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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-02-12

Home REPAtRs.-A lady gives some
hints for repairs that can be made by any
hoUsekeeper:-
d" The fire brick of our cook stove gave
out, and not one was to be had nearer
than Philadelphia. A friend gave me t.
recipe which we find WORKS well, though
we had little faith in it at first. We mixed
Il cup of salt with two of conl ashes, wet
ting it up with water. This was applied
to the inside of the stove in place of the
fire brick. II hardened in few hours,
and answers As well us the brick. Cracks
in stoves may be mended in the same
way. A large pail used for taking up
ashes had become too full of holes for use,
but was 50 light and handy we did not
like to give it up. So we pasted stout
cloth with thin cement Of salt and ashes,
1t is n firSt-rate ash pail still, and hot
ashes do not burn out the cloth. Mending
tin with cloth may be new fashion to
some, bat it works very well. knew of
a coal scuttle that had done good service
for five years since it was pronounced
worn out, simply by having Il piece of
cloth patched on with thick flour paste
Il needs renewing about twice a year. A
lady told me that she mended a big dish
pun by covering the bottom with white
paint, and then putting on q piece of white
cloth which she also covered with paint.
She had used it five years then, and it is
eleven years ago, so | presume she is us
ing it still, as she was not Il woman much
given to change.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-02-12

CLASSIC QUorATIoN BY ST. PAIL
That was master stroke of both polite
ness and policy, when st. Paul, speaking
in the Areopagus to the elite of Athens
(Acts II: 2s), commended his doctrine
to their favor by n quotation from " one of
your own poets" who had said, For we
are also his offspring, ,"-God's? Jupiter's?
That Athenian poet was Aratus, who
lived nearly three hundred years before
Christ. The verse quoted by st. Paul is
found in IN astronomical poem entitled
" Phenomena in which the aspects of the
heavenly bodies are noted, and their being
and order ascribed to the power and wis
dom Of the father Of the gods. Aratus was
held in high repute for n long time both
among the Greeks and the Romans. Ovid
speaks OF him with very high praise, say
ing that he was worthy to take rank with
the heavenly luminaries, of which he had
written SO eloqucntly. In the use made Of
his words there is an intimaton that the
apostle recognized the theism of the best
minds among the Greeks us identical with
that Of the Hebrews, and, also, that hc
confessed real inspiration, though no
well understood by themselves, in THEN
rapt utterances. There is no room tC
doubt that Grccan culture was among the
great agencies, and next in cminence tt
the revelations given to the Hebrew
prophets. in making the period of Christ,
advent the iulness of the time. Ma.
ti0Rdl Repository for EebfNdry.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-02-12

EXCELLENT PROTECTION AGAINST RUST
ING.-For farm implements of all kinds
having metal surfaces exposed, for knives
and forks, and other household apparatus,
indeed, for all metals likely to be injured
by oxidation or " rusting," we know of no
simpler, more effective application than
that furnished the American AgricuturiSt
by the late Professor Omsted, author OF
Omsted's Natural Philosophy, etc. lie
used it on ir-pumps, telescopes, and vari-
Gus other apparatus. Take any quantity
of good lard, and to every half pound or
so add Of common resin ("rosn'O IN
amount about equal to half the size of an
egg or less-a little more or less is Of no
consequence. Melt them slowly together,
stirring as they cool. Apply this with II
cloth or otherwise, just enough to give a
thin coating 10 the metal surface to be pro-
tected. 1t can be wiped off nearly clean
from surfaces where it will be undesirable,
rs in the case of knives and forks. etc.
The resin prevents rancidity, and the mix
ture excludes the ready access of mir and
moisture. A fresh application may be
needed when the coating is washed oil by
the friction of beating storms or otherwise.
This single receipt will be worth many
dollars to any one in the long run. There
was talk of patenting it at one time, but
Professor Olmsted gave it to be published
for the general public good.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-02-12

