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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-04-28

! PROFITS OF THE FLORIDA GROVES
Seth French Of jacksonville, Fla, AN old
and experienced orange grower, gives the
following as an estimate of the cost of an
orange grove, according to locality: Cost
OF lO acres of land for Il grove. $50 to
500; cost of clearing, 300 to $50; cost
of fencing $50 to rs: cost of breaking, 800
to f35; cost of setting out 500 trees, 5000
to $500; cost of care and feitiizing, 5
years, $500 TO $1,000; total cost 1920 to
81 $40. In addition to this the Young
trees cost. ready for setting out. from 35
to so cents each. At the age of 0 or 10
years from the seed the tree begins to
produce, the average being abont 500
| oranges to the tree. For the next years
he increase in production is rapid. being
about 1000 oranges per tree each year.
There are quite n lot of trees in Florida
that produce 10000 oranges but these are
aged, having been planted before the war
Oranges, like apples, have their "off "
years, but at 10 years from the seed it is
safe to say that the trees will produce on
an average 5000 oranges each. There
are Do trees to l acre according to Mr..
French's figures given above, though it is
usual to set out 60, which at 5000 oranges
per tree would give, 100000 oranges as
the yield of the 10 acres. These at II
cents apiece as they hang on the tree the
average price this season, would give
S22,5 off the 10 acres. This estimate.
let it be borne in mind, is a low one, for
some Flordians are this year realizing
$4,000 from acres. The Florida orange
crop this year is much larger than ever
before. From such counties as are easily
accessible the figures point to crop of
about 100000 boxes. In Putnam county
alone the 1878 yield was nearly 100000
oranges, and next year, with the number
of blooming trees that will come into
bearing the crop will amount to 25 100000
oranges. 1t will require train of 10
cars once day for 80 days to transport
the crop of this country.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-04-28

A resisting cement which looks
sa though it might prove servicable, has
been proposed by German chemist.
He dissolves from five TO ten parts of pure
dry gelatine in hundred parts of water,
and then adds 10 per cent of n concen-
uated solution Of bi-chromato Of potash.
The articles united with this glue are
exposed to the light of the sun. when the
bi-chromate becoming reduced, the gela-
tine film attains great strength and fiexi-
bility. Glass ornaments and utensils,
when broken, are said to be neatly and
efficiently repaired with this mixture.
OF course the very principle upon which
the utility of the cement depends requires
that it be kept in the dark in order that il
may act as desired when used.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-04-28
wEL,Y Us down To SLEEP,

WE LAY Us DOWN TO SLEEP,
We lay us down to sleep,
And leave to God the rest.
Whether to wake aud weep
Or wake no more be best.
Why vex our souls with care?
The grave is cool and low
Have we found life so fair
That we should dread to GO?
We've kissed loves sweet. red lips,
And left them sweet aud red:
The rose the wild bee sips
Blooms on when he is dead
Some faithful friends we've found,
Butthey who love us best,
When we are under ground
viii laugh on with the rest
No task have we begun
But othei hands can take;
No work beneath the sun
For which we need:to wake.
Then hold us fast, sweet Death.
If so it seemeth best
To Him who gave US breath
That we should 20 to rest.
We lay us down to sleep,
Our weary eyes we close;
Whether to wake and weep
Or wake no more. He knows.
Louise Chandler Moulton
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-04-28

Thirty years ago there was but one
pottery in this country making white and
yellow ware, and not a mill to grind
material. All the flint and stone required
was imported from Great Britain. Now
there are eight hundred potteries in the
United States, representing total capital
of over six million dollars The pottery
craze of the last two or three years re-
suited in the erection of thirty new kilns
in 1879.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-04-28

