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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-16
Oyer-SensitIyeness.

There are some people, yes, many people,
always looking out for sights. They can
not carry on the daily intercourse of the
family without some offense is imagined
IL they meet as acquaintance on the street
who happens to be preoccupied with bust
ness, they attribute his abstraction In some
mode personal to themselves, and take um.
bragg accordingly. They lay on others the
fact of their own irritability. A fit of indi
gestion makes them see impertinence in
every one they come in contact with. limo.
cent persons, who never dreamed OF giving
offense are astonished to find some unfor.
tunate word or momentary taciturnity mis-
taken for an insult. To say the least, the
habit is unfortunate. There are people in
this world who have something to do be
sides talking, joking and complimenting.
There are persons who get too weary to an
swer foolish questions repeated again and
again. There are persons who now and
then appreciate the privilege of a moments
thought or silence, and it is not needful for
over-sensitive persons TO construe weari-
ness and care and labor into indifference,
unkindness or contempt. II is far wiser to
take the more charitable view of our fellow
beings, and not suppose slight is intended
unless the slight is open and direct After
all, too, life takes its hues in great degree
from the color OF our mind. If we are frank
and generous, the world treats us kindly.
If, on the contrary, we are suspicious, men
learn to be cold and cautious towards us.
Let person get the reputation of being
touchy, and everybody is under more or less
constraint, and in this way the chance of an
imaginary offense is vastly increased.-The
Christian.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-16
The Danger OF Riches.

All the rust of riches Not the portion
of them which is kept bright in good and
holy uses. No rich mani lay it down as
an axiom of experience-no rich man is safe,
who is not benevolent man no rich man
is safe but in the imitation OF that benevo-
lent God, who is the possessor and disposer
OF all the riches of the universe. What else
mean the miseries of a selfish, luxurious
and fashionable life everywhere ? What
mean the sighs that come up from the pur-
lieus and couches and most sacred haunts
of all splendid and indulgent opulence
Do not tell me that other men are sufferers
too. Say not that the poor and destitute
and forlorn are miserable also. All Just
heaven thou hast in thy mysterious wisdom
appointed to those lot hard, full hard to
bear. Poor houseless wretches who eat
the bitter bread of penury, and drink the
baleful cup Of misery" the winter winds
blow keenly through your "looped and win
dowed raggedness;" your children wander
about unshod, unclothed and untended;
wonder not that ye sigh. But why should
they, who are surrounded by everything
that heart can wish, or imagination can con-
ceive, the very crumbs that fall from the
table of prosperity might feed hundreds
why should they sigh amidst their profu-
sion and splendor They have broken the
bound that should connect power with use
fulness, and opulence with misery. This is
the reason. They have taken up their
treasures, and wandered away into forbid
den world of their own, far from the sym
pathies of suffering humanity, and the
heavy night dews are descending upon their
splendid revels and the all-gladdening light
OF heavenly benefcence is exchanged for
the sckly glare of selfish enjoyment; and
happiness, the blessed angel that hovers
over generous deeds and heroic virtue, has
fed away from the world OF false gaiety and
fashionable exclusion.-Dr. Deeey.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-16
Grapes for Northern New England
and Canada.

Two years ago, attending the fruit show
of the Abbottsford (Que.) Fruit Growers
Association, we saw far better exhibition
of early grapes than we have ever seen in
Vermont. Last year we were not able to go
to Abbottsford but we understand the grape
only from fruit grown in that vicinity, but
from contributed specimens of the best new
early varieties from elsewhere. Many new
early grapes of excellent quality, often better
and most of them much earlier than that old
standard, the Concord, have lately appeared,
and we feel very sure there is no part of
Vermont in which good grapes, that will
fully mature, cannot now be grown with
steady success. OF course the planter must
know, or study to learn, the right methods
of grape culture, in order to meet with good
success, but fortunately these are very easy
and simple. We know of no fruit more
quickly brought to bearing, or so easily
grown as the grape, which is half SO good.
1t is less trouble than the ourrant, and is
not only far better to eat out of hand, but
makes better jelly or preserve. Fuller's
Grape CuAturisi is the best guide TO the am
ateur grower with which we are acquainted.
The following notes on varieties are more
less condensed from communication by
our valued friend, Mr.. Charles Glib of
Abbottsiord, in the Quebec Jouanal Of A gri.
culture. (This publication is issued monthly
by the department Of agriculture of the
province, Hon. Ed. A. Barnard, director,
who may be addressed at 10 St. Vincent
street, Montreal. The price is sl.0O year,
and Vermonters would do well to patronze
it, This list is, in the order of ripening, as
near as possible:
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-16
The Influence OF Flowers.


