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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-04-27
True Idea Of Marriage.

DIR. Yancy delivered sermon on mar
riage in Louisville, Kentucky, with the fol-
lowing remarks under the head of I" Com
panionship" Marriage is the association
of husband and wife. They should be to.
gether, except when separated by duty. No
company should be so delightful to the wife
as her husbands, and the husband should
seek the company of none with the same
pleasure as he seeks that of his wife. This
is the obligation of marriage. Companion
ship is help. Husband and wife have
mission to perform, and in accomplishing
this mission each has part. The wife has
her domestic duties the husband his busi-
ness affairs. Both are essential to success.
Each is to be interested in his own sphere
and also in that Of the other. God said
1t is not good for man to be alone will
make him an helpmeet for him "a help
worthy of him. A good wife is mans best
helper--a helper in his business, helper in
adversity, in poverty. The prevailing no.
ton is that a man is not ready to marry
unless he has enough to support wife.
And there are young ladies who would not
think of marrying man who has no money.
Begone with all such miserable perversions
of marriagel About hundred years since
there lived in London John Flaxman, a young
artist of great promise. AT twenty-seven
year, of age John Flaxman married Ann Den
man, a cheerful, noble woman. A friend of
Flaxman and an old bachelor, who, of course,
was expected to have no better views of
marriage, said so, Flaxman, l am told
you are married. if so, sir, | tell you you
are ruined for an artist. Going home,
Flaxman, taking seat by his wife, with
her hand in his, said Ann, am ruined
for an artist How so, John How has
it happened, and who has done it n 1T
happened he replied, in the church, and
Ann Denman has done it. He went on to
tell her what his friend had said, how that
if an artist would excel, he must bring all
his powers to bear on his work, and that if
he would become great artist, he should
visit Rome and Florence, and study the
great works of Raphael and Michael Angelo
and others. And |, ; said Flaxman, would
be great artist And great artist you
shall be- said his wife, and visit Rome,
too if that be really necessary to make you
great But how p asked Flaxman. Work
and economize,' was the reply. / will never
have it said that Ann Denman ruined John
Flaxman for an artist / will 60 to Rome
said he, and show the president that we'd
lock is for a mans good, rather than his
harm, and you, Ann, shall accompany me-
They worked, they economical, they went to
Rome. John Flaxman studied the great
authors, and returned to London great
artist; and Ann Denman helped to lift him
to this pinnacle of fame"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-04-27
Sense from Mr.. Cheever.

The reason why 30 many Of our so-called
agricultural colleges have been failures is
because they have fallen into the hands of
men trained in literary colleges, who know
nothing of industrial affairs. They have
simply been through a poor kind of lit
erary college, of which we already have
more than can well live. A few, like the
the Iowa and Michigan colleges, have Jared
differently, and having efficient teachers are
doing useful work and becoming popular
among the farmers, who know a good thing
when they see it as well as anybody. Brother
Cheever of the New England Farmer whom
many OF our readers know, senses the situa-
ton, and, speaking of the recent changes
effected in the Massachusetts agricultural
college, says they are "of more Importance
TO the welfare OF the institution in the fu-
ture than might at first sight appear evident
The facts that the college has not answered
the expectations OF its founder, either in the
number OF the students which it has gath
cred or in improving the methods and prac-
tice OF agriculture in the state, that pecuni.
arily it has not, until the past year, paid its
own way, that only year ago it narrowly
escaped utter extinction by being united as
a subordinate school to Amherst college,
and that the legislature of 1870 found itself
compelled to warn the trustee that for the
future they must themselves bear any ex-
penses which they might incur, over and
above the income received, are evidence
enough of the necessity for some kind of
reform."
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-04-27
The Inildel's Prayer.

