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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-02-23
The Thrift OF the French.

The sense of economy and thrift of the
French people, writes correspondent of
the London Times. is especially striking
to those Who have lived much in other
countries. Nearly everybody possesses
something in this country. If anybody
does not, you may be pretty sure II is his
own fault Love of economy often verges
on avariee. Go into any house in Paris,
question .he servants, and you may be
certain that almost every one of them has
some small treasure in the shape of cash
or bonds. 1t is the saving of every day.
The old servant in the house will often
consult his master how he is to employ
his money.
The head servant of private house
here, who has often filled my glass at the
table, ha: saved enough to bring him
SO, 500 year. He has been for twenty
five years in the same situation, and does
his duty Is strictly as he did the first day
of his service. He seldom goes out, never
takes anything between his meals, and
all he gains is carefully put aside.
have met with so many examples that |
am bound to believe this thrift to be the
rule. A careful observer, who had occa-
sion to mix with the middle classes of
France. will he even more struck by the
qualitiasi nave indicated.
The whole mode of living is made sub
servient 10 tho children; the baby has
hardly seen daylight before the parents
are saving for him. Every child's future
is provided for at his cradle by the earnest
efforts of his parents, and it is rarely their
fault if they do not succeed. There is a
curious exception to this almost general
rule-the workman, the artisan. Here
you may finh many, and especially the
better paid. in towns and cities, who have
not preserved the good qualities of their
fellow countrymcn. Here YOU find drunk
enness, improvidence, and with them
communism. Still it may confidently be
declared these are small majority.
The law obliging Frencman to divide
most OF his possessions equally among his
children makes it impossible to keep uE
large properties, and holdings of land gel
steadily smaller The state, moreover, lev.
les duties on every change of ownership
ranging, according, to oonsanguinity, from
three to eleven per cent. This great
division of property does not depricate
the value of land-quite the contrary; and
this may be explained by the craving
every Frenchman has for a bit of land
What with the law of inheritence and the
saving qualities of the people, the money
must find its way into the market anc
credit gets democratized. All having
some money, but often not much of it, al
try to get as much out of it rs possible
70 these causes may be attributed the ex
treme elasticity of French credit and the
power of French enterprise.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-02-23

A SUSPICIOUS LOOKING ANeEL.-Dom-
inie H. was one of the old.times circuit
riders. whose rough exterior and non -soci.
ETY. ways often obsoured his roal goodness
of heart. One day he was caught in a
shower in Illinois, and, going to a rude
cabin near by lie knocked at the door.
A looking old dame answered his sum
mons. He asked for shelter. IL don't
know you," she replied ,uspiciously.
Remember the Scripture" said the dom
inie, "Be not forgetful TO entertain stran-
gers, for thereby some have entertained
angels unawares.' "You needn't say
that" quickly replied the other; mo
angel would come down here with big
quid of tobacco in his mouth" She shut
the door in his face, leaving the good
man 10 the mercy Of the rain and bis own
reAections.-&. Louis advocate.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-02-23

INK AS A HAIR TONGA singular
accident, the effects OF which have not vet
entirely disappeared, occurred to mem.
ber of the house OF representatives, lust
before the holiday recess. He had been
in the habit of using hair tonic before
retiring to bed, cooling his powerful
intellect thereby and Inducing sleep.
One night he forgot ii, put out the light,
and Laid himself down to sleep; but be
coming restless, he remembered the tonic,
and, reaching out his hand in the darkness,
and thinking he knew Just where it was,
seized IL bottle and poured plentiful
supply on his head, rubbing it in vigor
Ou>ly with his hands. He fell aleep, and
did not know until he saw his discolored
hands in the morning, that he had used
ink instead Oh the hair wash. This led
him to look in the mirror, and he was
shocked to see the spectacle he presented,
with inksttined, brown dyed hair, and
cheeks and throat on which the well-nigh
ineradicabIe fluid had dripped tie has
nearly rubbed all the hair and skin
off his head and face since, but
still traces of the black deluge remain.
His visit home during the holidays was
principally spent in testing the merits of
different ink eradicators.-W Washington
StGr.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-02-23

