Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-07-24


unprecedented.
A grand temperance rally, under the
auspices of the National Christian Temper
ance Union, will be held at Round Lake
camp ground, New York, in August, and
promises to be ono of the greatest convo-
cations of temperance workers and re-
formed men ever held. The meeting will
open on Tuesday, August 9th, at O'Clock
p. NJ, and will continue eight days.
The Philadelphia Times has found out
the cause of this dreadful weather and re-
publican organs should make a note ont
for campaign use: The fact is that
congress made such niggardly appropria-
tions for the signal service that since the
beginning of the present fiscal year it has
been impossible for it to supply an accept
able article of weather"
The Colorado democrats have re-nomi-
mated Representative Patterson, whom the
voters defeated in 1876, but the democratic
house counted in. The republicans pro-
pose to heat him this this time, so that no.
body will have the cheek TO try counting
him into the next congress. The demo-
Gratis nominate w. A. II. loveland for
governor, and adopt a platform full OF
about all the financial follies going.
The boilers convention. advertised to
come off at the camp meeting grounds. in
New Haven, has been postponed to
Wednesday, July Slst. In the meantime,
j. S. Stafford, of Brandon, in behalf of the
trustees of the camp meeting association,
writes that " No authority has been given
to hold meeting on the grounds; neither
can such authority be obtained except by
calling the directors together, and that is
not likely to be DONE
TILDEN AT 1T AGAIN.-Mr. Tilden's
friends are already engaged in compiling
a voluminous campaign handbook from
the printed proceedings of the Potter com.
miltee. 1t has progressed so far as to claim
that complete case is established against
the president, Secretary Sherman, Minister
Noyes, the returning board, the republican
visiting statesmen, and the Louisiana com.
mission. As matter of form the publ
cation will be delayed until the committee
adjourns at Atlantic City.
The particular machine which excite:
the ire of communistic tramps in the ives
is new self-hinding harvester, which i;
described as Il marvel Of inventive genius
combining with the reaping of the grain
the binding of it into bundles-thus dis
pensing with the manual labor Away:
hitherto indispensable in harvesting. The
manufacturers of the machines find theil
sales completely stopped in the west. by
| the demonstrations of the workmen
Farmers who receive anonymous notice
| that their barns will be burned if they dare
| to purchase one of these enemies of man
| kind. very naturally countermand orders
rather than run the risk of incendiarism.
LIGHTNING AND TREEs.-It cannot be
too often repeated, at this season of the
year, when thunder storms are so frequent
that one of the most dangerous places in
which to seek shelter is under large tree
OF all the persons and animals killed by
lightning, probably eight-tenths have beer
destroyed under or near trees. Oak tree.
more frequently than any others draw
| lightning from the clouds, partly. perhaps
because the close grain of the oak increas
es its conducting power. and partly be
cause the sap of the oak contains larger
quantity of iron in solution, which by i'm
pregnating the wood and bark, has thu
same effect
/ BENEFITS SEARCH FOR THE POLE
James Gordon Bennett now contemplates
II double expedition to the north pole. HI
has been in consultation with Petermann
the great German geographer, and Other
Arctic experts abroad, and now proposes
to iii out the yacht Dauntless. putting r
her AN auxiliary engine and screw anC
otherwise making her complete for an ex
petition by way of SpiIzbergen. The
jeanette is on her way to SIN Francisco
and will pass through Behring's straits OF
her way TO the Arctic ocean early mex
year. Bennett will spend not less thar
Sl20 900 on the Jeanette expedition He
wishes the navy department TO furnish fo
| tilo bauutlCoS % SlONB plON 10
ions. He is persuaded that two vessel
going in different directions, but by TIVE
ways which are admitted to be the onl
ones which promise early success, are tn
best means of reaching the pole.
A gentleman who resided for man,
years in South America has recently writ
ten paper attempting to prove that tn
custom in vogue in this and other civiize
countries of shooting horses, is a senseles
and injurious one. He points out that ur
sbod horses travel under loads on tn
toughest roads imaginable in Brazil, an
that all the care required is TO have th
edges of the hoofs slightly rounded o
with a rasp. to prevent them from rave
, ling up. The gain by this method {
treatment is claimed to be an increase
sureness of footing, the absence of diseas,
that are now occasioned by the practice
i shoeing, and dimnution in the expens,
of keeping horse. The writer maintain
that even n horse accustomed to shot
would in a fortnight of light work becon
Il far better accustomed to going wilho
. them, and that soon he would 90 easily
/ every way on our hardest roads.
: Mr.. Henry H. Faxon, of Quincy, h
published his formal letter of withdraw
J from the Massachusetts temperance all
ance and prohibtory party. lie declar
l. that "the course pursued by many of Il
y leaders of the prohitory party, in defe;
IS ing honest, reliable. life long temperan
y men because they choose to take repub
e can nomination, is, to say the least, 81
t. cidal "-the result being the election
g democrats from whom there is no hope
" help in the work of temperance reforr
n He says: " | want it distinctly understo,
,r that my zeal and belief in prohibition
:. creases with my years; and, whatev
Is party may act with or belong to in t
lie future, ! shall exercise the divine right
Of bolt in every case where the names
" liqnor-interest candidates disgrace my bi
=, :. lot. claim now, as heretofore, that t
10 republican caucuses are the first bait
+ grounds on which to fight those who chaI
ID pion and wish to perpetuate the whisk
,e traffic, feeling assured that if the prohil
. tiOniStS are not strong enough to adyan