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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-04-23

The Vermont CLrOnicaI has the fol.
lowing practical paragraph: at will be
a happy day when there is new culture
Of the moral elements in men with refer
ence to their daily tasks OF every kind.
A man ought to forge an iron bolt that
Is to 60 into railroad bridge, as if the
eye of God was on him. He that is faith
ful in the least in faithful also in much
He ought to manufacture furniture, cloth
or any fabric for human use and wear,
as before the All-seeing Eye. He ought
to make his steam boiler, his car, his
ship, his bridge. to stand the test of the
eternal law. To do otherwise is to CON-
NIT a miserable folly. Hundreds of
lives are lost yearly by accidents occur
ing through defective material or work.
manship in the carriages we ride in, the
beds We repose on, the chairs we sit in,
the implements we use, or the weapons
we employ. A railroad puts in cheap
culvert, and it costs hundred thousand
dollars to repair damages. The shabby
shOddy workmanship of the age is the
disgrace of our civilization, and its bit
ter cost, too. For bad work is always the
dearest. One of the things most needed
in modern days is honest, honorable
work: work with the conscience in It
work that will stand the divine test and
scrutiny.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-04-23
AN ACTED CREED.

Error will never be headed off by
preaching and praying alone. When
error represents intellect, philanthropy,
art and culture and music, you must
fight with your own weapons. Match
elequence with eloquence, match culture
with finer finish. match philanthropy
with wider plans and more generous
outlay for human veal. Incidence can
never overcome activity. Lethargy can
never conquer wakefulness. Faith can
never hold its own against works. No
creed can be as beautiful as good deeds.
The teaching and the feeding of the
multitudes must 60 together. a belief
without any adequate expression in acts
is like an organ, when all its pipes are
silent and its keys untouched. 1t is
dumb. 1t charms no one But bring
forth the player; let him press the keys,
let the dead air in all the choral col
umns be started into vibrations. and
how the anthem swells, and how hearts
are lifted on the waves Of sound, and
others with eyes filed with happy tears.
That which was dumb has spoken, and
the multitudes hasten to give it praise.
So it is with creed. Write it out
with whatever care you can let it be
perfect in its phraseology, skillful in its
definitions, indisputable in its authority
this and nothing more-and who
cares for it q? Does one touch any ones
heart? Does it gain adherents ? No
The world will never again fight ovel
words as it once did. There will be NJ
more church councils like the council o.
Trent, to last twenty years. Men arr
too busy nowadays to spend half life
time in debating theological dOgmas
But bring forth a man who hao a gooC
creed which he expresses in acts-le
him say, IL love God with all my heart
and my neighbor as myself" and lie
him show it-and men will point to hin
and say, "a religion which will make
man act as Mr.. A. does is the religion
for me-" and so religion is hOnored b,
his conduct, and his creed gains adher
ents.-GoLdeR Rule.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-04-23

ONION CULTURE.-Onions succeed best
on very rich, fine soils, aud very poorly
on those Of poor, tough, tenacious ma
ture; consequently, to make the crop
profitable, man needs to be careful in
making a selection for an onion patch.
Low land, which has been arti6cially
drained, like the bottoms contiguous to
creeks and rivers, arc usually we'll
adapted to onion culture.
These low, peaty soils, when we'll
drained and MANFRED, yield enormous
crops. and are not affected to any con-
siderable extent by droughts. Where
low, moist soils cannot be obtained for
onions, high, dry soils can be made
available by blowing deep and adding
fertilizers in quantities. Wherever a
man can find ready market for onions
at from fifty cents to one dollars per
bushel, he can we'll afford to spend one
to two hundred dollars an acre in the
preparation of the land. Fertilizers OF
some kind will need to be applied every
year, but the cost need be but trifing, if
the soil is put in first-rate condition at
the start.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-04-23
8FligioMs department.
MOODY ON BIBLE-READING.


