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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-31
The Teachers,

! The meeting of the State Teachers
Association here last week was very
successful one. Two hundred or more
were enrolled as in attendance and the
meetings were by no means wholly com.
posed of teachers Capital Hall was filled
at the session of Thursday evening and a
large audience was present Friday even
ing. During the day sessions too the
attendance was large.
The addresses and discussions were of
such nature that they gave their hearers
great quantity of material for thought
both as 10 principles and methods. The
only trouble about such abundance of
matter is that of how one head can keep
it all in mind. But the teachers in attend.
ance stuck faithfully to the meetings and
no doubt by memory and reflection will
get deal of benefit from what they heard.
OF the teachers present II majority were
women and good number of them ought
to have taken part in tho talking. They
don't like to make speeches of course, but
with an effort in that direction the mana
gers of the association can we are sure
secure for the next meeting some interest
ing papers from the ma jority" side of the
house and get plenty of sensible and prac.
tical talk in their meetings from the women
teachers who are in attendance.
Another thing, the shorter the "set" cs-
says, addresses or discussions. Can be
made, the better. They should form the
substantial basis, but "longness" is not
necessary for substance; and then the
more, women and all, who can be got to
speak out in meeting. by way of question
or answer, the more of practical result
we shall have. Of course there is some
time used in that way in talk that ''scat-
tiers" too much, but, kept in hand by a
sharp presiding officer, the more the mer-
rier and in the end the wiser.
For instance when President Buckham
was talking about defects found by him TO
exist in primary teaching, he enlarged
upon the present want of cultivation of
the memory and the imagination. lie
was very brief and pointed in his remarks,
and fully meeting any reasonable require
ment of brevity. There were dozens of
teachers present, we will warrant, who
to ask him-How would you give
IL better memory? how would you cult
vate the imagination? But instead OF a
chance for these questions there followed
by another speaker a very good theologi-l
cal discourse upon the personal relations
Of teacher and pupils.
If speaker gets subject that he in
'ists needs. for its proper presentation, an
amount of time that cannot be called
Short be sure that time enough is given,
after he is through, for general discus
sion of the matter. This would make the
'set" orations fewer, which is needed
where they cannot as we'll be made
horter.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-31

TIE FOREIGN EXuIBITIoN.-We have
received the catalogue of this exhibition
and would call the attention of our readers
to the wonderful collection described 10 its
pages. We find that in all there are forty
FIVE different nations represented ii larger
number than has appeared at any former
international exhibition. Among the
exhibits, special attention is invited to the
Japanese collection, which exce|s in beauty
and variety any previous exhibit ever
made from that country. From China,
Siam, Calcutta, Bombay and other eastern
nations the exhibits are of a most attractive
character. The porcelain exhibit from
France Is specially valuable. Visitors to
the art gallery express themselves highly
pleased with tho beautiful specimens Of
art from France, Germany, Spain and
Italy; and the statues from Italy deserve
special mention The catalogue contains
much useful Information in reference to
the history and statistics of the various
nations, and is illustrated with portraits OF
the reigning sovereigns.
The foreign exhibition catalogue Is
compiled by the secretary. Gen. G. B
Norton, Published by George Coolidge,
Foreign Exhibition, Boston, Mass, and
sent postpaid by the publisher on receipt
of price, (25 cents). Sold by The news
companies and news dealers generally.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-31

The Massachusetts campaign grows SO
very lively tina. things are like the far
mer's black sheep that lodged about so he
couldn't count him.
From remark made by Gov. Butler in
one of his speeches Saturday (both he and
Robinson are making two or three speech
es day. it would seem that he is in a
frame of mind about one Mr.. Tilden. lie
said that his name wasn't Tilden, added in
substance If he was elected governor he
would sit in the governors chair in spite
of sundry and all demons. This little
reference to Mr.. TiIden presumably S. j..
of N. Y } is thought to be owing to con-
viction in the general S mind that there is
treachery in his own camp that is encour-
aged rather than Otherwise by such men
as Mr.. Tilden on the ground that if now
successful, Gov. Butler will be disturb
ing element" in the next democratic
national convention,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-31

