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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-27
OUR DAILY BREAD.

When Elijah the prophet was driven
into the wilderness by the hatred of wick
ed King Ahab he was fed by ravens, who
brought him bread and meat morning and
night. We do not know where the ravens
got the food, but the same Being who
told them to take it to the prophet could
show them how to get it. Thus God gave
Elijah his ''daily bread" You pray for
your "daily bread" every time you repeat
the Lords Prayer, and he gives it to you.
Father pays for it, mother prepares it,
but God shows them where to get it.
A girl about eleven years old lived with
her grandfather. He was very good,
but very poor man, and he was too old
to work and so get their living. His
little stock of money grew less and less
till he had spent his last shilling in buying
food. Soon that was all eaten up; and
one day, when dinner-time came, there
was not bit of bread or anything to eat
in the house. The child became hungry,
and asked her grandfather for food He
WIZ III III hsANA AOAC OOO PlOluISCu ACl
some by dinner-time. He made her set
the plates and knives and forks as usual,
and she did it wondering what grand
father could mean. Just before dinner
time he and the little girl knelt down, and
the old man prayed for ''daily bread"
and trusting the promise "Bread shall
be given him, his waters shall be sure"
Just as he finished, a lady came in, bring
| ing a bountiful meal for them with her.
God put it into that lady's heart to won
der whether the old man, and his grand
child had enough food.
The lady who brought food to these
poor people was Christian, and we do
not wonder that God should have used
her to relieve his servants wants. But
sometimes God sends food to his children
by the hands of bad people, and even by
those who are fond of saving all they can,
and rarely or never help their poorer
neighbors. Naturally the ravens would
keep all the bread and flesh they could get
for themselves, but God made them carry
it to Elijah; so now and then God puts it
into the thoughts of misery men to give
to those He loves. NNHa
A poor man named Thomas Hownham
lived in England. He earned his living
sometimes by carrying Goals, and some
times by selling brooms made of the heatl
that grew on the moors. He was godly
man and believed God would always car,
for him. He expected some money on,
day for his work, but the man that oweC
it did not pay him. He went home a
| night pennilesS, and found there wa
nothing to eat in the house. His children
cried for food, but he could give then
; none. He put them to bed and they wen
to sleep, and their mother fell asleep too
Then he went outside the house, in til
moonlight, to place where no one coul
hear him, and prayed that God woul
supply his need. He stayed praying an
thinking of Gods promises for an hou
and a half When he reached his HON
he saw on stool large loaf and join
ei of meat ready roasted. So God answere
. his prayer. gebii9H 1o. as1nrl se
e How did the food come there? That
g the most remarkable part of the storl
8 A Farmer lived close by who was so nie
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-27
agricultural Department.
A REMARKABLE CORN CROP,

The Maine Farmer vouches for the
accuracy of the following account of
crop of corn raised last season by F. B.
Maxim, of Wayne, Maine.
Mr.. Maxim is a competitor for the
three premiums offered by the Kennebec
Agricultural Society, viz: On two acres,
one acre and half an acre, and his field
was measured and arranged accordingly.
He took one acre of the land planted to
corn last year, and broke up an acre of
sward ground to complete the two acres.
The soil was deep gravelly, somewhat
inclined to sandy, loan. The sward
was plowed to medium depth, and ten
cords of composted stable and hog ma
nure and muck spread upon it and culti-
waited in. The other acre had been sub
jected to the same treatment last year,
and was not dressed at all this year.
The entire two acres were checked off
into rows, with the marker, three feet
apart each way. The corn was planted
the 18th and 10Th days of May, and was
cultivated five times during the season.
No hand hoe was used in the field after
the corn was planted. The cultivator
each time was brought close up to the
corn.
The corn was harvested the week before
the September election, and the yield OF
shelled corn was as follows: On one acre
one hundred and eleven bushels; on one
half acre fifty-four, and on the other fifty
six bushels, making two hundred and
twenty-one bushels of dry, shelled corn
on two acres of land. There was small
fraction of bushel over in each of the
three measurements, which was not taken
into account in reaching the aggregate
Mr.. Maxim thinks the corn cost hin
between twenty and twenty-one cents pei
| bushel.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-27
PENSIONS

