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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-24

Many years later, and the pulpit of
that church in Willie Gray's village was
vacant. Willie, grown to manhood,
was now known in the church as Dea-
con Gray One Sabbath morning there
came candidate into the pulpit, man
bearing the marks of genius in word
and look. He prayed, and his hearers
bowed before the presence of their liv-
ing God. Then he gave his text, those
words of Ezekiel ii:9 GA hand was
sent unto me-" and told the touching
story of his own early life-the Testa-
ment, the simple gift of the lad, which
had brought to the cross the hardened
heart of the father, and the tender
heart of the child. With emotion he
said, "My father is in heaven now,
brought there, through Gods grace, by
the hand of Willie Gray" The young
deacon was visibly startled. What
was he never TO hear the last of that
simple gift of his? How many hun
dred-fold was he to reap from the dime,
his first earnings?
After the service, as the young
preacher was grasped by the hand by
one and another of the warm-hearted
people, he felt one grasp, heartier than
the rest, as Deacon Gray quoted the
words, " For this is the message that
we heard from the beginning, that we
should love one another" In answer
to the inquiring look he continued,
am Willie Gray"
"Then by the grace of God 1 have
found the man to whom | owe my life
of ministry here. "A hand was sent
unto me-"
1t was only a dime, but how many
souls had it blessedl How often had it
glorified the name of Godl 1t had in
creased his followers, but by what mum.
Der? 1t had already enriched eternity
but who could tell how many more
were to follow, led by its teachings?
Only dime--but given in the name
of Jesus, it shall go on bearing fruit
while the foundations of the earth
stand.
Only dime-and father is led to
Jesus, and a young child is trained for
the ministry of Christ.
Only dime-and the soul of the
child who gave it grows tender in the
love for his fellows, and rich in the
grace of God.
Only a dime-and the heart of the
man lives to praise God that he spent
it in his service and for his glory. You
and may hope for such a reward a.
this from every gift we bestow, if We
give it in the spirit of Willie Gray.
AS Gods Word never returns unto
him void, so our blessed gifts, given il
his name, and for the sake of his un
dying love, will yield us harvest, the
fruits of which we shall never cease tt
reap. Not the least of giving is tn
blessing which each true giver receives
The precious bread cast upon the
waters, we are sure to find after man,
days. Woman's Executive COMMITTEE
Reformed Church.
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A Narrow Escape.

In Arabic there are two different words
to designate an unbeliever. One of them is
inoffensive, but the other, which is gafer,
corresponding nearly with our word Elm
fdel," is habitually employed by the Mo
hammedans against Christians, while a
Christian is punished with death if he
applies it to follower of Mohammed.
Such a fate nearly befell missionary, who
tells the story:
During my residence in Abyssinia the
Arabic language had become less familiar
to me, so that inadvertently in converse
ton / used the offensive word gafer. In
stantly the people seized me and dragged
me to the judge, crying: He is worthy OF
DEATH He ought to dep
/ perceived that had committed fault
and though it was only fault of gram
mar l felt a great repugnance at dying
for such an offense and cried to God t.
deliver me.
Conversing on the way with my accus
ers, caught them giving to passage il
the Koran sense which l knew to b'
false. While we were discussing it W.
saw not far off an old sheik, much veneer
ated for his sanctity, and we agreed tt
leave the question to him, but for fear my
opponents would misrepresent the case
called to him at a distance, "How do yor
understand this passage in the KoranT
He interpreted it as had done. theI
asked him what he would call such per
sons as understood the passage in the 9th
er manner.
"They are gafer," he replied, using tn
terrible word had myself employed.
The crowd Immediately dispersed in 81
lence, and / was delivered.-Y Youths Com
Dnni0n.
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SOLDIERS BUDGET.
Misplaced Affection.

1t was during the war, that a Union
general, while riding along a byroad,
came across a small body of his own
cavalry. As they suddenly drew up at
his approach one of the riders was
thrown violently from his horse and
dropped with dull splash into about a
foot of soft, sticky Virginia soil. The
soldier slowly crawled to his feet and
then walked to the side of the road and
perched himself upon rail fence,
where he sat without making any effort
to rid himself of the mass of mud
which rendered his features almost in
distinguishable. Whats the matter,
my man; are you hurt2" asked the gen.
eral, kindly. "Naw," replied the raw
Westerner in tone of deep disgust: II
amt hurt none, but I'll be gosh blamed
if ever love country againP'-Ne,0
York Press.
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AerOnautie Spiders.

