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The Way it will Work,
AN ALLEGORY.

Three sober rOosters met in state
One day behind the hen house gate;
Like savage chiettains-grimly drear,
Appeared each hen-pecked chanticeer,
Who waited. as he weirdly sat,
A short address on "Tit for Tat"
Soon came the orator. His crow
Was wofully suppressed and low:
"Why friends" said he, with trembling crest,
Before l speak, perhaps twere best
To heed an adage world renowned,
And see if any hens are round"
Up jumped a bantam. "Nay, the iates,"
Cried he with JOY. "have placed our mates
Far out upon the garden WALL
Beyond our sight, beyond our call,
Where, undsturbed, by friend or foe,
They loudly 'cluck,' and think they crow"
His mind relieved. the elder sage
Said, brothers, we're behind the age;
Our hens progress" ("Ah, woe is me-
In tones sepulchral groaned the three)
"They fight like warrior cocks of old,
And-oh ye martyrs how they scold.
"We're sick of idleness and play;
We're growing richer every day,
And have hit upon plan"
C'Hurrah :" began the feathered CLAM
'If hens will crow, and brawl, and spat,
Wen hatch the chickens How is that :"
A wOndrous plan each cock with zest
Betook himself unto a nest,
And waited in maternal mood
The exit of teathered brood;
But-judging from their restless feats-
They did not fancy eggs for seats.
As dimly gathered shades of night,
Their truant mates appeared in sight;
Not with triumphal march they came,
Each head was bowed with grief and shame
From every eye streamed tears OF woe,
And not hen essayed to crow.
"Why, what's the natter" asked the four
Who sat within the hen house door.
"Matter" Quoth they, in dismal note,
"Our sister Peafowl5 split her throat
And we are sick with grief and pain;
We want our quiet homes againg
"Take them and welcome, said the sage,
81 fear we all have rushed the age"
So silently, with lordly crest,
Each rooster stepped from off hls nest;
Then looked upon his work abashed,
For not an egg remained unmash he'd.
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PATENTS

Obtained for inventors by DIR. D. BREED,
Chemist, and late examiner IN the patent Office,
who has devoted Is years to patent business,
and will promptly prepare papers, drawings, &C,
Terms, 500 to $50. Write for circulars.
Direct to SIS street, opposite Patent Office,
Washington, d. c.
Refer to Senators Pomeroy and sumner lOm9
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CYRUS BEMTS' ESTATE.
TATE OF e IL VI q n II,
NANCY J4HESON'S ESTATE.
T 4 7 T. O + V E r NJ ON 7

& T 4 T T. O + Y f r NJ O \ 7 d.
- ORLEANS DISTRICT, SIS.
At Probate Court, held at Irasburgh, in
said District. on the 4th day Of May, A. D.,
1870.
T.. p. Cotton administrator, de bonis non, with
the will annexed, Of the estate of NANCY
JAMESON, late of Irasburgh, in said district
deceased, presents his administration account
for examination an d allowance, and makes
application for a decree of distribution and par
ttiou Of the estate of said deceased.
Whercupon, it is ordered by said court, that
said account and said application be referred 10
a session thereof, to be held at the Probate Office,
in said Irasburgh, on the 25th day Of May, AID.
1870, for hearing and decision thereon.
And it is further ordered, that notice hereof be
given to all persons interested, by publication Of
the same three weeks successfully in the Orleans
Independent Standard, newspaper published at
Barton, in said district, previous to said time ap-
pointed for hearing, that they may appear at
said time and place, and show cause, if any they
may have why said account should not be al
lowed. and such decree made.
BY the Court. Attest,
Igw3 +. A. STEWART, Judge.
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Two wags were speaking about the
fancy dresses they intended to wear
at forthcoming ball. "Oh," said a
comic, a shall go disguised in liquor"
"Don't," was the immediate reply, "ev-
cry one will recognize you"
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THE MAGIC COMB

Will change any colored hair or beard to pei
manent black or brown. 1t contains no poison.
Anyone can use it. One sent by mail for ST.
Address, MAGIC COMB COMPANY, Springfield,
Mass. l0m8
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WANTED
FOR Sal =

A good, faithful, capable, and experienced wo-
man to do housework in a small family. Call
on or address. Mrs. r. CUMMINGS,
lStf NpMnnrt. VT.
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Mr.. Simms says if it wasn't for the
hole in the hoop you couldn't put it
on the barrel, and the barrel would
burst.
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BIG MONEY
NOTICE..

