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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-01-25
Conscience and Strong Drink.

Mr.. j. b. Vassar gives the following in
cident in the life of his father, a" Uncle John
Vassar," which shows what conscience says
on the question of the drink traffic. "My
father, as is known to many, was for many
years in the employ OF Matthew Vassar, the
founder of Vassar College. 1t may not be
generally known that the money with which
the college was founded was made from the
sale of pale ale. My father was the foreman
in the business while most of the money
was being made. When he was converted,
and for conscience sake left the business,
Matthew Vassar was very much offended,
and for number of years would not speak
to him. A year before Matthew Vassar de-
parted this life father called upon him, and
as was his wont, offered short prayer be-
fore leaving, Mr.. Vassar kneeling. /, a boy,
observed the two men with uncommon in
terest. Never shall | forget that at the end
ing of the prayer Matthew Vassar rose, and
with tears, laying his hand upon fathers
shoulder, said, John, you did right in leav-
ing the business" This is the way things
look when life's closing shadows gather.
1t is well for us sometimes TO see our course
from the standpoint of dying bed. Was
there ever man who in his latest hours re-
joiced that he had spent his life in making,
selling, or using strong drink? Shall we do
in life's course what we would not do at
life's close ?-Christidn.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-01-25
The Story Of n 800 Bill.

A distinguished statesman forty years
ago was on a visit to Baltimore, aud he gave
IN a nnnrad girl while thoro what no CUP
posed to be at the time one dollar bill.
The next morning the girl went to grocery
store, and, after making few trihing pur-
chases, gave the bill in payment, under the
superstition that it was a dollar. The pro-
prietor of the store, highly esteemed citizen
of Baltimore, noticed with great surprise
that it was for hundred dollars, and he sup
posed at once that the woman had stolen it.
Ascertaining the delusion she was under, he
informed her of the true character of the
note, and told her he would detain it until
the owner was found. The girl told how
she had received it, persisted that it had not
been stolen, and assented to the gentleman
retaining it until the owner was found. He
advertised the bill, and the statesman, in
answer, called to say that the girls story was
true, and that as her honesty had been sus-
pected she should keep the bill. He then
departed to the scene of his daily triumphs,
and in the acquisition of great fame per-
haps forgot the incident. The grocery mer-
chant retained the note, in expectation of the
girl returning, but she never called for it, it
is supposed being frightened and fearing
being charged with its theft. lie deposited
it at interest. Years rolled on and she mar
ried, bore children and died, and few years
ago son applied to the merchant for the
note and the interest, which now amounted
TO large sum of money. This amount the
custodans of the fund paid into one of our
city courts, in order that the court should
decide whether or not the claimant was en-
titled to it. The court sustained the claim,
and the money was paid to the heir, and
thus ends the true story of hundred dollar
bill.-Baltimore Gazette.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-01-25
The Force of Example.

There was no better man in all his neigh
borhood than Mr.. Joseph Harper, the father
of the well-known publishers, Messrs. Harper
Brothers, New York. But old Joe Harper
was great tobacco-chewer. His love for
the weed was known far and near, and
nobody supposed he would ever give it up,
as he was well advanced in years. One OF
his neighbors was notorious drunkard,
A friend took this neighbor to task one day
for his habits, and entreated him TO quit
drinking. "Give up liquor ?" said the man
"why, | could no more stop drinking than
old Joe Harper could give up tobacco"
This conversation was reported TO Mr..
Harper. "Does that old drunkard say 80 2"
said Mr. Harper. " lie shall not get be-
hind me with his rum. | will show him
that old Joe Harper can give up tobacco"
He thereupon threw the tobacco from his
mouth, and he never touched it again dur.
ing his life.-7he Teacher.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-01-25
How to Manage Whisky.

