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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-28

DOMESTIC HABITS OF THE SwEDEs. -
These settlements consist Of two or per-
haps four houses, with the necessary out
buildings, and seemed generally inhabited
by the several members of the same fami
". Some Of them have existed a consid-
cradle time, and are occupied now by the
grandchildren or great-grandchildren of
the original settlers. Originally the Gov
ernment granted free gifts Of land, but
they have now ceased to do this, and the
number Of the settlers does not appear 10
be receiving many additions from outside
The houses usually consist of two or more
large rooms on the ground-foor with lofts
above, and vast chimney -hearthS in one
corner, in which the logs of pines, some
two or three feet in length, are piled up
right when a fire is wanted; being lit,
they burn up in few minutes into a roar
ing fire which gives out an intense heat.
The family live chiefly in the kitchen, and
this and the guest-chamber are about
twenty or thirty feet square, and furnished
with kind of sofa bedstead which pulls
out so as to afford a sleeping accommoda.
tion of about five feet, six inches by three
feet. The kitchen itself is not over-clean,
nor are the personal habits OF the people
without reproach in this respect; vet the
guest-chamber the linen, and the crock
cry, leave nothing TO be desired.
The houses are surrounded by n small
clearing where the settlers cultivate fol
their own consumption sufficient oats and
other grain, hay and potatoes, They SOW
4 l,..i. IN, L u,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-28

The London correspondent of the West
erH Morning NerS remarks that, "The
evidence which has been given before the
Arctic committee fully bears out all that
has been said with respect to the grievous
mismanagement which occurred. Both
Sir George Mares and Captain Stephenson
were of opinion that rum was of more i'm
portance than limeuice, and though the
medical officers directed that the latter
should be taken by the sledge parties, the
two captains preferred that the parties
should be provided with rum, and that the
limejuice should be left behind. Thus ii
came to pass that what promised to be a
most successfully-organized expedition
ended in disaster. BY the way, the rum
seems to have had an actually deleterious
effect. Ayles. young Good Templar ol
25, was the only one of the party COM
manded by Commander Aldrich who did
not take alcohol. He went further north
than any other human being has ever gone
and returned to the ship after ITO days
sledging, dragging his companions behind
him, and the only one of a party of seven
who had not been frostbitten or ill with
scurvy."
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-28

LAYING FOR HM-It having come 10
the ears of the United States officials at
this point that Big English. the boot black,
had handful of lead nicke> in his pos, es-
sion the boy was yesterday interviewed
on the subject.
" Yes I've got nineteen bad nickels in
my trousers pocket WAS his prompt re-
ply.
"And what are you doing with lbem?'
Holding right to EN-. You needn't
think you have got case agin me, for
you haven't"
"Iow did you get those bad peces?"
"Rich man, who shall be nameess-
black his boots every morning-hands re
out lead nickel-thinks he has got soft
thing on me, but I'm laying for him.
How?'
"Why, he's got daughter bout my
age. I'll be thinking of marrying in two
or three years more. and I'll shoulder a
bag of his nckels, walk into the parlor,
and gently say: "'Mister man, love
your fair daughter, and demand her hand
in marriage. Behold the proofs of your
vile perfdy and come up to the rack or go
to the jug! You just keep still and let
him shower out his bogus coins. l amt
handsome, but I'm a terror to plan,-De-
troit Free Press.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-28

We bend tonight o'er hallowed form,
And our tears fall quietly down,
As we look our last on a friends dear face,
With its tranquil peace and its patient grace,
And hair like silver crown.
As we touch our own to the dear, cold hands,
From lie's long labor at rest,
We notice a bunch Of golden wheat,
Plucked as il token of love so sweet,
And Laid on the ilGnt breast
Flowers would have whispered offadelcss bloom
In land where fall no tears,
But the ripe wheat tells Of the toll aud care
The patient waiting, the trusting prayer,
Andthe ganeled good Of years
Weknow through what laJors his nis havcpls G
Through what rugged places his feet,
And we joyed IN the peace of MS brow SO white,
AS touched aliealy with heavens own light,
AS it shone in the rpened wheat.
AS each goes up from the fields ol earth,
Hearing the treasure of life,
God looks for the gathered grains Of good
From the ripening harvest that shnins Stood,
Butawaiting the reaper's knife.
Then faithfully tot, that in death you may go,
Not only with blossoms sweet,
Not bent with doubts OF burdened with cars,
Or with dead dry husks of lilies wasted years
But la len with golden wheat,-AHoH.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-28

