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Painters and Glaciers are invited to examine
my stock OF Paints, Oils, Sash Glass and Putty.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-07-28

b.
THE WIFE MARKET PRICES FIRM BUT
No SALEs.-An enterprising married
man named Gelger, a German, went to
Squire Schwolze, in Pittsburgh, the 9TH
er day, and asked his permission to
have an auction in front of the justices
office. The squire asked him what he
wanted to sell, and Gelger replied that
he wished to dispose of his wife to the
highest bidder at public vendue. The
innocent justice thought, of course, it
was joke, and told the unhappy man
to go ahead. The sale was arranged
for the same evening, and the strange
proposition caused good deal of talk
around the office. Accordingly, toward
evening large crowd of people began
to collect in the vicinity to see what
would turn up.
At length, much to the surprise Of
Justice Schwolze and most of the specta-
tors, the man Gelger came elbowing his
way through the crowd leading very
good looking German woman of about 30
years, and apparently of good constitu-
ton, and sound. Then there was fut-
ter of excitement. Gelger turned his
chattel facing the audience, so that the
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-07-28
THE GOODRICH MURDER--THE
MOTIVE FOR THE DEED.

Minnie Waltham, alias Kate Stod-
dard, the murderer of Charles Goodrich.
in Brooklyn, on the 2lst of March last,
and who has just been arrested for the
crime, has made a confession, of which
the following is the substance:
She had been living with Charlie, as
she called the deceased, and was greatly
attached to him. He wanted to cast
her off, but she loved him so much that
she could not leave him. She entreated
on her knees that he would allow her to
remain, but he was firm, and in fact,
brutal in his treatment of her, and the
Thursday before the Friday on which
the body was found was the day fixed
for her to leave him. He threatened
her with all sorts of things if she dared
to trouble him further. She had re-
manned in the house in Degrand street
all the previous evening, and in the
morning when Goodrich got up she
again besought him not to cast her off.
He was very angry, and refused her re-
quest, or to hear her at all. He then
went into the basement at the front of
the house, and proceeded to light the
Baltimore heater located there. The
murderess said she loved the man so
much that she could not leave him.
When she saw him determined to dis
card her. she worked herself up to mur-
| der him. She had one of his revolvers
in her pocket. not the one which the de-
tective found lying at the house beside
the corpse, and while Goodrich was
stopping down on one hand and knee in
the act of lighting the heater, she drew
the pistol, and, extending her hand to-
ward him, she said Charlie He
looked up and she shot him three times.
These were the fatal wounds which the
post-mortem examination discovered.
After she committed the murder on
Thursday morning, she waited that day
and night in the house, watching it. On
Friday morning she had occasion to 60 to
New York, and early that morning she
washed the blood from the face of the
murdered man with the towel which she
afterward wrung out, and which was
also found damp by the police She it
was who fixed the corpse as it was dis
covered, and when she had done this
she went over to New York for some
thing or other, and was about to return
to the house on that Friday evening.
She came over the Fulton ferry, and ere
she had fairly put her foot on the street,
she heard the newsboys crying out: "Ex-
tra-murder of Charles Goodrich" She
bought paper and returned to New
York. She states, "I killed him for
love-I couldn't part with him.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-07-28
1 STRANGE SCENE.-EATING A
DEAD MANS BLOOD.

