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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-11-04
BUSIN ESS NOTES.

There is considerable excitement
among the tea importers. growing out of
the statement that at the next session of
Congress an attempt will be made to
increase the revenue by putting a tax
on tea. The aggregate of the importa.
ton of tea is about fifty million pounds
annually. and an average valuation of
thirty to forty cents per pound or about
twenty million dollars.
Private advices from New Orleans
give fiattering prospects for the seasons
sugar crop throughout the State. The
acreage has been large and if the cane
is we'll gathered the product is estimat-
ed at not less than 100000 hogsheads
the largest by forty thousand since
the war. The quality is also said to
be superior to any in former years. The
sugar mills in every parish are in full
operation.
The reports from the boot and shoe
trade are favorable; the largest number
of boots and shoes ever made in this
vicinity in one month was made last Sep
TENDER, being 4,l9l,776 pairs, or equal
to over fifty million pairs per annum.
This is a clear indication of revival of
of trade. There is also a marked i'm
provement in prices, which will have
the tendency toward a corresponding in
crease of the wages of the operatives.
The reports from Chicago in the West,
and New Orleans in the South, both
representative points, continue to be en-
couragirg. In Chicago the jobbers are
having full season trade, the lumber
interest is looking up, and the market
is steady for wool. In New Orleans the
abatement of the yellow fever in the
outlying districts, and the prospect of
its immediate disappearance everywhere
has had marked effect upon trade.
The several months during which the
fever has put an embargo on transporta-
ton has in many instances completely
exhausted the supplies, while the crops
gathered and in process of gathering
are exceptionally good, SO that large
and active trade is anticipated
The exports of produce and manu-
features keep fully up. In fact the of
ferings are greater than the tonnage to
Liverpool and the Continent. The fol-
lowing is the aggregate of the cargoes
of the six transatlantic steamers leaving
New York last week: 10000 bushels
corn, 7756 bales cotton, 1880 boxes
cheese, 5475 boxes bacon, 2O5O pkgs.
butter, $3.50 bbls., 1850 bags -four,
10000 bbls. apples 1910 boxes canned
goods, 800 carcases sheep, 200 tons and
1866 quarters fresh beef. The season
for shipping live stock has almost closed
but large shipment of live stock as soor
as the spring opens.
Considering the abundant crops
throughout the country has touched
hard pan, there is every reason to be
encouraged and hopeful for the future
Whatever croaking there is does not en-
anate from business circles, but is main
ly carried on by those who make it 6
sort of profession.-Boston IraveLer.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-11-04

And now such papers as the Meesen-
ger, the Advertiser, the Citizen, and the
Palladium are compelled to resort to
that most outrageous ''stop thief cry
against Gen. Circuit. by accusing him of
having used large sums of money in the
previous canvass. In view of the notori-
GUS facts In regard to the other candidate,
this cry is about the most cheeky" Of
anything we ever heard of.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-11-04

A few years ago we were rapidly get
ting in debt to the rest of the world,
while we thought ourselves very pros
porous. For the last four years we have
been rapidly getting out of debt to the
rest of the world, and have considered
ourselves in very bad way indeed. 1t
often happens in the history of the ma
tions, as in the history of individuals,
that they do not know when they are
we'll off. When we were spending mon
ey faster than we earned it, we stuck
feathers in our hats and strutted, filled
with windy notions of our wealth and
Importance. Now that we are earning
money faster than we spend it, we are
afflicted with dumps and walk around
with our heads down. AS there was no
sense in our exultation, so there is no
sense in our dependency. Now, on the
eve of specie resumption, is good time
to resume our right minds.-Philadel-
phia Record.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-11-04
OF BARTON.

