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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-05-09
THE SOUND OF THUNDER.

Many persons have an indistinct idea
of what causes the sound of thunder.
Professor TAFT attempts to explain it as
follows:
1.-The origin of the sound, is in all cases,
to be looked for in the instantaneous and
violent dilation of the air along the track
of the lightning flash, partly, no doubt,
due to the disruptive effects of electricity
of which l have already spoken, but
mainly due to the excessive rise of tenn
perature which renders the air for mo-
ment so brilliantly incandescent. There
is thus an extremely sudden compression
of the air all round the track of the
spark, and less sudden. but still rapid,
rush of the air into the partial vacuum
which it produces. Thus the sound wave
produced must at first be of the nature of
a bore or breaker But as such state
of motion is unstable, after proceeding a
moderate distance the sound becomes an
alogous to other loud but less violent
sounds, such as those of the discharge of
guns. Were there few clouds, were the
air of nearly uniform density, and the
flash a short one, this would completely
describe the phenomenon, and we should
have thunder crash or thunder clap,
according to the greater or less proxim-
ity of the seat of discharge. But, as has
long been we'll known, not merely clouds
but surfaces of separation of masses of
air of different density, such as constant
ly occur in thunder storms, reflect vibra-
tions in the air and thus we may have
many successive echoes prolonging the
original sound. But there is another
cause, often more efficient than these.
When the fash is a long one, all its parts
being nearly equidistant from the observ-
er, he hears the sound from all these
parts simultaneously but if its parts be
at very different distances from him he
hears successively the sounds from por-
tions more and more distant from him.
If the fash be much zig-zagged, long
portions of its course may rnn at one
and the same distance from him, and the
sounds from these arrive simultaneously
at his ear. The extreme distance at
which thunder is heard is not great, when
we consider the frequent great intensity
of the sound. No trustworthy observa-
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-05-09
GENIUS AND LAzINESS.

About as foolish notion as can lodge
itself in the head of young man, is the
idea that he is a genius, and, therefore,
industry is not necessary to his success.
The example of Sheridan, who united
in himself the endowments of three ex-
traordinary men, being wit, drama
tist and orator, is not infrcquently men
toned as supporting this notion.
Sheridan was genius, and he was la
zy. His Incidence, however, together
with his dissipated and prodigal habits
the three are natural associates
weighted him so heavily in life's race,
that it was only now and then that he
appeared among the foremost. He nev-
er reached the goal.
Even these appearances were due to
spurts of hard work, to which he was
spurred by the necessities of the occasion
or the protests Of his friends.
"You know | am an ignoramus, he
would say to his associates, when they
urged him to make speech on some i'm
portant measure before the House of
Commons, s'but instruct me and I'll do
my best"
They would cram him with informa-
tion, which his quick intellect mastered
and arranged. Then he would prepare
speech, writing the more brilliant parts
two or three times over.
The greatest speech of his life was
that which he delivered in the House of
Commons, against Warren Hastings, on
the question whether he should be i'm
peached for his conduct while Governor
General of India. The best orators and
critics placed it above all ancient and
modern speeches.
Logan one of Hastings defenders, said
to friend, after Sheridan had spoke for
an hour Cali this is declamatory asser-
tion without proof"
ga wonderful oration !" he muttered,
when the orator had consumed another
hour.
"Mr. Hastings has acted very unjus-
ti6ably," was his confession, at the end
of the third hour.
The fourth hour drew from him the
indignant assertion, "Mr. Hastings is a
most atrocious criminal 4"
The orator went on, and just as he
was concluding-he spoke five and a
half hours-Logan exclaimed, "Of all
monsters, the most enormous is Warren
Hastings"
1t is not strange that Pitt, at the con-
elusion of the speech, moved an adjourn
ment to give the House time ''to collect
its reason" Of course, it was the prod
uct of genius who was natural orator
But genius had been hard at work fol-
days, preparing with elaborate care ever
the pettiest details of the wonderful ora
tion.
Sheridan, though habitually lazy
could in special emergencies, toll like
cart-horse. drawing a load uphill. H
had, at times, "the capacity for iDfnit
pains-taking," which is Carlyle's defnl
tion of genius. If young men will adj
this idea to their notion of genius, it vii
do them no harm to think themselve
members of that endowed class.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-05-09
RULES OF CONDUCT.
Never exaggerate.
Never point at another.
Never betray confidence.

