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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-03-15

In fact, migration goes on throughout
the whole of our year. One set comes to
US in the winter, both to avoid the extreme
cold of the north and to find sufhciency
of food. Indeed, the severer the winter
the larger the company-not because they
like the frost, but are escaping from 1t.
As soon as the winter moderates, this set
returns to the north, whence it came, and
another set arrives from the south-not
for warmth, although they sojourn with
us during summer-but for comparative
coolness. This last army is recruited
over an immense area, from Guinea to
France. When summer is over they win
ter abroad like invalids.
One impulse seems to guide this great
moving world of birds; they fly northward
to breed. Although some remain, and
reaa their young with success, the mass
breed at the northern limit of their wan
derings. Why, many thoughtful natur-
alists are at loss to say. There seems,
for example. to be no hindrance In the
way of the woodcock's permanent resi-
dence here, for they have built and bred
successfully in our heaths and desolate
places; but the main body of these birds
retires to Norway about the4atter end of
March. The redwing and the fieldfare,
too, leave US. while the thrush remains.
These are all birds of the same genus
but the former breed far away in dis
tant northern home, whilst the latter
builds Its nest in our gardens, copses, and
hedges-hopping actively about our lawns
and eating our fruit with pleasant, though
irritating confidence. The apparent pre-
ference of the redwing and feldfare for
wintery weather is the more remarkable as
they are delicate birds, and are not un-
frequently killed by hard frost, like their
cousins the thrushes-EngliSA Paper.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-03-15

President HARRIsoN's GRAvE.-In
speaking of the efforts now in progress for
improving and beautifying the last resting
place of Gen. William Henry Harrison, an
Ohio paper says:
North Bend is the extreme southwestern
corner of Ohio, being merely a flag and
coaling station, where the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi and the indianapolis and Lafay-
cite Railroads diverge. 1t is sixteen
miles from Cincinnati, and three from the
Indiana line The old homestead of Gen
Harrison is quite near the station-house
Thence he was called to the Legislature,
and, by an overwhelming majority. to the
Presidential chair The career of the
hero of Tippecanoe and the Thames needs
no mention here. His reputation is not
local but national, and the great West
owes an immense debt of gratitude to the
defender of its borders. And how have
these obligations been fulfilled ? Across
the railroads already mentioned, and about
one fourth of a mile from the homestead.
is a knoll that rises perhaps 100 feet
above the river. This was for many years
the generals choice as his last resting
place. The view from the summit is a
grand one. At your feet is the Ohio
the beautiful river-which here makes a
double bend andecan be seen for miles in
either direction. Upon the other side of
the knoll can be traced in the distance the
course of the Miami before it enters the
Ohio four miles below. Almost upon the
summit of the knoll is the vault that con-
tains all that is mortal of Gen. Harrison
1t is of plain brick, with a rough board
door, and is covered with turf and weeds.
Such is the resting place Of the only Pres
ident Ohio ever gave to the nation. As
seen from the river the tomb presents a
striking appearance, even in its rude state.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-03-15
Three Little Chairs.
They sat by the bright wood-fre,
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They sat by the bright wood-fire,
The gray haired dame and the aged sire,
Dreaming of days gone by;
The tear. drops fell on each wrinkled check
They both had thoughts they could not speak,
And each heart uttered a sigh
For their sid and fearful eyes deserted
Three little chairs placed side by side
Against the sitting.rOom wall;
Old fashioned enough as there they stood,
Their seats of nag and their frames Of wood,
With their backs so straight and tail.
Then the sire shook his silvery head,
And with trembling voice he gently said:
Mother, these empty chairs
They bring us such sad, sad thoughts tonight
Wen put them forever out of sight,
In the small, dark room upstairs"
But she answered: " Father, no, not vet,
For look at them and forget
That the children are away
The boys come back. and our Mary, too,
With her apron on, of checkered blue,
And sit there every day.
Johnny still whites ship stall masts,
And Willie his leaden bullets casts,
While Mary her patchwork sews;
At evening the three childish prayers
Go up to God from these little chairs,
SO soflly that no one knows.
" johnny comes back from the billOw deep,
Willie wakes from the battle field sleep,
To say goodnight to me;
Nfary's wife and a mother no more,
But a tired child whose play-time Is oer,
And comes TO rest at my knee.
e. 50 let them stand there, though empty now,
And every time when alone we bow
vt the Fathers throne to pray,
Wen ask to meet the children above.
In our Sayiour's home of rest and love,
Where no child goeth away
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-03-15

