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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-09-08

Another chapter has been added to
the strange story of the abduction Of
Mr.. Stewards body. In January last,
General Jones, formerly Postmaster of
New York, and now practicing lawyer
in this city, received letter containing
a check for $1OO, and requesting him
to act as attorney in negotiation for
the return of Mr.. Stewards body. The
letter was signed Henry G. Romaine,
and was left at Mr.. Jones' Office by an
unknown man. With the letter, there
was package containing the silver
knobs and part of a handle belonging to
Mr.. Stewards coffin, small piece of the
coffin cloth, to show its texture, and a
fve-sided piece of paper, which, upon
subsequent examination, was found to
fit exactly in the space left by the cut
ting in the the cloth made at the time
of the robbery. A second package, re-
ceived few days later, contained the
coffin plate, with instructions to publish
personal if it was desirable to open
negotiations on money basis. Mr..
Jones laid these facts before Judge Hill
ton, advising him, at the same time,
that no money should be paid to the
thieves. A personal" was inserted IN
the Herald of February 14th, by direc-
tion of Judge Hilton, notifying the par
ties of Mr.. Jones' willingness to act as
counsel. The robbers then sent their
terms. insisting upon 100000 as the
price for the return of the body. Judge
Hilton would only agree to give the
original reward of $4,000. A watch
was put upon Mr.. Jones, with the hope
that the robbers might attempt to hold
some personal Communication with him
but no such attempt was made, and the
negotiations were dropped until about
three weeks ago. when Judge Hilton
published another personal" inviting
further negotiation. 1t is believed tina
Henry G. Romaine is the agent for th'
thieves, and has the body in charge. |
is to be hoped that Judge Hilton viii
come to no terms with these infamou
wretches. The interests of society de
mand that such an offence shall not onl,
prove pro6tless to its perpetrators, .bu
that every effort should be directed t
their conviction and punishment. |
were better that the whole amount de
manded should be spent in securin
their arrest than that single dolla
J should be paid them for their sacrileg
Gus crime.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-09-08
WORKING WOMEN OF ENGLAND.


English writer's on American manners
and people are very apt to follow the
rule. A5 mao disco omnes (from one case
form your judgment of the whole). We
give below two cases of the employment
and pay of women, but we would be far
from suggesting that it is fair illustra-
tion of the treatment of all women in
"Merry Englant." The account is taken
from letter in the Pail Mall Gazette.
written from the village of Rowley Regis,
Lancashire: aa Lan g3 s4aaa
Il came to a place called Belt End,
which is apparently new part of the
old village. Through small window |
observed female head bobbing up and
down soon / heard the sound of ham,
msr; and never having seen any rivet-
making done by human hands, | thread
ed my way through some brick passages
until / came to the little smity where
Alice was at work. This was the name
by which her father called her, whom
met on my way, and to whom | am in
debted for the following remarkable piece
of knowledge. Alice, may say. was a
young wife, engaged in blowing bellows,
heating pieces of iron. in 'gleed' forge,
and producing rivets from an anvil at
the rate of three thousand a day. For
this manual labor Alice, her father pro-
ceeded to tell me in her presence, gets
from the warehouse one shilling and
three.quarterpence. out of which she has
to pay for wear and tear of tools one
penny, carriage one. penny and like
sum for glceds. kind of small coke
made expressly for nail and rivet forges
On Monday she does her washing, on
Saturday her cleaning up, so that she
only works at rivets four days in the
week, and her gross earnings, therefore
amount to four shillings and threepencs
for forging twelve thousand rivets.
have said nothing of rent which Alice
would pay, and which might amount tc
one shilling week. She was sedat'
young woman, well-spoken, with very
fair hair and low, sweet voice. a
"John Price (Alice's father) then, a
my request, took me to see his neighbors
Edward and Phyllis Tromans, who liyee
and worked at making nails close by
Phyllis is handsome woman. with beau
, tiful white teeth and abundance of flesh
which Rubens might have painted, it j
. so plentiful and rosy. This woman wa
5 forging large nails; and the manner i
| which she made nail with point an
t a head. with an inch and a half in Gil
q cumference, fly off a piece Of hot lror
e was marvellous to behold. She work
Q from eight o'clock in the morning unit
n nine o'clock at night. and in four day
will forge ffty-four pound weight I
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-09-08