Never exaggerate.
Never point at another.
Never betray confidence.
Never wantonly frighten others.
Never leave home with unkind words.
Never neglect to call upon your friends
Never laugh at the misfortunes of
others.
Never speak much of your own per-
formances.
Never give promise that you do not
fulfill.
Never send present hoping for one
in return.
Never fail to be punctual at the time
appointed.
Never pick your teeth or clean the
nails in company.
Never make yourself the hero of your
own story.
Never fail to give polite answer to
a civil question.
Never question a servant or child
about family matters.
Never present gift saying that it is
of no use to yourself.
Never read letters which you may find
addressed to others.
Never associate with bad company.
, Have good campany or none.
Never call attention to the features
or form of any one present.
Never refer to gift you have made
or favor you have rendered.
Never look over the shoulder of an
other who is reading or writing.
Never appear to notice scar, defor-
nifty or defect of any one present.
Never arrest the attention of an ac-
quaintance by touch. Speak to him.
Never answer questions in general
J company that have been put to others.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-05-09

Messrs. Moody and Sankey were cor
daily received at Farwell Hall, Chicago,
last Monday, many of the local clergy
being present. Mr.. Sankey sang sew
eral songs, among others. MY ain
Country" Scotch ballad. Mr.. Moody
made some pointed remarks on Christian
love and spiritual power. He spoke OF
a man in Denver who pretended to have
been converted, and said: 81 have been
converted, but the churches here are
full of corruption. Mr.. Moody said he
concluded at once that this mans con-
version was spurious. If it had been
genuine the man would not have gone
to abusing somebody or the churches.
The first thing the true disciple of Je-
sus Christ does is to show the spirit of
love. If the spirit of God is IN the
church there is love and then life. A
spiritual life is needed, and that, too.
comes through the spirit of God. With
ont Him there is no life in the church.
The next thing is peace. There is no
peace until SIN is out of the way. If
any person has a sin there is no peace.
He believed that many professed Chris
tians have secret sins weighing them
down. Many a Christian has some
darling sin, some idol in the heart.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-05-09

tion gives in general more than 9 or 10
miles, though there are cases IN which
it is possible to have been heard IA miles
off. But the discharge of a single can
non is often heard at so miles, and the
noise of siege or naval engagement has
certainly been heard at a distance of
much more than 100 miles,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-05-09
Itching iles-Symptoms and Cure.

Itching Piles s-Symptoms and Cure.
The symptoms are moisture, like per-
spiration, intense itching, increased by
scratching, very distressing, particularly
at night, as if pin worms were crawling
in and about the rectum; the private parts
are sometimes affected; if allowed to con-
tinue very serious results may follow.
CDR. SwAYNE'S ALL-HEALING OINTMENT
is pleasant sure cure. Also for letter,
itch, salt rheum, scald head, erysipelas,
barber's itch, blotches, all scaly, crusty,
cutaneous eruptions. Price so cents. 3
boxes for $1.25. Sent by mail to any ad-
dress on receipt of price in currency, or
three cent postage stamps. Prepared only
by DIR. Swayne Son, $50 North Sixth ST.,
Philadelphia, Pa, to whom letters should
be addressed. Sold by all prominent
druggists. Ally
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-05-09
AN INGENIOUS MONKEY.

