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To Go or NOT to Go.

To Hamlet the question was, "To be
or not to be-" To many modern minds,
the question is, "To go or not to CO."
1t comes up most frequently on Sunday
morning. The doubter weighs it be-
fore he gets out of bed. He weighs it
again when he gets up. 1t tits up
and down in his mind like seesaw. If
the weather be doubtful, the oscillations
be very fine, that may be a reason for
going out of the house, but it does not
always constitute to many minds def
mite reason for going to church. 1t is
too fine a day to be shut up in a church
building" If the day be stormy, the
argument for not going is just as strong
as if the weather were fine Usually
such doubters give themselves what
they consider the benefit of the doubt,
their perception of benefit being alto
gether misapplied Sometimes it is not
the weather; it is the Sunday paper,
the Sunday ledger, or the Sunday Wis
itor, which present the alternative to
go or not to go. The bell peals out its
invitations; the lounge and the novel
offer the substitute. There is a certain
inertia to overcome; it requires too
much eXertion of the will to overcome
it. Many people fail to go to church
regularly because they always wait UNI
til Sunday morning to decide the ques-
ton whether they shall 60 or stay at
home. If an invalid, this may be a
wise method; if strong and healthy
man, it is a pernicious one. No man
or woman should regard the question of
church going as merely incidental
one, to be decided on Sunday morning
according to the inclination of the mo-
ment 1t ought to be matter of prin-
ciple and matter of habit for every
man and woman to attend church on
Sunday. Let the principle be laid
down, and it will be easy to form the
habit. Let it be decided once for all
that nothing but i'll health or duties
that are positively and clearly para
mount shall keep one from going to
church on Sunday mornings. This de-
cision once made, the question "To go
or not to co. should no more arise on
Sunday than the question To go or
not to go" should come up concerning
business on Monday. Christian Regis
fpT
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The Sunshine of the Heart.

Happy is the man that knows this
fair weather; misty and troublous as
may be his surroundings, from above
is a ray Of sweet satisfaction, the Joy of
the Lord. The habit of looking on the
bright side of things is worth, we are
told, a thousand year, but with what
price shall we compare the riches of his
grace, the love which, dwelling in the
spirit, makes midday brightness in
the darkest hour, and sheds charm of
Good knows best over the perpleXities
of life. TO trust him, then, with an
undivided heart, to seek his face day
by day, and to grow in his likeness, to
know that victory is ours, for our cause
is the Lords, to rest in the everlasting
arms, this is the shining of the Sun of
Righteousness within us.-Selected.
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advertisements.
Downright Cruelty.
To permit yourself and family to

To permit yourself and family to
Suffer-"
With sickness when it can be prevented
and cured so easily
With Hop Bitters I
Having experienced great deal OF
TROUBLED from indigestion, so much so
that / came near losing my
Ltfei
My trouble always came after eating any
food
However light
And digestible,
For two or three hours at time had to
go through the most
Excrucating pains,
"And the only way 1 ever got"
"Reliefl'
Was by throwing up all my stomach con-
tanned. No one can conceive the pains that
L had to go through, until
At last?"
was taleenl $50 that for three weeks I
lay in bed and
Could eat nothingl
My sufferings were so that 1 called two
doctors to give me something that would
stop the pain; their
Efforts were no good to me-
AT last l heard good deal
About your Hop Btters!
And determined to try them"
Got a bottle--in four hours 1 took the
contents of
Onel
Next day was out of bed, and have not
seen
Sickl"
Hour, from the same cause since.
1 have recommended it to hundreds Of
others. You have no such
Advocate as l am. Geo. Kendall, All.
ston, Boston, Mass.
Columbus Advocate, Texas, April 81, 'S3
Dear Edtor:-I have tried your Hop Bit
tiers, and find they are good for any com
plant. The best medicine / ever used il
my family. II. TALENER.
1zg@ None genuine without bunch Of green Hop
ON the white label. Shun all the vile, poisonous
stuff with Hop" or " Hops in their name.
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Cats Cradle.

