Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-09-14

Pretty designs for camp stools can be
worked on rough linen canvass or sacking
with thick woods, or crocheted with soft
twine, II pattern in colored wool being
worked in. Simple Berlin work patterns
can be utilized for this. The seat can also
be plainly worked in twine and the wool
worked on afterward. Cases for rugs and
overcoats can also be made in this style,
and long, narrow, tube-ike covering for
sticks, fishing and other instruments.
Now is the time to gather ferns for press,
ing. The prettiest ones are so delicate
that they cannot he carried far without
their curling and breaking. Take with
you into the woods two thin pieces Of board
as large as you wish the largest ferns to
be. and two straps-small shawl straps
will do-;nd some newspapers. As you
pick the ferns place them in this press,
between leaves of paper, and they will be
in good condition TO put into perm tnent
press when you get them into the house.
An expensively furnished room is not
always attractive. A lady of refined in
stinct and training, by means of few
cheap but, of their kind good pictures,
book engravings, or cartoons, and such
like, a bundle of strips and straws, som e
pretty Japanese or Chinese decorations,
the judicious appliance and arrangement
of such pretty things rs artistic tastes will
suggest-will do more towards making a
little parlor charming, homelike and arts.
tic than thousand, of dollars spent on vul.
gar and inartistic arrangement.
Do not expect to be treated as you have
treated others. If you have been charita-
bly, disposed or have assisted others, do
not entertain vain expectation that you
will receive a somewhat proportionate
return of thanks and kindness. The re-
ward for such assistance is the pleasure
and gra ification to yourself of knowing
that you have Leen the means of relieving
the wants, of alleviatng the sufferngs Of
others. This is the only reward that any
man can expect, and gives more satisfac.
ton in the long run than any other.
Colonel Morrow of Niles, Mich, has a
curiosity in the shape of pair of drum
sticks which have n unique and wonderful
history. They were found by the side of
dead British drummer at the battle of
Saratoga in 1867, and were handed over
to drummer in the continental army, by
whom they were used during the remain,
der of the revolutionary war. A son of
the American owner was II drummer in
the war of 1872, and was with General
Z n,I ,l.n
used the sticks in the Mexican war, and a
greatgrandSon carried them ut the head Of
the famous Iron brigade in the grand
review ut Washington at the close Of the
war of the rebellion.
A HELPING HAND.-The poor give more
than the rich. This proposition holds good
as a general principle. Money is by no
means the only thing to give in this world
neither do large gifts necessarily contrib
ute more to the happines of the receiver
than small gifts. Go into any country and
converse with the people. Ask who min
isters most to their happiness. You will
very likely be told some venerable clergy
man, whose salary has never been more
than enough to barely support him, or
some poor widow, who goes from house
to house, like ministering angel, where
ever sorrow and suffering demand consoa-
ton and relief. 1t is astonishing how much
one without money can give. A kind
word, helping hand, the warm sympathy
that rejoices with those who weep. Nc
man is so poor, no woman so poor, as not
to be able to contribute largely to the
happiness of those around them.
THE DREADFUL AMERICAN UNCLE IN
LAw.-Lawrence Jerome of New York
has niece who is the wife of Lord Ran
dolph Churchill. Not long since Uncle
Larry, being in London, called at hi
niece's house, and thereby astonished the
stately footman who answered his ring:-
"Is Mr.. Churchill at homeP"
(The footman shivers
"Me lud is in Ireland"
"Humph What's he doing in Ire
landP"
(The footman is silent with horror.)
SIS Mrs. Churshill imp
(The footman quivers with indignation.
"Me lady, sir, is not downs stairs yet"
mot upp Humph! A pretty time o
day to be in bed! Well, you just tell Mrs
Churchill"
(The footman pales and is about to sum
mon assistance to eject the audaclous ln'
truder, when-a silvery laugh and voice
floats down from over the banisters:
hear YOU, Uncle Larry! Come right in!'
The footman, bowling low: so sir, me
lud pardon me. If you please, me lud
this way
MINING UNDER FIRE AND WATER. In
his annual report for the eastern district OF
of Luzerne and Caribou counties, Pennsyl'
yania, mine inspector, w. 5. Jones states
that Butler mine fire, which has been
raging at Pittspn for nearly five years is
now under control, and he anticipates nc
further serious consequences from it. The
company surrounded the burning area with
wide ditch, varying from fifty to one
hundred feet in depth, with view to iso
lating the fire completely. A peculiar
phase of mining is shown in the fact that
while the fire ragged in the upper vein, the
miners worked in the vein directly beneath
and at times the water dripping from above
was scalding hot. This has been remedied
by a costly system of ventilation. In view
of the frequent fires in coal mines, Mr.
Jones suggests that a strong continuous
pillar of coal be left on the dividing line
between the colieries to prevent the spreac
of the flames from one mine to another
He points out a new danger in the fact
that many collieries are now working
under the beds of the Susquehanna anC
Lackawanua rivers, and there is ever,
reason to fear that sooner or later, leaves
will occur, in which case the rivers viii
rush into the mines beneath with disastrou
results, which would be multiplied by TIN
indiscrminate system of working from on
mine to another. r.-Scientsfc american.