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!, Samuel B, McColloch, Clerk Of Eald Court Ger.
tliy that bond with security has been given BY the
above named commissioner a. required by law, In
the penalty Of $50 600 a provided f0f In said decree
SAMUEL B. McCoLLoCH, Clerk.
wHEEt1Na, February q, 1883. fe2S
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-12
SANDWICHES

your doctors prescriptions Send two cent stamps
TO pay postage aud receive Dr.. Kaufman's great
Treatise on diseases; illustrated in colors it gives
their Signs and aObrevations Address, a. =.
Ordway ~ Co., Boston, Mass. 49w2
Lapeer, Mich, Feb. ., ISL.
Professor sophoclcs, of Harvard college, is dan
gerously i'll.
am in receipt OF your circular. kept a good
supply OF your Downs ElXr, believing 1t to be one
of the oest cough remedies put up. 1 also keep
DR.. BaXter's Mandrake Btters, amt Henry John
sons Arnica & Oil Liniment.
The above name remedies are all warranted to
give satisfaction, and cln be found in any Glstclass
drug store. 49wi
Tie New Orleans Times. Democrats Evcrglade
expedition has reached the Gulf in safety.
ANSWER THIS.
Can you find a case OF 8right's disease of the
kidneys, Urinary or Liver Complaints that is Gu
rable that Hop Bitter has net or cannot cure Ask
your neghDors If they can. 40T4
\ bill providing for the granting of divorces has
been defeated III the South Carolina legislature.
"For four years suffered agony from a skin
disease. Or. Benson's SKIN Cure cured me-" c. b.
NC Don \LD, Plantersville, Ala, 81. 40S2
Senator Anthony left New York for Washington
Saturday He had to be carried in chair by two
men from his loom to the carriage.
The medical profession universally and heartily
approve of Wheat Bitters as n blood BRAN and
nerve food.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-12
STATE NEWS.

The golden wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
Silsby of West Burke was celebrated the 9TH.
Hans p Anderson of st. Johnsbury, Dart
mouth student, has been engaged as principal OF
Danve Academy.
Capt. a. E. Leavenworth, principal OF Castleton
Academy, was seriously injured by recent fall.
He was unconscious for some time.
c. II. Haywood of Springfield fell from the hay
NOV to the floor while doing his chores and
fractured his collar bone and two ribs.
Ralph Gushing of Townshcnd was handling a
revolver, when it was accidently discharged and
the ball entered the right side of his neck.
Miss Maggie Doyle, whose parents reside in
Chazy, died at Burlington the 9th, a pest morten
examination showed that death resulted from
malpractice.
VIM Kelley of BrattlebOro swallowed an over
dose of laudanum as he claims for the toothache
Anyhow the doctors had to work four hours tC
keep him in this world.
Indian arrow heads are not a novelty in western
Vermont. but some of them are quite curiosity
One found in KelioG5's bay, West Ferrisburgh, by
Timothy Barton last week, is of llnt four and {
half inches in length aud one inch and quarter il
width. 1t is quite smooth, has keen edge, and
would cleave human skull with ease, in the hands
of a stalwart savage.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-12
NEWS lYD & )SSI1.

