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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-22

with tremendous blow on the throat of
the lion and shout of command forced
the half-wild animal to relirquish his VIC
tim and although roaring fearfully, he
suddenly obeyed the fixed eye and gesture
of his master, returning into corner of
the cage. But, to the renewed horrer OF
the people, in dealing with the lion he
had turned his back on the lioness, who,
with howl of rage, leaped upon his back.
Fortunately for Bidel, her claws and teeth
entered his clothing only, and. with a
spring and cry, he leaped from under her,
at the same time striking right and left
with his loaded whip, forcing the animals
to the front of the cage. There was an
instant of hesitation and submission on the
part of the latter, during which Bidel re
volver in hand, unfastened the cage and
backed himself out of it. Seeing him
safe, the reaction of the audience was
tremendous, and the cheers that greeted
his appearance were deafening. Although
perfectly quiet, the deadly pallor of his
face gave evidence of the danger he had
passed
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-22

ARE WOMEN ExTRAvAGAST Gail
Hamilton in the Independent argues at
some length that they are not. We copy
the following paragra aph;
Women are no more extravagant than
men. Women are naturally less extrava-
CANT than men. Let a woman know on
what scale she must manage her house
hold, and she will manage it on that scale,
and with far more ease and elegance than
man would secure. In dressing herself
and her children in home comfort and lux
ury. the ordinary woman will max a ihou-
sand dollars do a great deal NOR e than the
ordinary man. do not believe the woman
of sound mind can be found who would
knowingly exceed her husbands income,
or who would not share and further all his
reasonable wishes to lay up reserves for
the future. The woman who buys lace
shawls which she cannot afford does it be-
cause she thinks she can afford 1t. She
has no intelligent acquaintance with her
own circumstances. Her husband is the
possessor Of an indefinite income His
grumbling amounts to nothing He always
grumbles when there is large bill to pay f;
but he always pays, and she knows no
reason to hinder that he als ays will pay
The only trouble she apprehends from this
purchase is little more of that Of which
she has already had great deal. Her
husband is not much at home, and is not
particularly winning when he is at homo ;
and, if laces please her, it is great pity
she should not have whatever consolation
lies in them.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-22

A GRATEFUL THIEF.-The following
fact, related to US by an eyewitness, is
one of the many curious circumstances
connected with the recent great fire in
Boston.
While the confagration was at its
height and merchant was busy collect
ing together a few valuaoles to carry
away in his arms, a rough looking fellow
came up with a large wagon, and wished
to know if he didn't wish to hire him for
a load.
the merchant jumped at the offer, and
the wagon was by himself and clerks soon
heaped with costly goods, and the driver
told where to carry them, and to come
back, if he could, before the flames
reached the store. As he was disappearing
in the distance a police officer asked the
merchant if he knew the man, when it
suddenly occurred to him he had not even
asked his name, and had committed his
goods into the hands of an utter stranger
Worse than that, the policeman knew him
to be notorious thief, and could not leave
the point he was guarding to pursue him.
The fire progressed, and in half an hour
the merchants store was in ashes. Next
morning he repaired to the place where he
had directed the cartman to carry the
goods, and. as he feared, they had not
been brought there. Two days afterwards,
however, he was surprised by the carriers
appearance, who apologized for not coming
before by his inability to find the mer-
chant, and, handing him key, told him
his load of goods was stored in the room OF
a hotel, where he would find them.
The merchant expressed surprise, and
mentioned the suggestion of the police
officer.
That's So" said the carter, but do
you remember when you were on the jury,
and - was tried for stealing?'
" les, L do, and from the evidence /
believed him innocent"
"Well, sir, that was me, and | was in.
nocent,-as innocent as child, of what
was tried for. | understood it was you
that was wise enough to see | was, though
| had no reputation to back ne, and you
saved me from an unrighteous verdict and
the State Prison"
" Indeed ~
Yes And I've been trying to get
even with you for more than two years
and never got a chance till last night
when | borrowed a horse and cart, and
took your goods out of the fire. There.
the key, and there's nothing to pay
So saying, the visitor slammed the door
after him, leaving the astonished merchan
with a door key in his ham But upoI
investigation he found his goods as haC
been promised by the visitor, and now i
of the opinion that there is some d" Honor
among thieves. ."-BoSton Commercial
Bulletin
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-22

