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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-17
A Hard Way.

No one has ever "crossed the Rubicon
from integrity and virtue to life of vice
without finding it a path of remorse and
tears. Mr.. Moody said truthfully in one OF
his plain speeches, There is not day
passes but you can read in the pages of the
daily papers, The way of the transgressor
is hard.'" You go to the Tombs in New
York city and you will find little iron
bridge running from the police court, where
the men are tried right into the cells.
think the New York officials have not been
noted for their piety in your time or mine,
but they had put up there in iron letters on
that bridge, "The way of the transgressor
is hard" They know that is true. Blot it
out if you can. God has said it. tbs true.
"The way of the transgressor is hard" On
the other side of that bridge they put these
words, A Bridge of Sighs." l said to one
of the officers, what did they put that up
there for 7" He replied that most of the
young men-for most of the criminals are
young men-as they pass over that iron
bridge went over it weeping. So they
called it the Bridge of Sighs. "What made
you put that other, The way of the trans
gressor is hard p" "Well," he said, "it is
hard. l think if you had anything to do
with this prison you would believe that
text. The way of the transgressor is hard. "
Once a Month.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-17
Great Truths.

There are voices still heard in New Eng
land which recall the great truths which
were once her glory and the sources of her
evangelical fervor. Dr. George II. Gould of
Worcester made powerful speech lately
at missionary meeting, in which were such
sentences as these "America needs the
awful burden of the whole worlds wants
and woe to hold her to the truths of the
Bible and the duties Of religion. She can
not go out to save the heather with the
ory of their future probation or such a
preaching of the atonement as characterizes
the precious blood-offering as the butcher
theory Eternal sanctions and infinite love
in atoning sacrifice are alone sufficient to
give power to missions. Those who deny
the doctrines of divine Saviour, bloody
cross and eternal punishment, never sent a
ship, and have hardly spiritual strength
enough to send forth single man to foreign
work"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-17
The Legend of the Beautiful Hand.

There was dispute among three ladies
as to which had the most beautiful hands.
One sat by stream and dipped her hand
into the water, and held it up; another
plucked strawberries until the ends of her
fingers were pink, another gathered violets
until her hands were fragrant. An old,
haggard woman passing by asked, Who
will give me a gift for l am poor" All
three denied her but another who sat near,
unwashed in the stream, unstained with fruit
and unadorned with flowers, gave her little
gift and satisfied the poor woman. Aud
then she asked them what was the dispute,
and they told her and lifted up before her
their beautiful hands. Beautiful, indeed"
said she, when she saw them. But when
they asked her which was the most beauti-
full, she said at is not the hand that is
washed clean in the brook it is not the hand
that is tipped with red it is not the hand
that is garlanded with fragrant flowers but
the hand that gives to the poor is the most
beautiful" AS she said these words her
wrinkles fled, her staff was thrown away,
and she stood before them an angel from
heaven with authority to decide the ques-
ton in dispute. Aud that decision has
stood the test of all Unrestricted.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-17
Srleff MisreHaw.


For what should watch when the snow lies white
On the top Of the distant hill9
For what should listen when all is hushed,
And when even the brook ia still7
! walt for know that my love will come,
on some errand OF mercy bent,
And my lady's face will be glad and bright
with the charm Of a sweet content.
So wait for the crackle OF frozen snow,
For a step that setteth my heart aglow,
For voice whose music too well know,
As my lady comes through the snow
| know she wi come. for the snow IA hard
When II lies at the poor mans door,
And therefore my love with her gentle heart
Thinks the rich should befrend the poor,
so not valny shall for her coming wait
And perchance 1t may even be
My lady shall learn from to-day to own
That her pity should reach to me.
SO walt for the crackle Of frozen snow,
For step that setteth my heart aglow,
For voice whose music too well know,
As my lady comes through the snow.
And then when she comes through the crisp white
WIN abe meet me with glad surprise2
All then, shall read what my heart would know
In the gleam Of her sweet blue eyes7
| know sbe will give me at least a smile,
And my heart in Its light shall glow,
For love, in its warmth, can defy the cold,
And can laugh though the north winds blow
SO walt for the crackle Of frozen snow,
For a step that setteth my heart aglow,
For n voice whose music too well know
As my lady comes through the snow.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-17
Chopped Feed.

