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Best Cabinet Organs
At LOUEST PRICES.

That the MASON &c HAML1N CABINET and
METROPOLITAN ORGANS are the BEST IN THE
WORLD is proved by the almost unanimous opinion
OF professions! musicians, by the award to them OF
SEVENTY-F1VE GOLD and SILVER MEDALS
or other highest premiums, at principal industrial
competitons within a few years, including the
MEDAL at the PARIS EXPOSITION, and by a
sale very much greater than that of any similar in
struments. This company manufacture ONLY FIRST
GLASS INSTRUMENTS, and viii not make "cheap
organs" at any price, or suffer an inferior instru-
ment to bear their name. Having greatly increased
their facilities for manufacture, by the introduction
OF new machinery and otherwise, they now
making BETTER ORGANS than EVER BEFORE,
at increased economy in cost, which, in accordance
with their fixed policy of selling always at least
muneratiye profit, they are now offering at PRICES
OF INFERIOR WORK. FOUR OCTAVE ORGANS
Plain Walnut Case, go; FIVE OCTAVE ORGANS
Double Reed, Solid Walnut Case, carved and pan.
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proportion.
Circulars with full particulars, including accurate
drawings of the different styles Of organs and much
Information which will be of service to every pur
chaser OF an organ, will be sent free, and postage
paid, to any one desiring them.
MASON u HAMLlN ORGAN CO.,
154 fremont ST., Boston; 5C6 Broadway, New York.
dc14t4w
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The First National Ranlx.

The First National Bank.
THE Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of this
L Bank will be held at their rooms, on,TUEsDAY Y
the eleventh day OF January next. at O'Clock in
the forenoon.
1-For the choice of Seven Directors.
2-To il the Stockholders will increase the Cap
tai of the Bank.
3-And for any other legal business.
WILLIAM EDWARD GOULD,
Cashier.
Portland Dec O. 1S69 dec10dtd
The Portland daily press., 1869-12-25
Canal National Bank

THE annual meeting of the stockholders of ''The
i Canal National Bank of Portland,' for the
election Directors and for the transaction
OF any other business that may legally come before
them, will be held at their Banking House on Tues
day. the eleventh day of January 1S70 at II O'Clock
Am.
dc9td B. G, SOMERBY, Cashier.
The Portland daily press., 1869-12-25
Ocean Insurance Company.
Annual Meeting,

THE Stockholders of the Ocean Insurance Com
i pany are hereby notified to meet at the office Of
said company, on Monday the third day OF January
A. 1870 at three o'clock P. NJ, for the following
PURPOSES
1. To choose seven Directors for the ensuing year.
2. To make such alterations and additions to the
By Laws OF the company as they shall deem neces-
sary.
3. To act upon any other business which may le-
gally come before them.
GEO. A. WRIGHT, Secretary.
Portland, Dec. 10, 1863. dc1Otd
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-06-23
gnetru.
RepOSe.

The cool, wet grasses lure niy iee''
The tender winds e%ntreat;
The velvet tongues of blossoms red ana "hNe
Woo me to their delight.
All dav the fields entice me, and all day
The forest calls, " Away
~Beho,d. how tenderly our roots are spread
With aosses for thy bed
"Uow pleasantly the sunshine lies adrowse
ON these our slender boushs-
nGreen-fringed as the cedar trees that plume
The brows Of Lebanon.
Within our fragrant depths the hours go D
serene and TRANQUILITY
d" some st~iII-Gowing water-course that ieedS
The flowers Of pleasant mead9-
Here doth the lily sway in graceful case
Her weight of drowsy bees.
"uere blooms the guelder-rose, and here dou
spring
The daisy's bIossoming.
"witb Iotus-buds and spice-trees bending 10"
Whence all sweet Odors flow.
Throughout the fragrant dusk the nightingale
Makes musical the vale
\ day the meadow soRgsters' carroiied worn
BLEND with the forest birds.
" All dav the water-voice, that ever grieves,
Calls answer from the leaves"
n pIeasant voices when shall I have done
With toll beneath the sum
O bappv voicesi when shall 1 be freed
To follow where We lead:
q world that claims me and That yet denies,
when shall my soul arise
When shall my heart ind answer to its need,
And peace a nd rest, indeed?
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-06-23

