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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-03-18

LOVE IN A SNoWDRIFT.-Ihe Kansas
City Times recounts the termination of a
very romantic young lady's rambles. A
young and pretty girl nam.d Miss Alme-
da Cosgrove' residing at San Diego, last
summer responded to an advertisement
in the Waverly Magazine for CORES
dondence, with view to enjoy fun and
amusement and perhaps matrimony."
The new correspondent of the young lady
resided at Wathena, Kansas, and repre-
sented himself to be merchant, young,
wealthy, honest and in want of wife.
A long and loving correspondence ensued
between Jerome Markham and Miss Cos
grove. Photographs were exchanged,
and Miss Cosgrove was delighted to find
her unseen lover a good looking youth,
distingne in appearance and decidedly
handsome. Finally she consented to
come to Wathena to be married. Two
weeks ago she started for Kansas. All
went well until she got on the Denver
Pacific. After leaving Cheyenne the
train struck drift and became hopeless
ly stuck fast While snowbound near
Crow Greek; Colorado, Miss Cosgrove at
tracted the attention of Mr. Julius En-
NETT a commission merchant at Kansas
City, who, perceiving the yeung lady
seated alone, and evidently unprovided
for such an emergency, very calamity
rendered such assistance as was in his
power to give, which was valise full of
cold food and two buffalo robes. The
young couple were soon on friendly, So
cial terms. Miss Cosgrove very naively
recited her adventures, and was rewarded
by Emmett informing her that he was
single, etc. They parted with regret at
Wathena, when the young lady turned to
meet for the first time him she was to
call her husband She had moment to
wait before rough, rakish looking in
dividual, at least forty years of age, made
himself known as her correspondent and
expected husband Miss Cosgrove, find
ing she had been deceived, turned with
out word and entered the car and went
to Kansas City. A few days afterward
the lady married her friend Emmett, and
he will, no doubt, often wonder at the
strange termination of a Irritation In
snowdrift on the Denver Pacific
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-03-18

MANUFACTURER and dealer in Furniture of all
NA kinds and descriptions, Carpets, Room Paper
Curtains and fixtures also Collins and Caskets Picture
frames Spring Beds sc. Glover VT
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-03-18

j. II. HOLTON, IL co.
anufactures and Dealers in all kinds of Harness.
-ANA es. Also Whips Curycombs, Cards, Brushes
&c. Vacuum oil Backing, for sale Barton Vt 7-33
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-03-18
MARTIN ABBOTT.

j. VI. CURRAN,
ID DARBER AND HAIR DRESSER,
~ Barton, Vermont
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-03-18

WIS. UEU. Z. DAVIS,
DANT AND VEST MAKER,
Il Barton Vermont.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-03-18
w. Il. CRITCHETT,


DAINTER & GLAZIER. Graning. Whitewashing
Il and Paper Hanging done in the best style and
satisfaction guaranteed. Orders solicited
8 East Albany. VT.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-04-04
Turnips for Mileh Cows.

In the summer of 1870, (July 10,) SOW
ed an acre Of summer and winter turnip
seed principally the sweet kind) in a
young vineyard, where the ground was in
fine tilth for the reception of small seed.
The result was large yield of excellent,
large roots, which l gathered during the
season and fed to my milch cows. The
flow of milk was greatly increased, and
made more and better butter than l had
ever made from grass alone. I fed a
quart of wheat bran to each COW, night
and morning. At the close of the season
l gathered the roots and buried them in
the open ground, and fed them about a
peck per day leach cow until New Year,
when the roots gave out; and since then l
have discovered a perceptible diminution
in the flow of milk.
would not advise too sudden change
of feed from anything else to roots; but a
gradual change can be made, and but little,
if any, taste of the turnips will be per-
ceived. From my experience in the feed
ing of mich cows, my decided preference
is for turnips and clover hay, mixed with
wheat bran. If these articles are properly
used, the flow of milk and yield of butter
will be all that any one could desire. Ev-
cry one who feeds COWS and can raise tur-
nips, should never fail to put in a sufficien.
cy for the purpose. Cows will eat them as
readily as corn, and fed raw is nearly as
good as to feed them cooked. believe
they like them better when not cooked. In
sowing turnips, it is well to SOW early, from
the fact that it often happens that drouth,
the fly, and other causes often destroy the
seed or the young plants, and then one
has time to resow, and failure is Otter
averted. A good crop of turnips will
save many bushels of corn and many
pounds of hay and other feed, besides pro
ducing more milk and butter. If more
roots were raised, the farmer would fine
his "balance Sheet larger in his favol
than the man who does not find time tt
cultivate them Woodnaan, tn Country
Gentleman.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-04-04
Rebreathed Air.

