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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-10-29
NUMBER Al.
The Habit of Frettis,l.

Fretting is both useless and unneces-
sary; it does no good and great deal of
harm; yet it is almost universal sin.
More or less We are all given to it. We
frot over almost everything. In summer
because it is too hot, and in winter be-
cause it is too cold; we fret when it rains
because it is wet, and when it doesn't
rain because it is dry; when We are siek
or when anybody else is sick. In short,
if anything or every thing doesn't 60 just
to suit our particular whims and fancies,
We have one grand general refugs--to
fret over it. | am afraid fretting is much
more common among women than among
men. We may as well own the truth.
my fair sisters, fit isn't altogether pleas
ant Perhaps it is because the little wOr-
ries and care and vexstions Of our daily
life harass our sensitive nerves more than
the more extended enterprises which gen
orally take the attention Of men. Great
wants develop great resources, but the
little wants and worries are hardly pro-
vided for, and like the nail which strikes
against the saw, they make not much of
a mark, but they turn the edges terribly.
/ think if we look upon all the little wor-
ries of one day as great, united worry.
self-eontrol to meet it would be developed.
But as they generally come only one or
two little things at time, they seem so
very little that We give way, and the
breach once made in the wall soon grows
larger. Now, l don't believe in the cant
that woman must always, under all and
any circumstances, wear smiling face
when her husband comes home, or that
she needs TO take her hands out OF the
dough, or drop the baby on the floor to
run and meet him at the door. But | do
belieye,-nay, know, for | have seen it
with my own eyes among my friends
that many woman has driven kind
husband away from her, awsy from his
home and its sacred influences, and caused
him to spend his time at billiard-tabIe
or in drinkipg-saloon, amid their pro-
fame influences, simply by her ceaseless
tretting over trifes which we're not worth
a word, much less the peace and happi-
ness Of home. | know that many
mother has turned her son against her
own sex, and made him dread and dis.
like the society of women, by her exam
pie, constantly set before him. know
thasmany a mother has brought up and
developed daughter just like herself,
who in her turn, would wreck and ruin
the comfort of another family circle.
And knowing all this, my sisters,-and
brothers, too if they need it,-I know
that we ought to set our faces like flint
against this useless, sinful, peace-destroy-
ing and Misunderstanding habit Of fretting.
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Never.
Never do evil that good may come.

Never do evil that good may come.
Never vote for bad man to sustain
Sood principles.
Never drink moderately, expecting
thereby to encourage intemperance.
Never use by-words if you would be
agreeable in conversation.
Never eat when you are not hungry if
you would preserve good health.
Never speak contemptuously Of woman
kind if you would have the respect even
of men.
Never abuse one who has once been your
friend, if sbu would retain the friendship
Of anybody.
Never break an idol unless you can put
a God in its place.
Never stop to talk on the steps. nor in
the vestibule Of church, when going to
its service, if you would show respect for
the place or its religion.
Never play before your work is done,
nor spend money before you earn it. it
you ever mean to win success.
Never shine in borrowed plumags il
you ever expect to have any plumes Of
your own.
Never fret unless you want to shorten
your life and destroy your peace.
Never let your tongue 60 before your
thoughts.
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The CatcrDiliars-4 Fable.

"See, my son. said a farmer one morn
ing, "the caterpillars have begun to
build nest upon branch of our favor
ite apple-tree."
an put stop to their work to-mor-
row." said the boy.
A week went by.
my son" said the farmer again, al
notice that our friends the caterpillars
have built an extension to their house"
"I'll burn them down this very after
noon" was the boys reply.
Another week went by, and the farmer
called his son and showed him how the
caterpillars had not only enclosed the en-
tire limb, but even begun work on anoth-
er bough.
"There'll be no fruit Oh that branch
this year, my son." said the farmer calm.
ly, "your industrious little friends have
eaten every leaf"
And observing that his sons face was
red with shame, the father thus continu.
ed:
al shall not regret the loss of the
beautiful apples, my son, if you will only
henceforth' bear in mind the lesson you
have learned. Each day has its duties,
and it is always dangerous thing to put
off attending to even the smallest of
them until the next
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The effect, of reading. whether goo,

