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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-03

THE FATE OF RoCHEFoRT-Scarcel any
case of personal disaster i'll our time has
been SO picturesque and pathetic, as well
as so vast, as that which has befallen the
once powerful and dreaded French Jour
naIist, Rochefort For a crime that was
simply political he had been subjected to
rigorous Imprisonment in France for
more than two years; and lately he re-
ceived the awful sentence of transportation
to New Caledonia, where, according to a
Melbourne paper the prisoners die by
hundreds of scurvy. The most impas-
stoned appeals Tor mitigation Of this
sentence were made to the government,
and We're steruy refused What had
| Rochetort ever DONE asked an English
| journal, :" that Swift did not do every
week ? and 1t was all to help the rulers
to their present position. But for him
the bald-headed dukes would all be in
their chateaux, the subjects of Bonaparte,
powerless renc- of regime which, in
spite of this momentary panic in France
has passed away forever" 1t is said that
on his passage from his prison to the ship
which is now conveying him to life Of
prolonged torture at the antipodes, Roche
fort uttered a grim joke. His fellow
cality. Observing the sort of associates
:. with whom he was to travel, Rochefor
merely said " | ha We often advocated
equality. Now l have got Common
| 7csoIth
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-03

the trap is set again. The results of mans
sloth and blunder'ng are. often charged
on Providence. 1t IS such an easy Way
of shtrng the burden from ones own
shoulder
A bro en- doorstep is a trap which has
proved ID most disastrous end to many.
Broken Ilmbs are great deal harder and
more expensive to mend than broken
boards. So be sure you see to the boards
in time. Better sprinkle the path with
ashes tnan be lald up half the winter in
consequence of bad fall you get on the
icy walk.
Look about and see what dangerous
traps you may have left lurking about
your premises, and once found, act as q
wise man should-have them at once re
moved.-Cor. Country Gentleman.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-03

A Pennsylvania paper has started q
story which bids fair to do good service as
a quotable paragraph. As it runs, lady
softened the she'll of an egg in vinegar,
inserted the egg in five-gallon demijohn,
placed it in Matching oven, and 10! she
possesses now half grown chicken IN this
curious coop. The destination OF the
present wonder is the geological garden
of Philadelphia, but she promises TO
raise an American eagle in . similar
manner for the Centennial Exposition
We submit, however. that q demJohn Is
not a fit home for such bird.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-03

A RIVER FULL OF CABBAaE.-The
Newburgh Journal of Wednesday even
ing says:
:. The -bb tide Monday Dight took the
cabbage heads that were washed from
the sunken canal boat Agnes. of Kingston.
down the river. The food tide reversed
the matter, and early yesterday morning
the bay in front of the lower part of the
city resembled huge checkerboard, dot
ted as it was so thickly with cabbage. that
one would take the bay to be one large
and extensive cabbage patch. Don't i'm
agine that all of the cabbage was lest, for
it was not by any means. Boats were
procured. and now many a Newburgher
has a winter supply of the vegetable. One
man secured three cart loads, and several
others secured from one to two cart loads
each. Cabbage was never cheaper in
Newburgh than it is now.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-03

The Worcester Spy says" How the
governments Indian policy appears to the
poor Indians untutored mud is shown
by the report of council of the klowas,
after the lapse of their chiefs, Santanta
and Big Trre, VINO have been imprisoned
some time in Texas under sentence OF
death These two chiefs had just told of
the immense numbers of the whites, tie
comparative weakness of the Indians, and
declared that it was folly for them to
fight, when another chief taking his turn
to speak, suggested that these two chiefs
had been bought up by the whites. For
himself, he said. he thought there was
nothing like fighting, for if they never
fought they never would get anything for
keeping the peace. That is in nutshell
the Indians theory of our Indian policy,
and not an unreasonable or inadequate one
either from his point OF view.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-03

