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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-08-09

EXCESSIVE PoL1rENEss. Rowland Hill was
always annoyed when there happened to be
any noise in the Chapel, or when anything
occurred to divert the attention of his hearers
from what he was saying. On one occasion
few days before his death, be was preaching
to one of the most crowded Congregations that
ever assembled to hear him. In the middle
Of his discourse, he observed commotion in
the gallery. For some time he took no notice
of it, but finding it increasing he paused in
his sermon; and looking in the direction in
which the confusion prevailed, he exclaimed {:
What's the matter there the devil seems
to have got among you" gr r..
A plain country looking man Immediately
started to his feet, and addressing Mr.. Hill in
reply, said .....
"No, sir, it aren't the devil as is doing
this; it's fat woman. wot's tainted land she's
n VERY fat 'uu, sir, as don't seem likely to
come too again in hurry ..,e
30, that's 2" observed Mr.. Hill, drawing
his hand across his chin; then beg the
lady's pardon and the devils too"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-08-09
YES AND MO.

The following is from the Courier DIES
Etats Unis - 4'g'. ... a..-
Two Norman peasants we're accustomed to
meet every night to play cards. One of
them, Antoine, wasaa widowcr, and he had a
charming daughter named Sophia. The other,
Philippe, was ten years younger than his
friend, unmarried, and the possessor of an easy
fortune ..s.4 o.. ..... Pa. ..
Sophia, accustomed every day to see Phil.
lippe, at last became greatly attached to him
perhaps somewhat attached to his little
fortune, although Philippe was well preserved,
Notwithstanding he had already reached
certain age. However, their marriage was
agreed upon; but as the day of its celebration
drew near, Philippe began to grow COOL
aud when tho parties came before the civil
authority, who was to tie the naptiaI knot, be
replied with strongly accented No." when
asked whether he would take Sophia to be his
wife. "i w. - ':..: %. ....
AS may be we'll supposed the anger Of
Antoine was very violent, and Sophia was
greatly distressed, and the consequence was
that, the evening card party was broken up.
At the end of some weeks Philippe met
Sophia, and thus addressed her = : .#
Believe me, my dear child, l had no in
tention to insult you, and Igreatly regret the
breaking up of our friendship aud the card
parties but how can / make Pere Antoine
forget the insult he ihinks I1put upon him /
I assure you, reptoach myself with it every
day" ~-.e ~t. -e-'
II think" replied Sophia, 10 that l can dis
cover a means. Go and speak it to my father
soy you repent Of what you have done tell
him you will marry me, and fix upon an early
day for the wedding, and when we come before
the mayor, l will in turn say : No. and we
shall DO quits. 43sG lsst7 e
Charmed with the idea of so cheeply recov.
ering the means of pursuing his former recrea-
ton Of cards, Philippe threw himself at the
feet of his old friend, asked all sorts of par.
dons, and begged that he would suffer him to
lead his daughter before the mayor as soon as
possible.
After seine hesitation the old man showed
himself generous, and rendered his hand to
his future son-in-law. '@a5ta
Philippe -" said the mayor, d" do you
consent to take for your lawful wife, SOPHIA
-, here present 2" ~ ~
Yes" "T
"And you, Sophia do you consent to take
for your lawful husband, Philippe 2" .' !
Yes monsieur" replied the young maid
oudly and firmly. aS Y
The deceitful bridegroom was fairly caught
Sophia was his wife in spite'of him. He
made the best of it, and never had reason tt
regret the trick that had been played upor
him. He passed his days happily, played
cards evenings with his ather-in-law ant
lived to be himself the father of happy
family of children.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-08-09

ELEorIoNErR1NG.-Th courts and the husk-
ing frolics of frontier State usually furnish
abundant material for story and fun. Judge
R., formerly Of the Western Circuit,
Fla, canvassed that circuit in 1874, as can
didate for the Territorial Senate, and was
eheered by the promise of a little Frenchman,
living in one of the counties of the Senatorial
District, to do i" all he could" for him. Not
q solitary vote, however, was cast for the
Judge in that county, and he seized the first
opportunity thereafter to tax his hacker with
false promise. "Sar," said the Frenchman,
very much offended, II tell you no lie; 1
travel over dis country three, four, FIVE days,
and I say to every man, will you vote for my
friend, re Judge and he say no, l will be
durnsd if l do" But" said the Judge,
"you did not even vote for me yourself"
mo, Judge; when 1 come back, | shut my
self up in my own room, and | 'lectioneer
myself two day-but I no get my consent to
vote for you
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-08-09

A KENTUCKY LAWYERS Appeal" The
thunder rolled, the moon rolled, the stars
winked, the sky was complete web--gentle-
men of the jury-of darkling darkness on
that night; and yet this ERE man did, with
malice aforetbought, steal forth inter the
quiet shades of lonely farmers house, and
then maliciously pisened his brindle yaller
dog. Convict him, and the prayers of ma.
ton are yours" .t...sH If s...... ...
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-08-09
/ .-Hell i in the. middle Of the earth.