A SINGULAR BBING.-On a drive with
some friends over Pomfret Hills the other
day, we called on singular character-a
man who is thirty years old, who is deaf
dumb and blind. He was born deaf and
blind. Whether he would have been
dumb or not if he had been blessed with
the sense of hearing is impossible to tell,
but his glimmerings of intelligence are
evidently rather feeble. Where all the
avenues of communication but the sense of
touch are closed, if intelligence exists it
will manifest itself, as in the case of JUL
ius Brace. This man is we'll developed
physically; is of ordinary height; has a
stout, thick neck, looks strong and robust.
And here comes in an interesting fact for
psychologists and those who make study
of health in connection with diet. This man
has never eaten anything but milk; has
never tasted water, nor particle of any
food but milk. Thirty years on clear milk,
and with neck like an OK, and apparent
ly muscular system to correspond. Can
we say now that milk is for babes and
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-22

calves only, and not for strong men? This
man had full set of strong, double teeth
clear around, and every one of them had
to be pulled out as he tore his clothes to
pieces with them. As he didn't need them
to chew his milk with, he probably thought
he must make some use of them, as they
were evidently made for something, and
his clothes furnished excellent materials
on which to exercise them. Another pc
culiarity of this strange being is that
through all his life he has chewed a rag.
From his infancy his mother has had to
place rag in his mouth as soon as he had
taken his food. | asked her what he would
do if she omitted it. She said he would
give her no peace till she put it back. He
distinguishes strangers from the neighbors,
and those who have visited him before.
took hold of his hand. and he took it in
both of his, and seemed to be considering,
then passed his hand up the length of my
arm, and then pa:ted his head and chest,
and made singular cultural noise. l
asked his mother what these manifestations
indicated. she said that was his way OF
expressing his joy-of showing that he was
pleased. His principal enjoyment seems
to consist in having his mother get through
with her work and sit down by his side
He has swing in the room in which he
spends good part of his time swinging
Sometimes. when his mother steps out, he
will lock the door so that she can't ge
back again, which shows that he has some
wit about him, or trickery, at least. He /:
always very wakeful at night, and rouse'
his mother out of bed many times night
She says he has lived thus without gooC
nights rest for thirty years, with the ex-
ception of Saturday and Sunday nights
Every Saturday night he calms down lik'
a lamb, and keeps that night and all th'
Sunday, after the strict letter Of old "blu
laws" of Connecticut. don't suppose h
would venture to kiss his mother on tha
day. Evidently the spirit of Cotton Math
er takes possession of him and triumphant
Iy rules till Monday morning.-Letter L
Hartford Times.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-22
For the Freeman.
Ihe Snow Fay.
By n. G. BRIGHAM