There lives in the south of France a
man of wealth. whose chateau. or coun-
try place Of residence, has around it very
tall trees. The cook of the chateau has
a monkey, pert fellow Mho knows ever
so many tricks. The monkey often helps
the cook to pluck the feathers from the
fowls. On the day that interests us, the
cook gave the monkey two partridges to
pluck and the monkey, seating himself
in an open window, went to work. He
had picked the feathers from one of the
partridges. and placed it on the outer
ledge of the window with a satisfied
grunt, when, 10 all at once hawk flew
down from one of the tall trees near by
and bore off the plucked bird. Master
Jocko was very angry. He shook his
fist at the hawk which took seat on one
of the limbs not far off, and began to eat
the partridge with great relish. The
owner of the chateau saw the sport; for
he was sitting in grape arbor, and
crept up to watch the end of it. The
monkey picked the other bird, laid it on
the ledge in the same place, and hid be-
hind the window screen on the inside.
The hawk was caught in the trap; for
when it few down after the partridge, out
reached the monkey and caught the thief.
In moment the hawks neck was wrung,
and the monkey soon had the hawk
plucked. Taking the two birds to the
cook, the monkey handed them to him,
as if to say, "Here are your two birds.
MASTER The cook thought that one of
the birds looked queer, but he served
them on the table. The owner of the
chateau shook his head when he saw the
dish, and telling the cook of the trick,
laughed heartily.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-05-09
DON'T LET MOTHER DO 1T.

Daughter; don't let mother do it'll
Do not let her slave and toll.
While you set useless idler,
Fearing your soft hand to soil;
Don't you see the heavy burdens
Daily she is wont to bear,
Bring the lines upon her forehead,
Sprinkle silver in her hair?
Daughter; don't let mother do it'll
Do not let her bake and broil
Through the long, bright summer hours;
Share with her the heavy toll.
See, her eye has lost its brightness,
Faded from her check the glow,
And the step that once was buoyant
Now is feeble, tired and slow.
Daughter; don't let mother do it!
She has cared for you so long,
Is it right the weak and feeble
Should be tOilIng for the strong?
Waken from your listless languor
Seek her side to cheer and bless,
And your grief will be less bitter
When the sods above her press.
Daughter; don't let mother do iti
You will never. never know
What were home without mother
Till that mother lieth low,
Low beneath the budding daisies,
Free from earthly care and pain;
To the home so sad without her,
Never to return again.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-05-09

Lager Is regal drink. spell 1t pack
wards and see.
Cruelty to any living creature shows a
bad heart. The boy who delights in tor
turing wasp with a pin will surely come
to some bad end if the wasp has a fair
show in his business movements.
Professor, to the student who writes,
not for the masses, but for the educated
few: ''You should write so that the most
ignorant of your audience can understand
all you say" Student (puzzled) "What
part of my production is not clear to you,
sir?'
'My brethren" said Western minis
ter, the preaching of the gospel to some
people is like pouring water over sponge
it soaks in and stays. To others it is
like the wind blowing through chicken
coop. My experience of this congrega-
tion is that it contains more chicken coops
than sponges."
1t was talkative Englishman who was
Dragging Of what superior things they
had in the ''hold country" to everything
here, and it was a serious-faced Yankee
who said, "Well, will allow there is one
thing in England better than we find here
there is much better class of English
men there 1t took the Englishman half
dav to discover that the remark didn't
convey personal compliment.
young man from Shutesbury having
his girl along, took her to dinner at ho-
| tel not far from Amherst the other day,
and they were seated together at the
table. Directly in front of them stood a
glass containing celery, the white crisp
stocks still having the green leaves on
them. Never having seen anything Of the
sort before and mistaking it for something
ornamental, he turned to his sweetheart
and remarked in drawing tone: s'That's
a hefty bokay, amt it?''
smart young man asked gentleman
from Cape Cod, ''What's the difference
between you and CLAMP" thinking that
the Cape Coder would say that he did not
know, and then the young man would
pity him for not being able to see any diff.
ference between himself and a clam; but
the thing did not work. The Coder took
the young man and brushed path across
the street with him, and then, after
crowding him into an empty fish barre
and yanking him out again, said: ''A
clam wouldn't be playing with you this
way. That's the difference 'twixt me anC
a clam" The young man had no more
questions to ask.
Here is Laura's composition on the
COW: ga COW is an animal with four legs
on the under side; one on each corner
The tail is longer than the legs, but it,
not used to stand on. The cow kills flies
with her tail. A COW has big ears, tina
wiggle on hinges; so does the tail. 4
COW is bigger than calf, out not as big
as an elephant. She is made small, 81
she can go in the barn door when nobod,
is looking. Some cows are black an,
some hook. A dog was hooked once. Sh
tossed the dog that worried the cat tina
killed the rat Black COWS give whit
milk; so does other cows. Milkmen sci
milk to buy their little girls dresses, whic
they put water in and chalk. Cows chey
cuds and each COW finds it's own chew
Then they swallow their chew and chus
another chew to chew. This is all ther
is about cows
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-05-09

