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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-10-15
THEY WHO WOULD REAP
WE'LL MUST FIRST SOW
WE'LL.

This ancient maxim is not more
true with regard to the material
world, than it is to the moral and
mental. The farmer in order to
gather in large crops must cultivate
his fields well in the spring, and SOW
good seed in which no vile weed seeds
are found, and he must harrow and
roll the ground afterwards properly,
and then he may reasonably look for
a fair return for his labor when the
harvest comes. Likewise in his bus
mess management he must carefully
attend to all the little details, pay
his small debts as well as his large
ones be on the alert for waste here
and there, watch the markets in Or
der to buy and sell to good advan-
tage, and try each year to have a
surplus left, even if it be small, after
supporting his family. If he does
this steadily and wisely he is laying
the foundations well for comfort and
prosperity in the future. So the
housewife must SOW well if she
would reap abundantly. She must
in the morning have a plan for the
work of the day not only that she
has to provide for the accomplish
ment of the different kinds of work
that comes during the year, and if
she plans her course well she will
reap besides daily comfort, well
earned leisure for literary effort, or
time to do any outside work in which
she is interested and which makes her
feel as if she was one of the great
world after all. But in nothing else
does this old proverb apply with
stronger force than it does to the ed
ucation and rearing of children.
There indeed we must SOW we'll if we
would reap well. The good seed
must be sown in ground prepared by
the sower, and the work must be
done in the springtime of life; the
weeds must be carefully uprooted,
and the more careful and loving the
hand that sows, the better will be the
prospect of bountlful harvest. We
must work with nature and not against
| her or our work will be in vain. No
other sowing gives the satisfaction
that comes when we reap in children
the ripened fruit of judicious sowing.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-10-15

Goodbye in the telephone, reminds
one of autumn it is the yell O. leave.
Mrs. Grundy says that pet poodles on
whom fashionable women lavish affection
are now called "canine dudes.'
Spa, is it right to call a man born in
Poland Pole?" s'Of course, my child"
''Well, then, if man is born in Holland,
is he Hole ?'
'sHow shall we stop the great evil Of
lying ?'' asks a religious weekly. Don't
know, give it up. It's habit you ought
never to have fallen into.
A sweet girl graduate wrote an essay
on farm life, and gave a beautiful descrip-
ton of the manner in which the milk was
extracted from the bosom of the cow.
lis that dog mad?" he asked the boy as
replied the boy. 81 just see butcher
take piece O. meat away from him and
kick him six feet into the air. Would you
be mad if that was done to your"
A rural visitor to Chicago, full of sus-
picion that every city man was a robber,
ran wildly out of a barber shop and told
policeman that an attempt had been
made to chloroform him. The barber
had merely attempted to use an atomizer.
ssWell," remarked woman in a New
England village, talking to her summer
boarders about a neighbor, "she's the
greatest natural liar 1 ever saw, and I've
often thought if she had only had first
class education in her youth what an au-
thor she'd made before this"
A clergyman was met the other day by
a dilapidated-lookin individual with a
flask Of whisky in his pocket, who in
quired: 'sSir, is this the nearest road to
the almshouse?" ssNo, SIR" replied the
clergyman, pointing to the bottle, ''but
that is.
The following order for set of teeth
was recently received by Pittsburg den
tist: ssMy mouth is three inches across,
five-eighth inches through the jaw; some
hummockry on the edge; shaped like a
horseshoe, toe forward. If you wish to
be more particular shall have to come
thar"
A conceited young country parson,
walking home from church with one ol
the ladies of his congregation, said, in
allusion to his rustic audience, ''I preach
ed this morning to a congregation Of
asses.'' II thought of that observed
the lady, s'when you called them beloved
brethren
A sceptic who was badgering simple
| minded old man about miracles and Bala
ANS ass, finally said: siHow is it posi-
BILE for an ass to talk like MANI" ssWell,
replied the honest old believer, with mean
| ing emphasis, 81 don't see why it ain
| as easy for an ass to talk like man as i
| is for a man to talk like an ass.''
| 81 have been married for several weeks
| and my husband and / cannot decid
| whether we should retain our old 1oy
letters or burn them. What would yol
| adviser" Mrs. c. ssPut them in paste
board box in the servant-girl's room. 1
supply of old love-letters has been know
to keep a girl contented in one place 70
three months at a time
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-10-15
BANGED HAIR OR IDIOTIC
FRINGE.

