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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-01
OUR SHEAVES WITH Us.
By FLORENCE PERCI

The time for tell has past, and night has come-
The last and saddest of the harvest ewes;
Worn out with labor long and wearisome
Dropping and faint the reapcrs hasten home,
Each laden with his sheayes.
Last OF the labOrers thy feet gain,
Lord of the harvest and my spirit grieyes
That am burcened not SO much wi Ii grain
AS only with a heavier heart and BRAIN
Master, behold my sheavesI
Though all my frame weary aching leaves;
For long l struggled with my hapless fate.
And staid and loiied i'll 1t was dark and late.
Yet these are al my sheayes.
Full we'll know have more tares than wheat,-
Brambes and flowers dry stalks and wlthcre
leaves,
kneel down reyerently and Icpeat 90 ssfzzf3s
Master behold MY sheaeess 81
l know these blossoms, clustering heas : s. i
With evening dew upon their folded leslx esq
Can claim no value nor utility mxss
Therefore shall fragrancy and beaues seze -
The glory OF my sheaves. AHte
SO do gather strength and hope anew; ~
For well know thy patient love pcrceives IA
Not what did, but what strove to do,- q
And though the fun lipe ears be sadly few,
Thou witt accept my Shcayes.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-01

1t seems there is a tribe in India called
the Todas, who reverse the Mormon prac-
tice, the women having plurality of hus
bands instead Of the men a plurality of
wives. When a man has paid for his wife
and taken her home all his brothers and
near relatives living with him may, with
his and her consent, claim a share in her,
on payment of Il portion of the dowery.
Younger brothers, as they grow up to ma
turity, may purchase a share in the wives
of their relatives. The woman thus be-
comes family property and all the children
are held to be brothers and sisters. In
poor districts several men have to b. con-
tent with one wife between them. This is
an economical arrangement, lu5 family
relationship must be Il little mixel bort
land Tran script:
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-01

splease, and leave the bottom piece an inch
Eend half longer than 'yoh wish it when
lsloue.f Paint it white and varnish it.
Next get 4 white pasteboard box, four
inches deep, and Large enough to leave a
margin of an inch and half at each side
and top. Stand the box on one end, place
the cross in the center; then fit thin pieces
of board around itsto keep it in place.
make the first piece as large as the end Of
the box, the next n half inch smaller. and
so on until it is as high as vou wish Tack
and glue each piece. and cover all with
moss. NainiSh and arrange autumn leaves
into avine and twrine it around the cross
In making the vine, begin with the small
est leaves. FaSten the stems To Il small
wire by winding with soft thread Have
square of glass Just rs large as the box
and fasten it on by gluing strips of cloth
to the box, and folding it over the edges of
the glass. Now for the frame Get any
small scraggcd limbs. the thicker the
branches the better: place them together
and fasten by winding with thread. Make
it of an even width all round. as near as
possible. When done You viii no doubt
say What a looking thing" But wait
until you have dipped it it the following:
One pound of resin, two tablespoonfuls of
lampblack, and two of lard, melted to
gether, then with spoon dip it on every
part, while hot. Then You will change
your remark. for think Won will he quite
satisfied with Your work.-.Hdine F;lrmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-01

ENGAGING MANNERs.-Thcrc are Il
thousand engaging ways which every per-
son may put ON without running the risk
of being deemed either affected or foppish.
The sweet smile; the quiet, cordial bow;
the earnest movement in addressing :,
friend, or more especially a stranger who
may be recommended to us; the graceful
attention which is 80 captivating when
these are united with self-possession, these
will insure the good regard of all.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-01

a DISH OF WASHINGTON GOssIP-No
one can hear the discussions that are kept
up here about Williams and his chances,
without becoming speedily aware that
there is a woman in the business. We
have no real social queens in Washington,
as they used to have in old times, but there
are an abundance of shrewd and ambitious
women who take II much larger share in
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-01

