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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-06-09
COLORADO AS A RESORT FOR INyAIID

COLORADO AS RESORT FOR 1NvALIDs.
A Denver correspondent of the + F.tch-
burg Sentinel gives the following informa-
| tion for the benefit of invnli,lS:
Colorado climate is excellent for con-
>umptiveS if taken in season. Ii i re-
markably dry; there is much elrciri itv;
md the elevation rem lcrS the air 80 thin
hat person breatheS quicker. Increasing
he tone of the respiratory organs But
If the patient delays too long death is only
hastened. 1t is an unfortunate fact that
hundreds of invilids. after Icing under
the physicians care at home until there. Is
no hope left. the doctor advises Colorado.
and they come here only to be sent back
IN Il metallic case. There j no excuse for
silch ahominable work hv the phy >icinns
Fney know. if they know anything. that
the patients life will be shortened bv The
sudden transition TO nearly mile above
idc water. IN it is cruel. after having
kept him at home as long i> 4 fee i To he
gained. TO then get him Oh from their
hands and let him die among strangers.
1t seems scarcely credEl'. tina, this >ho'.lI
be done, Vet there are hundreds of such
cases e. erv season
People coming here for lunr difficulties,
slonll, if possible. take the old-f,>hioncd
overland route. If they lnr hrsc their
on fit and cross the plains in thi> primi-
tive manner and camp ont niglt~ the as
-ent is 50 gradual that they b,come u-ed
t" it and the pure outdoor air works mir
;,cles
Persons troubled with heart complaint
>honli bv all means avoid this elevation
it will rrn.ler the disease more danger
Gus and incur.tble For asihmatirs Col
nla'lo Is he promised Land. and is almost
IN unf:tling cure.
Rheumatic complaints do As they please.
For some reason or other this painful diff
iculty flourish 5. AMI u stranger does not
think he is acrlimated until he is taken
down and Laid ~ with it
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-06-09

WASTED POwERS.-Amon@t the number
less marvels at which nobody marvels,
few are more marvellous than the reckless
ness with which priceless gifts. intellectual
and moral. are >qumndered. Often have |
gazed with wonder ut the prodivalitv dis
played by nature in the cistu-. which I'M
folds hundreds or thousands al its starry
blossoms. morning after morning. to shine
in the light of the sun for an hour or two,
and then fall To the ground. But who
among the sons AMI daughters of men,
gife,! with thoughts which wande through
eternity. and with powers which have The
gndlike privi ere of working good and
giving happinrsS.-who does not driy let
thousands of these thnn"hs drop 10 the
ground and rot: who does not continually
leave his powers 10 drngglr in the IN I'D of
h- il own l,-lvcs? The Imagination can
hardly conceive the highs of @re;,in. - and
glory to which mankind would he raised.
if all their thoughts and energies were 10
he animated with a living pu'pnse. But.
rs in a forest OF oaks ;imunT the millions
of ;,corn> that fall every Autumn. there
may. perhaps, be one in million that i'll
9rOw on into II trer.-Somr what in like
manner fares it with the thoughts and
feelings of man. What then. must be
thoughts and feelings rise up in the jnlg-
ment and bear witness against uS'-Juiius
Hare.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-06-09

FIT FOR WHAr,-It is related of the
distinguished Rev. DR.. Ballamy that he
had seasons of deep despondency. when he
was confident he was going to hell. His
brother often l;,bored with him in vain
One day, after all reasoning had failed.
one of the ministers said: "Well, brother,
YOU know more about yourself than we do.
To us you appear very well; but after
all, YOU may be a whited epulchre-beau-
tiful outside, but inwerdlv full of cor
ruption. If 50. you will 90 to hell. l
should like, however, to know what you
will do when YOU get there"
"Do ?" cried the Doctor with great
animation and emphasis; "what will do?
l will vindicate the law Of Go;' and Set up
prayer-meetings."
"All right" said the brother; "but in
that case the Devil will not keep you
there; he will soon turn you out rs un-
fitted for his place and comptny.
The Doctor came out of his z loom and
was happy.
Men will 90 at last where they are fit to
go; and those who spend their lives in the
service of God, would be poor company
for the Devil and his angels. while those
who hate God and despise Christians here,
must have strange notions if they expect
to be forever happy with them hereafter.
The disciples ''being let go, went to their
own company" SO all will 60 at last.
Lord "gather not my soul with sinners,
nor nv life with bloody men"
"Among thy saints let me be found
Whepe'er the archangel tlump shall sound,
To see thy smiling face;
Then loud through all the crowd I'll sing.
While heavens rcsoundng mansions ring
With shouts Of sovereign grace"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-06-09
THE HAPPY VILLAGE.
BY KANE O'DONNEL.

