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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-17

How TO MAKE COLOGNE WATER EASI-
LY AND CHEAPLY AT HoME.-The only
perfume which never seems to offend any
one and which leaves no unpleasant twang
behind it, is that of cologne water, which
stimulates while it soothes the senses, and
suggests pleasant wholesomeness instead
of any sickish sweetness, rs the best of
the extracts and essences and bouquets are
apt to do. We do not mean, of course,
the cheap and common cologne water of
the druggists, which is usually very much
worse than none at all, and wont to leave,
after drying, the smell of burned sugar
where it has been used often, as it is made
of the poorest spirit, and necessarily with
out subsequent distillation, without regard
| TO the fact that it requires the strongest
proof or rectiled spirit to dissolve Tho
combined oils properly where the process
of distillation is not used. Indeed, with
no trouble at all, any one can make, in her
own store-room, a better article of cologne
than is usually bought, by thoroughly dis
solving fluid dram of the oil of berga-
mot, orange and rosemary each with
half dram of nereli and u pint of recti-
fed spirit. AS good as can be made out
of cologne itself, however, is also quite as
comfortably prepared at home as at the
the chemists, at so much less than the
chemists prices. that one feels warranted
in using it freely, simply by mixing with
one pint of rectilied spirit two fluid drains
each of the oils of bergamot and lemon,
one of the oil of orange, and half as much
of that Of rosemary, together with three
ouorters of n dram of nereli and four
drops each of the essences of ambergris
and musk. If this is subsequently distilled
it makes what may be called perfect
cologne, but it becomes exceedingly fine
by being kept tightly stopped for two or
three months, to ripen and mellow before
use.-N. Y. Chemist.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-17

WISE SAYINGS OF JEWISH SAGEs.-The
path of duty in this world is the road to
salvation in the next.
Who is powerful? lie who can control
his passion. Who is rich9 He who is
contented with what he has.
Charity is the salt of riches.
Blessed be he who gives to the poor,
albeit only penny: doubly blessed be he
who adds kind words to his gift.
Associate not with the wicked man,
even if thou canst learn from him.
He who denies his guilt doubles his
guilt.
This is the penalty of the liar; he is not
believed when he tells the truth.
1t is sin to deceive thy fellow man. be
he Jew or Gentle.
BE the first to hold out the hand o.
peace.
Iup.oro thyoolf then Try to improve
others.
Beautiful are the admonitions of him
whose life accords with his teachings.
The wicked whilst alive are like dead
the righteous after death are still alive
Excelsior.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-17

How TuEY TURNED BLACK.-In the
island of Ceylon small force of native
gunners is maintained to do the drudgery
work of tho royal artillery. The men
are called gun lascars, and except that
they are not intrusted with the sole man
agement of the ordnance, are disciplined
and dressed precicely the same as the
royal artillery; indeed they are the coun-
terfeit presentment of that corps, bar
their black faces. A battery Of artillery
fresh from England was being landed at
Colombo, and few of the lascars were
on the wharf. The European arrivals,
unaware of the existence of their copper
colored slaveys," were anxiously inquir-
ing who and what the "niggers" in blue
and gold were, niggers in uniform, so like
themselves. Sergeant" who is that
bombardier-him with the Christy Min
strel's burned cork faco?" "HimP Why,
don't you know him? Tommy Atkins of
the A battery. Sure you remember him
Mt Woolwichr' "Tommy That Tommy!
Why, sergeant, he's blackn' "Of course
he's black" replies the sergeant. Its
the hot sun as does it all. First it browns,
and then reddens, and then-if you stay
here long enough it blackens you, just
as you see bread toasting afore the fire.
Atkins has been in Colombo more than
twelve years; and if you are not in
'Bailcy's godowns,' (Anglice, the grave
yard) by that same time. to Tommys
complexion you'll come, and shade or
two blacker. perhaps. Write that to your
sweetheart by the next overland mail. -
Chambers Journal.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-17

