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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-03-10

their homes than the rich, while under the
dress there is Of course little light in ether
case. The explanation, according to thi,
observer. is II scientific one. The sunlight
consists of three primary colors. The red
the blue and the yellow rays have distinct
and characteristic properties; the red gives
heat, the yellow gives light and the blue
gives actinism or chemical effect. Now
the pus of variolar pustules absorbs, by its
yellow medium, the actinic rays, which
results in corrOson Of the tender flesh III
the base thus leaving pits,
At late meeting of the Liverpool engi-
! neering socicty,a paper was read touching
the probable exhaustion of the coal supply,
in which the author advocated the substi-
tuition Of the tides AS Il producer Of motion
which outrival all other sources Of me-
chanical power This opinion is shared
by another English writer. a compressed
air cham ber filled by the tide ut Brighton
for instance, would, he is confident, run an
atmospheric railway from that place to
London. If the tides could be thus util-
lied. all English railways ahd facto-
ries. in fact all the work done by Il
steam engine, could be performed by
them. Be this rs itmay, the eNent OF
the application of the plan must be limit
ed in countries where power is required ut
distance from tide waters.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-03-10

The ladies would generally vote for
Mrs. Hayes for u second term. 1t is safe
to say that no lady in the present genera.
ton has produced Il more favorable im-
preston by the grace and simplicity of
her manners in presiding at the White
House than has She. 1t is worth Il journey
to Washington to see so simple and un-
conventional lady ut the very head of
the best American society. Her portraits
do her scant Justice. Her face is wonder
fully mobile; it constantly expresses her
own genuine enjoyment in the enjoyment
of her guests. Her laugh is contagious;
and it would be as impossible for photo
graph or even II portrait to picture the life
that sparkles in her face, rs for picture
TO portray the sunshine that dances on the
dimped surface of Il lake which ever and
anon breaks out into quiet rippled laugh
ter. Her social victory is complete, and
has been won after II hard battle. The
story has been told before but it is worth
re telling. She came to Washington de-
tcrmned not to offer wine To- her guests;
this was the determination Of lifetime,
and she could not and would not abandon
it. To give state dinner without wine
was declared to be impossible; all Wash
ington society was opposed to her; believe
it even became Il cabinet question For II
year she was II target for II sort of arrows
which it is so hard for any woman Ia bear
unllinchingly. But she bore it all by her
patient persistence and tact carried the day
and conquered Mrs. Grundy in her own
field. Sine never has offered wine; Wash
ington follows her lead and | doubt
whether any state Capitol. not excluding
the capitol of Maine, is II more thoroughly
temperance city than Washington 10 day.
The exclusion Of wines and liquors from
the capitol dates from the days OF Senator
Wilson. but judge that public sentiment
has grown stronger, aud that the exclusion
is more complete now than ever before.
AS you 90 to Capitol Hill along Pennsyl-
vania avenue you come 10 liquor shop
with IL sign extending over the sidewalk.
On it are these words: The Lust Chance"
On the reverse side, us you come back
from the capitol, are the words: "The
First Chance Possibly man who
understands the appropriate signals can
find II chance for Il drink at the House or
Senate restaurants but nothing stronger
than lager is drank publicly. - ChrISttam
Union.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-03-10

