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Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-06-09

There are plenty of ssrv) = girls
who "undei stand cooking, h iDe
and ironing" The trouble u to 6ud
those who arc willing to do it.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-06-09
Nothing Wasted.

There is beef packing company
at ROckport, Arkansas County,
Texas, owned and run by Boston
men, who market for the products
in the New England States, Eu.
rope and the English Navy. The
factory kills an average of 81, 500
grass fed beeves q year, and finds a
ready market for their products.
Every part of the beet is utilized,
even to the tuft of the tails, which
are all preserved and sold, it is
thought for the purpose of making
ladies' frizzes. The blood flows
into tanks and is dressed and sold
at two cents a pound for the manu-.
facture of artificial fertilizers. The
lean beef is boiled and canned in
twopound cans. The hides are
sailed and sold green. The fatty
matter is all extracted and goes to
make tallow. The bones are all
boiled to pulp to extract its fatty
matter which goes to tallow, and
the dry bone, mainly phosphate of
lime, is sold for fertilizing, at one
cent a pound. The water in which
the meat is boiled is boiled down
and evaporated TO a thick paste,
which is canned and sold as sex.
tract Of beef in fifty pound cans.
The feet are cut of at the knee,
aud from the hoOf "neat's FOOT oil
is extracted. The horny part OF
the foot; the shin bone and the
knuckle bones OF the foot, are ex.
tracted and sold 10 the East for the
manufacture of Yankee ivory. The
horns are piled up until the pith
becomes loose, and then this is ad.
dei to the fertilizers, and the bones
sold for manufacture. Every atom
of the animal is used.--Ner Eng.
land Homestead.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-06-09

In the year 1928 Margaret Dick.
son was tried at Edinburgh for the
murder Of her child, supposed to
have been born during the absence
Of her husband. Amer her cOndem.
nation she behaved in the most d.
tient manner, acknowledged her 10.
fidelity, hut constantly and steadily
denied that she had murdered her
child, or even formed an idea Of %
horrible q crime. At the place Of
execution her behavior was consis.
tent with her former declaration,
and she was hanged. After execa.
tion her body was cut down and DE-
livered to her friends, who put II In.
to cart to be buried at her native
place, but the weather being sultty,
the persons who had the body IA
charge stopped to drink at a viiiage
about two miles from Edinburgh.
While they were refreshing them.
selves, one Of them perceived the
lid Of the coffin move, and uncover.
ing 1t, the woman Immediately sat
up, when most of the spectators ran
of with every sign Of trepidation.
A person who was drinking in the
house had recollection enough to
bleed her; In about al hour sfter
she was put t0sbed, and next morn.
ing she was no recovered as to be-
able to walk to her own house. By
the law of Scotland, which is partly
founded upon that Of the Romans,
a person against whom the judR.
ment of the court has been executed
can suffer no more In future, but 10
thenceforth totally exculpated; and
it is likewise held that the marriage
is dissolved by the execution of the
convicted party. Mrs. Dickson
having been thus convicted and e1.
ecuted, the kings advocate could
prosecute her no further, but no al.
ed bill in the high court of judici-
airy against the sheriff for emitting
to fulfill the law. The husband OF
this restored convict married her
publicly few days after she was
hanged; and she lived about thirty
years afterward.
A case is given in which q young
lady arose out of her coffin and an.
peared before the family at supper,
"pale and frightened, bat fair to see
as before DEATH The doctor, the
priest and the undertaken saw the
error of their way, but the priest
alone made amends, by officiating
at the young lady's wedding o year
after he had preached her funeral
sermon. We have often heard the
story of the consul's wife who was
buried a live and released from her
painful position by robbers, who
broke open the coffin to steal the
lady's jewelry.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-06-09
THY WILL BE DONE.

