Lists of routes with schedules
OF arrivals and departures, Instructions to bidders, with
forms for contracts and bonds and all other in
formation will be furnished upon application to the Second
Assistant Postmaster General.
sJ-ss THOMAS l.. JAMES, Postmaster General
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-30
Nrparf,reh.
T. II. HOsKINs, Agricultural Editor.
For the Vermont Waterman
TO NATHAN SKINNER. ESQ. OF
pLAINFIEID.



FRoM AN OLD NKIGHhoR.
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To ro,d vorr h,,,e, d,,,v,
Sound sense think II was you used
More practical than WHY
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sweet bntter and Jersey COW
Have made OF you poet
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Learn sweeter songs from saints above
Our friends across the river
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Where they can own sulphur mine,
And then go on improving.
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With gold, your Golfers now may SWELL
But don't neglect your Jersey.
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-30

THOMAS HUGHES describes an old Eng
lish merchant who, on his deathbed, divided
the results of his long years of labor, some
few hundreds in all, amongst his sons. at
is little enough, my boys" were almost his
last words, "but there isn't dirty shilling
in the whole OF H."
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-30

THE TRIAL OF YOUR FAITH

Dark Ia the day, and hope seems dead.
No light within, above no sun.
Ia this thy will bow my head;
Thy viii, strong win, God, be donei
He gave he asks, he takes his own
My will ressts-the gift is gone
His way Ia Just. ! weep and moan,
Thy will, Just will, o God, be donel
ray Of light steals through my tears.
Faith sees one rift; yet only one.
Wise IL my God my prayer he hears,
Thy will, wise will, God, be donel
Soft comes the light the clouds break way.
The wise, Just God my Shield, my Sun,
Ia kind and good. Oh, heart this say;
Thy wDl good wii o God, be donel
= nhfisfidn uninn
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-30
FOR SALE!

The subscriber offers for sale his Saw Mill, with
lar cutting off edgng hatcher and shingle
machine The slabs, shnge and blocks when fall into
a which ruus to the lower water power where the
shingles are sawed Also Grst Mill with one of
stone, Eureka fanm scales, etc. The grist mill building
is sufficiently large for some manufacturing business All
In good repair and doing good custom business Also
good Dwelling house, with Barn and Garden, all
pleasantly situated in Brookheld village, miles from
West Randolph, with daily stage from Reason for
selling. The subscriber wishes give his whole
to his Patent Boot Drer For terms or particulars call
address
74-tf Il. II. BUXTON, Brook6eld, VT,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-30
MONTPELIER, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 80, 1881

of peace that armed guards and castle walls
and munitions of rocks could not assure
Neto England Methodist.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-30
Mew Idrerfsemenfs.
AsH:1oNIC

Ths Rrestremsdy for DySpupsls. mum Dn.
easea and Functional Deranecmon,s attendant
upon Debility. In l-2 lb. bottles, 75 CENTS Six
bottles,sA Accredited Physicians md Clrrgymcn
supplied with not exceeding six botiins Mt une-balf
theretail price, raonnyto accompany order. Sold
by Druggists md by d.. B. DEWEY d Co...6
Dey ST. Now York;
Tcvuy-nIhersdsiag ne sirfnon,. oorsdtIa1 tae
Dsets T de1ility. dad resfo,fgf hedtay Juacfiofls"
-BEBsTER.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-30
Sunday Clocks.

Mr.. Moody brought the idea of those clocks
from Scotland. He found the children max
ing them there. He liked the idea so well
that he set the children in his Sabbath
school, in Chicago, making them. They are
called Sunday clocks because the children
were permitted and encouraged to make
them on Sunday. Perhaps some of you
boys and girls think that Sunday is a dull
day. You would like to find something to
do on that day that would interest and not
be wicked. Well, suppose you try clock
nigns S 81 time % and @ the TIE importance @ q q i'm, t
proving it. But you begin to wonder what
| mean by Sunday clock, and how it diff
fers from the clock that is ticking on the
mantel-piece. will tell you. 1t is Just a
dial plate like the face of clock with Bible
words on it instead of figures. Now get
large sheet of paper, and if you can't make
a good circle for the numbers, like real
clock, write them one after the other down
one side of the sheet. Then take some
word, as Jesus, for instance, as the unit
word of your figures. Add another word to
it for number two-two more words for
number three, and so on until you get up, or
down, rather, to twelve. All the sentences,
short or long, must be about Jesus. And
when you get through, you will be surprised
and delighted to see how much you have
learned about him. Do you understand the
Sunday clock now? Let us begin to make
one. Start on the upper left hand corner Of
your paper, thus
l. Jesus.
H. Jesus loves.
Ill. Jesus loves me.
". Jesus died for me.
V. Jesus died for all men.
vi. Jesus pleads for us in heaven.
VII. Jesus will come again to the earth.
VIII Jesus will save all who believe in him.
TX. Jesus is the Way, the Truth. and the Life.
X. Jesus took little children in his arms and
blessed them
XI. Jesus said; "Come unto me, and will give
you rest"
XII. Jesus is the Good Shepherd who gives his
life for the sheep.
Another way to make the Sabbath pleas
ant is to get up Sunday album. Take a
blank book. Get a picture, like that of
"Christ blessing children" paste it on the
top of one of the pages. Then hunt up in
your Bibles all the verses that tell of the
love of God for children, and write them
under the picture. Get picture of light
house, and write under it all the verses that
tell about Christ and the light of the world.
Get picture of shepherd and his flock, or
a shepherd carrying lamb, and write under
it the passages about Christ as a shepherd
Get picture of we'll, or a spring, and
write under it all about Christ as the water
of life. Get picture of cross, and write
all around the best verses you can find about
Jesus as Saviour.--Selected.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-30
n. r. Mack, Hardwick, VT.
Real Estate for Sale