QUININE IN INDIA.-Thc cultivation of
the cinchona tree, which was introduced
into the hill districts of India from South
America in 1860, has proved quite success
full. The total expenditure of the expert
mcnt was S30S.595. The return represents
Il value which is simply incalculable
There are now 2,G39, 80 plants in the gov
ernment plantation of the Nile@herry hill
alone, without counting those Of private
planters in this and other districts The
largest trees are 30 ID feet high and over
three feet in girth around the trunk. The
area covered by the plantations amounts
to $50 acres and is being largely added to
every year The bark under cultivation
is much richer in quininc and other febri-
fuge alkaloids than the wild bark of South
America. During last year 7,295 pounds
of excellent bark were sold in the London
market, while 80, ,6SS pounds We're supplied
to the local manufactory. This year 20,-
900 pounds will be sent to England. The
alkaloid is manufactured on the spot in an
exceedingly cheap form for the use of To-
cal stores, and hundreds of fever patients
are thus annually cured. The object of
providing an abundant supply of the febr-
fuge at price within the means of the
population at large is rapidly being real
lied.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-01

Among the presents received by Phila-
delphia bride, a few days ago, was conf
plete toilet set, ten pieces in all, of solid
ivory. The hair brushes have musical
apparatus in the back, and the hand glass
can be enlarged and diminished at will.
All the articles are embellished with a
monogram in colors, and are arranged ac-
cording to size in large case, or box. of
Russia leather, lined with blue satin and
edged with fine lace
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-01

SEWING.-There is something very
pleasant and even tOuching-at least, of
very sweet, soft. and winning effiect-in
this peculiarly Of needlewOrk distinguish
INC women from men. Our own sex is III
capable of any such by-plav aside from
the main business of life: but women. be
they of what earthly rank they NAV, how
ever gifted with intellect or genius.
dowei with awful beauty-h:lVe always
some lit!l" handiwork. ready TO fill the tinv
gap of every vacant moment. \ needle is
familiar to the fingers of them all 4
queen. no doubt. plies il on occasion. The
woman-poet can use il ~ adroitly rs her
pcn. The woman'S eve that has discovered
a new star. turns from it, glory TO send the
polished little instrument cleaning along
the hem of her kerchief or to darn "A casual
fray in her dress. And they have greatly
the advantage of us in this respect. The
slender thread of silk or cotton keens them
united with the small. familiar. gentle in
terests of life. the continually operating in
tiuences Of which DO 80 much for the health
of the character and carry off what would
otherwise be Il dangerous accumulation of
morbid sen>ibilitv \ vast deal of human
sympathy runs along this electric line
stretching from the throne Ia the wicker
chair of the humblest semptress, and keep
in@ high and low in species Of commu-
nion with their kindred being. Methinks
it is a token of healthy and gentle charac-
teristics. when woman of high thought and
accomplishments love to sew; especially
aS they are never more 1T home with their
own hearts, t.lan while 50 occupied. And
when the work falls in a woman's lap. of
it, own accord. and the needle involunta-
rilv ceases 10 fly. ii Is 4 sign of trouble,
quite aS trustworthy. IL the throb of the
heart itSelf-Ht1rth9yne
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-01

The bone found in the Settle Cave in
England, about the origin of which there
has been considerable discussion. has been
finally decided to be human. A fibula pre-
cisely similar has been found among the
Museum stores of human osteology. The
only question now remaining is whether
the proofs of its pre-glacial existence are
sufficient to place it in that era.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-01

