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The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-08-20
Musical Kites.

In Central Asia the amusement of
flying kites is as popular as in Europe
or America, but 1t is made to yield a
double qualification. 1t delights the
ear by an emission OF soft melodious
murmurings at the same time that it
p'eases the eye with its graceful, bird
like motions. Each kite is so cOnstruc,
tel as to produce the effect of floating
II )lian harp, and thus the flight and
the sound of winged warblers are both
initiated in the winged plaything. Mai.
Abbott gives a description of these
musical kites in his Narrative of a
Journey from Herat to Khiva :" each
kite is square formed upon two ag
onals of light wood, whose extremities
are connected with a tight string, form
ing the sides of the square. Over the
whole paper is pasted. A loose string
upon the upright diagonal receives the
string by which the kite is to be held,
and the tail is fastened to lis lower ex-
tremitv. The transverse diagonal or
cross stick is then bent back like a
strong bow, and fastened by thread of
catgIt. OF course every breeze that
passes the kite vibrates this tight cord,
and the vibrations are communicated to
the highly sonorous frame of the kite.
And, as numbers of these kites are left
floating in the air all night, the effect is
that OF aerial music, mOnotOnOus, but
full of melancholy interest"
CHARLES GREvILLE wrote There was
nothing discussed of which was alto
gether ignorant, but l felt as if a Ian
guage was spoken before me which l
understood, but not enough to talk in it
myself. [ have not the familiarity with
the poets or the historian which en-
ables me to discuss their merits, and
painful sense came over me of the diff
ference between one who has super
ficially read, and one who has studied
one who has laid a solid foundation III
early youth, and enc who (as [ have
done) has huddled together quantity
of loose reading, as variety, curiosity,
and not seldom shame, impelled. One
must pay for the follies of ones youth.
Reflection of this sort makes me very
uncomfortable, and l am ready to cry
with vexation when think of my mis-
spent life.
For q fit of passiOns-Walk out IN
the open air you may speak your mind
to the winds without hurting anyone,
or prcclaiming yourself simpleton.
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A FOE to God was never a true friend
TO man,
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For fit of passions-Walk out in
the open air you may speak your mind
to the winds without hurting anyone,
or prcclaimipg yourself a simpletons
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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-08-30

HINTS ABOUT WoRK.-Weeds in the
fence corners must not be allowed to ri
pen seed. Cut them, and, if they will
be likely to mature seed after cutting,
pile and burn them. Cut thlstles when
in blow in most cases it will kill them.
This is a good time to cut brush in pas
lures and fence corners.
Horse stables ought to be kept dark
at this season, to exclude flies. Let
horses run out in the pasture during the
night, rather than in daylight. This
will be pleasant for them, and prevent
the bot-fy from depositing its eggs upon
them. .....
Digging muck and composing it can
be done at this season Of the year bet
ter than any other. 1t is also better
time to get sawdust from the mills than
it will be later, when the laggards will
be after it.
The meadows that have not yet been
fitted for the machine can now be put
in order by sinking rocks, clearing of
stones and stumps, leveling hummOcks,
etc.
Sleeps noses should be tarred, ia
prevent the attacks of the fly whose eggs
laid in the edge of the nOstrils, produce
the grub in the head"
When you buy a new fork or hoe
good farming requires that you oil tn,
handle. 1t costs but a trife, and you
tools look better, and will wear longer
Good harness kept soft with neatsfoo
oil is credit to the owner, and a com
fort to the animal that wears it. Sol
harness is stronger than dry, hard on,
1t is slightly elastic and bends withou
breaking.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-08-30

Horse-stalls are usually made too mar.
row. A tired horse needs room to turn
over and stretch his limbs fatal inju-
ries come from combining spirited horses
in short, narrow stalls. A friend had
the best enc of valuable span kicked
by strange horse in a short stall. which
broke leg. A pair of handsome west
em horses were bought to take the
place Of the bays. and one of them in
one year knocked down a hip, perhaps
by the narrow stall, and is now of tri.
fling value.--GermantotOn Telegraph
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-08-30

