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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-13

An OLD NEW BKIN>wItk TuRrIF.-The
venerable father of the turtle in this PROV
ince has made his appearance in kinCs
county. with the weight of centuries upon
his wrnkled she'll. A few DAYS ago. while
MIR. Edward NcIord WAS rowing along
the banks of the krnnebeccaSiS he found
a she'll turtle. and with a natural desire to
secure it for further examination took
some trouble to catch it, He expected to
find an ordinary shell turtle. but h. secur-
ed 4 walking dictionary of dates The
back of the turtle WAS quantity inscribed
with facts AMI figures rn@r;Iven thereon
Years ago. and apparently added to from
time 10 time during the past century.
Scarcely diecernible except on close exam
ination. were some hicroglyphc> of the an
clcnt denlzenS of the forest. The bow and
arrow We're the most conspicuous among
these. and it was evident that the she'll had
borne other aboriginal Devices now near
ly oblitcrateI. HE marks made by til.
early white settlers were much more plain
The first OF these inscriptions reads ::
g Caught in 1890. after :. great frcshet :
The next chronicle record Is. :. Caught in
1907 and from time 10 time the turtle
appears to have been caught and marked
by his clptors The intervals between
the dates range from three to five years
The she'll is almost completely covered
with these inscriptions
1t would seem that this turtle was no
fraud marked rs :; hoax 10y some modern
reprobateS. for men of fOurscOre living ut
Mlllstrcam remember having heard their
fathers speak of this marked turtle which
even in the days of the early settlers WAS
considered an old 1uiu1l N T1bn T,I,
graph.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-13

Detroit has 4 very superior Life Pre-
server in the person of John Horn. jr.. a
tug and ferry-boat owner, !.ho lives near
the wharf on Detroit river. HIS oppor-
tunities for saving people from droWnding
have been great, it is true. but he seems to
have been born u life saver. He WAS lately
solicited by ex-Congre>Sman Field OF De-
troit. to make out 4 list of persons who
owed their lives to lin, for use in
Washington, and replied in n very simple,
unpretendng letter, stating that he had
not kept Il list, but would give All names
and dates he coul Fl ON memory. which he
did, adding some particulars of the acci-
hundred lives in all. but gives hi, mother
credit for saving his own by tender nurs-
lnp several times when he came form the
ice fooled streams. nearly dead from cold
and exhaustion. Ills life often hung upon
her care for weeks al II time. but she al
wa,s brought him through. Ofieniimes
when he was called to plunge TO a rescue
his mother would 90 with him to the edge
of the wharf. but never attempted to DIS
suade or hold him back, no matter how
great the danger WAS when She saw the
struorle of the drowning. Horn saved
the lives Of nine persons on the night of
the burning of Il railroad depot in Detroit,
and then had to stop from sheer exhaus
ti0n. Sixteen others prrishei because
there wts no strong swimmer to save
them. Horn has plunged in between sew
eral marriageable young ladies and watery
graves. and yet he is not married. a wife
would probably interfere with his life-sav-
ing mission, while his mother is an aid
The citizens of Detroit once presented him
with medal, which he lost while rcscu-
ing young lady. Congress ordered John
Horn, Jr. Il beautiful gold medal, and he
deserves it. 1t is to be presented immedi-
ately.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-13

There Is one indignant Young husband
in this city. who has had Il very startling
experience this month of the Wide-spreall
power exercised by the clergy of the Ro-
man Catholic Church over their people.
some ten months ago, the gentleman in
question, respectable, well educated
French Canadian. and who has occupied :,
Responsible position on the Grand Trunk
railway, married Il handsome vounr rirl
in thi, city. The bride was very younw.
being under sixteen. bat the couple lived
very happily together. They attended
mass quite regularly, ut the church of
No re Dame, but the husband had not
been to confession for Il long time; his
wife after her marriagc also cave up at
tending the confe>sioni III. and this aroused
her spiritual adviser to II high sense of
his duties. and he took Il favorable oppOr-
tunlty of demonstrating with her on the
sinful course She was pursuing. She said
her husband had not gone to confession
and She had followed his example. Event
uaily. and unknown to her lirre lord her
feelings were so worked upon. that she
was induced to leave her house, or was
taken away. on the 9th September, inst,
and the distracted husband left to picture
many terrible things as the callsc of her
absence. However, he got Il clue at last
to where she W;ls, and discovered that She
had left at the instance Of the priest in or
der that the godly and ungodlv might he
separated. The injured husband, finding
that his future marital happiness was i'm
prrllled, consulted prominent Queen
Counsel. who, on hearing the details of
HE case, sent communication to the
Church, stating that his client would take
legal proceedings for the recovery of his
wife, if she was not allowed to return
home. AT first there was no signs of the
Church backing down. but on the 18th,
the lady left her retreat and returned
home, much to the JOY of her husband.
after over five days separation. He and
his friends expressed their condemnation
of this high handed interference with do
mestic life and married state. in the strong
est terms and they add that many in>tan-
ces can be given where husband and wife
are living separate in obedience to the
command of the Church. and that some
poor women 5 board is paid in the Retreat
rather than allow them to live longer with
a partner, who neglcctS his religious du-
tics. Our informant, who considers HIM
self a good Catholic, says the husbands
whose family circles are thus outraged As
arule fear to take legal proceedings which
would add to the already great burden of
sin they are bearing in the eyes of the
Church. Many are the wiles OF the priest
to keep their followers in subiection, but
this separation of man and WIFE, is one of
the most daring, being in fragrant viola
tion of the divine preccpt, " Whom God
hath joined together let not man put ;sun-
der. "-nOntreU IEitpeSS
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-13

