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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-12-01
Apples, pears, plums, and, so far as we

Apples, pears, plums, and, so far as we
have tested all the small fruits by the
"Alden process retain their delicious
aroma of acids and sugar, without a par
ticle of decay, or the possibility of in
sects or worms.
L. A. Gould, of Santa Clara, dries the
fruit from 80 acres of orchards. He has
opened new 5000 acre farm in Fresno
Co., bringing water twenty-one miles,
The ditch was commenced and completed
inside of sixty days. After the lst Of
May last, he put in one hundred acres of
cotton. We saw on the Goth day of last
March, on Mr. Gould's place, $4,000
almond trees six inches high. They were
put in the boxes to sprout in December,
planted in nursery rows in February.
The great frost of April 9Th that dam
aged the fruit crop clear down to Los
Angels, did not touch the plains of
Fresno. Mr.. G.. also had five men busy
putting in the cuttings for one hundred
acres of raisins. Six hundred acres of
grain to be cut for hay looked very nice
ly. The place had been commenced but
one year. Last year, at the lowest known
prices, the twenty acres of strawberries
alluded to, netted the owner $l6O per
acre. A blackberry patch of one and
one-half acre last year, gave sixteen tons
of perfect fruit. The soil was a rich
light alluvial. The plants were set by
s. They were cultivated thoroughly
and cleanly, and irrigated copiously from
the time of blossoming once week.
One man can pick 100 to ll2 pounds per
day. Seven men were employed through
the fruiting season and constantly at
work. They are moro profitable than
strawberries.
There is room and fruit in the beau
tiful foothills of California for hund-
red fruit houses. The market is the
whole world-at paying prices and good
profits.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-12-01
The ShOe-M0keT's Lament.

Alas my last has gone at last;
1t was the last I had
l kept it to the very last
To lose it makes me sad.
And all my avis have vanished too,
My findings none can find;
My old work bench is split in two;
And I've no knives to grind.
My whetstone's broke, my hammers lost,
Ny pegs have all pegged out:
My stock is gone-sold out at cost;
My trees are up the spout.
My lapstone's left in the cold
My tub lent to a friend,
And l myself am growing old,
And waxing near my end.
But when I'm gone and buried deep
Beside some grassy knoll,
hope some upper world will keep
Possession of my sole.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-12-01

ANECDoTE OF CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE.
Although extremely sensitive to ridi-
cule. such as newspapers might some
times attempt, he now and then would
tell a good story against himself; and
one of the most amusing of these was
an incident of his administration as
governor of Ohio. During his first term,
a man of weak mind had killed neigh
bor, and was sentenced to long term
of imprisonment, but, on the urgent
representations of many citizens, was
pardoned by Governor Chase. Soon af-
ter, the hot contest for and against his
reelection began; and on election day.
while the vote was being closely watched
by excited partisans, the pardoned man
presented himself at the polls with a
Payne ticket in his hand. "What y
exclaimed some one in astonishment,
"are you going TO vote against the man
who pardoned you ?" .Oh. Chase has
pardoned too many scoundrels p was the
ready reply.-AtLaatic Monthly.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-12-01

CURIOUS LAwsU1T.-In Paterson, N.
j., few days ago, a singular suit was
tried. Seven years ago a mans wife
died and he asked lady to store mat
tress and two feather beds until he could
marry again. Recently he wanted them,
and the holder demanded storage, but
he would pay no money for their stor-
age, claiming that she had had the use
of them for seven long years. She, on
the other hand claimed that she did not
use them, and demanded the sum of $72,
or 81 per month, for rent for six years.
He then presented $84 for the use Of
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-12-01

TERRIBLE FATAL ACCIDENT.-A terri
BILE scalding accident occurred about l L
o'clock Saturday night, Nov. %, which
has since proved fatal A colored man
named Isaac Harvey, forty Weight years
old, who has been for some years en-
ployed by J. F. Pault & Co.. was engag-
ed in repairing a boiler at the works on
Albany street, when, by a misstep, he
fell into large tank of boiling water.
A companion assisted him out as quickly
as possible, being himself considerably
doing, and, calling aid, removed the suf-
ferer to his boarding house, No. AZ
Kirkland street, where he was immcdi-
ately attended by DIR. Newton. In re-
moving his clothes the entire skin of
the poor fellow, except small patch on
his back, peeled off to sufficient depth
to take the coloring matter with it and
Transforming him from neck to foot into
white man. The suferings of the un-
fortunate man were, of course, beyond
the power of words to describe, and his
cries were agonizing to hear. 1t was
not expected at midnight that he could
long survive. He fingered in great ag-
ony until o'clock Sunday morning,
when he died.-Boston Herald
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-12-01
AYANKEE sw1NDLER ABROAD.

