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SENSATIONS DURING HANGING.

A question has arisen which very few
living persons are in position to an
swer, viz, what are the sensations expe-
rienced during hanging? Some of the
few who have been able to give any ac-
count of their consciousness at so critical
a moment say that, after one instant of
pain, the chief sensation is that Of a
mass of brilliant colors filling the eye
balls. The Quarterly Revieao volume
Ixxxv.) treating on this matter, says
San acquaintance of Lord Bacon, who
meant to hang himself partially, lost his
footing, and was cut down at the last
extremity, having nearly paid for his
curiosity with his life. He declared that
he felt no pain, and his only sensations
were of fire before his eyes which chang
ed first to black and then to sky-blue.
These colors are even source of pleas
ure. A Capt. Montagnac, who was ex-
ecutcd in France during the religious
wars, but was rescued from the gibbet
at the intercession of Marshal Turenne,
complained that, having lost all pain In
an instant, he had been taken from a
light of which the charm defed descrip-
ton. Another criminal, who escaped
through the breaking of the halter, said
that, after second or two of suffering,
light appeared, and across it most
beautiful avenue of trees" All agree
that the uneasiness is quite momentary
that pleasurable feeling Immediately
succeeds, that colors of various hues
start up before the eyes, and that these
having been gazed at for limited space
the rest is oblivion The mind, averteC
from the reality of the situation, is en-
gagged in scenes the most remote from
that which fills the eye of the spectator.
All the Year Round.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-05-27

The Suns heat at this planet is less
than half that which we enjoy. To the
inhabitants of Mars our planet appears
alternately, as the morning and evening
star, as Venus does to US. 1t was re-
Gently discovered that Mars has two
moons.
JUpITER.-Jupiter is eighty-nine thou
sand miles in diameter and performs his
annual revolutions once in about eleven
years, at the distance of four hundred
and ninety millions of miles from the
Sun. This is the largest planet in the
solar system, being about one hundred
and forty times larger than the earth.
His diurnal revolution is performed in
nine hours and 6fty-six minutes, giving
his surface at the equator a motion of
twenty eight thousand miles per hour.
Jupiter, next to Venus, is the most bril-
liant of the planets, though the light
and heat of the Sun on him is nearly
twenty-five times less than on the earth.
SArURN.-The planet Saturn revolves
round the Sun in period of about thir-
ty of our years, and at a distance from
him of nine hundred millions of miles.
His diameter is seventy-nine thousand
miles. making his bulk nearly nine hun
dred times greater than that of the
earth but Notwithstanding this vast
size, he revolves on his axis once in
about ten hours. Saturn therefore per-
forms upward of twenty-five thousand
diurnal revolutions In one of our years,
and hence his. years consist of more than
twenty five thousand days. On account
of the remote distance from the Sun he
receives only about ninetieth part of
the heat and light which we enjoy on
the earth, but to compensate, in some
degree, for this vast distance from the
Sun, Saturn has seven moons which re-
volve round him at different distances
and at various periods from one to eigh-
ty days. Saturn is distinguished from
other planets by his rings as Jupiter is
by his belt.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-05-27
A TRIO.

whip.p .poor-wil sat by the edge of the wood,
Perched on a log in his wonted mood.
And ever he chanted his plaintive strain
..Whip-poor-will"-oyer and over again.
Under the log was a crickets nest,
Who chirruped away at his very best;
In pool hand by, where the pond lilies fiaunt.
A bloated bull-frog had his haunt
Just as the shadows of evening fell.
And the breeze to the leaves bade a soft FAREWELL
Chorused in song with the whp-poor-wll
Were cultural bull-frog and cricket shrill.
"FoolI fooll" growled the old bull-frog,
"Sitting there on your hollow log,
Making night hideous with your cry,
While charm all the passers-by!"
"Cheer up, cheer up" sang the cricket small,
''You break my heart with your strange sad call;
shrink myself from the slightest touch,
Andwhy should you want whipping SO much?"
"whip-poor-will," cried the lonely bird.
But few as the leaves by the air were stirred;
And soon he repeated his mournful lay,
Softened by distance far away.
Sometimes, in moods when the crckers cheer
And the bull-frog's mutter offend my ear.
Far to the depths of the forest still
|, too, would fly, like the whip-poor-will.
- George Lunt, in Hdrper's Magazine.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-05-27