The liquor traffic is curse to the country
and to every part Of it. Language can
hardly exaggerate the nature aud degree of
the evil, and il fails, notably fails, to convey
to the mind an adequate conception of the
enormous wrong liquor is annually imposing
upon as. Where is the remedy2 Il must
be found in some organized body having
great power. Military science teaches that
fire should be concentrated. The skillful di-
rection OF the energy of great body of men
upon single point creates, practically, an
irresistible force. In our prayers for help
we may well limit them to petitions that
God so direct the energies of earth as to de-
velop their complete efficiency. This is all
the power that is required. The writer in
vites thought upon three suggestions First.
That through the agency of lectures, SER
mons and the press, a steady, persistent eff
fort be made to induce our people, in every
state and territory, to place in the schools
such books and teachers as shall teach the
effects of alcohol upon the human system
and upon the state. This will lay a foun-
dation for practical work in thirty years.
Calhoun's active effort in sowing the seeds
OF disunion began about 1929. The harvest
of death began in 1861. Second. Concen-
trate effort looking to immediate results
upon one state at time and destroy the
enemy in detachments. Throw host of
the best public speakers and organizers into
a given state whenever any convention for
amending state constitution is about TO
meet, and let them unite friends of temper
anoe in single-minded effort to secure an
article forever prohibiting the manufacture
and sale of intoxicating liquor. Let this
article, unless good reason appears for diff
ferent action, be identical in every state,
that the judicial decisions which will arise
under it shall be universal. Third. Watch
every territory when about to frame its first
constitution, and send gifted temperance
speakers there,-those who have good sense
and can move men. Western men have
broad views, and even those who love
whiskey can be led by men of large heart
to vote for prohibition. They require, not
so much instruction, as propulsion. We
know better than they do.
Dakota is now knocking at the door.
Ninety days before the Constitutional Con-
vention is held, let ten effective men aud
women enter the territory by different lines,
and at Yankton and Deadwood, Sioux Falls
and Rapid City, Big Stone Lake and Red
field, Bookings and Pierre, Mitchell and
DeSmet, and at every town and country
school-house which they can reach, fill the
atmosphere with universal cry for prohibi.
ton in Dakota. Let the new state come in
spotless.-Advdnce.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-01-25

her home. If she is wanting in grace and
symmetry of character all outward attrac-
tions must fail to charm. Now, here we are
at your door, and have read you quite a
long lecture, but you will forgive me, will
you not ?"
"Indeed will, and thank you, too"
The lambrequin was duly finished and
hung before the arrival of Mr.. Bevan's
birthday. BY way of exchange, Edward
bestowed a compliment as deserved as it was
unexpected.
&" Hester" said he, "it seems to me you
are growing every day, not in height, Of
course, but in beauty and strength Of charac-
ter. used to think that you were sometimes
guided, too much so, by impulse, but lately
have been obliged TO admire your thorough
self-control What magic art has taught
you this wisdom :"
Hester laughed in reply but secretly she
thanked the friend whose timely words had
shown her the excellent way.-Christidn
Weekly
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-01-25
The Wit OF a Dog.


Winks, for his part, after On hour or two
of it, got bored with the levity of the con-
versation, and rustled about so that he was
put out Of the carriage, to run for the bene-
fit Of his health. He went along for mile
pleased enough, gathering dust in clouds
about him. But when he intimated a de
sire to be taken in, the boys laughed in the
face of Winks. "A run will do you good,
old fellow" said Dick, with cruel satisfac-
ton. A short time afterward, ! am sorry to
say, dreadful accident, nature unknown,
happened to Winks. He uttered heart
rending shrek, and appeared Immediately
after making his way toward the carriage,
holding up one feathery paw in demonstra-
tive suffering. The anxious party stopped
Immediately, and Winks made his way
toward them, laboriously limping, and utter
ing painful cries. But when, all adjust as
he was the hypocrite was lifted into the
carriage, holding up the injured member,
and was laid upon the sottest cushion to
have it examined, words fail me to express
the sardonic grin with which he showed his
milk-white teeth. There was no more the
matter with the little williams paw than
with yours or mine.-O,W Dumb Animals.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-01-25
HumOrsOme Waits.

