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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-09

y XXI SUM fols lolS NSttl ,
ago II gentleman from the town of Mcthu-
On, Mass, while on a visit to Il prominent
merchant in Boston, WAS asked by the
merchant if he knew Il boy in Methuen
| that he could recommend to work in his
| store.
At first the gentleman could think Of no
one for he knew none but Il faithful, hon
est boy would suit the thrifty merchant
At length, however. he called to mind =,
boy of excellent character in his nei ghbor
hood, but feared he would hardly do, us
his parents were poor, and he had no edu
cation or other advantages to tit him for
such position. But the description of
the boys habits pleased the merchant SO
much that he handed the gentleman a
doll.r and requested him to send the lad
to Boston. and if on Il personal interview
all should not prove satisfactory he would
send him back home again
The gentleman, as requested, Nl-lted the
boy 5 parents and stating the merchant 5
proposal, advised them to send the boy for
trial He then gave him the dollar which
was to ply his fare to Boston, and depart
ed.
Under similar circumstances ninety
out of every hundred boys would have
saw Il city, and never road in the stage
Oh. there will be so much to see. and it
will be such Il long ride. and here is mon
cv sent to pay my fare Not so with
this boy. Puttiny the money carefully in
his pocket. he said to himself, u" This is
the first dollar ever had how | wish |
could save it. 1t is only twenty five miles
to Boston. | can walk there i'll 4 day
I'll Il It .,nj my doll ~ -
His mother patched up his clothes Is
we'll as she could. and early next morning
the little fellow parted with his parents ut
tie door of their humble home, and set
ont on his long tramp to the great city.
which he reached. tired and dusty, 4 it'll,
before sunset. He soon found the merch-
ant. VIII, stelnly asked, Where have YOU
been all day? The stage came in hours
ago" The boy thought he hid diSpleased
the merchant ut the outset, and with down
cast head and tlemulous voice he answer
ed :" did not come on the stage, sir.
"Didn't come on the stage What dc
, You mean? Didn't I send money to pay
Your fare"
The boy thought it WAS I'll up with him
sure. and amid gathering tears, le rep led
Il am very sorry. sir-I did not mean to
offend YOU thought would walk aad
save tie dollar. never had one before.
Placing his hand gently upon the boy'>
head, the merchant replied. My littl,
man. Won did exactly right Come HON,
with me and get some supper. Ihci
turning to Il by->tanlcr. he remarked
" woulln take u thousand dollar, tol
thi~ boy. to-day.
That hoy has grow 10 manhood AM
tt.- lt,,.,4 J,,.,.,t,ia |Ii,lt.lv SHOWN Iu
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-09

, balmed and inclosed in silver case, and
wore it on silver chain about his neck.
He set out for Jerusalem. but resolved
first to visit Spain and engage in the war
wagcd against the Moorish King OF Gren-
ada. He fell in Andalusia. in battle.
Just before bis death. he threw the silver
casket into the thickest of the fight. ex-
| claiming: Heart OF Bruce, follow
thee OF die"
His dead body was found beside the
casket, and the heart of Bruce was brought
back to Scotland and deposited in the ivy
clad Abbey of Nelrosc.
Douglas was a real hero, and few things
more engaging than his exploits were ev-
er told under the holly and mistlctoe, OIL
in the warm Christmas light Of the old
Scottish Yule -logs.-H. Nicholas.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-09

How To PREVENT WET FLlr.-A written
in tn" Mechanics NiJt.tlc. SAYS: | have
had three pairs OF boots for the last ii,
years; and think >htlI no: req lire any
more for the next ~iX wears To- come. III,
reason is lllt | treat them IL the following
manner. | pa; 4 pound each Of t:llloN
and ro>n in i pot on The fire, VIII n melt
ed and mined, | warm the boots, and lp-
ply ii ho,, with 4 printers brush. until
neither the sole nor the upper It. ,thcr viii
SOAK in any more. II it is desired tia III,
boots should Immediately take 4 polish
dissolve an ounce Of WAN in ! tc '~p 'onful
Of lampblack
\ Lay o.. two after the boots have been
treated with tie ta.ow and ro~in rub over
them thi- WIN in t,upcn inc, bat not be-
fore The fire. Thus the exterior VIII have
, coat "t WAX alone. and shine like e. mir
ror. Tal!"w or grease becomes rancid
and riots The stitching and leather: hnt the
ro~in gives il IN anti>eptit quality. which
preserves the whole. Boots and shoes
should he ), lar-r rs TO admit of wearing
cork solcS Cork is So bad 4 conductor OF
heat. that with It in The boots. the feet are
always warm. on the coolest stone floor
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-09

