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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-04

CLIPPINGS FROM NEwSPAPERS.-Iti is a
mistake to rate the value of newspapers
only by the variety and freshness OF their
news columns, or the shrewdness and
smartness of their editorial writing. These
are the main courses of the daily spread,
undoubtedly; but not all which the appe-
tite Graves: sometimes possibly not the
principal thing. Our people are maturing
IL taste quite generally for choice liter;l-
ture, and in many families this intellect
ual culture has the excellent habit of graf
flying itself in keeping scrap-book handy
to store away fine bits of prose and poe
try for an idle hours re-perusal, The
newspaper is the main dependence for this
material, because it can be cut up and
clipped us no other printed page would
allow; and what is left will answer Just
as well for the stove or the rag-man, 1t
is one of the minor pleasures TO thurst the
sharp scissors into these broad sheets, if
there is anything tempting enough to pay
the trouble And when these various It'd
bits of fun and fact, of anecdote and mar
rative and sentiment, have accumulated
into good thick volume, there is more
satisfaction, often, in turning over its
leaves, and refreshing the mind with its
treasures, than in diving into the last new
novel, There is II sense Of semi-author-
ship in handling such Il collection, II kind
of editorial relationship to it; II hob-nob-
bing us with old friends, starting the mem
ories of many a long past joy. The news
paper has it in its power to supply a con
tinually fresh crop of elegant extracts y
tor this harvesting, from the books and
magazines which load its table, for which
it may rely on receiving hearty thanks
from bright eyes and nimble fingers, both
young and Older. Springfield Union.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-04

Discussing the question of Brigham
Young's responsibility for the Mountain
Meadow massacre, the Tribune says:-
But whatever may have been the motives
which led to these frightful murders, il is
well known that they were followed by
robbery; and the very presence of the
spoils must have given Brigham Young
and his coadjutors sufficient knowledge
of the methods by which they were Sc
cured. From this point of view, it matters
not whether he was an accessory to the
crime before or after the fact; the pre-
sumption is that it would hardly have
been perpetratod without his connivancc
but even if it were, his subsequent silence,
inaction and virtual conformation of this
fearful felony, put him in position quite
rs guilty as that of Lee and his active as.
sociates. Unfortunately for him, he is in
the minds of all intelligent mon between
the horns Of n dilemma. If he is not re-
ligious impostor he is u religious fanatic
and in neither character is he entitled to
or likely to receive, u charitable iudg
ment, since even his fanaticism, if it bt
allowed, is of coarse, brutal and sensua
nature, not the less sinful because it may
be sincere.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-04

Blrbers often tell us that razors get tired
OF shaving, but if laid by for twenty days
they will then shave we'll. BY microscop-
ic examination it is found that the tired
razor, from long strapping by the same
hand and in the same directions, has the
ultimate particles of libers of its surface
or edge all arranged in one direction like
the edge of piece of velvet; but after a
months rest these, fibers rearrange them
selves heterogeneously, crossing each
other and presenting a saw-like edge, each
fibre supporting its fellow, and hence cut
ting the beard instead of being forced
down flat without cutting as when laid by
These and many other instances are offer.
ed to prove that the ultimate particles OF
matter are always in motion; and they
say that in the process of Welding the
absolute momentum of tho hammer cause.
an entanglement of the orbits of motion
and hence Encouragement as in one
piece; indeed, in n cold state, a leaf @
gold laid on II polished surface of steel ant
stricken smartly with y hammer, will havt
its particles forced into the steel so as tc
permanently gild it at the point of con
tact.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-04

COMPULSORY EDUCATION IN OHIO The
Legislature in Ohio has just passed Com
pulsory Education law quite moderate in
its requirements. 1t starts out with re-
quiring every child between 8 and IA
years of age to attend a public school for
at least u weeks in each school year,
commencing Sept. /, and prohibits his
business employment for the same time +;
but it provides for material exceptions to
both provsions-first when the child is
physically incapacitated for study; second,
when it has already acquired the branches
Of learing ordinarily taught in common
schools" third, when it is under private
instructions; fourth, when it relies on its
own efforts for support, and fifth, when its
labor is necessary to the support of its
parents or relatives. 1t is provided that
when parents are unable to supply their
children with the necessary school books
they shall be furnished by the Bo oT'l OF
Education.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-04

