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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-03-24
Tie Banner Hen.

Lately we have sail no hinr about the
Banner hen We felt that >hr WIS entitled
Ia oar silent sympathy, and therefore we
have been rrticcnt. realizing In II i * u
hard winter. and that sitting on Il white
washed ron>t with ;hr thermometer wn
To 2Oo and more below zero, WIS >uhJe-i
too >erio fur lrvitv. Then again - we
,nld add, d To our little brood a Trio sent
from New J. r>cy, of beautiful white
!.erhornS "a regal chlnticlecr AN his TWO
pcallv n,ateS.-we felt that orr respect
t;or The Civil Rights Bill demanded of IL
hat we Give THAT HEN. black and utnplnn
IS She j.. an "lIal chance to "wintcr
throurh rs best She ml-ht without anv
,liSrouri~;ny remarks from us. whom She
VIII renard as Il more "mltull fricnI III
need than it proves indeed that Moultnn
WA, ~ elch or either TIlton OF Mr.. Beech
cr Nor do we intend now to record any
hing of the par,lonable disgust with
.yhjch She looks down from the lofticr
perch we have riy- c.l for her. upon the
..white trash" that have learned, after
several severe lessons. that they cannot
come up higher so long rs she knows
herself and i, able to attend TO her own
business One or two missing pronys from
The. h"h-reachinr comb of the proud New
.Jcr>ian remind him that TiI>r HIN dis
dt;ns all entanglin~ alliances with foreign
iniru,lcr-. Duiiu!lv She lays her diurn.tl
rw-.and lingering with her pcbrian room
mates only long enough TO secure = full
crop, She lights back 10 her lofty perch
and cacklcs to his Leghorn majesty The
I proud question, What are YOU going t.
4 DO about il -
Occasionally while waiting for the cthe-
rial mildnrs, Of an April morning sun
She venture, ont TO see if there isn't u row
of prcma ure peas. the border of Il flower
bed, or some other early luxury that sh,
! can get a scratch at. Her last attempt was
convincing and permanent to her. an'
lauohablc to all the rest of us. Inside hcl
henlv home, the temperature was still 81
lubrious outside. the three days thlv
had turned to clear, polished ice. deceptive
ana reflective Men, women and children
lahored 10 keep erect, and emphatcall,
said Lord Hurry" when they uninten
tionally sat Gown
On one OF these mornings, Our hen, witt
Il sudden and vigorous spreal, flew pas
us and out of the ll;,lt open door, entice
, by the deceptive sign of bare ground tha
spread across our garden. from which tn
| snow had melted and disappeared. To he
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-03-24

measuring, one can easily believe it; bat
not before
! In Boston they have just been trying an
experiment of this kind. The Oriental
Tea Company for several weeks past has
requested every one who nude 4 purcha>c
of them, to guess how much the biz tea
Kettle, which hung rs II sign over their
door, would hold. Every guess was rr-
corded, and if correct, was to win :, pack
age of tea. About twelve thousand CUES >es
were on file. People tried every aritll-
metical formula known for wine and becl.
measure; they measured the kettle by
triangnlation. and even it is said. slvlv ut
night with 4 ladder and cnlicrs. Com
petent engineers tried their hanl at il !:
and the guesses varied all the way from
two quarts to three thousand gallons The
the city meaSrr,r filled tn kettle with
water, and announced that it held two
hundred and twenty-sevcn gallons. two
quarts, one pint. and three gils Not one
person had guessed right. although eigh,
came within three eills of it, and seven
more guessed two hundred and twenty
seven gallons. Evidently, the Bo>tonians
are not good ut guessing.
Some such experiment rs the school
masters would make u pleasant evening
diversion. rs well us help in training tn
eye to accuracy, and We shall come to Il
great many places in life where IN accurate.
eye will be worth Il or, at deal to us.-4.t-
ttt1lce.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-03-24
GODS CARE.