Away among the hills of Northern New
England were two infdel neighbors, who
had lived to mans estate, SHINING and
blaspheming against God. One of them
heard the gospel message, and hearing be-
lieved unto eternal life. A short time after
ward the converted man went to the house
of his infidel neighbor and said to him
have come to talk with you. l have been
converted" " Yes, heard that you had been
down there and gone forward for PRAYER"
said the skeptic with sneer "and am
surprised, for thought you were about as
sensible man as there was in town"
"Well," said the Christian, IL have duty
to do to you, and | want you to stop talking
aud hear me. haven't slept much for two
nights thinking of it. l have four sheep in
my flock that belong to you. They came
into my field six years ago, and knew they
had your mark upon them, but took them
and marked them with my mark and you
inquired al around and could not hear any
thing of them. But they are in my field,
with the increase of them, and now 1 want
to settle this matter. | have laid awake
nights and groaled over it, and have come
to get rid of it. And now am at your
option. l will do just what you say. If it
is a few years in the state prison | will
suffer that. If it is money or property you
want, say the word. l have a good farm
and money at interest, and you can have all
you ask. | want to settle this matter up
and get rid of it," The infiel wa, amazed.
He began TO tremble. If you have got
those sheep you are welcome to them. l
don't want iything of you if you will only
go away; a man that will come to me as
you have-something must have got hold of
you that l don't understand. You may have
the sheep if you will only go away" No."
said the Christian; 81 must settle this mat
ter up and pay for the sheepl shall not
be satisfied without. Aud you must tell me
how much" "Well," said the skeptic, " if
you must pay me you may give me what the
sheep We're worth when they got into your
field aud pay me six per cent on the a mount,
ald go off and let me alone" The maa
counted out the value of the sheep, and the
interest on the amount, and laid it down,
and then doubled the dose, and laid as much
more down beside it, and went his way,
leaving load ON his neighbor's heart al
most as heavy as that which he himself had
borne. The full results of that scene are
known only to God. One thing is certain,
the infdel was seen to frequent the house of
prayer, and we may be sure that he after
ward believed that there was some power in
gospel, and that all Christians were not
Observation-Disclosures.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-04-27
No Fear OF Death.

Fear not, faithful Christian fear not at
the appointed time to descend into the tomb
Thy soul thou mayest trust with thy omnip-
otent Redeemer, who is the Lord of the un-
seen world, "who has the keys of hell and
death" Most safely mayest thou trust thy
better part in those beneficent hands which
were pierced with nails and fastened to the
ignominious tree for thy salvation. With
regard to thy earthly tabernacle, be not dis
mayed. 1t is taken down only to be rebuilt
upon diviner plan and in more heavenly
form. If it retires into the shadow of death
and lies immured in the gloom OF the grave,
it is only to return from short confinement
to endless liberty. If it falls into dissolu.
ton, it is in order to rise more illustrious
from its ruins, and wear an infinitely brighter
face OF perfection and of glory.-Rsu. James
Hdrreu.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-04-27
The Sunny Home.

| know room where sunshine fingers,
and there is a breath of summer and mignon-
ette in the air whenever l think of it. There
a tired man comes home and throws off
overcoat and hat without looking to see
what becomes of them. There is broad
table in the light, strewn with papers and
magazines, woman's work, with a litter of
rose leaves dropping over them from a CEN
trail vase. There is a wide sofa of the days
of the Georges, fresh covered in chintz, with
ferns and hairbells for patterns, and tired
man goes down there with great rufiled
pillow under his shoulders, and open parcels
and letters, dropping them on the floor, as
the most natural place for them. A girl
has been painting, and her water.colors and
papers lie on a side table, Just as she left
them to run for an impromtu ride. | have
never been able to discover any disarrange-
ment OF the household economy by this
fight. Somebody left a shawl on chair.
There will be nothing said about it at break
fast next morning. There are no laws here
against playing with the curtain tassels no
regulations as to how often the snowy cur
tains may be put up or left down. They do
not last the season out, crisp and speckless
as the neighbors' do across the way, but the
only consequence is they are oftener new
aud clean. There is nothing very fine about
this house, but things are renewed oftener
and look brighter than they do in other
houses. The chairs have no particular
places, and anybody feels at liberty to draw
the sofa out when it pleases him. There is
no primness about the place. II there is
grass on the lawn, it is meant to be walked
on, and the geraniums are fondled and
petted and caressed as il they were chill
dren. Do you know there is a magnetism
in green leaves and growing flowers derived
from the earth's heart, that makes it good
to handle and feel them This house is
known as the place where one dares to break
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-04-27
Dissatisfied Young Men.

