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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-11-27
Miss Hemenway's Vermont Histor-
ical Gazetteer.

Volume " is received, a solid
volume of 1900 pages beside por-
traits and other engravings. Itquite
exhausts in 900 pages the local his
tory of Washington county towns.
The last part of the volume opening
the supplement department, which
receives the benefit that the act of
1880, in relation to the Gazetteer,
provides for, that the counties pre-
viously entered in the work should
have an equal privilege with the
towns of Washington, Windham and
Windsor in the Gazetteer and may
be brought up therein with as much
completeness to the same period in
which Orleans county has an inter-
est and to which she should be awoke
in time. The papers for the county,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-11-27
Miss HEMENwAY.

The North american Reuieao for December
commands attention no less by the emin-
ence of its contributors than by the value
and timeliness of its table of contents.
First, there is symposium ON THE
Health of American Woman" regarded
from three distinct points of view: DR..
Dio Lewis considers the question as it is
affected by the prevailing style of femi-
nine attire, especially by the practice Of
tight lacing; Mrs. Elizabeth Cady STAN
ton points out the many injurious infiu-
ences of social environment: and DIR.
james Read Chadwick sets forth the eff
fects of education, climate and food, and
finally discusses the question whether the
modification produced in the European
human type by transfer to America less
ems the fertility of women. Gov. Buren,
r. Sherman, of Iowa, writes of the ''Con-
stitutional Prohibition" of The liquor traf-
fic in that state, and maintains that the
measure is in entire accord with the ira
ditions of the original settlers, and APP
proved by men of all political parties and
all nationalities. General Grant, in an
article entitled can Undeserved Stigma, :"
states the facts of Gen. Fitz John Porter's
case, and argues that the sentence of the
court martial that cashiered him was bas-
ed on misconception of the essential
circumstances. Richard A. Proctor
writes of ''The Influence of Food on Civ
ilization," discussing with much learning
and force some of the most interesting
sociological problems of the present day
and of the near future. Prof Fisher, of
Yale College, in defining the causes of
''The Decline of Clerical Authority
holds that this decline, which affects the
status of church and minister only as a
part or function of the secular state, is
by no means to be regretted, and that the
spiritual influence of the church and it's
ministry is to-day greater than of old.
Finally, there is symposium upon the
conditions of Success on the Stage" the
the contributors being six of the most
prominent actors-John Mccullough,
Joseph Jefferson, Madame Modjeska,
Lawrence Barrett, Maggie Mitchell and
William Warren.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-11-27

The negotiations for the settle
ment of the long standing differences
between the Vermont Central and the
Vermont and Canada railroads, have
been brought to successful termi-
nation. The terms of the compro-
mise, provide for the issue of ST.
100000 first mortgage five per cent
bonds on the Vermont and Canada
roads, all their equipment and their
property. These bonds are torun 80
years from July next, interest to be-
gin in April next, and to be payable
thereafter in July and January. OF
these bonds 81 100000 will be used
to take up the $3,OOO,O 900 stock of
the Vermont and Canada at 1873
cents on a dollar. The holders of
the different classes of Vermont and
Canada bonds, including equipment,
guaranteed, income and extension,
and Stanstead, Shefford and Chambly
roads, amounting to total of 81,
357 900, will receive dollar for dollar
in the new per cents without back
interest. Another million of the
$7,000,000 will be used to cancel the
floating debt, and the remaining
s643, 900 will liquidate the present
Indebtedness of the Central Vermont.
There will also be issued $3.50, 900 in
perferred stock, which will be given
in exchange for the first and second
mortgage bonds of the Vermont
Central at the rate of 20 and 1C
cents on dollar respectively, with.
out interest.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-11-27


