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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18
Legislature of Vermont.
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY. October llth. 1876

NfbNEsDAl, OttobtT llLu Ac'o
The chair announced the appointment of William A.
LpT1 3f pMonreer as Eicla reporter OF the Senate
vitln Hon Edward Conant to address the memhers Of
the Leelslatnre on Thursday evening. October 18th,
t1Nes for that purpose adopted on the part Of the Sen
BY senator Snons of Rutland, that so much of the
i"yeTr messae as relates TO jaiis and work houses
Senators, to whom shall be refe red all matters rea-
'ilis X o,f no ar <"t~ 1%rtfH Senator snau,,, Of
rH:tt,ndcn from committee on JOINT rules, list of
E a% % nra M aa' q By 'hs sGna sstale athrop
of Rutland an act III amendment OF act, entitled
ding the Both of May, Decoration Day. the list of e
Sa hoIidays; read twice and referred to Committee
BY Senator sowcs Of Franklin. act in relation to
le'tors to pay all moneys recelved for taxes
July aud September, and to submit their books for an
examination and imposing fine Of one hundred dol
referred to committee Judiciary.
HOUSE.
WEDNESDAY, October, llth. 1876.
The Speaker hils Temporarily absent, designated Mr.
Et(i> Ittrotuted art Ercrfci BY Mr.. Blake OF Bar
Old Conrret MEETING hanse s in the Village Of
Barton TO dispose of the same: to committee on judi
BY Mr. Hinnan. Of charlest@n to amend chapter ll2,
and persons Of indlviduals; imprisonment III state
Prison for life substituted TOR capital runlsLnent' :,
3 MT briEa% Gikerstsl1 to lssanze ne Grand
BY Mr. Flchanan Of B,rn I to pay oeorse II french
BY Mr. Randall OF Hydepark. 70 pay r. j Hall the
sum therein named $lJ: CLAIMS.
BY Mr.. Randall II IL drparkto pay Robert G. Barnes
the sum therein named $2M); to committee claims
BY Mr. Sheldon OF Rutland. TO amend act to nd
Stction l. chapter sJgcneral roved October
le.2: to committee on banks.
BY Mr. Batchelder Arlington, to enalIze the grand
lists OF the town II SaIdate for the ia and le
To committee On grand ll-t-
By Mr. Wales ~ Burlington, to ray William ii Lane
Son the sum therein named 80; to committee on
claims
BY Mr.. Shield of Rutland to amend act to
cory ratc the Mercantile Trust Company extending
the lme for receiving >upscrlptos to the capital st"rk
l-a-), t. lnII4lttre on cOrpOratlOnS
. by Mr Wales Uf Burlington. to Simplify indictments
for murder and ln4s!au-httr; to committee judi
clary.
By Mr. SarSen OF NllmlnEt"n - protect ial IN Kay
pond III tn" town of Nllnnstpn to committee on la
cries and
R's9intt-H ny Mr.. French of Woodstock. that -
much the ttOVerurs MESSAGE relates to the rand
Jury and criminal proseclt Hs be referred t. the com
inlttrc on luiIClary AZ. reed t.
J'tnt H'No'ttUtl From the senate, inviting /, II.
ward tUnAIt. STATE erIntrIdru of Educ tnn. To-
address tn" lex stature III le r,-eItdtIvrs Hall Thurs
day t'cnI!E, October l9t ado 1Itct III cOncurrtI'e.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18

ed abilities The man who does his duty
where he stands. with such implement.
aS God has given him. has Il right to the
enjoyment of peace and satisfaction, and
to make him suspect that he ought TO do
something more and something else. is
TO do him lifelong INJURY and great
wrong 1t is to make :; pitiful slave of
one who has the right to be free.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18


