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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26
ABuRIINGToy H,wKEye R,II,D

Oh, don't you remember the orchard, Maud,
And the oil gnarly tree by the gate
And the apples that come when the blooms were
gone,
Which the worms and the children ate?
Oh, don't remember how /; struck the worms,
dear Maud,
But mind just how awluIly felt,
When they carried me home, in a bow-1ot, Maud,
With peck Of apples under my belt.
Oh, don't you remember the mellow.ot Mlul,
And the brooklet that rippled from the sping,
where the buttercups CLEANED in the clover, Maud
And we listened 10 the meadow larks sing?
Oh I've strOlled down there in manhood's days,
But got up and busted when found
That I'd sat right down where some bumblebees
Maud,
Were just coming out of the ground.
Oh, don't you remember the hillside Maud,
When we hunted for the brown thru-h's eggs,
And the little red ants by the million, Maud,
Used to crawl up fellows trowser legs?
could talk of the happy Old times, dear Maud
From now I'LL the M ddle OF November,
But man of my age can forget, you bet
blamed sight more than he'll remember.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26

RUINED BY A SPIDER Spiders crawl
ing more abundantly and conspcuously
than usual upon the indoor walls of our
houses foretel the near approach of rain,
but the following anecdote inlimates that
some of their habits are the equally GER
tain indication of frost being at hand.
Quartermaster Disjonval. seeking to be-
guile the tedium of his prison hours at
Utrecht, had studied attenlively the habits
of the spider and eight Years of impris-
onment had given him leisure to be well
versed in his ways. In December of 1894
the French army, on whose success his
restoration to liberty depended, was in
Holland, and victory seemed certain. if
the frost, then Of unprecedented severity,
continued. The Dutch ENJOYS failed to
negotiate a peace, and Holland was
despairing. when the frost suddenly broke.
The Dutch were now exulting, and the
French generals prepared to retreat. but
the spider forewarhed Disj nval that the
thaw would be of short duration, and he
knew that this weather monitor never de-
ceiyed. He contrived 10 communicate
with the army Of his oountrymen, and its
generals, who duly estimated his charac-
ter, relied upon his assurance that within
few days the waters would again be pas
able by troops. They delayed their re-
treat; within twelve days the frost had re-
turned and the French army triumphed.
Disionval was liberated. an u spider had
b. ought down ruin on the Dutch nation
Baltimore hetOs.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26
Josh Billings on Beer.

] have tinallv. cum to the conclusion that
lager beer is not intoxicating.
| have been told by German, who sed
he had drunk it all mite long, just to try
the experiment. and was obliged to go
home entirely sober in the morning. l
have seen the same man drink eighteen
glasses, and if he was drunk it WAS in Ger
man, us nobody could understand it.
1t is proper enuff to state that this man
kept lager beer saloon, and could have
no object in stating what was not thus.
| believe him to tn" extent of my ab'li-
ty. | never drank but three glasses of
lager in my life, and that made my head
onlwist as though it was hung on the end
of string, but was tol that it was ow-
ing to my bile being out Of place; but |
guess it was so, for | never billed over wus
than did when got home that nile NV
wife thot was going TO die, and | was
afraid that shouldn't, for it seemed us
tho everything had ever eaten in my life
that if my wife hadn't pulled off my boots
just as she did, they would have cum thun-
dern' up too.
D, how sick was!-fourteen years ago,
and can tasle it now.
never had so much experience in SO
short time.
If any man shud tell me that lager beer
WAS not intoxicating, | shud believe him,
but if he shud tell me that wasn't drunk
that mite but that my stummick was oul OF
order, shud ask him TO state over few
words Just how man felt and acted when
he was set up.
If | wasn't drunk that mite, had sum
of the most natural simtums that Il man
ever had and kept sober.
| In the first place it was about eighty
rods from where | drank the beer to my
house. and was just over two hours or
the road, and hole busted thro each one
of my pantaloon neez, and | didn't hrv
any hat. and tried to open the door by tn,
bell-pull and hiccuped awiully and saw
everything in the room trying to ge
round on the back side of me, and sittn
down on chair, did not wait long enuf
for it to get exactly under me when WA
going round. and set down little to-
soon and missed the chair about twelve
inches, and couldn get up soon enuff t.
take the next one that cum along; and tha
amt awl my wife sed WAS drunk as I;
beast, and, rs | sed before, began to spin
up things freely.
If lager beer ain't Intoxicating, it use(
me most almighty mean-that | know.
Still. hardly think that lager beer il
intnxic,,ting for hav been ,old so; and
am probtb the only man who ever dranl
any when his liver was not plumb.
don't want to say any hing against ;
harmless temperance beverage, but if
ever drink any more it will be with m.
hands tied behind aud my mouth prize,
open.
don't think lager beer is intoxicating
but if remember rite, think it tasted Il
me like glass of soap suds that a pickle
has been put tew soak in.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26

