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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-11-24
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-11-24
OI,c freemau.
Gram na;t 70 the Scarce of tke Khone.
,ip>TTELIFR, VT,
yEUEESDAY. NOV. 24. 1875


F.t tic freeman.
FRAN t;..;r 10 tie Source of tEe Khone.
z.4 DEAR EpgroE:-S Save the strange :.
r-.ara aHcw land and lan@uagc-the lat
..,. -n.r IN a,naleamaton of the German
.,f Ir.n.I. and often Of the Italian rs
...r--5.r.. !, little 10 interest the tourist,
...r.,..1 HIN in BALE. So, after 4 few
l.g-- 90. ....hrr unsatisfactory sightseeing,
,... ,,-..r.. la.l 70 buy our tickets and take
...,,. ,,s.. tar Zurich. The road over
,,l.... We vorc 10 pass had lut recently
L..a. ...,ailr.cl. and aS we approached the
train. ..... .~a.y FIR the first time i'll many
,a..t.- .h- American style of cars, with
l...-..t til. ends and centre passage. in
-..,Iof -. ,.oor- which open into small
,...,..ar,f.. MS. such ~ are in use i'll Eng
1,rl ..r.., generally on the Continent.
!. W. .a.t.;,y &, nim@ wien we reach
eI Zurich. anal. after prospecting for Il
,7.... ~. ii l.n@th found Il hotel to oar
Iilju~. .lnl took rooms for the night. We
,v,.r.. NOW i. the midst OF the hcaulv of
tlis wuad r.,I Alpine land, and a liule
i,.,,tf,f. to make our first ascent and
,.,..b ,h. t.r-t Glimpse Of those fur away
.,,,D--,..,sr.l peaks Accordingly, the
mex. IN ....-uc. after taking lo'k at the
l.,, .T...n Lake Of Zurich, we made haste
-,..-....,f the Ictlibcrg, which rises only
., f.y.r.l.s :.vav and. although not in it
..-f r.n...~.n.e. II served, III least. 10 give
r.a L..nci. relish for the good things to
..,..c. We foun1 the summit 4 very popu-
r,,.t.-,-t. with two fire hotels, and rail
,c.i,I .:..- running up and down nearly
r-.... l.5.r. For q height Of between two
..I-'... &. thousand feet the prospect was
1ent..r.,y GOOD, embracing the Jura and
t,,n..ll lnor. Alpine ranges, besides some
f .:..I.-sh.-t peaks Of the Black Forest,
and varied scenery of lake and valley.
What, ,-p.,i4llr Interested Us was the RI
.-.u..l l1v in tie foreground, and upon
,,f. -.,rllu.t we expected soon to stand.
Ar,rr,.i3i.ll.!r for one OF two hours. we
,,,-.,n.I,I INTO the valley hv what the Ger
mans world probably call Il " fcarflly
t,-..., .,!~ pl.h. and Il there was little Of
-...t.I inter. (. 10 see in Zurich, we tarrird
,..'y ....e. ,lI .l.h 70 take dinner, and then
wont ..rl ...arl tn. little lake steamer which
lrr.-l. Us in tn holr to the landing at
II .a.n. l,.i.ou2h we mad not compI-sc,
tl.uh.,,. OF this beautiful Iurjc'Nce, yet
t4.5 Z. pr,n we could form seemed to IA
,5r. f,,; tour from. TIL, town over tn,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-11-24

in his indulgent hosts Of friends. with
their warm welcomes, hearty praises, af-
fcctionate cXtenuation>. tender regrets
Christian Renlcn1brancer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-11-24

VAULTS OF TIE iNurI~IrIuN Al koNE.
-Ihr in,uisition n Rome has recent Y
been thrown open to tn puhli', AMI men
are engaged in digging into the vaul;, be
meath. The c rrr>ponlent of Il London
paper went down a tligllt Of steps. which
had lust been cleared OF cd rubbish. and
where the workmrn We're lIyinr bare :,
series OF dungeons beneath III" vaults In
one place he saw five skeletons of people
who had been walled up in masonry over
4 century and 4 hall a-o, but the most
suggestive and terrible discovery was :,
vault full of skulls. and scattered human
remains From this vault there was 4
Shaft of about four feet 81 !:rc. l>cendin =
perprn liculariv To III" first floor of the
building. and ending IN Il passage OFF the
hall of chlnccrv. where a trap door lly
between the tribunal and the way into u
suite of room, destined fur one of the otli-
cial>. I'M object Of TIL shaft could admit
ot bat one Surm;>r. The ground of tiic
vault was made up Of dcriycl aninr'
matter. l lump of which held imhc,lied in
i; 4 long silkcn lock OF hair a. h found
hy personal cNlmjnaiion.ns !; w:.> -hovrlrt
MP from below. But thtt vas not MI
there were two lar-e >uh,rrranean fnrnt-
cc~ or vlll;s. shaped liI," i beehive. in
masonry. filed with layers Of c;,lcinrd
bones. forming the suh-;ritum lying Ii
rcvtlv beneath two other chlmher> Oh tn,
ground floor in the immediate vicinity o
the very mysterious shaft above m"n
toned
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-11-24

