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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-04

TIE FLOOR OF THE OCEAN.-The report
of the expedition sent out from London in
Her Majesty's ship Challenger, has recent
ly been published. Nearly four years
were given to the examination of the cur
rents, and floors of the four great oceans
of the world. The Atlantic, we are told,
if drained, would be a vast plain, with a
mountain ridge in the middle running
parallel with our coast Another range
crosses it from New Foundland to Ireland,
on the top of which lies submarine
cable. The ocean is thus divided into
three great basins, no longer "unfathoma-
BILE depths The tops of these sea noun
tains are two miles below II sailing ship,
and the basins, according to Reeius, are
fifteen miles, which is deep enough for
drowning, if not for mystery. The noun
tains are whitoned for thousands of miles
by n tiny. creamy shell. The depths are
red in color, heaped with volcanic masses.
Through the black, motionless water of
these abysses move gigantic abnormal
creatures, which never rise to upper cur
rents. There is IN old legend coming
down to US from the first ages of the
world on which these scientific deep sea
soundings throw curious light. Plato
and Solon record the tradition, ancient in
their days, of country in the western seas
where flourished the first civilization of
which, by volcanic action, was
submerged and lost. The same story is
told of the Central Americans, who still
celebrate, in the feast of Izcalli, the fright
ful cataclysm which destroyed this land
with its stately cities. De Bourbourg and
other archHologists assert that this lost
land extended beyond the West Indies.
The shape of the plateau discovered by
the Challenger corresponds with this theo-
ry. What if some keen Yankee should yet
dredge out from its unfathomed slime the
lost Atlantis.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-04

ANIMAL FRIENDsHrPs.-Har Week.
pean sources, of warm friendship among
animals. Here are II few of them:
\ gentleman in Sussex had cat which
showed the greatest affection for young
backbird which was given to her by a
stable-boy for n day or two after she had
been deprived of her kittens. She tended
it with the greatest care; they became in
separable companions, and no mother
could show II greater fondness for her off
spring than she did for the bird.
Lemmery shut up cat and several
mice together in a cage. The mice in time
get to be very friendly, and plucked and
nibblcd at their feline friend. When any
of them grew troublesome, she would
gently box their ears. A German maga-
zine tells of II Mr.. Ilecart who placed a
tame sparrow under the protection of a
wildcat. Another cat attacked the spar
row, which was at the most critical mo-
ment rescued by its protector. During the
sparroW's subsequent illness its natural
foe watched over it with great tenderness
The same authority gives an instance of a
cat trained like watch dog to keep guard
over yard containing hare, some spar
rows, blackbirds and partridges.
A pair of carriage horses taken to wa
ter at stone trough, then standing ut one
end of Manchester Exchange. was followed
by IL dog that WAS in the habit Of lying in
the stall of one of them. AS he gamboled
on in front the creature was suddenly at
tackled by Il mastiff far too strong for his
power Of resistance. and it would have
gone hard with him but for the unlocked
for intervention of his stable companion,
which, breaking loose from the man who
was leading it, made for the battling dogs,
and with one well delivered kick sent the
mastiff into Il cooper's cellar, and then
quietly returned to the trough and finished
its drink. In very sensible fashion, too,
did Mrs. Bland's half-Danish dog Travel
Ter show his affection for his mistress's
pet pony. The latter had been badly hurt,
and when well enough to be turned into IL
field, was visited there by its fair owner
and rcgaled with carrots and other delica-
cics. Traveller for his part, never failing
to fetch one or two windtall apples from
the garden, laying them on the grass be-
fore the pony, and hailing its enjoyment
of them with the liveliest demonstrations
of delight.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-04

