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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-06-23

HABITS OF THE LYNx.-The lynx has
enough in sober reality to insure him rank
among the carnivorious powers. His most
freqnent prey is the fawn of the hind and
of the roe but he attacks equally the full
grown stag. Concealed among the foliage
of an overhanging bough, he awaits his
passage with long patience. Should the
stag approach alone, the attack Is certain
and the result sure. The lynx drops on
him perpendicularly, after the manner of
the giutton, and holds on with his teeth
and claws till the stag falls from terror
and exhaustion. Sometimes the lynx sue
ceeds in breaking the neck bone, in which
case the struggle ends abruptly, and the
stag at once yields his lordly carcass to
the will of his diminutive oppressor. The
lynx then bits a hole in the stag's head,
and thence sucking out the brains, leaves
all the rest TO the wolvns and ravens. who
are often indebted to him for a royal re-
past. The wolves and ravens have, how
ever, no particular cause for gratitude to
the lynx personally, as he invariably does
his best to prevent their finding the body.
His habit Is, when the carcass Is a small
one, to remove and hide it in the woods;
when large, he covers it with dead leaves
and dry sticks: but as in neither case
does he ever come back to revisit his prey,
1t Is not certain what instinct he obeys in
endeavoring to conceal it. Some suppose
it TO de a mere effect of his habitual wari-
ness, which may prompt him to dread
surprise at the spot where he may have
left a trace. Others see in it a corrobora-
tion of the total want of memory attributed
TO him by the mountain peasants, and
which they regarded as their sole provi-
denee when exposed to his attacks. s. ut
terly detective, as they hold, Is his memoy-
that if his attention is distracted for sin
gle moment, he instantly forgets the object
of his pursuit, and retires. Doubtless the
lynx's habit ofaband0ning his hidden pths
der may have originated the fable of lu-
wnat of memory, but the explanation of this
habit would seem to lie in the facilities he
possesses for getting food, and the conse-
qrent inutility of accepting stale.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-06-23

LIFE-Life Is beautifully compared to a
fountain fed by a thousand streams, that
perish IS one be dried. It is a silver cord
twisted with thousand strings, that part
asunder if one be broken. Frail and
thoughtless mortals are surrounded by in
Vulnerable dangers, which make it much
more strange that they escape so long than
that they almost all perish at last. We
are encompassed with accidents every day
to crush the mouldering tenements we in
habit. The seeds Of disease are planted in
our constitution by nature. The earth and
atmosphere whence we draw the breath of
life are impregnatcl with death; the food
that nourishes it contains the elements of
decay the soul that animates il, BY vivify-
ing first, tends TO wear it out by its own
action. Death turks in ambush along the
path Notwithstanding this IS the truth SO
palpably confirmed by the daily examples
before our eyes, how, little DO we lay it tc
heart We see our friends ana neIgnburs 1fS
among Us +; but how seldom does it occur Il
our thoughts that our knell shall perhaps
give the next fruitless warning to the
world
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-06-23
Trifiing with Red Tape.

Lieut.. Derby, known to the literary world
as % John Phoeaix,'' was rare joker. This
story of him will be very apt to excite cachin-
nation
When Jefferson Davis was Secretary of
War he issued circulars TO all the army Off
Gers, asking of them specifications for pro-
posed new uniform. Phoenix, who was an
excellent draughtsman, set to work and pro-
duced design. He made no great change
in the uniform, but he proposed revolutioniz-
ing the entire system of modern tactics by
an iron hook. This hook was to be attached
to the seat Of every soldiers points. 1t ap-
piled 10 every arm of the service, cavalry,
infantry, and artillery. He illustrated its
use by a series of well-executed designs. He
quoted high medical authority, proving its
advantages in a sanitary point of view. The
heavy knapsack, he argued, induced stoop-
ing position and very great contraction of
the chest. But hung on the hook by strap
connecting with the shoulder, it would brace
the body back and expand the chest. The
cavalry thus were to be rendered more Sc
cure in their seats, looked TO a ring in the
saddle. All the commissioned officers were
TO carry light twenty-fo pole, with
ring attached to the end. This was to be
used during an engagement in drawing the
stragglers back into~-the ranks. He Illus
trated terrible battle. the Generals and
Colonels being thus occupied, running about
hauling stragglers back TO the ranks. In
many other unheard-of ways did he expatiate
on the value of the hook. Jefferson Davis
was enraged. His dignity was wounded, and
the service insulted. He Instantly made out
an order directing Phoenix to be eourt-mar-
tailed for contempt. Marcy was made aware
| of PhOenix's transaction, as well as the cloud
hanging over him. He looked over the
( fJ4sseoS- 10 -asS-Aaan+- -helr back to-
ward him, drawn up in line, knapsaeks,
blankets, hams, and all manner Of camp
equipage pending from each soldier on the
/ hook. Mercy broke down. Said he TO
I Davis 80 It's no use to court-martial this
man. The matter viii be made public, the
| laugh viii settle entirely on US, and besides,
a man who has the inventive ingenuity here
displayed well this faculty of design,
/ lily directed though it be, is too valuable to
the service TO be trifed with. John Phoenix
was not brought to grief, and Davis's anger
was at length sufficiently Modified for him to
enjoy the joke. 1t does not appear, however,
that they adopted Phoenix plan.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-06-23