REApEs ErLoGY OF AMEEIcA-Mr.
CharleS Rradc has shown II very natural
apprcciatinn of America and AL TINT par
tlins thereto in lis letters or copyright in
the New York Trid1u4e. In his final one
he bursts forth mo Il contrast bctwPen his
old country and or new one. as fields for
the author, -lowin"ly. t. the advantage of
the latter. We quote the most eloquent
portion 0s this aS Il cool specimen Of
Reade: Land of fiery passions, and l.u-
mor infinite. NOu offer such Il garden Of .
fruits rs Moore never summed himself in.
nor Shakespeare either. And what food
for poetry AID romance were the feat> OF
antiquity. compared with the exploits of
this people? Fifty thousand Greeks be
siegci Al Phyrgian city, fighting for 4 rot
ten leaf; the person OF an adultercss-witl-
out her mind. This ten wears waste of
time is :. lit subj CT for satire; only genius
! has perverted il into an epic: what cannot
gcniu, do? But what WAS this. in itself.
and what We're the puny wars OF Pompcv
and Cesar, compared with a civil war
where not Il few thousand soldiers met on
either side to st one Pomp"v ur. one
! Castr down but armics like those of
NrrX">. encountered artin and again.
/ lighting. not for the possession of Il wan
ton, nor the pride of a general. bat for the
integrity of Il nlt:on and the rights OF
man. Yet the littl.. oil! things seem
great and tie great new things sound
small. Ca1tW qtjt r,He >irro. The 9th
CT day. mans greatest feat cf labor WIS
the Chinese wall Ii is di>tnnccd. An
iron road binds hemisp!l"rc> together. See
it carried over hill and dale. through civ
ilized and uncivillzcd countries: see The
! buif:.lor> Glare anI snort. and the Wild
tribes gallup to and ro in rage and terror
rs civilization march"~, with sounding
tread, from sea to sea. See iron labor
pierce the bowel, of the mountain. and
span the lakes hroll bosom. II creeps
il marches. it climbs. il so.u<, it never
lalts: the savag"> arm, and saddle their
wild stcrd> they chargr-,hcy tire-they
as~as> >inate-thrv wheel about. with fun
ing eyes. and flying arrows: then civiliza-
tion takes It's rillr in one hand. and it,
pick in the other, and the l;tbor> Of war
and pace 90 on together, and sill the
mighty iron roal crccpS, climbs and
marches. from hemisphere 10 hemisphere
and sea to -ca. These are the worldwide
felts that touch mankind. Yet they 90 for
less than small old things done in holes
and corners. Carcnt qull vatc >acro. For
there. where the soil is 80 fertile, art is
sterile. Few are the pens that glow with
sacred fire; few great narrHtor>, and not
one great dramatl-t. Read the American
pa,,cr~-you rrv"l ina word Of new truths.
new f,nce-. and glorio1l- crude romance,
awaiting but the hand OF art; You roll in
gold d-du~t. Read their dr;.m:,, or nnrr:-
tivcs. How French. lIow British. How
faint beside the swelling themes life teens
with in this nation, thai nation that i
thinking WorAing. speaking and living
and doing everything except writing
at :, rate of march without I present rival
OF a nISt m,rlIlrl h.neltn thn sin'
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-11-24

