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Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-11-28
EpizOotic.
Excited horse faneier, Eoouito,. :


'GayIy the cavalier moupts in the morning,
Dashes the spurs in the sleek, glossy side.
On Sa ha1eer RIDE
Ah. mettesome rider. brave charger. bewarel
Each breeze bears distemper. There's Death
and here comes an elegant equipage, drawn by
Trace back her blood. and you'll find you have
All trace Of their owner's-and his comes ia,
What's thisl They are coughing? And what
From that fne-muzzled. red-nostriled off
horses nossf
'os, whence comes it2 Why is it2 Wherefore,
and what Is it2
Worse than the Rinderpest, or the sheep-rot.
Never to cease till the horses all die2
What shall We do for it 2 What is the bestP
Cider, warm blankets. or plenty of rest.
Low is the head that so proudly was rearing,
And dropping the neck that was curved in his
Dimmed the fierce eye and deadened the hear
Faint throbs the cnce wildly pulsed purple tide.
Shake down his bedding; spread the clean
Mix him him draugbt: he no longer can draw.
v,
"Nobly he toiled on the route to East Boston.
Or whired the swift CIR o'er the Roxbury line ;
Strike now the car bell. its note will be lost on
The ears that are chilled. and give back no
sign.
Disease has now marked him; his powers are
fed;
Care for him kindly-he yet is not dead.
VI.
mix the bran mash If you ever would use
him.
Stir it as never you stirred it beforeI
We learn to esteem him in fearing to lose him
Bring the hot water, and steam him some
morei
Therei He is better now sponge off that
lip
Harness him up again. Get down the whip +"
Boston DIikv AduertistT.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-04-15

THE FAR WEsT.-Mr. S. A. Phillips,
of Royalton, Wisconsin, writes to the
New York Farmers Club:-I often see
the far West extolled by the correspon-
dents and speakers of your Club. 1
know whereof l affirm. Poor men with
families cannot commit greater blunder
than to go to those distant prairies.-
For the past two years there has been,
and there still is, terrible suffering among
the poor settlers in all the new States.
think if we knew of every instance
where poor men of small means have been
totally ruined and beggared by going
West and investing their all in part
payment for railroad lands, and being
obliged to forfeit or sacrifice to get
means to get away. the number would
exceed that of those who have bettered
their condition by the same change
With $1,000 or $4,000 capital the change
will do; but with less a man had best
stay where he can get daily wages for dai-
ly service. A large crop of corn sounds
nicely to tell of. but what good if man
cannot make good wages at marketing it
after he has grown it? Missouri is a
fine country and if had $4,000 l would
go there but with less than S250O l
prefer Northern Wisconsin. The Han
nibal and st. Joseph Railroad, with all
their advertising, have not forty acres of
fair farming land for sale, think. for
less than Sl7 per acre; while all good
locations are held at $40 and S25, and
this with not stick of timber
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-04-15

A Truthful SKETcH--Leta a man fail
in business, what an effect 1t has upon
his former creditors Men who have
taken him by the arm, laughed and chat
ted with him by the hour, shrug up their
shoulders and pass with a cold How
do you do?
Every trihe of bill is hunted up and
presented that would not have seen light
for months to come. but for the misfor-
tune of the debtor If it is paid, well
and good if not, the scowl of the sheriff,
perhaps meets him at the corner. A
man that has never failed knows but lit
tie of human nature.
In prosperity he sails along gently,
waited by favoring smiles and kind
words from everybody. He prides him
self on his name and spotless character,
and makes his boast that he has not an
enemy in the world Alas the change.
He looks at the world in a different
light when reverses come upon him
He reads suspicion on every brow. He
hardly knows how to move or do this
thing or the other; there are spies about
him, writ is ready for his back. To
know what kind of stuff the world is
made of, a person must be unfortunate,
and stop paying once in his lifetime
If he has kind friends, then they are
made manifest. A failure is moral
seive it brings out the wheat and shows
the chaff. A man thus learns that words
and pretended good will do not consti-
tute real friendship.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-04-15
FOURTEEN AMERICAN GIRLS.

