Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-05-20

The Springfield Republican tells curl
Gus story of the way in which B. A.
Leonard, a dumb man, at Southbridge
Mass, recently recovered his voice which
he lost about year ago, after an attack of
cerebro-spinal meningitis. \ few morn
lngs ago, he was awakened about o'clock
by sense of oppression and faintness. He
became conscious enough to understand
that gas was escaping from Il coal stove
and that he would die unless he could get
to fresh air; so after many falls and tum-
bles, he gained the outside door, when he
tainted, but was soon aroused by the tapping
and Juggling ola faithful Newfoundland
dog. Then the thought came to him that
his wife and child were in the house, and
though he had not spoken for months, he
called loudly for help. His cries, united
with the howls of the dog, soon reused Il
neighbor, to whom he told his troubles,
and again tainted and was insensible for
two hours. On recovering, he was unable
to talk, but the doctor, on hearing the case,
ordered him to visit the gas house and
breathe the air in the purifying room. At
ter spending an hour and a half there he
could talk in whisper, and has since
steadily regained the perfect use of his
voice.
Mast, in Htrper's Weekly, represents the
g Massachusetts baby " chucklng over
President Grants success in putting Gen
eral Butler into Il bottle and corking it
with the veto message. The baby's glee
is rather infantile, however, as it may dis
cover next autumn, when it will have to
elect "A governor and also a legislature up
Inh Il 81 aI,.c
ator. However, the baby is manifestlv
growing.
EN-Gov. Coburn of Maine has made
another addition to his long list of NUM-
ticent donations for educational purposes.
by recently subscribing $4,000 for the
the purpose of making the Wateryille
Classical School an efficient preparatory
school for Colby University
There are now nine lighthouses on
Lake Champlain, while there is one small
light without dwelling at Isle La Motto,
and fourteen movable beacon lights in
the narrows at the south end of the lake.
besides the beacon lights on the break
waters at Burlington and Plattsburgh.
All are needed and have their proper
value. Prominent navigators are now
luIHlIS tlelE Efforts towards procuring
new lights for Schuyler's Island, nearly
opposite Burlington, and below Crown
Point, on what is known as the Middle
Grounds, where they claim lights arc
needed as badly as at any place on the lake
A CAR LoAD.-We find the following in
the Elmira -4drertiser: Below will
be found a statement showing what con-
stitutes a car load, and though it may not
exactly suit everywhere. it approximates
so closely to general average that ship
pers will find tia great convenience as
matter of reference.
AS a general rule, 10000 pounds, or 20
barrels Of salt, 20 of lime, 80 of flour, 60
barrels of whiskey, 200 sacks of flour, 6
cords of hard wood, cords of soft wood,
Is OF 20 head Of cattle, so or 60 head of
of hogs, 80 to 100 head of sheep, 5000 feet
of solid board, 1900 feet of siding, $4,000
feet of flooring, 10000 shingles. one-half
less of hard lumber, one-fourth less green
lumber, one-tenth less joists, scantling and
all other large timber, $40 bushels of
wheat. $50 of corn, $50 of oats. 400 of bar
ley, 800 of faxseed, $50 of apples. $50 of
Irish potatoes, 1,10O bushels Of bran"