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A Shipwrecked Soul.

Did you ever hear the cry, :" A man
overboardp In the silence and dark
ness of the midnight it is a sound to
thrill ones nerves and echo in memory
for a lifetime. | was once upon a
steamer when this terrible cry rang
through the vessel, waking nearly
every sleeper, and startling men and
women out of their berths as from a
horrible dream. There were the hoarse
shouts of command; the sudden cessa-
ton of the huge engines beating and
throbbing; the rafting of chains as
hurrying hands lowered the boat; the
splash of oars for a few seconds, and
then all was still. How still! No one
ventured even to whisper, as every ear
was strained to catch some returning
note of hope from the boat swallowed
up in the darkness. A half hour passed,
and then one and another began to say
sadly, &" 1t is too late!" Yes, it was too
late, and presently the voices of the
men were heard as they slowly neared
the vessel, and then filed reluctantly
over its side, answering in low, de-
spending tones to our anxious inquiries
that they could find no trace of the lost
one. There was one of the deck
hands, fair-haired, blue-eyed young
man, who had helped to lowerthe boat
and had stood leaning against the
guards till its return, who seemed to
feel as if the general sadness at this
mournful event was thing rather to
be condemned, and who, in speaking
of his companions Intellectual search,
used very flippant and profane language.
What's the use of whining?" said he
with an oath; hell find good society
and shipwrecked men enough down
there in the seaweed, III warrant
" My son." said an old man who stood
by, laying his hand on the youths
shoulder, "a drowned body may seem a
slight thing to you, but how about a
ShipDrecked Soul?" The young man
started, and his cheek flushed, as the
awful solemnity of the question real.
lied itself to him. His offensive indif-
ference was evidently the result rather
of thoughtessness and subsection to q
bad influence than of a hardened con.
science. The group standing near deli
cately withdrew and left the two by
themselves. 1t was a word in sea,
SON." For the remainder of the voy-
age no oaths were heard from that
young mans lips; and there was sub
dued manner about him so noticeable
that we could not but be hopeful thai
he was learning to know the only
way" by which the voyager to eter
nifty may escape that awful shipwreck
of a soul. -EpiScOpnI RecOrder.
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The Eagle.

Recently | was very much interested
in the following little story, as | heard
it related by an earnest worker in the
meetings. 1t carries with it its own
lesson, and forcibly illustrates the
precious promise, "They that wait upon
the Lord shall renew their strength; they
shall mount up with wings as eagles"
He said that when he was a small
boy his home was very near river, on
the banks of which he and other boys
of his own age spent much time at play.
There was a noble old eagle who fire.
quented the same place. Sitting in a
tree near by, they often saw him swoop
down and catch fish for his meal. One
day, however, he got out of his ele-
ment, for he wandered into the corn
field and got caught in trap. 1t took
two strong men to take him from the
trap and to confine him in an old attic.
AT first he was very cross and would
not permit the boys to come near him.
After awhile he thought better of it
and decided to be friendly, would eat
corn from their hands, and soon got so
that he would let them smooth the
feathers upon his head. Months passed,
and he seemed to have forgotten his
former free and happy life; had SEEM
ingly lost all high and lofty aspirations /;
was very docile and contented One
bright, beautiful day the boys con-
ceived the idea of taking him out of
doors, to see what he would do. They
did accordingly. He was just as pa
tent and docile as ever; did not seem
to take much notice of the change; so
they decided to let him have a little
more liberty. They tied clothes-line
to his leg, giving the other end to man
to hold, as they did not care to lose
him. He walked about the yard very
leisurely for a time. AT last his eye
caught sight of the MONDAY sun. He
quivered all over; and with his eye
fixed steadily upon the sun he began to
lift his wings, but they had been so long
unused that he could not raise himself
from the ground for some time. He
never once took his eye from the
bright sun. What longings filed him
for flight above the Clouds Renew
ing his strength, he at last raised him
self and flew up, up. When he came
to the end of the line, in his great
strength he snapped it asunder, and
soaredu up toward the sun, and was soon
beyond the sight of man, filling the
place for which he was made. SO we.
dear friends, with our eye fixed
steadily upon Jesus, the blessed Sun of
Righteousness, shall renew our strength
day by day, and be enabled to mount up
above the trials, sorrows and pains OF
life, and bask in the pure sunlight of
his love.-A. II. H., IN the Adrocate
and Guardian
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RAGHEL A; TEMILETo,S,s ESTATE.

