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

IIrNoREp AND Busy OIp AGs.-Will
lam Cullen Bryant is now in his eighty
second year. and in the iiftv-iirSt Of hi~
editorial career His first printed poems
were written ri ten Years of age. and date
back over seventy years He is now AS
busy Is ever NJ important literary work
In response TO a letter to participate in the
annual festival Of the graduates of Will
Jams College, in Boston. he wrote rs fol :
lows:
M N,ar Hr C..u,pNcr: am Just now
quite too busy TO accept the kind invitation
given me to attend the annual festival of
the graduates of Williams College in Bos-
ton Nor. if had time am | sure that |
should be wi ling 10 make 4 winter Journey
to votr city. Old age shrinks from cold
rs from a reminder of the church ward.
and loves warm corners, and nestlc> in
snuw nookS. out of the WAY of the wind.
cherish the best wishes for Williams Col
lc.e. but can express them aS cmphltically
in this way as by my bodily presence
The institution deserves 70 be rs prosperous
rs the region in which it is situated is
beautiful am. sir, faithfully yours,
WILLIAM c. BRYANT.
New YORK. Jan. Is. 1876.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-02

StIF-kIIIING ToN TRIVIAL C>r>t>.-
Ambition j. Il notable cause Of >u'rile
Some one has said III the case of IInvelen
if hr had only spent the time in painting
which he did in trying to persuade his
ruuntrymen that he could paint. he would
have become the painter he wished t. be-
Not being great painter. he shot himself
Trivial causes sometimes lead to it. \
Frenciman killed himself from the c1ll4ut
of pulling on his troW>crs every day; an
other from the monotonv Of nature 5 color.
saving that the eternal green ANNOYED
him to distraction. and th,t he desired 10
see everything in red for 4 change A
man uf sryeutv-liyt wears hung himself.
leaving this apology: " Jesus Christ has
said that when Il tree can no longer bear
fruit. ii is good that il should be destroyed. y
'lhe search after no.oricty has led men to
self-dtstruc;ion. One man jumped into
the crater OF Mount NcSuvit,>. About Il
year AGO a frc,ucnt"r of the nosk-blllS of
Paris, -ayly habi'el - Pierrot. jumped
into the scene. with. of course his " last
word "-pinnel to his garments, on which
he had written that he got his courage up
to the jumping point hy means of ab-
| >intlle He had already in imagination
| seen himself in iunkrtin- attire stretched
on the marble Slab of the Morylr. This
was the price Of life, - The Gt''t1y for fcb-
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-02

No DO;s ALLOWED THE CAHs.-It
happened the other day on the Lehigh
Valley Railroad. The train had Just left
Easton and the conductor was making his
first round. when he observed 4 small
white ;iog with 4 bushv tail, and small
black eyes, sitting costly on the seat be-
side young lady 50 handsome that it
made his heart roll over like Il lrbsided
pumpkin. But duty was duty, and he re-
marked IN his most deprccatory manner:
I'm very sorry, madame, but it's against
the rules to have dogs in the passenger
cars.
Oh. my, is that so3 and She turned up
two lovely brown eyes at him be>ecch-
ingly. What in the world will | doe |
can't throw him away. He's Il Christmas
present from my aunt.
BY no means, miss. Wen put him in
4 baggage car, and he'll be lust rs happy
as a robin in spring.
What put my nice white dog in i nus
ty. stulfy, dusty baggage car?
I'm awfully sorry, miss, do assure yon,
but the rules of this company are rs in
flexible rs the laws of Medcs and them
other fellows. you know. lie shall have
my overcoat to lie on, and the brakeman
shall give him grub and water every time
he opens his mouth
| think it awful mean, 50 do, and |
know somebody will Steal it, 50 they will.
ana she showed a half-notion to crv that
nearly broke the conductors heart but he
was firm, and sang ont to the brakeman,
who was playing Il solo on the stove
Here, Andy, take this dog over into the
baggage car, and tell 'em to take the best
kind of care Of him.
The yolng lady poutcd, but the brake
man reached over and picked up the ca
nine as tenderly rs though it was two
weeks old baby. but rs he did 50 Il strange
expression came over his face, like 4 wave
Of crmp collie. and he said hastilv to the
conuuctor:
Here, You Just hold him :, minute till |
put this poker away, and he trotted out nj
the ear door AMI held on to the brake
wheel, shaking like man with a@ue.
The conductor no sooner had his hands
on the dog than he looked around for u
hole to fall through
Wh-wh-whv. this is 4 wor>ted dog
Yes, sir, said the little miss, demurelv.
Didn't YOU know that
No, I'm awful sorry 10 say didn't
know that-;.nd he laid the Christmas dog
down in the owners lap. and walked ont
on the platform, where he stood half an
hour in the cold, trying to think of a hymn
tune TO suit the worst sold man on the
Lehigh Valley road.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-02

