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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-12-03
THANKSGIVING.

O, men grown sick with toll and care,
Leave for awhile the crowded mart;
o, women! sinking with despair,
Weary of limb and faint of heart,
Forget your years to-day, and come
AS children back to ehildhood's home!
Follow again the winding rills,
Go to the places where you went,
When climbing up the Summer hills,
In their green laps you sat content,
And softly laid your head to rest
On Natures calm and peaceful breast.
Walk through the sere and fading wood.
So lightly trodden by your feet,
When all you knew of life was good,
And all you dreamed of life was sweet;
And let fond memory lead you back
Der youthful loves enchanted track.
Taste the ripe fruit from orchard boughs,
Drink from the messy well once more,
Breathe fragrance from the crowded mows,
With fresh sweet clover running DER;
And count the treasures at your feet
Of silver rye and golden wheat.
10 sit beside the neartn AGAIN,
Whose circle once was glad and gay;
And if from out the precious chain
Some shining links have dropped away,
Then guard with tenderer heart and hand
The remnant of thy household band.
Draw near the board with plenty spread,
And if in the accustomed place
You see the fathers reverend head,
Or mothers patient loving face,
Whate'er your life may have of i'll,
Thank God that these are left you still.
And though where home hath been you stant
To-day in alien loneliness;
Though you may clasp no brothers hand,
And claim no sisters tender kiss;
Though with no friend nor lover nigh,
The past is all your company;
Thank God for friends your life has known,
For every dear, departed day;
The blessed past is safe alone
God gives, but does not take away;
He only safely keeps above
For us the treasures that we love.
-FHebe Cares
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-12-03

A Boston woman-hater says it takes a
alive all winter.
A fellow who proposed to his girl and
was met with the reply that she ''couldn't
see it," is now more than ever convinced
that love is blind.
Cetewayo's army is reduced to 60 men
and women. He will soon be in con-
dition to be imported by some circus
manager as a curiosity.
Those picture cards I brought back
from Boston" remarked Mrs. Partington,
in pensive mood. ''They are momen-
tums of the art loan imposition"
Winter with its snow and ice, will soon
be here, and from thousands of homes
will go up the mighty cry, "Say, take
your cold feet away from my back"
A dandy, wishing to be witty, accosted
an old rag-man as follows; s'You take
all sorts of old trumpery in your cart,
don't your Eyes, jump in, jump in!''
Now that the Republicans are victori-
Gus in Massachusetts, the only thing that
4roubles us is the fact that the country
gets too blasted tickled over an English
man.
| 1t is said that cowhide boots are hav-
ling a remarkably good sale this season.
/ III.
that we are going to have laundering
cold Winter.
A clergyman who performed mar
rhge ceremony in church is said to have
read the hymn for the choir beginning
with the words, 'sMistaken souls, who
dream Of Heaven
TWhen are you going to make me that
paii of new boots ordered?" asked fop
of his shoemaker. s'When you pay for
that last pair mady you. "When! I
can'twait SO long as that!''
SCIENTIST says that, properly speak
ing, color is not property of matter, but
of light. We remember when color was
a propsrty of matter, and that was about
twentyyears ago down south.
Butcher: II can't accept that trade
doller, madam it's not a legal tender
Customer: '1Oh, you needn't put on any
airs abolt that trade dollar! It is as
near legal tender as your beef is.''
| Light-minded young thing in bathing
suit" Surely, Aunt Margaret, you're
not going to wear your spectacles in the
water?" Aunt Margaret-ssI Indeed I am
Nothing shall induce me to take off an
other thing.''
ssWhat is lady's sphere?" asked thu
lady principal Of public school on ex
animation day. And little red-headet
urchin in the corner squeaked-s'M Mice.
In the dreadful confusion that followed
the frekle faced fiend escaped.
sWhere are you taking me to-" aske'
criminal, addressing detective VIII
had just arrested him. ssI'm taking yo
to the Office of the police superintendent,
was the reply. 81 wish to observe in thi
case, then, 7said the culprit, .'that it i
the office seeks the man, and not the MAJ
: the Office.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-12-03
AT THE STAMP w1NDo&
ssHas the postage been reduced to


