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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-06

QUEEN NiCTORIA's STATE COACH. The
royal state coach in which her Majesty will
proceed to the Houses Of Parliament has
Just had complete oyer.haulng. and been
rrgilt II was constructed in l76l. The
builder WAS Sir Thomas Chambers. AN 1
the paintings were executed by Cipran
II j. richly Ornamentcl with laurel and
carved work. the whole being claborately
gilt. The length Of the body is twenty.
four feet. II is eight feet three inches
wide and twelve feet high -Four large
Tritons support the body by four braces,
covered with red morocco leather orn,.
mented with gilt buckles. OF these, two
support the drivers seat in front of the
carriage They are represented in the act
Of drawing by cables extending round
heir shoulders, with cranes and sounding
shells to announce the approach of the
Monarch Of the Ocean. Two Tritons at
the back carry the Imperial fasces, topped
with tridents. The divers foOt-board i,
large scallop shell ornamonted with
lunches of reeds and other marine plants
The pole represents bundle Of lanees.
the splinter bar being composed of Il rich
moulding issuing from beneath a voluled
'lell, the ends terminating in the head Of
a dolphin. The wheels are limitations Of
those Of the ancient triumphal chariot.
The body Of the coach is composed Of
eight palm trees, which branching out ut
the top, sustain the roof, and four angu
lar trees are loaded with trophies allusive
to the victories obtained by Great Britain.
These are supported by four lions heads.
On the centre Of the roof stand the figures
of three boys, representing The genii OF
England, Scotland and ireland. supporting
the imperial crown Of Great Britain. and
holding in their hands the sceptre, sword
of state and ensgns of knighthood. Their
bodies are adorned with festoons of laurel
which fall thence toward the four corners
On the panels and doors are printed EN-.
| blematical devices.-London Times.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-06

WOMAN.-Oh, the priceless value of the
love of true woman! Gold cannot pur-
chase 4 gem so precious Title and honors
confer upon the heart no such serene hap
piness. In our darkest moment, when dis
appointment and ingratitude, with corrod-
ing care, gather thick around, and even
gaunt poverty menaces with his skeleton
finger, it CLEANS around the soul with an
angel smile. Time cannot mar its brill
fancy, distance but strengthens its inlu.
ence, bolts and bars cannot limit its pro-
gress-it follows the prisoner into his cell
and sweetens the homely morsel that ap-
peases his hunger, and, in the silence Of
midnight, it plays around his heart, and in
his dreams he folds to his bosom the form
OF her who loves on still, though the world
has turned coldly from him. The couch
made by the hands of n loved one is soft
to the weary limbs of the sick sufferer,
and the potion administered by the same
hand loses half its bitterness. The pillow
carefully adjusted by her, brings repose tc
the fevered brain, and her words of kind
encouragement revive the sinking spirit
1t would almost seem that God, compass
sionating woman's flailty, had planteC
this Jewel in her breast, whose heaven-likt
interest should cast in forgetfulness man;
remembrance of the fall, by building W
in his heart another Eden, where peren
nial flowers forever bloom, and crysta
waters gush from eXhaustless fountains.-
Strut,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-06

