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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-08-06

AN EXPOSURE OF THE EDWIN DRooD Man.
From reli bic authority it appears that the
individual in question, Thomas Powers James.
in early life was resident of Nashua, N. d..
and that there he espoused Mrs. Scott (wlth
whose children he had been intimate 10
youth,) and who is of course some years his
senior. From Nashua he removed to Lowell,
where he failed in business (printing,) J and
for some time after acted as foreman to his
step-soD, who succeeded him in business.
Returning to Nashua, be acted in the same
capacity and employment until he became an
admirer of young girl who lived with his
wife, and giving up his position, he left his
wife and came to Boston. We next hear OF
him at Fall River, and afterward at New
York. still working at his trade, of which be
is said to be master. In all his wanderings
he has been accompanied by the girl, and
now we find in him the " young mechanic
of Brattleboro, through whom the spirit of
Charles Dickens is preparing an unprecedent-
ed message from the dead to the living. The
name of Hill, gven.in other journals as the
signature used by him in his mysterious COM
munications to the outer world, is the sur.
name of the companion Of his wanderings
He has the character of a smart. enterprising
adventurer, with no nice scruples of honor tC
tmDdIIdeS Hlc eueTSles, Will Uut llUlle euu-
cation save what has been picked up in his
business; some thirty-fv years of age
plausible and confident in address and con.
versation, and full of whms and unaccount
able impulses. Il is said of him that it was
no unusual thing for him to sc take notion
Ito 60 to New York for instance,) and leaving
all business without notice or warning, b(
absent several days, and returning, set abou
work without referring to his absence or 1T
cause. He has always been a great admire
IF the works and characters of Charles Dick
ems, and years ago purchased portrait o
that author and presented it to bis wife
which portrait is said to answer to the de
scription of the unknown " vision" or 80 ap
paration' afterward recognized by portrai
of the great novelist. Literary peculation, i
is said, is no new feature of his history, b
having some time ago given out that he wa
writing new play by the title of "Euphra
sla," but some of the favored few. to whom
portions were read, were somewhat surprises
TO find it taken, almost word for word, fror
an old play, The GGecian Daughter" Hi
deserted wife still lives in New Hampshire
and we believe has commenced suit for dl
vorce; what her opinion is in regard to th
man whose sublime nature is said to be e
admirably suited to be the medium betwee
| tho rid Abovo nd their snrrnwiny friend
! below, we can only lnfer.-BOstOn Trarelle'
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-08-06
THE PATENT COMBINATION STEP La

The PATENT COMBINATION STEP LAD
DEk-Perhaps the subject is not of gen.
eral interest, but feeling of benevolence
prompts US to warn the public against the
Patent Combination Step Ladder which
has recently been introduced to the mar
ket. We purchased one because the men
showed us that by simple movement Of
a set of springs the ladder could be in
stantly turned into an arm chair, and
from that into an ironing table and then
back again into a step ladder, just as we
desired. When our hired girl went to wash
the windows, upon getting the ladder home,
she stood upon the top step. and she hardly
had her foot down before the concern shift
ed suddenly into an ironing table and
broke her leg. Then we concluded to use
it as table, and on Tuesday half a dozen
shirts were laid upon it to be ironed' At
the first touch of the fat iron the machine
gave jerk, ground up two shirts to rags,
knocked the fiat iron over into the next
yard where it nearly Drained Chubb's wife,
and after few convulsions of the appar-
atus there stood step ladder. Then we
determined to use it exclusively as chair,
and it worked we'll enough for awhile
But one day the nurse placed the baby iu
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-08-06
COLORADO SocIErY.-The correspondent

