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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-04-15

Secretary Sherman held con ference
with some of the leading bankers of
New York, Tuesday, and urged upon
them the Importance of guaranteeing to
take $l00,OO0,OOO of four per cent
bonds between this and Jan. lst, 1879.
The bankers did not quite see their
way clear to take the stock, but asked
the Secretary to offer four and half
per cent and FIVE; but this the Secreta-
ry declined to do, for the present. The
bankers desire to cooperate in every
possible way with the Secretary in
bringing about resumption. 1t is ex-
pected that another conference will be
held, when a more practical result may
be reached.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-04-15

There are symptoms of unhappiness
among the silver advocates because the
buzzard dollar fails to circulate. In
some sections of the country a specimen
of the new coin has not been seen yet,
and the populace in those localities are
unhappy about it. 1t does not console
them bit to be teld that they would
be more unhappy If they were to see
one. Secretary Sherman is charged
with violating the spirit of the law in
boarding the dollars in the Treasury to
aid resumption, because the bill was
passed for the express purpose of giving
''relief" Yes, but it was also passed
to give US an optional standard, and
that is what Mr.. Sherman is doing with
it. Anybody can take silver out Of the
Treasury as he pleases. by paying gold
for it. The trouble isn't with the Sec
rotary, but with the "option." The
clamor was for Congress to make silver
as good as gold, and Congress has done
all it could to accomplish that miracle.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-04-15

A second interview between Secretary
Sherman and the House Committee on
banking and currency is reported in the
daily papers. The readiness of his re-
plies shows that he has we'll considered
all the points that are likely to arise in
respect to resumption, and that, whatev-
err may be thought of his opinions, they
cannot be set one side as crude or care
less. He declines to express any opinion
as to the probable effect of European
war, if there should be one, on our fnan-
ces but he is strong in his convictions
that resumption is practicable by the
first of January next. There is certainly
some reason in his declaration that il
would be impossible to gather all the
United States notes and present them in
a steady stream on the Treasury, owing
~ the 1Xtent Of tho country, tho numbe,
of hands in which the money now is,
and the superior convenience of paper tc
gold as a practical circulating medium
If fifteen or twenty millions of green
backs were once taken out Of circulation
the demand for the rest would, in hi
opinion, bring them up to par. What
ever may be thought of his theories OF
this subject-and we have already showr
that there is some reason for thinking
him over-sanguine-there ought to b,
practical unanimity in his proposition
that it will be time enough for Congress
to repeal the Resumption Act next fal
if it shall then appear that it is imprac
ticable to resume. And the indication
are that he is succeeding in bringin
Congress to this opinion.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-04-15

and experience only can fix its value.
So far, l believe, about 200 applications
for admission have been accepted
The plots of ground on which the
foundations supporting the New York
approach of the Brooklyn Bridge are to
rest, are situated in the very oldest part
Of the city. and the buildings which
have just been removed from themw were,
some of them, fairly lettering with age.
Excavations for the foundations referred
to have been begun, and the ancient soil
which the sun has not shone upon for
two or three centuries is proving as rich
in curiosities as the work of the mound
builders in the West. A score of sug-
gestive relics have been turned up there
within a few days. Among them were
three old bayonets nearly eaten up with
rust, and found close to number OF
cannon balls. The bayonets evidently
had belonged to Queen Anne muskets at
the time of English occupancy of the
city; but the cannon balls belong prob
ably to the days of the redoubtable
Dutch Governor and Director General
Wouter Van Twiller
More curious still, however, was the
finding, within stones throw of the
cannon balls, Dutch pipe and a piece
of tile. The former was probably tn,
property of some respectable burghe,
and could it have had photograph t.
tachment in its prime, what tales It
might relate The tile evidently belongs
to the same period as the pipe. On it
still to be traced the figure of Bel and
the Dragon. Near by was another PIPE.
clearly of Indian manufacture. and sope
pieces of wampum, or seawan, for long
time the only circulating medium in use
between the Dutch and Indians.
Near the wampum, but on an upper
stratum, were several bricks of yellow
clay. These are of Holland manufsc-
ture before brick-kilns were established
on Long Island, by Governor Stuyvesant
in 1861, ships were loaded with bricks
burned in Holland, and at first every
dwelling was modelled after those the
Dutch had left, with store-rooms fol
trade like those of Amsterdam and othel
trading towns in Fatherland. Thus a
New Amsterdam and Fort Orange (Al
bany) rows of houses could be seen bull
of imported brick, with thatch-roofs
wooden chimneys and the gable-en
always towards the street. A few @
these remarkable Dutch houses were t
be seen till within year or two in thi
city, but not one now remains.
Among these spade relics, and of ia
d more recent date than those above de
scribed, were the bored logs of the oil
Manhattan Water Works. As this con
y pany, which was organized in 179s
supplied the city with water until 1872:
the logs must be more than half Gel
> fury old. yet those lately unearthe
were excellently preserved. So the di!
y gers in Frankfort street have pierced i
succession strata belonging to four civ
lizations, SO to Opeak on Manhatta
Island-the American, the English. tn
u Dutch and the Indians. RADIx.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-04-15
GOLD LOO I-2.

During a part of last week the pre-
MUM on gold was only one half of one
cent on dollar-a sum too small to be
of any consequence in ordinary business
transactions. Thus by causes outside
of legislation. the premium has almost
ceased, and many firms and individuals
are doing business on the specie basis.
Why any need of national legislation on
the subject? Congress has about as
little influence in finance as 1t has on
the tides and eclipses.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-04-15
DEATH OF WILLIAM M. TWEED.

Tweed is dead. He died at noon
Friday in Ludlow Street Jail, New
York. where he has long been confined
for his rascally thievings in that city.
His exit was sudden. only a few hours
Of sickness. and no apparent knowl-
edge Of his approaching end. A few of
his friends were present, but his family
was in New Orleans. The career of this
man has been checkered. He rose from
poverty to wealth, from rags to be the
imperial ruler in the Democratic politics
of the city. and State of New York. He
held important Offices in the city and
the State. and made himself notorious
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-04-15

AsTRoNoMICAL.-M More stars of the
first magnitude are now visible than at
any other time during the year. On a
pleasant evening the sky fairly glitters
with them. Sirius hangs over the south
west, and though shining through the
space of eighty trillions of miles. almost
dazzles the eye with the power of his
light. Looking northeast from Sirius
one meets the steady CLEAN of Procyon !;
while to the northwest the germs of
Orion, Betelguse and Rigel appear.
Father on the same course is the ruddy
glow of Aldebaran, and just above this
star, in the cluster Of the Hyades, Mars
sheds its sullen ray. The planet is
near the tropic of Cancer and is moving
in a northeasterly course. Northwest
from the zenith .calm Capella" tells
where the celestial goat is supposed to
hide. The Twins, Castor and Pollux,
appear very near the meridian, and far
upward towards the zenith while Arc.
turus, the brightest of northern stars,
glitters over the east Later, Vega looks
out from the dark northeast. Thus
nine stars of the first magnitude and
one bright planet are above the horizon
| at the same moment Free Press.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-07-10
The Effect OF Scandal-aIOngerIng on
Children.

One of the greatest defects of this age
is the ::fastness" Of our boys and girls.
And every, bit of it is traceaJle back to
the homes, where idle news carriers drop
in continually, and are permitted to unfold
their budget Of gossip and scandal. Chit
sdren hear more than is believed, and the
w1nks mods and hints they catch at inter
walls excite their curiosity, and to satisfy
this, chances are, not wanting. But to
prevent betraying what they hear, they
also learn to be very sly, so that, id time
they ale able to build block houses, make
kites, or even pretend to study their les
son, and yet hear every word thatis said
Is itawonderthat, by the time the reserve
and purity of the mothers mind is worn
out, the daughters is in just the same
condition, with the difference that, while
the mother has family ties that serve as a
check, and has the Judgment Of maturer
years, the daughter is hampered by none
Of these, so that, az she stands on the
treshold Of life, she is like boat tossed
upon the sea without a pilot, save her
own desire, and the crew, instead of be-
ing all good influences Of the past, are
ust the reverse. 1t will be miracle if
she sails through safely, and if she should
sink we must accept the penalty, and
know thatitis the work of our own hands,
Cant we, from this day, shut OUT all Cos
sips scandal and low stories from our
homes2 Do not tolerate it, and il any one
Insists upon Entertaining you on these
subjects, do what you would do were
they offering you poison. - chicago 1'yi-
hume. W. 3&
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Fossils

Don't be fossils ;5old logs lying by the
Waysioe for moss and fungus to grow
upon for worms to honey comb and spiders
to weave nets around. Be q man among
men, with a purpose and strength to- ac-sI
conplisll. Don't be afraid of resistance
the more the better Friction cleans
the bark and rubs down the knots. Don't
1De afrai0 Of failure. You will be certain
to find it if ,everlastingly seeking. If il
must come, let the day find you and not
you the day No man can succeed in all
his undertakings, and it would not be
lls:for him to 40 50. Things easily ac-.
-quired go easily I. 1t issby the struggle II
costs to obtain that We learn to rightly
estimate the value. a "a d Z. i.4l ~; {{s;FsEsSS
Il Don'tlbe fossils.a8 IheYFare contentto
rot; to let matters take their course, and
the sooner they are out Of the way the
better They simply occupy the room
needed by better men men who are Wig
orous, thriving sprouts of the great hui
man tree; men who will take and keep q
place in the world who make business
and attend to it: who amount to some.
thing, do some good TO their race; men Of
hone, sinew and nerve: men of thought
and action, with the will to do and the
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heart to dare; men who would be missed
and regretted not old, mouldy, worthless
trunks by the side of the stream, tossed
up high and dry by one freshet to re-
main moticnless until the coming and
swelling Of another.
Don't be fossils. Better die il the
struggle than rust out uselessly. Want
of success with effort is better than no
striving for the prize. There is more of
homer even in failure than to never have
endeavored. He who perishcs bravely in
the combat receives the reward Of. praise,
though he fails to grasp the crown.
There is a pleasure in effort, in excite
ment, in the trying, though the end is
but dream. Life is made up Of trial
and no wise man shrinks from or seeks
to avoid it. Strike for the Truth and the
Right, and if the glory of the Victor is
denied, Sou can at least gain that Of the
Martyr.
Don't be human fossils-mlserab
nothings! Be up and doing. Glory
awaits the seeking and wealth the toiline
for, and neither will come without the
earnest seeking. Do something, If the
great slips through your grasp, hold
firmly on the less. Be anything,.if hon:
est, rather than human nonentity
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-07-10
A COLD SUMMER.
"A Man Frozen to Death Amid Intense
Summer Heat. fs 8

i = 4
MI. Jam es Knox, young man of the
eastern part of this county, has been
strangely afflicted for about year. Hot
or.cold, he was always affected as if
freezing to death. His case has been ex-
smined by several skillful physicians, and
we understand, has puzzled them al. He
was constantly using the devices to warm
himself that man might who had been
chilled by exposure to extreme cold. sit
ting around rousing fires, enveloped IN
blankets and the house closely shut up
though the weather was at summer
heat. tits said ne would sit down by the
FIRE and hold his head down to it and al
most roast it III the effort to warm. 1t is
q fact that he put cloths On his head to
protect his scalp from actual burning
while doing thus, and the cloths have
been actually set on fire by the heat he
subjected them to 3 IN endeavoring to
warm his head. Some time ago he made
a visit to Livingston in the hope of being
benefited by the artesian water, when Dr..
Webb of that town saw mis- case Lately
he had determined to return to Living
ston and try again the waters. and again
consult DR.. Webb, going to his office for.
that purpose. He seemed as one suffer
ing from extreme cold, and asked DIR.
Webbif he had any fire in his Office. He
told him he did not, and that it was too
hot to have a fire and be comfortable.
He said he could not stand it, and ran
out of the Office Into the street for the
benefit of the sunshine to warm himself.
The next day DR.. Webb had him in his
office again to make a more critical ex-
animation of his case, and had him a rous-
ing fire. He carefully tested with Their
mometer the degree of animal heat he
carried, and found it near normal. With
all of this trouble he lost little flesh, and
kept good appetite Tor food, and pre-
served rather healthtul look. On Fri
day he started home again in wagon
with Mr.. Meadows driving it. He had
not got far out of Livingston before he
wanted to return complaining that he was
freezing to death, and wanted to get
somewhere to warm. Meadows insisted
on continuing the journey on home,
and drove forward. Knox jumped outsof
the wagon and ran off into the woods
Meadows pursued him, compelled him to
return ana get into the wagon again, and
drove on. He got as far as Mrs. Peteet's
Green Grants old place with him
Mrs. Peteet had observed Meadows driv-
ing slowly along the road, and knowing
that he had gone to fetch the sick man
home, went out Ito the gate to make in
quiry. When Meadows drove up and
stopped to, her inquiry, he said he be-
lieved Jim Knox was dying. He was ~
ing stretched helpless in the potion of
the wagon, and after it had stopped only
gasped few times and died, apparently
freezing to death last Friday, with the
thermometer at ninety degrees.
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Good health is q blessing onlv attained sb1

II Good health is a blessing only attained by
careful attention to the real wants Of the
body; but BY how many ways do we az gTavate
symptoms and produce diseases it is difficult
TO cure, frequent among which is Heart Dis
ease, Nervousness, Sleepless or Wakeful
nights. Among the many forms of Heart
Disease are Palpitation, Enlar cement, Spasms
4 of the Heart Stoppage Of the Action 81 the
Heart, Trembling all over and about The
Heart Ossificatlon or Bony Form alton 81 the
Sinking of the Spirits. These tronb lesS$ 4 an
be cured by the use Of lii. Graves Nj HEART
REG ULATOR. Send to the sole az emit . q.
INGALLS,, Concord, NJ. H., for a PANT tSsof
tesiim onials, &c.
n For sale by drug at SO cents and ||s1 per
BOTTLE .ESsa
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White pole, and surgeons ared and white

one. III az q 81 IN 81 558IIII IA a
The three balls of the pawnbrokers'
sign arc part of the coat-of arms Of Lom-
hardy, from which thehrst bankers cause.
In old times bankers used to advance
money on yaluables, and thus were grad
ually transformed into pawn brokers. AT
first the balls were always painted with
a blue color, and It is only quite lately
that they have been gilded.
#8 The colored lights in the windows Of
the apothecaries Of the present day are
also "reminiscences Of the days when
street lamps were not, and those who
would do business by night must notify
the public Of the fact in some such way
as this.
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For upwards Oh thirty se fis.e
LOWS s. OOTING SY BIJ "A al I'LL heen used
for children with never. III
corlects acitlity Of the sto1na ch, Teli
collie, regulates the bow cures Id mi
and diarrhGa, whether ari sing from III
Or other causes An old and Wel lsS
edy. 2s ets.S
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I. ham. q. cunen. fox
You see. ther. his
No. harm. attached
To. me. it. is. my. M1ys
Wish. to. place. me
I Here. to. Let. you no
cells rorI hooro -

tIlS sCAio. ESoAs pCSlC
The. origin Of the striped poles which
are still used as signs for a babershops,
and the three balls which denote a pawn
Observation-Disclosures, are SO we'll known,
that we almost fear to speak OF them
here. As, however, it is possible that
some may not have heard them, we will
venture. The BARRIERS poles date back
to the days when the remedy for almost
every disease ,sas-t bleeding and thcn the
BARRIERS were the regular blood letters.
The patient who was DESTROYS Of being
bid was obliged to grasp a pole, which
was suppose to make the blood
flow more freely. AS tie pole
was Liable to be stained it was painted
red. When il was not in use the white.
linen bandages necessary in the opera
ton were twisted around it, and it was
hung outside the door, as the most CON
vcnientplace Of keeping it. In this way
it came TO be recognized as tine regular
sign Of a barber. shop, and the custom is
kept up to this day. Atone time barb.
ers were obliged to put out q blue and
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II. A frightened horse capsized buggy in
Hutchinson, Mcleod county, the other day,
throwing Mrs. G. L. Todd out, breaking for
her an arm and q leg. ~ .lR 81 ss8
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Rnrnets's CDcoaine is the best and cheapest
II air Dressing in the world. ItklIs dandruff
allays irritation, and promotes vigorous
growth Of the Hair.
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The horrors OF war are nothing to the hor-
rors Of Neuralgia. Immediate relief may be
had BY bathing the head with Jo5snsoa's A1ao-
dyne Lininsert and snuf1ng it up the nostrils.
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The Greatest Dl.cOvsfy 1t6I. As,is
Tobias celebrated Venetian Lninent 80 years before
the public and warranted to Diarrhea Dyssntery
Collie, and Spa mis-. taken internally and Ccoup on
Rheumatism. 9ore Throata. Cuts Bruises, Old Sores
and Pains in che Limbs, Back, and Chest externally
It has failed. No family viii ever be without i
after giving It "a fair trial Price, 40 cents. Dr.
TOBIAS VENETIAN HORSE LINIMENT, In Pint
BOTTLES at One Dollar. is warranted superior to any
other, NO PAY for the Of Oosio Cuts Bruises
Old Sores, etc. Sold BY all Druggists. Depot-lO PARK
Place, New York.
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hfnli,lOns' Liver R-gul = tor has been In use for
hals md there Y not one single Instance On
p time according 70 rsstons II Is without doubt
fecty har nes beirg carefully compounded # "a rare
roots AM mercury OF any injurious
caon6 and has superseded thes medicines in places
Y here they hare heretof re been exens veiy used.
Prpcure bottle st once from Druggist Do not
dalai give 1t faSE tral and yon Will be more than
satisfied with the results 0btaiAed
sis$ SS3Ss$ Ss8 8S 5S&3s CAUTION
As th0re are WI number Of I'M
sss Mons ffsred TO the public, we III
world caut lion the oInnaunity 70
SstYas5g buy powders prepared = Inn 3
nls1lls' Liver N~t n xvllat0r,
SSSSsa uA nm ess In onr engraved wrA aTer.
with Trad lark, EtAF1p md AiE
@3 nature unhro en- Meme either is
sS sSSs sSaIs genuine MT x0Ilgistal std genuine
9ssssss {Ss MANU- ONLY BIZ
u " ss III. H.S zEILIN & co,
$$ Ss SsgSIsgaaa PHILADELPHIA
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Accidents will happen. and it is best to be
IL WAYS prepared for them. Sufferers from
Cuts, Burns, Sealds, Wounds, Bruises and
spraias, will find Immediate relief In the use
of GRAoE,s SALvE which also cures Old Sores,
Eel ons, Cornes, Ulcers, &c. ST M
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-07-10

Parsons Pal,.ga the Pills are d priceless boon
to the people OF the South and Southwest.
They effectually prevent fever and agne and
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At this season Of the year the system is liable
IN hecome dsordered from th insufficient etfo rs Of
the liver the excuses OF bile II nature is
not assisted In her efforts, bilious attacks or
nrostratng fevers neoesstsariy follow causing great
snffering an o en- Death A little me precaution
however will prevent all this, and may be found In
favorite househ old remedy. 555% Ne. BE-.
an 4 SIMMONS LIVER REGUI AT KS.
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CHE
The Celebrated sSssS
cod Plug sa v g9I
TIE FIoNEEE Coo Ssss
New York Boston sild 'hhiSxR Il. III
Rern en-, her .ThIs. as

81 That when YOU buy d can of DIX YEAST
ranted absolutely pure. full siren 9Th full
weigh and it;cannot fail, II properly uEed, tos
produce the most .posit tive and satisfactory re-
snl It's mot on in Biscuits, rolls, mullins and
fancy cakes, but IN all kinds of batter griddle
cakes as well. s6ss.
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MI maiarious diseases, and cost only rs cents
a box. FINE 5
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Sign-BOards,

Some Of the signs upon inns and ale
houses were adorned by very curl on
specimens of poetry. One man, hav in
opened an ale house called the White
Horse, near four others, called respect
lively the Bear, the Angel, the Ship, and
the Three Cups, wrote under his sign
f2 My White Horse shall bite the Bear, @
4 And make the Angel fly?
Shall turn the Ship her bottom up, I,
, And drink the. Three Cups dry"
Here is another which the author was
determined should rhyme whether Or no !:
'Stop brave boys and quench your thirst,
Ii you won't drink your horses murst."
Another very quaint inscription was
found under the sign of the Fox at a
country inn: 5s
IT. ham. q. cunen. fox N
You see. Their. his s
No. harm attached h
To- me- it. is nv Mira
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al,rice " !. Ox5s Sol BY al DRUGGISTS. 81
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No. ), o. Pure lvsslcsT!Hs Castor Oh

&!
NRp{yTUYVN Wars nted perfs CT cure (orm mon
~ returned) for all the worst forms
~ Of f1Efs, LEP8osy. sURoFpr4
tH1W2NyX RHEUMATISM. SALT RRsuM, CA-
kRh3XNA1 a. TARRH. KIDNEY Dlsss SEES. and
y& {yly.S all diseases If the SKIN and
ESi12NkArtA Blood 81. D. FOWLE & CO..
R&H15ES& Montreal and Boston. sold every
.h.A2 where ST. bottle Send for
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-04

o. Elegant Cards, 25 styles with name, 10 cts q n
6 y or Chrome 20cts. J. K. HARDER, Maiden u
BRIDGE N Va