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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-09-11

Al favorite argument of the Demo-
cratic speakers and writers is, that the
good times are due solely to the grace
of God, without any instrumentality
on the part of the Republican party.
Suppose it be conceded that the Re-
publican party mad nothing to do
with the establishment of the nation
al banking system. the passage of the
public credit act, the reduction of the
principal and interest of the public
debt, the passage and execution of
the Resumption act, and that the
measures that gave security and SOL
idity to o1t finances and gave Conf
dence and precision to business en-
terprise came of their own accord;
without the employment of human
9gency-what help can that afford the
Democratic party? If the country
is happy and prosperous-and it is
why have change ?-Bdito. Ameri-
can.
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If credit is due to Hancock for his

If credit is due to Hancock for his
services in the war, how much greater
honor belongs to Garfield for his
share iii that contest? -? It will be a
precedent fraught with danger to
confer the highest civic Office on a
professional soldier. The history OF
Republican France under the Napo-
Icons teaches that lesson. Neither
Washington, Jackson, Harrison, nor
Taylor were professional soldiers.
Nor even was Gen. Grant; for the
commencement of the war found
him following the peaceful paths of
business. Only one professional sol
dier ever was a candidate for the
Office of President. His name was
Winfield Scotland he was beaten.
The Democratic candidate is named
after him. While the American
people honor and respect its profes-
sional soldiery, that is not the mater
ial out of which they have chosen to
make their Pl lGsidents.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-09-11

A correspondent writing Of the
progress of the canvass iii Maine
says In spite of the fact that there
is little hope left the Fusi6hists. the
fight will be continued from the
stump during the next two weeks
with vigor and bitterness hardly
ever before known in Maine. Hun
dreds of speakers ON both sides, near
ly all of National reputation, will
reach every part of the State with
their voices in the next 10 or 12 days,
but they will effect nothing that has
not already been as good as settled.
The opposition seeks now to keep the
Republican majority down as low as
possible, but it is growing larger day
by day. Senator Blaine has as yet
made no prediction of more than three
thousand majority, but those around
him say that he has reason to expect
somewhere near three times that
figure, but that he wants TO be safe
in his predictions. The Democrats
recognizing their defeat are hedging
on the statement that anything less
than fifteen or sixteen thousand Re-
publican majority would be moral
defeat. Considering that the Repub-
licans have had no such majority in
the State since 1877 this is ridiculous:
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NUMBER %.
What A Change Means

Gen. Anson G. McCook in speech
last week in New York city, said A
change of administration in March.
1881, will mean much more in nv
Judgment than the going out of the
Republican and the coming in of the
Democratic party. 1t will mean that
party which for twenty years has
unsuccessfully appealed to you for
confidence and support has at last
been put In place and power. 1t will
mean that Southern ideas of legisla-
ton will prevail in this country. It
will mean an unwise modification or
the entire repeal of our present tariff,
and the striking of a deadly blow at
American industries and the rights
OF the American laborlng man.
Ii the Democratic platform adop-
ted at Cincinnati on that subject
means anything at all it means that.
1t means that under the new order of
things The ares will 20 ont In your
forges and that the spfndles Withstand
still in your mills and factories. It
will mean the reopening of all the
wild and foolish financial theories
that heretofore have been held I'M
check. 1t will mean in my judgment
the payment of hundreds of millions
of dollars of the Southern war claims
now before Congress. 1t may mean;
do not say that it will, the pension
ing of Rebel soldiers and sailors.
Beyond that are still greater dangers
before us. The validity of the
amendments to The Constitution of
the United States cannot be main
tanned for a moment if the recon-
struction acts are declared unconsti-.
tutional. In 1868 the Democratic
party, IN National Convention assem-.
bled, solemtily declared that the
reconstruction acts were unconstitu-
tional and therefore void, and what
ever may be the opinion of individu-
al members of the Democratic party,
We have no reason to believe that as
a party there has been any Serious or
decided change of heart on this vital
and important question.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-09-11