TIE FIRST ELEPIIANT.-The first ele-
phant ever brought to the United States
was by Hack. Bailey in 1924. 1t was
called "Bctsey," and is known in the pro-
fession as "Betsey the First" 1t was
exhibited for four years through New
York state and New England. It was a
great novelty. The owner Travelled with
it at night, and it was always exhibited
in q building erected over it. The old
timers tell about the great excitement il
created throughout the country. The
news of its coming would 90 before, and
whole villages would turn ont and spend
the night along the roadside in the hope
of seeing the creature, only known tt
them through pictures and the works o
travellers. What they generaly behelt
was a shapeless mass, covered with tar
paulins, swinging along through the dark
ness, carefully guarded by attendants, ,wht
kept the curious rustics at a distance. l
was not n very big elephant, and cam,
from upper India. 1t was anything bu
amable, and had habit of tearing ou
the side of its house and starting off on
"go-as- -you-please," excursion. This wa
fatal folly Of Betsey's. One night Bet
sey was out near Albany, New York
She was mad about something and vented
her rage in the exasperating shrek pecu
liar to an elephant. Sho got into pluck,
farmers yard. He saw the monster. II
did not know what it was. The onl
thing that he knew was that he was badl
frightened and that he knew how to use
gun He fired at the creature, ana tn
leaden bullet pierced her heart. She san
to the earth and died, moaning pteously
Her keeper arrived. She was stuffed, AM
believe some museum has her now.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-17

Down THE ANDES IN A HAND CARA
correspondent of the Philadelphia Press,
writing from Chicla, Peru, says: Here l
am among the snow capped peaks of the
Andes, acclimating myself to trip over
the mountains, whose highest point II, $40
feet, intend to scale. Leaving Lima
this morning with u party of officers, l
came over tie celebrated Oroya railroad
to Matucana, and from there by the light
express to this place, the present terminus
of the road The building of this road
was one of the greatest undertakings the
world has ever known. 1t is only sc
miles, and cost $30,00000O. From the
seacoast to the summit of the Andes we
passed through "A tunnels, and over many
high bridges, one of them 290 feet high.
The road follows the valley of the river
Simac, crossing and recrossing it many
times. From Matucana to the top is
nothing but succession of VS., rs and
doublings. Some of the places are truly
frightful. As you pass around mountain
peak you can look for thousands of feet
below, and still above you can see the
lofty peaks of the Andes. Even here at
Chicla we are still 5000 feet from the top,
and the railroad tunnel on the summit will
be 10000 feet above the sea.
Chcla is the highest railroad station
and within II few feet of the highest city
in the world. In Lima or Calao the
lightest clothes would be very comfortable,
but mp here wear a double suit of heavy
underclothing and II large ulster. With
all my clothes amnearly freezing, and a
red hot stove close by, at that. Less than
u week ago was in the tropical seas OF
the equator quite Il change. Most people
here are troubled with what they cal
"soroche," headache, nausea, and some
times bleeding at the nose, mouth anc
ears. The air is so rare it is difficult to
breathe.
AT the invitation of the roadmaster,
took u ride with him down the road. W.
were just ahead of the regular train, and W.
started off like streak of lightning.
have been in good many tight places il
my life, but never in Il position 10 max
! my hair literally stand on end rs it di'
g coming down the Andes on a handcar
: Never till my dying day can forget tina
ride. Starting among the very clouds
down, down we came; disappearing lik
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-17

Down IN A MINE.-You need to spend
a few hours down in an English mine to
appreciate sunshine.
In the contrast it seems more mellow,
more golden, more enhancing. You take
off Your hat and bathe in it. You feel that
the world needs more of it. Sunshine
for the body. Sunshine for the mind. Sun
shine for the soul. Sunshine OF earth.
Sunshine of Heaven.
In tho words of the old philosopher,
Stand out of my sunshine!" Look here
What do we want any more of these
miners lampsp They might as we'll be
extinguished. Their faint flicker is absurd
in the face of the noon-day. They were
good to light up the genial faces of the
miners while we talked to them about
their wages and their families.
Lamps are valuable in mine. But
blow them out, now that we stand undel
tho chandelier which at 12 o'clock, a
noon, hangs pendent from the frescoet
dome of these blue English heavens. Sc
all the talow dips of eathly joy will bt
submerged when the old belfry of th'
next world strikes twelve for celestia
noon. Departure from this world for tn,
good will be only getting out of the hard
working mine of earthly fatigues into tn
everlasting radiance of Edenio mid-sum
mer. Come now! Stop moralizing ant
drop that lantern of the collieries. .-Tdl
mage.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-17