MARK TWAIN 5 CHARACTER. - Mark
| Twain, in his " lnnocents Abroad spoke
disrespectfully Of Capt. Duncan of the
Quaker City, and the captain recently re-
taliated in lecture before few people in
New York, saying that Mark represented
himself, on boarding the Quaker City, as
a Baptist minister, and wanted to dead
beat his passage. and likewise that he was
continually soaked in bad whiskey. The
quarrel is not Of sufficient interest to war
rant giving all the details; but this, from
Marks reply in the NeW York World, is
certainly enjoyable:
What l need, now that am going into
print, is Il text. These little things do not
furnish it, Why does the captain make
no mention ofthe highway robbcries which
| committed on the road between Jerusa-
lem and the Dead Sea? He must have
heard Of 1.-THE land was full of it, Why
does he make no mention of the fact that
during the entire excursion | never drew
sober breath except by proxy? Why
does he conceal the fact that | killed Il
cripple in Cairo because thought he had
an unpleasant gait? Why is he silent
about my skinning leper in SMYRNA in
order that | might have little something
to start museum with when | got home ?
What is the use of making charges" out
of mans few little virtuous actions when
that man has committed real indiscretions
by the dozen? But where is the use of
bothering about what Il mans character
was ten years ago, anyway? Perhaps the
captain values his character of ten years
ago. never have heard of any reason
why he should; but still he may possibly
value it. No matter. do not value my
character Of ten years ago. can 90 out
at any time and buy II better one for half
it cost me. In truth, my character was
simply in course of construction then. |
hadn't anything up but the scatfolding, 50
to speak. But have finished the edifce
now and taken down that worm eaten
scaffolding. | have finished my moral
edifce, and frescoed and furnished it, and
am obliged to admit that it is one of the
neatest and sweetest things cf the kind
that | have ever encountered, | greatly
value it and | would feel like resenting
any damage done to it. But that old scat
folding is no longer Of any use to me; and
inasmuch rs the " captain seems able 10
use it to advantage, hereby make him a
present of it. 1t is little shaky, of course,
but if lie will patch it here and there he
Will find that it is still superior to anything
of the kind he can scare up upon his own
premises.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-28

a GAP ?Ioi5 -, a remaTNaoie story OF
IgcI'n ,1 ''L'IIhs 9isasIer Is Ioid IN me Ne"
, loIA l'tpers "nIcl record lhe Gealh at lhe
4sl Iuh - IoT tne insane al fonghAeepsir, Oh
JauiTS II, H. flnorc' at a one ume Il wealthy,
! lntL''l"nt ana Wgl.kno"h yI ana suecessio u
operator III on; j. ne was engaged IN 9os',
,i'''S ~ NeW lo'h; hu1 III the ou.oreaN OF
'Ii pIl ,AG'.Cnth' ~ plI'nic interested ID 'he
oe''o' !,t'' ,>oo'f wen "liIrn i'Io4enl MN
an e''Sy fortune fortune ana l!e f'.'Ieu "nou' zen
iea'S aTo WIN ,n Il qlirt'r oi hi'Iio' Gol-
I'Is' anu e>.ao'I>h h'o lliihH'Ii IN luxurious
pounlIN % seA' on l., :; ~ lSl3h D''s'f0uS
9Pe'U''I!ohS' 'heIuoIl9 llir oiliulh% OF Il
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-28