Procured for all soldiers disabled in the q. s. service
from any cause also for heirs Of deceased soldiers
The slightest disability entities to pension. PEN
SIONS INCREASED. Bounty and new dis
charges procured. Those in doubt to whether
entitled anything. should send two Scent stamps
for our "crcular OF information" Address. with
stamps, SToDDART d Co.. Solicitors of Claims aud
Patents Room g. st Cloud Building Washington, D. G.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-27

FEED FOR FowLs.-Bone meal and
crushed shells may be used generously in
feeding fowls. That is, if the crushed
oyster shells and gfanutated bones are
mixed and placed in box inside the hem
house, where the birds can have access
to these articles freely, they will eat of
them no more than they need. If these
are mixed with the food given, either in
the dry grains or in the soft mash, much
of both is wasted, to say nothing of the
additional trouble caused in preparing it
thus. Fowls devour no more of the
oyster-shell PARTICLES than they naturally
require to assist digestion and to help
forming the shells of eggs. OF pounded
bones they will eat no more; but if both
are left where they can always get them
handy they will not eat too much of either
for their food.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-27

Out in the door-yard one day Carrie
saw log covered with Kind of curled
toadstools, and siding up to her mother
she whispered, "Can that log hear? It's
all covered over with ears"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-27

HINTS AND ITEMS. says
that ''that for chicken cholera there is
nothing better than carbolic acid, one
drachm, with two gallons of water. Give
it to the fowls to drink and mix their
feed with it once day." 6 -4 --sl-
The introduction of pure Bronze
gobbler among a flock of mongrel turkey
hens will add from three to five pounds
weight per head to the turkeys raised the
first season.
The meat of turkeys that are kept sup
piled with charcoal during the period of
fattenning is said to be superior in point
of tenderness and flavor.
Plymouth Rock pullets Matched in
April will, if fed and cared for right along,
commence laying by the middle of Sep
| TENDER.
The poultry keeper who succeeds the
best is the one who takes the best care of
| his flock There is no more ''luck' about
it than there is about boiling water Put
a fire under the kettle and the water will
boil, take care of your poultry and it will
pay.
Three-fourths of an egg is water, and
some poultry keepers seem to think that
hen ought to shell out on rations that
consists of three-fourths water and one
fourth dry corn.-Fdnny Field, in Pfai-
RE Farmer.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-27

FEEDING BEES IN WINTER.-After an
unpropitious season bees are apt to go
into winter quarters lily provided with
winter stores. Well-informed and eau
tious apiarists, aware of this lack, feed
weak colonies during the fall sufficiently
to supply the need.
1t is never desirable to feed liquid
stores, either honey or syrup, in winter,
lively demanded. The best way to feed,
if we must, is to put candy made from
graduated sugar on the frames just above
the cluster. This will be kept warm, and
can be taken, and will disturb the bees so
little, if it must be done, it will generally
succeed. If the bees can pass the winter
until March-and the stores needed dur
ing the cold winter are very light COM
pared with those consumed later, after
brood-rearing commences-then we may
feed either honey or syrup. Then the
bees can fly occasionly, and will receive
no harm from liquid food. This food,
| too, will stimulate brood-rearing, and
! thus work double benefit. The feeder
will need to be SO constructed as to keep
the food near the cluster, or the bees will
not appropriate it because of the cold.
No one should fail to use division
board in winter and spring. Keep the
bees crowded on to so few frames tha
all will be covered, and spring dwindlinG
will do little harm.-A. j. Cook, Agricul
taral College, Lansing, Michigan.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-27

''Well, sir, the man asked me if those
beans were the same quality through the
entire barrel as they appeared on the top.
1 told him they were not. He then left.'
$50 to the cashier" said the employer,
and get your wages; we want you no
longer" He received his pay and left
the office, rejoicing that he had not lied"
Three weeks after, the firm sent after
the young clerk, entreating him to come
back again into their employ, and offered
him three hundred dollars more salary
per year than they had given him; and
the firm knew and felt that the man was
right, although they had apparently lost
largely by his honesty. They wished to
have him again in their employ, because
they knew that they could trust him, and
never suffer through fraud or deception.
They knew that their financial interests
would be safe in his custody. They re-
spected, they honored that young man.
And thus we learn from this authentic
narrative of truth, how it puts to blush
those who despise it, while it gives moral
power, elevation and refinement to those
who practice it.-Little Cleaner.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-27
ME GREAT CONNECTING LIN

is The &EESEAE GONNECElNG Lima
Its min line runs from Chicago to Council
Gcneseo Moline. Rock Island, pavcnport. West
Liberty. Iowa City. Marengo Brooklyn, Grinnell,
Des Moines tthe capital of Iowa., stuart ATTAIN
tic. and Avoca with branches from bureau
junction TO PEORIA Wilton junction TO Musca-
tine Washington. Fairfield. Eldon. Belknap,
Ccntreville. Princeton. Trenton. Gallatin. Came
ron. Leavenworth. Atchison. and Kansas City;
Washington TO Sigournev, Os1silOosa. and Knox
Vile; Keokuk TO Pennington, Bonaparte, Ben
tonspOrt. Independent. EldOn. OttuInwa. EDDY
vile, OskalooSa. Pella. Monroe. and 11eS MoIneSi
Newton TO Monroe: Dcs Moines TO lndianola and
Winterset; Atlantic TO Lewis and Audubon; ana
Avoca to Harlan. This Is positively inc onIy
Railroad which owns. and operates through
line from Chicago into the State of Kansas.
man Palace Cars attached. are run each way daily
between CHICAGO and PEORIA. KANSAS CITY,
COUNCIL. BLUFFS, LEAvENWORTH ana ATcHI-
con. Through cars are also run between MilWan.
kee and Kansas City, via the milwaukee, ana
Rock Island Short Line
The Great Rock Island" Is magnfcently
equipped. Its road bed is simply perfect, and its
track is laid with steel rails.
What will please you most will be the pleasure
of enjoying your meals, while passing over the
beautiful praires of Illinois and Iowa. in one Of
our magnificent Dining Cars that accompany all
Through Express Trains: You get an entire
meal as good as is served if any frst-class hotel
for soventy-hve cents
ADpreciating the fact that n majority of the
purposes land the immense passenger business
of this line warranting it,, we are pleased 70 an
nounce that this Company runs FUunadn f0idce
Sleeping Cars for sleeping purposes, ana Fotdee
PULLMAN PALACE CARS are r
T COUNCIL. BLUFF@, KANSAS CITY,
Tickets via this Line, known as tho
nll Ticket Agents I'm the United states
Ecl. information not obt;Ainacie ~ y
r. r.. CABLE,
Vicc President and GENT Manager
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-27
CHICAGO. ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC. r. Y.

SEGW ZEN HE EASI q HE W Els
Dining Cars for eating purposes only. One othel
great feature of our Palace Cars is a SMOKING
SALOON where you can enjoy your " HaVana1
ut all hours of the day.
Magnificent Iron Bridges span the. Mississippi
and Missouri rivers at all points crossed Of tai3
Kansas City, Leavenworth. and Atchison. con
nections being made in Union Depots. -
THE PRINCIPAL r. r. CONNEST!QNS "
At CHICAGO. with all diverging lines for thu
East and South.
At WASHINGTON HEIGHTS. with p. c. s st
At LA. SALE. with III. Cent. r. r.
w; III. Mid; and r. P. & w. Kids.
At ROCK ISLAND, with milwaukee & Rocl
Island Short Line" and Rock Isl'd & PEG. llds
At DAyENPoRT. with the Davenport Division
AT WEST LIBERTY. with the B.. C. R. & y. n. r
At GRINNELL. with Central Iowa T. RI
At DIES MOISES. with ID. VI. & i. D. X IL -
At COUNCIL BLUFFS. with Union Paciuc X; IL.
At OMAHA. with 3. < Mo- X. K; X; in Ne6-1 :,
At COLUMBUS JUNCrION,with BIZ X: q n X X
At OTTUMwA, with Central Iowa X H. w.
At kEoKUK, with Toll PEG. s War: wab-. ST
Louis & Pac, and st. L. keo. 4 NV. Il. Rds.
At CAMERON, with H st. J. Il. Il.
Ar ATcHIsoN. with A nc r Topeka ,e Santa Fe
| At I.EAvENwoRTH. with Kan Pac-, ana Kan
AtKASsAs CITY. with all lines for the Yves
and Southwest. ss 5FtH
and LEAVENWORTH.
:" Great Rock Island Route" a-c cold b,
'u- home ticket ONCE, address.
H. ST. JOHN,
Gen1 Ticket and Pass'gr Agt,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-27

Mrs. Partington returns from the seaside. Eyes,
I've been to seaside retort. have had my summer
extortion. and must confess my anticipations
passed my expectations. To people in indignant cir
cumstances the recommendations might be satisfac-
tory; but it lie beyond my comprehension how people
Of ehugence-who have lugubrious homes, surrounded
by all that embezzles civilized life-can put up in
such caverns They must have inverted tastes"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-27
alonih's Column.
AN HONEST CLERK.


