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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-09-13
THE CHINESE ARMY.

The troops that compose what may
be regarded as the regular army of
China consists. it is estimated, of only
100000 men. These receive monthly
pay at the rate of from So to $8, and
daily ration of rice. They are lodged
in barracks, and supplied with arms
from the Government; but they have
to provide their own clothing. The re-
mainder of the men, who swell the nom
inal effective force of the Chinese army
to 100000 infantry and 227, 900 caval-
ry, can hardly be regarded as regular
troops, since they have to maintain
themselves by cultivating ground allot-
ed to them by the Government. Most
of these men are married, and their sons
at their birth are enrolled as future re-
cruits for the army. The organization
and conditions of service of the cavalry
are similar to the Russian irregular
horse, to whom they are admitted, even
by Russian writers, to be in no way in
ferior. On the other hand, the artillery
of the army is miserably inefficient.
The number of guns is large, but they
are of Indifferent manufacture, have
neither range nor accuracy, and are bad
ly served. The number of Notifications
is extraordinarily great. No fewer than
l,709 towns are fortified with walls and
bitches, while thousands of fortified
posts of greater or less strength are scat
tered over the country. Most of the
latter. however, consist only of brick
walls with bitches. and would not be
capable of withstanding the fire of even
light field pieces. The only fortifca-
tions in China which can compare with
modern European works are those con-
structed for the defence of the Peiho or
for the protection of other estuaries, and
which are armed with ordinance pur-
chased in Europe.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-09-13
ONLY A CENTURY AGO.

Very strange does it appear to US to
turn from our numerous miles of we'll
laid rails, and our swiftly-Aashing To-
comotives. to the wagons of century
ago. Yet those who avail themselves
of such humble means of locomotion had
their dangers to encounter. On March
5, as the Stamford wagon was getting
we'll on the road to Hartford, and the
day was beginning to dawn. a fire sud-
denly broke out, and SO swift and de-
structive was its progress that in very
short time all was consumed except a
barrel of porter and the bottom and one
wheel of the wagon. The passengers
and drivers were severely scorched in
attempting to save the goods, which
were of considerable value, the damage
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-09-13
eff you make it hoptional with me, :"

eff you make it hoptional with me-"
says the Englishman, ''I'll take beer"
A Rutland man snapped revolver at
his dog to let lady see the thing wasn't
loaded. He got ninety cents for the ami
mails pelt, besides saving the tax on the
dog.
A young man and woman stopped at a
country hotel. Their awkward appear
ance excited the curiosity of one of the
family, who commenced a conversation
with the female by inquiring how far she
had travelled that day. ''Traveled!' ex-
claimed the stranger, somewhat indig-
nantly; we didn't travel, we rid!"
A promising youth recently surprised
his father by asking: "Father, do you
like mother?" ''Why, of course" ''And
she likes your" 'Of course she does"
''Did she ever say so?'' s'Many time,
my son." "Did she marry you because
she loved your" "Certainly she did"
The boy carefully scrutinized his parent,
and after long pause, asked "Well,
was she near-sighted then as she is now2''
RecOrder-"You have been drunk again.
What's your excuse now?" ''Your Hon.
or, was only celebrating the great natal
day of American independence" eyes,
but yesterday was the 18th, not the 4th. :"
81 know it, but 1 did not have capital
enough on the 4th to celebrate the day in
manner worthy Of the great city of Gal
weston, the queen city of the gulf, the
gem of the sea, -the-great cotton
mart of the South, so l got tight yester-
day instead" Recorder (whose local
pride is tOuched)-"The case is dismiss
ed. We must all do what little we can to
help Galveston along"
A rather emaciated old darkey, who
drives dray for wealthy Galveston firm,
had business meeting with his employ
ers few days ago. ''Look heah, boss, L
want you to increase my celery. don't
get enough to eat. Use fallin' off ebery
day." "That's just what we want" said
the proprietor, rubbing his hands in high
glee, 'we have no use for fat driver
That's the reason we don't give you high
wages. You would get to be fat and
heavy, and that would be so much extra
weight for the poor mule to pull" "I'se
nightly afeared Use gwine to starve to
def" ''You mustn't talk that way, Uncle
Nose Won mustn't do that for tho NOR
mules sake. Just hold out, and at the
next meeting of our society for the pre-
vention of cruelty to animals, 1 will see
that you are rendered complimentary
vote Of thanks for your heroism in light
ening the load of the unfortunate mule.''
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-09-13

