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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-07-28

A HooDLUM JoKE.-On Sunday last
offer William Burke, whose beat extends
from the Channel street drawbridee to
Portrero ropewalk, was approached at
the corner OF Sixth and Brannan streets
by several citizens, who informed him
that dead man had been found on the
beach near the rolling mills. over two
miles distant. Burke Immediately
trudged to the spot. The day was very
warm. Arriving at the scene, the enter
prlsing officer perceived the dead man
lying on his face in the mud ono hun
nred yards away, the tide being out.
Burke sent an express wagon to the
Uoroner's Office, and divesting himself
OF his pants, plunged into the mud to
recover bis prize. The mud was soft
and deep, and Burke is about the size OF
an ordinary fishing rod. He had not
gone 1ar when be suddenly sunk to his
armplts, and extricated himself with diff.
hculty. Struggling manfully, filled with
sadness for the poor mans widowed
wife and fatherless children, Burke pro.
ceeded on all fours through the slime,
and tinally reached the dead man. Tc
his CONSERVATION be found merely pail
OF pants and coat stuffed with straw
snrmounted by n hat. simultaneously
With this exasperating discovery crowt
OF twenty or more hoodlums suddepl,
sprang from behind pile of lumber anc
made exasperting remarks. Burke wen,
nome tor chaoge of clothing.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-07-28

ARALEIGH GIRL S SLEIGHr. r.oF-HAND -
Not more than twenty-seven blocks
from the capitol building, on Hillsboro
street, says a Raleigh correspondent. q
couple of ladies elegantly costumed in
visiting paraphenalia emerged from a
residence and entered the street just
ahead of US. Each had trail as long as
a peafowl's tail, trailing in the dust, and
they must needs be taken up, The elder
of the two followed the revolving custom
of the day by reaching down and taking
up hers by hand, but the younger one
didn't do that way. Planting her left
foot square on the ground she gave a
sudden kick with the heel of the right
foot, and the trail was instantaneously
elevated to its position in the right hand,
extended to receive. 1t was done SO
quick that the motion was hardly pre-.
ceptible, in fact it was the "cutest' trick
we ever remember to have seen. and the
first sllght.of-heel performance we ever
heard Of
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-07-28

Cards, says luce, wuirh WAS inv ~nted
at the clos Of the fourteenth century.
as they were drawn and painted by hand
wer- proportlonably dear and we're not
ID general use until the reign of Edward
~ The price of a single pack was 18s
Oh, d very considerable SUN in those
Gays. They were originally very differ
eh' from those in use at present In
soap' they VIZ square; and inst, I'd of
suits oi spad 3, clubs h,arts and dla-
monds. their marks w,re rabbits, pinks,
roses and flowers Of Oolumbine. The
INJURED cards were very prettily devised
queen riding on horseback with rab.
Nv ot beside her, marked the queen of rab-
o'ts' or OF clubs. A rustick looking ma
Rrotesquely dressed. and standing IN q
s!ranEe attitude. with pink beside him,
monds.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-07-28

Woman 8 first choice is fast man,
then good man, and finally any man.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-07-28
NOTICE.

A LII THOSE INDEBTED TO MILES QUIL.
N LEN will please settle before the 10th day
of August, 1877, and save expense. as all bills
then due will be placed in the hands of col
lector, with full power to sue and attach both
here and in Utah. jy21-td
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-07-28

The Raleigh IN. c. News of June Goth, tells
the following gratifying story: "In one OF the
hotly contested fights in Virgnia, during the
war, Federal Officer fell wounded in front OF
the Confederate breastworks. While lying there
wounded and crying piteously for water, a Con-
iederste soldier James Moore, of Burke County,
N. C.), declared his intention of supplying him
with drink. The bullets were flying thick
from both sides, and Moores friends endeavored
to dssuade him from such hazardous enter.
prise Despite remonstrance and danger, how
ever, Moore leaped the breastwork, canteen in
hand reached his wounded enemy, and gave
him drink The Federal, under sense Of
| gratitude for the timely service, took out his
| gold watch and offered it to his benefactor but
| it was refused The officer then asked the
name of the man who had braved such
| danger to succor him; the name was given,
| and Moore returned unhurt to his posotion be-
| hind the embankment They saw nothing more
| of each other Moore was subsequently wounded
and lost limb in one of the engagements in
Virginia. and returned to his home in Burke
| County A few days ago he received COM
| munication from the Federal soldier to whom
he had given the cup Of cold water on the oc.
casion alluded to, announcing that he had
settled on him the sum Of $4,000, to be paid in
| four equal annual instalments Of S2.500 each.
Investigation has established the fact that there
| is no mistake or deception in the matter"
| --e- -
| Woman a first choice ia a fast man,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-12-24

