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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-08

THE EAST INDIAN PAPER KvtFr.-.n
Indian rajah. who wps pleasantly disposed
toward the English. and had learned their
language after a fashion frequently visited,
some years ago, (the story runs) the vice.
rov of Calcutta, and on one occasion
borrowed of the latter copy or the
Edinburgh Repiew which he happened IN
see lying on the table. When he returned
the magazine, the vicerov asked him tf
he had found ANYTHING interestnr in Il.
"Oh, yes," he replied, "manv beautiful
things. but also many disconnected arti.
cles." How soe' asked the vicerov.
"See here" answered the raiah, "this
begins with Hunting the Ourang Ou-
tang does II note And now turn over
the page, and here you have the History
ot Mary Stuart" The vicerov laughed.
He perceived that the raiah had attempted
to read the book without cutting the
leaves. He accordingly took from his
table beautiful ivory paper-cutter, ex-
planned its use TO his visitor, and made
him a present Of Il. The raiah was
puzzled as to how the leaves of the book
could be printed before they were cut
open but this was also explained to him.
About year after this occurrence the
vlceroy saw gay company entering the
court, and in the centre Of It the raiah
seated on a young elephant. No sooner
did he see the vioeroy than he cried.
" DO you happen to have an uncut copy
oil the Edinburgh Rerie,oP II so, please
toss It 10 me- The viceroy threw out the
magazine. Il was caught bv the elephant,
who placed IL between his tusks, which
had been wrought into elegant paper-
cutters, even including carved handles.
and quickly cut open the leaves. after
which the knowing animal passed the
heotet0 back to the surprised vicerov.
Inc raish then dismounted, and said to
the viceroy: as he pointed to the elephant,
HE Is yours; return You your paper
cutter alive. ."-Fdper World, N
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-08

INNOCENCE, The Old lady kept private
bottle from which she refreshed herself
from time to time, as she felt the need,
though none of the family knew it. One
evening her daughter, in rummaging
through the pantry for doughnuts for her
beau, spied the bottle and had the curiosity
to draw the cork and apply her nose to the
aperture, Mt which moment the old lady
hovered in sigh tand angrily demanded /:
Well are you any wiser that you werep
What do you suppose it isp" 81 don t
know what it is mamma" answered the
shrinking maiden, " but it smells just like
Charles moustache.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-08
spot, at the head of the beautiful English

spot. at the head of the beautiful English
lakes. Here, during a conference for the
promotion of holiness one of our most
successful temperance meetings was held.
In it several moderate drinkers. who we're
in attendance as teachers of the doctrine
Of holiness, we're converted TO total absti-
nence.
There are 50 many points Of interest in
England, our meetings have been 80 nu-
merous. so varied, and Gods blessing upon
them so marked, that we can only speak
Of the country and work. in general terms.
Having travelled through England. Ireland,
Scotland. over the continent through Can
ada, the West India Islands. and thirty
five Of the United States. I can truly say
that England is the most beautiful country
I have ever seen. Here the temperance
cause is making rapid strides The Hon.
John Bright said to me. as he hade me
good bye, ~ hope we shall grow; but II
ever this temperance cause amounts to
anything, the church Of Christ must take
the front rank" am glad to be able to
report that it is rapidly approaching that
position. When we landed in England in
the spring of 1876, there were only seven
teen hundred of the clergy who were
pledged abs'ainers; but, thanks to the
church of England Temperance society,
they now number over five thousand.
and the d senters are advancing quite as
rapidly.
At Birmingham, on a single Sunday.
during our conference, one hundred and
fortv-six temperance sermons were preach
ed in the churches and chapels
A committee of the house of lords Is ex-
amining the subject in all its bearings, and
an effort is now being made to induce them
to send committee to the United States
to investigate the Maine law. Through
the alliance. ley ~ rne~-~-ne s~~--irn
in favor. The national temperance league
is rapidly elevating the moral sentiment
The Sunday closing society is knocking at
the doors of parliament. The band Of
hope union is taking care of the children;
while the women (Go1 bless them y by
their persevering, pleading, praying ef-
forts, both at home and abroad, are taking
care of everybody.
Looking for a moment at Sweden-the
Rev. A. Wiberg, in a letter addressed to
me, saws: You will rejoice to learn that
your efforts in this country have resulted
in the organization Of about three hundred
N7upoi oihuoc "looiouSt Oolo vi Iiouoauuo
have signed the pledge; and thousands Of
these have been converted, resulting in a
revival of religion all over Sweden"
Again repeat: Have faith in Cod
vote as you pray-pray as you vote, and
you will then have right to expect that
God will bless your efforts.
Yours, in Christian love.
ELI JOHNSON.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-08