being estimated at $1,000. On the
31st of the same month London wagon
was consumed in similar way; the
explosion of a cask of spirit insured the
sudden and complete destruction of the
merchandise, valued at about $4,000.
Both accidents resulted from the Ian
terms being left in the baskets, and the
candles burning down to the sockets.
Terribly severe we're the laws Of a
hundred years ago, and they yield no
uncertain testimony of the inhumanity
Of the age. Prisoners were whipped,
both publicly and in private without
the weaker sex receiving any favor.
Burning in the hand was still resorted
to, and terrible example of the injus-
tice of the pillory is recorded, where a
man named Read was so fearfully abused
by the mob that he died upon the spot.
No wonder the people were caiious and
hardened We read some sad items of
news in 1880, but we are not shocked
by such paragraphs as this:-"On JAN
uary 10, the following malefactors were
executed at Tyburn: Hugh Mulvey,
John Whitley, and John Woodmore, for
stealing two silk gowns, two pairs of
stays, and other things; John Howell,
for stealing silk handkerchiefs and 9TH
er goods; and William Kent, for rob-
bing one of His Majesty's messengers Of
his watch and money. They behaved
exceedingly penitent, wept much, and
were terribly agitated and shocked al
their approaching dissolution. These
unfortunate youths we're all very young
the eldest not exceeding twenty-three
years of age.-Ercelsior.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-09-13

A San Francisco dispatch has word
from Unalaska, the 22d ult., that the
jeanette, James Gordon Benefits Arc
tic exploration steamer, has not been
heard from. and is there given up for
lost. But Prof Nordenskjold said at
Berlin. fortnight ago, that the lack of
tidings from the jeanette need cause no
apprehensions, and that he should not
be surprised if nothing was heard from
her until next year. He thought it
probable she had but just become free
from the ice and ready to resume her
course. Nordenskjold. it will be re-
membered, was given up for lost some
months previous to the temperance of
the Vega from her long wiutering on
the Kamschatkan coast. and his opinion
is worth a good deal more than the
Unalaskan.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-09-13

too, after she was gone, and had his
share of listening to lovings commenda-
ton of one he loved. He wore the
necktie and made himself so much at
home that Sabina wept some of the bit
terest tears of her life when he left.
"To have you both and lose you !"
she sobbed.
'Next time we will come together, I"
Fred whispered, and so consoled her.
But alas the next time Fred came
was to superintend the funeral of the
gentle old lady; and though Cornelia
came too, his happy wife, there was no
welcome in the pale lips, or the blue
eyes closed forever. But the will the
old lady left gave all her worldly pos
sessions to her "dear nephew, Frederick
! Gorham' the farm and farmhouse.
1t was apparently no great legacy. and
Cornelia smiled at many Of the old-fash-
ioned treasures she touched, all with
the tender reverence death leaves.
Ten years ago Sabina was laid to
rest in her narrow coffin, and there is a
busy fourishing town around the site Of
the old farm. Mr.. Frederick Gorham
lives there now, and handles large sums
of money-the rents of stately build
ings.
made his money, sir, by specula'
tion," you Will be told, if you inquire
as to his source of income. Fortunate
purchases of ground before the town was
thought Of"
But | tell you that the only specula
tion be made was in the kindness of his
heart extending loving attentions tc
his fathers sister, and that the only
land he ever owned was Aunt Sabina'
farm.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-09-13
THE SUNLIGHT.

1t gently brought to a darkened world
The tidings of coming day,
And awakened earth with loving call
To straihhtway arse and pray.
1t tenderly entered where death had been.
And shOne on the marble brow,
Softly reminding each mourner's heart
OF "thc crown Of glory now"
1t paused awhile in the forest glade.
To strengthen lowly flower,
And bid it show in its own sweet way,
Gods care through its little hour.
And thence it passed to a widows home,
To illumine with CLEANS ofgold
The sacred words of promised "rest"
1t found in her Bible old.
It fingered long by dying babe,
Who smiled at its golden ray,
And the mother gave with lighter heart
Her child to the Lord that day.
1t made its way to a gloomy cell
Right on to the prison floor,
And sang of life in a brighter world,
Where fetters shall be no more.
All who can tell all the sunshine did,
Through that glorious summer day;
Or how the earth became cold and dark,
When the last streak died away?
But let us ask, Do we also shine
With glory from Christ our Sun?
Will aught we do in the world for Him
Be missed when life is done?
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-09-13
SOMETHING WONDERFUL
IN IT."

sLungs feel easier and better by fifty
per cent. | am better than | have been
for six months. My cough is nothing to
what it used to be: scarcely notice it.
Go to bed at night, and scarcely cough
once before I am asleep, and scarcely
wake until broad daylight. Surely there
is something wonderful in Compound
Oxygen" So writes one of our patients.
our Treaties on Compound Oxygen, con-
tanning record of many remarkable
cures, sent free. Drs. Starkey Palen,
lIO9 and iii Girard Street, Philadelphia.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-09-13
THE DESPAIRING LOVER.

