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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-11-23
Brave Living.

What is brave living2 Is 1t possible for
that, an infinitely harder thing, to be illus
trated In daily experience In the great
crises of life we are lifted out of and be-
yond ourselves. There is food of emo
tional intensity which spurs on the leader OF
the forlorn hope, and which animates the
soldier when he is surrounded by difficulties
The most timorous Of animals, when driven
into corner and at bay, will develop an
obstinate courage in defending life, or fight.
ing for its home and offspring. After ali, is
not a finer strain of character shown in lust
meeting little difficulties AZ they come, with
patience and perseverance, In bearing irri-
tations calmly, in submitting with dignity
and without recrimination TO false accusa.
tions and prejudices, and in living after
Christ's pattern In world that is inimical
10 Christian love- When we see gentle
woman living year after year with cross.
grained curmudgeon of q husband, like
Abigail overruling his churlishness by her
generosity, yelling his imperfections with a
semi.diyine tact and grace Of charity, and
shutting her lips with wifely reticence from
complaint and bewailing. what words are
large enough to do her honor2 When day
after day and night after night mother
struggles to bring her family up in the right
way, toiling for the bread they eat and the
clothes they wear, can we sufficiently praise
her fidelity, her devotion, and her fortitude2
When we look at one, bereaved and afflicted,
who yet puts sorrow aside, takes up life's
burdens and tries to live oheerfully, encour-
aging the flowers to grow over the manned
and SCARED places OF memory, can we do
else than look at such one with amazed
and willing admiration Courage is sub
lime quality, and brave living is indeed
more heroic than even brave dying. To
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-11-23
The Crlckets.

Early in the autumn have heard three
or four crickets under the hearthstone, ser.
enading each other in voice sharp and shril,
which seemed as If they were a thousand
strong. They made the whole house ring,
but the solid earth moved on its way, the
autumn passed into winter, the crickets
died and were no more heard. Such pass.
ing racket are the harpings of few skep.
tical minds upon this everlasting claim that
our faith is defunct, our theology obsolete,
our pulpit dead. AS to any real source in
these filings at the old theology, either in
giving it its death-blow or expressing its
history, they remind me of Robert Southey's
answer TO fiippant critic, who declared
that " the Edinburgh Review had crushed
Wordsworth's Excursionl" "Crush the
Excursion !" said the brother poet, pointing
up to the mountain back of Wordsworth's
home, "you might as well try to crush
Skiddawl" So say we to these dapper critics
OF the theology and of the pulpit which are
built into our history, "As easily crush
Skiddawl ]" Yes, :" the strength of the hills
is his also."-Protessor Austin Phelps.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-11-23
VOL. 77.-3919. NO. 7.

point only can touch, and then I must
leave him. He fell in love with Lucretia
Rudolph bright and early, and that was
very. good thing TO do. No safeguard can
think Of after Gods grace can be better
than this pure and loving nexus which
unites two hearts once for all, and sets a
youth and maiden dreaming their happy
dream And just as it was with the father
80 1t was with the son he found the one
woman in all the world for his wife, because
he was worthy to find such a woman. But
they were young, and the world was all be
fore them, and the world was yet TO be
sought through for living. 1t lay some
where, no doubt at all of that but the time
mad not yet come to demand where that liv-
ing was, and 30, like wise young people,
they waited about seven years and then
they were married. James A. Garfield had
by this time gone back as a teacher Of the
tongues to the college where he swept the
floors and made the fires, and his salary
solved the problem OF living in a simple
way, such as they desired. Aud 80 The
story ends on his wedding day, as he stands
with the happy light in his eyes, and with
the bonnie bride beside him, who has 30
beautifully worn her crown OF sorrow decked
with heavens own light through the long,
sad days Of this summer.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-11-23
YOu Can Keen II.

