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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-02

wheat crop clear gain. Another man
bought eighty acres of railroad land and
broke it. This years crop paid for the
land and all the expenses of seeding and
harvesting. A neighbor raised a thousand
bushels'from thirty acres. These instances
might be multiplied. I don't know of
single Instance of failure. Those whose
crop this year was less than twenty bush
els to the acre are an exception. Immense
train loads of wheat go to Minneapolis
every day, and every day they bring back
immense loads of lumber. So we NAV
build to protect from the cold, and defy
the Minnesota storms.
The railroad brings advantages, but evils
follow close behind. Hartland already
boasts Of two saloons in spite of the vote of
the town against license. New Richland,
the next town north has already upwards of
sixty buildings, most of them of substan-
tail character, but was told by one who
could smell whiskey us far as any one, that
liquor was freely sold in six of them. All
the border ruflianism incident to a new
country abounds there. Drinking, swear
ing, lighting, bruised heads and bloody
noses are too common to attract especial
notice. Sixty buildings, six Saloons but
no church nor school house. | suppose
these things will come along by and by
Pity they should have to wait till the last.
Before the railroad was built the GOOD
people here enjoyed their quiet isolation
They had ways and manners of their own
and were undisturbed by the customs of
New York or Paris. Now Boston fashions
come in on every train and there is IL wild
almost frantic straining TO keep up with
the times. Our rustic simplicity has be-
come vulgar and unbecomng and the in
nocent self forgetfulness of former times,
must be regarded hereafter as Il betrayal
of ignorance and II lack Of acquaintance
with the on-rushing world
But | have discoursed too long about
the weather and the railroad. ! meant to
have given you some account of our for
eign population, of whom we have a large
proportion, especially Norwegian, but shall
have to defer it till some other time.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-02
THEOLD YEARS BOOK.


Now close the book and lay 1t away
The Old Years Book-we have read ii through,
Leaf after leaf and day after day,
We have turned the pages, both and you
What it has told us full well we know,
Each for himself the story has read
A bitter tragedy, full OF woe,-
Alas they found it who mourn their dead.
And some have read of trial and pain,
OF weary burdens so hard to bear,
OF bright hopes crushed, again and again,
Turning its pages in blank despair.
O. A pleasant storv," others may say,
Telling us more Of joy than of pain;
Almost sadly we lay it away
Would we might open and read it again"
Ana some have read it with loves own eyes,
BY the light that love alone can give,
While the pages glowed with loves surprise,
And life were joy and 'twcre joy to live.
But close the book,-The story is old;
Lay itaway with a smile or Il tear,
Written in black, or written in gold,
We open the book of another year
New Years Day, -TdIncript
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-02

A MERRY IIEART-I'd rather be poor
and merry than inherit the wealth of the
Indies with IL discontented spirit. A mer-
ry heart, cheerful spirit from which
laughter wells up us naturally as bubble
the springs of Saratoga, are worth all the
money bags, stocks and mortgages of the
city. The man who laughs is doctor,
with II diploma endorsed by the school OF
nature; his face does more good in II sick
room than pound Of powders or II gallon
of bitter draughts. If things 90 right he
laughs, because he is pleased, if they go
wrong, he laughs because it is cheaper
and better than crying. People are al
ways glad to see him, their hands instinct
lively 90 half way to meet his grasp, while
they turn involuntary from the clammy
touch of the dyspeptic, who speaks on the
groaning key. He laughs you out of your
faults, while you never dream of being
offended with him; it seems as if sunshine
came into the room with him, and you
never know what II pleasant world you are
living in until he points out the sunny
streaks on its pathway. Who can help
loving the whole souled, genial laughter?
Not the buffoon, nor the man who classes
noise with mirlh-but the CHEEKY, content
ed man of sense and mind. A good
humored laugh is the key to all breasts
The truth is that people like TO be laughed
at in u genial sort of way. If you are
making yourself ridiculous, you want to
be told of it in pleasant manner, not
sneered at. And it is astonishing how
frankly the laughing population can talk
without treadlng on the sensitive toes of
their neghbors. Why will the people put
on long faces, when it is so much easier
and more comfortable to laugh? Tears
come to us unsought and unbidden. The
wsest art in life is to cultivate smiles, and
to find the flowers where others shrink
away for fear Of thorns.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-02