A METROPOLITAN MYsTERr. are
in Broadway three five-story marble front
buildings which have stood idle for fifteen
years. THIS properly shonld be good for
S5O.0OO year at the very least 1t has
not produced dollar during the long Pc
riod named. The taxes on it amount
probably to $4,000 year. The interest
on the money invested in it must be at
least as much more. If II we're rented
like other property. ii would have Welded
Mt least $4,000 in the time named In
stead OF that it has cost the owners in taxes
and interest not less than $300,0OO Why
is it not rented Nobody knows. There
It stands year after year, Il monument of
vacancy and heavy loss. TO let " bills
are on it all the time. but il does not let.
1t belongs to a wealthy family in France,
who sent money here many years ago for
Investment. They have never seen it and
its control is entirely in the hands of an
agent. He watches it closely, and is al
ways polite TO persons making inquiry
about 1t; but for some inexplicabIe reason
he never strikes Il bargain with any one
A gentleman, during visit to France u
few years ago, tried to see the head of the
family that owns it for the purpose of me-
gotiating for it. but the Frenchman, a gruff
old count. would not give him an inter-
view The property is going to decay in
the heart OF the busiest part of New York
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-08

But what shall they say
These flowers of May
Which about the graves we strew7
Shall they bear to the boys who wore the gray
A message of love, as they do to-day.
To the boys who wore the blue?
Gods mind ru6neth through
The nowers.-the hue
OF His thoughts on each is shed:
And kindly He thinketh Of all the true.
Nor asks If they wore the gray or the blue,
When He decks with flowers His dead
There were some. we trust,
Who thought it Just
To draw the sword for the gray.
Gods pity on them peace to their dust
But some were guilty Of crime, and must
Be Judged at the Judgment Day.
They suffered defeat;
Gone the wars heat,
1t were cruel in us to blame:
For though they win Heavens highest seat,
1t ne'er can make the memory sweet
That they wore the gray of shame.
To have fought so we'll
Through shot and shell
For the.wrong, must ever smite
All noble hearts with the pangs of hell,
And they walk the streets of light.
As they see the hue
OF fthe sacred blue
In the bow above the throne
In the flowers strewn Heavens garden through
In the tender sky,-it may sweetly WOO
Them to love it as their own.
Oh, pity. to-day,
The boys in gray
Who fell for the flag with bars!
For their sorrowing homes we'll ever pray;
But the flowers of May on their graves we lay
Who fought for the hag with stars.
still pity the foe!
He lieth low,
And his grave shall have its flowers:
For him will the tears of sorrow flow,
And the south above his dust shall show
A grief as pure as ours;
For love has one strain
A sad refrain
For the dead, the wide world through;
And each mother heart has the same fierce pain
For children numbered among the slain,
Wearing the gray or the blue.
Soft, sweet be their rest
In blue cloth drest;
In the gray, soft sweet their sleeps
And God i'll His mercy send Ii is best;
His tenderest love, to all the distressed:
His comfort to them that weep
Some are lying low.
But where. none know
Some wrapt in the blue, some gray
O'er these shall our God his flowers strow,
And His soft winds, sweeping to and fro,
Shall bear them our love, to-day.
When cometh this day
And none shall lay
On the soldier grave bloom,
God give us frozen, howerless May.
And hide the stars and stripes away.
In the everlasting gloom.
When the soldiers claim
To deathess fame
The nation shall deny,
May God strike deeply into her name
The brand OF an never-ending shame,
And let her memory die.
They sowed not In vain,-
We reap the grain
The blessing Of peace is ours.
God help us to guard the purchase of pain
| Till we meet the loved and the lost again
Go! carry the dead your flowers
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-08
A Tragic Incident.

