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Slpnlh's Column,
DANCING JIM.

Philip and Susan had lost both their
parents. Their father had kept small
toy-shop in Liverpool; and Philip had
learned to make some toys. These were
sold at good price. s'Take good care
of your sister, my lad,' said Mr.. Give,
the father, as he was about to die. Then
leaning up in he'd he said:
"Philip, my boy, have an old friend
in New York, named Weston. In this
letter you will find his address. Take the
fifty pounds, which is all I leave Go to
the agent of the steamships. You know
his place. spoke to him about you some
time ago. Pack up your things in the
big chests, and sail with your sister to
New York. Don't forget Dancing Jim'''
After his fathers death Philip did as he
had been told. He and his sister went
on board great steamship, with their
chest. Philip would not trust Susan out
of his sight for five minutes. How dearly
he loved the little girl. ''What can do
for herr" was his frequent thought.
At last he thought over what his father
had said: ''Don't forget Dancing jim"
But who was Dancing Jim? Well, he
| was toy man of new kind, that Philip
had made with great care. At street
| show he had seen black man, named
! Jim Crow, dance in queer way Philip
thought that toy made to dance like him
would please children.
The little fellow was handy with his
penknife. He made toy with which his
father was much pleased.
| There's money in this, y said Mr.. Give;
but the poor man fell i'll, and did not
think of it again till he was about to die.
On reaching New York, the children
went to the house of Mr.. Weston. He
too, kept toy-shop. He received them
kindly. Their chest was brought to the
house, and he said: 80 80
-'Now, Philip, here's a home for you
both until you find something to do"
81 want you to look at my Dancing
Jim, Mr.. Weston, said Philip, unlocking
his chest. 5a 5a
| y
yourself?" cried Mr.. Weston. ''Why,
there's money in it-a good deal of mon
ey, too-if we manage it we'll"
There are people not thirty years old
who remember well the appearance in the
toy-shops of Dancing Jim, some twenty
years ago. Every child wanted Dancing
Jim. The sale of the funny little toy was
SO great that it could not be made fast
enough.
Well, what was the work of Philip
Give? He and his sister did not have to
ask help of any one after that. Both
went to school and grew in wisdom and
worth. If ever you go to New York, you
may find them in neat cottage of theil
own near the Hudson river.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-24
THE BELL-RINGER.

Little Mary was one of my most encour-
aging hearers when l preached from
Sunday to Sunday iii little school-house
in Rhode Island. Her mother was a
Christian, but her father, though often
expressing the hope that he might become
Christian some day, never, to my knowl-
edge, settled this most important of all
matters. The village in which this fami-
ly lived was small, and had no church.
The use of the school-house had been
granted to a young man who conducted
Sunday school every Sunday afternoon.
At his request taught a class in the af-
ternoon, preaching in the evening, for
several months together. Mary's father
was the voluntary sexton-lighted our
lamps and rung our bell. He was usually
prompt in the fulfilment of his self-impos-
ed duties, but one Sunday he was absent.
He had made no provision for ringing the
bell, and unless the bell were rung, the
| people would suppose there was to be no
church service. My friend and /, how
ever, started for the school-house at the
usual time, but while on our way we were
not little amused to hear the bell ring
ing in a very irregular manner. On
reaching the school-house we discovered
little Mary, then only eight years old,
ringing with all her might. She could not
service, and, in her fathers absence, was
doing this duty for him. The singular
ringing of the bell excited considerable
curiosity throughout the village, and some
of the people unaccustomed to attend
came out that night to ascertain the cause.
The preacher made the most of this
little incident at the service. He confess
ed that his preaching was like little
Marys bell-ringiug-very imperfect-but
hoped that it might prove equally effect
ual in calling the people to Christ. The
few faint-hearted Christians in the place
were reminded, too, that, though not
for it, they could effect something fol
Christ. Nor was the lesson lost. Mary's
mother and others were often led, wher
discouraged by the weakness of their eff
forts, to remember how effective the little
girls service had proved, and to hope
that God would own their humble labor.
for the glory of his name. And he did.
Many little girl, by some simple ser
vice like this, has been made an instru
|. ment of great good to Others, when sh'
only thought of doing her duty. Coz
l often blesses the feeblest efforts of TIN
weakest to the bringing about of grea
results.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-24

CHOW you know" remarked the new
Sunday school teacher, as he beamed
kindly on the interested class of boys,
ssThat Robert Bruce, as he lay on the bed,
saw spider cast it's web seven times,
failing every time, but the eighth attempt
was successful. Now, what was the re-
sult?'' And he looked into the eager, up
turned faces before him. And then an
exceedingly small boy, with phenominally
large freckles, at the foot of the class,
whose folks had been cleaning house the
week before, spoke up and said that the
woman came in the next morning with a
broom and dustpan, and carried the spi-
der out, a clay-cold corpse. And then
the school sang, while the new teacher
sat down and wiped his forehead. Rock
land Courier.
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CONQUERING BY LOVE.

