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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-07-22

SATURDAY NIGHT.

Among the multitude Of suggestions
for spending the sabbath in a profitable
way, we say that Saturday night has
close connection with it. Saturday night
is one of the resting places in the jour-
ney Of life, when it becomes every man
to settle his accounts. First, Settle with
the world. The business of a single
week is easily reviewed-its mistakes
may be easily rectifed and turned to
good account. The maa of business
should some time on Saturday look over
his books, examine his outstanding debts,
and see that all is straight and safe.
This is all the more important if his ac-
counts are numerous. Great watchful-
ness is required if he would escape en-
barrassment and trouble. He who knows
exactly how he stands every Saturday
night will not be likely to live poor
man or, ie he likes, he will hardly ever
be found in debt or in want. Second,
Settle with conscience. Let him review
his words and his actions, his motives
and feelings during the past week. If
anything is seen to be wrong or defective
(and who is he without faults p let the
remembrance of it be carried into the
next week, that repetition of it may be
avoided. Let him in prayer seek not
only forgiveness for what has been amiss
IN Ine past, puJ grace TO do better for
the coming week. Third, Settle with
the Lords treasury. Every man owes
constant returns of gratitude to the Civ
er of all good. Is it not meet to finish
the settlement of Saturday night by re-
viewing all the mercies of the week and
setting apart portion of its profits to
serve some good cause that will promote
the glory of him "who gave himself for
US ?'' How much better and happier
might life be with downright honest
settlement every Saturday night How
much brighter would Sunday morning
be; how much more profitable the whole
day!
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-07-22

way IN Wnlcn account IOr IL all, Ior
You'll never convince me that there was
anything more than coincidence in it.
The poor fellows queer, odd nature was
so worked upon, that he probably had
fit when he got to the Whiteways, and
fell out Of the gig. The doctor told me
privately that was his opinion; and it
was fit that killed him in the end. |
am not going to believe, as some folks
do hereabouts, that there was any spir-
itual influence at work in his dreaming.
Why, know man who wants to make
out that it was the villainous life the
brother in Australia was leading, and
his contemplation of the murder which
he committed on the 10Th of November,
that affected the mind of John Chase,
here in England-through their twin
ship, you understand. Bah j I'm not
going to believe that kind of stuf-.no,
I'm too matter-of- fact for that, l hope.
You shake your heads, but the end
proves I'm right. [ think.
Eight years and a half passed, and
the matter was almost forgotten, when,
one spring, the little mere which lies
between Gray's Farm and the town of
Meresdene was drained, and, amongst
the white, chalky mud, what did the
workmen come upon but an old brown
leather bag, with paddock! My old
leather bag, with all the money that
poor John Chase had with him when he
left the bank that night-every penny
of it intact, except for the rotting which
the notes and cheques had got from the
wet.
Well, for day or two this was the
greatest wonder of all. However could
it have got there? The neighborhood
all around was talking about it, and, as
matter of course, it comes to the ears
Of a certain man, lying sick, well-nigh
to death, of a fever at Gray's Farm
When he hears of this find he turns very
uncomfortable, sends for the parson, and
says he:
81 can't die with it on my soul
flung that bag into the mere, | did"
"How did you come by it ?"
"Why, when Joe Muzzle and came
upon the body of that poor young Chase
lying upon the Whiteways, and wer'
cropping about with the lanterns, ant
picking up the whip, and the cushions
and the pistols, and all the rest of it,
kicked against the bag. Joe never say
me. | guessed what it contained. I slip
pcu IL IuUv my pUUh0U, esl.d ss.ia -tL:-,
about it. When l got home l found
couldn't open it, and hid it for two 0
three days under my bed. Then, wheI
: it got wind that the police were likel
to search Joe's crib and mine, why
| grew frightened lest it should be foun
E on me. slipped out in the middle c
the night, and flung it into the mere"
3 With this confession on his lips, tn
D man died and the man was Farme
q Gray's foreman.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-07-22
JOSH BILLINGS ON BEER.