Apropos of the immense stride being
made by the Northern Pacific in putting
a road across the continent. the follow
ing facts have been secured: 1t is
expected that tracklaying will be COM
menced west of the Missouri river IN
a week or ten days, or as soon as there
is settled weather. 1t is now calculated
that the track will reach Miles City by
July next. In the Rocky Mountains
surveying parties are now out. having
just begun operations to make final
location across the mountains. 1t is the
intention to tunnel the mountains this
fall, if it is found to be necessary to do
so. Coming this way from Tacoma, on
Puget Sound, surveys are being made
across the Cascade Range, Work on
tracklaying will be commenced as soon
as possible. Tracklaying this way from
the Columbia river will be done as fast
as possible. Fifty miles are already
laid, and a big effort will be made to
secure 200 miles more this year in this
direction. The men will 60 to grading
on Clark's Fork of the Columbia river
this spring. The company has bought
81. 900 tons of steel rails to be used on
various portions of the road. In Wash
ington territory Chinese labor Is employ
ed, chiefly on account of its reliability.
Most of the laborers are white men.
The entire road is to be finished in 1888.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-05-09
A DREAM IN A DREAM.
The sweet bird sung,
The fair light flung

The sweet bird sung,
The fair light flung
Cleans on the laurels glistening:
o sweet, o bright, o tuneful night!
Among the orchard blossoms white.
Old music streamed.
Old moonlight cleaned
AS softly lay listening:
The saddest things grow sweet at last,
Came blossom laden from the past.
Tween prayer and sleep,
Began to creep
A dream upon me glimmering;
1t deepened to visioned noon,
Which was not of the sun or moon.
Tween sense and soul
The vision stole,
A strange pale spIendor shimmering
And with one was walking slow,
AS in the moonlight long ago.
1t thrilled my brain
With piercing pain,
1t crushed my heart to perishing;
Until dreamed it was dream,
And woke and saw the moonlight CLEAN,
And heard the blrd-the nightingale.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-05-09

ONE MOMENT, PLEAsE.-When winter is passing
into summer and summer into winter again. your
health should be especially looked to. The humols
which have accumulated in your blood should be
cleansed away and your system toned up TO guard
against bilious fever other sickness peculiar TO the
change of season. DIR. David Kennedy's "favorite
Remedy" will do this for you to perfection Get a
bottle now and begin using it at once. long 1T OF
sickness and long doctors bill may be the penalty Of
neglect your druggist hasn't it, write TO the doc
tor at Rondout n. Y. Price 81 90.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-05-09
[WE Do NOT CLAIM

that HOODS SARsAPARILLA will cure every
thing, but the fact that on the purity and
vitality of the blood depend the vigor and
health of the whole system, and that disease
of various kinds is often only the sign that
nature is trying to remove the disturbing
cause, we are naturally led to the conclusion
that a remedy that gives life and vigor to
the blood, eradicates scrofula and other i'm
purities from it, as HOODS SARsAPARILLA
undoubtedly does, must be the means ofpre-
venting many diseases that would occur
without its use; hence the field of its useful
ness is quite an extended one, and we are
warranted in recommending it for all de,
rangements of the system which are caused
by an unnatural state of the blood.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-05-09

The truth cannot be buried, beheaded
or crucifed. 4 lie on the throne is
lie still, and truth in a dungeon is truth
still and the lie on the throne is on
the way to defeat, and the truth in the
dungeon is on the way to victory. No
accident of passion can change the essen
tial name of things, or the eternal laws
which determine their destinies,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-05-09
Hair Work !!