The National Veteran club of
Washington city has issued a circular
showing that the Democratic claim
to be friendly to soldiers is entirely
false. The vote in the House on bill
1924, for allowing arrearages Of PEN
sions to soldiers, or their widows;
daughters, or mothers, was as fol-
lows: Republicans, 1l6 ayes, mo-
nays Democrats, 4S ayes, 81 nays.
In the Senate Republicans, 26 ayes,
no nays Democrats, Is ayes, nays,
showing that every vote cast against
the bill was by the Democrats.
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IOHN RICHARDSON,
j Manufacturer Of and Dealer in
WAGONS AND FARMING IMPLEMENTS
GRAIN CRADLES A SPECIALITY.
RE- Also an Improved Hand Seed Sower.
jall-y Near the Depot Oaklshp' Ma
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1t may please the Democrats to
know that the Republicans are un-
commonly we'll satisfied with the
political outlook. This is confiden-
tial and authentic.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-09-11

AS was to be expected, the South
ern census suffers, like the Southern
ballot box suffers, bungled the job:
They are too Jealous for reconcilia-'
tion and change, and overdo the bus
siness every time.
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INTERNATIONAL BIBLE LESSONS.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER u, 1880.
TRIAL OF ABRAHAMs FAITH.
GENERAL STATEMENT.

GENERAL. STATEMENT.
quarter of a century has passed away
since the destruction of the cities of the
plain, and now we find the tent of the patri-
arch pitched at Beersheba. on the border be-
tween the desert and the land of promise.
The promise of a son has been fulfilled, and
Isaac has now grown up to youth, perhaps to
young manhood, the delight of his aged pa
rents. and the hope of the world for the COM
ing centuries. Abraham is dwelling at peace
with his Philistine nelghbors, passing gently
into quiet, serene old age, and still strong
and vigorous, though one hundred and twen-
ty-five years old. Suddenly there comes to
him strange, a terrible command to offer
up his son lsaad as a burntioffering. We can
see that it was as test of the patriarch s
faith, and prefiguration of a greater sacri-
flee on Calvary; but all its mysteries were
yelled from him, to whom it was simply a
summons to slay the son OF his old age, and
|1i1oIzrlrof the.1roinise. FTe bad. heard that
''ia Iltl p <iI ~ tl<f w 1Nzi
tions so many times, thathe could not doubt
the reality and the authority of its COM
mands. Yet his prompt and calm obedience
seems strange until we learn its secret inspi-
ration, recorded twenty centuries afterward
in Heb. IL. 49, in the faith that God would
raise him from the dead, since in Isaac rested
the fultillment Of the promises. This conf
dence in Gods power and promise alone
could nerve the father to lay his "only som
upon the altar, ana to raise the sacrificial
knife above his breast. At the moment when
his faith is shown triumphant over the seI
verest test when his obedience to the divine
will has been proved complete, when the
type of the Atonement has been presented,
Gods voice is heard once more, the child of
promise is preserved, and the patriarch is
honored by the tokens of Gods choicest
favor,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-04-19

phone was heard distinctly. 1t is not
uncommon for man to ask question
of friend several miles away and hear,
in the friends house or Office, the con-
versation which precedes the answering
of the question.
A very striking instance of this sort
occurred in Hartford the other day.
Mr.. j. G.. Patterson called of one of the
hotels and asked the clerk if an ac
quaintance was in his room and could be
seen in half an hour. Keeping the tel
ephone at his ear Mr.. Patterson heard
the hotel clerk call on waiter and give
the message. He heard the steps of
the waiter as he went upstairs; heard
him knock at the gentleman's door:
heard the door open; the message de-
livered the gentleman's reply; the re-
tnrning steps Of the walter; his. cenver-
sation with the clerk, and was in posses
sion of all the facts before the clerk
reached the telephone to reply to the
question asked.-ProUsdence Journal.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-04-19
RULES FOR THE PRE,SERVA-
TION OF HEALTH,

