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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-07-14

AN ORTHODOX CHINAMAN.-Concern
ing future rewards and punishments
Colorado furnishes the following Illus
tration, which occurred recently in court
in La Veta, where the testimony of
Chinese was objected to on the ground
that he did not understand or regard the
obligation of an oath. To test him he
was interrogated thus:
John. do you know any thing about
God ?"
"No; me no belly we'll acquaint with
Him."
"Have you no Joss in China?'
'Oh yes, gottee heapee JOSS"
"Where do you 60 when you die p
'.Me go to San Flancisco."
mo, you don't understand me. When
China man quit washee all time, and
no live any more, where does he go p
"Oh yes, me sabe now. If he belly
goodee man, he go uppee sky. If he
belly badee man. he go luppe down he'll
lee, alice sanaee Mehcan man.
The Court was satisfied with this or
thodox statement, and admitted his tes-
timony.-Harper's MagdStne.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-07-14
LIFE Is TOO SHORT.

Life is too short to waste
In unavailing tears,
Too short to spend in bootless grief
In coward doubts and fears.
Too short to give it up
To pleasure; OF to sow
One hour in guilt to yield at last
Eternity of woe.
Time lags not on its way,
But spans our days in haste;
Iflife should last thousand years,
'Twere still too short to waste.
For, short-lived as we are,
Our pleasures yet we see
Evanish soon. they live, indeed,
Fen shorter date than We.
But ever with us here
Bids sorrow. pain and care;
The shortest life is long enough
Its lotted grief to bear.
To the old the end is nigh;
To the young far off it seems;
Yet neither should dare to toy with life
Or waste it in idle dreams.
For by each Times servant waits,
Though not for servants wage;
And the same worm nibbles the bud of youth
That gnaweth the root of age.
Live, therefore, as he lives
Who earns his share of bliss:
Strive for the prize that virtue wins,
Lfe's not too short for this.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-07-14
Law OF THE STATES.

Every State in the Union, with the
exception of Louisiana, has on its statute
books Sunday law of some kind, and
they are all more or less fashioned after
the English statute of Charles IT,, passed
in the year 1876, and familiarly known
as the Lords Day act. In general terms
it may be said that they prohibit labor
s'on the first day of the week, commonly
called Sunday" excepting works of me-
cessity or charity, the transaction of
ordinary mercantile business excepting
the selling of medicines). the keeping
open of dram-shops and travelling in ve-
hicles for business or pleasure, with ex-
ceptions in favor of ferrymen and mail
carriers. In some of the Southern and
Western States there are special provis-
ions against the besetting sins Of the
region. Arkansas Furnishes Sunday in
dulgence in "brag, bluff, seven-up, three
up, twenty-one, the odd trick, thirteen
cards, forty-fve, whist, or any other
game of cards." by fine of from $25 to
$50. California charges from $50 to
$500 in the shape of fine, for attending
any "bull, bear, cock or prize fight. horse
race or circus" or for keeping open any
gambling house, or ''any place of barba-
rous or noisy amusement, or theatre
where liquors are sold" Florida, for
disturbing any congregation Of white
persons, provides fine not to exceed
800. or that the offender shall be
whipped not exceeding thirty-nine
stripes, or Imprisonment not exceeding
six months" South Carolina alone, of
all the States. true to her puritanical
traditions, sticks to the old notion of
compelling attendance upon divine wor-
ship. Her statute still provides that all
persons "having no reasonable or lawful
excuse. on every Lords day shall resort
to some meeting or assembly of religious
worship, tolerated and allowed by the
laws of the State, and shall there abide,
orderly and soberly, during the time of
prayer and preaching" on pain of for
feiture, for every neglect of the same, Of
the sum of 81. The Illinois Sunday law
is much milder than lhe laws of most of
the other States. 1t only prohibits the
keeping open of tippling houses, and dis
turbing the peace or good order Of society
by unnecessary labor, or amusement or
diversion, with exceptions in favor of
watermen and railroad companies.
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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-07-14