AN EMPERoR's KINDNEsS.-Empero
William, of Germany. is kind-hearted
old man. Two anecdotes are told which
illustrate his natural disposition:
An official of the German civil service
and his wife recently celebrated their dia-
mond wedding. The emperor, in his re-
tirement, heard Of this event, and sent a
medallion portrait of himself in golden
setting, ornamented with the imperial
arms, by way of p wedding present, and
at the same time sent his regrets that his
inability TO write prevented his appending
his autograph which, however, he prom
ised as soon us he was able to do so.
The other incident is Us follows: Two
children of a butcher, in village few
miles from Berlin, having heard Of the
emperor's fondness for blue corn-howers
(our bachelors buttons), gathered great
nosegay of them in the fields, and without
saying anything to anybody started off on
the Berlin highway, trugged all the weary
miles to the city, found their way to the
palace, and handed the flowers to the lack
ey " Tor the good emperor.
There appearance attracted attention,
and when questioned they told their sim
pie tale. They were taken into the pal
ace and given luncheon, which was
probably the best they had ever eaten,
and then, as the emperor OWNED that the
parents must be by this time in great anx-
iety, the two little dusty and way worn
children were sent home in the imperial
carriage, IN honor which made them the
most distinguished residents of their little
village.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-04

THINGS WORTH KNOWING. That fish
may be scaled much easier by first dipping
into boiling water about minute.
That salt fish are quickest and best
freshened by soaking in sour milk.
That milk which has turned or changed
may be sweetened or rendered fit for use
again by stirring in a little soda.
That salt will curdle new milk; hence
in preparing milk porridge, gravies, etc.,
the salt should not be added until the dish
is prepared. ..
That clear boiling water will remove
tea stains and many fruit stains. Pour
the water through the stain, and thus pre-
vent its spreading over the fabric.
That IL tablespoonful of turpentine boil
ed with your white clothes will greatly
aid the whitening process.
That boiling starch is much improved
by the addition of salt, or sperm, or both,
or little gum arabic dissolved. .... IT,
That blue ointment and kerosene mixed
in equal proportions, and applied to bed
steads, is an unfailing bug remedy, and
that coat of whitewash is ditto for the
walls of log house. tr
That kerosene will soften boots or shoes
that have been hardened by water, and
will render them pliablc rs new.
| That kerosene will make your teakettle
rs bright rs new. Saturtte woolen RAG
and rub with it. 1t will also remove
stains from the clean vanished furniture
That cold rain water and soap will re-
move machine grease from washable
! fabrics. ..t.,.4 ..t.. ...u.. .YY-'a'
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-04

A WARNING. Prof Wilder of Cornell
University has done great service to hu-
manity by palentng what he calls "ker-
osene warning tag" TO be attached to all
packages of that laid. On its reverse side
he gives these timely hints as to the proper
use of kerosene oil and lamps: =" Buy the
best oil The lower-priced varieties are
apt to be more volatile and explosive.
Have your glass lamps securely hung. Sc
lcct those in which the end of the burner
is elevated considerably above the body of
the lamp. Lamps to be carried should be
of metal, have handles, and be Of some
safety pattern. Fill the lamps by day,
LIGHT and never while lighted. If obliged
to fill them Il. night, have the light at least
a ward of, and not in Il current OF ar
Lamps should be filed daily and never
lighted when partly empty Never caary u u
glass lamp lighted. A lamp with the WICK
turned down is more liable to explode.
Keen the can closed and in n safe place;
Never pour on the fire. If burning OIL
rels upon the floor, smother with woolen
Blanket, rug, carpet or clothing. II tho
clothing takes fire, wrapa blanket or rug
about the person. or roll him upon inc
floor.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-04

OPEN MOVEMENT OF SECRET SOCIETIES.
When great political party arises
making financiabissue of an insane sort,
the multitudinous secret lodges of all kinds
are under strong temptation to unite.
Even Justus Schwab, in New York, has Il
certain influence with the rougher class of
voters. | know that in New York City an
investigation was lately made rs to the
socialistic labor party, rs it was found that
only eight hundred men in that city and
five hundred in Brooklyn belonged to its
organizations. OF these a thousand were
Germans, and of these thrce-Quarters were
saloon keepers. Not more than half hun
dred Americans were enrolled. There
were only few Irish. But the knights Of
labor are largely under American control.
According to their own statement, what
they mean is to protect labor against capi-
tal,and TO do this, if necessary, by inaugural
ing simultaneous strikes in different parts
OF the country, especially at railway CEN
tiers, and by acquiring and using political
power to cripple capital and support the
interests of the workingmen. a... ,.
million and n half of voters in secret
organization, spreading steadily under the
soil; two million unemployed people in
the United States; and demaoogues
searching north. south, east and west for
pedestals foresee not ruin in the Amer
lean national future under universal suf-
frage, but painful political and social crises,
unless by public discussion, by justice, by
Christian philanthropy, by the central
IDEAS of the Christian commonwealth, we
prevent the formation of an unprnciped,
an Ignorant and an unemployed class
bring the controlling power in politics into
loyalty to sound ideas; estimate men nei-
ther by the bags of gold, nor by the windy
socialistic philosophers on which they may
happen 10 ride, but by character; and pro
claim all classes friends who are loyal to
the throne which has foundations, and all
enemies who are opposed as rebels and as
traitors to that supreme government
Joseph Cook.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-04

