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Year: 1873

time to time. The recent Women's Congress
was attended and endorsed by women whose
as it is undisputed, and who, by
thus pronouncing approval. are insti-
tuting strong contrast with their
own conduct in previous years. Such a
contrast speaks eloquently in favor of
the improving quality of the better
order of womens rights meetings. But, as
we said before, we do not wonder that ladies
insist on rushing into the field of action we'll
dressed. Joan of Arc in this nineteenth GEN.
tury will not walk to the stake quite happy
unless she is conscious that her gloves fit and
that envy of her bonnet will mingle with the
remorse of the female jury that sat on her.
Year: 1873

Trustees OF these schools member called Che
attention Of the Board to these facts, but he


was speedily silenced by his colleagues, who
to be anxious only to prevent any
reports OF their apparent official negligence
getting abroad This is a suspicious course
of action, to say the least of it. and reminds
us Of the old adage that 'where all is not
open all is not honest" Or does this Board
of School Trustees imagine that, like the silly
ostrich in hiding its little head in the sand,
its long legs and big body are invisible
Year: 1873

every generation is short-sighted. Our horizon
is not the end Of the world. Beyond the
partial unity accomplished by the Evangelical
Alliance there will come in the fulness Of
Gods time a broader fellowship and pro-
founder union of Christians"


The Baptist Weekly discusses the free speech
and religious liberty branches of the delibera-
tions Of the Congress. The editor insists that
ssDr. Cury's positions were true and ably sus-
tanned; and that they were entirely in harmony
with the avowed purpose of the Alliance in
aiming to promote religious liberty must
have been perfectly plain to all who were not
swayed by their partialities or preiudices. If
no divergence of thought is to be tolerated in
our Protestant conferences, and only such
things are to be spoken as men Of all sects
will approve, as little liberty will be enjoyed
as. in Papal councils, and truth will be pro-
scribed by the very men who profess to be
most Jealous for its Defence


The Tablet (Roman Catholic), after sharply
criticsing some Of the proceedings Of tho
Alliance, adds that "they who assume this
title of representing the Christian Church will
60 away again without having done one thing
to alter for the better the present state OF
Christianity. They we're not expected to favor
the Catholic. Church, but they might be ex-
pected to do some work--to say this Is or this
is not Christian belief, this is right or this is
wrong. this is the teaching Of Christ or it is
not Gould they only have healed even some
Of tho dissensi0us Of their own body Aax.
Year: 1873

HELP ONE ANoTHEB.-This little SEN
tence should be written on every heart
stamped on every memory. 1t should
be the golden rule practice, not only in
every household, but throughout the
world. By helping one another we not
only remove thorns from the pathway
and anxiety from the mind, but we feel
a sense of pleasure in our hearts, know
ing we are doing duty to fellow crea-
ture.


A helping hand or an encouraging
word is no loss to us, yet it is benefit
to others. Who has not felt the power
of a little sentence Who has not need
ed the encouragement and aid of a kind
friend? How soothing when perplexed
with some task that is both difficult and
burdensome, to feel a gentle hand ON the
shoulder, and to hear kind voice whis-
pering, do not be discouraged l see
your troubles, let me help you" What
strength is inspired, hope created, what
sweet gratitude is felt: and the. great
difficulty dlssolves as dew before the
sunshine. Yes. let US help one another,
by endeavoring to strengthen and en-
courage the weak and lifting the bur-
dens of care from the weary and oppres
sed, that life may glide smoothly on. and
the fount of bitterness yield sweet wa.
ters; and He, whose willing hand is ev.
er ready to aid us, will reward our hum.
bic endeavors, and every good deed will
be "bread upon the water, to return af
ter many days" (" if not to us, at least t
those we love.
Year: 1873

We~haye all been touched by that ten


der song beginning with the enquiry


"What is home withouta mother ?" 1t
seems there are two answers to the con-


undrum. We are glad to believe that


most mothers are very excellent people


to their children, but now and then we


hear Of one who is nothing to brag on. :"


