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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-10-27
PRESIDENT GRANT.

1t is amusing to those who have
personal knowledge Of the simplicity of
character which distinguishes President
Grant, to read the silly twaddle INDUCED
in by some Of the Opposition papers
imperialism.
For noted man. who has made his
mark upon the pages of history who
has conferred benefit upon his country
that will be remembered by the latest
generation, he stands without an equal
for plainness of manner and unaffected
simplicity of character. He is one of
those rare exceptions among public men
of being great without appearing to
know it.-Seen upon the street he would
pass for quiet citizen. He walks with
the crowd as if he was one of them, some
times accompanied with a friend, but
oftener without. His movements are
slow, as if he believed in taking things
easy, when there was no necessity Of
being in a hurry. He would be called
slow walker; In fact, given certain
distance to walk and nine out of ten
would beat him, but none would appear
less fatigued at the end of the journey.
His walking is in keeping with his gen.
eral character. What he lacks in ner-
vous activity he makes up in reliability.
frmness, endurance. He is more sub
stantial than brilliant. This is noted
in his conversation. Plain, matter-of-
fact expressions fall from his lips. What
he has to say is said in few words.
A slow talker, he impresses all who hear
him with the fact that he understands
his subject thoroughly, and says less
than he thinks. You leave his presence
with pleasant impression of the man.
You vote him gentleman IN every sense
of the term, and if you forget what he
said, you will not soon forget the unas-
Stunning manner in which he said it.
The man has left greater impression
than the Office. and the modesty of the
one has increased your respect for the
other.
BY what process this plain American
gentleman could be converted into an
imperialist, even if the people clamored
for the conversion. is beyond our COM
prehension. live believed the Opposi-
tion leaders were in earnest in their ri
diculous talk, we would ask them tc
describe the means to be employed to
bring about this wonderful transforma.
ton of personal character. But we pre-.
sumo the charge is kept standing be
cause it is the only one left for Democ
racy to practice upon. Charges relating
to what has been can be easily proved
or dlsprovcd. When you come to dea
with the future we can only judge it by
the past The Democracy are welcome
to coin charges out of the unknown flu
ture, but when they are driven to thai
extremity they must not expect sensible
people to accept Democratic prophecy
as equal to verified truth. When tn,
sun and moon exchange places. or, wha
is equally improbable, the Democratic
party becomes noted for its honesty
then we may look out for kings in thi
country-not before. If we could b
assured of living until this change take
place. Methusalah's years would be a
infancy compared to our ripe old age
E1change
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-10-27

ADMINISTRATIONS who affect to
believe there is little use in advertising
urge as an objection that the advertise
ments are not read. They can easily be
convinced Of their error in this respect
by making inquiry. Let them insert an
advertisement offering to purchase some
article that is tolerably plenty in the
market, and they will be flooded with
offers to sell before the ink of the adj
vertisement is dry. Even an enterpris-
ing weekly that has circulation of one,
two or three thousand copies is in the
position to do the village merchant
great good.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-10-27

A TERRIBLE DISASTER IN CHINA
YOKOHAMA, Sept. a. Letters from Pc
kin state that thlrty-seven villages have
been swept away in the province of
Shansee by the waters of the Young
limo river and its branches, having
burst the banks, and great number of
human and animal lives have been lost
by the food.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-10-27

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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-10-27
LIST OF PATENTS.

Issued from the United States Patent
Office to Vermont inventors, for the week
ending Sept 80, 1873. Reported for
the ORLEANS COUNTY MONITOR by Chas.
A. Shaw. Solicitor of Patents and Coun-
sellor in Patent Suits, Ito fremont
Street, Boston.
B. Ranger and ]. B. Smiley, Rrat-
tleboro, VT; Bracelet Fastening.
PATENTS EXTENDED.
Joseph Harrison, Jr Steam Boiler.
Edwin May, Construction Of Prisons.
James burlington, Jr., Machine for
Lasting Boots and Shoes.
Chas. L. Stacy, Hydrant.
Kasimir Vogel, Sewing Machines.
James Draper, Skeleton Skirt.
Have the courage to acknowledge your
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-10-27

Have the courage to acknowledge your
ignorance, rather than seek for knowl-
edge under false pretmses.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-12-03
Cotton aud Corn Reports.

