Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-12-09
General Items.

To- Gen. Taylor is on his return home Look
out for renewal of the Taylor enthusiasm about
these days.
A Universal Educational Convention vas held
at South Woodstock on the 18th November, at
which measures were taken to establish a litera-
ry institution in the county, to be under the con-
troll of Universasts.
The DifcrcnCc-We see it stated that "the
Military Academy at West Point has received
from the Government more than 81 900 ,000
The officers of he U. S. Navy receive a salary
over $4,000 900 per annum, The ministers of
the gospel receive an average of $500 EACH
Thus the pay of our naval officers, 1921 in num-
Der, equals that received by more than 1000
ministers for all their abors of love"
A drove of 20l cattle passed through this
place on Tuesday last, for the river towns in
Franklin and Hampshire counties. They came
from Gov Meech's farm, in Sheburn, on Lake
Champlan, and were all three years old, except
inc g. Another drove of $780, we learn, left the
farm at the same time, in another direction
BrattiebOro' Phgnir.
The widow of Judge Chase, one of the sign
ers of the Declaration of Independence, is said
to be living in the 9Sth year of her age.
1t is estimated that the corn crop the present
season will exceed 5OO,OOO,OOO busheIs-an "a
mount greatly exceeding that of any previous
year
KAH-GA-GAH-BowH, an Indian Chief of the
Ojibwa tribe, who has been delivering very elo
quent Temperance addresses in the District o
Columbia, is expected to visit New England thi:
winter.
An American writer, speaking of certain
New York spectators, some Of whom prolesseC
to be of decidedly plous turn of mind, says tina
their motto ought to be- let us prey.'
A Field for SWgconS-One of the Surgeons
of the Army, writing to friend after the battle
Of Contreras and Churubusco, says; 81 turned
round to look at my amputating table; under i
was perfect heap Of arms and legs; and look
ing at myself found was covered with BLOOD
from head to foot.
European Penny PoStagc.-The Englisl
Postmaster General has recently addressed cir
cular to the Post office authorities OF all thu
countries of Europe, urging them to cooperate
with England in introducing a system of univer
sal penny postage in Europe. 1t is thought tina
the German Contederacy will be the first to adop
the plan of cheap postage, and when this il
done other countries cannot be long in following
the example
Lcagjng 1t out All Ngh.-A loafer, having
got heavy load on, "fetched up" against tn
side of a house which had been newly painted
Showing himself clear by vigorous effort, h
took one glimpse at his shoulder, another at tn
house. and a third at his hands, and exclaimed
"Well that's darned careless trick in whoeve
painted that house, to leave it standing out al
night f people to run against"
Genuine BaH-It is said that when Mis-
Edgeworth's Essays on Irish Bulls appeared, tn
Farming Society of Ireland, supposing the wor
to relate to the kind of animal called by tina
name, ordered twenty copies,
Thirteen gears Work for a Bible I'm tn
year 1912 the wages of a laboring man were les
than four cents day. while the price of BibI
at the same period was about $3.50. A commo
laborer, in those days, must toll on industrousl
for thirteen long years, if he would possess
copy of the word of God Now the earning
of half day will pay the cost of beautiful
printed copy of the sacred oracIes. What
contrast What an illustration of the power {
the press
DR.. Beecher says: "Never chase a lie. L,
it alone, and it will run itself to death. l ca
cork out good character much better than an
one else can lie me out of it ="
Lord Sydmouth at the Close of Life.-''
e used" he said when speaking of the wars
e which England had been engaged during h
time used to think all the sulferings of w
S lost in its glory now consider all its glory 10
e in its sufferings. So ones feelings change"
l. Cato said he had much rather posterity shou
II ask why no statue was erected to him, than tn
, seeing one erected they should inquire what go
AZ deed it was for
ri 1t was lately decided in an Irish court Il
$ the absence of married man from his wife
four years in America, made his wife widow