Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-08-24

Mrs. Willard Fillmore is dead. The
only living wives of ex. presidents areMrs
Tyler, Polk. Lincoln, Grant and Hayes.
Superintendent Carlisle P. Patterson, o.
the United States Coast Survey, died
Monday, at his residence. Brentwood
near Washington.
The New York Herald thinks that the
next generation is liable to have very little
sense, if the present one continues 10 use
tobacco and drink right along.
The Indian has sometimes a power of
graphic illustration which is inimitable.
II never owned" said Sitting Bull, pick
ing up little dust from the tent floor,
letting it fall and blowing, {" that much
landr'
Since June l, postmasters have, in pur-
suance of instructions from the department.
refused to mail postal cards that have any
thing written or printed except the address
on their face, but n good many people have
not found it out.
Postmasters hereafter have authority to
destroy postal cards containing abusive
matter. at the written request of those
who receive them or have reason to sus-
pect they will receive them. This rule is
for the benefit of editors.
The Irish session " of the English par
Lament is drawing to II close. The land
bill having become II law. the appropria
tions for the different departments of the
government are all that Mr. Gladstone
will insist on having passed before adj
ipurnment
The latest freak is for young women
wi'h shapely, handsome hands to have
them photographed singly, which reminds
Jhe TrdvetIer that Boston lady celebrated
ljr her beautiful feet, once had them pho
ographed, to the great pleasure of Il few
favorile friends.
There are no peaches this year owing
| to he hot weather. Last winter the cold
! killed them, next the dryness will spoil
! hH crop, and year after the dampness
- "a" following year the crop will be
'"''F' 'r' '"'' price improved by the
I s,. p.c., dd lib.
! ", are sorry to announce that it is to
/ - tAe f1slion this fall for young ladies to
! y'tr Derby hats, in the rich shades of the
| lark admiral blue, hunters green dahlia
color, olive and seal brown, to match
various street costumes. The Paris demi-
monde sets this fashion.
IL is reported that during the recent
temperance canvass in North Carolina,
Senator Vance asked one of his sons how
he was going to vote. The young man
anSwered I'm favor of the wet ii cket."
Proceed, my son." said old Zeb, it has
made you what you are"
And still they come. A d ,llas, Texas,
man claims to have discovered yet anol her
comet This one is claimed to be visible
from 8 to 10 o'clock in the evening in the
constellation of the Great Bear, and to be
plainly seen through the telescope. though
indstinct TO the naked eye.
There is but one war ship in our navy
he Trenton, that can steam more than
twelve knots an hour. We have not one
IRON clad that can make ten knots even in
smooth water, Tor six hours consecutively
| No, ont Vi1n "a
penetrate ten inches of armor even at the
closest quarters
STAMPS 70 BE EFrECrUALLY CANCEL
ED. ten. James has instructed postmast
ers to effectuatly cancel stamps upon
matter deposited for transmission through
the mails. There las been general
neglect in this respect and it is believed
that strict compliance with the order will
prevent the reuse of uncanceled stamp,
and result in a saving to the revenues.
According to detailed statement JUS
issued by the treasury bureau OF statistics
our exports of breadstuffs for the fits
, seven months of 1881 reached an aggre
gate value of $l3l 962 7O9, AS agains
$l53, 5S6, 1862 for the corresponding perio'
last year. This decrease of more thar
$4,000 900 indicates better crops in tht
old world.
Lots of live hogs are being bought il
Addison county for Boston markets at tt
3 10 cents per pound. Spring chickens
sell at 10 to II cents per pound, old hen,
ut cents, calves S cents; milch cows S2j
to $50 per head; horses 800 to $l25
,pring lambs to 6 cents per pound, live
weight; No. l tub butter 81 to % cents
oats as 10 As cents per bushel; wool q
cents per pound, uuwashed; hay at $40 tt
pei ton.
Mr. J. NJ. Sears, in the atlantic Month";
, predicts that great changes are in store 70
! housekecpers. He thinks there will be
centralized establishment for every fft,
f,milies, which will be domestic depo
p rom which heat light and power TO rul
sHwng mtchines, etc., will be provided
and wh,ch by the use of pneumatic lube
gili shoot the domestic supplies into tn
3,u-p There will be common oven t.
Ike il me made bread and laundr,
. trr!, At al times to take charge of tn
v,srir z. Washing day will be abolished
N,rrr viii be no coal ashas to take out
! md thousand and one annoyances will b,
: .vpided. All this will be accomplished a
great saving of expense.
o The popular cart used in Newport thi
:. summer by the snobs is simply diminu
G tive dog cart, implanted, two wheeled
b with two seats, facing fore and aft. an
d very uncomfortable. 1t has the graceful
- musical, up and down, chug a.chug move
" ment of coal cart, and gives you ter
Il rife backache if you ride far in it.
FATAL ACCIDENT.-James Whitney G