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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01
A Bit OF Heart.

| once knew a workingman, a potter
by business, who had one small invalid
child at home. He wrought at his trade
with exemplary fidelity, being always in
the shop with the opening of the day. He
managed, however. to bear each evening
to the bedside of the "wee lad" as he
called him, a flower, a bit of ribbon, or a
fragment of crimson glass; indeed, any
thing that would lie out on the white coun-
terpane and give color in the room. He
was quiet, unsentimental Scotchman, but
never he went home at nightfall without
some toy or trinket, showing he had re-
membered the wan face that lit up so when
he came in. presume he never said to a
living soul that he loved that boy SO much.
Still he went on patiently loving him. And
by and by he removed that whole shop
into positive, but unconscious fellowship
with him. The workmen made curious
little jars and tea-cups upon their wheels,
and painted diminutive pictures down the
sides before they stuck them in the corners
of the kiln at burning time. One brought
some fruit in the bulge of his apron, and
another some engravings in n rude scrap
book. Not one of them whispered word,
loI IulS soeLuli tniiiS was uob W oo 'oihou
about. They put them in the old mans
hat, where he found them; SO he under
stood all about it. And tell you seriously,
that entire pottery full of men. of rather
coarse fibre and nature. grew quiet as
the months drifted, becoming gentle and
kind, and some of the ungoverned ones
stopped swearing, as the weary look on
the patient fellow worker face told them,
beyond any mistake, that the inevitable
shadow was drawing nearer. Every day
now somebody did piece of his work for
him, and put it upon the sanded plank to
dry; thus he could come later and 60 ear
ier. So when the bell tolled and the little
coffin came out of the holy house, right
around the corner OF the street there stood
i. hundred stalwart workingmen from the
pottery with their clean clothes on, most
Of whom have half day of time for the
privilege of taking of their hats to the
simple procession, falling in behind 1t, and
following across the village green to its
grave that small burden of child, which
probably not one of them had even seen
with his own ey es.-Methodist Protestant.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01

DIR. W. M. TAYLOR ON MINISTERIAL
FIDEIITY.-How may we maintain power
in the pulpit9 1t is the Holy Ghost, not
we, who yields converting power, yet He
regards the law of fitness, of adaptation of
means to an end.
l. Pety in the heart is of prime import.
ance. We use fire to kindle fire, not lens
of ice. The gospel demands your undivid
ed allegiance. Preach as for yourself and
you will persuade others. The high priest
made atonement first for himself, then for
others.
2. Prayer in the closet We who 80
often pray in the pulpit, the house, and
the circle of prayer, are liable to insidious
temptations on this point. We lose our
individuality. Public prayer cannot take
the place of private communion with God
We must also intercede for others dead in
sin, stretching over them, as it were, our
hands to theirs, as did the prophet over
the dead. and wrestle in prayer rs he.
3 Work in the study. The bar and the
Senate demand closest application and
preparation, but not more than does the
pulpit. The preacher. unlike the barrster
or evangelist. addresses the same audiences
year after. The pastor must bring the
choicest fruits of study, and fear not the
criticism passed on an ancient orator. that
these "smell of the lamp" Yield not to
the Interruptions of your study hours.
Why should you turn the grindstone that
Is to sharpen the axe of every adventuree
Give yourself to reading. Keep abreast of
the age. A magnet attracts to ITSELF so
will homiletic instinct in the work of
sermon making. Use not ihe sentences
of Others to your own, but use other minds
to stimulate. As steel and flint by per-
cusslon emit sparks, so you may quicken
and freshen the vigor Of your own mind
by coming into contact with other minds.
Circumnavigate the globe of thought, but
see to it that your first meridian passes
through Calvary, and adjust all to that
centre.
4. Christ crucified in thesermon. Preach
about His nature, His atoning work, ascen.
sion, and return do not hide The face with
howers.as did the artist who painted james
II. Keep behind. not before the cross.
Yet let your individuality be respected.
o Lastly, let there be holiness In the
life you live. Intellectual vigor cannot
atone for its lack. Be cheerful and natu.
raj, but deport yourself as becometh the
gospel of Christi. Beware of pride self
indulgence, avarice. Remember you exist
for the flock and not they for your sake.
Be an example to them, your life becoming
an eloquent sermon, rounding out 10 as
grand climax and close as was his whose
voice seems yet to linger herel ALLURE
to brighter worlds and lead the Davn'-
Honiletic Monthly.
"Oh Lord" prayed Methodist minister,
keep me humble and poor" 'Oh, Lord,
II Thou W lit make him humble" said the
deacon, who next prayed, I'VE will keen
thin GdIpestOn Ne,cs.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01
The Necessity Of Knowing How.

