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VERMONT WATCHMAN & STATE JOTJRNAI,, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMRER 12, 1883.
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T. II. IIOSKINS, Newport, Vt., Kdltor.
HKl'TKAIIIKItt
Tho goldcn rod ln yellow,
Tlio corn Is liirnlnn brown ,
The treea ln apple orchards
With frult are bendlng down,
Tbe gcntlan's bluest frlnges
ArecurHngtothesttn,
ln diuky pods tlio inllkweod
lls hlddcn sllk haa npun.
Tho r.edges flaunt tlielr harvtst
ln every mcadow nook,
And asters by the brookslde
Make aslers ln the brook.
lly all these lovely token
September days aro here,
With summeir's bert of wealth,
And autumn'a best of cheer. llouttholi,
Hnslcnlug tlio Frult.
D. T. Averill, Northfield, Vt., writea :
" I would like to know if any means can
bo naed whereby slow-boaring applo trees
can bo mado to 1 hurry up." I havo a
dozen and a balf Ilhode Island Greonings
and Northem Spys which are old enough
and large enough to bear a barrel each,
but whioh havo nerer borno au applo or
ehown a blossom. It is posslble orchard
iats may havo loarnod of some way by
cutting back or heavy pruning at tho
right time, by which production can bo
haatened. I Bhould regard your views as
valnable."
Reply. This question haa long been
mooted nmongat fruit-growera. Tardy
bearers by nature can in faot only bo
mado to produce f ruit earlier than they
otherwiao would by some injury thieaten
ing their livea. Under 8uch conditiona it
appeara to bo a law o nature that fruit,
or rather seed, ahould bo produced at
once, to savo the apeoie8. Under theae
circumstancea nurserymen often find un
healthy root grafta producing fruit even
when lesa than a foot high. Inexperl
enoed purohaaera will often mark a fruit
ing treo in a nuraery with the purpoae of
aecuring that treo for themaelvea at tho
proper time, not knowing that it bore
prematnrely because it waa aick. We
believo the beat way ia to give treea good
culture and wait patiently for them to
reach bearing ago in the natural way.
Wo say good culture, but in very rich
land fruiting will often be delayed longer
than the natural time, on account of the
exceasivo growth of wood. The Ducheaa
of Oldenburgh beara very young naturally,
but near our barn two trees which grew
rapidly produced little or no fruit until
ten yeara old. This givea ono hint as to
the question asked atarving ia ono form
of injury likely to haaten fruiting, but of
courae the fruit will be poor. Iloot
pruning, by digging a trench fivo or slx
feet from the treo and cutting off all the
roota in the apring, will often cauae tho
formation of fruit buda during that sea
8on. This had better bo done only on
ono aide at a time. Another way of hurt
ing the treo enough to make it bear pre
maturely ia heavy aummer pruning, or the
removal of a number of largo branchea in
June. Carried too far thia kills tho tree,
juat far enough it cauaes the production
of fruit buds. Tbe aame effect i8 pro
ducad by diabarking tho trunk or limb.
Bark stripped off the middle or last of
June, if carefully done, will be repro
duced, and the check given to growth
will lead to the production of fruit buda.
But thia is a hazardoua experiment. A
modified and safer form ia " ringing," or
tho removal of a ring of bark one-eighth
to one half an inch wide from the trunk
or a limb. If carefully done, this will
often be the best and leaat injurious
mothod. The width of the ring removed
muat be graded by the vigor of growth.
These are remedies, but as regards the
lato bearers many believo that young
trees of them will bear much earlier, if
they aro originally grafted or budded
from bearing treea. Wo never havo found
any justification for this belief in our
own experience. We havo grafted in
differently from young and old trees, and
set the trees so grafted in our orchard,
and havo had them all begiu to bear at
tho same time. It is poesiblo, however,
that some such reault may bo obtained by
taking cions from old and unhealihy treea.
The whole thing may be summed up in a
paradox if you want to hurry nature
in this matter, tho way to do it ia to
eripple her.
Wormy Crab Applcs.
Mra. S. fl. AVhippio of Battle Creek,
Mich., desirea to know "what can be
done for a thrifty looking crab applo
treo whoso fruit ia nearly all imperfect
and wormy. It ia of tho Tranacendent
species and for the firat fow yoars bore
the moat beautiful crab apples I cver
aaw, but for the last three or four yoars
they havo been aa above described. It
bears quite well generally and it is a dis
appointment to ua."