They seem intended for the solace of or
dinary humanity children love them quiet,
tender, contented, orderly people love them
as they grow luxurious and disorderly peo-
pie rejoice in them gathered; they are the
cottager's treasure; and in the crowded
town mark as with broken fragment of
rainbow, the windows of the workers in
whose hearts rests the covenant of peace.
Passionate or religious minds contemplate
them with fond, feverish intensity; the af
fection is seen severely calm in the works Of
many old religious painters, and mixed with
more open and true country sentiment in
those OF our own preraphaelites. To the
child and the girl, the peasant and the man
ufacturing operative, to the grisette and the
nun, the lover and monk, they are precious
always. But to the men of supreme power
and thoughtfulness, precious only at times {;
symbolicslly and pathetically often to the
poets, but rarely for their own sakes.
They fall forgotten from the great work.
mans and soldiers hands. Such men will
take in thankfulness crowns of leaves or
crowns of thorns-not crowns of flowers
Rustin.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-16
The Repulsions OF Christianity,

Is it hard and ungracious saying, then,
to declare that the church of God in the
world must be able TO repel as well as to at
tract Nature is an austere teacher on this
point. She has given to the rose its exquis-
ite fragrance but she has also armed it with
thorns, 80 that. while the delicious odors
allure, these little sentinels stand guard, with
their drawn bayonets, TO defend the flower,
which is endangered by its very beauty and
sweetness. And the church Of Christ has
too much of loveliness and excellence TO be
trusted on earth without defences. Hypo-
critics will appropriate her beautiful gar
ments covetous men will make gain Of her
godliness pleasure-seekers will turn the
grace of God which she offers into lasciv-
iousness and the avarioious will make mer-
chandise out Of her pearl Of great price,
unless her outward attractiveness is guarded
by some counter defences "The Bride of
Christ" has the church, with wonderful
honor, been named. And think YOU that
the Heavenly Bridegroom would leave her in
this world without endowing her with that
stern chastity of holiness, and that instinct.
i've aversion to impurity, which should be
her defence against such as would betray
herr "The kings daughter is all glorious
within her clothing is OF wrought gold. Sc
shall she be brought unto the king in raj
ment of needle-work." But "as the lily
among thorns so is my beloved among the
daughters" The beauty Of Christs church
Is guarded by the asperity of her discipline
Her graces are hedged about with self-deui-
als her gifts are compassed with crosses
and her triumphs are crowned with thorns
This is her only safety from such as NIGH
otherwise be won to her only to waste and
dishonor her.-ReU. A. J. Gordon.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-16
Seeing In Il Fog.

A friend OF ours last March, sailing down
the coast, came on deck one morning to find
the air pervaded by fog so thick as to shut
off the vision for even few yards from the
steamer. He had been aware during the
night of a peculiar vigilance and activity
on board, and ascertained that the fog had
lasted since the previous evening. On in
quiring of the captain concerning their
whereabouts he was told that they had
passed Cape Hatteras in the night How
did you know that could you see the
light ?" "Oh no not in fog like this
Well, you certainly could take no observa-
tions without star in sight" "No; but
we have other ways OF seeing where we are
than those you have mentioned. How ?"
"By the lead. Our soundings told us when
we were off the cape, and when we had
passed it." The spiritual have other means
OF seeing than what we call our sight. They
see by the lead. That lead is faith All
distinctively Christian seamanship consists
in the use of this vision and faculty di.
vine." There are nights when the heavens
seem walled above our heads, and no light
shines from the shore, when through the
moaning and midnight seas we have the
stormy and perilous crises of our life. But
we go on, sounding the very depths that en-
compass and imperil us, and find in the
rocks and shoals themselves our chart and
our security. For we walk by faith, not by
sight.-Christian Inteiligencer.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-16
A Lesson OF Trust.

