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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-01-14
AN ENCHANTED RATTLEssAKE.

Mr.. Sam Gentry. living over the line
in the adjacent county of Stewart, has
in his possession purse made out of
the tanned skin of rattlesnake, which
he caught and killed under the follow
ing extraordinary circumstances In 60
ing along path in a wheat field he
came across the snake lying at full
length before him, manifesting no de-
sire to retreat or attack and apparently
waiting for something to turn up. Mr..
Gentry, who is practical mesmerist,
concluded to try his powers on the dan
gerous reptile before him, reasoning that
if snake can magntize bird, why can
not man, endowed with greater mesmeric
power put snake under the power Of
his will? Taking his position at the
side of the dangerous but quiet subject,
he made quick undulatory passes with
both hands from the head to the tail,
and in few moments had the satisfac-
tion Of seeing the snake completely
within his power-charmed, magnetized,
mesmerized, or whatever it may be prop
erly called. Placing one of his hands
in front of his subject, it Immediately
crawled on his right arm. then over his
neck to the left. Gentry in the mean
time continuing his mismeric passes.
He then carried the rattlesnake home on
his arm, when, under his direction, one
Of his sons opened its mouth and un-
folded its fangs, the snake quietly SUBJ
mitting to the novel operation. After
fully satisfying himself and a number
of his neighbors, who were present and
witnessed the affair, of the truth of his
theory, he cast it on the ground, killed
it, stripped off the skin, tanned it and
made himself a purse. which he has
ever since carried about his person.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-01-14
A LOVING SON.


Arthur was the son of poor widow
who could hardly earn enough to buy
food for herself and son. She had no
warm shawl. and could not 60 to church
in cold weather. Arthur felt sorry to
see his mother kept at home for such
cause. His sorrow was real, too. for it
made him set his wits to work to earn
money. He became bellows blower to
the organist, and ran errands for the
neighbors and shop, keepers, until he
earned to buy a cheap, warm shawl.
He kept his plan secret, brought the
shawl, carried it home, and stealing up
behind his mother. spread it out and
laid it over her shoulders.
What is my boy about p cried the
widow, starting from her chair. Then
feeling the shawl, she grasped it and
said. "Why, what's this p
"a nice, warm shawl for my dear
mother to wear to church p cried Ar
thur, clapping his hands and dancing
around the room for joy; isn't it a
beauty ?"
When his mother learned how the shawl
had been procured. her heart was glad.
Tears filled her eyes. and pressing Ar
thur to her breast, she said:
'.My dear, dear boy p
Was not Arthur well paid, think you,
for all his work and pains in earning
that shawl | doubt if there was a
happier boy in the nation that night
than Arthur. What made him SO hap
py? Love and duty! He had loved
his mother. and had shown it by work.
ing very hard to buy her shawl. The
gift had become a JOY to her lonely
heart, because it made her feel that her
boy loved her-that he returned love
for love.
If any boys wish to test Arthur's
happiness, they can all do it. The
chance is as open to them as it was to
Arthur. They have but to love their
mothers dearly, and to show it by acts
of affectionate obedience. If they knew
how much value their mothers set on
their love, they would love them dearly.
Boys, let Arthur's example teach you to
love your mothers and to show that you
love them.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-01-14
81 WISH HAD CAPITALS.

We do not know the author Of
the best practical sermons to young
men that we have ever heard; IL wish
| had capital" SO we heard great
strapping young man exclaim the other
day in our Office. We did want to give
him piece of our mind SO bad-and
we just wrote to him. 'You want cap
ital do you?-And suppose you had
what you call capital what would you
do with it? You want capital? Haven't
you got hands. feet, muscle, and brains
and don't you call that capital
What more did God give to anybody?
"Oh, but they are more than many and
no one can take them from you. Don't
you know how to use them? If you
don't, it is time you were learning
take hold of the first pillow, hoe. or
broadaxe that you can find and go to
your work. Your capital will soon
yield you large interest. Ay, but
there's the rub; you don't want work.
you want money on credit that you may
play the gentleman and speculate, and
end by playing the yagabond. Or you
want plantation or negroes. that you
may hire an overseer to attend to them
while you run over the country and
dissipate or you want to marry some
rich girl who may be foolish enough to
marry you for Jour good looks, that she
may support you.
Shame upon you. young man. Go to
work with the capital you have and
you'll soon have interest enough upon it
and with it to give you as much money
as you want and make you feel like
man. If you can't make money upon
what capital you have you could not
make it if you had million dollars in
money. IF yeu don't know how to use
bone and muscle and brains, you would
not know how to use gold. If you let
the capital you have be idle and waste
and run out, it would be the same if
you had gold; you would only know
how to waste Then don't stand like q
great overgrown child; waiting for
somebody to come in and feed you. but
go to work. Take the first work you
can find no matter what it is. SO that
you can be sure to do it as Billy did his
drumming-well. Yes. what you. un-
dertake, do it we'll; always do your
best. If you manage the capital you
already have, you will soon have
plenty more to manage. but if you can't
or won't manage the capital God has
given you, you can never have any
more to manage"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-01-14

skies, but we. are all, SO far as public
places are concerned, sons and daughters
of Shabbyville. This is the more strange
because in our households no such re-
proach is true. There are no neater or
better kept homes anywhere then Amer
lean homes, nor are any people cleaner
or neater in their habits. 1t is wholly
in public matters that this shabbiness
We complain of exists; and this arises.
of course, first. from the neglect of the
official persons we endow with hand
some salaries for leaving undone the
things they sould do; and next, from
strange indifference on everybody's part
to everything of public nature, to
everything that is not within his own
private adminstration.-Appletons' Jour
nal
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-01-14

THE FEELING AT CoNsTANTINoPLE-
Letters from Constantinople unite in
saying that the public feeling there, is
one of encouragement and gloom. So
far from having any reliance upon Eng
land, the people and the Government
have feeling Of bitterness against her,
particularly since Servia, which was
spared further humiliation last summer
out of regard to England's pleading,
has been allowed to stab the Turkish
cause in the back, as they phrase it,
without any objection from England.
The attempt to raise levies from the
non- Mussulmau population has failed
entirely. through the spirited resistance
of the notables of tho various Christian
communities. The poverty Of the peo-
pie has reached an almost intolerable
pitch. Not being able to get victory in
any other way the true believers have
resorted to praying to Allah and recit-
ing verses from the Koran in the
mosques. Thousands of deTout Turks
may be seen at time in St. Sophia and
the Suleinaniye singing in unison whole
chapters of the sacred volume. In the
meantime the Sultan would be ready
for peace negotiations did he net fear
that the partisans of Murad would de-
throne him; but even that fear will yet
be overcome. ks
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-01-14

A SECRET REMEDY FOR AsTHMA.-A
writer in the Peninsular Journal of
Medicine says an analysis of "Langell's
Asthma Remedy shows that it is
mixture of ten or twelve parts of coarse
ly powdered belladonna leaves with one
part of nitrate of potassium, dried to-
gether The packages contained about
two ounces, and were priced at $l.25
each. On igniting portion on a plate
combustion takes place slowly, and the
fumes are inhaled, 1t is said to give
prompt relief, is much asked for, and
can be sold in quantities for about a
dollar pound.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-01-14
The LAST TOKEN.
ROME. A. D. l07.

Help me to bear it. IL know
This hour, what their fury made thee bearl
Now, now, feel what cruel throe
Was thine, when they mocked thee dying there,
And the merciless slayers howled below.
Could they have gwen such a roar
AS shakes the walls of this fearful place?
Ay even the wild beasts crouched before
The sound, and tear me not for a space
'Ts but for a moments space no more.
Hadst thou not, Jesus, in the throng.
Some one to pity thee? Drew not nigh
One. one who yearned for thee, and was strong
To look on thy face and help thee die?
Not one, to lessen that speechless wrong?
Thanks thanks! dear Lord who hast heard my call,
Who hast remembered me Thanks for one
Whose true, brave hard at my feet let's fall
rose ?-Could look long years on the sun.
This precious rose would be worth them all
fierce ones. cease to gnash your fangs.
An instant. while meet his look!
Though the beaten cymbal louder clangs
Let me see the face of one that can brook,
For love, the sight of my body's pangs
Oh, might win, come life or death.
HIS soul to seek me in Paradise!
Ye dreadful creatures, feel your breath,
see the roll Of your angry eyes -
Yea, though walk."-the Scripture saith.-
Ye shall not stir, till clutch yon rose
And hold II against my dying heart!
It's one last prayer he sees-he knows.
Now. lions. hasten fulfill your part!-
Before my closed eyes heaven gows
-Scribner for January.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-01-14
THE GRUM BIER.
HIS YOUTH.