clout nails, for which she will receive the
wondrous sum Of three shillings and
eightpence, out of which she has to pay
fivepence for gleeds and twopence for
tools. Her husband works 'as hard as
he can drive from six o'clock in the
morning until eleven at night; and his
weeks wages amount to twelve shillings,
from which tenpence for gleeds and four
pence for tools will have to be deducted
to say nothing of rent. Edward Tro-
mans was only forty-three years of age.
but looked much nearer seventy. Two
other young women were hammering
away at rivets in company with Phyllis,
and never as long as l live shall I forget
the little black smity. [ once travelled
many miles to see sVulcan's Forge, by
VAloennnu. hnt there vas in that famous
picture no inquire equal to that OF Phyllis
Tromans, and shall remember Phyllis
to the day of my death. That such a
woman should be shaving in soot-blow-
ing the bellows, now with her left, and
then welding hammer with her right
hand-forging clout nails for twelve
hours day, in order to earn less than
fortypence week, is phenomenon that
I would never have believed as being
possible in England if I had not seen it. !"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-09-08
HOW THE ANCIENTS ENGRAVED
GEMS.

We must remain as yet some little
in doubt as to the methods employed BY
the old artist to perfect these miracles
Of taste. We have, however, the abso.
lutte certainty that these ancient masters
were familiar with the diamond, and
that their best work was made by using
this, the hardest Of all substances, as
tool. A splintered fragment Of the dia-
mond served as a scraping tool, and they
were we'll acquainted with the drill.
Prehistoric man worked a drill at the
very commencement of his existence. A
Phoenician gem-a lion attacking bull
shows how the drill was used. A
number Of circular depressions are found
in the gem, which mark the extremities
or the figures. inns was uoue v-.J
for the sake of effect, but to show the
artist the limit of his work as to depth.
After the holes were sunk, the artist
united the various portions Of his work
by scratching. Now the use of the dia-
mond point or splinter. fixed in a style
or iron socket, allowed certain fexibil-
ity of handling, which our modern pro-
cesses of gem.engraying do not permit.
To-day the work is done by means of a
minute rotating disk of copper, which is
whetted with oil and diamond dust. On
the least application of the substance
to be cut to the disk, it is the disk
which bites into the stone. The differ
ence in manipulation is, then, that to-
day it is the stone which goes to the
tool, and not, as in olden times, the
tool to the stone. It is more convenient,
then, in 1879, to bring the cart to the
horse. It can now be readily under
stood why in modern work, time and
labor being spared (the art conception
not entering for the present into the
| subject why this work of to-day is in
| ferlor to the art which Is past. lt Is
purely mechanical process now, for a
rotating disk will no more draw lines
which have feeling than will photograph
ing processes paint pictures. 1t has
been stated that we are not entirely ac-
quainted with the methods employed by
the old glyptic artists. This becomes
quite evident from this fact, that their
best work seems to have been both cut
and polished at one and the same time.
To-day we have no tool, no substance,
which will accomplish this double feat.
MIR. King, dwelling on the diamond
point, says '1ts extensive use 10 Sne
great distinction between the antique
and modern work. .''-Harper's Maga-
zine for September.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-09-08
GRANDPA AND BABY.

Out on the lawn, one summers day,
left my baby boy at play.
And smiled to hear his gleeful shout
And happy voice sing in and out
Among the arches of the trees,
Then die away upon the breeze;
While all the playful echoes stirred
With merry laugh and lisping word.
/ But when missed the cheerful noise,
Nor longer heard the prattllng voice,
rose, and to the window hied.
And, looking hence, this vision spied-
o, Memory! though thy name be pain,
Paint paint that picture DER again!
The western sun his glory threw
Along the sward of emerald hue;
Save where, perchance in playful frown,
Some cool. green shadows nestled down,
And idly shifting with the sun.
Crept slowly eastward one by one.
Beneath the elm trees waving crest,
Where wind tossed the the birdlings' nest
And where alternate sun and shade
Like changing fancies skipped and played,
The old arm chair, secure and good,
With widespread arms, inviting stood;
And in its cushions. broad and deep,
Grandpa and baby sat asleep.
On rounded cheek and golden head
The sinking sun his radiance shed,
While on the grandsire's silver crown
A single ray dropped softly down,
And then, in benediction fell
On both. and wrapped them in a spell.
The breeze, in frolic, growing bold.
Tossed up the rings OF shining gold
On baby's brow, then with the gray
On grandpa's head began to play.
ln.the warm palm, securely pressed,
One little dmpled hand found rest;
The other clasped withered flower,
Culled, at will. in Natures bower.
Fixed was the look Of sad content,
On the worn face, a triHe bent;
And forward dropped, to rest the chin
Ny baby's clustered curls Within
While on the collar of his coat
The gray and gold together float.
Such tinting one might vainly seek
As slept on baby's lip and cheek;
But thin and pale the other one,
And sad and careworn, in the sun;
And 80 the evening shadows fell,
And deeper grew, but all was well.
The elm tree boughs, now gaunt and bare,
Are tossed about the wintry air,
While pale. wan shadows come and go
Upon the lawn, all white with snow;
But nevermore, at eve or dawn.
On garden walk or grassy lawn,
May ], in vision fair, behold
That little head. with crown Of gold,
Nor nevermore, on summer day,
That other one, with crown of gray.
Aneath the dreary. drifted snow.
The silver head and gold, lie low;
Yet evermore, in joy or.pain,
o, Memory! paint that scene again.
Royal TsmpLa,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-09-08