THE EXTINCTION OF SPECGES.-The GX-
tinction of many animals that are known
to have formerly existed on the earth is II
subject which cannot very easily be eX-
planned, while the number Of them is
greater than at first would be supposed.
Various species no doubt undergo gradual
extinction by changes which deprive them
of their accustomed food; but others seem
to die out from unknown causes. During
the historic period considerable number
of animals have been swept off the British
Islands, among which are the bear, the
wolf, the Irish elk. etc. In America, dur
ing the comparatively short period of its
history, various species have vanished,
and others are following them. The bea-
yer. formerly so generally spread over the
whole Of that country, is now only to be
found in remote regions. The deer and
moose are disappearing in the same man
ner. The bison is very much diminished,
and must ere long be extirpated. the
mastadon, Il creature of enormous bulk,
has totally disappeared, along with the
skeletons of them which have been dis
covered, there are evidences of their hav-
ing lived on food derived from plants
which are still existing. In other parts Of
the world, the dodo and the moa have
perisbed within the last few centuries;
and the apleryx is undergoing the same
fate" The Gigantic Noa Bird" IN Pop
ular Science MOnthy.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-02

OUR DAUGuTERs.-Let us teach them
to be useful in all directions. Give them
IL thorough education. Teach them to
cook II nourshing meal. Teach them to
wash, iron, darn stockings, sew on buttons,
to make their own clothes, and a well-tit-
ting shirt Teach them to bake bread,
and to understand that good cook saves
much on the apothecary's bill. Teach
them that only those cconomize who spend
less than they receive, and all those who
spend more must become poor. Teach
them that calico dress, paid for, dresses
one better than II silk one with debts.
Teach them that one round, full face is
worth more than fifty consumptjve-look-
ing beauties. Teach them to wear good,
strong shoes. Teach them to make pur-
chases and examine accounts. Teach them
that an honest mechanic, with health and
strength, is worth dozen etfeminate, eX-
quisite, not over honorable loalers. Teach
them that happiness in married life de-
pends neither upon the department of the
man, nor upon his wealth, but on his reli-
gious sense and good character. If you
have thoroughly impressed them with the
Importance of all this, and they under
stand it, then let them, when the time for
matrimony has come courageously marry.
If they have protited by your teachings
you need have no fear for their future
Toronto Globe.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-02

TIE MEAN SMALL BoY-The mean
small oy is different from the mean big
boy, because all of his tricks are calculat-
ed to make other hearts ache. He now
takes a silver quarter and makes it fast to
Il string, and to see him hang about the
post Office. one would set him down rs II
boy who had never had IN evil thought
He selects victim and drops the quarter
where it will do the most good The ring
of the metal commands attention at once,
and the programme was carried out in Il
case recently. The victim was a short
man with very red neck, and when he
heard the quarter drop he clapped his
hand on his pocket and looked around.
did you drop quarter?' mildly ask.
ed the mean small boy, pointing to one on
the stone floor.
"Ah. must be hole in my pocket,
replied the fat man as he pulled up the
knees of his pants ana bent over 10 pick it
up.
He had his fingers on the money when it
slid away, and us he Strengthened up he
was greeted with iipndish chucklcs from
half dozen mean biz and small boys, one
of whom inquired:
(Which pocket has hole in it?'
1.-The man didn't say. For some mex
plcable reason he refused to enter into any
explanations, but FASTENED away.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-02

