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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-08-18

SMART Bul>,-The Bennington Bt4,tef
relates the following: A. T. Valentine
who has Just erected chimney. or
stack over eighty feet in hei@ht.was as
toniShed 4 few ,lavs since to see 4 boy
waving his hat oct of the top of it, and
then drop the hat over the wall and
watch its descent 10 the ground MAJOR
Valentine immediately inquired into the
phenomenon. aud found that his youn"
son Wells. AGED nine years, and 4 son of
Mr. NJ. X Whitney. aged eleven years,
were taking turns in climbing up the in
side of the chimney and tossing their hats
out of the top Inside the . stack ; there
are iron rods running across the wall on
one side, about three feet apart. and the
Youngsters. in climbing up the dizzy height
must have swung from one 10 the other.
catching by their knees. Mr.. Valentino
inquired of the boys how many times they
had been up there. They said they had
lost the exact tally. but it was about
twenty times apiece.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-08-18

SANTA ANNA. once 4 power IN Mexico.
still lives in the capital city. though com
parativelv a reclu-e. \ Mobile gentleman.
who lately visited him in his retirement
saws this of the old veteran:
..Incrediblc rs it may seem, Santa Anna :
hair has not vet turned gray, an'l his face
has a kindly hopeful expression. strangely
at variance with the wide spread ideas Of
hi. character He wears no beard OF any
Kind and i >mooth-faccd Us 4 woman. In
talking he > much troubled by a badly
tittinr set of false teeth. which fail from
the palate. and he is slightly deaf. 1t was
in moving across the room and seating
himself on the sofa. however. the intirmi-
tic> of his ace showed themselves most
cons picuou>lv His false lee troubled him
and | thought he showed n disposition t'
hide il. for after seating himself very care
fully. h. threw it out directly before him
and covered it with the left. H. >tt up
I right nor did he lean back or change hl>
| position the whole hour that we were witt
| him. Santa Anna is slim built. about five
/ feet ten inches in height, and in his youn-
rrr DAYS must have been handsome mtn-
/ rs he i at present fine looking old gentle
man. He IS talkative and >ocial-love> t'
recount his own exploits. and seems {
/ live at present altogether in the past. ll'
knows that the future holds nothing fol
him, consequently he takes very little inter
est i'll the passing events OF the d'y-
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-08-18

ll'sw 4 Doc SAVED \ SIIIP.-A Yankee
Sca-captain. when in France, got a fine
little rat-terrier, which he called Neptune.
He took the little dog to sen with him, and
he soon became quite Il sailor They were
sailing at one time in the Gulf of Mexico
in a dangerous neighborhool, and had to
keep constant watch.
One evening. when the captain went to
bed. he toll the mate to be sure and call
him by three o'clock in the morning, for
by that time he expected TO be within sight
of Il light-h house which was near 4 danger
Gus reef If rocks called the 4" Double-hend-
ed Shot Keys" lie wanted 20 look after
he -hip himself at that dangerous place
After the captain went to bed. the mate
went into the cabin for something. and
while sitting there, being very tired, he
| fell asleep. The men on deck having no
one to watch them also fell asleep one by
one. AMI even the Spanish boy ut the wheel
was about half asleep.
Meantime the wind changed; Il stiff
breeze sprung up, the sails We're filled, and
the good ship lowed til! ough the ocean
bri>kly straight toward the Double headed
Shot Keys. The little Spanish boy, hall
asleep at the helm, knew not of his danger,
neither could he see ahead from where he
stood. for the ~reat sails concealed thc
view of the lighthouse bat Nep., GOOD
sailor that he was, discovered that Land
WAS nc:.r-he smelled it and he saw tn,
light. He rushed down to his master
state-room. and barkcd and jumped up Il
him rs he lav on his berth. Get doxn
he still, Ncp.." said the sleepy captain
But Nep. would not be still he only bark
cd the louder. - BE still" said the ctpt,ir
again. and he pushed the dog away
Again the faithful little fellow jumped up
pulled his masters sleeve. and took hold o
his arm with his teeth. Then the captain
thoroughly reused, began to think some
thing must be the matter. He >prang up
and Nep. ran forward, barking to til,
companlonwav.
The captains head 10 sooner cam,
above the deck than he S:tw what WAS th'
matter. Right ahead wl> the fearful rocl
and the lighthouse, and the ship plungin.
toward it At the rate of nine miles III
hour He >iezed the. helm; the ship strug
gled. swung around, and when her conr>'
WAS shifted She was SD near the rock thl
in three minutes more she would have
struck. and been a wreck. The sleepln:
sailors were reused to their duty. and til,
astoniS ed mate rose up from his nap ol
the chest. to learn that but for the faithfu
dog the waves might have already cl"se'
over them. Do YOU wonder that the cap
tain thinks his dog is worth his weight i
gold?
The only way for men OF dogs to >u:cce
is by ftilhfulnc>>.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-08-18

