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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-09-25
VOL. XXXV.

Inc next night we housed the lit,ls
WOOD pile in the kitchen, but carelssslv
'e"V'ng the back door open. one of the
goats Kept on the mountain for THAR r,;,,.
p'unu her way into the room and wa,
standing on the table. w
very peculiar incidents trapsnired IN
those days of early travel, but l. seem.
even yet new things are to arise, as TODAY
Mr.. Charles T. Whedon of White6.,d N
H. came to the summit to erect . a..
unuer the direction, as he says, of the
spirit of John E. Lyon, which is, as he be.
i'e'es' TO be the mystery of the nine
teenlh century" The wind prevented its
erection to day. but next Monday, weather
and spirits permitting, it will be unfurled
to the Mount Washington gales, which
will undoubtedly dispose of it in the next
storm.
MIR. Whedon says the iron braces for
the pole, which is 10 stand on certain
rock pointel out to him in his vision. were
made at Whitefield before he started; and
proving perfect fit. are additional proof
of his vision.
The flag which he is 10 put up on his
pole. which is twenty-five feet HIGH. was
made in New York under spiritual direc-
tion. 1t is certainly original in design.
1t is four and one-half feet wide and eight
feet long. In the center is the United
States coat of arms (be American eagle
resting on a shield). Above it are the
words, " e Pluribus Onum." Encirclipg
this is the inscription, "Mystery of the
Age, or the Great Revelation of the Nine
teenth Century" Though Mr.. Whedon
" has much talk" we could hardly make
out what this great mystery was to be.
Among other things was to be in 1881 the
erection of an immense statue to Wash
ington, on the summit of the mountain.
1t is to be. as he says, of marble, and su-
perior to any present work of art.
Mr.. Whedon is, doubtless, a little
" light" in his upper story, and we can
hardly suppose the spirits of Washington.
Lincoln, Napoleon and others of whom he
speaks, will help him out with his great
mystery"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-09-25

AN ALLEGoRY.-A great king, desiring
to teach his son practical lesson, ordered
a long table to be prepared in one of the
galleries of his palace, set out with all
manner of toyes, fruits and other things
which he thought would please the little
boy. Taking him to a door at one end of
the room, he said to him MY son pass
Gown this hall, and whatever you are
pleased with. you may take for your own.
upon one condition-you are not to turn
back. When you have gone the whole
length of the table, and have made your
decision, 90 out ut the other door, and
b. ing me what you have chosen" JOY
fully the little boy started. enchtnte with
the prospect he ate and drank, and gath
cred his hands and arms full of treas ures,
and presently firing of what he bad, he
threw them away to make room for some
more glittering toy which attracted him
farther en-; but which when secured,
somehow did not please nor satisfy i'm us
much rs he had expected, and he was con-
stantly looking back Tegretfully to that
which be had left behind, or he saw some
thing still farther on which he thought
more desirable. Now instead of being
happy in having his choice Of all these
good things. the little hoy grew irritable
and dissatisfied. At lengh he appeared
before the king with a sorrowful counter.
nance. and in his hands were IL few brok
en- toys. Is this all, my son. that You
have brought me out of all the intini e
var iety from which you have chosrn!'
" Yes, father" sohhed the weeping bov,
." that which pleased me at frs seemed 81
poor and inferior. when | had them, TO
that which saw farther on, that | could
not be contenr. and always hoping t.
secure something to please me better
could not make my choice, and now these
are all | have. On, if might 90 back
once morp?" Not so, my son." said the
king, =" that canno, be; but let this lesson
sink deep in your heart. As you %
through life. enjoy each day all there is in
it Of pleasure and happiness; do not look
back with vain regrets, nor live in anlic
ip,tion of future joys obIivious of those
which are in your reach. Let each day
bring you its measure Of comfort and
cheer. The present is all you are ever
sure of. by wisely improving it your mem
ories of the past will be pleasant and youl
future happiness will be assured"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-09-25