Pure atmospheric air is composed of
nitrogen, oxygen and very small pro-
portion of carbonic acid gas. Air once
breathed has lost the chief part of its
oxygen, and acquired a proportionate
increase of carbonic acid gas. The SOL
id parts of our bodies are continually
wasting, and require to be repaired by
fresh substances therefore, food, which
is to repair the loss, should be taken
with due regard to the exercise and
waste of the body. The fluid parts of
our bodies also wastes constantly there
is but one fluid in animals, which is
water, and the fluid of our bodies is to
the solid in proportion as nine to one.
Light exercises an important influence
upon the growth and vigor of animals
and plants, consequently our dwellings
should freely admit the solar rays. De-
composing animal and vegetable sub
stances yield various noxious gases,
which enter the lungs and corrupt the
blood.
Warmth is essential to all the bodily
functions f; exercise warns, invigorates
and puri6es the body; clothing preser-
yes the warmth the body generates fire
imparts warmth externally, and con-
sumes the oxygen of the air, but pro-
duces noxious gases For that reason
the air is less pure. in the presence of
candles, gas. or coal fire, than otherwise
and the deterioration should be re-
paired by increased ventilation.
The skin is a highly organized mem
brane, full of minute pores, cells, blood
vessels and nerves; it imbibes moisture
or throws it off, according to the state of
the atmosphere and the temperature Of
the body. 1t also breathes, as do the
lungs, though less actively. All the in
ternal organs sympathize with the skin
therefore it should be repeatedly cleans
ed. Late hours and anxious pursuits
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-04-19
THE SACRED FIRES OF THE
PUEBLOS.

The Pueblos claim that their Monte
yuma was born through the Immaculate
conception of An Indian maiden of their
own tribe in the village of Pecos, about
thirty-five miles distant from this city.
While youth he did not exhibit any
extraordinary qualities. but on reaching
manhood's estate showed himself to be
great hunter and possessed of supernat-
ural powers. After dwelling with the
tribe for long period and performing
many miraculous deeds he departed,
going southwark. On the eve of his
journey he is reported to have lighted
sacred fire, which he told his people to
keep burning until his return. Although
this was long centuries ago, it is said
that the Indians have scrupulously
obeyed the injunction and have never al
lowed the fire to die out. They have
continuously, through successive genera
tions, kept the slumbering embers aglow.
At least this is their story, and it is
largely believed, especially by those who
have seen the fire glimmering in their
old adobe temple.
In 1887 the pueblo. or town, of Pecos
was sold. 1t was on Spanish grant,
and at that period the Indians removed
the sacred fire with great care to Taos,
where it is still burning and viewed with
reverential ave., Some of the Indians Of
the present day have so much conf
dence in the return of Montezuma that
they get out upon their house-tops every
morning with the rising of the sun and
look anxiously into the far distance for
his coming. Even though many of the
Pueblo Indians have outwardly embrac-
ed the Christian religion. yet they main
tain their faith in Montezama, whom
they regard as their savior or sovereign
They are docile and industrious peo-
pie, who live pastoral life. AS COM
munities. they are far more prosperous
and live far better than the majority Of
! the natives.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-04-19

A household with a baby is founded
on rock.
The kind of food which hungry beg
gar most dislikes is the 'cold shoulder"
Twill you have some more beans,'
Johnny?" ''No." mo what ?'' "No
beans" says Johnny, solemnly.
When you get through using your
puzzles, give them to the poor. We
might get rid of the poor someway.-
Danbuvg Ne,cS.
"What does Good Friday mean ?"
asked one boy of another. "You had
better 90 home and read your Robinson
Crusoe,' F" was the withering reply.
Josh Billings Philosophy: When
man has done me l absolute good turn I
kant kross it off from mi books. don't
kare how mean he may be afterward.
1t is said that the fashionable spring
bonnet will contain hole on the top
for the wearer. who has an itching scalp
to stick her finger through and scratch
it.
An exchange says short skirts are
now worn for dancing dresses, and the
gentleman are no longer obliged to wait
for the ladies to sidetrack their trains
before they can pass.
A physician told Chicago man that
ne would cure him of his love for whis-
key, and the Mortified man at once noti-
he'd the doctor that he should employ
another medical adviser.
A lisping boy was out in the back
yard pounding on tin pan. The father
came in tired and sullen, and being dis
turbed by the noise cried out, What is
turning loose in the back yard, a wild
animal q The little fellow replied.
"Yeth thir; pan thir."
A young mother was giving her son
a touching description of the misery into
which the prodigal son had fallen. Far
away from home and his kind father,
obliged to take care of swine, with moth
ing to eat but the husks of corn left by
them, etc. Then why didn't he eat the
pig?" was the practical reply.
boy, said gentleman to the hostler
of hotel. on alighting from his phaeton,
'extricate that quadruped from the vehi-
Gle, stabulate him, donate him an ade-
quate supply of nutritious aliment, and
when the aurora of the morning shall
again illuminate the oriental horizon,
will award thee a pecuniary compensa-
| tiOn for thine admirable hospitality"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-04-19
For the M0nlt0
FAULTS IN SPEAKING.

