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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-11-10
BEDOUIN ARABS.

The pure Bedouin Arab is seldom
l:-L4 M n.rn nnfr-l fnnra: fatness is un.
known, and they look upon it with con-
temptuous pity as deformlty. The
young men have bright eyes, white
teeth, and pleasant smile. After 80,
their faces take on fierce expression.
from the habit of frowning. in order to
protect their eyes from the suns glare.
Their cheeks grow pinched and wither-
ed : the sun tans them almost black;
their boards turn gray at 40; at 90
they are old and seldom reach 60.
They '.retire from business at an early
age and engage chiefly in political in
trigue and boarding. When young
they are in full enjoyment of health and
life, but consume vitality rapidly by
lard training. eating once a day and
lying on the ground. Their subsequent
idleness brings on indigestion and other
maladies, and when sick they have as
little chance of recovery as wild animal.
There is no knowledge of herbs, and the
sick man is obliged to move with the
tribe. "He is set upon a camel and
clings to it as best he can in sun. or rain,
or wind, often with his head lower than
his heels. In tent his friends sur
round him and like Jobs comforters. at
tempt to talk him to death. - They
prefer to die of wounds. or, in the
phrase of the outlying regions OF our
own country, "with their boots on
The women are proportionally taller
than the men. "As girls they are pref
ty in wild picturesque way. They
do all the labor of the camp. fetch wood,
draw water, set and pull down the tents,
milk the ewes and camels, prepare the
le5ben (the drink of sour milk. which is
toilsome work, and cook the dinners.
They live apart from the men. but are
not placed in restraint; seem always to
be in good spirits; go about visiting
with their children in each others tents,
and do not complain of their position,
(which is by no means to be pitied.
In mental qualities they are inferior to
the men.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-11-10
FAST TROTTING.

The wonderful performance of the bay
gelding st. Julien at Oakland Park,
California, in trotting- a mile in 2.l2 3-4
makes him the King of the trotting
turf. Last weeks Spirit of the Times
published the following description of
st. Julien:
"His sire is Volunteer, after Rysdyk's
Hambletonian the greatest of trotting
pragepitQEsy and his dam-.bv. -Sayres'
and is now ten years old. In hight he
is 1873 hands, and is an almost counter
part in appearance to his brother in
blood, Bodine, having the off-hind foot
and the near fore foot white, and patch
of white in the face. When four-year
old this horse was seen, while beng
logged over the Goshen track, by Mr..
James Galway, who purchased him for
the modest sum of 5000. He was turn
ed out, and given no work until the
fall of 1874, when he was taken up and
trained by VIM. Sargent, but was first
speeded to sleigh the following winter.
In June, 1875, he t1otted mile, at
trial, in 2.42. and repeated in 2.3S;
little later he trotted in 2.38, and. re-
peated in 2.36, and before the Grand
Circuit entries closed he showed 227 on
half-mile track. He knew nothing
but trot, and we doubt if any horse ever
came to his speed more quickly. That
year, 1875, he was entered in two races
each at Poughkeepsie, Springfield and
Hartford. and he won all of the six con-
tests, getting his fastest record at Spring
field, 2.22 IL. He earned over $4,000
in these races for his owner, besides
reputation which caused Orrin A. Hiek-
ok, when looking for flyer to take to
California, to select St. Julien, and pay
for him the large sum of $4,000. He
did not, however, astonish the world on
the Pacific Slope until recently. On
the contrary, his career was very modest,
he being generally beaten in his races,
and not reducing his 2.221 1-5 record,
nor coming East, like a flaming fire.
brand, to disrupt all our notions of
speed But we had been given to un-
Qerstand seVeraI monGns agv
had tremendous nvIoo
this year. and were prepared for an ex-
traordinary performance, although we
had not expected that he would be real
ly cut loose until next season. But
we chronlcled his recent race In which
he was forced to trot in 2.l7. and having
reached that notch, there was no wisdom
in preventing him from going below it !;
hence the extraordinary feat in the pres
ence of Gen. Grant on Goth ult. twill
be noted that, in his fast heat, St. Julien
trotted the last quarter in 80 8 As, a
rate of 81 to the mile, and there can,
therefore, be no reasonable doubt that
he could accomplish full mile at that
rate. or even faster. His former owner,
Mr.. James Galway, writes us concerning
him that he is a pleasant, free driver on
the road, does not pull, and is as good
in double harness as in single. He
could trot in ZIG before leaving MIR.
Galway's possession. 1t is evident that
the trotting turf is dependent upon nc
one animal. When the greatest dies, OF
is retired, a greater promptly appears il
his place.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-11-10
A STRANGE, SAD STORY.

