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

t'e time-honored possessions-of that noble
breed-very great power ana facility IN
swimming; ana, ut the period OF The eve
nlng when the Jelty was most crowded
with promenaders' his master delighted to
put this animal through IL series of aquatic
perform lncts lor the entertainment of the
assembled spectators. Amu5rment being
at Il premium ON The coast, these nightly
peri 'rm tnces grew INTO something IKE an
institution ana tle brave captain
-lor snch was ms name -speeuily became
IL universal ltVorite on the Jetty. IL nap
pened' however th;tt among Tie new arrl'
VaIS on InH co ISL IhGre cilh5 Il ccrtt'h
mayor IN ller M"JeSty ) army accompanied
by Two nul, ""-S oI UNUSUAL Siz' anu
sttenEth' in Oh great VAlne; out' Valle IN
IL DnIl,"o& beng 'nVerSeIy proporII"nate
to Its beauty inc aPpe france OF the mayor
"n1 MS dogS eXcllen no very enthusiastic
pleasure among me @St!l lic stroilcrs on
tho n.y. Oh me ilf'I n.Slt on whlch l'lt
mHJ'r presented himself hotlIlhs unusual
occurred ana llhalll alVeh ana swan us
before but on 'he S'con't evening ti'o
n!'Ve ON 'aVorlCG was walking qHetiy o1'
hiha Ills master dowh the JetIy. Whcn' as
tiley were passing ny me major anu MS
noSs' one OF tnese ugly DrutrS new III Gap
tal'l' ana caught iIm by the neck IN such a
way rs 10 reliocr Ills great SIZE utterly use
less iot MS Hrlth,e' a violent struggle
ehSue''' ouV lhG ouli'ooS come VII lhe VIC
t"r' lor ne SUCK 10 ms loe ike u ieecO' ana
could ohly DC corceu 10 release MS ho'd ny
the insertion OF u oar Oh IRON between his
tcetl' lhe 'n"'Sha'io" Vi one ny 's'alders
"S'lhSC Inc mayor WIS., vi courec' very
greaI ana lls irrNor was not " ilt,le III
cretScu Wileh lhey Sa" Ile poor captain
"ehu'hS u,S way iio'hc"''Iu; o!ee''il2, IN"
bearing al Ihe marks oil defeat SOM
TWO or t'll GO evenings i'iler tnlS occurrence
when C"Pla'i, "Sa'h 'll''ue us appearance
on tHG letty; nc looheu qul'e creSt-lllleh'
'ole MS t'iI o1'",'en ..'I les9' a"u SIuch
cioSe'y 10 'ne i'eels ol niS nl"Ste[- lllI
cN1"InS P'SSou away qute'iy' anu 'no lcAt'
"hG no m tne heA., ,!m anu SO ONO on lor ABOUT Il week
-OaPtaih SUI oc'lIns the aspect oi
mourning puV one evening "oouI cigh'
OF zen Gays alVer 'he apoVo encounter rs
V'le nl'Jor was llilIcIl'nS in MS usual
'olnPouS li'iilci "lo"s 'no yeCly' "cco'h,
'ai'eu ny ms uoSe' sohic'liihS atrac'eu
MS ''Vch''ol III Slio W"Vei' anu ""'hiiiS W
'ne very cuSG vi sllo le!Iy' nc stoou ior d
illoiilcliV looAI"s "owi ilVo 'he sea- source
y ll"a L, Ine t%G .%o; ouli,uos % % IINen 1P tntlr
''"lio oesioo 'no'i ni"o'ei "iieu G"P'iil,
Se'|InS Ine opportunity io[ "Iiic'l he nad
80 lonS looHo1' lus.i''I ~ MS lorlher con
queror' anu ca'Gilil.S nm ny 'he plck ol
the nech' Ju,hpeu Oh Ipe JeIty "lCl Ills Zoe
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-03

European horticutGrlsts have lately
adopted mode of making rose cuttings
root with more certainty, by bending the
shoots, and inserting both ends in the
ground, leaving sln le bud uncovered at
the middle and on the surface Of the ground.
The cuttings are about ten inches long and
are bent over u stick laid fit on the ground
holes being dug on each side Of the stick
for the reception Of the end Of the shoot
The roots form only at the lower end o
the shoot, but the ohcr end, being buried
resists evaporation and drying up,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-03