The vehemence with which the letter
of Gen. Circuit was attacked by the Bar
low organs, shows that it contained
something that caused them arlarm.
They do not like the sensible. honest
doctrines the letter puts forth. The
wounded bird hutters.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-11-04


"The Cause and Cure of Hard Times"
was the theme discussed by President
Seelye of Amherst College at the late
Athol Cattle Show. He argued that
the hard times are not caused by over
production nor any conflict between
labor and capital. Nothing but capital
to employ labor can bring easy times.
The first cause of hard times was the
destruction of capital. In the second
place to have good times there must be
confidence on the part of the capitalist
that his enterprise is to succeed. This
confidence has been destroyed more than
any other way by our tampering with
the value of money. This tamperimg
acith valates mast be stopped at once if
good times are to come again. says the
president. This is what we have often
said. Greenbacks are plenty and inter-
est is low, lower for the past two or
three years than we ever knew it to, be
for SO long time. But there is want
of confidence both with business men
and capitalists. The formes, who in.
tend to pay their debts. hesitate to in
vest or use capital while there is doubt
about the resumption of specie pay.
ment; and capitalists are also cautious
about loaning funds without security
such as none but men of integrity car
give. Hence, much capital is uninvest
ed, or if invested not used, and mer
and women unemployed. Let the peo
pie and Congress work together for the
resumption of specie payments, and
when this is done, then the cure of hare
| times will come
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-11-04

The Mexican muddle has taken new
and rather unexpected phase. A force
of four or FIVE thousand Mexican troops
which was at first supposed to have a
much less amicable mission, has arrived
on the Rio Grande, and their command
er notifies General Ord, of the United
States army, that they have come to
help stop the cattle stealing raids into
Mexico which have been making so
much trouble. The Mexica govern
ment has always protested a desire to
CO operate with ours in restoring order
on the borders, but this is the first ap-
parently honest step it has taken. and
it is announced that the force has al
ready dispersed several bands of marau1-
ing Indians, it looks as though some
thing might come of it.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-11-04
DAVID SIMPSONS ESTATE.
CTATE OF VERMONT,

In Probate Court. held as Irasburgh, said District
on the Goth day of October. A. D. 1878.
Jane S. Simpson, Administrative of the estate 0
David Simpson, late of Greensboro in said District
deceased, presents her administration account fol
examination and allowance. and makes application fo
decree of distribution and partition of the estate
said deceased.
Whereupon. it is ordered by said Court, that said
account and said application be referred to session
thereof to be held at L. H. Thompsons Office. in sale
Irasburgh, the Sd day of December, A. D. 1873 oI
hearing and decision thereon
And, it is further ordered. that notice hereof be-
given to all persons interested by publication OF the
three weeks successfully in the Orleans County
Monitor, newspaper published at Barton previous to
said time appointed for hearing that they may appear
at said time and place. and show cause II any they
may have. why said account should not be allowed'
and such decree made.
By the Court-Attest.
L. II. THOMPSON, Judge.
A true copy Of Record-Attest.
o49 L. Fl. THOMPSON, Judge
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-11-04
Geo. P. Rowell 6 Co.'S
New Advertisements.
Roolx a montsWan4o

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People. by j. P. THOMPSON. D. D., Ii. D. late pasto1
of the Broadway Tabernacle Church in New York
Complete in one large octave volume, 200 pages 60
full page engravings on steel and wood colored mans
Experienced agents, teachers young men from the1
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Immediately to the publisher. HENRY BILL, Norwich]
Conn.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-06
Sheep HusbandYy.

Col. Tom Crutchfield, of Chattanoo-
Ga, Tenn, in an article written for q
work ON sheep husbandry, now being
by the Commissioners Of Ag-
riculture of Tennessee, makes the
following suggestions about the care
he devotes to his flock:
ANNUALLY, at shearing time, I Gull
my flock, and take out all ewes and
lambs that are less perfect in form
and fleece, or in any respect inferior,
and place them with the sheep, keep.
ing to breed from none but the best.
I give my flock good attention. They
have access to an open shed and salt
all the time. l change their grazing
ground often, and endeavor to keep
them In uniform condition, as that
makes uniform wool. Any sudden
change from . fat to q poor condi.
ton, and Uice Vers0, strengthens OF
diminishes the fibre Of the wool
which detracts greatly from tho fibre
of the wool, frequently rendering the
long wool valueless 40 q combing
wool. If the sheep becomes poor
when the fleece is about half grown
and then fatted, the wool inevitably
tells it, as at that point where the
poverty of the sheep was shown, 81
will 1t be shown in the wool, being
much weaker than the other portion
of the fibre grown while the sheer
was in good condition this same
cause 40 also any other cause from
which they may have had fever, will
cause them to shed their wool.
have heard it said that the feeding Of
corn to sheep makes them shed theil
wool. No doubt it is true-as thu
corn brought them rapidly from pow
erty to flesh-the sudden change caus
ing the shedding Of wool, which
rightfully is attributed to the corn"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-06

