Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-11-03

HAMILTON FISH, secretary OF state.
Fifty acres day is the rate ut which
j. b. Mckee Of Gonzales Cal. puts in
his wheat. lie sOws wheat on 1900 acres
of land, blowing it under and getting it
done in time to get the benefit of all the
fall rains
A negro being asked what he was in iail
for. said it was for borrowing money.
But" said the questioner, - they don't
put people in Jail for borrowing money!
- Yes" said the darkev, {" but | had to
knock the man down free or TO times be-
fore he would lend it to me-
Charles Nordhoff asked IN Ohio Rcpub-
lican if the rag-baby was dead. He re-
piled: No, it is not dead; it is like the
cow struck by a locomotive The conduc-
tor having stopped the train asked the
her. : Is she dead?'' No. replied the break
That is about the condition of tie rag
baby.
Tilton is drawing immense crowds to
his lectures. out West Robert Collvcr
introduced him to his Chicago audience in
these words: " | have been requested to
introduce the lecturer Of the evening. and
do it gladly for the sake of old friendship.
have broken bread with him in his house
in years gone by, and he has broken bread
in my house, and we shall likely keep on
doing SO rs long as we have bread to
break
The court of common pleas Of Chester
county, Pa, has decided that writing on :,
slate is not good will under the statute.
which requires all wills to" be in writing"
Various decisions have been rendered on
the question whether lead-pcncil writing,
which is easy of alteration, is sufficient !;
the Chester county court seems To hay"
believed it ought to " draw the line some
where" and drew it " at slate pencils
works of the Utah mine, in Virginia CITY.
New. We're destroyed by fire October 10,
The loss is 4 quarter of Il million. The
works We're recently completed with ma
chnerv to sink q shaft to the depth of 2000
feet. The engineer stood at his post hoist
inc out the miners until he was badly
burned. -Four men who remained below
when the engine was abandoned, escaped
through an old shaft
When a san Francisco undertaken was
drawing his tape line over the corpse Of :,
Chinese woman, he was surprised to see
her roll up her eyes ut him. The sur
rounding friends showed no surprise but
simply said. "She be dradee bv II 0 clock :.
The official advised them not to appoint
the hour until after " She be dcadec." IN
ccpt in cases Of wealthy Cinnamon. who
can afford the expense of 4 funeral spread
of varni>hod hog ana other orientali>m>,
the Chinese almo>. invariably hurry of
their dead. before they are fairly cod.
\ Jolly Davenport doctor called on n
lady on his WAY home from dinner par
ty. so clated that he could not count hel
pulse beats. Conscious of the cause OF
his difficulties. he. in :: moment of irrita-
ton, blurtcd out, "Tipsv, by Jove" and
rushed out of The house The next dav
the lady sent for him and said she lament
ed that he had discovered her condition
and begged he would keep it 4 secret.
ANECDOTE OF O'CONNElL.-While
O'Conncll WAS n member of the British
Parliament he once allowed his temper tC
get the best of his discretion. and commit
ted 4 fragrant breach of order and deco
rum. He said the House was composed OF
six hundred scoundrcls. An apology was
WAS demanded. and he WAS called to the
bar. He said: Mr.. Speaker: | said last
| night that the House was composed of six
hundred scounLrclS-and am very sorry
for it.
Another man has been selling his wife.
1t was out in Michigan. One WymanS.
having discovered that his wife and a
hoarder named Jones got along much
more pleasantly than was natural, suggest
ed that they had better 90 their way and
let him 80 his. The wife confessed that
she would rather live with Jones. and
Jones being agreeable, 4 bargain was
soon struck. For the sum Of So. Wymans
gave written bill 0: sale, formally trans
icrring his wife. a COW and some house
hold articles to Jones, and then departed
on the best of terms. and with a belief that
he did the right thing by all concerned.
| This is 4 strange story. but it is vouchrd
for. and the bill of sale is recorded in the
township of Pleasant Plans, Lake county.
| Michigan.