LUCK AND LABOR Don't charge your
failure to " bad luck" my boy. I'll tell
you what your trouble is-you are lazy.
Learn Mr.. Cobdcn's proverbs about Luck
and Labor
Luck is waiting for something to turn
up.
Labor, with keen eyes and strong will,
will urn up something.
Luck lies in b, d and wishes the post
man would hiring him news of a legacy.
Labor turns out at six o'clock, and
with busy pen or ringing hammer, lays
the foundation of a competency.
Luck whines.
Labor whistles.
4" Luck relies on chances
Labor. On character.
Luck slips down to indulgence.
Labor strides upward to indepen-
dence."
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-03

, German experiments and tests demon
s,rate that clover upon an acre of land is
found to have nitrogen enough for ll6
bushels of wheat, phosphoric acid enough
for IA bushels, and potash enough for 70
bushels, left in the best condition for use,
Whether the nitrogen came from the soil
or the atmosphere, it seems thus practical
" to be the producer of nitrogen in the
soil. as it is AN efficient purveyor of pot
ash and phosphoric acid
The Missionary Museum, which is sool
to be established at Geneva, Switzerland
will contain the products of the lands ir
which there are missions, the signs AM
implements of their idolatry, Photograph
of the converts, the translation Of bo X
used by the mission'-everything. ind ed
/ thnt can illustrate missionary work.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-03
THE MOTHERS PRAYER.

THE MOTHERS PRAYER.
Oh thou Redeemer who dost reign
O'er earth's sublime and storm-tOssed main
Draw near TO me and Quell this pain
Within my breast.
Give me hope, heavenly rest.
Dear Savior, to thy arms give
My son, my hope through earthly life,
Safe cvermore what e'er The strife
On earth and sea
Or changes time may bring to me.
And when see the shining shore
Oh may know forevermore
lie was not lost but gone before
To lO,m band
With other blest at Thy right hand.
And as near with trembling feet
The pcarly gate IN golden street
May darll0s come mamma to meet
Mamma who gricves
Oer grave now covered by fallen leaves.
DR. |. II. FISK.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-03

Wrapping he stems of trees for an inch
OF two below tn ground to a foot or two
above with coarse brown paper, bass
Oark, or Old ,aoks Of any kind, and ahcr-
ward smearing the outside with coal tar,
Il said 10 prevent the depreda of rab-
Its, mice, and similar assailants.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-03

Virgins was one day with friend,
when he observed poor dog that had
been killed lying in the gutter. Virgins
paused, giEed at the poor animal and at
Ia It said: Here is another shlpwreck!
WhereP" theirs bark that's
lost forever
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-03

A correspondent Of the London DGil
1ehgraph writes us follows from the head
quarters Of the Turnsh army ut Nissa:
| then proceeded to lork at Hussien Pa
>hl's men in the valley. A curiousl
composed force was that. To say lha
there was no bona file TURKS in il
would perhaps be an eXaggeralion, for
llink there were $50 Turkish Cossarks
md half II battalion Of regular Osmanli in
Mntry there. But the foot regiments o.
which there We're two, close to the Mo.
rlva stream, and within easy gunshot o
AleXinatz. were certainly not Moslem
In uniform they were like their comrades
of the line in drill and set.up they were,
| fancied, IL little superior TO some bltlal.
ions | had seen. They WERE if anything
Il little finer in point OF stature, handsome
soldierlY men; and it was only when !
came near their commanders tent, and
saw unfolded the bright red banner OF
which | told you once, bearing alike the
crescent and the cross, that learned that
was amongst Greek Christians of Con
,tantinople, who had enlisted to save the
Porte from the designs OF Moscow. ]
have read somewhere that not five hun
dred were ever enlisted. Here were 2,50C
rs handsome volunteers us ever saw in
my life. They fight well, too,' said a
Turkish colonel. " never saw the Serbs
run SO fast before as when these Giaours
came down that hill over there after
them" he added. ." You see that one, y
he continued, beckoning light haired
shaTp.eatured corporal to him; he's Il
jew. Yesterday we were going over the
hills, and we came across party Of Serbs
That fellow ran in and caught two OF
them, brought them in rs prisoners, and
is to be decorated for it. He's done
equally good things before" Saying
which he patted the young Hebrew on the
back, while the soldier modestly smiled,
made Il salute and then went away. " This
is good man, too,' added the officer,
calling up another soldier. lies Pole,
| believe, at any rate fights like II lion. '
10 Ay surprise the volunteer had no soon
er saluted than he said: Il beg your
pardon, sir, but have been in the Eng
l>h service. | served in Abyssinia. My
time being out came here; but the dil-
ference is that whereas the English gave
us plenty TO eat and drink and regular
pay, we here get scarcely enough to live
upon and no money. However, we want
to teach these restless Serbs IL lesson SC
we don't mind much." And off he went
to munich his hard biscuit and drink the
particularly muddy water of the river
But these were only part of llussen PA
sha's happy family. The rest were the
CircassanS.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-03
WHAT THEY HAD TO EAT

