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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-10-26
TempFramte.
Bread Upon The Waters.
A TRUE STORY, BY ONE OF OUR GIRLS.
JOSIE G. GILL.

Mr.. Henry Stevens babe his wife good
bye and stepped out from his beautiful
home into the cold November air.
He had long, cold walk before him
and stepped briskly along, nodding pleas
antly as he met an occasional acquaint-
ance. To be sure, he need not have walk
ed, the street-cars would have carried him
to the very door of his place of business,
but on this particular morning, he choose
to walk.
The shortest path led through some of
the alleys and bypaths of the great Hub,
and as he picked his way through the
muddiest and dirtiest of these he came
upon a little ragged girl upon a doorstep,
CRYING bitterly. The great, kind heart of
the man swelled with pity, and he said,
kindly, "What is the matter little grip
At this the child cried harder than ever,
and il was some time before she was calm
enough to explain that her father had sent
her to buy whisky, but she had lost the
five cents given her, and was sure papa
would whip her when he found it out, for
it was all the money he had.
Mr.. Stevens tried to comfort her, and
ioined with her in search for the money
but the search was all in vain, and, as the
tears started afresh, bade her lead the way
that he might 60 home with her and sec
her father.
A moments marlborough them to the
most miserable place that was ever digni
fed by the name of home. A bare. COLI
room, devoid of furniture, save broken
down stove, a dilapidated table, one o
two chairs, and poor apology for be-
in one corner.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-10-26

Many years ago the keeper of light
house off the coast of Florida accidently
broke pane of glass while lighting his
lamps for the night. 1t was too late for
him to repair it, and as the wind was
blowing strongly, he fitted strip of tin
into the sash to prevent the lights from
being extinguished. The lamps sent their
cheering rays far out to sea save where the
piece of tin threw dark shadow, widen.
ing as it fell upon the distant waters, till
it covered many mile. Vessels passing
that way during the night saw no light
where one ought to have been and some
we're wrecked upon the rocks and precious
lives were lost because, while the lamp
was burning brightly it did not shine where
1t should. So a single fault, or viciou:
habit. or an uncontrolled temper. often
hinders some of the Christians light and
souls are lost because they abide in that
shadow, and they are not led to the true
light that lighteneth every man that comett
into the world.
"oh light divine 80 full, 30 free
OH world that lies in night
oh. guiding radiance shine through me
Brightly and still more bright,
Nor ever be thy rays in vain
BecauseIi am "darkened pane"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-10-26
Fishing.

Jesus says: Follow me and | will
make you fishers of men," And again
:" From henceforth ye shall catch men,"
Being crafty I caught you," says Paul.
Is not this the key to the whole subject?
If there is any fault. it is with the fisher
man and not with the fish. 1t is idle to
criticise the tastes of the fish, but you
must adapt your baitito their tastes if you
wish to catch them.
Sometimes you see man with cane
and reel and no end OF costly tackle going
forth with the Complete Angler in his
pocket, and able to catch only few min
nows, while ragged "gamiu break
the branch of tree forsa pole, and with
pin hook and piece of wrapping twine
catches string of fish that drag upon the
ground. 1t is because he studies the nature
of the fish and adapts himself to their
tastes and habits. We do not say that
branch of tree is better than a cane pole,
but we do say that adaptation to the habits
of the fish with poor tackle, is better than
the best fishing tackle without such com
mon sense adaptation.
1t is so with all professional men, and
especially public speakers; If they wish to
succeed they must catch men" And a
public speaker must adapt himself to his
audience and not expect to have the audi
enee adapted to him. One of the great
lecturers said: "I never have any conf
dence in a lecture, no matter how much
labor ii has cost me. until l have tried it
before an audience and see what effect it
has, for an audience is bound to be inter-
ested."
William M. Everts went to prosecute a
man who had burned mill to get the
insurance. The proof was ample. but an
old back-woods lawyer that could not
speak grammatical sentence appeared
and told the jury to remember how this
man was one of the first settlers, how he
had been soldier and fought for his
country, "and now." said he, "this great
rich company have hired Bill E-verts to
git case agin him. Bill E.verts will git
a case agin anybody if you give him
money enough" Aud so that old man
completely carried the jury and they let
the guilty mani go free.
Again public speaker is like per-
former upon musical instrument. A
skillful player will make music upon any
instruments; and much more can the
effective speaker play upon the human
heart. A powerful speaker commands the
attention. A skillful talker will make an
impression In spite of every obstacle 1t
is great mistake to find fault with the
hearers. Follow me and will make
YOU fishers of men," Now this does not
depend so much upon elocution, or wordy
defamation, as upon the Speaker haUtss
something TO say. A The man who always
has something to say is'always sure of t
good audience. Christ emphasized this by
repeating the command three times
" Feed my Sheep" If we feed the sheer
they are sure to come, and sure as Coz
/ lives in Heaven, if there are empty seat
} 1t is because they are not fed. This is ;
severe test but 1t is true.
When was teaching school and ther
was an irregular attendance, learned i
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-10-26