My God, my Father, while stay
Far from my home on life's rough way,
o, teach me from my heart to say,
Thy will be done!
II thou shouldst call me to resign
What most prize-it ne'er was mine,
only yield thee what was thine
Thy will be done!
Should pining sickness waste away
My life in premature decay,
My Father, still strive to say,
Thy will be done!
Fen il again ne'er should ace
The friend more dear than life 10 me,
Fer long We both shall be with thee;
Thy will be done,
If but my fainting heart be blest
With thy sweet Spirit for it's guest,
My God, to thee I'll give the rest;
Thy will be done!
Renew my will from day to day.
Blend it with thine, and take away
All that now makes it hard to say,
Thy will be done!
And when on earth breathe no more
The prayer oft mixed with tears before,
III sing upon happier shore,
Thy will be done
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-06-09
Who Struck Billy Patterson7
Gainesville (Ga.) Register. I

Gainesville (Ga.) Register.
Many persons have heard the
question, "Who struck Billy Pat.
tersOnY" without knowing the orr
gin Of it. propose to enlighten
them little on the subject. Will
liam Patterson was q very wealthy
tradesman or merchant of Balti-
more, in the State of Maryland.
In the early days of Franklin
county he bought up a great many
tracts of land in the county, and
spent good portion of his time in
looking after his interests there.
He was said to be as strong az q
bear and as brave as . lion, but
like all brave men he was q lover
of peace, and, indeed, q good, pi.
Gus man. Nevertheless, his wrath
could be excited to q fighting pitch.
On one occasion he attended q pub
lie gathering in the lower part of
Franklin county, at some district
court ground. During the day
two opposing DULLES and their
friends raised row, and q general
fight was the consequence. At the
beginning of the ARRAY, and before
the fighting began, Billy Patterson
ran into the crowd to persuade
them not to fight, but to make
peace and be friends. But his eff.
forts for peace were unavailing,
and while making them some Of
the crowd in the general melee
struck Billy Patterson a severe
blow from behind. Billy at once
became fighting mad, and cried ont
at the top of bis voice, "Who
struck Billy Patterson No one
could or would tell him who was
the guilty party. He then pro-
posed to give any man 600 who
would tell him "who struck Billy
Patterson From 600 he rose to
$1,000, but not $1,000 would induce
any man to tell him "who struck
Billy Patterson And years after
ward, in bis will, he related the
above facts, and bequeathed 1lOOO
to be paid by his executors to the
man who would tell "who struck
Billy Patterson" His will is re-
corded in the Ordinary's ofAoe Of
Gainesville, Franklin county, Co.,
and any one curious sboat the nat.
ter can there find it aud verify he
preceding statementa
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-06-09

The moro We help others to bear
their burdens the lighter our own
will Be.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-06-09
1 Free Press-Some OF Ito Ad-
vsnfages Tsrsely Stated.

The beautiful idea of getting
something for nothing is nowhere
more readily traceable than in a
newspaper Office.
So much has been spoken, writ.
ten aud sung about a "free press
that people have come to accept the
term in a sense altogether too lit.
eral.
If Q man has q scheme of any
kind terminating, he just steps
into the editorial room aud details
it, with the remark, "l'm not quite
ready to advertise yet, but a few
words will help me along.' He gets
the few words, and never gets
ready to advertise.
Two tickets admitting lady and
gent to the sc. r. X. NJ. T.'s grand
ball' are expected to produce a
six-line local and quarter of a
column description of the ladies'
toilets after the ball is over.
Church fairs and the like are
worse than balls. They never leave
tickets, but demand more space,
because "it's matter of news, and
a help to the cause"
Should boy saw off his finger,
"Dr. G. o. Plaster dressed tue
wound with great SKILL" would be
graceful way of stating it, and,
besides, it is "unprofessional' to
advertise.
The patent rattrap man brings
in one of his combinations of wire
and moldy cheese bait, sticks it IN.
der the editors nose and explains
how they catch 'em every time the
spring works. otis something of
interest to the community, and if
You put in piece save me a dozen
papers," which he quietly walks of
with, as though he had bestowed a
favor in allowing editorial eyes to
gaze on such marvel of intricacy.
An invitation "tO come down aud
write up our establishment is a
great deal more common than q two
square "ad' from the same firm.
Newspapers must be filled up with
something or other, you know.
The lawyer, with strong preju,
dices against advertising, is fond
of seeing his case reported in full
in the newspapers, with an occa,
siOnal reference to his exceedingly
able manner Of conducting the
same. 1t is cheaper than adver.
Using.
In fact everybody, from a to
lizard, who has an AK to grind,
asks the newspaper to turn the
crank, and fOrgets to even say
thank you, but will kindly take
free copy of the paper as part pay
for furnishing news.
The press being "free,r all hands
seem bound to get aboard and ride
it to death. That is why newsps.
pers are so rich that they can afford
to pay double price for white paper,
and never ask Congress to aid
them by removing the duty on
wood pulp.-Ne,c Haren Register.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-06-09