Mr.. Bayard Taylor, writing of ami.
nal nature in the AAantic, tells this story
Of Il parrot owned by 4 friend in Chicago: ::
When the great fire was raging, its owner
saw that she could rescue nothing except
what she took in her hands. There were
two objects, equally dear, the parrot and
the old family Bible, and she could take
but one. After moment Of hesitation
she seized the Bible, and was Fastening
away, when the parrot cried ont in loud
and solemn voice, GOOD Lord, deliver
us No human being could have been
deaf to such an appeal; the precious Bible
was sacrificed and the bird saved. He
was otherwise Il clever bird. In the home
to which he was taken there were among
other visitors gentleman rather noted
for yolubiliiy. When the parrot first heard
him it listened in silence for some time,
then to the amazement Of all present it
said very emphalically, You talk too
much.' The gentleman, at first embar-
rassed, presently resumed his inteTuue |
discourse. Thereupon the parrot laid his
head on one side, gave an indescribably
comical and contemptuous H'm-mw
and added, There he goes again.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-28

MATRIMONIAL SCENE.-"Ca you let
me have some money this morning to pur.
chase new bonnet, my dear?r
By-and-by, love"
That's what you always say, my love,
but how can buy and bug without
money!"
And that brought the money, Just as one
good turn deserves another. Her wit was
so successful that she tried it again next
week.
a want money, my dear, to buy new
dress"
Well, you can't have it; you called
me bear last night" said the husband.
80, well, dear, you know that was only
bscause you are so fond of hugging.n
1t hit him just right again, and she got
the money and something extra, as he left
his pretty wife and hurried off to business,
saying, 1t takes fortune to keep such a
wife as you are-but It's worh IT,"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-28

TIE Boss " SAN Francisco NEWS
BoY.-Everybody who has frequently
passed up Montgomery street in the latter
part of the afternoon just after the evening
papers are out, has constantly observed
among the swarmS of vociferating news
boys one particular lad of striking appear
ance. He is rather taller than his asso-
clateS, angular, spare and active. His
youthful frame is bent like that Of an old
man, partly owing to sickness and partly
to u pernicious habit of bending over his
books, for he is an assduous student. This
l4-year-old boy, lean and delicate, has the
grave and meditative countenanco of a
man of 40-deep lines, sharp eyes and
high cheek-bones being the prominent
characteristics. His garments are, OF
course, durable material, and rather shah
by This lad, james Handley, has been
selling the Buiiefin-he confines himself
exclusively to this journal and stock list
for four years, and has property, none
tlry and real, valued Mt nearly $4,000
Every day, fair or fon, finds him on the
street. diving into street-cars, making his
shrill voice distinguishable above the cries
OF his comrades; darting to and lroamong
the pasSers.by like the wll-o'-the-wisp,
everywhere at once. lie pursues beaten
track, daily routine or system, and never
deviates therefrom. He sells so many
papers that he employs smaller boy 10
carry great bnndle up to the corner Of
Market and Montgomery streets as re-
serve supply, while he himself has one
hundred or more on his arm. His profits
amount TO from $l5 to $2j per week. and,
if he fails to clear $3.50 on any afternoon,
he goes home dissatisfied. But to earn and
hoard money is not Ills sole ambition H
aspire5 to Il profession, and attends the
Lincoln school, where he is an orderly,
industrious pupil, and ranks high in his
class. He recently built house on Tee-
graph hill for $500, and sold it to his
brother (also newsboy, and two years his
senior) for S2200. the brother shortly after
ward selling the property to capitalist
for $500. He has an eye to the value of
possessing real estate and owns several
lots and two houses on Telegraph hill,
where he resides with his parents. Jimmy
bids fair TO become California street
capitalist at no distant day.-.Sm Frd7ciS-
co BalIetin.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-28