The effects OF reading, whether good
or bad, are every day illustrated, yet not
sufficiently considered. Lately an Office
boy in South Boston sstonished his nc.
qusintsnces ty developing q taste for VI.
rious kinds OF crimes, such rs burglary
and incendiarism, accompanied by anon
ymous threatening letters couched in
violent. profans and vulgar language.
Where he could have learned his various
vilIanies or acquired his evil procIivitis,
was mystery, n, il was found by the
watching Of a detective that he had no
bad associates. At last it was discovered
that he had been reading cheap novel
which detailed the doings OF Il mischiev-
Gus youth. A desire TO initiate him had
taken possession OF the boy and having
started on that road il naturally became
more and more fascinating
1t is really wonderful how much al.
most any person may be unconsciously
influenced and moulded by reading even
that which his reason tells him is wrong
and his judgment and conscience disap.
prove; and especially where the reading
is continued day by day until the mind is
moro or less of It's guard. The kind of
TODD eaten is no more sure TO develope its
peculiar effects upon the body than is the
kind OF reading which is accepted, to tell
upon the permanent thoughts, feelings
and purposes Of the soul. The moral
and political effects of = daily paper in
modifying citizens, voters and communi-
ties, is very observable in the course OF
n few months or years. 1t will bear fruit
after it's kind. 1t is the daily reading that
moulds opinions and characters so surely
and swiftly, ss it is not the occssionsl
use OF unwholesome food that destroys
health. II the money spent in torch-light
professions when President Grant was
elected, had been put into chssp we'll
edited daily Republican paper reaching
the masses throughout the country, no
money and no documents and addresses
would now bs needed to re.elect him by
an overwhelming majority. 1t 10 just so
in moral and social ideas. The business
man. having looked through his large
business Newspaper on arriving Al his
Office in the morning, thinks he will only
buy cheap paper on his way home. just
to glance over the latest local and tee.
graphic news. But that cheap paper
goes to his home. is chiefly read by his
boys and girls and help, and will surely
tell on the next generation of voters.
Christians and citizens. Therefore every
man should take care what he reads. take
care what his family reads, and do what
he may TO provide the right kind OF read
ing Tor the community.-The Witness.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-10-29

THREE Hours UNDER WATER.-Great
excitement was occasioned at the Brook.
lyn Navy Yard, short time since, when
it was reported that torpedo boat, re-
Gently experimental with, had sunk with
three men on board. 1t appeared that
after the board of naval officers had post
poned their experiments, and the three
men remained on board to do some work,
the boat suddenly sunk, but the hatch was
closed, and thus prevented the water fow
ing in and drowning the men. A stcad
derrick with large gang Of men was i"-
mediately manned, and after two hours
work the boat was raised. The men were
still alive, the compressed air in the air
tight chambers not having become ex-
hausted. The men had been under water
over three hours.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-10-29

social lie. You are thousand times
happier in your dutiful seslusion than
any fashion.Ioving wife. or slave to ex-
ternal appearances can ever be-"
II love my husband. and / live for
him. Rosa leaned closer to the manly
form by her side. 81 understood whom
we married that he was liie-toiler; that
our home would be established and sus-
tanned by the work of his hands; and |
understood ss well that | was not his
superior, but only his equal, and lift was
right aud honorable for him to work, it
could be 70 less right and honorable for
me. Was / to sit idle, and have ser
want to wait on mo, when his was lot of
toilp No-no-no had my part TO
perform rs we'll IS he, and l Am perform
ing It to the best of my ability
You are true woman, q wise wo-
man, u good woman" said Mr. Blair with
ardor; "and you will be as happy as you
deserve to be. thought Henry fool 10
marry on twelve hundred dollars, and
told him so. But take back my words.
II such women as you were plentiful,
We could all marry, aud find our salaries
ample. Goodnight, and may God bless
you n
And the bachelor clerk, who could not
AFFORD to marry on two thousand q year,
went to his lonely home-lonely, though
peopled thickly-and sitting down in his
desolato chamber, dreamed over the
sweet picture of domestic felicity he had
seen. and sighed for like sweet hiding
place from the world and all its false
protection and show.
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poterpg.
Written for the oxford Democrat.
LIGHT THROUGH TEARS.
BI JENNIE L. RopGE.