A hardshell preacher was on an
Alabama River steamer, in the old
days of racing. The captain, seeing
a rival boat half a mile ahead, be.
gan TO curse, and order tar, pine.
knots, bacon, etc, to be thrown in,
to kindle the fire as hot as possible;
and as the steam got higher and
higher, the fatalistic preacher edg.
ed his way farther on deck. The
jolly captain, seeing this tapped
him on the shoulder and said.
"Hellow, Brother E.! / thought
You was one of them fellers what
believes what is to happen, will hap.
penn $50 | dor said thespreacher;
"but I'd like to bc a. near the stern
as possible when 1t does happen"
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-06-09
Terms Of AdvertIsIno:

enc square, of one inch in space or less
hrst insertion, 81 90; each additional inser
tisn, 50 cents.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-06-09

The Philadelphia Chronicle sor.
rowfnlly says: Figures, it has been
claimed, won't lie, but this is q
mistake. Some of the finest female
figures upon the streets are nothing
but padded deceptions.D
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-27
AWFULLY SCARED.


A hard old customer was Badger.
He was never known to attend church,
and was considered the. wickedest man
in the town in which he lived. One
night his old COW was prowling about
the house seeking what she may devour,
and stuck her head in the swill barrel.
By the time the barrel was empty, her
head was so far in the barrel that she
could not withdraw it, and she made
blind rush to free herself from the in
cumbrance. AS luck would have it she
struck a bee-line for the house. and
directly for the. front door. The old
man was sitting inside telling his family
all about the great murder trial, when
the cow gave frightful below, which
was prolonged by the empty barrel into
an unearthly roar. AT the same time
the front door crashed from its hinges,
and the cow with her uncommon head
gear bolted into the room. Old Wick
edness gave one look at the frightful
demon which confronted him; each sep
arate and individual hair stood on end /;
a shivering feeling crawled up and down
his back his eyes protruded from his
head altogether be was picture of
abject terror. Suddenly his tongue was
loosened and he screamed, 'For heavens $
sake, take Mary-she's better prepared
than | ami Since that eventful night
the man has joined an easy-going church,
which is one step progressive. and he
only swears when he sees old brindle or
the swill barrel. The old COW fetched
him"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-27
CHARITY TO THE NEIGHCORS.

In that glorious thirteenth chapter of
Corinthians the apostle seems to have
burst into an irrepressible song Of de-
light in love. Charity" he says.
"sufereth long. and in kind charity
envieth not, vaunteth not itself, is not
puffed up. doth not behave itself un-
seemly. seeketh not her own, is not easi-
ly provoked, thinketh no evil
The right frame of spirit toward ones
neighbor is this charitable and loving
one Now there is passive way of
being kind-minded to your neighbor,
and there is an active way. The first
is much like the way of the priest and
the Levite who passed by the wounded
man as be lay on the road. 1t is quite
likely that these good people felt Ian
guild regret for the poor unfortunate.
who had fallen among thieves. and was
left in such evil case. But neither of
them would lift finger to help him.
When the Samaritan came along. his
compassion moved him to prompt and
efficient action. He gave the aid which
saved life.
So lives may be near you, my friend
which wait you touch to redeem them
from base uses, to some holy work. So
worn and chilled, MANNED and shelter
less, brother or sister may need the
warm clasp of your hand, the tender
rest of your heart, the hope that your
voice can inspire. A right and chari
table frame of spirit xill dispose you to
be royal in your giving Of cheer and
sympathy to the heavy-hearted. the des
olate and the despairing.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-27
TheCongregationaIist.

Its list Of contributors embraces such names Prof.
AUSTIN PHELPS, D. D.. ROSE TERRY COOKE. Rev. J. t.
DURYEA. SUSAN COOLIDGE President s. c. BARTLETT,
MARION HARrLANp, Rev. L. W. BACON, D. D.. GEO.
E. WARING, Jr. and many others who have attained
national reputation.
Our Sabbath School Department for 1851 is under
the charge Of Rev. A.F. ScHAUFFLER of New York,
who is known as one of the most suggestive writers
and thinkers this subject in the country. Our
Chdren's Department is sustained by such writers as
Mr. G. G. COFFIN, ERNEST INGERsoLL ION Natural
History W. J. RoLFE, and others equally eminent.
and it will be found entertaining and instructive to
all, both to young and old. "a -ru r.slr
In all its departments, Literary, News, Poetical.
Household and Selections, the reader will find the
COngre0ationaIist fully abreast of the times. 1t
touches subjects of current interest TO the religious
public every week, not only by its editorial articles.
but by great amount of paragraphs and short matter
such as all are glad to read. We offer no premiums
but expending upon the columns of the paper
itself what otherwise might required for that pur
pose. The amount Of money paid out sometimes in
single week to writer's for the con0rs0atiOnalist
exceeds the expended in this way for elk months
or year a quarter OF century ago.
Specimen numbers sent free. Price, $500 year.
w. L. GREENE & CO.,
Somerset Street, Boston, Mass.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-27

