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MAMMALS BAREFOOT BOY,

Long he listened to the story
OF the poets Barefoot Boy"
Listened silently and earnest,
Caring naught for ball or toy;
And the eyes of brown grew browner,
And the cheeks of pink grew red,
And upon his hand he rested
Thoughtfuliy his curly head.
For while he seemed to ponder,
Then he slowly went away
To dim, unnoticed corner,
Where he sometimes hid in play.
There at tasseled shoe and stocking
Bravely tugged with all his might;
Off they came. at last, revealing
Dimpled balls of pink and white.
Softly, softly, DER the carpet
Strayed the little pearly feet,
Till he rested close to mamma
Rested blushingly and sweet;
Half abashed and half emboldened,
Raised his eyes so brown and coy;
Mamma" and the lips were smiling,
Isn't 'oor barefoot boy ?"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-06-23

WEIGHING THE EvIDENcF.-A
short time since worthy magistrate
of New Orleans had rather difficult
question to decide, in the solution of
which he struck a path hitherto un-
known in Jurisprudence. It seems
that twelve negroes appeared before
him, one of whom swore positively
that himself and the other eleven had
done certain amount of work on a
steamboat, and were entitled to wages.
It was steady streak, each of the
dozen swearing precisely the same.
On the other side appeared the mate
of the boat and eleven deck hands,
who all twelve swore directly and
point blank to an opposite state of
facts to those testified to by the twelve
plaintiffs. Here the evidence closed,
leaving the judge to make up his mind.
His honor scratched his head, looked
wise, pondered few moments, and
then said: The law makes it the duty
of the Court, when in doubt, to weigh
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-06-23

SINGULAR observation-disclosures
ly Milan was full of peasants who come
to visit the church of Saint Eustorgio
on the fete day of Saint Peter the
Martyr. The particular object is to
preserve themselves from headaches
for the year to come, and the all-pow-
erful charm consists in knocking the
head more or less hard, against the
marble urn of the Saint. To a strang-
er, this serio-comic spectacle is produc-
tive of an indescribable sensation, the
irresistible desire to laugh opposing
the pity for theignorance so glaringly
evinced.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-06-23

In a foreign journal before US, we find
some startling figures, relating to facto-
ry life in Russia. The statistics of dis
ease and mortality in the manufacturing
establishments of that country are un-
precedented The number of such es-
tablishments in Russia is estimated at
10000, and the number of work-people
in them at 100000. They appear to
be especially subject to peculiar diseases,
among which the factory typhus is, by
far, the most fatal. The sick rate is
from sixty to seventy per cent, and the
mean duration of life is only twenty
years. The attention of the government
has, at length, been called to this sad
state of affairs, and a commission has
been appointed to give the subject due
consideration, and to institute, if posi-
Bile, prompt remedy for the present
condition of factory operatives.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-06-23

A new and greater Yosemite than.
that heretofore known to the world
has been discovered. 1t was penetrat-
ed, late last fall, by Galen Clark, State
guardian of the great valley, and John
Muir, an enthusiastic and devoted geo.
logist, botanist and mountain explorer.
1t is situated in the Tuolumne river
canon, II miles north of the Yose-
mite. The main Tuolumne river,
which is much wider stream than
the Merced, runs through the great
Tuolumne canon. This canon has
an unbroken length of 40 miles, For
20 miles of this distance the canon is
shut in by vertical walls of granite,
some of which are from two to five hun
dred feet higher than the very high
est in the Yosemite valley. The Tu-
lumne canon or Yosemite, at its wild
est part is only a quarter ofamile wide
while the Merced Yosemite valley is
from half mile to mile and quar-
ter wide. The falls in the latter, sur
pass those of the Tuolumne canon IN
unbroken volumes of falling water;
but in endless variety of cascades and
watersheds the Tuolumne canon is
much the grandest. There is one
water-leap 1000 feet high in the latter.
One of its waterfalls spreads out at
first like a great fun of silvery-threaded
water; but after descent in this shape
of about 200 feet, it is whirled over,
closed up, changed in color, and shot
down a narrow groove worn In the
rocks like an arrow of tream. There
is a greater display and variety of wat
ter hues, tints, motto ms and express
-sions in the Tuolumne canon, than in
Yosemite-Co Correspondence New York
Tribune.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-06-23

