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5nistellann.
An Old Wife's Song.
BY JEAN rNGELow.

ind what viii ye hear, my daughter DEAR
O, what viii We hear this night?
shall l sing you a song Of the yuletide cheer,
Or Of lovers and ladies bright?
.Thoa shalt sing, they say (for we dwell fal
away
From the land where fain We would be).
Thou shalt sing Us again some old world strain
That IS sung in our own countrie.
'' Thou shalt mind us Of the times long ago.
When we walked on the upland lea
While the old harbor Light Waxed faint in the
white
Long rays shooting out from the sea
d" While lambs were yet asleep, and the dew lay
deep
On the grass. and their feeces clean and fair /;
Never grass was seen so thick nor so green
is the grass that grew mp there
" In the town was no smoke, for none there
aWohc-
At our feet it lay still as still could be;
And We saw far below the long river flow,
And the schooners warping out to sea
Sc Sing us now a strain shall make us feel again
As we felt in that sacred peace of morn,
When We had the first view Of the wet sparkling
dew.
In the -iynoss of day just iorn'
50 sang an old soug-it was plain and not
long
had sung 1t very Oft when they were small
And long ere it was done they wept every one
Yet this was all the song-ttis wa- all
The Snow lies white, and the moon gives light;
I'll out 10 the freezing mere.
And ease my heart with one little song.
For none viii be nigh TO hear
And lis O my love, my love
And it my dear, my dear
It's Of her that l II sing TIL the Wild woods ring
When nob9dys nigh to hear.
My love is Young, she is young, is young
When she laughs the dimple dips:
We walked IN the wind, and her long locks
blew
TIL sweetly they touched NY lips,
And u out to the freezing mere.
Where the stiff reeds whistle so low.
Aud II tell my mind to the friendly wind,
Because | have loved her So
Ay, and she's true my lady Is true
And that the best of it all
And when she bushes my heart so vearns
That tears are ready to fall.
And it's o my love, my love
And it's o my dear, my dear
It's Of her that Il sing ill the wild woods ring.
When nobOdy's nigh to hear.
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frozen, and the Zuyder lee; the Hellespont
was covered with sheet of ice.
l09s-Charles ", of Sweden, crossed from
Holstein TO Denmark with his whole army,
loot, horses, baggage and artillery.
loO4-Ihe Thames, in England, was Gov
cred with ice sixty-one inches thick almost
all the birds perished.
t695-Many people were frozen to death
IN Germany.
l1OO-Occurred that famous winter called
by distinction, The cold ,rinter. All the riv-
ers and lakes were frozen. and even the sea
lor several miles from the shore. The ground
was frozen in England nine feet deep. Birds
and beasts were struck dead in the feldd,
and men persisted by thousands in their
houses. In the south of France, the olive
trees We're killed, and the wine plantations
were mostly destroyed The Adriatic sea
was frozen, and even the Mediterranean
about Genoa and the eitron and orange
groves suffered extremely in the finest parts
of Italy
I'I6-Ihe winter was SO intense that peo-
pie Travelled across the straits from Copenha-
gen to the province Of Senia, in Sweden.
Fans We're held on the river Thames.
Ii4O-An OK was roasted whole upon the
Thames. The winter was scarcely inferior to
that OF 100. The snow lay ten feet deep in
Spain and Portugal. The Zuyder Zee !
was frozen over, and thousands Of people went |
over 1t, and the lakes in England were frozen |
over During the hard frost, palace was
built Of ice, at st. Petersburg, after an ele-
CANT model, and in the Just proportions of
Augustan architecture
l74ESnow fell in Portugal to the depth
OF tlce1ity-three feet on the level. This was a
summer winter in New England, according
to Parson Smiths journal.
l774-I5-The winters were verv severe.
The Great Belt was frozen over In IVA.
on the llth of january, the thermometer. in
Portland, Ne, was a degrees below zero.
and on the 22d at the bottom of the plate
Smiths Journal.
1910, Jan. l3-Quicksil,er was frozen hard
1t Moscow.
lS4S, Jan. ll-At Portland. thermometer
10 to 20 degrees below zero. At Boston, l.
legrees below. In some parts of New Eng
ana the thermometer stood at 30 and 40 de-
ssrees, and the day was known as the :. Cold
Tuesday"
lo59-The winter, mild in this country,
vas particularly severe in Europe. Thus,
or the first time in the present century, the
20 was frozen over at Feran, admitting for !
long period the constant passage of man
nd beast. At Constantinoplc, on the 3ri
f February, snow had fallen without inter- !
upton for fifteen days. There had not been
winter Of equal severity for more than /
wenty years. The snow extended to Smyr-
a, and the adjacent districts Of ASIA Minor. q
nd the Greek Islands were clothed in white,
n appearance unusual and remarkable
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Remarkable Periods ofCold.