GONE TO SEA The following story
about President Lincoln, which may not
he new to all our readers, was recently
repeated by Bishop Simpson: was in
formed one day, that Il committee from
New York, composed Of leading citizens,
went to see him in reference TO the conduct
of the war. After they had transacted
their general business. and the committee
were making their way 10 the door-he
was standing in the other part Of the room
one of the gentlemen, who presumed on
his acquaintance with Mr.. Lincoln TO ask
particularly searching questions, stepped
up to him, and, in the lowest tone of voice
said:
" Mr.. President, l would like to know
where Burnside S fleet is going,'
Burnside had just sailed with Il fleet,
but the destination WAS unknown.
Well" said Mr., Lincoln, in low tone
of voice, " would you very m uch like to
know"
"Yes,n he said, " woul ID"
"Well, now," said Mr.. Lincoln, " if
would tell you, perhaps you would tell
some one else"
" No." said he," | would not
Then Mr.. Lincoln, putting his hand TO
his face and, as if to whisper, said, loud
enough for all TO hear, "IIe's gone to sea.'
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-02-12

Daniesonvilla Sentinel Tongue ear
not tell the words or express the astOnish-
ment of the crippled soldier in Connecticut
who awoke to find that his wife was using
his wooden leg TO pound the beefs.eak for
breakfast.
A dry goods clerk Of Shelbyville, Ill.,.
recently swallowed Il twenty-five cartridge.
He has to be cautious how he iolts himself
and his friends will give him wide berth,
not being certain which side of him the
ball is likely 10 shoot through when ii goes
off
Let your sleep he necessary and health
full, not idle and expensive of time beyond
the needs and conveniences of nature, and
sometimes be curious to see the prepara-
ton which the sun makes when lie is
coming forth from the chambers Of the
east-TaylOr.
1t is almost as difficult to make man
unlearn his errors, as his knowledge. NAL
information is more hopeless than nom
information; for error is always more busy
than ignorance. Ignorance is Il blank
sheet, on which we may write; but error
is scribbed one. from which we must
first erase Ignorance has no light, but
error follows false one.
Boston Transcript: A lady taking tea at
IL small company, being very fond of hot
rolls, was asked to have another. Real
ly, cannot" she modestly replied, ="
don't know how many have eaten al
ready 81 do" unexpectedly cried u
juvenile upstart whose mother had allowed
his seat mt the table, " You've eaten
eight I've been countin'"
Do you know, believe there are babies
born in Boston with spectacles on? do
not know, positively, of such case, but
when YOU see n child eighteen months old
riding along in a cab with horn eye glasses
straddling its nose, You can't resist the
impression that the baby was born that
way, and would bleed to death if the spec
itacles were cut off.-Bardeite.
RAILROAD Notwithstanding
the fact that SO many people travel about
in the cars, few are acquainted with the
whistles and signals which regulate the
movements of the trains. 1t sometimes
happens that it is very important to know
them. The following is the signiication
of those most commonly used:
One whistle" Down brakes" Two
whistles OFF brakes" Three Whistles
Back up.' Continuous whistling -"Dan-
ger" a rapid succession Of short whis-
ties is the cattle alarm, al which the brakes
will always be put down.
A lantern raised and lowered vertically
is signal for "starting;' swung at 4
right or crosswise OF the track, to stop"
swung in circle. to "back the train"
A red flag waved over the track must be
regarded as - signal of danger. So of
other signals given with energy. A red
flag or red light hoisted at Il station, is a
signal for train to stop" Stuck up by
the roadside, is Il signal of danger on the
track ahead. Carried upon an engine, it
means II train is on the track.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-02-12