We mean the Sabbath. There has been
debate of late as TO whether the Sabbath,
as we have known it, is going or has gone
from among us. We do not share the views
of those who think the Sabbath has disap-
peared. We know there is much Sabbath
desecration. We mourn over it. But it
would not be true TO put us down as a Sab
bath-breaking nation. There is yet diff
ference, and a wide one, between our Sun
days and the other days Of the week. But
all this apart. The point we wish to press
here is that it lies in every individuals
power to keep the Sabbath holy. The Sun.
day newspaper is published, but you do not
need to read it. The Sunday excursion is
advertised, but you are not compelled to 20
upon it. Your neighbor may employ the
day in looking over business accounts, but
that does not affect the question of your
duty. He may spend in idleness at home,
or in the entertainment of friends, but that
does not close the church-doors for you. In.
deed, If these things are as they are, it is so
much the more reason why you, who be-
lieve in the sscredness of the Sabbath,
should be more than ever scrupulous to
keep it holy. We are in hearty sympathy
with every effort that is made to secure
mans legal right to his rest day. We
would use every available mode to spread
sound views as to the sacredness of the Sab
bath, and the resulting blessing If it is
properly observed. Aud then--and this is
our point here-we would urge upon the in
dividual his own duty and privilege. What
ever may be the present decentralization, you
need not allow yourself in its current. You
have the church you have the Bible you
can have your hour of retirement with God,
In the public services Of religion, and in the
privacy of your own home, you can pass the
day-resting according to the command
ment. 1t is just here that much may be
done to establish and perpetuate sound
principles. Every Sabbath.keeping individ,
ual is strong argument in favor of the
proper observance of the day of rest; and
so, and, If possible, with increased intensity,
is every Sabbath-keeping family. You can
help to multiply such arguments. The
command is, Remember the Sabbath day
TO keep it holy" You can obey the COM
mand.-iRustrated Christian Weekly.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-11-23
The True Call.

Gods providence is something broader
and better than that which wholly spends
Itself with few theological students and
their wives. Divine providence has been
very greatly belittled by thinking of it and
talking about IL as picking out young
man here, and another there, TO put into the
ministry or missionary work and picking
out young woman here and another there
to be the wife of minister or missionary,
and leaving all the rest of the young men
and women to do what they please. Such
exclusive stress has been laid upon call to
the ministry that when young man is con-
vinced that he has not received such q call
he concludes that he is not called to any
particular service for Christ. Consequently
he goes into business or q profession for
himself. We believe in a call to the minis
try. And we believe God Just as plainly
and just as imperatively calls men to other
services of the church and the cause Of
Christ. God calls men with peculiar finan-
cial skill and business taste and ability TO
20 into business for the Lord. He calls
doctors and lawyers TO go into these pro.
fessions and prosecute them for the Lord
and his cause. He calls mechanics and
manufacturers and inventors and laborers
to prosecute their labors for him. We
have made such din about the call to the
ministry that ten thousand men whom the
Lord has called to serve him elsewhere
have failed TO hear the divine voice. Not a
few OF these have waited to be taken by
| some divine power wonderfully manifested
and compelled to enter the ministry, and
since this power did not take them they
settled it that the Lord did not want them
or course they are to be Christians, and be
honest and attend church and give some
thing for benevolent causes, but to devote
their entire lives to the service of Christ
to 60 where they can be the most useful, tc
do that in which they can be the most use
full, these are claims which they never feel
because forsooth they have not had divine
call. The time is coming, or ought to come
when every Christian man will enter upor
his pursuit in life and prosecute it under
the same motives and principles which art
| supposed to govern the minister in choosing
and following his profession. We believe
in divine call to the ministry, call just
as sacred as it was ever represented to be
and more than this, we believe that God,
providence and Gods spirit not only take
care for the ministry and missionary, but
for all other pursuits whereby the cause Of
Christ may be supported and advanced
God calls the business man not out of his
business, but TO do business for him, ever
as the minister breaches for the Lord. The
other professions and pursuits are TO bt
made "sacred " by entering them at thu
bidding and in the service of God. 1t il
time for tho church to stop liotoning oimply
to call to enter the ministry, stop asking
"Lord, wilt thou have me for minister 2
and ask the broader question, "Lord, wha,
wilt thou have me to do?" There will b,
call to something when this is the spiri
God wants us, and calls us all somewhere
| Golden Rule,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-11-23
Watching with the Sick,

