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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-07-25

TIE STEM OF PLANTS.-The office OF
the stem, in relation to the life of the
plant, is to convey the sap from the roots
to the leaves. and, after it has been digest.
ed by light, oxygen, and carbonic acid, to
the various parts of the plant where
growth demands it. The flow of sap
from the roots to the leaves always takes
place in the newer or sap wood. The
heart wood, from its density and low
vitality, conveys only little sap; and this
part of the stem has no very important
share in the work of the plant, save TO
strengthen the more active regions. This
is shown by the fact that the vital opera
tions 90 on undsturbed after the heart
wood has entirely disappeared. But the
stem not only carries crude material 10
the leaves. but distributes the plant food
which is there prepared. The elaborated
sap turns back from the leaves, along the
branches to the stem, and all parts of the
plant where it is needed in producing new
growth The inner, soft layer of the bark
is the most highly vitalized portion of the
stem, if not of the whole plant, and it is
From n physiological standpoint, the most
important parts of the stem are the sap
wood and the inner layer of the bark.
We have spoken of these regions as they
occur in our woody plants of the class of
outside growers, bnt each woody fibre of
tho inside grower has corresponding
regions which perform similar function.
The same general laws apply to both
eXogenous and endogenous stems,-Amer-
icaW AgricuLturiSt.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-07-25

THE NEED OF SLEEr.-"To tell you the
TRUTH remarked q venerable Atlanta
physician, 81 do not think that person
should ever be walked. except, of course,
in special cases and when there is neces-
sity for it. Nature knows her own bust.
ness, and that man who follows nature s
rules the closest will receive most OF her
blessings. A man in his natural state is
healthy and sound. He contracts disease
or else some one else contracts it for him.
The ailments of the father and mother
are visited upon the children, not because
it is source of pleasure to the Almighty,
but because it is natures law. One of
natures rules is that a man shall have
sleep. If it had been intended that man
should work "a hours out of "a, nature
would have made the sun shine without
interruption all the time. Lights are an
innovation. Wild beasts don't have lights
They are reserved for man, with his mul.
tplicity of bodily ailments. Night was
made for sleep and day for work. The
man who disregards the demands of his
mind and body for the amount of rest
which nature claims, suffers sooner or
later and pays dearly for having abused
this prime rule for health. Nature is the
best bookkeeper the world ever saw. You
may overdraw your account, but you
always pay back the last farthing and
often give up the pound of flesh; yes
often more than the pound. A man may
think he can steal from nature, but he
cannot. As l said, | do not think that
person should be walked at morning, and
for this reason: when a man falls asleep
be is in the shop for repairs, rs the rail.
road men say. His frame and all its
intricate machinery is being overhauled
and made ready for the next days work.
The wear of the previous day is being
repaired. Nature is doing that herself.
She knows what the tired frame needs
Just as she knows how to make the heart
throb and send the blood coursing through
the veins. Then she takes that tired
frame, lays it down on bed, surrounds
i. with the refreshing air of night, covers
1t with soft darkness and lets the man rest
Tired natures sweet restorer, balmy
sleep,' visits him, and as the hours wear
by his energies are renewed, his strength
comes back, and finally, when morning
breaks and the sunlight steals through the
lattice. he opens his eyes and is himself
again. Or if he is early to bed he wakes
with the cocks growing. Now who shall
90 to the mans side an hour before he
opens his eyes and say to nature, stand
aside and let him get up? He has had
enough of rest. WELL nature will say
you can take him if you will, but will
charge him with an hours loss of sleep
and III collect it out of his bones and
nerves and his hairs and eyesight. You
cant cheat me; I'll find poverty to levy
on The old masonic law used to be
eight hours for sleep, eight hours for usual
vocation and eight hours for the service of
God. Masonry was operative then and
the law was carried out. The day was
divided into three equal parts, and each
part was devoted to specific purpose and
one was sleep and not one bit too much"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-07-25