The Old Testament revision company has com
plete1 the third revision Of the Minor ffophets'
The French Academy will be described In the
January Century by the author Of the article on
Gambetta.
The Philadelphia Times is .ol The opinion that
the republican party will not go If the democratic
party can help IT,
Ell Mahdi has one short arm, aud the other Is so
long 1t reaches below his knee. This is the one ne
sticks in the treasury
Two young women ask metropolitan paper
how they can get good and steady husbands with
out lirtug. The editor doe snt know.
1t is said that the average cost of the engravings
in single number of Harper's or the Century
runs from 5000 to $s,OJO-neyer below the lower
figures.
The Chicago Inter-Ocean, referring to the aillc-
ton of speechlessncss which recently visited Joe
Jefferson, leelngly hopes some other actors it
knows OF may catch and keep the inilrmity.
Henry Lund IS Co. Of San francisco, Cal, En-
glish exporters, have suspended. The Liabilities
of the firm are $340,OOU, with assets agsregatlng
$500 900. The failure was due to loss in wheat
charters.
President John Taylor, the official head Of the
Mormon church, is preparing an elaborate state
ment of the political and social attitude of the
Latter. day Saints, for the January number of the
North American Review.
DIN l.. warner testified in the FeuardcntC esnola
libel sut Friday that in his opinion the statuette Of
Venus in the Cypress collection was the work Of
two different hands. "Why DO you think so" Mr..
Bangs asked "Because there are six toes on one
foot nd five on the other"
Down in Maine they have capboard suppcrs"
10 raise the means for building church efces.
they don't cat the clapboards, but every gen tie
man who comes TO the feed Is expected to bring,
IN addition TO the usual lady, bundle Of clap.
boards. Single breakfasts are now IN order.
The department of agriculture has a great field
for usefulness il it will ascertain and tell the
farmers how to make apple trees bear in the oil
year, and how to raise hens which Will lay eggs
from November I'LL day. Five dollars barrel for
apples and forty cents a dozen for eggs indicate
something lacking in our cIvilz lton.-[ Springfield
Union.
The New York Times publishes the details OF a
scheme tor a tunnel from he Grand e ntrtl depot
in rory-seconi street down to the battery and
thence under the water to Communipaw where
the Philadelphia and Reading and New Jersey
Central railroad termini are. The tunnel under
the river Will be through the bed rock. The dis
lance from shore to shore is about one mile.
Prof Won Brenning die in New Haven, Conn,
from the effects of the amputation of diseased
foot. He was known as the Tramp Musician"
He was formerly baron in Germany, and when
he came to this country several years ago, he pos
sessed So 900, which he lost gambling. He finally
became a tramp, and lived in a shanty at Black
Rock. lie possessed ra,e musical ability. lie was
disavowed by his wealthy and titled friends in
Germany.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-12

The Boston Transcript soys: Justin
S. Morrill, is fit colleague in tie United
States senate for George +. Edmunds of
Vermont. Mr.. Morrill, mnde great
speech on the coinage qnestiol.' The
Traveller SAYS: "The Vermont senator in
bringing this important question 10 the
attention of Congress thus early in the
session, revealing our dangers and sug
costing methods OF avoiding them, has
performed valuable service, and that
body cannot afford 10 ignore the matter
Of delay action" The Troy Times says
The admirable speech made by Senator
Morrill, yesterday, in support Ct his bin
providing for suspension Of silver coin
age was the opening gun Of the assault on
the absurd and dangerous system intro,
duced by the Bland Silver law. Argu-
ments such as those advanced by Senator
Morrill, are so co5ent, clear and logical
that they must serve an excellent purpose
IN educating the people up to the point OF
demanding, in manner that admits Of
no denial, action by congress looking to
The remainder Of great financial evil.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-12
THE WEEK OF PRAYER following
is the programme for the week of PRAYER
JanunrY 7th 10 January II 1891:

THE WEEK OF PRAYER-Tho following
is the programme for the week of PRAYER
January 9Th TO January II 1881:
Monday. January I: Praise and Thanks,
givlng-For Gods special providence,
Cblist's market flvorand the Holy Spirits
gracious work.
Tuesday, January 8: Humiliation and
confes,ion-For personal fittings; Tor
the secular spirit in the church; for
prevailing skepticism and religious ndif.
erence,
Wednesday, January: 0 Prayer for
families ard instructors of youth-For
parental fidelity in household training
tor pious wachcare in schools and colleges
for spiritual Influence in Christian assoca
tons of youth, and Tor early conversions
in Sunday schools.
Thursday, January 10: PRAYER for the
Church OF Chrst-Eor a praverfu and
lahorious ministry; for conservation and
corporation in mem bers for early devo
ton in educated youths; and for the
divine blessing in winning the worldly.
Friday, January II: Prayer for nations
for Legislators, that statues NAV be
coniormed tn divine law; for rulers, that
they may cOnscientiously administer oov
ernment; for peace and Cancellation
between nations; ard popular integrity
in the duties of citizens.
Saturday, January IL: Prayer for home
and foreign missious-for missionaries,
that they be sustained in trials and prove
efficient in labors; for heathens, Moham
medans and lsraeites, lhat they may be
won to Christ.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-12

the rebound which this description of dec
Grafton is taking from the condition Of
affairs which characterized the preceding
decade or two may be traced to that better
taste, that love of ostentation, and the
higher ideas of comfort which have per-
meated the Weather classes of society.
They have visited the continent, and have
at least read about the United States, with
the result that to be lodged as they once
were no longer contents the travelling
Briton. Possibly little less gilt and mar.
BILE might have suf1iced. But so long as
the menu is equal to the hall in which it
served and the bill not outrageously exor-
bitant, the Englishman whose, business
or pleasure takes him from home can only
be congratulated on being able to obtain
wi hin his own country what in the days
ofhis youth was unattainable without eros.
sing the sea. AUGUST.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-12
Z IL Z N A R K E I S,
cp9rt'3 ana ts!sJraptst expressly for the }ree,
Mountain Freeman.
BOSTON CATTLE MARKET
AT CAMBRIDGE AND BRIGHTON.
F5rths cse6 eatil0 Tuesday, Dee. II, 1883.

