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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-06-12
THE GOOD OLD TIMES.

Charles Carlton Coffin gives needed
lesson in American history, in the Con-
gregdtiondhSt for the benefit of those
croakers who declare the present politi-
cal corruption to be unexampled, and
proves that if we regard all our ances-
tors who were in high station or public
life as superior to bribery, it is because
distance or ignorance lends enchantment
to the view. He asserts that in 1892, an
application to the Massachusetts, Legis-
lature for grant of lands in the Merri-
mac valley was made by some citizens
of Newbury. and they set aside. ten
farms, nine of them containing three
hundred acres each to gentlemen who
aided and assisted them in obtaining the
grants. One of the recipients was a men,
Der of his majesty's Council, judge of
the Court eff Common Pleas for Worces-
ter, judge and register of probate
Each of the ten gentlemen were either
by themselves or their families, in off,
cial position.
Governor Benning Wentworth reserv-
ed goodly slice in every township
granted in New Hampshire and Vermont,
and his example was followed by his
councillors.
Land grabbing was one of the perqui-
sites of Office, and no man enriched IN
this way trembled at the menace of an
investigating committee.
In 1875, General Green was forced to
complain that the contractors furnished
his troops horse flesh instead of beef, and
that his bread sent from Providence to
his headquarters at Roxbury was moul-
dy and worthless.
General Washington, in 1775, wrote
to Joseph Reed in Philadelphia, that he
never saw, and hoped that he never
might see again, such dearth of public
spirit and virtue, such stock jobbery and
fertility in all low arts to obtain advan-
tage of one kind and another. as were
displayed in the charge of military ar
rangements there by provision contrac-
tors.
The men who went up the Kennebec
under Captain Dearborn, on their way
to Quebec, suffered much from their
leaky boats, which were built by con-
tract. Both Lee and Gates tried to sup
plant Washington and that by secret
methods.
Patriots are but mortal, it seems. Mr..
Coffin points out, however, that the diff
ference between bribery or the eras is,
that the quickened moral sensibilities of
the latter period will not tolerate acts
in public servant which at an earlier
day were not so repugnant to the public
as to excite comment and open disap-
proval.
There should be no tolerance for cor.
rupt officials or politicians but when
indignation takes the form of doubling
the permanence of a republic because
base men flourish in it for a time like
green bay trees We think the doubters
are not well read in history nor the sci
ence of the human mind, nor political
science
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-06-12

twelve feet of whose huge body was in
view, employed in licking the carcass of
its victim, a young doe of the species 1
had expected, which lay, shapeless
mass, within yard of the very path |
was following. No doubt had l blum
dered on through the darkness another
FIVE yards, | should at that moment have
occupied its place, though the great
snake might, perhaps, have found it i'm
possible to swallow me after killing me
however, the idea was enough. and with
out remembering at the moment how [
should distarb the whole bush, leveled
the rife at its broad head and fired. It
was not until the smoke cleared and I
could see its whole body, as it writhed
and twisted in its last agonies, that l
comprehended its enormous size and
strength, and that the portion | had seen
was little more than half its full length.
| had no means of accurately measuring
it at the time, and after events prevent
ed my returning to it, but have no hes
itation in saying that eighteen feet would
be decidedly under the mark. | have,
indeed, no doubt it was at least twenty
feet, while its girth was considerably
more than that of mans thigh. 1t was
considerably the largest snake l ever
saw, though have more than once kill
ed specimens of the same species vary ing
from twelve to fifteen feet. They are,
however, considering their numbers, but
rarely seen, lying chiefly on the edges of
thick cover, into which they betake them
selves if disturbed while basking, as
they are fond of doing, outside in the
sun. Their food consists of almost any,
thing they can catch, from a rat or a
little bird to small antelope, though
40 doubt they occasionally kill a large
one, which, unless of unusual size them
selves, they are unable to swallow, and
doubt their lives being such an alter
nate succession of feasts and fasts as has
been imagined.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-06-12
AN ADVENTURE WITH A BOA
CONSTRUCTOR.