A cheeky individual announcing him.
self as Col. VIM. Hurlbert, member of
President Grants military staff, and
dressed in the full uniform of United
States army officer, has been swindling
some of the smaller potentates of Ger
many in rather novel manner, lately.
Armed with the most unexceptionable
credentials, he appeared in several of
the smaller capital cities, where he had
little difficulty in obtaining access to the
petty courts. With him this self-styled
colonel had curious subscription list,
which, before taking leave of his new
made eminent acquiantances, he submit
ted to them. This subscription list was
for gigantic monument at Washington
in honor of the soldiers killed in the
late civil war. Col. Hurlbert stated that
only rulers of States and military and
civil officers of the highest rank were to
take part in this grand enterprise, and
III opening his list he proudly pointed to
the names of President Grant, Queen
Victoria, the Emperor William, Marshal
McMahon, Bismarck, and other illustri-
Gus personages who had each subscribed
literally. For some time the Colonel's
little game worked beautifully, and he
succeeded in obtaining considerable sums
of money, but at last he came to Dessau,
in the Duchy of Anhalt, where the
reigning Duke and his people proved to
be little sharper than previous victims.
Their suspicious being aroused, after
brief and satisfactory correspondence
with Mr.. Bancroft in Berlin, they had
Hurlbert arrested on charge of swind-
ling, and he will now have to suffer for
his smart but wayward career. His real
name seems to be Edward Beatty, and
though an Irishman by birth, he has
long lived in the Western States.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-12-01
.NesU Grange Song.
1t is an ancient farmer,

1t is an ancient farmer,
And he is one of three;
He said unto the middle man,
"We have no need of thee.
"This man here makes his cloth,
And sells it unto me;
He buys my wheat, and thus we save
The slice that went to thee"
"Your eyes too dim are growing;
Get spectacles," said he.
"That you may see some higher grade
Of wheat than number three"
The cunning middle man
Laughed out, "Ha .ha te-he
Upon your back I'll stand and fill
My pockets from the tree !! f"
Then turned this ancient farmer
The middle man about,
And, with some words of kind advice,
He gently kicked him out
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-12-01
EXTRACTS.

"Will it pay ?'' is the conundrum with
which the Louisville Courier-J Journal
puzzles its readers on the subject of war
for the annexation of Cuba. If the ques-
tion we're nationally weighed, the answer
would perhaps be in the negative; but
wars are rarely entered into with delib-
crate purpose, after fully counting the
COST Pride, passion and prejudice drive
nations as we'll as men often into ill-ad-
vised enterprises.-C Chicago Post
The Government has thus far held its
position, and conducted itself with dig
nifty, even in the face Of popular clamor
1t will be for the best interests of the
country II It continues Ill JnIs course.
1t VIII be a sorry day when the Govern
ment yields to the opportunities of needy
politicians and broken-down stock gam
blers to violate the laws of nations, and
engage in foreign war without sufficient
provocation.--C Chicago Tribune.
A grand bull-fght was lately given in
Havana in honor of the officers and crew
of the Tornado. This was as it should
be. The brutal action which was thus
celebrated could not be better illustrated
than by the cowardly spectacle which is
at once the delight and the symbol Of the
Spanish character. That the skulking
assassins who displayed the heads of poor
Ryan and Verano on pixies. which they
are too cowardly to use in war against
the brave insurgents who invite them,
should have their brutality celebrated by
a bull-fght is consistent with the genius
of Spanish history 7. Mail.
Since Jonathan began to grid himself for war,
And assume such cool, decided manner,
The spaniarls ind alas. that they've gone step too
And that's what's the matter with Havana
| -Neao York Commercial advertiser.
1t is fact which is calculated to in
spire inefable thanksgiving that at the
present emergency the Senate Commit
tee on Foreign Relations has for its
Chairman, Mr. Simon Cameron, the pro-
found jurist who sent for copy of By
ron's works to inform him on the San
Juan question. Chicago Times.
| We quite agree with the opposition
papers that President Grant is response
BILE for the panic. If he had had ordi-
nary prophetic sagacity he would have
foreseen the panic, and have recommend
ed to the last Congress the passage of a
law making panics unlawful - Chicage
Post.
Let nobody say an unkind word to the
Spanish Minister at Washington. I
might hurt his feelings, and disturb tn,
harmonious relations which ought to b,
preserved at all hazards. 1t is true th
a Spaniards have insulted, and may assas
sinate our Minister at Madrid; but thel
; it is also true that they may be willin,
to apologize. At any rate, let us wal
. and see. Let us 'raous veyroaes,'' as
were.-,S. Louis Globe.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-12-01