INAG1xArloN.-lf we are constantly
feeling our pulse nerVou>ly, we snail soon
imaojnc we have heart disease. and per-
haps friglltcn ourselves into it or some
thing Us serious; if we too often conten-
plate our lack of courage or resolution, we
Shall become all the more coWardly and
vacilating. Perhaps for ali n gool rule
would be, to be careful not to dwell! too
constantly upon one subject, lest we become
as unfortunate Us the man who Thought so
lonr on the advantages of IN erect car
riarc that 1T last he firmly believed that
stoopinr caused al the Ills that atillct our
woriI or that schoolmaster who thought
all penmanship was absolutely sinful uh-
les, the writer worked from his elbows IN
stead Of from wrist OF finger joints. no"
many last summer We're seized with tie
SYMPTOMS Of hydrophobi;i simply from
thinking constantly Of the risk they ran
of being bitten by a mad dog We have
been acquainted with a lady who having
left n room with Il lighted candle IN hcl
hand, could never resist the temptation ol
returning at least once in the dark lest
she had dropped spark on tie hooF
And how many there are who ieel nervous
upon entering their bedroom ut night
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-02

PREPARING; FOR W1STEE.-The ingcnu-
ity of Cinnamon in what is called " MAX
inr shift" is proyerbial. and many l house
wife who thought herself apt at expedients
has been taught a useful lesson by John.
If Miss Opheia could only step into the
kitcl of any of our restaurants and see
The quantities OF provision cooked by Chi
namen in oyster cans and other unlikely
culinary implements, her heart would be
delighted. Just give one Of them who
'savics :, frying-pan. Il big boiler and
:. coffee pot. turn nim loose in Il kitchen
and he viii, if he chooses, prolucc meal
ii for the President. Any one WHO wants
to see how ready they are for emergen-
cies can 10 50 hy going TO the burnt dis.
trict of Virginia and inspecting some OF
tha buildings put u, by them since the tire.
j Il is Nell known tha, they are the most
in la;>;iioas of sc,iNengers and never pass
l,v IN old tin can as being unfit for some
useful parp,sc Some Of them are now
driving on their supplies for bailline
,parp,ses. Tn-y use big oil cans. filling
l'ir,n With earth and building them into
walls. which are covered with boalds o.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-02

WASTED Pow EE-l; sometimes hap
pens in a mill, that u pi"r" of shaft!nG
which has done lis work SO perfectly rs to
attract no attention. becomes bent or
broken. or has 4 brarin, displaced.
Then. All u, once. there is great mani
fr>tation Of power. Ghe building shakes,
machinery breaks or spoil> its product,
while the defective shafting. entirely un
fit TO 10 lis proper work, makes more
noise. attracts more attention. and to an
unpractice! observer, manifcsts more
power than before.
There IS certain class of men. who
remind one of the broken or bent shaft.
There is 4 noise and running together
Of Il curious multitude. who shout, See
what wonderful powcr,,' while it is plain
enough that the apparent power comes
from a want of ability to do efficient Ia
bor in harmony with others. TO refer
to the mill again for illustration, the shaft
| in~ is bent, or the bearings are out of
place, 50 that Ill the force is spent in
noiSe.--a mere shaking of the mill, and
breaking Of machinery or spelling OF
products.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-02