The November statistical report of the
Department of Agriculture now in press
makes showing for the corn product not
quite as unfavorable as that which fore
casted the short crop of 1869.
The preliminary report of the aggregate
quantity in that year, indicated a total OF
S94, 100000 bushels less than the estimate
for the large crop of 1870 and the present
returns point to product of about SOS, 900,
600 bushels. The estimate of last year,
crop of Illinois was 2l7 900, 900, and the esti-
mate Of the present crop is 49,, 100000. On
ly six States show q crop equal to last
years, viz: Virginia, Georgia, Florida,
West Virginia, Oregon and Rhode Island.
The per centage of deficiency in the per
cent. of the corn growing section on Cum
parison with the total product of last year,
Isl follows: Kentucky, per cent; Ohio,
IL per cent; Indiana, % per cent; Illinois,
81 per cent; Iowa, rs per cent; Missouri,
81 per cent; Kansas, 81 per cent. The de-
ficiency for New York is per cent. and
Pennsylvania, Is per cent In most of the
Southern States the crop is smaller than
that of last year. A direct comparison is
made between the total product of grain
in each county, in 1872 and 1878, having
for its elements, both comparative yield
and extent of area.
The cotton reports for November are I'M
like those of a comparative condition ear
AleI III the SeaSOu, anu MAKE eAdCJ SSJi-
mates of the exported cropin each county,
stated in the form of a per centage of last
years crop. The aggregate of these esti-
mates varies little from 3,70O0 900 bales.
The season for picking has been univer-
sally fine thus far, yet the result may be
modified by All exceptional favorable sea-
son in the latter part of November, or in
December, or by storms affecting injurious
Iy the saving of the top crop. The State
per centages in comparison with last year
are calculated as follows: North Carolina,
92; Georgia, 81; Florida, 81; Alabama, 81;
Mississippi, ST. Louisiana, 80; Texas, 112;
Arkansas. 102 Tennessee, 102. These
figures would be much lower, but for the
increase of the acreage of land.
The estimated total of acres is, in round
9,500,000. a tabular statement
of the results of these sections, including
the area aud yield per acre, will be found
in the report now in press.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-12-03
Helpful Hints for Housewives.

Pumpkin Pies.-Pare the pumpkin,
then CRATE it, and add sugar and ginger to
taste, and milk enough to make it of the
proper consistency; then line your tins
with pie crust put in your pumpkin and
bake 1t in the ordinary way.
Pickle for Hams.-For one hundred
pounds Of ham take six gallons of water,
nine pounds of salt, one quart of molasses
three ounces Of saltpetre, and one ounce of
salaratus. When ready to smoke, they
can be soaked and freshened to taste if too
salt.
How to Save Stale Bread.-Stale bread
can be made as nice as when freshly baked
by dipping the loaf in clean, cold water,
and warming through in bake-oven.
~ Nice Griddle Cakes.-Good shorts-not
the coarse kind-are better for griddle
cakes than fine or even buckwheat -four
They are made as follows Six cups rich
acknowledgement milk will do with a
little cream-three teaspoons even full of
soda to neutralize the sour milk little
salt, two eggs. Stir into this enough shorts
to make a thin batter as for other griddle
cakes, and fry as usual. Rubbing the
griddles with dry salt and wiping Oft care
fully before oiling will prevent trouble in
turning. Corn griddle cakes and buck
wheat cakes are very nice made in this
way, though yeast is generally preferred
for the latter.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-12-03
Small Farms In Tennessee.

We have noticed since the war that in
sections where the labor is performed by
the owners of lands, and not by negroes,
that there is more satisfactory condition
of prosperity than in localities where there
is a superabundauce of land. Here in Sum-
ner, the farmers north of the ridge are
better off-all things considered-than
those in the valley. They are less in debt ;
they do more home manufacturing they
have actually more money, at the end of
the year, than our poor rich men. And
the same condition of affairs exists in 9TH
er sections of Tennessee. The poor are
getting rich aud the rich are getting poor.
1t is this retribution that always follows
the violation of the first law OF labor, that
whatever the hand finds to do to do it with
all its might dltdtin Examiner.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-12-03
EXCHANGE and DEPnSIT
B A N TX
Knoxville, Tennessee,
EsTABLIsHED IseO.