''Has the postage been reduced to
two cents?'' D
Eyes M"
"For letters?''
s'Yes'm.''
"Then a two cent stamp will ac-
tually carry a letter."
sit will"
''And there's no need of putting
on three cents? %
'sNot a bit of it,
"Do you know Mrs. Blank %
"No'm."
"She says it's two cents in the
city,"
''1t is two cents anywhere in the
country"
sShe says she sent a letter to her
husband in Chicago with a two cent
stamp on it and he never got it."
II can't help that, ma'am"
''Then two cents is enough?"
s'Plenty."
''And her husband probably got
the letter and didn't answer it"
Probably"
''Well, I'll take two-cent stamp,
but if there is any doubt about the
matter I'd as soon pay more. 1t will
go, will it,"
'EYes'm.'
$50 right out to-day?"
eyes m"
"Well, | hope so, for it's a very
important letter. You know Mrs.
D., who used to live on
street,"
''No."
"Well. it's for her. She lives in
Buffalo now. She asked me for the
best way to pickle mixed"
The woman had to stand aside for
two or three minutes, but as soon as
the window was clear she returned to
say:
"Pve got the stamp on"
''Yes'm."
"Two cents
81 see."
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-12-03
Drew, WheeIock & Co.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
Evansville, Nov. 18th.

No. I60 Broadtray, corner Of LoareU St.,
Laurence, Mass.
Receivers of Butter. Cheese, Eggs. Beans Potatoes
Hay. etc. Our facilities for the disposal of Country
Produce Is unsurpassed Our motto will be in ali
cases to make prompt returns.
As to our financial standing iefer you to the
following well known gentlemen: It. W. Drew, ESQ
Barton. VT; II. K. Dewey Esq. cashier Barton Ma.
tiona Bank. Barton, VT; W. H. Jaquith Esq cashier
Pacific National Bank. Lawrence, Mass; NJ Burnham
Esq Woburn Center, Mass.
VS. DREW. r. W. WHEELocK
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-12-03
9EO. I'll. BLAKE, Publ1s.

scarin' the women folks?" said Miles
Ruggles, coming valiantly to the
front. "Here, Rankin, I'll get up
the old one-hoss wagon-your mas
got the shay-an' cart the feIler off
to Justice Gilliland's. He'll settle
him in quick time, | tell We what.
Jest tie the fellows hands, and make
him all ship-shape, That's all I ask
of you!''
So the sinister scoundrel, in black
velveteen, was borne unceremonious-
ly off by stout Miles Ruggles, as the
first stage toward a two years. cap
tivity in the nearest states prison !;
and Dotty was relieved at last from
the incubus of his presence.
First she laughed at Rankin's idea
that she was heroine, and then she
cried and shuddered at her vivid per-
ception of the terror she had endured.
"But, Reuben and Rankin" she
said, ''you must promise-solemnly
now-never to tell Aunt Themis that
| disobeyed her and left the door
OPEN
And the two young men bound
themselves solemnly ever to Keep the
vow Of eternal silence upon the sub
ject.
"Since there is really no harm
done," said Reuben, laughing.
Except Dotty's fright, :" said Ran
kin, quite seriously.
So the chicken fricassee was made
and the vanilla puffs but the ice
cream was postponed indefinitely, and
the chocolate cake remained forever
a disembodied ideal. And it took
the two young men all the afternoon
to console Dotty.
And when Aunt Themis came home
full of the preacher, the brethren
and the camp meeting, they all lis
tened in dutiful silence, and she nev.
er once mistrusted that anything hat
happened.
''But I'm sure," whispered Dott1
to Rankin, when they went out to
gether to get pail of spring water
sit will always be a lesson in ODE
dience to me. "-Helen Forrest Graves
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-12-03
Short and sweet-a fat baby

Mr.. GEORGE DODGE SPEAKs.-This gentleman
lives in Emporium, Pa, and says, Gone of my men,
Sam. Lewis, while working in the woods spraned
his ankle so bad he could hardly hobble to the
house. Used Thomas Eclectric Oil and was ready
for work the next morning. have never yet seen
so good medicine"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-12-03
MR.. AND MRS. TOPNooDY.