"PRoTEcT Me FROM MYSELF
sad case is thus stated in a recent num-
Der of the Brooklyn Eagle:
A very respectable looking woman
entered Judge Walsh's Court yesterday
and sat in front of the Judge. She was
dressed in black and white dress, car
ried a leather bag in her hand, and was
of very neat and clean appearance. As
soon as Judge Walsh was disengaged
she stepped up and asked to be sent
somewhere where she couldn't get any
liquor.
''Have you any home 2" asked the
Judge.
"Yes, have, but | must 60 somewhere
where | can't get it."
jail?"
Anywhere Judge, where 1 shall be
kept from it.
"What is your name %
"Mary Foster"
"Have you been drinking long"'
81 have been a drinking woman fol-
over three years"
''How long do you want me to com
NIT you?''
Long enough to get my brain clear
your Honor, and I'll make one NOR
trial. "Well, Mary, I'll send you t.
Raymond Street for ten days"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-12-01

A man in Kentucky, all alive and
we'll, recently saw statement of his
own death in newspaper. He did not
so much as resent the general statement
as the inaccuracy of the details; and SO
wrote to the editor, ''Sir, [ notice few
errors in the obituary of myself which
appeared in your paper of Wednesday
last. 1 was born in Greenup County,
not Caldwell, and my retirement from
business in 1860 was not owing to i'll
health, but to little trouble / had with
horse. THE cause Of mey death aoas not
smallpox. Please make correction, for
which l enclose fifty cents" Could
anything be more exquisite as Hibern-
icism than the statement which we have
italicized
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-12-01

A BEw1LDERED FRENoHMAN.-A friend
writes as follows: 81 have been some
thing of sufferer by the late democrat
ic triumph. 1t happened in this way:
I have a Frenchman on my farm who
don't read English SO well as some, but
seeing the roosters cutting up all kinds
of antics, in every paper he took up, he
caught the idea that there was good
call for poultry, and quit his husking.
and killed off all his chickens, on one
of the warmest days of last week, and
brought them to town to find a very
dull market. He says, he never mind
the chicken pictures on the newspaper
next time. ''--Manchester (N.H.) Union.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-12-01

them for seven years, and thus figured
up balance due him of $12. The wo-
mans claim was allowed, as being vir-
tually confessed by the defendont, while
his offset was not sustained, and YER
dict of $72, or her full claim, was
awarded her.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-12-01

In hard winter it is criminal to
hoard for the sake of boarding. Every
dollar removed from circulation adds
pinch of cold or pang of hunger to the
prodigal store of that gruesome patrlmo-
ny always on hand in tie worlds mar
kets. When possible sickness and loss
of employment have been discounted
whatever idle surplus man has he may
better spend than keep. And the chance
is that if he do not disburse the whole
in the interests of industry, he must
part with portion in the interests of
pauperism. For not only the almshouses
but the jails gather in recruits at such
times, and taxes for both uses grow hea-
Wv
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-12-01

If you want to call man a "besotted
human hyena, keep out of Rhode Island
to do it. They fined man BY the name.
of Tyler $50 for using that term the
other day.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-12-01

! They tell story of an old granger
in Illinois. He was about to die and
some of the family wanted to send for a
minister to pray for him. ITO pray for
me" said he. mo sir, am an original
granger, and do not want any middle
man between me and Almighty God"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-12-01

After the congregation of a church
in Portland had waited half an hour a
few Sundays since for the minister, a
gentleman got up and said: ''Let us not
sit here any longer like parcel of fools. :"
And they all left.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-12-01
SHOCKING INCIDENT OF THE
MEMPHIS PESTILENCE.

