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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-11-24

81 have love letter" :" said the servant
girl to mistress. "Will ye rade it to me
And here is some cotton wud ye stuff in
yer ears whole ye rade it ?"
If Postmaster General Key does not
modify some of his recent orders, he will
have the Spanish title of don prefxed to
his name-BoStoe Commercial Bulletin.
An Irishman having purchased an
alarm-clock, an acquaintance asked him
what he was going to do with it. "Och,
he answered, ''sure | have nothing to do
but to pull string and wake myself"
The new apartment house recently
built in New York for bachelors has
plenty of closet room, which seems to be
waste. What does a man want of
closets, so long as he does not have a
wife to forbid his keeping things in the
middle of the floor?
A word to the wise is sufficient. A
minister made an interminable call upon
a lady of his acquaintance. Her little
daughter, who was present, grew weary
of his conversation, and whispered in an
audible tone, Didn't he bring his amen
with him, mammal
A professor lecturing on English in
dustries" to a class of Juveniles. informed
them that it took seven men and boy
to make a pin. 81 expect" said little
fellow, "that it's the seven men thai
make that pin, and they use the boy tx
stick it into to see if it's sharp enough
On a certain American railroad F;
young man put his head out of the ca
window to kiss his girl goodbye, whel
the train went ahead so rapidly that h
kissed an aged African female at th
next station. This is supposed to b
the fastest time ever made on rallwa
' train.
j A jury in North Carolina, after bein
charged in the usual way by the judge
retired to their room, when white juro
ventured to ask a colored associate if b
: understood the charge of the judge
"Golly !" exclaimed the astonished juror
''he don't charge US muffin for dat, doe
}, he? Why l thought We was gwine
git pay!"
"Well, my man" said military do
tor to patient who had been on "lo
diet" for long time, chow are you
.'Much better, sir" "Could you eat
j, small chicken to-day" "That / coul
81 SIR" "What would you like it stufft
= with ?" "Please, your honor" repli'
7 the hungry patient, 81 would like
: stuffed with another"
A colored man was once asked wi
he did not get married. "Why, y
see, sah," said he, 81 got an old muddt
=, an hab to do for her, ye see, sab, a
gs if don't buy her shoes an stockin's a
nd nd bread an butter she wouldn't get moi
be Now, eff l was to get married, | wou
re. hab to buy dem tings for my wife. q
md dat would be takin' de shoes an stoc
ms an bread an butter right out O. I
mudder's mouf."
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-11-24
GEO. I'll. BLAKE, Publisher.

and that she soon becomes worn out In
the struggle for a competency, most
young farmers do not think how impor-
tant part the wife plays in making
success assured, and that she, often,
really contributes more than half to-
wards success. Give her more recrea-
tion, more help in the house, if you can
possibly afford it; and give her chance
to ride out, on occasional evenings, to
forget for while her cares and trials,
and it will do both you and your wife
much good.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-11-24
ATTRACTION.

Attraction is curious power,
That none can understand;
Its influence is everywhere
In water, air, and land;
1t keeps the earth compact and tight,
At though strong bolts were through it
And, what is more mysterious yet,
1t binds us mortals to it.
You throw stone up in the air.
And down 1t comes-ker-whack;
The centrifugal casts it up
The centripetal-back.
My eyesl can't discover how
One object tracts another;
Unless they love each other, like
A sister and a brother.
know the compass always points
Directly to the pole;
Some say the North Star causes this,
And some say-Symn's Holel
Perhaps 1t does-perhaps it don't;
Perhaps some other cause;
Keep 'perhapsIug-'-whoc can solve
Attractions hidden laws?
A fly lights on lasses cup
Attraction bids him Woo 1T;
And when he's in, attraction keeps
The chap from padding through 1t.
Attraction lures the sot to drink,
To all his troubles drown;
But when his legs give way. he falls,
And traction keeps him down.
Attraction is a curious power,
That none can understand;
Its influence is everywhere
In water, air, and land.
1t operates on everything
The sea. the tides, the weather;
And sometimes draws the sexes up,
And binds them fast together.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-11-24