FRENCH AND AMERICAN WOMEN Al
bert Rhodes in his book. = The French at
| Home" says:
The face of the American woman is
more beautiful than tina. Of any other coun-
Ilr,. 1t has delicacy Of cololing AMI fea
turc. and fine>se and intellectually in ex-
pres>ion; but the body supporting the
head. regarded from an artistic and hy-
gienic point of view. is inferior. For
breathing and ligesting. the upper part is
lacking i'll depth. In IL word, the Amrri-
can is more fragile. she is hardly II Diana
and the French is something more, al
though not the iIebe of Rubens
The American has more intellect Than
] her French sister bat the latter has soft
ness where she has pertnes>. There i,
nervous cSctablity and ccaverness in
one. mellownees ana equality Of character
in the other. The fore ed. brilliant vitality
of wamcn in America is sub ects to fits OF
react on, for nature has its limit In tho
French woman the mind is more even and
cheerful. and i'll the absence of exhaustive
and Irregular demands made upon it the
uniform health is better.
In qualities of purely mental character
the equal Of the American woman canno,
perhaps be found in the world; but with
AL her knowledge and intellectual activ.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-09
CANNOT BE EXCELLED.
CHARLEsTowS, March IL, 1863.

CHARLEsTOwS, March IL, 1863.
II L STEVENS: ..
Blood Preparation in family for several years,
and tnlnk that for S.rUflla taukerDuS Humors,
Rheumatic Affections, 1t cannot he tXcelitd anu as
bl uod purifier and spring tdlcue 1t Is the be.I mat
h., over used: and have used almost everything
can c},rrtully rccOIcnd II to amy one III need of
such i medicine.
Yours 7 ScCtfully,
Mh~. \. A. DI NSMORE.
II Russell Street
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-09

TIE WINDOW GARDEN Tie principal
insect enemy Of :he house plant is Il small
Green fly 4 species of Aphis. They are
very soft delicate insects, easily DESTROYED.
md vet exceedingly hard to get rid of on
account Of their wonderful fecundity. You
viii not no,ice them when they first appear
their color is so much like that of the leaves
upon which they feed; but a few days after
/ their an val their number will be millions.
| They will cover every delicate leaf and
shoot. for they prefer the young and deli
cate portion of the plant. You may pick
them off until Won are tired; the next day
will hardly show that Won have touched
Them Often | have thought to rid my
plant, Of them by picking, but it was no
use and had 10 adopt other means.
The best remedy is tobacco smoke
This. applied in sufficient quantities and
for a long enough time, is sure to Kill the
Aphis. In orern-ho the usual method
Is to have a wire censor hun" up in the
centre of the house A small fire is lit in
sand in the fire are placed tobacco stems
. (>tcm~. because cheaper than the leaveS)
IlIe tiic is usually 1t in the evering. ano
! the green house closed and not opene.
again Until morni!g. This twelve or four
teen hours smoke nltN'S clean work OF the
ms cts, although even under this thorough
system the dose ought to be repeated every
week. In the house where 1t Is lmpoSSi
bic to shut of the plants IN an alr-u@h
compartment. the smoking Is more trou
bl">om". Some .ldle~ use barrel lnyer'
ed. or Il box with shelves III ii. They
light the tobacco. and shut up the box il
which the pltnS have been placed, attend
lnE now and 'hen to the fire To see thIt
plenty Of smoke is produced.
Another method is t" make 4 large Pr
per cone which Will tit over til" p.tnt
and light tobacco amber that. his meth
od is not 50 good, for tie reason III IT y"l
cannot r"niln tn smoke Hnl give iho
green fly the fnIi b. neljt "t Il.
Where iHlni4Atlon Is no. convenient
various washes az" u~c.i. Water III Wh'ct
tobacco leave o.; SENS have been boiled
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-09

GELiNl>>r nn,>.--T,yo ot these dogs
can Irl-- IL n.ch * one man. Nothing
can be more c>hjilra'in-r than d. slrdL-
nr in the Arctic regions ON 4 tiuc day
The rafting pace Of Tie dog: thrir iutrili-
grncr in choosing the 70 ii III: olyh tie
broken ice; the strict obedience paid hv
the team TO onc powerful dog whom tn Y
elect Is leader; the arbitrary exercise OF
authority by the m1~ter dog: the constant
use Of the whip, and the running CONVEX
>atiun kept ny by the Grivtr with the
different dnr~ who Wrl know their names.
afford constant enjoyment. However use
tul they may he these Arctic dogs seem
% he deficient in that aft 'ctiona:e DISPOSE
ton which cndcar> Their species So much
to man. \ Traveller one" sad tina. he be
lieved the EsqpmauN dogs to be the most
ungratcful creatures in creation. lir had
Travelled several hundred miles hv >lcdwe
ANA for sin weeks il WAS hi Iutl rc.rullr-
y to feed The dogs hut after only Il few
weeks absence, on the conclusion of the
Journey, they would net recognize him in
the slightest degree. 1t is impossible to do
mc>tlclte these creatures. ~ under tender
treatmc. they sick, II and die.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-09