the compiler informs us, will be call
ed for in the coming year. Derby
has had no history, proper, yet in the
volume, that is to be written, the
same may be said of Craftsbury, its
history is yet to be written. Barton
will have an interesting record in the
papers for old Gen. Barton, the man
who captured Gen. Bancroft of the
British army, ''gobbled' him up
neatly with few Cape boys in the
midst of his camp, while asleep and
made a present of him to Gen.
Washington, who sspitched'' in Bar
ton after the war and named the
town. Irasburgh and Newport also,
want much writing up to equal the
full records of Rutland and Wash
ington counties last published-and
they may be counted on for it. No
counties in the state did better in
their first entrance in the work than
Franklin and Orleans, these extreme
northern counties. A bill was intro
duced in the legislature recently, the
purport of which is to give another
years time to the work and another
volume to the Gazetteer, making the
work consist of volumes, and which
last must be had or the counties of
the III OF III volumes, Franklin,
Grand Isle, Lamoille, Orange and
Orleans will come short for room.
We have no doubt, but our repre-
sentatives in the legislature will see
the need of another volume for the
supplement counties. We are also
requested by the publisher of this
work to say to the people of our
county that this work has no part,
lot or connection with Child's Gdz-
etteer, but is the work of Vermont
er aided by people residing in the
towns and counties who know more
of the facts than any other person
can know. A supplement to the va
rious counties is being prepared and
any omissions or DEFICIENCIES in the
former volumes will be remedied in
the supplements. Let it be under
stood that the publisher of this work
will embody everything in it that can
be of interest or value to the intelli-
gent people of Vermont.
Very truly,
| Miss HEMENWAY
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-11-27
The business lookout is not wha

The business lookout is not what
might be called gloomy. Advices
from the trade centers show that the
country is far from violent disturb
ance of that far-reachinging conf
dence which underlies the credit sys-
tenn of the day. An exchange says
in this connection: General manu-
featuring continues active at the
principle industrial centers. The
striking feature of the iron market is
the quick demand for nails, in con-
trast with the weakness of pig iron
and steel rails. This would seem to
show that the wide activity in build
ing operations is by no means at an
end. The reports of railway earn
ings and other similar evidences are
SO favorable as to greatly strengthen
the assurance of continued business
health"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-11-27

A religious revival is in progress at Es-
sex.
Senator Edmunds is visiting his rela-
tives in Michigan.
The pedestal for the Lafayette statue
at Burlington was placed in position last
week.
At a fire recently at Ludlow, Mr.. J. H.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-11-27

Mr.. Melville was the engineer of
the Jeanette Arctic expedition. Its
disasterous end is part of the sad
history of Arctic exploration. He
has done a better service to the
world by giving in court his opinion
of the whole business than he ever
did on the ship. He says that if the
heaviest plates of metal were rivited
together so as to leave space be
tween them, and that space were
filled with melted metal, and the
whole so thoroughly welded togeth-
er that it was compact and solid, yet
would it fail to be strong enough to
overcome the enormous. power of the
ice. In other words, no vessel can
be built that will successfully navi-
gate the Arctic Ocean. The only
way to reach the Pole, he contends,
is to establish stations OF colonies,
which might be gradually extended
north. He does not believe in an
open Polar Sea, and thinks the Pole
can be reached by land.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-11-27
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

The very best iron preparation. and the having
the largest sale, is Browns Iron Bitters.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-11-27

Ex-Lieut.-G ov. Burnham Martin
of Chelsea, died at his home on Fri
day, Nov. IL. He was lieutenant
governor in 1859. Mr.. Martin
was born at Williamstown, studied
law and lived several, years in Ohio,
where he was states attorney of Fay
cite county from 1871 to 1913, repre-
sentative in Ohio legislature in 1913,
and senator from 1916 to 1847. He
was states attorney for Orange coun-
ty, VT, from 1850 till 1852, county
clerk the following three years, and
subsequently served with honor in
both branches of the Vermont legis-
lature. He was a member of the
council of censors in 1862, and his
last Legislature service was in the
house in 1876.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-11-27

Do'st thou love life?-Then do not squander vaua-
BILE tme,-for that is the stuff life is made of;-but
procure at bottle of Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup for
your cough and be cured. Your druggist keeps it.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-11-27

That was Christian impulse which
prompted the President and the Gov
ernor to recommend that Thanksgiv-
ing day be made day of generous
remembrance of the poor.
The news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1882-1891, 1882-03-09
MOUNT HOLLY, BURLINGTON N: THURSDAY MARCH g. il

qThat man might be excused on
the ground of ignorant presumption,
but there is no excuse for the person
who wrote this" said the official,
handling the reporter a letter which
bore the title Of an interior newspaper
at its head, printed in circus colors.
1t read
DEAR SIM enclose herewith my
last years pass over Jour road for re-
neWal. When it was Issued to me
there was no probability Of my having
to provide for family. Now there
is. | anticipate the early arrival here
Of four nieces from the East, who will
reside with me until next fall. They
will doubtless want to do some little
travelling. Can you arrange it SO
that all can ride on my annual? 1 will
reciprccate by increasing your "ad."
Yours truly,
The news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1882-1891, 1882-03-09
. S1.OO A YEAR.

