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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-14

COLLEGE v. UNIvERsITIEs.-rh world
will Lever outgrow universities. America
has not too many colleges. 1t is not indi-
cative of breadth, or of originality, to he
harping on one note, that American col.
leges ought to be concentrated into II few
universities. This would greatly diminish
the number of students. Few who pro-
claim that doctrine give any evidence of
having thoroughly studied the subject. On
the law of supply and demand, some Of
them will improve, some modify their
character, some disappear. Not coercive
or restraining, but encouraging efforts are
needed, and rapidly whatever be the de-
mand. it will be supplied. If the princi-
pie which we have laid down is correct,
all can see the bond of connection between
colleges and our common schools of every
grade They are all engaged largely in
one work-to make the most of manhood
Not simply to pile up an objective mass oil
Information, but to give to their pupils
power TO create and power 10 employ
Journal of HeaW.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-14

QuIETING AUDIENCEs.-A correspond
ent of the Graphic recalls the incident CIV
en- below, occurring thirty years ago in the
old Brooklyn Museum There was - coup
lie Of roaring farces on that night and the
house was full. The star was Fred NJ.
Kent, low comedian of considerable au-
dncity and full of fun. He was man of
resources, too, never slumped by any
thing, full of expedients. Well, suddenly
smoke was seen by the audience. Its ori-
gin was not quite certain, but it strongly
suggested Il fire. 1t increased for mo-
ment, when several jumped up, put on
their hats and started for the door. There
was cry of fire and a panic was immi-
nent. At this juncture Kent rushed to the
foot.lights, struck an attitude of mock
tragedy, and shouted in tones that pierced
every part of the house, Better stay
'round-better stay 'round-Goin to cut Il
watermelon soon!" The effect was in
Simultaneous. There was Il roar of laugh
ter, II momentary diversion, during which
the smoke was suppressed, and the farce
went on.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-14

GAS SPRINGS IN CENTRAL NEW YORK.
Henry Kimelein lives in the town of
Marcy, short distance from the station.
He has a farm of one hundred and forty
five acres, about forty-five acres of which
is in gulf which runs into Toby's gulf.
The soil is slate and qucksand. A creek
runs through the gulf. About eight years
ago Mr.. Kimelein noticed what appeared
to be water bubbling up near cowpath,
in this gulf He believed he had discover
ed fine spring and felt of the water to
ascertain whether it was cool. He was
surprised to find that it was warm, and
that comparatively little water came from
the spring, but considerable air. He
noticed the same condition of things from
time to time, but only observed as pecu-
liar that there was no outlet to the spring,
if spring it was.
About three weeks ago. while we'll
was being dug on the farm of Griffiths
Roberts, which adjoins Mr.. Kimelen's
farm. inhammable gas was discovered.
Learning of the discovery, Mr. Kimelien
thought of the phenomenon he had noticed
in his gulf, and examined it. He found
the spot where the spring was located free
from snow, but covered with ice in the
shape of dome. In the top of this dome
was a hole, from which, apparently, gas
escaped. On applying n match to the vent
the gas ignited, throwing up large blaze.
When the ice had been removed, it was
found that there were three springs in wa
ter about ten inches deep. Each spring
sends up Il series of bubbles of gas which
ignites when match is applied. One of
the vents sends up three large bubbles at
intervals of minute and then subsidies
When it was found that the gas would
burn, the news spread rapidly. Two vents
of the spring were covered with barrels,
in the top of which gaspipes and burners
were placed. The pressure overturned
the barrels, and they were weighted down
with large stones. The blaze from the
burner is about equal to that produced by
six.foot gas burner. Visitors came to
see the springs by day and by night, and
marvelled much at what they saw
At the first it was thought by some that
the gas might be sulphuretted hydrogen,
which abounds in sulphur springs. Thurs
day Professor Gardner, of Whitestown
Seminary, visited the place, and, after ex-
amining the gas, pronounced it carburet-
ted hydrogen, coming from the decomposi-
ton of vegetable matter, like coal or oil,
but he says that there is slight prospect of
obtaining coal, as the geological strata are
too far below the coal measures to allow
the presence of coal. Nevertheless COM
pany has been formed to try for coal and
oil. The village of Fredonia, in the state,
is lighted with natural gas, and it is high
ly probable that if the gas springs in the
Marcy gulches are sought out and their
gas confined, the amount will be sufficient
to light the houses of all the farmers in
the neighborhood and perhaps sufficient
to pay for bringing it to Utica.-Utica
Herald, February 2G.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-14
SATURDAY NIGur.-Saturday niol

