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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-05-23
No Cause for Envy.

"Mr. Ridgeway," said a young man TO Js-
cob Ridgeway," wealthy citizen of Phila-
delphis, who died many years ago, leaving
fortune OF five or six million dollars,
"you are more to be envied than any gen.
tleman know" "Why so 7" responded
Mr.. Ridgewayi al am not aware of any
cause for which | should be particularly
envied." "What, sir" exclaimed the
young man in astonishment "why you are
amillionaire. Think of the thousands your
income brings you every month" "Well,
what of that 2"Ieplied Mr.. Ridgeway. All
| get out of it is my victuals and clothes,
and | cannot eat more than one mans al.
lowance or wear more than one suit at
time. Pray, cannot you do as much 2"
"Ah but" said the youth, "think of the
hundreds Of fine houses you own, and the
rental they bring you !" "What better am
off for that 7" replied the rich man al
can only live in one house at time. As
for the money | receive for rents, why, |
can't eat il or wear it. | can only use it to
buy other houses for other people TO live in
they are the benefciaries, not l." "But
you can buy splendid furniture and costly
pictures, fine carriages aud horses in fact,
anything you desire" And after have
bought them" responded Mr.. Ridgeway,
what then2 | can only look at the turni-
ture and pictures, and the poorest man who
is not blind can do the same. can ride no
easier in fine carriage than you can in an
omnibus for five cents, without the trouble
of attending to drivers, footmen and hostlers
and as to anything desire, can tell you,
young man, that the less we desire in this
world the happier we shall be. All my
wealth cannot buy me single day more of
life; cannot buy back my youth; cannot
procure me power TO keep afar off the hour
OF death and then what will all avail, when
in a few days lie down in the grave and
leave it all forever Young man, you have
no cause to envy me."-Paclfc.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-05-23
Influence of Family Worship.

The writer was raised in family where
worship was regularly observed morning
and night, and we would Just as soon have
thought of omitting breakfast as omitting
morning prayers. What strange thoughts
arise in the mind of little boy as he hears,
day after day, through series of years, his
father address an Invisible Being, thanking
him for the care and protection of the pre-.
vious night, and asking help through the
day No agnostics grow up in family
like that There are professors Of religion
who find frequent excuses for emitting fam
lily worship. had neighbor of that sort
who had worship in his house only on Sum
day. He has two sons; one is drunkard
and the other loafer. Some people omit
evening worship because they have company
to tea. | lived in little seaport on the
coast of Maine in house where generous
hospitality was dispensed. Some of our
neighbors were shipmasters, and when one
of them was on the point of departing on
long voyage, he and his wife and few
other neighbors were invited to tea. At the
usual hour we had evening worship, and
Gods care, protection, and help in peril were
especially asked for the captain about to sail.
The ship of one of these captains foundered
in mid-oceaD, many days sail from the nearest
land. The ships company took to the boats,
and reached land after many days. The cap
tain, who was not religious man, said to
me, I" thought Of your fathers prayer; it
helped me, gave me courage, and made me
feel sure we would get safe to land" In
my childhood it was common for family,
the head of which was going to sea, to ask
for the prayers of the church, that God
would bring back the husband and father
in safety; and on his return public prayer
of thanksgiving was offered the next Sun
day. Do they do so now and if not, why
not ? The influence of family worship is
fairly illustrated in three families which
came to Maine from Massachusetts many
years ago. OF the three brothers two were
merchants and one physician. All these
were professors of religion. In the families
of the merchants family worship was OBJ
served as regularly as the rising and setting
of the sun. In the family of the medical
man it was not so. There were times when
for months morning worship was observed,
but for the most part an extensive practice
was an excuse for emitting it altogether.
The older sons were skeptics, and the eldest
daughter is one to-day, though she has been
member of church. So much for the
medical man. Each of the merchants fam
lilies produced minister of the gospel, men
who have been useful in their calling, and
whose names are recorded in DR.. Cathcart's
Baptist EncycloI eiia. | do not know that
the difference between these three families
can be referred to the observance of family
worship in two of them, but it has always
seemed so to me, and | do not know what
else TO refer it to. The wives in these three
families were excellent Christian women
Christian Mirror.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-05-23
Why Not!

