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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-11-22
Chr family Citrlr.
The hi. Brother.
~ MARC +. ANGsTfR.

There is nobody in the household who
has 50 many chances to make the rest
happy IL the bic BROTHER He is the pride
and delight of his father and mother, and
tn" Younger children fairly worship him
lis sisters are ready to do Il, he Wishes
and unless he i very unkind and di~Oblig-
ing, they are quite light in tins d,po>i
ton: for the big brother i, always >uppo~-
ed to be a manly generous fellow, willing
to help weaker people and ready to lend a
hand to those who need it.
| remember one biz brother whom |
greatly admired. He was about eighteen
years old, tall ard broad->lloudrrcd, with
a faint shadow of moIetachc on his upper
lip, He was studying hard for his proirs-
SION, but there was not Il moment whcn he
Wonld not lay his books aside and solve :.
difficulty for Lulu or Jennie whose ,,tr>-
me- troubrd them. aud he never said ri.
Ungcntlc word to the little brother ten
wears his junior, who came 10 him with
his Kites and ;tc->traps and broken toys
t" be ln"ndcd. The manlv bio brother
lost nothing by his Kindness and ,layity.
and now that he is :, physician. y little
bald, and with boys of his own to bring No.
the same grntl.pc>> of dcmran)r recon-
mrnd> hm 10 patients and friends,
Some boys seem to think il is vcrv fac
to affect rudclc,, and bIuntneS, of manner
III home. They take OFF their hats VERY cal
ltntly to the Young Indies WHO reside in
tn" oppo>it" house. but it is too much
trouble TO be courteous to their own sisters.
Thty scorn the idea of cncumLcrinr them
selves with u little brother or cousin who
wants to 20 and see a procession, or t.
accompany them on IN excursion 1t does
involve some self->acrlice 20 Give iip one,
! careless Independence on Il Journey and
be res pon~lblc for the safety OF Il child; but
then if al the world were lookin.. oi.t sim.
ply for Itself, where would the hap,l.c>,
20 to?
Believe me. boy>, that ;hc lco}ie for
whose opinion You really care vii! v;t,nc
md honor You more for your habiiual
tenderness, good nature. stcldilc~s an !
patience with those who are Younger than,
yourselves, than for yoUr most brilliant;
performances in the schoolroom. If 20.
are tempted sometimes TO be cross and
pejUIant. to say sarcastic things to those
who cannot easily answer them, and to
~nUb YOUR little sisters and brothers, "sh
yourselves whether OF Lot after all YOU do
yet love these home folks better than ANY
others IN the world? Are Vou not sure IF
their love for pou2 Then is it not worth
while 20 be amitble and lovely t. tho.e
Who-e love makes carths sunshine. and
whose absence would make earth dark in
deed. often think if we were more care
ful to be Kind in little things. we would he
repaid by the comfort we should have in
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-11-22

Cr,r11,rr VINES AT TIE WINDOWS
Strive to produce leaves rather than flow
.rs and depend ON foliage and lis group
In, for plra>in.c effects. There : that
graceful runner. the Madeira vine. Start
p. pot Of il in each corner If the Wlnd""
Iii: let the vines run up on Stfin2>, meet
mo in the center OF the frame above; YOU
h We the outlines of 4 pyramid that You
EN- fill M very Iryttily Nu-prni h"m
The apcx \ hanging pos win IlttI" OF
several things in it, Put in 4 little " noH-
cv" q mean the plnnt). u blk of = Want
crjpo jew" one Of the harder m"H'b"r>
Of the "Colcu- " f:,mily and then add
:. Du.tv Njllrr' The latter will look ont
of fine foliage Ike the whitehead head OF
the original rs he stHnda among his hoa'
barrels in the mill Hang another pot be
low filled up in the same way indeed
put in rs many ~ You c4n tl~iliE. va
the window->lll below rang ahNlhlh-
pretty for its leaves. IHt there Il oW''
scented gcrAnium. BegonlaS are pretty
for leaf effect, and are reasonably sure I"
blossom without LARGE Il Sc OF sunshine
to stimulate them. Your tuch>n won
tie likely to Hover but ii Will lun. and IT.
dropping branthr> will have all the effect
of vines. You my do something with the
periwinklc and with some OF the Tougher
foliage plants. 1t will bc ct~y enough t"
secure ~ hu-Ilv base for YOUR pyramid. Au
ivv going about and over the Wlno"W
will make II rich frame tor TIN, pretty
picture, while ~ the side tcndrl> OF TIE
Madeira vine shoot out, you can SWIM
them in f,,Stoons across the WindoW.-E.
5. Ruld. IN the Chri>t1H IHio".
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-11-22

