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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-06-09
big Foot.

We heard to-day a IaughabIe "Anecdote
Of a man with a big foot" He was a But.
a%lonian, VINO mus. now be living, for "a maj,
with so good a hold upon the ground is not
likely to drop off" in "a hurry. He sep
ped one day into the small shop of a boot
makers in the flourishing capital OF old
Erie, and asked Crispln If he could make
him a pair of boots Looking al his long
splay pedal extremities, aud then gIauclng
at a huge uncut cow.hlde that hung up on
the wall, he said
Well, yes, | guess So"
What time will you have them done :
Today is Monday"
We'll it'll depend on circumstances; |
guess l can have 'em done Tor you by Sat,
urday."
On Saturday, therefore, the nan called
for his boots:
"Haye you got 'em done / I'D a.e. a.
he entered the little shop
"No, l haven't coniJn't; II has f1'n.
ed every day since l took your metu'e,'
"Rained |" exclaimed The lsl.4I, led pat
ron ; Well what of that! Wn4. mas thai
10 do with it"
"What had THAT to do with it 2" echoed
Crispin sit had a good dem to do with it.
When | make your boots Toe got to morh
out doors, for l haven't room "A my shop,
and | can't work out doors IN rainy wealth.
er !"
Ii was the same man o%f"large understand
ing whom the porters used to bother So.
when he landed from a steamer. They
would rush up TO him, seize hold of his
feet, saying, Where snail | take your
baggage, sir 7" Where this trunk, &c
20, sir 1"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-06-09

PAT AND MS PorATo The IRISH peas
ant made up the deficiency If umtltve
qualities in The potato, by the qI'unN be-
ate, amounting generally to is nncn IL,
fourteen pounds in a single day i; ard 1t wa>
therefore II general complaint a, first, that
Indian com left an uneasy sensation, arls-
ing from the habituaI dIslention of the or.
gans of digestion. The half raw state in
which it was often ealen, arising partly from
ignorance of the proper mode of cooking
il, and partly from lmpatience to satisfy the
cravings Of hunger, also concurred with
the previous deblIllated state of the people
to produce sickness when II was first intro.
diced. All this, however, has been got
over, and the people have not only become
accustomed to grain food, bu' they prefer it,
aud declare that they feel stronger and
more equal to hard work under the ,Dhu-
ence OF a meal stirahout, than Of potatoes ;
and their improved appearance fully bears
out this conclusion. One main cause OF
the fact which has been SO often remarked,
that the lrlshman works better out of Ire
Ian than IN it, is, that when he leaves MS
native country and obtains regular employ
ment elsewhere, he commences at the same
time more strengthening dlel than the po.
tato. 1t is commonly observed in Canada,
that tie Irish emlgran,s, although a much
large race of men than the French Cana
dian., are, for some tlme after their arrival,
inferior to them as farm laborers; and this
difference is attributed to their food. The
Canadian laborer, who receives his food as
a part of his hire. has all ample breakfast
on bread and mIIk. He dlles at mid day
on 'oupe u p0iS, with a full quantity o.
81, pork, and bread a discretion. AT lou
O'Clock he l. a'lpwed % luncheon If breaC
and nnlors, i.'d NJ oIlt he has a ragoul o
" cal aud ,-c,ta.c, TOR his slppeg. lie
works libnrI u>ly tni generally from sunflst
20 sunset, mud Is scarcely ever absent a day
from his work. An lrlshman cannot endure
Tins CONTINUOUS labor without better foo(
thlo the potato; and in every way 1t is de
slrab'e TO teach him the use Of more sub
stan diet, both To enable him to give
proper amount of labor for his hire, and il
ordef 10 raise him to a higher standard a
IA social being.-EagiiSh Reuiew.
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Eoo.Foo.ing.

Senator Houston, at the close of his last
speech in opposition to the resolution ofGeD.
Cass on our foreign policy. took occasion to
narrate The following anecjote, which W.
give in his own words:
Mr.. President: l have no idea Of 90
ing about bantering the whole world, when
nobody is banterlng us. An occurrence
which took place will. perh,ps, illustrate
this way Of Boosting bette than any com
ment Of mine could do. | refer toan Incl
dent which has been described by a gtea,
mani mean Washington Irving, a man
known to fame and high literary distinction
Washington Irving on one occasion ,describ
ing the boas'ing OF ZONE Of US, said that the
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a. MaW Amusement.

We have sometimes thought il might
prove a most useful thing for the pale, fee.
bic and sIckIy yolng women OF the present
day, If son4e competent pcrsor should &c,
up a series ct a%musemen,s tor them, OF a
kind d''ea 10 develop aud strengthen their
physical powers S,ippose, for example,
we should get up an amusement called "Ta.
king off ouf GC,ldno hers" in which one
or seVe'aI II these feeble young women
sh"n'o appear IN short-gown or petticoat,
WIZ ? IS soap, and scrubhing-brush. aud
pay -sp'p"g The h~oor-mind, only plny
H. Though" If course, To be effectively played
Ii should be done as vigorously. and AZ
nearly like "n grandm .thers who did it in
earnes'. as p sS'bie. The brush should be
laid on as h ard, and the floor be made as
clean as II done IN earnest instead Of fun.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-06-09

CLEAR AS MUD.-"Mr Cheetum, I've
Just dropped in to engage your services in
a question at law"
"Ah, Mr.. Green, there's nothing in the
universe like law and justice. What is he
trouble
"Why, you see, Sqnihb acros, the way,
owes me FIVE dollars Tor a bulldog he bought
Of me about a month ago; the dog has ran
off, and now he refuses To fork over the v. ,
"a most difficult case, exceedingly diff
cult, and it is fortunate that you have co,ne
to me, for | have HIM like a breeze You
see, we must first prove the l~ndent.ty ofthe
dog an abb, then after sqnashIng the writ
of mongribas fiery ar'as, Issue a capias ca
jorum, and levy a goosibuS pandefarius %,
his %insignas fatui, then we call \ nepopi-
fum jury, and after conclus'vely proving The
ne sine qua, have the Case unanimously de-
cided in ous favor, by vltue of The dgnsti.
bus plopOro e1onas"
Lord! Mr.. Cheetum, | see through 1t
all, how easy it is to folks 1hrt can under
stand"
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The BafHed Lawyer.

Atthe last sitting of the Cork Ass.zes. a
case was brought before the Court in which
the principal witness for the defence was a
tanner, weIl-kuown in the surrounding
country by the soubriquet Of Crazy Pat
Upon "Crazy Pat" being called upon for
his evidence. the attorney for the prosecu
ton exerted TO the ulm ST extent his know
of legal chicanery. Ia The endeavor to force
the witness into some slight inconsistency
upon which he might build ''point; )" but
he was successfully annoyed to find that
''Crazv PAS evidence was consistent
Throughout I.
PrtceIvmg that acute questioning failed
to answer his purpose, the disciple of Coke
and Blackstone betook himself to that oft
enllmes successful esource of lawyers
rld,cule.
"What did you say your name VAST" he
inquired h,ppan'ly.
Folks call me C,azy Pat, but"
Crazy Pat, Ell! A very euphonious Ii
tie; quite romantic, Ell =
'Romantlc or not, sur, it wudu't be a
bad 'dea if the Parliament wud give it tc
|your.elf, an lave me to chuse another"
TINS caused slight laugh in the court
r." N, and the presiding judge peeped over
h,5 >pect9rIes at the attorney, as much as
o say, "l III have your match now"
"And what did you say your trade was 2
continued the Disconnected barrister, viii
an angry look at the witness.
Pm a tanner. sur"
"a tanner, ch! And how long do you
think it would take you 10 tan an ox-liider
"Well, sur, siIice it samcs 10 be very IN
portant for ye to know, it's myself that |
list tell ye-'hal'- ~.Aiireiy own TO circunu'
stances, ntl,.}
"Did you ever tan the hide Of an ass y
Gan ls,l No sur; out if youll jlst sleE
down tbs ne allher the coor; is over, III
G. physical demonstration thai
cud ., .t,p hide OF all ass in the shortest
end ii ,nret mlnujes!'
The unexpected reply Of the witness
brought 10 IN roars Of laughter, IN which
the Bench he'fuiy Jo,ned whist the baffl
ed alton bt1anIng 10 tie eyes, haslll,
lnlorned "Crazv PAT" that he was no lonu
er required
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-06-09

