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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-04-14
LETTER FROM KANSAS.

EDITOR MONITOR. Winter in Kansas
has given place to spring. Grass is
starting finely, and the farmers are busy
blowing and putting in their crops. The
first part of the winter was unusually
cold, the thermometer at one time mark
ing twenty degrees below zero, which
is very cold for this section. But since
Feb 1st, the weather has been warm and
pleasant the most of the time. Consid-
cradle spring wheat was sown in Febru-
airy. We commenced blowing for corn
March 18th, and have all of our pota-
toes planted Though we have had cold
weather, it has been good winter for
stock of all kinds, from the fact that
there have been no cold rains. The
good appearance of stock may be partly
owing to the fact that many learned a
lesson in regard to the care of stock last
winter, when thousands of cattle, both
native and Texas, died from poor feed
and exposure to the cold storms. This
winter large amount of corn has been
fed, and have known of none dying
except from blackleg; and the buzzards,
which made their appearance a short
time since, looking for the solitary horn
towering above the prairie grass to mark
the last resting place of ''Lo the poor
Texas" were doomed to disappointment.
Last year there was an unusually large
amount of corn raised here, and the re.
suit is that it is worth only fifteen. tc
eighteen cents at the crib, and twenty
delivered. Many farmers in this vicin-
ity have from one to two thousand bush
els of corn in the crib, which will hard
ly bring the cost of raising. unless fed t.
stock. Corn, if fed to steers for beef
will pay good price, but this cross be-
tween an alligator and sod pillow, which
they call hogs, would not pay for herd
ing, if they would not live on grass | Sc
accounts of corn being used for fuel i
some of the Western States but tina
: would not be practicable here as th
, most of the stoves arc made to burn Goa
and will not take long wood. and, be
sides, it is put to a better use. The mi
lers buy up the white corn, grind an
t bolt it, and. after mixing little for
9 with it, ship it East as flour; and
takes good judge to tell what the mi,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-04-14
Neosho Rapids, March 22d, 1873.

1t is feared that the Natural Bridge
in Virginia will be destroyed. A gen.
tleman passing over it recently was
startled by the appearance of volumes of
deep, black smoke and jets of fame roll
ling out from beneath its massive arch.
There was a strong smell of sulphur,
and the ground was warm and steaming
for some distance around. The people
in the neighborhood were greatly alarm
ed, believing that volcanic eruption
was about to take place; but Prof. Camp
bell Of Lee University, on being appraised
of the facts soon supplied a more salts
factory explanation of the phenomenon.
The bridge, it seems, is composed of
mountain limestone containing large ifs
sures filed with grahamite, kind of
bituminous coal or asphaltum. At some
distance above high-water mark are sui
phurous deposits and metallic oxides in
minute quantities. The action of sui
phur on metallic oxides in the presence
of water will generate heat to degree
sufficient to ignite mass as combusti-
BILE as grahamite. The thawing of the
snow and an unprecedented rise in &C.
dar creek sunnlied the wafer necessary
for such action as has been described,
and so the combustion is fully accounted
for. The Natural Bridge is one of the
most celebrated natural curiosities in
this country, and it is hoped that the
injury done it by this singular chemical
process will not prove so serious as to
result in its complete destruction.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-04-14
STATE NEWS.

President Bucklaw and Gen. Thomas
0. Sever of Woodstock are to be Burling-
toms orators on Decoration day.
The Congregational Church at Rut-
land was struck by lightning, Sunday
morning and slightly damaged.
The ice on Lake Champlain at Bur-
lington, gave signs of weakness, and
there is every appearance of speedy
breakup.
Benjamin Griswold of Cambridge gets
into the papers by having read his BIZ
bic one hundred and slxty-four times
through in course.
The Religio-philosophical Society of
Chicago vests Mrs. Sophia Woods of
Burlington with the first "Rev." ever
granted to Vermont woman.
A son of Ward Clayton, thirteen years
old, fell into brook in Rutland, Fri
day, and was drowned. His body was
recovered two miles down the stream.
Mrs Hector f. Britt of Cabot, died
of apoplexy, Saturday the 9Th, aged 80
years. In less than ten minutes after
the first appearance of a fit, life was ex-
tinct. She leaves babe II days old
The directors of the Montpelier and
Wells River Railroad have just secured,
upon favorable terms, four first class To-
comotives, which will be all the power
needed for the present wants of the road.
John L. Smith, Esq, of Waterbury,
died instantly in his bed, Sunday night
He was one Of the leading citizens of the
town, and universally respected He
had held the Office of town clerk many
years. His age was about forty-fve.
The State Normal School at Randolph.
under Mr.. Conant. numbers about no
students this spring. The measles have
to some extent interfered with the at
tendance, there having been a large num-
Der of cases in the school.
The deep snow is sadly interfering
with the finishing up of haying in
Bridport One gentleman says that he
hauled in some last week that was cock
ed up last fall. but he had to dig so fal
to get to the tops of the cocks that il
took most too much time to make i
profitable
Samuel Moore, who lately purchased
the box mill property, lately burned a
; | Wells River, has commenced the erection
: of a saw mill on the old dam He has
already rebuilt the fume and is maxim,
! preparations to 90 an extensive bushes
in numbering. 1t is not probable tina
the old Wells River company will do an
more business in this locality If the
: do it will be done in Groton.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-04-14
,sed of. There is some talk