.- hsN aM.ro pi.n.l .hr railway
.. .s- r.r-initpu~, and after fol
-r,..-.. .p.' TWO miles we Reached
.t...in mpul>,"ry and hospice
-... iI.rr the Riyi Kuhn. the
'-'H'3u'slin apparel to view,
.e .'o>r Is. Midway rose the
.....t ul'.l-rur first objective
.-. t.4..a-r. :tti + u Snort Way-ide
.- N,rc directed. The view
~'t. ! .a3. W., sufficiently fine to
..,r u> of our wearinrs-, ant
#- ." l.l. sill further ascent lC
.' -4. p. lIt.i an hour more. ant
..'n HE 4rl~,v summit, nearly
.-'. lit :.,ovr the level Of Tx
'n-n,"! by the icy breath o
... A,l~. which nov rise il
...-" b.f.rr a. The day ha'
.'-e1, and the view Of the stu
....-...1 ranges. which appear
-..a p in "r1n the south and east
.Ha D., tn, breath Of a cloud
III 1-, one Of tie finest Of III
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-11-24

r.li~. rjnxr Of mountains. ;r-
aa- It t.-w miles away, onr new
.. .oj-,. pYirtnd oIt to us the scene
cla.- !<,nl-l;p, which occurred
. t.. ~minor hld been unusually
.ai ia September 4 hal of strata.
r. -.j fit in length ana one hun-
.....:. -. Ie-ame thereby lo"-rn-
...- !s-r.-ip.,1tol from I height Of
..r-.ni I- Into tie valley below,
.... ap t,nr villages with about
-.l 90. their iHhrhitant~, and par
b.. :ll. li'g,r lake Of Lpwrlz, the
h,v f whose waters ort:'-
Connecticut western news., 1875-10-01
The Story of Thousand Dollar Bill.

The death of Josiah Cobb, of Balti- more, recalls singular incident of his life. About the year 1929 colored woman named Sarah Ridgely called at MT. Cobb's grocery store and purchased a small amount of groceries, giving him thousand dollar bank note in payment, thinking that it was a one dollar note. Supposing that it was stolen he detained the bill and advertised for an owner re- peatedly, but no one claiming it he in vested 1t in city stock. Several false claimants appeared for the note, and it was the subject of several lawsuits, which terminated in MT. Cobb remain ing custodian of the fund. The history of one of these claimants was as fol lows MT. Cobb one day was oonversing about the money with man who made so many particular inquiries that MT. Cobb mistrusted his motive, and told him the woman was dark and had large wen on the side of her neck, when in fact she was mulatto and had no such wen. Shortly after very dark woman with large wen on her neck appeared from the Baltimore almshouse and claimed that she was the Sarah Ridgely, but the fraud was easily exposed, and up to this time the woman who left the bill has not been heard from. MT. Cobb allowed the money to remain with &C., cumulated interest until 1866, when it amounted to $3, TAO, and he then pre- sented it to the Union orphan asylum.
Connecticut western news., 1875-10-01
The Power of Corporations.

The latest statistics show that we have in the United States about "A ,000 miles of railway, with a nominal capital of $4, 200, ,000,O00; their gross receipts aggregate over $500, ,0O0,0 ,0OO, amounts greatly in excess of the government debt and revenue all this sum is capa- ble of being controlled and directed by few men on all questions where rail road interests conflict with the interest of the public, the influence of this wealth is @ unit against the people,. It employs great armies in operating the various lines of road it is the best GUS toner of the press; it controls the tele- graph lines, has the readiest access to the public ear, and is the all-powerful abettor or terrible foe to political aspi- rations. Many of our laws are made in it's interest, and along every line of rail way it keeps in it's employ the best legal talent these men become our judges, and, having been educated to view laws relating to railway matters from rail way standpoint, naturally interpret diff cult points in it's favor. Members of the legal profession are often in the lobby to serve this interest, and in stances are not wanting where represen- tatives of the people, while holding off cial positions, accept retainers to advo- cate claims adverse to the rights of the people. A railroad corporation is soul less, and yet immortal wiser than phil
 osophy, it has found in perpetual char ter the elixir of life. When our fathers abolished the law of primogeniture, they supposed the country was secured against the evils of vast individual wealth accommodating from generation to generation, because the certainty of death would bring the certainty of dis tribution but perpetual charter, granted without consideration, has be- come spindle to twist the gossamer thread across the chasm of death. All this vast and constantly increasing wealth is under irresponsible control. A corporation can neither be hung nor sent to the penitentiary that is to say, there is an entire absence of individual responsibility. Vigorous, alert, all-pow- erful, and perpetual, it only needs un- scrupulous managers to become worse tyrant than Nero-a more dangerous master than Robespierre. -Zseter7.atioae- aL ReUSeqU. '...,"'
Connecticut western news., 1875-10-01
A Terrible Remedy.

