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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-01
agricultural.

IIOPS.-The history Of the Introduction
of the hop into general use rs given in our
public records.is by no means devoid Of in
t,rest. II is stated that in the fourth year
Of King Henry VI. Q42j-2G) an informa-
lion WAS laid against person for putting
into beer .'an unWholesome weed called an
hopp:" and that in the same reign Par
Il ,ncnt was petitioned against " that
wicked weed called hops. In the reign
+ Henry VIII. their use seems to have
been fEllv established. although the brew
- of the royal household was prohibited
rom using it in his ale. In the statute
book for 5j2 the cultivation of hops is dis
iurtly sanctioned; and in IJ14 Revnolde
~.pt published a black letter treatise. with
wood cuts, expressly on the cultivation of
hops. which is called. &" Pertitc Plat Forme
of "a Hoppe Garlcn.' In 1908 English
grown hops were extensively used. IL ap-
Irars from an act Of James l.. and al
ough their use was pctitioncd against
and nominallv condemned in the same
reign, this petition was but little attended
TO- Another article which the famous
city of London also petitioncl against,
would be nowadays regarded rs being
even more Indispensable than hops. Blith.
in the - English Improver Improved =
published in lG:jj3), says g." 1t is not many
wears since the famous city Of London pc
titioned the Parliament of England against
two nulSanccs, and these were Newcastle
Goals in regar,l to their stencil. etc, and
hops, in regard they would spoil the taste
of drink, and cndanyer the people, But
from this time forward the general use OF
hops was thoroughly cstabl she'd An act
passed in the reign of Queen Anne intlicts
:, penalty of t2o upon all brewers who
shall use any other bitter than hops in
their malt liquors, and 4 similar enactment
under George III. imposes a fine of &
per hundred weight upon all those who
shall adultcrate hops by giving them scent
or color by drugs, while the cutting of hop
vines growing in Il plantation is made
felony " without benefit Of clergy.
Although the chief use of the hop i, that
connected with our national beverage. it
has been put to other purposes Of some lit
tie Importance. Cloth Of considerable
strength j. made from the tibrous stems of
the plant in Sweden, and the Society of
Arts in 1871 awarded 4 premium to Il
Berkshire farmer who had succeeded in a
similar manufacture. The attention OF
papermahcrs has also been directed tc
this as to most other tibrou1 plants. Tho
young shoots are sometime, cooked ant
eaten like asparagus, and are said to b,
very good; in Gerard's days these buds
or first sprouts > Were used in salads. al
though that author regarded them =,
- more tOothsome than nourishinr -
Tariencr'S Chronicle
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-01


You give him everything and he gives
you-wllat he has often given and is even
now giving to others who believe in him
rs foolishly as you do.
You need not be prudi>h. that is an at-
fectation Of modes,y and delicacy; be mod
est, refined, pure and delicate. Make
rudeness. coarsene>s and personal liberties
impossible in your presence; make men
better by being better yourselves--I' o.
man Journnl.
UINDuO PROVERBS. -IIndoo proverbs
are full Of illusions to muSkrats. crocoilles.
monkeys and tigers, mango trees. the jack
fruit. the banana ana the rice plant. In
reading Il collection Of them. you can new
or forget the country that uses them.
They contain constant illusions to caste
and suffice, ana the tyrannical power OF
cruel rajahs. and to the sayings Of learned
BrahnaS.
The sant.l-trcc docs not grow in
every wood" is \ thoroughly l1ndoO prov
erb, and so is - You can never wash char
quire :, knowledge of IIndoo customs
before they can be undcrs God; rs He's
oling hi, hands while the iack-fruit is still
/
who count their chickens before they are
Matched, it being necessary to Of! the hands
before touching lack fruit, which eNudcs Il
glutinous juice.
4 terrible phase Of Ilindoo life is su"-
sestcd by 4 curious Bcngalee proverb that
SAYS the man in 4 tigcr's mouth is not 50
much afraid of the tigers teeth Us of the
Jungle he is going to-mcaning that, even
IA az
future ones seem more terrible. An equal
ly cruel enemy of the Ilindoo is alluded to
in the following prudent proverb: What
dwell in the water and quarrel with the
crOcoailc?"
Many Of these proverbs turn on mytho-
logical and Evolutionary illusions; for in
stance, Il man impatient of waiting fol an
appointment will say. " How much longer
SMALL stand and hold I.akshman' fruit?"
The gentleman referred to held some fruit
for his legendary brother Ram forlteen
years. without eating i. Here is one
which is full Of Oriental color: The
bracelets tinklc on the ladyS arm, and
the fool cries, She is taking up rice for
me =" Here too is one lIindoo All over
The >n,he-chnrmer can hear the snak.
~nctz-; ntimatng that \ man understands
the business on which he is always en-
ragged. Alu here are two more: =
won't give You the water | wash my
coWrie~ in, and - The pin-ti>h goes on
falling into the hands OF !. bad cook. The
pin fish Is Il great dclclcv. and the prov
CRIB means that Il clever person can never
be understood by Il fool. = He breaks the
cpcoa-nut on another head, is 4 Is ne dee
way of saying that man has gained
sonnet hIuV 10 the loss OF auDt ter. = Ian
Ellsworth American., 1876-05-25
A Notable Ceremony.

