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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-04

Mr.. TARBoX's INvEsTIG ATION.-The IL
dietary Committee, TO whom was referred
the resolution of Mr. TaIbOx TO investigate
the correction OF the Little Rock and Fort
Smith Railroad Company Of Arkansas with
the Union and Pacific road, has referred the
subject TO sub committee consisting of
Messrs. HuDtOn OF Virginia, Ashe OF North
Carolina, and Lawrence of Ohio. Many OF
the officers OF the two roads will be sum
mOned, as well as the government directors
Ofthe Union Pacific road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-04

r<At the recent election IN Ninnaano,
MINI, the ballot boxes were decorated " 1,
flowers In honor OF the ladies who voted,
%An English Judge has decided the; Z
woman can keep her wedding ring, aad wiz
~ when she pleases, but she cannot Civ /.
away without her husbands consent.
1A San Francisco dispatch says that t..s
roao 70 Yosemite Valley by the Mariposa
route Is now open for vehicles. The hl9i
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-04

r. B. VANCE, of North Carolina, made
fiery speech in the House TO day over the
"old Issues" in his advocacy OF the payment
Of the claims of southern mail contractors
who rendered service "befo the wa r." for
which they ask compensation. He quoted
from the proceedings of Private DalZelI's
convention of the blue and gray at Caldwell
Ohio, 10 prove that If the question OF the
payment was left to the people they would
say, take your little 800, GOO and be satisfied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-04

SECRETARY CHANDLER declines to fur
Dish the Committee on Mines with the papers
in regard 10 the appointment of w. NJ.
hcMiCken, surveyor general OF Washington
territory, owing TO the order in force not
permitting him to let original papers go out
OF the Office. Decides he is examining the
charges against McMicken himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-04

OREGON FOR BLAINE-The following is
dispatch received this morning by gen.
tleman in this city from leading republic
can in Oregon:
PORTLAND, OREGON, May Sd, 1S76.-Re-
publican convention has just chosen six del
egates to Cincinnati convention. They are
all for Blaineir
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-04

LECIU KES.
REy. HENRY WAND BEECHsk
WILL LECTURE ~ THIS CITY
FRIDAY EVENING, May I2rh,
al the
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
Tickets will be for sale At whitaker Book store
9tI Pe1nsy " aniA avenue.
FHll particulars in q few days. my7 81
DAsTURAGE-PAsTUR FOR cows and
HORSES. Apply O. e. LYONS, SIS Water
street, Gtorgetovn. Payment required In ad-
psnee. spn- In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-04

The American Line of Mail Steamers from PhiIa
ceipEia for Live pool, VIA QueenstO an, for which
we are agents, neTs superior Inducements TO per
s'rs going 70 Europe. The rates are as low as any
Othe~ first class line.
We WILL SELL TICKETS by THIS LINE
OBJECT FROM WAsHINGTON AT SAME
BATE A. Che RGED FROM PHILADELPHIA.
These iron ships are entirely new and spienddly
equipped.
Ii. d. C9OKE, JR., & Co, Bankers,
ape 81 street, near Treasury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-04

THE SESSION of the House last night last
ed less than two hours, yet within that time
ten speeches were fired of. Not that they
were actually delivered by word of mouth,
but aimed at the Congressional Record,
where they will appear under the ''Ieave to
print" If We had two or three night ses-
sions, and accomplished as much, every
member would have speech for his consti-
tuents, and after that the statesmen would
settle down to practical business.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-04-17
RUM-sELLING WORSE THAN
CONTEMPLATING.

"But it is a fact" said the Rev.
Thomas p. Hunt, the noted temperance
lecturer, that the business of making
and vending liquors does more injury
than that of counterfeiting. Let any
man answer the question by what he has
seen and heard and personally knows on
the two subjects, and what do you sup
pose it will be? Gro to the penitentiary,
and from cell to cell, and from dungeon
to dungeon, inquire what brought you
here the counterfeiter, or the drink curse
and seven-tenths will answer, If it had
not been for the intoxicating cup, we
had never been here Go to the aims
house and inquire, what has broken
down these constitutions, ruined these
minds, and gathered this multitude Of
sufferers ? and seven-eights will reply,
1t was intemperance.' Go ask the
childless widow, mourning and refusing
to be comforted, why are you a childles;
widow? and thousands of them will
curse the use of rum, while one viii
point to the counterfeiter as the cause o
their grief. Go-ask the wife whose head
droops and heart bleeds, what monste
has attacked your happiness GO asl
the young man, fallen and blasted ant
ruined, whose work is this? GO to riot
confusion, robbery. murder and ask, VIII
has done this? And while here an
there a counterfeiter is blamed, an &C
clamation of voices tells of the agenc
of the traffic in nearly every case. Thi
is no random statement. 1t is the voic
:. of statistics carefully made-and it
t true to-day. Now, then, if the trait
: is believed to be worse and is proved I
% be worse than counterfeiting, can an
d good man continue in it? What
If good man do worse than cOunterfeiters
RS Impossible ~
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-04-17
J.w.HAWKINs AND THE PLEDGE

Mr.. Hawkins, the leader of the Wash
ingtonian movement, was drunkard of
over twenty years, degraded and near
ruin. In June 1910. he says he drank
and suffered awfully, in body and mind,
drank dreadfully the last two weeks,
bought by the gallon, and drank and
drank, and was about taking life-drank
all the time. His rum was gone, he
was miserable. he thought of his igno-
bic. wretched life and its fearful end
his mind was made up, he called his af-
fectonate daughter whom he loved and
said Hannah, shall drink no more. "
They mingled their tears together On
the next night he went to the Reform
Club, no one knew where he was going.
He was as sober as judge, and as SOL
emn as if his final hour had come. The
pledge was read, and Hawkins signed
He says IL never had such feelings
before" 1t was great battle, and he
might have added, a great victory, s
splendid triumph. 1t was late when ht
returned home. His wife heard hi
footsteps and she listened to see if thu
gate opened sober or drunk, for sh,
could always tell; to her great joy
opened sober. He entered. and sh
smiled, which he returned and said: 4"
have put my name to the temperate
pledge, never to drink as long as | live.
As he said this with wonderful emphasi
she wept tears of joy and he mingle
his tears with hers. Their crying wake
up their daughter Hannah and she weI
also. The next morning he went to Sc
his aged mother, who had prayed twent
years for her drunken son. He told he
what he had done. Tears of JOY trickle
! down her aged, wrinkled cheeks, and 81
exclaimed: ut is enough | am read
! to die :" What an era in his histol
7 was that How sacred he kept h
, pledge, fulfilled his promise ! Parade
to his and his family was regained. +
/ became one of the most successful al
t distinguished temperance lecturers of h
: day, and died sober man.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-04-17

PLAsTER.-PrOf. Korte made expert
ments number of years since in order
to ascertain the difference in effect of
plaster upon clover, applied at different
seasons. In one experiment the results
were as follows on different parts of the
same field; The part undressed yielded
100 pounds the one top dressed, Both
of March, 1872 pounds the 18th of
April, l4O pounds; 9th of April, 156
pounds. From this it appears that the
gain in yield was over fifty per cent. as
the result of applying plaster. Gypsum
is composed of sulphuric acid and lime,
and as its action upon plants is quite
different from that of carbonate or com
mon lime we must conclude that it owes
its fertilizing properties mainly to the
sulphur. Perchier observed many years
since that gypsum laid upon the leaves
of plants is gradually converted into
carbOnates, its sulphuric acid being alb
sorbed. Johnson observes in his lectures
on the use of gypsum, that it has been
found that sulphur is constant and
apparently necessary constituent of glu-
ten and albumen, of several varities of
grain, and of the legumin, which forms
the largest part of the pea, bean. and
other leguminous plants. The common
red and white clover belong to the same
family as the pea hence we see how
science and practice agree in the use Of
plaster upon plants of this kind The
sulphur they must obtain from the soil,
, and this is one cause Of the efficacy O
sulphate of lime, or plaster, as it is NOR,
commonly termed That such is reall,
: the true explanation of the general &C
5 tiOn of plaster is proved byobservation
: Sulphuric acid applied to the land in
7 very diluted state exerts an inhuenc
: upon crops precisely similar to that oh
0 served when gypsum is used, and it
r frequently employed as a substitute
b San.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-04-17

How JESUS Draws MEN.-Dr. Pay
son once, in the process Of a revival at
Portland, gave notice that he would be
glad to see any young person who did
not intend to seek religion. Any one
would be surprised to hear that about
thirty or forty came He spent a very
pleasant interview with them, saying
nothing about religion till, just as they
were about to leave, he closed very
few plain remarks thus Suppose you
should see coming down from heaven a
very fine thread, so fine as to be almost
invisible, and it should come and gently
attach itself TO you. You know. we
suppose, it came from God. Should you
dare to put out your hand and thrust it
away? Now such thread has come
down from God this afternoon. You dc
not feel, you say, any interest IN relig
ion. But by your coming here this af
ternoOn, God has fastened one little
thread upon you all. It is very veal
and frail, and you can easily brush i
away? But will you do so? No; vel
come it, and 1t will enlarge and strength
en- itself until it becomes a golden threa
to bind you forever to God of love. -
The appeal.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-04-17

