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Picnics.

Almost any boy or Girl can tell you
what "A picnic is like, but wonder how
many know why it is so called, or that
the custom is said to date only from
1902, not hundred years ago. Then,
as now, when such an entertainment
was being arranged for, ii was custom
AIRY that those who intended to be pres
ent should supply the eatables and
drinkables. Originally the plan was
to draw up list of what was necessary,
which is an excellent one to follow, for
often, when there has been no previous
agreement, it is discovered, when too
late, that there is too much of one kind
of food and not enough of another.
The list was passed round, and each
person picked out the article of food or
drink he or she was willing to furnish,
and the name of the article was then
nicked off the list. SO it was from
these two words, picked and nicked, that
this form of out-of-door entertainment
first became known as "pick-and-
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Conscience.

Let me remind you that God is ever
present, and sees the Utmost thoughts:
and while he allows every one to act
freely, he gives to such as earnestly
and honestly desire to do right all
needed strength and encouragement to
do it. Therefore do not cheat yourself
by doing what you suspect may be
wrong. You are as much accountable
to your Maker for an enlightened exer-
else of your conscience as you would be
to me to use due diligence in taking care
of bag of money which / might send
by you to some one else. If you were
to throw it upon deck, or into the bot
tom of the coach, you would certainly
be culpable; but, if you packed it care
fully in your trunk, and placed the
trunk in the usual situation, it would
be using common sense. So in the ex-
ercise of your conscience; if you refuse
to examine whether an action is right
or wrong you voluntarily defraud your
self of the guide provided by the AL
mighty. If you do wrong, you have no
better excuse than he who had done so
willingly and wilfully. 1t is the sincere
desire that will be accepted.
Laurence.
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Current giteratmre.
New Books.

ONE MANS STRUGGLE" by Rev.
George w. Gallagher. Published by
Funk & Wagnalls, New York. Mr..
Gallagher has written a book that will
be read with much interest by those in
terested in the temperance cause, and
especially those who believe in the &C.
tive enforcement of stringent prohib-
tory laws. 1t is the story of the at
tempt by clergyman to organize a
crusade against the liquor-saloons of
manufacturing city. The clergyman,
Rev. Edward Barnes, gives up a pas
torate in country place, the people of
which were devotedly attached to him.
He is induced to make the change by
desire to give his wife brighter and
less laborious life and by the convic-
ton that the new pastorate would be
field of greater usefulness. All goes
pleasantly at first, but after few
months the young clergyman preached
a strong temperance sermon, which
displeased many influential members
of his aristocratic church. The pas
tors predecessor had never been
known to touch on live" themes.
Next came the organized movement
for the enforcement of the prohibitory
law. The clergymen and their small
number of lay assistants were in ear
nest, and the prosecuting attorney did
his duty, but the influence of the liquor
dealers and the men who feared the
effect of the movement on business
was so strong that the prosecu-
ton was a farce. Meanwhile the
church had become divided, and at the
annual meeting the opponents of the
pastor were preparing to dismiss him,
when it was learned that, disappointed
by the practical failure of the crusade,
and worn out by work and anxiety, he
had died suddenly of heart disease.
The story, in one place or another,
touches on almost every phase of the
temperance question, and the different
types of advocates and opponents of
prohibition are portrayed with skill and
exactness. The struggle that is de-
picted has taken place in many large
towns and cities. AS the author says,
this story is founded on facts-hard.
stern facts" This of course gives it
unusual interest. 1t is in reality a
strong temperance discourse in the
form of story.
" EXPATRIATIoN," by the author of
Aristocracy." Published by D. APP
pleton & Co., New York. Price, in
paper, fifty cents. The scene of this
novel is in England. The story is one
of absorbing interest, with plenty of
change of scene and diversity in plot.
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ytloral ann Religious.
Some Time.