1t appears that we are threatened
with an inundation of Chinese capital
as we'll as Chinese labor on the Pacific
coast. The colossal power ofthat
capital is yet to be demonstrated,y yet it
is said that there are capitalists in
China whose wealth exceeds many
times that even of the Rothschilds. 1t
is also being used in the arts of cor
ruption. 1t threatens to take posses
sion of some branches of business in
California, and to interfere seriously
with domestic interests in that quart
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-06-23

EVENING HOURS AT THoME.-Husband
your evening hours. The night is a
profitable season of mental culture, So
cial happiness and rest Books, CONVEX
sation, music-these fit well the night.
Happy now are they who have homes
A bed to sleep in and table to eat on
do not constitute home. Any old
bachelor, with salary, can purchase SO
much of the worlds comforts. But the
magnetic freside circle, the smiles of
wife or mother, the talk of the sensible
old folks, the songs of sweet-voiced sis.
ters, the afectionate good night of chill
dren ; the wholesome occupation of heart
and mind in social and intellectual en-.
joyment-these are the unpurchaseable
comforts of home, and the winter nights
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-06-23

A school boy being requested to write
a composition upon the subject of Pins,
produced the following "Pins are
very useful. They have saved the lives
of a great many men, women, and chill
dren-in fact, whole families" "How
so q asked the puzzled teacher; and
the boy replied, "Why by not swollow-
ing them" This matches the story of
the other boy who defined salt as 1.-The
stuff that makes potatoes taste bad when
you don't put on any
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-06-23

strung to swim across the basin to dry
land, and SO had to Chamber up through
the narrow crevice near by. A large
crowd soon gathered, with every ap-
pliance to extricate him from his pre-
carious situation. Watson was COM
pletely exhausted when drawn out by
his friends.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-06-23

Mrs. Eddy, Of Lincoln, caught her
better half kissing the servant girl.
The doctor was sent for. He says
he can patch up Mr.. Eddy's face but
he'll always be bald-headed.
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the evidence. / shall proceed to do
so in this case. "You," turning to one
of the suing darkies,' take your crowd
over to Mr.-(a grocery store in the
vicinity, and have them weighed,
and bring me certificate of their
weight from the clerk. And you,"
he said, turning to the mate, ''do the
same with yourself and witnesses.
This Court must make up a judgment
somehow" The mandate of the Court
was obeyed; the contestants appeared
with their respective certificates, the
mates party outweighing the other
by nine pounds; which was sufficient
to turn the scales ofjustice, for judg-
ment was given for the boat.
ARISING FROM THE AsHEs.-The
fabled Phoenix will soon be rising
again, and this time from doubly burn
ed Boston. The sturdy New England
nature is not yet cut down by the
great disaster of November, 1872, or
even by the recent one and Bos-
ton will yet shine as the model
city of the union. Only six months
have elapsed since the "great fire, y
but such progress has been made in
rebuilding that it is believed within
the year all traces of the ravages of
the flames will be removed. And it
is comfort to the stranger to know
that some of the streets have been
widened and others Strengthened, SC
that the burned district will be less
of a labyrinth than it was.
There is also satisfaction in know
ing that in rebuilding, more attention
has been paid to durability than orna
mentation, so that while the new Bos
ton may seem less gorgeous to the
superficial observer it will really be
more imposing and far less likely tt
be destroyed by fire. The lessons o
these disasters have not been wholly
thrown away on either Chicago o.
Boston, and the marvellous enterprise
and pluck displayed by both, in the
work of reconstruction justify the
songs of selfcongratulation. each i
constantly singing. Chicago formal
ly glorifies herself next month, ant
Boston will be excused for followin.
the example.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-06-23
JOHN A. sAWYER's ESTATE.
COImrsli%s;iOneI.,Ss No+io

