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Cur gouus folks.
4 Bear StOIY.

DOoi ctUL1.
Our Boys and Girls gives the foil
ing account of the antics of a hear. ga
was captured when a little cub, and ,as
brought up by hand as one of the family
He claimed the warmes place on tbe
hearth stone, and nestled in cold weather
with the dogs before the fire. NopeF of
the pet animals about the farm were tanner
than he, and none better loved to climbup
into his masters lap and receive his caress,
or understood the whims of his mistress
when begging for a choice morsel.
lie was of a prying disposition, and for
ever peeping into every hole, so the family
were obliged to lock up everything. eycs
the closets where they kept clothing. II
a hen cackled when an egg was laid Mr.
Bear understood it and ifhe was not pre.
vented, he would very soon find it and suck
before the cackling fowl had ceased her
song.
One Sunday the family went 10 church,
and left the bear alone at home. Bruin
improved the opportunity and rummaged
all over the house in search of fun or some.
thing to eat. Unfortunately the good house
wife had left the cellar door unlocked-and
ajar and it was not long before the bear
discovered it and crept down stairs.
Once down in the cellar, he espied the
molasses barrel and if there was anything
in the honse he was fond of, it was molas
ses or honey. Bruin paved over the bar
rel, licked the tightly driven bung, anl
was about abandoning it in despair, Whei
he espied the Spite. Graspipp it wiLIT
--~ovI, nc va-N-2-~S 49,
out came the molasses in 3sfream. -
great delight of the bear, who clapped hi;
mouth to the hole and sucked away witt
grunts of dissatisfaction.
The molasses still flowed, and still IN,
bear kept his mouth to the orifce. pausin.
now and then to take breath. At length h
was full ; his stomach could hold no more
yet his appetite was not satisfied. III
squatted on his launches and viewed tht
still running stream with disgust. TO thin.
that the supply was 30 abundant, and thu.
alas he could hold no moro. The molas
ses had now run out in large quantity. an,
had formed a great pool on the floor bu
Bruin dove into it, and rolled himself
thousand times in the thick fluid until hi
Hud-ZN tOdls rum MS hJ1t 70 his tail. wa
covered with molasses, dirt and grave
stones.
There ne caroused in the sweet pool a
cats roll and tumble in a field of cat i
herb. All at once Mr. Bear became Sc,
at the stomach, And it was a new sensa
tion to him-something he had never ti'
before. As be grew worse, he thought Of
his master and mistress, and crept up sta
to ask their consolation but they had J
returned from church. Then he craW 4
up another story, and got into the q
bed, drawing the snowy white sheets oysi
his besmeared form. There he lay gro4a.
ing and granting, the sickest bear eur
seen by anybody in that part of the couutg
When the girls arrived, they were he.
rifed at the scene, and were going to .}
the broomstick over Bruin, when he star.
ed OF the run for the haymow, with TAG
sheets sticking to his back. 1t was son,
time before the bear got well, and ST..
longer before his mistress forgave him.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-07-21
"H,yE o o A Heavenly F,rHER?.