COLORADO SoCIErY.-The correspondent
of the St. Lois Globe writes:
Our buther is a graduate of Yale
one of the gentlemen working in the prln-
ting office is graduate Of Cambridge, and
winner of the Bishops medal for prof.
cheney in th. classics ranchman near
here is the son of General in the British
army, and relative of George Stevenson,
of railroad ame. Four other ranc,men
are the fou: sons of former Governor Of
Bengal who is still very wealthy. Two
are the sons OF an eminent London banker
A graduate of one Of the Universities
manage dairy, and attends to most OF
the milking personally. | said to an
English lady Of culture and refinement,
friend Of these Why is it that these
young men choose to leave their homes of
luxury to live in this hard, rough way?
1t is to escape that life that they come
here. They are tired Of it. Within
their tents are constant hints of the CON-
forts and luxuries with which they have
heretofore been surrounded. Elegant dress
ing-casss valuable watches and jewelry,
the finest linen bedding in quantities, dam
asks OF exquisite quality, while scarcely a
week passes that presents from friends
testify not only to their remembrance, but
to their wealth and iberality. Yet these
men lie down with the stars for their
canopy, the earth for their bed, the noun.
ia in wind for their song, with only blan
ket about then. asked if they really
worked hard, or, if it was the romance OF
roughing it, They work like galley
slaves A great deal of English capita
has heen invested here, which, together
with the salubrlty of the climate, and the
beauty of the scenery, has attracted a very
good class from that country to settle here,
Large shares, not only in railroads, bu
in lands, are held by their capitalists. A
villa is to be erected at Maniton Spring
this summer for an English lord, and al
heiress from that country is just complet
ing beautiful residence there. The re
putation as a physician of a gentleman
resident here is such in London that h
was recently paid $4,000 by a patien
whom he has just visited. In riding las
week, we called at the house of Germa
Baron, and found him hoeing in the gal
den, and his lady at work in the kitcher
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-08-06

Crows AND BLUE JAYs.-Crows GER
tainly are great destroyers of smaller birds.
Many time have been awakened before
sunrise by cries of distress from robine
and other birds near my house and found
the cause to be crow going from nest to
nest swallowing the young birds and eggs
On one occasion | reached the window
just in time to see crow start from a
nest, within twenty feet of me, with a
young robin half fedged in its beak. Hear
ing the notes of young crows near by |
followed with my gun, and arrived in
time to see the old crow tear the young
robin in pieces, and feed it to her young
crows. A shot disturbed their feast
These young crows had been some days, if
not weeks, out of the nest.
Blue jays eat the eggs of other birds
They Lay eat the young also but l have
never seen it done.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-08-06

WHAT One MAN Knows ABOUT FLIES.
the fly was contemporaneous
with the original monkey man, Darwin
could tell-it he would. Our opinion is
that no man monkey, nor monkey man, was
ever permitted on earth without his at
tendant fy Whether flies disported them
selves in the Paiazoicero, or came out
the drift formation, is of no consequence
We have flies 10 abundance now, and that
is all-more than we care to know. There
are many families Of flies, but the kind
whereof we now discourse, is wagglshly
termed /" the horse fly" We view 1T as
"the everywhere fly" 1t is of the sect
insect. 1t deports in the air; perambu-
lates the earth, and dies in the water. 1t
has a head which is al. cerebellum-whlch ch
accounts for its Unsuitable animal propen
sites. Its body is shaped like military
shell. 1t mas miniature trunk, on ele
phant principles-six legs, six feet, two
wings and several thousands of eyes. View
ed by microscope, it is highly curious and
interesting; but a telescope view is far
preferable. Its principal occupation is
looking into matters and things generally ;
but it prefers to do this particularly
Hence its thousand of eyes. 1t has an ap-
petite for all devourable things. Hence its
trunk. 1t is of pertinacous habits. Hence
its feet are on the suction principle. Just
what the fly was made for-why so many
were made-whence they come or whittier
they go-is mystery. How long they live
no philosopher has yet determined. They
are more numerous than the sands OF a
dozen seas, and cause more torment, more
" shotted DISCOURSE" than all other human
Affections. This is written under shadows
cast by clouds of flies and we speak of
what we know.
If to be cursed by flies was not in the
prmeval doom, we feel assured that Adam
and Eve went straight from Paradise into
swarm of flies. Snakes may be scared
away or destroyed; but flies never. Lions
and tigers, and other fierce animals flee
from the presence of man. Flies follow
and stick to him to the ends, the middle
and the sides of the earth. There is {
sportive manner they have, in alighting up
on ones forehead, and cheeks, and hands
and nose, that is not merely insulting; i
is positively infuriating. No arlthmeti
cal rule ever laid down would estimate
the number of whangs and expletive
which have been drawn from the race o
men by flies. 1t is narrowing to redec
upon the amount of sinful and unholy con
dition of the human mind which has beer
directly provoked by this supremest tor
mentor of our race.
Even as we write, under the ftful glar'
of the midnight's kerosene, three flies ar
!, perched upon the mouth of our ink bottle
smelling and peering with the evident
purpose to know all about it." But oul
designs in these incubrations is purely be-
nevolent, ingenuity has devised ways t;
keep the cold out, and to keep it in t.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-08-06