TKE BEAUTY OF TRIAL BY JURY.-Ihe
Jury then retired to consider the verdict
Well. gentlemen, what shall it
be? For the defendant or he plaintiff? |
say for the plaintiff, damages one thou
sand pounds Number Two-Nons"nse;
You mean the defendant. lie was in the
right, and nothing shall make me give in,
if | stay here all night. Number Three
Don't say that; because have a dinner
party at seven. Number Four-And |
promised my wife to be back by six. Num-
Der Five-I say ditto to Mr.. Foreman
Only make it iarthing damages. Moth
ing shall move me from that. Number
Six-Which was the plaintiff? Number
Seven-Why. the one who refused to pay
the bill, don't You know? Number Eight
-Lor' bless me, thought he was the de-
Gendant. Number Nine-Come, gentle
men, it's getting late. Make up your
minds. | don't care which you give it
for, in fact, | thought both sides in the
wrong Number Ten-Did you? | thought
both sides in the right. Number Eleven
It's no use talking. tell you mean TO
stick to the defendant. Number Twelve
And l to the plaintiff Damages one
thousand pounds. Not penny, mind
you, not a penny less. Foreman-l see
gentlemen, we must decide it in the usual
way. will toss the shilling, if you will
be good enough to cry heads or tails,
The jury returned after few minutes
absence. Verdict for the plaintiif-dam-
ages forty shillings.-PaVch.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-02

tents like whirlwind, and, stampcding
our animals, disappeared below the hori-
zon. The only one of our number who
retained his presence of mind, in the wild
scurry and confusion, was little Pe-toh-
kip; and when discovered running in ad-
vance of the marauding band apparently
in an eager effort to save at least one
horse from loss, we wildly cheered him
on. But, alas for innate deplnvity! Fore
most in that yelling group, with look of
scernful trinmph on his face, and perched
upon my favorte roam, he role back to
that old savage life from which he had
been rescued, ,-AppletOn'S Journal.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-02

Ii. GREELEY AND BRANDY PEACIIEs-
The Hudson River Chronicle saws: The
philosopher of the Tribune was a great
rourmand, not an epicure. and would eat,
in season and out of season. whatever
pleased his palate. And this, although he
was II protested Grabami,p. or a believer
in vepetable and cereal diet. We have
known him to walk several blocks for n
loaf of Graham bread. which he wonld
consume with an accompaniment of two
dozen large fried oysters, and eat II mid
niybt meal of beefsieak and hot buttered
biscuit. that the Kentucky piant or A half
civilized ostrich would have shrunk from,
But Mr.. Greeley never drank liouor of
anv kind-neither malt. wine, nor spirits,
He did not know the taste of snirits and
would no. use them even As medicines
In the course of forty years that we knew
him intimately, we never but once knew
of his TASTING ANYTHING that contained
liouors, and then he did it unwittinolv,
For wears it had been his cuslom TO eat lis
THANKSGIVING dinner at the honse Of a
lady friend who had brought with her from
Vermont the traditional New ENGLAND
custom of ofcelebratinr THANKSGIVING The
late MIR. Henry j. RAYMOND and John +
Cleveland. (Mr. Greeiey's brolher-in.aw.l \
also now deceased, were generally among
the guests. On one of these Occasions
plates of brandy peaches were placed for
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-02

The Yale jokers who included piece of
stained brick among the geological
specimens which they placed upon the
desk of their professor as objects worthy
of his explanatory remarks, received the
following reward, Taking up one of the
specimens, he said: This is a piece of
baryta from the Cheshire mines. This"
holding up another, " is piece of field
spar from the Portland quarries. And
this" coming to the brick, I" is piece of
impudence from some member of the
olass.n
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-02

SOME ONE TO LovE.-Perhaps one of the
most positive proofs that we have Of the
souls independence of the body is oul
great need of love and of something to
love. Were we animals, creatures doomed
to perish after few brief years of life in
this world, that which contents the brute
would also content us. TO eat and sleep
we'll, to have an easy time of it, would be
enough. As it is we may have all these
things, and health to enjoy them, and yet
be utterly wretched Neither can mental
food satisfy US. "Some one to love" is our
heart cry.
" hen the atmosphere of tenderness is
about us, we rejoice; when people are
hard, harsh and unkind, we suffer. We
BEGIN life wishing to love all people, and
believing that they love us. Experience
hardens us. Our dear ones grow fewer,
but, as long as reason LASTS, we must love
some one. we must ut least imagine that
some one loves us, The parents, sisters,
and brothers, that dearest friend whom we
promise to love and cherish until death,
these come into our lives and fill them up.
Afterwards come the little children. frail,
helpless babies, who need our care 20
much and hirnds to whom we are not
kin, yet who grow dear to us.
Some have many loved ones, and some
have but one. Heaven help those who
have none, though they are generally to
blame for their empty heartedness; for
Kindness will win love. They are always
wretched, and show their craving for
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-02

