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, 1879-02-23

The British Museum, the University Library
at Cambridge, the Bodleian at Oxford, Trinity
College Library at Dublin, and the Advocates'
Library at Edinburg, are each entitled, under
the English Copyright law, to receive two
copies Of each new publication. This require
mcnt has proved very burdensome to publish
ers, particularly in the case Of expensive
books; and Parliament is now considering q
bill 10 repeal it, except so far ss the Museum
is concerned. Common justice, perhaps, de-
mands that the law should be amended in
this way, for the publishers are under no
special obligations to contribute to the ad-
vanccment Of learning. At the same time,
the repeal will affect most injuriously the
University libraries concerned at Cambridge,
for instance, all the books received are ar
ranged in chronological order, SO that one can
see at glance what books were published il
given year, month, or day. No other library
has this system; and for q special kind Of
hibliographical work it is very useful. In this
country the Library Of Congress is the only
one that benefits under the Copyright law,
and publishers complain even Of their forced
contributions to it. But it seems only fair
compensation foH the services of the Govern
nent in granting copyright.
, 1879-02-23

1kF UEAi-ERS.-A nec,Iug viii DC held It Kturcs
Hall. = North cla1k.st. the 18th of February. at
y. IN. sharp. GEO. Z. .flkUDEM, Secretary
, 1879-02-23

4 correspondent writes to THE TRIBUNE
that, " as young man,'' he thinks WILLIAM
MATTHEWS, IL. D., is more entitled to mis- re-
spect than any other living writer. The Tg1n-
: uSH d5assl@l t9u.hrint this unsolicited testmo1
NAL. It shows that Mr.. MATHEWS Is doing
good work among the young men. Those
newspapers in other cities that have charged
a1r. MATHEWS with plagiarism have done so
heedlessly, we teel sure; but their sneers and
innuendoes are none the less calculated to do
1in an injury and to stop the sale OF bis books.
Had the writers in question known him at all,
they would know that he is incapable of an act
Of literary dishonesty. It should be sufficient
proof OF his character that where he is best
known there he is most thoroughly believed In.
, 1879-02-23

The ta1.eaters In and out of the Council are
On the rampage Their cry is for more. They
want to increase their numbers and their sala-
, 1879-02-23

- FATETTE CHAPTER. No. .. K.A. M.-Hall, &c
MulrOc-st- Stated ConEocatton Monday evening" Feb.
~. At ~ O'clock, for business. Ky order Of IT, i.
+. y. TUCKER Secretary.
, 1879-02-23

DR.. HOLLAND writes we'll in the last number
Of Scri6ner's -AontAly about social drinking.
we fully understand" he says, "the power
OF social influence to hold to the wiue-cup Is
symbol of hospitality. It is one OF the most
relentless despotisms from which the world
suffers. We do not suppose that very large
number OF drunkards a1e made By wine drunk
at the table, in respectable homes. The worst
social result that comes Of this habit is its
paralyzing effect upon reform. It Is only the
total abstainer' who can be relied upon to work
for Temperament We have no doubt that,
within Itntts this is true. It is, at any rate,
reasonable statement. Little effective reform
work can be done By moderate drinkers, for the
reason that their Own babitual example is ru-
1nous to habitual d1uukards- The Habitual is
constantly challenged by the example of the
Moderate to drink wisely; but, from the naturs
OF tie case, must drink unwiselv or not at all.
, 1879-02-23

CHICAGO CHAPTER No. 1.2. X. 4. M.-1S4 Tweu-
": 'eo:S-st. Special conyocntion Monday evening
q: ~ o'clock, j0rwork the Past aod NJ f. Degrees
Visiting companions cordially invited. Dy order of the
u. L. Il. T. ELI SMITH Sccrctary
, 1879-02-23

