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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-09-29

MILLS FOR MARBLEs.-Almost all the
marbles" with which boys everywhere
amuse themselves, in season and out of
season, on sidewalks and in shady spots,
are made at Oberstein, Germany. There
are large agate quarries and mills in that
neighborhood. and the refuse is turned to
good account in providing the small stone
balls for experts to "knuckle' with. The
stone is broken into small cubes, by blows
of light hammer. These small blocks of
stone are thrown by the shovelful into the
hopper of small mill. formed of bed.
stone, having its surface grooved with
concentrate burrows; above this is the
runner" which is of some hard wood,
hvaing level face on its lower surface.
The upper block is made to revolve rapid
ly, water being delivered upon the grooves
of the bedstone where the marbles are
being rounded 1t takes about fifteen
minutes to finish half bushel of good
marbles, ready for the boys knuckles.
One mill will turn out 1863. 900 marbles per
week. The very hardest "crackers," as
the boys call them, are made by Il slower
process, somewhat analog ous to the other.
Am. MachiniSt.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-09-29

/ KNIVES AND FORKS We often laugh a
the Chinese and their chopsticks. or small
thin sticks of wood or ivory with whicl
they eat, and fancy they must make yer,
dirty work at their meals, yet they ar,
cleanly and civilized compared with tn,
habits of our ancestors some three hundred
years ago Then forks were unknown
each man had bis own knife, and at dinner
seized the joint with his hand and cut of
what he wished; the dish was then passed
on to the next who did the same. The
knife then cut up the portions into small
pieces, which were put into the mouth by
the fingers of the hand unoccupied with
the knife.
In many parts of Spain, at present
drinking glasses, spoons and forks are
rarities; and in taverns in many countries
particularly in some towns in France
knives are not placed on the table, because
it is expected that each person has one o
his own, custom which the French seem
to have retained from the old Gauls. But
as no person will any longer eat without
forks, landlords are obliged to furnish
these, together with plates and spoons.
None of the sovereigns of England had
forks till the reign of Henry VIII; all,
high and low, used their fingers. Hence,
in the royal households there was a digni-
tary called the ewrar. or ewary, who, with
a set of subordinates, attended at the meal
with basins, water and towels. The Office
ofewary survived after forks came partially
into fashion. We learn that when James l.,
entertained the Spanish ambassador at a
dinner, verv shortly after his accession,
g their najesties washed their hands with
water from the same ever, the towels
being presented to the king by the lord
treasurer. and to the queen by the lord
high admiral" The prince of Wales had
IN ever to himself, which was after him,
used by the ambassador.
About the first royal parsonage in Eng
land who is known to have had fork was
Queen Elizabeth; but, although several
were presented TO her, it remains doubtful
whether she used them on ordinary occa-
sons. Forks came so slowly into use in
England that they were employed only by
the higher classes to the middle of the
seventeenth century About the period
of the revolution, 1868, few English no.
blemen had more than dozen forks of
silver, along with few iron or steel. At
lenght for general use steel forks became
an article of manufacture at Sheffield; at
first they had but two prongs, and it was
only in later times that the three pronged
kind were made AS late as the early
part of the eighteenth century table forks
and we may add knives-were kept on
so small scale by country inns in Scot
land (and perhaps in some parts of Eng
land that it was customary for gentlemen
in travelling to carry with them a porta-
BILE knife and fork in shagreen case.
The general introduction of silver forks
into Great Britain is quite recent; it can
be dated no farther back than the termin-
alton of the French war in 18l4.-EarLy
Days.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-09-29

A needle is wonderful thing-were not
needles so common aud so cheap We
should think so If one must have need
lie and had only bar of steel, what work
1t would be to get II needle from it! Not
withsanding great improvement has been
made, a large share of the work on Il need
lie is done by hand, indeed several hands,
for the operation from the wire to the per-
feet needle are numerous, and each work
man performs but one. If a simple needle
is a wonder a paper of needles is bundle
of wonders. Having occasion to use a par
ticular needle for some microscopic work
Il short time ago we selected it from pack
age of needles as put up from the London
Needle Co. Here were one hundred ordi-
nary needles of different sizes in papers,
and twenty large kinds for darning and
other uses, and the whole sold, sent post
paid, for the ridiculous price of twenty-five
cents. We come near forgetting our mic
roscopic work in view of the microscopic
profit that must fall not only TO those sell
ing, but especially to those making the
needles. Who would undertake to make
five needle-eyes for conflicting alone
making the rest of the needle. 1t is all
very wonderful-and as for qualty-the
microscope sustained the favorable report
of the user of the needle.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-09-29

