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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-12

LoNGsTREET AND JEFF DAvIs.-Gen.
Longstreet is credited with this expana-
non of Jefferson Davis dislike for him
"Just after the fall of Fort Donelson
where Albert Sydney Johnston lost such
an opportunity as few men ever have
given them in lifetime, L was at Rich,
mond, and, with several other officers,
called upon Mr.. Davis. We had Just
been talking of DOnelson before we came
in, and were wondering how on earth,
with three divisions OF infantry, General
Johnston had not done better. We met
Mr. Davis He spoke of the affair, ana
said he had written Gen. A. S. Johnston
to tell him that he thought he Johnston
did yery well. l suppose | never had
much discretion continued General
I,onosrreet, "but / could not stand this,
ana | said TO Mr. Davis that his remark
reminded me of young doctor | once
heard of. be had just graduated, and
his first case was an accouchment. Two Oh
three days after it occurred, some one
asked the Young medico how he had
done. oh, very well, very well, he
rcplied. did you save your patient?
continued his queslioner' No, the lady
unfortunately died. was the doctors reply
Well, | suppose the baby was all righ, ?
lbe friend went on to say, No, The baby
died 100 We'll, what do you mean by
saving you did very well. ii the mother
and child both died?' insi ted the ques
uoner. Well, / saved the old man,
said the doctor Mr. Davis never forgavt
me said tho general" and, when l was
b,dIv wounded at home in Georgia, aftel
having been corps commander, he sent
TO inquire ii l would take command o
gyen t &c command of the army of the
tennessee. | replied that, while | wa!
ready and wiling to go anywhere when
GOT able for duty, should go back to my
eorns That ended it, and went bach
as soon as | could. ."-BoSC0@ Herald
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-12

READY MADE HouSEs.-A correspond
ent of the Otd Colony Memorial paid &
visit not long ago to Fairfield, Me-, where
a large establishment is located for the
production of these knock down houses.
and he says that few have any idea to
J what ex'ent this business has been carried
/ in Watcrville and its neighborhood, or to
| what perfection it has been brought. In
the establishment to which we refer
dwelling houses are made. like boots and
shoes, in any quantity. and OF any size or
style, and for any market in the wide
world. Not long since this concern
received a single order for fifty houses for
Cape May. to be delivered speedily ana in
complete finish.
These houses were to be, not sheds nor
shanties but regularly ordered dwellings ;
and they were made accordingly and SO
delivered, and contain hundreds of occu-
pants at this moment. An order will be
received for il $50, 900 hotel, or IN ornate,
French roof cottage, for a fine country
estate, and these rs easily and eXpedi-
,iously furnished as an ordinary boarding
house for Il country village, or barn for
a ranch in Kansas or Colorado. Do no,
suppose that only a coarse. rough frame
is thus sent out, to be trimmed into shape
ON the spot where it is delivered! On The
contrary, the house is complete when it
leaves the factory, and as ready to 60
toge her US is a musket when it leaves the
armory at Springfield, all the parts being
found, even to the knobs for the doors,
and the screens and shades for the doors
and windows, according to specifications.
Great trains of freight cars stand waiting
about, and are freighted almost daily here.
The refuse trimmings and edge cuttings
of the lumber are carted off 10 Il neighbor-
ing pulp mill, and there speedily turned
into material for paper or other products.
Machinery for almost every conceivable
use in connection with W, cd is at hand,
aud house materials, of any kind or size
or shape, seem to drop out like meal from
a hopper. In recent instance, where
large building was furnished for southern
order, tho parts we're thus made, and
when put together in the city where the
building is now standing the length of the
latter was found TO vary not the eighth of
an inch from the original specifications,
although its length on the front numbered
hundreds of feet. Every inch of this
building, from the sill 10 tho last single,
was sent ready prepared from this factory,
and "sct up as readily and almost as
quickly as y nail cask.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-12