His coat was too thick and his cap was too thin,
He couldn't he quiet. he hated a din;
He hated to write, and he hated to read.
He was certainly very much injured indeed;
He must study and work over books he detested,
His parents were strict and he never was rested;
He knew he was wretched as wretched could be,
There was no one so wretchedly wretched as he.
HIS MATURITY.
HIS farm was too small and his taxes too big,
He was selfish and lazy, and cross as pig;
His wife was too silly. his children too rude;
And just because he uncommonly good,
He never had money enough or to spare.
He had nothing at all At TO eat or to wear;
He knew he was wretched as wretrhed could be,
There was no one so wretchedly wretched as he.
OLD AGE
He finds he has sorrows more deep than his fears,
BE grumbles to think he has grurnbled for years;
He grumbles to think he has grumbled away
His home and his fortune, his lifes little day.
But, alas tits too late,-it is no use to say
That his eyes are too dm and his hair is too gray
He knows he is wretched as wretched can be,
There is no one more wretchedly wretched than he
Dora GOOdaIe 90 years oldl, in ST. NichOtas.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-01-14

A bill has been introduced IN the
Minnesota Legisture to distribute 225.-
900 bushels of seed wheat among the
farmers of the grasshopper devastated
counties, in order to prevent hardship
and suffering. In some counties the
crops have been destroyed for three
successive years, and unless the farm
ers are helped by the State they will
not be able to cultivate their farms next
season.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-01-14

A CoNTRAsT.-If we were to be asked
to say in one word the quality that more
than anything else marks English towns
and all public places as compared with
our own, we should have to say neatness.
English streets are well paved and
clean; English roads are we'll kept;
English railway stations are in perfect
order; English fields are trim and neat;
English gardens, hedges, fences, lawns,
all exhibit care and oversight. English
smoke and fog blaken and stain all the
buildings, but English can more than
compensates for the unavoidable evil.
We are not SO particular here. We
have clear atmosphere and brilliant
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-01-14
HOW TO BE HANOSOM E.

Most people would ike 70 De nano-
some. Nobody denies the great power
which any person may have who has a
handsome face and attracts you by good
looks, even before word has been spok-
en-. And we see all sorts of devices in
men and women to improve their looks.
Now, all cannot have good features
they are as God made them-but al
most any one can look we'll, especially
with good health. 1t is hard to give
rules in very short Ispace, but in brief
these will do:
Keep clean-wash freely. All the
skin wants is leave to act freely, and it
takes care of itself. Its thousands of
air-holes must not be closed.
Eat regularly and sleep enough-not
too much. The stomach can no more
work all the time than horse. 1t
must have regular work and rest.
Good teeth are a help to good looks
Brush them with soft brush, espec-
tally at night. Go to bed with cleansed
teeth. OF course to have white teeth it
Is needful to let tobacco alone. All
women know that washes for the teeth
should be very simple Acid may whit
en- the teeth, but it takes off the enamel
and Injuries them.
Sleep in cool room. in pure air. No
one can have cleanly skin who breathes
bad air. But more than all, in order
to look well, wake up mind and soul.
When the mind is awake. the dull,
sleepy look is away from the eyes. I
do not know that the brain expands.
but it seems to. Think and read. not
trashy novels, but books and papers
that have something in them.
Men say they cannot afford books,
and something do not even pay for a
newspaper. In that case it does them
little good, they feel SO mean while
reading them. But men can afford what
they really choose. If all the money
spent in self-indulgence, in hurtful in
diligence, was spent in books or papers
for self-improvement, we should see a
change. Men would grow handsome,
and women too. The soul would shine
out through the eyes. We were not
meant to be mere animals. Let US have
books and read them, and heed them
A House OF Our OwN.-Next to be-
ing married to the right person, there
is nothing so important in ones life as
to live under ones own roof. There is
something more than a poetical charm
in the expression of wife writing to a
friend, who says:
1--WE have our cosy house; it is thrice
dear to us because it is our own. We
have bought it with the savings of our
earnings. Many were the soda foun-
tains, the confectionery saloons, and the
necessaries of market we had to pass
many time my noble husband depriv-
ed himself of the comfort of tobacco,
the refreshing draught of beer, wore his
old clothes, and even patched-up boots
and l, oh me made my old bonnet do,
wore the plainest clothes, and did the
plainest cooking. Saving was the order
of the house. and to have home of our
own had been a united aim. Now We
have. There is no landlord troubling
US with raising the rent. There is nc
fear harbered in our bosom that in
sickness or old age we will be thrown
out of house and home, and the money
which otherwise would have gone fol
rent is sufficient to keep US comfortable
in the winter days of life"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-01-14