OHIo's chestnut crop is valued at $780,
900 per annum.
THERE is as much policy in politeness as
there is in honesty.
ONE day is worth three to him who does
everything in order.
If you have no enemies, it is sign that
fortune has forgotten you.
WE may all be proud of having lived in
the lifetime of such great horticulturists as
Wilder, Downing, Barry and Thomas.
STUDY not how far plants will endure
poor cultivation, but how far it will pay to
carry high culture and fertilization.
"WHEN a mans money is gone, his
friends drop off like buttons from pair of
ready-made pants" Yes but you can spare
them better than the buttons.
IT is quite time we cut down and burned
up onehalf of our other apple trees they
are worse than cumberers of the ground /;
they are not profitable, and never will be.
NEVER get stirred out if you can help
it. Simple exhaustion has about as much
to do with disease as any other cause. Three
fourths of our complaints are but different
forms of exhaustion.
KNOW a victim to tobacco" said a
lecturer, " who hasn't tasted food for thirty
years." Chow do you know he hasn't ?"
asked an auditor. Because tobacco killed
him in 1885," was the reply.
THE savage thinks only of present salts
factions and leaves future satisfactions un-
cared for. Contrarywise, the American,
eagerly pursuing future good, almost ig-
nores what good the passing day offers him,
THE best deodorizer in stables is ground
plaster. 1t may be sprinkled about the
stalls and over the manure heap daily. 1t
will absorb the ammoniacal odors and re-
tain them, thus increasing the value of the
| dressing.
THOUGH nurserymen, by superior judg-
ment often make well by propagating valu-
able new fruits, and do mankind great SER
vice thereby, as rule the business is not so
profitable as many others, and ls surrounded
by many drawbacks.
THE receipts of the patent office last year
were S930,000; the number of applicants
for patents, 10000. We doubt whether all
the patents issued could be sold at public
sale for this S93O,OO0. There is no other
such infatuated luuatic as the average in
ventor.
The most successful fruit growers, east
and west, have decided that there is no bet
ter remedy for the coddling moth, than to
pasture hogs in the orchard, to eat the
wormy apples and the worms therein II
the orchards are too large for the number Of
hogs kept, sheep are turned in.
OLD English notions about trenching and
subsoil plowing, before planting fruits, are
about extinct. On good corn and wheat
producing soil, good deep plowing, in the
fall, if possible, turning up just little sub
soil, removing all stones that would impede
the cultivator, and preparing the soil as the
best farmers do for wheat, will be all that il
necessary, except in strawberry-growinga ad
ditional fertilizers might be applied.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-17
Bones as A Fertilizer.

w. X. b., Corinth, VT, writes that he has
waited several weeks for an answer to an
inquiry in regard to the use aud the results
of the use of bones compared to phosphate
Such inquiry did not reach us, and we
suggest to our correspondents that they di-
rect articles intended for this department
to the agricultural editor, whose name
stands at the head of these columns, and
whose post-ofiice is Newport Vt. W. r. B.
says that he has used Bradley's phosphate
for several years, but never has obtained
as large results as some of his brother farm
ers. Last spring he prepared quantity Of
bones which he had picked up as follows :
Not having any bone mill at hand, l broke
some of the largest bones with hammer
and put them in a barrel, layer of bones,
then layer of unsacked lime and ashes,
then more bones, ashes and lime, until the
barrel was filed. This was wet with cold
water and kept wet, but not enough to leach.
In about two weeks the mixture was thrown
into cart, thoroughly Mixed and sown
broadcast upon the ground where | had pre-
viously sown wheat. From three barrels of
this mixture | obtained twenty-five bushels
of wheat Regarding two other plats, upon
one of which he sowed seven and the other
eight bushels of phosphate, he is unable to
give any weights or measures. All the plats
were manured also with stable manure.
His idea was to find out for himself whether
phosphate paid or not, and he found the phos-
phate cost the most money, but the bones
and lime and ashes brought the most in.
1t is plain that this experiment was not
made with sufficient exactness to be conclu-
sive. AS the composition of the phosphate
and the bone is substantially alike, it would
indicate, so far as it indicates anything, that
the extra crop of wheat was due partly to
the dressing of ashes and lime used with
the bones. Nevertheless, w. r. BIS expert
ment shows that his preparation was a
good one for wheat and, as he says, accom-
plished a better result at a less cost than
the purchased phosphate, and for that rea-
son it ought to encourage others to econ
omise all the bones within their reach in
the same manner. There is one thing not
taken into consideration here, which is,
that such applications are not, like pur-
chased phosphates, all exhausted in one or
two years. Some twelve years ago we
spread about ton of bones prepared in the
same way upon an acre of land, and the
good effect was plainly visible upon every
crop that has been grown upon the land and
also upon the young orchard which was
planted there, and has for four years been
producing large and handsome crops. Frag
ments of the bone are often plowed up and
are found to be partly decayed, and filled
with the fine fbers of roots that have pene
trated through them.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-17
" What Does Paul Say %