HAVE o NOT A Heavenly FATHER?'
The Rev. Samuel Kilpin gives the fol-
lowing account of his son On one occasion
when he had offended me, | deemed it
right to manifest displeasure and when he
asked a question, | was short and reserved
in nv answers. An hour or more elapsed.
The time was nearly arrived when he was
to repeat his lessons. He came into my
study and said, Papa, | canno learn my
lessons except you are reconciled | am
very sorry L hope you will forgive me; l
think | shall never offend again"
| replied, All L want is to make you
sensible of your fault when you acknowl-
edge it, you know | am easily reconciled
with you"
Then, papa" said he, give me the to-
ken of reconciliation, and seal it with a
kiss The hand was given, and the seal
most heartily exchanged.
Now" said the dear boy, " l will learn
Greek and Latin with anybody " and was
Fastening to his study,
Stop, stop [ called after him have
you not a heavenly Father. to whom you
must apply for forgiveness -
With tears starting in his eyes, he said,
Papa, | went to him first | knew that,
except he was reeonciled. | could do moth
ing. =. / hope he has forgiven me and
now { am happy" L never had to speak
TO M boy again in tones of disapproba-
ton.
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don, and a country seat ten or twelve miles
off, in the midst of one of those magnif-
cent English parks-the ideal of stately
and rural elegance, with its trinity kept
lawn and its wide spreading chase, dotted
over with clumps of noble old trees, where
the deer sought refuge from the monday
heat and a lair at nightfall.
Mr.. Walsingham had travelled over
Europe, and brought back as mementoes of
his journey, paintings and statuary by
some of the best masters, ancient n
modern, with which to adorn his favorite
retreat. The house itself (l have since
seen it, with its rich marble columns and
balustrades, was a fine specimen of the
purest Palladian manner. where all that
iuxuriou. refinement could devise had
been unsparingly lavished. There my
father found his friend with no occupation
more pressing than to pore over the treas
ures of his library, and no graver care
than to superintend the riches of a conser-
vatory where wealth had brought together
from half the world its choicest plants and
flowers.
They spent some days in undisturbed
quiet not an incident beyond the CONVEX
sation of a sedate and intellectual family
circle and the arrival and departure of a
friend or two to break the complete repose.
Delightful it was to my father, no doubt,
ia contrast to the city hustle and the
constant occupation he had left. One
morning he said to his host. [ have been
thinking if l ever met with a man who
has nothing left to desire, you are he.
Health of body, cultivation of mind, a
charming family, wealth and all it pro-
cures-whatever Nature and Art present
of the most beautiful-you have them all.
49, - -rl~~-4J huPPy News
my father said to me, should he forget the
dreary sadness of the unexpected reply
i Happy, All, Mr.. Sydenham, L committed
one fatal error in my youth, and dearly
have | abided it. | started in life with
out an object, even without ambition. My
temperament disposed me to ease, and to
the full | INDUCED the disposition. L said
to myself, | have all that | see Others
conteniing for why should I~-struggle? !
knew not the curse that lights on those
who have never to struggle for anything.
Had | created for myself a definite pur-
suit-literary, scientific, artistic, social
political, no matter what. so there was
something to labor for and overcome
might have been happy. | feel this now
too late, The power Is gone. Habits
have become chains. Through all the
proftless years gone by | seek vainly for
something to remember with pride or ever
to dwell on with satisfaction. l hav,
thrown away a life. l feel sometime,
as if there were nothing remaining TO ms
worth living for. | am an unhappy man
That was my fathers story. never for
got it and trust | have profted by its les
sons.-LiPpincott's Maga-ine.
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DItMoNDs.-Diamonds were first discoy-
cred in Brazil, in 1929, by a Portuguese,
Fonseca Lobo, who was not even aware of
the Importance of his discovery until GER
tain Dutch traders, to whom be showed his
pebbles, at once contracted with the Por-
tugese Government for the monopoly of all
the raw diamonds they might find in Bra
I'll. From this contract they derived enor-
nous profits. The territory in which this
precious article is found is A miles in
Tenth by % in breadth it is called Terro
de Flo, aud Is surrounded by mountains
which long concealed it from the Euro
lpeans. Since the mines have again become
the property Of the State of Brazil, the
Dutch have not quite lost their monopoly,
Ithey being extremely skilful in the art of
s%eutting diamonds, and being possessed of
all the requisite machinery for the pur-
pose. The operation causes the stone 10
Nose half its weight, and is performed by
means of wheels which make 2,20O revolu-
tions per minute. Upwards of 10000 work
men are engaged in Amsterdam in this
business. which annually produces lO0,-
900, 000 of francs.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-07-21

CLEAR UP THE FIELDs.-NOw that haying is
finished as it is on many farms, why would it
not be a good plan to turn TO and dig out or
sink a few of the big rocks or big boulders
that make so much trouble with the plough
and.the moving machines? Many a field has
them and many a farmer has spent time
enough in getting round them to have sunk
or blasted them out a dozen times over. There
is nothing like a clean field for the use OF
machinery, and 1t pays to clear up, Many
an old wall might be taken cut of the way
and a good deal saved, and the trouble of SC
many short turns avoided. Let us take hold
after haying and try our hand at cleaning up.
-POughmGn.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-07-21

