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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-09

A great deal of harm is done through
forgetfulness. A little thoughtfulness and
care with respect to others would often
save them from great deal of suffering,
and aid them in their work. A man is
discouraged in consequence of the Difficult
ties he meets with. An encouraging word
may be all that is necessary to revive his
energies and to cause him to persevcre
That word were easily spoken. There are
those who are perfectly willing TO speak it.
but they do not think of it. They are busy
with their own work. The discouraged
one sinks into deeper dependency, not
through their heartessness, but the want
of thoughtfulness. A young man is ex-
posed to temptation. He is about to take
u step from which little influence of the
right kind will save him. There are num-
bcrs among his acquaintance who could
exert that influence, but they do not see
his danger, or are so busy that they must
leave him to the care of his other friends
He takes the step and it leads to his ruin,
A little effort rightly put forth would have
saved him.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-09

PREACHING DOCTRlNES.--It is the
mcrest mockery to constantly iterate the
invitation, "Come to Christi Or to repeat
perpetually. " Believe on the Lord Jesus
Christ, " without at the same time telling
who Jesus is and explaining what is meant
by believing on Him or in having faith in
Him. But to do this, involves doctrine,
and at this point we are met with popu-
lar outcry against doctrinal preaching.
" Preach Christ" they say, +" and leave
the doctrines aloncm This is impossible,
and the demand is absurd Any explana
ton about Christ is based on some doc
trine as to his person. If we attempt to
explain his cruciliXion and death, we
also involve doctrine. Even beneath the
chmor itself there is the doctrine that it is
no matter what man believes, 50 long us
he is resting in Christ. But doctrinal
preaching is not confined to the cyangeli-
cal ministry alone. They who teach that
Christ is but man, or that his death is
but the death of II martyr, are equally
teaching or preaching doctrine. The
truth is, that if men would preach that
there is any significance whatever in The
Gospel, it is impossible to escape the use
of doclrmes.-II IIm, w. Ttylor, D. y.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-09

Iii, capacity to acquire and his ability
TO work, under pressure, We're eXtraord-
nary. He struck out ut II single heat one
hundred lines of The Vanity of Human
Wishes. He wrote forty-eight of the print.
ed octave Of his celebrated Life of Savage
ut Il sitting He wrote out whole plrlia-
mentary debates from scanty notes fur
nished him by persons appointed to attend
them; sometimes having nothing more
communicated to him than the names of
The several speakers and the part they had
taken in the debate. Sayings ofhs, dropped
in casual conversation about comparative
ly unimportant things, will live as long us
the language in which they were spoken.
Witness his reply, familiar to all the world,
when asked at the sale of Thrale's brewery
tine value of the property to be disposed OF
1--WE are not here" he said, ITO sell par
eel OF boilers and watts, but the potentialty
Of growing rich beyond the dreams of
apariee.' Who but johnson, in his most
pompous and selfimportant mood, could
have said it?
We have not the space to speak of the
violence of his prejudice against the
Americans, the Scotch, and the Prcsby-
terians. But we must say, that we think
he was bigger in his bIgotries than in al
most anything else. Who but " that mI-
jestic teacher of moral and religious wis
DOM" could have declined 10 hear Dr.
Robertson preach, for no other reason than
that he 'woud not be seen in Presbyter-
ian church?' When asked, in Edinburgh,
where John Knox was buried, he burst
out, " hope in the highway.
Cuthbert Shaw, in his poem entitled The
Race, in which he whimsically made the
living poets of England contend for pre-
eminenco of fame by running, gives an
animated description IF Johnson-the
great Cham of English literature"-thc
Ursa Major"-as he was sometimes flmi.
liary, and not appropriately, designated.
We have only room for eight lines of its
"ro view him, porlers With their loads would res t.
Aud babies cling frighted TO the nurses breast
| " th looks conVulscd, he rOars in pOmpOu5 strain
And like an angry lion, shakes his name.
| Aught human with so leNhe mlen,
Debating whether they should stay or run,
Virtue steps forth, and claims him for her SON."
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-09