We select the subjoined incident of
African travel from an article by the
Hon. W. H. Drummond, in the "New
Quarterly Magazine"
1.-The wonderful stiffness characters
tic of early dawn in the tropics rested
over everything. Twenty yards away
could be seen the sharply defined outline
of one of those great tented wagons pc
culiar to Southern Africa, surrounded
by its sleeping oxen and native atten-
dants, the dusky forms of several of
whom could just be distinguished by the
glowing embers of the smouldering camp
fire. Excepting my own wagon, from
which had just risen, and its surround
ings, there was nothing to break the
complete solitude of the scene. 1t was
one of those perfect morning scenes, the
remembrance of which never quite fades
from the recollection utter solitude,
perfect peace and stiffness, the stars of
the southern hemisphere above, bright
and beautiful beyond the conception of
the inhabitants of colder climes, and the
cool morning breeze playing pleasantly,
welcome enough after the close, thun-
derry heat of a summers night. l had
not long to wait; soon the gray light of
dawn became decided, and, shouldering
the rife on which | had been leaning, |
proceeded through the long, wet grass
across the fat in the direction of the
stream, the murmur of which had reach
ed me where had been standing.
There was still so little light when
reached the spot that it was with diff
Guilty l succeeded in hitting upon track
made by the game which L had noticed
the preceding evening, and by which l
had determined to descend, and | had
not gone down it many yards before l
found the darkness produced by the
dense foliage so great as to render any
further progress impossible, except at
the risk of broken neck, so, seating
myself under rock. | waited on the in
creasiDg daylight. Life was already
stirring faint rustles, and once break
ing twig. denoted the whereabouts of an
telopes. or, it might be, of their enemy,
the leopard. while the calls of birds re-
sounded Oh every side; by and by the
rustling became louder, and it was eVi-
dent some animal was coming up the
track by which | was going to descend,
until at last it got 50 near that could
distinguish the rattle of sharp hoofs
among the bowlders and stones behind
me. Suddenly there was dull sound
as of some heavy body falling. followed
by confused noise of struggling. half
choked bleat. which thought recog-
nized as coming from the throat of an
'unkumbi, and then silence again. |
could see nothing from the position |
was in. and did not care TO alter it till
could see distinctly enough to FIRE if
necessary 50 | remained quiet for a few
moments more. and then begun cautious
ly to descend again. But few steps
sufheed to explain the cause of the noise.
for. as | got round the corner of the
rock, under the upper side Of which l
had been sitting. l came in sight of an
immense boa constructor. some ten or
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-06-12
A ROYAL JOKE.

One does not think of Frederick the
Great primarily as joker. His life
was anything but humorous, and was
the cause of more tears than smiles. But
Frederick loved joke. especially if
there was spiee-of maliciousness in it.
His whole intercourse with Voitaire was
a great comedy burlesque Of friend
ship and literary patronage. On one oe-
casion Voltaire requested the privilege
Of reading new poem to him. Freder-
lex was delighted. and named an hour
when be would graciously listen to the
latest production Of the great French
genius. At the appointed time FOltaire
appeared, manuscript in hand. and read
the poem. The king had meantime Sc.
creted behind a screen in the same room
"a man of wonderful memory. who
had the gift Of repeating any compost
ton. however lengthy. to which he had
once listened. When Yoltaire had con-
cluded bis recital, Frederick expressed
great admiration, but declared be had
heard the poem before. The poet was
Indignant. repelling the charge Of plagi-
arism with great warmth. The king.
however. insisted that the poem was by
no means Of recent origin. and said there
was man in his court who could repeat
If from beginning TO end. He sent for
the man who had been concealed behind
the screen and who had listened 70 the
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-06-12
THE LITTLE GRAVE.

