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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-19

AN INCIDENT OF SoJoURNER TRUTH.-
Mrs. Francis d. Gage records one of the
Impressive outbursts of this remarkable
negro woman who died fortnight since,
over one hundred years old:
1t was at woman's right convention
at Ackron, o., in 1851. During its
session old Sojourner,- she was eighty
years of age then.-"sat crouched up
against the wall on the corner of the
pulpit stairs, her sun bonnet shading her
eyes, her elbows on her knees, her chin
resting upon her broad, hard palms -
Few dared 10 have her speak, many
implored Mrs. Gage. who was president
OF the convention, to prevent her from
speaking. They didn't want their cause
"mlxed up with abolition and niggers."
But The time came when Sojourner Truth
ielt ii borne in upon her TO speak She
moved slowly to the front, laid her old
bonnet at her feet and turned her great
speaking eyes TO me- Kisses came from
the audience But she looked the disap
prov,l down Nearly six feet high, her
head was thrown back, and her eyes
pierced the upper air like one in
dream" At her first word there was
profound hush, She spoke in deep tones,
though not loud, which reached every ear
in the house. Here are some OF the words
she said, and they will serve to show how
powerful and original character was
this full blooded African woman, and how
justified her fame wus
dat man ober dar say dat womin
need to be helped into carriages, and
lifted ODER bitches, and to hab de bes'
place cberywhar. Nobody cher helps me
into carriages, Or ober mudpuddles, or
GIBBS me any bes' place!" And, raising
herself to her full height and her voice TO
And amt | II womanp Look at my
arm! (tnd she barred her right arm to
tho shonlder, showing her tremendous
muscular power) II have plowed and
planted, aud gathered into barns, ard no
man could head me. And amt | n
woman? could work us much and eat
as much rs man-when | could get it,
and bear the lash as well. And amt | a
woman? | have borne thirteen children,
aud seen 'cm mos all sold off to slavery,
and when cried out with my mothers
grief, mono but Jesus heard me. And
amt | womanP'
den dey talks bout dis ting in de
head what did dey call itP' ("Intel-
lect," whispered some one near.) "Dats
it, honey. What's dat got TO do wild
woman's rights or niggers rightsP If
my cup won't hold but a pint, and yours
hold quart, wouldn't We be mean not to
let me nave my little half measure fullP
Den dat little man in black dar,-he says
women can't have MS much rights us men,
because Christ want woman Whar
did your Christ come fromP" Rolling
thunder conId not have stilled that crowd
as did those deep wonderful tones, as she
stood there with outstrctched arms and
eyes OF lire Raising her voice still louder
shu repeated: "Whar did Your Christ
come romP From God and woman!
Man had nothing TO do wild him!'
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-19
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-19

A pleasant incident is related in con-
nection with the fact of President Arthur's
love of flowers. Driving in from the
soldiers home few mornings since ne
met a little girl with bouquet, composed
of red, white and yellow chrysanthemums'
and stopping his carriage ne asked her
what she intended doing with them, she
answered 81 am taking them home to
place on our baby's grave at Monnt
Oliyet cemetery.'' 'Well,' said the
president with smile, "givc me one OF
each and I'll pay you. Here is dollar
While the little one was selecting the
flowers the president wrote an order Tor
flowers from the White House, which he
handed her saying, "come down to the
White House and get some flowers for
the baby's grave"
The falling of the Comstock mines
brings hopeless ruin upon Virginia City.
This place and Gold Hill. which is prac-
tically q part of the same town, had
$4,000 inhabitants eight years ago, mer-
chants with 100000 capital, a score or
more men worth from 100000 to $50. 900
900 each, private homes that cost $lOO,00O
and hotels and everything else TO match.
Now there are but 5000 inhabitants, near
" all miners and gamblers, the fine
houses are all carried away or abandoned,
real estate cannot be sold for the amount
of he taxes, nothing can be sold which is
not worth carrying away, and in little
time the gorgeous city must entirely
disappear. There have been 1926, 900 900
worth of gold and silver taken from the
Comstock mines, and this within distance
of half a mile.
II You PLEAsE.-When the Duke of
Wellington was sick, the last thing he
took was little tea. On his servants
handing it to him in a saucer, and asking
him if he would have it, the duke
replied, Eyes, if you please These
words were his last words. How much
Kindness and courtesy are expressed
by them! He who had commanded the
greatest armies in Europe, and had long
used the throne of authority, did not
despise or overlook the small courtesies of
life. All, how many boys do! What a
rude tone of command they often use to
their little brothers and sisters, and some
times to their molhers This is ill-bred and
unchristian, and show coarse nature
and hard heart. Don't forget three little
words-"If you pie ase.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-19