The season is not likely to be very
favorable for draining wet lands, ON ac-
count of the abundance of water; yet
something may be done at this even in
wet season. One of the most impor-
tant points in draining is to put the
bitches in the right places. Little good
will be done by a ditch through the CEN
ter of soft piece of meadow swale.-
Cut off the springs on the sides of your
swampy land, and very small amount
of ditching in the central part will suf-
fee to make it perfectly we'll drained.
But it requires good judgment to get the
bitches just right. If your ditch is too
high, the springs will come out below
it and it will do no good; if it is too
low, the springs will come to the sur
face above it, and leave a strip of wet
land undrained. Dig narrow ditch,
about two and half feet deep; place
small stones along the sides with fat
stones across thcm-or if fat stones are
plenty, place two of them against the
sides Of the ditch with the tops leaning
together, in case the hardpan is sufficient
ly solid-and then fill in with small
stones then with yoke of oxen AM
scraper, refill the ditch. Farmers ar
often too incredulous and cautious I
develop the resources of their farms
Having been accustomed to cut sma
crop Of poor grass on certain fields fC
years, as their fathers did before then
they settle down in the conclusion tn;
nothing better can ever be done wit
those fields. But if they will put IL
same energy and work into certain kim
of improvement that they do into ha
ing and harvesting. they would in a fe
years find themselves abundantly repai
Record and Farmer.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-08-30


No man now standing on an eminence
of influence and power, and doing great
work, has arrived at his position by GO
ing up an elevator. He took the STAIR
way, step by step. He climbed the
rocks, often with bleeding hands. He
prepared himself by the work of climb
ing for the work he is doing. He new
er accomplished an inch of his elevation
by standing at the foot of the stairs with
his mouth open and longing. There is
no ''royal road" to anything good-not
even to wealth. Money that has not
been paid for in life is not wealth. 1t
goes as it comes. There is no element
of permanence in it. The man who
reaches his money in an elevator does
not know how to enjoy it; so it is not
wealth to him. To get high position
without climbing for it, to win wealth
without earning it, to do fine work with
out the discipline necessary to its per-
Torrance, to be famous or useful, or or
namental without preliminary cost, seems
to be the universal desire of the young.
The children would begin where the ia
theirs left off.
What exactly is the secret of true
success in life? 1t is to do without
flinching, and with utter faithfulness
the duty that stands next to one. Whe1
man has mastered the duties around
him, he is ready for those of higher
grade, and he takes naturally one steI
upward. When he has mastered tn,
duties at the new grade, he goes OIL
climbing. There are no surprises to tn
man who arrives at eminence legitimate
ly. 1t is entirely natural that he shout,
be there. and he is as much at HON
there, and as little elated, as when h
was working patiently at the foot of tn
5 stairs. There are heights above hin
4 aud he remains humble. and simple
4 DIR. Holland
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-08-30
Qfericlrlfirral Department
GREEN PAINT FOR GARDEN PUR-
POSES.


Nothing is Of greater Importance to
The setting of Of country or suburban
residence, than the appearance of We
randas, the trellis work and the stands.
To keep them in perfect order, they
should be painted anew every year, and
their improved appearance will fully re-
pay the trouble and expense. In the
first place it is needful to cleanse them
from all dust and dirt, and it is well to
select dry day for this purpose. When
they are perfectly dry, apply with a
large paint-brush the first coat, made of
the following mixture Take white
lead and mineral green ground in tur-
pentine, with the addition of small
quantity of turpentine varnish. When
the first coat is we'll dried in, use the
following for second coat Take the
same mixture as before, but add as much
luTptullut Ndluisu do 10 nCSuCu W EAFS
it good gloss and if one desires still
brighter shade of green, add a little
Prussian blue, which greatly improves
the beauty of its color. Such a coating
as this will be imperviouS to the wealth
err for some time, and is also an excel
lent paint for window blinds. If you
cannot procure the turpentine varnish,
you can prepare it from the following
recipe: To every quart of turpentine
add one pound of rosin pounded very
fine let it boil in an iron pot or tin YES
sci for about an hour. 1t is rather dan
gerous to make this varnish indoors on
account of its liability to take fire. 1t
is better to build fire out of doors, and
make the varnish where it will do nc
harm.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-08-30