In 1913, the Po was frozen from Cremona
20 the sea. Wine casks were burst and trees
spilt' by the action of the frost, with immense
noise.
to Venice.
l236-The Danube was frozen to the bot
tom, and remained so for long time.
l292-The Rhine was crossed bv loaded
wagons, and travellers crossed on the ice from
Norway to Jutland.
l323-Foot and horse travellers crossed from
Denmark to Lubec and Dantzic
l334-All tie rivers of Italy were frozen
over.
I4O3-The wolves were frozen by the cold
in Denmark, and crossed the ice to Jut-
land
l434-It showed forty days without inter
ruption.
l46S-The wine distributed to the sol
diers in Flanders was cut in pieces witt
hatchets.
l63l-32-All the rivers of Europe wer'
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From THE Holy LAND, by Hepworth Dixon.
The Early Home of Jesus.

-Four miles south Of the strong Greek city
OF Sephons, hidden away among gentle hills,
then covered from the base to the crown with
Vineyards and fig trees, lay natural nest or
/ uasin Of rich red and white earth, star like
IN shape but mile in width, and wonder
/ lully fertile. Along the charred and chalky
slope Of the highest Of these hills spread a
small and lovely village, which, in a land
/ where every stone seemed to have a story, is
remarkable as having had no public history
/ and no distinguishable name. No great road
/ led up to this sunny nook No traffic came
INTO 1t, no legions marched through it.
Trade, war, adventure, pleasure, pOmp, pass
ed through II, flowing from west to east, from
east to west, along the Roman Road But
the meadows were agl0w with wheat and
| barley. Near the low ground ran a belt of
gardens, fenced with stones, in which myri-
ads OF green figs, red p0megranates. and gold
en- cltrons ripened in the summer sun. High
up the slopes, which were lined and planted
like the Rhine at Bingen, hung yintages of
purple grapes. In the plain, among the corn
and beneath the mulberry trees and igs, shone
daisies, peoples, tuliIs, lilies and anemones,
endless in their proiusion, brilliant in their
dyes
Low down on the hillside sprang a well of
water, bubbling, plentiful and sweet and
above this fountain Of life, in a long street
struggling from the fountain to the svna-
gogue, rose the homesteads Of many shepherds |
craftsmen, vinedressers. 1t was a lovely and !
humble place, Of which no ruler OF historian /
Of Israel has ever yet taken notice No Ra- |
chel had been met and kissed into love at |
this well no Ruth had gathered up the |
sheayes Of barley in the corn-felds no tower
had been built forobseryation on this height
no camp had been pitched for battle in this
vale That one who would become dearer to
the tancies Of man than either Ruth or Ra-
chel. then walked through these fields. drew
water at the spring, passed up and down the
lanes of tins hamlet, no seer could then have
surmiscd. The place was more than obscure.
The Arab may have pitched his black tent by
the well, the magistrate of Sephoris must
have known the village, but the hamlet was
never mentioned by the Jewish scribes In
the Bible, in the lalmud, in the writings of
Josephus, we search in vain for any record of
this sacred place. Like its happy neighbors.
Main and Endor, it was the abode Of hus-
bandmen and oil dressers, whose lives were
spent in the synagogue and olive grove. away
from the bright Greek cities and Roman
roads No doubt it had once been possessed
lf either an Arab or Hebrew name, hut we
do not know the name except in its Hellenic
form. The Greeks called the town Nazaret
1r Nazareth
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We say to the Tlb'ine and to Congress, as
to all other workers Of political and national
iniquity, We are ready If YOU want war
YOU can have it. If you seek to force your
Dictator into another war, not for liberty but
to destroy liberty, we are ready at the drop
Of the glove.
God knows We do not wish to see this
land again reddened with the blood of brave
men, but if war must come-if YOU are not
satisfied with the verdict given against you
at the ballot box-if You would force the
people to another struggle, let 1t come-we
are ready
And if it does conrc. may God have mercy
on all your souls, for we shall have none.
We, the people, have long account 10 settle,
and are ready when you are.
You filed the North with hate for the
people of the South-our brothers.
You helped educate party TO override
common laws.
You cried of the national flag. tear dorm
the Haunting lie.
You sought from the first to destroy the
Union, to kill the Constitution-to abolish
the Confederation Of States-to destroy lib
ertv, and by lies, threats, and devilishness
have well nigh succeeded.
You helped elect fool first, clown next
a tyrant and despot after, justly-slain usur-
per, after all, to be plastic tool of villains
Your party has ignored the Constitution, di-
yided the Union, created an aristocracy. e1-
empted wealth from taxation, stacked bayo-
nets on the law benches, protected the rlcf
at the expense of the poor, murdered oul
men and brothers in your damnable crusade
for onand negroes-have made counties
thousands of widows and orphans, place.
one drunken renegade in the Presidential
chair. and another drunken boOr at the hea(
of the armv-have trifed with the Liberties
of the people, wrested from States the right
still their own-have destroyed law, order
and prosperity only to establish centralize'
power, an accprsed despotism, reign
terror. You have worked to ensiaye tn
whites to benefit their rotten, corrupt, ez
empt, tariff and Congress protected, dlshon
est, cowardly, speculating masters, but go
shall not-by the Eternal, you shall no
long enjoy the triumph
- Your voice is not 50 strong as once
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Ghe 6ree press.
G. G.. & Ii. l.. BENEDICT.
EDITORS AND PRoPRIEToRs.
Alabama.

