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liEilit'LfiNfON. YU VflE EV P RESi' '.rF M 1) AX. NOYI'MBFIH. 30. 1888. ISRAEL UiXDEIt JUDGES. LESSON IX, FOURTH QUARTER, INTERNATIONAL SERIES, DEC. 2. Text of tho Lcmin, Judge II, 11-23. Commit Vcnic Olilcn Text, IIcl. Ill, 13 Commentary by Ucv. 1). HI. Stearns. Conilonsril froM Lesion Itelprr Qimrtprlr, liy liermlsslon of It. B. Ilollmau, Vblladclphla, publisher. In studyiiiRtlio history of Isrncl It is noccs F.iry to keep in tnitnl thnt tho Lord Ood lmd chosen them to bo n special people unto IHm fci If, nbovo nil pcoplo upon tho fnco of tho rnrth: nn holy people unto tho Lord their tJod, that Ho might dwell among them, mid thnt they might magnify His linmo beforo tho nations. Ilo only nskcxl of them n cheer ful and whnlo hearted obedisnco and submis sion, promising on His part Hint they should bo mado to enjoy tho greatest possible torn I Drill prosperity nnd bo tho head of all tin timis, no on being nblu tostand beforo them. ( :x, lix, fi, l); Dent, vii, 0; xxviii, 1-14.) Tli ir history during tho fprty years that Moot lod them is found in tho books of Ex odus Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. o havo just been studying their history under tho leadci ship of Joshua, as recorded in tho bonk of Joshua and now wo como to their hi.itor" under the Judges for about 450 years, ns recorded in this book. 11. "Tho children of Israel did evil in tho f t ht cl tuo Lord, and served liaalim." At I iul seven timr-i ilt we And this statement c iei rmng their doing m il In IhU book (ii, 1' 1,7, VI. iv, 1; vi, 1; x, fl; xiii, 1), anA a r i wi k given in the preceding verse, that a p -ivration lmd nristm which knew not tho 1 hi, i' r yet tho works which Ho haddono t r 1 ra. 1. They forsook tho Lord God of tlioir fit'.Ts" H'imo ot Joshua's parting words v r "if jo forsaho tho Lord nnd servo Ei iin pods, then Mill he turn and do you 1 nr ,n d i'oii-,urno yo'i'' (Josh, xxiv, iXh, but t k w .r 1, r.iv now forgotten or unheeded; m. iv. nso ;t til, tho Lord who brought them vu i i thr lmul ot Egypt, and made them a nn hi and gavo thorn tUia good laud, in or j. ' n nnd forsaken. Vt. '-Tin y foinook tho Lord, nnd served I i Ashtnroth." Tfaeso wero the male ' i , f. i.jin divinities of the nation? before l t . "iiid. ni.u their worship was associated " r t i i:, st cruel nnd nlsothu most imptiro f i- is; tin-very extreme opposite of that i n 1 In tho pure and holy and loving " lif ' rai-l 1 'I'.' nnirerof the Lord was hot against I- ii " In t uc account of this sin written in I m "I-hi, it is said tho "wrath c.f tho Li rd kii.dled against Uis people, insomuch t i Ii i. ' -li' rrc'l His own inheritance, ntl II mac tiiem into the hand of tlio heathen." I i iei xii, J. ronrcriiing n later sin it is a r n. ' I li.ive given tLettonily beloved of i, . 'ill mt i tho hand ot her enemies." It u bi i ai -n of Hh great luvo for them that II thus chastened tln-m lor their sius, as itis Vt tun: "i'oiionly have I known of nil tho f ii.ii. s of tLo earth: tlierelore 1 will punish j 'ii for nil your iniquities." Amos iii, 10. "Tun hand of tho Lord was against t jem for evil, . . . nnd they wero greatly au rctsed." Tho way of tho transgressor is hard (IJrov. j:ui, lo), but thoy nero tho re deemed f the Lord and His hand was upon t icin t irevil only to mnlto them seo tho evil vi their ways and turn lrom it, that lie :ntrht do tlieni good. 1(1. "Nevertheless, tho Lord rniisl up j f 1'C5 v hi a delivered then." Nevertheless, lie re ardeil tlicir allll' tion when lie heard their cry ; and Ilo remembered lor them lli civ n..nt(i's. cvi,41-4.j). Do not our hearts say: "U, f uolish people, why griuvo nnd t' rn aw i v lrom such love! vi hy not nbido in ta i a lneu I; why not constantly rejoice in mi h powtrf" Then i voice whispers: "Thou r.rt thj man; Israel's sin is just thino own, nnd tut ame G' d of Israel regards today tho cry cftur rft erring, ott repenting one, nnd de- I verstn s" who call upon Him, such ns call i. i