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ALBANY July 8.-CAFTLE-The market opens tame.
Tho supply proiaea to bo less than last wcok and tho
average quality not no good. Not enough waa dono to
establish q market.
BnEEr AND LAMn#-Marhet dull With good supply
Of both. pr!ccs A@}so OF the former, and AtSxo
on the latter. Tho doand ia principally local. Sheep
$5.o0Qs5.To, Lamba, fa.oo@11.60.
, 1873-07-04
Tho Indianapolis Exposttton,

1Hn1AHAroL1a, July 3.-The tsmage dono to tho
Indiana Exposition building by tho tornado on Thurs
tho building Ia leing pushed forward With great ou-
ergy aud everything Will 10 IN readincss for tho
siat:. Applications for space aro aroady coming in
rapidly. o N
, 1873-07-04

BALTIMORE, July 3.-OArTLE-Opsned with q fair
demand, aud e!osed dull Worry best sale, 6@7>tc;
that generally rated nrat qualify, 6a8gc; medium
good fair quality 4A@b'ac salo5, l,o2a receipts,
l,2i4.
Iloaa-Dun and No lower. corn-fcd, s,4@7Ao !;
s.lllera 6Nfada4o.
snEEr-Very dull and lower at a96o. Noccints
6Ga3,
, 1873-07-04

CLEVELAND, O., July a.-Jamea Nosss, butcher,
committed suicide yesterday By cutting hts throat with
Nkw YoAK, July sa.-At the inluURt III Newark, N,
j., oyes tAs body Of young Mailer, NAV diHclossd
, 1873-07-04

CANAL OFFICE, CHICAGO, July 3,-AnR1vEp-Ban-
9er Lasallo 1goso by oats Metropolis, Henry 1900
pu so!n a9o9 w oss G Wayo. Morris, 5000 bu eor
140 tons pg-iron brilliant, 1octport b,70o III corn.
CLEAnED-Cuba, Lasae, 7&,s2l IT iun1ber, 800 i'm
.1ndtics Orion, 0ttawa g. 702 It lumber, 20 oSo lah
Mi1Rto, Kankakeo Fecdor, u. G91 It lumber.
, 1873-07-04

The liver II truly 'unral5 member" sonotimoa 1t
IL torpid and Socrates too slowly other uos 1t Is
naturally aot.e and sends forth poroc froshot Of bla
Regulate this organ With Hostotcr's Bittors not with
oaomol blue IMMORAL o1otaua In stimulating
tho liver, poson tho blood, and thor ultimnte effect in
teEzbla Tho Btters, tho other hand, hare yitaz-
Ing and purifying, we'll a stimulating ooot. They
not only regulate tho ow Of btlc but ntuao lilo Into
tho whole syBten rood aprot!to and perfoot Digestion
rcgutar natural habit Of body, sound condition OF thu
system. Sivacy Of nplslts, Increased bodily
strength and ppwor Of endurance and rotrcshnz sloop
among tho blessings they promote, Tho temperature
Of aumuer sevoro tar upon the digestive And socrotly
ozRsns and the Dtors aro ncsor toro than
at thIa period Of tho yoar.
, 1873-07-04

Tint ho and hs conan Edward Duchlor, woro in 1ovo
vth fl,n san'o woman, young wlow, and, ~ The swo
Tho ottcr OF is posseato,,, both sgrcai to connat
sului1e and Nadfor a1,ceeolcd,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-03-12

THE Lesson OF THE SEAs0N.-Though
the days are lengthening, and the sun is re-
turning, and the summer JOY afar off is ad-
vancing, still the cold of winter is yet to
come. The great mother OF storms sings
in the north; SHOWS are yet to be piled
and drlfted; bitter days are yet to come !;
the whole weight of winter is due after
the days begin to lengthen; frosts will
gripe the ground, and not let go; but
under the storms, through the SHOWS, be-
meath the cold, under all the winter, is
nevertheless the silent deliverance which
is surely coming. You cannot yet see the
effects; no flower blossoms, no bud swells,
no dew softly speaks to you; yet along the
early and late horizon is a circle OF cres-
cent light girdling the earth, and as sure
as Gods decree it is bringing summer
with it, and every day nearer. Therefore.
let those who mourn in harsh troubles, and
are overwhelmed in storms of adversely,
know that, though winter yet lowers, the
great causes of their trouble may have
changed long ago. Let those who are in
sorrow remember that, as the year goes
on storming and laundering, deliverance
may be coming, though they see it not.
Your days may wear more gold in the
morning, and more at night, though the
midday is full of snow. Nor does relief
come to us at once when we repent and
turn to God God may be gracious,
though he comes to US robed in darkness
and clothed with storms. 1t is journey
of release toward the spring, when winter
is coolest and darkest. Read the year
by faith, and not by sight
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-03-12

