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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-03-17


from the streets and cutters.
The floor of Mechanics Hall in North
Berwick, Me-. gave way while the city
election was being held on Monday, and
number of persons were injured, four
of whom will probably die. There were
about 500 people in the hall at the time,
and of these $50 were thrown fourteen
feet to the basement. There is great
Indignation against the builders of the
hall, which was new three years ago.
John P. M. Richards, of the firm of
John P Moores & Sons, dealers in fire.
arms. New York city, heard suspicious
noise in his house last Sunday night,
and seizing a revolver he went down
stairs where he found two men who ran,
one into the front and one into the rear
parlor. Richards fired at the latter four
times, the last shot killing him, and
then turned upon the other. who threw
up his hands and surrendered. The
captured thief was recognized as Dennis
Dargon, and old offender, and his dead
"pal' as Timothy Casey Long.
There will be 100000 feet of lum.
Der put into the Connecticut river this
season above North Stratford, while there
will come down the Androscoggin prob.
ably 100000 feet more LAUNDERING
is also brisk at Carol, where the Messrs
Brown have hundred men at work in
the forest. G. Stuart has just finished
a new mill on the Ammonoosuc river
which has capacity of manufacturing
100000 feet of lumber year. Messrs
/ Joy, Henry & Baldwin have $50 men a
work getting out wood and lumber. L
Austin has contract for 100000 fee
of lumber and is getting out some so,
900 feet a day.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-03-17

H. H. Vickery, Sheriff of Douglass
County, Mo-, went on Saturday. March
18th. with posse to the house of Shelf
Alsope to arrest him. Alsope resisted,
and fired several shots, one of them kill
ing the Sheriff. Alopse and his little
girl. five years old, were then killed, the
latter accidently, by the Sheriff's posse.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-01
A Club-ROom for WOrkingmen.

In December last the "Lsbanon
Club for Workingmen was organized
in this city, with the RAv. james Ma, =
opened on the corner of ColumOi and
Stanton streets. containing coffee
room, reading room. q small library,
lecture hall and smoking-room. Prom
inent publishing houses contributed
books, prominent art firms added pic
lures, and some of our best citizens
Came forward with money to give the
experiment Of prov ding entertainment
for workingmen during their leisure
hours IL fair trial. The neighborhood
selected was studded with liquor
saloons. In so crowded location, the
homes OF poor men are only tolerable
at best; and finding little relief or
cheerfulness in them, the tired laborer
is easily led into tempting drinking
rooms.
1t was to meet this want of entertain
ment that TIE Lebanon Club was
formed. 70 save the organization from
being charity, pure and simple, II
small admission fee aud mrnthly tax
was imposed. This winters expe rience
abundautly demonstrates that the work
ingmen appreciate the advantages Of
this club. BY virtue of generous sub
scriptious the club is free of debt; the
coffee-ro IN pays its way, and the
courses of lectures and musical enter
tainments during the winter have been
SO we'll attended that the hall was found
too small to accommodate all.
The almost incalculable good accom-
plished by workingmen's clubs in Eug
land is well known, and it is surprising
that New York should be so slow in
taking up the idea, especially since in
many the smaller villages coffee
rooms and reading rooms have of late
become quite common. Usually some
church undertakes the work. It is
proper, however, as in the Lebanon
Clue experiment, that all denomina-
tons should join hands in making bids
for the leisure hours of the laborer,
that will be more attractive to him than
the tive-cent drinking SALOONS lining
our thoroughfares.-N. Y. E'raminer
and Chronicle.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-01
The BOy-Shepherds.

A correspondent of the american Az.
'icnttvjst, travelling in the far West,
writes of the herders OF Laramie Plains,
and of Mr.. l. lward Farrell and his boys
and Il sight that surprised him in one
of the green Nebraska valleys:
The Farrells gave us q most kospita.
BILE reception. We babe them good by
late in the after noon, turned off to the
right of Sheep Mountain, and enterin g
II narrow plain between high ranges OF
hills. spurred forward our jaded ami
mails, until the gathering shadows
warned us that we could proceed no
further with safety.
At day break, we spied q large flock
of sheep in "a corral close by rude
cabin or dugout, in which were two
boys, sons of Mr.. Farrell. Here, twelve
miles or more from home, they had
been tending flock of two thousand
three hundred sheep during the entire
season.
They shot their game with an old
rifle, did their own cooking, and lived
entirely alone. with their dogs aud two
ponies. employed in herding the sheep.
They alternat' in watching the sheep,
which were driven into the corral every
night, as protection against bears,
wolves, and other wild animals.
An antelope which one of them had
shot the day previous was suspended
near the door of the cabin. There was
good range here. and the father had
III the spring time sent the sheep and
the boys to possess it.
You will be surprised when I tell you
that these lads, intrustel with the care
of over two thousand sheep, and living
here in this remote, secluded spot, were
only eleven and thirteen years of age.
1t is astonishing, the early self-reliance
which these frontier children display,
and the skill which, as mere urchins,
they attain in herding sheep.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-01
Don't Call in the Morning.