ture is composed of. There is some talk
of having a law here. making corn legal
tender the same as eggs. This is the
season of the year for prairie fires, and
at night, the red glare of the fires re-
fected on the clouds, can be seen in ey-
cry direction. They are not the terrible
affairs so graphically described and IL
Illustrated inthe old Biographies /; but. as
far as injury to man or beast is concern
ed, are harmless. | have seen hundreds
of them, and [ never saw one that man
could not safely run through, even when
driven by strong wind and when the
wind did not favor the fire, have help
ed put out miles of it, which can be cas-
ily done with brush or a large cloth
tied to stick. It is dangerous setting
fire near buildings or stacks when there
is no wind, as prairie fire will start a
breeze. and it may come from the wrong
direction. Kansas law holds a man re-
sponsible for any damage prairie fire
may do, if he starts it.
AS | did not finish my letter the day
| commenced it, [ have different wea-
Their report to make. We have had a
regular Kansas change in the weather.
On the 22i, the thermometer indicated
so degrees above zero in the shade; on
the 9th we were having a snow storm
driven before bitter cold prairie north
wester. Only three or four inches Of
snow fell, and within three days we had
pleasant weather again. It had one
good effect among its bad ones. as it eff.
fectually settled the mosquitoes, which
had begun to be troublesome. believe
have mentioned sudden changes in some
of my former letters; and if any one
thinks of emigrating to this garden spot
| advise him not to cross into Kansas
unless he is provided with an over
coat, sunshade and fan. | send you the
following prices of produce. Wheat
one dollar and fifty cents per bushel
corn fifteen and twenty cts, oats ffteel
cts, potatoes forty cts, -four four to iv'
dollars per hundred, butter fifteen cts.
eggs eight cents per dozen, beef, liv
weight, three to four cents, hogs, dressed
three to four cts.
M. J. OWEN.
| Nonshn Ranidc March ODD 1879
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-04-14
CONNECTICUT ELECTION.

At the election in Connecticut last
Monday, the Democrats were triumphant.
They elected their entire state ticket and
one of the four Congressman. The re-
suit was not unlocked fer by the Repub-
lican party. Their ticket was not strong,
and the apathy of the party, and the
scandal occasioned by the naughty do
ings of some of the Republican members
of Congress, tended to make the vote
1i0ht
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-04-14

Our farmer friends will find on the
fourth page of this paper, an interesting
article from the pen of Edward Spaford,
of Glover, on Understanding"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-04-14

The New York Times calls attention
to the danger of overworking children
in our public and private schools. as fol-
lows: There can hardly be question
that, taking the country through. par
ents are doing a serious injury to the
physique of their children by requiring
| excessive brain-work and too many hours
in close school-rooms. We hear COM
plants on every side in regard to the
pale faces, nervous habits and liability
to disease of children of good healthy
stock Instances are not uncommon of
children suffering under the malady
which ought to belong alone to that pc
Rod Of life when the vital powers have
been overstrained-we mean insomnia or
sleeplessness. Extraordinary nervous
disorders are also appearing among our
little ones, and evidently foundation
has been laid for worse disorders in later
life. The physique of the whole nation
is apparently injured by excessive brain
work in childhood. And the extraordi-
nary development in the last few years.
of various forms of nervous disorder
among persons of mature age, such as
the powerlessness of the voluntary mus
cles. and various kinds of brain diseases
and paralysis, are fitting results of the
carelessnes shown a generation since the
treatment of childhood. If we only had
more truly scientific medical professor
Our physicians would not alone con6nt
themselves to the cure of these diseases
but would seek to trace them to theil
legitimate causes, in the bad habit
taught to children, or in the oyerwork
demanded from them.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-04-14

The bill to abolish capital punishment
in Ohio was defeated, on Tuesday-29
votes for, "a against it.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-04-14

CnlIdren Cry for Pitchers Castoria.-A sub
tute FOR Castor Oil. 1t assmates the food cures M
ohoLe, ana causes natural sleep. 1t does not coud
morphine. is pleasant to take never grimes and ns
falls The best physic known
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-13
He IxInd 20 the TTOr1es.