The following poem, written by Mary
hrout, of fCrawfordsve, Ind., ten years ago, Wht
It's author was in her 18th year. is one of the mo
beautiful and expressive ever penned IN the En-
lish language, and shoui find place throuSho
the length and breadth of America wherever II
dignity of labor Is recognized
They drove home the COWS from the pasture,
Up through the long shady lane,
Where theiqual whistles loud in the wheat hcl |
That is yellow with ripening grain.
They ind in the thick waving grasses,
Where the scarlct-lIppcd strawberry grows.
They gather th- clrlle-t 5lov lro'5.
AMI the first crimson bu Of the rose.
They toss the hay i'll the me tloH
They gather the elder bloom white,
They find where the dusky grapes purple
In the soft-tintel October liyht.
They know where the apples hang rpest,
And are sweeter than Italy's wines;
They know where the fruit hangs the thckest,
On the long, thprny blackberry vines.
They tther the delicate aeiwe is,
Aud build Tiny castles OF sind,
They pick up the beautiful SET shells
FAIRY barks they have dritei to land.
Thev wave from the tall rocking tree tops.
Where the oriolc's hammock nest swings.
And at night time are folded in slumber
By a song tn Il Il fond mother sings
Those who toll IN tvely are the strongest
lhe humble and poor become great
And from those brown handed chi ildreu
Shall grow mighty rulers of st ate
The pen OF the author and statesman
The noble AMI wise OF the land.
The sword and chlscl and palette.
Shall be hell IL the liule brown htnt
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-08-18

Within the next a hours the cord had
been doubled, and food in small packages
went along the novel roadway from hour
to hour. until miles Of seine twinc lay on
the deck of the Little Katie, and many
loavcs of br cad with small packages of
salt meat" sugar, tea and coffee, had
been secured from the sea.
The next morning. the wind blew again
on Cape Cod. The inhabitants were on
watch for the kite, and, 10. it was seen
rising in the air. On, on, it came. 1t
stilcd over the he IDS OF the group on the
shore; it went wright across the Wrist,
Oc Cape Cod. 1t would have gone out
upon the ocean. but for the Highland light
house that caught and held the great flut-
tcring bird of man.
i Wild and Johnny were the first to reach
the light and cry ont :" What news?" to
the keeper. who had Just succeeded in
recovering the poor battered kite.
Come and see with your young eyes. >
Wild and Johnny found the words: - We
had had nothing to eat for two days. Now
well weather the ice, God willing, and
get in all right. We've supplied the Mary
from our stores.
" And there, right 1T the door. the frs
corners, who had followed the kite. were
Mrs. Rose and the friends of the men 0
the Mary.
Whose ide was the kite asked Al
old fisherman.
" Wild's" shouted .Jo' r.
" Johnny made it. thangh. couldn'
make 4 kite said Wild; but not 4 soul
save Johnny. heard her, for the wild al
about the light was ringing with the shou
of" Long live Wild Rose ofCapc Cod'
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-08-18
JIM FENroN on CLpTIIES.-.Jim, who
ad been in deep thought. looked up, and

JIM FENroN on CLOTHES. who
had been in deep thought. looked up, and
said:
DO We know that that don't seem so
queer to me rs it used to? 1t seems all
right for pcrticklcr friends to call me Jim.
but clo'c> is what puts the Mister into Il
man. felt it comm when looked into
the glass. Says | to myself: Jim. that
Mr.. Frnton Is i> now before We. Look ut
i'm sharp. 50 that, if so be We ever see i'm
again ven know i'm. | never knowed
exactly where the Mister came from afore.
Ye have to be measured fort. \ pair o
shears an Il needle an thread. an Il hot
goose is what changes Il man into II Mister
Its Il nice thing to find out. bat its un-
comf'table 1t amt so bad rs it would
be if We couldn't strip it off when ye Gi'
tired ont. an its II good thing t, know.
DO clothes make Bclcher Il gentle
MANI" inquired Mr.. Benedict.
"Wcll. it's what makes linn Il Mister
any way. When We git his clo'es off TIL,
an't notllin' left of i'm Dress i'm up il
my old clo'rs, us has got tar enough OF
'em TO paint boat, an there wouldn't b
enough man in i'm to speak to.'-H
S'OrY of Sctc1a-ouk,s.' Ur. j. Il. Holland
!ScItbncr for -AuguN.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-08-18

