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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-02-15

The ms and the outs Of the National Bank
- Bethel referred their differences to Judge
Barrett for adjustment. whose decision is to
De final Hearing at their bank rooms last
Saturday llth inst. Decision reserved.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-02-15

the disasters to the country. For myself,
bruised by injustice and bitter receptions,
do not know or claim my repeatedly confirm
ed rights. There is no room for personal
ambition. But till the people are regularly
assembled and express their will, it is my
duty to say that all acts are illegitimate.
There is only enc Government, in which re-
sides national sovereignty, able to heal the
wounds, to bring hope to fresides, to reopen
the profaned churches and to restore indus
try, concord and peace.
(Signed) NAPOLEON.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-02-15
TIL e NJ a Il K ET :
BOSTON CATTLE MARKET,
erpressly for the Green Mountain
freeman.
AT CAMBRIDGE AND BRIO ToN,
For The ,0eek ending Feb. II, 1871.



BeefzExtrs sI2co TO sl2 81; hrst quaIIty ell OOJe
81 I'D quality 500 90 TO 10 oO 3dquaty = cot
dressed beef. few choicest single pairt ais 75s Q
100. poorest, SC, So O0to 90.
their value 5 Beef. Handy Steers, 500 5000.
Aich Cows-SOO.o SO0; Ktra good, S09t 5000 with
o ma be greed farrow and ordiRs
sFosE'-Isariings 90 10 500 Two year. olo 500 TO
% vs lnFss yssLs S eO 500 70 D CO.
shssP o6 2s9 eva " co 70 o0i'
Fat Hogs-7O0 TO lie.
Shotes- Wholesale, y TO Sc retail, 90 TO 0Oc.
Hdes-Brighton to y cts; Country lots, 63to7
rallow-7 to =; Country lot eto 64e
Pst~-virh wool 81. to Sl37 sschi country lots
IS to s. IS. Dry, cot
,aIfskins 90 10 90 cts
REMARKs.-The whole number of cattle for the
week ending to-day, is ,266, about 100 more than
the week before, and Of sheep 1919 or 1900 less
than last week; The general aspect Of the market
is dulness prices are hardly as good, the buyers
having made l24e, dressed the limit Of their bids for
the best quail Of stall fed animals, whether from
the river, or elsewhere, but few are sold under
f5rls small announcement 10 feeders one OF whom
informed u that aside from manure he could not
figure his corn fed to cattle At much over . cents
per bushe and pay $ per ton At these prices thls
Iage consumer who regards the prices he pays for
g ". Jones sold two bullocks fed by himself IN
Deerhed Mass, estimated to dress 1900 lbs. each
100 lbs, at lie T. T. Parker sold four oxen, fed
at home, TO George Wild, and par FED by II.
Chase Lyndon, 500 lbs. at home for i Lee two
fed by G. Walch, Wheelock Vt, $500, at l2c. b.
Dow sold two oxen dress 100 lbs at II H. two
of S5U lbs Il lie Of goo lbs at 10 10 four
threevear old steers zoo lbs, and SIN twoyear old
steers. go lbs. 1t Zoe.
There were 1888 sheep over the Northern roads.
The demand was not encouraging TO drOvers- We
law lot OF Tyer-fed sheep, averaging 80 IL lbs.
sic, sold rather late, and IN the presence Of
several Northern irOyers, who said they could not
buy sheep in the country and sell them At such
prices. Geo. " Jones sold eighty-7IX over 100 lbs
each fed by himself II Deerfieid, Mass, at lie
A. VI Bowen sold I06 at g. a. Livingston sold s.
sit I2c, 93 lbs Wolf 4 Brown sold so Of % lbs a.
"a II .5T sold FsF1If lis g H.
SAWYER sold 10 fed by himself in Norwich, Vt, 100
luS--
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-02-15

Alice CARY. the authoress and poctess,
died in New York on Sunday morning, after
an illness Of eighteen months She was 50
years of age. Her death viii be mQurned
Nv thousands.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-03
Shad in the Hudson.

