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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-05-07
NEW KIND OF soCIABILITY.

Say, you fat feller. said a jelly and
corpulent farmer from Fletcher, to our
reporter the other day, come here; |
want to tell you something to put in
your paper.
All right, said the reporter, unroll
yourself.
You know where we live out yonder,
and he swept his brawny right hand over
radius of about forty miles, knocking
over the inkstand.
Yes. sir; don't know.
Well. my boy Jim, he found an owl,
yesterday, nearly froze to death. 1t was
little bit of an owl, an he sot it on
bench by the kitchen fire to warm it
up. 1t were purity little bit Of an
owl, an it was most pitiful cold, SO the
old woman and children they all came
around and were mortal sorry for that
owl.
Very natural, we remarked.
Yes, and they stroked his feathers and
put warm covers over it, and it was the
incest, quietest owl you ever see. and
winked in a sociable, innocent way that
was just too cunning for anything.
No doubt.
1t were friendly and sociable owl,
that owl were. You see the cat, my
little gals pet cat, she came up to get
acquainted. and when she put out her
paw to pat the owl on the top of its head
it just riz right up and shook hands
with her SO cordially that there was no
fur left on the cats right paw. Then it
caught that cat by the shoulder and
whispered in his ear while it lifted two
square inches of her scalp off. Then it
smoothed an inch wide strip oe fur down
her back and clear off at the end of the
tail. Why, you never saw such socia-
BILE bird as that was, and it hovered
around that animal in such an affection
ate way that you would have thought
there was at least three dozen owls and
cats in the kitchen, and they were get
ting as well acquainted as the stones in
a hail storm. The old woman was afraid
they might hurt each other with toe
much friendship, SO she took the cat out
and buried it in the ash heap. so that
its affection might cool of, and she put
the owl down in the cellar, and every
once in little while we can hear g
squeal of delight from some happy raj
or mouse that has made its acquaintance
tell you what it is, / never saw such &
sociable bird in my life, and this morn
ing counted thirteen rats, with no hail
in the tops of their heads, hurryine
away to the barn.-St. AI6anS AdUer
tiSer.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-05-07

A Pittsburg man bought horse by
photograph. This is getting the carte
before the horse.
"Each moment makes you dearer," as
the parsimonious tradesman said to his
extravagant wife.
Miss Gabrielle, daughter of Horace
Greeley, is pronounced '.the handsomest
girl in New York"
There are 1928 distinct species of
bugs, and what's the use of man Jump
ing out of bed and striking light and
cussin' around.
A Kentucky editor remarks that nine
ty-nine out of hundred people make
great mistake when they cut off a dogs
tail. by throwing away the wrong end.
The following order was recently left
on the slate of Boston doctor: 'Doc,
cum to ther hous; the old man has got
snaix in his butes again an'iraisen kahn.
Children are sent into the world to
teach us how lovely angels are; but when
man finds himself pasted to the seat
of chair by piece of spruce gum, he
never thinks of this.
The misery of young man in Rome,
the Sentinel says, who courts spark
ling, fashionable belle and loses her, is
only excelled by the misery of the man
who courts her and wins her.
The matchmaker who gave dogs
tail a twist. under the impression that
the animal was a stem-winder, carries
his arm in sling, and is reading what
the medical books say about hydrOphobia.
"Why, Sammy" said father to his
little son the other day, II didn't know
that your teacher whipped you last Fri
day." 81 guess" he replied, "if you'd
been in my trousers you'd know'd it."
1.-The sentence is" said Judge Porter,
that you be confined in jail for the
longest period the law will allow; and
| hope you will spend that time in ours.
ing whiskey." BE jabers l will, and
Porter, too" was the answer.
Sportsmen will be interested to know
that the Illinois Legislature has passed
Game law Sc stringent in its provision:
as to cause the Chicago Tribune to re-
mark that human being is the only
kind of game left which it will be saf,
to kill during certain months.
"Do you really believe, Mr.. Podkins
that anybody could make a head from
butter % asked the landlady. well
yes, ma'am, should think they might,
said Podkins. as he pushed back his in
dividual butter plate. somebody ha
got as far as the hair with this"
David Howe of Tunbridge made tn
following pOetical application for do
license: "His color on his back is blac
as seal, with little white spot on tn
tip of his tail; has a clean, white breas
without a speck, and few white hair
on the nape of his neck. Yellowish ar
his legs, and white are his toes, with
black speck on the end of his nose. H
is shepherd dog and weighs forty y-eight
so will you please give me certificate
and here. Mr.. Clerk. are you twent
dimes, which is really enough for thes
hard times"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-05-07
JOHNS WIFE.

