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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-20
4 POCKET PIECE.

The following little poem IS n good description O
The Tllker, parsonage who lives everywhere
goes everywhere, knows everybody, hears every
thing knows everything, and has something to sa,
about everybody, but seldom says anything that
good.
The poem is one OF these little gems that are
ornament to the scrap book or that deserve tue st
higher honor of quiet corner in ones rocke
book when as sometimes happens there is room i
the pOcket-bOok for the financial situation and tn
poem too, without uncomlortably crowding either
1t is good thing and well deserves publication:
sat amid a merry thtorg,
saw the dance and heard the song,
Gazed on dark braids Of shining hair,
And ringlets such as mailen3 wear,
Whose cheeks are like luscious peach,
That only one can hope to reach.
Melhousht that angels must be near
Until whisper caught my ear,
And many thronged around to sij
That poison from a womau's lip:
woman who with sneer and smile,
Was telling Of some mliden's guile,
thoughtless girl who might have been
Nearer the seeming than the sin,
And surely could not he more vile
Than those who at her fall could smile.
Iblushed crimson blush Of shame
TO hear an absent maidens name
Stained, spotted, ruined and reyiled
By one who had herself a child.
knew effect must follow cause,
That retrlbuton works by laws,
And saw far of in future years
That mother weeping bitter tears,
Receiving back the wounds she gave
With lost child God would not save.
On woman men were there that night
Who listened till their eyes grey bright.
Whilst thou were telling OF her shame
Who like thee beal woman's name.
They heard thy story and their sneer
Was not for only one 1 fear;
We're flesh Of iesh and bone Of bone,
Shame cannot rest on one alone;
Must for \ season darken all,
And he, indeel, is tempest tost
Whose faith In womanklnd is lost;
When all his hopes OF her are dust,
In God he sometimes loses trust,
And from the right path wanders far,
While clouds obscure his guiding star.
o let US Of those gone astray
speak only when we kneel and pray
To Him who can absolve their guilt,
And IN the crimson that lie split,
Can make like snow their scarlet stains
While precious blood enough remains
To cleanse the hearts of even those
Who are all women's bitter foes
The takers who can sneer and smile
At sin, impurity, and guile,
And tell TO careless ears a tale
OF sins that made the angels wall
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-20

READING ALoUD.-The longest and
dreariest winter evenings may be rem
dered pleasant if one member of the fam
ilv will read aloud to the rest. Do not
choose for your books heavy histories or
pronouucedly religious works, both of
which can be read in due time; but select
light and cheerful liter,ture which will
amuse the mind without requiring any
great effort TO follow the thread. If you
live in the country, you will thus have nc
need of theaters or public places; but can
enliven your own little family circles till,
living within yourselves, you can find am
Pile recreation for all your leisure hours.
DO not exclude any Of the children who
are old enough to take part, but include
the whole family so far as their capacities
will permit. Let your sons and daughters
grow up with the idea that the old home.
stead of their youth was the most beautiful
place on earth, and the enjoyable inhu.
ences there and then acquired will follow
them through life, saving them many q
pitfAll and leading them on to many good
and noble deeds. Home influence has 4
mighty influence for good or evil.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-20

A process for making glass iridescent
has been patented by NJ. Clemadot Beau
ttul effects are produced. The main fea-
lures of the process is the application of
acids to the glass, under pressure Of from
two to five or more atmospheres. Water
containing fifteen per cent Of hydrochloric
acid is used to bring out rainbow tints like
mother of pearl; and artificial gems of va
rous sorts have thus been manufactured.
The glass prepared by these processes is
quite As iriIescent as is that which anti
q laries so much value; the pressure and
The acids fastening u result that the ordI-
nary agencies of the atmosphere would
take centuries to produce.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-20