DID He MASH HIM AT RECESS?-The
teacher was endeavoring to inculcate into
the plastic minds of her pupils the de-
grading effects of habits, and by way of
illustration told the story wherein Sir
Walter SCOTS slavery to vicious custom
is perennially set forth. "When Sir
Walter Scott was small boy" said the
teacher, he had been at the head Of his
class for many weeks, to the envy of the
boy next him, who tried hard to take the
place of the future baronet but without
avail. Noticing one day at recitation that
Walter invariably grasped Il certain but
ton on his jacket when question was
asked him, sudden idea shot athwart
the mind of this boy, which he was not
slow in putting into operation. The next
day, just before recitation, he contrived to
cut off this particular button without being
observed The class was called up, and
the first question of course came to Wal
ter. Instinctively he grasped for the
button. 1t was not there. 1t was gone.
He fumbled around convulsively, stam-
mered, and failed miserab!y." At that
moment n hand was raised; it was the
hand of little Johnny Brown. Glowing
with the approving consciousness of hav-
ing indelibly implanted lesson in the
tender memories of her wards, the teacher
asked with unwonted eagerness, "Well,
Johnny dear, what is it?" Replied Johnny,
his flashing eyes, rigidty of muscles and
clenched fists showing his earnest sympa-
thy for the buttonless Walter, Ibid he
mash him at recess ?"-BoSton transcript.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-17

A CURIOUS CoNTEST.-The successive
disablcment of the various contestants
for the London walking match recalls the
somewhat similar ending of a rather sim
gular match set on foot some yuars since
by rich native prince in northern India.
lion, bear, Il tiger, bull and horse
belonging to one of the rajah's mounted
guards, were turned into an inclosure
together, and left to fight it out. Bets
were naturally divided as to the result,
but both the rajah himself and his English
guests were unanimous in betting against
the horse. The moment the animals were
left to themselves, the tiger, creeping
along the ground like cat, sprang at the
bulls throat and brought him down. The
next moment the conqueror in his turn
fell before the rush of the lion, though not
without making II fearful cash in the
latter's flank with his fore paw. The beal
and the lion then met. and the former
locking his huge paws around the neck OF
the enfeebed beast stifled him with one
hug. Thus left master of the field, the
bear turned his attention to the horse,
which all this time had been quietly graz
ing at little distance. The latter with
one kick of his formidable hind hoofs
fractured two of the bears ribs and broke
his skull with q second, the victory thus
falling to the very combatant whom every.
one had thought least likely to gain it.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-17

A letter from one of Prof Nordenski iold's
assistants, recently published in varic us
Scandinavian papers, gives an interesting
account of the Tshadi, II peculiar race
inhabitingthe northeastern part of Siberia.
They look very much like the Greenland
ers, are small but alert, have brownish-
yellow skin, with coal black eyes and
a singular joyless, almost frozen, express
sion of face. They live in tents, dress in
skins, and feed on seal fish. Their women
are tatooed in the face. In their intsr-
course with the crew of the Vega, they
were a little shy but willing to help.
Their moral ideas were uay but firmly
adhered to, as far as they went, OF their
language, u dictionary (Tshudi-Swedish)
has been made, comprising about three
hundred words, and it will, no doubt,
prove of interest to the linguists, rs the
tongues of the Polar races have hitherto
been as great puzzle to the philologists
us those of the negroes of tropical Africa.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-17