When girl has a really good mother
she ought to love her very much. 1t is
not often We hear of such a paragon of
mothers as she in Kentucky who lately
forced her daughter sixteen years old to
marry a wealthy old gentleman Of seven
ty-fve and upwards That mother has
foresight The happy bridegroom has
no relatives in this world, but seven OF
eight children in some other who died
of consumption. But he has something
better than relatives for he has a rack
ing cough. He can't last long. Sup.
pose he lives ten years,-which is hard
ly possible, e,-the girl will be only TWEEN
ty-six years old and will be worth mil.
lion. To be sure there might be danger
of her taking consumption from him, but
her mother is sharp enough to manage
that. Besides, the girl hates the poor
old dotard, and tried to elope with 8
young man whom she loved. We don't
believe in elopements. and don't believe
IN young men. especially if they are mo-


rich. We are happy and proud to say
that this shrewd mother was Of our opin


ion exactly. She drove off the young
man with pistol and sent for a worthy
clergyman at once, and he united thu
loving old gentleman with the hating
little girl and as he slipped fifty dol


lar greenback into his vest pocket h
asked God to smile upon his good work
And still our Universalist friends sa.
there is no hell How that girl mus
"hunor' her mother, that her days ma.
Year: 1873

That all the girls used to be in love
with him.


That all widows are now.


That if he were widower he could
marry again whenever he chose.
That all the other fellows are fools.
That he wouldn't introduce any fellow
he knows to his sister or his daughter.
That his wife is a little jealous.
That she used to be pretty girl.
That his mother could make good
bread that his wife cannot.
That he wouldn't trust most women.
That if he should ever speculate he
wonld make his fortune.
That he would enjoy a country life.
That his girls will never be so silly
as to marry.
That Lis mother-in-la law may be fine
pld lady-but


That smoking never hurt a man yet.
That with little management the
servants would always do well, and nev-
er give warning.


That his shirt buttons are grossly neg
lected.


That he is going to make his fortune
some day.
That he despises old bachelors.
THINGS MARRIED WOMAN CANNOT HELr
That she was very pretty at sixteen
That she had, or would have had a
great many good offers


That all her lady friends are FIVE years
older than they say they are.
| That she has very fine mind.


That if her husband had acted on hel
advice, he would be rich man to-day
That people think too much of th'
looks of that Miss -. who would no
be called handsome if she did not max,
herself up.


That her mother-in-law is a very try
ing woman.


That her sister-in-law takes airs, ant
ought to be put down.


That her girls are prettier than Mrs
AS girls.


That she would like to know wher
her husband spends his evenings whel
he stays out.


That his eldest son takes after him


That he is going to throw himsel
away on Miss Scraggs.


That Miss Scraggs set her cap for him
and did all the courting.


That her servant girls are the wors
ever known.


That she has taste in dress.


That she has good temper.
That she pities old maids.
Year: 1873

HIGH BoNNETs.-We go to church.
And we sit in back seat. And between
us and the preacher are twelve seats.
And on these seats sit twelve ladies.
And on each of these ladies' heads is a
hat. We can only refer to the hats. The
one covering the lady Immediately before
US is high. and obscures our view of the
minister; the view of number one is OBJ
scured by number two's hat, and so on.
Number twelve has clear view of the
preacher, but nervously moves her head
from side to side; this Inconvenience
number eleven, who moves her brain-box
also; number ten follows suit, and SO dc
all of US in turn-but have Immediately
to shift again. Now these twelve heads,
moving continually from side to side
also irritate the poor parson (as do alsc
half the other heads in the congregation
and some cure must be found. We de-
sire to see all hats, bonnets and head
dresses left in the hat room at our church
or put in the pocket, or in the muff
or under the seat, or on each lady,
thumb-during all future services
Society Talk.
Year: 1873

BENEVOLENT KLEPToMANIA-AN New
York servant girl has been arrested for
stealing large amount of property from
the boarders at house where she work.
ed The boarders were rich and she did
not spare them, but she took nothing
from the keeper of the boarding house.
for she was poor, and could not afford to
lose her property. The girl pawned the
stolen goods and actually gave the mon
ey she received to poor people, keeping
none of it for herself as the detective
learned who examined the case. Wheth-
er this girl should be applauded as a
model benevolent institution, we leave
our readers to settle among themselves.
If we must have Kleptomania among our
fashionable diseases, it is undoubtedly
better that it should take the benevolent
| turn
Year: 1873

wonder why this worlds good things
should fall in such unequal shares;
Why some should taste of all the joys,
And others only feel the cares
wonder why the sunshine bright


