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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-10-04

A NICE GIRL-Though that desirable
class of girls IS by no means extinct, still
they are not so numerous as might be wish
ed. There is nothing half so sweet IN life,
half so beautiful or so ovable, as a nice
girl One of those lovely, lively, good
hearted sweet faced, amiable, neat. domes-
tic creatures met within the sphere of
home, diffusing around the influence Of her
goodness, like the essence Of sweet flowers.
A nice girl is not the languishing
beauty, dawdling on a sofa, and discussing
the last novel or opera, or the graffe-like
creature sweeping majestically through the
even play or dance well, and knows moth
ing about using her eyes or coquetting
with a fan. Sne never languishes, she is
too active. She Is not given to sensation
novels, she is too busy. In public she is
not in froLt, showing her shoulders +; she
sits quiet and unobtruslve at the back of
the crowd most likely. In fact, it IS not
often we discover her. Home Is her place
Who rises betmes and superintends the
morning meal Who makes the toast and
the tea, and buttons the boys shirts, and
waters the flowers and feeds the chickens
and brightens up the parlor and sitting
room Is it the langusher, or the
giraffe. or the " elegante - Not bit of
it; it is the nice young girl.
Her maiden toilet Is made in the short
est possible time, yet how charmngly it Is
done, aud how elegant her neat dress and
co lar Not presenting her cheek or
brow, like " fine girl" but an audible
smack which says plainly, love you
ever so much" If you covet anything,
its one of the nice young girls kisses.
Breakfast over, down in the kitchen to
see about dinner. and all day .ong she IS
up and down always cheerful and light
hearted. She never ceases TO be active
and useful until day Is done. and she will
polka with the boys, or read, sing old
songs. aud play Old tunes to her father and
mother ior hours together. She Is a per-
feet treasure, Is the nice girl. When sick
ness comes il IL She who attends with
unwearing patience in the sick chamber.
There Is no risk, no fatigue that she will
not undergo no sacrifice she will not
make She is ali love, all devotion. I
have often thought it would be happiness
TO be Ill., to be watched by such loving
eyes. and rendered by such far hand
One Of the most strongly mark,
characteristics Of q nice girl' Is tidiness
and simplicity of dress. She Is Invariably
associated in my mind with high frocS,
plain collar, and the neatest of neck
ribbons. bound with the most modest
little brooch In the world. l never knew
nice g.r who displayed a profusion
of rings and bracelets, or who wore low
dresses or a splendid bonnet
say again, there IS nothing in the
world half so beautiful, half so intrinsically
good. as a nice girl She is the sweetest
flower in the path OF life. There are
others far more stately, far more gorgeous,
but these we merely admire as we 20 by.
It Is where the daisy grows that we like
70 rest.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-10-04

1t would seem to refer more TO the
future than to the present when we speak
of steam lines. docks and railroads in New
Zealand, country that comparatively a
few years ago was an unknown land to the
rest of the world. and the real existence Of
which to many was only realized in con-
uection witL Sydney Smiths grim joke
concerning missionary cold cuts. But
New Zealand Is rapidly strengthening her
intercourse with the outside world. The
settlement of California has been of great
service to her in this respect, and her re-
lations with san Francisco. and through
her with the globe at large, are rapidly
developing 4 large craving dock has
been constructed at Port Chalmers, and
was lately opened with the usual cere-
monies That place Is to be the rendez-
vous of the new line of steamers to San
Francisco, and railroads are in progress to
connect it with other important places on
the island The Introduction Of the iron
horse into those islands will accelerate the
doom of the unfortunate Maoris The
shrek Of the engine through the native
villages Is to them, as to our aborigines, a
death-knell In some halfa dozen decades
every native New Zeaander will have been
swept away. and the race have become as
totally exsinguished as the aborigines Of
the sister colony of Tasmania.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-10-04