But few families are able 10 bear the or.
pense OF q hired nurse, especially In the
country, and it falls TO the lot of the kind
neighbors TO "sit up" with the sick. There
is great difference, says an exchange,
among night-watchers, and it urges atten-
tion TO few general rules, which il OBJ
served, will give the patient quiet and
restful night: Always take dressing
gown and slippers, OF in warm weather a
thin coat instead of the dressinggown. In
very cold weather do not go near the sick
person until the clothing and hands are
properly warmed. A person who is greatly
prostrated often has the senses highly sen.
sitive. The sense of smell, for example, is
sometimes 80 exalted and acute as to notice
odors that are not perceptible TO the we'll.
One Of the most important things for an
intending watcher is Gf his daily occupation
is one that is likely to give marked odor
TO the clothing) to change throughout. Those
who smoke should observe the same precau-
ton, as the odor Of stale tobacco smoke is
most distressing TO an invalid, even IL he
smokes himself when we'll In taking pos
session of the sick person for the night, learn
the hours for administering medicine and
food, and write them down. 1t is seldom
the case that sick person should be reused
from sleep to take medicine; but be sure
and ascertain what directions have been
given by the physician in this respect. If
the patient is very i'll, never whisper in his
presence; if anything is to be asked of
member of the family do it out of the
room. Avoid all unnecessary moving about,
and all noise. II in winter, and the coal
fire is to be replenished, prepare beforehand
for this by taking some old newspapers and
doing up the coal in parcels do this out
side the room, of course. A parcel of coal
thus done up can be placed in stove or
crate without making any noise. So where
ice is to be given to the patient, let it be
broken up beforehand, and then If ice is
scarce and care must be taken to preserve
it, put it in soup plate and cover it with
another, then place the plates between two
feather pillows, and it may be kept for
long time. See that the heat from the
fire does not fall unpleasantly upon the pa
| tient, and take care that the lamp is prop
| erly shaded. In warm weather, when the
windows are open, be careful Of a sudden
change during the night, and see that no
drafts fall upon the sick person. When
medicine is to be given, always measure
and prepare it out Of the sight of the pa
tient, 80 that he may not be thinking of it
| beforehand. When the watcher is a friend,
the sick person is often tempted to talk,
and thus induce fatigue. II the arrange
ment of the room allows it, the attendant
should sit out of sight, but where he can
not hear the least whisper.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-11-23
A Correction.

Our printers are apparently trying to i'm
peach our veracity. Two weeks ago We
told about our satisfactory use of muck, and
last week we were made to say, in reply tc
Mr.. Redfelds question, that none Of oul
land had chad muck" The sentence as We
wrote it was, Some of the land has never
had particle of stable manure applied tc
it since it came into our hands, and none ol
it has had much" The ingenuity Of the
printers imp in making a writer seem tc
say just what he didn't say is sometimes
very astonishing.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-11-23
VEGETINE! 4!
SUPERIOR TO ANY FAMILY
MEDICINE.
DOCTORS GAVE HER UP.
Vegetine Cured Her.

MONTREAL, r. O., October 20, 1879.
Mr.. II. r. Sferens:-About fifteen years ago I was
troubled with scrofuous Humor which settled my
lungs and brought cough consulted Ave
sx OF the best physicians In Boston; but they gave up
treating me, said there hope OF cure, and they
could do nothing more for me. friend who had used
vEGETINE In his family recommended me to try IL.
procured three bottles. and before finishing the third bottle
found myself entirely cured and had not another attack Of
scrofula for nine years. After that period had 10 get
some more vEGETINE, hut II quickly restored me 10
health again. and have not had third attack. am
sStynne old, and since becoming Of the vr
tues OF medicine have given It to my children and
grandchildren, and have recommended It to my friends.
The results have been invariably all that could be desired
Previous to my nrst trial OF the vEGETINE had Can
removed and scrofulous Sores broke out me- but
none have appeared since and believe superior any OF
the Family Medicines in use. MARIA J. KTMBALL
vouch for the in every particular
and consider vEGETINE the best Family Medicine now In
MOSES KIMBALL,
Husband Of Maria j. Kimball.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-11-23
Moral and Religioas.