THE WAYS To SPELL TAILoR.-The ac-
commodating nature and capacity Of he
orlhography that the savants of England
and America are seeking to reform are
astonishingly illustrated in the number OF
different ways in which il is possible to
spell the name of the artist who makes
our clothes. the knight of the goose and
suears Tailor, taylor, tailor, teighlor, tha-
lor, thailor, thaylor, phthalor, phthalor,
phthaylor, phtheighlor, taileur, taylcur,
taleur, thaleur, thaleur, thayleur, teieh-
leur. phthaeur, phthaleur, phthayleur,
phtheigheur, talour, taiour, taylour, lha-
lour, talour, thaylour, teighlour phthalour,
phthailour, phthaylour phtheighlour, ta-
lar. taar. taller, tailur tailyr, tayar,
tayler, taylir, taylur, taylyr, teighlar,
teighler teighlir, teighlur, teighlyr, thalar,
thalcr, thalir, thalur, thalyr, phthalair,
phthaar, phthailar, phthaylar, phthaer,
phthair, phthalur. phthalyr, phlhailir,
phthailyr, phthaylir, phthaylur, phthaylyr,
phtheighlar, phtheighler, phtheighlur,
phtheighlyr, thaylar thayler, thaylir, thay-
lur.' thaylyr, thailar, thailer, thaiir, thai
lur, thalyr, taiir, teighlar, theighler
theighlir, theighlor, theishlur, theighlyr.
theighlour, theighleur.
Ninety-six different ways, as worked out
in the cars by Rev. DR.. Wentwort tn the
other day.-1roy Times.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-04-28

The squash hug, that entering wedge nf
lie INSECT wOr d. wiil hr GLAD ,hal N,u
bought those Hubbard anI MlrmSIat
seeds. He will sit beneath the shallow Of
the broad leaves next summer and bless
you while he fares sumptuously every day.
boston transcript.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-04-28

"The earliest base-burner," according
to the Burlington Hawkeye, was "your
mothers slipper"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-04-28

REWARDED WITH A NFCKLACE.-Th
true story of The diamond hrckla DAM,
Webster gave to Mrs. Joseph Gales is snio
to he this:
When Mr. Webster IN ,de his celebrate /
reply to Senator Hiyne.of 5 h Carolina,
Mr.. Gales,the senior editor Of the Ntttonni
IntetttgeRcer. undertook to report it, at the
request of the orator, who assured Mr..
Gales that his speech would not be more
than half an hour long. The editor was
busy, bnt he thought he could spare time
to take down and write so short a speech.
But as Mr.. Webster was ascending the
steps OF the capitol on the morning that
he was to speak he met Judge Story, who
told him it was good opportunity to give
MS views upon the suggestion and instead
OF speaking for only an hour, he spoke for
three hours. Mr.. Gates, under the spell
Oh the orator, wrote on, perfectly uncon-
sclous OF the lapse of time But when he
came to look over his notes he found they
were so voluminous that he would never
have time to transcribe them. The speech
not appearing in the paper in due time,
MIR. Webster called upon the editor at his
house, who tod him that his speech was
long and his time so much occupuied that
he feared he could not find time to write it
out for publication. While the orator
was expostulating with the editor, and
endeavoring to urge him to the work, Mrs.
Gales appeared and said she Thought slle
could write out the speech, as she had
beed in the habit Of assisting her husband
in transcribing his notes. She undertook
the task and in two days sent Mr., Webster
his speech in full. A magnificent diamond
necklace was the rich reward of the
Massachusetts, senator or.--Cincinnati En-
quirer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-04-28

The part which the skin plays in the
regulation of bodily heat, says the Lancet,
is not adequately estimated. The envel-
ope Of complicated structure and vital
function which covers the body,and which
nature has destined to perform large
share of the labor of health preserving, is
practically thrown out of use by our habit
of loading it with clothes. 1t is needless
to complicate matters by allowing it to be
choked and encumbered with dirt If the
skin of an animal be coated with an i'm
pervious varnisb, death must ensue. A
covering of dirt is only less inimical to
life. We are not now speaking of dirt such
rs otfends the sense of decency, but OF
those accumulatons of exuded ma e.
with which the skin must become loaded
if it is habitually covered and not thorough
ly cleansed. The cold bath is not cleans
ing agent. man may battle daily an
use his bath towel even roughly, but
remain as dirty to all practical intents rs
Ihough he eschewed cleanliness; indeed
the physical evil of dirt is more likely to
ensue, because it wholly neglected, the
skin would cast off its excrementations
matter by periodical perspiratinns with
desquamation of the cuticle. Nothing but a
frequent washing with water, of at leas
equal temperature with the skin. ami
soap can insure free and healthy surface.
The feet require especial care, and it is
too much the practice to neglect them,
The omission of daily washings of soap
and the wearing of foot coverings so tight
as 10 compress the blood vessels and
retard the circulation of the blood through
the extremities. are the most common
causes of icold feet. The remedy is OBJ
viousi dress loosely and wash frequently.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-04-28

