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stubble fields with their deep carpet OF
! annual weeds over which in month g
time the sportsman's settlers will be rang
ing for The conveys Of quail, but now half
grown. In the valleys soft meadows
spread their level surface fresh from
recent rains along the margin of willow
bordered streams that water and enrich
them. while over their soft turf the shad
ows of overhanging woodlands grow long
or and longer as the light of day declines
From the tall tobacco barns comes the
familiar odor of the curing of the first cut
plants, and thin clouds of smoke above
their roofs hang clearly against the red
dening sky. Negro cabins of squared logs
cluster upon the roadside on sunny hill
tops or in shady glens, while from field
and forest come the wild melody with
which the Ethiopian cheers his hours OF
toll. Behind all, tn ough many miles
away, the grand masses OF the Blue Ridge
mountains lie piled against the western
sky, their rocky SUBMITS, their chestnu,
shaded slopes, their deep ravines hallowed
by white cascades that thunder ceaselessly
through hem lock groves and strawberries
of rhododendrons and of kamias, all
mellowed into a uniform tint of the soltest
and The deepest blue.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-07-11

BARE PLACES IN LAwNS.-By "lawn"
we mean any piece of grass kept solely for
ornamental purposes. 1t may be merely
front yard, or in large places it may
include many acres. These may, from
some cause show thin and poor places
hero and there. These may be mended
by several methods. If the bare places
are large, the surface may be worked over
with sharp rake, TO take out dead stems
and roots, and then after fertilizing, be
sown with grass seed of kind similar 10
the rest of the lawn. If the bare patches
are small, the quickest way to mend them
is to lay turf. In England, method is in
use, not only for restoring bare places in
established lawns, but also for starting
new ones, called "inoculatng.o The
ground being well prepared, bits of good
turf (sods) )about three inches square, are
inserted foot apart each way. These
will take root and spread, soon covering
the whole surface. In making or mending
a lawn recolect that the work is to last
for years, and that a good supply of fer
tiizing material will be a good invest
ment.-Anericdn agricultural.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-07-11

INDIAN SCALps. The taking of scalps
came to be recognized part of colonial
warfare. Hannah Dustin, who escaped
from Indian captivity in 1893. took ten
sea ps with her own hand, and was paid
for them. Captain Church, undertaking
his expedition against the eastern Indians
in l705, after the Deedfield massacre
announced that he had not hitherto per.
milted the scalps of "Canad men," but
should henceforlh allow it. In 1922, when
the Massachusetts colony sent an expedi-
ton against the village of "praying
Indians" founded by Father Rasle, they
offered for each scalp a bounty of els,
afterward increased to Gl00 and this
inhumanity was so far carried out that the
French priest himself was ono of the
victims. Jeremiah Bumstead of Boston
made his entry in this almanac in the
same year: August 25, %, Indian scalps
brought TO Boston, one of which was
Bombozen's Gan Indian chief and one
fryer Raile's.' Two years after, the
celebrated but inappropriately named
Captain Lovewell, the foremost Indian
fighter of his region. came upon ten
Indians asleep near pond; he and his
men killed and scalped them all, and
entered Denver, N. H., bearing the ten
scalps stretched on hoops and elevated on
poles. After receiving an ovation in
Dover they went by water TO Boston, and
were paid thousand pounds for their
scalps. Yet Lovewell's party was always
accompanied by chaplain, and had
prayers every morning and evening.
The most painful aspect of the whole
practice lies in the fact that it was not
confined to those actually engaged in
fighting. but that the colonial authorieties
actually established tariff of prices for
scalps, including even non. .combatants-
so much for Il mans, so much for a
wonnn's, so much for a child's. DR..
Ellis has lately pointed out the striking
circumstances that whereas William Penn
declared the person of an Indian to be
sacred" his grandson In 17G4 offered
Sl34 for the scalp of an Indian man, $3.50
for that of a boy under ten. and $50 for
that of woman or girl. The habit
doubtless began in the fury of retaliation.
and was continued in order to conciliate
Indian allies; and when bounties were
offered to them, the white volunteers
naturally claimed share. But there is
no doubt that Puritan theology helped the
adoption of the practice. 1t was partly
because the Indian was held to be some
thing worse than beast that he was treated
as being at least "a beast. Tie truth was
that he was viewed as fiend, and there
could not be much scruple about using
inhumanities against a demon. Cotton
Mather calls Satan "the old landlord Of
the American wilderness, and says in his
"Magnalia:" "These parts were then
covered with nations of barbarous Indians
and intdels, in whom the Prince of Power
in the Air did work as Spirit; nor could
it be expected that nations of wretches
whose whole religion was the most explicit
sort of devil worship should not be acted
by the devil to engage in some early and
bloody action for the extinction of plan
tation so contrary to bis interests as that
of New England now"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-07-11

