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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-31
CONGRESS.

Friday Jan. 2l.-The Senate held
no session.
In the House the session was prolong-
ed through lack of a quorum until a. m.
At the regular Saturday session Col
onel Bisbee was sworn in and took his
seat.
tSaturday.-The Indian Appropria-
ton bill was passed finally in the Senate.
In the House the Senate bill for the re-
tirement of General Ord was passed i:
Mr.. Loring. of Massachusetts, whose
seat has been contested, was declared
entitled to his seat
Monday.-Mr. Logan called up in the
Senate the bill to place General Grant
on the retired list of the Army, and
made strenuous effort to have it con-
sidered. The effort was unsuccessful,
after an acrimonious debate.
In the House several important bills
were introduced and others were re-
ported to the House.
Tuesday.-The Grant Retirement bill
was again called up in the Senate and
Mr.. Lamar spoke in favor of making a
permanent provision for General Grant.
The Senate refused to consider the bill.
In the House the Post Office Appro-
priation bill was passed. with an amend.
ment requiring railroad companies to
furnish mail cars with safety heaters,
and with axes aDd other implements
that would be useful in case of acci
dents.
Wednesday.-The time of the Senate
was consumed in large part by debat'
on the Indian Land in Severalty bill.
| A desperate attempt was made b.
the Democrats in the House to brins
about a consideration of the Bicknel
Electoral Count resolutions. but the at
tempt ended in disheartening failure.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-31
HIS Xxi MARK
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
Especial Correspondence of the Monitor.1

Especial Correspondence of the Montor1
NEW YORK, Jan. "a, 1881.
Comparatively few accidents have
troubled us this last week. Indeed, were
it not for couple of collisions in broad
daylight on the elevated, where happily,
no one was hurt, and for unusual disas-
tiers to sleighing parties, the papers would
be quite dull from the absence of one of
their chief standbys in the way of stock
subjects. l suppose boys have coasted
for hundred years without meeting more
serious hurt than asprained ankle or, at
most, cracked head or a broken leg.
Now, however, seven are killed in mo-
ment by the preverse gyrations of a dou
BILE bobsled guided maladroitly down
hill in one of our Jersey suburbs, and a
girl and two boys have been killed as
swiftly in Brooklyn, in three different
places. Like others misfortunes, these,
evidently, are not fated to come singly.
The police of several cities are looking
for an ancient and we'll connected, but
fiendish old fraud of the most pious pro-
fessions, who has been living on her
| cheek for years and beat everybody. Her
latest discovered exploit was the locking
up in tireless ROOM in a remote village,
with one loaf of bread and yellow dog
as companion, young girl from whom
she had previously coaxed a deed of gift
of considerable property, and whom she
had stripped of almost every article of
clothing. When discovered, after the
most heart-rending exposure to starva-
ton and the bitter cold weather, the poor
wretch was almost like a wild beast, filthy
barefooted, ravenous. Such cases are
ly one of us but is too good-natured OF
downright lazy to nip such impostures in
the bud. We esteem ourselves lucky il
we're not taken in ourselves and leave the
culprits at large to prey on other people
and to develop more cruelty and villany
under the encouragement afforded by oul
apathy.
Every now and then some little blow
up occurs to remind us that New York
which by the way is, what few suspected
it to be before the recent reports of tn,
special census agents appointed to gathe
statistics of our manufactures, the larg
eet manufacturing centre in the world al
well as the second largest Commercial
e'trepot, is about as dangerous to live o
move about in as mined fort Down
town is literally honey -combed with steam
boiler One of them blew up last Sunda
| in Broadway near Grace Church. No on
was hurt, but the houses opposite locke
as if the Russians had been bombardin
some Turcomans out of them with grape
| canister and nine-inch shells. They wer
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-31

Forty thousand murders have been
committed in the southern states since
the war. Murders occur in all states
and communities, and there are just as
bad men to be found in Massachusetts
as in South Carolina; but, when we are
brought face to face with the appalling
fact that there were more murders in
South Carolina in 1878 than in the
seven states of Maine, New Hampshire,
Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Connecticut and Pennsylvania, the most
thoughtless must be startled. The same
proportion holds good in nearly all the
southern states. What is the remedy
First of all, let the truth be told, and
let our southern people understand the
actual state of the case. Then let the
pulpit and press ring out in denuncia-
ton of the barbarous custom of carrying
deadly weapons and of dueling. The
public conscience must be awakened
and the pulpit and the press must lead
In the work.-SOuthe7n Paper.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-31