Alta recitation in ancient history. an au-
burn.haired student, tempted thereto by
the assertion that i" the Egyptians were in
the habit of sacrificing redheaded girls to
the DEVIL" puts the question; What
dill they do with the red-headed boysp"
and the professor answers unto him /;
"They supposed they would go of their
own accord"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-02

DIsCouRAGED.--It is easy to say,
+" Never give up the ship" 1t is so easy
to hold your head up and step firmly, to
laugh checrly, and have pleasant word
for everybody, when safely hedged in
from sorrow and poverty by the love OF
friends and bottomless purse When
sickness passes by to knock at some other
door, when home is the one "sweet safe
corner in all the world, when there are
those who would suffer that YOU might 90
frce-ah. then it is easy to feel as if moth
ing could ever make you quite discouraged
This is Il beautiful world and there are
lots of good things in it. Yes, mlny Il son
and daughter, few wives and mothers,
and about the same proportion of husbands
and fathers, do live more in lhe shine than
in the shadow of life. But there are 81
many so many more, who have to buckle
on their armor, and spend their best
hearts blood in the daily life. Such Bit
ter trials as men and woman do live
through. Who can doubt that heaven
sends them their fortitude? 1t can.
not be of earth. Such strains of heart
and brain as heart and brains do still bear
up under! Is it any wonder that weary
hands sometimes fall despondingly, and
weary heads bow discouraged? Oh. ye
whose paths are in the pleasant places
whose faith was never tried by heaven s
seeming disregard Of your prayers anc
tears! who never knew the lack of tender
home,love and protection, exult in youl
happiness, and thank Providence. Blu,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-02
DlRGE OF IHE OLD YEAR.
BY WILLIAM H. BURLEIGH.

Ihe good Old Year the brave Old Ycarl
lie loved you long and he loved you well;
Scatterye snow-nakes on his bier,
And plant his grave with the asphodell
Inc good Old Year that brought you cheer
In the days now gOne-the brave Old Year,
Dead in The midnight-wOrds of lear
II,
Winds of the midnight wildly swell,
And pour your dirge DER the dead Old Year
For the good Old Year so wan and pale,
The dead Old Year on his icy bier,
tor the brave Old Year let the wild winds wall
For the dead Oh Year. toll, toll the bell,
And let the winds of the midnight tell
10 the sobbing streams that moan and plain,
10 the streams that moan like souls in pain,
That the good Old Yolr comes not again
Dead in the midnight words of fcarl
Dead IN the midnight brave Old Year!
Dead in the midnight ON his bieri
Winds of the midnight! toll the bell
Old Year, farewell
Farewelll-
FAREWELL
And the solemn midnight hears his kncll
~.
The rivers sob like souls in pain,
For the Year that never comes again,
And the wailing winds to the woods complain
That the good O,d Year meier comes again
That the soul of the brave Old Year has ncd ;
And the woods respond to the wild winds wal
With many moan,
With many groan,
For the brave Old Year so stark and Pale
All, wol-for the good Old Years dcad
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-02

after when mt his annual visit, lie was par
ticulur to ask. "Mother b. have you
been poisoning those peaches with that
Internal brandyP"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-02