TIE WINTER IN HOLLAND The mcm-
ory of man runncth not backward to the
time, 1t Is said, when such winter as the
present one has been seen in HOLLAND. Il
appears that during the exceptionally cold
weather in December tie city engineers
OF RattenIam passed period ui most
agonizing suspense. They wrrG in mo.
mentary expectation that one Of the dikcs
which insure the safely Of the town would
give way under pressure OF the waters.
and that the greatest catastrophe Of mod
ern times would oscar But they were
very careful not to whisper Il word of this
10 the population, which, accustomed TO
living behind barriers which keep it from
being swallowed by the Northern Ocean,
skated, drank aud frolicked more than
usual. All the canals were frozen. aud
the meanderng Meuse WIS one shining
pathway. crowded with gay skaters by
day and night. Some hardy bands ul
skaters went as far rs Dordrecht others
pushed from canal to canal, and lake to
lake, until they reached Amsterdam, and
still others penetrated to leland. The
unlucky inhabitants of that isolated series
of islands nearly starved in the great snow
fall, as communication with the main land
became impossible Nov the inhabitants
are clamorOuS for Il trcsl rwork across the
immense arui of the sea- which separates
them from Holland. and for IL railway
upon it! The llollandcrs are capable Of
building it. What they have done already
is more than wonderful; it is sublime.
Holland exists merely hy'susC the will Of
man has said to old oceHu, Thus far and
no father" King Canult did not know
how to check the waves, Int the people of
Holland do. They lay their hand upon the
name of ocean, and tbry sicrp securely 10y
his side. The spectacle in Holland in the
icy period is said 10 have been ravishing.
One writer says "thal The general aspect
which clothes nature and all things under
u gray and vaporous heaven, which seems
to mingle with the earth, gives 10 the
northern landscape IL character SO strange
ly original and with so much of dc,olation
and Of lamentably tragic in it, that it ap-
peals powerfully to the Imagination.
When the ice broke up in the Meusc, the
second week in January, there was some
little CONSERVATION, but it was soon dis
covered that only two or three dikcs
would yield, and all fears were quieted.
Since that time, hewever, there has been
disaster in Brabant, the city ct Bois lc
Due being entirely surrounded by a flood
which resembles the arm of the sea
thousands of workmen are without homes,
the lower quarter of the town being en-
tirely inundated; the newspapers are
suspended, and, with the exception of the
tragical loss of human life, the terrible
calamity of Szegedin seems repeated
This is the fourth time in very few years
that this section of country has been Wis
tied by disastrous inundations.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-03-10
Bonanza Farms-An Exploded Theory.


Inc htHattc Aonthiy recently published
M article on " bonanza larms OF the
west IN which The author Mr.. W. Good
WIN Moody argued that onr agricultural
interests are lIHely TO suiler by an invasion
ol capitalists VINO VIII conduct their oper-
aliohS on Il vast scale, and by greatly
improved inethous' ana VIII render com
Eetltloh pS the small farmers impossible.
ne gave an account OF large iarms which
ne Vlslted-lhe Dtlrymple farm among
o!hers-h NinnesoIa ana Dakota, and
cteu census h9ures showing the Increase
III ~ H'I%e i!rlii' unrlh? the decade from
iooo 10 lo'o' Inc inference from his
| nSures anu arguments was lhat large
larlns are gradually ana surely swallowing
| up 'nc s'ha,i ones ana that small pfoprle-
| t"iS must become reduced 10 state OF
uepcnuellce upon lhe large ones; Inns Is
SerlouS c"hdi'i"h Oh thlnSS, II the AHanttc
"lHer mas reau correctly Inc prGVaiIlnS
Gnttl''y an! IL Ihe i'cts Justly MS con-
clus'o'.S' ~ Is somewhat Oh lGleI, now
uvGi' 10 hl'' a. 'h eViaGnIiy "eii-ihIormed
| Mlncr !" ,lo ., raul ftoNle'-FfcsS ques-
t!oh'h9 Mr' Mooly I8u'es ana conc!u-
sun "'I'i "'Huc'ns i't's 10 SNOW tlat MS
Vieo,9 10 iI1sl''} constructor ana nos Dorhe
| -
~ "Pl'o'''s 1','t .'ie ~" .',s N'FilS IN
tdiihIsol' .: """ D,hoV'1 Wh.TIi iuInIcG tle
lou' ',',',G.' ,nn; VI n'i .io.Hy 'neoly ulu hoI
omu ti,ii oitSln ~ 'i.c "'spioV.oh ana
go. VI o"iTii as, oH'''Gs' ruC ~ quIte
,, p',in '''uoo nno 'oh"o VI .'i1 NoI'n-
nm1i ','I ,'io ,,t io" ,h WY uonNe' ta'lo mo
,s''I WIFI oi 'ni'J uell cet'.1u 10 Icw
ooi'o "'' ;',I ""'';" Hi 'lo noloeIS
Rnl pi,.,'. '' ','n ,'i.,o9 ci Wy
,YLioh en- '''l, NoenS ~ nIh' l'Iu'''
't. S ',U ,"' "'',''H t VI SU'tt"' "ea'i{
Ipt D',1n,.I P"C T'i''0' Wv o'.o W
-,boat ~, ' .ii H.L y.
rr j.; -, SI;nt' o'ioh
thn ~ panI ,I Sion, "i'''''r'G,,' o'i
m ;,,ii, ho;,, 10y ,W'C,I' ,I = n,
r,rtS nr ,,Irny,I I,I ,,i,;iI ,,,arn
ilIo and binh ,'i ,,,, ,,,,' iyin
c,r ',ha. II ~ l,.''i ,,o,,s'. "a
no,,;t.I ,Lor,c.a - 49, I.;'aIlI I'i VI
ong sner,I n,,,,n ,.h;nh aNtI,ins .,Ini1 -'Ia, ,%a
nxistanno o 81 ,baSo ..,ona,, p'',''' '''o
Mr. Moody's citotinns fyon, ,,',i, tho oors,s
statis,ios SIo,,od ,I'at r,an, 1ern ~ 1oeo
lho nnn,hor of f,"n,S of 1odo "oro, W. IVA nnJ
nnyard in IA Iyo.torn s,atos hoG inaroosad
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-03-10

