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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-04-25

LAFAYETTE AND His OPOssUMs. When
lafayette paid visit to the United States
ne intimated desire to be master of an,
Opessum. and Baaimore editor gladly
undertook to see that the general had one
to take home with him. Anxious to make
the most of the occasion, he proclaimed
his want in Il highly spiced appeal TO his
couutrymen. urging them to prove that
republics were not always uugratetul.
They res ponded cheerfuily-too, too cheer
iully-to he appeal. Opossums came IN
from north and south. east and west. until
the overwhelmed editor found himself
possessed OF 2190 100 many. he could not
afford them separate accommodations, he
dare not odge them together; so, At night
he turned them all loose in Monument
square, to quarterthemselves rs they listed.
Next day pos:ums were here. there, every
where in Baltimore to the delight Of the
black. and the disgust of the white citizens,
who tervently wished that Lafayette had
never heard Of an opossum. or that The
editor had executed his commission with
more discretion.-4H The Year ROuBd.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-04-25

Several eminent English genlogists
think that Wales is to be the new El Der
ado. Small pieces of gold washed away
from the hillsides have been found in the
valleys at LlanelltYr, and they say if there
are nuggets Of gold in the valley or in the
course of old riverbeds, then there is gold
quartz in the mountains. If some of the
mountain ranges we're tapped, tits likely
real gold field would be found. From
the run of the hills in North Wales. the
gold reefs, if they we're worth working, run
from the coast line across Merionelh. North
Montgomery, part of Shropshire and
Cheshire. into Derbyshire.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-04-25

Frof. Cohn. of Breslau. Germany, has
observed that children are Obliged to hold
dark coIored states much nearer the ewes
to read writing thereon than is necessary
with white paper; and finds that writing
on white paper is as distinct at distance
of twelve inches from the eyes as that on
states 1T eight inches. 1t would therefore
be we'll to banish states from school rooms.
for the eyesight of pupils is strained quite
enough bv other means.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-04-25
THINGS FROM ruE BUTTON DRAWER

aNpHa liz nv A".'A 'sN-s " - -
There are whips and toys and pieces OF strings;
There are shoes which no little feet wear;
There are bits of ribbon aud broken rings.
And tressss Df Golden hair
There are little dresses folded away
out OF the light of the sunny day
There arc dainty Jackets that never are worn.
There are toys and models OF ships;
There are books and pictures, all faded and torn,
And marked by the finger tips
Of fdimpled hands that have fallen to dust;
let strive TO think hat the Lord is Just.
But feel ling Of bitterness ills my soul
Sometimes when 1 try to pray,
That the reaper las spared 70 many iowerB
And taken al mine away;
And almost doubt that the Lord can know
That nothers heart love them so.
They wander far in distant ciiInes
They perish by water and hood:
And their hands are black with the direst crimes
That kindle the wrath OF God.
Yet mothers song has soothed them to rest,
She has uIled them to slumber upon her breast
And then think of my children three.
Ny babies that never grow old,
And know they are waiting and watching for me.
In the city with streets Of gold.
Safe, safe front the cares Of the weary years,
From sorrow and sin and war,
And thank my God, with falling tears.
For the things in the bottom drawer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-04-25

Norway seems to be stamping out
leprosy by the isolating of patients
There were 1868 cases in 1856, since then
treatment by isolation has been praoticed
more and rore with constant diminish.
ing Of the disease, and in 1880 there we're
but 1882 cases known. In Hawaii, upon
the other hand. where there is little horror
of the malady and victims 90 about in
pupic freely, the number of cases
constantly increases.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-04-25

1t is generally supposed at the only
wall papers o be feared on account of the
arsenic which hey contain are of a green
color, The drug is freely used, how.
ever, in many Of the red. fnwn, and other
papers OF recent fashionable shades.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-04-25