Switches, Curls. Puffs and Brzzes made to order in
neat and workmanlike manner. Also, Gents
bard Chains and variety of Hair Flowers, single
formed in a wreath. Give me call. All orders
mail promptly attended to.
MRS. J. N. SMITH, Park St., Barton, Vt.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-05-09
Orleans County @onitpr,
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
GEO. H. BLAKE.
BARTON,VT.

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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-05-09
WEST GLOVER

FAILING HEALTH CAUSES THE sUBsCRI-
|ER TO OFFER THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY
or SALE:
STORE, DWELLING House AND BARN
TTACHED.
ONE good DWELLING HOUSE AND
BARN ATTACHED.
ALSO ONE FARM OF 100 ACRES, ONE
( lie FROM SAID WEST GLOVER.
For MORE FULL DESCRIPTION CALL
+ ND EXAMINE THE PREMISES OR ADDRESS
HE SUBSCRIBER.
A LIBERAL AMOUNT OF THE PURCHASE
oNEY CAN LAY ON MORTGAGE IF DESIRED.
GOODS CHEAPER THAN EVER UNTIL
TORE IS SOLD.
e. @. RANDALL.
DHo. 27, 1880.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-05-09
Whv Suffer with Sqf-Rheum /?

MEssRs. c. I. HOOD & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Gentlemen-I was a great sufferer from
Salt-Rheum on my limbs, for dozen years
previous to the summer of 1876, at which
time was cured by Hoods saprSaparlIla1: Ia:
open, bleed and itch intensely SO. that
could not help scratching which t;S OF course HnHa
menced taking Hoods Sarsaparilla dn the
summer Of 1870 they were SO bad az that they they
bandaged with linen cloths. The skin was
drawn so tight by the heat Of the 81 disease lease
and actually bring tears into my eyes. The
first bottle benefited me so much that | con-
tinued taking it till was cured used one
box of Hoods Olive Ointment, to relieve the
Etching. Hoping many others may learn the
value of Hoods Sarsaparilla and receive as
much benefit as have, am,
Very truly yours, ~
No. IS Broadway.
Lowell, Mass, Jan. is, 1873.
Hoods SarsapariIIa
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-09-27

him to the floor, and kicking all the
chairs within range out of the window.
You internal be blowed everlastin'
eater, I'll pass you somethin' that amt
half so sweet and he passed him left
handler in the cheek and kicked his ribs
Till they rang like ham
Anythin' else your all-devourin'
lordship III have " and the miner hauled
the lordship aforesaid around the room
by the hair.
Won't you get up and eat somethin'
with me ?" and the muscular miner riz
his customer up blythe ears and slapped
spoonful of hot beans into his face.
cor sit down and try somethin' more
satisfyin' for change" and he jammed
potato as big as ten cent mellon into
the granger's jlb and emptied pint of
coffee over his head. ''Want those mo-
lasses, do you 7" and the avenger dump
ed his subject upon the fiat of his back
and knelt upon his PROSTATE form.
"You ought'er have 'em. I'm willln'
to forgive man for keepin' me passin'
grub to him clare through a meal, and
I'm glad to be of any service to him /
can in this way, an don't care a red
cent for anybody that's a gentleman
layin down across my plate an reach
in for sometbin' over in the next coun-
ty; nuther do greatly take offence at
any Christian for accidentally upsettin'
my drink, nor steppin' on my toes, but
by the gods, livin' or dead, when a man
locates grub stake claim right square
on top o. me, an then uses such lam.
guage toward me as those molasses,'
he's goin' to meet his fate now you
bet.'
The miner then turned around and
seized the molasses jug, and holding it
over the face of the sacrifice, poured its
contents down and into his mouth and
ears and eyes, and then saturated his
coat and filled his collar. Then rising,
he yaDked the besmeared to sitting
posture, smashed the pitcher into hun
dred pieces over his head, and snatched
up his broad slouched hat and fled to the
hills. The man he mounted don't seem
TO have any appetite auy more, and
since the ira gedy he hasn't been seen
outside his house, and the miner never
returned