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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-17

FIRES AND FIREPLACEs.-Every house
should have in the principal. or living
room at least, q fireplace, If only for use
in summer, or in the warm months.
There is rarely month in which there is
not long and cold storm, or if it is not
cold there is an all pervading danpness,
which requires fire to remove it. In the
northern states the present month and the
next, are among the most enjoyable, as to
weather, OF all the twelve. Yet cold
storms of several days duration are
frequent, and if there are not such storms,
warm, genial days are followed by chilly
nights, bringing change so great that
only the most robust can endure it, and
the foundation of serious illness is often
laid at this time. At this season a fire,
especially at night, is often needed for
both comfort and health, and no house
should he without a provision for ii.
While fire in the stove is vastly better
than none at al, by all means, where
possible. have it in an open fireplace.
Aside from its social effect, The air of
cheerfulness which a fire on the hearth
brings with il, such a fire also brings
ventilation, change of air, removal Of
dampness and stagnation, such as close
stove does not afford. In our climate we
rarely have a month, even in summer, in
which a fire is not st times needed. Were
the provisions for making it more general,
we should hear much less of malaria. -
Malaria means bad air; good air comes
with an open fire, as we'll as brightness
and cheerfulness.-An Agrtcattur-
ist for September.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-17

NATURAL APPETITE.- In order to dis
tinguish poison stimulant from a harm
less and nutritive substance, nature has
thus furnished us three infAllibe tests: /
The first taste of every poison is either in
sipid or repusive. 9. The persistent OBJ.
truslon OF the noXious substance changes
that aversion into a specific craving. 3
The more or less pleasurabe excitement
produced by gra.illc ,tun of that cray
ing is always followed by a depressing
reaction. The first drop of a wholesome
beverage (miIk, cold water, cider fresh
from the press, etc y is quite as pleasant
as The last; the indulgence in such pleas
ures is not followed by repentance, and
never begets specific craving. Pancakes
and honey we may eat with great relish
whenever we can get them. but, if we
can't we won't miss them as long as we
can satisfy hunger with bread and butter
In midWinter, when apples advance to Sc
barrel, it needs no lectures and midnight
prayers TO substitute rice pudding for
apples-pie. A Turk may breakfast for 80
years on figs and roasted chestnuts, and
yet be quite as comfortable in Switzerland, +,
where they treat him to milk and bread.
Not so the dram drinker; his "thirst"
cannot be assuaged with water or milk,
his enslaved appetite Graves the wonted
Ipple-or else stronger stimulant. Nat
ural food has no effect on the poison
hunger; nature has nothing to do with
such appetites DR.. Felir Il. OSWdd, IN
Popular Science Monthly
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-17

WHY THE SEA is SALT.-Lot a drop of
clear spring water evaporate on piece OF
glass, ard, although it contains some min.
eral substances. they are SO minute in a
single drop of water that not a speck is
left behind. Let drop of sea water
however, eva rorate in the same way and
u little white point or film will be lef;
behind which, on being placed under a
microscope, is found to consist of delicate
crystals of common or sea salt. Where did
this come from? it came first from the salt
rocks which being dissolved, ARE gradually
carried by streams into the ocean, where
it remains; because, although the salt
water does evaporate, the salt always is
left behind, as in the case Of the drop on
the glass 1t is evident from this that the
sea is gaining salt year by year, and has
been gaining more salt every year since
the rivers emptied into it. But it is not
anything as like salt as it might be yet, as
in the Atlantic the total quantity of salts
amount to only about three and a half
pals in every hundred pals of water; !;
while in the Dead Sea the proportion is as
much as twenty-four to the hundred of
water. er.-Erchdnqe.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-17