Many of our readers may remember
the little piece of verse in which COM
pany of British officers in the Indian
service are represented as getting to-
gether during violent epidemic of chol-
era and singing song, the chorus of
which, as we remember it, ran as fol-
lows
.eIkIeGTdd,sa kIeGTdd AeAafak 10 Gde neee d. GallEEeadv:
An incident is reported to have oc-
CURED in Memphis, which indicates the
existence In that city of similar dis
position to make a jest of death. A
man some days i'll with the yellow fever
perceived that the disease had taken
fatal turn. Remarking that he was 60
ing to die, and that he was determined
to die happy, he thereupon drank large
quantity of brandy and died in the
middle of the fit of drunkenness which
was thus produced.
However horrible such a scene may
be, it must be confessed that it is not
unnatural. Few men are able to main
tain an Indifferent bearing when they
are forced to keep still and watch the
constant and irresistible approach of
death. One may face the danger of a
desperate charge on battle field with
comparative calmness, because there is
something to do. But to lie still and
wait for death to make an end of one,
requires philosophical courage such
as few men possess. The poor man
who got drunk yesterday in order ''to
die happy" was probably too frightened
to be fully responsible for what he did
but his conduct shows under what a
tremendous strain human life is main
tanned in those districts Of the country
where the yellow fever has been raging
for the last few weeks.-Memphis Post
/ JOHN G.. WHITTIER ON THE CUBAN
QUEsTIoN.-John G.. Whittier, the poet
whose sympathy with the best interests
of humanity was never doubted, writes
from Amesbury this letter to Senator
Sumner
Thanks for thy manly and just let
ter on the Cuban difficulty. 1t was tn,
word needed. The summary shooting o
the passengers of the Virginius-flibus
ters as they may have been, and proba
bly, were-is shocking and unjustifable
So have been the wholesale butcherie
in France, both by the commune an,
the Government. But in this case, q
man among us SO regrets and deplore
the bloody deed as do CASTELAR, and th
intelligent republicans Of Spain. If W
: seize the occasion to strike at them, W
give direct aid and comfort to ultramon
tame popery, to Don Carlos and the Cru
ell priesthood who are fighting agains
republicanism in Europe. We do dee
in crushing out the republic of Spair
!. under its noble president, which can OF
ly find its parallel Of atrocity in tn
crushing out of the Roman republic b
the so-called French republic of 104!
Heaven preserve us from such infamy
s hope and believe wiser and WORTH.
counsels will prevail, and that the onl
I demand of our Government upon Spai
: shall be the speedy emancipation of IL
G enslaved in Cuba, and the rights ar
81 liberties pertaining to citizens of Il
e Spanish republic secured to the peop
D OF all classes in her dependencies.
y Believe me always and truly thy frien
q JOHN g. WHITE
< 1t is said that every editor on t
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-12-01

1t is said that every editor on the
Boston Post wears spectacles.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-12-01

Many of our readers may remember
the little piece of verse in which CON-
pany of British officers in the Indian
service are represented as getting to-
gether during violent epidemic of chol-
era and singing song, the chorus of
which, as we remember it, ran as fol-
lows:
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-12-01
IL. q. sTEVENA

SSUkGEON DENTIST. At Little's Hotel in Barton
~ Village every Wednesday. Barton Landing, vt
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-12-01
IRASBURGH.

TIIHE SAME OLD CHAP AS EVER, always on
Il Hand at his Post of Trade where Every man
Loves Trade for Goods in his ne such as HARNESS
and Tinware Livery Stable and Groceries, Vctuases
at his House. and Clipper Scythes with other Eatables
and good place for travellers horses at his barn.
lrasburgh, VT 2-24
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A. ID. MASSEY,
DRACTICAL MASON.
~ Coventry, Vermont.
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j. II. WRIGHT,
physician and Surgeon. Office at his residence. 8
- z-l Barton LANDING
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ROBERT GILLIS,
hEALER IN HARNESSES, blankets, whips curry
IL combs, &C., Barton Landing VT
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-12-01

