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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-12-19

BEAUTIFUL THGNGs.-A spirit that har-
bors no malice, and forgives as it would
be forgiven. A soft answer given when
the heart prompts harsh one.' 1t is
beautiful thing to frankly acknowledge an
error we are conscious of committing to-
ward another; and more enjoyable thing
to know we are wiping away the tears of
pain which our thoughtless words have
caused The ready smile of a cheerful
spirit, and the encouraging words of
time-tried companion, are beautiful things
in the eyes of the angels. A friend, who
loveth at all times, through evil and
through good report; through sorrow unto
joy; through sin and suffering unto repen-
tance, is more beautiful than the stars in
the armament above; more to be desired
than all the wealth ofGolconda A pure
heart is the crown of all beautiful things.
The Shaker.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-12-19

CASTING SINS IN THE SEA.-A strange
scene was witnessed by an English visitor
at Odessa on the first day of the present
Jewish year, Late in the afternoon a
large number of the fifty or sixty thou
sand Jews inhabiting Odessa wended their
way toward the sea with the purpose of
throwing their last years sins into it, in
order TO begin the new year with a clean
soul. They stood about in groups, close
ly packed together in some places. looking
toward the water, recting prayers OF
reading psalms or portion of Isaiah.
The groups were formed for the most
part of listeners, with a man, and in a
very few instances woman-an old wo-
man with speotacleS on her thoroughly
Jewish nose-reading to them. Some Of
the people turned their empty pockets ir-
side out and shook them toward the sea.
Others merely made sign Of throwing
themselves into it.--LeSSure Rour.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-12-19

CHANGES IN EUROPEAN CLMATE,-In
the Bay of Komenok, near Koma. in
Greenland, fossil and very characteristic
remains of palm and other trees have
been discovered lately, which tend to show
that in these parts formerly rich vege-
tatiou must have existed. But the ice
period of geologist arrived, and, MS II con
sequence of the decreasing temperature,
this fine vegetation was covered with ice
and snow. This sinking in the tempert-
ture, which moved in II southerly direc-
tion, AS can be proved by geological date,
i. C., the discovery of fossil plants of GER
tam species, seems to be going on in our
day also. During the last few years the
ice has increased far toward the south
thus between Greenland and the Artc sea
colossal masses of ice have accumulated.
On European coasts navigators now fire.
quently find ice in attitudes where it never
existed before during the summer months,
and the cold reigning upon the Scandina-
vian peninsula this summer results from
the masses of ice which are floating in the
regions where the Gulf stream bends to-
ward our coasts. This is a repetition of the
observation made in the cold summer of
1865. The unaccustomed vicinity Of these
masses, of ice has rendered the climate of
Iceland so cold that corn no longer ripenS
there, and the Icelanders, in fear of II
coming famine and icy climate, begin to
found new home in North America.-
S1OedjSh Paper.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-12-19

Mr.. George Francis Tram appeared as a
witness in Philadelphia courtroom the
other day. George Francis Train. the
philosopher, ailirms,' sud the counsel for
defense. "Then must the witness repeat
said the crier, stepping back dismayed
'Iet him repeat, Il do soemnly--,' 81
don't solemnly,' put in Mr., Train ~ have
nothing to do with 'solemny.'" But the
Judge explained the usages OF the court on!
nnd' swapping his fingers with IN inditfer-
ent twill of his right hand, the eccentric
witness conformed. All eyes then followed
him to the stand lie sat bolt upright and
looked mildly around, His broad face was
bronzed to the hue of copper. Ills shock
of iron.gray hair stood out from his head
in curls, like so many little snakes; In
response to the question as to his residence
he said "Madison-s square" "And what Is
vour business, Mr.. Tramp continued thG
counsel for defense II am II loater; l
have sat ten hours day for three years IN
Central Park, feeding sparrows ana play
ing with children" You are gentle
m99n.at. large suggested the counsel.
No; am a large gentleman. l have
been traveller, merchant, banker ran
road builder, and so on" which was SaiG
very composedly, and Mr., Train iro"heo
at lhe tttering'
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-12-19

When man goes round the house sigh
ing and wishing himself dead you needn't
trouble to put the bottle Of opium away.
He wouldn't touch it for worlds. If he
should be suddenly attacked with the collie,
you would hear him screaming out for
doctor ut the top of his voice. One day
Pompey said he wanted to die and 60 to
glory. He wrought himself into an ecstat-
ic state, and told the people at the pray
er meeting that he positively couldn't
wait much longer, That night, at twelve,
some one knocked at his cabin door.
" What do you want?" said the colored
man tremblingly. II want Pompey to
take him to glory" replied grutf voice.
The darkey thought moment and then
said, {" Mister Angel, Pompey done moved
up Norf three months ago, and don't never
expect to come back again. Now 90 wayr
White or black, we are all the same.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-12-19