SHORT RULES FOR HOME UsE.-Put self
last
When others are suffering drop word
Of sympathy.
Tell of your own faults rather than those
of others.
A place for everything, and everything
in its place.
Hide your own little troubles, but watch
to help others in theirs
Never interrupt any conversation. but
wait patiently your turn to speak.
Take hold of the knob and shut every
door behind you without slamming it.
Look for beauty in everything, and take
a cheerful view of every event
Cheerfully clean the mud and snow from
your boots before entering the house.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-02-23

TOBAGGONING.- At last | know from
personal observation what "tobaggoning"
is. Over the border the boys and girls 60
"coasting,' while in Canada they 60
tobaggonng In the place of the Yankee
sled we see here the light and graceful
tobaggin. This is simply drag with no
runners. The bottom is built in various
widths, as fancy or desired size may
dictate, of thin strips of lawn birch very
firmly bound together with thongs. The
front arises in curve to about six inches,
but beyond that there is No railing or
guards of any kind. They are very softly
cushioned in bright colors, and when an
army of boys and girls is seen drawing
them by slender cords up the fanks of
Mont Royal, the scene is highly pictur-
esque. The Canadian maidens look quite
bewitching at such times in their short
woolen costumes, dainty moccasins and
jaunty fur caps, and many love matches
occur during the enjoyment of this fine
winter sport. Tobaggoning is not con-
fined to the young folks. for many older
people join In it with treat zeal and
earnestness. The advantage Of the tobag-
gin over the Yankee sled is the fact that
it flies swiftly over very thin crusts of
snow, and that when striking ridge does
not cut into it, but leaps over it, and then
shooting through the air will come down
safe on to the next level below. This
flying piece of mechanism is made to
accommodate from two TO six or eight
persons, and is guided by the boy on the
rear, who, if he is skilllul. will with his
swinging foot direct it safely as it sweeps
down the mountain side with the velocity
of railway express train. There is
danger, however, in this sport, and severe
accidents sometimes occur, especially
when late in the evening the route is
continued from the base of the mountain
through some avenue into the very heart
of the city A daughter of United States
Consul General Smith of Ohio was re
Gently badly injured by the tobaggin on
which she WAS riding coming in contact
with shade tree.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-02-23
SCENE. Margin of IA Hi:

SCENE.-Msrgin of a Highland river,
Affable English tourist: And you say
Donald, that an English gentleman was
aeSwned in this river last summer whilst
attempt ny to swim across itP Donald
'Ay, SIR. Tourist; The feat might have
been easily accomplished; the distance is
not so very great, Donald; Very true, sir,
very true; but ye maum ken that it
wasna the breadth, but the deepth O. the
the water that finished him.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-02-23

Courtesy opens many DOORS" says the
old adage. This may be true as far as
1t goes" says commentator; I" but you
might stand before bank building and
courtesy till your spinal column wins as
Timber as an old postage stamp, yet the
doors wouldn't swing back on their hinges
worth cent"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-02-23

He was fine looking man, and he
proudly strutted down the sidewalks with
the air OF proprietorship in every move.
ment. beg pardon" said stranger as
he stepped up to him, hat in hand, In
utmost humility. do l have your per-
mission to remain in town over nightP"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-02-23

One Of the hardest lessons to learn in
life is, that the man who differs with you.
not only In opinions but In principles.
may be as honest and sincere as yourself.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-02-23
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-29
Loves Young Dream.

