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WISHES.


A man in HIS carriage was riding along'
A gayly-dressed wife by his side;
In satin and laces she looked like queen.
And he like king in his pride.
woOd-sawyer stood on the street as they passed;
The carriage and couple he eyed;
And said, as he worked with his saw on a log,
IL wish were rich and could ride"
The man in the carriage remarked to his wife.
"one thing would give if I could
I'd give my wealth for the strength and the health
or the man who is saving the wood"
pretty young maid, with bundle OF work,
Whose face as the morning was fair,
Went tripping along with smile of delight.
While humming love-breathing air.
She looked on the carriage; the lady she saw,
Arrayed in apparel so fine,
And said in a whisper, II wish from my heart
Those satins and laces were mine"
The lady looked out on the maid with her work,
So fair in her calico dress,
And said, "Id relnqulsh my position and wealth.
Her beauty and youth to possess"
Thus it is in the world: whatever our Lot,
Our mind and our time we employ
In longing and signing for what we have not,
Ungrateful for what we enjoy
We welcome the pleasure for which we have sighed,
The heart has a void in it still,
Growing deeper and wider the longer we live,
That nothing but heaven can fill.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-02-19

PAY Your BILLs.-If every one who
could pay their bills would do 50, it
would help matters these hard times.
A gentlemen in neighboring city re-
Gently told the writer that he had been
'put off, by debtor as many as twenty
times, and that he had that day been
credibly informed of large deposit in
savings bank, to the credit of the same
obstinate debtor. Every merchant in
town who trusted his fellow-man has on
his books a host of little accounts that
bother him infinitely more than the large
accounts. They send bills to men who
are .swell off, and in few months send
another bill, and then another, without
response. They dislike to urge the
payment as the debtor is a customer
whom they dislike to displease. The
merchant needs his money and is often
times obliged to borrow, and pay inter-
est, because those who can pay, do not
nov
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-02-19

Every young man needs to know how
to drive horse with one hand. If he
can't do this, he might as we'll give up
sleigh-riding with the girls.
Let the community consider this idee,
and act on it to-wunst. 1t is our only
salvashen. The Dimocrisy have alluz
won when they dug down-never when
they looked upward.-Toledo Blade.
An agricultural weekly discusses
"What Men Need Wives For" Any
ordinary person who has poked his head
from under the bedclothes on frosty
morning and listened to the melody of
his wife's ak on the wood-shed floor, will
have no trouble in answering that inquiry.
A Rochester drummer tried to make
acquaintance with young lady on the
cars at Batavia, saying he was travel
ing alone, was lonesome" etc. She
simply said, 81 should advise you to
speak to the conductor. 1t is his bust
ness to take charge of fools." And he
departed for the smoking car.
1--WE frequently see it stated says
Mr. 0ddfsh, "that such and such a man
started from extreme poverty, without a
farthing of money, and raising by their
own exertions. When | first came,
had to borrow money to get here, and
I've been borrowing money ever since.
1t is great thing at sixty to have es-
tablished such wonderful credit
AS she took up her old mans stocking
and looked at the hole in the heel, she
raised her specs up little higher. and
exclaimed: "Well, it's an open question,
darned if it amt, whether to patch or
darn" and her eyes moistened as memo
ry carried her back to the golden days
of her girlhood, when she picked black
berries the livelong day and never a
stocking on.
An honest old Georgia negro on his
way home from market, where he had
been to sell chickens, and where he had
sold all of his lot except one, encounter.
ed a shrewd white acquaintance, who
looking on the chicken, and finding il
goodly, coolly proposed to the owner tC
put it up to be played for in a game Of
euehre. The owner being a guileles'
and pious African-"hoping all things
believing all things gs"-assented. They
had a small game and the black mai
lost. As he took the stake, fine fa
pullet, rather reluctantly from his bas
ket and handed it over to the winner
the latter cheerily remarked: at was {
fair game. you know. Uncle" 30 yes
sab. 'spect it was, replied the bewil
dered loser, scratching his head, "a ia
game-but den, pears to me you didn'
put nothin' up agin dat dar chicken"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-02-19

the lad | had so deeply injured.
"Eorgive you, sir Why, our Saviour
tells us to forgive our enemies, and you
are my friend, Master Harry, aren't
you ?'
81 am not worthy to be your friend,
but will try to be as generous and for
giving as you are
"There is better One to copy than
poor me, sir, he said, and l know who
Joe meant.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-02-19

INTERFERING FAoTs.-The following
curious facts are not generally known.
If tallow caudle be placed in a gun,
and fired at door, it will 60 through
without sustaining injury; and if
musket-ball be shot into water, it will
not only rebound, but be fattened; if
fired through pane of glass it will
make hole the size of the ball without
cracking the glass; if the glass be sus-
pended by thread it will make no diff
ference, and the thread will not even
vibrate. Cork, if sunk 200 feet in wa
ter, will not rise on account of the press
ure of the water
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-02-19
CHILDREN, AND HOW TO SPEAK
TO THEM.