ENVY.-Ihe moment man achieves
success there's always somebody at hand
10 tell how poor, how obscure, how "no
account " he used 10 be, and to express
wonder and astonishment that he should
ever have amounted 10 anything" The
fact that lie has amounted to something
that he has proved himself a success
seems 10 make some of his acquaintances
feel that they have been robbed in man.
ner, and that by so much as he has risen
above them in position or influence, by SC
much they are dwarfed. Men who have
groped blindly to lind a fitting place fol
the exercise of their talents, find it, and
with it come naturally appreciation, mon.
cy, influence, prosperity. Can their good
fortune cause anything but rejoicing in 2
magnanimous and noble mind? There
are very few men of note before the pub
lie who have not fought their way uT
through poverty, Obscurity, disaster ant
countless oppositions of adverse circum
stances. In fact, almost everybody thai
is anybody has had to fight for his
crown, and when he gets it, shouldn'
everybody rejoice with himP Doubtless
there's many and many rough diamond
that is never polished and set, but lies
buried in mountain gulches, covered will
mud. Many mute, inglorious Milton
sleeps in quiet country churchyards; bu
the world Is flashing with light from dia
monds that are set, ringing with melody
I from Millions that are not mute. One
thing is certain: the man or woman who
is occupied in picking to pieces the crown
lawfully won by successful neighbor il
not likely ever to wear one; for the time
thus spent is worse than wasted, and tht
disposition that can find pleasure in EN-
ployment SO ignomnious and degrading
can never find those aspirations, labor
and tolls congenial which bring deserve,
reputation, and honor and success.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-28

good fortune to hear him at Austin. Peo-
pie came from the country IS miles around
to listen to him. The hall where he lect-
ured was filled to overfiOwing, of course
and all the available standing room was
occupied. The hotels in town had their
utmost capacity tested that night.
Perhaps no other occasion ever brought
SO many people into the place from the
surrounding country as that. Mr.. Beeoher
continued his tour through Iowa and Hi
MOS. Sunday the 18th he will preach in
st. Louis and the 25th he will have COM
pleted his Western engagements and be
again in his pulpit in Brooklyn.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-28

a newspaper correspondent writes from
Texas: Apples cannot be grown here
and, while cabbages and potatoes grow
luxuriantly. they willrot within two week.
after being taken out of the ground. Res
identS of cities dare not allow grass tc
grow in their yards around their residences
for fear Of furnishing hiding places fol
tarlntulas and centiped,s. And at present
can say that | have not tasted Il well.
cooked beel.steak since | have been in the
st,,ie, ana more than half of the time have
not had milk enough to color coffee, to say
nothing of the utter imp'ssibility of hav.
ing any TO drink"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-28
PADDLE YOUR owN CANOE.

PADDLE YOUR OWS CANOE.
Up this world and down this world,
And over this would and through,
Though driftcd about,
And tossed without,
Why, paddle your own canoe"
What though the sky is heavy with clouds
Or shining a field Of blue;
If the bleak wind blows,
Or the sunshine glows,
still paddle your own canoe"
What if breakers rise up ahead,
With dark waves rushing through,
Move steadily by
With a steadfast eye,
And "padde your own canoe"
If hurricane rise in the IN idnight skies,
And the stars are lost to view,
Glide safely along,
With a smile and a song,
And "paddle your own canoe"
Up this world and down this world,
And over this world and through,
Though weary and worn,
Bcrelt and forlorn,
Still paddle your own canoc."
Never give up when trials come,
Never grow sad and blue;
Never sit down
With tear and frowu,
But "paddIe your own canoe"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-28

A writer in the UaiuerSliiSt says Hol-
land wind mills have arms of an enormous
length and carry 5000 yards of canvas.
American wind mills have only arms of
an ordinary size, but when they are sent
TO Congress they can stand up and tire out
the Hollandest wind mill that ever spread
its bellying sails to the rising gale.-BF-
linqton HdUkeye.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-28

Please keep your eye on the fact that
medical men pronounce cigarettes a great
promoter Of consumption.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-28
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-28

his colored highness. Ogden8Jwgh Jou,
nal
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-28