At the examination of Kate Stoddard.
the alleged murderess of Charles Good
rich, in Brooklyn, the Chief of Police
asked the prisoner to hand him locket,
a very large one, which had belonged
to the deceased. She was at first 10th
to comply, but seeing that resistance
was useless she passed it over. On re-
ceiving it, the Chief took hold to open
it. "Oh be careful. be careful" said
she, ''there is mineral in that which |
don't want to lose." Despite the ut
most care, however, a little portion of
the mineral" as she called it. fell upon
the floor, and this, to the Chiefs sur
prise, she picked up promptly, put in
her mouth, and swallowed. "What did
you do that for % said the Chief. Look
ing steadily into his eye, she said,
'.That is Charles Goodrich's blood ~
and sure enough, upon close examina-
tion the locket was found to be filled
with CONCEALED blood. A few questions
elected the fact that on leaving Good
rich's house, on the morning after the
murder, she had taken away with her,
among other articles, cup full of blood,
which had oozed from his brain. This
blood, CONCEALED, she had been eating a
little of every day since the time of the
tragedy till the time of her capture.
The Brooklyn Eagle says, regarding
the appearance of the prisoner at took
but a few moments to create among the
bystanders the impression that they)were
looking upon an insane woman. And
this woman is undoubtedly insane, if or
dinary indications of lunacy are to be
relied on. She sat there for full half
hour, smiling and chatting pleasantly,
a strange, wild light beaming from her
eyes all the while 1t was impossible to
converse with her, although she talked
sensibly enough, without being almost
absolutely convinced of her insanity.
Miss Handley, in an interview with 8
reporter. stated that the prisoner was siz
years ago lunatic, and was an inmate
of a lunatic asylum, and that her insan
ity was caused by disappointment il
love-"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-07-28
For the Monitor.
A SINGLE WORD.
BY LEILA LYNDON.

Does it seem a trivial thing,
Just that little spoken word !!
ALI results it oft doth bring
Mighty, unto those who've heard.
AS a streamlet glides along,
Meier its placid surface stirred.
Life may pass, all filled with song,
Only by single word.
Like the ocean tempest-tossed,
Where the waves sad means we heard,
Life may be, its joy all lost,
Only by a single word.
Souls may pass the pearly gates,
Or from Heaven be e'er deferred
Man may seal eternal fates,
Only by single word
Guard thee. then, life's every hour,
Speak not wrong, harsh. or absurd
Think Beyond recalls the power,
Only of a single word.
Hardaoick, Vt.
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DROWN ED.

an open book on the nursery floor,
With broken whip beside,
A withercd bloom of forgetme-not
With spray of grasses tied.
And little shoe with knotted string,
And color worn off at the toe,
A chair reversed and all things here
As he left them an hour ago.
The pet bird chrps i'll his gilded cage,
Calls softly and clear and sweet,
Then turns his head and listens long
For the coming of little feet;
Cries loudly and futters with sudden flight
As if in some way he could know
That sorrow has fallen, an agony Come
They are bringing the dead below.
Tiny hands clasping broker string,
Eyes sealed under lids of snow,
Like the faded flowers the floor up stairs,
That were blooming an hour ago.
The silken hair all tangled and wet
Clings close to the forehead fair,
And cold, dark water streams from the robes
That were wrought with such dainty
The baby is drowned and death and grief
Sit still in the darkened place,
While slant sunbeams from the glowing west
Creep in DER the waxen face,
Creep i'll on the nursery floor above
Where the ruined blockhouses lie,
As have fallen the plans for his future life
That were builded so far and high.
The sun drops low and night cometh on
0, the night of sorrow is long
And mothers gather their darlings close
With kisses and lullaby songs!
Oh for the clinging clasp of those arms
And warmth of that baby kiss!
But the angels have him, and God knows best
Why life should be darkened like this.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-07-28

