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Temperature in 1860.

A correspondent Of the Philadelphia North
American says:
. In summing up the mean temperature oI the
year that has now passed, we find it to have
been 55 81, which is warmer by abour one de-
gree than any other upon our record, and about
three degrees warmer than the average mean Of
many years.
The mean temperature Of the air for the whole
yenr being given, for any place, we have also
the mean temperature of the earth, at Its surface,
for the same place we have the fixed, uniform
temperature of the earth at the same place also
at depth sufficient 10 be below solar influence,
say 90 feet.
The mean average temperature, for instance,
being at Philadelphia, for the hole year, 81;
at Greenwich, near London, 49; ut Cambridge
near Boston, and for the State of New York
AZ; at Montreal. Al al the Sandwich Islands
(lat. H. p N")7I; and at Siam, (abrut the
same lattune,) 7S degrees he earth at 20 OF
30 feet from the surface, would be found to in.
dicate nearly the same temperature every year
and at all seasons of the ycaI, in these places re
speclvely.
Thus, in parts of Siberia, where the meaI
average temperature of the year is, in the air
below 81, at the depth of a few feet, the earif
is perpetuNlly frozen. Notwithstanding this
however, Its surface is covered with hardy kind
Of vegetation, and their gardens are said to b
quite productive during the short summer Of tha
region.
The extreme range of the thermometer durn
the year was, for this place. between IL and 9(
degs. above zero, or 81 degs.
The extreme annual range f,r Boston is be
tween 10 and 80, ora hundred degrees; and 70
Frnhconm, (at., 40 l0,) situated In the valley {
the White Mountains, 1t is between 80 and lOS
or l40 degrees.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-01-23
VOLUME VIII. NO. 4.

Daniels crowned with he most successful result
He was set at liberty.
He came TO me Immediately to thank me for
What had done, and we went together 10 pay =
visit to The Kossulh ladies'. We found them in
great joy at their recovered liberty Their house
presented the appearance of royal reception.
The strret was throngel with the carriages Of
the nobility and gentry hastening to congra tlate
them. 1t was with much ffuty we npptoach-
ed the door. | rejoiced exceedingly that this
manifest non Of public feeling took placr, in
spite oI the suspicious which attached to every
one who dared to admire the great man. " ho was
thus hOnored in his rtlltIves. But it was not
mere feelings, it was deeper princllle OF love
and devotion.
This Erlnclple took expression in the least
questionable form, for many Of the richest Of the
Magyar nobility offered har houses and lindS
to the family of Kossuth, and woull truly have
deemed 1t an honor to have supplied thehl with
everything III their possession, even TO the inn
poVerlshng of themSl Ives. K0ssuth had left
The country poGr, as he was born. The wealth
Of nation had passed through his hands, but
they were clean from any soil. Even his rela-
tives who were thus caressrd and h'nored, had
no earh y means Of subsistence; bat the poorest
peasant in Hungary would have gladly cutailed
his scan meal to Contribute to the ease and hap
pluess of that name whlc'i was the object Of his
highest admiration.
VIII n told the venerable mother that was
about to leave the country. and would probably
see her son in his exile, she wept upon my neck
long and bitterly she kissed lne aud blessed me
in the old patriarchal .nlnner. Greet my son"
said she, with all the love Of Il mothers heart
tell him from Inc to seek Under the plInis of the
East, that repose Which he must not hope for in
his fIthelland tell him thlt, though he hls not
been able to save il, there is righteous and
mercitu Providence, which, in its own time, will
bring us peace and freedom. Go, my duughtet
and may God be ever with you"
With this farewel, parted from the mother
Of the greatest and otieSt Of men. She was a
small woman, with whi'e hair and black spnkI ng
eyes. 10 her youth she had been beartfhI, and
had preserved considerable remains Of her early
grace I'LL within the last twn years; but cOniln!
ued anx ETY. on account of her SON. with her re!
cent Trouble, had entirely banished her good
looks. and reduced her 10 mere skeleton. Her
lively manner was subju every word she
spoke was accompanied with tears. Her voice
had touching trehlor, which no one could neal
unmoved.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-01-23
George Copway.