THE HALIFAX AWARD.-Mr. New
berry of Michigan introduced in the
house of representatives on the 18th
instant a resolution providing for a joint
commission by the United States and
Great Britain to investigate the alleg-
ed false and fraudulent proof and sta
tistics used before the Halifax fishery
commission. 1t recites the allegation
that certain documents presented to the
commission by the British government
contained false. fraudulent and forged
statements. etc.,and requests the presi-
dent to call attention of Great Britain
to such allegation and request that gov
eminent to join with the United States
in the appointment of a commission t.
consist of three persons, one to be ap
pointed by the United States, and ont
by Great Britain and one by the two
governments conformity, to investigate
fully all questions of false and fraudu
lent proof and documents of every kline
and nature, and make report of sucl
investigation, with the proof adducet
and conclusions thereto to their respec
tive governments.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-31
STATE NEWS ITEMS.


p The house of correction has 80 inmates
81 males and females.
The Winooski wooden mill is to be
lighted with the electric light.
The Bennington and Rutland railroad
is to lay some 5000 tons of steel rails the
coming season, and also improve its road
bed. - rss uaG
The combined capital of the national
banks in the state is SIS, POI 900; the total
deposits in savings banks last reported
was $9,075, 3l4.39.
The landlords in West Randolph have
notified tenants and those holding leases.
that they must not sell any more liquors,
cider, etc., contrary to law.
Mr.. Justin Dart, of Weathersfeld has
reconsidered his declination of the office
of superintendent of education and has
been appointed to that office by the gov
ernor.
Hart & Van Vliet cut and dried, last
season, about six thousand bushels of APP
plies in Shelburn, and about seven thous-
and bushels at their Massachusetts es-
adjustment es
A county temperance convention, under
the auspices of the w. C. T. e., will be
held in Morrisville Thursday, Feb. 3. All
| interested in the cause of temperance are
earnestly invited to attend.
Hon. Philetus Sawyer, the newly elect
ed senator from Wisconsin, is native OF
Vermont, who went West long time
ago. He is GA years old, rich, and has
been in the house of Representatives.
The Hon. Oramel H. Smith of Montpel.
Ter, the oldest member of the Washington
county bar, died Monday morning, aged
eighty-two. He was for many years one
of the most prominent attorneys in Yer.
mont. a iie
The Comptroller of the Treasury has
declared final dividend in favor of the
creditors of the busted First National
Bank of Brattleboro, making one hundred
cents on the dollar and interest those
creditors have received.
Rufus Jackson of Hyde Park, had boil
bones in his left leg below the knee bro
ken, and an ankle severely bruised, Tues
day of week before last. He was in tn,
woods, four miles from home, and suffer
ed severely from cold before reaching
there.
The ST. Adams butter market on Tues
day is reported as follows: aAttendanc,
fair, receipt very light, market dull. w,
quote winter made butter Is to % cent
per pound; fall butter % to % cents pc
pound, and must be first-class to com
mand highest quotations.
Gov. Farnham and ex-Gov. Smith ad
dressed the American dairymens associ
alton meeting in st. Adams Friday
Resolutions were adopted protesting
, against the use of the word 'sbutter" o.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-31
AGRICULTURAL MEETING


The State Board of Agriculture have
called meeting at Barton Landing, as
will be seen by reference to items under
that head, and we feel like urging full
attendance. As agriculture is our chief
industry, everything that can shed any
light on the subject Is of Importance.
Those who have the matter in charge
now are practical men. and their ad-
dresses will not only be interesting, but
they will contain many facts and sug-
gestions useful to our farmers. We are
aware that the public has often been
disappointed or humbugged by ignora-
muses. claiming to know something about
agriculture, and that for this reason
farmers have become disguised with ag-
ricultural meetings. The present Board
seems to be made up of practical men
who know what they are talking about
and We expect the meeting at Barton
Landing will be of interest and useful
ness.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-31

