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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-03


TuANK Con pop SrNn.v Sonohodr
having Il tull apnreciuion of tho henalif
d,ving from thn nronnr ohyarv,roo ~ th.
S,bh,th excL,in,nJ in thn I,ngn'g,. ~ th, I,
henaing of this article - Th.nk CA f.,
Snnl,vtn II is rer,,Inly - hlasein,r f.,
which All m,nkind shouli feel rrntrG,l
Whpt if in ,hn li.nansn;nn of prnvitano,,
no ,lnv had b.en set mart for rest mr. wor
sbiul Im,ginr fo. one instant thn rosnl
of one continuous rouna of ca,spl.s toil
with no dav Of rest far thp we,rv toiIimn
sons and daughters Of men. with no J.,v
no period which thew c,n look fnrw,rI !,
as = dav IF rest jVbvi the whnl, ,y,rIl
would 90 mad or sink into , I4snnn,tonr,
worse than madness. Bnt He who rnlns thf
Univ r,n buth wisely set u,mrt IN man =.
day of rest, when ali the world shall resi-
from its nbrs: and the millions of earth.
care-wo,n toilers on the morning Of th,I
day. as they open their ewes and realize
that they are free fl ON Labor fee from
care, have reason. with their first w,kinD
thonghls to 9TH INK Col for Sunday. :
rhe Door laborinu man tuils from pnrly
Monday morning until Suur.l,v niyht
that The wife and little ones who clnstrr
around his humble hearth. shall have -
sufli .icncy Of the sad Of life. N,xt to the
thougnt # his dear ones. Is that Of the one
lry Of rest ordained and set aplu} bv ou,
Heavenly Father, AMI inc tolls on 10 rhat
haven of rest, an,l. Us the d,y aDpraacbes,
his soul is rrkindled wita life, AS the sore
soldier is revived in his long march by
the soul-slirrnr martial music: and when
at last the slow hours ana DAYS of inces
SAM work have to led off the weary work
DAYS, bright, Joyous feeling pervndes hi,
own heart and the hearts of those depend
rnt upon hun, and he Thanks God for
Sunday"
The mechanic, while ,oilino through the
six days of labor, looks forward to the
Sunday of rest with ouirkcnrd snirit And.
rs he steps without the threshold of the
worksh ID on Saturday evening. his stem j.,
brisker, Ills heart is lighter, and perfect
happiness pervades his whole beinG. To.
morrow is Sunday. and he can rest and
Worship God according to the dictates of
his own conscience, with the dear wife
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-03

A SCRAP-BoOK.-One of our earlies
ambitions was TO own IL scrap-book. Til
first one we possessed came as IL Christina,
present, and was adorned with paper Of
many hues. No antiquarian ever gIoated
over roll of papyrus with more salisfac.
tion than did we over that book. For
many weeks all the Illustrated newspaper,
Our oldest brothers We're sent out rs mis-
>ionaries to secure engravings. or lilho.
graphs, or WOO I-cus. We soon had a
collection Of variable excellence. We hav
the old scrap-book yet, and by turning
over its pages, can ut any time recall the
shadowy scenes of the past.
1t was Il long time before we attempted
another, and the next was of literary
character. 1t was II manuscript recor
of all poems or bits of prose That inter
e-trd us. These extracts, transcribed at
different periods, and i'll different moods
have now IL biographical interest to the
collector They ind,ca,e often the state
of mind when they were copied. Ot
course, in long record, extending through
twenty years, there must he some eXlrac, :
which m ,turer judgment would rrjec,
hut, on the whole, the selections peA,t
us still. When we see what Mr.. Emerson
has done in his Parnassus, by keeping Il
scrap-book Of this cn uaccr, we feel en-
couragcd TO proceed In oar collection
there are poems sad OF gIy, heroic OF
tragic. There are the lll,hes Of wit OF
Sidney Smith, or IngoIdsby, or HOOK
There are thoughts of iliggi>on or Thor.
ean. Things sometimes occur in curou:
juxtaposition, the grave and the gay side
hy side very much us in Ii :. While ont
end of the record is yellow with years
the other is in the fresh ink of to-day. w,
have another book for printed scraps, ant
This grows more rapidly than either of ii,
predecessors. There are always arg,
nHmber of extracts awaiting our decision
for when the time comes to enter them W.
exercise the editorial right Of rejection
There is only II "snrYval Of the littest
the others 90 into the waste basket or tht
stove, which is q eat devourer Of immor
tai verse. Any kind of collection, be it o
insects, plants, coins or pictures, is Of in
terest 1t is often more than ephemera
value, and may even bring Il high pric
/ in the market. SGch IL record of the lat
war as was kept by one of our distinguish
sd citizens becomes brief chronicle o
the time" The practice of So colleclin!
teaches one melhodical habits, neatnes
and discri ninaion There ale few pleas
anler occu palons, and few less harmful
Providence Journal.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-03

