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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-05-18
A Beautiful Life.

How true it is in the great held OF the
worlds spiritual necessities that God hath
chosen the weak things OF the worid 10 con
found the mighty, 80 that often where the
strength in merely human power turns pack
in dismay from the battle against sin, the
power OF divine love working through
weak woman's heart obtains the most deoi-
sive victories. The short but beautifui Ire
of Miss Warne at portsmouth alfords very
remarkable Illustration OF the iact' 1hrough
a seemingly slight accident when a chiid,
she was laid upon SICK bed, and the aiilic-
ton lasted Tor a number oil years. Wneh
about the age OF bfteen sne recovered her
strength sufficiently so that she was aoie 10
walk on two crntches, and then joined the
hurcb,enteredthe Sunday-schoola and became
most eihcient teacher' Inc iove OIL onrls'
seemed 70 burn In her soul WIN intense ier-
vor, and she became noteu IN t1e scnoo, lor
power over tne rougnes. VI ene ooys' oone
eight years ago, she began Work IN ms
sion-room at hudmore, district OF rorts,
mouth wnere there Is aouhdant evidence OF
great drinking ana great wretcheoness'
Fishermen, pargemen, ana tne p,g rougn
LADS VINO are oiten the oormeneon tne ponce,
ana the terror Oh quiet peopie IN gu, seaport
towns, form tne pr,ncipai part Oh sne Popu,
iation. Many good Christian workers mao
laoored IN the place, ana some nad lelt ~
utterly disheartened, before this physlcaliy
weak put spiritually strong wnole-nearted
Christian young woman put her hand 10 tne
work amid al lts noise ana sin' her one
weapon was the word OIL uod' as !. teiis tte
story OF the wonderful love ana grace Oh lne
Lord Jesus Christ. one pegan her work In
the miss,on,nail al hudmoor py lnviting
iew small chlidreh 10 come ana near aoou.
the saviour oi Sinners and ,hen visi.ed
their homes during the weekdays ana ,ne
intervals OF service on sundays, ana her
simple earnesthess ana physicai neipiesshes,
made strong impression on parents ano
children alike. very soon the Dig boys
sailors, bargemen, In the toughest oil gar
ments came and listened IN quietness to ner
loving speech. Gradually the numbers in
creased, until there were seventy in hel
class of the ragged and wretched, who wert
tanned down in her presence as if spell
held them in eager silence. Then girls anc
women mingled in the gathering, and tha
led to the formation of a female class, moth
ers' meeting, sewing class, and educa
tional work of various kinds. Visiting thu
people at their homes during the day, ant
, busy in the evening at the various classes
guiding and encouraging, she spent her lif
here as benediction from God among tn
poor. Truly she spent "long life in
t short time," and the weak body in whicl
the burning soul lived was soon dried u
with the holy flame. When about thirty
five years of age she was laid aside for som
l months by illness, and then the messag
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-05-18

an one, and there is the tombstone Of such
another one, and yonder Is the monument of
that great man, about whom he tells us a
tale Of veal or woe as we pass hither and
thither among the mounds Inside the
cathedral walls the grassy sod is dotted with
tombstones, bearing names almost obliter-
ated by time and tempest, and in an alcove
Of the wall itself is the vault, with the re-
cumbent marble-mailed efhgies of two
knights or earls who were honored with a
rhyming inscription from the hand of King
James |. With. pride, the sexton showed
the efHgies, showing also other titled names
that decorate the spot. "And there" said
he, while moving along, as he pointed out a
hagstone bearing two names, one OF which
was but few years old, "there is Mrs.
Carlyle's grave" "The wife of Thomas
Carlyle 2" | inquired. "Ay," said he, cay,
was the tombstone glorified by that immor-
tai epitaph, the finest tribute ever paid to
wife or woman, in which the illustrious lit
erary GIANT
"Mghtest Titan Of ruggedest mind,
Frownng majestic on feeble mankind -
after referring TO her long years of wise and
helpful companionship, says that, by her
death, the light of his life is clean gone
out" And Mr.. Carlyle" says the sexton,
comes here from London now and then to
see this grave. lie is gaunt, shaggy, weird
kind of old man, looking very old the last
time he was here" I" lie is eighty-six now,"
said /. "Ay," he replied, eighty-six, and
comes here to this grave all the way from
London" And told the sexton that Car
lyle was great man, the greatest man OF
the age in books, and that his name was
known all over the world; but the sexton
though. that there were other great men
lying near at hand, though | told him their
fame did not reach beyond the graveyard,
and brought him back to talk of Carlyle.
L" Mr.. Carlyle himself" said the gravedigger,
softly, Z" is to be brought here to be buried
with his wife, ay. He comes here, lonesome
and alone" continued the gravedigger,
"when he visits the wife's grave. His niece
keeps him company to the gate, but he
leaves her there, and she stays there for
| him. "The last time he was here, got a
sight of him, and he was bowed down un-
/ der his white hairs, and he took his way up
by that ruined wall of the old cathedral
| and round there and in here by the gateway,
, and he tottered up here to this spot
Softly spake the gravedigger and paused
3 Softly still, in the broad dialect of the Id
b, thans, he proceed I'd Sand he stood here
: awhile in the grass, and then he kneeled
, down and stayed on his knees at the grave
r then he bent over, and / saw him kiss the
D ground, ,-ay, he kissed it again and again
s and he kept kneeling, and it was lonl
t time before he rose and tottered out OF the
e cathedral, and wandered through the grave
r yard to the gate, where his niece stood wait
d ing for him."
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-05-18