ORIGINALLY FuBtIsHxp IN 1884.
Only waiting TN the shadows
Are little longer grown.
Only waiting TIL the elimmer
OF the days last beam Ia flown;
TIL the night Of earth Ia faded
From this heart once full OF day
TIL the dawn Of heaven ia breaking
Through the twilight soft and gray.
Only waiting TIL the reapers
Have the last sheaf gathered home,
For the summer time hath faded
And the autumn winds are come.
Quickly, reapers, gather quickly,
The last ripe hours OF my heart,
For the bloom Of life Ia withered
And ! hasten to depart.
Only waiting TIL the angels
Open wide the mystic gate,
At whose feet long have fingered,
Weary. poor and desolate.
Even now hear their footsteps,
And their voices far away
II they call me I am waiting,
Only waiting TO obey.
Only waiting TIL the shadows
Are little longer grown,
Only waiting TIL the glimmer
OF the days last beam is flown;
When from out the folded darkness
Holy. deathless stars shall rise.
BY whose light my soul will gladly
Wing her passage to the skies.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-11-23
The ynme Girrle.
A MoTHERs WORDS.

when the elder children were round me
And needed my every care,
Noisy and rough with cioth-rent knees
And tumbled. wind-tossed hair.
often thought when they were grown,
How FREQ my life would be;
Then could rest. and they would work
And lift all care from me.
But now my boy 40 bearded
hardly seem TO know;
He's half-ashamed 10 kiss my cheek,
And afar In tho world must go.
Ny girls, though loving in their way.
Have grown 40 very tall,
And seem 40 strange. often sigh
And wish that they were small.
All mothers, when you are weary.
And the children seem to crowd.
When they seek you in their troubles,
or their glad tones are too loud,
Think not OF that far future
when they may help you rest.
Enjoy the present happy days,
While they love mother best.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-11-23
agricultural Weparf'ren.
T. II. BOsKINs. Agricultural Editor.
THE CoRN-sONG.



NJ .. o. WHITTIER.
Heap high the farmers wintry hoard
Heap high the golden cornl
No richer gift has autumn poured
From out her lavish horni
Let other lands, exultlng. CLEAN
The apple from the pine,
The orange from its glossy green.
The cluster from the vine;
We better love the hardy gift
Our rugged wales bestow,
To cheer us when the storm shall drift
Our harvest-feids with snow.
Through wales Of grass and meads Of flowers.
Our plows their burrows made,
while on the hills the sun and showers
OF changeful April played.
We dropped the seed DER hill and plain.
Beneath the sun OF May,
And frightened from our sprouting grain
The robber crows away.
All through the long bright days Of June
It's leaves grew green and fair,
And waved in hot midsummer's noon
It's soft and yellow hair.
And now, with autumn's moonlit ewes,
It's harvest-time has come,
We pluck away the frosted leaves,
And bear the treasure home.
There. richer than the tabled gift
Apollo showered OF old.
Fair hands the broken grain shall aft,
And knead lts meal Of gold.
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-11-23

snatch victory in the sight Of a multitude
is noble, but TO conquer daily victory in the
obscurity Of ones home, with no drums
beating nor colors fying--that is nobler
still.--C Christian Inteiliqencer.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-11-23

SAID old Cornelius Vanderbilt to young
man who came to tell him the sad story OF
how he had lost money by stock operations
Sonny, don't ever buy what you can't pay
for, and don't sell what you haven't got.'
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-11-23

BE Nor LIKE HIM.-lie was cross and
fretful at home. lie was terror to his wife
and children still he was a deacon and a
"pillar in the church. Yet he was by no
means wholly bad. On the other hand he
was very good everywhere except at home
home, OF all the places In the world, the very
place which should be little heaven below.
And worst OF all, he was typical, to q Ger.
tain extent of a great many men, who,
though not as bad rs he, nevertheless stand
in great need of reform in this particular.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-11-23
Iime gables.
Central Vermont Railroad.
Commencing Monday, October "a, 1881.

