davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-05-19
3eliqiol&s department.
THE OLD sCOTCHMAN's PRAYER.

/ was pleased the other day with
story which an aged Scotch minister
told me about an old Scotchman, who,
many years ago, was on his way to
meeting of the people of God, held in
a tent. or some such temporary structure.
The old pilgrim was poor and ill-clad,
and partly deaf, but he trusted in the
Lord whom he served, and he rejoiced
in his kind providence. On his way to
the meeting he fell in with another
Christian brother, younger man,
bound on the same errand, and they
travelled on together. When they had
nearly reached the place Of meeting.
it was proposed that they should turn
aside behind the hedge, and have little
praying before they entered the meeting.
They did so, and the old man, who had
learned in everything to let his requests
be made known unto God, presented his
case in language like the following:
"Lord, ye ken weel enough that I'm
deaf, and | want a seat on the first
bench if ye can let me have it, so that
1 can hear thy Word. And ye see that
my toes are sticking through my shoes,
and 1 don't think it is much to your
credit to have your children's toes stick
through their shoes, and therefore l
want ye to get me pair of lew ones.
And ye ken l have nae siller. and |
want to stay there during the mAnting'
and therefore l want you to get me a
place to stay"
When the old man had finished his
quaint petition, and they had started
on, his younger brother gently suggested
to him that he thought his prayer was
rather free in its forms of expression,
and hardly as reverential as seemed
proper to him in approaching the Su-
preme Being. But the old man did not
accept the imputation of irreverence.
"He's my Father" said he, sand I'm
we'll acquainted with him, and he's well
acquainted with me, and 1 take great
liberties with him." So they went on
to the meeting together. The old MAI
stood for while in the rear of the con
gregation, making an ear trumpet of hi'
hand to catch words until some one neal
the pulpit noticed him, and beckonins
him forward, gave him good seat upol
the front bench. During the prayer tn
old man knelt down, and, after he rose
lady who had noticed his shoes, sait
to him: "Are those the best shoes yol
have?"
"Yes," said he, "but I expect m,
Father will get me new pair yer.
SOON"
Come with me after meeting" sal
the lady, "and l will get you a ne'
pair"
The service closed, and he went witt
her to her home.
''Shall you stay during the meeting {?
' said the good woman as they went along
81 would, but am a stranger in tn
place and have nae siller.'
We'll, said she, 'you will be perfec
ly welcome to make your home at GU
house during the meeting"
The old man thanked the Lord tia
he had given him all the three thing
he had asked for and, while his younge
brothers reverence for the Lord wa
right and proper, it is possible that /
might have learned that there is re-
t erence that reaches higher than I'll
q forms and conventionalities of huma
s taste, and which leads the believer
s come boldly to the throne of grace
!, find all needed help in every tryir
y hour-Baptist Weekly.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-05-19

of the Favorite Prescription, as never
failing remedy for Female Diseases,
would have alone secured to its discover
the fame he has SO richly won. DR.. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy. of which DR.. Pierce is
also proprietor, is recommended by those
who have tested its virtues as safe and
reliable remedy for catarrh in its worst
forms.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-05-19

Root culture is one of the most prom
Using innovations in our whole farm
practice. No other product from an acre
Of land will support SO much live stock.
produce so much meat, milk, mutton.
wool. pork. lard or manure, as a we'll
grown root crop. and of all the root
crops the sugar beet is the most nutri-
tious.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-05-19

We should feel that the religion of
the Bible stands alone, not only as to
the wisdom and grandeur of her COM
munications, but equally SO as to the
boldness of her evidences, the sublimity
of her credentials and the God-like
dignity with which she cometh to the
light. that her deeds "may be made
manifest that they are wrought in God. T"
M Itcone.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-05-19
10000 TONS

