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THE BURLiNGTON FIllA'-PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 189. 10 THE GARDEN OF GOD, REV. DR, TALMAQE PREACHES A SEA SONABLE SERMON. II Compares the Chnroh to i Garden Be. causo It Is the I'litce of Choice Flowers, Select Fruits nml of Thorough Irrlga ' tlon An Invitation to Enter. Washington, April 20. As tho pnrka In Washington nro abloom with hyaolnths, and tho gardens nto boliiRiunJo, tho slnilln dominant In this subject In vory miBgost lvo nud practical. Dr. Tnlmngo's toxt vrns Isnlnh lvlll, 11, "Thou Ehalt bo llko a wa tered garden. " Tho Mlblo 1a a great poom. Wo havo In It faultless rhythm, and bold lmagury, and Rtnrtllug nntlthosls, and rapturous lyrlo, and sweot pastoral, and Instructive- xinrrn tlvo, and dovotlonnl psnlin thought ox prosscd In stylo moro solomn than that of Montgomery, more- bold than that of Mil ton, moro torrlblo than that of Dnnto, mora natural than that of Wordsworth, moro Impassioned than that of Pollock, moro tondor thon that of Cowpcr, moro wolrd than that of Sponsor. This groat poem brings all tho goms of tho oorMi Into Its coronet, nnd It weaves tho flames of judgment Into Its garlands and pours oturual harmoulosln Its rhythm. Everything this book touches It makes beautiful, from tho plain stones of tho Rti miner thrashing floor to tho daughters of Kahor filling thu trough for tho camels, from tho fish pools of Hush ban up to tho psalmist praising God with tho diapason of storm and whirlwind and .Tob's Imagery of Orion, Arcturus and tho Plel.itU'S. A Ueantlful Garden. My text leads us Into n scono of summer redolence. Tho world has had n groat many boautlful gardens. Churlomagno ikUIciI to tho glory of UU rolgn by ilocrco lug that thoy bo established all through tho realm, deciding oven thu names of thu floworn to bo planted thoro. Iluurv IV, at Montpolllcr, established gardens of bo wltqhlng boauty und luxurlauco, gather ing Into thorn Alplno, Fyronean and French plants. Ouo of tho sweetest spots on earth was tho gardon of Shonstono, tho poet. His writings havo mailo but llttlo lm prcsslononthoworld.but his garden, "Tho Leasowos," will bo Immortal. To tho nat ural advantage of that plaoa was brought tho porfoctlon of art. Arbor nnd torraco nnd slopo and rustlo temple and reservoir and urn and fountain horo had thotr crown lug. Oak and yow and hazel put forth tholr richest follngo. Thoro was no llfu moro dlllgont, no soul moro Ingenious, than that of Khcnstono, and all that dill eonco and gonlus he brought to tho adorn munt of that ono treasured spot, ilo garo 800 for It; liosold It for 17,000. And yet 1 am to toll you today of n rlchor garden than nny I havo montloned. It Is tho gar den spoken of In my toxt, tho gardon. of tho church, which bolongs to Christ. 'Ilo bought It, ho planted It, he owns It, and ho shall havo It. Walter Scott, In his out lay at Abbotsford, ruined his fortune, and now, In tho crimson flowers of thoso gar dens, you can almost think or Imagine that you soo tbo blood of that old man's broken heart. Tho paymont of tho last 100,000 sacrlflood him. But I havo to toll you that Christ's llfu and Christ's death wero thu outlay of this beautiful gardon at tho church of which my toxt speaks. Oh, how many sighs and tears and pangs and agonies I Tell mo, yo women who saw him liaugl Toll mo, yo executioners who lifted him nnd lot him down I Toll mo, thou sun that didst hldo, yo rooks that fell 1 Christ loved tho church and gavo himself for it. If tho garden of tho church bolongs to Christ, certainly ho has a right to walk in Jt. Como, thon, O blossod Jesus, today; walk up and down thoso aisles and pluck what thon wilt of swootnoss for thyself. Tho church, in my toxt, is appropriately compared to n garden because It is tho placo of cholco flowers, of select fruits and of thorough Irrigation. That would bo a Etrnngo garden In which there wora no flowers. If nowhoro clso, they would bo nlong tho borders or at tho gutoway. Tho homeliest tastu will dlctato something, If k. bo only tho old fashlonod hollyhook or dahlia or daffodil, but if there bo largor means thou you will find tho Mexican cactus and blazing azalea and clustorlng oleander. Woll, now, Christ oumos to his gardon, and ho plants thoro somo of tho brightest spirits that over flowered upon tho world. Somo of thorn aro violets, In conspicuous, but swoot as hcavon. You havo to search and And them. You do not eeothora very often porhaps, but you find whoro thoy bavo boon by tho brightened face of tho invalid und tho sprig of gerani um on thu stand and tho now window cur tains keeping out thoglaroof tho sunlight. Thoy aro perhaps moro llko tho ranuncu lus, creeping sweetly along nmld tho thorns and briers of life, giving kiss