AS often pass the roadside.
When YEARLY falls the day.
turn to look from the hilltop
tthc mountains far away.
The vel sun through the forests
Throws hither his parting beams,
And far in the quiet valley
The happy village CLEANS.
There the lamp is In the cottage
As the husbandman's labors cease,
And think that all things are gathered
And folded in twilight peace.
I;ut the sound of merry voices
Is heard in the village street,
While pleased the grandame watches
The play of the little feet.
And at night to many fireslde
The rosy children come;
To tales of the brlghteyed failies
They listen and are dumb.
There seems it a JOY forever
To labor and to learn,
For love with an eye OF magic
Is patient to discern.
And the father blesses the mother,
And the children bless the sire,
And the cheer and joy of the hoarth stone.
Is as light from an altar fire.
., flowers of rarest beauty
In that green valley grow;
And whether t were earth or heaven,
Why sbould'st thou care to know!
Save that thy brow Is troubled,
And dim is thy helpmate's eye;
And graves are green in the valley,
And stars are bright in the sky.
-Scribner FOR Ma
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-06-09

An old farmer. living in the State OF
Vermont, was in the habit of lolninc
money at a usurlOus rte. He was. more
over, n strict church member One ,l;ty a
neighbor called on him for the purpose of
negotiating a loan. The old flrmcr in
formed him that he conll have the money
at the rate of nine per cent. Nine per
cent" exclaimed the astoni-hed neighbnr
4" Why. that can't agree with vour princi-
pies of Christianity. What will the Lord
say when he looks down from above, and
sees you charge me nine per cent. when
the legal rate is only six?" All. but. -
exclaimed the farmer. "when the Lord
looks down from above the figures will
be reversed. and the nine will look Just
like Whitehall Times.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-06-09

THE POOE PuPE.'-Therer are in
Italy 240 Romrn Catholic bishops, in ad-
dtion to an intermnablr list of other Off
ci,l ecclcsiastics According TO the Ioce
dtlL, Ttritu. Il reliable au hority. l20 of
these have directly received aid from the
Pope during the past wear The amount
allowed 10 each was about 5000 francs. or
Il total Of over 10000 francs per annnm.
How much is directly contributed from
the papal treasury TO the support of other
Church functiontric> is not stated. Neri
". it pays the Romi>h eccesia>tics to keep
up in the ears of Bridget and others in
this country the cry of poverty and perse-
cution Well may Plus IN. favor the
Church in the nited States with a Cardi-
nails hat.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-06-09

A slim old chap and fat woman. hus-
band and wife. from the East were riding
to hotel from the depot yestel day. when
the man caught sight of the sun and yelled
out " Wall. if that amt curisr' .. What"
she asked. why" the suns right here
on my left hand in the morning When
we're home its right over the hoss-barn.
Wall. wall-one'S got to travel afore he
knows anything Detroit Free Press
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-06-09

Among the Egyp ian>. until abou' 200
years before Christ, the Use of intoxicating
wine WAS looked uron II unlawful. and
it was forbidden. their kings and priests
alb staining altogether from it, use The
vine WAS not cultivated among the Ro-
mans until some 600 years after the fnun-
.Iaton of the comm nwealih and then a
law WAS vigorously enforced thIl no wo-
man. hond or free. should drink wlnc and
no male until he had attained the age of
thirty-tive years. Then it was thought
hat Il habit had been formed which w"nld
not be easily overcome. and the man after
that period of life b"c"me a drunkard-
These ancient Romans So much htted
drunkards that their ccnSorS turned them
out of the estate. and branded them
with legal infnmy. deemng it sran'lalous
that mt of drunken morals should he adj
mited to any trust in the government.
or to deliberate upon aff,irs which related
to the commonwealth.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-06-09