Grace Greenwood recently visited the
battlefield of Waterloo, and in her descrip-
ton says: 1t is extremely difficult ut first
to realize or be reconciled to the scene of
the most monentous battle OF modern
timcS-thrt hIge interloper of Il mound
dominates anl transforms it So The en-
tire conformation of the central portion of
the field is changed, The centre of the
British position the ridge on which VEL
linyton was posted-the place where the
great square was formed and stood like a
wall of steel and fire on that awful day
the glorious ground. pounded by shot and
kneaded with hlooI. has all been dug
down mlnv f1et-tlle earth taken and
piled up. humrn dust and all, to lake the
lofty mount on which was mounted the
Bclgic lion. cast from French captured
guns, forever menacing France Without,
this mound Is fair enough with green grass
AMI wild flowers; within. it is mOnStrOus
charnel-hOuse. The summit of
the mound. which we reach by II toilsome
great scene OF conflict. but high tower
would have served as well rs this impcrti-
n"nt young mountain. Surely the field
should have been kept as nearly rs possible
in the state in which it was left after the
dead were buried 1t is difficult
to reallz: that the survivors who fled in
shame or nlrchel of in triumph have
alike joined the slain of that terrible day
that ill.,. great Duke sleeps well under tn.
dome Of St Pulls the defelte Emperor
no less grnn,ily under the dome of tho In
valid
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-13
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-13

Jenny June gives her sex Il good round
scolding in her last fashion letter. She
saws that the epidemic for striped stock
inys which has been raging more or less
for the past two years has at last taken a
form which will speedily put an end to
them among refined women. Luxury in
hosiery. of course. there is no objection to
if ladies' can afford to pay ten dollars per
pair for silk. and five dollars per pair for
cotton hose. there is no law against it. and
no reason why they should not. But there
are reasons cogent with every lady who
possesses delcacy and taste why she should
not dress her limbs in the attire of ballet
dancers; why she should not set herself to
stimulate and encourage the rib lid conduct
of men who watch on hotel steps, on the
street corners. at the church door, for op-
portunities to make their jokes on women
who suggest them. A lady may wear, as
m.,nv do, the finest of silk, the most deli
cate of thread. she may watch the tints of
her dress. and thus harmonize every por-
ton of her toilette with perfect proprety ;
bat when she wears hosiery only nit for an
harleonin, and shortens her dress in front
to Il vulgar extreme to show it, there is
very little of molesty OF womanhood lett
that would not be sacrificed 10 vanity and
love of display.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-13

"Hcn h.H 'Ilire al Ely
1h. sixth annual meeting of the Yer
,..,It pharmaceutical association will be
L..1.f i John~burv, October 18th.
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y 0.EttIon VIII be hc!d nj Nclden lIall,
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members cam attend the meeting and get
L.u. the same NIGHT.
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Bury ruNNttS. plcheu september -'sl' IH|f'
which were perfectly >ound the list OF ihls
II ntl, tllr dtN on when he Drought them
& t.S clty. Mr.. Kent has observed no
>'rcl1l ru" IN the keeping OF these apples.
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Whl Is if">t-proof. Ar. hent beheVcs
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Edwin Booths left arm. broken hv his
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-13

\ WISE BIED--A family near Boston is
happy in the possession of a parrot of more
than ordinary intelligence, and one whose
talking powers are the wonder of the
ncighhorhood. In an evil day. however.
the bird was taught by some naughty
boys TO swear like a trooper. and with a
perver>ity wonderfully human and. withal
strangely sivoring of original sin, the
feathcrei biped soon seemed TO lind pleas
urc in nothing so much a Il sounding
oath. Mild correctionary measures prov
ing unavailing. the offender WAS at last
regularly sou,ed in a pal. of cold water
after each burst Of profanity. and then
placed on the stove hearth before the fire
to dry. During recent rain storm. some
small chickens belonging TO the same FAM
lily got very wet and thoroughly chilled,
and several of them We're placed on Il
little perch before the fire to be warmed
into full activity again. 1t so happened
that the parrot had Just been treated to an
involuntary bath himself. and he At once
knowingly cooked his head on one side
and surveyed the new comers for mo-
ment in silence. Then. rs if all was plain
to him. he hltched a little away from his
dripping companions and exclaimed in an
oracular tone, Little id fools. been
swearing '-B0St0a Post.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-13
An thtt's bright mast i,tle,
Tne brightest still the tleete,t
Allthito sweet WAS La ,t
,t1f fn hn IA.f lyI,.n = -. .fh :. -

