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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-06-01

unused az am to crying about what can't
be helped. In squads, and couples, and
one by one, they afectionateIy took their
leave, with their hoes and axes, spades and
shovels, gimcracks and charms stuck all
over them-in their sashes. breeches, clou-
ties. blankets, and pinafores One went
with a necklace of mattock around his
neck and three Collins axes in his girdle;
another, his head thrust into pile of tin
ware while third, one of the unbreech-
ed multitude. wore frying-pan in front
by way of an apron. and corn hoe be-
hind, in the usual fashion of a rudder.
Old men and young were tuning their jews
harps; luxurious squsws were peeping at
the redundant beauties reflected by their
little zinc looking glasses /; children were
blowing their tin whistles. and small fat
papooses we're hanging their heads out of
compressed bundles behind their mothers.
wondering. with open mouths and great
round eyes, what could be the cause of all
the hubSub. 1t was an impressive scene
of barbarous happiness not eas1ly forgot
ten"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-06-01

A Coon MUFF SToKY-A California
paper tells of an excursion got up by a
party of young gentlemen and ladies for a
donation or surprise visit to some of their
acquaintance. They went in sleighs. and
the party was so numerous that some of
the vehicles had 10 carry three passengers.
In one case lady and two gentlemen oc-
cupied the sleigh. The gentlemen ofcourse
would not allow the lady to take an ex-
posed seat; /; she therefore sat in the mid
die AS the night was extremely cold,
gentleman No. / quietly passed his hand
"a remarkably small one by the way) into
the lady's muff. As the muff was not very
the lady quietly removed one of
her hands from the same In few mo-
ments she felt movement on the other
side, and found gentleman No. attempt
ing to pass his hand into the muf on that
side. She then quietly withdrew her haud
from the muff and allowed him to do so.
What took place in the mutf she is unable
to say. But each gentleman privately re-
ported to a small circle of friends how
warmly the lady had returned the pressure
Of his hand in the muff, while the lady IS
privately reported to q small circle of
friends the capital sale she made of both
gentlemen.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-06-01

A CALIFORNIA INDIANS DINNER.-Mr
Cheever, who spent many years among the
California Indians, and studied carefully
their history, and manners and customs,
gives the following illustration of their
habits. in the Ma number of the Natural
ist He saw an Indian come to the banks
of the Feather River. one afternoon. He
was hungry. but had not particle of food
to eat. His 6rst movement was to start
fire. He next turned over some old logs
and hunted up some grubs. He then pull
ed up some dry reeds. aud plucked few
hairs from his own head and tied the grubs
to the bottom of the reeds. surrounding
them with circle of loops. The reeds
were then stuck lightly into the mud. in
the shallow water of the stream. and the
Indian squatted beside them motionless.
Presently the top of one of them began
to trembIe, when the watcher put his thumb
and finger upon it. and tossed fish out
upon the grass and so he continued to
watch and to catch fish until he had enough
for his dinner all going to show, that the
man who wants but little here below may
get that little easy-provided he knows as
much as q California Indian
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-06-01

well-paid hands to do the work, and he was
drawing fat salary for seeing them do it.
Laughter and applause
Mr.. Chairman, have trespassed upon the
courtesy of the committee l fear too long,
certainly much longer than had any idea of
when commenced, [cries of" Go on ~ s. Go
on" yet there are one or two thoughts
further that would like to suggest. Sup
pose, sir, that we do feel like exercising
liberal generosity in this matter, are we in a
condition to do so ? A wise and prudent busi-
ness man who contemplates the bestowal of
a large charity will be sure to examine bis
balance sheet before he does it. He will ex-
anime his resources. lie will consider his
liabilities. He will foot up his handbook
and count over his money. Now, how does
our account stand We are informed by the
Secretary of the Treasury that our bonded
debt amounts to about $500, ,OOO, 900.
Have you, sir, any conception of the magpi-
tude of that sum Has any gentleman here
| make no imputation upon your intellect
when | say you do not. Try if you can
realize it unit by unit. Can you do it? Sir
it is not within the power of the human in
tellect. The brain reels beneath the immen-
e The sonssPsiea 1Ss s On c sBe ed dia Of
eternity.
There is one way, however, and only one
way by which the human intellect can ap-
proach realization of the magnitude of this
sum and that is by comparison. Each
greenback dollar bill is about seven inches in
length. Now, place two thousand five hun
dred millions of them in a line, and you will
find it will be over two hundred and fifty
thousand miles long Geographers tell US 1t
is twenty-five thousand miles around the
earth. Our public debt would therefore
make band of greenback dollars that could
encirclc this globe more than ten times. 1t
is said TO be two hundred and forty thousand
miles from the earth to the moon. If this is
so, our debt would make a rope of greenback
dollars long enough to cable the moon to the
earth, and have over ten thousand miles to
sag Laughter
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-06-01