WE are prepared to purchase, at
Best Rates, Gold, Silver, Gov
eminent, State, County, City, and
Railroad Bonds and coupons, Dank
of Tennessee Notes, New and Old
Issue, Uncurrent Southern Bank
Notes, and East Tenn, Va. and Ga. r.
r. Stock.
We transact General Banking
Business, buy and sell Eastern and
Southern Exchange at current rates,
receive deposits and make collections
upon the most favorable terme.
Interest paid ON Deposits in Savings
Bank Department.
Tickets by lnmaE, Anchor and NatiOna
Lines OF Ocean Steamers, and Exchange on
all the principal cities OF Europe for sale.
4. p. BAILEY, CASHIER.
Julyl5-d&wtf.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-12-03
FEVER AND AGUE
DR. RAILWAYS
REGULATING PILLS,

Perfectly taseless, eegauty coated with sweet gu a.
purge regulate. purify cleanse, and strengthen Rad
ways ls for the cure of all Disorders Of the Stom
ach Liver, Bowels, hilney., Bladder Nervous Dis
eases headache Constipation Costiveuess, Indiges-
ton, Dyspepsia, BlllOusuess, Ri ious Fever, lnaam-
matieu OF the Bowels, Piles and all ierang -ments of
the internal Nisce-a Warranted to effect positive
cure PGrely Vegetable, cOntsini no nercury min
erals, or deleteriOus drugs.
So Oberye TIE following symptoms resulting from
disease OF the digestive organs Consumption Inward
Piles fulness Of the Blood in the lead Acidfty ofths
Stomach Nausea, Heartburn. Disgust Of FOOD Full.
ness or Weight in the stomach Sour Eruetatons Sinh
ing or flutterng at the Pit OF IT, Stomach Swimming
Of the head Hurried ind Difficult breathing, Fluter-
Ing At the Heart, Choking or Suhocatng Sensation.
Hhen IN q lying posture. DiInnssS OF Vision, Dots or
Webs before tie Sight, Fever and Dull Pain in the
Bead, DEFICIENCY Of Perspration, Yellowress Of the
Skin and Eyes Pain in the Side, Chez Limbs and
sudden Flushes of Heat, Burning In the flesh
A ew doses Of RADwAY's PILLS will free the system
from theabove named disorders. Price 2J Cents
per Box. SOLD by DRUGGISTS.
Read False aud True"
Send one letter, stamp 70 RADWAY 4 co, 30 War
rem Street. New York. Information worth thousand
will be sent you.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-12-03
How to Teach Child Honesty.

I am not sure whether I did right or
wrong. am sure that meant right 1t was
on this wise: Believing implicitly that the
bending of little human twigs should be
accomplished during the early stages of
their growth, / concluded to commence on
We've, My intention was to give her a
lessen in firmness. Accordingly 1 filled a
box with chesnuts and placed within her
reach, saying, Nov, We've, dear, you
must not touch them without my permits
sion.n
"Well, then, I dess I'll mott was the re
ply; while the brown-eyed three year-old
gazed wistfully toward the sweet tempta-
ton. gave her six or eight.
"In my dear little potit, flank 'oou,
went to my work, and labored with all
the cheerfulness of an inventor who is
pretty sur7 his machine is a success
During the afternoon it occurred to my
mind that those eight chesnuts were last
ing remarkable time. Assuming my
blandest tone for the occasion, | asked:
We've, have you eaten all your ches-
nuts ?"
mo, [ fink not"
Come here, darling. Where do you
get 50 many ?'
'Oh, l dts 'em o. my potit"
"Well, there are more than I gave YOU
at first" l said, as / examined the dainty
receptacle. 90! We've, have you been dis
box ?"
~ 'spects praps 1 have"
but are you sure ~
Eyes, I's pity sure"
"Oh, dear We've" cried, with the feel
ings of one who discovers his invention to
be failure; this makes poor mamma
feel so sad. / do not like to punish YOU,
but what must do? / must have my lit.
tie girl to obey me. Oh what shall l
do?"
The small sinner looked reflective.
Well, mamma she presently said,
in solemn tones, g. dess 90 better pray"
Believing her. suggestion a wise one,
embodying about all the wisdom of the en- :.
tire affair, acted upon it. Returning 10
my occupation after our session had ad-
journed, the drst thing that caught my at
tenton was scrap Of old newspaper, con-
tanning this sentence
He who through intention or neglect
throws before another temptation is, if
he be overcome, equally guilty"
put away the box of chesnuts, and am
waiting further light.-Natioaot Baptist.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-12-03