1t will be remembered that about one
year ago, fourteen American girls, from
all parts of the Union, started out from
New York, with a lady named Mrs.
Stone, at their head, and courier man,
ed Gilbert, who completed the party
Their object was to see things as they
really existed, and not take everybody S
word for it. They first visited Ireland,
not going in the conventional way, but
mingling with the people, from whom
they received every hospitality, as it
might be expected such bevy travelling
in such unique fashion would.
They then extended their patronage
to Scotland, England, France, Sw1tzer-
land, Germany, and Italy. in the same
way, romped over the Alps, and enjoyed
everything without the trammels of soci-
ETY. upon them. Now they are travel
ing in the East, and meeting with all
sorts of pleasant adventures. In Egypt
they met the Emperor of Brazil, and de-
string his autograph. he kindly gave
them each a photograph of himself fully
endorsed.
When they visited the pyramids. &
photographer was employed in taking q
negative of Don Pedro, with the mann
moth mausoleums in the backgrounds
The lovely group was consequently tax
en- at the same time, and the Emperor
declared that he could wish nothing t,
remain immortal except picture which
had fixed him in the company of such
charming circle-not even the pyramid
themselves. Whereupon the acquaint
ance was renewed, and each young lad,
was declared natural princess. A weei
ago the party, accompanied by drago
man, sailed from the port of Beyrout
where they will go overland to visit tn
Saviour's tomb. While at Cairo the
received distinguished courtesies frol
the Consul General Butler. Now the
are bound for Constantinople, intendin
to come home when they get ready.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-04-15

PRIDE.-A proud man is fool in fer
mentation, that swells and boils over like
a porridge pot He sets out his feathers
like an owl, to swell and seem bigger
than he is. He is troubled with tumor
and inflammation of self-conceit, that rem
ders every part of him stiff and uneasy.
He has given himself sympathetic love-
powder, that works upon him to dotage,
and has transformed him into his own
mistress, and he makes most passionate
address to his own dear perfections. He
is his own favorite, and advances him.
self not only above his merit, but all
mankind. He gives place to no man but
himself, and that with very great dis
tance to all others, whom he esteems not
worthy to approach him. He believes
whatever he has received to have value
in being his as horse in a nobleman's
stable will bear a greater price than in
common market He is as hard to be
acquainted with himself as with others,
for he is very apt to forget who he is.
and knows himself only specifically.
He strives to look bigger than himself,
as well as others, and is no better than
his own parasite and hatterer.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-04-15

RELICS OF GIANTs.-They have found
traces Of a race of giants who dwelt in
Canada in some prehistoric age. Some
people digging in a field at Cayuga have
unearthed about two hundred gigantic
skeletons, some of which are said to be
more than nine feet in length. With
them are buried a variety of stone i'm
plements and ornaments. If we can be-
lieve all the reports that come to Us from
time to time, evidences are frequently
found of huge race of people who occu-
pied this continent, or some portions of
it in times long past. Why do not the
sages of Cayuga and other localities ia
vored with these giant grave-yards put
their heads together and reconstruct the
history of these American Titans just
as Prof. Agassiz will restore species of
fish from few fossil scales and frag-
ments of bones? 1t would be congenial
work for them, and interesting to the
rest of mankind. We are assured that
there were giants in those days" when
ever ''those days were, and would be
glad to know more about them N H.
Mechanic.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-04-15

The idea of respectable employment, "
is the rock upon which thousands slip
and shipwreck themselves, and all who
depend upon them. All employments
are respectable that bring honest gains.
The laborer who is willing to turn his
hand to anything, is as respectable as
the clerk or store-tender. Indeed, the
man who is willing to work whenever
work offers, whatever it may be, rather
than lie idle and beg, is far more respect
able than he one who turns up his nose
at hard labor; worries friends with his
complaints because he has nothing to do,
pockets their, ,benefactions without thank
fulness, and goes on from day to day,
useless lazy grumbler.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-04-15

A NEEDLESS EXPERIMENTAL face
tious individual not many miles from
Danbury, Conn, sought to draw his
wife OUT by pretending to be found
dead with an empty laudanum vial by
his side. And that lady was a good
deal shocked at first, but having read
that a needle introduced into the human
flesh would indicate on its surface wheth-
er that flesh was dead, and being wo-
man of eminent practicability, she at once
armed herself with a polished instrument
of nearly two inches growth, and with
throbbing heart and bated breath intro
duced good share of its length into an
appropriate portion of the deceased
What the surface of the needle really in
dieated was not learned, as he took it
with him as he passed through the sash.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-04-15