$4,000 FOR A DRINK OF WATER.-In
one of the hotly-contested fights in Vir.
ginia during the war, Il federal officer fcl
in front of the confederate breastworks
While lying there wounded, and crying
for water, confederate soldier james
Moore of Burke county, North Carolina,
declared his intention of supplying him
with drink. The bullets were flying
thick from both sides, and Moore's friends
tried to dissuade him from such hazard
GUS enterprise. Despite remonsrance and
danger, however, Moore leaped the breast
works, canteen in hand, reached his
wounded enemy, and gave him a drink
The federal, under a senseof grtitude for
the timely service, took out his gold watch
and offered it to his benefactor, but it WAS
refused. The officer then asked the name
of the man who had braved such dangert to
succOr him. The name was given, and
Moore returned to bis position behind the
'mbankment. They saw nothing more OF
each other. Moore was subsequently
wounded, and lost n limb in one of the
engagements in Virginia, and returned to
his home in Burke county. A few days
lgo he received communication from
he federal soldier to whom lie had given
the cup of cold water on the occasion
alluded to, announcing that he had settle,
on him the SUN of $4,000, to b. paid in
four annual installmrnts of $4,000 each
Investigation has established the fact thA
there is no mistake or deception in tn,
matter.-U0me Journat.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-04-28
Probate and Commissioner, Notice, s,O,s.eh

Probate and Commissioner Notices S2Oteach.
Fnr Nntices Of Liberation, Es,rays the Formation
aud Dissolution Of Co. partnerships kc 81 2Seach for
hres insertions u sent by mzlthe money must &C
'utnpany the etter.
No'ires 10 news columns lOcsnts per line each IN
seTtioh, but no charges msde Of less thai 81 reuts
Notices Of Deaths aud Marriages serted gratis but
entnhied lht'uarN NItIrss P.etrS vii be- cIarE.d
u the rate of nv cents per linr
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-04-28
TERMS FUR ADvEhTl>INn.

for one square NJ u lines Ices Of Agate tyre
n-ertion on for each subsequent insertion. TIA
Untss the number of ofinserttins market the ad
kftut@nent vii be continued until ordered ont
lhora t1A. unt made To msrchan nts aud other sdver
The National tribune., 1880-08-01

the poor quverng tongue. With wild shrek of agony
Hattie tore herself loose and the gnomes shot another
voley Of darts upon her She
Found herself in her cozy bed with the bright moon
beams falling upon her in silvery flood and OH Joy
no trace of the cruel gnomes to be But next
morning very demure little girl came slowly downstairs
ano gong up to mamma and throwing her about her
neck, amid sobs and binding tears confessed athe lit
tie hb of the yesterday and her perous experience in
dreamland Mamma casped the pentent little girl her
heart in dembrace kissing away the big teardrops as
they trickled down the rosy cheeks.
And afterward-it may have been in another dream
she learned that the wicked gnomes of her strange dream
were tho representatives of the malicious persons ever
aDoundng in life who seek to destroy the character of
others by asehood and deceit but ever in vain if the
amor OF innocence the breasts of those whom they
would ruin. While the shrewd little gnome who was
so different from the rest her conscience and when
all others who would destroy her failed he alone knew
and pointed out to them her One Vulnerable Point
The National tribune., 1880-08-01
Gbe GbiIoren's page.
Baby's First Tooth.