The woman who. thirty years ago
was the acknowledged belle of Halifax.
is now residing in or near Boston. Hal
flax is still proud of the beauty of which
she was the possessor. One most prom
islng young man blew his brains out
with pistol because he could not in
duce her to marry him. Other young
men were about crazy over her, but the
one of her own choice treated her as
haughtily as she treated her admirers.
and she left the city and came to Boston.
setts man who became q Mormon and
took her to Salt Lake City. Not long
since she returned to this city, wrinkled
and haggard, looking more like poor
Indian squaw than like the proud beauty
whom her friends had known. Fifteen
years ago her husband had taken another
wife, and from that time she had been
the miserable drudge of the household.
suffering constantly from abuse aud fear
ing that she would be killed as the
readiest means of getting her out Of the
way She had managed to make her
condition known to friends in this State.
and they had provided her with the
means of getting away from the city Of
denominations, and with them she is now
living, mere wreck, the victim. first
of pride, and then of that degrading
system which is the disgrace of oul
country.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-11-10

A hair on the head is worth more than
q dozen in the hash.
The ordinary life of locomotive is 80
years. The locomotive never marries.
at il the lite bits ov things that fret
and worry us, says Josh Billings 1--WE
kan dodge an elephant, but we kant
fly"
"a farmer" is respectfully informed
that weeds on the farm are got rid of by
little husbandry. So are those on a
widows bonnet.
An old farmer, the first time he ate
an oyster stew, was asked how he liked
1t. "Well," ne answered, 81 like the
soup we'll enough, but l wish they'd left
out them pollywogs."
An enthusiastic Indiana editor wrote:
"The battle is now OPEN" But, alas
the intelligent compositor spelled battle
with an o; and his readers say they
have suspected it all along.
lie timidly caressed his chin
And asked his sister Grace
81 say does my mustache begin
To dignity my face?"
Said she, "Your beard while whistling boy.
Is punched so that 1t shows,
But when you quit the hairs deploy
Like soldiers meath your nose"
A Boston man had sixty five dollars
stolen from him. A week afterwards he
received letter containing twenty FIVE
dollars, that read: 81 stoled your money.
Remorse naws at my conshens and |
send you some of it back. When remorse
naws again III send you some more"
Grace Greenwood relates as an instance
of the extravaganza of New England
humor. that when young farmers wife
made her first boys pants precisely as
simple before as behind, the farmer ex-
claimed Goodness, he won't know
whether he is going to school or coming
home !"
Little Billy has been taken to see his
old uncle, who is so deaf that he cannot
hear single word without recourse to
his ear-trumpet. Billy watches the
movements of this instrument for some
time with great interest, and then ex-
claimed: Mamma. what does uncle try
all the time to play the horn with his
ear for, when he can't make it go?"
mo man shall ever kiss me except my
future husband" she said, as he wa:
about leaving her at the gate. Sup
pose | agree to be your future" "Why
then I'll kiss you," she replied eagerly
and she did. Her mother was Informed
that he had proposed, and the old lady
called the next day to settle matters, anC
before he knew it. he was eternall,
hooked. 1t was mean advantage; bu
a bird in the hand is worth two on tn
front gate.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-11-10

er, more intellectual thought and con-
viction, he frequently became involved,
and metaphysical vagueness was ap-
parent even in his lyrics. At such
times the critics thought his efforts
strained, and his friends declared that
he was not working in his best vein.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-11-10

Baron Rothschild. of Vienna, has a
favorlte horse, for whose accommodation
he has had special loose box built at
the cost of $4,000. This elegant room
forms part of new stable. which cost
$50, 900. and which has marble floors;
encaustic tiles painted by distinguished
artists; rings. chain and drain-traps of
silver, and walls frescoed with splendid
hunting scenes from the pencils of emf
nent animal painters. The Baron's an
nual income is fortunately Sl,600,000.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-11-10
"GOD KNOWS"


