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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-12-08

several years before there was any regu-
lar religious services in the whole valley.
nor were there schools for a long time
sufficient to give the children even the
rudiments of an education. The want
of school privileges, and of moral teach
ing, the Generalization of the war and
other adverse circumstances had brought
the people to low moral condition, and
those who desired to live in a place
where they could ENJOY decent privileges
themselves, or rear their children in in
telligence and virtue, were greatly dis
couraged at the unfortunate state of
affairs that then existed.
To add to other misfortunes the "cold
season" came on, and great suffering was
occasioned by the cold and the short
crops caused by the unproductive sea-
sons. In the summer of 1916 corn was
sold for from $500 to 800; other
grain was correspondingly high. 1t
was almost impossible to procure grain
for seed, and many families were re-
duced to extreme necessities for food.
One instance is remembered in the town
of Lowell, where the mother of five chill
dren, who had been abandoned by a
shiftless husband: kept her children from
starvation for several days by feed
ing them on clover tea and wild leeks.
So many were the discouragements that
beset the inhabitants of the valley. dur
ing the period of the war and the cold
seasons that followed it, that the popu-
lation diminished between the years
1910 and 1920, at which times the CEN
sus was taken. In Troy there were
only 227 persons in 1920, while there
had been $50 in 1910. 1t ought to be
mentioned that no mail facilities existed,
until many years after the settlement of
the valley. and that, only once week.
until about 1880. There was only one
physician in the valley until about that
time.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-12-08

In Hydepark, Nov. IS, Annie. eldest daughter Of
Henry and Ellen Sumner of Troy. aged IA years.
In Derby. Nov. Is. oftyphoid fever. Mary relict
VIM. D. Eager, aged 10 years.
In Derby. Nov. 90. Samuel Eaton, aged II years.
In Holland. Dec l. the wifs of Joseph Pillsbury.
aged So years.
In Irasburgh, Dec. s. Dana A. Clark. aged 20 years
and 10 months.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-12-08
0 grow the food for family, the early

TO grow the food for family, the early
settlers we're compelled to build them
selves log houses and construct pens and
log barns for their cattle. 1t was some
years before there were saw-mills with
in reasonable distances. and it was diff
cult to procure lumber for floors and
other necessary uses; and framed,
boarded and shingled house was re-
markable thing for several years. The
settlements in many instances were
'.few and far between and the roads
were unwrought, often only blazed
tracks, for long time. Except in win
ter, travelling was hard and difficult.
Every body was poor and there was little
money to purchase the necessaries, much
less the luxuries of life. For many years
there were no doctors, and those who were
sick suffered for medical treatment if
not otherwise. There were no stores for
some years nearer than Craftsbury, and
there was little that could be produced
to exchange for goods. In order to get
something, with which to buy necessaries,
the sturdy men of those days resorted to
the making of "salts," by cutting, piling
and burning timber to make ashes, from
which I've was obtained to be boiled
down to pearlash or salts. This article
would usually bring money if carried to
some of the then larger towns. By the
hardest kind of labor a man could make
about 80 cents day at this business.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-12-08
&. e. WHITE & CO.. Boston, Mas
BRICK! BRICK!!
WAN T ED.


in running and repairing gris mills Best of refer
ences given.
so GEO. s. COLLEY. Barton Landing, VT.
SOPHRONIA EATONS ESTATE.
Notice OF Settlement and Application for Distribution.
CTATE OF VERMONT,
In Probate Court held at Irasburgh in said District,
on the 26th day Of November A. D. 1879.
c. w. Eaton administrator of the estate Of Sophronia
Eaton late OF Barton in said District deceased present
his administration account for examination and
allowance. and makes application for decree of dis
trbuton and partition of the estate Of said deceased
Whereupon, it is ordered by said Court, that said
account and said application be referred to session
thereof to be held at L. H. Thompson's Office in said
Irasburgh the Goth day of December A D. 1879 for
hearing and decision thereon.
And, it is further ordered, that notice hereof be
given to all persons interested by publication Of the
three weeks successfully in the Orleans County
Monitor, newspaper published at Barton previous to
said time appointed for hearing that they may appear
at said time and place. and show cause if any they
may have why said account should not be allowed
and such decree made.
By the Court-Attest.
L. H. THOMPSON. Judge.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-12-08
DIED.