have finally cum to the conclusion
that lager beer is not intoxication.
I have been told by German who sed
he had drunk it all mite long, just to try
experiment, and was obliged to 60 home
entirely sober in the morning. I have
seen the same man drink eighteen glasses
and if he was drunk it was in German,
as nobody could understand it.
1t is proper enuff to state this man
kept lager beer saloon, and could have
no object in stating what was not thus.
believe him to the extent Of my
ability. I never drank but three glasses
of lager in my life, and that made my
head ontwist as though it was hung on
the end of string, but [ was told that
it was owing to my bile being out of
place; but guess it was SO, for I never
billed over wus than [ did when [ got
home that mite. My wife thot I was
going to die, and I was afraid l shouldn't,
for it seemed as tho everything had
ever eaten in my life was coming to the
surface; and I believe that if my wife
hadn't pulled off my boots just as she
did, they would have cum thunderin'
up too.
O, how sick I was i fourteen years
ago, and | can taste it now.
| never had SO much experience in so
short time.
If any one shud tell me that lager
beer was not intoxicating, shud believe
him, but If he shud tell me that I wasn't
drunk that mite but that my stummick
was out of order, I shud ask him to state
over few words just how man felt
and acted when he was set up.
If / wasn't drunk that mite, had sum
of the most natural simtums that man
ever had and kept sober.
In the first place it was about eighty
rods from where drank the beer to my
house, and I was just over two hours on
the road. and hole busted thro each
one of my pantaloon neez, and 1 didn't
hav any hat, and tried to open the door
by the bell pull and hiccuped awfully
and saw everything in the room trying
to get round on the back side of me. and
sittin' down on chair, I did not wait
long enuff for it to get exactly under me
when was going round, and [ set down
little too soon and missed the chair
about twelve inches, and couldn't get up
soon enuff to take the next one that cum
along and that amt awl-my wife sed
dtuHh uealst, aud. ovd
before, | began to spin up things freely
If lager beer amt intoxicating, il
used me most almighty mean-that ]
know.
Still, I hardly think that lager beel
is intoxicating, for I have been told so
and | am probably the only man wht
ever drank any when his liver was no
plump.
| don't want to say anything agains
a harmless temperance beverage, but i
| ever drink any more it will be will
my hands tied behind and my moutl
; pried open.
l don't think lager beer is intoxicat
ing, but if l remember rite, think i
J tasted to me like glass of soap sud
that a pickle had been put to soak in.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-07-22

SUMNER CoMFoRTs.-Every well reg
ulated house ought to have "summer
room," as well as a winter room. Select
the northeast or northwest parlor or sit
ting-room, or the coolest apartment in
the house take up the warm and dusty
carpet, cleanse and pack it carefully
away until autumn cover the floor with
clean, cool matting-banish the stuffed
furniture to the attic, and supplant it
with willow or rattan set, if you can
afford it, or at least with cane-seat and
other summer chairs; change likewise
even the pictures and adornments of the
room, to give it a new and fresh appear
ance. With plenty of taste and very
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-07-22

On BATHING.-Once week is often
enough for decent white man to wash
himself all over, and whether in summer
or winter that ought to be done with
soap. warm water and hogs hair brush.
in room showing at least seventy de-
grees Fahrenheit Baths should be tax
en- early in the morning, for it is then
that the system possesses the power of
reaction in the highest degree. Any kind
of bath is dangerous soon after a meal,
or soon after fatiguing exercise. No man
or woman should take bath at the close
of the day, unless by the advice of the
family physician. The best mode of
keeping the surface of the body clean,
besides the once a week washing al
ready mentioned, is as follows: As soon
as you get out of bed in the morning,
wash your face, neck and breast; into
the same basin Of water put both feet at
once for about a minute, rubbing them
briskly all the time then with the tow
Ell, which has been dampened by the
face, feet, etc, wipe the whole body
well, fast and hard, with mouth shut
and chest projecting. Let the whole
thing be done in less than five minutes.
At night when you go to bed. and when
ever you find yourself wakeful or rest
less, spend from two to five minutes in
rubbing your whole body with your
hand, so far as you can reach in every
direction. This has tendency to pre-
serve that softness and mobility of skin
which is essential to health, and which
too frequent washings will always de-
stroy.-HaRs Journal of Health.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-07-22
A CURTAIN LECTURE.
1l:30 P. M.

