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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-08-27
L Ii E M A r X L Il S.
Reported and tetegraphed expressly for The GrccA
Mountain FtGGHdt.
BOSTON CATTLE MARKET.
AT CAMRRINGE AND CurnN

F0rth ~cek ending TueaGGV, AugVst 70. Is5a
cattle. Shecp. Hogs Calrs.
4" one year ago. 4,i33 1857 o3so III
PRICEs.-Bccf Cattle-Extra fat and heavy
premium oxen, $G.5O07.GO; first quality, aGOOG
si.5Odi75 r. 10 lbs. on total weight Of hile, tai.
low and dressed beef. A few choice single pans
$7.25U7j0 Bulls, etc., f4,OOG42j.
Working OXen-slOOOl3J u pair, or according
to their value as beet. Handy steers, $50allV.
Milch Cows-Fair quality, seOd35; extra good,
larrow and ordinary, slOd29; ycarlings, S7OOa
lt"; two.gears-olds, $1,000 1000; thrcc-ycar.
1i,is, ; i5.0Od $500.
ahotcs-WholGsale, 00d0 nc; retail, 0oUd;. b h.
Fat hogs, 4di&c. r. Il, live weight.
Veal Calvcs-S2.j i.u0 ~ nr,d.
Hides = Brighton, 71aa71t; country lots, Gla7c
y II. Calf skins, lOGlIc. Tallow "A = n country,
idiAc. Shcarcd pelts, DC each; lamb Skins, lO0Glc
each.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. on cattle arc Tally sustained
at last weeks quotations.. The best grades OF
Northern we quote a higher, for when goo
feeling exists. The shipments help ont our mar
kets, thereby saving "A slut 10 the home trade.
Northern cattle are gradually increasing, and eat
tic from Maine are also in fllr supply. With
large supply mich cows sell slow this week NcaIs
are dull at quotations. Something doing in work
ing oxen, but prices are hardly satisfactory. A..
Monroe sold thirty steers average ,4jO lbs at 500
T. cwt, and forty two others, average 400 lbs, at
$500 v cwt, live; j. b. Cook sold eighty steers,
average 1925 lbs, at 1910 p cwt. our figures IN
sheep and lambs amount 10 l6,lSj head, Il much
larger number than no ticcd before tins season.
With this supply prices have fallen OF &c r H.
good lambs selling at &c. Owners find that they
cannot buy IN Canada, at Canada prices, an Il take
their focks to this market b. W. Fuller sold III
sheep and lambs, weighing 1880 lbs, at 41tc: j.
Newell sold 3l3 lambs to }. FaXon, averaging 1Ola
MS, at 4hm54c; Perrin Il Best scld slXty.nlne
sheep and lambs, weighing $500 Tbs, at ne r. H..
gully three tons of poultry at market Turkeys
sell at lOc, and chickens II l3c u Il.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-08-27
A Magnificent Exhibition.