VIRGINIA SCENEs.-In our five mile
drive we pass numbers of farm houses of
all sorts and sizes-some old, some large,
some small, sometimes with shady
porches embowered in annual creepers
and sometimes old struggling gardens full
of box and honeysuckle and myrtle, thyme,
and balm, and many half forgotten herbs.
Rippling streams cross the road in every
valley, for it is mostly up and down hill.
Nothing can be more picturesque than the
country through which we are travelling;
sometimes the rough and winding road
leads US through woodlands whose large
leaves wave above our heads, sometimes
through open fields, where the tobacco
Just ripening for the cutters knife is
spreading its dark green leaves above the
warm red soil, and where the tall Indian
corn in all tho splendor of its full foliage
rustles gently in the evening wind. Here,
too, to the right and left, stretch wide
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-07-11

THE New YORK ELEVATED RAILWAY.
DR.. Rufus Gilbert, who designed the
New York metropolitan elevated railway,
is credited with the statement that the
structure is not heavy enough for the
traffic now being done; that it was built
for twenty ton engines, while twenty
eight ton engines are being run upon it.
1t seems almost incredible that even a
Jay Gould monopoly could so recklessly
invite Wholesale slaughter. But whether
this special complaint is true or false, there
is clearly a g owing feeling in New York
that the road is overweighted and over
worked. Indeed, one has only to keep watch
of the lines between five and six on any
evening, and see the trains rushing BY
jammedt to the platform and only one minute
apart, to acquire shuddering conviction
that there will be terrible disaster some
day when one of the engines jumps the
track, comes to sudden and accidental
halt, Or loses control of its brakes, while
avoiding train ahead,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-07-11

The ostrches on the rance in California
have exploded tho old story that the
female covers up her eggs and leaves them
to be hatched out by the hot sun. The
female sits on the eggs in the daytime,
and the male assumes that duty at night,
allowing the female to seek rest and
recreation while he attends to the house,
hold duties. The male is much more
solicitous for his household than is the
female. 1t not unfrequenuy happens that
the latter prefers to gad about rather
than 10 take her turn at sitting, and on
such occasions her lord and master
administers to her deserved chastisement
by kicking her heartily around the pad
dock until she manifests proper contrition
and signifies her willingness to settle
down on the eggs.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-07-11

TIE ORIGIN OF THE TERM, PRINTER s
DEvIL.-Everybody knows who is the
printers devil, but there are few who
know how he came TO be so dubbed.
Printing used to be called the black art,
and the boys who assisted the pressmen
were called the imps. According to
legend, Aldus Manutius, printer of
Venice, took little negro boy, left behind
by a merchant vessel, to assist him in his
business. 1t soon got wind that Adus
was assisted by little black imp, and to
dispel the rumor, he showed the boy to
the assembled crowd, and said: "Be it
known to Venice, that l. Aldus Manutius,
printer to the Holy Church and the Doge,
have this day made public exposure of
the printers DEVIL All who think he Is
not flesh and blood, may come and pinch
him." The people were satisfied, and no
longer molested the negro lad.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-07-11
THE BURGLAR AND THE EDITOR

GLAcIs.
A burglar climbed into an EDITORS room
Needy and poor was he;
And he saw in the dim, uncertain gloom.
With legs as long as the stem of broom,
pair OF trousers. an just freeze to 'em;"
He chukled with tiendish glee.
He lifted them VI from the back of the chair;,
Lightly they hung on his arm;
They we're the EDITORS only pair,
Thinner than gossamer everywhere
Oh, but the knees were worn and bare,
Good clothes-when the weather is warm
couNTERscARP.
All over the room he searched in vain;
There WASH more to find;
There was no sign of sordid gain,
No passing drops from golden rain,
Only the wealth of the sleepers brain,
The peace of the editors mind.
PARAPET.
He turned his back on that happy home,
Thoughtfully netting those pants;
Out ofthe window he cautiously CLONE:
He emptie the pockets-a broken comb.
A stub of a pencil, manuscript poem,
Answered his searching glance.
RAMPANT.
He started; the tears flash ed into his eyes,
lie leaned up against the fence;
A look of pitying, mute surprise
Softened his face; he stihed his cries,
He looked at his swag, and measured its size,
Value-about nine cents.
TERREPLEIN.
Into his pockets-his own he went,
And he dragged out ten dollar bill;
And he hastily crammed it, every cent,
Into the editors pocket. and bent
The trousers into wad and sent
Them over the window SILL
SLOPE.
Then on to n Weather house he sped.
"'rwas charity well bestowed"
He said TO himself, and when night had fed,
And the editor rose from his yirtuous bed,
And found the money. he whistled and said
"Well, am essentially blowed ~
-Halvkep
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-07-11
bEL.IRiUM TREAIENS.


