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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-08-27
Ancient New England Customs.

The law of Reading, Mass, in 1862,
said: Every dog that comes TO the
meeting, either on Lords day or lecture
day, except it be their dogs that pays for
dog-whipper. the owner of those dogs
shall pay sixpence for every time that they
come to the meeting that doth not pay
the dog-whipper." Twenty-six men wrote
their names or made their marks, in the
Reading records, agreeing to "pay the
dog-whipper to whip other peoples dogs
out of meeting. while their dogs re mained
and were recognized as members of the
congregation in good standingl
Dogs were a necessity in the New
England towns, because the woods were
full of wolves and other animals that
preyed upon the sheep. Owners of large
estates were required by the town laws to
keep "a sufficient massive dog" and
owners of smaller estates to keep " a
hound or beagle for the better fraying
away wolves from the town" Bounties
were paid for wild animals hunted by the
/ dogs.
A pair of wild cats ears, if duly certified
as fresh, drew five shillings from the
town treasury. This is the manner in
which the certiication was made: John
Pierce brought 4 wild cats head before
the town and his ears were cut off by the
constable in the presence of two select
men" (Rehoboth records, 1889. A six
pence was the towns price 10 redeem an
inch and half of the end of rattle
snakes tail with the rattle (Dedham
records, 17l9). Foxes heads were worth
three shillings for old ones and one
shilling for young ones, puppied this
year (Wareham records, 1863.
All these things had an intimate relation
to the meeting house. At Ipswich the
wolfcatcher must bring the heads to the
meeting house and there nayle them and
give notis thereof to the constable" Al
Hampton, n. H., the VOLTS head was to
be "nayled to little read oke tree at the
nereast end of the meeting house" AT
Portsmouth it must be nailed upon the
meeting house door"
The office of tything-men was created
in 1875 and 1917. The original business
of one of these creatures was to inspect
ten families, acquaint himself with the
habits of each person, enforce the Sabbath
laws, prosecute for all transgIessions in
his tything or district, and see that nc
person was away from home after
o'clock at night. In fact, the tything mar
was an odious spy, peeping in at all the
windows and keyhoIes of domestic life
In the course of a hundred years he rose t.
the office of policeman in meeting house
and became the terror of children and the
natural enemy of dogs.
1t may be imagined that he had hi:
hands full when the boys and girls laugh
ed in derision because he found it impos.i.
hle to drive ont fifty or a hundred dogs
that had come to meeting, and were saut-
ting about in search of their masters seats
that skulked under the benches and rusheC
up and down the gallery stairs, yelping
and bowling when the whiplash fell upon
their backs! At Sandwich, Mass, in 1867
two young women petitioned the town 'tc
be relieved from fine imposed for laugh
ing in meeting on such an occasion, when
seriousness was impossible WtAIam. Il
Bliss in NeW York Obserrer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-08-27

The CANDLE FISH.-The eulachon, or
candle fish (Tndleschthys pactfcus), an in
habitant of the Pacific Ocean, in the vicin-
iy of British Columbia and northward, is
worthy of place among the curiosities Of
the animal kingdom. 1t is a small fish
about fourteen inches in length-and in
appearance resembles a smelt. 1t is the
fattest of all known fishes; and, in fact,
the Indians use it in dried state, as a
candle. On touching the tail to the fire it
burns with bright flame till the whole is
consumed; usually, however, a wick of
woody fiber is passed through the body Of
the fish, from end to end to insure COM
bustion. But the candle fish is also en-
ployed rs an article of food, and in spite
OF its fatness--indeed, on account of its
fatness-is highly esteemed by the Indians
as a warming food for winter. For this
purpose they are dried and smoked in the
spring, and then packed sway. So pre-
served, they are eaten whole, or the oil is
tried out and eaten as butter. The take is
usually very large, and only small
portion is dried and smoked. The re-
mainder is piled in heaps till partial
decomposition has set in; they are then
packed in large boxes and the oil pressed
out. This oil is also used as food, and it
is said to be not altogether intolerable to
the stomach of civilized man. The appear
ance Of the fist shoal of candle fish in
in March Is greeted by the Indians with
extravagant demonstrations of joy. 1t is
their Easter.-Populdr Science Monthly.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-08-27