i sat in the door at cventhle;
My heart was full OF fears;
And saw the landscape before me lie
Through miSts of burning tears;
thought to myself. the W Drll is dark
No light or joy see;
Nothing but toll AMI want is mine
And no one calcs for me.
sparrow was twitteIins at my feet
With It's beautiful auburn head,
And il looked at me with its dark, mild eyes,
As it picked up crumbs of bread;
And SAIL to me, n word, As pl I'm
As the words Of 4 bird could be,
I'm only sparrow. 4 worthless bind,
Hut the dear Lo!d cares fer me.
lily WAS growing beside the hedg',
beautiful, tall, and white
An 1t slonc through the glossy leaves OF green
Like AN angel clothed IN light;
And It sail to me as 1t waved if. head
o. the brecZ.s oft and flee:
III only i lily, Il useless lnwcr,
Bat the Master c lre5 forme
Ihcn Ii seemed that the han Of the loving Lore
over my head WAS l.liI;
And he saIl to me: . o falhless child,
Wherefore art thou dI>mayei?
| clulhc HE lille, ! feed the birds
see the sparrow fall;
Nothing escapes my watchful eye,
Ny n'lne,s over al.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-03-24

ynu ntnSt be 4 popular preacher, or get ont
of the way
Meantime. the dragon sleeps. AMI mcan-
time the city is badly ruled; drunkenness
,!"bruchrs the people under the shield o
law. htrlotry In>t'rs oar youth upon TIA,
sidewalks, obscene literature stlrcS on.
daughters oHt OF coInlenancc from th.
new>->t!nds; anl little c'iil'ren. with no
plav-gronn but the on ter, and no home
but Il %arret. ar, GROWN. up in ignorance
and vice. If this lazy, "vcr-fcd, loosely
:rilculated dragon could only be split ~
INTO active men and women. who would
shut their mouths and open their eyes and
hands. we could have something different.
But the sermon is the great thn": the peo-
pie think 50 AMI the preachers agree with
them. We should like t. know what
the Muster thinks a5ru. its rtJu.r-S
Monthly.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-03-24
NOM thC KutIlnU IiGTald.
4 Vermont Bear Hunter.

"
We travel far to CRAFTY our love of fl Id
sports. England is about to send out.
cllvac.tde OF bold hunters to scour the
plains and scale the cightS of the great
West in pursuit Of heroic sports on a scale
Of grandeur that h1s set our more scrupn-
,ous and conscientious sport>men to trem-
bling for their occupation. Some nice
c;t~rii>try has been opened up in the col
ans of the Forest and Stream on the pro-
i,riety of squirrel hunt of such protein
tiuuS proportions rs one McCarty proposes
to lead from the old country to the wild
scenes Of the new. l am not about to take
part in that discussion although have
watched it with some interest. am con,
tent to Let Col McCarty pilot John Bull
through the domains of the buffaloes and
antelopes-to enjoy the hospitalities of the
Staked-plains to sltke their thirst in
the brackish waters of the Yellowstone
and battle in the Geysers. | have no fears
Of their being lost in the labyrlnths of the
wilderness, knowing that they can always
retr:,ce their steps back to oil England by
the Jo!tles. l have no fears for the game
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-03-24

it proved "dcrcitful sim. dcceitfnI
how Smoother ice We never saw As
,rlr flvorit,. ..lit out" She did if with :,
vim. a> she does cyrryth-nr. and whom IN.
Ian l.1 her f.,. f,;l.J +, til ,,l.;I.
,,,..,-s She oIi.leJ .,,.rn.. Tho ,-I,.;.I ,.;
1 .,pI J;,,,,,.,r.J i, IN. INV b.,l,.,,.,
with her h., | t,l ,i... an: I,,.,. f..,,,,
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tbr -renlin.r ,.i..-,. :; = :. .,,-..r.i,.,.y E,.
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-03-24