[some years ago a child's body was found on Il
'outh coast, having been thrown there by the wave
rhe Parish Clerk on being asked what should be p
IN It's grave. answered in perplexity, "God knows
This proved fitting epitaph.]
Where the tear-fed violet blooms;
Where the shade the sunbeam chases;
Where in mossy marble tombs
Sleep the dead beneath the daisies;
Where the mourner slowly wanders
When the bird hath sought its nest,
And amid the cleaning ponders
Over those who tranquil rest;
Clouds across the crimsoned sky
Homeward galy were careering;
But in that lone churchyard,
Needed not that night was nearing,
Discords in my bosom swelling
Broke the music Of ife's song
For my soul was weary dwelling
Mid the ever-earthly throng.
Far within the Silly shade
ora quiet sequestered corner,
Ssos.s "a >-~s--s
Gently nurtured by no mourner,
Was a grave. an infants onlv.
No one knew the name she bore,
Ask the waves which dark and lonely
Cast her lifeless on the shorel
Ger this grave a humble stone
Reared its lchened head so slowly
Like sentinel alone,
Watching mid the silence holy,
IIther came the croaking raven;
From this stone its wierd notes rose;
On its surface rudely craven
Were the simple words. God knows"
AS moonbeam on the sea
Charms the sad Winds shrek to singing,
So those tender words to me
Tuned my song sweet solace bringing
Though my thorn-strewn way was dreary,
Though my feet found no repose,
Yet my soul, life-worn and weary,
Rested in the thought "God knows."
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-11-10
THE FALL OF THE YEAR.

Coldly and bright draws in the day;
Gloomy and drear it steals away;
For slowly now comes up the sun,
His summers ardent labors done;
And low his golden wheel declines
Where Winter shows his starry signs.
No more to earth the fervid beams
Give beauty such as poet-dreams;
No more descends the glorious ray,
The rapture of the summer day.
The sky's deep blue is waxing pale,
The suns inspiring fervors fail;
The slanting beam he gives is chill
Within the vale and on the hill;
And now, with many jealous fold,
The clouds would all his cheer withhold,
Nor would on plain or height bestow
The soothing Of his waning glow.
The flowers are gone, save those that still.
Like friends who cleave to US through i'll,
Outbrave the bitter wind that blows,
And deck their season to Its close.
The leaves that late were only stirred
BY gentlest breath, that only heard
The song-bird's note, round these the blast
Blows keen and fierce, and rude and fast
The rising gale filings far rnd wide
Their withered bloom and idle pride.
The birds have fled; the wind alone
Makes song in many a sullen tone.
But sudden through the bursting sky
The sun again comes out on high.
The clouds fall back to yield him way,
And fly before his eager ray;
And gladness fills the breast amain-
The glimpse of summer come againl
All sweet the beam, but like the smile
With which the dying would beguile
The mourning heart-the last sad ray
Love gives to cheer our tears away,
The light is gone, the moments bloom
Is sunk again in cold and gloom.
So pass away all things Of earth,
Whate'er we prize of love and worth
The form once dear, the voice that cheered,
The friends by many tie endeared,
The dreams the aching heart forgets,
The hopes that fade to cold regrets.
Sweet scenes, dear haunts, that once knew,
My heart yet foudly turns to you.
Let seasons change, and be We bright
With ali the summer-tide's delight,
Or let the winters gloom be yours,
Your beauty still for me endures;
For Memory keeps unfaded yet
What Love would have me not forget.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-11-10

The cold spell that began on the 24th
of Oct, made the country the object of
its stern attentions, for it got as far
South as Louisiana, where there was
frost on the night of the 25th. There
was frost-also ice-in Petersburg.
which is in sunny Virginia. Richmond,
too, was iced. Pennsylvania had the
wintry stroke quite hard. snow falling
in many places. At Meadville there
were twelve inches of snow in as many
hours, which would be called "no bad
thing" fora January storm below the
first class. Ih the extensive country
known as Elsewhere, there was much
cold, with some snow.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-11-10

Extract from boys letter during his
summer vacation in the country-"We
dug out woodchuck from his hole, yes
terday; it was a skunk; We slept in the
barn last night"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-11-10

A little fve-year- r-old boy who had seen
a peacock for the first time. ran into the
house exclaiming to his sister. "oh,
Lizzie +! I've seen great. great. monti-
ferrous tail walking around with a hen
tied to it,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-11-10

The valuation of property in the cities
and towns of Massachusetts, as stated
by the secretary of state. shows that the
downward tendency of property. real and
personal, is checked, and we may next
year look for an increased valuation
upon gold basis. This is encouraging,
and indicative of returning prosperity.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-11-10