MARRYING FOR MoNEY.-A late author
very truthfully says; Gold cannot buy
happiness, and the parents who compel
their daug ghters to marry for station OF
money commit Il grievous sin against hui
manity and God And woman who mar
ries Il churl for his wealth will find that
she has made Il terrible bargain-that all
the glittcrings Of heartless grandeur are
phosphoresccnt glitterings of heart-wretch
edncss that her life will be one of gided
misery, and her old age will be like Il crag
on the bleak side of Il desert mountain,
where cold moonbeams sometimes glitter
but no birds sing, but wild storms howl and
hoarse thundcrs roar, and through the
sweeping storms shall be heard the stern
voice of the great God saying, You
riches are corrupted, your garments are
moth-eaten, your gold and silver are can.
kercd, and the rust of them shall be n wit
ness against you, and eat your flesh as if it
were fre.''
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-09

JOHNNY ABOUT Hrs Ir.-The Boston
Post says: a few days ago IL teacher in
one of the primary schools was instruct
ing her lowest class in natural history;
Her subject was the cat and its habits, and
rs she proceeded with her remarks she
was charmed with the rapt attention OF
her diminutivo auditors. After her talk
was over she proceeded to question her
scholars in order to see how much they
knew of the subject under consideration,
and many were the showing
that she had not wasted her effort-that
she received. At last she said to the small
est of her boys, "a little mite with chubby
cheeks and glistening eyes: go.
johnny what does your mother keep
Il cat for?3 ... ..... ..... .e5 .., ......
ITO lay kittens was the unexpected
reply. I.,-.. j. .., -, --.....,
The questioning for that session came to
an abrupt end ....
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-09

George Bancroft is passing the winter
at his residence in + street, diligently en-
gagged upon forthcoming volume Of his
History of the United States. Oakley
Hall tells very good story of II dinner
party which he attended in 1850 at the
residence of Fernando Wood, then mayor
of New York, ut which Gen Scott refer
red to the first volume of Irving's Life of
Washington, just then in press. Irving,
that modest yet scholastic old bachelor,
said that he hoped to live to finish the
work. Il trust, Mr.. Irving" remarked
Bancroft, that the pages are not to be
your limit Of life" And | hope" re-
torted Prince John Van Blren, coming to
Irving's aid, "that the pages of your
history, Mr.. Btncroft mug measure your
l.fc.' Bancroft laughed heartily at the
sally, and answered: "lf at my age
| have only got down to the American
Revolution, decrepitude may oyertake me
before reach the campaigns of our Amer,
lean Marlborough bowing to Gen. Scott.
Two and twenty years have elapsed, and
the historian has not yet completed his
record of our nations history during the
past century, but he appears hale AMI
hearty, passing several hours of each day
in the saddle. Whether he will live To
chronicle the campaigns of Scott in the
war of 1912 remains to be seen.-" Per-
IC5'S" " Washington Letter.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-09

A CoNTRAsr.-If we were to be asked
to say in one word the quality that more
than anything else marks English town,
and all public places as compared with
our own, we should have to say ncatneSS
English streets are well paved and clean
English roads ave well kept; English rail
way stations are in perfect order; Englisl
fields are trim and neat; English gardens
hedges, fences, lawns, all exhibit care ant
oversight. English smoke and fog black
en- and stain all the buildings, but English
care more than compen>atcs for this un
avoi,labe evil We are not 50 particular
here We have II clear almosr here ant
brilliant skies, but we are all, S far a'
public places are concerned, SOM and
daughters of Shlbbyvile. This is the
more strange, because in our households
no such rcproach is true. There are ne
neatcr or better kept homes anywhere thar
American homes, nor are any people
ceaner or ncater in their habits. 1t is
wholly in public matters that this shabbi
n IS we complain of exists; and this ars,
of course, first, from the neglect of the
official persons we cnIow with handsome
salaries for leaving unlonc the things they
should do; and next, from Il strange in
difference on everybody's part to every.
thing of public nature, to everything
that is not within his own private admin
iStration. ApnletOH'S J0urRtl.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-09