4.-Hell is in the middle Of the earth.
Q-Is hell very large =,
A.-Not very, for the damned lay paeked
in it one upon another, like the bricks In a
brick oven. s..-
We do not remember, in the literature OF
pains and penalties, to have met with "A more
curious illustration than this last. we Know
Of but one other which approaches it-namely
in the old German list of retributlve punish
ments, wherein it asserted that all unwortny
clergymen who pass into the next world VIII
be condemned to pass the whole of their time
in reading all the bad sermons which have
been written in this. Poor fellows! But the
idea is too horrible AnthenGum.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-08-09
Hiram ThOmpsOn's Estate,

STATE OF VERMONT, I At Probate Court held
WAsHrsGroN DisrRcr, SIS The Probate Office in Nontpe
ler, within and for said District the 2lst day Of July,
A. d. 1855
instrument purpuring 70 bee last will testament
II of Hiram Thompson, late Of PlaEied in said District
deceased being prrse o the Court by LtwsChamben
ami Amherst Perkins tho Executor therein named for Pro
bate it is ordered by said Court that all person. con
cerntd therein he notified To appear at session OF said
Cou,t he ulrn ut the Probate Office in Montpelier, on
the 2i day Aug A.D 1881, and sew cause, ifany they
may havr against the rr'snte IL said win for which
purpose il further ordered that copy Of the record Of t
order b. Published three weeks successfully in the Greer
Mountain freeman, newspaper printed at Montpelie
previous to said, i0le appointed Tor hearing.
by the Court,
Attest, r. r. MERRILL. Register.
Arue copy Of record,
Attest ~ MERRILL, R.gisiey
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-08-09

of woe and the habiliments Of joy get strange.
ly confused. Who would not think 1t the
height of IMPROPERLY to mourn the loss oil
friends in garments of white, or join mar
riage train in robes of sable blue! Yet
this has been done. In China the mourners
60 about the streets always in white. In
Armenia and Syria sky-bias in considered .
suitable color to indicate the sentiment Of
grief; and in Ethiopia, greg serves the same
purpose. In Egypt ycilo,o is esteemed pref.
cradle and it is mentioned that a similar tase
was exhibited by Anne Boleyn. who incurred
in yellow the death of Catharine OF Arragon,
during the reign of that imp of Satan Henry
VIII. III ,sl t.,,' ,.',.. " ..,st.. T..
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-08-09
Sarah Perkins Estate.

STATE OF VERMONT, At Probate Court, holden Il
SON hin and for said District, the Goth day Of July
A. ID. 1855,
Present, the Hos. GILES A. BARBER, JuDGE:
"A Instrument purp"riing 10 be the last WIZ ana fesla
II mem Of Sarah Perkins, tate Of Johnson, IN said Dis
irie deceased being presented To the Court here by Sam
uei Mcran the Executor therein named, for Probate: II
ordered by said Court, that all persons concerned therein 81
flied tn appear session Of said Court 10 be holder
at tlr Probate OlHce in Johnson, on the llth day o
August iS and sew cause f any they have against tn
Probate III said VIII: for which purpose is further or
drred that copy Of the record Of Ibis order be pnbllshe,
three weeks sccrssvey in the Green Mountain Freeman
printed AT Montpelier previous TO said time appointed 70
hearing true copy Of record,
81 Attest, s. 8. PIKE, Register
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-08-09
FAEssE FOR SALE,

E sabsrhrf. wishing reno We West offers for sale
On the m vt reasonable Terms the FARM winch he
nnw lives, ing on the road from Mddlesex village to the
centre Of the lawn. The farm consists Of 1870 acres
about half '' whc is under improvement, and The rest
and nher fruit comfortable ho,ise-good barns, and out
buildings The farm ID well watered, OF God soil, and
contains very large "porion of pillow land feasible oI
workng nd anong the very best Of land. There
Saw Mill within sc rods Of the timber land aud every
circumstance contributes make this desirable purchase
| for a flrmrr JOAN POOR
| MiddeseX June Al ~
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-08-09
potttpn
POETRY OF 1za4.

Among the collection OF Henry hteyens OF barnet IN ou
pamphlet Of "a pages the disputes between
Hampshire by Col Lydus Of Albany to which is appended
the following quaint and unique specimen Of the poetry Of
those times: 'sf e. co.. r,1s $50 t4= .I
SOME RULES OF LAW FIT TO BE OBSERVED IN PUR-
CHASING LAND. ~ 1" s'F''7',
First see the Land which thou intend st to buy il
Within the Sellers Title clear doth lie tr .i.V'H
And that no Woman to it doth lay claim,
By Dowry, Jonture or other name, s 81,
That it may cumber. Know If bound or free 70
The Tenure sand aud that from each Feofee n
1t be released THAT the seller be SO old .. jit
That he may lawful sell, thou lawful hold. a
Have special care that It not mortgaged lie,
Nor be entailed on Posterity. aii aa' ? b 0.aa
Then II 1t stand in Statute bound or no, 81 --i.'
Be well advised what Quit Rent out must goi -
What Custom, Service, hath been dene Of old, d'
By those who formerly the same did hold. .s
And ia welded Woman put to Sale ;a'. le..
Deal not with her unless she bring her Mas,.
For she doth Covert-Baron go N5J ."i
Although, sometimes, also traffic 50. 5.i p
Thy Bargain being made and all this done, a''i " =
Have special Care to make thy charter run I'D.
To thee, thine Heirs, Executors, Assigns, ..i.
For that beyond thy life securely binds. - . 'a'
Those things foreknown and done, you may prevent
Those Things rash Buyers many Times repent,
And yet, when you have done all you can,
nyou'd be sure Deal with an honest Man XII.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-08-09
SPECIAL MANUREs FOR FRUIT TREES.

| SPECIAL mANURES FON FRUIT InEEs'
As general rule, some kind of compost
made Of common yard or stable manure, is
best and most reliable for fruit trees. Sue
cessive layers of turf, or of muck and turf. in
connection with one-third or one-hali manure,
and small quantity of ashes, worked togeth-
er after lying a few weeks, will be found admi-
rabe in nearly all cases, if used in proper
quantities But in rare instances, special
application proves of eminent advantage. An
example Of this sort occurs in the statement
of the Shakers, at Hazard, Mass, published
in the Patent Office Report. The soil is clay,
but the trees grew poor. They applied all
the special manures suggested by experiments
or reading until observing the effects of urine
Oh an untbnfty apple.tree, they were induced
to try it on peach trees that remained unthrifty
in spite Of iron. bone-black, ashes, lime and
high manuring. The result was, tho trees
shot up growth as luxuriant as weeds in a
hot-bed. Those which had rarely made an
inch Of growth in season, grew scions from
| Is inches to three feet even, in the summer
following the operation" The mode was to
apply about two quarts, sprinkled around
each tree at time to stir the surface Of the
earth little, SO that it may be well mixed,
and prevent the formation Of a crust. A
cloudy day is recommended. The operation
is repeated month afterwards; and again on
those trees not showing satisfactory result
Caution is needed not to over-stimulate-the
quantity must, Of course vary with the size Of
the trees, but we are not definitely informed
in this respect. The full effect isnot confined
to the first year. What particular ingredient
or rather what particular form of it. contained
in this application, not to be found in ordina.
ry manure, produced so extraordinary results,
we leave for theorists to determine, if they
can do it with certainty.-Cou"try Gentie-
man.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-08-09
MARSHAI.'S
UTERINE CATH0LlC0N.

'e e''' 1tcte"y Tut ttoot UFSfUSts UHICH ufE pc
cutidr 10 females
'HHis medicine Is among the limited number Of tiose
that are all they are advertised to be and that never
asapp"h, reas"nabie expectation In newspaper adver
tsenent we cannot without violation of propeiy enter
npen the details Of these delicate complaints This much
we Know and say fearessy, that frehie weakly women
who we're no able to walk the oar without assist
ance have by using been restored 10 health and
ana ~ some cases TO such degree -ven as to be able To
asmiss thelr hired help and 10 do the work II trir fmi
es alone These are facts, and well known in the locai-
lrs where they have occurred The names of those nd
vdusk and Their aiianients will he raied In the col
unlns OF newspaper, but number sufficient satisfy
any desiring enquire viii he FURNISHED hy The nuh
lsnef OF tnis advertisement by those who sch the at
ce valuable treatise en- Female Complaints also the
Gafenbufe manunl ofheah will be found with the agents
nnmed below which those who choose are invited to con
sur! Ihe pnce Ia reduced to 81 so per botlesoId by
r. sn"n' collins Pierce, Montpelier $. Britain, Hard
WIN '" Mmcnois, Noithheld. lima
l.. !. nOTCHER SON. 81. Adams wholesale agent,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-08-09
KNOWLES
.PATENT SAW & SAW MILL

H.
by this invention the scouting edge = s9ees,s ,.
ID applied TO the Sitting cav, ehher ior 10 =. r..h
PURPOSES he improycmrn consists In so forming
tooth that it shall ut Of ITSELF independently Us
Others given quantity Of shaving Of wooa, oe1e ~
action not unlike the rabbe plane The entet o. p's ~
nation Of the teeth Is TO present to the mei' ,m.
upon succession ola series Of miniature rabbe'ns -
and form its keh by removing successive shaS'"fs "
that Material instead of dust. As by the Old pun; ~;
ard prominent among the ADVANTAGES ehinee W ~
Improvement is its rapid action and saving oi power:
able a regular business, 10 cut WIN srVeh noo
power 900 feet in bo rd per day of ten hours o oco
pei hour. I0 feet has been in hour, ahd w
fett successive days, Of ten hours each, OF pune 'u
her, Its advantages in This aud ohe: respects ciea
aud in the hand sawa carpenter pe'hs
able do double the work, given time, wh shs saw
tn what he cali do with the old kind In short, us nnVan
ges respect Of easy and rapid action is to be estimated
by the difference in favor of cutting Instrument, over
scnping e. gnawing one. .
Second, These saws are in mills easily made &c
foow, or be guided line: and in the hand saw hi'
quality Is most stIikingly apparent. ,
Samples { these may be seen at Putnam, Whoe
! & Co.'S Mill. JOHN w, HOWIESON,
l... Miiiwrgh and Agent.
Montpelier, Nav II. 1856 9lm3
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-08-09

CoLoRs.--' Fashion rules the hour and
even mouraing goes by custom. The weeds
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-08-09
A CURE FOR ALL B!
HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT

HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT.
rs with one vice. from end of the Union TO the 9th
stamp The character nv ointmen i'm youJ apnro-
baon. rs scarcely two years since madeit known
among you, ana already 1t has obtained more celebrity
than any other medicine in so short period.
THOMAS HOLLOWAY,
-, 10 Maiden Lane, New York.
Astonishing Cure Of Sore Legs, affe, Nine
Years Standing.
Copy efa Letter from Mr. VIZ Langley, of Huntsville.
Yadkin County, North Carolir a. u. s., dated
November Isl, 1858.
Read his own Words.
To PRor EssoR HoLLowAY,-Sir;-It is not nv wisb,
become tnous neither this letter ren o, the mere
sake Of writing but to that your Ointment cured me
Of one of the dreadful cutaneous thai .s
IL heir TO- and which was considered by all who knew me
to be entirely beyond the reach of medicine For Minis
years was ahiced with one ofthe painful and tou
biesome sore legs that ever fell 10 the lot and arr
trying every medicine1 had heard Of resigned in
despair all hope Of being cuted but friend broueht me
couple OF arss pots OF your pnment, which caused the
to my agreeable surprise ard delight and to the
neni Of my friends lsisued) WI. LANGLEY.
I'm Extraordinary Cure Of a Bad Breast, ,chen
nearly al The point Of death .... s..
Copy Of Letter from Mr.. Il. Darant, New Orleans No
veniber 9th, 1853.
ToPH FEssoR HoLLowAr, 80, Corner of Ann and Mas.
saul Streets N Year siris wi, !, gratitude
Pills. the life OF my wife has been saved. For seven years
she had bad breast, with running wounds fno; ~
cacerons nature that nothing could We her:
she was then induced your Ointment and pills
VIII IN the short space of three months, they vt eted
perfect cure to the establishment of all ho knew u.s. w
obtained your Medicines from Messrs. Wright Co.. Of
ChaIlresStreet, New Orleans. send this from Hotel
des Princess" Paris, although had written II q, New Or.
leans before we finally rft, that time, not knowing
ymir address al New fotk (Signed) .DURAH1.
The Pills should be used cunionitly with the Ointment
IN most of the following cases
Bad Legs Contracted Il LumbaRo Sore tfnaats
Bad Breasts, Stiff Joints Piles Skin. diseases
Burns FistuiaE Rheumatism Scnryv
Bunions Cont Fall Rhesm Sare-heads
Chiihlans GiaRdnlar Scalds 49,, Ulcers
Chappedhands swellings Sore Nipples Wounds
SlSold at the Establishments of Professor Hollow 80
Maiden Lane, New York, and pa strand lond n. n nd
by oil respectable Druggist and Dealers Of Medicines
throughout Tho United Siaies In Pots aud Boxes NJ
cents, 60 l2 cents, aud 800 each. -
efe considerable saving in tn Ig the l,arge size
n B-Dectnns for the guidance of Patients In every
disorder uffxed TO each Box. y39eon
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-08-09
Salt Fish.