The owner of the house in Washington
wherein Abraham Lincoln died wants
the Government to purchase it. He is
constantly over-run with visitors who de-
sire to see the house, and although he is
quite ready to admit any one whose mo-
tive is one of respect to the martyr Pres
ident, he has not the time nor means to
devote himself to showing sight-seers
about. In every material respect the
house is as it was when, nearly sixteen
years ago, the great President departed
and it can be bought for $4,000. A
newspaper correspondent says that Wilkes
Booth at one time was daily frequentel
of the room where Lincoln died, theI
rented by John Matthews, the actor.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-31

Town officers should note the provis-
ions of the new law which requires
selectmen, town treasurers, town clerks,
Overseers of the poor, and all persons
authorized to receive or disburse moneys
belonging to town, to settle their ac-
counts with the auditors on or before
the first Tuesday of March. The COL
lector is ordered to settle his account
with the town treasurer before March l.
Any of these officers who neglect to COM
ply with the provisions of the act are
thereby rendered ineligible to hold the
office for the year ensuing. Many good
and faithful officers. through careless.
ness. might fail to keep the law and
will need only this suggestion.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-31

The late storm, which started in
heavy rain storm in New Orleans on
Wednesday evening and travelled up the
Mississippi, and thence across lots, reach
ed New York and New England on
Thursday night. The storm prevailed
with great violence all day Friday. and
i'll New York was the severest since
1873. The telegraph wires suffered
most. Five hundred wires were down
in New York, cutting off all business
and news communication. The railroads
were badly blockaded, although trains
on the main lines managed to pull
through much belated. The damage to
the telegraph wires in New York alone
is estimated as high as half million
dollars.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-31

packages Of oleomargarine, and demand
ing legislation to protect butter producers
against this counterfeit.
Department Commander George W.
Hooker of Brattleboro has issued the fol-
lowing general order: The annual en-
campment of the Department of Vermont
will convene at Grand Army Hall, Brat
tleboro, at O'clock p. M, Thursday, Feb.
"a. 1t is earnestly requested that all
posts of this department be fully repre-
scented.
Four sons of Thomas Tenney of Under
hill are now living in Burlington, the old
est of whom is thirty, the youngest TWEEN
ty; the tallest, porter at the Van Ness, is
six feet four inches in height and the
shortest is six feet two and one-half ench.
es. The four brothers weigh seven hun.
dred and seventy-fve pounds and measure
twenty-five feet.
The grand lodge of Good Templars re
elected the most of the old board o.
officers at Woodstock last week, r. O
| Sturtevant chief and J. S. Ratcheldel
| secretary. There are rs lodges in thu
state, with membership Of 1000, which
is increasing. There is this year to be
| special effort in work of the subordinat,
order of Juvenile Templars.
| There are 142 prisoners in the state
prison, whose expenses the past TIVE
years have been $28,938 and earning
$23, $50 leaving deficit of $5,34S. TIL
labor of the convicts is let to Bostol
firm for making shoes. There are a
! present three condemned murderers il
the prison, Hayden, Carr and Almo
Meaker, while Mrs Meaker is in the hous
Of correction.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-31

Reviewing the business of the country
and the port Of New York the past year
the New York Eapress says: Viewed
from business standpoint. the year
has been remarkable one, probably
the most remarkable in the history of
the country. These has been great
revival in trade. and the volume of legit-
innate business during the year was be-
yond all precedent. This improved
condition of affairs was the natural re-
suit of the large crop and good export
demand for our products, the growth OF
the country, heavy influx of gold from
Europe and complete restoration of con-
fdence growing out of the success Of
specie payments. One of the most graf
flying features of 1880 has been the
great falling off in the numbers of fail
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-31
APPORTIONMENT.

