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s'Gabe," said the governor to an
colored man, Il understand that you
have been ousted from your position
of Sunday school superintendent"
eyes, sab, da fggered aroun' till
they got me out. 1t was all a piece
of political work though an l doan
see why de law oh de Ian doan pre-
vent de Sunday schools and churches
from taking up political matters.
"How did politics get you out?'
eyer see some time ago, when / was
candidate for justice oh de peace,
I gin barbecue to some of my friends.
De udder day da brung up de fack
an rousted me-" ''I don't see why
de fact that you gave a barbecue to
your friends should have caused any
trouble "Neider does myself, boss,
but yer see da said dat l stole de
hogs what [ barbecued. De proof
want good, an 1 think dat da done
wrong in ackin' upon sech slim testi-
mony. Da said l cotch de hogs in a
corn fier. I know dat want true.
cause it was wheat fieP whar /
cotch EN-"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-06-11
YANKEE THINGS IN THE
SOUTH.

The impression still obtains that
the southern people cherish such a
deadly hatred to the Yankees that
they will neither smell, taste, touch
nor handle anything contaminated by
Yankee hands. This is a most eyre
gious error. The southern people
love the Yankee, and they show this
affection in thousand different ways.
When they retire at night they un-
button Yankee buttons to Yankee
made coats, waitcoats, pantaloons,
shirts and drawers. They pull off
their Yankee boots with Yankee
boot Jacks, and divest their feet of
Yankee socks. They march to Yam
kee bedsteads, turn down Yankee
coverlets, Yankee blankets, PROSTATE
themselves on Yankee mattresses and
lay their heads on Yankee pillows.
The bedbugs are the only things not
made by Yankee hands and imported
from the land of the Yankee. On
rising in the morning we tread Yam
kee carpets. stumble over Yankee
chairs and sofas, build fire with
Yankee coal taken from Yankee scut-
ties, in Yankee CRATES, catch ashes
in Yankee pans, and use Yankee
pokers, shovels and tongs. We re-
pair to Yankee washstands, pour wa
ter out of Yankee pitchers into Yam
kee bowls, and wash with Yankee
soap; then use Yankee towels and
Yankee tooth brushes. Next we
march to a Yankee bureau, stand be-
fore Yankee glass, and use Yankee
combs, Yankee brushes, Yankee
powder, Yankee cologne in Yankee
bottles. We sit down in Yankee
chair to a Yankee table covered witt
Yankee cloth, Yankee knives ano
forks, Yankee dishes, and eat Yam
kee food. We call for Yankee tooth
picks, seize Yankee hats from Yankee
racks, turn the key to a Yankee lock
open Yankee door, enter a Yankee
buggy, seize the reins to Yanke'
harness and repair to our place O
business and spend the day trading
on Yankee industry. The south il
rich in resources, but our people art
so fond of the Yankees that the,
lavish their wealth upon Yankee en-
terprise. Memphis Appeal.
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PROFANITY.