cents worth Of goods. When silver is
made legal tender for an unlimited
amount, remonetized, as it is called,
every laboring man. and ever other man
to whom dollar or thousand dollars
is due will be compelled to receive his
pay in silver at its then value. The man
who works for dollar will get SO cents
for his days labor, the man who has a
debt due him of $1,000 will receive
$3.50 and SO on. 1t may be said on the
other hand that the man who owes the
thousand dollars will make the $40
which the creditor loses. True, but gov
eminent have no more moral right to re-
pudiate z per cent. of national and priv
ate debts, than an individual has; in
both cases it is downright dishones-
ty, more dishonorable then stealing.
Every national debt is due in gold /;
every private debt is due either in
greenback currency or gold, and who
ever undertakes to pay debt in anything
poorer than gold or greenbacks is at
tempting to cheat his creditors.
The injury to national reputation, if
this reputation and dishonesty is toll
Grated by the American people, will be
dangerous and irreparable. When il
times of peace and prosperity. nation
that boasts of being one of the creates
of the earth, declares that it will pa,
only 90 cents on one dollar of its debts
it has reached state of venality tina
would disgrace the most insigni6can
nation on the face of the earth. But {
A.. .;s;@sue 0rCne nation, the disadvan
tages, direct and indirect, that woul
grow out of the silver swindle would
untold. Dishonesty. inconvenience
speculations in money, and irregula
prices. would be of the results. AS th
3 poorer classes always bear all the burde
r in financial mistakes, they will be ii
q losers and sufferers, if the wicked an
stupid silver delusionists in congre'
e prevail.
. The cause of all this seems to be, Il
t present power of the southern repudi
g tionists, and the owners of silver stoC
r and silver mines, who have got in
congress. Such congress as the pre-
ent one. is an unmitigated evil, if n
an intolarahl nuisance
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-12-24
ABOUT SILVER.

There may be those who have not
kept posted" on the silver question,
who do not fully understand the cause
OF the present agitation on the matter.
Gold being the only acknowledged
money standard Of the world, all other
things or materials used as money
must have an intrinsic or pledged value
which is equal to gold. dollar for dollar.
When any thing but gold is used for
currency it is rated in the worlds mar
ket at whatever it will sell for in that
market. In the United States a certain
amount Of silver has been put into our
silver coined pieces and called dollar,
a half a dollar, &c. The amount of
silver in our coin of to-day is not suffi-
cient to make it worth. by the gold
standard. what it purpOrts to be. hence
1t Is deprecated dollar. like a depre-
ciated greenback, only that it is consid.
erably less in value than the grcenback
currency The silver dollar, which some
congressman. perhaps majority, desire
to make legal tender, is now worth in
market less than % cents. This kind
dollar has a purchasing power abroad
Of only Ninety three cents, At home, i
it is made legal tender. it will pay 1
dollar in debts, but will buy only o.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-12-24
PRESIDENT IMAGINATION SURRrNnrR,

PRESIDENT IMAGINATION SURRENpERs.
London, Dec. l3.-The French crisis
Is ended. Marshal MacMahon has ar
rived at an understanding with the Left.
Last night deputation of members of
the Right waited upon him to say that
it was utterly impossible to form a
Ministry from their ranks, and that all
further attempts in that direction would
be useless. The members of the delega-
ton. while protesting the strongest wish
to support the Marshal, were most en-
phatic in their expressions of the neces-
sity of coming to terms with the moder-
ate Republicans and ending the crisis.
The Marshal was deeply moved, and
after some conversation with the depu-
tation, among whom were some of his
stanchest friends, from whose opinion he
has great regard. said there was no
other course left open to him but to re-
sign. His friends we're appalled, at the
prospect and besOught him not to take
this step.
The Marshal still hesitated and re-
iterated his unwillingness to retain Office
under the circumstances but the dele.
CATION urged their views with great
force and pointed out the danger of con.
sentative interests of plunging the coun
try into an uncertain future by resign
ing at the present time. Finally the
Marshal yielded aud promised to sum
mon Ministry from the moderate Left
He at once put his resolution into effec
by communicating with NJ. Dufaure
giving HIM carte blanche to form MIN
istry. y...f .es<
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-12-24
Petition fo1. Divorce.
STATE OF VERMONT, !