Now, Ronald, you know that love you;
You know that my promise is True;
And think there is nothing more pleasant
Than leading the German with YOU.
But listen, I've something to whisper,
Be sure It's TO perilous warning:
Put your fears all to ret. Ii, a simple request
Pleas, Ronald, don't call in the mornins,
Now, Ronald, don't wrinkle your forehead,
Aud open your eyes lie goose;
Don't try t, louh ruc'ul or huIrld:
Ny love, i; VII be OF no Use.
One cannot arrange pun braid, and liuslrt,
With only Aalt-uinute's warning;
Aud when GI>i.d1nje une really crIi'tsav
Ouc louss for a cal III til, III ming.
Besides, mamma thinks It'll, SHY,
And sur ly dear mamma mus, h ow,
For she's ben a leader Of ft-hIo.
These tn. Y odd SEASONS or SO.
Don't talk Of simplicity, de,rc,i;
WEa,', b. suty Nithout M aGornlngi
One looks he fright after dancing all nigi.i
S Roma ii. i Mt call In The m3rAing.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-01
Dancing.

The Germans are extremely fond of
dancing. All their festivities begin
and end with dan ce, and the church
celebrations are not an exception.
Every village inn has its ballroom
the best finished and most pleasant
room in the house. But the ball itself
strikes us as the most repulsive of any
feature of peasant life. Very fire.
quently they occur on Sundays also,
and begin early in the afternoon, with
two or three tiddlers for musicians.
The smoking and drinking commence
at the same time, and in few hours
the room is dark with the clouds from
the fragrant weed; the wine is stand
ing i'll ditty pools over all the floors
and tables the men are stupetied, aud
all are heated with Precipitation, pre-
senting most dise listing and heart
sickening scene; yet their feet never
weary; they dance till night, and then
till morning. 1t never occurs to a Ger
man to imagine smoking an objection
able habit. In the most retiuei circles
after tea the cigars are lighted, anu the
putting kept up for hours, where the
ladies are elegant. accomplished aud
dressed i'll the latest style. If they
walk in the garden it is the same; they
smoke, SMOKE. smoke. Cigar lighters
are always placed upon the dining
tables i'll hotels, and nowhere in Ger
many are t ere saloons provided for
ladies'. There is no common room for
the meeting of either gentlemen or
ladies, except lite sinokini, room; and
ladies' in hotels are not expected to I'm.
where gentlemen can enj y their 50
ciety. We hear this often lamenlcd
among themselves, but il is the custom,
and there is 40 such thing ia chaugiug
II German custom. 1t Is fixed --unai-
terable.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-01

OBsTINAcY AND IGNORANCE The OBJ.
stinate man is generally all ignorant one,
and slave to his opinions. His belief
is proof against any reason. The
slighter and more inconsistent his opin-
ions are the faster he holds them, other
wise they would fall asunder of them
selves; for opinions that are false ought
to be held with more strictness and as
sdrance than those that are true, other
wise they will be apt to betray their
ow ners before they are aware. He de
lights most of all to differ in things in.
different; NJ matter how frivolous they
are. they are weishty enough in pro-
portion to his weak Judgment; and lie
will rather suffer self-martyrdom than
part with the least scruple Of his free,
hold; for it is impossible to dye his
dark ignorance into any lighter color.
He is resolved to understand no mans
reason but his own, because he finds
no man can understand his but himself
TO try to reason with such a man is
labor wasted.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-01
| Smell Onions.