This, evidently, is one of our ma
tional vices. Everywhere along the
thoroughfares of travel, and not in
frequently from those whose dress
and bearing might mislead one into
thinking that they were refined gen.
tlemen, one hears profane oaths.
On the train on which / rode from
Cheyenne to Denver was a company
of Americans and one Chinaman,
whose dress was like that of his COM
panions, only better. But his Ian
guage was in striking contrast with
theirs, on account of his ''pigeon
English" except the plentiful oaths
with which his speech was garnished;
and in uttering these he was as glib
and voluble as any of his associates.
because of swearing the land
mourneth." IT would seem as if the
multitude had become apt pupils of
Sir Toby Belch, whose instructions
to Sir Andrew Aguechedk was:
"Swear horrible; for it comes to
pass oft that terrible oath, with
staggering accent sharply twanged
off, gives manhood more appreciation
than ever proof itself would have
earned him." Why will not men
who make any claim to be respectable
or even decent, refrain from this low
and impious practice, and frown upon
it in all others? No gentleman ever
INDUCES in profanity.
Take not His name who made thy mouth in vain,
1t gets thee nothing and has excuse;
Lust and wine plead pleasure, avarice gain;
But the cheap swearer through his open slulce
Lets his soul run for nought"
Thus does George Herbert show
that the vice of swearing is as unrea-
sonable and gratuitous as it is dis
graceful and revolving.
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the first thing and thinks I tn myself,
l wonder who has got the prettiest
bunnit this time.
i saw folks lookin' a good deal
and kinder smiling, and some young
girls that sot right behind, began tn
giggle. Just then John looked round
at me. Now he never took no notice
of my clothes he couldn't tell calico
from cashmere but he kept lookin'
at me, and I thought my bunnit must
be very becomin' for John to take so
much notice of it. just then he
whispered to me and said, For massy
sake what did you come here with
out your bunnit for?''
Iput my hand up to my head, and,
sure enough, my bunnlt was gone.
Just think of it, Matilda; there |
was, in that hall full of folks, right
up in the front, with no bunnit on,
and that little horn comb to keep my
bunnit on stickin' in my hair. | can
tell you, [ wished could sink through
the floor. | was so 'shamed l didn' t
know what to du. / never thought
nothin' about the bunn1t, where it
had gone nor nothin, | only wanted
to cit out of the hall, and / did. /
don't know how / ever had the spunk
to do it, but anything was better than
sittin' there and everybody laughin'
at me.
John followed me out, and it was
well he did, for | almost had a hys-
teric fit. / cried and laughed. He
tried to talk to me and tell me it
want any matter, that folks hadn't
noticed it, but that only made me
feel worse. Hadn't | seen them
laughin' at me.
| told him he must take me home !;
so he got the buggy and when | went
to git in, if there want my bunnit
lying in the top of the buggy.
You see, when John let the top
back, one of the long ends of ribbon
got caught in some way, and the
bunnit was drawn right off my head.
Come to look at it, the elastic cord
hadn't been half sewed on, and had
pulled off that was why the bunnit
slipped off so easy. l tell you, Ma
tilda, my pride had fall. | never
took mite of comfort wearin' that
bunnit. But twas good lesson tn
me. I gave up tryin' tn keep up
with Miss Wilson.
Wal, there l didn't notice how late
twas gettin' I must hurry round
and git the kittle on-thought 1
would make some cream toast for
supper. John is master hand for
Yankee Blade.
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THE SHAH OF PERSIA AT
HOME.

Not many years ago the Shah new
er allowed his wives to show even the
tips of their fingers to any of the
male sex over the age of twelve.
Formerly when the members of the
harem (the princesses and female at
tendants of the Shah's household),
enveloped in black sheet and veil
on their face and sitting in a covered
carriage, made their passage through
the streets of Teheran, the eunuchs
and the feraches who accompanied
them used their long sticks to drive
the people away. The Europeans
were allowed to stay where they hap
pened to be at the time, but were
compelled to turn their faces to the
wall.
During the last few years, how
ever, and especially since his return
from the second journey to Europe,
Nasser-ed-Din Shah has become more
obliging. Since that time the Per-
SLAMS ars ordered only to keep out of
the harem's path, and the Europeans
are allowed to continue their way on
the tacit condition that they shall not
gaze too avidiously at the passing
carriage. On the eve preceding the
late anniversary of the Prophets
birthday there were as usual fireworks
and illuminations in the alley called
Khiaban Dowleh. Over the palace
door "Dari Almassieh'' (door of dia-
monds, so-called because its facade
is ornamented with pieces of looking
glass; opening into the Keiaban there
is a balakhaneh in which on such Oc-
casions the Shah sits to enjoy the
sight. At other times he and the
harem used to peep out through the
openings of a curtain drawn before
the windows, but on this occasion
the curtain was done away with, and
the king with some of the princesses
looked freely at the fireworks.
AS far as can be judged from
distance of ten or twelve yards, these
ladies have in general round faces,
very large and fine eyes, and thick
and arched eyebrows, which are made
to appear still thicker by the applica-
ton of certain dye of dark blue
color, called in Persia ''rang," and
more arch-like by plucking the hair
which may stand out of the archy
line, and cheeks of vermillion. Their
shin, however, as that of all Persi-
ans, with few exceptions, lacks the
delicacy and whiteness so often COM
monty met with IN English women.
Their features, too, are not generally
expressive. His majesty certainly
does not share now in the prejudices
of his countrymen regarding the
treatment of the fair sex, and he has
always been far above them as re-
CARDS religions liberation.
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1880 fourteen. But additional speed
was obtained, for beginning with
1874, there was one horse that could
trot in 2.15, two horses in 1877 that
accomplished this, and in 1880 this
number was increased to six, and
over-topping that one animal made
her mile in 2,11. About two seconds
to the mile have been gained by the
trotting horse in every three years
since 1871, and it is believed that the
fastest horse of 1890 will trot his or
her mile in about 2.0S.
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The following, which is going the
rounds of the papers, contains good
advice for many church goer: Hav-
ing entered a pew, move along; do
not block up the end of the pew as If
you did not intend to have any one else
enter it, or as if you were holding it
for special friends. Do not rise to let
others in, but move along and leave
the pew invitingly open, so that they
will know they are welcome. If
pew holding six has five already in it,
do not file out in formal procession to
let one poor scared woman go to the
fartherst end, but move along, and let
her sit down at the end next to the
aisle. 1t is not necessary now for
man to sit at the end, ready to rush
out and kill Indians, as possibly it was
once.
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THE SONG OF THE SOWER,