canvas rs either may be easiest obtained
John may be a heather and doomed to all
kinds of torture in another world. but in
this he can teach many who look upon
him with contempt, Il useful lesson in
making much Of litt'e-GoN I'LL Ncus.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-02

a. After fifty years of age, if not Il day
laborcr, and scdentarv persons at forty
should eat but twice day-in the morn
ing and about four in the afternoon; for
every organ without adequate rest will
give o'l' prcmaurely.
-. Begin carly to live under the benign
influence of the Christian religion, for it
has the promise ofthe life that now is and
of that which is to come"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-02
TERMS FOR ADVERTISING.

or one square of IL lines of Agate tyne on
Insertion SlV: for each subsequent 25
Mess the number Of insertions marked the ad
tettlselnenf 1t VIII he continued until ordered out
Liberal discount made liant sand airer
tlsinE by the year
Prohateand Commissioners Notices 50 0seach
For notices of Liheratons. Fstrays. the Formation
ana Dissolution OF topartnerships. Se 81 %
company the letter.
Notlcesln news columns, 10 cents per line each IN
Sertlon but no charge made of less than 30 cents
Notices of Deaths and Marriar gratis hut
extended Obituary Notices or Poetry charge dat
the of five cents perilne.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-02

CHEERFUL HoMEs.-Frugtl wives. good
housewives. always look rs neat at break
fast rs circumstances will permit. And
the circumstance usually beyond her con-
troll, if any, are her husband and sons.
The amount of litter, of things lost, brok-
en- or misplaced, which can be maintained
by two or three or six or ten boys and
men is something wonderful and the
marvel is not that here and there a
mother comes to the breakfast table with
u stitch dropped or Il string or ribbon un-
adjusted. but that the wearied woman can
get there at all. If the wife is required to
keep order. the husband and sons should
avoid making disorder. Ii they wish for
hot coffee cold is Disappointing
they must come down in season for break.
fast. And if :, man desires that his wife
should look pleasantly. he should find some
time to permit her to speak, ana to speak
himself to her. between dinner one day
and breakfast the next. There are some
men, too. for whom home has no a.trac
ton in the evening. There are some whc
seeai to regard the home q, only II place
to eat and sleep in. The mother Of sue!
sons cannot be expected 10 look cheerful :,
hreahtis Mtla leIphta Lcdger
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-02

APPEARANCE OF THINGS AT ZANZIBAR
When you land at Zanzibar the frs
thing that viii strike you, if i stranger
IS the extraordinary number of neyr,
boys. with little more dress than 4 mer-
maid, that will request, in tolcrabIe Eng.
llsh, the honor of being yonr guide for the
day The next thing that will strike
you is that it is much warmer on shore
than on board, and you will naturally put
up your umbrella as you sauntcr aftel
your youthful guide. Some of the houses
YOU will be surprised to find, have neither
| doors nor windows. for the best dwellings
are built around an open court, the win
dow>, or rather air holes. opening on tc
that They are built on the heat res istino
principle, the walls being many feet thick
and built of solid masonry. Every floor,
even. is Of great thickness, and is compos-
| ed of wood and stones and lime. and the
roof is flat. and forms Il delightful retreat
in the cool of the day, when the sun is
getting low IN the horizon, and the @leam-
inc breeze begins to blow.
The shops are mere open sheds, where.
amid his wares, squats the 1lindOo or
Banaln merchant. calmly chewing opium
or smoking hi, hubble bubble If YOU
need rrfreshment YOU can have it ut the
fruit stalls, pine apples, mangocs, citrons,
oranges, pomolocS. gauveS, green cocoa
nuts; anything in fact except apples and
goosehclri,s The streets are narrow, :,
winding and quaint; and some of them.
the bazar tor instance, very picturesque.
1t /, a treat to watch the goldsmith at
work, or he sandal makers or toy manu-
facturer>; and 1t Is 4 1r, at treat to see Il
Par>cc school. The school room is a rails
el, open she'd the scholars. to the number
of forty. fifty, or more, All squat on the
floor. each holding Il camel, shoulder
blade hy way Of slate; then they are such
Sweellv pretty children. dressed in little
jackets and trousers of red. yellow ard
green silk. with long. dark hair and loving
eyes, that You cannot hel p pausiny to adj
mire tnln
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-02