j A FIELD OF BATTLE had my
letter to write and post, and this iu-
volved five-mile drive by moonlight
to the road, across the most CHASTITY
field that can we'll be imagined. l
had some trouble in finding my car
riage. had left it at well-defned
position on the battlefield Of the day
before, but to reach it | had to walk
for more than a mile over PLAIN
where the carcasses of men and horses
were net merely thickly strewn, but
frozen into all sorts of fantastic atti-
tudes. The thermometer had been
sixteen degrees below the freezing
point on the previous night, and men
only slightly wounded, who had not
been able to crawl to their comrades,
had been frozen to death. One man
was stiff in q sitting position, with
both his arms lifted straight above his
head, as though his last moments
had been spent in an invOcatieps and
il gave one shudder in the clear
moonlight to approach him. Others
were doubled up in q death agony,
and so frozen. In places, many to-
gether, French and Germans, were
mingled, not because they bad been
at close quarters, but because the
same ground had first been occupied
by one and then by the other, per-
haps at an interval Of half a day. |
think / was more comfortable with
bullets singing in my ears than
walking amid the distorted shadows
Of the dead and stifened men; and 1t
was quite relief to see . hay-stack
on FIRE and . regiment warming them
selves at it, and my prudent coach
man within, comfortable distance Of
the rudy blaze. Then comes the
very hardest part Of cofTespOn-
dents life. / had still to dine. |
had lived since the mornings coffee
on . loaf of bread, which / had been
picking at all day; then to write my
letter, good two hours task; then to
see that ID was safely posted, either
that night or the next morning
early, so as to give me time TO gst to
the field for the third days bsstle'
And allthis after having been On a
strain Of exertion and excitement
since daylight; and then the gsntle-
men at ease in London Fsads il Az, in
his armchair, after breakfast for . $
peAny, or, at most, tvo-psnee hA'-
penny. EST .yss saxs &fane.
The news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1882-1891, 1882-03-09

The Denver Cool, Ts5,me in . re-
cent issue says: sYou would hardly
credit the absurdity Of the requests
we receive BY mail for annual passes"
said railroad magnate to Tribune
reporter yesterday, - he pushed his
chair out from his desk, and cast a
vicious look at bundle Of LISTERS
which had been engaging bis attsn-
i'm aA a
Snow, there's fresh mail which
contains at least thirty Of these re-
quests, sed some Of them are simply
insane, he added pointing at the let
ters.
"WouId you niad exposing their
conten,sY" was asked.
"No; ! don't think they are de-
serving of secrecy" 3
:sTo begiu with" he supplemented,
selecting greasy looking epistIe from
from Wasenburg. The writer says
that some years ago be chopped ties
for the road, and did quite handsome
'ly. He always did feel kinder iater-
'estedin the road Since then, ana has
The news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1882-1891, 1882-03-09

ELEGANT TOILET PREPARATloNs.-
Hair dressing, and restorative is found in
London Hair Color Restorer." 1t seldom
fails to restore gray or faded hair to its
original youthful color and beauty. Fall
ing hair is checked by its use, and it pro-
duces a growth of beautiful young hal
soft, glossy, and luxuriant It certainlr
is the most Clearly and effective hair re-
storer now before the American people.
q. A. Gibson, Barrytown, Duchess
county, n. Y, writes: DIR. Swayne & Som
Philadelphia: Gents enclose post
office order for eight dollars: please
send me one dozen bottles of the LON
don Hair Color Restorer." 1t has
stopped my hair from falling, and restored
it to its natural color. 1t has proven
satisfactory in every respect. The "Lon-
don Hair Color Restorer" can be obtain
at all the leading druggists at rs cents
bottle.
The news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1882-1891, 1882-03-09