To live long it is necessary to live
slowly.
The Buffalo Erpress wants to know
what Ben Butler and the potato bug
were made for.
When a Duluth. Minnesota man is
sunstruck they carry him to the harbor
and spread him out on the ice.
Heaven has no rage like love to ha-
tired turned. nor hell fury like wo-
man scorned.
A Des Moines woman gave her hus.
band morphine to cure him of chewing
tobacco. She now sleeps-one in a bed.
WoMAN-The morning star of our
youth: the day star of our manhood;
the evening star of our age. Heaven
bless our stars
A jealous Michigan woman threw
kerosene over her husband and then set
him on fire when he came home from the
"Masons," the other night.
Mrs. John Baggs, of Omaha, has left
Mr.. John Baggs, taking the money-bags
and leaving John to hold the little empty
Baggs.
An obituary notice in New England
paper concludes with the information that
the deceased '.leaves two infant daugh-
ters, both girls.
One of the easiest and best ways to
expand the chest is to have good, large
heart in it. 1t saves the cost of gym
nastics.
A Minnesota land speculator, in de-
scribing lake in that State, says it is
so clear and so deep that by looking into
it you can see them making tea in Chi
ma.
A wrctched old butcher knife, rusty
and jagged at the edge, is displayed in
Bowery, N. Y. window, with label
inscribed, "This scalping-knife was the
property of Boston Charley and was
used in the Modoc war;
And now some scientists are claiming
that instead of being cold, the moon is
in reality red-hot, so much SO that nc
living thing known to our world could
exist there. This also knocks the greer
cheese theory.
\ An absent minded man entered a Tro,
shoe store the other day and wanted his
boy measured for pair of shoes. "Bu
where's the boy ?" asked the dealer
Thunder p said the man; I've left th,
boy at home! I'll 60 and get him :" anc
n off he started for his house, six block
!. away.
Jinks had been lndulging too freely
! in ardent spirits. At a street corne
. his hat dropped into the gutter. Say
Jinks: Il know-lf pick you up I'll
; fall-If fall you won't p-hic-me-
hic-up-good night!' And he Wake,
off with smile of satisfaction, describ
iEg innumerable zig-zags as he went
leaving his hat in the gutter.
At mission Sunday-school, not lon
| since. a little boy was crying bitterly
a The teacher upon inquiry learned tina
z he had lost his mother, and she in syn
( pathy remarked to the scholars that n
e one knew what loss it was until the
ID had lost mother, and that Johnny ha
y good cause for crying At this momer
little urchin jumped up and said:
Is. teacher, you just wait until he gets
step-mother, then you'll hear him cry
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-07-28

A Reporters CREDENTIALs.-Ihe
St. Louis Reporters have curious creden-
tials to public entertainments. A ie"
days since one made application for en-
trance into the fair ground. The FOL
lowing conversation ensued between MIN
and the guardian of the gate:
..Got ticket sir
mo sir.
..Wcll you can't go in then-stand
aside" CO.,,
..But I'm reporter for the Globe
"Show me your credentials.
.Well here are three passes on the
Iron Mountain Railroad. one on the Bel
leyille branch of the Cairo Short line,
one on the St. Louis and Southeastern
and one on the fifth street road. Here s
a copy of the Globe, a ticket on CHI
nese laundry, a restaurant bill OF iare' =
two tooth-pieks; clean handkerchief
a bunch of keys and pipe.
"Pass in, sir.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-07-28

A BIT OF RoMANcE.-"In 1916, Mr..
Boatright, while on visit to Southern
Illinois, where he formerly resided, took
the war fever, and joined Capt. Cofrey's
company of volunteer infantry, bound
for the seat of war in Mexico. At the
battle of Vera Cruz he was severely
wounded in the shoulder, and not being
able to bear removal, was placed in the
house of Mexican lady, near the battle
field. AS he did not rejoin his compa-
nv. and was not heard Of at the close of
the war, he was placed on the list of the
dead, and his land-warrant issued
to his father, who erected mon
ument to his memory in the family
burying ground, in Franklin County.
Boatright, however, did not die. He
was tenderly nursed by dark-eyed Sc
norita, daughter of the lady at whose
house he was left, and when, after many
months of suffering, he was restored to
health and his wound healed, he found
himself a captive to the charms of his
beautiful nurse, and he married her and
settled in Vera Cruz. His letters to his
relatives having been miscarried, and
some one informing him that his family
had removed from Franklin County. he
ceased writing to them. In l849 ht
went to California, and afterward settled
in Texas. Several years after the close
of the war the family in Franklin Coun
ty heard rumors that Alexander wa.
still living, and agents were sent to Cal
ifornia and to Mexico, but failed tt
learn any tidings of him, and he wal
given up for lost A short time ag'
Mr.. R. NJ. Boatright happened to sec ;
letter written by his brother to an ole
friend in Franklin County, and recog
nizing the name, was rejoiced to fine
that the brother who was mourned a
dead for twenty-six years, was still liv
ing.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-07-28
MAKING A FORTUNE.