One bright. frosty December IN ,rning
the doctor made his appearance in high
spirits. Il come early because have
something important to say to vou,' hc
exclaimed.
What is it, said Miss Morette. with
a sudden prcsentment of evil.
- 1t is this Il have thought of it some
time. and this morning Jeanette and |
came to IN understanding. l have Il great
favor to ask of you. hope you will not
refuse it. Will Won let me have Pauline
for Il little while?'
Let You have Pauline? OF course not.
SIR
Wait-w.it till tell yol all, would
Ike to have her with me for two or three
months. We would drive over every af-
ternoon to see you. Jeanette is fond OF
children, and would take COOL care of her,
and you would have Il little rest. What
do you think of my plan now?
{" do not need rest, sir. | could no;
part from Pauline; her mother gave her
to me on her death bed. and cannot let
her GO
Don't be obstinate and sentimental"
- NV detr doctor it is su:h a strange
idea, What would you do with her:
She would be a great trouble to you,
"She would be Il great comfrot. | All
attached to her. have neither kith no
kin, and can be Il COOL frienl to her, il
Won only had the sense to see it"
But YOU are her frieni now; vol
] can-'
"Will you let her come? Yes or no?
No, sir; cannot do that"
Is that your last wor'!?"
:. 1t is, SIR
"Verv WELL" and the doctor left tn
house, slamming the doors severely.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-13

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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-13

Says the New Albany Ind) Ledger:
81 Lust night about htlf-past nine o'clock,
the family of Mr., William Wattam a GEN
tleman residing some four miles from the
city. on the river road, together with sew
cr;l friends from the city, WAS attracted
by Il loud noise coming from the bunk of
the river, about one hundred wards below
the house. The whole party fastened in
the direction of the noise, and on their AZ
rival found that Il portion f the precpitous
river bank had slid inlo the river. While,
they We're standing. LOOKING mo the abyss
below, where were minTl,d together Il
mass of trees, bushes, and earth, whirling
around rs if in Il whirlpool. Il cracking
noise was heard directly III the rear, and
on looking around. the dismayed party
found that the ground was slipping away
under them on all sides. They beat Il has
tv retreat to more solid ground barely e>-
Gaping being swept into the boiling flood
bt.ow; one young lady, Miss Cora Cotton,
sinking up to hcr shoulders. and Mr-
BriLg>, in his on,!eavOr to rescue h, +. fail
inc mo the same prericament. hen
tn. party had cXtricatcd Themselves from
their perilous situation. and thought them
selves -ate. the earth made another shift.
this TINE the whole party Sliding Down to
the cage of tie water. from whence they
cimhed to the bank with the greatest dill
tirultv. An examination of the premises
this morning disclosed the fact that over
one acre of ground and the rotd along the
edge of the farm. the ground being plant
ell in cabbage. had been swallowed up in
the abyss. the space cavcd in being thirty
two feet deep. sevtnty-tivc feet wide, and
about one hundred yards i'll LENGTH
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-13

The South Boston Iron company have
just completed for the United States gov
ernment one of Thompson's twelve-inch
brcech-loading rihed guns. Although lar
ger smooth-bore guns have been cast, this
is believed to be the heaviest breech-load-
ing rifle ever constructed. 1t required
10000 ln.nnhs of metal in casting, al
though c,.st with an open core, and now
weighs S2,28O pounds, The breech is sc
inches in diameter; muzzle, %; extreme
length. 226 inches. The proof charge fol
this gun will consist of an elongated, conf
cal pointed shot. weighing 600 pounds
with from 60 to 40 pounds of powder.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-13

Vice President Wilson has been coun-
seled by his medical advisers to abandon
his intention u lecture this season. rs it
would prove too serious a strain on his
constitution if undertaken in addition to
his official duties and the completion of
his book
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-13

yrrSfrIEF DR.. + &. Simpson is soon
..,,.n hi, flee at Ely.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-13

III. sixth annual meeting of the Yer
mont pharmaceutical association will be
h.J at i .Joln~bury, October 18th.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-13

Walt Whitman has appeared in Phila-
delphia streets with broad Spanish SOM
brero. his long. white, silver-gray hair
underneath; and, although his step was
feeble, his conversation was rs buoyant
and genial As before his recent severe i'll
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-13

L,Hl IN co~n-loctor namel Zecharie
..1..r.i-t.- him m~rIf a. the '' late Chiropo-
.r.. General. United States Armvn We
.t.lr., hnaW before that there WAS a high
mi il in special charge of the corns Of
..-. l.Is in blue.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-05-29
ST EEIAL NOTICES.
THE NATIONS DEAD.
HEADQUARTERS BoswoETu Posi-, !


