Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-11-29
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SINGING ScHooL.--Our readers, in Montpelier
and vicinity, will do we'll to notice the new ad-
vertisement of N. L. Phillips, one Of the best
Singing school teachers in the county, who is
about to open school in this village, and who
should be handsomely patronized by our citizens,
for q" music hath charms to soothe o savage"
CATALoauEs.-We have received catalogue
of Chelsea Academy, under the charge Of O.
D. ALLIs, principal, with small host of assist
ants, in all sorts of branches, and with an ag-
gregate of five hundred and two pupils for FIVE
terms, and other strong evidences of its flourish
ing condition.
We have also received catalogue of the
Georgia Academy, under the supervision Of
Frederick H. Waterman, and a competent corps
of assistants We understand that Mr. Water
man has shown himself thorough and accepta-
bic teacher, and that the academy has foarished
finely under his charge.
CASTE, is the title of new an extremely in.
serestng novel which has just made its appear
ance from that excellent publishing house in Bos
ton, Phillips, Sampson & Co.'S. II is founded
on events growing out of the dark and damnine
institution of slavery and will prove, we think, );
very acceptable addition to the anti-slavery liter
ature OF the day.
PERMANENT CuREs in all affections Of thu
,hroa, and lungs are constantly being made b,
Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry. Great as i
its reputation, its works are greater. Many ply
sicans spenk of it privately in the highest terms
TEACHERS and Schoo Committee should real
the advertisement, addressed to them in anOthe
column Of our paper. Every boy and girl Shout
be taught plain, round business hand, and "
believe these writing books are just the thing re
auired. They give the scholar perfect cop
and take him on gradually from the first princl
pies to a complete mercantile hand.
Mr.. French, the publisher. is the well-know
Principal of French's Mercantile Academy,
Boston.
A System Of Penmanship, coming from s
celebrated an Institution, and SO highly recon
mended, must prove valuable to every teacher.
The books can be afforded every scholar at
cents each, almost as cheap as blank books. lh
copies being at the head Of each page saves tn
teacher much time aud trouble, gives him muc
mere time to teach, and also gives the scholar
perfect copy for imitation, and each copy is
fac simile Of Mercantile Penmanship, as taugi
By Mr.. A. D. Bills, the first Professor Of the Ar
at this Academy
SOMETHING OF A CoaN CRer.-George "
Wells of Mason County, Kentucky, has twe
ty-acre field of corn which promises, from VIII;
has been gathered yield Of one hundred ar
eighty bushels (ears) per acre. But the funr
part of the story is that he did not intend
make such crop. The first planting not con
ing up well or looking promising, he replantt
between the rows, and afterward, not beir
able to decide which rows were best, or whit
10 pow up, as he intended To do with the Fl,
planting, he let both stand. The present gre
crop 10 the result
IMPORTANT TO TEA DRlrKERs.-Quite an il
portapt announcement 10 made by Paris lettt
writer 1t is to the effect that botanist in o
of the interior towns of France, has discover
a native plant, which furnishes an infusion clo
ly resembling in color. aroma and taste, an I'M
sion Of the black tea in China.
A panther measuring . feet, and weigh
+. $50 pounds, was killed, after desperate strt
ole, 90 Saturday night the goth ult., near q
Sp:ings, Tennessee, by party of nine gent
men, assisted by twenty dogs. In South Ca
lima. about the same time boy Of II yea
solitary and alone, killed a much bigger panth
An Attractive LADY.--The Springf
fMo.) Journal, relates the following singu
occrrrence
sity was engaged at her household duties
swarm of bees entered the room, settling u
her head, neck and arms. AS may be SUPP
ed. ,be lady was sadly frightened, and quic
brushing them off, she sought retueein an adj
ine apartment. The window being inadverte
left open, the bees Immediately entered,
again took possession Of the lady, who fine
they did not harm her, and unable " rem
the evil, quietly went about her work, ext
eneinp but little inconvenience. The bees
tinued to hover around the lady until near
down, when they departed as suddenly as
came, having paid Lo attention TO several chill
,yho ware in the house the whole time"