Best P Cochin hen and chicks. Geo Davis, East
Resi- RTo5 ti,rfav fowls i " Snwas Barre
Second best, ID W Sowles, Barre, re,....,..,.........
Best Bronze turkey chicks, ID W Sowles, Barre
Second best, W Sowles, Barre ,..................
Third best Bronze turkey fowls. Chas Morse,
Best African geese old, II ID Moore, Moore's
Best African geese, young, HID sMoore, Moore's
r, otdtlOns
Second best, II ID Moore, MOore's Station. p O..
Second best African geese, old, ID W Sowles.
Best Pekin ducks d W Sowles, Barre............
Second best ID w SOwles, Barre. ...................
Third best Charles Morse Planfeld ............
Best Ducklings, ID W SOwles. Barre..............
second best ID w Sowles, Barre.,................
Third best, ID W S0wles. Barre, :......:...:......:
Best Aylesbury ducks Charles Morse. Plaintield
Best Aylesbury ducklings, ID W Sowles, Barre.
Second best ID W Sowles, Barre. re..................
Best Pea fowls, George Willard, Barre..........
Best black turkeys, Charles Morse, Plaintied..
Best pair II @ Pigeons @ q Paine, Planfield..
Best largest collection fowls, ID W Sowles Barre.
Second best. Charles Morse, Plainfeld .........
Third best, George Davis, East Montpelier.
Best English rabbits, W Dearing. East Ran
Best pair red foxes, Sewell Batchelder Plain
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-17

IL we knew the woe and heartache
Waiting for us down the roal.
IT our lips could taste the wormwool.
If our backs could feel the load.
Would ws waste the day in wishing
For time that ne'er can be?
Would We wait with such impatience
For our ships to come from sea?
II We know the baby fingers.
Pressed against the window pane,
Would be cold and stiff tomorrow
Never trouble us again
Would the bright eyes of our darling
Catch the frown upon our brow?
Would the print of rosy fingers
Nex us then as they do now?
All, these little ice-cold fingers.
How they point our memories back
To the hasty words and actions
Strewn along our backward track
How the little hands remind us,
As in snowy grace they lie,
Not to scatter thorns, but roses,
For our reap!ug by and by !
Strange we never prize the music
Till the sweet voiced bird has flown:
Strange that we should slight the viOlet5
Till the lovely flowers are gone;
Strange that summer skies and sunshine
Nevca seem one half so fair
As when winters snowy pinions
Shake their white down in the air.
Lips from which the seal of silence
None but God can roll away
Never blossomed in such beauty
AS adorns the mouth to-day;
And sweet words that freight our memory
With their beautiful perfume
Come to us in sweeter accents
Through the portals of the tomb.
Let us gather up the sunbeams
Lying all around our path;
Let us keep tine wheat and roses.
Casting out the thorns and chaff,
Let us find our sweetest comfort
In the blessings of to-day,
With patient hand removing
All the briars from our way.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-17

A ROMANTIC HIsToRY.-Sixty years
ago young Italian was condemned to
death for political offence. The scaffold
was erected, but he found means Of es-
cape. He finally landed in England. A
stranger. and unable to speak the Ian
guage, he began to teach his own. For
ten years he lived life of penury. One
day he found friend in Roscoe, author of
Lorenzo, the Magician" who gave him
letters which obtained him employment at
University college. One of the letters
was to Sir Henry Ellis, who was then chief
librarian of the British Museum. Two
years afterward, when Brougham inter-
ested himself in the young italian, this
letter to Sir Henry no doubt helped to
obtain for him the position of assistant
librarian.
He was thrty-four years of age when
he entered the museum, and at forty he
was appointed keeper of the printed books.
lie instituted wise reforms, administered
his department with great skill, showed n
marvellous knowledge of books, and with
liberality which is creditable to the gov
ernment of the time, when death once
more made the higher place vacant, he
was elevated to the post, and, being nat
uralizcd, he was knighted. This, in nut
shell, is the history of Sir Antonio Panizzi,
librarian of the British Museum, who died
at the ripe age Of eighty years.--London
Letter.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-17

