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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-03-15

AMERICAN AND ENGLISH FAiRs.-Fa
voritism is sometimes shown 10 n marked
degree at agricultural fairs in this country
They do things differently in England,
according to the testimony Of Ex-Governor
Redfeld Proctor of Vermont, who writes
In the Rutland Herald in regard to the
Smithtied cattle show. which he attended
while in England:
" The judges are for the most part prac
teal farmers-not title among them,
though there are many among the exhib.
tiers. The titled exhibitors, however, did
not seem to have had average success in
winning prizes. and one could not help
suspccting that the sturdy farmers on the
committee had little point of honor and
independence to maintain. For example,
the queen, though showing good animals,
and evidently not having been short Of
feed, out of exhibits in six classes of cat
tie, received only three premiums and
these all of the third or lowest money class,
and one simple commendation. Her
Cheviot and black faced mountain sheep
Jared little better, but her three exhibits
OF sheep only won single commentator.
She hardly got money enough to pay the
bare cost of bringing them up from her
Windsor and Balmoral farms, hut it is
earnestly TO be hoped that the good won.
an will not be discouraged, but continue
her efforts in the agricultural line.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-03-15

CHARACTER the happicst and
proudest possessions of a man Is his char
acter. 1t is his wealth-it is rank of
itself. 1t usually procures him the honors
and rarely the jealousies of fame. Like
most treasures that are attained less by
circumstances than ourselves, character Is
moro felicitous reputation than glory.
The wise man, therefore, despises not the
opinion Of the world-ho estimates 1t at
it's full value, he does not wantonly
jeopardize his treasures of good name.
He does not rush from vanity alone against
the received sentiments of others; he does
not hazard his costly jewel with unworthy
combatants and for a petty stake. He
respects tbs legislation of decorum. What
is the essence and the life of character ?
Principle, integrity. independence? or, as
one of the grand old writers hath it, that
inbred loyalty unto virtue, which can serve
her without a livery" These are qualities
They must be formed within ourselves {;
they must make Observation-Disclosures
and indestrucllble as the soul! If, con-
sclous of these possessions. VIC trust
TRANQUILITY 10 time and occasion to render
them known, we may rest assured that
our character, sooner or later, will eslab.
Iish itself. We cannot more defeat our
own object than by restless and fevered
anxiety as to what the world will say of
US. There is moral honesty in due
regard for character which will not shape
itself to the humors of the crowd. And
this, If honest, is no less wise. For the
crowd never long esteems those who fat
ter 1t at their own expense. He who has
the suppleness of the demagogue will
live TO complain of the ickleness of the
mob.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-03-15

THE JUMBO EXCITEMENT IN LONDON. -
Barnum 5 purchase OF The great elephant
of the London Zoo has suddenly become
" a hul ming question" in London. Jumbo
is one of the special attractions OF the
Geological society. Hls elephantine mai.
esty has been purchased for $4,000 by
Mr.. Barnum. Mr.. Bartlett, the secretary
of the Il, illogical society, and fan GUS
naturalist. had no doubt very good reasons
for the sale. In fact, Mr.. Bartlett considers
Jumbo a growing difficulty. Although
the largest known elephant in the world,
he is destined TO increase still further in
bulk, and possibly ut maturity to 90 mad.
AT all events Mr.. Bartlett thinks the time
will come when the gardens will not be
large enough for Jumbo unless under Ger
tain restraints that might seem cruel. But
the London public don't want Jumbo re.
moved, and in spite of the vagaries of
the house of commons and Bradlaugh,
Notwithstanding the scare of possible Eu
ropean war, " Jumbo" and "Barnum :"
are on every lip. Tho sale of Jumbo"
Jumbo's Removal Postponed" are lead
ing lines in the London daily papers. The
| Telegraph has the honor of having made
On the day when MIR Newman (R.rnnn,'s
agenD entered upon his first essay to carry
Jumbo off 10 America, a Telegraph writer
was on the spot. He told the story of
Jumbo's refusal to leave London in such
pathetic terms that the metropolis is up in
arms in defence of what is now called
"the children's pet,n ,Jumho ia n most
intelligent brute he has carried thousands
of the children of London ON his bacL and
latterly he has married ladv elenhant
whose cries on his goino away. cha;ned
were a touchinp tcatnre 0f tho Ts1sora,,h
article! When Jumbo heard them he criot E
too emhraced b;s toonor ,r;,h h;a -, ,u,,nI' U',
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-03-15