Some time ago the PRESS published a de-
scription by James Jackson Jarvis-the cele-
brated American art critic, resident in Flor
ence-of piece of statuary by E. R. Thaxter
of this city, entitled Loves Young Dream"
which had fairly captured the artistic world In
Italy. Mr.. Dennison of the Sebago Wood
Board Co., has received from Florence pho
tograph of the statuary which fully bears out
the extravagant praises accorded to the work.
The figure of The young girl is admirable in its
anatomy and replete with grace, willie the
face is beautiful. The conceit of the net in
which she is partially EMBODIED is very happy,
and is made all the more forcibe by the cum
ming way in which Cupid, perched on her
shoulder, is drawing portion of the net about
his face with one hand while he lifts another
portion with the other. 1t is hoped the pho
togrsph may be put on exhibition where all
ran ii
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-29
Brief lettings,

Those having friends or business CORES.
pondents i'm the West interested i'm the
marketing of Western products and the
terminal facilities and capacity for inter-
oceanic traffic of the Atlantic sea board,
will feel DESTROYS of securing copies of TO.
days PRESS Extra copies, folded in
stamped envelopes, can be found i'm the
PRESS counting-room.
Bright with high, cold wind yesterday.
Mercury 26o at sunrise, 43o at noon, 800 at SUM-
set; wind northwest
A. f. Harmon arrested a boy by the name
of Charles Randall yesterday for entering
room in Mr.. knights house on Quebec street
and taking wallet containing some $12
Officer Harmon recovered the most of the
money.
CIV. Russell won the Blues badge Satur-
day by score of 81 out of possible %.
The Grand Officers and a delegation from
Ivy Lodge will 60 to Bath Wednesday evening
to assist in the institution of Il new lodge of
Daughters of Rebekah.
The dust was awful yesterday and we
echo the question of the Advertiser, "Where
are the sprinkling carts?'.
Steamer Franconia will leave for New York
this afternoon.
Masses were celebrated at the Cathedral of
the Immaculate Conception yesterday at 6, 7
and o'clock. The forty hours devotion will
close this morning at O'Clock with a grand
high mass, followed by the procession of the
Blessed Sacrament.
The usual Tuesday evening temperance
meeting will be held at the Mission this even
ing, at 7.30 o'clock. Good speaking and sing
ing may be expected. All are invited.
Dr. S. c. Gordon will lecture in the Y. M G.
A. course next Thursday evening on Popular
Decisions"
At a meeting of the government of the
Union Rowing Association, held last evening,
twenty-six new members were elected.
Rev. j. r. Day of Nashua, N. H., delivered
the closing lecture of the course in the Con-
gress street M. E. church last evening to
large audience, on "The Times we Live In
The Eastern railroad last week commenced
placing the number of each train ON the head
lights of the engine drawing it, the figures be-
ing changed as often as the engines are shifted
from one train to another.
The private assembly to j. Cole will come
off at Gilbert's Hall tonight.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-29
An Incident of the War.

The death of Hon. Robert f. Elliot at Ever
EFT, Mass, recalls to the Lewiston Journal an
incident that took place during the Rebellion,
in which Mr.. Elliot was the principal actor.
Elliot was notorious copperhead during the
war, and the alleged captain of a company of
one hundred desperate fellows, banded to-
gether in Freedom and vicinity, to resist the
draft and obstruct the enforcement of the
laws Charles Clark, Esq. of Lewiston was at
that time United States Marshal for Maine.
He received an order at Portland to "arrest at
once Robert f. Elliot of Freedom" Mr..
Clark took train to Augusta, from Portland.
He arranged to have relay OF horses ready in
China, and with few determined men started
in teams for Freedom. 1t was necessary that
the arrest should be made unexpectedly and
very quietly, as Elliot's band of secession
sympathizers would have been ready for any
thing had they been forewarned. Marshal
Clark laid his plans so as to arrive in China at
i've O'Clock in the morning. Going to Elliot's
residence, he got Mr.. " ID. Pinkham, an old
stage driver and acquaintance of Elliot to call
|. Bob, to the door. Elliot came out and Mar
shall Clark arrested him. He attempted to get
word to his company aud rally them to his de-
fense but failed through the vigilance OF the
ofhcers. lie was sent at once to Fort Lafay-
cite where he was imprisoned for a long time.
Marshal Clark went to Portland Some prom
lnent Bourbons, thinking to get writ of
habeas corpus and procure Eliott's release,
and supposing Elliot was in Portland, came in
to the Preble House and blandly asked Mr.
Clark where Elliott was Gentlemen" said
MIR. e., las near as can tell you, Elliot is
about forty miles southwest of Boston," FL
lots accomplices fled to Canada, but some Of
them subsequently returned and went to the
front as volunteers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-29

