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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-04-19
4 WIFIS PpWTE.=t rood wifi. !, IL

A WIFI PuwEE-A good wifi. i, 10 a
man wisdom. strength and courage; a haa
one is confusion. weakness ana despair.
No condition is hopeless to a man where
the wife Possesses tirmne>>. decision and
economy. There j no outward proprirty
which can counttrtct Incidence. "Xtrava-
rInce and folly Al home. No spirit can
long endure bad influence Man is strong
bat his heart is not adanant He needs 4
happy home, and especially if he is an in
tclligent man. with a whole head, he needs
its moral force in the conflict of life 70
recover his compo>ure home mast be 4
place of peace and comfort. T1ege his
soul rcncws It's strength and goes forth
with new NIrur tn encounter the labor and
truble of life But if 1T home he finds no
rest. and thrr, i> met with bad temper,
jealousy and gloom. or assaulted with com
plaint and een>ure, hope vlni>heS. and he
sinks into despair.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-04-19
The Turquoi> Ring.

II,ttin Th,rNn .b.. rrr.nr,- f,nv.rnnS~
-, ,T.,,,;,,- -, Lnil5;n. ii',L h6ns. WIN
her Two lif,lr rh,rrrs Ar,ic arcd nine
and Inuis ar.I s',vcn She. VA. only
whitman ho,-n,-, inv ,linr for ,h,t
,,,a with =, .,vo.t f,.n ,rJ .viJ,nt1v 80
mn.h Of :, rhila ,h,t i seemed nrrfactlv
natural to see her with younr children,
and As much Interested in thrir childish
games a. themselves. A most efficient
nursery rovernt>s Mrs. Langley found
her. as she oavr the children their read
mo and >prllinr lessons daily, and playel
win Them At addition and subtraction in =
way to make the horrors of arithmetic
alif,e fascinatinr. She slept in their room
at nioht. dressed them in the morning. and
romped with them all dav. As we'll a, KEEP,
:. gentle surveillance over them at tho t.
bl,. where She ALWAYS sat with tl,. family.
except on GRAND company occasions, when
she disappcarel with them into a small
temporary saloon. where the three dincd
torrther. cuiuvjnr these meals the most
of auv,
As Nellie Lan~lcv told her cousin Ed
ward with 4 laurh -h, WA, not even called
upon 10 ullv the l,3r, of elder sister. ex-
cent when Sin. was in the Lumor. II WAS
!, prri,,ct comfort to have a uir! like Hat
tie She took AL the responsibility of the
children off one, mind.
Mr.. Edward Mon. .."a,. wa, :. wealthy
vouny man. and. indeed, the orc.tt catch of
the set of which Mis-, Langley was 4
bright. particular star; and that ambitious
Young lady left nothing undonc to capti-
vate the heir of the family; besides which,
she greatly admired her cousin, and was
rs deeply in love with him rs any society
voung lady permits herself to bc before
marriage or Il positive engagement war-
rants an eNtravnglnt amount OF feeling.
The cousins smiled at each other as th.l
eyes met, after Il minutes survey OF III
three children playing block houses. Nei-
lv put olt her htnA Il, il inspired to ;lSsis;
in the game; and then. catching sight Of
her slender forelinGer, Sc uttered an cA-
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-04-19

4 CURioU> INDIAN DEEp.-John c.
Graves. Clerk Of the Superior Court. has
in his possession the original quest from
the Mohawk Indians 20 Tcl.cs Fonda and
Georgia county Of Albany. made in the
year l7Gl, and signed by twentv-one Inli-
ans of the Mohawk tribe Each signature
Was accompanied by = crotesque sketch
Of some animal. in some WAY connfc.cl
We suppose. with the name of the d3>kv
brave who laboriou>ly made his mark upon
,ho parchment over one hundred years
a-o. Mr.. Graves Obtained the document
from HI father. and intends eventually To
prcScn; il To the Historical Society. though
for the present it viii occupy a space upon
the walls of hi> Office. The parchment i
in a remarkable state of preservation. and
is Il centennial curiosity Of no little y.tlIe.
-BHf't0 Erlrt>>.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-04-19
4 { ALlFoENIA CAl