A neighbor lately said to the writer
You know Henry r., who has worked for
me the last three years. Well, he has saved
800 each year from his summers work,
$50 more in the winter from his pay as a
district school teacher, and had months
time for vacation, spring and fall and yet
he says he cannot get ahead here, and is
going west. | told him that had $4,000
invested worked fourteen hours day
(while he worked by the whistle in the
neighboring village and stopped when ten
hours were up), and have not taken three
week days for holiday in the year, and yet !
consider ! am doing well when my yearly
inventory shows that am worth $3.50 more
than at the end Of the year before"
Young men working on farm are apt TO
become infected with this sort of impatience,
and most apt, singular as it may seem, after
they have saved a little sum of money, and
are really on the high road to prosperity.
Take Henry r., as an illustration. At the
end OF three years he has, by lending his
savings at six per cent, accumulated s47l 95,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-04-27

the use Of scissors and needles, and both
boys and girls in drawing, type-setting,
paper box making and many similar things
calculated to educate the hands. In the
girls grammar school it would be interest
ing to see what would be the result of q
years course of instruction, in the after
Moons of, say, two days in the week, in
weighing, measuring and kneading flour,
and baking bread, in cutting and making
garments, and in operating sewing-machines
In the boys grammar school the pupils
could not only be taught the use of the hand
in setting type, but they might compose and
set up sentences, to be printed on sheet
together, and each exercised in pointing out
the errors of the others, which would be a
much better as well as more interesting way
of learning English than the study of books
also cheap, and easily made the means of
varied instruction.
These are the ideas of representative of
the labor employing interests of the great
manufacturing state of Massachusetts,, stim-
uluted by the pressing necessity for more
skilled labor in their shops and factories.
The pressure of this necessity is increasing
daily, and technical schools are springing
up all over the country in response to the
demand. The Case school of applied sci
ence, at Cleveland, Ohio, has an endowment
yielding an annual income of nearly $4,000.
New Jersey, which has grown to be busy
hive of manufactures, has taken up indus
trial education. The legislature has just
rounded out the states system of education
by appropriating $4,000 to every city and
town that will raise as much for instruction
in industrial, mechanical and agricultural
pursuits. These schools are to be under the
supervision of board Of eight trustees, one
of them to be the governor, and Newark has
already taken steps to secure school. The
Connecticut legislature has passed bills es-
tablishing the Storrs agricultural school in
Mansfield and appropriating $4,000 for it
annually, if it should be needed. The Mas
sachusetts agricultural college has at last a
farmer at its head, and its graduates are to
elect portion of its board Of trustees, here
tofore self-perpetuating body of old fogies.
The skies seem frightening for the coming
generations of working men and women.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-04-27
VOL. 76.-3SS9. NO. 20.

fast. There is no ceremony of waiting
Coffee and cakes are put where thew viii
be hot; the table is cleared to suit the
housekeeper's convenience, and a small one
for the late conner. Nobody lies awake at
night till the light ceases TO shine under
your chamber door, if you want to sit up
and read volume through. There is an
unwritten law of convenience for the house
bold which regulates better than any code
Napoleonic. And the benefit of allowing
people to be a law unto themselves is that
they are as much better-natured about it
when they do obey. There is indulgence
and repose in this lovely home, and a great
deal Of time for things which most people
cut short-an hours play with the children,
ga right-down good chat with neighbor,
day OF letter-writing once a fortnight
Disorder does not imply dust or soil of any
kind. 1t does not include shabbiness or
mean chaos. 1t means leave to be "-in
most cases, thinking of people more than
things. Order is simply harmony of a few
notes. Disorder is the Towering, branching
melody of one theme-and that theme, indi-
viduality Churchman.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-04-27
A FOrglving Spirit.