Orleans County Court. February Term. A. D. 1878.
MARY NESTING vs. ROBERT NEsLING.
WHEREAS, Mary Nesting of Barton in the County of
Orleans and State aforesaid has filed in the Clerk
office of said County Court her libel for divorce setting
forth in substance that she legally married to the
said Robert Nesting the cath day of January A. d.
lS4s at Ascot in the Province of Quebec by Rev. c. p.
Mallory. minister of the Gospel and that she has in
all things kept her martial VOWS, and that the said
Robert Nesting. disregarding his martial vows. on the
9th day Of September A. D. 1885, wilfuy deserted the
said belant. and the said libellant has resided in
Barton Aforesaid for the past years. and therein
praying that the bonds of matrmony may be dissolved
and divorce granted her.
And it being made to appear that the said Robert
Nesting resides without this State SO that citation
cannot be served upon him: 1t is ordered that the
substance of said libel and this order be published
in the Orleans County Monitor, newspaper published
at Barton in said County Of Orleans three weeks sue
cessively the last of which publications shall be al
least three weeks previous to the February Term Of
Orleans County Court next TO be held at lrasburgh on
the 9Th day of February A. d. 1878, when the said
Robert Nesting ordered to appear and make answer
to said petition.
Given under my hand this 10Th day of December
A. d. 1877.
H.B. CUSHMAN, Deputy Clerk.
WV. MILES. Attorney. oil
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-12-24
TURKISH VALOR.

The European and Christian races
every where, the races which account
themselves the greatest, wisest, and
bravest of the earth, have watched with
amazement the spectacle of invalid and
semi. barbarous Turkey contending on
even terms with gigantic and organized
Russia.
At the outbreak of this Struggle the
civilized world supposed that it would
be pitiably unequal that. without the
assistance of some one of the great
powers" the Moslems would be crushed
in single campaign; that the advance
of the Muscovite armies wovld be little
more than triumphal promenade. 1t
was commonly supposed that the super
iority of Russia in soldieriy disposition,
intelligence, and education at least
numbers. 1t had come to be an accept.
ed credence, almost equivalent to militia
ry maxim, that Asiatic and semi Asiatic
troops could not before Europeans.
We have seen enough during the sum.
mer of 1877 to lead us to question all
these beliefs. Whatever may be the
termination of the contest, the Turkish
soldiers have exhibited heroic courage
They have not only defended intrench.
ments with their historic tenacity, but
they have assaulted them with impetu.
osity, and sometimes with success. EN-
bodied, they seem to be the equals Of
the Russians. and man to man, their SUI
periors. What is the meaning of this
wonderful uprising and resuscitation o.
a people whom all Europe looked upor
as decadent and effeminated :?
The truth is that there has been n,
change In the character of the Ottomans
We have not read their history thor
oughly and with discrimination. Ar
guing loosely from their military disas
tiers, we have not done justice to thei
martial qualities. They have Away
been brave, even in their overthrows
Their most unfortunate wars, the wres
ties in which they have suffered defea
on defeat, have been illustrated by sig
nal instances of heroism such as th
most warlike nations might glory il
If they have lost territory, it has neve
been through lack of valor, nor altogeth
er from want of good generalship, bu
mainly from defect of preparation.-J
W. DeForest, in Harpers Magazine.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-12-24
Sonators Conkling and Gordon hl