and on reaching home showed it to his wife,
who, ON examining the outside, said, "T This
/ belotgs to some poor woman, who is nice
body, know BY the way she has tied it
up, so neat and so careful What is in
it?" " don't know" said he. Well
then, let US see," said she, whether it be
prize or not"
On opening it, they found forty-fve dol
lars in bills, ard two quarters, neatly
rolled up and tied with a thread also a
thimble, bodkin and pair of scissors.
There, did L not tell you it was wo-
mans pocket book ?" said she, "now this
must be advertised ) the owner can call
and describe everything in it, and she
must and shall get it."
So an advertisement was put in the
evening paper. The next morning lady
called in commendable distress, having
lost her pocket book When asked to
describe it, she gave a description of one
so different that she was promptly told
that this pocket book was not hers. The
next one could not describe hers, but she
would know it if she saw it, and didn't
want any unless it was her own. She was
shown an old one lying loose in the draw
ers which after looking at 1t all around,
she returned with smile, saying, " that
is not mine" Soon another lady 2" call
ed and described this last pocket book to a
dot; she could not say how much money
was in it. When told she had not lost
the poeke.- book found and advertised. she
left. In the afternoon she called again
with a gentleman and another lady, and
Il ! -
was again refused. The gentleman then
spoke up, announcing himself as lawyer
and counsel for the lady, and demanded
the pocket book with much fervor, and
promising the full extent of legal punish
ment if denied.
The finder rang the bell, and his man
Sam came bowling into the room to see
what was wanted.
Instead of directing him to hand around
the wine (which was the fashion in those
days. he was ordered to ." show that law
yer, who is not gentleman, to the front
door, and OF the front stoop, and if he
don't 90 quickly, S=m, kick him out"
The party left, swearing vengeance. Thus
it went for two whole days; it GOT TO be
a neighborhood talk, and many called in
10 see the fun.
Early the third morning middle-aged
woman was seen II front of the house ex-
amining it, and also a slip of paper which
she held in her hand All , here Is your
woman" says the lady. Sam, open the
door" She came in, presented the adver-
tisemeut, and said Il lost my pocket
book, the other morning. containing the
quarters rent, $3.50, that | was going
to pay to my landlord in Greenwich street
l had been TO the market, and when I got
to the place where | had to pay, l found
l had lost it, and l don't know what
shall do if this that you have found is not
mine" But it is yours" says the lady,
4" and you are the only one that has des-
eribed It out Of the dozens that have call
ed, and you are welcome to it" The
woman was much rejoiced and wanted to
pay the expenses of advertising. No, e"
said the lady, "we have had more than
that worth of fun, besides finding out a
little more of human nature than we knew
before--N y Citizen.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-06-23

REFUSED To GET HIS LIFE lNsURED.-A GER
tain Dutchman, owner of a small house, had
effected an insurance on it of eight hundred
pounds, although it had been built for much
less The house got burned down, and the
Dutchman then claimed the full amount for
which it had been insured but the officers
of the company refused to pay more than its
actual value-about six hundred pounds.
He expressed his dissatisfaction in powerful
broken English, interlsrding his remarks
with some choice Teutonic oaths. " If you
wish it, said the actuary of the insurance
company, we will build you house larger
and better than the one burned down, as we
are positive it can be done for even less than
six hundred pounds" To this proposition
tbe Dutchman objected, and at last was COM
nelled to take the six hundred pounds. Some
weeks after he was called upon by the same
AGENT. who wanted him to take out policy
of life-insurance on himself or his wife 81 If
YOU insure your wife's life for e20O0," the
agent said, :" and she should die, you would
have the sum to solace your heart" You
'surance fellows ish all tiefs ~ said the
Dutchman. elf | insure my wife, and my
wife dies, and if goes to the Office to get my
two thousand pounds, do gifts all de
money? No, not quite. You will say to
me. L" She wasn't vert two thousand pounds
she vas vert bout six hundred. If you don't
like the six hundred pounds, we will give
YOU a bigger and better wife J"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-06-23

