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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-08-18
THE ENGINEER.

Trust to dreams, Bill!
l do! Foolish-still,
Do you mind that culvert-number eight?
dreampt the train was there,
Dusting it, too I'll swear -
We were more'n twenty minutes late
Right on the edge
OF that trussle bridge
l saw my little pet gal, little Jane =
She's the one that's dead:
But / saw her-her head,
And her blue eyes-just plain as plain!
All of sweat
l whistled brakes, you bet
But she never smiled or spoke
She fioated to me. quick,
Kissed me on the cheek
And vanished!-Then l woke.
Say what you will,
Dreams have their meaning, Bill.
Pardner. if should go up, tell my wife
God the culvert-gonet
Jump. Bill, Pll hold on
To the brakes here Save your iifei
Can't get me loose,
Friends, it's no use
'Twont be long. though-let me lay.
Pm easy so, when still.
Somebody call-ah here. Bill
Don't fret, pardner- had to go this way.
Nobody hnrt but me?
That's good Bill, you'll see
The old woman Tell her: don't complain
There's money in the bank
She's other things to be thank
All stoop down. Kiss your father, little Jane.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-08-18

A LAYMAN's GRAcE.-A young mar
ried friend tells good joke on himself
perpetrated by little three-year-old
s.pride of the family She is the only
pledge of love that has twined itself
around the heart and affections of him.
self and wife. A few evenings since a
minister visited the family and remain
ed until after tea. At the table the
reverend visitor asked the blessing. and
the little one opened her eyes to the full
est capacity in startled wonderment.
She could not understand what had been
done. and it was with great persuasion
that her mother could keep her quiet
during the time they were at the table
When they left it she walked up to the
minister. for whom she had formed a
great friendship, and said:
What did you say at the table be-
fore we commenced eating 2"
s.My little darling, | thanked God fol
his goodness in giving us food to eat, SC
that we might grow and be strong"
"Papa don't say that"
"What does your papa say p
"Papa says 'Godlemighty, what a sup.
per. "-LoaceU Courier.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-08-18
AFEARED OF A GAL.


Oh, darn it all l!-afeared of her,
And such a mite of a gal
Why, two of her size rolled into one
Won't ditto sister Sail!
Her voice is sweet as the whipporwilrs
And the sunshine's in her hair
But I'd rather face redskins knife,
Or the grip of grizzly bear.
Yet Sail says, "Why, she's such dear,
She's Just the one for you"
Oh, darn it all afeared of gal.
And me just six feet two
Though she amt any size, while I'm
Considerable tall,
I'm nowhere when she speaks to me,
She makes me feel so small.
My face grows red my tongue gets hitched,
The cussed thing won't go;
1t riles me, cause it makes her think
I'm most tarnation slow.
And though folks say she's sweet on me,
guess it can't be true.
Oh, darn it all l-afeared of gal
And me just six feet twoi
My sal1es just 'spose if what the folks
Is saying should be so
Go. cousin Jane. and speak to her,
Find out and let me know;
Tell her the gals should court the men,
For isn't this leap year?
That's why Pm kinder bashful like
Awaiting for her here.
And should she hear Pm scared of her,
You'll swear it can't be true.
Oh, darn it all !-afeared of a gal,
And me just six feet twoA
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-08-18

The SHAH's GIFTs.-Before leaving
England the Shah made some costly
presents to several members of the roy
al family and the nobility. To the
Queen he gave set of very rare and
valuable jewels, to the Prince of Wales
his photograph set in diamonds, and to
the Duke of Cambridge, as Command
er-in-Chief of the Army, he presented an
elegant sword, saying that, '.he rejoiced
to place the sword of Persia in the hand
of England. A photograph set in dia
monds, was also offered to Earl Gran
vile. who extracted the picture, press
ed 1t to his heart, and returning the dia-
monds, explained to the Shah that much
as he thanked him, his position as an
English Minister forbade his receiving
a present from foreign monarch. Lady
Rawlison and the Duchess of Sutherland
also received presents of diamonds from
the Shah, who, at the same time, pre-.
sented Lord Morley with valuable
snuff-box set with jewels. He gave
$4,000 to the servants at buckingham
Palace, and $4,000 to the police ol
London.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-08-18