General Meade has telegraphed that he in
tends to have the polls re-opened in those dis
tricts of Alabama in which the election WA
not fairly held last week.
Meanwhile, there is a strong disposition il
Congress to admit the State, upon the vote
cast, ard on the 18th, Senator Sherman in
troduced the following bill
Whereas, The people of the State of Alabama
have IN strict compliance with the 5th section Of
the act Of March md, 1867, entitled an act 10
| provide for the more efficient government Of the
Rebel States, - formed constitution of govern
ment in conformity with the constitution Of the
United States, formed by constitutional delegates
elected in compliance with said act, and
Whereas, said constitution has been ratified
by majority Of qualified persons voting on the
question Of ratification required by said act,
therefore
Be ii enacted, SC, That the State Of Alaba-
ma Is entitled to representation in Congress, and
that Senators and Representatives shall he ad-
mitted therefrom, on their taking the oath
prescribed by law.
The bill was referred to the judiciary committee
Ihata Senator SO generally moderate and
conservative in his views as Senator Sherman
takes the lead in this matter, shows how
strong is the purpose Of Congress that neith-
er presidential obstruction nor the sullen SUI
pineness Of the Southern whites, shall stop
the work Of reconstruction.
The new Constitution for the State of Ar
kansas, adopted in the convention on the lIth
by vote Of IS to %, and which, if adopted
by majority Of the registered voters, will be
the Constitution Of the reconstructed State,
1t provides for twenty Senators and eighty !
the executive officers to be /
elected every four years; for an election, by |
the people, Of four Supreme Judges the ap-
pointment, by the Governor, of a Chief-Jus-
tice, to hold the office for eight years, at a
salary Of 81 600; authorizes a State poll tax
'f 81 for educational purposes, compelling
three months attendance annually at the
schools without distinction of color or sex
females and negroes, and makes
them competent jurors, disfranchises all
hose DISTINGUISHED by the Congressional Nj
itary bills, and who vote against the Consti
.ution appoints March 18th next, as the dav
or the vote on the ratification of the Consti-
uti5n and the election of officers made under
he Constitution directs how the election
5 to be conducted ; voters are required to
wear they will support and maintain the
constitution and laws Of the United States
nd Arkansas, that they are not excluded
rom registration by any Of the clauses of the
econd section Of the State Constitution. that
hey never gave aid in secession to any State.
nd that they viii accept the civil and poll
ical equality Of all men before the laws. and
rot attempt to deprive any person, on ac-
ount Of race or coloror previous condition, Of
he right, 10 vote for or against the Consti
ltion and for the reelection Of officers under
his Constitution
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round white arms were barred above the ell
bows, and bore traces of the -four she had
been sitting. Her dress was a neat gingham
over which was tied blue checked apron
but she looked as winning and lovely as she
always did wherever she was found.
She blushed and smiled as she saw Luke,
and then, turning her eyes upon her father,
waited to hear what he had to say.
The old man regarded his daughter for a
moment with a quizical look
" Molly, this young man-mayhap you've
seen him before-has brought me a lot of
tubs and barrels, all of his own make-a
right good article too. He asks a pretty
price for EN- but if you are willing to give
it, well and good and bark We, my girl
whatever bargain you make, IN ratify.''
As Mr.. Burton said this, he CONSIDERABLY
stepped out Of the room, and We will follow
his example. But the kind of bargain the
young people made can be readily coniectured
by the speedy wedding that followed
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-02-21