Samuel McFaden was watchman in
a bank. He.was poor but honest, and
his life was without reproach. The
trouble with him was that he felt that
he was not appreciated. His salary was
only four dollars week and, when he
asked to have it raised the President,
Cashier, and Board of Directors glared
at him through their spectacles, and
frowned on him, and told him to 90 out
and stop his insolence, when he knew
that business was dull, and the bank
could not meet its expenses now, let alone
lavishing one dollar on such miserable
worm as Samuel McFa aden. And then
Samuel felt depressed, sad, and the
naughty scorn of the President and the
Cashier cut him to the heart. He would
then 60 to the side-yard, and bow his
venerable twenty-four inch head and
weep gallons and gallons of tears over
his insignifcance, and pray that he might
be made worthy Of the Cashiers and
Presidents polite attention.
One night happy thought struck
him; a CLEAN of light burst upon him;
and gazing down the dim vista of years
with his eyes all blinded with joyous
tears, he saw himself rich and respected.
So Samuel McFadden fooled around
and got jimmy, monkey wrench, a
cross cut saw, cold chisel, drill, and
about ton of gun powder and those
things. Then, in the dead of the night,
he went to the fire. proof safe, and after
working at it for while. burst the door
and brick into an immortal smash with
such perfect success that there was not
enough of that safe left to make carpet
tack. Mr.. McFadden then proceeded
to load up with coupons, greenbacks,
currency and specie, and to nail all the
old change that was lying anywhere,
and so he pranced out of the bank with
over a million dollars on him. He then
retired to an unassuming residence out
of town, and then sent word to the de-
tectiyes where he was.
A detective called on him the next
day with soothing note from the Cash.
ier. McFadden treated it with lofty
scorn Detectives called on him every
day with humble notes from the President,
Cashier, and Board of Directors. At
last the bank officers gave MAGNIFICENT
supper to which Mr.. McFadden was in
vited. He came, and the bank officers
bowed down in the dust before him.
Before he drove away in a carriage
that night it was fixed that Mr.. McEad-
den was to keep half million of that
money. and be unmolested ifhe returned
the other half He fulfilled the contract
like an honest man, but refused with
naughty disdain the offer of the Cashier
to marry his daughter.
Mac is now honored and respected.
He moves in the best society, he browses
around in purple and fine linen and
other good clothes, and enjoys himself
first rate. And often now he takes his
infant son on his knee, and tells him oi
his early life, and instills holy princi
pies into the child's mind, and show.
how, by industry and perseverance, nj
tro-glycerine and monkey wrenches
cross-cut saws, and familiarity with th'
detective system, even the poor ma.
rise to afflueuce and responsibility
Mark Tacaim
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-07-28

A little five year old in Norwich, CT,
was told by her fond and loving father
that their neighbor, widower, was
going to be married again. ''What
does he want to get married again for %
said She ..Oh, he is tired of Living
alone, and wants the companionship of
a loving woman said the fond parent.
The little one laid her curly head on
his shoulder for few moments in deep
thought, and then said, Papa, do you
know what would do if mamma should
die and you should get married again %
NO, my dear, said he, what would
you do in that case p I'D make it hot
for the wife, you bet," said the young
hopeful.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-07-28

PERILoUs BALLOON VoYAGE.-A late
English account gives an inkling of one
of the most dangerous trips on record.
Messrs. Glaisher and Coxwell rose in
balloon from Wolyerhampton. In twen-
ty minutes they rose to the height of
Mont Blanc; in fifteen minutes more
they reached the height of Chimborazo.
The temperature fell below zero. They
continued to ascend until they reached
the altitude of $4,000 feet. The effect
of the cold and the rarity of the atmos-
phere was appalling. Mr.. Glashier
became unconscious. Mr.. Coxwell found
his arms paralyzed. In moment of
despair he seized the valve rope with
his teeth, and by violent movement of
his head caused sufficient gas to escape,
so that the balloon rapidly descended,
and thus saved his own and his compan-
ions life. It was not without great diff
Guilty that the latter was aroused from
a sleep which, had the car risen 1000
feet higher, would have known no wax
ing. Mr.. Coxwel calculated his height
to have been $4,000 feet above the
oceans surface.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-07-28