A good many years ago man named
"BrowD kept corner grocery store
and drinking saloon in q large village
in Central New York. Among those
!requenting his saloon was an indolent,
shiftless fellow, who had spent in drink
what little property he had, and had
run up quite bill at Browns which
he had no visible means of paying, and
about which Brown began to be uneasy.
The inebriate's wife was an energetic,
hard working woman, who was accus-
toned to go out washing in the village
to procure the supplies needed to main
tain the family. She had garden, and
in it large onion bed, which she
tended with great care all summer long.
hoping in the fall to realize from the
sale Of her onions q considerable sum
to add to ler slender store for the win
ter.
On returning homo one dav in Sep.
TENDER from her accustomed toll in one
of the neighboriug houses, she found
the onions all gone. At once the truth
flashed upon her mind that her husband
had disposed of them to Brown to liqui-
date his debt for liquor. ION sub,e-
quent inquiry this proved to be the
fact.) Sue sank into chair as if she
had received blow and had hearty
cry. While she was bitterly weeping,
Il lady called to see her, and heard her
sad tale. The ady's indignationWas
stirred and she went Immediately round
among her fricads and invited them to
meet ut her h0use the next day to con
suit together, and if possible devise
some way Of Fighting the wrong which
had been done. The meeting was held,
aud arrangements wer- made for an on
slaught Oh the foe. On the day follow
ing, soon after dinner, two we'll dressed
ladies' walked in by the front door of
Brown, store, and one said =
How do you do, Mr.. Brown? Il we
you got any onions?'
Yes, malam," WAS the answer. -
have ii good supply, a lirst-rate article,
How many wuuli You like ?" The la
dies passed out through the side-door,
without reply.
A moment later two more ladies came
in with the salutIlion.
&C pod day, Mr.. Brown. What's the
price OF onions p And without wait
ing for an answer, they passed out,
Soon two more la lies camc ius and
as they we're cross ng to the other door,
Que turned to her companion, shifted
audibiy two or three times, and said !:
" Seems to me smell onions" And
they passed ont.
Scarcely had they reached the street
when two more ladies came III. By
this time Brown found his store grow
Ing iusnt1erahly hot, and he shouted:
Stop, stop, ludi $! l can't stand
this. How many of you are there ?"
About forty WAS the reply.
Well, give it up. It's too much
How much is to pay for those onions?'
Twenty dollars, Mr.. Brown"
The money was immediately paid
over, and accepted with thanks. The
battle was fought, the victory won, and
quiet once IA ore reigned in Warsaw.
The poor washerwoman cried .Sain
when the money WAS put in her |. Is,
hut her tears were tears of >sra 'ude
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-01

A good story is told of General Cliff j
ford, who Is nov Lord Chelmsford
second in command. One day i'll British
X ffraria, during the X ,llir war of
lo46-4S, he was in the act of sitting
down on the ground, placing one hand
beneath him for the purpose. He felt
something clammy to the touch, and
found to his horror it was puff adder,
n most venomous reptile. With great
presence of mind he held the snake
"own firmly with one han.i. with the
other drew his clasp knife from his
pocket, opened it with his teeth, and
then coolly severed tho reptiles head
from its body. If General Clifford dis
plays the same quantity of co | cour-
age in moment of great danger he
will prove valuable lieutenant to the
General-ln Chief.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-01

Short, isolated sentences was the
mode III which ancient wisdom delight
ed to convey its precepts for the regu-
lation of human conduct.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-26
The MARk0en.


.bALIIMORE, April 26.-virg1nia sxes deferred,
40 psst due COUPON. 81. n North % osroiins sixes; M
OLD, q do. new, II bid to-day. Sugar steady-A
BALTIMORE. April 2e-Cotton weak-middlinr.
IlA. Flour firm and IN fair demand and withou::
e Si ange IN Quotations Wheat. southern arm and
In; do amber. 1lSsl Il; No. Pennsyivsnis red.
l13H; No: western winter red mot and Anil
iontSs1n 1a1tSSsli1M; M NAY and June. Corn
sa13 san White 45aa6; DO ysllcS, z2.sSx: vsstsrn
June i2slS steamer. al Oats onte1 .rf - ~
ssSSussaaeTn SaaS7 yes.ss3 white. sSssS; do mizsd
S1aSS; Pennsyivania. 8Sas6 Rye quiet. 68a6O. Hay
fSnnsnS GSm sId % %pnchanged Proyiaops nr%sF and un
vS weak and 9nehanged. Petroleum. steady and un.
Snn SSndnnge1di osd Uohee quiet and unchangsd Whisky
steames Ss;s ssy stesay and lover for ca for
xhs:a. xhs:a. 3;so3; oc5n. sssoO csss. iOsO0. SSip
NEW YORK. April 26--Stocks irregular. Money,
- Exchange. long. I86A; abort, z67x. Govern.
.NIW YORK. Aprn 2a-Fom nrm. wheat quiet
LoND0S. Ap.l g. 1880 p NJ 8 bonds. four
New jersey Central. 46H. Reading. i6x.
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TRAMP TRAGEDY IN ST. Lous.-In board
lng mouse at st. Louis yesterday, VIM. D. Smith.
VINO claims to be from Indianapolis, made 4
murderous assault on Mrs. A. n Sterling, OF
Summery1lle, III, cutting frightful cash In
ner throat, nearly severing one OF her ears from
one OF her eyes. Smith was arrested. Irs.
sterling Is the wife OF A. N. Sterling, real
estate agent, formerly OF st. Louis, but who
over year ago went to Arizonia, his wife 90
Ing to her farm at Summervflle, III. Last
summer Smith, then q tramp was employed By
ner. She discharged her foreman, and made
MIN superintendent. Intimacy Is alleged TO
nave arisen between them, and he was literally
supplied with money. A quarrel finally oc-
CURED. Mrs. Sterling went to Lebanon, III,
and some time after Smith went to Indianapo.
lis. A few days ago he arrived In ST. Louis
and, meeting Mrs Sterling In a street car, In
Quced her TO so TO his boarding house, but on
her refusal to go with him to his room he stab
oeQ ner In the hallway with his pocket knife
she Is not expected TO live. Smith is q young
man, while Mrs. Sterling has passed middle
life.
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nc Stde.-That was