Made easy with our Patent Articles, Key Tag
and Stencil Tools. Circulars free. T. w. DOR
MAN 8 CO., o. Lombard-st., Baltimore.
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DISSOLUTION.

d, lAe copartncrship heretofore existing between
ne my, Undersigned under the style of Fletcher &
tlOufiase' srD, is this day dissolved by mutual con-
''''' Z. i. FLETCHER,
lra-burgh, May C, 1870. I9w3
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To give oysters an extra good rel
ish, eat them at somebody else's ex-
penSe.
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VILLAGE PROPERTYFOR SALE

The dwelling house and ont-buidings belong
tug 20 the estate of the late John Guild, situated
IN me village of Irasburgh. The buildings are
nearly new, well huishcd, in good order and pres
erNaiIon. desirable lacaton for any family
wishing TO reside in village. The heproperty will
pc s2Id at q great bargain, and possession given
Immediately ifrc1uired
E.P. COTTON, Admir-.
lrdSburgh, April S, 1870. l5tf
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-05-24

To get wrong things out Of your
child's head, comb it often.
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CASH or READY PAY.
HOT STEW OF OYSTERS

40 any hour i'm the day, or a Meat Dinner, or
nights lodging when required, at prices TO suit.
No Rum 90 this Grocery.
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The consumption of wood in the
United States is enormous. Railway
sleepers alone require 10000 acres
of the best timber every year. The
annual expenditure in wood for rail
way buildings, repairs and cars is
S38, 100000. The locomotives in the
United States consume annually $685.
100000 worth of wood. The wood
industry amounts to $500,000,O00.
There are 100000 artisans in wood.
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GET THE BEST!

The undersigned, sole agents at Barton Land
ing for the sale Of
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-11-04
The Laying Of Joists.

The positive carelessness with which
ioists for flooring are laid in building. is
the more remarkable when We consider
what an amount of mischief. in case of
fire. is really attributable to the negli-
gent manner in which they are located
Nothing weakens a wall more than to
insert the ends of joists in the work.
To build them in is to superiuduce decay:
to lay them III loosely, SO as 10 let the
air get at them, is to make IA wall weak
with many detached breaks. Either of
these modes is dangerous III the event of
fire. from the fact that the ends Of the
joists keep on burning and charing until
the very heart of the wall they are de
pending on is so damaged at every story
AS to assure its complete destruction.
The brickwork OF stonework around them
being at furnace heat, when water is
played forciblv ar suddenly upon it,
Immediately crack and breaks from the
action of the instantaneOusly-ge generated
steam IN its pours and joists.
To insure the safety Of walls, they
should be corbeled out very gradually as
the bed of the joists Of each story Is
approached, the projection being four
AhAIltH. lit tlltlo VI lIlt lOIobo HlIpul'i ''t
sawed off to beyel Of four inches, the
lowest being the longest end and that
projecting bevel of four inches of corbel-
lnG, will give eight inches of actual
bearing for the joiats without detrimcnt
to the walls. Then, iii the case of fire
or falling Of the floor. the beveled ends
of the joists would easily slip from their
places without wrenching the walls, and
the bad effects which at present follow
such catastrophies would thus be obvi-
uted
IN dwelliug-houSe this corbeIing of
the walls would work in as a foundation
Tor the cornlces OF the several rooms
and prove no mean advantage against
the access of rats and mice to the floors
through the Turing. which at present
offers them such excellent opportunities,
This system of corbeling the wall-beds of
ioists is not by any means a novelty. It
Is practiced in the construction OF large
storehouses, and has in all cases proved
efficient
IRON stinups are sometimes used to
help sustain the joists. These pass
through the wall, and are anchored on
the outside every fifth joist being so
secured, similar to the way IN which
tioorlng-beams are usually fastened. But
this practice is objectionable, inasmuch
as the iron getting red-hot under the
violent influence Of conhagration
would expand sufficiently to bust the
bl1ckwork around 1t. and render the wall
unsafe wherever such stirrups or sup
ports are present, These being on every
floor and at equal and frequent intervals,
could not fail to have a most mischievous
Influence
The safest method of setting iosts Is to
have them as much detached from the
heart of the wall as possible, at the same
time giving them good and efficient
bearing upon, and from it, J his is
effected by means of corbeling, as here
recommended-Th In 7ecIuologiM
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Always Remembered.