IL is not possible 10 beat into the heads Of
three-fouTths Of thOee who are entrusted with
the care ofhorses that those animals are intelli-
gent, have memories and full appreciation of
Kind as we'll as of unkind treatment? The
man whose skull is 30 thick a. TO be impenstra
bic to these facts is wholly unfit to have charge
OF as patient and dOcile creatures as horDep.
Intelligent Ien would manage hyeneas with
les beating. kicking, and curses than are gener.
ally bestowed upon horses, and especially those
in use in Ia ger cities.
The past winter was full Of impressive les
sons for the hoFse-owner. The epizooty, and
the numerous inconvenience resulting there.
from, the repeated heavy snow falls and the
consequent hindrances to travel and transporta
Ilon not only proved the faithfulness Of the
horse. but also that in the absence Of other mo
tive power. animal or mechanical, his services
we're absolutely indispensable, and that if by
any mishap the draft horses Of the city we're
all stricken down at once the wheels Of traffic
would stop; business would be absolutely sus.
pended. railroads would be compelled to Aban-
don freight trains for want Of material with
which 10 load them, and general disaster would
follow. Are they not therefore entitled 10 the
kindest care and reatmenL-PHILADA. HER.
AID.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-13

DRIMn NKE TIMOTHY sEKD, SPINACH.
Cabbage kAle sd L.sstnqo lsr allssHlRf
W cnAMDEERR
61NalSsS ESSsS
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-13
30 er's HOOf Liniment.

Amer 30 years practical experience with horses.
IN stag ing teamins. &e.. have learned that more
horses have been CRIPPLED BY inattsntloa TO the
toot than all other diseases combined. AftSF many
experiments have found the true remedy 10 PRI-
VENT the disease OF the hoof or restore 1t ater neg
hEencO. to what nature intend cd il should be-tIs
great support Qf the no5ts aAimaI IL the hoOfi in
hamed and diseased the animal u comparatively
worthless his nimsnt will surelV prspsaf this
WoFSt OF all diseases, Contraction, COPns Quarter
Cracks, Contraction Of the Back SineW. generally
called Knee -Sprung ke.J and restore Ii osS that
have been crippled By the want Of such 3 remedy
silly It. aud Il will never fail IL properly ap-
Baths the horses foot onas a week. or oFlsnsr II
necessary ct the heel and frog and around the hooi
close to the hair. N. Z. BOYER
N0fristoWn Pa.
M. N. c. BOYER--Dsar Sir. This Is 20 certify
that have used your Liniment in my stable for
three months past. on more than one hundred hOF-
sOs. and dad It the best preparation have ever
used on horses; II is far better than you recon-
mend u. Send me I've cases at 0neo, 81 express
q. o. ID. HARRY HAMILTON
No. l32 West 3lst streOt, New York CITY.
e. RR1NGHURSp 3 CO.. nFugRiSts, coFnsr5,l
and N arket streets Wiimington. having been 40.
pointed agents for this valuable and popular Hoot
Lintment. are fully prepared TO- supply It WhOlesall
and retail at the manniaetHfor's prices.
ssDl dtaWkW
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-13
A man Roasted to Death.

There was 10 be lately an investigation OF q
most remarkable "incident" in England. The at
tention of the President Of the Board of Trade
has been called to the death Of James Harris, an
engine cleaner on the Great Western Railway.
who was burned to death in the fire-5ox Of an
empty engine. He had been nt work thiFty.sIx
hours without relief exhausted with fatigue, he
erept into an empty fre-box of the engine he had
been cleaning and fell asleep. Soon after the
stoker came to light the engine FIRE, and not sus
Pectipg that the lad was there, threw shovslfuil
OF blazing coal over him and burned him to death
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-13
The WOMEN AND THE UENTENN1AL-Ths