Should fall in paths some people tread,
While others shiver in the shade


OF clouds that gather overhead
wonder why the trees that hang


So full of luscious fruit should grow
Only where some may reach and eat,
While others faint and thirsty go I
Why should sweet flowers bloom for some,
For others only thorns be foundl
And some grow rich on fruitful earth,
While others till but barren ground
wonder why the hearts of some


O'erfiow with joy and happiness,
While others go their lsnely way


Unblessed with aught of tenderness!
wonder why the eyes of some


Shonld ne'er be moistened with tear,
While others weep from morn till night,
Their hearts so crushed with sorrow here
Ahl well; we may not know indeed


The why's, the wherefores of each life
But this we know--theres One who sees
And watches us through joy or strife.
Each life its mission here fulills.


And only He may know the end,
And loving Him. we may be strong,


Tho storm or sunshine He may send.
Year: 1873

No POSTAL CARDS YET-Postal cards
and May day were to come together this
year, but they did not The postpone
ment is not on account of the weather,
but because the cards are not yet printed.
None have been printed because the stock
was too light, the plates twisted. the
printers green, and the ink too thick.
When these little hindrances are all
overcome. the Morgan Envelope company
of Springfield will execute its five mill
ion contract In the meantime we do
not see why the whole thing might not
be slmplifed by the people using any
card they please of a designated size
If the government gets the one-cent post
age, what more does it want ?-N. II.
Telegraph.
Year: 1873

~ JOHN IT, SAKE
"Good luck is all" the ancient proverb breaches
But, tho it looks very grave and wise,
Trust not the lazy lessons that it teaches,
For as it stands the musty maxim lies
That luck is something were a truer story,
And in life's mangled game of skill and luck,
The cards that win the stake of wealth or glory,
Are Genius, Patience, Perseverance Pluck
To borrow still another illustration,


trihe more specific and precise:
Small chance has luck to guide the operation,
When cunning wit has loaded all the dice
The real secret of the certain winner


Against the plotting of malicious Fate,
Learn from the story OF gaming sinner,
Whose frank confession will here relate.
''In this 'ere business, as in any other


By which chap an honest living earns
You don't get all your science from your mother,
But as you follers it. you lives and learns!
"And I, from being much behind the curtain,
And getting often very badly stuck,
Finds out at last there's nothing uncertain
As trusting cards and everything to luckl
$50 now, you see, which naturally enhances
That faith in Fortune which used to feel,
takes good care to regulate the chances


And always has a finger in the deal"
Year: 1873

The NeUs says that one of the Dan
bury voters was unable to attend the
polls at the recent election. but sent his
vote up by neighbor's little girl. He
was very much surprised to learn that it
was not received. He told the little
girl that it was quite evident the tradi-
tions Of our fathers were forgotten, and
that the country was going to the bad
with unreasonable velocity.
Year: 1873

To CLEAN GOLD CHAINs.-Put the
chain in small glass bottle with warm
water, little tooth powder and some
soap. Cork the bottle and shake it for
minute violently. The friction against
the glass polishes the gold. and the soap
and chalk extracts every particle Of
grease and dirt from the interstices of
chain of the most intricate pattern;
rinse it in clear cold water, wipe with a
towel, and the polish will surprise you.
Year: 1873

MARRIAGE MAxIMs.-A good wife is
the greatest earthly blessing.


A man is what his wife makes him.
1t is the mother who moulds the char
acter and destiny of the child


Never make remark at the expense
of the other; it is meanness.


Never part without loving words to
think of during the absence. Besides,
it may be that you will not meet again
on earth.


Never manifest anger both at once.
Never speak loud to one another un.
less the house is on fire.


Never reflect on past action which
was done with good motive, and with
the best judgment.


Let each one try to yield oftenest Il
the wishes of the other, which is the mu
tual cultivation of an absolute unselfsh
ness.


Never find fault, unless it is perfectly
certain that fanlt has been committed
and even then prelude it with kiss.