FRINGE
To our sight, says an exchange,
there is nothing sadder than a sane
woman with her hair banged A lu-
natic might be excused for such er-
ratio style of hair dressing, but a
woman IN the full possession of her
faculties, and with the knowledge
that she has a character to keep up,
can wear her hair banged. is to us, a
profound mystery.
From whence the style? What orig
mated it? Who set it afoat? Nobody
on earth can say truthfulIy that it is
beautiful. We have never heard of
its curing the liver complaint or the
rheumatism. 1t does not render any
one more liable to draw prize in a
lottery. 1t does not insure the water
against being drowned, OF struck by
lightning, OF bored by sewing machine
agents.
1t does not make a tall woman
shorter, OF short one taller, or a fat
one leaner, and if it is becoming to
any human face then the face has es-
capped our notice.
1t will metamorphose the prettiest
girl of our acquaintance into a mon
strosity, and for its effects on a plain
woman may the saints deliver us
from seeing it
1t sets our teeth on edge! 1t i'm
parts to the average female face the
most discouraged, woe-begone, done
for generally expression, we have
ever seen-as if the person had play
ed her last card, got euchred, and
was ready to sell out cheap to the
first purchaser.
Just imagine Lady Washington
with her hair banged Think of Bar
bara Fritchie, waving the flag in
Stonewall Jackson's face. with her
hair banged! Picture to yourself
Joan of Arc leading her troops to
victory with her hair banged!
A woman in this style of hair ar
rangementresembles Shetland pony,
which has been well groomed, and
which is in doubt and uncertainty, as
if she felt a little anxious lest the
thatch on her forehead might not be
securely fastened, OF that it sudden
ly might go back on her, and show
something which ought not to be
seen.
We always commiserate the woman
whose hair is banged. We feel like
asking her if there is anything we
can do for her. She appears to US
like woman in trouble. We would
not offer her subscription paper for
the world Nor be glad if anybody
trod on the trail of her dress, or
squirted tobacco juice on her velvet
mantle. :
We look at her and wonder how
she would seem with that mask taken
off her forehead. We wonder if she
has got moth-patches on her temples,
or a mole on her classic brow, or a
''cowlick." Her forehead is to us
profound mystery as fortune-telling,
or psychomancy, or naturalization
and we get so full of it that we would
give half dollar to see the fringe
lifted, and what is under it brought
to the light of day.
We wonder if she admires herself
in the glass? If she thinks bangs
are bewitching? If she never wishes
she had not cut that hair off, and so
condemned herself to wear her hair
that way, Willy, Nilly? Does her
husband admire it? Does he never
sneer at it behind his newspaper?
Does he ever tell her he wishes she
had as pretty forehead as Miss
Smith? Does he ever call her an an
gel, and think TO himself how an
angel would look in bangs?
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-10-15
THE WESTERN sCHOoLMA,AM