Mr.. Topnoody lighted his cigar the
other evening, after supper, just be-
fore starting down town, and Mrs.
Topnoody looked at him and said:
''You smoke good cigars, don't
you, Topnoody?"
81 try to, my dear
II heard lady say, to-day, her
husband told her you smoked the two
for-a-nickel kind
The scoundrel !" said Mr.. Top
moody, Indignantly.
II told her [ knew you had better
taste than that"
"Of course, [ have, my dear, and
I'm glad you defended me. smoke
only the best. and these cost twenty
five cents piece, wholesale.
''How many do you smoke day."
i smoke only about half dozen;
but give away enough to make it
average as much as ten day. There's
nothing mean about me, my dear, in
that sort of thing"
''Ten day." SAID his wife, medi-
tatively, "three hundred and sixty
five days in year, $3.50 cigars
year, at quarter q piece, amounts
to 2.50-Topnoody, 1 want five
hundred-dollar seal skin sacque !''
Good Heavens, woman, you'll bank
rupt me with your reckless extrava-
gance.
"You think I'm extravagant, do
you?"
Eyes, I do; you're extravagant in
everything, from your jaw clear
around"
''Not everything, Topnoody."
''Name one thing you amt extrav-
agant in, and I'll give you dozen
seal skin sacques, if | have to mort
gage the house to do it,
"Will youl Well, I'll tell you
mighty quick. I'm not extravagant
in my admiration of man named
Topnoody, and Il
Topnoody didn't remain over to
hear the conclusion.-MercHdt TTdU-
eler.
PET NAMES AT HOME AND ABROAD.
Far from disliking pet names in
the nursery or in the retirement of
the family, they seem to us very fit
and beautiful there, but there they
should be kept. Outside acquaint-
ances have no right to call a young
girl Sis, or Pussy, or Birdie, or Pearl,
or any other pretty OF affectionate
name which may be given her by her
father and mother, brothers and sis
ters.
Wives, too, seem lacking IN the
reverence which all true women and
high-bred ladies show to their lords,
when they speak of them in society
as Ned, Tom or Dick. Nor does a
husband pay his wife the honor which
every gentleman should when he al
ludes to he1 in roomful of strang-
ers or acquaintances as Polly or Fan.
1t is very much better to be found
too formal than too free and easy
and society is the gamer wherever
people are on their guard about these
seeming trifes.
1t is in the power of few women,
in any community, to elevate the tone
of the place, and to make good man.
ners fashionable, by simply setting
an example of careful attention to
them in their own practice, and ex-
acting the same from their own fami-
lies -Christian Intel.
The French brig Vocaberg from st.
Pierre, Miquelon, for st. Malo, was sunk
! by collision October 80, and IS passengers
and seamen were drowned. Twenty-one
of the passengers and seamen have been
J landed at Fayal.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-12-03
THE GUEST.

o thou Guest, so long delayed,
Surely, when the house was made,
In its chambers, wide and free.
There was set place for thee.
Surely in some room was spread
Por thy sake snowy bed,
Decked with linen white and fiue,
Meet, o Guest, for use of thine.
Yet thou hast not kept the tryst,
Other guests our lips have kissed:
Other guests have tarried long,
Moved by sunshine and by song;
For the year was bright with May,
All the birds kept holiday,
All the skies were clear and blue,
When this house of ours was new.
Youth came in with us to dwell,
Crowned with rose and asphodel,
fingered long, and even yet
Can not quite his haunts forget.
Love hath sat beside our board,
Brought us treasures from his hoard,
Brimmed our cups with fragrant wine,
Vintage of the hills divine.
Down our garden path has strayed
Young Romance, in light arrayed;
Joy hath flung her garlands wide;
Faith sung low at eventide;
Care hath fitted in and out;
Sorrow strewn her weeds about;
Hope held up her torch on high
When clouds darkened all the sky.
Pain, with pallid lips and thin,
Oft hath slept our house within;
Life hath called us, loud and long,
With voice as trumpet strong.
Sometimes we have thought. o Guest,
Thou vert coming with the rest,
Watched to see thy shadow fall
On the inner chamber wall.
For we know that, soon or late,
Thou wilt enter at the gate,
Cross the threshold, pass the door,
Glide at will from floor to floor.
When thou comest, by this sign
We shall know thee, Guest divine:
Though alone thy coming be,
Some one must go forth with thee.
+. j. c. r. Dorr, in Harper's Magdsin
Der.
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N = w
Blacksmith Shop +!