THE LOTUs.-The Egyptian lotus, so
celebrated the world over for its rare and
beautiful blossoms, in flavor and color,
have not until quite recently, been known
to exist at all in the United States. but are
found, in great perfection, in several plac-
es in this country-one of which we dis
covered last week to be in Lake Winnie
hngo, near the Insane Hospital, and
probably at some other points on the
lake. 1t grows also at Selden's Cove, on
Connecticut River not far from Long
island Sound, and its rare and beautiful
blossoms are always in great demand there
from 50 TO $40 having been offered for
them. Every effert to transplant has been
unsuccessful, and it has been heretofore
believed that only at one spot elsewhere
on the North Carolina COASTS it success
fully grown in this country; though now
that idea is exploded if we are correct in
believing that it grows in Lake Winneba-
90. The origin of the lotus at Seden's
Cove is attributed by tradition to some
seeds which blew from a shipload of
Egyptian RAGS passing up the river. The
blossoms on the Lake Winnebago speci-
mems are of delicate pale buff color. and
larger and finer in their texture than the
ordiiary pond lilies of this country
Green BuU AdUOcdte.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-09-25

ENEMIES. The men who have real ene-
mics are generally they who have true
friends also-men of will and pride, of
courage and power, dealers with events
and shapers of circumstances, not gabblers
and marauders. These do not talk of their
enemies either; they do not think ofthem /;
they have other and better things to do.
Accepting them as a matter of course,
they attend 10 the business they have in
hand, neither explaining nor telling why
they are what they are not, and were new
er designed to be. Depend, when you
hear man vaporing of his enemies, that
his character or lack of it is incapable of
supporting even one veritahle enemy.
His enemies are internal not external, and
he raves about them either because he has
lost balance through his egotism, or be-
cause he is trying 10 throw up defenses for
his own inadequacy.-N Y. Times.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-09-25

testify that sometimes he used to let out
some of that reserved force. which now
seems to be kept back, and that on those
occasions there was something terrific in
his oratory. Now he never gets out of
that easy, conversational way, and yet
there is earnesness breathing in every
word so eagerly caught by the listener.
The only difference is that in those early
lines the silver tongue was pointed with
fire, while now the smooth sentences, the
earnest thoughts do not pass through the
earnest, who is animated by worthy pur-
pose does not need to resort to violence to
make his sincerity felt.
But however earnestncss may express
itself, whether in the quiet gentle form
which wins without exciting, or whether
in vigorous appeals and stirring deeds
which arouse the most dormant and the
most Indifferent, there are few qualities
more needed by the workers of the world
than this. In business matters every one
recognizes the fact that he who does not
conduct his affairs with energy must be
content to take subordinate position if he
does not fail entirely. But when the sharp
spur of personal interest is wanting we
are TOO apt to slacken our energies and
trust in a general belief that in some way
the work will 20 on. If success does not
reward our efforts we fl ttler ourselves that
we are sowing the seed and that sometime
the fruit will appear. Deep, persistent
effort does not mo- tgage the future. 1t
pursues its object with confidence that
inspires a like confidence in others and
generally commands success.
The forces that would pull down and de-
stroy are always at work and at work with
will. Moreover, it is vastly easier TO de-
slroy than to build up. Only the spirit of
St. Paul or a Luther can meet effeclually
the evil forces ut work upon society. The
results which attend persistent and earnest
efforts are manifested in the temperance
reforms and revival labors of the past win
ter. The hole-heartedness with which
these labors have been conducted is a,
once proof of what may ne done and one
of the encouraging signs of the times.
Men who are philanthropsts in the lit
eral sense of that word make the one
purpose of their lives superior to every
other. They work TO benefit mankind and
not to be seen Of men. Neither the
praise of men nor the rewards Of this
world are sufficient to alloy the purity o.
their motives or to diminish the ardor o.
their efforts. go work, the workman
that should repair world.' N.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-09-25

DRY BUILDING SPoTs.-If houses were
huilt upon dry sites and of sufficient area,
and with proper arrangements for venli-
lation, and the water supply were pure
md sufficient, the larger half of the great
problem of sanitary science would be
81 vel. The disposal of the refuse of life
and labor is simple matter. Wretched
homes, impure air, and fouled water lower
the physical and mental stamina of men
and women so much rs to make them in
different to dirt, and passive almost under
disease. Arouse their enegits by better
homes, and the disposal of refuse or waste
substances would become work of ease,
if not eff absolute pleasure. For all of the
different modes of disposing of swerage
or other waste there is none so simple,
direct, or efficient for the rural districts,
as its immediate application to the soil.
and conversion into the growing crops of
the garden or allotment.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-09-25