A simple barometer can be made bv
filling pickle bottle within three inches
Of the tap. with water. Then ill clean
Florence oil flask with water, and plunge
the neck. as far as it will go into the larger
bottle. The water in the flask will rise or
fail with the weather, sometimes leaving
it perfectly empty eight hours before a
storm.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-04-25

In one Of the suburban high schools the
girls are allowed 10 use their roller skates
in the broad corridors. the .unchers ex
planning that il is better for Il girl to do
that than sit IN corner and eat cake and
picked lines
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-04-25

A writer in Harper's E0Wrg People
recently quoted the late Mr.. Peter Cooper
as saying: The success of the Cooper
institute in preparing young women to
earn living has gratitied me more than
anything else. 1t was one Of the things
that l was most concerned about, and I
made q statement of nv desire in nv
deed of transfer of the building to the
trustees. Pupils come to our place. and
behave themselves like ladies' and gentle
men. For ten years not single complaint
of misconduct has been made to the trus.
tees by any one Of our twenty or thirty
teachers. Nine boys whom we graduated
are now professors in colleges. An old
German called The other day 10 tank me
for his son j success; The lad. once a
pupil of the Cooper institute, is now =
professor IN The great university of Berlin,
and much esteemed. So little is written
about the Cooper institute that people
hardly know of its possibilities and
results. Every year it instructs three
thousand young men and women For
myself. try to keep the building in good
shape. | was looking at my ooks to-day,
and find chat have spent on it S13O,O0O
IN The last Two years.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-04-25

GREAT ESTATES IN MEXICO. Much has
been said and written of the great extent
and large possibilities of the Mexican
haciendas. But probably few people in
the United States even yet realize the
extent of some Of these tracts of and,
100000 or 1,J00,0 900 acres often consti-
tute 4 single estate in the hands of one
owner. There are many such estates in
Mexico large enough TO awaken the envy
of MANY land proprietor in the Pacific
coast states Of the union. These are to be
found in the central and northern states of
Mexico. The famous Saado ranch, for
example, contains over 500 square miles Of
land. It lies partly IN the states of Nuevo
Leon. CoahuIia. Zacatecas and San Luis
Potosi, on the highway to Mexico, and on
the lines of the new railroad. 1t occupies
the central table lands of Mexico. at an
average elevation of 1000 feet. Chains of
mountains traverse the estate. rcn in
mineral wealth. The boundaries of the
estate extend more than 100 miles from
north to south, and dourishing farms and
large mining towns are met At frequent
intervals.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-04-25

Telegraph wires in Japan afford con.
venient place for he spiders to spin heir
webs on, and as The dews are very abund-
ant the webs become conductors of elec.
tricity and cause great lronDle in trans
mitting messages
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-04-25

creator of the universe. We not only
find that Mr.. IngersoIl is mistaken in
asserting water always runs down hill
but there is q wonderful process of nature
that exceeds even capillary action. The
life bearing sap ascends the tree and car
ries with it uourishmenl hat sustains and
enlarges the plant. The tree has system
Ofwater works that actually extends its own
water mains. This phenomenon. we are
told by Mr.. Ingersoll, happens because it
happens If that is not superstition that
eclipses anything of the kind so vehement
ly denounced by him, we do not know
what superstition is. Its genesis is clearly
traceable to the belief that the world is
great plane resting upon the backs of four
mighty oxen. and the oxen rest upon a
great elephant. What the elephant rests
upon the pagan belief failed TO state. Mr.
Ingersoll goes one step further and atfirms
that the eler hant rests upon himself"
Fa tn and Hope
Are the bright pillars 1f the Golden Gate
And on the threshold Of the Kingdom wait:
But Charity, the road, winds onward through
Into the Land where God makes all things new
Az Hamilton.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-04-25

Recent observations show that some
parts of Greenland are slowly but steadily
sinking. On he other hand. there are
evidences that the lands of Norway and
Sweden are steadily rising.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-04-25

The best victories are those that are
the least bIoody-those that, though
achieved by the hand, are managed by
The head.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-04-25
SeIettiuns.