In ancient Greece there were many
" schools of temperance and snbrieiv'
The Areopagiie WAS commanded to take
coInizancc of all ,lrunkar.i>. The = nate
and Court of the Are"pagus WAS The most
sacred and venerable tribunal in all Greece.
and 10 have been sitting in a tavern or
public house. was sufficient reason 10
deny an Archon an admission to it. In
fact. Solon had "A law that L" an Archer
who shall be seen ovrrcharged with
wine, shall suffer death"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-06-09
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-06-09

South AFRICA Mr.. Froude has inst
got home from Il visit to South Africa.
and. at a banquet given him hv London
merchants. has given his impressions on
British colonial prospects in that quar;er.
He evidently thinks South Africa rich
in pos>ibilitie~,- it i> 4 ma~nticent
country. with butter at Sl.15 a pound and
o,hcr provisions pr"porjionntelv high. In
fact, the labor question l. Il very serious
one. The Lelus who swarm in from the
heart of the con inent are tough set. who
conquered the ;,hori-ine> in the last cen
turv and who are increasing RAPIDLY in
numbers. in>olence anl Iazines> There
are now 30O.o00in Natal to l.. 7.Oti0 whites.
and Mr.. Froudc regards the Latter rs in
real danger.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-06-09

EMBkLFMS IN HERALDRY.-Thef feur-
dc lis is tie lily of hcralirv. The lion
the king of beasts. was a fhvorite symbol.
Ii was used by all who We're in any wav
related To the king. aud kings bestowed ii
upon their cl osen followers
Among birds. the eagle was most es-
teemed. and of fishes. the dolphin
In the time of the Cru>ade>. when So
many soldiers of different nations were
assembled together. more cmbcms We're
needed Every soldier who went to the
Holy War wore the badge of the cross
upon the right shoulder And they added
to their emblcms the crescent. the scallop
the turban. and o;her devices.
There were many kinds of cro>>e>.-the
Cross of st. George, the Cross of st An
drew, the cross of Malta, the Cro>s-crosslet
and many others.
'rhe Cross crosSlet was often titched. or
pointed, at the lower part. 1t WAS car
ried by pilgrims on their Journeys. and
could be fixed in the ground so that they
might perform their devotions by the way
side
As coats-of arms became more numer-
ou>. different knights took the same de
vices. and the different coat>-of-arm>
came to be 50 much alike that it made
confusion. Then strict laws were made
regulating the attitud> of the animals and
the number and position of the chtrgrs.
For example. one knight might display
upon his shield a lion rampant. that j.
Standing up ready for comhat-the most
honorable position for the lion. On ano-
ther shcre might be Il lion guarlant. thai
is. with the face turned frontwi>e looking
round to observed the enemy; or regard
aut. having the the head turned backward
a> if urging on his followers; OF pas>ani
walking cautiously. rs though searching
for tee enemy.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-06-09

THE GREAT CURSE OF THE COUNTY,
According to the report of the police
justices of New York for the year ending
October. 1874. there were 4o,17 arrests
for being drank or drunk and di>orlerly
OF those arrested 27,203 were men and
1854 women. Arising out of the arrests
were IA lS6 convictions of men and 1872
of women. This drunkenness among
women is the most frightful feature in the
return because it means SO much-children
going to perdition, 4 ruined home; every
thing in word which is most hateful and
repugnant to the right minded. Accord
ing to a return of April, 1873. the number
of cases of drunkenness in New ork was
63S for every 10000, and there were S403
! liquor saloons, being Just one to every l19
men, women and children of all ages.
In portion of the city of London. Sc.
lected for its specially drunken character
there We're 2G4 convictions for drunken
ness in 10000; in Liverpool. 329; in Cork
3S2; and in Dublin. 4lG. 1t really seem.
that nothing can be done, and vet after al
drunkenness is with most merely a habit
not Il passion. Nothing can prove thar
the extent in which Except in Phila
delphia, where it is reported that hare
drinking is still common) it has gone ou
of fashion among the higher classes, botl
here and in Europe. So soon as it becam
naanrais ton to be drunk. people ceased t.
exceed. But although in dress and il
most respects follow the higher, it seem
distinctly to cling to its own ways in tn
matter of drink.-N. Y. World.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-06-09