The hearty, ringing laugh of a child
is sweet music to the ear. There are
three most joyous sounds in nature-the
hum of bee, the purr of a cat and the
laugh of child. They tell of peace, of
happiness and of contentment, and make
one for while forget that there is so
much misery in the world. A man who
dislikes children is unnatural he has
no "milk of human kindness" in him.
If a child be peevish, and apparently in
good health, speak gently to him. A
child's troubles are soon over, his tears
are soon dried. Nothing dries saonfo5 IA e.
be teased it spoils his temper. If he be
in cross humor take no notice of it,
but divert his attention to some pleasing
object; this may be done without spoil
ing him. Do not combat bad temper
with bad temper; noise with noise. Be
firm, be kind, be gentle, be loving; speak
quietly, smile tenderly and embrace him
fondly, but insist upon implicit obedi-
ence, and you will have, with Gods
blessing, happy child. Pleasant words
ought always to be spoken to a child;
there must be neither snarling, nor snap
ping, nor snubbing, nor loud contention
towards him. If there be it will ruin
his temper and disposition, and will
make him hard and harsh, morose and
disagreeable. Do not always be telling
your child how wicked he is; what a
naughty boy he is; that God will never
love him, and all the rest of such twad-
die and blatant insanity. Do not, in
point of fact, bully him, as many poor
little fellows are bullied. 1t will ruin
him if you do it will make him, in af-
ter years, either coward or tyrant.
| Such conversations, like constant drop
pings of water, will make an impression,
and will cause him to feel that it is of
no use to try to be good-that he is
hopelessly wicked. Instead of such Ian
guage, give him confidence in himself
rather find out his good points and dwell
upon them +; praise HIM where and when
ever you can ; and make him feel that,
by perseverance and Gods blessing. he
will make good man.
Speak truthfully to your child ; if you
once deceive him, he will not believe
you for the future Not only so, but if
you are truthful yourself you are likely
to make him truthful-like begets like.
There is something beautiful in truth.
A lying child is an abomination. Sir
Walter Scott says ''that he taught his
son to ride, to shoot and to tell the
truth" Archdeacon Hare asserts "that
Purity is the feminine, Truth the mas
culine of Honor"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-02-19

Pittsburg is being blessed with an i'm
mense temperance revival, this winter.
under the inspiration of Mr.. Francis Muir
ply, temperance lecturer of 20 years
standing. Some 10000 people have
signed the pledge, and the movement ex-
tends to all the surrounding country.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-02-19
BABY-LAND.

How many miles to Baby-land?
Any one can tell
Up one fight.
To your right;
Please TO ring the bell.
What can you see in Baby-land?
Little folks in white
Downy heads,
Cradle beds,
Faces pure and bright
What do they do in Baby-land?
Dream and wake and play,
Laugh and crow,
Shout and grow;
Jolly times have they.
What do they say in Baby-land?
Why the oldest things;
Might as well
Try to tell
What birdie singsl
Who is the queen of Baby-land?
Mother, kind and sweet;
And her love.
Born above,
Guides the little feet.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-02-19

ABOUT THE WEATHER.-No scientist
comes forward to explain why it is that
we usually have our severest cold wealth
er at the beginning and end of winter
instead of in the middle; why we can
count upon January thaw and very Of
ten days in February when the buds are
almost coaxed to open. March is apt to
give us the most disagreeable twist of
the year, and that when the days are
long and the sun has considerable pow
or. The coldest weather experienced by
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-02-19
DRESSING THE HAIR.