One time boy was discovered in the
streets, evidently bright and intelligent, but
sick. A man who had the feeling of kind
ness strongly developed, went to him, shook
him by the shoulder, and asked him what
he was doing there. "Waiting for God to
come for me-" said he. "What do ysu
mean 2" said the gentleman, touched by the
pathetic tone of the answer and the condi-
tion OF the boy, in whose eye and flushed
face he saw the evidences of the fever.
"God sent for father and mother and little
brother" said he, "and took them away to
his home up in the sky, and mother told me
when she was sick that God would take care
of me. have no home, nobody to give me
any thing, and | came out here and have
looking so long up in the sky for God to take
me, as mother said he would. He will come,
won't he2 Mother never told a lie." "Yes,
my lad," said the man, overcome with emo.
tion. He has sent me to take care of you"
You should have seen his eyes flash and the
smile of triumph break over his face, as he
said; "Mother never told lie, sir; but
you have been so long on the way."-Lye
and LiOh
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-16
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Are You Doing Your Duty !

Let parents be true to their little ones.
Mirabeau was once asked what was the best
way Of teaching popular liberty. He an
swered, begin with the infant in the era
die, and let the first name it lisps be Wash
ington." So we cannot begin too early to
teach the child to understand about Jesus.
If your little one goes home early it will be
great joy to have taught those things.
Then, too, the example of daily living.
/" Don't put dye in the wool. 1t will be hard
to get it out of the CLOTH" The crab in the
fable said to her daughter Go forward, my
daughter goforward /" The daughter said,
'Show me the way, good mother" Then
the mother crawled backward and sideward,
as she was wont, and the daughter said,
"Lo, mother, | go just as you do" Do well
for your children's sake. There is no more
important work than helping up these little
ones. When John Eliot was within few
hours of death he was demonstrated with for
spending his strength teaching an Indian
child. He said he was thankful that he had
power left to do even that-Pagrim Echo.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-16
Faults OF Others.

How easy it is to see the sins of other peo-
pie. Even a child can do that. A Boston
Sunday-school superintendent tells us of an
experience OF his, in proof of this truth.
One Sunday he found in his school class
of urchins recently gathered in from the
street, without teacher for the day; so he
took them in hand He came right down
to first principles, and talked of sin and sal
vation. One of his pointed questions was,
ais there any sinner in this class p In
stantly the answer came from one OF the
brightest of the boys, who pointed at another
boy at the end of the seat, and said, Yes,
that Teller down there" That boy was more
outspoken than he would have been if he
had been longer in the school; but his mode
of living was much like that OF those long
under Christian training. There is no sor-
row like our SORROW and no sin like-"that
feller's down there's. s. Times.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-16
Keen the Life Pure.

An Arabian princess was presented by
her teacher with an ivory casket, exquis-
itely wrought, with the instruction not
to open it until a year had rolled round
Many were the speculations as to what it
contained, and the time impatiently waited
for when the jeweled key should disclose
the mysterious contents. 1t came at last,
and the maiden went away alone and with
trembling haste unlocked the treasure and
10 reposing on delicate satin Innings, lay
nothing but shroud of rust the form of
something beautiful could be discerned, but
the beauty had gone forever. fearful with
disappointment, she did not at first see a
slip of parchment containing these word
"Dear pupil; May you learn from this a
lesson for your life. This trinket, when in
closed, had upon it a single spot of rust
by neglect it has become the useless thing
you now behold, only blot on its pure sur.
roundings. So little stain on your char
actep will, by inattention and neglect mar
bright and useful life, and in time will
leave only the dark record Of what might
have been. If you now place within jewel
of gold, aud after many years seek the re-
suit, you will find it still as sparkling as
ever. So with yourself; treasure up only
the pure, the good, and you will ever be an
ornament to society and source of true
pleasure to yourself aud your friends."-
Selected
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-16
To Crafty His Wife
An Interesting stOry---A Hopeless
Case Cured---GOOd Reason
for Happiness.