for rest; at present if cattle should arrive
twenty-four or forty-eight hours before the de-
parture of the ship, they must be kept in the
cars; but these delays here are guarded against
as much as possible. Messrs. j. j. Lappin &
Co., the contractors to supply the cattle with
food, tell us that the consumption of hay and
provender is about forty-ive tons per week
The reader will hardly need to be reminded
that the customs officials at this port have cor
daily co-operated in the efforts to secure quick
transportation. From the beginning of this
business until the present it has been the
study of the Collectors and their subordinates
to simplify the work and increase the efficien-
cy of the service. A gentleman largely en-
gagged in shipping from one of our leading
seaports, put the whole thing in nutshell,
when he said, after acquainting himself with
its methods of tranSacting business, that he
had discovered that the Portland Custom
House was not circumlocution office.
THE PORTLAND COMPANY.
1t is not strictly within the purview of this
article, but it seems only just to alude to two
valuable auxiliaries to our advantages as a
shipping port. The Portland Company's ex-
tensive plant and works adjoin the Grand
Trunk freight yard, and it is possessed of a
water front and wharf privileges about mid
way between the extreme boundary lines of
the railroad property. 1t employs hundreds of
men and makes heavy iron work speciality,
such as boilers marine engines, &C., and all
sorts of repairs are made upon iron ships and
machinery The
DRY DOCK,
over 400 feet long, capable of taking in vessels
OF the largest class-it is claimed to be the
most capacious dock in New England-is an
indispensable necessity to Portland.
Increase of Commerce.
Collector Morrill, has kindly furnished us
with tabular statement showing the amount
OF expectation of certain leading articles from
Portland for the last eleven years. We ask
for it a careful examination:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-29

placed the miscellaneous cargo until the ship
is filled to her upper deck, provided no space
is reserved for live cattle. The coal is taken
on board at the ships convenience; sometimes
at the coal shed, often she is supplied by light
ers brought alongside as she lies in the loading
dock The inward ships draw from 10 to 81
feet; the outward bound from % to "a feet
Frequently time is lost at the elevator, wait
ing for a.ship in the dock to complete her
loading and haul out Here is an opportunity
for floating elevator, to take grain to the
ship when she is in the discharging dock and
I'LL up an empty bin while the cargo is
being taken out of another compartment.
The use of floating elevators is found to be
very profitable in Montreal. We are told that
one of 1900 bushels capacity would expedite
matters here very much.
DISPATCH OF BUSINESS.
If ship has good voyage and arrives when
due there is sufficient time before her adver-
tised sailing day comes round to do the work
OF discharging and loading, painting and refit-
ting, SC. in leisurely MANNER but if the days
OF arrival and sailing are brought too near to-
gether, the work can be rushed We have
AAoliNOu HoW OK p0ultlOuSly SoouS nave Uteu uc-
hVered in the interior; let us see how quickly
the whole inward and outward work can be
performed From four to five days only are
required for this. The Lake Champlain, on
the trip previous to the last, arrived here from
Glasgow on Monday night, discharged LAG
tons OF freight, took on board 1858 tons and
went TO sea on Friday. Several other exam
pies OF equal dispatch of business might be
given from the present seasons record.
The labor bills on each steamship are from
Sl,oOO to $1,000; and it is estimated by those
well informed on the subject, that, including
shlps stores purchased here, forage for cattle,
personal expenditures of officers and men,
from $500 to 81 900 is put in circulation by
each vessel.
Cargoes.
We have shown that these steamers are of
great carrying capacity in proportion to their
registered tonnage, for the reason that less
space is allowed for passenger accommodations
than hy many of the other lines of transatlantic
steamers. Capt. B. j. Willard, who has had
much experience in discharging and loading
ocean steamships at this port ever since the be-
ginning of the cuisines has given us the follow
ing statement of cargoes for ten trips of the
Beaver Line the present year:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-29
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.