THE MANUFACTURE OF BEADs.-Beads
are largely made in Venice, where glass
making has always been a principal
industry. 1t is said that the invention OF
beads dates from the 18th century, and is
due to two Venetian, Miotts and Imbriani.
who were urged to make experiments by
the celebrated Venetian traveller, Marco
Polo. Under the Venetian Republic, and
for some years after its fall, says our
consul at Venice, the expectation OF beads
had not reached the importance it has now
attained. This was perhaps owing to the
smallness of furnaces and to the difficulty
and length of the technical processes
required for the composition OF the paste
The Morelli, however, who in 1870 were
the principal bead manufacturers. had
four ships at sea carrying beads to the east
on their own account, and they became SO
rich that in l76G they entered the rank of
the Venetian nobility on payment Of a
sum of 100000 ducats to the republic.
Since 1915 this industry has become so
important as to give at the present time
employment to about $4,000 persons
ihe traffic is carried on with all the world,
but the principal expectation of beads is
TO the ports of Asia and Africa. An
extraordinary stimulus was given to this
industry a lew years ago by the prevailing
taste of beads for trimming ladies' dresses
A great extension of the manufacture
took place, and the labor was paid so high
that all that could do so gave up their
usual trades for bead making. But when
the demand for beads declined most of the
workmen who had been allured by fancy
wages to the bead manufacture were
thrown out Of work and compelled to
return to their former occupations. What
ever be the cause. bead making has always
been The special privilege of Venice, in
spite of all foreign attempts to manufac-
ture this article elsewhere. The wages in
glass works are for first master about
eight francs, and for the ordinary work
men from two francs to five francs a day.
During the last five years the average
annual expectation of beads has been
%, 900 quintals, of the approximate value
of 5,50O,000 francs.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-17

About two o'clock Wednesday morning
the exposition building at Pittsburg caught
fire, and in fifty minutes the entire
building including the machinery and
floral halls, was in ashes. The fire was
discovered in the engine room of the
machinery department, and not to frighten
the citizens still alarm was sent in. In
this way the flames got beyond control,
and before the fire department reached
the ground the building was almost burn
ed. The losses will probably aggregate
$l,000000 The buildings were valued
at $l50,O00, and the insurance on them is
$4,000. The exhibitors loss is about
SSOO,000. Irreparable loss is occ stoned
by the destruction of the relic department.
The buildings were erected in 1875 The
main building was 600 feet long by $50
feet wide, and the machinery hall 400 feet
long by 15O feet wide. The others were
small.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-17

INDUSTRIAL EDUcATIoN.-The mos,
promising feature, in the much vexed
affair of public schooling at this time, is
the growing recognition that it should
educate the hand as well as the head; thai
schooling in things having little or no
connection with the great necessity of
self support is not enough for the children
of the people; that the state. in assuming
the office of all, must not ignore the
necessity whsch rests upon all that need
state aid in education to earn their living.
and must not leave out of her schooling
all those things that are required to fit the
rising generation for the battle of life.-
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-17
Temperance.
Miss Willard in Vermont.

Vermont W. c. T. U. has closed its
ninth annual convention. Seventy three
delegates present, sixty towns represented
Mrs. 4. G.. Greene was reelected presi.
dent, third term. Miss Laura Moore was
again chosen secretary, but declined the
office; Miss Moore was chosen delegate
at large to the national w. C. t. U. Mrs.
DR.. j. L. Perkins, of St. Johnsbury, VT,
sister of the gifted Rev. DR.. J. o. Peck, of
Brooklyn, is the new secretary. A cor
responding secretary was added to the list
of officers, Mrs. Button, of Middlebury,
being chosen for that place, and Mrs. E.
M. Seaver, Of Montpelier, reelected
treasurer. AS l saw this capable officer
making out her accounts, and noticed her
neat book of blanks for receipts. etc.,
wondered if every state treasurer was
equally methodical. / had thought 'to
show" the outfit of blanks, bound in neat
official form. forwarded to me by the
Southern California w. G. T. u, but
found such an accurate secretary and
treasurer here, that it would have been
like carrying Goals to Newcastle" had
offered them suggestions. Mrs. Greene's
annual address attracted large audience.
and is highly spoken of by the press.
| was over at The Center" the old
Randolph, three miles away, when they
pointed out to me the "stage hotel" dating
from the time when this was on the CEN
tral route from Vermont to Boston. A
dreamy, quiet street now constitutes the
village-wide avenue, amply shaded and
sheltering restful homes. Here is one of
the three Normal schools of Vermont and
we were entertained by Prof. Rocheleau,
''raised" in Danville alongside of my dear
mothers relatives of the younger genera
tion. He is professor Of natural science
and takes warm interest In the new
movement for scientific instruction by law.
We are fortunate in having such an ear
nest teacher of teachers as he.
spoke in the old "orthodox church"
Gas they designated'' the standing order"
when was first in New England, twenty
years ago.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-17