After the departure, for the winter, oI
the migratory quail, imported by Martin
Everts, of Rutland, from Italy, last sum
mer, some Of the Rutland wags got Il
friend ut the South to write Il long account
of the appearance of flock of migratory
quail, near Cape IIalteras, at which point
they turned and flew out over the ocean
The Forest anil Stream published this let.
ter, with the headline, " Have we New
Species of Bird in Amcrica?' The Rut-
land HcrU'd aVd Globe laughed at the
F0reS und Stream for the blunder in THEN
headline, and accounted for the birds put
ting to sea on the ground that in theil
European migrarons they had crossed the
Me lilerranean; that the flight from Yer.
mont to Cape IIatteras was the length OF
their usual land flight and that they mis-
took the Atlantic forthe Mediterranean
were of course lost Judge Evcrls saw
the article, and veEled his disappointment
in the terse remark: "They've all gone
to HI now, anyway" The hoax, which
was originated by DR. Goldsmith, Gen.
Ripley, Lieu Gov Proctor, and others, has
just leaked out, and is costing Judge
Everts heavily.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-09
Josh billings 10 the Girls.

Dear girls, are you in search of II hus.
band?
That is Il pumpcr, and you are not re-
queStcd to say yes out loud, but are eX-
pekted tew throw yure eyes down onto
the earth as tho you was looking for II pin,
and reply tew the interrogalory with il
kind of draulin sigh.
Let me give you some small chunks OF
advice how to spot your future husband:
|. The man who is jeIlous og every lit
tie attenshun which you git from some
other lcller, yu will find after yu are mar
rird to him he lnvs himself more than he
duz yu, and what yu mistook for solssi
ud', yu will discover has changed to in
difference
JSlosy isn't II heart diseze, it's liver
kompIant.
.. A mu>ta,h is not Indispensable; it is
only II little more hair. and is much like
moss and other eXGrrssencies often ,io2
the best on Sie hat won't raise anything
else Don't forget that hose thing whicI
You admire in II leIler before marriage
you will probaby in u husband after, and
u muStash will GET to be Il very weak diet
dll'l u lpiIS UNIV
3. If husbands could be took on trial rs
Irish cooks are. two-IhrdN of thrm would
probably be returned but there don't seem
to I've eny law for this. Therefore, girls,
yu will see that after yu get man yu
have got tew keep him, even if yu loze on
him Consequently, if you hav" got emmy
kold vittles i'll the hous, try him on them
once in II while during the courting season
and if he swalels them well and sez he
will take sum more, he IL Il man who
when blue Monday comes will wash we'll.
4. Don't marry II pheller who is alwus
telln how his mother loz things. 1t Il
two hard to wean young one.
>. II man can beat you playing on Il
pinnaner, and kant hear II fish horn play
inc on the street without turning Il sum
merse on account of the muSick that is in
him, say to leave him; he might answer
to tend babies, and if you set him to hoeing
out the garden, You will find that you have
got to do it yours If. A man whoze whole
hcfy lies in muslck, (and not too helty al
| thaO amt no better than IL seed-litz pow
der; but if he luvs to listen while yu sing
some gentle ballad yu will find him mel
low no. Soil, bul .. uoh mary natly emmy ,I oony
lor one vIrle" tnn! quIcNci c',,,, ,'''" YOU
Wo"l4 mop IL 'nrh iot J'eI onn '"".I' c,,
o. ~ IS one Oh .l'o i oSu ;i 'i'oS' u,,H io'
leh'Ie 10 De u" o'u in''!" euo'o'oiu''J
SreaI many hVe 't'Io % H. ,; ",lu iil,uo T".,
oa1 loo ol IT, anu i''' y nt'H i .''iI l.'1'y
pouy seems 10 Iooh On o'o 'n,'lus II l,st 'S
G., ~, ,,rn ,rirle
nancy lor 9lchno9s ',iol 1lpio' Silo
1t am i'lS'"ke l'i'V you e'i"'' W Wli''ns
10 sWoP yourSe'l oP'i "l'li soI1p r' 'iuo iie:'I'
ou phel'o" ior II ''uso'''"' = = ie s"oP 70
Soou ohe' nuV Ho'' sWoP i"r any 'l'I ,'l'l
VINO Is l'SI'eN'1"u J'SS 'eo''So MS i''''re, c
w. lou Hat" De''cr oo Il" "'o III II" ioi
loor lIlou9''"u Ae"'S "''" tno" J''" tn'
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-09