Not bashful, nor yet overbold,
And only twenty two;
With hair like threads of cleaning gold,
With eyes of azure-blue;
With little hands, with pretty face,
Just tanned healthful brown
She is the daisy of the place,
The flower of all the town.
With kindly words, with friendship warm,
In aprons white and clean,
The children swarm about her form
Like bees about their queen.
By love she moves and sways their hearts;
They think her wondrous wise,
And all her gracious acts and arts
Seem perfect in their eyes.
No smiles to them seem half as sweet
No frowns so hard to bear,
No looks of pity so complete,
AS those her features wear;
No voice more dear than hers to hear,
In poetry or prose;
No praise more pleasant to the ear
Than that which she bestows.
The village-boys, when she goes by,
Can scarcely speak or stir;
She is the object of each eye;
They fairly worship her.
Like some sweet fairy -sprite she seems,
A breath might blow away
The spirit of their midnight-dreams,
Their idol all the day.
She draws them to the village-church
Far more than sermon strong.
With anxious eyes the choir they search;
They look at her and long.
And, when with splendid voice she sings,
They lose their heads in love;
Their feverish fancies float on wing
Beyond the clouds above.
The grave old fathers of the town
Gaze with admiring eyes,
When like an angel she comes down,
They cannot hide their sighs.
The buxom wives, with glances sour,
Soon lead them from the place;
For they are jealous of her power,
And envious of her face.
Her soul is like a sparkling brook
That babbles on its way
Through sunny fields, through shady nook.
By banks with blossoms gay.
All day, at school, with patient grace
She rules the noisy crowd;
Then homeward walks with happy face.
And soul without cloud.
In simple hat of plated straw,
In tasteful muslin gown,
Her handsome face and form saw
While passing through the town.
1 watched her, while she sweetly smiled,
When children were dismissed;
wished were once more a child,
A cherub to be kissed!
Eugene J. Hall, in Chicago Tribui
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-10-15
CONSUMPTION CURED.

An old physician, retired from practice having
had placed in his hands by East India mission
airy the formula of a simple vegetable remedy
for the speedy and permanent cure of Consumption,
Bronchitis, Catarrh Asthma and all throat and Lung
Affections, also positive and radical cure for Ner-
vous Debility and all Nervous Complaints, after
having tested its wonderful curative powers in thou
sands of cases. has felt it his duty make il known
to his suffering fellows. Actuated by this motive
and desire relieve human suffering. win send
free of charge, to all who desire it, this recipe in
German, French English, with full directions for
preparing and using. Sent by mail by addressing
with stamp, naming this paper. w. A. MOVES, I4g
Powers Block, Rochester, n. Y. octl5eow1y
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-10-15
MEAN PEOPLE.

One of the oldest things in the
world is the fact that mean people
do not know that they are mean, but
cherish a sincere conviction that they
are the souls of generosity. You
will hear them inveighing loudly
against a neighbor who does not
come up to the standard of gener-
Gus man, and decrying the sin of
boarding and withholding. without
being sensible in the least that they
are condemning themselves. They
are usually people who are not in the
habit of self-criticism, and if they
were not amusing, they would be the
most aggravating class alive. More
over, they are generally people who
are not willing to receive, but who
demand a great deal at the hands of
others yet the example of their
friends in giving and lending never
seems to strike them as at variance
with their own line of conduct, and
if by any chance they part with a
farthing, it appears to them a more
magnanimous act than the founding
of hospital by another. The mean
person must be brought to lively
sense of the need before opening her
purse; as for beggars, she disap-
proves of them altogether; they are
pestiferous as the mosquito, In her
eyes, and ought to be leglslated out
of existence. We do not, however,
always find the mean person among
the rich: she is quite as likely to be
poor; indeed, one of the great disad-
vantages of poverty is that it often
obliges one to seem small, obligas
one to think of the candle-ends when
one would prefer to think of better
things. Money does not make a
person mean necessarily, or we
should not all be struggling so des-
perately to obtain it; if ought rather
to be preventive. The disease lies
in the disposition of the individual,
and it is doubtful if any ulterior cir
cumstance can eradicate it: and while
in this view we may easily forgive
her, we yet find her vastly inconven--
lent to deal with If she is the en-
ployer, the mean woman is apt to
get as much work from her servants
for the least money possible. On
some pretext or other she detains her
seamstress after her regular days
work is over, underpays her washer
woman, or exchanges old duds for
clean linen keeps the servants fire
low. or pays their wages with cast-off
fnery. Sometimes, indeed, it is the
servant who gives poor work for lib
eral payment; sometimes it is the
husband who dimes sumptuously at
his club, while his family sit down to
spare diet; sometimes it is the land
lord who obliges the tenant to make
his own repairs or 60 shabby; some
times it is the neighbor who borrows
but never lends; the manufacturer
who adulterates food or drugs; the
step-mother, who feeds the children
on skinned milk; the mother-in-law,
who grudges her sons wife the fall
lals she has not been used to; or the
dauohter-in-law who makes her hus-
bands mother feel like stranger in
her home. Indeed, meanness Is such
an unlovely trait that it is no wonder
we all disown it.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-10-15