There is certain species of spider which
Is moved by instinct at certain seasons of
the year to travel, and to travel distances
that no one would suspect him DESTROYS of
covering. What, then, is his methodY The
spider selects the right kind of a day, one
on which there is almost a calm in the
air, rather one where there is just the
slightest breeze
He crawls up a tree, or flagstaff, or
tlllrush, or anything that will give him
a free position. He then begins to emit
the free end of web from his filament
bag, and this is so light and fresh that it
floats away in the air and is carried along
by the light breeze.
He may emit 100 or 200 yards, and ev
FRY now and then he tries whether there is
enough out and floating to buoy him if he
lets go his grip on the tree or other eleva-
ton. BY nice system of calculation he
ascertains Just what will buoy him, and
then, letting go his hold, the filament is
borne off by the wind, and he himself at
the end of it, and in this way he can trav-
ell miles and miles.
If he finds himself coming near the wa
ter, he pays out more of his cable, and in
that way he obtains more floating filament
to bear him up If, on the contrary, he
finds himself going too high, he draws in
his cable and descends by lessening the
amount of floating filament.
If you anchor pole in body of water
leaving the pole above the surface, anG
put spider upon it, he will exhibit mar
velous intelligence by his plans to escape
At first he will spin web and hang tC
one end while he allows the other to tloa
off in the wind in the hope that it viii
strike some object.
OF course this plan proves failure, bu
the spider is not discouraged. He wait
until the wind changes and then sends an
other silken strand floating off in anothe
direction Another failure is followed b.
several similar attempts, until all tn
points of the compass have been tried.
But neither the resources nor reasoning
power of the spider have been tried. ii
climbs to the top of the pole and energetic
ally goes to work to construct silkel
balloon. He has not hot air with whic
to initiate it, but he has the power of max
ing it buoyant.
When he gets his balloon finished, h
does not go off on tho mere suppositio
that it will carry him, as men often dc
but he fastens it to n guy rope, the othe
end of which he attaches to the island pol
upon which he is n prisoner He then get
into his aerial vehicle while it is mad
fast and tests it to see whether 1t is caps
BILE of bearing him away.
He often finds that he has made it to
small, in which case he bauls it dowr
takes it all apart and constructs it on
larger and better plan. A spider has bee
seen to make three different balloons b
fore he became SATISFIED with his exper
ment.
Then he will snap the guy rope, and SUI
pended from a filament will sail away
land as gracefully and as supremely il
dependent of his surroundings as could
imagined The Toronto World.
Orr railroads emnlov 000 00O ma,
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OUR BOYS AND GIRLS.
The Two Dreamers.

Under a tree two dreamers lay,
And unto one did the winds voice say,
"Castle Pleasure Is building fast;
I heard the hammers as flew pastl"
But to the other the winds voice said,
" Hill Endeavor lies just ahead"
The dreamers rose; the years sped by,
And the wind blew out of the changing sky.
He who wrought for his brother well
Came to the Castle of JOY to DWELL
lie who turns from the toilsome hill,
Seeking his Castle-is seeking still.
--Hdrper's Young People.
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GUARDIAN NOTICE to Sell Real Estate.

W STATE OF VERMONT, Washington District, $.
In Probate Court, held at Montpelier, within and
for said District, the 18th day of January, A. d.
1894:
Mahlon S. Hathaway, guardian Of Gertrude L.
Spaudng of Perry in Dallas County, and State
OF Iowa, minor, makes application TO said Court
for license to sell the following described real es
tate of his said ward situated in Calais, In said
District. to wit! The interest Of his said ward in
the farm now occupied by Theron T. Lamphere, rep
resenting that the sale thereof for the purpose OF
putting the proceeds of such sale at interest, would
be conducive to the interests of said ward. Where
ton be referred to session thereof to be held al
the Probate ONCE in said Montpelier. on the I'd day
of February, A. ID. 1894, for hearing and decision
thereon and it is further ordered that all persona
interested be notified hereof, by publication OF
notice Of said application and order thereon, three
weeks successfully in the Vermont Wdichmdn 4
State Journal a newspaper published at Mont
pelier, and which crculates in the neighbor
hood Of those interested before said time Of
hearing, that they may appear at said time ant
place, and, If they see cause, object thereto.
by the Court-Attest.
1881 HIRAM CARLETON Judge.
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ga Life on the Ocean Wave"