The charter of the ST.. Albtns Trust
Company provides that m ,rried women,
minors and insane persons who are depos-
itors shall be preferred creditors. If this
provision holds it will leave the Other
depositors very badly off according TO
present indications for there will doubtless
be litigation as 10 how much of the Nor
wood Lumber Company's properly will 60
to the bank, or rather how much of the
paper against the Lumber Company will
be held as having been properly given.
Meantime Mr.. Brainerd has gone west
and he has made no sign as TO where the
money has gone TO. 1t is asserted that
the Norwood Lumber Company's account
of moneys received and paid to the bank
is greatly at variance with the alleged
Indebtedness of that company TO the bank.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-31

DOES FARMING PAY IN VERMoNT?-The
Lyndon Union says: A. b. Carpenter is
pleasantly situated on a farm in West
Waterford, keeping % cows, several being
heifers, and some came in late, averaging
about 23 for the season. He had made
between 1900 and 5000 pounds of butter,
and is making $50 pounds per week now,
and COWS still in the pasture. October 18th.
The same cows made last year 5000 pounds
and will make not far from that amount
this year. The butter sod to July l2,h,
for a little more than 50 cents per pound !;
since then he has no returns. Six thousand
pounds Of butter at 80 cents pound
makes So 100. He has raised - hogs and
40 pigs from the milk. Mr.. Carpenter
has raised from 3 and 4 acres by meas
ure, $50 baskets of corn, at the rate OF 80
bushels shelled corn 10 the acre. VINO
can beat this? This was examined bv
the reporter while standing, and after it
was husked, and believed to be correct.
He has also raised 500 bushels of oats, $50
bushels of potatoes, % bushels Of India
wheat, 200 baskets seed clover, cut so tons
of hay, and made 1900 pounds of sugar.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-31
The Bar Association.

The Vermont Bar Association had i'll
annual dinner at the Pavilion Wednesday
evening. There were over fifty member:
q. The association besides the few invited
guests. In the absence of Judge Barrett
the president of the association, Hon. Geo
w. Harmon, one Of the vice presidents
presided. Mr.. Harmon presided with the
dignity of the old school gentleman that
he is, and with most happy faculty" and
hl.uor.
The speeches ran from grave TO gay,
from lively to severe; with now and then
enc that like Capt. Watson's combined
10th qualities. The captains description
Of the Ely war was full of ludicrous Incl
dent but at the same time rather "wear-
ing" on those who caused the war by
dung those things that brought about the
rebellion. The captains sympathy was
for the miners and not for the soulless
corporation.
Among the speeches one by Judge Ross
contained, perhaps, the most of practical
import. 1t was in effect that'a main OBJ
iect of the bar association should be to
better the law-that lawyers, most of all
people, know where the real defects Of
The law are, and that they should, as these
defects come to their knowledge, see that
the necessary remedy is applied. lie in
timated that more practical knowledge Of
the workings of tho divorce law, and CT
the state of things it has to wolk upon,
exist among the lawyers than among some
of the clerical lecturers on this subject.
Judge Ross did not enlarge upon this
topic but dropped it very much as though
he had caught himself speaking out in
meeting. Nevertheless he might have
continued and have added more words
worth considering for the judges OF our
courts to their WEAKNESS and no doubt
disgust get deal of knowledge about IL
sort of home lie that many who talk about
divorces are happily not fully in possession
Of
And an impression is too common that
there are many divorces because judges
give them too easily. This impression
would be done away with in the case of
most who have it if they should hear the
cases brought before the courts.
OF the speakers Judge Rowell spoke
happily of the law that is to be, Judge
Polond of the bar in former days. Mr..
Roberts of Dorr Bradley and gave one of
his songs; while Gov. Farnham, Mr..
Palmer, Mr. Stickney, Capt. Harrington,
Capt. Baker and others held forth upon
suggestions and demands made by Mr..
Harmon. Mr.. Fifeld closed the speaking
by few words about Andrew Tracy.
The officers of the association FIR the
next year are: President, b. F. Flield
vice presidents, Geo. W. Harmon, A. +.
Walker, r. Farnham; secretary, Geo. W.
Wing; treasurer, Hiram Carleton; mana
gers, Frank Plumley, w. c. French, E.
J. Ormsbee and w. d. Wilson.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-31