Ine SUBSCRIBERS having been appointed by the hon.
Orabe Probate Court for the district OF Orleans com
missoDers TO receive examine and adjust all claims
and demands Of all persons against the estate of Holm
Sawyer late OF Greensboro in said district deceased
the 18th day OF May 1873, being allowed Inv sa,d
Court the creditors Of said deceased to exhibit and
prove their respective claims before u.s. Give notice
that we will attend to the duties Of our anuointment
at the store OF Wilson Sawyer in Greensboro
in said district, the last Saturdays of June and
October next, at nine O'Clock, in the forenoon on
each Of said days.
S. INGALLS,
Greensboro, June 9th, A. D. 1873
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-06-23

-Four little Chicago boys had hang
ing matinee in stable, the other day.
Each was suspended in turn and was
to yell when he got enough; but one
little fellow, ambitious to excel his
companions,d deferred yelling till it was
no longer practicable and there is now
but three of those little boys.
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right first.
did you expose me ?'' I inquired anx-
iously.
..No, sir, I did not, for never enter
into deception or anything else by
halves"
[ was SO elated that could not with
stand the temptation of embracing her.
This did not not make her angry, for she
nestled her head costly ON my shoulder
and smiled serenely.
ssWhat answer did you make him ?''
l asked.
She hesitated for a moment and then
said -
ID promised to produce the marriage
certificate
''But we haven't got any," 1 then re-
marked
She indulged in quiet little laugh
to herself, but said nothing.
"airs. Kingsley-pray, my dear mad
ammo, I will call you darling-we
are both in scrape, and there's but one
way for us to get out Of it. We must go
and get married Immediately. Will you
be my wife %
Il shall be delighted" she answered
frankly, and seizing both of my hands,
said that she ''was ready for frolic of
any kind
ave lost no time, | assure you.
don't think Mrs. Kingsley ever got into
her Sunday clothes in such hurry in
her life before, while | spoiled two pairs
of suspenders in my frantic endeavors to
be on time. We quite astonished the
parson by our haste, and at the conclu-
sion of the ceremony I would have for
gotten to pay him the usual fee, if he
had not reminded me of it.
We had secured the coveted marriage
certificate signed and sealed, and were
now safely out of our difficulties, as we
thought. We had omitted one precau.
tion, as we presented the certificate tc
uncle. 1t was all right with the excep.
tion of the modern date.
"Why, how is this % said my uncle
gazing at the document through his spec
tacles. Il thought you were married ovel
year ago."
$50 we were, uncle" | answered sol
emnly.
''How comes it, then, that the certif
cate is dated to-day ?" he asked in /;
voice of thunder.
We were struck speechless, both nj,
wife and l.
Come, said my uncle, 81 see ther
has been trickery here. Own up to it
or will never forgive YOU
Il did own up to it, and told him tn
whole story. | expected it would max
him angry, but it didn't for he laughe,
heartily, and said l was clever rasca
[ and he was proud of me.
7 "But how about the gold goblet an
r pap spoon J.? You haven't been drawin
| the wool over my eyes about them, toe
have you-eh %
l told the truth about the goblet an
| pap spoon.
"Why, you are regular trickster,
said my uncle. 81 believe you woul
Y deceive satan himself. But [ won't ge
e angry at you for | used to play the sam
games when I was young"
q '.In word, we became thorough
reconciled, and my uncle settled upo
d me sufficient income to enable me |
e quit my irksome duties as clerk.
o A friend of Dean Swift's one da
1 L
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-06-23

The Providence Journal, alluding
to the dull state of trade and manu-
factures, says the one word to be
spoken, and to be listened to now, is
economy individual, family, municipal
and national economy. .
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-06-23