VIsrT TO SILK MILL-A visit to
silk mill disoloses the fact that there is no
such thing as cheap silk, any more than
there is cheap gold. 1t is true, we find
sham silks and dollar jewelry in the mar
ket, and both bear exactly the same rela-
ton to the original. An ounce of pure
silk is worth its weight in silver all over
the civilized globe. Italian silk is the
best, not only because it is finer. but be-
cause it works better and consequently
causes least waste. 1t is often raised from
the eggs of japanese worms and it is
curious that such worms, when working on
Italian soil, make exactly the same quality
of silk as their brother Italian worms.
This, however, il probably because they
are all fed on the same soed-the leaves of
the ltaliAa mulbers-sss @ fashioned
days, before our = --fathers
understood the perlSs-s~Sl k<y IN
dyeing, they too had 81 Iseuing TO make a
pound of silk weigh something more by
artificial means; SO while the young girls
were spooliRg the silk for filing in they
dipped their fingers in a preparation of oil
and lamp-black. By this means two
ounces or more were added to the pound.
When they happened to get on so much
that the boxes which held the fabric were
oiled. these silks were pronounced oil
boiled To-day there are clerks in the
store who will talk to US about oil-boiled
silks adding that this kind of silk wears
After the silk is dyed, little oil is some
times used for sOftening purposes, but any
thing additional is positive injury to the
silk. When twice the necessary weight of
dye is added, the silk is deprecated just
half in value IF thrice is added, the silk
is deprecated three-fold.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-06-01

How TO BE NoBoDK.-Tt is easy to be
nobody. and we will tell you how to do it.
Go to the drinking saloon to spend your
leisure time. You need not drink much
now Just little beer, or some other drink.
In the meantime play dominOes, checkers,
or something else to kill the time. SO that
you will be sure not to read any useful
book. If you read, let it be the dime
novels of the day. Thus 60 on keeping
your stomach full, and your head empty,
aud yourself playing time-killing games,
and in few years you'll be nobody, un-
less, las is quite hkely,) you should turn
out drunkard or q professional gambler,
either of which is worse than a nobody.
There are any number Of young men
hanging apout saloons. billiard rooms and
other rum shops just ready to graduate and
be nobodies.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-06-01

A Doc SAVES s5000.-Two droyers went
to sleep in caboose car at Fort Wayne,
not long since, hanging up on a pin a
carpet sack containing $4,000. Some fel-
low who saw it reached in and got the sack,
but afterward went in through trap door
to get another one. He was seized by a
bulldog. which stepped up behind him.
One of the drovers, waking up, saw the
situation of affairs, drew big knife, and
threatened to cut the thiefs head off if he
did not tell where the other sack was
He told, of course, that it was outside, and
despite his pleadings the man was left in
the custody of the dog until it was secured.
He was then released, minus about quart
of blood.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-06-01
TERMS FOR ADVERTISING.

Forone Square OF IL lines Or less of Neppareil
type one insertion o. 90; for each subsequent in
sertion IS cents. Unless the number of sertions
are marked on the advertisement il will be contnu-
ed till ordered out. Liberal discount made to mer
chants and others advertising by the year.
Probate and Commissi ssioners Notices - -00 each
For notices of Liberations, Estrays, the (oIma
tfon and Dissolution of Gopartnerships, &C. els
each. for three Insertions. II sent by Mail The
money must accompany theletter.
Notices in news columns, 10 cents per liz each
insertion but no charge made OF less than 50 cents
Notices af Deaths and Marriages inserted gratis,
but extended Obituary Notices Poetry Will be
charged by the rate of i've cents per line.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-09-08
Well Paid Women.