A CALIFORNIA BARBEoUE.-The
first preparation for the barbecue was
the slaughter of q dozen sheep, o
dozen porkers and half a score beevss
-fatted, all of them, for the occasion
the selected of countless Aocks,
droves and herds, choice, fat and
young. Next the trench was dug;
lis feet long, 4 feet deep and 4 feet
broad. From that moment all the
operations were conducted under the
immediate management of the chief
of the barbecue and his assistants. At
midnight on Sunday fire was lighted
in the entire length of the trench,
and carefully fed until 6 o'clock the
next morning. Scientifically fed was
the FIRE, for the seven cords of wood
used must leave no charred nor smoky
embers; only glowing GOALS, frosted
with clean white ashes. The sides
and bottom of the trench were heated
almost to red heat. Then the quar-
tered beef and the whole sheep and
pigs were placed on to cook. Each
piece-there were ten carcases Of beef,
twelve of sheep and twelve of pork
placed on at once-was spitted with
two rods of iron the ends Of which
rested on either bank Of the trench.
Each piece, too, was seasoned with q
coating of salt and pepper, and basted |
at each turning. The BLASTING" was
contained in q kettle over an adjoin-
ing fire, and consisted of melted butter
seasoned with care by the chief. The
chief, with small mop and can of
basting, moved from spit to spit, and |
with the confidence ofIong experience
moistened the rich-smelling sides of
browning caroasses with the care that
an artist applies the finishing touches
to his exhibition picture. His assis-
tants turned the spits or with small
broom -sprinkled water on the GOALS
beneath the pieces which were brown
ing too fast. This process continued
from 9 O'Clock IN the morning until
noon, when the chief turned over his
,harge to the carvers. They demon
'trated the result to be perfectly
sooked meats, not a drop of whose
Juice had escaped; tender, rich-aavor-
ID, indispensable. Chronicle. .
1
The news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1882-1891, 1882-03-09


The ACES OF MAN BEFORE THE
FLoob.- Charles s. Bryant, of St.
Paul, has d concentration IN the Feb
ruary issue Of the Popular Science
Monthly, in which he offers some eOn-
siderations to show that there was no
real disparity between the ageso Of the
pstriarchs and those of men Of later
time. He says that very slight err
ror Ia the translation Of the Hebrew
numbers has led to all the apparent
disparity, insists on the authority Of
Genesis vi, 8, that the age Of the an
tedeluvisn was not to exceed 100
years. That passage reads: "And
the Lord said, my spirit shall not H.
ways strive with man, for that be also
is ilssb, yet his days shah bs an han.
dred an txsnty years." Mr.. Bryant
aseribss thssrroEsin the ages ss given
10 the Bible, 10 the improper fsader.
ing Of concrete numerals BY the trans
lators. BE says that Genesis ', 8, Is
properly rendered, "Adsm Assd q
hundred and thirty years, and begat
a son." etc; but that If this verse bad
VA
been translated Is the fifth il, ia The
authorised version, it would read
thus !. rAdam lived thirty hundred
years and begst q son" This ashook.
ed the consciousness Of the Chrissian
translator, and be vas driven to the
true rule of the Hebrew MSS II oases
Of coperete numerals In the Afth
verss the authorized version reads /:
aAnd all tie days thas Adam lived
we're nine hundred and thirty years,
and he died" The trne reading By
the rule,, NJ. Rrysnt says, would be,
"And ell the the days Of Adam which
he lived, we're hundred years, and
thirty and nine years, and be dies, !"
making the entire age Of Adam 100
years. Mr.. Bryant further says that
ct the date Of the writing of Genesis
the Hebrews had no means Of writing
nine hundred, or any number Of hnn-
dreds above one, without repetition or
circumlocutien. He gives the. fol-
lowing as the ages Of the patriarchs
before the Noachin deiuge, rsmarking
that they are subject to q few uneer-
tainties in the number below one
hundred:
The news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1882-1891, 1882-03-09

How IT RAINS IN CALIFoRNrA.-
The popularity Of . California rain
storm is that It makes no afuss" about
it but attends strictly to business aud
accompanies more in given time
than would appear possible from any
AMOUNT Of observation. One feels
sense Of drssriness, and looking from
the window sees II 10 raining; the
quietest rain IN the world, the drops
being small and I falling With 10 ap-
prsciable weight. But step out iuto
Il and Il is almost like stepping into
the bay, the wettipg i 80 rapid and
90 thorough. livery rarely happens
that any wind accompanies rain.
storm il this locality, and thunder
and lightning are almost unknown.
The average length Of ! raInAtoFm Is
abous fosty-eight hours, he water
coming down steadily and vigorously,
vhile from the hiIlsides an unbroken
sheet an inch or more IN depth rush
q rapidly 70 the reservoirs below,
until every stFsam becomes ! liver,
every valley : lake; somatinsa it
continues 10 Fain--though Dot il this
unbroksn wsy-lOr weeks. bas this
d afare osss. As ! rule, after about
two days and nights Of solid asldgs,
IL clears q, the farmers Cd % work
ard the weather Is too beadtiEa IL Be-
described At al. Such blss Depths
of sky, such acres Of briiIisbt ailde
lowers, aud the woods ablasa with
color, al form . picture which il an
artist should present truthfulls would
be pronounced gaudy, unnatural and
out Of taste. This style of storm
with the Intervening sunshine about
once : month for FIVE Of six ID 5nths
makes an average California winter. +
The news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1882-1891, 1882-03-09