while others tried to brush away the tears as
though they were ashamed ofthe unwouted
tenderness. 1t was a solemn hoGr, the re-
suits Of which can only be known when
the curtain of eternity rolls back, and we
learn how the Holy Spirit cares for the
seed sown in human hearts, sown in
weakness and in tears, but with faith in
Him who has said: " My word shall not
return unto me void" The hour over,
they filed out slowly. and passed on to
their cells. God grant that some might
find the cell a sanctuary, and that to them
a mercy seat might be visible, as their
hearts cried out to Him who came to
seek and to save the lost.
Their parti-colored dress of red and
black, which has been adopted under the
new administration, would have seemed
almost picturesque, if it had not been for
the associations. 1t is thought to be a
strong safeguard against escapes. The
cells are supplied with Bibles, and there is
library containing over five hunderd
volumes. The superintendent also takes
for the prisoners six copies of Harper s
Weekly and six copies of the Illustrated
Christian Weekly. and by a system OF
rotation fresh copy of each of these
comes to every prisoner once a week.
The prisoners are stimulated to good
behavior by the promise of five days of
per month";" and "discharge money of
one dollar per month";" the same amount
of time and money to be deducted for
misconduct.
Every courtesy was shown by Superin-
tendent Rice and the chaplain. Reports
were given and all questions cheerfuly
answered. Let me recommend to all
pastors, that in the Sunday morning ser.
vice, the prisoners and wards of the state
be publicly prayed for. and to Christian
men and women, that they remember in
their prayers these people in the various
institutions Of your state. eighty-ive per
cent of whom are there directly or ndi.
rectly through strong drink.
Mrs. S. c. Cole of Burlington, state
superintendent of prison, Jail and aims
house visitation, met me at Windsor, and
through her earnestness l trust that in
the coming year, effort may be made to
have every inmate of these places have
the blessed gospel message of "Whosoever
will may come" OF course in the larger
institutions, provision is made for regular
services, but as for the others, especially in
the aims house, the inmates might as well
be in heather land, as in Christian Yer.
mont, for all effort that is made to bring
them to Christ.
hope by and by to visit Rutland and
Vergennes,a and see for myself the working
of the institutions OF which | have hearc
such favorable reports.
On Sunday eve l spoke at union tenn
perance meeting in the hall where the
Methodist worship. My visit was made
very pleasant by Brother and Sister Frost
so as travel homeward my heart is full
of thankfulness to God for the oppotun
ties for good, and to the kind friends. a
the different places, who have so cordially
co-operated with me-
Mrs. j. X. B., IN MESSENGER.
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was because I had failed to make the
school interesting, So in my Bible class,
when scholars stayed away 1 learned that
was not making the lesson interesting.
l was not putting t0ork enough into ii.
was not feeding the lambs This is en-
phatically true of the social meeting The
responsibility is upon every member to
make the meeting interesting. Growing
Christians, progressing Christians. those
who are pressing forward always haze
something 10 say, and add power and inter-
est to the meeting. But as it is, it is
wonder that so many attend the social
meetings. 1t is no wonder that there is
often so many empty seats. 1t is very
tiresome to hear half dozen members
repeat the same old sing-song formula
that they have said over for twenty years.
Your pastor might be an archangel with
tongue of literal fire, and these dead repe-
titions would drown out all the fire that
he could bring in. There is no excuse for
this. because they could repeat verses of
Scripture and never chill the meeting.
But they had better repeat passages from
Pilgrims Progress, Grey's Elegy Or even
Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors than
their old, worn-out patois of religious
phrases.
Yes. " Feed my lambs is command
to every member OF the church. And if
you feed them they will come and fill up
the prayer room. If the prayer meeting
is not well attended it is your fault Feed
my sheep"
Well do remember the man who often
stood upon the little hill near the old
house at home and called his sheep. A
mile away upon the mountain they heard
his voice and came down to the barn.
They came because they knew he aOould feed
them. Our neighbor's sheep would never
come at his call, for it was dry picking
around his barns, so he never got his
sheep but once a year and then he hunted
them down to get their fleece. A major
ity of professional men succeed few
years, and then seem to retrograde. 1t
is because they DO not continue their stud.
les Nearly all preachers have good attend
ence during their first years, because they
are then fresh in their studies. Now and
then a man continues TO stUiy. He reads
new books, he enters new fields of inform
alton, he takes up chapters that he has
never studied before, and that man will
hold his people as long as he lives. Yes,
feed the sheep, and feed the lambs. fresh
fruits and flowers gathered from new
fields sparkling with dew drops, and ra-
diant with sunbeams. | knew man
with defective palate, stammering tongue
and heavy utterance, and yet the people
locked to hear him, for he fed them.
knew an old man that was never brilliant
orator, but now at eighty years, there is
no falling off in the number of his hear
ers, for he reads, and studies, and gives
useful lessons to his people. He feeds
his sheep.
GEO. W. KENNEDY.
Waterbury, October 10, 1881.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-10-26