How Much MAKES A MAN RICH.-"To
be rich," said William l.. Marcy, at one
time secretary of state. requires only a
satisfactory condition of mind. One man
may be rich with n hundred dollars, while
another, in the possession of millions, may
think himself poor, and if necessities Of
life are enjoyed By each it is evident that
the man who s best satisfied with his pos.
session is the richest To illustrate
this i,lea Mr.. Marcy related the following
anecdote: "While | was governor of the
state of New York | was called upon one
morning at my office by rough specimen
of backwoodsman, who stalked in and
commenced conversation by inquiring if
this was Mr.. Marcy' l replied that was
my name. Bill Msrcy?' saiu he. nodded
assent. Used TO live in Southport, didn't
yep / answered in the affirmative, and
began to feel a littlo curious to know who
my visitor was, and what he was driving
at. That's what told EN-, cried the
backwoodsman, bringing his hand down
on his thigh with tremendous force. i told
'em you was the same Bill Marcy who
used to live in Southport. but they wouldn't
believe it, and promised the next time
came to Albany to como and see you, and
find out for sattin. Why, you know me,
don't you, Bill?' | didn't exactly like to
ignore his acquaintance altogether, but for
the life of me couldn't recoIlect having
seen him before, and so replied that he
had q familiar countenance, but that was
not able to call him by name. My name
is Jack Smith, answered the backwoods.
man, and we used to 20 to school together
thirty years ago, in the little red school
house in old Southport. Well. times have
changed since then, and you have become
great man, and got rich, | suppose
shook my head and was going 10 contra
dict that impression when he broke in
oh! yes you are. ] know you are rich !;
no use donYing it. You was comptroller
for--for long time; and the next time
we heard Of you you was governor. You
must have had heap of money, and am
glad of it-glad to see you getting along
SO smart. You was always smart lad at
school, and knew that you would come
to something l thanked him for his
good wishes and opinion, but told him that
political life did not pay so well as he i'm
agined. | suppose, said I, fortune has
smiled upon you since you left Southport
oh, yes said he, 4 hain't got nothing to
complain Of must say have got along
right smart. You see shortly after you
left Southport our whole family moved up
into Vermont, and put right into the woods,
and l reckon our family cut down mure
trees and cleared moro land than any other
In the whole state Aud 80 you have
made good thing of 1t. How much do
you consider yourself WORTH asked, feel
ing little curious TO knew what he con.
sidered fortune, as he seemed SO well
satisfied with his. Well he replied, i
don't know exactly how much am worth
but think (straightening himself up) If
all my debts were paid should be worth
three hundred dollars cloar cash |! He
was rich, for he was satisfied. ."--Mdrcs
| Memoirs,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-03-15

The SAND DLAsr.-Says the journal
Of Science: Among tho wonderful and
useful inventions of the times is the CON-
mon sand blast.
Suppose you desire piece Of marble for
a gravestone; you cover the stone with
sheet of wax no thicker than q wafer;
then you cut In the wax the name, date,
etc., leaving the marble exposed. Now
pass it under the blast and the sand shall
cut ii away. Remove the wax and you
have the cut letters. Take piece OF
French plate glass, say two by six feet,
cover it with fine lace, and pass il under
the blast, and not thread of the lace will
be injured, but the sand will cut deep into
the glass wherever it is not covered by the
lace. Now remeve the lace and you have
a delicate and beautiful figure raised on
the glass. In this way beautiful figures
of all kinds are cut in glass, and at q
small expense. Tho workmen can hold
their hands under the blast without harm
even when 1t is rapidly cutting away the
hardest glass, iron or stone, but they must
look out for finger nails, or they will be
whitfield off right hastily. If they put on
steel thimbles TO protect The nails it will
do but little good, for the sand VIII soon
whittle them away, but if they wrap q
piece of cotton around them, they are safe.
You will at once see the philosophy of it,.
The sand whittles away and destroys any
hard substance-even glass-but does not
affect substances that are soft and yield.
ing, like wax, cotton, fine lace, or even
the human hand.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-03-15

