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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-07
True, but a Pity.

A pastor in a neighboring city told us
the other day that he and fellow-pas-
tor were led to " launch out into the
Deep" and went down into one of the
worst districts of their city and began
some gospel work. God Immediately
blessed their efforts and a number of
souls were brought to Christ, hopefully
saved. In their zeal the pastors in
vited these saved ones from the Clover
classes to come to their churches, as
borhood. Well, these "young con-
verts " came. And, moreover, in the
weekly prayer-meeting they began to
tell what the Lord had done for them.
Their clothes were not of the best;
their manners not of the most refined;
their mode of speech and expression
not in accordance with that used in the
drawing-rooms of the best people.
Upon the whole, the pastor said, their
people. were so shocked at this appari-
ton of common sinners" in their
midst that the officers of the church adj
vised them to give up their work among
the elapsed masses " if there was to be
an incursion of such people into their
churches and prayer-meetings In our
solemn judgment, nothing better could
happen to the Church of God than to
have an infusion of just such "new
blood" If we may so speak, into our re-
spectacle churches and congregations
Whenever Christianity grows away
from the down-trodden by sin, and the
degraded poor, it has grown away from
its primitive type. Whenever the fell
lowship of Christ and Christ's people
begins to be bounded by social lines,
then it ceases. There ought to be one
place on this footstool where the rich
and the poor meet together and find an
equality in the common kinship which
binds us to Christ and to each other
Words and Weapons.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-07
Answers to Puzzles of Last Week.
Infants.

Infants.
"A cord of wood
Sd Martin, (2) Lory, (8 Robin, az Lark,
(5) Heron, 6) Ortolan, (7) Ostrich, (S) Grow,
90 Teal, Q0 Hawk, Q1) Baya, Q2) Wren,
Q3( Astur, 90 Brent goose, Q5) Jackdaw, Q6)
Oriole, QT Petty chaps, QS) Sparrow, Q9)
Snipe, COZ Pout, cd Butcher bird (22) Bubo,
C23) Widgeon, (24) Swan, (25) Swallow, (26)
fisher, 800 Barbet, sd Rock, (32) Flamingo,
(33) Nightingale go Banana bird, (35) Eagle,
lS6) Crake. go Cushat (3S) Meganser, $3.50
Thrush, (40) Bat, (4D Bunting, az Finch,
q3) Crane, "a Cardinal bird, 45) Wax
(49) Maybe, (50) Raven. (5l) Whippoorwill,
(52) Nutcracker, (59 Bulbus, (54) Chiff chaff,
l55) Canary, (56) Grouse, (5O Fleldfare, (5S)
Loon.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-07
Select Mlistellamp.
Written for the Waterman.
The Old Fireplace.
BY X. j. c., MERIDEN, N. II.

What sweet mem'ries cluster around
The old fireplace of long, long ago,
with its hearthstone ample and warm,
And the fllckering lights in row,
From the wood, blazing and cracking,
On the andirons shining so bright,
Seem to fill the room with aglory,
A dreamy, a mystical light.
The long kitchen, we'll we remember,
In the corner tall stately clock
Chimed the hours, swiftly passing,
Reminding each one of the flock
In the crisp, early morn OF winter,
As well as in summer, know,
of the duties devolving upon them,
Wherever through life they might go.
Now the fire burns low on the hearth,
Naught but embers are to be seen;
The faces that smiled on each other,
In the hope of youths promise, ween
Are wrinkled and sad from life's conflict
And wait by the side of the stream,
Soon to bear them DER to the city,
OF which they can just catch a CLEAN,
The children have grown to manhood,
And are scattered the wide world DER;
But the glow from the old fireplace
Reaches out unto them, as of yore,
Reckoning each one to return
To the home of their childhood once more
With its hallowed and blest recollections
OF the days that return nevermore."
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-07
Source of the Mississippi.