A REMARKABLE HAwK.-On Friday.
Nav 2l. Frank Winslow. of Brandon shot
Two vulture hawks that were living in a
huge perpendicular rock over one hundred
feet from the base of the hill, about two
miles south of the village The most
skilful hunters in the vicinity have. for a
long time a attempted to shoe: these hawks
but they have always failed. The male
hawk has been dreaded by the entire
neighborhood and heavy rewards have
been offered for him. Several of his
mates have been captured. but in the
course Of week or more he wonld find
mother compani' n. The place has de
rived its name from the htwk AMI is
known a> Hawk Hill He i over twenty
years old. as is Judged by the families in
that vicinity. and no other hawk is known
TO resemble this in appearance.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-06-09

The LAST WALK TO BETHANY-S
ended that great discourse upon the Noun,
OF Olives, and the sun set, and he arose
and walked with his apostles the short re
naming rOad to Bethany. 1t was the last
time that he would ever walk it upon
earth; and after the trials. the WEAKNESS.
the awful teachings. the terrible agitation>
of that eventfnl day. how delicious to him
must have been that hour of twilight love
Illness and evening calm; how refreshing
the peace and affection which surrounded
HIM in the quiet village and the holy home.
Jesus did not like cities and scarcely ever
slept within their precincts. He shrank
from their congregated wickedness. from
their glaring publicity. from their feverish
excitement. from their featurele~s mono
tony. with all tie natural and instructive
dislike of delicate minds. An Oriental
City Is always dirty: the refuse is flung
INTO the streets: there is no pavement. tie
parlah dog is the sole scavengcr: hea>r
and man jostle each other promiscuouslv
IN the crowded thoroughEtreS And
though the necessities of his work COM
PEELED him to visit Jerusalem. and to
preach to the vast thron1S from every
cline and country. who cOngrtgate at its
yearly festivals. Vet he seems To have re-
tired on every public occasion beyond the
gates. partly it may be for snftty-pari,
Tor povertv-pul because he loved tn,
sweet home ut Bcthany-ptrtlv too. per-
hap~, because he felt the peaceful iov o.
treading the grass that groweth on the
mountains. rather than the city stones. and
could hold gladdcr communion with i
Father in Heaven under the shadow of the
olive trees where from all disturbing
sights and sounds. he could watch the
Splendor of the sunset and the falling of
the dew.
The exquisite beauty of the Syrian eve
ming. the tender colors of the spring grass
and flowers. the wadvs around him paing
into solemn gray. the distant hills bnthed
in the primrose light of sunset. the cool
ness and balm of the evening breeze after
the burning glare-what must these have
been to him. to whose eve the world of ma
nature was an open book. on every Pare
of which he read his Fathers name, And
this WAS his native lani. Bethany was
almost to him 4 second Naz"relh; thns,
whom he loved We're around him. and he
WAS going to those whom he loved Can
we not imagine him walking on in silence
too deep for word>-hi> disciples around
him or following him-,he gibbons moon
beginning to rise and eild the twinklng
foliage OF the olive trees with richer silver
each step inSensihlv with The gari~h hnes
OF day. like that solemn twilight purple of
coming agony into which the noon dav of
his happier ministry had long since begun
to ftde.-Frrrar's Lye Of christ.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-06-09