A gentleman met an uncertain acquain
ance, who said: I'm little short, ant
hould like to ask you conundrum in
mental arithmetic " "Proceed." repie,
he gentleman. "We,l," said the short man
suppose you had $40 in vour pocket, anc
should ask Won for IS How much woul,
emainp" "Ten dollars" was the prom
eply.
81 want to get dogs muzzle," said +
title fellow entering u hardware store
Is it for your father?" asked the caution
tore-keeper. mo, of course IL ism t ;" re-
lied the little fellow Indignantly, "it's fo,
ur dog" The store keeper has resolver
% be more guarded in the future when b,
'sks customers questions.
A young gentleman took his sister, q
wee miss. the other day to see family il
which he was regular caller. The littl,
.irl made herself dnite ut home, an,
Exhibited great fondness for one of th,
oung ladies, hugging her heartily, "IIo,
very affectionate she is," said the lady oI
he house. "Yes, just like her brot her
responded the young lady unthinkingly.
SARDINEs FROM NAME There isn't a
1ardine on this side oi the Atlantic ocean
md yet there are three big sardine facto
"es in full blast on the coast of Maine
Now, how do you make that out? Easily
enough, o, simple minded reader, easil
enough, ''easy as lying" in fact. On
swallow does not make summer, a.
that glistens is not gold, and that wbicl
'e call sardine would be herring had
he been allowed to swim year or tw,
onger. .-Burlington Hawkeye.
Play, you think. comes naturally to
puppies, kittens, children. and all youns
'hings-yes, if they lead natural lives
But shut your kitten for week, up in
box, without much light or air, or even
cotton reel to roll about. and see hov
much it will play when it is at last Sc
free. Play is tho voluntary exercise o
all our faculties under sense of freedom
where we exert ourselves because we like
and not because we must, that power i.
developed by exercise, and exercise onl,
It is, in fact, u branch of education that i,
very much Neglected.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-12
VOL. XII.

AN OFFICE SEEKER REWARDED -
Anecdotes If Lincoln are always IN place
md one which Ben Perlev Poole tells in
he YouthS CompGH ion, if not particularly
new is very timrly in these days OF offict
+ecking. Mr.. Lincoln was hardly install
ID in the White House before this wild
nunt for Office commenced. Among
Aher good stories told of him was one
3 man who came day after day asking for
/ foreign mission. At last the presden
weary of his face, said: Do you know
Spanish?" NO" said the eager aspiran
hut I could soon learn it," "Do so,'
said Mr. Lincoln land will give you II
GOOD thing" Tho needy politician hur.
ried bone and spent six months in study
NC Ollendorfs grammar. He then ap
peared at the White House with hope
al heart and II fine Castillian accent. and
he president presented him with--a cop,
of don Quixote'' in Spanish.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-12

HOME PoLITENESs.-A boy who is
polite to his father and mother is likely to
be polite to every one else. A boy lacking
politeness to his parents may have the
semblance of courtesy in society, but is
never truly polite in spirit, and is in
danger, as he becomes familiar, of betray
ing his real want of courtesy. We are
ali in danger Of living too much for the
outside world, for the impression which
we make in society, coveting the good
opinions of those who are, in a sense, a
part of ourselves, and who will continue
to sustain and be interested in US, not
withstanding these defects of deportm ent
and character We say to every boy and
to every girl, cuitivate the habits Of
courtesy and propriety at home, in the
sitting room and the kitchen, as we'll as
in the parlor, and you will be sure in
other places to deport yourself in a
becoming manner. When one has Q
pleasant smile and graceful demeanor
it is u satisfaction to know these are moi
put on, but that they belong to the
character, and are manifest at all times
and under all circumstances,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-12

For my sake" these three little word,
are the touchstone of love. The applica
tiop of this touchstone begins with infancy
and ends olly with the end of life. If the
baby in the mothers arms could speak in
telligibly, it would say: at is for my
sake that a mothers eye watches unseep
ing through the midnight hours, and her
arms hold me till they are ready to drol
off for weariness." "For my sake" many
a successful man acknowledges gratefully
that his parents toiled and economical ir
order to buy books and pay college bills
For my sake" rrovides the shelterine
roof and the armchair for de II old grand
ma at the tireside. Take these three words
out of our language, and you would rob
home of its sweetness and human life Of
some of its noblest inspirations.-ReU. T.
L. Cutler.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-12