The New York correspondent of the Bos.
ton Post writes:
''Working women, as class. that is
shop girls, store girls, etc., are not, OF
course. so well paid as men, but some re.
ceive very good salaries nevertheless. Fe-
male telegraphers. for instance, are paid
from Sl5 Is $40 week. A first class sew
ing machine operator can earn Sl5 a week
though the majority do not earn more than
half that Good female teachers in private
and public schools get from $500 to 81, ,00C
year. The better class Of dressmakers
and forewomen in sewing establishments
avearge $500 to 5000 year, and some re-
ceive as mnch as ST, 200. There are several
women employed as book keepers at salar-
les of from SIC to $50 q week, and then
places are just as secure as those of men.
But all these women have had to learn their
business thoroughly. Most of them count
enough years to be considered old maids
from twenty-eight TO forty-but thev have
not given up the hope of getting husbands.
And l can say, from observation, that those
who do get husbands make excellent wives.
There Is no giddiress about them and very
little extravaganza, and the moment they
settle over a household they make every
thing tidy and comfortable and keep it so.
don't know any Class of women more de-
sirable as wives for men who want agreea-
BILE homes and q chance to hsvo something
for rainy day than the old maids oi
thirty, or thereabouts, who have rosponsi.
BILE positions as employees in stores and
workshops. There are several hundred
women in New York who earn more money
every year than an edual number of fairly
qualified men, and they do not have tc
work very hard either. But what they dc
they do well, having learned their calling
thoroughly and drilled themselves into
system.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-09-08
American HyperbOle.

A natty little book has just come over
from London, entitled "Reminiscences of
America; by Two Englishmen, which de-
scribes the manner in which the twain
rippled through the country, what they
saw In the country, and what they heard
in the streets. As instances of the s'hS per-
bole of the country they record the fol-
lowing:
In describing the large trees Of the
Yosemite Valley, one said that sit took
two men and a boy to see the top Of
them" One being asked by q friend if ne
saw a certain MOSQUITO on the weather
vane Of the State House @ at st. Louis,
answered, "Yes, l see it winkiDg." A
third, in describing the prices OF carriages
at Niagara, asserted that the "hack Isrss
are so high that the Falls are insignificant
by comparison"
Another story is related, with the APP
pearance of truth, of o boy who Vas
watching his school-fellows az they snow
balled an old gentleman windows. The
old gentleman rushed out o. his house,
determined, if possible, to inaict some Sc.
we're corporeal punishment on the offender
saying when he ceught the boy, ''Now,
you rascal, I'll thrash you within an inch
of your lite y Accordingly be began to
beat him, when the boy Immediately com
menced laughing, and continued SO unit
the old gentleman stopped beating him.
with the exclamation, 'sBoy what are yor
laughing at ?" ssWell. said the boy, "I'n
laughing because you are awfnlly sold:
ainf the boy l"-Edior's Dro,oer, in Harper
Magazine for September.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-09-08
How TO Carve.

