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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-09
Will You Eyade ?
HOW ONE NEW YORKER INVITES ANOTHER
1OTAKE A DRINK.

Will you evade this morning. said
my friend.
Whal?"
Evade. Evade the excise law. That's
what we cali it now
Il will evade.' | answered promptly.
" always evade when possible. do it
on principle
At the door of popular restaurant
stood Il man. He surveyed us keenly, My
friend tried that door. 1t was locked.
The man stepped up. " Cant get in, gen
tlemen." said he; " bar closed"
"Why you know me, don't you?" said S.
to the sentinel.
mo. Who are your references? We
must have tirst-class references as to char
acter occupation and standing to guard
against eXcie spies.
After giving the name of II prominent
judge and another high official the door
was unlocked We entered. No bar was
visible. People were going up and down
the cellar stars. We joined the throng.
Descending to the cellar, bar improvised
on II board and two barrels met our eye
The barkeepers were busy behind it.
:" This is evasion" said S. How will
you evade?"
- With hot Scotch
" Mine, too,'' said he.
We evaded.
"Isn this shamcfu?' said S. Call
this a free country, indeed. Why it's so
much trouble to get a single drink now
that one must drink twice and save that
much introductory ceremony. Let us
evade again." said he.
We did So
How's business?' l asked of the bar
tender.
Never better.' said he. " People have
SO much trouble in getting into "a saloon
to get drink that they drink two or three
times to save going through it all again.
Then they rather like the novelty of the
thing. This evasion of the law lends to it
the charms Of adventure. So now people
evade who did not evade before, and those
who did evade, do now evade the more.'
Let us go somewhere else and evade,"
said S.
We found another saloon, another
guard, another locked door; references
were again produced; we were admitted,
The place was full. The bartenders had
not time to clean their glasses. It's
great hardship, amt it." said S., 4" to be
deprived of ones liberties and drinks in
this wayp Let's evade some more"
I've had enough of evasion to-day l
said.
What" said S. "Nuff; I'm goin' to
devote the ressuv this day t'vssion."
l left him evading.-N. Y. Graphic.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-09

! His capacity to acquire, and his ability
TO work, under pressure, were extraordi-
nary. He struck out at Il single heat one
hundred lines of The Vanity of Human
Wishes. He wrote forty eight of the print
ed octave of his celebrated Life of Savage
at sitting. lie wrote out whole parlia-
mentary debates from scanty notes fur
nished him by persons appointed to attend
them; sometimes having nothing more
communicated to him than the names of
the several speakers and the part they had
taken in the debate. Sayings of his, dropped
in casual conversation about comparative
ly unimportant things will live as long as
the language in which they were spoken.
Witness his reply, familiar to all the world
when asked at the sale of Thrale's brewery
tine value of the property to be disposed OF ::
1--WE are not here, ;" he said, ITO sell IL par
eel of boilers and vats but the potentaIity
of growing rich beyond the dreams of
avarice.n Who but johnson, in bis most
pompous and self important mood, could
have said itp
We have not the space to speak of the
violence of his prejudice against the
Americans. tho Scotch, and the Presby-
terians But we must say, that we think
he was bigger in his bigotries than in al
most anything else. Who but that MT
jestic teacher of moral and religious WIS
DOM" could have declined TO hear Dr.
Robertson preach. for no other reason than
that he "would not be seen in II Presbyler-
ian churchp' When asked. in Edinburgh,
where John Knox was buried, lie burst
oul, " hop i'll the highway.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-09

A CoNTRASr.-If we were to be asked
to say in one word the quality that more
than anything else marks English towns
and all public places us compared with
our own, we should have to say aeatnesS
English streets are we'll paved ana clean
English roads are well kept; English rail
way stations are in perfect order; English
fields are trim and neat; English gardens.
hedges, fences, lawns, all exhibit care and
oversight. English smoke and fog black
en- and stain al the buildings, bnl English
care more than compen,ates for this I'M
avoilablc evil. We are not so particular
here. We have n clear atmosphere and
brilIiant skies, but we are all, So far as
public places are concerned, sons and
daughters Of Shtbbyvile This is the
more strange, because in our households
no such reproach is true. There are no
neater or better kept homes anywhere than
American homes, nor are any people
cleaner OF nraler in their habits. Ii is
wholly in public matters that this shnbb.
ness we complain of exists; and this arises
of course, first, from the neglect of tie
official persons we cndow with handsome
salaries for leaving uhdone the things they
should do; and next, from II strange in
difference on everybody's part to every
thing of public nature. to everything
thtt is not within his own private admin
istration. --ApnletOH'S Journal.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-09