used at one time to read SO ma
ny chapters a day and if did not,
thought was getting cold and back
sliding but mind you, if man had
asked me two hours afterwards what l
had read l could not tell him. 1 had
forgotten it nearly all. When l was
boy. used. among other things. to have
to hoe turnips on farm, and l used to
hoe them so badly, to get over so much
ground. that at night had to put down
a stick in the ground, SO as to know
next morning where | left of. That
was somewhat in the same fashion as
running through so many chapters every
day. A man will say; "Wife, did l
read that chapter ?" WELL" says she,
Il don't remember" and neither of them
can recOllect; and perhaps he reads the
same chapter over and over again, and
they call that studying the Bible. l
don't think there is book in the world
we neglect so much as the Bible. Mere
ly reading the Bible is no use at all
without we study it thoroughly, and
hunt it through for some great truth.
Suppose friend were to see me search
ing about this building, and we're to
come up and say: moody. what are
you looking for? Have you lost some
thing ?" and were to say; mo, l
haven't lost anything; I'm not looking
for anything particular" why he would
let me 90 on by myself. and think me
very foolish But if / were to say, Eyes,
have lost my pocket book, " why, then
might expect him to help me find it.
Read the Bible, my friends, as if you
were seeking something of value. 1t is
good deal better to take single chapter
and spend month on it than to 60 on
reading the Bible at random for a month.
l find some people now and then who
boast that they have read the Bible
through in so many months. Others
road tha-Bible chapter by chapter, and
get through it in year; but thIuik' is
would be almost better to spend year
over one chapter.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-04-23
agricultural department.
sCARE-CROWS.

The first and the best is suspended
lookipg-glass. Take too small, cheap
mirrors, fasten them back to back, attach
a cord to one angle, and hang them to
an elastic pole. When the glass swings
in the suns rays are reflected all over
the field, even if it be large one, and
even the oldest and bravest of crows
will depart precipitately should one of
its lightning flashes fall on him. The
second plan, although terror to crows,
is especially we'll suited to fields subject
to the inroads of small birds and even
chickens. 1t involves an artificial hawk
made from big potato, and long goose
and turkey feathers. The maker can
exercise his initiative skill in sticking
the feathers into the potato so that they
resemble the spread wing and tail of the
hawk. 1t is astonishing what a fero-
cious looking bird of prey can be con-
structed from the above simple material.
1t only remains to hang the object from
tall bent pole. and the wind will do
the rest. The bird will make swoops
and dashes in the most headlong and
threatening manner. Even the most in
quisitive of venerable hens have been
known to hurry rapidly from its danger
Gus vicinity, while to small birds it car
ries unmixed dismay.-Scientitc Amer
icdn.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-04-23
WEMpftaMtR.
A WORD TO REFORMING MEN.

In a late Moody temperance meeting,
Brother Sawyer, reformed man, gave
his experience. He said. after CONVEX
sion, he went to work for an old tanner
in Poughkeepsie for four dollars week.
and had to pay five dollars week for
his board. He told them that they must
expect to reap good many tares yet,
after all the tares they had been sowing.
They might have no friends, but they
deserved to have none after the wicked
lives they had been leading. They might
have to work for twenty-five cents day,
as one of their number had done. II
glory in his nerve" He urged them not
to grumble told them not to lie around
the rooms of the Young Mems Christian
Association, but instead of praying for
God to take care of them. to go out and
look for work so as to take care of them
selves. The best way to find anything
is to keep looking for it. You have been
at work tearing down Gods kingdom
ever so many years, and you must not
expect all these things to be added unto
you all in minute F; but if you have to
60 out and walk the streets all night, as
Brother Brazier did. don't 60 back to
the devil and strong drink. You may
think you are far gone. but you still.
have hope in Christ. One old woman
was telling her pastor that her hope was
all gone. "What will you sell out for? p
he inquired. "Oh, not for all the world -
she exclaimed. She had better h6pe
than she thought she had Now, give
you this motto for this year: Joshua.
i: Z, 'Only be thou strong and very
courageous, that thou mayest observe to
do according to all the law which Moses.
my servant, commanded thee. Turn not
from it to the right hand or to the left,
that thou mayest prosper whithersoever
thou goest.''
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-04-23

SUGAR FROM CoRN.-A factory is in
operation at Davenport, Iowa, for the
making of sugar from corn, the first in
this country. This sugar is the same as
maple sugar, or is chemically known as
glucose-pure maple sugar and glucose
being one and the same thing. The de-
mand for the article by the confectiOn-
ers alone in the United States is i'm
mense. The sources of supply hereto
fore have been France and Germany,
where glucose is made from potatoes.
Here it is the product of corn wholly.
1t is as pleasing to the taste as honey.
The production of grape sugar and glu-
cose opens new department for Iowa
corn. The capacity of the works at
Davenport is 500 bushels per day.
This branch of manufacture bids fair to
become of immense Importance to the
State and country.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-04-23