How PEOPLE ARE MIssED.-When =
person returns from his vacation. it is not
little mortifyng to his self-pride to find
so many friends who seem to be utterly
unaware that he has been away. Instead
OF rushing up to him, wringing his hand
and exclaiming in the exuberance of
their joy, why, Charley, my boy! Glad
TO see you round again! Seems wear at
least since | saw you" instead of anv-
thing likekthis. they oneandall greet him
with careless How are youp" or Good
morning" as though they had seen him
only yesterday Where is the use of going
to the trouble and expense of an exodus
to the country or shore, when nobody
seems to take ognizance of the sameP
ana II we can 60 two, three or half a
dozen weeks away, and not be missed.
how many will miss us when we take our
final departure?
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-09-29

The Demopolis (Ala.) Ne,oS tells the fol-
lowing story; "Our census enumerator
reports a colored woman on Martin Rice s
place one hundred and fourteen years old
Seeing that the old woman was proud of
her age and her recollections of antiquity,
he asked her some questions touching
General Washington's horse and the revo-
lutienary war, all of which being satsfac-
torily answered, he said: old lady, you
must have heard the Roman Empire when
it fellp' 4 don't zackly member de cir
cumstance you spoke of now, but heard
mighty rumbin' noise de year de stars
fell, and spec it must been dat. Things
was constant fallin' dat year, and if it fell
in old North Carolina you bet your bottom
rag, honey, was dar. ~
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-09-29

The resolution extending the freedom
of the city of San Francisco to President
Hayes has been handsomely engraved on
a gold plate inches by 81 inches, which
is inclosed in silver envelope bearing the
presidents address on the front and the
figure of the city seal on the back. The
plate contains the resolution handsomely
engraved, with the seal of the city in the
centre of the heading, and the names OF
the supervisors. and :clerk of the boarc
at the foot. On the left hand upper cor
ner grape vine and fruit. On the left
hand lower corner is the American eagle
and on the right hand lower corner is q
grizzly bear. Supervisors of the city
individually contribute toward the pay
ment of the bill for this handsome souve-
mir of the presidents visit.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-09-29

EARTH EATING IN JAPAN.-It is rather
surprising to find that some of the ,Japan.
ese are addicted to the eating of earth. DR..
Love has lately published an analysis of a
clay which is eaten to considerable ex-
tent by the Amos; it occurs in a bed seye-
raj feet thick. in the valley of Tsietonai
(eat-earth Valley. on the north coast of
Yesso. 1t is light gray in color and of
line structure. The people mix with the
clay fragments of the leaf of some plant
for the aromatic principle it contains
They eat the earth because they think il
contains some beneficial substance, not
because it is necessity with them. They
have meat in abundance and vegetable
food, The clay is eaten in the form of a
soup. Several pounds are boiled with lily
roots in small quantity of water, and
afterwards strained. The Amos pronounce
the soup very palatable. The English Me-
cbdhic.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-09-29
ADREAM OF AUTUMN.

Mellow hazes slowly ira iling
Der the wood and meadow, yelling
Sorabre skies, With swallows sailing
Sailor-like to foreign lands;
Andithe north wind, overlapping
Summers brink, and food like sweeping
Wrecks of roses where the weeping
Willows swing their helpless hands.
Flaunted high, like torches ainxing
Flakes Of flame and enbers, springing
From the vale, the trees stand swinging
In the moaning atmosphere;
While in dead'ning lands the lowing
OF the cattle. .sadder growing.
Fills the senss.tO overlooking
With the sorrow of the year.
Fields of ragged ubble, tangled
With rauk weeds, and shocks of tangled
Corn, with orests like wet plumes dangled
Ger the harvest's battle plain;
And the sudden whirr and whistle
or the quail, ,lthat, like a missile,
Whizzes over thorn aud thistle.
And, missile, drops again.
Muffied voices hid in thickets,
Where the redbird stops to stick its
Ruddy beak between the pickets
Of the truaut's rustic trap;
Aud a sound of laughter ringing
Where, within the wild vine swinging,
Climb Bacchante's schOolnates, ainging
Purple clusters in her lap.
Rich as wine the sunset flashes
Round the tilted world, and dashes
Up the sloplns west. aud splashes
Its red foam against the sky,
Till my dream of autumn, paling
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-09-29

