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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-09-30

Big WHEAT FARMs.-Farmers in CAL
ifornia apparently have supreme con-
tempt for small things. A wheat farm
there the size of the State of Rhode Is
land would not be considered anything
very wonderful. A San Francisco pa
per tells us that there are three wheat
farms in the San Joaquin valley with
acres respectively of $4,000 acres, 49,
900 and IL, 1000 acres. On the largest
Of these farms the wheat crop this year
is reputed to be equal to an average of
forty bushels to the acre, the yield run
ming up on some parts of the farm to
sixty bushels. The product of this farm
for the present year is 100000 bush
els. The boundary on one side of this
farm is about seventeen miles long. AT
the season of ploughing ten four horse
teams were attached to ten gang ploughs,
each gang having four ploughs-or forty
horses with as many ploughs were start
ed at the same time, the teams following
! in close succession. Lunch Or dinner
was served at a midway station and sup.
per at the terminus of the field, seven
teen miles distant from the starting
point. The teams returned on the fol
lowing day The wheat in this immense
field was cut with twenty of the larges
reapers. Some idea of the extent of tn,
yield of this immense farm can be gain
ed when it is stated that it would re
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-09-30
DEFINITIONS.

vi "a
The best sprinkling the Immersionists
ever got with their own dictionary, is this
shower bath from the Western Recorder:
1.-The Christian Observer thus defines
baptiso 1t means to assault; to let
fall to weigh down; to pierce; to hurl
down; to surround; to press down; to
rise above; to DIP, to sUBMERGE to
thrust to blow; to strike; to proceed ;
to sink; to immerge; to inbathe; to
plunge; to come on; to overturn; to
to bail up; to food; to whelm to pour;
to souse to bring down; to depress
to steep; to drench to lower down; to
immerse, and to duck iI .t
ain the light of the above definition,
we would like to ask the editor or writer
Of the above in what way HE was bap-
tized. Was he assaulted, let fall, weigh
down, pierced, hurled down, surrounded
pressed down, risen above spare the En-
glish), dipped I'VE poor Baptists come ii
here), submerged, thrust, blown, struck
proceeded, O sunk, immerged, inbathed
plunged, lowered down (not our FAULT
immersed, come on don't feel offended
overturned, bailed up, flooded, whelmcd
poured, soused, brought down, depressed
STEPPED, drenched, or ducked ? And W,
wish further to inquire whether all o
the above modes are equally good? anc
if so, how he found it out? We sugges
that the writer of the above ought to b
baptized in several of the ways abov
specified, because of having written sucl
marvellous, not to say ridiculous defni
tions of sacred word. He ought to b
assaulted by conscience, let fall fror
the list of accurate defners, 'weighe
down with the sense of regret, pierced
with the sting of remorse, hurled dowr
from the lofty position of critic, and S
on to the end of the chapter. %
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-09-30

81 am on the bright side of seventy, F."
said an aged man of God; ''the bright
side, because nearer to everlasting glory"
Mature falls said another, '.but | am
happy" My work is done," said the
Countess of Huntington, when eighty
four years old; Il have nothing to do
but to 60 to my father To an humble
christian it was remarked: 81 fear you
are near another world p he replied
81 know am: but, blessed be the Lord
Go not fear it, [ hope it,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-09-30

The spirit of Christian liberty ap-
pears to have attained an unusually high
development in Hobart Town, Tasmania.
Exchanges of courtesies between the
Episcopal and other churches in that
place have been of occasional occurrence
for some time, and have been justified by
the bishop Recently committee was
appointed by the Episcopal Synod to
arrange conference with the Methodist,
Presbyterian, and Congregational minis
tiers, to consider the best practical man.
ner in which the bonds of fellowship
could be drawn closer between the sever.
al denominations. The committee met
and agreed upon a declaration asserting
the desirableness of determination Of
the denominations, and adopted a plan
for cooperation in Christian work and
the interchange of pulpits ''for the de
livery of sermons at ordinary church
services, provided there be no legal i'm
pediment in the way"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-09-30
Married, True as SIN.