BI JENNIE L. ROpGE.
Would the SKY be 30 beautiful mournsF, mine,
n it never changed its blue,
OR flung is blessed. broad sunshine
The dresTy storm clouds through
II it never Lad csssht the peayly drins
son, Veiled with changing gray,
or the purple drSpery that lifts
Above the opening day,
II Rssr Ger ia surface, placid and bright
Great niSts from the mountain were rolled,
Or changed in tine suR sets glimmering light
To crimson 'broidered with gold ?;
II never the sunlight, wavering, sweet
Shone ever cloudy rim,
Or the moonlight threw silyeTy sheet
O'er the rain-clouds, dense aud dim
Would lie be 80 beautiful, m0urner, mine,
If II never changed it, hue;
II sorrows never dimme,l the shrine,
Or losses Uttered through
All no Ills the shadow, makes sunshine ~ swec,
-ris darknss that grsces The ycsrs,
The lilies OF Heaven drop low At our i.St
Wh.H love lights pathway of tesrs.
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Local Agents for The DemOorat.

Who are authorized 60 receipt for Hioasy
! Y I.ovsjoy. Albany. Henry FarA AsAiSS'
sllvaBus fS1r, AndoYer. tee. a. br0wH Naass.
L FesIsr JT. Bethel Henry Upton, NsF~S
= E0usht0n 4. Pond Orin Poster, NsSrN.
~ CuUsmiuss Buck Held a AbbotlJr,,E kniat' '
ssistsr : wriyht, DiNa'd G. /. Douglass, Optea.
David SsWsll { sWnESr. n. Is ChaudseF,N snmr
y .hirl.s Frvvburg Jas N. shaw, W4gsrf-s
a. O. AuApp, Hanover III. saunders SNesiss.
y. D Hubbard. Hiram. ;. W. Pierce. Tray Az
sgb.sri5sr. cas tell, BY examining the sSloivJ
.Dx stszshed to their pzDer. the aHs-uas due, ss
thss. Ui.hiug ~ aVsii themselves ~ The advanced
yvssst. EAU send ~ us by mail, sr hznd ~ tie
49, s.~sI sept. ! -, % the slip, D.ass
- aye i. pxid Tor 20 thai dats When SsnSy
% s.r. sheulG 30 tHkee ~ examine tue sliP,
- go mos.y 10 zOt credited within two " s&k q
AosA bs zpgFissc Of o.
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-. grim. hard headed old Judge, alter
hearing howsry discourse from pre-
tentous young barrister, advised him to
pluck out some of the feathers from the
wings of his imagination. and put them
into the tail OF his Judgment.
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YOUNG PEOPLES CORNER.

70
am composed Of Is letters.
Ny 4, 10, IA, s, is a metal.
Ny l3, 2, IL, l, ia acid.
Ny 81, q, is name for cattle.
Ny g, Q, 3, IL, l. is TO cleanse by rubbing.
Nv 3, IL, 10, is useful insect.
Nv ., II, c, II, is part of the face.
My3 7,5, Is is substance used in the construction
of all animals
Ny whole was a noted adventurer.
ANSWERS.
6s, For whore your treasure is there will your
heart be also.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-10-29

"A Vermont pensioner has resigned I!
The oflicia letter to the Pension Office
says, "Have my name dropped from The
pension rolls. az / can do nearly as much
work as ever, and feel in my heart that |
can do without it better than the govern
ment can pay it."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-10-29

The Washington Star says: Few
people know ,and thousands do not know,
that by placing a glass fruit jar on fold
ed towel, thoroughly soaked in cold
water, the fruit can be poured in boiling
hot, with no more danger Of breaking
than with tin can.
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Noah was probably the first man
who went to sea for tear OF being
drowned
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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-11-25
SOME OF THE HEAVIEST LOSSES
BY THE BOSTON FIRE.