THE crowded, badly-ventilated school
room is often the place where, early in
life, rebreathed air commences its deadly
work. Not one school room in hundred
in this country is fit place in which to
cOnfine children six or eight hours of the
day. The little ones are herded together
in promiscuous crowd those of tender
years and those more advanced, the feeble
and the strong, the sickly and the well,
are all subjected to the same hours of
study, the same school discipline, and all
breathe the same deleterious air. The
hardy and the strong may be able to re-
sist the influence of the poison the weak
and tender ones grow pale and haggard
and, struggling on through their school
days, live, perhaps, to the age of puberty,
and then drop into the consumptive' 5
grave. Will parents never awake to the
enermity of this evil?
Small, ill-ventilated sleeping rooms, in
which rebreathed air is ever present, are
nurseries of consumption. These are not
found alone in cities and large towns, or
among the poor and lowly. Well-to-do
farmers daughters and sons in the coun-
try-those who live among the mountains
of the New England States, where Gods
pure air is wholly undefled-are often
victims of consumption. How is this
explained? Look into bedrooms eX.
anime into their daily habits of life, and
the cause is made plain. Old-fashioned
treplaces are boarded up; rubber win
dow-strips and stoves have found their
way into the most retired hooks and cor.
ners of the land and the imprisoned
mountain air in country dwellings is
heated to high point, and breathed over
and over during the days and nights of
the long winter months. 1t is Certainly
true that girls in the country take less ex-
ercise in the open air than those residing
in cities. They appear to be more AFRAID
of pure cold air than city girls. Con.
sumption is not less rare among females
in the country than in cities, in the pres
ent age. 1t was not so formerly The
declarations of grandmothers and old
physicians go to show that, fifty years
ago consumption was hardly known in
the rural districts The winds whistled
through the dwellings then, and the fire
blazed and roared upon the hearth. Hall
the time, in the cold winters, the backs
of the inmates were freezing, while the
front parts of the person were roasting ,
and yet there was less rheumatism than
now, and no mption.-Ftreside Sci
] e71ce.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-04-04
Running the Heels Of Shoes Over.

MosT persons assume that when one
runs his boots or shoes over, he has
crooked feet which is exceedingly erro-
neous The difficulty is not in the form
of ones feet, but in the incorrect shape
of the lasts over which the boots and
shoes were made. Awriter in an ex-
change states that curious observer has
discovered that men and boys invariably
run the heels of their boots and shoes
over outwardly, while women and girls
always run theirs over inwardly. Out of
one hundred and forty-seven men and
boys that passed the observer at given
point, this fact was true in every instance
and out of sixty-seven women that pass
ed, it was true in every instance but one.
The foregoing observation proves moth.
ing except that the boots and shoes OF
men and boys are made over lasts more
crooked than their feet hence they run
their boots and shoes over outwardly
On the contrary the shoes for females
were not made as crooked as the soles
should be; hence they run their shoes
over inwardly. Every person should pro
his or her feet; and if their boots or shoes
be made over this, the heels will not run
over either outwardly or inwardly.
If one has pair of lasts which do moi
correspond exactly with the form of his
feet, stand with one foot on piece o1
paper, and mark around the most prom
inent parts after which let the shoema
ker fasten a piece or two of thick sole
leather to either side of the heel or to any
other part, as the form of the last may
require. When a person wears of the
inside of the forward part of his shoe:
or boots more than the outside, the las
should have a thick piece of leather
pegged on the inside, while portion o.
the wood on the opposite side should bt
shaved off. By giving the lasts mor'
conformity to the shape of the feet
boots will sit more agreeably, and tn,
soles will wear evenly.-Indust1TGl Month
J,t
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-04-04
Locating an ApIary-DesirabIe Points
of a Location.