In the pavilion of the ministry of ag-
riculture at Vienna, a floating cannon
ball may be seen. Although weighing
fifty pounds, it lies like down feather
on silyery mass, consisting of pure
quicksilver from the celebrated mines
of Indra. A hundred and fifty hund-
red weight of this metal is exhibited in
a large iron cauldron. offering sight
seldom to be met with, and on it rests
the solid iron ball.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-08-18

A correspondent of the Times Of In
dsa, writing from Akola on June |,
says: There was very sad occurrence
a few days back. The Patel of vii
lage. we'll known as tiger shikaree.
was aroused late at night by a tumult
in his cattle shed, and, peeping through
the crevlces of a door, discovered master
Stripes coolly walking off with calf.
The Patel took up his gun and fired,
wounding the tiger, who Immediately
dropped his prey and fed. The next
morning the Patel. accompanied by his
two brothers and Pardhi, (the first
armed with gun and sword, and the
1emaining three with swords only.) went
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-08-18

LET Your WIFE kNOw.-It is a Gus
tom too common with the men of the
world to keep their families in utter ig-
norance Of the situation of their busi-
ness. The wife knows nothing, has not
even an idea of the amount of her hus-
bands fortune, whether it is to be count
ed by hundreds or thousands. What
can a woman kept in such ignorance
learn? She spends, as a matter of
course, all he gives her to spend, with
the full confidence that when 1t is gone,
and she asks for it. he will give her more.
If an unmarried woman works, she
may 60 with a bold unblushing face, and
demand her wages but wife can de-
mand nothing, her claim is only for
bare necessity and generous men, on
that account, are too often indulgent,
too fearful of letting wife know the
exact state of their finances. .Tis all
wrong.
Husband and wife have mutual in
terest every woman should know the
exact state of her husbands finances,
understand his plans, and aid him if
possible with her counsels, and then
these terrible catastrophes would not SC
often happen. Many wife who is
plunging her husband deeper and deep
er into debt through ignorance. would,
if she knew his embarrassments, be the
first to save. and with true womanly
sympathy and generosity, help him te
reinstate the fallen fortunes.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-08-18

The following extract from letter,
written by a young man who is native
of England, recently resident of New
bury, VT, and now on visit home,
may interest some of the readers of the
Opinion.
He says DOUBTLESS you have read
all about English railway carriages ;
they appeared to me, to be shabby af-
fairs altogether. There are three dis
tinct classes of them, just as there are
in society, the first class is fixed up very
well as far as inside comfort is concern
ed the second is little better than the
third, the third is worse than a decent
cattle car in Vermont. But this is not
the worst of it, you are locked up in the
carriage from the time you enter it till
you reach your place of destination.
Each carriage is made to contain 80
persons, and is divided into two parts
this half carriage is again divided, Sc
that only those who are in the same
quarter of a carriage, have any inter
course with their travellers. There
is no connection between the cars-the
one you first enter, that one you stay in
until you arrive at the end of your jour.
ney There are no such convenience:
as in the United States; no books OF
papers, no refreshments, no water, nc
water-closets, no conveniences of any
kind. You pay for your ride, and yor
get it. but nothing else except inconve
nience, and there is plenty Of that
Bradford Opinion.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-08-18

Charles Dickens, whose criticism on
existing abuses were more orthodox
than his processes of reform, thus plainly
sets forth very pregnant fact: ''The
first Napoleon caused more deaths than
all earthquakes since the days of Noah I,
the cupidity of ship owners and the su-
pineness of sailors have lost more ships
and lives than all the storms that ever
blew; the filthy state of our towns sends
more souls to Hades than all put togeth-
er. Plague, pestilence, war and famine
Weld to dirt %
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-08-18

Deliver me from a person who never
does wrong-and knows it, Deliver us
from man who never made mistake,
and keeps note of the fact If there
is any one thing more provoking to a
sinner-and we are all sinners-than an
other, it is one of these conscientiously
perfect folks.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-08-18

At the depot, on Monday evening, an
eager-looking man jumped from the
train and clasped waiting woman to
his arms. Heavens, my wife p said
he. Mercy ! my rufies.'' said she.
Which showed what both we're thinking
of
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-08-18

A little boy was sent to the store for
some eggs. Before reaching home he
dropped them. In answer to his mother,
who asked. Did you break any? he re-
piled: mo. | didn't break any, but the
she'll came off from some of them.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-08-18
CITY VS.. COUNTRY NEWSPAPERS.