KEEPING MoNEY.-Almost everybody
can make money. The difficulty is to
keep 1t after it is made. We would not
insist that it is in the power Of every
body to become wealthy. No two people
can agree on how much man ought to
make before he is entitled to be called a
man of wealth. One man has sense of
solid afhuence when, having paid all his
debts, he has one dollar remaining IN
his pocket. Another feels poor because
he has to pay taxes on large amount
of property. Some men, though they
can earn, are powerless to accumulate.
Money runs away from them as showers
of rain are shed from ducks back.
They start out in the morning with as
much in their pockets as ought to keep
a respectable family for month. AT
night they have to borrow six cents for
the homeward fare in the street car. 1t
has often been said concerning popular
preacher whose income was exceptionally
large, that he would leave home after
breakfast with fifty or a hundred dollars
and return peniless in the evening. in
state of woeful forgetfulness as to what
he had bought or to whom he had len'
his funds. His good wife at last became
his banker and saved him from fnancia
wreck.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-11-24

TRUTH IN BRIEF.-Anybody can soil
the reputation of an individual. however
pure and chaste, by uttering a supicion
that his enemies will believe and his
friends never heard Of. A puff of idle
wind can make million of the seeds OF
the thistle and do work of mischief
which the husbandman must labor hard
and long to undo, the floating par
ticles being too fine. to be seen and
too light to be stopped. Such are the
seeds of slander, so easily sown, SO difi-
cult to be gathered up, and yet so per-
nicious are its fruits. They know that
many wind will catch up the plague
and become poisoned by their lnslnua-
tions, without even seeking the antidote.
No reputation can refute sneer, nor
any human skill prevent mischief.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-11-24

Here is another utterance of Gen.
Grant on the third term question. 1t
came while he was at Cheyenne, recelv-
ing a Colorado delegation. Some zeal
GUS admirer remarked to him: sd saw
YOU last in the White House, General,
and | don't mean to rest till you get
there again" 81 am now chiefly desir-
GUS of getting into my own house at
Galena, replied the General. sand when
once get there don't think | can be
induced to exchange it for any other
house that know of, white or black.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-11-24

A famous horse breeder of France has
reared his stock for twenty years on
diet of parsnips. instead of carrots and
oats, with the result of "great vivacity
of spirit and sickness of coat"-conclu-
sive evidence of healthful condition.
The yield is about twelve tons per acre.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-11-24

A well-known evangelical clergyman,
on being accused of leaning toward Uni
versalism. replied that he hoped every
body would 60 to heaven, 'tand." said
he. "thore are some persons ! wish were
there now I"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-11-24

81 can't get coin for greenbacks J"
yelled stump orator, while denouncing
John Sherman. 81 know the reason"
said small boy. "Why?" asked the
orator. "Bekase ye hewitt got the green
backs" was the answer.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-11-24
ROCK OF AGES.

"Rock OF Ages, cleft for me-
Thoughtlessly the maiden sung.
Fell the words unconscously
From her girlish, guileless tongue,
Sang as little children sing;
Fell the words like light leaves down
On the current of the tune
"Rock OF Ages, cleft for me.
Let me hide myself in thee"
Felt her soul no need to hide;
Sweet the song as song could be,
And she had no thought beside.
All the words unheedingly
Fell from lips untouched by care.
Dreaming not they each might be
On some other lips prayer
"Rock Of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in thee"
"Rock Of Ages, cleft for me-"
Twas a woman sung them now,
Sung them slow and YEARLY
Wan hand on her aching brow,
Rose the song as storm tossed bird
Beats with weary wing the ar;
Every note will. sas--~sss s.s----is
Every syllable prayer
"Rock Of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myselfin thee"
"Rock Of Ages, cleft for me-"
Lips grown aged sung the hymn
Trustingly and tenderly;
Voice grown weak and eyes grown dim
"Let me hide myself IN thee"
Trembling though the voice and low,
Ran the sweet strain peacefully,
Like river in its flow.
Sung as only they can sing
Who behold tho promised rest
"Rock Of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in thee"
Rock of Ages. cleft for me-"
Sang above the coffin lid;
Underneath all restfully
All life's JOY and sorrow hid.
Never more o storm-tossed soul,
Never more from wind and tide,
Never more from billow's roll
Wilt thou ever need to hidei
Could the sightless sunken eyes,
Closed beneath the soft white hair;
Could the mute and stiffened lips
Move again in pleading prayer.
Still. aye still, the words would be:
"Let me hide myselfin thee"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-11-24

One year later, and in one of the
most elegant residences in Boston there
was wedding-the groom was William
Angensen, the bride Julia Huntington.
The night of horror had become the
parent of love stronger than death
more enduring than life, and before
that love the naughty pride of Jullas
mother had melted away like snow be-
fore the sunshine. The noble young
mountaineer, for the sake of that love,
left the hills and valleys he loved, and in
a celebrated university, his mind, al
ready rich in the royal gifts of Nature S
God, became refined in the flames OF
heaven-sent knowledge.
They are very happy now IN their
gorgeous home-that fair young wife
and her noble husband and often dc
they bless the fortune that caused them
to pass that night on the Winnepesaukee
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-11-24
The Monitor"
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
GEO. H. BLAKE,
BARTON, VT.