OBJECT CAEDs-Object cards are quite
of the red school house DO you know
what object cards are? Not being able to
hear vCur answer distinctly at this distance
must take the safe course and tell you.
You simply f,sten any interesting natural
object on Il cald; and write under it, rs
We'll rs you can, just what the object Is.
Sometime, you'll have TO hunt up the
name in Il book. sometimes you'll get it
from father, mother or friend, and oftencr
YOU II know it Yourself; for it is quite like
ly to be some Object that YOU have boon in
the habit OF seeing every day of your HE
enc Of the little girls scwed II spray OF rye
on one card. oats on another, wheat on an
other, barley on another, buckWhcat on
another, all picked and labeled by herself
1T Val lou, times, and youve no idea what
4 sensation they made. Little friends and
BIC were glad enough to take up these
cards and study out the exact differences
between them. Many said they then noted
the distinctive features OF the various
gral! for the fir>t time. \ little boy who
went to the seaside brought home cards
with many pretty shells gummcd upon
them. one OF two shells to Il card lie
had to look in q work OF cOnchOloTy before
he could name his specimens. HIS sister
made Il fine set of pressed leaf cards-ma
pie, oak, cherry, apple, sycamore. elm,
beech. and SO on, till She had over u hun
Ircd representa- rs many different kinds
OF trees One boy had II set of butterfly
cards, another of beetles but didn't quite
approve of Them One uiil had Il set of
bark-car,is, show ING over thirty varieties of
bark (s!le and the ree-leaf girl should 60
into partnership and another had Il set OF
of pinc-conc cards bri>tiing things that
had to be kept in Il roomr box. The cones
were neatly Sliced in half lengihwise, and
HE fiat side WIS glued to the card.
cann"t begin to tell YOU half of the styles
Of ubiect-cards that the children in the
red >chool-hou>c have made, and are still
making. The little school-maam read in
thc newspaper about Il sort of progress
>ivc object card that is used in some OF
he belgian and Swedish schools. On one
card i, seen the flax seed, the flax Dos
som. HE thread made of flax. and the
woven linen. Others show the ore of Il
metal placed beside some finished article
from the same. In fact,
many branches Of natural history and
manufactures, as YOU see. we'll be
studied hv making sets of object cards
Ihtrc is no danger either OF making
them to simple. The moment any natur-
al object, however common, is looked al
inquIrInyv, it becomes interesting s.,
y tcAOIt>.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-11-22