ADvERrISING.-Th Boston Globe very
pertinently says: "No man familiar with
trade will fail to believe that advertising
returns the merchant an ample dividend
on the money invested, for the reason that
the shrewdest and the sharpe,t men, those
who study their business most closely and
have built it up most rapidly, are inyarit-
bly, the large advertisers, Lengthy and
Snowy advertisements are Il Boston feature
Some of our most prosperous dry goods
houses often print on Saturdays column
advertisements in half dozen papers at an
expense of from forty 10 sixty dollars each
and occasionally they will take from two
to three whole columns to whole page il
n single paper, at about the same rates. Ii
is simple nonsense to say that these men
don't realize what they are doing. They
have tested it for years, and know wei
Just what is its value" What is true O.
the Boston trade, is doubly true of that of
the country.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-04

AS n rule, sneeze is the warning ma
ture gives that some part of the body is
exposed to Il cooler temperature than the
other parts, and that the sneezer is "catch-
ing cold" Next to the warning, what is
the use of the sneezc? 1t throws open
the pores of the whole body, and induces
Il gentle perspiration; in word, it throws
off the cold. A child rarely sneczes more
than twice. Perspration is readily induc-
ed in a youth; in old man, on the CONTRA
ry. sneezcs half Il dozen to Il dozen times,
with IL londly explosive Catalogue"
When one is sitting by an open window,
and finds himself sneezing, nature tells
him he is taking cold. lie should get up
instantly, walk about, and take II full
tumbler of cold water to keep up the gen
tie perspiration that the snecze set in mo-
ton. If he does this. he will not be tell
ing. IN hour after, that he has cold in
his head, Or chest, or lungs.-Dr. Z.
Wentworth.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-04

two years since--last year bought 100 more
at s50OO,-paid $4,000 down
Came up here recently with 80 fat grad
ed steers, raised and fatted by himself
Sold them for 50, 200. Is a cousin of mine
Staid with me over night. Has four oil
five young sons, is only 81 years of age
Has 60 head young stock, rs hogs, horses
reapers, mowers and farming implements
needed, and is worth $4,000 certain, ant
when times improve, if in one year, 5000,
900. He dug it out of the earth-no specu
lation. Can this be done by one youns
man alone in Vermont? No.
GREEN MOUNTAIN Boy.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-04

Sage brush, which has hitherto been re-
garded as valueless, is being gathered and
sold for fuel by the cord in Nevada.
An exchange remarks that spring open
ings are now in order Yes; some of them
are in the roads, and would swallow u
good sized horse.
The Spitz dog is not to be outawed in
Massachusetts. The Spitz dog-or rather
agricultural-committee have decided to
recommend no special legislation against
him. And the stupid grangers have given
the Boston fine ladies such a scare!
Simon Cameron was asked why the
Senate did not make more determined
opposition to the confirmation of Secreta-
rcs Schurz and Evarts. "Why did you
not do something?" queried the friend.
" Do do" replied the Senator; "what in
Halifax could we dop"
A South Brookvile man tried the effect
of blue glass on a link of bologna sausage,
yesterday. In five minutes it commenced
to hump in the middle, in ten the word
Ma-ri-ar," was distinctly heard, and in
fifteen the cat was himself again and out
on the woodhouse roof calling joyously for
his old sweet hearts -BrO0kUiIIe Jefer-
S0niGn.
The way in which the robbery of the
Northampton (Mass.) bank was effected
has been a standing puzzle. 1t has all
come out, in the trial of the bank robbers
which is now in progress at Northampton.
Bank Lock Expert Edison, of New York
who had been employed by the Herring
Safe Company, and had practical super
vision of putting in the new vault doors
managed to afterward take wax impress
sion of three of the vault keys which he
turned over TO the burglars. They thus
had false keys and Edison to direct them
how to use them.
SEIr-IIELP Fight your own battles.
Ask no favors of any one; and you'll sue
ceed five thousand times better than one
who is always bcseeching some ones
patronage. No one will help you as you
help yourself, because no one will be So
heartily interested in your affairs. Men
who win love Io their own wooing.
Whether you work for fame for love, for
money, or for anything else, work with
your hands, heart and brain. Say "
will" and some day you will conquer.
Never let any man have it to say, &" | have
dragged you up-I have made you what
you are"
A certain physician on the public square
has n large card hung up in his office
with these words printed thereon: Book
agents and peddlers charged S. an hour fol
conversation. The other day book agent
came, and was just beginning Il rigmarolc
about the latest and best book OH,
when the physician pointed to the card.
He read the words over but once, when he
handed the physician s. bill, and was
about to commence operations again,
when the man of medicine said: Take Il
chair, please,and keep your money. Hand
me yonr subscription book. He has now
bought brace of derringcrs.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-04