AS soon rs laying bird shows signs of
becoming broody her nest should be pre-
pared. We prefer round witSc- baskets
to all other nests; fresh tar. or ashes
should be put ut the bottom, and short
straw over. There is much point in doino
this beforehand, for no nest is ever AT
once so well fashioned us the hen fashions
it for herself by laying in it few times.
it is then ready for eggs directly she is
ready to set Hen and nest can be carried
quietly together at night, and in nineteen
cases out of twenty she will sit on as if in
the same place. In the case of shy bird
a rough wicker coop, with some sackinp
on it, put over her, will give extra pri,
vacy.
At the time of removal another exactly
similar basket should be placed in the Law
ing house, and any hens which have been
laying in the other one will not know the
difference. This is our general plan with
our home hens. 1t is, however, often nee
essarY TO get in extraneous help in the
shape OF hired or bought broody hens. At
times they are necessary evil. We have
known dozens which could be set any,
where, especially when they come from
cottages where they were Kindly treated
and constantly handled. Such are far
preferable to birds from large farmyards,
where little attention is paid to them; the
latter are often wild and unsteady at first,
but with patience and management they
will generally quiet down. For such we
have rows of closed wooden nests with
sliding wire doors in front. Ours are
raised from the ground with lodges in
front of them. We have seen some SINH
lar without bottoms standing on the
ground, which is perhaps better where
there is no fear Of rats or other vermin.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-03-10

TIE FAMILY LIBRARY.-Make Il family
library. The home ought no more to be
without Il library than without u dining
room, and it is lighted by the great wood
fire in the flaming fireplace. as Abraham
Lncoln's was, do as Abraham Lincoln
did, pick out one corner of your fireplace
for u library, and use it. Every man
ought 10 provide for the brain rs well as
for the stomach.
This does not require captal there are
now cheap editions of the best books; it
only requires time and forecast. We
write in II private library, and Il fairly
good Que for working purposes, of three
thousand odd volumes we began it twenty
years ago, on q salary Of $1,000 Il year,
with five books-a commentary in four
volumes and dictionary. The best
libraries are not made; they grow.
At first buy only books that you want
Immediately to read. DO not be deluded
into buying books because they are class
les, or cheap, or that you may get rid of
an agent. One book read is worth doz-
en- books looked at. No book is possessed
till it is read.
Reference books constitute an exception
to this rule. These are the foundation of
Il good library. The essential reference
books are Webster's Dictionary-for fam
lily use Webster is incomparably the best
"a good atlas and an encyclopedia. Any
school atlas will do (and IL secondhand
one can be had for almost nolhing),
though, if you are able TO purchase it,
Zells Hand Atlas is much better. There
is no better cyclop;edia; your choice must
depend upon your resources, pecuniary
and mental.
In purchasing books exercise u choice in
editions. The lowest priced books are not
always the cheapest. Buy books of tran
sient interest Or minor lmportancc-all
novels, for example, and current books of
travel-in cheap forms. The best novels
can be had in prices ranging from ten to
fifteen cents each; Il binder, at the cost of
Il dollar, will enable you to bind together
all of II size. and make IL volume out OF
what would otherwise become, when read,
only material for the waste basket. On
the other hand, histories, classics, of all
sorts, and generally all permanent books
should be bought in good binding and
good type. 1t takes wel-scasoned lumber
10 make IA good family library. CHRISTIAN
Union.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-03-10
AVERAGE SIZE OF FARMS.

