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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-02-21

two or three years, sometimes clear farm
OF wood without charging the owner a cent
Grain Is a. cheap as anything can be except
wood and hay Oats could be bought last
fall for fifteen or twenty cents bushel. corn
for twenty-five or thirty cents few prai
rie wolves remain, which viii make it neces-
sary to yard sheep ot night.
70 az man of means and common sense.
wishing 70 engage ia this enterprise. would
say Select the place which in your judg
ment is bss, suited fOr the business. 10
july and August cut a hundred tons Of hay
and stack it. In early autumn go 10 Wis
coasin or Michigan and buy Eve hundred
sheep, or as many more as you feel able tc
pay for II more hay should be needed il
can be bought at any timc in winter for less
than five dollars 2 TN. To succeed in sucl
an undertaking It Is unnecessary t. go be-
youi the limits DC civilization Here you
can enjoy all she privileges that you now
enjoy IN your New England home
I clip the following from the Mitchell
C5v.f4 Press, MT pretending to claim that
it Is au ordinary case. bat II simply shows
what can ha done 90 the fertile prairies of
the West
DOES FABMI>G PAY2-Aimon Andrews and
SON have a farm Of - IL acres. in Lincoln
township. 10 this county, from which they
have raI-ei and gathered the following crops
during the past year, TO wit; From one
thirty acre lot they harvested 500 bushels Of
wheat 25e bushels OF potatoes, and : bush
els Of onions. On twenty acres they raised
546 bushels 81 wheat on fifteen acres ]. 100
bushels OF oats, on sixteen acres, 200 bush
els oi corn One snd one half acre was
cultivated az "a garden, and here j. what they
ru-sd "a II: 100 bushels Of potatoes. 40
bushels of carrots, TO bushels Of beot-. Ij
bushels ol tgrnips. bushels Of beans. SO
bushels ri sweet corn, 10 bushels of carly
corn or = wagon loads Of melons. loads
90 s4l.=ae-. 500 heads # cabbage. p gal
IONS y' sorghum. and garden truck and seeds
TOO numerous 90 mention. Making a grand
total ui 5,g71 bushels ot crops gathered on
- = ac-e-. - about a. bushels q the acre
besides other crops VINO saws farming don {
pay when lc is properly conducted, and that
Nr. Andrews and son arc not model farmers
Linc1n township is noted for The fertility of
it- SOIL ami contains some of the hes. farm-
aut farmers p tle county.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-02-21

Nr. Pomeroy. of Kansas. has introduced
a bill iu tnr United States Senate which.
we hope. under proper restrictions. sill
become "a lava bin ~-ttia. aplr, the
wonderful. valley and its strange and msz-
nifccnt surroundings ai the mead 0f the
Yellowstone river. ia the Rocky Mountain
territory NJ " yomiuE. ~ aationai park.
20 tnc extent 81 iorty-tour miles br forty.
Mr. P0meroy desires 10 have TINS region oi
unparalleled wonders dedicated to the nl I
tion at once. 20 prevent its faliiu. into the
hands % -luatter- and INSCRIPTIONS land
,pceuators This Is beautiful idea anil
while vet there are no squatters on the
ground Congress ought % secure the dis
trict indicated TO the whole people Of the
United States and their descendant, for
ever. There is no -ucn grouping anywhere
else in the world OF the beautiful, the
magnificent. the grand. the sublime and
wonderful 10 nature a. We have them IN
this marvellous Putouic region Of the
Yellowstone and, as the giant cedare of
Mariposa and the glorious mountain walls
and domes OF Yosemite have been given
to the state OF California. 80 should thi,
Yellowstone be given 20 the people of the
United States, 70 prevent It's designation
by squatters and spectators. with their
" gin-mills," saw-mils and chemical fac
tories. and IN order to make il national
park which will invite strangers to the con-
temptation Of its indescribahle attractions
from all parts of the world. Even in a
business point Of view this Is the best use
to which this district can be applied for
the people and the national treasury.
We might occupy page of the Herald
with the descriptions before US Of these
recently discovered wonders Of the Yellow
stone but for general idea of them few
words, will, perhaps, be sufficient They
lie IL q labyrinth Of the Rocky Mountains,
on the eastern side Of the main chain, in
the territory of Wyoming, some two hun
dred and fifty miles north Of the Union
Pacific railroad, and from that road. over
that singuiarly rough country, the ap-
proaches to these Yellowstone wonders are
equal to a summers campaign A. Ere
mont describes the valley of the Snake
river, west Of the Rocky Mountains. this
whole region Of the Upper Yellowstone,
it may truly be said, IS volcanic region
"a land Of fracture and violence and
fire" The deep basaltic chasm through
which the river wends its way. the extinct
craters in she surrounding mountains
changed into lakes, but, more than all, the
thousands of boiling springs and the enor-
nous geysers Of this extraordinary region,
betray the volcanic forces which have
operated here and which are still in active
operation.
Here with their wild. strange and sub
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-02-21