"a Life on the Ocean WaveP'
The man who wrote it was green
lie never has been at sea,
And storm he never has seen.
He never has seen wave
As it dashed DER the vessels deck;
He never has seen fire at sea
Or been floating upon wreck.
He never has been aroused
From his mornings gentle dose
b, the sound of the splashing water
As it fell from the horrid hose
He never has heard man
Scrubbing right over his head
with noise sufficient to rouse
From the grave the slumbering dead.
Seasick he never has been to his toes
And crept into bod in his coat,
While every motion increased his throes
And his feelings were all in his throat.
This man he may have sailed in boat
In some puddle or on sound,
But if he has been to sea and wrote
Such a song he deserves to he drowned.
-PedrSon's Weekly.
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AS fisherman the American black bear
Is an expert. He will stand in creek or
In the shallow water on the shores of
ponds as still and solemn as crane, until
a fish or frog swims unsuspectingly along
near him. Like flash, down goes one OF
his big forepaws, and 1t must be lively
fish that is out of the way when it falls.
AS soon as the fish is caught, the look OF
solemnity on the bears face changes to
one of pleasure, and he either sits down in
the water and eats his catch or wades
ashore and devours it with many grunts
of satisfaction. New York Herald.
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lllliO - Jt"f ~ cht'
leaving Mont
$40 a.. m.
ITO p. m.
4;2O D.. M
BARRE TRAINS.
Central Vermont Railroad
Commencing Noyember 10, lssa.

Trains Going South and East ,oiH Leave Mont
pelier as fOllolos'
o.OO A. NJ MAIL. for Ftchburg, Boston, Spring
field New London and New York.
1925 Il. Nj. FAST TRAIN, Tor Boston VIA Low
ell, and New York via Springneld ,,r.,. p,o
$40 Il. NJ, PASSENGEhi TOT "mte hNei
Junction and Windsor. 80 49,. -, -,
and ali points in New England, New York and South
Trains Geing North and West:
.2;5OA. NJ. EXPRESS, for Montreal, ogdens'
oI IdE.S 40 A. M PASSENGER. for Burlington, st.
Adams Richford and Rouse's Point, mai Ing conneo-
lions for Troy Albany and New York
4:2O =. M. PASSENGER. fer burlington By
h:bb II. Nj. FAST EXPRESS. Pullman Sleep
ing Car to Chicago , w.. q,
sale ut the principal stations
Suburban Train Service.
Leave Montpelier at 7:l5, 9'i5, lOl5, An, 2;S
ass las p NJ, Arrive at Barre twenty i've min
utes after leaving time. a, ana . N,
Leave Barre at sos, 40 A. NJ, u; O5, $3.50, 5;1O
lO,90 p. M, Arrive at Montpelier, twenty NV
minutes after leaving time.
A train leaves for Williamstown at $3.50 p. M.
! .Daly Sundays included. sundays only,
All passenger trains will stop at tho Pioneer work.
| to take or leave passengers when signailed.
wv. THOMPSON, Agent.
FW BALDWIN, General Superintendent.
| s.W. CUMMINGS. General Passenger Agent
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Bound for Fairyland.

Two little madens went hand in hand,
Trudgng and toiling to Fairylandi
They lost their way in tangled dell
And came at last to a wishing well
What did they wish for2 They wished for home,
But gave their hand to a merry gnome,
Who led them on to fairy bower,
And there they slept in a lily flower.
Through fairy morrows each reigned queen,
In jeweled crown and robe OF green
But in the arbor, where roses peep,
Their kind nurse found them-they'd gone to sleel
-ErcbdDgs
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THOMAS F. S. THURBER's ESTATE.