Within within. Oh turn
Thy spirits eyes, and learn
rhy wandering senses gently to control:
Thy dearest friend dwes deep within thy soul.
And asks thyBelf Of thee,
That heart and mind and sense He may make whole
In perfect harmony.
-Gsrhard TersteeOen.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-04-25
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-04-25

Yes, there is plenty of work for you
whoever you are. God says to every one
Go, work in my vineyard. The vineyard
is very large. 1t includes the whole oI
life. There is something for every one tt
do for God.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-04-25

An agnosiic is one who knows nothing
! or not.-Jour1ai.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-04-25

We ask adv ice, but we mean approba
tion.-C0iton.
Listen to conscience more than to intel
lect. and learn to concentrate thought
Robertson
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-04-25

The Burlington Hawbege says of Mr.
Robert Ingersoll's recent article: I'm
treating these great problems of life Mr..
Tpgersoll has fascinating and plausible
wav of stating things. but they certainly
are as unphilosophical as they are untena-
ble. Water always runs down hill. says
Mr.. Ingersoll. But it does not Some
times it runs up hill. and we call il
capillary attraction. We have mode OF
explaining it by the attraction between
the particles of mobile matter and the
inert matter of the tube in which the 1uid
rises. Mr.. Ingersoll would explain it by
saving that the iuid rises because it rises
That is certainly child like and simple
but it Is hardly in keeping with the role
of a philosopher who proposes to dethront
God-the God who is the designer anc
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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-07
LONGEVITY IN THE DIFFERENT
STATES.

A student of the reports of the Tenth
census has compiled table for the
Boston Commonwealth for the purpose
of showing in what state or states one
has the best chance for a long life,
Nav Hampshire seems to him to be the
favorite refuge of green old age, for he
nnds that one seventy fourth of the in
habitants are at leas; 20 wears old. The
proportion among native white males
Is 20 ~. but the environment In New
Hampshire seems to be even more IA.
sorasle to the preservation of life
In the other sex. for the pro
potion among native white females
Is to -. O;her New Eng
land States do not contain
quite 40 many old persons. the average
proportion for the six being to l34.
Coming TO New York he finds that for
one person who has reached the AGE of
10 there are l6l who have not been so
fortunate, and in the three Middle
States the average proportion Is | in
ls2. As he goes southwark he discov.
ers great prelsonderance of Young
blood, for IN SIX south Atlantis States
the average proportion is in a3. The
Gulf States AFT ,rd a less attractive shell
ter for the aged, for the average is in
800. In Texas, where so many worthy
persons die with their boots on" in
the prime of life, only one octosenarian
can be found in group of 49, citizens
The average rises again in the interior
States east of the Mississippi, but in
the great lake States it falls
to l in 23, good old age
being attained with the greatest diff
Guilty IN the wealthy and prosperous
State of Illinois. In seven States west
of the Mississippi River the aged rarely
appear, for the average proportion is |
to 45S. In Iowa crop of IA persons
yields only one who has reached the AGE
OF four score: in Minnesota. Nebraska
and Kansas only one of these aged citi
zens can be found in group that would
yield two in Iowa, and in Colorado llsO
must pass in review before
an ctogenarlan comes in sight. The |
old are even more rare in Nevada. but |
IN California and Oregon the proportion
Is nearly | in 800. If the inhabitants of |
the whole country could be assembled |
in ~ groups, it would be possible TO |
place at the head of each group one
patriarch of so or more years.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-07
F 0 r 3 10 N.
Heavy Failure.