LIFE IN HIGH LlrIrgDGS.-rhe next
place we stayed ut WAS IromSo, Norway,
where we anchored off the town three
days, and now the sun merely revoved
round the sky, and at midnight was
high above the horizon, aud shin
ng with brilliancy even greater
than that seen under tropical skies The
effect Of this phenomenon has been often
and variousll described, more or less p ret.
lcdlly hy many lravclers but all unite in
one senlment-thlt of It's wondrous gran-
deur ami sDlennpty For myself | cXpe-
rienccd Il feeling of awe and dread, rs if
the pa,t had sunk into obli ion, and We
were all pin tntomS on the conlin of the
l.nd OF which it is said There is no
night There One peculiarly in this re-
zion is that although all nature is hushel
and plIpable silence reigns over ali,
there is something in the atmosI here that
rcL der, sleep almost needless. Midnight
found us quite lively and bright as early
murning-ladies sketchlng or reading ON
deck under parasoIS; gentlemen lounging
about fishing, igniting their cigars by aid
of burning glasses from lhe suns rays; !;
with thick curtains even to obtain the four
OF five hours sieep we allowed ourselves
during the twenty-four From Tr0mso
we visited the LApps, and saw herd of
reindeer. A siX-mile walk up the from
sodal brought US 10 some fcnCed-in inclO-
sures, and farther on, three or four dome
SNAPPED huls, about seven feet high in the
centre, constructed of mud, stones and
timber, each having Il door, also IL crcu
lar-shaped opening in the roof, serving
for IL chimney and window. On entering
the hut through doorway about four and
II half feet high, we saw Il very grimy old
Llpp woman sitting in the smoke of a
wood fire. On the ground were what
seemed through the smoke to be several
small bundles. and by four cords from the
roof of the hut hung II smaller bundle
examination, however, proved the latter
to be baby about Il month old, and the
others various members OF the family,cOv-
cred with reindeer skins The baby was
laced up with gay cords in cradle hay
ing the form OF II Large shoe. We were
not loth 10 make our exit, and asking for
the reindeer were told to look upward,
WucIe lueJ Wclc pOluIUl odG Hl"S
nticent tribe of 40J "-slo Wy defending
from the bAre-ooking mountains. In time
, by the aid OF sagaciouS dogs, they We're
driven into one of the Enclosures, and
some of the animals, being adroitly las
soed, were brought near for our inspec
, tion. The LApps and their reindeer wan
, der into the interior of the country during
the winter, and return to these, their sum
mer haunts, every spring. 1t is said thai
their approach is always announced bo
5 iorehand by the arrival of wolves, thesC
, latter animals making IL point of beins
j continuity in Attendance ON the herds o
, reindeer--I am afraid with sinister mo
? tives.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-03

EDUCATION IN READING Girls are
usually Of IN enthusiastic disposition -
half crazy over botany at school. ana
quite us ardent Later over flncy-work and
win Ow-gardening. Certain things at
tract them to put forth great eff mts. and Il
kind sympathy in their favorite employ
m"nts will win for the giver their lasting
regard.
This precious enthusiasm, which makes
toll otsy, ought to 80 in some wholesome
dIrecLi m, leaving advantage behind after
it has passed away.
Many girls who have left school have II
little Time every day which is really their
own, to occupy us they will. In most
cases this is spent in very desutory
manner, sometimes ut one thing and
sometimes ut another. 1t is seldom thai
literary taste is strong enough to win IL
young girl from lighter matters to read
that which would really instruct her mind,
although, a'a recent English writer says.
" everybody is tinling it necessary to read
a great deal, because it is impossible to
hold any position unless we'll informed; :;
and evea in social intercourse. those who
are not well read fin themselves placed
at in immense disadvantage. The num-
Der of actual situations which can only be
occupied by educn ell men nnl women
Increases daily; and, indeed, literature
becomes more and more part of the
business Of life. ,
Girls want TO know all they should;
they like to improve themselves; they
eIcl have taste for some kind of reading
We think the reason that SO many bright
girls remain painfully igporent of any
. her literature than thlt of novels is br
cause no rea,ltb'e books are at hand on
high subjects. They need advice both as
to the book and the manner Of reading
1t will be remembered how successful.
as means Of good, was Dr. Guthrie's
plan Of lending books lie attended to
the matter himself on II system of his
own, and lent each person in his parish
the book he thought best suited to his
aStes and requirements. We have been
told of others, who doing the same thing.
were equally satisfied with The result.
Clubs for reading have been in fashion
for some years, and no community shoula
be without one. The simplest plan woulI
be for Il few young ladies to elect some
capable person to choose their books
There are interesting books, not too
learned, on every subject. The book
might be bought by the Joint funds of the
little club and passed from one to another,
each having it II certain time, after which
the club would meet and talk over the
book. Criticism and comparison would
impress the mind of each reader far
more surely than II solitary perusal.
Boston is making II grand effort in the
line of self-improvement to which we
wish very great success, as it will doubt
les prove great benefit to those who have
not enjoyed collegiate adva1tages.-N. Y.
Witness.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-03

