Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-10-27
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"g00d-Dye TO larger NUMBER OF Those VINO
have been blest with the perusal of the Free
man, the past year, than we had wished to-
They have been blest with our labors for their
happiness and benefit, without bestowng
single dina to bless our eyes. We leave
about one hundred gracolesS, thoughtless ones
10 the dreariness and desert of a bleak winter,
without one ray to warm or light their existence.
S,me are overwhelmingly poor--to those
we have no word of derision; may heaven bless
thenl-some are old and some are young rich
rascas who mean to sponge their reading; to
/ them-wc hope they will feel no anger, if, in
stead of genial, weekly visit Of the Freeman,
encouraging them to soft, luxurious sleep, they
be haunted with duns, writs, lawyers, shcrifs,
seepless nights, ghosts of starved printers, ap-
partitions of poorly printed papers, worn out
type, and when tho frosts and winds of Decem-
Der creep around their sleeplcss couches,
NAV not even paper blanket be there to shield.
Good bye.
ENLARGEMENT OF THE FREEMAN crowd
ing of our advertising patrons compells us to
issue a supplement, commencing with our next
number. and which will be continued, as de-
manded, until arrangements can be completed
for permanent enlargement of our paper
Meanwhile we hope our friends will take into
consideration the extra expense to us, and the
increase Of reading matter to them, and see that
We have good addition of names to our list,
and prompt ray during the coming winter.
ORIGINAL STORIES. have three exceed
ingly interesting original Historical Tales in
.yirse of preparation for our columns. One of
these will be commenced early in November land
the others IL few months later. They are from
the pens of experienced writer's, many of whose
productions are already before the world, and
will b. extremely interesting to readers of his
torcal and moral romance.
- A Few MORE New NAMEs.-As the long win
ter evenings are again at hand. and there is
more tine Tor reading, we trust that our friends
will have favorable word for the Freeman, in
their ,calities. Each one is allowed twenty
five ctnts apiece for good paying Subscribers
RIM mber our terms are, $3.50 per year,
strictly in advance. One copy free to any one
getting five new names. Any one getting up a
cab of ten will be allowed two extra copies,
for one year, or 90 in money. To any one
getting us a club of twenty new subscribers be-
fore January l, 1860, we will send copy OF
the Pictorial Edition of Websters Unabridged
Dictionary.
The cash must accompany the orders in all
cases
WALrHAM WATcHEs.-Everybody has heard,
or ought to have heard, of the celebrated
Waltham Watches, manufactured by Appleton
Tracy & Co., Waltham, Mass. They are just
now The Watch for everybody acknowledged by
everybody to be the best time-keepers and the
handsomest Watches out. Capt. A. A. Mead
Jewoler, of this place, is agent for them, and
keeps a good assortment on hand. Call and
see them.
We learn that DR.. j. H. Bailey, young
physician of good ability and fine address, and
who has had rare facilities for thorough &C
quaintance with his business, proposes settling
at Williamstown. Success to him.
William Jarvis of Weathersfeld, we'll known
as Consul Jarvis, died at his residence in Wealth
ersfeld, on the 2lst, aged 80 years
A NUT FOR GEoLoGIsrs.--A friend informs us
that, some time since, while Eleazar Gray was
digging we'll in Coventry, he came upon {
quantity Of frogs, embedded in the clay, abou
twenty feet below the surface. After exposing
them to the air for a time they became active
and hoppe d off. How were they kept alive? Il
there air enough in the earth to keep them
What did they subsist upon during their long
sleep?
Why the aversion to election returns mani
Tested by the sham Democratic papers
Observation-Disclosures jockeys who apply d" th'
whip and spur y too freely in the first part o
the heat, are not the surest to win in long
races. The best drivers rather hold their nag
at the start, and il" let them out =" on the HON
stretch. Those riding hobbies should take no
tice, and govern themselves accordingly.
The Rutland Courier says the opposition in
tn oh tI,o H. 10 20 tha,
up Salt River In that event she will have t.
touch at Rutland as well as at Burlington.
The Republicans have gained six U. s. Sena
tors the present year, four of which take thei
seats in December
There arc about thirty FREQ Soil papers no,
printed in the Southern States. This looks ON
inous to the Slavery propagandists.
MONUMENT TO ETHAN ALLEN.--Judge Stoddar
of Townsend has introduced bill into the Leg
islature providing for statue of Ethan Ailer
to be placed in the State House yard. Shout
the bill pass, it is understood that Mr.. Mead, {
Brattleboro, is to be the sculptor.
GEOLOGY OF VERMoNT.-We are pleased t
learn that Primary Geology, adapted to tn
minds of scholars in our common schools, is S
nearly ready for publication as to be issued at
no very remote period. Such book, treatin
OF rocks and soils, in language to be easily con
pretended, will be of the utmost benefit to on
rising generation.
CAMELs HuMP.-The enterprisng citizens
Waterbury and Duxbury have cut comfor
able and easy horse back road to the tip-top
Camel S Hump, Gle Lion Couchant.) The Iii
lance from Waterbury Depot is ten miles, ar