VICTORIES FOR AMERICAN TROTTHRs IN ENG.
LAND.-Not only Is the American thoroughbred
now at the high tide OF success in England, but
american trott1ng horses are also looming up,
some rev weeks ago the three-year-old Kentuc
ky bred hlly Miss Douglas won the MusweI Hill
stakes, meats OF about two miles, trotting the
trlal neat In 5:294 and the final heats in
1.zU ana 5l0. The trot took place over the
nItle horse once so well known at Fleetwood
raIk, Brooklyn Driving Park and other trotling
IesOrtS near New York as the Spotted Colt won
match at mile for stake OF e2OO side.
beating the bay horse Defense, who was bred in
wales and has won number Of trotting handi.
caps and matches at Alexandra Park Manches-
Ter and LOagton. The Spotted Colt is now own.
ed by Mr.. j. Blumson, a aresident OF Shoreditch.
London 0S-~'
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The Ten Dollar Refunding Certffi.
Gates

cateSs
RUSH FOR THEM AT THE TREASURY TO-DAY
The local demand for the ten dollar refunding
certificates did not until yesterday run up to-
any great daily amount. Yesterday, however,
towards the afternoon, there was something of
rush for them at the Treasury, and Mr. Glib
son, the small-sized teller, was kept very busy.
To-Day there was scramble for the certtfi.
Gates. From nine this morning until two this
afternoon, the close OF business, there was q
continual line Of people, which extended from
door at the northern entrance OF the Treasury
They all wanted certificates. Sometimes the
line went as far as the steps leading to the
northern entrance. All classes OF people were
ever, from the banks. Every bank in Washing
ton had Its representatives at work way from
nine to two buying certificates. No bank had
less than two employees always in line, and one
conditions for selling the certificates not more
than 500 Is disposed of at time The bank
employees fell into the line and bought 500 in
certihcates. They then went to the end OF the
had cigar and paper boxes under their arms,
and placed their certificates therein. They
were regularly in the business. 1t was tiresome
work, but they joked and passed the time away
as pest they could while swinging around the
circle; The rush is OF course to secure four per
cent. bonds, into which the certificates are con-
verable. Though the banks are getting the
hons snare, there are many others who are
also investing their money securely.
AT Two o'clock the cash room was closed. The
the room cleared. The bank employees walked
OIL with their boxes under their arms, During
Inc nve hours, from nine this morning to two
Ihis afternoon, there had been disposed of over
500, 600 In certificates. All of this amount was
taken IN lots OF 500, the maximum Of single
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-26

Passage OF the Legislative Bill.
The legislative, executive and judicial appro-
priation uill passed the House this afternoon.
The roll call was commenced at 2:45 O'Clock,
and the announcement was made at 3:2O
O'Clock. The vote was yeas 14O, nays 119.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-26
WM. NJ. LOWE,
The Army Bill.