SATURDAY NIGur.-Saturday night
makes people human, and sets their hearts
to beating softly, as they used to do before
the world turned them into war drums and
Jared them to pieces with tattoos. The
ledger closes with Il crash, the ron-doored
vaults come to with bang, up 90 the
shutters with II will, click goes the key in
the lock. 1t is Saturday night and bust
ness breathes free again. lomeward, ho.
The door that has been aiar all the week
gently closes behind him; the world is all
shut out Shut out? Shut in rather Here
are his treasures, after all, and not in the
vault and not in the book-save the record
in the old family Bible-and not in the
bank. Maybe you are II bachelor, frosty
and forty, Then, poor fellow, Saturday
night is nothing to you, just as you are
nothing to anybody. Get Il wife blue eyed
or black eyed, but above ALL true eyed.
Get little home, no matter how little; a
sofa, just two or two and half, and then
get two or two and half in it of q Satur-
day night, and then read this paragraph
by the light of your wle's eyes, and thank
God, and take courage.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-14

A SENSIBLE DoG.-Herc is an anecdote
that comes to us all the way from Austria
liza: Sixty years ago when was teacher
in Kilmalcum parish, says John Frazer, |
was using whiskey btters for my stom-
acl's sake. One day l dipped Il piece of
cracker in it and gave it to the dog. He
ate 1t up, curling up his lips to avoid the
taste. Ere long he became tipsy-,nIe
howled most pileously, and naturally
looked up into my face as if for help. He
began to stagger and fall like drunken
man. The appearance of his eyes and
face were extraordinary. lie lay on the
floor and howled until the effects of the
drink wore off. This was supreme folly
it was wicked. The dog never forgot the
trick. Whenever after | went to the press
for the bottles he hastened to the outside
of the house. One day, the door being
closed, he sprang with one bound through
u pane of glass, to get outside the door,
So much for the wisdom of the dog-in-
linitely surprising foolish drinking men.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-14

GEN. WASHINGTON SEES THE JOKE.-
Mrs. Wright, the celebrated wax-head
modeler, had II son who was an artist.
" Wright came to Mount Vernon"-Gen.
Washington told Watson-"with the
singular request that that l should permit
him to take Il model of my face in plaster
of-Pars, to which consented with some
reluctance. lie oiled my features over,
and, placing me flat on my back, upon a
coat, proceeded to damp my face with the
plaster. Whilst in this ludcrous attitude,
Mrs. Washington entered the room, and,
seeing my face thus overspreal with the
plaster, involuntarly exclaimed Her cry
excited in me disposition to smile, which
gave my mouth Il slight twist, Or com.
preston of the lips, that is now observa.
bic in the busts which Wright aflerward
matle.n
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-14

Look into the home of II fretful man or
woman, and mark the discomfort, the un-
happiness, the positive misery, they often
cause within its sacred enclosures. Notice
II fretful man in his business relations
bow disagreeable he makes himself to
others, ana how much he detracts from
his own power to act coollY and wisely.
See such man in church-what an amount
of friction and trouble he causes, where all
should work smoothly and quietly, besides
the rasping and discomfort such a person
occasions, the example he sets is most
pernicious Children easily catch the
manners of their elders, and fretful peo-
pie have no one to blame but themselves il
they hnve worrsome, teasing, disagreeable
Children. .-Eraminer and Chronicle.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-14

