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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-03-19

1--WE ARE ALL COWARDs IN TIE DARK. "
A medical friend of ours who, many
years since. visited Paris under circum-
stances most favorable to IN enrree to II
most Interesting cirrle-that of the survi.
vors and c-devant supporters Of the 'enl-
pre tells capital story, us he heard it
related by the celebrated Gen. EXcelmans,
one of Nepoleon's paladins. 1t was ut Il
dinner party, composed of the survivors of
Waterloo, II few of the younger relatives,
and the cion of an ex-king, on II visit
from his home in America, and to whom
our friend owed his introduction to the
circle. Some questions arose about
bravery, when the Younger members of
the company were electrified to hear the
venerable and heroic EscelmanS gravely
and seriously declare that men were all
towards in the dark! The general smiled
at their expressions of dissent, remarked
that it was very like youth, and proceeded
to tell the following anecdote in support of
his strange declarations There was II
young hot head in the emperor's service,
who. burning for action, and his duties for
the time atfording no opportunity, at last
resolved to fight II duel, and, accordingly.
choosing to construe some remark or
other of an old AM superior officer into an
insult, challenged him. The old soldier.
waiving all considerations of rank, agreed
TO meet the young man. bnt on t'e lollow-
ing unusual terms: the une should be
night the piace a room IN opposite cor
ners OF wh'ch lh'y We're To stands the
seconds haVlh? placed llelf men; were TO
Withdraw outside OF lhe room; taxing The
candles with tnem; the word should DC
gwen from "lthout' When he VINO had the
lrSt hire should discharge his weapon, and
the seconds bearlnS the lights, should I'M
medIttrIy rush lh' ltese strange condi-
tnnS h We're aCcnnle'' I In' Ilm? Srriv"n. ana
'no e'oonus l,toru .no P'':' 10 'Tloo'
upo', Win, u" ''n'le''rG'y' VI, anu 'e'F
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-03-19

PRAIRIE Docs IN THE PHILADELPHIA
Zoo.-Among the contributions mentioned
in the second annual report are twenty
eight prairie dogs. In time these enter
prisino little creatures burrowed out their
inclosure under wall fourteen feet deep,
and took possession of II fine slope of lawn
near the superintendent Office in the old
Penn mansion called "Solilude,' and they
hravcly held it until last fall when the old
incosure was dug out and paved with
| flags, and now it once more confines them.
TO catch them the holes were flooded, and
the poor creatures taken us they came up,
half drowned. Their colony is one of the
most interesting things in the garden. AT
any time almost you might see dozens of
these active little animtls popping in and
out of their holes, uttcring their peculiar
cry-something like the alfsuppressed
bal k of the dog-to which probably they
owe their name. Their increase begins to
done, and it is very difficult to catch them.
Some new forming geological garden
applied to the F.irmount Park institution
for pralrle dogs. This was while they
held possession OF the lawn. The request
was most willingly granted, but the
catching required four men and about AS
many days, and then only three or four
were secured.
There is II popular belief in the west
that the burrowing owl, the prairie dog,
and the rattlesnake live together in great
harmony. 1t is problble that the snake
'invales the home of the dog for the
purpose of feeling upon the young, while
the owl, - save itselft the trouble of digging
its own habitltion. takes possession Of the
deserted burrows which are left in the
gradual change of location continually
going on among the dogs" two burrow
| ing owls were once introduced into
the inclosurs of the dogs at the
philadelphia garden. and the result was ;
desperate fight, in which the owls wer,
finally killed, their wings having beer
clipped SO that they could not fly away
This hardly shows harmony between tn
two. The prairie dog and porcupne ar
among the animals that require no water
m. HoUland, IN Haypey's Magazine fo
april.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-03-19

in Russia taxes are collected in this
way: A peasant, representative of II dis
trict, comprising several villages, is
charged with the duty of collecting Ger
tain amount of money. and it is the bust
ness of the people to distribute the taxes
among themselves as they like the best.
For the prompt collection, in the first
place, The representative is responsible,
and in case of tardiness he is imprisoned
for week with common criminals. and
furnished with food aL the cost Of three
cents day. A district is obi ged to pay
for all its members whether they arc
actual residents. or have gone elsewhere,
or are in the army. In case II tax collector
is unable to do his duty, he reports to the
authorities; then the police appears armed
With rods. and if the rods do not secure
the desired result the property of delin-
quents is sold ut auction.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-03-19
ID Commissioners Notices. 90 Gu each.
After all there is no pleasure like the