There is one and perhaps two ways TO
do thing; and there are a thousand
wrong ways 10 undertake to do the same
thing. Now, if we do not know how to
do u thing. we are just as liable to under
take to do 1t any one of these thousa nd
wrong ways as the right way; therefore.
we are thousand times more liable to do
wrong than right if we do not know how
to do.
II man wanted to go to Chicago and
he knew nothing about where Chicago is
situated, he would be just as likely to go
east as west. northeast or southeast as
west, OF u thousand other ways as west /;
and if he once got on to the right way he
would be thousand times more liable to
get off from the right way, before he
found Chicago, than he would be to
continue in it.
Were it possible for Ignorance to be
endowed with personality what powerful.
wicked and cruel evil spirit would
continually be following even the wisest
of men! But is not ignorance endowed
with personality when a thinking human
being takes it for his guide and his coun :
sellor.
WILLIAM PALMER.
Waitsfield VT, Nav, 1881.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01
Decoration Day.

The prophecies that the observance OF
Decoration day is gradually decli ming
received no verifcatiOn last Monday
Throughout the state the day was observ-
ed as fully as ever before, and in other
states there was certainly no diminution
Of interest shown.
In Montpelier taken as whole the GER
emonies were better than in former years Z.
Though rain threatened early in the day,
the weather proved delightful and every
thing worked well for the success Of the
arrangements made by Post Brooks and
the ladies' who had prepared the floral dec
Orations.
In the forenoon attachments from Post
Brooks marched to the several cemeteries
and decorated the graves of the soldiers.
In the afternoon the procession formed on
Barre street, under direction of Capt. II.
c. Lull as marshal, with his assistants, j.
L. futile, J. H. Burpee. E. P. Sloan, H.
s. Smith, Eugene Lavioletto and II. NJ.
Pierce.
The organizations taking part in the
procession, which was acknowledged to be
the best seen in Montpelier on any Deco
ration day, were the Capital Guards. Capt.
Ely. Goddard; Mount Zion Commandery,
j. L. Mack, eminent commander; Co. G..
LIST reg't G. NJ. e., OF Barre, Capt. F. W..
Jacdman; Goddard Guards, Capt. c. E.
Roleau; Field Artillery, w. L. Washburn
commanding; Brooks Post. No. ID, W. F.
Waterman. commander. The Montpelier
band and drum corps furnished march,
ing music.
The procession proceeded from Barre
through the main streets of the village to
the Lane Company's works and the upper
part of Elm street, where it returned to
Main street by the old academy bridge
and went by Main and State streets to the
stand in front of the State House, where
the principal exercises were held. The
band and good choir furnished music.
Memorial services we're had by Brooks
Post, after which Maj Geo. t. Childs of
St. Adams gave an eloquent GRAFTON which
fifty crowned the exercises of the day.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01
tFrom.0ur Regular Correspondent
Washington Letter,
WASHINGTON. D. C..,May %. 1881