IA English officer furnishes some inter-
esting information about curious race Of
psoeia lie says that among those almost
Inaccessible hills that skirt southern Hin
d1-jan. there dwell the TOdas, race once
numerous, but now consisting of less than
SIX hundred souls. They are the relic of
some ancient nation long since stranded in
lai.l. whose appearance, language and
el-rtus separate them from HIndOos and
1I.b4mmedaus The Toda is tall, athletic,
81 5ght bronze complexion. with large.
dsga res end features Of Roman cast.
Iu- atir, whether Of men or women, Is
news at Their villages s-H1t7lds--cOn-
-, 5. a few scattered huts of an oval
-h.f.e situated IN some secluded spot IN
taa Fo0ds or tastncsses of the mountains
The auffalo IS ths sole possession Of the
Toll. He cultiVates no land, engages In
na merchandise, cares for no commerce.
Fl sIbsistence Is from the milk and meat
oI lie buffalo alone In the care of them
be 751ds his simple life. At their greas
annual religious festival strange rites take
place IA Connection with the slaughter of
badf.os for sacrifices. A herd Is driven
lHt. "a enclosed space, and at a given
=i-.-..l, the animals having been infuriated
yves. shouts and blows, two young men
,aeh throw themselves upon bnfalOr and
~s.lag the cartilage Of the nose with one
hand with the other shower upon him
blows with club This continues until
IL. animal becomes exhausted and it Is
taea let 20. The whole herd having
undergone the process, the young men
taking turns at the exercise, . dance and
s.-t wind up the proceedings. The worst
csais "a the character of this singular
people is that, Influenced By z superstitious
r-- s5ous custom. they destroy in a most
harbsrous manner al their female children.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-02-21
NJ nIcknrT Elrr

on helpless body % hicAory trs-.
WHAT 60 burn, II burning thee
summers OF sun, winters 0f snow,
Springs full OF sap's resistless aoWi
AL past years joys Of garnereI fru.ss;
All this year purpOsed buds sud shop--.
Secrets Of he.d- Of upper air.
Secrets which s-sVs snd planets sAar-s
l-sGt o. such smiles - broad sAle- din.
sound Of such tunes as valid Winds sing
Voices which told where say birds dwolt
Voices which told where lovers Lnolt,-
na, strong white body Of hickory tree.
H1y- 1zre 1 barn c-- these, Eu tEoe-
E-r zoo bring. as q s a-r.,
sweet tlinSs 20 feed tay funeral d-e.
Memories walked ~ tny deep speI,
Eace4 Of fears aE8 hopes which fell,
Eacs- ~ darlinEs long since dead
smiles that thsy smiled and words 5lsg sal
Like living shapes -hey come sai go,
Lii - tie l41u1t--ln flames rel -.1r.
R.r -srreae-- OF aI. y, tr-..
Thou hiss; the hour my love gave me
only thy rhythmic silence stirred
yl-le Eis 4ev-yfa-spere tones Ac45s.
81 lEg ia-c E.eaa OF riekering .i-t-
-..~ h.s cheek ;cru rel fr7m white
q eet5 gray s,oe-, side ur =t5e
Nt1 sour' sla. hours sweet p4.-.- ,l-t.
H-. tl0c. brave tree. ac@ 5l ] SNOW
rHat through these Lres thoG dost nat .-a
AS 10 Ola days tue mar,sra wen.
Through dre vtsca seas & Sacrament
How do 7 know thou do5r uos vsi.
In longing far thr next estate
Es-ate o! higher, nobier place.
whose shapes u1 mau can use or ;r=-4
How DO I know, II I could reach
The secret p. .e4uIug OF Ray speech
BINS Thy song 3f praise should hea..
Ringing t-lumpAs1-, loud ana clear
Ine waiting sU-e'- could discern.
'gd token or tay Heaven learn
ua. glad. freed soul OF hickory gree.
IS aere'er sliue eternity.
Bear thou fyj;h Snee thay hours 5.ar 4ane.
Made pure. Ike taae, hT rites OF flame
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-02-21