THE DOTTED SANpSroNE.-'The Terri
tory of Colorado is full of wonderful red
sandstone rocks. They are lined and
grooved and stippled over with fine dots !;
they are worn. and followed. and curved
into innumer:tbe grotesque shapes; from
the tiny stone which You can hold in your
hand up to the sharp colossal wall. hun
dreds of feet high. which no man can
climb, there is not an inch which does not
look rs if for millions of years it had been
worked hy tools. Yet no hand. no tool
has been there Grains of sand have done
it all-gr,inS of sand blowing and eddy
iny in wind currents. Slowly. steadily,
irrcparably the solid rock has been fretle'i
away, distorted. by things almost too
small to see | see faces sometimes which
remind me of these rocks. and lives also
the beauty distorted. the symmetry and
harmony simply fretted away.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-06-09

EDUCATION OF PRISONERS.-The great
lever for lifting prisoners into higher
moral and intellectual atmosphere is their
education, using tie term to include a Ger
tain degree of moral culture rs we'll as
simple intclection. Actual experience
has shown that adult prisoners may make
three or four times the rate of progress in
the same scholaStlcal studies that the
scholars in our public schools make, and
without interfering at all with the indus.
trial or disciplinary interests of the prison.
The minds of prisoners may be SO direct
ed and absorbed that there shall be little
room or opportunity for those Thoughts
and imagnings that constitute its degre-
dation by a proper adjustment of exercises,
viz: study, recitation. oral instruction to
them collectively. including lectures which
should be often in the natural sciences,
that the study and pursuit of these may be
induced. g for they furnish 4 most valuable
training of the intellectual faculties
through the steps of observation, general
izltion, abstraction, inductive and deduc-
tive reasoning" OF course such instruc-
tion must be simplified and adapted to the
mind to be taught, but it is believed that
increased knowledge of this kind frequent
ly confers an increased feeling of self-re-
spect and of duty. and also an increased
power to perform it. l have found in
struction in music and drawing, the use OF
normal Class. and of a literary society,"
each and all valuable means in promotino o
formation. n.-Journal Of Social Science
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-06-09

AN HONEST MEHCHANT-Jac ILeusler
4 German. was a merchant engaged in the
sale of lace He had been in the habit of
putting somewhat high price on his goods.
This. one day began to trouble him. and
he >ai,l t. him>, Il: "You have until now
always asked more for your goods than
was nece- Sarv. ana disposed of them at :.
price too high, especially to people who
know how to trade. But was that doing
right? 4 Christian is not to lie and cheat
but did both. Please God, l will not do
SO again,
Soon after he attends a large fair at Cas-
sci, for the purpose of displaying his
goods. and Of selling them. On the first
day of the fair many people came to look
at his stock. to ask prices and to purchase.
But since he has but one price, and de
clareS tE;,s he can not sell any cheaper, not
Il single yard is bought that day. With :,
sad heart. Jacob went his way to the inn
for supper and rest He can not rest: lie
is sorrowful. " That is the reward of your
Christian ftithfulncsS." he says to himself.
" You Jared better when You We're with
the world, and did as others do. neverthe-
less. he composed himself finally and fell
asleep.
On the following days. Jacob proSpcrcd
no better. In the evening. when the
other traders were merry, he sat by HIM
self. eating his bread with sorrow. and
signing. But there was hope yet of one
particular customer. who was not in the
habit of bartcring and bargaining long.
The customer was none less than the wife
of the landgravc of that region. On the
fourth day of the fair she made her appear
ancc. and. O Joy. Jacobs was the first
booth visited by the fair lady. What Won
der that his heart beat vito anxious eX-
pectation. She makes her selections. and
de>ircs-a small reduction of the prices
tixcu Poor Jacob. he must declare that
he cant throw off single penny. His
customer with,raws to see what she can do
elsewhere.
But as an expert, the noble lady soon
learns that the laces of the other traders
are not only higher in price. but also in
ferior in quality to those offered her by
Jacob Stating this to the ladies accom-
panvinc her, she returns forthwith to the
! first booth Here she makes many and
large purchases. and praises Mr.. Jacob for
his honesty. This becoming generally
known, all the ladies of the court and city
begin to pttroniZe the honest and upright
tradcsman In the evening he has not i
quarter Of Il yard left of all his laces.
With praise and thanks to God filling his
soul. our merchant states that, rs on the
first three days of the fair, he could not
eat for grief. so on the evening of the fourth
dav he could not eat for joy.
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