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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-01-09

According TO the Poultney Journal,
"the slate manufacturers pool seems to
hang fire, and unless interested will agree
to the proposition before them the whole
matter will prove a failure as in further
times"
Fred Harvey was arrested at McIndoes
Falls on Monday, on the charge of break
ing and entering Perry's store. and
brought before Judge Duncan and held to
bail in the sum of $1,000. In default of
bail he was convicted to Jail.
The hearing on petition for manda-
mus, requiring the commissioners to
subscribe Brattleboro's aid to the proposed
Bratteboro e. Bennington railroad, goes
over 10 next months session of the
supreme court, which is likely to be held
at Bratteboro instead of Newtane.
John Williams of Newfane, row serv.
ing ten years. sentence in the state
prison for manslaughter, claims 10 have
attended the same school with Carey, the
Irish informer, in Dublin, where they
were boys together, Williams says that
Carey was obedent, good student, and
was very popular with his school fellows
Frank White, q brakeman on the Sulli-
van railroad, was instantly killed Friday
night at Windsor. His lantern had gone
out and he was walking toward the saloon
car to relight it when he slipped between
the rear car and the saloon car, and the
latter passed over his chest, death being
instantaneous. He was about twenty-five
years old, unmarried, and lived with his
father and sister at Windsor.
Society gossip in New York says: Miss
Ely Goddard met Prince Charles Ponia
towski, who is a descendant of Napoeon's
marshal and rich as we'll as noble,a lat Nice
where Miss Ely Goddard's tall figure,
brown eyes and golden hair, as well as hel
good craftsmanship, are familiar to many
The Baroness Rothschild has sent her a
gold tea and coffee service. the Princess
Katherine Poniatowski crown of dia-
monds, the Princess Louisa tiara and
necklace, the prince corbelle and Smith
Ely Il generous check
At n meeting of the minister and laymen
of the Burlington district of the Metho-
dist church, held at Middlebury, the End,
memorials were prepared and other i'm
portant steps taken preparatory TO the
meeting of the boundary commission. and
Rev. j. j. Noe ard the Hon. J. V. Carney
of Bennington were appointed to look
after the interests of the district, should
the questions in dispute be carried to the
general conference which will meet in
May The Rev M. d. Jump of Burling
ton was unanimously nominated for
presiding elder of the district, but not
seeing his way clear 10 make the sacrifice
involved in the acceptance of the office,
Rev. j. Bennett was selected for the
position.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-01-09

EASY DIVORCE Rev. S. w. Dixie in a
communication to the N. Y. Tribune,
urging The promotion of q divorce reform
association in that state says: IL find
myself inclined to make less relatively of
tie evils arising from the conflicting
divorce laws Of the several states than
most others do. These evils are very
great and deserve earnest consideration.
But after much careful inquiry the past
thrce years on this special point, the
conclusion is reached that the percentage
of divorces obtained by other than actual
residents of the country is very small,
except in the great cities. | think that
his is true OF New England, and probably
of other states except in tho extreme
west. The testimony is almost unanimous
from rural counties in New England and
those containing only smaller cities, that
nearly all parties seeking divorces are
known To be residents in good faith. Put
his fact alongside two other considera
ions and it has still greater significance.
Statistics are mas ing it pretty clear, and
1t is distinctly proven of Massachusetts, in
the last registration report, and officially
nointed out, that The rural counties have
as a rule higher divorce rate than those
containing great cities. And these coun
Ties and those having small cities contain
!our-fifths and more of the entire popula-
ton. That is to say, the springs of the
great streams of national life are the
most deeply hnpregnated with this social
poison, and public opinion inclnes rela
lively to overestimates the evil arising
from the lack Of national uniformity in
marriage and divorce laws.
Now, inquiry by official authority alone
can refute or justify this opinion, which
after all the care one man may take, must
1t present be mere opinion. And so OF
other things there are eminent authorities
giving their deliberate opinion, after years
Of official experience. that licentiousness
IS greater cause in swelling the volume
Of divorce than even inlemperance. The
number of instances in which divorce
has led to murder or suicide would surprise
those who never noted the facts. Nothing
can be of more consequence to the public
welfare than official investigation of the
whole subject.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-01-09