PROBABLE VETO BY THE PRESIDENT.
The President has received the army bill as it
passed the Senate yesterday afternoon. He
will act on it early next week. The republicans
are certain that he viii veto the measure, and
the democrats are hopeful that he will not
Presidents action will be, 1t looks very much
as II the democrats will be disappointed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-26

PRIVATE EXECUTION IN ALABAMA.-The first
hanging In North Alabama under the new law
requiring executions to be private occurred i'm
the jail yard at Tuscumbfa yesterday, when
q, Charles Rash, colored, was hanged for shooting
ms WlIe through the head, In April, 1877. He
protested his innocence to the last, but made
no remarks on the scaffold. He was attended
Dy Father Joseph, OF the Catholic church. his
neck was broken by the fall of three feet. His
pulse after six minutes beat I69 tn the minute
Ior several minutes. The heart beat for II
mlnuieS There was large and d1sorderly
crowd outside the tail yard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-26

ARCHBISHOP PURcEIL's CoADJUToR.-The Pro-
vincial Synod OF the Catholic church met In
Cincinnati Thursday TO ballot for candidates
Pontin at Rome as proper persons for him 70
elect coadjutor to Archbishop Purcell to as
sist him In managing the affairs OF the Church.
ana TO hold the succeSSorship TO the Arch
were present six bishops OF the neighboring dio-
ceses including Bishop Chatard, OF vlncenneA
Nothing was learned OF the names presented
upon to recommend. The two persons who have
been most frequently mentioned In Cincinnati
In church and outside circles are Father CaIla-
CHAN, editor OF the Catholic TelegrapA, and
Bishop Chatard, OF Vincennes, but nothing =
known or can be found out now as to wheeler
either OF them were among those rocommon6od
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Fires i'm the West.

CINCINNATI, April 96.-A dispatch from Piqua,
Ohio, this morning states that the PiQua -FOUR
ing mills have been burned; also that the ex-
tenslve corn cribs Of Orr Leonard, adjoining,
were badly damaged. Loss 10000 to $s5, ,OS6;
partially insured. A dispatch states that the
meth. Wayne county, Ind, were burned YES.
terday, together with the farming Implements.
carriages. several horses and large amount OF
grain. Loss SIS, ,000 uninsured. ~
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4 Thieving Tramp and Brave
Girl.

CINCINNATI, April pa tramp entered the
Ohio, yesterday morning, during the absenceo OF
Ine FAMILY and began searching q bureau,
Wnere M large amount OF money was concealed.
was attacked by young girl named Carrie
SMODerts, employed as q domestic in the house
nne nred several shots at him with a revolver
hIes ehsGnaRed without injury leaving the valua-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-26

$2O,OO WORTH OF GOLD BULLION STOLEN
Henry Smith, cOlored, night watchman at the
mint at San Francisco, has been arrested,
charged with stealing about $4,000 worth of
about $1,000 worth Of gold ingots were found
buried In the prisoners garden, and 81 900 in
gold dWere also found secreted on his premises
= - -00
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A SITKA INDIAN TO HANG.-A despatch from
P0rtland, Oregon, says Kat KO0. q Sttka Indian,
was sentenced In the U. 8. circuit court there to
De hanged on May s, for the murder Of Thos. j.
BrOWn, OF Sitka,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-26

LORILLARD PURCHASES THE DAM OF PAROLE
Mr. ID. Welsh Of Chestnut Hill, has sold the
mare Maiden (the dam of Parole) and her colt
Dy bennington, foaled last month, to MI.
LOrillard for $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-26

The superintendent of the Ohio insane
eating. 0PA""'
Paul Ruger, San Francisco merchant.
mas been robbed and murdered while on a fish.
Ing excursion, it Is supposed by an eScaped con.
Vict - oN''Nk0A 00"'
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Two Young Men n,o-..a

nIWO 1OunG Men Drowned.
PORTLAND, ME-, April 96-A young man.
named Dougherty, OF Chebragu Island, aged
II, with companion, belonging to HarpsWell
Centre. were fishing on Hallway Rock Wednes-
Gay, Wnen tnelr boat was dismasted by sQuall,
and not having been seen since the accident it
Is supposed that they have been drowned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-26

HE WAS STAGE STRucK.-A telegram from
keoxuk, Iowa, April ~, says: The would-be as.
sassin OF Edwin Booth is well known here. HIS
right name is Lyon, but he Is better known by
the name or his stepfather, Gray. HIS step
IatEer Is Patrick Gray, teamster, and his
important mercantile positions but has been
been stage struck fos years, believing himseif
destined TO become great actor He Wns an
admirer OF Booth, and talked Of taking bis
name IN IN starring tour. Katie DonovSn. 10
maker to whom he paid much attenta0n ~10's-
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THE COMMITTEE ON MIGRATION OF the reeen
cOiored convention, in New Orleans, have or
ganlzed, with DR.. c. H. Thompson, Chairman,
.. q. Lewis, secretary, and Rev. A. M. New
man, treasurer, and they are now ready to hear
from the various relief societies In the North,
East and West ~ N'