CUCUMBER BUGs.-A correspondent writes
8. | am induced to send you a remedy for the
. Striped Cucumber Bug that | discovered
and tested a year ago, and which was pub
lished in the Gardeners Monthly some time
ago. Take pieces of paper-leaves from an
old book do very well dip in coal tar and
place them on the ground near the plants !;
with the foot move a little soil on one corner
of the paper to prevent blowing away, and
the work is done. Not a leaf was touched,
while all the others were entirely destroyed.
Two or three pieces to each hill is quite
enough"
PIX WORMS IN HoRsEs.-In answer to the
inquiry of a correspondent, we give the
following as a cure for this kind of worms.
They are usually confined to the rectum and
and may be brought away by giving an in
lection Of strong solution of salt water, OF
by tobacco tea:
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Set a value on the smallest morsels of
knowIedge-these fragments are as the dust
of diamonds.
One never regrets doing a polite thing,
no matter how it IS received.
he VINO makes an idol of his interest,
will often make a martyr of his integrity.
he who despisss all that is despicabls,
is made to be impressed with all that is
grand.
Who forgets and does not forget himself,
in the JOY Of giving and accepting, is sub
lime.
The firm without pliancy- and the
plant without irmness-resemble vessels
without water, water without vessels.
Do all the good you can to good and
virtuous men for a good Office done to a
man of worth anu merit is a noble treasure.
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profit on the production; while it is almost
always the rule that the quality which brings
the higher price is accompanied by an in
creased quantity, which of itself is con-
siderable advantage.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-07-21

To REMOVE OLD PUTTY.-Dip a small
brush in nitric or muriatic. acid, and witt
it anoint or paint over the dry putty adj
herring to broken glass and frames OF your
windows. After an hours interval the
putty will become quite soft and easily
removable.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-07-21

The Great Quieting Remedy for Children.
Contains NO MORPHINE OR POISON
Gus DRUG; sure to Regulate the Bogels
allays all Pain ; corrects Acidity of the
Stomach makes SICK and freak children
STRONG and HEALrHY; cures Vim Collie,
Gripping, Inflammation of the Bowels, and
all complaints arising from the effects of
Teething. Call for Mother Bailey's Quoting
Syrup, and take no other, and you are safe.
Sold by Druggists and all dealers in Med
icine.
A. RICHARDS, New London, Conn.,,
Agent for the United States.
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AGritultural.


--c ra-t ~ TIE profit Of farming is. in
u.r -- macs g. - lifting f"uvy Priuu-
tr - Oh 4.- rcfu rte prices which are
re-1 -a54 l,r t-urou9bhred animals,
IL Tyt toes and fjrShlnghai chick
taa-c are often very important
tr-uua-r men who get them. But
4-u tie li-tls extra price that extra
s- ..u. Invariably produces No one
b ~ q tiH market reports Of New York
& ln-c.d 1i any other city, nor attend
uala f= q. any small town in the United
without realizing the force Of what
.. -eE.
- rs. mrc. u the New York SEM
c-r L-eai1g Post iOr November y, there
rp s. q. PIE Wholesale prices Of country
r 0.,a, nom which we quote the follow
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-07-21
MISCELLANEOUS.
American and Foreign Patents
Il. M. EDDY.

