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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-09-05

LEARN Your BUSINESS THOROUGHLY.
A young man in leather store used TO
feel very impatient with his employer for
keeping him, year after year, for three
years, handling hides. But he saw the use
of it in after years, when in an establish
ment of his own he was able to tell by u
touch the exact quality of the goods 1t
was only by those thousands Of repetitions
that the lesson was learned and so it is
with everything in which we acquire
skill. The great army of the incapa-
bles is large enough; we should none of
us willingly join its ranks. The half-in-
formed, half-skilled in every business, out
numbers the others. dozens to one. 1t was
II good suggestion, worthy of being re-
membcred, which Daniel Webster made
to young man who asked him if there
was any room in the legal profession.
" There is always room in the upper story.
said the great statesman.
The better you know your business, the
better your chances to rise. If you drone
through your allotted tasks, without keep
ing wide-awake lookout on all that goes
IN about you, your progress will be need
lessly slow. You can gather much infor
nation by making a wise use of your eyes
and ears, and, perhaps, be able to surprise
your employer in an emergency by step
ping into the "next mans place and dis
charging his duties satisfactorily,
A fine lad, some twelve years old, was
employed in telegraph Office in South
ern town last year when the yellow fever
ragged so fearfully in that section. All the
operators were down with it, and others
sent on by the company were attacked.
No one knew that the lad understood the
business; but he had picked it up" and
now kept up communications between the
town and the outer world all the time the
fever lasted.
Ex Gov. Morgan was once clerk in Il
was an event in those days, but the young
man had proved SO faithful that he was
allowed to make the journey, and was en-
trusted with several commissions, among
them being one to buy corn. lie came
back in due time with me in the old stage
coach, and inquiries were made about the
corn. The price was very satisfactory,
but the old gentleman was afraid it could
not be good at so low price. A handful
which the young man pulled from his
pocket convinced him, but what was his
amoGement to find that he had bought
t1CO cGrgOeS.
"Why, Edwin, what shall we do with
it?' he asked in CONSERVATION.
Il have disposed of all you don't want,
said Edwin, "at an advance. | stopped
in stores as came along. l. could have
disposed of three cargoes if | had hat
them"
The profits were clear, and his employ
er said the next morning, 1--WE will lei
some one else do the sweeping" and Ed
win was made a partner though under
twenty-one. If you have n talent fol
business, it will he found out.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-09-05

PUr LIFE INTO YOUR WORK.-A young
mans interest and duty both dictate that
he should make himself indispensable to
his employers. He shonld be SO industri-
Gus, prompt and careful that the accident
of his temporary absence should be noticed
by his being missed. A young man should
make his employer his friend, by doing
faithfully and minutely all that is entrusted
to him. 1t is great mistake to be over
nice or lastidious about work. Pitch in
readily and your willingness will be appre-
eiated, while the" high-toned" young man
who bubbles about what it is and what it
is not his place to do, will get the cold
shoulder. There is II story that George
Washington helped roll a log that ono ol
his corporals would not handle, and the
Greatest Emperor of Russia worked as a
shipwright in England-tO learn The bust
ness. That's just what you want to do. Be
energetic, look and act with alacrity, take
an interest in your employers success
work and act as though the business was
your own and lot your employer know thai
he may place absolute reliance in youl
word and on your act. Be mindful; have
your mind on your business; because it il
that which is going to help you, not those
outside attractions which some of thu
boys, are thinking about. Take pleas
ure in work; do not 90 about in a listless
formal manner, but with alacrity ant
cheerfulness, and remember that whilt
working for others, you are laying th'
! foundation Of your own success in life.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-09-05


from the Central Georgia Weeklyl
Now de rain am come at last,
An dc long drouf time is past,
An de grass am comm fast
In de shower;
An lie mornin' glory brier,
An de pussley's CROWN higher
Eb'ry hour.
hOras-Oh, darkios, mind dis wainin';
You won. ha b long to play,
For dem glories in de mornin'
Brings troubles all TO day.
Oh, de cabbage laugh to-day,
An de squashes sing and play,
An dem taters grow away
Out lie row;
But dc cuckleburs am sprngln',
And de debil's seed am bringin'
WOIk and wo.
Oh, de rain-crow call de rain,
For de white folks good and gain,
But de darkes work in pain,
Mo- and mo-;
Fo de cotfee-weed am smilin'
An dat cotton.Geld an spilin'
For de hoe. -
Thank de Lor', lie know de best,
For do parChin' crop am blest,
AM de darkies have some rest,
In dc shower;
But dat mOrnin'-glory brier,
An dat pussley'5 growin' higher
ED'ry hourI
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-09-05