to January, ls1-); Ol cUrporatlOIs.
BY Mr. Wales Ot Burnu4trn to Simplify indictments
for murder and I, 1UQ
clary.
BY Mr.. Sargent of Wilmington. - protect ilsh in Ray
pond the town of Wlm:nstou: to committee
cries and game.
R's"ittt19 ny Mr. French of Woodstock that
much the Gov erlurs MESSAGE relates to the rand
nItt-r on iIdIclary a.recd t.
.jYtlt E,NoPrDu- From the senate. inviting Hon.
Ewarl tonalt Stat. SUPERINTENDENT of Educ tinn TO-
address 1SatlIrc IN t r--eIlttIvrs Hall Thurs
,.-y.L,t,N,,\
-'f FtN"pN-
SENATE.
.i,i"t .op't"h~ By senator Davis Windsor. pro
nom t li,,T % r,rt 't r1Tnitte4 ,,n1,itrI , T.,
votes FIR routtH and ruhate 9TH ters adopted
the part Il the senate.
B> senator tU-hman of Winds =. IT r'vting f'r the
alt"lntllrh' OF JOINT rphllt"t 10 inquire I'M sAaf
pointed - llNestltatc state cx!rniltures.
tIl IN ii II senator Guild ut BtlLll lllstOn the sen
ate a. 1ItI4ci
u,I-,I.
~ s. tt' If4F'f''i'si i'.t h'f''T~ I'y MT bat'ht
u't ~ NFi!i< H. IA Atltl Il Nc'l'i p 'Ait,7 %
Relating L. AVA, fltit 1 property lN
copy to III, tIr rAr 4d process OF buI.dIu.
t. committee tlI 1udir1arS-
BY Mr.. French # Wr1i~t'rk the rtitlon of citizens
H ~ ~ II 81 !4t>'' ia l. " 10 'A4t "i,' i ~
Of Chester: to committee to canvass fur county
and .r bat officers
By Nr " IlIs ~ NJrattu!. va! Melvin + Pike the
sun therein aActi; t'uIulultic
Hl Mr Adams ut \,~lur, tutay; - i'm Bailey Jr
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18

Wade lianp.on said to the negroes at
Cheraw, s. c.. on Tuesley; We, the
white people, are able and ready to protect
all of your race who choose t. vote for
Democrats. We make no threats; but we
do claim that South Caroliaa belongs to
her native sons, and 10y the Eternal God
we intend to have it.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18

An 1CFLANpIC CAVE.-Thr interior Of
Iceland. rs is generally known. is Il great
uninhahitc,l CRASHES desert. for the pupu-
latirA (only abolt 10000 for an area one
fourth larger than Ireland) is mostly con
fined to the se:>h"rc> and neiShborin- val
leys. In going from coast to coast this
desert must be crossed; it edges the inhlb-
tied land rs the sea does on the other side.
and gives it a wild charm-tor us. AZ least.
who suffer from population. We
We're now on the borders of tins rc-iun.
crossing 4 grea: valley or plain of old
lava with a ckGruund of snow moiln-
t;tns The lava was rather like Il very
rent and crcvicel ylazirr, but Ill black
the sombrc coioring being only relieved
by the patches of grey and yellow liche.
Right in the middle rose the isolated conf
cal hill, Erich's .JokulI with dark crarS
below. and perpetual snow ana ice above
Even on that sunny day, the scene con-
vcved the >tranwe>t impression of vast.
werd. remote deSolation We rode
over the lava til We reached Il great gap
inc pit, and then diSmountng we clam
bered down over rough rocks into the cave
of Surt>heler, which they say runs for
two miles underground. The floor of the
cavern was of transparent ice. covered
near the entrance with six inches of wa
ter. The last sight of daylight, looking
back, was therefore very pretty. us the ice
gave Il perfect blue reflection of the over
arching rocks. Now lighting candles. we
scrambled on over icy slopes. Down in
the clear depths we could see the strange
black shapes of the lava, as Dante saw
the traitors like flies in amber in the ice of
the ice of his frozen Inferno. All this cav
ern must have been once :; huge bubble in
the boiling lava. and these fantastic boul-
ders flung from some furious volcano.
Then came the froSt-giants and made the
place their summer palace; for where the
cavern is ut its highest, and the clear ice
stands in tall columns. and fretted arches
reaching to the roof. it is curious and
pretty enough for any fairy tale. In the
light of our torch. the Whole place flashed
pack prism;ttlc color> with Il blaze that
. made our two little candles seem very dim
when it WAS out, At the far end of the
cave, in Il hollow rock, we found seals and
coins. and carved names left by former
travellers, some of them dating from early
in the century. We added oar names. AS
we were the first ladies' who had been in
the ctverns-not that there is any special
difficulty about going there. but that,
speaking broadly. no ladies travel in Ice
land. We were glad to return to the
warm daylight, feeling convinced that the
outlaws who once nlltbi cd these clyerns
must soon have bccomc the most rleumlt-
ic of mcn.-GOOd Iturds
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18