Statement Of Mr. Washington Monroe Of Cdtska
Green County, Neio York:
" For many years had suffered from COM
plant which the physicians called Gravel. had
employed some OF the most noted doctors without
obtaining any permanent relief, and for a long
time my case was regarded as hopeless. All who
knew the circumstances said must die. Finally
my wife induced me to try bottle of DR.. Ken
nedys Favorite Remedy which she had some
where heard Of or seen advertised. Without the
slightest faith in it, but solely to crafty her, |
bought bottle of a druggist in our village.
used that and two or three bottles more, and
to make long story short-I am now as healthy
man as there is in the country. Since then
! have recommended Favorite Remedy to others
whom knew to have suffered from Kidney and
Liver complaints; and assure the public that
the Favorite Remedy has done its work with
similar completeness in every single instance, and
trust some other sick and discouraged mortal
may hear OF it and try the Favorite Remedy, as
/ did"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-16
VOL. 76.-3SS3. NO. %.

scious goodness. "When will the owner be
back :" "Well, not before dark, reckon"
The boys respectfully thanked the old man.
waited till he got out of sight, jumped the
fence and were soon shaking down the burrs.
The shaking was easy but the opening of
chestnut burrs was more difficult and un.
pleasant. At last the boys had a splendid
pile Of handsome brown nuts on the ground.
and they prepared to put them in the bags
they brought with them. "Please don't
take any more trouble" said the benevolent
old man, who stood by the fence beaming
kindly on the startled boys. "I'm not 80
strong as once was, and fear can't hold
in this dog much longer. If you'll hurry
though, guess | can keep him here till you
get to the railroad track. Down, Tige, sir p'
As the boys looked back from the railroad
fence they could see the stopping figure Of
the old man scooping the rich brown chest
nuts into two-bushel bag.-Independent
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-16
A Good Sermon,

Something over twenty years ago the pres
ent Bishop of Minnesota went to Chicago,
and built church on Wabash avenue, near
the business center of the city. In those
days there were no street cars, and it hap
pened that the Rev. gentleman took up his
residence in West Chicago, convenient to an
omnibus line. 1t frequently occurred that
the omnibus would be crowded, and many
obliged to take "deck passage" The rider
was riding on the seat with the driver one
Saturday night, when the conversation
turned upon Sunday labor and the consis-
tency of professed Christians-the driver
thinking it rather hard that he should be
obliged to labor on Sunday, while others
could take their rest. 1t appeared from his
conversation that his faith in Christianity
;th soasids aSe eS ss Tbero % Il saa
clergyman whom respect and believe to be
consistent Christian" Being little Gu
rious to know who the clergyman was, and
upon what evidence he had based his opin.
ion, we asked him for an explanation.
"Well said he, there is the Rev. Mr..
Whipple, who built that church down town
he has free pass over this line, but walks
down and back on Sundays rather than COM
promise his Christianity; that proves to me
that he is consistent Christian" 1t some
times occurs that clergyman's most elo-
quent sermon is being preached when he
least expects it.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-16
The Mother and the Bible.

A mother of family was married to a
skeptic. lie made a Jest of religion in the
presence of his children. Yet she brought
them all up to reverence God and to obey
his commandments. She was asked how
she did this against the opposition OF the
father. Her answer shows how the con-
science may be trained to respond to the
plain teachings of the Bible, She said /;
" Because to the authority of father, do
not oppose the authority of mother, but
that OF God. From their earliest years, my
children have always seen the Bible on my
table, This holy Book constituted the whole
of their religious instruction. was silent,
did they propose question, that l might
allow it to speak. Did they commit fault,
did they perform good action, opened the
Bible, and the Bible answered, reproved or
encouraged them. The constant reading OF
the Scriptures has wrought the prodigy
which surprises you.--Rev. Adoiphs Monod.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-16
Postal Cards.