What marvel, what mystery, what to-
kcns of the divine presence, is this famil-
iar art Of slnmbcr Considr into what
regions OF wonder it carries you and no v
near it carries you to God. While you
lie there so unconscious you are enthralled
by Il power you cannot resist; YOU have
surrendered to il your dearest possessions !;
yon have lost all control over Them; your
limbs are impotent; your faculties are dis
hevrcd, aud deaths twin brother
presses ON your heart. Heroes, staiemen
and kings throw aside the implements of
thclr pomp and power, as child throws
aside its toys, to lie down to rest as II
child in its mothers arms. D! the won
dellul truth is, that when we lie down to
rest, we all do lie rs it were, in Il mother S
arms; for II love as tender as mothers s
a vigilance far more tireless, II protection
lar more sure, during the dark and silent
season, it is at work for us, keeping the
delicate fe.spring in motion, and the
chords of the mind in tune. There you
sIeep,and while you rest, YOU and your
SIeeplng-chamber are borne through great
Stgmenls of space into the realms OF the
dawn,-into the splendors of u new morn
nlng. You awake, and new, fresh life
PUSHES through every artery; weariness
arises, strengthened for its new labor
poverty is better prepared to meet its lot
Oh toll and sorrow perhaps lifts up its head
with brighter tears, because while it slepI
angels of laith and hope whispered to it,
ana well tnown faces have beamed upon
II from the gates OF heaven Chupin.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26

| DON'T CARE am sorry to see my
son give way to anger said the patient
mother.
Il don't care" replied the passionate
child.
"You will become an ignorant man
unless you study better" said the faithful
teacher.
II don't care" he muttered, under his
breath.
Those bows are not the right sort of
companions for YOU said the pastor.
II don't care" he answered, turning on
his heel.
1T is dangerous to taste wine" said his
friend, warningly.
II don't care was still his obstinate
reply.
A few years later he was worthless
drunkard plunging into every sort of ex-
cess. and finally ending a miserable life of
crime without hope. II don't care was
his ruin, rs it is the ruin of thousands.
Look out for it, boys and girls. Keep
away from it. Don't let it find a place in
your hearts. or pass your lips Always
care. Cure to do right, and care when
you have done wrong.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26

A SERIOUS BUSINESS. Girls talk all
alike about marriage, rs though it was u
Jubilee, IL gladstone thing, rose without
a thorn; and so it is, if all is right, if they
20 about it like rational beings, instead
Of Of merry making children. It is u serious
thing to marry. 1t is II life business.
Therefore never do it in II hurry; never
run away to get married; never mrrry
for wealth or position. or fiue person or
manners, but for both, for the qrliiies of
the mind and heart, which make an
honorable man. Take time, think long
and well before you accept any proposal; {;
consult your parents then some judicious
friend. then your own Judgement. Learn
all that is possible for you to learn of
your proposed husband. When all doubts
have been removed, and not till then,
accept him.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26