Carving is very desirable aceomplis h
ment for both ladies end gentlemen, and
should be taught. One cannot learn it by
tuition, but by practice, joined by small
slice OF theory. 1t is iiue that the French
| style Of serving the meat sliced is fast ban
ishing the necessity Of carving at the table
of the rich; bat in middle life, where such
elegancies are not practise5, knowledge
of carving should be part of boys or
girls education. How often do we hear g
person say: "Oh, excuse me, can't carve:
l never tried" Or, if it be attempted,
one soon finds himself sadly embarrassed
He grasps the finife and fork desperately.
He has learned that a slice OF breast Of a
turkey Is a dainty; that wing is good; the
, second joint also; that the leg is not so
good. But it is not an easy task to sepa-
rate them, and he thinks he would rather
chop wood than dress turkey. He does
not know that on the back lies a delicate
morsel called the opster, and the side
bones below the second joint are consid-
cred tit-bits. This must be taught him.
Ladies ought especially to make carving a
study; at their own home the task often de-
wolves upon them, and they should
be able to perform it with ease
and not be forced to accept the
assistance of visitors, who would prob.
ably dread the opreation. The platter
should be placed so near the carver that he
has full control over it; if far off, nothing
can prevent an ungraceful appearance. A
sharp knife is requisite, aud thin and WELL
tempered blade. In carving turkey. cut off
the wing nearest to you first, then the leg
and second joint: then slice the breast until
rounded. ivory-shaped piece appears, in
sert the knife between that and tie bone
and separate them; this part is the incest
bit of the breast next comes the "merry
thought" Alter this. turn over the bird a
little. and just below the breast you will find
the oyster, which you separate as you did
the inner breast. The side bone lies be-
side the rump, and the desired morsel can
be taken without separating the whole
bone. Proceed the same way with the
other side. The fork need not be removed
during the whole process. An experienced
carver will dissect fowl as easy as you can
break an egg or cut a potato. He retains
his seat, manages his hands and elbows
artistically, and is perfectly at ease. There
is nc difficulty in the matter: it only re-
quires knowledge and practice, and these
should be taught in the family, each child
taking his or her turn. Chickens and
partridges are carved in the same way.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-09-08

A POWERFUL INsEcr.-The tendency of
soldiers to grotesque exaggerations is well
illustrated by the remark of one of them
concerning that greatest pest of the camp
which the dictionaries denominate a "small
insect of the genus pediculus." l presume
every army in history has been annoyed
by his atomy, but 1 think none suffered
from it and made it the subject of habitual
Jest before the armies of our war. As in
the case Of every other source of vexatioh,
the men grumbled at ii, philosophical over
it and laughed at it.
81 could bear the little fellows, and say
nothing about tham," heard dry joker
in blue say to comrades at reveille rolI-call
one morning; "but such monsters as there
are in this campl Why. woke up last
night and saw one of these creeters sitting
at tho foot OF my bunk. He had his bach
to me, and there was great o. s. A. or
4 it; but when he turned round great Scott
what dye think he was doing p
Eating hard-tack. suggested one. will
wink.
Smoking your pipo," put in another.
ssNo, he wasn't; he was picking b,
teeth with my bayonet- From Waif
from Field, Camp and Garrison, in Iippin
COTS Mdgazhae for September.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-09-08
y0etru.
WISHING.
EY John 9. SAKE.

OF all the amusements OF the mind,
From logic down to fishing,
There isn't cne that you can find
So very cheap as Wishing"
A very choice diversion, too,
If we but rightly use II.
And not, a we are apt to do,
Pervert 1t. and abuse it.
A wish-a common wish indeed
My purse was somewhat fatter,
That might cheer the child Of need.
And not my pride to hatter
Thai might make oppression reel,
Asonly gold can make IL,
AID break the tyrant's rod Of steel,
as only gold en- break IL.
wish that sympathy AMI love,
And every human passion
That has its orr n above,
Would come and keep IN fashion;
That scorn, and jealousy. and hate,
Aud every base emotion,
Were buried fifty fathoms deep
Beneath the waves Of ocean.
I wish that friends were always true,
And motives always pure;
/ wish the good were Dot so few,
/ wish the bad were fewer;
L wish that persons ne'er forgot
70 heed their pious teaching.
/ wish that prscticing was net
SO different from preaching.
I wish-that modest worth might te
Appraised with truth and candor:
wi that innocence were free
From treachery and SANDER;
/ wish that II n their vows would mind;
That women ne'er were rovers:
i wish that wives were always kind,
And husbands always lovers.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-09-08
For the Dals ano 6irls.
THE CHILDREN.
BIZ CHARLES DIcKEN1.