A HUNDRED DRUNK ON BEER.-That
the plea so often made for an unrestrict-
ed sale of beer, on the ground that it is
a harmless beverage, is not we'll found
ed, was recently strikingly shown in
connection with railway accident in
England. A beer train from Buxton,
upon the middle railway, was thrown
from the track in passing small sta
ton, near which were several bands of
colliers proceeding to their work. Seeing
the accident, they rushed to the station,
and, overpowering all resistance, seized
the barrels which rolled out of the cars,
and helped themselves to the beer It'll
nearly hundred were intoxicated" AS
compared with whisky, it simply re-
quires a larger quantity of beer to in
toxicate.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-04-23


A Poor ExcUsE.-"Buta all who drink
do not become drunkards. l know
that but if fifty young men begin to
drink, some will assuredly be ruined by
it. Then there is risk. Now we all de-
sire safety and security. Suppose you
desire to travel from New York to Chi
cago. and there were two lines of road
one en- which there were accidents con-
stantly occurring, passengers killed and
wounded, and on the other, never since
its opening had there been a single acct
dent Which road would you take? If
you are sensible, and regard your own
welfare. you would take the safe one.
Suppose some one should tempt you to
take the risky road by telling you how
much more beautiful the cars we're, and
what jolly company you would find on
board the train. you would say: 81 care
not so much for gaudy cars and jolly
company as for my safety. L want to be
SAFE" Now it is your safety we seek
when We urge you to abstain entirely
from strong drink.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-04-23

GOSPEL TEMPERANoE.-Never, per-
haps, has the cause of temperance awak-
ened SO deep an interest as at present
There have been former excitements,
like fires blazing over the light grass of
the salt meadow lands; men have at
tempted self-reform by the power of will,
which has snapped under the storms of
temptation. But now the great idea and
fact is that in Christ. the Saviour, there
is indeed deliverer, who does save
from sin those who trust in Him. Here.
indeed, is hope even unto the uttermost.
No reform built on any other foundation
than the rock of ages can stand.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-04-23

Here and there farmer prospers,
grows better crops every year, improves
his fences, buildings, and the general
appearance of his place. The explana-
ton is very frequently found in the fact
that he puts work into farming, BRAIN
work as we'll as muscular exertion. He
plans carefully for the future. When
he has crop of clover growing he con-
siders carefully whether that crop will
be the more valuable plowed under or
made into hay. When deciding what
crops to grow he endeavors to act upon
-ll-.AA information he has been able to
obtain by experience. oDser~.t:An read
ing and study. If the grass crop is the
most profitable one in his opinion, he
does not adhere to the old practice of
raising a succession of corn, potatoes
and oats before seeding to grass, but
sows his grass seed upon the inverted
sod in the fall and harvests good crop
the next season. If he has not enough
homemade fertilizers for his land he
brings all his investigations to bear up
on the expediency of purchasing COM
mercial fertilizers at the prices which
they bring in the market, taking pains
to select only such as he can reasonably
expect to fad profitable. Into all these,
and other similar questions, he puts his
best thought and study the year round.
Moreover he finds no time during the
long winter to idle away There is al
ways something to be done which will
be of advantage to him in his business.
If man would succeed in any business
he should 60 into it with enthusiasm.
A farmer should magnify his calling,
and love the work. not take it up reluct-
antly in the spring to be laid aside in
the fall as good ridance to be
thought of no more till spring comes
around again. Diligence, prudence and
enthusiasm, built upon intelligence, will
accomplish great things, and none need
these traits more than farmers
Record g. Farmer.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-04-23
SANFORD'S RADICAL CURE
Is Prepared by DistiIIation.

Every plant and herb that yields its medical
to it is placed in improved still and there mingled
with solvent liquid which, by heat is made to pass
over into the receiver bearing with 1t the healing
ences Or juices of these plants and herbs free from
every contamination, pure and ceeress. Thus the
tive medical constituents of thousands Of pounds of
herbs may be condensed into very small compass.
In this way SANFoRD's RADICAL CURE is Invested of
the nauseatng worthless features of all other remedies
while its curative properties increased enfod. 1t
IS positively the greatest medical triumph Of the age.
halng Tube with full directions for IN all cases.
Price, 81. For sale by all wholesale and retail drug
gists throughout the United States WEEKS & POT
TER General Agents aud Wholesale Druggists Boston.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-04-23

A bushel of ground gypsum per acre,
will be found a very useful application
for young clover. or for oats, when they
are little above ground. Gypsum is
useful for its own constituents, without
depending upon its absorption of ammon-
ia from the air. All the ammonia we
get that way will be very poor help.
At so cents a bushel. plaster is cheap
fertilizer for clover, oats, or corn.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-04-23
MAINE.