Several prominent Philadelphia politi-
clans despise rough practical joke, late
ly played on them. They each received
" strictly confidential telegrams signed
" Halstead,' one morning, saying Gov.
Hayes was most anxious to consult with
them. Flnttered and proud, they started
for Columbus, neither knowing what was
taking the other that way. One of them
stepped off at Ptlsburg, where tele-
gram met him telling him the previous
dispatch was hoax. He returned home
a sadder man, but what befell the other
victims on their arrival at Columbus, il
they reached there, will probably never be
revealed.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-14

Here are some fine specimens of the
American gift of exaggeration: 1--WE are
told of grass in Colorado that is so short
you must lather it before you mow."
" There was man who stood under a
pile driver to have pair of tight boots
driven on. He found himself shortly after
in China perfectly naked and without II
cent in his pocket" There is man in
the West so bow-legged that his pantaloons
have been cut off with circular saw"
A Western editor said Of II tornado, 1T
was wind that just sat up on its hind legs
and howled"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-14

a FRENCH CRITIC ON AMERICAN LIVING,
The defects have pointed out in youl
hotel management suggest their own cure
And to the careful consideration of your
people would submit the following OBJ.
servations: In the first place, your break
fast isa mistake. Usually, Immediately
after you arise from your beds, you partakc
of heavy meal Of steaks or chops, gar
nished with potatoes, followed by three or
four eggs and Surmountod by hot rolls and
buckwhcat cakes. The digestive organs
even of healthy person are not now in Il
condition to receive such II meal; not un-
til two or three hours after one h Is awak-
ened do they recover from the apathy
which sleep produces.
In France, Germany. Italy, in civilized
countries in the East. throughout the West
Indies, among the English, Spanish and
French Creoes, this law of our nature is
recognized and respected. You may be
less preiudiced against my suggestions if |
furnish you with illustrations from colo
ny of Anglo Saxon origin instead Of
French. Let me submit the mode of living
among the white inhabitants of Barbadoos
which is similar to that in most of the An
titles.
On rising, Il cup of coffee and biscuit,
(the equivalent to the cafe aN laU and rol
of the French and Italian), then a bath
then the males of the family Proceed
to their places of business, usually about
A. NJ, and at this hour professionals, mer.
chants and bankers may be found ut theil
Offices; ut about 10 A. NJ. large portion
of their duties for the day are performed
The letters are read and answered. Sc
much responsibility is removed from thciI
minds that they are now in fit condition
to digest II substantial meal. They now
return to their homes for breakfast, when
they partako of fish and chops accompan
led with the inevitable rice and followed
by fruit the whole being washed dowr
with bitter ale, and cup of coffee or tie;
after the meal. The next and last meaI
for the day is dinner. This is usually ia
ken between five and seven, And, if posi-
BILE this meal should be taken after the
days work is over. You will eventually
become nation Of dyspcptics if YOU
men of business will persist in dioing il
the midst of their hours of business ant
refuse themselves sufficient time to masti
cate and digest what they eat GalaEy,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-14
ABRAHAM LlNcoLN's PRACTICAL HU-

ABRAHAM LINCoLN's PRACTICAL HU-
Manufacturing the Spring of 1862 |
was engaged in the city of Washington
in preparing hospital Accommodations for
the wounded soldiers brought up by the
steamer from the peninsula. A few davs
after several hundred of the wounded
from the battle of Williamsburgh were re-
ceived, | met Mr. Lincoln near my hos
pital and asked him if he would not come
in and make us u visit. With that pecu-
liar serio-comic expression of his face as
sumed at times which those who were
familiar with him will not soon forget, he
replied, " Do you think it would be RIGHT
for the President of the United States to
make visit except by special appoint
mentP" | said, That is for You to deter
mine, Mr.. President" Well, then, how
would you like it ii came to see YOU to-
morrow at 5 o'clock" / told him would
be gratificd, and he drove on.
Punctual to the time the next day he
came, and | showed him through the
wards containing some five hundred sick
and wounded men. He walked quietly
through, talking pleasantly, shaking the
hands OF those who had hands to shake,
and endeavoring by his kindness and con-
slderatlon of their wants to encourage and
comfort the poor fellows. After spending
about two hours he was about to leave
when said: 1--WE have some wards in
which there are about thirty officers Of
various gradds, from generals to lieuten-
ants; would you not wish to visit them?''
10 which he made this reply: 1.-The Off
GERS will be taken care Of | have no fears
for them; but l wished to know that the
men were properly provided for" "-Let-
ter 10 The NeW hGreN (Conn.) Palladium.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-14