After all there is no pleasure like the
tranquil pleasures Of home Faradag.
Superficial knowledge of all kinls is 'he
perdiiion Of women.-Annie Jameson.
Boston will be $50 years old September
7, $780, and the AdrcrtiSer thinks it time
to prepare for gloryfying The birthday.
The elevation Of DR.. Newman, of Eng
land to the position of cardinal indicates
the vigorous policy of the new pore.
Plus TX. was tiInid, conservative. and
favored the utramontanes. Pope L"o
dispenses honOrs with more impartial
hand. The comforting of the cnrdlnalate
on DR.. Newman is likely To give no little
offence to the uitramonlanes. The recip-
lent was once an Episcopalian. lie
graduated at Oxford in 1920, and for
several years held nm academic post at
that institution For fourteen Years he
was rector of St. Mary's church in that
place. When he was Al years of age, DR..
Newman transferred his faith from the
Episcopal to the Roman Catholic church
In his new field he has distinguished
himself in matters Of education. and 'by
defending. in n celebrated letter, the
Vatican from GladstOne's attack He is
now nearly four score years of age.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-03-19

FAINTNFSS AND ITS CAUSES. S.-Faintness
consists in Il temporary failure of the
activity of the heart; the blood, in conse-
quence, is not properly circulated. 1t
does MT reach the head. and the patient
loses clearness of vision and color, and, if
not prevented falls on the floor, where, or
even before reaching it, he RECEIVERS.
There is no convulsion, and though he
can scarcely be said to be conscious, he is
not profoundly unconscious, so rs hot to
be able to he aroused, rs happens in epi-
lepsy. There are all degrees of faintness,
from merely feeling faint and looking
Slightly pale to the state we have describ-
ed; and in some cases the state of fainting
is hardly recovered from well before 1t
recurs again and again, for hours or days
together. We need hardly say that the
latter are altogether beyond the reach of
domestic medicine. What are the causes
of fanlneesP 1t is not very difficult to
describe these. Some people are so easily
affected that they faint if they cut their
finger. or even ii they see the cut finger of
another. All one can say Of such persons
is that their muscular fiber is not strong,
and that their nerves are sensitive. The
ilcail, WHICH SoeS oil lot yttIS CllCutalinS =
the blood, is essentially muscle. 1t is
weak in some people, stronger in others
Asarule,i it is weaker in women and strong.
er in men. Hence women faint more rapid
ly than men. Whatever weakens the heart
and the muscles generally acts as cause
of faintncss. Close, foul air is a common
cause of faintness or of languidness. Any
thing which greatly affects the nervous
system, such rs bad news or the sight oi
something horrible Or disagreeable, viii
sometimes cause fainting. But Of al
causes of flintness, none is so serious rs
the loss of blood. The muscles, in ordeI
to act we'll, must be supplied with blood
and if the blood of the body is lost-if il
escapes, either from vein opened pur
posely, or from piles. or from the sourc,
from which menstruation proceeds il
excessive quantity, then falntness will
happen. The degree of it will depend or
the constitution, and on the amount o
blood lost. A loss of blood that would
scarcely be felt in one person will be ;
serious cause of fantness in another
Sometimes frequent faintness arises from
becoming very fat, the muscular system o
the heart being impaired by fatty deposit
Cdssers Household Guide.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-03-19
THAT NUsICALsnKH.