It is very curious fact, that there are
scarcely any people, even the very low
est and least civilized, who do not do
something to the hair of the head or face.
There is much about hair, the manner
of its growth, and the way it looks un-
der the microscope, that is interesting,
but / can not talk about these at present.
Of course, the first use of hair is to pro-
tect the head, as well from heat, as from
cold another use is as an ornament;
ornament has its uses, else there would
not be such variety in hair on both
men and beasts. Animals covered with
feathers instead of hair-the birds-are
the most highly ornamented of all, and
we are very sure that all the beautiful
variety they display, is not without its
uses. Compare person with a fine
head of hair, with one who is bald, and
you will hardly doubt that hair is for
looks, as we'll as for comfort. In an
cient times the different nations and
tribes had their fashions in hair, as do
those of the present day. The ancient
Greeks and Hebrews admired long hair,
while the ancient Egyptians did not like
it at all. but removed all the hair, and
wore light wigs. Fine hair was thought
SO much of in olden times, that plucking
out, or tearing the hair, was the way of
showing the greatest possible grief.
Among civilized people there have been
curious customs. Some. two hundred
years ago French king had deformed
shoulder, which he hid by means of an
spQ55Rgggsss as % Cover ve his defect. Of course
this made wigs fashionable, and they
were generally worn; they were often
made of silk, and so large as to reach
half way down the bank. In early
times, in this country, our great grand
fathers, and their fathers, followed the
ways of England, and the judges, COVER
nors, and all great dignitarieS wore enor-
nous horse-hair wigs. The war of
the revolution put an end to all that
here, though in England the custom IS
still kept up, and you will see in the
illustrated English papers pictures of
public occasions, in which judges, may
ors, and all the rest have these ridicu-
lous horse.hair head-coverings; even in
the courts at the present time, in Eng
land and its Colonies, lawyer puts on
black gown and horse-hair wig, to
address the judge, who sits graVely
decked in what seems to us such sense
less "toggery." 1t is no wonder that in
London slang "big wigs" is the name
for the dignitaries. With us short hair
is the general rule for men, and long
hair fer women.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-02-19

Thousands of persons suffer from wake
fulness who in other respects enjoy good
health. DIR. Cook lays down the theo-
ry that in numerous cases of sleepless-
ness it is only necessary to breathe very
slowly and quietly for few minutes to
secure refreshing sleep. Taking note of
DR.. Cooks idea, the Medical examiner
remarks: Certainly, when the mind is
uncontrollably active, and so preventing
sleep, we have ascertalned from patients
whose observation was worth trusting
that the breathing was quick and short,
and they have found they became more
disposed to sleep by breathing slowly"
This supports DIR. Cooks practice, but
at other times his plan quite failed. 1t
is certainly worth any ones while who
is occasionally sleepless to give ita trial.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-02-19

Every plain girl has one consolation
though not pretty young lady, she
Will if she lives long enough) be a
pretty old one.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-02-19

The increase of the population esti-
mate for 1876 over that for 1875 is up
ward of 100000. Of course, it must
not be imagined this enormous increase
in entirely caused by the excess of births
over deaths; as the area has been affect
ed by extended survey, so the population
figures owe their increase in considera-
BILE degree to the results of recent GEN.
suses mainly In Europe and in India,
and to more acurate knowledge of regions
hitherto imperfectly unknown.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-02-19
MISCELLANEOUS,

pRs. A. P. BROWN & II. G. LEONARD,
NCLECTIC PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, OF
~ fees at Barton Landing and West Charleston
h. A. p Brown at VIM. Twombly's, Barton Landngi
c. Leonard at Frances Chase's, West Charleston.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-02-19
Orleans County
MARBLE
AND
GRANITE WORKS.

have now on hand n large lot Of Monuments and
Gravestones which propose TO sell at very low figures
If YOU want cemetery work Of Marble or Granite for
egu or domestic this is the place to save from ten to
fifteen per cent Persons sending their address to me
will be called on at their residence with monumental
designs and samples Of Foreign and American Granite,
Marble etc. thus saving them the time and expense Of
travelling
have made arrangements with the manufacturers
at Aberdeen and other parts OF Scotland to furnish
No stock and first class work at the lowest wholesale
price for cash.
am confident that can give you perfect satisfaction
In every respect Order from any part Of this country
respectfully solicited and promptly attended to- Please
give me call and get my prices before you purchase
remain your obedient servant,
M. =. Smith.
Barton, VT, Jan. 22, 1871. ole
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-02-19
POPULATION OF THE WORLD.