Come look at the dainty darling,
AS fresh as q newborn rose,
From the top of his head so golden,
To the dear little restless toes;
You can tell by the dancing dimples,
BY the smiles that come and go,
He Is keeping q wonderful secret
You'd give half your kingdom to know
Now kiss him on cheek and on forehead,
And kiss him on lip and chin,
The little red mouth is hiding
The rarest of pearls within.
All, see when the lips in smiling
Have parted their tender red,
Do you see the tiny white jewel
Set deep i'm its coral bed.
Now where are the sage reporters,
Who wait by the hamlet and hill,
To tell TO the listening nation,
Tho news of its good or illp
Come weave with your idle gossip
This golden blossom of truth
just half year old this morning,
And one little pearly tooth.
The National tribune., 1880-08-01

brght-eyed three-year-old was seated i'm his high
chair the dinner table, Mamma had placed him snugcy
up TO the table pined his bib and succeeded in getting
his mschevious little hands quiet and making him shsh
when father proceeded TO ask the blessing While this
was in progress little chuby made discovery Ii was
that all the plates on the table except his little plate
We're in one pile at papas place, and it seemed
him, put there 70 get the benefit of solemn ceremony
So scarcely waiting for the amen he held out his own
plate in both hands, saying Pease, papa pray ON my
plate, too"
little boy put poser to his teacher. The LADY,
telling her class how God punished the Egyptians by
causing the first born OF each household be slain The
little boy listened aentively At the proper interval he
mildly inquired what would God have done If there had
been twins ?"
''Wil you be kind, my little friend. MS to tell your
grandmother that the who taking the census would
like TO her?" said taker 10 miss of sum
The little hesitated minute and then reped
Yes sir I'll tell her. but don't believe she has any
"Ten dimes make collar" said the schoolmaster
"Now so on, sir Ten dollars make onewhat?" ?" They
make mighty glad these hard times replied the bow
yet concluded that the boy was about right
The National tribune., 1880-08-01
A Boy Hero

ten year Old whose legs recently cut off by
train of cars at Dubuque, Iowa. pucy to make
any fuss over the incident When the little fellow was taken
home his leg hung limp, but he did complain Not
tear stood his but the tender look gave to those
VINO stood by his side told plainly that he suffering
great agony After the doctor had dressed his wound he
called his parents sisters and brothers his bedside
kissed one and all farewell and left tear upon their
cheeks second time he called his mother to his side,
placed his little her neck and said sother
am going to die In few minutes Please forgive me-
for not minding you. With this, the little fellow fell
back, and as the mother said Eyes, my ANGEL and took
another look at his face she found him dead and beyond
all pain and suffering
The National tribune., 1880-08-01
Two From One Leaves One.

Boys caught in using making original arithmetic are
lucky II they are shrewed enough to prove it
Two urchns sitting doorstep with their states in
their laps were heard by passerby saying 'Two from
one, and one remains" He at once challenged them
WITH IN give you sixpence if you prove that, my
boys They took him his word and ran into kitchen
where their mother sat nursing twins In moment each
boy had baby in his arms and was pointing at the
dering matron proof that their novel arthmetca
proposition was correct They had taken two from one
and one remained, and honestly won the reward
The National tribune., 1880-08-01

Old "Speckae'i rose from off her nest
And cackled with much vfgor
As If to say, "That eggs my BEST
No hen can lay a bigger"
While Johnnie, standing near the gate
In mute contempt was gazing
As ii he could not tolerate
The fuss the hen was raising
His protege took her down a peg
He raised his voice TO say it,
You fink your smart-Dod made rat egg
You toodn't help but lay it!''
The National tribune., 1880-08-01

little fve-year old friend, who always allowed
to choose the pretest kitten for his pet and playmate
fore the other nursings drowned taken to his
mother sick the other morning see the two tiny
new twin babes He looked reectively from to the
other for minute or two then poking his chubby finger
Save this one'
The National tribune., 1880-08-01

The boy stood in the melon. patch,
When all but him had fed,
And visions of royal feast
Came dancing through his head,
But the farmer and the ball-dog came
And the boy, on where is heg
Go ask the doctorman who patched
His sore an-at~o-mee
The National tribune., 1880-08-01

Little Bobby came home with his new hat as linn as
dishcoth. For goodness sake - cried his mother
'swhere have you been?' Bobby began to whimper AS
he replied, fellow threw my hat into the frog pond
.0h, Bobby" exclaimed his sister, you threw it in
yourself / saw you do it, Well" said Bobby CON
temptuously 'aint feller?"
The National tribune., 1880-08-01

little girl observed her mother measuring cloth by
holding up to her with hand and reaching out
to slength with the other She assumed thought
ful aspect and after cogitating few moments asked
How can you measure cloth that way you smell
yard?
The National tribune., 1880-08-01

blinded him that he missed his footing and-there he
lay wide awake in his warm bed at home
Im glad I'm here I'm glad that was Just dream.
guess I've away enough
And Tommy Tingle turned over for another nap.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-03-06
PACIFIC COAST.
Kearneyisr,,.

