Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-08-09

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une's fresh.air children. One girl who
came upon some geese and chickens hadn't
the lcastidea what they were. "Oh, look
one cried; "there's apples on trees" She
had never seen them except in trays at
provision shops. Another child stared
delightfully."- at the grasshoppers jumping
through the hot meadows, Are they
rabbits?" she asked. Another followed
the farmer as he went out for vegetables
for dinner, and came back to her compan-
ions. crying: He dug the pertaters out
of the ground and didn't pay cent?
SHOT AT THE CARS SIDE.-The follow
ing account Of sad accident at Peterhoff
comes from st. Petersburgh: The emperor
was walking in the park fortnight ago,
and becoming interested in the operations
ofsome workmen beckoned to one of them
to approach. intending to ask him some
questions. The man threw down his tools
and ran toward the emperor. When only a
step or two from his majesty the man fell
dead at his feet shot by sentinel who had
not seen the emperor 8 signal, and who had
received imperative orders to fire on any
stranger approaching him. The car, it is
said, helped to lift up the body and show
ed the bitterest grief. He will provide for
the workman's wife and children.
SMALL CHANGE IN MEXICo.-In one of
the small towns l bought some lines and
paid the girl 81 in payment. By way Of
change she returned me 40 pieces of soap
the size of water cracker. looked at
her in establishment, and she returned nv
look with equal surprise, when a police
officer who witnessed the incident hasten
ed to inform me that soap was tho legal
tender in many portions of the country for
small sums. examined my change and
found that each cake was stamped with
the name of a town and of a manufacture
authorized by the government. The cakes
of soap were worth l ] cents each. After.
wards in my travels frequently received
similar change. Many of the cakes show
ed signs Of having been in the wash tub
but that, discovered, was not at all I'm.
common. Provided the stamp WAS not
obliterated. the soap did not lose any
value as currency. Occasionally man
would borrow cake ola friend, wash his
hands and return it with thanks. made
use of mine moro than once in my path,
and subsequently spent them. %jjadel.
phid Press.
Naval cadets will no longer pms, into
the navy as midshfpmen or engineers un-
der the new bill, but the highest in rank
will receive appointments to the line. Ell
gineer and marine corps rs vacancies occur.
If there are not appointments enough to
take all the graduates each year, these for
whom there is no place receive one years
sea pay and an honorable discharge. The
official staff of the navy is reduced to G
rear-admirals, 10 commodores, l5 captains
85commanders, "a lieutenant.comma
250 lieutenants, rs masters, and Is ensigns.
No officer is deprived of his rank, but pro
motion is suspended until the grades mum
Der rs above. Hereafter there shall be nc
promotion or increase of pay for officers
on the retired list, but they retain the
rank which they had when they retired
The secretary Of the navy is directed tc
close navy-yards, if the appropriation fall.
short, rather than carry on work at def
cheney, but he is not to discontinue the
rope walk at Boston. There is to be a com
mission of three TO consider the advisable
ity Of selling navy-yards. Appraisal of ole
material is provided for and sale of th,
same, and also steps are authorized to ap
praise and strike from the register worth
less vessels.
LALrME's BODY FOUND, Tho Free Pres
says that the body of Eugeue Lalime o
Burlington, drowned May 18th, was founc
in Burlington Bay on Monday afternoon
by four men who were out fishing. Or
seeing the body they rowed directly TOWARD
it, and, fastening rope o the coat, towet
it to the shore. Relatives and friends
were at once notified and they immediate
ly identified the romans as those of Eugen,
Lalime. When first seen the body was il
an apparent state OF excellent preservation
but with the action of the towing, tb,
pressure of the rope, etc, much of th,
flesh fell from the bones-the body, how
ever, remaining recognizable. Ca it wa,
found the gold watch (Which had stopper
at 3i). chain. ring, 1926 in money banl
books representing several thousand doll
ars, and in short all of the effects which
Mr.. Lalime was supposed to have upor
his person at the time bf the drowning
A somewhat singular fact is that around tn,
illsfated mans neck and body and in hi.
hands was fish line-the supposIton in
regard to which Is that he attempted To
tie himself with IL to the boat nm that fatol