Steve Jonathan sat by the fire,
A dreaming DER his life;
A meerschaum pipe between his lips,
And by him sat his wife.
Il say, dod rot it, this thing must stop,
Of Joe a-comin' here"
And Stephen brought his hard fist down,
10 make it more sincere
His wife, she nodded to his words,
Though needless of the act;
Then Stephen stirred the frebrands,
And said-''It is a fact"
'I'll start him home this very night,
Though it should come to blows,
And fore he'll coax her out again,
He'll speak to me-who knows
So Stephen laid aside his pipe,
To listen for their coming;
And pretty soon their.voices heard,
A little love-song humming.
Now Stephen sobered up his face,
And buckled up his 'spenders;
Then he placed the chairs all round the
room,
And tried his old defenders
In bounded Rose and happy Joe,
Both out of breath and painting:
And Stephen twitched his anger up,
Quite steep enough for ranting.
"a purity time o'night this is,
A gallopin' in O doors;
So skip to bed, up stairs, you Rose,
And Joe-scout on your .goers.''
Then out spake Rose, half dead with fear,
AS any maiden sure would be;
| She wondered what had come to pass
What had ''roughed the tranquil sea. -
'Just wait moment, papa, dear;
Do guess where we have been?
We've been across to the preacher house
And married, true as SIM
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-09-30

quire over forty ships of medium size to
transport the wheat raised on it to a for
eign market This amount is more than
equal to the entire quantity of wheat
raised in one of the most productive
counties of Wisconsin, and equal to one
third the total quantity of wheat at the
principal points Of accumulation at lake
and seaboard ports, in transit by rail,
on the lakes and the New York canals
on the 18th day of the present month.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-09-30

WHEAT SHIpMENTs.-There now comes
to hand authentic and cheerful reports
of the amount of grain gathered. -
Among other States, Minnesota notifies
the Atlantic sea-board that she has sur
plus wheat to the amount Of twenty mil
lions of bushels for which she needs
transportation facilities to the East.
Most of the other grain growing States
have done equally well. There are
fears expressed at home, however, that
the price Of grain will be too low to be
remunerative in 1872 and rs, but no
where in Europe are the crops above the
average, and in many of the producing
countries they are below. A leading
English agricultural authority estimates
the yield of wheat in that country this
year at six bushels per acre under an
average, and further states that the
stocks of forei On wheat in the country
are 100000 quarters short of last
year. The prospects of dear food in
Great Britain will add considerably to
the distress caused by the high price of
coal. Not only is the green harvest
short, but there is partial failure Of
the potato crop, both in England and
Ireland. In Ireland the potato crop has
for centuries been the chief article of
food with the lower classes, and of late
years its use has greatly increased among
the laboring people of England. Farm
and factory hands use more potatoes
than any other article of food. 1t is es.
timated that the annual yield of pota.
toes in England, exclusive of gardens
etc., is 1885, 900 tons, worth at $40
per ton, $I46,70O, In Ireland, il
1871, the product was 2,793,64l tons, ;
deficiency as compared with the previous
year oe 1,424,9O4 tons. 1t will be seen
therefore, that even partial failure o
this crop is no insignificant matter.
UTILIZING DISEASED PoTAToEs.-Dr
Hooker, the Director of the Royal Botan
ical Gardens at Kew, near London, ha
written to the London Times to say tina
it has been suggested to him by MI
Gladstone that now that England is O
the eve of a potato famine, he shout
give the widest publicity to the yer
simple method successfully introduce
: by the late Rev. Professor Henslow int
certain villages in Suffolk and elsewhe1
for utilizing the diseased tubers; an
he goes on to explain that the metho
depends on the fact that the starch
the potato is not affected by the diseas,
& but retains its nutritive properties, an
consists in rasping the peeled tubers VI
on bread crater into a tub of cold W;
ter. In few minutes the starch WI
be found to have sunk to the bottom
E and the diseased matter, woody fibr
etc., will be suspended in the water, an
! should be poured away with it. FIRES
water should then be added, the stare
stirred up and again allowed to settl
Two or three of such washings will r
& move all impurities, and render Il
starch fit for use. If thoroughly drit
- it will keep for any time, and can
q used as arrowroot, for buildings al
! cakes, or, mixed with -four. as brea
A fiat piece Of tin, prepared as CRATE
! may be had of a tinsmith for a trif
and nothing else is required but kni
and tub of water.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-09-30

On Spanish sun-dial is written, Il
mark only the bright hours This is
wise. There is more sunshine than
shade, more bright than dark hours to
be remembered.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-09-30

