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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-07-27

A FATAL MIsTAKE.-A citizen Of France,
who has an inveterate habit of confounding
every thing which is said to him, and has in
vain been attempting to acquire knowledge
Of our vernacular, was about leaving his
boarding house for more comfortable quar-
ter. All the little mysteries Of his wardrobe,
including his last neither garment and umbrel-
la, had been carefully packed up, when he be-
thought to himself the unpleasant duty now
devolving upon him, that of bidding "zec
folks" good bye. After shaking his fellow
boarders cordially by the hand, and wishing
them, with incessant bowling, zee verree best
success in zee virl," and "zee benedction du
Chief" he retired in search of his " dear land
lady," to give her also his blessing. He met
her at the foot Of the staircase, and advance
ing, hat in hand, with thousand scrapes, COM
menced his speech. All! madame. | am
goin to leave you You have been very am
liable to me, madame; | will never forget you
for Eat. If am in my countree | would
ask zee government to give you a pension,
madame The good lady put down her head
and blushed modestly, while our Frenchman
proceeded "Vel, | must co. you know in
zeeze life, madame, it is full of pain aud
trouble. If Got adopted zee virl vich La
MARITIME make in his poosie, zen zere should be
no pain. Adieu, madame, adeu, perhaps for
ever" Thereupon the Frenchman was max
ing his exit, when he was suddenly called
back by his landlady, who interestingly in
quired: "Why, Mr.. c., you have forgotten
to leave your dead-latch." Mr.. G. appeared
amazed, apparently not understanding his n-
terrogator. eyes," continued Mrs. NJ. "you
know it is the rule for all boarders to give me
their keys" go, madame !" interrupted the
Frcnchman, with enthusiasm, IL will give
you not one, not one, but zouzands!" and
applying the action to the word, he sprano
towards Mrs. NJ, and, bracing her tightly in
his arms, kissed her most heroically. The
affrighted Mrs. NJ, recovering herself at
length cried out" The key! G., the key =
Frenchy looking confused and conoupded
CALCULATES, with heavy sighs-"O, madame
zot you ak me for one kers, an | give it ia
you. Vat q fatale mistake"
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The Greatest NJ deal
DISCOVERY OF THE AGE.
Mr.. KENNEDY of R"shnIv, has discovered in "no |"
III Common pasiu re weeds remedy that cures
EVERY KIND OF HnMOR.

From the wnrst scnfna dow n u u n4non Pimp4r.
lie has tried il in eleven hBndn ases aud a'ver
failed except in cases, (loi thunder iir tie tS
INV in his possession aver NV" bundled certificates I ATS
value all within twenty miles Of Fusion.
Two buities warranted Ia cure nursing sore mouth
One 10 three hotties will the worst kind Of pint
pies the face
Two 10 THREE BOTTLES will clear the system Of bile:
Tw" bottles are warranted the worst canker Ia
TIE mouth AMI stomach
Three five boiIes are warranted 10 cure the worst
kind of erysipeias
The eyes
Two hotties are warranted to running Of
and biotcies among I'll uair.
Fonrin six bottles Warranted 10 cure corupt and
running ulcers.
tine bottle wilIcnr scaiy eruption Of The skin
Two to three hotties cure the most des
peraie Case If rhenmtiism
Nv" h"ttlcs are warranted TO cure the worst Gaze o
ngwuim
Three tn four bottles warranted 10 cure salt r,eum
FIVE eight battles will cure the worst If scniua
bent fit is always experienced from Fl, st hor aud
perfect cure is warranted when the above quantity Is
taken.
in the vicinity IT Busn. know ihr II; els nt il in ey
cry case. >" srr water i'll exngnI,h fire, 50 sure
will this cure hunur IBever s,id ble Of it hut that
bottle sold another after trial ii always speaks for it,
self There ARE iwo things about this herb that appear
me surpriSingfrst that grows inour failures in come
lacs quite plenty mud yet its value has heel known
unit discovered IL In sI6 secund thai it should cLre
all kinds 4" human. have given il II children year cid
up To old men of sht! from the h"mir woman in Bos
ton up 10 the belle "f Phatnm and all cases the cure
Is certain N"ctangr Of diet is ever necessary at the
best you can get.
Mr. Kennedy gives personal Attendance in bad casos Of
scorula
Price $500 Manufactured by Donald Kennedy 1870
ren sirrrt, RoSbury. For sale hy Smith l. PIERCE
Moum er, VI G.uerl Agents for V,ruunt Sold by F.
smith. N"rihield |. r. Bailey, aeriury, e. b, Green,
| Richmond, Orrs French, Barre A. r. Ainswnrtl Will
iainst"wn, Wallace < hickey, West Tor>lam,
iElrTa' discount made to liGsr who buy sell again.
&pahe carries, Grucer- others whn w"adlike 10
as ageiAts, VIII p!eae send IN lhnir orders lOm6
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FRUIT TREES.

The Massa chusctts Horticultural Society
has published a report made to it by COM
mttee appointed to inquire into the fuses
and abuses Of the practice Of scraping and
washing trees" The conclusions arrived at
are so Numerically opposed to the prevalent
opinion and practice, and seem at the same
time SO well supported by arguments, that we
need no apology for publishing the resolutions
in which these conclusions are contained, tho
we do not endorse everything contained in the
report. The resolutions were as follows
That whereas it is common custom to
scrape off the outside bark of fruit and orna-
mental trees, and wash and plaster them with
lime and other preparations, in the hope
beneGtting the trees by the destruction off par.
asites and insects injurious to vegetation, and
improving their general appearance, the Mas
sachusctts Horticultural Society do hereby
resolve, for reasons which have been stated,
that we consider the practice of no benefit
to the tree, from its inability to affect the ma
jority of the insects really injurious; and un-
necessary in the cases of lichens and MOSES,
they being not the cause but the consequence
of diseases and decay, and positive viola
ton the laws of vegetable physiology, and
consequently an injury to all trees, (but to
Ornamental ones in particularly to an incalcu-
liable amount.
I'd. That lichcns and MOSES, in q healthy
state of the tree, are, as far az can be ascer-
tained, no injury to the bark, but their va
rictl colors form one of its chief ornaments.
any operations for their removal are to be
scrupulously avoided and reprehended.
3D.. That, as strict inquiry has shown that
bark lice, woolly aphis, and some borers do
lay their eggs and hatch their young upon the
bark of apples, pears, peaches and naples
near the ground, and in the forks of the
branches, a gentle rubbing with some pliable
but stiff wire or other brush on the parts at
fected, to be followed by washing with weak
soft or whale oil soap suds, is desirable and
will be Of benefit when a careful examination
shall have shown that the eggs are deposited
upon any tree in question, but that this pro-
cess is unnecessary and uneconomical when
the presence of the enemy has not been most
clearly proved"
Other resolutions are to the same effect, one
of them. being directed against all alkaline
preparations being pastered on to trees.
These conclusions are endorsed by George
B. Emerson, the learned author of The
Trees of Mas sachusetts," and by Mr. Tucker.
man, who has made the subject of lchens his
particular study. They are moreover sup.
ported by many arguments drawn from prac.
tice, experiment, theory and anology, but we
have not space to enter upon these Vaiey
Farmer.
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A True HIr.-Of all the sermons the N
Y Uatrhmnn ever preached, none are better
and truer than the following "drive " at
" Goldfish aristocracy We met Il little ap,
pie peddler yesterday, who was crying his
eyes out, because man had passed pista-
rcen on him for quarter. A few years hence
he will discover that this is the way OF the
world. There is our friend Silky,to Instance
Silky lives as il he were on the receipt OF
ten thousand year. He gives fine suppers
keeps horse, buys rosewood pianos, and
INDUCES in four story edihce, and hall
dozen servant girls. Silkys actual sala'
ry is $500 per year. In few months
Silky will burst up for the benefit of his cred
itors and take his meals at Sweeneys, the
whole brought on by Slky's attempting &c
pass off "pistareens for quarters" Again
Mrs. Bullion goes to Saratoga, comes out WIN
q four horses and niger" talks Of her fam
lily connexions, and the high birth OF herself
and anceslors-dresses in brocade silk, and Is
so stocked with nerves that to see strawber'
ry bleed to death, would throw her into hys'
tcrics Don't be deceived by these things
however. Notwithstanding her pretenslons
Mrs. Bullion is humbug-a pistareen who
is trying to pass herself off for quarter
Her high connections are fish merchants, whilt
the only reason that she is millionaire in
stead OF washerwoman,is found in the fact
that her husband during the mackerel fever
cornered on herring, and made fortune in
stead of losing one" 81
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To HEAD FUGIrIvE BEEs.-We we're re.
Gently on the farm of George W. Goodhue,
Esq, Of Wheatland, N. Y, when word was
brought us that two hives OF bees had swarmed
AMI were flying away. On going to the house,
we found the "women folks" playing not
very harmonious OR melodious tune with tin
pans. But the iugitives would not listen to
the notes Of the fair charmers. The Queen
was ravshing them with sweeter strains than
the Good-hutd republicans could generate
wi tn mix pans and drunl-sticks; while their
efforts to drown the music OF the young Queen
though Offering tairer prospects OF success,
were equally aDortlve. The bees had flown
a considerable distance from the house, when
Mr.. Goodnue reached the scene, "Now,p
says he, "I'il show the Rural New Yorker
how to mead runaway bees." He procured
large looAing-g'sss, and running ahead of the
bees, placed the glass in such position as to
throw the rays OF the sun right across their
line Of flight. BY moving the glass rapidly,
and throwing the rays of light, like flashes
OF lightning, in I'LL directions except the one
in winch he wished the bees to go, he not on.
ly stopped their flight but in less than three
minutes had them safely lodged in the fork
of tree. Mr.. Goodhue says he has never
had a swarm escape him since he adopted
this method.-Rarat Ncw Yorker.
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CoRK.-Cork is nothing more nor less than
the bark of an evergreen oak, growing prln-
cipally in Spain, and in other countries bor-
dering on the Mediterranean; in English gar
dens it is only curiosity. When the cork
tree is about fifteen years old, the bark has
attained thickness and quality suitable for
manufacturing purposes; after stripping, a
further growth Of eight years produces a Sec
ond crop; and so on at intervals Of eight
years, to the extent Of even ten or twelve
crops. The bark is stripped from the tree,in
pieces two or three inches if thickness, of con-
siderable length, ami Of such width as to re-
tain the curved form of the trunk whence it
has been stripped. The bark peeier, or cut.
ter, makes slit in the bark with knife,
perpendcularly from the top of the trunk to
the bottom he makes another incision para
lei to, and at some distance from the former
and two shorter horzontalcuts at the top and
bottom. For stripping off the piece thus is
olated, he uses kind of knife with two ham
dies and curved blade, Sometimes, after
the cuts have been made, he leaves the tree
to throw off the bark by the spontaneous ac-
ton OF the vegetation within the trunk. The
detached pieces are soaked in water, and are
placed over fire when nearly dry; they are
in fact scorched little on both sides, and ac-
quire a somewhat more compact texture by
this scorching. In order to get rid OF the
curvature, and to bring them fat, they are
pressed down with weights while yet hot.
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WESTERN VERMONT
Troy and Boston Railroads.
GREAT
S0UTHEN & " ESrERV ROUTE

Carrying the United States and Canada Mails and
National Express Matter
TO TROY. ALBANY AND NEW YORK
n and amer Monday May LIST, 1851, trains leave Bur
" llngton, via Ruai and burlington Railroads
6'l5, a. m.--Arrve ut Vergsnne- 100 AM Middebury
7.30 a. NJ, Bran, ON s.O6 a. M Rutana s.45 an
Leav Rutland, by Accommodation, at 1900 A. NJ m
by Express Train at 3lr N, arriving at Troy 400
m. mud New York NJ 8 30 n.
1880 a. m.-Arrive at VI rgennes IL % a. NJ Middle
bury So NJ, Brandon la3l, P. NJ, Rutland 10
Pm. Leave Rutland ty Express, at I.31 P. NJ and
arrive at Troy 4-'il p N, New York $50 px. Elk
press train leaves Troy for Buffalo 10 NJ. arrives
500A.M. t.#
9.45, p.m.-Arrive at va-s,nnes TO- orM, Middle
hurry ll09 p. M, Brandon ll.i0P Rutland ~ Is
M 70 l0dge. Leave Ruil md by Express Train at
6.I5 A. NJ, arrive Mt Troy 9 80 A. Nj New York 300
P. Express Train leaves Troy 100 Am, arrives
at buffalo {. 30 p NJ
Trains leave Buffalo for Chicago, &c.,
Via Lake shore Rarmd 73J NJ, l0.45 NJ, and
l020PM. Via Great Western 800 AM Michigan Stui
ern and Michigan Central Steamers 500 ~.
Accommodation tain leaves Burlington Is NJ. and
arrives at Rutland s45a Leaves for Troy at 10 90 A. NJ
arriving al 4 30 NJ, connecting at Troy with Express
trains for New York and Buffalo.
The Railroad Route from Burlington to Troy, Albany
New York and Buffalo will avoid the dar gers aud decays
incident to other routes. The speed regularity and secu
rity Is nueQtaled the time much less than by any tne
ROUTE and the change al only often is tqnret
for safety The completion e the new aud splendid Pas
senger Sta, n Of The Troy Union Railroad Company af
rerds facil for obtaining refreshments and "hangn!
cars for Buffalo aud the West unequdlrd by any othe
route.
~ This is the only Line by which passengers can pro
cure THROUGH TICKETS for the West, H.; ,eq,iling
To I've exchanged the Route. tngers gipg In Al
bauy will find this the shortest and most direct Rae IN,
Albany Nurihen r. R., not being operation be'weel
| Eagle Bridge and Albany. -
| ny Passengers for BUFFALO. TOLEDO, DETROIT
CHICAGO. &c. will be s-pplied wh throngh ickets, b!
any Of the Routes from inffio
BAGGAGE CHECKED AND TICKETS SOLD
A. the principal Stations the the at HE Rutland ant
Bur ingInn Raruad ar by JOHN CHURCH Genera
! Agent and 4. l.. PRINDIE at the principal Hotels.
0rrat nuand inquire for iirnnnptnn Rontr and West
ern Vermont cars and du chingr NJ Center Ru
Land. !. V. BAKER, Srpl. Tray aud Bostnu Railroad
| ii i. EDDY Sup Western Vermont Railroad
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ne OF the best applications ever discovered for,b eur.
~ Of The foi'owing diseases: '' ''' '"''
nuamaion OF the Lungs Sore TIL cal, phtb.ic Road
acne' res, Choie, Camp, Fever, Ind Other Soras E,
srne, outs Burns aud Scalds, Rheumais Bru,s,s MA
''lnhs sings Of inifcs, Dyspepsia, Warns Chftlans
r .n.s Compound wiz rennve that foul bilious mater
rom 'he stomach, which so many diseases as "a
S,n.nh ans ana Dizziness in the head sickness II ,h,
% 49, L"ss 81 Appetite, Costvenrss Janudice Weak.
"ess nowei complaint, and in Colds il rpps io,mssi.,
relief If taken In season. s' 'N'"''aia'"
among the many important discoveries Of this seas,a
!h,' one whose fma will he written MS win srnbcas,
III he history ~ the past Fairbanks celebrated neaiin.
tomponhd Stands forth alone, and hy his own works nm
ciams us power That mute eloqurnre rtss,abiv az
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storaion to health Of those who had long mined under ss
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Manufactured and sold by the proprietor in West Bcys
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w. A. Hodges, Richmond and ]. B. Braley, Wnte,hury
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80, Corner If Ann aud Nassau Streets. NY.
Publication Of the Blood. and Liz and Bilious
(nnDI0iuis

Complaints
The Citizens of the Uni snft much from the dis'r
hers Of the Liver and Sumac scarcely any are free II III
the influence Of these dtstrGcivr mni'trS, hence life
fast. The fair sex, pc ars the mns' h ndSnme in
The world, mp Ia rtan W''d hrn ds fe'slhsio say,
men loose their teeil. AID gmd ",ks hile yet In the
havay of life, such sad evils he trtnl " rcmedIed
BY Continually keeping tht bood pure, aud be Liver and
Stomach hepihy ac II, when life will f'w smooth
y a. d resemble plants in n rOng"n Cline where an
eternal spring arpea To reign As 1t regards he pre-
servalcn of the h"man frame and the duration Of life
much may be Effected AID LAY Carlcssy, that health
aud life he prolonged for many years beyond their "r
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tI,nd acco ding the rules laid down fr he,lh Contain
ed in the directions which accompany earh hox.
A Case of Heaknrss and Ds0'l'y Of Ten Years
Stnnding Cured by Hoiiow,ys Pills
Copy Of Letter from Capt John Jnhn~on Asor House,
New YORK, dated January 9Th S54.
To PROFESSOR IIuLLowAY. 38, CORNER Of Ann and Mas
sau Street N. -Sir- is with the most earlfe pleas
ure have to inform you that hvr bren restnird 'c
health and strength BY taking your Pills Far the las.
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bull all to purpose nn had given yseIf To de' pair
whcn ut lat 'nnt nl.d 10 tai Pills. Afel
using them iur three month the result is that am now
in better health than have hem for Gle ven years past
and indie as wei; as in my life Yon nre
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others.
| min, Sir, yours re 'pectfully,
Signed JUHN JOHNSON.
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Asthma, Female lrregDlar Scrufnla, or Kings
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Bitches ION the Frvers Of Ill kinds Stone and Gravel
skin Guut Secondary Symp
Bowel COMPLAINTS Headache .... toms
Constipation of the Indigestion Vrneral affections
Bowes Jaundice Worms If al DIS
Debility Liver Complaints Weakness nom
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Come, Of Ann aud Nassau Streets N alsu by all
specabe Druggists and Dealers in Medicines throu elt
the United States Foxes, AT 81 10 cents 81 cents, and
81 so cents each To bt had Wholesale Of the principal
Dug Houses N the Union For sale at Montpelier by
FRED h. sMl ri.
4 ere is considerable saving by taking the large sizes.
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i q ,tftlitlrnl.

COFFEE is DmnnoNBD.--Liebig, the illus.
'rlous German chemist, says that asparagus
contains, in common with tea and coffee, a
principle which he calls taurine, and which
he considers as essential to the health of those
who do not take strong exercise. Taking the
hint from Baron Liebig, writer in the Linn
do" Gordner's Chronicle, was led to test
asparagus as substitute for coffee. He says:
The young shoots | first prepared were not
agreeable, having an alkaline taste. | then
tried the ripe seeds; these roasted and ground
make full favored coffee not easily distin-
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=" osfAIN LONG LEASE of LIFE

'''" I'D OBTAIN LONG LEASE OF LIFE
q curious medical work, by Richard Reese
OF London has lately made its appearances
ana is Just attracting some attention m ac'
count OF the following article, which descri n ae
the uses and operation Of the so.called :. pnm
melting Hammer: '"''0' rom
This simple instrument was invented h, a.,
iate Admiral Henry, to pommeII and r re
parts OF the body affected with rheumatism ~ ~
sao!ec' 70 equity inflammation, and Tor iny;por.
sung absorbent vessels in the cases Of Iooal
da pol'ed or lseosed structure, in which Il 10
Hss,f s, to bring the absorbeuts Of the mart
N' 'u'l action. By rubbing and occasional.
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guishable from the Mocha. The seeds are
easily freed from the berry by drying them
in cool oven, and then rubbing them on a
sieve. In good soil asparagus yields seeds
abundantly, and if they are charged with
taurine,' and identical with the seeds of the
coffee plant, asparagus coffee may be grown
in the United States at less than half the cost
per pound of the article now largely import
| cd
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ID 0 etrp.
YANKEE DOODLE.


3 In the summer of 1855, the British army
undsr command of Abercrombie, lay encanpeu
on the east bank of the Hudson RIVER il''ie
south of the city of Albany, awaiting reinforce
u ,nts of militia from the Eastern States, pre-
~ ,us to marching upon Ticonderoga. During
<.he month of June, these raw levies poured INTO
camp, company after company, each man dit-
ferently armed, equipped and ACQUIRED from
his neighbour, and the whole presenting such
spectacle as was never equalled, unless by the
celebrated regiment of merry Jack Falstaf.
Their outre appearance furnished great amuse-
ment to the British officers. One DR.. Shack
burg, on English surgeon, composed the tune OF
Yankee Doodle, and arranged it to words, which
were gravely dedicated to the new recruits. The
Joke took, and the tune has come down to THU
day. The original words, which We take from
Farmers & Moore's Historical Collections, pub
lished in 1924, we have not, however, met will
before in many years; SOW.
Father and went down to camp, ..
Along with Captain Goodwin,
Where we sec the men and b9ys
As thick as Hasty-puddins
There was Captain Washington
Upon slapping stallion,
.. A giving orders to his men
Iguess there million.
And then the feathers on his hat,
They boxed 50 tarnal fno,
wanted peskly to get
10 give to my Je5uima.
And they had swampin gun
As large log of maple,
On duced little cart
A load for fathers cattle
And every time they fired it OF,
1t took horn of powders
1t made noise like fathers gun,
Only nation ouler-
went near to it myself
As Jacobs unlerpinnin,
An. father went as near again
thought the duce in him.
And there see little keg,
Its heads were made Of ather-
Thy knocked upon It with little sticks,
To call the folks together
And there they'd ff, away like fun,
And play on corlstock hdilcs
And some had ribbons red as blood
Al bound about their mddcs.
The troopers, too, would galop up
And fire right in our faces
1t scar'd me almost half to death
To see them run such races.
Old Uncle Sam came there to change
Some pancakes and some Onions,
For 'asses cakes to carry home,
To give his wife aud young ones
But cart tell you half see
They kept up such smother;
60 I tnok my hat ot-made a bow,
And scamperad b m y m tk Il
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Darietp.

A sailor once had high dispute with his
wife, who wished him to the devil. Plague
on me, Peg" said he, eff don't think |
should fare pretty well with the old fellow, as
married into the family"
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Farmers, beware of hard working and hard
drinking, these hot days.
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RONmets. ROmuets,

W z teceivt every week ircm The MANUFACTURE "a mi
w wholesale At city prces-also retail, 'NNET RIB
'u NJ W. .Iom ,a auction LYMAN l. KING.