BY DAVID HILL.
o, God! once more this frenzy wild
Has seized upon my brain:
And Enunt, ungainly. ghastly shapes
Are round me once again;
While all my frame Is racked and torn
with tormenting pain.
On beds of nettes repose
Beneath thorn-prest sheet;
nest OF wasps is in my hair,
feel their burning heat:
Nevis. lizards. yellow -hued, and asps,
Writhe round my legs and feet.
Above my face, on silken web,
A tarantula hangs;
gaze into its flaming eyes,
see its deadly fangs;
Those gaping Jaws and horrid c'ays
Fill all my flesh with pangs
And now sweat great drops of sweat,
Which falling, quickly turn
To creeping things with deadly stings
That pierce, and leave a burn:
They creep about my naked form.
Then 20 and then return.
Through blood red windows look out
bpoH WOriu OF Ure,
The flames leap up on every side
And flash like burning briar;
Yet in their white hot heat those shapep,
Like ME, cannot expire.
These seeming friends who stand around
Are al my secret foes;
They will not cool my aarchnt tongue,
Nor ease these painful tlrots:
q, God | fight, they hold me tight,
Then laugh at all my woes.
They urge these tangled ma sses on,
Nor heed my pleading cry:
That horrid thing that hangs above,
They even pass it by:
With hempen cords they bind me down
And wait for me to die.
o, thousand times ten thousand worlds
For power to break this chain:
To hurl these black like demons back.
With their satanic train;
And walk once more among the crowds
OF earth with sober brain.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-07-11

MILK DIET IN BRIGHT's DISEASE
Since we know not at present any drug
that possesses therapeutic value to any
marked extent in this terrible and fatal
disease, and since it is daily making sad
havoc among human beings, and princ-
pally among that class who, by reason OF
their valuable public labors, are particu.
larly necessary TO the welfare of the world,
therefore it becomes a medical question OF
paramount interest that we should dis.
cover some potent method of combating
this very prevalent disease Some years
since Carel first called attention to the
treatment of Bright's disease bv the use of
a milk diet, and since then Duncan, as
well as many other prominent physicians,
have written on this subject. We have
ourselves seen some remarkable results
follow this treatment while DR.. S. Weir
Mitchell, of our city is now quite an
enthusiast on this subject. This method of
treating u formidable disease has received
sufficient distinguished endorsement TO
recommend it seriously TO our notice. We
would, therefore, ask all physicians who
read this article to try this method of
treatment. {; nd TO furnish us with their
experience, which we will publish. The
milk is used thoroughly skinned and
entirely freed from butter. To procure
the best results it has been advised that
the patient shall restrict himselfa absolutely
to milk and continue the treatment for IL
long time. If it disagrees with the stom-
ach Gas it will in some cases,) DR.. Mitchell
advises that the patient be put to bed, and
the treatment commenced with tablespoon
full doses, to which lime water is added,
until the stomach tolerates the milk, when
from eight to ten pints daily should be
taken, and absolutely nothing else. The
sanction of such distinguished physician
as DR.. Mitchell forces us to seriously
consider the merits of this treatment, and
we trust to receive the experience of all
readers of this journal who may have
cases of Bright's disease to treat.-Medi-
cal and Surgical Reporter.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-07-11

A Texas paper tells this cheerful tale ol
the experimental school OF medicine: "a
woman came to prominent physician
and asked Tor remedy for her husband s
rheumatism. The doctor gave her a
prescription and said; Get that prepared
ut the drug store and rub it well over
your husbands back. If it does any good,
come and let me know. I've got touch
of rheumatism myself
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TIE PEACE OF DEATH.-How peaceful
is the dwelling place of those who inhabil
the green hamels and populous cities oil
he dead They need no antidote for care
no armor against fate. No morning sun
shines in at the closed windows and
awakens them, nor shall, until the last
great day. At most, a struggling sunbeam
creeps in through the crumbling wall Of
an old, neglected tomb-a strange visitor
that stays not long. And there they all
sleep, the holy ones. with their arms
crossed upon their breasts, or lying
motionless by their sides-not carved in
marble by the hand of man, but formed in
dust by the hand of God. Gods peace be
with them! No one comes to them now,
to hold them by the hand, and with deli
cate fingers to smooth their hair. They
need no more the Establishments of earthly
friendships. fl They need us not, however
much we may need them. And yet they
silently await our comiug.
Beautiful is that season of life when we
can say in the language of scripture,
Thou hast the dew of thy youth" But ol
these flowers earth gathers many. He
pi aces them upon his bosom, and he is
ransf rmed into something less terrific
than before. We learn to gaze and shud-
der not; for he carries in his arms the
sweet blossoms of earthly hope. We shall
see them all again, blooming in happier
land.
Yes death brings US again our friends
They are waiting for us, and we shall moi
long delay. They have gone before us
and are like the angels in heaven. They
stand upon the horders of the grave to
welcome us. with the countenance ol
affection which they wore on earth; ye,
more lovely, more radiant, more spiritual!
He spake well who said that graves are
the footprints of angels.-LongfeLloW.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-07-11