A recent visitor among the Indians in
Florida gives an account OF tneir mar
riage ceremony as follows: 1.-The COM
pany was composed of the whole tribe,
all of whom were dressed in their best
fnery. A circle was formed, the bride
moved to the center, holding in her hand
an ear of corn. Then the bridegroom
advanced alongside of her, with deers
leg in his hand. A mutual exchange
comprises the whole ceremony. After
the ceremony, the whole company danced
and feasted on bear meat and honey for
two days and nights"
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Twas the saying of an ancient sage
that humor was the only test Of gravity
and gravity Of humor. For subject
which would not bear raillery was sus
picious and jest which would not
bear serious examination was certainly
false wit.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-07-28

bidders might see what they were buy
ing, and mounted q chair to perform
auction duty He introduced himself
as Gelger and the woman as Mrs. Gel
ger. He said there was no use in dis
guising the fact that he was tired of his
wife and wanted to get rid of her, nev-
ertheless she was mighty nice and he
thought she was worth $3.50 to any man
of domestic habits and no family.
He had private reasons for thus
breaking up Housekeeping and his fami-
ly ties, the principal one of which was
that he needed just $3.50, and must raise
it. The woman had nothing to say,
DuJ IooKeu ner preUCIcSs anu oocmcu noU
averse to being sold a second time.
But the price was too high. or the
moral sense of that crowd was too strong.
or something was the matter. Nobody
bid, and Gelger would not come down a
cent from the very reasonable price he
had fixed; so, after crying his wife's
virtue and worth for about ten minutes,
he gave it up, and the disguised hus-
band led his wife from the profane stare
of street crowd.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-07-28

ADVENTURE WITH WILDcAT.-An
unusual and very exciting contest took
place at the rancho of Mr.. Ramon Felix,
on the Morro Greek, about fourteen
miles from this place, one morning last
week. 1t seems that Mr.. Felix in the
morning went out to feed his stock. and
soon after was startled by the cries of
his wife and family. Running to the
house, he found that large wildcat had
seized his youngest child, an infant, by
the back of the neck and was making off
with it. After severe struggle, he
succeeded in rescuing it, the cat making
1us escape. some ulme alter the excite.
ment had subsided, an Indian boy eight
cen years old, went out to bring in some
horses that had been staked out over
night some distance from the house. He
had been gone but few minutes when
the whole family were again aroused by
the cries of the boy, who came rushing
toward the house like a madman, with
the identical cat that had caused the
disturbance firmly seated upon his back,
with his teeth embedded in the back of
his neck. Another desperate battle en-
sued, which resulted in favor of the cat,
which successfully defeated the whole
Felix family, killed their two dogs, and
rctreated in good order to the house of
Mr.. E. H. Howe, under which he en-
sconced himself, defying all efforts to
dislodge him until night, when he es-
capped unscathed. The wounds received
by the Indian boy were quite severe,
and the people fearing that the cat was
mad, thought best to scarify the wounds,
which they did by heating a crowbar,
the only implement about the premises
that would answer the purpose.
Considering the ordeal of scratching,
biting and singing the boy passed
through he is doing remarkably well,
and will be all right again in few
weeks.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-07-28
FLY.TIME
BY JOE JoT, JR.

The melancholera days have come,
The meanest of the year,
When buzzings all about the house
Proclaim that flies are here,
And weakly human nature has
A tendency to swear.
To flies the latch-strings always out,
They bring their baggage, too
They come to spend the summer here,
A speculating crew,
And ah, the meanest thing to boot
Is they will never "shoo!'
The fly is never prone to flee
As the flea is prone to fly
The fly will never seek the f1ue
Or to low quarters HE
One of the few immortal pests
That were not born to die.
They cluster round your choicest wine,
Perch on your goblet's rim,
While half a dozen of them plunge
Into it for swim,
Neglecting to hang up their clothes
Upon hickory limb.
You take an after-dinner nap
And in your face they crawl,
They dance hornpipe on your nose,
And in your ear they squall,
And yet to try to spank them
Isn't any use at all
You try to write your love line
Upon postal card,
(Since love is dear and postage cheap
A cents worth of regard)
But flies more fast than fancies come,
Your vows YOU disregard.
They take the place of raisins in
Your very choicest cake,
They greet you ere the sun is up
Your morning nap to break,
And naught like peace and pleasantness
Can follow in their wake.
Oh, boy, to whom the story books
Have done injustice long
For pulling arms and legs of fires,
I'm sure you were not wrong,
And think you had a master mind,
And well deserve a song.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-07-28

A Connecticut paper tells Of an egg
laid by hen which measures eight inch
es around endways.' Pretty small hen.
How large was the egg?