REAPING THE WHIRLwIND.-The fol-
lowing is from the Hartford Journal
and Viator:
The richest man in our town set up
one of his sons in the liquor business.
A temperance neighbor protested earn
estly against it. The rich father said /:
"Why, he can make thousand dollars
q year. "No matter" said the temper
ance neighbor, "he may be ruined by
it." In ten years the wife of the rum
selling son died drunkard, leaving two
motherless children. The rumseller
forged his fathers name, and at length
involved his father SO much that the old
man failed. losing the earnings of his
life. The rumselling son died drunk
ard, and his poor brother, too, died a
sOt and his poor old father, who was
one Of the moderate drinkers, drinking
enough to plant seeds of ruin in his fam.
lily, died too. And now all that are left
of one Of the FIRST families of the town
are the orphan grandchildren. Woe t,
him that putteth the bottle to his neigh
boris lips"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-04-17

CHOKED CATTLE.-The following rec
ipe should be printed at least twice a
year, as it is sure remedy: Take of
fine cut chewing tobacco enough to make
ball as large as a hens egg. dampen
it with molasses SO it can be pressed in
to ball, and will adhere closely; ele-
vate the animals head, pull out the
tongue and crowd the ball as far down
the animals throat as possible. In ff-
teen minutes it will cause sickness and
vominiting. relaxing the muscles, so that
the potato or whatever may be choking
it, will be thrown up.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-04-17
CHRISTIAN NATURE OF Chill
DREN.

The true doctrine Of the Christian in
gathering is the salvation Of childhood,
the Unfolding of the lamb under the
Good Shepherds care too soon to have a
personal experience Of wilful disobedi-
ence to His pleasure, Of obstinate Won
dering from His control. The thought
which our Lord embodied and expressed
in His gracious benediction, Suffer lit
tie children to come unto me, and forbid
them not, for of such is the kingdom of
heaven" carries this truth, and should
make it the working rule of His follow
ers-that conversion to Him should so
antedate a life of SHINING that there
should be no distinct remembrance of
any such life. No church has learned
its real commission from its Lord which
has not learned this fact, and placed it
at the forefront Of its active obligations.
Childhood must be nurtured into piety
by Christian agencies, in the family and
in the church, to give the Christian faith
its promised triumphs in the earth.
When, in answer to the consecrating
prayers and the appropriate educating
methods of Christ's friends, His Holy
Spirit shall sancitify great multitudes Of
the little ones, like young Samuel and
John the Baptist, from a time too infan'
tile to leave on their minds and hearts
the traces of any conscious resistance o.
that good Spirits influence, then we ma
be permitted to look upon a true con
yiction Of sin, not as for the most par
a preliminary Of Christian regeneration
but rather as an after proof of the soul
new birth into the kingdom Of Cod
Rec. j. T. Tucker. d. ID.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-04-17
Centaur
The Quickest, Surest and
Cheapest Remedies.

