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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-02-18
Sincere Grief.
buffalo Express

At q Methodist Conference meeting in
New York man got up and said be had
long wished to speak, but his wife would
not let him His wife had died, howev-
er, and having his liberty at last he pro.
prosed to exercise 1t In about two
minutes the entire Conference wept over
the death Of the lady as over the loss OF
q personal friend.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-02-18
Anrhy
HE NEVER TOLD A LIE.

A.AA 4NA\ 4IAS AOlD IA
Isaw him standing in the crowd
A comely youth and fairl
There was brightness in his eye,
A glory in his hairl
saw his comrudes gazing on him
His comrades standing by,
I heard them whisper each to each:
He never told lie."
Hooked in wonder on that boy, ga
As he stood there so young;
To think that never an untruth
Was uttered by his tongue. Ss Z
thought Of all the boys Id known
Myself among the fry
And knew of none that could say:
"He never told lie."
gazed upon that youth with awe
That did enchain me long;
had not seen boy before
So perfect and so strong;
And with something of regret
wished that he was I,
80 they might look at me and say:
He never told liel'
Thought Of questions very hard
For boys to answer right;
SHOW did you tear those pantaloons2r
my son! what caused the fightp"
"NWho left that gate ajar last night?"
'sWho bit the pumpkin pie9"
What boy could answer all of these
And never tell liep "a
Iproudly took him BY the hand
Ny words with praise were rife;
I blessed that boy who never sold
A falsehood in his life; 81
I told him I was proud oi him
A fellow standing by
Informed me that that boy was dumb
Who never told q lie!
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-02-18
Well Answered.

"Have you ever been in prieon - ask
ed lawyer Of witness, whom he was
disposed to badger and bully, as the pro
fession are apt to do.
Eyes, sir
"When p
.sIn 1888"
"Where 2'
"In Andersonville" !"
There was a momeutary pause fol
breath, and then . round OF applsust
that shook the courtroom. The law, eI
felt all the rest Of the day As If an inch
and half hose attached to street by
drant was playing to the tune OF th.
"Rogue's March" up and down his spi
nal column.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-02-18
IN 0TARYae PiU B Lie.
PAINTING and GRAINING.

{ A. IA. SCALES, the old Panter :of
Frame Brothers Carriage Mauufactor.s Rsrnese.
vile, hes opened shop In Bsallsvills, Ohio.
He is prepared to execute all kinds Of Paint.
ing and Graining in the best style. Painting
Carriages and Buggies speciality.
isc25, Tins.
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Formerly Of zanesyilte, 0hio,)

Physician and Surgeon,
no. ahdfssidsnce III the Kirkbrids property,
WOOD DSFIEL HIO,g
Hayins iocatsd At the above place, offers his
Profsssionai. services, where he hopes BY
,loss attention to business to merit public
psaadsnos and patrons.ag
Chronic Diseases VIII receive spe els
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DRESS MAKING.
Rooms Above Jones' store.

MISS F. a. JONES
LJAs Just received the latest styles Of pat.
Il terms frsm E. Butterick, New York, and
would respectfully inform the ladies Of
Woodsdeid and vicinity that she Is prepared
TO DO FIRST CLASS WORK.
Also, ont and ft for those who desire to have
them made elsewhere.
Patterns Of. eli styles for ssle-aug2S. Tins.
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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-08-25

A short time ago young man died
in Philadelphia who was popularity known
rfrouu his swiftness of foot, as .sDeer-" !"
His story was singular one. A few
years since he was ragged. shrewd lad.
peddling newspapers about the railway
depots. One day he happened to be on
the line of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
when he saw an engine rushing down
the track without any driver or tender.
By some chance it had been separated
from the cars, and was driving on alone.
The boy knew it would meet an express
train this side of the next station. He
had about four minutes start. and darted
down the track after it. The engine
was, of course, not at full speed. yet
nobody but Deer could have won in such
a race. He did win; was cool enough
to remember the signal to the station
keeper necessary to have the switch
placed so that the engine would be
turned on to another track. 1t was done
Just two seconds before the express train
went laundering by. Deer for this ser.
vice. was granted by the Pennsylvania
Railroad corporation q monopoly of the
newspaper and book trade on its trunk
route, and from this he derived hand
some income. It was to the boys cool
ness, as well as to his heetness. that
hundreds of human beings owed their
lives. 3 8 iaew ea sA
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-08-25