There is one rather absurd thing about
postal cards that seems not to be generally
known. A good writer, who gets things
down fine, can put several thousand words
on card, and the cost is cent, but if he
pastes printed slip containing a single
word on the card the expense is six cents =:
one. paid for the card, and the other five
collected from the receiver, yet if words
are printed on the card itself it is all
right. If II person pastes printed slip
on card, the size of II postal card. and
puts the card and slip in an open envelope
the government will carry card, slip and
envelope for cent, but il charges six
conts for carrying postal card and slip,
without the envelope! Therefore, if you
have occasion to paste printed para
graph on IL postcard, put it in an envelope
and the additional weight will be carried
four cents cheaper than the card alone
goes. 1t looks ridiculous to carry five
thousand words in an envelope for cent
and then charge six cents for carrying
half ~ dozen words on card without the
envelope.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26

Cor lis CHILDREN MIXED.-The absent
minded make laughter enough by their
hunders, but for the extreme of comical
carelesness, here is the premium example ::
A Massachusetts exchange is responsible
for IL story of father who, feeling ag-
grieved that his son did not pass AN exam
inalion for promotion from primary to
an intermediate school, called upon the
committee for explanation, bringing the
boy with him. The father said he wanted
to know how it happened that Charlie did
not pass. The committee informed him
that there was no sucn boy as Charlie G..
examined
"Of course there was and here is the
boy to speak for himself How is it, Char
lieP"
The boy meekly replied, My name is
not Charlie"
alt isn't CharieP What is it thenp"
II am Frank, said the boy.
$50 you are" apologized the father.
" l thought it was Charlie. Il have 81
many can hardly tell one boy from
another" -.
The puzzled papa received the desired
information, and then took Frank
home, probably to take account Of stock.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26

LITTLE SAVINGS" What nice little
penknife, said Charlotte to her fried Hat
tie, as she watched her sharpening Il
pencil at recess, "You always have every
thing handy. l never get money enough
to supply myself with these little conve-
niences," i" and she slipped confection in
her mouth us Hattie closed her knife and
put it away.
"My knife was very cheap one, but
it answers my purpose well enough. |
have very little spending money; but
then | try to turn it 10 the best account
can. l really think Lottie you have
twice rs much money as in the coul Sc
of the year"
"Why Hattie, my father never gives
me II dollar at time, unless it is for
some express purpose, like II new hat or
dress, and mother has the spending of it.
Il am glad Of dimes and half dimes,
and pennies, even." said Hattie smiling.
"A dime wouldn't bay much," said Lot
tie indifferenty.
"But three of them bought my little
knife, and two Of them and a half dime
bought my little ivory sleeve-buttons you
admired SO much--those with the initials
on them. Whenever want any notion
f that sort, just begin TO save every
get it. And | generally succeed; put
really and truly, Lottle, | shouldn't have
IL single thing of the sort if ate candy the
way you do"
"Why, Hattie, you know I only spend
most trihing sums for these things. like
an orange with my luncheon, or II paper
of candies, and father will almost always
give me II bit of change to get it. They
don't cost murh.'
THAT is Just what am trying to show
you. Come around to my room after
school, and will show you what my little
saving, and some very small earnings on
the sewing machine have bought for me
Then, mrybe, y will adopt my plan too
1t will give you ten times the pleasure you
get out of your sweets and be of Il lasting
sort. 1he want of just these little things
is often n very great inconvenen ence
know gentleman who said he would
pick up pin if he saw it on b oadway
for he remembered times when he would
have given twenty-five cents for one. Con
veniences before luXuries," was always
my mothers motto, and she carries ou
her principle al through the house.
don't believe any one in town, with n
limited means, has II greater number o
household conveniences, and she get!
them all, she says, by little saving"
There are some older people who coult
adopt this young school girls system viii
great advantage TO themselves and thost
INJECTED with them. .-ChriStiun Stan
d1rd
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26