The following valuable real estate is
offered for sale
Farm Of One Hundred and Forty Acres,
situated about four miles northwestery from Waterbury
village and about miles from Ridey's station, About
fifty tllage the remainder Ii heavily imbered
land embracing place hard wood and some Of the
hemlOck timber left standing in this
ton of the state The wood can be easily delivered on the
railroad at Rdleys about two miles distant, and the
timber placed the banks OF the river delivered to the
mills at Rdleys. The timber will yield large amount of
hemock bark for which ready market be had. Also
100 Acres OF Heavily Timbered Land
adjoining the above. The timber IL mostly hard wood,
which easily delivered the railroad at distance
OF miles. few OF the above have been under
cultivation and are now in grass land and pasturage Also
20 Acres Of Pasturage and Wood Land,
about midway between Stowe and Waterbury Center. 4
fine sugar place the land. Also Forty Acres of
Cultivated Land, favoraby situated near Waterbury
village For further particulars apply to -
GEORGE W. HUrCHINS, Waterbury, VI.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-30

Horse. Cow. Swine. Man.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-11-10

Some papers are not of much ac-
count as to appearance, hut never
took one that did not pay me, in
Some way, more than ! paid for it.
One time an old friend started a
little paper away down in South
western Georgia and sent it to me,
and | subscribed Just to encourage
him, and after awhile it published n
notice that an administrator had an
order to sell several lots at public
outcry, and one of the lots was in
my county. SO | inquired about
the lot, and wrote to my friend to
attend the sale and run it up to fifty
dollars, He did so, and bid me of
the lot for thirty dollars; and sold
1t, in mouth, TO q man it Joined for
"a hundred, so l made sixty
eight dollars clear by taking that
paper.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-11-10

PASSING down street last Sunday
a week ago, two nice young men OF
Mineral Point, who had just come
out from one of our churches were
accosted by friend as follows:
"Well nowl Amt you putting
on lots of agonyY Been to church
to show off your new cIothes' Say,
how much did you pay for them
anyway T. "We pad $I5. for the
suit, and $3.50 for the hat, and had
tAe gloves thrown in, in The bargain,
was tho gentle answer. "Why ain {
they cheap though They are good
ana mighty nice fitting. Whare
did you buy them ~ went On our
friend. "We bought them at Mr..
Deler's Of course, and all we eau
gell you is 70 90 there too and buy
cAe. You know you hav'nt been 10
church for & long while aud it would
do you good to go.'
What was our surprise TO see that
Young man dressed up right TO the
hsndle, entering the church last
Sunday. Boys SO to Dellers and
get you some clothes, he sells cheap
and then go to church.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-11-10

PErERsoN's MAGAZINE, for Dec
ember, more than maintain its NJ
rivalled character. There are lwo
beautiful steel engravings; one of
them lovely title page, represent,
ing some children, singing n Christ
mas hymn; besides superb steel
fashion-plate, the latter exquisitly
colored. In addition, there is a
magnificent stripe for chair, in
cross stitch embroidery, printed in
colors, which, at retail, would cost
fifty cents; this is presented TO the
subscribers of peterson" as "a
Christmas gift. A charming story,
"My Cousin Maud" is charmingly
illustrated. The number contains
supplement, with full-size dress
pattern alone worth more than the
price of the number. Then there
are some fifty other engravings, of
fashions, workable patterns, etc,
etc. The enormous circulation OF
"Petorson," the publisher says, en-
ables him to give more for the
money than any other. The very
best stories are always to be found
in peterson" Its regular contrib
utors are; Ann s. Stephens, Jane G.
Austin, Frank Lee Benedict, Rebec
ca Harding Davis, and that unrivM-
led humorlst, the author of "Josiah
Aliens Wife;" besides hosts of
others. The price of the magazine
is but two dollars a year. 10 clubs,
it is astonishingly low, viz: six cop.
les for nine dollars, with an extra
copy to the person getting up the
club; or seven copies for ten dollars
and a half, with both an extra copy
and q large size premium engraving,
"llush, Don't Wake Them" or u
photograph album, gilt, to the per-
son getting up the club. Subscribe
to no magazine till you have seen a
copy of this. Specimens are sent
gratis, to persons wishing to get up
clubs. Adress, CHAs. ] PETERSON,
500 Chestnut Street, Phila delphia,
Penn.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-11-10

The continuous rains have left
sad eff SIS not only upon the ungath-
cred crops, but also upon those
most necessary articles Boots 81
Shoes, 1t is an important fact
which | desire to bring before th g
public and let them know that /
have a very large stock of Boots &
Shoes still on hand, all of which L
offer at greatly reduced prices |
keep the well known Cougdon Boots
which | guarantee to be equal TO
any boot made.
keep the Richardson Boots 81
Shoes. I keep the Cloyes Utica
fine Shoes known to be the best
Shoes made at the present time. In
low priced Boots and Shoes | have
especial bargains, ss I desire to
close out my large stock. An ex-
animation of my stock and prices
respectfully solici ted. j DELLEE.