Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-10-18

The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, pre-
mier of England, is said to own a piece OF
land at Niagara Falls. between Table
Rock and the Prospect House, which he |
refuses to sell at any price.
The Cincinnati Medical Reporter says
"a large party of men in the prime OF
life spent a very cold night on the west
ern plains. Some drank to keep them
selves warm. This is the close of the
report of one of the party: They all
suffered Just according as they took in the
whisky-lhose that got drunk froze to
death; those that drank less, but too much,
died after awhile; those that drank only
moderately will feel it as long as they
live. Three didn't drink any; they were
only cold, but didn't suffer nor freeze. -"
S. 7. Gibbs of Mortified. OF Gibbs
Worthen notoriety. was brought 20 the jail
by Sheriff Avery and afterwards released
on bail While there he showed symp
toms If having been drugged. A fellow
prisoner Informed Tailor Dudley that
Gibbs had been eating something which
he had concealed in his boot. Search
was made and Il large piece of opium
WIS found lie WAS taken into the open
air ard soon recovered Waterman.
A few days since a pupil in the state
normal school At Clstleton was discovered
to be crying very hard. Inquiry by the
principal ELECTED the fact that the girl had
just receive It letter stating that her sister
Mary was dead School was stopped and
PRAYER was offered. A second perusal of
the letter showed that the girl was mis-
taken, that it was not sister Mary, but'a
lavorite family horse named Mary that
WAS dead. Then thanks were offered that
tbs news was no worse.
An original sect is reported TO exist in
Finland the fundamental principle of
which is the sovereign authority of woman
in the family. TIE disciples of the sect
whether single or living in concubin age
take an oath to submit themselves entirely
to their wife OR mistress, and to confess to
her once week. On their side the women
choose one of their number as sovereign,
whose duty it is to see that the men re-
them if they transgress There are some
vii ges entirely devoted to this new
religion.
/ The Alps have been crossed by bicycle
riders, which must have been great feat,
since going up hill is the severest work,
save perhaps going through sand, that the
rider encounters. Very recently an
i do hirti n
appear to have been entirely successful.
1t has, however, brought out letter from
Mr.. Brown, who says he crossed twice in
1878, once by the Brenner to Venice, an
again by the Gothard in his return to
London. lie has never heard of an earlier
trip than his.
Education in business life is spoken of
in the same paper: The great thing to
do for the boy ENTERING business life, he
SAYS, is to throw him into something; he
should not 10 Particular what, SO that it
gave him Il chance to begin, aud make
HIM understand that he is to make his
way from that point. If the place is not
good enough, if the ply is not big enough,
it there is anything about it that he wants
better, let him do what he can do there,
let him make Il record there, and qualify
himself tor something better. If he waits
TIL he gets something to fit him, and lives
long enough, be will live longer than two
Methuselahs Mr.. Valentine would not
greatly care whether he began in village
store or IN city store.
Commissioner Dudley reports that the
2S5,G05 pensioners on the list at the end
OF the list fiscal year, June 30,18S2, nave
been classified. There are 1888 army
ana 236l navy nvalids, 76,44S army and
pavy widows, vlinor children and depend
eni relatives; 1884 survivors of the war of
1912, and q 66l widows of those who
served in the war of 1912. The total
noun paid to pensioners since 1861 is
$3.50. GIL, 32495. 1t is an astounding
tact that almost one-ffth of the whole
mount expended for pensions since the
beginning Of the war twenty-one years
tgp will he paid for tho same purpose
urlng the same year. And there are
26O9GG claims for pensions yet to be con-
sacred
Book FARMERs.-List to Major AL
,otd in the CHRISTIAN Union. He puts it
vr,': The farmer must apply to himself
lud 10 the son or sons to succeed him, n
aniard similar to that by which he mea-
lurpS the qualifications of his doctor and
MS minister. 1t is unfortunate that farm
ers are so slow in doing this. No one ever
tee ra ola physici N fresh from his schools
md bouks being sneered ~ as Il shook
doe OF. O the contrary, all doctors with
| l.,
: itiG framing, are Stunned, and demon
mated "qaGks Yet very recently it was
common for farmers of the oldcn style to
look with pity, il not suspicion, upon those
who stulie agriculture as a science and
undertook lis practice with progressive
spirit, and to call such book farmers
Happily such errors are passing away
book farmers, we'll educated farmers, are
making themselves felt, winning respect
and finding an appreciation of their enter
8 prise. Let us hope the time is not distant
warn book farmers, in the best sense, shall
y IN the majority. Then, perhaps,
'quacks' will III found in farming. The
,lct is, at present, quack farmers are too
: rnry and book farmers too few"
Tne London World says respecting Gil.
bert q Sulivan's new operetta III 1t tho
title Is "PeroA,n Mr.. Gilbert believing in
h. magic of the initial "P." The frs
act i, pll in st, James's park and the sec
ond in Palace Yard, the sentry outside the
h uses of parliament being a prominsn
figure IN that scene. The name of The
10 is 5 rephon being half fairy and hal
u,rml HIS fairy qualities, inherited
rom his mo!her Perola, unfortunately
q terminate st the waist. This idea has
; Arcady been worked out by Mr.. Gilbert
II a story, with most laughable result
irephon ctn render himself invisible only
to limited extent; he can pass his body
through II keyhole, but his legs stick on
tn, other side. Despite his deficiencies
no Never he is elected member of Parlia
| m 1T and commences 10 reform the consti
O tn ion, Que of his measures being for thu
| or latIop nj t'npprs nf tho rpa1 my nv pDm