davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-03-14
GEESE IN A NEW LIGHT.

Nature never meant geese to get in
toxicated. Even when sober, a fat
goose, if travelling on uneven ground,
constantly cants forward on to its beak,
or backward on to its tail; but when
inebriated it is utterly helpless. A
short while ago, farmers wife in Ger
many had been making some cherry
brandy; but as she found. during the
process, that the fruit was unsound, she
threw the whole mass out into the yard,
and, without looking to see what follow
ed, shut the window. As it fell out
party of geese happened to be waddling
by and, seeing the cherries, at once in
vestigated them. The preliminary in
quiry proving satisfactory. these mis-
guided poultry set to and ate the whole
lot. The effect of the spirituous fruit
was soon apparent. for on trying to
make the gate which led from the scene
of the debauch to the horsepond, they
found everything against them. Wheth-
er high wind had got up. or what had
happened, they could not tell, but it
seemed to the geese as if there was an
uncommonly high sea running, and the
ground set in toward them with steady
strong swell that was most embarrassing
to progress. To escape these difficulties
some hove to, others tried to run before
the wind, while the rest tackled for the
pigstye. But there was no living in
such weather, and one by one the craft
lurched over and went down.
Meanwhile the dame was attracted by
the noise in the fowl-yard. and looking
out saw all her ten geese behaving as if
they were mad. The gander himself,
usually so solemn and decorous, was
balancing himself on his beak and spin
ming round the while, in prodigious
furry of feathers and dust. while the
old gray goose, remarkable even among
her kind for the circumspection of her
conduct, was lying stomach upward In
the gutter. feebly gesticulating with her
legs. Others of the party were no less
conspicuous for the extravaganza of their
attitudes and gestures. while the remain
der were to be seen lying in helpless
confusion of feathers in the gutter by
the pigstye. Perplexed by the specta-
Gle, the dame called in her neighbors,
and after careful investigation it was
decided that the birds had died of poison.
Under these circumstances their carcass.
es were worth nothing for food, but, as
the nelghbors said their feathers were
not poisoned. and so they set to work
then and there and plucked the ten
geese bare.
Next morning the good woman got up
as usual, and, remembering the feathers
downstairs, dressed betimes, for it was
market day. and she hoped to get them
off her hands at once. But as she ap-
preached the door, and was turning the
key, there fell on her ears the sound of
familiar voice-aud then another and
another, until at last, the astonished
dame heard in full chorus the well-known
accents of all her plucked and poisoned
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-03-14

Every woman who has been obliged
to spend half day several times during
the winter cleaning the mica in her coal
stove, usually taking them out and wash
ing in soapsuds, will rejoice to know that
there is much easier way to clean them,
and that there is no need to take them
out or to let the fire burn very low in
order to do it successfully. Take a
little vinegar and water and wash the
mica carefully with soft cloth; the
acid removes all stains, and if little
pains is taken to clean the corners and
to wipe them dry the mica will look as
good as new. If the stove is very hot
tie the cloth to stick and so escape the
danger of burning your hand.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-03-14
GRATITUDE AND DUTY. %

Hon. Wm D. Kelley says in a letter to
DIR. Starkey: ssGratitude to you and duty
to those who may be suffering as l was
from Chronic Catarrh and almost daily
illusions of blood, in greater or less guam
titles, impel me to say to you, and to au-
thorize you to give any degree of public
ity to my assertion, that the use of your
Compound Oxygen at intervals has so far
restored my health that l am not con-
scious of having discharged any blood for
more than year; and my cough, the Sc
verify of which made me frequent object
of sympathy, has disappeared" Our
Treatise on Compound Oxygen sent free
Address Drs. Starkey & Palen, 1l09 and
I'LL Girard St., Philadelphia.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-03-14
ALICE CARY'S SWEETEST
POEM.