This eloquent Indian Chief, who was a dele
gate in the Peace Convention held ir Germany,
writes a very interesting letter to the New Eng
lander, dated London, 25th. We give the fol-
lowing eloquent extract:
In Scotland, addressed the young abstain
ants, who style themselves 'HLeague of Temper
ance." twice--once in Edinburgh, and again
in Glasgow. There were over 40O0 children
assembled in the Free Presbyterian Assembly
room, where saw sight, which, when could
look into the future, could say from my heart,
"When these shall become the representatives
in the world forty years from now, should they
continue to abstain, old Alcohol will die from
starvation for the want of victims, and this land
long polluted, will be seen by angels with en-
vious eyes! o, let it come !" heard these
children sing, and while they sang their parents
could look with smile as they thought of the
bright future. tried to say something, but my
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-01-23
y oetrv.
For the freeman.
TRUE FRIENDSHIP.
BY ]. w. H. CHENEY.

How truly blest must be that heart
That owns thy gentle sway;
No other tie can e'er impart
So pure heavenly ray.
When cares around0ur pathway press
When fade the fondest hopes;
IT'S then we feel its power to bless,
AS sweeter joys it ope's.
1t buoys us up DER all our ills,
And bids new hopes revive
The heart with brighter joy it fills,
Its virtue never dies.
True Friendship! how divine thought
To ease the aching breast
How eer so drear may be Our lot,
Twill ever stand the test.
Not oceans wave, or distance space,
Can ever work change
It's stilthe same in every place,
Where 'er we chance tv range.
1t lights our path in every sphere,
And cheers us on through life
Oh who would be without is here
In this cold world of strife.
In vain we search for other gems,
But none can e'er compare
And could we search in brighter realms,
We could not find them there.
But oh how few, DER Iife's rough sea,
Have known its gentle power
And thou, who would the happiest be,
Oh, seek its from this hour
Montpelier, jan. 1851.
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C4a1ge of Weather.

The descent of the temperature Of London Is
degrees, (of the thermometer,) kills at an aver
age three hundred persons This statistical ac'
count, from which we gather the fact, adds
"1hpy may not all die in the very next wrel
the loss of warmth takes place. but, with th'
number of deaths is found to increase to tina
extent, oyer the previous averag" within shOr
period after the change. The fall of tempea
turc, in fact. kills them as certainly as a vel
directed cannon. shot Hons Jour.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-01-23
The Scarcity of Silver.

Some attention has been directed to the rise
in the price OF sive which has lately taken
place IN Europe as we'll as in America. In Eng.
the price has gone from As. II Cd, at which II
stood year ago, 10 s.. 81, which is an ad
vance of nearly three per cent, and in Paris the
premium on gold, which is usually about l9
per cent has declined to l 4 per cent, and is
expected to disappear altogether, in which case
silver would be exported from France, and gold
would supply its place. Caio MIA, a change
in the Dutch currency, and the requirements fol
the German armies, and the harding conse
quent upon the fear of war; are the causes tc
which the alteration is altrlbuled.-Er
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-01-23

heart was too much disturbed But will teH
you what | did and said after the lecture was
over. | told the children there were a great
many thousands of young teetotalers in Ameri-
ca. asked the children to give three cheers
for the total abstinence cause in Europe; they
did, boys and girls, waving caps and pocket
handkerchief, &C., with a sound like that Of
"many waters" And then "once more, three
cheers for all young abstainers in North Ameri-
ca" Then it was, heard cheer which last
ed more than a minute. The immense build
ing in every part was crammed
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-01-23
An Apple of Gold.