COR1STHIAE CHAPTER, No. %. r, A. N.-Eer-
E:nr E"ayoca;.on Monday evening. Feb: =. At 75s
pau.ons AZ d1a!1y invited. By order
SANL KERR, II. T,
, 1879-02-23

his hand, and q scythe swung over hie ahop1dax
The agents intended this figure, no douht :.
symbolic Time, and bis remorseless reckon
ings on the ten-minute schedule; but, over M,
above this idea, there is another Suggestion
that of Death.
There is Reaper WHOSE name is Death.
and with his sickle keen
he feap3 the bearded grain at BREATH
And the flowers thdI grow between.
"hethcr Mme. ANDERSON is tt beordoa
grain F" OH budding flower is immaterlal: ,gh,t
ever she is we should be sorry to see h..
" "reaped "by that disspated camp-fol}owar -
hers. Yet there is nothing more certain tbon
that she will eventually fall victim to him -
she persists in her foolish exhibitions Of endnr-
ancc. The truth Is, these matches OF worno,
against time all derive their interest from Tho
great danger involved in Them Pcoble a,a
curious to see whether the "pedestrienne will
survive the trial.--No woman can safely mosa
such an experiment. : The case OF Nine. IA
CHAPEL1E, who has Just completed such match.
is case in point. She Was pitiable opiec: the
last two days Of thenatch. Her feet and leca
were badly swollen, her stomach disorrauize1
and her nervous system highly excited. She
kept up By the use OF stimu1ants, and even with
their aid was only able to tottcr along the track.
It is question whether her health will not ba
injured; the chances are, as most
physicians say, that 1t will be. The exhibition
of her powers OF endurance" under these cir
was immoral and degrading. No
man OF good feelings could patiently witness it.
We believe that all exhibitions OF this kind ara
contrary to sound public morals, and should ba
'topped, possible, by the police.
, 1879-02-23

ST. iEnNARD COMMANnEHY. NO. 81 K. T.
s:"esi cSnclasc wednesday evening Feb: 20 at 1880
ere requested tu meet with us. by order
CASS T. MAUREK E. c.
, 1879-02-23
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, 1879-02-23
SOCIETY MEETINGS.

A. OF. VITO the officers and members Ct Chi
ca-o Lodge. No. 81, A. o. q. W: Yon arc hereby
notified uf fhr death u Drothe: Frederick Pasclen,
which roak place the 1l.t. hEs residence. Al! The
lt4i.e hail. M II Anrth t.aton-s, on sunday. the
III dag Of February At clock, sh2r. 10 ATTEND the
!GicFa ot said brother Members CT gstef lodges afe
rs>wrtfuy Invited 70 be present and attend to tue
APOLLO CONNAxnFRy X0 TX T-SneclaI
C..nclayc TUESDAY evening. Feb IL is;: at oc]ecE
lro,;t The OrIcr ot 1Ac Temple Viii be conferred.
1:.c En4incu! coulmaader:- -
II. s. TIFFANY, Recorder.
70 r-rx~rr c,c,, n1S1r,r,,E1n Evc.atp
MI; MI -. ~
, 1879-02-23

1sI4a1I: LODGE NO. aa3. T. F. A. y. -I:e.u'ar
CoMs,ui1ca!i1n Monday evening lcb - at 3;s9
brethren cordially .wc1cor1ed LIZ order Of
G. Il. MATSUE. #. II.
c. n. O1)USNELL, Secretary.
, 1879-02-23

CHICAGO COUNCIL OF PRINCES OF .1FRU-
SAI.EM. S!xt:cnh lcgrcc- a. 4 i. Scnttish ft ala
VIII hold SpcEfai Convention Thursday eyeu-
I'M; urxs. for business. By order o:
E. T. TOBY, s.. p" c.. H.. :
Id GOODALE Grand Sccrrtarf.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-01-27
WRITING FOR THE PRESS.

For the benefit of our correspondents
we reprint from Boston Transcript, the
following useful and commendable sug-
gestions:
l. Write upon one side of the leaf
only. Why? Because it is often necessa.
ry to cut the pages into "takes" for the
compositors, and this cannot be done
when both sides are written upon.
Ii. Write clearly and distinctly, be-
ing particularly careful in the matter of
proper names, and words from foreign
languages. Why? Because you have
no right to ask either editor or compos-
itor to waste his time puzzling out the
results of your careless sel6shness.
III. Don't write in a microscopic
hand. Why? Because the composltor
has to read it across his case, at a dis
tance of nearly two feet. Also, because
the editor often wants to make additions
and other changes.
". Don't begin at the very top oi
the first page. Why? Because If you
have written head for your article the
editor may want to change it, and il
have not-which is the better way-ht
must write one. Besides, he wants room
in which to write instructions as to the
type to be used, where and when the
proof is to be sent, etc.
V. Never roll your manuscript. Why
Because it maddens every one whC
touches it,-editor, compositor anG
proof-reader.
VI. Be brief Why? Because people
don't read long stories. The number o
readers which any two articles have i
inversely proportioned to the square o
their respected lengths. That is, a half
column is read by four times as man,
people as one of double that length.
| VII. Have the fear of the waste bas
ket constantly before your eyes, Why
Because it will save you vast amour
of useless labor, to say nothing of pape
and postage.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-01-27