A CALIFORNIA CAT SroEY.-A 1ew DAYS
400 eat an,. kitten was presented 10 a
lady. who conveyed them 10 Jhc store Of
Mr. Edwards. for the purpose of having
tLcm ;:,!lcn into the country. They We're
sent down on The train on Monday after
noon t. Santa Clara. Oh the southern
Pacific K ,lroad. and deposited in a resi-
dcnce in that town. Yesterday morning.
before, thr train from that station had ar-
rived in that city. the cat wandered into
the house of il first owner in this city,
preserving a tired andworn-oul appearance.
Inquiry revealed the fact th;t h II clt and
kitten were nowhere 10 ne seen about the
Santa Clara house Yesterday morning.
and il i presumed thai the cat carried the
kitten Il part of ;he distance. an left il to
il fate. completing its lonely Journey Of
f,rtv-n;ur miles in I'll ,lt.N- The cat Viii
remain in the ftmily.-Fr3o. III 81.
fru4ci~"0 thr,.t H.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-04-19

\ tcaspoonful of common bcarbona,c OF
soda such rs is used for baking. dissolved
in water and stirred into a pailful Of milk.
will prevent it from souring for several
days.
A little boy in Il Scotch school was ask
ell if he did not wish to be born arain
" Born again" said Tommy; no, |
wadna." You wouldnt?'' cried the
teacher sadly; "why not?' "For fear Id
be born 4 las>ic," said Tommy.
Willie was saying his usual PRAYER at
his mothers knee at bedtime. and having
got aS far as - If should die before |
wake" hesitatcd. q" Well, what neXt9''
asked his mother. Why. mamma, | sup
pose the next thing would be funeral
ORANGE TAKr.-Squeczc two oranrr>
and boil the rind tender; add half Il te;l-
cupful of sugar; the Juice and pulp of the
fruit, and one ounce Of butter beaten to :,
paste. Line 4 shallow dish with lirh,
puff crust, and lay the paste of orange
in it.
Peace does not dwell in outward things.
but within the soul We may preserve ii
in the midst Of the bitterrst ptin, if our
will remain firm and Submissive Peace
III this life spring> from acquie,.cnre even
in disl-rec;,bl1 things, not in an cXenp-
ton from suffering
There VIII b. no tickets At the Cent,n-
nlnl. III; price OF admission win BE- fifty
cents, and every visitor VIII have t. pro
vide himself with :. tiftv-cent piece, II.
small change and quarters will not be re-
ceived- Cut this ont and stick it in Your
hat, anl don't ask Us again.
A Scotchmpn went to Il lawyer once for
advice, and dettied the circumstances of
the case. " Have YOU told me the facts
precisely As they occurrcd?" asked the
lawyer. "Oh. ave. sir, replied he. Il
thought it best to tell ye the plain truth.
Ye can put the lies into il YOURSELF"
What Il fountain of blessing i Il COW
She is the mother of beef, the source OF
butter, the original cau~r of cheese, to ~av
nothing OF shoes, horns. hair. comb, and
upper leather. \ gcn.le. amiable. ever
yielding creature, who has no Joy in her
family affairs which she does not share
with man We rob her Of her milk. and
We only care for her that the robbery NAV
be perpetplatcl.
VI. An~art, Il captain in the French navy.
has published u paper 10 prove that The
electrical attraction eXertcd on the clouds
by the earth is An important factor in the
generation Of winds. He agrees with NJ
Keller IN explaining the production Of wa
ter>pouts by the attraction of ;he earth
the rotation Of the spout he attributes to
the fact that the attraction Of The earth is
not equally cNertcd on the whole >urftce
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-04-19

Sunny Rooms MAKE SNNNi LIVES
Light is one of the most active agents in
cnIlNcninT and bcauIfyinr 4 home. We
all know The value af sunlight as Il health
giving agent 10 the physical system; and
1t IS not less 50 to our moral and spiritual
natures. We absorb light, and it nouri>h, :
Us with strange power We are more .tc-
tive under its intlurncc-c;tn think better
and work more vigorously.
Lct us take the tiricSt, choicest an S.! sun
NEST room in the house for our living
room-thr Workshop where brain ana
body are built up and renewed AMI let
u> have here = bay window, no matter
how plain in structure. through which the.
good tWin-angrlS of nuture->unliyht and
pur" air-can freely enter
This window shall be the poem of The
house. 1t shall give freedom and scope
for eye and mind We shall hanr no pic
t're on our walls that can compare with
the living and everlasting pictures which
God shall paint for Us through our ample
winlow. Rosy llNn~, -"llenhraltel
sunsets, the tender green and changing
tints of ~p"inr, the glow of summer. the
pomp Of autumn. the white of w.nter
storm and shine, giimmrr and gloom ali
OF these We can have and enjoy while we
sit in our sheltered room rs the changing
year rolls on.
Dark Rooms b-in- depression of spirits
lmptrtin- 4 sense Of confinement. of iSola-
ton, Of powcrc>snrS>. which is chilling
20 energy and vig'r; bat in ight is good
cheer.
Even in a gloomy house. where walls
ami furniture are dinyy and brown. vou
l.. a
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-04-19
THE CHI'RCH THE WORLD.