it for a moment, while she went for some |
thing, and just afterward the spring had
another paroxysm, there was a tremulous
movement in the legs. violent agitation
Of the back, then tremendous jump and
the baby was pitched up on the chandelier,
the machine turned three or four somer-
saults, jammed itself half way through the
window sash, and presented the appear
ance of an ironing table. 1t has attained
such degree of sensitiveness now that it
goes through the drill if anybody comes
near it or coughs or blows his nose close
at hand. We have it stuffed away in the
garret, and sometimes in the middle of
the night rat will jar it, or a roach will
run against it, and we can hear it rattling
around the room, getting into service as a
ladder, chair and table. fifteen or TWEEN
ty times in quick succession. 1t is prob
able that we would close that step ladder
out for less than cost. 1t has too much
animaton-too much frivolity for quiet
family like ours.-Mar Adeler.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-08-06

A ROMANCE IN CANADA.-Just thirty
years ago this summer little child, three
years old, was playing on the stoop of its
fathers house in Quebec. The house was
in Richardson street. and in what are
known as St. Rich Suburbs. For some
reason the child's nurse was out of the
way tor time, and no one kept watch on
its movements. When the family came to
look for it the little one-a great favorite
with all-it was gone. Inquiries were in
stantly made in every direction, but in
vain. Night was coming on, but the
VIII ole suburb was searched, and through
the long hours of darkness the distracted
parents, aided by neighbors and police
hunted through the city. Next day re-
ward was offered. and the hunt was kept
up more assiduously than before. All was
fruitless. Weeks, months and years rolled
away, and the child was unheard OF. At
last the family mourned their treasure as
dead. Whatever its fate, there seemed
no earthly chance that they would ever
hear of it move. And yet, about SIX weeks
ago there came q announcement OF this
story of real life SO odd and unexpected as
to deceive record among the much-talked
| cases wherein life's actual events trans
cenk those Of fiction.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-08-06

THE LEG OF MUrToN.-At St. Patrick 5
Cathedral, Dublin, there was an old Vi
car Choral, who loved his dinner not
wisely, but too we'll" He had brought a
fine quarter of mutton, and intended to
have it for his Sundays repast. after the
fatigue of chanting the morning service
but forgot to tell his wife in what man
ner he wanted to be cooked. The good
lady was, however, equal to the emergency.
In the middle of the TIE Deum small
boy was observed to creep up the aisle
until be came near the choir, where his
father was singing, and piping treble
mingled with the chorus, thus :-' My
mothers got quarter of mutton, and she
don't know what to do oo-ro- wi it." The
father responds -" Let her boil the leg
and roast the loin, and make dumpIing of
the su-u-u-et.''
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-08-06

In Mr.. Wares excellent grafton before
the Boston authorities, on the Fourth. was
this timely passage:
Politics is noble science, but the party
intrigue and chicanery threaten the very
life OF the republic. These get into all
our responsible places, and rule out prin-
ciple and brains, from custom-houses to
school committees. The great interests of
the republic must not and cannot remain
at the mercy of intrigue or transient gusts
Of popular opinion. We put men into
office who fatter us by calling themselves
our servants, and once secure in their
places, the manipulations that will keep
them there, like the animals spoken of in
Scripture, they turn again and rend US.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-08-06

CANT SEE JoKE.-Gough says: There
are people who can make nothing out of a
joke. If you say to such man, e" | can't
drive joke into your head with sledge
hammer" he will solemnly ask, d" Do peo-
pie drive jokes into other peoples head
with sledge hammer ?" He lately travelled
with such a man. He told him the little
story of the darkey who appeared with a
very nice hat on, and when asked what
the hat cost, didn't know the storekeeper
wasn't in when he got it; and this man
said he should think he'd have asked the
clerk Then he told him of the man who
had box of cigars under his arm, and
when asked what he had, replied, Tickets
to my wife's lectures and the same gen.
tleman said he couldn't see the connection
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-08-06