LLusuBE Bl JosH BLlIze~.-A special
lecture, under the auspices of the Boston
Lveeum, was given at fremont Temple
recently by Josh Billings the house
being the best OF the season. 1T seven
O'Clock the lecturer appeared upon the
stage and was introduced sitting Allow
ing few minutes for the Introduction to
digest, he finally to0- his position at the
desk The first part ottae lecture con-
sisted in turning over five or SIX hundred
leaves Of manuscript, after which Mr.. Bil-
1 IIings announced that he should speak that
evening upon the sahiect What I ku0
About hotels
Hotels. SAID be, are houses ot refuge
The married mans retreat. the bachelor S
paradise Good landlords are like good
stepmothers--hey know taeir business
ana they do H. Tuey knew sour Hite-s
father yghea he vas living aud YOUR first
wIte-tut they never mention aer before
your second. Hotels are connected in
most minds with hash Hash is made of
east off yictua.5 and hiss done more 10 u5ur-
lsh the present generation taan any other
kind - mixed food j nice Ilst.e tender
ioin steak. = teg baked Fotat0es. "a couple
oF r.ieraS ~ ME --H?4 91-5ahr4s-s q fq.z
biscuit au8-hasd does very we'll for
breakfa4. Man hotels ara Kent 81 N.
Flranaau ,.fan but the naiarir- At rbsm
on none AZ ell. Everybody knows what
hotel ro1m is like-h0R boiling over with
comforts it Is and how it makes people ~ho
,s..nr.z- f ,bfu.. at4ut home If -4ra,7 j !,
siirs- ql15.f ~ fsst = sa.r-s F, q f-af
1 RI. ~. ,,g., ,.-,. j., F.s,., .f,,bsz 4,
ono hrokeu 7fT and fH- .tbaT p,IIs5 orr
The baf rome is broken OF il.-t six inches
hsvon3 reach There ara mn curtains f,r
yg6s, gaa3 eon!l th..y bs9 Yor a,4l3,..r
saa onf The hsrsaI. has tbr2- I.-s and
rho Io5tiU,.olsss hap,. hr 1ra r.iv,- The
be3 ! made ~ Stats ana = vsrr thin maj
tres Yon have % 80 - hsI s-3avav=
and when YOU get 10 vou 20 down On iii,
stat- Ike \ p;e5a af hsefrs4k IN the h,rs
ofa .ri}ir51
u.7ir,,, ,,zs3 49,. ,ssa. bs tr..- .L....,
hotal. en4 tbays ba;n.. an bo.7- l.r1 7 n
,r,,aaiaI ~ wander 9bo1i from -1b;s,. -
sphia,t very much in +besqna manner tb,t
\ bee f'ies from fa7ve- IN Hovva- a-,J viii
pretty much the same object in view. The
following are some OF the dron> az honey
which were tbu- Gathered
Tara i l;l.a the rraa-l... Ill, SAM maze
:, bIf once and the la,o- IN lif,. ro,. have
Il the harder j. s.oes Tae difference he
tween a bluuder and a mistake Is that
when man puts down bad umbrella aud
takes up a good ore he makes mistake.
but when he puts down q good one and
takes up > bad one he makes bIunder
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-02-21
1 lev observations on buttons.