The farmer stood at the open door,
Looked north, and south, and east, and west,
"Good wife, the swallows are back once more,
Back again to their last years nest
I'm off to the fields to speed the plow;
The birds are singing on every bough.
''The skies are dreaming of summer blue;
Trees are dreaming of rustling leaves
And have dreanl-God make it truei-
Ofstanding corn, and of golden sheaves,
Ofmeadows green, and of new-made hay,
And reapers singing at dawn of day.
"Call all the boys; we must go field,
To speed the plow and cast the seed;
God bless the seed and make it to yield
Plenty, both man and beast to feedl
God bless the seed and speed the plow,
For birds are singing on every bough."
Then out with the boys the farmer went,
Into the fields the soft spring morn.
Sowing the seed with glad content,
Singing. while sowing the good seed-corn,
"God bless the harrow, and bless the plow,
The corn, the wheat, and the barley mow!'
California Patron.
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u NEW Jersey WHOM Is Salu TO nave
changed her religion because she wished
to avoid meeting her husband in the next
world
Mrs. Sarah Hilterdine in court the 9TH
er day called one Of our leading lawyers
u devil, from which we infer he must have
been speaking lucifer.
A Nebraska preacher stopped his SER
mon to give baby a chance to cry, and
the young one spread himself with such
vigor that he burst blood-vessel.
81 will thank you for that pie,' said a
| fellow boarder. ''I was thinking who
was King of England when this old pie
was baked, and it made me feel bad to
think how long he had been dead''
An economical correspondent of Texas
consults US on the matter of making a
little money go good ways. According
to our ideas the best way would be to put
it into an envelope and send it to us.
The following verdict was given and
written by a foreman of coroners jury,
at village in Canada. eve are of A
Pinion that the Decest met his death from
Violant inflammation in the Arm, producst
from Unoan Cauz.''
"Oh! why art thou not near me, oh !!
my love?" sang a serenader in Glasgow,
the other night; and yet when the girl,
who was leaning too far out of the win
dow, lost her balance and dropped right on
him, the fellow acted as confused as could
be. Some men cannot stand success.
II heerd yer old mudder was dead, "
said Sam Johnsing to Gabe Snodgrass, a
colored citizen of Austin, Texas. ''Jes
long?" ssNo she jes TUX sick one day
an died de mex" s'Only sick one day
De Lor, why dat was hardly wuff while" F"
According to an exchange, a self-acting
sofa, just large enough for two, has beer
invented. If properly wound up it viii
begin to ring warning bell just before
10 o'clock. At one minute after 10 i
splits apart, and while one-half carrie:
the daughter of the house up stairs, tn,
other half kicks her young man out o
doors. They will come high, but peopl
must have them.
An old lady recently received ney
bonnet. Shortly after she was missed
and her absence became so protracte
that the family grew anxious, and inst
tuted a search. Finally she was discoy
cred in her room, sitting quietly with th
new bonnet on. Her daughter exclaimed
''Why, mother, what are you doing here!
''Go along down." the old lady replied
81 am only getting used to this thing, S
that I shall not be thinking about it a
10 church-time tomorrow
n One sultry Sunday minister was thu
te dering away at his drowsy congregation
ct the majority of whom would 60 to slee
ms ms in spite of all his efforts. At last
tn shouted: 'sWake up here! There is
his man preaching to you who has only ha
ne a shirt on his back" 1t woke them |
tremendously. The next day deleg
u tion of ladies visited the parsonage al
$. presented the preacher with packa;
. containing some very nice shirts, sayil
it was a shame that he should be reduc
to half shirt to his back. He reptile
as after accepting the shirts with thank
&c that he was not literally reduced to b.
! Shirt, although he wore only half on /
= back he wore the other half in front
him.
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AN EDITORS PLEASANT LIFE