PRIZE BABIEs.-At the fair of the
Agricultural and Horticultural Society
of Westchester county, N. Y, a prize
was offered for the finest baby exhibited.
The prize, gold watch and chain, val
ued at one hundred and fifty dollars,
was won by William Henry Ford, the
son of the deputy sheriff of White Plains.
We would like to know what the Agri-
cultural and Horticultural Society means
by offering rewards for prize babies
They are not in the fruit and vegetable
way, and are not susceptible of improve
ment, either horticulturally, agricultu-
rally or scientifically. The poor little
innocent cannot help it if he be plump
and fair and rosy. Such merits as he
may have are the results of accident, and
why he should have a watch and chain
for them we are at loss to conceive
And having the watch and chain, what
IS the poor little victim of abnormal ODE
sity to do with it? A teething coral, a
pap spoon or bib would be far more
useful for him, but watch and chain
pshaw What is the use of being a
prize baby if one is to wait for years be-
fore he can enjoy the results that accrue
from that happy distinction, to say moth
ing of the indignity of being classed
with turnips, grapes and hollyhocks
What pride for him when he grows ur
to know that he was exhibited, thumbed
clawed and handled like prize pig
What pleasing ideas will be conjured w
to his mind by the contemplation of the
Watch-and chain.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-09-30

WATERMELoNs.-In California. an i'm
mense watermelon has appeared on the
farm of Mr.. James NJ. Short, of Santa
Barbara. Mr.. Short was working on a
side hill. when the watermelon, weigh
ing eighty-six pounds, broke loose from
the vine and started for him. The far
mer saw his danger and tried to run
from it, but the vine treacherously
caught his feet, and the rufianly vegeta-
Bile came laundering down upon him
with terrible speed, striking him to the
earth and rolling. over his PROSTATE body.
Mr. Short is not the only man who has
been overthrow by watermelon. Ask
Gratz Brown.
The Texas cattle fever has broken out
II
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-09-30

Keep the Sabbath holy.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-09-30

The Texas cattle fever has broken out
among the herds of Illinois.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-09-30
Endless Variety

in his line which viii be sold the Lowest Cash Price
EF.DUTTON.
Successor to VIM. Joslyn Son.
Barton, June 8, 1872
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-09-30
xzidney g. bladder Complain

BEVERLY, Mass, July Is, l66l
Dr. RADwAY-I have had Ovarian Tumor in the ovzries
bowels. All the Doctors said there help for IT."
every thing that recommended but nothing helped
your Resolvent and thought would try it but had
in it. because had suffered for twelve years. took six bod
Of the Resovent, and box of Railways Pills, and two
ties of Ready Relief and there not sign Of
fs and feel better smarter, and happier than
for twelve The worst in the left side Of
bowels the groin write this you for he benef
others You publish it if you choose.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-10-08
Notice OfFOrecIosure ami S.Ia

WHEREAS Sarah HI. Boynten and Charles r
w Boynton Of Portland in the County of Cumber-
land, on the twenty-seventh day of March A D.
Iou oy their mortgage deed of that date recorded in
the heglstry OF Deeds for York County, Book 324
page 10 conveyed to certain parcel of land with
the buildings thereon, situated in Buxton in the
County OF York. and lying the westerly side of the
road Leading from Thomas II. Davis by Jacob HAM
ms dwelling, and bounded follows to wit; BEGIN
ing at the northeasterly of said lot on said road
on land OF Thomas III. and Nathan W. Davis and
running southerly on said road to land of Jacob
flamlen, thence westerly on line of said Jacobs land
to land Of the heirs of William Willis thence north
ery on the line OF said heirs land to land of Nathan
W. Davis, thence easterly ON land of said Nathan w
and Thomas III. Davis to the first mentioned bound
containing nine acres less being the LOT con-
veyed to said Sarah H. and Charles f. Boynton. by
the heirs of William Willis deceased with authority
IN the case of the breach of the condition in said
mortgage, to sell said premises at auction and from
the proceeds to pay the debt secured thereby
ana whereas the said Sarah H. Boynton and
Cnarles r. Boynton on the thirty-first day of Julv
D. 1871, by their second mortgage deed Of that date
recorded IN the York Registry of Deeds, Book 32s.
page conveyed to me theirinterest in the above de-
scribed real estate with authority in case of the
breach OF the condition in said mortgage to sell said
premises at auction, and from the proceeds to nav
the debt secured thereby. F~'
And whereas the conditions of said MORTGAGE loo5s
have been broken by said Sarah H. and Charles n
Boynton this is 10 give notice that said parcel Of land
with the buildings thereon, will be sold at pnblic
auction on said premises on the twenty-eiehtb day
OF December a. D. 1872 at eleven O'Clock In the fore
noon, for the reason and purpose aforesaid
JAMES X. DEANE.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-10-08