Cattle. Sheep Hogs. CrtUss
At market this week....... 2N36 i3l37 Bat 2I9
- last week......... LOU li,2s' lt4-S 2S
- one year ago.. 2b9J lusJo l5,iSl al
PRICES.-Extra fat and heavy premium oxen, Ss 5Ua
%: first quality ds0J second quality, So 5WG 100
third quality loo tbs. total weight
pairs 2id9 S. z ct Bulls etc, 4G4 80 Working oxen
SlOOS1UO y pair or according to their value beef
Steers. S756l3O. Mich cows, S2UO093sUJ extra good
$40 OO64S00 with without calves as may be agreed
farrOw and ordinary, S7001}9 90 Stores, yearlings
Slaa900: two yearods, $i4 0b630 00 three earolds
S25aA Sheep, 2A,6islc: extra, 5d5Hc = Dor S225
80 n head Spring Lambs, 80 "a SIC; d b. Fat hogs
II a. 70 NJ; northern dressed ho-s SIC % n Veal
calves 3Ed7Ic 10. Brighton hides 7G7jgc.; country
6L567c Calf skins II tl3c 4 ID. raOw, 6oec fb.;
country 415c pes with wool on 751 81 each: country
lots 756Sl each. Lamb skins, 1881 each. Dairy
skins 3OG51 each.
REMARKS.-The movement in country cattle shows
batter telling, and advance equal to nearly &c n
n Butchers who have watched the westeren market
expected to pay higher rates this week Western
tile rule W higher all grades; fair deml nd noticed
Jackson sold Ii western steers average 32 lbs at $50
n cwt live, a ll00 at $500 lots of cattle
each at We Y H. loo rs the Bullock sales
of 30 fat country dress 500 Tbs tic II ID
some fine hefers &c dressed weight; pairs oxen
by Wood Brock dress l5J Ms each at % per pound
others at &c dressed weight The sheep market
is alive with null prices obtained Full lots of lambs
10 higher than last week. II. c. Goodrich sold Is old
snepp average 81 lbs at Axe u b. Best Old sheep 5c
lambs at 5A16Ar. Mich COWS offered in fair numbers
an rates indicate ul prices paid Neais steady aud
firm. Country hogs rate at 80 and western as last
week. Poultry unchanged.
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direction. One man in the Alabama con-
ference who had been aided to the extent
of S75 90 was required to report his work
to his conference. He was asked show
many times have you preachedP" Answer.
II don't know how many times" Have
you preached five times during the yearP"
Answer. Don't know as have" GLOW
many members in your church, Answer
in.law, ctc., all Of his own family. The
bishop said Il transferred that man to the
Blue Ridge conference, tho hardest field l
could find and without any appropriation
either The bishop thought them an
entirely worthless race,
Bishop Wiley followed with one of his
quiet telling speeches, saying that probab-
~ every word Of Bishop Fosters remarks
was true. Alabama conference averaging
one cent and five tenths Of mill per
member, in benevolent collections" and
yet, that is the reason Whg" and carried
his point, the usual appropriation being
made. The entire SUN appropriated eX-
ceeded the amount agreed upon by Sf6 =
600, swelling the amount to 100000 but
no one had II heart to make it less. We
need bear in mind that Christian converts
in foreign lands are beginning to show ii
spirit of independence and are doing much
tor their self support. The following
showing will be interesting. "FUr self
support Africa 5000 90; South America
100000; Foochow $675 rs; Central Chi
ma $lS13; North China SOTO; Germany
and Switzerland S247l 81; Norway
81 900 90; Sweden $l5,99057, Denmark
Sl0G637; North India $4360 81; Sou b
lndIa S2l 5000; Bulgaria 16 50; Italy
$2l6 90; Japan 229 81; Mexico 1,ll9 81;
ioiaI S39 2l2 60; beside from domestic
missions, administered as foreign S26 743-
% Is represented as raised for self support.
In answer to questions the speaker also
gave an account OF the work done al
Philadelphia BY the "church extension
committee of which he is II member. In
regard to the question OF special interesl
TO US VIZ, the Newport church, DR. Ky
nett assured him that the case would be
reeonsideled and he thought it would be
finally settled, in Il way satisfactory TO the
conference. After discussion as to the
best methods for raising missionary
money, and getting the facts before the
membership of the churches. The min
uss were read, and adjourned to the frs
Monday in January.
SECRETARY.
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From Our Regular Correspondent
Our European Letter.
LONDON, Eng Nov. 30, 8


