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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-07-22

THE BEST WAY TO GRIND
SCYTHES.


/ There is right way and a best way
to grind and to whet both grass and
cradle scythes; and there is both a
wrong way and bad way to sharpen
them The correct way is for example.
to take the heel of the seythe in the
right hand, while the left hand takes
hold of the back of the tool, one foot or
more from the point. holding the cutting
edge towards the operator. Now, lay
the under side of the scythe on the pc
riphery of the grind stone, not squarely
across the stone, but at an angle of forty
five degrees with the cutting edge. Let
this angle be maintained as the edge is
ground from heel to point. Let the
scythe be firmly held, without the least
rocking motion and continue to move
.thesscythe from the heel towards the
point diagonally across the stone until
the under side is ground uniformly and
true. Always let the stone revolve
toward the edge, as person can grind
! any tool with more accuracy when the
stone runs toward the edge than when
it revolves in the opposite direction
When about to grind the upper side of
the cutting edge, let the operator take
the heel in the left hand, while the
back of the scythe is grasped with the
right hand, keeping the edge toward
him, and holding the blade at an angle
of about forty-fve degrees across the
stone. The aim should be to hold the
scythe at such an angle that all the
scratches made by the stone on both
sides of the scythe will all end in mi
mute serrature, or teeth at the cutting
edge, standing like the teeth of a sickle
at an angle of about forty-fve degrees
with the line of the edge. When a
seythe is ground thus, and the edge is
whetted in the usual manner, while the
tool is resting on the small end of the
snath. the scythe can be kept sharp for
long time, and with much less whet-
ting than if the edge were ground with
out any regard to the angle at which it
was held across the stone If the pc
riphery of grindstone does not revolve
as true as the revolution of a milestone,
it will be impossible to grind a scythe
tolcrably we'll on it. More mechanical
skill is requisite to put a, scythe in
order than to hone a razor. 1t is far
easier to grind a scythe wrongly and
badly than to do it as directed. 1t is
wrong to let the grindstone revolve from
the cutting edge, as the grit will not
remove the steel so completely from the
very edge as it will when the stone runs
toward the edge. There is great danger,
also, of grinding the basil of the scythe
too thin; and one is far more liable to
grind thin when the stone revolves away
from the edge than when it is turned
toward it. Untold numbers of scythes
are spoiled by simply grinding the basil
so thin that it is impossible to produce
cutting edge that will endure the
wear and tear incident to moving OF
grading a distance of a hundred yards
When a scythe is held so loosely on 8
wabbling and boiling stone that the
grinding is all done, for an instant, a
the very edge, then ON the back of the
tool, and then on the rear portion of The
basil, moving and grading will be la
!, borious. fatigueing and back aching
work
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-07-22


As a gentleman from New York was
taking glass of wine at the st. Louis,
corner of Freeman and Hopkins street,
Cincinnati, about three weeks ago. he
observed at another table, seated with
several others, a German, who seemed
uneasy and anxious, as if there might
have been Franco-Prussian disturb
ance between his beer and himself
Presently in ran little girl. her face
radiant with smiles exclaiming:
"Oh, father we've got little baby
at home"
dat ish goot, said the Dutchman
as the anxiety disappeared from his
cOuntenance. Fill up der glasses
Not many minutes elapsed before in
rushed the little girl again with the
announcement-''Oh, father. we've got
two little boys at home !"
The Dutchman looked great deal
astonished and not at all gratifed at
this redundancy, but raising at length
to the magnitude of the occasion, he said
"Vell, den, dat ish also goot. Fill
up der glasses"
In few minutes again appeared the
radient messenger. with the astounding
proclamation
"Oh, father, we've got three little
boys at home!"
This was too much even for Teutonic
impressibilities. There was no more
call for glasses.
"Vel, den,' says he, I goes up der,
and stops der aohoie tam bisness! p
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-07-22