The Santa Barbara, Cal, Press has
the following: During the late rainy
weather there was what was called a
cloud burst in the deep canyon in the
mountain side, above Col. B. Dinsmore's
place, during the evening, and suddenly
a rush of water 10 or 10 feet deep, like
a tidal wave. came roaring down the
creek bed and over-fowing its banks,
tearing up trees of foot and half in
diameter, while the impetuosity of the
torrent took up and carried along in the
current huge boulders seven feet in di-
ameter. and ten to twelve feet long.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-04-15

The annual report of the Patent Office
has been laid before Congress There
were last year granted thirteen thousand
and thirty three patents, out of nineteen
thousand seven hundred and forty two
applications therefore only five hundred
of the number going to foreigners. The
office paid into the Treasury more than
one hundred and sixteen thousand dol
lars, after defraying expenses. The
American system of patents is better
than the English, inasmuch as it not
only pays the government handsomely
but saves something to the patentees.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-04-15

Paper boats merit some attention, net
only on account of the many advantages
they possess, but also as illustrative of
the characteristic inventive ingenuity of
Americans. The idea of applying pa
per to such use originated with George
A. Waters, of Troy, N. Y, manufac-
turer of paper boxes, who adopted the
expedient of repairing the cracks of an
old wooden shell with paper coated with
waterproof varnish. The success of this
experiment demonstrated the feasibility
of making the entire covering of this
fabric, and in June, 1867, the first pa
per boat was built. The paper used in
the manufacture of boats, is prepared
from either linen or manila. When
made from the former material, the skin
is formed of several thicknesses or layers
glued together; but if manila paper is
employed, single sheet only is used.
In either case, the paper is moulded
when damp, on a wooden pattern, of the
form and dimensions of the proposed
| boat, and assumes the desired form by
drying-a process which completely eff
faces all seams or wrinkles.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-04-15

NEwspAPERs.-Ther are 5000 news
papers in the United States, or one to
every 1000 inhabitants 1900 in Great
Britain. and 1910 in France, or one to
every $4,000; 700 in Prussia, or one to
every 26,o00; SOC in Italy, or one to
every $4,000; $50 in Austria, or one to
every los. 900; 300 in Switzerland, or
one to every 5000; 275 in Belgium. or
one to every 5000; 225 in Holland, or
one to every 10000; 200 in Russia, or
one to every 100000; 200 in Spain. or
one to every 10000; 100 in Norway
and Sweden. or one to every 20,000;
and 100 in Turkey, or one to every 300.-
900.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-04-15

HOME SUNsHINE.-Many a child goes
astray, not because there is want of
prayer at home, but simply because
home lacks sunshine. A child needs
smiles as much as flowers need sunbeams.
Children look little beyond the present
moment. If thing pleases, they are
apt to seek it ; if it displeases, they are
prone to avoid it If home is the place
where faces are sour and words harsh,
and fault-fnding is ever in the ascend
ant, they will spend as many hours as
possible elsewhere. Let every father
and mother then try to be happy. Let
them talk to their children, especially
to the little ones, in such way as to
make them happy.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-04-15

CHANGING THE GAUGE OF THROUGH
CARs.-It is said that the new sleeping
coaches of the Erie Railway Company,
which will soon be put on the road, will
run to Chicago without change, notwith-
standing the great difference in the
guages of the roads over which they are
to run. Over the Erie road they will of
course run on wheels of six-foot gauge.
At Buffalo the cars will run under a
hoisting machine. which will lift the
cars from the broad guage track. Should
this newest thing in railroading prove
successful, it will relieve the public
from many annoyances from varying
railroad guages, of which there are five,
including the marrow gauge" in the
country. The attempt some years ago to
make car wheels movable on their axles,
so as to accommodate different gauges, it
was thought at the time would fill the
requirement, but it has not been tried to
any great extent on passenger cars, but
has to some extent ON freight cars, the
shifting being done by running the cars
upon gradually converging or diverging
tracks until the narrow or broader gauge
is reached Then the wheels are again
| locked.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-04-15

A sad story comes from England. A
ruined merchant went to the South Af-
rican diamond. fields; gathered, as he
thought, untold treasures sold just
enough to pay his passage home then
tried to dispose of the others; found
they were worthless pebbles went mad,
and is now in the lunatic asylum. AS
an afterpiece to this comes the story
that Birmingham is sending sham dia-
monds in large quantities to the Cape Of
Good Hope, and that they are there Ell
ther sold to confding simpletons, ol
used to doctor piece of land. so that
it may bring fancy price in the market
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-04-15
NO. 15.