A CHEAP GREENHoUsE.-The cheap
est plan of erecting greenhouse that
we have any knowledge of-and we used
one successfully for many years-is to
dig out pit in side-hill, where the
upper end will be just above ground,
where the door must be, with two or
three steps down for an entrance. Wall
up, roof the wall, and cover the whole
with sash as in hot beds, the sash hav-
ing more fall, say three feet in width
of two, the house being fifteen by ten.
Erect in this the stand Of shelves, and
when it is time to take up the summer
flowers, bulbs, &C., store them here. The
glass should be covered with thick straw
mats, which can be removed even when
the weather is coldest in clear weather,
| for an hour or two at mid day to get the
warmth and influence of the sun. Al
such times ventilation also should be at
tended to, by slightly opening sash ol
two. No fire is needed. Nearly al
readily towering plants with bloom
and there will scarcely be week dur
ing the winter that bouquet may moi
be gathered, if the house is properly
managed. We had one in use for some
twenty years when it was enlarged an(
heat introduced - Germantown Iele
0rnq1h.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-01-27

The Senator elect from Connecticut,
Hon. Orville H. Platt of Meriden, is
warmly and generously indorsed by his
most active competitor, Gen. Hawley.
His victory over that gentleman, after a
long and close contest, is proof that he
possesses great strength with his party,
and Gen. Hawley says of him that she
is sound in principle, an anti-slavery
man and republican from boyhood,
good hard money man, and sure to have
convictions and follow them" His
"most honorable character and sound
judgment" are also vouched for. How
ever large part of the people of Con-
necticut may feel at losing the opportu-
nifty of being represented in the Senate
by Gen. Hawley, he has himself given
ample evidence that Mr. Platt will be
acceptable to the republicans of the
country. Though they would have been
glad to have man of national reputa-
tion and influence already acquired in
Congress, they will very gladly see Mr..
Barnum replaced by one whose reputa-
tion is unsoiled, and who will be sure to
put the performance of his duties higher
than his personal or partisan interests.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-01-27
DIAMONDS ARE TRUMPS.

1T is we'll known when Congress rose,
last June, that Senator Jones of Nevada
had lost heavily, through the fall in
stocks. Indeed, he went home to Gold
Hill ''dead broke" as Bret Harte would
say but he didn't mean to stay "dead"
NOT bit of it. IF stocks were ''down"
by the law of recompense they must
"rise." He stretched his credit to the
utmost, borrowed money on everything
he possessed, and invested in Sierra Ne
vada stock still he needed more to reap
the harvest he was sowing broadcast. In
his palmy days he bought his wife a
$50, 900 necklace of diamonds, that had
never seen gas-light but once. There
they lay, in their velvet-lined casket,
for their pretty young mistress cared
little for their dazzling splendor, being
charming little home body, with eyes
brighter than her jewels, and heart as
loving as her diamonds were cold. "Let
me invest your diamonds in Sierra Ne
vada, and you shall have the earnings
for pin-money," said the busy husband
one day. Certainly; | never wear
them" answered the equally busy wife,
obediently laying the casket in his hand
Our energetic senator raised $4,000 on
them. little more than third of the
original cost. invested the amount-and
waited. The law of recompense held
good. The stock board showed upward
quotations day by day. In less thar
six months the debts were paid, The
mortgage on 100000 worth of furni
ture held by Ben Butler as collateral fol
three years rent was cancelled, $4,000
invested in registered bonds, in the du
tiful little wife's name, and the Nevad;
senator comes back to his seat with
full purse, and ready to entertain hi
friends in princely fashion at the Butle
block on Capitol hill Washington Let
ter.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-01-27