Miss Emma Abnott whose sweet voice
promises 70 place her on the top round of
the LAUDER of lyric fame. writes As follows
from fl0renC e to her mother in Wisconsin :
" In Rome saw the P,pe, was presented
with many others. The ceremony took
place in the palace of the vatican. All the
gentle len had to wear black dress suits
and white ties the a,lies black dresses and
Spanish wells. Every one was in place
and waiting in breatAcs~ suspense for the
entrance OF the holy father at II: As
O'Clock. the appointed time. | had Just
concluded that he va, rot coming. rs :.
full hour and a half had elapsed but at
length he was announced, and we All kne,t
down He passed up one side of the room
speaking to each one. and then down on
The other side Every one kissed his hand
and devout Catholics kissed his crimson
slippers An Italian woman who was
next to me told me Of the miracles he had
wrought, and said would be overpowercd
when he came, ard that | would he unable
to ~p-a ca him. Eu, on the L. Atrary.
when -,-y he hi5d. good n1tu-cd face ot
'u= hnsfN' Isl | mi!.A amt ie @nli'"l, and
asked na >>h,rr I was from and then
SAID h. pts~ u along 4Hilo curriS-
slna - Good -hNe- dearest ran acro~>
to the other side Of the room, and when he
came 10 me tho -evond time | told him
WAS an artist. AMI asked his blessing on
my voice, H. gave it. but said must
pray rather than sing AT which he
laughed, aud the prizes, and attendants
around him laughed too. After that, the
Pope addressed the people in French. and
blessed ,h"m. and the great ordeal was
over.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-02

Nix. JONES MlSArrEEHEN>IoN.-1t was
only two days a-o, remarks a Temperance
paper. that Jones WAS iniulicion>lv full.
Being painfully aware of his inebriety. be
cndeAvorcd to conceal it from the public
by buttoning his coat very closely. impart-
me IN abnormal stiffness to his knees.
and tripping OYER his own heels. He
stalkcu UP to Il street car walked briskly
in iu,l ;l> the horses started forward I-and
instantly tumblcu out backward without
covered the upright. splashed with mud
and entered the car and seated himself
beside al acquaintance, making no sign OF
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-02