Some time, know not when,
But some time shall hear the angels call;
The day the moment is beyond my ken;
Perchance dark shadows of old age will fall,
And many changeful years roll by ere them
Or 1t may be when moaning breaketh next
1t may he even this busy afternoon,
SO fun of duties, so with cares perplexed;
Would 1t be welcome II II were so soon
Some way, know not how;
1t may be through long, weary hours Of pain,
With soothing touch Of loved ones on my brow
And tender ministries bestowed in vain;
or 1t may be by some swift, sudden blow;
Or lust to fall asleep such sweet release
For Gods beloved ones there doth sometimes wait
But through some door OF suffering of peace
know that shall pass the shadowy gate.
know not hour way,
But God doth know, and there my heart shall rest
Content to walk straight on, from day to day,
Leaving all choice to him who chooseth best.
Only his voice each moment to obey
Then, when mine ears, attuned to sounds so sweet,
Shall catch the rustic of the angels wings,
My lips shall answer Ready" while to meet
Their coming all my soul exutlng springs.
The Waterman.
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Not Ashamed.

DR.. Pentecost, in sermon preached
at Mortified, Mass, on Paul's I" | am
not ashamed" said of the gospel 81
am not ashamed of its Author. In a
talk with a Mohammedan the speaker
had admitted the beauty of some things
in the Koran, but found fault with the
character of Mohammed, for whom the
Mohammedan apologized, by saying
ashamed of the character of Christ,
but we would blush to stand up and de-
fend some of the heather divinities.
Every attribute of God given in Ex-
odus Chapters ii, W is transparency
pure as sunlight. From character we
90 to ethics. There are two or three
things essential in every religion, and
the first one is righteousness. l am
not ashamed to compare the ethical
standard of the gospel with that of any
other religion in the world. Turn to
the Ten Commandments, as underlying
the earlier formal revelations of God in
respect of his processes toward men.
Did it ever occur to you that it would
be rather a difficult task to improve on
the Ten Commandments? Did you
ever hear of any modern philosopher
suggesting an amendment to the Ten
Commandments? When the world
was sunk in degradation, in which there
was not single stone of ethical truth
on which man could stand, we have
this magnificent standard of truth, that
underlies all the jurisprudence of mod
ern times, and can not be improved on.
Any man who can 90 out and hold up
the Ten Commandments need not be
ashamed. Christ himself, in the Ser
mon on the Mount, showed the Jews
that they were mistaken if they ex-
pected him to give them something
else than the Ten Commandments
and then began with the Beatitudes.
Did it ever occur to you that nobody
has ever suggested an amendment to
the Sermon on the Mount? 1 am not
ashamed of gospel that presents an
ethical standard such as that contained
in the Ten Commandments and the
Sermon on the Mount. You can chal-
lenge anybody in any nation on these
two fundamental laws and be perfectly
SAFE"
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The Country Pastor.

The country pastor has his trials, but
he has his rewards as well. 1t must be
a very poor country congregation that
has not sent more than one young man
into the ministry. Not our ministers
only, but our lawyers, doctors, teachers,
editors and leaders in public life are
mainly from the country communities.
The man who breaches to country
church has better opportunity to set
great influences going than the pastor
of the metropolitan congregation.
From which of our own city churches
has there arisen great preacher? We
should not neglect the country. 1t is
the recruiting ground for the cities.
There is scarcely prominent man in
any walk of life in any city in the coun-
try who does not point to some country
pastor as his first ideal and his first in
spiration to usefulness Cunb erland
Presbyterian.
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TIMoTHY j, HUBBARD's ESTATE.

Il STATE OF VERMONT, washington DISTRICT IS,
In Probate Court. held at Montpelier in said
District on the LIST day of August, A b. 1880;
Frederick j. Dieter. Administrator de boHiS HOR
with the will annexed of the estate of Timothy
J. Hubbard, late of Montpelier, in said District
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 IL
is ordered by said Court. that said account and
said application be referred to session thereof,
to be held at the Probate ONCE, in said
Montpelier, the 18th day of August, A. ID 1890.
for hearing and decision thereon And it is further
ordered that notice hereof be given to all persons
interested by publication of the three weeks
snecesslyey IN the Vermont W9,chnan q State Jour
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
1915 HIRAM CARLETON. Judge
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The Magazines.