jn llmi in truth. Why not abide ever in II iljV. ( IT 'Turned quickly out of tho way." Al thi'iighll. heard their cry mid raised them ii, ) judges who delivered them, they soon fell nway into sm ns bad ns over, nnd would not h ai-i, u to the judges; their hearts seemed i d, v et in them to do evil. Love seemed I ' i a thorn, and past warnings seemed iu rly in vain ; they were lull of self nnd sm, ii I n appeared to bo useless to do anything 1 ;r lL in, 't lie loved tnem nnd lor lhs namo'.s t j i, f jr uvc thom r.nd restored them many a t,m is. "Tin Lord was with tho judge." If it wa-n i.i t so t.jc judge could have d mo nolh i - 'I'll'1 Lord was with .Moses, nnd Joshua, rn II) id, and tho Kings who did right in llis i f. nnd tho projiiiots who snolio in His ) i if A' I the same Lord siys to us to-day: "L 1 in with you nlway." "Jr riyented tho Lord." This expression, off"'i us 1 in n ference lnUod. and first iound in U n. vi, (I, relers to Unci's visible procedure n 'f .; 'arsto us. That Uod should ever c ii ' His mind, or His purpose, or ho sorry f r i" tn.iif Ho does, is simply inipo-.ible. -U "I i. anger ot tho Lord." U e had the f ,1 ici e4 ri ss.un in vciu 11, nnd it is lound ri" u i.i tuts bocii in chapters in, b; x, 7. It i llli ult t r us to think of anger without sn, uith u0'li wo tiro told in one phco to bo r rj in. I sin not (Kph. iv, tXi) ; liowevcr ( i'l iii1 1 it may bo lor u, wo cannot think of v sin in connection with the Lord's mi "cr v a' i. lor JJo is of purer eyes than to 1 I. nd cmI and cannot loolc upon iniquity. ( '.J, U.i A righteous indignation iigain'st I V- -r.it hide nnd rebellion nnd slighted 1 w wjil i i m'uvj measure describe the nngcr i r.i i r f the Lord; but thero is much in it t " i . . eribablc, nnd only tho great day ii i .'n when it is eomoltev. vi, lti, 17) 1 I i' '.v what it means; may wo all 1 I l -i ttut day. (Jitpu. ii, 3; Isa. xxvi, 1 I "That I mav prove Israel." Hecause t i Mn-.'rc-ised Ills covenant nnd would ' I n-i n to His voice, therefore the idoln t l. vtions wero lelt or sullered (margin of ill"' land to pnivo Israel (chop, nl, 1, 1 ii. us the wilderness journeying? wero to I t in, to know whether thev would 1 1'. .i with! 11 tho heart or not (Lfut. vni, J, 1 ' r.i i, ; thus ilo teniptcil or tried or -"vc I l raham in thomatUror lsaan (Ucn jxii.lt nid thus also Ilo tiled or proved J i i.i in tho matter of tbo nmbas.vadoiu f- n jaltylon dl C'hr. xxxll, III). Anoftic j t 1 Jr s- u f f Hcnptiiro is, that Gs-d wants i . 'd tic iplo wli mil love and servo llini v nil c heart, walking with linn ns "b dil, end ioilowing Illm fullv like J aa mid Caleb; strong in fuitb, rojoicinz t It Ills will, meditating upon His word t u. "I niht, and eepuruto from tho idola t sv .id. A9 Jsraol was chosen to make ( 1 a name, so bcllovors today, called nut of ' world ti form tho church, which is tho 1 iv ( t Christ, nro to bear constantly tho i ' Hun who called them to Himself ( 's 1"j, 10), nnd for Ilia name's eako (i I .1 'hn 7, II. V., "for tho sako of tho l g i f .rth us His witnesses. Tho i niry Christum Ufa is much tho samo ii tho hi-,t.jry of Israel in tho book of J ' 1 i, just a constant Ulsobevi-ig, then T i-i'd repenting, then forgiveness and l nnd jov, soon followed by uioro dlsobedl c v and t hu linmo circle over nnd over again. 'It' remedy is to ccasn from self, lay nsido ry weight and tho tir.4 which do bo easily UL-n us not try to, but simply do it and run with patience, looking unto Jesus. (ITeb. sii, 1, ',) Tnoro is no ueoJ. to live tho weary roi.nd of coostiwt sinnlog unl woentnc mid tefcatlo;, s- the l.nte Itnv. Charles Kny, I). U. At the rlpo ngo of SO years, the ltev Dr. Pay departed this life on the morning of November (!. in the city of Now York. He had arrived there with his nnxioita wife nt the house of his eldest daughter, Mrs. M. V. I'eirce, scarcely four days previously, tfiifferluK from heart disease. Telegrams "Utnmoued six ot Ida urown children from Chicago nud Cambridge, Mass., while