Chief Jnstice Marshall was in the habi
of going to market himself. and CARRYING
home his purchases Frequently he woult
be seen ut sunrise, with poultry in one
hand and vegetables in the other On ont
of the occasions II fashionable young man
who had removed to Richmond, was
swearing violently because he could fin,
no one to carry home his turkey Mar.
Shall stepped up and asked where he iv-
Ell
Being told, he said, That is my way
and viii take it for you
When they came to the house. the young
man inquired, :" What shall pay youP
"Oh! nothing said the Chief jus.
tice; you are welcome. | was in my
way and no trouble"
"Who is that old man that brought
home my turkey for me?' inquired the
young man of bystander.
That" replied he, is Nr. Marshall
Chief Justice Of the United States"
Why did he bring home my turkey?"
ITO give YOU severe reprinand. and
to teach You to attend to your own busi.
ness was the reply.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-09

After the departure, for the winter, OF
the migratory quail, imported by Martin
Everts, of Rutland, from Italy, last sum-
mer, some of the Rutland wags got Il
friend at the South to write long account
of the appearance of flock of migratory
quail, near Cape Hatteras, at which point
they turned and flew out over the ocean,
The Forest and Stream published this let
ter, with the headline, Have we New
Species of Bird in American" The Rut-
land Herald and Globe laughed at the
Forest a1d Stream for the blunder in their
headline, and accounted for the birds put
ting to sea on the ground that in their
European migrations they had crossed the
Mediterranean; that the flight from Ver-
mont to Cape IIatteras was the length of
their usual land flight, and that they mis-
took the Atlantic forthe Mediterranean, and
were of course lost. Judge Everts saw
the article, and vented his disappointment
in the terse remark: "They've all gone
to hi now, anyway The hoax, which
was originated by DR. Goldsmith, Gen.
Ripley, Lieu. Gov. Proctor, and others, has
just leaked out, and is costing Judge
Everts heavily.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-09

JOHNNY ABOUT HRS Ir.-'The Boston
Post says; A few days ago II teacher in
one of tie primary schools was instruct
ing her lowest class in natural history.
Her subject was the cat and its habits, and
rs she proceeded with her remarks she
was charmed with the rapt attention of
her dininutive auditors. After her talk
was over she proceeded to question her
scholars in order to see how much they
know of the subject under consideration,
and many were the answers-showng
that she had not wasted her effort-that
she received. At last she said to the small
est of her boys, little mite with chubby
cheeks AMI glistening eyes,
johnny, what does your mother keep
Il cat forP'
81 To lay Kittens was the unexpected
reply.
The questioning for that session came to
an abrupt end
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-09
VOL. XXXV.

1t does not add 10 the pleasure of a
feast for sympathetic old gentleman, a
new and enthusiastic member of the S. p.
c. A., to remark of the turkey. that he
hoped it enjoyed natural and peaceful
death. This did occur yesterday, to mar
an otherwise joyous inquest on the remains
of splendid Christmas gobbler.-C Cincit-
natl Commercial.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-09

The happiness of nation consists in
true religion. piety, justice, prudence, for
titude, and the contempt of avarice and
ambition. They in whomsoever these
virtues dwell eminently, need not kings to
make them happy, but are the architects
of their own happiness, and whether to
themselves or others are not less than
kings, Milton.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-09

1t is reported at Washington that ex-
Representative Hubert Il. Paine, of Wis
consin, who is now practcing law in that
city, will be appointed to the bench of the
Court of Claims in place of Judge Peck,
who will 20 on the retired list.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-09

TIE METRIC OR DECIMAL SYSTEM
The following simple table gives all that
there is in the metric or decimal system
of weights and measures
MONEY
10 mills make one cent.
10 cents make q dime.
10 dimes make dollar,
10 dollars make an eagle.
LENGTH,
10 mimetcrs make a centmeier.
~ centimeters make dcclmGter.
10 deCimeleTs make meter.
10 meters make a dekametcr
10 lcka-meters make u heCtometer.
70 hecto. meters make kilometer.
10 klO-nelers make myrlHmetCr.
WEIGHT.
70 mill grams make centgram.
10 eenli-grams make deciglam.
IL decgrams make gram,
10 grams make a dekagrauI.
10 dCka-2rams make n heGtogrAm.
IL hecto-gramS make a kil0gram.
10 l0kilograms make myridgtam.
WEIGHT.
10 Onill;.liters make Il centiIiter
10 ceplllers make a decilitef
10 llters make a dekallter
10 dekaliters make heototer.
The square and cubic measures are
nothing more than the square and cubes
of the measures of length (Thus square
md II cubic miIlimeter are the square and
The cube of which one side is milmeter
in lengtl.) The are and stere are other
names for the square dekameter and the
cube meter.-B0St0n Iranscrtpt
meter is equal to 39Sss American inches
gram is equal TO ID, f33 grains troy or avoirdu.
Jois, liter is equal TO 2ll3 American pints -
fynericuu bfpDUfIcfUTer.
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-11-20
New Milford.