What go to the country this summer?
Now that's too absurd, Mr.. b.
To bury the girls in farmhouse.
Where never man they will see.
How can you expect them to marry?
You haven't the money to spend?
tell you that's all stuff and nonsense.
You'll find it costs more in the end,
When they're left on your hands for a lifetime;
You'll wish you had listened to me.
And retrenched in some other direction
tell you, you will. Mr.. b.
I've told everybody we're going
To Long Branch. and then to the Springs;
And now to come down to the countryl
They'll be saying all manner of things.
Have you thought of the shock to your credit?
That's worth more than money, you say;
hope folks will think it is meanness,
And not that you really can't pay.
think you might try to afford it.
1t don't matter much about me,
But the girls will be so disappointed
Is's nrnal ii Is Mr.
The Grays have asked Julia to Newport;
worked hard enough, am sure,
To get her invited last winter:
Must she write now and say she's too poor
To buy a respectable OUTFIT
What excuse she can make don't know,
And it never will do to offend them:
Indeed. Mr.. B., she must go!
They move in the very best circles;
It's chance she oughtn't to miss:
I'd never have given that party,
If I'd thought it was coming to this.
Don't tell me that coal shares have fallen
That's the way with you-of upon stocks,
Whenever ask for a dollar,
Or tell you the girls want new frocks.
Seems to me. to be risking your money
In this way is very unwise;
And if you will do it, why don't you
Invest in something that will rise?
You know how we all hate the country
And just because board there is cheap
To ask us to go there this summeri -
Mr.. B. believe you're asleepi
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-07-22
AMERICAN g. FOREIGN PATENTS,

GILMORE 81 CO., Successors to CHAPMAN,
HOSMER & CO., Solicitors. Patents procured In all
countries. NO FEES IN ADVANCE. No charge
unless the patent is granted No ices for making pre-
limnary examinations No additional fees for obtain
ing and conducting reheaTing. by recent decision
Of the Commissioners ALL rejected applications may
be revived. Special attention gwen to Interference
before the Patent Office Extensions before Con.
gress, infringement Suits in different states, and all
litigation appertaning TO Inventions or Patents.-
Send stamp to Gilmore & Co. for pamphlet
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-07-22

A clergyman was once sentf IN the
middle of the night by lady in his con-
gregation. "Well my good woman, so
you are very i'll, and require the cOnso-
lation of religion" said he. mo said
the old lady; "I'm nervous and can't
sleep. and you always put me to sleep SO
nicely when | go to church that want
you to preach to me.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-07-22
LAND CASES, LAND WARRANTS
AND EERlp.

Contested Land Cases prosecuted before the U. s.
General Land Office and Department of the Interior.
Private Land Claims, MINING and PRE-EnIP-
TION Claims, and HOMESTEAD Cases attended
TO- Land Scrip in 40. 80 and $50 pieces for sale.
TINS scrip Is assignable and be located in the
name OF the purchaser upon any Government land
subject to private entry, at $l25 per acre. 1t IS OF
equal value with Bounty Land Warrants Send
stamp TO Gilmore 81 Co. for pamphlet of In
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-07-22
pENSInNS.

All OFFICERS, SOLDIERS, and SAILORS
wounded ruptured or injured in the late war; howev-
er slightly, can obtain pension by addressing GIL
MORE co.
Cases prosecuted by GIMORE & CO. before the su-
preme Court Of the United States and Court OF Claims
and the Southern Claims Commission.
Each department OF our business Is conducted in
separate bureau under charge OF the experience
ed parties employed by the old firm. Prompt attention
70 all business entrusted TO GILMORE d co. Is thus
secured We desire 10 win success by deserve
ing if. Address,
GILMORE CO., 62e F St., Washington, D. C.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-07-22
SHOT GUNS!

The subscriber offers the remainder
of large lot of guns, purchased of the
Government, for the extremely low price
of $3.50. These Guns are the Spring
s.: s." ss;'i It; :;; $3.50 + 5s:y 5s::::
percussion lock, black walnut stocks,
and are warranted perfect. They have
been thoroughly tested, aud are reliable
for any distance under 20 rods. Sent
&c. o. D." for $3.50. Address,
G. H. BLAKE, Barton, VT
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-07-22
ARREARS OF PAY AND BOUNTY.

OFFICERS, SOLDIERS, and SATIORS OF
the late war; their heirs in many cases entitled
TO money from the Government OF which thew have no
knowledge. Write full history OF service and state
amount Of pay and bounty received. Enclose stamp
TO GILMORE e. CO., and a full reply, after exam
fnatiOn. will he given Won fraa t7'' ~
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-07-22

The man who is waiting for something
to turn up generally finds it when he
steps on barrel hoop.
The Portland daily press., 1878-08-22
sOEON CHASE ON SPECIE PAY
MENTS.