A lady living in Washington lost a
valuable gold watch at the Centennial
Exhibition last year, but the thief be-
came conscience stricken and recently
returned it to her with penitent note
asking forgiveness.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-01-14
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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-01-14

A North Carolina man has been tried
three times for stealing FIVE cent spool
of cotton. at an expense to the public of
about $500, and isn't convicted after all.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-01-14
BRICK I! BRICK!!

The subscriber having just opened kiln OF excel
lent BRICK. oferers them at reasonable rates Pind
them at the old Brick Yard at Barton vilisee
P 5. These brick will be sold an average Of ss
per thousand.
S6f JAMES LEWIS
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-01-14

People who wish to get stout should
eat slowly. Haste does not make waist
in such cases.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-01-14
THE MILD POWER
lC y r E s
HUMPHREYS
HOMEOPATHIC SPECIFICS.

Been In general for twenty years.
Everywhere proved the most SAFE, SIMPLE,
ECONOMICAL and EFFICIENT medicines
known. They are Jnst what the people want,
saving time and money, averting sickness and
suffering. Each single specific the well tried
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-01-14

Nos. Cures Cents.
Revers, Congestion, Infammations, 25
Worms Worm Fever Worm Collie, 20
Cryng-COlic, or Teething Of Infants, 25
4. Diarrhea, OF Children Adults, 25
3. Dysentery, Gripping, Bilious Colc, 25
8. Cholera-Morbus. Vomiting 20
Z. Coughs, Colds. Bronchitis, 26
3. Neuralgia, ToOLhache, Raceache, 25
o. Headaches, Sick Headache, Vertigo. 25
10. Dyspepsia, Bilious Stomach, 25
Ii. Suppressed, or Painful Periods 25
l2. Whites. too Prrfuse Periods, 25
l3. Group. Cough, Difficult Breating 25
Ia. Salt Rheume Erysipelas. ETuptions, 25
Is. rheumatism. Rheumatic Pains, 25
l6. Fever and Ague, Chill Fever, so
Ia. Piles Blind OF Bleeding, 80
Is. 0phthalmy, or Sore OF Weak Eyes. so
10. Catarrh, Acute or Chronic. Influenza, so
20. WhooPngCough. Violent Coughs, so
81. Asthma. Oppressed Breathing so
20. Ear Discharges. Impaired Hearing. so
23. scTofula Enlarged Glands, Swellings. so
"a. General Debility Physical Weakness, so
25. Dropsy and Soanty Secretions, so
26 Sea-Sickness, Sickness from Riding. so
e. Kidney-Disease. Gravel, so Z
rs. Nervous Debility, Seminal Weakness or
Involuntary Discharges, 90
~. Sore Mouth, Canker, 80
80 Urinary Weakness wetting the Bed so
ST. Painful Periods. with Spasms, so
SO. Disease Of Heart, Palpitations. etc, 90
SO. Epilepsy, spasms st. Vtus' Dance 80
"a. Diptheria. liberated Sore Throat, so
S5. Chronic Congestions and Eruptions, so
FAMILY CASES.
Case (Norocco) with above 35 large vials and
Manuel OF directions, $40 90
Case (Morocco) OF 90 large vials and Book 90
ooo 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. 100 Fulton Street. Ny.
For sale by all Druggists.
o2 Sold in Barton by E. =. Dutton and L. D. Wilson
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-01-14

NyANTED.-Activeb business man TO take charge
w OF county branch ofice.-one in every pros
porous and thickly settled county OF the Union Party
must invest $500 In staple stock at manufacturers
cost selling value OF the same. $500. Security for
investment absolutely perfect Aregular weekly sala
" OF 30 viii be paid and the party receives bill OF
sae o. stock In security for his money and salary and
- 70 purchase additional supplies from time time.
so a. 70 Keep $500 WORTH cost price, constantly or
mana An engagement viii be made for one year on
usi business permanent Best OF Boston, Chicago
and montreal references given. References required
Apply 70 or address FUTILE 4 DowNIE. 93 Federal
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-07-03
Fletcher House.