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r....r .l.r........ ..-,l = -,s-s Tt.. 49,
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,,-,i ...,;.., Min ST., ..-a,at,,I s,qear draDa8
.b- ..r.. -. ., o,r,er WIN .oronsTs5 vFitb
,aa- Il rh4 ha..e,. Norwegian enigrant.
.....,. .....,.I. ... -p....-,7..-.fts r5~tion ~
s;- ..... E.. .al.s.a-,r,.. m imn,ura himself
:. .f.... 5..,,. -....s. and ,-,i.+e,at win
.+-.......- l..... s..., -. l.-..s -sr,7,.,i1os
.....-.. t..,- go. .,-{ -
...-,.F.... j.. ,b, sr,;-,sI
....... T5. ...... Is. i. ,.ofa. In Ia
.r.. 4.tr coat. aDl VIVA, lai.,h. answer a.
....,. ..-....h.. ar /. f,neh inye-, Won ~ If
l........ .eb-H. ,r r.. .tba- th, whole
"A ,. d. r..sn .,tf ,..t,. r.r...srS .au are a.
.a.. ..l t..-.-... .r.,t....I Nh, .4g- fio,srs
,-...... WORTHLESS. -i..,r. and tFs7r ,yrr~,,,f
t...--.a-o.e. ~ .-.,.--srt-s ,1l,;l9., ,-. cc,lr
s....,....f, ..-i. F.. acre. 3. .5r.,.rtius
r.. e.tbf...,--. tb,. .,is-s t..o,..,
.,.. .l... ,ra.,i..-- b,ttou ami q traiI button.
t..... 81. ,.-s -.rs- has been ars snovledced
g. ..,.. ArI.. sf f,tt,u.ba'a> them.
....s. Ya,y ar. MS ,reaeberons ~ fha
fo...... .,5 l....,.. XII, r. -h.. ,-.rs r.~i,.i
&. ..#.. .rs....- r..r,-,,.... .,-.,,, -a.'a ana
r.L. tf... o.rt.li,... atl.e- FL lr..e mother
-. near. .- anita n.,.5a. leave Won in the
.t.r.r a- -aa moment 81 soar dir,st neoe--
'T..- s.,t-,-- ,rs },-top-bal.. have n
...,, ,...,.ss,.-i.f, D.. r .,,,. ,r ,,ir weakest
raiu,- and ..io-e fn a~.ailip- them there
'.,r b. ig. Gtsfe 8oubt When ye have
l.,+ nus, flr...-. minutes -, dress {,r dinner
FL i, ,,,ars - +o- IN -yenin7 par.r. ,bsv
.f.,s.,,. coirr.s,,e, nrsrstiops and fn ba
course of a lew seconds destroy not only
o,r osgn a.lanipitv. hat that Of our whole
h7,,.eaol8 -b0uld ye harDeu ta he Rene
5,,.. a., .,,.b o-,,s:.,r,. o,,r ,raistbapds
.rpfE. AMI .9I.ar- are slre no i.e selected p :
the ,paeia. depar,ments for their depreda
t;on- and fortunate mus. the man be
indeed wao docs not suffer ia some OF them.
The neck. which Is a tickiish spot. ee-
pecially anon. the Irish. j., the constant
butt Of their malice. The man does not
live who has not 1T some period or other.
turned from ui. ioosiug-giass. with eyes
aRame and sairt-button between his hu-
gers. that had lust quietly dropped on his
dres,ipc-tlble off his necL-band. rendering
his loopeI bow and DauntIess collar Of no
avail for the tune being and that. too,
while his impatient lady-Iove was anxious
Iy awaiting him to Join her in her morning
walk. And vet. with all this tendency 10
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-02-21
HT Anonymous

r.E lr.4 he sre
+.,9ba- III cIn,.s f tba r;tv II T.o1ddL-
s.-,el e,r- and the 1aiIy roDtina of bns;.
,. .L. T.-.,.. ~ b,.,.,;n pr,+b[,-
r.. -. - .',-''..' '5...-'.. T.
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~. b.... -. Tbs -
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.,... ..,...-. ,-..E r. .,-s,ts- .I,s.,-,
49,. ...- Ia ..... r., f'-,-.,r-. +b,-,. ~,
.. b,4-. Lec,5. INA II
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...... .r..- L..,.', =. ..,s, ,girb s,.b ,.+l,.-
5-.l-3 Id. r,. ~. -, -.
~ 10 !. -, -. -
" '-''.. .-.-- i - - .Ht;.E W.
-. 49,, =. 80 ,,aI,,E+so- -.
.'..l .-...> -. :, ..o+ !, +b..;- +.
--.l - t., t,.lr-;.,,, -
-t-.l -, -. -
-.
- -. -. :
I'''As' 3" ''g" ~ -''' 7''iA''i7 =,
.,'l - - '''
,.-. -, - ~. bo.4 or
.1.-.,-+,,.-. md from him received ,,a7.ars
mem :,- .'9., m nun 1 ..ge, ~ IT. T.;
..-+ '''.' -r5 ~. .bs, w...e5 oF r5,boa. sneak ~
-r.,., t- rst.,r-.f,-l- hovo1d bijiip,
...75 -f.ra,on =. one or ano-her and
-.......,... .n.. j. .--,oa j, a. rc. III tbe
- -. -. t.,.
.,..-- 5...,.- ..., 1f.,r.-,o Fl. ..;J
r.... p. b.. .'-Tgn,,I n, fowcr - bie
..,.,,..-e-t.
&, = rsnfisG Brown :. He dimes for
.t.I..a..
A"I ;pt. H. rim II bis hat
. porbsD- ne is moor" suggested the
charitable Robinson.
:. poo. cried Jones d. Who T. nit p
Millionaire are not commonly found on
CLERKS stools Hs has bi. salary. and he
aa. married. anI yc. hc never gos- any
where. or does anything.
= Psr6aps h. has vice suggested
Robinson Who always fought the battle Of
the absent.
6 Ab rs NAV have. certainty" replied
Jones the Ju-r.
Bu, j, i-u', only BIZ msauucs-. said
Brown. who had made ozerture- to Maple
son. which had usen rnet with more polite
moss than c5rdfali.r: d" he /, 80 contouud-
ci.v .tre. un Nov of an pride hate
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-02-21