| WEARING FLANNEL.-Put it on ut once,
first week in November. a good. sllbstan-
tal. old fashion ed home made. loose. red
WOODEN flannel shirt. aud do not lay 1t
aside for a thinner article. at least until
the first day of May, even in the latitude
of New Orleans.
Wear it only in the daytime. unless You
are very much of an invalid then ch'ncc
it for similar one to sleep Injecting the
Two hang alternately en- Il chair to dry in
a warm dry room
But why wear flannel next to the skin.
in preference to silk or cotton? Because
It is warmer; it conveys heat away from
the body less rapidly; does it 50 slowly
hat is called a non conductor; it feels less
old when we touch ii to The skin than silk
or cotton.
A good deal has been said and written
about silk being best on account of its
electrical agencies; but all that is guess
work. We are blind leaders of the blind
when we talk about that subtle agent: and
until we know more Of it, it is the greater
wisdom TO be guided by oar sensations.
Another reason why WOODEN flannel is
better is, that while cotton and silk absorb
the Precipitation, and are equally satrlrt-
ted with it. Il wooden garment conveys
the moisture to the outside. where the hi
rTo>cUp-, or Il very good eye Will see the
water standing in innumerable drop,
This j. shown any hour, by covering Il
pruiU,clv sweating holsc with blanket
md letting him stand. In u Short time
he hair and inr,r surface OF tile blanket
viii BE- found dry, Willie the moisture will
he felt ON the outside. If We would be
wise we must use our SENSES and observe
for ourselves.
Some persons pref white ilannel.
which may be prevented from fullng up,
If first wa>hcd in pretty warm soap >uis,
then rinsru in one water Is hot us can
we'll be borne by The hand. After being
once made u white WOODEN flannel shirt
should never be pat in cold water, bat
Away, washed as above. not by putting
soap ON it, bat bv washing it in >oap>ud-.
not very hot.-Dr. HUI.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-11-22

HINTS on THE MANAGEMENT OF DAIRY
Cows. - Next to good feed there i moth
ING more essential to a COWS making good
returns at the pail than her bodily comfort
She NJ" eds a good bed to sleep on, GOOD
quarters to live in. and protection from
extreme heat ~ we'll rs cold. There i
Just us much sense in arguing that it
would be better 10 have her oui of doors
all winter because she would then eat
more hay than if she were comfortably
housed. us to claim that >he must be COM
PEELED to stand in the hot ,tu all summer
because if She is given shelter She may not
keep feeding every NOM nj; and Shade in
ptsturc- is rs essential Il, TIGHT barns and
dry stables. To BEGIN with, 4 pasture
which i So short tlmt u cow cannot get all
the feed she needs in half the time. isn't
fit to keep COW in. Cows which reach
the pasture by six >hould he fall 10y ten.
and the time from tIien until three or four
IN the afternoon c;u. be much more prCli-
ttblv spent taking ease Under trees,
than grabbing abou. IN ;ile hli~tcring sun.
--HjrT0r dAtJ FIHttr.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-11-22

WORK IN THE lloRrICt LrIEAL DIrAEI-
MFNr.-Aftcr the harvest is oyer. and tn"
re crops of roots thee viii still remain
the work Of pr,l lring the ground for ncAt
year, crop. The sever" tiroa>h OF tie
past season ought i" hr Il warning 10
horticu.turi>tS t. un,lrr,!rtin tIeir land
and to make preparations for irrigation
VIII II. Il is possible. The tii~t outlay for
itrigajing viii be considerable. but tie
almost absolute certainty of gooi crops
every season will max" it Il profitable in
vestmrnt. There should also he arrange
neuts for storing in a convenient place ali
drainage from the house, Wa, G water
from the roofs of buildings. and ali cham
Der slops and liquid manure til, -, if APP
piled to the small f.uit>. vegetables gr.t~S.
etc, will prove very Vt!urbIe. and u;ll.z"
What would otherwise prov" a nuisance.
The storing of roots for winter must not
be done before the weather becomes mod
cratcly cool, else there will be danger Of
decay. \ root cellar. scparat" from ti:lt
of the house, should be provided for Vc-c-
ctablcS, to avoid the bad ol3rs. if MT dan
ger of disease. which may come from yc-g-
ctables stored in the house cellar.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-11-22

NATIONAL GRANGE PATRONS OF HIS
BANDliY.-The tenth Annual session of tie
National Grange Patrons of Ilu~hantlrl
commenced at Chicago. "wednesday. NOV
Ineber 18th, John I. Jones, of Arkansas
in the chair. Delegates were present from
nearly every State and Territory in til,
Union. many ladies eng among them
Master Jones delivered the annual address,
in which he favored the grand scheme OF
an international cooperative movement.
by which workmcn and lahorcrs of all
countries could combine and furnish their
several products 10 each Othcr.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-11-22