The August number of the New Enq-
land Magazine is special Grand Army
number. The frontispiece is a striking
portrait of General Logan, most popu-
lar of all the volunteers; and the num-
Der also contains fine portrait of Gen
eral Sherman, from a recent photograph.
The opening article is on "The Grand
Army of the Republic," by Major
George S. Merrill, one of the past COM
manders-in-chief, and is enriched by
portraits of all the successive command
ers, down to General Alger, and by
other valuable illustrations. The article
which follows this, on "The Woman's
Relief Corps" by Mrs. Sarah E. Fuller,
one of the former presidents, is accom-
panied by portraits of all the presidents
from 1888 to the present. 1t is the
record of noble work, and should be
read by every American woman. An
article on " The Massachusetts Soldiers
Home" by Captain John G. B. Ad-
ans, is fully illustrated. There is a
striking short story, entitled "Two
Union Men," presenting tragical
phase of slavery life; and two poems of
the number, "The Bivouac of Sher-
mans Army" and "The Two Old
Soldiers" are related to the war.
SCRIBNER's MAGAZINE is fiction
number, containing six short stories,
five of them illustrated. AS is usual in
this magazine, a number of entirely new
writers are brought forward with stories
of striking originality. They show
great variety of scene and subject, and
include a newspaper story, tale of
army life, California story, Maine
woods story, and a New York city
story, besides Mr.. Burners capital
burlesque modernization of Sterne's
Sentimental Journey" There is
also the beginning of part second of the
remarkable anonymous serial, Jerry"
which brings the hero to manhood and
opens his adventurous career. In this
new phase of the novel the writer ex-
hibits virile characteristics which were
not demanded in the pathetic descrip-
tons of Jerry's youth. The fiction
idea of the number is further carried
out in the richly-illustrated article by
the Blashfelds on "The Paris of the
Three Musketeers." The veteran Lon
don publisher and close friend of Stan
ley, Edward Marston, tells with strk-
ing illustrations made at Cairo, " How
Stanley Wrote His Book" There are
also poems by Thomas Bailey Aldrich
and Andrew Lang.
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DOLLY RRITAIN,s ESTATE.

II STAIE OF VERNON Washington District. IS,
In Probate Court held at Montpelier in ana for said
District, on the 2ld day of July, A. ID. lSNO
Leonard Ienney, Administrator, de tOHtS NOM with
the WIN annexed of the estate of Polly Britain late
of Barre, in said District, deceased, makes APP
plicaton to said Court, with the consent and APP
probation in writing of the legatees and deyisees of
said deceased, for license To sell all of the real
tate of said deceased situated In Barre, in said
District, TO wit. Home place, consisting OF
of land and buildings thereon representing that the
sale thereof would be beneficial 10 the legatees and
devsees of said deceased and those Interested in her
estate in order to convert aid real estate into money
Whereupon 1t ordered ny said Court that said appl
cation be referred to session thereof TO be held at
the Probate ONCE, in said Montpelier, ON the 22d
day of August, A. u. ls9O, for hearing and decision
thereon; and IL is further ordered that all persons
Interested be notified hereof by publication OF notice
of said application and order thereon three weeks
successfully in the Vermont Waterman d state Jour
nal, newspaper published at Montpelier, in this
state, and which eirculates IN the neighborhood OF
those interested, before said time of hearing, that
they may appear at said time and place and If they
see cause, object thereto. by the Court.--Attest,
1915 HIRAM CARLETON, Judge.
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JACOB A. MARsHs ESTATE.

y STATE OF VERMONT, washington hstrict, IS.
In Probate Court. held at Montpelier, in said Dis
trlct, on the ith day of August, A. D. 1890:
Mahlon $. Hathaway, Administrato of the estate
of Jacob A. Marsh, late of Calais in said Dis
trict. deceased, presents his supplementary adj
mnstraton account for examination and allow
ance and makes application for decree Of
distribution and partition of the estate of
said deceased not yet decreed. including share of
Francis Is. Marsh, son and heir of said deceased,
absent and unheard from for fifteen years, five
of which have been since the death of said
deceased. Whereupon, it is ordered by said
Court that said account and said application
he referred to session thereof, to be held at
the Probate ONCE, IN said Montpelier, on the Both
day of August, A. u. 1880, for hearing and decision
hereof he given to al persons interested by publiea
ton of the same three weeks successfully in the
Vermont ltdtchman e. state JoHyuai, n newspaper
published az Montpelier, previous to said time ap,
pointed for hearing, that they may appear at said
time and place, aud show cause if any they may
have why said account should not be allowed and
such decree made. by the COurt.-Attest
1913 HIRAM CARLETON, Judge.
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H. HEATH,s ESTATE.