Of all the beautiful pictures,
That hang on Memory's wall,
Is one of a dim..old forest.
That seemeth best of all;
Not from its gnarIed oaks olden.
Dark with the mistletoe;
Not for the violets golden
That sprinkle the vale below
Not for the milk-white lilies
That lean from the fragrant hedge,
Coquetting all day with the sunbeams,
And stealing their golden edge;
Not for the vines on the upland
Where the bright red berries rest;
Nor the pinks, nor the pale sweet cowslips,
1t seemed to me the best.
once had a little brother,
With eyes that were dark and deep
In the lap of that olden forest
He lieth in peace asleep;
Light as the down on the thistle,
Free as the winds that blow
We roved there the beautiful summers,
The summers of long ago;
But his feet on the hills grew weary,
And one of the Autumn ewes
I made for my little brother
A bed of yellow leaves.
Sweetly his pale arms folded
My neck in sweet embrace,
As the light of immortal beauty
Silently covered his face;
And when the arrows of sunset
Lodged in the tree tops bright,
He fell. in his saint like beauty,
Asleep by the gates of light.
Therefore, of all the pictures
That hang on Memory's wall,
The one Of the dim old forest
Seemeth the best of all.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-03-14
WHY MOTHER rs PROUD.

Look in his face, look in his eyes,
Roguish and blue and terribly wise
Roguish and blue, and quickest to see
When mother comes in as tired as can be;
Quickest to find her the incest old chair
Quickest to get to the top of the stair;
Quickest to see that kiss on her cheek,
Would help her far more than to chatter, or speak
Why mother is proud of her little man.
The mother is proud will tell you this;
You can see it yourself in her tender kiss,
But why? WE'LL of all her dears
There is scarcely one who ever hears
The moment she speaks and jumps to see
What her want or wish might be-
Scarcely one. They all forget
Or are not in the notion to go quite yet,
But this she knows, if her boy is near,
There is somebody certain to want to hear.
Mother is proud and she holds him fast
And kisses him first and kisses him last
And he holds her hand and he looks in her face,
And hunts for her spool which is out of its place.
And proves tn at he loves her whenever he can,
This is why she is proud of her little man.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-03-14

Itching Piles-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.
''DR. SwAYNES ALL-HEALING OINTMENT
Is pleasant sure cure. Also for letter,
itch, salt rheum, scald head, erysipelas,
BARRIERS itch, blotches, all scaly, crusty,
cutaneous eruptions. Price so cents. 3
boxes for S1.25. 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, 1881-03-14
NO SLIPS BACKWARD.

Even from this brief review it is man
ifest that the Nation is resolutely facing
to the front, resolved to employ its best
energies in developing the great possi-
bilities of the future. Sacredly preserv-
ing whatever has been gained to liberty
and good government during the CEN
tury, our people are determined to leave
behind them all those bitter controver-
sizes concerning things which have been
irrevocably settled and the further dis
cussion of which can only stir up strife
and delay the onward march.
The supremacy of the Nation and its
laws should be no longer a subject of
debate. That discussion which for half
century threatened the existence of the
Union was closed at last IN the high
court of war by decree from which
there is no appeal, that the Constitution
and the laws made in pursuance thereof
are and shall continue to be the supreme
law of the land, binding alike upon the
States and the people. This decree
does not disturb the autonomy Of the
States. nor interfere with any of their
necessary rules of local self-government ;
but it does fix and establish the perma-
nent supremacy of the Union.
The will of the Nation. speaking with
the voice of battle and through the
amended Constitution, has fulfilled the
great promise of l776. by proclaimlng
Liberty throughout the land to all the
inhabitants thereof"
CITIZENSHIP OF THE CoLoRED RACE.
The elevation of the negro race from
slavery to the full rights of citizenship
is the most important political change
we have known since the adoption of the
Constitution of 1887. No thoughtful
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-03-14
WEST GLOVER.

FAILING HEALTH CAUSES THE sUBsCRI-
Err TO OFFER THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY
OR SALE:
STORE. DWELLING HOUSE AND BARN
ITTACHED.
ONE good DWELLING HOUSE AND
BARN ATTACHED.
ALSO ONE FARM OF 100 ACRES, ONE
lie FROM SAID WEST GLOVER.
For A 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
SToRE Is SOLD.
f. o. RANDALL.
DEC. 27, 1880.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-03-14
President GarfieId's Inau-
gural Address.