Ny grandfather clock was too high flr the shelf
ind 1t reached rirtv feet below til doos;
lud he used t. take a lshining.rod to WIND it him
self;
While he stood on the tor ofthe door;
1t ran like aq,uGt hprse long years 'c,e he wal
born;
When he Il cd it ran f,ster than before,
AMI every Observation-Disclosures
The ol,'-man-swOrc.
The man who lived down At The Gomez Of the blocl
With voice like 81 broad guagc bassonn;
He made Il bass solo Of Nv Graudlaher's Clock
AMI he never sang any other tune.
lie sang it every morning anl he sang il in tho
night,
And he sang it while the congreg tton cried;
But his meek; tie; cited hi .neck-too tight,
On the day-he-deh.
And the handsome young man whn sang tcuor in
the choir
Was also addicted to the tame;
lie used to pitch tho air about twenty octavcs
higher
Than the Keynote Of the man in the moon.
His cracked notes pierced through the azItc fields
above,
TIL Olympus couldn't sleep irhe tIie
But great Jove glve.pne.o.tis bolt-.sh1ve.
And the young man-dicd.
There were forty million people in the land of oul
bnth,
With voires from squeak to n roar,
And lheywarb led that tune through the ends o. tht
earth,
In the church, in the car and the store;
Till the old mans ghost rcsought the glimps OF
the moon
And he tore at the slver-nowlpg hair;
And the old; mani wh'ncvcr.hc-helr. that tune
Would OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
-BurliaGtJl Hdytcyc.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-03-19
THE OLD CARTOON.


In an ancient church in the city Of Rome.
Far up in the grand aud LOFTY dome,
The master hand of an artist had traced
A cartoon. which shoald never have been deface
The sun that stole through the turret blinds
Hal ladel the coOrs AMI marred the lines;
And dust like vail gathered thick and fast
And hid from the present the work of the past.
And the throngiug people who worship below,
And the priests who arc wont 10 come and go
Ne'er dream, as they gaze on the wall 80 high
Ofthe rare beauties that hidden lie.
But painter, one day, cnwrappei IN thought,
On the dngy walls an outline caught,
And guessed that under the dust and mold,
Lay the work of some Of the artists Old.
And when he had swept the dust away,
And freely let in the light of day,
The magic brush in his skfuI hand
Reiouched with life the pictures grand.
And they lpOde.l the ch tpel with raIianc, bright
Till it seemed almost like holy light;
And the people, delighted, laughed AMI wept,
To think that the walls such a prize bad kept.
So all around In this world of ours
Are beautiful characters tairer than flowers,
By evil influences mlrred and specked,
Or hidden away under cold neglect,
That need but the touch of a helping hand,
And n plying love that will understand,
To clear the rubbish and wrong away.
And raise to the life of endless day
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-03-19

OF Mr.. Arthur O'Shaug one of
the younger British poets, and the son-in-
law of Or. Westland Marson, an anus
ing story is told. Mr.. O'Sh,ughnessv WAS
IL proGge of Sir Edward Bulwer- Lytton,
who assisted in getting the poet appointed
to II position in The natural history depart
ment of tho Rrili-h museum. One day
" sat down on number of very rare
South American butterflies which had just
arrived at the museum. Mortified, he
proceeded secretly and hurricdly to repair
damages, but being, in truth, rather igno
rant about butterflies and natural history
generally, he got the pretty insects very
much mixed up, gluing wrong wings on
wrong bodies in the most reckless manner.
Great was the astonishmant Of the wise
men when they came TO contemplate and
classify the new contribution. Such spe-
cies were never seen before; the insect
world and its history were revolntlonized.
And many were the discussions that occur
red before Mr. O'Shaughnessy' awful
misdecd and skillful glung were discover
ed. Then there was a very mad colec-
ton Of scientists, and the young man
would have been dismissed had not Bull
wer used his influence. Warned by his
bIunder. Mr.. o Shaughenessy undertook
the study of natural history, and there is
now no one in the museum better skilled
in that department..
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-03-19

Avery and Hettrck were lounging in a
cigar store kept by Workings, IN Quincy,
lii. Workings remarked that business
was bad, but would be COOL if, through Il
complaint made by DR.. Piersoo, he had
not been prevented from selling liquor.
He added, ~ would enjoy killing that
DOCTOR "Would you?" responded
Avery; " so would l." and lie went on 10
explain that he hated DR.. Piersen in con-
sequence of an old quarrel. IIettrick also
had grudge against the physician, who
had sued him for payment Of Il bill. The
trio talked of their grievances, and at
length seriously discussed the murder of
the man whom they mutually disliked.
They were in no hurry, however, and two
months elapsed before they were ready for
the crime. Then they hired Il negro to 90
to DR.. Persons house in the night and
tell him that his attendance was required
by woman in a place several miles out
of the city. Pierson went, unsuspectingly,
and was waylaid and murdered by his
three enemies The deed was for weeks u
profound mystery. us no motive could be
discovered for killing generally popular
man. The exposure came through the
negro. Instead of paying him ten dollars
for his service, according to promise, the
murderers gave him watch that they
had taken from the doctors pocket. and
which was found by the police where he
sold it.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-03-19