= oIATE OF VERMONT Washington District IS,
In Probate Court. held at Montpelier, i'll said Dis
trict, ON the 5th day of August a. ID. 1885,
Albert Johonnott, Administrator of the estate of
Charles H. Heath. late of Montpelier in said District
deceased makes application to said Court to extend
the time heretofore allowed him to pay the debts
due from said estate and to render his administra-
ton account until some future day Where
upon 1t is ordered by said Court that said
be held at the Probate ONCE, in said Mont
peler. the 18th day of August. A ID.
further ordered that notice hereof be given to all
persons interested by publication of the same three
state Journal IA newspaper publ, at Mont
pelier, previous to said time appointed for hearing.
BY the Court.-Attest.
1915 HIRAM CARLETON, Judge.
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THE teacher told the child to get a
grammar to study, whereupon she re-
ceivtd this note from the child's
mother: 81 do not desire for Lulu
shall engage in grammar as prefer her
ingage in yuseful studies and can learn
her how to spoke and write properly
myself. | have went through two
grammars and can't say as they did me
no good. l prefer her ingage in GER
man and drawing, and vokal music on
the piano"
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Eeaal 1lotites.
MARTHA p: sCOyILL,s ESTATE.

NLSIAIE OF VEKMONT, Washington DISTRICT, IS.
In Probate Court, held at Montpelier. in and for
said District, on the LIST day of August A. d. 1890:
An instrument purporting to be the last VIII and
Testament of Martha i. Scovill, late of Montpelier
in said District, deceased, being presented to the
Court for Probate: 1t is ordered by said Court
that all persons concerned therein be notified
to appear at session OF said Court be held at the
Probate Office, i'll said Montpelier, on the 18th day of
August, A. ID. 1870. and show cause, If any they
may have against the Probate of said instrument for
which purpose 1t is further ordered that notice of this
order be published three weeks successfully in the
Vermont Watchmdn & state JoHyNai, newspaper
printed at Montpelier in this state previous to said
time appointed for hearing. by the Court.-Attest,
1915 HIRAM CARLETON, Judge.
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advertisements.

There are
many white soaps,
each
represented to be
lust as good as the Ivory"
They are not,
but like
all counterfeits,
they lack
the peculiar
and remarkable
qualities of
the genuine.
Ask for
Ivory Soap
and
insist upon having it.
It's sold everywhere.
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Central Vermont Railroad.
Commencing July Z, 1890.

Trains Going South and East toW Leave Mont
peljer as toii0,Cs.
S:67 A. NJ. MAIL, for Fitchburg, Boston, Spring.
field, New London and New York
IL: 20 =. NJ. FAST TRAIN for Boston via Low.
ell and New York via Springfield.
600 p. NJ. PASSENGER, for White River
Junction.
1910 A. NJ. EXPRESS, for Boston via Lowell
and all points in New England.
Trains Going North and Vest:
$3.50 A. NJ. EXPRESS, for Montreal, ogdens-
burg and the West.
1928 A. NJ; ACCOMMODATIONS, to st. Adams,
Burlington and Rutland, Troy and New York.
10: 10 A. NJ. PASSENGE for Burlington, st.
Adams Richiord Rogses Point and st. Johns.
1923 p. NJ. PASSENGER, for Burlington, st.
Adams, Montreal, Ogdensburg and the West.
1920 T.. NJ. FAST EXPRESS. Pullman Sleep
ing Car to Chicago.
Trains leave for Barre at 1900 and TO- 80 A. NJ. and
q 90, 81 i5 and u ~ T. M Trains leave for Williams
town at 10: 80 a. NJ. and 3: Is p.
Through tickets to Chicago and all points West for
sale at the principal stations.
- J. W HOBART. General Manager.
s. W. CUMMINGS, General Passenger Agent.
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THE prayer-meeting is the church
assembled, not for the hearing of a
sermon or exposition or eXhortation, but
for the expression by itself of its spir-
itual life in worship, prayer, confer
ence. The ideal prayer-meeting is not
one in which the same half-dozen reg
ularly occupy the time in long prayers
and extended remarks, but one in
which practically the entire church as
sembles and all actively participate
Selected.
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NOAH A. CLARK's ESTATE.

