Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-05-05

cuse convention, who, not feeling well
upon his return home, went to a physi-
clan for consultation. IF you were a
small bow said the doctor, 81 should say
you were going to have the measles" The
delegate replied: "Well | feel small
enough to have the measles. l think no
boy ever felt smaller than | do. If there
is any disease small enough for me to
have, please try it on"
The Freeborn county Standard of Min
nesota has the name of Mr. Edmunds
already hoisted for president. The Standard
says: "NIr. Edmunds has gone steadily
forward in the Senate. until to-day he is
the leader of his party in that body. No
faint of corruption has ever solled his
garments; his name was not found in
Cakes Ames' "little book" no slipshod
legislation has escaped his eye and no
interest of his constituents has suffered by
his neglect; he voted against the back
salary grab and has always been faithful
to his convictions. No republican whose
vote is worth having would refuse to cast
it for him for president, and no man who
voted for him would ever have occasion to
regret it.
For president-George f. Edmunds of
Vermont"
The most important article in 81. Nicho-
las for May is Rev. Washington Gladden's
Talk with girls and their mothers"
This points out with plain sense the faults
and lacks in the bringing up of girls, and
ought to be read and taken to heart by the
foolish mothers who ruin their girls by
premature worldliness and encourage idle
ness. Lucy Larcom contributes a lovely
poem on the field sparrow, bird now
vastly more appreciated than before the
introduction of the ugly English members
of his family. The story of - Lisbeth and
the baby by George Hougton, relates the
life of two horned lizards from California,
The majors big-talk stories" are contin-
ued by the description of balloon ride
with leopard and an escape on the back
of an ostrich from II lion and there are
plenty If other good things.
The proposition to tax church property
received its death blow in the New York
assembly on Thursday. Early in March
the special joint committee on assessment
and taxation introduced bill, providing
among other things that "overy building
for public worship to the value of ten
thousand dollars, and no MORE" should be
exempt. The proposition met little favor.
Where one citizen was for it, ten citizens
we're against it in every section of the
State. The legislature was flooded with
remonstrances, the pulpit and the press
protested The friends of the proposed
axation made an earnest fight but it
was no use. Public sentiment was over
whelmingly against the measure, and it
was killed in both Senate and House.
When highways and other property used
solely for public purposes are taxed,
doubtless the churches will be taxed.
FoNOGRAFIC REFORM IN CONGRESS. Mr..
Ballou, of Rhode Island, has introduced
in the llousea Joint resolution constituting
u commission to report on the propriety of
introducing "lonogratic' spelling in the
schools and legal documents of the Dis
trct of Columbia. If Mr.. Balou desired
the whole country to rise up and call him
blessed, he should have proposed to have
the whole proceedings of congress pub
lished in the briefest possible "ionografc"
style. When Ben Hill rises to protest on
his ''onah;" when Mr.. Sparks tells ely
mer 'yuli;" when Mr.. Downey under
takes to print II pOme at the public
expense; when Mr.. Bayard rises to ''deni
and def the anonemuS allegashun ov IN
irresponsible nuspaper:" nothing short
of "fonetics" can give to the debates that
"graflic appeerans" which will assure the
people of getting the worth oflheir money
out of the congressional record.-Detroit
Post and Tribune.
| do not believe that Senator Edmnnds
entertains any idea of Withdrawing his
name. | Can only give my own impress
sions regarding his position, as | am in
no manner authorized to speak for him
directly, | believe that, while he does
not personally desire the position, and will
not put himself, under any circumstances,
in the attitude of seeking the nomination,
yet if it should prove to be the decided
wish of that convention and of his party
that he should become its standard bearer
in the approaching campaign, he will
permit his name to be used, and will
accept the position if elected. This he
would do from u sense of duty entirely
and not us a matter of choice. | think
you may safely accept this as representing
Senator Edmunds real sentiments. Such,
at any rate, | believe them to be. The
delegates from this state so understand
his position. and will be governed by it
in urging his nomination before the con-
vention.-Er Coz. Smjth of Vermont.
Rev. w. II. II. Murray is at Liverpool.
and in letters to his friends in this country
he says he is discouraged and tired of
wandering. The property Mr.. Murray
left behind will not pay 1.-THE of his
indebtedness His farm-upon which he
expended ut least $20,000-is mortgaged
lOr SlO,uOu,tuu IL WOulu ne ullllcNJ TO DAY
to sell it for $500. OF his horses, his
wife claims the one called Pride of Gull
ford; Miss Hull claims six, among them
the well-knOwn stallion Flying Morgan
The former foreman of his farm says Mr.
Murray gave him the stallion Abdallah
for services after he beca me insolvent,
| but before his estate was thrown into
bankruptcy and another employee claims
that the stallion Brandywine came to him
IN II similar manner The preferred claims
against Mr., Murray's estate are placed at
81 900 ut II low estimate. The general
claims are variously estimated II from
$4,000 to $4,000, perhaps more. Should
Mr.. Murray return, it is said friends are
willing to come forward and settle all his
debts and give him back again his highly
priced stock farm.
MOB RULE.-Paterson, N. j., has inst
had severe experience with mob rule.
which it will remember for some time IN
come, On Sunday morning large patty
OF Germans went TO the top of II mountain
to greet the rising sun, in accordance with
an old custom. The proprietor of land
over which they passed forbade their
10 M q n ut,,. ia.