The propagation of shad i'll the Hudson
River has been prosecuted under the
Commissioners of Fisheries this year
with energy and success. The number
of young shad brought forth and turned
into the river may be counted by mil
lions. The season has now closed. The
temperature of the water has risen above
eighty, and put an end to the Matching
operations. The place selected foropcr-
atoms was Mulls Fishery, some ten
miles below Albany. TO that place the
agents employed with the requisite ap-
paratus repaired and encamped about
the middle of May and remained till the
9th Of July. Owing to the increase of
shad by the work of former years, there
was less difficulty in obtaining the par
ent fish for propagation. The catching
of the shad and the manipulation is all
done in the night-generally between the
hours Of nine and two. A large proper
ton of the shad taken were unripe or
unfit for production. NJ. A. Green, who
has given his personal attention to the
operations at Mull's, reports that on the
night of May Is he caught forty shad,
of which only three were ripe, and from
these he took 10000 spawn. The tenn
peratue of the water ranged from 600
to $50. On the Goth he took seven ripe
shad which produced 10000 spawn,
On several occasions over LOCO spawn
were taken in single night. On the
9TH of July, the water was above 800,
and no shad were taken. Above $40, 900
young shad were turned loose, and this
closed the operations on the Hudson for
the season. The total of spawn taken
was s, 335,O00, from which Z, 1923, 900 shad
were produced and turned into the river.
Three years from this Spring these shad
will be large enough for market, and
at that time the catch in the Hudson will
be so large that shad will be sold at very
low figures. Enough has been done in
the way of shad- culture on the Hudson
IN the past two seasons to mark a diff
ference in the yield in the two succeed
ing seasons. The practical results of
tish-culture may now be realized.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-03
SlecD. Painting, ApODlcXy,

When n man is asleep, his pulse beats
and his lungs play, but he is without
sense, and you can wake him up.
If a person faints, he, too, is without
sense, but he has no pulse and does not
breathe.
Apoplexy is between the two; the heart
beats, the lungs play as in sleep, and
there is no sense as in fainting, but you
cannot shake the man back to life.
In sleep, the face is natural in q
fainting tt it has the pallor of death
in apoplexy, it is swollen, turgid, and
fairly lived.
If man is asleep let him alone
nature will wake him up as soon as he
has got sleep enough.
When person faints, all that is need.
ed is to lay him down flat on the floor
and he will "come to" in double quicl,
time. He tainted because the heart
missed beat failed for an instant, failed
for only once to send the amount OF
blood to the brain. If you place the pa
tent in a horizontal position, lay him on
his back, it does not require much force
of the heart to send blood on level tc
the head but you set man up, the
blood has to be shot upward to the head
and this requires much more force
yet in nine cases out of ten, if person
faints and falls to the floor, the first
done is to run to him and set him in {
chair.
In apoplexy, as there is too mucl
blood in the head, every one con see
that the best position is to set a mar
up, and the blood naturally tends down
ward, as much so as water will come on
of bottle when turned upside down, il
the cork is out.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-03
A Curious Case.

An Indiana paper is responsible for the
following story An old man 65 years Of
age named George Stats, who was the
janitor of Odd Fellows Hall at Indian
apolis, and has had charge of the private
books and work, as well as keys, for some
time past, has been under the DONNA
ton of woman name Pillbern, who ac-
quired fearful influence over him, and
prevailed upon him to let her witness
three limitations in Odd Fellowship while
she was concealed from view. There is
a room adjoining the main hall of the
Odd Fellows building designed for the
reception Of an organ, pending which it
was curtained, having been in this con-
dition for some time. Entrance to this
room can only be obtained from the out
side, and thereto Mrs. p. was admitted
by the ianitor upon several different
nights, and witnessed three, if not five,
limitations. She was supplied with the
private books and work of the order,
keys to the rooms, and one Of the stools
of the ercampment. These articles were
taken from her few days since by the
Chief of Police. 1t is said the ianitor
instructed her in three degrees Of
Masonry. She makes her boast that she
is an Odd Fellow and Freemason, and
has given evidence that she knows more
than she ought to about Odd Fellowship.
Now for the reason for her seeking that
which heretofore to women has been a
sealed book. For some time past the
janitor has paid So per month for the
rent of the woman's house. She wanted
more money, and demanded $1,000
This was refused, when she asked for
$500 and mortgage on one of the JAM
tors houses. This was also refused, when
she told what she had seeh and heard.
The janitor was tried before committee
of Odd Fellows and expelled from the
order. He was defended by Hon. Will
liam Wallace. He is now reported as
keeping closely to his house.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-03