In Probate Court, held at Montpelier. in said Dis
trict, on the It'll day of September, A. ID. 1886;
benjamin Il, Buzzell, Administrator with the will
annexed of the estate of Rachel A. Temple
ton, late of Mddlesex, in said District deceased,
presents his administration account for eXamina-
decree of distribution and partition of the estate
said Court, that said account and said application
be referred to session thereof, to be held at
the Probate ONCE in said Montpelier the
ith day of October, A. ID. 1856, for hearing and
decision thereon And it is further ordered that no
publication of the same three weeks successfully In
the Vermont Wdtchmdn State Journal, a new spaper
published at Montpelier, previous to said time APP
pointed for hearing that they may appear at said
time and place, and show cause, II any they may
such decree made. by the CourtmAttest;
69-7l A. O. AVERILL, Register.
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This is one of the spots in Palestine
whereof all tradition concurs as to its
identity. This makes it venerable.
And now we are looking down into the
well at which Joseph so often watered
the flock of his father Jacob. The top
has been partly arched over, covering a
little space around what we call the
"curb - of the well. The dragoman
gave his strong arm, and let me over
this upper and outer rim, and down a
few feet to point where | got nearer
view of the depth below. Explorers
who have measured it have found it
over hundred feet deep, but part of
this has been filed up with stones cast
into it. But how came Jacob to dig
such well ? is a question often asked.
He was close to the Vale of Shechem,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-15
Piles Piles! Piles!

Sure cure for blind, bleeding, and itching
Piles. One box has cured the worst cases
of ten years standing. No one need suffer
ten minutes after using this wonderful
Kinks German Pile Ointment. 1t absorbs
tumors, allays the itching at once, acts as a
poultice, gives instant relief. Kinks Ger
man Pile Ointment is prepared only for
Piles and itching of the private parts, and
nothing else. Every box is warranted by
our Agent.
Sold by Druggists sent by mail on receipt
of price. Fifty cents and SO per box.
DIR. G. o. BENTON, Proprietor.
GlaNalan1 Ohio
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-15

THE Son of God lived till thirty in an
obscure village in Judea, unknown,
then came forward matured and per-
feet man-with mind and heart and
frame in perfect balance of humanity.
II is divine lesson" says the Rev. F.
w. Robertson. 81 would could say as
strongly as | feel deeply. Our stimu-
lating, artificial culture destroys depth.
We are superficial men. Character in
the world wants root. The world
wants what has passed away, and which,
until we secure, we shall remain the
clever, shallow men we area child
hood and youth spent in the shade-a
home. "-ETchdnge
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pussle Corner.
LA COnundrum with a Moral.

Timotheus Trip gambling intent
Till he met with sharper and lost his last cent;
Then he turned him about and mended his ways,
And lived in uprightness the rest of his days.
He captured while stealing quarter of beef
Judge Lynch passed his sentence, and a mob with
glad gee
Strung him up limb of a tamarsk tree.
My tale has moral so perfectly plain
Nc reader, I'm certain, will seek it in vain.
The conundrum is this Please to show how the fate
of the first was like that of the last reprobate.
WICKED WILL.
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fur tbe CHILDREN.
Up In the Loft.

out to the barn the children HE,
When the sun is hot in the summer sky
out in the barn where the llve.long day
The breezes rustic the fragrant hay.
OH the balm of the perfumed alrl
On, the breath of the flowers fair
Which bud and bloom in the meadows wide,
with daisies and buttercups side by side
Up to the loft" cries Jack, Gwen go,
For the breeze is cooler up there, you know"
And golden-haired Elsie follows him fast,
Till the top of the ladder is reached at last,
And over their heads, on the rafters strong,
The doves are cooling their sweet love song,
While In and out at the wide barndoor
The swallows are teaching their young to soar.
o dear old barn on grandpa's farm,
May winds nor storm ever do you harm;
For grandpapa In the long ago"
over your rafters climbed, we know,
And grandma, quaint little maiden she,
His chosen playfellow used to be,
And with book and dolly amidst the hay,
Up in the hay-loft loved to play.
Mary d. Brine, in the Churchman
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aflural ano Religious.
Sea-VOices.

l rest beside the many-voiced sea-
Its mighty music throbs along the shore.
Strong stormy winds that through pine forests pour
Alone strike harmones grandly free.
This age-long anthem rises, Lord, to thee
Thee, thee alone these sounding waves adore.
Thy way is in the sea, and evermore
They chant thy glory's praise In changeless Key;
Like thy deep mystery, thy mysterious deep;
Like thine, this voice of vast majestic tone;
Like thoughts of thine these pillows shoreward leap
Thy waves of loving thought that never cease,
From far seaspaces, and from depths unknown,
To usward borne from thy great central peace.
Mary c. oates, in Christian intetigencer
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-15

"GRACIoUs, Mr.. Dusenberry! What
was that noise in the next room?"
" Mrs. Browns baby fell out of bed, 1
suspect. It's lucky thing if it did,"
" Why SOP" It's a popular supersti-
ton, you know, that if baby tumbles
out of bed it will never turn out fool"
Mrs. Dusenberry CATER painful pause),
Do you know what think?" What,
my dear?" "That it's great pity you
didn't fall out of bed when you were a
baby PhiLndeLnhin Gail
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SAMUEL S. MAG0MBER,s ESTATE.