Senators Conkling and Gordon had
some sharp words in the executive ses-
sion Of the Senate on Friday, during
which the lie was given. A duel was
talked about by the busy correspondents,
but through the good Offices Of the
friends Of each Senator an amicable IN
derstanding was reached. Instead Of
an exciting drama involving demand
for satisfaction. challenge, a duel,
and the death Of one or both Of the par
ties. the terms of peaceable settlement
we're read in open Senate and ordered to
be placed on the records. Verify, Con.
gress has grown wiser in one thing since
the days when Hamilton and Cilley
needlessly sacrificed their lives to 1
false code Of honor.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-12-24

PartisanshIp has gone mad in Wash
ington. We have referred to the action
Of the House democrats in voting out
the only man who was fairly elected to
represent the people of Colorado, and
voting in a man who had not even de-
cent technical pretense to seat. Now
the vice E,-4s;14nt h~~ r.-----tt-l O~.-h-
ling to make up the special committee
on Mexican affairs. and the result is
that every member Of the committee is
hostile to Secretary Evarts and friendly
to oOnkling. Of course COnkling's OBJ
ject is not to serve the interests of the
country by any fair inquiry into OuI
relations with Mexico, but to make
things uncomfortable for the State de,
partment, and drive Evarts out of the
cabinet. But we have the best assur-
ance that the president has no thought
of recOnstructing his cabinet; if so, the
conspiratOrs will gain nothing by their
partisan investigation.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-12-24
A BRIGHTER LOOK.

While the dark shadow of the hard
times still hangs heavily over the coun-
try, and especially over this region, there
is brighter dawning. and through the
country there is more business and bet
ter feeling. Nature never blessed the
country with such bOuntlful harvest as
that of 1877. At no period in the his
tory Of this country has there been such
a wonderful amount of staples in the
hands of producers and spectators
seeking domestic and foreign markets,
and probably no year has seen such a
vast shipment of grain, provisions. cotton
and many other articles of commerce as
the present. The flow of gold is to, not
from, the country and the balance of trade
is largely in our favor. The condition of
domestic affair, with the exception Of
the disturbance that congress is making
by its attempt at partial reputation
very favorable. The different sections
Of the country are in harmony of feeling,
and internal commerce ought to be as it
seems to be, largely on the increase.
The mines Of coal, silver and gold are
very productive, and are contributing
millions of dollars annually to the
wealth of the country. Manufacturing
in New England is good, if not brisk
Nearly all of the factories are in opera.
ton, while some of them are doing q
brisk business.
1t is true that competition and othel
causes have made profits small, both t
the manufactures and the seller of goods
and that wages have been carried dow
to low figure from this cause, but the
consumer has the advantage of very low
prices, and never had opportunity to buy
many of the necessaries of life at lowe
prices than now. Among our farmer
the times seem quite hard on account o
the low prices of produce, but when
comparison is made between the purchas
ing power of potatoes. grain, butter
stock or other products, it will be seeI
that the times are not very hard. W
are suffering more from the effects @
debts contracted, during the SO calle
easy times, than from the condition q
affairs to day.
This is 4 good time to start bushes.
or to improve one that is in a sickl
condition; the tide is out, and thos
who are not so far out at sea as to /
beyond hope. can ride in on the reAuer
waves. and rise in prosperity. Industr
and pluck will triumph, and we see \
reason for any particular despondenc
at this time.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-12-24

ONE CENT DAY.-Economy is the
order of the hour, and expenditure, how
ever small, is expected to give return
in full value. Every family requires
good. reliable family newspapers. If
such an article can be procured for less
than one cent for each working day of
the year, we are not aware of it. A
family newspaper should contain a care
fully prepared summary of all the news
of the day, both religious and secular !;
and if arranged so that The two depart
ments may be separated and read by two
individuals at the same time, so much
the better. The family newspaper should
have attractive reading and information
for the various members of a household.
Some portion of the paper should be de-
voted, every week, to religious and nora
Improvement, to current secular news, tC
agriculture. commerce, markets. finance
to general literature, &C., with special
department for the young. Above all
the family newspaper should be perfectly
pure, and free from any communicating
influences in its reading matter or it.
advertisements.
Such family newspaper, in every re
/ spect, we find in the Ne,O York Obserasr
now commencing its fifty sixth volume
Progressive, comprehensive, sound, reli
able, pure, it is just what is needed il
your household. Send S3.l5 for yea
to the New YORK OBSERVER, 81 FAR
Row, New York. Sample copies ar
sent free
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-12-24