Employed by large commission firm
in New York city, during the late civil
war, was a young man to whom the fol-
lowing incident relates.
The firm sent the young man to nego-
tiate with certain party for a large
amount of damaged beans. The beans
were purchased, delivered, and spread
out on the upper floor of the building
occupied by the firm. Men were employ
ed to turn them over and over, to sprinkle
them with solution of soda, so as to i'm
prove their appearance and render them
more saleable. A large lot of the first
quality of beans were first put into the
barrels, then the barrels were nearly filed
with the poor ones, after this the good
ones were again put on the top and the
barrel headed up for sale. ,tI.H
The employer marked the barrels
"Beans-A l." The clerk, seeing this,
said "Do you think, sir, that this is
right2" Az .uc4uufE
The employer retorted sharply, "Are
you the neaQ OF the 1rmf'
The clerk said no more The barreling
and heading went on. When all was
ready, the beans (many hundreds of bar
rels) were put on the market for sale.
Specimens of the best quality were shown
to buyers. r..
At length shrewd purchaser came in
i'll I1cin lint ha will
often meet his equals) examined the sam
pie in the office, inquired the price, and
then wished to see the stock in bulk.
The clerk was ordered to go with the
buyer to the upper loft and show him the
stock. An open barrel was shown, APP
parently of the same quality as the sample.
The buyer then said to the clerk, 'sYoung
man, the sample of the beans shown me
is of the first quality, and it is impossible
to purchase such beans anywhere in the
market for the price which you offer
them. There is something wrong here.
Tell me, are these beans the quality
throughout the barrels as they appear on
the top?" "aNe 'eA4 'a"' 20 ta5
The young man now found himself in a
strange position. He thought, "Shall
lie for my employer, as he undoubtedly
means L shall, or shall tell the truth,
come what will?" He decided for the
truth, and said, ''No, sir, they are not. I"
"Then" said the customer, 81 do not
want them," and he left. <.-.
The clerk entered the office. The en-
ployer said to him, "Did you sell that
man those beans?" -..,t ...,r- .3t -.
He said, 'tNo, sir.''
/ w pnf2,,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-22
PERSONAL.

| Mr. II. II. Warner. the founder of the Warner
Observatory in Rochester has just presented Pro-
fessor Swift with 500 Tor the discovery of his
comet on the llth INST.
Miss Clara Louise Kellogg brings away from
Vienna souvenir of the pleasant impression she
made upon the audiences of the Grand Opera An
unknown admirer sent to her hotel, anonymously,
bird OF beautiful pumage III cage of gold
Senator Blame has reached his home in AUGUSTA
after an arduOus open air campaign in the West.
His enforced dleness at this exciting and cheering
stage of the campaign is owing TO severe hoarseneSs
but 1t is not true, rs has been stated, that he is
otherwise poor health.
Mr. Thomas Hughes was present on Wednesday
evening at gathering of the officers of the differ
ent cooperative societies in Boston. He first maze
a few remarks and then submitted himself to be
questioned. He thought the cooperative movement
was better interpreted by the store system than by
the binding societies, and that the system of Indus
tIa partnerships was the best solution Of the wages
difficulty.
The dinner at the Hon. John c. Hamilton's on
Tuesday evening was III sense political gather
ing as is shown by tho names OF the guests invited
to meet General Grant. These included Governor
Cornell Mayor Cooper, General Arthur the Hon.
Ahram ). Hewitt Governor Jew Ill, Charles OConor.
the Hon. Lew L. Morton and other well-knOwn rep
Tcsentatlyes OF both parties.
At the funeral of Odenbach the Church Of the
Madeleine was filed to OVERLOOKING. and crowds
thronged the neighboring streets. Selections from
his last work Contes dHoffman." which he did
not live to sec produced. were sung. NJ. YictOrien
JOucieres closed bis address at the grave III Mont
ParDasse Cemetery with Jne words "AdIeu,
jacques Ofenbachl Adieu indefati0able worker
You taste to-day your first and your Last repose."
PARIS. Oct.2l.-A sensation caused by the Due
de Chartres-the second son of the late King Louis
Pmlippe-proposlng at a military dinner at Evreux
toast TO France and her Government, ana to the
President of the Republic. The LegItimsts con
slider that this is an indirect acceptance by him of
the Republic. lie said that in America. where he
passed part OF hls youth, 1t customary 10 give
such loyal toast before all Others.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-22
c4PFyELD AND CHINESE LABOR

