Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-10-31

with this rascally system of availing
themselves of what Gladstone calls "the
resources of modern civilization and
they don't deny the imputation. 1t
seems pity that such busily mischiev-
Gus people can't be induced to make
shoes or something of the sort, where
their energy would be harmless. Lib
erty is no doubt grand thing, and the
right of asylum to political refugees is
another but it would seem the line
might be drawn somewhere between al
lowing them an unmolested residence |
and allowing them to actively carry out
schemes for blowining people up.
1t begins to look as if the temperance
people would have to take to beer, for
we shall shortly have no water for them
to drink There is famine of that
staple of existence imminent, so we are
informed, and it seems doubtful that
even second deluge would suffice now
to give us enough to tide us over the
winter. There is no doubt an immense
quantity is wasted, but there is as little
doubt that city like this, growing so
fast that with its suburbs it is actually
treading hard on the heels of London,
needs great deal more water than pro-
vision is now made for.
Gotham is fast becoming a metropolis
of art as well as of commerce and poll
tics. We are gradually absorbing a
large immigration of skilled artisans
from France, Germany and England,
and their industry and taste are pro-
ducing specimens of high art that but a
short time ago were to be found abroad
only. This last week superb stained
glass window for Massachusetts church
has been placed on exhibition. 1t is
probably unsurpassed by any modern
work either in design or execution, the
wonderful richness of coloring or the
harmonious blending, and it falls little
short of that ancient work which, ac-
cording to that brilliant but very in
accurate lecturer Wendell Phillips, is
one of 'the Lost Arts" Thus we have
had an exhibition of competitive designs
for prize wall paper. | can only allude
to it for were to 60 into critical no.
tice of the beautiful things shown it
would fill column or so before I'd
know when to stop, so put the brake
on right here, but can tell you, good
Americans needn't 60 so far as Paris
nowadays to find plenty to amuse and
instruct them.
Candidates and cigars are factors in
the events before election that always
go together. But there'll be corner in
: the cigar market if copciliatiou doesn'
effect reconciliation between employ
ers and employed in the trade. Theil
y relations have been somewhat strained
as the diplomatists say, for some time
. and feverish outbreaks have occurred il
L mild form quite frequently of late
The most recent began among the low
y est grades, the tobacco strippers a
= Lorillard's immense Jersey City factor,
L 400 girls, resenting the removal 0
- their foreman, struck and their actio
- has thrown out a number of workme
y who depended on the supplies of whlc
- they prepared.
% There is a good deal of wranglin
l generally; the Elevated Railroad, fo
u instance, have been fighting incessant
s. ly, and despair of being able to Civ
a any intelligent account of it, doubt
es the fighters could themselves. so | shan
try. Then the Western Union Tel,
graph people are accused by rival con
pany of bribing their clerks. and thel
is war of wicked words about tina
lis and SO it goes. IT'S sad, it's very sa,
lis l agree with Grant in this matter, al,
to us have peace RADIx.