A TERRIBLE MoNsTER.-T Virginia
(Nev.) Enterprise relates the following;
The other day the residents OF the east
ern portion of the city were surprised, and
not little terrified at first, by the appear
ance in the heavens, and apparently how
ering over them, of fiery serpent of i'm
mense dimensions. Its head appcarcda u lu-
rid flame while its eyes rolled as if in
search if victims Its motions through the
air, as it billowed here and there, were
like the contortons of huge snake, This
monster was subsequently ascertained to
be Il Chinese kite Its head was red pa
per, eyes half red and half white, which
rolled as the wind found its way through
the apertures representing the sockets.
This head kite was followed by eighteen
others, about eighteen inches apart, made
of tinted paper oblong in shape, through
the centre of which passed slender rattans,
the tips extending some distance on each
side. and trimmed with iire-red tasSels.
Similar tassels along the tail and pendant
from the head gave the whole u flying and
and fiery appearance truly startling"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-09-05

A young man in Rochester went, not
long ago, to call upon some ladies. He
sent in his card, was kindly received and
passed pleasant evening. The next day
one of the young ladies happened to pick
mp the card again, and on the back she
found the following; "One game of bill
liards, fifteen cents drinks, twenty cents;
two games pool, forty cents drinks, twen-
ty cents; three games French with Joe.
fortr-live cents; drinks, sixty cents" The
card was returned with note telling the
young man that he had lost his memoran-
dunn book.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-09-05

She wouldn't have on her naughty bib;
She wouldn't get into her naughty crib;
She wouldn't do this and she wouldn't do that;
And she would nut her foot in her sunday hat
And she wouldn't lOOS over her picture book.
She wouldn't run out and help the cook;
She wouldn't lie petted or cOiXed or teased,
And she would 10 exactly whatever she pleased
She wouldn't have naughty rice to eat;
She wouldn't be gentle and good and sweet
She wouldn't give me one single kiss
Pray what cOult we do with u girl like this?
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-09-05

KILLED AND WOUNDED IN ANCIENT AED
MODERN WARFARE.--At the battle of
Talavera Q80O, the loss in killed and
wounded was one-eighth of those engag-
ed. At Austerliz Q8O5). it was one
seventh. At Malplaquet (l700), at Prague
Q759), and ut Jena (1806), it was one
sixth. At Friedland Q807), and at Water
loo (l8l5), one-hfth. At Marcngo O800)
it amounted to one-fourth. At Salamanca
QSl2), out of 10000 combatants 10000
were killed and wounded. At Borodno
Q812), out of 100000, $4,000 fell on the
two sides. At Leipsic Q813), the French
sustained loss of One-third of their total
effective force. At Preussich Eylan (1SO7),
$4,000 were killed and wounded out of a
combined total of 100000 combatants, civ
ing II lost of more than one-third while
at Zorndorf O75S), the most murderous
battle which history records in modern
times, out of $4,000 Russian and Prussan
troops engaged, $4,000 were stretched on
the field at the close of the day. Let lis
now come to more recent times. The
first great battle in which rifled firearms
were used was Solferino (1S59), and when
the war broke out it was confidently pre-
dctod that the effects of the new weapon
would be frightful; but the loss actually
fell to Ill of those engaged. At Koni9-
gratz, where, in addition 10 rifle weapons,
one side was armed with breech-loaders
the actual loss was further diminished to
l-l5. Finally we come to the last war, in
which the proportions were-Worth Ill,
Gravellotte LIP, and Sedan 1-l0 These
figures may surprise many who, not un-
naturally, imagined that improved weap.
ons entaled increased slaughter. 1t i,
not intended to imply that battles are moi
still sanguinary, but it is incontestabC
that they are much less so than they were
-Macmj5lan'S Maga&jnG.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-09-05