An unchanging state of joy is not pos
sible on this earth as it now is, because
evil and error are here. The soul must
have its midnight hour as we'll as its
sunlight seasons of JOY and gladness.
Still the mercy of the Lord is shown as
much in the night as in the day. 1t is
only in the night that we can see the
stars.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-08-30
Treasury Department..
OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER OF THE CUR
RENCY.

" AbHINGIOHl . ULN JUL NO
WAEREAs by satisfactory evidence presented to the
undersigned. IL has been made TO appear that 1.-THE
BARTON NATIONAL BANK" in the village OF Bar
ton in the County Of Orleans and State OF Vermont,
has been duly organized under and according to the
requirements Of the Act OF Congress entitled IAN Act
TO provide National Currency, secured by pledge Of
United States bonds and 10 provide for the circulation
and redemption thereof" approved June Sd s64 and
has complied with all the provisions OF said Act re-
quired TO be complied with before commencing the
business OF Banking under said Act
Now therefore. i. John Jay knox, Comptroller Of the
Currency. do hereby certify tina. THE BARTON MA
TIONAL BANK IN the village OF Barton, In the
County Of Orleans and State Of Vermont authorized
10 commence the business OF Banking under the Act
aforesaid.
In testimony whereof witness my hand and Seal OF
ONCE this 30th day Of July. 1878.
JOHN JAY KNOX
$40 Comptroller Of Currency.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-08-30

God has fixed upon the earth two
gates which lead to heaven. He has
placed them at the two extremities of
life; one at its beginning. the other at
Its end. The first is that of innocence,
the second that of repentance.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-08-30
GRelieiClrs Department
THOUGHTS FOR SATURDAY
NIGHT.

Wisely and slow they stumble that
run fast.
He that lives to no purpose lives to a
bad one.
Uttered out of time, or concealed in
its season, good savoreth of evil.
No man can answer for his own valor
or courage till he has been in danger.
Perfect valor is to do unwitnessed
what we should be capable of doing be-
fore all the world.
Every one must find out for himself
the key to the riddle of life. 1t is of
no use to have it told. Some do not
hear, Others misunderstood it.
This is comfort, that nothing but
fidelity is required of stewards, not tai
ents, nor inventive powers, nor manifold
activity, nor success.
Goodness and truth are of more
weight than brilliant talents, and good
temper goes further than a great gift.
We cannot expect people to believe Ell
Their in our principles or our sincerity,
when they see them failing to amend
our faults and strengthen our virtues.
What we habituate ourselves to adj
mire, we love to associate with, and
what we associate with we gradually
initiate and adopt its features into our
lives. Those who associate with the
good are much stronger than they who
alone 60 out to fight the evil.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-08-30
Thrashing Machines
The subscriber has a lot Of
TwO-HORsE POWERS,
SEPARATIONS, AND
DRAG SAVING MACHINES.

just finished. and ready for the season which
VIII be sold low consistent with the beat stock
and good honest. hthful workmanship. For particu-
lars enquire Of STEPHEN q. CREE.
SS-5S Wheeloek VT.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-08-30

There Is great economy in soaking
the fellOes Of business wagOn-wheels
with raw linseed oil it will preserve
the wood and save the necessity Of fire.
quent tire setting, an operation to be
avoided.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-08-30

This is 70 certify that have this day given my son
COLLINS ~ AAGOOH. his time during the remain
der Ct bis minority and shall claim none Of has earn
ings nor pay any debts Of his contracting aer this
date.
craftsbury. VT. August 10. 1878.
witness-ALONZo 8. LARABRR. ss.ss
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-08-30