Rev. 0. d. Clapp preached at Roxbury
on Monday last and hopes to be able to
supply there for the present.
John w. Garrett of Baltimore sent his
check for $4,000 as Christmas gift to the
Door association of that city.
Rev. S. A. French and family started
from Roxbury on Tuesday for Chamber
lain Dakota, where he has an appointment
as pastor.
SUpErK1N AND HIS MURDERERs.-An
article in the Daily Nears this morning by
the Nihilist, Stepnak, author of "Under-
ground Russia shows that Lieut.. Col.
Sudeikin founded the Journal of Geneva,
which has openly advocated murder with
the object of melting Nihilsts to engage
in an extensive conspiracy.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-01-09

How TO TREAT BoOKS.-Never wet
your finger to turn over leaf. Be warned
by the fato of the king in the Arabian
tale. Never turn down a corner OF a
page to hold your place. Never put in a
soiled playing card, or stained envelope,
or bit of dirty string, or a piece oil
damp newspaper Always use a regular
book mark. The simplest, and one OF the
best, is a card as large as small visiting
card. BY cutting this twice longitudinally
from one end almost to the other, you will
have three legged bookmark which
rides IL straddle on the page below and
two on the page you wish the BOOK TO
open at.
Never allow your books to get damp,
as they may mildew. Never allow them
to get hot, as the boards may warp, and
the leather may crack. Never put them
on shelf high up near the ceiling of
room lighted with gas, rs the results of
gas combustion are highly injurious.
| Never put books with metal clasps or
with decorative nails on the shelves by
the side of other books, for the delicate
bindings of the other books will suffer.
Put all such hedgehogs of books in draw
rs and trays by themselves.
1t Is not DeSL W CoNcl tHo DHcno VI "
library with paper. As Mr.. VIM. F.
Poole puts it, 1.-THE covering is expensive,
troublesome and quite as much an injury
as a protection to book. A book covered
with paper is likely TO need rebinding
sooner than if it be not covered"
room full of books covered with paper is
dull and monotonous; and no one who
has ever glanced into such room will be
inclined to disagree with Mr.. Poole when
he Saws that "books lose their individuality
by being covered" This is only an
aesthetic disadvantage; it also reduces the
usefulness of the books, as they are less
easily handled and kept apart and IN
order. However, it may be well to cover
chidren's school books, but with muslin,
not paper.
Never attempt to classify books on your
shelves by the colors of the bindings, or
by the sizes of the books themselves.
Put the works of an author together, SO
far as possible, however incongruous their
sizes may be. And try to keep books on
the same and kindred subjects as close
together as may be convenient.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-01-09

progressive and prosperous cities in
America are those where the population
is of Irish birth or Irish descent, the most
notable instances being New York, Chica-
go and San Francisco.
There are three hundred and forty-three
music halls in London. The largest is the
Canterbury. 1t has an af1luence of boxes,
very fine procenium arch. n good stage
and gives tolerable variety show as a
rule The most popular is the Oxford
where the leading artists are ("artistsH'
oh, the irony of the word y, and the wors,
Of the good ones-I mean the most
vicious-is the Pavilion, The Aquarium
is practically music hall and is very
large. The South London is the most
prosperous; the Cambridge, away down
below Liverpool street, and the Metropoli-
tan. on Edgeware road, the two fairly
representative ones.
Mr.. Lowell has decided to resign The
lord rectorship of st. Andrews, the tech.
ncal objections to the office being held by
foreign minister proving more formlda.
BILE than he anticipated. The resignation
is therefore offered in order to relieve the
authorities from the necessity of deciding
the points that have been raised.
The democratic efforts of the American
congress TO promote tariff tinkering
continue TO excite hopeful interest in
England. Mr.. Morrison's appointment as
chairman of the ways and meaus commit
tee encourages the Manchester Guardian
to believe that the professions of the
democrats in favor offree trade, heretofore
languid and not qnlte honest, arc becoming
sincere and powerful. AUGUST.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-01-09

Maj. A. P. Williams, who commanded
the Florida everglades expedition, says
the expedition has established the
fact that the everglades from Lake
Okeechobee to Cape Sable are worthless
for any purpose of cultivation; that they
contain no large tracts of land above
water; that they cannot be successfully
drained, and that the establishment and
maintenance of telegraph line along the
route traversed would be impossible. The
everglades, and especially the northern
glades, are vast swamp, irreclaimable
and useless for any purpose. The only
cullivable portions of the southern PENN
7ula lie on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts
with This vast morass between them.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-01-09
From Our Regular Correspondent
Our London Letter.