MANNERS IN BUSINESS. - There are
ways of attracting custom, says the FaHcy
Goods Record, rs there are ways of rcpsll-
ing it; and we are reminded of the value
OF manners in business ay an incident Of
our own experience when we accompanied
some ladies shopping in II quiet country
town. The shUpkcepers manner WIS
well calculated to drive people from
his shop. He was Il slovenIy, bushy-haired
man, with smilelGss face and suspicious
eyes. that seemed to regard every passer-
| Ivy - BURGLAR and every customer It's !.
possible swindler. His till WAS fitted
with patent burglar alarm, which gave
ella ~ every time he open d i TO chauge
Il ten cent piece. lie watched with the
glnnre Of IL detective every lady who
handled IL piece Of goodS, rs if she pur-
posc,' slipping whole piece Of llorrock' ;,
cote under her cloak. Indeed his entire
manner made the party uncumf' rable
and inxiuus to he out of his place. Finally
whnr one of the ladies gave him five
doll bill TO pay for her purchases, he put
ON Lis glasses 10 examine it slowly and
care ullv, then pnlel ont the burglar
proof drawer with its ring Of alarm
closed ii on second thought with another
clne, and hicd away to the further END
of lie shop to make sure from an old bank
note dctector that the note was not coun
lerfrit, after which he moodily made
charge the party have never called
upon him since. and no member of it even
will. The whole conduct OF the man said
as if in so many words, Look here, yor
people, you can't cheat me, and you can
have my goods until am satisfied about
you | have every device for swinilers
so keep your distance The result wt>
that he lost custoh, for no one cares to be
Sus erted obviously of being II thief 1t i:
possible to please Il customer by youI
manner and your busines, arrangement
and also to disgust him or her by pctlines'
or lscourtesy. Proper caution is Il gooC
thing, but it need not be exaggerated, a
in this case, into universal distrust an,
offensive suspicion. A shopkccper, tt
attract customers, must see that the ook'
as well rs the ways of the shop, are in
Viting.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-03

COOKERY AND COOP MORALS Certain
ly the English are n practical people and
some of the forms in which this national
characteristic is manifested ale worthy OF
consideration and perhaps imitation.
Among other things which are just now
occupying the attention of these practical
folk, is the influence of good cooking and
goou housekeeping on good morals. They
have imbibcd The notion that when Ia
borer or artisan retruns to his home after
Il hard days work and finds it neat and
clean, and that when he is welcomed by a
tidy table and IL thoroughly well-cooked
and palatable meal, he will not only cat his
dinner, however humble it may be. with II
hearlier relish. but will be indisposed to
scolA or beat his wife, or to leave his home
in search of " comfort at the ale-house
or liquor saloon. They also have gathered
the impression that If the converse Of all
this be true; ii the wife be slatternly, the
house unclean, the table untidy, the food
badly cooked and unpalatabIe, the man
will become moody and discontented, will
raj. ut his wife AMI perhaps beat her, will
have no appetite for his miserable meal
will speedily slam the door behind him
with a curse or taunt, and will hasten to
fin This comfort in the rum shop" where
after he is bereft of his reason by vile Ii
quor, he will spend the money needed fol
the subsistence of his family in "riotou'
living"
Impressed by these ideas, an attemp
has been male by IN Engishmin TO in
troduce into those schools, which are ut
tended by the daughters of artisans ant
luborers, instruction in domestic economy
not merely to sew and cut and max,
garments. but how to keep house and es
pecialy how to cook. To this end an in
situlion-a species of normal SchOol-ha
been established at South Kensington
London. for the training of teachers IN hi
particular branch of domestic education
and school boards here and there through
ont England are employing theu, afle
they have become versed in their duties
to impart the knowledge and skill the
have acquired 10 the girls in the school
which are maintained by the public author
itus -CbriStidH MteIligencer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-03

