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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-08
For the Freeman.
Mortality Among American Statesmen.

1t is a remarkable and very impressive
fact that all the great actors in connection
with American politics at the time Charles
Sumner received the blow that has Just
now ut length proved mortal, have, almost
without an exception, passed away Clay,
Webster, and Calhoun had lately died
when that tragedy occurred" Since then
the cowarllv assailant Brooks; Butler, on
behalf Of whom the assault was Ostenslbly
made; Douglass. who may be said to have
stood by and held the assassin's hat; Bur-
lingame, who made the heroic and elo-
quent defense of the smitten Senator the
ensuing day on the floor of the House, and
who gave the arrogant SOutherners to un-
dcrstand that there was one man from the
old Bay State who was not afraid to dis
pute titles with them on their own ground ;
Seward. Stanton, Lincoln and Chase
Everett, Choate. Horace Mann and John
p. Hale: Buchanan, Pierce, Fillmore,
and Stevens of Pennsylvania; the two
Senators from Vermont, Collamer and
Foote, and the noble and intrepid Fessen-
den from Maine; John Bell. j. j. Crit
tenden. Thomas Benton and Governor
Andrew All these have died since Charles
Sumner was stricken down on the floor OF
the United States Senate. Consider also
that all the leading, influential journalists
Of that day have, in the meantime, de-
parted this life Horace Greeley of the
Trjjunc, Henry j. Raymond of the Times.
Brooks Of the Express, Prentice of the
Louisville journal. and James Gordon
Bennett of the New York Herald. Truly,
what defamation of the ranks of our
great, our leading, public men. What a
lesson of human mortality. What re-
ality to mock the earthly ambitions-the
corrupt, unscrupnlous graspings of politl-
cal men after power and pelf Why
should not the consideration of such ap-
paIlmg realities soemnize the minds OF
living politicians and statesmen; rebuke
their petty. paltry aspirations, and suggest
the propriety of an earnest, unselfsh, pat
rlotic devotion to duty? h. H.. H.
Ihe last day that Henry Clay ever sat in the
senate was Charles Summers first day in the
senate.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-08

LIVEIN LIGIIr.-Light is one of the
most active agencies in enliveninr and
beautifving a home We all know the
value Of sunlight as a health giving agent
to the physical system. and it is no less so
to our moral and spiritual natures. We
absorb light, and it nourishcs us with
strange power. We are more active un-
der its influence. can think better and
work more vigorously.
Let us take the airiest, choicest, and sun
niest room in the house for our living
room-the workshop where brain and
body are built up an renewed. And let
us there have a bay window, no matter
how plain the structure, through which
the good twin-angels of nature-sunlight
and pure air-can freely enter.
This window shall be the poem of the
house. 1t shall give freedom and scope
for eve and mind We can hang no pic
ture on our walls that can compare with
the living and ever changing pictures
which God sh4ll paint for US through our
ample window Rosy dawns, golden
hearted sunsets, the tender green and
tint of spring, the glow of summer, the
pomp of autumn, the white of winter,
storm and shine, glimmer and glOom-all
these we can have aed enjoy while we sit
in our sheltered room as the year rolls
on.
Even in the gloomy house, where walls
and furniture are dingy and brown, you
have but to take down the heavy curtains,
open wide the window, hang brackets on
either side, set tiowerpots on the brackets
and vines in the pots, and let the warm
sun stream freely in, to bring health to
our bodies and JOY to our souls.-HearHl
and Home.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-08

FISH CULTURE.-A meeting of the fish
commissioners of the New England States
was held at Boston on Wednesday, at the
State House. DR.. NJ. Goldsmith of Rut-
land, and Dr. NJ c. Edmunds of Weston.
the commissioners for Vermont, Were
present. DR.. Goldsmith was elected chair
man. Eight hundred and sixty thousand
young salmon are to be put this spring
into the head waters of the Connecticut
river, and one hundred and thirty thousand
young salmon into the head waters of
Champlain. The Vermont commission
ers have agreed ut their own expense to
put into the Connecticut. at Bellows Falls,
this spring. two millions of young shad
These are the most extensive plants of fish
thus far undertaken in this State.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-08