SEEING IS DECEIvING. Here is arrow
of extraordinary capital letters and 6g
ures -
SSSSSSSSXXXXNNXN 3333399333333SSSSSs,
They are such as to make up of tw,
parts of equal shapes. Look carefully q
these, and you will perceive that tn
upper halves of the characters are u yer,
little smaller than the lower halves-s
'iltle that an ordinary eye declares then
to be of equal size.
Now turn the paper up side down and
without any careful looking, you will Sc,
that this diff renee in size is very mucl
exaggerated; that the real top half of th
letter is very much smaller than th
bottom half 1t will be seen from tn,
that there is a tendency in the eve t.
enlarge the upper part of any object upo
which it looks
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-12
SUNLIGHT ALI TIE WAY,


Good by. Jennie; the road is long,
Aud the moor is hard to cross;
But well you know there is danger
In the oogs and the mlrshy moss.
80 Keep IN the foot path, Jennie:
Let nothing tempt you to stray
Then you'll get safely over it,
For there's sun i4ht all the way
Sunlight all the way;
SO never you fear.
Keep good heart, dear,
For there's sunlight all the way"
The child went off with blessing
And kiss of mother love;
The daisies were down at her feet,
And the lark was singing above.
On, on in the narrow foot path--
Nothing could tempt her to STRAY;
SO the moor was passed at mig ghtfall,
And she'd sunlight all the way
sunlight all the way;
And she, smiling, said,
As her bed was spread,
Il had sunlight all the way"
And I, who followed the maiden.
Kept thinking, as | went
Over the perilous moor of life,
What unwary feet are bent,
Ifthey only could keep the foot-path,
And not in the marshes stray,
Then they would reach the end of life
Ere the night could shroud the day.
They'd have sunlight all the way;
But the marsh is wide,
And they turn aside.
And the night falls on the day.
Far better to keep the narrow path,
Nor turn to the left or right;
For If we loiter at morning,
What shall we do when night
Falls back on our lonely journey,
And we mourn our vain delay?
Then steadily onward, friends, and we
Shall have sunlight all the way
Sunlight all the way,
Till the journeys DER.
And we reach the shore
Off mover ending day.-Harper'S ITeeki
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-12

SAVE YOUR CunDREN's TEETH, This
question is often asked, is it best to till
chlldren's teethp Yes, most assuredly,
for the more care the first teeth receive,
the better will be the permanent teeth
Alter Il child has cut all its temporary
teeth, which they do before they are three
years of age, they should be taken ut least
twice Il year to the dentist for various
reasons First, he will see if proper care
is taken in washing them, that the green
st lin which eats into the teeth is kept
from them. Mothers or nurses could do
50 bv washing the teeth twice a day with
a small soft brush and water if they will
At the first sign of decay, particularly in
tqc back or molar teeth, have them filled
If a dentist is kind AMI careful, the hurt
w,ll be 50 trifllng the child will not mind
It. H,ving been taken to him before any
cual necessity, the child has become
cquanled aud does not fear him; whereas
i he child is not taken until the teeth
re bldy Gecayed-the teeth covered with
geen tartar, the teeth aching-they will
have dread and horror of the doctor
that will cause him a great deal of trouble
to overcome, and the child unnecessary
pain. The temporary teeth are ten in
each jaw, twenty in all. There are The
same number of permanent teeth forming
in the Jaw To take their place, and the
temporary should never be extracted un
til :. permanent tooth commences 10 push
out the temporary tooth. The first tooth
to he eruptcd Of the permanent teeth is Il
molar coming behind the temporary
teeth. Ii enc Of the temporary molars
is lost too soon, the permanent molar
will push forward and usurp the place OF
the tooth that should come where the
lost tooth was; and when it does come,
there will be 10 room for it, and 1t Will
crowd and make the teeth irregular, or it
will have to be extracted and lost. If Il
chid's teeth are soft and commence to
decay, feed on cracked wheat and milk,
md rare beef, and give phosphate OF lime;
lso as soon rs the child is old enough,
4sh the teeth with common lime water
anight A little care and money ex-
pGded in early childhood will repay an
lhudred fold in after years.-Honae Jour-
hal.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-12