The WOMEN AND THE UENTENNIA1.-The
ladies have entered upon the Centennial work
with an eaFneslDess Characteristic Of the sex.
and which gives the strongest possible assurance
et suece@ Ward committees consisting OF
ihnty-six Indies each have been organized, a
stirring address prepared and published, and
arrangements made for the holding Of q grand
mas: meeting At the Academy on the 9Th of
April, at which time and place the amount Of
subscriptions secured will be reported in full,
andl eioqSent addresses delivered by Daniel
Dougherty and Henry AFmat Brown, Esqs-
PHILA. HERALD
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-13

a. HiAe9 1raln WIZ run sab ect to delays Inei.
ttOns where tine is RiVen.
NEW CASTLE TRAINA
At I.Ao A. n. Leave PhIlSdsipsiS ~ ~ - II SSa
"lAmlngton AZ l,lo p ~. for New Casfla.
49,, SMYRNA BRANCH TRAINk
Aaduonal 70 taoss above, leave Smyrna foP Clay
Son u.So = n, and 7-35 2, N. LOsTOC ClaytaH for
5nyrnaAU q NJ and ZOO p. M, to make eonnao-
South. - ssSe'~AS
a. ro,r,,,r,.- CONNECTIONS,
At TOWNSEND. with the IL snt County And Oman
AnnOg q Kent RaflrOada
AZ sChi;AYION. With the Maryland And Delaware
AtAAkR1N Ton. with The function ana Break
tsRAR9RD With the Derohsstsr and Dslavurs
Al RkLMAR. With the RaStuTu sAoFs RsIlrosa
aaH HieonioO and fOcomOkO hailFO0d
y. y. kkNNRY. 6lpG.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-13

FETRoLEUN 1NEXHAusTIRLE.-Ac to
the statement OF the production Of petroleum for
1872, as Published in the Titusvills Herald, the
business appears to be increasing in all the oil 20.
glOns, and the opening Of new wells gives promise
that 1t will not decline, but may be considered
practically inoxhaustibls. The production OF the
CAnadas and the United States reached the snor-
NOUS figures Of 7,S9i000 barrels, 2O,27I barrels
daily. Production has nearly doubled in five
years. The shipments from the Pennsylvania re-
gicn were 6,7l2365 barrels an increase of between
two and three hundred thousand barrels
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-13

Fashionable gloves are Of uudressed kid,
with six buttons.
Hennessy. the American artist, is getting
fame In England
The gallant Seventh wore blue noses on pa
rade at Washington
A converted pugilist is preaching in New
York. He is an ex-pounder, Of course.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-13
Ff6A ths Nss RCEk Observer.
THY WILL nr nONk

Tf0A ths Nss TcEk obssFTSf.
THY WILL NE DONE
What II, a. II here tonight I sit aIofe,
Aweu-Femembered step should come once mora.
ana ,idtn tntEonPh ~ slenee, 90 oppressive grown.
what Il the hiiesrS chat toach n drssmS-
Sh9uld lte within my own again to-nieht;
ana IN tne loving eyes, the hreliFht Rleams
Snoaid snow me all the old. familiar light.
Would be satisfied. as loheako,A
xU ann Ifst IN sweet content with thee my friend7
"2Hi9 14 tnese long days, 50 sombre now and slow
AL sSsteen y kheu, teo Quickly 70 the end2 &
Aies 1 khoF mott have borne % long
n anS oaldShs heavy for ny feeble strength; &
Fe5enanco the tide Of pleasure full and strong
mas eooed far out beyond my reach at length
oos u at last eager prayer should bring
=, Ihe answer have eraved for years and years
NJ heaIt might turn away still murmurinR
r,O ,Onsatsned, and all too full for tears
Inov knoWest, blessed Lord. come to Thee
Only to say In all humility,
am but weak and blind Thy will be done.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-05-26
A Complicated Ballot Box.

A bill has been Introduced In the
Legislature, at Washington, authoriz-
Ing, the adoption throughout the entire
District Of Columbia, Of recently In
vented ballot box, which Is now on
exhibition In Broadway. 1t Is OF
iapanned metal, having a deep lid ana
q hlgh Internal shoulder within. which
makes it perfectly secure, and prevents
anything from being put into or taken
out OF the box. In front the lid pre-
sents q sloping surface, In which
brass franc containing three sliding
plates Il inserted. The central plate,
when shut, closes the slit through
which sotse- are passed into the box,
the two lateral plates, when pushed In
firmly locking the box by means OF
knobs attached to their lower sides,
which At Into grooves In the inside ill.,
ing. Before locking the box three
seals are put upon the sliding plates,
one by each party in the election, and
the central one by the Inspector Of the
election. These seals are cut from =
sheet Of glass, in the making OF which
q spriukling Of coloring has been put
Into the material so that each seal Is
different from the others. and 1t Is not
possible to duplicate them. Every
seal Is photographed and numbered.
The Idea Of the Invention Is that after
closing tho slides they never can DO
opened again without removing tho
scala. which can only be done oybreak-
Ing them. .-. .a.rr q rr-HsH 3 .T-s.'
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-05-26
Another Railroad Brake.