public affairs than most people are aware
of. OF this class of women Mrs. Williams
is said to be one, and to her wifelv eni
deavors is attributed much of the success
of her excellent but mediocre husband.
( This ladys life appears to have been a ro-
nance. She had lived two lives already.
and gone much about the country before
she met her chief-justice-that is, she had
| been married twice and had travelled from
New Hampshire to the Rocky Mountains
before she encountered him. Once she
twas left a widow, once she was divorced,
once she was Il mother. The child was
! kept by the divorced father and grew up
without knowing his far-away mother even
! by name. Grown sufficiently to take care
of himself, he got employment in Phila-
! delphia store. One day, IA lady shopper.
whose home was in this city, caught sight
of the fellow and told him how much he
looked like Il certain Mrs Williams in
Washington. This was enough to fire his
Eeuriosity; he started for Washington and
in.the course of a few days the then Sena-
htor Williams was made aware of the pres
Ienee of4ss step-son. They provided for
the fellow III some way. Mrs Williams
is credited with having been powerful
help-meet to her slow-gOing, good-natured
husband. She was once IA woman of great
beauty, but it is said to be faded now The
nomination of Mr.. Williams by the presi-
dent for this high office has turned all the
gossip- of the town discussing her share
in earning for him this high honor Dur
inc the administration of our pro>aic sol
dier-president. womens names lave fig1lr-
ed in affairs SO infrequently that it seems
like a return Of the JohnSonian era, when
political ladies played a leading part in
affairs. s.-Lcttcr 10 Boston HeruH
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-01

knows how to prepare. If Il poor fellow
was about to pan out his few last sands
OF life, Daisy was there, to wet the parch-
ed lips, to till the poor. neglected heart
with hope, or to write the last message to
loved ones over and beyond the plains.
Quiet and unobtrusiye Daisy moved about
i'll her ministration~ rs she passed the
saloon on her crrants of mcrcv-her brown
hair neatly folded over the pale forehead,
her little basket Of = goodies on her arm.
and Il word and smile for every one-oaths
half uttered would be chokcd back, and
rough and brutal tests shwunk unspoken,
as if ashamed in her presence. Even Ore
gon Sis-to whom 4 blush was stranger
would hang her head silently when Dai-
Sy was near and her eyes would swell
poor thing with looking back TO the old
days among the apple blossoms, when she.
too. was pure and innocent-;tt least, |
thought 50. Somehow the Bar was not so
dry rs formerly: and Joe Miles, It's ruling
spirit neglected his business. and said he
was sick of Whi.key-sclIin9. lie laid aside
Il >iN-shoOter, that, report said, had served
him only too well on more than one occa-
sion, with the remark, that the Bar was
80 quiet now, it want no use to carry it.
Joe WAS very particular Row as to lis per
sonal appearance, dressing in the once de
>piscd store clothes, and took to solitary
rambling about the nej@hhorhood- 1t was
noticed If Daisy had occasion to pass along
the dangerous trail through the canyon,
Joe was there with his strong hand to
guide her. If~ho crossed the fo0t-Iou over
the turbulent stream. sturdy arm wa,
generally there to support her, and more
than once Joe WAS found N earnest conycr-
sation with her. or reading the books with
which she supplied him. Joe finally sold
out the saloon. "nl invested in a mining
claim. which he was ilu~!riou~ly work
n@ when closed oHt my business and
left the neighborhood
J. visited the Bar once again. Down the
WlId Sierra, by the same tortuous and rug
@ed trnl that ! had haVcr>cd nearly two
years before; winding among the same
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-01

A PRETTY HOME ORNAMENT.-During
these long evenings many pretty orna-
ments can be made with but little cost.
A very pretty picture is made in the follow
ing manner: Make cross of any size you
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-01
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-01