Two missionaries landed on an island
in Fiji. They knew well the character of
the people, but the people did not know
naked, dubbed and scowling, ready to
destroy the missionaries, One of the
missionaries went up to the chief, and
bowling to him, said, s'My love to you;"
turning to tho next, he said ''My love to
you," and SO on to all. Very soon the
clubs were down, and friendly intercourse
began, and the missionaries remained,
and preached in the island. A few years
after, as one of these missionaries was
leaving the island, native followed the
boat, and, holding out a pretty little
thing he had made, said, ssWait, wait; I
want you to take this home to your moth
er. Great is my love to your mother.
This is not much, but made it with my
own hands; carry it home to your mother.
Tell her that before yon came I was a
cannibal, and killed men and ate them !;
| but now the love of God is burning in my
| heart; and if your mother had not loved
me, and let you come to tell me that Jesus
died, 1 should have been cannibal to
| this day. Great is my love to your moth
er- Take this home to your mother for
me- In this way God is. subduing re-
bellious world. He is saying by his Son,
| by his cross, by his Spirit, through the
church, 'sMy love to you;" and blessed
| be his name, the clubs of rebellion are
| going down, and men are being brought
into sweet communion with him. Your
| business, brethren, and mine, is to tell
men that God loves them, and point them
| to the Redeemer's cross.-C Christian Era.
If we sincerely loved the will of God,
and only this, we should change our earth
into heaven. We should thank God
for everything; for evil as well as good,
because evil would become good from
his hand. Oh! my God, what do see III
the course of the stars, in the revolutions
of the seasons, in the events of life, but
the accomplishment of thy will May il
also be accomplished in me, and may
love it. May it sweeten and endear al
events to me. May / annihilate my owl
to make thy will reign in me. For it is
thine, Lord, to will, and mine to obey
FeRelOn.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-24
CERTAINTiES OF THE
s- FUTURE.

The Dean of ST. Paul's London, first
advent sermon this season was based on
Luke xvi. s ''The children of this world
are in their generation wiser than the
children of light" The Dean said that
the world was full of the evidences of
faith. 1t was the substance of things
hoped forever in things temporal and
in the certainties of time, which enabled
the toiling merchant or the struggling
lawyer to sacrifice the present for the
sake of the future and labor on, unde-
pressed and undismayed, until they
achieved success. There were other GER
this world to which it was fitting that at
such a season as Advent they should face
with wisdom and courage. The first
certainty which must befall them was
that strange and formidable event in their
existence which men call dying. Was it
strange that the awful process of dying,
which no one could interpret to his broth
er, but which no one could escape, should
find them unprepared, unnerved, and con-
founded by being suddenly confronted
with necessity of which they had never
seriously thought? After death came
judgment. Thought and imagination fail
in the attempt to realize it, but one thing
they could understand. Each one knew
more about himself, than it was always
comfOrtot1a to racoUniza No ono would
| care that even his dearest friend should
| know all that he had done and said and
thought amid all the temptations of life.
Yet there were no secrets from God.
| They know that now, they would feel it
| then; and knowing the truth about them
selves would also know that he knew it
also. Death, Judgment, and Immortality
| were three certainties, of which the
strangest and most wonderful was the
last-that they, their own very selves
who were there now would ON the other
existence-unknown inconceivable, end.
less-but not, he supposed, separated
from the memories of this earth. TIC
every human being now alive, as to al
the innumerable multitude of the dead
that glorious second life was in some way
far, perhaps, beyond thought-placet
within his reach in the place and degree
of his probation. 1t was offered to eacl
of them; it was theirs to have, or their,
to forfeit.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-24

heaven is very near" Mr.. Harvey then
said: ''Most people think it very diff
cult matter to get to heaven" The an
swer was still the same, that heaven was
near, and the way to it very short; there
were only three steps to heaven. 'sOnly
three stepsl" Mr.. Harvey replied. ssOnly
three steps,, rejoined poor Dick. ''And
pray" said Mr.. Harvey, "What Do you
consider those three steps to be?" ''Those
three steps are" said Dick, s'out of self,
into Christ and into glory
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-24