VERMONT FRUTT.-The last Agricultural
report contains an article on the Fruit regions
of the Northern United States and their local
climates written by James c. Lippincott of
Haddonfeld, New j rsey, which says that on
the eastern shore of Lake Champlain, the ap-
pie and the pear are successful, and in YER
mont the valley of the Lake is celebrated for
its fruits Peaches do not flourish near Bur-
lington and are seldom planted. A few more
hardy grapes requiring a short season only
succeed; but the winters are severe and they
need protection by covering, &c. The Lake
is from fifty to two hundred and eighty feet
i'll depth. Its influence is no doubt valuable,
but its moderate width and depth, and high
northern latitude, limit its utility as regula-
tor of the heat and cold of the border region.
The value of the orchard products of Vermont
in lS49 was about 5000 and in 1889,
| upwards of S2ll 900, more than one-half of
the products in each year growing in the valley
of Lake Champlain.
We think Mr.. Lippincott underestimates
the influence of the Lake; it is, Of course,
limited, but is, nevertheless, very great
as is seen in the fact that abundance of fruit
is raised on its shores, while 80 or 40 miles
from it, the list of successful fruit trees begini
and ends, practically, with the crab apple
A few peaches are raised almost every year or
Shelburn point and Isabella and Diana grapel
ripen pretty regularly here. Chauncey Good
rich used TO maintain that there was no place
in the United States, where the damage t.
crops from frost, was 70 small as at Burling
| fnn
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Chittenden County Agricultural Society.

4 number Of our farmers and others interested
in forming County Agricultural Society met on
Saturday at the Court House c. ". BrowneH Of
W1liston, was chosen chairman of the conven-
ton, and A. j. Howard, Secretary
\. J. Crane Of Richmond, on behalf Of COM
mittee appointed for that purpose, presented and
read Constitution and bylaws, which were so-
eepted and adopted.
On motion OF James Squires Of Charlotte, it
was voted that Committee Of one person from
each town represented be appointed by the chair
man to present nominations for officers Of the
Socety.-The chair appointed the following gen
tlemen,
James Squires, Charlotte H. " Newell, Shell
burn Jas. a. Shedd, Burlington VI B. Catlin,
South Burlington 5. S Douglass, Williston
E. Hungerford, Colchester Josiah Tuttle, E.
sex A. ]. Crane, Huntington.
The committee reported the following officers
Of the Society:
President-L- s Drew, South Burlington.
Pice-Presidents-J D. Hatch, Burlington
A. J. Crane, Huntington.
Treasrer-C. W. Woodhouse, Burlington.
Secreiary-E. A. Jewett, Burlington.
.hanGgers-R J. Morse, Bolton Jos. Barton,
Charlotte Josiah Tuttle, Essex A. A. Forbes.
Huntington H. y. Newell, Shelburn Jas. B.
Robinson, Milton - V. S. Isham. St. George.
Geo. Allen, Westford D. c. Barber, Burling
ton 5. H. Weston, Colchester Sidney Ray,
Henry Hapgood, Jericho Henry
Gillett, Richmond J. E. Smith, South Burlinr-
ton \. o. Humphrey, Underhin ; s s Doug
lass, Williston.
The report was accepted and adopted
On motion adjourned sine die
4 J. HOWARD, Sec.
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NUMBER THIRTY-FOUR.
preaching in another's parish, without his
g express permission"

preaching in another's parish, without his
" express permission" :"
Mr.. Tyng's counsel did not deny the facts
but had the audaeity to question whether the
Methodist Church was part of Mr. Stubbs'
parish, showing that if it was, the people
of that Church didn't so understand it. and
that Mr.. Stubs had taken very poor pastor
al care of that part of his parish. Further
more that Rev. DR.. Stubbs and Rev. DR..
Bogge, and nearly every minister Of the
Church, had violated the canon which it was
alleged Rev. Mr.. Tying had violated to the
same extent he had He also boldly assert
cd that they had done right, and he hoped
that when this court and themselves had
passed away from earth this practice would
be continued, and that the ministers of Jesus
still obey his injunction to 80 preach the Cos
pei to every ereaturr." In fine, he pro
nouneed the whole thing to be case Of per
secution, and moved for the dismissal of the
case.
The Court denied this motion, and we
suppose that conviction and sentence is to
come in due time, for this unhappy son Of an
eloquent father We shall not be surprised
if it turns out in the end that Mr.. Tyng is
quite as stub5ed as Stubbs, and that Boggs
has made bad bogge of the business.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-02-21