grees below freezing, but, of course, IT will
freeze on the spout. At four degrees above
it runs freely, and it will run well at two de-
grees above think here is case where the
roots never freeze. | think the body cannot
freeze at the ordinary height of tapping.
Does not this dispose the theory of our State
Geologist, who believes that the sap flows be
cause the cells have been ruptured by frostf
Would you favor me with your opinion on
this point2 Why does cold water make
sweet sap2 DO you understand thisY"
We think Mr.. Wheeler has studied the
question enough to realize that we must go
slow in forming theories, and that we are
far from knowing enough facts to establish
laws in regard to this difficult question
There are said TO be two sides to every ques-
tion this one has many sides. Mr.. Wheeler
speaks of this spring as being a cold one,
which it is, if we take summer temperature
as standard. But really does not this
forty-four degree spring act as warming
pan to the tree in winter and spring, keeping
the sap in fluid condition when it would
freeze in trees or dry ground 7 If this is so,
have we not a cause for its running so
freely As regards the sweetness of the
sap, as all the starch and sugar in the tree
must be formed in the leaves, and is all left
in the tree when the leaves fall, it seems to
us that the important factors are, first, thrift,
and abundant LEAKAGE in the tree to produce
as much sugar material as possible during
the growing season; and, second, plenty OF
water TO soak it out in the sugar season
Are not both of these factors present in that
remarkable tree ?
Regarding the theory of DIR. Cutting that
sap flows on account of the rupture OF tht
wood cells by FROST we should hesitate to &C
against so careful and acute an observer
opinions on any subject that he had investi
gated. Nevertheless, as the sap vessels arr
continuous, and as we rupture many Of
them by tapping tree, we do not see any
need of supposing rupture by frost. VI
! have believed, and still incline to believe
that the sap is forced out at every rise o
temperature above freezing, by the expar
sion of air in the tree. This is the uis
tergo, or power behind This is also us
fronte, or power in front, found in the press
ure of sap induced by the absorption c
water from the soil by the roots. Thi
: keeps filling up the sap vessels, loadin
them, so to speak, ready for the warm morl
ings to fire off. But perhaps this is not al
struse enough to satisfy our friend Wheele
. We do not believe in looking far off for
3. reason when another equally good lies nea
5 at hand. AGRICULTURAL EDITOR.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-05-18
Raihnad !Gime gable.
NENTRAL VERMONT RAILROAD LINE
Commencing on Monday, February \, 1881.