The New York. 1ablekwhich, as it is
published under the express approba-
ton of Cardinal McCloskey, may be
regarded as an authority, almost Of
fetal, on Roman Catholic statistics,
affirms that tho Catholic population
Of the world to-day is not less than
0,OO0, 600; that, in the United States,
the duennial increase is not less than
2,5O0, 600; that the Catholic popula.
ton of this country sis roughly esti-
mated at 6, 100000" but it 10 believed
ian actual count would fall little, If
any short Of 1880, OOO;" that in the
twenty years from 1857 to 1877, Cath
Ollie places of worship have increased
from 2,82S to Z, All, nearly treble; and
that in the same period the number
of Catholic schools in America have
increased from 1878 to 5,548. These
figures present total very consider
ably larger than has hitherto been
claimed for Cstholicity in the United
States. Our next census may correct
II If wrong.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-06
Farm Accounts.

When . farmer, at the end of . year,
settles his store accounts, pays his
smith bill, with that of his teacher,
doctor aud preacher, which tax ID
generally in the rear, and If anything
10 left from the amount realized BY
the sale of his produce, that amount
is called the profit; but it falls short
then he has made nothing. That il
not correct estimate Of results, for
the bills have no connection with the
cost of planting except the smith bin
A merchant doing business on . cap.
ital Of 1000, wanting to obtain the
result Of the years operation, takes
an inventory of the unsold stock the
amount Of available accounts, with
the money on hand, after paying hi,
store rent, his clerk hire, interest paid
ON borrowed money, and other ex.
penses incidental to his business, bu
does not include the expense of sup
porting his family, which might il
extravagant, absorb all the profits
though it might be thirty or fort,
per cent. on the capital. There are
large number of farmers, whose rea
estate, with all the working stock ant
farming implements, cannot be val
ued at more than $1,000, yet by theil
profits realized have raised, clothed
and educated from five to ten chill
dren, which, to do this, must make ,
profit of 30 to so per cent. on the cap
ital .-EI.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-06
Afraid 6he'd Be Kissed

A man was once walking along one
road, and q woman along another
The r0ads finally united, and man
and woman, reaching the junction q,
the same time, walked on from there
together. The man was carrying q
large iron kettle on his back; in one
hand he held by the legs q live chick.
en-, In the other cane, and he wal
leading q goat. just as they were
coming to deep, dark ravine, the
woman said to the man, II am afraid
to 60 through that ravine with you
1t ts . lonely place, and you might
overpowcr me and kiss me by force
"If you are afraid of that" said the
man, "you shouldn't have walked
with me at all; how can / possibly
overpower you and kiss you by force
when I have this great iron kettle on
my back, cane in one hand and q
live chicken in the other, and am lead
ing this goat! l might as well be tied
hand and foot?" a6
eyes," replied the woman "but
II you should stick your cane into the
ground and tie the goat to it,and turn
the kettle bottom side up, and put the
chicken into II, then you might wick
eddy kiss me. in spite Of my resis-
tance." "Success to thy ingenuity,
o woman y said the rejoicing man to
himself II should never have thought
Of such expedient."
And when they came to the ravine
he stuck his cane in the ground and
tied the goat to it, gave the chicken
70 the woman, saying, "Hold 1t while
cut some grass for the goat" and
then lowering the kettle from his
imprisoned the chicken
under 1t, and wickedly kissed the wo-
man, a. she was afraid he would.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-06