A good long game of cats cradle with
a qualified partner is indeed liberal
education, and, like all true education,
ii can be carried on almost anywhere.
Misconstruction might indeed attend
the playing of the game in church; but
it can be, and has been, played on the
stairs at ball, in a railway carriage, in
the box of theatre, in many other
places where the influences and eXer-
cises of liberal education are too often
but i'll represented. 1t is even said that
an artist once executed a charming
pendent to that famous scene which
Gautier sketched in words, and which
Mr.. Foker had on his walls in the Ian
guage of line and color, by depicting a
lady and gentleman playing cats cradle
on horse back at full gallop. 1t sup
plies while it is being played abundant
themes of conversation, and in its end
less disappointments and recommence-
mcnts it is an emphatic and invaluable
criticism of life. For even the skilfull-
est players Especially in the circum-
stances under which, as has been
pointed out, cats cradle ought TO be
Played find themselves making one
of those innumerable little slips,
whereupon follows the sudden dis
solution of the most intricate and I'M
imagined complication into the simple
" cradle" and the necessity of begin
ming all over again. The moral uses of
cats cradle are also infinite; and in a
somewhat different order of thought it
is an admirable game for displaying the
beauties and distinctions of the human
hand, which Mr.. Browning and others
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-12-24
WILLIAM L; MURRAY'S ESTATE.


In Probate Court held at Montpelier, in and for
said District. on the Sd day of Dec, A. ID. 1851:
Sarah h. Jones, Administrators of the estate of
William II. Murray, late of Waterbury. in said Dis
trict. deceased makes application to said Court with
the consent and appreciation, in writing. OF the heirs
of said deceased residing in said State of Vermont
for license to sell all of the real estate of said de-
ceased, situated in said Waterbury, to wit The home
place, representing that the sale thereof would be
beneficial to the heirs of said deceased and those
interested in his estate, Whereupon, il Is ordered
to a session thereof, TO be held at the Probate
Office in said Montpelier, on the 18th day of De-
cember, A. D. 1854 for hearing and decision thereon;
and it is further ordered, that all persons in
terested be notified hereof, by publication of notice
of said application and order thereon three weeks
successfully in the Vermont Waterman e state .our-
nal, news paper published at Montpelier and which
circulates in the neighborhood of those interested,
before said time of hearing, that they may appear
at said time and place and If they cause object
thereto. BY the Court-Attest,
1850 A. G.. ANERILL. Register.
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T .AWsON HAMMETT,S ESTATE.

II a
In Probate Court, held at Montpelier, in said Dis
trict, on the sth day of December, A. ID. 1884.
Truman c. Kelton, Special Administrator of the
estate of Lawson Iammett late of East Montpelier.
in said District deceased. presents his administration
account for examination and allowance. Where
upon it is ordered by said Court that said account
be referred to session thereof to be held at the
Probate Office. in said Montpelier, the Sd day of
January A. d. 1885 for hearing and decision thereon
And is further ordered that notice hereof be gwen
70 an persons lhteresteu ny puphcatoh OF me same
d state journal, newspaper published at Montpe-
ler. previous to said time appointed for hearing,
that they may appear at said time and place, and
show cause, If any they may have why said account
should not be allowed.
BY the COurt-Attest.
1880 A. c. AVERILI. Register
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Geoal Notites.
wEALTHA w. LEETE,s ESTATE.

w COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
The undersigned, having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of Wash
ington, Commissioners, to receive, examine and adj
just all claims aud demands of all persons against the
estate of Wealtha w. Leete, late of Waterbury, in
said District, deceased and all claims exhibited in
offset thereto hereby give notice that will meet
ordhe purposes aforesaid az the dweling-house OF
day of April 1855 next, from one o'clock p. N until
four o'clock =. NJ, each of said days, and that six
months from the 18th day of October, A. ID. 1884.
is the time limited by said Court for said creditors
to present their claims to for examination and al
lOwance.
Dated at Waterbury, this 18th day of October, A.
ID. 1884.
ION JOEL RREtMINGTQT, ~, commissioners.
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JOSHUA GE0RGE,s ESTATE.

STATE OF NER MON T, WASHINGTON Dist, IS.
In Probate Court held at Montpelier, in said Dis
trict, on the 9Th day of December, A. ID. los4
B. NJ Currer, Administrator of the estate of
Joshua George. late of Waterbury in said Dis
trct deceased, presents his administration account
for examination and allowance. and makes applica-
ton for decree of distribution and partition of the
estate of said deceased. Whereupon it is ordered by
said Court that said account and said application be
referred to session thereof to be held at the Pro-
bate ONCE, in said Montpelier ON the I'd day of
January A. 1855, for hearing and decision thereon
and it is further ordered that notice hereof be given
to all persons interested by publication of the same
three weeks successfully in the Vermont Waterman
d State JoUrRdi; anewspaper published at Montpelier,
previous to said time appointed for hearing that they
may appear at said time and place, and show cause,
if any they may have, why said account should not
be allowed, and such decree made.
By the Court.-Attest,
1880 A. {. AVERILL Register.
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" All things, o soul, are yours; whether
Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the
world, or life, or death, or things pres
ent, or things to come; all are yours,
andye are Christ's, and Christis Gods"
-IU1ndn Abbott.
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i STATE OF VERMONT. washington Dist IS.
In Probate Court held at Montpelier, in and for
said District the sth day of December, A. ID. 1884,
An instrument purporting To he the last viii and
Testament of Timothy Reed. late of Northtield, in
said District, deceased, being presented to the
Court by j. II. Hastings the Executor therein
named for Probate 1t is ordered by said Court that
all persons concerned therein he notified to appear
at session of said Court to be held at the Probate
Office in Montpelier, on the I'd day of January, A.
D. 1855. and show cause If any they may have, against
the Probate of said will for which purpose it Is fur
Their ordered, that notice of this order be published
three weeks successfully in the Vermont WdtchB,an
# State Journal, printed at Montpelier, previous to
said time appointed for hearing.
BY the Court-Attest
ANERIII. Rppister
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s. PORTEK'S ESTATE

