Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-09-08

If Lincoln were alive to-day he would
not be a epublican.-NeW York World.
And if he had been democrat in 1865 he
might have been alive to-day Waterbury
american.
The captain of a fishing schooner, whose
adventures are recounted by the Bangor
Wing, believes that there is such a thing
us luck in human affairs. He has ished
on the Georges seventeen years, and last
spring concluded he would 90 home to
Gloucester, sell his little home, pay off the
mortgage, and with the proceeds 90 to
Boothbay and live quietly. He got as far
as Portland and had new dory stolen
from his vessel. Araived at Gloucester
he accidentally lost his right finger He
lifted the mortgage by selling his house
and had $239 80 left. This money he put
in an envelope, and the envelope in an
inside breast pocket. He set sail for
Boothbay with his family in his vessel.
and on Saturday last, when off Cape
Elizabeth, leaned over the side of the
vessel to pull in rope. AS he bent for
ward, the envelope fell from his pocket
into the water, and as 81 so of the money
was silver, it sank before his eyes.
MURRAY.-Rev. w. Ii. II. Murray
has come back in the genuine character
of Col. Sellers. He has picked up lots of
ideas in England and sees millions in
it every time. He says he has
engagements in literature, that he J" went
abroad to make money and has made it. ="
and has come back to revisit the old
scenes in the wilderness. He also wants
to establish business connections for
various purposes. He thinks American
milers ought to export more -four to
England. instead of our exporting the
unground wheat, and that if 1t were put
up in suitable bags and handled by
American agents there, much larger
business in flour might be done. An
English chemist also impaired to him the
secret of restoring sweetness to tainted
hams, and he wonders that our hams are
sent abroad green, to be cured there at a
great profit. He would send American
apples direct to the English consumer and
save a profit. But how about the buck
boardp Murray is one of those Yankee
geniuses with AN enormous inventive
capacity, which is always turning up the
soil for other and more patient and plod-
ding people to plant in.-Republican
TEMPERANCE TESTIMONIAL TO Mrs
HAYEs.-The temperance people of the
country are uniting in testimonial to
Mrs. President Hayes for the noble stand
she has taken for total abstinence while
hostess of the White House. The testi-
monial will consist of a life-size portrait
of Mrs. Hayes, to be painted by one of
our best artists, and, when finished, will
be placed in the White House. The
picture will be engraved, and to every
person who contributes five dollars to the
testimonial an engraving will be sent.
All amounts of one dollar or more will be
acknowledged in our Union. 1t is
expected that the subscriptions will reach
such proportions that after the cost of the
picture is paid, enough will remain to
serve as the nucleus of much needed fund,
to be named in honor of Mrs. Hayes, the
interest of which will be used in procuring
and circulating total abstinence literature.
This fund will be controlled by the Hayes
fund commission. All moneys should he
sent by check or postal order to Miss
Esther Pugh 1.-THE staunch Quaker t, easur-
er Of the commsssion), 81 Bible House.
New York city. Miss Frances Z. Willard
is president OF the commission, Mrs.
Mary I. Burt. corresponding secretary.
Mrs. Mary A. Woodbridge, recording
secretary while on the list of commits
sioners are Rev Frederick Merrick. Bishop
Simpson. Mrs, G. G. Afford, Neal Dow,
Mrs. Governor Fairbanks and many
others.