MERITS OF OATMEAL WATER AS BEv-
ERAGE.-On board steamships the fremen
employed about the furnaces are some
times greatly exhausted by heat. Their
profuso perspiration renders large guam
tity of water necessary to supply the
waste. The ingestion of clear water under
these circumstances appears to answer
very imperfectly the wants Of the system.
1t seems to pass through the circulation to
the skin, percoate rs through sieve, and
flow over the surface of the body in
streams. A large drink of cold or even
cool water, under these circumstances, on
an empty stomach, is very dangerous, and
liable to produce death with almost the
suddenness of m electric shock. Great
practical advantage has been obtained by
mixing farinaceous substances, particular
ly oatmeal, with the water to be used by
the men employed at this kind of labor
The oatmeal is mixed in the proportion of
three or four ounces to the gallon of water,
and used according to inclination by the
fremen and coal-heavers. 1t might be
difficult 10 determine why oatmeal, for
this purpose, should be better than corn
meal, or buckwheat, or rye, wheat, millet,
elc., DuL lue ureHitn themselves seem 10
think it has the effect of making them as
strong as horses. We may safely allow
something for this sort of prejudice, which
We know to be very potent among the
influences on health and diseases. The
peculiar aroma OF the oats is probably
associated with pleasant degree OF slim
ulation of the alimentary mucous surfaces
in such way us to promote its complete
digestion. 1t seems to fill the blood vessels
without increasing the amount of cuta-
neous exhalations. The men occasionally
try acid, saccharine and alcoholic drinks
as substitutes for the oats, but always with
unsatisfactory results, except that they
find molasses and water better than clear
water, and they who are disposed to insist
on the excellences of rum and whiskey,
under all circumstances, petition for these
and experience after each ingestion mo-
mentary relief, followed by additional
profuseness of perspiration and additional
exhaustion.-Dr Joseph wilson.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-08-27

ONE OF TIE PERILs OF NEVADA MIN
ING.-At the Julia mine. Virginia city,
Nev.), a powerful stream of hot water was
struck in the crosscut on the two thousand
level The Burleigh drill was set to drill
a hole in the face of the crosscut at a
point about two feet from the bottom.
When the drill had advanced about two
feet into the rock, there occurred tremen-
dous burst of hot water from the hole.
The stream of water was equal to twenty
four miners inches, and was scalding hot.
1t was spouted to the distance of several
feet diagonally across the drift, spreading
as it flew till all the open space was filled
with the scalding spray and steam.
The steam also filled the end of the
crosscut, where stood the man who had
been running the drill. He was held a
close prisoner. as he could not pass out
through the jets of boiling water, and even
in his prison was in danger of being
suffocated and cooked by the steam and
heat. He would probably not have escap.
ed alive but for the drill He opened the
exhaust valve and allowed the whole head
of compressed air to rush out in full and
steady stream and this not only furnished
him pure air to breathe, but also cooled
and protected his head and the whole
upper part of his body.
His fellow workmen were soon aware of
his perilous posiLion-for the roar and
rush of the water could be heard at a great
distance-but they could no more pass in
to where he was than he conld pass out.
Finally the men went out and procured
some heavy gum boots reaching to the
hips. and large and heavy gum coats.
Guarded by these one of the men dashed
in through the steam and scalding spray,
carrying to the prisoner like outfit.
Shielded BY their heavy gum clothing, the
pair rushed forth and waded out along the
drift As 1t was. the miner had bis legs
pretty badly scalded, - Virginia Enter
prise.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-08-27

mine, bath houses wers erected. and for
several months the place was filled with
strangers. After the mine was abandon
ed, however, and left half full of water.
it was difficult to obtain the mineral water
that performed the cures. and the place
began to lose its reputation; the doctor
left for parts unknown. the shipment of
water seized, and one by one the visitors
departed. The water is still held in biob
regard by many people, and, being
stronly impregnated with alkaline earths,
its medicinal virtues are no doubt very
great. The property is now owned by the
Philadelphia & Reading coal and iron
company, and is seldom visited BY any
one except huckleberry pickers and coun-
Try people, who come to carry away jugs
full OF the wonderful water.-PonsUiAe
(PI. MinersO Journal.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-08-27