"Irs only little grave" they said,
"Only little child that's dead"
Aud 50 they carelessly turned away
From the mound the spade had made that day.
All they did not know how deep a shade
That little grave in our home had made.
know the coffin was narrow and small
one yard would have served for an ample pail
And one man In his arms could have borne away
The rosewood and It's freight or clay;
But know that darling hopes were hid
Beneath that little coffin lid.
know that mother stood that day
With folded arms by that form Of clay;
know that burning tears were hid
Meath the dropping lash and aching lid,
And know her lip, and cheek and brow
Were almost as white as her baby's now.
know that some things were hid away
The crimson sack and Wrappings gay;
The snow-white dress-the lock Of hair
And for eyes so blue. and head so fair
There's an empty crib, with It's cover spread.
As white as the face OF the slnless dead
lis a little grave; but oh : have care,
For worldwide hopes are buried there;
And ye perhaps, in coming years,
May see. like her, through binding tears,
How much Of light. how much Of joy.
Is buried with an only boy.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-06-12

reading, and requested him to repeat a
certain poem, quoting the first lines.
The man instantly, and to the great as
constituent of Voltaire, repeated the po-
EN- word for word. The Indignation of
the poet when he discovered the trick,
may be more easily imagined than de-
scribed.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-06-12

COUNTERFEIT SILVER CURRENoY.-
Counterfeit 20 cent silver pieces are
making their appearance. They are
good limitations of the genuine. The
mixture Of metals in the bogus quarter
dollars is worth about 10 cents. Bogus
ten and five cent pieces have also made
their appearance All the eounterfeIts
instead of being cast in mould. as is
usually the case with bogus coin, are
stamped with die, and hence the ex-
eellent limitations of the genuine coin.
The eounterfeits look particularly bright
and shiny, and do not present leaden
or glossy appearance.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-06-12

The Democrats Of the House Of Rep
resentatives selected a new Doorkeeper
to succeed the disgraced Fitzhugh in q
caucus last Thursday evening. choosing
J. H. Patterson. Of New-Jersey. At
the same caucus the influence Of the
Ohio imitation element was brought to
the front BY Mr. Neal. Of that State,
who introduced a resolution directing
the Banking aud Currency committee TO
report bill for the unconditional repeal
Of the Specie Resumption act Of 1875.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-06-12
AE FOND KISS.
BY ROBERr burns.


Ae fond kiss, and then we sever;
Ae farewell aud then for eyerl
Deep in heart-wrung tears In pledge thee,
Warning sighs and croans IN wage thee.
Who shall say that Fortune grieyes him.
While the star Of hope she leaves him?
Ne. ma cheerful twinkle lights me;
Dark despair around benights me.
III ne'er blame my partial fancy,
Naething could resist my Nancy;
But 10 see her was to love her;
Love but her, and love for ever.
Had we never loved sac kindly.
Had We never loved sac blindly,
Never met--or never parted,
We had ne'or been broken-heurted.
Fare-thee-weel. thou first and fairesti
fare-thee-weel, thou best and dearesti
Thine be ilka joy and treasure.
Peace, Enjoyment, Love, and Pleasure
Ae fond kiss, and then we sever;
Ae farewell, alas for everi
Deep In heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee,
Warning sighs and groans III wage theei
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-06-12

This is the season for planting gar
dens. 1t is also the season for revenge.
Many man has avenged injuries which
blood could not wipe out. by keeping a
few industrious and energetic hens after
his neighbor has laid out his vegetable
garden.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-06-12

If man is looking for situation
and can show a good recommendation
from his mother.in. Law it will 20 far
ther toward securing him the position
than a dozen testimonials from his
uncles or brothers-in-law. But such
recommendation is extremely hard to
get.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-06-12

Action Is life and health repose is
death and corruption.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-06-12

A wise man makes more opportunities
than be finds.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-06-12
hemingway's History
or
VERMONT!

III. l'aoroer having taken the agency Tor the sale
g,'..'lhs s..sahs County of HEMrSGwAY's HISTORICAL
TIER OT VERMONT complete in four vol
- .l'nfaeing history of each Town civil Mil
I'ie'iAatieal and Biographical). from their
y''''on tll The present tme-the only History OF
IN, 'u' - complete. Il being Vermont book. cost
vast amount Of labor and money. and 50 low
.' according 70 The amount Of work bestowed upon
~ oughs 70 avail themselves of a copy.
sApecl 70 BE- in each town during this sorng and
lasr asd win Be plea,ed = take ,our order. or I,
'''e' TIE work befoFe call please address
ia.s n. B. sIAIONDs.
Clever, w.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-06-12
New Spring Goods {!