TIE PATIENT ELErHANr.-An elephant
in Calcutta had 4 disease in his eyes. For
three DAYS he hal been completely blind
His owner. an engineer officer. asked the
doctor ifhe could do anything TO relieve
the poor ANIMAL.
The doctor slid that he would try the
nitrate of silver. which WIS = remedy
commonly applied to similar disease IN
the human eye.
The large animrl was ordered TO lie
down. and at first. on the application OF
the remedy. raised Il most extraordinary
roa. at the atcute pain which it ocasloncd
The effect. however, was wonderful. lht
eve was in n manner restored, and the ami
nal could partially see.
The next day when he was brought and
heard tie doctor voice. h. lay down o
himself, placed his enormous head on one
side. curled up his trunk. drew IN HI
breath luSt like 4 man about to endure n
oprration, gave 4 sigh of relief when i
was over. and then by trunk and gesture
eyi.l-n,lv wished to express his gratitude.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-08-18

4 Dos. : SAuA,fTl The LONDON It"ttS
of the 10th of June says: " yesterday
afternoon three boys. ana u little girl
named Minnie Jordln. daughter of Il brick
LAYER living in Great st. Andrew street.
seven Dial> were sitting upon the Wtrapet
of the Thames embankmcnt. between Wa
terlnO and IIungerford bridges. when a
sudden gust of wind blew one of the BOYS
on to the pavement and the little glrl INTO
the river. \ cry for help was raised. and
a ~cntlemnn who was passing slipped the
collar from the Newfoundland dog. lifted
the animal up. and coolly dropped HIM
into the water. The child at that moment
ros, to the surface. and the >aTaclous brute
turned his mead in her direction. selzed
her bv the collar of her cape. and. directed
by his master. swan with his little burden
to the adjacent stairs. The gentleman
called u cab, placed the child in it. and
drove off to the Endell Street Baths
whence the Girl was taken home little
worse. for her immersion. The owner OF
the ,o.r refused to rive his name. out Oh
served that the dogs name was " Ready
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-08-18

Horace Greeley once wrote of birds rs
follows
III were to estimate the average ab-
solute loss to the farmers of his country
from insects at Sl0O.O0O.0O0 per annum
| should doubtless be far below the mark
have no doupt that our best allies in this
inclorious warfare are the birds. They
would serve us if we did not destroy them
The boy who robs U birds uest is robblng
the farmer of part of his crops. The
farmer might as well consent that any
strolling ruffiau should shoot his horses Oh
cattle rs his birds.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-08-18

The trade in bloody" dogs is an item
of no little amount. The value OF these,
principally pointers. brought to this coun-
try from England during the last two
wears. i, stated to be 100000. The fur
ore about Lrverock's red Irish settlers,
G. rIon's and kindred breeds. is now as
great as ever that in Japan about spotted
rabbits. No dog that costs less than Slooo
i now considered worth owning. These
valuable animals have their pediSrees
! preserved with rs much care rs the nobll
ty of England.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-08-18

Mr.. Hermann \. Lang, Z Worcester
florist. has a doc. concerning when the
Gt-cHc tells this story: 1t Is only year
old. and of the Prince Edward Island
breed and i, the constant companion OF
Mr.. Langs boy. four years OF age. Not
long since the boy got possession OF a
tnuch and went about hacking things gen
,rally. and cndangcring his own legs. AZ
Ter watching him for short time the dog
,unro,chcd, took the hatchet away from
th. hoy. carried it into the garden anC
buried it: and when the child attempted
to dig it up the dog drove him Oft and lay
,lnwn over the buried hatchet, ctfectually
preventing the boy from recovering it,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-08-18