PARIS SuoPs.-A Paris letter says:
There is very curious commercial feaIu ure
about Paris. said to a Dane by birth,
and n cosmopolitan by nature, " see no
wholesale houses here" He replied
" There are none," which was certainly a
good reason for my not having seen them.
He added: " My dear sir, the Frenchman
has no idea of rebate for quantity. If
YOU are asked one franc for one bottle OF
wine YOU will be asked ten thousand francs
for ten thousand bottles, or million
francs for million bottles.' In the re-
tail business they look upon trade with
this solitary retail eye. Thirty centimes
for some little lace edging per yard. Two
hundred yards of it could not be bought q
a centime less per yard than was asked
for one yard. The last was a persona
experience, while locker on, where three
women were being struck dumb with this
monstrous idea. French manufacturers
of course, have their agencies here, per,
haps, occupying little room. but in al
Paris one cannot find johbing house, {
bio wholesale commission house. or any
thing resembling stock of goods for sale
at wholesale prices. Paris is essentially
in trade, city of shops.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-09-25

Among the works of the Immortal
Raphael is drawing which represents
St. Paul at Ephesus. He is preaching.
Gathered into the background are his
hearers, all natural and graceful, and all
intently listening to the words of the
speaker. The most striking feature of the
picture is the figure of the apostle, His
attitude and his countenance confront you
at once, magnificent and imposing. That
which was the prominent feature in the
character of Paul, and which the artist
has here brought out, was his command
ing spirit, his almost superhuhlan energy.
His appearance as represented is described
as inspired, terrible, majestic.
1t is the consciousness of great pur-
pose, pursued with untiriDg energy, which
is the secret of great deeds. The success
which attends great reformaIions, and
which startles every one, is often due
more to tile intense earnestncss of the re-
formers than TO amy novelty iu their prin-
cples. The same doctrines may have
been proclaimed long time, but not with
sufficient ability and enthusiasm to take
hold upon the people. The doctrines
which Luther preached rad been announc-
ed hundred years earlier, and while the
times may have been ripening for the Ref
ormation during these many years, yet ii
was the union of great ability with burn
ing zeal which finally consummated the
work. The earnestness of Luther perme-
ated his whole being, his language and his
conceptions. His great purpose was su-
perior to every personal consideration,
whether of fame or of safety. 1t was as
impossible for Papal bulls to resist the eff
fects of an energy like this as it was fol
the followers of the new faith not to catch
the fire of the same zeal.
Many men, witnessing the success which
attends the most earnest workers, jump al
the conclusion that the violence and the
extravagant expression, into which en-
tbusiasts are sometimes betrayed, consti-
tu,es earnestness. A greater mistake
could hardly be made. The world has
need of more earnest workers. but not o
more clustering, noisy men. Earnestness
does not consist in violent gestures. louc
voice, or in vehement language. Only
the very ignorant are captivated by these
things. The best writer's and speakers are
accustomed to curb their spirit lest they
weaken their position by excess.
Earnestness may express itself in fierce
denunciation of the wrong, or it may be
as quiet and yet as strong as some mighty
river in its lowland course. Those who
have heard Mr.. Wendell Phillips in The
early days of the anti-slavery movement
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-09-25

WHAT A SQUIRREL REvEALED.-On
the banks of the Blue Juniata," in Hun
tlngdon county, stands the quiet little town
of Alexandria. Years ago in and about
the village, lived Il wild and evil man, the
terror of the country, known us " Lewis.
the robber." Many a night traveller lost
his gold, and many Il wagoner on the old
Pittsburgh md Philadelphia pike was be-
reft by force of his valuables. Recently
two gentlemen were out hunting on Short
Mountain, II mile or two west of town.
They shot squirrel which. wounded, ran
into the trunk of u large oak. What WAS
their surprise when grasping into the hol-
low trunk for their game to discover an
old Dutch oven full Of Spanish doubloons.
Mexican dollars, English sovereigns and
ohrr coins, all dated previous to the year
1922. Several packages OF paper were
found which crumbled TO dust rs soon rs
touched Their glittering wealth, which
they divided between them, amounted to
several thousand dollars. 1t is supposed
that all this wealth was deposited in the
tree by Lewis, the robber.-AHonG (Pa.)
IrlIdle,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-09-25
MAKE CHILDHOODs wEET.
BY LOUISE s uPHAM