ID. v. Lewis, writing to us from
Battle Greek, Nebraska, under date
Of Oct. oath, says:
Mrs. Rebecca Simmons, the aged
mother of Joshua G. Simmons, and
consort Of the venerable and much af-
flicted Edward Simmons, of the
'Iowa Graybeards," fell . victim to
congestive chills ON the first of Sep
TENDER. Since that time the widow
of ]. c. Simmons has lost her two
youngest children by diphtheria, .
disease that has been very prevalent
and fatal in the Salin, Valley. Mr..
Edward Simmons is confined to his
bed, (having the erysipelas in his re-
naming fooD though he does not
suffer as much pain as he did . few
months ago.. He seems to prefer
death to having his remaining leg
amputsted. presume you are aware
that he had one leg amputated for the
same disease while in his country a
service. lie is very much emaciated,
and rs his sight and hearing are both
very defective, his situation 10 very
lonely. rfs f.r5
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-06

back to America, was arrested, and
about ten days ago he escaped from
the Charleston, Mass, prison. Coch.
ran alone tried to be straight. He
went to Canada, bought farm, and
In about six months, the turn being
called upon him by the "Hidden
Hand" he passed in his checks.
THE BENEFICIAL SAVINGS FUND, OF PHIL.
ADELPHIA,
was robbed of 81, GOO, 900, q few wears
ago, by "holding up" the cashier,
who gave the combination. Every
dollar of the amount was recovered
by negotiation, and the brakeman re-
tired on competency.
THE NoRTHUMBERLAND VAULTS
gave up their treasures on account of
a visit which masked men made to
tho cashiers residence, where he kind
ly handed over the com bination, and
went to the bank with them, because
he couldn't help himself.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF W.T.
MINGToN, DEL,
was entered, and the attempt to rob
1t was precisely the same as that
worked on the Manhattan on last
Sunday morning. The cracksmen
went into the janitor's room and gag
ged him and his family. An old Mig
ger woman crawled under the bed
but forgot to pull her heels in after
her. One of the men dragged her
out. A door CHANGED to be left open
and through It she sped like creased
arrow. She was chased almost to the
police station, and her flight saved the
institution.
1t was reserved for the cashier of
THE cHAMBERsBuRG, PA, BANK.
to be wooed and won by two Chica-
to men, Louie Claremont, the expert,
and Abner Wicks, his brother -in-l ".
Claremont had the vaults opened up
tor him, took the treasure assisted by
Wicks, got away, was captured and,
as is well known, was taken back un.
der the Pinkerton plan and convicted
All OF the money was recovered, II
will be remembered tina, Claremont's
wife made an effort to rescue him
from the Central Station, and would
have succeeded had not certain in.
vidual SHRED" the "kid" to give her
away.
1t sometimes happens, as dete ctive
stated to q TIMES man, that many OF
the bonds and papers taken by these
experts are
"RAIsED" AND PASSED,
or sold to "wild cat" spectators
This scheme however is not SO com.
mon as it has been. There is nothing
In the line of the crook that requires
SO much nice work as this. And
so few have been able to do it sue.
cessfully that it has been almost aban
| dOned,-Chico0o Times.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-06
Clippings from the State Register

Clippings from the State Register
Dos Moines has four brass bands,
and in some parts Of the city all the
cats have left, They couldn't stand
competition.
The Des Moines river at its juno.
ton with the Coon 10 7l9 feet above
low water mark In the Mississippi al
Dubuque.
A reward Of Xix hundred and fifty
dollars 10 offered for the arrest of Nc.
Crazy, who murdered young Davis
ct Sheldahl. The State offers five
hundred and Davis father one hum
dred and fifty.
The present name of the Des Moines
river 10 the fourth Il has had aimee it,
discovery by the whites. The Algon-
quins called it "Moingonan," the
Sioux "Eahshawshpatah," Charlie
voix dubbed It "Moingona," and .
settlement Of Monks 10 said to have
given it it, present name. The Sioux
speculation means 'tRed Stone River"
Winterset has the model greenback.
er. He has never had fifty dollars 1T
ono time, for tho reason that he has
always been too lazy too work and
too shiftless to save. When green
backism was born he became one Of
the wet nurses of the party, attending
all the meetings and talking finance
% learnedly o. Gillette. He became
thoroughly imbued with greenback
doctrines, and fully expected that
when Gillette WAS elected he would
Immediately receive package Of
money from Warrington. Before
thst event the man had never receiv.
ed Q letter ever since that happened
he has called ct the Winterset post
Office regularly each day looking for
the cash. He fully expects that It
will come and intimates that proba-
bly, II has, but has been appropriated
By the postmaster.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-06
A good story is told at the expense
~ par N D AG{AAhnl nAazsd>Aa -.