Duel BETWEEN GEEsE.-Au interesting
fight between two geese was witnessed in
vacant lot on Summer street, near the
South Union. A flock of geese were
engaged in extracting from a large mud
hole such delicacies as are relished as food
by that festive bird. when a stranger goose
made his appearance and began quietly
grubbing, evidently deeming the mud hole
common property. For sometime the
appearance of the stranger was not MOTTO
ed, but at last one of the geese looked up
and beheld the intruder, and walking to
his companions seemed to communicate
the intelligence to them. A short consul
tation was held and one of the number
approached the intruder and.as subsequent
actions proved, extended A challenge for q
combat This challenge was promptly
accepted and the two began to fight, all
the geese surrounding the two and cackling
iercely. For period of about ten minutes
the warfare was waged tiercely, and at the
end of that time the intruder began
to press his antagonist so hard that be
took refuge in fight, The intruder after
following his opponent short distance
returned to the spectators and WAS receiv-
ed by them in silence. He raised his
wings and strutted around cackling all the
time The crowd then followed the van
quished goose, Kissing and striking at him
with their mouths and forcing him away.
The victorious intruder was taken into full
membership, their former companion being
banished, The process Of grubbing in the
mud hole was then resumed with unwont
ed activity.-Nashuille american.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-08-27
CHARACTER MORE THAN REPUTATION.

CHARACTER MORE THAN REPUTATION.
keep straight ahead. The curve line
may be the line of beauty, but it is better
to be able to walk crack than circle
The man who can walk in q straight line
may be all right, but he who can only
walk in cycloid curve Is assuredly all
wrong.
This injunction concerning your physic-
al .peregrination applies as well to your
spiritual itineracy. Are you slandered?
Keep straight on in your course and let
backbiting die the death of neglect. What
is the use of lying awake nights brooding
over the remarks of some false friend, that
run through your brain like lightning?
What is the use of getting into "a worry
and fret over gossip that has been set afoat
to your disadvantage by some meddlesome
busybody who has more time than charac-
ter? The thing cannot possibly injure you
unless, indeed, you take notice of it, and
in combating it, gave it standing and
character.
If what is said about you is trne, sci
yourself right; if it is false, let it pass for
what is it worth. If a bee sting you would
you go to the hive to destroy it? Would
not thousand come at you? It is wisdom
to say little respecting the injuries you
have received. We are generally losers
in the end if we stop to refute all the back
biting and gossiping we may hear by the
way. They are annoying, it is true, but
not dangerous, so long as we do not stop
to expostulate and scold. Our characters
are formed and sustained by ourselves,
and not by others. Value what you know
of yourself more than what others may
think of you.
Character is more than reputation, and
the approval ofYour own honest conscience
is thousand fold more valuable than the
commentator of a community. But you
can have both. Live for Gods approval
and your own proper commendation, and
that of your friends will surely follow
| Christian al Work.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-08-27
THE ENDLESS PROCESSION.

- Il L-ND3aE.-Ssr NV AsNS'hO-N-
Down tae vista Of the axes.
saints aud sinners. fools and saEes.
Marching onward. slow and solemn.
Go in never-ending column
Here the honest, here the knsve-
With rythmic step sublime,
To the grave.
Like the rolling Of ariver,
Going on and on forever.
Never resting, never stay ing,
Never for an instant straying,
Peer and peasant. lord and slave,
Equals soon to mix and mingle
In the grave.
Duty cannot, nor can pleasure.
For a moment break the measure;
They are marching on to doom,
They are moving To the tomb,
All the coward. all the brave,
Soon TO level all distinction
In the grave.
Since the morning Of creation,
Without break or termination,
Ever on the line is moving
AL the loved and all the loving,
All that mothers ever gave
On to silence aud 10 slumber
In the grave.
Here no bribe the bond can weaken,
Here no substitute is taken;
Each for himself-no other,
Son nor father; no. nor brother;
Love the purest cannot save;
Each alone the roll must suswer
At the grave.
Who commands the dread procession
That shall know no retrogressiOn
Who can be the great director
Ha! that 4-rim and grizzly spectre,
Him that sin to Satan gave;
Death, the mighty king of terrors,
And the grave.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-08-27
c9aH.ss!sners, 80. Ii oee,eh.