Adoniram Damn, formerly of
East Saginaw, who has kept many
hotels, and kept them all well, is
now keeping that especially ample,
comfortable and pleasant resort for
business or pleasure, the Fletcher
House at Alpena. AS is the GUS
tom with Mr.. Damn, whose rule is
tn make guests at home with him
wherever he may he located, the
Fletcher is conducted on the pleas
ant principles that govern in the
management of pleasant homes.
Scrupulous neatness in every de-
partment, good feed, kind atten-
ton bnt no "fuss and feathers" and
not shred of cred tape"
This hotel was never as sensibly
managed as at present, and all
things considered, it unquestion-
ably offers at this time as desira-
BILE facilities for rest and recuper-
alton to over-worked humanity as
any house in Michigan. The bath
house upon the grounds, running
in connection with the magnetic
sulphur springs and furnishing ia
cilities for cold, tepid, warm. show
er and douche baths and sun bath
ing, is now open for the season !;
the lines of steamers running to
and from Alpena were never half
so well organized, so reliable and
elegant; the facilities for fishing
and hunting excursions to Long
Lake, Hubbard Lake, and Thun-
der Bay Islands and other points
in the vicinity never so favorable
as now, and certainly no unseemly
importantly should be necessary
to induce the people of the Sagin-
aw river cities to make suitable
recognition of Mr.. Damn, once an
honored citizen among them and
of the locality he so creditably re-
presents in the hotel profession
Saginawian.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-07-03

the singing, acting, etc, was very
grand and deserving Of the high
est praise. IL is no easy matter to
train thirty or fourty grown up
persons TO sing and act their parts
properly, but with yonpg children
the task becomes far more difIicult,
and when, as in the present case,
the work is admirable done, it d.
notes the presence of a master
hand in marshaling the forces and
leading them to victory. Neither
must we forget the ability and per-
severance of the children in ac-
complishing their difficult tasks.
The programme, which was an ex-
cellent one, contained seventeen
pieces, consisting Of instrumental
selections, songs, recitation, duets,
and the drama Indians Wrongs"
The choruses were sung by large
choir of children, the stage being
full, and the groupings of the child
rem, their pleasant faces and taste
full dresses, formed a number of
pictures that will not easily be for
gotten by the many persons who
observed them. The leading fea-
ture Of the entertainment was the
drama, the actors being dressed in
fancy Indian costume which had a
very pretty effect. The drama was
we'll acted-the war dance and the
council concerning the fate of the
captive maidens, being notable
features. The dialogue "l7T8 and
1878" was another well acted piece,
and so was "Little SAM" Tommy
Dodd" was the cause of many
hearty laugh, and "Merry Birds
with its bird chirping accompani-
ment, was one of the best. In "Our
Banner of Glory" very beauti-
ful effect was produced by the
children waving banners, the whole
stage appearing to he one mass of
waving banners, interspersed with
the bright, happy faces of the
children, while in the center stood
the Goddess of Liberty with large
national banner in her hand. The
front of the stage was decorated
with flowers which produced n
pleasing effect. The hall was well
filed with citizens, there being no
vacant seats.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-07-03

Bewick, Comstock & Co. will
launch the new barge they are
building at Giberalter, below De-
troit, July 9th. She is to be
called the Altoona. Her dimensions
are as follows: Keel, 1876 feet /;
200 feet over all, 16 feet in hold,
and "a feet beam. She has the
engine in her that was in the We
mona, which has been thoroughly re-
paired at an expense of $4,000, and
the engine made stationary in
stead of ossillating. Messrs. Craig
& Linn, the builders, are sparing
no pains or expense in building
her, and intend she will be the
very best built steam barge on the
lakes.