Rkply. Tho only remedy for tho cod
lin moth (apple-core worm) it), with a
hand force pump, to spray the trees with
paria green mixed in water, a teaapoonful
to thegallon, within the firat two weeks
after the blossom8 drop. At that time
the applea fctand upon the treea with the
blow-ends " up, and the spray deposlta
an inftniteaimal yet sufiicient quantlty of
the poisou rlght in tho apot where tho cod
lin moth laya ita egg. The first bito the
young worm makea after hatchlng, it geta
a fatal doae. Thoro ia a second brood
later in the aeason, whon it will not do to
apply thia remedy, but if the first brood
afe moatly killed, the second will not be
largo enough to do much injury. Tho
Transcendent tree is, like moat crab
applea, veryliablo to bo injured, mado un
healthy, and often to be killed by the
twlg blight, a disease aimilar if not iden
tical to that which affecta the pear, and
for which no positiro remedy is known,
tho beat belng the prompt removal of all
afloctcd branohea. Tho crab apples all
prodnco much flner fruit on young than
on old treea, but liberal manuring will
help to keep up tho siza nnd falrneaa so
important in thia clasa of fruits. Thero
aro orabs far superfor to Transcendent,
among thom Mackio's Beauty, lUonder's
Winter, Gideon's No. 4, Balley'B Crimson
and Whitney's No. 20, somo or all of
which can bo had of Mlohigan nursery
men. Wo recommend Mra. AVhipplo to
consult Mr. Hobort Miller of Battlo Creek
upon tho subject. Wo find ho is tho only
member of tho Mlohigan Pomologlcal
Sooiety, living in that town, upon tho 11st
for 1882.
Mortgnrrcs.
Ono investmeut company in New York
oity haa upwarda of $20,000,000 ln farm
mortgages, moatly on weatorn farms. The
moneydrawa aeven percent., and upwarda,
and ia obtained in Europo at four per cent. ,
ao that tho annual profits to the invest
ment company aro about $GOO,000. Thero
aro perhaps a dczen such companies in
New York city alone, aud thero are pri
vate investora, now that monoy is plenti
ful, all ovor tho country, so that thoro is
no lack of opportunity to get mortgages
on farms. But so hard are they to get off
that, notwithatanding the fact that inves
tora will not generally loan moro than a
third or a half of the value of tho securi
ty offered, a broker who de.ala largely in
farm mortgages, recently said to tho writ
er that, as a rule, mortgages aro not paid.
That is to say, when a farm ia onco mort
gaged, it, in a majority of instances, re
mains so for a long time. If one mortgage
ia paid, another is mado to raiso the mon
ey. If it is forecloaed, it ia very rare that
anything is paid back to the farmor. If
it ia aold, it often continuea to be traded
around, until it geta into the handa of
some one who uaea it in buying tho land,
and ao geta " satiafied." Money at aeven
per cent. will double in ten yeara, if the
intereat is kept inveatod. If the farmer
carries a mortgage of ay $5000 for thirty
yeara, it will coat him, at seven per cent. ,
about $35,000 for the uae of tho $5000.
Thia enormous figure, obtained by com
puting intereat at aeven per cont. on the
amouuta paid, ia moro than a fair eatima
tion of the coat of auch a mortgage, for
tho farmer can doubtless always inveat
hia monoy in aomething which will yield
him aeven per cent.
Feuco Urcnkers.
Hunger knows no law. And the poor
cattleconfined in a closely grazed off past
ure, with their appetites never more than
half satiafied, will not respect the fences
that.divide tho spaco allotted to them
from the cornfield or garden beyond.
What a pity to spoil a fine, gentle, peace
able cow that would not " step over a rail."
Flies and short paature prevent her from
getting full rations. Driven by thepangs
of hungor, the poor animal wanders back
and forth along the fences, viewing wist
fully the juicy green corn-blades on the
otheraide, just beyond her reach. Tho
longer she gazea at them, the better they
look ; the savory scent enters her noatrila
aggravatingly, and sho suffera all tho tor
tures of Tantalus. At last she forces
her nose through between the rails ; she
feels, them move, and encouraged she
continuea her efforls directed towards the
deatruction of that particular fence. Soon
an opening is made for most fences do
look stronger than they actually are Bhe
puts her head through, and with her full
weight leaning agaiust the fence, stretch
ing her neck and protruding and twisting
her tongue, ahe reachea tho nearest blade.
Thia first succees urges her to renewed
exertiona. One rail breaks, another ia
Ihrown off, and triumphantly she enters
the forbidden field. The whole herd fol
lows and the work of deatruction begina.
After a cow has once learned the art of
breaking fences, sho will not only always
remember it, but alao teach it to other an
imala, and your trouble will not ceaae.
Tlio Scott's Winter Apple.
L. M. Macomber of North Ferriaburgh,
Vt., aska : " How is the Scott's Winter
for aize and quality and productiveneas
with you now, compared with Ben Davis?
Is it an apple worthy of extensive culti
vation ?"
RErtY. Compared with Ben Davis,
Scott's Winter growing in tho nex't row
ia one-third amaller, but more even in
aize, and equally productive in bushel.