| In 1862 when Mourawieff, the lieutenant
Of the dead czsr, was carrying out his
cruel and barbaric crusade against the in
cipient rebel lion in Poland, young stu
dent of that country, attending the univer.
sity of Dorpat, returned home one day
with half dozen companions, whom he
had promised TO entertain in his fathers
house. They entered, and ghostly spec
tacle met their view. The whole family
lay massaered, while the mother and sis er
of the young Pole had been hatefully treat.
ed by Mourawieffs brutal soldiery, drunk
with woodky.
The students, struck dumb with horror,
stood silent nn the floor, while the bereaved
boy sat down by Il little table, on which
was laid his right hand, while his left hung
loosely by his side. At first his compan
| ions, who were Russians expected violent
outburst of rage against them and their
country. But suddenly the face of the
Pole became deathlike. and from his CLASSY
eyes tears began to stream over his downy
cheeks.
Terrified and choking with grief, his
lcompanions, approaching him, exclaimed.
A." Stanislas, Stanisllas, come to Yourself
again, and by the living God we will
avenge this wrong" The youth did not
reply. By and by the tears ceased to flow,
the eyes rolled in their sockets, there was
heavy sigh, and Stanisias WIS no more.
Kneeling round the body OF their dead
companion, the handful of Russian stu
dents bound themselves by Il solemn oath
to work out the ruin of the tyranny which
had thus disgraced their fatherland, Such,
according TO one of its most authoritative
organs, was the origin of nihlism, which
ever since has carried on war the most
desperate, and which now claims as its
latest victim the august ruler of more than
10000, 900 of people. They were stnlents
who first concocted the conspiracy-they
are students, men and women of the stu
dent class, who have since mainly swollen
its ranks, and. as the current reports 60 10
show, nihilism has found in students the
instrument of its latest and most terrible
vengeance Glasgow Daily Mail.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-08

A PARLIAMENTARY BoY.-Mr. Rogers,
of Third street, has son Thomas, who
was sent off TO Lansing on visit some
weeks ago, and it seems that the boy put
in much of his time around the state house
and took II deep interest in the proceedings
of the legislative body He came home full
of parliamentary tactics. At dinner he mov-
ed to reconsider the vote by which boiled
ham was placed on the bill of fare, and
demanded the ayes and noes on the ques-
tion of a new pair of rubber boots and a
veocipede. He hadn't been home two
days before he said to his mother:
Il move the previous question on that
hunk of maple sugar in the pantry"
lyon can't have it,"
:" But | must My motion cuts off all
debate. and | shall announce the question
as carried in the affirmative"
His father suggested the idea OF an
hours exercise with the ax, but the boy
called for general expression of opinion
and succeeded in passing vote to recon-
nit the question to the committee on rules
for amendment. Things went on in this
way for u week, and finally the old man
had enough OF it and felt called upon to
administer a caution.
Don't you know that an amendment
takes precedence of the question itself ?"
replied the boy. :" amend as follows
" RESOLVED, That this family recognize
Cushing's Manual rs standard authority
on questions of debate. Are you ready for
the question:"
" No sir !" replied the old man.
"Do you wish for a call of the housep"
a. wish you to understand that your
talk displeases me-"
Well while must respect the rights
of the minority, still feel that it would
be safer plan to table our motion. 1t
can come up again under the head Of un-
finished business
In about ten minutes the old man WAS
ready for him in the wood she'd and he
remarked:
There is quorum present and We
will proceed to business"
Il move we take recess" replied the
boy as his back began to ache.
Cant do it," said the father, as he hung
up his hat. | am now going into commit
tee of the whole on the whaling business.
and if can't tan your jacket in ten min
| shall ask leave to sit again. Stand out
here !"
"Please call mother to the chair plead
ed the youth, but it was no 90. The old
man had two. thirds vote on him, and the
question was so we'll settled that the boy
was able to buy two bars of soap at a gro
Gerry that afternoon without single allu
sion to Gushing Il Detroit Free Press.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-08