How TIE CAR WILL GO TO HIS Grown.
ING. Although he assumed the rank ol
czar of all the Russians on the death of his
father. Alexander III. has never been
formally crowned. This official act, which
has on successive occasions been performed
at the old capital, Moscow, has in the case
of the present czar been delayed; but the
received opinion has been that the corona
tion day would be in the early spring. We
are now informed that preparations are
being made for this great ceremony, and
one might naturally suppose that the path
way of the young ruler, from his palace at
Gatschna, near st. Petersburg, to the old
capital. would be adorned in way which
would, at least, impress upon the locker.
on the Joy of the people at the high honor
their ruler was about to receive. In real.
ity, the preparations are off wholly differ
ent character; for. instead of welcoming
crowds and children strcwing the roadway
with flowers, we are told that the czar,
who, because he fears that the imperial
railway train may bo blown up or wreck
ed. will make the journey in private
carriage on the highway, will ride all the
distance between lines Of troops, and that
wherever it is necessary trenches and bar
riers will be erected to keep the people
back. A sovereign who thus rides to bis
coronation must be of ia sngularly hopeful
disposition. If he supposes that bis reign
will be either long or happy one,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-03-15

AMONG TIE RIFLE Pns.-Fifly yards in
front of the abats the pickets were sta
toned. When first the siege began, pick
citing was dangerous business. Both
armies were bent on fight, and picketing
meant simply sharp shooting. As con-
sequence, at first the pickets were posted
only at night, so that from midnight 10
midnight the poor fellows lay in their
rifle pits under broiling July sun, with
no protection from the intolerable heat,
excepting the scanty shade of little pine
brush erected overhead, or in front of the
pit as a screen. There the picket lay. fiat
OH his face, picking off the enemy's men
whenever he could catch sight OF head
or even so much as a hand; and right
glad would he be if,when the long awaited
relief came at length, he had no wounds
to show.
Bat later on. ns the siege progressed
this murderous state of affairs gradually
disappeared. Neither side found it pleas
ant nor profitable, and nothing was gained
! by it. Ii decided nothing and only wasted
powder and ball. And so, gradually, the
pickets on both sides hogan to be on quite
friendly terms. It was no unusual thing
to see johnny picket-who would be
posted scarcely a hundred yards away, so
near were the lines-lay down his gun,
wave piece of white paper as a signal
of truce, walk ont into the neutral ground
between the picket lines and meet one OF
our own picketa, who. also dropping his
gun, would 20 out to inquire what Johnny
might want to-day.
"Well. Yank, want some coffee. and
I II trade tobacrO for It."
HAS any Of you fellows back there
some coffee to trade for tobacco? Johnny
Picket here, want, some coffee.
Or, maybe he wanted o trade papers, n
Richmond Enquirer for New York Her
Ihi or Tribune, "cven up and no odds "
/ Or, he only wanted to- talk apout tho news
of the dnv--b0w I'VE 'uns whipped you
! 'uns up the valley the other day. or how,
"if we had Souewall Jackson yet, we'd
| no in Washington heiore winter" or
maybe he only wished 10 have friendly
game OF cards
! There was :. ce.tain chiva,ruus etiquette
developed taIough this social Intercourse
OF deadly fuomen, and it was really admir-
able. Seldom was there breach of conf
denue on either side. 1t would have gone
hard with the comrade who should have
ventured to shoot down a man in gray
who had left his gun and come out of his
pit under the sacred protection of a piece
of white paper. If disagreement ever
occurred in bartcring, or hot words arose
in discussion, shots were never fired until
due notice had been given. And | find
mentioned in one of my old army letters
tina: general fire along our entire from.
grew out of some disagreement on the
picket line about trading coffee for Tobacco
The two pickets couldn't agree, Jumped
into their pits and began firing, the one
,ling out: "Look out, Yank, here comes
your tobacco" Bang!
And the other replying; IAN right,
Johnny. here comes your coffee! Bang"
-!S. Ticbolus.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-03-15

LEARN YOUR BUsINEss.-The Toronto
Mnetary Times has this sensible bit OF
philosophy a young man in a leather
store used TO feel very impatient with bis
employer for keeping him year after year
Tor three years handling hides" But be
saw tho use of il after, when. in an cstab,
lishment Of his own, he was able to tell by
the touch the exact quality of the goods
1t was only by these thousands OF rep
etitions that the lesson was thoroughly
learned; and SO it is with everything in
which we acquire skill.
The half.intormed, half skilled in every
business outnumbers the others, dozens to
one. Daniel Webster once replied to a
young man who asked him If there was
'any room in the legal profession, +" "There
is always room at the top" The better
you know your business the better your
chance 10 rise. You can gather much In
formation by making wide use OF your
eyes and ears. and perhaps be able to sur,
PRISE your employer in an emergency b,
stepping into the next mans place and
disoharging his duties satisfactorily. Sc
learn your business.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-03-15