Among the interesting Incidents con
nected with the opening of the Centennial |
Exhibition at Philadelphia was the return
to the Old Hall In which IL was adopted
and signed of the original DECLARATION
OF INDEPENDENCE. The National Admin
istration decided TO allow it to be placed
IN that sacred place during the continuance
OF the great exhibition. Mr.. Bell, in fuI-
hlllng his duty. made with great fitness
the following appropriate speech:
"On behalf Of the Government OF the
United States, and under the special in-
structions OF the Secretary of the Interior,
! have the high honor of returning to the
city aud the hall which gave il birth the or
iginal Declaration of Independence. Its ad-
vent was amid strife aud revolution. | bring
II back to-day amid evidence OF universal
peace. | would that the siguers of this sa-
cred document were here to receive it, that
they might behold the completionof the
work they inaugurated. But they cannot be
with Us. They have long since answered the
summons that we in time must answer
Even their signatures have almost faded
from sight and the parchment itself is be-
ginning to crumbe under the touch OF a
century.
But let Us be thankful and rejoice to-
day that the spirit OF freedom which found
fApitNNlbll ~ AlllN AlptuIllFHJ sun ives ana
finds reflection IN the hearts of the Ameri-
can people.
10 this holy spOt-for deem il hailow-
cd ground on which stand tens or thou
sands from every quarter of the globe will
come TO kueel at this shrine Of nations
liberty, and To render homage, not only to
those who laid the foundation-stones OF the
temple, but also 10 those whose faces we
still remember. who laid down their lives
IN defense of the completed structure
Let a. be thankful that the Republic
still lives; that this document, which has
come back To YOU, has not been dishonor-
ed, but returns like an aged parent to look
upon the glory Of his children, aud to
breathe ont prayer aud bles sing for
those who have proven worthy Of his ben
rdictiuu.
"I.,t u, thank God for THU Centennial
year 30 fol Of promise and hope; for the
administration Of justice under a Just Pres
idcnt; for The peace We enjoy at home and
abroad; Tor the signs OF prosperity dawn
ug; for the rekindiu. OF loyalty and pa
tliotiem; for the blessings OF good govern
mrut aul the presence or civil and rcl Il
ou> liberty. Let Us be devoutlv thankful
for this Centennial year
And now, gentlemen, in obedience to
my instruction. transfer To your guard-
au,hip lhl~ precious document. Permit me
10 expires, the hope that - relic that ii as
been protected by The love and vrncratton
ut the Amrricau people fvr i hundred
years W'i suffer 10 injury uuLrr your
charge. bug viii be- returned AT the close Of
th" Centennial season Ia as good condition
a. you now receive y "
The Declaration va, thcr placed Ia a
safe constructed both 10 exhibit uud pre-
e.. !. a.
Ellsworth American., 1876-05-25
Vol. xxi. Whole No. lll2No. q,