How LONG TO SLEEP.-llow much
sleep is necessary to renew the exhausted
energies of the brain and fit it perfectly
for It's work must be determined hy indi-
vidua experience; but rs to children it is
safe to say that they should he indulgcl to
the extent of their inclinations. They re-
quire more sleep than adults and Old peo-
pie, if their slumbers are sound, incline TO
sleep Mt shorter intervals than persons in
the prime of life. The difference in ind-
viduals is very great. Dir. Cooch N, ntions
man who sleeps only fifteen minutes u
day and enjoys good health,
Blaine, in his Medical Logic" refers
to some missionaries in Cuba who reduced
their sleep to the minimum, that they
might pursue their libors with the east
| interruption. When forced to rest hey
threw themselves on a couch with "a h.as,
ball in hand over bras, basin. The mo-
ment they lost their consciousness the ball
dropped from their fingers. and rim ling on
| the basin, walked them and this sleep they
found afforded all the recruit that nature
demanded Seneca declares that Mncerne
passed three years without sleeping a
Single nOUIs anu botfhditNt Nlulluh kill ~
passed six weeks at one time without
steep; but neither Of these statements +,
credible.
Blaine was informed by Gen. Pirbcgol
that during his active campaign in llOllun
he never for u year slept more tlAn On.
hour in twenty four, aud the same j, rciat
ed Of Charles ILL.,. OF sweden. during hi.
wonderful career.
Jeremy Taylor, during a part OF his lite
slept only three or four hours IN the twcn
ty-four aud Napoleon only slept fuur OF
five hours each day during hi, military
career, but he was able 10 fAll asleep "a
any time ia the midst OF his work whrr
he felt drowsy. John Hunter, the grea
surgeon, slcpt four hours at night ami on'
after dinner
Sir John Sinclair gives lho history Of {
man who had reached the advanced age %
ninety-one. and AL his life had slept bu
four houis in the twenty-iour. Sir Vale
Scott said that he was not entirely himscl
unless he passed seven hours in total uu
consciousness. Southey required trn hours
going 10 bed at ten and rising at lish.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-06

THE PIAzzA.-In this country with it,
perpetual contradictions of icy winters
and brief torrid summers, one can hardly
live in the country without a piazza. In
hot weather it supplies shaded outdoor
resting place for the family; after storms
of wind and drifted snow, which render
the roads impossible to delicate walkers, il
furnishes sheltered and easily swept
promenade. 1t is, or should be, wide
enough to accommodate tea party on oc.
casions. 1t should be sheltered from the
wind and from the sun, so far as to pro-
vide shady corner for all hours Of the
day. If possible, ii should look out on
something pleasant Country views, with
wide spaces and soft horizons, are not al.
ways possible; but almost every country
dweler can secure II tree, few flowers, a
reach of sky, perhaps even glimpse oil
the sunset, while the less fortunate may
at least, drape morning glores, sweet
brier, or Towering vines over the support
and walls. But. whether the piazza look,
out upon Arcadia or the chicken coop, its
best charm and adornment must be the
vines with which lis pillars arc clothed
Vines thus planted play an important part
They adorn the house by which they grow
frame it in, and with leaiy arches make I
more beautiful for those without anil thos,
within. Scribner's Monthly.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-06

UNSAFE BUILDINGS IN CHICAGO.-One
of the leading architects of Boston has re-
Gently returned from visit of inspection
to Chicago, where he went rs the repre-
sentative OF capitalists who hold mortga-
ges on buildings which were represented
to be in a bad condition. 1t is said that
the buildings erected after the great fire
were constructed with great haste and in
such manner that many of the fines
stores are affected by dry rot. Large green
tmbers were covered in and by the addi-
tOn of paint were so encased as to be air,
tight, and the rot has been so active that
the buildings are unsafe. Some of the
stores are being strengthened in various
ways, for the supports were inadequate
Rents in Chicago have sympathized witt
the general decline.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-06