Taking the Whole country together the
average size of farms sank from 203 acres
in 1880 to l9J acres in 1850 and 153 acres
in 1870. These figures indicate II process
OF dislntcgratOn rather than consolidation.
Another statement it the atlantic article is
disproven by the writer in tile Fionecr-
Press. Mr.. Moody, in support of his
theory that small farmers are being ruined
by competition with large ones, said that
THE wheat which the farmer now sells in
kans;,, for so cents u bushel, and in
Minnesota and Dakota for 20 cents, was 10
and 20 years ago, sold by the frontier
farmer Ill not less than 81 80 and often at
81 and $50 per bushel."
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-03-10

The discovery of temple cut in the
solid rock, after the fashion of the rock
temples of India, is reported from Monroe
county, Mo. 1t was accidentally found ir
ridge on The north side of the Salt river
and has room hewn out of solid lime.
stone, lhirty-tive feet wide, fifty feet long
and lhirty feet high, with the roof vaulted
to the centre. An arch of polished granite
rises over the entrance. while six graceful
columns ut each side of the room have
f,ntastically carved bases and capitals
surmounting the shaft. A raised platform
Mt one end of the room has ashes scattered
about, as if it had been used for an altar
and the correspondent saw in an ante
room near by the place for the attendant
priest. The place is fresh and dry, ant
echoes the slightest whisper. An exhaust
i've report on the discovery is TO be made
to the Missouri historical society.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-03-10

ALUM BAsKETs.-Success in these bas.
kets depends somewhat on chance, for the
crystals will sometimes form irrcgularly
even when the utmost care is taken Dis
solve alum in little more than twice as
much water as will be necessary to cover
the basket, (handle and all.) Put in as
much alum as the water will dissolve
The water should be hot When the alum
is entirely saturated, put it into a sauce
pan or earthen jar (bv no means put il
into an iron vesseD; slowly boil it until it
is nearly evaporated. The basket should
then he suspended from II little stick, laid
across the top of the jar, in such man
ner that both basket and handle will be
covered by the solution 1t must be set
away in cool place where not the Slight
est motion will disturb the formation of
the crystals. The frame may be made in
any shape you fancy. 1t is usually made
of small wire, woven in and out like bls-
ket work; but II common willow basket
may be used for a frame. Whether it be
wire or willow, IA rough surface must be
produced by winding every part with
thread or worsted. Bright yellow crys.
tails may be produced by boiling gambose,
saffron or tumeric in the alumy solution.
Litmus boiled will give bright red crys-
tails. The colors will be more or less deep,
according to the quantity used. Splendid
blue crystals may be produced by prepar.
ing sulphate of copper in the same man.
ner rs alum is prepared The above di.
rections, ii strictly followed. will enable
almost any one of ordinary ingenuity to
crystalize crosses or baskets.
The best method of coloring grasses
leaves and flowers, is to merely dip then
into the various spirituous solutions of an
lime. These may be produced in many
beautiful shades of red. blue. orange, rose,
purple, etc The depth of color can be
regulated by making the dye more or less
strong by the addition of spirits of mothyl.
After removing from the dye they must
be lightly shaken out and exposed to the
air to dry.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-03-10

Here is an amusing bit of ecclesiastical
tit for tat. Two young men were chums
and intimate friends in college One
became a Baptist minister the other an
Episcopalian. They did not meet again
for years. When they did ii was in the
pulpit Of the Baptist, for whom the Episco-
palian preached to the great satisfaction
of the congregation. Service over tho two
divines ducked their heads behind the
breastwork of the preaching desk and held
the following colloquy; Fine sermon,
Tom; much obliged. Sorry can't repay
your kindness for preaching by asking you
to stay to our communion. Can't though,
you know. because you have never been
baptized" "Oh, don't concern yourself
about that, Jim. couldn't receive the
communion at your hands, as you have
never been ordained"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-03-10