TILE VIRGINIA WAY TO Cook CHlcK-
IN he fowl is to be killed. pluc!spd and
cvi>cera.ed in the shortest possible time ::
on no account i it to be washed. bat il
must be wiped dry with Il clean napkin
and cut into SIX pIrt--the breast. he twu
WINS. til" back and the two lrgs; thc
whole is then To be thrown in 10 i fry mo
pan. with butter, cl am, mu>h (>mall c4ht :
of Indian meal doughD the whole j. to Ic
done before the flesh loses its natural heat.
and the irving pan and contents mus be
h""ted III advance to receive the chick
On.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-11-22

The tying-up or rather raWing up pro-
cess to project half hardy r,-r- ami Vine
from tine winters frost, has in no degree
diminished of late, Il, We see in many
places. Sometime, il answer, pretty we'll
when the covering - not too thick or too
tightly drawn together to smother the Opl
thing, rs too often happens. Al best, such
plants DO not require much protection, u d
might with advantage be left open on the
uOrlh>ide, As it is the sunny side that doe.
the mischief by lis thl"in@ and FREQ
ing. a eXtmpilicltion of this can be
seen in severe winters on the lvy-that on
the northern sid" of II binding is green.
full and undiSturbcd. while that on the
southern side is 80 nttimcs completely de
strovcd. The best way. however, to pre-
serve all hall-htrdy p ants. when it is con
venient to do 50, is to prune and then 10
lag them d0'cN and cover with II couple of
inches of soil. They will com" Dat in the
spring as fresh rs they were in the fall and
without the slightest injury.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-11-22

HE PEorosED CONVERSION OF TIE
SAHARA DESERT INTO A SEA-The Ire
POSED piercing of tn" ISthmus OF Snez and
the scheme of reconvcrting the Sahara in
TO sea has induced DE- Reclaim. the wru
known advocate Of cremation, to write a
article in his periodical. called
Gesund 9et (1ealth) H. points 10 a re-
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-11-22
TRAINING SHELF Docs

TRAINING SHELF Docs. Out Wc>t thc\
take II pup from its mother lcfOrr lis eyes
are opened, and put it to a eve to sucAlc
\flcr Il f W times. the eve becomes recon
rlcl ~ the pup. In extreme eases th'
eve has to be- forced to terms for quite {;
whiic To make the management Of tho
eve easy. they tie II long, light. stony cord
other. which She draes over the range.
VIXEN necessary, the sacpher, catches her
py thi, means. The pup Will soon follow
her like u lamb. and remains with the
flock He grow, up there. knows no other
companions, is at home in no place else,
and no wolf or man or strange dog can
come near the flock.
Bv feeding the dog regularly ut home
1t Il certain hour. he Will bring the Sheep
to the corral at the proper time. If they
come too soon. they are obliged to take
he sheep out again Us Il ohmrnt l.
j. hunger that brings them home. If they
come without the sheep they are whip e!
and sent of.
Oulv the better breeds Of dogs are train
ed % carefully; they often bring fabulous
prices when descended /. on 4 lon- line of
I.i.:~,Iiou> purcntagr. All shepherds en-
not handle 4 dor profit: bly,; The b,>t OF
jhrM talk 10 the Ougs Il great deal and be
come G, panIon> t. them IN Il WondCroU~
degree. L i, :, big thing 10 train II >hep
h rl proper ~ IL we'll II the pup. \ doc
VIII often show ~ much human Use a
the shepherd does dog sense.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-11-22
JOSIAH II. SIILKNAN.
PRONOUNCED CURABLE.