COY decorating the Great Cathc-
"U. Dame Still goes on; nearly
..' thtu-tul, it l. said. have al
expended. and thousands more
.trl to complete it. This. YOU
il nI.u,l, j. I'LL on the inside of
IO t.r il had been 50 far finished
.c.u Ia use for nearly fifty years,
ordinary observer to require no
namentation. Every inch of the
Hi.c j. being renewed. It's
GI numerous shrine, glitter
j. lofty columns are cntWlned
+ beautiful things; in its ceilings
H .n,l~ uc tWInkling stars, like
..ANon Great scaffolds stand
.'.on which the architects work :;
- L" IA increasingly. while sor-
..uI poe, -~iOn~ enter, mass Is
''a. "II,I they pass along to the
hHlY wedding parties gather
altar. breathing sweet incense.
e Il finding two together for life
3. j. aud they depart for their
.ur. anon IN infant that has in
- 4uriI breath but II few hours.
', utpil"d, and passed along to
a- struggles in The battle OF
t'aiv-t this. and during all this,
l".~,As, here and there, ask, each
B. aI to bear up through All his
NHan this ornamentation i,
.... re and very expensive or
...rt tho place Of the present one.
d. g. th" expense Of decoration,
-.t.tcr than the whole list of
{ Hn,y, and more thln all the
" sanding in the coun'y ever
o.-At ~c"m strange that so much
a".d.c@,ly expended on one
. 'tuc when grim want like a
n.- though the street; bat you
Wa!. this church belong, to
.r't Nt. >uIpicc, the richest,
-aH~ community in America.
tunrY yearly rcvenne to
nnI thirty thousand. and
obt much more. 1t i, this
LIS prosecuting the Indians
'AH: has unjustly come in
o.. .A'ir Iands-about two hun
~..--. -itt!pted less than forty
.'F. uu the Ottawa Thus
"a. re able to eXpcnd any
.o."r"0~. But there j, Il dead
-.4- i'tween this Seminary
10 -.- IT, which ! viii sontllne cx-
iUhf J0urHui.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-02
Chr fireman.
MONTPELIER. VT
WEDNESDAY FEBRt AIRY >, 1876.


The Mischief of Proverbs.
Ideas may rule the world; but mcr,
.Y.l- 4overn the majority of mankind
}nI when these are aptly and compact,
...r,.--cd they are likely to be acceptct
rue without question or examination
llucc he. force and Influence of proycrb.
..! Ih@l-t> in prOyerbial form. The
l-,nc~- or t;tllacy they may contain i.
..I,u or un-u>lected in their easy ant
-.urut iteration. They are quoted no
,.l a~ reasons for certain questionab,
adact, bat q, palliations and excuses fol
,nlu,t that * Enthusiastically base Will.
Yluy are unable TO see their full sirniti-
f.,... many more are unwilling TO see it
,.dtiN to hoodwink others by fippant
aG noisy repetition.
I.uv,rbs at best are seldom more thar
'iI truths, and at worst are often the
,uo~t of flI-choods. They are sp,ciou,
-.rrr1.lv, and their >ptcousness frequent
wills lhcr -ophistry and their moral de-
Hitv.
Ihr world owes a man living j. on,
'hc pleasant flllacies by which both lazy
..4 uuprincipled fellows seek to cyade
.ty to themselves and responsibility tC
-..r~. Ih" world may possibly owe Il
..uI.l living when irrcparable advcrsity
A. o.rr;ahen him; when he has failed af-
..w.trd trials, OF when he cannot oct
fh But certainly does not, if he folds
- trs- or. through wrctched vanity mis-
.,J lriIc. rcfrains from honest Labor
10 he counts unworthy. He in whose
b thc phrase oftenest is, is very apt t.
professional loafcr OF sponge, or, still
-a. i 0cutccl eWindler-a borrower OF
.,. without expectation or thought OF
r,uu. He affects to believe that the
"a $ indebted to him. although he has
r.5 j, no service has given it abso-
Ap.iug to base IN obligation on.
eH-g5llv It dronc il the beehive of life
nr OF merit he does not possess
..1u,. a hlm. and 4 bully combin-
t.- u the man who is voluble about
,hj~ busy ball has incurred by his
H. j. not 10 be trusted His fond
-- ,l- nrovcrb indicates his antipathy
and the enemy of work is the
ut eocicty-otfcr> Just ground for
u Is tn argument against his char
hr few men who are the world :
viii be very sure to keep silent
NJ The fact if they recognize it:
.-.-.c grcat probability is that they
TOO modest to be conscious of their
. -,ryiug.
4.. is g, pride il merit that brides
a. we'll a. humbies the iuds-
a-.t lis own performance. But the
.t ..t1 has the globe on the debit side
.' .- .I.rAr can rarely balance his Yc
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-02

lis a rule ot manners to avoid rA1.-
@cra,ion. y lady loses a >hc ;,,linlrc> too
easily and too much. In man or woman,
the face and the person lose power when
they are on the strain TO express :ttinir.,-
ton 4 man makes his interiors his sup
criors bv heat Why need you. who are
not a gossip, talk As a gossip. and tell ca
serly what the neighbors or the Journals
say? State your opinion without apology.
II Emerson.
The New York herald., 1876-01-24
SUNDAY CONCERTS.