The Chinese still come in spite of the
fact that congress passed an act to pre-
vent their coming for ten years But it
was the cheap "laborers" that were
prohibited and merchants and traders
were allowed entrance to our shores on
presentation of the proper certificate from
the Chinese officials. The Cinnamon in
coming do not forget 10 obtain the certiii-
cate which from their number appear to
be as easy obtaining rs physician's
certificate of i'll health. Meanwhile affairs
in China have very ugly look, caused by
the French invasion of Tonquin. The Chi
nese who were ever jealous of all foreign
ers have rioted in the foreign section oil
Canton and are now conveying large
quantities of ammunition TO that city.
The excitement in the interim is spl cad
ing.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-31

That eccentric divine Rev. Thomas X
Beecher advances the theory that it might
sometimes be ''an act of supreme consid-
erateness and generosity for II person
who had become hopeless and useless to
take his own life. The avowai of such
doctrine by clergyman naturally aroused
discussion, and other ministers were
sounded on the question. 1T is not only
murder but It betrayal of a trust
God given" says Mr.. Ialmage; mo
sane person has moral right to shorten
his life,' writes DR.. CuyIer; self murder
is murder" declares Joseph Cook The
one clerical defender OF suicide is that
seeker of notoliety, Rev. DIR. IIoughon of
New Haven, Conn, who, Il few Sundays
ago, took it upon himself to decide from
the pulpit who committed the mysterious
murder of Rose Amber ut Stafford He
thinks that when IN individual has ceased to
enjoy this life and is longing for The life to
come, ii he has performed all earthly
duties well, and leaves no obligations
behind, 'has right to cross the bridge
that spans the chasm between time and
eternity" So far as heard from the
Beecher party constitutes Il minority of
two.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-31

STEALING TO SUPPORT A DRUNKEN
HUsBAND.-The degradation of rum and
the blind devotion of womans love are
strikingly ILLUSTRATED in case before the
New York city police court. The pre-
prietor of a large store on Sixth avenue
received an anonymous letter few days
ago stating that thefts has been going on
in his ribbon department for four years,
and that the thief was a woman whose
husband had been forced to leave her be
cause of her bad habits. This led to the
arrest of the forewoman of the depart
ment, II longtime employe, IL hardwork-
ing, quiet and patient woman, who had
been greatly trusted. She confessed, and
in the court told the wuole story. She
married blacksmith IL years ago,
and had borne him four children. From
the day of the wedding the husband had
never done an hours work. The wife
supported the family, and had met all its
expenses from the first, and had managed
somehow to give a little spending money
each week to the husband. This he at
once spent for rum. As years passed and
appetite increased, he worried the strug-
CLING woman for more money, and rs she
did not have it to give, he began 10 insist
on her stealing from her employer. She
weakly consented at last, and had for four
years been stealing ribbons enough for
him 10 pocket about SIG a week from the
sales he made at one or two stores where
he was supposed to be an honest peddler
When it was too late the wife repented,
and few weeks ago she told the husband
that she would steal no more; and turned |
him out of doors. The revenge he took
was TO write the letter of warning TO the |
victimized shop keeper, who estimates his
loss at about $1,000. The drunken sneak |
who has ruined this patient wife's fair
name and character has, it is pleasant to |
see, been arrested, and stands "a fair chance |
of at least sharing his wife'S punishment. |
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-31
L II E NJ A RK ET S.
Reps rtei Gnt tets9rIphsd expressly For The ,treen
Mountain Freeman.
BOSTON CATTLE MARKET
CAMBRIDGE AND BRIGHTON
For the ,oseE ending Tuesday, Oct 81, 1883