I ABOUT PRONoUNCIATIoN.-Pr
ton, provided one avoids that of the con-
| tessed illlterate, says the Nation, is an
affair of only subordinate importance
Perpetually undergoing mutation, and its
fashions not being so readily transmits
| ible as the changes in written language
no one living at distance from the cen
ter where il is determined should be sever
ely censured If ignorant of its present
standard. Viewed nationally, it is the
most ephemeral of modes and under any
but an historical aspect, as between the
decisions OF yeracious professors of it,
those which were given last year NAV be
of no more value in comparison with those
given this year than Il superannuated al
inanac. Excessive anxiety, or habit Of
financial and superpunctillious exacting-
ness, as with referance to pronunciation,
Is moreover, an unfailing index of frlvol-
ty and little mindedness. For the rest
nowhere on earth, we suppose is correct
pronunciation necessarily a concomitant
OF good breeding, except in so far as good
breeding Is assumed to Include good educa-
tion. a different opinion has of late been
industriously promulg gated; but we submit
that IL stands on much the same footing
with the transcenden.al notion that the
essence Of gentlemanhood is wholly irres.
pectiye of both knowledge and morally.
pronounce as man may, at any rate let
his attitude toward pronunciation be that
of common sense and free from an inflated
egotism. Whether we exert ourselves or
not to follow the English in their utter
ance OF the language which we snare with
them, we shall most aSSuredIy do well in
deierring to their example of good natur-
ed tolerance OF those whose eoeution is
not exactly to their own liking and of
chrcnius i disposition, il it should arise.
70 draw censorius deductions from Pecul-
iatifieS which may perhaps be more than
compensated by merits we can ourselves
make no pretenSiOn to.
Ellsworth American., 1876-05-25

Houses OF THE EGYPTIANS The Sheik
Of thl, particular village, says the London
Times Ma>sOwah correspondence, was
well dressed, in Oriental fashion, had a
house OF many rooms, and even glass win
dows. lie gave me sherbet and coffee, and
then took me round his village. The mud
huts are all built one against another, like
the cells of a beehive, save where they are
divided by the little lanes that run through
the village. | chose hL. at random, and
asking If might 20 in. "1es." said my
companion, but it is very poor, and there
Is nothing to see.
We went To tn. entrance, these huts hay
iug, as d rule, no doors. An old woman
at least She looked Old; but the women are
Old at forty-barred the way | offered
money but that was not enough to over
come her feelings that her house was her
castle. where no Christian should enter,
and the sheik had to insist. One small
..ua mud walls, mud roof, mud floor
Wa III We found. Four bricks made IL
small fireplace, but there was no fire. A
small basin of maize, five water-jars. an
earthen pot for artificial Matching OF chick
ems. "A cock ard three hens, a small heap OF
sacking by way of bed clothes. cuns ituted
all the furniture OF the house. Four yards
or five was the extent OF the house. and
this was partly taken up by raised dals OF
mud, which serves as the family bed in ev-
cry fe,ah habtation. family of -four
lived in this space The head OF the fami.
ly was considered pretty well to do by the
feiah world, As he is the owner of five fed
dams (acres) of land.
tried another house, taken similarly al
random. 1t was still smaller and more pit
iful than the last The mud bed occupied
half the space. Three yards by one was
my measurement of the rest. A water jar
and reed pipe were all the signs of habl.
tation. There were no boxes or cupboard,
in which other goods or chattels mig ht b,
hidden. family of three, laborers OF
the lands of others, lived here. | have
seen pigs better housed in England
Ellsworth American., 1876-05-25
Lincoln's Economy and Simplicity

'''"iiS was Il "a''i al |" nun
= "l> >'t"PH'ltS q character lil> urtsN
- ~ plh'i ahd chtap material, ana ne
>'''is" /" nav no C"hael"u>ut>> a. Z"
""''heI IL H'ieu hIul OF not lis hlhd WAS
never on t"at SUBJECT. lhe horse he used
/" "I't ou 'hc circuit an honest old lei
NV az ao""' ,Ae num- ahu us ou@9y al
ways held 'o.ether, but there was nothing
70 spare bolh were institutions Of the
s"lhe circuit, ahu an lawyers knew "Old
iohi as wei! As MS owner.
One time at the De Witt court. only a
ie" years before he became President, in
ihe absence oi aJudge he sat upon the
ptnch ana trled Il case by agreement. The
su'' was against one oi the Dest farmers IN
lhr county, a"u Wa Dy iherehaht for
sult "i clothes soid 10 the farmers minor
son "hic" 'he oiu gentleman refused 10
pay Ior' because oouSht without authority.
he Ia" question was whether the SUIT OF
clothes, "hlch cost altogether SIS, was
species OF extravaganza. or was suited to
the young mans position IN lite. After
nearing the evidence, Lincoln as Judge
hearing lhe case as he was without jury.
decided that the OIL was extravagant, add
ing nave very rarely IN my lie had a
sut OF CLONES that cost s2S. When he
Went 70 "ashih hgton he dressed as careful
~ as any man IN that position. lie was al,
ways neat III MS person. MS clothes htted
nun WeH' ne sha'eu every morning, and
"ae aI"als PIesehl"ri". but an TINS i ''
tne scfeut oi lai'tiul 'trvant OF me
"hte House WI" shaved hl;A e'etA
h'orhihg' ana VINO sa" that ihe tItNihe"'
was III oiuer, ana never iet MN 20 our IN
,css Ill Tue proper SHAPE once was ia
nls iooiii at tie nIte ilVuse "ileil nc was
Just 9plhg 10 the oapl,oi 10 remain thefe
ouring the lasI houfs OF the session IN the
l. L iiee,oeh' onhcIai room 10 >Ish Dilis at
tne iast 'hoineh'. ne was aoouI 10 start
fou ihusu InanS .oui cIorhes before 90
.s S"I ieaaon' sa'u L.ncoin'
ia'he' Iioss anu hhpatieht- WHAT'S the
Ellsworth American., 1876-05-25