TNAPPHEcIA ENTEnrRISE.-In ScriJ-
uCr for August we find ssine cool reading
in the shape of an article on Ice in
which occurs the following account of the
attempt TO introduce American ice into
England in 1912: At that date fancy drinks
were almost unhcard of in the clubs,
tavernS. and gin places Of London Mr..
IIittcnmer conceived The idea of introdu-
inc these. to show to what extent Ice was
crlsed in 1.-The States for this purpose. He.
therefore, secured the services of several
har-keeperS, whom he had inrited into the
mysteries of mixing julcp>, smashes.
coc ckt,ilS, and other drinks known only in
Yankee-land. His experience, rs he re-
lateS it himself. is very amusing.
II went ont in the steamer. SO aS 10
make arrangement for the arrival of the
bark and cargo, delivered my letters. talk
ed with parties. and felt perfectly sure
that had struck Il Wen. In due time the
Sharon. having made good passage. ar
rivel in the Thames The thing that had
been talked over SO much. the cargo
Of Boston ice wi~ a> well advertised As it
could have been in the columns of the
Times But. after all, it appeared TO
, them a strange fish that no one dared to
touch, Ny feelings were Just about the
temperature Of my ice, and wasting as
rapidly. At last. | W. introduced to the
| Chairman or President o. Tie Fishmong' rs
Association, an association which ! WAS
not long in discovering had the merit of
wealth. if not of social position He WAS
sociable, and seemed to comprehend my
position. if | din't his. Matters were soon
arranged; a magnificent hall or saloon
| had been secured; | a-ccrtained that my
bar keepers. through constant drill, had
attained the correct slight of hand in
mixing the drinks. The hour arrived
The hall WAS long AMI brilliantly lighted
After the company wa- seated. the Chair
man introduced me and the subject matter
of the evenings discussion. Now, thought
| |. am all right. At Il given signal the
wcll-trained waters appeared. Laden with
the different drinks The effect was
~eor~eou> and expected an ovation that
no Yankee had ever had. But, alas, the
first sounds that broke the silence were
Il sav-:lw waitaw. a little 'ot wataw, if
YOU please: prefer it 'alf~ alf-' l made
a dead rush for the door. next day settled
my bills i'll London. took the train Tor
Liverpool and the steamer for Boston, and
counted up 4 clear loss of Sl.2o0-H
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-08-18
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-08-18

TAXING II EAsY.-We may Just As well
confess, that there are simple things which
are very hard to do: and keeping easy un-
der all circumstances is one of them. 1t
j. not every man that has the philosophical
compo>llrc of the mill-owner, who when
his factory was burning. quietly remarked
that the pleasure of earning eight thou
sand dollars was compensation enough for
him, and having done it once, he could do
it again, or something better. But there
convenient commodity to have Il large
supply of in these uncertasn and pinching
times. There is good deal more disquict
chatting and irritation among Us than is
Wholesome or well. We fret too much
over things that cannot be elpcd, and the
boiling over of the pot puts out the fire.
Competition makes our people eager, and
it is hard not to qnichrn ones pace when
everybody else is on the run. 1t would be
rcarlIv better for our health if we took
things more easily. and laughed and oke,i
4 and PLAYED with children. and were merry
with friends in the teeth of misfortune.
/ More people fret themselves out thcn work
themselves cut. Chatting is taking things
bv the wrong handle. and cutting the fin
-'IH IH>Nttti VI = II III llI' IIl' II. L HN
sockets of human nature required u great
,l.al of the oil Of ~l;ldnc>> to keep them
in GOOD working order. and the art of lt,
consists very largely in keeping them wei
lubricntrI. In these crowded ways pco
pie do grind into each other terribly, un
l,-s they hr"tcct themselves 10y Tenders o
good feeling, ~ ship, keep their sides from
being rubbed through TO take things easy
is the happy way. We tire of teasing on
who turns every criticism into a joke; an'
The ft,cs rclrnt and grow kind toward
those who keep IN unttilinE stock of sun
shine for cloudy days. and welcome tn
= storms for rest OF experiment. There VA
sound wisdom in the course of the We
man who was terrified by lightning unit
-hr caught glimpse of its effect on tn
landscape an forgot all her fears i
watching it> >pectacl;'s and admrinT ii
splcnlur Americans are proverblall
3 ANXIOUS. They borrow trouble when the
10 not have it. and when they have a littl
thry borrow more. They are too much e>
ercI>rd about tomorrow to quite enjoy t'
day. or use it 20 the best advntaye. On
of the things we need specially to cultiva,
i, 4 people i the act Of taking things ca.
: IT makes Il world of difference in the con
t fort IF life whether the peas in the shoe
e are hard or coo kcd.-HurM anil Home.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-08-18