Old Mr.. Thorp went into the parlor the
other night ut the witching hour of II 4;
and found the room unlighted, and his
daughter and dear friend, one of the
dual form Of garmenture variety, occupy.
ing the tetc.l-tete in the corner. Evan.
geino," the old man said sternly, this is
scandllous" " Yes, papa, y she answered
sweotly, " it is olndeess because times
arc SO hard and lights cost so much tina
Ferdinand aud sail we would try and
get along with the Starlight And thu
old man turned about in speechlcss amaze
ment and tried to walk out of the room
through panel in the wall paper,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-04

A western father was 50 cnraged at his
Incorporate son, that one day when he
came home "drunk again" he procured
Il box and placed him in it, leaving, ol
course, ventilation, and dug n grave, low
cred the box in it, and then ranged whiskey
bottles around the grave, and stood near
out of sight to watch the result. About
two hours after, the son awokc from his
drunken sleep, and pushing off the top ol
the box, stood up and surveyed the scene
around him, but on seeing no one, his
countenance seemed to Wear a doubtful
but perpexed look, when all of a sudden
a smile rested upon his lips, and he ex-
claimed in voice loud enough to be heard
three squares, "Rah, rah; resurrection
day; first man up"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-04

RECENT GEOGRAPHICAL WORK IN TIE
UNITED STATEs.-The geographical work
of the United States has been more limited
than usual, owing to the delay and small
ness OF appropriations. The Coast Survey
continues its work; in the Gulf of Mexico
careful soundings have been made, and
observations on the temperature of the
water and the flow of currents, which will
throw light on the Gulf Stream. Trian-
gulations were pushed eastward from the
Pacific Coast Range to the Sierra Nevada,
some of the lriangles observed having
sides 150 miles long Il series of telegraph
ic determinations Of longitudes have been
made for the purpose of correcting our
charts of the West India Islands, one
point ut least having been located on each
island. Triangulations along Lakes On
tario, Erie and Michigan, has been contin-
ned, the topography of the Niagara River
completed, many points determined for the
State survey of Michigan, and the eleva-
tion of the Great Lakes newly determined.
Lake Ontario is found to be 247 25 feet
and Lake Erie 1888 feet above mean
tide ut New York. Reports of geographic
cal and typographical work in Montana,
and Yellowstone Park, Southern Colorado,
Northern New Mexico and Arizona have
been issued. The geographical surveys
west Of the Tooth meridian under Leuten-
ant Wheeler have been continued. About
$4,000 square miles were traversed by the
various parties. Some interesting Span
sh mines were found in New Mexico. A
survey was carried on in the neighbor.
hood of Lake Tahoe, in California. The
depth of the Lake WAS found to exceed O.
200 feet. The examination of the Colorado
River, with reference to determining the
practicability of divcrting it from its
channel to rrigatc the deserts of south
eastern California, has been completed,
The lowest part of the desert is POO feet
below the sea- and it was found that an
area of 1,600 square miles could be flood
ed; bat consaantly,shilting sand would
make it II continual expense, and the evap-
Grafton from the surface of such II lake
would exceed the water flowing in the
Colorado in dry season. Thirteen atlas
sheets Of Lieutenant Whceler's survey
have been issued; they are upon Il scale OF
eight miles to an inch, and cover large
part of Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New
Mexico and Colorado. The survey of the
Territories under ProfS. Hayden and
Powell was carried on, and much has been
learned of the region embracing Colorado,
Utah and Southeastern Nevada. A trian-
gulation party climbed and measured
Blanco Peak, near Fort Garland, in Colo
RADIO, which, if not the highest, is next to
the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains.
1t is 14,464 feet high Over fifty of the
most elevated peaks in that range are in
the State of Colorado, running from a.
900 to II, 800 feet, so close that the utmost
care has been required to determine which
is the highest.-POpular Science Monthly,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-04
LICK AND LABOR,