But the star went down, and Abraham
said II care not for gods which set
He waited until the consultations apr ear
ed, and then said: "These are my gods. y
But the galaxies were carried beneath the
west, and he said: " l care not for gods
which SET" When the moon rose he said
4" This is my Cod" But the moon, too,
went down. When the sun uprose he sa-
luted it us king, but the wheeling sky
carried the king of day behind the flaming
pines of the west And Abraham in the
holy twilight, turning his face toward the
asserting azure, said to his people: Il
give myself to Him who was, and is, and
is to come, Father of the stars and moon
and sun, and who never sets, because He
is the Eternal Noon."-JOseph Cook. in
Daily Aduocate.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-12-19

ST. PETERsBURGH WITHOUT THE CAR.
"A st. Petersburgh correspondent writes
The empress is regent of the empire in
the absence of the emperor ut the seat of
war. Her majesty is a woman of strong
understanding and fine education She
was reared with the expectation of being
married into the reigning family of Russia.
She is distinguished for kindness of heart,
beneyolence, and amiability of character.
Her gay and cheerful disposition is in
marked contrast with the habilual melan-
choly of Alexander. His majesty would
have avoided the war had not the PansE-
Wet party been too powerful for him to re-
sist Since he has been forced into it he
has been oppressed with sorrow at the
immense sacrifice of life it has occasioned,
the unskillful manner in which it has been
conducted, and the corrupt practices Which
have characterized every branch of the
military administration. As | wrote in
previous letter, he is not willing to return
to st, Petersburgh until the honor of his
arms has been redeemed by successes
which will obltcrate the memory of past
reverses. All the imperial prices are with
him. He lives in II Bulgarian hovel, in
the midst of all kinds of dlscomforts, and
his sons are housed in tents, which in
rainy weather are envclopcd by sea- of
mud. The great palaces at the capital,
with their luxurious equipments, are, for
the most part, closed, the empress living
in her own apartments. There are no re-
ceptions, no balls and no court entertain
ments of any kind. Some of the large
rooms are occupied by the ladies of the
Red Cross Society, who, under the super
of the empress, daily meet
there to prepare lint, bandages, and stores
of different kinds for the relief of the Rus
sian wounded Her majesty plies the nee
die as busily as the noble danes under her
orders, and sets an example of Christian
charity which all seek TO emulate. Regent
though she be, she rarely presides over Il
ministerial council, and leaves everything
to Count Miliutin, the minister of war. He
is, at present, virtual ruler of Russia, for
the emperor and Gortschakoff are too much
occupied with the military operations in
Turkey to give the government of the em-
pire the attention it deserves.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-12-19

The Christian Aduocqte gives the fol-
of our Church: There are ninety-one an
nual conferences; 1926 itinerant and
1888 local preachers-an increase of 1S4
in the number of the former; members,
l,473, ,006-an increase of 4S,0l2; proba-
TONERS. 2O0,2Sl-a decrease of 26237.
Total members and probationers, 1892
an increase of 2l,775; baptlsms, 1872 832-
of which 76,j40 were of children; church
edihces, 16,099-an increase of 293; value
of church edifces, so, 1873, ,673-a decrease
of 1867 ,0SS; Sunday Schools, 1918
an increase of 81; Sunday School scholars.
400, ,283-an increase of 1920. During
the year ll9 preachers and 1924 mem
bers died.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-12-19

A western paper has the following
Zone of the young men at Wilton sat
down the other day and wrote on the back
of a couple of postal cards Then he
turned them over and directed them, but by
some mischance placed the address on the
wrong cards. The result was, the shirt
factory in Chicago got very polite invi'
taton to go carriage riding, while the
Young mans girl was made frantic by re
ceiving the following Please send me Il
sample of the stuff your shirts are made
&C y
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-12-19

Rrt11NG1sMs. i never had man cum
70 me- for advice but before he had got
thru he had more advice to offer tnah 10
ask for. - .,its from
heirs and others, have konkluded 10 lu- a,
minister upon mi own estate by Spenu'ng
it as 60 along. h.tor
hornet is not so innosont as a XII Eater-
niller. but venerate them more. lhcte
is nne end ov them that no man can WIN
impunity phool with. a,,c wifi,
,Lo Inv in tbe lransackshun is alwus on
the one side, but the folly is equ"l'y u''
yided.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-12-19