Ready maid-the girl waiting for an
offer.
Parlor understanding in the front
room.
The honeymoon should last until the
last quarter Is gone.
If you scratch Russian you will find
a Tartar, but you must not scratch too
deep or he may hit back.
"Poor man. indeed =" she remarked of
one who had lost the faculty of smell !;
she hasn't scent in the world"
The man who walks for twenty. four
hours on stretch is considered hero,
but no one seems to have kind word
for the baby that yells straight ahead for
seventeen hours.
"lt does not take long," says an agri-
cultural writer, Ito fork over an acre."
which Is truth. Thousands Of acres
have been forked over to the mortgages
the past year or two, in double quick
order.
The wild potato bug. in horny armor
cased, is now from off the fields by thrift.
ty farmers chased. The frisky lightning
bug, his lantern now hangs out, and
flies of various kinds begin to sport
about
The man who goes fishing and sits in
camp-inviting posture on a narrow
plank from early morn till dewy eve. and
calls 1T fun. is the same chap that never
goes to church because the pews are not
comfortable.
Said one small boy to another, yester-
day "Say. Bill. goin' to Barnum's 2"
"Well, you bet, if l can get enough of
old iron. I've got one of mothers fiat
irons coopered and if dad don't watch
the old cook stove out in the shed pooty
close, I'm afraid the covers and one or
two of the legs'll have to 90. The cur
rency's got to be rlz somehow"
A teacher in one of the public schools
was startled the other day at the answer
she got from one bright little fellow. On
the blackboard was the picture of an
ostrich, and the teacher described its
great strength and powers of endurance.
closing by saying it was the only bird
upon which man could ride. 81 know
another" spoke up little chap. "Well,
what is it z" "a lark" Unsuspectingly
the teacher asked: "How can you prove
that, Johnny? 2" "All l know about i,
49," said the boy, "that mother every
little while says fathers off on lark,
and when he gets home he looks as if be
had rode awful fast"
The genteel tramp mounted the land
ing and rang the front door bell. "Would
you be so kind, said he, as the mistress
of the house appeared at the door, '.tt
exchange this piece of pie for couple o.
hard-boiled eggs and a cup of coffee.
am of dyspeptic turn, and this is tn,
ninth quarter of mince pie that hav,
tried to go through this morning. can
stand it, it's too much of sameness.
you accept my proposition you can ais
have the satisfaction of telling the neigh
bors that Mrs. Robinson, across tn
street, uses allspice instead of cloves, an,
that the under crust is very slack baked.
The temptation was great. and the gen
teel tramp had his eggs and coffee and
large triangle of frosted cake as bonus
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-07-14

To PREVENT DISEASES AMONG Chill
DREN.-A correspondent says that he has
followed recommendation from lady
to evaporize little carbolic acid daily
in the heaters as disinfectant and
preventative against contagious diseases,
and the results have been most satisfac-
tory. 81 have large school. and out
of the whole number only two pupils
have been sick with scarlet fever, and
even these cases were indirect ones. In
my own family, which consists of four
teen children-fortunately not all my
own-and FIVE adults. not one has been
afflicted with any malady. not even with
sore throat, for longer than day or
two. We certainly keep the house mi
nutely clean, ventilate it thoroughly
every day, and never heat the rooms
above sixty-six degrees Fahrenheit. L
have never seen the like
We think it probable that the use of
small quantity of carbolic acid in the
manner above mentioned may. in some
cases be beneficial. But if it were the
golden rule in every family to keep the
house minutely clean, ventilate it thor
oughly every day, and never heat above
3 4 H.s d
sixty-six degrees Farenheit there would
probably be little need of carbolic acid
or any other drug.-Scientttic american.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-07-14
SONG OF THE WRECK.

High DER the beach the shattered hulk,
With storm-wrenched timbers stern and gray,
Mars, with its grim, unsightly bulk,
The brightness of the golden day;
While tossed on high each gnarled beam,
Clear cut against the amber sky,
Like wrestling giant arms might seem.
Flung out in helpless agony.
And fancy counts the winters gone
Since, bowed beneath the tempest's hate,
The hapless vessel. drifting on,
Game groanng, shuddering to her fate,
And gallant lives of stalwart men,
Borne upward on the raging air,
Went out mid terror. night, and pain.
In one fierce pang of wild despair.
Now while on shore and sea the sun
Its purple mantle gently lays,
And far-seen islands, one by one
Melt in the rosy glimmering haze
While yelling up through breach and seam.
The sun-tippeI wavelets pulsing flow.
Telling the beach their summer dream
In sea-blOwn murmurs faint and low
Fair, gentle girls, with eyes like stars.
And ripping laughter crisp and sweet,
Cluster around the gray old spars.
The bright foam dancing to their feet
Till when the sunset glores fade,
And twilight deepens into night,
When, keenly flashing through the shade,
Flames o'er the sea the beacon light,
Their parting voices wane and faint
To stiffness all unknown before,
Save where the night wind means its plant
Round wreck and tower, on wave and Shore
Courage, sad heart Though dark and chill
The storm-wrecked life in ruins lie,
Though wailing ghosts its chambers fill,
And strength and hope and impse die,
Still youth and love some tender CLEANS,
Some joy-light. DER thy gloom shall cast,
Stirring to transient, happy dreams
The old sweet yearnings of the past.
And when the darkness falls again,
Stand, like the watch-tower strong any sure;
In patience bide thy lonely pain,
Steadfast, remember-and endure!
Charles Carroll, in Harpers Magazine.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-07-14