COLLEGE LIFE IN EARLY DAYs.-In the
infancy Of Dartmouth College, it was DIFF
fcult, in a new country. to obtain the COM
mon necessaries of life. The first COM
pany of students who reached Hanover, on
foot and on horseback, lived for some weeks
in temporary booths, made by themselves
from the branches of the pines which then
covered the whole common. In the win
ter, like the soldiers of the Revolution,
they went into huts built of logs Soon
a saw-mill was erected on Mink Brook,
which was. managed by students. In the
long evenings of autumn, the sawyer, seated
upon the log which the saw was slowly
running through, by the light of dim
candle conned his morning recitation.
When one board was cut, the gate was
closed, and the sawyer, by walking upon
the projecting cogs of the rag-wheel,' as
in a treadmill, forced back the saw and the
log to the first point of departure, for the
cutting of q second board. The process
was slow and toilsome compared with the
rrpid movements by water or steam of the
modern circular saw Students also found
employment in telling trees, tilling the soil,
and erecting rude shelters for themselves
and others. These were days of primitive
industry and economy. The
personal expenses of students were very
small. They could scarcely procure the
comforts of civilized life, much less its
elegances. As late as the beginning of
this century, students frequently rode on
horseback TO the college. and hired pastur-
age for the horse till the close of the term.
So Daniel Webster went to college, with
his homespun clothes, and books in pair
Of saddle bags. | have heard him say
that he had the blues for many days
after his arrival, because drenching rain
had washed the indigo from his new suit,
: dyed in the wool at home, into his skin,
coloring it darkly, deeply, beautifully
blue = Commercial Adrertiser.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-03-15

INFLUENCE OF TEACHERs.-A certain
philosopher was always talking very much
to his friends about the garden in which
he was in the habit of walking, and where
he carried on his studies At length, one
of them came to see him; and he found
his garden was patch of ground about
twice the size of the floor of his own room
What said he, is this your garden ?
It's not very broad No. said the phiIos-
opher, it's not very broad, but it's
wondrOus height And so | would say
to you, Sunday school teachers; your
work in your class is not very large one,
but it's a wondrous height. 1t goes up to
heaven to conceive of it Alright, it goes
right out to eternity.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-03-15

already examined the remarkable body of
water under consideration, should do SO
without fail before he dies, for it will give
him new ideas attainable from no other
source If he cannot make it convenient
to come all the way to Florida for that pur-
pose let him arrange to see the lakes at
home. A good microscope, with drop of
impure or stagnant water upon the stage
will enable him to have the same kind of
lake at any locality he may select.-Prof'
J. Parish Steele.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-03-15

jenkins has much to contend with. In
describing a recent ball at Columbia, SC,
he attempted to speak of Mrs. Theodore
Hammond as exceedingly lovely in long
train and short sleeves > but the demoni-
acal printers made him mention Mr.. The
adore Hammond exceedingly lovely on a
fast train in his shirt sleeves
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-03-15

\ former Kentucky Congressman went
out riding with his sweetheart. and, in
his own words: We were nearing small
skirt of woods, the horses at their best
speed. had determined in my own mind
that when we reached particular spot
would pop the question, and so L did,
but, would you believe me? she said no.
Just as the word escaped her lips l pur-
posely ran the sleigh over stump. Out
we went, she to cool her person in the snow
and l to counteract the damage she had
given my affections. Her first words after
getting back in the the sleigh were ;: Ex-
cuse me, sir; [ wished to tell you to no.
tice the stump We often refer to the
sleigh ride, but to this day she believes it
was an accident We live near the Indi-
ana liue-a divorce is not wanted.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-03-15
TERMS FOR ADVERTISING

