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REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVEN-
TION.

The first National Convention of the
Republican party was held at Pittsburg
on the 22d of February, 1856. 1t was
devoted to consultation merely, no NOM
nations having been made. The first
National Republican nominating con-
vention met at Philadelphia, June 18th,
1856. Colonel Henry S. Lane, of Indi-
ana, presided. General Fremont was
nominated for President on the first
ballots receiving 359 votes to 1876 for
John Mclean of Ohio. William L. Day
ton, of New Jersey, was nominated for
Vice President, his principal competitor
being Abraham Lincoln. Dayton re-
ceived 259 votes, Lincoln 10 The
convention of 1860 was held at Chicago,
May 10Th. David Wilmot, of Pennsyl-
vania. was chosen temporary Chairman,
and George Ashmun, of Massachusetts,
President. Abraham Lincoln, on the
third ballot, received within IL votes
of enough to nominate him. Before the
result was announced changes were made
which gave him 354 out of 466 votes of
the Convention. On motion of VIM. nj.
Evarts, seconded by John A. Andrews,
| the nomination was made unanimous.
/
Hannibal Hamlin was nominated for
Vice President on the second ballot. The
other leading candidate for the place
was Cassius NJ. Clay. The third con-
vention of the grand series, "the Union
National Convention" as it was called
assembled at Baltimore, June 7, 1864
Rev. Robert J. Breckinbridge. D. D., Of
Kentucky, was made temporary Chair
man, and Ex-Governor William Denni
son, of Ohio, permanent President. The
rebel States were not represented. Hen
ry J. Raymond reported the platform
Lincoln was renominated on the frs
ballot. He received the votes of all tn,
delegates save those from Missouri, VIII,
named Gen. Grant. Andy johnson. OF
the first ballot received 200 votes fo
Vice President, to los for Daniel
Dickinson, 100 for Hannibal Hamlin
and So scattering. On the second ballo
johnson was nominated.
The National Convention of 1868 me
at Chicago, May Goth. Carl Schurz wa
temporary chairman, and General Haw
ley presided. On the first ballot 70
President, 650 votes were cast, 0
which General Grant received $50. Fiv
ballots were taken for Vice President
the fifth ballot being as follows: Colfaz
224; Wade, 100; Fenton, 1873 Wilson
!, 81 Hamlin, 10. The unanimous nom
ination of Colfax followed. The Nation
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them, she took the now wakened babe,
warmed him, gave him drink of warm
milk, hushed him to sleep again, and
placed him snugly in bed. At last the
patient opened her eyes. "oh. where
am ?" she cried .'where is Robbie 2"
HE is SAFE" replied Lucy, holding
warm wine to her lips '.he is sleeping
sweetly."
Having revived little more, she re-
sumed: 81 cannot thank you enough
for your kindness to a stranger, but If
you will tell me where DR.. Ashley lives
| will be going; l must reach there to-
night. l came in the train, but I must
have mistaken the direction"
"You are there now. am DR.. Ash
ley
"Are you. indeed ?" exclaimed the
poor creature. "Oh, will you forgive
me for coming | could do nothing else. ;"
Forgive you!" cried the doctor, with
a great sob in his voice. ''Ah, Mary,
if for Fred's sake you will forgive me. it
is enough; mine has been the sin of re-
morseless cruelty"
So the poor wanderer had found home
and love at last. But not for long, for
when the snowdrifts melted beneath an
April sun, she too vanished from earth,
gladly going to rejoin her husband.
Years have passed; the doctors step
is not quite so firm as of old, and some
silver hairs have found their way among
Lucy shining braids. But Robbie, or
the young doctor, as they call him now,
is the comfort of his uncle's declining
years, and the very pride and joy Of
Aunt Lucy's heart.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-02-02

Shortly after the collapse of the Con-
federacy an ex-soldier who had spent all
his pay in rioting and whiskey-drinking
found himself in Shreveport strapped
and busted. yet full of expedicnts. De-
sirous of reaching his home he inquired
the fare, and to his dismay found it to
be $l5. Now that amount was as big
as a million in Billy's sight. After cast
ing about he bethought himself of
scheme. The steamer National was
nearly ready to leave her berth when
Billy made his appearance on the wharf
and sang out Il say, captain. how
much do you charge to carry a barrel of
whiskey to New Orleans ?" 1.-TWO dol
lars. replied the captain, "All right,
replied Billy. .'Send out a couple of
your deck-hands and roll me abroad"
Captain Hamilton saw the joke, and
sent out the mud clerk to take the marks
weight, &C., of the freight" Billy was
invited to seat at the cabin table by
the captain and travelled to New Orleans
in style as "barrel of whiskey," by
which name he was afterwards known.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-02-02
now THE RUSSIANS KEEP
WARM.