American cattle are now imported at
Belfast, ireland. and the trade promises
to grow as large. proportionately, as that
with England.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-11-10

In Luttich. Germany, new kind of
sport has been invented. Thirty-seven
cats were taken in sacks fortnight ago
to a place "a miles distant from the
town and turned loose at o'clock in
the afternoon. The winner of the sim
gular race that followed arrived at home
at 6.48, and within "a hours every cat
had returned to its own hearthstone.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-11-10

I'LL join you presently" said the
minister to the young couple. as he went
for the church key.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-11-10
The Monitor"
PUBLISHED WEEKLY by
GEO. H. BLAKE.
BARTON, VT.

TERMs.-Strictiy in ddvanee. $l50 per annum If
not paid in advance, $500 year. Subscribers living
outside Of Orleans County must remit 10 cents extra
for postage. For convenience in remitting we will
give credit for year and four months for S2 90 10
subscribers In the county and year and three for
strictly IN Advance. ~
RATES OF ADVERTISING made known on application
Remit by 7. o. Money Order, Registered Letter, or
Draft Watch the label your paper and notice when
are kept In advance. When money is sent us we shall
give you the credit the label once; the label is
not advanced within two weeks. notify us by postal
card. - -
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-11-10
WILLIAM BLAKE's ESTATE.
Application for Sale Of Real Estate.

WILLIAM BI.AkES ESTATE.
Application for Sale Of Real Estate.
GTATE OF VERMONT
- Orleans District, SIS
In Probate Court, helden at Irasburgh in and for
said District, on the 2lst day Of Oct, A. ID. 1879
James Brown, administrator the estate of William
Blake. late Of Kansas, TO witt Of Lowell In said Dis
trct. deceased. makes application to said Court for
license TO sell all Of the real estate Of said deceased
Wit: Being Lot No. s in the 18th Range OF Lots in
said Lowell. and supposed TO contain sixty aeres also
all the land and real estate OF which said deceased died
seized and possessed in the State Of Vermont and rep
Tesenng that the sale thereof s necessary to raise
money to pay the debts due from said estate and the
expenses Of administration thereon. there being no
personal assets of said estate.
whereupon, IL 1t ordered by said Court, that said
application be referred to session thereof to lie held
nj L. II. .ThOmysOns office i'm said Irasburgh the llh
day OF Nov A d. l879 for hearing and decision thereon
And Is further ordered. that all persons interested
be notified hereof by publication OF notice Of said ap-
phcaton and order thereon three weeks successfully
IN the orleans County Monitor. printed at Barton in
said District before said time OF hearing. that they
may appear at said time and place. and, IL they
cause. Object thereto.
BY the Court-Attest
f.. CoNNAL, Register.
true copy Of Record-Attest
o45 4. N. CONNAL, Register.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-11-10

Pay in advance for the MONITOR.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-11-10


'sThey were born by the shore, by the shore.
When the surf was loud and the sea-gull cried,
They we're rocked to the rhythm Of its roar.
They were Graded in the arms Of the tide"
In other moods he would write ballad,
or a tender and exquisite lyric. like
"The Song of the Camp enough of it.
self to confirm his title as poet. He
had, in truth, the spontaneity of born
singer; but with it facility that was
dangerous indeed His first draft was
apt to be his best if not his only one
He had few afectations his instinct
being against obscurity and oddDess of
expression. The unstudied manner Of
the Georgian poets suited him, and he
made his own verse as far as might be,
the clear vehicle of his feeling Of late
years, in the desire to convey his deep
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-06-12
OILDOM ITEMS.