vi COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
The undersigned, having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of Wash
ingtOn Commissioners, to receive, examine and
adjust all claims and demands of all persons against
the estate of Mariah 5. Porter late of Fayson, in
said District, deceased and all claims exhibited in
offset thereto, hereby give notice that will meet
for the purposes aforesaid at the dwellinghouse of
G. i. Jones in Waitsfed on the 18th day of January
and 18th day of April next from one o'clock p. NJ.
until four O'Clock r. NJ. each of said days, and that
six months from the 18th day of November, A D. 1884,
is the time limited by said Court for said creditors to
present their claims to us for examination and
allowance.
Dated at Waitsfed this 3Oth day of Nov. A. d. 1884
700, T; y I i,I NV commissioners
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JOEL REMINGTON. lc,,,,.i-.,..,,
A NDREw HAsKELh,S ESTATE.

II,
The undersigned, having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of Wash
ngton, Commissioners, to receive, examine, and adj
Just all claims and demands of all persons against
the estate Of Andrew Haskell late Of Calais, in said
District, deceased, and all claims exhibited in Offset
thereto, hereby give notice that will meet for
the purposes aforesaid at the dwellnghouse of the
late Andrew Haskell, the 9th day of January and
It'll day of April next, from ten o'clock, A. NJ. until
four o'clock, r. NJ, each OF said days, and that six
months from the ith day of November A. ID. 1884, is
the time limited by said court for said creditors to
present their claims to us for examination and al
lowance
Dated at Calais, this I'd day of December A. D. 1884,
7sso a a T. y KKppIIIIsrox commissioners.
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Partnership Dissolved.

The partnership heretofore existing between Zenas
Watts and William Cooley, under the firm name of
Watts Co.. will terminate January /, 1855. al dc-
counts due the company must be settled before that
date. SR- Persons owing us will save legal ex-
penses by needing this notice WATTS co.
The business in flour, feed, corn and coal. hereto
fore carried ON by Watts a Co.. will he continued
by me after January |, 1885, in Burley's building
Waterbury. ZENAS WATTS.
Having purchased the grinding mill Of Watts 4
Co., Waterbury, | shall, after January 1885, con-
tinue the grinding business formerly done by them
WILLIAM COOLEY.
Waterbury, Vt, December H. 1854 1881
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NOTICE.

The annual meeting OF the Stockholders OF The
Waterbury National Bank, for the choice of Direc-
tors for the ensuing year, will be held at said Bank
in Waterbury, ON Tuesday january 18th, ls5, AZ one
o'clock, p. Nj. CHARLES WELLS, Cashier
Waterbury, w., November 81, 1854 76-s.
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AYERS
Cherry Pectoral.

No other complaints are so insidious in their
attack as those affecting the throat and lungs:
none so trifled with by the majority of suffer-
ers. The ordinary cough or cold, resulting
perhaps from trifng or unconscious ex-
posture, is often but the beginning of a fatal
sickness. AYERS CHERRY PICTORIAL has
well proven its efficacy in a forty years. fight
with throat and lung diseases, and should be
taken in all cases without delay.
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A Terrible Cough Cured.

ain 1857 took a severe cold, which affected
my lungs. / had a terrible cough, and passed
night after night without sleep. The doctors
gave me up. | tried AYERS CHERRY Pee
ToRAa, which relieved my lungs, induced
sleep, and afforded me tho rest necessary
continued use Of the PICTORIAL a perma-
nent cure was effected. ! am now 81 years
old, hale and hearty, and am satisfied your
CHERRY PICTORIAL saved me.
HORACE FAIRBRoTuER."
Rockingham, VT, July 10, 1852.
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Group. "A Mothers Tribute.