Never allow request to be repeated
Il forgot is never an acceptable excuse


Marry in different blood and TEN
permanent from your own.
Year: 1873

be long in the land with her old grand
father of husband With what feel
ings of tenderness must she recall those
sweet lines


Be kind to thy mother, not many may know


The depth of pure motherly love;


The wealth of the ocean lies fathoms below


The surface that sparkes above.
Year: 1873

An editor of one Of our exchanges


says that some folks think editors have
nothing to do but to work for other peo-


pie. He claims that an old fellow wrote
him the other day, stating that he was
getting up book on the palezoic age,
and wanted to know if the editor couldn't
contribute something The editor replies
in his newspaper by saying that he is
getting up victuals enough for square
meal, and wants to know if his palezoic
friend can contribute anything to that.
Year: 1873

Another dog story! This beats them
all. In Clinton, Mass, a dog is in the
habit Of helping himself from pail Of
"odds and ends" belonging to a neig ghbor.
One day he upset the pail and it fell to
pieces, upon which the saeacions creature
went home and brought back sound
pail, which he substituted for the broken
une. transferring the contents from the
old to the new, after which he bid the
.tsvcs Of the broken vessel. We have
heard Of" "sly dogs before. but was there
ever dog so sly as this?
Year: 1873

BLEEDING AT THE NOSE - This
troublesome complaint. to which many
youus people are subject, may be re-
lieved if one only knows the cause and
the method Of cure: There are two
little arteries which supply the face with
blood on each side. These branch off
from the main arteries on each side of
the neck passing over the jawbone, about
half way from the back Of the chin to
the angle of the jaw, under the ear,
upward toward the eye. Each Of
these arteries supply just half of the
face, the nose being the dividing line.
Now surprising you. nose bleeds at the
right norstril, with your fore6nger feel
along the outer edge OF the right jaw
till you feel the beating Of the artery
directly under your finger, the same as
the pulse Of the wrist. Then press your
finger hard upon it. The result will be
that not drop Of blood goes into that
side Of your face while the pressure con
tinues the nose stops instantly from the
want Of blood to Aow. Continue the
pressure for Eve mioutes, and tho rup.
tured vessels 10 the nose will proba bly y
by this time contract, so that when you
let tho blood into them they will no.
leak. Bleeding from cut or wound 10
any part Of the system may b. stopped
by COMPRISING the artery from which
the blood flows Acting upon q knowl.
edge Of this simple fact, should occasion
require, you may save the life Of another
or your own.
Year: 1873

God bless the little feet that never 60 astray.
For the little shoes are empty, in the cojet laid


away,
| sometimes take one in my hand, forgetting till



1t is a little half worn shoe, and much too small
And ali at once feel sense of bitter loss and
And sharp as when, two years ago, it cut my heart


in twain.
0, little feet that weary not, wait for them no
For am drifting on the tide, and they have


reached the shore
And while the binding tear drops wet these little


shoes so old


Try to think my darling feet treadng streets


Of gold,
And then lay them down again, but always turn


and say,
God bless the little feet tha now so surely cannot


stray.
And while am thus standing almost seem to see
The little form beside me, Just ss it used t. be;
The little face upiltcd, with its soft and tender


eyes
All me ! might lave known that look was born


of Paradise
reach my arms cut fondly, but they clasp the


empty air,
For there's nothing Of my darling but the shoes


she used to wear.
@ the bitterness of parting cannot be done away
Until meet my darling where her feet can never


strays;
When / no more am drifted upon the surcing tide,
But with him safely landed upon the rivers side,
Be patient heait Nhile waiting TO see the shining


way,
For the little feet in the shining st,cet can never


20 astray.
Year: 1873

| would venture to remind you that In
vour future relations with your young
pupils YOU be careful to remember that
vour functions must not be confined
merely to the development of their IN
telligence and imparting of information
but there another duty as important as
either of these; and that is that you
should endeavOr to refine their general
behavior, rendering them polite, we'll
bred, deferential, respectful to their pa
rents. TO their elders and their superiors.
Now what | would venture to ask you
from time to time to impress upon your
pupils is this-that though upon the one
hand there is no quality more credltable
than self-respect, yet on the other hand,
the very idea of self-respect excludes
self-assertiOn, and | say it the more read
ilv because | confess that if there is any
criticism which | have to pass upon the
youth of this country-l do not say OF
Canada especially, but of the continent
of America-it is that | have been struck
nv the absence of the Difference and re-
snect for those who are older than them
selves. to which we still cling in Europe.
I have observed in travelling on board
the steamboats, ON the St. Lawrence,
| children running about from one end OF
! the boat to the other, whom more than
once | was tempted to take up and give
good whipping. | have seen them
thrust aside two gentlemen in converse
ton. trample on ladies' dresses, shoulder
their way about, without thought OF
the inconvenience they were causing,
and, what was more remarkable, these
little thoughtless indiscretions did not
seem TO attract the attention of their pa
rents. When | ventured to make an OBJ
seryation on this to the people with
whom | have been travelling. l was
always told that these little individuals
came from the other side of the line
Well, | only hope that this may be true
at all events, without inqulrlng toe
strictly how that may be, l trust thai
the school teachers of Canada will &c
their best to inculcate into, their puPilF
the duties of politeness and refined De
hayior, and if they only take httl'
trouble they will contribute greatly Z
render Canada one of the best educated