LIE BoTTOM OF TIE SEA-Prof IluX-
ley speaking at :, dinner in Ednyburch
of the results of the Challenger expedition
sent out to obtalnaccllrlte Information of
the physical characteristics Of the sea and
OF the animal life in it, gave the following
interesting facts rs examples Of what had
been discovered:
Some of the discoveries which have been
made bv the Challenger are undoubtedly
such as to make us form new ideas Of the
operation of natural cnuses in the sea
lake, for example, the very remarkable
fact that 1T great depths the temperature
of the sea always sinks down pretty much
to that OF freezing fresh water. This is a
very strange fact in it>clf-a fact which
could not have been anticipated Il prlori
lake again the marvclou, discovery that
over large areas of the sea the bottom i
covered with a kind of chalk, 4 substance
made up of the shells of minute creatures
"A sort oi geological study made of the
cast-otf clothes of these animals. The fact
had been known for a long time and we
were greatly puzzled to know how these
things got 10 be there. But the researches
of the Challenger have proved beyond
question, IL far ;ts | can sec, that the re-
mains in question are the shells of organ
! lsms which live 1t the surface and not at
the bottom, and that this deposit which i
of the same nature rs the ancient chalk
differing in some minor respects, bat essen
TALLY the same. is absolutely formed by a
rain of skeletons.
These creatures al live within 100 faith
oms OF the surface. and being subject to
the fate Of all living things. they sooner or
later die, and when they die their skeletons
are rainrd down in one continual shower.
falling through mile or couple of miles
Of sea water. How long they take about
it ina agination fails one in supposing, but
At last they get to the bottom. and there,
piled up, they form Trcat stratum of a
substance, which, if uphc;vcd, would be
exactly like chalk. Here we have pos
sible mode of construction of the rocks
which compose the earth of which we had
previously no conception. But this is by
no mean, the most wonderful thing. When
they cot TO depths Of 900 and 1000 faith
oms and to depths of 1900 f,thouS, or
about five miles. which was the greatest
depth at which the Challenger iishcd any
thing from the bottom-and think it a
very creditable depth, too-thev found that
while the surface of thr water might be
full of those calcarcOuS organisms. the
bottom WAS not. There they found that
red clay 50 pathttlcally alluded To by my
friend on the right a> the material TO
which. when glory called linn, he might be
reduced. This red clay is Il great puzzc-a
great my stery-how it comes there. what il
~ isc> tronl, whether it Is rs the director
has suggested, the ash of furlminifrr;t :
whether it is decomposcd punicc stone
vomlted out by volcanoes and scattered
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18