The OLDEST RELIGIOUS NEWSPAPER.
There has been laid on our table a
bound copy of the first volume of 1.-The
Religious Remembrance" small quar-
to four-paged weekly paper, published
by Jaws Scott, at, No. l47 Chestnut
street, Philadelphia. The first number
was issued September 4, 1913. Its
prospectus expresses regret that mo
paper is published in this city, devoted
to religion no record of providential
occurrences no journal of religious in
telligence, and no medium for COM
municating the productions of pious
minds to the public" This want the
editor proposes to supply in the little
Journal then launched on the sea. of pop
ular favor, and which continued for at
least year, as the dingy and time worn
volume before us testifes. ~
The christian Observer" states the
interesting fact that this paper was
started in Philadelphia under the edi-
torial management of Rev. Mr.. Scott, by
the excellent and revered Rev. DIR. Arch
ibald Alexander, to whom the idea was
suggested by Rev. DIR. J. H. Rice, who
published 1.-THE Religious Monitor at
Richmond, Va" in 1915. The Chilli
cothe Recorder was published in 1914,
and the Boston Recorder, in 1876.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-07-22

) DEvIsING LIBERAL THINGs.-Mr.
Marinus Lord, who recently died in
Hartford, bequeathed an estate valued
at 100000, after the death of his wife
to the American Bible Society, the Amer
lean Tract Society, the Home Mission
airy Society, and Sunday-school Union.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-07-22

RELIGION OF CHILDHOOD. false
application of tests has led many to
overlook real piety in. little children.
l would say to all who are brought into
relation to children, do not expect too
much from them.f If you see them try
ing to repress an evil temper, and mourn
ing over departure from the truth, if
the sight of vice is repulsive to them,
and the sight of suffering touches the
chords of sympathy, if they love to hear
the story of the cross, and find delight
in prayer, be satisfied for the present.
Their frail natures, under ordinary Cir
cumstances, are capable of little more.
Theirs can be but the twilight of gexpe-
rience, at best you must not anticipate
the light of the monday sun. The faint
est germs of the new life can never per-
ish. They may be cramped and over
laid by the rubbish of worldiness, but
the dew of Gods grace shall water
them, the quickening beams of his Spir-
it shall shine upon them; and by-and-
by, the full-blown flower Of Christian
character shall appear: for ''those that
be planted in the house of the Lord
shall flourish in the courts of our God. u
sTrain up child in the way he should
CO." is the injunction God lays on us.
1t is the principle on which He himself
is acting with his church. He is train
ing up his children here This is the
true character of his dealings with them.
The education of his saints is the object
he has in view. 1t is training for the
kingdom-it is education for eternity.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-07-22

No Person can take these Bitters accord
ing TO directions, and remain long unwel provided their
bones not destroyed by mineral poison other means
and the vital organs wasted beyond the point of repair
Dyspepsia or Indigestion. Headache, Pain
in the Shoulders Coughs Tgtness of the Chest Dizz
ness Sour Eructatons of the Stomach Bad Taste the
Mouth Bilious Attacks, Papitation of the Heart In
ammation of the Lungs Pain in the regions of the Kid
neys and hundred other painful symptoms, the off
springs of Dyspepsia. In these complaints it has no
equal, and one bottle will prove letter guarantee of its
merits than lengthy advertisement.
For Female Complaints, in young or old mar
RED single, at the dawn of womanhood, the turn
of life these Tonic Bitters display decided influence
that marked improvement is soon perceptible.
For 1nhammatOry and Chronic Rheu-
natism and Govt Bilious, Remittent and Intemit-
tent Fevers Diseases of the Blood Liver Kidneys and
caused by Initiated Blood which generally produced
by arrangement of the Digestive Organs.
They are a Gentle Purgatiye well as
Tonic, possessing also the peculiar of acting
powerful agent in relieving Congestion Inflammation
of the Liver and Viscera Organs, and in Bilious Diseases
Rheum, Bloches, Spots Pimples, Pustules Boils Car
buneles Ring worms, Scad- Head Sore Eyes, Eryspeas
Itch Scur Dscolorations of the Skn Humors and Dis
of the Skin, of whatever nature, lit
orally dug up and carried of the system short
time by the use of these Bitters
The properties of DR.. Walkers VINEGAR
BITTERs Aperient, Diaphoretc and Carminative.
Nutritious, Laxative Diuretic Sedative, Counter Irri-
tant, Sudorifc, Alternative and Ambitious.
Grateful Thousands proclaim VINEGAR BIr-
the wonderful Invgorant that sustained
the sinking system.
J. WALKER, Propr. r. H. MCDONALD & CO.,
Druggists and Gen. ACTS, San Francisco, CAL,
and corner of Washington and Charlton SITS, New York
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-07-22