- S 1919 of HEkmnNd MasnlnEtoh pstr ,6 MS 49,
trict, on the Sd day of September, A. ID. 1856
m Melville f. Smile, Executor of the last Will and
Testament of Samuel s. Macomber late of East Mont
pelier, in said District deceased presents his adj
mnstration account for examination and allowance,
and makes application for a decree of distribu-
ton and partition of the estate of said de-
ceased Whereupon, II is ordered by said Court,
session thereof to be held at the Probate ONCE,
in said Montpelier, on the I'd day of October,
A. D. 1886 for hearing and decision thereoni And.
it is further ordered that notice hereof be given
to all persons interested by publication of the same
man d State Journal, a newspaper published at
Montpelier, previous to said time appointed for hear
ing that they may appear at said time and place,
and show cause, IL any they may have, why said
account should not be allowed and such decree
made. by the Court.-Attest,
GIL A. q. ANERlLL, Register,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-15

The VOICE OF THE PEoPLE.-The
people as whole seldom make mis-
takes, and the unanimous voice of
praise which comes from those who
have used Hoods Sarsaparilla fully
justifies the claims of the proprietors
of this great medicine. Indeed, these
very claims are based entirely on what
the people say Hoods Sarsaparilla has
done for them. Read the abundant
evidence of its curative powers and
give it fair, honest trial.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-15
BENTON'S NERVE and BRAIN TONIC.

If you are so nervous that minutes seem
like hours, or days seem like weeks and
years, let not moment pass before you try
this great vitalizer, as its effects in all such
cases are prompt and reliable. If the Doc
tors give you DoVER's POWDER and NOR
PINE to make you have quiet sleep you
will find this better than all the doctors. If
you become restless and nervous so you
cannot sleep, Opium and its kindred allies
are the worst things you can possibly take,
A few doses of BENToN's NERVE AND BRAIN
Tonic is sure to relieve you, and in no in
stance has it ever failed to cure.
Sold by all Druggists, and sent by express
on receipt of price, Sl.OO
DR.. G. o. BENTON, Proprietor,
ElnNnlnnl Ohio
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The French Soldiers Cat.

A correspondent sends us the follow
ing anecdote, which he knows to be
true, being told him by an eye witness
" During the Crimean war little cat
reared in his mothers cottage followed
young French soldier when he left
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Eeaal notlees.
CILNUS HATHAWAY'S ESTATE.
HARLON p. CLOssON,s ESTATE

The undersigned, having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of Brad
ford, Commissioners, to receive, examine and adj
just all claims and demands of all persons against the
estate of HarlOn +. ClOsson, late of Thetford, in
in offset thereto, hereby give notice that we
will meet for the purposes aforesaid at the dwell
ing-house of the late II. L. ClOsson, the 23d
day of September and the 10Th day of No
yember next, from nine o'clock A. NJ. until
six months from the I'd day of August A. ID, lss6 is
the time limited by said Court for said creditors to
present their claims to for examination and al
lowance.
Dated at Thetford VT, this I'd day of August
A. d. 1886
GEO. S; woRCEsTER,)
A. b. PRINGLE, Commissioners.
$50 H. L. WILLOUGHBY,
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3---Enignla.
(Comnosed of 80 letters. }

Composed of 80 letters.)
My 1 2 3 8 Z 10 it is very desirable to be.
My II % is to have life
My 96 Is I - l is a popular out-of-doors
game.
My 90 q % % 10 3 is an article of food.
My IA II 10 80 is expression of will by
majority
My % 26 81 81 is boys nickname.
My 16 II p IS is affection.
My 20 "a is an interjection meaning OBJ
serve.
My whole is good advice. MosELLE
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-15

ABOUT the bounds to be set in the re-
straint of Christian liberty, the first is
that nothing be imposed as necessary
but what is clearly revealed in the Word
of God. -StiLHnqheet.
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STOP THAT COUGH!