|
tury crowded with perils, but crowded
with the triumphs of liberty and law.
Before continuing the onward march let
US pause on this height for moment to
strengthen our faith and renew our hope
by glance at the pathway along which
our people have travelled.
1t is now three days more than hun
dred years since the adoption of the
first written Constitution of the United
States-the articles of confederation and
perpetual union. The new Republic
was then beset with danger on every
hand. 1t had not conquered place in
the family of nations. The decisive
battle of the war for independence,
whose centennial anniversary will soon
be gratefully celebrated at Yorktown,
had not yet been fought. The colonists
were struggling not only against the
armies of a great nation, but against the
settled opinions of mankind, for the
world did not believe that the supreme
authority of government could be safe
ly intrusted to the guardianship of the
people themselves.
We cannot overestimate the fervent
love of liberty, the intelligent courage
and the saving common sense with
which our fathers made the great exper-
iment of self-government.
When they found, after [ short trial,
that the confederacy of States was too
weak to meet the necessities of vigor-
Gus and expanding Republic, they bold
ly set it aside, and in its stead estab-
lished National union, founded di-
rectly upon the will of the people, en-
dowed with future powers of self-pres-
ervation and with ample authority for
the accomplishment of its great affects.
THE NATIONS GROWTH.
Under this Constitution the bounda-
ries of freedom have been enlarged, the
foundations of order and peace have
been strengthened, and the growth in
all the better elements of National life
has vindicated the wisdom of the found
ers and given new hope to their de-
scendents.
Under this Constitution our people
long ago made themselves safe against
danger from without and secured fol
their mariners and flag equality O
rights on all the seas.
Under this Constitution twenty-five
States have been added to the Union
with constitutions and laws formed anC
enforced by their own citizens to secur,
the manifold blessings of local self-gov
ernment.
The jurisdiction of this Constitution
now covers an area fifty times create
than that of the original thirteen States
and population twenty times create
than that of 1880.
The supreme trial of the Constitution
came at last under the tremendous pres
sure of civil war. We ourselves ar
witnesses that the Union emerged fror
the blood and fire of that conflict puri
fed and made stronger for all the be
nefcent purposes of good government.
And now. at the close of this frs
century of growth, with the inspiration
of its history in their hearts, our peopl
have lately reviewed the condition Q
the Nation, passed judgment upon tn
conduct and opinions of political partie
and have registered their will concern
) ing the future administration of th
Government. To interpret and to exc
cute that will in accordance with tn
Constitution is the paramount duty G
the Executive.
NO SLIPS BACKWARD.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-03-14
OrlRans County @pnitor,
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
GEO. H. BLAKE.
BARTON, VT.

TERMs.-StrictLy in GdUGRce, S 80 per annum. If
pt paid in ADVANCE $500 year. Subscribers living
ltsde of Orleans County must remit 10 cents extra
r postage. For convenience in remitting, we will
We credit for year and four months for So co. to
Pbscribers in the county, and year and three for
Zoo to subscribers without the county, when sent
richly in dduGnce.
RATES OF ADVERTISING made known onapplication
Remit by P. o. Money Order Registered Letter, or
|raft. Watch the label on your paper and notice
hen your subscription expires and see that your
byments are kept in advance. When money is sent
We shall give you the credit the label at once
the label is not advanced within two weeks notify
3 by postal card.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-03-14