A RELIGIOUS REVIVAL SCENE IN
RICHMOND, VA.-On Sunday morning,
says the Richmond State, the roads and
lanes leading across Chimborazo Park
were filled with persons, white and
black, male and female, from the gray
haired sire to the infant in arms, all
hurrying in the direction of Gillie's
creek to witness the great baptizing.
By 10 O'Clock A. NJ. at least 1000 per-
sons had assembled on the York River
Railroad and the surrounding hills, and
the long line of new converts, male and
female, in twos, arrived on the ground
and stood in readiness on either side Of
the stream-the males on one side and
the females on the other. The females
were dressed in white, with white tur-
bans around their heads, and the men,
with white shirts. and white handker-
chiefs around their heads, awaited pa
tiently under the burning sun the arriv-
al of their turn. After the singing of a
hymn and short prayer, the Rev. Scott
Gwathmey. accompanied by one of his
deacons, stepped down into the water,
and the baptizing was begun. The fe-
males were served first, and they were
quickly disposed of to make room for
others in waiting. The men outnum.
bered the women. By 1890 the cere-
mony was over. and 233 persons had
been immersed by one man. The con.
verts for the most part were very quiet
and undemonstrative, but occasionally
some manifestation of religious fervol
would break out. One old woman, al
least 20 years of age. walking on crutch
es. hobbled to the pool and was among
those baptized. She was taken in ths
arms of stalwart deacon and borne ou
to the dressing-room.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-05-27
MERICAN q FOREIGN PATENTS,

FILLMORE a. CO., Successors TO CHIPMAN
psMER Co, Solicitors. Patents procured IN all
lntries. No FEES IN ADVANCE. No charge
less the patent is granted No tees for making pre-
binary examinations. No additional fees for obtain
and conducting rehearing by recent decision
the Commissioners ALL rejected applications may
revived. Special attention gwen TO Interference
pes before the Patent Office, Extensions before Con
bss, infringement Suits in different states and all
CATION appertaining to Inventions or Patents.-
nd stamp to Gilmore g. 90. for pamphlet
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THE SUBSCRIBER TAKES THIS METHOD TO
INFORM ALL THOSE WHO OWE HIM, THAT IN
lONsIDERATIoN or THIS NOTICE HE SHALL
EEL AT LIBERTY ON AND AFTER MAY lst
s7s. TO PRESS SETTLEMENTS AND CoLLEC.
IONS. AND SHALL DO so. FOR NECESSITY
EOMPELs.
z. o. RANDALL. .
west "io'ef' w. March 20. 1878. l2u
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Jones was always complaining of his

Jones was always complaining of his
wife's memory. "She never can remem-
Der any thing" said poor Jones 'it's
awful p "My wife was just as bad, .
said Brown, '.till found out a capital
recipe" 'What is it?' said Jones, ea-
gerly. "Why," said Brown. whenever
there's anything particular | want the
missus to remember | write it down on
slip of paper and gum it on the look
ing-glass. See ?" Jones is now a con-
tented man.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-05-27