"Well, Johnny" said Major Fiz-
zletop, 'sdid you have nice time over
at Colonel Berger's?' "Oh, yes, l
had a nice time, and, pa, they are
going to have cabbage for dinner" !"
Haven't | told you forty times that
you must never repeat what you have
heard at other peoples houses. but,
pa, l didn't hear anything about the
cabbage, | smelled it with my nose.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-10-15
Remarkable Cure Of Scrofulous Face.

WESTMINSTER, COM, June 10, 1879
Mr.. 81. R. Stevens-Dear Sir: I can testify to the
good effect Of your MEDICINE. MY little boy had
ScRoFULA sore break out his head as large as quar-
ter OF dollar, and it went down his face from
ear to the other, under his neck, and solid
mass of Sores Two bottles of your valuable VEGEIK
completely cured him. Very respectfully,
Mrs. G., r. THATCHER
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-10-15
! Regard 1t as a Valuable
FAMILY MEDICINE.

T.
Mr.. a. R. Stevens-Dear Sir: take pleasure In say
ing that have used the Vegetne in my family with
good results and I have known of several cases Of
remarkable effected byit. regard it valuable
family medicine. Truly yours,
REV. WIN. MCDONALD.
Rev. VIM. Mcdonald is well known through the
United States as minister in the M. E. Church.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-10-15
Druggists take vegetine
and Recommend it.

H. R. Stevens, Boston: have been selling vegetine
ever since it came into existence. and have recon-
mended it to my customers. have tried it myself,
and find it great blood purifier and renovator Of the
system. MN SALMON, Druggist,
Burlington, La.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-10-15
Vegetine is Sold by all Druggists,
Hair Work

Switches, Curls, Pufs and FrizZes made to order in
neat and workmanlke manner. Also, Gents Guard
Chains and variety of Hair Flowers. single formed
in wreath. Give me call. All orders by mail
promptly attended to.
MRS. ]. N. SMITH, Park ST., Barton vt.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-10-15

There is hardly adult person living but is some
times troubled with kidney difficulty, which is the
most prolific and dangerous of all disease.
There is sort of need to have any form of kidney
urinary trouble if Hop Btters is taken occasion
ally.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-10-15

The extremity of the danger inspired
her with wonderful strength and en-
durance. Instead of losing courage,
she increased her almost superhuman
exertions, and in another brief inter-
val the task was completed. None
too soon, either, for the swiftly ad-
vancing column had nearly reached
the wavering, struggling, slow-mov
ing line Lindy had sent out to meet
it.
1t was a wild, fascinating, half
terrible, half beautiful scene. The
tongues of flame, leaping above each
other with airy, fantastic grace,
seemed, cat-like, to toy with their
virtues before devouring them.
A sudden, violent gust of wind,
and then with great cracking roar
the two fires met. the flames shoot
ing high into the air as they rushed
together.
For one brief, glorious moment
they remained there, tapping the air
with their fierce, hot tongues; then
suddenly dropping, they died quickly
out and where an instant before
had been wall of fire was nothing
now but cloud of blue smoke rising
from the blackened ground, and here
and there a sickly flame finishing
an obstinate tuft of grass. The fire
on each side meeting no obstacle,
swept quickly by, and Lindy stood
gazing, spell bound, after it, as it
darted and flashed in terrible zigzag
lines farther and farther away.
"Oh, Lindy'' called shrill little
voice from the house. Elmer had
just awakened.
Eyes, I'm coming Lindy answer
ed, turning. But how very queer she
felt. There was a roaring in her
ears louder than the fire had made ;
everything whirled before her eyes
and the sun seemed suddenly to have
ceased shining, all was so dark.
Reaching the house by a great effort,
she sank, faint, dizzy and trembling
upon the bed by her brothers side.
Elmer, frightened and hardly
awake. began to cry, and as he never
did anything in halfway manner,
the result was quite wonderful. His
frantic shrieks and furious cries
reused his half-fainting sister as eff
fectually as if he had poured glass
of brandy between her lips. She
soon sat up, and by and by color be-
gan to return to her face, and strength
TO the exhausted body. Her practi-
cal nature and strong will again as
serted themselves, and instead of
yielding to feeling of weakness and
prostration, she tied on her sun-bon-
net firmly, and gave the chickens
their long delayed dinner.
But when, half an hour later, her
father found her fast asleep, with the
glow from the sky reflected on her
weary little face, he looked out of the
window for moment, pictuIing to
himself the terrible scenes of the af-
ternoon, and then down at his daugh-
ter. "a brave girl !" he murmured,
smoothing the yellow hair with his
hard, brown hand-''a brave girl -
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-10-15