The city weekly newspaper is usually
made up from reading matter used and
paid for by the daily papers; hence it
costs but little; while the county paper,
on account of the limited amount of
the local advertising patronage, cannot
afford daily, and must make its weekly
from matter expressly prepared for its
columns.
The city paper is made general in
character, adapted to one part of the
country as we'll as another, and conse-
quently has wide field of circulation
while the country paper must be made
local, and adapted to its particular lati-
tude, hence its circulation must be Inn
tied to It's particular locality. But does
the city paper answer the purpose and
satisfy the wants of the county reader :?
By no means.
The paper pablished in the city real
ICES thousands of dollars from its adver-
tising patronage, while the local country
paper gets but a meagre support from
this source. The principal clerk in one
of the agricultural newspaper Offices. in
New York informs US that the .'adver-
tising patronage of their paper amounts
to an annual income of over one hund-
red thousand dollars.
And yet the people of the country ex-
pect the local paper to be furnished at a
lower price than the city monopoly.
And while he pays cash in advance for
his city paper he puts his home paper
off with promise to pay when he sells
his produce after harvest, or when he
! gets ready, and can best spare the mon-
ey, at the end of from one to three
years.
The tendency of such procedure on
the part of some delinquent subscribers,
as we'll as the recent act of Congress,
taking away from country publishers
and their country subscribers the only
boon they ever allowed them to have,
will require the utmost economy in the
conducting of the country newspapers.
The best way for subscribers to en-
courage their papers and to keep them
up to their present standing, is to be
prompt in their payment.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-08-18

An intoxicated individual who was
discovered in Pennsylvania graveyard,
assured the sexton that he was not
drunk. but petrifed giant.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-08-18
HcRR1BLE.-From Mooers N.

HcRRIBLE.-From Mooers n. T.,
comes horrible story of grave being
opened for plumber, as is supposed, the
miscreants leaving the human remains
unburied The outrage was first discov-
cred by dogs dragging the skeleton thro'
the streets. scattering it along the road
Connected with the occurrence is strange
story related by an old resident of the
town. He says that many years ago a
companion of his told him a dream
which he had just had. He dreamed
that he had died and was buried and
that dog came and dug him from his
grave. Now it is found on inquiry that
the man who dreamed this was buried
in this very grave that has been desc
Grated.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-08-18

The outside Bunsbys who insists
that we are to have an election in this
State this year, and that farmers oranges
are rolling like an avalanche over the
State, are tapped in a very sensible man
ner by the St. Johnsbury Farmer, which
paper had been declared to be the State
organ of the oranges, and which says
that it sis just as much the organ of
the oranges as the Republican [Spring-
field, Mass. is the organ of the anti
Butler party in Massachusetts," 1t
appears that not a quarter Of the towns
in the north part of the State have
oranges, and those that have are not
troubling themselves about election.
The Farmer quotes Josh Billings that
sit is better not to know so much. than
to know so much that 'aint so."-BeL-
bscs Fall Times.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-08-18

Begin with modesty if you would end
with hunur.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-08-18
ing affair, Gen. Butler performed a kind
and characteristic act, and placed a wor-
thy man in respectable and remunera-
tive position

DRINKING WATER.--Drinking wine
is habit; so is drinking spirits, ale,
cider, coffee and water. The last is
thought necessity; but to drink much
is habit. Some people drink little,
not because their constitutions require
less than others; it is their habit.
These people never perspire SO much as
those who drink more. The more that
is drank, the more water passes away,
or the system would suffer. As it is,
the strain affects ii. Tho ehin, the
kidneys, bowels, lungs, all drawn upon.
The result is, as may be naturally ex-
pected, exhaustion. For this reason
the man who drinks much water, par
ticularly during the summer and in the
hottest weather, is less able to endure
fatigue. The water is of no benefit to
him that is the excess. 1t must pass
away, and this requires an effort of the
system. which is the sweating process.
Had he not the excess of water, he
would not have perspired so; it would
not have been there for the system to
expel. By the habit of drinking SO
much false thirst is created. We
should drink only what is needed. The
habit of drinking more will soon be
overcome, and the person viii feel much
stronger, and more capable of bearing
fatigue. In winter little fluid is needed.
beyond what our food furnishes /; in
summer, some more, but not MUCH
Country Gentleman.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-08-18
IRASBURGH.