UTAH is in the United States, but ait is
a place where a native American is for
eigner and Jew is Gentile.'
A GROCER had pound of sugar returned,
with a note saying, "Too much sand for
table use, and not enough for building pur-
poses~
In early times it was the custom of deal.
ers in drugs TO carry their simple remedies
about with them in large earthen pot.
When one of these worthless appeared in
village, it was quite natural for the bystand-
ers TO remark, A pot he carries" From
this phrase arose the word apothecary."
A YOUNG curate, having preached before
his vicar for the first time, asked that wor-
thy, at the close of the service. which pas
sage in his sermon he thought the best, to
which the vicar made reply, "Your passage
from the yestry to the pulpit was very fine
but commend me to that from the pulpit to
the vestry for downright, heart-relieving
effect
The Countess OF " was summoned as a
witness in French court. "Your age, mad
anne 2 \" asked the Judge. "My age 2 " said
the countess "well, I--really have such
miserable memory" "But certainly you
must know when you were born 2" :" No,
indeed, judge, on my faith / don't; / was
so little at the time" The Judge did not
insist any furthur.
THAT worthy and witty divine, Thomas
Fuller, was man of considerable substance
as well as spirit, and one day, riding with
friend named Sparrowhawke, ne thought TO
chaff him after the manner of the ancients
pray, what is the difference" quoth he,
"between an owl and sparrow-hawk 2"
ooh" retorted the other, "most every way
an owl is fuller in the head, fuller in the
body, and fuller all over"
A MAN who was too poor to indulge in
any luxuries other than children was pre-
sented by loving wife with triplets-three
boys--and he sought for some family 10
adopt them. Mr.. Clark was inclined to take
one of them, but his good wife rather OBJ.
| jected. They were talking it over before
their little eight-yearold daughter, who said,
"Why don't you take one of them, ma 7 or
don't they want TO break the set 2"
: ONE day Thaddeus Stevens was practic-
ing in the Carlisle court, and he didn't like
the ruling of the presiding Judge. A sec
ond time the judge ruled against him, when
he got up with scarlet face and quiyering
lips, and commenced tying up his papers as
II TO quit the court room. "Do | under
stand Mr. Stevens" asked the Judge, cycling
him Indignantly, do understand that you
wish to show your contempt of court p
"No, sir no, sirl" replied Mr.. Stevens al
don't want TO show my contempt, sir, Pm
trying TO conceal 1t
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-01-25
Seleff MisfeHany.



sON0 or HRR WANDERING SONS.
Here where there Is ice and snow,
Here where the cold winds blow.
All praise to thee shall go,
To thee-vcrmonti
Thou art our native state,
No place can be your mate,
You have no duplicate,
Dear old Vermont
On every mountain side.
In every brooklet's tide,
Through all the meadows wide,
There's love 10 thee.
Where woodmen's axes ring,
Where men rich products bring,
Where factories voices sing,
Your wealth we see.
Your sons you've scattered far;
Under the northern star,
10 where the palm trees are.
They will be found.
And in our country's plight,
when hope was dark as night,
They proudly led the fight,
Our nation bound.
In every gentle breeze,
In all the grassy leas.
The true vermonter sees
His old, Old home.
In other lands away,
lie longeth for the day
When he can gladly say,
I'm bound for home.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-01-25

On southern railway recently passen-
ger stopped the conductor, and asked, :" Why
don't the trains go faster ?" "They run
fast enough to suit us. If you don't like
the rate of speed, get out and walk" al
would" said the passenger, settling himself
back in his seat "but that my friends
won't come to meet me until the train ar,
rives, and don't want TO be waiting about
the station two hours"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-01-25
Temperance.
THE LAW.

bid thee never touch
The cup again, nor dark the door where drink
Is sold. And lest thou break my law.
This know penalty severe give
For each offence. In dungeon walls lock
The men who disobey. with burdens great
I tax their framei their purses dran their back
With scourges lash TIL faint they fail from los
ofblood. And on.tho rack torture them,
Nor let them go til all their manhoods might
Is gone and they wrecks befouled with dark disgrace
IN go TO those
Who make and sell the drink that dooms. III bid
Them cease TO curse their fellow-man. They'll heed
Their gain that tells the price for which they bought
The souls Of men shall cease. III strip them Of
Their wealth, ard with It clothe the drunkard's wife
And child. II any still will make and sell
III shut them in the dungeon walls, and brand
Ihein with traitors curse. Solicited.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-01-25
Gor Me Nonns.


'CA' Ho's "hfAa"sf
Dear mamma. ~ Won inst couid he
A tlny little girl like me.
And vour mamma von wouid 40,
How nice I,d no N Wi,
ia ALWAYS 10, Won have vou, ,vav
ia never frown at Won and sav,
'You arc behaving m to-day,
such conduct vili no, do'
ara ALWAYS give Won iellv.oate
For breakfast. and IA never sbake
NV head and say, you mnst no, take
40 very large a silce.t
ia never sav, NV dear. trust
you will NOT make sav Won n,g,,
Eat nm your oatmeal,i ar Tho crus,
Yon'ii And IL very n,ce.'
IRA buv vop candy e,,orv dov,
ia 90 down town ,,,,,, co., 80 sav
what vould mv d,,,,ns MOO Won mae
Have ANYTHING Won see,
ia never sav. nv moi. %, proy
IT'S bad for healtb and ,ee,h. ana An
cannot 10, Won hawai- No.
IL would he wrong in ma,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-01-25

SILVER dollars with holes in them are
painfully numerous, but they are not half SO
painfully numerous as holes without any
silver dollars around them.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-01-25

HAVE you read the new version 2-Boston
Post. Yes. Have you read the old one p
philadelphia Neios.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-01-25
A. G. BROWNS
Insurance Agency,
MONTPELIER, VT.
Capital Represented, - $3.50, ooo, 900.