| was clearly in luck's way, for from
their abundant haversacks came fowls and
eggs in plenty. There was one among
them, too, who had some rice, and these,
with some coffee had brought, made Il
feast, to which were presently added two
melons, some roas ed ears OF maize and
some plnms. 1t WAS clear we were to
make night of it, and | almost forgot my
fevcr in the excitement Of the scene.
Some of the party made II huge stew in Il
copper bowl, which ere while had figured
on Serbian boards. Others picked fowls,
and, running sticks through them, after
the manner of spits, roasted them in the
blaze. Indian corn was placed upon the
embers, and eggs simmered in tiny pots,
while those who Lould sing told of the in
cldents OF tho day in verse more noisy
than tuneiul. AT last the meal prepared
was eaten; then all sat around the fire and
smoked; the modesty with which thest
unnSIructed sAvages helped themselves
from my tobacco box astonishing mt
beyond measure. Tales were told of per.
sonal adventure, the prospects of the wal
debated upon in rude fashion, ana so the
evening wore on. A fact for teetotillers
-noL one Of these men drank anything
str niger than coffee, and in this they fol-
lowed the custom Of all the Circassians il
camp, who, while undergoing more ia
tguo and privatiOn than any other clas!
OF men in the army, and always evincins
the greatest daring, are total abstainer,
from their youth upward, even from the
Thin wine with which the country
abounds. The Turks, since the Crimeal
War, have unhappily contracted tast'
for raki, heady, disagreeable spirit
made, | believe, from some parts o
grapes but into this vice the Cfcassian
have never fallen, and their marvelou
physique and endurance is IL proof of wha
temperance can effect.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-03
TERMS FOR ADVE RTIsING.

For one square of l9lines less of Agate type one
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unless the number of insertions marked on the ad
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Liberal discount made to merchantaand othersadver
ssinY by the year.
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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-05-25

AN ORIENTAL EsCULAPIUs.-Mr. Os.
canian, in bis book THE Sultan and Ills
People, tells the following anecdote of a
Turkish physician, whose prescriptions
and method of treatment will interest prac-
titioners:
A person, exceedingly i'll of typhus fever,
called in one of these medical gentlemen,
who, although he considered the case quite
hopeless, prescribed for his patient and
took his leave. The next day, in passing
by, he inquired of a servant at the door if
his master was not dead. Dead No ;
he is much better" Whereupon the doctor
proceeded up stairs to obtain the solution
OF this miracle. Why" said the conva.
lescent, I" was consumed with thirst, and
l drank pailful Of the juice of picked
cabbage" 'sH
Wonderfully quotL the doctor. And
out came the tablets, on which the physi
clan made this inscription, Cured of ty-
plus fever, Mehemed A CHA, an upholsterer,
by drinking pailful of picked cabbage
juice" .. -
Soon after, the doctor was called to an
other patient, a yaghlikgee, or dealer in
embroidered handkercheis, suffering from
the same malady. He forthwith prescrib-
ed I" a pailful of picked cabbage juice"
On calling the next day to congratulate
his patient on his recovery, he was as
tonished to be told the man was dead.
The Oriental Esculapius, in his bewlder-
ment at these phenomena, came to the safe
conclusion, and duly noted it in his mem-
oranda, that " although in cases oftyphus
picked cabbage juice is an efficient reme-
dy, it is not, however, to be used unless
the patient be by profession an upholster.
er."-- Editors Dra,rer, in Ha'per's Mag
asiae for June. a IT.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-05-25
MulcIIing Recently Planted Trees.

TO prevent recently planted trees from
suffering for want OF moisture, there is no
cheaper or more effective method than
mulching the soil above the root with some
coarse, tibrous material, such as hay, straw,
or coarse manure from the barnyard. Tan
bark, sawdust, or leaves of any kind will
answer the purpose, and in regions where
long draughts are likely to occur i'll sum-
mer the mulching should never be omitted,
but considered part of the operation OF
transplanting the trees. If the ground for
the space offour or five feet about the stems
of the trees is covered with mulch
soon as they are set out, 1t will often pre-
vent their dying and insure vigorous
growth. The soil under the mulch holds
moisture much longer than when exposed
to the direct rays of the sun, and it never
becomes so hard that the most gentle rains
fail to penetrate it, or so hot as to rapidly
expel moisture.
Those who have experienced more or
less difficulty in making evergreens or
deciduous trees live when transplanted,
would do well to try mulching, and see il
they do not have better luck. We think
it is far preferable to watering, which so
many people practice in order to save their
trees. Ifwater be supplied, it should be
given in abundance at certain stated Pc
RODS, and not little at time, which
frequently does more harm than good,
by rendering the surface of the soil com
pact and hard, and preventing the admis-
sion of either heat or air-Mnss Pl0Ugh-
man.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-05-25
Beautiful Hands.