a curious story Is told of gentleman
of Newberry. England, who recently made
a wager OF $4,000 that at eight o'clock on
a particular evening he would sit down to
dinner IN well woven, we'll dyed, well
made suit of clothes, the wool Of which
formed the fleece on sleeps backs at FIVE
O'Clock that same morning Two sheep
we're shorn the wool was washed, carded,
stubbed, roved, spun, and woven; the
cloth was secured, fulled. tented. raised.
sheared. dyed and dressed; the garments
were made. At a quarter past six he sat
down to dinner, at the head of his guests,
in a complete damson colored suit-thus
winning his wager with one hour and three
quarters to spare.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-02-21

A lad arrested for theft, when taken
before the magistrate and asked what his
occupation was, frankly answered. Steal
ing" Your candor astonishes me. said
the Judge, thought it would, replied
the lad" seeing how many big ones there
are in the same business as Is ashamed to
own 1t -
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-02-21
For the freeman
The Country Makes the Town,
SrACYvILLE. Iowa. Feb. 3. ls7.


of noticing how the rich contrivcd 70 spend
their thousands in extravaganza and luxury.
Tho FIRE fenj had not yet passed over the
doomed city Business was lively. No pre-
ssntimen, 2f coming destruction troubled
the hearts ot old or young, wise Or foolish
The wealthy merchant and his family seat ID
n a magnificent carriage. were driven about
the city by their polite c9lored servant. As
dav after day was spent in this way, the oo
cupants Of the carriage learned that pleasure
-cekinc was not always pleasure-tajius
The servant, as ne thought 81 his high has
and vvhit5 gloves, was apparcntIy tho hap
picst Jf the group. At home the wifc and
daughters are equally free from care. They
wear away the hours III reading. singing,
playing on the piano, looking &c the tsauti-
fully painted faces 10 the mirror, or IN g0-
=ipius about the latest style of dressing tn.
lair. 4 tap Of the bell brings Bridget ID
the room 4 rca directions are given, an
tac family res1ms their accustomed aml-s
ueut- When the hour for dinner arrives.
s1sr tue usual amount lf iault-fndug, the
rsrs is commenced in earnest aud continues
fsT minutes, when the table l. cleared ana
i''
'"' ''-N
''s. a. orF'. '''i''' : 50 '''
A.3" ''1 l-
-- |'''i .l.h" o- 7il''"- r ln7 s'ile
Toe '''s '.S - l'eI-''s '-N''' ''1'
hi-7, pay lof 'heD- i II some
s.'f,-- .-Ag-Ns' some H'2'en4"N OF some
'satAy prince No' H. + .ue P9aF- Aali-
'ar.nE tafmer and mechanic. hs "'rs7
''7.s ''- -.'e' -I' Il .o '''- + 's'i '''
.rol-e-> ]t h-s LABOR Tor what tue merchant
raa'-es f. lay' "h'e she merchant cells Pr
me N' t'
'aE'.-a -eFsfei hauls III many If9A'- 1i'e
been a11e3' "nlt tns poor iA9'fin- 'aan
m-s. F'7 l.F nearly every y5aih5 rs ea"-e7'
"'rs tA-A l'1'-e "A25 t'e -'-''~l-1'-'
receives LAe Pr'A'7 7. 'i'a-' n ..il''
"e" aFe F-!i1-y eating 'G t'e ATa.n5' o.
.st Nn' tFa eH5@-a' la toiT' F-'-.'e--
mthsl'" tA'-5 '1in e "'. ''i ''e li'l-'
A-i.n- '@1it A'' = Er'F '7'"7 + '7i'ia
l1is is a matter beyond 1Hs rca-E so 'o-t''--
''gs caae imea.- supply ta1 dentni re 5ie
powers 'aa' must ins'l't'.S fe&'.+le 'f.-'t-
hi- In moral fi'u' VI Fil' it' 4 very H'.''--
iai whether 2 man mas FiSNS - use itn
thousand ao1''r- year Y seIP'f, "'7 '@'''-
iy' Wnie t'r'' Sn'l- ''l country if'.a *.'-"
o rE rHr.H rr.rst t- . E. #eI o. b.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-02-21