He was from the country, and he
came to town for the first time. AS he
looked at the telegraph wires, he said:
"Why do you make your wire fences so
high ?"
A Sunday-school boy of Maysville,
KY, was asked by the superintendent if
his father was Christian. "Yes, sir"
he replied, "but he is not working at it
much" t ~
"Now, my little boys and girls" said
school 'marln,' 81 want you to be still
enough to hear pin drop" In min
ute all were silent, when a little boy
shriekcd out, Let her drop"
A little boy ran away from home. and,
while enjoying himself in forbidden
fields, a thunderstorm came up, and it
began to hail. His guilty conscience
needed no accuser. Running home, he
burst into the presence of his astonlshed
mamma, exclaiming, breathlessly: "Na,
ma, Gods a frowing stones at mel''
James Cable lives on Brush street
He has about as much ground around
his house as feather-bed would cover,
but he did not mean that ground should
60 to waste.
He bought little spade,
And he bought little rake,
| And in the dusk of evening
His onion beds did make.
He carte6 home seed onions and put
them where they would do the most
good, and cucumber seeds were tucked
away to blossom and bear fruit in the
bye and bye. James Cable folded his
arms when his garden was finished, and
proudly said: "In the cool of evening,
when the labors of the day are ended,
here will come to study the progress Of
nature. and gain additional agricultural
statistics. Yes, you bet l will !'
-Four speckled hens, out for a walk,
Espied those garden beds;
And the four in chorus cackled loud
And softly shook their heads.
The leader said: "Por this ere work
think am match;
And invite the rest of you
To come up to the scratch"
They tore the bed from end to end,
And threw each onion out;
And scratched the seed both right and left
And spared no peeping sprout.
When Mr.. Cable went out to surve,
his agricultural enterprise and saw th
havoc wrought, he went off and go
drunk and crawled under the portico O
/ IL
to the court, and His Honor leaned fol-
ward and whispered: "Mr. Cable, Nv
been there My first crop was also
failure. but my second was bountifu
After the first experience always plant
. ed hens" "I-think-I-see," slowl
: replied Mr.. Cable. "Plant 'em two fee
Z apart and hoe often, Mr.. Cable" "Ez
actly-exactly," said Mr.. Cable, and
bowed himself out.-Detrost Free Pres
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-05-27

Catherine E. Beecher, whose expected
death from apoplexy occurred at her
brother Thomas residence in Elmira,
N. Y, last Sunday, was the Oldest of
the famous family, which numbered l3,
of whom two died in infancy and one,
George, was killed by the accidental
discharge Of gun. She was born at
East Hampton, N. Y, September 6,
1900, and was educated under her fa-
theirs care at Litchfeld, Conn. After
completing her studies she was. betrothed
to Prof Fisher of Yale college, whose
death by shipwreck was terrible afiic-
tion, from which she was long in recov-
ering. She gradually found comfort,
however, in work for others, and event
ually won a foremost place among
American philanthropists and educators
She was writer of considerable note.
having published fully score of books
on the mental, social and physical edu-
cation of women, domestic economy and
kindred subjects.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-05-27

We are generally losers in the end if
we stop to refute all backbitings and
gossiplngs we hear by the way. They
are annoying, it is true, but not danger
Gus, SO long as we do not stop to expos
tulate and scold. Our characters are
formed and sustained by our actions and
purposes, and not by others. Let US
always bear in mind that ''calumniators
may usually be trusted to time and the
slow but steady justice of public opinion.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-05-27
LAND CASES, LAND WARRANTS
AND SERIp.

Contested Land Cases prosecuted before the U. 8.
neral Land Ofice and Department Of the Interior
yate Land Claims, MINING and PRE-EMP-
ON Claims, and HOMESTEAD Cases attended
Land Scrip In 40. so. and $50 acre pieces for SALE
his Scrip Is assignable, and be located in the
|me Of the purchaser upon any Government land
3ect 10 private entry, at $l.25 per acre. II Is Of
ual value with Bounty Land Warrants. send
|nmp TO Gilmore &s Co. for pamphlet of In
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-05-27

During the past winter New Hamp-
shire woman has cut and piled 23 cords
of wood.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-05-27

There were thirty commercial failures
in Chicago during April, 1878, with
liabilities aggregating s51s,ooo, against
eighteen failures, with $2l8, 600 liabili-
ties, for the corresponding month in 1877.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-05-27