The following are the losses: Moreau
& Co., 100000; Farley, Amsden & Co.,
S250,OOO; Klous & Co. ,S25O,O00 Wy
man, Arklay & Co., 100000; Mitch
ell, Green & Stearns, $25O,O0O; Eager,
Bartlett & Co.. 100000; A. B. North
& Son, 100000; Rhodes & Ripley, on
stock, 100000, on building, $4,000 !;
Mafyn, Mullen & Elms, 100000 ;
Harding Brothers & Co. $3.50, 900; Geo.
L. Ide, Carter & Co., $50, 900; Smith,
Richardson & Carson, $50, 900; George
McGlazier, 100000; B. L. Solomon &
Sons, $25O,OO0; Houghton, Perkins &
Ward, 100000; Parker, Wilder & Co.,
S25O,OOO; A. T. Stewart & Co., $780,
600; Kimball & Co., $4,000; Simons
Brothers, 100000; D. Lyons & Co.,
$4,000; Mel Brothers & Dreyfus,
100000; Phillips, Shuman g. Co. $780,
600; G. E. King & Co., 100000
Mann Brothers, 100000; E. c. Dyer
$4,000; Mcintyre, Towne & Co. $780,
600; Barnes, Ward & Co., $4,000
Whitton, Burdett & Young, $35O,OOO
Cushing g. Bliss, $4,000; Sawyer
Mansfield s. Co., S125, 900; Wheelock
Anderson & Co., 100000; Brown, Dut
ton & Co., 100000; Champney Bros
& Co., $l50,0O0; n. W. Farwell, $50,
600; Chamberlin, Currler & Co., 500,
600; Knowles & Zealand, $4,000
Anderson, Heath & o.,S4OO,0OO; Bow
en-, Moore & Co., $4,000; A K Youn,
& Co., 10000; Damon, Temple & Co.
100000; Tibbetts, Baldwin & Davis
$4,000 Prayer, Book & Co, 5000, 900
Allen, Lane & Co., $25O,OOO; Mason
Tuck & Co., $4,000; D. Griswold
100000; Sampson, Hall & Co., SIS,
600; Ordway, Blodgett & Co., $500
Z 900; Danferth, Clark & Co., $4,000
Converse, Harding & Co., 100000;
G Burrage & Co., 100000; Boone
Cannon & Co.. $4,000; CD Crime
$4,000; George L Winslow, & Co
100000; Albert S Pratt, $4,000;
G Judson & Co., $4,000; Bliss, Viii
ney, Whitney. McKenna & Co., 5000
600; Leland, Alton & Bates, $780, Zoo
S C Howe 8. Co., 100000; Smitl
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-11-25
From MO7stpeIier.
I CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MONITOR. |

CORRESPONDENTS OF THE MONITOR.
The Orleans County Buildings ques-
ton was decided in the House last We'd
nesday. During the week before one of
the representatives, Mr.. Reed of West
field, had become converted to the faith
that it was best to move them, and this
carried majority report into the House
to that effect, so the mowers" had the
inside track During the discussion,
which took all day. Mr.. Joslyn of Bar
ton put in an amendment to the effect
that before the buildings should be NOV
ed the county should vote upon it, yea
OF nay. AS the bill passed the House
with this amendment it will probably
pass the Senate, so that it will become a
law and 60 to the county for final decis-
ion next March.
No very important bills have been
passed during the week, except the Cen
trail Vt. Railroad bill, which passed the
Senate by large majority but met with
opposition in the House, though it final
ly passed. The private bills are count
less and much time must be spent in
disposing of them. The probabilities
are that the Assembly will adjourn next
Wednesday morning. The sessions are
longer and the work being done is occu-
pylng all the time of the members.
John B. Cough lectured here last eve
ming. After thirty years of labor as a
lecturer, his fire and zeal seems unabat-
ed, and happy is the man whose oppor-
tunity allows him the privilege of hear
ing the greatest living temperance orator.
In another letter | will undertake to
name the important laws that have been
enacted, but at present so much is hang
ing fire between the two Houses that il
is hard to tell what will be the final re.
suit. HI.
Montpelier, Noe. %, 1872.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-11-25
& Co., 100000; Denny, Rice

Stebbins & Co., 5000, 900; Denny, Rice
& Co.. 100000; Harding, Colby & Co..
$350,000; Gowing & Grew, $4,000;
Stafford, Mute & Wilson, S25O,000;
Sargent Brothers & Co., S500.0OO; A
Folsom & Sons, s3Oo,0oo; George N
Butler, $4,000; Eugene Chaplin, S40,-
600; Morse. Hammond & Co. $3.50, 900;
Stiles, Beals & Homer, 80, 600; Ewing,
Wise & Fuller, $4,000; Rothwell, Luz
Their. Potter & Co.. $4,000; Jordon,
Clark & Co., $4,000; Sricker Bros,
$4,000; E A Mansfield, $4,000; Jas.
Skinner & Co., 100000; Thos. Kelly
& Co., S250,000; David NJ Hodgeman.
$4,000; Minor, Beales & Hackett,
S250,0C0; E F Messenger & Co., $780,
600; Chafee & Whitney, 100000 !;
Lewis, Brown & Co, $4,000; Seavy,
Foster & Bowman, l25, 900; Rice,
Tucker & Co., 100000; CT Walker
& Co., 100000; Norris & Milikin,
10000 Frye. Phillips & Co., 200,-
G00 Hallowell & Colburn, 10000 /;
Pierce. Harding & Co.. 100000; Thos.
K lyle, $4,000; Nicholas, Parker &
Dupee, 100000; Rogers & Co. 200, 000;
George W Bond & Co., 100000; Heyer
Brothers, 100000; Gilbert, Lovejoy &
| Co., $4,000.
Among the paper warehouses compile
| ly burned out are: S D Warren & Co.,
Fl NJ Clark & Co., Rice Kendall & Co.,
Carter Brothers g. Co., Peter G Jones &
Son, FL " R Hall & Bottsford & Bros,
Cutter, Tower & Co., R S Gray, Bennett
& Tilden, G B Brown, Spaulding & Co..
A Storrs & Co.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-11-25
WHAT'S the NeWSI