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type one insertion, SI.0o; for each subsequent in
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are on the advertisement it will be continu-
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but extended Obituary Notices Poetry WILDE
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-03-15

Hawthorne, when boy at Raymond,
Me, recorded this favorable Judgment of
Quakers: Snapped pocket knives with
Robinson Cook yesterday. Jacob Dingley
says that he cheated me, but [ think not,
for L cut fishing pole this morning, and
did it well, besides he is Quaker, and
they never cheat.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-03-15

Bonaparte once said to Madame de Con-
dorcet, widow of the philosopher and
noted politician of her time do not
like women who meddle with politics. To
which impudence she instantly replied
All! mon general, as long as you men
take fancy to cut off our heads now and
then, We are interested in knowing why you
do it,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-03-15

WAS SHE INSANE "A deputation of
the State Legislature visiting the Insane
hospital, as they were walking through
the corridors, were greeted with salu-
ton from one of the inmates, Well, L
declare, if here amt the animals from
Noah's ark. ."-Zi0n'S Herald.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-03-15

A beautiful black leopard, from India,
is among the rare wild animals Just ar
rived at New YORK for p. T Barnum
great travelling show. 1t is the only spec
linen of its species ever seen in America.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-03-15

Big SISTER: o papa! must 90 to
hear Nilsson. You know | am so fond of
music Little boy triumphantly Then
why don't you let me play on my drum ?
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-03-15

THBWINTER MIGRATION OF Birds
Huge, ponderous iOcks of geese and ducks
come over in the winter from the Arctic
regions Norway, Sweden, and the shores
of the Baltic, sending us large numbers of
thrushes al, the same season.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-03-15

A man who was told by clergyman to
'' remember Lots wife, replied that he
had trouble enough with his own, without
remembering other mems wives.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-07-12
A Touching Incident.

There is one touching incident of the
life of William Writ. In his younger
days he was a victim to that passion of
intoxicating drinks which seems peculiar
to the bane of our profession. Atlianced
to beautiful and accomplished young
woman, he had made and broken repeat
ed pledges of amendments, and she, af-
ter patiently and kindly enduring his dis
graceful habit, had at length dismissed
him, deeming him incorrigible. Their
next meeting was in the public street of
the city of Richmond. William Writ
lay drunk and asleep, on the sidewalk,
on hot summer day, the rays of the
sun pouring down on his uncovered head
and the flies crawling over his swollen
features AS the young lady approached
in her walk, her attention was attracted
by the spectacle, strange to her eyes,
but alas J SO common to others who
knew the victim. as to attract little re-
mark. She did not at fist recognize
the sleeper, and was about to hurry on,
when she was led by one of those i'm
pulses which form the turning point in
human lives, to scrutinize his features
What was her emotion when she recog.
nized in him her discarded lover She
drew forth her handkerchief aud careful
ly spread it over his face, and hurried
away When Writ came to himself he
found the handkerchief, snd in one corner
the initials of the beloved name With
a heart almost breaking with grief and
remorse, be made new vow of reforma-
tion. He kept that vow, and he married
the owner Of the handkerchief Well
might he preserve the handkerchief, as
he did, all his life, guarding it with a
Jealous care with which Othello kept the
Egyptian charmer's gift, and making it
darling like his precious eye
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-07-12
FRANKLIN'S LETTER TO PAINE.