Tho whole amusement world agree that
Forepaugh's stupenduous aggregation
which is to be here on Saturday, Septem-
Der 9th, has no equal. The Hartford
Courant of July Dist, said of it.:
A MENAGERIE AND CIRCUS OF SOLID MERIT.
Forcpaugh's exhibition in this city gave
general satisfaction. The street parade
was extensive and creditable. The nine
elephants, the baby camels, the cage of
lions with their trainer among them, were
the more noticeable of the many attractive
features. The tents on the ball ground
on WHY'S street, were well filled after
noon and evening. Tic collection of wild
animals is the largest and rarest that has
been seen in Hartford. 1t includes living
hippopotamus, said to be the only speci-
men in this country,an immense rhinoceros
baby camels, nine trained elephants, which
do almost incredible feats in the ring,
under the management of A. Forepaugh,
Jr., who is youth of eighteen; a giraffe
which is driven in harness, etc. There
are thirty cages of animals. In one cage
were three immense lions and tiger,
fratcrnizing quietly enough. They pre-
sented fine subject for an artist like
Landseer. Two lion cubs looked rs harm
less as kittens. The animals all show
signs OF excellent treatment. The giraffe
Is q very delicate animal in this climate,
ana 1t Is seldom that one survives the
rlgor OF our winter. There are 800 horses
In the concern, all sleek, handsome, we'll
fed animals. A stable tent is pitched at
one side, where they are well provided
Tor. There is also an eating tent, but the
ring performers usually stop at hotels.
There are two hundred and eighty men
connected with the show, and the expenses
average S1,700 per day. The cost of run
nlnS such an immense establishment thus
will be seen to be enormous. Mr.. Fore
paugh is with his show continually, and
is one of the shrewdest and most exper-
fenced managers on the road. He owns
thirty-two railroad cars on which this
establishment is transported. 1t is an
interesting and suggestive item that the
charge for hauling this train from New
Britain 10 Hartford distance of nine
miles OF so-was S245.
The performance in the ring was very
complete and included some remarkable
acrobatic feats. Robert Stickney is pro-
badly without an equal as an equestrian;
his six horse act which closed the per-
formance, was u skillful and daring
accomplishment. Budd Gorman,a brother
in-law and pupil of James Robinson
formerly the greatest rider in the world,
did some intrepid bareback and hurdle
acts. The riding of Pauline Lee, Nine.
Burdeau, and Annie Carroll was also good.
The trapeze act by two young women
was daring one showing wonderful
balancing. The performance as whole
was one of unusual merit. Forepaugh's
winter quarters are at Germantown,
Penn, where he has extensive buildings.
OF late years he has travelled in the west
and has met with great success. Last
evening the train of fifty.two cars were
loaded and departed for Holyoke.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-08-27
September MaZagines.

The attractions of the September Serb
nerS comprise large and beautiful
engraving of bringing in the Bears
Head" by Timothy Cole, in paper on
"Signs and Symbols" a paper by Kate
Field, on w. S. Gilbert, the author of the
Pinafore" opera; an account of the
university of Rome by Prof. Boycsen of
Cornell; an article on swordfish catching
off the Massachusetts coast, illustrated, by
James Il. Kelly; the first of two papers by
Prof 7. r. Lounsbury of Yale on Eng
lish Spelling and Spelling Reform" and
an elaborate description of the mode of art
instruction in the Philadelphia art schools.
This last will take the attention of artists.
The chicfpoints of the Philadelphia method
are: 81. Drawing with color, instead
of long premiership with the point Or
stump; 2. Early study from nature,
instead of Il long preliminary study of the
antique; and 3. \ very thorough course
of anatomy based on work in the disscct-
ing ROOM" DR.. Hollands Topics" are
European Travel" ga word About
Newspapers" and "Write it YOURSELF
A Communication calls attention to
some great paintings and other objects of
art to be purchased in Europe-including
Raphae's Apollo and Marsyas of
which the editor of ScriJHer announces
Il description and cngravings in an early
number.
In the September 81. Nicholas is describ-
cd fiicnce doron. n rare and beautiful
species of pottery made by Helene Coulter
in the time of Henry II. of France, with
pictures presented by Murray, the London
publisher. A story Of the efforts of two
boys to improve n poverty stricken neigh
borhood in their town is illustrated by
Sol Eytingc, Jr. There will be sketch
and picture of the late Louis Bonaparte.
The pirates of the Chinese coast, oil-wells
in Pennsylvania, and wheeled vehicles all
over the world,are described and pictured !;
| and there is Il timely and delightful article
on the househy, written by S. f. Clarke
of Johns Hopkins university.
LITrELL's LIVING AGE.-''Wordsworth'
by Mathew Arnold, and the "Mirabcau,"
Macmillan; Food and Feeding" by Sir
Henry Thompson, and " Moose Hunting
in Canada" NineteenM Century,; " The
Last Jewish Revolt" and "Chloral and
other Narcotics" Contemporary; "The
Evangelical Movement, its Percentage,
Progress and ISSUE" by Mr.. Gladstone,
British Quarterly 1.-THE Birth, Life and
Death of Storm" Popwlar Science Re.
viea0; GLOW to Popularize Wordsworth, ="
1.-the Influence of India on China" and
The Lessons of Prince Napoleon's
Funeral" Spectator; THE Chances OF
War;" Natal Mercury; and in the way of
fiction, THE Ghost of Morcar's Tower"
The Grey" and installmcnts of Jean
Ingelow's =" Sarah de Bcrenger;" and
Sarah Tytler's 1.-The Brides Pass" and
the usual amount of poetry. For So such
numbers of CT large pages each Cor
more than 5000 pages II Year,, the sub
scription price ($S) is low: while for
$1,000 the publishers offer to send any
one of the American 81 monthlies or
wecklies with the Living Age for year,
both postpaid.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-08-27

