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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-11-14

A peculiar suicide is recorded in the
London papers, s,-unlque indeed in some re-
specls that ofa young doctor of uncommon
ability good character, firm health, and
29 years of age, who had spent six years
and $500 in thoroughly qualifying him
3. If in his profession, and found himself
nevertheless without any prospect of sue
cess, because his skin was dark. He was
in fact an Afghan, Mahomet Israel khan
He was found one morning dead in his
bed, having taken all the contents of two
bottles and most of those of third of
prussic acid. At the coroner's inquest he
was given a good character; he was
given good chal acter; he was reserved,
but excitable; and he used to maintain
mans right 10 take his own life. In Al
long letter to the coroner, which was
found by the broker in whose house he
roomed, Mahomet Ismael enlarged upon
this belief of his, and quoted from writers
who had argued that suicide was sane
act. TIE letter was otherwise curious
document. He left his personal property
to ,he broker and his wife, for their kind
ness; his body to the university hospital
for dissection, the bones 10 be placed
thereafter in the museum OF the college ns
the "Afghan skeleton" Twice before, be
wrote, be had intended to kill himself,
once when he WAS only l3 years old, and
again vixen he was 2l, but he was then
prevented "by the sagacity of a lady y He
said: II am of noble family, and might
have been ruler some day in my own
country, but l woulu not be dependent on
my friends" In England he thought.
after five months trying, he had 70
chance He advertises for posts, for
prac,ses, but in every case where hi
name and nationality were known he was
refused, except once, when luack would
have engaged him ITO prescribe for his
patients out of six colored bottles. and
sign death certificates for people | had
never seen" He had applied to Lord
Granville Tor a public appointment, but
his letter had not been answered. He
had no money left and could not ask his
mother Tor money she might want herself
Therefore he should drink the three bot
ties emp y, though one would be enough.
II slept we'll last night, but not so well as
shall sleep to night" he said; and for
bis last word to the world, this grim
bit of bumor: 81 had a good dinner
Yesterday, but not too much, as that would
spoil the post mortem This letter has a
painful interest for two reasons. one that
it proves the color line is drawn in En-
gland, although the English deny it; the
other that the tragedy OF Chatterton should
be paralleled in so blind sacralice of life
to pride. If Mahomet Ismael khan had
gone back to his native east with his En-
gIishprofessional education he would have
been sure of welcome and honor and
profit either from Lis own people or in the
British Indian armv, where Asian natives
are constantly in demand for the medical
service
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-11-14

INCREASING LEAN MEAT IN Pies
We may we'll suppose that the habit of
the pig in laying On an excessive quantity
of fat has been caused by long and exces.
sive feeding of fat producing food, and it
tion could be brought about; but it is we'll
known that the pigs of different countries
differ in respect to fat. We have only to
contrast fattened pigs OF this country with
those in Canada. There pork is fattened
partly upon barley, but largely upon peas,
highly nitrogenous food. yielding large
proportion Of muscle, and our pigs are
faltened almost wholly upon corn. an ex.
cessive starchy and tattenng food. The
Canadian pork has much larger proper
ton of lean meat and less lard. The diff
ference is very marked. SO much SO, that
in market supplied with both kinds,
purchasers easily select the one or the
other. as desired. Wild hogs do not have
such excess of fat, and the Southern hog,
which is grown much slower than those
in the northern and western states, and fed
much less corn, is comparatively lean.
There can, therefore, be little doubt
that the habit of depositing this excess of
fat is caused by long continued feeding
adapted to that end. The hog is naturally
gra-s and root eating animal, and in its
domestication is fed almost wholly. in this
country, upon concentrated food. Hogs
fed upon skinned milk have less propor-
tion of fat than those fed upon corn. Ii
young pigs are kept upon food that will
grow the muscles and bones and develop
IA rangy frame, they will possess SO much
muscle when half grown, that moderate
length of time in tattening, even on corn,
will not pile on an excessive amount Of
fat,-Liue Stock journal.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-11-14

in holmes, and do Immediately pass int
glorv; aud their bodies, being still unite,
to Christ, do rest in their graves till th'
resurrection" with never thought as t,
their "soundness" doctrinally.
Then came lhe day of the funeral, witt
its acc,mpaniments of the open grave am
the falling earth, from which childre'
4hrnk v ith terror. Could this, too, b.
made time of hallowed joyp Why mott
rhe burial was private. and realizing th
power of first impressions, the father wen
in advance and strewed the bottom of th
crave with iiowers-not from the florisr',
shop, hut freshly gathered from the gar
den, once watered and tended by tn
precious hands now folded in their las
sleep, Returning with his child her eye
heheld for The first time the sing plac'
for the dead, and with neither fear n, /
shrinking she exclaimed, 80, papa, how
pretty! They stood by, hand in hand. II
the casket was gently lowered, minglns
handfuls of flowers with the soft mold
8 it filled the opening; and albeit then
tears fell like rain, no element of fright OF
dread WAS awakened in the childish hear'
A butterfly with golden wings fluttered
past, furnishing a theme for talk on re-ur
rection, and for the roofing of u belief il
its reality which no after years of doubt OF
despair can destroy. Lovingly they lin
gered rs by her couch when living
making it II place of sweetest memories
ut was an oddly managed funeral
remarked Mrs. Grundy. mot at all il
good form.'
"Mamma's going home makes me feel
I'll L., \
II little girl AS she nestled that night in
her fathers arms"
The voice of fashion, and the voice of
faith-whlch shall we heed when we bur,
our dead ont Of sighl?-Frances j Dyer,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-11-14