Living is a serious Thing. Life is not u
dance. 1t is not drama on Il theatre
board, 1t has iniinty in it, 1t goes on be-
yond the present through death to eternity
And when some of us shall stand in Zion
and before God it will be with us rs it was
with those who are mentioned in the par
able of our Saviour. There are some in
my hearing who are good, and who, when
they stand in heaven and behold lhe my
riads of sweet-faced and blessed chanters
That throng around them, will turn and
and say, Lord, who are these?' and 20
whom the response will come, Thy child
ren, my child, thy children. 1t was thy
fidelity and love and teaching that influ-
enced the first movements and that inhu-
enced the next; and that the next and
behold, here is the fruit, but not the whole,
for it shall 90 on unfolding forever And
there is many Il man that shall 90 up in
judgment day, saying, "There must be
some balance yet against me here, but on
the whole | think have done pretty well
and before whom shall rise the outcome OF
all his neglects, of all his sins, of all the
mischefs he has inflicted on the dispo-
slllOnS Ol men, ana 10 WHOM tne Mucous
vision of the Internal darkness which
await him will appear. 1t is very solemn
thing to live unless man is living right,
and then it is Il very joyful thing TO live,
1t is a very solemn thing for "A man to die
if he does not know where he is to 90 at
death; but is final triumph. and it may
well be IN ecstacy, to the man whose CON
science bears him witness that all his pur-
poses have been just, and pure. and loving
and true. Death to him is only coronation
and glory. Becker.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-20

MIND-READGNG.-Be Before she could utter
the "Where have you been till this hour
of the morning, anyhow" which was
trembling on her lips. he said: Bin t'her
mindreadin'; bet you 81 can read yer
mind this very mint" well, You old
fool, what am l thinking Of now?' she
said in Il tone of sadness. "Thinkin' of!
Why, can read yer mind like ther open
pages of 'er book yer thinkin' I'm drunk
en'r Il billed owl, but yer never was worse
fooled in yer life" She only said there
must be something in mind-reading after
all, for lie hal hit the mai right square on
the head.-PhlLadelphiu Press
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-20

Let one of our loved ones be taken
away, aud memory recallSa thousand say
ings to regret. Death q1ckens rccolIec-
tons painfully. The grave cannot hide
the white faces of those who sleep. The
coffin and the green mound are cruel mag
nets. They draw US farther than we would
60 They force us TO remember, A nun
never sees so fur into human life as when
he looks over Il wife's or mothers grave
His eyes get wondrous clear then, and he
sees as never before what it is to love and
to be loved; what it i, to inure the feel
ings of the loved. .-G0LleH Rule.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-20
THE BIRDS AND THE LEAVES.

The leaves are fading and falling,
The winds are rough and wild,
The birds have ceased their calling,
But let me tell you, my child,
Through day by day as it closes,
Doth darker and colder grow,
The roots OF the bright red roses
VIII keep alive in the snow.
And when the winter is over
The bouGh7 will get new leaves,
The quail come back to the over
And the swallows back to the caves.
The robin will wear on his bosom
a vest that is bright and new,
And the loveliest way.side blossom
viii shine with the sun and dew.
The leaves today are whlrllng,
The brooks are all dry and dumb;
But let me tell you, my darling,
The spring will be sure to come.
There must be rough, cold weather,
And winds and rains SO wild;
Not all good things together
Come to us here, my child,
So, when some dear joy loses
Its beauteous summer glow,
Are kept alive IN the snow.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-20

The editor of rural newspaper wan
dercd to this city the other day, and drop
ped into church while the Sunday school
was in session. He fell asleep and woke
to find chiIds paper in his lap. With
the true journalistic instinct he picked it
up, and he had read through a column and
Il half of assorted Bible texts, when the
officiating clergyman lighted on him, and
laying a patronizing hand on his shoulder.
inquired how he liked it. First rate.',
was the reply, land I'm glad to see you
credit. But where did you strike your
exchange list''
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-20
DREAMING AT FnrRScORE.

She sits in the gathering twilight,
In her well.worn rockng-chaw,
With the snow Of lies long winter
In the meshes of her hair.
She dreams Of her little chllired
Who left her long ago,
And listens for the footsteps
Which longing mothers know.
She hears them comlng-comngt
And her heart is all eate
At the patter of little footsteps
Down by the garden gate.
The clater Of children's voices
Comes merrily to her ears,
and she cries in her quiverins treble,
" You are late, my little dea -
And then they are here beside her,
As she had them long ago
Susie, and Ben, and Mary,
And Ruthe, and little Joe.
And her heart throbs with rapture
AS each fond kiss is given,
And the night is filed with music
Sweet as the dreams of heaven
Such won lerfu things they tell her
A nest in the apple-tree;
And the robbin gave them a scolding
For climbing up to see
wee white lamb in the pasture
A wild rose on the hill
And such great ripe strawberry
As Joe found by the mill
She listens to all their prattle,
Her heart abrim with rest;
She'' queen IN little kingdom,
Each child royalguest
Queen? 'ris am empty title
More than a queen is she
Mother of young immortals
Who gather OF her knee.
She brings their welcome supper,
And they sit down at her feet,
Tired, and hungry, and happy,
And she smiles to see them eat;
Then she smooth3 the yellow tauges
With a mothers patient hand,
While she tells some wonderful story
OF the chlllrcn's fairy.Iaud.
Then the little knotted shoe-strings
Are patiently united,
And the children IN their night-gowns
Kneel at their mothers side.
Their voices are low and sleepy
Ere their simple prayers are said.
And the goodnight kiss is given
By each waiting little bed.
Then quiet comes about her,
Solemn, and still, and deep.
And she says in her dreamy flncles
" The children are fast aseep.n
Yes, fast asleep, poor mother,
ln their beds so low and green,
Daises and clover blossom
Each face and the sky between.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-20