LEGEND FROM THE ETALNUD.-Alexande
the Great arrived with his victorious army
before a town inhabited only by women,
and prepared for the attack. The women
sent him this message: why dost thou
wage war against US? If thou vauquish-
est, thou wilt have no glory. for the world
will say, This great hero has conquered
women And if the battle end in our
triumph, then thy shame will be greater,
since thou wilt have fallen by the hand of
women" Alexander offered unto them
an honorable peace, and asked for Pro-
visions. The women brought unto him
gold bread in gold plates. why" said
the king, "do they eat gold in this coun-
try? Certainly not" answered the
shrewd women; /" but is there no bread IN
thy empire that thou hast come to seek
bread in our land?" Then Alexander
departed with his soldiers; but before
starting, he wrote these words upon the
gate of that town:
81 Alexander of Macedonia, was heed.
less and without prudence; until came
to this African country and learnt wisdom
from the women"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-03

pennons gayly Haunting IN the breeze,
while men, women and children, bathing in
the smooth waters, sported like fish in
their native element, and never dreamed
of the possibility of danger.
THE COMMUNE IN THE CEMETERY
About two weeks ago the Parlsians cele-
brated the Fete des Morts, and decorated
the graves of their dead with immortelles.
A correspondent of the London Telegraph,
after describing some of the scenes, adds
The most tragically interesting part Of
Pere- -Chaise has no grave-stones what
ever, although there is no part in which
the dead are SO closely piled together.
That is the corner in which the commun-
lists made their last fight and were shot
down like dogs. Driven from point to
point, they took refuge in the cemetery,
and offered the desperate resistance of
men who know that every chance of life is
gone. The marks Of the conflict are ter
ribly vivid. In one place are piled mass
of grave-stones, behind which the commun-
lists fought, and which were broken by the
cannon shot. A large gap in the wall,
filled up ty wooden paling, marks the
place up which the Versaillais entered the
cemetery, and other parts are rent from
top to bottom by cannon shot. Against
another portion of the wall the survivors
of the desperate fight were driven and
moved down by the mitrailleuse. No
quarter was given, and the bodies of the
dead were flung into a huge trench and
hastily buried Even yet the wall is
J spattered with marks of the shot, which
are horribly suggestive of the carnage
but still more striking were the symbols
of affection which had been furtively taken
to the spot. Some daring hand had drawn
black cross on the wall, while here and
there had been placed garlands of immor
: telles or lunches Of flowers. Some of the
wreaths We're such as lay on the graves o.
e men and women who had died in peace
= but most of the symbols were only small
buncbes of vIolets and immortelles, which
, seemed to indicate either that the mourner!
r had been too poor to buy the ordinary
garands, or that they had chosen suct
n symbols as could be easily hidden from
; the eye of the police Four policemen
r were on the spot, watching the person
t who came, but they did not touch thu
5 marks of mourning for the communists,
0 saw two young men take off their caps i
salutation to the dead, and then glanc
Y round to see whether the police were look
e ing, but the guardians Of the peace wer
If prudently blind to all these manifestations
:. and nothing could be more peaceful tha
e the whole of the crowd \ large body {
lie police and squadron of dragons ha'
h been sent to the cemetery to prevent an
v political manifestation, but nothing Gale
is for any exercise of force. Yet none tn
J. less eloquently did the broken grave-stone
I the shattered wall, and the marks of tn
, mtraileuse recall the terrible days Of tn
E. commune and none the less Ominousl
< did the punches of flowers on the grave
r of the communists reveal the fires thi
,e still sumber beneath the surface of Par
Is sian society"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-03