Rev. Mir. Crofut exchanged with Rev. MT. Coad, of Roxbury, last Sunday.
 The New Milford Lyceum organized, last Friday evening, and will have debate next Thursday evening.
 Travel has been resumed on the highway leading to Wellsville It had been stopped for a few days on account of the repairing of one of the abutments of the bridge over the Aspe- tuck.
 Last Sunday, the Quakers held meetings in their church at Lanesvlle.
 The Second Hill school has begun, hay. ing secured MT. True as teacher.
 Frank Hayes has finally, as Mrs. Parting ton says, gone into the maritime state. Last Tuesday he was married to Mrs. Sarah Gunn at the Methodist parsonage, by Rev. J. H. Crofut. in a square heel -and-toe style. The boys living near the happy couple assembled, where they were sojourning, and kept racket going for some time, but went away disappoint- ed at last, for they could not bring him out, and they departed for home going -as-they- pleased. We wish the couple long and hap py life.
 Irwin Clark has been sick for about two weeks, with fever and ague, coupled with some other disease, and his death was considered certain for some time, but now we can chroni- cle that his recovery is expected.
 F. s. Richmond is building tobacco warehouse, opposite his residence, where he will be engaged in packing the article during the coming winter.
 --EuAry one, most is affected by the mad dog scare. Roy.
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-11-20
West Cornwall.

Miss Hattie Mallison left town last week for San Francisco expecting to be married on her arrival, to gentleman with whom she became acquainted on ship-board on her return from England, so says Madame Rumor.
 Will. Fuller IS spending few weeks with There is to De Dime Sociable at Mir. James F. Reeds, Thursday evening good time is anticipated.
 Mrs Henry Cole has just returned from Bridgeport in company with her sister, who few weeks since was rendered almost helpless While cleaning pair of gloves with benzine, in holding them near lighted lamp, they ig- nited, burning her hands and arms in a shock ing manner, and her friend in Bridgeport showed her substantial sympathy by present. a roll of greenbacks ($45).
 Religious meetings are to be held in Corn wall Hollow, every night this week.
 Eugene Scovill has left for Chicago where he expects to engage in business. -The excitement over the late election has not entirely subsided. The candidates for Representatives were as follows Republican, Orlando Perkins, Horace O. Hart; Denecrat- ic, Sebra Wells, James F. Reed The votes were counted and the two democrats declared elected, but subsequent count before the boxes were sealed, showed that one of the re- publican candidates, Horace O. Hart, had one majority over all and Reed and Wells were tied. The republicans have overcame a dem- ocratic majority of (sO on last years vote.
 OCCASIONAL.
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-11-20
Washington Depot.

Probably you have heard what mean set of thieves have been prowling about onr re- speotable town, breaking into a parsonage, even but we have had side-sensation grow ing out of that affair."
 A young girl coming from toward Black vile called at a house near the depot, and said she saw near the road four fellows looking over bag of silver The lady of the house immediately took her to Mir. Wyant's where she repeated her statement, and gave the the name of lad whom she knew as being one of the gang, while all the others were strangers. The lad was sent for and an inyes- tigatien made at the town clerks office, but he was able to prove that he had not been near the place designated, and the girl evidently told her story to make sensation, and then swore to it rather than admit she had told a lie. An intelligent girl, fourteen years of age. who would thus maliciously defame the char acter of an innocent person should not be per- mitted to go unpunished.
 An amusing incident occurred after the burglary. Mrs. Brinsmade, senior, is quite an old lady, and devoted to her church. She is at present with her son at the parsonage. She gave her ight-thoughts the next morning. A cat came into her room, and jumping on he; bed, awoke her. Hearing a noise she thought of burglars, and concluded they were after the communion service, which is quite valua. ble. She decided if they came to her room she should tell them it was not in the house, but if they insisted upon knowing where il was, she did not know what she could say, for she could not say that she did not know. T.
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-11-20
darlington.