built my nest by n pleasant stream
Thatglided on with a smile in Its CLEAN,
Bringing me gold that was sunless;
All me- but the foods came drowning ono day
And swept my nest with its wealth away
! in the world was homelessi
built my nest in gay green tree,
And the summer of life went mcrrily
With us wewere birds of a featherl
But the leaves soon fell, and my pretty ones flew
And through my nest the bitter winds blew;
Twas bare in the mil,lest weather.
built my nest under Heavens high caves
No rising Of floods, no falling OF leaves,
Can rock my hearts endeavor;
Waters may wash, and breezes may blow,
In the bosom of Rest shall smile, shall know
My rest is safe forever.
C, Massey.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-03-19

A Belgian professor predicts another
deluge. AT certain regularly recurring
intervals, he maintains, the waters of one
hemisphere are suddenly precipitated
across the equator, and food the Other.
The last of these deluges, which was that
of Noahs time, was from the north.
Hence the great preponderance of heat in
the southern hemisphere, and of the gen
eral trend of the continents. The next
drluge will be from the south to the north.
The cause, he argues, is the alternate in
crease and decrease of The ice caps mt the
poles, and the consequent cha &c of the
earth's equilibrium. Since l249 the south
pole has been continually enlarging, while
the north pole has been proportionately
diminishing, to-day the diameter of the
southern glacier being about three thousand
miles and that of the northern fifteen
hundred. The accretions ut the south pole
will eventually destroy the equilibrium
and cause II deluge.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-03-19

Grafton, but it is to-day settled that such
cannot be done; but this theory has been
disproved and revived many times. OF
the doctrines of spontaneous generation l
will speak in my next.
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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-05-13
P o oETIc al
GRANDMoTHER's SERMON.

Tic supper is over, the hearth is swopt'
And IN the wood fires glow
The children cluster to hear talo
OF that time so long ago,
When grandmamma's hair was golden brown.
Aud the warm blood came and went
Der the lace that could scarce have been sweet
er then
Than now, in its rich content.
The face is wrinkled and careworn now.
And the golden hair is gray:
But the light that shone in the young girls eyes
Has pevcr gone away.
And her needles catch the Ares light.
And in and out they go.
With the clicking music that grandma loves,
Shaking che stocking toe.
And the waiting children love 1t. too,
For they know the stocking song
Brings many tale to Grandna's uind
Which they shall hear ele long.
But it brings no story of Oldeu time
To Srandma's heart tonight
Only a sermon, quaint and short.
Is sung by the needles bright
Life is stocking" grandma says.
And yours is just begun:
But am knittin the toe of mino
Aud my work is almost done.
with merry hearts We begin to knit,
And the ribbing is almost play;
Some are gay-colored and some aIC white.
Aud somo are asken gray.
" But most are made of many hue.
With many n stitch set wrong,
And many row to be sadly ripped
Ere the whole is fair and strong.
There are long plain spaces without break.
That in youth are hard to bear,
Aud many weary tear is droppcd
AS we fashion the heel with care.
But tho saddest, happiest time is that
We could and yet would shun.
When our Heavenly father breaks the thread
And says our work is done"
The children como to say goodnight,
With tears i'll their bright young eyes.
While in grandma's lap. with broken thread
The flushed stocking lies.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-05-13
a COMPLICATED CASE,

Gentlemen My case is briefly ns follows Ihnye had
Clta!rh Tor tTn years. each with increasing
vcriIr. FOR Eipc years Ind MT ut hr"athed thr"SEh
Cough u.tlima had be obliged TO take remedy
night before being able 70 lie down and sleep.
and q constant dull pain in my head. My head was
st times SO iuil OF catarrhal nisitr to injure my
sense OF airing comp Inc to get several times
in the might clear t ad my th,oat b. fore could
flcCn Every one distressing symptoms has dis
app arCd uGcr the of not quite three bottles OF
SASP"2Ds RADIO CURE NY hearing luly restored:
have asthmntic symptoms, cough. 10 droppi'gs
in tin ILro hcadHclc, Rnd in every way better
bern for could feel the eftcctS OF
the nv appetite, my kidneys, and. In fact.
every part Of systea!- What has been dono In my
case fs wholly the effect OF the RADIcAL GUEE:
Very respectfully, c. II. LAWtESCE.
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Spirit Of Aefierson.
TUESDAY MORNING. MAY 1s, 1879.
PEN, INK AND SCISSORS.
Two trees have been found in Victor

