Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-11-15
The c. VS. of the Glastonbury sisters

The cows of the Glastonbury sister!
have again been driven off by a tax col
lector, whom they spitcfully describe, il
the Wos.an's Journal. as large, fat an,
lazy.
BETTING ON II ELECTIoN.-1t is re
ported that John Morrissey has deposited
$1,000 900 of pool money in one of til,
New York trust companies. There i
probably us much more put into the hand.
of the other pool managers. 1t would no
be extravagant to say that there are s.,
oO0,o0O pending upon the results of the
election, and this sum is increased hourly
by the conflicting stories which come from
the doubtful states.
The state fish commissioners have pr
GO0O land-lockcd salmon into the Winoosk
river ut Essex during the last eighteen
months; 10000 salmon have been put in
to Lewis Creek, ut Fcrrisburr. and 5000
each in Franklin and Fairfield ponds; the
total distribution Of fish being 20 pike
800 Potomac bass. 1868 black bass and 40.
600 salmon, distributed in some thirty
places.
The CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION. = The
exhibition grounds We're visited bv i'm
menSe crowds, Sunday, though the build
lng- were not opened. The Centennial
Commission will probably soon adjourn
for several months, while the accounts
and final reports are being made up. The
fund realized from the ROYALTY on beer and
soda is estimatel at half Il million of dol.
lars. Mos of the state build ms have
already found purchasers. The German
pavilion has been formally presented to
the city Of Philadelphia.
Whether he is elected or not. Gov
Hayes has shown an amount Of nerve and
Will that will srclre the respect Of even
his worst opponents. The Columbus Dis
pttrh says:-Whilc he is not sure of his
election yet he sits llour after hour in hi,
office. gong through the "dcmnition
grind OF commonplace conversation with
politicians and country visitors. and vet is
eNp"ttrd, and does, remain 60 lrteou, and
alfthlc with all. He looks us fresh as he
ever dld and, If anything. he has gained
Father than lost flesh since the Cincinnati
Convention. He Is to-day, physically and
mentally, us sound rs mln can be, and has
more sand in his crlw,' than any politi-
clan in Ohio.
We didn't think That we ever should.
but we DO. Pity the potato bug. we mean.
or the potato beetle, rs he is more respcct-
fully lcnominttrd. 1t seems, that he i
not Il happy insect utter all. He is. in
flct Il mlcrocosm with i large population
of parasites, One meDium-siz 1t beetle is
the habitation of $50 Of the minute >uu,t-
tiers. and they devour him surely and
speedily. But The parasite isn't his only
toe. T"ad> swallow him. Birds bolt
him. and hens are specially fond of him.
Anon insects, lie has three and-twcnty
distinct mortal and hungry foes. Who
would be Il potato bag. even thourh the
potatoes were twice rs large and a treat
deal nicer tating?-1ribunG.
BITING On TIE ElEtIIrN.-A New
\ "rkrr, leaning against tie railing around
Franklin> statue, was heard to >av. while,
his eyes had Il " far of " stare. Pm most
done gone crazy over this thing. its 50
con>umrdlv MIXED up. First | bet on
Tildcn; then | saw thu. Tn.S' new, and
hed-e'l on HAYES: and then | went back
to Illr sun office, anl cot encouraged to
pat some more on Iildrn. Not cen min
utr> after | read a-1rlhuu, bulletin. and
li"d-rd tgtln; Ihcn | Went up town. and
thinking I'd CLINE ont 4 little ahead some
hoa-hi these five coulbiu dion
pools. col odds there on TilIrn. and
hours tttrrWard took better odds the
ptiIcr NAY, The thing ht> COZ 80 inter
MIXED up that | don't know hov
| stand bat | feel Is if whirhrvrr WAY il
goes IN bound - hr illp"vrri>hc for the
NMiar.