A story is told of young sophomore,
the newly appointed editor of college
paper tn New England who, on his way
home in vacation some years ago, made
the acquaintance of quiet gentleman on
a railroad rain. "Englishman, | perceive"
airily began our college boy. The stranger
bowed. You must find much TO amuse
you in this country. We are so very
crude, so newt" said the sophomore, VIII o
was an Anglo maniac. "There is one
thing, however, on which | fatter myself
we compare favorably with John Bull
our newspapers. The journalists OF this
country rank high, sill, hight" Having
received n civil reply, he continued: 81
am myself an editor. Like to look at a
copy of our paper?" pulling out the small
sheet from his pocket. "Now, you have
no idea-nobody not in the profession can
have any idea-of the labor and mental
strain involved in that small sheet. Keep
it. There may be a paragraph or two in
it that is worth considering, even if it
does come from this side of the water"
His companion changed his place soon
afterward; and the amused conductor,
who had overheard the conversation, said
to the young man, "Do you know who
that wasp mo" ut was Mr.. Walter
of the London Times -Touth's COMPANION.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-19

There have been coined nearly one
hundred and eighteen millions of silver
dollars. There have been issued, in
r und numbers, one hundred and two
millions of silver certificates, Of which
lightly eight msllions are outstanding and
fourteen millions have been returned t.
tn" treasury. There are in the treasury
nearly thirty millions of silver dollars in
excess of the silver certificates, Congress
mrn lluclins proposes to stop the coinage
of silver dollars whenever the amount in
o leasury, over and above the silve,
certificates, reaches thirty million dollars
lie proposes further to withdraw all
grcenblcks under $5-al one and two
dollar bills, that is to say, aud substitute
in ,lr;r places, as they are returned to
Me trasury, equal amounts of subsidiary
sivcr half dollars, quarter dollars and ten
cent pieces.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-19

The most remarkable engineering
feat is 10 bridge over the Missouri at
Bismarck which the Northern Pacific
lately opened. 1t is an iron and steel
structure Of four spans, each four hundred
feet long, double tracked, and solidly
built. 1t cost a fortune, because it was
found necessary to change the course of
he river, TO make it more manageable.
This was done by a dyke, which the
accommodations of the muddy stream are
converting into an impossible barrier
against itself The Missouri, ut the point,
rises thirty or forty feet at certain seasons
and is subject each spring, to tremendous
ice gor9es so that a bridge which is to
stand has TO be very strong. Founda-
lions for piers were therefore carried to
unusual depths, and a quarry was opened
by the company in its search for heavy
stone.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-19

The two old men of war who rule Ger.
many are pushing their new peace policy
with all the vigor of campaign. The
emperor has sent his son upou a repairing
and cementing tour, with the expressed
hope of seeing domestic peace restored TO
his country before he dies, and the Vatican
question, instead of being rs ii GEMS on
the surface An incident. may really be the
purpose of the Italian tour of the crown
prince. The pope himself has been very
i'll at ease over this move. His nunco at
Madrid Unexpectedly made some kind of
overtures from the Vatican when the
prince was in Spain, and the sudden call
ing of the cuitus minister, Won Gossler,
to Friedrichsruhe by Bismarck kept
Europe busy with renewed speculation as
to what was going on. 1t was reported at
first that Won Gossler would meet the
prince at Genoa and act as his adviser, but
it seems Baron Won Schloezer, the Ger
man ambassador to the Vatican, was
finally directed to meet him. The German
ambassadors at Vienna and the French
ambassadors at Berlin have both been on
pilgrimages to Bismarck. and finally,
Cardinal Jacobin, the pontiticial secretary
of state, confers with Baron Schloezer and
the news goes forth that the prince will
visit the pope. 1t is now understood that
Leo XIII will receive the prince as a Pro-
testant, but that the cardinal secretary of
state will not return his visit by going to
the Quirinal, where he will be the guest of
the king.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-19

WORKING OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
The civil service law has now been in
operation five months, and it is generally
conceded at all the departments that its
operation has greatly decreased the pres.
sure for office. The congressman gencr-
ally admitting that they are not pestered
ny place bunlers SO much as formerly and
agree that the law as Il whole works we'll,
Some democratic congressman, however
say it is II humbug and causes greater
pressure Of applicants upon their time
than they have ever been subjected to
they are now pressed 20 find the means
to cvadG the civil service law in finding
places tor their constituents.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-19

Statisticans have pronounced the United
States to be not potentially but actually
richer than the United Kingdom. Count
ing the houses, furniture, manufactures,
railways, shipping, bullion lands, cattle,
crops, investments and roads, it is esimat-
ed that there is grand total in the United
States of S49,77O,0O0,O Great Britain
is credited with something less than
$4,000, 100000, or nearly $4,000 900, 900
less than the United States. The wealth
per inhabiant in Great Britain is estimated
at SLIGO, and in the United States at
1905. With regard to the remuneration
of labor, assuming the produce of labor, to
be 1O0,in Great Britain 81 parts 90 to the
laborer,2l to capital and 23 to government.
In France Al parts 60 to labor, Sc to capital
and 25 to government. In the United States
~ parts 90 to labor,23 to capital and TO
government. The above facts did not
appear in an American paper. They are
copied, word for word, from the London
Times, the British Thunderer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-19
California has not yet decided whether