Luck doth wait, standing idly at the gate
Wishing wishing all The day;
And at night, without fire, without light,
And before an empty tray,
Doth sadly say:
Tomorrow something may turn up;
Tonight Oh wishes must sup"
Labor goes, plowing deep the fertile rows
singing, singing all the day;
And at night, before the fire, beside the light,
And with well filed tray,
Doth gladly say:
Tomorrow rl turn something up;
Tonight on wages earned sup"
St Nicholas
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-04

An artist who repaired the properties o
church in Belgium, gave the following
among other items of work.
Embellished Ponlius Pnate and put rib
bon in his bonnet, $50
Put a new tail on the Rooster of st. Peter
and mended his comb, 32
Replumed and gilded the left wing of the
Guardian Angel, Al
Washed the servant of the High Priestand
put carmine on his check, 81
Terminated the flames of Purgatory and
restored Souls, 81
Revived the flames of Hell, put new tail
on the Devil mendcd his left hOof, and
did several jobs for the Damned, II
Rebordeiing the robe of llerod and read
justed his wig, 4C
Cleaned the eals Of lialaam5 AEs and
jhod him, SO
Put earrings in the ears of Sarah &C
mcudcd the shift of the Prodigal Sor, and
cleaned his care, -
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-04
TERMS FOR ADVERTISING.

For one square Of 2 lines orless of Agate type one
insertion, SOO for each subsequent
Unless the number of insertions marked the ad
yertsement it will be continued until ordered out
tising by the year
ProbateandCo Notices So OCeaeh.
Fornotices of Liberations Estrays, the Formation
ana Dissolution of COpartnershps, &c 81 % eacHOr
threeinsertons. If sent by mailthe money must ac.
company theletter
Notcesin news columns, 10 cents per line each in
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Notices of Deaths and Marriagesin serted gratis ut
extended Obituary Notices Poetry WILDE charged al
the rae of tYeCents perline.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-04

1t won't do to sneer at New Jersey JUS
tice. Keeper Hayes of Hudson county
penitentiary has been in the habit of get
ting his boots tapped by the prisoners at
the county expense. lie pleaded the Gus
tom of all his predecessors, but the court
convicted him of petty larceny.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-04

Sage brush, which has hitherto been re-
garded as valueless, is being gathered and
sold for fuel by the cord in Nevada,
An exchange remarks that spring open
ings are now in order Yes; some of them
are in the roads, and would swallow y
good sized horse.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-04

Simon Cameron was asked why the
Senate did not make more determined
opposition to the confirmation of Secreta-
rics Schurz and Evarts. "Why did you
not do somethingP" queried the friend.
g" Do do," replied the Senator; "what in
HaliCaX rOuld yn III, pn
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-15
TENNESSEE.