Many public speakers have the habit
of so diminishing their voices in some
parts of their address, that few of their
audience are able to hear and under
stand. Those whose hearing is i'm
paired from age or or other cause, (and
these embrace large portion of every
audience) suffer most, but all are in-
convenienced by the practice of low
speaking. This defect is common among
ministers, who often commence their
discourse in so low tones that few get
proper understanding of the introduc-
tory portion of their discourses. Others
have the habit of making frequent
changes from the loud and boisterous
to the low, feeble and unintelligible.
By some mistaken notice they seem to
think the effect of an ear voyage over
the tops of high mountains, down steep
declivities and through low dark val
leys, agreeable and effective. Not more
disagreeable than that high following
tone which tires, if it does not disgust,
is the low rum mbling and muttering that
occurs at stated intervals in the course
of some sermons and addresses. Mono
tone may not be desirable, and varied
modulation may help both the ear and
the understanding, but extremes in
speaking make the discourse disa-
greeable, if not entirely Improbable.
Some speakers never seem to compre-
hend the fact that it is wise to gauge
the amount of tone to the size of the
audience, and the character of the room
or place where they speak. We have
known some ministers with stentorian
voices that always make the most noise
possible, hoping, as it almost seems, to
make up in noise and gesticulation what
ever Is lacking in other directions.
When one of these powerful voiced men
entrap an audience in small room, the
amount of misery endured is only meas
ured by the length of time the victims
can endure the confinement. But We
were speaking of the opposite habit.
There is between these extremes mean
that every speaker might choose, to
make his speaking more effective and
more pleasant. 1t ought to be remem-
bered by all public speakers that the
great share of an audience is present to
hear, and that those who cannot hear,
and tAose who go away with ears ach-
ing from the loudness of the speaking
are alike disappointed and displeased.
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+ 4 s s 9 s s
CAST IRON
SUGAR ARCHES !!
TO SUGAR MAKERS

TO SUGAR MAKERS
Now is your time to order Iron Arches and not be,
as many were last season. too late to obtain them. 1
have made quite a number of improvements on them
during the past summer, and made one newstyle'
which think the best thing out.
Take uotice that warrant every Arch not tocrack
FOR year, and every one knows that II they are
going to crack at all they will crack the first year.
have made a new CRATE pattern and think the best
CRATE ever made for Sugar Arches. The Arches are
made 20 and 40 inches wide. and any length The 40
inch designed for evaporators. sold "a Arches
asst season. and not one failed to give satisfaction
where heater and straight pipe Is or 90 feet high
and or 10 inches in diameter, were used. witha
damper; have had trouble with Arches where they
were"set up with pipe running into brick chin
ney and an elbow in the ppe-by that means not
getting good draft. Please call at the shop andlook
the Arches for yourself send or call and get
circular containing prices Sizes and what peoplesay
who have usedthem.
Agents wanted In every town.
j. w. MURKLAND,
Founder and Machinst, Barton, Vt.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-04-19
LITTLE THINGS.