The Congregatioaalist says: In obedi-
ence We suppose to this precept,that bish-
op ought to be the wife of one husband,
the L" Rev" olympia Brown, of Bridge
port, Conn.,, has committed herself in mar.
riage to Mr.. John Henry Willis. trio Of
divines, including the 4" Rev." Mariana
Thompson Folsom officiating.
The California Adcocate of July 8, in
an editorial note concerning Bishop Peck,
says :" We are convinced that our Bishop
intends to reside on this coast, and labor
for US, to the fullest measure Of his ability"
True wisdom is thing very extraor-
dinary. Happy are they that have it; and
next to them, not those many that think
they have it. but those few that are sensi-
BILE of their own defects and imperfections,
and know that they have it not.
See that the feelings, thoughts and ac-
tions of each hour are pure and true /;
then will your life be such. Tue wide
pasture is but separate spears of grass
the sheeted bloom of the prairies but iso-
lated flowers.
The best manner of avenging ourselves
is by not resembling him who has injured
US and it is hardly possible for one man
to be more unlike another than he that
forbears to avenge himself of wrong is to
MIN that did the wrong.-Jane Porter.
The Banner thinks that after the
General Assembly of the United Presby-
terian Church attended festival given to
them in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia,
and was entertained by frst-class bras
band, nothing more will be heard
about "human composure and against the
use of instrumental music in public wor-
ship.
The British and Foreign Bible Soci-
ETY. has just orderd editions of the Scrip
lures as follows: 10000 Chinese New
Testameuts. 10000 Bohemian Bibles, Svo.,
and II, 900 Bohemian Bibles, small
| Svo.
The friends of Vice. President Wilson
are much alarmed about his health. It
is feared that he will never be able to
resume his position as President Of the
Senate.
Mrs. Van Coitt will have charge of a
camp meeting at Kankakee. ILL.,, in the
second week of August.
The Established Church of Scotland has
100000 members the Free Church.
100000, and the United Presbyterian. 470
900.
1t is said Roman Catholic priest of
st. Louis has married wife, and accord
ingly been dismissed from his charge by
his bishop.
A correspondent of the New York o.
esrrer draws pleasant picture of a Sun.
day School at Beyrout. " 1t is he says,
presided over by the pastor, the Rev.
DR.. Jessup. The boys and men arrayed
in the various costumes of the East, and
the girls in beautiful colors, each with a
white veil over the head, presented one of
the most beautiful sights | have ever Wit
messed" There are twenty-five Sabbath
Schools, with nine hundred scholars, cc1.
nected with the Syrian mission.
A correspondent ofthe Lutheran Obssru
, er writes the Methodists have made three
thousand converts in Sweden within the
last six years. Perhaps an equally large
) number nave embraced Methodist teach
ing without at present uniting with the
fold. The work in DsaQa.k is NOT SC
Iprouisir2.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-08-06

HOPKINS SroP.-When Hopkins was
organist at ST. Abednegos church, he
gave concert for the benefit of the Sun
day School, Hopkins would fb some
times and he had told some of his brother
organists that he had vox humana' stop
in his organ. AS several of them were
coming around to the concert, Hopkins
determined to prevent them from detect
ing the deception. So he engaged friend
of his who sang tenor down at the negro
ministries to come up and get into the
organ case and sing. 1t was arranged that
Hopki ms was to give certain signal and
that the minstrel was to tune up and wrable
an air. When the concert came off the
scheme worked splendidly. Every body ex-
claimed. " How beautiful Elegant, isn't
it " Sounds exactly like human voice.
Then there was an encore, and another air
was sung. Right in the middle of it the
vox humana stopped suddenly. Then il
was herd swearing and using the most
dreadful | language inside the organ
Then it yelled for hep, and Hopkins went
around to the rear to ascertain what was
the marter He found that his man haC
been standing on the blower and the blower
objected to the extra weight, and finally
began combat with Hopkins friend, anC
now the bellows blower had the vo,
humana stop down on the floor inside tn
organ, and he was nibbing at the pipe
and among the machinery in name
that threatened general decentralization tt
the machine. And the more the comba
deepened the louder the 'vox humana
howled. They were separated by the
wardens, and the concet continued in 3
minor and melancholy key.-But the mex
day they discharged Hopkins from tn
St. Abednego's and now he wishes th'
belows-man had murdered the minstrel OF
the spot.-Mar Adeler.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-08-06