ra- |rItk =
/ President Arthur has msds ths FL
lowing changes 10 his Oabinent since
his accession to the Presidency:
Secretary Of State Frederick T,
Frelinghuyssi, in place Of James q.
Blaine,
I Secretary Of Treasury Charles )
Eolger, in place of William Wladem. :
!: Postmaster General--Timothy o.
Howe, in place Of Thomas 8. james.
Attorney General -Bepia4in d.
Brewster, in place Of Wayne Nc
sVeagh. 3 iswssbeliw els
The Secretaries appointed BY Pfes-
ident GaraeId who sti'l remain IL Of
fioe ere % follows. .
Samuel D. KirkwoOd, Secretary Of !
interior. o
Robert 4. Lincoln, Secretary Of
Wan. isd gtsa.l Q 5ea
William q. Hunt, Secretary ii a
Navy.
.~...-
The news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1882-1891, 1882-03-09
Editor

| "But then, newspaper men are moi
the only applicants with nieces to &C
commodate. There see how thai
strikes you"
The reporter opened the letter ex,
tended. It was dated Pueblo, and was
written in judicial, goose-quill sort
Of hand. It was addressed in the
stereotyped way, and started off BY
announcing the enclosure Of last years
pass. 81 had 20 family last year. 2
it concluded, "but now / have two
nieces visiting me indefinitely. Please
mike out my annual this year for
three" The signature was pre6xed
BY the title Of Judge. a5
"Here's one from another Judge.
He is not 50 extremely unreasonable
as the others. he only wants an an
nual for himself and wife, and inge-
niously writes that as he was only mar
ried recently be would like to have
his wife accompany him when he
travels. 4s.
"But what's the use Of wading
through this mess" said the official
~
throwing the bundle Of letters back
on the desk in disgust. They're all
alike. Those I have shown you are
fair samples of the whole Of them.s'
"Hold onl" he interrupted, his eye
having caught square, pink envelope,
which fell conspicuously on one side.
Picking il up he opened it quickly.
II want toshow you this" he said.
sits areal curiosity as sample Of
femme cheek. Il is from woman in
Ohio Who claims to be q newspaper
correspondent and editress. Read it."
my Dear Mil" it began, in
ssif-corsst-liks hand, Il am organ
izing . party to 60 to Colorado this
spring, and write to you for favor
which feel you will grant without
hesitation. The party win number
seventy.five people, most Of whom will
be ladies. I have already found sixty
eight who have expressed their will
hsgnsss to 90. What | desire is pas
aes for the party. Many Of them are
real nice young ladies aud perhaps
they VIII remain there IL they ike the
COUNTRY real we'll Most Of them are
nom very rich families, and they are
very Intelligent and well educated.
we VIII travel IN conventional tourist
lasnaon, ana intend having perfsetiy
Us, and We think it win, Please
make our passes good for six month";.
! never had the pleasure Of meeting
you, but ] understand from a gentle.
Enan friend that you are very kind 70
ladies. He told me you would net
hesitate in giving me passes fer the
party I an not much acquainted
with Colorado, and hear thst 10 Is q
very Wild end dangerous country for
women 10 travel in without q protec-
tor when you send the passes please
also write me full particulars concern
ing the country, the people, how they
act, and which is she most comforta-
bic attire tor ladies out there. Some
people say it is very cold in Colorado.
By the time I hear from you / shall
have made all my other arrangements. /"
- = = 60 ..l. M
Inc Foas Vmce Department has
aooP'eo new lock TOR registered
mail pouches, which is as ingenious
a. it is effective. It is oblOpg in
shane. and Contains fonr numhe,sd
-ha.t. ru.:L
"1.en. livery 'lms Key Is insert
cd 10 tnelock 1t Is indicated on the
| wheels. The faces oF tha 1atfar ave
The news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1882-1891, 1882-03-09
No boast is worth the breath that is re-
quired TO make it.

Always look on the bright side; a
mighty ugly hired girl can ring the bell
for mighty good dinner s.
The news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1882-1891, 1882-03-09

The world is bat . aesting ahow,
We say, but somehow Ne all want to
Gee all we can of it. 80 gs