CGoNs FROM NURSERY TREES A ll'e
number of the RaraL NcW Yorker has the
following: " Years ago, the question us
to whether the eions taken from the trees
growing in the nursery were rs good, or
would come into betring rs early us thos
from old orchard trees, WAS pretty thor
oughly discussed in our horticultural
journals. We believe it was then CON
ceded, by men having had most experience
in prOpagatng trees, that no preceptible
difference could be observed in tho fruit
ing of cions taken from old or young
trees. But these long-ago discussions
have in measure, passed out of the reach
of the young orchardisls of the present
d, ". AMI IL is but natural they should ask
questions on this point, for the world trav-
els in circle, Us il were, and each gener'
alton is likely to want the same kind Of
information rs the one Immediately pre-.
ceding it. Our young nurserYman and
orrhlr,Iists need have no fear of using
cions from healthy young trees, whethcl
they stand in lh' nursery rows or pllnteI
out and Of bearing age"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-03

SOMETHING OF MulE.-M my years
ago IL t'lorentin gentleman had u mule so
vicious that his groums and servants could
hardly approach it without receiving II
kick or bite Its IN !ster, after employing
in vain every means TO render it more
uractable, resolved to expose the creature
10 the wild beasts in the mcnagerie Of the
Grand Duke. A lion was accordingly let
loose, whose roaring would have irighten-
ed any other animal but the mule wisely
retired without showing any sign of fear
to II corner of the court, in which ne could
only be attacked from behind, where its
greatest strength ies,.ana there awaited
The attack of its enemy, observing him all
the while from the corner cf his eye, and
presenting its crupper. The lion, sensi-
BILE of the difficulty of the assault, employ
ell all his address to catch his foe ut disad-
vantage. At length the mule found an
opportunity to give him 50 violent kick
that nine or ten Of his teeth were broken,
the fragments flying in all directions The
king of beasts acknowledged a defeat and
retrealed to his den, leaving the mule mas
ter of the field.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-03

CANINE SAGACTTY A gentleman re-
sides uptoU in New York city. in whose
family there is owned back-and tan ter
rie' dog. 1t happens that the household
consists of father. moiher and three daugh-
ters, the dog being pet Of the ladies', but
always heretofore an object of dislike to
The one solitary gentleman, which dislike.it
is hardly necessary 10 state, was mutual.
10 such degree had the animosity been
carried, that the gentleman would have
destroyed the animal long since, had lie
not been deferred by fear of feminine G.
prisll, whi G the dog never failed to show
his teeth and growl whenever his mt-cu-
line antipathy presented himself. A few
evening since the family were ut dinner
in the basement, the Ciog apparently nslrep
on IL chIr suddenly h. rDIIs'rl himself,
assumed i'm attitude Of listening, then
jumped down and ran toward the door,
,nnili ~ 1T the bottom Of it; then Standing
upright, and placing his paw on the knob,
he turned his head with an expressive
look, which said pairr than words,
IS Please open this" Ole of the ladies
opened the door; then the animal ran to
the foot Of the stairway, IOOknl round
again. pulsed. seemed to consider, then
i riiag by the Lady, ran up to the gentle
man Of the house, pa his paw on the per-
sons knee, and glhucing from his GI e to-
ward the stairs, with u sharp, anxious
bend OF the head, rs uGch Is 70 s;ly. You
,re Il man, follow me" The gentleman
took the hint, and the ,IoL rushed off up
the stairs btrking vorileroasIy Instantly
a dash Of heavy footsteps, though with
muil al sound, WAS heard on the ; airs
above, leading from til plrlor floor to the
second story, Is if some one was decend-
ing in haste, then II hurried Gumbling with
the chain bolt and just rs the master APP
peared ut the head Of the basement stair
case, he saw II man emerge through the
front doorway, with the black and tan
c nging to the calf of one leg. A yelp
told immeditrly afterwards that the log
had been hurt, the thief striking him
heavy blow to loose his hold. Fortunate
" the canine was not seriously injured.
jut his display of eqnal-to-Fuman intelli-
gence had won him the everlasting regard
Jf the genll man who was former
Y so inimical. 1t WIS aScertlin:d
hat the thief, knowing the family
% be ut tea in the basement, hid entered
he lower door by means Of a false pass key
loping to slip UP stairs undetertJl. The
,ern sense Of ihe dog di5covtre | the in
ruder. and equally shrcwel obscrv .lion
old him that II man WAS ncede'l.-Er.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-03