other relatives came from Brooklyn and New York ntul Uurltngtou, Vt. Tho sor rowinR Rroup were also joined by n few more friends, bo thnt nt the prlvato cele bration of the holy communion ou the fol lowing evening by Hev. Newton Perkins, tho body of the revered, loved and honor ed dead was wholly surrounded by those whom he had best loved. Once more It was made evident that "nngeH and ltvlnu saints, nnd dead, but ouo commnnlon make." The remains wero then removed to Cambridge, Muss. Most of tho relatives iccompanied them. There, another 'laughter, Mrs. Kate V. Stone, welcomed 'hem to a sad hospitality In her home, where ho had bo otteu been her beloved attest In recent months nud years. And iow the .sorrowing circle was Increasi ii by he early Irleuds of 80 years (for Cain bridge was Dr. Fay's childhood home) nud bis slsterand brothertmw also came o take the last farewell. At 11 a. tn. Frl ilny, N v !l, the funeral services were con ducted nt Chrint church, that city (He v Imnes F. Spalding, rector) lrom which he had been christened Si) years before. The ccunpllshed organist of the church ot the Advent, Hoston, brought his admirable -urpliced choir ot singers, men and boys, iud truly indeed were ths services most mpressdve. At their close, the tender cire of his loving children reverently pine d the body ot their beloved father, by bis 'ssldain the family lot at Mount Auburn. r-.ty whs born lu W3, In Cambridge, .Ii-s., and was the youngest son of the tlonorable Judge Samuel P. P. Kay. He graduated from Harvard college in ISJii in neHampclat-s with Prol'tssor Oliver Wend 11 Holmes, Hev. James Freeman Cl,ul;. t'rof. benjamin I elrce, Hev. Charles F smith, Who wrote "My Country 'Us o I'hee," and many other notable men. Ii isiiO, he was ordained deacon in St. PaulV hurch, liutllngtou. by the late liishop lohn H. Hopkins, In the "time year be narrled Miss Charlotte Kuilly, eldest laughter of the tame bishop, her Hltfhi (lev. father performing the ceremony like wise in St. Paul's ennroh. D rlim it hap ,iy man led life of 1M j ears, nine children er born, seven of whom are now In ma ure vears. Dr. Fay beumi his life work ii Hurlington, Vt., lit IN13 as assistant encher to Bishop Hopkins, In the original Vermont ilplsci i iil In-titiite, which w.i hen located at the foot of Church street, ile also established St. Pmirschurch, Ver enues, driv ng the 'JO miles eaci S.itut iiy, and returning each Monday, (no rail ond in Vet-mont in tlio-e days.; On thr lilure of the institute In IMs, ne took St. lohn's cliutch, Highgiite, Vt., fo' several vt'ius, resiiling there. Theneehe was in iitenl by his biother, Mr Howard Fy, to loin him lu a school tor young ladies, at Montpelier, near Macon, Ueorgi a, which ian good success. From there Dr. Fa ccepttd a call to a prominent Episcopal enntch lu New Orlenas, La., where lit jontinued two years. About the year 1S47, te was once more invittd to Vermont.ano ireepted the r ctorship of St. Luke'. butch, St. Albans, for one of the loosest ctorships ever known iu that parish lere also he and his wife conducted a pn ato school. Their pupils were from the Mgr cities. As their own children wer lljouug, these added duties bore mos' teavllyupon them both, and llnallv brokt lown the health ( f Mrs Fay, who diei' here September 'i, lb (,a: IX) A nobh tallied clns window has ornamented tin haticel of St. Luke's church. St. Alban jver since, a memorial of her faithful ltle 'e afterward took charga of thi hurch at Hiattleboro, Vt.. fi.i ome time. About the yenrlSOl, Rev. Dr F.iy married Mrs. Sophia White ot St. A l mi-, who bus continued cougenlal to hiti. u her faithful sHYc'lou and sympathy t' he very last, until she has just seen nini aid to the rest that while time shall las rill not be disturbed. Alter the death ot i s first wife.St Paul's church, Marquetti Jichigiin, laid claim to Dr. Fty's services ml he began his duties there in lS'jil, ami ontlnued them succe-islully lour year Us last move as to residence was to th' ome in Grand Nle, Vt., whither he wen' n 1S70. Usually he spent his summer aere, the ho-pitHlltles of himself and hi vat m hearted wife being everopen to tin irgo demands of au extensive acnuiiir nice Hint wide family connection. Whei Jr. Fay moved to Grand isle, hn chilrirn ere all ltowu up, and were scattered t. 