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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-29

KCLES OF CONnuCr.-Nevcr associate
with bad company. Have good company
or none.
Never lend borrowed article unless
yon have permission to do so.
Never look over the shoulder Of another
who is reading or writing.
Never appear to notice Il scar, dcformity
or defect of any one present.
Never exhibit anger, .impatirnce or
excitement when an accident happens.
Never answer questions, in general
company, that have been put to others.
Never call new acquaintance by the
Christian name unless requested to do So
Never attempt to draw the attention oil
the company constantly upon yourself
Never arrest the attention I'M acounint.
ance by touch. Speak to him.
Never punish your children for II faulI
to which you are addicted youlscIf.
Never, when travelling abroad, be over
boastful in praise of your own country.
Never pass between two persons whC
are talking together, without an apology
| Never should the lady accept of cxpen
sive gifts ut the hands of II gentleman mo-
related or engaged TO her. Gifts of flowers
books, music or confectionery may b,
accepted.
Never insult another by harsh word
when applied to for favor. Kind word
do not cost much, and yet they may carr
untold happiness to the one to whom the;
are spoken.
Never attempt to convey the impression
that you are genius, by initiating tn
faults of distinguished men, Bccaus
certain great men were poor penmcn, wor
long hair, or had other peculiarities,
does not follow that you will become grea
by initiating their eccontrcities.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-29
VOL. XXXVI.

the forests, subduing the soil. procuring
the means of subsistence, and defending
themselves against all their various foes,
were manifestly precisely the means cal
culated to continue in vigorous exercise all
their powers both of body and of mind.
Yea, possessing neither the opportunities,
nor the leisure for mental culture, on the
one hand. their characters would very
naturally partake largely of the boldness
and roughness of THE mountain scenery in
the midst of which they resided; while,
on the other, rugged, robust manhood
alone clearly, could have survived the tu-
mults. the rude shocks, the stern vicissi-
tudes of fortune through which they were
called upon to pass. Accustomed, indeed,
as they were, to face dangers of different
kinds, to surmount difficulties the most
formidable by their own personal exer-
tions,-
"To laugh atimpossibilities, and cry
1t shall be done,"-
these early Vermonters, these world-re-
nowned Green Mountain Boys came at
length, not unnaturally, TO acquire unlim-
tied confidence in their Own abilities, and
to imbibe the very loftiest notions of lib
erty and of independence.
But that which, perhaps, more than any
thing else renders particularly the early
history of Vermont a subject of uncom-
mon interest to all, and especially to the
descendants of that "race of iron men,
those statesmen philauthropsts and patri
OTIS to whom, through the blessing of God
they are indebted for all their valuable
institutions, is the singular, unique cir
cumstances under which this state wa.
born.
The early history of Vermont is alto
gether unlike that of any other state in the
Union. 1t was never organized as 8
province under the crown of England
was never recognized by the crown as a
separate jurisdiction. She constantly re
fused, moreover, to submit to any provin'
cial government never once recognized
the authority either of the province she
was nominally placed under. or of any
other external power. The inhabitants
of the New Hampshire Grants, therefore
under the circumstances, found themselves
from the first, without a government
community bound together only by theil
common interests, and their social affec
tions, 1.-The history of Vermont il
hence" says Mr.. Thompson, that of 1
people assuming the powers of govern
ment, and advancing by successive step
| from n state of nature to the establishment
of civil compact, and to regular ant
efficient organization" 1t is Il history o
band of hardy pioneers-of audaciou
mountaineers as rugged as their own hill
engaged in conflict with foes from
almost every point of the compass, ant
emerging from the unequal contest, final
| ly, through the courage, wisdom and pru
dence of her statesmen, not only an indie
pendent republic, or sovereignty, or com
monwealth, but in possession of an eff
cient government for the regulation of he
internal affairs, and system of jurispru
dcnce fully adequate to all the wants o
her people.
Surely,
| "The HILLS were born for FREEDOM: they
| Break at breath the tyranps rod.
Chains cank in valleys; there the prey
Blecds meath oppresson's heel alway.
HILLS BOW TO NONE nut GOD"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-29
Letter from Minnesota.
FREEBoRN, MINI, Jan. 10, 1875