1t is related by the New York Post that
Prof. Agassiz was once invited by the
noted Spiritualist Home to attend one of his
seances. "Well" said Agassiz, "what
shall see at your seancep" You will
see,' replied Home, "legs and arms
moving about the room, and some of them
will touch you" "Mr. Home" answered
Agassiz, II will attend your meeting, and
| will aid you to clear up the mystery OF
these floating limbs. l have II sword; it
so happens that it was recently sharpened.
The sword will bring with me, and l
will cut at the legs and arms" Home
thanked him and withdrew. The next
day Agassz drove up to the hall where
tho seance was 10 be held. The doors
we're Shut but on them was placard
announcing in large letters that no seance
would take place, as Mr.. Home had unex-
peotedly been recalled to New York.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-07-25

How NEEDLES ARE MADE.-From
lecture In Paris on "Stee in Modern
Times" by Mr.. S. Perisse, we take the
following notes on the curious and inter-
esting needle manufacturing industry:
The needle, says Mr.. Perisse, passes
through the hands of eighty workmen
before it is ready TO deliver to the trade;
and if we take into consideration that
hese articles cost at the very most only
two dollars per thousand. on an average,
we find that the eight thousand operations
are remunerated by the SUN of twenty
cents.
Owing to the progress effected in the
drawing of steel into wire, cast steel has
been principally employed for some time
past. Formerly, France and Germany,
manufacturers used iron wire, which was
converted into steel during the course of
operation. The manner OF manufacturing
differs but little. At Borcette. the centre
of needle production of the continent of
Europe, there are five series Of operations
involved in the manufacture: First, con-
version of the wire into needles in the
rough second, tempering and annealing;
third, polishing; fourth, softening of the
polished needles; fifth, putting up into
packages.
First, the conversion into needles in the
rough, involves twenty operations, the
principal ones Of these being guaging the
wires, cleaning, reeling and cutting into
pieces of length equal to two needles.
Sharpening or pointing is done by means
of grindstone. BY the aid of a leather
thumbstall the workman holds fifty wires
at time. The latter becomes red hot bv
friction on the stone, and a constant stream
of particles of steel and stone is thrown
off, which formerly brought about phthisis
in the workman after a time, but the
adoption of powerful ventilation has now
remedied all that. After pointing the wire
is cut in two, the head is hattened, and it
is then annealed. Then the eye is punched
in the head by means of a steel punch,
the operation being performed by children
in less time than it takes to describe it.
Other children "hole" the needles-that is,
remove the particles of steel detached by
the punch. After this the heads are
followed, sorted, and, when necessary,
Second, tempering and annealing of the
raw product requires nine operations, but
they are performed with lots of thirty
pounds weight, each containing more than
three hundred thousand needles.
Third, polishing is the longest operation,
one million are polished at once.
1t requires five operations, each of which
is repeated seven or eight times. The
needles are put into rolling cylinders
along with small hard stones and oil and
colza. The stones gradually become
and the friction of the particles
during the motion of the rollers effect the
polish. The last polish is performed with
oil alone and coarse bran.
Fourth, the sorting of the polished
needles involves FIVE operations, and, after
which is very delicate and
important process and that which gives
the lustre, the needles undergo the last
operation Of being put up into packages.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-07-25