Having bought the shop lately built by Amos De-
Cota the depot, and hired an excellent black
smith Joseph Gray, propose to do blacksmith work
such manner and for such prices that people will
find it to their advantage to give me part OF their
custom. My shop will be open at unreasonable hours
working days. and work will be promptly done and
satisfaction guaranteed. Horse shoeing specially
EZRA MARTIN.
Barton, March 26, 1888. l3t
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-12-03

GLAD TO HEAR IT.-sFor several months L en-
dured dull pain through my lungs and shoulders
lost my spirits, appetite and color, and could with
difficulty .emain from my bed. My present health
full condition is due to Burdock Blood Bitters.''
Mrs E. A. Hall, Binghamton N Y.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-12-03
SHE KNEW HIM BEST.

John William Blank belonged to
the Ancient and Modern and Highly
Honorable Sons of Guns of Detroit
If it wasn't that, it was some other
fraternal order which meets every
Monday night and pays so much to
the heirs of every member who hap
pens to die.
John William happened to die the
other month, and q committee was
appointed to draft resolutions and
present them to his wife in person.
The first part of their duties was full
filed to the entire satisfaction of the
lodge, but the committee had some
little trouble in finding Mrs. Blank.
They traced her from one neighbor
to another, and finally found her at
her sisters, hat and shawl on and
ready to go out.
"Resolutions of sympathy, eh ?
Well, read EN-
The chairman of the committee
proceeded to read that John William
was good husband and kind fa-
ther and citizen of unapproachable
integrity, when the widow interrupt
ed:
''Too much taffY! We used to
have fight every week, and as for
his being a kind father we never had
any children.-As for his integrity
he stole all the wood we burned last
winter -
The chairman gulped down some
thing and continued to read that
John William was an upright brother,
a man with heart full of sympathy
for the misfortunes of others, and
that charity and forgiveness were
the beacon fires which guided his
footsteps.
''FudgeI'' sneered the widow. 81
washed for the money to pay his dues
to the lodge, and all the sympathy
any one got out of him wouldn't buy
cents worth of court plaster For
giveness We'll, some of you ought
to have sat down on his hat some
time He'd have revenge if it cost
him year in State Prison. Beacon
fires is purity good, considerin' that
we never had decent stove in the
house y
s!Madam, your husband has been
called hence p
Exactly; l was at the funeral
and ought to know"
'sHe was cut down like flower"
"Well, flowers ought to let whisk.
ey and saloons and plugtobacco and
old sledge alone
ssAnd we trust that our loss is hi:
gain
''Well, if he's any better off In
glad ont, but I guess the gain is OF
your side. Now that all | want te
hear. l can pick up a thousand bet
ter men than him with my eyes shut
I'm in hurry to go down and see ;
woman who offers to sell a fur-line(
circular for SIS, and if you have an,
more highfalutin' Shakespeare to gi
off, my sister will take it in and saw
it till I come back"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-12-03

How TO GET SIcK.-Expose yourself day and
night eat to muea without exercise, work too hard
without rest, decor ali the time, take all the vile
nostrums advertised, and then you will want to
know.
How TO GET WsLL.-Which is answ cred in thre
words-Take HopBittersl
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-12-03

A man is wiser for his learning, and the sooner
he learns that the only proper way to cure Cough
or Cold, is to Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup, the bet
ter he is off.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-12-03

Laugh at the compositors errors,
but you could not set word proper
1v
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-12-03
THE CULVERWELL MEDICAL CO.,
4 St Ne1C YcrI- D. =
.AEA.UCTToNEER. A

The undersigned gives notice
that he will attend auction sales
in any part Of this state. Having
had many years successful exper-
ience as an auotioneer, I guaran-
tee satisfaction in each sale, or
require no compensation. I will
sell either by the day or for a pei
cent. Address,
W. L. Barrows, Coventry, Vt,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-12-03

Parties using the Luke Buzzen "Giant' whee
can hear something to their advantage by cores
pouding with c. j. ROBlNSON, Barton, VI.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-12-03
A Great Cause Of Human Misery
IN MANHOOD ! p