How Mos4UIroEs BIrE-The mosquito
has q proboseis Ike aa elephant, only not
50 large. 1t will however, look nearly as
large under a good microscope. He can
not do as many things with it as the
elephant can with his, but he can cause a
good deal Of annoyancein 4 small way with
it. 1t is hardly the thing to say that the
mosquito bites US. for he has no teeth. The
microscope reveals the fact that he carries
q pair of scissors inside of his proboscis-
the ncatest and sharpest little cutting tools
YOU ever saw. lie gets his living by these.
They are two delicate blades. and are
placed alongside each other When he Is
ready to make a meal off Us, he first buzz
es around with those beautiful wings and
sings a pleasant little song. If We let him
quietly settle down, he picks out a place
on our skin which IS Just TO his liking. He
Is very delicate about it. When he gets
ready he puts his proboscis down, flashes
the little scissors out, and makes a neat
cut, so that be can suck the blood out Then
he drinks as much blood as he wants, and
Is done his dinner But he does not leave
yet. He is going to pay his bill. He has
taken our blood, and he will leave US some
thing in exchange for it. With all his
faults, be is an honest little fellow-after
his fashion lie has the pay in his pock ct,
ready to squeeze out before he goes 1t
Is poison, but that makes no difference to
him. 1t is the best he has 10 give US. His
poison pocket is at the head Of his probo-
scis, and at the lower end of his proboscis
he has another little pocket, into which he
puts poison enough for one dose. This
is very powerful. \ very little makes the
place where the mosquito puts it very sore,
After he has sucked our blood he puts the
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-10-04

Father, | nave brought Lottie round,
said the young man; and | am going to
have her skirts cleared from this horrible
suspicion before fifteen minutes roll over
my head.
God grant it " calculated the venerable
gentleman fervently Poor little Lottie,
he continued, We have all loved her SO
dearly from the beginning. We must clear
her-of couse we must. Don't cry, little
| girl as she again broke down under his
caressing language it was evident that
the governess had made for herself very
warm and tender nest in the old man 5
heart
Father, said the young man, this la
dy, Mrs--, has decided information in
regard to our trouble. Ma and Clara are
in the ljbrary-et's 90 in there
He led the way, and we all followed, the
old man bringing up the rear
Fred tells me-, said the latter, that
this lady. pointing to me- has some
thing to say on the subject under discus
sion
Mr.. Demming couldn't help being parli-
mentary even at this critical time.
Was the bag containing the jewels in
this desk p | asked placing my hand on
the article Of furniture
1t was, replied Mr.. Demming.
Did any OF the members Of your family
know exactly where you did keep them ? =
No he answered. Il never would
lock them up until every body had left the
room
That accounted for the rummaging.
This is all have 0 say continued.
Last evening, al precisely half past SIX,
saw a lady dressed i'll white with a scarlet
sash and neck ribbon, enter this apal tment,
open the different drawers and doors Of
these bookcases, and her
You lie screamed the girl in white
d. y GU lie ? you lie You know you lie
you bad woman-you fend in human
shape
And then continued, Isaw her open
this desk, search it awhile, and finally take
out bag which she held aIott for a mo-
ment and then run out of the room
-you-you'-s said the culprit, try
ing to reach the place where l sat Her
uncle caught her in his arms and laid her
on the sofa in perfect paroxysm of rage
and despair
They remembered that Clara was ten
minutes ate at the tea table and one part
Of the story fitted into the other so perfect
Iy, that there was not the slightest l0ou-
hole for her to craw out Of.
Lottie did not 20 back with me- left
her with little Fred in her lap, Grandpa
Demmiug beside her. and little Fred- pa
at her feet. and tie ola lady boveriug near
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-10-04