ENGLISH AND AMERICAN RAILWAYS
Railway travel by what might be called
the solitary system in contradistincion tC
the American or congregational plan ol
passenger Car will get a new shock in
Europe from the experience of Rev. Mr..
Witchborne, an English Clergyman on his
way to Paris, who was assailed and stab.
bed five times with chisel by u robber
in car. The thief and murderer, for il
is not expected Mr.. Wtchborne will live
was captured at Armiens, after terrific
struggle, and proved to be an Englishman
The lines between London and Paris are
great resorts for thieves, as is proved by
another recent incident. Maxim, the
electrical inventor. had 10000 francs
stolen from him at Paris, and as he was
travelling to London by the Dieppe line he
found the three thieves in the railroad
lunch room at Rouen. Mr.. Maxim seize d
one of them, and demanded the arrest of
the others by the bystanders. The railroad
interpreter was sent for, but proved to be
of little assistance, the police were equally
inefficient, and the three rascals boltcd for
the train, Maxim still clinging to his man
A desperate struggle ensued, the thief
trying to throw Maxim under the wheels.
The train ran into a tunnel, with Maxim
and the robber clenching in the doorway
of a compartment, being of course on the
side of the train. Maxim had some finger
nails turned and the sole of his boot strip
ped of, but hung to his man, the train
was stopped and he handed over TO the
police 10 be taken back to Paris Tne
police were very inefficient regards the
oth hor inn ho, al
graphing for their detentions at Dieppe.
Maxim's captive offered him n large sum
for his liberty but it was refused. These
two affairs will be likely to lead to an
velhauling of the arrangements for the
protection of the public on the crowded
continental lines.-Springtfetd Republican.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-07-11

Character, like a cable OF million
twisted threads, is made up of compara-
lively insignificant acts again and again
repeated. -StOrriS.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-07-11

TIE Dry ToRTUGAs.-W. B. Prentice
an old New York soldier, recalls the
following interesting "reminiscences of the
old military prison, in letter to the San
Francisco Bulletin: 1t happened to he my
fortune also to be sent to the Dry Tortugas
soon after DR.. Mudd, though | had the
good fortune 10 be relieved from duty
somewhat sooner. The place is a queer
one, and has seldom been described. The
Dry Tortugas (the word, believe means
turtles) embraces group OF several small
coral islands, or keys, lying in the Gulf Of
Mexico, 120 miles west from the southern
point of Florida. The largest embrace
only few acres, they are destitute OF
fresh water, and barren, with the exception
of a few small mangrove and cedar trees.
They were part of the Florida purchase,
and fort Was commenced ON Garden
Key, one of the larger, by the Spaniards.
1t Is now first class brick fort, with two
tiers of easements, and mounts more than
three hundred guns. During the war it
was used as military prison, and many a
poor fellow, after court.martial, heard
the words: Sentenced to the Dry Tortu-
gas for life." These are accumulated till,
in the autumn of 1865, more than GOO men
of all nationalties and all colors, were
gathered there, and for crimes, from some
hasty word, most likely true, said 10 Il
subaltern officer, up to robbery and at.
tempted murder.
Our guard consisted of only about two
hundred men, and there was plenty OF
work for US to do. The records had been
but imperfectly kept, and the term OF
sentence of some prisoners had long before
expired. These were hunted out and sent
home first. Then 100 or more of the
better men were recommended for pardon,
which was freely granted by President
johnson, for he was in a pardoning mood
at that time. But the main interests
centered around the four conspralors,
Mudd, Arnold, Spangler and O'Loughlin.
They were supposed to be terrible fellows,
ready to cut all our throats any time on u
moments notice. DR.. Mudd was the cen.
tral figure. He was fair. haired man of
good size and rather progressing appear
ance. His one all absorbing thought was
that he was the victim of great injustice,
and whenever he could gain listening
ear, into it he always poured his grief5.
He was detailed as general nurse in the
hospital and did good service there, till in
an evil day he attempted 10 escape by
secreting himself on board a steamer. OF
course he was found, sent back in disgrace
and afterward kept in solitary confne.