orchard, it will do the orchard good. But ii
there is no such enclosure handy, why not let
them try the pasture for a few days.
We confess TO a prejudice against pork,
and we never eat the pork that is offered for
sale in our city markets. A very large pro-
portion Of it is not fit to eat. The western
pork from hogs fed and fattened in the field,
ought to be good-and when it starts from
home it probably is. But we have seen the
condition of too many car loads to relish the
pork after it is placed in the market. With
US the animal is kept too closely confined all
his life to be healthful. And stili good
sweet, well fed pork. from sound healthy
hogs, milk or Germ fed, is no doubt a luxury
if we only knew where to find it.
II kept closely confined the hog ought t
have a plentiful supply of good fresh water
Few persons are aware how freely it viii be
used if it is accessible. No doubt hogs Otter
suffer from thirst. Their food is often salt
and they relish pure fresh water.-Plough
man.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-06-23

deegar, (familiarly known on board ship by
the term " Ramy,") to whom the elephant
was much attached, and who had brought
the huge brute under perfect subjecton.
During the first few days after the ship
had cleared the land, everything went on
well but stormy weather coming on, a
spirit Of disohedience was displayed by
some of the crew. The would-be mutt
neers assembled together, one evening, near
the wheel-house, on the main deck, close to
where the elephant was chained, and held
a council as to their future proceedings.
The keeper RAINY, Lying at the side of the
animal, feigned sleep, although he paid
attention to what the wicked men were
saying. He heard the whole details of .
plot to murder the CAPTAIN, and a great
portion of the crew and passengers and
he ascertained that he himself was one of
those who were to be massacred. The
onslaught was to be made when the watch
was changed that very night.
No time was to be lost IN Harning the
captain of the danger but it was utterly
impossible for RAINY to proceed to the
state-cabin without mourning the greatest
possible risk, inasmuch as he would have
been compelled to have passed through
the midst of the mutiners; and they cer-
tainly would not have scrupled in killing
at once one whom they had themselves
selected as a victim. The willy keeper,
however, took a wiser course and as it
turned out, a very serviceable one. Noise
lessly christening the chain which bound
the elephants legs, RAINY set the animal
at liberty and springing to his feet IN
stantly, he bounded into the midst Of the
mutineers, followed by the elephant. On
giving a signal to the intelligent creature,
it laid about in right and left with it. trunk,
and the astOnished sailors were quickly
thrown down ON the deck, wounded and
bleeding, and shouting loudly for mercy.
The captain, hearing the disturbance, was
soon on the spot; and having beer made
acquainted with the facts Of tTs case,
caused the mutineers to be placed in irons
to be brought to justice at the first port at
which they might touch. The wounds
caused by the animals trunk were fishtful
This elephant gave many other proofs
on the voyage, of his intelligence and 81.
gacity. On one occasion during o heavy
gale of wind, he saved a man from a wa.
terry grave, by seizing him By his jacket
just as he was slipping from of the bull
warks and IN another, he prevented thu
first mate of the vessel from being severely
bitten by a ferocious mastiff belonging K
one of the passengers. The dog was fyin:
at the throat OF the man, when his spring
was arrested by the elephant, which, tax
ing firm hold of him with his trunk, hurle,
him over the side of the ship into tn
ocean.-EQrly Dqgs.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-06-23