On the 18th instant the secretary OF
the interior transmitted to the house of
representatives the report of the super
intendent of the census, which shows
the total population of the states to be
49,369,595; the territories, 1922 F.;
grand total, 5O,152,866. Mr.. Cox of
New York has introduced an apportion-
ment bill based upon this report, fixing
the memb ersEip of the house of repre-
sentatives at Sol. or one representative
to l64,O19 inhabitants. Those states
having fractional quota equivalent to
two-thlrds of this number are gwen an
additional representative therefor. Thus
apportioned the states would have the
following representation
Alabama. 8; Arkansas, 5; Califor-
MIA, 5; Colorado, l.; Connecticut, 4;
Delaware, l.; Florida, +; Georgia, 9;
Illinois, 10; Indiana, II; Iowa. 10;
Kansas, g.; Kentucky, 10; Louisiana,
6; Maine, 4; Maryland, g.; Massachu-
sets, IL; Michigan, 10; Minnesota, 5 !;
Mississippi, z; Missouri, 10; Nebraska,
3; Nevada, l; New Hampshire, 2 !; New
Jersey, Z; New York. 81; North Caro-
lima, s; Ohio, 10; Oregon, l Pennsyl-
vania, 26; Rhode Island, 2; South
Carolina, 6; Tennessee, g; Texas, 10;
Vermont, 2; Virginia, 9; West Virgin
la, 4; Wisconsin, s.
Compared with the present number Of
members, this bill makes the following
losses and gains: Arkansas, California,
Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, South Car
DINA and West Virginia gain one each
Kansas gains three, Texas four, Mime
sofa and Nebraska gain two each Penn
sylvania, Ohio, New Hampshire, Maine
Indiana, Tennessee, Florida and Yer
mont lose one each, and New York lose
two. Florida has a fractional quota o
103,339, coming provokingly near tn
required two-thirds, 1O9,346, to saw
the representative she would lose unde
this apportionment. Rhode Island main
tains her old number by fractional
quota of 112, $50, the smallest sufficien
, fraction, and New York saves membe
by the largest fraction, l63. 270. Tn
northern states would have represer
tation of 189 against 1873, and the sout
] 112 against los under the. presen
e apportionment.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-31

The venerable Hannibal Hamlin has
an attack of rheumatism. This is an
entirely new experience for the senator,
who has heretofore boasted that he new
er wrapped himself with overcoats and
heavy clothing, and never suffered with
colds, rheumatism or any ills of. that
character.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-31

The United States now has more large
cities than any other nation. Sixty-four
return over 10000 people by the last
census. And these contain, in the ag-
gregate population of 8,235,O30. or
nearly one-sixth of the whole popula-
tion of the country. The number Of
city dwellers has doubled within 20
years. and, if the population of towns
having above 5000 be included, the
total will! equal ope-6fth of the entire
population.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-31

Canada with population of $780,
900 has debt of trihe over $780,
100000 compared with $8O.OoO.0OO in
1867, which will be still further in
creased by the completion of public
works now in progress of construction.
Our 81 100000 have debt of ,940,.
100000. That is to say, every person
in the United States has about $39 fol-
his share of the national debt, anc
every Canadian in about $3.50 as hi
share.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-31

The Senatorial result in Tennessee
leaves the two parties in the Senate tied,
counting Messrs. Davis of Illinois and
Malone of Virginia as Independents.
In this event Vice President Arthur
will be an important factor in legisla-
ton. as be will have the casting vote.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-31

The New York Tribune says that
Senator Edmuuds of Vermont is the
best constitutional lawyer in Congress,
and one of the readiest and most effec-
tive debaters on all questions embraced
in the higher fields of legislative work.
A strong party man, but not strong
partisan, the country has long looked to
him for broad and clear interpretations
of the organic law and for wise and
moderate opinions on current politics"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-31

CAPITAL SUBsTITUTE.-Once man searched
through what is now the State of Florida to find a
fountain he had heard was there, which able to
make an old person young again. He failed. We
can't be boys or girls again. Age and infirmity are
sure to come. but God did not ordain sickness. That
is our fault There is Fountain Of Youth but there
is a Fountain of Health. and its other name is DIR.
David Kennedy's "Ravorite Remedy" 1t comes from
Nature-from the fields and flowers and like them is
''very good" Try it for all complaints of women.
blood troubles. and pains and aches everywhere If
you can't get it at the store send One Dollar for
bottle to the Doctor at Rondout. N. Y.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-31
Hair Work -!