STREET TALK" Learn to talk like II
gentleman, my boy. Papa is sorry to hear
you talk street talk DO quit it"
"Whal is street talk, papa?'
"What did you just now say to sister,
Il told her to be quiet.
"But you said hush up! and said it very
loud and rudely. And what did you, ten
minutes ago, say to Marthaw
Il told her to get out of my way
"But you did not say it half so nicely rs
that. You said, Get out Of this! and |
think you called her some name. What
was t!'
Harry looked ashamed and the tears
came; but lie answered, II called her n
dirty snck. "
Just So That is what mean by street
talk-all these naughty words, and espec-
tally the rough tone and manner you hear
on The street. They belong to those boys
who have never been taught any better
and to those men who, though knowing
better, yet do not care anything about the
better way. But my little boy must meyer
use street talk again."
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-09-05

BooKs.-Books are not made for furni-
ture, but there is nothing else that so
beautifully furnishes house. The painest
row of books is more significant of refine
ment than the most elaborately carved
sideboard. Give us Il home furnished
with books rather than furniture-both il
you can, but books at any rate. 10 spend
several days at q friends house, and
hunger for something to read, while you
are treading on costly carpets and sitting
on luxurious chairs and sleeping upon
down, is as if one was bribing your body
for the sake of cheating your mind. Books
are the windows through which the soul
looks out. A house without them is like
II room without windows. No man has
Il right to bring up his children without
surrounding them with books if he has the
means to buy them. 1t is wrong to hi,
family. Children learn to read through
being in the presence of books. The
love of knowledge comes with reading
and grows upon it; aud the love of knowl-
edge in II young mind is almost warrant
against the inferior excitement of passion
and vice
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-09-05

ANOTHER GREAT BRIDGE.-Captain
Fades, who has done much wonderful
work in improving the Mississippi and
other American rivers, now proposes the
construction of bridge across the Bospho-
rus at Constantinople, thus connecting
Europe with Asia.
The bridge would be six thousand feet
in length and one hundred feet in width,
consisting of fifteen spans, the centre one
being seven hundred and fifty, the longest
one ever planned. The piers for this cen
trial arch must be two hundred and seventy
feet from foundation to summit, standing
in one hundred feet of water. The total
height of the fifteen piers is u half-mle.
The width of the bridge is to be one hun
dred feet; the material except floors and
piers. iron. Cost, not above $25, 900 900,
1t is doubtful that Turkey INDUCES in this
extensive luxury just now, but the six
years required for its completion may wit
ness change in affairs,
The Weekly Kansas chief., 1877-07-05
DyDepsias

Dr. II. V. Redfeld, who has been travelling
through the South, says: "a physician in North
Alabama, having large practice in the rural
districts, and of necessity stopping among his
patients, tells me that rineteen out of every
twenty of the meals he sits down to are of fried
meat and hot bread. Yet dyspepsia does not
follow to the extent one would suppose. He
thinks they escape the disease which such q di-
ct would seem to invite by the outdoor life
they lead This physician says that dyspepsia
would be an unknown disease in the Southern
States if it was not for hot bread and the frying
pan. Army life during the late war cured more
dyspeptics than bullets killed. l asked the
physician why it was that in the Eastern States,
where hot bread as diet is almost unknown,
dyspepsia was ever more prevalent than in the
Southern States. He said that it was pie and
cake that played the mischief in that quarter
Pie and cake worked the same injury to the
stomachs of the Eastern people that the hot
bread and the frying-pan did for the Southern
'ers. If anything, it was worse. He thought he
would rather risk his digestion upon Southern
biscuit than New England pie. The pie was the
greatest curse, and annually killed more people
by slowly breaking down their digestive pow
ers."
The Weekly Kansas chief., 1877-07-05
What the Deacon saws,

Good old Mrs. Call was very hard of hearing,
being somewhat advanced in years. Her daugh-
ter Lydia was q blooming..lass, who loved a good
frolic, and knew well how to get one up. Lydia
had arranged junket, and the young men
and maids were all on hand. In the midst
OF the fun IN popped old Deacon - to see
how the widow Jared. This was o wet blank
ct to the merriment, and Lyd ia was out of all
patience. She wished he would 60, and by and
by he gets up to depart.
30, Deacon" said mother Call, "don't think of
going before tea"
The good Deacon, SO strongly urged, replied:
"Well, rather think will, as the folks will
not expect me home till dark"
"What did he say, Lydia 7" asked tho widow.
Lydia had ready answer.
"He says he will not, to day, mother, as the
folks will expect him home before dark. Why,
how deaf you are, mother"
80, well, some other day, Deacon, won't You ~
said mother Call, as she showed the Deacon out.
"Smart girl, that" said the old Deacon, trudg-
ing along home. "she'li find her way through,
III warrant"
The Weekly Kansas chief., 1877-07-05
Mseful aud Cnrinns.
suNsTROKE.