The dreadful experience through which Clara Morris has gone in Paris in a treatment of lesion of the spinal cord, excites interest in the terrible "moxa," as the treatment with white hot iron is called. It is @ Japan invention, and has been used i'll Japan as counter ir- ritant for many centuries. The word itself means "burning glass;" and is used because the Japanese custom is to place the finer wooly parts of the young leaves of wormwood on the skin, in the form of small cones, and set them on fire by the means of burning glass. They burn slowly, and leave scar or blister, but the operation is not very painful l; it cannot for a moment be com pared to the agony occasioned by the scoring of the quivering flesh with iron heated to whiteness-which is what we call moxa." Its use in Japan, where it is looked upon as 8 cure for a great number of diseases such as pleurisy, asthma, rheumatism, and even indiges- tion, is almost universal, nearly every person, especially among the lower classes, being scared with moxa spots. It will be remembered that Charles Sumner submitted to the same heroic treatment through which Clara Morris has passed, and suffered untold agonies. That woman should have borne the torture so bravely as did the little actress speaks well for woman's pluck and determination.
Connecticut western news., 1875-10-01
The Difference,

Gen. Sherman has written letter to Col. John A. Sutter, apologizing for using the word "tight," in referring to him in his " Memoirs" and saying that he has instructed his publishers to sub- st1tute " enthusiastic !" for it. He adds: "I did not suppose my rapid sketch of early events in California would attract so much notice. As you we'll understand, I do not offer my '' Memoirs as his tory, but rather as a picture of the coun- try at that date, when you were all in all. Folsom and I were youngsters then, as compared with you and Mason, and we looked up to you as veterans and models" It must be gratifying to Col. Sutter to have the correction made in this way. Some people would rather have the original term, however offen- sive, remain, than to have it emphasized by formal correction advertised all over the country, as this is sure to be, and read by ten times as many people as will ever see the original phrase. Gen. Sherman has given a new meaning to enthusiastic.
Connecticut western news., 1875-10-01
Moths i'm Clothing.

The moth is decidedly formidable enemy in house for, tiny mite though it is, it will prove ruinous to all woolen stuffs, such as blankets, hannels, our tains, carpets and clothing, as well as to furs and feathers. These are the suitable materials for it's nest, and Ill them it deposits it eggs where ill que season will issue the larvae which will feed upon them. Then small circular holes are eaten by them, which destroy the beauty of the material, and render 1t worthless. It is often believed that moths generate in clothes that are laid up, simply by their being shut up in dark, close places. and therefore, in the spring, when moth millers are plenty, the clothing is taken out to be aired, and thus good opportunity given to them to deposit their eggs upon the garments, etc. If they were entirely kept from their approach, no caterpillar, or larv@ of the moth, which does the mischief, could touch the articles. The winged moth that flies about the house does not eat or destroy woolens of any kind, but seeks opportunity of lay eggs in woolen articles. upon which nature dictates that her young must subsist. These eggs pLOouSO AAOoAO O<SOOA PAAA@Ao3 WAASA e"o'oAAAAo the pupa state, out of which comes the winged insect. Thus we see if we pre- vent the moth millers from having ac- cess to the articles we desire to preserve, they cannot become moth-eaten. For instance, if you do up any article that is free from moths in a paper, cotton or linen bag, and pin it, up tightly, or tie the mouth of it closely, no winged moth can enter to deposit it's eggs, and thus it's contents must be secure from depreda- tions. Yet these winged mites are pos sessed of considerable cunning, or rather instinct. which makes them search pa tiently and carefully for proper places to feed their young. Simply putting woolen articles into tight drawers, or covering them with paper, etc.. will not suffice, for the least bit of crevice will admit them. Nature has also implanted an instinct to seek unmolested places wherein to lay their eggs 1; therefore, if you shake any woolen articles or furs occasionally, the moths will avoid them.
Connecticut western news., 1875-10-01
A Little Romance.