The Russians have great knack for |
making their Winters pleasant. You
feel nothing of the cold in those tightly
built houses where all the doors and
windows are double, and where the rooms
are kept warm by big stoves hidden in
the walls. There is no damp in Rus
sian house; and the inmates may dress
indoors in the lightest of garbs, which
contrast oddly with the mass of furs and
wraps which they don when going out.
A Russian can afford to run no risks of
exposure when he leaves his house for
walk or drive. He covers his head and
ears with fur bonnet, his feet and legs
with felt boots lined with wool or fur,
which are drawn on over the ordinary
boots and trousers, and reach up to the
knees he next cloaks himself in an am
pie top-coat with fur collar, lining and
cuffs and he buries his hands in pair
of ingerless gloves of seal or bear-skin.
Thus equipped, and with the collar of
his coat raised all round SO that it muf-
fes him up to the eyes, the Russian ex-
poses only his nose to the cold air and
he takes care frequently to give that
organ little rub to keep the circulation
going. A stranger, who is apt to forget
that precaution, would often get his nose
frozen if it were not for the courtesy of
the Russians, who will warn him if they
see his nose "whitening," and will, un-
bidden, help him to chafe it vigorously
with snow.
In Russian cities walking is just pos
sible for men during Winter; but hardly
so for ladies. The women of the lower
order wear knee-boots /; those of the shop.
keeping classes seldom venture out al
all those of the aristocracy 60 out in
sleighs. These sleighs are by no means
pleasant vehicles for nervous people, fol
the Kalmuck coachmen drive them a
such terrific pace that they frequently
capsize but persons not destitute o
pluck find their motion most enjoyable
1t must be added that to be spilled ou
of Russian sleigh is tantamount onl.
to getting rough tumble on soft mat
tress, for the very thick furs in whicl
the victim is sure to be wrapped will b
enough to break the fall.
The houses and novels of the Russian
working classes are as we'll warmed a
those of the aristocracy. A stove IS a.
ways the principal item of furniture i
them and these contriyances are used
sleep on as we'll as to cook in Th
mujick, having no bed, curls himself u
on his stove at his time for going to rest
q sometimes he may be found creepin
!, right into the stove and enjoying th
f delights of good vapor bath. Th
a amount of heat which Russian wi
. stand is amazing, and his carelessness
= facing the cold afterward not less so.-
E Pail Maa Gazette.
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Shopkeepers' accounts sent in during
a honeymoon show that billing comes
after the cooling.
A New York engraver recently made
this mistake: "Mr. and Mrs. re-
spectfully request your presents at the
marriage of their daughter"
"How nicely this corn pops" said a
young man who was sitting with his
sweetheart before the fire. "Yes," she
responded, demurely, "It's got over be-
ing green"
1t is hard to decide which is the more
pestilential-tbe young bore who is for
ever Dragging what he is going to do, or
the old bore who is eternally Dragging
what he has done.
Mamma to Isabel -four years of age)
who is rather numerically teasing the
kitten-"Isabel, my child. you must not
do SO. / don't like to see it" Isabel {:
"Well, don't look, mamma"
An unmarried lady, on the wintery
side of fifty, hearing of the marriage of
young lady friend, observed, with a very
deep and sentimental sigh, "Well, l
suppose it is what we all must come to. -
The liar may succeed for time, but
justice is sure to overtake him. A Chi
cago man told the burglars around his
bed that he hadn't dollar, but when
they put candle to the soles of his feet
| he shelled ont S15O
A bright five-year-old Miss of Fisher.
vile. visiting at Wilmot, was taken tc
the barn to see some sheep, and after
looking at them for moment she ex.
claimed. "Oh, Auntie See the sheep al
wear their hair banged"
"Oh, doctor. the poor little fellow ii
very i'll. Do you think he'll live 2
"Well," said the physician, looking in
terestedly at a dirty faced urchin. IL
he survives an application of soap ant
water, there may be enough left of hin
to worry through. Good day."
At NewburypOrt the other day. al
Englishman and Yankee engaged in
game of brag. "Well," said John Bull
"we can beat you on guns. We have
gun at the Woolwich harsenal that whe
it is fired the report is cards in Austria
ia" ''Guns," said the Yankee, becon
ing excited and jumping to his fee
"guns, why we have gun here
America that was fred off in l776, an
you Englishmen hain't heard the last
is yet"
! A we'll known Georgian, while trave
ing in Liberty county recently, met
lame negro preacher in the road an
stopped him for little talk. ..Butler,
. said the gentleman, II see you ha'
your Bible in your hand. Do you preaC
to-day ?" "Yesser." "Well, what is Il
text p "Well, sab, / amt tuck ma te
!. ez yit." What no text? Don't y,
d prepare your sermons ?" "No, sab, n
a, zackly." "Why, Butler, | have nev
e known preacher to deliver a serm'
/. without writing 1t or thinking it over
"Dat's wrong. sab. Dat amt 'cordi
le ter de Scriptur. De Bible say. 'Op
y yo' mouf and | will Eli um.' "B
or then there are some mighty big mouths
in II, "Yesser. dat's so-dat's SO sho.' 1--WE
ri you haven't prepared any sermon a
ss you haven't taken any text What
you intend to do to-day ?" "Well, sab
's' jes specks terday fer ter play 'rol
'mong de Psalms l''-AtLanta Constii
9. tiOm.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-02-02
THE POLYPHONE.
BY THE LATE IRWIN RUSSELL.