As the heated term approaches, the rules for
the prevention and treatment of sunstroke gain
new interest. The Board of Health has collect
ed some information upon this subject in the
in English and German, and are to be circuiateu
through the city very soon, especially among tne
laboring classes. The following is the princiPai
part of the report:
Sunstroke is caused by excessive heat, and es-
pecially if the weather is "muggy!" Ii IS more
apt to occur on the second, third and fourth days
of q heated term than on the hrst. LOSS oi
sleep, worry, excitement, close sleeping room,
debility, abuse of stimulants predispose 10 IT, IL
is more apt to attack those working IN 'ns suh'
and especially between the hours OF II O'CLOCK
in the forenoon and o'clock in the afternoon;
On hot DAYS wear thin clothing. Have as cool
sleeping rooms as possible. Avoid loss OF sleep
and all unnecessary fatigue; II WORKING InoooIs'
and where there is artificial heat-laundries, etc.
Sec that the room is well ventilated.
If working in the sun, wear light hat, (not
black as it absorbs the beatD straw, etc, and
put inside of it on the head . wet cloth or a
large green leaf; frequently lift the hat from
the head and see that the cloth is wet. Do not
check perspirstion, but drink what water you
need to keep it up, as perspiration prevents the
body from being overheated. Have, whenever
possible, an additional shade, as thin umbrella,
when walking q canvas or board cover when
walking in the sun. When much fatigued do
not 20 to work, especially after IL o'clock in the
morning on very hot days, if the work is in the
sun. If feeling OF fatigue, dizziness, headache
or exhaustion occurs cease work Immediately,
lie down in . shady and cool place; apply cool
cloths to and pour cold water over head and
neck. If any one is overcome by the heat, send
Immediately for the nearest good physician
While waiting for the physician, give the person
cool drinks of water or cold black tea, or cold
Coffee if able to swallow. If the skin is hot and
dry, sponge with, or pour cold water over the
body and limbs, and apply to the head pounded
ice wrapped in towel or other cloth. If there
is no ice at hand, keep cold cloth on the head,
and pour cold water on it as on the body. If
the person is pale, very faint and pulse feeble,
let him inhale ammonia for . few seconds, Or
give him teaspoonful of aromatic spirits of am
monia in two tablespoonfuls of water with lit
tie sugar-Ne,c York Tribune.
The Weekly Kansas chief., 1877-07-05
VEGETINE
IS MY FAMILY
%ED1CINE:
WISH NO OTHER.
L WISH NO OTHER.

PROVIDENCE, April T. 1916
Mr. H. r. STEvENs-Dear Sir: When was about 8
years of age humOr broke out upon which my moth
tried to by giving herb teas and all other such
remedies she knew of but it continued grow worse
until she finally consulted physician, and he said had
the salt rheum and doctored for that complaint He
relieved some but said could not be permanently
cured. the disease originated in the blood remained
great sufferer for several years, until heard Of and
consulted phys ysican who said had the scroulous hu-
NOR and If would allow him to doctor me- he would
cure me. did So and he commenced healing up my
sores and succeeded in eectng external cure
short time the disease appeared again in form
head suffered the most terrible pain and there seemed
when my attention called while reading newspa-
per, to a yEGETINE testimonial of Mrs. Waterhouse
No 3s4 Athens Street South Boston and formerly
siding in South Boston and being personally acquainted
with her and her former feeble health
ed would try the Vegetine. After had taken a few
bottles seemed to force the out Of system
had running sores in my ears, which, for time,
very painful but continued to take the Vegetne until
had taken about s5 bottles my health improving all the
time from the of the first bottle and the
to heal commenced taking the Vegetne in 1s12
and continued its constant for six months At the
present time health is better than has been
since was child. The Vegetine is what helped me,
and most cordially recommend 1t to all sufferers espe-
ciay my friends. had been sufferer for 30 years.
and until used the Vegetine, found remedy
use it as my family medicine, and wish no other.
Mrs. b. c. COOPER,
No. 1Joy Street. Providence, X. /.
The Weekly Kansas chief., 1877-07-05
He Did not Want TO MeddIe.