Why not always speak well of your neigh
bor Many people who speak i'll have no
malice; they would be filled with remorse
if the wrong they do could be brought
home to them. But they have no concep-
tion Of the value of reputation and the power
of words. The true wealth of community
is the character of its citizens, and the sum
of that priceless capital is made up of indi-
vidual regulations. Whoever smirches one
of these leaves black mark on the whole
community; whoever detracts from one of
these weakens the moral power of the whole
community. There are men and women In
every country town who are not pests and
plague spots, but in reality public enemies.
They are Nihilists of the worst sort; they
go about blindly injuring, If not actually
destroying that which, of all things that man
can acquire, is most invaluable. They are
as guilty as if they performed all the havoc
they work. The strongest man and the tru-
est woman are powerless against the secret
approaches of these good souls, who have as
keen an eye for possible evil and as versatile
tongue for spreading abroad their surmises
as if by some process of evolution they had
come up from the beasts of prey and added
to animal destructiveness human ingenuity
and the resources of civilization. Society is
dltOBcbHeI lOO lculcul WIN lIo cNll spcdhtisf
it ought to brand them and draw circle f
isolation around them. They are far more
dangerous than the classes that are avowedly
and professionally criminal. Many man
keeps his credit and holds his place who de-
serves the whip of small cords, and many
woman holds her own in the best circles
whose judgment of scorn ought not to be
deferred for the next world to pronounce.
Your neighbor's reputation is as much yours
to guard from misconception and preserve
from stain as your own. When you help
to build it up you serve yourself no less than
another II you do not understand certain
things in the house next door, rest content
with your own ignorance, and do not go
from house to house inviting others to share
it, or stand on the street corners and wonder
why things are as they are. There are prob
ably vulnerable spots in your own armor into
which sharp word might be easily driven.
The code of morals which permits men and
women to speak i'll of each other is relic of
barbarism Christianity makes every man
his brothers Christian Union.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-05-23

Period of feeding 80 days. In review |
will notice the results in order of sets. First
meal Uersus whole corn. The manure from
lots one and two was thrown into separate
pens containing weighted sboat, each, in
order to arrive at the final feeding value of
the whole corr, and corn meal. The pig follow
ing meal fed steers would have starved but
for au additional pound of corn given him
daily, after January 18th. He got nothing,
that could discover, from the manure OF
the meal.fed steers. The gain of lot
should be credited with the gain OF pig fol-
lowing it, No. ate less and gained more
than lot /. Second, lot 3 versus lot 2. OF
these lots will speak further along. 1t
will be observed that lot 3 ate of much less
than any other lot. German investigators
claim that l7.5 pounds organic matter daily
are essential to maintain the existence of a
1000 pound steer without growth this
amount of food to contain II pound digest
ible albuminoids, s pounds digestible carb-
hydrates, .l5 pound digestible fats. The
above ration contained scarcely 10 pounds
organic matter and by estimate, (unfortu-
nately have no means Of obtaining analy-
ses) containing l,S pounds albuminUids, SO
pounds Carbohydrates and rs pound fats
or l. IL pounds less in total of digestible
matter, or 13 2 per cent less than the main
tainance fodder of Germans, yet gain was
made. have for several years contended
that the German standard was wrong in to-
tai amount, and in amount of specific ma.
terials required. These theoretical figures,
based upon foreign feeding trials, are used
in this connection to enforce the fact that
straw in these rations has certainly shown
marked nutritive value. A notice OF
other sets will occur further on. The
amounts eaten, it will be observed, were
but pounds of grain per steer per day.
This amount gives but small gain, but en-
ables US TO better detect the comparative
values Of the coarse foods.
Second period of 81 days. Grain increased
to 10 pounds per day, straw replaced by cut
corn fodder Otherwise lots fed as before
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-05-23
What " Wife - Means.

Says Ruskin "What do you think the
beautiful word wife means 1t is the
great word in which the English and Latin
languages con- nquered the French and Greek.
hope the French will some day get word
for It instead of that femme But what
do think it comes from The great value
of the Saxon words is that they mean some
thing. Wife means weaver You must
either be housewives or house moths, re-
member that. In the deep sense you must
either weave mans fortunes and embroider
them, or feed upon aud bring them to de-
cay. Wherever a true wife comes, home is
always around her. The stars may be over
her head, the glow-worm in the nights cold
grass may be the fire at her feet, but home
Is where she is, and for noble woman it
stretches far around her, better than houses
ceiled with cedar or painted with vermillion
shedding its quiet light for those who else
are homeless. This, believe, is the woman's
true place and power"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-05-23
Selsff MisfeHanu.
DECORATION DAY.


And 40 you were at Roanoke7
And did you see Reno's men
Charge through the binding battery smoke,
Cut down again and again?
There was one poor fellow spoke up clear
How he suffered before he diedi-
" I'm dying, boys, but | feel no fear
For I've fought by Reno's sider'
And there lie Pope's best men,
Cedar Mountain saw them die;
Ali how their proud hearts sorrowed when
The order came to ny
" The old guard die" they grandly said,
'But ne'er do they retreatr'
Then rebel bullets laid them dead,
And stayed their unwilling feet.
Port Hudson, sevenoaks, the wilderness,
And Island Number Ten,-
All how the thronglng mem'res press,
OF those heroic men.
And we name the battles DER and DER.
while the scaldlng tear drops fall
For the dear and brave that nevermore
Shall answer when we call.
Thank God we are not called to-day
To bid our loved ones go
Yet, II they went forth to the fray,
To meet some warlke foe,
God grant that they might go, az these
Went twenty years ago.
Whose memory may every breeze
Fan into brighter glow
And may the flowers tina, grow for them,
Be fairest Of all fioweni
Weave cross and harp and diadem.
And turn their graves TO bowers.
All, sainted dead where fife nor drum
Nor cannon wake thee more,
Dwell ever. where may we all come,
on yonder shining shore.
d. O. Carpenter, n Good cheer
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-05-23