The centenary of Michael Angelo j. to
be HE'LL at Florence. sometime the n"Xt
autumn Ills works will he exhibited. his
house shown, ami all hi~ dl lw. ms and
other relics Al>n. 4 new If. of ih- or, at
nun i To be p'i!li-h"I l,y the Goa men
dItorc Aur.iio Colt. director of tie L fiji
library. ha~c,l on 4 l.rcv OH life by V;slri,
bnt using the archives Of Florence. which
contain 80 letters written 10 Michael An
relo and so written bv him. now for he
first time placed al the deposition Of Il b.
orrapher Am"ny thr>r is Il mere scrap
of :, let cr. WI len bv Michael An-clo
from Venice in Sept m''cr. !j,;1. to explain
his mysterious flight during the siege of
the prince of Orange. for which the STATE
paid 1000 francs 10 il po>>c>sor. some
years ago. Other works of special inter
est are also TO he brought ont on this oc-
casion This work of G0tti'S j. To lie used
bv Charles Heath Wilson. an English
scholar in Florence. aS u basis for an Eng
lish work which shall be critical as well
as narrative. Mr.. Wilson has been grant
ell f,vors by the pope which wo'li nc.rr
have been accorded To S.nor Got, nj
James jackson .Iarvcs, ilar well kn"Sn
artist and connriss,ur. warren that liIs
work will be worthy his opportunities
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-03-24

SALT MINIS "F C.;A'ow- -Ihi, vast
depth is divided into .aGr distinct stories
or fields. one h;-l"x thr n;lirr II The
second story i q -r,.-,t lake. ~ fee; long.
and a. feet deep, formed IF the sal; w1t'-r
which tri -hl.~ ii nl-h Ii. srr,r- TIe
visitor i rowcl .:rr-4-- t;Ii~ >llI,crrln,.ln
-he,-i of water. and after lac li~ arrived ~
he further shore nnd .i'.-ccmh'..l l." the
-h;r,l story. he l.,rn- to his surprise. thrt
th,. Lake lac ln- i.,~t trlv,r>rl i directly
over his head. Ilic >rvrrll s:or.e> are
simply immense excavations ont of the
oil 1t. bat much trii-i.,- tI-t, hi- 10. n
lispnvcd ;h~"u.h 81 l.c,.--iv" generation
in lhc decor iti"n of t!i,-.. ,-!r,nIb T.. The
rhnpel. in plrlicnllr. consist nt :, beautiful
Gothic temple, ,irlic1trl "a II AntiIonv.
and contains many statues lni o,.-ii>h>. all
formed of rock sal, AMI also :n altIr.
pulpit. etc. The gran! r.ccp' in eliza nl,cr
i Il Gigantic htIl. lhr height from the floor
to the ceiling b' in. within - feet II great
Il that of the Monument In tbs hail the
mcmhcrs of the imperial fmily are re-
reivrd when they viii the mines: and this
together will the principal ln>~a-.s and
other chambers. i IN, II br i l-.ntly illumin-
licd. The CRYSTALS of rock sill ~rtrklinr *
1ui>itclv in the blaze of torches There Is
room for al least "n- ih"'I-:tni per> 'iI> to
line wi hout Inconvenience. lmi lis .iImcn
-ion> ar, 80 vast that. d~p;e lh, mum ,cr
lni the hrilianrv of tll- torches. and no.
withstan,ling thtt the "lilirrin" wills ani
roof tcrd to reflect 'he hlaz- lhr eye in
vain attempts to flthpm is vastncss.-
4 CuSsolFS I!orlA ot H'DHdtrS.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-03-24