The story as told bv sophomore to his
little sister: Mary was the proprietress of
a diminutve, incipient sheep, whose outer
covering was us devoid of color as con-
gealed atmospheric vapor, and to all local
tiles to which Mary perambulated her
young Southdown was morally sure 70 fol.
low. 1t tagged her to the dispensary Of
learning one diurnal section of time which
was contrary to all precedent, and excited
cachination of the seminary attendants
when they perceived the presence of a
young mutton at the establishment of in
struction. Consequently the preceptor
expelled him from the interior, but he con-
tinued to remain in the immediate vicinity,
and continued in the neighbsrhood with
ont fretfulness until Mary once more be-
came visible. What caused this speci-
men of the genus owls to bestow so much
affection on Mary?" the impctuous progeny
vociferated. because Mary reciprorated
the ool-producer's esteem, you under.
stand,' the tutor answered back.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-08

Lrtad md Water tells a curious story of
an old country vicar of the sporting school
A marriage ceremony had been fixed. but
it was a fine September morning, the cler-
gyman loved his gun. and so forgetful of
the momentous knot he was TO be the in
strument of tying, he sauntered forth into
the stubbles of his glebe He had not been
out long before he got a shot; but scarcely
had he done 50 when he heard the well
known voice of the parish clerk shouting
after him: Sir the young people be
ready and be at the church awaiting"
" Bless me-" said the old gentleman, "
forgot; I'll be there in a moment" He
hastily picked up the partridge he had
shot, and putting it in his pocket. he hur
ried to the church. In the midst of the
ceremony something was seen to be hut-
tering under his surplice, and in mo-
ment, to the asonishment of everybody,
out from its folds flew the partridge, for
it had been more stunned than killed
" Oh. dear there goes the Bird" involun-
tarily exclaimed the vicar. It's all right,
sir" replied the clerk; "she can't get out,
and she's gone into the squire's pew"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-08

There is one thing would be glad to
see more parents understand. namely. that
when they spend money judciously to i'm
prove and adorn the house, and the
grounds around it, they are in effect pay
ing their children a premium to stay at
home. as much as possible, to enjoy it; but
when they spend money unnecessarily in
fine clothing and jewelry for those children
they are paying them premium to spend
their time away from home. that is, in
those places where they can attract the
most attention, and make the most display
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-08

Reformers in Kentucky have suffered,
rs most reformers do, by an accession of
bogus reformers. The regulators were
banded for the purpose of lynching bad
characters. and for several years perform.
ed the functions of judges, jurors and exc
cutioners in several of the wild counties
Then the outlaws formed regulator lodges
and committed numerous outrages on
respectable people in the guise of pure
minded lynchers. Now an order styled
moderators has been formed for the sake
of regulating the regulators.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-08

ALL ABOUT A FINGER.-A Cleveland
man sold "a finger to IA surgeon, to be trans
ferred to Il wealthy patients incomplete
hand. The price was one hundred dollars
Half was paid down on amputation, and
the other half has become the subject of a
lawsuit. The former owner of the finger
demands its return, in default of payment
and the question arises whether a Judge
can order it cut off the hand of the present
owner.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-08

Henry Ward Beecher once said to his
congregation in sermon on home life and
hospitality: II honor the woman who
comes to me when call, iu dress suited
to her work. don't like to sit buried in
plush in the parlor waiting three quarters
of an hour for toilet. What is good
enough for you is good enough for your
friends"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-08

An everyday religion-one that loves
the duties of our common walk; one that
makes an honest man; one that accom-
plishes an intellectual and moral growth
in the subject; one that works in all
weather, and improves all opportunities -
will best and most heallhily promote the
growth of a church and the power of the
gospel, Bushnell.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-08