"With this sum specie payments can be
resumed at rnce, and the promise that is
written ON the face of the greenback 10 pay
the dollar, made good. This would give
Bill n good dollar for his work, aud the
wounded veteran good money for his PEN
sion, which is only justice and fair play 10
Bill and the veteran; that is, Bill not only
would work for gold wages as he
does now, but would buy his goods
Mt gold prices, and thereby save
another large item of the $25434 that
Is pressed out of him annually
SPECIE PAYMENTS IS THE ONE
THING NEEDFUL I'm OUR PRESENT
CONDITION, AND WILL CURE Us OF
MANY FINANCIALILLS. The moment
you have got specie payments, PendIeton's
and Buffers theory of paying the bonds i'm
greenbacks, which means neither more or
less than more and meansr money, be-
comts obsolete. If Congress in It's blum
derings, did mot agree 10 pay the principal
Of the bonds in gold, il ought to have
agreed to, and specie payments will make
the agreement what il ought TO be. The wit
of fman cannot devise any scheme that w ill
bring absut specie payments other thnn re-
deeming greenbaclks with gold; that is, let
somebody else have some good money be-
sides the bondh hslders.-SOLON CHASE'S
"POOR MANS TRACT OF 1871.
The Portland daily press., 1878-08-22
Magazine Notices.

The current number Of 50. Nicholas Is per-
vaded with the spirit of the season, and the
delights and doings of September days are
well represented in its pages. Near the begin
ming is an interesting short article on Mackerel
Fishing, with fine picture showing feet Of
mackerel boats; My St. George is a strong,
exciting story of the sea, admirably illustrated
by Alfred Kapps; and we catch a pleasant
glimpse of the beach 10 Walter S,tterlee's pic
ture By the Sad Sea Waves. There Is also a
good story By Emily Fl. Leland, entitled How
Lily-toes was Caught in Shower, with CAP
ital picture By Jessie Curtis; and series Of
very funny cuts, called How He Caught Him,
representing a queer fisherman's difficulties
with his 'catch." O.her good outdoor pic
lures are scattered through the number, and
the installment of Miss Alcotts serial, Under
the Liacs, contains a large and beautiful
brook-scene By Thomas Moran. Several we'll
known writer's aid in furnishing the other con-
tents. The number opens with a poem by
Celia Thaxter. entitled Fern-Seed; Susan Cool
idRe has story, The Fox and the Turkeys, il
lustrated with picture from Gustavs Dore:
Thomas Dunn English contributes long fairy.
tale. with two striking pictures by L. b. Ben
Sell; and @. p. Cranch, Samuel w. Duffisld,
and Mary E. Bradley, have each fine illustrs-
ted poem. Sill another feature is paper by
Professor W. X. Brooks entitled. How Birds
Ely. The article explains simply and clearly
the principle and process of flight, the adapta-
tion of the birds wing ETC., and with its illus
trations forms a novel and instructive paper
for the boys and girls.
Sc7ibaer for September opens with an eneray-
ing by Cole of Mr.. W. M. Chase's painting,
Ready for the Ride, recently exhibited in
New York, and now owned by the Union
League Club Of that city. A rondel. sug-
gested by the painting, is contributed by
Mr.. FL. @. Bunner, editor Of Puck. The lead
ing illustrated paper is entitled Hunting the
Mule-deer in Colorado, and Mr.. j. Harrison
Mills appears in the treble capacity of writer,
wood-draughtsmau and engraver. There are
also drawings by George Inness, Jr., w. NJ.
Cary, and Frederick Dielman DIR. William j.
Morton follows up his paper in the August
number, entitled To South Africa for Dia-
monds! with second and concluding install
ment of personal experience at the 1iggins'.
Maurice Thompson, of, archery fame, has q
The Portland daily press., 1878-08-22

THE oery man OF all others aoho has the
deepest interest in sound currency, and
'cho suffers most By naischierous legislation in
money matters, is the man ,oho earns his dai-
ty bread by his daily toll. a deprecated cur
rency, sudden changes of prices, paper money
falling bet,ueen morning and noon, and fal-
ling still lo,oer between noon and night, these
things constitute the uery harvest time of spec
utdtors, and Of the tuhole race of those ,cho are
at once idle and crafty. d disor-
dered currency Is one of the greatest political
ecits. Hundermines the rirtues necessary for
the support Of the social system, and encour-
ages propensities destructive to its hnppiness
IL wdrs against industry, trugality and econ
omy, and 1t fosters the eoil spirits Of e1trao-
dgance and speculation. of all the contri-
rances for cheating the laboring classes Of
mankind, none has been more efectual than
thai aohich delades them with paper money.
This IS the most efectual Of Intentions to fer
The Portland daily press., 1878-08-22
THE OFFfCgAL AUrnoRITIEs