JouN WILKES BoorH's BODY.-A num-
ber of absurd stories are going the rounds
of the press rs to the disposition of the
body of j. Wilkes Sooih. The latest is
by Capt. Oliver =. Leslie of Pittsburgh
who says the body was sunk III lake seven
miles below Alexandria. Va. The incon-
troverlible facts are us follows The
body was ordered to be delivered 20 the
friends of Booth by President Andrew
johnson. John II. Weaver, an undertake
er of this city, was sent to Washington by
his family TO bring it here for intermcnt.
A box was taken up from the arsenal build.
ing and delivered TO him. 1t was brought
by him to Baltimore, and was examined
by him, aud a reporter Of the Gazette al
his room on West Fayelte street, ncar
Holiday. They found in it skeleton
wrapped in an army blanket. When the
blanket was taken off the skeleton was
covered with powder having the appear.
ance of soapstone, and on being rubbed
between the fingers it disappeared Just a,
soapstune will do On the right foot was
an army-shoe, cut open ut the top its en-
tire length, as II to accommodate swol
len foot. On the other was n large caval
~ boot The reporter Of the Gasthc ex.
amincd the bones ia and above the shoe
aud for some time could find no injury
Believing the body 10 be that Of Booth. III,
reporter made q persistent examination
and at last discovered that the leg wa,
fractured clear through just above the an
kle. The fracture was clearly marked. ant
the ptrt below the fracture being lftel
out Of the box, the end, Of the bones wcr,
Of pure whitcness. leaving no doubt a,
10 the fact that Booth, IN leaping from th,
box, had fractured his right leg, and no
prAined IT, sill the Identity OF The bod
Was not satisfactjril established, especial
.y As there was no part Of the spinal yer
lebrv missing and no mark Of any bullc
upon them. A brother Of Booths wa
sent for and requested to think Of som,
popularity, If any existed. in the structure
OF his brother that would forever remotl
ANY doubt. Ader thinking for brie
while the brother said that all that b.
could remember was that his brother ha,
a tooth plugged with gold in a peculia
manner. lie described the position Of ihi
tuath, aud drew with pencil the shape 0
tie plug, which was Of unusual size. Tht
teeth were taken out, and the tooth wa
found plugged just as des s,ribed by th,
brother, and forever setting at rest an,
question Of the identity of the body. TIL,
body was buried in Greenmount cemetery
in the same lot with his grandfather, faith
er and other children Of the family
Baltimore Gazette.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-06

TOUCHING INCIDENT II touching Incl
dent has Just occurred in connection Will
the death Of Lieutenant VILLAIN Non w
Reilly, who fell with CIs,0. ia that telr.bl,
fight on the Liu.e Big ilorn d., ycu
At the tune Of the battle he wOr. a sea
ring with his crest cut upon &c. and this
together with his clothing. his sword hb
pistols, and all his belongings. was lorr
from his dead body and carried away b,
some one Of the foe who helped to Kill him
His mother, unable TO secure his remains
and longing for something that had beer
with him to the last. tried in every wa,
10 recover it; she offered immense rewards
she had fac-similes of the die made. an.
sent TO the different agencies along H..
frontier, and she wrote to all the comman
ing officers in the Sioux country, descrD
ing it, and few days since she roceiv
official notice from the War Deparu
that the ring had been found. 1t was oer
from the finger Of one of the fifteen hun
dred Cheyennes who came Ia the oihel
day for their annual supply of forgiveness
and ammunition.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-06

BEECHERs HAPPY YEARS OF EARLY
MARRIED LIFE would not take any
consideration for the first two Or three
years of my married life. | was settled
on salary of $400 in the county of Dear
born, and the town Of Lawrenceburg, In
diana, and with 5000 Of it came East and
married my wife, and got back to Law
renceburg with 1871 cents in my pocket
| lived in the second story of house that
was without door-yard in front, but that
unfortunately had enc in the rear which
was the pigs common. One of the rooms
was my cellar, my kitchen and my dining
room, all together. The other was my
bedroom, library and my parlor, all to-
gethcr. In those two rooms | spent the
first two or three years of my married
life 1; and every day was problem; every
day we set in battle array the question OF
economy; every day we studied to make
the most out of the least, and to make eX-
pedients satisfy us when we had not the
substance. Ii was very active play; and
as l was young and handsome, and my
wife was Young and discreet, we 10 this
day look back with pleasure TO those early
years Of married life. in our small quarter:
of two rooms, when (now am conlessing
| may as well tell the whole), ! wore
Judge Burnetts clothes, and Our carpet
was given to us, and our cooking-stoyC
was given to Us, and everything in th'
rooms was given to us. If the articles o
furniture were oddly matched, it was II,
fault of ours; for they came from difl'eren
persons who had different ideas Of house
keeping. And yet, little as there woul'
seem to have been to feed the Imagination
| look back upon those happy years, an'
would not part with the memory of then
for countless gold.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-06