A RULE OF LIFE.-Though Christ
takes away our sins by his cross, and
covers our disobedience by his right
eousness, and offers to our weakness
his helping hand through faith, still he
acoords to his disciples no lower type
of religion than that which he himself
illustrated, no lower rule of life than
that which he observed. Nay, rather
did he put new life and emphasis into
the fundamental law of the decalogue
as the law of his own kingdom. For he
congresses the ten commandments into
that one rule of holy obedience and con-
secration which he pressed home upon
the heart when he said, Thou shalt
love the Lord thy God with all thy
heart, and soul, and mind, and strength
and thy neighbor as thyself." Deeper
than this we cannot 60 for foundation
of religion; higher than this we cannot
rise for a standard of life; nothing
broader, fuller, more complete and final
can we have as a spirit and rule of con-
secration. 1t is the most spiritual con-
ception of religion that the philosopher
can form, and at the same time the
most simple and practical rule of piety
that can be given to a child. This
principle, settled within the soul as the
one aim and law Of its life, is the good
treasure of the heart, out of which all
good things are brought forth.-Re0.
Dr.. j. p Thompson.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-01-27
THE CLEAN NEWSPAPER.

There is growing feeling in every
healthy community against journals
which make it their special object to
minister to perverted taste by seeking
out and serving up in a seductive form
disgusting and licentious revelations.
There is good reason to believe that the
clean newspaper is more highly priced
to day than it was four or five years ago.
1t is also safe to predict that as people
in all ranks of life who protect their
own, at least, from contamination, be-
come more conscious of the pernicious
influence of certain class of journals,
called enterprising because they are am
bilious to serve US dirty scandals. they
will be careful to see that the journals
they permit to be read in the family
circle are of the class that never forget
the prupr irtiUs Uf lift. Already mon and
women of retirement and healthy morals
have had their attention called to the
pernicious influence of bad literature,
and have made commendable efforts to
counteract the same by causing sound
literature to be published and sold at
popular prices. These efforts are work.
ing silent but sure revolution. The
best authors are more generally read to-
day than at any previous date. The
sickly sentimental story paper and the
wild ranger and pirate story book are
slowly but surely yielding the field to
worthier claimants. To the praise of
the decent newspaper it may be said that
where it has place in the family aud
has been read for years by young as well
as old, it has developed such healthy
tone and such a discriminating taste,
that literature of the slums has no ad-
mirers. Fortunately, the number of
such families is increasing in the land,
and as they increase the journal devoting
itself to sickening revelations of immor-
alists will be compelled to find its sup
porters solely among those classes who
practice vice and crime or are ambitious
to follow such ways.-Bosto,a Herald.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-01-27

SooT AS A MANURE.-To strong grow
ing green house plants, such as pelar-
goniums, fuchsias. roses, carnations,
chrysanthemums, azaleas, solanums, and
many others, SCOT is valuable and ca
silly obtained stimulant. A handful of
it tied in bag and stirred in three
gallon can of water, has a marvellous
effect on all the plants just named. and
on many others beside 1t induces Wig
orous growth, and adds freshness and
substance to both leaf and flower. 1t is
better to use it in small quantities
and often, rather than charge the COM
post with more carbon than the plants
can readily assimilate. For the more
robust growers, especially if grown in
small pots, mixture with fresh manure
from the cow-shed is desirable, but this
should be allowed to settle before using
otherwise the grassy particles will re-
main on the surface of the pots, and
while giving them an unsightly ap-
pearance, exclude that free aeration
which all healthy roots require.-Mon-
treal Gazette.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-01-27

VIII. Always write your full name
and address plainly at the end of your
letter. Why? Because it will often
happen that the editor wants to COM
municate with you, and because he needs
to know the writer's name as a guaran-
tee of good faith. If you write pseu-
donym or initials, write your own
name and address below it. 1t will
never be divulged.
TX. "These precepts in thy memory
keep" and, for fear you might forget
them. cut them out and put them where
you can readily run through them when
tempted to spill innocent ink.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-01-27
NATURAL HISTORY STUDIES--
THE BABY.