THE THREE STEPs.-Mr. Harvey once
met with some friends in a village who
spoke to him Of poor, half-witted man
whom they judged to be well grounded in
the truth. Mr.. Harvey resolved to see
"Foolish Dick" and to enter into CONVEX
sation with him. They had not talked
long together before Mr.. Harvey said
"Well Richard, do you love the Lord Je-
sus Christi" The answer was ITO be
sure 1 do; don't your" After a little
more conversation, Mr.. Harvey observed,
Heaven is long way off, and the jour
ney thither is difficult" Poor Dicks re-
| ply was: ''Do you think so? 1 think
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-24

All pain, sickness, WEAKNESS, distress,
languor, agony of mind or body, whether
in ourselves or others, is to be treated
reverently, seeing in it our Makers Hand
passing over us; fashioning, by suffering,
the imperfect or decayed substance of our
souls. Every sorrow is a billow on this
worlds troublesome sea, which we must
pass over on the Cross, to bear us nearer
to our home Each trouble is meant to
relax the worlds hold over us, and our
hold upon the world, each loss to make
us seek our gain in heaven.-Dr. Puseu
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-24
WHAT HAPPENED TO
Mr.. JOSEPH BEACH.
Stone an the Kidney expelled after usimg
DR.. David Kennedy's "Favorite
Remedy" about taCo 2ceeks.

One of the most remarkable cases that has ever
been brought to the notice of the public. is that
Mr.. J. S. Beach, of Stone Ridge, Ulster Co.. N. Y.
Mr.. Beach had suffered since October lsth 1874, from
the presence of Calculus or Stone in the right Kidney
No less than seven physicians employed at differ.
ent times to whom Mr. Beach paid hundred of dollars
for medical treatment with only temporary relief from
his agony.
By the urgent solicitations of his friends he was
induced to try DR.. David Kennedy's 'Favorite Rene
dy"-experienced marked Improvement from the
first day he began to the medicine on che 18th
September he voded stone as large as could be
passed through the natural channel a4t
Mr.. Beach concludes a long letter to DIR. Kennedy
by saying: 1T will always afford me pleasure to rec
ommend the "Favorite Remedy" to those who may b.
suffering from difficulties of the Kidneys and Bladder
or any disorders arising from impure state of tht
blood. The ''Favorte Remedy" sold by all druggists
The Doctors only address, is Rondout New York
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-24
PENSIONS

from any cause. also for heirs of deceased soldiers.
The slightest disability entities to pension. PEN
RIONS INCREASED. Bounty and new dis
charges procured. Those in doubt to whether
entitled to anything. should send two Scent stamps
for our ''crcular Of information" Address. with
stamps, SroDDART Co.. Solicitors or Claims and
Patents Room 8, st Cloud Building, Washington, d. G.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-24

God having in this world placed us in
a sea, and troubled the sea with a contin-
ual storm, hath appointed the Church for
a ship, and religion to be the stern; but
there is no haven or port but death.
Death is that harbor whittier God hath
designed every one, that there he may
find rest from the troubles of the world
Bishop Jeremy Taylor.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-24

A boyish novice in smoking turned
deadly pale and threw away his cigar.
Said he: "Thar's something in that air
cigar that's made me SICK II know
what it is" said his companion, pulling
away. ssWhat?" ssTobacker.''
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-24
WEST GLOVER

FAILING HEALTH CAUSES THE sUBsCRI-
Der TO OFFER THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY
FOR SALE:
STORE, DWELLING HOUSE AND BARN
ATTACHED.
ONE good DWELLING HOUSE AND
BARN ATTACHED.
ALSO ONE FARM OF 100 ACRES, ONE
MILE FROM SAID WEST GLOVER
For MORE FULL DESCRIPTION CALL
AND EXAMINE THE PREMISES OR ADDRESS
THE SUBSCRIBER.
A LIBERAL AMOUNT OF THE PURCHASE
MONEY CAN LAY ON NJ ORTGAGE IF DESIRED.
GOODS CHEAPER THAN EVER UNTIL
STORE IS SOLD.
% aaaa9 T.. @. RANDALL.
DEC. 81, 1880. 4Q aaf
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A little girl was lying in bed SO i'll that
her disease had taken away her sight.
Her teacher went to her, and said, care
you quite blind, Mary?" eyes," she re-
Piled, 'sbut I can see Jesus?" ''How can
you see Jesus?' 'sWith the eye of my
heart
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-24