The Christian Union is having the
several denominations written up, as to
their characteristics, and DIR. Edward
Eggleston has described 3Iethodism.
He dwells upon the freedom in the
church and largely upon its social ele-
ment, "more powerful than any oratory
in the influence of fellowship upon the
masses of the people, and this fellow
ship Methodism furnished and still fur
nishes. In the older and less conven-
tional days | have seen class-meetings
and love-feasts break up with what en-
thusiastic western people call ga good
old-fashioned Methodist shake-hands all
round" No social distinctions we're
tolerated then. The title of "brother"
and "sister," ill all but universal use,
between Methodists, as substitutes for
"Mr." and Mrs" was symbol of the
entire equality of brethren in the church.
Church-membership was always bond
between strangers-it was freemason.
airy everywhere l speak of these things
in the past. Here in the cities they
seem largely past or passing. There is
no genuine society where women are re
strained from speech. The incalcula
BILE advantage which Methodism derive
, from the free speech of class meeting
, and prayer meeting it seems in fai
: way to lose in some of the more conven
| tiOnal city churches. This is much t
be regretted. Outside of the towns, an,
c especially at the West and South, Meth
o Odist worship is yet free, unconventior
5. al and joyous. Where Methodism
Il Observation-Disclosures by CONVEX
n tional restraint and reserve-it is preen
d, inently a religion of emotion, insistin
1t experiences and life growing fro
h within. In Methodism, where the orr,
he inal type is preserved, there is gre;
Is economy of force. Every man, woma
y and child is driven by strong churC
w sentiment to bear part in meeting
d. in other work. There is no land whe
the whole army is on a war footing, al
every single talent is utilized"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-08-30

Apples and pears are beginning to
make their appearance.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-08-04
FAULTS or TEMPER.

Few men have sweet tempers, or
hold such as they possess under steady,
invariable control, Though there are
men who, without this sweetness Of
nature, however much tried, never
seem to lose their solf.command. No
public man can get ON long who has
not his temper well in hand but with
the same amount of innammable par.
ticles, men differ very much on the oc-
casions that SET fire TO them. Some
people, who are all composure when
we might reasonably expect and Justly
excuse an explosion, will break down
into peevishness or passing frenzy on
slight provocations. We have known
men. quite remarkable for q well-bred
serenity, be -unreasonably and child
ishly testy ut some transient annoy.
ance OF sort they are not used to.
Highly sensitive organizations and in
tellccts, kept on the stretch, are always
irritable De Quincey who has no
heroes, says that Wordsworth, with all
his philosophy, had fits of illtemper,
though the unoxampled sweetness of
his wife's temper made it impossible to
quarrel with her
Nor does the field in which temper
exercises itself make much difference.
A divine defending his iavorite views
is as peppery as any layman; while he
flushes and his eye CLEANS and scintil-
lates with less consciousness Of the
spirit that rouses the glare than the
disputant in secular matters--tbe dis
tinction between zeal and temper being
more easily drawn by his opponent or
observer than by himself How often
we read OF meetings between religious
and philanthropic leaders, looked for
ward TO as n great occasion by their
followers, leaving only painful regrets,
through some accidental spark falling
upon the combustible element in the
composition of one or both. The two
great hymn-writers and Christians,
Newton and Toplady, met but once,
and but for few minutes, yet some
thing passed IA trifling jest--which
upset Toplady's equanimity, and made
his parting words, we are told by the
friendly bystander, not very courteous.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-08-04
/ HOW TIE JURY STOOD.