Among the guests at Gorton, Conn. , was a happy married lady, whose his tory is 8 romance. Of Spanish descent, she was abandoned by her parents as sickly, ailing child, who could not live long, and whom they could scarcely SUD- port if she did, and left on board the ship that took them to Madeira. When the vessel left port the captain discover, ed the founding, and finally ordered young Spanish girl to take charge of her on the return voyage to New York, where his wife gladly adopted the little waif, who was never informed of her history by her adopted parents till after her marriage, when 1t was revealed to her by her husband, to whom they had con- fided it. She heard nothing of her real parents till, some years since, she re- ceived visit from gentleman from Madeira, who proved to be her brother, and stated that her parents had thrived and prospered on the island, had long reproached themselves for the abandon ment of the little child, and dying had left their whole fortune to. her if ever found to be living. The brother had de- termined to find her, if alive, and doing so, placed the amount due her in her hands. He still lives in Madeira, has named his children after hers, and is ur- gent for visit from his long-lost sister.
Connecticut western news., 1875-10-01
In the Army.

An English paper says: You tell
 me, sir, that you were in the army dur ing the Crimea9 We'll, you must recol- lect, how, in those days, everything French was admired in the service Some colonels of cavalry went in for leather overalls. The infantry never ceased agitating till they got leave to wear the moustache. In some regiments the forage-caps of the officers were fash toned so as to look as much like the French cap as possible. The zouave dress was copied aud adopted in our West India regiments. Nearly all the younger officers shaved off their whiskers as soon as the campaign was over, and,
 Frenchmen like, wore moustache only.
 In short, the army got for @ considerable period the complaint of French on the brain, and suffered more or less from it until 1870. During and after the GermanFrench war many scores of our officers visited the Prussian armies and headquarters, and the form of profes- sional illness was changed. They caught Germany on the brain, they brought it home with them, imparted it to others,
 and it is. at present very prevalent in deed. Now, one of the most decided symptoms of the illness is that of speak ing roughly, and even brutally, to those of an inferior rank. I have heard tell that in the Prussian service, when an officer is inspecting his men before parade, or when about to mount guard, it is by no means uncommon to see 8 cap tain or subaltern slap g private soldier on the face for not being up to the mark in cleanliness of himself or his arms Now, an English officer never has gone, and never will go, so far as that. It would not be allowed for a moment in the service, nor would our men put up with such treatment. But there can be no doubt of the fact that, in a milder de- gree, this symptom of Germany on the brain, has seized many who bear com missions in the army, and the disease has spread to the non-commissioned officers.
Connecticut western news., 1875-10-01
A Smart Boy.

The French papers tell good story of true gavroche of Paris who was found bathing Illegally in the Seine by jealous sergeant. The urchin swan like fish, and the policeman not at all. So the latter, spurred on by zeal for the public welfare, and by the hope of earn ing the reward of one franc offered for such captures. crept into boat and tried to nab the lad as he foated by. The re- suit was that over went the boat, and gavroche dived after, brought him up and took him dripping ashore, '''.I will let you off. ;" gasped the grateful officer. "Indeed" quoth the gavroche, "but I shan't let you off. For I saved your life, and that is worth by the law twenty five francs to me. So come along, sir to the station, and let me collect my salvage"
Connecticut western news., 1875-10-01
The Old Homestead.

The Old Homestead. t may be email and poor and lowly, yet We love it always memory may fill Her chambers full, and time and care may
 chill 'd .,' ..-i '. Our hearts, yet stands the dear old homestead ;e set ......i t..s t:..- In pictures that we can never forget. At sudden thought of it our eyes will fill; -. When we are old we journey to it still Though strangers live in it, our loving debt We pay the same.
 ~ E9f.. think it is like this That saints in Heaven, though no joy they miss, ~... ... # Look back upon the little planet earth, And come upon our bright and sunny days, Swift-winged angels, flying down to gaze On this old homestead where they had their
 birth.
Connecticut western news., 1875-10-01

THAT HONEY Some of the company at tea with Danbury family, spoke of the excellence of the honey, whereupon the head of the house, who stands in re- puted dread of his wife, feelingly said: Honey is the most delicious of delica- cies. It is the nectar of beautiful flow CTS, slipped from the brilliant petals by the never-tiring bee, and mo1ded into 8 glory that would tempt the god of "- " "Ephraim," enunciated his wife, with stern solemnity, "have you been drink ing again ?" Ephraim groaned.
Connecticut western news., 1875-10-01

Yet is there one more cursed than they all,
 That cankerworm that monster, jealousy, Which eats the heart and feeds upon the gaHy Turning all loves delight to misery
 Through fear of losing his felicity ni An, gods that ever ye that monster placed In gentle love, that all his joys defaced!
Connecticut western news., 1875-10-01
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