The newly-found source of the Mis-
sissippi is sparkling little gem of a
lake situated above and beyond Lake
Itasca. 1t nestles beyond the pines of
an unfrequented and wild region of
Minnesota, many miles from the near
est white settlement, and just,on the di-
viding ridge which forms the great
watershed of North America. Within
few miles of it can be found lakes
and streams whose waters are tributary
to the Red river of the North and yell
lowstone, thus reaching the sea thou
sands OF miles from the mouth of the
mighty Mississippi, which flows in a
trickling brook from Lake Glazier.
This lake, discovered to be the true
source of the greatest river in North
America, by Captain Willard Glazier,
on the 22d of July, 1881, is about mile
and half in greatest diameter, and
would be nearly round in shape but for
asingle promontory, whose rocky shores
give it in outline the shape of heart.
The waters of the lake are exceedingly
clear and pure, coming from springs,
some being at the bottom, but the three
most prominent rise few miles back
in low, wet land and flow into the lake
in little rills. On the very point of the
promontory is spring whose waters
are as cold as ice, and at which Captain
Glaciers weary party slaked their thirst
while exploring the shores of the new
lake. So lonely is the region around
the lake that for fourteen days not even
redskin was seen, and wearied by the
hardships of this rough country, yet
with feeling of having added some
thing to geographical knowledge, Cap
tain Glazier and his party were glad to
come into contact with their fellow
creatures -PhiLndeLnhin Times
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-07
4---Enigna.
composed of 80 letters.)

Composed Of % letters.)
My 10 81 "a is often dropped but seldom
picked up.
My IL 80 30 is a domestic elevator.
My % % 20 is household ornament.
My IL 20 II 3 Is is the subject of one of
Poes poems.
My II % 10 p is Europe's chief grain
port.
My 20 16 10 is the natural covering of
certain animal.
My 10 q sets good example of mater
nal care.
My IA 81 % was the necessary character
istic of kings fool"
My whole from Paradise LOST is a CON-
forting sentence to those whose lives seem
only ordinary. M. S. s.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-07
4nssle Corner.
1...WOrd Anagram.

went last night to take my wife
And grown up daughters three
To Music IIall-they begged to go
To the Ann muten tree.
Its benefits were for the church
tThe church was not to blame)
think the ladies got 1t up,
They calledit use claim.
The members and their friends were there
They'd come to hear the doin's,
programmes they had-and the first piece
Was to be ten matt ruins.
There followed then prosy hmm;
The next was seen read,
I'll never go to such place
Again. I'm nearly deadl EVAN.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-07
3---DecapitatiOns.

1-Behead to revolve and leave prepo-
sition.
2-Behead judgment and leave wing.
+Behead flower and leave liquid
4-Behead one who has the care of princes
horses and leave question.
The removed letters form a priests cloak,
which, beheaded, leaves open.
SHORTFELLOw.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-07

for their young futures-blessed BID
cause even an earthly fathers plannin
for them may be wrong, and even
mothers love may ask amiss-that tn
wise Heavenly Father, while he permit
the breath of every right petition t
speed their progress, at the same tim
shields them, as he shields all from th
headwinds and sidewinds of prayer
that are wrongly, though lovingly, an
bilious in their behalf?-Sunddy- Schoc
Times.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-07

JohnSon's Anodyne Liniment is, with
out doubt, the safest, surest and best
remedy that has ever been invented
for internal and external use. 1t is APP
plicable to great variety of complaints
and is equally beneficial for man or
beast. Find out about it and thank us
for the advice.
No man in his senses should buy
worthless horse and cattle powder
simply because it is put up in large
packs. Sheriddn's Caualry Condition
POWDERS are put up in small packs, but
are absolutely pure and are immensely
valuable.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-07

HENRY WARD BEECHER has recov-
cred the gold watch stolen from him on
the night of the New York election
last fall. Three or four others had al
ready been given him. He is now able
to tell what time it is.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-07
Another Laura Bridgman.

An appeal will be made to the Massa-
chusetts legislature within few days
to enact law providing for the proper
care and instruction of deaf mute chill
dren who are blind. The particular rea-
son why legislation in this direction is
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-07
Learn to Preach.