Distracted with care,
For Phillis the fair,
Since nothing can move her,
Poor Damon, her lover.
Resolves in despair
No longer to languish.
Nor bear so much anguish;
But, mad with his love,
To precipice goes,
Where leap from above
Will soon finish his woes.
When. in rage. he came there,
Beholding how steep
The sides did appear,
And the bottom how deep;
His tOrments projecting.
And sadly rejecting
That a lover forsaken
A new love may get,
But a neck, when once broken,
Can never be set
And that he could die
Whenever he would;
But that he could live
But as long as he could; ga ) ss
How grfevous soever
The torment might grow,
He scorned to endeavor
To finish it 80.
But bold, unconcern'd
At the thoughts of the pain,
He calmly return'd
To his cottage again.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-09-13
WOODMAN, FELL THAT TREE

Woodman, fell that tree,
Spare not single bough;
In youth it larruped me,
And I'll get even now.
Twas my stern fathers hand
That made it feel so hot,
And though you think it grand.
Woodman, spare it not.
The old familiar tree,
Whose branches were cut down
And spread all over me-
Woodman, hew it DOWN.
Lay on thy vigorous strOkei
Cut out its earth bound ties;
o, slash that ornery oak
That filed my soul with sighs!
When l, an idle boy
Hockey often played,
In all my gushing joy
With Toms two sisters strayed;
My mother caught me here,
My father pressed his hand
Forgive this foolish tear
But don't let that oak stand;
My back would ache and sting,
My dear old woodman friend,
And here the blows did ring
AS was forced to bend.
Down with it, woodman brave,
Leave not a single jot,
While my old wounds lave
Inflicted on this spot
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-09-13

FLIES AND THEIR WoRK.-Three
blue-bottle flies, says Linnaus, will de-
YOUR horse as soon as lion could do
it. The statement is no doubt somewhat
of an exaggeration, but 1t is not SO far
over the mark as it may be supposed to
be. One fly, it has been stated, will
produce 10000 eggs, and no sooner are
the maggots hatched from them than
they set to work with such vigor that in
twenty-forur hours they will increase in
weight some 200 times. In about three
weeks every one of them may have be-
come perfect fly, half Of them, perhaps,
females. each capable of depositing an
other 10000 eggs in any dead rat or
"high" leg of mutton that threatens to
breed pestilence in the air. twill thus
be seen that it was very dubious work
of wisdom on the part of St. Bernard to
"ezcommunicate' all flies from his part
of the world.
HIoon oiIcIothe with milk and watnr &.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-09-13
We DO NOT CLAIM

lat HOOPS SARsAPARILLA will cure every
hing, but the fact that on the purity and
ttality Of the blood depend the vigor and
'calth of the whole system, and that disease
various kinds is often only the sign that
'hture is trying to remove the disturbing
luse, we are naturally led to the conclusion
hat a remedy that gives life and vigor to
be blood, eradicates scrofula and other inn
lritles from it, as HOODS SARsArARILLA
ndoubtedly does, must be the means ofpre-
enting many diseases that would occur
ithout its use; hence the field of its useful
ess is quite an extended one, and we are
|arranted i'm recommending it for all de-
lngemcnts Of the system which are caused
N an nnnntnrnl stafe of the blood.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-09-13
NOTICE

otice Is hereby given that lcatlon will be made
he next and approaching session OF the Legislature
new county 10 be formed out OF the south part
Orleans county, west part OF Caledonia county
fth part OF Washington county. and east mart of
tnoille county. with Hardwick for the shire town.
august 20, 1880.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-09-13
Fleans County @uuitor,
PUBLISHED WEEKLY ny
GEO. H. BLAKE.
BARTON. VT.

lRMs.-StricHy in advance $l.50 per annum. If
paid in advance, $500 year. Subscribers living
ido OF Orleans County must remit 10 cents extra
postage. For convenience in remitting, we will
credit for one year and four months for $500, to
fcribors In the county, and one year and three for
70 to subscribers without the county, when sent
ttiy IN Advance.
|ATEs OF ADvERTIsING made known on application.
init by p. o. Money Order, Registered. Letter, OF
n. Watch the label on your paper and notice
|n your subscription expires. and see that your
|nents are kept In advance. When money is sent
|ve shall give you the credit the label at once
pc label is not advanced within two weeks, notify
N postal card.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-09-13
CONVINCING THEM ALL.

