Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-08-07
LETTER FROM SARATOGA
SPRINGS.

OEhlNGS.
Friend Blake,-Perhaps some of
my friends in Orleans county, more
especially in Glover, would like to
hear from me through the columns of
the MONITOR. / started for Saratoga
Springs, Wednesday, the 9th of
July, not expecting, like the intrepid
southern explorer to reach a fountain
whose waters should give me the
"bloom of perpetual YOUTH" but
hoping to recuperate, and become
somewhat vigorous and strong again.
L enjoyed a very pleasant ride from
Greensboro Bend to Burlington. The
crops had occasion to notice on the
route, will hardly compare favorably
with Orleans county. / never saw
SO large an acreage of poor corn,
much of it is scarcely one foot high,
but very little is tasselled. remem-
Der when a, boy, farmers used to
make but little account of corn that
that was not silked out in good shape
the goth of July. The oat crop,
through portions of Lamoille and
Chittenden counties is farther adj
vanced than in Orleans county, most
of it being fully headed out. l saw
some very large fields of rye, fully
ripe. The farmers are rapidly har-
vesting it with reaping machines.
We arrived at Burlington too late for
the boat, so took ''buss" for the
Van Ness House and while stopping,
availed myself of the opportunity to
look over some objects of interest in
the ''Queen City" Here is the How
ard Opera House, built by John P.
Howard, Esq, at cost, | was told,
of 1925, 1000. 1t is very fine build
ing. The University of Vermont
stands on an eminence and is well
known to all Vermonters. A little east
of the college is the Mary Fletcher
hospital, built and endowed by the
lady, whose name it bears. Green
Mountain cemetry is in this vicinity,
where Ethan Allen lies buried; over
his remains, there has been erected a
granite monument, on the top is
marble statue of the great hero. My
companion told me there was much
more of interest to be seen in Burl-
ington, but my strength would not
admit of longer walk. Friday
morning, at S.20 O'Clock, carriage
took US to the wharf, where the beau
tiful steamer ''Vermont' was in read
mess to take us down the lake. This
ride afforded me much pleasure; the
day was fine and there was hardly
ripple upon the face of the water.
Perhaps Lake Champlain is properly
styled the 'sGeneva of America"
AT all events, / am content without
seeing the pride of Switzerland.
The stately Adirondacks are seen in
the distance, while Mount Mansfield
seems almost within our reach. We
stopped on our journey few minutes
each, at Essex, Westport, Port Hen
ry, n. Y. We also touched at
Crown Point. 1 had occasion while
riding near the lake shore to see an
exhibition of the perseverance and
will of the Empire State in the con-
struction of railroads, the bed of the
road runs for miles over and through
a solid ledge; noticed too, tunnel
for quite distance through the solid
rock. We arrived at Fort Ticonde-
roga at 1920, remaining one hour
for the Saratoga express. 1 had an
opportunity at this point to see the
ruins of the old fort, at one time sur
rendered into the hands of Ethan
Allen, ''In the name of the Great
Jehovah and the Continental Con-
gress." We reached Saratoga at 4
O'Clock, p. m. The first object of
interest, to me, / saw after leaving
the train, was the genial, happy face
of DIR. Corey of Craftsbury. He has
faculty of making everybody
around him welcome and happy, and
his kind suggestions are great adj
vantage to me here among strangers.
The DIR. is looking better, he has
lost much of the peculiar pallor of
his face, which was source of anxi-
ETY. to his friends at home his appe-
tite is some better and he has gained
in strength. l expect to see DIR.
Corey again driving over the hills of
Orleans county, ministering to the
wants of the sick and afflicted. /
cannot yet tell my friends what the
water here may do towards restoring
me to health. l am usiug the water
from the Hathern spring, just now
the most popular spring at Saratoga,
and said to far eclipse the Empire or
Congress. 1t is powerful cathar-
tic and highly recommended for all
diseases of the liver, stomach and
kidneys. You can have something
of an idea of the celebrity of this
spring, to learn that last Friday, the
28th, 1900 persons drank of its
sparkling water. But | must close.
Perhaps at some future time l may
speak of some of the beauties of
Saratoga. Truly your friend,
n. b. DAVIS.
July 81, 1882.
The "PRAcTIcAL" DIFFERENCE BETWEEN POETRY
AND PHILosoPHY.-It sounds very poetic to say
"man's inhumanity to man makes countless thous-
ands mourn" but why not apply the principle the