LILO
Chattanooga slsugbters 300 hogs per
day.
The finest apples sell in Obion county
for Fifty cents a bushel.
The Ashland P~laindesler has made its
appearance. 1t is edited by Mr.. S. D
Power.
In Lake county most of the land in
cotton has produced more than a bale Of
cotton to the acre.
A copy Of a picture of David Crockett.
executed by Miss Louisa Goodwin, was
placed in the State Library Wednesday
last and attracted much attention.
Within the past few weeks over
thirty families from New York aad
Northern States have located in Dick.
son county. aud a large number Of others
are expected before spring.
After being hanged at Columbia, pho.
t~ographed and made the chief figure Of
sensational cuts in a dozen illustrated
papers, Roper has at last found his way
into a medical college Of Nashville-so
it is said,
Paris Intelligencer: Paris will be
honored with oleSS ;han three religious
bodies next yesr-the Memphis confer.
ence Of the NJ. E. Church, South, the
conference Of the A. NJ. L. Church, and
the Association of the Colored Baptists.
Whoop up the chickens.
The Confederate monument at Cbatta.
nooga is finished. It is of fossiliferous
limestone, very white and handsomely
finished and stands just thirty feet high
from the foundation course, which is
level With the ground. 1t is very we'll
proportioned, and lifts its shaft above the
tees 10 the Citizens cemetery.
A sale Of several thousand acres Of
land, including a cotton mill, in Jeffer.
son county, has recently been made to a
Pennsylvania party, VINO will take i'm.
mediate possession. The property sold
for $98 900. Settlers are coming into
other sections Of the State, and the out.
look for a large immigration is very en-,
couraging.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-15
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

LONDON, December l5.-A CONSTANT
nople dispatch says the circular note
dispatched to the signatories of the
treaty of 1871 commences by the state.
ment that the origin Of the present i'm.
portant events is perfectly known. The
imperial government is conscious Of
having done nothing to provoke war. 1t
has done everything to avert it, and has
vainly sought to discover Russia's mo-.
tives in her aggressive campaign. The
porte has shown q desire for in pro e.
ment by recognizing the judicll 8
tenn and devising reforms witho, { d.
t%inctlon of race or religion, accord ng 10
the constitution, which has been every
where we'll received. Partial reform is
Of no avail. The adoption Of improve
meuts in n part of the empire only
would be o premium to other commune
ties to revolt. Any doubts as to the ex.
ecution OF these reforms should disap.
pear before the solemn declarations the
porte now makes. A state of war
simply retsrds such reforms and
is disastrous to the country gen.
orally, destroying the agricultural
interests, killing industry aud running
the financial congratulations. indie
p%endently Of these arrangements for re-
form what reason can there be for con.
tinuiBg the WARP Russia has declared
that she is not animated by a spirit Of
conquest. The military honor Of both
sides must be abundsntly satisfied. What
object can there be in prolonging a con.
test ruinous to both countries2 The mo-
ment has arrived for belligerent powers to
accept peace without affecting their dig
nifty. Europe might now uselully inter
pose her good Offices since the porte is
ready to come to terms. The country is
not at an end of its resources, and is
still prepared to fight in its own defense.
1t is ready, moreover, to sacrifice all for
the independence and integrity Of the
fstherlsud, but the porte is DESTROYS to
stop the further effusion Of blood, and
therefore appeals to the feelings Of jus
tice which must animate the great pow
ers, hoping they will receive these over.
tures f~avorably.
A Pleyna correspondent telegraphs
that be believes the Russians will not ad.
vance Immediately, but will await the
effect Of the fall of that place. The
heavy guns on the Sofa road, between
Pleyna and the river Vid, have been
hauled back.
BUcHAResT, December 10 0smar
Pssha has sent a short telegram to the
port stating that be had not received re
Inducements nor provisions, but never
theless, resisted as long as possible
Finally he made an attempt to force {
passage through the Russian lines Of in
Vestpent, in which the Turkish troops
despite their %valor, we're unsuccessful
, and he himself was taken prisoner.