A young wife stood with her hand or lSr nroom'
And looked around the IissiS room,
Nothing bn,- -svrr forever" she said,
-.-FrUm the early morn till the light has fled,
II you only were a merchant now,
We need not live by the sweat of our brow"
Pegging away, spoke Shoemaker John,
1--WE ne'er see well what we're standing on"
A lady stood by her husbands chair,
And quietly passed her hand Ger his hair,
"You never have time for me now," she said,
And a tear-drop fell on the low bent head
"If we were only rich my dear,
With nothing to do from year to year
But amuse each other-oh, dear mel
What happy woman should bel"
Looking up from his ledger spoke Merchant John,
I'VE ne'er see well what we're standing on"
A stately form, in velvet dressed,
A diamond cleaning on her breast
Nothing but toll for fashion," she said,
It'll sometimes wish that were dead.
Would might cast this wealth aside,
And be again the poor mans bridei'
From his easy chair spoke Gentleman John,
ave meier see well what we're standing on"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-05-07

81 suppose there are plenty of saw
mills over in your state, said a Chicago
man to one from Michigan. the other
night. "Well, shud say there wuz,
replied the Michigander. "Why, sir,
Michigan is gettin' SO dern full Nv saw
mills that you can hardly meet man
over there with more'n two fingers on a
hand" And stiklng up paw on which
dwelt a lone digit as proof of his asser-
tion, he quietly continued /; "l've shook
hands with um myself.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-05-07
JENNY LIND.

Apropos of Jenny Lind, l recently had
a long and interesting conversation re-
spectlng her with a-lady who had often
met her in musical circles in England
and has heard her sing. Though every
vistage of the once glorious voice (and
how glorious it was we middle-aged lov-
ers of music can well remember) has
long since departed, the peerless method
and exquisite finish of her style still
reveal some of the marvellous qualities
that made Jenny Lind the greatest sing
er of the day and generation. Her hair
is well-nigh snow white, but the kindly,
intelligent features still preserve strong
resemblance to the portraits and busts
that were taken of her in the heyday of
her career, now well-nigh thirty years
ago. She left the stage, it is said, not
from any religious prejudices, as has
often been stated, but because the ex-
citement of acting never failed to bring
on an excruciating nervous headache
which left her prostrate for the whole OF
the succeeding day. She still suffers
extremely from nervousness, and her
otherwise happy and tranquil existence
is embittered by the recollection Of one
deeply regretted action of her life-her
retirement while still in full possession
of her unrivalled voice. She knows now
what she then relinquished but no re-
grets can call back the years that might
have given her added fame and fortune,
and brought her the delight of enchant-
ing thousands by the witchery of her
song. She has but little admiration for
the singers of the day. with the one ex-
ception of Albani, and there is nothing
that will 50 quickly ruf1e her usually
placid temper as to hear any one style
Nilsson "the second Swedish nIghtin-
! gale.'' Strange to say, she detests the
music of the future, and never has been
brought to listen to any of Wagner's
operas save. under protest. Her eldest
daughter has very charming voice, but
has no aspirations for an artistic career,
and refuses to study. ''It may be all
for the best" once sadly remarked she
who had once been unrivalled among the
stars of the lyric stage.-MrS. Hooper.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-05-07
DRIVING THE COW.