Mr.. William Kimball Of Woburn,
Mass, .has recently patented brake.
constructed on the principle OF the
screw, whose connections, It Is claim
ed. can only with difficulty be put out
OF order or broken, whose motions are
without ioss Of power, and which may
be applied to the driving wheels Of the
engine. and be under the control OF
the engineer. Ashaft runs under the
whole car, connecting with wheels ut
both ends by endless chains and slot
ted wheels, and also having screws
which force the brakes against the
wheels. A quarter turn sets the brake
tight against the car wheel, and sim
liar backward motion releases It. BY
a simple device all the cars in a train,
as well as the engine, can be connect
ed with it. The material Is Of wrought
iron, and tho Inventor manifests his
confidence In the apparatus by depos-
iting $50. 900 in the woburn Bank, sub
iect to the order Of any railroad COM
pany that will try 1t and not ind 1t
the most satisfactory brake ever de-
yised, rr.H
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-05-26

nm AND AFTER FEBRUARY /, 1878.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-05-26

"LIMrrED."-As the meaning Of this
word as applied to English corpora
tions Is not generally understood. the
following definition may be Of interest.
In England they have limited liabil-
ity Act, BY virtue OF which, sharehold-
ers In u corporation are exempted
from all liability for the debts OF an
incorporation beyond the sum OF their
shares. A>similar law exists In many
of our States, but In England It Is cui-
tomary for subscribers to the stock OF
a corporation to pay their suo,crip-
tlons In -installments, and under the
law they are only bound for the
amount remaining unpaid. Hence the
use of the terms "pald" or unpaid
In their. stock report. as either shows
the extent Of the liability OF the COM
pany.l Tho term I" limited Is simply
used 20 denote that the shareholders oi
an Incorporation arc only liable for Il;
debts to the amount OF their unpaid
subscriptions, as distinguished from In
corporations on the old Individual re-
'sponsibllity plan. e
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-05-26
ouR, ,ANswER TO BKRcHER.
q v RS. I. ,Ix,.ox.

Hsary Ward Bsseher, In . sermon last nigh,
invoked the Father Of all mankind to remember
In mercy the children OF the forest. whose pent-
upvsvne hsd driven them to bloodshsd and
dis6oioeal murder Ne,o York dispatea, April
a1st STGIrE Elj) Gt 2 'es.-i..i '-f"
Nov loossn the Grape that has elouded the stars
Ofoar sorrowing nag asit hnng al hall mast !;
Let the sun kiss iis ripples-the wind hits its
Our dead have been buried, our wailing 10 past;
In silence IL clung, and each slow.hsaying swel
was . Sigh for the soldier that carried II well;
But TO The peak let aEa, 70 Tue ,s sGps
OF the eruelest murder and deadliest wrong,
That has made women weep or the strongest
grow pale. .rTE
Hurrsh II has ri,en--like ribbons Of frs
The stripes, flaming vengeance. leap forth to
And Its eonstsliat. sloris. burn red with an Ire
That 10 splendid in battle where vietsries are
And Wild a. the resonant swing Of the sea.
The wrath Of our Thousands 10 mighty and nee!
The olive must walt-it has withersd with seorn;
And the white nag must down-h 10 spotted
In fhs eosusl Of crlmson tha, bushes at morn
And the eoursisrs of Heavcn-the pe',ed and
who spice with sensation the bur,hcn of
Who &inf OF the /" papers" whatever they spsas
And climb to the Throne on nowery stair;
Let them fattsr the Lord with their richest
bouquet
Il ID pale 6y tho blood Of our murdered to day !
Ahai' they may kneel on theit velvet and atk
Thaf the arm Of the Mighty be grseiously
Der the path OF the fugitive; sweet is the task
Of,heir souls In forgiving all wrongs-but
their owni
We. too, have God ! and bis temples are here.
Where the sptres OF the mountains are
wreathed with the stars;
We, too, have God! aud we know he is near,
From the pledge that 10 writ on the rod shield
s-of Narr;
By the ann which on Gibeen waited thy word
And kindled tho rush ofthy glmmering sword; /;
BY the widow that weeps where tho atheress
rleep,
And tho ashes OF homes tha, were altars to
thee:
By the blood they have sown and the blood they
we AK for . border unshadove ed and freel
Por9aad Herald.