To live in this world of opportunities,
given but once, and to neglect them. is
the most fearful fate that can befall a
creature of eternal responsibilities.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-07-22

A DEAD BEAT.-Look out for an i'm
poster and dead beat. A Proctorsville
correspondent describes him in the Rut-
land Herald of Tuesday. He is short
thick-set fellow and has woman with
him whom he calls his wife, and pretends
to be an Indian doctor. At Proctors-
vile he called his name '.Dr J. g. Cas-
we'll" AS usual he was patronized by
the credulous and attempted to run
away without paying his board, but was
caught and paid up. This game he
played successfully at Fairhaven before
coming to Proctorsville, and or Satur-
day a person arrived at the Island
House in this place answering the above
description, and registering himself as
CDR. Dickinson. He was accompanied
by his "wife." After running up a
bill of few dollars he left without
paying the same, as was supposed for
Walpole. He is no doubt dead beat
and rascal of the first water. Pass him
along as rapidly as possible.-Belovs
| Falls Times. $500 Is r, II
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-07-22

A friend of Dean Swift's one day sent
him turbot as a present by servant
lad, who had frequently been on similar
errands, but had never received any
thing from the Dean for his trouble.
Having gained admission, he opened the
study door, and putting down the fish
on the floor cried out, rudely, master
has sent you turbot? %
"Young man." said tie Dean, rising
from his easy chair, lis that the way
you deliver a message? Let me teach
you better manners. Sit down in my
chair, we will change places. and | will
show you how to behave in future"
The boy sat down, and the Dean 60
ing out, came up to the door. and max
ing low bow, said: Sir, master pre-
sents his kind compliments, hopes you
are we'll, and requests your acceptance
Of a small present
''Does hep" replied the boy. '.Return
him my best thanks, and there's half a
crown for yourself"
The Dean thus caught in his owr
trap, laughed heartily, and gave the boy
crown for his ready wit.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-07-22

A medium in London was caught
up by spirits, carried half mile, and
taken through wall into dining-room.
She says she can hardly credit what
happened. Neither can any one else.
Think twice before Won sneak once.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-07-22
TumOr of 12 Years Growth
Cured by Radzvay's ResOEvcrlf,

? July
Dr. RAILWAY II have had Ovarian Tunor in the
bowels All the Doctors there tried
thing that recommended but nothing helped
Resolvent and Thought would had
In it. because had suffered for twelve years took six
Of the R.solyeui and hox of Railways Pills
ties Of Ready Relief; and there is
felt and feel better, smarter, and happier than have
for twelve years The in the
bowels, the groin. write this yoa Of
Others. You publish If if you choose.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-07-22

Think twice before you speak once.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-07-22
kidney a. Bladder COMPLAINT :.

t'r;ry. %ud Womb diseases, Gravel Diabetes Drops-
Soppage Of Water. IncGntencr Of Urine Brigts bis
e-e, Altiminura and in al where there brick
dust deaSi! or the water Is thick cloudy mixed with
substances ike the white Of tgr, threads Ike white
silk. there is morbid, dark bilious appearance and
white boned.st deposits and when there is pric ing
burning sensation when passing wafer and lIin IN the
Small OF the Back ana along the Loirs Price, sI.o2.
NOR ~ S.-The orlvslnown and srrc RcrncfT
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-08-22
NOTICE.