:trti the whole mass is precipitated as an
inert and harmless sediment The chemi-
cal reaction is marked by purple coloring
of the solution, and this color indicates the
presence of organic matter. The perrpan-
ganate should be added until this color dis.
appears, when you may know that the or
ganic matter is entirely destroyed, for an
infnitesimal quantity of the latter will be
detected by the former. This preparation
of potash may be obtained at any druggists :.
"A Physician, an Hearth and Home.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-06-23
burlv looking female of unmistakable

A burly looking female of unmistakable
Celtic organ was recently arraigned before
a New Orleans magistrate for some ogdi-
nary offence. While nature had I4rnifi-
cientlv endowed her with health and phys
icial strength, the question of good looks
had been neglected in the haste with which
she had been prepared for the world.
What are you up here for 7" inquired
the magistrate. My beauty, reckon. :.
&" Your what ?" my beauty" Are
YOU certain of that?" "Oh! bedad there's
no mistake! " Then 1 discharge you
YOU amt guilty." and the acquitted lady
took her departure,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-06-23
,JapaneSe Immigrants.

Heretofore, among all the different classes
of Asiatics which have emigrated to Caliior-
MIA. lured by the gold fields and the hisn y
nrices of labor, no Japanese have come, eA-
cent in few instances as visitors or relusees.
Tbe law of the empire in regard to going
tho tR,d ,, hos becn more stringent, and the peo-
ae aIa 0 themselves are, from their geographlcSal
pPos;t;on. more thoroughly insular than tht
Ebinese. who have come here in such numbers ,e
- work and trade for years together, tha'
~ now constitute nearly one-eighth OF oui
,oG,lation. But there are indications lae
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-06-23
The Lost Pocket Book.

Several years ago gentleman, residing
IN Courtlandt street, went out early one
morning for walk, and to get the breeze
from the river.
When near Greenwich street he saw a
pocket book on the sidewalk, and of course
picked it up.
No one was near of whom he could
make inquiry, so he put it in his pocket
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-06-23
TERMS FOR ADVERTISING.

For one Square of IL lines or less of Nonpareh
type one insertion, S100; for each subsequent m
sertion . cents Unless the number of insertions
are marked the advertisements it viii be continu-
ed till ordered out. Liberal discount made TO mer-
chants and others advertising by the year.
Probate and Commissioners Notices, $2.0o each.
For notices of Liberations Estrays, the ferma-
tion and Dissolution of Copartnerships, &C.. 5o
each, for three insertions If sent by mail the
money must accompany the letter.
Notices in news columns, 10 cents per line each
insertion but charge made of less than 30 cents
Notices of Deaths and Marriages inserted gratis,
but extended Obituary Notices or Poetry viii be
charged by the rate Of five cents per line.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-06-23

A subscription paper, circulated for
some charitable purpose, was presented to
a wealthy French manufacturer, who sub
scribed 20 francs. Twenty francs said
the lady who presented the list to him
" Why, your SON has subscribed so francs" J."
:. That's all very WE'LL" replied the manu-
facturer, "my son has rich father, and
can afford it."
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-06-23

a fisherman reports that whale iouied
the anchor of fishing vessel of Ports
mouth harbor day or two slnce' aud ges-.
ting entangled in the fukes and cable
dra gged he vessel off at fearful rate tor
an hour or two, but finally escaped from
the bonds, and " blowed" as he left.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-09-02
Trees sas and shlabsoi ONO
gniBY REV. O. n. WARREN.