Our New York reporter made cx-
haustive efforts TO get the exact status
Of the several members of the Bcccher
Tilton Jury, and believes that he has
ascertainod how each juror has stood
on the issue Of Beccher's guilt during
their protractcd consultation. II is
possible that he has made one or two
immaterial mistakes in classifying the
Jurors, but the following is given as
the way they stood last evening. 1t
will BIZ seen that no two of them are
supposed to agree exactly, and that
their differences take the widest posi-
bic range Without assuming to in
dorse the report, we give it as it has
reached us:
/. Not guilty-belicved so from the
start. '"l'
q 2. Not guilty, but must marry the
woman. laer1 difl ly
3, Not guilty, but do so no more.
4. Guilty, but entitled to another
chance.
5. Beccbcr innocent, but Mrs. I'll
ton guilty. lra.
6. Not guilty, but shouldSop preach
ing
Z. Guilty, without qualifications.
8. Notguilty, but marriedth thewrong
woman. "H &
3. Guilty, but not proven.
TO- Not guilty, but should have a
nidls congregation. rmi nf oI
II. Guilty generally
II. Not guilty, but has doubtful yarl-
ations.
NAMES, TRADES AND "pERsuAsIoSn OF
Ni4i THE JURYMEY. Ai 9NJ
The following is a list of the iurymen
in the great scandal case, in the order
in which they were impaneled;
/. Griffin B. Halcstcad, not in busi-
ness, and an active Methodist.
2. Henry Tbycr a boarding house
keeper, and an occasional attendant at
Presbyterian churches. nf
3. George Hull, builder by trade,
and with no defined church relations,
L. Christopher Filter, a German by
birth, n dealer in wood and willow
ware, and member of the Lutheran
church. H4., ...I
5. Samuel Flate, an lrishman by
birth, roofcr by trade, and regular
attendant on the Roman Catholic
church. l.In
G. A. b. Case, druggist by trade,
and an occasional attendant at Presby-
terian churches.
Z. Edward Whelan, an lrishman by
birth, builder by trade, and an irrcg.
ular attendant at Roman Catholic
churches, .lear fl m.faufa I
8. William ii. Davis, a real estate
dealer, and an occasional attendant at
Presbyterian churches.
.. John +. Taylor, o dealer in cork,
with no church relations. ~ rif1f
10. William FsJeffrey, ,a1our broker
and a general attendant at Epscopalian
churches. .sfIq t5tq
II. Chester A. Carpenter, the fore
man of the jury, a flour merchant, and
a Presbyterian. n'i 'Ai
IL. John &. McMurn, an lrishman
by birth, a retail grocer who does not
sell liquor and an irregular attendant
at Presbyterian churches.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-08-04
FROM THE BLACK HILLS.
A RETURNED GOLD HUNTER TELLS HIS
STORY,


A HeraM representative yesterday
afternoon interviewed q gentleman who
has just returned from the Black Hills
country, to which he went with Col.
Dodge's expedition. He left Omaha
on the 18th of May, reaching the Black
Hills on the Sd of June. The COM
mand found gold in all the greeks run
ming to the east in that section, though
at first they found only the color
The first gold was found on the stream
which Custer designates In his map as
Castle creek.
At the stoclsade erected last winter
by the miners whom Capt. Mix had
driven out last spring, tho soldiers
went into camp. Here they found a
small patty of miners, in groups Of
from two to ten each, who said they
had been there about thirty-fye days.
These men were actually suffering for
food having bad nothing TO eat for fifteen
days cxceptvension. They wereunwill-
ing to leave, however, and said if they
were driven out by the military, they
would return, as they considered the
diggings they had discovered to be
rich enough to pay them for almost
any amount of hardships or exposure
These miners all had gold which had
been obtained wholly from surface dirt
on Castle creek and its afiluents. They
had commenced ditching and flumine
in small wav. and were very hopeful
The news of the success these men
had met with soon spread through the
camn and soon the officers soldiers
and teamsters were at work washing
out surface dirt The color was ob.
tanned in every nan. showing that the
gold was generally distributed, the best
returns being made by Capt Spauld.
ine of the Third Cavalry. who obtained
a fraction over twcnty.eight cents from
three mans of dirt.