Tie METRIC OR DECIMAL SYSTEM
The following simple table gives all that
there is in the metric or decimal system
OF weights and measures:
MONEY.
10 mills make one cent.
10 cents make a dime.
10 dimes make a dollar.
l0dO lars make an eagle.
LkNGIH,
10 0milli-mecrs make centrmeer.
n ccntimctels make Il dreimeer
10 deCimeters make Il meter.
10 'meers make Il dekametcr,
10 l0dcka-mcters make Il hectometCr.
Ia Ohecto.netcrs make kiolncter.
10 kilO-mCters make myrlamGtcr.
WEIGHT.
'0mlll grams make Il Centlgram.
10 Crnt.gIams make dGclgram.
II deci-grams make gram.
10 grams make Il dekagram.
10 dcka-grams make heClOgram.
~ hect0.grams make kOgram.
I0kilograms make a mylldgram.
Wight.
10 mill -litGrs make Il ceutiler
~ ucentl.lllGrs make Il derer.
10 lllers make dekaer.
10 dckahters make heotollter.
The square and cubic measures are
nothing more than the square and cubes
of the measures Of length, (Thus u square
and cubic millimeter are the square and
the cube of which enc side is mllmeter
in length.) The are and stere are other
names for the square dekameter and the
cube Boston TrdnsCript
' a meter is equal to 303Gs American inches
gram is equal b lj i33 grains troy or avoirdu.
pois. ! a liter is equal to Alb American pints-
american Manufacturer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-09
VOL. XXXV.

1t does not add TO the pleasure of IA
feast for Il sympathetic old gentleman, Il
new and enthusiastic member of the S. P
G. A., to remark of the turkey, that he
hoped it enjoyed u natural and peaceful
death. This did occur yesterday, to mar
an otherwise joyous inquest on the remains
of splendid Christmas gobbler. .-Ctnc'n-
natl Commercial.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-09

Chief Justice Marshall was in the habit
of going to market himself, and carrying
home his purchases. Frequently he would
be seen at sunrise, with poultry in one
hand and vegetables in the other, On one
of the occasions fashionable young man
who had removed to Richmond, was
swearing violently because he could find
no one to carry home his turkey. Mar
shall stepped up and asked where he lv-
ed
Being told. he said, That is my way,
and | will take it for YOU
When they came tn the house, the yonnG
man inquired, "What shall | pay youP
"Oh! nothing said the Chief Jus
tce; you are welcome. l. was in my
way and no trouble
"Who is that old man thlt brought
home my turkey for meP' inquired the
young man of bystander
That" replied he, is Mr.. Marshall
Chief Justice Of the Uniled States
"Why did he bring home my turkeyP,
"To give You severe reprmand, and
to teach you to attend to your own busi
ness was the reply.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-09

The happiness of nation consists in
true religion. piety, justice, prudence, for
titude, and the contempt of avarice and
ambition. They in whomsoever these
virtues dwell eminently, need not kings to
make them happy, but are the architects
of their own happiness, and whether to
themselves or others are not less than
kings.-John Milton. .a.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-09

1T is reported at Washington that ex-
Representative Hubert L. Paine, of Wis
consin, who is now practicing law in that
city, will be appointed to the bench of the
Court of Claims in place of Judge Peck,
who will 20 on the retired list.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-09
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-16