The MOST EMINENT LIVING AUTHORS,
such as Rt. Hon. w. Il. Gladstone, Prof. Max
Muller, Prof. Tyndall, DIR. w. b. Carpenter,
X. A. Proctor, Prof. Huxley, JAS. A. Fourde.
Edward A. Freeman, Frances Power CObbe.
ID. Mackenzie Wallace, 1.-THE Duke of Argyll,
Mrs. NTuIOch, William Black, Jean IngelOw,
Miss Thackeray, Mrs. Oliphant, Mrs. Alexan-
der, Geo. Macdonald, Matthew ArnOld, Tur-
guenief, Auerbach. Ruslkin, TennysOn, Brown
ing and many Others represented in the pages OF
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-12-24
AUCTION.

The subscriber will sell at public auction the I'd
day of January next his residence in Barton.
O'clock o. M a small place situated in Barton the
road leading from West Glover to Irasburgh, about
l-2 miles from the former place, and consisting OF
about 6-acres OF land-wih a comfortable house and
barn thereon, known as the James Ollie place.
va ID SEQ J. C. CHAPMAN.
Barton. VT. Dec, II. 1877. o52
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-12-24
THAN GOING
Breakfast Table.

II will kill the blues stone dead and fill your
home with happy heathfu mirth
1t is not comic paper full Of stale thin jokes and
conundrums but live, fresh, spicy, airy family journ
al. with original humorous feature predominant,
rstclass in every respect full OF choice reading for
the family circle pure tone and healthfuln influence
Its articles copied all the country by papers
that do print rubbish 1t is paper that needs no
recommendation but to be LISA large fortv-
eight column sheet. handsomely printed. Ask your
newsdeaer for specimen copy send three cent stamp
to publication Office and it will be sent by return mail
The paper is sent free year to all persons getting
up clubs of five and over, in addition to cash commits
sons. Address.
e. p. BROWN & CO., Publishers,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-12-24
/. J. HILL, BARTON, VT.
Agent for Orleans County.
DURoN wHITTLEsEY's ESTATE.
Notice of Settleme
SrArE OF VERMONT, or,..n. ca, rtv.
Il. e. BUTTON.
Successor TO VIM. Joslyn 4 Sons,

y Orleans County, IS.
In Probate Court held at irasburgh, in said District
on the 7th day Of December A. D. 1877.
Eliza Hancock, Administrative de bonis non. OF the
estate Of Duron Whittlesey, late of Glover in SAID
District deceased. and the Executrix OF Banjamin
Hancock deceased former Administrator OF said es-
tate presents his administration account for examiha
tion and allowance, and her own account as Admins
tratrix de boais non aforesaid, for examination
and allowance, and makes application for decree
Of distribution and partition OF the estate OF sad
deceased .
whereupon 1t is ordered by said Court, that said
account and said application be referred to session
thereof be held at L. H. Thompsons once IN said
IrasbuTgh, on the 9th day OF December A. u. 1871,
for hearing and decision thereon.
And it is further ordered, that notice nereoi De
given to all persons interested by publication o. 1ne
same three weeks successfully in the Orleans county
Monitor newspaper published at Barton IN said
District previous to said time appointed ior
that they may appear said time and place. ana snow
cause any they may have, why said account shouio
not be allowed and such decree made.
BY the Court-Attest,
~ L. II. THOMPSON. Judge.
A true copv of Record--Attest, s
osi L. II. THOMPSON, Judge
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-12-24
Organs and Pianos
A. C. JEWELL, or BARTON,

Has taken the agency and offers for sale some Of the
best Organs and Pianos manufactured in the United
States He VIII be pleased to show any party desiring
to purchase an instrument some of those he has on
hand; and he believes he can furnish them better
instrument for the money than can be bought else
where in this county He win put his instruments on
trial beside any instrument offered for SALE without
costto those for whom the trial s made. Call and see
my instruments. and get price lists.
Mrs. Jewell is giving music lessons and will Dc
pleased to play these Instruments and show theil
qualities to any person desiring to examine them.