The best authority estimates the
whole population of the globe for 1876
at l,423,917,O0O, and the area of the
land surface to be 81, ,34O,80O square
miles, thus giving an average density of
about twenty eight people to one square
mile. These data are apportloned among
the various divisions of the globe as
nearly as possible as follows
Miles. Inhabitants.
Europe, 3,776,49s 9o9,17s,eOo
Asia, l7,079,3S3 s24, ,548 800
Africa, 1l.4l7,s94 199,92l 900
Australia and Polynesia, 33Sl,21G 4,74S6oo
America 1851, ,840 85,5l9sO0
The greatest density of population is
in Europe with eighty-two inhabitants
to the square mile. and the lowest in
Australia and Polynesia with one and
one-third. In America, including North
and South, there are five and one-half
inhabitants to each square mile of terri
tory. Averaging matters, people are
not very badly crowded anywhere on
the globe.
The entire area of British possessions
outside the kingdom is given at 1854
652 square miles, with population of
-ae-------,--~--s--- - - -----S,- s-10
Indian States.
The increase in America is upward of
100000 over the number given in
1875.
The population of Canada is 1872, 116
and the United States nearly 100000
900, Mexico stands at 9,276,079. The
Central American States show a slight
decrease, the number this year being
2,826,164 the West Indies, 4,316,176,
and all South America, 2l,3O9,7OO, of
which Brazil claims upward of 11,0O0,-
900.
There are 215 cities in the world
with populations of 100000 and over,
and only 30 whose populations will ex-
ceed 100000. Those at or above a
million are-Berlin, 1,O44, 900; Canton,
100000; London. Q87e) 3,489,42S ;
New York with Brooklyn Q875) 1885,
622; Paris 1851, 1872; Seangtan, Shan
chowfu and Singanfu (China) each
100000; and Vienna, 1,091, ,999.
The entire population of Asia is larg-
er by about 25,O0O,OO0 than the estimate
given in 1875.
The population of China is given as
400, 100000, with 26,50O,0OO outlying
people. Hong Kong seems to have de,
creased by upward of 1000 since 1875
the number now given being 12l, 1856
Japan is set down at 33,299,O14.
The following are the populations o.
the leading States of Europe, according
to latest estimates
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-02-19

]. II. DWINELL.
CAN BE FOUND AT ]. e. DWINELL's SHOP
j good stock Of Furniture of all kinds; also
aod and well selected stock Of Carpets, Room Paper
lecture Frames Plain and Gilt-Edge Curtains. and Fix
ures TO match. nice lot Of Baby Cabs with Canopy
Top n you like. Good stock Of Collins and Caskets
In will be sold low for cash or approved credit He
,ill not be beat on prices. Glover Vt. 4-25u
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@. ]. RowELL.
A TToRNEY AT LAW,
~ AL Barton Landing, Vermont.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-02-19

WIN. b. DODGE
T DWELL. VT, AGENT FOR THE CHAMPLAIN
Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Burlington,
gt, Insure Dwellings Farm Property, Household
,urnture etc. and Mercantile Risks for the term OF
hree or hve years. All honest losses equitaby
adjusted and promptly paid. A 0-S
L. H. THOMPSON,
A TToRNEY, COUNSELLOR AND SOLICITOR
N Also Bounty and Pension Agent, Irasburgh, VT.
w. w. MILES,
A TTORNEY AT LAW.
~ 9-2g North CTaftsbury, Vt.
ROBERT GILLIS,
DEALER IN HARNESSES, blankets, whips, curry
combs, &C., Barton Landing, VT
j. f. WRIGHT,
physician and Surgeon. Office at hisresldence,
o2-l Bartsn Landing, VT.
DIR. q. A. BENIIS,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
III Is CraftsbuTy, Vermont.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-14

