Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-12-27

Iae government has already icalizcd
IN revenues from its contract with the
Alaska fur sol company for the right to
catch setlF upwards Of Sl0,OO0,0lJ. or
Loo9 Gao more lhan Was p'ii to Russia
a young man in western Illinois aGver-
tiscd Tor wife, his sister answered the
ad,' and now the Young man thinks
there is no balm in advertisements. while
the old folks think it hard to have two
fools in the family.
4 scientific writer asserts that the LONG
current belief That the conccntric rings of
a uec are a record of is age, each
fing representing Il years growth, is Il
mistake. \ series of experiments have
shown it' f,lsi'y.
The mayor Of Blltimore on FRIDAY
received Il package containing $3.50 from
Boston, without any clue to the sender. A
ike nmoant has been annually received
from Boston in the same way for several
years Il is turned over TO the "ct ctnscience
fund"
\ family Of Madison. o., 10 years AGO
purchased Il paper Of pins. When a pin
was needed it was taken from the paper.
and after It liHd served its purpo,o it was
replaced Ii Il pin was lost, general
search was made until it was found. In
hi way ore paper of pins has kept the
family suppiic'. f'r 10 years.
A frog fell n;o pail of milk in Con
nocticut town enc night recently, and in
the morning was found sitting upon a roll
of fresh butter. A local plper SAYS THAT
the sole explanation il that. in trying to
eXtricate himself, he had by dilgent and
continuous strokes Of his long legs churn-
ed the milk into butter" If Gpor 90
Washington were the editor Of that pap er,
no such incident would have occurred.
President Washington's grand nephew,
DR.. Lawrence Washington, who was a
rebel during the war, died recently in
England, leaving his family poor in
money but rich in relics of the great
general Among these possessions are
several letters and interesting documents.
the silk rep suit he wore at his first
inauguration.
Western papers contain the account of
n wonderful hand at whist that was lately
dealt ut Cincinnati. One man got all the
hearts, another all the clubs, while tho
dealer got all tho diamonds. Diamonds
were trumps. The name of the dealer is
withheld, so that the public is at loss to
know whether it is Mr. All Sin or Mr..
William Nyo that is to be congratulated
this time.
Mr., Oliver Amcs, Lieutenant Governor
elect Of Massachusetts, although now n
man Of great wealth, was trained to work
and did work for years in his fathers
shops as common iourneyman shovel.
maker. The proficiency he attai' ed as a
mechanic is shown by the fact that for
several years he alone made ali the prize
shovelS and other tools exhibited BY the
firm at fairs, in this and other countries.
His example is being followed by his son,
now 20 years old who works daily at the
bench and anvil.
TIE RIGHT VIEW OF IT.-The best
thing congress can do with the whisky
and tobacco taxes will be to let them
severely alone. What the people want is
reiet from some of the petty but burden.
some internal revenue taxes that were
imposed twenty years ago on account of
the dire necessity Of the 90 crnmcnt, but
they do not want legislation in the interest
of whisky distilerics and tobacco manu-
facturers. If the congressman will sense
this and act accordingly they will show
good practical wisdom .-From The Spring.
fe!d Union.
The deepest coal mine in this country is
at Pottsvle, Pa. Through its shaft, 1916
feet in depth, 200 cars are lifted every
day. The machinery of the shaft works
rs smoothly rs hotel elevator but the
speed is so terrific that one seems falling
through tho air The knees, after few
seconds, become weak and llemulous, the
ears ring, as the drums of these organs
are forced inward by the air pressure
and the eyes shut invountarily as the
heims Of the shaft seem to dash upward
only II foot or two away. II is not Il trip
for person of weak nerves to undertake
EsQUmAUX PnILOsoPY.- the
Esqumaux, according to Sir John Ross.
the crime CT murder very rarely occurs
When it does, the murderer's punishment
consists in Punishment to perpetual solitude
or Stunned by every individual Of the
tribe, insomuch that even the sight is
avoided by all who may Inadvertently
meet him On being asked why his life
was not taken, it was replied that this
would be to make themselves equally bad;
that the loss OF his life would not restore
the other, and that if he would commit
such an act he would be held oqlally
guilty Cottagc He,uM.
A suit by Indian heirs 10 recover prop
cry in Plttsburg, Pa, valued ut 81 j00,.
900, is on trial before the United States
circuit court in that city. A half-brecd
girl and her mother, who respectively
claim to be the daughter and widow of
Addison Mowry, are the claimants for the
greater portion of the property. There
are Witnesses and n certificate of the
and the only question is the
legality of the marriage, which was per-
formed by IN Indian who is a magistrate
1f Saginaw, Mich. 1t is the prevailing
opinion at Pittshurg that, if the jury do
lot yield to race prejudiccs, the Indian
Iiil will win the suit
Gov, SEWARD AND THURLow WEED. -
The love that existed between Governor
Seward and Thurlow Weed was remark
able, commencing when they were young
nen, and only closed by death. To quote
he words used by prominent senator in
lebatc, 1t was like the loves OF Damon
md Pythias or Scylla and Chary ybdis,"
Seward always received the
lonors while Weed did the work. The
governor used to tell a good story illus.
rating their relations, as having occurred
while he was chief magistrate of the state
of New York and journeying from Albany
% Cherry Valley. The driver, who was
l type OF the stage coachman of those
LAYS, was named Dan Farley, and Gov.
Seward had learned that he was famed as
1 player of "high, low, jack and the