In quality Scott's Winter ia far better
both for cooking and dessert than Ben
Davia, and an equally good keeper. Ben
Davia haa no tasto at all, and ia always
hard. Scott's Winter ia a lively acid,
milder in the apring and quite epicy and
mellow, yet without much richnesa.
bcott's Winter sells better than Ben
Davia wharn hnt.h arn trtinmn !... if uiu
aro unknown, Ben Dayia will' sell better
uecnuse larger. wo may aay that Ben
Davis Is too latn fnr
. - .uwuvjr hiiu uuca
not get ita full aize. In Ferriaburgh it
wouia De double the aize of Scott, which
ia only about one size larger than Fameusl.,
unleas well thinned. Scott ia far tho
hardieat, beingaa hardy aa Wealtby. But
we do not recommend it to take the place
of any atandard sorta, Baldwin and the
like, where theae succeed well.
Tho Vermont Poinologlcnl Rcport.
Vice-President Barry, of tho Ameri-
can Piimolocioal Krrcintv. wlm ia alan
chairman of the general joint committee,
acsnowieaging ine receipt oi tlio manu
script of the report for Vermont, writes :
" Your exoellont reDort ia recaived. nml T
am muoh obliged. If tho Pomological
Society had such a chairman in every
Btato. what a work it entiM iln l Wnw u
this report waa, on our part, merely a
computation and editiug of the individual
roports of our collaboratora, Messrs. J. T.
Macomber, of Grand Isle, L, M. Macom
ber of North Ferriaburgh, J. II. Putnam,
of Saxton's Rivor, O. H. Alexander ot
Charlotte, Aaron Webater, of Eaat Rox
bury and A. C. Hitohcook of Weatfield,
wo pasa Mr. Barry's compliment along to
thom, for it belonga to them, far moro
than to us. When we havo such good
mon, (and many othera like them) why ia
it that we cannot havo a atate pomologi
oal sooiety ?
UNTIL THIS 1!NI.
To do Ood'n wlll-thatV all
That need concrrn ua; not to cnrp or nnk
The meanlng cf lt but to ply our tatk
Whateter may bcfall ;
Accopllng good or 111 aa he hall send,
And walt until tlio eml.
What If n rplre of graaa
Rhould daro enroit Itaelf agalnt hla power,
And qncatlon wherfforo he wlthheld tlie fthowcr.
Or let the lempot paia
To tlircil Ita ttem and pour lta Jnlrea out,
Or ahrlrel It with drought?
Kacli alom Ood hath inade
Yleld to hla ptlmal law obedlenco Irue,
AVhellier It bo R atar, a drop of dew,
Foreat or forny blade,
Shonld one rcalat, the world nonld frel the apelll
" llehotdl ft mlraclel"
If naturo Ihua can bow,
Wl th aoaulcacence abaotule, profonnd,
Ilefore tho tuyMerlra that glrd her ronnd,
Sor ever dlaatlow
The presstire of the hand Alxwe her. why
Should not thia comicloua 1
Whcreforela man so lolh,
Wllhont preaumptuou (uct Into the cauae
Of thia or that, In Ood'a Inylolate lawa,
To Iriut, na nature doth,
Coutent, altbough he may not comprehend,
To walt until the end I
Margartt J. Preilon.
Tlio Pnatnral Glnilct.
Once a city paaior wua absent from
home for a weok. During hia abaenco
the son of a member who lived several
miles out of town died. He did not hear
of tho young man's death until ho re-
turnod. Tlien he was taken sick, and it
was ten or twelvo days beforo ho could
safely drive out and viait hia afllicted
pariahioner. Tho first worda which
greeted hia eara wore : " Woll, I thoupht
you'd forgotten ua." And then tho good
woman sat compiacentiy down to be con-
soled. That is what 1 mean by tho nas-
toral gimlet ; aud it ia astonisiiintr liow
proficient certain church niembera become
in ita uae. The delicacy in insinuating,
tbe doftness and graco in twistings can
only havo been acquired by assiduous
practice. They know where it will go in
most easily ; juat how many turns to givo
it beforo it geta down to the quick. There
are various ecientific twists of the gimlet
known to adepta aud to viotima. There
is tho aarcaatic twist. Ilostess enters the
parlor and greets the paator thua : ' Good
morning, Dr. A. ; really tho sight of you is
rofreahing. Havo you found out at last
where we live ? " There is the buainesa
twiat: "Do you know that you haven't
been inaide our houae for six months ? "
Parsons, as well as mathematiciana, are
painfully aware that figurea can't lie ; ao
that thia twiat ia a peculiarly effective
one, uaually transfixing the vietim, and
reducing him at once to a condition of
silent helplesaneaa. Then there ia the re
proachful twist, alao very effective ; tre
menduously so if the twiater can manago
to start a "silent tear : " " Really, we be
gan to doubt whether we had any paator."
And once in awhile wo wero treated to
the apiteful twist, in administering which
the operator, or more commonly the oper
atrix, is at no pains to conceal her fell in
tent, but drivea tho unolled gimlet in with
a ateady hand ; or, in other worda, givea
the parson quite a Bharp " Bitting down "
on hia ahortcominga. The men who wince
under thia instrument are the conscientious
pastors who are forever haunted by tho
vague eense of work in arrears, and con
atantly tormented with selt-reproach be
cauae they do not bring it up. The gim
let ia a terrible tning to such an one. fle
knows tho gimlet houso as well as a doctor
knows where small-pox is. Ho braces
himaelf to viait them once or twicea yoar.