MMLIONAIREs EARNING A " V."-Many
of the greatest corporations iu New York
have adopted rule to pay five dollars to
every director, trustee or officer who shall
be punctual at any regular meeting Of the
board The officer must be present before
the president brings down his gavel on
the stroke of the clock. If he arrives a
second later he loses the premium offered
for promptness. 1t is remal kable what an
effect this has had upon directors and the
like, especially the very rich ones. The
richer the man, the more certain he is to
be on hand before the fall of the gavcl.
Before the rule was made, it was extreme
ly difficult to get quorum of any board
together, and now ii is very easy. The
inducement of earning five dollars has
wrought Transformation; the certainty OF
getting little money has demolished pro-
crastnation. Whenever you see million
aries anywhere about noon dashing down
Broadway, into Wall staeet. through Pine
street, or toward Hanover Square, as il
life depended on their mission, you can be
sure they are struggling for the five dol
lars. They try harder than most men,
and really mourn when they fail to secure
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-06

ALWAYS MARRY Poor To GET RICH.-
The public is advised from the pulpit to
marry young, and even marry poor. Mar
ry, young man and woman, and struggle
up together. Hard times, poverty want.
anxiety, worry are good. Teach YOU how
to live properly. Teach You how TO en-
Joy yourself II is good 10 get up in the
morning and find nothing for breakfast.
Nor any thing to buy breakfast with.
Good thing for plant, you know, 10 he
constantly stinted Of air, water, sunshine,
soil. Makes vigorous, healthy fruit. All
the smart men of this country commenced
low down. We're poor. Opened clans,
etc. and oysters. Like the present As
tors and Yandorbilts the Boston Adamses.
the Lawrenccs. Aud lots Of others. All
young men who commence low down and
struggle up. get rich and become great.
Like the 10000 tramps in the Eastern
and Middle States Want. worry. fret.
anxiety. two radi,hes and peanut fur
breakfast, make brilliant men and wum-
en- Find en- floating ia the hay every
day Suicide from want Six last Sunday.
Nobody gets discouraged. Marry. Young
men, and struggle up together. Every
thing 10 encourage you. Brilliant exeep-
tons Of poor Young men who get rich al
ways published 10 books and papers. Biog-
raphies Of selfmade lrAmp not 80 COM
mon. About 1000 year. Marry poor.
Young man. Have 1--WE children. and
earn six dollars week. Fourth story.
two rooms, wife doing her own washing.
bones for breakfast. make soup Of them
for dinner, frv the tin plates ior supper
Makes you strong. Teaches you yirtne.
honor. honesty. sclf.rclia nee Marry
young and struggle down-to the rum
sh0p-to the dock-to the jail-to the
grave. Good things. luxuries, fresh air.
country IN the summer, prime rossts, airy
streets, will ruin you, viii degeueraie yea.
will make you coarse, unrehnei.
and unhealthy No. Live Ger twenty
five cents per day Buy stale eggs.
diseased meat poor lour. and lhe pa0r-
est Of everything, because d Is cheap
These things will make you strong and
healthy. Adj 10, also, your meaial pow
CT and clearncss Caliure and develop
meat come Of the poorest circumstances
and turToundingE Marry Young. then,
aud VERY poor. ~ y Grapaic
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-06

A STRANGE PHENoMENoN.-The city
was considerably excited last evening by
the appearance on c street of a strange
phenomenon. The attention of the report
er was first called to it by Officer Daniels
and it WAS subsequently, seen and COM
mented on by many citizens. At first it
had the appearance of sparks Of fire COM
ing up through the pools of water beside
the street. These sparks seemed to ex-
plode on reaching the surface, in many in.
stances producing reports loud enough to
be heard across the street, and being ac-
companed by little cloud of smoke and
emitting a decidedly sulphurous smell
After watching these performances for q
long time and tracing them all along the
street it began to be noticed that they oc.
Cured only on one side and that under the
telegraph wires. This led to Il closer ex.
animation, when the following supposed
solution was arrived at; The sparks seem
ed to be caused by drops Of water falling
from the wires of the telegraph, which ex
ploded when striking the pools of water
with the effect above mentioned This so
luton was seemingly confirmed by the
fact that when the wires became dry the
phenomenon ceased. Virginia City( Neu.
Enterprise, Aprl %.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-06
VOL. XXXIV.