'lilcag.-, New Vork, Cambridge, Mhss ud iVoodntock, Vt., but they and ther rieitds made the summer pilgiimageti ee fitherand mother al'nost annuall ml enjoy with them the beauties of thn' Hiiet rural home. Dm lug the winter oth the "old folks" used to visit thi "ihlren in their reipectivn home-, iuk ills was "the golden thieid of love" sept, briiiht till the end. Thev .were u nclr way to Clrc iiio, via New York, win t he summons came, "oue shall be tukei ud the other left" and "friend come ui igher," He it ours to follow when mr me shall cjine. T. A II iood ZuteHtiiiiiiit lor it Aiiiull .Smti ot Icinej. Iu September. 1S73, the Equitable Sorle y of New York Issued policy No. M.IiAS oi he llle of a resident of Montreal. Tin ollcy was for 1000, and the minimi prem nil charged by the Society was i;7..'Sli 'remlums were paid 'or fifteen e:i mounting in all to f 1,010 40. A-, th oll'.-y was a lltteen year endowment oi he Tontine plan, the holder had, a fev lays ago, the choir; of several methods ol itlemeut. He concluded, instead oi iking cish, to convert lbs assurance lute paid-up policy for i3'21S. Ho no'.v ha othlug more to piy, and his heirs will rt elvo in cash fli'Jl for everj ilOO paid bj l in lu premiums. If the policy had been for a Inrgei oi't Mi. nPo would havo been coi reapondingly favorable. A l'S Ol.'lt CKNTlti:. t, A 1 tin n h HcenintiH IMstrlluitlns for Minneapolis Hour. From the Jlessenger. olnl Through the elforts of President Smith f the Central Voiniout road, and by va ne of an urraugement perfected by him it. Albans has become a iHhtrlliiirlin. mint tor New England for the product : the great Homing inius at .Minneapolis he Central Vermont road, tlie Canad it lun tic and the Minneapolis produce:- .re now erfcting here two large v. ait' ouses. one of which is located on Contra Vermont land just opposite tho rolling ill, and the frame of which will be raiseu iis week. The second building is to hi icated probably n little farther south, heso liuildlns will bo CO'JxlJ feet, am tory high, with li feet ousts, nnd will .kvu a storing capacity of lO.POO barrels hcii. this siock win tie Kept lull, and he Minneapolis mill men will be thu ible, In cae of n blockade lu winter oi uy other emergency, to supply NewEng Una buyers directly from St Alb.ius varcnouses. Tlio Hour is shipped ovei ho great "Soo" route, the Canada Atlan ta takiliu it from the Canadian I'.ii'illn ,t st. Colllpod Junction and bringing it to -l. aiiwuh via nouses I'oiut. Jsome 'JJ nrloads ot this Hour are already here iwaltlng the completion of the llrst buihi- ug, wmeii win oe pusued rapidly, One Jiolar sent to us thin month secures the Weekly Frte frees mi u unitary Jst, ltsvo. Free JL'rean Ansnclrttion, JL'ublUhera. rili: (HtAN tl LIST ()!' VKIt.HUNr. A Correspondent liiiiuliet VVhara It Ca ho rntiiHl. To the Editor or tlio 1'ice Press: Cnu you Inform your rendiri where the ivurage cltlr.en can find iu print, Midy nt linud, the grouil list of thn Stite t For inerly, nnd uniformly, 1 thlult, down to and Including tho yer 1SJ3, the grand list by towns aii'l coutitlei, cortlllfd tiy the sec retat? of Sla.e wn published with the tied slon laws, and ns t,ho!o laws wero very gen erally dlbttlbilted to town clerks, Justices, uotxrte mil othert, an tn.'ormtlon soui;htu to I tin gtatid list, valuation of reHl and pur.nvial ostnte, and o" tha num ber of po'li iu ury town or nntnty, va eatilv found u'.iJ o.telally CBrtllifd. lint sttine lsSi tl fro ta beeu no publication as fnrmeily of the grand IM' with tho session laws, ntul I hn novo- seen lu any of the uiRUT Diluted Stt documents, even tho Uvltenniil iipptftHn! of Ib'bO, If, there forr, any tmf iWlri to itni what Is tho grand V't