Fossil MAN AT MENTonE.-Dr. J.
Henry Bennet gives an account IN the
Lancet of the fossil man found by NJ. Il.
RlvIere in the bone caves at Mentone. L
saw it, he says, and carefully examined 1t
three days after the first discovery. when
it was still two-thirds imbedded in the
compact soil of the cave. NJ. Riviere
was obliged to scrape and separate the
soil from the skeleton with the utmost
care. This labor took him above
week, so anxious was he to do no injury
to the bones The skeleton, that of
man about six feet in height, was in re-
cumbent, semi-curved position, as In sleep
or repose. There had evidently been
a rude kind of inhumation, for there
were some large stones behind and around
the head. The skeleton is that OF tall
man, all but perfect, having no re-
semblance whatever to that of the orang-
outang Or of any monkey. The skull is
elongated, very convex superiority, teeth
all persent in the upper jaw, and all per-
feet in the lower jaw as far as 1t was ex-
posed. The instruments found in the
cavern are in bone, il ieer-horn or In
stone, or in the silex from the chalk for
nation which exists in the neighborhood !;
those in bone and horn are arrows, pointed
instruments, needles and instruments
apparently destined to fatten the
threads of sewn skins. Among them was
one that appears to have been command
er's baton or staff The stone and sllex
instruments were found by the thousand, if
fragments and scales are to be counted.
The commonest forms are scrapers. They
are roughly worked, and appear to belong
to the oldest known stone perlod.-Scrl6-
ner's for March.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-03-12

sale for the last two thousand years. This
whole section il volcanic and quite subject
to earthquakes, and geologists say that the
Crust of the earth here is very thin, and all
Naples is over hollow ground. We have
visited the museum of Naples, which con-
tains great variety of treasures from Pom
peii and Herculaneum, besides many other
things of interest OF course it is impossi-
bic to enumerate but to give you an idea, L
will just say that nine rooms are devoted to
Hail paintings and frescoes brought from
nerculeneum and Pompeii; also ten OF statu
ary, (mOstly marbie), three Of Bronzes, two
of MosaicS, two Of Inscriptions, all from the
same source. In one room are also shown
great variety of utensils used in house-keep-
ing. Bread, with the bakers name on 1t ;
fruits, nuts, etc., etc. But you have read OF
all these things, and are perhaps not much
interested in their repetition We have also
visited Pompeii itself, and roamed through
it's deserted streets, courts and houses. Its
pavements are complete, and deep ruts worn
in them by wheels two thousand years ago !;
it's stone drinking fountains at the street
corners, with spots worn by the hands of
those who leaned down to drink; frescoes as
bright as though done but year since, and
numberless other things very curious and
interesting The Government employ forty
or fifty men all the time in excaVating, so
new things are constantly being brought to
lght. The Theater, Amphitheater, Forum
Temple Of Isis, Temple of Venus, Public
Baths, Wine shops, Exchange, ETC., are all
shown, and after seeing all you almost con
clude that, 90 there is nothing new under the
sun - of course, however, steam, electricity
and printing must be excepted. Many bodies
have been found turned to limestone: alsC
some skeletons ; but most bodies are sup
posed to be in that part not yet excavated
1t was very old place when destroyed But
no more of Pompeu now. On Thursday
while We were driving on the Chiaja (the
best long street), we met KING Victor Eman
ue taking drive lie lives in Rome, but i:
here for short time. He looks exactly like
his pictures. He had fine turnout; ser
wants in livery, etc, but himself was dressed
IN plain black broadcloth.
Naples is the headquarters for coral an(
also tortoise shell. Amid all the squallo
here, there are soma fine streets, many fn'
buildings and churches two hundred ant
fifty eight churches, and priests at ever,
turn. We expect to enjoy our stay in Rome
as it is full of interesting old ruins and asso
Citations.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-03-12
For the Freeman.
The NOn-perfOrmanCe OF Duty.