spectacle connected with all fairs. One
would not suppose there could be so many
sorry old cflpples among the horses OF the
country, or so many cruel vagabonus in the
state ms we find here. We wonder who
has opened the gates of misery and let oul
this mass of wreck and cruelty.
Here is field for The society for the
prevention of cruelty to animals. If the
managers can not reach this evil for want
of Jurisdiction, we hope for the sake of the
good name of our county that the proper
| authority will hereafter take measure to
suppress it, The next fair you attend |
wish you would take your friend and care
fully study this scene Invite the prizes
and the Levite to 90 with you.
Hints about improvements.
advise every body to 90 to the county
fair. 1t is not the best place to 90 to 1t
is not true index of the agricultural
condition of the country. 1t is a sort Of
! agricultural 'brass jewerJ." But next to
the menagerie it is the best book on men
and animals that you can buy for quarter
of dollar.
The question thrusts itself upon us, does
the improvement in fairs in the last 30
years keep pace with the improvement in
the invention fashion and quality of agri
cultural implements? Not much pain has
been made lately in devices for drawing
the crowd. The baby show seems "a failure
on account Of scarcity. Lady equestrian.
ship does not succeed except as a buries
que, since it is necessary now a days to ,ic
lady on to Il sober family horse lest she
lose her balance. Sixty years ago you
could have both attractions in ore. you
could have had the mother in the saddle,
her work bag hanging on the horn, and
the last baby in her arms, and one or two
next the last ones clinging ON behind.
The foot race is IL failure too. Young
men do not go io)t much now days. The
chances are that the man you hire for the
season will want it understood that he
shall have horse 10 drive to the village
now and then.
Suppose we have II hired m,n depart.
mcnt IN our county society. Offer liberal
premiums for the best help--house or
farm. The points" shall be, length,
usefulness, and efficiency of services re.
spectlul department, obedience, intelligence
and personal appearance.
Try also 'the Old horse" department,
Offer premiums for the best preserved old
uol oloSo. lecitltltC sIlll Jb lltNi 10 uvt
present usefulness, style. and number of
years service on one farm.
Offer premiums also for the best team
sters, taking into account the kind and
amount of work done. expenses for
wear and tear, condition and comfort Of
team, length of time of service of both
man and team and length of time team
has been in the care Of the same team ter.
Is not our country organization too
cumbersome anu expensive?
Would not town fairs be less expensive
and more usefulo Many of US remember
the town fairs of Montgomery as the
pleasantest and most delightful we ever
attended.
We could not show SO many oxen now,
as then, but could make a good display OF
men and women, boys and girls, and could
show a decided Improvement in general
intelligence.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-07-25

EDITOR CHRISTIAN MESSENGER MANY
fine things have been said of this state ;
some true, some half true, some false. Ii
may not be amiss to state some of the
unfavorable features. Mr.. Barbour, in his
work on Florida, states that pneumonia
and small pox have never occurred here
Small pox existed here ten years ago and
several have died with it during the past
month. Some in the cities of jackson.
vile and Palatka, and some in the
country have taken it. Pneumonia is
quite common, and is not unfrequently
fatal.
Malaria exists in very many localities.
The ''break- bone fever" IL cousin to
yellow fever, afflicted ninety-tive persons
of the inhabitants at Palatka. last year.
Bilious levers are common.
Most people coming here from the
north suffer from the change of climate.
The same book states that the cost of
living is less here than in the north
But our butter, cheese, flour, hay, (and
grain mostly,) come from the north. Ice
is shipped from Maine and sells in Palat
ka for one cent and here for two cents
pound. 1t is quite an item, if you consid-
er that it is needed the year round, But
it can not be had in the small towns.
1t is true that water can be had by
digging from six to twelve feet; but this
water prevents having cellars and is
warm; so that butter is better handled
with spoon than with a knife. In regard
to fruit, oranges sell to day from six to ten
cents. The peach, of which so much is
said does grow very large but it
becomes evergreen here and bears no
fruit excepting some small unimportant
varieties. Apples and pears do not
thrive here and the few northern fruits
which do grow hele are not SO rich in
flavor as they are north.
The pineapple and banana are obtained
north as cheaply as here, usually. The
Irish potato grows here at any time of
year but it is not generally rs "mealy"
and good as it is when grown in colder
climate. The same remark applies to
garden vegetables, generally.
More anon,
PERRY MARSHALL.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-07-25

words alone shall be remembered: GOOD
night The little child has lisped it, as
it passed smiling from this world; the
lover, with his gay dreams of the nuptial
morrow; the wife and mother, with the
tangled thread of household cares still in
the fingers; the father, going out to death,
leaving home and kin unprotected and
uncared for. Good night! The seal upon
days past and days to come. What hand
SO rash to tear aside the veil that covers
its to-morrow.-1he Presbyterian.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-07-25

-. Though l am always in
haste, ! am never in a hurry; because /
never undertake any more work than l
can go through with perfect calmness OF
spirlt.-John Wesley.
OpposiLions have the illimitable range
of objections at command which need
never stop short at the boundary of knowl-
edge but can draw forever on tho yasts of
Ignorance George Eliot,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-07-25

Mr.. Justice Moule sentenced rural
prisoner in England in the following
words: "Prisoner at the bar, your coun
sci thinks you innocent, the counsel for
the prosecution thinks you innocent, |
think you innocent. But a jury of your
own countrymen, in the exercise of such
common sense as they possess, which does
not seem to be much, have found you
guilty" and it remains that I should
pass on you the sentence of the law. That
is, that you be kept imprisoned one day,
and as that day was yesterday, you may
90 about your business"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-07-25