u1 b @ have been made by the railroads to larry
era fSe lie Il tt eR1rain the
rs5oId1oa o"d ion should not now be passed he hoped
he Nh thob, na5En ,f of Dayis ay9red the
Vas nnd at the EXPENSE OF the state and he
NJ B"dfett " Of II St Johnsbnry and Mr. sprapue Of
rfor b"th as members Of the committee the
te Merxims IHis I s. to m
Sa m M aff n and thus be
erls ,af are are nkey to arse before us affecting the
me ne Question being stated the motion Of Mr. PecE
ra !" lay The resolution on the table Mr. Eaton Of
asIt Sc eaI e one hnndrfd and itty nays fifty
sann] 1T ] fr%w Re, H., the ssnae directing the
the state Prison at Windsor and report t. their res
moses Ill regard to that institution; adopted in
to ta3m the senate that the Joint committee appointed
{" our state expenses be Instructed to inquire whether
salaries OF state officers and employees as now provided
ny law and report by bill otherwise adopted
ris hes%l"t",ts-y rs Mr. kelton of Mont-omery that
bard Of Agriculture Manufactures and Mining, be
Hv M e I "nlfee ~ Zee on asric9ltnre; agreed to:
nersaS lhe Centennial celebration at Philadelphia
Whe,ras It is the duty of everybody attend
nts@lrtH That when the House adjourns on saturday
neh' ne Ortnier l4t 1t e to meet on saturday, october
ample time to visit the Centennial and the chair is
% s MAKE ira # for TT t trans,
IEladcIIhla and return inculin. also hotel
lodatoils while in that city; which resolution
r"Ita ny the Speaker as not iii order adjournment
,o ar ftnth b. Of iae a "ht M on
nldrI sftars be instructed to As the
essl of hay ing both A1juant aud Inspector Gen
ri am also Assistant Adj djutant Gener al. and
the salaries of SAID officers: and also the
les oi the quarter ster General: and report by bll
or otherwise agreed to.
HttS Ltr"tuced and Rertrred BY Mr. Bl"dsett of
BIrnuheld to leSlilze the IF the Bloom
htld t." the years 1874 l-5 aud 1876; to committee Oh
by Mr. Parker Of Reading regulating fees for justice
GtI ftt tl in ili.la
bA Mt Estcy OF BrattebOru t. incorporate the Glen
BY Mr.. Pollard of Windsor. to pay William II Boyn-
BY Nr. Josselyn of BrIdgewater III amendment of
All act approved III l-t. relating standing weight
oAle iiahlhk thirty pounds busht} TO committee on
agriculture
By Mr.. sheldon of Rutland in amendment of secto1.
l." an at Ill relation to the division OF public money
. aha - chapter -. llNdlug third OF the
money equally instead ot hall J. to committee
education.
by Mr.. Marin Of Chelsea. to change the names of
ilAl ,s' LIS therein LaIn toftl eral onIlttte
B4 MI French of W"olstuck TO establish the saa
res "i certain state officers Treasurer AUDITOR AMI
secretary OF state, III blank to bt hed 10y the
mite I" committee On ways and means
it Mr Skcels of Hlshxatc. III amendment of section
'ilttr -. Relating To the grand Hst. t. COM
inittce pn Judiciary.
ip"f' From select commute. consisting of all the
members Of the House from the county of Caledonia
II l. LAY ln< tiA 1i the county If tdlrdpua with
anrh,i1n"nt hxlnx this tax At two per cent the
Grand -t, which agreed t.; tAlrd reading order
- m, u
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18
TERMS FOR ADVERTISING

rur one square OF i2 lines less Agate type one
Isrtlun SlW Tor each subsequent Insertion 26 cenfa
niss the number of Insertions marked on the ad
Hytttse,ieht II VIII he continued until ordered ont
tislng by the year. anu 'Neis s~u'er
Probateand commissioners Notices a. coeach
For notices of Liherations Estravs tho F,-m..;on
anu dissolution of Copartnerships &c Al % e,rh Tor
company the letter money iHus' Ac-
Noticesln news columns 10 cents per line each in
seFtioh blt no charge made of lessthan So cents
Notices of Deaths and Marriages inserted gratis bu
extended obituary Notices Poetry vi lfe rhare a.
til ra.eof vecents perline ~
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18
The Vermont Historical Society.

The following additions to the collec-
tions of the Vermont Historical SOCIETY
were made during the months of August
and September. 1876:
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18
Tlle 1f*er"' y"

rDNTE Coo"'!
,<F~pAY. OC4ODrR Is. 1876.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18

The unfortunate Miranda
daughter OF John and Ruth Bridgman
whose remains are here inferred,
Fell Prey to the Flames
That cons >umea her Fathers House
On ye llth of June l1J7.
Aged IS.
The room below famed like a Stove
And cross Tor those who slept above
She Venturcd on the trembling floor
1t Fell. She sunk and rose no more
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18