"Forgive US our debts, as we forgive our
debtors" is the petition which we repeat by
the divine injunction SO often as we say the
Lords prayer. But forgiveness does not
come easily to human nature. Resentment,
retaliation, retort, reprisal, revenge, are more
natural. Pardon, peace, magnanimity are
not of nature, but of grace. We have to
struggle before God ere we can attain to the
seventy times seven of the Master. Let us
bid good-by to strife. Let us forget that we
have enemies, if any we have, and let us try
to feel tenderly and kindly to all. There is
thought which many need to take to heart
in this little poem:
MAKING PEACE.
After this feud of yours and mine
The sun will shine;
After we both forget forget,
The sun viii set
pray you think how warm and sweet
The heart can beat;
pray you think how the rose =
From grave-dust grows.
-Chrfstidn Inleliigencer.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-04-27
Memories OF Yorktown.

There is, however, in the memories of
Yorktown, even now, much to draw living
Englishmen and Americans nearer together,
and unquestionably the bearing of General
Washington at the supreme moment toward
his vanquished and humiliated enemy was Of
that character which is meet and right that
historians should "not willingly let die."
When, on the 18th of October, 1871, Lord
CORVALLIS had lost his two advanced re-
doubts by storm, he made an attempt to es-
cape with his rank and file who were still
fit for duty-rather more than four thousand
in number across the river to Gloucester.
The attempt was frustrated, as might have
been expected when it is remembered that
the opposing forces, French and American,
vastly outnumbered the British, and that
French fleet of more than thirty sail, under
Comte de Grasse, lay in the adjoining river
and roads. On the morning OF the 18th of
October Lord CORVALLIS accepted the inev-
liable, and the terms of capitulation were
settled between him, as representing the
British side, and General Washington and
the Comte de Rochambeau, as severally rep
resenting the triumphant forces of America
and France. But it is not generally known
that at the moment when Lord Cornwallis
surrendered to General Washington the
humbled Engishman simultaneously un-
covered his head. With characteristic
thoughtfulness General Washington prayed
him to put on his hat, as-the weather being
chilly and wet--there was danger of his
catching cold. at does not much matter
what now becomes of me-" exclaimed the
detected Englishman; to which, in firm
voice, General Washington at once replied;
"On the contrary, my lord, l anticipate for
you long career of distinction and honor
in the service of your king and country"
How truly these generous and prophetic
words were borne out may be seen by those
who care to read the epitaph upon the mon
ument erected by grateful country to
Charles, First Marquis CORVALLIS, in st.
Paul's cathedral. Yet memories of this kind
serve only to remind us that, in Keble's
beautiful words, "Brothers are brothers ever
more. No distance"-and, it may be added,
no bickerings-"breaks their tie of blood"
England is, happily on terms of the closest
amity both with France and the United
State, and no celebrations" of events which
happened a century since are likely to dimin
ish the cordiality of their friendship,-Lon
don Telegraph.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-04-27
The Late Gear.

The late emperor of Russia was not only
one of the handsomest men in his domin-
ions, but one of the best aud his manners
we're always most courteous to all who were
brought in contact with him. 1t is more
than twenty years since | saw him. He
then used frequently TO call and take tea at
the English embassy. He was always under
the impression that his intention was not
known beforehand. But even then precau-
tions were taken to Insure his safety, and
his coachman, unknown to him, informed
the embassy of the contemplated visit some
hours before it took place. lie then had
worn, sad air, as though the empire, if not
life were trouble to him. His honest de-
sire was that all under his rule should be
happy His own idea of happiness seemed
to be to play at cards for small stakes with
his cronies and occasionally to kill bear.
ANY one more utterly untitled to reign as
an autocrat never did reign as one He was
very steadfast in his friendships, and unfor-
tunately his friends were very greedy and
corrupt set. They were perpetually getting
into debt, and he was perpetually paying
their debts. In one case having handed over
large sum of money to a friend TO free
him from his creditors, he found that none
of them had been paid. On this he simply
gave the same sum to third person, and
requested him to settle with the creditors.
remember being once at ball given by
the empress to the emperor on his birthday.
| was playing at ecarte when the emperor,
who was wandering about, came behind me
to watch the game. My adversary and
were both at four, and it was my deal
4" Now" said the emperor, "let us see
whether you can turn up the king dealt
and then held mn the :" turn up cara, op-
serving, "Your orders sire, have been =.
obeyed." A dozen times afterward the en-
peror asked me how managed it, and he
newer newer would believe that it was mere
hazard, and that l had taken the chance
of the card being king Why the
Russian conspirators should have killed
th;s kind and well-meaning man is really
difiioult to understand. Ills son and sue
cessor is man OF Tar sterner stuff, as, l
suspect, they will soou discover to their cost.
London Truth
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-04-27
TribuIatiOns.