In A DILEMMA.-During the height of ex-
citement IN certaih church in the west
ern part Of the city one evening last week,
says the Leavenworh Times, little child
about four years old was noticed to leave
it, mother. aud in anoiSv manner to per-
ambu,ate the various alsles AS if in search
ot some one. AT last. giving loud shout
of "Oh mamma. here's papa" rushed into
the lap of a young unmarried gentleman,
whose feelings it is to be presumed. can
be better Imagined than described, when it
j. known that the mother of the child is
well known to those p esent as dashng
widow to whom the young man for some
time past has been paying considerable
attention. He didnot remain until the
close oi the sermon, at any rate, and for a
while more Taught than tears agitated
the congregation.
Ellsworth American., 1876-05-25
George Washington and U. s. Grant
at Home.

What was the old republican simplicity
when you get TO il? | suppose this social
ly corrupt Washington. which so needs
reformation. may safely stand by the exam
pie OF The man who gave it his name With
what republican simplicity did he dress
and Eve: From the private memoirs by
his adopted son aud granddaughter we
learn that single servant combed and tied
his hair In the prevailing fashion. which
was to let it grow long, powder it with a
pun ball made OF cotton yarn-which with
the powder, was carried in dressed buck
skin prnch--and tied up in long bunch
with a ribbon, behind. | believe that CEN
eral Grant gets his hair combed with more
republican simplicity. Washiugton's eyery-
day dress when riding about the farm was
plain drab. but when President his STYLE
and equipagc correspond with the dig
nifty Of hl> exalted station. His ordinary
dinner dress was 4 suit Of black, his hair
powdered and tied in a black queue and a
very elegant dress sword. Who ever saw
President Grant carving his roast beef with
an elegant dress sword? When he address
ed the Hall OF Congress in PHILADELPHIA he
was dressed in full suit of the richest
black velvet, with diamond kncc-buckles
aud square silver buckles set upOu shoes
Jlpanned Nth the most scrupulOus neat
ness. black silk stockings. his shirt rdiiied
AT the breast and wrists, a light dress
sword. his hair proiusely powdered. FULLY
dressed 80 as TO project at the sides, and
gathered behind in six bag ornameuted
with q large rose OF black riband His
cooked nat had large cockade on one side
OF It. when President Grant delivered his
last inaugural, bare-headed, in the bitter
upd,J nf Diamond. ynI,.'., La a,,,
h.,..tl, tI 'u''''' ~" %
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nr, c,uipmcu,~ recommended ~ IA. .,.r.
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hons in .I,..,, m, c,rl.,,.i,,, - ,,,
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-,
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4 Wv nrat ,9, XXI, ,,r,,h., -, <..,,,,,rr..,
,a,llle-,iotb.
large and best 'l po-tlnan,eal. .aII...
bride, and puli1n.
,I'aN-5hg' surcin4lr; checked sailc-cloth
~ l l'I''- I''N 81 q nan i'3hr ? drab color
III '''''-''''"' "''i' PA" H'uo'e-Sit ~ out-
,;t;... .,,.,,-..,
AMI goli isrr. Min hut,nn. iiE, ibn.,. ~ thn
coat.
blue ,urtnuf-coa'
! neat 4 - switch-whp. silver clp.
bI1cA htN!ct cap Tor sol ant.
Ellsworth American., 1876-05-25