A man named Samuel Howe was
found lying dead on the road near
Pioneer, on Tuesday. He had been
shot twice and had his skull crush
ed. 1t is not yet known who COM
mitted the deed, but the deceased
was known to be Il libertine, though
about seventy five years of age and
certain man whom he had terribly
wrOnged threatened tn shoot him
two years ago. 1t is thought that
this man caught Howe at the same
old trick and took vengeance on him.
Winters, the man who so brutally
murdered his wife some time ago,
has been sent to Dixmont Insane AS
Sylum.
a new fifteen barrel well of lubri-
eating oil has been struck on the
Galloway farm. about mile from
Franklin. This, even at the present
low price of oil would make Il nice
little income of fifty dollars day.
The weather for the last few days
has been trying to make up for the
dry time we had so long. The sky
is fearful all the time and frequently
bursts out with uncomfortable fits of
emotion.
The frosts of a week or so ago kill
lei the greater part of the fruit.
1t WAS so warm here last wee k
that certain lady while trying to
sing, "Ohi for a mansion in the
skies, always broke down at "man. I"
1t sounded very odd, you know, to
hear n woman sing out "Oh for "a
man." and she really made several
strenuous efforts to sing 1t through,
but in vain. The heat was too op-
pressive. She couldn't.
a party of our young folks pur-
pose going to Sugar Lake or Satur-
day, to fish, to picnic, to sail on the
smooth waters and ''Sich like"
Is the JOURNAL sick? Did not
get mine of last week.
PETE ROLEUM.
The JOURNAL is sent regularly
euery week. The fault IS in the
mails. Ed.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-06-12
A STRONG TICKET.

The Democratic state convention
of Ohio met at Columbus, on the 4th
of June.
Gen. James B. Steadman, of Tole-
do was chosen temporary chairman.
On taking the chair Gen. Steadman
made pointed and telling speech.
He said that the time had come
when the Democratic party must
claim its full share in the honor of
the late war; for it is largely due
TO Democratic soldiers that the
Union was saved.
The convention re-aSsembled in
the afternoon, when Samuel +.
Hunt, of Cincinnati. was chosen
permanent chairman.
The first ballot resulted Rice,
90; Bishop, 2o5; Ewing, 160;
Ward, Unnecessary to a choice, Sl7.
Before the second ballot was an
nounced votes began to change To
Ewing from Bishop. From that
time out it was stampede, and Ew-
ing was declared nominated with q
hurrah. General Rice was then no.
minated by acclamation for lieute-
nant governor. Anthony Howell
was nominated for treasurer, Chas.
Reemelin for auditor, w. J. Gill
more for judge of the supreme court,
J. Pillars for attorney general and
Patrick O'MaTah for the board of
public works.
A Sett of resolutions were passed
which have the true ring about
them. The first very broadly con-
demnS all military interference with
the elections as destructive of free
dom of elections and incompatible
with the existence of free inStitu.
tions. That the laws passed by con-
greSs under pretenSe of regulating
congressional elections are lnstru-
mentalitieS of fraud, force and cor
ruption, by which the party in pow
er uses the money of the people tor
partisan purposes, and to continue
their men in office,
The fifth and sixth resolution read
as follows:
Resolved. That we declare it as
the sense of the democracy of Ohio
that not "a dollar should be apprOp-
rated by congress to pay soldiers,
marshals; deputy marShalS or super
visors of elections to interfere with
OF control elections.
Resolved, That the efforts of the
republican party TO open and keep
alive the war feelings between the
north and south are to be condemn
ed by every lover of his country.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-06-12
Our farmers are very busy work.
ing corn. Corn is little short for
the season but it's there.
SPRING MILLS ITEMS.

Mr.. Charles Hennich lost n very
valuable cow few days ago.
&. NJ. Gunsalus bought lot from
|. j. Grenoble, and expects to build
a house on it this fall yet,
Horace Herring, while pointing
rails last week, accidentally cut him
self in the leg below the knee, caus-
ing a very painful wound.
Carpenters are busily mt work on
Grenoble's ware room, which, when
completed, VIII be quite attractive.
There Will be large hall on the Sc
cond floor, something that is very
much needed here.
Mr.. G.. +. Hennich il still engaged
In the manufacture of brick. His
are the boss brick of the valley, and
he sells them just rs cLeaplY rs IA
common article is sold.
Another old citizen has been re-
moved from our midst. Gen. George
Buchanan is no more. At the ripe
old age of eightY-two years, he was
gathered to lis fathers. His end
was peace.
YONEY
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-06-12

THE QUESTION is often asked
why does Newman advertise so free
ly? The answer is Simple-bccause
he does such a big business. But
why does he do such big business
Easy again-because he advertiSeS so
freely. and keeps about the fullest,
best and cheapest line of clothing of
any establishment in this part of the
state. No matter what others say
Newman is bound to be ahead all
the time. All wool casSimer suits
made TO order for ST.. White shirts
at 50 cents. Finest line of linen
busters in the county. Nice white
vests for 20 cents. When you go to
Bellefonte, don't fail to go to New
mans Eagle Clothing Hall. 23-2t