A good story is told at the expense
Of Rev. d. p. Mitchell, candidate for
Governor Of Kansas. on the Green-
back ticket. Some time ago, in . po-
litical speech, he advocated ''fiat mon.
sy," an exclusive paper currency, &C.,
&C., denouncing gold and silver as
twin relics Of barbarism," in the
wellknown style Of partisan speak
err. A few nights after he was
preaching at : camp-meeting, and de-
scribed the Celestial City asset forth
In Rsvelstions-its gates Of silver snd
precious stones and streets paved
with gold-when an reGsneratsd
darksy shouted out "6top dAr, Brud-
der Nitchell! No gold and silver in
aat place dsyi twin relics IS farba-
riam n Tableau. sg sss1 9 .a,; W.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-06

A Hdtckeye reporters attention
was attracted to an outfit yester6a ~
that father. capped anything IN the
emigrant line he had come across
since he was driven out Of Arkansas.
Where John (the old woman called
him) came from the reporter forgot
to ask, but he was going to Topeka,
Kansas, though he wasn't certain just
how long he would be on the way, al
his family were - little under the
weather" After further questioning
the reporter learned that the old lady
was nearly distracted with neural 10,
one Of the children had the scarlet f.
yer, another the Group, little girl Of
eight years was in the last stages Of
consumption, and John himself was
troubled with sciatica rheumatism.
As the reporter turned to leave he
looked under the wagon to find there
the incorrigible "yaller" dog shaking
with chill. Further investigation
revealed the fact that one Of the hor-
ses had the epizootic and the other
the CHAMBERS. And yet if this family
lives to reach Kansas, prosperity may
some day rest her gentle hand upon
the brows that are now fevcrish and
cold.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-06
An Undoniable Txuth.

You deserve 70 suffer, and II YOU
lead . miserable, unsatisfactory life
In this. beautiful world, It 10 entirely
your own fault, and there 10 only one
excuse for you--your. unreasonable
prejudice and skepticism, which has
killed thousands. Personal knovl.
edge and common sense reasoning
will soon show y0u that Green's An.
gust Flower will cure you OF Liver
Complaist, or Dyspepsia, with al its
miserable effects, suoh e sick head
ache, palpitation Of the heart, sour
stomach, habitual costiveness, dlsxi.
nsss Of the head, nervous prostrstion,
low spirits, etc. Its Gales now reach
every town on the western continent
and not druggise but will ten you Of
lie wonderful cures. You can buy 8
sample bottle for tan osnts. Three
doses will relieve you. Sold BY ]. L.
Taylor & Co., Ottumwa lows.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-06
Chicago JournaIIsms


A short time ago people were call.
ing for . little Scotch honesty. The
cry ceased with the late news from
Glasgow.
A Georgia farmer went into his
barn and killed 90U bats. He 10 good
ON the bat and should hire out 90 q
base-ballist. .s
Suicides lie dead in New York's
Central Park for days at . time, while
the keepers are down town running
Tammany politics.
A Missouri farmer has discovered
that cows like to swallow hair. This
explains the kind of butter that comes
from that state.
Michigan turns out 5000 wash.
boards per day. Now can Mrs. Liv-
ermore longer ask, "''What shall we
do with our daughtsrs?"
A Missouri woman keeps up Q bar
in her house for her husband to pat
ronize, and in this way keeps him q
home besides getting oil his money.
At . church fair in New York, one
day last week, "Rebecca 1t the well'
was staid young lady attended by a
colored fO0tman In livery. Whenev.
OF visitor asked for Q drink (of lem.
onade) the footman drew 1t. Now
what We want 70 know 10 whether
this 10 not . departure from the scrip.
tural record, and II the young lady
and the darkey should not be tried
for heresy?