The grass is green on Bnly's grave.
The snow Is on my brow,
But remember still the night
When we two drove the cowl
The buttercups and tangled weeds.
The goldhnch picking thistle seeds,
The small green snake amid the brake.
The white flowers on the bough.
And Billy, with his keen gray eyes,
| seem to see them nowi
o. Billy was my first of friends;
Our hearts were warm and light;
The darkest Of November rains
Had, shared with him. seemed bright;
And far too brief for boyish play
Had been the summers longest day.
But powerless fell Loves magic SPELL
Its charm was lost that night;
II needed but one word, and we
Were both in for nghti
One wordl twas Billy spoke that wordl
But, sore at heart, / know
1t was another hand than his
That dealt the earliest blow.
He touched my forehead's longest curl,
He said, Hal Johnl my pretty girll
jest or not, my blood was hot,
My cheek was all aglow;
Take that Take that ! Say, could girl.
girl have struck you so?
But Billy was as stout asI;
The scar upon my brow
The memory Of his prowess keeps
Before me even nowi
His furious blows fell thick and fast;
But just as had thought at last,
That yield must, a skilful thrust,
gave, know not how
And. triumphant conqueror,
l went on for my COW.
We never were firm friends again.
Before the spring-time air
Again the graveyard flowers make sweet,
Poor Billy rested therei
And since then have wandered WIDE,
And seen the world on every side
by land and sea, and learned-ah mel
That warm, true hearts are rare;
And he who is best loved on earth
Has not one friend to spareI
The grass is green on Bflly's grave,
My brow is white with snow;
never can win back again
The love used to know
The past is past; but, though for me
Its joys are sweet in memory,
'Tis only pain to call again
The feuds of long ago,
And worse to feel that in a fight
dealt the earliest blow.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-05-07

A story is going the rounds about
girl dying with tight lacing. These
corsets should be done away with, and
if the girls can't love without being
squeezed, men could be found whe would
sacrifice themselves. They would rath-
er devote three hours day without a
cent of pay, as brevet corset, than see
the dear girls dying off in that kind of
stvle.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-05-07

Gossips of both genders, give up the
shameful trade of tale bearing; don't
be the devils bellows any longer to blow
up the fire of strife. Leave off setting
people by the ears. If you do not cut
bit off your tongues, at least season
them with salt of grace Praise God
more and blame neighbors less. Any
goose can cackle. and any fly can ind
out sore place. any empty barrel can
give forth sound, any brier can tear
mans flesh. No flies will go down your
throat if you keep your mouth shut, and
no evil speaking will como up. Think
much, but say little; be quick at work
and slow at talk and above all, ask the
great Lord to set watch over your lips.
C,,o,areaoo
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-05-07

The editor of Mississippi paper
wrote sour fair last week exhibited
among other things collection of in
sects.'' but the enterprising typo substl-
tinted chair" for ..fair" and the editor
has since dyed to change the color Of his
hair, which was cross between dark brown
and the color of Kentucky bagging.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-05-07

The surest way to keep moths out of
old clothing is to give the clothing to
the poor.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-05-07

Case (Morocco) with above 35 large walls and
Manuel OF directions, $40 90
Case (Morocco) Of 20 large walls and Book, 90
90 These remedies are sent by the case or
single box TO any part of the country. free of
charge, ON receipt of price. Address
Humphreys Homeopathic Medicine Co.,
Once and Depot. No. 5e2 Broadway, New York.
For sale byiaI Druggists.
% Sold In Barton by Z. r Dutton and L. D. Wilson.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-05-07
USINESS DIRECTORY.
BARTON.

CA. ROBINSON a co..
NEALERs IN CHOICE BRANDS oP FLOUR.
" Depot Store.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-05-07

J. n. WEBSTER.
lFE, FIRE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-03-08
A Dead Man Inherits His Own Life
insurance.