EVERY succeeding year there are new
ones added to the already long list of bee
keepers; not of the old box-hive and
birthstone persuasion, but those who de-
sire to pursue Bookkeeping in the enlight-
ened way, with movable-frame hives, and
according to the new and improved theo-
ries. In consequence of this, we hear re-
peated inquiries from many would-bc api-
arians concerning the best methods,
among the many good ones, of stocking
and establishing an apiary, and of man.
aging the unruly inhabitants. To answer
in a general way several letters that have
been received lately, I will touch upon
the latter subject-that of establishing an
apiary. First, 1 will speak of the place
of location, which is by no means mat
ter of little importance, as it has much to
do with the prosperity of swarms, which
is certainly the chief aim of every bee
keeper. 1t is not supposable, however,
that in every yard there can be found a
place for the bees that will be in all re-
spects desirable; but what is not natural
~ good location may be rendered such
by using artificial means.
am not discussing the locations of
large apiaries, that are conducted on a
wholesale plan for market purposes, but
wish to present, in a brief manner, the
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-04-04

ed moment, and supposing the machine
was spoiled, seized his tomahawk, leaped
from the door of his hut, and, with a
fierce yell, Drained the discoverer of the
new tune upon the spot.
ONE of those provoking accidents
which ignorance so often visits upon sci
ence, recently befell Prof. Agassiz, who
is engaged in a series of submarine ex-
plorations with the Hassler expedition.
The Professor, it seems, has negro SER
want, who is not quite up to the scientific
mysteries of icthyology, but who has a
profound and accurate knowledge of the
fact that fried fish are good for breakfast.
Agassiz has been dissecting number of
different kinds of fish, and had made care
ful preparations of the parts to show the
internal organism of new and interesting
species. These he placed in alcohol for
preservation, and gave them to his colored
man for safe keeping. On the following
morning he desired them for some pur-
pose, and asked the servant to bring them
to him, which elected the exasperating
explanation from the innocent Ethiopian
that he had poured off the alcohol, re-
moved the scales, and was at that mo-
ment frying them for breakfast.
WE do not actually know the parties
referred to in the following incident, but
it is said to be authentic, and similar cir
cumstances which have come to our
knowledge force the belief that this is
highly probable. A bride who had re-
ceived the usual number of wedding pre-
sents, and also the usual number of du-
plicate articles, claimed the privilege ac-
corded the recipients of such favors of
exchanging some of the duplicates. Ac-
cordingly one day she took duplicate
silver salver to one of our most noted and
reliable dealers, and made known her wish
to exchange it. What was her surprise,
however, to see the shop-man glance sus-
piciously at the article, and deny that it
had ever been purchased at that establish
ment "Where did it come from, then?"
the lady somewhat Indignantly asked.
Doubtless from some dollar store, mad
am," was the candid reply. 1t was in
vain the lady asserted that such could not
be the case; in vain that she called the
shop-man's attention to the elegant case
bearing the trade mark of the firm. "That
makes no difference, madam" was the
reply ''There is a great demand for our
empty cases this season, and this is proba-
bly, the use to which they are put. A
salver like that can be purchased for
few dollars, whereas, were it the genuine
article, it would cost a hundred; and the
donor fancies he has all the credit OF
bona tide gift if it is sent in one of or
cases" The bride departed wiser and
sadder.-Harper's Weekly.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-04-04
A GallOp with the Knights.
BY THE "FAT CONTRIBUTOR"