! care of all kinds of stock ought to be rather
| increased rs the spring approaches. !hey
suffer more or less from the long winter
confinement and feeding on dry hay ana
other coarse fodder, and we must make II
as ca>v for them as possible til! the time
comes to 90 out to grass. Confinement to
the stable all winter is unnatural In
fact. all orr treatment of animals at tlis
season is artificial 1t is n great mistake
not to use the card or curry-cnmb more
REGULARLY and frequently. 1t is very
useful application to the skin of the COW,
fine OK and the horse, and ought hot to be
omitted a single day in winter. and e>pec-
aIly on the approach Of spring.
| 4, for tie rest, there is the wOodpile to
! look after and the various chores to attend
to- The winter i not gone yet. though &C
rur,linr to the calendar in the Old Farm
.r', Almanac. the most reliable guide
there is issued. it i, about twc-thr'ls over
, It has not been 50 very hard to bear so far.
hut we cannot tell what is in store for us
/ in February and March, 1t is seldom
/ that II winter passes without enabling the
/ iccmen to lay in Il stock for summer use
and we do not believe this year is going
10 be an exception, though il must be con-
/ frS>cd. it has been wonderfully queer
! weather 80 far We think the fruit binds
! have, been 50 far stimulated into activity
! by the lonr-continucd mild weather, that
/ part of December. for instance, would be
/ likely to do very great injury and interfere
with the prospect for ruit-Popgtnata
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-09

MEXICAN L.rE.-Although e MeNl-
cans are Il lazy people. and pass hour after
hour in complete i,!irnc~s. they rise carly.
the gentlemen To take their morning ride.
the l:l,lics 10 go To early mass. which i
the only occasion on which they appear IN
the streets on foot. They take luncheon
between twelve and one 0 clock. Mexican
men are. II :, rule. temperate, bat @amb-
linz is ,hcir passion. and they are not par
ticularlv honest. They are. however, COM
panionabc AMI Eo>pitab!r. and though
frugal in their way of living, provi lie
bountifully when thry entertain. At din
ncr there are always two OF three covers
laid for guess, who may chance TO come
in. In many Mexican hou-cS. thry have
rs 4 rule no regular dinner If they are
hungry thcv eat som" simple dish. or
drink Il cap OF chocolate, which IS excel
lent: the coffee. however, although they
raise 4 good quality. i not good they do
no, know how 10 rrrparrit- AZ SIX O'Clock
they drive ont, and from he prom, made
they 90 10 HE opera or theatre. taking
their dtu1h'"r~, dressed in their finest,
with thym. If porchlnre there i no place
of amusement t. which they IN 20. then
/ they remain 1t homr an Hmu>e Themselves
wih cards and music. The young people
make dlucln- their principal amusement
More tAn htlf the population Of Mexico
are lnliinS. AMI I r0rl rs phase OF Mex
can dome-ti. lie j that their hoasc ser
wants are principally Ind IN girl~, although
among the eight milIion IuA,thI'aut> thee
ar. h1It Il rnI.lI"n Of t,4rut~ lAe~,- iris
are treated very kindly by :h"ir employers
and :lr, skilled in ho1-thriI affairs. ;ls well
a, in the use Of tn, ncc,,ic.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-09