Cdtttc. Shesp. Hogs. Caices
At market this week......... SOss 1l,slo 233T 1876
% :" last week. 2,sH q,iI5 25t9l 4II
" " one year ago.. 3,iB l6,lOi 1j9.l 80
PRICES.-Extra fat and heavy premium oxen, IS 0la
$50 hrst quality So oesl so second quality S6Qo%6oO
hide. taow and dressed beef 4 few choice single
pairs S9la % fcwt Bullsetc S40d4 25 Working oxen
$lOoSs25 pair or according to their value as beef,
S4OO094S00 with without calves, may be agreed
farrow and ordinary, Sl8 06} M Stores yearlinVs.
SlA63l 90: year-olds SS OO30 10: hreey ear.ods
S246u Sheep. 24aiJ9cI extra, 44a54c ~ or S22j
as 10 n head Spring Lambs, Al So n H. Fat hogs
651c % 10 northern dressed hogs 81 lr u H. Veal
calves, 3Ld7hc 10 10 Brighton hides. 7d7 l3r: country
Sa7c Calf skins, 1i2]4c y 10. Tallow d6]lc T9lb
country, 4ac pets with wool 70 81 each; country
lots, 759$ each. Lamb skins, 7Oa95c each. Dliry
skins. 2015O each.
REM RKS.-rhe supply of cattle did not vary mat
eraly from last week aud trans did show
any Improvement in rates, There s3l head of IT.
tie seperate frem the western Some the very best
sold this week to j. A. Hath away, by j. o. Sau-
born, for export TO Liverpool Hathaway 4 Jackson
81, average .2s ms at6Hc z b; Qlinan sold some
steers. average 1000 OO1 lbs at AZ d4c % tb Mich
cows ruled steady IN prices The lemtnd tor sheep
proved, g, Ozark sold % sheep aud lambs, aver
81 lbs, at o. D n live PJctry RULED ste ally llo
% h for hens aud chicks, and l5c for turkeys.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-31

A week or Two ago Morton u. Clark OF
Jamaica was arrested for horse stealing
and sent to Jail where he weakened and
gave evidence to Capt. S. N. Sprague,
U. S. Deputy Marshal, concerning a gang
OF young rascals who had bonded together
in the most approved "Dare Devil Dick"
ct al fashion to live off the cream of So
ciety, and in an air of romance and adven-
turc that ordinary mortals never aspire to.
According to the records band of some
twenty-three young men of from eighteen
to twenty years ofage joined together June
II. to live life of outlawry, to steal and
counterfit. They were governed by a
captain, first and second officers, secrc-
tary, Judge of firearms, and board of
directors. They styled themselves the
United Birds and Brothers. They had
organized an elaborate system of signals
and secret alphabets, to which the officers
now have the key. Their secret records
were kept by mystic system, which is
translated according to the key by an ar
rangement of figures. The members who
have confessed tell blood-curdlng stories
about the process of initiation. Each ap-
plicant was required to take the following
unique oaths:
"Do you solemny swear upon YOUR
honor, by all that is great and small, to
forever keep secret what we are about
to tell you, under the fear Of being laid
below the rays of the sun, moon and stars
by the band of avengers, So help you
God"
Second Oath.-"Do you solemnly swear
upon your honor to never tell or cause to
be known by any being except yourself
and your informers the secret we have
trusted to you under the fear of being
avenged by party of which you know
nothing of at present. So help you God. ;"
Third Oath-"Brothcr, knowing our
secret purposes, do you solemnly swear
upon your honor and by all that is great
and small, by the devil and all his imps,
hell and all its terrors, this world
and all its dungeon, the United Birds and
Brothers and all their avengers, never to
betray or cause to be betrayed, any one
of our party, but to always defend each
and every one of US, through thick and
thin. to the last, upon the fear of being
shot dead in your tracks or stabbed through
the heart with nine-inch blade. So help
you God.''
When the last oath was administered,
says young CLARK. the applicant knelt
and a cooked revolver, loaded with ball
cartridges, was held at his head. On one
occasion the revolver was placed at the
head during the administration
of the first oath. He got scared and started
to run. but was brought back, and the
ceremony was completed with some
notifications. Thus far the gang had
coined considerable bogus money. 1t is
of fair workmanship. The officers have
found the source of their supplies of
bsmath. lead. etc. The gang has stolen
horses once or twice, but had not quite
got ready for the wholesale career of
crime that was contemplated. The leaders
have fled and officers are in pursuit.
So it would appear that at the first trial
tho material of the ordinary Windham
county novel reader is found wanting and
is poor stuff out OF which to attempt the
of a Simon pure jesse James.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-31
CURIOUS EEAruRES OLE TILE PRnuII