RELIGIOUS. Mr. Thrall and Dea. F. N. Galpin attended the State Conference of churches at Waterbury. last week, and report very interesting meeting.
 Mr. Thrall returned by the way of New Ha- ven, ,and was accompanied by his brother Will liam, who supplied the desk, yesterday, and gave an elaborate illustration of Faith.
 The Church Furnishing Society met on Tuesday evening The work on the Taberna- cle is rapidly progressing. The galleries are very much improved, the breast work is both beautiful and tasteful, the seats are being put in, and those who worship there in future may congratulate themselves that they are at least three steps nearer heaven than they were before.
 ARRIvALs.-Oct. 9th, son to MT. and Mrs. Simon H, Calhoun; Oct. 18th, daughter to MT. and Mrs. Frank Hollister and P.D. Ford, from Bristol, Penn.
 DEPOT AGENT AT RoMFoRD. Daniel Gillette, our new depot agent and assistant Postmaster, is welcomed to that station as a courteous and
  will administer equal and exact justice to all.
 BURGLARY.-A heavy burglary for this place was committed at the Parsonage on Thursday night, by which valuable amount of silver was abstracted belonging to MT. and Mrs. William Brinsmade, and Mrs. John c. Brinsmade, part of which was valuable we'd ding presents. The burglars entered the ho- tel of T. H. Woodruff, and satisfied thelr hun ger by feasting on cold chicken, pies, &c. No clue to them as yet.
 PEN DRAGoN.-We conclude that P. D does not deal in politics, or he must have known that it is very uncertain, or as slippery as greased pig. Three timessince our recol- lection has Judea been left out in the cold. Now comes New Prestons turn, we think for the first time But it is said the democracy have the best of the bargain this time; 15 dem ocratIc and 25 republican tickets were scratch ed Brother, let us shake hands over the bloody chasm s.
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-11-20
Goshen, No. 415.

We are to have Temperance meeting next Sunday Evening at West Goshen church, at seven, and expect an address from Rev. Mr. Jones of Bakerville.
 We had two brides at church, last Sun- day, Mrs. Eugene Allyn, and Mrs. 5. Barthol- omew.
 On the 18th of last June I set out two Strawberry plants of the Great American ya- riety, given to me by MT. Crissey of No<folk, and now have 127 plants; and he siso gave me three plants of the Crescent variety, which have increased so that now have 423 plants.
 -Seme one wrote of paving last years ap- ples now. Mir. Theron D. Ludington has some nice russets how, which he picked more than year ago. and he gave me one.
 MT. Alison Sanford and Mr. Elihu Car lise are building new ice houses.
 Mir. Samuel P. Oviatt has named his boy, Samuel Lyman.
 Last week, MT. Albert Wadhams' young horse ran into neighbor's yard, and back of the barn, where it cut the cords on one of it's legs with broken bottles, so that it it was thought necessary to kill it.
 We went down last week with Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Barber, of Colebrook, to see the Echo Farm, and were much interested in what we saw and heard. The COWS are nice and the farm looks finely. We are under obliga- tions to MT. Wright, MT. Baldwin, and Mrs. Nc Gregor, for the information they gave us. We also visited Clover Hill Farm in Goshen, and saw the process by which Dea. Smiths family make their nice hntter Last Sunday evening, Rev. MT. Hazen gave us very interesting account of the meeting of the General Conference of the Congregational churches, held at Waterbury last week. H. N.
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-11-20
New Preston.

The rainy, damp, warm, dismal weather of. last week set the wheels of the tobacco chariot into astonishing activity. hereabouts, some to- bacconists stripping ali nights as well as days. To such the weather was delightful, but to those who are so unfortunate as not to possess leaf of the weed, it was unbearably glum.
 The T. us did not go to Bantam, last week, as was intended, on account of the tenn perance beverage which fell in too great quan- tity Wednesday night. They will go this week Wednesday, if the aqueous fluid is not too abundant. s tsl
 Wendell Gum was home enjoying. a short vacation, last week. He left his types at the Enquirer office and went gunning, had good luck, saw a rabbits track, heard wildcat, and shot at mark; and this, after tramping all over his native hills He hankered for partridge pie-but alas there's nought for him but pl.
 70. E. Beeman's new house is approaching completion. .s
 W. Burnham and D. Jacus are building bank walls in front of their premises on Lake street, and doing some grading weich will be very great improvement to that street
 Now is the proper time to insinuate ones- self into the good graces of someone who is going to have thanksgiving dinner, or if that cannot be done, to oreconnoiter the surround ing country and ascertain-just keep quiet, we know where there's some fat ones, and they roost out of doors, too.
 A member of the orchestra trudged off to the rendezvous the other night with his violin box under hls arm. Shortly, when it came time to tune, he opened his box and started back with the exclamation, "Waal, swami" Every member ejaculated "What's the mat ter 2" and then it became known that there was no fiddle or bow in the box. He had left them at home in the parlor on the west cor ner of the piano, and had come all the way with an empty box. They call him the ''absent minded Paganini" now. Quietus
 PEN DRAGON.
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-11-20
Special Bargains
IN EVERY DEPARTMENT.