When tooth begins to feel as if there
was chicken scratching at it's roots, it's
time to pullet
''The crash has come at last" as the
dry goods dealer said when the bale of
toweling was dumped at his door.
The ground is bare in spots, and cats,
Smidkins says, may be planted to advan-
tage. You cannot plant cats any too ear
ly, nor get too many in hill
Boy-"Teacher, there is a gal over
there a-winkin' at me-" Teacher-''Wel,
then, don't look at her." Boy-'sBut if
don't look at her, she'll wink at somebody
elSe."
The acme of laziness has been reached
by the man who always kept one eye
closed because he could see just as well
with the other, and besides it was too
much trouble to keep both open at once.
minister in Ayr, Scotland, in recent
prayer, said: go Lord, bless the Estab-
lished church and the Free church, and
the United Presbyterian church and all
the other churches. Thou knowest the
various nicknames, Lord, by which they
are called; bless them ALL
big six-footer was lifting for all he
was worth on a wagon wheel which was
stuck, when little two foot mite of hu-
munity nearly as broad as he was long,
and just out Of long dresses and into
pants, with his hands i'll his pockets and
a staggering air, sang out: ''Mister, do
you want me to help you? 1 can grunt
while you lift
''Thrashing by steam," murmured a
fond mother as she glanced at an article
in an agricultural paper. "What git-ups
they do have nowadays. If I had had
one of those steam thrashers for my four
boys, my arms wouldn't have been as
rheumatickly as they are to-day" and she
dreamily thought Of the past as it might
have been.
''What tiresome thing that Mrs Smith
is !" exclaimed Mrs. Brown. ''I, called
there to-day, and she ran on so, telling
me about her new carpet, and her new
house-girl and her babys two teeth, and
new bonnet, that I didn't get a chance to
say word about my new sack, or our
parlor furniture, or Freddy's coming down
with the measles, or Sarah James dyspep-
sia, or Uncle Charles rheumatism, or how
Bridget burnt that batch of biscuits Oh,
she's such tiresome thing"
Some men cannot distinguish one smell
from another. Charles Hohorst, a Calves
ton man has got that kind of nose. He
was on the jury the other day, and. was
seated next to a society beau, who per-
| fumed his handkerchief and person with
costly French perfumery. Charlie got up
and, holding his nose, said: ''Your Hon
or, wish to be excused" s'What is your
excuse, sir?" asked the judge. ''I've not
got cold in my head.' 'I fail to see the
relevancy of your excuse, Mr. Hohorst. y
''Wel, judge, you would see and smell
the relevancy of it if you would come here
and take Whit of this man, who has
been eating onions and who has stepped
on piece of ripe Limburger cheese
The look the perfumed man gave Charlie
will haunt him in his grave.
Itching Piles-Symptoms and Cure
The symptoms are moisture, like per-
spiration, intense itching, increased by
scratching, very distressing, particularly
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-03-14
Hair Work! /!

Switches Curls. Puffs and Erzzes made to order in
neat and work manlike manner. Also Gents
uard Chains and variety of Hair Flowers, single
formed In wreath. Give me a call. All orders
! mail promptly attended to.
MRS. J N.SMITH Park ST., Barton VT
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-03-14

Disease prevented and medical bills lessened by
timely use of Malt Bitters.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-03-14

sH6a week IN your own town. Terms and S. outfit
POOfree. Address E. Hallett L Co., Portland. Maine
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-03-14

When tooth begins to feel as if there
was chicken scratching at it's roots, it's
time to pullet.
"The crash has come at last" as the
dry goods dealer said when the bale of
toweling was dumped at his door.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-03-14

A minister in Ayr, Scotland, in a recent
prayer, said: go Lord, bless the Estab-
Hshed church and the Free church, and
the United Presbyterian church and all
the other churches. Thou knoWest the
various nicknames, Lord, by which they
are called; bless them ALL"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-03-14

The acme of laziness has been reached
by the man who always kept one eye
closed because he could see just as well
with the other, and besides it was too
much trouble to keep both open at once.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-03-14

G.. H. NEWLAND,
y ENLIST, NEWPORT, VT. WILL BE AT
y Irasburgh the second Monday of every month
I'd remain six days. 9-4Stf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-03-14

G. II. GREEN,
NEALER IN BURIAL ROBES, COFFINS, CASK-
y cts and Furniture, Austin's Block Barton
hnding, Vt. Hearse provided at funerals.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-03-14

hENTIST. BARTON, VT. OFFICE IN ROBIN
sons Block Halls store. Consultation free.
and Ether administered for the painless extraction
teeth. Nabol used to prevent pain in filling teeth.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1881-10-20
Democratic Blunder.