The only politicians who now shout
for greenbacks are those who are in need
of them.
1t is very extraordinary, but never
theless quite true, that it was the first
pair that ate the first apple. H5l +
Ladies are like watches-pretty
enough to look at sweet faces and deli
cate hands. but somewhat difficult to
regulate after they are set going.
you'll miss it if you don't get mar
ried," said lady to her daughter.
perhaps so, ma, but then, you know, a
girl always Mrs. it by marriage"
The lover who vows that he is willing
to die for the object of his choice, means
no more than the man who borrows five
dollars and agrees to "drop around to-
morrow"
1t has been discovered that the young
men are more bashful in summer than
in winter. You can't get some chaps
within fifty feet of girl during the ice
cream season.
A French wit says that the gibbet is
species of fiattery to the human race.
Three or four persons are hung from
time to time for the purpose of making
the rest believe that they are virtuous.
People often complain of hard times
from mere natural tendency to growl
but a Georgia darkey. the other day
said: "Nebber seed sich times since
been born. Work all day and steal all
mig int, and blessed if can hardly make
a livin'."
The clerk of the criminal court, hay
ing read the indictment of prisoner fol-
horse-stealing, said to him: "Guilty OF
not guilty ?" "Wal, he responded, "l'n
guilty fast enough. but then l want t,
be tried just the same, specially as
see several Of our boys on the jury"
MADAM, don't you know that you
baby will catch its death of cold ?" "No
sir" she promptly responded. "Well
it's such carelessness as that which fill
our cemeteries with little graves" b.
continued. while all the meddlesom
old fools continue to live" she replied.
A Connecticut man, who lost his goo,
character some time ago, was severel
hauled over by some Of his forme
friends. 81 know it, boys. | know m
characters gOne-lost entirely. And,
he added, rather pOintedly. '.it's to
confOunded bad for it was the only on
in the place worth saving" g SFG
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-08-25

Louise, Victoria and Maud. the young
daughters of the Prince of Wales, rarely
appear in public in any but the simplest
Of dresses. They are sometimes seen
with their mother at the theatre in plain
white linen or cotton sailor dresses. with
a little red trimming. and they are often
met riding and driving in neat sailor
dresses of dark blue woolen. They went
with their father and mother to the re-
cent French Fair in gowns of plain pink
cambric, with sashes of crimson harmon
king with the pink.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-08-25
Alexis St Martin. whose open stom.

Alexis st Martin. whose open stom-
ach furnished DR., Beaumont an oppor-
tunity for studying directly the process.
es of gastric digestion. is still living at
St. Thomas. Canada. He is described
as hale and hearty at the age of 81.
though the orifce in his stomach is still
open. 1t will be remembered that the
wound was the result of charge of
buckshot accidentally received, laying
open the stomach SO that food could be
injected and removed at will by the at.
tending physician, whose observations
we're of such great value to medical sci
ence. 1t is now 81 years since the ac-
cident occurred. hos
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-08-25

To MAKE PAsTE.-A fine paste for
scrap books can be made from alum wa
ter and -four. A teaspoOnful and 3 half
of pounded alum, dissolved in cold wa
ter, is enough for pint of paste. Pour
the water. when the alum is dissolved,
on enough -four to thicken it as stiff as
common paste, bring it to boil, stirring
all the time. and when done. add few
drops of the oil of cloves. @
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-08-25
SEPTEMBER.

The golden.rod is yellow;
The corn is turning brown;
The trees in apple orchards
With fruit are bending down.
The gentian's bIuest fringes
Are curling in the sun;
In dusty pods the milkweed
Its hidden silk has spun.
The sedges flaunt their harvest,
In every meadow nook:
And asters by the brook-side
Make asters In the brook.
From dewy lanes at morning
The grapes sweet odors rise;
At noon the roads all fiutter
With yellow butterflies.
By all these lovely tokens
September days are here.
With summers best of weather,
And autumn's best of cheer.
Witch hoods the earth ana air.
Is unto me the secret
Which makes September fair.
'Tis thing which remember;
To name IL thrills me yet:
One day Of one September
never can forget.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-08-25
EBENEzER wATsoN's ESTATE.
commissioner Notice