In these days Of doubt and uncertainty
in business, especially in the standing and
solvency of Fire and Life Insurance Com.
panies, the attention of insurers is respect
fully called to the following list of reliable
and substantial Companies represented in
this Agency.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-01-25
TO RENT.

Rooms formerly occupied by Savings Bank and Trust
Company Pleasant and convenient for law office, dent
" u efchAnt tailor. l.. ~. HuNTINGrOk,
asif Mo-. and Stats strect, Montpelier, w.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-01-25

Imperial Fire ms. Company
OF ENGLAND,
Organized in 1903 Assets, s12, go, 900
Phoenix Assurance Company
OF ENGLAND,
Organized in 1882. Assets, So, 107, 1876
The Royal Insurance Company
OF ENGLAND,
Organized in 1915. Assets. gold, $40, 900, 900.
London 81 Lancashire ms. Co.
OF ENGLAND,
Organized in 1861. Assets, 81, SOC, 900.
Commercial Union Assur'ce Co.
OF ENGLAND,
Organized in 1861. Assets Sl9, 35l, 81.
Lancashire Insurance Company
Of ENb L6ND,
Organized in 1852. Assets, gold, SIC, 1000 900,
La Confiance Insurance Co.
OF FRANCE,
Organized in 1874. Assets gold So, 700, 900
PENNSYLVANIA Fire ms. Comply
OF PHILADELPHLA,
Organized in 1925. Assets, 1900 900
Philadelphia Fire Association
OF PHILADELPHI1,
Organized in 1920 Assets, 81, OoO, 900
Insurance Co. of State of Penn.
OF PHILADELPHIA,
Organized in 1884 Assets S65O, 600
New York City Insurance Co.
OF NEW YORK,
Continental Insurance Comply
OF NEW YORK,
Organized in 1852. Assets, SO, 100 600
Manhattan Fire Insurance Co.
OF NEW YORK,
Organized in 1872. Assets, $500, 900.
Connecticut Fire Insurance Co.
OF Hartford,
Organized in 1850 Assets, 81 800 900
First National Fire ms. Co.
or WOROEsTER, MISS,
Organized in 1868. Assets, $500, 900
Travellers Insurance Company
OF HARTFORD,
Paid-up Capital, $4,000 Assets, 81, 1855, 800. AZ
Secure General Accident Policy for a specified sum- to
II the injury wholly dsabes the insured from his employ
meni i win be written for months year.
Portable Insurance within the reach OF almost every
n.y. One in sixteen Of The insured have received cash pay
ments under their accident policies.
Large risks placed at moments notice,
and at equitable rates Losses adjusted and
paid at this office, and due notice of ex-
piration of policies given. Correspondence,
and orders by mail or telegraph, faithfully
attended TO.
A. q. BROWN,
GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT,
Montpelier, VT.
uas a.. ~..---
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-01-25
Idperfsentenf.
Montpelier & Wells r. r. r.
Taking Effect Monday, December 9Th, 1881.