Il STATE OF VERMONT. Randolph District, IS.
In Probate Court, held at Washington in and for
said District. the 22d day of December, A. D. 1898
Chester Dickey, Administrator of the estate Of
Thomas f. S. Thurber, late of Washington in said
District deceased makes application to said Court
for license to sell of the real estate of said de-
ceased situated in Washington, representing that
the sale is necessary for the payment of the debts
of said deceased, and also that said deceased was
under contract to sell certain parts of said real es
tate Whereupon, it is ordered by said Court, that
said application be referred to session thereof to
be held at the Probate Ofice, in said Randolph, on
the 3Oth day of January, A D. 1894, for hearing and
decision thereon and 1t is further ordered that all
persons interested be notified hereof, by publica
three weeks successfully in the Vermont Hdtchmdn
q State Journal, newspaper published at Mont
pelier, in this state, and which crculates 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.
1880 WILLIAM II. NICHOLS, Judge.
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TUIIUs :. ROBINsoN,s ESTATE.

- STATE OF VERMONT, Washington District. IS.
In Probate Court, held at Montpelier, in and for
said District on the sth day of January AD lss4;
William White, Administrator of the estate OF
Julius S. Robinson, late of Calais in said District,
deceased, makes application to said Court, with the
consent and appreciation in writing of the heirs OF
said deceased residing in the state of Vermont for
license sell all of the real estate of said deceased
situated in Calais, in said District, to wit Home
farm, except the widows right of dover therein but
including the homestead and reversion of said DOVER
representing that the sale thereof would be bene-
fetal to the widow, heirs and minor child OF said de-
ceased and those interested in his estate in order to
convert said real estate into money. Where
upon, it is ordered by said Court that said
application be referred to session thereof,
to be held at the Probate ONCE. in said Mont
pelier on the 18th day of January, A ID. 1894,
for hearing and decision thereon; and, 1t is fur
Their ordered that all persons interested be
notified hereof, by publication of notice of said
application and order thereon three weeks success
svely in the Vermont Wachmdn e state Jour.
nal, a newspaper published at Montpelier, in
this state, and which circulates in the neigh:
borhood 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
1880 HIRAM CARLETON, Judge.
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IN GENERAL.
To Portrait Of a japanese Princess.

Fragile, waven dream of woman,
Cold, inscrutable, unhumanl
Ivory skin too dense for veining,
Hair as deepest shade remaining
Tiny lips gold.tipped with silence
Sealed to girlhood's gay beguilance.
| can dream that men may love theei
But will all their loving move thee?
Can heart sincere and tender
Beat beneath that garments splendor?
Rich with gold the gorgeous sheathing
Cold above thy quiet breathing.
Thou art made of dew and simmer
OF the moon where snow.crests glimmer,
Wrought Of pure and scentless flowers,
Stilled with hush of starit hours.
Deep the natal mystery cleaning
Meath thine eyelids' heavy dreaming
-LippiacoHs Magazine
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IRA 5. DwINELL's ESTATE.

The undersigned, having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of Washing
ton, Commissioners, to receive, examine and adjust
all claims and demands of all persons against the
estate of Ira S. Dwinell, late of Calais, in
In offset thereto, hereby give notice that we
will for the purposes aforesaid at the store of
c. X. Dwinel. in the town of Calais, in said Dis.
trict, on tie Sd day of February, and sth day OF
June, next from o'clock Z. NJ. until four
o'clock p NJ, each of said days, and that six months
from the 18th day of December, AID 1898 the time
limited by said Court for said creditors to present
their claims for examination and allowance
Dated at Calais. this Sth day of January, A. ID
1894. WARREN Il. BLISS commissioner
1880 ALBERT GEORGE, lN''iiiii''i'"oi''
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LEGAL NOTICES.
pECTA o. HALLS ESTATE.

CUMMTNSIUNERN' NOTTJF,
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 Recta o. Hall, late of Marshheld,
I'm said District deceased, and all claims exhibited
I'm offset thereto, hereby give notice that will meet
for the purposes aforesaid at her late resi-.
dence. in the town of Marshheld in said District,
the sth day of February and 10th day Of July
next. from o'clock p until four o'clock P. NJ,
each Of said days and that six months from the 9TH
day of January, A. d. 1894, is the time limited by
said Court for said creditors to present their claims
to us for examination and allowance.
Dated at Marshfeld this 18th day of January, ID.
1894 GEO. o. DAVIS, ,,or,,,,isato,ars
1881 II. s. CARVER, NO"i"''o'O'i'i''
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EDWARDS, ESTATE.