Peter Kenny, of New York city,
quarreled with an unknown man in
Third Avenue car Monday morn
ing, when, upon the latter's suggestion
they got out to settle the affair on
the sidewalk. Immediately, the lat
ter cody fred pistol ball into Ken
ny's abdomen, fatally wounding him,
and fed. Joe Coburn, the prize-ight-
er, is retained as witness.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-06-23

VERMONT MEDICAL SoCIETY.-The
semi-annual session ofthis society will
be held at ST Albans on Wednesday
and Thursday, June 25th and Goth.
The programme indicates meeting
of unusual interest. A large number
of papers on various radical subjects
are promised, and many cases in prac-
tice will bereported. The Vice Pres
ident's address will be delivered We'd
nesday evening. The session COM
mences Wednesday, at IL A. NJ. Re
turn certificates over the railroads will
be furnished by the Secretary to all
who attend this meeting.
Themost distressing accounts have
reached Paris from all the wine-grow-
ing counties, and it is evident that
hardly any of the vines have escaped
the recent severe frost varied with
cold wind and rain. In the Bordeaux
district the loss is set down at 100000
francs, and it is painful to think how
many persons viii have no autumn
work in the sunny vine yards. From
valence comes reports that the null
berry trees have been frost-bitten, and
this will be hard on the silk-worms.
Fruit, too, has suffered to such an ex-
tent that large preserving house in
Paris has just countermanded an ex-
tensive order for tin cases.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-06-23

There is nice little boy at Sparta,
Wis. He amused his leisure hours by
boring hole through the dam just to
see the water spirit In fifteen hours
after he started the leak, the dam had
given way, carrying off a valuable mill.
What fiogging that boy would have
got in "Ancient Sparta"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-06-23

We know of no satisfactory way of
destroying the cabbage worm that
does not injure the cabbage, either in
growth or as food. Still, we raise cab
bages very successfully by planting
the seeds of a tight growing, half early
variety, during the last half of June,
in the spot where the cabbage is to
grow, thinning out and hoeing at the
right times. Put two tablespoons
of a good superphosphate in each
hill. This, on good corn land, will
give you good head. Weprefer the
Winnigstadt variety for this kind of
culture 1t makes a fair sized, very
hard and fine favored head, that keeps
well. Planted too earlys. this variety
is apt to try to go to seed or "burst. D
before the growing season is over.
The rage for international exhibi-
tions has reached even to Chill, and
that progressive State has devoted
$225,000 for the building of an edifice
in Valparaiso for the first industrial
fair, probably, which has ever been
proposed in South America The
time is set for 1875, giving ample op-
portunity for the collection of the treas
ures which, in the shape of raw ma
terial of every description, exist in pro-
fusion in that country. If there ever
was land that deserved developement
as well as needed it, it is South Amer.
ica, and it is to be hoped that the pro-
posed exposition viii have the effect
of infusing new spirit into her lazy
| lethargic inhabitants.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-06-23

DAINTER, GLAZIER, GRAINER AND PAPEF
Hanger. All work warranted. Saws filed ant
II Barton, Vermont. 2-l5 lyo
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A friend of Dean Swift's one day
sent him turbot as present by
servant lad who had frequently been
on similar errands, but had never re-
ceived anything from the Dean for his
trouble. Having gained admission,
he opened the study door, and putting
down the fish on the floor, cried out,
rudely, "Master has sent you turbot"
s'Y oung man," said the Dean, rising
from his easy chair, ''Is that the way
you deliver message? Let me teach
you better manners. Sit down in my
chair, we will change places, and l will
show you how to behave in future"
The boy sat down, and the Dean, GO
ing out, came up to the door, and MAX
| ing a low bow, said: 9Sir, master pre-
sents his kind compliments, hopes you
are well, and requests your acceptance
OF small present"
ssDoes he?" replied the boy. Return
him my best thanks, and there's half
crown for yourself"
The Dean caught in his own trap,
laughed heartily, and gave the boy a
crown for his ready wit
SAM PATCH OUTDoNE IN PATTER
ssoN.-Patterson Press of Monday
says: About two o'clock this afternoon
a man named George Watson, car
penter, was strowling around the Falls
half drunk, when he suddenly took it
into his head to outdo Sam Patch's
famous leap from the Falls, so he de-
liberately climbed up on the iron
bridge which crosses the chasm, and
before anybody could prevent, it he
jumped off the dizzy height, and sped
TIN ough distance of fully eighty feet
to the boiling food below. A number
ofpersons saw the fearful leap and hur-
rid to the spot, expecting to see a
dead body floating on the water, but
to their astonishment Watson came
up safely, but sober, and hastily clam
peredupon the large square rock be-
low the bridge, where he sat, covering
and shivering with alright at his fool
| hardness. He was too much un-
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| USLNES,S DIRECTORY.
GEORGE -. BOOTH.