The Rev. Mr.. Darlington of Charlotte,
county Va, belonged to one of the old fam
lilies, was an eloquent preacher, and uni
versally popular. He was careless about
the management of his large estate. while
his brother Paul was noted for his thrift
and industry. The preacher usually bought
his supplies of butter from Paul. One Sun
day morning after breakfast, and just as the
reverend gentleman was starting TO church,
he despatched his servant over to his broth
ers house for fresh supply of butter that
would be needed at the Sunday dinner. The
negro was told TO hurry back and report
the success of his mission. He arrived at
the church and had meeky stepped in to
take seat, just as the Rev. Mr.. Darlington,
already considerably warmed up, said in
laundering tones "And what does Paul
say :" The negro, thinking the question
addressed TO him, replied in the hearing OF
the whole congregation; Marse Paul says
as how you can't get any more butter till
you've paid for dat you got last week.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
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The Powers Of the Gross.

Brethren, believe in the power of the
cross for the conversion of those around
you. Do not say of any man that he cannot
be saved. The blood of Jesus is omnipoteut.
Do not say of any district that it is too
sunken, or of any class of men that they are
too far gone. The word of the cross re-
claims the lost. Believe it to be the power
of God and you shall find it so. Believe in
Christ crucified and preach boldly in his
name, and you shall see great things and
gladstone things Let no mans heart fail
him. Christ hath died Atonement is com.
plete God is satisfied Peace is pro
claimed Heaven glitters with proofs Of
mercy, already bestowed upon ten thousand
times ten thousand Hell is trembling
heaven adoring, earth waiting. Advance
ye saints, to certain victory You shall
overcome through the blood of the Lamb
SpurgeOn.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-17

How MEN ARE Observation-Disclosures the
results of careful, diligent tell will not be
such as he was justified in expecting. The
worm, the frost, or the blight may steal a
march, and thwart cherished plans. And
Just here is where we find the test of an in
dividuals metal If he is composed of soft
material, easily affected by outside inhu-
ences, he will give up, sit down and bemoan
his sad fortune, and declare that he will
seek some other employment that will bring
better luck. But if the genuine metal is
there, you will know it by its ring, for diff
culties will only serve to develop the latent
force and energy of his character.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-17

FRUIT FOR STooK.-We have heard con,
siderable talk about farmers growing fruit
for stock. John Jones planted apple trees
for stock. He dug holes in a meadow and
stuck them in. Pasturage ran short and
in August he turned in forty head of cattle
The stock had all the fruit, (or trees), en-
joyed it hugely and seemed to thrive on it
Scarcely tree was left. Another farmer
turned his sheep into a fine bearing or
chard. The bark of the trees appeared quite
nourishing to them, and they ate it with
good relish. Planting fruit for stock is {
success.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-17

The POWER OF THE GosPEL.-The gospel
abolishes labor much in the same way as il
abolishes death it leaves the thing, but
of the work house or the penitentiary to the
affectionate offices and joyful services of the
fireside and the family circle. 1t asks us to
do for the sake of Christ many things which
we were once compelled to bear as a portion
of the curse.-JaRies Hamilton, DID.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-17
That Old Question.