lead hismind logically back on itself iand
make him see clearly that he had imagin-
ed only, not related what he saw and that
it is silly to tell out fancy as it were Il
fact. Bat to talk of the moral guilt of w.
ing in connection with ftlSehuods of this
kind is to talk rs nnwisely on the thing us
ineiiiciently for the future prevention
thereof; and ifs the " corrections "
of education do not include the pre-
venti0n and eradication of the fault,
they are not of much value in themselves
They become in their essence revenge !;
and we do not think that any one will ad-
vocate this us correct principle of train
ing, or one likely to lead to good issues in
the end. But parents aud elders are fur
too apt to forget that children are not born
into the world for their pleasure. but to be
made into strong, rightminded and whole
some men and women for themselves and
their race; that not the present nursery
arrangements, but their own future best
development, is the real point to be con-
sidered. How often that troublesome one
of the family grows up the brightest and
bravest and most noteworthy of the flock.
The energies which in the crude amorph-
ous state were so ugly and SO disturbing,
now, when centered in the nobler objects
of Il mans life, have become like divine
powers lifting him higher than his fellows,
and doing more good than Others can ac-
complsh. The restless boyhool hat de.
veloped into the unliring and laborous man.
hood; defiance of authority is determina-
tion to overthrow obstacles; disobedience
to orders is the courage to be himself; and
the rebel of the. nursery is the patriot in
the Senate. If we would 90 deeper into
the springs of action than we do in our
dealings with children. we should make
more successes and fewer failures in our
men and women; but while we persist in
regarding II childs goodness or naughti-
ness according to the smaller or larger
amount OF trouble that it causes us our
selves. we shall never come TO the real
knowledge of causcs,o to the best method
OF dealing with results.-Ihc L0Hd0n
Queen
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-02-12

a preachers power docs not lie in his
brain so much rs in his heart. Let one
preacher be distinguished for the greatness
of his intellect and another for the large
ness of his heart, and it will be found that
the latter is the more successful soul-win-
ner. The philosophy of this fact is apparent.
The heart is chiefly concerned with the
question of religion. 1t is the heart that is
estranged from God, which is the citadel
of hostility to the gospel, and which ii is
the aim of preaching to win. Love alone
can charm away its hostility. a Brahmin
once gave remarkable eXpressian to this
truth when he said of II missionary who
was singularly aitc,ionate. " am "fraid
to see much of that man. There it some
thing so winning about him that if were
to be much With him | am sure | should
become Il christian" What, then, should
preachers doP Neglect Intellectual cul-
ture? BY no means. A grand intellect
commands resbect. Let ii be set on fire
by divine love; it wins men to God. What
preachers neel. therefore, is, not less
intellectual culture, but more love-more
love for God and man. .-Zj0n's Hcra'd.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-02-12

KEEP MEAT FREsH.-The system of
protecting animal substances by securing
the coagulation of their albumen and the
exclusion of air is attracting in England
just now,according to the London CYyqtry
Gentleman, u good deal of attention The
process, known as the Jappncsa method,
consisting in placing raw flesh in porcclan
vessels and pouring on it boiling water
whereby the albumen on the surface is
quickly coagulated and forms protection
against the action of the farther action
of the water. Oil is then poured % the
surface of the water so ms to prevent the
access of air and consequent pu.reftclion
of the meat. The journtl alluded to. CON
mcnting on this method, says it is IN.
doubtedly preferable to that pricticed in
the process of preserving timed meats,
which appears to consist in bpilin2 them
for such length of time thlt alna ost all
their favor Is destroyed. and the ultn.lte
result is mass of tsleless shFeds Of
muscular fibre.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-02-12