for (ting, and many a man who has had In bis wny soma great blaok rook of trouble lias found that thoy liavo covored it all over with flowery jasmluo, running In nnd out amid tho cruvlocs. Theso floworti in Christ's garden aro not, llko tho sunflowor, gaudy in tho light, but whorover darkness hovers ovor a soul thnt needs to bu com fortcd there thoy stand, night blooming corouscs. Hut in Christ's gardon thoro nro plants that may be bettor compared to tho JIoxl can cactus thorns without, loveliness within, mon with sharp points of chur actor. They wound almost overy ono that touches thorn. They aro hard to handle. Men pronounce thorn nothing but thorns, hut Christ loves them notwithstanding all their sharpnesses. Many it man lias had a very hard ground to cultivate, and it has only boon through eavere trial ho has raised oven tho smallest crop of graoo. A vory harsh minister was talking ton vory plaold older, and tho placid oldorsald to thohursh minister, "Dootor, I do wish you would control your tomper," "Ah," said tho minister to tho elder, "I control moro temper in llvo minutes than you do in flvo years."; ' Thorns In the Garden. It Is hardor for some man to do right than for othor men to do right. Tho graco that would olovato you to tho suvunth haavnn might not kcop your brother from knocking a man down. I had a frlond Who camo to mo and said, "I darn not join tho church." I said, "Whyf" "Oh," ho aid, "inava sncn a vlolont temper I Yes torday morning I was crossing vory early t the Joreey City ferry, and I saw a milk man pour n largo quantity of water into tha.mllk can, and I said to him, 'I think that will do,' and ho Insulted mo, and I knocked him down. Do you think I ought to join, the ohurohf" Novortbeless that very same man, who was so harsh In his behavior, loved Christ and could not speak of snared things without toars of emotion nnd affection. Thorns without, sweotnoss within the best specimen of tho Mexloan oaotus i ovor saw. There aro othors planted in Christ's gar don who aro always radiant, always lm projslye, more like tho roses of doop hue that vf a occasionally find, called "Giants of Battle;" tho Martin Luther, St. Pauls. Cbryaostoroa, wyollfs, Latlmora and Bam Del fiutherfords. What in othor mon Is a BDark in thorn is a oonflacrratlon When thoy sweat, thoy sweat great drops of blood. When they pray, their prayor takes Are. When they prcaoh, it is n Fanteooit. When they fight, It Is n Thor mopyloe. When thoy die, it Is a martyr lorn. You And a great many roses In the cordons, but only a row "uiants oi Jint tlo." Men say, "Why don't you havo more. of thorn in toe churonr' I say, "Why don't you-havo in tho world moro 'Hnmboldts and Wellingtons" God gives to somo ten talents; to another, ouo. Ip jihti garden of tho ohurch whloh (jurist, nas planted i also una tne mow jlrojps, beautiful, but cold looking, soora lngly another phaso of wlntor. I monn thoso Christians who aro proolso in tholr tastes, unlmpasslouod, miro as snowdrons and as ootd. Thoy never shed any toars, they novor got oxcltod, thoy novcr say any thing rashly, thoy novor do anythluc nro- olpltatoly. Tholr pulses novor flutter, tholr orves novcr twitch, tholr Indignation nover bolls ovor. Thoy llvo longer than most people, but tholr lifo Is In a minor key. Thoy novor run tin tb C above tho staff. In tholr lntinlo of llfu thuy havo no staccato passages. Christ planted thorn In tho ciiurcii, nnu thoy must bo of somo f orvloo, or thoy would not bo there Snow drops, always snowdrops. Hut I havo not told you of tho most boautlful flower of all this gardon spokon of In tho toxt. If you soo n century plant, your emotions nro started. You soy, 'why, this flower has been lOOyoars gath ering up for onu bloom, and It will bo 100 years moro boforo other petals will como out." Hut I havo to tell you of it plant that was gathering up from nil eternity, ahd that 1,000 years ago put forth its bloom novor to wither. It is tho passion plant of tho cross I I'rophots foretold it, Hethlehem shephords looked upon it in tho bud, tho Tocks shook nt its bursting, nnd tho dead got up in tholr winding Bheots to sou its full bloom. It Is a crimson flower blood at tho roots, blood on tho branches, blood on all the leaves. Its pcrfumo Is to fill nil tho nations. Ith breath Is heaven. Como, O winds, froi tho north, and winds from tho couth, nnd winds from tho past, nnd winds from tho west, and boar a all tho earth tho sweet smolllng savor of Christ, my Lord 1 His worth If all tho nations ItnciY, Suro the wholo earth vould,lovo him too. Fmlt In tho Ourilon. Again tho church may bo appropriately compared to n garden hsctuso 11 is a placo of fruits. That would bu it strango gar den which had In It no borrlcs, no plums or poaches or apricots. Tho coarser