-- t.- wrong one, ch?"
...W IVud come said Smith
al ~AitiI'> been such fun" cried
.. .-i.Iru.
...- hoInpipe again, Mithter
...i q tWiu-One of the third
i polhy the pigth in the
...'hrr tWIn-unc OF the second
Ir. Smith, lo make the pock-
..."t dance. and the old man
cried anothcr-onc of the
children. YOU will worry Mr.
--.! b.sm.ug little Mrs Jen-
..t.4- mind, II rather like it,
.-" .Ho-nor ride on your back
rr.,-d another.
'u.d 10 lit the chubby tyran'
-'.r ,lerc was Il perfect yell o
.'i "a charge like a hurricane
A1Iu@ on 10 his coat tails, hi:
..-Al-. guroting him, and he sui
"- II the greatest compoSure-
..... q >,n~c OF enjoyment that wa:
....,~4.u..
-''-' oy lnstalment> and pairs, the
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-04-08

A London letter to the Boston Post says
For some time IL has been very actively dis.
cussed here whether the penalty Of aogging
should not be restored to the roll Of British
punishments. The matter has even gone 30
judges on the point. majority. Of these have
expressed their Judgment that logging should
be restored, although there are some dissen-
tients to this on the bench. Both Chief JUS
tices Cockburn and Coleridge and Lord chief
Baron Kelley think that fogging is the most
beneficial Of possible punishments as preven-
tive Of certain classes Of offences Those are,
especially, garrotins and wife and child beat
ing. It is argued, very reasonably, that = man
who fogs his wife or child ought to see how it is
himself, by being hogged himself. And so =
man who comes up behind another and beats
and gags him for money ought to suffer exact
retribution in kind. Experienced lawyers are
many Of them Of opinion that that the records OF
crime show that fogging is dreaded by the
criminal classes a. much as, aud in many lnstan-
ces, more than hanging itself. MIR. Bright, who
seems to be busying himself now, in the dearth
Of sensational Parliamentary measures, answer
ins all sorts OF questions from all sorts Of quar-
ters, has just written letter on the subject,
which is exciting attention AS indicating the
sense Of a certain influential class in England.
In this letter he says : ''Many persons think
brutality must be met by brutality and that fog
ging il the fitting punishment for gar
roters and wife besters. doubt the wis
dom of this view. am not sure that
woman who has been ill-treated by
her husband would wish him to be hogged, or
would gain by it, II, after the punishment. he 10
to live with her again. Their last state would
probably be worse than their first. do not be-
iieve in the good OF cruel and harbarous and de-
basing puuishments." Mr.. Bright despalrs of
checking wife-beating and wife-murder In any
way, for he goes on to say II suppose drink
bas more to do with the offence of wife-beating
than any other cause, and penalties seem useless
in deterring persons who drink too much from
any crime, to which the passion Of the moment
excites them" 1t must be SAID that Mr.. Bright's
arguments run counter to the fast-growing opin-
ions here on this point.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-04-08
The Fire ut Apes Hole.