TIE NONSENSE ABOUT INTEMPERANCE
IN MEN OF GENIUS. read every few
days in our exchanges that some man has
died from intemperance who was unusual
capable in his particular line, and would
have done something remarkable but for
his unfortunate habit. This sort of sen l.
ment is so common that one might believe
that clever men have n natural tendency
to dissipation. Such an opinion in fact
has been prevalent and is still prevalent
to moderate extent; but it is apt 10 he
erroneous. 1t is no longer the fashion for
genius to be prodgate, wildly eccentric,
lawless. Genius nowadays is regulated ny
common sense-indeed common sense is
the foundation of real genius-understand
cause and effect; is apprehenslve and takes
note of all facts adapts means to ends; is,
in n word, clrar-hcaded, many sided,
practical. The old notions o. genius large
iv date from the Byron mania Because
Byron wrote strong, beautiful, often lcen-
tious poetey, and got very drunk from
time to time, he had many imitators us
far rs drunkenness was concerned, and
the crop has not yet been quite gathered.
The imitators did nothing like Childe Har-
old or Manfred or the Giaour, to be sure,
but they drank more gin than their author; !;
therefore, in their view, they were more
than half as gifted as he WAS. they forgot
that when he wrote his best things lie was
entirely sober. and when they did their
worst things they were, no d2ubt, entirely
lipSy. 1t is all u mistake. Really clever
men seldom drink to excess. If not re-
strained by moral, they were by prudeu-
tial considerations. They know that they
can't afford it; that drunkenness is in no
sense indemnifying. When you see man
habitually intoxicated, be he mechanic.
accountant. artist, journalist OF autho Z,
you can safely conclude that, so far from
being master of his calling, he is iyro,
If not oungler Dissipaed fellows very
frequently get name for proficiency and
skill from the mere fact of their dlsslpa-
ton. 1t IS The worlds way of distributing
Justice. IL is willing to admit that man
| Is intellectually capable. when it is
palpable that he is morally disqualified.
Anv one may acquire reputation for capac-
ity by showing that he is chronically in II
condition not to exercise his capacity.
Whether reputation is worth having at
that price may be question; but all SEN
sibe persons will decide it in the negative.
-NeW York Times.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26

The following maxims for school teach
ers were handed us by II worthy member
of the profession, and this is the season OF
the year when school teachers abound
Read them:
Find fault civilly.
Never scold.
Never punish in anger.
Never give IA command you do not mean
to have obeyed.
Never threaten.
Do right.
When you consent, do SO cordially,
When you refuse, do so finally.
Commend often.
Behave well yourself.
Act and speak as if all would behave
well.
Make strange if any one misbehaves.
Govern much by your eyes.
Study self possession.
Have few rules.
Anticipate misbrhavior.
Let discipline be just and impartial.
Never give an unnecessary command.
The best teachers are those under whose
blackboards we find most dust.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26
MENAGERIE ANIMALS. The feeding c

MENAGERIE ANIMALS. The feeding of
the animals in mcnngerie is always care
fully done. because their lives depend on
the adaptabilly of their food The Phila-
delphia Times says hat the daintiest eaters
in the Geological Garden are two CHM
panzecs. They breakfast on weak tea,
with plenty of milk and sugar, and bread
thickly spread with honey. They lunch
ut 10 o'clock on btnauas and oranges, dine
ut 3 O'Clock on rice and tapioca served
with sugar and sherry, and sup at on
rice and milk The seals are less trouble
some to feed, b1t more expensive, for live
of them eat daily eighty pounds of fresh
fish. Formerly the lions, tigers and other
carnivora were costly, but of late they
h we been fed on horse meat which is very
cheap. The buff.loes, deer and elephants
live now on the grass in their grounds
The rhnoceros is the greediest Of the lot &;
but it is quantity that he Graves without
regard to quality. He will eat two hun
dred and fifty pounds of hay every day,
and bushel of potatoes is to him like IA
plate of strawberries to hungry man,
His food costs ten dollars week, which is
AS much as that of IN elephant. The gi-
RATE has to be fed carefully, because he has
no regard for his long, narrow throat, and
starts one mouthful down before the one
before has reached his stomach. Common
monkeys eat nearly everything that is offer
ed them; so do the ostrches and cassowa-
ries; but some of the insectivora have to be
patiently catered to. The moose is the
hardest to please, and misses the twigs OF
his native woods.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26