We must tasts the gall if we want to taste
the glory. If justified by faith we must
suffer tribulations When God saves soul
he tries it. Some believers are much sur
prised when they are called to suffer. They
thought they would do some great thing for
God but all he permits them to do is to
suffer for his sake. Go round to every one
in glory; each has diff srent story to tell,
yet every one tale of suffering. But mark,
all were brought out of them. 1t was dark
cloud, but it passed away. The water was
deep, but they reached the other side. Not
one there blames God for the way he led
them thither. salvation is their only
cry. Child of God, murmur not at your lot.
You must have palm as well as white
robe. Learn to glory in tribulation.-
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-04-27
GA Nail In Every Building"

The late Professor Samuel Miller, of
Princeton, New Jersey, was man of large
benevolence. He refused to aid no object
which he considered worthy Of public or
private benefcence. He used to say that he
loved to have nail in every building in
tended for the glory of God or the good of
man. 1t was in his heart to aid to the ex-
tent of his ability every worthy cause. And
doubtless he had his reward. He had it as
he went along in the consciousness of doing
good. He had it in the prayers and bene-
dictions of the poor. He has it now in
heaven in the smile of his divine Lord.
And he will have it in the great rewarding
day, when the Master will bring to light
every good deed, and say unto him, Well
done, good and faithful servant; enter thou
into the joy Of thy Lord" Were all to act
on the same principle, how much good would
be accomplished A nail in every build
ing intended for the glory of God or the
good of man." A helping hand for every
worthy object. Here little and there a
little. A.portion to seven and also to eight.
Few are so poor but that they might adopt
this rule.-Selected
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-04-27
Ihf Come Girrlf.
For the Vermont wstchmap.
MOLLIE.

For the Vermont wstchmap.
MOLLIE.
Brx. H., CONCORD, NJ
Poor old Mollie,
Waiting for letter from her son,
Worn and faded,
Wonders when the battle will be done.
Happy mother once was she,
Children played around her knee,
Sad and lonely,
Life with her, its race has almost run.
Plying neighbors
Never will kindly nod refuse,
As for answers
To her question still she vainly sues.
OH her heart is still with her boy,
Her sole hope her pride, her JOY,
Night and morning
Asking, Ia there from my Dickie any news ?"
One, another,
Molllo Of her children Ia bereft,
Till one summer
Only Dick, the youngest one is left.
Hale and hearty lad is he,
Bright as one would wish to see,
And in labor
He ia very skillful, neat and deft.
But guns thunder.
And the war cry sounds throughout the land
Molie trembies
For Dick longs to Join the band
Who from school and work shop speed
sages, in their country's need
Brave and noble
Each with valiant heart, and willing hand.
SO to battle,
Dick, the stalwart workman, marched away,
In a skrmish
lie laid down his life one autumn day.
But poor Moilie. crazed and old
WIN not heed the story told,
VIII not listen
To the words. the people gently say.
Sick and feeble
Not single mail-time will she lose.
Then she rouses
For moment FROM her mournful muse,
Asking, Has 1t come to-day2"
And when answered turns away,
Whispering Sure tomorrow will bring news"