FURrnEB PARrIcuLARs-Two CHILDREN PERISH
IN THE FLAMEs--sEvEnAL OTHERS INJURED By
JUMPING FROM WINDOWS.
The Crlsheld Leader prints tho particulars Of
the burning of VIM. r. Byrd's residence, at
Apes Hole, near thst town, which WAS an
nounced by telegraph in the COMMERCIAL few
hours after its occurrence :
Hance, sixteen year old son Of Mr.. Byrd, was
the first to discover the flames, being awakened
from his sleep by the smoke which filled his
room, and calling his brother Alfred, aged 8, and
his sister Dora, aged 7, ran to window, hoisted
it and let himself out, thinking to hold on TO the
window-sill and assist his brother and sister.
But in gatting oat the window he slipped and
fell to the ground. Dora and Alfred failed to
escape from the room, and from the position Of
their charred remains it seems that the former
justlay in bed and smothered, while Alfred went
to window to escape, but found that it was not
the one already opened, and being too weak to
hoist it, perished in the flames.
On the same floor in the next room there were
three girls sleeping, all daughters of Mr.. Byrd
Hearing the screams of Hance aud finding their
room full OF smoke, they fed to the door to 60
down the stairs, but ware driven hsck by : lur1d
4 ~ a. ~ = "a. - ndoss. sn5 ~ ths
e sss! ~ xsss !a3k 5111s
ground vithout Inlay susa.t ss.S = n. - !.,
head and perhaps injured herself internally.
Then Emma, aged IA, leaped, falling, it Is
thought upon her side. bruising her arm and
back fearfully. Then Alice, only years old,
Jumped and broke her tbigl. Twas like a
dream to the latter and she now says she 'fell
from fence and hurt her leg"
The father and mother and Tommy, their
youngest child, slept down stairs on the first
floor, and 1t was several minutes after the alarm
Of the children, before they awoke. Though Mr..
Byrd essayed to go up stairs and save the chill
dron, the flames aud smoke drove HIM back, and
he was forced to leave the house.
The fire is supposed to have been of lncen-
diary origin. Ii seems to have been kindled be-
tween the first floor and the ground, just under
the sill of the stairway leading up stairs. There
was not spark of fire anywhere on the premi-
ses. The only fire that had been burning on
the place at all that night was in the dining
room stove, and that had burnt out at o'clock.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-04-08
building Statistics.

OPERATIONS OF THE SURVEYING DEPARTMENT DUR
ING MARCH.
The building surveys made by the Surveying
Department during March show AL increase over
both the previous months Of the present year
combined, and denote some little activity in
building operations. The surveys made were as
follows
Roger Donahoe, one house on Gipin Avenue,
hear Scott street.
William Robinson, one tobacco factory on
Fourth street. between King and French.
Joseph Orme, one house OH Pennsylvania
avenue near Scott street.
Daniel Lewis, one house on Eleventh street
near Lombard.
James B. Crozier one house in same locality.
Patrick Catheart, one house Oh Tenth street,
near Union.
Albert W. Smith, four houses OH Adams street
near Ninth
s. H. Adams, one house on Fourth street,
near Searles
Robert Wallace one house on Madison avenue
near Chestnut.
Barclay Bros, one store on the s. ". corner
Fourth and French streets.
Total for the month, Is.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-04-08
Local option.
GOOD EFFECTS ACCOMPLISHED BY IT IN CARO-
LINE COUNTY.

GOOD EFFECTS ACCOMPLISHED BY IT IN CARO-
LINE COUNTY
tFrom this ent0n Unionl
The local option law is working admirably in
this county, the statements of the advocates OF
the license system to the contrary notwithstand-
ing. We now have az sober and as moral a COM
munity as can be found anywhere on this PENN
sula. This was not always so. Not long since
It was no strange sight to zee young men and
old men too, reeliug and staggering on our
streets from the effects of rum. 1t is now q
very rare occurance to see man under its ill.,
tuence. We have no broils and little
or no strife or contention. Good order and
the amenities OF social life are observed, and
good feeling and harmony seem to peryade
society generally. We have been intimately &C :
quainted with this csmmunity for more than
forty years. and at no time in all our past recoi-
lection have We ever known our people as NOR
al, honorable and upright as at the present.
There has been marked improvement in the
moral tone and temper OF this people, and we
| imagine il some of those old citizens of thirty
or forty, or even less than ten or twenty years
gone by, who are now sleeping quietly in the
old church yard in the upper end Of town, could
awake from their sleep, they would scarcely rec
| ognIZe the town or its citizens, wero they to
| Judge by the doings and conduct of their day
and the present. Local option is the greatest
| boon ever conferred upon the people OF this
county and we are greatly mistaken in the pub
lie sentiment of our people il they consent t.
go back again to the sale of intoxicants.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-04-08
Total receipts for the year 1874. s7I
disbursements " 1864. S77l, W
Balance .O2