Physicians recommend, and BARRIERS declare that no
such remedies have ever before been IN use Words
are cheap but the proprietors of these articles will
present trial bottles to medical men, gratis as a
guarantee of what they say.
The Centnur Eminent, White Wrapper,
will cure Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Lumhage. sciatica,
Caked Breasts Sore Nipples Frosted Feet ChiIbains.
swellings. sprains, and any ordinary
FLESH BONE OR MUSCLE AILxENT.
We make no pretense that this article will cure
Cancer restore lost bones give health a whiskey
soaked But it will always reduce Inflammation
and allay pain.
1t will extract the poison of bites and sngs, and
heal burns and scalds without "A scar. Palsy, Weak
Back Caked Breasts, Earache, Toothache, Itch and
Cutaneous Eruptiens readily yield to its treatment
Henry Black, of Ada Hardin Co., Ohio, says: MY
wife has had rheumatism for FIVE years-no rest, no
sleep-could scarcely walk across the floor. She is
completely cured by the use VI Centaur Lniment
We all feel thankful to you, and recommend your won
derful medicine to all our friends.
James Hurd of GAINESVILLE, q, says; The Csntaur
Liniment cured my Neuragi&'
Alfred Tush, of Newark, writes Send me one
dozen bottles by express The Liniment has saved
my leg. / want TO distribute it, &c"
The sale of this Liniment is increasing rapidly.
The Yellow Centaur Liniment
is for the tough skin. flesh and muscles OF
HORSES, MULES AND ANIMALS.
We have never yet seen case of SPAWN, Sweeny
Rmg-bone, Wind-gal, Scratches Poll-Evil. which
this Eminent would not speedily benefit, and we
never but few cases which it would not cure.
Ii will cure when anything 1t is folly to spend
500 for Rarrier, when dollars worth of Centaur
Imminent VIII do better. The following a sample Of
the testimony produced:
W. P. Hopkins, Postmaster, Piqua O., says:
''Centaur Liniment can't be beat. 1t every
| time"
"YELvERToE, o., March 3, 1874
The Centaur Liniments the best selling medi
| cnes have ever had. The demand Is very great
! for it, and we cannot afford to be without it.
| "P. H. HISEY & SON."
| JEFFERSON, Mo-, Nov. 10, 1873.
Some time ago l was shipping horses to st. Louis
got one badly crippled in the car. With great diff
Guilty got him to the stable The stabe-keepeI CAV,
with such success that in two days the horse wa
active and nearly well. l have been a yeterinar.
surgeon for thirty years. but your Lniment beats any
| thing ever used.
"a. J. M'CAKTY. Veterinary Surgeon"
For postage stamp will mail Centaur Almanac
containing hundreds Of certificates from every Stat
in the Union. These Lniments sold by a
dealers in the country.
Laboratory of J. B. Rose & Co.,
40 DIZZY ST., NEW YORK
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-04-17
temperance.
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND.
BY c. q. MASON.

BY c. q. MASON.
One hundred thousand men
Gay youth and silvered head
On every hill, in every glen,
In palace, cot, and loathsome den.
Each year, from rum, lie dead
One hundred thousand sons of toll
Yearly find graves in freedoms soil,
From rum. good friends, from rum !
On many a wooded plain
Their glittering axes rung
Homes for their loved ones dear to gain,
They titled the soil and plowed the MAN,
They taught with pen and tongue.
Our brothers living by our side
They taSted-fell-and sadly died
From rum, good friends, from rum
And must it be forever thus ?
Or shall our people now awake
And with loud voice the nation shake,
And cry array lDih rum.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-04-17
GRelieiO,rs Department
THE GRACEs OF AFFLICTION.

As the harp strings only render
All their treasures of sweet sound,
All their music glad or tender,
Firmly stuck and tightly bound
So the hearts Of Christians rise.
Each to deepest, sweetest strain.
To the pressure firm Of woe,
And the tension tight Of pain.
Spices crushed their pungence yield
Trodden scents their sweet respire
Would you have its strength revealed ?
Cast the incense in the FIRE:
Thus the crushed and broken frame,
Oft doth sweetest graces yield
And through suffering toll and shame
From the martyrs keenest fame,
Heavenly incense is distilled.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-04-17
CAsToRlA.

DIR. Samuel Pitcher, Of Hyannis, Mass. experimental
in his private practice for twenty years to produce
combination that would have the properties Of Castor
Oil without its unpleasant taste and gripping effect
His preparation sent for near and far till finally
he gave it the Of Castoria and put 1t for sale
1t very wonderful in its effects particularly with the
disordered stomachs and bowels of children. 1t
Stimulates the food, cures sour stomach and wind
collie regulates the bowels, expels worms, and may
be relied upon in Group.
As pleasant effective and perfectly safe cnthar-
tic remedy it is superior to Castor OIL Cordias and
Syrups. 1t does not contain alchohOl and is adapted
to any age.
BY regulating the stomach and bowels of cross and
sicl1Iy children they become good-natured and
healthy. They can enjoy sleep and mothers have
The Castoria is put up at the Laboratory Off
{. Rose Co., 46 Dey Street, New York 1926
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-04-17

/ am persuaded that / have been
brought into retirement to teach me the
value Of prayer. Alas | have not es-
timated Alright the value Of near access
unto God. 1t is not the daily routine
of praying for certain things that will
obtain the blessing. But there must be
the need within-the real filial asking
Of God the things which we need and
which he delights to give. We must
pray more. BE instant in prayer.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-04-17

