Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-01-24

Down in Opelika, Ala, when they see
policeman on the streets, they chase him
into the nearest saloon and give him his
choice between ducking and treating the
crowd. Citizens aren't quite so eager tc
hold office down that way
That man is a phrenologst, Pat "A
phat? asked Pat, puzzled. "A phrenolo.
gist.' 'Phat's thatp why man who
can tell, by feeling of the bumps ON your
head, what kind of a man you are Bumps
on me head, is it?' exclaimed Pat. Then
should think it would give him more of
an idea phat kind of woman me wife is y
A poem in the Cambridge Tribune
begins: "Am l we'll or unwellp Am l
living at alp" After looking the stuff
through, the reader is bound to conclude
that the writer was decidedly unwell, and
it is very doubtful if by this time he is
Giving at ALL" He wouldn't be if his
identity were known--LoWeU Citizen.
Prince Napoleon says his object in issue
ing manifesto was not to overthrow the
republic, but TO ascertain what the people
thought of it. He has probably found out
to his satisfaction that change is not
desired at present. His declaration that
the government is weak may have some
truth in it, but it is at least strong enough
to send him into exile.
A very quick child made an observation
to her governess the other day which had
great deal of truth in it. "How is it,
my DEAR" inquired the lady, "that you do
not understand this simple thingF' Il
do not know, indeed" she answered with,
a perplexed look; "but | sometimes think
l have so many things to learn that /
have no time to understand"
A good story is told about Mazzini.
While the notorious Italian agitator was
in London he went out one day with an
English friend and bought q lot of rusty
old swords and pistols. "What on earth
are you ooing to do with them?' asked
the Britisher. Nothing at ALL" replied
Mazzini; "only when the police hear of
my purchase kilograms will be sent
everywhere and not king or queen will
sleep quietly tonight" And the Italian
chuckled.
The Hartford Posi- referring to the pre-
diction of the St. Louis Globe. Democrat
regarding the election Ex-senator Edmunds
10 the presidency, says: This prophecy
shows, as the straw, which way the wind
blows, and may be taken as slight indi-
cation that the republicans of the west are
not so determined in the matter of geo
graphical selection of a candidate as they
have been for years past. They are willing
TO recognize ability, even in the east"
The imagination can hardly conceive the
heights of greatness and glory to which
mankind would be raised if all their
thoughts and energies were to be animated
with living purr Jose. But, as in forest
OF oaks, among the millions of acorns that
fall every autumn there may perhaps be
one in million that will grow on into
tree-somewhat in like manner fares it
with the thoughts and feelings OF man.
Julius Hart.
Voltaire, 120years ago, said that "before
the beginning of the nineteenth century
Christianity will have disappeared from
the earth" In 1880, the date appointed
for the determination of Christianity,
there were 24000,000 English speaking
people. 100000 were Protestants,
$500, 900 Romanists, and 4.500,000 profess
ed no religious belief. In 1881 there were
SO, 100000 Protestants, 13,500,000 Roman.
lists, and 1S,500,000 non.religious among
the English speaking people, Gospel IN
all Lands.
Prof. Young, in the light of Meyers
calculations, regards it as highly probable
that the comet of 1880 was return of
that of 1913. Concerning the comet of
1868 too little is known to form the basis
of a theory as to its identity. He is quite
certain, however, that the comets of 1880
and 1882 are not the same, as they have
periods too great TO be consistent with
such view. He thinks it more likely
that they are twins, moving in nearly
identical orbits, with perhaps common
origin in some ancient disruption, like
that which divided Biela's comet in 1916. |
In lecturing TO mothers, have always
ried to impress their minds with the
thought that the burden OF sex should
not be laid upon girls too early that they
should be taught morality, politeness and
all the graces and virtues upon the same
ground that boys receive such instruction.
They should do or refrain from doing
certain things because they are in them,
selves right or wrong, polite or rude,
graceful or indecorous, not because such
acts are improper or proper from the fact
that they are girls. Virtue and vice,
fidelity and unfaithfulness, modesty and
boldness have no gender, and are as much
TO be loved or Stunned by one sex as the
other.-Dr. Mary Alien IN Home Journal.