LONDON, Eng, Dec. 2G, 50.
Christmas has been with us wretched
failure. The splendid sunsets and the
bright. dry atmosphere of weeks turned
to darkness and fog, and on Christmas
day all London breakfasted by gaslight.
Among the dismal events Of the day were
two suicides; man shot himself in Il
train and a woman in Il cemetery. and on
boxing day the great popular festival was
more drunken even than usual. Panto-
mime still survives at n few theatres, and
the favorite subjects of this years satire
were the drunken aldermen of the Corpo.
ration, the expanded kilograms of the
Central NeuS, and the Salvation Army.
Rumor has engaged Mary Anderson to the
duke of Portland, and rumor lies. Lolita S
scandalous treatment on her opening
night has produced some reaction in her
favor, and Sarah Bernhard finds some
consolation for the triumphs and nfdeli.
ties of NJ. Damala since NJ, Richepin, her
latest iavorite. and the author OF Mana
Sahib," has suddenly become an actor
and does the lover very satisfactorily
The whole situation is described as the
most piquant of this year, even on the
broad stage of French intrigue and histri-
onics.
The eminent Anglo indian statesman,
Sir Lepel Griffin, returning from America
declares that the most striking fact in the
political situation is the complete ascend.
encv of the lowest class of Irish under
corrupt and unscrupulous chiefs. lie
considers the Irish question more bitter
and hopeless in America than it is in
England. Englishmen say that they will
soon believe that, it, rs announced in to.
days kilograms, Patrick Ford is allowed
to use America as a permanent base OF
hostilities against England and publicly
to collect money and 10 employ agents for
the manufacture oiinstruments of cowardlv
destruction and warfare.
Edward O'Brien, in reply to Sir Lcpel
Griflin's remarks, contends that the NEST
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-01-09

FRANK LEsLIE's MAGAzINB,-The
February number is even moe than
usually attractive with literary and artistic
gems. The editor Ct. De Witt Talmage,
d. D. has an exceedingly interesting
article. "Wonders of the Century," the
Rev. Z. Barrass, NJ. A, contributes an
admirable one, "Methodisn in Canada,"
with nineteen portraits and other illustra.
tons. Capri and its Blue Grotto, )"
"Zwingle, the Swiss Reformer," The
Philipse Manor Hall at Yonkers,"
George Frederick Handel" Samson
Agonistes, "Lilurgies and Liturgic Wor-
ship" etc., etc, are among the other
prominent articles. The Two serials,
"How it All Came Round and Wrong
from the First" are continued, and there
are short stories, sketches, essays and
poems by Elizabeth G. Winter, Eliza
Cook, Louise L. Browne, Ellen NJ. Fogg
and other Gavorte writers. The Home
PulpiL'' has 4 sermon by DR.. Talmage.
"a Tight Grip" and with Il most varied,
edfying and entertaining miscellany, the
present number may challenge comparison
with the best of its contemporaries. The
price is IS cents n number; $3.50 year,
postpaid. Address, Mrs. FRANK LESLIE,
Publisher, 90, So. and 81 Park Place, N.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-01-09
L He NJ lark ETS.
reported and te!eyr1phet expressly f'or ths 'rs'
Mountain Freeman.
BOSTON CATTLE MARKET
AT CAMBRIDGE AND BRIGHTON.
Err TIA paek ehiind Tuesday, Jan. 8. lssA
Far the pses satjno Tuesday, Jan, $, Is