EXQUISITE WORKMANSHIP Modern
goldsmiths do not compare lavorably with
the ancient Roman or Greek jewelers..
There was one kind of chain in particular,
wrought with such consummate skill, that
modern jewellers have in vain attempted
to make it. The links are so cunningly
shaped and knit together, that when the
chain is extended it resembles plain bar
of gold, and yet it is perfectly flexible in
all directions Chains of this sort, manu-
featured of gold and silver, have been
found in the ruins of Pompeii, after being
buried nearly two thousand years.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-06

William C. Bryant possesses a marvellous
vitality. Seemingly he is as vigorous as
the was 25 years ago. lie has been taking
very prominent part in the public cele'
brations of the hour. An exceedingly in
terestng scene took place not long since.
He was in Il large company, and it was
proposed that he should read his Than
atopsis. A small edition of his poems lay
on The table. The type was small and the
print blu I'd. He took the book and turn
ed to the poem, and-with so years lying
between the writing and the reading-and
without glasses--with only the ordinary
light of the gas chandeier-he read the
poem distinctly and impressively to the
end" BurIeigh."
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-06

NERATRIA FOR llICCoUGHS AND COLDS,
DR.. L. L. Willard, of San Francisco
writes to the Scientific Press of that city as
follows; Having seen your clipped ar.
ticle entitled HccOughing to DEATH
deem it a boon that price will not measure
or gratitude fanthom in the breast of the
afflicted sufferer, when he is informed that
vcratria powder, when agitated in vial
and the stopper removed, and the dust
thus raised smelled up into the nostris, Sc
acts upon the mucous membrane rs Il
stimulant as to stop the hiccough. so that
he will not hiccough another single time
after so inhaling the powder through the
nose. Nothing can possibly be more
perfect success than the effect of the above
remedy. Veratria is salt chemically
produced from the medicinal herb white
hellebore. would say that veratria, used
in the same way, is beneicially employed
in colds where the nostrils are closed oil
where the eyes are rendered heavy by n
stoppage of the lachrymal or tear ducts,
and also produces sneezing, which is
natures simplest remedy to clear the or.
gans of the head when oppressed by 4
sluggish action of the emunctories of the
part. We have seen IL case of eighty
hours constant distress, and many othel
more ordinary cases of hiccoughs. cure(
as above stated. 1t can be procured al
any drug store"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-06

Coon SLEEP.--It is wonderful how
much may be done to protract existence
by the habitual restorative of sound sleep
Late hours under mental strain are, OF
course, incompatible with this solacement.
On this topic Dr. Richardson says it has
been painful for him to trace the begin
nings of pulmonary consumption to late
hours at unearthly balls and evening
parties,n by which rest is broken and en-
croachments made upon the constitution.
But" he adds, "if in middle age the
habit of taking deficient and irregular
sleep be still maintained, every source OF
depression, every latent form of disease is
quickened and intensified The sleeplesS
exhaustion allies itself with all other pro-
cesses of exhaustion, or it kills imperCep-
tibly, by rapid introduction of prema-
ture old age, which leads directly to pre-
mature dissolution" There, at once, is an
explanation why many people die earlier
than they ought to. They violate the pri
mary principle of taking regular nights
rest. If they sleep it is disturbed. They
dream all sorts of nonsense. That is to
say, they do not sleep soundly, or for any
useful purpose, for dreaming is nothing
more than wild, imaginative notions pass
ing through the brain while half sleeping
or doing. In dreaming there is no proper
or restorative rest Chambers Journal
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-06

Gen sheridan's twin daughters have just been
baptized by Bishop Folen They are named Irene
and Louise Sheridan.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-06

When you see newspaper article which
promises in its beginning to be an essay of
high merit, it is well to read it for the
profit to accrue from so doing. But as
matter of precaution, ii is better to glance
first at the end to see if anything is said
about two sizes of bottlcs-one for fifty
cents and the other fer dollar.-DanbWy
NeWS
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-06

Sojourner Truth, now an old woman.
delivered a temperance lecture in Michi-
gan, few evenings since.