An unknown man was found dead last |
Saturday morning at Williamsburg, N.
Y, with his skull broken and his pock-
cts turned wrong side out On the same
morning and in the same city, a boy was
found dead in grocery, having been
stabbed to the heart. No clue to the
murderers. . q. d. Last Sunday night mob
of seventy-fvc men, claiming to be from
Illinois forced the jail in Ballard county
Kentucky, took out negro charged with
rape on a young lady in that vicinity,
and hanged him to the nearest tree. -.
The cotton crop in the Southern states
this year is thirty per cent greater than
last year. -. Brooklyn, N. Y, had its
most disastrous fire for many years,
week ago to-day (Monday). Loss five
hundred thousand dollars. Two ware
houses and grain elevator were burned
together with nearly million bushels of
grain. Fire caused by gas explosion.
"A Boston gentleman named Fitz-
henry, is reported to have made runa-
way match with the daughter of the rich
est man in Ireland. The London
Times says Canada is cd enough and
big enough to take care of herself, and
that she must not look to England for
protection any more. The voice of the
London Times is generally looked upon
the world over. as the voice of England.
ave are both in false position" says
the Times, ''and the time has come when
we should be relieved of it. From this
time forth, look after your own business
yourselves take up your freedom your
days of apprenticeship are over" En-
couraging words, these, for our friends
on the other side the ''iron-posts." j..
Jersey city had a $4,000 fire last
Wednesday. Three thousand hogsheads
of tobacco were destroyed. Some good
done then. Henry Stanley. the finder
of Dr. Livingstone, arrived in New York
last Wednesday. He was at once es
corted to the Herald office where he was
locked up in room with Mr.. Bennett
Arrangements are being made to Civ,
him ''grand banquet" at an early day
Stanley braved many dangers in the lane
of big ugly niggers, snakes and all sort
of wild animals, and it is we'll that h.
should now be patted lovingly on tn
back and called good fellow. /. Franc
is again in great whirl of excitemen
over the resignation of President Theirs
who, it seems, has received all the hon
ors from the naughty Frenchmen that h
wants-more than he can longer carry
MacMahOn is spoken of as his successor
Efforts will be made to conciliate Thier,
but it looks as though he meant bushes
this time.
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Farm For Sale.

Owing to continued ill-health am obliged to sell my
farm, situated in the south part of Albany the Gen.
ter road, and containing about lis acres. The build
Al, and barn 40 40 with cellar under WHOLE all in
good repair. The grass land is in good condition
smooth and ready for the moving machine. Pastures
good have averaged for several years, 200 lbs
OF butter to the cow. and have. think, good flock
of Grade Cotswods can be found in town. There are
IS thrifty young apple trees just coming into bearng
had IL bushels this year. About 40 woodland
800 sugar trees-and much valuable timber-spruee.
hemlock, cedar, &C. There is unlimited supply of
muck short distance from the barn, which, taken in
connection with the barn cellar, aft I'D good ac-
ties for making manure IS can be found anywhere
The farm is not run down. one, as the crops are
much better than formerly.
Price $4,000, part of which lie ON mortgage
Will pay IL per cent. $4,000 besides paying for all
the labor as show by the figures. Must be sold
before spriug Call and see it before the snow falls
A. P DAVIS
Albany, VT. Nov. s, 2s72. o454T
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At metropolitan telegraph Office,
early one Monday morning, the young
gentleman operator, after repeated calls
for young lady operator in branch
office, at last gets response, and then
''click, click, click, click" fortissimo)
he telegraphs back to her vehemently,
Il have been trying to catch you for the
last half hour" In moment the fol-
lowing spicy reply comes tripping back
to him over the wires from the telegraph
ic suburban maiden: "Pooh that's moth
ing; there is a young man here who has
been trying to do the same thing for the
last two years, and has not caught me
vet"