fruits nro planted in tho orchard or they nro set out on thu sunny hillside, hut thu choicest fruits aro kopt in tho gardon. So, In tho world outside the church, Christ has plant- od n great many boautlful things pn tlonco, charity, generosity, Integrity but ho intends tho choicest fruits to bo In tho gnrdon, und, If thoy nro not thero, thon shamo on tho church. He.llclon Is not n mcro sontiniontollty. It is n practloal, llfu giving, healthful fruit not posies, but npplos. '"Oh," says omobody, "I don't seo what your garden of tho church has ybildcd." In replyln.sk, Whero did your nsylums como from, nnd your hospitals, and your institutions of mcrcyf Christ planted ovory ono of thorn; ho planted them in his gardon. When Christ gavo sight to Uartlmous, ho laid tho cornorstono to ovcry blind asylum that has over been built. When Christ soothed tho domonino of Galileo, ho laid tho cornerstone of ovory lunatic asy lum that has ever been established. When ChrUt said to tho sick man, "Tako up thy bed nnd walk," ho lnld tho cornorstono of ovory hospital tho world has ovor scon. Whon Christ said, "I was In prison nnd ye visited me," ho laid tho cornarstono of ovory prison roform association that has ovor been organized. Tho church of Christ is a glorious garden, and It Is full of fruit. I know thoro Is somo poor fruit in it. I know thoro nro somo weeds thnt ought to bo thrown ovor tho fenco. I know thoro aro somo crab applo treos that ought to bo cut down. I know thero nro some wild grapes that ought to bo uprooted. Hut nro you going to destroy tho wholo gardon be cuuso of u llttlo gnarled fruit? You will llnd worm eaten leaves in I'ontnlnoblenu, and insects that sting in tho fairy groves of tho Chnmps Elysocs. You do not tear down and destroy tho wholo gardon bo causo thero nro a fow specimens of gnarled fruit. I admit thora aro man and women in tho church who ought not to bo there, but lot us bo just ns frank and admit tho fact that thero are hundreds and thou sands and tons of thousands of glorious Christian mon and women holy, blessed, useful, consecrated nnd triumphant. Thero Is no grander, nnhlor collection in nil tho earth than tho collection of Chris tians. There aro Christian mon in this houso whoso religion Is not n mnttur of psalm singing nnd church going. Tomorrow morning that roliglon will keep thorn just as consistent and consecrated in tholr worldly occupation as it over kopt them at the communion table. Thoro nro womon horo today of a higher typo of charaotor than Mary of Hethany. They not only sit at tho feot of Christ, but thoy go out into tho kitchen to holp Martha in her work that sho may sit thoro too. Thero Is a woman, who has n drunkard husband, who has oxhlbltcd moro faith and patience and courage than Hldloy In tho lire. Ho was consumed in 90 minutes. Hers has boon a 20 years' martyrdom. Yondor is a man who has been IS years on his back, unable to food himself, yet calm and poacoful us though ho lay on ono of tho green banks of heaven watching tho oarsmen dip their pnddlo in the crystal rivor. Why, it seems to mo this moment as It bt. l'nul throw to us n pomologlst's catalogue of tho fruits growing In this great garden of Christ lovo, joy, pe&eo, patience, charity, brother ly kiudnem, goutlonosi, mercy glorious fruit, enough to All all the baskets of earth nnd heaven. Tho Watered Garden. Again, tho church In my text is appro prl'atoly called a garden beeauso it is thor oughly Irrigated. No garden could pros por long without plouty of water, I havo seen a gardon In tho midst of a dosort, yet blooming und luxuriant. All around us ivoro doarthund barrouncss, hut thero were plpos, aqueducts, ronchlng from this gar lien up to tho mountains, and through thoso aqueducts tho water camo streaming uown nnd tossing up Into boautlful foun tains, until every root nnd leal and flower was saturated. That Is llko thu church. Tho church is a garden in tho midst of a great dosert of sin und suffering, but it is well lrrlgatod, for "our oyes aro unto thu Julia from whence comoth our help." Itoiu tho mountains of God's strength thoro flow down rlver3 of gladness. "Thoro Is a river tho stream whereof shall mnko glad tho city of our God." l'reooh- Ing the gospol is ono of tho aqueducts. llio .uioio is another, Uantism ami tho Lord's suppor uro aqueducts. Wator to sinks tho thirst, water to wash tho un clean, wator tossod high up in tho light of the Sun of Righteousness, showlng'us tho rainbow around tho throno. Oh, was thoro ovor n garuon so thoroughly Irrigated You know that tbo beauty of Vorsalllos anu unntswortn depends very muoh upon tho great supply of wator. I onma to the latter plaoo, Chatsworth, ono day whon strangors are not to bo ndmlttod, but by an inducomont whloh always scorned us potent