Savings Banks and Insurance Com.
pAnies.
THE LAW IN REFERENCE TO PUBLICATION OF AN
NUAL STATEMENTS.
We have procured the text Of the law passed
at the recent session OF the Legislature, in ref
erence to insurance companies and savings
banks. 1t is OF importance to all Of them;
Be ii enacted, &C., That every savings bank or
other incorporated institution for savings, and
every fire, marine, life or livestock insurance
company, incorporated under the laws OF this
State, shall, within six months after the passage
of this act, and thereafter, annually, before the
first day of July in each year, publish or cause
to be published, once q week for three weeks in
at least two newspapers of this State, statement
in detail, setting forth its financial condition
at the time said statement is published, present.
ing the amount and nature OF the business done
during the last preceding year, with the assets
and liabilities OF the corporation, and the man-
ner in which its assets are invested, and the
amount of annual expenses, and for . failure to
publish such statement, the said bank or insur.
ance company shall be liable to fine of two
hundred dollars for each and every such omission,
to be prosecuted and recovered by the Attorney
General, for the use Of the State.
Sec. 2. And every foreign fire, life, marine, or
live stock insurance company having = duly au
thorized agent or agents representing 1t withli
this State or doing business within this State
shall be required to publish a statement as pro
vided in the foregoing section, and in default o
such publication, it shall not be lawful for an.
agent or agents to pursue the business Of rep
resenting a company 30 emitting to publish or Z
receive insurance for the same, within the limit
OF this State, under the penalty prescribed in tn
| preceding section.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-04-08

There is a strong possibility of those "spell-
ing matches striking 3 flame between young
spoilers Of the opposite sexes.- NOristonn Her.
aid.
-Michigan's new liquor law forbds Gales to
minors and habtual drupkards, and also con-
tains provision for the punishment of drunk
ards who buy, as we'll as persons who sell, in
violation of the act
"A saloon keeper in New York has been ar
rested for stealing gas. He did it by fixing a
rubber tube under the metre, connecting the in
let and outlet, through which gas passed with
out being measured.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-04-08
bargaining for the Black HIS
SIOUX CHIEFS EXPECTED AT wAsHINaToN-THEl
ARE WILLING TO BELL THE PROPERTY ANDwAIvi
ALL TREATY RIGHTS FOR 81 900. 600.

SIOUX CHIEFS EXPECTED AT wAsHINaToN-rHEY
ARE WILLING TO SELL THE PROPERTY ANDwAIvE
ALL TREATY RIGHTS FOR *l 100000.
WAsHINaToN, April Representatives Of the
Sioux tribe Of Indians inhabiting the Black Hills
country will arrive in Washington early next
month. There is no appropriation out Of
which the expenses of the trip may be made,
but in the language Of the Com
missioner Of Indian Affairs, 'they will be
brought hero without money" The Interior De-
partment is advised that these Indians are will
ing to relinquish their title to the lands in the
Black Hills region and waive all treaty stipula-
tons in consideration OF 81 ,0O0. 600 purchase
money. 1t ia given out officially that the object
mere consultation between tho Interior
Department and the Sioux representatives.
1t is further admitted in the same quarters that
persons stand ready to take possession OF these
lands, hut are not willing to pay any such sum
us s astcd by the Indians. In other words, the
Sioux will find every influence Of work with =
view to induce them to relinqnish their title for
the smallest pecuniary consideration possible.
How far the Administration, and particularly
the officials in charge Of Indian affairs, are .
but some Judgment may be formed Of the in
iiuences now at work to break up the present
treaty and get the whole Black Hill country
into other hands. 1t is now declared that
the attitude to be taken by the Government
at the conference with these Indians
upon their arrival will be in favor Of al immedi-
ate purchase, the Government to pay much
smaller sum for these lands than ls now asked
by the Indians, and then to open the country to
settlement under the laws governing all mining
regions. The Sioux are to remain in the Black
Hill country, subject to the same restrictions az
all other Indian tribes under Governmental
control. This is the declared policy OF the In
terror Department.