The Undersigned. having been appointed by the Hon
Probate Court for the District OF Orleans CommIs
sobers, 10 receive examine and adjust all claims ana
Watson, late OF Albany, in said District deceased
and al claims exhibited in Offset thereto hereby give
notee that we will meet for the purposes aforesaid at
the dwelling house of Daniel r. Cobb at South Albany
ION The s0th day Of August and lst dav OF pee neIt
Prom l O'Clock. p. m. until o'clock, D. m each
of said days and that six months from the lst day Of
puN A. d. 1874 "a the time limited BY said Court
.eJnminatou aud allowances. N 80 m - :. =
Dated at Albany this 4th day OF August, A. D. 1879
oa TRoM4s TRoshsT MEhSodS; I: nSSN; }oomussiopsr..
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-08-25

"Do hogs pay ?" asks an agricultural
correspondent. We know of some that
don't. They subscribe for q paper. read
II for q few years for nothing. and then
send it back to the publisher, with the
inscription, Refused" e 'sia tssEtsa
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-08-25
THE LITTLE BOOT.
BY MARY cLEMMER AMEs.


Dumpty. stubby and old,
The funniest little boot,
With mended toe and hattened heel,
Ever worn by little foot.
Within the children's room
The widowed mother stands.
Still smiling down with misty eyes
On little boot In her hand.
Carefully laid away,
With mothers yearning care.
Are toys with which the children played.
The clothes they used to wear.
With loving, longing heart
Her gaze is backward cast
As she softly lifts the little boot
From the stiffness OF the past.
She sees little boy
Thrust out his chubby foot,
And hears his happy laugh and shout
At sight of his first boot.
And. trudging down the road
She sees again the solid form
or the little man in boots.
A conqueror that day,
He made the soft airs ring;
Amid the shoeless lads at school
The boy in boots was king.
o the stiffness Of the room
Where the children used to playi
o the stiffness Of the empty house
Since the children went awayI
And this the mother-life-
''To bear. and love, and lose,"
Till all the sweet, sad tale is told
In pair Of little shoes,
In single broken toy,
A flower pressed. to keep
All fragrant still the faded life
or one who fell asleep.
The boy who wore the bootl
While his mothers eyes arc dim,
Amid the worlds unequal strife
How fareth IL with him?
Are the feet of manhood strong
For manhood's sacred race,
His hand outstretched, securely calm,
To clasp it's utmost grace?
With love her heart o'erfows,
With love her eyes are dim,
She softy wraps the little boot.
And sends 1t far TO him.
Beside his twilight fire
The eyes of manhood scan
The ancient boot-the far-Off boy
Talks through it to the man.
The hard worlds vexing road
The boys boot never pressed;
The boy knew not of manhood pain,
Nor felt its need of rest.
The man sees all things changed
The earth, the heaven above;
One thing alone remains the same
To him-his mothers love.
The battered little boot
He takes as from her hand,
And seems all sweetest. purest things,
Better to understand.
Dumpy, stubby and old,
The funniest little boot, .....
With mended toe and flattened heel,
Ever worn by little footl
Yet the boot is band to bind
The man to his innocent past,
To hold his faithful heart Of hearts
To life's first lOve-and its last
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-08-25

1t is good plan to put little harts-
horn in the water with which plants are
to be watered. The hartshorn acts IS a
fertilizer. Indeed it is said to be better
than any concentrated manure for this
purpose.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-08-25

Verify, verify. we say unto you. that
if the Democrats North are wasting their
time decorating the graves of the Boys
in Blue, they. must have forgotten the
period when they and We united in cal
ling Federal soldier by the expressive
eplthet of Lincoln hireling.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-08-25
Stop-Stop

Stop at ths Old Stand Crystal Lake Hotel you
gant a Rrst-Class job done in the Shaving or Hair
Dressing line. Ladies' aud Chidren's Hair Cutting
pecialty. also keep for sale Razors, Shaving Soap,
lair OH. Tobacco aud Cigars Candy, Nuts. Canned
Boods Oranges and Lemons. Figs, Rasins, &c. Please
i've mo a call Prices to suit the times.
arr .sr.. L. RAIRBR0THER.
Barton. April14 1879. tiTI7I n I5tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-08-25
The Monitor"
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BV
GEO. H. BLAKE,
N rrn
BARTON, VT