wlth nn Kuullshninn ns an Amorl can I got In, and thon tho gardener wont far up above tho stairs of stono and turned on tho wator. I saw it gloaming on tho dry pavement, coming down from stop to step until it came so near 1 could hear tho musical rush, and all ovor tho high, broad stairs it camo, foaming, llaul'ijf?, roaring down, until sunlight nnd wJfo In gloo- somo wrestle tumbled nt my foot. So it 1 with tho ohurch of God. Kvorythlng comos rrom auovo pardon from above, joy from abovo, ndoptlon from nbovo. sanotllioation from abovo. Hark I I hoar tho latch of tho gardon onto, nnd I look 'to sea who is coming. I hear tho voice of Christ, "I am como Into my gardon." I say: "Como in, O Jesus I Wo havo boon watting for thoo. Walk nil through tho paths. Look at tho flowors look at the, fruit; pluok that whloh thou wilt tor thyself," Jesus oomcs into tho gardon nnd up to thnt old man and touohos him nnd says: "Almost home, fatbor; not many more aohos for thoo. I will never loave thee; tako courage a llttlo longer, nnd I will steady thy tottering steps, and I will sootho thy troiiuios ana uivo thoo roet Courage, old man." Then .Oitfhjt goos up another garden path, and ho comes to n sol, I in i. ..iimu i.iid says: "1'pncol All Is well. I havo toon thy tears. I havo hoard thy prayor. Tho sun shall not smlto thee by day nor tno moon by night. Tho Lord shall prosorvo thoo from nil ovll; ho will roscrvo thy soul, uourago, O troubled plrltl" Thon I sco Jesus going up nnothor gar don pnth, and I sco groat oxoltomelit among tho loaves, and I hasten up that gnrdon path to sou what Jesus Is doing there, nnd, lol ho Is breaking off flowers, sharp and clean, from tho etom, nnd I say, Stop, Jesus; den t kill thoso beautiful flowoM." Ho turns to mo nnd says, "I havo como into my garden to gather llHos, and I menu to tako theso up to n higher torrnco, for tho garden around my palace, nnd thero I will plant thorn, nnd In bottor soil nnd in hotter nlr thoy shall put forth brighter loatos nnd sweeter rcdolonco, nnd no frost shnll touch thorn forover." And I looked up Into his faco and said: "Woll, It Is his gardon, nnd ho has n right to do what ho will with It. Thy will bo dono" tho hardest prayor ovor man mado. It has seemed nslt Jesus Christ took tho best. From many of your households tho best ono is gone You know that sho was too goad for this world; she was tho boh- tlest In her ways, tho deepest in her affec tions, nnd when nt Inst tho sickness camo you had no faith In medicines. You know that tho hour of partlug had como, and when, through tho rich graco of tho Lord Jesus Christ, you surrendered that Irons- ro you snld: "Lord Jesus, tako It. It Is the host wo havo; titko It. Thou art wor thy!" Tho others In tho household may havo boon of grosser mold. Sho wus of tho finest. Tho heaven of your llttlo oue.i will not bo fairly begun until you got there. All tho kindnesses shown them by immortals will not mnko them forgut you. Thero thoy are, tho radiant throngs that went out from your homes. I thrown kiss totho sweot darlings. Thoy nro nil well now In tho palace. Tho crippled child has a sound foot now. A llttlo himo child says. "Ma, will I bo lamo In hcavuni1" ''So, my dar ling; you won't bo lamo In heaven." A llttlo sick child says, "Mn, will I bo sick 111 iieavonr" "xo, my dear; you won't bo sick In heaven.." A llttlo blind child says, "Ma, will I bo blind in hcavonf" JSo, my dear; you won't bo blind in heaven. They nro nil woll thero." I notlcothat the lino gardens sometimes havo high fences around them nnd you cannot get In. It is so with a king's gnr- on. Tho only gllinpsu you uvcr gut of such n garden is whon tho king rides out in his splondld carriage. It Is not so with this gardon, this King's gnrdon. I throw wide open tho gato and tcllyouullto como in. No moraipoly in religion. Whosoover will, moy. Chooso now botweou a desert ami n garden. Many of you havo tried tho gardon of this world's delight. You havo found It has boen n chagrin. So It was with Thcodoro Hook. Ho mado nil tho world laugh. Ho makes us laugh now when wo road his poems, but hu could not make ills own heart laugh. While in tho midst of his festivities he confronted n looking glass, nnd ho saw hlmsolf and said: "Thoro, that Is truul I look just ns am done up In body, mind and purse." So It was of Shenstono, of whoso garden I told you nt tho beginning of my sormon. Ho snt down nmld those bowers nnd sold: I havo lost my road to happlnoss. I am angry und envious and f ran tlo and despise everything around me, just as it becomes n madman to do." Heartieaie. O yo weary souls, como Into Christ's gardon today nnd pluck a llttlo heartsease Christ Is the only rest and tho only pardon for a perturbed spirit. Do you not think your chance has almost