PRESENCE OF MIND. Presence of mind
has lately proved valuable in several cases
Henry Kuhn, at the bottom of a Dubuque
well, drove his pickaxe into the side and
stood under it when he saw the earth-lader
bucket falling, thus saving himself from
being crushed. John Carey, when light
ening struck the New Haven mill of which
he was foreman, knocked down three OF
the panic stricken operators, who were
madly rushing toward the narrow exit
and so prevented dangerous jam on the
stairway. Mrs. Dunkin, of Long Prairie,
Mimi, was threatened with an AK by hel
crazy son. She said, "well, if you want
to cut my head off, let's 20 to the choppina
block" He nodded, and they passed out
to the woodpile. 1t was dark, and ad
dressing him with, Now IN put nv
head on the block" she drew the white
handkerchief from her neck and threw il
down and slipped away. The lunatic
struck the handkerchief heavy but harm.
less blow. Julia Clarke, a San Francisco
factory girl, was caught in machine by
her long hair. She seized pair of shears
and cut off her tresses so quickly that she
was not drawn between the wheels and
killed, as she otherwise would have been
Ten men started down the shaft of Ne
vada mine in small skip. The donkey
engine broke, and the miners felt theil
vessel sink downward with lightning
speed. Deathly fear turned every face
white. In the panic most of them clutch
ed the skip to wait for the crash. At thu
first intmation of disaster, Patrick
Mccarthy, the engineer at the top of the
shaft, seized a heavy plank and thrust the
end between the pinion-shalt and the reel
from which the cable was running off
The drum was revolving with terrific
speed, and the friction produced streams
of fire and smoke. But the engineer
thrust was exactly at the right point, ant
the end of the board soon checked tn,
descent, bringing the skip to standstil
a few feet from the bottom.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-17

flash in a tunnel of pitchy darkness and
out on to frail looking iron bridge over
mighty gorge from two to three hundred
feet deep. We stopped in long, curved
tunnel to look at some work that was
going on, and did not hear the train in
our rear until it was in the tunnel. We
could not lift the handcar off, so we made
spring for it, cut loose the brake, and
made dash for our lives. And truly it
looked so for she came in full view before
we were well across the gorge; and on
she came at the rate of mile minute,
but we were going by this time much
faster than that, and in short time we
left her far behind. We reached Matucana.
% miles from Chicla in safety, but since l
come to come to think it all over would
hardly dare 10 try it again.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-09-17

How To PROPAGATE CUTTINGs.-We
overheard a couple of our lady readers
discussing this subject q few days ago.
Regarding it the NeU England Farmer
says: 1t has been ascertained that cut
ting will develop roots much sooner in
moist sand than in rich soil. But the sand
cannot maintain its growth for any length
of time. To prepare pots for raising cut
brim with rich garden loam-dark and
porous, not clayey and soggy; then pour
in one inch in depth of securing sand-sea
sand will do as we'll as the yellow sand.
Wet this thoroughly, and place the cut
tings, from which all but three or four
upper leaves have been removed, close to
the side of the pot; the contact of the ware
against the stem Of the cutting promotes
its growth. Press the wet sand firmly
around the tiny stem. A great deal of
your chances for success in raising slips
or cuttings depend upon this. Plant as
many cuttings as the pot will hold, from
six to dozen, according to the size of
your pot; when they are firmly set in the
sand, two or three can be inserted in the
middle of the pot. Set them away in
dark warm place for "a to SO hours. Thus
cuttings will grow quickly in hot-bed,
because the temperature is not dry. Their
growth depends great deal upon light,
heat and moisture. If bud is close at the
base of a cutting, it will strike root more
easily-is not so apt to decay. The roots
shoot from bud, and the lower down it
is the surer your success. When the
leaves drop, the plant is commencing TO
grow; if they wither on the stem, it has
begun to decay. By following these direc.
tions no one can fail to grow all kinds OF
house-plants. Roses and all the rarest
flowers of the greenhouses are propagated
| in this manner.