Professor Jones was very wise
And wore green goggles on his eyes
Or, 'twould be better suppose
To say he wore 'em on his nose
And was so very tall and slim
The street-boys made a jest of him,
And to his garments would attach
The label: "Here's a walking match"
Yet this ungainly friend of ours
Made daily gain in mental powers.
To him, each coming moment brought
Some thing Of moment-fact or thought
And he could bid the boys defiance
When rambling in the paths Of Science.
For many weeks, Professor Jones
Made study of the laws of tones.
ofphonographs, and telephones,
And megaphones, he had store
That filed up half his study floor
The number of his tools, indeed.
Would make work too long to read
With any sort OF satisfaction;
But magnets were the chief attraction.
With these he labored, much intent
On making a new instrument
Which should, by means of sound-vibrations,
Make both ''transmissions' and translations.
Said he: "For speech, we must have tone,
And every language has its own
(0ur high-toned English such-and such,
And so-and-such the lowest Dutch)-
Its given rules to guide infection
In some particular direction.
There's philologic evidence
That all our languages commence
In some lost parent tongue-each root
Each nation modhes to suit
And languages, tits clearly found,
In no way differ but in sound.
Now, diaphragms may well be trusted
II once they are properly adjusted
Fer language and language B,
According to the phonic key.
(And then connected in a circuit
By persons competent to work It,)
To transpose these root-deriyations
Which differ with the tones of nations
So II one sends an English sermon
Twill sound a sound discourse in German,
And our Italian learned at home
Can be well understood at Rome"
So saying, the Professor toiled,
And hammered, polished, filed and oiled,
Until, adjusted and connected.
Behold the polyphones perfected
One stood upon the study table.
And one was downstairs in the stable,
Where curious neighbors might not spy it,
And naught remained to do but try it.
A boy placed at the sending station,
To speak flor consideraton)
The noble language of our nation,
Professor Jones hied up the stair
To listen to the sounds, up there,
Which would at once, no doubt determine
II English could be changed to German.
That boy below, sad to relate,
Was not in a regenerate state:
His language did not smack of schools,
Or 60 by proper laws and rules
His speech was very shrill, but ohl
Its tone was most exceeding lowl
So then and there the stable rang
With slang, and nothing else but slang.
Which, having ne equivalent
In German, clogged the instrument
And while the disappointed Jones
Stood quaking at the horrid tones
That came from the reeeiving-plate,
Discordant, inartculate,
The boy began the last new song
There was a clang. as from gong
And shattered were the polyphones,
And exc the intellect OF Jonesl
-Scribner's "Bric-d- Brac.'
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-02-02
A STURDY EMPEROR.