RETURNING A JoKE.-ANECDoTE OF
MENDELssoHN Frederick H., of Prussia
was very fond of having literary men
artists, and singers of talent at his small
9uppers; and he enjoyed free humor anc
encouraged gayety with all his power
Personally fond of music and literature
he had special liking for the philos ophel
Mendelssohn, who was very witty, as
hunchbacks usually are; and he often
relates writer in Temple Bar, gave him +
seat at supper by his side. 1t SO happened
that some small mbassador-Germany
was then divided in a number of micro
scopic countries with pigmy sovereigns-
tried to chaff MendelsSohn, who, with hi.
quick repartee. turned the tables at onc'
on his adversary. Furious, his dwarfsI
rxcellency ran to the king and complained
of the plebian being admitted into circles
above his reach, etc. The king told him
"Mendelssohn was my guest, as you
we're; and you should not have joked
him, or you should take the consequences
"Ah," said the ambassador, 'he is q
man who would consider nobody, and
would offend your majesty. if it SO hap
pened that, for some imaginary reason, he
thought himself hurt"
"Well," said the king. "but shall give
him no reason for feeling hurt; and
anyway, he would not offend me-"
"Is it wagerP' asked the ambassador
Certainly" replied the king.
"Well, if your majesty will do what l
say, we will soon see whether l am right
or wrong"
"And what do you want me 10 do?"
"Will your majesty, at the next supper
party, write on piece of paper, 'Mendels-
sohn is an ass and put that paper, signed
in your own hand. on his platep'
81 will not; that would be Il gratuitous
rudeness."
SIT is only to see what he would do,
whethor his presence of mind is so great =,
and in what way he would reply to your
majesty"
"Well, if it is just for an experiment,
and l am at liberty afterward to tell him
that by no means intended to offend him i,
l do not mind complying with your wish. !"
agreed Only the paper must be
signed under the words, 'Mendelssohn is
an ass 80 that there can be no doubt in
bis mind that it comes from your majesty
Reluctantly, but with feeling of curl
osity as to how it would all end, the king
wrote and signed the paper as required
The evening came; table was laid fol
twelve; the fatal paper was on Mendels
sohn's plate, and the guests, several Of
whom had been informed of what was
going on, assembled. At the given
moment, all went to the ominous table
and sat rouud it, The moment Mendels
sohn sat dc wn, being rather short sighted,
and observing some paper, he took it very
near his eye. and, having read it. gave IA
start.
"What is the matter?'' said the king
"No unpleasant news, l hope, Mendels-
sohn?"
"Oh, no." said Mendelssohn: sit is
"Nothing? Nothing would not hive
made you start. l demand to know what
it is."
"Oh, it is not worth while"--
"But tell you that it is. l command
you to tell me-"
"Oh, some one has taken the liberty to
joke i'll very bad taste with your majesty"
with mep Pray do not keep me
waiting any longer. What is itp"
why, somebody wrote here, 'Mendels
sohn is one ass. Frederick.the Second. y
From The German.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-17

A FLYING MACHINE.-H. c. Lin6eld,
the inventor of a flying machine, has con-
Quoted an experiment with his invention
between Coinbrook and West Drayton,
England Ihe apparatus, which is de-
scribed rs Il steam sailing machine, is
constructed of light wood, and is shaped
like the frame of four-wheeled carriage,
with two large wheels in front and two
small ones behind. Motive power is to
be obtained by steam, which will work
nine bladed screw, and the inventors idea
is to propel the machine by steam on land
until it aitains speed of thirty or thirty
five miles, II velocity which he calculates
will be sufficient to lift the machine into
the air, when it will be navigated by means
of the sails with which it is fitted. From
the result of his experiment he is confident
that it is possible to fly in the air at the
height of mile. By the permission of the
Great Western railway company the ex-
pertinent was made on the newly finished
portion of the railway 10 Staines, between
Conbrook and West Drayton, and the in
ventor was accompanied by Mr.. Trevit-
hick, the locomotive superintendent OF the
company at Paddington. The machine
was placed on truck and connected with
an engine, whence the steam was derived,
and the gearing was manipulated from
another truck. The operator succeeded IN
getting the machine lifted from the truck
into the air, and expressed himself fully
satisfied with the result of the trial.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-17
TWENTY ONE.
BY s. NJ. KIMBALL