He aays, jocosely, to a f riend at tho gate :
" I know there ia a rod in tricklo for rae
here." He sila down to hia work very
much aa if hf wore going to havo a tooth
filled, meets the twiat of the gimlet with
out betraying his inward writhinga, kneels
down and prays with the gimlet-twistera,
and riaea to hia feet to meet a parting
thruat, as thua : " Now that you'vo found
the way here I hopo we ahall see you
often." And as he eoea down tho atena
he looks iuto his book, and aeoing that
tho next placo on hia liat is also a gimlet
houso he saya to himaelf: "Not to-dav:
one a day ia all I can atand." You cheer-
iul, aunuy, aympathetic souls, God blesa
you, who perhaps oxcite the jealousy of
your neighbora becauao the minister
" drops in " at your houaea so much of
tener than theirs, doea it never occur to
you that ho comea almoat as much for his
own aake aa for yours, becauao he knows
you alwaya havo oil and wino in your
caaka for tho wounda of the gimlet V
uwi giiLnoL-iwiHLura, ye pasior-penora-tora,
lift up yonr voico and anawer, what
do you want a pastoral viait for V Do
you want to talk with your paator about
your temptations and trials? Do you
want lnatruction on somo question of
Christian experience? Do you want
to diacuaa somo scheme of Christian
enterpriae V Not you 1 No lawyer i8
more adroit in turning the conversation
tho momcnt it takes any such direction.
lvOt tbe paator take up the cimlet in hia
turn, and probo your heart, and lay bare
your poor, starved, stunted religioua life ;
let him then tax you rigorously with your
uuocuuo uuiu luttjor-iuuBiiugrJ or ounuay
worship, and you will not corrinlain of the
scarcity of pastoral viaita. The truth ia,
you do not deaire counael uor comfort nor
UuriBtiau communion, but attention.
Your paator'a abseuce wounda your pride.
You caro little about hia doing tbe work
he waa oapecially called to do for vou. but
you are vexed because ho doea not con-
cede moro for your unportance. You aro
not thirating for living water, but for tho
tacit llftttery of attention, thua soeking to
convert the mesaenger whom Chriat sends
with living bread to your homo and heart
into a minister to your vanity. Tho peo
plo whoao handa aro idle, whose puraea
are shut, whoso voices aro againat every
enterpriao which involvea sacrificea and
labor aro peoplo who aro maaters of the
gimlet. Dr. Vincent.
Aslccp in Perll.
Sin is au anodyue. Tho Word of God
teaches us that every sinner's state is not
only ono of guilt, but a atate of moral
alumber. Every unconverted man is in
God'a sight aaleep. Natural sleep locks
up tho phyaical sensea under ita apell, aud
if thb aleeper dreRma, ho actually regarda
w ina viBiunn ua bouu reauiiea. ao is it with
Ptho sinnor j he doea not reeorrnize his foar-
I Ili. - 1 . .
iuj guiu, no no moro seea nimselt ln the
mirror of God'a Word than a man who ia
faat aaleep can seo himself in tho looking.
glass held beforo him. He is blind to the
terrora of tho wrath to nnmo. nn.i in iha
olaiins of (Jod and tho alluring offers of
hoaven. You may set beforo a aleeper the
uA3u ludu.uuuuu itubuico ui a xvttpuaei, cr
tho most terrifio produotions of the penoil
of Doro, and they are both no more to him
than a dead blank wall. So havo I, and
othera mlnisters of Chriat, set boforo im
penitent alnueis, a hundred times, the joya
ui uua lotijjiuu wiu mo curiaiu, laevita
blo doom of sin j yet wo prodnoo no im-
preaaion upon them, becauao they aro uu
dor an illuslon. They feol no danger
bocauao they foel no guilt. They exouao
their own atna with plausltle protoxts
anti Beit-nxtonuauonB. 11 they do admit
thoir sinfulneaa, they oling to their alns ;
aomo with a promisoof ropontanco by-and-by,
and aomo undor a vague hope that
God will "not botoo hard on them,' or
will give them anothor chanco in another
world. Nearly overy impenltont man or
woman ia a drearaer. Thoy delude thom
aelvoa with tho idoa that thoy aro inno
danger and yet all tho whilo thoy aro
liko tho alcepers at tho mast-head, liablo
to bn hurled off into tho abyas of eternal
ruin 1 " If," eaid tho eloquont Addison
Aloxandor, " you know what it ia to be
aroused by a heavy oraah from a ploasant
dream, what will it bo when tho long
dream of lifo is dlssolved by tho blast of
tho great trurapet of God? It i8 rolated
by a man who waa on board a stoamer
that blew up that when the exnlosion oc-
ourred ho was fast aaleep. Hia firat aen
sation was a pleasant ono, as though ho
had been fiying through tho air. He
opened hia oyea, and ho waa in tho aeal
May thero not bo aomething like thia in
tho sensatlon of the sinnor who dles with
hia soul aaleep, and imagines himaelf aoar
ing toward tho akiea, but awakons arnid
tho roar of a laahing tempest upon tho
ooeau of God's wrath I " Thia ia tromend
ous preaohing ; would to God that we heard
moro of it from the pulpit of our day I
Never wasit moro neodod; for multitudes
are rocked to Blumbor at the maat-head by
tbe opiato of unbelief. Somo doubt the
inapiration of God's Word, and sq are not
disturbed by ita threatenings. Somo doubt
tho exiatenco of a hell. Somo aro lulling
lueir conaciencea 10 aieep Dy lying prom
iaes of future ropontanco. Somo are so
absorbed in tho money-making or the
pleasuro aeeking of this lifo that they havo
shut their eyes to tho idoa of etornity. I
care not, my impenitent ftiend, what may
oo ine causooi your alumber, or what may
bo the anodyne that Satan has used to
drug you. Sin ia a mocker. You aro un
der ita apell. You do not realizo your terri-
uio uuw in icjcukiu i.iit3 onviur, ur juui
terrible dancer in riakintr a "wrath to
come." You cannot aleop much longer.