The London East India company.
being made up of merchants. saved every
bit of paper bill memorandum and what
not from the start in 1899. This ac-
cumulated mass of paper" covering
nearly four centuries. has just been
turned over to an English scholar. DR..
Birdwood. for inspection, and he is un-
earthing a host Of curious things. He
finds that this company. out of which
sprang the great Anglo.Indian empire
of to-day. was organized because the
Dutch raised the price of pepper from
three shillings pound to six.
Ko-oc. n-~.o&a - 00A 000
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-07-14

The Erie railway pays Jewett, its
president. salary of $4,000; Tom
Scott of the Pennsylvania Central. gets
100000 for the same service. The
president of the Baltimore and Ohio
railway. one of the wealthiest corpora
tions in the United States, refuses to
accept over 81, 900. tss
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-07-14

The democrats of Maine met in con-
yention Tuesday and renominated Gov.
Garcelon. and by their resolutions ap-
proved the efforts of the democrats in
congress to bulldoze the President and
declared for free and unlimited coinage
of silver.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-07-14
Iiberntion Notico

This IS 70 certify that have this day given my SON.
PRESTON II. SKINNER. the remainder Of his time
during his minority. and shall claim none OF his earn
ings nor pay any debts or his contracting after this
date. HARVEY RKINNFp
West Glover. VI. June 2s, 1879.
SAMUEL DEWlNG, Witness. 900
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-07-14
Kentucky Prince.

Stallion inbred 70 MambrinO Chief sire Of Lady
Thorn record 2:l9 H. with strain of Clay and Pilot
blOOdof good size-l5 l-2 hands-and good cOlor-jet
black-Of even form and fine, stylish way OF going
directly descended In the male line from Imported
Messenger-his dam also directly descended from
Messenger the father Of trotersand himself troter
with record Of 25l-will make the OF l879
Wednesdays at Barton Landing the rest Of the time at
Barton Village. ..-.-....-
PICDIGREEC
Sired by ClaybrinO. by Mambrino Pilot. by Mambrino
Chef, by MambrinO Paymaster by Mamhrino, 10y I'm
ported Messenger. Dam by Bngnoli. by Mambrino
Chief by Mambrino Paymaster, by MamblinO, by In
ported Messenger ClaybrnO's dam by Strader's Cas-
sius NJ. Clay. by Old Cassus NJ Clay by Henry Clay,
by Andrew jackson. by Young Bashaw by the Import
ed Arabian Grand Bashaw. Mambrno Pilots dam by
Pilot Jr, by old Pacing Pilot
The following Is the record Of Kentucky Princes
Immediate ancestors, every one OF which rotter:
Mambrino Chief &. 2. sire on both sides, 2:36
Mambrino Pilot, g. sire. 2:27 l-2
Pilot Jr- sire OF dam Of g. sire, 2:24
Strader's Cassus N. Clay. sire Of dam OF sire, EGG
Mambrino Prince sire Of dam. 2:3I 3-4
ClaybrlnO, sire, 2:44
Lady Maynard. dam. 2:40
TERMS-$l0 when the mare proves in foa mares
dsposed Of before foalng considered in Oa Pasturage
furnished. 22
j. @. HOPKINS A CIT.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-07-14
MISCELLANEOUS,
Hair Work !!