"While in the country last winter my little
boy, three years old, was taken i'll with Group;
1t seemed as if he would die from strangu-
lation. One of the family suggested the use
OF AYERS CHERRY PICTORIAL n bottle of
which was always kept in tie house. This
was tried in small and frequent doses, and
to our delight in less than half an hour the
little patient was breathing easily. The doe
tor said that the CHERRY PICTORIAL had
saved my darling's life. Can you wonder at
our gratitude? Sincerely yours,
Mrs. EMMA GEDNEY."
159 West 12sth St., New York, May 16, 1882.
81 have used AYERS CHERRY PICTORIAL
In my family for several years, and do not
hesitate to pronounce it the most eifectual
remedy for coughs and colds we have ever
tried A. j. CRANE"
Lake Crystal, Mimi, March 10, 1882.
81 suffered for eight years from Bronchitis,
and after trying many remedies with no sue
cess, was cured by the use of AYERS CHER
RY PICTORIAL. JOSEPH WALDEN
Byhalia, Miss, April 3, 1852.
81 cannot say enough in praise of AYERS
CHERRY PICTORIAL, believing ms | do that
but for its use should long since have died
from lung troubles. L. BRAGDoN."
Palestine, Texas, April %, 1882.
No case of an affection OF the throat or
lungs exists which cannot be greatly relieved
by the use of AYERS CHERRY PICTORIAL,
and 1t will ARRAYS cure when the disease Is
not already beyond the control II medicine.
PREPARED By
Dr.. c. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold by all Druggists,
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THE HARLEM RAILROAD
Valuable Suggestion Of Interest to Men
Employed on all Railroads--Read it,
if You Would be Benefited.

No man is better known along the line of the
Harlem X. X. than Conductor Trowbridge. He
writes as follows;
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1g- None genuine without a bunch Of green Hops
ON the white label. Shun all the vile, poisonous
stuff with Hop" or " Hops in their name.
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Vanity of vanities; all is vanity This
is the experience of one who had given
himself to the world, and accepted the
place of his sojourn as though it were
his home; the school-room as though it
was his abiding-place; nature as his
mother and pleasure as his goal. But
the world is not an evil world, unless
we make it so. 1t is not vanity, unless
we treat it as though it were immortal,
or treat ourselves as though we were
but cattle. To him who knows God as
his Father, and his own soul as the soul
of a son of God, and the world as Gods
drill-room, where his children are pre-
pairing for eternity, and sorrow as Gods
schoolmaster, teaching them the les
sons of true and noble life-to such a
one the world is Gods good gift to him,
and he cries out with no heart-weariness
Vanity Of vanities; all is vanity but,
New-York tribune., 1884-12-15
LOCAL. MISCELLANY.
poorrsr,yo AGAINST GANG RULE.

Az C.ruIne and varick SITS. about o'clock on
hrtu,siav evenine a bold, but not altogether sue
tessinl attempt was made to rob Bernard Me- i, ar
toni Of No III Clarkson-s ST.. of his watch. m ha,
Il ,most Surprising about the NATTER he saiu yeS.o
lac ia that the thievng ateulrt was maue u, ~
tft,et that is comparatively thorough'ae, ihc i,,
{hief succeeded, however, In carrying ava! thc
jnrket aud part Of the chain. gave nm Gnasc Sc
until he took refuge IN an aleyway IRON Whlcn nc
rirrtei his ESCAPE to loustou-st lie helonGs 10 II
eanp whose enlczvous is in latgr dark alieyWay W.y
ht No ~ Claiks0u St, as dangerous to en'er az tne
Black Hole 6t Calcutta The nienihcfs oi tnn e,iii e,ii
hisee ne flights hideous with tlcit, roany al, aiiu
biisrene iaurusVe and yet, although many to'n u
riajnfs hate hein inaie rs THE rtliec thr ennf ls
aiBwet is ineet witp imrupitt ana elfiN oma ,t,s
Ns.a.Dns eehenes. " N6tld airear ihnt tle npnge
~ 9ithtt uSWfftss 0t unwilling " bteak ~ WI hs
Sas ,,st lgis lf}l ibe teIhatk ihle rs np w tnr
seisps,,i el thg Ehsfes st station NhtH vent to
RYTsd kNNWAP saNi t8the seitetNt sitt sNt Y
ep,.hNat sans lNies'el 'he s'ptl NbNn 'wh
vniGy any elluMS,angeS maze sNMe ~ lltE " "
'hi Wg!l, said hel 'NhN 0eAt 4en h'e's aNas
wa that the QnY redress that repntghie anh
lay-abllmg citizens have when eonileN'N1 Ml'N
such pesiiferious gangs Is to moNe aNA' tnnsss
are coming Ia such pass IN this Guy 'hal f,'tnns
must periorcc take tho law Into then own iiahns
What is wanted IN New York are captains WIN w,
nerve aud stamina OF Captain Williams anu ~
word for it the gangs would soon be aish'eS'"''"'
New-York tribune., 1884-12-15
DROOIiIYN.