MB-All notices of deaths inserted free; obituary
notices and poetry fue cents per lime.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-12-08
Boston Wholesale Produce Market
CORRECTED EXPRESSLY FOR THE
ORLEANS COUNTY MONITOR,
a. ID. HIBBARD.

Jobbing and Commission Dealer in Butter, Cheese
Flour, Lard. Eggs, Beans, Dried Apple, &C.,
81 John Street. Boston, Mass.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-12-08
MAS ONO.

Regular Communication Of Orleans Lodge No. IS
ia A. NJ. Friday. December 20.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-12-08

a ~ N n MONTH guaranteed. $l2. day at
UChH home made by the industrious Capital
Mo00 not required; we win start you Men.
women. boys and girls make money
faster at work for than at anything else. The Work
is light and pleasant and such anyone 60 right
at Those who are wise who this notice will send
as their addresses and see for themselves.
Costly outfit and terms free. Now Is the time, Those
already at work laying up large sums Of money
Address TRUE CO.. Augusta, Maine. oSl
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-12-08
WESI,MORE.

A robin was seen on the Sd inst.
The timbered lands in this town are
coming into market rapidly.
At S. J. Morse's auction, cows were
sold at an average of $40, hay at 81 to
SO, oats at 81 cents bushel.
A. H. Cheney and wife have hired
out to work for Mr.. Spalding of the
Crystal Lake Hotel in Barton.
Geo. B. Chandler, son of the late G..
B. Chandler, SEN, was in town recently
on business connected with the sale of
the Chandler land.
J. G. Orue has recently sold the re-
naming hot of land to Chandler &
French, which belonged to the Wilson
Stoddard estate; he has also sold NJ. B.
Fisk of the Westmore Lumber Co. about
$500 acres of the Chandler land. Mr..
Fisk will put in mill at Mill Brook
for manufacturing his lumber. Mr..
Orne is agent for the Van Arsdale lands
which will be sold at reasonable rates.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
ST. J0HNsBURY.
Harvey's next excursion starts on the
10Th.
The Island Hose Co. have hired
hall in Odd Fellows block for clul
room.
Levi Fuller, an aged and respected
citizen aged So years, died on the 20tl
ult.
The amount of money raised on
dollar of the grand list of the town, 70
town expenses, is rs cents.
The big pair of Fairbanks cattle whic
weighed 5,2l5 were recently shipped t
Boston market by Bella Hastings.
The Caledonia county court opene
on Tuesday last. Hon. iona. Ross pre-
siding. A short term is expected.
l.. A. Whitney. organist,- has engage
) to play for Pinafore troupe, and his wi
will join the troupe as vocalist
e Malloy. the horse thief whom Geo.
, Walker captured in Chicago. broke ava
from Walker, while on the way here, al
: escaped.
t Rev. Fairbanks has put telephol
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-12-08
WHY WOMEN WORK.

Men may come and men may &c
But they flow on forever"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-03
A RECKLESS MAN.

While nurse girl was recently drawing a
babe along Alfred street she was approached
by queer-looking old chap, whose mouth
was working as if he wanted to bite some
body. He halted the cab, chuckled to the
child, and finally said to the nurse:
81 used to be just such little angel
myself. Dear me, but how I want to kiss
him!"
'But you can't replied the girl
II didn't expect to for nothing, Of
course" he continued, feeling in his pocket
"Here is twenty-five cents, young miss.
used to have to pay half dollar for kissing
'em, but babies are down now, long witt
everything else"
She looked around, took the money, tol(
him to wipe off his mouth, and he gave tn,
child smack which sounded like dish
pan starting for down cellar. An old lady
came around the corner as he Strengthened
up, and in response to the sharp look sh
gave him the old man explained:
'Been kissing the baby-sweet's honey
nicern ce-cream-paid two shilling"
"What? ?" she demanded.
He again explained.
"Well, you must have lots Of money o
else you're a lunati !" she growled. ''Pa
two shillings to kiss little young'un ik
that when you might have kissed my Who'll
family and the dog to boot for fifteen cents
No wonder you have to wear old clothes !!
Detroit Free Press
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-03
Electric Currents.

