Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-02

OF apOpltAN- raise me netd ana DOIt,
for fiinting lay the person flat.
\ CLASSICAL EDUCATIoN-Dr Carpen-
ter tells a curious anecdote about teaching
nothing but classics, rs was formerly done
It Etcn. A young man had gone through
the complete course there, and it was found
accidentally that while he WAS INTELLIGENT
in other respects. he had not only never
learned his multiplication table. but he did
not know there was such a thing a. 4 null
tiplication table He was buving several
pairs Of silk stockings in a shop. and to
find ont how much he had to pay. he was
adding the price of one pair to the second
pair, and that to the third pair. AMI 30 on.
When he found how much easier il would
be to work by multiplication table. he ap-
piled himself to master il, and learnt it off
in the course of few days with the keen
est pleasure.
All that is needed to start a sheep rancl:
in Texas is two iackasses. two Mexican
bows, one Mexican man. one sack Of fri
oles (MeXican heans). some coffee and u
few extras. 800 ewes, and twenty to thir
tv bucks. and Il gun to Kill game. The
Mexican ewes. if bought in August, will
cost 81 80 to 81 TO \ Mexican boy will
cost SS to so a month. and the man
about $50 Il month. ltck;ls>cs 50 each;
the friloles three cents a pound-altogeth
CT for the first year about S3opo- The
ewes Will Weld from two and one-fourth
to two and one-half pounds of wool. and
then come the lambs. which Will double
the herd if properly taken care Of. A man
then has from his investment of $1,000.
2oOo sheep and upward of 5000 from the
sale # the wool.
THE FooE MANS FUINAcE-lt is diff
ficult TO estimate the blessing which 4
warm sunny day in winter is to the poor.
To huv =, Scuttle OF coal Is often beyond al.
means Of a poor family In fact. many of
The poor are 50 utterly destitute of means
that they cannot buy fuel At all. To them
\ few DAYS of unusually severe cold is :,
pinchine. freezing horror. such aS no
comfortable ftmi y can imagine. They
crouch and hudde together, shivering III
rars. and vainlv trying TO keep warm
But when the golden sun-the poor man :
furnace->hne> down. what a change
tie poor come forth from their misc able
ttntmcnts and are glad.
A jon on TIE DoG.-A policeman sw
4 number of lads collected in an Il y,
s"ool"h GOWN Oh tieih 'tii" "eih'ilde' IN
cNpianaiIon-
hat boy mere hih bl ny Il 'io- n
congress Street. r'P!i"d ''ie 0Ide~t "i -
b'">
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tie dog bite me- AMI Get pizened 10 DEATH
continued the boy. The officer didn't
interfere.
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The London i-F1s--t calls the attention
TO the Importance "f carly detection OF
scarlet fever n this time of the Wear. In
the initial sage the throat symptoms are
most tru~twort Y. til'' >"t: lnrt ~ The
merely the tnn>il> a> IN or,lin trv Slrt
,hrnaf If the skin j hot in addition. the
nulSc ouick. and the Tongue ,l.irhlv furrcd.
srarl., fever may he looked fer. Sickness
generally follows the attack within twenty
four hours. Parents AMI s,-!l,~lma~t,rs
should be vi.ilant
lis u rule OF manners 10 av"i! "At--
sera'lon- iaay loses a a @ ,iis '',,h,lF., , 100
the face and the person lose power when
they are on the strain to express :t,,mir;t-
ton. A man makes his interiors his sup
criors by heat. Why need you. who are
not a gossip, talk as a gossip. and tell cl-
rerlv What the ueirhbors or the Journals
say: State your opinion without apology
-Ltmersoh'
p, c e,,,
Inc herman "'eh.l "',,on u" ,, ''liN
ture oi 'Mo oumna t"' i Vii ,ir"d ,n-
ouu'o TL;'. ~ ;. ,,,, ;rtn ,',cte, of warn,
gether. ms Is Put mo . p"eh'' oi MI , ~
water, IN "hieh one 1ne-iii'ii po"n'i % 80" ia.
been olssoi.e". NC eio.'i ~ ~ III,
ior tweh'S-lo"! no:',S "l'' t..em N,'s'. ,'iai.
Inc c'eaaslhS i ss..i - ne e,s's 11 i1,.~ ,,',
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