HOME ATMosPHERE.-N must be
morally the worse for living under our
roof, if we can possibly help it In the
minimum of our duties to make sure that
temptations of misconduct or intemperance
are not left in any ones way, or bad feel
ings suffered to grow up, or habits of mo-
roseness or domineering formed, or quar-
rels kept hot as if they were toasts before
the kitchen fire. AS much as possible, on
the contrary, everybody must be helped to
be better, not made better by act of the
drawing-room, remember; that is impos-
sble, but helped to be better. The way to
do this is not to scold or exhort, but rather
to spread through the house such an at
mosphere of frank confidence and kindness
with servants, and with love and trust
with children and relatives, that bad feel
ings and doings will really have no place,
no temptation, and If they intrude will
soon die out.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-10-26
HOmeWard Bound.
OCTOBER 1Ot

SSAobhh iOuA'
DEAR Mr.. EDGroR:-This is a charm
ing morning, and with my face now
turned toward Rhode Island, find my
self in god spirits and good condition,
generally. thanks to the invigorating air
of Vermont and the kind care have re-
eeived from its people. As you opened the
way for my visit to Windsor, send you
Il word concerning it. The trip from
Cabot was rather tedious, inasmuch as the
usual two hours waiting was very nearly
doubled. but at last reached my destna-
ton, and found myself trying to pick out
among the crowd Rev. Brother Frost,
whom had never seen, and as had no
idea of his age, [ was for moment at a
loss. but selecting the best looking gentle
man on the platform l drew near enough
to attract his attention. Our eyes met and
friendly salutations were AT once ex-
changed. A cordial welcome was given
me to the cozy parsonage, and found all
the arrangements complete for my visit to
the prison.
On Sunday morning Rev. Mr.. Hull, the
prison chaplain, called for me to attend
the "a. M service. The chapel is a
pleasant sunny room on the first floor, and
must be great improvement upon the
old accommodations. There are at present
l16 inmates, the smallest number they
have had for several years. Seventy OF
that number are Verm0nters. There were
young, bright faces, that gave one heart
pang to look upon, and my thoughts
would wander to the homes over which
there must hover bitter sense of loss
and disgrace. All gave earnest attention
as we talked to them of Christ and His
power to save. Some wept unrestrainedly,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-15
PERSONALITIES