THE LAW OF ENDEAvoR The mo-
ment you take off the law of endeavor,
which carries with it more or less of pain
and anxiety, that very moment human
nature goes down; and if you look through
the whole creation you shall find that
where pain is, where suffering is of the
various kinds there the tendencies are up
ward; and you shall find that if you in
termit it, or take it away, the tendencies
are all dwonward. So that ideal of creation
which men are always looking for must
be the ideal of creation that comes to
them through pain, though wear and
tear, through suffering, through exertion,
through long continued burden bearing.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-09-29

When the old sailor came home from a
whaling voyage, he saw at once. what
allied the preaching. "The minister s
smart enough, and he says great many
good things, but the sermon don't have
any harpoon in it," The farmer meant the
same thing when he said ofthe Clergyman
4" He's good man, but he will rake with
the teeth upward"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-09-29

1t is an old saying that charity begins
al home; but this is no reason that it
should not go abroad: "A man should live
with the world us q citizen of the world :;
he may have preference for the particu-
lar quarter, or square. or even alley in
which he lives, but he should have gem
erous feeling for the welfare of the whole.
-Cumberland.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-09-29

THE TRUE STORY OF WILLIAM TELL. --
I He was captain of an archery club, anC
one of the best shots with the bow anc
arrow in all Switzerland. The country
was then under the rule of the tyran
Gesler. One day Gesler set his plug hal
on pole for men TO salute. and ordered
every man in Altorf should make obei
sance to it or die. And they did, every
one of them. Even the trees standing
round made their best boughs. Finally
| Bill Tell came along with his little boy
He told the men at Atorf that before he
would bow to Gesler's hat he would AL
tori and stamp on it. That was the kind
of bow an arrow he was. Gesler ar
rested him on the spot, being marshal .o
the village as well as tyrant, thus draw,
| ing salary from two offices, contrary
to the constitution. Geser, as a punish
ment for his audacity, ordered him tc
shoot an apple from the head of his boy
This he did, although it was an arrow
escape for young Tell. The apple fell
pierced to the core, no encore being
allowed owing to the extreme length o.
the performance. AS Tell rushed forward
to embrace his boy an arrow dropped out
of his vest. HAP" cried the tyrant
"wherefor concealcst that arrowP" Re
piled Tell, pointing to Gesler's head-geal
on top of the pole, go shoot that hat!
The joke was so good that Gesler released
him and gave him twenty dollar gold
piece. Cincinnati Saturday Night.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-09-29
aaisesllanu.

Jay Gould has paid the travelling ex-
penses from Indian Territory of sixteen
young Indian girls who are to be placed
in Mr.. MoOdy's seminary at Northfield
Mass, educated at the federal expense
and returned to their homes.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-09-29

It's easy finding reasons why, y,other folks
should be patient.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-09-29

What is the difference between a fixed
star and meteorP One is a sun. the other
darter. '''0 ''"''
An lrrepressible boy of five years, who
was always compelled to keep very quiet
on Sunday. having grown inexpressibly
weary towards the close of Sabbath day.
frankly and honestly approached his excel
lent' but rather over strict father, and
grayely said; "Pa, let's have little spirit
ual fun.' 9r''''
A London lady of fashion was walking
with one she deemed a kindred snirit
The lunch bell rung. The ladv was Thin
ana aesthetic, and proud of her mental and
physical etherealness. Her companion
suggested move TO the dining room, The
lady said, with one other sweetest. saddest
smiles, II have eaten half a rose; I have
kept the other half for my supper.n
:, 100 full for utterance. A little darkey
Tell on a wharf while fishing. He kicked
around in the water. but did not call for
help: Finally old Nose fished him ont.
ana landing him on the wharf said: "Yon
darned little fool niggah, if you had SUNG
out would have pulled yer out at fust s
How could | sing out with nv mouf
iull!' "Full er whatP" "Wums for bait.
OF course. What dyer s'poseP"
",Woodworker," an Indian chief, SAYS
ne mas never seen gray-haired Indian
IN his life, and he has seen some over
ninety years old. 1t is because an Indian
nas no trouble nor worriment. or any
thing that way. His wife chops all the
wood, builds the fire, goes to the market
at daylight, stones tramps out of the front
ward. and blacks his boots; and he is not
tormented by tax-collectors, gas-bilIs and
lightning-rod peddlers. Let an Indian
start twenty-four column newspaper in
slx-column town, to fill long-felt want
and his hair would turn gray in one night.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-09-29
TERMS FOR ADVERTISING.