FREEBoRN, MINI, Jan. 10, 1879.
DEAR FREEMAN:-While the jingling
sleigh bells are making the crisp. frosty
air alive and merry with their music out
side, and while n good old-fashioned ma
pie wood fire is making things comiorta'
BILE inside, it is II good time to write letters
to old friends. and having IN odd day at
my disposal couldn't resist the tempta-
ton to spend ii in this way, The FREE
NAN, of course, comes first in the list. for
like II faithful friend its visits are regular
and it never disappoints us, while your
humble correspondent has to apologize
and confess his remissness. Like many
would-be reformed man, he sins and
confesses and then sins again, until bis
case is looked upon rs being nearly incor
rigible.
said the sleigh bells were jingling, and
so they are, and the fact is worth putting
on record for be it known to all it may
concern Minnesota is not state that C IN
boast of its facilities in this line. Mime
sofa sleighing is generally II miserable
farce. There is always too much snow or
too little. Sometimes both these objections
are found within II very short distance.
Bare ground and snow drifts alternate
with disagreeable frequency. As u gen.
eral thing but little snow falls from the
skies in this state during amy given winter,
especially rs compared with what falls in
Vermont, but that little finds no rest day
nor night. 1t is tossed hither and thither
by every wind that blows. 1t is tho play
thing for every blast. In sheer self-defence
it forms itself into windrows around every
building and across the road behind every
hedge-row, an banks itself waist deep in
every lane where there is the least shadow
of an obstruction to furnish the excuse.
The north wind sends the snow all flying
to the south when a change occurs and the
south wind sets it all flying back again.
Back again? That makes me think of the
little boy, who, when his father told him
he had chopped down certain tree and
then chopped it all up, says, Why, pa
it is right where it was in the first place
then, amt itP" Strike out road across
these prairies and in two hours very likely
YOU won't know where it is. Some of the
time you will find in the roads deep snow
drifts, and then you will find long aggra,
vatug spaces where the road has been
"pked up" that will be as bare as in
midsummer. Then, in tho first part ol
winter there is hardly snow enough, but
later us it accumulates the sleighing is
obstructed by superabundance OF it. The
roads fill up and it is trod down, then ii
fills up again until the road bed is as high
rs the drift on either side. Then comes q
wind lengthwise the road and blows away
the snow from both sides and in the mid
die, leaving the road itself standing up in
the air in two ridges, like the track of an
elevated railway. several inches. higher
than the soft snow all around. 1t is hard
to describe the rapturous felicity one ex-
periences in taking sleigh ride over such
n road rs this. One thing can say about
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-29

THE LAST ERUpTION OF MOUNT VEsU-
vIus.-A sketch of the crater of Mount
Vesuvus, rs it appeared during the recent
eruption, has been sent to us by our
esteemed cores spondent, A. Ricco, Profess.
or at the University of Naples, who visited
the crater on the tenth of November last.
"Thc view on the crater" he says " is
extremely beautiful and imposing. The
crater has undergone considerable changes
since the eruption of 1872. II now pre-
sents the form Of Il large amphitheater of
about 200 feet in diameter and 100 to $50
feet deep. Tho bottom is formed of lava
which has only specifically hardened.
In some places the curst is hard and thick
enough to allow walking over, at other
places it is yet quite. soft. The surface is
full of cracks and holes. from which dense
masses of smoke are constantly issuing.
The lava on the sides of the crater is soft
and so plastic that it readily receives
impressions from coins, etc. In the center
of the crater rises u small cone, about fifty
or sixty feet high; it is covered with
incrustations containing many shells and
different species of mosses. Looking
through the cracks in the side of the cone
and floor the incandescent lava may bc
seen, the aspect resembling q labyrinth OF
fiery paths, running over the bottom of the
crater in all directions. AT short interval.
the mouth on the summit of the cone sends
forth gigantic column of smoke of fire
which is plainly visible from the city o
Naples. miles distant, Near the base o
the cone second mouth has been formed
from which lava and smoke constantly
issue.
"As the inclined position of the cratel
tends to send the lava and smoke constant
ly in one direction, the crater may II
present be visited with comparatively
little danger. ."-Scientfc AmGrjca@
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-29