THE CaNApIANs.-A New York paper,
writing lately upon Canadian affairs, con-
cludes that American ideas are pervading
that region because the people speak of
" baggage" and take the right hand in
driving on the road. Having travelled
somewhat in Ontario, Quebec, New Bruns-
wick, Nova Scotia, and " the Islands,"
have never heard the term baggage used
there except by Americans, as they call
people from the States The word is in
varlably luggage in hotels, steamers
and stage-wagons. On the road all the
people in those provinces whom met.
took the left hand, and if any one should
attempt to deviate iIom this old custom of
England. he would surely come to grief
When Canadians take greenbacks at par,
or make their morning porridge of corn
instead of oats, perhaps they may be ready
for those other Innovations
What causes the curious difference be-
tween the people on the two sides of the
boundary-line ? for a difference exists in
customs, in appearance and in the tones OF
the voice. 1t has been favorite theory
that the New England thlnness of fiber
and sharpness of voice came from the harsh
climate and piercing winds; but in Cana
da the climate is more severe, and the
winds are as piercing, yet the faces and
the forms of the people are rounder and
more robust, and their voices, especially
those of the women, have soft and mel
low intonation very different from their
cousins in New England. The customs
and habits are also different. In Canada
one sees little of the hurried life of the
States. always at high pressure. The people
take life more easily than we do, and look
less anxious. Do these differences arist
from different political institutions, ane
are the burdens of life greater in repub
lie than under monachy?
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-03

Unless somebody's imagination is very
large, hailstones in Missouri certainly are.
The Rolla Herald, in describing a storm
that occurred in Shannon county on the
18th Of October, says that several masses
of ice as large as sail kegs fell and that
none of the hailstones were smaller tnan
hens eggs.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-03

An exchange says that the greatest feat
in gasrronomy ever known was that re-
corded of a man who commenced by bolt
ing door. after which he threw up a win
dow, and then sat down and swallowed a
whole story.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-03

THE TRUE IDEAL OF THE HOME is, no
doubt, one of tasteful plainness, oftensst
realized by the middle-class and the pro-
fessions, who throw the advantage on the
side of life, freedom, ease, education and
a conversation that is music because OF its
higher tones and inspirations. One likes
to read the words of Eckermann descrip-
tive of Goethe's home 1t was not
show, but simple and noble in its appoint
ments." The wise will not consent to be
house-ridden, to the loss of better liberties
and joys. A gaudy saloon cheapens the
family life, as an Oriental sky fosters soft
and effeminate habits, and the luxuriance
of the West Indies breeds sensuous and
Creole traits. By our superior weight we
should hold down the house and not the
house us. Life is not for the structure,
though often lost in it or used up by it ;
but fit it as the shell fits the turtle, by
being an outgrowth from it. The home is
largely in its thoughtful and cheerful
spirit and power. Wneu We 60 to see the
wise and gool who greet US With true self
poise and dignity and lift US into their own
atmosphere, We learn the indifference o.
circumstances OF that the cot is palace
when it covers the vlrtuous, and the palace
is uninvitng that covers ignorance. Char
acter is more than riches, as we nam'
Plato with more interest than Cresus, anC
like fine Jewel, ine life loses nothing
but rather gains by plain setting
Sumner Ellis
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-03

remarkable race of white men is des-
tined to inhablt and control this continent
during the next century. 1t will be like
nothing the world has ever seen. for no
such condition of things has happened be-
fore. Crossing the human breed is notorl-
ously one Of the means of strengthening it.
Fancy the varieties of blood, which will
mingle in the veins of the American of
1878. By that time the people will have
become homogeneous. All European ma
tionaities living here will have lost their
distinctiveness and been merged into the
new type of American. Our successors
will have inherited the energy of the
Englishman, the enthusiasm of the Irish
man, the shrewdness of the Scotchman,
the thoroughness of the German, the
Italians delicate appreciation of the
aesthetic, the Scandinavian's grand love O
the moral, and the original Yankees
indomitable pluck and go-aheadativeness
With all these qualities concentrated IL
one human engine. what an engine it will
be! The people of the effete European
countries will be but pigmies in compari
son. In the gathering of the races Of
these shores, and commingling of tn
blood of all. we may see the hand O
Providence moulding and fitting Americ
for great purpose in the work ofthe age:
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-03

Twas night. A devoted couple stood t!
IN the male. cold moonbeams. Their lips
touched. and there was sound like q COW
haul,ns her boot out of the mud
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-03

"Felt slippers" advertised in the shoe
stores, are thought to be those felt BY
boys in their rude young days.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-03