The New York Lederkranz Society gave concert
last evening at their hall Fourth street the musca
attractions Of which we're so remarkable that the ball.
notwithstanding the fncemency OF the weather, was
crowded to its utmost capacity. The following pro-
gramme was presen ted Symphony in Z, No. 4 Mo-
zart; "song OF Fate" Cfor chorus and orchestral,
Brahms; "Sommerragen" and IAN den Wind" tcho-
ruses for male vocesl yon Holstein; 'The Page and
the Princess" -four ballads by Geibeli music
by schumann. Tho last mentioned work, like
"The Pilgrimage OF tie Rose" by the samc
composer, Is written for solo voices, chorus
and orchestra The following artists wero engaged
for tho occasion Mile Matilda Hoffman, soprano;
Mile. Lohmann. alto, Mr.. Bischon, tenor; Mr. Sohst,
baritone; Mr. schrelner, basso; Senor Joseph White,
vioinist
most interest and they proved TO be excellent repre-
sentatves OF the different schools In which they arc
founded Tho performance in both cases was admirable,
the hnc choral material OF which the Liederkranz So
ciety justly boast being shown 70 advantage. Tho
soloists also acquitted themselves very satisfactorily.
Sohor White played his violin selections with tho ar
tstic finish FOR which he has gained such an eminent
position among cirtlOsL. He was accompanied by
Sehor Agramonte Mr. A. Paur was the leader OF tho
orchestra on the occasion.
The Amphion Orchestral Society, young organza-
on, gave their second concert last night at the GER
mania Assembly Rooms, with the following bill
Overture, ''Magic Flute Mozart; Adagio rom tho
Fourth symphony, Beethoven; introduction, hfth act
"Hanfred,n Reinecke; Album Leaf" Wagner, and
tho 'Schiller March, Meyerbeer. The solosts were
Miss Rokoh, soprano, and Herman Rietzel, pianist
The lady sang selection from "Der Freischutz" and a
waltz rondo admirably, and the pianist who IS only
twelve years OF age and pupil OF Mills played with re-
markabc effect selections from Mendelssohu and hllS
This organization promises to be valuable acqui-
stion the OF this city and has already
shown Itself to be worthy OF the confidence bestowed
upon IL by the public Mr. Rietzel, sr' directed tho
The New York herald., 1876-01-24
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.

Nine Morrison Fsct the soprano Of the choir OF tho
church OF ST. Vincent Ferrer about to retire from
position which she alled for four years with the
most distinguished ability.
Miss Rose Eytinge has beneAt at the Union SQUARE
Theatre Friday, February4
A grand concert will be given at Chickering Hall on
Tuesday evening under the auspices Of Company A,
Ninth regiment
Mr.. William r Pecher gives organ recital this
evening at the Dominican church.
Mr.. J. H. Maplcson, director OF Her Maesy's Opera,
London the guest OF the Lotos Club on Saturday
night
'Malak Adhol, new opera by LAMBERT, has proved
a failure at Alexandria, Egypt.
The New York Choral Union Mr.. 2. s Gilmore, cons
ductor will sing the Creation" at Steinway Hall on
March 7.
Miss Beaumont will sing The role OF Adalgsa at the
Academy night occasion OF Mile. Titcns' appear
Norma and Signor Reyna that OF oreveso. Pur
chascrs Of reserved seats will be presented with an
opera brctto free OF charge, novel and interesting
feature in lyric management.
against the Tide" is the title OF new American
play by Mrs Sarah Norton. 1t deals mainly with the
social aspect OF modern society.