We must regard every matter as an
entrusted secret which we believe the
person concerned would wish to be con-
sidered as SUCH Nay. further still, we
must consider all circumstances as secrets.
entrusted which would bring scandal
upon another if told. and which it is not
our certain duty to discuss, and that in
our own persons and to his face. The
divine rule of doing as we would be done
by is never better put to the test that in
matters Of good and evil speaking.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-09-08

The Mexico and East Rumford. Me-,
cheese factory is now receiving 340O lbs.
of milk per day, from which they make
eight large cheese, averaging in weight
about forty.six lbs. per cheese. This
season thus far has proved to be the
most successful of any season since the
factory was built, seven years ago.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-09-08

If Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris collects
all the obituaries which recently appear
ed she will have the satisfaction of know
ing that she is the most beloved of all
living representives of her sex.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-09-08
HUMBLE SERVICE.
BY MARY PACKARD ROLLINS.

BY MARY PACKARD ROLLINS.
With timid hand little gift
A loving woman brings,
And casts 1t in the treasury
With costly offerings.
Our Lord beholding, said, "In truth
Her gift exceeds them all;
Ror they Of their abundance gave,
She from her pittance small"
And now. as then, to humble acts
The world gives little heed;
But he who readeth human hearts
Will bless the loving deed.
The hidden motive Of the soul
That action underlies,
Commends the deed, or else condemns
In his impartial eyes.
Then bring an earnest heart and true.
An Offering full and free;
Humble indeed, but dear to him,
Each gift that he bestows on thee
With others freely share,
And let each act of sacrifice
Be hallowed by prayer.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-09-08

One half of this world don't know
what the other half take in their soda.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-09-08
Hair Work /!

Switches, Curls. Puhs and Frzzes made to order in
a neat and workmanlike manner. Also. Gents Guard
Chain and variety OF Hair Flowers. single or formed
In wreath. Give call All orders by mail
promptly attended to.
17tf MRS. ]. N. SMITH. Park ST., Barton, Vt.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-09-08

want TO soy TO the citizens OF this place and vicin-
NY that Mr. q. " PeIcva OF Barton Village VT. has
purchased a stock OF W r. ALIENS EUREKA
sfhlN9 BEDS, which he will sell at very low price,
70 SUIT the times. Mr.. J. Z. Dwinell OF Glover has
Aso purchased some OF Mr. Aliens Beds and will be
Bau 70 SNOW them 20 his customers with good line
o. goods IN stock Mr.. A. NJ. Blanding OF Iraabureh
MT. Q. H. Green OF Barton Landing Mr.. /. j. Parker
OF Newport Mr.. A. ]. Albee OF Derby Center. b. ID.
aIk OF est Chareston, are also agents for this bed
iaIues wishing 70 purchase Spring Beds will do well
70 examine this Bed before buying any other. This
Bed y manufactured by the Patentee at Barton land
ing W. All orders sent 10 his address will be nromnt
y hled 70 the trade at reduced prices. W. n. WIFI
IEMOkE' General Agent. W. K. ALLEN, Boz No.
Barton Landing. W. IVA ose ~,
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The "Monitor,"
PUBLISHED WEEKLY By
GEO. H. BLAKE,
BARTON, VT.