A STUDY OF HEREDITARY GENIUs.-Mr.
Francis Cations famous WORK on " He
reditary Genius has brought him such
response from all parts of the civilized
world, and such vast quantities of curious
Information concerning the TRANSMISSION
Of mental traits and peculiarities, that 1t
is highly probable that the world will get,
from that accomplished savant, a still more
important work than the previous one.
MIR. Cation has determined, for the present,
to search into the family antecedents of
his scientific brothers who attained emf
nence, and has sent them schedule of
inquiries concerning their pedigree and
their ancestors, which might almost be
called personal. The reliance upon Mr.
replies have been minute and exceedingl y
interesting. A dictum | once heard from
Carlyle, that !" wise men never spring ou
of fools, -" will probably be substantlated
by Mr. Galton, and he may yet live to set
a new element introduced into the mar
riage question by his Investigations
Some of the most eminent men OF sclenc'
have been of humble origin. This is the
case with Huxley, Tyndall, Faraday,-th
latter having been, like Robert Collyer
the son of a Yorkshire blacksmith ; Eu
a great deal of ability and character hav
their matrix in that social stratum an
much of it will be brought to light by MI
Galton. As to the rising generation,
is well known that many of the mos
eminent men of science have sons who ar
not unlikely to support the reputation c
their fathers in the same direction Thi
is the case with the Lytell family, an
eminently so with the Darwins. Charlie
Darwin follows two of the most distir
guished men of the same name in Englis
science, and be is likely to be followed b
, two. TyndaIl, unhappily, is a bachelor
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-03

smooth, well-shaded roads, amid luxuriant
fields and meadows, and for a good portion
of the route by the banks of beautiful
canal, all aglow with busy life. Here and
there were sampans and budgeroacs, some
loaded with merchandise, and others with
passengers, their light sails spread and
pennons gayly Haunting in the breeze,
while men, women and children, bathing in
the smooth waters, sported like fish in
their native element, and never dreamed
of the possibility of danger.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-09-27
ITEMS.

AT the dedication Of tho great Ma
sonic Temple In Philadelphia, Penn.
yesterday, 80 lodges of that city
turned out. numbering about 5000
members. These, with numerous
bands Of music and visiting lodges
from Pittsburgh aud Allegheny, were
strongly represented. At noon, Roy
al Worthy Brother Samuel c. Perkins,
assisted by the Grand officers, conse-
Grated the Temple according to the
ritual prepared for thls occasion. While
the dedicatory services were progress
Ing all the lodges ina continuous line
passed though the Temple, entering on
Broad street and retiring by Juniper
street. and then marching to their diff
erent halls throughout the city, where
colla.lons we're prepared. In tile pro-
cesslon were representatives Of foreign
countries and Master Masons from
nearly every city In the West and
East; also Governors OF States. The
procession was nearly three hours in
passing a given point, aud was viewed
in Broad street by 200, 900 persons.
A WASHINGTON dispatch says that
President Grant has rendered the office
of Chief Justice Of the United States
Supreme Court to Senator Conkling OF
New York. Il IL most earnestly to be
hoped that the report Is untrue. There
Is not a more unptvncipled or corrupt
demagogue attached to the Republican
party than this same Roscoe Conkling.
Besides he Is a salary grabber, and his
action has just been condemned by the
Republican Convention of his own
State.
OK Thursday last a fearful accident
occurred at wapella, Iowa. A hot air
balloon caught fire while n balloonlst
named Bailey was hanging by his
hands In mid-nir to n trapeze attached
10 the balloon, and'he was preclpitated
from IN altitude Of 1900 feet to the
ground. crushing every bone In his
body.
Two OF the Bank of England forgers
are confined In Pentonville aud the
the other two In Hathaway prison. No
visitors will be allowed to sec them
until the eve Of their departure. Each
one Is to be sent to q different penal
colony. r 90
TELTenAMs from London represent
that the market for American securi-
ties is nas, all classes having largely
declined.
IT Is reported that bullion to the
amount Of g, SOC, 900 will be shipped
by steamer to-day from England.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-09-27
New Party Prospects slgns Of the
Times.
lFrom tha chIeaco Tribune, Ind.l