A north Of England brick setter told m
of novel cooking method he often prac
ICED, ii description of which may be o
use TO campers out and others. His habi
was to take little erode lime and place
upon the ground or upon some stone. H
would then wrap bis potatoes in bits o
paper, and place them in the heap of lime
covering the same with earth or sand
Then Stacking the lime by application o
II little water, heat was developed tina
would cook his potatoes finely. He ais
used the same sort of eX'emporized lin,
srove to make his tea and coffee. Thes,
heating methods were an entirely pract
cal and every day thing with m.-Co20
Bulletin.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-12

A nan is dead drunk" according to
savants of the Paris Biological Society,
when the fluid which circuates in his
arteries and veins contains one part ol
alcohol to one hundred and ninety five
parts of blood. Should the proportion
become one part of alcohol to one hundred
of blood death must ensuc. In ordinary
cases tho drinker loses consciousness
before so great a proportion OF alcohol has
entered the circulation, but the fatal dose
is sometimes taken when large quantity
If alcoholic liquor is swallowed quickly.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-12

If u child has swallowed n coin, bit of
slate pencil, or button, remember, never
give medicine. Feed him on arrowroot
cruel, well boiled porridge, and such like
food, which will form coating round the
substance, and SEQ it safely through the
intestinal canal. The great thing is not
to give dose of aperient medicine, which
is The first thing most mothers fly to, and
which has proved the death of many un-
fortunate victims of afTectionato ignorance.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-12

"How many horse power has this
engineP" asked stranger of colored
man who was inspecting the new engine
that runs the SJtingS press. Tho colored
man to whom the question was addressed
scratched his head under his hat, and
replied: II dunno, boss, how many boss
power hits got; but | heerd it tuck six
mules and truck to fetch it from the
depot"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-12

SONGS IN TIE NIGHr-Very many of
he sweetest joys of Christian hearts are
songs which have been learned in the
bitterness of trial. 1t is said of little
bird that he win never learn to sing the
>oug his master will have him sing while
1t is light in h's cage He learns snatch
of every song he hears, but will not learn
IL full separate melody of his own. And
the master covers tho cage and makes
it dark all about the bird, and then he
listens and learns the one song that is
taught him, until his heart is full of IL
Then, ever after, he sings the song in the
light. With many of us it is us with the
bird TIE Master has song he wants TO
teach us, but we learn only strain of it,
a note here and there, while we catch up
snatches of the worlds song and sing them
with it. Then he comes and makes 1t dark
about us till we learn the sweet melody he
would teach us. Many of the lovliest
songs of peace and trust sung by God'-
children in this world, they have been
taneht in the darkened chamber OF sorrow
-ChriStian Weekly.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-12

"Did you notice the aesthetic appear
ance of Miss Giddigush, AmyP" asked a
high school girl. IL noticed she had
pimplo on her nose" replied Amy, but
/ didn't know the dictionary word for it,"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-12

STEALING A GRAVE The regiment in
the Army of the Cumberland known as
the Indian Jayhalkers was about as
proficient Us any that we had, hut the
Eight Missouri, which was commanded
by Gen, Morgan l., Smith, certainly beat
anything 7 ever met. They would steal
anything, and it did not make any differ
ence whether they had any use for it o.,
not. When we were in front of Vicks-
burg they actually stole II grave, and il
h,ppened in this way: The Eight M IS
souri, was cncamped alongside of my
command. One of our men died during
the night, and gave orders that a detail
be sent 10 dig grave. The ground was
of hard clay, ana it took the men some
time 10 complete their work. They
returned to camp, and we took the dead
soldier to his lat resting place. When
we arrived we found the grave filled and
a mound showing that some one had
evidently been there. Upon investigation
| afterward ascertained that one of the
Eighth Missouri had also died during the
night, and tat they had waited until ms
men had finished their work, when they
quietly took possession and actually stole
our grave. Seal! Why, those men
would steal nylhing-even a march on
bo enemy, and candor compes me to say
that they were particularly good for it.
Washington GER Boston 1raceLcr.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-12