The State Convention of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union of Vermont
will be held at Vergennes, September
24th and 25th, by invitation of the union
of that place.
A correspondent of an exchange says
that the New Hampshire division of the
Portland and Ogdensburg railroad threat
ems to cut off all connection with the
Vermont division, unless the St. Johns
bury Office pays over more promptly the
balances due the Portland Office for freight.
The Portland Office claims to have al
ready lost in this manner over twenty
thousand dollars.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-08-27
The Brcrity of "Aetive Lire.Y

=" A time 10 be born and time 10 die -
wrote the man of proverbs and wisdom.
Was it an oversight that he did not also
say "a time to work."
Few men reach active life or get to
work till about twenty years of age.
Infancy, childhood, school days and learn
ing trade Or acquiring a profession fill
up the first fifth or quarter of II century in
a mans life.
And then with many there are intervals
Of inactivity amounting to months and
years. From time to time many workers
are out of health or out of work.
And after not many years many work
ers are permanently disabled. 1t is very
rarely that any man can be found who has
been in active life full sixty years and only
little less rarely do we meet with half
century workers. For one man so long in
active life II thousand cease earlier to
work if not also to live.
And how much earlier few are aware.
In all the ranks of scholastic work many
fail and fall young. Now and then man
holds on for fifty years in professors
chair, us did DR.. Chas. Hodge in Prince
ton seminary. DR.. Mott was president of
Union college more than sixty years.
Vermont has at least two lawyers who
have stood in her courts with undated
strength more than half-century. Bryant
counted more than sixty years between
" Thanatopsis " and his latest poems and
held the editorial chair of the EueninJ
Post more than fifty years. A few men
have held their places in the pulpit as
long. Occasionally scmi-centennial
sermon is preached by man who has got
to learn what approximation means. But
all such workers are the rare exceptions.
Even in those departments of work which
are most favorable to long life very few
can endure the toll for many years.
Scarcely a farmer can be found in "active
life " after forty or fifty years. Physicians,
merchants, mechanics and all Ego under"
or go by" after an Average active life
which is far less Man q third of q century.
The effective" years of the average
Methodist minister are less than t,Ocnty.
And probably a fifth of century is more
than the average work years in almost
every department Of human enterprise
and tendeavor. Saying nothing of the
many who die before entering active life
probably those who reach adult age fail
to work half their years. A large fraction
of life prccedes "active years. Few only
work as many years as they have spent in
reaching "active lifc," and mutitudes
spend as many years in superannuation-
waiting to die.
Most men must do not only their best
but their all in the first twenty years of
active life. As many will cease earlier to
work as will longer work. Not half who
begin the third decade of work will COM
plctc it, and the fourth decade will provo
too much for the strength of all but the
very few strongest.
Whatsoever thy hand lindclh to do, do
it with thy might
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-08-27