BEAN WoRK.-The nearest thing to an
inliraiion that the brain has been working
more than i good for it, is the persistence
in the mind, during the period of rest. of
the thoughts which have engaged it during
lis period of activity. After a good spell
of hard work, the brain worker is often
tormented by finding it difficult, all at once,
TO turn off lie stream. His work day
ihon@hts will intrude themselves in spite
of every effort to keep them out Each
worker has usually Il way of his own of
endeavoring to get quit of the unwelcome
guests. Thackeray generally succeeded
in exercising the creatures whom lie had
been calling into existence by the simple
eNpeJient of turning over the leaves of a
dictionary. \ great lawyer was in the
habit. i'll similar circumstances. of plunginr
into cold bath, and avcrred that a person
never takes ont Of cold water the ideas
that he took into 1t. Perhaps the best
mental corrective of this condition is to
employ the mind for short time in Il di-
rection most contra>ted to that in which it
has been overworked. In this WAY a math-
ematician might find advantage in unbcnd-
lng his mind on a page or two of a novel,
while Il novelist could chase away the
plnntom> which haunt him bv dipping into
Il discussion on the Qualifications of the
predicate. The cure. in fact. must be
sought for on a principle the very opposite
To that Of the famous homeopathic doctrine
of - >imilarS- Chambers' Journal
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-08

1IIE BRADFORD SAVINGS BANK ROBBERY.
"A dispatch from Bradford to the Boston
Ilrdreitersays the burning of the books of
The Savings Bank took place about two
weeks ago. One morning, Wright built
1re in The bank and went TO breakfast
Soon after smoke was seen issuing from
the door, and it was broken open. and the
books and papers about the desk were all
found on fire, but few pals of water ex-
tlnguished the fire. The journal contain
ing the account of the months business
was destroyed. There WAS an unusually
hot fire in The stove. and at the time it was
thought that the fire caught from spark
from the pipe. When the treasurer of the
OF the bank, Mr.. L. F. Hale, reached the
place it was found that the ledger was
gone, but it was thought that it was stolen
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-08

STRrCk BLIND.-Old Dufferdink, down
town. has been on a bit of private jollitica-
tion for the last week or two. such rs he is
subject to occasionally. and his boots have
latterly GOT somewhat shakv. This morn
ING one of the boys handed him Il copy of
the Enterprise. showing him the blank
inside. caused by the form getting pied,
merely remarking. by WAY of palpable
joke: - Thought You might want To read
about the big arson case at Virginia, and
that fellow getting eaten up by rats. and
about the big blow up on the Central Pa
rific. and all those exciting things, You
know. Big things. YOU bet Old Duffer-
dink glared at the broad, white, spotless
page for Il second. rubbed his eyes two or
three times. looked again hurriedly, and
then sank hack on his old greasy pillow.
weel ing. with both hands over his ewes
john says he. Its got me at last. I've
been afeered of it, and its come. I'm
struck stone blind. | couldn't see darn
word of the printing. 1t all looked alike.
blank and hopeless, jest like the world is
ter me now Let the old bone man come
along us soon as he dern please; I'm
ready ter die any minnit. Quit whiskey
and ilne the Good Templars. John; them's
my dyin' words'-and he sunk off into a
comatose state. John will wake the old
fellow up by-and-by. and show him the
other side of the papea.-G0Ld HUI NeUs.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-08

A lady who had charge of young
lady's Bible class, speaking of home train
inc, said that her best pupil. II years of
age, had caused her the most acute anxiety
Rain or shine she was always at her post.
The girls whole soul seemed absorbed in
the Strengthening out of intricate theologi-
cal problems; :" and yet" said the teacher
1.-The girl was so pale and wan that 1 was
afraid every Sunday would be her last in
class. One day she tainted. and in trying
to restore her loosened her dress, and
what do you think l found? Corsets so
tightly drawn that full respiration was
impossible. removed them and found
the girls ribs actually Tapped. l took her
to her mother, a very useful and prominent
church member, and stated the case with
out reserve. We'll you see,' said the
parent. Fanny never had any figure. l
shouldn't be surprised if the lacings were
drawn a little too tight. Her waist is
naturally so large that tits almost impossi-
BILE to make any thing fit genteely on her.
How is your class prospering, Miss -
l hope you are drawing many souls to
Christi
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-08