l. Il.
The undersigned, having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of Washing
ton, ommissioners. to receive examine and adjust
all claims and demands of all persons against
the estate of Noah 4. Clark late of Cabot
in said District deceased, and all claims exhibited
in offset thereto, hereby give notice that will
meet for the purposes aforesaid at the residence of
Mrs. Sarah Clark on the 13d day of August and
Sd day of January next. from one o'clock p. NJ.
nnnth ron N No. sci a or say udys ana thh1
$780, is the time limited by said Court for said
ination and allowance.
Dated at Cabot this 2lst day of July A. d.
1890 IRA +. HAINES, c-.-'.---
72-74 BEMIS PIKE. commissioners
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DANNY NJ. MURRY,s ESTATE.

COMMlSSlONEkS' NOIlCE.
The undersigned, having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of Wash
ington Commissioners to receive, examine and ad-
just all claims and demands of all persons against
the estate of Fanny NJ. hurry, late of Waterbury,
in said District deceased, and all claims exhibited
in Offset thereto, hereby give notice that will
meet for the purposes aforesaid at the dwelling
house of Sarah II. Jones' in Waterbury aforesaid on
the 9th day of September and sth day of November
next, from two O'Clock Z. NJ until five o'clock NJ.
each of said days and that six months from the 18th
day Of May A. ID; 1890 is the time limited by said
Court FOR said creditors to present their claims to
for examination and allowance.
1890 LUKE j. ROBERTS, ,-.-.-.
1915 JOHN b. PARKER / commissioners
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ENOCH HOYT'S ESTATE.

IL COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
The undersigned, having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of Wash
1ngtOn Commissioners, to receive, examine and ad.
just all claims and demands of all persons against
the estate of tnoch Hoyt, late of Cabot, in said
District, deceased, and all claims exhibited in OFF,
set thereto hereby give notice that will meet for
the purposes aforesaid at the dwellinghouse of
George w. Hoyt of Cabot, the 9Th day of Septem-
berand 9Th day of December next, from one o'clock
until four O'Clock p. NJ. each of said days, and
that six months from the 6th day of June, A. d.
1890, is the time limited by said Court for said
creditors to present their claims to for examina
ton and allowance.
Dated at Cabot, this 25th day of July, A. d. 1890.
7. II. LANCE, lC,,,,,,,..,o,o-,
1915 G. NJ WEBSTER. Commissioners.
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Our 8ops ano Girls.
Sweet Sixteen.

I am taller far than Bess,
Though she's stouter, I confess,
And my shoe.tops meet my dress,
And my hair
Reaches far below my waist,
Which is just little laced,
And many who have taste
Call me fair.
With the boys l mustn't play,
Mamma told me so to-day;
And my dolls are given away,
Every one;
Pm too old to run about,
Play at tag, or laugh and shout,
must learn to live without
Any fun.
II with Cousin Tom l walk
Mamma sees me, like hawk,
And you ought to hear her talk
Such a tonguei
" You, a schoolgirl, flirting. fy"
Then wish that might die,
Since for any pleasure
Am too young.
I'm too old to play with toys,
I'm too young for woman's joys,
I'm too old to fight the boys;
And the men
I'm forbidden to regard,
Lest Sister Bess retard,
And find it rather hard
Now and then.
Piisburg DispatcI
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BUCKLIN's ARNICA SALvE.-The
best salve in the world for cuts, bruises,
sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores,
letter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns
and all skin eruptions, and positively
cures piles, or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction,
or money refunded. Price twenty-five
cents per box. Sold by all druggists.
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"WILL you take me for better or
worse?" he inquired, jocularly. She
perhaps didn't mean it in that way,
but she blushingly replied that she
would take him for better, because he
couldn't be worse.-Philadelphid Times.