First, it will be observed that more corn
fodder was eaten than of straw, during the
previous period without an increase of gain.
This has been my experience in several
years Of weighings, that straw as compared
with corn fodder per pound eaten, has been
more effective. Secondly it will be seen
that lot ate the crushed fodder completely
up, while the other lots left but IL per
cent. This amount uneaten, is entirely un-
necessary in practical feeding rations. Thus
1t appears that our corn fodder, stalk and
leaves, can be quite fully utilized. 1t may
be objected that it is not desirable to util-
ize it, If enough will not be consumed to
make profitable growth. 1t should there
fore be noted that the corn fodder fed lot
ate as much as the hay fed steers and gained
as much, and that the hay-fed steers were
given all that they would consume. Thirdly,
meal-fed steers agein lead corn-fed steers,
on 2e9 pounds less food eaten. Pig, after
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-05-23
MoraI and Reliaions.
A BENEDICTION.

cod give thee, love, thy hearts desire.
What better can pray7
For though love falter not nor tire,
And stand on guard all day,
How little can IL know or dol
How little can II say
How hard IT strives and how in vain,
BY hope and fear mlsled,
To make the pathway soft and plain
For the dear feet to treadi
To shield from sun-beat and from rain
The one beloved head
Its Wisdom Ia made foollshness.
Its best intent goes wrong.
II curses where II fsln would bless;
Is weak instead OF strong;
Marring with sad. dlscordant sighs
The Ioyance Of la song.
do not dare to bless or ban
I am too blind 10 see
But this one little prayer can
Put up to God for thee,
Because know what fair pure things
Thy lnmost wishes be;
That what thy heart desires the most
Is what he loves 10 grant;
The love that counteth not its cost
II any crave or want;
The presence Of the Holy Ghost,
The souls inhabltant;
The wider vision Of the mind
The spirit bright with sun,
he temper like fragrant wind.
Chilling and grieying none;
The quickened heart to know Gods will
And on bis errands run;
The ministry Of little things
Not counted mean or small
By that dear alchemy whoh brings
Some grain Of gold from all;
The faith to wait as well az work,
Whatever may befall.
80, sure Of thee, and unafIad
make my daily prayer,
Nor fear that my blind zeal be made
Thy injury or snare;
God give the, love, thy hearts desire
And bless thee everywhere.
-Susdn CO0lidye
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-05-23
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-05-23

A GOOD conscience is the palace Of Christ
the temple of the Holy Ghost the paradise
Of delight; the standing Sabbath OF the
saints.-A Augustine.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-05-23
!Time Gables.
Montpelier & Wells R. r. R.
Taking Effect October 9. 1889.
Trains leave Montpelier as Joiiops.

Trains ieave Montpelier as foiiocs!
Mail at 30 A. NJ, Express at As p NJ, Mixed at 10
rn.; arrive at Wells River at 1920 A. NJ, 33b p. NJ,
7.30 p
Trains ieove Wells River as Ioiio,css
Mixed at 30 A. M Accommodation at 10 45 A. M Mail
at 400 arrive at Montpelier at $40 A. M 1890
No $50 P, NJ.
Traina leaving Montpelier at $50 A. NJ. and Las p. NJ
make close connections at Wells River for all points the
White Mountains; also for Boston and all intermediate
pOinta. w A, SToWELL, Superintendent.
y. W MORSE, General Pdssepper Agent
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-05-23

God give thee, love. thy hearts desire.
What better can pray7
For though love falter not, nor tire,
And stand on guard all day,
How little can IL know or dol
How little can II say
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-09-06