THE BANKERS DAUGHTER.
Bronson Howard is notable dramatist. He
wrote Old Love Letters, and he also wrote
Saratoga. His most pretentious work and
which has brought him greater material bene-
tit than any other, is the Bankers Daughter.
1t romantic diana of the age in which we
live, and is full of dramatic strength and
unity. Its characters are vital, its language is
pointed, and its situations material and effec-
tive 1t is properly termed strong play de-
spite Its conventional plot and peculiar ethics.
The people in the cast are said to be all good
Mr. Bangs appeared here in the Julius Cn-
sar" cast as Marc Antony. Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Walcot are well known here, and Sig
his wife, who appeared here in the Galley
Slave" is an actress. The tickets are selling
rapidly.
DEACON CRANKETT
Friday and Saturday deacon Crankett,"
which was so well received here the first of
the season, will be produced by the same COM
pany, at the Portland Theatre, with the excep-
tion of Mr.. Joseph Wheelock Those who
failed to see the play early in the season,
should avail themselves of the present oppor.
tunity
BARRETT.
Monday night Lawrence Barrett will assume
tire. OF course the house will be crowded.
NOTES.
Sig. Del Peunte was obliged to appear as
Escamillo few evenings ago in New York
leaning on cane. and sang the Toreador's
song thus supported, slip ON the stage having
caused badly sprained ankle.
The London Saturday Review said of Booth
Saturday: 'Mr. Booths engagement at the
Princess Theatre comes to an end tonight. We
have recorded the opinion formed from study
ing all his performances during his engage
ment, that he is an actor of the very highest
rank. To us his poetical and powerful Othello
seems to rank with the best of his perfor-
mances."
Mr.. NJ. B. Leavitt's opera burlesque COM
pany will close its season in this city next
month Miss Marie Williams has recovered
from her recent illness, and rejoned the party
at Rochester.
There are rumors afloat that Mrs. j. II. Vim
cent will retire from the stage at the close of
the present season at the Boston Museum; but
they are not confirmed. She would be sadly
missed by the patrons of this popular play
house, where she has so long been a valued
member of the company
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-29
Rev. Abiel Silver

rev. Abel Silver, whose death by drowning
In Charles River was announced Yesterday,
was native of New Hampshire and was near
~ II not quite eighty-four years of age. He
was formerly an Episcopalian clergyman. but
about thirty years ago he was ordained as a
preacher of the Swedenborgian faith. He
lived for some time in Michigan and northern
Indiana, where he was known as Judge Silver.
While there he met with an accident that rem
dered necessary the amputation of his left
arm He came East and for while preached
IN Brookline, and afterwards in Hull and the
Boston Highlands, where he preached for a
society of which he afterwards became pastor.
"hen he trst went to the Highlands the soci-
ety was worshiping in hall, but the present
church edifice at the corner of Regent and
Cliff streets was afterwards built and Mr..
Silver was settled as its pastor. Since coming
East Mr.. Silver has supplied pulpits at many
places throughout New England and become
widely known. He has also preached in New
York State and i'll Wilmington, Del He has
written many books and pamphlets on relig-
l0us topics. Among these were books entitled
The Holy Word in its Own Defence" "The
SymDolical Character of the Holy Scriptures"
and The Philosophy of the Christian Relig-
ION. In personal charater he was quiet and
transformations but industrious worker, and did
a great deal of good without display. He was
remarkably strong and rugged for one of such
advanced age, and took vigorous exercise
daily, nearly always preferring to walk rather
than ride In the horse cars. He leaves a Wild
ow and one unmarried daughter, who live IN
the home In the Roxbury district