Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-23

A bright little boy. hearing his father
say that man ought to " stick TO his bu>i-
ness" cmptieG bottle of mucilage in the
old gentleman's office chair The old
man says he has not been stuck 50 badly
| since 1857, and rewarded his offspring bv
taking him on 4 whaling trip to the back
cellar.
1t is said by those who have tested it that
4 strong decoction of the roots of Podophyl-
tHha peltatum (known variously rs May
apple. mandrake. wild lemon, raccoon bcr-
ry, etc. ) will kill potato bugs as quickly
and as certainly rs Paris green; also. rose
bugs, currant worms, and many other in
sects that are injurious to plants.
The first horse TO show in front of the
crowd on the track is Blaine. He has
New England and the Northwest He
is invading the South and the Pacific
States, and threatens a brush in New
York. With the help of jeff Davis as -
rider. he is making the running lively.
Bully for Blainc.-Cineinnati CONNER
cial (hld).
CHOCOLATE PAsrE.-One cup of milk
boiled, and when boiled stir in two table
spoons corn starch dissolved in one half
cup cold water; then add two oZs Bakers
favored chocolate grated, the yolk Of one
egg beaten, twelve teaspoons vanilla: stir
this over the fire, and when a little cool
add one cup OF powdered sugar. This will
make Il thick paste to spread between the
layers of cake.
Coal was originally called candle coal.
and canncl coal is :, corruption of this
name. That is the proper name.i eviGent
from the fact that it was first so called be-
cause the coal burnt with n clear, long,
yellow flame. like a candle. 1t is Il very
compact coal, with an even texture and Il
smooth. clean and nearly dull surface and
conchoidal fracture. The dull lu>tre gives
it the aspect often of bein. impure. when
not SO.
FRENCH CHOCOLATE CAKE.-One Ia
ble>poon butter one and one quarter cups
sugar, two eggs, one cup milk, two and
three-quarters cups flour. small teaspoon
soda. two teaspoons cream of tartar.
Slightly melt the butter and mix it with
the sugar and the two eggs beaten. add
the two and thrce-quarters cups of flour
and the cream of tartar therein, then the
milk with soda therein. and one teaspoon
vanilla Bake on four jelly pans well but
tered. and in a quick oven.
PROGRESS IN CHINA.-Under the pres
sure of a political necessity for rapid COM
munlcltion, the Government sanctioned
steps being taken for the erection of tele-
graphic line between the capital of Fokien
and Annoy, on the coast opposite Formosa;
and under an equally imperious demand
for coal to feed their war steamers and
transports, Di Hung Chang the Nicerov of
has nlt. no Al
ton to work the coal mines near place
called Rung Ching. in the southwest of
that province, with foreign machinery.
The Governor of one Of the small viii
lageS in the suburbs of Nasasaki, Japan.
has in his possession a small gold pagoda,
which has been in his family for almost 4
thousand wears. In his pagoda he keeps
seven small crystals which, he says came
from the skulls of his ancestors: his belief
being that after cremation. which used to
be the order of the day in Japan, small
crystal would be found among the ashes OF
the skulls of those who had lived truly
virtuous lives; and rs these seven came
from the skulls of his ancestors, they Were
The principal. if not the only objects of
his worship. The worship of ancestors
prevails ;ll through the East.
Imagination has Il marvellous effect on
mind and body. in proof of which good
Story is told of 4 certain Dublin professor.
whose special hobby WAS good ventilation.
One night at a hotel he was put into a room
with another guest. and feeling the air TO
be close. he asked his companion to raise
the window.
Il can't raise it sail the guest after
making several attempts.
Then knock out a pane Of glass said
the professor: which WAS done.
/ After while the professor got up him.
self and broke out another pane. and then
he WIS able to breathe freely and To sleep.
But in the morning it was discovered that
they had only broken into the book case.
/ The story comes from san Francisco
that two fellows while prospecting for
quicksilver on Il farm - miles south of that
city. Il few days since. discovered what is
claimed to he diamonds in the rough. and
gathered two or three hundred >p 'ciman>
from the size of 4 small pea 10 double the
size of Il castor bean. for the smallest of
which Il san Francisco ieweer has offered
S25. But even san Francisco takes the
story with a good allowance of salt; 70
membrrinT that costly sailing" expert
years ago. by which san Franri-co men
were robbed of hundreds Of thousands by
sharper>. Spectators are >hv of diamond
mines.
The SUB>TITUTE.-A man who WAS
drafted for the army of Napoleon l.. and
who furnished substitute who slain.
was included in another draft He tol
the officer that he WAS dead. Tnev sad
he was crazy. He told them TO look II
the books. They said. Here is your
name. and YOU furnished a subs itutc'
: Yes he said, and the man was killed.
and YOU can't touch me. The Emperor
held that the man was right. SO the
great Emperor of heaven recognizes tie
doctrine of suh,tituton. Christ brings us
out from under the penalty of the law.
The law condemns; He comes not To cor
denim. Is it net high mac n IS 10 90 o {
of this hall rejecting such 4 Savior. who
has laid down His life that you and might
be saved:- Moody.
An Episcopal clergyman said, at meet
ing the other day. where ritulism was
being discussed: - If there is much more
fuss about the kind Of garments ministers
shall wear into the pulpit. some of us will
perform the services with none ut all.
OF course, as this is L free country. every
man may do as he pleases. but we must
say that while a minister who comes into
church with nothing at all on him but his
hair and whskers and toe-nails may mean
well, his conduct would seem to Us to he
somewhat wrong. We would not 60 to
a church where clergyman behaved so.
even if it was the only church in the coun-
= We apnrOvp of sim plicifv in dress
especially in the pulpit. but the costume
is hardly rich enough. Even the most
evangelical and unritulatistic pastor mi ght
at least wear an umbrella and a pair of
wristbands into the sanctuary.
Crows AFTER THE PorATo BUGs-If it
prox.es trua ne statad in the follo1xzinor item