If you ask me that old question, Why are
good men tried as by fire, their property
destroyed, their homes broken up, their good
names befouled, their bodies racked by dis
ease? | cannot tell if you will not look be
yond this life TO the spiritual and eternal.
For if this life be all, the very least that we
could ask of God would be that he should
see to it that goodness received its reward
here and wickedness its doom likewise. But
we do find an answer when the Bible tells
us, Your life consisteth not of the abuud
ance of the things which you possess. Youl
life is hid with Christ in God. The favor
of the Lord is better than life, and his low
ing kindness than all riches.-Reu. j. II
Ecnh
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-17

day most calm, most bright
The fruit of this the next worlds bud,
The Enforcement Of supreme delight,
Writ by Friend, and with his blood,
The couch OF time; cares balm and bay
The week were dark but for thy light
Thy torch doth show the way.
The other days and thou
Make up one man; whose face thou art
Knocking at heaven with thy browi
The working days are the back part
The burden of the week lies there,
Making the whole to stoop and bow,
TN thy release appears.
Sundays the pillars are.
On which heavens palace arched lies
The other days nil up the spare
And hollow room with vanltles.
They are the fruitful beds and borders
In Gods rich garden that ia bare
Which parts their ranks and orders.
The Sundays Of mans life,
Threaded together on times string,
Make bracelets to adorn the wife
OF the eternal glorious King.
On Sunday heavens gate stands ope
Blessings are plentiful and rife,
More plentiful than hope.
Thou art day Of mitth;
And where the weekdays trail on ground,
Thy flight ia higher as thy birth.
o, let me take thee at the bound,
Leaping with thee from seven to seven,
TIL that we both, being tossed from earth
Fly hand In hand to heaven
--George Herbert
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agricultural Itparf,renf.
T. II. HosKINs. Agricultural Editor.
THE FARMERS OLD COAT.

My poor old coat, you are badly worn,
Your pockets are out, your lining is torn,
You used up coat,
You are out at the elbows your buttons are gone,
You are in condition sadly forlorn.
My poor old coat.
My dear old coat, you and must part
You have served long you are dear to my heart
Old coat, farewell.
You have been a trusty friend always at hand,
Ready for SERVICE wlthouta commando
Dear coat, farewell.
I can aud no place in the ragbag for you,
who have served me so faithfully, honest and true,
True 10 the last.
You shall have a in the attlc cosy and VAIN,
BE shielded from moths and guarded from harm
In memory Of the past.
Like my poor old coat, am getting worn,
My hair Ia gray, my teeth are gone,
| shall soon be free.
Shall have a corner In the attic above,
In the region Of sunshine the realm Of love2
hope 1t may be.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-17

AT dinner party the little son of the
host and hostess was allowed TO come down
to dessert. Having had what his mother
considered sufiiciency of fruit, he was told
he must not have any more, when, to the
surprise of every one of the guests, he ex-
claimed. III you don't give me some more,
I'll tell !" A fresh supply was at orce given
him, and as soon as it was finished he re-
peated his threat whereupon he was sud
denly and swiftly removed from the room,
but he had just time to convulse the com
pany by exclaiming "My new trousers are
made out of mas old bedroom curtains
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-17

New YEAR PRAYER.-It is said that in
DIR. Bethune's Bible, after his death, was
found this prayer Lord, pardon what
have been, sanclify what | am, and order
what shall be, that thine may be the glory
and mine the eternal salvation" These
words, from one OF the ancient fathers,
DR.. Bethune wrote underneath, are proper
for any believing sinner, in life or in death.
Is it not pre-eminently a good New Yeal
prayer Let all enter upon the year, and
continue through its course, in the spirit of
t.-PresbWeridn Journal.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-17

HEAD MEN.-The market for men with
heads is exceedingly firm, with prospects
for an advance. The supply is not equal to
the demand, and agents are sent out through
the country looking up fresh supplies. Not
that there are fewer men with heads than
formerly, but there is more need of them
than ever before. 1t is all mistaken idea
that men only need heads at meal time Ia
receive and prepare food for the stomach,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-17