EX-SECRETARY MAYNARD will go into
private life at Knoxville, Tenn.
Ex-ATroRNEY-G GENERAL DEvENs proposes
to open law Office in Boston some time during
the coming autumn.
Miss MINNIE HAUK's voice became
deeper while she was in Germany, and one writer
is so irreyerent as to call it bass.
JOHN G. NEW advises Brother Hal
stead " to take little bromide of potassium and
forget all about that French mission.
CHARLES A. DANA has gone to Cuba to
recuperate his shattered health, worn out by his
continual and piteous cry of ;" FraudH'
Mr.. THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH, it is re-
ported, is to be entertained at public dinner in
honor of his becoming editor of the atlantic
JUDGE HILTON has bought Parks statu-
ette, First Love- for cool 5000, and has given
it to Mrs. Stewart. And Alexander's bones still
missing.
THE genial and rotund Captain Samuel
R. Borum formerly one of the editors and propr-
etors of the Daily Journal of Norfolk, Va, is at the
Lyon House.
THE elder Mrs Garfield has full faith
in the head of this Nation. In that she differs
from the mother of Napoleon, who always thought
the Emperor was a fraud.
THE Rev. Howard Crosby, D. D., says in
the Independent that " Utah should be dynamited.
1t is stencil heap, and needs birthstone cure.
1t is unsayory and unhealthy to the rest of the
Union"
JONES, of Delaware, who introduced the
fraud resolution into the Legislature of that State,
ought to have been member of the last Congress
instead of hiding his light under the Delaware
peck measure.
Mr. JAMES GORDON BENEFITS latest &C.
centric performance is that of hiring Johann
Strauss and his orchestra of eighty men to play for
his special qualification at Pau for one month at a
cost of nearly $4,000.
Miss FLORA ToRREY, stepdaughter of
Judge w. R. Wagstaf of Paola, Kan has just been
admitted to the bar, aftera searching examination.
She is handsome blonde, highly educated and
accomplished in music and painting.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-15
CIailns.

AWashingtOn correspondent Ofthe Gin
fully compiling a list of the men now at the Cap
ital who have claims" upon the administration.
1t is evident from examination of the list
that the correspondent has availed himself of the
invaluable statistical abilities of Superintendent
Walker and his Census Bureau. There is COM
pleteness and systematic arrangement about the
table presented which clearly shows a master hand
and brain which has successfully grappled with
the new and as yet inchoate science of statistics
As matter for future reference this table, below
printed in full cannot but be of the greatest SER
vice. 1t is as follows:
Number of men who attended school and col
lege with Garfield. 960
Number of men who held him in their laps
while an infant. Observation-Disclosures. S29
Number of men who gave him good ADVICE. 40
Number of men who loaned him money in the
happy days of his youth Observation-Disclosures. 7i2
Number of men who recolleet rescuing him
from drowning. ........................... 81
Number Of men who pulled him out of sink
ing hole, into which he had rolled when an
infant ....::.:...:............. IS
Number of men who loaned him horses to ride
t. church. 40
Number of men who knew him when he was
aDOy ..0,5jU
Number of those who recollected to have pre-
dicted that he would some day be President ,329
Number of captains of canalboats under
whom Garfield worked as driver of the lead
ing mule. .......................... p
Number of men who worked with him IN the
canal-boat business. 1S2
Number of editors who " first nominated" him
for the Presidency Observation-Disclosures. $50
Number of writers who had editorials written
nominating him, but left out by pressure of
Otler matter 64
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-15
Commissioner of Agriculture.

Among the more important appoint
ments which will undoubtedly be made
by President Garfield is that of Com
missioner of Agriculture. Since the re-
cent vote in Congress to make the office
q Cabinet position greater prominence
has been given it and has brought to the
front great number of applicants. The
gentleman most prominently mentioned
in connection with it, and the name
which by marked degree of unanimity
on all sides seems to have been asso-
ciated with if, is that Of the we'll
known Massachusetts, Congressman, DIR.
George B. Loring. Although the
Doctor has in past years declined the
position on account Of its narrow scope,
his friends, believing him most admirably
suited to it, are very anxious to see him
at the mead of the Department. Among
other influences are the New England
Agricultural Society. the Farmers Club
of the Cooper Institute of New York, by
resolution and petition of its members,
and numerous local agricultural societies
of New England and the North, together
with Congressman representing agricul-
tural districts of the South. DR.. loring
has been closely identified with agricul-
tural interests for the past twenty-five
years, having been a warm friend and
co-worker with the late Professor Agassiz,
and his appointment to the position
would seem to be an eminently fitting
ole.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-15
NOMINATIONS
Names Of q Few More Persons who Re
ceived Appointments.