Walt not till the little hanls are at rest
Ere you Oil them full of flowers;
Wait not for the crowning tuberose
To make sweet the lasl sad hours;
But while. In the busy household band,
Your darllngs still need your guiding hanl,
Oh, nll their lives with sweetness.
Wait not till the little hearts are still,
For the loving look and phrase;
But while you gently chide fault,
The goo deed kinily praise.
The word III would speak bssile the bier
Falls sweeter far on the living ear;
On, ill young lives with sweetnessI
All what are kisses on clay cold lips
TO the rosy mouth we press,
When our wee one files to ner mothers arms
FOR lovc's tenlerest cares4l
Let never a worldly tauble keep
Your heart from the joy each day should reap,
Circng young lives with sweetness.
Give thanks each morn fIr the sturdy boys,
Give thanks for the fairy girls;
With dover of wealth lise this at home,
Would you rife the earth for pearls2
Wait not for death to gem loves crown,
But daily shower lifc's blessings down,
And All young hearts with sweetness.
Remember the homes where the light has fed
Where the rose has faded away;
Aud the love that glnw' in youtnfnl heart,
Oh, cherish it while you mayi
And m Ike your home garden of aIwera,
Whose j,y shall bloom through childhoods hour
And Gl young lives with sweetness.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-09-25

AN EDITOR DOES HIS DUT Y.-The
Burlington Eawkeye man says: Last
week the proprietor of the leading soda
water fountain on Jefferson street took up
and cancelled our annual pass. We do not
regret this action on his part On the
contrary, we are rather glad of it. because
conscientious regard for the public safe
ty. and fine sense of our duty in such
matters, was Just impelling us TO say thai
fountain soda il composed of sawdust
gravel, old glue. aqua fortis, leather chips
sand, tan-bark, iron.ilings. marble-dust
sand, river water. red ink, orange peel
yellow soap, syrup of rhubarb, ammonia
fusil oil, hoof pairings, scrap'iron, SCOT
lard oil, lampblack, boiled tallow ant
Indian turnip. Thousands of people hav
drank fountain soda. We are no alarmists
but-where are those people nowP
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-09-25

Rev. DIR. Angus, of Regents Park Col
lege, and one of the committee for the
revision of the Scriptures, recently gave
an address in Adelaide Place church. Glas
gov. taking for his subject, Our New
Testament; whence it came, and what is
its authority" What was meant by the
revision of the New Testamt mt? asked DR..
Angus in the course of his remarks. Was
our modern Greek Testament the same
New Testament that the early church
possessed; and what evidence had we that
it was the same? and was our English
version true representation of the mean
ing of that writing? There were in ex St
ence 1000 manuscripts of the New Tesla
ment, which extended back to the fourth
century, and within The last twenty five
years there was manuscript found on
Mount Sinai which was also written in
that century. The three oldest manu-
scripts Were, curiously enough, in the
three greatest churches-viz the Protest
ant church of England. the Rnmish church
of Italy, and the Greek church of ST..
Petersburg. Besides these we had in The
first nine centuries AZ many as nine trans
lations Of the Bible which practically
agreed with our modern texrs, and We also
had the writings of the Fathers Of The first
six centuries. all of which were evidences
of the substantial sameneSs of our Bible.
The question. Is our English New Tes
lament the same as the Creek Testament?
was very imp rt;tnt one, because the
very revision of the translation se' med to
throw doubt on tho accuracy of it. The
work of revision. which had been going on
for seven years. and would probably orcu-
py three years more, was made needlul
partly by the fact that we had between
twenty and thirty different translalIons,
and because since our authorized version
had been made our language hal so much
changed that the meaning of the New
Testament was not so clear us it ought to
he. IDdeed, in a great number of passages
the meaning was concealed. and there
were about two hundred words of which
the old sense had been completely lost.
Another serious point in the English YER
sion was the different translatiuns of the
Greek words, the effect of which was
most disastrous. This was par'ly owing
10 the want of ability to translate properly,
and principally to the fact that the bonks
Of the Bible were divided amongst the
translarors, and each company carried Out
heir own ideas. Now, however. the whole
of the books were being revised by the
whole of the revisers together. When the
work was done they would find the same
testimony that they had been using from
childhood; and although there had been
many changes, chapter after chapter would
be read without our observing the
changes. unless Ivy comparison. They
would have substantially the same text
and the same translation; and he held that
in these speculative times it was worth
while for fifty men to spend ten years Of
their lives simply to obtain :he negative
result.-EnglsSh Independent.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-09-25

