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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16

S,I!IiIl.; AN., lIDHINING Poets have
an instructive love OF nature, anI Al eager
longing to penetrate ii, mysteries. With
some Of tncln the appreciation of the sub
lime. rNru in terrific storms. takes HWlE
fear \ en- liuu~ incident is handed down
from tie h,,Vi>h life Of Schiller. One day,
in :. Tremendous thunder Storm. the family
gathered lo@'lhcr in il-di>gui>ed terror.
But Fri.Z WAS missing. and the father,
alarmed for hi, safety. sought him in vain
in All the rDpnlI ot the hDusr.
He went ont Of doors t. search for the
'rl!ant and. to his surprise. found him
pcrehrl on Il branch of a solitary tree. ca
yriv Watching the heavens and the flashes
which lighted up the gloom. He was
wholly indifferent 10 the rain. which hrd
wet him to the skin. and to the danger he
incurred. 70 the sharp reproot> of his
flthcr. lie boy replied. with 4 glowing
face. Z" Ihc lightning is 50 beautiful
wished to see where it was coming from.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16

An apparatus on purely scientific prin-
ciples has been invented by Professor Lim-
merman, which. on being attached TO 4
lamp, renders the latter self-lighting and
extinguishins. the apparatus being simple
and not liable to get out of order, and SO
inexpensive in regard to the chemicals
employed as not to cost more than would
The matches consumed in the usual way
for that period. A slight pressure of the
finger on a key infallibly lights the lamp
without touching globe or chimney on the
other hand, squeezing gutta percha ball.
with hose connection, AS instantly eNtil-
cuishes it. Like the ordinary student 5
lamp. which in general construction
,Zimmerman's mechanism resembles, 1t
reyolves, and can be elevated at pleasure
anv kind of oil can be employed.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16

ONE STEP AT A TNE.-A great many
pooplc dishearten themselves bv worrying
too much of possible future troubles. Pru
dent forelhousht is commcndablc, but
mere unreasonable worry should be avoid
ed. 1t is an act Of folly for a man to con-
lure up all the troubles that might befall
him, and mass them before him as so
many Obstacles to hc overcome at once.
4 man at the foot Of Il flight Of stairs
which he has to ascend would be foolish to
assume that he must take all the steps at
once. and that because he cannot do that
he cannot ascend the stairs at all He has
only to take one step at a time, and when
he gets to the top step he takes that almost
as easily rs he took the first But when
he gets to the top let him be careful thai
he does not fall all the way down by one
misstep 1t is the same with the affairs O
life. All we have to do is to take one stel
at time.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16

EIEPIlANrS AT WuEN.-A cOrrcspOn-
dent Of the New York ObsCrrcf writes:
: was surprised to witness the intelli-
gence Of some of these useful animals
They are employed on the public works,
ana thcr enormous str,nrth enables them
with apparent ease to draw stones Of great
magnitude. and, what is more. place them
where needed. They are used in the con
>tructlon of bridges. and will work in the
water all day. They VIII push a stone rs
carefully rs 4 gang of men. 1t is interest
ing TO see these huge animals move about
until they get Il secure place to stand, and
then exert their amazing strength in NOV
mo stone Just as the mason waves his
hand- In The large timber wards OF India
these useful animals are very extensively
used. 1t IS only necessary to watch one
tor 4 little while to be satisfied of the Won
drrtul strength aS well rs sagactv Of these
animals. They are employed in drawing
and fitting the huge LOGS used in ship
bnilHln@. They Will draw large logs over
very rough roads from the forests. They
Will take up Il log weighing two tons on
their tu~k~. and hold it in its place with
their proboscis, and carry it apparently
with more ease than fifty coolies would.
When cne of these Sa9aciouS animals has
brought you Il LOG from a pile. YOU may
send him for the next loo by merely point
ln- At it. and h" Will toll patiently all day,
and make piles of lo.> as nicely rs 4
can" Of men could do. They are always
very careful not to iniurc ,heir tusk~, cs-
pc 'cl;ily not TO break them near their heads
One man, who had Il large lumber and
timber yard, said it took over II wear to
tr.lt.b ,lal,ltn,,t -i,n
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16

finn Of Glasgow manufacturers have
Feed :, material suitable for blocks and
.-. made from two mixtures. One
ans coal tar and small broken stones
'.a-.'~, the interstices between the
: pieces being filled with pulverized
'Ad -tnd; the other is composed OF
'and or chalk. and pitch. The for
apound i made at heat which is
'".E Increased till the product is ad-
y" Il" touch; the second is ground
...'s. and added to the first while it
'inc~iF" state. The final mixture
.''d !u Il close vessel. and heated,
' &tfu>" the vapors uniformly
''U' the Ingredients If u building
b. '"Iulrcd, this mixture is tested,
'.h removed while hot to the mOuldS,
.'.I /" suit tie taste
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16

