Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-06-29

sleep. We should take such vigorous
exercise as viii give quick circulation
to the blood, and not depend on arti6-
ciai, but on natural heat. Attention to
all these things should be followed by
such devotional exercises as will bring
all the feelings, emotions and sentiments
into accord with the Divine will, subdu-
ing passion, removing hatred, malice,
jealousy, revenge, and opening the por-
tails of heaven to all who seek rest, peace
and sweet repose.
A COLLECTION OF ssBULLS..
All the blunders in language are not
confined to Ireland, though Patrick has
rendered himself famous by his "bulls. "
"My blanket was too short to cover me, "
said an Emerald Islander, $50 / Just cut
piece off the top and sewed it on the
bottom and by the same token it was
shorter than ever ~ But it was Scotch
woman who said that "the butcher of
her town only killed half beast at a
time !" it was Dutchman who said
that "a pig had no ear-marks except a
short tail - and it was British magis-
trate who, being told by a vagabond that
he was not married, responded, That's
a good thing for your wife. 1t was an
English reporter who stated at a meet
ing of the British chronological society
there was exhibited 'casts of the skull
of an Individual at different periods of
adult life, to show the changes produced
in ten years." though Dean Swift men,
tions two skulls preserved in Ireland,
one of a person when he was boy, and
the other of the same person when he
| grew to be man. 1t was Portuguese
mayor who enumerated among the marks
by which the body of drowned man
might be identified when found, "a mark
ed impediment IN his speech" ut was
Frenchman, the famous Carlino, who,
on contentedly laying his head upon a
large stone jar for a pillow, replied to
one who inquired if it was not rather
hard, ''Not at all, for I've stuffed it with
hay" 1t was an American lecturer who
solemnly said one evening. Perhaps
you may have children or if not your
daughters may have" And it was q
| Western orator who, warming with his
subject, exclaimed, There is no man
woman, or child in the house, who ha
arrived at the age of fifty years, bu
what has felt this truth thunderine
through their minds for centuries. "
SATISFIED WITH THE TERMs.-A Ger
tain good natured old Vermont farme
preserved his constant good nature, lie
what would turn up. One day Will
the black tongue prevailed in that state
one of his men came in bringing tn
news that one of his red oxen was dead
'Is he 2" said the old man; well, h,
always was breechy cuss. Take hi
hide off and carry it down to Fletcher's
it will bring the cash." An hour or S
afterwards the man came back with tn
news that cline back" and his mat
were both dead. "Are they?" said tn
old man well, took them of B-t
save a bad debt that | never expecte'
g to get. Take the hides down to Fletch
er's; they will bring the cash. Afte
the lapse of another hour the man cam
back to tell him that the nigh brindl
was dead us he ?" said the old man
, well, he was very old ox.-Take hi
hide off and send it down to Fletcher's
! it is worth the cash, and will brin
more than two of the others. Hercupo
his wife, who was pious soul, takin
upon herself the Office of Eliphaz, RI
minded her husband very severely {
his sins, and asked HIM if he was M
aware that his loss was the judgment {
heaven for his wickedness. 'Is it?
said the old fellow we'll, if they WI
: take the Judgment in cattle it is the ca
> lest way can pay it"
i An Indian bear-boy has been on exh
bition in San Francisco. and the papeI
i have discovered that the monstrosity
a case of cruelty. The bear-bOy is
born idiot, and that is about all the
is unnatural about him. His points
! resemblance to bear have been stim
Il lated by barbarious cruelty. His kee
. er's story is that his mother was frigh
4 ened by bear before his birth. Th
+ could have scarcely broken his ankl
and cut the tendons behind 50 tEat Il
! feet bend beneath the legs, their upp
portions touching the shins and rende
! ing it impossible for their owner to star
d upright. The inference is that the j
!, dian boy has been cut and slashed al
hewed into a rude imitation Of an al
NAL going on all-fours. HIS idiocy al
= ed the transformation. and renders hi
valuable as a show. The matter "
r brought before the courts through {
;I efforts If humanitarian and the b
~ was sent to the almshouse.
THE GIRLS AND CooKIsG.-Let
- have training school for cookery By
means, for, though it may lessen the !