TALK WrrH TIE BoYs.-No words of
counsel and cheer pay better than those
spoken to boys whom you meet OCCASION
ally on the street, or at your home, or in
your place of business. Boys like to be
recognized by those older than themselves.
And boys are u great deal more impressi-
bic than they commonly have credit for
being. If you see Il boy doing some fool
ish thing, or some wrong thing putting
at u cigar that is Il little shorter than he is,
reading u dime novel or flash paper,
making sport of some poor unfortunate, or
quarreling with comprehension pass
him with u sneer wondering that boys
will be so silly or so vicious; but stop and
say wise and kindly word to him. Tell
how he can do better, and why it is worth
his while to try it. He never had such a
word as that from you-possibly from no
one else. A word of that sort Just now
may shape his course for life. Or, if you
see boy doing n manly or gentlemanly
act, interfering to protect some weaker
one, rising to give Il seat to some one older
than himself, or showing himself attentive
to his mother, say word of hearty COM
mendation to him. Let him see that his
well doing is noticed and approved. There
are sure returns for such work as this
Sli1dHy School Times.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-04
lRlSuMEN AND CITl

lRlSuMEN AND CIrIEs.-What seems SO
strange II contradiction in 1rishmen is that
while in their own country they cling to
land with life and death tenacity, in this
country, on the other hand, they cling TO
cities. Lord Dunraven, however, who has
great Irish estates, stated in q speech
which he made in connection with Lord
Leitrim S murder, that the Irish, us peo-
pie, are not fond of agriculture, and only
take to it in the absence of other occupa-
tions. In Australia is current saying
that the English trade, the Scotch farm,
and the Irish hold all the offices, and it
appears that office holding is an avocaton
which in all quarters of the globe appears
to be particularly acceptable to them.
They are very gregarious and fond OF
physical action, and thus make capital
soldiers when under II firm hand. Again,
quick perception makes them excellent
lawyers and physicians; but although the
mathematical standard of Trinity college,
Dublin, is exceedingly high, lrishmen
have rarely been conspicuous in the field
of science, and the list of Irish inventors
is small The fact is. that while a wonder
oualy quick, they are not Il dilligent peo-
pie. An Irishman educated ut IN English
public school and university spent several
years us master at school attended by
the best class of Irish boys. He said that
while incomparably quicker of apprehen-
sion than English boys. yet they had rare,
ly attained at seventeen rs much solid
knowledge TO carry away as the latter do.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-04

THE Z. EyANGELIsrs." There is grow
inc M over the country small, irregular
force of men, well-intcntoned, many OF
them, however, under educated, following
the example of Mr.. Moody, and to large
extent tcaching-with more or less consist
cnce and publcily-what are called pre-
millenniai views" and so getting ready
themselves. aud preparing some others ior
entering into d" Plymouth-brotherlsm' II a
man can be said to enter that whlch Is
without landmark or definite boundary ..
some of them are already brethren OF
the "open'' kind--one of the egrler stages
Of the disorder. In the full development
of The thing all churches are denounced
rs corrupt and worldly organizations. from
which all saints must "come out, ana
the ministers of which arc money-lovlng
or pace-loving hirelinss, " hat should
he done? Two things: ministers had bet
ter do their own evangelistic work IN
their h lunds rather than engage these men ;
and secondly, in their sermons, BIble-cIass,
q, and weekday lectures pastors should
teach the ruth on such topics as have been
snoghslod. ANY "evangelistsN who are
40 above described will denounce this
statement. The others will be grateful ior
it.-Dr John. Hall.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-04