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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-09-29

What is the difference between a fixed
star and a meteorP One is a sun, the other
a darter. O''-o-
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New-York tribune., 1880-09-26

ouiret to pay one months interest on lie bonds.
But 1t should be stated that this Is not fair ex
hibit, because the earnings Of the Second Avenue
Line since September are largely IN excess OF
what they were during the first two wceks-Aueust
10 to Sept mber Latter its completion to Harlem
The dealings in the coal stocks presented no special
features, except that New-Jersey Central made a
sharp recovery. The coal companies because o. an
accumulation of coal at the shipping points and ON
the cars have deemed it advisable to order total
suspension of mining from October l 20 October g.
five working days. The general market closed qaiet
and steady.
Government bonds were more active. the transae-
tions at the Boards amounting to $384,OOO Prices
we're stronger and tbs bids for the is OF 1881 ar"
advanced ls for the 6s OF 1850 and os 4.
for the digs %. and for the As 7s per
cent. Annexed are the closing quotations !:
New-York tribune., 1880-09-26
The following Is q comparative statement OF the
exports OF specie from the port of NewYor.i II
fOrelrn norLs for perIOI OF twen6Y.nlne Years:
EUROPEAN FINANCIAL MAR9grs

LONDON sept 25l2:3o m.U s. bonds four per cents.
III a four and half per cents ll2ls Ailnnc Great
Western FIRST mortgage trustees certificates Gs; do sec
29 Erie Ss do second consos OIL Illinois
Central 1l5 PeDnsyyania Central 6OSs Reading. las
New York Central. 1928
IoSDoN sept 25-2 p. m-U. bonds four and per
cens llZ New nyss l05is Atlantic and Great Western
secOId mortgage trustees certificates 2S Pennsylg
Central 6Oe Reading, l4. Paris adyces quote pei
cent rentes s5 SO ceDtimes for the account
LONDON sept 252;l6 Silver is quoted at 52s led
LONDON sept 2s-6 p m-Par,s advices quoc three Der
IS francs 30 confines for the account
LONDON July 267he Eonoynfa OF this week "Ths
rate for bank bills 90 days " months Is
cont and trade bls 60 days ~ months, 2Ad2a per
cent Despite the growing cheapness of the
show general fall The political taines
previous Duoyancy Of ali Continental
The also affected by The decided
lapse York stock Exchange and at
favorable trade advcos and trsfc returns. The fall
United states Governments unusual and deserves special
Ths 1oonot after Discussing real return offered by
e reasonable and after taking
loss upon redemption sayst The question also
arises what funded loan will which win
be redempt Many be
ior three per cent funded lOan, winch conscs
would cOnmad highest marx value OF secufz
ties In World The for Indian godmine stocks
st neTeasa In Colonial 0ovoAots Canadian four
per cents advanced hait"
New-York tribune., 1880-09-26

In London, British consols for money we're Is
higher at 97l5ls remaining unchanged az 01lolG for
account. United States bonds responded to the de-
clines Of Yesterday IN the home market, and 5s
were l. lower at 105l2. 4l2' a lower at
1l21sQ 1924 and IS "a lower at 1l14. Ameri-
can railways were dall; Erie, shares p
weaker at 30is aud second consos 81
lower at 81. Illinois Central declined
from III to 10, Pennsylvania from G0's to G0l2,
Reading is TO dig. and Central and HUDSON u to
1873. Bar silver rs quoted lie down at 523lel per
ounce. In Paris, French per cents fell from 50. 60
to $3.50.
The Engineering and Mining J0nradt reports the
production of anthracite coal for the week ended
Sept. IS. and year from January i, as follows:
Year
New-York tribune., 1880-09-26
2is O'CLOCK TO 3 O'CLOCK.