What did you get?" she asked AS he
returned from a two days deer hunt
Got back" was the cool reply.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-28

RATS IN POSSESSION OF A COUNTRY
However jocularly some gentlemen may
see fit to refer to the effort now being
made by our Representatives in the Gen
eral Assembly to afford relief to the peo-
pie Of this particular locality against the
pest of rats, it is nevertheless question
Of serious concern TO at least the people of
Saline and the eastern limit Of Lavfayette
County. The rats have become almost as
numerous as Pharaoh's locusts, and are
destroying hundreds of bushels of corn annu-
ally for our farmers. They are also prey
ing upon small animals and fowls, such rs
pigs, chickens, ducks, etc. The writer of
this, speaks from his own observations as
regards the facts here mentioned. Young
pigs are literally gobbled up But we
dare not tell half of our grievance against
the rats, for fear the whole of our state
ment would he discredited. Our loose
deep, ca,lcmeous soil such as the bounty OF
nature has nowhere else tackled on to Cul
planet, is, together with the great blessing
Of the profuson of cereals which it pro
duces, a regular harbor for rats 1t looks
like all the rats Of the great Mississippi
| Valley have congregated here, and as this
is the third year of their sojurn among us,
we begin to fear that they have brought
along all their kith and kindred, and in
tend to stay. They are here unquestona-
bly, by the millions, and the little predl
tory kind of warfare now waged against
them, and putting to death all the prison
ers, is nothing more than so many drops
. Il 1
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-28

The following anecdote of the late Sen
ator Nye is told by the Virginia City (Ner.,
Enterprise:
l." He was telling US incidents of Il jour
ney to Europe, from which he had ther
Just returned. Among the rest, he sale
the Sultan Of Turkey ordered in his honor
Us a Senator of the United States, CRANE
review Of the army in Constantinople. ant
the Grand Vizicr mounted him upon :
steed which he described as magnificent
Said Nye: He WAS Il pure Arabian. He
had coat like velvet he felt like myr
lad of steel springs beneath man; hi;
eve was between lions and woman S
with all the courage Of the one and all the
human gentencss and beauty of the Other
blended he knew was an old man and
Was as tender of me us Il child. When
dismounted | could not refrain from ex.
pressing 10 the Grand Nizier my admira
ton for the incompatible creature. He
heard me through an interpreter, and
then, bowing low, begged me to accept
the horse as mark of the profound regard
which the Sultan entertained for me.
Did you accept him, Senator?' we asked
A peculiar look came into the old mans
eyes as he replied: Il made a rapid cal
cuation and saw that had not enough
money, to pay the freight on the animal tc
New York, so l took high gronnd.
bowed low in return to the Grand Vizler
and bade the Interpreter to explain to him
that while touched 10 the heart by this ap
probation and generosity OF the Sultans
it was, was sorry to say, against the law;
Of my country for Senator of the United
States to accept present from any for
eign prince, potentate or power "
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-28
Tht FREEMAN

MONTPELIER VT.
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 2S. 1917.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-10-31
The Table Turned.

Some time since, on one of the
North River boats, a lady, who had
attracted much attention for the
masculine turn of her manners and
conversation, was seated at the Ia
BILE opposite a gentleman, who, in
taking some butter, in the absence
of the usual knife, used his own,
which the lady observing, called
aloud to the waiter
"Wait-ta! bring another plate
of butter; that man pointing to
the genteman) had his knife in
this ~
The unfortunate wight almost
sank under the curcious gaze OF
all the company but said nothing,
determined to watch his opportun.
ity to return, for the cruel morti-
fication, change in her own coin.
He waited but a moment, ere a
plate Of dried beef was handed to
the lady, who unceremoniously
took some in her fingers, and
placed 1t upon her plate.
"Wait-tap exclaimed the gentle
man, in turn, "bring mother plate
Of beef; that woman has had her
fingers In thisp
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-10-31
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