"Are these soaps all one scent?" in
quired lady of juvenile salesman.
mo, ma'am, they are all ten cents, :"
replied the innocent youngster.
A Russian general was told that Eng
land could bring eighty thousand troops
from India. "Just about enough for a
frst-class cemetery" said the Russian.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-05-27
NOTICE.

have leit my accounts with G.. II. BLAKE for set
nent, and those owing me are requested to call and
PIE with him at once. A. b. BLAKE.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-05-27

CURE FOR DRUNKENNEss.-A Brook
lyn man writes to the New York San;
81 drank more Intoxicating liquor from
the year 1857 to the last day of 1873
than any other person | ever knew or
heard of; and in the meantime, knowing
of this same cure, did not practice it on
myself. but, for fun, did practice it on
others, and effected permanent cures.
The remedy is this: When person
finds he must have drink. let him take
a drink of water, say two or three swal-
lows, as often as the thirst or craving
may desire. Let him continue the prac-
tice. His old chums will laugh, but let
him persevere and it will not be week
before the appetite for any kind of stim-
ulant will disappear altogether, and wa
ter be taken to quench the natural thirst.
If at any time the victim should feel
craving, let him take the first opportu-
nifty and obtain swallow of water, and
he can pass and repass all saloons. When
he goes home at night he will feel satis-
fed and sober, and have money in his
pocket. commenced this practice the
first day of 1874, and never think of
taking stimulants.'
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-05-27

upon their neighbors ought to be made
to pay for their unjustifable habit
Exchange.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-05-27
ARREARS OF PAY AND BOUNTY.

|OFFlCERS, SOLDIERS, and SAILORS OF
e late war, or their heirs in many cases entitled
money nom the Government OF which they have no
fo"ledge Write full history OF service and state
louns % OF pay and bounty received. Enclose stamp
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-05-27
some of the family were i'll. In all the
rest the temperature was at zero many
nights in the winter.

NOTHING NEW.-Ihe BLACK Hills
are not by any means the mining fields
that they are supposed to be. Eviden-
ces have been discovered that years ago
the whole country was prospected and
mining carried on by party who never
regained the outer world to tell the
story of their luck. Through the White
wood district are found hewed pine logs.
thirty feet in legnth, overgrown by pines
and saplings, showing by the shots and
bullets that penetrated some of these tim
bers, that fight ensued. and the prob
ability is that the party were massacred.
Then sluice boxes are found, buried
from six to eight feet under the earth,
showing, by stages of decay, that twen-
ty or thirty years have elapsed since
they were built. and that rains and storms
have buried them beneath the earth's
surface. At Golden Run there is a
mine Of rich ore, into which a run had
been cut many years ago. The timbers
| in the cut show marks of a terrible siege,
and undoubtedly with the the Indians
assailing the miners, while at work.
The timbers show many years standing,
and in several places they are perforated
with shot and bullets. These, and many
other such indications. prove conclusive
ly that Deadwood and vicinity is really
an old mining camp.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-05-27
pENSInMS

All OFFICERS, SOLDIERS, and SAILORS
ounded ruptured. or injured in the late war howey-
slgh.ly, can obtain pension by addressing GIL
oases prosecuted by GIMoRR q co. before the an.
eme Court OF the United States and Court OF Claims
ld the Southern Claims Commission. O'''''i'''
Each department Of our business is conducted in
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parties employed by the old firm. Prompt attention
All business entrusted 10 GILMORE 4 Co ia Tins
|cured. We desire to win success by deserv-
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ILM0RE CO., 629 F St., Washington, d. C
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Matters of interest-Coupons.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

j. N. WEBSTER,
IRE, FIRE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-05-27

He was from the country, and he
came to town for the first time. AS he
looked at the telegraph wires, he said !:
"Why do you make your wire fences so
high ?"
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Some person, processing to write a history
OF the Epiphany church, in this city, for the
Post, says:
1t is recorded in the history of this church.
that the papers were particularly unfriendly
to il, especially THE EVENING STAR which il
Is said, never missed the chance of sending a
shot among its ranks The reason of this ac-
tiOn does not appear"
This will be news to the readers of THE
STAR Ii is silly falSehOOd as far as this
paper is concerned, and we presume is equally
80 regarding the other papers
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LegislaffOn Needed for District EX-
penses This Season.