Reiniger of Stuttgart proposes an ingen-
ious substitute for illuminated tower
clocks. 1t is no more nor less than the
use of magic lantern. sometimes en-
ployed for street advertising. A small
lantern could be so arranged as to throw
the picture Of common watch or chrono
meter upon suitable white screen in
places much frequented at night. The
movement of the hands would be quite as
distinct as those of real clock with u
transparent face and strong light behind
it; while it would have the advantage over
many of these that the axis to which the
hands are attached would not throw a
shadow often mistaken for one of the
hands themselves. The project commends
itself to smaller cities unable to bear the
expense of costly tower. clock with
Illuminated face.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-09-25

This summer party of Harvard stu.
dents were footing it along the Rhine and
found by inquirng, after II long days
tramp. they had five miles more to do be-
fore they should reach the village where
they wished to spend the night Five
miles is a long distance after walking AL
day, and so the travellers thought and SAID
rs they rested by the roadside. An timer
ant band passed that way, brass band
not Gilmore Sand German American
congress was held Congresses are the
fashion this summer,) and it was agreed
for a consideration the band should play
for the Harvard boys the rest of the 'ur
ney. Away went the band ut quickstep
and the cortege following and MS they
passed through hamlets and villages th,
Germans looked and wondered and to thi:
day they are probably wondering whC
those four distinguished, dusty young msn
could have been who marched through
their village escorted by sixteen mel
playing on brass instruments.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-09-25

THE HABIT OF READING" have nc
time To read is the common complaint,
and especially of women, whose occupa.
tinns are snch as to prevent continuous
book perusal. They seem to think, be.
cause they cannot devote rs much time tC
their books rs they are compelled to de-
vote to their avot.ations. that thev cannot
read anything But this is great mis-
take. 1t isn't the books that we finish nj a
sitting that always does the most good
Those we devour in the odd moments, hall
Il dozen pages at II time. often gives lis
more satisfaction, and are more thorough
| ly digested than those we make particu
lar effort to read. The men WHO have
made their mark in the world have gen
orally been the men who in boyhood
formed the habit of reading at every
available moment, whether for five minutes
or five hours.
1t is the habit of reading rather than
the time at our comma that helps MS ON
the road to learning. Many Of the most
cultivated persons. whose names have
been ftmou, rs Students, have given only
two or three hours IA day to their books. II
we make use of spare moments in the
| Ill tNSb VI Oul WI lChl u iiIliC, u
hut u page or Il paragraph, we shall find
our brains quickened and our tolls tighten
ed by just 50 much increased satisfaction
rs our book gave us Nothing helps along
the monotonnns daily round so much as
fresh and striking rhol ghts, to be consiu
cred while the hands are busy A new
idea from Il new volume is like oil whic
reduces the friction of the machinery o
life. What we remember from ie
glmpses into books often serves as a
stimulus to action. and becomes one of the
most precious deposits in the treasury o
our recollection. All knowledge is made
of small parts, which would seem insig
nificant in themselves, but which, taker
together, are valuable weapons for tht
mind and substantial armor for the soul
" Read anything continuously" says Dir
johnson, "and you will be learned" The
odd minutes that we are inclined to waste
if carefully availed of for instruction. will
in the long run, make golden hours anc
golden days that we shall be ever Thankful
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