como? You men nud womon who havo boon waiting year after year for somo good opportunity In which to accept Christ, but havo post poned It 0, 10, 20, !10 years, do you not feci us If now your hour of dcllvornnco and pardon nnd salvation had como? O man, what grudgu hast thou against thy poor soul that thou wilt nut lot It bo saved? I feel us If salvation must como today In somo of your hearts. Somo years ago n vessel struok on tho rocks. Thoy had only ono lifeboat. In thnt lifeboat tho paisongers nnd crow wero gottlng ashnro. Tho vessel had foundered mid was sinking deopcr and deeper, und thnt ono boat could not take thu passengers very swiftly. A llttlu girl stood on tho dook waiting for her turn to got into thu boat. Tho boat camo and went, camo nnd went, but hn turn did not seem to como. After nwhllo sho could wait no longor, and sho leaped on thu tanrall ami then sprnng Into thu sou, crying to tho boatman; "Snvo ino next! huvo mo next I" Oh, how many have gouo nshoro Into God's mercy, nnd yet you nrq clinging to tho wreck of sin I Others havo accepted thu pardon of Christ, but you nro In peril. Why not this moment mako it rush for your Im mortal roseue, crying until Jesus shall hear you nnd heaven nml earth ring with tho cry: ''Snvo mo next I Snvo mo noxtl" Now Is tho day of salvation I Now I Now I Tills Sabbath Is tho last fur somo of you. It Is about to sail mvuy foruvor. Hor bell tolls. Tho planks thundur back in tho gangwny. Sho bhovos oil. Sho floats out toward tho great ocenn of oternlty. Wove fnrowoU to your last chance for heaven. Oh, Jerusalem, Jerusalem, how often would I have gathered theo ns n hen guth eroth hor brood under her wings, und yo would not! Bohold your houso Is loft unto you dosolntcl" Iuvltud to rovel In a gar den, you dlo In a dosert! Mny God Al mighty, before it is too lute, break that Infatiint lot: A Great German's Vreiorlptlnti. Diseased blood, constipation nnd kid ney, liver and bowel troubles uva cured by Kiul's Clover Hoot Tea. For sulo by O'Sulllvali, the druggist, Church Street. Rub your poor, tired feet with Salva-cea (TRADI-MAItK), It takes all the aching out of sore or tender feet, instantly. Strained or over-worked muscles, chafings, or any soreness or stiffness they're all relieved in the same quick way. It's the best remedy for Sprains, Plies, Rhiumatlsm, Catarrh, Natiralgla, Sora Throat, Burns, Boils, Brulsos, Skin Disuses. Two sizes, 25 nnd 50 cents. At druggists, or by mail, Thk Dxandkktii Co., 974 Can At St,, N. Y. Nausea, & Sea-Sickness. Both due to an unnatural con dition of the vital organs, caused by unwonted surroundings or excesses, either an unnecessary generation of the gastric juices or a partial suspension of the natural functions of the life generating parts, in other words a state of mal-nutrition with its ever accompanying unpleasant sensations. For such a sickness get nourishment, take ovinme the weakest stomach retains it. It's a concentration into the least possible bulk of the vital elements of lean beef, it nourishes and starts every organ of the body on its normal duty with no apparent effort; this done, bad feelings vanish. Mr. J. A. Black man, 123 K. 88th St., N. Y., writes : " Sailing from here last August for Iiurope, tried every antidote for sea-sickness, and I found yours the only successful one. On my return also used it when I suffered no ill cffectn at all." A VISIT TO "CLYDESIDE," Tho Form 011 Which M.-iJor Grout Llres Itn Practical Opitrntlon. In an Interesting letter to tho Farmer's Advocate Mr. (?, W. ScarlT writes us fol lows concerning a visit to tho farm owned and operated by MaJ. Joslali Grout: I visited MaJ. Grout ut his homo In Der by, to seo for myself his farm establish ment and describes It to the readers of the Advocate. I thought to do this because ho Is a can dldato for an olllee tho fnrmcrs havo often desired 0110 of their number to occupy, und lf seemed to mo they should bo Informed about him ns a farmer. Tho farm building!) und stock ono sees nt Clyde side suggests those things belonging to good farming. Thero Is probably not another similar establishment In Vermont, largo or small conducted moro economical ly than tho Grout farm, with everything In sueh applo-plo order and of such 11 gen eral furm-llke character. It Is un exuinple of farming und farm life worthy of Imita tion, with which tho proprietor may feel satisfied and of which tho State may bo proud. You seo thero no fancifully deco rated features, hut from houso to barn, bam to shed und shed to tho tool room, evcrywheru order and neatness. The whole plant Is appointed for convenience und finished for comfort. As much as I ever saw, It Is a farm with a place for everything and everything In Its place. CI.YDKSIDK, na tho homo farm Is called, consists of KO acres near tho street of Derby Centro Mi lage, and Is divided Into tlllugo 100, past ure 4U0, and woodland 150 acres. Tho ara hlo portion hua.