Mrs. DEGENTHER. second wife of dece-
dent, claimed her share in 81 600 realized
from life insurance policy on the life of
decedent made in favor of Christiana
Haas, decedent's first wife, who died be-
fore him. Her ground was that, at the
moment Haas died, he became rs one of
his wife's heirs under the Married
WOman's act, entitled to a third Of her
estate, part Of which the insurance poll
cy ut that same moment became. The
Orphans Court decided against the claim
ant and awarded the entire sum to the
children of the first wife, her legal heirs.
An appeal was taken from this decree, the
Supreme Court reversed the judgmet below
and decided that a man can inherit his
own life insurance.
The opinion says: 1--WE are of opinion
that, as soon as it is settled that the insur
ance money Is part of the personal prop.
erty of Christians Haas, it is to be cOnsid-
cred distributable among her legal heirs
and next of kin at time of her death. One
of these was John Haas, who was entitled
to one third. It is not stretching the con.
struction of the statute beyond what Is le-
ultimate to hold that her estate included,
for purpose Of distribution, not only what
was then her own estate, but what might
become SO on contingency thereafter
happening The death of her husband
and the payment Of the policy on his life
was such q contingency, and hence his
executors are entitled to one-third of the
fund thus realized, and the decree should
he reformed accordingly. - Philadelphia
Ledger Est
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-03-08
How to Control q Boy.

A WOMAN with long chin and other
marks of personal beauty called at the
Central Station at an early hour and in
troduced herself to Bijah as widow
woman and the mother of twelve-ycar-
old boy whom she could not control.
Cant control him, eh?'' unused the
old man, as he scratched his head. "What
is his worst feature?"
swell, I can't keep him in nights"
Cant ehs And you want to know
what I'd do if he was my boy:"
Eyes"
"Well, I'll tell you, madam. In the
first place I'd order carload of railroad
iron. When got it I'd lay the boy ON
the floor on his back, and then I'd pile
the bars this way and that way, and across
and up and down till had four tons
holding him down, and then I'D sit down
on top the heap and ask him if he felt
like whooping around"
"But isn't railroad iron quite costly?"
she cautiously inquired.
"Well, it's good deal cheaper than
it was, madam, but if you can't afford to
try that plan why don't you get an auger
about four feet long and bore it through
your boy, and into the back door,"
at might kill him, Mr.. JOY"
every likely, but isn't it better for you
to kill him now than for him to wander
out West in his middle age and be choked
to death with cheap roper
"Then you would kill him now, would
your" --... ..,-
II would" -
81 don't see how can, and yet it may
be the best way" she said, and the tears
fell SO fast that she dropped her veil and
went Out.-UetrOit Freo Press.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-03-08
The Last Moments OF q Church Bari.
tone.

The circumstances attending the death
of Frand Bartlett, the well-known church
baritone, who died on Saturday last, were
particularly affecting and dramatic. He
had been suffering for some days from
pneumonia, and he had endured great
pain. On the evening of his death his
friend, Mr.. Coyle, went into Bartlctt's
room and found him looking much worse
than when he had left him some little
time before.
Fearing the worst, he sent for DIR. J. B.
Gilbert, who found that Mr.. Bartlett's
bronchial tubes and air cells were filling
up with watery secretion, interfering
with the absorption of oxygen and the ex-
halation of carbonic acid, thus rendering
him unconscious. Stimulants were given
in large quantities, and DR.. Guernsey was
sent for, and expressed the opinion that
the patient had not more than fifteen min
utes to live. He rallied, however, and
recognized many of his musical friends
who were present.
DR.. Gilbert, finding that the stimulants
were not having much effect, suggested
that some music should be played. Mr..
Post accordingly sat down to the piano
and began to play one of Mr.. Bartlett's
favorite hymns. the tears meanwhile rum
ming down his cheeks. In minute or
two the company we're startled to see the
dying man rise in his bed and with great
effort sing to Posts accompaniment.
He sang" says DR.. Gilbert, better than
ever before, three or four hymns, his
listeners looking on in amazement.''
In a few minutes he sank back ex-
hausted and fell into a stupor, from which
he was again aroused at the sound of the
piano, the familiar music proving more
potent than all The other stimulants COM
bincd. Again he attempted to sing. but
the water which had accumulated in the
bronchial tubes overflowed into the wind
pipe, causing dropsy of the lungs or
strangulation, and the singer fell back
dead.-N. y. World.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-03-08
legislative Christening.