The German papers tell II story of the
Crown Prince. which is calculated TO con-
vey the impression that the young man is
not only interested in but lenient to his
servants. One Of the latter, it seems, was
very timid and blushed whenever he was
spoken TO. The Prince, wishing to put
the bashful one ut his ense, instructed one
of his chamberlans TO tutor him II little,
and advise him that such excessive bash
fulness WAS not agreeable to his master.
The chamberlain did his duty, and when
the Prince got home that evening be was
surprised TO find the bashfuI servant wait
ing for him with IL broad and genial
smile on his countenanre. "Wha is hereP"
asked the Prince. "Only the old man.
smilngly replied the valet, meaning the
Emperor. "Great Moltke! he is drunkw
sud the Grown Prince, starting back in
astonishment. Lord! No? He isn't
more'n half tight" replied the servant,
pleasantly.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-03
The Major and His Dogs.

The first case is one which occurred alta
fashionable watering place on the east
coast Of Ireland, some twenty years ago,
and exhibits the remarkable saglclty dis.
played by dog in carrying out the die
tales OF the animal passion for revenge.
The ietty which stretched along the small
harbor was at that time used as prone.
made by the elite among the soourners on
the coast, where, after the heat of the long
summer days, they RECALLED lhemselve,
with the fresh evening breezes waited
in from the sen. Among the freq enters
OF this fashionable resort was a gentleman
of some position, who was the owner of a
fine Newfoundland dog, which inherited
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-03

RUFUS CHoATE FENCE.-I suppose
that lie story about Rufus ChoIte's hand
wiring has been told often. 1t seems
that Mr. Choate, while living on farm in
Massachusetts, wanted II new fence earo'lnd
the home lot So he called in his carpenter
and had II talk with him about the work.
and the next time lie went TO Boston he
gut his architect to make IL rough ske ch,
showing his IDEAS of how he desired the
fence to be built. On the day appointed
for the work to BEGIN Mr. ChDa,e was
summoned away. Just It's he WAS about
to start the carpenter appeared, and Mr..
Choate pulled the plan out Of his vest
poekct, and hurriedly delivered it. and
then drove off to catch the train. Return
| ing afer an absence of Two weeka, on APP
pronching his home, he was flied with
amazemcnt, and led to doubt whether he
knew where he lived: his home lot WAS
surrounded by zigzag fence Of most ex-
traordinuy design. When lie saw he old
carpenter pounding Justify away, he felt
rcassurcd us to The indemnity of lie place,
hut most puzzled by The maryeIots fence.
"lleo he shouted. What are you
doing?'
Doin'N' said the old carpenter, smash
ing in tenponny mil with one blow.
Were doin' some Oly tall work.
We We just slung this fence together in u
little hit less time tn n any similar slngin'
was ever done in commonwealth of
Massachusetts! We're two days ahead Of
contract time now!'
." But for Heavens sake. what kind Of q
fence is this?"
Don't know. Thought when you gi'
me the plan it WAS the darn lest fnc. |
ever heard off, but supposed yol knew
what you wrmted.'
"Pnnr' said Rufus, "plan? Let me
see the plan!' ami when the c,rpenter
handed ii over tne fence, Mr. Choue real
ized lhlt in his hast he hll lett in the
wrong pocket, and handed him. not tue
pl III, bu. noe in his own h tndWrlting.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-03

The London Glrien describes a method
of marching by placing the graft in bot
Tie OF water, instead of attaching it to the
stock while yet growing on its own roots,
rs in the common mode of marching. 1t
says; The graft and the stock are then
spliccd, or faced together, and when the
union is effected the bottle is removed.
Sometimes the graft throws out roots into
the water, in which case the lower part
may be cut of and set ont separately.
O,eanders, myules, cnmclIias, etc, are
successfully grated in this way. The bot
tie, if too heavy to be tied to the stock, is
supported in the fork of branch stuck
into the ground beside the stock. For
some plants it would be easier and simpler
to adopt the japanese method of inserting
the graft in II bag wet moss The ba9
being made Of nurserymen's oil-cloth
would hold the moisture Of moss n long
ume.n