SENATE.
satr rI met An in ~7 % .a I'd M t. "Ftr 4y The he Ts
ash' h rrI 'rIft % tnr HtnAtr AMI ta'.ot b.nS
Wa DICTATED daily elected Press lent ten. pare the
senate. having received an UNANIMOUS ste ior the
me President having resumed ti' chair he a1nouoe,l
tee. on The Iart u thu senate
mnl{tt, tiulre mt STAT e.Ientii1nreGs undrr
Rl'iand shniH + M.nd7r and y nd! Of ~, ,Ta,.s
rrs1a II, u SENATORS h+i1ha .f kHtiaid LoTen-
man Of "is,r an a' rrAt M to the .rAd list r,
listed eArr IL cases II extreme poverty; read twice
and referred TO c"nlIDlttc on GRAND last.
II IL. All Al4rniIIei; section ~ of chapter
= General statutes r!atll. t. powers o: probate court;
= srit45F Sc
al'tles rad tw.,e ai-d r,isrr,d TO committee on
l. -'t,i -"'',l II - rat-r = sel4rrA s.aturs r LAT!
ordered a; TIN iry>et time. Read t4!rl time and
h,:,s ie..t..r. On. E.,fr, ny Mr., l~1l Of A.
Hy Mr Aht5t prvtil t" amend ti@ ) chapter
Is general statutes 'VrNliIi4s that the NulcrlhteI-
tor, ; t. committee III stat I'1lI
I rs 3i s,t,rs rtE a. ity as 4
--nns proNllins tsr discharge # l.''r debtor /"
~ Mr >IaiiiS Il filyslur.l t. chau-e the name ot
*, N- Wi-tr frlnhi f th% better ,re-er,a
! u "t hiark bass IN Franklin pond! to committee IN
+, NJ NairS burlington for the selnishlea, f
equal t. i'Irl- nlneut the offences Themselves 10
81 NJ. ir.IiiEnafI II Waterbury IN amendment Of
sr'ti II a. charter IL errAl statutes. I"aLs l. IN
M II i a.' ~, 5,n, a }r'5;er r.t "a 5 -r, l If
cN,rIiturc-: Mr. B d.-e't y - hi.~tUrl pnb =
81 hAld ;Fn i'.,l IT Ia.r4aNe" >ew'n'f 81 Al
JOINT A>-iMHl-r
Ti., into tia, l;ei rc~;ltatl,r~ Han a.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18

L5ut EpSotor -, Mr.. Hatte oi it.iton t. "tsciIld
and repeai the JOINT resolution PROV dung tor VISIT
to the reform school at NcIreiil%s ~ the General As
sembly. , ,
The resolution WAS or"t ~ NJ Ia tel 'n TIE
grouud OF Its icxredlell''A and vSi"ih'
Bailey Uf IaIriaNtu raise the l0fHt ii nlHtr
hat more than twenty -four nr had int - d sin, g
original r-~nitltlpt id !I-llCe t
rnull not be reronslItr,d and iuasn 'ti tt- r.lr
Lad been led and ttlSli sod {" 10y
he House the III
order. winch last point he char t.. trralct
Mr. Peck, of Ira. said that Walte he Nt'i #galt It
lntnG he thought It t'bp iatc now Il
rtsclud IL and moved that TIE resl'tl be iad on Tie
table.
Iartlclgattd by NJ Ma II Chelsea. IT
Bailey Fairlaven and Vi AdtiIs nj Ei'stnf-h b Mr
WOndbrd,e OF Nergenncs STATED! the lie ssN tor iilt
OF the General Assembly 70 Nergenr4e
and Sc for themselves what HE state dVint tor III;
rCf ton juvenile ofeLd aud since al the
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18
THURSDAY. oc.p3er i,th. l-;6,