CANPHOR To SToP BEES ROBBlNG.-On ac-
count of the great number of stocks l kept
in one cellar, | was compelled, on wintering
them out, to remove only a portion of them
in one day, TO prevent the bees from mixing
up too much. Those taken first were cOnsc-
quently prepared to 20 to work when those
last removed were brought out, and they
attempted TO rob the latter. When this was
discovered they had already got a good start
on some of the stocks, and | was puzzled
how to arrest the robbery. At this time |
bad purchased a small parcel of camphor for
some other purpose, and it struck me that |
might stir up the sluggish and inactive stocks
which suffered themselves TO be robbed with
cut resistance, by inserting a small piece of
camphor in the entrance of their hives. |
Immediately did so, and was not a little
pleased to find that the effect was to frighten
the robbers, and to arouse the inmates Of The
hive to vigorous resistance till they drove of
every strange bee.
A week later, when | vintered out the
bees Of my northern epiary-all of which
were taken out IN one day-One weak colony
was violently attacked by robbers. | pushed
a piece Of camphor through the entrance,
and had the pleasure Of seeing the same re
suit. Attempts at robbery had entirely
ceased next day, although this colony proved
to be queenless, on examination about three
weeks latcr.-Bee Journal.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-06-23

VINEGAR PLANT.-HO1C all can hare qoOd
Vinegar. 1t belongs to the genus of fungals
(PeAicilium glaucum) and is easily propa-
gated by following the annexed recipe : Take
half a pound of brown sugar and half a pint
Of mOlasses simmer them in three quarts of
water till well dissolved, then place the mix
ture in a wooden or stone pot, cover it over.
and place behind the stove in a warm situa-
ton. In about Six or seven weeks you will
find floating on the top a tough, fieshy sub
stance-this is the vinegar plant the mix
ture will have turned to vinegar, but Of a
poorer quality than will be manufactured
without its aid. Now prepare a mixture as
before, and when cOOASh, lay over it the vim
egar plant. A bit of lathing or single
should be laid upon the mixture before plac-
ing the plant over it, as the vinegar is of a
purer quality if the plant does not lie wholly
upon it. Set it behind the stove or beside
the range, covering it closely, and, in two
weeks or more, taste it if sharp vinegar,
bottle it, and continue your manufacture
The vinegar Is Of a-dark color. bat of tar
better quality than what is bought generally
for cider vinegar, but has never seen apples.
1t is probable that what is termed the .smo-
Their" in vinegar is closely allied to this plant.
and might be employed by those who desire
to produce a "'vInegar plant" without delay.
The cost of vinegar made in this manner is
extremely small, and, as it is a condiment SO
universally employed in culinary matters we
recommend it to our readers. We do not
think that ther9 is anything deIeterious in
its properties, and it would certainly give
many families a large supply Of vinegar who
would be unable to procure it in any other
manner. A small wooden butter firkin would
be an excellent utensil for its preparation
as it could be covered tightly.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-06-23

PROTECTING CURRAST BCsHEs.-Thc C0Kg
try Gentleman has an article on the subject,
which we give below "A good many Of
our readers know that the best way To pre-
vent the currant worm from DESTROYING the
foliage of the currant, and thus preventing
the growth Of the fruit. is to feed the insects
with that excellent and wholesome medicine.
the white hcIlebore. They never need to
take a second dose. 1t kills and cures at
one OperatiOn-kills the insect and cures the
bushes.-A very thin dusGing over the leaves
through a fine dredging box, will give enough
to every worm that feeds on them. 1t is the
easiest way to destroy insect depredators by
wholesale that we know of. But there is one
condition that is quite essential 10 success.
1t must be applied promptly, before much
harm il done, and the bushes must be watch
ed for any second, third or fourth appearance
Some fail because they are careless in this
respect. They often wait till the leaves are
all stripped off the crop for the season de-
stroyed, and the growth of the bushes check
ed and badly injured by the defoiIation.
Then, again, others are very careful and
watchful at first, but allow a second appear
ance to pass unnOticed and unchecked.
This poison should not be breathed, by
allowing the dust to come in contact with
the nose, or it viii produce SOM s~neezing
and considerable i~rratiOn. 1t is therefore
best to attach the dredging box to the end OF
a stick as long as a common cane, or keep on
the windward side and apply the helleboro
only when there is but little breeze. Although
it adheres to the leaves, the slightest rain or
dew will carry it off the fruit and as the
currents ripen some time after the insect.
have gone, little care is necessary, or danger
to be feared 1t is best, however, always t.
wash the fruit before using, to remove any
possible dust which might remain upon it >
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-06-23