SOLICITOR OF PATENTS,
Late Agent of the United States Patent Office, lash
ington, under the Act Of 1887.
No. rs State ST., Opposite Kilby ST. Boston.
A FTERa an extensive practice OF upwards O;tweBiy
II years, continues to secure Patents in the United
States also in Great Britain, France, and otherforeign
countries. Caveats, Specifications, Bonds, AssignmeEts,
and aIIpapers or drawings for Patents. executed on rea-
soRable terms, with dispatUn. Researches made into
American and Foreign works, to determinethe validity
and utility OF Patents offnventi0ns, andtegal and other
advice re aderediH all matterSuoaching thesame- Copies
ofclaims ofsny patentfuTnishedby remittingOnedollaT.
ssisnmenisrecorded Washington
No Agency in the URited States
cilities for obtaining Patents nethtpatenta
bility OF inventions
he ubscriber inthecoUrse ofhis
large practice made, on twice rejected applications,
SIXTEEN~ APPEALS, EVERY ONE of which was de
c ided in his favor by the Commissioner o. Patents.
TESTIMONIALS.
81 regard Mr.. Eddy as one of the mOsIeaPable and
suceessful practitioner with " whom | have had official
intercourse CHARLES MASON,
Commissioner OF Patents-
HIhave no hesitation in assuring INVENTORS thatthey
cannot employ a person more competent and trust
worthy, and unacceptable Of puttingtbeir applications
in a form to secure for the n an early and adorable con
sideration atthe Patent Offce.'
EDMUND BURKE,
Late Commissioner oGPatenrs.
UMr. R-H. Eddy has made for me thirteen apDlica-
tions, in all butONs ofwhich patents have been grant
ed, and thatone IS now pending. Such Uumist aksble
proof OF great talent and ability on his part, leads me
TO allInventors TO apply TO him to procure
their patents. as they may he sure of having the most
faithful attention bestowed on their cases aud atvery
reaz0nable charges-H JOHN TAGHART
Boston, Feb. l. 1869. F5yl
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LIT WORKS LIKE \ CHAR M
ave vou Hstdache? Use Kennels Magic o
lave vuI Fpth tches Use Renne's Magic o
1--WE yal Nsara4giaE Use ReHne's Magic O
Itv3 wa Rl4um1tISm? Use Renne's Magic q
1--we v n Sore rhr"atS Use Kennels Magic o
E-FANaa 5csariSas Use Reaue's Magic q
1--we wa 4 Buaf-eS Use RenDe'S Magic q
1--we v,u Camps Use Rsnpe'S Magic On
Itvsy.l "a 1Iert NtEhuse Use Renna's Magic Oh
lave "a LtneaszS? Use Reaue's Magic oil
Thisis the Best Family Remedy, TO cure aukirdr o
Pain you ever tried.
IL Sciean =efe aud delicious to use. and il you useit
faithfuIls 1t VIII do You Good!
Directions On each bottle. Buy tot The DruggistOr
Merchant where you trade. II they have not got il on
hand they viii send for 1t, at your request. and sell you
he G~rnuine Renner Pain-kilIir z Magic
Oil. atthe manufacturers lowest price at retail
WM. RENNE, Sole Proprietor and Manufacturer,
Pittsfeid, Mass.
fT Sold BY Druggists, Msrchsutssn and Grocerr
Montpelier, n. X. BROWN Wholesale ard Retail
Worcester. J. ABBOTT q SON. spP2SyleCp
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To DETECT MALARIoUs DIsTRICTs.-
The Engineer is authority for a test
whereby we should judge careful heads Of
families seeking rural homes for the sum
mer may satisfy themseIves-aDd that with
far more certainty than from the assertion
to the contrary Of interested property
hoiders-concerning the existence of fever
and ague causes. In regions subject to
miasmatic diseases organic matter is found
in the greatest abundance in the form of
spores. The identifying of these spores
depends on the property OF s~ulphuric acid
to set free carbon from its combinations in
organic substances. If, then, a watch
glass containing s~ulphuric acid be exposed
to the atmosphere Of a suspected region,
its surface will become blackened with a
rapidity depending upon the malarial ten
denotes of the place.
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cit Works like a Charm"