A NEEDED LEssoN.-The wife and
mother of the household lay dead awaiting
burial. The husband and father, sorrow
ing, indeed. but not las others which have
no hope, for he believed that, for his
beloved. absence from the body meant
presence with the Lord found himself
suddenly called upon to explain the solemn
mysteries of death and resurrection to his
i've wear old child. How could he make
them plain to her infanlie mind? What
figures of speech should he useP What
knowledge of his could meet the innocent
questionings, Where is my mammal Can
she see us in Heavenp Will she come
hack when she knows how much we want
her.
"Mothers have Gods license to be miss
ed" sighed the mourner, as he groped
about for answers that should not destroy
the germs of faith-her planting-already
sprlnging up in the little mind. Taking
the child upon his knee, he resolved that
whatever else his teaching lacked it should
be full of Christian cheelfulness. His
child's first acquaintance with death should
be robbed of gloom and terror. The
outgoing of life should be made Just as
natural to her thought as its incoming.
The simple trust of childhood rendered
The task an easy one, the more so, as, in
the days intervening before the funeral,
the household ways went on much as
usual. No black raiment, no shutting out
of God s sunshine, no unnecessary change
in any way, was permitted. Tenderly
they talked together in the twilight hour,
of the city that had "no need of the sun, i,
neither of the moon to shine in it" and of
her who was now one of its happy inhabi-
tants. realizing the blessed promise, "And
they shall see his face" The father was
unconsciously imparting the spirit of the
words of the catechlsm, "The souls OF
believers are at their death made perfect
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-11-14

THE USE OF MILK The Medical Rec,
ord says: mo one who. tatigued by
over exertion of body and mind. has over
experienced the revivlng influence of "a
tumbler of this beverge, heated as hot As
it can be slipped, will willingly forego a
resort to it because of it's being rendered
somewhat less acceptable to the palate.
The promptness with which its cordial
influence is felt is indeed surprising. Some
portion of it seems to be digested and
appropriated almost Immediately, and
many who now fancy they need alcoholic
stimulans when exhausted by fatigue
will find in this ample draught an equiva.
lent that will be abundantly satisfying and
far more enduring in its effects" AS a
rule, farmers make too little use of milk.
Sweet skinned milk is the very best
beverage for them and their children, and
if warmed and slipped gradually is, as
stated by the Record, both nutritious and
agreeable. This we know from long
daily habit, and skinned milk we know
to be better than whole milk 10 this
respect To avoid any possible i'll effects
from overlooking the stomach with it, and
permitting it to curdle in mass, it Is well
to sip it slowly, and also to eat few
morsels of dry bread or u soda biscuit
with glass OF it. Taken in this way,
instead of any other supper, will very
effectively remove an attack of bilious
ness.-The Dairy.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-11-14

D,ticatsf 10 the ora 1ting clrss ot tbe b,uto,o
d. S e., august. 1882
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-11-14
SHEEP FARMING despite the constant

SHEEP FARMING despite the constant
sheep, not only rs improvers of the land
but us prof able flr II animals for w))i or
mutton. There are many farmers who
have never raised or kept IL single sheep,
though their farms are aiapted to raising
sheep largely and proiably. Why this
is we cannot imagine, for facts and figures
can be had by the scose to prove the pref,
itahleness of sheep breeding, if necessary,
and about the only drawback in many
localities is the loss otcasioned by dogs,
Many u rough worn ont or neglected
farm might be brought up rapidly and be
made paying land by breeding sheep
thereon, as the m anure from the sheep is
one of the most enriching of manures and
is evenly altl finely distributed, OF course
they may not do this without being fed
something besides what they can get in
the fields, yet this additional food works
| to the profit OF the breeder in two ways
it not only insurcs good and profitable
| growth of flesh and wool, but it makes
| he manure richer and more valuable.
Even poor farmers can give sheep q trial
by commencing in small way, and then,
rs means and experience are gained, the
| fiocks can be gradually increased by pur.
chase, though the natural increase from
small flock of sheep is by no means incon-
siderable, if properly managed and cared
for as they should be. Like any other
kind of stock they must have good care
and food to secure the greatest measure
of pro6t.-~Farns and Garden.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-11-14