TIE BLACK DEATII.-The black death,
which has again appeared in some parts of
Russia, has proved very destructive, and
caused the greatest alarm. This is the
same diseas which. in the fourteenth cen
tury, desolated the globe, and it gets its
name from the black spots, symptomatic
of Il putrid decomposition, that show them
selves at one of It's stages on the skin of
the sufferer 1t is thought to have its ORR
gin in China in 1888, some fifteen years
before its outbreak in Europe, and it ragged
for twenty-five years, while droughts,
famines, floods, earthquakes, that swallow
ed towns and mountains, and swarmS Of
locusts spread devastation everywhere.
During the same period, Europe had rs
many abnormal conditions us the east.
The order of nature appeared to be revers-
ed. The seasons were at various times in
verted; thunderstorms were frequent in
mid-winter, and volcanoes, long considered
extinct, burst forth afresh The theory is
that the extraordinary activity of the earth
accompanied by decomposition of vast or
ganic masses-myrads of locusts, brutcs.
and bodies of human beings produced
some change in the atmosphere inimical
to life. Some writers say that the impure
air was actually visible as it approached
with its burden of death. The plague
owed its extension almost wholly TO intec-
tion and contagion. Three years passed
from the date of its appearance in Con.
stantinople before it crept by Il huge circle
to the Russian territories. Statistics were
not obtainable then, but it is estimated
that in China alone 100000 people died
and in the remainder Of the east 24, 100000
while in Europe 25,000,000 souls persisted,
making \ grand and terrible total of 52,-
100000. Although there is little danger of
the spread Of the pest TO western Europe fol-
many generations it has been confined TO
the East, it is not strange that Russia
should be startled by the ravdges the black
death has already made. Persons attacked
with it are said to die like flies, and the ig-
norant and superstitious peasants are Sc
terrified by it that many are thought lc
have perished of pure fright. Fortunately,
the laws of health and the pecularities oI
disease are much better understood now
than in centuries gone by.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-02-12

PROFANITY. "A man of sense will never
swear. The least pardonable of all vices
to which the folly or cupidity of man is
addicted, is that of swearing. Could he
who so freely indulges in profanity and
indecent language-in fine, could the pro
fame swearer behold himself in n glass as
others hehold him-he would shrink from
mis- own image as from a thing of contain
ination. In other vices. more or less
excuse of some kind may be found, the
qualification of some passion or Indulgence
Of some appetite. may be pleaded as a
pallntion; but in this vice are no mitigat-
ing circumstances to be found-no plausi-
BILE pretext for such folly.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-02-12

The invasion by diphtheria of the house
of the millionaire, james S. Rockwell in
an aristocrato quarter of Brooklyn, N. Y,
some weeks ago, by which he and his
granddaughter lost their lives and other
members of the family were prostrated,
was startling, particularly as the mansion
had, it was supposed, been supplied with
the best appliances for keeping out maIar-
in. and us sewer ventilation was one Of
Mr.. Rockwell's hobbies. But it is now
found that there was no trap cutting the
house off from tho public sewer. This case
and that of the Princess Alice at Hesse
illustrates pretty forcibly the fact that not
the poor alone that live in novels are exos-
ed to this disease A more effective breeder
of diphtheria could hardly be invented than
au open pipe from house leading to a
sewer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-02-12

1t is cited MS q curious fact that the pub
lie affairs Of England. n Protestant country,
are directed by jew; that in Catholic
France tho most important departments of
the government are directed by Protest
ants. and that the minister OF foreign
affairs in Turkey is Christian.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-02-12

1T tappears that at an early day committees were
appointed i'll the several towns on the west side of the
mountains, and that these committees having met III
convention or general assembly, toconcert measures
for the common defence, decreed that no person
should take grants under the government OF New
York. should take accept OF hold any oihce Of honor
or prQht unaer the colony OF new l9rh tnat AZ cly
OF the governor or legislature OF New York, Will do SC
These DEGREES had all The force of law and he in
fraction OF them wasalwdys punished with exemplary
severity. The punishment most frequently inflicted
back, ami punishment from the grants. This mode OF
punishment derived its name from alluslon to the
a xed to the charters OF the townships granted
by the governor of that province OF which the beech
and their adherents was humorously considered a
That he read der may have lust idea of the sumna-
ry manner in which the convention committees pro-
ce .ded against those who violated their DEGREES,
iamn Hough as a sample Having been arrested aud
brought before the committee OF safety at Sunder-
Oihce OF Justice OF the peace under the authority
of New York and OF having otIciated in that
New York but answered by the decree OF the con-
pentioH to the contrary The committee, therefore In
ed upon hun the following sentence: That tho IRIS
oHcs be taken from the bar Of the committee u safety
recegs 0o stripes and BE- bantshed from tie district
and 70 sn5tT death IN case OF ms return , .
some OF which were puerile and trifng. A gentle
man Of Arlington, an active partisan OF New York,
the c5nvention, aud OF the Green Mountain Boys
aud having been, requested IN vain TO desist
Green Mountain tavern in Bennington. was tried
when the committee after hearing his defence order
ed him to be tied to chair and holsted 10 the
sign Ia catamounts skin stuffed, setting upon the
sign post ieet iIo tue Tropnd witn large
tWo hours IN the sight OF the people, punishment
merted by his enmy TO the rights and liberties oil the
M oi 1s NsS o he NO small meFriment Of
large concOurse OF people .-7hOmpSoH'
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-02-12