! How CAN MOTHERS FIGHT ToBACCC
SUCCEssFULLY?-I am mother and have
Il son almost threo years old Doubtless
many will think me premature on the
tobacco question; so far as we are con.
cerned, when ] ask the above, but scorn
the weed, despise the habit, and think that
few attain n perfected manhood who use
! lt-nOne, if they commence in early life
Think of the money worse than wasted
which might be used to ennobe the I'M
moral part of mani Think of the homes
bearing the impress Of poverty, and of the
wives and who children suffer for the COM
mon comforts of body and soul while a
daily liberal allowance is made by the
husband ami father for his usual tobacco
supplies.
When Fred was an infant / stepped 10
tie outer door of my husbands place of
business one evenin. and found about Il
dozen boys on the platform who were
hardly in their teens and each one was
smoking aS intcnty as if the fate oc the
nation depended on his doing his very
| best.
Not every one smoking hope" |
exclaimed.
Yes" said one between pulls. Just
what your boy will be doing some day"
Never if live," | said emphatically
and hope | spoke truly.
Oh we'll" remarked another, my
mother did not intend that should, bat
commenced it for the toothache and when
that WAS cured could not stop"
Query. | wonder why tobacco is so
good for Toys toothache? | never hear it
prescribed for girls.)
A gentleman dned with US this week
and inquired after the baby.
Oh he is IL fine little fellow, and gen
orally well, but just now he is troubled
with worms Wife had asked me to get
medicine for him when | was down street
but elected it, and last night an old
man staid with us who smoked an old
strong pipe. During the evening baby
got hold of it and blew through it and
sucked at it for a long time. Wife inter-
iered, but the old man said to let him
alone, sit was good medicine, and that he
would be well in the morning." and he is.
would have interfcred too," said.
g." SO would l." said my husband "He
will acquire II taste for it soon enough"
If my boy wants tobacco he can have
| it.n said our visitor "I,ll nevor onnoso
him FPO'>
Il will mjne.n said /
II is Of No usn Mrs Ieon bo ,oid
INV f,tbnr tnI1 mo thnt # o,or ,sod az :,
he woulI whin me-, even if T was as ~ hio a. =.
Joe Stevens, and he measured six feet five
inces in his stockings. When he told me
= onid of toh,ceo IN mT ,nnntb than nnJ
I hnd been nsine il for two vears ! Ta'
neat ,h,nt if th@u~h and ko1t tho oorrors
of NV month clean and never snit nno,
tho tInor as some ot tho noiobhors, hoy;
did y
"IIow long before he found Won ont p,,
wos a.knJ
Il" Never until h,d boon !, tbe or,,r
for some limo and thrn be wroto me tba,
he had sent = how 70 nv brotber and w",
goino TO send one to me- and if tbere ya, ",
anyt9ipo wanted narticnlarlv to Lot him
know wrote hack fnr IIn,vo,,s saba
to put in a pound of GOOD chewino tohac.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-03-10

GIVE NO PAIN.-Breathe not a senti.
mcnt say not II word-give not an eX-
preston of the countenance that will of.
fend another, or send thrill of pain
through his bosom. We are surrounded
by sensitive hearts, which a word, look
even, might fill to the brim with sorrow.
If you are careless of the opinions and
expressions of others. remember that they
are differently constituted from yourself
and never, by word or sign, cast shadow
on happy heart. or throw aside the
smiles of JOY that love to linger on q
pleasant countenance,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-03-10

iTardwicke's Sciencc Gossip declares the
Darwinian theory lin fragrant contradic-
ton to facts, rs follows: There are some
twenty thousand species of animals, and
not tnc instance is known of dtferen
species being crossed without sterilty en-
suing in the animal thus begot. 1t seems
II law of nature to keep species apart.
Darwin, to support his hypothesis, has to
assume that there may have been Il time
when this law was reversed. What would
be thought of an astronomer, if ho were to
argue that though the attraction of gravi-
tation is true now, there may have been Il
tim,. when an apple thrown into the air
would travel forever in space! Darwin 5
argument IS precisely similar, though its
fullacy is not so obvious ut first sight. If
the theory Of evolution be true, Il multi
tude of animals should be discovered in
various stages of physical change, which
would defy the efforts of naturalists to
classify. AS is we'll known, the reverse
of this is true. A skilled naturalist finds
no difficulty in placing each newly discov-
cred animal in its proper order"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-03-10

IN Australia experiments for preserving
meat by the injection of brine into the
blood-vessels of the carcass, thus preserv-
ing them whole, are said to have been sue
cessfnl, and whole bullock thus treated
is to be sent to the Sydney exhibition.
The process is reported to be rs follows
Immediately after the animal is killed the
breast is laid bare and pipe inserted into
the left ventricle through which a stream
of weak brine is forced from IN elevated
tank. The brine flows along the vessels,
and drives out the blood through the right
ventricle, when stronger brine is forced
in, until all the vessels are full. 1t is
stated that the distribution Of the salt is
thorough. and that the meat is perfectly
preserved by the process.