The following lines were written many
years ago by Richard Monckton Mines.
now Lord HOughton, who has been quite
recently travelling in the United States
Naturally enough. they gave great Offence,
to some Of the dignitarios of the Establish
ed Church in England, and one of the con
sequences was that they do not appear in
the later edition of his works. The copy
from which we print was furnished by
Lord Houghton himself to 4 friend who
had once read the lines, and had tried in
vain to find them in print. He has kindly
allowed us to place them before our read
erS. Are there any church dignitaries or
church, goers in this country whom these
verses can offend ?
stood one sunday morning
Before a large church door;
The congregation gathered,
And carriages a score.
From one outstcppcd a lady
oft had seen before.
Her hand was ON prayeI-book.
AMI held a vinaigrette.
The sign Of mans redemption
Clear the b )ok was set
Above the cross there gllscncd
y golden Cofonct.
For he" the ob5'Iuiou beaIle,
he mn"r door luns wide.
Lightly, Il, up ballroom
Her footsteps seemed to glide:
There mi, ,ht be good th )ugltS IN her.
For all her cvIl pride.
But after her woman
Pccped wl-tluIy within,
ON whose wan face WAS craven
LIE, hardest dc Iplinc,
The trace of the sad TRINITY
UI weakness, pam. and SIN.
The f.N fee -cat5 were crow lei
Where silt cou rest ana pray.
ltn her WON gaiU contra-teI
Each side III far array.
Gud's house holds no poor sinners,
>lc I5hcd and walked away.
OH IIcatlenlom'7 va>t temples
Hold men of every state;
The steps OF far l;enlres
fonmngle small and great;
The dome of saint sophia
Confounl5 all human state.
The al>Ie7 OF b bessel Peter
Are open all the year.
Throughout wide Christian Europe
The Christians night is clear
TO God, house IN freedom
Each man the other, peer.
save only in that England
Where tins disgrace saw
England, where one crouches
In Ty:lnnH'5 base awe
England, where all are equal
Beneath the eye of Law.
Yet thtlc, too, each cathedral
Contrasts is ample room,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-04-19

! been, and was still to certain extent; she
made no effort to keep him, therefore, feel
ing sure that he would soon return of his
own accord. and she was quite rs well
pleased to have him away from the house
during liattie's last days there, for she felt
convinced his only danger from that quar-
ter was in constant association. Hattie
was dangerous girl to have in the same
house with Il young man Of Edwards dis
posltlon-she was such Il sweet, pretty
looking. baby-like thing, and he was So
good, kind and generous. As for the little
governess, her behavior was perfect, and
Mrs. langey's heart smote her often. and
she determined to do her best for Miss
Ihrope, who took her dismissal so well
and went about her duties sadly and quiet
Y. with such sweetness and Gentleness
toward her young pupils.
Whatever can do, Miss Thorpe, YOU
must command me, said Mrs. Ltngley,
on the morning she paid the young girls
wages. If you should need reference,
YOU know
| would send to you, madam. and YOU
would say wls Il thief Hattie interrupt
ed, bitterly.
| would do nothing of the sort, Miss
Thorpe, and a faint blush tin@eI the Ia
dys pale cheek but if YOU choose to be
impertinent'-
/ have no such inten:ion madam, and.
for your favor thank you. but dos't
think shall require it,.
The color on Mrs. I,anglev's check deep
ened to an angry red She babe her little
govcrne>s Good morning. stitlly enough,
feeling Justly aggrievcl. and 50 soon rs
ihey We're alone She remarked to Mis-,
Langley that such were a lady S thanks for
trying to be kind to that sort of per
son.
Hattie said, good morning, Miss Helen.
kissed Artie and Louis. who sent up IN ear
piercing wall at losing her, and then walk
ed quietly away, leaving her modest little
box to be sent after her.
At the New York terminus she WAS met
hv Mr.. Edward Montague and the two rot
into a close carriage. were speedily driven
to the house of Il clerical friend. an in ten
minutes more We're pronounced man and
wife.
Edward had now been absent from his
| aunt for nearly week. and the good Ia
| dv was getting anxious for his return She
| was consulting with Mr.. Langley on the
eXpediencv of sending him word to come
back aad finish his visit, when i letter WAS
| placed in her hands The envelope Wa,
very elegant and betrayed the nature of
its contents ut once. Mother and daughter
| smiled, and Mrs. Langley said breaking
| the seal wonder what two turtle doves
have paired now
couple of card, dropped out that >olv-
ed the question II once, and not To Mrs
l.anglev's satisfaction for She became ycrv
pale She entlv passed the cards TO Miss
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-04-19