of any town or coiinly, be mint find it out na best he can, or by a search warrant. Why thin o liapp'UK. or Is so ordored, Is hard to ntnl'irslai.d. Is it to save, a lew pennies or dollars 1 Or Is It, a part, nnd parcel of a wnndf :ful system of rcpies Ion of nil BUthoritMv tiformnt'on as to the ptodiir.H slid ifdust! ies of tlio Slate 7 It may bi that the old custom of print, lug the grand list with the H'sslmi law went out at the smn tlimi I hat. tho laws of our own l,o-tsliil ore went out. of the .Slate, nnd into n nriubbori.ig Slnta to be prii'tprl Fur you w.ll notice, bj the way, tlisl the se'isiin Uwi of 1 f! do not. b"ar tin1 lit'pioni o' lli rgnlntloii rout of arms M' V- nuont, by any man. but that the ttoodly '.traigl.t. pino I'tves plico to SO', d'teerjlg of a ttee, wh'lo tho red row of our coin of nuns in Ibis seems a very i (lulvoc il cow, and ouo ot the tmee sheaves of wheat worna fdinhlly luubtlnt .d Hliould not Vennoiit, ns n jironoiiaccd liroti it ir .s'ate, pint its own laws wl'hin Its own honWs, no miiltprlf It co'lii a few lo lare in re 1' N' Thr only .9. .nllou of the grand list. atai.sl l lo I lie Hvorngii ciiii'i'ii, that we reawroot, Is that. f(ivii tu Walton's Kg'iter '1 h i lres only the total list ol nob ti'iTii, wi'.r.i.uL division Into tho Heme if fill ett', personal r.stntn and polls A return lo t hn old practice of p.n nlllclal nib lontHiti of tho grand 1UI, with tho laws would niidit.bte.l biii'tierally npproviul Tilt W. P. T. tJ. Nntlnniil Oontoutlnn. P t the Koltoi of the I rnH Tiesu t Dear i sir : Tho ' nnnnt, Slnndtml ropled last week an rtl.;le from your col- utiius which coiitnitiei! so mnuy (trrors, hut. alter having ciiritfully examined the ecurds of our conventions, I send the fol lowing corrections to both papem. iu. c. .lor, Becretary, Woodstock W C. T. IT J'lrst. liesldes tho oijeots entloned as the original work of the W. C V. U., is another always q, lite distinctly stated iu the constitution ol its unions "to secure die legal prohibition and the complete ex miction of the, liquor tralflc. T:jo pream- ile to the national constitution miiKes this the cliitl purpose iu view. To this all members are pledged "lo use all prop r mentis," entile freedom of conscience be ing 'allowed unions or individuals as to no Interpretation ot the ailjejtiVB ' prop--r " While, theiefoie, nuy one may crit .rise tho wisdom or propriety of the pres- nl fiowii ion of the national W. O. T. U. oi lHtiihiii; us IhlliiencM to the prohibition p iri j nid the c-inseoi woman sulliage, it gives no ground to the cnargo that the ngauiz.itioii nas leu na original, or auueu t new piirposa. Hcc'rid Its constitution has had no biuse forbidding the discussion of pidit eal subjects In all Its conventions this has beeu mi.re or less done. The one ex- eptiou is that of lbS7, when it was par lallv prevented by the following by law jnssed at the close of the convention of the proceeding year : Meri iilH r any resolution referring to our iltltudc low oil iiolilleiii parties shall be dc nl"il by vi.to ivithout iliteusslon. '1 hi.-by-law was repealed early in the oe .eiitlon ot the present year, without ipnouilon. Tli i nl - Mrs. Foster of Iowa, instead of .iiotM-ting against, ns repeal, strongly ad it (;,t'-(l II. fourth- Mrs. Foatei's protest against, ue political position of the national W. C I". V. was not "denied a hearing." It was Mill all other memorials referred without reading to the executive committee ' hese with tho replies of that committee, veie afterward read in full In the conven tion a d this report ndopte I by the samo Printed copies ot both memorials and re plies were also distributed ju the cotiven i ion ritilt -The resolution committee was divided upon a resolution declarlug any iiember "disloyal" who should "upon the ,)iibli! platform antagonize the policy of Ii imtioual W. C T II " It was tabled ly the. convention, both Miss Willard and he I'xecutlvecommittee having reallirmed 'he freedom of States, unions or iudividu ils in