but YOU are to remember that it is only to
be fun, fashionable fun, and you know that
a great many fashionable amusements are
as fatiguing as scrubbing floors; for in
stance, dancing all night. Only let some
ingenious body %contrive to make it a fash.
lonable amusement to take off our grand.
mothers floor scruhbing, and our word for
it, many of our fashionable young women,
who don't seem to have strength enough to
pick up a fan or handkerchief, would 90
through the whole process of scrubbing a
floor, and do it we'll.
As few of our fashionable friends would
know how to get up this amusement. on ac-
count of never having seen it done, we sup.
ply the recipe from our collection OF hints
to housewives.
For this purpose. have a small tub or
bucket of warm water, an old saucer to
hold a piece of brown soap, a large, thick
tow-linen floor. cloth, and a l~ong-handIed
s%crubblng brush. Dip the whole of the
floor cloth into the water. and with it wet a
portion of the floor. Next, rub some soap
on the bristles of the brush. and scrub hard
all over the wet place. Then dip your cloth
into the water, and with it wash the suds
off the floor. Wiring the cloth, wet it again,
and wipe the floor with it a second time
Lastly, wash the cloth about in the water,
wiring it as dry as possible, and give the
floor a last and hard wiping with it. After
wards 60 ON to wipe The next part of the
floor, wet it, scrub it, wipe it three times,
and proceed in the same manner, a piece
at a time, Til you have got over the whole,
changing the dirty water for clan whenev.
er you find it necessary. When the floor
has been scrubbed, leave the sashes raised
while it is drying, For securing common
floors that are very dirty, have by you an
old tin pan with some gray sand in it, and,
after soaplng the brush, rub it on some sand
also
We believe the above are the necessary
directions, and, strictly followed, they will
constitute an amusement of the most taking
character, and many a gentleman who
wouldn't give a straw for all the polkas that
were ever invented, would give his eyes and
his heart for a sight of the toung ladies'
p" Taking off their Grandmo,hers."
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n@arictD.

DoN'T BE IN A HURRY It's no sort of
use. We never knew fellow who was al
ways in a hurry that wasn't always behind
hand, They are %proverbiaI all over the
world for bringing nothing at all to pass
Hurry, skurry, bluster, sp'utter-what does
it all amount to? Not a straw. If you
want to accomplish anything as it should be
done, you must go about II coolly, moder-
otely, firmly, faithfully. aud heartily. Hur-
rying, fret,ing, fuming, spIn'trring will do
no goud--not in the Ieas, Are great WORMS
works and great men made in a hurry p
Not at all. The produc, IF time, patience
the result of slo =, solid deveInpment.---
Nothing can be-nothing onght to be 1t
Is contrary to nature. reason, revelation,
right, justice, Common sense Your man
Of hurry is no man a, all. Always in Oh,
fusion, loose at every point, "nhinged and
unjointed, blowing aud pnfiug here and
there; racing, rantlng, staylng-but all e l.
ing in smoke.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-06-09

Corn BaEAD Everyday who has been
at the Mansion House, Buffalo, has learned
the luxury of the far famed corn bread there
provided. The clerk is often taxed to write
directions for home manufacture, and
procured n receipt for domestic use, which
| copy for you, so that those who wish. may
try a piece of bread from the mansion. 1t
is as foliows:-One quart of sour milk
two tablespoonful of saleratus, four ounces
butter. three eggs, three able-spnonsfuls OF
-four, and corn meal sufficient to make a
stiff batter.-Rurat New Yorker.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-06-09
Poetry.
For the Freeman.
EYES.


Give to me the soft blue eye"
AMANDA r. DAvIR.
-a Give me the black eye, the flashing, the frank
CELIA.
I'll well, my fair Amanda,
You love the soft blue eye;
And well that gentle Celia
Thinks black the blue outvie;
But give me witching hazel,
With all Its wild'ring spell,
Where mirthful glee Is dancing,
Where quick the t~ear-drops well.
know those darts of cupid's
Go swift, and sure, and true,
Sent from the %glittering precincts
Of black eye and the blue;
But swifter, truer arrows
In hazel shadows lie,
Than in the black and flashing,
Or In the soft blue eye.
oh, there is wondrous beauty
Within the hazel eye,
Whether tits bright with gladness,
Or dim with pelsive sigh;
Then give me the witching hazel,
With all Its wildering spell,
Where sweet ~lovelight is dancing,
Where mirth and music dwell. LAURA.
Fsystsn.
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LINES,
Written on the death OF G. s. c., Corinth, Vt.
He died, as he had lived, calmly, sweetly,
Cheerfully resigned his breath
For the Savior whom he trusted,
Lcft for him no sting In death.
Friends that weeping stood around him,
As his breath grew short and slow,
Knew his spiril soon to leave them,
More than earthly joy to know.
Had mortal eye but angel ken
His happy spirit freed they'd know,
Ever lowering night and noon,
With watchfhl guard, DER friends below,
Can they grieve that thus he quilted
This da TX world of sin and strife,
That SO soon he was permitted
Entry to eternal life.
Answer, parents, sisters, brothers!
II one word would him recall.
Would you ever wish to speak ii?
"No," hear from each and all.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-06-09

INDIAN MEAL WAFrLEs.-Boil wo CUBS
of hominy very soft add All equal quaint
ty OF silled Indian meal, a tea-spoonful of
salt, half a tea.cup OF butter, and three eggs
with milk sufficient to make a thin batter.
Beat well together, and bake in waffle irons
When eggs cannot be procured, yeast is a
good sub>'ltu'e-put a spoonful in the bat
ter, aud let it stand an hour to rise.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-06-09
Notice to Passengers from Panama to Cali
fOrnia.