TIE BRIDE AND Her DowRY.-A
clergyman was sent for to visit a girl who
was seriously i'll. The illness proved fatal
and the mother was left bereaved of her
child as well as her husband. A few days
after her child's funeral the widow called
and requested TO see the clergyman. She
put into his hand small package, con-
tanning money. which she begged he
would give to some society which was
sending the gospel to the heather world.
He opened the parcel, and to his amaze
ment counted out twenty dollars. He at
once demonstrated with the widow, told
her that, gaining her precarious living as
a laundress, she surely ought not to give
so large sum. With firmness she urged
him to take it, and then said; How
came to have this large sum is Just this ::
When my child was born, | thought
She'll live to get married some of these
days and thought | would begin to put
by u little sum to be store for her then,
and | began that day with sixpence. You
know what happened last week. Well, l
thought to myself, The Heavenly Bride
groom has come, and lie has called her
home to be His bride; and rs lie has taken
the bride, it is only right He should have
the dowrY.'"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-04

HOME RELIGION.-Home religion is a
thing of the heart-which is the same as
saying it is thing of love. 1t may exist
/ in connection with forms; and it may ex-
ist in its sweetest unfolding Independent
of forms. 1t may say grace at the table
and it may not say grace at the table. 1t
may be gifted to sustain family altar !;
and it may not have the gift requisite. But
if the heart be right, there shall be grace
and prayerfulness albeit forms be lacking
in the family. There is way of eating
your food which thanks God better than
any formal grace-saying that can be devils
ed. There is way of kissing the wife
after the meal, and the husband is leaving
for his Office, which covers the whole
ground between husband and wife intend
ed to be covered by the influence of the
family altar, We have known n man to
ask a blessing on food which he himself
condemned in the very next breath. To
thank God for food, and. scold your wife
or the cook in the next breath because the
steak is over done, or the cakes not brown
ed TO your suiting, or the tea too strong,
is something more. friend, than impety
it is indecency. Home religion should be
loNluS lliSt III tll, anu l'tSL Vi dll IL SuOulV
believing. 1t should be very patient,
too especially on those days when it is hard
to be patient. 1t should be cheerful, es-
pecally when it takes wit to invent occa-
sions of mirthfulness. 1t should be brave,
not to face the troubles that are without,
but the troubles that are within. A kind
ly word, a pleasant speech, cheerful or
sympathetic look, touch of the hand in
the old tender fashion of the courtng days,
Il stroking of the check and the soft move
ment of the palm over the hair-"Foolish
trcks?' You are fool if you say it,
frieml. You didn't think they were fool
ish tricks once, and you were wiser then
than you are now you have dropped them.
A little more courting in married life
would keep marriage life what courtship
is. The foolishness of love is wiser than
the wisdom of hate; and the more foolish
you are in these directions, the happier
will your homes be and the sweetcr will
be your home religion.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-04

SELECTED MISCELLANY.-Quick believ-
ers need broad shoulders. r.... tnd
A good wit will make use of anything.
Genius finds its own road and carries its
own lamp. ''
Kindness is an invisible force of un-
measured power. ."a.@ 81 3D. "lnuus
A man is sometimes more generous
when he has little than when he has
much. -,.-.Ll.1.tIt sE rt,. lag,y
From the little acorn comes /" the mon
arch of the forest pushing upward ever.
It's lesson is perseverance," '1' ''"''H''G
Man must be disappointed with the lesser
things Of life before he can comprehend
the full value Of the greater, .,,. .,,t,,..
No one ever did a designed injury to
another but 1t the same time ne did II
much greaterto himself. '.W yoa. 9gadW
4 1t is dangerous for ono to climb his FAM
lily tree too high, for he is very apt to get
among dead and decayed branches.
Strange as it may seem to you, mankind
had rather sec you fail than succeed, be.
cause they had rather pity than admire ,--
Josh. BGliags, ..,,,., ,,.l,.l, ,,s,,, ed s.rro,
| Some one has beautifully said that "sin-
cerity is speaking rs we think" believing
as w0 pretehdI acting as we profess. per-
forming as we PROMISE and being asaws
appear .b1gjpaa ri G995 sYAa o biA2 {
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-04
OvER-DOING IT.-Aunt Mehitabel thus