THE SKYE TERRIER.-Among all the
foreign dogs who from lime to time cast
in their lot with US there is none more
thoroughly reputable than the Skye terrier.
He is not as refined gentleman us the
English mastiff but he is the embodiment
o; sturdy honesty. He is not only extreme
y intelligent, but he has the good sense to
be content in that station of life to which
he has been called and TO avoid snobbish
imitation of the manners of those who
oulrank him in the social scale. lie is al
ways cheerful. active, and anxious to do
his whole duty. In his own peculiar field
of industry he is without II rival. The
combined breadth and subtlety of his views
in regard TO rats command the admiration
of every man who respects thoroughness
and skill. There are other dogs who pro-
feSs to be experts in rats, and occasionally
Scotch or an English terrier is capable of
doing good plain rat-killing in workman
like way, but in perfect mastery of all
the niceties of rafting the Skye is un-
rivaled. As II remedy for burglars, he is
also exceptionally safe and etficacious.
Unlike other small house-dogs, who will
bark with the utmost violence when the
master of the house returns at "a. NJ, from
prolracted labor ut the Office or store, and
who will stupidity accept the midnight
burglars impudent assertion that lie is ihe
local clergyman, who ought not to be bark
ed ut, the Skye dsdains to create disscn.
sion between man and wife by untimely
barking, but refuses to listen to the slight
est word of explanation from burglar.
Perhaps his highest merit is his sunny
temper, which nothing can disturb. lie is
never vicious and never mad Physicians
tell us there is not on record sing gle case
of hydrophobia which can b, traced to Al
Skye terriers bite. When he has been
disappointed in regard to bones, or ill.,
treated by cowardly master, he simply
goes out and relieves his mind with stray
cats Sincere, good-tempered, honest. con
scentious, and efficient in the discharge of
his duty, and withal modest and unassum-
ing, the Skye terrier has all the virtues of
the Scotch Lowlandcr, without the atler's
occasional faults -Er.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-14

One reason why SO few Of our own
preachers are conspicuous workers at the
Tabernacle is that many of them are Just
now happily busy with prosperous and
protracted meetings in their own Churches
Large numbers of visiting brethren are
almost always present, but are not recog-
nized of course, by the leaders of the
meetings. The great breadth of the meet
ing is seen, in the distant places which
are constantly represented in these SER
vices. Last week, on one day Brothers
Judkins from New Hampshire, Beeman
from Springfield, VT. Reed from Colum-
bin, Me-, j. NJ. G. Fulton, the able pastor
at Montpelier, VT. y. w. Scott, of Dover,
j. ThurSton. also FROM Dover, and others
were present. These visitors drink in the
spirit of the great meetings, and carry
their atmosphere with them MS they return
TO their own charges. The meetings have
been very fully attended during the week,
except in the storm of Friday when II
good audience was present, although Mr..
Moody was detained by sickness. A large
space in the Tabernacle is devoted to Wis
itors from out Of town, so that the strang-
ers are sure of comfortable seats. There
is no considerable increase of interest, but
certainly no abatement. The preaching
is still eminently arousing, convincing,
and instructive. The singing is worship
ful and spiritual.-From lions Herald
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-14