The NeW YORKER says that the skin of an
animal, whether COW, calf, colt, or horse,
that dies on the farm, is werth more at
home than at the tanners. Cut it into
narrow strips, and shave off the hair with
sharp knife before the kitchen fire, or in
your workshop, on stormy days and even
lngs. You may make them soft by rub
bling. A rawhide halter-strap an inch
wide will hold a horse better and last
longer than an inch rope. 1T is strnoger
than hoOp-iron and more durable, and may
be used to hoop dry casks and boxes, and
for hinges. Try it ON broken thill, OF any
wood work that has been split. Put it on
wet, and nail fast. Thin skins make the
best bag string in the world. A raw-hide
rope is good substitute for chain. 1t is
valuable to mend a broken link in a trace
chain. For some purposes it is best to use
it in its nat ural state. For some purposes
il may be dressed soft.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-12-03

CEIBBING CoRN.-The journal Of the
Farm makes a good suggestion as follows /:
that his load of corn could be shoyeled di-
rect from the wagon into the crib without
having to throw out portion by hand un-
til the shovel could reach the bottom of
the wagon. In such cases every finger is
like false horse flinching FROM the collar,
and the work is only done from a convic.
ton that there is no help for it, In load
ing corn, take out a piece Of pine board six
ell; place an end on the tail board close to
the corner of the wagon, and the other on
the bottom end; fill up as usual. In un-
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-12-03

Upon a careful examination Of the in
dustries Of Cincinnati, it is found that
only one in twenty of the skilled me-
chanics have been discharged in conse-
quence Of the depression in business. Not
many factories are running on full time,
but on the other hand there are few cases
Of reduction OF wages.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-12-03

The Agrtcuyturist gives this remedy for
founders: AS soon as the horse is found TO
be stiff swab the legs and feet with hot
water-so hot that the hand cannot bear
to touch it, but not so hot as to scald. Az
ter short time the legs shOuld be rubbed
dry and the horse gently exercised. Has
bic
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-12-03

loading, shovel down the board to the bot
tom of the wagon, and not an ear need be
touched by the hands"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-05-16
Annthar Victim.

Eight or ten days ago negro named
Henry Farrow stabbed John Foley, a
white man who was employed as porter
by Meacham & Co. on Union street.
Farrow ran out the back door and es-
capped. Yesterday John Foley died
from the effect of his wounds. Coroner
Caldwell held an inquest on the body
and heard the evidence. The jury re-
turned a verdict of death from knife
stabs at the hands Of Henry Farrow.
Chief Athy suspected that Farrow had
gone to Grenada, MISC, and at once tel
egraphed to that point. Yesterday he
received dispatch from Chief of Police
Payne, of Grenada, informing him that
he had arrested Farrow. To-day another
dispatch was received to the effect that
requisiton would not be necessary as
Farrow had consented to return to Mem
phis without it, An officer will leave
to. day for Grenada and will bring back
the murderer.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-05-16
Ths chArle. n0dmaan vIII 10 Duo Up

The Charles nodmAnn will be duo up
tomorrow on her way to Cincinnati.
There has been about three million
bushels OF coal taken over the falls al
Louisville within the past ten days, all
Of which is destined for the Southern
markets.
The Robin with her tow came here
from Louisville in three days and ten
hours.
The Mary Boyd went from the mouth
Of White river to Little Rock ON one
engine, her starboard cylinder head hav-
ing been punched out by the head Of the
piston becoming detached from the rod,
The Alps aud Allegheny Belle and
barges are due up
Tuesdays New Orleans Herald con.
tans the following; " Reports say that
quite a bitter contest is going on on the
leyee between two noted Western pack
cts, aud the price Of freight aud passage
are down to very low ebb in eonse-
quence thereof. 1t is said that cabin
passage to Cincinnati is only fifteen dol
lars, and the finest OF wines thrown into
the bargain. File, for shame recollect
that old and familiar saying, Don't let
your angry passions rise, but feed your
passengers on cocoanut pies
DRIFrwooD.-The H. C. Yaeger, now
due up, has for St. Louis 1900 boxes Of
sugar, 2OOO sacks Of salt 900 kegs of
nails and 80 tons Of miscellaneous
freight. The Carrie Kountz, for the
Arkansas, left New Orleans with the
Yaeger, and had 500 tons of railroad
iron and so tons Of corn.........The John
Gilmore is towing the monitor Osceola
to St. Louis Cor Captain Campbell.........
The r. L. Lee made the run from New
Orleans to Louisville in FIVE days and
one hour. This is what steamboatmen
call good time.......The Lee got 5000
sacks of corn at Barker's, in the Ohio
.........Mrs. Irene Grammer, the wife of
Capt. Jack Grammer, Superintendent of
the Evansville and Cairo Packet Com
pany, died at Evansville on Tuesday
........There were COOLIES " Of river
men at the festival last night. Maybe
some OF them didn't have good time,
but the majority were going in " quite
lively, and one or two " Foreigners
broke the hearts land bonnet strings) of
half dozen pretty young ladies........
Mr.. Darby. the good looking mail agent
Of the Colorado. is in town. He has a
host of friends here, and this morning
at halfpast seven he had hundred
photographs taken to leave with them.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-05-16
FIRE Last night.