How TO PLANT HEDGEs.-Mr. Robert And
erson, in the Saline Herald, gives the follow
ing as his plan of planting hedges:
"My way of planting hedge is TO plough
the ground about twelve or fifteen inches
deep, and pulyerize completely then set my
stakes in range as | want my hedge to stand.
Then l take a common garden hoe and dig
a hole as deep as L want my plants 20 be set,
standing with my face IN range with the
stakes then put = plant down, with the top
toward me, leaning at an angle Of about for
ty-ive degrees, being careful to put a little
deeper than it grew in the nursery then |
cover that one up by digging the dirt out for
the next plant, and 50 on, standing in the
range Of the stakes. 1t will facilitate the
job by having a dropper to put the plants in
their places as you need them.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-06-23

ROAD DUsT AND VEGETATION.-No careful
observer will deny that the trees along much
frequented roads, especially when exposed to
the influence of prevailing winds, distinguish
themselves in the rapidity Of their growth
and the luxuriance of their foliage as being
more thriving than those Of the n~eighborine
wood. This fact is being ascribed to the
dust from the roads which is carried and
deposited by the wind upon their branches
and foliage. Dry road dust contains from
eight to ten per cent. of organic matter.
arising from the excrements of animals. from
straw, hay, or grains which may have fallen
from wagons trequenting the road. After
having been pulverized by carriage wheels to
a fine dust, they form a large amount of al
ready d~ecomposed and readily soluble nour-
ishment for vegetable grewth- Roads kent
IN good condition, are therefore not only i'm
portant promoters of the civilization Of the
district wherein they are located, on account
of easy transportation, but also because of
an inexpensive but not less efficient fertilizer
1t is in such, at the first, ~unapparent causes
that an explanation of mary of the declared
mysteries of vegetation may be found
Manufacturer and Builder.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-06-23
agricultural.

MANGLING THE FoREsT.-The Ohio Farmer
'caIis attention TO the necessity of exercising
more care in the preservation of forest tim
Der. 1t saws &" Wagons are Numbered over
the roots without mercy marks OF the axe
may be seen on the most thrifty trees, ana
when falling, one, two or three others are
manglcd and tore from lack Of care This
is all true, and results in most instances from
EMPLOYING men in the forest whO have no
experience with the axe, and, from lack of
instruction and practice, 70 correct idea OF
the way to fell a tree without brulsIng ana
DESTROYING the branches of contiguous ones
Many persons cot deficient in Judgment and
calculation in other rural matters, placed IN
the forest are as destructive as a bovine IN a
China shop. 4 tree is designated to be fell
ed, and at 1t they 90 without a thought Of
anything but prostrating it upon the ground.
No attention is paid to surrounding and
neighboring trees, to the inclination of the
top and the body Of the one to be felled, or
to the chance Of thro wing the tree down
without overturning or marring others. Prac-
tice alone can give certainty to the chopper
in telling trees in the precise position want
ed. but due observation and care, at the
start, will do much towards preventing damage
to trees in the vincinity Of those devoted to
the axe. Some axemen, green in the bust
ness, chop round the tree, as in process OF
gIrdIng- especially IL the Doll Is OF consider
able diameter. In doing this the chopper
loses control over it whereas, if the work
is properly done, the axe, acting as a wedge
or lever when the tree is about TO fall, ex-
erts a powerful influence in sending 1t in the
right direction and avoiding others in the
vicinity Of the line Of it's declinatiOn. A
half a century ago, when the object was L
destroy the forest as fast as possible, the
case was different. Then, slashing and cut
ting, in any direction. was deemed legitimate;
but times are changed now and forest timber
Is becoming IN object Of special care, not fol
timber and fuel only, but as a shield from the
careering winds and storms Of winter. Cut
out the decaying portions, as they are dis
covered and wanted for use bat, in doing
this, avoid damaging such as are not re-
quired for present consumption. Care II
this respect is highly remunerative.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-06-23