A party Of Baptist clergymen were blue
fishing of Martha's Vineyard the other
day. A question arose as to whether a
certain specimen was really bluefish.
" We call EN- Baptists." said native
fisherman. The Baptist clergymen rather
eagerly asked why. Case they spoil so
soon arter they're taken out o. the water"
Found AdriJl.
A man missed corn from his garner.
and his suspicious rested upon a reckless
fellow whom everybody called Sam. The
corn was kept in chamber over the
Kitchen adjoining the woodshed, towards
which the chamber was left open and
accessible by ladder The victim of
this midnight "theffery," as another called
1t, determined to satisfy himself concern
ing the identity of the thief, made tenn
porary bed upon the kitchen floor and Law
down to watch. About the time when
graycyards yawn he was aroused from
partial slumber by n noise overhead, when
he suddenly called out at the top of his
voice: " Sanl?" " Halo" responded the
thief taken entirely off his guard by this
sudden call. Don't take more than a
bushel." Then shall have to pour it
back, for I've got two in the bag already"
Robert Barde;te, the Burlington Hl,ct-
eye man, gives the following brief notice
of his first newspaper experience:
Nine years AGO found myself proof
reader on the Peoria TrdHscript Previ-
Gus to that l had received the education
that Peoria high schools treat young peo-
pie to. After awhile started paper
the Peoria Rsriel0. l ran it two years. 1t
was comforting sort of paper. 1t brought
me few cares, but no uncertainty. l
knew every Monday morning that on the
next Saturday night would not have
enough money to pay tue hands. During
my career as editor OF that wretched sheet
it never disappointed me in that particular
not once. Finally the sheriff took me
into partnership, and there was & glorious
increase Of activity. He was an enterpris-
ing man-very. He realized more in IN
hour than had done in two years.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-08-27

Don't read poor novels. Be in earnest.
Be self-reliant- Be generous-there are
two sides to every balance and favors
thrown on one side of the scales are sure
to be reciprocated in the other. Be kind.
Be civil. 1t is foolish man who does
not understand that molasses will catch
more flies than vinegar. Read the papers
they are the great educators OF the
people. Advertise your business. Keep
your own counsels and superintend your
own business. Make money and do good
with it. Love your God and fellowman.
Love truth and virtue. Love your country
and obey the laws.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-08-27

Low PHYSICAL SENsIBILTTT.-In the
curious histories of malingering. which
we receive from the medical officers of
our prisons and public services, many in
stances of selfin6icted injuries occur
which might doubtless be traced to a low
standard of physical sensibility. A re-
markabe instance came under my own
observation many years ago, in quite a
young child. which makes it all the more
striking, as infancy is very intolerant OF
pain. A little pauper girl presented her.
self one morning in the surgery of coun-
try doctor and lisped out request to have
a dectyed tooth extracted. The tooth.
which, for a child, was large and firmly
fixed, was taken ont without the smallest
expression of suffering on the part Of the
child, and penny was given her for being
so brave. The next morning the little
thing reappeared and asked to have an
other tooth out, this time pointing to a
perfectly sound one, and it seems probable
that she would have consented to the fore
ible extraction of the whole set at a penny
per tooth.-Contemporary ReuieW.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-08-27
The Burning Mine in Pennsylvania.

THE FIRE THAT WAS KINDLED FoRTY-FryE
YEARS AGO STILL BATTLES ALL AT
TEMPTs TO EXTINGUIsH IT.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-08-27
TERMS FOR ADVERTISING

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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-08-27

The bank Of England now has on hand
,yf- ttjriv-tive million pounds of bullion
"a r.-glr amount than ever before in
history. This excess of capital over
h, demand in this and all monetary
.-.-s. point to better times, when the
,rar rates Of interest which are inevitable
.rs saitkened all general industries and
-s~-,rcl the demand for laber.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-08-27