SOME FRENCH DUEIs.-The list of fatal
duel> is unhappily capable of indefinite eX-
tension: hat there i almost aS much mate
rial in the more agreeable enumeration of
disputes that have had a comic termination
One of the funniest WAS that in which
Sainte BcUyc WAS engaged. 1t began to
>rain Slightly after he had taken up his
position. whereupon he coolly held his UNI
brella over his head with the left hand
while holding the pistol in his right. The
eNpo>tulation> of his witnesses had no
effect upon him. " 1t is all very well to be
killed, said the famous esSaviSt. = bus
object to catching Il cold in my head.
There i> a droh story about Perpignan. Il
literary Bohemian. having IN encounter
with Charles Maurice At five PAGES The
former having fired. and having contrived
to miss. the other taking deliberate aim.
said to his antagonist: Well. now, before
| send You into the other world. tell me
what You are thinking Of d" I'm think
in@ that. if | were in vour place. would
not fire, said Perpignan; and he owed his
life to his presence of mind. Then there
are several stories connected with NJ.
Thicr,' duclS from all of which the future
President of the republic came ont scath-
less. There i much-quoted anecdote of
III tIltOtilitti
and his critic, the latter being Il tirst-rItc
shot. After the author had fired and miss
ed, the journalist aimed accurately ut his
a,lycrSary'S hat, and pierced il with the ut
most precision: whereupon the dramatist
flew into 4 violent passion, protested that il
was unfair, and exclaimed: If YOU had
told me what Won were going TO do, |
would have put on an old hat. Two
other literary men. who shall he namelesS,
were such inyalid> that they both had To
fight sitting in arm-chairS, and they were
such good shot>-that they both missed.
Pistols are supp ssed to be more dangerous
than swords, and they have the disadvant-
age of being sometimes more fatal To the
bNstanders than to the combatantS. An
actor who carefully missed his antagonist
contrivcd to Kill IN inofensive notary-in-
offensive for the moment at leaSt-who
was taking Il quiet walk in the Bois de
/ Boulo@ne; and another dueli>t shot stone
dead one of his adversary : seconds. who
was STOPPING to pick up his cane.-Pari,
/ Letter.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-01

SALrTING THE FLAG.-A letter to the
SpriHqtieId Union tells the following story
of a ridiculous affair which occurred, re
Gently in the harbOr of Rio Janeiro: An
Ice ship from Boston entered the bay, and
the gunneTS on fort Santa CRUZ. not reco@-
niZing the mercantile house flag, hailed
her and ordered her captain to : heave to.
The skipper, not understanding the Portu-
gueSe language, simply shouted back the
name of his ship and sailed on up the har-
Dor. This was not satisfactory: 30 Il blank
shot was fired rs a mild hint for him To
stop. But he only got his revolver and.
pointing it >kyward, fired six successive
shots. Then there was wrath in the fort.
and a solid shot was sent skipping across
the vessels bow. Another. better aimed.
made "A hole in the forcsai. Two other
heavy batteries opened fire, and some OF
the ships upper spars were cut away. The
captain, however. held on his course. load
inc and firing his revolver with might and
main. Finally. he reached quarantine.
and dropped his anchor Just IL a heavy
solid shot cut away his jib-boom. He was
then among other ships. and the firing
ceased. The police boat, the Custom House
boat, all boarded him. together with the
cOmmandant Of the port, who, with no lack
of cor but with scant politene>>. demand
ed: Why, he didn't heave to when or
dered?" ''Heave to when ordered" said
the astoniShed captain, D." was that what vou
meant? I'll be hanged if | didn't believe
You fellows We're Just >alutm' the stars
and stripes-this here American flag ="
The narrator adds: The worthy skipper
was allowed to 90 Scot-frce hut the officials
and American residents chuclled immense
ly over the funny incident.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-01

DEACON CuLE> PAElnr-m am old
farm house in Swansea. Mass. there once
lived an excellent deacon bv the name Of
Cole He had 4 son named Stanton who
tolioWedthe sea. On one of his VOYAGES
he obtained 4 parrot which proved such a
wonderful talher that he brought il home
rs Il present to his parents. Among it,
many accomplishments. the bird could
sing. The good deacon used To hold CON
ference and PRAYER meetings at hi> house
IN the long winter evenings. At one of
these social meetings. Polly clanccI to he
left in the room. The good people com
mrnced singing.
When can read my lille clear"
to which piouS strain Polly seemed 10 lis
ten with wonder and delight. She ut last
seemed 10 think that it would be a mood
time Tor her to improve her giftS. and not
be backward in showing her approval of a
cause that made people happy The
hymn ended, and Polly began.
Hey, Betty Martin:
The good. deacon looked amazed. the
young giggled, and the old found it diff
tlcult to retain their wonted soberness
Presently Polly began again.
Hey, Betty Martin,
Tip. toe, tip, toel
Hey. Betty Martin,
Tip toe, finel
Couldn't get a husband
10 please her-pieasc her;
Couldn't get husband
10 please her mind 2
lie deacon put an end to Pollvs vol
untary by removing the cage at once. the
poor bird not being able TO comprehend
why her we'll intended efforts failed to be
appreciated.
Ihe young man Stanton, who brought
home this bird, went again to sea. EiGht
years passed, and As nothingwas heard from
him during the latter part of this period,
it was supposed that he was dead. The
old folks in the retired farmhouse loved
and valued Polly more highly as it became
probable that their son would never come
back. One day, Polly. looking out on the
lane that led to the dwelling, seemed filled
with a sudden delight She at last flap
ped her wings and cried
Stanton Stanton,'
The old people started up, went to the
window, and saw their son approachino
the house
This parrot lived to be very old. and
came to be considered almost as one of the
family at last. In her last wears she grew
cOmra lively silent, but used to say mourn
fully, Polly wants to 90 home. Polly
wants to 90 home. -COngregationalia
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-02-19
4 LITTLE CANmn CRITICISM Not Ion