~ -
The Galveston News Is of the
opinion that the democrats
committed a great blunder in
rejecting the liberal PROPOSE
tons of the republicans for an
adjustment of the anomalous
condition of affairs. 1t would
seem to be useless to attempt
to shift any responsibility upon
Mr.. David Davis, he having ex-
pressed the opinion before the
meeting of the senate that the
republicans were entitled to the
organization of the senate. 1t
would seem that while Mr..
Davis had acted with the demo-
Gratis previously he was under
to moral obligation to do
so in the future. 1t is not
apparent that Mr.. Davis has
either acted in bad faith or stul-
tilted himself. He seems to
have seen a trifle further than
the democratic senators did in
caucus. Malone had long
since allied himself on the re-
publican side of the house, Mr..
Davis vote without that Of Ma
hone or some regular republic
can would not have given the
democrats a majority. Accord
ing to the News the democrats
staked all on the bare chance
that senator Davis would COM
NIT a magnanimous act of self
abnegation, and throw four hun
dred pounds avoirdupois and a
vote in the scale-to sustain the
action ofthe caucus and humor
the whim of the senator from
Delaware. The position of Mr..
Davis is. his own concern and
cannot relieve the democrats
from the charge Of unwisdom
and the commission of a blum
der for which there can be little
excuse. aa o
One thing is certain, it is not
the first democratic blunder,
and is by no means likely to be
the last, but it is not a pleasant
reflection to know that the re-
publicans always profit when
the democrats make a blunder.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1881-10-20

The Gainesville Register
does not approve of sending
governor Roberts to the senate
and it says, chat to reach the
United states senate, which we
believe is the goal of the old
mans ambition. he must ac-
complish the defeat of Richard
+ Coke" 1t says further, if there
be any reasons for the defeat of
Coke they should be pointed
out; that Coke has been faith
full to. his trust that he is class
ed among the Oldest represen-
tatives Of the south in the SEN
ate; is clear headed, conserva-
tive and reliable, full Of energy
and zeal and devoted to the in
terests of Texas. Roberts and
his personal friends think that
he is Texas. son as9filsad ~
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1881-10-20
The Late Election.

The university vote was
counted on Monday by the sec
rotary ofstate. The first count
ing up shows a total vote for
division of 3S,r55; against di-
vision 1898. Austin for en-
tire university 1857; Austin
for main university 7I56; Waco
for main university 27o6, Tyler
for entire university SAY; for
main university 1928. The
total vote polled was 66,7o2,
divided as follows: Austin 3d.
SIS; Waco 98s7; Tyler 49,
ozo; Lampasas 2S22; Thorp
Springs $751;; Caddo 5SI;
scattering 4Io. According to
the views of the governor and
secretary of state. Austin's
vote for the entire and main adj.
ded together, and the sum be-
ing above one-third OF the total
vote that place will be declared
elected. For the medical de-
partment Galveston received
2o,734; Houston I2,745 and
there we're cast scattering 1907
votes. 5a.-sl
Both amendments to the con
stitution were voted down by a
large majority. e-.s3rT
Some persons fear there will
be a controversy in the courts
over the matter,
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1881-10-20
Notice in .Probate.
The STATE OF Texas.

y HE SIAIE OF lkNASs
To the Sheriff, or any Constable Of Wash
ington county, Greeting: 80
VOU are hereby commanded to cause
j. to be published for at least twenty
days in the BRENNAN Banner, newspaper
printed in the county Of Washington, the
following notice s,f..to
THE STATE OF TEXAS.
To all persons interested in the estate Of
Thomas Hunt, deceased; ]. A Lipscomb,
administrator de bonus non, of said estate
OF the Thomas Hunt deceased, has filedn
the County Court of Washington county,
an application for final discharge from the
administration of the estate of Thomas
Hunt, which will be heard at the term Of the
county court of said county, commencing
on the I'D Monday in November, 1851, az
the couTtho thereof, in the city Oh Bren-
ham, at which time all persons interested
in said estate may appear and contest said
application if they see proper.
Herein, fail not, under penalty Of the
law, and Of this writ make due return Is
sued the 10th day Of September, 1881,
Witness, H. NJ. Lewis, Clerk of said
L. s. Court and the seal thereof, at office,
in the city of BRENNAN, the 10th day
$50 of September, 1881.
H. NJ. LEWIS,
Clerk County Court, Washington county.
hereby certify that the above and fore
going is trne and correct copy of the
original citation now in my hands.
jill. HUTCHINSON,
Sheriff, w. c.
By w. n. NORWOOD, Deputy.