Death will soon looao your frail hold
on shroud or spar, and hurl you off, aa
from maat-head, into tho bottomless deep I
wnen you awake n will Do too late; it will
be an awakening to shame and remorse
and overlasting contempt Dr. T. L.
uuyier.
Tho Unanswcrflble Argument,
Judge Jeremiah Black not very lonir
Bince wroto a most oogent defense of
lhristiamty against tho assault of Robert
Ingersoll. And now in the mannor of his
death Judge Black has set a crown upon
his argument. Tho aincerlly of his faith
in Chriat, and the aufllciency of that faith
for his most solemn needs were'fullv dem-
onstrated in his dying hours. Fully con-
scious that his last day was near at hand
i 1 t i i i T
uu waa ooi ouu auu oveu juyiui. i o anauow
darkened either his miud or his hope. He
felt as persuaded of his entrance into an
immortal lifo as any man can be per
suaded of the certainty of tbe coming of
any earthly event. With tender farewella
to hia friends, and with worda which
were like a salutation to the heaveuly
throng he passed away. As calmly as a
babe in its motber's arms he met the king
of terrora. Here waa the aupreme test of
Christian faith ; here too was ita aplendid
triumpb.
It is not the stolid indifference with
which a philosopher may meet death that
at all comparea with this hopeful, exultant
spirit of the Christian believer. We have
seen men die and give no sign of a con
sciousness of the awful myatery which
overhung them. Wo have aeen men die
with tho calmness with which an ox with
ita clazed oyea coes out of life. Thero ia
aomething even terrible in auch quietude.
it is Bometntng unnaturai. it is somr
tbine that may become a beast, bnt it is
something horriblo ln man. Tho very
possibility that thero may be a life be
yond, is in itaelf enough to make. it horri-
bly unnaturai that an mtelligent soul
ahould approach death with no forecaat
ing oi thougbt and anxiety. The blank
indifference of a human soul at auch a
tremendoua crisis as thia ia altogether un
timely. Mr. Ingersoll does not know. he
cannot know, that there ia no life beyond
the grave. lhere may be. lie musr. ad
mit auch a possibility, even were thero no
revelation, which in the Christian's belief
sheds a full, clear light upon this fact of
lmmortality. He muat at timea, if he is
a thoughtful man be must confess to
himself in view of the universality of this
belief in the hereafter, that after all -bia
deniala, it may be aa Daniol taugbt, and
Socratea hoped, and learned men of eveiy
clime and religion have believed, thero
may be an existence beyond the grave.
The bare suggeation of a fact ao momer
toua may well move a man aa he liea with
open eyea peering into the shadow of
death. Xhought, soltcitnde, anticipation,
even a trembling fear in tho face of bo
tremendoua a possibility would more
comport with a man's dignity than thia
immovablo indifference, thia brutish in
sensibility. It ia no honor to a human
bouI that it ia aimply qniet in tho hour of
death. Such a condition may be a reault
of a process of thinking which has been
aimply suicidal. A man may cut the
nervea of hia arm, and then hold hia arm
unflinchingly within tho fiamo. But there
is notbing to boast of in that. A man
may through a lifetime by philosophical
drill kill out tbe natural iuatincta and
lougings of his soul, and then die, as he
calla it, calmly. It is tho calm of insenui
bility. It marks the extremity of his
own deatruction, and his own infamy.
The calmness of auch a death as that of
Judge Black'a, compared with such calm
ness, is aa light to darkneas. Tho hope
that irradiated hia quiet, the joy that suf
fuaed it, was life and not death.