The trees were sere and sere was the month of the
year,
And the sunbeams f1ared in the west;
The singing birds had flown from the meadows
mown,
And the jay wore a speckled vest
From her crystal seat in a cloudia snow fays eyes
Caught the scene dreary and bare;
For the earth l will weave mantle. she said, the
prize
OF my fingers most delicate care.
And she wove white frost-web in her fairy loom
Of the dew OF the cold void sphere;
She took the chambers of the sky for room,
And spun in the starlight clear.
She spun, she reeled, and she beat by the astral
lamps
That flicker SO far above,
And the oafs pearlclad she called from the elfr
camps
To the pat lent work OF love.
And tricksy sprite on a moonbeam rode unto Dian
Who sat in a light canoe,
Rowing away from the purple halls of the Lion
And she swung her lamp in the blue.
Then fast beat the silent looms, and the crysta
thread
In the rapid shuttle few,
And the tiny oanand flakes did gather and wed,
And sift from the hazy blue.
At length, the mists below in the lowest air,
Uphfted as fog on a stream;
And no longer and bare the earth, but fai
Was her gown fairy's dream.
On steeds of frost, then the ouphies fled to their
camps,
And Valhallas horns did blow;
And Odin searched all night by the astral lamps
For the delicate men of snow.
For the welrdes thing, said Odn the world has seer
Is the web crystal and sheen
Nor at Ntieheim or Jotunheim was found
How the silver bobbIn was wound.
Morn,
Whose page was an oafand sprite;
The Skaldas singers, in songs of the earliest morn
Taught the elins to spin that night.
And Dian, midwest looking out Of her great hal
door,
Smiled down soft smiles on the mere,
All the woods were in silvery leaf: from roof an
floor
Through the halls shone the oakland spear.
Gnarled oaks, as knights i'll beard by rude castle
and grim,
Stood accoutered, the pine trees tall,
Old guards of the white hammered camps, ,thausht
and slim,
! Frost-hooded arose over all.
The hazels as queens sat beaded and jeweled Wit
pearls
The willows bent down in their grace;
Old elms by the abbeys az monks in their pOwde
| and curls
| stood dumbly with gloom on their face.
Weird the oals who toll in the starlit camp
OF the phantom dews build their show;
| Who of ghostly rivers above and the midnigt
damps,
Fill the Tross-lvons with webs of snow.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-22

WHAT HE KNEW ABOUT THREsHTSG.-
The TitusviIle Press gives an account of a
Young man from an Eastern city who had
been visiting rural friends in that vicinity.
After seeing a farmer thresh out floor
ing" of oats the other morning, he asked
and received permission to swing the fail
a few minutes, upon assuring the agrlcul-
turist that he was perfectly familiar with
the art of threshing" Expectorating up
on his hands, the young man went at the
oats but at the first pass knocked the horn
off a new milch COW that was leisurely
chewing her cud in a neighboring stall.
The second swing caved in the head of the
farmer, who thought he was safe enough as
long as he roasted on top of the tanning
mill in the other end ofthe barn, but with
out discovering the havoc he was making,
the city artist kept at his labors the third
blow fell upon the oats, the fourth killed a
hen in a manger near by, and the fifth pass
of the deadly weapon was the best of al, 4,
for it came round behind the young man
boomerang fashion, and taking him under
the lower Jaw, knocked him down, and
thus put stop to the work of slaughter.
The mere fact that the city thresher ,
returned to consciousness an hour before
the farmer did allowed the former to get
several miles out of town before his efforts
at tbreshing oats were discovered by the
neighbors.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-22

A Hartford grave-digger was preparing
a receptacle for smallpox corpse, when
the bearers came into the cemetery with
the body, and the grave digger, whose name
is Jacob, fearing the disease, skedaddled
over the fence. The bearers thought they
should hear no more of Jacob, and hired
another man to fill up the grave. The new
hand, having also wholesome fear of the
disease, filled himself with whisky, and
when the grave was half flied lay down in
it to rest. Meanwhile Jacob got the better
of bis fears and came back to finish the
job He did not look in the grave. but
began throwing in the dirt, when vigor-
Gus kicking in the grave startled him. This
was too much for Jacob, and thinking that
the smallpox corpse was coming up out of
the grave again, he ran for life. A police
man who heard the story went and releas-
ed grave-digger No. 2, who was kicking
away in the grave, trying to overcome the
double load of sand and whisky, and this
grave comedy at length came to an end
Springfield Union.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-22