The desperation of the Democrats has led
them into a fresh bunder. In order TO check
the stampede of the abOring men from the
Democratic ranks on the tariff for revenue
only" issue, they have cOncocted a forgery to
show that General Garfield would discriminate
in favor of Chinese cheap labor. The only
effect will be to call attention to the passage
on Chinese immigration i'll General Garfield's
letter of acceptance, written on July ~. In
that he suns up the case in this mastery and
statesmanlike manner;
The material OF this country, the traditions
OF its settlement and the sentiment Of people have
led the Government offer the widest hospitality T.
emlgrants who seek shores for new and happier
hou es willing TO the burdens well the
eff OF our secretly. and intending that their pos Gritty
shall become undiStngushablc part o. our POpua-
ton The recent movement of the Chinese our Pa
chc Coast par axes but little % the qualities OF an
immigration. either It's purposes It's IT. II Is
too much ike iD pOrtati0n 10 be welcomed without
RESTRICTION; much like an invasion to be looked
upon without soliciiuGe We oOnsep, TO allow
any form OF servLo labor To be introduced among
under the gusc Of immieration Recognizing the
gravity OF this subject tho present Administration,
supported by Congress. has 10 China Commission
OF distinguished citizens for tue purpose of securing
such modification Of the existing treaty will pre-
vent the evils likely TO arise from the present situation.
II Is confidently believed that these dip omac negoa-
tons will be successful without the loss OF commercial
intercourse between the two 20 Vers, which promises a
great increase OF reciprocal trade and the enlargement
Of our ~ arkets Should these efforts fail 1t viii be the
duty OF Congress mitigate the evils already felt and
prevent their Increase by such restrictions rs. without
violence or injustice Will place upon sure foundation
the peace communities and the freedom aud dig
piIy Of labor.
l. amin rtIIiV ah hat In oil
the Democratic literature of this period there
IL no declaration in favor of the true interests
of the American workngman which approaches
il in hearliness or cOmpreheDsiyeness. What
is there in Hancock's letter which bears at all
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lncef 10 ADVERTISEMENTS.

AprsFNFs1s- Sd Toor-6tr 'olum'.
ANNoUNCEMENTs-SN P06e-Gth column.
BoARplNp i.OOMs-GM ruOe-2d crlus
BUSINESS NorIcEs-4M PG0e-lst coumn
CONFORMATION NoTICES-1h Pd0e-5ih column
CoUNTRY BoARD-6M PGQe-2d column.
DANCING AcApEMIR>-39 PdGe-5th Column
suvli,tNr' NOTiCEs-7M Pare 9th S"iuS'n-
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ELECTION NoIICEs-0N P0Qe-4th coluinn
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FiNaSCIn.-7M Idos- IN ana 9th csualns.
CRATES AND fENDENS- Sd Pa0f-6th column
REIP wAsTFi--6M Page An coiumn
INSTRUCTION. 81 Idne--4th and ON Columns.
IosI AN tOr Np-7M PdOe-5tn column
MARRIAGES AND DEATHs-5M PoGe-4th column.
MlNING-6m rdgs 81 and 4tu Columns. - 49,
NisrEII ANTsusy Sd Page-6th column; Sh Pdge-6th
NV rrpTJcaTioTs-6n Psge-1st and "a columns.
OCEAN sTEAMERs-GH P0gc-4th column.
ICII1ICAL NoTICEs-5'h pGqe-5th ana 9TH columns
IrorosALs-7M Pdd,-5th ~"than.
bt.I tsTA1t- Sd Pd0c- 2d cOuImu.
SALES BY AUCTloN-3d Pd9e--6th column.
ei1IA1Ioss N>NTtI- MAI Sd Iage-3d column;
FlNAITs- Sd Idge-2d and 81 rolsmI.
sITCrLI NoTICK>- 5HJoGt-6ih 'ol 'sD. 49,
sTEAMBoATs AND RAILROADS.&C. Page-5th and 9th
columns.
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