The old adage that SO What is worth doing
At all is worth doing tceI," should be rung
in the ears of many of our postmasters, until
thew attend to the performance of their
duties better than many of them do at pres
ent. A man tried to throw reproach upon
another, for having been in his youth or
boyhood drummer boy. True" was the
reply-and 1t was q noble one" did drum
when was young, but didn't drum rcell? y
The grievance at present in mind, and which
is the occasion OF this present troubling OF
the printer, is the careless. not to say dis
graceful manner in which very large share
of the letters sent through " Uncle Sans "
mail-bags are mailed .or post marked. 1t is
done in such grossly imperfect way, that it
is utterly impossible to tell t0hen they were
sent or from ,rhenee they come. Thanks to
a few faithful officials, some letters are
mailed plainly and legbly, other are post
marked So that if one is good at guessing, the
whereabouts of their starting may be made
out with tolerable degree of certainty
while, as before said, a large portion might
as well not be mailed at all as in the manner
they are.
H., shall this matter be remedied7 No
way suggests itself which promises to be s.
efectual as TO make postmasters responsible
directly to the people whom they serve.
If the holding of the office of postmaster
rested, as it should, in the pleasure and good
will of the people, the grievance of which
we complain would have no existence at
least it would be very short lived, for in that
case they would feel and realize that they
must please or Udcate D. T. A
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-03-12

At Buffalo, N. Y, during an unusually
beautiful and pleasant day in the fall of
1871, dispatch was received from the
Chief Signal Office in Washington BY the
observer, directing him to " Up signals "
The sight of the cautionary signal flag at
such time caused some to smile at what
they were pleased to term the foolishness
of the observer. The sky, they said, was
never more beautiful. Not cloud, except
very small one away over, as it were in
Canada could be seen, and even some of
the old Lake captains were halt inclined
to doubt "Old Probs' preknowledge for
once. Many of them had intended to sail
the same evening, but having learned from
experience that they would do well to
heed the kindly warning, the most of them
concluded to await change In 90 Old
Probs," advice. A few, however, dlsre-
garded the warning, and ventured oIt, but
during the night one of the most terrible
storms ever known passed over the lake,
and not one Of the crews who ventured
from their harbor returned, all had been
lost. That those who rejected the warn
ing were lost, and those who needed 1T
were saved is of itself sufficient proof that
the Slgnal Service reports are of immense
benefit to the whole country.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-03-12

this line is and in what it consists, and
while they admit the necessity Of making
home the most attractive place to the
children, argue that games played at home
in childhood tend to gambling in manhood.
This is net so; it is the use of the game
that decides which side of the line it must
be placed. That delight Of every boy,
the game of marbles, is as innocent as any
other childish recreation, and yet many
boys have received their first lessons 10
gambling when playing marbles for gains,
and many parents have allowed their sons
to count over the contents of their marble
bags at night in their presence, who would
have held up their hands in holy horror
at game of Besigue around the evening
lamp. Here is just the line we would
draw. Never countenance any game played
for permanent gain, or in which money
or its equivalent is the object played for.
| That this must be the one and only dis
tinction between Innocent T, creation and
harmful gambling must be seen from the
fact that the simplest recreation or amuse-
ment Of chance or skill may be used for
gambling purpose, anu hence 10 ui'iuinS
line can be drawn between two games
unless, indeed, one of them involves vicious
habits or practices in itself.
But # all games are made simply mat
ters OF amusement. it is not likel y that
those boys who stay at home in the even
ing to play them with their parents and
sisters will be attracted in their manhood
by the temptations of the gaming tables.
On the other hand, boy who had been
encouraged to be proud of his constantly
increasing bag Of marbles, as the reward
Of his shrewdness and skill in playing, will
be apt enough to consider it legitimate il
after years to keep his purse filed in the
same manner, although ivory balls anc
prices of card may be substituted for the
marbles. 1t is matter of satisfaction tt
all who have given the subject thought
that innocent games and home amusements
are fast becoming prominent feature IN
our homes, thereby establishing counter
actions to those of the saloons and haunt:
Of vice that crowd so closely to our doors
not only in the larger cities in every coun
try village in the land.-Scribner's
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-03-12