Col. Roberts is reported to have discov-
cred wonderful remains of city in Arizo-
ma. The city covers about three square
miles. 1t is surrounded by wall of sand
stone, neatly quarred and dressed" ten
or twelve feet thick, and originally-judg-
ing by the fifteen or twenty feet high.
Within are the walls of houses, temples
and markets, all of solid stone, and show
ing excellent masonry. These walls bear
numerous hieroglyphics, cut deeply into the
stone The whole of the ruins, like most
of those of the Orient, and more espe-
cially those of Arabia and Assyria, are
more or less buried in sand. According to
the account, this city is some ninety miles
from the boundary between Utah and Ari-
zona, and an equal distance from the
Western Colorado line.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-22
How He Cor OvER.-In Scotland they

How He Cor OvER.-In Scotland they
have narrow, open bitches. they call sheep
drains. A man was riding donkey one
day across a sheep pasture, and when Mr..
Donkey came to sheep drain, he would
not 60 over it. So the man rode him back
short distance and turned him around,
and put the whip to him, thinking. of
course. that the donkey, going so fast.
would jump the drain before he ever knew
it. But not so. On they came and,
when the donkey got to the drain, he
stopped all of sudden, and tie man went
over Mr.. Jacks head. No sooner had he
touched the ground than he got up. and
looking Mr.. Donkey straight in the face,
be said: Very weel pitched, but then,
how are ye going to get over yersel p
Day Spring.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-22

Park pavement, and all within the town. The
people are mainly from New England, though
some reach this place by way of the West.
Once year vote is taken on the sale Of
intoxicating drinks. None has so far been
allowed, not even lager beer. The town is
full of ministers; but has no Jail, no court,
no justice of the peace. The only constable
of the town is obliged to work for a living
and the solitary undertaken has resolved ts
move from the place. The overseers of the
poor have not yet found case that demand
ed their attention.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-22
TERMS FOR ADVERTISING.

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sertion 25 cents. Unless the number Of Insertions
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chants and others advertising by the year.
Probate and Commissioners Notices @. 90 eacf.
For notices of Lberations, Estrays, the Forma-
ton and Dissolution of Copartnerships, &c, Sl50
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nsertion but no charge made of less than so cents
Notes of Deaths and Marriages inserted gratis,
but extended Obituary Notices or Poetry VIII be
charged at the rate of 1--WE cents per line.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-12-24
The NJ. r. Church.

Rev. L. II. Carhart, the new pastor of
the First NJ. +. Church, preached his first
sermon, to a Knoxville congregation on
last Sabbath. A good audience greeted
him on his first appearance, and from
what we can learn he made very tavora-
bic impression upon the hearts of the peo-
pie. The following, which was received
by Rev. j. j. Marker, the Presiding Elder
of this District, is an earnest of what his
congregation in McGregor, Iowa, thought
of him:
Resolutions adopted by the NJ. f..
Church and Sabbath School, of MeGregor,
Iowa, Sunday evening, December II.
WHEREAS, Our relations with our pastor
Rev, l.. III. Carhart, terminate this even
ing, therefore
Resolged, l. That though panied and
grieved at the action which removes him,
thus terminating relations so pleasant and
so suspicious for good to our Church and
our community, yet, under Gods good
providence, we will hope and trust and
pray that all things shall work together
for the greatest good to the greatest num-
Der. r...- ..... -....
.. That we sincerely and earnestly thank
Bro. and Sister Carhart for their earnest
and faithful labor of love in the Masters
work while among us. ...
8. That we warmly commend them TO
the Christian love and kindest affection OF
hearts and homes in Knoxville, Tennessee.
The above were adopted by q rising
vote in congregation of nearly 400.
S. STEEL, Secretary"
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-12-24