COMMlINISM.--Th Cincinnati Times
publishes Il communication from II com
munst from which we take the following
extract, which shows in full the cloven
foot: "As 10 the family relation, it has
been point of hot argument among us
whether our unanimous views on that sub
ject should he boldly and frankly advanced
or not urged till tho establishment of the
commune. have always urged that none
of our views are wrong, and therefore all
should be equally asserted. The family
relation is an artificial one. and tends di
recty to inequality The family once
allowed, communism is an absurd chimera
A little reflection will convince one of this,
The family, the priesthood and property
abolished together, communism and uni
versal equality becomes possibility and IL
fact. The numbers, even, of the sexes are
unequal. The children in different fami-
lies are unequal in number. How, then.
can all have equal lives without commune
ty in all thingsP Plain talk is best. We
gain nothing by di,simulation. All chill
dren should belong to the state that is, to
suciety. All women should belong to all
men; and should any man say except
my mother, my daughter, or my wife,"
that man has not yet freed himself from
the Effects of his warped and one-sided
education begun in helpless childhood
No. No ones relations are any better or
any worse than any one else's, nor shall
one fare better or worse than another"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26

SHINING IN EVERY WINDOW We went
one cold windy day to see poor young
girl, kept at home by IL lame hip.
Her room was on the north side of bleak
house. 1t did not look pleasant without or
cheer full within.
Poor girl" thought what cheer
less life is yours, tnl what IL ply your
room is on the north side of the h use
You never hive any SUM-" | said,"
" not II ray comes in at those windows.
It's too bad. Sunshine is every thing. |
love the sun
"Oh,' she answered. with the sweetest
of smiles, "my sun pours in ut every win
dow and through every crack.
looked surprised.
" The Sun of Righteousness she said
softly. " Jesus He shines in here and
makes erything brigh to me-
Yes! Jesus shining in can make any
spot beautiful, and make even one bare
room happy home.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26

rT,,r Cu,
m ,i'.' - I1 oe .t, a r. ~. Us CoHs'u- ~
~ ~ tnc guy an" s.uuious senior oil aIe
, II, W. WI Hou si.'iu lor lour
n"'inS i""eu III IIesninan crew,
ana IN tue old university six. and in the
later university SIX. The faculty will
gladly certify that he showed great enhu-
siaSm IN hi. studies That he never violat-
eh mis- trainers rules, and never once
missed exercising with the crew. He has
oeeh qnicS TO learn the Bob Cook stroke,
ana 10 Keep up with every other advance
IN science lie has never wasted an hour
ID Inc dlssoiu'e pleasures OF Greek and
Ltt'n' nor mas he spent his evenings in the
frivolous pursuit OF mathematics. In the
gymnasium he was among the very first
oi the athletes oil The whole college, and
IN IN baseball ne was surpassed by noue
1t Is rare tnat young man passes through
cor &c WIN so brilliant a record, and his
friends VINO come from aiar to see him
receive MS diploma fancy that he Is
proud ana happy man. Nevertheless this
young senior is profoundly miserable
man. lie knows that to morrow his FAITH
ct ana mother' with the young lady from
WALTON W. whom ne is engaged to mar
ry' VIII come TO see his room, to inspect
MS 1'm'' ana 10 least their eyes on The
trophies lie mas won de mas, Therefore,
20 tthe 'Siwn , the pictures OF Lydia ihomp,,
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n'1 '"'' ~; a'' ,nn "'J J i'; LII ,,,,, nd,
hois' .ns li',sN2 'n' ms W.. I",n naI Iu' ~
no o,'n "t"P VI ~ p'ioo, %n t,,, h S' n "