Trains GotnD South riu Leave Montpelier
as fottotcs!
Q01 a m MAIL, from st. Adams and Burlington fol
5fu d. nI' Concord, Manchester, Nashua, Worcester
lowell fitchbu Y, Boston, Springfield, New
London and New York.
O sn.lus spd q. WIS., ics T MSn:
ELL Drawing Room Car to Boston via Lowell
6 M @aSaR ns1n ol tFs% aS'"' h'''d and Bur
O Ssap spd * Ss ~ s osfsn.
Fitchbufg, Springfield New London and New
York, and all points In New England. Sleep
Ing Cars TO Springfield and Boston via Lowell
Trains Going North and West!
3O S Ydn s% @SSn ss s Ss
Sleeping Car TO Montreal
65 hca.. % fSns sSa e. e
Johns.
1890 bocA& a. & wSs sus Sys
3 Il tSsHEss c T. Vs. Va F"Ys Tcms SG;sr % s ys rsn
New London at 800 q M, Springfield at s.uf
a. M. for Burlington, ~. Albans, Montreal
Ogdensburg and the West. Drawing Room
Car to Montreal.
69b n m ACC0MMoDATIoN, from White Rvei
VIZ " 'h Junction for Burlington, st. Abans and
Montreal.
Trains leave for Barre at 7.25 a. M, so p. m and
t2o Returning, leave Barre at s25 M, 250 p m
and 300 y. m.
Through tickets to Chicago and points west for sale Al
the principal stations.
j. W. HOBART, General Superintendent.
w. SMITH. General Passenger Agent.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-11-23

The difference between . cat and q
comma is that the one has the claws at the
end OF the paws, while the other has the
pause at the end Of tho clause.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-11-23

RELIGION Is that nobler half of life with
out which nothing stands in true balauoe.
II wants the same kind of practical training
as the other side, and will marvelously help
and steady that.
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Wsw advertisements.
Walker & PUffcp!
BOOTS,
Shoes & Rubbers
Look at this long List of
Goods and Prices!

LOOK aC JillS long LlSC OF
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Mems Beaver Boots. ......... ....
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Mems Calf Boots, Lined with
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Boots Observation-Disclosures. 1926
Childs' Rubber Boots........ 100
Childs' Red Top Boots, sizes
q TO H.. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. LOO
Ladies' Beaver Shoes, Lace. 100
Ladies' Beaver Foxed Shoes,
Lace ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1.26
Ladies' Beaver Butte n Shoes,
special bargains. .......... 200
Ladies' Calf Lace Shoes. .....
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Ladies' Kid Button Shoes. 400
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ladies' Pebble Goat Button Shoes, In all the
best styles. at very low prices. Ladies' Cork
Wool Cork soies. We keep the best FELT
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Misses Calf Button Shoes. 1.76
Misses Grained But'n Shoes, 1875
(This Shoe ia all solid leather, and will wear
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Misses Felt Slippers In Red and Blue,
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Children's Calf Button Shoes. 1.37
Children's Grained Button
81.
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VALUABLE BUSINESS STAND
For Sale orient.

'THE undersigned offers for sale or rent
Il STORE HOUSE, with comfortable DWELL
ING, Garden, Stable Ne, also Il BLACKSMITH
and WllEELWkIGnr SHOP, If needed This
property is known as Stockton and is situated ON
the road leading from FallstOn to Magnolia and
IS desirable stand for any kind of business
There is also a comfortable Dwelling House and
Twenty Acres of land belonging To this property
For terms apply to Mr.. Watkins, on the premises
deC2i-Nnt WILLIAM SCAREE