Some days ago young man, claiming
to hail from Morristown, and calling him
self Grub, came to this city and made his
headquarters in Sheldstown, attending
church regularly, and acting in every way
in q such manner as TO gain the conf
dence of the citizens of that portion of the
city, and to make himself appear as ''some-
body, sure enough In the meantime he
had made the acquaintance Of nice young
lady, the daughter of a minister, and in
due time proposed to exchange vows of
constancy. She, after mature reflection,
agreed to say yes, and Christmas was the
time appointed for the uniting of two hap
py hearts. He disappeared, after having
completed this arrangement, but after q
few days returned, and urged her to marry
him at once. She finally agreed, and made
preparatory preparations, and one night
last week the ceremony was to take place.
At the appointed hour, the young lady was
in the lShieldstown Church in waiting
and everything seemed ready, but the
groom had not made his appearance. At
last he came, and rushing in, he took seat
by her side, and seemed deeply affected.
He asked her to pray for him, stating that
he was in great distress, and receiving her
promise to that effect, he hastily stepped
out of the church, and has not been heard
from since. OF course the wedding did
not take place, but the young ladies of that
neighborhood say they have learned les
On in regard to taking strangers into their
q Nnfidence with such haste.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-12-24

THE next meeting of the City Council
will be called upon to elect school board,
who are to have control of the city schools
for some time to come. We regard the
election Of this board as one of the most
important duties the present Council has
been called upon to perform. We have
heretofore had good schools because secta-
rian and political influences have been
generally subordinated to the main desire
to secure efficiency. The ordinance Gre
ating the board was passed without politi-
cal division in the CityCouncil and we trust
the same spirit will be manifested in the
election of the members to compose it.
The sole idea of aldermen should be to
get suitable and honorable men, who will
represent the interests of the people with
out fear, favoritism or political bias. The
responsibility of the present board is great.
Upon this election depends future cleo
tons for the same position. If high
minded, liberal and progressive board is
chosen who will select teachers upon their
merits the board will be permanent,
respected and successful. But If improper
motives are carried into the election, the
people will demand the repeal of the ordi-
nance and the schools be made the object
OF political and sectarian struggles. We
hope we shall have men chosen whose fit
ness and character are beyond question
only in that way can the objects of the
ordinance be secured.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-12-24
END OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The Jolly Island Case, Decided

The case Of Galloway vs.. Hopkins heirs
was decided yesterday in the Supreme
Court in favor of the latter, 1t involved
the title to the Jolly Island property, an
island in the Tennessee river at the mouth
of Hiwassee. 1t comprises large tract of
valuable land, worth, say, FROM thirty to
forty thousand dollars. This case has been
pending, we believe, about seventeen years.
Able counsel appeared on both sides, and
all the questions that could possibly be
raised under the law were raised 1t was
managed in the Supreme Court for the
plaintiff by Col. j. Il. Cook, Gaut & Gaut
and Judge Barton. Hon. A. Caldwell and
Col. John Baxter appeared for the Hop
kins heirs. The counsel on both sides &C
Quilted themselves with credit. The case
attracted considerable attention, and was
specially interesting to the litigants.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-12-24
Real Estatc,TrRnsTers.

The following transfers of real estate are
recorded in the Office of the County Court
Clerk, for the week ending Saturday, De-
cembcr, 9th.
Mary b. Lesson ct al. to Jerome Wal
dron lot in Knoxville for 81 800.
Jerome Waldron to Mary b. Lesson ct
al. lot in Knoxville for 81 $50.
a. ID. Knox ct al. to Calvin B. Davis
lot in Blount county for $1,000.
Henry Ryan ct uX. to John 5. Van Gill
der; lot in Knoxville for s., 600
John S. Van Glider to Conrad Benziger
lot in Knoxville for 81 200.
John S. Van Glider to Henry Ryan lot
in Knoxville for $500. ..
Thos. G. Holloway TO Richard G.. John
son lot in Knoxville for 5000
Hannah w. Swan to Daniel Liston; lot
in Knox county for $3.50. ..r...
Alex. Bishop ct AK. to VIM. Bishop; lot
in Lee county, Va. -.
VIM. Lillison ct ux. to Thos. Iillison
lot in Knox county for $3.50. =. ..f -
Nj. Nelson to j. A. Rayl lot in Knox.
vile for 500. ..
John II. Crozier to Payne & McNutty
lot in Knoxville for Sl2, 900. ...a ..''
w. w. Gibbs to Croft & Turlev tract
of land in Union county for SIS 800.