-heeu cultivated nearly 11 century und produces better now than ever, for when tho major began hero H years ago theo acres unstained nbout 30 head of stock und they now furnish most of tho different kinds of farm fodders for over 173 head, tho result of Intensive farm ing. Tho pusturago ulso has been greatly Improved. THK STOCK consists of over 100 Jerseys, 20 horses, CO sheep and about 30 swine. An average of O) cows aro continuously In milk, the an nual butter yield of which runs about "50 pounds per cow. Tho sheep aro high grado Shropshire, and a lino looking llock. The pigs aro fat usd grunty for thoy uro turned over to tho butcher ut seven months nnd 3u0 pounds. The horses, aside from the work team, are Hue drivers but tho owner Is waiting for a buyer. I THK DAIHY, '70 In number, Is a healthy, handsomo look- Ing lot of cows nnd us they stand In stabled rows of 25 each, dehorned und gen I tie, nro a pleasant sight. They wero tested I for tuberculosis last October nnd found ' free from all traces of tho dreaded disease, rendering them all the moro deslrublu. THK SUGAlt OltCHAUD has 4200 treos, tho sap of which Is piped from convenient elevations to tho sugar houses. Tho boiling Is done nt two places but the sugarliig-olt ut one place only. The main sugar house Is u model of Its kind iOxW f;t, wood Micd at ono Mid, evuporatlng room next, sap storage tanks next and 11 sugurlng-orf room ut tho other cuu completes mo uuiuung. uacn apari mont Is so appointed as to bo commodious and convenient. The annual output of this sugar camp Is about 15,000 pounds. This sugar placo Is probably the most ex tensive and best equipped of uny In tho aiuic. THK DRYAN'T PI.ACK. Is a small farm of about -10 acres which bus undergone u great chango since tho Mujor bought It and many spears of grass una other crops grow on It now where one hardly ventured In sight a lew years ugo. THK BATON I'LACK. Is another farm of about 100 acres which Is rapidly changing from u barren wasto to a fertile Held, On this placo Is found tho reservoir and springs that supply tho villnga below with water. hen asked how ho brought about such changes In his farms, ho replied "by cul tivating nml fertilizing." .Most of tho fertilizer referred to he would mako on the farm by feeding all crops und ns nearly as possible returning to tho soil, In con verted form all that Is taken from It, Ills Idea Is that tho most practical crop In Ver mont is grass, and cut early It is the best food for tho dairy cow considering Its cost; thnt nothlmr has been so valuable 1m aid to his farm work as tho study ho lias mado of how best to mnko grass grow on pasture nnd' meadow and how to uso It 111 Keeping hiock, a goou sccouu is corn us It begins to scar, fed dry or Inallocd ears and btovcr together. An equally good feed Is oats cut us soon as headed, and cured ns hay. Ilo thinks tho farmers should rnlso thoso crops, a combination of which constitutes a comploto ration for the dairy cow,, as Biich fodders nro also good rations for other kinds of stock. In doing this, much mill feed enn bo avoided and thousands of dollars saved annually. THK HUILDINGS. nn .1 tl.. nr. nitnlnnl 1 l I J IIIU IIUIIIU UWCIIlUb, ..i.v.uiiv IWU- Btory house, ono of tho first built In Derby, mniltiriilvnil nml mniln n. nlon.Hn.nt llvlm placo. A tenement dwelling In tho Bamo yard, occupied by hired help; u horso line.. OAvr.n nWln. n turn llW KA nr. Hi. I, UVAUV, UUUlIlt'l IIUAIU, w mm... uv-w, i.u- other J0X13O, nnother 40xCO; a tool houso .iiMi u scaio mm wagon nuuau juawj; u carrlugo and wood houso 20xC0 and a dairy, Wnionn nr,.V..nn l.nt.an OOv(ll n. ...it. uu nuvtpu Tho dairy houso Is equipped with eteam 1'uwor mm suppueu wiiii vi.umti, uijuii unces ns completo us nny crcamory for mnlrlnn. ...... - im. I n.lnhllahman, l.n.. ...i. nni,, uutiur. 1 inn tpiuw.i" w... ,mn mado and put upon tho markot In a year iu,wi pounus or Duller iroiii . vijruvaiue dairy. Tho tlllago lniMnUVf beautiful level Holds to tho eaHtliftho buildings and from many an aero of It In many a season has been taken ut two harvestings flvo tonB of early cut hay. When an aero la bus. pcoted of yloldlns less than two nnd one- halt tons, It Is treated to tho plow. PKIISONAL. From six to ten or moro men, according to tho season, aro employed ut Clydesldo und when at home, MaJ. Orout associates himself with theso mon, directing nnd as nlstlng In tho different kinds of work. Ho rises nt flvo In tho morning nnd Is occu pied the day long nhout something con nected with his farm property. Now I havo told you briefly about Joslali Grout ns u farmer nnd must leave the render at his