X. 5. ORNE,
nEALER IN FURNITURE, CoFFINs AMI
i IL CAsKETs, Irasburgh, Vt. 2-24
Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-08-07

the humapizing influence Of religion
Drunkenness had been the last Of her
crimes, bu, she hoped yet to be able to
live them down and do her mite Of good
to the world.
Another hymn, and then the experience
Of bullet-hesded lad, whose hair was
shingled so close that it stuck up all
round like poreupine quills.
81 am only just out Of Sing Sing
| was sent there for eighteen months for
en- attempted burglary. | have been
thief ever since was old enough to steal.
All my thought was to steal and escape
arrest. When | came out of prison |
was passing here one evening, and heard
hymn we used TO sing in the chapel
there. came in, and went away, and
came again, and st last was brought
to think Of my past life and wish for
something better. Thank God, | have
got iti'
These are only a few Of the expert
ences related. Thieves, river pirates,
eX>convicts, penitent women, followed
each other with reassuriug words to their
former companions, and with an air of
heartfelt earnestness aud true penitence
which bore the impress Of genuideness.
Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-08-07

A DRUHKARD's WARNENG.-h
youuc man entered the barroom of
= village tavern and called for drink
No. said the landlord, you have too
much already. You have had the
dclirium tremens once, and I cannot
sell you any more He stepped
aside to make room for couple of
young men who had just entered,
and the landlord waited upon them
very politely. The other had stood
By suIlcn aud moody, and when they
had finished he walked up to the
landlord ard .hus addressed him:
Six years ago, at their age, stood
where those young men now are, and
was a man with fair prospects Now,
at the age of twenty-eight, | am a
wreck, body and mind You LED me
to drink. 10 this room | formed the
habit tbst has been ny ruin. Now
sell me a few glasses more and your
work will be done. I shall soon be
out of the way; there is no hope fol
me. But they can be saved; they
may be men again. Do not cell it tc
them. Sell it to me and let me die
and the world will be rid Of me-bu
for heavens sake sell no more t
them, The landlord listened, pail
ard trembling. Setting down decau
ter he exclaimed God help me tina
is the last drop [ will ever sell to an.
onal And he kept his word.
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| I felt good to all the world, and tha
'ud been we'll, if I'd showed my gooc
fellowship some other way. Bu
men are fools, was so easy | could
MT refuse social glass, and wa
always free tosstiug others. Many
the time we've stood, three or foul
fools of us, clinkin' our glasses anC
drinkiu' to Observation-Disclosures
to Observation-Disclosures the very
thing that made US ft for anything
but brothers. 1t pleased me most tc
have them pledge my little girl
And the more they'd toast her, the
deeper I'd drink. And was drink
in death to her aud damnation to
me.
"Ill cut it off short. Didn't mean
to say but \ few words to you, but l
got to tbinkin' so. Can't spin it out
much longer, or there'll be no man
left of me.
"Well, one day started on my
home trip, full of that good fellow
Fsbip you was imbibin' awhile ago
Made the engine whizz! We was
awful jolly, the fireman and me-
Never was drunk when | got on my
engine Lefore, or the Company would
have shipped NE. Wasn't no such
time ne'er made on that road before
before nor since. 1 had just sense
enough to know what | was about,
out not enough to handle an emer-
gency. We fairly rOared down on
the trestle that stood at the entrance
of our town.
"Ihad a tipsy eye out, and, George,
as we was flying through the sub
urbs, | see my little girl on the track
ahesd, wavin' red flag and standin'
stock still
The air seemed full of Katies. |
could have stopped the eng gihe, if I'd
only had sense emo ugh to know what
to take hold of to reverse herl But
was too druukl And that grand
little angel stood up to it, trying to
warn us in time, and We just swept
right ahead iuto a pile of ties some
wretch had laid on the track!-right
over nv baby!-Oh my baby!-Go
away, George.
There! And do you want me to
tell you how the sight of that man
gled little mass killed her mother?
And do you want me to tell you |
walk alive to day the murderer of my
own child, who stood up to save me?
And do you want me to tell y,u the
good fellowship you were d'iokin'
awhile ago brought all this on me2
You'll let this pass by, maxim up
your mind to be- moderate. Hope
you will. was a moderate 'un.
GO, God! Oh my babyD
II can knock down any man twice
my size for a good reason, George
Burks, but my heart just melts to
water for that li,tle girl"
Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-08-07
FOREIGN NEWS.