How very commonplace is the expires.
sion Good night" and yet what volumes
it may speak for all the future time We
never listened TO it in passing, and this
thought does not force itself upon us, be
the tones in which it is uttered ever SO
thoughtess. The lapse of few hours
may so surround and hedge It in horror
that Of the millions of words which
lifetime has recorded these two little
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-07-25

Christianity is our birthright. 1t is
mingled in our hearts with all the foun-
tains of sentiment and faith.-Dr. Steven
Olin.
There is in our day marvellous idolatry
of talent; it is a strange and grievous
thing to see how men bow down before
genious and success. Let us draw the
distinction sharp and firm between these
two things; goodness is one thing, talent
is another.-F w. Robertson.
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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-07-12
Board of water Commissioners.

The board of water commissioners held
regular meeting yesterday afternoon.
The petition of R. J. Harrington,
plumber, for license was given and bond
approved.
Contracts for cement were awarded as
follows: To Saunders & Matthews for
5000 barrels of Milwaukee cement at 81. 90
per barrel, or ninety cents in sacks, and to
L. N, Scott for 1000 barrels of Louisville
at $3.50 per barrel, or S1.08 in sacks.
A resolution was adopted authorizing a
temporary loan of $4,000 to meet current
bills.
A resolution was also adopted asking the
city council to furnich the board with $780,
900 required for new lines and extensions
proposed this season.
The matter of the conflict of authority
between the police and the board, growing
out of the arrest of employees Of the latter
for tearing up certain streets under con-
tract for grading and paving was
taken up and discussed at some length,
resulting in the matter being referred to
the city attorney and president of the
board to draw up an ordinance for the
government of the police and regulating
street excavations, when in the hands OF
contractors.
Upon motion of Mayor O'Brien, Supt
Overton was granted leave of absence
for two weeks, and President Gilfllan was
directed to notify Mr.. Overton of the
boards action, and urge him to improve
the occasion by absolutely withdrawing
from all connection with the business OF
his Office during the time named.
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Misunderstanding.

The meeting of young ladies at the House
of Hope yesterday afternoon, for the pur-
pose of considering the question of kinder
gardening, was failure, owing to mis-
print in the published notice made some
time since, which called together the
ladies of the ''Women's Christian Temper
ance union," when it should have been the
young Women's union,' there being two
societies engaged in the same work. No
business was transacted, although four
young ladies, representing the First Meth
odist, Jackson Street, Central and Plymouth
churches, were present. A regular meeting
will be held at the House of Hope next
Wednesday afternoon, at which time
it is hoped larger number
will be present, and an organization be
perfected that Will be creditabIe to ST.
Paul, and which the ladies will not be
ashamed to present to Miss Willard on the
occasion of her visit in August.
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Personal.