The late George Bartholomew of Phil
adelphia, was once engaged in an issue
which involved the title to small cor
ner of land, and the whole countryside
went to town to attend the trial. Bar
tholomew had good case, and he car
ried everything before him, though the
other side made fair fight. Ofcourse,
Mr. Bartholomew client got verdict
and the opposing lawyer went down to
the tavern ito scold the Judge" Lin
came in few minutes later full of spir-
its and in a condition to crow a little.
"Well, l,-,' said he, loud enough for
the crowd to hear, which soon gathered
around the lawyers, 81 beat you badly
to-day. | don't think l ever won a
greater victory in all my life at the
bar" "How's that You got YER
dict. but the case was not of such great
Importance "Well," said Lin, rails
ing one foot up on chair and bringing
the forefnger of his right hand down on
the palm Of the left, 81 got the jury
solid, that you saw by the verdict l
had the Judge, as you saw by the charge
and | had the audience-that was very
plain. The Bar were with me without
one exception-l don't even except you
There was only one man in that whole
crowd that [ did not have" "Who was
that? % asked the opposing lawyer, amid
the laughter of the crowd. "Your eli
ent," said Lin in his most eloquent
tones, "and if | had spoken FIVE minute.
more | would have convinced him.
Bartholomew joined heartily in the
laughter that followed.
A MYSTERIOUS TORPEDO BoAT.-A
submarine torpedo boat is building a
the Delameter Iron Works, New York
The names of the parties for whom 1t il
being made are suppressed. The boa
is made of boiler iron and is cigar
shaped. The length is thirty feet anc
the diameter at the largest place is si2
feet. On the top is very low cupola
in which are small holes or window
through which persons inside could lool
out. Evidently the boat is not INTENDED
to be steered by electricity and wir
connected with another vessel, The tor
pedo or explosive compound will be car
ried on the end of a pole or shaft extend
ing forward. When sailing, the Who'll
concern, excepting the cupola, will b
under water. The boat is fitted with
steam engine and furnace for burnin
petroleum oil, instead of coal. Goa
would take up too much room for bunk
ers. There is a screw propeller whee
made of copper, two and one-half feet i
diameter. and a rudder, also made {
plate copper. 1t is expected that th
owners, who are reported to be tn
Treasurers of the Irish Skirmishin
fund, will soon take charge of the boat
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-09-13

JREs RHEUMATISM, NEURALGIA, MALARIA,
Dphtheria, Pneumonia, Sore Throat, Inaamma-
Of the Lungs, &C., Lame Back, Inflammation of
Kidneys, Backache, Piles, Bunions or soreness of
Feet from whatever cause, Burns or Scalds, and
lnnammatory Diseases, Prickly Heat, Humors ard
diseases Of the skin. For all female complaints
weaknesses 1t has no equal. Thousands have
n saved from an untmely death by lis use. Do
delay, but try 1t. II is household necessity Full
ticulars, in our Illuminated Cards andl Circulars
I free upon application by mail. A trial will ben
you. We guarantee satisfaction, or money refund.
30 cents and 81 per bottle.
rial Bottles, 25c. Sold by all Druggists.
SAMUEL GERRY 4 COMPANY,
l3 Preprietors, 937 Broadway. New York.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-09-13
|Why Suffer with SaH-Rheum /?

tEssRs. c. I. HOOD & Co., Lowell, Mass.
|Gentlemen-I was great sufferer from
lnlt-Rheum ON my limbs, for dozen years
revlous to the summer OF 1876, at which
|me j was cured by Hoods Sarsaparilla.
he skin would become dry, chap, crack
pen, bleed and itch intensely, so that l
build not help scratching, which OF course
|ade them worse. At the time com
lenced taking Hoods Sarsaparilla lin the
|lmmer of 1870 they were so bad that they
tscharged, and was obliged to keep them
hndaged with linen cloths. The skin was
|rawn so tight by the heat Of the disease
hat If stopped over they would crack open
hid actually bring tears into my eyes. The
|rst bottle benefited me so much that con-
|nued taking it till was cured used one
|ox of Hoods Olive Ointment, to relieve the
|ching. Hoping many others may learn the
hlue OF Hoods Sarsaparilla and receive as
luch benefit as have, l am,
Very truly yours,
Mrs. S. s. MOODY,
No. rs Broadway.
Lowell, Mass, Jan. Is, 1873.
Hoods SarsapariIIa
sold by druggists. Price 81, or six for S5.
TrnnTN ro To,,,o1I ATo.a
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-09-13