Glasgow minister was recently called
b, +, see Il man who was very i'll. After
s,i.b.nc his visit, as be was leaving the
1-r.a. he said to the mans wife: My
.55l woman. do you not go to any church
Eam3" "Oh, yes, sir; we gang to the
l-51r Kirk" Then " why in the world
II you send for me? Why didn't you
.,i for Dr.. MacLeodm ma, na, deed
-,. we wadna risk him. Do ye ken it's
! l.u-erous case Of typhus?"
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-11-01

Is the most important question to-day with
suffering millions who, when looking ut the
long list OF useless pile nostrums. feel a. the
afnlcted Bible Patriarch. like exclaiming:
Il have heard many such things. miserable
comforttrs are " all, how long will We vex
my soul and break me In pieces with wordsf"
1t ie not recorded that job had piles, but he
could not have had any hing more painful,
md the same question might have been
asked then as since for tn ee thousand
years: can piles be curetf We believe that
DR.. slisbee has solved The problem; for no.h
ing is mo 9 certain than that his .Anak esisp
does absolutely and promptly cure the worst
cases OF piles. When half a million ofaffiict.
ed assert positively that 1t hiss cured them,
and in 20 years no one has used the doctors
wonderful remedy without instant resiefand
by following his simtle instructions as to
habit and diet. all were benefited and over
95 per cent. cured. all and theories
Of these VINO haven't used them. 10 for
naught. q now prescri bed by
physicians OF all schools and has been pro.
nounced a. near infallible MS is possible. 1t
- easily applied. perfectly safe, inst .ntly re-
lieves pain, and ultimately cures the most
Inv. teri to cases. 1t has grandiy solved the
problem that Piles can be cured
"Anakesis'' is sold by all first CLANS drug
gists. frice sl.n0 per box. Mai ed Tree on
receipt of pri. Q by p. Neusts edter q Co., soie
manufacturer OF "Anakesis." Box 500,
New York. Samples sen. free TO oil sufferers
upon application. o2S-daw
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-11-01

Goal stocks are going up, but under
the influence OF the present cool spell of
weather, the stock Of Goals is going
down" says the Peoria tnl.)
Tom Thumb is proprietor OF a meat
market at Middleboro, Mass. His real
name appears over the door, but he takes
no active part in the bushes.
Shakespeare was married when be
was 10, Dante at %, and Brigham
Young when he was 10, 10, 20, 81, %,
%, "a, and SO on" says the Galveston
Ners
The affairs Of Archbishop Purcell are
In q ~deplorable condition. Every new
effort to relieve his creditors seems only
to add to the hopelessness of the stu
alton. (
In travelling theatrical companies the
managers are willing to do all the bill
Ing, but expect the members Of the
company to attend to the bulk of the
cooling.
1t now comes out that the reason
Mrs. Siddons called for a divorce from
her husband was because he wouldn't
walk straight; was because he couldn't
at times.
Mr.. Arthur Sullivan, authoro Il "Pina-
fore" has lost his brother Frederick,
who played the Judge in Trial by Jury.n
Overwork is believed to have been the
cause Of his death.
The Indians find pretty poor picking
this season. So few soldiers are soldiers
are sent against them that only about
one Indian in a thousand gets a chance
to draw a bead on his favorite game.
Do you know that bacteria abound
in the arterial liquidity Of rodents afhict-
ed traumatic septicemiaP It's fact,
the great German DIR. Koch having dis.
covered 'em with his little microscope.
Grace Greenwood's daughter Annie,
who went abroad with her mother to
cultivate her voice for the operatic
stage, has renowned that project for
the present, and is studying for the
drama.
Henry F. Gillig, the Ameri IAN bank
er in London, will start on his twen-
tieth trip across the ocean, by the Baltic,
on the 18th Of November, and will come
west as far as Chicago, and possibly
keep on to Australia.
Miss Foster, daughter of Governor
elect Foster, of Ohio, was in Atlanta,
Ga, when the Ohio election occurred.
When her fathers election became
known a number of the young men Of
Atlanta serenaded her.
Mr.. G. G. Blake, Of Decatur, ILL.,,
comes to the front as a rival of prof
essor" Tice In weather prophecy. He
commences with November by saying
that he hardly knows what it will be,
and that will be like November, "only
more so.n
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-11-01
The Weekly Leader

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