BY using BENToN's PINE TREE TAR
TRocHEEs, sure cure for Cough, Colds and
Sore Throat. No cure, no pay. Sold by
Druggists, twenty-five cents per box.
Wholesale Agent, JNo. III. FRANCIS, 20
Maiden Lane, New York City.
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2---WOrd-S Square.

IA mountain mentioned in Scripture.
"A bundle or package of goods.
3-An exclamation expressive of sorrow
A conjunction.
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4.--Decapitated Blanks.

IA large black -- destroyed whole
- of corn.
2-The young lady -- beautiful gems
in her -.
3-The -- is not more than an --
from the house.
1.-The -- was caught by a sea-
captain who is very fond of -.
81 think you had better - if you
- time.
1.-THE little children playing on the
- have - basket and shovel.
THE transfers old - was just now
illuminated by - of sunshine.
Sit is -- rather than -- that in
sures success.
9-Please give me piece of -, that
may tie this mischevous - to tree.
10-When we came out of the
Grace - her new dress quite badly.
1.-THE boy lost his - and spent so
much time searching for it that he arrived
at school -- in the forenoon.
12-Before we -- will ask the cook
to give us a -- for lunch.
13-The picture of a - in the artists
studio is a work of -. RENA.
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WHATEVER else we neglect let us
keep up the habit of communion with
God. Prayer is the KEY of the position.
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advertisements.
1T Saved NV Life"

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Ayers Cherry Pectoral saved my life.
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toral. Two bottles of this medicine
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NJ. Allen, West Lancaster, Ohio.
, Ayers Cherry PeCtoraI,
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Answers to Puzzles of Last Week.

Our Puzzle Corner.
money
3-Advantage. QD Ad, (2) Van, (3 An, D
Ant, (j) Tag, 6) Age.
Let everything that hath breath praise
the Lord.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-23

WASHINGTON, March 2s.-The Sec
retary of the Treasury this afternoon
issued he l35th call for the redemp-
ton OF bonds. The call is for $4,000
900 Of the per cent. loan of 1882 The
principal and accrued interest will be
paid ON the LIST day of May, 1886. The
following is a description of the bonds
called: $50, original number 275 to
original number pa, both inclusive; !;
origina number 1876 to original num-
Der 1881, both inclusive 500, original
numbe: 2049 to original number 2l07,
both inclusive, and original number
$3.50 to original number 99l6, both in
elusive; $500, original number 922 to
original number 1u41, both inclusive,
and original number 42,0 to original
number 42lS, both inclusive; $1,000,
original number 1890 to original num-
ber 9030, both inclusive, and original
number 1854 to original number 23,-
I'll, both inclusive; $1,000, original
number 1887 TO original number l5,-
45S, beth inclusive. Total, $4,000, 900.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-23

WASHINGTON, March %. The Su.
preme Court has rendered a decision
in the Mackin-Gallagher cases that
the crimes charged against the de-
PENDANTS are infamous within the
meaning of the constitution, and the
defendants cannot be held TO answer
in the courts OF the United States
otherwise than by presentment or
indictment by grand jury.
The effect of the decision is to send
the case back to the lower court to be
proceeded with by a grand jury in
dictment instead of by Information.
The Chief-Justice announced the
following: "The call OF the docket in
its regular order will be stopped Fri
day, April 23d. Cases advanced for
hearing at this term will be taken up
Monday, April 26th, and their call
continued through that week il neces-
sary. The court will adjourn for the
term Monday, May 10th.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-23

Mr.. PARNRLL, in the course of an in
terview had with him last Saturday,
expressed the opinion that ii Mr.. Glad
stones health holds out, home rule is
secure. He THINKS that the "Grand
Old Man" can manage to carry his
measures through the House of Com
mons without Mr.. Chamberlains aid,
and says that "apart from the effect of
Mr.. Gladstone's influence, the number
of new members in the present Parlia-
ment on the Liberal side, and the
number OF members on the Tory
side who owe their seats to the Irish
vote are considerable enough to make
the House little anxious for another
general election. Moreover, the Irish
landlords, Notwithstanding their pre-
tended hostility, will be so eager not
to miss the great opportunity of the
land purchase scheme that their in
huence under the rose will be calcu-
lated to take the backbone out of Tory
opposition" Mr.. Parnelf also thin
that "the Lords will hesitate before
they reject the scheme if it passes the
Commons. They will be more likely
to confne their attention to making
the land purchase scheme as favor-
able as possible to landlords, and to
minimizing by amendments in COM
mittee the measure dealing with Irish
autonomy