After all, there ia no real support in un
belief, no real rest in any form of denial,
no profound peace in any self-made phil
osopby. Death unmaaka all the aham, all
the falsity of scepticism. The linos of
llowo are solemn and aearching :
i TI not the Htote'a leeaona got by rote,
The pomp of worda, and pedaut uUaertatlona,
That can saataln ttieo Ia that hour of terrort
llooka have taught cowarda to talk nobly of It,
llut when the trlal comea they atand ghaat.
Uast thou oonaldered what may bappeu after It ?
llow tby account way ataud, and what to anawer t "
New Hampshire Journal.
Povrorful Prenclilng.
Wo roraember having heard a dear de
parted f riend tell how, wheu a boy, he waa
taken by his f ather one atill, sutnmer even
ing across tho Nortlibamptousliire fields
I Tielieve it was to the little villago of
Thrapestone to bear Robert IIaM. Tho
placo waa orowded with plain farmer folk
and a apriukling of iutolligent iiiiuistera
and gentry from tho neighborhood. Tho
minister caino in, a aimple, heavy, but
still irapressive lookiug man, ono whose
presenco compelled you to look at him.
in due courae he aunounced hia text,
"The end of all thinga is at hand; be ao
ber and watoh," etc. His voico waa not
ahattering, but thin and weak, There
waa no action at all,or only a kind of nor
vous twltohing of tho ilngera ; moro es
peclally as tho hand moved and rcatcd
upon tho lowor part of tho baok, whoro tho
Bpeakor waa Bufferlng almoat incosaant
pain. Aa ho wont on, boneath tho deep
oning evoning ehades falling through tho
windowa of tho old ohapel, hia voico firat
chained and then oliarmed and faaclnatc d
his hoarors ono after another; tho whole
placo seemed aa if boneath a groat apell.
Aa ho talked about " the end," tho apell
upon tho peoplo eeemod to begln to work
itaelf out into an awful, foarful reatless
neas ; first one, thon another, ro80 from
their Beat?, and stood stretching forward
with a kind of fright aud wonder. Still
thoro waa no action, only tho followingon
of that thin voico, with a marvelous witch
ory of apt and molodioua worda, but
through them " tho end of all things "
Bounded liko aomo warning bell. Moro
peoplo roae, stretching forward. Many of
thoso who rose first, aa if they felt somo
atrango power upon them, they know not
what, got up and stood upon thoir soats
until, whon the great maater ceaaed, oloa
ing hia paaaionato and pathotio accenta,
the wholo audienco waa upon its feet, in
tensely alive with intoroat, aa if each ono
had heard in tho diatanoo tho preaagea
and preludea of tho coming end, and felt
that lt waa tlmo to prepare. My f riend
uaed to speak of that nover forgotten mo
ment, that summer evenlng in the old
chapel, as one of tho moat memorablo of
hia life. llev. E. Pazton Uooil, in Pulpit
Treasury.
How to put on Strcngth.
How, then, shall we pnt on strength ?
We answer, on our knees I No man ever
puts on spiritual strength except on hia
knees. It waa thero that Jacob found it
when ho had " power with God and pre
vailed." It was thero that tho apostles
found it. When Peter stood forth and
preaohed to the multitude, the day of
Pentecoit was tho day of power. It waa
the Spirit'a power. But how did the
apoatlea put it on ? Upon their knees, in
thoae days of prayer, in the upper cham
ber in Jeruaalem. O brothren, it ia upon
our knees that tho church must now put
on ita atrength I " Awake I awako I " it
is God'a call. When wo ouraolvea have
riaen to tho consciouaneaa of our need,
wo may then take hold upon God and
cry, " Awake, awake, O arm of tho Lordl"
Let ua put on tho strength of tho word, aa
the apostle did when he shnnned not to
declaro the wholo counsel of God. Let
us put on tbe strength of tho miniatry, aa
Paul did when ho went forth in tho full
neaa of the bleasing of the crospel of
peace. Let us put on the atrength of the
opuu, aa wu eariy ouurcu uiu wnen lt
was endued with power from ou high.
Then ahall our work bo " mighty through
God, to tho pulling down of atrongholda."
Then shall wo return from tbe couflict as
Israel did from the pursuit of the Midian
ite8, exclaiming, " Tho sword of the Lord
and of Gideon I " Then shall the church
be a " praiao in all the earth," and men
ahall say, " Who is she that looketh forth
as the mornintr, fair as the moon, clear as
the sun, and terrible as an army with ban-
nera t "Ltr. W. M. I'axton.
Dlslnterested Benerolence Illustrated.
The Rev. William G. Shauflljr. D. D..
a late veteran missionary at Conatantino
ple, while at Andover Theological - Sem-
lnary gave an aadress betoro the Porter
rhetorical society, september 20, 1830, in
which he illustrated diainterested benev
olence by a statement of tbe following
iact : a stouo unage waa aoout to be
carried away by a flood of water, on which
stood a toll-houae with a family. The
part of the bridge connecting it with the
land waa carried away, while tho houao
aud family remained inaulated and liablo
soon to be carried away. In thia aitua
tion tho diatreased family were aeen by
apectatora on the shore. A young noble
man rode up and down the bank, holdlng
out a purse of gold aa a reward to any ono
who would risk his life to save the fam
ily. At length a farmer volunteered in a
boat, amidst the foaming and thundering
of the water and the foarful appreheuaion
of all looking on, and rescued all the fam
ily about to bo lost. No sooner had the
laat boatload reached tho shore than the
bridge and tho houso were carried away.