A GREAT CHANGE.-Lately, a farmer
living near the city of Lawrence, Kansas.
died. Although in comfortable circum-
stances, he was man of exceedingly dirty
habits those who knew him say that his
hair was never cut or combed since he was
a boy. Neither was he shaved; he never
wore a collar, and seldom changed his
shirt; able to purchase good clothing, he
went about in the habilments of a beggar.
At his death city undertaken was sent
for who dressed the body, cutting the hair,
shaving the chin, and dressing the body in
black superfne. A brother of the deceas-
ed came from neighboring city to attend
the funeral The widow met him at the
front door, ard after mutual condolences
she escorted him to the best room in the
house, where lay the remains of the depart
ed. As the brother bent over the coffin
the widow sobbingly asked: Would you
know him?" Know him ?" shrieked the
brother, you've ruined his eternal pros:
poets, tor his maker won't know him J"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-03-12

A QUAKER's TEMPERANCE LECTURE
A few years ago several persons were
crossing the Allegheny mountains in
stage Among them was a Quaker. As
considerable time was in their hands, they
naturally entered into conversation, which
took the direction of temperance and soon
became quite animated. One of the COM
pany did not join with the rest. He was
large, portIy man, well dressed, and of
gentlemanly bearing. There were sharp
thrusts at the liquor business and those
engaged in it. Indeed, the whole subject
was thoroughly canvassed and handled
without gloves. Meanwhile this gentle
man slowed himself away in one corner
and maintained stocal silence. After
enduring it as long as he could. with
pompous and magisterial manner he broke
silence and said Gentlemen, | want
you to understand that l am liquor SELL
er. keep public house tt; but
would have you know that l have license,
and keep decent house. [ don't keep
loafers and loungers about my place, and
when man has enough he can get no
more at my bar. sell to decent people,
and do respectable business" When he
had delivered himself, he seemed to feel
that he had put quietus on the subject,
and that no answer could be given. Not
so, thought our friend, the Quaker, SO he
went for him. SAID he: Friend, that is
the most damning part of thy business.
If thee would only sell to drunkards and
Ioafers, thee would help kill off the race,
and society would be rid of them. But
thee take the young, the pure, the inno'
cent, and the unsuspecting, and it makes
drunkards and loafers of them; and wher
|. their character and money are gone, thee
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-03-12

EARLY MARRY1sG.-Morally, mentally,
physically, premature marriage is mis-
take among women; and yet every day we
see this mistake sanctioned by the Offices
of religion, blessed by the consent of
friends. and entered into with all the eclat
which should be reserved for triumph
rather than trial.
Morally" it is mistake, because few
women are fit, at an age when they should
be " under authority to rule household
prudently; since no atmosphere is so dan
gerous for an undeveoped soul as that OF
the almost absolute power which is gener-
ally delegated to the young wife. She
may now do whatever is pleasing in her
own eyes. She has been freed from
parental restraint, and any other has a
circumference so underlined that it is
narrowed and enlarged according to the
will and moral sense of her who draws it.
Angels night fear to walk in such broad
freedom as is given by love and sufferance
to the majority of our young married
women, women by courtesy, children in
the regard of both law and wisdom.
'" Mentally" it is mistake, because
with marriage all mental growth is sus
pended in the large majority of women
Education, being regarded as simply
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-03-12