And constantly increasing demand is a sure guaran
tee its value and success Send to me my agent
for pamphlet containing hundreds of testimonials
which few are here given:
MCINDoEs FALLS, Vt, January l. 1879.
H. A. BLAKE, Agt.:
Dear Sir-1 consider the SOLUBLE PACIFIC GUANd
to be cheap and efficient fertilizer, and shall use
every time before any other sold in the market.
Yours, truly, R. G. BEATTIE.
ALBANY, w. January 6, 1872
Mr.. II. A. BLAKE, Agt.:
Dear Sir-I used the past season the SOLUBLE Pa
CIFIc GUANo and liked it very much. l have usd
different kinds of Phosphate, and think the GUAR
is superior to any other Phosphate that have used
Truly Yours, j. E. CHAMBERLAIN.
RANDOLPH, VT, January 8, 1879.
Mr.. H. A. BLAKE, Agt.:
Dear Sir-l broke up five acres of land that hd
80 far out that one-hafa ton Of hay per VIZ
all it would yield. narrowed it thoroughly, spred
fifteen two horse loads of barnyard manure to the acr
narrowed it thoroughly again, mixing the manure wd
with the soil. also applied 200 pounds of the Guad
per acre. sown broadcast and lightly brushed in wit
a smoothing harrow, marked out the and plantd
with a horse planter The result II
heaviest growth and finest yield of raised
my farm, amounting in the aggregate to six hundr'
and fifty bushels of sound OF corn. do not KIND
that the Phosphoric Acid and Nitrogen and other col
food in the ground was obtained at the cheapest ra
possible. but the result very satisfactory. sh|
use more Guano next season.
Yours, Truly, J. B. MEAD,
Sunt of A AGRICULTURAL A aire
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-05-19
BARTON MARBLE
AND
GRANITE WORKS =!

l take this method to announce
to all parties in Orleans County
that intend to buy Gravestones or
Monuments this season, that I
have a very large stock Of both
Marble and Granite, which I pro-
pose to sell at Low Prices. Hav-
ing recently received car load of
the Stanstead Granite, I am now
prepared to furnish all kinds of
Marble and Granite, including every
style from the most costly Monu-
ments in Granite to the plainest
Headstones in Marble. 7 have made
and sold the past season from the
Stanstead Granite six excellent
Monuments, and would now COR
daily invite all who contemplate
buying any Monuments this season
to call and see me before purchas-
ing. I will call and see any party
wanting work if they will drop me
postal card unless parties mean
business I have no time to lose.
You will find my prices clear down
to correspond with the times.
I remain your humble servant,
M. j. SMITH.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-10-02
An Outrage.

PlrTsBuRa, Pa, September 22.-As
proof that the ex'rebels are al bitter
AGAINST Union men as at any former
period the following case may be cited:
William Beasley was a member of COM
pany F, Tenth West Virginia Infantry:
While visiting home on a furloogh Ae
was assaulted on account of his Union
principles by two men named Fox, and,
In self-dfeense, he wounded one Of his
assailants. He was reported, tried
and honorably acquitted by court
martial. This was in 1863. A
few days ago, Fox having learned
that all the records of Beasley's court
martial had been lost or destroyed,
brought an action for assault with intent
to XIII against the old soldier, and had
him thrown into prison, leaving his ton
motherless children to the mercy OF
strangers. Being very poor, Beasley was
unable to obtain counsel, and the court
refused to assign him one-not q remark.
able thing when it is considered
that eleven members of the court which
condemned him were seceasionists, and
three of that eleven ex.Confederate off.
cero. An attorney who volunteered to de-
fend him was assaulted by the rebel ele'
ment and prevented from entering court
Eli, Lee, smother Union veteran, is alst
lankpishipg in the virgiuia state prison
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-10-02
Enterprise in Leadville.

Among the first in Leadville there
haprened to be merchant who once
handled a wholesale business of three
millions year as a grocer in New York
city. Failing there, he came to Lead;
Vile penniless. But his sagacity seized
upon this opportunity, and getting to.
pether sufficient funds, he built vast
Shed of slabs and filed it with lows OF
hunks, two tiers high, capable Of accom-
modating 500 sleepers nightly. His
mattresses were thick and soft, his sheets
clean, his covering warm, the place well
ventilated through the thousand cracks
that gaped between the unseasoned
boards. The proprietor was = man OF
large size and severe mien. Heturnished
q bed for fifty cents, and posted his
rules: No talking or laughing, or sing
ing, OF drinking. If man cared ia
sleep himself and let :others sleep, he
wassure of a good nights rest; if he
made a noise he was soon elected and
without redress. OF course the Nam
moth Sleeping Palace made money, as il
deserved to.-Soribxer.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-10-02
Thon and Now.