Nicholas had an imperial way OF meet
ing dangers; he marched straight up to
them. One day he heard that market
riot had broken out, and that the popu-
lace had risen against the inspectors and
the "meu IN blue," or gendarmes The
Car jumped into his sleigh, drove
straight to the scene of the conflict, har-
angued the rioters, and called upon the
r1ngleaders TO give themselves up. The
ringleaders surrendered without mur-
mur, and were probably all transported,
for the Gar was no sentimentalist, and
showed little magnanimity in deal
ing with rebels. On another occasion
Nicholas heard that professor of the
University of st. Petersburg was con-
spring against his life, proof of this
svgence having heen obtained through
letters seized at the post Office. The
Gear wrapped himself in his furred cloak
and set out on foot to call upon the
professor, who almost swooned at the
sight of him. "Shut the door," said the
Emperor quietly, as he walked in. "Tell
me who your accomplices are and give
me all your papers, or | shall have you
knouted." A Sovereign of this sort was
quite fit to hold his own over a nation
of slaves; and it is no wonder that the
homage bestowed upon him was al
most fulsome. The Russians felt that
they had in Nicholas ruler who did
not fear them, who knew all their weak
points, and was, in fact, their master
Alexander H.. unfortunately for him.
self, began his reign by estranging the
nobility; and when he had made him.
self popular with the lower classes by
the emancipation of the serfs, he tried
to get reconciled to the aristocracy by
keeping down the people. This vacil
lating policy pleased nobody; and now
the Czar is trusted neither by the upper
nor the the lower class. The forme
think him weak and the latter disingen
uous, whereas he is simply bewildered
, and yet the name Of Gar has such magi
: in Russia still that if Alexander ii. hat
the nerve to show that he did not car
for assassins the attachment of his peo
pie would probably afford him bette
guard against the Nihilists than an
which the police can furnish. 1t al
:, comes to this, that in despotic state
sovereign must prove that he sets ligh
store by his life; when he is self-conf
> dent, his people will confde in him
:. when he trcmbles, or appears to trembl'
his subjects will feel their faith in hil
!, shaken, and will not think his eau.
worth serving. since he himself seems
distrust it.-PaH Mall Gazette.
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E 4 4 4 + 4 s
CAST IRON
SUGAR ARCHES !

TO SUGAR MAKERS
Now is your time to order Iron Arches and not be,
as many were last season. too late to obtain them.
have made quite a number Of improvements on them
during the past summer, and made style,
which think the best thing out.
Take notice. that warrant every Arch not to crack
for one year, and every knows that If they are
going to crack at all they will crack the first year.
have made new CRATE pattern, and think the best
CRATE ever made for Sugar Arches The Arches are
made 90 and 40 Inches wide, and any length The 40
inch are designed for evaporators sold "a Arches
last season. and not failed to give satisfaction,
where heater and straight pipe Is or go feet high
and or 10 inches in diameter. were used with
damper; l have had trouble with Arches where they
were "set up" with pipe running into a brick chin
ney and an elbow in the pipe-by that means not
getting good draft. Please call at the shop and look
the Arches over for yourselr-send call and get
circular containing prices Sizes and what people say
who have used them.
Agents wanted in every town.
j. w. MURKLAND,
and
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-02-02

"Halloo, Robinson l haven't seen you
since you had your glass eye put in.
How does it work ?' ssTo CHARM" said
Robinson. '.Can you see with it,"
queried the friend. "Well, you see that
town clock; its % minutes past seven,
isn't it % IL declare it's wonderful,
isn't it? Why, it must be as good as
the eye you was born with y and the
friend passed on. perfectly dazed with
the scientific discoveries of the occulists.
The fact that Robinson's other eye was
not glass didn't occur to him.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-02-02