W II. Smith said the Samaritan
Temple meeting had hsen thOrenehly
drilled the day bsfors by white dem
oerata, and not by them, but by COL
ored chicAnery imported from Louisi-
ana in the person ofone Col. Murrell,
a man 30 notorious that he could not
remain in his own State. (Tremen-
donsapplause. Therepublioan party
could only win in this State by nom
mating Hart B. Hclton.
Isaac Myers said there were brains
enough among the cclored men Of
Maryland 10 manage their own af-
fairs, without the asistanee Of Lou
islana sqnatter. Q man who was not
even registered voter. The speaker
here referred 10 Methodist minister
in the Samaritan Temple convention.
This brought down tha honaa.
There wsEsAcFies of Glss i 10 him. !.
yeils, howls. Kisses and other. demon-
strations; and one enthusiastic listen
er wanted to ''clean out" the speaker
and the balance of the meeting as an
earnest of what he might do should he
get hold OF the minister mentioned.
The speaker, continuing, said there
was a 80 democratic note on the head
OF every man in the Samaritan Tenn
pie convention, and if they did not
deliver the goods they would not get
the money. The Vindicator must 60,
(cries of Let her gor') as there would
De no more democratic money for it
after the convention.
Resolutions were unanimously
adopted recognizing the spirit of dis
content IN the ranks Of the colored
republicans, caused by their political
Importance not being properly recog-
nized, and referring to an attempt to
inaugurate an independent move
ment. They advise concessions on the
part Of the leaders, and declare that
a fair representation in the State and
city committees and in the State and
national conventions will 90 far to-
wards satisfying these discordant ele-
ments; that whatever their complaints
be, they sincerely denounce the lead
ers of any independent movement,
and any such movement, as unwise
and impolitic. They therefore recon-
mend the colored voters to organize
everywhere, and the appointment Of
a committee to call council of lead
ers of the colored people, and the ap-
pointment of an executive committee.
The latter COMMITTEES was appoint
ed, as follows: Third ward, Jacob
Seaton; fourth, John Wayman fifth,
Fl. Clark sixth, Louis Francis sew
enth, VIM. Cornish; eighth, William
Freeman ninth, j. G. Jordan tenth,
Felix Brooks; eleventh, John B.
Briscoe; twelfth, Fl. ]. Brown thir-
teenth, Nicholas Bell; fifteenth, J.C.
Jones; slxtseHtlEsg. r. Brown eigh-
TEETH. Geo. w. Smith; twentieth. J.
Fl. Simms. The meeting cheered Mr..
Holton, the Colored Citizen, &C., and
adjourned singing Rally Round the
Flag"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-09-06

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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-09-06
COMMUNICATED.


Our PAUPER ExPENsEs.-Messrs.
Editors There appeared in the Bal
timore Daily Sun few weeks ago
communication, dated at Oakville in
this county, and signed TAXPAYER, on
the subject of our pauper expenses,
which from some cause or other, you
have never published. As no satis-
factory answer or explanation has yet
appeared in reply to the charges Of
TAXPAYER, and as the circulation Of
the Daily Sun in this county is limi-
ted as compared with that of the To-
cal papers. / would thank you to pub
lish the communication in your next
Beacon, if you can find room for it.
The high and increasing taxation in
Our county should dwarf all other
subjects of public discussion until the
people are aroused from Budd's Creek
to Point Lookout into concert os ac-
tion for measures Of relief. As your
late Editor well knows, if you don t.
/ have always been a strict party man.
but declare now that stand ready
to abandon any party which upholds
the present extravaganza Of our coun-
ty officials and join any which gives
fair promise Of retrenchment and re-
form.
AN OLD SUBSCRIBER.
"The Sun, whose rays penetrate ev-
cry county Of the State, is requested
to call the attention Of its readers to
the deplorable condition of this ooun-
ty under the present republican man
agement of affairs, and the rapid de-
probation Of real estate under the
present excessive tax Of 81 l9f on the
one hundred dollars, levied by the
present commissioners to meet neces-
sary and unnecessary expenses. OF
the unnecessary expenses / have classed
the pauper expenses, which are most
excessive and needless, as many Of the
recipients are well able to do and do
work. have arranged the pension
list Of the county BY districts, and
thus separated the males and females.
and given the number of pensioners
in each district and their per capita.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-09-06

MEgsRs. VIZ. ,. RDELEN 4 90. BEe
~ leave to call the attention Of their cns-
TONERS and the pablie generally 70 the new
and splendid assortment of
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-09-06
NORRIS & GARNER,
BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS.

NSHE undersigned have entered into Co
IL partnership rs Builders and Contractors.
and are prepared 10 execute all demands in
their line Of business in 81. Mary's and ad-
joining counties that may be made upon them
with promptness, ai reasonable rates and in
wOrkmanlikr manner.
Notice BY postal 20 Leonardtown or Hol-
ywOod, win receive prompt attention.
5. L. NORRIS.
An. GARNER.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-09-06
NOTICE..

MOST respectfully inform the public that
Il | have opened at MECHANlUSvILLE,
Nd, SHOPS, where
BLACKSMITHING,
WdEELW
COACH-PAlNTING, sH
TRIMMING aud UNDERTAKING business
win be carried on. hope by faithful work.
low prices and strict attention TO business
may res Give the patronage of the general pab-
lie.
CEKAS. II. CLARKE.
May 10, lSs3-tf.
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