California has not yet decided whether
the Panama canal will increase or decrease
the value of wheat land. Some argue
that lower freights and rates of Insurance
and interest will benefit the wheat grow
ers The experience of the Suez canal
is that sailing vessels could not afford to
30 through. The same will be true of
Panama. At present everything looks
toward a decline in the sailing interests,
Consequently the freight ia es from San
Francisco were never lower, many deep
water sailers lying at anchor unemployed.
The mathematical man has been figuring
and announces that the steamers will not
be able to compete with sail in the grain
carrying trade at present rates. At the
same time, the sailing vessels are not
now making money, and undoubtedly the
opening of the American canal will have
tendency TO increase the humber Of
steam transports et the expense of the
sailing vessels, rs was the case with the
Suez canal All in no sudden change in
the value of wheat land may be anticipate
ed on the Pacific coast.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-19

How NEW JERSEY SERVES TRAMPs.-
The Mercer county authorities have be-
gun active operations against tramps.
Six tramps who had been captured were
disabled by having an eighteen-pound
iron ball attached 10 their ankles by a
chain a yard long. They were then taken
out to vacant lot and set to digging
post holes. After the holes are dug and
a fence is built around the lot, these
tramps and rs many more as the police
can get their hands on, will be chained
together, locked up in the inclosed lot and
made tc break stones all day. Any who
refuse to work will be put into close
confinement en- bread and water diet. For
two Or three years the tramps have been
an intoerable nuisance in Trenton and
vicinity.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-19

II n
charged to the consumer, and III some Is
borne by the said town or city;
Omit the last said item, (S3OtUO and the Ier- sac n
Side" pipe, ($46I6.H) making Il total Oh i'o4oV
Would cave total cost without these items, si83i9t
The report was accepted and II ballot
was called for on The motion TO authorize
the bailiffs to bring in the water us sug
gested and the vote was the very sugges'
tive one Of 250 TO &c.
The bailitfs elected were for The Isl
ward, Morton Marvin; "a ward, Joel Eos
ter; Sd ward,A. j. Sioley; 4th ward,A. o.
Cummins; 3 h ward, S. NJ. Walton.
For collector Dayton p. Clark was
elected and James C.liou9hton, treasurer
The treasurer was authorized to borrow
not 10 exceed $1,000 to meet the ordinary
expenses of the village, $50 was voted lol
the observance Ct decoration day and a
tax of - 2 cents on II dollar laid.
The bailiffs and treasurer We're authorized
to issue bonds to the amount of SoO,OOo'
payabl. in twenty years and rcdeemable
at the option of the village after five years
at rate not to exceed four and one-haIi
per cent.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-19
BOSTON MARKET, Dec, Is.

Furnished by DARLING 4 UOSMER, of the Boston
Produce Exchange, Commission Merchants
No. A Commercial street. Boston.
~ shippers should boar in mind that the quotations
below represent receivers prices for round lots and
are made up from actual transactions. Extreme quo
latons can only be realized for produce that comes
to the standard OF choice in every respect The 1ua
NY, conultlon and manner of preparing Produce for
market are very closely observed by buVe ami bav
an important bearing upon prices ''
PACKING BUTTER
The following suggestions in regard to hacking but-
Ter lr ts MARKET may prove beneficial those inter
ested The style of the package has more to do with
INC sue tuAh most shippers are aware Of In this
market there Is decided preference for neat ia
ern made Mhte ash or snruce tub. netting from 10 10
% IDS anu II always sells the readest The tubs shoud
be well soaked in brine before filling the butter paeR
ca soldly and filled within half inch of the ton az
the tIp, Cover tho top with piece of clean ney
nleaehed cotton cloth soaked in brine, aud tuckei
heHtS down az the edge, In packing butter and yst
tnF II ready Tor market neatness is Indispensable
anu besides that pays. Never pack two colors in t
same pacRSe Light colored or strelked butter alaVs
sells nara and at low prices. Use the best zine sail Won
can get IRre your tubs correctly. saw ~"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-19

Senator Elmunds writes 10 the New
Haven civil service reform association
that the reform act las not relieved him,
as member Of congress, in apprcciable
degree, from tho opportunities Of office
seekers far the reason that for nearly
seven years he has declined to volunteer
any requests or recommendations foI
appointments by the president, or in any
of the executive departments.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-19