Clean oilcloths with milk and water; /;
brush and soap will ruin them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-21

DAYS amid the pictures books aud stately chambers.
One afternoon met tho members OF the Press Cluo
anh was invited 10 address them. JOURNALISTS, men
OF letter. men OF science travellers and thinker of
mauy lands "a well ~ OF America, we're there. lne
proceedings was told afterward, were recep-
tion,D but did not know at the time what IL was
IL was well dId moi. for should have been con-
fused at the disproportion of 40 much courtesy to
any merit on my part to Justify IT,
In New York | had the pleasure TO meet again
with Garibadrs wel-knOwn naval officer, William
de Rohan who took out the British Legion IN the
Italian of freedom. lie had lost nothing OF the
that Undertaking. | found him engtged IN pro-
noting colonization IN Virginia. OF wtich ne pub
Hsbed the best account Tor tue nIor"a'iou VI o'ni
grants saw IN tue States . -, s,,.
early in August, as Mr.. Potter. NJ -, was gong
out at the same time. HIS sailing becoming uncer
tain | changed my vessel Tor the bOtnhia, "hch
sailed mid August ID order to arrive after the ~.
gust storm, wHich breaks over NeW-13fN III
the end of AUGUST, had cooled the ar was
Wiling to ~ earlier and be roasted IN company,
but felt call OF patriotism TO he roasted aoue MI
Potter and never met until we were on ooaru ,he
Gslia on the return voyage. Mr. fobter ann MIs.
Potter, VINO accompai led him, were receiVcu WIN
holOr il America, To which be was known 10 nave
rendered great services Mr Evarfs. the Secretary
OF State made Of his most brilliant peecles at
the dinner gwen 20 Mr.. Potter IN New-Iork, where
Mr. Evarts sent the memorable message 10 Mt;
Bright that the people of the United states hoped
ne would not die until ne had seen America" MI
Potter mad. wise and excellent speeches during his
visit saying with great righteousness, very little
about free ;rade, which was known ne was desous
of promoting For myself, though PARTISAN OF
free trade, elected never to allude to IT, having
discerned before ! went that the best advocacy o.
free trade IN America Is 60 say nothing about u,
Americans beng apt to believe that when an
Eugsnman recommends il to them he does so be-
cause il "A national interest OF his own. They DO
not nndersta ii hat we see Tree trade 70 be much
to their interest ~ 10 ours The SJutl being unor
tunateiv in of free trade the North regards II
as "A sort Of COpperhead policy, aud Is preJudleed
against H. As south and North become one again
In sentiment and iralcrnitv which increases every
year. It ing tbelr common interest TO be urIted,
tne wonderful business dlscernmeut OF America
will lead them to see eventually tnat free trade IS
tue profit OF their country, And they VIII see u
suoucr il they fluid we do not sOicltousy intrude 1t
uDon them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-21
HOLDING COURT IN THE OPEN AIR.

dispatch from the Twentythird Precinct vasre-
coived at Police Headquarters about 1O0clOck Friday
night stating that Justice Wandell had left the sta
ton in East yeighth-st. toOpen the 4th District
Police Court. Inspector Murray, who was on DUTY
AT Police Headquarters, sent ord 10 the otner pre-
cincts m the district that the FIttyseventh Street
Court was open for business and that all
PRISONERS IN the stations should be sent there.
Officers from the Nineteenth Precinct were senL TO
tie court with prisoners, tut did not find the JUS
tic. Meanwhile 1t was learned that the prs-
oner tor whom the Justice was to open
Court was James Lowrey, Of No. 3l4 East Fifty
spcond-st., who was charged with reckless drlv-
ing Tue Justice il Is SAID, had retired, bat got Cp
and went to the police station. There he unced
that he would open court, aud the prisoner was
tax en- from his cell The justice lett tine station ~
company with RoGndsman Ball, the prisoner and
the prisoners friends. In an open lot near the
station-h house said, the Justice took OIL ms hat,
aud after announcing that the Court was 0pen IOr-
mally parO.ed Lowrey I'll A. IN. Yesterday
Captain ROBBINS. OF the Twenty-taIrd Precinct,
preferred charges yesterday at Police Headquar-
ters against ROundsman Vail for dsobedlance OF
orders in not taking his prisoner Daniel Loonty TO
the F,fty-seyenth street Court, "a he was ordered
TO Friday night, and IN permitting Justice wan
del to hold court the open street. Inc triai OIL
the charges Is awaited with interest.