The way to do a thing is to do it..
Men learn to swim by diving into the
water. Men learn trade by beginning
and working on raw material, and maxi
ing mistakes and failures and thus
achieving success. There are many
ministers who have learned Greek.
Latin, Hebrew, and various other
things, but have not learned to
preach. They cannot tell what they
know, and if they undertake to do it
they tell things that others do not care to
know, and fail to tell things which men
are anxious to hear. They learn logic
and rhetoric, composition and declama-
ton, but after all they do not know how
to preach. The English Congregation
alists have one usage which is worthy
of consideration. In the nottingham
Institute, in the theological course for
the first and second years, there is this
requirement.: "Six hours a week of
open-air preaching, with toulouse
visiting" This looks like business.
and man who, in addition to other
studies, spends an hour day in out
door preaching, on street corners, or in
the highways and hedges, talking to
congregations of one, or ten, or one
hundred, meeting with infdels, atheists,
scoffers and prodigals, will be likely to
make failures enough to keep him hum
BILE, to meet rebuffs enough to make
him practical, and to find enough of
difficulties, objections and cavils to
teach him TO know his ground, be care
full what he says, and be able to prove
his positions. We are sure that many
a theological student who has burned
midnight oil until his face is " sicklied
DER with the pale cast of thought" and
his stomach demoralized with dyspepsia,
would greatly improve his prospects for
present and future usefulness by taking
in his course GO six hours a week of open
air preaching, with house-to-house Wis
iting. "-Ihe Christian.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-07
8eli9iOus 1tlistellamp.
Written for the Waterman.
L Wondered Why.

BY o. h. WALKER
used to wonder why
That so oft forgot,
Why the angry words would come,
And would stop them not
And then wondered why
I so impatient was;
And why was so fretful sometimes
Almost without cause.
But do not wonder now
Why everything seemed dreary;
Why was so lonely,
And my heart so sad and weary;
All II was because I waited
While my Savior, knocking, stood there;
Waited while wondered, doubted,
IL he died my sins to bear.
But grew tired of waiting,
For found no peace nor rest;
And so went to Jesus,
There found pardon and was blessed.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-07

PURE blood is absolutely necessary
in order to enjoy perfect health. Hoods
Sarsaparilla purifies the blood and
strengthens the system.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-07

BEGIN now the use of Vegetine and
you will escape the unpleasant effects
of spring weather.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-07
Prize Award.

j. W. Hazeltine of Andover, VT, wins
the prize for best original puzzle.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-07
Stoves and Ranges.

We have fitted up new sales-room for these
goods and we can truly say that we make the finest
display of any house-furnshing store in New
England A splendid range with all the ware com
plete, for sl4. double oven range, ware complete
Tor only 800; We also carry a full line Of the
New Hub Hub Junior, Groveand, New Tariff
Quaker, b. A.. Atkinson & Co., and others of the
most popular lines in the market. Parlor Stoves for
81, $500 - and up. We will close the balance of
our stock of paror stoves at fifteen per cent below
the actual cost to save carrying them to next
season,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-05-06
Federal Court Report.

In this court the following business
was transacted since our last report:
Rebecca b. Dangerfield VS.. j. T. and
S. J. Woodruff, verdict for plaintiff for
land and rent for 73S acres at three cents
per acre for two years. Judgment ac-
cordingly with costs.
Robert Wimm VS.. A. NJ. Gilmer, tres
pass. dismissed for want OF Jurisdiction.
Ada b. Walker VS.. J. l.. Martin ct ais.
trespass, continued.
Eclipse Wind Engine Co. VS.. II. l..
Dignowity, debt; plaintiff has leave to
amend. Exception to answer In part
sustained.
Court adjourned until o'clock p. m,
to-day.
The criminal docket will be called on
the 18th.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-05-06
Fifth and Last.

The following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted by Alamo Assembly,
Knights of Labor:
Resolved, That Alamo Assembly No.
4l0S, Knights Of Labor, do recognize as
right and just that equal pay for equal
work should be paid to both sexes |;
therefore be Ii
Resolved by Alamo Assembly, That
we do endorse the action of Typograph-
ical Union No. 172, and pledge our earn
est sympathy and all possible aid In this
their fight for right and justice.
Resolved further, That a copy Of
these resolutions, under the seal Of this
Assembly, be furnished to the Times
Office, also to the Secretary Of the Typo
graphical Union. and to the San An
tonic Express and LIGHT for publication.
4. n. HARRIS, M. w.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-05-06
Matter, Chatter and Things.