miss the patter of little feet
Upon the kitchen floor,
Ana the roguish little tap
Falling uron tho door,
And the eager shout of wild delight
AS, opening 1t. | espied
bright, mischievous childish face,
Brown checked and sunny eyed.
l miss the hungry call for bread;
The Mother want string !"
The balls to cover. the kites to paste,
The bells on the sled to ring,
The garments torn in the daring climb
The shouts of exultant CLEO.
And the headstrong. boyish willtulness.
That sometimes fretted me.
miss the noisy, boisterous laugh,
The merrily whistled tune,
The song that seemed to my mother ear,
As sweet as the bird of June;
miss the form bent by my knee
AS the bed time hour drew near,
And murmuring voice that softly said
Our Fathers blessed prayer.
Later, miss at even time
boy with his slate.and book.
The pencil click and thoughtful face,
With its sober, earn nestilook:
The flash OF trump, as fair and white.
The conquered problem stood,
And boyish words of victory,
1--WE got it mother, Good :"
All that miss cannot tell.
For many, many thing
Flashes betWeen me and my uork
On memory's fitting wing.
The roguish hands and tattered clothes.
The thoughtful face are gone.
"Dead?" did You ask, sir; no thank God
But you see he's twenty one"
Twenty-one sir, out in the world
Out in the din and strife.
Doing his part with sturdy will,
Of the earnest work of life:
He comes, man with firm quick step
And kiss him at the door,
But my little, make believe company boy
Will come to me no more.
Father in Heaven let me bring
One prayer to Thee to night;
May his life's problem stand at last
Right solved, and pure and white,
Give or withhold the worlds poor wealth,
But the love, the light, the joy
OF noble, honest Christian life,
Grant thou unto my boy.
Portland 7ranScriyt.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-17

sometimes get frightened and lose nerve,
and it is not to be wondered at when we
think of his standing one hand on the
throttle and the other on he reverse lever,
with his thoughts going back to incident
and incident of his busy and hazardous
lite on each curve and straight line of the
road, as revealed by the headlight of his
engine. Port JerviS Nv. r. Gazette.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-17

Here's bit of hardshell truth we just
came across: "Grumblers never work
and workers never grumble." Let us
when inclined to pick flaws and find fault
IN the brethren or in the work, remember
that such business is not work for Christ
1t is work for Satan. If inclined t.
grumbe about being placed upon certain
is mouth work or heart work mosl
honoring to the Master?" If you are MOI
a member of your local association. bu
are one of its self con> tituted critics,
grumbing about its methods, membership
and cash, we'll warrant that you are one
of those VIII do but little work Grumble
less, friend. and work more. The associ
alton and the churches need not so much
wind as hard, honest work.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-17

An eminent historian traces baseball
back 10 the time when Rebecca went down
to the well with a pitcher and caught
Isaac,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-17

saved many king his kingdom and his
head.
NoTE-By an error in the types we
were made last week to say that david
came upon the throne at so years of age"
when it should have been 80 years.
The Evening critic., 1883-03-30
The B,IIinrd rournnment.

Tho afternoon game yesterday In the balk
line tournament between Dion and Wallace, at
Chicago, was tame, as neither displayed any
fine playing, The betting was even, each man
having plenty of friends. Both played poorly
the greater part OF the time, but Wallace was
the weaker and Dion gained strong lead:
Wallace, however, narrowed the gap toward
the close. Both showed nervousness and were
only twenty.six apart on the last string when
Dion ran out with twenty-five. Following are
the scores: Dion, 600; average, s 32-71; high
est run, dS. Wallace, $40; average, z 500;
highest run, 81.
Another large audience was present last
night nt Schaeffers second appearance, but
not as large as tho one the preceding night
Norris this time was the antagonist of the
wizard, and made n creditable showing
against him. He played good deal OF safety,
and In this way managed TO keep Schaeifer
within bounds most of the time. The result
was good deal of unevenness in
Schaefrer's work. At times he played
with marvellous rapidity, In one instance
making 90 points In precisely five minutes.
His run of 153 in the thirty fifth inning was in
style and speed very similar to his 205 Tues
day night. The thlrty.flfth inning was prolific,
as Morris in his half ran 76, making q total OF
900 for the two players. Schaeffor finished
the game in the thirty-eighth inning with a
run Of 81. Tomorrow DAILY and Wallace play
in the afternoon and Sexton and Dion in the
evening. Following is the score: Schaefrer,
GOO, highest run 1853, average Is 3O3S; Nor
ris, 35T highest run 76, average 81 81.
Time OF game, 2:20.
The Evening critic., 1883-03-30
A TOO Costly Luxury.