4 The difficulties arising ia regard 10 the transfer OF
{hc church at OuuOnd-placc aud JcilorSon-st, from
t, yostry of the Church of the Mediator To- the men
Interested In securing II for anew Baptist church.
of which the Rev. H. j. Haynes will bc pastor have
been settled and tho work OF relttlng the building
a few weeks lhe trouble arose over question OF
title which has been cleared up
The Rev Dr. ID. V. NJ. Johnson preached ms
twenty-ninth anniversary sermon rs rector oi ST.
Mary's Protestant Episcopal Church III CiasSon-
ave, yesterday.
The name of the Stuyvesant Avenue Miller Me
moral Church has been officially changed to the
Etuyyesant Avenue Congregational Church.
The tenth anniversary of the Trinity Baptist
Church. at Greene and Patchen aves., was observed
yesterday by special services IN the afternoon al
which tLe Rev. Drs Eddy KerfoOt, Fulton and
others spoke.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-15

Pennsylvania Railroad. and was ono hundten yni"s
beyond the bridge 10 East Newark when , asr
t,acL The fender three hox-cars, and one pia,,-
ior,car were thrown from the track aud wrecked ,i
10th tracks were torn ny for scYsral nh,rn pc, and
tbe cucineer F. T. Black. of the same place
we're buried in the wreck Black was severely IN IN
iurcd internally and Pfetzinrer was Killed rhe
ieps and arms were torn on the body cut II tWo'
ard The head crushed The conductor Ross larker a,
was a,so buried beneath the RUNS NY M Mas no, -;
dangerously hurt He was taken 10 Ills ho''o III
Jersey (ity.
New-York tribune., 1884-12-15
LOOKING As IF HE S1WA POLAR BEAR'
From The Crric.

FrOm The CTI'N.
Shortly after his [Lieutenant Schwatkasl re-
turn from, King william Land the Lieutenant went To q
photograph gallery "a have his picture taken Now.
said the photographers while his subject was nrrantlng
an Arctic costume over his ordinary New YORK dreS
You must take striking attitude Just look as u
You saw u Polar bear" Iicuenapt schwatka suddenly
began o trcblc from head 10 foot his knees knocked TO-
gchcr and his face assumed look OF intense terror
"Iury up" he exclaimed 10 the phot"gihphrr VINO Wis
looking on IN hcvlcss bcwillcrmcnt; g" can't Keep ls
up forever" Bvt what Is the mattcri what mas nap
pcncd to youi can't make negative while I1n nie
going on tn that way" "Oh said Schwntka Thought
you said you wanted me to look as would II saw u
POlnr hparH
New-York tribune., 1884-12-15
Cmncer COR lInnN Ncnrs.
suutchcd from the Grnyc.

Mira sarah u. Turner and her mother Mrs T. r. Brgan
for reslents o Iumlolit fcnn make tho
foil wing statements 10 the merits Of swita specific
Mrs Turner'S Is well known IN that community - She
saysi
was afflicted Tor two or troc with Fcfcna ma
rrysipc az combined. Ny whole system broken down.
my strength and appetite and became helpless
child bo NJ lifted from place to place by friends
treated tho beat phi esus Ia tho community with Iolco ~
Potash nnd remedies for auccae wac riven
up TO by friends My sunornca were beyond dcscrp
ton aud had lost all horo Of recovery. Last January
Induced g. try Swifts specific hlvlg received pamphlet
frnm tho company detailing iamrrs The nr't hair
bottles had 10 btng back hope heart aud tho
thourh well BROUGHT 10y sladness the
household. have tkcn alosrth'rai botilns 1he sores
have ali healed mp and dingppoI ct strength has
turned ahc o. do al Kinds ~ hOlseWof. vifta
Spechc honestly believe snatthfi nom Tho graVraLd
do not 10 be grateful enough fr my recovery
"Mlto. SARAH l.. IURNEN"
know that s. \. - has saved daughters NE
the most wctcled cosins o. oc lh over saw who's ahe
Il tging H. beng perfectly helpless thank
that ever heard OF ~ u has saved my chid
Humboldt. Tenn. oct /, looi. MRS. y. r. BRYAN.
Treatise Blood aud skin Diseases ed free THE
SWIFT SPECIFIC co, Drawer 3, Atlinia Ga