Mrs. j. T.
"AS RECENTLY OPENED A FANCY GOODS
Il Store at Barton Landing in Austin & Joslyn's
block where she will do Millinery and Dress Fitting IN
the latest and most approved styles For further notice
see bills.
O3-l3 Barton Landing, Sept. 25, 1873.
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MISCELLANEOUS,

SHEDD &c KENDALL,
A TTORNEYS. BARTON LANDING, VERMONT.
IA l.. M. SHEDD. p. R.. KENDALL
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w. w. MILES,
A TToRNEY AT LAW.
IA 2-29 North Craftsbury, VT
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DIR. %. A. BEiIS,
oMeEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
AA 10 Craftsbury Vermont
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-12

COUNSEL FOR A1L1Na Nothing is
cheaper to those who give it than good
advice; nothing is more valuable to
those who receive it IN the right spirit
aud promptly act upon it. Well, then,
We advise the feeble, the ailing. the de.
spondent to become strong and hearty
and cheerful. "Ah" reply I'LL these un.
fortunates in breath, Sit needs no
wiseacre to teach us that suoh change
is desirable; but how 10 it to be effect.
ed?" Yonr patience. eick aud sor1owful
friends, and we will inform yon. Learn,
then, that there is such sanitary value III
the famous vegetable restorative known
as Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, that no
phase OF muscular or nervous debility,
no species of bilious disorder, no variety
OF that torment called dyspepsia. no
case OF chllis and fever. no form Of hypo-
ohondria, that may not be cu:ed by the
persevering se4of this harmless but
Irresistible invigorant, Alternative and
corrective. Jl2 +3tI
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nmaiSddling mid 1ex receipt. j, ,7sa baleai; sales
Bosros. January l1.-Cotton quiet
200; stock 5. 500. '
MoBms, Janusry 11.-Cotton dull
good ordinary 17A; low middlino 18k
!9l8I; middling 1917; receipts 666
Bales; sales 200; stock Al, ,1O8.
fanADEhPH1A, January ll.-Ootton
quiet-middIing 2O3x.
AUGUSTA. January 11.-Cotton dull
1,125. os'''s
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PREPARATORY to taking our yearly in
Il ventory, We have reduced the prices Of
our wiDter stock, With . view to close them
out, to make room fop.sn extensive and At
tractive line OF SPRING GOODS.
Our Bargain Counters contain a great
many CHEAP GOODS.
We invite sll to call and get some Of the
bargains. at the GRAND CENTRAL DRY
GOODS ESTABLISHMENT, corner Main and
Plain streets, under the Wheeler House.
W. D. LOVE, W.D, LOVE d 90,
b. b. MoCRkERH JAMIE
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To Farmers.

WE desire to contract Tor 500 or 400 cords
w Of BLACK nr RED OAK BARK, to be
delivered in Columbia. or at any point of
shipment on any Of the railroads leading hero
We will contract for the whole amount or any
portion OF it; and where parties have the
timber, but do not desire to get the bark, We
will buy the trees standing and strip them
ourselves. For further particulars, address
us At Columbia. JOHN WATIES d 90.
Jan 10 ~
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OBITUARY.

Died; Saturday, January 10. 1873, aged dvs
years three months and Ave days, FHANOiS
Kate QsntwelL
Tho friends and acquaintances Of tho
family sre invited to attend hia funeral seq
Vices at tho Catholic Church, THIS AFTER.
NOON, ut 4 o'ci ,ck. s~
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Water Notice.

A LII psrsons using oity wnter arc hereby
"A notified that Il ON and after this date tho
ordinance. in relation to the usiug OF water
will be striotly and rigidly enforced All per-
sons leaving their b, drarts or water epouts
running will be fined as provided by ordinance.
By order OF tho Mayor. CHAS. BARNUM,
Dec 81 City. CLERK. (.
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Annual Meeting Of Stockholders,

THE regular annual meeting OF the 1t ook-
L holders OF the UAkOLINA NATIONAL
BANK will be held at It's Banking House. ir
Columbia. y. @ on the reo0nd TUESDAY of
January next being the 14th nf that month.
at O'Clock n. ". 3. GULIOK, Cashier.
Dec ~ '' fm7
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!, The A1s.iohaty; sRsoo,d, Of fohairlsssoD.
y to be enlarged and improved Major
"a: +. Delaney is 70 DO the managing
edltor. The Record 10 attended ~ chs
"orgsn" OF the colored people,