\ blacksmith was once summoned to a
county court As Il witness in dispute be-
tween two Of his workmen. The judge,
after hearing the testimony, asked him
why he did not advise them TO settle. rs
the costs hal already amounted to three
times the disputed sum. He replied, Il
told the fools 10 settle; for said the clerk
would take their coats, the lawyers their
shirts and if they got into your honor's
court vou'd d skin en-.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-04-19
4 Manufacturing Nation.

! \ Manu1actuflnS NAuOn.
There can be no reasonable doubt that
the II niteu States is about to assume a
new and important position rs Il manufac-
turing nation. But a few short years ago
we were known rs AN agricultural country,
having vast mineral resources lying idle
and unprOductive. Our imports of the
various metals and Of manufactured goods
were something enormous; we have Just
emerged from Il war unsurpassed in its
expenditure of human life, money, and
national substance, Il war in which the
whole losses of both sides fell upon one
nation and people; and yet since the close
of that conflict we have made our debut rs
y manufacturing people and maintained !,
rate of progress hitherto unparalleled in
the history of nations. To this fact more
than to any other will the Centennial ex-
position point. OF the sixty acres Of
ground covered by the exhibition build
ings, only about twelve acres are devoted
to agricultural and horticultural pursuits,
while there are fourteen acres devoted to
the products Of machinery alone Time
will probably show that the markets of
the world VIII be opened to American
manufacturers, and the Centennial exposi-
ton will do much to bring the demand
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-04-19

" Nov. Spriggins, my dear" said Mrs.
SprlgSins at the theatre, during the iirst
ntermlssion. you needn't 90 out to get
any coffee, for have got half-pound in
my pocket
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-04-19

An Englislm;n was boasting to Yam
kee that they had II book in the British
Museum which was once owned by Cicero
"Oh, that amt nothing" rctorted the
Yankee; in Ahc Museum in Bostino
they've got the lead pencil that Noah used
to check off the animals that went into the
ark
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-04-19

SrErRIsED.-The other evening young
lady abruptly turned the corner and very
rudely ran against a boy who was small
and ragged and freckled. Stopping as
soon As she could she turned to him and
sad, Il beg your pardon. Indeed, am
sorry The small. ragged and frecklcd
boy looked up in blank amazement for an
instant; then taking off about three-fourths
of cap, bowed very low, smiled until his
face became lost in the smile, and answer
ed, lou can hev my parding, and vel
come miss; and yer may run agin me
and knock me clean down an l won't say
u word After the young lady passed on
he turned to q comrade and said half
poiogctically, " l never had any one ask
my rarding. and it kind O took me off my
feet. Indianapolis Herald.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-04-19
NDNIFEIIEK, ' I,
WEDNESDAY. APRIL 10. 1876

hJ' 1 LII LIN -
WEDNESDAY,. APRIL 10. 1876
H1wecn Whitley and Bell, Gen. Bah
L has his hands full His friends
~ .,,ll rillv about and cheer him. DE
.,v Bis and Boss Shepherd should brace
t-,, ND with pious dispatch or two. as
.a.v did 1T the close of the st. Louis trial.
The. proposed new silver dollar will be
5ti.. .lnr weight and tincncss as the Old
..yr. dollar. the coinage and issue OF
.,rf..l wa, stopped Il number of years ago.
rI.I,tt is value viii be about 6 per cent
,..i,. than the value of two of the present
half dollars,
Tie vc-tiees Of the dynamite explosion
N Ermrrhtvrn have not yet disappeared
T... rep:,il- of the steamship Mosel are
.,I unfinished. and they have not ceased
,.-,L NJ from the waters of the harbor
.ucn.- If h1mln bodies and of tatlered
..-,urn'~ 'Ihe ruins Of the house which
Nh, ,ha,tcred near by have, however, been
moved. and the cha>m that was blown
....,A- Ground has been filed up.
\. :rui,itive but badly posted Briton
,c.., down to visit Mount Vernon, not
.a. since. and after making many nqui-
..,-. and noting down the answers he said
.. l,. Superintendent: All. may | ha.k
,u...f General Washington was in the
.iruv, He was. sir. replied the super
,.r. lent, And on which side, Union or
E.rs Rebel, sir, was the reply, which
w. .:u1ullv noted down.
r.ai..t i on foot t. exhibit at the
t~ttauuI =" \ New England farmer :
1..r Of iop year, AGO, built by New
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-04-19