What did you steal those peanuts for.
bow" said the court to 4 ragged little
fellow with one coat sleeve gone. If |
must tell you. l suppose must" said the
Young rascal, with curl on his lip. Jack
Wood bet me that 1 couldn't get two quarts
into one pants pocket. and when l have
my pants in my boots and 4 hole IN my
rocket. take ali such bets"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16

The T rail exhibits u disposition to
change it form. Ii is now being rolled
with wider flangc or base and II thicker
head. without increasing the standard
weight of scvcntv-seven pounds to the
yard. The material Of the upright part is
reduced to make up for the increased size
of the base and head. The head is made
more nearly square 1T the sides. and the
ed~cs of the base are thinner. The object
of this is to increase the resistance TO
wearing by the tl1nges Of the wheels, and
to prevent the rail from cutting into the
>lccpcrs. In place of the notchcs cut in
the rail to hold the spikes that have been
so destructive to the life Of the rail, holes
are now drilled through the base. and
through these tha rail is fastened to the
road bed.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16

\ STORY OF AN ECIIrsE.-Thc -1dt'Otce
publishes a reminiscencc of old times from
our good friend Tumbling into the water
must have been a f,vorite pastime in those
days:
:. .There are but few people living now
who remember the Total Eclipse, which
occurred in 1906. The other day | came
across Dea Cook, Of Crete, III who gave
me an account Of it. Born in 1901, he
was then. of course. but five years old. So
dark did it become that the chickens went
10 their roost. As it began to grow light
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16

DECkLoAD> AND SHIrwEr, 'kS.-Mr
PlimSoll addressed his constituents ut Der
bv, recently. in Il speech which. know in .
enthusiasm, he had reduced to writinr. Ii
scarcely admits. therefore. of condrnel-
tion, but one main point was the condemn
nation of dcck-loaaing. Up to 1852 deck
loading was prohibited, but in 1862 Mr..
Miner Gibson. amidst the inattentivc
House, stated in a few words hat he
would abolish the prohibition rs totally
nugatO:v and unfair to the British ship
owners. Since this proceeding. which Mr..
Plimsol compared to the rc-imp)sition of
the Corn Laws by a clause in an act refer
ring to the abol>hing laws only bv Il mum
Der, the practice had revived According
ly, it appears. on 4 careful report of u sub
committee of I.loyd's, that between 1886
and 1860. 3. IA ships sailed from puchcc
with timber, and between 1852 and 1872
3,O6S ships. Every case of loss va, r<-
;tmined, and the subcommittee report lhl,
in the deck-loading period the proportion
of loss was "nearly four times a> r1cl,
as in the ten Years during which no deck
loads were allowed. Allowing for Spnt
other circumstances. such as the immense
increase of traffic in the North Atlantic
the committee think the to:al increase o.
loss is five-fold. These facts. which arc
official, and are not collected by Mr.. plm-
soil or his friends. are sufficient 10 Justify
the revival Of the old law, even if Mr.
PlimSoll IS wrong in believing that TIC
practice is carried on in many cases wtl
the intention of fraud.-London Spcc!Nor
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16
VOL XXXIII