'Here,' aaya the nobleman, ' ia your
money.' ' What you have to cive, be-
atow it upon thia poor family, who have
lost their all,' aaid the iarmer. Here was
di&interesled benevolence. It is self-forget-tiug
benevolence. It loves to be apent and
is ready to go to the enda of the earth to
save a single eoul, and looks with pity
upon the condition of poor bankrupt
ainuers. a. w. f.
Tlio Two Yolces.
One thing is certain. Sin can make us
auffer, but it can nover give ua aolid aatia
faction. It can torment, but it can never
tranquilize. What a powerful picture of
a soul without God is that drawn in the
prophecy of Isaiah, which describes it aa
a "troubled sea, whoso waters east up
miro and dirt." Thia is the work of
memory. Let the wrong-doer try to hide
hia ains as carefelly or to bury them aa
deeply as he kuows how, memory will
tbrow them to the aurface aa troubled
waters heave up what haa been flung into
their deptha. When a vessel had sunk in
Lake Erio an e ffort waa made to raise the
bodiea of tho drowned passengersby firing
a caunon over tho spot; and the jar
brougbt them up. So the tremendona ar
lillery of God'a justice manned by thoso
two gunners, memory and couecieuce
bringa up to our oyes the hideous sins
which wo thought were buried forever.
Conscience uttera two great voices. One
of them declarea, " Great peaco havo they
who lovo God'a law ; in keepiug his com
mandments is great reward." The other
voico is, " There is no peace to the wioked ;
they are liko the troubled sea which can
not rest; tho wagea of sin is death."
Juat in proportion aa wo hear and heed
theae voicea conscience becoraes our sweet
eat coraforter or our moat terrible tor
mentor. Dr. T. L. Cuyler.
A Iloly Llfc.
A holy lifo ia mado up of a number of
amall things : Little worda, not eloquent
Bpeechos or surmons; little deeds, not
miraclea or battlea ; uor one great lieroio
act or mighty martyrdom, make up the
true Christiau life. Tho little, coiiataut
Bunbenm, not tho ligbtniug; tho waters
of Siloam "that go softly"in tho meek
miaaiou of rofreahment, not the " waters
of the river, great and many," rushing
down ln noiay torrents, aro tho truo sym
bols of a holy life. The avoidauco of lit
tle evila, little sins, little incouaiatenciea,
little weakneases, little follles, indiscro
tiona and imprudences, little foibloa, lit
tle indulgences of the flesh ; the avoid
ances of auch little things aa thcse go far
to makd up, at leaat, the nogative beauty
of a holy life. Iionar.
THE WONDER
Is becomlng unlvcrsal na to how stich an Im
inciiso salo could ho crcated ln Lowell tor
IIood'h rl.ltsAi'AitiM.A. lltit, my frlcnd, It
you could staml bclilnd our counteraweck
nnd lienr wliat tlioso say who aro uslng It,
tlio rcason would appcar as eli-ar as tlio
nooiwlay sun. Tho leal curatlvo power of
Itoon's H.i!9.i'Aitii,i..v (lcmoiistratcs ltsclf
In every caso wliero our tllrccttoiu aro faith
fully reganlcd. Wo would that wo mlght
gct beforo tho peoplo a f ractlonal part of tlio
conlldcncc that Is cxprcssctl to us c'vcry day
ln tlils incdlclno by thoso who havo earefully
noted (without prejudlcc) Its cffectsupon tho
Mood and through that upon tho wholo sys
tciii, stlmulatlng all tho lunctlons of tlio
body to pcrform tho dutles naturo rcqulrcs
of them. Try a bottlo and satlsfy yoursclf.
Cold Hands and Feet.
T LowriLL, 1'eb. 3, 1879.
Mnasns. C. T. lloon & t'o.t (lcntlemcn
About ono ycar ago niy dauglitcrcomincncecl
aklng your harsaparflla. At that tlmo sho
had very little appetltc; could tako no lons
walks, and her faco was badly brokcn out
wlthahuinor, Kho was low-spltftcU', troubled
with cold hands and feet; her blood sccmcd
to bo poor, anl sho was ln a condition which
rv,tuHcd us great anxiety. After tnklng ono
bottlo of your Sarsaparllla sho bcgan tolm
provc; and sho now lias a pood appetlto and
can take much longer walks. Her lmmorls
notlilug compared with what It was ono ycar
ago. sho is In better snlrlts, Is not troubled
with cold hands and feet as prcvlously. And
I attribule this Improvemcnt In her condl
tlou largely to your Sarsaparllla. Sho has
(aken slx bottlcs, and intcnds to contlnuo lts
uae. I was lncllncd to opposo tho trlal of It
at llrst. 1 now havo great faith In it as a
blood iiurlder. Very truly yours.