BlOoodleSS amputation is the latest at
tainment in surgical science. and Chicago
paper thus describes the new process: If
Il limb IS to be amputated, for instance,
tie surgeon begins by administering an
aesthetics, is usual. and the patient being
reduced to camatose state. he takes Il
long, elastic bandage, and. beginning at
the toes, wraps 1t around the limb very
tightly. each successive turn. overlapping
the former Mt least one-half, until the entire
limb below. and four or five inches above,
the place of amputation is completely en-
veloped This forces all the blood in the
limb upward, beyond the point of incision
When this is accomplished. a piece of
flexible rubber tube is wound tightly
around the member Just ut the upper edge
of the handage and secured by knots. This
prevents the blood from returning and it
only remains necessary to remove the elias
tic bandage below. in order to be ready
for the amputttion. No blood follows the
knife. and the operator can perform his
work as we'll us if carving a round of beef
steak When the work is completed. and
Ill the arteries tied, the tube Is loosened
for the purpose of letting in the blood, in
order to discover any tWig-arterieS not vet
fastened. BY this method the patient not
only does not lose any blood from above
the wound. but even that below is retained
in the Veins leaving much greater strength
in the body to recover from the shock than
where the usual hemOrrhage occurs. 1t Is
thought that this method may be also util-
lied to avoid the administration of anms-
thetics, which are so much. though as a
rule unnecessarily, feared. The very TIGHT
elastic bandare several inches above the
incieion, it is believed. deadens the nerves
of sensation TO such an extent that the OPP
Grafton can be performed without great
pain to the subject even though not under
the influence of ether.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-08

Men send their sons to Europe that they
may learn languages; but every man can
not 60 to Europe. 1t is not safe for every
one to 90 there. / have seen men come
back from Europe who reminded me very
much of their valises-posted over with
the names of a great many hotels and cities,
and half-defaced pictures of mountains
and lakes, but with constitutions very
much battered, and less inside than when
they started.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-08

struck the deep bottom. As soon as she
touched it, she became conscious that 4
wolf had preceded her in like descent
in the morning the family of the old la,ly
vent in pursuit of her On uncovering
he pit they discovered her in one COZ ner.
nd the wolf in that opposite, where both
nal remained all night. each afraid of the
ther. and keeping as far apart As posi-
Die
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-08
TERMS FOR ADVERTISING.

For one square of II lines or less of agate type.
one insertion 0o for each subsequent insertion Is
cent. Unless the number of insertions marked
on the advertisement ii Will be continued until
ordered out IibeI al discount made 10 merchants
and theirs advertising by The year
Probateand dCommissionefs'Not 81. 90 each.
toi notices of ofLIberations, Estrays the Formation
and dissolution of Copartnerships &C &l-25 each
for three Insertions. ii sent by Mail the mvney
accompany the letter.
Notices in news columns. 10 cents per line each
insertion but no charge made OF less than so cents
Notices of Deaths and Varriages inserted gratis,
b II extended Obituary Notices Poetry will be
'arsed at the rate OF live cents per line
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-08

Maine puts up nearly 100000 cans of
corn annually.
The Methodists of Michigan will hold a
state convention at Jackson on the 20th of
May.
Vermont has in its population 924 col
Ored persons, II Indians, 3296 white
persons.
Mr.. William VI. Evarts will deliver
eulOgy of Chief Justice Chase at the next
Commencement of Dartmouth College
The Rhode Island Assembly have voted
A to Il to submit to the people constitu-
tiOnal amendment permitting woman suf-
frage
A despatch from Emigrant Gap. Cali
fOrnia states that snow has again blocked
the trains of the Central Pacific Railroad
near that point
| The Illinois legislature has made a law
which will prevent secret divorces and a
good deal of scandal. 1t provides that all
evidence in divorce cases shall be heard
in open court
The number of divorces in Ohio is rap
idly increasing. while the births last wear
riages are decreasing. What is the cause
ask the newspapers.
| The most encouraging result of the
whiskey war noticed by the Louisville
/ Commercial is the fact that a committee of
prominent citizens of Omaha has been ap-
pointed to come East and learn how water
works are bnilt
/ Gen. Washington's private seal is now
in the possession of Mr.. Bushrod ID. Wash
ingtOn of Illinois. 1t is of white corneian
in the form of a shield, surmounted by a
cOrOnet upon which is perched araven with
spread wings. On the shield is the motto,
- Eritus acta probat."
/ The editor of the indianapolis Sentinel
| is apparently either Fenian or a Pole
| He says: The British lion got out of doors
yesterday, in the midst of /; pelting snow
storm, and hurrahed himself hoarse, all
because one of the State papers had multi
piled himself into two and brought home
! a Russian bear for the Briton to feed
! A few DAYS ago a New Orleans horse
railroad company sunk AZ 900 counterfeit
fve-cent nickel coins in the Mississippi
river, the receipts of one year The coun-
terfeiting of these coins is carried on so
extensively IN New Orleans that the
! Picayune estimates that 1000 people daily
pay the f,res of the horse railroad with
bogus coin.
A bill was introduced in the New JERSEY
! legislature Friday providing for an inspec-
tor in each of the counties of the state to
inspect all liquors offered for sale, and
! subiecting any person who shall sell i'm
pure liquors without the seal of the inspec-
tor to fine of $500 and the confiscation of
the stock. Some such action should he
taken in every state.
A ROYAL WITTICIsM.-Queen Victoria
is credited with an amusing and amiable
witticism Some one at the court had
spoken disparagingly (of course) of the
hostile criticisms pronounced by Sir
Charles Dixie on the civil list. g 1t is
strange" the Queen is said to have replied.
Z" for remember having him as a boy on
my knee and stroking his hair. Isuppose, ~
added her majesty. after a moments
pause. u must have stroked it the wrong
way"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-08