During the discussion on the bill in the
United States Senate to control the liquor
question. Mr.. Morrill, (Rep.), of Maine,
said while the whole question regulating
the sale of intoxicating drinks belonged
primarily to the States he could see that
this bill WAS for the good of the whole
country, and the inquiry proposed should
be made. The government authorized the
| manufacture and importation of alcoholic
| liquors, and surely Congress had the right
to inquire into n subject which brought
revenue to the government. The inquiry
should be made Us TO the moral, sOcial,
and economic aspect Of the liquor traffic
The question was not n new one at all.
At the close of the Revolutionary war. and
for two or three decades after, the pcopl"
of this country drank more liquor per cap-
tn than those of any country on the face of
the earth, and whoever would take the
pains to look into history, would see that
it was in consequence Of the government
raising Il revenue from alcoholic liquors.
In the wear $500 there were $4,000 retail
licenses issued, and intemperance grew so
that we were soon denOmlnatcu over the
civilized world rs Il nation of drunkardS.
When the government of Great Britain en-
cOuraTcd the importation and manufacture
of alcoholic liquors, retail shops were
opened, crime was increased, and the
prisons were filled. In this country a
hundred million gallons We're manufacture
ed annually.
What became of this quantity? 1t WAS
used by forty million people, and by it
they were poisoned. Pauperism, crime,
bcggarv, want and death were the result.
lhrec-fourth> ofthe pauperi>m was attrib-
utablc directly to the use of Intoxicating
liquors. Congress had the right to inquire
into the matter. The Use of liquor was
the gigantic crime of crimes in this coun-
| trV
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16

The French have Il remarkable talent
for utilizing everything. Chicken ttath-
cr~ have always been thrown away rs use
less They don't do that in France now
The plume portion of the feathers is cut
from the stem with ordinary scissors. The
stem, of course. is thrown away. while
the planes are placed in common bn@.
which, when fall. is closed and subjected
to 4 thorough kneading with the hands.
An, ut the end of five mlna'eS,it is stated.
tine feathers become disaggregatcd and
lclt,,i together. forming u down. perfectly
homo tcneou>, anil of great lightness. 1t
is even lighter than natural cider down,
ana ~'ll> in Paris for about two dollar,
per pound.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16

A new element. named Gallum Gin hon
or of Francc.) has been discovered by
spectral analysis. Its spectrum is two
bright lines in the violet region. One of
these, slightly brighter than the other. is
in the four hundred and sixteenth degree
of the scale, the other is at the four nun
dred and fifth degree and both in the place
occupied by the brightest lines of zinc.
Chemical examination also proved lis re-
lationship to zine. Only Il very small
quantity of the new metal has been OBJ
tained, and it. properties are now under
examination hy Il Congress of the Acadc-
nv of Science, France. Tile HoFld' s
Won't, In !S~ribll1r for Jlulutry.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16

, the roosters crowed as though they were
glad indeed The eclipse came on. in
New York State. where he was. about
eleven o'clock. He was at school. The
lady teacher gave the scholars an inter
mission that they might enjoy the wonder
full sight. And while the teacher was oh
serving the darkened sun, through piece
of smoked glass, the boys sought another
medium of vision.
Near the school-house was an old we'll,
which not having been walled up. had
caved in, and the rim of it, covered with
grass, sloped down to the water, which was
about a foot from the top and was ci"ht or
ten feet deep. All around that we'll, As Il
mirror, the boys had gathered and We're
looking at the sun in the water.
But while they were looking. one Of the
boys soused in. He went down and sud-
denly came up. He went down and up
the second time and the third time. AS he
came up the last time one of the toys
reached out and caught hold of him. But
that boy loosng his balance was about to
go in too. Then another boy caught hold
Of him; and another of this one; and SO
by this young team, pulling tandem, the
drowning boy was drawn out and saved.
though he did not live to become n man.
The deacon says he is the only one left
alive of all those boys. | guess that the
directors after that put Il curb around that
we'll to celebrate the great eclipse. |
guess that the boys and girls around this
erSupper Table will remember. when
the next one comes, TO try the experiment
of viewing it in some body of water
How TO SAVE YOtE EYES. w hen
will those working 10y lamp light have the
sense TO understand the use of shades To
protect the eyes? We see persons sitting
holding their sewing or other work before
and near TO a lamp, while the light Is
! blazing full into their eyes. 1t is plain
that the object that they work upon cannot
be seen with SO great distnctncSs while the
field of their retina is already occupied by
blaze. But they work on for hours, and
! though the next morning their visual
organs tell of the abuse by rcdneS> and
inflammation, the workers are too dull to
learn the lessen OF experience otlere,!
them. Circular paper shades can be OBJ
tanned for 4 few cents. and those not only
protect the eyes from the excess of light,
but serve rs Il reflector behind the blaze
increasing the illumination oue-half. Be
sides the above evil, there Is
that of the varying quantity of light
thrown into the eve by lis being suddenly
and alternately directed toward the blaze
or obliquelv away from it. by which the
pupil has not time to adapt itself to the
increase of glare; whereas. with the u~,
of the shade, the illumination would lie
uniform. The number of persons in the
community hayinr Snots liuht or larl, in
their field of vision, arising from injury To-
the rctIna by the i'll u>ages which we are
mentioning, is greater than is commonly
imagined. 1t must be borne in mind THAT
these steps are serious step toward am
aurosis and gutta serena, such ~ plunged
in darkness the latter wears Of the great
talents than their caution.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16