KNITTED MITTENs.- With common sized
ean cast on sixty stitches. twenty on
'ach of three needles, and knit with the
| fourth.
/. Knit around plain.
2 Knit six, purl one, then knit seven in
bis way, viz: knit one, thread over and
Knit one, until seven are knitted, purl one.
continue this from beginning with the
three needless and the work will come I, ut
ven, and end by purling one.
3. Knit six, purl one, slip one. knit
ne, pass tho slipped stich over the
Snitted one, knit plain to last loop and
itch which narrow. purl one, and so on
With this round ending with purl one.
4. Knit this and succeeding rounds
ane as the third, until the open work
ripe is narrowed down to seven, the
econd time.
Now, instead of knitting the six plain,
lip off the first three on to the fifth
leedle, knit last three. then knit the three
N the fifth needle knitting the third
itch last As will be seen this twists
he first half of the stripe over the last;
IN every other way this round is same as
second, twisting every plain six stitches.
ind work tie whole down to the original
seven the second time as before, then
wist again, for which use the fifth needle
must be kept handy.
Knit in this way until the wrist is two
NJ three inches long, ending with a twist
round, and Of course there will be seven
Of the open work stripe. Garry one purl,
wst row, one purl then over and knit
me row, then one purI, twist row and
ne purl. up the back, until long enough
o narrow off; knitting remainder of
nitten and thumb plain, and the same
say our mothers and grandmolhers
dways did. The mltten fits nicely by
narrowing occasionally inside of the ha1d,
commencing one and one.haf inches
beyond the thumb gore.
Ii an extra siz ID mtten is needed, or
;ins SaXony is used, cast on sixty eight
stitches, and purl two every time instead
If one.
Be careful and not make both mittens
or one hand. A small bow and ends Of
narrow ribbon, same shade or some shade
ltrker thln the lnitens placed at the
rack where the wrists and hands Join,
Improve the looks.
/ have seen wristers knit this way that
were very pretty.
OAe en- twist at every third seven,
instead of the second, as given, especially
with fine yarn.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-11-14

DO Your DUTY AND LET TIE WORLL
TALK.-lhe principal OF a college placed
the great clock under the care of an idlt
man. TO whom he thought the occupation
would be an amusement; but having
tried, he declared that he had never found
any act OF obedience so ii esome or diff
cuI'.
Why" said the principal, you have
only 10 wind it up regularly"
"Oh, no, not that, but am tormente,'
on every side"
slow sup demanded the principal.
"Wby,' said the poor man, ''whcn tht
clock loses Il title, those who are laborine
in the college complain; and when t.
satisfy them | advance it Il little those
who are in town come and abuse M.
because The clock gains. If, to please
them, | retard it again, complaints art
renewed on tho other side; am Devil
dered with their murmurs, for my head is
like the bell against which the CLOCK
strikes-I am attacked on all sides"
The principal consoed him with this
advice: keep to true time. give gentlt
and obiging words, and all parties will
be satisfied"
NOW, continued ot' rlancio' you
will be the but of criticism, if you stop
to listen to all that is said about you, and
you will find no end TO the objections and
cavlis of men. The question is, How are
you to steer your way?-by gentle and
obpglng words. But, after all, follow
vour own path, be guided by your own
taste and judgment, and do not seek to
conform 10 the caprice of all your audi
tors Look only to God; and yield your
self to his guidance We do not desire to
please men; why then should their opinion
concern us? God, who reads the secrets
OF our hearts, Is our Judge; from him
nothing is hd,-Dw Beltoy's "Lits of So.
Francis De Sales.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-11-14

The antagonists of modern advanced
education, if there lie any should have heard
a little lecture that gentleman gave on the
street Wednesday morning. The question
had arisen as to the tendency of modern
advanced education TO create disgust for
manual labor. The gentleman told an
anecdoe. A young lady who is very well
known in Lewiston and Auburn, and who
has bad liberal education in America, II
course of study in the German schools,
and who has since taught in some OF the
leading schools of this state and others.
came home to her fathers farm this sum
mer. The hours hung rather heavily.
Father, your Office needs shingling," y"
SAYS she one day. The next day the
shingles were on the spot, and the young
lady proposed TO have some fun and com,
bine 1t in legitimate way with solid
work. She built the stagings geomelri-
callv, IAN the lines after Euclid, and
shingled the office as neatly and expedi
tiously as the village professor OF shnS-
ling himself could have done. She pulled
down the staging ard erected it again
over the ell to the house, and, in spite OF
parental Injunction, shingled The ell and II
sopipg shed attached. She practlced
music for pleasure in the meantime, how
ever, and read German for pastime.
Nothing" added the gentleman, "wouId
be further from her own inclination than
notorety. -Lewiston (Ae.) Journal.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-11-14