CURIOUS FEATURES OF THE PRoHIBI
TON VoTE IN OHIo.-Outside of five
counties in the state the prohibilory amend
ment had clear majority of all votes
cast ut the late election. In So other
counties 2S2 ,366 votes were Gust for the
amendment, while the number OF woes
cast for state officers but not in favor of
the amendment--w whether against it or
blank-was l7S. 0jl. But the i've counties
excepted cast II very heavy majority
against prohibition. They are Hamilton.
which includes Cincinnati The official
vote of which has not yet been declared;
Cuyahoga county, which includes Cleve-
land, and gave II, $50 votes for the amend
ment, but 26,43S against it or blank;
Franklin, which includes Columbus, ard
cast 1908 votes for the amendment. but
IA, 100 against it or blank; Lucas which
includes Toledo, and gave / 9l4 votes Itr
the amendment, but 9,4U0 against or
blank; and Montgomery, which includi
Dayton, and gave 6,125 votes tor the
amendment. but 1857 against it Or
blank. The estimates given by the Gu
clnnai Commercial CASTE make the vote
in Hamilton only S,048 for the amendment,
and 523l7 against it or blank. If this rs
the total vote in The state was
800 608 for the amendment and 39l ,0e3
AZ ainst it or blank, the total vote having
been III SOL, including Hamilton county
hus estimated. Among the counties
voting for prohibition. too. are IL that
gave msjorilies for Hancock in 1880.
while among those giving maiorites for
prohibition are IL that gave majorities / II
Garfield, Evidently, the prohibitory vote
was drawn in part from bolh parties. and
he Commercial Gazette states that fully
bird of It was cast by democrats.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-31

mail service is properly performed under
mail contracts. and the equipment divi-
sion issues mail locks, bags, keys, catches
etc. The third assistant postmaster gener.
al has charge of the postal finances. His
Office is divided into the finance, postage
stamp and stamped envelope. registered
letter, dead letter. foreign mail, money
and postal order divisions, the titles of
which signify their respective duties, All
three divisions or branches of the post
Office department are like the separate
departments of any large business eslab-
lishment, and have an infinite number of
subdivisions which are in charge of the
upper grade officials under the chiefs or
assistants.
1t will thus be seen how the whole
business is systemized and controlled.
The postmaster general has an aggregate
of something like twenty-five thousand
assistants in the manipulation ofthe mails.
Each one of these aids performs certain
duties and the aggregate of all that is
done comes to the chief official in con.
densed report which shows at glance
the whole result. So thorough and nice is
the manipulation that any trouble comes
at once to his attention and is corrected.
Among the matters which are now
being discussed as Improvements to mail
service and which the next congress may
consider, are the est ablishment OF postal
savings banks, the further reduction of
postage, the establishment or purchase of
telegraph lines to be operated by the
department. and other matters of general
importance.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-31
JUDGE w. .. Kelly has returned 10

Judge w. p. Kelly has returned to his
home in Pennsylvania after a visit of
several months abroad and, in an inter
view, after giving several pictures Of
what he had seen Of the workings of free
trade, said:
I'm view of all these facts You may well
believe that | have come home a more
intense protectionist than when | wen
away. | am sure that the people | saw
were ruined by free trade They know as
much themselves, and they freely express
it. | remember well the words of an
English workman to me: Free trade and
American inventions have ruined u.s. said
he. 1T would have been a good thing fo'
the poor man if America had never been
discovered"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-31

By the explosion of 1900 pounds of
dynamite Sunday, at Brooks Tunnel, Pa ,
on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad five
men were blown into atoms The dyna-
mite was stored in magazine near the
railroad track and is supposed to have
been exploded by the conclusion caused
by the discharge of gun. The solid
rock upon which the magazine was built
was scooped out some thirty feet deep and
a hundred feet square, windows were
broken seven miles from the explosion and
the report was heard fifty miles away.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-31

The eleventh annual meeting of the
Vermont branch of the woman's board of
missi ons was held at Brattleboro, last
week. About $50 ladies were present as
delegates from the different auxilaries in
the state. The sessions were presided
over by Mrs. Horace Fairbanks of St.
Johusbury. president of the Vermont
branch. The reports of the secretary and
treasury of the board, Mrs. Aiken of
Rutland and Mrs. Howard of St. Johns
bury, showed considerable increase in
cont buttons over the preceding year, the
whole sum being S4,262.66. The next
meeting will be held at Rutland.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-31

Although not generally known there is
a spot in Halifax that brings to mind an
event that is historic in the annals of our
State. Within the limits of the old Calvin
Bucklin farm is depression in the ground
that was once the cellar TO a small log
house, and that cellar was for more than II
week tho hiding place of Ben Baker, the
tory who shot William French AT West
minister court house, March Is, l775.
French's blood Is supposed to be the first
blood shed in the revolution.