Scene in public sitting-room. Frenchman of
the sans calofte order in corner, smoking a short
dirty pipe Enter selfevident Yankee adven-
turer, with stupendous shining stovepipe tow
ering his soap-locks, and wrapped in a long-tail-
ed over-coat. He walks up against the hot Stove,
and thin but fragrant wreath of smoke curls
upward from his coat tail to the ceiling, where
at the Frenchman replenishes his bowl with to-
bacco and garlic, and puffs away with the vigor
of locomotive. The smoke from the Yankees
coat tail assumed a darker hue, and the atmos-
phere of the room becomes redolent of the per-
fume of tobacco, garlic and burnt wool. The
Yankee glances angrily at the Frenchman, and
profanely exclaims:
"Darn the blasted old pipew
The Frenehman placidly removes the stem
from his mouth:
"Oui, Oui, darn re blasted old pipe, and darn
re blasted old coat tail, too. Here you smoke
him zees ten, twenty minutes, and he stink
sacre ben! and l nevaire say one word. / smoke
my pipe; you smoke your coat tail. Boze gen.
tleelmen shall smoke Eat which will please him
Ze most"
The Yankee gave one hasty glance in the rear,
and sailed from the room, leaving trail of sti
fling smoke behind him.
The Weekly Kansas chief., 1877-07-05
CANNING Fruits.

Fruits are 30 abundant, and farmers gardens
are nowadays 80 rarely without some one or
more kinds to servo up for the table, that there
is no excuse for any home to neglect attention
to preserving and canning some for Winter use.
Better spend five dollars on growing preserving
and eating fruits than half that sum for medi-
cipes or doctors fees Fruits are our healthiest
and cheapest cures or preventiyes for sickness
and disease. The simplest general directions
for canning are as follows:
A good rule is to use one pound of sugar with
four pounds of fruit, and enough water, when
heated, to keep the fruit from burning. The
cans should be soldered or sealed with sealing
wax, or cement made of equal parts of resin,
beeswax and tallow. Sealing-wax is best for
such cans as have grooved rims.
We give herewith statistical table of how
long to boil fruit and how much sugar to use:
The Weekly Kansas chief., 1877-07-05
Confessed More than He Intended.

Mark Twain tells the following funny Incl
dent:
"Why, Captain you appear to have a very bad
cold"
"ies, madam p said the Captain, who is fond
of working in his garden early in the morning,
in his shirt sleeves, 81 suppose deserve it. l
caught it while breaking the Seventh Command
ment last Sunday"
The party, male and female, started, and look
ed blank and then the lady who brought out
the remark said, as well as q choking it of laugh
ter would let her:
"Well, upon my word, Capt ain, considering
the unusual circumstances of the case, and your
present surroundings, it was hardly necessary
for you to enter so much into particulars"
When the innocent Captain got home, he found,
ment does not say, Thou shalt remember the
Sabbath day, to keep it holy"
The Weekly Kansas chief., 1877-07-05
VEGETINE.

Tho range of disorders which yield to the influence
this medicine and the mum Der Of defined diseases which
it never fails to greater than any other single
medicine has hitherto been recommended any other
than the propretors of quack nosrum These dis
Scrofula and all eruptve diseases and Tumors
Rheumatism, Gout, Neuralgia, and Spinal Complaints
and all infammatory symptoms; Ulcers all Syphitic
train of painful disorders which generally act Amer
can women and which carry annually thousands of them
to premature Dyspepsia that universal of
American manhood, Heartburn, Piles, Constipation, Ner
vousness Inability to seep, and impure blood.
This Is formidable list of human ailments for sin
gle medicine to successfully attack and it is proba
Bile that any article before the public has the power
to the quarter of them except Vegetne 1t lays the
axe at the root of the tree of disease by first eliminating
every impurty from the blood promoting the secrctions
opening the porethe great escape valves the
invgOrang the liver to its full and natural action
sing the stomach and strengthening digestion This
is precisely what Vegetne does and 1t does it quickly
and so easily that 1t accomplished fact almost before
the patient Is aware of it himself.
The Weekly Kansas chief., 1877-07-05

TAPE WORMS IN CUCUMBERs.-Persons who
are fond of cucumbers will be sorry to learn
that DIR. Leidy, at a recent meeting of the Acad-
my of Sciences, Philadelphia, exhibited a speci-
men of tape worm said to have been taken from
the inside of large cucumber. This is the first
time he had heard of one of these worms having
been found in q vegetable. The specimen has
all the characteristics of true tape-worm, but
belongs apparently to an unknown species. The
ovaries, containing round yellow eggs, are confn-
ed to the anterior extremity of the segment.