Parry Sound, Il beautifully located town
on Georgian Bay, is prohibition town
of fundamental principles, the "funda-
menlal' heing the ownership of the land
bv Jealous prohihitonist Mr.. William
Beatty, who transfers every loot OF ground
sold on he express condition that no in
toxicating liquors snail be sold thereon
This is the covenant:
"And the party ot the second pirt, for
his heirs and assigns, covenants with the
party Of the first part, his hers and as
signs, that the party of the second part,
his heirs or assigns, or any person or per-
sons claiming or to claim through, from,
under, or IN trust Tor him, them, or, any
of them, will not during the lives of the
parties thereto, and Of the present grand
children ot Her Majesty Queen Victoria.
and the life of the Survivors of such
parties and grandchildren, and during the
period of twenty-five years after the death
of such survivor, including in such period
the day of such death, sell or offer for
sale, or dispose of, for gain Or reward or
by way of barter or exchange. any spirit
uous or intoxicating liquors on the said
lands or any part thereof" :"
The cit zens are law-ubiding, self-re-
snecIno. the churches fl ,urish; au air of
fraadom ond niendnness peryades the
Mace: all seem bent on mutual improve
,nont The iail ia small. and holds no
..Irnnksn excent such as s,aover in from
ontside districts.
faw wears ooo n learned Toronto pro-
fossor row dere,se1 was visiting The
,own Ho was NOT ~ belIpver either in
ahstironco or nrohib,ion One dav Cit
;gan do,ero,;ned IN oivo him a nractical
las.on Invirino him to a seat in his car
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-11-14

GALA LILIES The Gala lily, old as
it is, is still favorte flower, especially
with those who grow plants for window
decoration. 1t is plant requiring but
little heat, has leaves of such a deep
green Color setting off to so much advan,
lage its pure white blossoms, that no one
wonders at the estimation it is held in.
Although it will live and thrive in water
the whole year round, rs often grown in
fountains in Europe, it does extremely
we'll in pots. The plants arc usually set
away without a tention in the spring and
allowed TO wither up, so far as the tops
are concerned. In the fall they are
repol,ed, and waered regularly, and on
the approach of cold weather taken into
the house. They like abundance of water
while growing and towering. but not too
much heat, as stated above. A moderately
cool room, with the pot set in saucer OF
water, is what suits them - Lancaster
Farmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-11-14

Rev. +. Paxton Hood thus descibcs a
sermon by Robert Hall: In due course
he announced his text, "The end of all
things is at hand; be sober and watch" "
etc. Qaile unlike Chalmers, his voice
was not SCATTERING, hut thin and weak.
There was no action at all, or only kind
nervous ,witching of the fingers; more
especially rs the hand moved and rested
upon the lower pa,t of the back, where
the speaker was suffering almost incessant
pain. AS he went on, beneath the deep
enng evening shades falling through the
windows OF the old chapel, his voice frs
cha ned and then charmed and fascinated
his hearers one after another; the whole
place seemed as if beneath great spell
As he talked about 1.-THE end" the sp II
II ,on the people seemed to begin to work
itself out into an awful fearful restleSsness !;
first one. then another, rose from their
seats, and stood stretching forward wi a
kind ct fright and wonder. S i'll there
was no action, only the following on of
that thin voice. with Il marvellous Wltchery
of apt and meodious words, but through
them 'rhe end of all things" sounded like
the warning bell. More people rose
stretching forward. Many of those who
rose first, as if thev felt some strange
power upon them, they knew not what,
got up and stood upon their seats until,
when the great master ceased, closing his
passionate and pathetic accents, the whole
audience was upon its feet, Intensely alive
with Interest, as if each one had heard in
the distance the pressages and preudes of
the coming end, and felt that it was time
to prepare My friend used to speak of
that never forgotten moment, that summer
evening in the old chapel. as one of the
most memorable Of his life.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-11-14

A SKETCH or CANToN.-A writer on
China saws Of Canton: The hills on the
north rise / 200 feet, their sides for miles
being covered with graves and tombs, the
metropolis OF this vast city. The streets
are generally narrow, being from G to 10
feet wide, and are about GOO in number
and have names in the Chinese language
signll,iug such rs Dragon New Green
streets Unlike other Chinese and eastern
cities, the streets OF Canton are paved with
4 At granite blocks and the sewerage is
concealed. The houses are generally built
ot dnik brown brick, one or Two stories
nigh; arc without vernn las, and are On
lireIy open in front, closed only by sus-
uepded bamboo screens Tho windows
pro small and rarely furnished with glass,
paper, mica and Other transparent subslan'