Trains Gotng South and East.
Leave Montpelier at $50 and 1.35 A. M, 6 90 p,
NJ, and 11,00 p. NJ.
Ma,-From ogiensburg st. Albans and Burlington leaves
Montpelier At $50 A. NJ, for Boston, New YORK, etc.
Express-From Montreal st. Albans, Burlington Rut-
land etc. leaves Montpelier at l35 NJ, for Boston,
via Lowell and intermediate points
Mixed TranLeaves ~. Albana at 800 p. M Burlington
at ti.iO NJ, Montpelier at 6.55 p. NJ, for Northhed'
Night ExpreAs-From ogdensburg, Montreal. ST. Al
bans and Burlington, leaves Montpelier ~ Ivy P; NJ,
for Boston via Lowell Ftchburg, Springfield new
York and intermediate points.
Trains Going North and West.
Leave Montpelier at 1926 A. M, 710A. M, TO- 40 A.
NJ, 355 p. NJ. and $50 p. NJ.
Day Express-Iaaves Boston via Fitchburg At 500
via Lowell at $50 a. NJ, New london h 5W A. ~.
Springfield at 800 A. NJ. Montpelier At 3.55 p. M fof
Burlington. Rutland, st. Albans Montreal, ogdensburp
and the west.
Accommodation Train-Leaves Northned at 100 a
NJ Montpelier at 1l0 A. NJ, for Burlington, Rutland
ST. Albans and st. johns.
MIxed-Ieavee w X. Junction at $50 A. M Northneld a
1920 A. Montpelier at 1910 M for Burlington "
Albans, Richford, Rouses Point etc,
Accommodation Train-Ieaves White River juno
tion at $50 M Montpelier at $40 p A Tor burlington
and 81. Albans
Night Express-Leaves Boston via Lowell at 100 p NJ
via Fichburg a 500 y NJ New i9rk at iVV ~ r az, M.
lington, st. Abans Montreal and Osubg ana the Wes'
Trains leave Montpelier for Barre at 75Q A. NJ and
NJ and $50 p. NJ. Returning, leave Barre at $50
H., 2.40 p. NJ and $50. P. m.
between Montreal and Boston, and Montreal and Spring
nela and New York via Troy and paror cars TO Day Ex
press between Boston and Montreal, =,
principal stations. j. W. HOBART, General sup't.
W. Y. SMITH, General Passenger Agent.
st. Albans, VT, February IA, 1881.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-05-18
May Musings.

All thoughtful hearts have their
anniversaries, sad or sweet, gay or grievous,
and they often happen in the glad May-time.
Many choose, with beautiful appropriate
ness, from this matchless month, their mar
riage day. And it may be, in some May
morning in after years, beauteous blossom
floats into their home, only to be soon waited
heavenward by passing breeze. Their
memories Of blossomtime are strange blend
ings of bliss and disappointment. As time
goes on, this month will be to them rich in
"reminiscences, and they may say,
And now WIENER the blossoms come
The pinls-tnged peach the snowy plum,
Something in them seem to see
That's sweet or sad, to happen me.
Why fall the apple blossoms why
Comes babes and birdings, but to die?
They ever have, and ever will
Come floating to the wndow-sill,
And after you and are gone
Will fill the air and iieck the lawn,
And this the meaning seems to be
They softly whisper you and me:
Beauty and loisdOm must depart,
TO bring the truitdge Of the heart
The May-time of life is grand opportu-
nifty. Happy the young who make it rich
with blossoms of beauty in their hearts and
homes, gathering fadeless treasures which
shall bear rich fruit in years to come Sad,
alas is the heart that in life's later years
looks back on no blooming May-time, and
loveless indeed must be the life of that we'd
ded pair who, when life's roses are gone, and
they are drawing nearer to " the silent night
and the snow" cannot cheerily sing to each
other,
We have had our May my darling.
Now, then, is our time, diligently to gar
ner the wealth of love and gladuess within
our reach, lest too late we realize that life's
May-time is measurably what we make it,
| Christian at Work.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-05-18

BEREAVEMENT.

When some beloveds, meath whose eyelids lay
The sweet lights OF my childhood, one by one
Did leave me dark, before the natural sun,
And astonlshed fell, and could not pray,
A thought within me to myself did say,
"ls God less God that thou art left undone9
Rise, worship bless him. in this sackcloth spun,
As in that purple r'-But answered, Nayl
What child his hlia heart in words can lose
II he behold bis tender father raise
The hand that chastenn aorely can he choose
But sob in silence with an upward gaze2-
And my great Father, thinking ut to bruise,
Discerns speechless tears, both prayer aud praise
Mrs. BropniBD.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-05-18
Sap Theories.

Mr.. Wheeler, who sends us the account of
Z" A Remarkable Tree says, in an accom-
panying letter The tree stands beside a
very cold spring, the water forty-four de-
grees. The first eight days after tapping it
produced sap sufficient for twelve pounds OF
sugar One Sunday it ran enough for two
pounds. think | am finding law that
the colder the water the sweeter the sap
This tree will commence TO run at four de
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-05-18
Vegetine is the Great Health
Restorer.
ScrOfulOus HumOr Cured.