TERMs.-StrictIg in Advance, $l.50 per annum. II
not paid In advance, $500 year. Subscribers living
outside OF Orleans County must remit 10 cents extra
for postage. For convenience in remtting will
give credit for year aud four months for $780, to
subscribers In the county and year and three for
81 90 10 subscribers without the county when sent
strictiy ia ddpdnee.
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not advanced within two weeks, notify us by postal
card
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-11-24
BARTON VERMONT MONDAY, NOVEMBER "a,

tuGII AcduS, oO1O Ui6FOAS On.
In vain in vain in vain ! The mad
wind bore along the ebon clouds with
the swiftncss of lightning, and scarcely
more than five miles of the way were
passed ere it burst upon them in all its
fury. The dreaded white eye" envel-
oped them. Hail in minute particles of
frozen snow, in thick, continuous sheets,
blinded the eyes of brave Argensen, and
shut out the dim, over-arching sky. The
horse drew up under the lee of wooded
island, and could be induced to go no
father. Argensen clasped both arms
about his paralized companion, and
awaited the progress of the storm. Heav-'
lily, and more heavily she leaned upon
his shoulder and ct length NTH the snna fata i;na
force-the sleep that invariably precedes
deathby freezing was upon her! He
sprangup wildly.
"For the love Of heaven, awake !! Rouse
yourself! To sleep IS death.
A faint moan was the only response.
He tore ofthe buffalo robes which en-
veloped her and vigorously chafed her
cold hands, and breathed upon her icy
lips. For atime he feared that he held
only death in his arms but at last, by
the dim light Of the lantern he saw a
flush steal over her face, and her eyelids
slowly unclose
"Is it my mother holding me?" she
said dreamily then, as if remembering
all, she drew herself away from the arms
, that supported her. Argensen soothed
, and encouraged her, until the storm
broke and the clouds were swept away
A few faint, struggling stars burst
E through the billow of vapor, and like
, angels eyes looked down upon the wild
, desert of snow. Two hours they waited
there-two hours of agonizing suspense
, ere the noble horse could be made tt
pursue his way. With more than mer
brute instinct, he knew the dangers o
] the way in the thick darkness ant
refused to subject his master to create
peril.
!. AS the wind sunk to rest, and tn
! sky became clearer once more, our trav
elers went on, and after an hours swif
trot they arrived at Wolfburn. Th
4 necessary inquiries being made regard
! ing the whereabouts of the young lady
. mother, Argensen drove her to th
70 house specified, and yielding to th
urgent solicitations of his follow-voyags
- he went in with her.
The FIRST question of the afflicted gi
! was answered in sucha manner that tt
warm blood flushed over her cheek an
/. : brow, aud a fervent "Thank God
burst from her lips.
II "Mrs. Huntington is better, mu'
81 BETTER" said the lady whom Mi
l. Huntington addressed as "aunt;" al
.f Julia-for that was tie name of her W
!. had put to such trial the courage
nd William Argensen-advanced iowa
sv him and laying both hands in his, S
burst into tears.
h. He took both hands and pressed th'
bo to his lips. 1t was all the reward
&c asked, all she sought to give.
on . . =
Id One year later, and in one of
4 - .l.oo.4 no,;donoao IN Rocton th
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-23