Dr. Pierce's pheasant Purgative Pellets are
sugar-coated and nclosed in glass bottles, their viz
tues beiug thereby preserved unimpaired for any
length of time in any climate that they are All
WAYS fresh and reliable. No cheap wooden or paste
beard boxes. By druggists.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-10-15

ssWhat can't be cured must be endured This
old adage does not signify that must suffer the
miseries of dyspepsia, when a medicine with the
curative properties of Burdock Blood Bitters is
available. 1t is of the most substantial and re-
liable remedies sold to-day.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-10-15
AUCTIoNEER.

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 auCtioneer, I guaran-
tee satisfaction in each sale, or
require no compensation. I will
sell either by the day OF for per
cent. Address,
w. L. Barrows, Coventry, vt.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-10-04
A Millisnaire'S ROmances.

There were three romances in the
life of the.late Joshua Sears, the mil.
lionaire grocer of Boston. The first
was when he was poor young man.
He started q Irritation with wealthy
beauty on railroad train, called on
her afterward and finally found that
his suit was in vain because he was
poor and she was rich. The second
was when he was past middle age
and very rich. He became engaged
to a dashing young widow. One of
her friends asked her: what are
you going to marry that old fellow
for?" "For his money of course"
she said. Sears heard of this. For
my money, eh?" he cried, mot by a.
blessed-sight!" He went to his
lawyers and was told she would have
a good. case in a breach of promise
suit. He didn't want law suit, 50
he handed confidential friend SlC1''
600 and told HIM to go and see the
widow and fix things up, which was
done, she accepting the bride, ana
giving him his freedom. The thru
was when he was an old man. he
found himself enormously rich, but
thought: when I am gene as l soon
shall be who will enjoy it all?1 %
he went to his friend Alpheus Hardy
and said: Hardy I'm thinking OF
getting married. What do you think
about it?" Hardy thought he I,2 y
a lady who would just suit. wen,
then Hardy, you go and arrange IT.
So Hardy conducted the negotlauo11S
and Sears was accepted. On his wed,
ding morn the bashful bridegroom
called Hardy aside and said; HARD" :,
1 don't know anything about this GER .,
emory and you do. So l want you you
to stick close to my side and coac ~
me, so that l won't make a tnunael n
ing mistake" Hardy did SO anu oil
went on well.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-10-04
APetrified human Head.

Workmen are excavating near Mill
Village, Pennsylvania, for improve
ments on the New York, Pennsylvania
and Ohio railroad. A few days ago
Martyr Mckay was passing by the
work Just as one of the laborers threw
a shovel Of earth and stones out of the
excavation. The peculiar shape of one
of the stones attracted his attention
and he picked it up. 1t proved to be
an unmistakable petrifaction of hu-
man head, that of child about a year
old. The forehead, cheeks, and nose
are full, well-shaped and natursl The
mouth, chin and neck, are perfectly
naturAl. While the face and top of the
head are well-preserved, the back Of
the head is nearly all gone. Mckay
believes the curious relic to be prehis-
toric.