TnE Joy OF Believers are
not dependent upon circumstances. Their
Joy comes not from what they have, but
from what they are; not from what they
enjoy, but from that which has been suffered
for them by their Lord. 1t is a singular
JOY then, because it often buds, blossoms,
and ripens in winter time and when the
tig-tree does not blossom, and there is nc
herd in the stall, Gods Habakkuks rejoice
in the salvation.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-17

AT happy home the other evening,
where the family was gathered around the
tea.table entertaining unexpected guests,
the fond mother said to her youngest dar-
ling, Weedie, darling, be careful you
mustn't spill the berries on the table-cloth." "
"'Taint tablecloth," responded darling !
- it's sheet |"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-17

The following is the reply of fond
father, who had Just received letter from
his son, student in his own alma mater ;
"My dear son-Accept my heartiest con-
gratulations. | was engaged to the same
Miss Buuter when | was in college, and can
appreciate the fun you are having. Go it
while you are young. Your loving father"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-17

A cowARDLY fellow having kicked a
newsboy for pestering him to buy an even
ing paper, the lad waited until another boy
accosted the gentleman" and then shouted
in the hearing of all the bystanders, It's
no use to try him, jim; he can't read"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-17

A LITTLE girl of six years, when asked to
whom she gave the order at the butchers,
replied, "1'o the man with the dimples in
his face" The man was deeply pitted by
smallpox.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-17

AFTER the clergyman had united happy
pair, not long ago, an awful silence ensued,
which was broken by an impatient youth
exclsiming, "Don't be SO unspeakably
happy !"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-17

DO you buy your music by the roll 4"
inquired young lady of the deaoon's daugh-
ter. "Oh, no." she replied. 81 always wait
until Sunday, and then get it by the choir"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-17

~, H. Eddy, EN- Deaf Slr-You procured for me,
slD hst patent Since then have acted for
Aiyssd ns IN hundreds Of CASES, and procured many
patents reissues aud extensions have OCCASIONALLY
Dyed tbs best agencies In New York, Philadelphia and
Washington, but still give you almost the whole Of my
business, In your line and advise others TO employ
YOurs truly, GEORGE DRAPER"
boston. January lsss. 1928
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able to understand everything. The great
est OF mistakes is to live only for time, when
any moment may launch us into eternity"
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Central Vermont Railroad
Commencing October 9, 1882,

Traias Going South ,ciH Ledce Montpelier
as fOtfotcs!
q IN q m MAIL from st. Albans and Burlington for
0'lV o. N' Concord, Manchester, Nashua, Worcester
Lowell Fitchbuig, Boston, Springfield, New
London and New York.
10 An n m LIMITED EXPRESS, from Montreal, Og-
ILfU " m densburg and the West, for Boston, via Low
ELL and New York via Springfield and New
London.
3O m MISaR nEdn ior rS% Sohsa a. G"n' Rutland and Bur
II IN n m NIGHT EXPRESS from Montreal, ogdens-
IIlU y, m burg and the West for Boston via Lowell and
Fitchburg, Springfield, New London and New
York, and all points In New England. Sleep
ing Cars TO Springfield and Boston via Lowell
Trains GoinD North aud West;
81 m NIGHT EXPRESS from Boston and New
Jl d. m York for Montreal, Ogdensburg and the West
Sleeping Car to Montreal.
n m ACCOMMODATIONS, from Northheld for
d. IIl' Burlington, Rutland and st. Johns.
@ h9c Lon oT M oH %Ssn %f eGrS Fys5 qn and
Rouaes Point.
$50 m RAF at fSEHESs I f. Vs. EsYs Ts 1Gi'Ss S 5 @ FSa @
New London at 500 a. M Springfield at si0
M. for Burlington, St Alhans, Montreal,
Ogdensburg and the West. Drawing Room
Car to Montreal.
On n M ACCOMMODATIONS, from White River
fJu VI MI Junction for Burlington, st. Albam, 0gdens-
burg and Montreal
Trains leave for Barre at 7l0 a. M, ll.35 a. m.
and 800 p m. Returning, leave Barre at $40 A. n l2l5
III, and 500 D.
Through tickets TO Chicago and all points West for sale at
the principal stations. -
3. W. CUMMINGS, General Passenger Agent.