1t is estimated to cost $4,000 to paint
the letters s'R r. on the 400, 900 freight
cars of the country.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-24

Switches, Curs, Puffs and FriZzes made to order in
a neat and workmanlike manner. Also, Gents
Guard Chains aud 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.
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CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC R. Y.

is THE GREAT CONNECTING LINK
Its main line runs from Chicago to Council
GluiTs, passing through Joliet, Ottawa, La Salle,
Geneseo. Moline. Rock Island. Davenport, west
Des Moines ttle capital OF Iowa., Stuart. ATTAIN
tic. and Ayoca with branches from Dnrcau
junction TO Peoria: Wilton JUNCTION TO muscsl-
tine, Washington. Fairfield. BIdon. Bciknap,
Centreville, Princeton. Trenton. Gallatln. came
ron, I.eavenworth. AtchiSon. and Kansas Cltyi
Washington to Sigourney, Oskaloosa ana KNOX
tonsport Independent, Eldon. Ottunwa. Eddy
vile. Oskaloosa, Pella. Monroe. ana Des MONIES;
Newton TO Monroe: Des MoneS TO lndlanota ana
Winterset Atlantic To Lewis and Audubon; ana
railroad. which owns. and operates q through
line from Chicago into the state of Kansas. ,
Through Express PASSENGER Trains, Win Eu ,,
man Palace Cars attached, are run each way dally
between CHICAGO and PEORIA. KANSAS CITY
COUNCIL. BLUFFS, LEAvENwoRTH ana ATCHI-
con Through cars are also run between MllWan.
kee and Kansas City, wa the Mii"aukee ano
Tho Great lock Island" Is mngnihcently
equipped. Its road bed IS simply per1ects ano It's
track is laid with steel rails
What will please you most VIII be the pleasure
of enjoying your meals. while passing over the
beautiful prairics of Illinois and Iowa. IN one OF
our magnificent Dining Cars that accompany all
Through Express Trains: on get an entlre
meal. good as Is served IN any nrSt-cl2ss notei,
for seventy -hye cents. a, .
Approaching the fact that majority or the
people prefer separate apartments loF elHerent
purposes land the immense passenger business
Of this line warranting it, we pleased TO an
nounce that this Company runs PutlItaI f,atecs
Sleeping Cars for sleeping purposes ana Fdiece
PULLMAN PALACE CARS are, r.
COUNCIL IsLUFF2. KANSAS CaE y,
oil Ticket Agents an the United states
For Information not ootainapie ~ "
r. II. CA BILE,
Vice President and Gea1 Manager.
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PATIENTS na Obtained iansni,on for
and for improvements on old ones. All communlca-
lions confidential. Examinations made free Of charge
where model sketch of invention is furnished.
Caveats Trade-Marks and everything pertaining to
business connected with Patents attended to. No FEE
UNLESS PATENT OBTAINED. Special attention given
to rejected cases. Send stamps for pamphlet. Ad-
dress, J. W. FLENNER
Oh H9| Lock Box 3l4 Washington, D. C.
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BETWEEN The EASE q HE HESI
DiIain1 Cars for eating purposes only. One otheES
SALOON where you can enjoy your Havana
Magnificent Iron Bridges span the Mississippi
and Missouri rivers at all points crossed oy THIS
Kansas City, Lcavenworth. and Atchison. cons
nections being made in Union Depots.
THE PRINCIPAL. II. II. CONNECTIONS oEE
THIS GREAT THROUGH LINE ARE as
At CHICAGO. with all dlverging lines for the
AT. At ENGLEwooD. with the L. s. &M.s, and P.
At WASHINGTON HEIGHTS. with P. C. & Sc.
At La SALE. with III. Cent. r. h.
A A. IT, Ma vain and " 4; R d D E.; l.
At ROCK ISLAND, with milwaukee, & Rock
Island Short Line" and Rock Isld PEG. Rds.
AT DAVENPORT, with the Davenport DivisionI
At WEST Liberty. with the B.. C. r. & \. n. r.
at GRINNELL. with Central Iowa K r.
At DES MONIES. with ID. II. & 4. D. X. Il.
At COUNCIL BLUFFS with Union Pacific r. X.
At COLUMBUSJ UEcTIoN,withE &C X & n XXX
At OTTUMwA. with Central Iowa X X W..
st. L. Z Pac- and C. .; 80; Il. Rds 9.
Louis Pac., and ST. L. keo i NV. H. Rds.
At CAMERON, with II. st. J. X IL.
At ATcHIsON with Atch. Topeka santa Eel
Atch- & Neb. and Cen. Br U IT. Kds.
AtKANsAs CITY. with all lines for the West
and Southwest tr r.. -.4lI5se-s -.t5
m through to PEORIA, DIES MOIEES,l
ATCEaHs0N, and LEAVENWORTH:
g Great Rock Asiand Route" arc cold By
M holas ticket ONCE, address, s
Il. ST. JOHN ~
GEM Ticket and Pass 81 ACT,
American citizen., 1881-03-12
Mardi-Gras in Memphis.
Str. HARD CASH,