darlingn he whispered, "to die thus to-
gether-it is not hard-lorgive-bless-"
The momentary flash of energy faded he
swooned away. And Eleanor, too, sank
down almost lifeless, careless Of what fur
Their might happen.
A wild and frenzied scream aroused her
She lifted her head, and saw poor Morton
hinging his arms frantically about, laughing
and crying in perfect delirium of joy
" A sail sail p he shrieked rather thar
shouted.
Yes, sail at last There, not more
than mile away, is large vessel bearing
toward them. They hasten to raise thell
little fo.orn signal, which had futtered SC
long in vain. 1t is seen; boat puts oil
and in a wonderfully short space of time
kind arms are reached to them, kind faces
are bending over them with words of won
der and compassion.
They were saved. A Portuguese vessel
bound for Brazil had picked them up, and
they went in her to Rio Janero, receiving
all care and kindness. twas in the chapeI
of the United States legation at Rio that
Philip and Eleanor were married but
they did not return home until spring
Some months of repose and renewal were
needul for both before they could fee
equal to another sea voyage. But theil
homeward run was safe and pleasant; and
one fair morning, in June, when every
thing was bright with the glow of early
summer, they steamed into the harbor Of
New York. As they stood together OIL
the deck, Eleanor, leaning on her husband,
arm, looked up into his face with shy
blush, and said, laughing, "Do you know
Philip, that you have actually married
rich woman, after all I"
elbow so 2"
"Nly dear uncle, with whom lived il
Italy, left me all his fortune"
81 don't care" retortcd Philip, saucily
"Lord knows you were poor enough wher
| took you. But, my love, have discov
cred a sure remedy for all cases of disagree
ment between lovers. / intend to take
out patent for it as soon as we reacl
home"
"Have | married a patent-medicint
philanthropist in disguise? Pray what il
it ?"
"Let them get shipwrecked together
If that does not cure them nothing OIL
earth will"
at has worked cure in ore very baC
case, certainly"
eyes, loye-a radical cure"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-03
Massachusetts Agricultural College.

The friends Of the Massachusetts Agri-
cultural College claim that they have
solved the problem whether agricultural
colleges can be made successful, and
that this college is no longer an expert
ment. The farm, of 1888! acres, and the
various buildings, consisting of two dor
mitories, chapel, two boarding-houscs,
a plant-house and museum, farmhouse,
and several barns, are situated about a
mile from the village, on the road to
North Amherst. The total value of the
College real estate is $4,000 The
total value of stock, implements, and
produce at the beginning of this yeal
was $4,000 The Legislature, at the
last session, voted the College $780,.
600, and it now has cash fund OF
a quarter of million, and as much
more invested in good securities. The
College is in charge of a Board of Trus
tees elected by the Legislature, and the
Board of Overseers is the State Board Of
Agriculture. The claim is to give q
thorough education in all the branches
of farming, and enough general knowl.
edge to enable the farmer to take that
position in the community which he
ought to have. There are at present
eight acres of oats, eighteen of millet,
sixteen of corn, three of potatoes, one OF
fodder corn, one of turnips, two of gar
den vegetables and five of sugar beets,
under cultivation on the farm. Much
attention is being paid to the raising OF
beet, in view of manufacturing sugar
from them, which is so successfully done
in Europe. 1t is proposed to erect a
refinery soon, so that very careful exper-
iments can be made in this branch of
American industry. There have been
during the year one hundred and forty
seven students in college, divided into
four regular classes, and one class of
special course men. All of these students
have been subject to military drill and
instruction. A fine collection of stock
is kept on the farm, which it is hoped
will do much to improve the neighboring
CATTLE This includes Shorthorns, De
vons, Ayrshires, Jerseys, Southdown
sheep, Suffolk and Chester swine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-03
Could not Fool that Horse.