A Lecture the Nature, Treatment and
Radical Cure of Seminal Weakness. or Spermatorrhea
induced by Self-Abuse, Involuntary Emissions Impo-
tency Nervous Debility, and Impediments to Marriage
generally; Consumption, Epilepsy and Fits; Mental
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ooo This lecture will prove boon to thousands
and thousands.
Sent under sealn plain envelope, to any address
ON receipt of six cents. or two postage stamps.
THE CULvERWELL MEDICAL Co.,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-12-03

Having spent some months in learning the Dress
makers trade feel myself competent to do all kinds
of Cutting and Sewing in this line, and will work
in families or at home for such desire at reason
able rates. MAE ELLIOTT.
Barton, Oct. Goth, 1888.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-12-03
Wool Carding

ing and Greasing, cts.; Washing, Carding and
Greasing IL cts Can nearly always card so they can
carry back the same day. Every bunch of rolls war
ranted, and all goods warranted as represented.
Carding season from June LIST. to Dec Ist
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-12-03

The French brig Vocaberg from st.
Pierre, Miquelon, for st. Malo, was sunk
by collision October 80, and Spassengers
and seamen were drowned. Twenty-one
of the passengers and seamen have been
landed at Fayal
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-07-28
Topographic Brevatics.

GALVESTON, July 27.-A special dispatch
TO the NelcS from Laredo says it was re-
ported last night in Monterey that The
Spanish MINISTER in Mexico has been re-
called. and that serious rupture between
the two countries Is possible. Spanish
merchants in Monterey are very appre-
hensiye. While not anticipating war they
look for serious commercial trouble. The
matter is as yet kept very quiet, but it is
supposed to be caused by the Mexican re-
pudiatiOn OF her Spanish debt.
Diplomatic relations with France and
England have recently been resumed by
Mexico on the basis OF paying off the ma
tiOnal debt to both nations. Spain put in
her demand at the same time. but her claim
Was denied. Information that the Minister
was recalled leaked out through the Office
OF the Spanish consul at Monterey.
Boston, July 27.-The Legislature adj
iourncd sine die at $40 p. VI. after scs-
sion Ct 2CG days, the longest on record.
The only bill passed over the Governors
veto was one TO increase the salaries OF the
clerks Of the Senate and House by $500.
LONDON, July 27.-Sir Roderick Cameron
entertained the officers OF the American
and Canadian Rifle teams mt 4 banquet last
evening.
In the Jewish trial at Nyreghhaza. Hun
gary, the public prosecutor said that there
was no ground for further criminal pro-
ceeding against the prisoners, and left the
matter in the hands OF the Court.
PARIS, July 27.-The Figaro has adyiceS
from Tamataye by way OF Alden that the
British commander there demanded OF the
French that the state OF siege be raised,
but that Admiral Pierre refused to COM
NV
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Death OF the Hon. Montgomery Blair.
sketch Of His Career.
IBY teleRraph 70 the Dispatch. ]

WASHINGTON, ID. c., July 27.-At 800
o'clock this morning the Hon. Montgomery
Blair died at his residence. at Silver Spring
Grove. surrounded by all the members Of
his family living, save one married daugh-
ter. lie leaves a wife and four children.
fMr. Blair was born In Franklin county,
KY, May 10, 1913: was educated at the
West Point Academy; served in the
Florida war under General Scott; studied
law, and settled in the practice Of the pro-
fession at st. Louis in 1889; was mayor OF
that city in 1872; judge Of the Court OF
Common Pleas from 1913 70 1910, when he
resigned; in 1852 lie removed to Mary
land; practiced his profession in the
Supreme Court OF the United States,
ard was one Of the counsel in the
Dred-Scott case; disappointed solicitor of
the Court o; Claims by President Pierce;
in 1850 he acted as president OF the Mary
land Republican Convention, and rs pre-
sidential elector at the subsequent election;
and by President Lincoln he was appoint
cd in 1861 Postmaster-General, resigning
the position in October, 1864.
Since 1864 Mr.. Blair has not held any
public Office, except for a short time az a
member Of the Maryland Legislature. lie
supported Seymour for President in lS6S
and Greeley in 1872. In 1876 he was
strong Tilden man, and was editor OF the
Washington Union, the Tilden organ in
Washington city. Since then Dir. Blair mas
devoted himself mainly TO the practice CT
his profession in Washngt0n.l