There is street in Virginia City, Ne
vada, paved with quartz refuse from the
mines, the metal in which is estimated to
be worth $l33,000. This reminds us of n
story once current about q city in which
the bricks of which the buildings were
constructed contained enough gold 10 gid
the entire surface of the houses.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-14

| Much TOO IOUD.-It was house clean.
ing time, and the wooden clock, whose
place was in the dining-room, found it.
self on the library table, face. to face with
The black marble clock that belonged in
the parlor.
"Why, where in the world did yor
come fromP" asked the wooden clock, in
harsh voice. Il never heard you tick
or strike. Have you been in the house
longp"
Fifteen years. replied the marble one,
in low tones,
Fifteen years." repeated the wooden
clock, holding up its hands in wonder.
" That's long time. Eve only been here
three, And did you never talk louder
than you do now?"
" Never" said the marble clock.
"And don't you ever strike?n
"Oitener than you do; for | tell the
half hours, us well rs the hours. Listen,
I'm going to strike twelve in IL moment. "
And at the end of the moment rang out a
sweet tinkling sound, like the Ginning of
wee silver bells.
"IIa! ha" laughed the wooden clock
rudcly. Do you call that striking? Just
hear mcm and it struck the midday hour
with such brazen clang that the bronze
lions on each side of the marble clock
started and put their paws over their ears.
There, what do you think of that?' it
said, as the last stroke died away. "And
my ticking can be heard all over the
house. How much more valuable must
be than you are.n
"There's where you make great mis-
take" said the marble clock quietly.
" You are much too loud. | ann worth ut
least twenty of you"
Twenty of me!' said the woolen one,
so Indignantly that its tongue-in other
words, its pendulum fell off.
YES said the marble clock, "exactly
twenty. The more refinement one has -
" Refinement" interrupted the loud
talker. " What's that?"
al mean," answered the marble clock,
" the nicer one is the less noise one
makes"
"Oh, indcedn' said the wooden clock
scornfully. "Well, for my part, like to
hear myself speak, and like others to hear
me, too. don't believe in clocks being
seen and not heard.'
by the by, weIe MT you shut up in Il
closet last EVENING"" asked the low voiced
one, slyly," " because somebody had new
book and wanted to read in peace? Then
you couldn't have been either seen or
heard"
81 wish they'd take me back to the din
ing-room," said the wooden clock. IL al
ways did hate house-cleanng putting
everything out of its place, and forcing Il
clock into the company of stuck-up stran-
gers"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-14

a MAN TO BE REMEMBERED.-Wh we
arc erecting tombstones over dead martyrs
and placing laurel wrcaths on the brows
of living heroes, don't let's forget to drop
IA tear upon the grave of the man who
conceived the idea of putting potato on
the snout of kerosene ean.-From the
Falton Times.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-14
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The person who is forever feeling his
pulse, and testing his heart AMI examining
his liver, will soon develop hypochondr Il
and there is kind Of spiritual chemistry,
self.anatomy, violent selfscoutng, which
induces morbidity and II whole train of
ugly feelings
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-14

EFFECT OF IMAGINATION UPON HEALTH.
To regain or recover health persons
should be relieved from all anxiety con-
cerning diseases. The mind has much in
huence over the body. For n person to
think he has Il disease may produce that
disease. This we see effected when the
mind is intensely concentrated upon the
disease of another. 1t is found in the hos
pitfalls, and physicians who make special
ty of certain diseases are liable to die of
them themselves, and the mental power is
so great that, sometimes, people die Of a
disease which they only have in imag-
inaton. We have known person TO die
from imagining that he had a cancer in
the stomach when he had no cancer or any
other mortal disease. Reading medical
book containing descriptions of certain
diseases has often produced the symptoms,
even among young medical students, while
they at last got the disease unless it was
stopped by common sense treatment.
Therefore, well persons, to remain well,
should be cheerful and happy, and sick
persons should have their attention drawn
as much us possible from themselves, and
directed upon subjects cheerful to contem-
plate. Notwithstanding the mind is n
product of the impressions upon the
senses with which the body is provided,
and, therefore, greatly under the influence
of The bodily conditions, it has in its turn
some influence over the body and its san.
itary condition, and this to II greater ex-
tent than is generally rccognized.-Nnu-
tttcturcr md Builder.