The handsome hotels and restaurants
which are springlng up all ever London
bid fair to redeem the English capital
from the reproach of being worse supplied
with these conveniences than any other
great ty in Europe. Until recently WI
had nothing o compare with the gorgeous
caravan serais of America and the conf.
nent Inns and eating houses" there
were in abundance; but with one or two
executions the only remarkable features
about them were their dinginess and their
dearness-the modicnm of comfort for the
maximum OF coin This is no longer the
case. For n sum rot much, if anything,
greater than what was charged by the
..siaughlerersn or the "Old Family and
Commercial Hotel the wayfaring man
with his wife and belongings may be
lodged in Il palace such as at one time only
great sovercigns can command. An army
of attendants wait the tinkIe of his Eclectic
bell. He ceps in room decked will
silk and pauneled in plush, and may take
! his ease in Il saloon rs artistic as Stellar
marble. Burmantof faience, CUrinthar
columns. Lincrusta Walton, and dadDs OF
waluu,. oak morocco or bronze can make
il. Mosaica and costly stones from th,
ouarries Of Carrara, Mayence, and Port
hand are lavished as bountifully in these
ue,r obstetrics as bad brick and stucc
were in their predecessors, and even ga
is now considered too poor an illuminan
to light the traveller to his canopied bed
Indeed so much magnilice nee will be ap
to irighten plain peop)e; hut evidently
generation is rising up who are prepared
to face even this, if W. may judge from
! the fact that it is never easy TO obail
accommodation in these new hotels unles
the manager is communicated with il
advance. Nor arc the dining rooms o
London far behind the hotels. The cit
chop house sill holds its own. but even
that Time. honored institution finds it neces
sar, TO Weld something 10 the preVaen
taste for green and gold, japanese fres
Goes, and IA great deal of carven work. 4
growing taste for entertaining in restaur
ants is minis,ered TO by those establish
mcnts whose custom begins at NOR
lei.urely hour than midday, but here plst
the luxurious iucrnatons of the az
REQUIRE the qualification of the eye as wei
as the more material enjoyment which ii
ia their rais0n d'ctre to afford. In brief
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-12

FRANK LEsLIE'S SUNDAY MAGAZtNE.-
The editor CT. De Witt Talmage, D. D.
commences the fifteenth volume AID the
year very brilliantly; be presents in the
January number mos attractive and
interesting holiday one, replete with
delightful reading ana artistic excellence.
The contents are extremely varied; there
are Christmas stories, sketches, descriptive
articles and poems, etc, the editor has a
article, The Coming Ser
mon," and their are contributions in prose
and poetry from some of our most popular
writers. \ new serial, Wrong from the
First by the author of "Mr. Burke S
Nieces,h is commenced; in fact the pages
overflow with entertaining and edifying
matter and artistic illustrations. Now is
the time to subscribe, and no one cou
fail to appreciate, a. a holiday gift, years
subscription to this popular magazine
The price is % cents for a single number
or twelve Numbers for 81 40, postpaid
address Mrs Frank Leslie Publisher, %,
% add ~ Park Place, New York.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-12

The government, teachers and other
officers of Harvard University number
TWO hundred and thirty one persons, of
whom one hundred and sixty. seven are
teachers. The senior class numbers two
hundred and nine; the juniors one hun.
dred and ninety.fve; the sophomores two
hundred and forty eight; the freshmen
two hundred and fifty three; the special
students sixty. making total of
nine hundred and seventy two students
In the divinity school there are twenty
one students; in the law school one
hundred and fortys,x; in the scientific
school twentY.six; in the medical school
two hundred and forty three; in the
dental school thirty; and eighty eight
others-making n grand total Of one
thousand five hundred and twenty-five
students in all the departments.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-12

a CURIOUS FLowER.-D. NJ, Taylor, of
Indianapolis, has succeeded, after fifteen
wears constant effort. in producing
bloom on the Damperil or Australia glory
pea, a great curiosity in tho horticultural
king dom. The flower is Of striking beauty,
the petals forming an outline of the human
face surmounted by helmet. The leaves
of The plant fold up at night like those of
the sensitive plant. 1t grows in dry sand,
the least moisture applied to either leaves
or root being fatal. Chicago HerGt3.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-12