SKIP THAT.-After the capture of Mo-
bile by Farragut's feet. Honorable Sec
retary of the Navy, Gideon Welles, wrote
to the Admiral letter of thanks. The
Admiral was in the cabin when the dis
patch from Washington came on board,
and, as his sight was not very good. he
handed the letter to his private secreta-
ry, asking him to read it. The secreta-
ry commenced reading: '.Sir, the de-
partment has heard with great pleasure
of the capture of Mobile by the feet un-
der your command, and l take the occa-
sion to thank you in the name of the
Government of which you are so noble
a servant. Your name, sir, will go
down to posterity among stop.
stop, sir Stop all that flourish of
trumpets. Skip all that, sir, and let
US know what they want us to do next, :"
Il laka.ss xs=xJ1F1- -srr.11V
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-04-15
WELCOME, LITTLE STRANGER.

BY A DISPLACED THREE-YEAR-oLp.
Mozzer bought baby,
little bitsy sing;
Sink mos could put him
Frou my rubber ring.
Ant he awful ugly?
Ant he awful pink?
Just come down from Heaven"
Tat's fib, / sink.
Doctor told anozzer
Great big awful lie:
Nose ant out of joint zen.
Tat ant why cry.
Mamma stays up bedroom
Guess he makes her sick;
Frow him in re gutter.
If can, right quick.
Cuddle him and love him!
Call him Dressed singl"
Don't care II my kite ant
Got bit Of string
Send me off with Biddy
Every single day.
BE good boy, Charlie;
Run away and play"
"Sink ought to love himr'
No, won't; so Zerei
Massey crying Baby.
Not got any hair.
Got all my nice kisses,
Got my place in bed;
Mean to take my drum-stick,
And crack him on the head
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-04-15

EVERY MIND HAS ITS SPECIAL CAPACI~
TY.-I am of the opinion that every mind
that comes into the world has its own
specialty-is different from every other
mind; that each of you bring into the
world a certain bias, a disposition to at
tempt something of its own. something
of your own-an aim a little different
from that of any of your companions,
and that every young man and every
Young woman is failure so long as
each does not find what is his or her own
bias that just so long as you are infu-
enced by those around you, so long as
you are attempting to do those things
which you see others do well instead of
doing that thing which you can do well,
you are so far wrong, so far failing of
your own mark. Everybody sees the
difference in children. They very early
discover their tastes One has a taste
for going abroad, another for staying at
home one for books, another for games !;
one wishes to hear stories, another wants
to see things done; one is fond of draw
ing. the other cannot draW at all. DuG
he can make machine This differ
ence, as you advance, becomes more pro-
nounced. You are more distinct in
your conception OF what you can do
more decided in avoiding things which
you cannot and do not wish to do
Now conceive that success is in finding
what it is that you yourself really want,
and pursuing it; freeing yourself from
all opportunities of your friends to do
something which you like, and insisting
upon that thing which you like and can
] do.-Emerson
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-04-15

INGRATITUDE.-It is an old saying
that if you do a man nineteen favors,
and for any reason decline to do him
the twentieth. he will forget the nine
teen requests you have granted, and on
ly remember the one that you have re-
fused-and for that refusal he will hate
you forever afterward.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-04-15

Two or three academic students re-
Gently took some of the young ladies into
the Sheffield Scientific School Observa-
tory to gaze at the pale moon. One of
the latter, observing through the tele-
scope the jagged ends of the orb, ex-
claimed: 80, how divine 1t looks ex-
actly like Hamburg edging p
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-04-15

A gentleman in the vicinity Of Phila-
delphia recently lost his wife. and a
young miss of six, who came to the fu-
neral, said to his little daughter ofabout
the same age: Your pap will marry
again, won't he ?" "Oh yes y was the
reply; ..but not until after the funeral.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-04-15