The first French ball in New York
was given at the Bowery about 1877.
Nine. Hutton, the principal dancer, on
appearing in her brief and gau!y cos
tune, was greeted with a storm OF hisees,
which ended in an uproar and the de-
parture of many from the theatre. The
curtain was rung down, and no further
performance was given that night. There
was a general attack upon the troupe IN
the Of the next a. snd the sne
shameful and indecent ever presented in
the city. The consequence was that
standing room could not be found the
following night on the rising Of tn the cur.
tain. The house was black with men
only. Within a week, however, a few
ladies appeared, and before the end o.
the month fashionable New York had
hooked in large;numberN to the theatre
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-10-02
The Errors of Fiction.

"You are fond of novel reading,"
said Aurelian Scholl the other day, as he
had just engaged stow away formidable
volume of romances beneath the seat.
" Yes, sir; l have read a great many
novels, and ] am disgusted to observe
the uniform ignorance of their authors
as to the comlnonest affairs of every day
life. Nor instance, here is one story in
which l read:
''The prince appeared agitated on hear.
flung himself into it, casting his purse to
{hs Fsa 5dfs aEsr ST. snd sS Pr'Y9 e% sSs
lines further on I see this: valentine
resolved once for all to solve the mys-
terry, and hurrying to the stand sprang
into the first vehicle that presented
itself, and flinging her pocket-book to
the coachman, said: Follow yon car.
riage.' Now, sir, I have been driving a
hack in Paris for forty years, and I've
driven thousands of people all sorts OF
people under every imaginable condi-
tion-eloping flowers, jealous wives, le'
wanting cashiers, and so on-and, so
help me St. Fiacre! never in the course
of my long professional career has fare
thrown me his or her purse or pocket
book. No, sir; they have just given me
35 sous-sometimes it was the round
wo francs, but very rarely"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-10-02
Heredity in Crime.

An account was recently published of
q Jukes family in New York state,
which, beginning with vagrant woman
nearly 100 years ago, has supplied vast
number of criminals Of every degree of
guilt to the jails and prisons. Another
instance of heredity in crime has just
come to light in New Bedford, Mass.
Charles Phillips, i young man Of eight.
cen years, and crippled in his right arm,
has been convicted of burglary. He is
greatgrandson Of Malbone Briggs, who
was in the state prison at one time with
seven of his sons. For more than 100
years this branch Of the Briggs family
has furnished in every generation crimi-
mails whose names may be found on the
court records and the rolls Of penal
Institutions. The ancestry Of NJ albone
Briggs can be traced back in 4 direct
line to q noted pirate in the time Of
Earl Bellamont.--C;ncinnati Gas<tte. y
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-10-02
Audac,tv of q French Thief.


One of the most audacious thieves
whose history is remembered by the
police of Paris was q certain Beaumont,
who, wearing a black coat and a white
cravat, with voluminous portfolio un.
der his arm, and having the general
appearance Of very busy magistrate,
one day went to the police headquarters,
made requisition for soldier and posted
him in front of door in the building,
with instructions to let no one enter.
He then penetrated into the Office OF tho
chief of the detective service, who was
out at the time, opened all the locks OF
the room with skeleton keys, and appro-
priated the contents of the secretary,
which contained round sum. he then
recouducted the soldier. to the station
where he had made the reputation,
thanked the commanding officer for his
kindness, disappeared, and that very
evening wrote letter to the chief peg
ging the latter to excuse him tor the
annoyance he had caused him. The po
lice were put upon his track but in vain
and the detective service had to swallow
its modification as best it could.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-10-02
Campaign Notes.