A general anxiety prevails among our citi
ZenS TO know what can be done the present
season by our District authorities i'm the way.
of street Improvements or repairs to our de-
cayed pavementS, and wrere the nOney is to
come from 10 meet the costs for actual neces-
sary work, in view of the uncertainty OF any
action by Congress changing our form of gov
eminent in time to be of practical use the
current year. The Commissioners, in a recent
statement to the House District committee,
have shown that the District treasury will be
nearly depleted at the end O; TIE fiscal year: ;
that on the 1St of July there will be due
s222,S5S IS interest on the old funded debt. for
which no provision is made; and that from
the LIST of July to the lst of November, when
the mi-annual taxes are payable, the Dis
trict will be i'm RECEIPT of but little revenue.
They have asked that some provision be
made TO enable the executive authorities of
the District to meet the interest due July 1st
and the current expenses of the government
from June 3Uth to the 1st OF November, and
they place the sum needed at 100000. They
have suggested that the Secretary of the
Treasury be directed to advance to the Com
mlsSiOners or their successors in office, be
tween the LIST of July and the 1st of NOvem-
Der, such sums as may be required from time
10 time Tor payment of interest on the old
funded debt and for current expenses not to
exceed the amount stated, to be reimbursed
out OF the revenues of the District Oh or before
the tXpiI alton of the fiscal year ending June
18th. 1879.
ia list of the streets and avenues on which
repairs are absolutely necessary to keep them
i'll paSsable condition has been furnished to
Congress, together with the estimated cost for
such repairs; and a bill is now pending, in ac
cOrdance with the suggestions above stated,
to meet the absence of such permanent appro-
priatiOnS as are anticipated to be made in the
bill for the permanent government of the Dis
trict, and it is probable that the provisions in
Dictated will BE- made for the current year, as
none OF the benefits from the law under the new
government can be felt until it's inauguration.
and its estimates are approved by Congress,
and all in running order. The Commissioners
do not anticipate any dead lock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-11

A dispatch from Madrid says that the Span
ish government has induced Gen. Martinez
Campos TO remain in Cuba and direct another
Campaign against the insurgent Maceo and
others and has granted him s21OOl.OJO and
10000 men as reinforcements Another dis
patch Of the same date, from Havana. saws
fNat the surrender of the insurgent chief
a. Geo is officially announced Here is an
OtL, r Cuban complication.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-11

That p!ecariOus affair to which the Philadel
phians have given the odd name OF the Perma
nent Exposition had one of its semi 0ccasiona
reopeningS yesterday
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nyl1-lau6 Ct
pROPOsALs FOB FRESH BEEF.
OFFICE OF A. A. COMMssARY
OF SUBSISTENCE.

OFFICE OF A. A. COMMIssARY
OF SUBSISTENCE,
FORT FOoTE, Md, April 16, 1878.
sealed Proposals. In duplicate, will be received
DAY, May 16, 1873 for furnishing the Fresh
Beef required by the Subsistence Department. n.
mencipg July l. 1878. wa VIII
Proposals for Fresh Beef should be plaplv
written on the envelopes containing the bids
SEPARATE proposals are also inviI ed for furnishing
choice cuts of Beef for sale to officers of the u
periOd. Wv ~
B'dders are required to state in their bids that
for supplying Fresh Beef for ISSUE or choice cuts
separately. one without the other.
The contract for Fresh Beef shall not be con-
StIued TO involve the United States in any obliga.
ton for payment in excess Of the appropriation
granted by Congress for the purpose.
1nfoI nation as to conditions, quality of Beef
pay ment, &C.. can be obtained bv application to
Z. Il. G. RICHMOND,
my IL ct LIST Lieut., I'd Art. ACS