The Iowa City TrUme relates how a
horse got even with cruel hostlcr: ga
few days ago the hostler struck it an I'M
provoked blow. Three or four days
afterwards, as the hostler went into the
stall, the horse, watching his motion,
placed itself in an appropriate attitude,
and keeping an eye out for the exact
time, threw its foot into the hostler's
face with just force enough to make il
Jingle and then ache For the time being
they were even, the hostler being too
much hurt to retaliate at that time. An
alteration occurred shortly after, how
ever, of severe character. The hostler,
while taking the air with the horse, be-
came dissatisfied with some of his ways,
and gave it blow, whereupon the horse
took his fore arm in its mouth, and,
holding it with firm grip between the
incisors, bent him over until he lay upon
the ground then, without letting go his
hold, picked him up again; then down
ed him then picked him up; then
shook him to and fro then shook him
again then laid him down and picked
him up, and followed that discipline
with another shake. When, after re.
peated shakes and the dwelling discipline
the poor fellow finally succeeded in ex'
Treating his arm, it was severely mangled
with the teeth of the vicious chastiser
and the aid of surgeon was called il
requisition to dress the wounds. "
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-03

ALL FOR WAR.-A citizen of Colusa,
California thus details his grievances at
the hands of his back woods neighbors
81 was determined" says he, ito keep
the Fourth of July; but these Pixies
don't understand anything about it, SO
last year two or three of us took an old
anvil down to the river, loaded it up and
began to blaze away. BY and by saw a
lot of Slack objects bobbing up and down
on the river, always up stream. I
thought they were ducks at first, but
presently discovered them to be lot Of
Pixies swimming the river, with their
rifles held out of the water, Soon they
came along to us, and the head man, a
gaunt six-footer in butternut, sung out
to me, Stranger, whar's the war 2"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-03

KEEPING TO ONE THING.-We earnest
ly entreat every young man after he has
chosen one vocation, to stick to it.
Don't leave it because hard blows are to
be struck, or disagreeable work perform
ed. Those who have worked their way
up to wealth and usefulness, do not be-
long to the shiftless and unstable class, but
be reckoned among such as took off their
coats, rolled up their sleeves, conquered
their prejudices against labor, and man
fully bore the heat and burden of the
day. Whether upon the old farm, where
our fathers toiled diligently, striving to
bring the soil to productiveness in the
machine shop or factory, or the thou
sand other business places that create
honest toll and skill, let the motto ever
be: perseverance and industry"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-03

All alone in the old grand room.
Mid silken curtains and splendid gloom,
girl in her beauty signs.
The softened light of the chandeliers,
Missing her diamonds, seeks the tears
That stand in her wistrul eyes.
All alone by the castle walls,
Where hardly ray Of starlight falls,
A girl is crouchlng in dread.
She dare not beg Of the churlish wight,
Guarding the portal in livery bright,
Even crust Of bread.
A gay cavalier comes riding along,
Carclcssly humming an amorous song
Will he toss her silver crown?
No. His thoughts are filled with his now
loves face,
As he hurries past the familiar place,
And canters on to the town.
"Oh, for morsel of food" one groans;
eff he but loved me !" the other moans---
She comes from race of earls.
The beggar outside il not starving alone
Father in Heaven, who lowest Thine own,
Pity these hungry girls
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-03
WHAT WAS DoNE.-A Buffalo paper

WHAT WAS DoNE.-A Buffalo paper
prints the following letter from one of
its old and prompt-paying patrons
Please discontinue my paper from the
time / have paid up to. l do not stop
the paper because do not want it, but
to get rid of an intolerable old bore
that intrudes himself into my house re-
CARELESS of time and circumstances, to
sit for an hour or two, three or four times
a week, to read my papers, and who is a
thousand times more able to take doz-
en- papers for himself than am to take
one. If the nuisance is stopped, l shall
send for the paper again.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-03
Summer Flowers.

When skies are bright, and Natures face
Of sadness knows no shadow,
And Summers hand is clear to trace
In woodland and in meadow
What time the long-lost summer-sun
Laughs on the laughing hours
Hinted by Spring ere Spring was done
We pluck the summer flowers,
Or Guild in gardens rich parterre,
Or by the hodgerow wild,
Where cultured fragrance sleeps the air,
Or whore, by breezes mild
Nurtured spontaneous, Summers store
Fulfils the pledge of Spring,
We search the ilowery treasure DER.
Which summer bounties bring.
Those summer flowers, whcre'er they be,
In wild or tutor'd places,
Are sweet but ah, more sweet to see
Are Wonder summer faces!
And summer flowers, from out their bed
When pluck'd by girlish hand,
Show best encircling girlish head
Within their odorous band.
Then gather flowers while yet you may;
Lies opening sweetness cherish,
Ere age shall shadow youths glad day,
Ere life's one summer perish.
ALI me you merry girlish crew,
Your laughter speeds the hours;
~ 1
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-03