BosToS, May 81. ISL.
II - srrvt<s Fsu Dear Sir have leen badly
at.t hitiutN Complaint Tor ten Years hdN e
suffered great pam III my back, Al9 ana slut, VIII,
great l.ultN urine. winch Mas often ana
very small ulantlos. frequently a cohlpa4tu VIII
blood and .xcrUtIatIlIC pam
have ttN tried most OF me popular RENE
recommended my complaint; have been Under
ti,. treatment I'll some the most SkIiIl plA sldlls
IN ,st,ll an Vii IN punccllns case lutura"l
fins VA. my condition advised 10y a trend
Ia try the could see the 1poi effects
from 1n, nrst dos, h and from that lnpltIIt htI
IN llnlr,lu lIlijl was entirely cure Il, taking III All
should think bottles II Is indeed NdlIa-
l, and II -ApIlld b afflicted the same
NV n,ulI ,I1t. :. Il lIar "a Il ac II could not Ii
E,s ,..tfully j N GLE.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-11-22

SPARE MnNE>rs How many minutes
have lou to spare? Five. ten. fifteen
Mach may bee done with them We have
heard OF II Young man who read through
4 History OF I.nyland while waiting for his
meals at a boarding house. We have read
of a mat 1cm.tcan. who is said to have
composed IN elaborate work when visiting
with his wife, during the interval between
the moment when She first rose to ttkc
leave Of Ter friends and the moment when
She finished her last words.
TIE small stones which fill u he crew
ices have almost rs much to do with MAX
ing the fair AMI firm wall is the great
rocks so the wise Us" Of spare moments
contributes not a little to the building up
in good proportions 4 mans mind.-Rer.
E. Fa1to1a Uood.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-11-22

TuE >,l->IiI ANS. Matte had been run
ninE the sew ing-m;tchinc for an hour be
FIRE She spared herself sufficient time to
."t the Scanlv breakfast, because the work
mast be finished to cary to the shop before
Ne sun MHdc it too hot for her to 20 out.
Aa.l 20 she must for her employer was
very exact about having the coats at the
appointed time.
If lie should refuse t" rive her the work
what could She do? Father and Mother
both l,y in the churchyarl, and Tom, the
only brother left, was far away ut sea,
md the poor girl had to make her way
alone.
When She had run off the last seam, she
pat her hand into her pocket and drew
forth IN old lcttcr-thc one letter she had
received from the dear mother 50 lately
lti,l Awav-and opened it to read it. Il
WIS cracked in the folds, dizzy and dark
with aye; but Matte pressed it to her
lips. ~ if the old letter had life in it.
tier eyes filled full of tears that blinded
her 80 that She could not read, and, closing
the cover Of the machine, she threw the
letter upon il. open us it was, and went
to tie cupboard to ct the loaf for her
meal.
The side window did not face exactly to
tie east, 50 that the rays of the sun only
>llonc III ohliqncly; and what DO vou think
on" little beam did? 1t rccpcd under the
window shade. upon which it looked like
IA arrow head then it Stone through :,
linE hole in he letter. and threw Il great
spot Of tight upon the wall. But, better
vel, it mn4nitied the word that it stole from
the letter 80 ill:,t Matte could read it. and
the word WAS JESUS, And Matte S
heart Was lighted Of a heavy Loaf. for
She remembered that she was not alone
because Jesus WI~ >til her frcnd-a
fri MT vino ">fichcth closer that a broth
err
Dear little friends, always remember
tltiS hut no matter what happens to YOU,
Won can never be alone if You love Jesus
iiHj tner" j. another thing that Won must
remember, and tlIat is, ttat You can never
really ku0W Jesus unless tie rays Of the
Bible shine upon His lite for You; for. Ike
The word in Mt'lic'S A0mcIv letter, YOU
mi hit pass it 10y unnoticed. unless YOU
bring to bear upon il the sunshine of Gods
love tui' Us So never forget the little sun
beam ne-~tgr.-N \. CjStrter
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-11-22
MISCELLANEOUS.
KIDNEY COMPLAINT.