DR.. Jewett, in the course of his travels with
his own horse, one day entered a country tav
ern, and sat down by the bar.room fire to warm
his fingers. His keenly rowing eye soon dis
covered, prominent over rows of bottles with
highly colored contents, in large letters, the in
scription- p" No credit giDen here i" Turning to
the landlord, Ito whom he was personally un-
known he said:
"Ah see that you bring your people square
up 10 the mark herem
Yes replied the landlord, its no use to
trust rum customers nova days we must get
it as we go along, or never get it."
Jewett warmed his fingers a while, and then
turning TO the other said:
III think could add line or two to your IN
scription that would make it very nice"
"What would you add ~ inquired the land
lord.
"Give me pen and piece of paper, and
will show you"
"Walk into the bar, there's pen and ink, help
| youIsell'
The Doctor walked into the bar, and taking
up pen, wrote as follows:
mo credit given here"
And yet I've cause to fear
That there's Day-book kept in heaven
Where charge Is mhde AND CREDIT GIVEN
Laying down the pen and leaving the lines
he walked to the fire and again sat down, ex
pectng an explosion.
The landlord, whose curiosity was somewhat
moved, went behind the bar to read what he
had written. A pause Of some minutes ensued
when the Doctor, gIancing round, saw, to hii
great pleasure, and tomewhat to his surprise
from the limitations Of dampness aboutthe eyes
that he hau driven nail in sure place."-
"a word fty spoken, how gnod it is"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-01-23
The DEVILS Footmarks,

a singular phenomenon has for some time ex-
isted in the parish of Rowlcy Regis, England.
More than five years ago, in small meadow
occupied by Mills & Co., at the engIc Cocry,
and through which is foot path to the house of
Mr.. Higgs, the check balff'a the wharf, one
morning were discovered number of marks a .
the greoa s~ara, i,o," patm sie
boundary fence, and buck again, in triangular
form.
These marks were nearly in the form OF an
immense misshaprn human foot, und not only
was every trace Of vegetation destroyed, bn the
very turf appeared as if scorched by red hot
iron. Numbers o f eople were attracted to The
spot daily, and as the report spread it was visit
ed by thousands, and damage to considerable
amount was done, more particularly on Sun
days.
The affair went on, and after the lapse Of q
year or two, strong thorn fence was placed
round, in expectation that Of course grass would
again grow over the spots, where the common
belief nuw is, that his Internal Majesty, for some
purpose unknown to mortais, had imprinted the
marks of his feet, but all has been to no pur
pose not single blade Of any description o
vegetation has ever yet appeared on the blight
ed spots, and though the fence has been since
removed, and the field regularly mown, the
baneful influence still remains, aid there the
deep, indented marks are hard, dry and barren
as at first, memorial oI sone mysterious agen
cy; but what it was, no ingenuity has yet dis
covered. A gentleman residing near has Of
hrmed he would gladly give half his fortune tt
have this disagreeabIe mystery satisfactorily ex
planned Eng paper.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-01-23
That Of our vices we can frame
A ladder, If we will but tread
Beneath our feet each deed OF shaI

That Of our vices we can frame
A ladder, If we will but tread
Beneath our feet each deed OF shame!
All common thlngs-each days events,
That with the hour begin and end;
Our pleasures and our discontents
Are rounds by which we may ascend.
The low desire-the base design,
That makes another'S virtues less;
The reve, OF the giddy wine,
And all occasions Of excess.
The longing for ignoble things,
The strife for triumph more than truth,
The hardening of the heart that brings
lrreverence for the dieams of youth.
All thoughts of ill-alI evil deeds,
That have their root IN thoughts of i'll,
Whatever hindeIs or lmpedes
The action of the nobler will.
All these must first be trampled down
Beneath our feet, if we would gain
In the bright field of Fair Renown
The right of eminent domain.
We have not wings--wc cannot soar
But we have feet to scale and climb
BY slow .degrees-by more and more,
The cloudy summit OF our time.
The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge.lke cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known
Are but gigantic fl ghts of stairs.
The distant mountains, that uprear
Their frOw ing forehrads TO the skies,
Are crossed by pathways that appear
AS we to higher levels rise.
The heights by great men reached and KEEP
Were not attained by sudden flight,
But they, while their companions slept
Were toilIng upward in the night.
Standing nn what we too long bore
With shoulders bent and ,wncast eyes,
Wamay dlscern-uns el before,
A path TO higher deStInies.
Nor deem the irrrvucabe Past
AS wholly wholly vain
lfrising on its wrecks, at last,
To something nobIcr we attain.
(GrdhGm's dgazine for January J
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five would enjoy ourselves, we must take
the world as it ls--nlix up thousand spots of
Sunshne-u cloud here and lhere--a bright sky
"a storm to-day--a calm to morrow the chill
piercing wind Of autumn, and the bland, reviving
air of summer
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-01-23
The Ladder of St. Augustine.