leisure to supply many In teresting features of his farm nnd tho doing thereon. Ho huH devbted his best efforts for fourteen years to building up his Clydesldo farm home. Ho Is ono of the best Informed and most practical farmers In the State, und really takes more pride In his farm nnd Its belongings than In anything he bus doun or can do of a moro public chnructcr. It Is not the object of this writing to portruy him ns u lawyer, a legislator, an upright public servunt, a gifted speaker or a brave, fnlth- ful soldier, but simply us a plain, practi cal farmer ns he Is at homo In ovcry day nffulrx whero all his neighbors uppreclate his conscientious ways, his simple habits and honest methods. HKAVKNI.Y MKSSKNGKRS. (Krom the Richmond Dispatch.) How many weary hearts, Tired of this life's alarms, Find their sweetest comfort In tho clasp of childish nrms? Messengers straight from heaven Aro llttlo children sfnt, To teach us to lovo tho Giver Who treasures to us hath lent. God help the sorrowing mothers And fathers all over our land, Whoso children havo Joined the chorus, Sung by the heavenly band, Oh! the little cribs nro empty, Once so full of happy life, While wc nro left In this weary world ' To toll In Its hurry and strife But, whon our work Is over, And death hns sought Its calm. In heaven, once moro around our necks, Shall we feel the childish arms. And then, how sweet the thought! How jrlad we uro to know Once more we'll hear utir darling say, "Mammu, I lovo you so.l" "MKANKST THING A WIFK CAN DO.' (From tho Newport Kxpross.) Judge Thompson of Irasburgh during the short time he has ueen upon tno nencn has presided ut live murder trials In Vcr mont. Three of thone have been for polson ing husbands by wives, to get rid of them. In every case there hns been a man prowl Ine round ready to marry the widow. There Is it case of this kind now waiting trial In Washington county, with tho wire nnd paramour In Jail. These cases occur In both high and low life, but more often among the peoplo from the back towns who are Ignorant nnd have no knowledge of the modern scientific means of detecting poison taken In the system. The meanest thing a wife can do In this llfo Is to fall In lovo with another man. nnd then with his old. take tho life of the man she has sworn to bo true to. If these Ignornnt people know how easy It Is to detect poison In tno human system and secure u conviction, they would be more cautious, and wives would bo If ss likely to try this method otj gelling nu ul uiur nuu.iini". uu .. n chance to do somo missionary work In Vermont, by properly educating this class of people, who llvo us a rule tn tho back towns. The Idonl I'Annccn. James L. Francis, Alderman, Chicago, says: "I rejjurd Dr. King's New Discov ery as nn Ideal I'liuuceu for Coughs, Colds and LunK complaints, havlns used It lu my family for tho Inst live years, to the exclusion of physicians' prescriptions or other preparations." . Hev. .lon Uiii-kuh, Keokuk, Iowa, writes: "1 hnvo been n minister of thu Methodist Episcopal Church for ."0 years or more, and have never found nnythliitf so lienelieiul, or thnt ttavt me such speedv relief as Dr. Kinir's New Discovery." Try this Ideal CoiikIi Itemed- now. Trial uoiues r Tee ai i-nurcmii St. jonns-, sue cessors to Geo. L. La Fountain & Co. Headaches mould bo cured, not relieved. Kou-ltol uurea SSGX HEADACHE Positively cured by thoso I.itllo Tills. They also relieve Distress from Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Too Hearty Eating. A per. fect remedy for Dizziness, Nausea, Drowsi ness, Had Taste in the Mouth, Coated Tongue Pain in the Side, TORPID LIVER. They Regulate the llowels. .Purely Vegetable. Small Pill. Small Dosea Small Price. The Ofanrlnirl moiium u Accident Leads Them All. IT PAYS For Disabling Injuries, . . . Fifty-two Weeks' Indemnity For Death . . . Tho full amount insured, no matter what may have been paid in weekly benciits. For Loss of Tho Limbs or of Doth Eyes Tho full amount of policy. For Loss of Eye, Hnndor Foot, . . Fixed sums equal to any. Allen S. Wright, City Agt. W. H.S. Whitcomb ' Mauager. 