"What animal is this ?"
"This is a baby. He is now about
three years old, and at the wickedest
point of his earthly career"
"What country does the baby most
inhabit ?"
''He can be found in every inhabited
country on the globe, the same as mos
quitoes and boils."
"Can they be tanned %
Eyes, quite easily. After little ju-
dicious discipline they cease to struggle
and become subservient to the will of
man."
"Does the baby eat grass %
Eyes, or anything else. They swal-
low pocket knives, thimbles, buttons,
spools, or any other object little small
er than teacup. If offered milk they
seldom refuse it"
"Do they Craze during the day, or
only at nights p
"They are always grazing, paying not
the least heed to the hour. When not
actually eating they generally give ut
terance to a peculiar cry. Strong men
often jump out of bed at midnight in
the coldest weather when hearing this
cry
"What meaning is attached to this
cry p \
"Men of deepest thought have agreed
that it signifies to wake up the neigh
borhood and have some fun"
''Of what benefit to mankind is do
mesticated baby ?"
"They are of no earthly account for
the first two years, but by-and-by they
can slide down hill on a cellar door and
carry articles out of the house and trade
them for a wooden sword or lose them in
the grass
"Do you know of any instance where
the baby has attacked the household and
killed or injured any one %
"Such instances have been related by
such eminent raturalists as George
Francis Train and Texas Jack, but We
don't put much faith in them. How
ever, if baby was maliciously and per-
sistently provoked, there is no knowing
what it might do"
care they healthy animal %
"No on the contrary, no druggist
could make enough profit in a year tc
buy him pair of Arctic overshoes but
for the presence of the baby in every
household. There IS hardly an hour in
the day that the baby does not demand
peppermint, paregoric, milk, sugar, cor.
dial, cod liver emulsion. ipecac, or some.
thing else costing money"
"What machinery is made use of tt
compel the baby to take dose of castor
oil ?"
There are several patent machine;
for the purpose, but most people follow
the old rule of knocking senseless anc
getting the dose into his mouth before
he recovers.'
"Is the bald-headed baby more do
mestic than others 2"
"Not bit. He kicks around after
the same fashion, and has even a worse
time fighting flies and mosquitoes
"What music do they seem to pre-
fer ?"
"a bass drum is their first choice
but they have heavy tendency toware
the sound Of a stove handle knocking
the nose off the pitcher with the emp
, tings in it. This is all about the baby.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-01-27

The Boston Pilot, which is edited by
an Irishman, gives the following sad
vice to children
'.Love God, honor your father and
mother, and never forget this republic
is the grandest idea that man ever saw
in practice These things, little ones,
may be forgotten in the public schools,
where you have so much arithmetic and
history and grammar to learn but they
are true for all that, and don't forget it
like good children, when you hear your
elder brothers and sisters wish they
were in Canada eating mud before a
princess"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-01-27
ELECTRIC POWDER--A CURIOUS
INVENTION.

The Titusville (Pa) Herald publishes
the following:
A new and improved mode of planting
telegraph poles has recently been discov-
cred and tried with success in this city
The ground being staked off at distances
of about 200 feet apart, man starts off
with pocketful Of four-ounce cartridges
containing the wonderful new explosive
know as "electrlc powder" and with
crowbar in his hand. A holeis punched
from four to five feet with the bar in
few minutes, and cartridge dropped to
the bottom with fuse and lighted with
a match. The operator then walks to
the next stake. before reaching which a
low, dull thud is heard behind, bole
about the diameter of -four barrel has
been blown in the ground to the depth
of four or five feet, and the work is fol-
lowed up by gang of men who plant
the poles IN the h0les thus made, I'LL IN
with gravel and earth, and the job is
complete. It matters not what soil is
perforated with the bar, wet or dry, loan,
clay, gravel, slate or powders Crowded
the bar can be inserted), the result will
be the same. A gang of four men, with
the poles delivered on the ground-one
man to blast and three to erect the poles
and tamp them-will put up from 100
to 100 poles day of ten hours each.
The cost, therefore, of this new and i'm
proved process is about two thirds less
than the ordinary method of planting
telegraph poles, as now practiced.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-01-27
A SPINNING SONG.

Over and over, round and round,
Like gold-green top on a crystal ground,
With never a whizz or a singing sound,
The beautiful earth goes spinning.
She sweeps in a circle around the sun
With Time. and the year-long race is won
By both-to a minute; It's ever done
And ever again beginning.
We clasp our hands in amaze and cry.
" "A time to be born, and time to die
Is gwen to men, but the years 90 by,
Unending and unbeginning."
But on New Years morning the people sing
And wall in a breath and the broad lands ring
With ''The King is dead-long live the King"
But the earth goes on with her spinningI