III is the highest triumph of the poetic art, to
combine the soundest philosophy with the most
beautiful images. This IS not often done more
happily, it strikes u.s. than in the following fresh
sfusior, Of our friend Henry Wadsworth Long
hlow.r
Saint Augustine we'll hast thou said,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-01-23
Anecdotes of the Hungarian War

From the Personal Adventures of the Baron
eSs Won Beck" recently published IN England,
we extract the following anecdotes. We may
premlse that the Baroness is a Hungarian by
bnh, who saw her husband fall during the Octo
her Revolution IN Vienna. Broken-hearted and
desperate, she determined to devote herself
thenceforth t, the good OF her country. Her
adventures in the Hungarian cause we're full OF
peril She gives the following account OF an In
terview with Haynau. Had she been discovered,
she would not have had twenty-fOur hours to
live: yet she actually placed herself, on her own
accord, in the power of the hangmaD, and esca
ned unsuspected Sat EUs Post.
HAYNAU.
I had pledged myselfto see Haynau on DAM =
Iis's behalf aud my promise must now be fulfill
ed. went to Haynau's residence, and, after
waiting long time, was introduced to his pre-
sence. lie received me politely, and | felt en-
couraped. told him that had como in behalf
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For Tie Freeman.
The Snow is on Thy Grave
BIZ II. l.. SPENCER.

The snow is TN thy grave, love,
But the ice is on my heart,
No blossoms DER thee wave, love,
Since summer did depart;
The summer of my years, love,
With thee hlth flown afer,
In my pa h no flower appears, love,
And in my sky no star,
They say tits wrong tn weep, love,
F,r those whose days are Ger,
For those who sleep the sleep, love,
That wakes to life no more.
/ mourn as for a flower, love,
That wthers in the blast,
AS for star II, / disappears
When skies are overcast.
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OF Colonel Daniels, and mentioned that he was
the father Of helpless family that he had not
fought against Austria, and dwelt particularly on
his having saved the royal estates from destruc-
ton, OF which, said, could bring him satisfac.
tory evidence. Haynan said thai the chief bailiff
OF the crown properly had been already with
him, and had represented the services of the pri
solIer upon that oct aston in n very favorable
light that this afforded sufficient ground toI his
pardon, but still he could not be liberated until
1t came 10 his turn to be examined. THIS was
very satisfactory.
felt enboldened to present petition which
Kossul's mother had lntru'ted TO me, praying
that his children might be placed with herself.
He took the paper and read 1t, and his natural
character returned he was Haynau once more
q dark flown, like tn nder cluud gathered
upon his brow. "What !" said he, IN a voice
hoarse with passion, "vhut do you want the
children to receive the same revolutionary train
ing as til If father? The women Of Hungary
have the devil IN their hearts, and aIe guilty Of
infinite mischief. No, tell you the girl shall
be placed in II convent, and the boys brought up
IN Vienna under surveillance. Go; that is the
will of his majesty" He asked me how / had
become acquainted with Kossuth and his mother
told him what thought proper, aud he left Inc
with voIley Of filthy abuse against the illustri
Gus exile and his family. These were bad It'd
ngs to bring to the aged mother. tried tc
comfort her as well MS | cOnld, and after th
visited her much more frequently than did be
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-01-23
Chr famiIp Circle.
Beautiful Incident.

oSoutAAu4 1uC4OGuC,
Fifteen years ago the noble structure then
known of The Methodist Book Establishment, in
New York. was destroyed by fire. Among the
burning fragments of books and printed sheets
which wele whrled aloft on the flames, and
borne onward npon those of the wind, was a
page of the bible containing the 9Th chapter Of
Isaiah II was picked up on the morning of
confagratlon about IL miles distant, on Long
Island, aud before the catastrophe was known
there. 1t was indeed winged messenger of
truth, IN double sense, for the fact is no less
striking then authentic, that every word Of the
page was so marred as to be lllegible, save the
eleventh verse, which contained the following
words:
" Our hoy and beautiful house, ,Oacrs our fath-
crS praised Thee, is BURNED UP WITH FIRE, and
all our pleaSon! things ARE LAID WASTE"
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TEsN'-sl 80 in advances LIS after three months, OF
30 IT. ak n'nths. 0<J- Village subscribers 90.
T Transportation must in all cases, be paid by ub-
esribers.1c8
J. w. H. CHENEY, PRrNTER.
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Wbe freeman

is PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING,
In VH"'UrighFs Building, Second F7OOr-FrOnt
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h"ad-poughman to neighboring farmer, one OF
the Cleanest, best behaved, and most resi- pectod
laborers in the parsh.-Engtish Magazine.
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V. B PALMER. Boston.
S. NJ. PETINGTLL, do.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-05-26
Song of the Dying Girl.
BY ALFRED HILL.