LAST TO BE FOUND. deserving
poor are the last to be found. Too modest
and self-respectful to beg, they remain
hidden away in corners and attics. in
hunger and nakedness, until some village
Nightingale searches them out and pro-
vides for their necessities. Back.door
begging is often brazen and undeserving.
Idleness and vice brought the parties to
want, and they are moro ready to apply
to the benevolent for relief than to take
any measures to help themselves. Chronic
laziness and shiftlessness can be cured
only by the pressure Of hard necessity.
But the virtuous and worthy poor should
be sought out and cared for. The vagrant
You can leave to the public authorities,
but that unfortunate one, who. like a
stricken deer, has fled to the secret place
to suffer and die alone, should be searched
out and made comfortable,
TO make handsome picture frame
Cut four strips of silver perforated card.
board one inch wide. and cross them like
rustic frame. Crochet n fiat border
around them with dark walnut brown
single zephyr, work diagonal pattern
down the center of each ono with gill
beads. Hang with walnut brown worst
cd cord aud balls.
! 70 RESTORE VELvEr.--Whero velvet
has been crushed, hold the wrong side
over basin of quite boiling water, and
the pile will gradually rise. Do not LOSE
patience, for it takes u considerable time
but the result is marvellous.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-29

WHAT A MICROSCOPE REvEALs.-A
learned man tells us of i'm insect seen with
microscope Of which twenty-seven mil
lions would only equal II mite.
Insects of various kinds may be seen in
the cavities Of grain of sand.
Mold is u forest of beautiful trees, with
the branches, leaves and fruit.
Butterflies are fully feathered.
Hairs are hollow tubes.
The surface of our bodies is covered
with scales like fish; single grain ol
sand would cover one hundred and fifty
of these scales, and yet scale covers
five hundred pores. Though these mar,
row openings the perspiration forces itsell
like water through " sieve.
Each drop of s.agnant water conatins
world Of living creatures, swimming
with as much liberty as whales in the
sea-
+ ,ch leaf has colony of insects graz
ing on it like cows on u meadow.
Yes. even the ueliest plant that grows
shows some remarkable property when
closely examined.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-29

The WAY ANTS FIGHT. -One morning
friend and watched column Of ants
starting from their home in the mud walls
of "a hut in our camp, and determined to
follow them 10 their destination. They
marched to the parapet, mounted its inner
face, descended into the trench, and then
mounted the opposite side and proceeded
to the open ground there. They directed
their c0usre to small mound of fresh
earth, and there the leading insects halted,
remaining at the foot Of the hillock until
the whole force was present, have
counted the number of this liliputian army,
by the distance their column extended,
allowing IN average Of four abreast, and
a length of one-eighth of an inch to each
section of four, to be about 1884, excu-
sive of the larger insects.
When the whole force was assembled,
the little army divided; one part remained
at the foot of the mound and ran round
and round it, the rest mounted to tile top
and some of them entered the loose earth
and speedily returned, each bearing Il
young grasshopper or cricket, dead, which
he deposited upon the ground and returned
for Il fresh load. Those who had remained
on the outside of the mound took up the
crickets rs they We're brought out of the
earth, and bore them down to the base q
the hill. returning for fresh load. Soon
the contents of the mound seemed TO b,
exhausted, and then the whole force return.
ed home by the same route rs before int
the trench and over the parapct, each will
his burden of cricket food for the commun
ity.
must confess that had not seen thi.
with my own eyes, could not hav,
believed it; for here was regular foray
planned and executed with military preci
sion, the country surveyed. and the ,lepo
of provisions known accurately before tht
march was made, and at the mound tb,
prudential division Of labor ,tnd the car,
taken that none of their victims shoulc
escape. In conclusion, would say, thai
improbable rs these facts may seem We,
they were witnessed by myself and my
! friend, and we returned 10 oilr camp won
dering at the greatness of that Create,
who could implant in these puny creature
of His hand, so marvellous IN instinct. --
Land and Wafer
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-29