The Wallace committee has finished its
sessions in Boston. The result of its in
designations is TO disprove entirely and
conclusively all the stories Of irregular
and improper influences exerted upon
voters in Massac usetts by their employ
ers and others, which General Butler told
upon the stump last year, and his follow
ers have so industriously circulated since.
The worst case of bulldozing proved was
the issuing of circular by the New
England granite company, in which the
voters in its employ were "most earnestly
advised" TO vote the republican ticket,
cause they would thereby secure your
interest, our interest and the interest of the
whole country" A witness from Worces-
ter swore that he Jelicucd that q meeting
of manufacturers held before the election
affected the votes of men employed in the
mills. A fellow from Douglas, Mass,
saw the foreman of an AK mandatory
in that place distributing republican tick
cts at the polls, and thought the distribution
of tickets looked like intimidation. lie
could not say that any threats of discharge
were made, but did know of two demo-
Gratis who were told that it would be for
their interests and for the interests of the
company if they should vote the republi-
can ticket. The town went for Talbot,
who, the witness admitted, was very pop
ular. The witness is IN employee of the
AK manufacturing company. lie admitted
that the managers of the company were
honest in their opposition to General But
Ter as n candidate for governor, and that
they discharged nobody for voting against
their wishes.
At the worst the testimony for the pros
ecution seemed to prove that in state
where 250,0O0 votes were cast two men
had suffered by loss of employment for
voting as they pleased, and that few
others might have been deferred from
voting as they desired by fear of being
compelled to find other employers. But
the refutation even of this was complete
and overwhelming. 1t was proved by the
most satisfactory testimony that the two
alleged victims were discharged for other
than political reasons, and the men who
were said to have been intimidated came
forward to testify that they voted freely
knew of no threats or warnings from their
employers, had no fear of evil consequences
from voting as they chose, knew of nc
reason for fear in their own case or any
other, and never heard of any attempt to
coerce Or influence improperly the vote Of
any man. What the committee will
report remains to be seen; but the testi-
mony taken by them, as whole. affords
strong proof of the substantial purity OF
elections in the Bay state.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-08-27


Henry L. Pierce has consented to let the
Massachusetts republicans use his name in
the gubcrnatorial nomination.
The Whitehall Times says there are
great many people who will never go to
Heaven unless they can 60 at excursion
rates.
Professor Tyndall says this has been Il
most dreary season in Switzerland. 1t
has showed at intervals all summer.
All reports say that the cote crop this
year will be enormous, and it will be
relatively as large as the wheat crop of
the west.
The Taunton Gazette suggests that Wen
dell Phillips needs a liver pad, and that
the best place for him to wear it is over
his mouth.
The names of George William Curtis
and Richard ii. Dana have been consid-
cred in connection with the English mis-
sion, but it is believed that neither is anx-
ious for diplomatic honors. Galusha A.
Grow is deemed likely to succeed Minister
Stoushton at st. Petersburgh.
At the recent meeting of the American
bar association in Saratoga, Ex-Secretary
Bristow was chosen chairman for the en-
suing year, Hon. E, j. Phelps of Vermont
one of the vice presidents, and Hon.
Luke P. Poland chairman of the executive
committee.
The traffic in peaches reached its height
in New York, Friday, wheh one hundred
and fifteen carloads were received. In
Baltimore peaches were sold, Saturday, at
eight and ten cents per bushel, the cost of
freight This is the sort of thing that
makes the average northern mouth water
The report, first published in n Gillian
paper, that the United States government
had offered its services as mediator to the
South American powers now at war, is
contradicted from Washington. Chill on
one side and Peru and Bolivia on the other
will be allowed to fight out their differ
ences till n more advanced stage of the
conflict is reached. Meanwhile Peru's
solitary swift iron-clad goes on its destroy
ing way, and keeps war which promised
to be extremely one-sided, tolerably even.
SUPREME CoURT.-The supreme court
held a session at Hyde Park Tuesday,
August 10Th, Hon. II. f. Royce presiding,
assisted by Judges Ross and Redfeld.
The only case heard was Bedle VS.. Foss,
on q petition for new trial the remainder
of the docket being either disposed of BY
settlement, or continued to .the general
term at Montpelier. In Bedle VS.. Foss no
opinion was announced. and all the Judges
left on afternoon trains. 1t is understood
that Essex and Orleans counties have
arranged to take their entire supreme
court business of the August term to the
general term at Montpelier next October.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-08-27

In spite of the fact that the next census
will considerably diminish the southern
representation in congress, the Charleston
Is. CO. Nea0S comforts itself with the be-
lief that "this section. though the weakest,
will remain the most formidable factor
in the government, because of its soldity
and because of its being the balance of
power. We shall be sought for by east
and west, for the east breads the west, and
the west cannot subdue or dominate the
east if the south shall throw her influence
that way. When the south and west
combine the east must go to the wall. So
the south need not fear the census of 1880
SO long as she sticks together and has the
casting vote"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-08-27