Montpelier & Wells r. r. R.
Taking Effect Monday, December 5th 1881.
Trains ieavc Montpelier as foilosss
E,5s S. arrive at Wells River at 1920 AN" 800 FH'
Trains ieapc Vets Rirer as foIiopss
Mixed At $40 A. NJ, accommodation at II 90 A. w. Mail
to2 PM arrive at Montpelier $40 An 2i6 a.
0I Train SI,i leaving Mon,Psy AZ So And
White Mountsns also for Boston and ali intermediate
poIntss ,,a..s,. w. A. sToWELL, SaperintendenL
Central Vermont Railroad.
Commencing Monday, December 5, 1881.
Trains Going South ,ciU Leare Montpetier
as JoffoUs!
Q9ba m MAIL from 81, Albans and Burlington for
'o0 u' W. Concord, Manchester, Nashua, Worcester,
London and New York.
l2O D. m. United EMPRESS, from Montreal, og-
ell. Drawing Room Car to boston Via Lowell.
6bb n m MIXED, from 81, Adams, Rutland and Bur-
VII W VII lington for Northned.
lilo m S n and * Ts R% DSS g cS o s"d
YORK, and all points in New England. Sleep
ing Cars TO Springfield and Boston via Lowell.
Trains Going North and West.
BIO A. m. NNIGHT EXPRESS from Boston and New
WV " VIZ nork Tor Montreal Ogdensburg and the West.
Sleeping Car to Montreal.
$50 M S1osSn hS S T Fsns and s
1890 Lon az wR s EysT T%
3 NJ RAE fSF c E EsaY Lowell RGS S ys r T.
New London AZ 500 a. m, Springfield at $50
Am. fOr pfrpal
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-01-25

Connecticut Fire Insurance Co..
OF HIRTFORD,
Organized in 1850. Assets, 81, 900, OOO
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-07-28
Hop Statistics.

New York State has 9,765 growers
of hops, who cultivate 80, 072 acres in the
crop, with a product in 1879 of 21,62S,-
931 pounds. Next comes Wisconsin with
2,317 growers, 4, 43S acres in the crop,
and a product of 1866. 427 pounds; then
California, with SO growers, 1,119 acres,
and 1,444,O77 pounds production:
Washington Territory, with IS growers,
5S4 acres in hops, and crop of 703,-
277 pounds; Michigan, 433 growers,
400 acres in the crop, and a product of
266, 100 pounds; Oregon, 20 growers,
304 acres in the crop. and PA, 81
pounds product. Of the New England
States Vermont takes the lead, with PA
growers of hops, 265 acres under the
crop, and a yield of 1O9.35O pounds
Maine comes next, with 141 growers,
PIG acres in hops, and crop Of 1924
pounds; then New Hampshire, with "a
growers, cultivating Sc acres, and
securing 1886 pounds; and Massa-
chusetts, with 80 growers, % acres in
hops, and yield of 1896 pounds. Only
eighteen States raise hops for the mar
ket, and of these, five raise less than
10000 pounds each.-N. Y. Times.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-07-28
Manners at Table.

Is there code of proper conduct con-
hected with ones knife and fork, one s
spoon and glass and plate at the table?
Is it the right thing to hold your plate
by the two sides. as if it would run away
unless it were tightly secured?-to play
with your bread and crumble it all over
the place, when you are not eating it as
If for dear life all through the pauses
between the various dishes?-to hold up
your knife and fork in mid-air, suspend
ing operations while you talk to your
neighbor. dancing your food on the
point of the prongs till you have fin
ished your remarks? Or, if you do not
do this, then industriously endeavoring
to do two things at once, eating while
you talk. talking while you eat, to the
imminent danger of accidents better i'm
agined than described? Yet many
worthy souls and well-dressed bodies
these denominations with light
hearts and q clear conscience. Also
many drink with their mouths full, as
well as shovel in supplies on supplies
before they have disposed of the first or
half-masticatedt the second-al ofwhich
are sins against the morality of the din
ner table, so far as the best law givers
have as yet gone on the subject.
To refrain from picking bones with
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-07-28
The s. Masher."
9" Is he a rare bird?''

ssIs he rare bird?"
ttHe is that The species used to be
so plenty that every city had them by
the score; but of late years the Fool
Killer has got in his work so well that
only about dozen Washers can now be
found in the whole United States"
He has a sweet look"
Certainly; he has stood before the
glass for hours to practi ce on that look.
When he parts his hair in the center,
wakes his little mustache and takes his
dear little cane in hand for walk on
the street, he calculates that sweet look
will knock down every second lady he
meets"
His plumage is very fine"
sOh, yes. The Washer always gets
the best, because he beats his tailor and
teaves his washwoman to sing for her
money"
lis he a valuable bird?'
His carcass is valued at from two to
Eve cents per pound, according to the
price of SOAP"
:. Then the species will soon become
extinct?'
"Yes; in few short years the NASH
er viii be known on earth no more. Tho
Smithsonian Institute and two or three
medical colleges will have specimens
preserved in alcohol and skeletons on
exhibition, and old gray-headed men
have dim recollection of having once
seen the animal promenading the earth"
---Detr0it Free Press.