\ STAGE CoACu EENINI-cENtE.- There
used 10 be many piea~an, circumstances
connected with the o.d-tasbroned way OF
travelling In the stage coach. Nine per-
sons, entire strangers to each other would
get n,o The coach. with windows up and
curtains down. and before they had rode
two miles would be we'll acquainted with
each other aud have the affairs Of their
respective nei.hborhoo3> fully cauya-sed
morris mutcatus. Berksh pigs aud
Rohan potatoes. In the cars, you hardly
dare to speak to your nearest neighbor,
much less to ask a young lady to remove
her packages and poodle that you may
have Il seat. With al! the pleasures of a
Journey iu a post coach. occasionally some
thin. would transpire to rultle the feelings
of the most sedate passenger.
Formerly there We're three Moodys and
Root. who were running tho stages from
Troy to Rutland 1t will bc remembered
that there were two hills en- the route,
namely. Oak Hin aud Williams Hill.
Oak lIill was very long, steep and clayey,
and In the spring 1T was almost an impossi-
bility to draw loaded coach to the SUM
init The Moodys were great wags, ee-
pecially Charley 50 one rainy dag. as "a
heavy laden coach was coming up OAK
Hill, one Of the wheels went into one Of
the almost bottomless clay holes, and all
came to a stand still; In vain did Charley
whip, coax, scold and swear, buj all to no
avail The horses could not or would not
draw out the load, SO Charley, after get
ting some rails from "a fence near by,
opened the coach door and explained the
situation to the passengers, and requested
them 10 get out, IN order that he might
with their assistance, extricate the wheel.
One Of them, Rutland merchant, says !:
No sir | have paid my fare for a ride
tC Rutland, and | am not going to work
my fare In TINS rain and mud Charley
tried every way possible 10 obtain assist
ance. but IN vain. He finally gave up
discouraged, and taking an umbrella quiz
etly seated himself on a fence. under
chestnut tree. to await the decision of the
passengers. who had paid their fare but
still the passengers sat in the coach and
Charley on the fence, the rain pouring
down in torrents, and the clay becoming
softer every moment. After half hour
had passed away, the passengers waiting
to pursue their journey, the Rutland mer-
chant looked at Charley seated upon the
fence as cool as could be, and exclaimed,
driver why don't you 20 on? why are
you sitting up there and waiting Char
ley laconic reply was, | am waiting for
the ground to settle, so that my horses can
draw you up the hill, as you have paid
your fare. 1t is needless TO say that the
Rutland merchant was soon upon his feet.
getting ready to put about $50 pounds on
one end OF a chestnut rail TO get the wheel
out of the hole-Rutland Herald.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-10-04

4 TIMELY LEssoE-It IS said 10 be q
difficult thing for woman to get ready to
90 anywhere And yet there Is nothing
She disIikes more than an intimation that
she may possibly miss the train Bray
fogle ciyes an instance of this Mr. Bray.
was to taae the 10 o'clock tram on the
Bee Line to visit some relatives in an in
terror town. Having suffered on previous
occasions for injudicious suggestions, Bray.
thought that for once he would let things
take their natural course So he slipped
his coffee and ate ms eggs and toast. while
Madam curled and powdered, and danced
attendance on the loOking-glass, and tied
bark on the back OF her head. Then
Bray sat by the stove an hour and read
the morning paper, while Madam still
continued to get ready. At last, just as
ne reached the final paragraph OF reading
matter, and was beginning on the adver-
useneuts, Madam tied her bOnnet-strlngs
under her chin, took one long lingering,
sovIng ook at the image reflected in the
glass, and sweety announced:
We my dear. I'm ready
Ready for what !? asked Bray. IN we'll
affected asr0nishment.
To 20 to the depot, to be sure, said
Mrs. Brayfogle tartiy.
Oh said Bray. Ia forgotten
well, Madam, continued he, looking at
MS watch, that tram has been gone
thirteen minutes just keep on your
things, and you'll be ready for the train
tomorrow morning.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-10-04

ger" Pint the finger of skorn at them
wich would affiliate with EN-, and wind up
with a glowing triboot to Moo York.
IN PENNsYLvANY.-Tariff to the Hub
and NV the highest and most protective
kind Speek Nv the wealth hidden in her
mountains and the necessity NV protection
to develop it, Remind your hearers Nv
the old cry Nv Polk, Dallas, and the
Tariff NV - +" and deDounce the free
traders bought with British gold. Pint
the finger of skorn at EN-, and wind up
aluz with a CLOWN triboot to the greatnis
of Pennsylvany Dodge the niger IN
Pennsyivany, and the nashnel debt also,
for the people are mixed. Its our bisnis
afore elections to please the people.
IL The NORTHWEsT.-Accept the moo
departcher and assert that no Democrat
desires to bust the amendments, or hez any
idea Nv any such thing speek ny the col
orcd man ez a man and 4 brother, and
reiur gratefully to his services in the late
struggle for the maintenance NV free gov
ernment. Deuounce tariff (in the roorai
deestrcKs) ez a swindlc onto the West for
the purpose Nv building up the bloated
manufactures of Moo England aud Penn
sylvany, and agin them bloated manutac-
turers pint the witherin finger Of skorn.
Conclood with an elokent triboot to the
grandeur NV the Northwest
Is OHo-Mixed In the northern
counties accept the moo deparcher-in the
middle and southern oppose it. BE high
tariff in the iron and coal counties, and free
trade 10 the corn and wheat counties.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-10-04