Relatives aud friends of deceased Soldiers and Sab
ors are notified that this Post will decorate the
graves of Soldiers and Sailors buried In the seyeraE
Cemeteries-thoso within the city, Forest City anu
Calvary in the morning, and Evergreen on 'ne
noon of Memorial Day, May 3lst.
Donations of Money and Flowers are earnestly so
licted from all who are interested In TINS toucnhg
tribute to the memories of departed heroes
Boquets, Wreaths and Crosses Of lmmortenes OF
other fanciful designs in flower work, which may "o
intended for especial graves will be saeredly depos
tied If properly addressed and sent to- tse Head
quarters of the Post, Mechanics Hall building, ON
SUNDAY and MONDAY, May 3Oth and 31st.
1t is particularly desired that information respect
ing new graves be forwarded as soon possible to
the undersigned, in order that provision may be
made for their decoration.
The Committee will be at Grand Army Hall ON
SATURDAY and SUNDAY, May 29th and 3Oth'
and ON the morning of the 3st to receive Flowers or
other decorations that may be donated TO the fost
for the occasion. Il. Ii. hANooN'
nvo7sp4t Post Commander.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-05-29
MINOR TELEGRAMs

Fletcher Harper. of the firm of Harper
Brothers, is dangerously i'll.
Hon. Horace Maynard, American minister,
has arrived at Constantlnope.
The body of Edward Ell. Stevens, who has
has been missing in Gloucester, Mass, since
March 1st, was found in the water under a
wharf yesterday morning.
VIM H. Woodwork of Chester. VT, who has
heretofore borne an unblemished character
eloped Thursday with Mrs. Aaron Lyon. He
was afterwards seen on westward bound
train at Rutland.
Jeremiah Cronau, the Manchester. N. H.,
wife shooter, was yesterday bound over in the
sum of $4,000.
An ingenious but unsuccessfulla attempt Ewas
made by prisoners to break the Monroe county,
N Y. Jail Thursday night.
Four children, one an infant, of S. M. Chris
tan, at Versailles, Ohio, were burned to death
on Wednesday by the explosion OF can OF
kerosene, with which one of them was eudeav-
orns to kindle kitchen fire.
Heavy rains in Missouri have drowned out
the grassboppers and it is suggested to have
day of thanksgiving instead of fasting.
A sickeuing story of brutality to a patient in
Wards Island asylum was related Thursday
before the court of Oyer and Terminer. The
keeper of the asylum is on trial for murder, the
evidence going to show he killed lunatic in
his charge by heavy blows with stick.
I'll. Ell. Holt, Lieut.. Governor OF michigan,
was severely caned Monday, by MIR. Trott,::
promipent citizen of Muskegan, for an alleged
insult offered to his, (Trotts) wife.
Abraham jackson, the Boston defaulter, was
arraigned yesterday, and ordered to give $780,
600 bail.
The Postmaster General says Decoration
Day is not legal holiday so far as the affairs
of his department. are concerned, and that post
Offices will be kept open.
Henry Blaisdell of Lake Village, N. H., has
absconded.
Darius Mills died at Paterson, N. j., last
night. In 1927 he invented wood type.
The Hanson Place Baptist church has re-
duced Fulton's salary from $4,000 to $4,000.
At Garrison N. Y, last night John Cox was
gagged and robbed of $1700. tha savings of 80
years.
Base ball-Bostons Z; Mutuals 3.
Tn the suit of one Tanning of Chelsea against
Father McGraw, Catholic priest, for SANDER
in charging him with forncation because he
was not married according to the laws of the
church, the jury at last accounts had failed to
agree.
Fl. s. Cameron of the University crew of
Trinity College was drowned yesterday by the
capsizing of shell.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-05-29
Emancipation in Portugal.

WASHINGTON, May 29.-Information is re-
ceived at the Department of State of the pas
sage by reclamation on the ODD of March Of an
act BY the cortes OF Portugal granting uncon-
ditional freedom to remaining Portuguese
slaves known as apprentices or freedmen. The
act takes effect on and after PRONUNCIATION.
Freedmen who have no trade or business or
who caunot read or write may be subject TO
tuteage by the civil authorities, but this right
of tutelage shall cease on the 2Sth of April,
1873 The labor of those under tutelage is de-
cared free and they are to be at liberty to make
contracts subject to a revision by the authori-
lies, such contracts to be in no case binding for
more than two years.