WASHINGTON. D. Inlay %. 1881.
An announcement last evening that
Secretaries Blaine. Window, Mr.. Bergh,
and other distinguished gentlemen would
address meeting for the prevention Of
cruelty to animals failed to bring together
a very large audience, and the distinguish
ed speakers failed to come. The newly
appointed commissioner of agriculture,
DIR, Loring. was on hand, and, as every
body knows, he can make speech without
moments warning, and wax sublime,
and even romantic. over pumpkins and
squashes, butter and pigs. at country fair.
| venture to refer to his speech as a matter
of general interest, because he seemed TO
make 1t an occasion to outline his policy
on what be called the "cattle industry "
of the country. The lie Due dynasty will
be memorable AS the golden age Of Amer
lean tea; and the historian will record
that, during the time he steered the ship
of agriculture, this solace of old women
reached degree of cultivation that it had
never attained before, on half acre of
land in Georgia.
Commissioner Loring's administration
promises to be remarkable for the pro-
gress of the " cattle industry including
dogs and cats. He sal that he had Just
had a conversation with the chief of the
census department, General Walker
whom he eulogized as the greatest Stats
tician of all ages-and that General Wal
ker had told him that the live stock " in
dustry surpassed all others in the United
States. That great as was our cereal,
cotton, sugar, root, and tobacco crops, they
were not to be compared with the aggre-
gate wealth represented in horses, cows,
sheep, pigs, dogs and cats. DIR. Loring
actually mentioned the dogs and cats in
all seriousness, and did not seem to be
aware that these " small deer bear little
other than parasitical relation to the
human and animal economy. He said
that he proposed to have bureau of live
stock added to the department of agricul-
ture, and from the cheerful and enthusiast
tic way in which he spun words on the
subject, do not think that it is Utopian
to expect that, in this rapidly progressive
age, VIC may soon have, in the department
of agriculture, commissioner of dogs
and cats. Let us pray that his duties may
relate to their extinction.
The society for the prevention of cruelty
to animals has among Its active members
the wives of cabinet ministers, and other
ladies distinguished by their social and
official relations. 1t has already done
much good in alleviating the suffering and
hardships of large patient, voiceless
community. There is still much to be
done, and the work will not be complete
until there is an organization in every
village and township, which shall have as
its object to see that horses, COWS, and
other animals, shall not be cruelty beaten,
driven, starved or otherwise maltreated.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01

DRY EARTH, AS AN ABSORBENT. If one
will observe when the cows choose to lie
down In the yard or pasture, it will be seen
that they choose the bare ground, rather
than the sod or bedding OF straw. The
same is true Of sheep. We have taken this
hint, and furnished the cow-stables with
dry earth bedding. Leaves and straw are
poor absorbents in comparison. In the
pig-pens dry earth has no equal. In very
cold weather we add straw or leaves, but
until the weather is very cold the animals
will be more comfortable with a bed of
fresh soil, or of soil changed once a fort.
night or week. In the chicken house we
have learned its great value as deodor.
izer. Our roosts are over sloping Aoor.
on which we occasionally scatter dry earth,
This is turned over with a shovel each
week or oftener, and we can say the chick.
en- house Is free from any offensive odor.
and the bright combs and glossy feathers
tell of the health Of the fowls. Dry earth
is good preventive, too, of vermin on
cattle. pigs and poultry. 1t must be pro.
cured at dry time. and stored under shed
or IN the stables. 1t not only promotes
neatness and health but saves the verv
elements OF the manures which make them
most valuable, aud most of which woulj
evaporate If not absorbed by the dry earth
We do lot like it as bedding in the horse
stables. but II should be found in every
stable. to sprinkle the floors with AS soon
as the bedding is removed in the MORNING
When removed from the stables. sites ana
coops. 1t should be kept under cover for
spring use. or for drilling with the wheat
In the fall. Cincinnati ComaerciaI
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01

Mr.. Thomas B .yley Potter is one of the
special English apostles of free trade, who
made visit to this country year or two
ago, to teach US the true doctrine. He
acknowledged his poor success in an ad.
dress to his constituents at Rochdale, on
the Sd inst. He said 1t is bitterly
disappointing to me, who have humbIy
worked as far as lay in my power in the
cause of free trade, to find that other coun.
tries do not show themselves ready to
initiate us; that some of our colonies re.
fuse to take the goods which we would
wish to send them; above all that the
United States continue blind to the inter.
est of the great ma ority of their peo-
pie, and refuse to trade with US" Of
course this country does not refuse to
trade with England The United States
is willing to sell to the British all they will
buy, and also to buy of them all that the
country is compelled to seek 10 their mar
kets. Mr.. Potter forgets that the United
States does exactly what the great major.
ity of the people believe to be for their
interest; that is. they prefer to supply
their own market themselves, as far as
they can. Mr.. Potter means we'll in his
way; but the trouble is that he wants the
United States to look out for the prosperity
of England, rather than for our own. His
interest in the adoption of free trade by
America lies in the fact that our protective
tariff interferes seriously with the profits
of the English manufactures. He believes
it would be for the interest of the great
majority of our people to let England do
more of our manufacturing for us. We
do not see it in that light. Hence Mr..
Potler's lamentations.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01