.;int Ie>Jlutirn BY Senator tinll i."t BcnnInetoI'
committee State Prison 70 VISIT that
into rs C,'ntil;l''i
uowtr send tor persons and IptrS ana to report to
their respe, tive Houses ty bil on "tef" -. adj tci
OF the part OF the NClIatr-
Eis Iltrodu.i Gnd I.ctttr.d i. ~'.-'nter i5li@ ii
i.lENaA AID Drits. ;-,-
lshiIg OF road commissioners. T. va ~ AL
concerning llSl!tt OF lI9 WAY :
and bridges shall nave power tu hear aHd uctrnint
the same ard damages aGalust the delH'I 4t
for O the AMI ttl1
1e-,le lect refusal OF said towns. t" FIar SAID l!-ul
rlrrirlps snail have to lS-ie
against SAID towns the d II sl: ass sSincl
and costs and apply the i,rht ed, OF sali VAIil'i
hy nn agent whom they shah appoint. i tn" repair &"
IA iusutfcieut highways and hIIi-c> !htse COM
rliss,oilerS appointed A the county c"I I. all %
hold Their Office for one year; rtt " zee al :t-
terrel to committee on highways aLi br-,!r.s.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18

In memory Of Mrs. Martha Bridgman.
he Wuc of Capt. Orlando Br,dgman
Who died April le 3D., 1866.
And IN the GSth year of her are
And the first pprSon IurioI il, ,t,;c x,,.., .,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18
Bob Ingersoll.

luIN ours,
DE. HIRAM a. CUTTING
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18

I'm not much for shlhump spakin.
declared Il candidate for Alderman in New
York the other night. but for honesty
and capacity and integrity bate the div
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-08-11

Seventh Day Baptists Anniversaries.
The Southwestern yearly meeting was
held at Pardee, Atchison county Kansas,
May 2Ist 1875.
The Southwestern Association met
with the Greenbrier church in " est Vir-
ginia, the last week in May. Rev. Chas.
A. Burdick, moderator.
The Eastern Seventh Day Baptist AsSo-
citation held its fourteenth annual session
with the church of New Market, New
Jersey, June 1st, 1875. Eleven churches
were represented by over 60 delegates.
The next meeting will be held at Brook.
Ign, New York.
The Seventh Day Baptist Central As
with the church in West Edmensen, Otse-
go Co., n. Y, June Sth. D. K. Davis,
moderator. Thirteen churches were rep
resented by "A delegates.
The Western Association commenced
its session at Friendship New York, on
the 18th OF June, D. D. Sherman, mod
orator. Fifteen churches were represent t.
ed by % delegates. They passed strong
resolutions against the use of tobacco, in
toxicating liquors, and every form OF
political corruption.
The Northwestern Seventh Day Bap-
fist Association met near the last OF June
at Dodge Center, Minnesoa There were
delegates there from the other assOcia-
tiOns present. Prof. Albert Whitford,
Of Milton College WAS moderator.
The General Conference Is to be held
at WalwOrth, Wisconsin, September next.
The Honorary degree of Doctor of d.
vinity was bestowed by the Kansas
State University at its recent commence
mrnt, upon Jonathan Allen, Phi. D. Pres
dent of the Seventh Day Baptist Univer-
sity, located at Alfred, Allegheny county
New York.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-08-11

pie. have known Mr.. Chambers for
over fifteen years as man of honor
and good reputation, held in high re-
gard among men wherever he went,
and whom 1 read in your last issue that
Mrs. c. had come out six miles to get
US to sign her paper, and knowing
Mr.. Gould came four and one-haIf
miles west of III. to ask our old friend
and neighbor, Myers, if he did not
know or had heard OF something
against Mr.. Chambers. Myers said,
he did not know aud had not heard of
any thing only what he had read in
the papers. Gould then asked If his
brother did not know of something.
M-"I can't tell what my brother
knows" for like the old lady, how
could he ''tell anything about any
thing heidi not know anything about"
When / knew this and much more,
l could not help saying a word in de-
fence of one l honestly believe inno-
cent. No one regrets more than /,
the many bitter things that this way
of doing will bring up; friends and
nSighbOrs of long standing will say t.
one another little things-things long
ford cannot meet again with friendly
feelings as of yOre. And why all this
Because the signers of the libel and
their legal advisors have not read the
bible. Ii the father, brother or friend
OF one of the many outraged girls had
Informed on him, every man in the
county would say right; pnt him
through. That would save wrangling
among friends, for men will talk
But let us "Judge not, least we also be
jndgGd.''
Some may say, write this as Cham
bers Is my cousin, not so, have said
as much for other men and will again
when believe them innocent.
R. T. SNEDIKER.