In the once elegant country-seat of Lord
Baltimore, few miles out OF Washington,
a room in the second story is yet called
Clays room, and is exactly as he left it..
The walls are painted green; the carpet
is green, with geometrical roses; a buffet
is decorated with painted china, over
which hangs Clay's picture; the towering
bed has three steps beside it; his dusty
shoes of cloth and patent leather are
where he left them, as IS his ink stand OF
china; also chair with a projecting leaf,
on which the Missouri compromise was
written.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-08

Neither of them was over ten years old
One leaned against the fence, and the
other rubbed his back against lamp post,
and they eyed each other for long time.
Then one of them said, MY mother has
got a new sealskin sacque, and yours
hain't t." 81 don't care. replied the other.
"She frizzes her hair and uses paint, and
that's just as tony"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-08

All truly consecrated men learn, little by
little, that what they are consecrated to is
not Joy or sorrow, but a divine idea and a
profound obedience, which can find their
full outward expression, not in Joy and
not in sorrow, but in the mysterious and
inseparable mlngling of the two.-Phil-
tips Brooks.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-08

Mems lives should be like the day
more beautiful in the evening; or like the
summer-aglow With promise; and like
the autumn-rich with golden sheayes,
where good work and deeds have ripened
on the field. 'i,a
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-08

REV A. J. HoU0H.
Delivered at the Memorial Exercises in Ham Inond Hall
LudtoU May sOth
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-12

On the slopes Of the volcano OF San
Salvador, in Central America, exists n
curious intcrmtttent spring. 1t Is
known to the natives Of the country as
the Rio Huldo, Or Fugitive river
During seven consecutive years suff
cient water llows from It to form
vcritablc river, when, at a fixed time,
the water disappears, and the river bed
becomes dry and dusty, At the end Of
another period OF seven years the flow
again commences. A period Of flow
extended IRON 1855 to 1878, and was
su:ceeaed by a period OF dryness from
1879 to 1880. In January OF this year
the water reappeared, Science is not
unacquainted with such phenomena
but the length and regularity OF the
period OF intermittence IN this case are
remarkable.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-12
DOMESTIC.

GARDEN ORNAMENTs.-A lady cor.
respondent tells us that in many places
In the country scarcely flower-garden
or front yard is now seen without one
or two rustic vases in which to grow
plants. While many persons cannot
afford the more costly and elegant ones,
cvery farmers wife and daughter can,
by the aid Of husband or brother, pos.
sess pretty rustic vases and basket 8
that will, when filled with suitabl Q
plants, richly repay all labor upon
them. Sometimes whom getting wood
for winter use the farmer may find
something just the thing to use as a
standard for one of these rustic vases.
She has one formed of an oak stump
about Il foot in diameter, which at u
certain distance from tho grOnnd,
branches out with three arms, or legs.
When they were sawed Off In the pro-
per plaoe, the stump was invo rCed and
as 1t stands in the garden it reminds
her of her grandmother's three legge
light-stand. Upon this standard was
placed bushel (such rs farmers use
TO take their trulG to market). 1t is
about 10 inchs long by 8 inches dee D.,
and is covered with rustic Ornamen ts,
such rs strips Of wood with the bark
left on, nailed upon the box to hide it,,
In any fanciful shape. They may b,
CIT different longths so as to form
points ut the bottom. Several holes
may be bored in the bottom OF tho DO x
to secure drainage, with IL few pieces
Of charcoal laid IN the box before put
ting in tho earth. Use good soil and
mix in little sand, Leaf mold, and
well rottcd manure. Money-wort is
nice to plant around the edge OF the
box, and SO Is tho German ivy, as it
grows luxuriantly and drapes prcttllly.
Sometimes she plants Il tall crimson
Draccna In the centre sometimes Il tall
yaricgatcd leaved Abutilon or large
gcranium, surrounded by lower grow
ing plants. Vinca Vuriegata is buauti-
tul Ior garden baskets or vases, to drovp
over The odges, and Il few plants OF
Coleus and frlcolor geranium always
are pretty for The centres. she finds
petu Mas arc also very good tor this
purpose. The scarlet bush nasturtium
~ very pretty Tor baskets or v.ses.
Tney shonld be walorcd every even-
ing.