Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-09
The freeman.
MONTPELIER,VT.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9, 1878.
Deferred Items.

The Newport, Kentucky, Local has seen
man with Il duster on, and remarks
Well, well we now want to die. Oul
sex is disgraced. Saw man walking
along and grabbing his duster up behind
Gen. A. C. Jones, an agent of the de
partment of agriculture, has just returned
t. Washington from an extended tour
through the southern states. lie reports
the country rich in diversified crops, peo-
ple working with will, and the colored
population contented and happy, receiving
good wages-he says that Louisiana, Mis-
ssssippi, Georgia and South Carolina will
in n short time supply the markets of the
world.
JANUARY" When the grass grows in
Janiveer, it grows the worse fort all the
year" The month is so named from the
Roman deity Janus, who was supposed to
preside over doors. He was represented
with two faces, one of which looked back,
over the old year, the other forward, to the
new. The Roman year originally COM
menced in March, ut first it had but ten
months, till Numa Pompilius, who died
672 B. c., added January and February.
Gilbert Haven's idea of making Liberia
territory, and ultimately state Of the
United States does not meet with any
more favor on that side of the water than
on this. On the contrary, the Liberian
government is trying to establish closer
relations with England, where it wants to
negotiate ~ loan Of $l0000,00O, and will
send Il native envoy to the court of St.
James. Meanwhile the emgrationg fever
among the southern negroes continues to
die out
AN OLD RESIDENT T.-Frederick Coon Of
Schuyler Falls is entitled to rank, among
the oldest residents of Northern New
York, having been born ut Three Rivers,
Canada, on the 2Sth of December, 1776,
and consequently was one hundred and
one years old 2Sth ult. The old gentleman
obtains II livelihood by manufacturing
willow baskets, to sell which he recently
walked eight miles, carrying number of
these articles to market. He seems rs hale
as the average person at half his age.
Senator Hoar,o Massachusetts, declares
himself satisfied in the main with the
presidents course thus far, finding good
deal to commend and not much to censure.
lie says the president set himself the
difficult task of assuaging the bitterly
partisan feelings which the presidential
contest left in both parties, and has ac-
complshed much good work. He thinks
the introduction of IL democrat to the
cabinet was wise. Mr.. Hoar does not say
anything about the future except to depre-
cate the passage of the Silver Bill,
The CROPS The crop statistics for 1877
have been made up at Washington, and
the figures bear out the statements hereto
fore made through the press that the
yield of cereals surpaSses anything ever
before known in the history OF the coun-
try. The hlrvest of wheat reached three
hundred and sixty million bushels-iIty
million bushels in excess of any former
year. The corn crop aggregates one bill
lion three hundred million bushels. After
making the most liberal provisions for the
home demand there remain one hundred
and ten million bushelS of wheat for eX-
port.
WRITING FOR THE PRESS-Waste no
time on introductons. Don't begin by
laying out your subject like a Dutch flow
er garden, or telling your motives for
writing, The key note should be struck,
if possible, in the very first sentence. A
dull beginning often damns an article; II
spicy one whets the appetite, and conf
mends what follows to both editor and
reader. Above all, stop when you are
done. Don't let the ghost of your thought
wander about after the death of the body.
Don'twas Il moments time in vindicating
your production, against editors and critics,
but eXpend your energies in writing some
thing which shall be its own vindication.
AN AFFECrIONATE SALMON.-The love
affairs of the fishes are not, rs a rule, of
much concern to the gentlemen of the line
and rod. But "a fisherman gives an ac-
count in the London Laud and Water of a
tussle with a Tweed salmon containing an
incident of almost pathetic interest. He
had succeeded in hooking salmon whose
size made it Il difficult prize to land. The
fish, like Barry Cornwalls S owl, had Il
mate that was fond and bold" and she had
come with him on II wedding tour from
the sea, and did not desert him in the hour
Of need. While the fisherman tried To
draw her husband toward the land, she not
only swan by his side, but thrice she
jumped high out Of the water in the at
tempt to fall upon and break the line. She
did not succeed, however, in affecting the
rescue; and hall nn hour after she herself
fell victim to the fishers skill. She was
bright, comely fish, and weighed TWEEN
ty-thrco pounds.