Switches Curs Pufis and Rrizzes made to order in
b neat and workmanlike manner. Also, Gents Guard
Chain and variety OF Hair Flowers, single or formed
IN wreath. Give me a call. All orders by mail
promptly attended to.
h7m MRS. J. N. SMITH. Park St., Barton. VT
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The Monitor"
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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-07-14

Kansas expects to raise 100000
bushels of wheat this season.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-07-14

at does not take long" says an agri-
cultural writer, Ito fork over an acre, {"
which is truth. Thousands Of acres
have been forked over to the mortgages
the past year or two, in double quick
ordar
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-12-01

KENNEBEC COUNTT-IR Pf0bdte Court, at
Augusta, on the second Monday Of fNoreDiJer, 1879.
A CERTAIN INSTRUMENT, purporting to be
"A the last will and testament of Samu-
el Stuart late of China, In said County. de-
ceased, having been presented for probate:
ORDERED, That notice thereofbe given three weeks
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may attend at Court of Probate then to be holden
at Augusta, and show cause, If any, why
the said instrument should not be proved, approved
and allowed, as the last will and testament
of the said deceased II. X. BAKER, Judge.
Attest: CHARLES HEWlNS, Register.
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-07

upon II, the most prominent being that tho
regular House committees are not yet APP
pointed, 10 that the customary methods Of
examining pending measures in detail aro
wanting. For this reason, tho House has
naturally taken up this annual Army Supply
bill very nearly whore its predecessors left
It yet the few changes II has made seem to
us very significant and promising
In the first place, though tho total appro-
priatiOn Is large, IL Ia, nevertheless between
100000 and 100000 less than the Senate in
the last Congress had made 1t, being fixed
at the point to which the House confcrrcos
succeeded In bringing IL down. Secondly.
the burnside reOrg1 nizatiOn scheme both
in its original hulkncss and In the optic
mixed edition prepared by Mr.. BANNING, has
been thrown aside. Thirdly, tho provision
was stricken out under which items Of APP
preparation may be transferred from ono
subject To another with the written consent
Of the War Department. The Forty-flith
Congress had agreed without question to
this clause. because previous Congresses
had done So dangerous license to give
any department" said Mr. WHITTHoRNE on
whose motion thc-provision was expunged
Fourthly, the section issuing arms to uni
versitcs was stricken out on grounds Of
economy all noedful facilities for the re-
quircd purpose being given under the exist
ing law. Finally, the provision for n FREQ
ballot. unALved by -soldiery, was made Sc
cure by DEBATE as Vol al 10y ,Jrts.. ------.
The Senate receives an army appropri-
alton bill Of marked brevity, simplicity, and
consistency. Assuming that the question Of
army retrcnchmcnt and reorganization
must be postponed until the formation of the
House committees, the Senate need have
little hesitation in agreeing to the pending
bill about rs 1t stands.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-07

The emigration OF the southern negroes
TO Kansas can easily be accounted for.
Most OF the Southern States are in situa-
ton approaching paupcrism. Agriculture
yields little, and taxation is intolerablc.
The carpet-baggcrs have stolen the people
poor; and, as the negroes are poorest among
them, they necessarily suffer the worst of
ALL In the hope Of improving their condi-
ton, they ny from the plundcred and inn
poverishcd soil Of their birth.
Will the change be beneficial Will the
emigrants be better of in Kansas than in
their old homes We think not. Persons
Of extraordinary energy and ability may
gain by the change, but the masses will SUI
fer from it. They will find no better oppor-
tunities Of employment in Kansas than in
the States they leave. Whatever their cx-
pectations, and whatever pretences are held
out to them, the people among whom they
go will be less friendly toward them than
those from whom they have departed; while
the more severe climate and the moro rigor-
Gus necessity for industry and thrift will
add seriously to their difficulties Their
emigration is a misfortune and not bless
ing to the country and to themselves.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-07
The Belmont Conference.

The conference OF so many wel-known
Democrats at the house OF the Hon. AUGUsr
BELMONT. in this city last Saturday even
ing. is too significant an event to be passed
over In silence.
These distinguished gentlemen prefer the
NOMINATION. ~ IiohhitO OIL hUO ~ iuI tuu
next Governor of this State.
or course this means much moro than
the simple nomination and election OF Mr.
SEYMOUR to the Office Of Governor. which
he held many years ago. 1t means that he
shall not only be nominated and elected
Governor, but that he shall he nominated
and elected President Of the United States.
Now, why are SO many prominent Demo-
Gratis in the State opposed to Mr.. TILDEN
We have believed such n schism in the party
unnecessary, and largely TO be attributed
to the too close relations with Mr.. TILDEN
maintained by his little band Of nincom-
poops.
GRANT and the army, or perfect union in
tho Democratic party, on the broadcast,
highest, freest principles. on the Constitu-
tion and the law-or, in the language of
Chief Judge CHURCH, on written Consti-
tuition" shall we have?