TERMs.-StrictIy IN GdUance, $15o per annum. II
OF paid In advance, $500 year. Subscribers living
utslde Of Orleans County must remit 10 cents extra
'br postage. For convenience In remittng, we will
live credit for year and four months for $780, to
ubscrbers in the county and year and three for
b 90 TO subscribers without the county, when sent
trictiy IN advance
RATES or ADVERTISING made known on application.
Remit by p. o. Money Order, Registered Letter, or
DRAFT. Watch thelabe on your paper and notice when
POUR subscription expires and that your payments
lre kept in advance. When money Is sent we shall
give the credit on the label at once II the label is
pot advanced within two weeks, notify us by postal
lard.
The New York herald., 1879-07-08
BENEATH A FALLING BUILDING.

About year ago row of three story frame houses
Provost street. known to residents of Jersey City
rs the ''ship. was partly destroyed by fire. and it
was decided account of its dangerous condition
to tear IL down. The Of the property re-
Gently gave permission to the residents of the neigh
borhood to demolish the structures and use tho
tiinbers for hrewood. Tho neighbors gathered in
force and were working yesterday the last of tho
structures when the building fell in burying in the
debris number OF the workers and seriously injur-
ing four. Workmen from the neighboring factories.
hearing the crash. to the place and ut
work liberating the people buried under the roof.
Mrs. Elizabeth Beatty. Of No. 17B Bay street, was
the most dangerously injured. She crushed be-
meath the centre BEAM aud 1t Is feared that her in
urics will terminate fatally. She taken to st.
Francis Hospital.
Mrs. Finlay, of No. 159 Bay street, danger
ously hurt about the back and head.
Patrick Downs. boy twelve years of age, of No.
157 Bay street. had OF his feet crushed and was
badly cut about the head.
Margaret Gordon eleven years Of age. of No. 352
Henderson street. badly injured about tho head
and face.
little girl named Burke. living on Morgan street,
was also injured.
The New York herald., 1879-07-08
TROTTING AT FLEETWOOD.

There q fair attendance at Fleetwood Park yes
terday. to witness the three announced trotting
events The track was in good condition. The fol-
lowing are the
SUMMARIES.
FLEETWOOD PARK-TRoTTISG-MoNDA July Z,
1879-Match $500, mile heats best three in Ave. in
harness.
H. Tyler's b. G. Blind Boy.............. 49,.
r. Smiths b. IN. Minnie H. H.................. 2 2
Time, 2:47-2:45-2:48.
SAME DAY.-Match 500. mile heats. the best three
in five. in harness.
J. L. Doty's br: 5. Harry Bassett. / 0 /
owners &. 3. Tom SUFFOLK. !
Time. 1:46-246-2:44Js-2:44-
The THIRD TRor was for purse OF $50. divided.
for horse trottng the nearest to three minutes to
win. This had twelve entries and eleven starters.
The first captured by Annie Darling. the second
and third went to Warsaw, the fourth to Johnny
Barry, the fifth to slippery Elm. the sixth to
Hughey, the seventh to May and the eighth to
Hughey. Darkness coming on fast, the judges
decided for Hughey and Warsaw. to share between
them first money, the second and third money to
be divided between Annie Darling. Johnny Barry,
Slippery Elm and May
Time, 303-3:01-3:00-3:O1k- :O1 k-3:OO-3 :O0-3 100
$500.
The New York herald., 1879-07-08

America he must already have learned that the
majority Of the Bavarian and Polish emigrants Of
that race to this country and whose descendants at
this day form the stock aud sinew of American Juda
ism. were what might be termed the scum of Euro
pean Jewish society. By industry. sobriety and
keen eye TO business they have amassed a conpe-
tency. and like all other 'shoddyites strive to be-
fashonabe Ignorant not only Of the historic gram
deur of their race, but Of the fundamental princi
pies Of their religon they ape in their worship the
forms Of Christtsnity. They have found ministers
servie enough to be led through their obsequious-
to wealth and the prospects of good salary by
the specious cry of Reform almost to the brink Of
inhdelity. Under their guidance every vestigs
The sabbath Bride" is no longer vel
comed-her garments arc antiquated, her lights
are dull bread is tasteess her wine insipid To
refuse forbidden food, to abstain from business
upon the Sabbath and festivals would be to proclaim
them Jews. which is distasteful to them, because
they are ashamed Of the name Jew" Their ignor-
ance has only shown them the obloquy which
prejudice heaped up against name hated. but not
understood but they uIable to the halo OF
glory by which it is surrounded. The conservative
element in Judaism afford to wait and watch aud
work. for they have fears for Judaism and its f.
ture. JOSHUA K.
The New York herald., 1879-07-08