IT MADE HIM iAUGH.-A cheerful view
of Washington is given in story once
told by Mrs. Madison to a little girl, who
now repeats it in LippjncoH, lone day
in Philadelphia" said Mistress Dolly
Madison, II was sitting in my parlol
with n very dear friend, Mrs. II, B. Lee
when in walked Payne Todd Cher son)
dressed in my calico bed-gown. While
we were laughing at the figure he cut, the
servant threw open the door, and an
nounced General and Mrs. Washington
What to do with the dreadful hoy | didn't
know lie could not face the President in
that garb. Neither could he leave the
room without meeting them, for the dool
they were entering was the only one.
made him crawl quickly under IL low
broad settee on which | was setting.
had Just time to arrange the drlpery " hen
the Washingtons entered After the
courtly greetings, and tie usual opmpli
mentS of the season, there came from un.
der the settee II heavy sigh, which evident
lv attracted the Generals notice. How
ever, only talked and laughed Il little
louder hoping to divert his attention whrr
oh, me!-there came an outcry and ;
kick that could not be ignored. 50
stopped down and dragged Payne out b,
the leg. General Washington's lgnit,
left him for once. Laugh! Why, he fair
ly roared He nearly went into convul
sions. The sight of that boy in that gown
all so unexpected. coming wrong end frs
from under my soat-it was too much"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-12-19

Sclf.evident truths, axioms-they will
not go out of date in mathematics They
will not 90 out of date in theology. We
must teach all men to believe in religious
axioms, us we have taught some TO believe
in mathematical We must gaze on the
stars and the moon, if we do not wait for
the sun, or knowledge of mans whole
nature to rise. But he who waiteth for
the sun will not be disappointed. The
Koran says tn when Abraham set ont on
his travels he was insuficiently acquainted
with religious truth He saw the star Of
evening, and said; "This is my Cod
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-12-19

SAFETY IN TRAVEL. 1t takes the French
to get up statistics. One of their learned
men skillful in that line has demonstrated
the great improvement which has taken
place in the safety of travel in modern
times. He says that in the old diligence
days IL man had one chance of being killed
in 800 900 trips, and one chance of being
injured in 10000. On the railway between
1885 and 1865 there was one chance of
being killed in 2,000,0 journeys. and one
chance of being injured in 100000. From
1855 to 1875 one chance of being killed in
making 100000 journeys, and one chance
of being injured in 100000. Now the
chances of being killed are as one to 45,.
100000, and Of being injured one to l,0OO,-
900. Consequently person travelling ten
hours a day at the rate of forty miles an
hour would in the first period have had IA
chance of escaping destruction during 32l
years; during the second period during
1914 years, and between 1879 and 1876
during 7439 years.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-12-19

BREvITY.-Fe writer's know when to
stop writing, they say too much. Martin
Luther closed his speech before the Diet of
Worms with these words: Here stand.
| cannot do otherwise. God help me.
Amen"
Suppose he had said: " The position
which | at present occupy | shall continue
to maintain The latter is grmnmatcally
correct. You can praise it, but literary
art condems it as weak and unworthy.
Go back to the Old Testament. Let
there be light, and there was light Be-
yond the naked grandeur of these words
art cannot 90. And in fact brevity is an
art-one worth cuItivating, too.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-12-19

DEFENDING TIE BTBLE.-Never was
better answer made then poor Irishman
made to II Catholic priest while defending
himself for reading the Bible.
But" said the priest, the Bible is
for the priest, and not for the likes O. you,"
"Ah! but, sir" he answered. 81 was
reading in my Bible, You shall read it to
your children an sure the priests have
got no children
But" Michael" says the priest, "you
cannot understand the Bible. It's not O.
you to understand it, my man.
"Ah! very well, your reverence, if l
cannot understand it, it will do me no
harm, and what can understand does me
IL heap O good
Very well, Mike said the priest. You
must 60 to church, and the church will
teach you; the church will give you the
milk of theWord."
And where does the church get it from
but out of the BibleP All! your reverence,
| would rather keep the COW myself"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-12-19

CURIOSIFIEs OF A WEEKS NEWSPAPER
CLIPPING. Mr.. Krawl Of Davenport, Ia.,
after kindling a fire in his store the other
day, threw the lighted match behind him,
which landed in Il keg of powder left 10y
some unsuspected burglars, the night be.
fore, and Mr., Krawl went soaring sky
ward, coming down ut distance and
receiving dangerous burns and bruises.
a lad in Deaker's Corners. Ulster Coun-
ty, N. Y. shoots himself through the heart
with rifle after hiding in the leg of his
boot letter, in which he begs his mother
to bury him in i'm old packing box, as
cheap us she can find, because funerals are
expensive, and an old box is good enough
for him any way.
Then bridegroom at Reading, Pa, is
taken sick ut his own wedding, and is a
corpse before he has keen husband twelve
hours.
Then there comes to the front Mon
tana man who has invented an electrical
automaton dog, with vulcanized rubber
head, brass spine, sheet.iro ribs, copper
toed feet, cast-iron tail and Il gutta- percha
skin, and IN interior where the wheels of
IN eight-day machine whirl around and
send him waltzing about to the tune of two
miles minute.
An Illinois machinist nvents machine
for intlicting capital punishment,a. .gallows
with powerful springs instead of weights,
which is warranted to satisfy the most ex-
acting malelactor in the matter of break
ING his neck.
a man went into store ut Hull, near
Ottawa, and asked to have an address
written on II card. The clerk wrote it for
him, and was going to tack it on Il trunk
which the man was about to send off But
that would not do. No persuasion could
induce him to have it placed on the outside
of the trunk. lie said it must be placed
inside, and if the parties wanted to see
where to take it they could lift the lid and
see the address. He had his way, and the
trunk was dispatched with the address
inside.
To match this person and to close this
list, there is Il woman in Newburg, N. Y,
who is called to testify in q law suit, who
can neither be coaXed nor ntimidated
spite of all the lawyers, Judge and all the
dread enginery of the law, into opening
her mouth on the matter. The earthquake
seems to have shaken things up to some
purpose.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-12-19