TERMs.-lStrictiy ia Advance. $l.5o per annum. II
OF paid in advance $500 year. Subscribers living
outside Of Orleans County must remit 10 cents extra
|Dr postage. For convenience In remitting we will
ve credit for year and four months for $780, to
ubscrbers In the county and one year and three for
b 90 70 subscribers without the county, when sent
'frictiy IN ddudnee.
RATES or ADVERTISING made known application.
Remit by T. o. Money Order, Registered Letter,
prait. Watch heabe on your paper and notice when
our subscription expires, and that your payments
re kept in advance. When money Is sent us we shall
five you the credit the label once II the label is
ot advanced within two weeks. notify by postal
IarT
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-08-25
Hair Work !!

Switches Curls Pufs and Frizzes made to order in
neat and workmanlike manner. Also Gents Guard
hahn and variety OF Hair Flowers. single or formed
b a wreath. Give me a call. All orders by mail
romptly attended to.
|7tf MRS. ]. N. SMITH. Park st.. Barton. VT
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-08-25
From the 0koIona Southern States.
SOUTHERN DEMOCRATIC
SENTIMENT.

II
SENTIMENT.
The question of Federal supremacy is,)
therefore, dead and rotton issue, and it
would be we'll for Sherman, for the con-
solidationists in general and particular,
to accept the inevitable without further
parley or postponement, for it will be
forced down their Shiny throats at the
point Of the bayonet if they cut any
bloody capers in defiance of the estab-
ished order of things. 8
The States were sovereign before the
war and they are sovereign to-day.
We owe our first allegiance to the
State in which we live-to her laws, her
authorities, and her flag. 'aa
. Ef e .i- l;f44a her eword 10 ,smite the
general government It would be our ffrst
duty to fly to her defense.
We, of the South, have no respect, no
love and no reverence whatever for the
''aatso's" none. We run our local mat
ters to suit ourselves in direct defiance
of Federal laws and Federal statutes
whenever those laws and Statutes come
in conflict with the constitution.
Which has shown itself the master in
this master, the State or the "nation ?"
The general government makes the
negro voter in violation Of the consti-
tuition, but notwithstanding the blacks
have majority in many Of our counties
and states, they turn up in the minority
with remorseless regularity. Thereupon
the cry Of bull-dozing and ballot-box-
stufing is heard. and the Federal courts
take cognizance of the matter.
But what done?
Nothing is done.
The grand juries do not indict. or, if
they do indict, The Federal judges find
it good and comfortable and safe to let
the cases slip through their fingers after
farce of trial, or no trial at all.
u = q @
Our first choice, and the first choice Of
every patriot in Missouri, is President
Jefferson Davis, and We do not believe
that there is single candidate in the
field who would not feel proud to retire
and make room for this second Washing
ton. who, like his immortal prototype, is
'.first in war, first in peace, and first in
the hearts of his countrymen."
o d e g. d
But in 1881 we propose to capture the
last remaining citadel of the Radical
party by putting Thurman in the Presi-
deatial chair. .s ~
We will then sponge out the bastard
amendments, and all the unconstitution-
al laws and statutes that appertain
thereto; knock the "nation" in the
head crack the free school system wide
open. and inoculolate the whole country
with Southern ideas. .ls @
| - u -
The surrender under the Appomattox
apple tree was only nominal. @
/ =
Wait till you see us tumbling the
amendments out of the constitution, vim
dicating secession. making the treason of
your infamous linkhorns odious, and re-
storing order out Of this whole radical
chaos.
o
Verify, verify. we say unto you. that
if the Democrats North are wasting their
time decorating the graves of the Boys
in Blue, they must have forgotten the
period when they and We united in cal
ling Federal soldier by the expressive
! on,thet of Tincoln hirelinO
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-08-25
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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-08-25

Wait till you see us tumbling the
amendments out of the constitution, vim
dicating secession. making the treason of
your infamous linkhorns odious, and re-
storing order out of this whole radical
chaos.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-08-25