itv she lacks that which made the Greeks
what they have been and the French what
they re-organic cultivation. Entwined
in these words are taste and art. A ripper
civilization, though not 4 purer, shall In
vest her with knowledge of these things.
and Il harmony of character how possess
ed: and with it will come, alas! that de-
cadence in morals which always marches
on the heels of the Beautiful in every age
and in every climate 1t is sad that such
heavy tribute should lee exacted as the
price of IN added enjoyment. but art is in
eXorable.
THE OrossuM.-With the general pro-
portions of (but 4 longer nose than) the
common rat, almost the size Of a domestic
cat, it presents Il rather disagrecable APP
pearance and olor 4 dense coat of light
GRAY wool, with scattered long hair inter-
spersed, covers the body, while the short
ears, the feet and tail are colorcd quite
dark. The strong, round, slender tail Is
destitute of hair, but covered like the
beavers with scales. But the most Decu-
liar feature of this animal is the mammary
pocket, or a marsupium formed by fold
ing in Of the skin on the abdomen. Its
character is marked by wonderful cunning
and stupidity combined, The daytime 1t
spends in siothful ldencs>. but prOwl>
about nocturnally seeking for food. Walk
ing or slowly ambling at an awkward
gait, it proceeds from place to place
usually following the borders Of stream
and ponds, after wading where The water
is shallow But its limbs seem best adapt
ed to climbing; the plantigralc. hand-lih'
feet, with thumbs opposite to the fingers
and the long prehensile tail. strongly indl-
cate scansorial habits and ahortal life
Among the trees it manitrsts astonishing
agility, climbing IL swinging from brancl
to branch with perfect safety, and may b'
seen hanging bv one or more Of its feet
or by its tail alone. while bu~ily engage,
in gathering and eating the wilt grapes
or haw, or pcrsimmon, Of which 1t l:
peculiarly fond or robbing birds nests o
their EGGS or Young. \ varied diet SUIT
its omnlverous appetite, AMI It fares pro
miscuously on fruits. vegetables, eg"S
insects, worms, reptiles, small quadrnped
and birds, often stealing domestic fowls i
commonly hides among vine, and branches
in hollow trees or logs, or in holes IN The
ground. In these places also us nests O
yrass and leaves are found. In autumn
the opoS>umS become excessively fat. ant
are the priced for food in the Southern
State especially by the negroes. whose
tondness for hunting them and eating thcI
| flesh has already cAterminated them from
calitics where they aboundrl before. Thei
flesh when cooked. resembles roast pig
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-09
Gen. Washington as a Doctor.

Among the traditions preserved at New
port, r. l.. from Revolutionary times, Is
one of Washington, in which he prescribed
a disagrceablc medicine to the far daugh-
ter of his host, which she took because 1t
came from Gen. Washington. The Prov
idence Journal tells the story:
On the occasion of Gen. Washington S
first visit to Newport, to confer with
Count de Rochambcau, Christopher FL
lery was the chairman Of the committee
of arrangements appointed by the town
to receive its distinguished guest. Dur
inc the Generals stay at Newport he took
tea at the house of Mr. Ellery
On the occasion many IT the French
officers and patriotic Newportcrs were
present Mr. Ellery was widower. and
his dauyht T. Miss Betsy Ellerv, then Il
Young girl of sixteen or seventeen, pre-
sided at the tca-table in question. and
poured ont tea to her patriotic guests
Miss EIlerv was all the time suffering
from Il severe sore throat, AMI COULD not
speak above Il whisper. Gen. Washing
ton. observing this embarrassment OF his
youthful hostess, said to her.
Miss El!cry. You seem to be suffering
very much; what is the matter?:'
Miss EIlery told him the cause of her
trouble. upon which t'.c General said Ia
her
Il suffer myself very frequently from
a sore throat, and take L remedy viii II
find very useful, and which | would rec
ommend to YOU were not sire that You
would not take it.
But am sure replied Miss Ellery
That | would take amy remedy that Gen.
Washington would propose"
"Wrll. ,hcn.' aid the General, . it is
this, ouionS b2j}t} IN Aolasrcs. 1t has
cured Me often.
Miss ElIery took the remedy, and o
course WIS cured
The youthful hostess OF this tet-party
died ut Newport in 1871. Il few days be-
fore the nine: y-third anniversary OF hel
birth She was woman Of strong an'
cultured intellect, and delighted in telling
her children and grandchildren about The
trials of the. patriotic sons and daughter:
Of Newport who Were cNi.e~ during The
British occupation OF thcir town.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-09
So the good woman sang hceriIy:
I" Hush ye, Hush yc,
IIu- h We, Do not f ct ye:
Little pet YET The Black -ou-la
lush We, >hAllnot get We, ~

"Do not be so sure of that said {,
husky voice close beside her. and 4 mail
gloved hand fell solldly upon her shoul-
der. She was dreadtuly frightened, for
She knew from the appearance Of The man
he must be Black Douglas.
The Scots came leaping over the walls.
Tie garrison was merry making below,
and, almost before the di~armed jewellers
had any waning. the Black Dou4laS WAS
IN the midst of them. The Old stronghold
Was taken. and many Of the garrison
were put to the sword; but the Black
Douglas scared the woman and the child.
who probably never afterward felt quite
80 sure about the little ,llttv:
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-24