HhffIsburg TAtfIOt,
Tho Attorney General OF tho United states,
Mr.. BENJAMIN Harris Brewster, Is n costly
luxury. He is said 10 bo nm excellent lawyer,
comparatively honest and slugularly indus
trious, traits which commend him TO kind
consideration. At the time OF his appointment
one who knew him we'll remarked that he
wouldn't steal anything himself, but he would
plundoring the people. To this popularity OF
his composition was attributed by many his
appointment to tho Ofllce, and the record OF
tho Department OF which he is the head gives
strong color OF probability to the impression.
brewster, Attorney General" ls unique
conceit, liko his whlto hats, his ruflled shirt
wrists and elaborate waistconts, but the OK
pense bill of the Department indicates that
the cost Of this luxury Is dlsproportioned TO
the value, and that less eccentric but more
economical o!1lcial would meet tho require
meDts Of tho public service full MS we'll as
NBreMsfnr. AtfnrneY.G Genernl."
The Evening critic., 1883-03-30

st. Louis Post Dispatch.
II is with n sense of deep relief that wo learn
on arriving mt the Capital the Dlaz party were
received by Sevellon Brown, of the State De-
partment. Sevellon Brown is nominally Chief
Clerk OF the State Department., but he Is
really the State Department. Secretaries
come and secretaries go, but he stays there
forever, HIS mission being to break In the
rough, uncultured diplomats and train them
In the niceiles, elegancies aud reflnements OF
their new career. lie has turned out some
very creditable diplomats in his long expe.
rlence, and points with pride to Hamilton
Fish as the result OF flne culture upon poor
soil. As there Is no record of SevellOn Browns
first appointment 1t Is supposed that he was
there before the Department of State was put
together and that he has Just stayed whero he
was right along,
The Evening critic., 1883-03-30

lNtW lUTk IIIIlUs
Cures by "faith" are becoming common, It
seeme, In all parts OF the country. Query:
Will Bliss faith in the success of the STAR
Route prosecution cure him of his diseased
preiudices against Dorsey and Brady? The
Philadelphia Times answers this query In this
style: "Georgo Bliss may be very great law
yer, but there are plenty of lawyers equally
good who would not expect 100000 in fees
from an unfinished case, which had been
before the courts only II little more than ono
year Senator Van Wyck was evidently iustl-
ned in his attack on the extravaganza allowed
by the Department OF Justice In It's employ.
ment OF eXtrn cOunsel.n
The Evening critic., 1883-03-30
THE CRITIC ABROAD,

CAS- not Sung by II. II. Merrlck, though II might
have been.)
Swing low, sweet Treasury,
And let me catch onl
Continue, OH Star-Route,
Aud Brewster fetch on
Your boleteredup Witnesses,
Mover mindlng their illnesses,
Or what they may say.
For itB your ammunition,
On socalled expedition,
That drags out the trial;
And, In spite OF denial,
Bleeds the Government clean,
And lots me step In
And gather ono hundred each day.
Swing low, sweet Treasury,
For your coffers pine;
Howe'er others may measure yo,
At present yere mine.
One hundred dollars Il day is soft snap,
and don't you forget it. II. L. M.
The Evening critic., 1883-03-30
For latest Styles Collars and cuffs
go to Keeps, Asst Seventh street.


While Barley Campbell's play "Siberla"
was being performed at Haverly's Theatre,
New York, Wednesday evening, Max Freeman,
the stage manager, had occasion to admonish
during the first act, as TO their conduct. Au-
gustus Levick, who had becn guilty OF the
conduct complained OF, asked Mr.. Freeman IL
whereupon Mr.. Levick struck him tre-
mendous blow, knocking him down, his head
striking a projection In falling and cutting two
gashes, from which the blood literally spurted
Manager McDonough at once addressed q note
TO Levick, dismissing him after the evenings
performance.
The Evening critic., 1883-03-30

ANOTHER bad day for the victims Of
bobtail cars, and tho Metropolitan line con-
tinues to run them. However, there is
hope for that line. 1t puts two horses on
some of the cars, and when it puts on regu-
lar two-horse cars with conductors it will
do the decent thing.