| IiOT AND COLD BATHS.-The London
Lancet, in a.recent number, points out the
difference between the effects of hot and
cold baths. The effects of the cold bath.
it says, being mainly due to impressions
made upon the cutaneous nerves, the
notifications of the cold bath largely
depend on their power of increasing its
stimulating action. The colder the water
the more violent the impression. The
frequent change Of water, such as is found
in the sea or in running streams, increases
tho stimulating effect. Great force of
impact, as when water falls from u height.
or comes forcibly through hose upon the
body; the division of the stream. AS seen
in shower baths and needle baths and the
addition Of acids or salt 10 the water. all
act as it would seem, by Increasing the
stimulating power which the water cxerts
upon the cutaneOus nerves. Warm b,rhs
produce an effect upon tho skin directly
contrary TO that brought about by cold
water The cutaneOus vessels dilate I'M
medlately under the influence of the heat,
and although this dilation is followed bv n
contraction OF the vessels, this contraction
Is seldom excessive; and the ultimate result
OF II warm bath is to increase the cutaneous
circulation. The pulse and respiraion
are both quickened us in the cold hath,
Inc warm bath increases the temperature
OF thc body, and BY lessening the necessity
Tor the lnternnI production of heat, de-
creaseS the call made upon certain vital
processes, and enables life to be sustained
with . less expenditure of force. While n
coid pain causes certain stiffness Of the
muscles, II continued too long a lime, q
warm bath relieves stiffness and fatiL Lue.
Inc ultimate results of hot and cold baths,
II their temperature be moderate, are about
the same, the difference being to use the
words OF Braun, that cold rcfrcshes by
stimulating the functions, heat by phvsc-
ally facilitating hem; and in this lies the
important practical difference between the
cold water and hot water systems.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-29

We have laid our friends in tho grave,
but they are around US. Tho little chill
dren who sat upon our knee, into his eyes
we look with love, whose little hands have
clasped our necks, on whose cheek we
have imprinted the kiss-we can almost
feel the throbbing oc their hearts to-day
1t seem, to me that sometimes. when our
| heads are on the pillow, there come whis
pers of Joy from the spirit land, which
have dropped into our hearts thoughts o
: he sublime and beautiful and glorious, n
VI soma angels wing passed. over onI
l,row. anl some dear one sat by our pill
1nw and colnmuncd With our heart to raist
a,nr affections towards the other and bet
ter Worl. l.-BiShOp Simpson.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-29

The difference between drudgcry and
ovful work Is made by hope. 1t is the
most blessed of task masters. lie who
works with hope before him knows not
fatigue and feels not pain. He who works
without it is a slave, laShed to his toll by
an inexorable and tyranical necessity.
The farmer plies his hoe in one furrow,
his boy tolls in the next one. The work
is an almost uncomfortable burden to the
boy. who is without foresight; it is no
burden to the father, for hope stands before
him and points to vision of autumnal
glory, with we'll filled storehouses. Hope
makes the difference between the nurse
and the mother. The one tolls in menial
tasks because daily bread depends upon
her daily fidelity. The other looks for
ward, sees the girl budding into II beauti-
full womanhood, the boy into refined
manhood, and for all the joy that is set
before her gladly endures the cross, despis.
ing the shame.
The THREE TRAVELLERS. Three COM
mercial travellers meeting at west o
England inn one winter evening, had 4
hearty supper together. Supper over, the
three found some difficulty in allotine
their respective shares of the bill; but one
of them at length cut short the dispute By
proposing that whosoever had the oldcs
name among them should go free, the
expenses being halvcd by the other two
This amendment being promptly accepted
No. produced card inscribed - RcharC
Eve,' which No. 2 trumped with Adam
Brown" Then No. 3, porlly veteran
with humorous gray eye, laid down hi
card with the quiet confidence of grea
general making u decisive movement, anC
remarked, with II thick chuckle. "I don
much think youll beat this 'un, gents.
And he was right, for the name was, Mr.
b. Ginning"
A young man from tue country was il
town and entered photograph gallery tC
havo his picture taken. After seating hin
the operator told him to assume n pleasan
expression. Think Of something cheer
full, " he said, think Of your girl" 4
terrible scowl took possession of tho youn!
mans face, and Jumping up be exclaimed
" Tbink of the ducs! She went hom
with another fellow last night, and sh
can 90 to thunder. for me-" lie evidentl
thought of her, but the pleased expression
was not forthcoming. - NorriSLolDH Herald
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GODS LOVE.