Probably there complaint that aficts the nunaa
system which is 50 little Understood 1t the presenI
time, AS some of the varied forms OF Nancy Non
plants .,.o ,,o,, or
alarming its results than when inc ki ~ s
fail secrete from blood the uric acid ana o.n
poisonous substances which the blood accuIluiaoe al
It's circulation through the system , 49,
functions devolvng upon theIn the a.
taken NJ from the assorbents and the wHole system
thrown into "A disease calrlnR great yam au
suffering and very often immediate death hect .ne
Importance of keeping the kidneys ana bloo'i III q
health, condition. through which all the lInp urltles VI
tn. hNuN
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-11-22
drauehts. If things 90 right, he laugh

i uldu2utS. II LilihSS w IiSSuI, Hc lduSuS
because he is pleased; if things 90 wrong,
he laughs because it is cheaper and better
than crying. People are always glad to
see him. their hands instinctively 90 half
way out to meet his grasp, while they
turn involuntarily from the clammy touch
of the dyspetic, who speaks on the groan-
while you never dream of being offended
with him; it seems as if sunshine came
into the room with him. and YOU never
know what 4 pleasant world you are liv-
ing in until he points out the sunny streaLs
on its pathway.
A good-humored laugh is the key to all
hearts. Satire, says Il Keen observer, is
the most useful of all forms of writing :;
sentiment is literally wasted on nineteen
readers out of twenty. The truth is, that
sort of Il way. If you are making your
self Ridiculous, you want to be told of it in
4 pleasant manner, not Sncered at And
1t is astonishing how frankly the laughing
population can talk, without lreading on
the sensitive toes of their neigh or>, WHY
Will people put on long faces, when it is 50
much easier and more comfortable to
laugh' Tears come to us un>Ouyht and
unbidlen. The wisest art in life is to cul-
tivate smiles; to find the flowers shrink
away for fear Of thorncs. Surely it is not
the best theology that teaches that He who
has given such fullne>s of JOY to beasts
and birds, delights in the misery of men,
or that, having filled our hearts with glad
ness, we ought to give the lie to His good
ness by wearing faces bcclouIed with woe.
and furrowed with unhappiness.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-11-22
MISCELLANEOUS.
X A LIE 0 r \ l 4

THECHICAGO & NoRTH-wEsTEBS HALLWAY
! Embraces under one management the Great Trnna
Railway Lines of the WEST and y NORTHWEST, and
with its numerous branches and connections, forms
the shortest and quickest route between CHIcAGo az
all points in ILLINOIS. W1eco>.!> NoHrHEHN NIcftf
GAN MINNESOTA. Iowa. NEBRASKA, CtIIFoENIA aid
the WESTERN TERRITORIES. Its
Omaha and California Line
Is the shortest and best route for all points NonrH
ERN ILL1NoIs. Iowa. DAKOTA, NEBRASKA. ..l"MINt-
CoLoRADo, UTAH, NEVADA. CALIF"K>iA, 0EtG"N
CHINA, JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA Its
Chicago, Madison ana st. Paul lime
Is the shor; line for NoErHrnN WI~coN-iN .st NI<-
xEsorA and for MADISON. 81. r>rI.. NI><t >r,!.I-
DULUTH and all points in the Great Northwest L.
Winona and st Peter Line.
Is the on, route for WI>nNA. En-I.i-Ef d. 3s>:,>
NASkAro, ST. PETER. NLX LIN. and al is.i.t- a.
southern AID Central Minnesota. Is
Green Bay and Marquette Line
Is the only line Tor JAx.~ylI.I. WtrI,s"a,. .,>f,
Dr Lac OSHKOSH ArrII.Iu>, GEtI> BAY, f.-tA~ Aba,
NEGAUNEE. MARQUETTE Hor"IIp<. iiA>tut' AZ
lhe LAKE SUPERIOR CoUHIEl. IL
Freeport and Dubuque Line
Is the only route for ELllE. EocAf,, .l,l.i.l,i,1
and all points VIA Free" L.
Chicago and milwaukee, lane
Is the old Lake shore E.';,e ana : ..,y az, r-
ing through EvA<sr"N. LAKE TorI:l -. I...ts ~
PARK, WAUkEGA>. RACINE, ki>"-n>to Ail!..Ag t-f-
Pullman Palace Cars
are run all through trains ii ;!.- Io-.l
This is the ONLY LIN! fui,Irt l.-.,:r5 ....
Chicago and st Paul. 'i.l al N~-e. .r H.,