Cattle. Shesp. Hogs. CdigeS
At market this week. ....... 49, 1851 $3.50 lN
" " last week......... 2O1 105Sl l5,9l9 ivy
" one year ago.. 227s l5,7O5 l54l 40
PRICES-Extra fat and heavy premium oxen, SS00S
o.: first quality 006750; second quality $6ONG65O
third quality 0JGi5Jper 100 lbs on total weight of
hide talow and dressed beef. A few choice single
pairs aid9 50 o cwt etc. s464 90 Working oxen
SIOO6AO b pair according to their value as beet,
Steers. SIS al3J. Mich cows S2LOU@3sOJ: extra good
O0a45p with without calves, as may be agreed
farrow and ordinary, SlsOJ933O1 Stores yearllnGs
sI3aM00: two -yelr-ods, Sls OOSWO0 threeyear-olds
S24aIl Sheep, 2%6i54c: extra 5db4c y Dor $3.50
5 Il u head. Spring Lambs, on % $40; d ~ Fat hogs
15H IL ID: northern dressed hogs 74l0c b. Veal
cayes SI5a7 Nc b ID. Brighton hides G74c.; country
65S7c CALF skins, Il2c b ID. Talow. 6961c Tlb.;
country pets with wool ons59 81 each country
lots s5aSl35 each. Lamb skins, 75@S 52 each Dairy
skins, 2GabO each.
REMARKS-There was manifestly stronger feel
ing in the market for cattle and quicker sales. At
Watertown the supply very light and of not re-
markabe good quality. At tho opening dealers were
Offering their cattle at higher rates. but butchers did
not respond. We can only call the market very firm
as last quoted. There were sales OF II we tern steers
average 33 bs at &c q b. and d. average 1870 MS at
S63l % cwt: four to dress $500 MS, at &c d NJ
dressed, and some coarse oxen at &C q H. dressed
New mich COWS were in moderate demand. Sheep
we e in light supply. Prices A23c % 10 higher
on fair to fine 5cks lot of g. l9 head mostly sheep
weighing IL bs sold at 5sc; s. sheep at SIC; %
lambs IS fbs at 69c, and "a Sheep average 20
MS at 4Ac q n. Poultry sold at Size % b, but mostly
at iO9llc, with so lbs on sale.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-01-09
Personal and lmperSOnaI.

Our state exchanges show that many of
the various denominations are being
blessed with gracious revivals.
Miss Alice NJ. Guernsey, associate prin-
cipal of the Wareham, Mass, graded
school, made flying visit to her parents
in Rutland during the holidays. Aside
from giving the best of satisfaction in her
school duties she is doing large amount
of missionary and temperance work, being
the editor of the young peoples depart
ment of the Press, and II frequent and
valued contributor to their influential
periodicals.
Rev. Thomas Mackie has been supply
ing the pulpit of the Congregational
church at North Londonderry. The wife
of the pastor of that church, the Rev. Mr..
Metcalf is still very low and exceedingly
insane.
A "Franklin county pilgrim" after
having made a flying trip TO Florida,
gives his impressions in the st. Adams
Messenger and closes by saying ave
presume we don't know it ALL and don't
pretend to, but we have seen enough to
convince us that something in the climate,
or in something else, can make the Yankee
lie like fury in regard to almost every
thing in Florida
Mayor Low of Brooklyn has given the
city of Salem, Mass, the sum of $1,000,
the income of which is to be applied in aid
of needy students in college.
Mrs. A. T. Stewart has decided todevote
81 100000 of her private fortune to the
establishing of Il non.sectarian college.
w. II. Vanderbilt is now building his
family mausoleum, at cost of $4,000.
Jay Gould has just completed his, at a
cost of 100000.
As Judge of the eighth circuit of the
United States circuit court the salary of
MIR. McCreary was $4,000 but as general
solicitor of the Atkinson, Topeka and
Santa Fe railroad it is $35 900 q year.
No wonder he resigned the former posi-
lion to accept the latter.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-01-09

The ROMANCE oE A THANKSGIVING
TURKEY. Oracle Bingham of
Shoreham will be firm believer in Santa
Claus from this time on. She put note
into one of her fathers turkeys that he
was preparing for the Thanksgiving mar
ket saying: II want Santa Claus to send
me great big dolly and some little
dishes, so please send this 10 him. and
signed her name. The turkey found its
way to the table of L. c. Coolidge of
Waltham, Mass, and the note went
straight to Santa Claus of course. A little
while since the Shoreham people had a
Christmas tree in the village academy,and
among the presents on its branches was a
great big dolly and some little china
dishes, the incest of their kind. for Oracle
Kimball, with hearty letter from Santa
Claus, asking her to have her photograph
taken with the dolly in her arms and
send some copies to Santa Claus at
Waltham The happiest side of the
romance is among the people at Waltham
whom Santa Claus allowed to help him
carry out his scheme, and who are now
waiting for their photographs.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-01-09
Montpelier Preachers Meeting.