A very well-brcd and exceedingly dig
niiicd young lady of this city entered 4
florists to make I purchase. when she
was accosted as follows ny a >hrill voice
resembling that of an aged lady: Shut
the door. don't YOU know any better? 1t S
cold outside Very much overcome with
modification and embarrassment. she
looked about for the speaker. saying Par
don me, madam. but the wind blew so
could hardly close the door. Well, mind
Your eve. miss, and don't do it again. re-
pcated the voice, when, TO her great rs
tonishment and amusement, the young
lady found that she had been conversing
with Il we'll educated and certainly very
familiar poll-parrot. Evidently annoyed
at the bird for deceiving her so, the lady
turned her back to the cage and was in
tent upon examining some flowers. Sud
denly the same voice, OF what seemed to
be, srtd to her, What can | do for yOu
miss?' If you hold your tongue l shall
be gratified above all things replied the
Young miss turning around as she spoke
discovering the lady proprietor standing
in her presence. The dc4ouncmcnt is al
that mi ght be imagined BHfalo Courier
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16

TIE MANrFACTURE OF NtTKo -GIYt Err
ISE.-Professor Mowbray will put up Il
two-story wooden building at North Ad,
ans. Mass, one hundred feet bv cirhtrcn.
on the site of his late glvccline works.
1t is intended to so model the new works
that by Il supply of warm and cold ar
and warm and cold water with lrad,n
floor. the risks from spillng nitro @lvcrr-
inc, and from thawing out when it has con
gealed, will hereafter be entirely removed
At the close of each dav's work the last
vestiges, whether Of nitro -glvccrnr. acid
vapors, or water impregnatcd with the
same, will be entirely cleared away. A.
originally constructed. these WOO, k " ere
not complete in this respect. and although
frequent reconstructions and additi ions have,
been made from time to time. still tho TN
willingness to tear down and use pick and
crowbar over the site Of the old buildings
prevented a thorough rc-arranr"nlcnt
this will now be done. and it is believed
that hereafter an accident. 50 far t@ ci"ht
years experience can suggest o. provi,lc.
will be an inpossibility. About TWO hours
work every day will be the limit Of manu-
featuring. Only fifteen minutes Of thi,
time will be used in handling the explosive
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16

Tie other day Il Detroitcr who has a
good record Of army service took down
his revolver to Shoot a cat which had been
hantin., aroani til" housr. After looking
at !n while lie fired six shots. the cat
walked away. While he WAS loading up
fer more destruction, hi, boy inquired:
: Father, did YOU ever Kill any one while
you were in the army
:" suppose 50. my son.
.tf'rr L long pause The by continued
Th'n ypu must Ear" Got near cnp'gE
to hit ,ln with ~. nX, didn't you?
1t was then discovcred to BE- ,bou
school time
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16

J NN.-" PA will you get me a
'1'tr~ # win prove to you that Il
''n t"II> . Yes. my SON - Well,
'n" do@ has one more tail than
.' '.,-n t lt''' - lcs.' " Well. no
A,Ao tails; aad if one dog has one
''.' 'h4n no dog, then one dog must
"h '".->.' He rot the skates.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16