READER-
Rsnne's Magic OIL cures Headache
RenRe's Pain-kihRg Magic Gil cures TOoIhsehel
ReHne's~ Magic Ol cure. Neuralgia.
Renne's Pain Killing Magic Oilcures Cholera MorbHs
Renne's Killing Magic Oitrures aheUmarismt
Renne's Pain Killing Magic Oil cures LameResst
Rsnne's Pain Killing Magic OFT curesSktn Diseasest
some folks seem to be proud OF telling how lame
thei Z shoulders are of" my euck IN the back or,
IA have got the Sciaticaf-and deiight in Dragging
"a that nothing can cure me .H-buf when W. GET such
a. wful foIks'f TO use Renne'- A'Rin-K fIlIng
Magic oil, faithfully, we not only G.. their lame
ness aud charm away their pains, but we a.. -uy taNe
all that Kind OF u brsg out % them :" and they enkIy
own up, and say, 1T works like a charm.
sold BY all Druggists, Merchants and Grocers-
w N. Sole Proprietor and Nanufar
E3nYlerp IT1.pIEIn. VI
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THR HoRsE Some horses viii not permit
a smith To come near him IN his smiths dress;
put the groOm's stable dress on him and the
horse will allow himself to be shod Can
an thing be palmer? The animal does not
resist your wishes, OF care about being shOt 4,
he breads the smith, not the shpeing. Horse ;
have no natural antipithy to smiths or forges
but they have IL i'll usage. \ colt has no
more %'atural objection to PERMITTING you 10
touch his hind leg than his head and If from
the first his hind legs were a often handled
as his neck, he would no more Kick at YOU
for doing this, than he would bite or strik e
at you for handling his f0re-quarters. IL Is
the novelty Of any act that alarms the young
horse, not the act Itself. WHY is it that
vicious horses seldom hurt children They
kick, bite, or strike at man, because man has
lll-used them children have not. Surely
this shows that vice i not the leading and
natural propensity Of the animal. The child
has probably ne ser done anything to chal-
lenge the attachment Of the animal he has
merely never done anything to injure him
Even the horse repays by gratitude and con-
fdence. What would he not do for those who
would take a very little trouble TO win his
attachment, and soothe his natural fear of
man ?-PTdiris Farmer.
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SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION OF Silk
During the various processes in the manu-
facture of silk, bleaching, cleaning, &c,
the texture Especially black silky loses in
weight. To make up this loss it is custo-
mary to fill or charge the material with
such astringents as catechu, gall nuts and
certain salts, especially pr~otosulphate of
iron, the gain in weight thereby being
from one hundred to three hundred per
cent. NJ. J. Persoz has found that such
charged silks will take fire spontaneously
when dried at 300 Fahrenheit. The
silk, he finds, contained twenty-five per
cent. of impurities, and when heated to
this degree ignition appears to be owing to
the rapid absorption of moisture, during
which oxidation occurs as rapidly.
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LEAVING TIE Farm In commenting on
the remarks of President White, of Cornell
University, on this subject, in which he
alluded to the fact that : in England the am
bition of thriving men is to get oct OF the
city into the country here the ambition of
thriving men is to get out Of the country into
the city," the Dirie Farmer remarks
The Englihs people are emphatically an
agricultural people, a farming race. They
love the country as naturally as the birds do,
and they beautify their homes in the coun-
try because they love them. 1t is not the
added beauties that win the Englishman's
love for his home, but it is a prompting of
nature that he cannot control.
On the other hand here. that is in the
northern States, the people are by nature
mechanics and shop keepers. Their love for
town is as natural as an Englishman's love
for the country. We believe if one could
look into the hearts of all the people there,
it would be found that nineteen-twentieths
Of those who live in the country are daily
longing to get to town to live, and looking
e.rvgard 20 that time us the seu-yuCor rest
and happiness.
Such is not the case in the south. In this
respect, as in many others, the southern PEG
pie resemble the English, while the north
ern people resembls the French. In the
south, the universal tendency Of men who
make money in town is TO 20 to the country.
While the cases of farmer selling out and
going to town to live, are comparatively rare
This preference for the town or country is IN
fact the radical source Of many of the dit
ferences in numerous customs and principles
that mark the two people almost as distinct
ly as il they spoke d iferent races.
The truth Is that President hite and the
majority of his brothers and sisters in the
teachers business from Maine 70 Minnesota ,
IN their eagerness 70 educate the heads OF
their youths. forget that the young folks
have any such thing a. hearts. Give your
young country folks plenty of fan real fun
with life in it, and you Will soon find
your efforts more successful at making eoun-
rrv home. bcautlful
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1869.
REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE
A ELLENG L

in thorough repair; also, a ~huil3lne, 2oN5s, stiraied
about ten rods from the nil! the upper part finished
for a harness shop, the lower part for a -tn =, builtln
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81 regard Mr.. Eddy as one of the mos1eapabIe and
successful practitioner with whom | have had official
intercourse CHARLES MASON.
The Van Buren press., 1869-09-14
New Stage Route from Springfield Ms
souri, to Van Buren, and Fort Smith,
Western Texas, etc.

The contractors for carrying the Uni.
ted States Mail from Fort Smith to Sher.
man Texas, and connecting them West to
Fort Concha and to the Rio Grande, have
recently bought out Messrs. Vail & Co
contractors on the route from Keitsville
to Fort Smith, and are now running a
Daily Stage from Keitsvile to this place
and Fsrt Smith. On the lst Of October
they will put on Four-Horsc Stages on
the route, and will connect with the Rail.
road at Lebanon, fifty miles East of
Springfield, bringing through the mails
and passengers in three and one half
days from ST. Louis and shorting the
time as the Railroad is constructed West
from Lebanon. This will hc the route
for all travellers going hence from here
to St. Louis, and all points East from
there. Gen. FRANK ARMSTRONG is the
Superintendent Of the route