Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-10-31

De clOS6u very SOON. luey appeal LOT ;lH
extraordinary attendance on Thanksgiving
Day.
An exchange hopes that when the scien-
tific expedition around the world returns,
it will BIZ able to tell us why man always
takes off his boots first when undressing,
while woman always begins ut her hair
pins.
Prof. j. E. Todd has critically examined
the ''petriIied man" with stump of II tail,
that is said to have been found in Colora-
do. He says that it is clumsy, hewn out
of stone, and that it is not more than II
few years old.
Harlow Chandler, provision merchant of
Montreal, has failed on account of over
speculation in butter. Liabilities, $4,000.
Other falurs in the same line are expected
as prices have fallen heavily and very
large stocks are held.
The religious sentiment in San Antoine,
Texas, is overwhelmingly orthodox. An
intidel delivered lecture there against
Christianity. On the following night he
was whipped by a mob, and warned that
if he ever again attempted to teach inf
deity in that community lie would be
hanged.
Every Russian soldier actually present
at the seat of war will according to the
terms of decree just issued by the En-
peror, be capable of promotion to IN
officers rank for distinguished military
service. Further advancement will be
dependment on their successfully passing
the usual examinations.
One of the Norwich steamers had struck
and, while the passengers were hui riedly
making preparations for their safety, a fat
old Dutchman seized a life.preserver, and
tying it on, began to ill it, blowing till he
was red in the face with his efforts.
Halo" said IL bystander, "you can't fill
that thing; there's II big hole in it," A
blank look came over the Dutchman's face.
"Mcin Golt, ish dot so? den better keeps
my Wind in me-"
Peter Cowan, Jr., Sheriff Of Bedford
District, P. O., while hunting with IL
young man named Barry in Cowansville,
on Friday last, became separated from the
latter, and about dark, rs Barry Was COM
ing towards II piece of woods, he saw
something moving, and installing the OBJ
iect for II partridge discharged his gun
Immediately after he heard groan, and
gong to the spot found Cowan shot in the
head. The latter died in two hours. Bar
ny was almost distracted. and threatened
to take his own life. Cowan was thirty
eight years of age, and leaves IL family,
The San Francisco Chronicle says that
California would be better off without her
gold mines, and argues the point as fol-
lows; There are 5000 people in San
Francisco alone who live directly or in
directly from the purchase and sale of
stock, averaging in their expenses 50 900
a year. Here are, then, $9,000,000 which
the possessors do not earn, but which is
earned by their victims. Mining is no
unprodnclive industry, but the value Of its
products are more than eaten up by the
gambling specula!ions which it stimu-
lates."
While the commissioners to Sitting Bull
did not induce him to return across the
Canadian border, they have accomplished
an important work by securing the under
standing that neither his tribe nor any
other Indians shall organize on British
territory and make raids into our county
Col. Mcleod, commissioner of the British
northwest territory, told the Indians that,
if they did, they would not only be con-
fronted by American soldiers, but be pur-
sued by tile queens forces; and they nc.
cordingly agreed to behave themselves
Mcleod thinks there need be no fear that
they will cross the line, for the present, at
least.
Anybody who don't believe we ought to
have phonetic system of spelling should
read the letters a big kerosene company
have received. These are II few ofthe va
riations: Caracine, carecine, carozcne,
cursene, caroAYne, coriseen, carosyne, Ca
ricien, carsine, caresene, caroline, caro-.
Gene, carosean, carycene caresien, cara
seen. caroseene, corsen, carcene, carizicn.
karnsn, kcriscene, keroccine, kerestean,
keriseene, kerasenc, kerosen, kereseen,
kcrison, kerrseen, kerricene, keroseen,
kcrosine, kerisene, karosine, kerosene,
kerrsein, Kerosene, kerose, keraseen, ker.
son. kerocene, kerozene, kerrisene, kerry
seen, kerissien, kerscn, korosein, keris-
Gene.
A singular rumor has gained currency
in Limerick, Ireland, to the effect that the
Viscount FitzGibbon, gallant cavalry
officer, who was supposed to have fallen
in the celebrated charge of the Six Hun.
dred ut Balaklava, did not meet that fate
but is ut this moment on his way home tc
claim his estates. 1t is stated that when
last seen he was leaning, apparently
wounded, on his horse; that he was taken
prisoner by The Russians, and shortly aftel
for some insult alleged 10 have been given
to Russian officer, was transported to ST.
IBERIA, whence, his term of exile having
expired, he is returning to Ireland. A
statue of him adorns the Wellesley bridge
New Orleans is almost the only place
east of the Rocky mountains where tho
cent is not in circulation. The loves
denomination is the fve.ccnt piece, or
"picayune,' and the poor are often thus
compelled to buy more than they want o
certain articles, and The result is waste nnc
loss. The principal opponents of the in
production OF the cent are the provision
dealers, who believe that it would decrease
the amount CT their sales; the horse cal
people, who think it would create de
nand for reduction in fares and the bank
ers, who OBJECT to the trouble it woul,
cause their clerks. The press, however
is waking up, one or two bankers arc in
teresting themselves in the subject, and
reform is only question of time.
Celia Flaherty is Rochester girl of Sc
humorous disposition that her incliua
ton to play jokes amounts nearly to ma
mia. She ordered coal to be sent to per
sons who did not want it, despatchc,
anonymous letters to excite the Jealous,
of husbands and wives, had collins deliv
cred at sick folks houses, and had plysi
clans to make night searches for imagin
airy patients. At length the police resolved
to catch her at her pranks. A deJecliv,
opened n correspondence, and begged he
to give him her picture. She sent pho
tograph of the back Of her head, suppos
ing that it could not be recognized; bu
he studied the hair closely, and then walk
ed the streets industnously, until he saw +,
match for it in Sly le. Miss Flaherly thpt