The tall sycamore of the San Pedro is
beginning to get In his work on the in
nocent voter-in his mind.
Why Is the sage of Beanville like an
imported repeater? Because he must
be posted before he can vote.
The MikadO doubtless believes that
paper-hanger may make Street Com
missioner on the same principle that a
rat may make ratter.
If the Beanyille statesman can mogul-
ize this city as well rs the great Mikado,
why should he not receive a mans pay
therefor?
Wonder does the Mikado think that
the Nueva Street Commissioner carries
the X. of l.. In his pocket, merely to ad-
vance Bryan and the other fellows.
What's the matter with himself?
The San Pedro Club should now
crowd to the front, or has 1t been lulled
to sleep by the siren whispers of the
common enemy-the ring? Or, per-
haps, It is preparing to let something
"drap."
The following was discovered this
morning wrapped around homemade
cigarette:
On Military plaza
One starry night strayed,
And dined with one who has
Chile-Killarney maid.
Soon fellow, reeling
Navigating from the club,
Stepped on a tamale peeling,
And acquired place TO rub.
A peeler followed after
To supply the cave of bats
While another, full of laughter,
Shouted rats! rats!! rats!!!
A belly-brained Mikado,
With a votecorraling mug,
Remarked that twas too pad, o,
That emptying filed the jug.
There's little in this ditty
To amuse or edify,
But some noses in this city
Are becoming rather wRY.
SAN PEDRO.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-05-06
Lawn Festival.

Those who attended the pleasant SER
vice gwen by the willing Workers Mis-
sion Band few days ago at the Madi-
son Square church, will be interested to
know that they will give lawn festival
at the residenc e OF DR.. Scudder, 800 Mar
tin street. on Wednesday evening, May
IL. Refreshments of ice cream, cake
and lemonade, rice and curry and fruits.
The walters at the rice and curry table
will be dressed In Oriental costumes.
The little girls have been busy for some
time making fancy articles which will
be offered for sale.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-05-06
TEXAS STATE sPoRTsMEN.
They Will Meet in San Antonio Next
Tuesday.

The ninth annual meeting Of the Texas
State Sportsmen's association meets in
this city next Tuesday and will call
representative body Of some Of the best
men ofthe State together. The officers
Of the association are: President, j.
ID. Yocom, Denison; First Vice Presi-
dent, A. G. Schryver, San Antonio; Sec
ond Vice President, Il. Fl. Micklejohn,
San Antonio; Secretary, A. Thiele, San
Antonio.
The Alamo Gun Club has been greatly
assisted by donations given by the citi-
zens of San Antonio. Among those who
have contributed cash literally are Men
ger and Maverick hotels, Ernest Stoves,
Albert Stoves, G. w. Brazelton, N.
Mackey, Polk & Granger, w. Reuter- q
Bro, A. Scholz, A. l.. Berg, w. II. Clark.
Metropolitan, w. A. Bonynge, John
Brady, p. Shields, Il. o. Meuseback, Re-
volving Light, Froboese & Santleben, Il.
Campbell & Co., j. S. Thornton, B. +.
Ioakum, Bryan Callaghan, San Anto-
MO Express, Fashion Theatre, San An
Times, San ANTONIO LIGHT. and many
others.
The pigeons have been carefully Sc
lected and will prove fine flyers and hard
birds. They have now on hand little
over 1000. These birds are put into
coop measuring SO feet In length, 20 feet
In width, and 20 feet in height. In ad-
dition to live birds, they will use the
latest and best targets, including the
new American birds, the latest target;
the red bird, this bird having two colors.
black and red, and clay pigeons; also
black birds and glass balls for those
wishing to get up extra matches, thus
giving everyone chance at his favorite
target. All matches will be shot from
five traps, five yards apart, and will be
governed by the National rules.
In connection with this meeting OF the
association, the subject Of game protec-
tion will be brought up, and q full at
tendance Of those Interested In this good
cause Is desired. Clubs not members OF
this association can join on the grounds
and shoot in the championship matches.
Il. III. Micklejohn, Ed Stoves, Jr., o.
W. Andrae, A. Thiele, committee.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-05-06
A Pretty Place for Sale.

Containing nearly two acres Of irrigable
land, under good plank fence, good
well Of water; one house with two rooms,
one entrance and galleries; another with
two rooms and a shed and kitchen, din
ing and servant room, planted with
large quantity OF shade and fruit trees,
strawberries. such as roses, alteas, etc.,
fronting on Labor street, in the Fourth
ward. Inquire at this office. 4-N-tf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-05-06
A Piece of Art.