all parllciilars, except pledge and lues. M. o. dor. W.f;T Woop-TM, u, V , Noy. 20, 1(SS. Tho writer of the above is of course cn titled to her opinion that the alliance ol the W. C T U. with a political party, and with the woman sullrage movement, are not departures from the original pur pose of the organiz itlon. We, however, lo not agree with her. Wo do not under stand that the W. V,. T. V. was organized t set ure woman suffrage or to help auy political party. To thu extent that it lends isclf to those objects, as It seems to in, It departs from Its main purpose: and by such departures it Injures Instead of helps the c-iuse of temperance and postpones instead of promoting the extinction ot the Iquor tralllo. The other statements to A'hlch exception Is taken, were based ou tho reports of the W. C. T. U. convention ii the New York dally papers. We ac 1 ept the secretary's corrections. Doiith of Colonel Ufloruo A. Merrill Colonel tleorge A. Merrill of ltutland, lied at St. Paul, Minnesota, ou Saturday, tie wus horn lu isjo, at Plymouth, New Hampshire, and m 1851 located In St. lohusbury, where he lived 13 years. While thute he was on the stair of tlov- ruor Krasttts Fairbanks, was seeietary of , i vi 1 and military attairs from 1S(K) to l'stll, md was elected representative to Legislat ure iropi the town of St, .lohusbury. For a time he was postmaster, aud later was tjollector of Internal revenue, and was sub sequently superintendent of the Piissump sic road. In 1 -'-1 he went to Ilutland and was mado superintendent of the Hnrliiig ton and Rutland road, until 1871, when the Central Vermont took pos-esslon ot that road. He was subsequently connect ed with the New London Northern ami he Passuiupsla loads for a short time. For live y arts lrom 18711 Colonel Merrill was president of the Howe Scale works, lie leaves a widow aim six children. Worth Know 1 11 c, Mr. W. H. Moririin merchant, I.nko city, I'hi., whs tHki u with n scveio Cold, stteinted ivlihit dlsties-liig (oiiuh and ruiiiiniK: into 1 'Jiisuinptlou lu Its hint st lines. u fried 'iiiniy so-culled popular cough icmcdicg nnd tleiulllr grow worse. Whs reduced In Hush, tiiiil dillleiilty in hrcHthing and wus nimble to ileep. I'lnuiry tried Dr, Kind's Now Discovery lor CnuaUiuptlou uud iounil tiuuieilluto relief, nnd alter uslnn about a liu't ilozeu bottles rouuu ulmsulf well nnd has had no return ol ihoUiseuee. No other remedy can show so irrutid a recor dnf cures, as Dr. Kipk's New Discovery lor Consumption (liiHrantosd to do JuH what is claimed lor It. Trial bottlis Irce at Utauprc & Loirrvy'i Drug- Store, Till! KDUOATION.VL HI Mi. A Peculiar KflAture of It, To tho r.dltor of tho Free, i'tcii: Tho school bill as It has passed the House contains a provHloti th.it towns that ii'i va adopted the to vu sy-tf-m of ho'i 1 s -hall vote -igiln uevr s h ui to see whe'.n.ir tli-y are ot thesatm Jiiiinou all I and that toivus that have 11 it .he town system shall be exempt from votiug, in tact shall not be allowed to vote on the (Ideation. ThH must seem absurd to every lutelllgent voter lu towus where the town system pran!led. Two years ago last March tho town ot lilclimoud adopted the town system alter a loug discussion, but all were not satlslled, nud at the uext session of the Legislature the law for votiuij on the question was changed from live to two years. Lust .March the ques tion vui tried agalr., thu large.it number of voters being present that ever attended a .March meeting, i'ho town system pre vailed by 11 majority, The question en tered somewhat Into the September elec tlon, but. a representative. In favor of the town system was elected by more than 30 maturity The process of equalizing tho school property is now being cart lod out , oue quarter has beeu paid this sum mer, nnd ll Is expected the three-quarters will Ijoadjustediti three years more. What earthly reason Is thero in compelling us to go through the ceremony of voting on this question every year. This H the year ISSS Instead of