LARGEST SUGAR PLANTATION IN THE
WORLD - The account of my visit 10 Maui
would be very incomplete if failed to
ell of what saw at Speckelsvilie. Haet'
kala is bigger concern than any pianta'
lion ] ever saw, but there's no money in
IT," The great plantation of which am
about to write is called SpeckelsvilIe, in
honor, of its owner, Claus SpreckelS the pre-
pietor OF the Caliloruis sugar retiuerles.
spent two nights and Il day there, and th
gentlemanly superintendent, who WIS
formerly manager of our own kohHa
plantation, and personal friend II mine,
took special pains to have shown 10 the
mills and plan of operation. think it is
the largest sugar plantation in the world
There are 5000 acres of cane land and
some cane now growing is seven miles
from the mills.
Twelve miles of permanent railroaI
track and fourteen miles OF portabl> trar
run to every part of the plantation. For
teen miles more OF permanent track
TO be laid soon. Three locomotives e
now in use. and more are on the way. a
small battalion of 1000 men is constay
employed and their movements maS
well regulated as those OF II United sues
army corps. There are six camp lor
foreigners, each of which has II llhT
room, kitchen and cottages FOR theork-
men, together with stables for fifty rises,
and OF course, innum cradle hoes lur
Cinnamon, Portuguese and Ilahians,
At present there are 800 acres ofPi@nL
cane under cultivation, besides ! acres
Just planted, and the ration osecond
crop. The expected yield this We VIII oA
5000 tons, worth 81 10000 7 whole
crop of the islands this year v not be
far from 81 900 tons, SO that acfolhg TO
this calculation, this plantatiowiii SleId
one-sixth of the whole crop ofe Islands.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-12

Few able bodied men are so unfortunate
that they cannot save something if they
will. \ little hoard in the savings bank
is worth all it costs 10 collect it, in the
feeling of sell respect which it engenders.
We may dcspise the sentiment which
does obesauce TO money bags, but there
is a great deal of it in the community
and 10 Il certain extent it has its good
uses. The man who saves wisely not
only respects himself the more, but he
gains the respect Of his neighbors -
Springfield Union.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-12

Col. Hooker of NG,mort has turned
over the office of se'geant.at-armof the
House to his successor. Leedcm. during
Col. Hookcr's ADMINISTRATION the has
not been single error in the cansvc
banking transaclihs OF his Office Col.
Hooker has not abandoned the eNptalion
of being sergean Ht-arns Of tue nate.
lie will be "A candidate on II newcket,
from which the name OF Geoc {.
Gorham for secretary OF The Sent viii
be omitted Washington Cor,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-12

OUR CHRISTMAS IN A PALACE.-By
Edward Everett llale.-il is unanimously
conceded that Mr.. Hale has no superior
in this country rs writer of short stories
Those who have read his later works, and
especially this one, will 60 farther and
clti that be has no equal. His humor
is irresistible in its freshness and refine
mcnt, and kindly heart and a teeming
mind guide his pen into realm Of thought
where both the child of leisure and the
busy man of the world may find whole
some delight. The stories in this book
ore distinct, each being complete in itself;
but they are knit together in an ing NOUS
manner which we shall not forestall the
readers delight by divnlging. Something
better than this volume for reading aloud
by The tircside may be written in the future
but it is certain that the present cannot
boast of it, A story so delightfully."- tolp
and 50 appropriate for these stirring
Christmas times, certainly would be a
welcome gift to any one. Published by
Funk & Wagnalls, 10 and u Dey Street,
New York. Paper, II mo, % cts; in
neat cloth binding, 9l.00.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-12

Gen A. 3. Martin, a democrat who was
the citizens and republican candidate for
MAYOR of Boston was elected over O Brien,
tie democratic candidate yesterday. A
partisan instead Of business administration
under Mayor Palmer. and unnecessary
expenses were wh ut did it.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-12

A man is under arrest in Los Angeles
for de raudng Il widow in Illinois. Here
in San Francisco, II man who is sharp
enough to defraud Il widow could get the
popular vote for president of any bank in
the city,-.SqN Francisc0 POST