Personal liberty ceases when it reaches
point where another is injured. This
point is reached by the liquor seller.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-12
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-12

TIE PEDAGoGUE's VIsION.-Imaginng
himself the possessor, 1chabod Crane
rolled his great green eyes over the fat
meadow lands of old Batus Van Tassel,
I he rich fields of rye, of buckwheat and
Indian corn, and the orchards burdened
with ruddy fruit. while his mouth watered
us he looked upon that sump' uous promise
of luxurious winter fare. In his devour-
ing minds eye, he pictured to himself
every roasting pig running about with
pudding in his belly and an apple in his
mouth; the pigeons were snug'y put to
bed in comfortable pie, and tucked in
with coverlet of crust; the geese were
swimming in their own gravy; and the
ducks pairing costly in dishes, like snug
married couples, with a decent compe-
tency of onion sauce. In the porkers he
saw carved out the future sleek si1e of
bacon. and juicy rclishng ham; not a
turkey bu, he beheld dainrly trussed up,
with its Q nd under lis wing, and, per
adventure, necklace OF savory sausages; ;
and even bright chanticleer himself lay
sprawIing on his back in a side dish.
with uplfled claws, as if craving that
quarter which his chIvalrous spirit dis
daned to ask while living --Arranged
from Washington IutnG,
Daily Republican., 1883-08-24
The New Castle Pre- .bytery

4 special session Of the New Castle
Presbytery was held in the parlor OF
he West Presbyterian Church yester.
day afternoon. The Rev. A. n. Keig.
win, moderator, presided, and he Rev
Edward \. S!nuuk was appointed secre
Gry,
The PresbyIrrv heard the statement
OF the Rev. David Conway, who asked
10 have his pastoral relations I Iur
Snow Hill Church dissu,vru. 4 ,'t',.
m"nt was also made nr j., hall at III,
church by Irwin Spence, he iuria.
sloner for the congregation, after which
the request was granted 10 take effect
August 3lst.
Rev. Edward A. Smook was appoint.
ed to preach at the Snov Hill church,
and declare the pulpit vacant, and I'll.
clerk was directed 10 give the Rev. Dan.
iel Conway Il letter Of dismissal, accom-.
panied by the usual credentials to the
Presbytery of Huntingdon.
ii. }. Steward, OF Port Penn, having
passed "A satisfactory examination, was
taken under the care ofth Presbytery,
and recommended lor the usual aid from,
the Presbyterian Board of Education.
The Board were also requested to extend
aid to W, Hayes Moore, of West Not
tinghaln, and Thoms Il. Mcdowell.
Daily Republican., 1883-08-24
The A. D. III. ExcIrsiOn.

The excursion of Division No. 1, A.
o. H., to Atlantic City yesterday, was
attended by about 800 persons, who
enjoyed the trip immensely. The best
of order prevailed on both the up and
down trips, but while at the city by
the sea several Of the excursionists be-
came den oraliZed from the effects OF
"Jersev lightning" and in consequence
a row was created.
Several Wilmington men were taken
into custody by the police, and Chief
of Police Robertson and officer RuIter
were roughly handled during he melee.
Tie committee of arrangements, how
ever, ale NOT responsible for the actions
Of these parties. The train left Atlantic
City at b.l5 p. m, and arrived at PENIS
grove at 9.45, where they boarded the
steamer FELTON, for Wilmington.
In crossing the river the steamer ran
over buoy, which caused great excite
m"nt among the passengers, which was
increased by u collision between the
FELTON, and Triplet at The mouth OF the
Christiana Beyond this scene no dam
age was done and the boat landed al
French street wharf in safety. Previous
to the collision two sharp Whistles were
blown by the FELTON,, but the Triplet
did not respond, hence the collision.