attempt to reach those millions. The case
was robbed Of its pith and Importance. as lar
as the plaintiff was concerned, by the d's-
covery of incontestable documentary evidence
shat Madame Jumel held only life interest
IN the property, and had 10 claim or interest
that could be transmitted to her heirs, SO
that, though he had proved himself her son,
he could not thereby claim one penny OF the
estate. For this he may thank the old
Frenchman, Jumel; it is quite probable that
if he did marry with his eyes shut, he died
with them open, and be made his will in
accordance with the facts" The arguments
of the counsel were long, and the case was
presented in its minutest details to the II
much-enduring men who were to decide 1t.
The judge specially charged them, whatever
might be their finding as to Bowen's parent
age, to render the fact stated above, that
Madame Jumel had not the power to
beeueath the estate to her heirs. ibis was
not to interfere with the main issue, however
The jury found as instructed, IN this partlcu-
lar, and returned a verdict In favor OF Chase,
the defendant, which result will be 10 dig
appointment to those who have had the ln-
terest and opportunity to follow the case
through all its complications.
The tria. had several Incidental clrcuW-
stances of interest. 1t is the first case that
has ever been tried IN this country by a
- struck - ju y, the popularity of which is
that, alter AZ persons who are deemed best
qualified to try the matter have been selected =,
the counsel on each side alternately strike
off one name after another till only II remain.
The verdict is a brilliant triumph for % 'Conor,
who has been conversant with the estate IN
question for over 40 years, having been
Aaron Burr's counsel in the divorce suit
brought by Madame Jumel. 1t is believed
he will receive the largest fee ever paid IN
any law case in the world, $500 900 some
| think. At any rate, a man who has just
had his right to six million dollar estate
established, can afford to be generous with
his lawyer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-03-12

means toward an end, is abandoned as
soon as the end is obtained. 1t may be
argued that all education from such
motive is mistake to begin with. True,
but then it is one which keeps the culprlt
in the society of wisdom, and it is just
possible the mind under such influence
might arrive at a juster conception of its
worth and value
physically" it is mistake, because
at the early age at which many marriages
are made, the human form has not arrived
at perfected strength; and duties and re-
sponsibilities are laid upon it for which
nature has made no adequate provision
Vitality is destroyed quicker than it is
generated, and early and rapid decay Of
both mind and body are the results. Then
the woman is said to die by the vista
tion of God" though in nine cases out o
ten it is only the simple and inevitable re
suit of laws of nature pitilessly and per
sistently broken.-Seience Of Health
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-03-12
A child IS born a bundle of nothing,

A child is born bundle of nothing, ex-
cept capacity. He does not know arlth-
metic by nature. He comes to it by the
grace of the slate and good teacher be-
hind it. But do not say that his heart
is naturally opposed to arithmetic because
he does not take it easy. He has the ma
ture that God gave him it is emptiness !;
and it must be filled up. A child is not
paturally polite, nor kind, nor generous
among his companions. He has to be
trained to generosity and kindness and
politeness. But 1 do not say that he is
naturally opposed to these things. lie
had to be trained to use his feet, but do
not say that his feet were naturally op-
posed to motion. A child has to be taught
all things. Everything that he has in him
has to be educated little by little. A
child is not naturally opposed to benevo-
lence because he is self-willed and selfish,
and wants his own way. 1t is true that
we came into the world empty; and the
problem of life is how to fill ourselves up.
do not believe any child in the world
was ever born to grace, nor in grace
but grace may be early developed In
child if you take pains to develop it in
him.-Beechsr.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-03-12

A WORD TO THE CHoIR.-We were
hardly home from church one day when
my aunt spoke of the choir. There were
good voices and enough of them. yet the
singing was deplorably bad. The faults
she had detected were given in one or
two sharp sentences, and the first was
this: Do they sing the words at all,
John?' 1t would take good ear to
make out the hymn from the version the
choir gave but for this they were not
all in fault New tunes were introduced,
one or two faithful singers would master
them and lead, while others would follow
on, slurring over the scale. L know one
chorister who would peremptorily say to
such persons, You were not at re
hersal please do not undertake to sing
this tune" Few are thus decided, and
the result is in the medley we sometimes
hear a medley painful even to those
who have little musical culture. A
second remark was still more severe
f" Why they don't sing as if they had any
heart" 1t was too true. The choir did
their work too mechanically and this
fault was not less inexcusable that it grew
out OF the other just named, at least il
part. The hymn is now prayer, now q
pleading of contrition, now a burst oi
grateful praise But there is seldom much
discrimination, aud the result is as un'
happy as when powerful hymn is read
without heart 1t would be better if all
singers were Christians, but if they are
not, they need not be stones. Let then
take heed to the words they sing. Let
then en- deavor to make the words the
longings of their own lips-thus engaging
in sacred song as part of the public wor
ship of God, and there will be little if any
complaint.