FIJI Elder, Moorhead, at the Metropoli-
tan.
Ed. Mccormick, Fisher, is at the Mer-
chants.
Hor. S. l.. Pierce, Red Wing, is at the
Merchants.
John H. Drake, Aberdeen, D. T., at the
Merchants.
Thomas Barden, Ashland, Wis, is at the
Merchants.
Hon. T. B. Clements, Faribault, was in
st. Paul yesterday.
j. L. Pierson, Amsterdam, Holland, is
at the Metropolitan.
Prof. A. j. Rogers and J. A. Dryden,
Milwaukee, are at the Metropolitan.
w. Allen, st. James, was among the ar
rivals at the Metropolitan yesterday.
Mr.. Andrew McNally, of the firm of
Rand g. McNally, of Chicago, is in St.
Paul.
Major D. S. Gordon, Second cavalry,
commanding at Fort Ellis, U. T., is at the
Merchants.
Hon. A. j. Demeules, Sank Rapids, rep
resentative in the last legislature, is at the
Merchants.
II. Caldwell, LIE S1eur, and James NJ.
Hay, Austin, are among the arrivals at the
Windsor yesterday.
Hoa. j. j. Egan, county attorney, re-
turned yerterday from a short visit to Mil
waukee and Chicago.
Hons. R. L. Frazee, Frazee City, and II.
w. Stone, Benson, were among the arrivals
at the Merchants yesterday.
Hon. c. P. Gregory, Saltwater, was in
the city yesterday in attendance upon the
United States circuit court.
M. H. Jewell, of the Bismarck Tribune
accompanied by his wife, passed through
st. Paul yesterday tor Chicago.
Lieutenant Colonel ]. N. G. Whistler
Fifth United States infantry, Fort Keogh
| U. T., and family are at the Merchants.
S. II. Nichols and A. R. McGill leave the
city this morning for trip to st. Petel
and will take in the encampment at New
Ulm before their return.
A. j. Cooper, Milwaukee, general north
western manager of the Erie d NORTH
Shore fast freight line, ''the poet of the
Kilikinick," is in the city.
Hon. j. R. Howard, Sank Center, thu
gentlemanly and efficient chief clerk o
the Minnesota assembly the last three ses
sions, is at the Merchants.
Judge Mitchell, of Winona, was in tn
city yesterday and shortly leaves the stat
for a season to Join his family who ar
spending the summer on the Atlanti
seaboard.
F. H. Dayton, of Saltwater, ex-sergeant
alarm, visited st. Paul yesterday. having
become quite well again from the recen
re-breaking out Of an old bullet woun
received in the war.
Among the late arrivals at the Merchant
yesterday were the following: John F
Hammond, St. Cloud; E. 7. Carney, Man
kato; C. A. Mead, Luverne; j. Hines
Emerson; E. Calkins, Bismarck.
Hon. Thos. Wilson, Winona, spent fe7
hours in st. Paul yesterday, his last visi
here prior to his departure, accompanie
by Mrs. Wilson and daughter, for trip
Ireland, the land of his birth, and othe
points of interest in Europe. Hon. E. n
Wilson, wife and daughter. of Minneapoli
will join Judge Wilson and family for tn
trip across the ''briny," and accompan
them good portion of their Europea
trip. The party sail from New York tn
Oath on a Guion steamer. The GLoB
wishes all pleasant visit and safe II
turn
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FIVE CENTS LINE
KATANAGH,S AUCTIONS.

TlHREE, VALUABLE LOTS AT AUCTION.
i will sell at auction on Saturday, July
2lst, at O'Clock p. m, on the premises. Three
valuable lots fronting on Pleasant avenue at the
intersection Of Western avenue and Lisbon
street and described as lots 25, 26 and q, of
Whitacre, Brisbine & Muller's subdivision of
Leech's out lots. These lots are well adapted
for either business or residence sites. Terms
and further particulars to be given hereafter.
1895 P. T. KAVANAGH, Auctioneer.
D ABROAD Contractors outfits at auction.
IL L viii sell at auction at the corner of
Third and Cedar Streets on Saturday, July IA,
at 10 O'Clock a. m, a railroad contractors sup
ply and outfit, consisting of about..250 pairs OF
blankets, large lot of comforters, ticks, tents,
stoves, cooking utensils, picks, shovels, scrapers
plows, drills, crow bars, and blacksmith outfit,
bellows tools, &C., &C., &c.
189* P. 7. KAvANAGH, Auctioneer.
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Assessment for Change Of Grade on
George Street.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,

CITY OF ST. PAUL, Mlnn., July 10, 1888.
Notice is hereby given that the assessment of
benefits, damages, costs and expenses arising
from the change of grade on George street, from
Stryker avenue to Charlton street, in the Sixth
ward of the City of st. Paul, Minnesota,
has been completed and entered of record by
the Board of Public Works in and for said city,
and that said assessment was duly confirmed by
said Board on the I'd day of July, A. d. 1888
JOHN C. TERRY, President pro tenn.
Official: r. L. GORMAN,
Clerk Board of Public Works. 1924
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Danish Melancholy.

Aliens 'Iron Tonic Bitters' is the grand
tonic, liver invigorator, blood purifier and appe-
Gizer of the age. 1t banishes melancholy like
.cagic, and gives strength, tone and vigor to the
whole system. See that you get the genuine
made b. J. P. Allen, druggist st. Paul, MINI.