drop of poison into the place he took the
blood from. 1t is not the bite or cut that
the mosquito makes that hurts US, but the
dropping Of this powerful poison into our
flesh. If this mosquito were large enough
to give a powerful dose of this poison, it
would be bad for Us. If he were as big as
kitten, and his poison as strong in pro-
portion, a bite from him would kill US.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-10-04
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! upon such as neglected or refused te COM
! ply with this requirement.
1t has been supposed that the curfew
was a mark of inierioIity, and was intro
dueed by the king to show his authority,
and to impress the people with sense Of
their abject condition; but as the custom
was common in France long before King
William established it in England, it is
probable that it was introduced purely as
a police regulation and safeguard against
fire
In the sixteenth century, the night watch
of " London town had added to their
duties that of ringing large hand-bel
through the streets, and shouting out with
warning voice: Take care of fire aud
candle BE kind to the poor, and pray
for the dead :" 1t was also a part of his
duty to pronounce blessing upon the
sleepers as he passed their doors. Ia
" Il Pen,eroso,' of Milton, reference Is
made to this cuctom
The helIman's ,rowSv charm.
To bless the doors from nightly harm =
Something similar to this was practiced
in many of our cities I'm the States. even
to very recent years well remember
hearing the watchman, as he passed my
fathers house IN Philadelphia, when | was
quite child, shouting IN Iong-drawn tones,
Twelve O'Clock, and a clear, frosty night,
and waking, see the light from his bright
torch reflected from the white walls of the
bedroom and with torch and voice giving
timely warning to AN house e-braakcrs or
other evil-di~po,cd p r>0ns that one whose
The New York herald., 1871-11-21
TRIPLE SHEET.
New York. Tuesday, November 81, 1871.


RA0A
1-Adverttsementa.
2-AdvertisemenN
S-Aexis: The Russian Squadron Anchored or the
6attery; sail OF the Vessels OF Both Nations up
Lnc Bay; The Grand Duke Still Auoat: The
Reception to Take Place ct Noon TO-DAY If
the Weather is Fine; Military orders for the
frocession-The HERALD and the Duke
6rookyn Reform Observation-Disclosures
the Ring TO the Rescue: Figures and Facts
fortne People-Brooklyn's Burdens: An Inves-
LEGATION o. the Records OF Departments
Methodist Missionary Anniversaries-More
Death on the Rail-Fcregn Personal Gossip.
Comptroller and Mr.. stebb,ns as PARK Com.
mlsslo0er; Mr.. James W. Gerard Declines the
Sommisslonershp OF the Board OF Educaton-
froCeedlngs IN the C0urts-A Desperate Sem
tenced-That Black Friday av-Yachiing Prizes
% %racating IN England-News from the Pacino
COast-The Jackson MISUNDERSTANDING
Notes; Personal and General-Foreign Scien.
Question: secret Council OF the state
Grant Republicans TO Open the Way for the
Democratic Party'.-Amusement Announce
s-Editorials Continued from Sixth Paee,-Eu.
ropean Cable Telegrams-News from Mexic0-
o ss Po and Col
po,nssd7itaaan Italian 0pera-Aiscelansous reie-
sTse TopSsss H.ssm nSess GRAND D..cpsv. p,
rade Of Bsi9nam.s Twsnty.nine Earthly
nsye TsS sse h:9ss e
Lynchng In Indiana: Particulars OF the
Hanging Of the TWO Negro Murderers OF the
Park Famtiy-Sunday Schoon-P0ice Pecu.
ltsrities-Attempt at Highway Robbery-A
Marriage Broken Up.
s-aooxer and the Veterans: The 0sneraps In
tbuslAsttc Reception ~ Dayton, OhiO-Our
Merchant Marine: Important Convention OF
steamboat Owners-Street Car Apuses-Sud-
den Death Of an Elizabeth City Father
Smaipox-FOreign Miscellaneous Items
Financial and Commercial Reports-The Cot
Ton ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS cMarEets-MarriaRes
and Deaths
lO-victoria and Theodore Lecture by Mrs. Wood.
hull; Free Love, Passonal Attraction and the
Celestial An1nities-Civll Service Reform
Lecture by Carl Schurz In Newark-Shipping
Observation-Disclosures
I-Execurion In Canada: Hanging OF Norwegian
FOR the Murder OF HIS Benefactress; Particu-
lars OF the Observation-Disclosures
lQ-AdvertSemenlS.
The New York herald., 1871-11-21