ST DEEM IT MY DUTY TO TELL THE
WoRLD" what "Dr. Saoayne's Compound
Syrup of Wild Cherry, has done for me.
[ had violent cough, night sweats,
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-16
The 9ailg Arsas.
(ConcIuded from second page.

poetic imagination. but through which the
microscopic eye Of the historian finds
shreds of truth which help to lay the en-
during foundation of future facts. The
written and uBques.ioned history of Pixies
Peak and Colorado starts with Lieut.
Pixies diary of 1906. It fades away
through the imperfect French and Spanish
records OF 1900 and 1910; through the
vague traditions that have come down to
us for three centuries and ends 10 the an
Gent Aztec ruins whose antiquity can onig
be guessed at. Yes, anu vastly farther
back than the Aztec ruins lie the toupda'
tons of the peak which made Pike IA
NOUS. Who can tell its age2 W no can
write its fuil history2 Who can describe
the manner of its formation? Who cat
trace the thread which connects this Co
lossal piece OF architecture with the Power
which raised aud fashioned it2
How vast and incomprehensible are tn
mysteries of naturel
| l.. NJ. HAyERsTIcK.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-16
CURE YOURSELF!

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ar E.it AZ Young suffering from the
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-16

ESTATE OF WILLIAM A, HARPE DECEASED
EThe undersigned, having been appointed admin.
istrator of the estate of William Harper late OF
the County of Rock Island, State of Illinois, ae
ceased hereby gives notice that he Will appear D%
fore tha County Court of Rock Island County, Of
the ofce of the Clerk of said Court In the City OF
Rock Island, at the September term, on the Inlro
Monday in September next, at when time All pei
sons having claims against said estate are notlnea
and requested to attend for the purpose OF having
the same adjusted. All persons indie bted 10 eaid
estate requested TO make 1mneolaIe PSI ~
the undersigned. sf Ben 5 na1er IN Z
| Dated this s0th day of July, A. D., 1878
| 2-Ed3w
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-16

UNSocIARLE SOCIALISTS.
A Contest oyer Fed Flag in which
some Women took Part.
NY World.A


The socialists of Jersey City had mid
summer nights festival last evening IN
Goedocker's Elm Park. The festivities
were to have begun at 6 clock, but very
few of the hardy,so of toll had dotted their
blouses al that hour, and the park pres
ented almost deserted appearance. The
committeeman. headed by Citizen Schmidt,
mild hammered pedagogue of advanced
views, busted themselves with arranging
the decorations. These consisted of many
| Chinese lanterns hung upon the willow
trees, dozen red flags bearing inserip-
tons ia white letters and very few ma
tional banners. Among the inscriptions
we're Production belongs tothe producer.
| The tools belong to the toiler, 'Our
fort is the ballot and our guns are the
newspapers. A large red banner was
inscribed, i Our object is:the reorga1izat
of society independent of priest, king, CAPT.
talist and loafer." Citizen Schmidt EVIL
IDENTIFY took great pride in this banner, but
some less advanced citizen pasted paper
over the word priest" out of consideratier
for the citizenesess who were expected
Citizen Schmidt's eyes flashed angrily as
; he saw this dissertation, and he tore of th'
offending paper. The moderate citizen
after brief ut pointed discussion, removed
the offending banner. Schmidt asserted
his authority a1d replaced it over th,
dancing platform, whereit remained unit
some Of the female dancers, albeit wearing
red ribbon refused to dance under such
blasphemous sentiment. It was then pei
manehtly removed. The Jersey City sec
: tions, which numbered only $50 member
all told, did not turn out very stroni
/, Citizens Drury and Grebe, from New Yorl
were there and halt-dozen Newark syn
pathizers. Miss Julia S. Smith presente
1.-The sections with two flags. one Of unmiz
ed red, the banner of the future" th
lother national banner, the banner of Ii
present" Citizen Drury and a French
man and a German made speeches.