SPANISH Proverbs Love, a horse,
and money carry man through the
world. Three things kill man ; hot
sun, supper and trouble. To shave an
ass is a waste of lather. If the gossip is
not in her own house, she is in somebody
else's. Don't speak i'll of the year till it
is over The mother-in-law forgets that
she was once daughter-in-law. Men
are MS grateful for kind deeds as the sea
is when you fling into it cup of water.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-03

DIDN'T WANT IT.-One of party of
Eastern men offered miner half-dol-
lar if he would show him through the
Nevada silver mines. He looked at the
money moment, and then turning to
the fastener, said: MAY L ask how
much you are estimated at home to be
worth ?" "About twenty-five thousand
dollars" was the reply. "Well," said
the miner, 81 guess l won't take that
half-dollar. 1 made quarter of mil
lion here lust month.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-03

AFTER PENNIES. Boston paper says:
"There should be copper company at
work on Halfway Rock between Boston
and Gloucester, where generations of
fishermen have thrown lucky pennies on
their outward voyages to insure full
fare and safe trip. Its veins are full of
copper and nickle cents, from the earliest
issues down to the coinage Of to-day,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-03

A DREAM REALIZED. An Indiana
clergyman tells this =" One of his
parishioners dreamed that in walking
through certain pasture, he came upon
a rattlesnake at the foot of particular
tree, and that it bit and killed him. In
the morning he told his dream, con-
Guided to go to the pasture, and there,
beside the path, at the foot of the half
rooted tree, lay coiled large rattlesnake.
Selling a stick he struck at the snake,
but his foot slipped and he fell, and the
reptile bit him upon the cheek. He
hastencd home, nearly quarter of a
mile distant, and there, two hours later,
he died in great agony"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-03

The PRINTERS MALEDIcTIoN.-Ane di-
tor thus addresses his delinquents who
are able to, but wW not pay up:
l. May he never be permitted to kiss
a pretty girl.
.. May he havesore eyes, and chestnut
burr for an cye-stone.
8. May his boots leak, his gun hang
fire, and his fish line break.
4. May one thousand Nightmares trot
quarter races over his stomach every
night.
5. May he be shod with lightning,
and compelled to wander over gunpowder.
6. May the famine-stricken ghost of
an editors baby haunt his slumbers.
7. May a troop of printers devils,
lean, lank and hungry, dog his heels
every day, and regiment of cats cater
waul under his window every night.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-03
Tombstone Epitaphs.
Here is an epitaph copied from a
tombstone.

Reader, stop and self behold,
Thourt made of ye same mould,
And shortly must dissolv'd be,
Make sure of blest eternity"
Another of the noticeable epitaphs is
the following
Farewell, vain world, I've had enough of thee,
And now am careless what thou sayst of me,
Thy smiles court not, nor thy frowns fear,
My days are pass'd, my head hes quiet here
Whatc'er of faults in me take care to shun,
And look at home enough there's to be DONE !"
Here is another of ye ancient ones
which in a slightly altered form is ia,
vorite at the present time:
"Dear friends, for me pray do not weep;
lam not dead, but here doth sleep,
Within this cold lump of clay,
Until the resurrection day."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-03

AS farmer living in Madison county,
ILL.,, was threshing his wheat, friction set
his machine on fire and entirely destroy
ed the thresher and the stacks of wheat
The fire also swept over the entire field,
consuming everything that came in its
way. 1t was with difficulty that even the
horses were saved.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-03

LIMESTONE AS A BUILDING MATERIAL.
M. Omalius d'Halloy, in recent pa
per on the subject of building stones,
says in speaking of limestones, that to
judge of their durability, it is not so
much the texture which has to be taken
into account as the condition of the bed
from which the stones were obtained.
The structure and texture of the lime
stones may vary enormously, and yet all
may be suited for building purposes,
provided the layers Or strata have not
been, as is very frequently the case, dis
located by geologicalup-heaving where
by many OF these kinds of stone become
foliated, and do not then withstand wind
and weather for any length of time with
out crumbling to pieces.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-03

AT a recent wedding, as the clergyman
reached the part of the ceremony, 81
now pronounce YOU" a fish peddler
in the street shouted dull heads bull
heads ~ to the amusement of some and
the CONSERVATION of others present on
the occasion.