We call him strong who stands unmoved-
Calm as some tempest-beaten rock
When some great tempest hurls its shock;
We say Of him his strength is proved;i
But when the spent storm folds his wings,
How bears he then lfe's little things?
About his brow we twine our wreath
Who seeks the battles thckest smoke,
Braves flashing gun and sabre stroke,
And scoffs at danger laughs at DEATH
We praise him till the whole world rings
Butts he brave in little things?
We call him great who does some deed
That echo bears from shore to shore,
Does that, and then does nothing more;
Yet would his word earn richer need,
When brought before the King of Kings,
Were he but great I'm little things?
We closely guard our castle gates
When great temptations loudly knock,
Draw every bolt, clinch every lock,
And sternly fold our bars and gates;
Yet some small door open swings
At the sly touch OF little things
can forgive It's worth my while
The treacherous blow the cruel thrust;
Can bless my foes as Christians must,
While patience smiles her royal smile;
Yet quick resentment iercely slings
Its shots of ire at little things.
And can tread beneath my feet
The hills of passions heaving sea,
When wind-tOssed waves roll stormily
Yer scarce resist the siren sweet
That at my hearts door softly sings
Forget forget life's little things"
But what is life? Drops make the sea;
And petty cares and small events,
Small causes and small consequence,
Make up the sum for you and me;
Then, oh, for strength to meet the stings
That arm the points of little thiDgsI
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book with shove that sent it half way
across the table
s.Whot ehall r. ha 0'' coil

across tne taDle.
"What shall it be % said |.
"How would it do to begin course of
history ?" said Jennie. There's our
Hume in the bookcase. Idon't believe
that any of us ever read it through. How
would that do %
l thought to myself that probably
none of us ever would read it through,
but l didn't say anything. l waited for
some one else to respond.
'.I've got bully book up stairs"
said Tommy.
"What is it?" | asked.
"David Crockett" said Tommy. Il
will 60 and get it, With that and be-
fore any of us could decide whether we
wanted it or not, Tommy was off up
stairs after his "bully book" He is as
quick as flash in everything. 1t proved
to be one of Mr.. John S. G. Abbott's
Pioneers and Patriots series.
"What is there bully about ?" said l
to Tommy, when he had produced it.
"Well, father, 1 didn't mean to say
bully; only you know that word comes
awful convenient and kinder ring 1t in
without thinking. But its full of ad-
venture; about fellow that lived in
the wilderness when the country was
new, and even Ohio was as wild as an
acknowledgement it"
Reservation, said Jennie.
Eyes, reservation" said Tommy.
"What do you say, James," said /,
"will you read aloud for US while | 60
to work on the shoe box | am making
for mother ?"
James said he would and we then
and there inaugurated reading circle.
We have kept it up, SO far all winter ;
James and L taking turns in reading
aloud and the rest going on with their
work. Tommy is quite expert with his
knife and he has begged off from the
reading to 60 on with his carpentry
We followed David Crockett with
"Daniel Boone )" and then took up Mrs
Brasseys Voyage Round the World in
the Yacht Sunbeam We are read.
ing that with an Atlas, and look up the
places on the Atlas, and Jennie sometimes
looks them up further in the Cyclop@
dia and tells US more about them at the
next reading. And | haven't seen any.
thing more of James dime novel. My
way to keep our boys from the bad
literature is to overcome evil with
good.
How can | find the time ? Well [ be-
lieve that he that does not provide fol-
his own family is worse than an in6del
And l think it is part of my duty tc
provide my children with good books
and good company in reading them
And | won't take so much work on HAND
that cannot do something for my owl
children. 1t is true, when we had extra
meetings during the week of prayer
only went to two of them; and | do mo-
always 60 to the church sociable; and
have no Lodge to 60 to; and in fact
generally spend my meetings at home
| do not know any way in which faith
er and mother can spend all their even
ings out, and make their children con
tented to spend them at home. My
neighbors grumble little but my child
rem do not; and on the whole [ would
rather bear the grumbling of my neigh
bors than of my children.-ChriStia,
Union.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-04-19
THE SENSITIVE TELEPHONE.

The marvels of the telephone are in
Vulnerable. At an experiment made
the other day between this city and
HarrisVille, near Phoenix, distance of
sixteen miles, the ticking of a watch
could be heard distinctly. A sentence
uttered in whisper three feet from a
Blake transmitter was heard at the 9TH
end of the line. Music played upon a
piano standing forty feet from the tele-
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-04-19

1t would be going contrary to the
facts not to admit that the movement in
favor Of Mr.. Edmunds has met with un
expected favor. There has been little
personal work done in this direction, ex-
cept in three or four newspapers, but
the readiness with which the suggestion
of Mr.. Edmunds' name has been taken
up shows the high estimation in which
he is held, and proves that tried states
manship and unblemished character can
sometimes take the place of personal
magnetism in arousing popular enthu-
siasm.-N 7. Times.