IMS. The great mujjrlty of the best tcaohors lu the State who have made leaching a life study, are In favor of the town system, The recommendation of the committee appointed by the governor 011 the question ot voting, is moro in accord ance, wdth the ago we live in than that it I'm committee on education Which WI18 adopted by the House. A. IUcbmoml, Nov. BJ. Silt. .HOtlTON'fl A(;KNOWI,i:i)05IKNI. (If th Coiiratiilntloiis 11I Mm llildlntmry Collet;,, Iicplihllcaii Club. President Douglas of the Middlebury College l!epiibllcan club has received the following letter from Hon. Levi P. Mor ton, who has always taken deep interest In Muldlcliurv (.liege, and only a bhoit time no to the ette.nt of $10,030: i, FjVfH AVIiN'UB, Ni:w Your, ) Nov. W, It s? f F. F 1oi(;(op, Ji., 1'ri.slilcnt e;ii'hl(- cini Chili, Mtditlcbum, Pimoat. DearlSir I beg you will express to the republicans of Middlebury college my bin cei e thanks for their congratulations and good wishes, nud believe me very truly jouts. Lr.vi P. Mojitos. Lamoille. County Court. The jury calendar for the December term of Lamoille County Court has six cases : A. F. Whitney vs. H. W. Cireen; S. M. Camp vs. H. M. Camp ; L P. Poland vs. Joshua Silsby: II M McFarlnud vs. M. B Smith : H G Puncher vs. Frank aud Iliruii Stearns; O. A hdgerton vs. Arthur Wilder. It is uncettaiu if any of these como to trial. The outlook is not very brilliaut for an extended term of court. .nocking .crldent nt Morrlstow n. The nine year old son ot Fred Hitch cock was killed Oct. 19, by tho falling of a tree. The boy went into the woods to curry dinner to his father, who was chop ping on li. li. Boynton's lot near Peck's mill, and as a tree was about to fall the boy was told to run, buthe ran thn wrong way and was lustantly killed by tho de scending trtj. The Demncrittlo Vote troubled. The democratic vote in the town of An dover, Vermont, baa iucreased 100 per cent. At the State election iu September there was but one democratic vote cast In that town. At the election In November there were two cast. It is not known what made the great change In public -entiment. It will be well tor the re publicans ot Vermont to be vigilant or they may lose the Stute ut the next presi dential election. A Ulareuilnn I'nrm Quarantined. The farm (if Isaac Tubbs in Clarendon has been quarantined by the selectmen of that town ou account of the slcknpss of the cattle on the farm. They have a lung disease, aud 11 out of Id calves have died. hviilenees of lrosperlty, From the Now Knglnnd 1'ii'inor.l The Hurlington 'Weekly Fi:i:h Pure? gives evidence of prosperity aud the popu lar appreciation of its ability by an en largement of a column on the page. Iteneus Her Youth, Mrs. l'luebo Chesley, Peterson, Clay Co., lown, tells the following r, miirkaiile storj. the truth ot whlcli is vouched tor by tho re sidents ol the town: "1 am 73 yearj old, havo been troubled with kidney complaint and lameness lor ninny veurs : could not dress my sell without help. Mow I sm tree from all pain mid soreness, and inn able to do nil my own housework. I owo niv thanks to P.lectric Hitters for having renewed my youth, and re moved completely all disease nnd pain." Try a bottle, only We. ut Ileaupr and Lowrey's Drug Store. linckieu'B Arnica hnlvo. Tne Debt Salvb In tho worM for Cuts, Bruises, Soros, Dkors, Salt Hheum, Fovor Sores, Tetter, Chapped hands, Chilblains, Cores ntul all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Pills or no pay required. It is guaran teed to Kive perfect satisfaction, or monoj refunded, Price 25 contslper box. For sale by ntflupi-o A- Lowrer. DELL, Mautiiacturor of Monuments, Head stones, Curbing and Building work from Marble Gray Stone and Barre Granite, or any Granite de sired. Flagging and Curbing for streets and walks, at lowest prices. Work sot in any part of the country. You are invited to visit our works or correspond with us. 257 Pine Street, BUItLINOTON, VT. 193.tb.itf has revolutloni.'il the world during tho I itt lull cotiturj. Not