100 Church BtrMt. BurUmrUa,. IVU 1 MARKET MAN'S LUCK, SAVED AT THE VERY BRINK OF THE GRAVE. Wade Over New from M Sole's 'Of HIS Feet to the Top of His Head, by Prof. Did Crosby's Prize Formula! fTTO9"JictTf5f neSriy Wo yeis," peorge H. Dunning, of;Fansull Hatf Market, the historic, landmark of Ddston, V I was run down, had nervous pretra tionl'tost niy appetite,''- could not sleep without opiates, had little control over my limbs-, was fo light-headed that I was afraid to walk about alcns," could not seo except through a blur, .had. a constant pain in the pit of my st6machand had abandoned business, pleasure, and,' prac tically, life itself. When the crisis camo jl was out of my head and my temperature iwaj up to 103 degrees. When the neigh bors came to inqulrs the doctor told them that I was pasthop'c. .My nurso mado another appointment, as if it wao certain' that my death would como In five days at the outside. .J.' I had one ch"anee'thja'hundrc'd,'an'd I 'took that chance: All 'the doctors and medicines had failed In1 ray case, and I 'threw them all over. It seoms as If there are new kinds of di3casc9rin these days 'of steam and electricity, and. new. treat. itnentsare nee'ded. " Purltana was 'just "what" I needed. When I got a bottle and began using it I found that I was being made ,over new,' just as it says, from the soles of. my feet to the tOD of mv head. It stopped that miserable p'ath at tho riit of my stomach : it made me. eat like a hungry man 'and sleep like )'a healthy.' . i . , j - . i urea man. itciearcu my naaa to mar i can now seewlthoutElasseaJand walk nome tiirougn tne crowaea put the least danger oruifmg aown uacer. the horses' feet. ( ."It seerasodUoigJack tothe ndJMlu me want to Ithernantwho discovered JPuritana fherUrrcalize that JfUkvmi.iven better Jhan 1 was before I was tiken'slek. My( wue siys mat it isprejjsierous jiosay (that anything btAfPurttina saved myjifc,' for It also saved mefron' theidange"r?of jjaralyt! . tj At ijfcjjtiffe my friends would jiot hav fThat is tell abci o cents for my chances. vhy I do, not lose a I chance "to t Purltana; tor 1 Oelievc'a great manyutes could dc saved it peopieonly fcuCTjirhat it would do. ''I will never be without Puritanaas' long as I live, and I believe that will bs eome time, as I am growjrig younger. and bjyjyryda.V " Insist on w km mtm SODA in packages Costs no more than inferior package soda never spoils the flour, keeps soft, and is uni versally acknowledged purest in the world. Made only by CHURCH tc CO., New York. Soli by rroccrj everywhere. Write, for Ann and Hammer nook of ralunblo Vacuum Oi! Go. manufacturer of dm Oils for nil purpoos. Superior Separator Oils. Works and Main Office, Rochester, N. Y. Branch, 45 Fitrehasi St. , Bostoit. Use Vacuum 600 W, Cylinder Oil. As It is concodod to ba thu incut lndeitrno tiblo, theruforo tho most economical, conja quently tho best. 1'rlco U0 cents per gallon, bold by II. EUGENE SIULEY, UUHLINUTO.V, VT l.Wtf Telephone 603. Wall Papers AT New goods direct from the factories. See our stock and prices before purchasing. Experienced workmen fur niahed when desired. L. C. GRANT. 09 Church St. llooms for Rent Ana lioara Find rcmly customers when tuivsrtlsed in Tni5 FREE PllRSS WANT COLUMN. China Ha It cure t from head to feet. Nature's Puritana differs from all othermedldnei as day differs from night. It cures dis ease by naturalizing And vitalizing tho Power Producer of tho human system. To any man, woman, or child, who will take it as directed, it will practically glva A New Stomach To make the cure of any disease com plete and permanent, the purifying, nourishing, correcting, and building-up process must begin and end in the stomach. It is the power producer of the human system, and by the aid of Puritana will give healthy Blood, healthy Liver, healthy Kidneys, healthy Lungs, healthy Nerves, healthy Urain, and healthy Skin. Turltana is tho prize formula of Prof. Dixl Crosby, of Dartmouth College. If you aro ft cofferer, C t nf ynnr rtmrclJt thtj CTtdliW0!muerliiiiltoYrr(lhrnc;Ul for tho complete trrtmnt,eonltlUifpfoi.e holtla nt rurtlaiu, iinotottlqiir I'urltana 111;, and ono Lottlo nt l'urltatu Tablets, all lncloieU In one iiirkaco). or write to thn imclenlJOfl. and you will Mes tho Uny vrlirn rna hwinl nt IMrituia. The f urllaua CuupouuU Co., CulcuiI, 2i.II. -n BEWAim Cr of imitation trade marks and labels. Recipe FltEE. I SCHOOL OFFICERS, ' Who would improve their district schools, I will do well to cxamlno WALL'S SYSTEM or Cor.1111011 School Supervision. It Is effectual, practical and not expensive Kull uartlculars upon application. Ad dress JOHN U. GALE. Guilford, Vt. "tr TT TE DO fRST-CLASS JOB PRIN T t IN0 a a verf lo"Prlce' consider- V V inn the aualilr of the work. FKEI2 PRESS ASSOCIATION. Some shirts choke, arms too short or too long, bosom forever humping itself and trying to squirm out of ones vest, and the buttonholes keep shifting around every time the shirt gets a bath. That sort of a shirt is dear as a ( oift. We show this season the most complete line I of fancy shirts with or without collars and cutis i!i attached. Negligee shirts, starched or soft bosoms, made exnresslv for us. and made by men who 3 know that they are to fit men not hitching posts. The shirts we sell are i made to lit. made to i wear, made to be com ? fortable, and made to I give entire satisfaction. B-Turk &Bro-, Tho Lending; Clothiers. Puritana n Cure V