AS young friend was standing with us
noticing the pedestrians on the sidewalk,
a very stylish and elegant girl passed us.
"What beautiful hands Miss - has ~
exclaimed our friend.
"What makes them beautiful 2"
why, they are small, white, soft and
exquisitely shaped. The fingers taper
down delicately, and there is roseate
blush on the finger nails that no artist
could initiate"
"Is that all that constitutes the real
beauty of the hands ? Is not something
more to be included in your catalogue Of
beauty, which you have not enumerated,
to make the hand desirable ?''
"What more would you have 2"
Are they charitable hands, Have
they ever fed the poor? Have they ever
carried the necessities of life to the widow
and the orphan? Has their soft touch
ever soothed the irritation of sickness and
Gained the agonies of pain? Do the poor
bless those rose-tipped fingers as their
wants are supplied by them %
Are they useful hands ?" Have they
been taught that the world is not a play
ground or theatre of display, or mere
longing place? Do these delicate hands
ever LAHORE Are they ever employed about
the domestic duties of life-the homelv,
ordinary employments of the household?
Or does the owner leave all that to her
mother, while she nourishes her delicate
hands in idleness ?"
"Are they modest hands ? Will thew
perform their charities or their duties
without vanity? Or do they pander to
the pride of their owner by their dclicacy
and beauty? Does she think more of their
display than Of the improvement of her
intellect and character Had she rather
be called the girl with the beautiful
hands, than to receive any other praise for
excellency of conduct or character ?"
Are they humble hands? Will their
owner extend them to grasp the hard
hand of that old school-iellow, who sat at
the same desk with her, and on the same
recitation bench, but who now must earn
her living by her labor? Or will they re-
main concealed, in their exclusiveness, in
her aristocratic muf as she sweeps by her
former companion 2"
"Are they religious hands? Are they
ever clasped in prayer or elevated in praise !?
Does she remember the God who has made
her to differ from so many Of her sex, and
devote her mind, her heart, her hands to
His service? Does she try to initiate her
Saviour by going about doing good Or
are her hands too delicate, too beautiful
to be employed in such good works ?"
"These are the qualities that make the
hand beautiful one, in my estimation
There is an amaranthine loneliness in such
hands, superior to the tapering slenderness
of the fingers or the roseate hue of the
nails .....
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-05-25
Poe tic al.



Pm goin' TO die" says the Wilder Greene,
Pm goin' to quit this airthly scene;
1t Amt no place for me to stay
In such world as tits to day.
Such works aud ways is too much for me,
Nobody can't let nobody be.
The girls is flounced from top to toe,
And that's the hull o. what they know,
The men are mad on bonds an stocks,
Swearin' an shootin' an pickin' locks,
I'm real afraid I'll be hanged myself
Eff amt laid on my final shelf
There amt cretur but knows to-day
| never was lunatic any way,
But since crazy folks all go free
Pm dreadful afraid they'll hang up me!
There's another thing that's peslly hard
| can't go into neighbours yard
TO say How be you ?" or borrow pin,
But what the paper'll have it in:
We're pleased to say the Wilder Greene
Took dinner Tuesday with Mrs. Keene,"
Or "Our worthy friend Mrs. Greeners gone
Down to Barkhamstead to see her SON."
Great Jerusalem can't stir
Without a raisin' some feller's fur?
There amt no privacy,-so to say,
No more than if this was Judgment day.
And as for meetin'-l want to swear
Every time | put my head in there
Why, even Old Hundreds spilled and done,
Like everything else under the sun;
III USED 10 De solemn ana slow,
"Praise to the Lord from men below"
Now it goes like gallopn' steer,
High diddle diddle! there and here.
No respect to the Lord above,
No more'n eff he was hand and glove
With all the creturs he eyer made,
And all the jigs that ever was played
Prcachin' too-but here Pm dumb
But tell you what I'd like it some
If good old Parson Nathan Strong,
Out o. his grave would come along,
An give us stirrin' taste o. fires
Judgment an justice is my desire.
'Taint all love an sckish sweet
That makes this world or 'tother complete.
But law Pm old ! I'd better be dead
When the worlds a turnin' over my head;
Sperits talliin' like tarnal fools,
Bibles kicked out o. deestrct schools.
Crazy creturs n murderin' round
Honest folks better be under the ground
SO fare-ye-well this airthly scene
No more'll be pestered by Wilder Greene.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-05-25