OyER-DoING IT.-Aunt Mehitabel thus
sensibly writes from Penn Yam, N. ":
There is Il good deal of sense and true
taste in Faith Rochester's remarks on
house decoration in the September number
Of the ADaeric4R Agric~ltHrjSt; little touch
es here and there do brighten up II room,
and make it more cheerful and home-like,
but the truth is, that ladies who have q
taste for fancy-work are apt to over-decor-
ate their rooms un'il they too much
resemble one that my sister saw last year
in an interior town. and which she describ-
ed to me rs 'mottoed, and bracketed, and
wall-pockoted, and dried grassed to death!
Certainly the owner of that room did not
believe with Michael Angelo, that the
strictly beautiful is the very purgation of
superfluities.' There can be to much o.
a good thing. ....
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-04

MIR. MOODY ON CHURCH FAIRs.-Mr
Moody is opposed to church fairs. AT
Baltimore he said few days ago: " And
there are your grab bags-your grab-bags
| tell you there is too much of this. Your
fairs and your bazaars won't do, and your
voting, your casting of ballots for the
most popular man or the most popular
woman, just helping along their vanity,
| tell you it grieves the spirit, it olIends
God. They've got so far now that for
twenty-five cents young men can come in
and kiss the handsomest woman in the
room. Think of this! Look at the church
lotteries going on in New York. Before
God would rather preach in any barn,
or the most miserable hovel on earth, than
within the walls of church paid for in
such way. What is the use of going to
Il gambling den when you can have Il
game of grab with lady for u partner? -
Of church choirs which are not composed
of Christians he disapproycs in the same
emphatic way: a. tell you it's about
time you stopped hiring ungodly men and
ungodly women TO sing in your church
choirs, just because they happen to have
good voices. You smile. | tell you it's
no smiling matter. You ought to blush
with shame; that's what you ought to do.
And there is such thing rs having an
orgaDst who gets drunk, and who can t
play but he must 90 back every now and
then and take drink TO refresh him"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-04

TAKING CoLD.-The PersScopG saws /;
" When IL person begins to shiver, the
blood is reeeding from the surface; con.
gestion, to Il greater or less extent, has
taken place, and the patient has already
taken cold, to be followed by II fever, in
tlammaton of the lungs, neuralgia, rheu-
matism, etc. All these evils can be avoid
ed and the colds expelled by walking, or
in some exercise that will produce a
prompt and decided reaction in the sys-
tenn. The exercise should be sufficient to
produce pcrspiration If you dro so stu
ated that you can get glass of hot water
to drink, it will materially aid the perspi
ration, and in every way assist nature in
her efforts to remove the cold This course
followed, your cold is at nn end, and
whatever disease it would terminate in is
avoided; your suflerngs are prevented
and your doctors bill saved"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-04

Are you willing to be rs the dew, to
steal abroad in the darkness and carry
blessings to mems doors which shall enrich
them and do them good and give them
joy, and steal away again before they
wake TO know what hand brought the ben
ediction? Are we willing to do great
favors to others and not have them know
to whom they owe them9 Are we willing
to work without gratitude, without recog-
milton, without praise, without re!prn2
Are we content to have our lives pourcd
out like the dew to bless the world and
make it more fruitful and yet to remain
hidden away ourselves; to see the effects
of our lives all about us-in the homes
and characters Of others, in beauties and
Joys springing up, and in benefits prepared
by our hands and enjoyed by others-and
yet never hear our names spoken in praise
or honor? And yet is it not thus that we
are to live9 Self is to be utterly forgot
ten. Praise is not to be sought. Every
thing is to be done for Christ. All the
honor is to be given to Him We are to
seek, like the gentle dew, TO bless the
world, to breath inspiration everywhere,
to shed quickening influences upon other
lives, TO impart helptullness and noble i'm
pulse to all we meet. But, like the dew
again, we are to do all these things quietly.
We are to strive to give help, without an
nouncing ourselves.-EWngcliSt, .