ADDISON EATON, of Lodi, has beer
nominated for the assembly in the frs
district of Columbia county. The nom
ination is pronounced an excellent one
SENATOR VIM. T. PRICE, of the dis
trict comprising the counties of Monro<
and Jackson, has been nominated by
the Republicans for reelection, and thu
state will therefore have the benefit O1
his services for another term, as his re-
election is foregone conclusion.
A DEMoCRAT1C paper asks: "How
" much gold did the reconciliation o1
"silver driven out of the country?" II
has not drive any out of the country
yet, but it has most effectually kept II
out of circulation; and that was what
the opponents of lightweight dollar
claimed.
THE legislature of Maine Just elected
stands as follows: Senate-Republicane
19, Democrats and Greenbackers II;
house-Republicans 80, Democrats and
Greenbackers 60, with one district in
doubt. The Republican majority on
joint ballot is, therefore, 81. Conse-
quently there is no shadow of doubt
that the governor and all the state ad-
ministration will be Republican. The
victory under the circumstances is most
satisfactory and encouraging.
ELECTION day approaches, and Re-
publicans in this state should not forget
that one of the most important duties of
a citizen is to vote. It is a duty which
if left undone is sometimes almost as
fatal to public interests as if wrongly
done. It should be the care of Repub-
licans to bring out their full vote, as tho
moral effect of Republican victory in
this state will be of Importance in shap
ing public sentiment. Therefore let the
majority be as large as possible.
The Louisville Courier-Journol offers
rs an excuse for the assassination Of the
Chisho]m's, the previous murder of one
Of the Gullys. But as the perpetrator
Of that crime, a negro, was apprehended,
tried and hanged, according to law; and
as with his latest breath he declared that
he alone was guilty of the murder, and
that the charge that Chisholm had any
thing to do with it was utterly false,
it is difficult to see the force of
the Courier-.]ournaPs logic, even
provided that murder of a man might
be properly avenged by a mob of the
friends of the murdered one. It is this
excusing of assassination by Democratic
journals that does more than anything
else to foster this cowardly crime-one
Of the worst relics of the barbarism of
the middle ages
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-10-02
A BOY Fiepc,s Horrid Work.

n OOJ EAeMa'S x1OEE1O "OFA.
A most terrible and unnatural tragedy
Was enacted in the town OF Porter, Rock
county, Wis.,, on the 23d, being the murder
of Sandie, q 6ve.year-old son of Alexander
White, by George Baumgartner, German
boy, aged II years, employed by Mr.. White
as farm hand. When last seen alive the
child was accompanying Banmgartner to the
barn. Not returning to the house in rea.
sonable time, search was made and the hor-
rible deed discovered. The little child was
found with his hands and feet tied with
strips cut from Baumgarten's overalls, and
his throat cut from ear to ear. The fend
not satisfied with this, had stabbed the
child at the naval and cut a cash extending
upward about four inches. from which the
bowels were protruding. The child was
found in a sheep barn about twenty rods
from the house, where the murderer had
first tried to hang him, and failing in this,
cut his throat, as above, and then thrust him
under the manger. The murderer, afte
completing this devilish work, coolly walked
into the house and changed mis- clothes and
taking the embarrassed horse, fled. The
country is being secured by an enraged
community.
Latcr-Raumgartner was captured at
Prairie dn o.e tho 2dt,. md ron foeeoA
the deed. He says he docs not know what
prompted him to commit ;+, "-a that ne
must have been insane at the time.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-10-02
Self n uFdeF.

Two negroes, Washy Arnold and Prior
Ward, locked arms and deliberately walked
into the Missouri river at s Joseph, Mo-,
on the 23d inst, and were swept away by
the current a2d drowned.
Edwin Hart, station agent at Rockland,
ILL.,, threw himself in front of an express
train on the 22d and was horribly mangled.
Cause, excessive strong drink.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-10-02
Three Men Drowned.

George Chisholm and Sam Cruce of the
Lake Superior mir es. and Mr.. Cowper, Of
Toronto, left the Bruce mines for Thessalon
river in small boat some time since. Sew
eral days elapsing and no tidings being re.
ceived, tug boat vas sent in search and
found the oars and rudder, together with
Chisholm's trunk, on the beach, midway be.
tween these points. It is feared all were
drowned.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-10-02


The Panama Star and Herald says, during
the attack on Antofagasta, Chill, by the
Peruvian iron clad Huascar, torpedo was
launched against the Chiliau transport
Abtao. After proceeding short distance
the torpedo turned, heading direct for the
Huascar. A young officer. seeing the peril
of his ship, leaped overheard and meeting
the torpedo changed its course and it passed
under the stern of the Huascar. The cap
tain of the Abtao was reported wounded in.
the fight and a number of his men and off.
GERS killed. There is not dollar in the
Peruvian treasury, and future has been an
ticipated IN tn tho emu or November. and
nve million dollars are duo bona. o,.l
others for war expenses. Soldiers are with.
out pay and promise soon to be without
rations. Banco Nacionsl is closed and sew.
ersl directors and ex.directors are in prison
charged with issuing paper to the amount
of $2,665, 900. The governn ent has guar.
anteed the over-issue and assessment on
shareholders will furnish funds sufficient to
pay depositors and claimants.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-10-02