Foe gears ago [1S6l] the bank note circulation
of the country anaou nted to not much more than
taoo hundred million dollars; no,o the circulation
bank and national, exceeds seyen hundred NAL
Hons.-PREs. JoHNsoN's ANNUAL MESSAGE TO
CONGRESS, DEC. 1866.
Without Including seven and three tenth notes.
naony of the small denominations of aohich acere
IN circulation as money! and all Of a0hich tend IN
some measure to sWeN the imitation, the paper
money of the country amounted, Oct. 31st, 1865,
to the sum of 1874, 21S, O3S.-SEc. McCULLocH's
REPORT, DEC. 1866.
Not more than fue per cent. of the legal tender
Understanding notes. Ufrst issue of 7-3O'sl are
az circulation as currency.-CoMPTRoLLE
CLARK's CURRENCY REPORT, DEC. 1865.
The Portland daily press., 1878-08-22
now TO GET GOOD TIMES.

Pennsylvania paper sets up the folloUing
gatadeboard as shoDing the aoay to good times:
Curse the capitalists; trighten them all you can.
DO not let them go into business fthey shoao
dng opposition to do so, call q meeting; get up q
set of rules and regulations for managing the
business so as to break them up as soon as posi-
ole, and threaten those aoho acill not go IN under
the rules, until they gather up their money and
tedoe the country, as they haze already begun to
40. Nothing helps times so much as TO let men
k''o'o that they get more By aoorEing hard than
you do By idleness, you DiN compel them TO d.
0ide. They aoiN 0ork all the harder for such en-
couragement Go right ahead aoiM your COM
munsstic speeches. AN that is necessary is TO
folloao up, and zoe aoil soon be all on the grouud
floor, all equdl-aH poor.
The Portland daily press., 1878-08-22

One out of every forty-fve Republicans is
an ofiice-holder, says Gen. Anderson. That
is, one out of every ninety voters, say.
What that means, if it is true, Is about this |:
Wherever there are ninety voters in the
country districts, and not infrequently where
there are less, there is post Office, and OF
course postmaster. Now unless the Demo-
cratic party propose to abolish post offices,
the only change their accession to power will
make will be that there will be a Democratic
official instead of Republican official for
every ninety voters. That is the Democratic
idea of reform.
The Portland daily press., 1878-08-22
STATE QUARTERLY CONVENTION
OF THE
RLFORM CLUBS OF MAINE,

Tie quarterly Convention Of the Reform Clubs OF
Maine will be held at
Bangor, Wednesday and Thursday, Sept.
4th and Jth.
The several Conventions holden under the auspices
OF the Reform Clubs of this State have been exceed
ingly beneficial in their results and we trust that
this one, which is to convene in the Queen city
OF the East, may not only awaken new interest in
the temperance work in the old county Of Penobscot
but may be instrumental in forwarding the grand
mission OF reclaiming men throughout the length
and breadth of the Pine Tree State. With this OBJ
Ject in view, we trust the various Reform Clubs in
this State will send full delegations to the Conven.
ton and thus aid in "rescuing the perishing'' and
eevating humanity.
The following arrangements have been made with
the railroads and steamboats, for the round trip:-
One and one-ffth fare on Maine Central and its
branches. One fare on Grand Trunk and branches
to Danville aud Yarmouth functions. One fare on
Portland & ogdensburg, Portland & Rochester R. R,
and Bangor and Machias Steamboats,.
Delegates on M. G. and G. I. R. r. will enquire for
reture tickets The Secretary will furnish return
checks on the P. &. o. and P. & &R.RR.
Per order State Committee.
B. s. KELLY, Winthrop, President.
&. W. MURCH, Portland Secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1878-08-22

As a very important source of strength
and security, cherish public credit. One
method of preserving il is to nse ii as
sparingly as possible; avoiding occasions
Of expense by culiivating pence, but re-
membering also that timely disbursements
10 prepare for danger frequently prevent
much greater disbursements TO repeI il
avoiding likewise the accumulation Of
debt, not only by stunning occasious Of
expense, but by vigorous exerti0ns in time
of peace 10 discharge the debts which un-
avoidable wars may have occasioned, mot
ungenerousiy throwing upon posterify the
burden which we ourselves ought to bear.
GEORGE WASHINGTON.