In fact. everything seemed to favor the firm estab-
lishment OF constitutional monarchy. yet notwith-
standing this apparently happy union of elements.
to the ground like old wall without the slightest
effort the part of its creators to sustain it, 1t
contained within itself the germs of destruction.
II had been offered to France by handful OF
liberals, whose chief aim was to establish nhuen-
tia positions for themselves. People trusted in
their promises The nation was elated by the hopes
which the aspect OF affairs created; but these
hopes gradually died out and after few years the
country could no longer be deceived
ENGLISH MODELS.
The admirers of constitutional monarchy still cite
as an indisputable support OF their theory the
mechanism OF the British government. But there is
wide difference between the state OF society in the
two countries. The English constitution reposes on
institutions and prejudces which have no existence
in France Respect for royalty is still deep seated
sentiment in the public mind. The spirit OF caste is
u ruling The aristocracy is a great political as
well an all-pervading. social power. In France
things are quite different. Respect for royalty among
the great majority does not exist. The spirit
of caste is confined to an obscure little coterie'
The aristocracy q political power Is dead.
Constitutional monarchy in France rested on no
solid foundation. 1t spurious and insincere,
and this the of its fall. II this was tne
constitutional monarchy in 1S4S, now Irali
must be the groundwork on which the Orleans pre-
tenders now build their prospective throne Iney
have also serious thing against them in the special
dislike with which they have boon regarded oy tne
French people since their demand OF forty
millions on the Assembly OF 1871. Inc money was
demanded and paid Immediately on their return to
France and while the country was still staggering
under the effects OF the German victories This
shameless hurry and greed OF family already
enormously rich will never be forgotten by the
French people. Since then the Orleans are looked
upon with something like contempt
For good or i'll France must henceforth be repub-
lican. Constitutional monarchy Is antagonistic to
the character of her people. Bourbonism Is dead.
Bonapartism is more, her struggles of the future
will be with the power which is beginning to
take place in'her poltics-socialism.
The New York herald., 1879-07-08
CREEDMOOR.

The second and third class men of the Fifth reg-
ment shot for practice at Creedmoor yesterday with
q gale blowing from tho southeast. The results
were not brilliant. but were perhaps good rs
could be expected under the circumstances. Major
@. s. schermerhorn was in charge OF the shooting.
and DR.. Messemer was surgeon In charge. The fol
lowing is q summary Of the days work.
Fifth regiment, 15O men. Lieutenant Colonel
Gimpel in command; Captain wcnze l. r.. p; 1877
men shot IN the third class and SO qualified; 23
lowing succeeded in passing marksmen Ser
geant 7. Metzo, 81 DR.. w. j. B. MESSENGER, 81; ;
Lieutenant A. c. Homan, 81; p. Schroeder, 80; Cap
tain q. STRIPPED ~; Lieutenant Colonel Gimpel 20 /;
Sergeant H. Domis, 28 K. Lutte, as; w. klinge ~ ;
NJ Meyer, n; Captain II. Rugen, 20.
The New York herald., 1879-07-08
MUTUAL ASSURANCE.

In the County Clerks Office there fled ycster-
day articles of incorporation Of ''Thc Peoples Ton
tine Society for Mutual Assurance against Absolute
Dependence upon Wages" Tho object of tho So
cicy Is stated to be thc protection OF its members
from the danger and degradation of the hand-to-
mouth condition by the practice by them In per-
potual succession of the tontnc system of inheri-
tance by suryvorship respects the premiums or
dues invested" The society Is to be managed by
three trustees. Mcssrs. Charles Frederick Adams,
}. NJ. McGce and Henry Lynch arc named as these
trustees for the ensuing year.
The New York herald., 1879-07-08
GLASS BALL SHOOTING.
ELIzApErH. N. j.. July

rn1 ELIZABETH. N. j.. July 7, 1879.
number of New York and New Jersey marksmen
competed for cash and trophy prizes at glass ball
shooting near Brinton range to-day. In twenty
hvc ball match for gold badge and twenty Ave per
cent of the entrance money to first and Atty per cent
to second man there were twelve entries. George
Eiwood, of Passac. won by score of II broken balls.
In 81 entrance sweep ten marksmcn competed at
ten balls each Messrs. jacques and Sanford tied
ninc and jacques on tine shoot off, Il. c. An
gcli took second money. In seven ball sweep
George Elwood again proved the best man, breaking
took second money.