BY THE "FAT CONTRIBUTOR"
THE age of chivalry has passed away,
and it is pretty much all day with the
knights. Men no longer dress themselves
up in breastplates and go prancing around
the country on horseback to relieve dis
tressed damsels. Errant knights go on
no such knightly errands. With breach
of promise on one hand, and the divorce
courts on the other, woman can sufficient
ly take care of herself.
But if the knights of chivalry have
passed away, there are knights left us still
in sufficient numbers to stock an imagi-
ever dreamt Of
Knights of Malta, this way!
Thought they had ceased to exist, did
your Why, bless you, they are number
ed by thousands, and are rapidly on the
increase. When the horn sounds (they
are all fond of hora) they come troop
ing into the ring mounted on beer kegs
ana making mugs at US. Loyal subiec s
of Gambrinus, their days of idleness or
labor are succeeded by nights of malt
(ahD
There is a great shout among dramatic
people and show folks generally as fa-
| vorite and most welcome knight enters
the lists, heralded by newspaper pufs
| and three-sheet posters Who is he? Ben
eht Knight, of course. Joy at his advent
is greatly moderated, however, if he is
accompanied by Rainy Knight.
Why this uproar and tumultuous clap
ping of hands among the children? What
knight is this who has the power to make
their eyes glisten and their cheeks glow
appearance in the charmed circle pro.
4 dnppc ct1nh n1,fh11rcfc Of f,,1i0
| Why, the Knight before Christmas, to
be sure. His attire is an ingenious com.
bination of doll dresses, and he is armed
with toy muskets that shoot sugar-plums
He drives the little folks nearly wild by
riding a four reindeer act on
Now Dasher; now Prancer;
| Come, Dunder and Blitzen ~
What Knights are those who come
staggering in, arm arm, with faces red
and bloated, hair disheveled, eyes
BACKED, and cravats tied under the ear,
vociferously singing:
| won GONE IL (hic) morn'nr'
| As live, Ten knights in a bar-room
They are led by a royal old hummer
known as Running -all-Knight," and
they intersperse their singing with shouts
for familiar friend of theirs whom they
denominate "Knight-Cap." Coming in
Win hnlSh9 OWds, tney go ou1 On
Knight Mare, to fall into the hands of the
Knight Watch at last.
Look, how the knights come thronging
into the enchanted enclosure now Moon
light Knight, moving in serene though
solemn majesty to the sad cadence of low
ers' sighs; Winters Knight, in icy armol
and mantle of snow, whose noddine
plume is the CONCEALED breath of glaciers
and whose lance is ponderous icicle
Midsummer Knight, neatly and simply
attired in palm-leaf fan; devout WatcI
Knight; Twelfth Knight, chiefly distin
guished by the fact that eleven othel
knights had preceded him knight
Blooming Cereus Knight of the Garter
an occasional Bad Knight and such ,
troop of GOOD Knights" as only homes
and sincere hearts can send forth.-Can
cannati Times
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-04-04
What spring Brings with Ii.

Regarded from medical standpoint, Spring is
not the deectable described by vernal poets.
On the contrary its yield of intermittent fevers,
bilious attacks, rheumatic pains, disorders Of the
stomach nervous complaints, and pulmonary dis
cases. is almost large its crop of violets snow
drops and cherry blossoms. The invisible seeds
Of innumerable maladies rise with the morning
mists, and are scattered broadcast by the vapors
of night. Who resist their ulephitic influenced
Certainly not the weak by nature, or those whose
nervous energies have been overtasked by mental
physical labor, unless they tone and invigorate
their systems, and thus enable them to cope with
the unhealthy influences by which they are sur
rounded.
The only medicinal agent by which this object
can be rapidly and safely accomplished, is the great
vegetable renovant and invigorant, Hostetter':
Stomach Bitters. The operation OF this cele
brated specific is four-fold 1t strengthens the dI
gestve organs, regulates the secretiOns, improve:
the condition Of the blood, stperlnduces regular
elasticity to the whole physical structure to
der it capable of resisting the action of the pois
onous miasma, with which the spring atmosphere
is always to some extent impregnated. Here, then
is ready and certain means Of escaping the dis
orders prevalent at this season, or, Cf they have
already fastened upon the system) of conquerinl
them speedily and thoroughly The flavor of |
medicine is not of much consequence, provided Il
does its work properly, but Of Hostetter's Bitter
it may be fairly said, that they effect cure wthou
outraging the patients sense OF taste.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-04-04
One of the Landmarks

of Chicago is the widely known house of C..
NJ. Henderson & Co., manufacturers of, and
wholesale dealers in, boots and shoes, corner
of Wabash avenue andVanBuren street. Their
large brick store, 5Ox120 feet, is filed with a
large and complete stock of the best class of
goods; their mandatory i. in full operation,
and they are now prepared to meet all de-
mands of the trade. One of the oldest, larg-
est, and most successful boot and shoe houses
in Chicago always prompt to meet all en-
gagements and supply customers. Their
trade, growing yearly in volume, extends
over all the Northwest, and amounts to about
100000 year. They represent the best
type of Chicago merchants, and are noted for
enterprise, financial ability, and mercantile
honor-Chicd1o Tribune
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-04-04
ODE TO THE ELGIN WATCH.
BY A LADY.