Mrs, sanborn of Derby Line, charged with forg-
ing note for 800, has been bound over in 5000
and her father and mother in 500 each for stealing
the note.
Bismarcks lavorite dog, Nero, has lately died by
poison, and the Prince has promised a large re
ward for his assassin. Wrapped in superb velye
covering, Neros body was llld in box, and borne
on the shoulders of eight workmcn, dressed in
black, to a grave in the park.
The late OryilIe Robinson of Newport was such
a cOrpulcnt man-weighing over three hundred
pounds-that after his death all efforts to procure
sufficiently large casket for his body were unaval
ing, and finally a large box had to be made and
covered with broadcloth and in this he was buried
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-12-19

The Scientific american contains the
first announcement of what may be the
most wonderful invention of the day.
Nothing could be more Incredible than the
likelihood of once more hearing the voice
Of the dead, yet the invention of the new
instrument is said to render this possible
hereafter. 1t is true that the voices are
slilled, hut whoever has spoken or who
ever may speak into the mouthpiece of the
Phonograph, has the assurance that his
speech may be produced audibly in his own
tones, long after he himself had turned in
to dust. An orator in Boston, tor exam
pie, speaks. An indented strip of paper is
the tangible result; but this travels under
u second machine which may connect with
the telephone. No only is the speaker
heard now in San Francisco, perhaps, but
by passing the strip again under the re-
producer, he may be heard tomorrow, or
next year, or next century. His speech in
the first instance is recorded and transmit
ted simultaneously, and indefinite repeti.
ton is possible. The invention is purely
mechanical-no electricity is involved. 1t
is simple affair of vibrating plates,
thrown into vibration by the human voice
1t is crude yet, but the principle has been
found, and notifications and improve
mcnts are only II matter of time.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-12-19

Ponca Indians have received their Ulster
overcoats. They put them on immediate
". They stuck their legs through the
sleeves all right, but what in the name of
goodness to DO with the rest of the coat
they didn't know and they never will find
out.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-12-19

trae story is told of how, in old times,
when Albany was bat small settlement
and fnery great rarity II young lady
secured a new bonnet from New York
Shortly afterwards the Indians made Il
raid into the town, and this girl was com
PEELED to fly for her life pursued across
the field by Il Young redskin and bearing
in her hand the precious bonnet, whose
gaudy ribbons had attracted the savage
eye. As she ran headlcng, her friends
cried out to her:
drop the bonnet Sally, or he'll kill
you!' No" she screamed. I'd us lief
lose my life us my bonnet and doubtless
she stated the exact fact. We are glad to
say that the imprudent mink escaped with
both her bonnet and her life, and lived to
be the mother of II large and hourishing
family.
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-12-19

Moody and sahkey conmenced their labors In
Providence, sunday. The crowd al ound the hall
in the evening was 20 great as to pushla horse car
from the track and cause considerable personal
injuly and loss Of clothing Three churches were
hlled with tho overflow.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-12-19

N. thaniel Greene, postmaster of Boston IRON
1929 to 1871, died in Boston, Thanksgiving Day,
aged eighty years. He was an active journalist in
New Hampshire in early life and one Of the founders
of the Boston Statesman Later he was the author
Of several well-known works.
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Che FREEMAN.


MONTPELIER VT.
WEDNESDAY. DEC. 10, 1877.
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WINDHAM COUNTY.

Recently, fourteen persons were admitted to
membership in the Methodist Church at Ascutney.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-07-31
Rev. Francis Grant.

The people who were fortunate
enough to visit the Sunday school con.
vention, held In this city In April last,
and listened to the thrilling bible
readings by the Rev. Francis Grant,
will hall, with pleasure, his reappear.
ance In our midst. Commencing next
Sunday night in the Young Mems
Christian association rooms, he will
give series Of bible readings, and
conduct other religious services, non
sectarean, which will be duly an
nounced, from time to time, In the
columns Of this paper.