STATIsTCs or TIE VERMONT BUTTER AND
CHEESE Trade. Mr.. L. R. Kibby has published
astatementof the amount ofbutter and cheese
sent to market from st. Adams station. during
the year 1867, showing that there were ship
ped during that period, 72O ,2S4 pounds of
butter and 92j ,357 pounds of cheese. The
St. Adams Messenger, comparing these guam
titles with those of former years. saws:
The gross production of our dairvmen in
1867 exceeds that ofany prexious year. except
1868. by 100000 pounds, round numbers.
The maximum shipment Of 1865 was attained
before the abrogationof the reciprocity treaty.
and doubtless the importations from Canada
to tins market during that year contributed
to swell its aggregate shipment. Regarding
the figures for 1868 as exceptional, by reason Of
the foreign Importations, the production ofour
dairies has steadily increased each year. With
a favorable year, we shall expect to chronicle
the gross products oflS6S at about four million
pounds.
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SENATOR EDUNDs.-The Montpelier Free
man, commenting upon reference to Senator
Edmunds, made by a correspondent of the
Providence Journal, says:
Mr.. Edmunds' radicalism has never been in
doubt by those who knew him. 1t was his devo-
ton to liberty, under law, which governed his
action when he was thought conservative, and
which governs it now He is a lawyer sound
enough TO know that freedom without law is only
license, and afterward anarchy. He wouldn't
suspend the President without law, during a tri-
al for Impeachment, but he would provide by
law that an official trial as the highest Grimm
al, should not, in the meantime, have control of
all the machinery Of government.
To which the Providence Journal adds;
" The Freeman claims no more than is iust
for Mr.. Edmunds. Vermont is always well
represented in Congress. She has not been
represented, in either House, by any ADLER,
or more faithful and consistent man than the
distinguished Senator who is the subject OF
this paragraph. Very few men in Congress
have attained so high position in 50 short a
time of service
This is high praise from, journal whose
good word is not lightly given and whose
good opinion is worth having.
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The following is a statement of the grand
list for 1867 Of Lamoille County, as reported
to the Legislature
Amount Of ratable polls, S5,904
Number Of dogs taxed, AS
Number Of acres taxed, 2,479,331
Valuation Of real estate in the Coun-
ty, S23, 1911
Valuation Of personal estate in the
County, S57,5l1.00
One per cent. on valuation, S2S,947.S2
Grand list Of the County for State
taxes, SIS, ,329. 81
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the Fenians who have got into British dun
geons.

The RIGHTS OF NAruRALIzED CIrIzENs.-
Gen. Banks'bill on this subject was returned
to the Committee by the House to be amend
edon some points; the retaliation, clause espe-
eially finding little approval. The Providence
Journal says, sensibly:
While Congress is engaged upon this subject
1t may also be hoped that it will devise some
method for guarding against and effectuallv
preventing the gross frauds and deceptions Of
every kind which are practiced to so great an
extent IN the admission of foreigners. too
often just arrived on our shores, to the rights
and responsibilities of American citizenship
1t Is the looseness and eagerness ATTENDING
the operation of our naturalization law. thai
give rise to much of the embarrassment which
our naturalized citizens experience. Multi
tudes ofthem have become citizens byirrecular
proceedings Ofone kind or another into which
they have been led by politicians often with
out knowing or even suspecting their irregu-
larity or illegality. Now is the right time to
correct the gross abuses which our laws, as
they have hitherto stood, have rendered it so
easy to practice.
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FARN LABoR.-The following table shows
the average price Of harvesting and stalking
wheat and cutting and stalking of hay in
Vermont, during the past season:
Price per acre of harvesting and stalk
ing wheat, including all the labor Of
men and horses, S433
Price per acre Of cutting, curing and
stocking hay, S34S
Price per acre Of cutting hay only S1.l9
The following table shows the average rate
Of wages of agricultural labor per month in
Vermont, made in December, 1866:
Per month, for the year without
board), $50. 81
Per month, for the year with board), S2l0O
Per month for the season, (without
board), S3744
Per month, for the season with board), S25.72