The California Senate Committee on
Transportation has unanimously reported
against the Freeman bill regulating rail
road fares and freights.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-08

One of the best and funniest of the many
wa@gish propositions which are advanced
from time to time in Congress by Samuel
S Cox. is that suggested in the House last
week, when the currency bill was under
discussion, to the effect that IN amendment
be added making every dollar of green
backs now in circulation legal tender for
three dollars, and that every two dollar
five dollar and ten dollar greenback legal
tender for three times the present value
He remarked that that would save the ex-
pense of printing.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-08

The charge of the woman's suffrage
bill in the English House of Commons
has been transferred from Mr.. Jacob
Bright, the late radical member for Man
chester. to Mr.. Forsyth, the conservative
member for Marvlebone.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-12-12

TIN CONDITION OF THE NEGROES -
That the condition Of the, Southern
negroes is not all thkt could be de-
sired is possibly true. But that they
are In q worse condition than the mass
OF working people in some of the
Northern and Eastern States. is mat
ter that admits of doubt. The truth
is that, az q general rule, in all the
Southern States the colored popula-
tion are freer, labor less, and enjoy
life more, than the working classes in
Pennsylvania, New York or any East
ern State. The miners of the Lacka-
wanna, the shoe.makers of Now Eng
land. the laborers in the jersey potte-
ries, labor more continuously, have
fewer of the comforts of life. and are
bound by heavier shaokles than any
negroes of the South. The negroes
are not rich, and, of course, must per-
form menial services just as the white
laborers of the North and East do; but
they are no moro oppressed than
whites Of the same class.
81. Louis Republican.
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Partisan editors are having very
lively time just at present. They are
not only constantly censured for the
publication Of on dts Of the widest
description, huk every few days are &C.
verely punished for giving currency to
scandals. A short time since. French
Bohemian, named Canonne, invented
q scandal and sole it to several papers,
all OF which eagerly published it. The
result was that FIVE or six editors were
fined.
Tallandaria, the new Paris actress,
must be pleasing person. She has
(sccording to the imaginative feuillio-
tonists of the Freuch capitaD killed or
mortally wounded six or seven persons
in frenzy of jealousy. She knows
how to mix the Borgia poisons, and
when veXed she foams at the mouth
like regular Blanche de Chelles.
In the Cafe Mulhouse, Paris, on the
18th of November, gentleman plnyed
game of billiards with his nose. he
bet that he would not miss more than
95 points in count of 200; but he ran
$50 without miss.
Oil-cloths, if we'll rubbed with WOODEN
cloth and warm water, with the addl-
ton of little skim milk, if convent
ent, will look nearly as we'll rs new.
Scrnbbing.brushes and strong soap are
ruinous to them.
France is no longer governed by the
septennat. It is the sexennat now.
Frenohmen must fad it great point
in favor of the present arrangement
that the Government will have new
name every year.
An emigrant train of the Central
Pacific Railroad collided With West
ern bound passenger train. Two emi-
grants killed and several wounded.
The tomb of Augustus Mt Rome is to
be used for theatre. Tho e1-Empe.
ror retains his private box.
When man comes to know that he
don't know everything, he then be-
comes wise.
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Wines and Liquors.