At one clock last night an alarm of
fire was given, caused by the appear
aAce of a bright light in the eastern heav-
ems. The steamers went out as far as
the Charleston depot, but the fire seemed
to be many miles in the country. 1t
was the residence of Mrs. Patterson, at
Rozell station, on the Charleston rail-
road, some three miles from the city,
which was consumed by fire. The loss
on the building is estimated at five thou
sand dollars, and on furniture, which
was all consumed, three thousand dol
lars. The fire is supposed to be the work
of an incendisry.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-05-16
THE CHRISTIAN BROTHERS. FEs-
TIVAL.
The Event of the season-A Large
And fashiouabie Att.ndanes-fhe
Festival CIOses Tonight.

huO EnhhiOunbte Attemuhhce-hh INC
festiyat CiOsss Tonight.
The festival or May fete OF the Chris.
tian Brothers at the Exposition building
attracted an immense crowd Of visitors
last night. The spacious hall was crowded
to excess. Hundreds Of dancers whirled
around to the music Of Strauss, and all
went merry as marriage bell. 1t was
by far the most elegant fcte ever given
in Memphis. The postofiice, where
you can get letter from home or from
your beloved, is presided over by post
mistresses Blanche Speed, Emma Eth
ridge and Fannie O'Reilly. 1t only
costs twenty-five cents TO get a letter,
bat then the letter is worth that many
dollars when handed to you by the lovely
postmistresses. The bouquet and cigar
department is controlled by Miss Kate
Meehan, who has her messengers ready
to transport her bouquets to any part of
the hall. There is another postoflice
controlled by Misses Kate and Mary
Lawless; it is popular establishment.
THE RRFREsHMEET TABLES.
The first table to the left, on entering
from Jefferson street, is under the con-
troll of Mrs. Valentine, assisted by
Mesdames Mcguire, Southworth, Pete
and Deviue, and Misses Mollie Twohig,
Mary Kimball, Mary Collins, Ella
Hickey, Mary Hickey, Lizzie Larkin,
Kate Meehan, Mary Haley, Maggie
Sheehan, Mary Fleming, Mary Murphy
and Lizzie Carroll.
The second table is under the control
Of Mrs. B. ]. Semmes, assisted by Mes
danes Tom Cooke, Luke E. Wright, j..
r. Miles and s. d. Kane, and Misses
Maggie Davis, Emma Blessing, Jennie
Forrest, Libbie Guiton, Annie McNa-
mara, Annie Barry and Parmelia Boyle.
The third table, the one to the right OF
the building, which presented such a
handsome appearance, is under the
charge of Madame Vincent Bacigalupo
and Mrs. Montedonico, assisted by Mes
danes Rose, John Roush, P. Lawless,
M. Gavin, M. A. McKeough, and Misses
Annie Bacigalupo, Josie, Celia and
Madeline Zanone and Jennie Garderia.
Tonight the FIVE years scholarship in
the Chistian Brothers College and the
portrait of Daniel O'Connell will be dis
posed of among the ticket-holders. The
fine gun presented by Wharfmaster
Lightburne will be shot for by our best
marksmen. You can get everything at
this festival from glass of buttermilk
on through lemonade, wine, etc., and up
TO mint julep. The promenade con-
cert tonight, with terpschorean inter
ludes, will attract thousands Of visitors.