1ar world may be said TO owe the rose
as IL is % the Empress Josephine-PrObs-
ably greater debt than it will ever &C
knowledge to the man 10 whose grand pur
pose she was sacrificed. From 1905 TO
1910 She collected at her favorite resi-
deuce. Af1'maison. the choicest varieties
of The ro=. that c0zld be obtained, aud
thus gave ia Impulse to its culture. OF
ROSES there we're IN 1915 one hundred and
eigdty-,wo varieties, and there are now
more than six thousand, the poorest Of
which arc much better than any which
exiz.sd AZ that day
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-02-21

The air of Harrow-on-the-hill must be
peculiarly bracing, if the proverbial senti-
ment about the bird Of st Michael,
attributed to the boys educated there, be
foun ded on anything like practical ex-
perien nee. The goose, they say, is an awk-
ward, dainty being, too much for one. and
not enough for two. know that if had
two sons who " asked for more p" after
finishing a goose at a sitting, should
write 20 the Times 1t is true there are
different kinds of geese, and the specimen
sent theNIaplesonS may have been exception
ally fine; but though they had gone into
training, as it were, by dining a: six in
stead Of at one, and though they had the
fellow lodger to help them, they left pick
ings; and if some Harrowian eurls the lip
of scorp, cannot helpit truth is my hob
by
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-02-21

II there be a man 90 erath TO be
envied, it is he wh3, amidst the sharpest
aszaa'. from his own passions, from for
tune. rom society, never falters in his
allegiance to tod and the inward monitor.
So peculiar Is the excellence of this moral
strength that believe the Creator regards
one being who puts it forth, with greater
compIacency than He would look on .
world of beings innocent and harmless
through the necessity of constitution.
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\ Plea FOR n IGHT AIR.-But iu Heav-
ems name what air, as Miss Nightingale
says, can we breathe at night except night
air? The choice lies between pure night
air from without and foul night air from
within. Most people prefer the latter, it
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Aes THEy TIE CoMNoN PEopLE?-
Daring the Grand Duke Alexis walks
through the Bridgeport cartridge factory,
tb other day, he pointed to several work
.uzmsn and inquired Of Gov. Jewell,
! Are these men what you call the common
people 2" The Governor replied that they
were "a fair specimen of the working classes
.u gais country. But DO you mean to
-aE that these get into official position "
further asked the Imperial scion. " Per-
hap not any Of these men" rejOined Gov.
Jewell, but men Of their class do. They
are educated men, most Of them, that is.
they can all probably read and write, and
most Of them take and read the news
Z pers. '' Do you know Of any cases
where such men have actually been elected
ll Office again queried the curious
Alexis = 0, certainly" the Governor
~-5j. " / myself worked in the shop as a
tanner till was twenty years Of age"
ana the announcement seemed TO puzzle
tba Duke a great deal. Here was the
Governor Of State, as well dressed and
as well appearing as himself, who had
actually worked in 3 shop, and this man
was welcoming him in behalf of a hundred
thousand voters. 1t was more of an enig-
H.e than the boy had ciphered on previous
IL, but as he goes through the country he
Will ascertain, upon inquiriRg, that very
many OF the public men here have come
directly from the workshop.
Cu1rE8t-
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