A Maine paper says: 1.-The types last
yeek made US say that the showers
were not sufficient to meet the wants of
the 'milkmen, ETC., instead of 'millmen. +"
A Philadelphia quack informs the
public that he is not exclusive: "If a
patient wants it gentle and mild, I'm a
hom@path; and when anybody wants
thunder and lightning, I'm an allopath. -
The editor wrote "An Evening with
Saturn" and it came out in the paper,
'An Evening with Satan" 1t was
mighty rough, but the foreman said it
was the work of the ''devil." And it
looked that way.
An old resident of Newton was ap-
preached by an agent for cyclop@dia.
al guess | won't get one." said the ell
derly citizen, and frankly added, IL
know | never could learn to ride one of
the pesky things"
.'Have blotting pad. sir ?" asked a
peripatetic dealer, reaching out one of
those absorbents. '.How do you fasten
the thing on ?" enquired Jones, after
turning it over and over. "Fasten it
on r. exclaimed the peddler. "what do
you mean 2" What do | mean 2" cried
Jones, looking up. Young man I've
had experience in this pad business.
I've bought them for the head, stomach
and liver, and this is the first one ever
saw with no tackle on it. No, l do not
want it. Good day u The man saw it
was no use to argue with Jones
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-27
MARY's sHMALL vITE LAMB.

Mary had shmall vite lamb,
Nit fur SO fine like silk.
Und efery dime dot lamb wood shgweal.
She gate it bints of milk.
He vas nice und poody lamb.
He's frond name dot vas Pede,
Und ven dere vas some milk around.
He vas bully on der ead
Dot lamb he use to play nit her.
Und frisk und jump. und run.
Und shase her all around der blaze.
By golly dot vas fun.
She keeped on awful vile dot lamb.
Und he growed. und growed, und growed.
Dill bimeby den he vas ram,
Und he's leedle horns dem showed.
Den Mary use to gate him grass.
Und Dads. und beans. und corns.
Und ven he vas full up init dot.
He'd bunk her NIT he's horns.
But Mary she don'd like him den.
- He vas Seo sbgrong and shdoud.
= Und she v6odn't had him IN der house
She said "dot vas played out"
Won day dey vent to took walk.
Und he beginned to shgweaI,
So she selled him to a butchers boy,
To cud up into veal,
Der boy he snatched him by der schnoud.
Und says: "Your fate vas bookedr"
Den sticked knife by his lefd ear,
Und now he's mutton cooked.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-27
NOT FOREVER.

do not think all hope and love
For evermore abide
In that low grave they made for her
Upon the green hillside
do not deem the world less fair,
Because my darling diedI
For now some sweeter element
Pervades the round of space;
A rarer tint is on the flowers
The sunshine hath new grace;
A softer glory haunts the dawn.
Like that upon the facet
A strange, mysterious brightness broods
On hilltop, holt and lea
Soft as the light that never yet
Hath shone on land or sea-
Gods welcome smile that touch'd her face
That day-it seems to bel
Hove to think that year by year
The grasses greener grow;
That God hath given tenderer grace
To all the flowers that blow,
Because her gentle feet once trod
These tangled ways belowi
love to think the hills OF heaven
Bask in diviner air
The River OF Life, whose every lisp
And murmur is a prayer,
Glides with the gladder harmony.
Because my love is there!
Obi Love and Hope that cannot tire
Through all the years to bel
Oh Faith that shines steadfast star
Above the crystal seal
Somewhere in Gods infinitude
My darling waits for mel
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-27