m. for the Ouaohita, through to Ouachta City,
carrying the United States mail. y. A. Blanks
commands, Ben Uornwell clerk.
The fine and regular steamer Bertha, FL. FL.
Broad master, Iheo. John clerk leaves to- NOR.
row at p m. for the Atohsialsya through to
Washington.
The fast and very staunch freight steamer o..
?. schenck, j. Lawrence Carter master, Dick
Burns clerk, leaves tomorrow, positively, for
Cincinnati.
LBy Telegraph
MEMPHIS, Aug. 12.-To o. g. Wayne: Steamer
Golden City will leave New Orleans for Oinoin-
natl Saturday, 18th inst.
j. D. HEGLEIs. Master.
NATonEz, Aug 13.--To j. D. Wood u o., 1O4
Common street. Steamer II. q. Yasger will arrive
Tuesday morning and leave Thursday.
d, HANEY, Master.
CogsHATrrA, Aug. 13.-To joe. A.. Alien: only
thirty inches on bars. viii have TO double trip
from here to Shreveport.
NOAH aOOvEtf,. Steamer Bonnie Lee
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.
Cincinnati Comm ercial, August II:
The Charles Morgan arrived from New Orleans
last night al IL o'clock, eight days and six hours
out after being aground at Caseyville bar for if.
teen hours, and working Glow from Cairo to
Cincinnati. The Morgan VIII lie up Tor awhile,
and will 20 on the docks either here or at Mad-
son, to be locked and painted inside and out for
the fall trade. The Charles Morgan has just fin
ished her thirty fourth round trip from Onoin-
natl TO New Orleans, making twelve trips this
season, from the 18th day Of Last October until
now, besides losing nine weeks In the Joe last
winter.
MIR. Samuel McKittrick, who was the carpenter
on the sunken steamer Golden Rule came here
from the wreck on the A. O. Donnaly. He says
the diver IL afraid to go down in the wreck The
water is on her hurricane roof. with the water
100 feet deep on the outside. She ia badly ca
reened, and will soon slide away. A man can't
stand on her decks. The cabin frame OF Capt.
browns new steamer Golden Grown 10 all up,
and the work OF oanvassng her roof was COM
menoed yesterday. Capt. Drown is giving the
new steamer HE undivided attention. The Ohas.
b. Church came off the docks ab Fulton yester-
day, and the Thos. Sherlock will go on TO day.
Capt. Ii. Ii. browns new Gelden Grown will be
lot into the water next Wednesday, when the
frame for Capt. o. 2. Bhinkles new Golden Rule
will be set up. The new Golden Rule will be ten
feet longer than the old.
BT Louis, August 10.-Boats for the South get
all the freight they want. The Barge Line is
getting large shipment OF bulk wheat for Eu.
rope. A st. Louisan with 10000 is looking for
reliable party to join him In building 1900 ton
twin screw steamer for the New Orleans trade
CAIRo, Aug. 9.-The rivers are fast getting
down to low water mark, and the ugly places are
beginning to show up. Horse tail, below st.
Louis, pilots say promises to be very ugly to ruu
and new channels are forming in many localities.
Many crossings will be better than they are now
when the river gets lower, and they have had q
chance to cut out.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-14
BY Railroads
NEW ORLEANS, JACKSON AND NORTHERN
RAILROAD

AVN" onLhANS JAChSON AND NDhIhEhN
RAILROAD.
August 1919 bales cotton Stewart Bros &oo-5 do
Walden, hawkins &co--4 Lehman, Abraham &co--2
Meyer. Weis &eo-2 III & Newman--2 Richardson
May Bickham Moore-Total % bales cotton
/" hhds tobacco Gunther g. Stevenson-2O do Bea-
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II Wilson Mills-Total zs hhds tobacco
100 bbls -four j A Norton-4o0 do T A Ham 'lton &
COL car wagons BIZ West-20 boxes yeast 25 cases
milk Smith Bros Geo 5 cases candy d Modat Geo
1aO pkgs beer Holiander--30 cases matches Flash
Lewis &co-95 bxs h nd es Baldwin &co-25 bbs
highwlres Commagere g. LAMBERT car bulk whsat
III Lawler-l00 bbs -four Schw Abacher & Hirsch-
l33 bbls onions MlStch Son-l50 pkgs beer II Red.
witt bx peaches w Justice-i do A Montamat-2
cara lumber Msrkey---3 cars bti k Wizard a. WI.
moth-1 car lnm her Il ID Cobb car bulk wheat L ]
Highly do L Forstail & Sons cases SHOES d
MERCER g. SOM sitter M Haughery--8 crates cab
bage Is bbls potatoes D'Amico--17 bbls caro-
Burkearya & Schwabaeher-10 bxs fuses w Shep.
ard-1o crates peaches Temple S Coons &co-ls bales
green hides Fitzpatrick & Hall machine Weed S
NJ Co-300 cases oil 2 Il q l. Co Dbl peaches
hi do Macheca &co--2 cars mules Afford e. Mar.
tim cases shoes A Riley-19 Is mdse stnber
400 pkge tobacco w VanBenthuysen-7 dry hides
Hay & Mehle-1 car lumber pump w Reynolds