\ LITTLE CANDID CRTlcIsM.-N long
ago the youthful Mr.. C--was cneag-
.cd to manipulate the ivory on a church
organ not far from the Hub. At the
same church and upon the same occa.
sion a Unitarian clergyman was cngag-
cd 10 oiliciatc IN the pulpit. Both oi
these gentlemen left town the following
morning by the same train. aud both
occupied the same seat, the young or
ganst recognizing the clergyman, but
himself unknown to the cloth Passing
the compliments Of the morning the
cloth quericd whether the young man
attended the Unitarian church the pre-.
ccdlng day, Organ said he had that
pleasure, and asked pulpit how he liked
the music. Pulpit said the music would
have been excellent if the organ had
not becu played in so loud and bolster.
GUS manner. Then old Pulpit asked
young Organ how he liked the preach.
ing. Organ said, "Not at all: the
preacher was too loud and rantinr"
A gentleman in the next seat who had
listened to the conversation, and knew
both parties, turned about and kindly
introduced the clergyman to the organ.
Nass.) american.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-02-19
A FEARFUL WRONG.

when a Young man turns from virtue
and goes off into vice, even of the most
degrading nature, friends pity, implore,
and entreat, and at the first indication
of return to rectitude they gather
around him with cheers of welcome,
and lend him every aid in their power
to restore his soiled manhood. Kind
ness and love are lavished upon him,
and his praise is upon the lips OF many;
society forgives his wrongs, forgets that
he ever sinned, and gives him agraclous
welcome back to its circle again. But
what of the innocent unsuspectlng girl
who he has betrayed and led with him
into the paths of vice and shame? Are
there any to lend her helping hand or
give one cheering word of encourage
ment, to try to restore her womanhood!
No. not one The brand Of society falls
heavily upon her, and instead of assis-
ting to restore her to the paths OF Writ
ne and usefulness the dogs Of society
are Missed upon her pathway, and she
is hopelessly driven from all effort to re-
form. her betrayer is still honored, res
pected, esteemed-he is invited to all
the Inequalities of the best society;
mothers vie with each other in doing
him homage that he may visit their
daughters; but what do these same
mothers do for his wretchcd heart-bro-
ken victim? They consign her to earth
~ torment and eternal misery. There
is no rest, no honor, no society for her
this side Of the grave. The world has
no helping hand for her, no peace, no
forgiveness. Even let the foul breath
of suspicion, though breathed by the
living tongue of SANDER, rest against a
woman-though she be as pure as the
driven snow-and she is made the sub
iect of ridiculc, she is slightcd, and Of
tencst by those who are her interiors in
every respect. Many a pure but sensi-
tive woman has been sent TO an untime-
" grave 10y the hideous lies of malice.
There is deep wrong some where, and
fearful ere the consequences where such
wrong exists, and 10 those who uphold
them. We are well aware that ii is al
most dangerous 10 mans reputation
to pen line or speak word in favor
Of the fallen OF one sex, or 10 ccnsurc
the licensed wrongs which society al
lows 10 the. other. But in the name Of
high Heaven we brand such prudish
as earthly, sensual. deviIish.
and unknown 10 God OF his holy angels.
Olympia Echo.