Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-11-22

Only rs II brother MY teeth are full
of sand said the iaircst bathrr in the
surf. "All right hand them out" said an
admircr, land in rinse them off for You.
And now she regards him only as
n brother Puch.
Never think-yon who ,are Young and
| glorying, Perhaps, in the grand new fields
of intellectual culture opened before YOU
that the intellect is nobcr than the
heart. that knowledge is greater than love.
Not so! A thousand times no! The
vllest of bcings-derils. if there W ere such
croa,ures-migh very easily kaoW more
than all the men of science in Europe put
together, and be devils at the end OF it,.
with every baseness aud bitterness in their
miserable soulS.-Frdqces Po,Ccr CoJJe.
Some idea of what is becoming Of the
forests may be had from a consideration
of the amount of wood that is being used
by railroads. A recently published report
shows that in the maintenance and repair
of French railways since 1871 more than
700 fine trees must have been used daily
for slcopers alone; and some 100000
feet Of timber have been required yearly
for rolling stock. And yet the mileage of
the raj ilways of France is less than one
sixth as great as that of the United States.
OF the frequency Of divorce in New
England, the Interior says that sit probably
comes ofan oversupply of literary culture,
and an under supply Of domeslicity-they
are too literary and too stingy. There is
not enough variety among them-too much
sameness of novels in the library, and OF
boiled beans in the kitchen. 1t is not in
human nature to stand so much of George
Eliot along with so little TO eat. Who ever
heard of IL man getting divorce from II
Pennsylvania girl-one who knows the
mystery of fried chicken and waillrsP Or
from an Ohio, Kentucky or Indiana girl,
who understands the true inwardncss of
hot corn bread and fresh butter?"
III were an old maid l would try to be
such nice, comfortable, hearty one that
the young girls whose minds run to TO-
nance, should see that not to be married
is, after ALL not the greatest of calamities,
and that it is vastly better TO be an old
maid than the wife cf an unworthy man ;
that n single life is not necessarily lone
one, for the unmarried woman has splcn.
did opportunities to be evCrybody's
neighbor; and that it is possible to make
liu'A oisappontments ladder to high
CT plane of life, where contentmcnt and
godlncss are the substitutes for less
lovely qualitics.-SprtnCfeM Union.
A contemporary says: an 1916 one
bushcl Of corn would buy one pound OF
nails. In 1882 one bushc of corn would
buy Is pounds of nails. In 1916 it took
% dozen of cgss to buy one bushel o.
salt. In 1882 one dozen would do th,
same thing. In 1916 it required l6 bushcl:
of barley TO buy one yard Of broadclolh
In 1882 five bushels of harley would 4,
the business. In 1916 it required on,
bushel of wheat TO purchase one yard d
calico In 1882 one bushel Ct wEcaI
would buy 50 yards Of better article. In
1916 pair OF wooden blankets cost a
much rs II COW. In 1882 the value of :
cow would Luy 20 pairs of blankets supc
rior in every way"
The blue jay is the bnlAest and mos
mischievous of wild birds. Near Knox
vile, Tenn, recently, one was seen 10 Il,
Il number of times to Il high picket fcne
to attract n pair of tiers pay yn9Eol
the lawn. The kittens finally mountet
the fence and began Il cautious apptoacl
from picket to picket. The ,jly let the rs
get TO within eighteen inches, then hoppe,
over between the two The second kiler
approaching, the bird hoped over it.
turned, and tie jay hoped back over it
and so kept it up Till one kitten cot dis
gusted and left, and the other FOLLOWED
soon after. Once or twice after the ia,
tried to nNeigle the kittens to anothe
frolic, but failed.
The New Orleans Democrat makes tbi
curious calculation: There are 17,000,0 00'
workers in the United States who bear nj
the burdens and contribute all the wealth
This gives an average income of $546 Il
each producers; and, rs there are onl.
about three producers to each two fami
lies, $S19 to each family. OF this $54G
however, the producer is left onl ly small
portion after he has paid the variou
charges against him. Tho governmen
, must first secure SAL for taxes, Of whcI
IS goes 10 pay interest on our public debt
the railroads again secure $92.G0 for tn
cost of fare and freight from every produ
Ger; $l03 is paid by each producer for tn
use of capital, and SAT is the amount c
his whisky tax. The average producer
therefore. has only 1912 left after he ha
paid these various costs, or an average c
$26 month for the support of himsel
and his family. The man who is doin
better than this who is making his $40
week, ought to congratulate himself o
the fact that lie is better off than th
average American worker.
BEGIN WELL.-As the boy begins so tn
man will eud. The lad who speaks will
affectation, and minces foreign tongue
that he does not understand at school, will
be weak chrome in character all his life
the boy who cheats his teacher into think.
ing him devout at chapel will be the maj
who will make religion trade and bring
Christianity into contempt; and the ho,
who wins the highest average by stealth!
his examination papers will figure somt
day as n tricky politician. The lad who
whether rich or poor, dull or clever, look
you straight in the eyes and keeps hi
answer inside of the truth, already count,
friends who will last all his life, ant
} holds II capital which will bring him in
surer interest than money. Then get t,
the bottom of things. You see how it i
already as to that. 1t was the studon
} that was grounded IN the grammar lha
took tho Latin prize; it was that slow
J steady, drudge, who piacticcd lirin2
} every day last winter, that bagged til,
; most game in tho mountains; it is th,
clerk who studies the speciality Of tn,
, house in of hours who is TO be promoted
! Your brilliant, happy-g lucky, hit or mis-
, fellows usually turn out tho dead weigh
, of the family by forty.live. Don't TAX,
anything for granted; get 10 the bottom
| of things. Neither be ashamed of your
, eoIf nor hn fon1O1 Inv chop,u