SAN Francisco, February, 25.-rhis
forenoon w r, Coleman had long con.
ference with Mayor Kalloeh. What passed
between them is yet unknown. Subse-
quently Kalloch and the ward presidents
of the workingmen held meeting, which
was also private. This afternoon the ward
presidents, Kalloch and a number OF rep
resentatiye men of the w. P. G. held
meeting at the headquarters of the party
on Market street, Kearney presiding. Res
olutions prepared by the party leaders
were presented.
The preamble reeited the action OF the
board of health In declaring Chinatown a
nuisance The resolutions pledged every
exertion to preserve quiet and good order
and to render any assistance in their
power to the board of health in carrying
out the work; advised a cessation of street
professions in view of the encouragement
afforded by the action of the board; re-
ferred to the report said to have been re-
ceiyed to the effect that the police and Ger.
tain other parties were holding secret
meetings to concert violent measures tc
resist the enforcement of the law against
the Chinese, and expressed the fear thai
the same rash counsels might prevail
which before resulted in the attempted
assassination of the mayor; denounced the
| increase Of the police force, and closed a
| follows:
Resolved, That while vs. diseountenanc.
all lawlessnss and warn our friends amoni
the workinguien against it, yet we Wish i
understood and give deliberate notice
that on the perpetration Of any outrag'
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-03-06
.Tle Lord Of All the Derils.'

An altogether jovial fellow was the
Chesalier de Forges, a rich French noble,
Louis XIV's favorite valet, who had con-
ferred upon himself the titles of MAR
quis OF the Earthly Paradise, Viscount
of the Internal Regions and lord of all
the Devils" and wanted TO have the law
of priest who would not allow him to
sign these titles at length on a parish
register as witness to baptism. When
the city of Paris laid out the clans for q
new market he refused to sell one of his
houses, the site of which was needed,
went to law with the city, beat it, and
compelled modification of the plans,
celebrating his victory by having painted
on the wall OF the contested building
a life-sized picture OF a sheep shaving q
wolf He used to do his own marketing
in his Athousand-crowned ceat," 30 salied
because he had saved / 900 crowns worth
OF other coats by wearing it. Commis-
stoned by bashful friend to go and ask
the hand of young lady in marriage,
married her himself Having married
her, he naturally fell in love with and
abducted beautiful girl, young Jewess,
Her parents went in pursuit of her, and
prosecuted the search with such keenness
that it was necessary to take heroic meas
ures. Accordingly M. de Forges went 10
the Archbishop of Paris and represented
that certain ecclesiastic had been labor
ing with young Hebrew woman, and
well nigh persuaded her to turn from the
errors of Judaism and embrace the Chris
tian faith--unhappiiy her parents were
endeayoring to persecute her into stead
fastness in the tenets OF her religion. and
so it would be proper and lasdable TO
furnish her with an asylum. The unsus-
pecting Archbishop thereon found her q
refuge in convent, and thus the pursn-
ers were completely baffied. Only for a
time, however, because they found out
the Chevalier and worried him so excess
lively with the assistance OF his wife, that
he agreed to abandon the girl to them
The girl, furious with him and az furious
with her parents. refused to give him
back large sum of money he had en-
trusted TO her keeping adjured the Hebrew
faith and took the veil. Only one thing
was now possible to complete this com.
piicated drama--the Chevalier had given
his ecclesiastical friend, the pretended
converter of the girl, benefce for hii
assistance in bamboozling the Arch.
bishop. Now the honest abbe came upor
the scene and eloped with the new-mads
nun.