| A LARGE assortment ut the Depot Store,--consisns
| II Dry and Picked Cod Fish, Dry and Picked HaIlbu
Salmon Muchefel &c which will sold cheap for Gas h
Montpelier July 2, 1855 FULLER 4 SMITH,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-08-09
LUsI Der I!
ROsendale HYDRAULIC Yemen

. BY inch Timber, by and by Joice, Clapboards
. band inch half three quarters and enc inch
ards also, Shingles, for sale by
RJune I955 LYMAN KING
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-05-04
I" Attacks on Methodist Polity."

Does the Editor Of the Free Press know anything
at all about tho Methodist Board Of Bishops -
Christian Messenger, (Northfsid, w
Yes, VIC know something about the Metho-
dist Bishops, though not as much as We might
with better opportunitie. for information
concerning them. And lest the Messenger
should not be satisfied with that, we may
say further, that from what little we do know
Of them we have not the slightest doubt that
they are excellent and devoted men, caring
honestly for the spiritual good Of the people,
having no more to do with politics than the
clergy of any other religious sect, and not
controlling or attempting to control, by virtue
of their Office, the opinions or votes of any
man.
The editor of the Messenger seem, to think
that the Free Press has attacked the Meth
odist Polity. II so, he i, singularly obtuse.
Let him call to his aid the brains of any
bright boy or girl of sixteen, and read again
the offending remarks, (Which contain all we
have ever said directly or indirectly upon the
subject) and he will discover that we have
made no attack on Methodist Polity," nor
any approach 10 one.
The eloquent and amiable remark. concern
ing " some double-goggle-eyed Puritan" and
" Sectarian political presses which follow
the above quoted question in the Messenger,
may have been intended to have a slant in our
direction. They slide by us, however, entirely.
The Free Press is not of that sort. Perhaps
after all, it was our suggestion that the X. y,
Grand council might possibly DO anti-repub-
lican, which has troubled the Messenger if
so we have nothing to say,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-05-04
Russian sympo,by in America.

Our London correspondent writes earnestly
on matter which has cpcatcdly afforded us
an unpleasant surprise, - the endcavor on the
part Of somo leading American journals to
turn popular sympathy in tis country away
from tho Allies and towards Russia, in the
present contest. We can sec why the dcs-
potic element at the South should lead south
crners to side with Russian despotism we
have heard it stated, too, and we doubt
not truly, that Russian gold is freely
spent in brbing the venal portion Of the
press in the United States, to an advocacy Of
Russian interests but why an influential
Northern paper, above tie suspicion Of
bribery, as we suppose the y. y. Times to
be, should take the course which that paper
has chosen, in trying to warp popular scnti-
mcnt to the side of Russia, is more than we
can understand.
We do not believe that in this tho Times
echoes the general feeling Of tho country.
Our people generally, we think, have no love
for Louis Napoleon, and are not blind to the
faults Of the English Government; but they
sec that the triumph of Russia in this war,
would be the triumph Of despotism over com
rarative liberalism, and of the superstitions
Of the Greek Church over spreading Chris.
tianity, and they take sides accordingly
The simple fact, Tot questioned We believe
that if Russia conquers Turkey every Chris
tian missionary will undoubtedly be imme
diately expelled, is alone enough to lead u
: to give the allies our best wishes for thci
success, wishes which now, unfortunately
have less of hope than of desire.