GIVE Us A REsT.-Look around the re-.
porter's table. There never was a more
brilliant set of young men than that found
in journalism. What becomes of them?
You might as we'll ask for a dead mule.
You don't find many of them occupying
the managing editors desks of your great
dailes. Whyp They rarely live to be
old enough for that. They wear out their
lives in a work thai affords little rest.
Give Us rest" l can't tell you how
you can rest, but you must rest or die. An
American at forty is at most wreck
We waste the best of our lives ny burning
our life-candle at both ends Our anuse.
ments themselves are a worry. We 20
away on summering, bang up and down
tho country. and obtain the advantages of
what? Rest-of fashionable season.
am not entirely given over to too-tooism.
| always associate an G3theto with lazness
and lazy man doesn't know what rest
means. l am glad l am away from the
ladies, but really do not admire Queen
Ammo chair l know it is high arr, but
just think of one hundred and seventy five
pounds of muscular Christianity resting in
spindle shanked Queen Anne chair.
Then again can't say am in love with
those new chandeliers made In imitation
OF tallow dip. with gutter of smut
running down the sides. Then there are
those narrow-necked jars in q Japanese
cabinet, so frail that one Is afraid of en-
joying hearty laugh for fear of breaking
up hundred dollars worth of high art
Do you know l enjoy seeing man lying
with his feet on the sofa? l know it's
rough on the sofa, but it's the best thing
for the man. often wonder when get
into a parlor filled with all the imcracks
Of @stheticism, what it was all for. like
a pnrlor where the children can turn SOM
ersaults without fear of what is coming
after. High art! Somebody told me that
the cover OF Scri6ner's MonthlVwas speci.
men oft. remarked that couldn't make
out just which way the snake was going.
He was inclined to be offended, but all
could imagine of the design was remain
der of snake crawling backward or
forward, or, perhaps dish of vermicelli
soup on piece of brown paper.
The boy that quits his public school or
college ought to be induced, or flogged, if
| need be, to prevent him from entering at
once upon business life. Let him spend
his life on farm. don't know how il is,
but In every place I've been true American
labor was dying out. went into prayer
meeting in Maine the other day (they go
to prayer meeting in Maine yeti, and they
were singing " There is Rest for the
Weary" and American-like, they have
placed that haven of rest beyond the
Jordan" Nations have passed off the
face OF the earth by disresarding lesser
laws than that of American rcstlessness -
A. w. Iourjee Lecture on Best.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-03-15

He MIGHT HAVE BEEN FAVORED
Boston journal gave away to little mild
Indignation the other day in the following
paragraph: Clara Louise Kellogg sang
about $4,000 worth to the inmates of the
Nebraska penitentiary the other day, and
asked nothing for 1t. A man WHO had
never stolen anything or made love TO an
o her man s horse would have to pay two
dollars 10 hear her. About the only man who
gets left nowadays, and has to pay big
price for all the fun he has, is the honest,
respectable, Citizen There Is some truth
In this conclusion, and though the tone is
not quite SO philosophical as people have
a right to expect in Boston Newspaper, 1t
was entirely unnecessary for the Omaha
Bee to retort as follows: I'VE have no
doubt that if the editor of the Boston Jour.
nal had been In Nebraska. he would have
been placed in position where he could
have heard Clara for nothing"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-03-15
SHALL WE KNOW EACH OTHER THERE {,

In my silent hours Of musing,
Mid the scenes Of busy care,
OIt my heart this question asketh;
Shall we know each other there?
When we've crossed the swelling river,
Where the surges ne'er shall roll,
Shall we feel o thrill of rarture
When We meet kindred soul"
Loved and lost ones gone before us,
Safe on yonder shining strand,
VIII their kind smiles bid us welcome
When We reach that happy land
VIII their faces be familiar
And their voices be as sweet
As when last We heard their music?
VIII they know us when we meet
VIII they know how we have missed them
Since we bade last farewell,
And with hearts all torn with sorrow
Listened to the funeral knell ?
WIN they know how long and dreary
The days have passed since last We met E?
viii they In their home 80 blissful.
All their earthly Joys forget?
can they hoar the sobs of anguish
From these aching hearts of ours.
Can they watch our faltering footsteps
From those fair celestial bowers:
Arc they waiting for our coming?
viii they sing a sweeter song
When our pilgrimage is ended
And we Join the heavenly throng@
o.ifwe could only sec them,
As they dwell in worlds above.
II might soothe our bitter weeping
When we part from those we love
Tell us wandering ones from Edeu.
Angel spirits. bright and fair,
say. when life's last ties are rven,
Shall VIC know each other there:
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-03-15

