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


hard steel tool will cut glass with great
facility when freely wet with camphor
dissolved in turpentine. A drill bow may
be used. or even the hand alone. A hole
bored may be easily enlarged by round
file. The ragged edges of glass vessels
may also be easily smoothed TINS with
fat file. Flat window glass can be readily
sawed with watch spring saw by aid OF
this solution. In short, the most brittle
glass can be wrought almost as easily as
brass by the use of cutting tools kept con-
stantly moist with camphorized oil of tur-
pentine.
A St. Louis widow has lovely daugh-
ter and takes boarders. One of the nice
young mcn lie swoot on Reia and coming
home the other night he saw graceful
form sweep past in the hall, and heard the
seductive ruslle of crinoline. He knew
that form and clasped it to his heart. i'm
printing impassioned kisses on its lips
He dropped it when he heard these words,
Hurry up, Massa George, L have got to
hurry after soft soap.
The quiet progress of wedding 10
Connecticut village church recently was
interrupted by an amusing incident. In
repeating the words, "If you know of
any Just cause" ETC., the minister looked
straight at nervous young man directly
in front of him. The fellow sprang up
with much haste and trepidation and
blurted out " Oh, no, bless me not the
slightest objection, sir"
The futility of attempting to thwart the
against the careless handling of firearms
has been impressibly illustrated in Michi-
gan in the case of an old lady who was
shot through the head last week by gun
which fell of its own accord from the wall
of an adjoining room.
Baltimore has initiated crusade aga; nst
egg-nog and liquors so much in vogue dur
ing the holidays. A series of meetings
are in progress at which distinguished men
deliver lectures on this evil practice so
general on Christmas and New Years
day, of ladies offering their friends brim-
ming bumpers OF egg-nog or beaded glasses
of ruby wine.
A Yankton (Dacotah) sheriff attached
show in that far away country. the
other day, and while tacking upa sale
notice on the elephants headquarters,
which the official mistook for small barn,
the animal swung his tail around. And
now. when that county wants the service
Of sheriff they will bave to elect one.
Salvation does not mean going where
nothing can help you. 1t does not mean
poor, beggarly hiding from storms. 1t is
positive, energetic strength. Ii is mar
hood in magnitude. 1t is the power of
God in the human soul. 1t is new life,
new being. L. not preach that p
| Beecher.
A huge yellow dog of rather sOmbre ap-
pearance, frequently seen trotting about
the streets of Danbury, is believed to have
stored away somewhere within himself
sa amples of nearly thirty sewing machine
agents and book canvassers. His owner
bas been offered S75 for him, but refuses
it.
The following is specimen of the way
in which Western reporters put their
items: A colored man who was trying TO
inspect his mules feet. at the Terre Haute
wood market yesterday, involuntarily
swallowed one hoof, with a miscellaneous
lot of teeth. He threw up the hoof"
A Dorchester woman has been three
times married Her first husband was
Robb, the second Robbins, and the third
Robinson. The same door-plate has
served for the whole three, and the ques-
ton now is, what extended name can be
procured to fill out the remaining space
on it.
The Boston Bulletin says: "A newly
married couple started on their wedding
trip yesterday noon. The train proceed
ed less than mile, when it struck in q
snow bank. But while the wind howled
vcciferously outside there were snugness
and comfort in one seat within-you bet"