Ehe Montpelier preachers meeting for
January, met at Trinity church vestry,
Monday, January 9Th, and was called to
order at 1890 A. NJ, by the president,
Bro. j. r. Bartlett of Barre. Bro. J. O.
Sherburn of Mortified, conducted the
devotional exercises. There were fourteen
brethren present during the meeting.
After the transaction of some preliminary
business the regular topic was taken up
and Geo. E. Smith of Plainfield, read
paper as previously announced upon
Satan, and Satanic Agency" The
paper treated of what the scriptures teach
as to the personality, origin, rank, charac-
ter and the existing prerogatives and
power of satan in the world. And also
the probable agencies now employed,
directly Or indirectly, under his control or
Influence, to resist the kingdom of Christ.
The views set forth called out lengthy
discussion as to how much, and what
quality of existing evils in the world we
were warranted in attributing to this per-
sonal influence or agency of satan.
There seemed no disposition on the part
of any to question the literal Interpretation
of tho words of St. Paul as found in Eph.
4-27 and II. Cor. Pill.
The executive committee reported that
there would be no February meeting, and
the regular session was adjourned over
until March. There was an extra session
however called to meet at the American
House at 1.3O p. NJ, which was respond.
ed to by about dozen of tho preachers,
who did ample justice to the bill of fare
and enjoyed a very pleasa Mt social hour.
SECRETARY.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-01-09
BOSTON MARKET, Jan. 8.

Furnished by DARLING Il HOSMER, OF the Boston
Produce Exchange, Commission Merchants,
No.E Commercial street, Boston.
below represent ers prices for round lots and
are made up from actual transactions Extreme quo
to the standard OF choice in every respect ne quail
ty, condition and manner of preparing Produce Tor
market very closely observed by buyers and have
an important bearing upon prices.
PACKING BUTTER.
The following suggestions in regard to packing but
ter for market may prove beneficial to those inter
ested. Tue style of the package has more to do with
the sale than most shippers are aware of. In this
market there Ia decided preference for neat East
made white ash spruce tub, netting from 30 TO
lbs and Ii always sells the readiest. The tubs should
be we'll soaked in brine before filling, the butter pack
ed sodly and filled within half an inch of the top Of
the tub, Cover the top with piece of clean new
beached cotton cloth soaked in brine, and tucked
neatly down at the edge, In packing butter and
ting It ready for market deafness ts indispensa
same packge Liht colored or strelked butter always
sells hard and at low prices Use the best Ane salt you
get Tere your tubs correctly,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-01-09

DR.. French, second assistant physician
at the Brattleboro asylum, has decided to
leave his position February 1st to accept
position in the New Hampshire asylum at
Concord.
TIL. surprising sunsets of November,
which reached around the world, created
superstitious fear in India, and numbers
of holy men went about preaching
impending disaster.
None of the theatres outside of New
Orleans are large enough. Every theat-
rical attraction that comes here has been
turning away people" To turn away
people ought to be very aggravatipg to
The actors who have not been paid salaries
for weeks on account of bad business -
Neg Orleans RcaUune.
THE MONTREAL CARNIvAL.-The win.
ter ice carnival here begins February 4th.
The ice palace towers and walls are
already 20 feet high. the building being
twice the size of last years. A special
feature will be the trotting on the ice.
Some of the fastest horses on the CONT
nent are promised.
Lee Ling, n Chinese laundryman of
New York, was found murdered at his
place of business Sunday afternoon, with
II stab wounds in his back. 1t is thought
Ling may have been the victim of secret
organization which exists among the Lhi.
nese in this country and which exacts the
penalty of death from those who dsobey
its laws.
AN APPROPRIATE HYMN.-A misery
old fellow, who always wore the same
threadbare suit from one year TO the
other. recently died in Il town in the
eastern part of the state, and the town
authorities levied on his strong box, and
got him up first class funeral. But the
solemnity OF the occasion was rather
married, when the choir which had been
hired to do the singing stood mp and
wRbled the gospel hymn, Sowing the
Seed" 1t was appropriate enough, but
not altogether in good taste.
FARMERS PROTECTED FROM HYDRAULIC
MINING The case of Woodruff against
the North Bloomfield mining company,
known as the great debris case, frmers
against miners, was decided at San Fran.
cisco Monday, q perpetual injunction
being granted against hydraulic mining
The case involved the agricultural pros
perity of the entire Sacramento valley and
is the most important decision ever rem
dered on the Pacific coast. The farmers
are boiling joyous demonstrations in
/ different parts of that state.
The story of Titus Shepard, the speaker
| of the New York assembly, who at Is
was penniless emigrant from Yorkshire,
England, and is to. day the leading wooden
owner at Little Fallg, N. Y, is striking
| illustration of the truth OF the assertion
that under American institutions the poor
est boy meets no artificial obstacles of law
or caste TO block his rise to wealth and
influence, If boy has ambition, indus.
try and ability he is sure 10 cut his way
quickly 10 place and fortune. America
opens to him tho Tree opportunity TO
conquer difficulty if he has the will and
courage essential for conquest,