MIDDLEBURY.-Rev. Mr. Hubbard is
preaching at the Court House to the Bap-
lists.
Mr.. Cunningham, the Catholic priest
here for the past five years, has left for
Brattleboro.
Rev. NJ. B. Mead has been returned
here to the NJ. E. church, to the satisfac.
ton of many.
The college and graded school stand
pre-emnently in the front rank The
endowment of the former is being in
creased, and the library and room greatly
enlarged.
The pastor of the Congregational
church, Rev. E. R. Hooker, who resigned.
has been much missed Report says that
Rev. Mr.. Spear, from B.ngpr, Me, is
about to be settled over the church
Business here is looking up. Another
water power is added on the falls, on the
burned site. Building materials fitted for
all parts Of building are turned out
there. Smith & Allen are the propretors.
The valuation and thrift of our town is
on the increase. The valuation of real
estate in 1880 was S607,985; personal
property 1854 300; total, $772,3S5; valu-
alton for lS81-real estate, 81, 191, 229 40 /;
total. $1,754, 1891. The keynote of en-
terprise seems to be keeping pace with
the increased valuation; and yet it is
thought that it was percentage too high.
Much personal property has been unearth
go or untreasured, for even the good men
have become better, and the poor richer
The new law has taken some of the guess
work from taxpayers and put the positive
in its place.
The public spirit of our townsmen is
manifest in the tax voted to macadamize
and gravel some three miles OF road at an
estimated expense of three thousand dol
lars Some miles had been done. As
there is large amount of heavy teaming
done over the road. such as ore, lumber,
wood, etc.. it is decidedly an Improvement
Added to this, there is much pleasure
travel from the Bread Loaf Inn, Ripton
to Middlebury. Mr.. j. Battell has set
posts from the Bread Loaf, Ripton, No. /
to No. 2, his residence in Weybridge, a
distance of about twelve miles Already
from Middlebnry to his residence, two
miles, he has nice graded road; also
trees set out on that route and through
the east part of the village of Middlebury
where he owns land. Literally our roads
have changed soil from clay to gravel.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01
Waitsfeld VT, May, 1881.
WILLIAM PALMER.

The late Harrison Stephens of Montreal,
left by his will the bulk of the real estate
to Romeo II. Stephens and Sheldon
Stephens, the youngest of his sons. Each
of these gentlemen is thus left in receipt OF
handsome incomes ranging in the vicinity
of $4,000 or $4,000, the property in each
case being entailed upon their heirs. G..
W. Stephens, the second son. gets consid-
cradle real estate and in addition cash
and other personal property to the extent
of nearly 100000. MIR. Stephens left his
widow $4,000 per annum, with the use of
the mansion on Dorchester street, rs long
as she lives. and a legacy to each of his
grandchildren, consisting in some cases
of cash and in others of valuable real
estate. The public and charitable be-
quests al small and unimportant.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01
UNITED STATES BONDS.
BOSTON MARKET May 81
BOSTON, NV )

FLOUR.-The market for flour is quite dull AMI
sales limited. Prices remains the same. We quote
western supcrhne at a; common extras at u 2j6
10; Wisconsin extras at $4.50d5.jO; and Mime
sofa extras al $l,15a6 per Dbl, including choice
bakers brands. In winter wheats the sales have
been at $5.5OG5,75 for ONO and Michigan s5.jVd
6?i for Indiana and S6d6.j0 for ST. LOUIS and
Illinois. Patent spring wheats have been selling
at e6.5Odo; and patent winter wheats at 80 2jd'1
per bbl.
GRAIN-ls in moderate demand. Sales of steam,
er mixed and yellow at 81 SIC, and no grade AZ
i5d59c r. bush Oats are scarce and hrm but sales
IN small lots. We quote No. | and extra white 81
5ld6Oc; No white at 5jd SIC; and No miNel and
No white at 52dj4c per bush Rye sells ~ small
lots at $l.oOdl % per bush. Shorts and tine feed
have been selling ut $l6Dl7; and mIdllngs al Sl@
10 per ton.
PROVISIONS,-Demand tor pork moderate with
sales at $3.50 for prime; Sl65OGG.7j for Old, anu
Slsd Is % Tor new mess and clear and extra clear
at S2l 023 per Dbl. Including backs. Beef has been
selln5 at SlOGl2 for mess and extra mess anu
Sl3d IA for family, Lari Is quiet at ll,dl!4C per
at lO5a a &c per Id, as to quality
BUrFER,-ls IN steady demand at unchanged
prizes. We quote western and northern CreAmerles
al &c lor choice, and Is ALE for fair and good
New 1olk and Vermont diaries at lsa9Oc for choice
l9dl'c Tor fan and good and lOd,2c tor common,
choice dairy packed western at 10 lie; lade
packed western at l4d l5c for ChOce Ia Is tor iaT
and good, and l0ll2c T. 10 for common,
CHEESE-Has been selling at II ,dl3c Tor new
fall cream; Odl2c for fair and good; and idac per
io' iot comulOni old cheese ranges from ed nc per
Id, AS to quality.
EEGs-iave been IN fair demand at l5dl5Sc PEI
dozen Tor eastern, northern and Prince ElWaru
Island, and lEdl2 &c for western.
POrArOES-Market firm and prices are wen
sustalIed. sales of Aroostook Rose at a5aelc
Maine Central, Vermont and New YOrE Rose az
sod"c; PrOhdcs at S5GSl; Jacksons at 1odsoc anu
Feerless ana seedlings at SOtS5c per bush
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01