.pu N ss5ulsu5------ gll,uIi--
,di gniBY REV. O. n. WARREN. sa7
80 no aIullo5nup) 3l1h1i''} l-Ju |
lgua1it Ilglg iTTT m. fiig aIou |
WHITE AsH.--rF rFfgsthus Americdna,I
leThis species lis one of the
finest ofths family " is quite
generally dihused over the
United States, ilbut Is rather
more, abundant in the colder
parts; of the Union, In Ohio
we have some noble specimens,
1t derives its name from the
light color Of the bark, which
ON large trees is deeply. fur
rowsd,2 undivided diAhtto squares
of one Ito to three inches in di-
amster., The trunk is usually
very araight and when sur
pounded by thickly set timber
trees itIis often undivided TO
the heigth of fortyor fifty feet
The leaves are composed ol
three or four pairs Of leaflets,
terminated by an odd one; the
whole twelve Or fourteen inch
es long. The leaflets are OBJ
longrovafe, rather pubeScent,
and glaucous beneath. Early
IN the spring, when the leaves
unfold themselves, they are
clothed with a light down,
which disappears as the sultry
days Of summer advance, they
then become quite smooth, Of
a light green color above, and
whitish beneath. The timber
OF this most elegant tree is
highly esteemed for mechanic
al purps es, being employed
extensively in preparing va
rious implements Of husbandry,
and for the different purposes
of the Sheelwright and car
riage maker, in a word for all
purposes where great strength
and elasticity are required; fol
in.these qualities the timber Of
this species is second. to NO
other tree in Our densely
wooded forest. This member
of the Ash family attains a lar
ger size than any ether one o.
the family, being usually 8
large and Hlofty tree growing
vigorously to the height Of sew
enty or eighty feet with {
trunk three orfqur feet in di
bameter. 0 1T is found growing
most luxuriantly in those deep
richs loamy soils,1 adjacent t.
] our mobile 9riyers and creeks
where the soil is partially dry
yetIyherethe roots can easil,
peneIateito the moisture. syAI
an orpamentsbtree the White
Ash will always stand exceed
ipgly high. aIt possesses 2 pc
cnIiar beauty jim nolthe the lighthnNeas ghNa
Of its splendid foliage, and it
, appearance generally. Its lin,
! bran cbes al, first seem to kea]
.. close to the trunk and form
: acute angles with it, but a
they begin 10 lengtfen, the.
usually assume an easy y'sweeI
. and the looseness of the foliag
, corresponding with the hight
/ ness of the spray, The Who'll
!; forming anCelegant dependinI
foliage. Bdt'the highest am
most gorgeous beauty Of thi
J. species iB the coiorlns wnlcl
I is leaves assume id tie sObe
days ofa autumn after havihi
J. beef touched with The bitihI
% frost, Throughout a lsrge POI
Y Y tion -ofeaurI sAmsrlcan forests
% 3espeaially these shioh instan
!. .oterhana our majestic stream,
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-09-02
Il I'll puts tsIa aa I IaapscIaliar beauty, at

llJ QJl1LhI lA, .tll .lNSI. ID.
itppts 90 Spscqliars fble beauty, at
Yh1iGb ttiBmpssa ttimssa itamay be easily
5dliisstiingushed ff0m the sur sur
Fogpnpdipg trses for ilesoa miles as far far
iaso othssye San see, by its ele>
CANT , beautiful bdesp, and
browInish purple which clothes
all its fine mass of foliage.
This colOr, though not lively,
is 50 full and and rich as to. Pro,
ducs the most pleasing har-
m0ny. with the, bright yellows
and reds Of fths other idecidppOus
trees, s,Iasnpdt and the deep d9aG1k daG1k green
of the pines and cedars.
Whether itstands singly on the
| '
verdant lawn or in the sylvan
wood surrounded by thousands
of stately forest trees, it will
ever produce agrando and de-
lightfulI object, + In the Ian
guage Of one of the lovers Of
nature, s"Aqthing can annilhlaye.a have a
better ssfest than an old ash
hanging from the corner Of a
wood, and bringing off the
heaviness Of the other foliage
with its loose pendant branch
es." We have only to behold
this noble tree, with its beauti-
full foliage, Founded head, pen
dant branches, and sturdy
trunk 10 greatly admire il,
and employ it as an ornamen
Etut .lnilsnlMon 2lh 10 nor
| W. 'too' 100. .id s.,.TI
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-09-02
THE BRAVE AT,HOME.t
.jJlLUlQ 3HI 9+--H7IT eIH IVI ITI7
% lRYArHoMAs lBUCHANAN READ.

81 2BYHTHonAsl BUCHANAN READ
-:I'q
The maid who binds her warriors
sash uHgIosl ~
With smile ybat well her pain dis
rsl sembles,n. ail .aj IN 1gv.
The while beneath her dropping lash
One arry,Atear-drop hangs and
.f, s.,.- tremhTeh, e,o1 .,t. .ldt n ID.
Though heaven alone records the tear,
q And Fame shall never know her
da'' Story, 10 'He .4a''loo' .... .'1'
Her hearl has shed a drop as dear
e'er believed the field Of glory |!
The wife who girds her husbands
=, XXX ~, sword, -7si,''. .3s.i,,. 3 & NJ.
little ones who weep or won
der, yasIr .aI
What though her heart be rent
,,..a ,,a1aspnder, Ss.iy ... ~, s'
Doomed nightly In her dreams to hear
The bolts of death around him rat
tla fI.HI !" .flH Lt3f ..4ul
Hath shed "a sacred blood as e'er
Was poured upon;the field of battle
fRe mother who conccals her grief
while TO her breast her son she
10 presses, ,.rt - !
Then :, yg5Ehss 4 fey brasyeiY0rd' ' and
70 kissing the patriot brow She blesses,
With nj one but her .secre; God ~.
hi iTokl Swt the pain that weighs upon
- her, 7, .s.t,
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-09-02