When Tom Paine was writing his "Age
of Reason" he submitted a part of bis
manuscript to the celebrated DR.. Frank
lin, for his opinion respecting it. The
following is the answer of that great phil
osopher and patriot:
DEAR SIR Il have read your man
uscript with some attention. BY the ar
gument it contains against particular
Providence. you strike at the foundation
of all religion--for without the belief of
Providence that takes cognizance of,
and guards and guides, as far as particu-
lar persons, there is no motive to worship
Deity, to fear his displeasure, or to pray
for his protection | will not enter into
any discussion Of your principles, though
you seem to desire it At present. shall
only give my opinion, that though your
reasoning are subtle and may perhaps
prevail with some readers, You will not
succeed SO as to change the general sen
timents of mankind upon that subject.
and the consequences of printing this
piece will be great deal of odium drawn
upon yourself, mischief to you, and no
benefit to others. He that spits against
the wind spits in his own face. But were
you to succeed. do you imagine any good
will be done by it? You yourself may
find it easy to live a virtuous life without
the assistance afforded by religion-you
have clear perception of the advantages
of virtue and the disadvantages of vice
and possess strength of resolution suf-
fcient to enable you to resist common
temptation. But think how great a por
ton of mankind consists of weak and
! ignorant men and women, and inexperi
enced youth of both sexes, who have
need of the motives of religion to restrain
them from vice, to support virtue. and re-
tain them in the practice of it till 1t be
comes habitual, which is the great point of
its security. And perhaps You are in
debted originally to religious education,
for the habits of virtue upon which you
value yourself Iou might easily dis
play your excellent talent of reasoning
upon less hazardous subject, and there
bv obtain rank with our most distin-
guished authors. For among Us, it is not
necessary, as among the Hottentots, that
youth to be raised into the company of
men should prove his manhood by beat
his mo,her. If men are SO wicked with
rel gion, what would they be without it ;
| intend this letter itself as a proof of
my friendship, and therefore add no pro-
fession to it, but simply subscribe,
Yours, b. Franklin"
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-07-12
-
AN HEROIC CABIN BOY.

During one of the wars between Eng
land and France, fine, English mer-
chaut ship was pursued by French
vessel of war. The English comman-
der. finding capture inevitable. quietly
retired to his cabin, and resigned himself
to his fate. Not so, however, with his
heroic little cabin boy, Charles Wager.
He had formed scheme by which he
hoped to save his own ship, and capture
the threatening enemy fast bearing down
upo, them; and be had no sooner COM
makicated his plan to the crew than they
heartily agreed with it. placed them
selves under his orders, and awaited with
firmness the moment to carry their enter
prise INTO effect. The suspense was of
shert duration, for the Frenchman was
sosn alongside, and Immediately Crap
pied fast to the unoffending merchant
ship. As Charles had anticipated, the
'cenquerers. elated with the acquisition of
go fine prize. poured into his vessel in
crowds, cheering and huzzaing. and not
foreseeing any danger, left but few men
on board their own ship. Now was the
moment for Charles, who, giving his men
the signal, sprang at their head on board
the opposing vessel. While some seized
the arms which had been left in profu-
sion on the deck. and soon overpowered
the few men left on board, the others, by
Simultaneous movement, relieved her
from the grapplings which united the
two vessels. Our hero, now having the
command of the French vessel seized
the helm, placed her out of boarding dis
tance, and hailed with the voice of a
conqueror, the discomfted crowd Of
Frenchmen who were left on board the
peaceful bark be had just quilted, order
ing them to follow close IN his wake, or
he would bow them into the water-a
threat they we'll knew he was very
capable of executing, as their guns were
loaded during the chase. They sorrow
fully acquiesced with his commands, while
gallant Charles steered into port, follow
ed by his prize. The exploit excited
universal applause. The master of the
merchant vessel was examined by the
Admiralty, when lie stated the whole of
the enterprise as it occurred, and declar
ed that Charles Wager had planned and
effected the gallant exploit,and that to him
alone belonged The honor and credit OF the
achievement. Charles was Immediately
transferred to the British navy. appointed
midshipman. and his education care
fully superintendent He soon after dis
tinguished himself in action, and under
went a rapid promotion, until at length
he was created an admiral, and became
Sir Charles Wager
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-07-12
Dcet's Corner.
TRUE HERoISM.