The Vermont state eclectic medical so
ciety began its sixteenth annual meeting
at the State House in Montpelier, May
2Sth, 1881, with an unusually large attend
ance Of the members of the society.
The meeting was called to order by the
president. DR.. w. F. Templeton of Glover
The secretary's report of last meeting
was read and approved.
After listening to the very able address
of the president, the society took up the
report Of cases, which brought out very
lively discussion upon the different meth
DDS Of treating disease, and particularly
upon the use of the electro-galvanic bat
terry in the treatment of all nervous forms
of disease.
The following officers were elected for
the year ensuing: Dr. w. d. Waller,
president Drs. L. A. Noyes, II. E. Tenn
pleton and G. X. Bagley, vice presidents
DR.. George H. Gray of East Calais, secre-
thry and treasurer; Drs W. f. Templeton,
w. R. Woodward and S. G. Soules, cen
sors; DR.. ]. M. Templeton, librarian.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01

SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION. The
twelfth annual meeting Of the Vermont
Baptist Sunday school convention, is
held with the Baptist church in Brattle.
boro. on Wednesday and Thursday of this
week. On Tuesday evening an introduc
tory service was held, when Rev. G. B
Cow gave an address of welcome and
responses made by Rev. c. Hubbard OF
Middlebury and c. B. Stou. of New
Brunswick, NJ j., the conductor of the
convention. In the exercises on the two
following days Rev. G E. Richardson of
Rutland, Rev. J. A Johnston of Ludlow,
Rev. E. G. Taylor, d. d., of Providence,
r. l.. with other gentlemen, and several
laymen of note, are to take part. 1t is
expected that Mr.. Sankey will arrive on
Wednesday afternoon to be present and to
take part in the proceedings during the
remainder of the session. On Thursday
afternoon D. L. Moody will be present and
deliver an address.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01

The ceremonies Wednesday afternoon in
connection with the presentation of the
statue OF Farragut to the city of New York
were attended by large gathering in
Madison square and along the route of the
procession in Fifth avenue. The column
included attachments of United States
stilors, marines and soldiers, the generals,
field and staff officers of the New York and
New jersey National Guard, the first artl-
lery and marine bands. Farragut Post No
IS, G. A, R., and in CARR lges, Secretary
Hunt of the navy department, with other
government officers, Mayor Grace and
other city officers, naval and army officers,
the speakers and officers of the monument
association, and representatives of other
organizations. Elk Gov. Morgan presided
and introduced William M. Hunt, secre-
tary of the navy, wIo presented the statue
to the city on behalf ofthe Farragut monu
ment association. The statue was unveiled
hv Rear Admiral Melancthon Smith
U. S. N, and this ceremony was followed
by music and an admiral's salute. Mayor
Grace then accepted the statue for the city
Joseph II. Choate delivered the Grafton
after which Rev. D. Taylor pronounced
the benedction.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-01

The FORTUNE BAY Reimbursement
Blaine and Sir Edward Thornton. the
British minister, have concluded the pro-
longed negotiations relative to the outrages
upon American fishermen at Fortune Bay,
N. F., in January, 1873, and at later
date at Asper Bay, Cape Breton. The
American claims for losses by fishermen
aggregated $l03,0O0. The agreement be.
tween Messrs. Blaine and Thornton is that
the British government shall pay fl5.00O
sterling and that this government will give
u receipt in full. The money will probably
be paid some time this week, and promptly
distributed among the rightful owners, who
mostly reside in Gloucester, Mass.