J. n. WEBSTER,
i IFE. FIRE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE
Il AGENT, BartJn Vt.
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CIRCUIT 81 BALDWIN,
\ TT0RNEYs, COUNsELORS & SOLICITORS.
W. W. CIRCUIT u. W. BALDWIN.
Barton, VT,
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w. l.. RUSSELL,
m nEALER IN DRUGS, Medicines Dye Stuffs, Sta
~ tionery, Blank Books, Candies, Cigars, Tobacco
Toilet Soap, Fancy Articles and all the Popular Patent
Medicines, Irasburgh, VT Also Pure Wines and Liq-
uors for Medical and Mechanical purposes. 2-24o
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G. f. PERCIVAL,
n EALER IN FURNITURE, CoFFINS & CASKETs
~ 4S Water st., Barton, Vt.
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-. STANE0RD.


TT1HE SAME OLD CHAP AS EVER, always on
4 Hand at his Post of Trade where Every man
Loves to Trade for Goods in his line such as HARNESS
and Tnware Livery Stable and Groceries, Vctuases
at his House. and Clipper Scythes with other Eatables,
and good place for travellers horses at his barn.
Irasburgh, vt. 2-24
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DRoPRIETOR IRAsBURGH HOUSE, Irasburgh,
4 VT good Livery in connection with the
House. Stage leaves for Barton Landing Depot twice
b day. 2-24o
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j. .E. DWINELL.

IN MANUFACTURES and dealer in Furniture of all
Iva kinds and descriptions, Carpets, Room Paper
curtains and fixtures, also Cons and Caskets Picture
4 ames, Spring Beds &c. Glover Vt
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IRASBURGH.

X. =. ORNE,
DEALER IN FURNITURE, COFFINS AND
- CASKETS Irasburgh, Vt. 2-24
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A TTORNEY, COUNSELLOR AND SOLICITOR
IN Also Insurance Agent, IrasbuTgh, Vt. 2-24
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DAVID GILLIS,
nEALER IN HARNESSES, blankets, whips, curry
VI combs, &C.. Barton Landing VT.
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Nj. j. SMITH,
n -DROPRIETOR of the Orleans County Marble Works
Foreign and American Marble, Gravestones
bfonuments, &c.
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j. j. HILL,
tUCCESsOR TO Il. P. CHENEY, will continue to
sell Large Variety of Sewing and Knitting Ma
Nhines Orders solicited. Barton, VT
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IL. w. POWELL,

L.. III. TBOMPSON,
A TToRNEY, COUNSELLOR AND SOLICITOR,
Ia Also Bounty and Pension Agent, Irasburgh, Vt
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E.G. STEVENS,
NfNURGEON DENTIST. At Little's Hotel in Barton
- Village ever, Wednesday. Barton Landing, VT
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UAEIE x KUBINSUN,
A TToRNEYS and Counseors at Law, Barton, VT.
4A GEO. N DALE. j. b. ROBINSON
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n. y. lGVBANSON,
XXTH0LESALE dealer in Flour Grain, W. /. Goods,
w Groceries, Lime, Plaster, Oil, Fish, Salt Iron
Steel, Nails, Glass &C., Depot Store, Barton, Vt.