Two trees have been found in Victoria,
Australia, that are larger than the biggest
trees in California. They are Of the eucalyp
tus, and measure 435 and 450 feet respec,
lively.
- The crops of northern Texas are all in
fne order. 1t had been thought that the
wheat crop would be lost By the drought, but
the recent rains have revived it, and all is
furnishing.
Three little children near Augusta,
Ga, ate honey which had been made from
yellow Jessamine. One died in fifteen min
utes, and the others were made blind tempo
rariIy, aud only saved by free use Of sweet
oil aud milk.
= IF fac cut tobacco be epriukled under
the edge ct carpets, and uuder those places
where bureaus, book cases and the like make
it dark. the moths will be prevented from
laying their eggs in them, as it wilt drive
them away.
- Sick headache can generally be re-
lieved by soaking the feet in very warm
winter, in which a spoonful of powdered
mustard has been stirred. Soak as long as
possible, or till the water gets cool it draws
the blood from the head.
- Remember to shake off aud remove all
dust from black garment every time it is
worn. Nothing sooner defaces black silk, E,
pOplin or wooden dress than to wear it shop>
ping, riding, or even for day in the house,
and then hang i. up without removing the
dust. The gritty notes with which the air
is filled, particularly in the regions where
coal is constantly used. grind aud wear out
any fabric. First shake both skirt and over
dress faithfully. A back window is good
place to shake them from. Then take soft
old handkerchief and brush the dress with
that instead of a clothes brush. See that
all the dust that settles in folds or pleats is
removed. Stand by an open window aud
shake the dust off the handkerchief ou; the
window every little while.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-05-13

WuITEw4sH FOR BOREBs -Slake lime
with water; thin down with urine; add one
pint of SCOT for each pailful, and wash the
trees all over up to the branches. Do
this to small trees with a coarse sponge,
or a swab of any kind tied on q stick. Stir
up the wash as you pass from tree to tree
With every shower little wash goes down
to the ground, and 10 bOrer can exist where
This is mingled with the soil The trees are
kept clean aud free from moss. and where
this has been done every year the orchards
are the cleanest in the world.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-05-13

CEMENT FOR EARTHEN AND GLASSWARE
i. Heat the article TO little above boil
ing water heat. then apply a thin coating Of
gum shellac on both faces of the broken ves-
sci. and. when cold, it will be as strong as
it was originally 9 Dissolse gum shellac
in alcohol; apply the solution. aud bind the
parts firmly together until the cement is
perfectly dry. 8. Take small quantity of
isinglass and dissolve it in spirits of wine by
the aid of heat. This will unite broken
glass as to leave the crack nearly imper-
ccptIble.
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M E DI GIN AL.
9 a Z a r r ] ]
is IT .CURaBLE?

rIluosE who have suffered from tho yarous and com:
DIEatCd forms OF disease assumed by CRtarrh, and
have tried many physlcians and rIct
or cure await Ihc this questIo with consider
able anxiety. And well they may Tor no disease that
can he mentioned IL universally prevalent and
dcTrnc;ive hca'th as Catarrh bronchitis Asthma,
Coughs. nd serious and IT! lncnty lat alecslons OF
but neglected Carrl Other sympathetic affections.
suc, cS drnf1csI mpared gt, and loss of sense
OF SMELL may crred to Hs minor but less
serious results neglected Catarrh bad enough Ia
themselves nothing compared with the danger.
o. and lnIEs likely follow.
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II Ggu Be CURED,

yTcan be cured There Is doubt about it. The i'm.
| nicdiat,: relief atferdc by SAEFoHD's RApIcAL
CuEE Fo1 CArAERu is but q Slight ev dcnce OF what
irCruscd matter lodged in the nasal passages
Inflammation Enhducd and heslc: the entire mem, Ta-
s;ItutorIHy its action is that OF powerful purtfNin
agent, destroying n It's course through the system y1