Three white men and three black
men, meeting on the same side of river,
and wishing to cross to the opposite
shore, were obliged to do SO in skiff
that would not carry but two. Each of
the white men had a large amount of
money about his person, and the black
men, being aware of the fact agreed
among themselves that, while crossing
the river, if two of their number could
be left on either shore with one white,
man, they would rob him. The white
men suspecting them. managed it SO
that they were all carried over in the
skiff without leaving one of their num-
Der thus exposed. How was this done.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-02-02

a "a A MONTH guaranteed. $l2 day at
WI III \ home made by the industrious. Capital
O0SS not required; we will start you. Men,
women, boys and girls make money
faster at work for than at anything else The work
Is light and pleasant, and such anyone can 90 right
at. Those who wise who this notice will send
us their addresses and for themselves.
Costly outfit and terms Free Now is the time. Those
already at work are laying up large sums of money.
Address TRUE CO., Augusta, Name. o3l
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-02-02

Don't you love her still?" asked the
judge of man who wanted a divorce
Certainly do he said. II love her,
better still than any other way; but the
trouble is she will never be STILL" The
judge, who is married man himself,
took the case under advisement.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-02-02

The Stockholders Of the Orleans County Fair Ground
Company will meet at the store OF d. McDougall, on
Tuesday February TO- $780, at o'clock p. n, for the
election Of officers for the ensuing year. and trans
set any business that may be thought proper. full
meeting Of the stockholders is desired.
J. W. HALL, Clerk.
Barton, VT, Jan. 10, 1880. OF
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-02-02

A man named Ice is in the West Vir-
ginia penitentiary. .Ewhere they are going
to make it warm for him.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-02-02
The Monitor"
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
GEO. H. BLAKE,
pARTON WI
BARTON 7, VT.

TERMs.-Strictly IN advance $l.50 per annum. II
lot paid in advance $500 year. Subscribers living
outside OF Orleans County must remit 10 cents extra
Tor hostage For convenience in remittng, we Will
give credit for one year and four months for $500 TO
Subscribers in the county and year and three Tor
81 90 TO subscribers without The county, When sent
strictiy in ddUanee. ,-
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Remit by p. o. Money Order Registered Letter, or
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not advanced within two weeks notify us py postal
card.
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\M THE GREAT CAUSE OF
~ Human Misery.

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a Lecture on the Nature, Treatment, and
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zs-Fhis Lecture will prove boon TO thousands
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gents wanted in every town.
NOTICE.

j. w. MURKLAND,
Founder and Machinist, Barton, vt.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-02-02
ROBERT RAIKES THE FATHER
OF THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL.

Robert Raikes, the real father of the
Sunday-school, was the editor of news
paper in Gloucester, Eng. He ewas born
in 1876 and started his first Sunday
school in 1880. Nearly 20 years before
he commenced the Sunday-school system,
he had been working among the prison
ers, attempting their material. moral
and spiritual improvement by which he
had earned for himself the designation
the ..Teacher of the Poor"
He appears to have had plenty Of
strength. self-possession and knowledge
of the world. He also belonged to, and
moved in good society; and this is not
without its influence. AS he told the
king, in the course of long interview.
when the king and queen sent for him
at Windsor, to talk over his system with
him, IN order that they might, in some
| sense, be his disciples, and adopt and
recommend his plan; it was 'botanizing
in human nature" GAIL that | require
said Raikes to the parents of the chill
dren, .'are clean hands, clean faces, and
their hair combed.' To many who were
bare-footed, after they had shown some
regularity of attendance, he gave shoes
and others he clothed. The law of kind
ness was usually on his lips. Thus
literally true and beautiful are james
Montgomery's words of him =
'Llke lone husbandman. foriorn.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-04-02


Once upon : time. . young LADY vho
de.ircd "a ae& nm nth N. til - 60.
;. =, :, ,..:.. REPRESENTATIVES,.
~ " =. - s'0p'"s 'ou'' aaspteo the
EsRl'sh glrl's pan. aud tho lover Was
to BE- on hand It daybreak to give tue
signal. The stsing used for The pedal
Communication was I stout cord, and
enc end was dropped out Of tho third
story window into the baok yard. and
the other end, Of course. VS. attached
to the damsel's great TOO. Aud the
legend runs that healthy aoat Of
the William psrsuasieu esoss next
morning to look for the early worm.
- It were, and wandered int ~
yard. After eating m eli The tomaae
CAM. barrel stavsa and broken crock-
cry ware. hs Cousd The serine ana
tsok il for dessert A soou 9 the