Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-08-23

England has now fully 10000 men
either in Egypt or on their way-a far
more complete and efficient force than
was despatched to the Crimea, or than
Wellington commanded at Waterloo.
Illinois has the greatest railroad mileage
of any state, and the yearly earnings Of
the companies are put at S50,00O,000,
while their running expenses are $780, 0O,-
900, including $25, 100000 as wages to
10000 men.
Truck farming in North Carolina is
assuming immense proportions. Almost
everybody who has land near the lines OF
transportation is going into it. If the
stories told of the profits are true, this is
not a matter for wonder. One man is said
to have sold $4,000 worth of Irish pota-
toes this year off his own place. Another,
Mr.. Joseph Rhene OF Newbern, went into
the business five years ago with sixty acres
of land and has cleared since then Sl05,
600 beside the increase in the value Of his
land which amounts to 900 per cent. His
crop this year is worth $4,000. and it
cos him $4,000. His sales for the first
five days of the season averaged $4,000 a
day. All sort of small fruits and vegeta-
bles seem to thrive on the sol, and some
times they get two crops year from it
President McCosh of Princeton college
has written forcible letter to the Times
on civil service reform. He lived in Great
Britain whom the reform was carried
there. lie was q member of commits
sion appointed by the crown to organize
the system" on its first application to the
Indian administration. He says that be-
fore he left Great Britain he "saw the
good effects that followed Immediately
and visbly" upon the adoption of the
measure. lie looks at it as an experiment
already made with great success on the
other side, and likely to prove as success
full here. Dr.. McCosh urges the contin'
ued agitation of the subject by thinking
and educated men. and that colleges
should speak out loudly and openly both
by their officers and students"
Congressman Blackburn and Speaker
Owens are making a Joint canvas of their
congressional district in Kentucky. The
contest promises to be a warm one if the
FIRST meeting can be taken as an index
Mr., Owens in his speech said "he thought
it about time for the Blackburn family
to retire. Oae by the grace OF God and
yellow fever was governor, another wa!
secretary of state, and Joe was in con
gress. He wanted to know when the
Blackburn family would be satisfied Il
the thing was to 90 on Joe would die in
congress. lie did not understand this a
talking match with a man whose tongue
was hung in the middle and wagged a
both ends. 1t was something higher
The people had been sitting down TO {
Blackburn breakfast, Blackburn dinner
and Blackburn supper, and they were
now asked to take IL Blackburn lunch
He thought this like a fellow trying t
survive on diet of cartridges"
BENNINGTON BATTLE MONUMENT ASSo
CITATION AT meeting of the directors
at North Bennington on Wednesday, Gov
ernors Rice, Prescott and Farnham ant
Hon. E. j, Phelps were present with tn
Bennington members OF the board. Tn
finance committee reported subscription
and appropriations aggregating abou
S75. 900 at present available. Hon. L. W
Park and Major A. b. Valentine wer
added to the committee to fill vacancies
The committee on design submitted
design furnished by the architect, Hunt
which was considered but not adopted
The committee were instructed TO invit
designs from the sculptors Ward, s.
Gaudeus, Mead and other artists, with
view to the speedy selection of desig
and cree ion of a monument. The site {
the monument was fixed at the cross road
near the spot where the old military stol
house stood.
THESALE OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
the estate Of ex-gov. Sprague, which wa
, sold by auction the other day, was erecte
at time when the Spragues were at Il
very acme OF their prosperity and ther
, WAS no stinting in the outlay. The tot
, cost of the place was about $600,000 b,
at the sale Francis ID. Moulton n, the mutu
/ friend, became the owner of it at but
3 trlia over one-tenth of that sun. 1t
e truly an awful sacrifice. The estate COZ
: tainS about 1851 acres of fine farmin
. lands, lying on both sides OF the rold fror
4 Kingston to Narragansctt Pier. The hou,
: contains more than sixty rooms. In frol
= of the house are two large ponds with a
It area of some twenty acres, and bcsid
this there is also Il stretch of the fine
i beach along the coast.
After the sale it was learned that M
= Moulton had agreed to sell strips of tt
f beach to Delmonico and one Of Il
Il Lnlnnds, and next year grand hotel an
It Il sumptu,u' cafe and club house will
put there. MFR. Moulton will receive {
much for these two strips, it is said, as
n gave for the entire property, and will hay
, the whole of the farm, the residence al
y two-thirds of the beach left. Some i'd
9 of tho nature of the investment he h,
e made may be derived from tho fact TIL
!. one aero of land with a beach fronta!
was sold at the Pier last week for $4,000
a A correspondent of the Boston Ga,et
l. relates the following interesting sto
u about the venerable Peter Cooper: Nea
n ly every day he drives down to his offic
t, and stays there for few hours. As
Of comes out to his coupe he is surround
N by bevy of seedy looking men. Ea
IN In turn steps up to him with Good da
Is Mr.. Cooper and an expectant look
lc his eye, and Just as regularly the benev
,e lent old gentleman puts his hand in |
10 pocket and gives him a piece of mon
ID and Good day to you Why do y,
te let these people annoy you. Mr.. Cooper
Or asked an impatient young man the 9th
y, day. They don't annoy me at all, 50
a the philanthropst. They are old frien
IT of mine, poor fellows. Many of the
10 have seen better days. They don't wa
a much-just enough for a dinner or
IS, lunch. When | am ready to leave {
n, oil % put fow dollars in change in N
in pocket and give it to them when tn
ID speak to me. They expect it, You kno'
I. and wouldn't like to disappoint them''