The surrender under the Appomattox
apple tree was only nominal.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-15

The war on the bushel Of our fathers r.
rapidly spreading, and 1t seems more than
likely that this measure Of the olden time
will soon be- altogether abolished. The sub
ject was brought before the Philadelphia
Commercial Exchange the other day, and II
was resolved to adopt the GENITAL system as a
basis for the purchase Of grain, flour and
seeds, to take effect on and after January !,
1880. A committee was appointed to confer
with other exchanges on this subject and en-
deavor to persuade them to adopt this sys-
tenn. 1t will also memorabilia Congress for
such legislation as will lead to the adoption
or the GENITAL system az the standard Of the
United States. As several other exchanges
have already passed similar resolutions, 1t Is
likely that the GENITAL system will be put into
practical operation next year.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-15

some opposing element. 1t shall be the dntv !.
that president TO cancel theappointmento Of an,Moi
missloners to represent such retiring faet3aaals
should the commssi s,1,e whose appontmsss
from the polling booth their action shall a ale
be considered by the president Of the ParIIsyss
Committee In determng the result of the sl ~
ton, nor shall their certificates or srnat,,sssc..
have any official effect. %
RULE XVI.
No element shall be considered d faction :.
less they present list containing at last IT,
signatures of bona file voters of the ward di ",
identified. who shall recommend rs cfmniay
siOnsrs such persons as In their judgment "
representatives of said faction. and in mr. ss KY
stance shall the name Of any reeomrnender ~ ~
pear on more than ono list. -
RULE XVII.
The president of tbs Parish Committee ahs
purchase tho stamp To be used by the ofHaaa.a.
Of election in accordance with Rule XIII MI
deliver them to the presidents Of the difisrnsuaa
ward clubs on the morning ri the third NJ ~ nv
tober. 1879 The said stamps shall be used w X.
stamping the votes cast hat day. ~
u. @ sHl ELDS, President
J. Volt RATH Secretary aey II
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-15

Rreeches with the deadly hip pocket are
popular in Chicago. This seems hardly pos
sible, yet 1t ia nevertheless the fact. That q
city containing three such lights Of civiliza-
ton and propagators Of moral sentiment as
the Chicago Times, Tribune and Inter- Ocean.
whose anathemas against the lawless South
are among the finest contributions to the i'm
passioned rhetoric OF English literature,
should TEEN with population loaded down
with concealed weapons. prominent among
which Is the ready pistvi. Is matter for uni
yersal surprise. The Tribune itself states the
fact. and such testimony cannot be cast
aside as unworthy Of belief. According to
that journal, Chicago has "a very large popu-
lation of hoodlums, whose principal labors
are directed to offenses against the persons Of
peaceable citizens. Not one Of the hordes of
thieves, burglars, and all other grades Of
hoodlums, is unarmed. They all carry re-
yolvers, and an armory Of the other weapons.
A search Of the juveniles who are on the street,
youths from twelve to eighteen years OF age,
would reveal the fact that two-thirds OF them
carry pistols At any base ball gathering on
the prairies majority Of the men and boys
In attendance have pistols, dirks or other
weapons" We are pleased that the Tribune
could find the space, without crowding out
any Of its valuable and entertaining COM
ments upon Southern life, customs and prac-
tees, for this really interesting information.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-15
DemocratIc. Renuhlinan

1t will be seen that ordinarily the State is
Democratic. The years In which New York was
carried by the Republicans were exceptional
ones In 1871 the Tweed ring lost the State
to the Democrats; in 1872 the party vote was
not cast because Horace Greeley was the
nominee, and in 1878 a greenback wave swept
over the State carrying off a large number or
Democrats who were dissatisfied with the
nominations Of their own party. This year
it Is admitted by the Republicans that most
of the Democrats will return to their party
fold. The Greenback nominee Is q farmer
with Republican antecedents, and Is expected
to draw the bulk Of his support from the Re
publican party. The Democratic ticket,
headed by Robinson and Potter. is exception
ally strong u the country and will doubtless
draw out full vote. 1t Is too soon to attempt
TO forecast results. The extent OF the Kelly
Doits has not yet been determined, and until
mat V measured, predictions would be worse
1nan useless. One thing Is certain. however.