4 REMEDY FOR CLUB-FooT IN Carriage
Last summer, IN my grounds at jersey Citv
where we have never been able to get two
crops OF cab6ages successfully without having
them injured by club-foot, nv foreman sng97
gested 20 me to experiment with a he'd Of
ABOUT hait an acre, to be planted with Early
wakefield cabbage One half of this he
proposed to manure at the rate of rs tons
per acre, with stable manure the other half
with Hour of bone, at the rate of . 900
pounds per acre. This was accordingly done
IN the usual way, by sowing the bone dust
on the ground after blowing, and then thor
oushIy narrowing in During the month of
May we could see no perceptible diTerenca
IN the beds, but just as sooi, as our first bot
days In June came, down wiltcd the portion
that had been dressed with stable manure,
showing a well defined line the whole lengtL
OF the bed, and on pulling the plants mn I've
iound that our enemy was at work while in
that portion that had been dressed bv the
Done dust not a wilted plant could be seen.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-06-23
The Elephant and MutiueerS.

Some time ago a very fine specimen of
the Asiatic elephant was landed at South
ampton. The animal was an exceeding
fine one, standing seven feet in height,
with large tusks, and between three and
four years of age. 1t was shipped at
Bombay, and was under the charge of a
native Of Sumatra, named Rance Jhan-
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-06-23
HOME BUSINESS, &C.
American and Foreign Patents,
R. H. EDDY,

SOLICITOR OF PATENTS,
Late Agent Of the United States Patent Office, Wash
ingtoni under the Act OF 1897.
No. - state St, ~topposite Kilby So Boston.
A FTER an extensive practiceo OF upwards oftwenty
"A years, continues 10 secure Patents in the United
States alsof in Great Britain, france, and oihet foreign
~evsntIies. Caveats, specifications, Bonds, Assignments
and allpapers or drawings for Patents. executed on fea-
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Assignments recordedin Washington.
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%rilitiesf for btsining Patents, orascertaining thepatenta
bility OF inve ntions.
esibsGtlbet, inthecourseo fhi
large practice. made, on twice rejected applications
STXTEEN f EVERY ONE of which was de
cided in his favor by the Commissioner OF Patents.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-06-23

SUPPLlEs OF FHRr1t1zERs.-For the last
few years nc serious apprehensions have been
felt as to the sources of supply of the vari-
Gus concentrated fertilizers. Even the man
ufacturers of superphosphate have been in
the habit of mixing more or less guano IN
their composition, and not u~nfrequently the
chief value of their wares has depended
mainly upon the quantity Of the real genuine
Peruvian which they contained. But this
means of improvement will soon come to an
end. The guano on the Chincha Islands i
nearly exhausted In a few months these islands
will be deserted, and then all the ships now
engaged in the trade will make for the Qua
nape Islands, five degrees south of the equa-
tor. There is a supply of guano at Baker
Island, in the Hawaii group, estimated al
from $50. 900 to 1900, 900 tons, and worked
by the United States. But 1t is easy to sec
that even these limited sources of supply
must scon he exhausted. Where shall We
lock next ? We hope the phosphate beds OF
Charleston, S. c., Will turn out to be a:
valuable as has been anticipated. They viii
bridge over thesgap till some other source
appears.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-06-23

The PrcGERY.-Nothing is more common
than the practice of keeping swine closely
confined in pens at this as in all other seasons
of the year. We think this practice is car
ried too far, and that it would promote the
health, as it certainly would the comfort of
the pigs, young and old. to give them a freer
run. Some farmers give them the run of a
small orchard enclosure near the house or
barn, and others let them have the run of a
pasture, but the number is few.
Now what we want to cay is, give them Us
much freedom as practicable in summer. If
there is an enclosure near the barn that is
suitable, it will do them good. If it is an