WEST POINT CADETsHIr.-A connect.
tive examination of candidates for cadet
ship in the military academy at West
Point, to be filed from the first congress
sional district of Vermont, will be held at
the office OF Joyce & Lawrence in Rutland,
commencing at two o'clock p. NJ, Tues.
day, September 16, 1870.
Candidates must be sound in body, at
least five feet in height, between the ages
of seventeen and twenty-five years, well
versed in reading, writing, photography,
arithmetic, English grammar, geography,
especially of our own country, and history
of the United States.
LYMAN L. KNAPP, J
JAMES G. BARRETT, Committee,
LOVELAND MUNSON,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-08-27
FARMEEs, PIcN1c AT QuErN Cry p

FARMERS Picnic AT QUEEN CRY PApr
The arrangements have been perfected
for the farmers picnic at Queen City Park
Thursday, August %. 1t is expected th,,
this meeting will be representative gath
ering of the agriculturists of the State
The occasion will be in every respect no,o.
worthy in point of numbers and in,e,os,
and will give an opportunity for the ne,.
pie of the state to hear the greatest NJ
living preachers and orators, the Rev
Henry Ward Bcccher, who will deliver
the principal address of the day. Another
interesting feature will be addresses h,
leading representatives of agricultural
interests on subjects of importance n,
farmers and the public generally. The
magnificent park with its varied attrs...
tions is wonderfully adapted for such /,
large representative gathering, and III.
beautiful pleasure ground is of enou0b
interest to draw large numbers of visitors
even without the grand intellectual trca,
in store for those who attend. The ar.
rangements have been perfected by a
representative committee of the farmers
of Vermont, and the full programme Of
exercises will soon be announced. The
special rates over the Central Vermont
railroad will give an opportunity for all
to attend at small expenditure, as all lhc
trains on the different roads of the state
will carry passengers at the popular
Queen City Park rates. The st. Aibans
Brigade band, which has won an enviabIe
reputation as one of the finest musical
organizations in New England, will be an
important feature Of the entertainment
and other bands from different parts of
the state will also be present and will add
to the interest of the occasion. The affair
will be unquestionably the event of tho
S .ason, and it is probable that this will be
the best opportunity of hearing the great
Brooklyn divine at Il grand Representative
assembly of Vermont agriculturists.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-08-27
MONTPELIER MARKET.

For The iceek ending Tuesday August T., I079.
Apples, dried new SAFE r h /; Butter, l5GlSe;
Beef 4d2Oc; Beef dried, green weight, 2Oc; Pork,
fresh, 60l!hc; Pork, salt, l0c; Ham, l5c; Land
l2Hc; Veal 5dl2c; Beans, r bushel, S2d2 40
6ushel, b 0iOc; Flour y bbl, $6,0Od7 30; Crack
ers, 1878; Coal, ton, 1928 10000; Cheese. ? =
s0iOc; Fish-Fresh Cod, dressed, loo; llalbut,
loo; Shad, 35c; Mackere, lSc; salt Fish, Cod, &c;
salmon, sOl0c y ID; rripe, l34c; Kerosene
Oil, v gallon, poe; Potatoes, . bushc, $75G9oc'
Salt v bushe Soc Dairy, lhG2c y b; sugar
50d65c; Maple Sugar, y Il ,6GSc syrup, i gallon,
4Ods0; Tea, 50cDO75; Coffee, Old Java roasted,
$50; Rio. roasted, 25c p II Herds Grass reed
$l.75; Michigan Clover 0l0;S h III Northern Ne"
York do, ll0l2c Y pound.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-08-27

TIE BUSINESS OUTLooK.-The Tribune
publishes interviews with large number
Of prominent business men on trade
prospects, and says the leading business
men of New York express belief that
the times are steadily improving. The
abundant harvests in the west and soutb
arc cited as the basis for this belief. A
revival of manufacturing interests in
different parts of the country is also men
toned as a proof of returning prosperity.
Prices in all departments of trade are firm
with a tendency to rise. In many cases
the volume of business for the past six
months shows an increase over that If
any corresponding period since 1873, and
in every instance the volume of business
thus far for the present season is consider
ably in excess of last year. Intelligence
has been received that more cheerfnI
feeling exists all over the land than at anv
time since 1873.
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