Boston, Sept. 9, 1877.
Mr.. II. X. STEVENS; Dear Sir-I have suffered with
scrofuous umor for years and could get no relief
have tried everything the shape of herbs saves pas
ters ETC., but nothing did any good was from my
knees my ankles Of sores. WAS advised by
Police officer W. Il. Hill to try vgeETIsg commenced
July 1876 After taking the second bottle began to
relief and the to heal ap 1t was hnaly reduced
large ulcer my right leg. tiat run no much and
looked bad many said lose my Leg but after
had taken IA bottles of vEGErsE my leg all healed
mp. and well ever I In my life. con
slider vEGETISE the best cleanser and purifier OF the blood
and advise all WHO be sunsring have suffered Il
give II trial. HENRY 7. SMITH,
50 Utica street. Boston, Mass.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-05-18

HOWEVER good the roosting-house may
be, aud however extensive the grass runs, a
place should be provided where the poultry
can congregate during wind and rain and
be perfectly dry and sheltered. This dry
run should face south and be protected from
cast winds.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-05-18

THERE is a class of people who always
make you feel wors, for having been in
their company, Everything partakes OF the
gloom of their own peevish natures. Tri-
iies are magnifed and they see in all their
surroundings ills that never asa existed So except
in their own minds. Instead OF driving
for something Of which to complain.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-05-18
Carlyle at his Wife's Grave.

While wandering about the graveyard Of
lladdington, Scotland, Mr.. John Swinton
came across rustic gravedigger at work.
lie thus describes the conversation Here"
says the grim sexton, "is the grave OF such
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-05-18

The Christian Inder of Atlanta, Georgia,
uses type made from the bullets with which
the surface of the earth for miles around
that city is strewn. 1t very aptly says /;
"They are still aimed at human hearts, now
not to iniure but to bless, TO bring not death,
but life."
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-05-18

A sourHERNnR prophesies the consulnp-
tion of one hundred million bushels OF corn
by glucose factories ten years from now.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-05-18
Vegetine,

Vegetine,
will effectnally eradicate from the sys-
TEN every taint Of
Scrofula, Scrofulous Humor, Tu-
mors, Cancer, Cancerous HUI
NOR, Erysipelas, Salt Rheum,
Hereditary Diseases, Can
ker, Faintness at the
Stomach, and all Dis
eases that arise
from Impure
Blood.
There medicine in this country at the present dal
prescribed by physicians what "a known remedy 70
scRoFuLA that enectual in its vEGETsE-
medicine to combat with scRoFuLA In all the variou
forms of this disease show many positive OF per
sons all various walks of life 1t must be good medi
cine. vgGErSE has done 1t; Is doing it, the very best
testimony proves II.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-08-25

Galveston News: "Willie Lee came
to his death by q pistol fired by John w.
Green, and Green came to his death by a
knife wound inflicted by Lee.D Such
was the verdict Of the jury Of inquest, at
Petersburg, Virginia, on the 9Th, held ov-
er the dead bodies of two prominent gen.
tlemen-Green, of Petersburg, and Lee,
of Littleton, N. c. Both were drunk,
had just been introduced, quarreled oy-
er drink, went ont to settle it, Lee
slapped Green's face four times, Green
shot Lee, Lee jumped on Green, wrench
ed the pistol from him with one hand
and stabbed him with the other. Both
died in less than ten minutes. Whisky
still lives.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-08-25
THE ECCENTRIC SQUIRT.

Yesterday an uptown lad, whose
pants were hanging by one button and
whose nose had evidently recently been
used to pillow corn, decided to drink out
the nozzle of hose that was placidly
coiled up in front of Il store on Second
street.
He had just wrapped his features
around the nozzle, and closed his eyes
to take a long, invigorating pull at the
dripping fountain, when clerk inside
who had been watching the thing q
little turned on the full pressure OF one
hundred and ten feet to the square
inch.
There was smothered gurgle and
the sound Of Kissing waters for mo-
ment, then all was still, The clerk
came out with the door mat and wiped
the water from the calm features of the
boy as he lay there, then turned him
over and opened his mouGh 50 that the
water could run out of him, tenderly
spanked him with pine board to re-
store animation, and sent him home.
We never bet except on dead sure
thing, but we are ready to lay a wager
that the same lad will hereafter submit
! to the irksome customs of our modern
civilization and drink out of a tin cup.
President Lincoln once met with a
negro on the deck Of a steamboat who
illustrated these lines
He that fights and runs away
Will live to fight another day.
The President, finding the negro had
served in regiment that suffered sew.
erely at the battle of Fort Donelson, ask
ed if he was in the fight.
The colOred man owned he had had {
taste of it, and then the following colo
guy ensueu
"Stood your ground, did your"
"No, sab; / runsw
"Run at the first fire ?"
Eyes, sab, and would hab run soon;
had / knowed it was comm"
eff our soldiers were all like you
traitors might have broken up the gov
, ernment without resistance"
! eyes sab; dar would hab been no hell
for it. l wouldn't put my life in d
scale 'gainst any goberment dat ebe
, listed, for no goberment could max
up de loss"
600 you think your company woul
have missed you if you had been killed!
"Maybe not, sab; a dead white ma
amt much to these sogers, let alone
: nigga, but I'd hab missed myself an da
was de pint wild me"
A. --@-SS-
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-08-25
engineer, he soon obtained employmes
as surveyor, and at the end Of o yealS
with heart glowing with happi1ese
and anticipation, sent a steamer ticket1
THE FAITHFUL BARBARA,