/ by Col. Z Gress, who 81 Cpce became s
indicate or recollection io N1vemher.
4 movement 90 the part of u few
Democrat, 10; at eli regulsr, snc con-
ceived in persnna;Ism and in Satago-
nism to an element within tie party,
was next pct upon foot, resulting at
last In certain Ii limitations, called
Democratic, embracing every political
element snd REPRESENTING some of
the bitterret Il ;dic4is IN our midst.
This is matter of record, too fresh in
the minds of people TO he contradict-
ed, and it is 10 wonder that Democrats
did not rally in support of such COM
bination. /: is unnecessary to tell our
readers that such an unwise and
unholy Combination was not rec
ogDiz.d by the STATESMAN, and
the municipal election YVES allowed to
pass without the paper tLkiug any stock
Ia any candidate. !.
Again we are in the midst OF a
canvass similar TO that one D~mo-
crats are supporting Radicals and IN
ayowed d mocrats. The candidates.
are all Independents, snd the STATES
MAN hes dec dad I take no part with
them, except to treat them with
respect due gentlemen, conscientious
10 their undertakings. But wby SHOULD
the Democrats Of Austin s,Imber an6
De thus iusc.ivt7 Did the "a lure and
treschery Of Wheeler make them lose
confidencs 10 all men composing the
pariyi Are there rot true meD among
these Democrats, who would rtl Q
credit az the ci;y's chief executive
upon the administration of the sff-irs
OF the cap'tl city OF Texas. There
are reasons why this problem should
be seriously AID immediately consid-
cred. We claim that among D.mo-
crats may be found some of the very
best elements of cur snciety, and they
should have the manhood 10 act for
themselves, and not blindly follow
leaders CT every idle ism in their
hunt after Office. Let them assert
their power for good, and in doing go
let it not be in the abortion OF 1877
II Democrats act let it be the move.
ment of people not only proud OF
social position and principle, but of
numerical strength that has been
proven. Let th, m nominate men of
undoubted ability and faith, and,
pro6ting instead of being discouraged
by examples of the past, become de-
termined to retrieve the proud fame OF
the party, aud place Austin, politically,
In fellowship with Texas. Ii mu-
niclpsl orssDiz !,ion be decided upon,
it should be with the purpose to sweep
the field. We would have nominations
for every elective cffi-e.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-23
TME ARARs OF TaE sTRRRT.

The number and vices of small boys
runnipg at large and unrestrsined by
laws Of God OF man or woman sssrtles
mest careless observers Of popular
habits aud yiees La the capital. The
sane facts pertain, It ls said by
strangers, to other towns and villsges
Of Texas. The terra ''nackurer' or
"Arsb," is eommoHly applied to the
laWiess, graceleas, uHkenPt unwashed,
ragged ascafDs thAs drift in squads
about the alleys ahd shady hooks and
railway stations everywhere. They
stoae doves and birds Of paradise and
rob the Res:s Of nookins birds
hidden among the ses. They
use the pFofaaest. ooarssst Ian
guage and epishets. and are addicted
TO most brutal 2 Rg secret habits. They
haye ell the coarse slang phrases caught
up about bs:-.oems and employed in
social lie bS ignorant, Vulgar people
Of Doth sexea. From depraved Ian
guags 20 vu'ga-, Vicious acts there is
one single, shert, natural and easy
step. Thence to the recorders court
and county prison and psniteDtiary the
highway Is 30 well Travelled that it
needs no repairs or bridges or sign.
boards. Neglected boys Of 10 day who
do not end their career ander the gal
lows or Penitenrisry become sots aud
outcasts or habitues Of gambling
hells. These ere the only goals
Of their perverted aspirations.
It 10 pitifui that there are Bsrghs to pro-
tect animals against brutal drivers and
preschers to save the souls Of men and
women, and that there - q county
court paid to care for the homeless,
lgnorsat, orphaned children of hope
!eas poverty; bat there are none whose
oface it ie to guard and direct or
clotne or feed or tram the neelet tad
children Of deptaved or unthinking
parents fouHd in every commu-
atty. Is has bees ssid that the
abandonment Of children by par.
sntA SO common everywhere,
grows ont OF tabiu superindHced
by State laws. These ipterveneing
and assuming 10 act fn loco PARENTS
and bul ing the child from the parent,
oecome the father OF its morals and In
telligenos. The parsat thas bribed by
he State TO ssrFsader the chilG's intel
!igence forgets to care for ITS morals
and the child scon learns that the State
and not the father is its chiesest bene-
factor. Each DIVORCES from the other
Until a. We see she facts hourly illus
rated upoa The streets, the I m y
dissolved ia the vices of its memo.re
In any event the SEPARATION, from this
Or other causes, 10 complies and the
wort, most depraved urehins tlst ever
cursed . commonwealth are growing
up beneath the shadow Of tall church
spires about the towns and villsges Of
Texas that ever cursed civiliz alton with
its courts, jails. mad hOusss and psni.
lentiaries.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-23