We take pleasure in informing
you that we are now receiving New
and Elegant Styles of Spring Goods
and invite an inspection of our
stock.
Barton, April lst, 1876. sae,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-10-18
An Enormous balloon,

N. Giffard, the French aeronaut,
has deyised plans for the construc-
ton of monster balloon for the
international Exhibition Of Paris,
to be held in 1875. The balloon is
expected to surpasS any effort hith-
erto made in this direction. The
plans we're submitted to the Com
missiopers Of the Exhibition by NJ.
G. Tissandier, who has published
some of the details of construction.
The new balloon will be formed of
a resisting material, solid, absolute
ly impermeable to hydrogen gas,
manufactured of alternate sheets Of
linen and caoutchouc, protected
externally by several layers of var
nish, and coated with white paint
to diminish the elects Of tha SIMS
rays. This balloon will have q
eapqcity Of nearly 100000 cubic
seet, AID viii form an immense
snbere. the diameter Of which will
not be less than 1l2 feet. By means
of a system Of valves it will be
managed with the greatest ease
When moored to the ground the
balloon will form monumental
dome l66 feet high. The balloon
itself will weigh 5000 pounds, and
to join the pieces together, olwhioh
it is composed, will take nearly four
miles Of sewing, with twenty-five
miles of thread. The car Of the
balloon will form a gallery fifty feet
in circumference. A circular space
in the center, of ten feet in diane
ter, will be reserved /; in the center
Of this space the cable, q powerful
rope Of ten inches in circumference
will be joined to the upper circl'
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-10-18
Attachment Notice.

Before S. B. Robbins. J. p. Nonresident
Attachment .Credito,s Act Of 1870, 1871, ap-
proved January 26, lSfl-Geo. L. Williams
VS.. W. A. Stefiey.
IN THIS CAUSE IT APPEARING BY
i affidavit that the defendant is a non
resident Of the State Of Tennessee. and
Is a resident of the State of Maryland :
that defendant is indebted TO the plaintiff
in the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars,
due BY note; and that the claim is JUST il is
therefore ordered that publication he made in
the Memphis Pphlis Lsdger, q newspaper
iuctesiive weeks, commanding the said w. A.
Steffey to appear before noe or some other
Justice of the Peace, at my Office, No, le
Madison ST., in tho city of Memphis. Tennes-
see, on the 9th day Of NQvembe ber, 1876. at 10
O'Clock q n, agd mako defense to said suit
against him, or 1t will bo proceeded with ex.
phrte. This I'd day Of October. 1876.
2i-S}.Sg 4) 'S- b. ROBBINS, j. P.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-10-18
mo. 2sSi.l
NOn.Resldent Notice.

In the Chancery surt of Shelby county, Ten
nessee-J. u, Burt, executor of Jesse L.
Caruthers. deceased, VS., W. H. Caruthers
ct al.
IT APPEARING FROM AFFIDAVIT IN
this cause that the defendants, Susan + .
Davidson, A. W. Davidson. Sarah NJ Burt,
j. 4. Burt, S. B. Carulhers, Eliza A. Adams,
- Adams (her husband). Mary Z. Maddox,
- Maddox lher husb4nd), Samuel Caruth-
ers, Anna 4. Beanland. W. G.. Beanland
Naomi y, Duke. A. r. Duke, John NJ. David
son, Ali,e Beynes and John Beynes,
ere non-residents Of the State Of Tennes-
see; 1t is therefore ordered that they make
their appearance herein. at the court-house,
in tho city Of Memphis. Tennessee, on or
before the first Monday in November, 1875,
and plead, answer or demur to complain
ants bill, or the same will be taken for con-
fessed as to them and set for hearing ex parte /;
and that a copy of this order be published
once week. for four successive weeks, in the
Public Ledger
This I'D day Of October. 1876.
A copy Attest;
EDMUND A. COLE, C. and NJ.
By r. J. BLACK. d. G. and NJ
Clapp Meux, Sols. for complainant,
28-S4-40-46
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-10-18
TRUSTEES SALE
Valuable Property on MOsely and
Marley Avenues, Known as the
Miles Temple Property.