LAVE in tho afternoon one OF tho
nolice discovered . boy about 9 years
old curled up in q corner of Machinery
Hall, and made inquiry: Bue, wnat
the laconic reply, "Hox long since you y,
have seen your friendsr wen, 10y
dad about three hours ago, gueee: >,
" And you've been lost ever slncer
"Yes." "Well, it's too bad" "!-yes,
ia = rad case" said the lad, trying to
appear very brave, "but III bet that
Vhile Pm doing all the lostiag, dad's do.
ing most of tho feeling bad"-Des'o's
Free Ptess. :ss.-.-- :. =. -. ...
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-10-02
An Austrio.German Alliance.

A dispatch from Vienna SAYS: A confer.
enca betw cen Rismarck and Andrassy has
resulted in an agreement that German and
Austrian interests in all pending European
questions are identical, aud that the condi-
ton of Europe is such rs will leave no
doubt that the two empires will be able to
assert those interests peaceablY.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-10-02
His Pestilency,~ the Governor Of
Kentucky.

~ Luke p R,sck h",n ,",,.~,". r. ~ rHaa+,okv
subject of the charge that he is the man
who, during the war, attempted to spread
through the north smallpox and yellow
fever by means of infected clothing;
but his talk is by no means satisfactory.
He says that he "did not consider it
worth while either to affirm or deny the
story, as it was too preposterous
to believe;" that "small-pox was
hence % e'' t would bo the height
of folly to attempt to introduce dis
ease that already existed" If this is
all that he can say, he had better never
broken silence. He does not deny the
story in 20 many words, but seeks to
convey the impression that he does, by
ridiculing it. But he should remember
that the fact that some one of the same
name and profession with himself did
endeavor to do the infamous thing
stated, ia matter of indisputable rec
ord; that the scheme was not confined to
the one disease of smallpox, but en-
braced yellow fever as we'll, and
was intended not alone for the
army, but for northern cities. His
statement that smallpox was in
every camp of both armies was not true
a. to the northern army. Thus the SEEM
| ing denial is of no value whatever.
If he is entirely innocent of the charge
he could easily have said 80, and it
would have been no more compromise
of his dignity than what he has said.
An innocent man charged with 80 infa'
nous a crime upon such apparently
good grounds would not have hesitated
to deny it promptly and emphatically,
and to offer an explanation OF the cir
cumstances seeming to sustain the
charge. If Blackburn be the guilty
party that he appears to be the matter il
of general interest and importance a.
showing what kind of men most readily
receive the suffrage of the Democratic
party in the south and states bordering
thereon.
It is pertinent to state in this conneo
ton that the Cincinnati Gazette published
four columns of official testimony re-
parding the plot of one DR.. Luke T
: BLACKBURN, Of Kentucky, in the islant
of Bermuda, in 1864, to secure infected
: clothing for introduction into the Unitet
States. Therefore that there was such
plot, and that the man conducting i
was of tho Same name, profession ant
: state as the governor of Kentucky is 1
= matter of official record. The onl.
i. question is, is the governor the mani A
neither he nor any of his friends CLAIM
that there is another man of precisel,
the same name and profession, the evl
:: dence against him seems conclusive.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-10-02
Miles,
Miles,

The receipts of the walk are about 81, 600,
or something like $14 for every mile walked.
OF this $19,250 goes to the lessees Of the
garden, the Kountze Brothers, leaving $751;.
$50 for the pedestrians. Allowing $3.50
for expenses, there should be $4,000.
Rowe)l takes half, or $4,000. Had only six
men crossed the 45O-mile line then Merritt
would have got 800; Hszael, S. 100; Hart,
$3,040; Guyon, $3.50, and Weston, 81 800.
The conditions were not drawn in contem.
p]ation of very great probability that more
taau six men woul'i pass 450 miles. As
eight men have done SO, these amounts,
except Rowell's, will be diminished by q
suitable percentage, according to the dis.
tance made by Ennis and Krohne, for their
benefit.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-10-02
Stanley's whereabouts.

Stanley, at Sierra Leone, gave his name
as Swinburne and invested the expedition
with so much mystery and secrecy that the
steamer Albion, on which his party arrived,
was in danger of being stopped by the au.
thorities. Stanley then declared himself
and his purpose, and started, September 3d.,
for the River Congo.