The sum thus far raised as II present for
Paruell is about one hundred and seventy
thousand dollars, of which about thirty
thousand dollars was raised in the United
States. Mr.. Parnell was not poor man.
He has au estate in Ireland which yield,
him handsome income, unless his tenants
like others have ceased to pay their rents.
The Irish national league of New York
has determined to raise for him twenty
five thousand dollars more before st.
PatIch's day.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-19
Christmas STOCKINGS

Will be incomplete this year. unless the
Double, Holiday Number of ST. NICHOLAS
find n place in them. No such children's
book has ever been sold for the money. 1t
is wonder. The Christmas cover, printed
in eleven colors, is worth the price of the
whole lS4-pagc book. Price, 50 cents.
If your dealer is out Of copies, send the
amount to TIE CENTURY CO.,
New York.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-19

The quiet Sunday was broken at Youngs
own, Ohio, by a railroad war between
800 laborcrs of the Pitt burgh, CLEVELAND
and Toledo railroad company and the
employees of the Ellis planning and the
Booth miller company. Seven thousand
people witnessed the riot. Excitement
ran high all day. First one side woulu
have an advantage, and then the other,
Revolvers were drawn, and hand to hand
fight occurred. There were many broker
noses anu cracked heads in consequence.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-19

ST. ALBANs BUTTER MARKET. -Atten-
dance good, receipts light, market quiet,
prices weak. We quote winter made but.
ter, good to choice, 20 to 81 cents per
pound; selections 25 cents per pound,
cnoice fall ends % 10 so cents per pound.
Shipments 400 packages Eggs, none in
market.-Poultry; chickens and fowls, 10
to II 1-2 cents per poundi turkeys IA to
IS cents per pound.
No market next Tuesday, it being
Christmas day.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-19

The republican national committee de
c,led 10 hold the national convention next
year in Chicago, and fixed the time for
June 81. The committee refused TO make
an7 change in the basis Of representa-
ti1n-Senator Frye's PIN meeting With
Ietcl mined opposition from tho Southern
and Western members. The defeat Of his
proposition is TO be regretted on many &C.
counts, and we fear that the majority OF
the committee have made a grave mistake.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-19

A novel application was recently receiv'
ed at an insurance Office in Sherbrook, so
The Ga@etGee of that place informs us. The
applicant had the house insured and left q
new pair of boots near the stove ovel
night. In the morning they were snged
and the claim IS for new pair.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-19

The Argus and Watchman are as wide
apart this week as ever.
This Office had the honor of receiving
the first message over the telephone wire
from Northfeld.- Vatcinsan of Dec. 10.
At1:3OP. NJ. last Friday the argus and
Patriot received the first message over the
Just completed telephone line between
Montpelier and Observation-Disclosures of
Dec. 10.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-19

Frank McBird of Middlebury, %, son
of the baggage master at the station, was
sentenced Monday morning to 1913 days
lin the house of correction for stealing a
Jug of rum from the express office Satur-
day night. In the afternoon he escaped
from jail.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-19

The days Of fabulous rates o. interest
in California seem to be past. The say
ings banks in California are lending
money on mortgages at six per cent. and
paying the mortgage tax, and yet they
cannot fnd market for more thtn lhirc
of their money.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-19

That Christmas will be properly
observed in New York can be imagined
by current items that 10000 Christmas
trees are piled up in front of the Erie
freight Office in that city and that watch
man sits on top the pile 10 keep the boys
from stealing them.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-19

The Windsor county court at Woodstock
is drawing to close after less than fort
nights session. There are SO new entries,
less than the usual number The grand
jury has been in constant session, mostly
occupied with liquor complaint. Should
they find true bills, there is slight prospect
Of its lengthening the term, as the Wind.
sor county liquor sellers have way OF
pleading guilty and paying fines instead OF
standing trial.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-19

In Europe, the Rojhsohids together
hold the evidences Of ncayiy o2e.qnarter
of our entire bonded debt. They have,
including all their branches, $500 900 600
The Baroness Burdctt Couus is the lar2
est holder in England She has $4,000
600. Two other wealthy Briushers hold
IS 600. 600 each.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-19

Tho schoolhouse in district No. II
at Gulford was burned yesterday morning
from an unknown cause, and last night
Edward Carpenters farm barn, occupied
by Archibald Mellen, not far from the
school house was burned.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-19

The Addison county court was in session
last week, but did little business aside
from the warming of their fine new
court house.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-19

Hon. Dudley G. Haskell, who died in
Washington on Sunday, was native
Vermonter, having been bonn at Spring
field, March %, 1912
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-19

Caledonia county has 1888 pensioners
drawing $4,000 year, and Washington
SIG pensioners drawing $4,000.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-19

John G SAKE, the poet, is reported to be
gradually growing weaker at his home in
Brooklyn, N. Y and is not expected to
live.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-19

The congressional delegation from the
Pacific slope are unanimous for more
restrictive Chinese legislation,