TuAMrAGSES- pommcry, See,
~ Ohaus az Dnchatcl,
kcllcy's Island Sparkling Ca:awba,
California "Imperiai."
BRANDIES--Br Frcr,s,
Jas. lIennescy.
Otard, Dupuy Il co vintaae= 1885. 1855
1865.
WINES Ola Private Stock Maderia-in
bottles only,
Choice Table Shcrrita,
California Angelica very delicate,
Sandcman ana other Ports,
Full line Of Hooks and Sauterncs, includ-
ing "Chateau Yquem. ""I.atour Blanche =
'Hockheimer, Lamb onhcimcr," &c. ,&c.
Our spocialty is iiLe goods. such as we
can, with confidence, recommend. Any
raro wine not in store We arc prepared to
purchase either in New York or Europe,
and furnish ut market rates.
Nov % GEO. SWIMMERS.
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Buckwheat Flour
NEW ORLEANS SYRUP!
White Fish. Cod. Lureka Co... &c

APPLE BUTTER. Cranberry Sance,
MiEcc Meat, CIGARS, eqnn! in quality and
az low in price AZ Any in tic city.
We will not shocl; yo"r nerves will.
ghAetly or ridicaiuns advertisements, BIZ;
simply say our tXprn-es are email COM
pared with those Of other Eou-,s, Gm.l
fed with moderate profits.
Noy20 LCHICK & LOWEANCE.
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Seegers' VS.. Cincinnati Beer.

TINE Cincinnati Gazette makes the asto-
i nishing announcement that Cincinnati
beer is no longer pure, but adultcratcd with
molasscs, sugar Of starch. fusel oil and the
poisonous coichicum. The Commissioner
Of Agriculture, in his report for 1865. says
that Prof. Mapes. o: New York, analyZed
the beer from a dozen different brewcrlcs,
and found all OF it adultcrated. Cocculus
Indicus and nux vomica entered largely
into it's composition.
J. q. SFEGEKS guarantees his beer TO be
pure and reliable. He does not adultoratc G
it, but brews from tho best barley, malt
and hops. Jan23
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-12-12
COLUMBIA MUSIC STORE.
LyBrand & Son

|I,AKE pleasure in calling theat,ent;on
4 OF tho public to an examination OF
their STOCK OF MUSICAL aIERCIIAN-
Disc. consisting Of Pianos. Church and
rarlor Organs. Mciodeons, Fioline, Gri.
tars, Banjos, Flutes, Accordcona, Brass
and Silver Band Insirlmcmt. Of all kinds.
Also, Sheet Music aud instruction Books
for every class of Musica Instruments on
hand at all times. We are Sole Agents for
tho State OF South Carolina OF Estcy& Co.'S
COTTAGE ORGANS. Shec, Music sent by
mail post paid, on receipt OF price: and all
kinds Of Musical Goods sent By Express,
whom ordered. to any part ottEe state.
marked g. o. d. Good Secondhand ri.
amos and Organs for sale ,cheap. for casb. :.
Pianos. Organs and Meiodcons Tune and
Repaired in satisfsctory manner: and
will llgivcespecial lattention to Packing Re-
moving nd Shipping Pianos for othr,par-
ties to any point desired. st moderate
prices.
Allorderspromptly attendcdto q and at
isfaction guaranteed 10 those favorinc ue
with their patronage. SeEd for onr cxta-
loGue OF Sheet Musicand AInsics Merchan-
dse. Richardson street. few door, above
PHOENIX 1fice, Columbia = s. G. Nov
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Boarding.
MISS CORDELTA MORDECAI, Oolun-
Nl bia, s. O.. announces that her es.
tablishment, Southwest corner of Sumter
and Lady streets, is prepared to accomme.
date BOARDERS, permanent and tran.
sient. where the tastes and comforts OF the
most tastidions guaranteed Nov 1918
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HOLIDAY Goods.

T DESIRE to call public attention to nv
l. stock Of HOLIDAY GOODS, consisting
selvos and Jellies OF all kinde; Walnuts,
Pecans, Brazil Nuts, Filberts Almonds;
Lemons, Oranges, Apples, Cranberries and
Dried Figs, Pleasant Valley Grapes. Tin
boxes) Prunes, Citron, Currants, Malaga
and London Layer and Seedless Raisins,
Dec lmo JOHN z. GILEN. Agent,
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Wanted, Agents, Male and Female,
THO sell Pictures everywhere. IA 900 re-
Il tailed by one. Another writee: ~
can make more money in this business
than can on $40 900 farm, all stocked"
WHITNEY & CO., Norwich, Conn.
O9C 3cln
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Bushels Of Pills..!!!."
HE1N1FSH, the great pill man, rolls ont
IL his famous BLOOD PILLS by the
bushel. The demand increases every day.
These pills have the searching properties
OF calomel, without its dangerous conse-
quenoes. They are useful in all disorders
uf the liver, stomach, bill iiousness and
headaches. For salo at
HEINITSH'S s Apothecary's HALL
Dec 10