leiist ntii'inv the wonders of Inventive progress ts a method anil system of work Hint can bo M rf irn d nil over the e tin try with nut. sepuiiitliig tho workers In m the r Imincs Pay liberal s any on can ilo tlio wotk : elllie sex, j oii'itf or old : no speclii' ability " quired iLipltiil not needed : you nro stinted Iree. Cm I I1I9 out anil relurn to us unil wo will sond yoi Iree, something of great value and Import Kin!" to you, that will stmt you lu business, which will brinif Joil In moro money right nn-av, than am thin? else In tho world. f-rmt'J md fit free. Addicss TtiCE & Co. Augusta Maine. "-s.wtt. Sheridan's Condition Powder. Nothlni-' on earth will mnk' lit n lny like I'. Jlrli' rmu'cnirateil, Dim nitiir,' Is w .r'li n 1 ni'l "i n ' oilier kind. Olwn In Ilic f"ii'l out" ilul'5, (.nris.ul U)je:es-s. worth Its wciuht 111 " ' I to Ki'i'Ii t!' '.i htalthy TesttinnnlaN K 'lit l r -e Solil ey..rln n or H'nl by mall mr scents In flumps. lb. cans, L ir.nll, SI 3i Flii'.nii.erp "r''t'-til. ";. 1. S. JOHNSON & CO., 1M tuiloul IIuumj bt., Uotnu IS.ivly.nrm " 0 m 3 l o 1 " 0 5 a 3 V ii 3 B . g v 1 r acKor s 1 1 S a : 0 P 5- O a 3 ti g 1 5 5 - H B S 6. s. 2 -s C s- 1 13 M 13 DY RHEUMATISM. Ward it ojJ' this winter by uslny J)r. 1' acker's Jiemcdy. CATARRH. Be free from it bjj using Dr J'ackcr's licmcdy, THIS REMEDY will not cure all diseases, but It is a sure cure for these, must common troubles. Price, SI per bottle. Sold by DrngglstA. Dr. J. Q. A. Packer, Proprietor, Marshtlcld, Vt. Geo. B. Goodwin k Co., Boston. Wholesale Agents. Sil.m.w.fiwlm PARKER'S BALSAM CIca! crs nnd W utifi the I. iir, J'roin tcs a i j n uri ntj-r vth. Mcvor Tcils io Rcitora Gray rWPtt -t it n!i ''PniiJlnirfUilnc S 5c.nnil! fvint Initrii. Tliisis theTop of the Gkxuine Pearl Top Lamp Chimney. 'All others, similar are imitation. This exact Label is on cacli Pearl Top Chimney. A dealer may say and think he has others as good, but in; HAS NOT. Insist upon the Exact Label and Top. tun OAIE LVEhYWHEHE. lYlfl'E CHLY 0Y 6F.0. A. MACBETH & GO,, Pittsburgh, Pi 1846 1888. THE PAY $1000 in event of death. Siooo For loss of both hands, $1000 For loss of both feet. $1000 For loss of both eyes. $1000 For loss of hand and foot And $5 per week for FIFTY-TWO WEEKS oi disabling injury for each $1000 insurance. RATES AS LOW OR LOWER titan any other company. HKI'KESENTEI) BY HICKOK k BAILEY. iXKd.l-wtf POSITIVELY CLOSING WEEKS, GRAND CtCLOMtlJ, Battle of Gettysburg ! Bll Tromiint Htrurt, JIOSTON. Don't lull to hcu thin threat bat tle Hcone at once. A new mbJect nnw bclnif tialuted ivllltake Its place lutliu bulldlBB, Jnuuiiry id, InventioD Ifl Fidelity and Gasualty GENUINE -1 G1E1E1TS Having had nnmcrons calls for a fine jrado of Seal Skin Garments vrQ have placed in our CLOAK DEPART an elegant line of these goods. This being a ne w departure for us and not being de pendent upon this one particular line of goods for our trade, we shall make some very Low Prices on what we sell, We feel confident that we can save you from $20 TO S30 on such a purchase and invite a careful in spection of the goods wo are showing. Noth ing but thoroughly reliable goods will be allowed to leave ourstore, Favor U3 with a call and we shall take pleasure in showing you our Cloak Depart ment. A7ery respectfully, Church St MO. H- KIISLEY. church St. STRIPE SILK VELVETS. "Wo have just closed out a large quantity of these goods, which, always have beeu sold from $1.50 to 2.00 per yard, which we are goiug to sell for the extreme low price of 75 cent-3 ; these are new fresh goods, no old stock and are just the thing for overdresses, etc. W have just closed a Ladies' Tight Fitting at about half price, which wo are going to sell very cheap, Call and see them. A Great Bargain in DRESS GOODS! One case 40 inchos wido, which would bo ohenp at 40 cents, our price 25 cents. Large assortment ot Ladies1, Gents', Misses' and Children's Under wear at very low paces at GEO. H. EMMS'. aim si VENT large lot of II abbor Gossamers,