SIMPLE LEvELING INSTRUMENT. A Gu.
riously simple and ingenious leveling in
strument has been invented by a Dresden
engineer. Two glass tubes, standing up
right on feet, and open above and below,
are connected at the bottom with an In.
dia rubber tube Of any desired length; if
water, therefore, is poured into one OF
these tubes, it will naturally rise to the
same height in the other, however uneven
may be the surface on which they stand.
When ground is 10 be lcveled, the tubes
are simply set up at convenient distances,
and stakes put in the ground so as to reach
the height of the water level; the more
uneven the ground is the higher must the
tubes be, though the Inconvenience arising
from this may be alleviated in measure
by the use OF temporary supports. The
peculiar advantage of this instrument is
that ieveling may be performed with it
even around corners. sf ~
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-05-25

medicines, deteriorates rapidly and be-
comes inert. | have used it in at least a
hundred cases of persons. some Of whom
were badly bitten, and in fully as many
cases of dogs, horses and horned cattle,
without single case of failure. Indeed,
| never heard of more than one case of
failure where the remedy was used.
Whether that was brought about by using
the herb after it had become too old,
whether it was improperly prepared, or
whether it was improperly used, have no
means of knowing. ....
,. Respectfully yours,
HENRY Il. BELTz.
p. 81 would only add that on several
occasions where it was out of my power
to get beer with which to make the
decoction, l have used sweet milk and
found it act well, but of course would al
ways much prefer to have the beer.
The Advocate vouches for the reliability
of DR.. Beltz. He is a physician of long
practice and much experience, and, as he
tells US in his communication, he has used
the remedy himself with unfailing success
in more than one hundred instances. DR..
Beltz is now Register of Wills for Carroll
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-05-25

When Spring comes laughing
BY vale and hill,
BY wind,ilowcr walking
And datfodil-
Sing stars of morning,
Sing morning skies,
Sing blue of speedwclI
And my Loves eyes.
When Summer comcth,
Full-leaved and strong,
And gay birds gossip
The orchard long
Sing hid sweet honey
That no bee sips,
Sing red, red roses,
And my Loves lips.
When Autumn scattcrs
The leaves again,
And piled sheavcs bury
The wide-whecled vain
Sing flutes of harvest
Where men rejoice,
Sing rounds of reapers
And my Loves voice
But when comes winter,
With hail and storm,
With red fire roaring
And ingle warm
Sing first sad going
OF friends that part;
Then sing glad meeting
And my Loves heart.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-05-25

bs -Personal.-As u young couple were
out riding the other evening the young
man ventured to ask for q kiss. The lady
was much surprised--as all young ladies
affect to be when such a request is made
and asked him what good it would do him.
ooh" replied the young man, "it would
make one feel so gay and llvely.n "Well,
Charlie, if as you say kiss is apt to make
one feel SO very lively, think five expect
to get homo before morning you had
better get out at once and kiss the old
horse" Xxx. la I'M .........'., X. .''...,t
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-05-25
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IL Hurts the Old FoSy Dealers.
THEY SQUEAL AT THE LOW PRICES AT
WHICH WE SELL OUR STOVES.
MEssRs. EDITORS conference.-the want
PRICES
Our foundry is right in the Coal and Iron re-
gions of Pennsylvania; therefore we can make
Stoves cheaper than any other foundry and we
will sell them at RETAIL at WHOLESALE
PRICES.
We are ahead in QUALITY We use none
but the best No. Iron and employ the best
mechanics we can procure.
We are Ahead in our "TIMES COOKE for
quick baking. 1t took the Gold Medal over all
competitors, baking 1119 lbs. Of Bread in Al
minutes from the time of lighting the fire
and only used lbs of wood.
# you acant the Best Baker, the Largcs Oscu
The Heaviest Iron, Tie Best FITTED Store, 6uy the
" TIMES COOK.
We guarantee every one. If it does not bake,
cook, draw or give satisfaction you may re-
turn it and we will refund the money
The only place to buy them is at 90 N. Gay
St., just above the Bridge.
slY1 DO not forget tie nuntber, SO. 1t is be-
tween Front Street and the Bridge.
s93"The No. is &c. o. 96.
w. j. IL. GLUCK,
90 n. GAY STREET, Baltimore.
p. s. As the city of Baltimore is being
flooded with stoves made in our Penitentiary
by Convict Labor, we would particularly warn
and caution our friends 10 be very careful
where they deal, and where they buy to ask
who makes the stoves. In fact come direct to
No. 96 n. Gay Street for explanations. se15