| chaneed to pass one evening, in the
Christmas-time, at II country inn in little
Carmyrthenshire village remote from rail
ways. Certain wanderings though green
lanes (and the lanes were still green, al.
though it was cold, mid-winter weather)
had brought me to the place at dusk, and
being weary, had resolved to rest thelc
for the night Some local festivity of the
season had taken place duriHg the day
which bad drawn into the village an un-
usual number of farmer-fOlk from the i'm.
mediate nGignborhOod. After II simple
dinner of II chop and IL half pint of cIDrlOdl
(good beer,) | stroled into what they call.
ed the smoke-room, by way of dislin.
gushing it from the tap-room adjoining 1t
was aNplain little room, with high backed
wooden settles against the wall; indeed
the backs reached nearly up to the ceiling
and gave an old fashioned air of comfort
to the room which no amount of gliding
and mirrors could possibly impart. Two
or three farmers were sitting there drink
ing their beer and smoking their pipes,
and toasting their trouscrless shins before
the blazing fire. Pr sently a Welch harper
with his harp entered from outdoors, and,
seating himself in the corner of the room,
began to tune his instrument. The room
quickly filled up with men and women,
and the air was soon reeking with tobacco
smoke and music. No drinks but beer
pop" were indulged in by the company,
save that some of the women drank tea;
but Bacchus never saw more genial
company. BY my side sat Il jovial, collier.
looking man, with a shock oftousled hair,
who presently struck up in a loud, clear
baritone ringing song which the harp
Immediately took up and followed. 1t was
evidently a song all present knew, for they
listened to the singer with every manifes-
tation of delight, and when the chorus ar
rived they joined in with lusly roar,
that made the windows rattle. The sing
er constantly leaned forward in his seat,
swaying his body as he sung, and placed
the palm of his huge right hand against
and under the edge of the table before him
with an awkward gesture, that seemed
absolutely essential to his comfort-as il
he were holding himself down in his seat
thus, in opposition to an instructive dis
position TO rise and dance; and. instead of
looking at the company, or at the ceiling
he looked at the table where he was hold
ing to it. | complmenled him on his
singing when his song was done, which
seemed to crafty him very much; he
offered TO sing the song over again, in
English if | would like; he could sing il
in either language equally well, he said
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-02

ARE LOANS WORTH SIX PER CENT?
According to creditabe authority pot
containing nine thousand pieces of coined
metal was discovered recently by laborers
while at work draining low land in Scot
land. The statement is made that these
coins are chiefly of silver, some of them
belonging to the twelfth thirteenth, and
fourteenth centuries. 1t is supposed that
they were used in the reigns of Robert ii,
Robert III, and David ii, and have laid
in the earth upward Of three hundred
years, having previously been worn near
iy smooth. The inquisitive mind natural
" inquiries: How much has been lost on
This secret deposit by way of interest tax
ng six per cent us an equitable rate? We
find the answer TO be Counting the nine
thousand pieces to be worth an average of
only ten cents, or II total of nine hundred
dollars, and making the statement some
what in detail and adding interest only at
the end of each Year, rs follows;
At the time Of the deposit, say
l5TL.....,................, SJUO
one hundred years after ucpo 1T
or 677......................... dOb,UG
Two hundrt ears aller deposit
or l1.I......,.............. Ia UIutUUU
Thee hundred years after d'-
rosit OF ls77.......,.........., J5,373 600 600
Since the small pot of silver estimated
to he worth nine hundred dOLIarS in the
open market, if it had been deposited in II
savings bank three hundred years ago,
and Si1 per cent had been added ut the end
of each year, would now have amounted
to the enormous sum ofhjHyJiCe billions,
three hundred a'td SeUenty-lhrec m1Jlions
md sis thousand otOilUrS, or mole than IT.
teen times more than the totti of onr iHl-
ntenSe national deb., it must be apparent
to the most careless mind that six per cent
is rate ttr beyond the ability of men or
governments to pay, and the attempt t.
pay it makes slaves of men who lry.-Dry
Goods JOuynai.
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And stentorian was the roar Of the chorus
men and women together, with Il heart
mess and an emphasis which no words
can possibly eXaggerate. 1t was enough
to make Il man wish his grandfather had
been u Weshman just to hear it. apple
TOMS JOurnHi.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-01-02

One day our camp upon the banks of
Battle Greek suddenly became the scene
of wild dash of BlAckfeet. Advancing
in IL semicirclc, they swept through the