CUMBERLAND, S.:
Upon the foregoing application by Nathan Webb,
Attorney of the United States of America it having
been made to appear to me- that the said applicant is
duly authorized agent of said United States to
make the same and that the matters of fact therein
set forth true and that the said application
tains an accurate description Of the lands proposed
to be be purchased, together with the names of all
known or supposed owners of said lands, it is
Ordered, That notice of said application be given
to all persons interested in the lands therein descrb
ed, and especially to Benjamin B. Dyer, therein
named as supposed owner, requiring them to come
forward in the Supreme Judicial Court in Portland
in the county Of Cumberland, Thursday, the sew
enteenth day of October, A. D.. 1872 at 10 O'Clock in
the forenoon, and file their objections, if any they
shall have to the proposed purchase by said United
States OF said lands, l publication of true and at
tested copy of the same application and of this order
thereon, once in each week, for the space of four
months, in the Portland Daily PRESS, a news
paper published in Portland nearest to where the
land lies, the last publication to be on Monday the
fourteenth day of October next. -in
Dated at Portland, in the county of Cumberland
the seventeen thday of June, A. D., 1872.
c. w. WALTON, - -
Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court
true copy of application and order of Justice of
Supreme Judicial Court thereon. p
Attest. ID, w. FESSENDFN Clerk
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PROPOSALS FOR HEADSTONES FOR Ma.
l. T1ONAL MILITARY CEMETERIES,
: y n n WAR DEPARTMENT., !
QUARTERMASTER GENERALS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON. ID. C.. August L 1879 1

WASHINGTON, d. c., August 1, 1872.
Proposals are invited for marking the graves in the
national cemeteries required by law, to be adj
DC.
Proposals should state the price for each headstone
properly inscribed and set at the head Of the grave in
each national military cemetery. I'll =
Bids may be for the whole work of all the cemeter-
les or for that of several cemeteries in district or
for single cemetery L s..l :
The bonds required will be, in amount twenty COY
per cent. Of the whole amount of each contract.
All proposals received by the Quartermaster Cen
eral will be opened the l2th day of October 1872
at noon at the office of the Quartermaster General
Washington, ID. C, in presence of bidders and con-
tracts will be awarded to the lowest responsible bid
ders as soon as a comparison of the samples and
prices can be completed, provided the samples are
deemed suitable by the Secretary of War. - ~
All samples should be distinctly marked in order
to prevent mistakes, .T1l'r GT779> - NNN,
Lists OF the cemeteries, with the number of graves
In EACH together with full Information as to condit-
ions, requirements, &C., viii be furnished on appli-
cation in writing to the Quartermaster General,
Envelopes containing poprosas, to be intlorsed
Proposals for headsones for national military Gene
teres' and addressed to the Quartermaster General
Washington, ID. G. NJ. G. MEIGS,
Quartermaster General, Bvt Major General U. s. A
ag2- d60t .-.s..s 5000. raa-f- -.Hl
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-10-08
POETRY.
Autumn Tourists.


They were rowing over summer lake,
A lake deep blue and without curl,
Save Just the ripple the oars would make,
= And the shoreward streak of pearl
High over the waters the mountains rise
Deep under the water the mountains fall,
You may fathom the depths and mete the SKIES
But the heart is deeper than all.
Some one said ''We shall miss you So
Robin, when you are away so far.
And he said with a smile, at is hard to 60,
But things must be as they are"
HE can smile, SO will l." she thought,
With her rosy fingers over the brink,
''But oh! some lessons are hard to be taught,
Some cups are bitter to drink.
The time that is past, like yonder shore,
Grows fainter and fainter uuder our sight;
God" she prayed, elf 1 see him no more
Help me to bear it Alright"
She groaned to herself, 81 must look in his eyes.
And thrill and bear the touch of his hand
Then go on alone meath the pitilcss skies,
When the boat has touched the strand"
"Be man and care as little as she!''
Thought he as they neared the farther shore,
Love Is not made Tor IellOws ike me-
So farewell for evermore." .-.. ..s
"a pleasant time it has been," he said,
81 wish we could have it over again"
cay" all bitterly answered her heart,
s'For pleasure is kin to pain"
eve see people better in foreign lands,
Perhaps the fogs are too thick in our own"
She said, frankly. giving him both her hands,
Not touch of pain in her tone
Then as the shore grated under the keel,
She said, as she lightly Stepped from the boat,
GLOW real and solid the pebbles feel
After all our visions afioatl
The white towns glistened and slowed in the light,
And the children gathered to gaze,
And the sun poured down with pitiless might,
As they went their several ways.
Straining of eyes, and waving of hands,
And the trifes that make--or mar
These must happen in all the lands,
And things must be as they
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-10-08
PREPAID sTEERAGE PASSAGE.
Maine Steamship Co
NEW ARRANGEMENT.
SEMI-W EEKLY LINE