1
LONDON. Nov. 6.-Humphsted & TO.
engineers, have failed. Liabilities. $40.
uVD: assets, cocoon.
An omeiai Inquiry 10 Re Made.
DUBLIN. Nov. cit is reported that
An ofilcial inquiry will be entered into
the circumstances of the recent mot in
Londonderry and the action of the off
cials of that place.
Old Catholics win Taite In the In.
ther Celebration.
BERLIN. Nov. 6.-Dr. Dallinger. Pr-si-
dent OF the Royal Academy and leader
| OF the Did Catholics. writes that Old
Catholics may take part in the festivi,
ties Saturday in honor of Martin Lu
tner, aside from religious grounds Be
cause he did so much for the language,
letters and education of the country. be
Is to deserve the everlasting thanks of
all nations.
Fatal Explosion.
RovBATT, France, Nov. 6.-Duriuc a
nre In factory yesterday a quantity of
benzine exploded. killing ten persons
and injured twenty.
Frightening France.
PARIS, Nov. 6.-Paris GauLois pub
lished report of an interview with the
Marquis TZing, the Chinese eambas-
sador, at his residence at Falkstone.
England. in which he said that if war
occurred between France and China.
which he deemed probable. AMMAN
would become an ly of China and
France would need to maintain 100000
troops there IN order to sverpower their
fsrces.
A Battle In Servta.
BELGRADE, Nov. 6.-The Servian troops
under Necolitch attacked the rebels az
Cavarda yesterday. Fighting is also
proceeding today. The results are un-
known.
4 Pardon Moved-The Factory Fire.
PARIS, Nov. &.-In the Chamber of
Deputies today Filander moved a par
don for BeresOwsky, the Pole who at
tempted to assassinate the Gar while
riding in Paris with the Emperor Napo-
leon.
The fire at Roubex was in Dillie's fac |
tory, where 300 persons we're EMPLOYED. |
thlrty women working in the upper sto- |
ries. The flames caused An explosion |
and cut OF their escape, and they leaped |
from the upper windows. The number |
OF persons injured is forty. The scene |
OF agony witnessed while the victims |
we're being extricated from the ruins is |
described as terrible.
4 Discussion Among LAWYERS.
LONDON, Nov. 5.-Chief Sustice Cole
ridge consulted Charles Russell and |
other leaders of the bar regarding diff |
ference of procedure in high coarts of |
England and America. One point of |
discussion was concerning the admis-
sion of foreign lawyers to practice in
English courts.
HOnOrs to an American.
LONDON, NOy. 5.-The students of the |
st. Andrews University have proposed |
the name of U. s. Mitister Lowell for
the rectorship.
Opinion-..sutt Aban.
PARIS. Nov. 6.-Waddington, Ambas-
sador to England, in An interview ex.
pressed his belief that the Tonquin
question would be the cause of extended
neaotions between France and China,
but would not cause rupture.
Clemenceau has abandoned his suit
against the Morning Ne,ps of Paris, the
manager promising Clemenceau letter
denying that he had an interview.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-07
PALACE CLOTHING HOUSE
BANKRUPT STOCK!
BANKRUPT STOCK!!

having purchased the Bankrupt Stock Of
"r'"h' Hansen \ Co., of Boston, far below the
regular Wholesale prize s, We will now offer the
greatest bargains in Clothing, Furnishing
Goods. Hats, Etc, ever known or heard Of be-
ore. 10 give you faint idea of what we are
10" dolng. you will note the following prices,
which you will find correct on application:
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-07

North Dakota's coat Of arms is a
shield dFaped With the American flag
depending from the beak of an eagle.
In the background are q range of hills
and the chimney Of smelling furnace
in the center 10 river. on which il =
steamboat. and q train Of cars are
rounding blud. Beyond is field OF
wheat and corn, With a white man and
his ploW ON ono hand and An Indian
With his tents about him. Both look
mp at q rift In the cloods, where il the
legend, Fear God, and take your own
part"
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-07

nor, The Secretary of the Central Re-
publican Committee estimates from the
present returns that Hnbbard's major
lily will not be less than 1000. The
balance OF the Republican ticket will
have 1905.