IL COMMISSIONEKS NUIIUF.
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 Ee L. Edwards. late of Barre 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 Fred
H. Edwards, in the town of Barre, in said District
an the 9th day of January and 3Oth day of June
next. from o'clock p. NJ until four O'Clock 2. ".
each of said days and that six months from the
LIST day of January, A. ID. 1894 is the time limited
by said Court for said creditors to present their
claims to us for examination and allowance.
Dated at Barre. this 8th day of January, A. ID
1884 WILLIAM A. WHlTCOMB, Commissioners
1850 CLINTON i. BUGBEE, l
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LEGAL NOTICES.
STATE OF VERMONT; ,,e,-,,,,, co


Minnie +. Garter rs. WtNhdm H. carer
Whereas, Minnie r. Carter has this day filed IN the
office of The clerk of said court her petition for bill
of divorce setting forth in substance that on the
2sth day of August A. ID. 1884 she was married 70
William H. Carter, then Of Montpelier, but now OF
parts unknown, but supposed to be without this
state that u.s. in the state OF Massachusetts that sue
lived with the said william H., as MS wlte, Tor
period of some six years within TINS state that on
her mart she has always observed and kept her mar
wholly dsregarded his said marriage covenants IN
that he has treated her, the said Minnie r.. WIN
noerable severity and cruelty; that as the frult OF
said marriage two children were born unto them
BESSIE Mae, now aged eight years and clyde Iar
ton now six years of age; and praying that PHI OF
andithat the care and custody of the said Bessie
Mae and CLYDE Tarlton, during the remainder OF
their minority may be decreed to her ana ior such
other orders and DEGREES in the premises as 10 the
said court shall seem meet. And uheredS ~ Is mhue
to appear that the residence OF the sald Mllham II
this Court cannot be served upon MN, ~ 49, there
fore ordered that the said William H. carter DO
notified of the tendency of said petition ana sum,
moned to answer the same, at term OF sara
County Court, next TO be held ut Montpelier within,
and for the County of Washington, on the second
by the publication of the substance of said petition
together with this order In the Vermont ndichmd..
a State Journal a weekly newspaper prlnteu AZ
Montpelier, in said County OF washington, three
weeks successiyey, the last of which pubicauons
shall he at least six weeks previous 20 the sslu
| deemed sufficient notice to the said Wilam IL
Dated at Montpelier, in the County of Washing
| ten the 9th day OF January, A. ID. 1881 "a,
MELVILLE Il. SMILE CLERK
| WA. 4 o. Is. BoYoE, for Petitioner.
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AN American firm has contracted to
build railroad from Acre to Damascus,
a distance of las miles. The road will
pass by the Sea of Galilee on the south.
1t is to be fully equipped as an Amer
lean road, to be completed in eighteen
months, and will cost S5,750,000. Da-
mascus now has 10000 inhabitants,
and is fifty miles from the important
seaport of Beyrout.
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JOINT committees of the Northern
and Southern Presbyterian churches,
in session at Birmingham, Ala, have
taken a step toward the future reunion
of the churches by voting to conduct
together work among the freedmen.
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THE Joints and muscles are so lubri-
Gated by Hoods Sarsaparilla that all
rheumatism and stiffness soon disap-
pears. Get only Hoods.
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~ ANONtihbCA ~ iR''' Aese
pelier run as follows:
MAIL, connects at Wells
River with trains north and
south on Passumpsic X. Il.
Also for all points in the
White Mountains, and with
mail and express trains for
Plymouth, Concord and Bos'
ton.
EXPRESS. Connects at
Wells River with express and
mail trains for st. Johns
bury, Newport and Montreal.
Also with express train for
Plymouth, Concord and Bos'
ton, and mail train north for
Lisbon, Littleton, Whiteheid,
Fabyan's, Lancaster an Q
Groveton.
ACCOM- NOTATION. Con
meets at Wells River with ex'
press train for st. Johnsbury
and Newport. Also with trai1
for White River Junction anc
way stations, and with &C
commodation train for all
points between Woodsyill'
and Lancaster.
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CHILDREN Cry for Pitchers Castoria
CHILDREN Cry for Pitchers Castoria.