klFrom the Chicago Tribune, Ind.1
An impartial observer Of current pa.
,litical eseuts can no longer dsny that.
the movement among the people for
the formation Of q new party to meet
the Issues Of the day has assumed q
tangible and vigorous shape. 1t has
developed with unmistakable signs OF
health and energy In five Western
States-Iowa. Ohio, Minnesota, VIA,
consin and Illinois. In Iowa, Ohio,
Minnesota and Wisconsin. where State
elections are to be held this year, the
Democratic party 10 practically out OF
the field. There Is nothing but the
Republican party and the Opposition.
In Ohio, ihec Opposition Is called the
Peoples party In Iowa and Mime
sofa, it,is the anti Monopoly, party; In
Wisconsin the call Is made for = State
Reform Convention ; Ia Illinois there
is to be no State election this year, but
the anti-M onopolists are organizing
by counties, are making nominations
OF their own, and are generally assured
Of success, y.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-09-27

HEADS CoLLEGE JOURNAL. comes
to hand acceptslly, as usual. and the
present number. for September. 10
fully up to the established standard OF
excellence. The Journal Is devoted to
commerce, literature and education,
and 10 published monthly by Hesld's
Business College. IA Post street, San
Francisco, ut 81 per year, In advance.
1t Is a very neatly printed quarto
sheet, and contains more good reading
matter, and well written editorials,
than Is usually the case with news
papers. It Is very cheap at 81 per
year.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-09-27

Tie Daily Morning Times, Is the
title OF neat aud lively looking news
paper published at Santa Barbara, CAL
i~fornla, aud a copy Of the same receiv-
ed by us this morning, gives one a
very good idea Of the literary as we'll
Us other resources of that locality.
The paper Is well filled with reading
matter and live advertisements, and
evidently meets with deserved support.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-09-27

We have received a copy Of the
Mining Gazette. a weekly newspaper
published at Salt Lake City. It Is a
quarto sheet, we'll arranged. gotten up
in good style. contains plenty Of well
selected reading matter and good re-
liable Information on the subject Of
mining. etc. IL 10 a paper which should
be well encouraged. and meet with
the best Of success IN that section.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-09-27

And in accordance with law, and On order Of
tho Board Of Directors, made on the goth day Of
August, 1878, so many shares Of each parcel
Of such stock a. may DO necessary, will be sold
OF public auction, At tho office Of the company,
Room 1 No. I0l California street, San Francisco
California, on THURSDAY, the 10th day Of
October, 1873. at the hour OF . o'clock p. \. Of
said dny, 70 pay said delinquent assessments
thereon, together with costs Of advertising and
expenses Of sale.
DAVID A. JENNINGS. Secretary.
Oface-Room 4, No. 4ol California street. San
Francisco, California. soT I'd
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-09-27

REESE RIVER SrYLE.-Tiie RereiHe
Of September 9th gives the follow
Ing:
4 fashionable female Of this city
yesterday appeared on Main street
with her head decked in an entirely
novel and unique couture. which.
though brilliant was remarkable for
It's simplicity. 1t consisted simply Of
= bright tin pan which was gracefully
poised on the summit Of her raven
locks. The lady Is the wife Of our
we'll known citizen Mr.. Naplas jim. 3.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-09-27

The talk that Grant cannot be aom-
mated for a third term. however much
he may want II, because the aspirations
OF other Republicans will not allow
II, Is blind to the reason Of the matter.
The strife Of aspirants while the Pres
dent was n candidate would DO mutual
slaughter. The very essence Of the
reason why the precedents Of volun-
tary retiring at the end Of the second
term should have the force OF law Il
that II a popular President would
tacitly permit his name to be used for
denomination to a third term. and 10
on, the great army interested In keep
ing him in would try to destroy every
man Of the party who dared to aspire
to the nomination, or whose prom
inence seemed to center public opinion
on him rs eligible. Thus there would
be no relief from such a President az
long rs he had q mind to run, save BY
electing the opposition candidate.