1-N@@%<@s
When the lessons and tasks are all ended,
And the school for the day is dismissed.
And the little ones gather around me-
To bid me coed MS ht and be Lissed:
Ob, the little white arms that encircle
AS neck in tender embrace
Oh. the smiles that are halos of heaven,
shedding sunshine of love on my facel
And when they are gone, sit dreaming
Or my childhood too lovely to last:
Of love that my heart will remember,
when 1t wakes to the pulse of the past
Ere the world and its wickedness made me
partner Of sorrow and sin,
When the glory of God was about me-
And the glory of gladness within.
Oh. my heart grows weak as a woman's.
And the fountain of feeling will flow,
when think of the Taths, steep and stony,
Where the feet o. the dear ones must go;
vi the mountains Of sin hanging Ger them.
OF the tempest of Fate blowing wild;
oh there is nothing on earth half so holy
AS the innocent heart of a childI
They are idols of hearts and of households:
Ihey are angels OF God in disguise;
His sunlight still sleeps in their tresses,
bis glory s.lll CLEANS in their eyes;
On those truants from home and from heaven
Ihey have made me more manly and mild
And know how Jesus could liken
The Kingdom Of God to q child.
Seek not life for the dear ones.
An radiant as others have dom,
Dut that uie may nave just enough shadow
To temper tho glare OF The sun;
wonld pray God TO guard them from evil
but my prayer would bound back to myssif
An seraph may pray for 4 sinner,
But sinner must pray for himself
The twig is so easily Blended,
have banished the rule and the rod:
have taught them the goodness Of knowledge,
They have taught me the goodness of God;
M, heart Is dungeon of darkness,
Where shut them from breaking rule;
Ny frown is sufficient correction;
My love is the law Of the school
l shall leave the old house in the Autumn,
To traverse its threshold no more:
All how shall sigh Tor the dear ones,
That meet me each morn at the oor
| shall miss the ''good nights and the kisses
and the gush Of their innocent eiee,
The group on the green, and the flowers
That are brought every morning to me.
shall miss them at morn and at eye
Their song in the school ana the street:
shall miss The low hum of their voices
And the tramp Of their delicate feet
When the lessons and tasks are all ended,
And death says, "The school Is dssmissedl"
May the little ones gather around me,
TO bid me good night and be kissed
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-09-08

civilization and savagedom still battle for
the pre- eminence; but the story is well
known, and there were, not long since.
many who were willing to point out the
spot where Mary Harris was found-Lost
in fha Slsrnh
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-09-08

The English army is being rapidly and
largely recruited from unemployed labor
ers. The navy is also having its force in
creased, more by boys under 16 years OF
age than by men, the object being 10 train
up new crop Of seamen.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-09-08
THr Ohinese learn fast and we'll. ouite

The Chinese learn fast ana well. Quite
a number in California have become ex-
pert professional burglars, and can "erack
o crib" with as much dexterity as the best
| London cracksman. The Chinese in Amer.
| ica viii soon became thoroughly civilized.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-09-08

Customs receipts last week, were $4,-
59s. .799.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-09-08

sOu naIIi5 WIG baiuteu tQem as Iney hur-
ried up to the door Of the hut, and in that
encounter, where each sought for news or
hope, it was plain enough to read the bit
ter tidings written in each anxious face.
Anderson turned away with groan, and
was proceeding toward the dense scrub,
when Sampson called to him to halt, as he
kicked at the black shepherd to rouse him
from his deep sleep.
Ten minutes after, with Teddy leading
the way, they were examining the ground,
track by which Mary had entered the scrub,
rect on that the task seemed hopeless.
Footprints and trails there were lacing and
interlacing. one destroying the identity OF
| the other; but though seeking as il were
entirely in the dark, they pressed on hour
after hour. Ever aud again, either the
father or Anderson shrddered when they
came upon some spot where blood sullied
the green herbage with its crimson stains,
and when such place occurred, they traced
the blood spots trsmbliDgly, and in dread
lest they should stumble in their next steE
upon the body of her they sought.
/ But no such narrowing sight met theil
gaze; and still TO and fro they searched
shouting at intervals, till night again put,
stop to their efforts.
Day after day passed of indefatigabl
search, and the thought occurred again an,
again to Samson that the blacks must hav
dragged the poor girl of with them in thei
retreat; but Teddy would not hear to il
saying. s.Wait q bit find um soon; blac
feiler no take white girl away" Andel
son, too, seemed of opinion that Mary wa
still near at hand, and with torn and bleed
ing hands and face. he still kept up th
weary search till long after it was certai