TUNE--"Pm sitting on the Style Mary"
I'm going to that land, Mother,
That mystic land to dwell,
That land unseen to mortal eye
Whose mystries none can tell;
But where they say the good are blest,
And wander free in light:
long to find that land, Mother,
Where all is fair and bright.
Ihad a joyous dream, Mother,
When slumber DER me stole,
thought that death had come, Mother,
To loose my weary soul.
And o, | saw that lovely land
Ofnever fading bliss;
That land where spirits dwell, Mother,
A brighter world than this.
There every thing is pure, Mother,
And Language is too faint,
The beauty of that Spirit world,
Or half its joys to paint;
The veldent trees, the lovely flowers,
The birds with songs ofmirth. u
They are too bright, too sweet, Mother,
To grace our sinful earth.
When spring shall come again, Mother,
And lovely flowers shall bloom,
The sun with cheerful beams of light,
Shall greet my lonely tomb.
All! sad indeed, it is to part
With those so fondly dear;
But you will meet me there, Mother,
So wipe away that tear.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-05-26
A Snorer,s Troubles.

A pale, melancholy looking man, of forty
or thereabouts, was brought up on the too
common charge of sleeping out of doors.
He did not look like person of intemper-
ate habits, and the watchman inclined to
the belief that he was not drunk at the time
he was detected in the offence of sleeping
on the pave ment. At the request Of the
Mayor, the prisoner told his story; and the
following is an outline Of the singular nara
tive:
my name, (said he, } is Moses White.
am an innocent man. My misfortune all
arose from habit, over which l have no
control. 1t is sometimes said mockingly Of
boys, that they are very good when they are
asleep" That observation never could ap-
ply to me, for it was during my hours Of
slumber that | always gave most offence to
my friends, relations, acquaintances and
neighbors. No. to keep you in suspense,
venerated sir, snored, hideously, horribly,
supernaturally. The combined racket Of
three saw-mills and five cotton factories
could not compare with the frightlul din pro-
duced by the passage Of the air through my
breathing apparatus, while / refreshed my
sell WIN tired natures sweet restorer. Al
the age oi eighteen. my father turned me
out OF doors, declaring that such villalnouS
snoring could not be permitted in any well
regulated famlly..
'Aiter years Of adversely pnd yicissitudes
| succeeded In establishing myself in very
good business. ! paid my addresses to
lovely girl, welded her. aad-7alas the gen
.,e creature never complained, put l. wretch
that am, knew what was wasting ner a
way! Sir, 1t Is horrible, but the truth mus
be told; my unhappy, young wife was anoret
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-05-26
The Future wives Of ENGLAND.

My pretty little dears you are no more ft
for matrimony than a pullet is to look after
a family of fourteen chickens. The truth
is, my dear girls, you want, generally speak
ing, more liberty and less fashionable re-
straint; more kitchen and less parlot; more
leg exercise and less sofay more making pud-
dings and less piano; more ftankness and
less mock modesty; more breakfast and less
hustle. | like the buxom, brigbt-eyed. rosy.
cheek full,breasted bouncing lass, who can
darn stockings, make her own frock, mend
trousers, command regiment Of pots and
kettles, milk the cows, feed the pigs, chop
wood, and shoot wild duck, as well as the
Duchess Of Marlborough, Or the Queen Of
Spain; and be lady with all in the drawing
room. But as for your pining, moplng,
wasp-waisted, putty faced music numbering,
novel devouring daughters Of fashion and
idleness, with your consumption shoes,
silk stockings and calico shifts, you won't
do for the future wives and mothers Of Eng
land.
Mrs. Ellis Lectures addressed 70 young
ladies. Quite applicable, perhaps, for tiiture
American wives and mothers.