The Reform Msvsnens aad Personal
It has been the misfortune Of the reform
movement In this city that 1t has--necessarily,
perhaps-given prominence to politicians and
partisans who have used It as q means Of
advancing their own interests and of indulg-
ing In indiscreet and indiscriminate abuse Of
all who were supposed to stand in their way.
A good cause Is never strengthened by
violence and vindictiveness, and wise advo-
cate will never be found to make rash, whole
sale charges In his address to jury when he
has no legal evidence to back up his
statements, The New York Times has
done good service for reform by the
exposure of the frauds committed upon the
city treasury, and 1t is needless, therefore, to
inquire into the character Of the motives that
melted Its crusade against the city officials
and the Tammsny party. AT the same time
its coarse and reckless abuse Of prominent
citizens whose characters stand unsullied
before the community during long lives Of
business occupations and public services,
simply because they may stand in the way of
new distribution Of the municipal spoils
among the hungry victors. ID calculated to
bring the succsssful party into contempt.
Yesterday the zymss denounced Isaac Bell
q . "Tsmmany tosdy and man-of-
all-work" and dishonsst public on
or. Such "a attack cannot injure
shs citissa st whom Il = aimed. whose rspu-
tation for integrity stands too high 70 b.
reached By such ssAfts, but Il can seriously
damage the cause Of which the assailsnt pro-
fesses to be the organ. Isaac Bell h . man
or a. unblemishsd character and ~ high stand
Ing % James W. Gerard, and the charge that
be ID dishonest public oficer can only ema-
nate from political snmity or personal malice.
IndIscriminate abuse Of this description ID cal
culated TO excite serious suspicious - to the
motives Of those who are most clamorous for
municipal reorganization.
The New York herald., 1871-11-21

The Young Duke anA the Reception.
Tho dismal weather yesterday suficed to
postpone the procession and reception pro-
posed for the Grand Duke Alexis, and he,
like generous SON of the sea, consented to
remain ono day longer on board his craft, In
order that the hearty reception promised him
might lose mono of its realistic features.
Unless he was out last night sighting the city
sncognito, his first advent upon our shores will
be hailed by the civic and military parade
and the hearty greeting Of the citizens
to-day at noon. It 10 pretty hard
to confne him to the ship upon which he has
spent so many stormy days and nights at sea
and Of which he must be heartily tired, to
withhold from him the privilege so cherished
by every Jack Tar Of liberty ashore AZ soon as
the anchor is let 60 and the ship made taut in
port; but he has been generous enough to
accede to such proposition, and doubtless the
Russian Minister and the Reception Commit
tee have managed to make him as comfortable
for the one night moro as 1t is possible to be
under the circumstances-with the beautiful
city, bright with It's lights and inviting
with its bustling hum, stretching out
before him, while he impatiently keeps his
narrow watch only the toss Of biscuit away.
To-day, however, at noon, the rece ption and
procession will take place. as appointed, and
the Joung Russian will be released from his
voluntary imprisonment.
The New York herald., 1871-11-21

The HRRALDs SHIPPING NEws.-In addi-
ton to the report Of the arrival Of the Svetlana
with the Grand Duke Alexis twenty -four
hours in advance Of any other New York jour-
nal, the HERALD steam yachts, during the
month ending November IS, have specially rs-
ported ffty vessels from foreign ports, via
Sandy Hook, one day In advance Of all our
contemporaries. Among these Was the bark
Rachel. which had picked up the crew OF .
wrecked vessel on her passage. We were thus
enabled to telegraph 10 the owner at Portland
the loss Of his vessel and the safety Of the
crew nearly forty-sight hours sooner than he
would have learned the news from any other
source.
The New York herald., 1871-11-21

GoLD 110s.-The gold market reflects the
increasing exports Of cotton, which IL the
great arbiter in settling our trade differences
with Europe, and, being so plentiful at
present, takes away the temporary competi-
tion Of gold. The popularity Of the present
crop is its excellence rather than Its abund-
auce, so that, while smaller than last years
yield. 1t is going to be worth as much money
fo ms 49, eW4 - W-
The New York herald., 1871-11-21

THE CHICAGO GRAND JURY has ended its
fabors BY strong commendation of the action
Of both Mayor Mason and Of General Sheri-
dan for their conduct during the great fire.
This ought to be . sufficient answer to Gov
srnor Pslners unseemly recommendation for
the indictment Of Little Phil"