During the year 1913 here was more or !rss disturb
ance lu Windnam county On the part OF certain pIr
tisans of New York who, being naturally opposed t,
the Independence Of Vermont, embraced every Oppor
tunity to embarrass the newly orEiui2rd government
and at several times had actually resist Ell is puthJri
ty by force In this state of THINGS General Ethan
Allen was directed to call out The militia tor enforcing
and instruction i'll the comfy of Windhain Allcu
proceeded from Bennington at the head of one hun
dred Green Mountain Boys, and on HIS arrival at the
scene Of disturbance issued the following prOcama
ton; Ethan Allen, declare that nuiess the people
OF Guiord peaceablv submit to the authority OF Yer
mont the t0lrA ShGR be made deS0ate S3oHt am
GOMOrfdh.".
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-02-12

1T is interesting reelection that this little fracas
at Westminster may have deermined the issue Of the
American continent unlfying Vermont as 1t did, the
against the British at Bennington, securing victory
which so broke the back of Burgoyne as 10 render
posgible tile American victory at Saratozawhich was
doubtless the crisis Of the revolutionary war.
TAT about this time few Of the Vermont towns in
the Connecticut valley agitated the project of uniting
with certain New Hampshire towns along the other
bank OF the river and forming and Independent
Jurisdiction. II amounted to nothing.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-08-21
Powder and Shot.

A Democratic Congress, Democratic
President, and Supreme Court, made
Democratic by additional appointments,
will set things straight in 1881.
The Southern Democracy don't want
and won't have Sherman at the head
of the U. S. Army after Thurman walks
up the White House steps. The General
in Chief must be a grand old Confeder-
ate.
Remember, boys, that the XIVth Un-
constitutional Amendment has never
been properly ratified.
Leaving out the force and fraud by
which it was put through in the Southern
States, we still have the little fact left
that Ohio withdrew her consent to the
Infamous measure in 1868.
That withdrawal is on file in Wash
ington, and it will send the Amendment
a-kiting to kingdom come when it is used.
And it will be used.
The people are not to be misled. They
know that the Democratic party fought
for the Union, and they know it is
pledged to maintain the results Of the
war.-Quack Democratic paper.
Tush!
We know that the Democratic paper
did not fight for the Union, for the big
ger half of it bore muskets on our side,
and a laundering majority of the other
half staid at home and voted for VAL
Iandigham, Pendleton, Thurman and
other sympathizers with our section.
As for our party being pledged to
maintain the results Of the war-bcsh!
Read the Congressional Record of last
Winter and Spring. thou fool! and you
will find that it is the purpose of oul
party to rid the country Of "the results
of the war."-Okolona (Miss.) States.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-08-21

conveniences inside, such as stationery
blackboard, globe, good pictures, clos
cts, seats and desks similar to those OF
the well furnished school buildings in
town. There are NO blemishes or evil
dences of lawlessness on the part of ur-
ruly scholars, and the habits. manners,
and morals of the pupils must be favora-
bly, influenced by such pleasant SUI
roundings.
The best teachers will not apply for
the school in districts affording such a
building as we first described, and tie
best teachers will be secured by the dis
trict who build houses like that We have
commended, reasoning upon the general
principles of affinities. We do not know
who teaches in either Of these houses.