How RUBBER Doors ARE MADE.-The
gum used is imported directly from Africa,
South America and Central America, that
from Central America being the best.
while the African gum is the poorest.
The raw gum which is nearly white, Is
ground several times between immet Sc
huted iron rollers, after which it passes
through the composition room, which pro-
cess is secret, but when it comes out the
gum has the black appearance of common
rubber. The next process is that of pass
ing the rubber between chilled iron cyin-
ders. Of many tons weight, which are kept
very hot and very smooth. a part of the
rubber intended for "uppers,' is here
spread upon and fastened to long sheets of
cloth The heels and taps are stamped
out of sheets of gum Of the required thick
ness, The rubber cloth is now carried to
the cutter 5 room, where it is cut out and
sent to the bootmakers. The boots are
made by men, the shoes or ordinary rub.
bers by girls, while the overshoes are
made by either. One man will make
twelve or fourteen pairs of boots in day,
and receive twenty cents pair. An nc
tive girl will make from TWENTY-FIVE to
thirty pairs Of rubbers After the boot
maker is through they are placed in an
oven, where for twelve hours they are
subject to II temperature Of three hundred
degrees They are then ready for boxing
-and shipping. In one factory about four
thousand pairs of boots, ruhbers and over
shoes are turned out daily.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-20

A woman lacking only II few day of be-
ing hundred years old recently applied
to the authorities of AN English town for
relief, remarking that she didn't feel
able to support herself
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-20
TERMS FOR ADVERTISING.

For square Of l2 lines or less OF Agatetype
insertion, 0u for each subsequent insertion 20 cts
Unless the number Of Insertions marked on the ad
yertlsemeut it Will be continued until ordered out
Liberal discount made TO merchants and others adyer
Yertislng by the year.
Probate aud COMMISSIONER Notices, SO 90 each.
For Notices Of Liberation Estrays. the Formation
ana Dissolution OF CopartuershlpS &c % each for
three insertions Ii sent by mail the money must
company the letter.
Notices in news columns, 10 cents per line Lach in
serton, but no charge made OF less than 50 cents.
Notices Of Deaths and Marriages inserted gratis bu
extended Obituary Notices Poetry will be charged
at the rate Of I'VE cents per line.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-20

The scandinavian work in San Francis
co and vicinity is enjoying constant
growth, A society has been organized in
Oakland
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-20

Hawthorne said that "manual labor was
part OF the primeval curse, and that it
brutiied whoever had to do with it, Can
it be possible that tramps read Hawthorne?
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-20

western man has invented something
that beats the telephone. He proposes to
station line Of women fifty steps apart,
and commit the news to the first as Sc
cret.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-20

Lost Two golden hours, each bound
with sixty golden bands, and each band
set with sixty diamonds, No reward is
offered for their recovery, for they are lost
forever.
New-York tribune., 1878-02-19