Four Of the editors of the Nicksburg
Hcrn'd have been killed within as many
months bat the HcraM SAYS this is nothing
complre | with the mortality of the Eicks :
burg .Senutne' which lost five editors. then
died itself. journalism at the South is !,
rather exhiarating profession.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-08-18

BrooIlyn drank 30 900 b,rrelS of lager
beer, last year. 1t was rather drv work
reading the verbatim reports.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-08-18

..t tE WI>T-Undcr date Of San
.". lunr -, 4 correspondent of the
'f.N Irttune gives this vivid de
' .t the last part of the Journey
-"-~lng Of the Sierra Nevada range
httIn@ climax to Il Journey which
'Ii a.".V composed of mountain ant
II -e"ns a if the uplifted crust 0
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-08-18

\ well-known Burlington attorney al
most hlundercd into the horse stealing bu>l-
ness Lately. Though very honest man.
he is somewhat absent minded at times.
Desiring to 90 to Huntington to attend u
law suit. he ordered a horse and cha>e
from one of the livery stables, which was
driven up front of his otl. q. In the mean
time 4 prominent manufactures. who drives
Il very handsome turnout came up and
hitchcd it next to the attorneys rio. and
went into the Merchants National Bank.
When he came out he discovere !. much
to his Indignation, that the eccentric law
yer ha, driven off with his buggy instead
! of his own. At last accounts the manG-
! f,ctrlr:r was in not pursuit of his property
which was making fine time on the road
to IIuntinrton.- Free Press.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-08-18

Whit with the heavy rains, disastrous
ao DDS cyclones and hail storms, the West
is pet.ilgD be m unpleasant region to
live in.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-08-18

REcov EEED.-The horse and buggy of
Mr. Jerry O. Brien, stolen in this city
recently. were recovered Monday by
Sheriff Drew, he having traced them to
Warren, Washington county, where the
thief had exchanged the property for Il
watch, and left for other parts Mr. Drew
traced the thief first to Spear street. where
he attempt to sell the horse to Mr.. Lavelle
of South Burlington: then to the south end
of Shclburnc Pond. where he again un>uc-
ccsSfully endeavorrd to dispose OF him,
He next appeared in the south part of
/ IIinc sburgh, and from thence wentto Starks-
bOro, Lincoln, and other towns, to War
ren, where, being under the influence of
! liquor. he sold the borSe for Il silver watch
and - in money,to a resident of that place
and left the buggy with him for safe keep
inc saying he did not wish to dispose of It,
ard tlat he would return in 4 few days,
From thence he went to Roxbury where
he took the cars. Sheriff Drew is on the
mans track. and he will doubtless be in
custody soon. |rte Press.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-08-18

We suggest that at the coming he-unlon l
at Brattleboro, Gen. Thomas detail squad
of veterans in each town to clear the stite
of the brigani>h tramps which now 1hlest
nj sections, and in the thinly settled sec
tions are committing daily depredttlons $
Hustle them out, at the point OF M ,he
bayonet,' if necessary-Be""'"Jfo" ho"'
ncr.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-08-18

The store of 8cach X Howe, at ES, ,eN
Junction. in which i> kept the postotilce,
Mr. Beach being postmaster, was entered
by burglars the 7th inst. and nearly
so worth of stamped envelopes, $40 / n
postage stamps, 300 pennies, and some
Cana,la silver, taken from the post ottlce
The store was also robbed of Il dozen paIr-
of buff colored hose. two OF three SILK
scarfs, Il pair of black cashmere pants, 4
calico shirt. 4 black silk cap and Il lot OF
plated iewclrv. including u nickle plateo
Silver chain with an oval fob and RAISED
anchor on its side. There is no clue to the
rascals.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-08-18

The investigation of the WeybridSe cIer-
ich scandal was concluded the 9TH The
respondent. Rev. Mr., Porter. was suspend
ed from the ministry and church until the
next session of the Troy Conference. The
only defence he offered was general de
niaI of the whole matter. He was lngenl-
ouslv defended by James NJ, Slade, Jr'' IN
an argument of two hours length ana
Rev. Sanford Washburn closed for the
church in powerful argument Mr.
Pember. who removed Miss Allen from
Weybrid.e. has been arrested on the charge
of assault upon Mrs. Porter at that time