1t is not needful that we should take
interest in all things-Only in something,
and in some things. God has cOnstitnt-
ed US differently. one and another, and
be has set us in a world fertile in choices.
He is not indifferent who cultivates this
taste or that, this study or that, this
livelier, keeDer, stronger interest. which
obscures or forecloses that But in some.
thing-sOmething which is first pure
then vigorous, wholesome and of good
report-GOd expects each one to Interest
himself, and with his might.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-04-17

TAKE AIM.-Jesus wrought for a pur-
pose. The gospel was given for pur-
pose. The Spirit aims to save. Chris
tians are the chosen agents to execute
this purpose. Ministers, especially, are
sent to save. Their work is definite,
their hearts should be fixed upon it, their
studies, plans, efforts, should all aim at
at it. Every man that is fit to preach
can win souls if he aims at it, but will
not win them without that aim. Revi.
Waists are simply men who study tC
save the lost, and learn how to do it. II
is not superior nor peculiar talent thai
gives them success, but attention to and
use of the conditions OF success. Thos,
who determine in their hearts to saw,
souls will learn how to save. The Spiri
always imparts the gift to those VIII
have hearts to use it; the wisdom i
sure to come where there is eagerness t
do the work, for God giveth it LIBERAL,
to those who ask it.-GniperSai Church
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-04-17

Christ's people are willing people.
They come willingly, with all their heart
and soul. Not only do they fee willing
ly from wrath, but they fec willingly to
Jesus Christ; they choose to be saved
by him rather than any other way. If
there we're ten thousand other Saviors
they would still choose Christ for he is
''the chiefest among ten thousand, I" and
they feel it sweetest and best to be moth
ing Christ may be all in all.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-04-17
AMERICAN g. FOREIGN PATENTS.

GILMORE 81 CO., Successors TO CHAPMAN
HOSMER & CO.. Solicitors. Patents procured IN all
countries. NO FEES IN ADVANCE. No charge
unless the patent is granted No ices for making pre-
limnary examinations No additional fees for obtain
ing and conducting rehearing By recent decision
OF the Commissioners ALL rejected applications may
be revived Special attention gwen 70 Interference
before the Patent Office Extensions before Con
gress, infringement Suits In different states and all
litigation appertaining TO Inventions Patents
send stamp to Gilmore a. Go. for pamphlet
of sixty pages.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-04-17

While millions repent of drinking,
not one repents Of abstaining.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-04-17
PENSIONS.

An OFFICERS, SOLDIERS, and SAILORS
wounded. rupt0red. injured In the late war howey-
er slightly. can obtain pension BY addressing GIL
MORE co.
Cases prosecuted by GIMORE & co. before the su-
pTeme Court Of the United States and Court Of Claims
and the Southern Claims Commission
Zach department Of our business Is conducted la
separate bureau, under charge Of the experience
ed parties employed BY the old firm Prompt attention
70 ali business entrusted 70 GILMORE a co. IL thus
secured We desire 10 win success By deserv-
ing a.. Address,
GILMORE & CO., e2s St., Washington, D. C.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-04-17
FLOUR. FLOUR

Just received from Michigan supply Of M,
Wheat Of the crops of 1875 which Is being rr,
into excellent Flour. Price Low. At the Grim.
Barton Village.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-04-17
LAND CASES, LAND WARRANTS
AND SCRIP.

Contested Land Cases prosecuted before the U. 8.
General Land Office and Department Of the Interior.
Private Land Claims, MINING and PRE-EMP-
TION Claims, and HOMESTEAD Cases attended
10. Land Scrip in 40 So and $50 pieces for sale
THIS Scrip lie assignable, and be located IN the
name Of the purchaser upon any Government land
subject TO private entry at $l25 per acre. 1t 10 Of
equal value with Bounty Land Warrants send
stamp TO Gilmore a. Co. for pamphlet Of In
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-04-17
ARREARS OF PAY And BOUNTY.

OFFICERS, SOLDIERS, and SAILORS o.
the late war their heirs. in many cases entitled
TO money from the Government Of which they have no
knowledge. Write full history Of service and state
amount OF pay and bounty received. Enclose stamp
to GILMORE a. CO., and a full reply, after exam.
nation will huaa iven Won free
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-04-17
Ayers
Sarsaparilla

Is widely know
as one of the mos
efectual renei
ever discovered ID
cleansing the ST.
TEN and purityt,
the blood, It h
stood the test q
years, with a m
stantly
citation, basedmh