A. I,. HlNCKI.kY,
No. 2151 Droadway, Lowell, Jlass.
Hood's Sarsaparilla.
Knld liv nll
drugplsts. PrlcoSt: or slx for
d by ('. I. HOOl) & CO.. Anoth.
ft.ri. i'rpnnipil liv
ccarles, l.owell, Jlass.
I d
THE
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OF TIIE
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1 WORLUS
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IS PERFECTIONl
Fublio Bcmofactross. Mrs. S.
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and thouvinds are this day rejoicuig
over a finc head of hair produced by
her unequaled preparation for restor
ing, ihvigorating, andbeautifyingthe
Hair. Her World's Hoir Restorer
quickly cleanses the scalp, removing
UandrufT, and arrests the fall; tho
hair, if gray, is changcd to its natural
color, giingit the same vitalityand
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COMPIIMENTARY. "My
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youthful color ; I have not
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isficd that thc preparation
is not a dye, Ijut acts on
thc secrctions. My hair
ccascs to fall, which is cer
tainly an advantage to me,
who was in danger of be
coming bald." This is
the testimony of all who B
usc Mrs. S. A. Allen's i
V V D
WORLD S MAIK KESTOREU.,
" Ono Bottlo did it." That is the
cxprcssion of many who have had
their gr.iy hair restored to its natural
color, and their bald spot covered
wiih Inir, after uing one bottle of
Mks. S. A. Allen's World's Hair
Kestorkh. lt is not a dye.
Oranges and Rorida.
Itettcr thnn IJreczes and Hlossoms.
Undor n New Flag.
Kven the balmy alr and orange groves of Florlda fall
to keep lts peoplo full of happlneps and comfort. Art
mut help nature everyw here In the troplcs as among
tho plnes ot tho North. " And chlef among the bleslnss
vhlchareadapted to all zones," writea Dr. J. O. Wal
l.iceof Fort Rade, Florlda, "Ia I'ahkek's Toxio. It
seems to have the world for a flctd, and moftt of the cnr
rentdleases yleld to lts action. I have used ltlntbo
case of a dellcate aud dyspeptlc yonng lady with the
rno'tgratlfylngieaulta. It reemed to accompllth with
eufe what the usual preacrlptlons and treatment for that
mlKerable inalady f alled w holly to bring about. I am
also glad to state that the Tonlc has greatly relleved me
personally ot a troublesome atonlc condition of the
stomach of long standlng, It Is the ldeal purlflrr and
Invlgorant."
Measrs, Iliscox & Co. call especlal attention to tbe
fact tbat after Aprll 16, 18S3, the natno and style ot this
preparation will hereafter be slraply Parler'i Tonic.
The word "Ologer" is drorped for thereaaon thatun
prlnclpled dealers are constantly deceivlrg their patrons
by subatitntlDg lnferlor preparatlons under the name of
Otnger; and as glnger U an unlmportant flavorlng lngre
dlent ln our Tonlc, we are ture tbat our friends will
agrea with us as to the proprtetyot thechange. lhere
wllt U no change, hoieever, lu the preparation luelf)
and all bottles remalnlug ln the hands of dealera,
vraped under tbe nameof 'TARKiit's Oisgkb Tonio,"
contaln the genulne nieillclne lt tbe rlgnature ot Iliscox
b Co. is at the bottom ot outside wrapper.
How Many Miles Do Yon Drivo 1
The
0D0METEK
Will Tell.
This Instrument ls no larger thsn a watch. It tells the
exact number of mlleii drlveu lo the t-lwth pwrt of
mlle; couuts up ttTTuMPmUen; water and Uusi ilKht
alayw lu onleri Fave horsea from teliii uver-tlrlven j
U enslly Httached to the w heel of a Itiiiriry. tlarrlage.
Milky. Whkciii, lti.ail t.nrt, MUky l'luw,
ftHiM'r. Alnwnr. or other vehicle. litvaluti,le to
l.ivmniEN. l'i.EAst'RK Daiviiua. I nriciAs, Karm-
RKS, H 1 HVKYIIHS, II UAIMKN. fc X f t-ttUtV, MAQC OWM-
krs Jio. 1'ilce oidy iB5.MI each. one thlrd th prloe of
any other Otlouieler. Vheu otdertmf give tltjnHer o?
tfirt wheel. Hent by 1U.U1 ou receipt of prlce., pot paid!
Address
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6S-J9wcJ Nnlime, New York.
Farm for Sale I
Bald farm ls sltuated three miles from the derot.
blgli scbool and churches, on a road that Is always
good. The farm ls lu a good state of cultlvatlon. Tbe
crops now, while on, will show for themselves. One of
the best pastures ln Wathtngton county. Abundaaoe
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for a growtng man, For parttculars address
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