WHAT STOPPED The ARGUMENT Two
men with spare time on their hands seeing
some arm chairs in front of a furniture
store on the sunny side of the street,
thought they would sit down minute or
two and smoke snd talk up specIa payment
50 they sat down, and the man who was on
the negative de carefully fixed his chair
legs on two bars Of the grating over which
il stood. and they began to talk very earn
estly. Things went on all right till. getting
excited, the man on the grating said
II tell you. if ever specie payment is re-
snmed there will be the greatest fall. and
then he gave his chair ii hitch and il settled
back az though it hind legs had sort OF
struck in, and it went back so tar that he
shor oIt over the left hand side and bit his
cigar in halves and skinned his elbow.
When he got up he had forgotten the
thread OF his narrative, and observing too,
the bland appearance of the bystanders,
he suddenly remembered that he'd got to
catch that car, and he went and caught it,
Ellsworth American., 1876-05-25

Mlchiucry hall is llo2 feet long and $50
fc"t mldc Cost. S792OOO
Ihr uitrd States building covers Two
acres ct ground, aud cost So2 900.
Memorial huil j. ,|G5 t,.et long and 2lu
te"t wldr. Cost. sl.jDO 900.
horticultural hAli Is 3o3 feet long aud
1913 teet wide. Cost, SOL, ,93t
Agricultural hall i s5G fec, long and $40
feet VIDE. cost, 500. 600.
The main building j. l7sO feet long and
i6i feet wide Cost 81 900 600
The annex 10 Memorial hall. covering as
much ground as the whole OF the orig nal
structure. has been completed, and trans
terrrd TO the board OF finance by the con-
tractors.
There are thirteen places OF entrance TO
the exhibition grounds, representing the
old thirteen states. At each will be mum
Der ot gates, 1T apart for exhibitors. press
men. high political officials women and
children, respectively.
Ellsworth American., 1876-05-25

Dom PEDRO AND THE MONKEYS s.-The
Emperor Don Pedro visited the Smthson-
ian Institution. and while gazing intently
at large case of monkeys Of all sorts and
sizes, remarked that they reminded him
more of Brazil than anything he had seen
in this country. 10 this little. diminu-
tive. dried-up dark skinned bystander
made bold TO inquire '''Spose you've got
plenty of them in BrazilI To which the
Dom instantly answered: Yes. a wild
erness of monkeys plenty-plenty; aud
and see you've got few in this country" +"
The whole party laughed; but perhaps the
Dom didn't mean anything, and perhaps he
did. The little man said no more, cause
the big Dom looks. if he got riled, as if he
might strike from the sholder i Wash
ington Chronicle.
Ellsworth American., 1876-05-25

An ANCIENT CITY IN MISSOURI In New
Madrid County. Missouri, party mas been
exploring in the woods the remains of AN
ancient city in the shape of earthen walls
and outworks traced for several miles.
The decayed brick foundations show that
the dwe'lin. houses were from eight to
twelve ieet in diameter and located about
ten feet apart. A number of mounds were
in the main inclosure. from which pottery
drinking cups, gourd-shaped bottles aud
fantastic and well shaped stone figures Of
animals and birds were taken. These ar
ticles will be sent TO Philadelphia The
city was strongly fortified aud must have
contained large population.
Ellsworth American., 1876-05-25

Alas! little does the world know how
many broken heart is hidden under a
cold and stern demeanor of the face; little
does il dream of the anguish that stified BY
the rigid lip OF pride. or what feelings lie
buried, but alive forever in the heat of
those it looks at daily. as monuments of
hard unsympathzng selfshness. 1t is
written. Every heart knoweth its own
Bitterness and that concealment has been
ordained by the same wisdom which has
given to us the knowledge of the fact.
Ellsworth American., 1876-05-25

This morning a small black and-tan
trotted into the Central Station. bearing in
his mouth business card, on which was
written. Give me my license and my mas
ten will pay Looking cautiously around,
he cattle, as though with human intelli
senct, entered the clerks office and rubbed
against Officer Blandine. The officer im-
mediately filed out license for the appli-
cant and gave it to the dog, and he wasg-
ed his tail vigorously in acknowledgment,
and then depart &c. = Providence Press.