and anticipation, sent a steamer ticket
to 49,
THE FAITHFUL BARBARA,
whose love had cheered him in
MAI a sweet, tender letter. He had
saved enough money to begin life mod
estly, and his spare moments were spent
in fitting up the tiny cottage soon to be
graced by the presence Of his bride.
Allher little fancies were remembered,
her favorite colors used, and with his+'
own hands, the lover carved the picture
frames for his sketches for the mother
land, and brackets for vases filled With
her pet blue corn flowers which flourish
in the pleasant fields Of Germany better
than in our gardens. At last the coy
nest was ready for his singing bird, the
mate who should make his life complete,
and eagerly he awaited the steamer on
which he had begged her to sail-the
very first after receiving her passage.
The day came, the great boat steamed
in, and with throbbing pulse the young
Prussian waited on the dock, watching
for the face of the girl he loved, but he
saw it not, waiting until all the passen-
gers had landed, wendell his way home
chilled to the soul but though the ship
had not brought her whom he longed
for, it carried al letter for him in it's mails.
1t was short letter, but oh! such
fearful one, for it told him how hishearts
love had died with the ticket he
had sent in her hand and
edgar" ON HER LIPS.
She had not been able to live to meet
her happiness in a present SO full of woe,
and she would not write to him how she
was wasting away because she feared to
unnerve the brave arm that was battling
for her.
| Innocent but treated like a criminal :
alone, with the sea between her and her
lover, the trial had been too bitter, too
great. And now years after when he
had conquered life, met with success as
journalist, was loved and honored by
many, he follows her. They say to the
last he wore around his neck a tiny lock-
ct holding the picture of a fair girlish
| face, and tress of wavy brown hair.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-08-25

Some clergymen in England have rath-
er an easy position. The rector Of
London church, who receives $1,000 per
annum, employs a curate at 5000 to per-
form his functions, while he lives at tho
seaside.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-08-25

A former President of New England
college after getting seat in horse car
noticed one of the freshmen of his COL
lege up in front of him, and exhibiting
obvious signs of vinous exhilaration. A
close inspection revealed the fact that
thestate ofinebriety was not hastily put
on, like hat, but had been worn close
ly, like an undershirt, for several days.
For a few moments the President sur
veyed the under graduate with an ex-
preston of mingled commiseration and
disgust, and finally he exclaimed: "Been
on drunk" The half-conscious student
rallied his straying senses, and with q
gleam of good-fellowship lin his eye,
somewhat Unexpectedly CALCULATED: $50
-hic-have Iw
The st. Charles Herald publishes q
very good historical and descriptive ar
ticle in reference to St. Charles parish.
1t says that there is scarcely planta-l
ton or homestead on which some new
improvement, useful or ornamental, has
not been made during the past year. All
over the parish signs Of energy, enter
prise and returning prosperity are yisi-
BILE. "The sweet light of our future
prosperity" it says, els dawning; tho
day of Louisiana's glory breaks"
When fellow gees to see his girl
waiting half an honr in the parlor for
her to comedOwn is about as disagreed
bic thing as can happen to him. And
when the old lady is sitting in one corner
Of the room ,scowling at you with,heTlips
shut as tight as an ice box, and the Old
man is perched on high chair in an
other corner, trying in vain to grind ont
few ideas regarding tho weather, it is
positively Hades. We have been there
and we know, says the Washington Re-
publican.