The Pacific Mai! Steamship Company feel called on to
give pubic notice that no tickets will he rrCugni2pd by
their AGENT AT PANAMA, which are not signed by all OF
FIoER OF THIS COMPANY, and tickets thus signed can be
obtained only 1T their Agency, M West street, New York;
or of G. l.. Bartlett, Esq, Boston or Nessr$ Armstrong,
Harris & Co, New Orleans BY order. 9
WIN. II. DAVIDGE. Secretary.
New York, January 90, 1852.
rams Of the ships can be seen and tickets secured. at
me only authorized Agency Office for Nh, Pacific Mail
steamship Company, No, rs Broad St., Boston.
c. L. BARTLETT, Agent.
April 10, 1853. Bowl
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WATER CURE.

nR. WALLIS EsTABLlSHM al Concord, N. H,
TENTS, Inquiries G, nce,ninc the 0ppIicabiiity cf The
treatment VIII bt answered without cfarge I. Prescriptions
for home treatment Sc. 90.
Concord. May I. 1853. Nv
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HERE IS YOUR REMEDY!
OINTM

A PER '0N 20 YEARS OF AGE CURED OF A BAE
LEG OF THIRTY YEARS. STANDING.
Copy o.. ? Lett"r from Mr.. VIM. Abhs, Builder Of Gas
Ovens, of Rushclitfe, near understood, dated
May 3lst, 1851.
To Professor HOLLOWAY,
SIR,-l sute red for a period of thirty years, from a bad
leg, the result OF two or three different accidents at Gas
Works; accompanied by scorbutic symptoms. | had re
course to a variety Of medical advice, without deriving
any beneht, and was even told thai the leg must anpu
tated, yet, in opposition Ia that opinion, your Pills and
Omit ut have effected a complete cure in so shori n ,me,
thaliew who had not Witnessed 1t would credit the fact.
Isl n,6 WILLIAM ABBS.
The truthof this stateTe nt can be verified by VI. W
England, Chemist, 10, Market Street, Hulde rsfeld.
A DREADFUL BADB REAsT CURED IN ONE MONTH.
Extract of Letter from MIR, Frederick Turner, of Pens
hurst Kent, dated December 18th, 1850.
To Professor HOLLOWAY
DEAR SiR,-My wife had suffered from Rad Breasts for
more than six months, and during the whole period had
The best medical attendance, but all 10 no use. Having
before healed an awful wound In my own leg by your un-
riva'ied medicine. | determined again to use your Pills and
Il was I di d so, for in l. SIS than a month a perfect
was effected, aud the benefit that various other
branches of my family have derived froin their use is real
ly astonishing. l now recommend them to all my friends
Isl ned FREDERICK TURNER
AN NFLAMATIoN IN THE SIDE PERFECTLY CURED
Copy of a Letter from Mr.. Francis Arnot, Of B~reahouse
Lothian Road, Edinbro', dated April 29th, 1851.
Professor HOLLOWAY,
SIR,-for more than twenty years my wife has been
from time to time, 10 atiarks of inflammation in The
side, for which she was bled and hlistered IL u great e>
still the pain could mt be removed. About fnir ,tprs
ago she saw, in the papers, the W tndeTful cures eHa ct Il b,
your Pills and Ointment, and thought shp would give hem
trial To her great establishment and delight she cut
immediate relief from their use, and after persevcrng Mr
three weeks the pain IN her side was completely cured,
and she has enjoyed the best Of health tor The last four
years (Signed) FRANCIS ARNOT
The Pills should be used ccnjonitly with the Ointment
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A Cure fr Consumption Coughs, Colds, asthma,
Bronchitis Gen rat DEBILITY, and oil
Scr0tukous Humors.
Dersons who have been tax ng the Cod Liver Oil W i'll he
l. pleased to learn that DR. WlLBOR has succeeded
from directions Of several professional gentlemen in com
bihing the pure Oil and Lime in such IA manner that it is
pleasant tIthr TASTE, and it, IF Is in luna complaints are
truly wonderful. Very many persons whose cases were
pronounced hopeless, and who had taken the c. ear Oil
without any marked effect, have been entirely cured by
using this pr p1raiion.
Be sure an get the genuine, manufactured ONLY by
ALEX'R B. WILBOR, CHEMIST.
20yl l5b Ccurt street, Boston.
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CONS j M N!