SATURDAY, Sept. 25-P. N.
The movements in stocks to-day were without
special significance. rather steady opening.
which showed that the immediate pressure to
make sales was at least checked, was followed
by slow and gradual Improvement in
prices This only natural on II
Saturday that followed two such days OF depression
as were yesterday and Thursday. And such gains
as were made may be accounted for by the
usual closing up Of contracts on the last
day OF the week. Nevertheless, it is beyond
dispute that there was q steldier feeling in
the market and smaller supply of stocks than
there was yesterday. 1t also was observed that the
borrowing demand for stocks good but that is
10: al ways q sure indication OF the existence OF
large shor; interest. For instance yesterday those
persons who the most anxious to pay a
premium for the use OF the Hannibal and st.
Joseph stocks popnarly credited with being the
largest holders OF those stocks. Such instances
frequent at all times. but when money is so ex-
frency easy it is now it is a favorite method Of
giving 10 the market a fictitious character The
business of the day amounted to 242, 500 shares
against 364OOO shares yesterday. aud the move
Incnts OF prices regular hardly to call for
the special mention of any particular stocks. How
ever may he said that the greatest gains of the day
were credited 10 those stocks which yesterdays
business showed the greatest declines. AS an ex-
ception to the general rule the Manhattan Elevated
stock was weak. declining to 20 aud closing at
292s The New York Elevated stockholders, at their
meeting to-day. passed resolutions confirming the
action Of the directors, and approving the suggcs-
tons made for a merging of the three Elevated COM
panles. For the information of the stockholders
statement of the business of all the lines for
one month-August 16 to September 16-was SUBJ
mtteG which. by companies. allowing for transfers
- tlx<(l ta f.IIA
New-Y0rk. Metropolitan. Total.
Esrnings. gs.....---"...-. t.i2.77S Si7oS+s ssss.5s0
Net earnings......... 66774 b0.ol6 189.320
This statement shows that the earnings of tine
New-York Company for the month stated were
,531 moro than the amount required to pay one
months interest on the compsny's bonds, and equal
TO 6esioo Der cent per annum tho stock, while
the earnings Of the Metropolitan for the
ssme time were $3,9o2 lees than the amount re-
New-York tribune., 1880-09-26

The dealings in state bonds included only Ten
nessee 6s, new series, at 31l2. Louisiana consols
are quoted 4704S North Carolina consolidated 4s
II bid and Tennessee 6s. old. 41045. OF city bank
stocks the only sales six shares OF Fourth Ma
tional at I12 and twenty-onc shares Of Metropol-
tan at 151.
Only moderate amount Of business was done in
railroad bonds. but generally prices were strong for
the investment classes, and somewhat better for
the speculative kinds Erie second cOnsols improved
from s7os to sS1a3ssl and funded 5s rose from
SO to 83l4 Missouri Kansas and Texas first consols
were 1is higher at 1884 1O3ls, and seconds per
cent higher mt $685. c., g.. and l. c. first assented
rose u to 021a. but the incomes declined from ~ to
42l2, and Lelligh and Wilkesbarre consols were %
lower at 941s Mobile and Ohio first debentures
further Weakened to sos nader speculative sales.
while ST. Louis and Iron Mountain second incomes
rose per cent. to S1l2. Metropolitan first Is were
less active than they were lately, but they were
firm at 1027s0102s4, closing 1O2's0 lO3
Oregon Railroad and Navigation frsts adj
vanced Il to 1854 Ohio Central nrsts
being strong at 03. Central Iowa frsts
at I05 and Chicago, st. Paul and Minneapolis IN
comes at 110i2. Denver aud Rio (irande firsts re-
covered - per cent to 1OS the consos being urn al
9S
The weekly bank statement shows a conserva-
tive movement, in that the loans are largely con-
tracted but notwithstanding that. the loss OF specie
and legal tenders is sufficiently large to reduce
the surplus reserve 1868, $50. The following are
the totals of tho statement and changes OF the
week: