Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-08-04

! The United States is likely to have as
large surplus of wheat AS Europe can
possibly absorb. The estimates Of our
crop vary from 100000 10 800, 200. 900
bushels With favorable weather the vast
crop now harvesting in the west will reach
the latter figure. Our home consumption
of wheat is rapidly increasing, bat there
will be enough for all and to spare.
Edmund Kirke. in his life of Gen. Gar
field. says his driving Humphrey Marshall
out of Kentucky was 1.-The most remarkable
campaign that occurred during the war of
the rebellion" President Lincoln opin-
ion about it emphasizes the particular
lesson of the generals life. Why, said
he to n distinguished army officer who
CHANGED TO be with him. "why did Garfield
In two weeks do what would have taken
one of your regular folks two months to
accomplish" Because he was not edu-
Gated at West Point, laughingly answered
the West Pointer. No" said Lincoln,
hat isn't the reason. 1t is because when
he was boy he had to work for II living
"sOMETING WONDERFUL INIT"
Lungs feel easier and better by fifty per cent.
| am better than have been tor six months. My
cough Is nothing to what it used to be, scarcely
notice it. Go to bed at night, and scarcely cough
once before am asleep, and scarcely wake until
broad daylight. Surely there is something Won
derful in compound Oxygeni" SO writes one OF
our patients. our Treatise on Compound Oxygen
containing a record of many remarkable cures
sent free. Drs. sTARKEY & PALES, llO9 and I'LL
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| The weather last month settled the
question as 10 what position Of the new
moon indicates n wet moon" 1t has
been said that when the moon stands up
straight, so "the Indian can't hang his
powder horn on it," it is Il sign of " wet
moon;" the sliding off of tho imaginary
powder horn being supposed to indicate
dripping from the clouds. On the other
hand, We have heard it claimed that the
upright position of the new moon indicates
49, dry moon;' us the inability of 1.-THE
Indian TO lang his powder horn on it," a
sign that he could with safety take it and
| his rifle To the woods and pursue the
chase The position of the new moon last
month was an upright one; so the Indian
cnuIdn have hung his powder horn on it,
and it WAS certainly n "wet one" The
wicked generation that seekeh after a
sign may now understand, once for ALL
that when 1.-THE Indian can't hang his
powder horn on the new MOON" it is II
cerlan indication Of wet time.
| MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE.-There are
many rumors rs to who is to be the presi-
dent Of Middlebury college. 1t is not
known that DR.. Boar,lman of Chicago has
accepted his recent election. Tho corpora
ton feel confident that he will eventually,
while outsiders think he will decline Prof
Bush's successor in the. Latin chair has
not yet been chosen, but will be at the
coming meeting of the corporation this
month, when sew raj other changes in the
faculty are looked for. The 100000 is in
II lair way to be secured, and with this il is
proposed to add new professorship in
modern languages, which is greatly need
ed, and it is hoped to equip n gymnasium,
and make other needed improvements.
The freshman class now numbers but
eight, but probably more will enter at the
late examination, before the beginning Of
the term. which is September 16. 1t will
depend largely on the acceptance or
decinaton of DR.. Boardman and the
action of the corporation at its meeting,
whether the students remain, and how
large the freshman class is to be.
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