The effect of the Maine law in that
State has been to drain out of the liquor
'r~a- all but the lowest and most reck-
less of those who were engas~l =. lin.
all the smaller towns, villages and rural
districts, grog shops were entirely un-
known. In the larger towns the trade
was more or less secret, and was confn-
ed almost entirely to the Irish, and to
the lowest and vilest part of them. The
reason of the continuance of the trade
in these places was only that the penal
ties of the law were not sufficiently Sc
we're to restrain these bad men.
But at the session of the Legislature
just now closed, an additional act was
passed with greatly increased penalties,
and in addition to this. all discretion as
to the enforcement of the penalties is
taken from the courts and prosecuting
officers. There was one distillery in the
State (not running) and two Irish brew
cries. The new law fOrbids the manufac-
ture, under the penalty of fine of one
thousand dollars, and three months in
Jail for every day of manufacture, and
the same penalty for selling.
Liquor kept for sale may be seized by
any officer wherever it may be seen, and
any suspected place may be searched,
the liquors destroyed, and the person
keeping them shall be fined one hundred
dollars and be imprisoned two months
This bill passed both Houses with nc
dissenting vote.
The business has ceased to run, and
the secret rum-shops have already brok
en- up their trade-the gigantic crime o.
crimes.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-04-23

If you would be a true christian, you
must, like Zaccheus, "come down" in a
worldly as we'll as a spiritual way.
Those who repent towards God and not
towards man are not considered to be
even halfhear.ed believers; they are
worse than sceptics, for a regeneration
that does not make a man do Justly by
his fellOw-man is no regeneration at all
1t is false light, sure to lead him to
spiritual death
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-04-23
1T CAN BE CURED.

1t be cured. There is no doubt abont it, The
Immediate relief afforded by SANFoRD's RADICAL CURE
FOR CATARRH is but slight evidence of what may
follow persistent use Of this remedy. The hard in
crused matter that has lodged in the nasal passages
Is removed with few applications the liberation and
Inflammation subdued and healed; the entire mem
branous linngs of the head cleansed and purified
Consttutionally its action is that of powerful purify
ing agent, destroying in its through the system
the acid poison, the destructive agent in catarrhal
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-04-23
SANFORD'S RADICAL CURE

Is local and constitutional remedy and is applied to
the nasal passages by installation with Dr. Sanfords
Improved lnhaling Tube, which accompanies each
bottle free of charge and internally, constitution
ally where by its action the mucous coatngs of the
throat and stomach it frees the system from the poison
generated by Catarrh Until this good result is effect
ed no permanent cure can be made. Thus the united
action Of this remedy is superior to all others
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-04-23
Organs and Pianos
A. c. JEWELL, OF BARTON,

Has taken the agency and offers for sale some OF
best Organs and Pianos manufactured in the Uni
States. He win be pleased to show any party desir
to purchase an instrument some OF tnose ne has
hand; and he believes he can furnish them bet
instrument for the money than can be bought 81
where in this county. He will put his instruments
trial beside any instrument offered for sale, with'
cost to those for whom the trial is made. Call and
nv instruments, and get price lists.
Mrs. Jewell is giving music lessons and will
pleased to play these instruments and show tn
qualities to any person desiring to examine them.
Barton, March 30, 1876 4-lS-u
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-04-23
SANEORD,S RADICAL CURE

Has worked revolution in the treatment of Catarrh.
1t has demonstrated beyond all doubt that this disease
even in its severest FORMS is curahle and that comfort
and happiness may be made to follow years of misery,
years of suffering by persistent of it. The meth
cd of treatment originated by Dr. Sanford, viz the
local and constitutional, by remedy prepared by dis
tllatiOn, is the only offered to the public that
will hnnr ha faok Of lima
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-04-23

Flower seeds may be sOwn in boxes in
the house. and so be ready to transplant
into the open garden in May.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-04-23
BALSANT and PINE.

The healing properties OF our own fragrant balsam
and pine and the gums of the East well known
10 require description Their grateful healing sooth
Ing and strengthening properties known thou.
aaI.dsv whom combined IN accordance with the late
and important discoveries in pharmacy their healing
and strengthening properties are increased serss
this respect Plaster is the best in without the
aid of electricity.