When postal cards were first issued about
six years ago. their novelty provoked some
fault-fnding, and they were made fun of as
"stingy," shabby" unsafe" etc. But
they were cheap and the people used them,
and the critics soon followed the example of
the people. Now (as an exchange remarks)
the postal-card has only two enemies-the
man who receives duns on it and the manu-
facturers of writing paper. The little pos
tai causes a decrease Of from twelve to ff-
teen million dollars every year in the bust
ness OF the writing paper trades in this
country. Postal-cards are made at Holyoke
and forty men are continually employed at
their manufacture. The cardboard Is fur
nished in packages Of three thousand each,
and every sheet is made into forty postals.
Three presses are kept going night and day.
A machine slits the sheets into strips Of ten
cards each, and these in turn are cut into
single cards, and dumped in piles of twenty
five each, when they are packed by girls in
pasteboard boxes containing five hundred
cards. A government officer is constantly
on hand TO see that no pilfering of cards is
done. The Holyoke mandatory turns out
about one million cards day.-Golden Rule.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-03-16
The Mcintosh Red Ample.

DIR. Guild of Rupert writes us March o
that his trees of this variety, purchased six
years ago, care doing splendidly, making a
rank growth last year and giving me about
a barrel of apples, which have just disap-
peared. The tree is very hardy here, not a
twig showing the effects of frost. The fruit
we all like for eating. When carefully
picked and handled, it will keep until about
the first of March. 1t may be called here a
late fall and early winter apple. The root
lice on the young trees, which were SO
abundant when received, have. think, en-
tirely disappeared. l have mulched them
heavily with sawdust each spring, and this,
with the aid of soap-suds in June and July
to moisten the saw dust around the body of
the tree, has prevented the matured insects
from getting to the surface of the ground,
or returning to deposit their eggs" We are
glad to get so encouraging an account of this
apple as is given by our friend Guild. We
bought our trees at the same time as he, but
they were so poor and so infested with both
root lice and bark lice, that we threw four
out of the dozen away, worked half day
scraping the others, and set them out with
very little hope that they would ever amount
to anything. However, with mulching and
soaping we have, like DIR. Guild, got them
along, though as yet we have had no fruit
We hope for show upon them this year
and shall report as we find them. We dc
not regard the trees as iron clad in our
climate, the wood being somewhat colored
by a severe winter. But it seems harder
than its probable parent, the Fameuse II
belongs, evidently, to that class Of early win
ter apples that may often be kept until
spring, to which the Northfeld Beauty and
Wealthy also belong. OF the three we be
lieve the latter will generally give the bes
satisfaction, but they are all of high ordel
of merit as regards the quality of fruit and
the thrift and productiveness of the trees
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A Just Sentence.

The law would soon become contemplate
if its officers could venture to shield cul-
prits for friendships sake, or at the demand
of some secret brotherhood. The following
is very suggestive to those who think to
profit by favoritism when tried for their i'll
deserts. Some young men, having cut
up one night ~ the detriment OF certain
windows and bell-pulls, were lodged in the
calaboose, and in due time next morning,
confronted before police magistrate, who
fined them five dollars each and an admoni-
ton. One of these foolishly remarked,
"Judge, l was in hopes you would remem-
Der me. belong to the same lodge" The
judge, apparently surprised, replied with
brotherly sympathy " Ah is it so 2 Truly,
this is Brother - Excuse me for my
dullness. Yes, we are brother masons, and
should have thought of that. Mr.. Clerk,
fine our brother ten dollars. Being
mason, ne KuUws ueJUeI INC ruIes vf pI1
priety than any other man. Fine him ten
dollars. You will pay the clerk, Brother
-. Good morning, brother. Call the
next case."-Selected.