Dear SIR Il have
been afflicted, dur
ing the 1Iastsix years
with general debil-
ity, no particular
disease, but general
prostration. .''''7E pro-
cured ofoyour agent
here, Mr.Enos Miles,
some of your Scan
dinavian Blood Pu-
rifierand BlOOdPills,
and have been using
them during the last
four or five months,
IN this manner: L
take the Purifier in
the morning, and
when L feel worse
than usual, one Pill
at night, and am now
i'm better health than
for thelast six years.
Iohave used various
medicines i'm that
time, all to no ypqr-
pose, i now low use the
Pills in my family,
and think they are
the best family med
icine [ ever used.
WILLIAM COOPER.
Dayi1 Smart. samuel W. hllHerI Jr
-UTfl 9 Established 1867. n Ntltt.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-09-02

- MAYOR HALL is a politician
worthy ofTamm mmany's best days.
In a recent public address be.
fore a class Of students, he took
occasion to say that he did moi
object to'the boys playing ball
in the City Hall Park; and,
were it hot.for the necessity Of
preserving his dignity as May
or Of the city, he would doff his
coat and join theml When
these boys grow to be voters,
and the now Mayor is Tame
many's candi L to for the Pres.
idency, won't they be likely to
remember these words? l''
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-09-02

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hanging from the corner Of a
wood, and bringing off the
heaviness Of the other foliage
with its loose pendant branch
es. We have only TO behold
this noble tree, with its beauti-
full foliage, Founded head, pen
dant branches, and sturdy |
trunk 10 greatly iatd.nif{' il,
and employ it as an ornamen'
~, .gNilsnlmon 2lh TO no" |
''HiS ----7--4.s@-s-ii4AI- .sysH |
.diHgsEs is !althoughtl htldorrs Or two
from one of Beecher's recent
sermons which any hide bound
sectarian would DO well, first
to read, and then to sTpolqd{fer,
sna iipwardly digest S"The
isoona it is understood that
churches land lsects are just
what States are in this Govern
,ment, the better erdit4will be. A
man is born in, -Qonneeticut,
and be thinksait is the best
State in the Union until be
sees some other, And when
he goes out OF it he does not
forget his native State He
goes to New York, y and settles
there; but does any body think
of saying to him "TurE coatl
turn coat born and brought
up in Connecticut, and left it,
and gone to live in another
State, with an entirely differ
ent organizatioDT By'andbye,
on a land speculation, he
moves to Michigan; but it is
said of him %Capricious fellow
always changing his State !
Born in Connecticut, lived in
New York, and now settled in
Michigan9' What if he goes to
Illinois, and then toMississippi,
and then to Georgia, and then
to the Carolinas, and to old Vir-
ginia does anybody charge him
with recreancy2 He may think
irhi t some one of these States
is better than any other, and
yet be a true patriot. 1t is a
part Of our civic liberty that a
citizen Of one State is q citizen
of every Stale. oAndit ought
10 be so in Church organization.
Here are the Methodists, the
Baptists, the Lutherans, the
PresbyterisannNsl of different
shades, the Episcopalians and
the different shades. Of Uatho-
lies (for the, Catholic Church is
like a chestnut burr the burr
is one, but there are two nuts.
and sometimes three, i.rnide Of
| it!)-here are all these various
| denominations or sects, and
hold that a person ought to fee
about them as he does about
| States or towns. 1fyou are in
a place where the Episcopal
Church is the one that gives
you the most food, ldonot'hesi
tate to gogintoUt that Church
There lis o no inconsistency in
such a course Or going from
that place rtai another, lis it q
Presbyterian Church that III
best calculated tobdoyou good
You are, perhaps salredhOt Con
Pgregationalist; but tdybuioneet
not, on that account hesitate
] btoogo intolb Presbyterian
Church. d Hyou find that there
loGods ministrations beslft you
go there q These are matterso
1aperfecti iafd&eroncs 80 far-a
consisteneyis concerned"
DIDO ehJ Vry1-~-TrT4HT
titIT TINE TPExfss is inf infinitely ysIa long, ant
leach day isssv vessel vsaHf NJ into 1whicl
tea great .dssl may BE- poured, |
, one Will actually FIJI y up