TIE New Ooeans Times puts good
deal of sound political economy in q
very few words and suggests Effective
remedy for the lack of population in
Louisiana when 1t says:
We think the best thing our planters
can do is to divide their Immense fields
into smaller tracts ia order t. pur
them within the power of the enter
prising and industrious class to puT-
chase. We want Capitalists to com
South and invest their money in our
lands, but at the same time we think 1t
more to the future interests of tn.
state to encourage the honest indus
trious and enterprising small! farmer.
20 settle IN cur midst snd here secure
homes for Themselves and children
With our lands 'etIled and cultivated,
every part of louisiana would be ss
free from mSlsrisl fever as is now
Southern Illinois, poi itions OF which
were once considered IninhAbitsble
II our planters would only act upon
this suggesiOn they would coon dis
pose Of all their surplus land which is
now lying Idle, and 1t would be pur-
chased by q class of thrifty people
from other sections who W. uid put 1t
IN cultivation, and by this means the
wealth. prosperity and what Is of in
hnitely NOR consequences, the health
of the country would be increased teu-
fold.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-23

The STATEsMAN has no pre- ference
among many able d moc;sts in this
city who woul I honor the position of
mayor. IL would have one of theee
men nominated, and along with him
full Democratic ticket for every of
flee within the gift of the people. It
IS sorrowful, indeed, to see Democrats
losing their identity and following men
and denounclng them in most I'm.
measured terms and upon every occa-
sfon. Lat US follow Democrats who
represent the best social element, Of
Austin, and not sneak in the wake Of
hose who politically despise Us snd
who openly declsre IL.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-23
GU. i.aa Handle Ls,,.r
HANTInY N.rxrY, Oo,. ; Is:

IiARTLgY CvCSrY, oc,. 2 lS.O.
/ Eoiiois DsE.oc-ai.c Slk;eAmM:
TIE gnod c.::z,bs Of Austin need
| not be surprised 10 know iha, he few
tree deuiz-Hs oi the Pan Handle speak
OF T,xss as GlH,rsE; 5 ste aad IN al.
their busiGeSs tTacsSc ions lcok 60 New
Mex en-, Cilafato sod K insas for thsir
supplies aud c1mEunIcsion with the
outer world. With the exception OF q
few lsud spectators this magnificent
section has 5str ert rely neglected by
the people of Texas, and yet hundreds
OF thousands OF cattle and sheep are
grezsd and iat,ered ON these plains
every year, which pay 10 revenue to
the State. TIE owners of these herds
do not reside here and The herdsmen
live purely bomadic life as ia proven
Dy tue fact thas We tI6veied nearly three
Weekso over the stGtlon north OF the Can.
adlan river aud saw but two habits.
uons OF mars construction, me Adobe
house and one If stone, neither inhab.
tied and only used in ssveIe weather
by the herasmen employed by the
large stock owners.
With two ssdnle horses and an am.
buiance, CI. Norton, guide anu
your correspondent have jast finished
y tour thiough Da,lam county ana tn,
Dorthern part Of Hartley. 10 the
northeastern part nf D4llam county W,
found many beautiful lsk,s ana some
springs, but no IuuDing streams OF any
con alence. Thousands of acres OF
splenuId graz pg lands surrouLd these
lakes, springs sud streams. There is
no timber, bus fiae bu ldiDg rock il
found in many places. The presence
of the prairie dog shows that water
could ba easily found near The surface
Of tie ground. Sume portions ars
mere SAND hills and c"uld be used only
for grssIng purposes Game is plentiful.
F.ocks of wiid ducks, eurieWs, plover
and sn:pe inhabit The lakes and piaIns,
while We travelled sometimes for dAys
without being ou: OF light OF tle beau
tifut but tlnid and feet ante Ope.
a, Lake q mpDeil we GhouveIed AL
smphlJiors reptile whose manner Of
introducing himself 10 ,ur nulice Gre.
.te5 n most prntouud sensation. After
9 hard days drive over tAe trackle,s
Y a'h WI came in sigat OF beautiful
sheet Of water. Cattle, wild hors .
.nd antelopes srsz@d on the surrounds
ing PLAIN, and f1eks OF wild ducks
d jated on its limpid waters, or, star
tied oy the unusual presence of man,
circled in noisy wonder over our heads.
Col. Norton remarked on going to bed
that night shat we had had the beat
camping places in the world, bat
q nights terrible experience with water
lizards msde HIM sing different tune
before morning.
As the northwest corner of the Pan
Handle is located within few m les of
The RABBIT Ear Mountain, in n. W Mex
lco, We visited ami inystt;gared that
curiosity. The Commissioners keeps his
own counsel, but that he IS making q
searching and tRor, Ugh insp, c.loo not
only of the State tu,veys, but Of the
acJ hniHg country, is clearly evi lent.
invulneEAble to fatigue and Indifferent
to personal comior;, the idea of fuel
ny to Texas and hsr Interests seems 10
possess him. G. @. G.