u never forget thee, mother dear
While roaming o'er life's troubled main;
Those loving words | used to hear
VII come 80 me in dreams again;
And soothe the spirits deep unrest,
That, wearlcd with a world of care
OF iaithles- friends. or cold, at best
viii seek refuge from despair
III ne' er forget thee, mother, dear
Tho ugh wind and wave their strength unite
Thy .oVe my guiding star, IN fear
No storm nor howling tempest might
But stem thr food with earnest heart.
While tow ring skies in anger frown.
And Fate b death-dealing hghtuings dart
And Heaven with thunder-peala resound
III never forget thee, mother, dear,
But mem 'ry, like bird set free,
VIII ever. be far or near
Return again with love to thee;
Content, II IT may nestle there,
No more on tiectug wing to soar;
Gagged IN from griei, and woe, and care
willing prisoner. eyermOre.
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lHE MAN WITH TWENTY WIVES.
A MORMON ROMANCE.

truE THE MoRMoN's DEPARTURE.
IHe morning on which Reginald
'.teru was 10 leave Great Salt Lake
'I.E wilma mule train, dawned beauti-
nlt
It-iI Gloyerson was young and
i..F Mormon, with an interesting
' ". twenty young and handsome
uas
'ils unions had never been blessed
..a ra.IIrcn \, often as once a year
?. used O. 90 to Omaha, in Nebraska,
"liHamule train for goods ; but although
h.d performed the rather perilous
Journey many times with entire safety,
heart wa, strangely sad on TIM, par
.''.ar morning, and filled with gloomy
moh.diuqs.
ia" time of his departure had arrived
'0r mgh~pirited mules were at the
..''. lmpltieutlv champing their bits.
'N. Mormon stood sadly among his
N".f my wives
Dearest ones, he SAID, II am sin
My sad at heart this morning but
.' net let this deprcss YOU The journey
nerlous one, hut pshaw have
'NNs come back safely heretofore and
should | fear d? Besides. know
every night. as lay down ON the
al slaiht prairie, your bright faccs
'.. conc to me in my dreams and make
.uubcr sweet and gentle. You.
..iHN with your mild blue ewes and
Henrietta. with your splendid black
ond you. Molly, with your hair So
a., H'y beautifully, golden and You.
''.Iit, with Your cheeks SO downy and
W. betsy with your with your that
's'v. Susan, with your and the other
,',I50'u OF Nou each So good and bcauti-
W. "iIl come to me in sweet dreams,
"'iI Nou not dcareststs p
oT own they lovingly chimed,
And so farewell !" cried Reginald.
''n' I" my arms, my own T. hc said,
.''' U.s. rs many of You rs can do il
'nleutly at once, for must away
'' luldod several Of them 10 his throh-
'..s breast and drove mdly away
hui bee had not gone far when the trace
the oil-hind mule became un-
..i,l'Aed bi>mounting, he esaaycd to
'y."' the trace but ere he had fairly
'll'O'hccd the task the mule. singu-
.'F r'lrrtory animal, ,uortcd wildly
''' Kicked Reginald ri,htfnlly in the
,,U'r9 He arose with difficulty and
''l'r'd fccbly towards his mothers
..'@' which wns near by falling dead in
f"rd with the remark, Dear mother
We come home to die 70
,., 30 ! see, " she said where's the
'os Rcgipld Gloverson could give
w. answer In vain the honrt-stricltcn
g''''''f threw herself upon his innnimatc
,,uul crying. ooh, my sonny son
uf ''ll me whore the mules are and
"tI N"u moy die IL You want ,o, !"
N Nl'n-in vain Reginald had
'"N'lIh iL-FuNERAL rRArr1Nas.
' mules were never found
u F'lhldS & heart broken mother took
, p"dy home 10 her unfortunate sons
"lo"S. But before her arrival. she in.
o,,,i,,'lly sent n boy To burst the news,
L,",ly L, to the afflicted wives. which he did
0,.,, ,,u.i'fmlng them, in u honrsc- whisper,
'I' m ,heir " old man had gone in. -.
~, w. wives felt very badly indeed.
Emily ~ '''o"" !" me- sobbed
ANA to mo, said Maria.
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.
Over The River.