MAKING BEAUTIFUL YEARs.-We great.
ly mistake if we think that there is no
opportunity for ordinary lives to make
their years beautiful. and to fill them with
acceptable Christian service. In the com.
mon relations of life there is room not
only for duty but for heroism. No ministry
is more pleasing to the Master than that
OF cheerful and hearty faithfulness to
lowly duty, when there is no pen to write
its history and no voice to proclaim its
praise. To be u good husband, loving,
tender, unsclish and cherishing, or a good
wife, thoughtful, helpful, uncomplainng
and inspiring, is most acceptable service.
To live well in one's place in the world.
adorning ones calling, however lowly,
doing ones most prosaic work diligently
and honestly, and dwelling in love and
unselfshness with all men is to live
grandly. One who fights well the battle
with his own lusts and temper. in the
midst of the countless temptations and
provocations of everyday life is a Christian
hero.
There is no one, however obscure the
life and commonplace its duties, to whom
the opportunity is not given to make his
years beautiful as they PASS. "She hath
done what she could" was ore of the
sweetest Communications yer uttered by
the Master. An angel could do no more.
- Westminster Teacher.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-03-15
NT PHERD.

" lie Iealeth me -
And 50 need not seek ms owu Wild Sly
Across the desert wild:
lie kuowe'h where the soft. green pas'a.es lie,
Where the still waters glide.
aud dow 10 reach tho coOlncss Of their rest
Beneath the calm hillside
la leadeth me !"
And thoush it be by ragged, wsary wxys
Where thor es spring sharp and sore
No pathway can seem strange or dasplaie
Where Jesus "yoes before"
His gentle shephetdinH my Eolace iS,
And Eladness set ia store.
He leadeth mol"
shall not take one needless step tarouY ALL
In wind, or heat, or cold:
And all day lon he sess the pc iceful cad
Throu<h trials manifold.
Up the fair hillside. like some swee, surprise.
waiteth tho qaiet fold.
Word and Work
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-03-15
UPON MY WORD SHE DID!

Her h ur pas black. "BIt black" she sighed.
''Is very much too cold;"
And so she bleached her locks until
They looked almost lide gold.
simple satin robe she wore,
Which closely TO her chung
(In fact 1t was er.re nlelV scanN.
And from her belt lily pale
And four sunhowers hung
Four big sunn )vers huly.
She would not touch bit OF meat.
But oft she'd sit and weep.
To think the broied chops we're one
Part Of u baby sheep.
And oh !" she'd moan, those SCARE, s.eaat.
So full OF gravy now"
(fhis was slight mistake. l thiukD,
Once wandered Ger the helis AMI u,al!s
Attached toa COW
gentle, browsing COW"
She was tie most poetic tiine
She wouldn't harm ny:
Its life il short st best" she'd say
"Oh, pray don't make II die !"
The very cat for catchiag nbe
In fearful voice she Child.
And then a. last she married
and seemed quite glad to get hi.a tn
A butcher: yes. she did
Upon my word she did!
HgI.-r'S rag Hay,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-03-15

The FIRST OCEAN STEAMSHIP, 1T is last
sixty three years since the Savannah, a
vessel Of $50 tons, sailed from the pert
after which she was named for Liverpool.
The vessel was built by Francis Fichett al
New York, where she was launched in
1878. and alterward fitted with engines
made at Morristown, n. j The credit Of
crossing the ocean Is due to John Scar
borough, who bought the steamer just after
she left tho stocks it is stated that when the
novel ship with funnel arrived off Cape
Clear she was supposed to be on tire, and
a cutter was sent from the naval station at
Cork 10 her relief. 4 rumor having Oh.
tanned credence that she was designed to
rescue Napoleon from st. Helena. a sharp
watch was kept on her. The real object
was to sell her at profit, and she was
offered to the Swedish and Russian govern.
ments, but rs neither would buy her, she
once moro made the ocean passage TO New
York, traded between New York aud Sa.
vannah, and was finally wrecked on Long
Island.