Those who attended the sale Of animals
from Barnum's hippodromc in Bridgeport,
the other day. report the following occur
renee. \ tiger was being offeIed The
bid ran up TO 81, 800. This WAS made by
:: man who WAS 4 stranger, and to him it
was Knocked down. Barnum. who had
been cvcin. the stranger uncasily during
the bidding, now went up to him and
said:
=" Pardon me for asking the question. but
will vou tell me where You are from?"
"Down south II BIT, responded the
Are vou connected with any slowo'
NO."
And are vou buying the animal for
yourself? H."
"Yes."
"Barnum shifted about uneasilv for a
moment, looking alternately at the man
and the tiger. and evidently trying his best
10 reconcile the two together
Now, young man. he finally said,
3" You need not take this animal unless You
want to, for there are those here who will
take it off Your hands,
Il don't want to SELL wis the Ulet re.
ply.
'rh"n Blrnum said in his desperation:
What on earth are vou moin~ to dc
with such IN ugy beast, if you have ne
show of your own an arc not buying i
for some one who i, a shOWman?''
Well. I'll tell you." s,il the purchaser
Nv wife die.l about three weeks ago
We had lived together for ten years. an,
- and miss her" He paused to wip
his eyes and steady his voic.. and then al
ded: $50 have bought this tiger
:" understand yon, said the great show
man in a husky voice. - D,tnJury Attrs.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16

y BEAUTIFUL IN,IDENr.-William w.
expired about midnight. at Windsor Pal
ace. The Archbishop of Canterbury. with
other peers and high fnnctionarics of the
kingdom were in attendance. As soon rs
the " scepter had departed,H with the last
breath Of the king, the Archbishop quilted
Windsor Castle, and made his way with
all possible speed, to Kingston Palace the
residence, ut that time. of the princess al
ready by the law of succession. Queen
Victoria He arrived long before daylight
announced himself, and requested an i'm
mediate interview With the princess. She
hastily attircd herself and met her veneer
able prcate in her ante-room. He in
formed her of the death of William, and
formally announced to her tliat she was
in law and right. successor to the deceased
monarch. The sovereignty of the most
powerful nation ut the feet of Il girl of
eighteen" She was ne jure Queen of the
Anglo realm, in fact, on which the " sun
never sets" She was deeply a@itated at
the formidable words, SO fraught with
blessing or calamity, and the first words
she was able 10 utter We're these: ask
your prayers in my behalf
They knccled together. and Victoria
inauGuratcd her reign. like the Young
kino of Israel in the ol,lcn time. hv askin!
from the highest. who Iulrth in the king
doms Of men. - an understanding heart
to Judge SO great a people, who could not
be mum bcrcd nor counted for multitude"
The sequel Of her reign has been worthy
of such u beginning. Every throne in
Europe has tottcrod since that day. Most
of them have been l'or Il time overturned,
That of England was never 80 tirnly seat
ed in the loyalty and love of the people Us
at this hour Queen Victoria oniovs per-
sonal influence too. he heartfelt homage
paid her rs a { hri>tan incompar-
ably wider and greater than any monarch
now rcignng --NorniHg star.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16

Do plants possess that quality to which,
in the case of animals. we give the name
of instinct? Already experiments are
making with 4 view Of a>certaining the
proper answer to this query. The G,ur|t1
an English serial of high authority. reports
the singular results of one such expert
ment upon climbing plants When \ post
was set upright near the GROWN" tip of a
squash vine the plant turned 10 the post :;
then the post WAS removed and lis position
in reference to the vine WAS totally altered :;
and Immediately the vine changed its
course so aS to make for the post in its new
position. This WAS tried several times.
but ALWAYS with the same result; the plant
constantly turned toward the post rs the
only me ms of support within lis reach.
Has not a squash vine instinct?
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-16

HOMEMADE CREAM CANDY-To Il cof-
fee-cupful of White sugar add two table
spOonfuls Of water to dissolve it, and boil,
without stirring. in 4 bright tin pan until
it will crisp in water like molasscs candy
Just before it is done, put in a teaspoonful
of extract Of vanilla. or lcmcn or pepper
mint essence. and a quarter Of 4 teaspoon
ful of cream tartar When done. rCur
out into buttered pan, and when cool
enough to handle. work it As You would
molasses candy until it is perfectly white
then stretch and lay on a marble slab or
molding- board; with Il choppin@ knife cut
into mouthfulS and lav it on buttcred paper
on a plate. When children want candy
by all means let them have that made at
home, and they will not cat plaster of Par
is. chalk, starch and poisonous compounds
which derangc their stomach and ruin
their teeth.