SPAIN.-1 he eyes of the civilized
world are now turned toward Spain
watching with great interest, and
wondering under the circumstances
how q war can be avoided. The diff
fculty has assumed at this time, a
triangular form the Cottes, was WELD
Ing the Govern tnsnt. under the Pres
idency of ore of the Minister'S taking
advantage of the disturbed state Of
affairs, the Red Republicans, those
cursed blood hounds, thought their
opportunity had come for license in
the name of liberty, and they started
an insurrection against the Cortes.
The adherents of Don Carlos Who,
we suppose is really the heir to the
Throne of Spain, if there is any heir,
thinking the tine auspiciOus, under
took diversion in favor Of the claims
Of their Prince. The Insurgents, or
Red Republicans, will doubtless be
crushed, but in the meantime they
will get feast of blood. They have
overt acts of war against
the German nation, and it is well
known that Germany, if no other ma
ton does, " i'll make herself felt and
feared in every country Of Europe.
We believe that if the rumor is true
that the Insurgents have captured
German consul, and have threatened
to, or have shot him, a Hohepzollen
or Don Carlos will occupy the Throne
of Spain, supported by German bayo-
nets 10 less than three months.
Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-08-07

The Pulaski Citizen unblushingly
relates the following, which is declar-
ed to be vouched for by respousib le
parties: "Mr. James Paisley, who
lives near PIessan, Hill, in Giles Go.
has hen that has been upon the
place twelve or fourteen years. She
laid eggs, hatched and scratched for
chickens, and ATTENDED to all the
business that usually falls o the lot Of
hens, during all this time up to a few
weeks ago, when she suddenly quit
all these habits aud commenced to be
a rooster. She dropped tho caekis
and commenced to crow, her comb
grew up bright and red, aud her tai
sprOuted magnificent suit Of droop-
ing variegated feathers, and she DOW
goes through the whole routine OF bu
siuess that roosters generally atien q
to. She has likewise become young
again and struts about with the alac
rity and vim of a young rooster no
out of his teens
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Luther and MelancthOn.

On a certain occasion messenger
was sent to Luther to inform him
that Melancthon was dying. He at
once hastened to his sick bed, and
found him presenting several signs
of the nearness of death. lie mourn
fully bent over him; and, sobbing,
rave utterauce to a sorrowful cXclI-
nation. This reused Mclancthon
from his Stupor; he looked into the
fac9 of Luther, and said, ooh, Luther,
is il YOU? Why don't yor let me de-
uart ir peace" 1--WE cannot spare
you vet. Philip," was the reply.
Turning round, he fell upon his knees,
and wrc,tled with God for his friends
recovery for upwards Of an hour; he
then went from his knees TO the bed,
aud took hm by the hand. Again
Melancthon said, Dear Luther, why
don't yon let ME depart in pcaceE
"No, no, Philip, se cannot spare you
yet from the field of labor" was again
the reply. Luther then ordered some
soup. and when Mclancthon declined
to take it, saying, Dear Lmher, why
will YOU not let me 90 home and lie al
rest" 1--WE cannot spare you yet,
Philip" was still the reply. He then
added, Philip, take this soup, or ! will
excommmicate YOU The sick man
took the soup, soon commenced to
grow better, reg aimed his wonted
health, and labored for years after
wards in the cause of the Reformation
When Luther returned home, he said
to his wife, with abounding JOY, GOO
gave me my brother Melancthon back
in direct nswer to prayer"