Paul Crosbie, colored dropped dead at
Leavensworth, Kansas.
Ben. H. Kaufman was fatally injured by
a falling tree near Goshen, Ind.
Chas. Wheeling was killed by boiler
explosion near Logansport Ind.
Saturday the residence of John Harris,
near Shelbyville, KY, was burned
The fremont House at La Harpe, Illinois,
burned Friday night. Loss, $4,000
Sam. Hill shot John r. Simmons dead in
an Atlanta, Ca, bar-room Friday night.
The Saratoga Mill, near Urbana, Ohio,
was burned Friday evening. Loss IS, 900.
A serious outbreak of pleuro-pneumonia
has occurred among the cattle at Hull En-
gland.
Frank w. Hunt, of Barnesville, Ohio,
aged forty years, died suddenly Saturday
morning.
The residence of A. ]. Knox was burned
at Celina, Ohio, Saturday. Loss, $780, in
surance $500.
Several thousand engineers, boiler-mak.
ers, filters and dock laborers struck at Liv.
erpool Saturday.
At Mount Clemens, Mich, Saturday, the
residence of George IL. Crane was destroyed
by fire. Loss 1850.
The Sanitary Council of Rome has beer
convoked to take precautionary measure:
against the plague.
Professor Washington finished his foul
hundred-mile walk Saturday night at Wash
ington, D. c., in 12l q hours.
A petition for divorce was filed Saturday
by Susan G. Farrand against Rev. George
A. Farrand, of Cleveland, Ohio.
The seventy-ive hour pedestrian mattel
between Collyer and Goodwin, in Brooklyn
was won by the latter-Goodwin ZIG, Coll
yer 1919.
The cabin of Edward Tolliver on Brusl
Creek, LaRue County, KY, was burned Sat
urday morning, and child aged six year
perished.
Felters and Wentworth, editors of tn
Courier at Bloomington, Ind, were sen
fenced 10 two years each for killing Rogers
the lawyer.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-03
A USELESS EXPENDITURE.

In many respects the large sums of
money expended in keeping up the show
or pretense of naval establishment in
this country is getting to be considered a
useless squandering of the national re-
sources. The large appropriations for
the army budget have some color Of ne
cessity. AS long as the bad Indians last
we must have paid soldiers to kill them
and be killed by them, and this costs
money. But for the continuance of a
Eastwood or prunella naval establishment
at an annual expense of fourteen or if-
teen million dollars, there is no satisfac-
tory excuse. The country has nothing
of any corresponding value to show for
the vast expenditures of the past eighteen
years. A large number of unseaworthy
vessels, few semi-seaworthy vessels
three or four vessels that would rank as
second-class in the British Navy, forty
six retired Rear Admirals, drawing "a, SOC
each per annum for doing nothing; about
dozen Rear Admirals who still keeE
up professional pretense Of doing some
thing; long list of Captains, Commo
dores, Commanders, Lieutenants, &c, &c.
clear dIwn to the powder-monkeys, VIII
are the least obnoxious because the leas
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-03

expensive in the list-these "cankers of a
calm world and long peace" are all
that Uncle Sam has to show at home or
abroad for his money.
The appropriation bill for the next
fiscal year sums up $7,S34,957 for the
pay of the officers and men of the navy
and the marine corps, about three-quar-
ters of million of which is required to
support the latter corps, which consists of
less than one thousand five hundred men.
1t takes $675, 760 to pay the retired list,
which list is very much augmented by
retiring able-bodied officers, in order to
make room for the promotion of Others.
The whole naval force, which costs the
country about $S,000,000 per annum to
support, consists of less than nine thou
sand men, exclusive of the officers, to
whose support about three-fourths of the
above sum goes. No wonder that the
fashionable society of Washington is
largely indebted to our naval heroes for
its tone and brilliancy.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-03
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
How Sunday Was spent in tn
Churches.