over the river they beckon TO me,
Loved ones who've crossed to the further side,
The CLEAN of their snowy robes see
Itut their voices are lost IN the dashng tide
There's one with ringlets of sunny gold.
and ewes the reflection Of heavens own blue:
lie crossed in the twilight. gray and cold,
And the pale mist hid him from mortal view.
N4 SAW not the angels who met him there,
Tie 4atrs of the city We could not see
0,sr t.e river over the river
Ny brother stands waiting 20 welcome me.
9e.r die river the boatIuan pale
carried another, the household pet;
u.r brown curis waved III the gentle ale
plr..ug Minnie! | see her yet
,4.a crossed on her bosom her dimpcd hands
and frarlcssy entered the phantom barquc
Uri.It d, glide from the silver sands.
.ni all our sunshine grew strangely dark
ISL. .npH she il safe on the further side
Where al the rausomed and angels be-
over the rIyer-the mystic river
sfy cluldhood's idol II waiting for me
Far none return from those quiet shores
Wh1 cross with the boatman cold and pale
We hear the dip of the golden oars,
And catch a Glenn of the snowy sail
And log they have passed from our yearniug hearts
Who cross the stream and are gone for aye.
vs. may not suudcr the veil apart
That hides from our vision the gates Of day;
We only know that their barques no more
Nav sail with Us over hfes stormy sea;
Yet somewhert I know on the unseen shore,
They watch. aud beckon, and wait for me.
And sit and think when the sunsets gold
Is Gushing river and hill and shore,
{ shall one day stand by the water cold,
And list fer the sound OF the boatmans oar;
shall wat,h h for lioam Of the Tapping sail,
Shall hear the boat as 1t ealns the strand,
ls.4I pass from sight with the hoatman ale.
Ta the better shore Of the spirit land;
Shall know the loved who have gone before,
.ri o,tully sweet will he meeting be.
When over the river the peaceful river
I'll, angel 0f 'eath snail carry me
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-11-04

The recent auroral display is receiving
great attention from the journalists in
all directions. The finest description of
it, amounting nearly to poetry, is given
in an Eastern paper:
The heavens were all in blaze Grim
son. Vermlou, silver green and golden
flames streamed upward to the zenith,
rs from some vast, invisible and mystic
rious fountain of celestial light beyond
the horizon on every side. Shaking
with the undulatory motion of illumina-
ted hilows of smoke blown ular, from
some great conhagrauou. the measure
less lines and columns of silver light shot
upward from the east. the northeast. the
north, aud the northwest With these
there blended masses of rich and
splendid red, rising from the northeast
and northwest, and mingling with the
silver shafts and pencil paler light That
wreathcd their airy dance higher and
higher, till they reached the zenith
And again
The spectacle suggested the irresisti
hle thought of some vast blazing dome.
glowing with mauy-colored flames, its
apex concentrating the gathered splen-
dor into n crowuing focus of blood-rcd
fire. Another comparison suggested it.
self inyohntarily ns We gn2ed yhc
scene was ns If the bchodcr stood in
some boundlcss cosmicnl pavilion. some
mcaSurclcss universal tent. woven of
transparent beams of celestial light. its
brilliantly ruddy banner waving in glory
over the top. and countless strcamcrs Of
silver and red reaching maguifccntly
down its mighty slopes. Such u scene
may enter into the drcnmsof the Just and
good who 1T times relieve the cares aud
troubles of this life 10y iudulging fancics
of unspcaknblc glorics of the New Jorusa-
lem Certain il is the scene wa. apnrt
from the common experience. Of life,
and one which. were II known to occur
once III thousand years, the whole
world would come ont to witness.
How strangely circumstances and laws
change The Publisher Of n Boston
paper has met the person who sold the
first penny piper on the street IN that
city. The mnn-at that time u boy got
II dozen of the first copies over thrown
of of the Boston Times. took them to
Fancuil Hall, sold the first one "a old
George Reed, whom many will rcmcm.
bcr, and was sncakcd off 10y the vcncr.
hle George 10 the lock.up aud plnccd
there Ia await action of the court for
peddling without license. His stay
was. however, short hut the adventure
is curious item in the history of street
newspaper traffic.
WATrn was worth twenty Ave cents
barrel in Argyle, Washington Co., N. Y,
during the late drouth
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JOB PRINTING

Of all kinds neatly executed at the lowest living
prices Our Office is well furnished with mater
ial and stock for this department, and we now
have experienced and competent workmen to use
them. If you want any printing done you need
not go 70 the city, or out Of the county, for you
can get as good work and as low prices at this
Office AZ at any other
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RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION.