Let others write of battles fought -.a1
On bloody, CHASTITY fields, z-gt
Where honor greets the man who wins,
And death the man who yields,
But will write of him who fights
And vanqushes his sins,
Who struggles on through weary years
Against himself-and wins.
lie is hero s,aunch and brave
Who fights an unseen foe,
And puts at last beneath his feet
His passions base and low; @ a
Who stands erect in nanhood's mig ht.
Undaunted and undismayed-
The bravest man who drew a sword
In foray or in raid.
1t calls for something more than Drawn
Or muscle to o'ercome
An enemy who marcheth not
With banner, plume and drum
foe forever lurking nigh,
With silent, stealthy tread,
Forever near your board by day, .sU
At night beside your bed.
All honor then, TO that brave heart,
Though poor or rich be be,
Who struggles with his baser part 81.
Who conquers and is iree.
He may rot wear hero's crown,
Or fill hcro's grave,
But truth win place his name among
The bravest of the brave
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-07-12
SUBTERRANEAN MYSTERY

There exists considerable excitement
in Warren cohnty, New Jersey, over a
curious phenomenon. A few days since
as a boat on the Morris and Essex Canal
was passing over the seven-miie level,
between New Village and Broadway, in
that county, the driver of the boat heard
an unusual rumbling noise, like that OF
muffled thunder, and looking ahead he
saw in the canal, about a hundred yards
beyond the water seething aud boiling
like whirlpool Though with fear he
crossed in safety the dangerous eddy, but
had no: gone many yards when he was
startled by an unusual noise and turning
discovered that the bottom of the canal
had given way, and in short time his
his boat was on dry land The water in
the canal for a distance of mile and a
half had in a wonderful short time dis
appeared in a cavity Careful investiga-
,ions were made of the neighboring
streams and the surrounding country,
but no outlet for the water was discov er-
ed. About the canal, in the wood, three
apertures were made, averaging in diam
eter twenty by twenty-five feet In
these holes or cavities rocks and trees
were swallowed up. The tops of the
trees were visible TO the eye, while the
trunks were entirely buried in the earth.
Fissures were made on the surface below
the canal. to the extent of hundreds of
yards. The cause of this phenomenon
is mystery. Some think that there is
cave in the hill, and that this immense
volume of water has been deposited there
by a breakage in, the upper layer OF
earth surrounding the cave. Others are
of the opinion that this being limestone
region, a spontaneous combustion of the
lime has been going on for years, and a
vacuum or cavity necessarily produced,
into which these waters have been pre-
cipitated. Again it is said that an earth
quake on Sunday night, the 18th, was
the occasion of the mystery. Which of
these opinions is the right one. will be
made manifest by further developments.
The loss to the Morriss and Essex Ca
nal Company Y by this accident is calcn-
lated to be abont $4,000.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-07-12

The ARrIC EXPEDITIoN.-lt is con-
templated that Halls Artic expedition
will be absent two years, or even longer,
should circumstances warrant. Toprovlde
against the fate which befell Sir John
Franklin numerous precautions have been
suggested To give intelligence from
time to time of the progress Of the yes
sci and condition of the crew, at suitable
intervals bottles and cans containing de-
spatches for the Government. written In
different languages. will be thrown over
board, with instructions to those picking
them up to forward them to the United
States Government. When the vessel is
left for the purpose of making explora-
tions over ice seas, skeleton stone monu-
ments are to be erected on the course
travelled to mark the progress of the
party all along. asHoa aasW
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-07-12

MATRIMoNY is-hot cakes, warm
beds, comfortable slippers, smoking cof-
fee, round arms, red lips, kind words,
shirts exulting in buttons, redeemed
stockings. booJacks, happiness, etc
Single blessedness is-sheet-iron quilts.
blue noses, frosty rooms. ice in the
pitcher, unregenerative linen. heelless
socks, coffee with sweetened icicles, gutta-
percha biscuits, rheumatisms, corns,
coughs, cold dinners, collie, rhubarb, and
any amount of misery. rra- af
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-07-12

The following announcement lately
in country paper T" Edward
Eden. painter, is requested to communi-
cate with his brother, when he will hear
something to bis adyantage-his wife is
dead"