AN INSTANCE OF MISPLACED CoNFI-
pENCE.-Before Cornelius Vanderbilt OBJ
tanned possession of the Hudson River
railroad he was one day travelling from
here 20 Albany, and considering himself
privi eyed character, went into the bag
gage car to smoke He had been enjoy
ing his cigar but two or three minutes
when the conductor came along and inform
ed him politely that he must not smoke
there. Vanderbilt said it wouldn't make
any difference-that was all right, etc. j,
but the conductor was of different opin-
ion-declaring that it was contrary to the
rules ofthe road. You don't know me, -
said the smoker. My name is Wander
bilt; am sometimes called commodore. |
generally do about as please" " don't
know, nor do [ care who you are, Mr..
Vanderbilt. l intend to obey the rules.
If you were ten times a commodore, L
could not permit you to smoke here and
you must 90 elsewhere to finish your ci-
gar" The loyalty to duty displayed by
the conductor pleased the ancient Cornell
US, and he went out, though not before he
said to the conductor: You are the right
kind of man for your place. You don't
respect persons. | think of buying this
road, and if do, you can stay on it as
long as you like" Vanderbilt did buy
the road, and retained the conductor. He
frequently remarked that that man could
be trusted that he never was mistaken in
judging of character; and that he knew
from the first that the conductor was sound.
The conductor staid on the road five years
and in that time, as the story goes, stole
himself into pecuniary independence
So much of Vanderbit's knowledge of
character. Evidently, the conductor
knew Vanderbilt better than Vanderbilt
knew the conductor.-New York Letter.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-08-06
High and low.

The grasses green of sweetcontent
That spring, no matter high or low,
Wheretr living hing cn grow,
On chi llyhills and rocky ret,
And by the lowly streamlets side
oh why did e'er turn from these?-
The lordl!, tall, umbrageous trees,
That stand IN high aspiring pride.
With massive bulk on high suesain
world of loughs with Naf and fruits,
And drive ther Understanding roots
Deep down into the subject plain.
Oh. what, with these had to do!
That germs of things above their kind
May live. pen up and close confined,
In humber form, it may be true;
High laws and ,owers our will transcend,
And fol this I'll home shall end,
Shall any be what he is not.
Each in its place as each was sent,
Just nature AN ges side by side;
Alike the oek trees lofty pride,
And grasses green Of sweet content"
arthur Ru0h Clon1
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-08-06

BATHING IN LAKE TAHOE IN THE SIERRA
is we'll known that it is more
difficult to swim in Lake Tahoe than in any
lower-country water. This is due to its
great purity and consequent want of density
of the water. 1t is easy to strike out with
the arms and legs, but difficult to keep the
body afoat. Swimming in Tahoe and swim
ming in the river at Sacramento are, for
instance, two different exercises altogeth ther.
In the one case, one softly paddles through
water 30 mingled with mud as to have
reached the consistency of thick pea soup or
Cruel of not very tremuIous thinness while
swimming in Lake Tahoe seems like slow
flying through cold air, with the wings left
off. The water of the lake is 50 pure that
the body and limbs while Immersed are as
white As marble they are, in tact, ghastly
in their Wilderness,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-08-06

exclude the heat, ando prevent its escape.
But flies defy huma skill. They come
and never leave, unit they are glaciated
by the frost. The ldiculous devices of
fly paper, molasses shingles, and other
puny pretences, only pnve the hopelesness
of all attempts to reducehe fly multitudes.
As well catch barrel of herrings, and
talk of thus extirpating nat finny infinite
ism, as hope to escape tlion of flies by
destroying pint or two If them. They
we're never made that ma, should subdue
them. The fly, alone, sorns and de6es
his dominica.