!e Steamers Dirigo and FrancOnia
.<AfSA~ will, until further notice, run as
6hllYkR4M follows: ..l.-..
IAYHEEEESS Leave Galt's Wharf, Portland
q .xeEzlzszss@ever MONDAY ard THURS
DAY, at + NJ and leave Pier 80 4. r., New York.
every MONDAY and THURSDAY, at p. NJ.
The Dirigo and Franconia are fitted up with fine
accommodations for passengers making this the most
convenient and comfortable route for travellers be-
tween New York and Maine. H fF
Passage in State Room So. Meals extra.
Goods forwarded to and from Montreal, Quebec
Halifax, st. JOHN and all parts of Maine. Shippe
are requested to send their freight the Steamers as
early as 2. NJ, on the days they leave Portland.
For Freight or Passage apply to -
--5- Lii HENRY FOX. Galt's Wharf, Portland
Nav 9-dtf rfrtlEE m fa7' ~ 71-7- :
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PORTLAND & ROCHESTER RAILROAD.
Spring Arrangement.

Spring Arrangement.
On and after Monday May Goth,
1872 passenger trains leave Portland
E.1-tUUs7tor Rochester and intermediate stations
at 7.15 A. NJ, and 1.3O p. NJ. making
direct connection at Rochester with trains for Boston,
over Boston & Maine and Eastern Railroads. Also
connect at Rochester with Dover and Winnipiseogee
Railroad for Alton Bay, and with Portsmouth Great
Falls and Conway Railroad for Conway.
Leave Rochester for Portland and way stations at
7.30 A. NJ, and u NJ.
The 7.3O train connecting with down trains on Do
yer and Winnipiseogee, and Portsmouth Great Falls
and Conway Railroads, and the IL o'clock train max
ing direct connection at Rochester with trains from
Boston, leaving Boston at 80 A NJ, via Boston g.
Maine, and at $50 A. n. via Eastern Railroads.
Leave Portland for Saco River at $50 p NJ
Leave Saco River for Portland at $50 A, NJ
Stages connect as follows:
az Gorham for West Gorham, Standish, and No.
LimingtOn, daily. "
At Buxton Centre for West Buxton, Bonny Eagle
and Limngton, daily.
At Centre WATERFORD for Limerick, NewHeld Par
sonsfeld and Ossipee Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat
urdays, returning alternate days.
At Centre WATERFORD for Limerick, Parsons1eld,
daily.
WILLIAM H. TURNER, Superintendent.
Portland, May 20. 1872. decl6-tc
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Every Friday. at 6 p. M,

DAD rr for Halifax, direct.
Making close connections with the Nova Scotia
halfway, for Windsor, Truro New Glasgow and
so af SoS cI,nsrs Prince EdYara'a al
Stages for Cape B-eten. NS' - US
- RETURNING leaves Halifax on TILES
DAYS, at Q p. NJ, on arrival of train from p F Is
land and stations on Nova Scotia Railway
Cabin passage, including berth s7Oo
State Rooms and meals extra ""
T, f0r Irelght and further information apply to j
b. COYLE, Jr., Atlantic Wharf, or "
JuneltI JOHN PORTEOUS AGENT
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-10-08
GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY OF CANADA.
ALTERATION OF TRAINS.

l..
,----r, On and after Monday, June 9th,
seess sesns sesesHT Trains will run as follows:
e----svu7 Passenger train at 7.30 A. M. for
Montreal, and tho west. Stopping at
all stations to South Paris and at Island Pond Beth
cl, Gorham, Northumberland and North Stratford
only. -- E
Mail train stopping at all stations) for Island
Pond, connecting with night mail train for Quebec;
Montreal and the West, at 1.4O M.
Accommodation for South Paris and intermediate
stations at $50 P. M.
Passenger trains will arrive as follows:
From Montreal, Quebec, Island Pond, Gorham
and South Paris at SIS A M. and $50 p. NJ.
Accommodation from &c. Paris at Pm.
Pullman Palace Drawing Room and Sleeping Cars
are attached to the Express and Mail Trains between
Portland and Montreal.
Express trains run through to Montreal without
change of cars at Island Pond
The Company are not responsible for baggage to
any amount exceeding $50 in value <and that person.
aD unless notice is given, and paid for at the of
one passenger for every $500 additional value.
c. j. BRIDGES, Managing Director.
Ii. BAILEY, Local Superintendent.
Portland, June 20 1872. jun21tf