heat Of the electric current melts the
platinum wire within tho fuse, exploding
the illuminate Of mercary. which in turn
explodes the primer itself. and that pro.
duces . concussion which fires Oh the
other cartridges further within the hole
from one to another. It will thus be
seen that the cartridges do not all 60 of
at once; but - the conclusion produced
by dynamite travels GO, 900 feet per Sec
ond the interval will not be appreciable
either to the ear or in it's results.
The same paper in its issue for the
10th of September says further:
When the primers are all attached the
cavern will be slowly flooded by means
of q syphon up to the level OF the river.
The ~ Phon is now in position, and it
consists Of q heavy iron pipe twelve
inches in diameter. A bend at the lower
end throws about four feet Of it horizon
tally out into the river short distance
below the surface. The water will be
admitted by turning valve ut the top,
and flowing through the pipe and along
the bottom of the headings will rise so
charges or sweep away the wires. About
one day will suffice for the flooding, and
the mine will be fred as soon after that
event as possible.
Every possible precaution has been
taken 10 guard accident at every stage.
In case of thunder storm arising after
the primers arc in place, and which per-
chance might dart along the wires and
cause premature explosion, the ends OF
each pair of wires will be joined together
to complete the circuits. and then all the
ends will be thrown into the river, so
that if any portion Of the electric fluid
should strike any portion of them it will
be dissipated by the waters establishing
an equilibrium.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-24

ABOUT THK GREAT SUNDAY BLOW
uP.-To show that certain people still
continue 10 think that man was made
for the Sabbath and not the Sabbath
for man, We quote from the dispatches
the following:
The New York Sabbath Committee
have addressed q communication 70
General Newton urging that some
other day than Sunday be chosen for
the explosion, and saying so impor-
tant an achievement of engineering
science and skill will be noticed in
other parts Of the world, and tho fact
that Sunday was chosen will be under
stood as in accordance with foreign
usage, which makes that gala day I,
and it will impair the force of our e1-
ample as a sabbath keeping people.
The General replied, orally, that,
while he respected the Sabbath as
much as the gentlemen whose senti-
ments the note represented, the explo-
sion on that day was a matter of ne
cessity.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-24
SUNDAY READING.

Somebody has been saying lately,
either in a pulpit or book-sermon, that
energy and enthusiasm are as much
ess. niials in effective preaching as piety
and devotion to the causs Of true re-
ligion. Granted; but how may q very
good and earnest Christian be an ener
getic one, or . very pious person exhibit
enthusiasm unless possessed Of those
traits by natural temperament Is
inertia incompatible with eodliness?
May We who are lazy become energetic
by an act of will? Can enthusiasm be
conjured up whenever a sense of duty
seems to call for it? Certainly We ell
ought to do the best We can. ThOreau
says that o great proportion Of man.
kind. however, is without any genius
for religion. II energy and enthusiasm
are essentials, let all ease-loving and
cooler blooded morials seek some other
employment than that OF the ministry.
st. Paul, St. John, St. Bernard, st
Chrysostom, st. Patrick. Luther, Calvin.
Wesley, these were men OF action,
courage and enthusiasm. They are the
models, o. in their day they we're the
leaders of the priesthood. But it is
oftentimes that the subordinate officers
and private soldiers of an army embrace
among their numbers the usefullest Of
men. There is . virtue in unobtrusive
ness and a quiet demeanor which bust.
ling men are apt to overlook. There
are busting, over-zealous preachers
whose super heated energy Is an offense;
and offenses against good taste and in
dividual preferences are not the best
promoters OF the Christian faith. And,
after all, tho energetic mood is matter
Of physical temperament. A Emphatic
man may not emulate the splendid
achievements of . man of nerve and
sspRuine nature. Also there are i'm
pressible mon aid men who are hard to
move. And this brings rs to the matter
Of faith. There are those with whom
belief is IN easy matter just IS in the
schools there are developed persons of
receptive minds. But there are men |
whose mental organization is dominated
by reason. just - there are persons of
strong capacities who cannot be taught !
the meaning and binding force Of arbi-
trary rules. Belief is not always matter
Of preference and voiition. 1t comes,
to honest minds. only after
much persistent and clear presenting of
arguments sustained by facts. Yet the
b~lieviDR mind il doubtless the happier
one. 1t is a grateful thing to find that
wbich We may lean on and trust and
look up to with the eye Of faith" The
mind. easily satisfied. is
susceptible Of vastly more comforts than
lbe mind which is torn with doubts and
ISOLATED by its own hard reasons. There
ere the teachers should be very cure
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-24

Under date of London Sept. . we are
told that a dispatch from Barcelona
notices a growing desire Of the Span
ish clergy to obtain the suppression Of
all Protestant schools. They argue
that the people until they are Of fuH
age have no right to be instructed in
any religion save the Catholic.