The above ExpeCtutant, prepared by an experienced Ply
sician aud Chemist, has now oocome Il standard prep
pratjcn, and is Offered for the Complete Cure of those dis.
.ases Of the Throat and Lungs, W hich, if neglected
usnaIIy terminate fatally in Consumption. 1t contains no
Opium Calcmel, or any mineral whatever, but is com
pcsed entirply of those Roots, Herbs aud Vegetable sub.
stances which have a specific influence upon the Lungs
and their connected organs. Its immediate effect is to
nllay irritation, and gently remove The phlegm and other
mo- I'd secretinns for the Throat and Air passa ges, thus
releavinc the cough by subduing the inf lmation and
o,ber causes which give rise to I. II is approved If and
,.rnnmhnded hy physicicns of the highesi standing, and
may be given with perfect safety to The youngest child or
IN, most delicate female.
paopRIEToR's DrPor-A. l. Scoville & Co., Gothic Hall,
3l6 Broadway, New York.
Ssw EseLAsp Drpor-Burr & Perry No. | Cornhill
Boston, Mass.
For sale in Montpelier by $. X. Collins, and B. O
ry,er waterbury by John d. Smith aud J. B, Braley
NortbAeld, by Frederick, E. Smith, and Gould & Robin
son; Barre by orrts French.
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CALIFORNIA STEAMERS
Carrying thr U. s. Mails.
The Only | through Weekly Mail Line.

Y order of the Postmaster General, the United States
~ Mail Steamers will hereafter be despatched direct from
New York TO Aspinwall. on the
5th, 18th, Goth and 2sth of each Month
excepting when hose dates occnr on sunday and then
the days of sailing will be postponed to the following Mon
day.
Arrangements have now been completed so that The
regular U. 5. Mail Steamer " i'll leave Panama for San
Francisco, immed ately on arrival of the Atlantic mails
and passengers, thus securing passengers by the mail line
the Islhmus.
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-12-29
rrRn1roRY OF MINNESOTA.

Ramsey County.
William J. Sngerland and Luther NJ. Summons tor
Mcfarland. partners in trade under the money de-
name, 81, ie, and dr OF "Slinglsnd 4 manded on
Mel prixpd against contract for
William h. Lawler and James Curvan, payment OF
partners under the name, style and firm money Com
Of Cur an d LAWYER" not ser
To William Il. LAWYER,
VyOV are hereby summoned and required TO answer
u the complaint ia this sction, which has been
flied the Office of the clerk o this court for the coun-
~ aforesaid, ST. Paul in said Ramsey county, ana
copy Of your to the said complaint on
the subscribers nj their Office Saint Paul, aforesaid
within twenty days Ter the service of this summons
you, exclusive Of the ay of srch services and you
ail 10 the said complaint within the time aioe-
said, the pHiniids in this action will take Judgment
agains, yon for the of Twelve Hundred and Seven
a., -Four Dollars and Fifty Eight Cents, with interest
from the first dsy OF July One thousand Eight Hun
jerd and FIFTY Three, besides The costs Of this action
Dated, December, 2Sth, ls52-SS6t.
AMES Il VAN ETTEN,
Plaintiff, ATTORNEYS.
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Breeds and to the Government. the present Half
Breed tract would Be disposed Of to the whites and
the Mixed BIoods would 10 enabled to obtain for
themselves locations in the vicinity Of the Indian re-
serva,ion, where they would form connecting link
between the white man and the Indian that would
doubtless promote the interests Of both.
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+ AUD (!

IL who want ANES Of The real COLLINS & co.
"A make. shou Il ie particular notice the stamps
ihere are various Cornteries and limitations ped
Collins ana labelled much like ours, which fradG-
tenti, sold III some parts Of the United States oar
manufacture They made in different parts Of the
country By various and generally very
mienof quality. The genuine Collins axes which haye
acquired such extensive reputation are invsriab,
stamped "COLiINS & co. Hartiord," and each axe
mas printed labe! with signature 1t is now more
uiah iwent; -nse ears STAGE commenced The bust
Ness with the stamp OF Collins & Co. Hartford and
DO not know of sRy other aXe-nsker BY the name o
Collin. in the United States. SAM W. COLLINS
a.