There are but few people who are
aware of the pleasant life of an news
paper man leads. His pathway is
strewn with the brightest of flowers,
and upon downy couch he reposes.
His daily life is one continued round
of unalloyed happiness. This is
why so many young men aspire to be-
come editors.
There is no end to the fun there is
in the business, as will be learned
from reading the following of an
eastern editor, whose style of writing
was calculated to arouse people to
deeds of gore. Being himself not
much on his muscle, he found it nee
essary to keep fighting editor, and
he had speaking tube connected
with the peeler's room, to call him
when danger requires.
One day gentleman whom the
editor had referred to as a ''cross-
eyed dromedary," came in to request
a correction, and as the fighting edi-
tor was out, he did not respond to
the signal of distress and while the
editor and his visitor were on the
| floor under his desk, the former
agreed to correct his mistake, and the
irate man left. Pretty soon a gen
tleman from the rural districts came
in to give the editor a big squash,
and get notice, and about the same
time the fighting editor returned, and
the boy in the room told him the boss
wanted help. The man of war was
quick to respond, and dashing into
his chiefs room and seeing the latter
in somewhat disordered condition,
the result of his previous visitor. he
thought the countryman was the
cause of it, and clinched him; and
after staving up some furniture, ran
the victim across the street to where
an empty hearse was standing il
front of an undertaker's shop. Int
the vehicle he jammed the farmer
and shut the door. The commotior
he had created scared the horses at
tached to the hearse, and they start
ed off ON dead run. People sool
noticed the runaway and ran after it
and were shocked at beholding th
hearse collide with a post and becom
a complete wreck, and their horro
| at seeing human body precipitate'
: to the sidewalk was only equaled b
their amazement at seeing it sprin
nimbly to his feet yelling Murder !
They thought it an attempt to bury
] man alive, and part of them wen
: and got the undertaken to lynch him
: while the rest pursued the farmer
e who was found hiding in swamp
h And after he was bought in it too
I over three hours to get matters e1
g planned, and then the farmer wei
: before a justice of the peace an
n made affidavit that he hoped to
struck by lightning if he ever entere
k newspaper office again.
IL DR.. VIII Lee, Conyers, Ca. says Browns Ir
e Bitters is good medicine and many are using it
this place."
u He is happy who can suit his ci
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If your lungs almost wasted by consumption Dr..
Perces "Golden Medical Discovery will not cure
you, yet a remedy for coughs, and all
BILE bronchial throat and lung affections. it is
passed. Send stamps for Dr. Pierces large PAM
phet treaties consumption and kindred affections
Address Worlds Dispensary Medical Association,
Buffalo N Y.
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BRIaHrs DISEASE, DIABETES, KIDNEY, Liver OR
URINARY DIsEAsEs-Have no fear of any of these
diseases if you use Hop Biters as they will prevent
and cure the worst cases, even when you have been
made worse BY some great puiied up pretended cure
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HAND IN HAND WITH ANGELS