b1 n LADAs
o, have you heard the story
The Western papers tell,
How quickly Elgin Watches,
When made, began to sell
How every man who buys one,
Is fully satisfied,
Though every other kind of watch
Before them he has tried.
He always had been troubled,
Because he could not know
The time up to minute
Twas either fast or slow.
But when he bought an "Elgin,"
He always was Just right,
1t varied not moment
For months, by day or night.
Now every good conductor
Upon a railroad train,
Thinks he can't do without one,
And business men the same.
A Culver" or Taylor"
CThe "Raymonds are the best,)
A Wheeler" or "Lafiin,'
Just put them to the test.
A "Ryerson," or Ferry"
They will be sure to please;
For dainty Lady Elgin,"
The Western ladies tease.
The dealers through the country
Have all full supply
You can but call and see them,
If you don't wish to buy.
Tell other manufacturers
Their banners must be furled,
The National can beat them,
And Ez0in Watch the world. nc,
Matchmaker and Je1reker
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-04-04
The Prairie Farmer,

The oldest, cheapest and best Agricultural
paper in the West, now in its 31st year, cir
culating in nearly every town in the Missis-
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riculture, no Eastern journal can supply its
place, while for ability, comprehensiveness
variety, originality, Independence and useful
information it has no rivals in the West, and
no farmer can afford to be without it. Price,
50 year.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-04-04

SHORT Cuts To THE GRAvE.-The shortest
cut to the grave we know of is the alcoholic
stimulating system. 1t was under sense Of
this fact that DR.. ]. WALKER introduced his
famous CALIFORNIA VINEGAR BITTERs, com
posed exclusively of roots, herbs, and barks
unprocurable in any other part of the world.
Instead of depraving the blood, like the stim-
ulants Of which rum is the basis, they impart
vigor and vitality to the circulation. No
case of indigestion, liver complaint, inter
mittent or remittent fever, or nervous weak
ton.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-04-04

ARTHUR's LADY's HOME MAGAZINE
The two fne ehgravings in the April
number are charming picture Of
"Hermione" and "The Forest Sanctu-
ary The fashion illustrations represent the latest
styles The literary contents are usually good and
interesting the different departments being filed
with entertaining and instructive reading matter.
The terms Of this magazine are: One copy one
year. s2O0; three copies $500; four, 5000; six,
and one extra, $1,000; eight, and one extra, $12OO
Specimen number, fifteen cents Home Magazine
and ChRdren's Hour year for S2-50. Liberal
premiums for subscribers. t. S. ARTHUR n Sons,
PHILADELPHIA; Pa.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-04-04
In THE PHRENoIoaIcA1 JOURNAL, f

In THE PHRENoLoGICAL JOURNAL for
April, we find an abundance Of that which is
pleasant to read and good to remember. For in
stance: Sketches and portraits of W. II. Aspin-
wall, the eminent merchant; Robert S. Candlish,
d. D., successor of DIR. Chalmers Of Edinburg;
the Engineers of the Mt. Cents Tunnel; besides
admirable articles on Right and Wrong Views OF
Life; Respiration and its Apparatus; Inebriate
Asylums; History of Photography in America;
Homes Of Famous Americans; Rocky Mountain
sIenefy; "stitch in Time" or the Alabama Ques-
ton; Early English Education, etc; finely illus
trated. Price, only 80 cts, or 50 year. S. R.
WELLS New York.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-04-04

DELICATE CREATURE..-This Is the phrase applied
by His Blackness, the Moor of Venice, to the fair
ladies of Italy. 1t the lovely complexion of
Desdemona, such radiant contrast to his own that
his heart; and sooth to say, every man of dis
cernment considers fair skin, like sweet voice,
an excellent thing in woman" Now this is a charm
which can be acquired. There is heathful and odor-
ferrous toilet article known everywhere as HAGAN's
MAGNOLIA BALM which literally transfgures cloudy
sallow skin, sufusing the discolored face, neck
arms and bosom with q soft. pearly tinge, and i'm
parting to the surface smoothness and gloss like
that of polished marble. Instead of clogging the
pores, like the sticky enamels, or contracting them
cosmetics, it cleanses the skin from all impurities
and wonderfully improves Its texture. This peculiar
ity particularly appreciated by rural bellies who
find that the coarseness and roughness which country
air is apt to engendeE are speedily removed from
their faces hands and arms, by this delightful prepar
alton.