STICK TO IT AND EED.-Perseyer-
ance is the main thing in life. To hold
on and hold out to the end is the chief
matter. If the race could be won by
spurt, thousands would wear the blue
ribbon; but they are short winded. and
puff up after the first gallop. They be-
gin with flying. and end crawling back
ward When it comes to the collar
work, many take to jibbing.
If the apples do not fall at the first
shake of tree your hasty folks are too
lazy to fetch ladder, and in too much
of hurry to wait till the fruit is ripe
enough to fall of itself. The hasty man
is as hot as fire at the onset and as cold
as ice at the end He is like the Irish
mans saucepan, which had a good many
points about it, but it had no bottom.
He who cannot bear the burden and
heat of the day is not worth the salt,
much less his potatoes.
We ought not to be put out of heart
by difficulties they are sent on purpose
to try the stuff we are made of, and de-
pend upon it they do us a world of good.
There's sound reason why there are
bones in our meat and stones in our
land. A world where everything was
easy would be nursery for babies. but
not at all a fit place for men. Celery is
not sweet till it has felt frost. and
men don't come to their perfection till
disappointment has dropped half hum
dred weight or two on their toes.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-27
Minerva's hand in his own he said:


"The cautious reserve you have
shown my dear Miss Uldridge. in re-
gard to the reasons for changing my
name, leads me to infer that you remem-
Der, or have since learned the story of
my ill-fated father.
A half-uttered acquiesence. in the
truth of this supposition, was the young
lady's only reply; and that subject was
never referred to again.
It happened, for some reason, soon
after that meeting that Robert was in
trusted with the principal management
Of that part of the business that requir-
ed to be done in the city and the long
journey he had at one time been ex-
pecting but not dreading to make, for
the purpose of bestowing an engage
ment ring in exchange for the photo
graph he had been carrying SO long,
was not needed. He was already in the
city, and likely to remain there or not
far away.
AS for Mrs. Uldridgc, now holding
herself in more humble estimation, after
the misfortunes and changes those in
tervening years had brought in, she ac-
quiesced with gratitude and delight in
the choice her daughter had made.
There was she felt very sure. romance
of some sort lying back in the unex-
planned circumstances that led to that
engagement and the happy marriage
that followed but the secret she was
never permitted to know.
The liberal and generous attentions
she was receiving from her worthy and
excellent son-in-law, in whose family
she spent the remainder of her life,
would have been sadly marred if ac-
companied by the notifying conscious
ness that she was accepting them from
man whom, when boy, orphaned and
homeless, she had so hastily and SO
roughly expelled from her house, for no
fault of his own.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-27
eyes" I"

They stood above the world,
In a world apart,
And she dropped her happy eyes,
And stilled the throbing pulses
OF her happy heart.
And the moonlight fell above her.
Her secret to discover,
And the moonbeams kissed her hair,
As though no human lover
Had laid his kisses there.
Look up. brown eyes," he said,
"And answer mine,
Lift up those sIlken fringes.
That hide happy light.
Almost divine"
The jealous moonlight dnfted
To the finger half uplifted.
Where shone the opal ring
Where the colors danced and shifted
On the pretty, changeful thing.
Just the old, old story.
OF light aud shade,
Love, like the opal tender.
Like it. maybe to vary
Maybe to fade.
Just the old; tender story,
just glimpse of morning glory,
In an earthly paradise.
With shadowy reflections,
In pair Of sweet brown eyes.
Brown eyes man might we'll
Be proud to winl
Open, to hold his image.
Shut, under silken lashes,
Only to shut him in.
Oh, glad eyes look together,
For life's dark stormy weather,
Grows to fairer thing.
When young eyes look upon il,
Through slender wedding ring.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-27

Itching Piles-Symptoms and Cure.
The symptoms are moisture, like per-
spiration, intense itching, increased by
scratching, very distressing, particularly
at night, as if pin worms were crawling
in and about the rectum; the private parts
are sometimes affected; if allowed to con-
tinue very serious results may follow.
"DR. SwAYNE'S ALL-HEALING OINTMENT
is pleasant sure cure. Also for letter,
itch, salt rheum, scald head, erysipelas,
BARRIERS itch, blotches, all scaly, crusty,
cutaneous eruptions. Price so cents 3
boxes for $l.25. Sent by mail to any adj
dress on receipt of price in currency, or
three cent postage stamps. Prepared only
by DIR. Swayne Son, $50 North Sixth St.,
Philadelphia, Pa, to whom letters should
be addressed. Sold by all prominent
druggists. Ally