Midnight, March, 2, 1881.
EDITOR CITIZEN Somewhere
amid the tortuOus wlndings of the
great inland sea, where none but
the cat-l;ke eyes of Mississippi
pilot can distinguish an object as
far as sensitive man can smell a
Limburge, cheese, l try to collect
my scattered faculties and tell you
what 1 know about Mardi Gras.
Then, trying to crystalize the many
vaporous recollection of the past
4S honSs, 1 come to the conclusion
that / 'sdon't know nothing and
don't know that very well.
To say that Memphis was lively
yea, festive-is to draw OFT the
vocabulary mildly. Mans con.
sciousness is most easily reached
through his bread-basket-so the
mateTialists and pessimists unsen>
.timentaily assert-and when | saw
that beer glasses shyaDk to the size
of an old fashioned brass tbimble.
and free lunches arose in price to
the dignity of grand banouets. the
average citizen will comprehend
that it was just such a high old
time as the plain-spoken parrot rs
reported to have describes, after
the playful monkey had wrought
his wicked will upon her poster ior
plnmage. The country cousin was
on hand in force, and to sperk PIN.
alOrically, SO were "his sisters, and
his cousins and bis aunts," and his
baby and his grandma and his
grand pa too. stood Oh the grand
stand and tried to estimate the |
crowd, and after trimming nv pen
Gil and scratching my head, figured
1t ont at about eleven millions.
more or less-2encrally more. The
Bluff City was beautiful in holiday
attire, and her generous people had
done all that WAS possible for the
of their guests
The leading hotels held their
prices down to bed rock rates and
tried as hard to make one towel
answer for two bed-sprea as pos.
sible but the second and the third
raters piled on the tariff in a man,
ner that was refreshing, in so far AS
it relieved the stranger of all AID.
pr pIehension regarding the safety of
his loose change. A cot no bigger
than a sensible eampstOol, with a pi'-
low barely Larger than cross
roads merchants bump Of conscien-
rented for dollar, while /
coNee as cold as charity and as Bit
ter as defeated Oi1ico>seeker's dis
appointment, connundcd % shiI>
ling
Ihe reports Of The PROFESSIONS
American citizen., 1881-03-12
CITY ORDINANCE.
Moyor's Office Feb. eud IL

Mayor S Oillcc, fcD. 2nu 1851.
Re i. enacted by the DO ri of Mayor
arsl aldermen of the City of Canton. that
here after IL special sax shall be lvic-l and
collected for the use Of said city OF Can
ton or tire following privileges, to-wit ;
See. 1. On each Snd every ventlcr of amy
goods, wares or merchandise OF any de-
scription whatever desiring to- have II
stand Oh the streets of the city, pey year,
5 100 co. Sec. ,, On each and every
diuamcr selling BY sample or otherwise,
to CONSUMERS, per yeaI, 5000. Sec: 3
That no license shall be Issued Oh eiIher
of the above privileges for less period
than ono year. Sec ). That any person
or persons traus1cting or carrying on any
business of the above kind. without first
IL license and paving for same,
shall Oh conviction before the Mayor be
fined .he sum of so for each and every
day that they may carry on such bus
mess without license. Sec. 3. That all
acrs or parts of acts in conflict with this
act .rc, aud the same are hereby yeleafed,
and hat this ordinance take effect from
aud alter its passage.
G. w. THOMAS, Mayor.