How Sunday Was spent in tho
Churches.
Twelve persons united with the Sixth
Presbyterian Church yesterday.
The Unitarian Church, corner Of Plum
and Eighth streets is to be repaired.
Both the afternoon Sunday-schools OF
Columbia have been presented with fine
libraries.
1t has been suggested that Moody be in
vited to come to this city in April ano
preach at the Music Hall.
Bishop Bedell preached at Chrisfs
Church yesterday morning and at St
Johns Church in the evening.
"The Story from the Tradesmen''
Books" was the theme of Rev. d. w
Rhodes discourse last evening.
Rev. A. N. Gilbert spoke last night on thu
subject, '"The Rising Religion" in answe
to the late lecture by Prof. Felix Adler.
Revival meetings are in progress at th'
East Pearl-street NJ. +. Church. at tn
Grace NJ. +. Church, and at the Fifth Pres
byterian Church.
Rev. r. NJ. Duling, of Bloomington, III.
has accepted a call to the Union Baptis
Church, Of this city, and preached his lirs
sermon yesterday.
The Linn Institute the literary societ.
connected with the Ninth-street Baptis
Church, will give their first regular enter
| tainment tomorrow evening.
A course OF Thursday evening lectures
being delivered at Mclean NJ. Il. Church
on West Ninth street, for the benefit {
that church. The lectures yet TO come ar
as follows: Rev. ID. H. Moore, d. D.. sui
ject Benedict Arnold" Thursday ever
ing, Feb 9th; Rev. c. II. Payne d. D., LII. D.
subject, ''rhe Qualities that Wih," Thur
day evening, February 18Th; Rev. J. N. II
win, subject, Our Age-Debtor and Tru'
tee" Thursday evening February 10th
Rev. Henry Ba ker, subject, Our Country,
Thursday evening February 27lh Rev. Il
B. Ridgaway, DID,, subject, "What Sha,
the Girls Do?" Thursday evening, Mare
9th
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-03
KEROSENE OIL AND DEPE2-
TIHERAA.

A correspondent of the Pittsburg (Pa.)
Republican writes from West Chazy: CAL
low me to say few words of the greatest
Importance to the public, through your
Journal in regard to the terrible disease
diphtheria, which is raging with great de-
struction of lives throughout the county
1t has ragged here to a fearful extent, quite
large number of cases proving fatal
There is family living here by the name of
Light, miller, who moved here from
Rochester this season. Mrs. Light said to
some of the neighbors that previous to
moving here she had an attack of diph-
liberia, and cured herself by the use of
kerosene oil as a gargle, also swallowed
some; but the remedy was 80 simple that
our citizens didn't think anything of it until
five of Joseph Jelley's children were talsen
down with the diphtheria. Their throats
became swollen and cankered terribly.
Mrs. Jelley sent after her neighbor, Mrs
Milliette, who had lately lost son by thu
disease, to ascertain whether it was really
| diphtheria or not. Mrs. Milliette pro-
nounced it diphtheria in very dangerou,
form. Mrs. Jelley said she would use Mrs
Lights remedy-kerosene oil-which sh'
gave her children as o gargls, also hat
them swallow some. The children recov
cred rapidly, and in few days were ou
on the street. Several other cures are men
| toned,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-03
I Love the Past.

love the past, the dear old past,
The days OF chivalry and song,
MY eyes thereon are sweetly cast,
AS time in circles speeds along.
1t is 50 fair so glorious there,
That all my heart is beating fast,
And these for me are friendships fre
Hove, love the dear old past.
love the past, those quiet times,
80 hallowed by the poets lay,
The charm Of song, the sweetest rhymes
Wherewith to bless summer day.
The men so bold we there behold
Their fortunes free with beauty cas-;
All, there to me pure friendships be,
1 love, love the dear old past.
I love the past, those warlike days,
When men possessed a purpose strong,
And filled with faith a Thousand ways
Pursued the life of noble song.
Then hearts were true and bright as dew,
Then hope through loss and death cou
last
All, there to me brave friendships be,
love, love the dear old past.
Hove the past, and would that I
Could turn and live within its pale,
That might see its golden sky,
And all its fair surroundings haiIi
My hearts, there, breathe its air,
And cling to all its skill amassed,
All, there to me fond friendships be,
love, love the dear old past
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[Potter,s American MonthlYl