GODS LOVE.
AS flows the liver c lin and decp.
In silence toward the sea,
so fioweth ever, aud ceaseth never,
The love of God to me.
What peace He bringeih to my healt
Deep as the sOundless sea,
How swtctly singeth the soul that cliugcth,
My loving. Lord, to thee.
How calm at even sinks the sun
Beyond the clOuded west,
So tempest driven, into the haven.
Preached the longed for rest.
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A mules head does not contain brain
capable of culture and refined rearing, bu.
it is wonderful to what an extent the other
end of him can he reared.
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MARKET REPORTS
WhotezaI.- &rnan and Produce ssaEk.s
CHRONICLE OFFloE,
Morob l. [

Wholesale &sralH and Produce ssaEk.
CHRONICLE OFFloE,
Knoxville. TENE.. March a, Il 9.
Receipts of grain have been light, conse-
quently local demand has advanced the
| prices.
Prime wheat commands $1.00 readily /;
medium grades, 80 to 95 cents. Oats want
ed at quotations. Corn active. Bacon
and lard sells readily at quotations. The
demand for field seeds active, and supplied
by our merchants at quotations.
General trade active with prospects of
returning prosperity.
The market is well supplied with Field
Seeds, clover buying at $3.75a4, 90, selling
at "a tOa4. IS per bush. timothy selling at
81. 90a2 90 per bushel orchard grass selling
at ST. .40a1. SO; red top, 7Oa75c per bushel.
BACoN-Buying, hog round, 43a4fc;
selling, shoulders, 44c; sides, 6a6fi hams,
Gaze.
Lard, new, 6a63c.
WHEAT-Active buying at 95c. to ST.
for white and amber; red. s. to So selling
per car loads at S1.l0a1. Is per bushel.
CJRN- New, loose, 37a30.
SoRGHUM-In better demand; 25 to 81 C.
OATs-Active; buying, 25a26 selling,
3Oa33c
PoTATOEs-Loose, so to 60c.
hay Bal d, 65a75c per 100 lbs,
DRIED FRUIT-Apples firm, l to 13c.
per pound: Peaches: halves, ZAP. Black
berries nominal 34a45.
FLoUK-In demand &c )untry ez.ra oLy-
ing, 1920 selling. $2.25 family
buying. $50. selling, 81 40,2t0 per
sack.
FEAruxRs Prim, 24lto853 ro.se. 25a
30c
urrss-Dun. medium. Ice good to
prime, 1:9c.
EGGs-Buying dull, 8a81c.
ward tendency.
RAGS Cotton 1a14C.
BE&sWAx-22c per pound.
GtN5EE0-S Spring, 50a60
SENEKA SNAKE-35a40
YELLOW ROoT- 4a44
PINK Ro0T-10al5.
MAY APPLE ROOT-1c.
HIDEs-Dry l0al1c.; green s.,
TALLCw-64c.
FLAX SEED-Per bushel, 7Oa7hc
BRAss-8c.; Copper, 10c
WOoL-Per pound, 20a3O
APPLES Green, 75a$l. 90 per ushol.
RYE-35 to 40 cents.
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"a nOEesAI@ Grocery Market

KNOxvILLe March f.
There h been lively trade for the last
ten days, and country merchants have
been pretty thick on our streets. We are
looking for a good trade this spring.
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to do so at present. This is the sutr
stance of The conversation that I
heard
[Signed]. W. NJ. CATE.