A BILL was before the House yesterday
bestowing a name upon citizen of Eau
quier County. The beneficiary of this
act, it seems, was left an orphan when an
infant, and the names of his parents were
not known to him, and to this day he does
not know them. When he became old
enough to feel what an awkward position
he was placed in without name, he as
sumed one, by which he has been known
ever since. He was sent to school, and in
time became an intelligent and honored
citizen OF the community in which he
lives. A short time ago he met beauti-
full young lady, with whom he became
enamored and paid her his addresses. She
accepted his love, and the only bar to their
marriage was that he did not have q name.
Certainly novel dilemma to be placed
in, particularly as the lady insisted that
he must have one before she would wed
him. The almost bridegroom applied to
legal friends for assistance, who examined
the law upon the subject with view of
seeking relief from. he courts, but, upon
an investigation, it was manifest that the
courts could change q mans name, but
had no power to christen him or bestow q
name where none had before existed. The
only way out of the difficulty was to APP
ply to the Legislature, and ask for the
passage of bill giving this petitioner a
name, which was accordingly done, and,
as soon as tine bill passes the Senate and
becomes a law, there will then, we hope,
be nothing to prevent the realization of
our friends happiness.-Rtchmond (Va.)
Whi1.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-03-08
A HORRIBLE TALE.

.h1he Crew Of q British Bark Wrecked
i'm Mid.Ocean-The Survivors Thtr.
ty.two Days without Any Drink
and Food Except the Blood and
Flesh OF Their Dead Comrades.
Boston, Feb Il.
A letter received from Capt. Kane, OF the
schooner F. f. Mcdonald, dated Goree,
west coast of Africa, Jan. q, says that on
his outward passage from Boston he fell in
with the wreck of the British bark Marie,
Capt Grayson, having on board two survi-
vors Of the crew of fourteen men, the 9TH
efs having persisted from exposure and
tude 1928, longitude $3.50, with the masts
gone and hold full of water. The two men
were taken on board the schooner, but one
died within four hours. From the sole
survivor it was ascertained that the bark
was bound from Doboy, Ca, to Belfast,
Ireland; that she sprung a leak in a gale
and filled with water SO it was impossible
to save any provisions or fresh water. The
lumber with which the vessel was laden pre-.
vented her from sinking, but the weight Of
the masts turned the vessel on her beam
ends until the masts broke away, when she
RICH ted, and he men regained the deck, hav.
ing no food or water. They soon began tc
die of starvation, and as soon as one died the
rest subsisted upon the dead body, and &C
on, until only two were left. The survivor,
James Mclaughlin, belongs to Belfast, Ire.
land, and says that only small portions Of
the bodies could be eaten; no one was
killed, but the moment one died, the survi.
vors cut the throat of deceased and drank
the blood, and then divided the heart and
brains. 1t was thirty-twO days from the
time of the disaster until the wreck was
sighted, and during all that time the crew
had not drop OF water or other food than
the bodies of their dead shipmates.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-03-08
Frederick the Great and Franklin,

Frederick the Great was not an admirer
Of the American political system, yet he
was always friendly to the American
patriots, and did not like the spirit mani
Tested by England. When he discovered
that England had hired Hessian soldiers
to he sent over to fight against her Amer
lean Colonies. he manifested his dislike
of the work Try levying the same toll per
head on all those recruits passing through
his dOminions that was levied upon bought
and sold cattle. Gen. Washington he ad.
mired exceedingly, and to him the King
sent sword of honor from Potsdam, with
the inscription: From the oldest Gen.
eral in the world to the greatest" But
he was every inch King" He be-
lieved in the "divinc right most en-
phatically.
In an old magazine, published in Phil
adelphia in 1888, to which Franklin was
regular contributor while he lived, l
find an account of an interview of our
philosopher with Frederick while nego.
tiating a treaty with Prussia and the
United States.
Pray, DOCTOR" said Frederick
what is the object you hope to obtain in
your form of government:
Liberty, Sire" replied the philoso.
phcr, promptly; that liberty, that free
dom, which is the birthright of man."
After little reflection the King an.
swered:
II was born Prince; 1 am become a
King, and will not use the power pos.
sess to the ruin of my own trade. I was
born to command-the people were born
TO obey"
Yet the treaty which he freely signed
with Franklin embodied the most
elevated principles of international ri ghts.
N. y. Granite.