Forty-fve years ago the place was called
Tuck Chicago" Tuck, in the Indian dia-
lect, means wood or timber, and Chicago,
gone, absent, or without. The word Tuck
Chicago significd therefore, the waste
prairie, or literally translated, wood gone. "
Mr. John Jenkins, an old resident of Mo
mence, Ill.,, says that when he was a boy he
was as familiar with the Indian tongue as
with his own language, and that the above
may be relied upon as correct. They were
surrounded by Indians at that time and
his father was the first white man who
raised crop of corn in Cass County, Mich.
which was in the year 1925. The usual def
nition given to the word Chicago is entirely
erroneous.
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was the man. He had your money"

was the man. He had your money"
"How? What ?" gasped Arthur, gaz-
ing from one to the other in blank aston
shment.
''Hold on my boy" said the doctor.
while a thousand emotions seemed to work
within his bosom. 81 was the villain. 1t
was I who got your money 1 worked
your ruin and I will tell you why; I saw
that you were dying. Your father died of
the same disease. A consumption was
upon him-not the regular pulmonary af-
fection, but wasting away of the system
for want of vitality. The mind was wear
ing out the body. The soul was slowly but
surely eating its way from the cords that
bound it to the earth. knew that you
could be cured, and l knew, too, that the
only thing in the world which could cure
you was to throw you on your own physical
resources for livelihood. There was q
morbid willingness of the spirit to pass
away. You would have died ere you would
have made an exertion, from the very fact
that you looked upon exertion, as worse
than death. 1t was a strange state of both
mind and body. Your fortune rendered
work unnecessary, SO there was no hope
while the fortune remained. Had it been
wholly bodily malady, could have ar-
gued you into necessary work for a cure.
And on the other hand, had it been a
wholly mental disease, might have driven
your body to help your mind But both
were weak, and knew you must either
work or die.
"And now, my boy, I'll tell you where
my hope lay. I knew that you possessed
such true pride of independence that you
would work. saw Crosby, and told him
my plans. l assured him if we could con-
trive to get you to sea- and make you start
out into active life, for the sake of iveli-
hood, you could be saved. He Joined me
at once. I took your money and his, and
then bid him clear out. You know the
rest. Your money is safe-every penny of
ito the amount of one hundred and fifty
thousand pounds. Poor Crosby has suffered
much in knowing how you looked upon
him; but I know that he is amply repaid
by the sight of your noble powerful frame,
as he sees it tonight. And now Arthur, are
we forgiven ?"
1t was full hour before oil the ques.
tions of the happy friends could be asked
and answered; and when the doctor and
Crosby had been forgiven and blessed fol
the twentieth time, Mr.. Melburne said
"Wait !"
He left the room, and when he returned
he led sweet Grace by the hand.
Late in the evening, after the hearts of
our friends had fairly begun to grow tired
with joy, Arthur asked Grace whether he
need wait any longer.
Grace asked her father, and the answer
may easily be guessed.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-03

A Tennessee widow bought suit of
clothes for Young man, with the under
standing that he should marry her, but he
fastened to his own country and purchased
a license for himself and young lady
whom he had previously engaged himself
to, and was married. The widow made him
surrender the clothes
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-03

A GRAIN elevator is being constructed
in New York, through which, with the
aid of steam shovels, a car load of grain
can be conveyed from the car to vessel
in eight minutes. A vessel of fourteen
hundred tons can thus be loaded in about
four hours.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-03

A PITTsBURG historian is authority for
the statement that in 1896 Louis Phil
lppe, with two other royal Princes Of
Orleans, travelled from Pittsburg to New
Orleans in skitf
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-03

THE dispatches announce that man
was killed by the cars at Houston, Texas
1t is a relief to occasionally hear of a
death from that State which was purely
accidental.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-03

THE Japanese Government at one time
offered DR.. Linderman $4,000 to go to
that country and establish mint. lie
was afraid of the climate and declined.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-03

THE eagle is no longer our national
bird He is the bird emblematic of Gin
cinnati, since he attempted to carry
away pig from Fort Worth, Texas,
lately
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-03

THE Swedish Arctic Expedition is
badly frozen up among the iccbergs at
Behring's Strait, where such luxury as
q thaw is rarely indulged in.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-03

"Our father rode again his ride" to get
us some of Caswel's Slippery Elm Lozen-
ges for our cough. For sale by John Kee-
shan, apothecary, corner Sixth and Walnut.