One copy, one year in advance, ..........t1 50
II not paid within three months. 2 90
No variation whatever from these rates
No paper discontinued until all arrearagss
are paid, except at the option of the publisher
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" Yes, said Emily, " he thought con
siderably of you, but not SO much as he
did of me.
Z" say he did y
And say he didn't "
i" He did -
" He didn't
Don't look at me, with your squint
eyes p
Don't shake your red head at me ~
Sisters" said the black haired Hen
rietta. ." cease this unseemly wrangling.
|. as his first WIFE shall strew flowers on
his grave. .
% No YOU won't, said Susan. :" |, as
his last wife, shall strew flowers on his
grave It's my business to strew.
You shan't-so there y said Henri
eta.
" You bet will, said Susan, with
tear -suffused cheek.
"Well, as for me, said the practical
Betsy. 81 amt on the strew, much,
but / shall ride mt the head Of the funeral
procession.
4" Not if I've been introduced to myself
you won't said the golden-haired Nelly,
that's my position. You bet your
bonnet strings it is.
Children, said Reginalds mother,
"you must do some crying you know,
ON the day of the funeral and how many
observation-disclosures will it take to go
round ? Betsy, you and Nelly ought to
make one do between you.
I'm tear her eyes out if She perpetu-
atcs sob on my handkerchief - said
Nelly
Dear daughters-in-Llw, said Regi-
maids mother, how unseemly is this
anger. Mules is five hundred dollars
span and every identical mule of my poor
boy has been gobbled up by the red men.
knew when my Reginald staggered into
the doOr-v ward that he was on the Die,
but if I'd only thunk to ask him about
them mules ere his gentle spirit took Its
flight, it would have been four thousand
dollars IN our pockets. and no mistake.
Excuse those real tears, but You We never
felt a parent feelings
It's an oversight" sobhed Maria.
:" DO not blame rs y
CHAPTES III. DUST TO DUST.
The funeral passed off in very pleasant
manner nothing occurring to mar the
harmony of the occasion. BY happy
thought of Regiualds mother, the wives
walked to the grave twenty abreast,
which rendered that part If the ceremony
thoroughly impartial
That night the twenty wives with
heavy hearts sought their twenty respec-
tive couches.
In another house, not many leagues
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-11-04

PRoFIrABLE FAIR The fair of the
81. Louis Agricultural and Mechanical
Fair, recently held, was a great success.
eyiuciug clearly the spirit of the people.
The Association which held it is entirely
voluntary, has had no State patronage,
and is hut ten year, old /: yet il owns its
eighty acres Of choice grounds. and has
built structures thereon which cannot
have cost less than 5000, 600 One OF
them completely surrounds an cighty-rod
trotting-coursc while il seats and shelters
fifty thousand persons, of whom each
has clear view Of the entire track There
must have been several millions worth of
choice animals. machines. implements,
minerals, fabrics, etc, oH exhibition, in
cluding an immense collection of rich
specimens of the ores of Missouri and
Colorado. and $50 900 worth of New
Orleans Upland and Missouri cotton.
The Fair probably cost the Association
$50, 600, including premiums but the
receipts largely exceed that sum. On no
day did the attendance fall below ~. 900.
Gov ENdiLsHs proclamation for day
VI 7ElNlllE Nv ' ''lill''llA'il WI lll'
9th of November is II model of hrcvity
He says he assures il in view uf the blcs-
sings with which the past year has been
crowded, and in accordance with VEN
Grated usage and hc recommends thnt
the people of the State hay away nll or
dinnry secular pursuits on that day rs.
scmblc in their customary places Of di.
vine worship, and there offer the sncru-
flee of thanksgiving not forgetting to
make their thank.oilcrinRs acceptable by
= substantial and deserving recognition
Of Gods poor
A FASHIONABLE young Indy, Of rather
nttenuatcd figure while IN the hands of
her dressmnkcr, became alarmed nt the
spaciousncss appointed to her bodice,
and declared that she could never wear
1t. and the silk had been wrongly cut.
Pardon me, Madamoiscllc' replied
the moeiisic. "thc design is quite correct (;
the fitting is exactly M 1t should bc. !
have made your dress, aud now ] must
bring VoD Vp 10 4"
Tur Cambria wis beaten 10y the Sap
pho In the race twenty miles to wlnd'
ward and return.