Hand IN hand with angels,
Through the world we go;
Brighter eyes are on US
Than we blind ones know;
Tenderer voices cheer us
Than we deaf will own;
Never, walking heavenward,
Can we walk alone.
Hand in hand with angels
In the busy street,
By the winter hearth-fres-
Everywhere-we meet,
Though unfledged and songless,
Birds of Paradise;
Heaven looks at US daily
Out of human eyes.
Hand in hand with angels;
Oft in menial guise;
By the same straight pathway
Prince and beggar rise.
If we drop our fingers,
Toil-lmbrowned and worn,
Then one link from heaven
From our life is torn.
Hand IN hand with angels;
Some are fallen-alas J
Soiled wings trail pollution
Over all they pass.
Lift them into sunshine!
Bid them seek the skyi
= Weaker is your soaring
When they cease to fly.
Hand IN hand with angels;
Some are out of sight,
Leading US unknowiug,
Into paths of light.
Some dear friends are loosened
From our earthly clasp,
Soul in soul to hold uB
With frmer grasp.
Hand in hand with angels
'Tis twisted chain,
Winding heayenward, earthward,
Linking joy and pain.
There's mournful jarring,
There's a clank of doubt,
If the heart grows heavy,
Or a hands left out.
Hand in hand with angels,
Walking every day:
How chain may lengthen,
None of US can say.
But we know it reaches
From earth's lowlest one,
To the shining seraph,
Throned beyond the sun.
Hand in hand with angels!
Blessed so to be!
Helped are all the helpers;
Giving light, they see.
He who aids another
Strengthens more than one;
Sinking earth he grapples
To the great white throne.
Lucy Larcona.
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A PEARSON,

'IHEOLD DENTIST, MAIN STREET, BARTON,
Vt. All work done IN best mannerand war
nted. Gas and Ether used when desired.
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II. E. HARRIS,

rSRYsTAL, LAKE HOTEL BARTON, VT. HAV-
ID ing leased this hotel for term of years. would
nnounce to the public that he intends to keep hotel
fhich shall deserve respect and patronage. He has
I'd many years experience in the business, and with
H. owen Delaney a very popular and efficient clerk,
bpes to retain all former customers and to win new.
hotel will soon be refurnshed and put in the best
ossibe condition.
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Be sure you know what you are
talking about before you speak.
Never betray your ignorance by try
ing to converse on subject you
know nothing about.
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7. f. DWINELL

PHYSICIAN, SURGEON AND ACCOUCHEUR
Barton, Vt. Residence and Office on Lincoln
'yenue, east Of Main Street. 22-35
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G. H. GREEN,

MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN FURNI-
Va ture, ,Coftins and Caskets Carpets Room Pa
,r etc. Glover, VT. Ill
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NENTIST, B ARTON VT. OFFICE IN ROBIN
} son'sBlock over Ellis store. ConsultatiOnfree.
hs an painless extraction
fteeth Nabol fused to preventpain in hllingteeth.
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F. NJ. PERRY,

NEALERIN BURIAL ROBES, C OFFlNs, ,CASK-
cts and Furniture, Austins Block, Barton
hiding Vt. Hearseprovided
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The world moves. The best of machinery, the best
stock skilled labor well paid and contented give good
results. As evidence of this, try Willimantic-the
best thread for sewing machines.
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Dr. w. B. Cummings, Sparta. Tenn- says: 81 am
strongly convinced of the efficacy Of Browns lroD
Btters and heartily recommend them."
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PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON COVENTRY VT
Office atres idence.
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He is happy who can suit his cir
cumstances to his temper.
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DIR. W. H Lee, Conyers, Ga, says: Browns Iron
Bitters is good medicine and many are using it In
this place."
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
y. w. BALDWIN

@.
ENEALER IN FURNITURE, COFFINs AND
~ Caskets Barton VT.
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CHARLES E. BRANCH

T POST OFFICE, BARTON LANDING VT.
~ Fireand Accidentl insurance. Agent.
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essons-waste nothing

The increase of speed in American
trotting horses during the last decade,
due to careful selection and breeding,
has been remarkable. According to
the record of Mr.. Brewster, it is
found that while in 1871 there were
80 horses that could trot in 2.27,
there was only one that could make
a mile in 2.17. In 1874 there were
five horses who could do this, and in
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=. W. BALDWIN,
a TTORNEY AT LAW AND SOLICITOR IN
n Chancery, Barton vt.