polite. best bred and well mannere'
countries of the American continent ne 1T
| LORD Dutealn at Montreal Norma


SchOOL
Year: 1873

The investigations instituted by the
HERALD to decide as to whether or not
it would pay to work the gold mines in
this vicinity, have been partially con-
cludee. There will he several gentle
men from Bojton here soon, TO examine
the matter still further. In our three
hours search for gold, during the past
three days, we have procured several
dollars worth, which has been on eXhi-
bition III our Office. OF course it has
been known for years that gold existed
IN Vermont, and the only question has
been as to whether or not it would pay
to WORK the niEes.


Native GOLD YES found here more than
forty years ago. In 1926 a lump of gold
weighing 81 ounces was picked up in
Newfane. In 1852 gold was found in
Windsor county by Mr.. Kennedy, and
the discovery made known to the public
bv Prof. O. P. Hubbard, of Dartmouth
College. The gold is found there in
seams of quartz and in alluvial gravel


This gold formation, which passes
through Vermont, has been traced from
the north line of the State at Troy near
" 200 miles into Canada.


Tt is well known that the auriferous
district in Vermont is quite extensive,
and it is also we'll known that the eX-
pense of working the same, has deferred
many from undertaking it. a


Scientific men have frequently assert
ed that gold would ultimately prove to
be a valuable source of revenue to Yer
mont from the discovery and working
of the same in its mountains. A few
days ago our attention was called tc
Clarendon as a place where gold hao
been recently found in considerable
quantities. Our geography is correct
notwithstanding the assertion OF oul
cotemporary to the contrary, and we
still claim that Clarendon is in RUTLAND
county. The reporters of the Boston
Post and Rutland HERALD found gold IL
abundant quantities. We hope to bt
able soon to decide the question as tt
working the same.


Before long we will furnish our read
ers with full description of what oul
efforts may amount to in the matter ol
the auriferous district we are at present
! examining.
Year: 1873

We have received copy of the Sacra-
mento Daily Union of August 18, in
which is printed verbatim copy of the
great speech of Henry Edgerton, de-
livered at an open air mass meeting in
Sacramento city, on Saturday evening,
August 16. Mr.. Edgerton opened his
speech by saying, 81 come before you
this evening as candidate for State
Senator, and in that capacity the repre-
sentative and advocate of new depar-
ture, and then, says the Union, Eefor
two hours the accom- plished orator,
though laboring from the effects of his
late severe attack of illness, held a
mixed crowd, running into thousands,
most of them standing all the while in
the open air, in the most rapt attention,
not more thrilled by his eloquence and
enlightened by his logic, than delighted
at the business, point and force of his in
vectives"


We have read the report carefully,
and, as we read, we called up in recol-
| lection the silvery-voiced orator, who so
many times has delighted US with his
powerful -eloquencc. Vermont may well
be proud of such son as Henry Edger-
ton, wherever he may locate, for she
win always find him taking the first rank
in every station he chooses to fill, whe-
| ther at the bar, on the platform or in
the halls of legislation. We cannot say
that we endorse much of this new depar-
ture of our old friend, but we do admire
his speech for its logic and its fervent
earnestness, and, if we could have heard
it, we have no doubt we should have
been held spell-bound in its eloquence.
The papers of California say that the
mantle Of the matchless and lamented
Baker has fallen upon the shoulders OF
Henry Edgerton, which is the highest
praise that statesman of the Pacific
coast could ask for. We rejoice in this
success of one of Rutland's most prom
ising sons, and hope he may have his
political ambition fully satisfied in tht
golden State, where he has made his
home.