Miss Anna II. Stanley, daughter Of
General David S. Stanley, has on exhi-
bition at Bell & Bros jewelry store a
very artistic and meritorious painting,
representing the aged Madam Candle
laria, native celebrity, in the act OF
catering Mexican meal. The painting
is very life-like and interesting, and be-
trays rare artistic ability in its beautiful
and accomplished young authoress.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-05-06
The Complimentary Entertainment.

The ladies of st. Marks church have
on foot movement to give a grand en-
tertainment, complimentary to the
Texas Press, on the 10Th. They desire
the assistance Of all the handsome young
ladies In the city. The ladies propose
to submit a programme Of what they
propose to do at the general meeting,
which Is called for next Saturday night.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-05-06

Sunday, May s, from II a. m. to 3 d.
m. Everybody invited to come. Only
% cents for all sorts of dellcacies and
splendid Mexican dishes. No entrance
fee. Given by the ladies OF San Fer
nando Benevolent society. 5-6-2t
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-05-06

A fine set of bedroom furniture, Brus-
sells carpet, marble-top tables, rockers,
etc.. can be had at q bargain by calling
on Il. Abrahams, BOG Commerce street.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-05-06
Briefs for Lawyers
Please Send your Address.

Printed at the LIGHT Office in flrst-class
style at 70 cents per page.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-05-06

All persons sending confidential
communication to the manager OF this
paper are requested to send their names.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-11-22

2 we're quickly on The ,pot. The
fire started in back bedroom, pro-
badly by lamp exploding. Mr..
and Mrs. Mcmillan had gone out to
visit friends, and had LEFT lamp
burning in the room. The ledger
was also out. Mr.. Robert French,
who lives III back of the McMillans,
was about the first to discover the
fire, and after several futile attempts
to give the alarm through the tele-
phone, he gave it up in disgust. Mr..
and Mrs. Garden, who live in the
house just this side of the McMillans,
were among the first TO discover tue
fire. Mrs. Garden heard cracking
noise and remarked to her husband
that it sounded like wood burning.
Mr.. Garden said it was the rain, but
on getting a Whit of smoke and
seeing the reflection of the blaze
through the window, Immediately
went out. He got a garden hose at.
tached to the faucet, but on bursting
open the back door he was forced to
retreat from the flames. Messrs.
Ablcs, Wagner, Garden and others
managed to effect an entrance and
carry out all available property.
The fire crept from one room to
another and had burnt all but half
the parlor, before it was put out. 1t
also burnt q hole in the roof and
had it not been for the rain the
house would have been totally des-
troyed. AS it is, the house is about
ruined, and the furniture that was
not burnt was considerably damaged
in other ways.
The house was insured for 81, 800
in the Imperial Insurance of Lon
don; the furniture for 81, 400 in the
Prussian National ms. Co. The
latter was divided into two parts,
$1,000 on McMillan's furniture and
$500 on Mr.. Orderkirk' s, the lodger.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-11-22
=
A ROUSE On FIRE.

At about $40 last night an alarm
of fire was sounded, and notwith-
standing the inclemency of the
weather and the frightful condition
of the streets, people turned out in
full force. The fire was in small
house just beyond the first bridge
on Nuuanu avenue. 1t is owned by
Mr.. Jas. Campbell, and was occu-
pied by Mr.. and Mrs. Mcmillan and
a ledger. The fire companies
answered the alarm with all possible
haste, but the roads being slippery,
progress was slow. Engine Co. No.
4, being nearest TO the fire, was
making good its chance to be there
first, when the boys of Engine Co.
No. 2, with their hose came tearing
along, and were the first to get
water on. No. A soon got to work,
also the Pacific Hose Co. The Hook
and Ladder Co. and Engine Co. No
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-11-22
CHANGE or STEAMER TIME,

The New Zealand Herald of the
Sth instant contains the following
announcement of change in the time
of departure of the Mail Steamers
from Auckland -
Commencing with the despatch of
the next months San Francisco
mail, the steamer will leave Auck-
land day earlier than now-on
Monday instead of Tuesday. Cor
respondingly, mails will also close a
day sooner than present dates at all
other places. The change will enable
homeward mails being forwarded from
New York Ivy the Saturday fast boat
for Queenstown, and delivered in
London three or four days earlier
than is now the case.