A FTER this date can be found with Messrs.
"a Sledge, Mckay & Co, Nos. 81 and 575
Main street, where wiz be pleased 70 see my
friends. JOHN j. WELLER
Memphis, August ], 1872. Su4
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-08-22

THE nomination of L. @. c. Lamar
yesterday, at Tupelo, as a candidate for
Congress in the only Democratic district
of Mississippi, will give infinite satisfac-
ton not only TO the people of Missis-
sippi, but of the whole country. There
viii be certainly in the next Congress
one representative gentleman of the
South, representing the most admirable
peculiarities of Southern intellect, taste
and attainments. He is a gentleman, a
thinker, a scholar and an orator. He
thinks profoundly, reasons accurately,
and charms the multitude by his rhetor-
ical graces. Mississippians did them
selves infinite credit by their action yes
terday; and Northern adherents of
Greeley, when Mr.. Lamar's speeches are
published, will find that the distin-
guished Mississippian is thoroughly i'm
bued with convictions that rendered the
ID Democratic-Republican coalition a ne
ceSSity of the times.
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Organization of the Democratic
State COnVentiOn-The NOmi-
nees Before the Body.
Andy Johnson Refuses to Allow
His Name to Go Before the
Convention -SpecuIatiOns
as to his Intentions.
General Baxter Addresses the
Convention in Favor of Cheat
ham, who is Nominated
for Congressman for
the State at
Large.

NASHVILLE, August 21.-The Demo
cratic State Convention assembled al
the Capitol at eleven o'clock, and, after
organization, John NJ. Fleming, OF
kuOX county, and General B. F.
Cheatham, of Coffee county, were nomi-
mated for Congressman-at-Lar
General Bates spoke in favor of Gene
raj Cheatham, who was nominated by a
decided majority.
Andrew johnson would not permit
his name to go before the convention,
and it is thought that he may run as an
Independent candidate, though this is
uncertain.
Having nominated the candidates for
Congress, the convention then took up
the nomination of ElectOr.
General Bate, a member of the Dem
ocratic National Executive Committee,
was proposed, but declined, and that
gentleman, in turn, recommended a
Liberal Republican, and ex-senator j.
Fowler, received the nomination. Cen
eral Bate, whilst speaking and working
for Cheatham for Congress, pledged him
self to support Andrew Johnson, should
he benOminated, There is much specula-
ton relative TO JOhnsOn's intentions. It
is believed by many that he will run as
an independent candidate for Congress
against Cheatham; but he has never in
dicated such an intention. His intimate
friends declare that he will not be a can
didatp.
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MURDER AND LYNCH.
A Man Murdered while at Work, (which
Causes the Death Of his Wife
The Murderer Lynched.

CHICAGO, August PA cold blooded
n1urder followed by swift and terrible
punishment is reported at Oling, Hi
nOis on Saturday last. jefferson White,
3 farmer, quaTreled with Henry KOuntz,
who was at work with a threshing ma
chine on Whites farm. White had
sometime ago killed KOuntz's dog and
threatened KOuntZ's life. and some words
passed in relation thereto, when White
jumped on his horse and rode to his
nome and took his shotgun, and, after
shooting off a load Of bird shot
that was in it, reloaded it
with buck-shOt, and, returning to the
held where kOuntz was, rode up to him,
and-placing the gun so near him
that when discharged, it burned his
clothing-hred into his body, killing
him instantly. The murderer then rode
into Olney, and after consulting a law
year, gave himself up to the sheriff, and
was placed ia jail. In the meantime,
KOuntz iswife, TO whom he had been mar
Fled less than a year, Frustrated by her
affiictiOn, was prematurely confined
and died Monday night. On the same
night between two and four hundred
armed men rode up to the Jail in Olney,
and, OverpOwering the guards, burst in
the doors, took White out, and hanged
him to q tree in the courthouse yard,
and after satisfying themselves that
he was dead, they rode quietly away
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-08-22

MARYvILLE, Mo-, August 21.-An
atrociOus murder was brought to light
yesterday by the arrest of a man named
Osborne at ClearmOnt, a small town
twelve miles northwest of here. 1t ap-
pears that Osborne was travelling with
a team and covered wagon. He stopped
for some purpose, when some men were
attracted to the wagon by stencil pro-
ceeding from it. Upon examination i've
dead bodies We're found. Osborne
confessed at the end of a rope that the
murders were committed by one Will
iams, near HoltOn, Kansas, and that he
(Osborne) was employed to take the
bodies out of the way; confessed to hav-
ing travelled with this terrible load five
days. From a memorandum found on
the body of one of the victims, it was
inferred they were a party of movers,
consisting of Mr.. Ones, his wife and
two children, and a young man by the
name of Dickinson, supposed to be a
brother of Mrs. Ones. They had trav-
eled from Minnesota to Southern Kan
sas, and were probably on their way to
Nebraska. The last memorandum by
the young man was at or near HoltOn.
The Coroner held on inquest yester-
day, and the bodies We're buried at
Clearmont.
Sheriff Wray has just returned, and
says that, though he saw the prisoner,
the people would not give him up.
Probably Osborne will be lost some
where in that vicinity.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-08-22