A canadian paper says: Skilled
workmen have been leaving Canada by
the thousands these some years past for
the States. because they there get from
twenty to one hundred per cent, higher
wages"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-04-15

Some startling figures are given re-
specting the ravages of small pox in
Philadelphia. 1t is said that no epidem-
ic pestilence, not even cholera, has with
in half century been equally general
or fatal, the bills of mortality present
ing an average of more than two hun
dred deaths week during the autumn
and winter. 1t has ragged during pc
riod nearly ten times as long as did
cholera, and it has not yet ceased.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-04-15

Mr. Taylor, of Fayette, Ind, thought
he would sheer his mules tail. The
surgeon is assiduous in his attentions
to Mr.. Taylor
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-04-15
FLEETING MOMENTS.

Take care of the moments, and the
hours will take care of themselves" is
an old proverb full of meaning aud i'm
portance. Moments are like the golden
seeds which, when gathered. constitute
the wealth of an individual or nation.
The hour, the day, the year. and life it
self are made up of moments. and how
many of these are wasted We should
not think of wasting whole, months, OF
years, at once, but we spend the feeting
moments until months and years are
consumed. The moments wasted by
majority of the ignorant, might have
made them wise; and many who are
poor and worthless in society, might
have had competence and occupied posi-
tions of influence, had they devoted these
moments to e,.Ah-~- >..I,>'s.e
And hoac feeting are the moments of
life. How soon are happy children hur-
ried on through youth and manhood to
old age; and how many of the aged do
we hear mourning over wasted time.
We hear them say 'Our life-work has
not been what we intended. In youth
We were impatient to hasten on; in the
distant future we expected to accomplish
great things for ourselves and for the
world. But the fields which we saw in
the distance, ALREADY white for the har-
vest, have not been entered, and it is
now too late to realize our dreams And
why this failure and disappointment
1t is obvious that they were careless of
feeting moments had forgotten that
''drops of water make the mighty ocean,"
If we would accomplish great things we
must have proper regard to the small.
Newton-revealed to the world the law of
gravitation, by attention to the single
fact that an apple fell from its tree.
Let US then, heed this lesson, and en-
ploy wisely, the moments of our life
with the assurance that they will bring
to us wisdom, wealth, usefulness and
happiness.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-04-15
A. C. ROBINSON.
WNI. w. CROFT,

UTHOLESALE dealer in Flour, Grain, W. 1. Goods
w Groceries, Lime, Plaster OIL Fish, Salt, Iron,
Steel, Nails, Glass, &c. Depot Store, Barton, Vt.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-04-15

Frenchmen in Mexico have subscribed
S4l, 900 for the payment of the French
indemnify
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-04-15
w. w. EATON.

A 1TORNEY and CounselOrat Law and Claim gent
IA Will attend the courts in Orleans and Caledonia
counties Barton, Vt.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-04-15

A TTORNEY AT LAW and Solicitor in Chancery.
"A VIII attend courts in Orleans and Caledonia
counties. Prompt attention given to collections
Greensboro, Vt.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-04-15

NTHOLESALE ana retail dealers i'll Flour, Corn
w Pork and Lard, Paints and Oils Hardware,
West India Goods, Groceries, Butter and Cheese Also
VIM. L. Bfadleys l. X. L. Phosphate and Sea Fowl GU
ano.
AARON TwoNBLY j. L. TwoMBLY.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-04-15
II. K. DWINELL

UTHEELWRIGHT Carriage Maker and General
w job Worker. Open and Top Buggies, and va
rious styles of carriages always hand. Glover Vt.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-04-15
MARTIN ARROTT.

ID ARBER AND HAIR DRESSER,
ID 2 Barton, Vermont
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-04-15
j. WOODNIAN,

DEALER IN BOOTS, SHOES, and findings ofthe
- best kind and quality. Offered cheap for cash.
Store A. & J. L. Twomblys.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-04-15

MANUFACTURER and dealer in Furniture of all
WI kinds and descriptions Carpets, Room Paper
Curtains aud fixtures also Cons and Caskets Picture
frames Spring Beds &c. Glover Vt.