Black silts. . Colored Silks.
 Black Brocade Silks, ~-..---~- Colored Brocade Silks. Black Striped Silks. 20 Pieces Black velyets. a4- 25 Pieces Colored Velvets, Black and Coiored satins. Black Striped velvets. Black and Colored velveteens. Bargains in Black Cloaking velvets. Black Cashmeres,
 Black Henrietta Cloths. -.s.. Black and Colored Momie SuitinRs. 50 Pieces Oolored Cashmeres. ...+ 100 Pieces Colored Dress Goods ''e~' Black and COlored Shoodas Suitings. Cames Hair in Black and Colors. .sA sNtsrs ~f Ladies Cloaks. <r' Ladies Dolmans
 Misses Cloaks ch1ldren's olo.ls. I@ss - s-ea Ladies Listers.
 Paisley shawls. rsf~r .r5..f Long Shawls.
 Misses shawls.
 Chldrens shawls .-s Beavers Shawls.
 Stripe shawls.
 Cloakings. .t .tsssE 200 Pairs Blankets, 150 Comfortablss. Table Linens. ...... p Az Napkins.
 Towels.
 Turkey red table Linens. Piano Covers. Felt Skirts.
 Brown and Bleached shsetings. Canton Flannels. Scarlet Wool Fannels. Shaker Flannsls. 1000 Corsets.
 % Dozen Kid Gloves. .'e.4 ~ Black Silk Fringes. Colered Silk Fringes. Braided Gimps. TE 100 Night Dresses and Chemises. 100 Dozen Ladies' and Children's Woolen Vests and Pants. zE 1000 lbs. Zephyrs Woosteds, Black and White, 5c per ounce, colors, 6c. per ounce. Hand Knit Jackets. --.. -.g ...ss, Hand Knit Nubias. -@ 800 Desen Ladies' Misses Childrens' and Gents Hosiery. 40 Pieces Body Brussels
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-11-20
Kent.

Rev. Mir. Cooley, of Roxbury, will oficiate in St. Andrews church, Sunday forenoon, and evening, the B inst.
 The remains of Mrs. Henry Lacy were brought to town on Tuesday the 11th inst, from New Haven and inferred in the Congre- gational cemetery in this village.
 Died of consumption, on Monday the 10th inst, Miss Mary Hatch, aged GA The funer- al took place in the afternoon of the 18th at residence of her brother, Barnabus Hatch, where the deceased had been living for several months The remains were inferred in the cemetery in Flanders.
 We are glad to learn that Mrs. Gillian Thompson is convalescing
 MT. c. Waldron was married to Miss Ida Patchen, some days since, and have been on a wedding tour, returning on the 18th and, in accordance with general country usage, the boys had to give them what is called ia horn- ing," on Saturday evening.
 Married short time since by Rev. MT. Vorce, Charles R. Lyman of the Seq, to Miss Charlotte Benedict, of Macedonia, town of Kent. county of Litchfeld, and State of Ct.
 MT. J. H. Peters is recovering from his lameness to the qualification of his many friends.
 Notwithstanding the almost daily rains, Mir. J. Fuller continues to go to the residence of the Pratt brothers for spring water.
 Mir. Henley, of Washington, D. O., has been the guest of Mrs. Wheeler, in this village for few days passed.
 The residence of Mrs. F. Edwards Cor MT. J. M. Ingersoll as the case may be) is rapidly approaching completion.
 Lame Avenue is being widened about 8 feet, on land owned by 0. s. Smith, formerly R. G. Fuller's. Fuller's Bridge has lately been repaired. SOLID NORTH
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-11-20
Deaths

In Bantam, Nov. 18th, Abigail Wallace, aged 66 years. In Bethlehem, Nov. 11th, Julia Evarts, aged 65 years.
 In Bethlehem, Nov. 14th, Ella D. Stevens, aged % years and months
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-11-20

StraVed

INTO my enclosure, about the 2Oth If October, two 4 small dark red yearling heifers color 8 shade darker about the heads little white under beIly with the tip of ones tail whitish They are strkngy similar in size and marks, aud both have bug horns 6y proving property and paying costs the above can be obtained ot MARCIJS HITRI RTTRT
 Cornwall Hollow, Conn. 33-3w