ceived Appointments.
The President sent the following nomi-
nations to the Senate yesterday Stanley Matthews,
of Ohio, to be an Associate Justice Of the United
States Supreme Court; Don A. Pardee, of Louisi
ana, to be United States judge for the fifth judicial
circuit; John W. Powell, of Illinois, to be director
of the United States geological survey. Collectors
of customs-Albert A. Burleigh, district of Aroos-
took, Maine; John D. Merriman, for Oregon. Post
maSters-Henry Little, at Auburn; Thomas r
Jones, at North Attleboro, Mass; John jane
son, at Amherst, Mass George II. Chase,
at Plymouth, Mass; William S. Greene, at
Fall River, Mass. 'Orsamus r. Tyler, at
TOrrington, Conn; G. W. Cutler, at Hon. n. ":
Edward L. Buck, at Scranton Pa; Jacob L..
Brinker, at Mahanoy City, Pa; John K. Omster, at
Latrobe, Pa; Robert Iredel r., at Allentown, Pa !.
Edward C. FOrdham, at Montrose, Pa. PoStmas-
ters-Harry S. Ransom, at Plattsburg, n. Y;
Henry A. Chase, at Palmyra, n. Y; Isaac W.
Jones, at Susquehanna Pa; George J. Williams, at
Youngstown, Ohio; Thomas J. Anderson, at To-
peka, Kan; Jacob VI. Wells, at Marion, Ind; John
3. Dowd, at Rockville, Ind; Mrs Priscilla w. Viii
son. at Braidwood, ILL.,; G. W. MITCHELL at Charles
ton, H.; James H. Clark, at MattOon, Ill; John
Kennedy, at Hastings, Mimi; Eden N Leavens, at
Faribault, Mimi; Francis W. Seeley, at Lake City
Minn Edward Russell, at Davenport, Iowa !;
William C. Cawley, at Manchester. Iowa; George
Crane, at Dubuque, Iowa; Justus T. Moak, at
Watertown, Wis; Henry W. Briggs, at Gilroy, Cal.
Frank Patterson, at Junction City, Kan.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-15

genuine Republican tickets was that they
had on them the name of Chalmers for
Congress instead of Lynch. In the city
of Vicksburg Chalmers had a ma
iority of 129 votes, Ill of which
were polled for him in the
First Ward. The Republican tickets
polled in that ward were all received,
counted, and returned as lawful, although
they were exactly like those that were
declared by the same board to be uI1law
full. If all of the other wards of the city
and precincts of the county had given
large Democratic majorities no ballots
would have been thrown out. In Goa
homa County the vote between Lynch
and Chalmers, as returned by the pre-
cinct inspectors, was as follows: Lynch,
l ,235; Chalmers, SOL As returned by the
commissioners to the Secretary of State,
the vote stood: Lynch, 352; Chalmers,
225. This is the vote of Friar's Point
precinct alone. The commissioners re-
jected and suppressed the returns from
all the other precincts for the alleged
reason that the election clerks, agreeably
to instructions. no doubt, failed to send
up with the returns list of the names
of those who voted. In Issaquena
County the vote between Lynch and
Chalmers, as returned by the inspectors,
was as follows: Lynch, ,11S; Chalmers,
173. As returned by the commissioners
to the Secretary of State the vote stood:
Lynch, 333 Chalmers, So This is the
vote of Mayersville precinct alone. The
others were all thrown out for the same
reasons assigned by the commissioners
in Coahoma. In Bolivar County the re-
turns from three precincts were thrown
out-736 for Lynch and 102 for Chalmers.
But these law-abiding (?) commissioners
seem to have found even another reason
for the rejection of votes. In certifying
to the result of the election at the Boil
var Landing precinct, for instance, the
election inspectors used the following
language: "John R. Lynch received 81
votes; James r. Chalmers received As
votes" The commissioners decided
to reject the returns from that
failed to state for what office Lynch and
Chalmers were candidates. In Jefferson
County the vote of the Rodney precinct,
the only one in the county at which there
was fair and honest election, to use the
language of the Yicksburg Herald, was
shot-gunned out-that is to say, the in
spector who had been selected to carry
the box to the county seat was oyerpow-
cred on the road by armed men, and the
box, with its contents, taken away from
him and destroyed. Votes were also
thrown out in Adams and Washington
Counties on account of unimportant
technicalities. In support of the charge
of fraud the testimony is positive and
conclusive. That from Adams County
alone cover 800 pages of legal-cap paper.
Should the case go to the Elections Com
mittee for examination General Stewart
L. Woodford, of New York, will represent
Mr.. Lynch.