Switches. Curs. Puffs and Frizzes made to order in
neat and workmanlike manner. Also, Gents
Guard Chains and variety of Hair Flowers. single
or formed In a wreath. Give me call. All orders
by mail promptly attended to.
MRS J. N. SMITH, Park St., Barton, Vt.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-31
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

Malt Bitters build up the nervous and muscul
system and 80 overcome disease.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-31
ARE PREFERRED TO Any
OTHER.
FOR SALE BY


I have a good line of Robes and
Horse Blankets on hand which I
shall sell cheap for cash.
A good line of Clothing on hand ;
first-class Overcoats - all prices.
Please call and examine
ALI kinds of Produce taken in ex-
chage for goods. J.P. ELLIS.
Barton, Oct. Is, 1880.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-31
GREA! LINEN SALE A!
o. D. OWENS.

I shall commence on Tuesday, Feb. L, mJ
Second Annual Sale Of Housekeepers'
Linens and Cottons. consisting of
Table Linens, Crashes, Towels,
Napkins, Bed Spreads, Linen
and Cotton Diaper.
Blesached and Brown COttOns, Ham
burg Edgings and Ladies
Cotton Underwear.
have taken unusual pains to make this sale attract
i've to all i'm want of Linens COttOns of any kind
and shall offer an Immense Stock of Linen Goods al
lower prices than have been known for the last fv,
years. invite the people of Orleans County to attend
this Sale, and shall for the next 80 days offer Linens
10 to 90 per cenr less than they usually sold. I'm
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-08-24

Comparative Value of StsaB, En-
gines. s recent experiments have
led him to the conclusion that the differ
ence between engines Of one and two cyl
lnders. in point of economy, Is very slight
In ranging from so to 5000 horse power.
with revolutions varying from 20 to 80 per
minute, the expenditure of. steam for
given amount of work remains the same
for the same type of motor; the consump-
tions for two cylinder motors are indenti-
cal for Woolf and compound, whatever
NAV be the volumes of the cylinders. pro-
vided the motors are regulated so as to give
the maximum efficiency; the expenditures
of steam in motors of one, two. and three
cylinders, suitably regulated and construct
ed, are go nearly alike that the choice may
be governed in each instance merely by the
fitness of the engine for the particular pur-
pose desired.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-08-24
SOured.

Soured, eh? Soured against the world
Down on it I? Down on society? Buried
yourself in some out of way place? But
it's no use. Souring isn't profitable. II
hurts mostly yoursel. 1t affects Others
but transiently. Yourself it troubles all
the time. The world gets even on you
by keeping out of your way By leaving
you severely alone. The world does not
like sour things. The world is selfish as
well as You. The world goes for what
best pleases it.
Do you know the reason why you are
soured? Have you ever analyzed your
self or taken yourself to pieces to find
where this sourness comes from? Well.
it's spite. It's ugliness. It's a desire
to pique the world by absenting your
self from it. You think your friends,
your relatives, your sweetheart, or the
woman you wanted for sweetheart,
hasn't treated you rightly.
And all the sourness falls back on
yourself. You are lonesome still-more
lonesome than ever. You are as depen-
dent as ever on association with your
kind. You pick out perhaps one or two
sympathizing friends and none others.
But they won't wear all the time. You
must either tire of them at times or they
tire of You. Sourness means loneliness
and social desolation. Sourness means
subtle form of selfishness.
"a merry heart doeth good like
medicine. Not too merry Not boist-
erous. Not the merriment which desires
to hear only itse-f and no one else. Not
the merry-maker who holds him or her
self as a sort of free show am works and
travels for admiration. But the soft.
gentle, cheerful heart which is at peace
with itself and can listen as well as talk.
You can be such a medicine. You can
arise out of the ruins of your Carthage,
out of your desolasion and loneliness,
and go forth. You can see people who
to be seen, who want pleasant company
and who need your company. You can
sit with them an hour and be to them
and leave your medicine be-
hind, and such act will prove to you also
a medicine. You must do this. If you
do not your spite and ugliness and lone
illness will grow worse and worse. You
will be in Hades. 1t is the true Hades.
You must flee from it, and flee it by the
route here pointed out.