cARRLFSsNEsS or wORKMEN OR sPos INFAMOUS COM
UsIToN BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE
The origin Of the fire Is not yet determined,
but IL is thought that the solution OF the Question WI" DC
simple. Fire-Marshal Sheldon will begin an luvesti-
CATION this morning. Meanwhile the fac's that are
known are as follows In the OF Nos PIG and 2le
was sbute down which, from the various floors TO the
basement were the shayinGs old oiled rugs ana
te general waste Davis. cabinet shop This refuse
was burned from time TO time in the boiler furnaces
Recently large heap Of this infammabe stun had
accumulated in the basement 1t has not been unusual
for worknen in the cabinet shops 10 go to the
building on Sunday to flush up the odd jobs of the
week. The machinery was never III operation, OF
course but could be done without It, These
are of the people living in the rear OF the
Excelsior Buildings. The opinion prevails that some
workman was az his bench during the day, careessy
smoking Otherwise, 1t is claimed, spontaneous
combustion in the refuse heaps must nave beeh 'he
Murphy, the armorer who left the buiiding ii
great haste can tell nothing of any probable cause II
Is not thought that the theory OF incendiaTism is cfeu
be for it is known that the insurance on The pnuns
was $50 900 less on the building Sunday night than
had been two months before.
Whatever the have beer, the haes starteu'
if the testimony OF the people living in the rear Is re-
ceived near the bottom of sute in the basement OF
Nos 2l8 They came bursting the back area
at 10 minutes past 4 Almost dfecty ~ lnc I t 70
seemed 10 l the OF Nos 216 and rs from '0p 10
bottom. An iron partition running from the nrsl nooI
10 the fourth of the Excelsior Buildings appears 70
have prevented the flames from 1nS the froht Oi he
stories uptil the rear blaze. An elevator tlso
extrndcd IN No 2l6 from the top the bottom. one
point YET 10 be cleared up, whether or not the hach.s
closed. . - p,,,,,
iucs said Yesterday that the stories about the ii-
nISblc nature OF the Excelsior Buildings were aoatu
Iin dtie wis well constructed. The solid party walls
that were standing amply proved that What gave rise
10 rliuors that this hTc-h0x, was tLat spcci"l
,otes of insurance we're paid. This resulted, not
from any detect in the building, but because
large nnanitY of cartridges in their arinoIy.
Mr. Adams thCug the theories OF the cause OF the !e
could br narrowed down TO Either The rt was ue
10 fh caiesspess Of workmcn who In the factory
on Sunday or Ii resulted from ncendfrisin. Inc iact
tnat flame was bursting from the nppe ana lower
hours al The same tine could be explained by ihe hre
shooting upward through the elevator.
New-York tribune., 1878-02-19
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE,

outside men," said Mr.. IngersolL The Sth hser
ment took possession OF the srmory beiore tne
buildings were finished. and before any 1orinai
lease was made Later q lease was given calling uof
$4,000 annual rental. but, by an OIL law msae 'h'
ingerso declared to apiyto country towns and not n-
tended for this city, lease declared vo,a Vas
were the lenses OF several aTnores III Tue city n
no rent mas ever been collected py thc owner;;
The COMPROMISE Of IS 600 offered by the Bo1ru oi
Adernen Was refused Mr. IRers stated that M
Offers m,c by private persons ior tne u.e % "a Wv,
want turn Tie regiment they were not secept tt
Conrad Boiler Mr.. lngersol tain, nsseu tnc n. onu
budlng sub letting TO the city ana otuer oCsuPsn.s
and up 10 the day OF hts night rom tne cHy,
paid his rents reeu arly. The mmediate cduse W
mis- flight, Mr. Ingersol stated was the notlse 10 is'
inc lessee with whom he in some way hNoNeu;;
having failed keep up their rents SUIT no"eNot n
never been brought against him, although otheT ptiIs
To the transaction had been sued and Judgment s'oh
Mr. 0eilyes loss was estimated in round numbers NJ
5000 g0O Mr.. Ingersoll added, At tie pfesent uP, P,
lied prices of real His Insurance on the buu,og
was about 900. having been reduced iroin Flooooo
some months ago, the suppos,tion hat tne puuns
were in less dancer, fewer men were elnpoyru oo'
the premises than formerly. .,o ro--o
truss bridge. The beams were Oi Ge0rSa pine; thtJ
never settled an inch, and more dirabie' MI IN,
persoII claimed than iron trisses would nave Deeil AL
ti, counns aud braces of irOn The lgntest wh
was ~ inches in tbckness the lower walls AZ inches
There We're no fires In the building which was htaed
Inv steam and no lights there ut the une OF thc
nrc The protection AGAINST fire seemed To he ample;
pumps easy OF access 100 feet Gf hose being placed
IN rach f,gor In connection with tank. Mr. lngersoll
WAS unable state whether or not Mr. OSllvic wouin
rel
New-York tribune., 1878-02-19
THE NEW-JERSEY LEGISLATURE.
FIXING THE TIME FOR ADJoURNMENT-A NUMBER
oP RuIg INTRODUCED.