ST. LOUIS, August 2l.-At a joint
meeting of the Democratic and Lib
eral State Committees at Jefferson
City, Missouri, Tuesday, it was agreed
that each Committee should recon-
mend to conventions to be held to-day,
the appointment of Conference Com
mittees TO confer as to the nomination
Of joint State ticket. Liberals make
no demands for particular offices, but
desire TO be recognized by Democrats.
1t looks as though the Liberals viii be
given two, and possibly three places on
the Democratic ticket, and the newly
entranehised, or eX-Confederate, one.
In the afternoon the convention or
gained by electing Colonel w. +. Gil
more permanent President A confer
ence committee of fifteen was appointed
TO confer with similar committee Of
the Democratic Convention, and also a
committee to notify that convention of
such action. After a brief recess tbe
latter committee reported that they had
been well received by tie Democrats.
The convention then adjourned 10 ten
o'clock tomorrow morning.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-08-22

CHICAGO, August 21.-There are no
new developments to-day in regard to
the commercial crisis, except that many
ported as having failed, to-day are as
serted as abundantly able to pay their
liabilities. There is a marked inclina-
ton TO purchase at the present range of
prices. which are generally believed to
be below the intrinsic value Of grain.
There is, indeed, on the whole, a better
feeling, and the present prospect is that
it will continue to grow, and that many
out all right.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-08-22

DUBUQUE, Iowa, August 2l.-The
Annual Session of the American AssO-
citation for the;Advancement of Science,
assembled at the Congregational Church
at ten O'clock this morning. About one
hundred and fifty members were in at
tendance, and the retiring President,
Professor Asa Gray, Of the Cambridge
University, called the meeting to order,
and after prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Young,
Professor J. Lawrence Smith, of Louis
vile, took the chair, and Congress pro-
ceeded to organize and the various COM
mittees were appointed, number of new
members were admitted, and scientific
subjects were assigned to the proper sec
tiOns. Eighteen papers were filed by
the Secretary for future reading. A
public reception this evening. w. r..
Allison, United States Senator deliv-
cred the welcoming address, and was
responded to by Professor Gray; after
which the Association adjourned until
ten o'clock in the morning. The session
proved TO be the largest and most inter-
esting yet held.
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ATLANTA, GA, August 2l.-The
platform adopted yesterday by the Con-
vention Of straight Democrats declares
that the government of the United
States is to the powers delegated by the
States for specific purposes, having no
original inherent power whatever; that
the Union is federal in character, inca
pable Of existence without the States;
that the perpetuatiOn of the Union de-
pends on the preservation of the integri-
ty of the States; that the right of the
local State government, subsection Of
the military to civil authority, and the
hdbeas corpus in time of peace. are not
subject 10 any solemn constitutional OBJ
legation on the part of the Federal Gov.
ernment of any kind whatever; but the
is under solemn constitu-
tional obligation not to interfere in these
matters. 1t is understood that Alex. H.
Stephens is the author of the platform.
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FROM THE CABLE.


GENEVA, August PA long sum-
mary of the arguments of Messrs.
Waite, Evarts and Cushing before the
Alabama Claims Arbitration Tribunal
is published in the St0iSS Times. The
counsel impugn the conduct of the Brit
ish Government in relation TO the Con-
federate cruisers, not only for allowing
them to escape, but because they were
not subsequently seized, and were per-
mitted 70 coal in British colonial ports.
The Board of Arbitration met to-day
at noon, and adjourned at a quarter past
three O'Clock until Friday. Noinforma-
ton can yet be given to the public.