TIE CENrENNIN. Snow.-Thr New
York Ntil says of the coming Philndrl-
phia Exposition
Only a fifty cent note will be received,
for admission, No change Will be receiv-
ed. made or given by the honest mcn at
the door.
The Queens pictures are to be guarded
day and night by a squad Of policemen
They are sud to be heavily insured in
eight English companies.
The parties who get the catalogue have
4 BIC bonanza. The advertisements will
pay nearly $4,000. and this is exclusive
of the sale of the book on the grounds.
1t is feared that there will be too many
fees cNacted on the grounds. and that
foreigners will have barely enough left to
pay their hotel bills and get home
\ Philadelphia paper says "a polite
justice will sit on the grounds continu-
ally" Why not let him up now and then
to exercise his legs and relieve the
grounds?
Give the hotel keepers u wide berth
They have made up their minds to swim
die You. and they will if they possibly can
Go to a bording- house. or better still, visit
some relatvc
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-04-19

The greatest iircworl display, probably,
in preparation for the coming Fourth Of
July. is the Government work of under
mining the solid rock at He'll Gate, in or
der to deepen the channel OF that danger
ous entrance on Long Island Sound. This
enormous task is nearly completed. and
the whole rocky bottom of the East River
at that point is now only a thin she'll, sus-
taineI by stone columns varying from
eight to twenty-five feet in hight. These
columns are being perforated, as is also
the lower surface of the rock they support,
in order to lessen 50 far is practicable the
resistance to the contemplated blast. A
metallic. cartridge is to be inserted in each
drii-holc. and when the time arrives the
whole will discharged Simultaneously by
electricity, and the bottom of the river
will. it is expected, subside to the bottom
of thn excavation.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-04-19

l.IrEENIN \lEllI!Y.-o,." Of the most
notable charlc,rri>tic> of such writer's a
>hahc>pra Neott. Thachrrv. and Dick
cu~. i what mav he called. for Lack of Il
ncttrr word, rtrjiUY. They write like men.
There i no Iandvism or dilcttanteiSm
about them. Ii they deal with the passion
OF love. they deal with il heartily; but it is
not the only passion which enters into
their work, Hate. revenge. avarice, ambi-
ton, all play their part. Love is not the
only passion that inspires them. Ii Is not
regarded a~ the l;cgin-all, and the end-;,ll
of life. They deal with great questions
and large affairs. they lind themselves
IN world where there is something To be
done besides dwadin~ around petticoat>
and watching the light that dances in a curl
They do not exhaust themselves on ilirta-
tons or inlri"ur>. They enter inte SYM
pathy with all the motives that stir so
cietv. all the Interests that absorb or con-
Germ it, and by this sympathy they touch
the universal human heart Their poems
and novels are pictures of life in all its
phases; and the homclv Joys Of 4 cottayer' $
fire side the humble cares ana ambitions of
the simple hind. the disgusting tricks
and manners, of social shamS, as well as
the greedy ambitions of the miSer or the
politician. are depicted with the same
fidelity to fact rs the loves and relations of
the seXeS.-Ir. j. &. Holland; ScriJner
for March,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-04-19

The story is told of IN American in Paris.
who, being about to leave for New York,
bought half dozen peculiar looking
pencil cases ut ninety five cents each, for
presents to friends at home In Regent
street. London, he saw some more ut only
seventy cents each and bought another
half dozen, thinking that Paris pencils at
that price were 4 bargain. In Liverpool
he purchased another half dozen of these
articles at thirty cents each. Singu-
lar" he observed, somewhat surprised.
" but it seems that the further one get.
from Paris the cheaper articles of Partisan
manufacture become. At this rate
should have done better by waiting until |
reached New York; 'You are about
right. sir said the shopman, who by this
time had his money safe in his till You
are about right, sir. for them pencils is all
made in the States" In the matter of
shops and their contents. Paris, London.
and New York are well-nigh one, and it
requires sharp eye and ample expert
nece to discover ANYTHING in either of them
that is not for sale in both the others