FIXING THE TIME FOR ADJoURNMENT-A NUMBER
OF BILLS INTRODUCED.
TRENTON, Feb. 1S.-Iu the Senate to-day
memorials were presented asking for legislation 10 re-
duce the State and County expenditures Bills were In
troduced as follows:
To fix the salaries OF officers OF the Senate; to
enable the changing OF tho boundaries OF cleo
propriste $4,000 10 the Industrial School for Girls;
supplementary to the Court Of Errors and Appeals !;
Supplements to the charter Of New-Brunswck; 10
countless; TO pay commissioners appOineed to make
10 require the recording OF bills OF sale Tor
personal properly TO regulate the pfactce OF surgery
and q supplement- to the general railroad law
The resolutions calling for legislation to prevent the
depreciation supply OF food fish BY the reckless
intrusion of persons from other States, were coneurred
I'm by the Senate The resolution recommending Con-
gress to encourage and urge such legislation rs snail re-
move the obstructions to the commercial marine was
agreed to- The bill authorizing the appointment OF
law Judge TO take the place OF OF the lay judges OF
Morris County was passed. , ,,, 40 -
A motion to adjourn sine die, On March 10 was
adopted. .,,,u. A.
In the House, resolutions were adopted fayoring tle
the bill before Congress III relation to Rapt
ing Of pensions The COOper-Marsh election case WIS
made the special order Tor Tomorrow Inc Dii iIfpi
ing the Attorney General to prosecute suits III when te
State is interested, whether n the state or eise"hefe'
passed. ,,,.,
Making the sending of Indecent comnu nlcations
msdemeanOr; enable cities OF over 10000 inlabi-
tants To raise $4,000 for charitable purposes over
aud above the usual amounts aLproprlatea'
c0nferng on members OF the NewJersey Detective AS
sociaIOn the powers of cOnstabes and police Onces 10
auhorize the OF bonds for school purposes
ia cities OF 25, 900 inhabitants. .,.,,
The Central Railroad BIZ ordered to third read
New-York tribune., 1878-02-19
ACTION OF HOMELESS ORGANIZATIONS.
The hoard nf officers of the 9Th Regiment

met last evening. Colonel George ID. Scott, who pre-
sded said that Immediate action s necessary 10 re-
icyc the regiment from its embarrassment by
the losses in the fire. Major Young, Captains
Field and Dlker and Adjuiant Johnson were
chosen committee Albany and solicit state aid
for the regiment II found impossible to determine
the losses that had sustained Meetings were there
fore appointed for different evenings OF this week. nj
which the members Of each company will report their
individual in uniforms ctc and the losses of the
companies Themselves can be learned AIepoit Will DC
made next week.
Ihe sth Regiment had made preparations for recep
fiOn and bah their urmOIy the evening O washing
BIRTHDAY. Suslc nad DcCn engaged the invitations
issued ana the printing been donc wncn the lire oc-
cured This disaster at frat supposed would pre-
vent the hOdng OF the reception lbut as evening IN
invitation received from the officers of tie 9th rig
ment To hod the reception IN the drmory oi The 9th
REGIMENT.
The board voted to give 500 from the sinking fund
to AimOrer Murphy Tor his present needs. vote OF
tnVukS also given him Tor his bravery III saving the
coiOfs Of the regiment fOm.the flames. The clirc loss
Of tie Sih Regiment IN estimated AT sfO.DoD including
tie Most the uemucrs lost thcir dress and
arm uniforms and otBer equipments. Eacl company
lost the entire furniture o Its roons AL The regiment
records arc destroyed.
BrIgadrr-O eIerai J. NJ Varan and staff Of the Third
Brigade, FrSt Division, whose headquarters were at the
S,A Regiment ATmury been rendered the usc OI
the stale Arsenal hy General H. d. Nyiie where
business will be- transacted every Monday evening, ur
further provision L. made Genera |dgIan states mat
the peculiarly loss 10 the brigade 10y toe nrc WOuid
amount Ia about 500 hut ibat The records of te bf
prrloi OF eleven years Invaluable
could De replaced The stan propose To raise
suhscrIptIoH for Murphy, tine armorer
the trustees OF the West Twenty Lird street Prcsby-
torian CAurch held preliminary etin- last evening AT
No. Az West I"cntysocond- 20 consult about incs-
uICs 10 taken 10 restore the ciurcn. The Rcv. Dr.
White the Pastor. al1 bc d not thiDk That ANYTHING
coud bo done before the Insurance ami other matters
A.. .fs fip1