ON THURSDAY. OCTOBER 26, 1876. AT
" IL O'Clock noon; in front Of the Real
Estate Exchange OF Trezevant d Co., near the
southwest corner Of Main and MadiEoa
streets. in the city of Memphis, as trustee
substituted for Sylvan Blum, and by direction
Of the benefciaries and present owners Of the
note secured by a certain trust deed made by
Mrs. L. Il. Wynne, j. NJ. Smithee and others
dated February %, 1874, and recorded in the
Registers Office Of Shelby county, Tennessee,
in Book lG3. page 10, ets.. l will sell to the
highest bidder. for cash, the property therein
described, to-wit: Twelve acres Of land on
the west side of Mosely avenue, extendinR
westward to Marley avenue; and eight acres
on the east side Of Moseby avenue, extending
eastward to Bagby avenue, being the twenty
acres of land devised to the children OF Mrs.
n. Z. Wynne by her sister, the late Mrs. Mary
Temple, deceased, all Of which will be sold
under this deed in trust, except that portion
heretofore sold to Lewis gney, O-Wit: leo feet
by GA feet on the south side of said eight
acres. which has been released from the ope-
ration of the deed in trust under which this
sale is made.
no right of redemption is barred by the
deed in trust, and the title is known to be
good. though convey as Trustee only.
JOHN Z. 1REZEVAN &, Trustee.
Purchasers of suburban property for resi-
denee or garden purposes will find this very
eligible pro perty and a good Opportunity for
safe and profitable investment We will taRo
pleasure 10 showing it before sale.
1858 1REZE Want 4 CO., Agents.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-10-18
Tho Pneumalio Tinder-Box
Gaglinani's Messengel says:

NdSiluulllS o hCoociBci says.
Some of our readers may recol-
lect that about fifty years ago a
philosophical plaything came into
vogue which still holds its place in
physical cabinets. 1t consists of a
small brass cylinder with piston
moving tightly in it. The latter,
being provided inside with email
hook, is baited" with Il bit Of
tinder. The cylinder is then held
firmly against the wall and the pis-
ton violently driven in, and by the
compression of the air the tinder
gets ignited. The invention of this
small apparatus, by which it was
proved that enormous heat could
be involved by pressure of atmos-
pheric air, was generally supposed
to have occurred in 1902 or 1903.
In a paper addressed last week by
Prof. Grow to the Academy Of Sci
enceS he shows that the invention
has a much earlier date, and was
discovered in 1745 by the Abbe
Augustin Ruffo, a Yeronese, who
was Conservator of the Cabinet of
Natural Philosophy at Rome. The
discovery occurred as followsi The
Abbe was making experiments with
an air gun, so constructed as to re-
qaire wooden plug to be inserted
INTO the reservoir before charging it
with condensed air by means Of a
lpiaton ATTACHED to the gun. While
the experiments we've going on, it
was observed that after several
strokes Of the piston smell of
burnt wood became perceptible.
AS there was no other wood pres
ept but that Of the plug, it was
iaken out and examined, when it
was found thPt its point was ear
bonized. The experiment. was re-
Ipeated With frequent strokes of the
piston, till in the end the plug was
violently expelled from the hole
with an explosion accompanied with
bright sparks. The plug had been
split along its whole length, and
was much more burned than the
first time, The charred part had
penetrated conieally into the wood,
while the outer service which had
been in contact with the hole had
come ont unscathed. This expert
ment was repeated several times,
and always with the same result.
Soft wood, like fir, answered best.
The Able turned this discovery to
account by making a cylinder ex.
pressly for the purpose of getting
lire. lie was 0 very clever mechani-
clan, and he is highly spoken of by
Father Boscoyich in his book enti-
tied, De Litteraria Expeditions per
Pontiiicam Ditionem, Rome, 1855.