Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-04-18
A newly married Detroit clergyman
took for his text. "She pleaseth me we'll"

| i%uhOS OluiS Vuo FA'Nht uhNCA sAS HAo'r
sion of the law, the privilege of choosing
the method of death, and said: II have
been talking with the marshal about it,,
and had not fully decided, but now ] will
say that prefer to be hanged"
Small boy ofeight Cooking over picture
book with a boy of tea)-What's thatp
S. b. of ten-Why, don't you know.
That's donkey; haven't you ever seen
donkeyp
t S. b. of eight (doubtfully)-No.
S. b. of ten (patronizingly)-Why, l
have lots of 'em,-in the theological gar
dens, you know.
Sometimes the tramp makes sad mis-
take. One who pushed into the kitchen
of Pennsylvania farmer named Long
) demanding something to eat the other
day, and wouldn't 60 out when repeat.
eddy ordered to, got bullet which sent
him flying up the golden stair, while
his companion, who stood in the porch
looking on, received reminder in his
arm. Long was arrested, but discharged
with houors after and investigation
GLOW can leave you. my. darIingP"
murmured a Toledo lover in tones of
distressing tenderness, as he observed
both hands of the clock approach per-
pendicular on the dial. "Well, john"
responded the girl with wicked innocence
"you can take your choice. 1t you 60
through the hall you will be liable to
wake up father and if you leuve by way
of the back shed you will b. likely to
wake up the dog.-Erchange.
There is prospect of trouble on the
Cattaraugas Indian reservation in New
York. The Indians can not sell lands but
for years whites have leased tracts of them
imposing upon their simplicity to get
very low rents, and now the secretary of
the interior has ordered all these leases
cancelled and the tenants elected. The
latter have in some cases held pos
session long time and made many i'm
provements, and are naturally good
deal excited by the turn of events.
The government bonds and currency
lost and destroyed in one way and another
will in the end cut no inconsiderable figure
in reducing the national debt. Of the
$40, 100000 Of fractional currency issued,
over Sl5 100000 is still outstanding. Re.
demptions have almost Entirely ceased.
and it Is certain that the most of the
amount is destroyed. The loss of green
backs will of course be very large
amount, and there will be many millions
represented by bonds burned and lost in
the hands of unlucky owners.
The latest report is that 17G miles of the
Northern Pacific remains to be completed,
which, it is confidently believed, will be
accomplished and the road put in running
order during the present year. The track
is now laid to point 964 miles beyond
St Paul, and on the western end as far as
Walu!a junction, 245 miles from Portland.
The Northern Pacific company was incor-
porated in 1864, and has received land
grant of 4S,2l5,000 acres, the value of
which is understood to be several millions
more than the entire cost of the road.
At the conclusion of festival not very
long ago an excellent teacher, DESTROYS
of administering trihing moral lesson,
inquired of the boys if they had enjoyed |
the repast With the ingenious modesy
of youth they all responded, Eyes, sir"
" Then" asked the excellent tearcher, "if |
YOU had slipped into my garden and pick.
ed these Strawberries without my leave, |
would they have tasted as good as nowp"
Every small boy in that stained and sticky |
company shrieked, mo, sir !'"Why not9"
Cause" said little Thomas, with cheer
full and conscious virtue, "then we should |
not have had sugar and cream with 'em!"
A Washington dispatch says: While
Morrison, Carlisle and other free traders
express their dissatisfaction with the new
tariff law and announce their intention of
the agitation as soon as con-
gress meets next December, there is a
movement on foot, presumably in the
interest of Mr.. Randall in his canvass for
the speakership, to relegate the question
to the background and make the figh,
upon some other issue. The friends of
Mr.. Randall are we'll aware that the
party is at present hopelessly divided on
the subject, and nothing but fruitless
agitation would be the result. While
these facts are not urged as the reasons
for not stirring up the question in the
next congress, it is stated that the Senate
is republican and no bill framed by demo-
Gratis could be passed.
KNIGHTS OF HoNoR.-The fifth annual
session of the Grand Lodge of Knights of
Honor opened at st. Johnsbury on the
18th. Fourteen of the Is lodges in Yer.
mont were represented. The reports
showed the order prospecting and in
good condition, with an increase of
and one new lodge organized
at Windsor. The next session of the
Grand Lodge will be held at Mddlebury,
in April, 1884. The session closed BY
Eureka lodge of st. Johnsbury inviting
the Grand Lodge to meet there in Odd
Fellows hall at s P. NJ, where they were
by music, singing and speeches
and splendid banquet, nicely served by
OF the Eureka lodge and their
friends. Capt. r. j. Coffey was elected
grand dictator, but asked to be excused on
account of his business preventing him
from accepting the office.
In California and Alabama hanging is
the penalty for murder, but in each State
A jury that shall convict man of that
crime may vote a sentence for imprison-
ment for life. When no such vote is pass
ed the court has nothing to do but pro-
nonnce the sentence Of death. 1t Is a no.
table fact, which stands in the path of
those who oppose the death penalty, that
in neither state has convicted criminal
asked that the jury should not intervene;
all have desired that their sentence should |
be that of punishment which philanthro.
pists often pronounce the severcst-impris.
onment for life. In a California prison a
man under a life sentence has recently |
killed an officer, and he is endeavoring to |
get a second life sentence for second |
murder. Almost universally when the
gallows has stared criminal in the face |
he has sought a life sentence in prefer |
ence. This is fact that weighs heavily |
against the argument that the death pen. |
atty never prevent murders.
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