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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-05-21

infant baptism down finer than a
cambria needle, but if he has ever
been to college, he ought to have
learned enough not to say ''ye-up''
to an old PAGER that has been the
boss of the road in his time. A
minister may be endowed with sub
lime power to draw sinners to repent
ance and make them feel like getting
up and busting for the beautiful be-
yond, and cause them, by his elo-
quence, to see angels bright and fair
In their dreams, and chariots of fire
flying through the pearly gates and
down the golden streets of the New
Jerusalem, but he wants to turn out
for street car all the same, when
he is driving ? 20 PAGER. The next
time / drive minister to funeral,
he will walk" and the boy hobbled
out and hung out a sign in front of
the grocery, "Smoked dog fish at
halibut prices good enough for COM
pany. Peek San.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-05-21
NOT MUCH OF A HOG.

An old Confederate soldier relates
the following:
When in camp near small towns it
was the custom of the boys to fool
the sentry, and manage to out of the
lines into the village, to purchase
little whiskey, or luxury not allowed
by the army. After several success
ful ventures, however, the guards
became very cautious, and for some
time kept us in.
At last one dark, rainy night, one
of the boys and myself undertook
the job of outwitting the vigilant eye
of the sentinel. We got along well
enough until we came in sight of him,
and then, at a given signal, my friend
dropped on his knees, and began
crawling along slowly, all the while
grunting and roofing about.
To my delight he passed without
being discovered.
Then my turn came, and 1 started
off hog fashion. had scarcely gone
ten steps before l heard the guard
say:
"There's more dinged hogs 'roun'
here than's necessary" and he stop
ped to pick up rock.
Although badly scared | kept on
moving cautiously along, grunting
and roofing.
"Well, here goes to see what kind
of shot am with brick,' the SEN
tinel again said; and whiz-came
the rock, striking me in the side and
knocking me breathless.
When / revived little the guard
was bending over me. "Wood," he
said, Il struck harder than | intend
ed | knew it was you all the time,
and thought I'd teach you a lesson
now 90 back to camp, and don't try
it again
Slowly | retraced my steps, feel
ing that | wasn't much of hog after
| all.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-05-21
The official returns in England show

The official returns in England show
that there has been during the last
few years steady, and, on the whole,
a considerable reduction in the con-
sumption of Intoxicating liquors In
that country. In 1876 the consump-
ton per head of liquors of this class
reached a money value of S22.25. In
1882 the per capita consumption was
valued at $3.50. In other words,
in a period of six years, there was a
reduction in the per capita consump-
tion of nearly 20 per cent. No doubt
a part of this was due to financial
causes, though these would not ac-
count wholly for the enormous decline
which these figures represent, amount
ing, as they do, to total reduction
in consumption of liquors to value
of not less than 1925, 100000. The
change seems to have been largely
brought about by moral agitation,
and in the absence of any marked
attempt on the part of the govern
ment to impose new restraints on the
selling of liquor.
DIR. I.C. Mclaughlin. wolfessille, n. c.. says: II
used Browns Iron Bitters for vertigo and now feel
like new man."
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-05-21
ROBERT OF LINCOLN.

Merrily swinging, on briar and weed,
Near to the nest of his little dame,
Over the mountain side or mead,
Robert of Lincoln is telling his name.
Bob-o-lnk, bob-o-link,
SPHINX, spank, sphinx;
Snug and safe is that nest of ours,
Hidden among the summer flowers,
Chez, chee. chee.
Robert of Lincoln is galy dressed.
Wearing a bright black wedding coat;
White are his shoulders and white his crest,
Hear him call in his merry note.
Bob-o-link, bob-o-link,
Sphinx, spank sphinx.
Look what fine new coat is mine,
Sure there was never bird so fine.
Chez, chez, chez.
Robert of Lincolns Quaker wife,
Pretty and quiet, with PLAIN brown wings,
Passing at home patient life.
Broods in the grass while her husband sings,
Bob-o link. bob-o-link.
Sphinx. spank. spink;
Brood, kind creature, you need not fear
Thieves and robbers while am here,
Chez, chee, chez.
Modest and shy nun is she,
One weak chrp is her only note
Braggart. and prince of braggarts is he,
Pouring boasts from his little throat;
Bob-o-llnk, bob-o-nk.
Sphinx, spank. sphinx;
Never was I afraid OF man
Catch me a cowardly kuave, if you can,
Chez, chez, chez.
Six white eggs on bed of hay,
Flecked with purple. pretty sight!
There as the mother sits all day,
Robert is singing with all his might.
Bob-o-link. bob-o-nk.
Sphinx, spank, sphinx;
Nice good wife that never goes out,
Keeping house, while frolic about,
Chez, chee, chez.
Soon as the little ones chip the shell,
Six wide mouths are open for food;
Robert of Lincoln bestirs him WELL
Gathering seeds for the hungry brood.
Bob-o-link, bobo-lnk,
Sphinx. spank, sphinx;
This new life is likely to be
Hard for gay young fellow like me.
Chez, chee chee.
Robert of Lincoln at length is made
Sober with work and silent with care;
OFF is his holiday garment laid;
Half forgotten that merry air,
Bob-o-link, bOb-o-link,
SPHINX, spank, sphinx;
Nobody knows but my wife and
Where our nest and nestlings lie,
Chez, chee chez.
Summer wanes; the children are grown;
Fun and frolic no more he knows;
Robert of Lincoln's humdrum crone;
Off he flies, and We sing as he goes;
BOb-o-link. bobo link,
Sphinx, spank, sphinx;
When you can pipe that merry old stran
Robert of Lincoln, come back again,
Chez, chee, chez.
William Cullen Bryant
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-05-21

There are a thousand things We
love more than God, without being
sensible of it. He whom we love is
he whom we are most concerned to
please, and are most afraid to offend.
Let us try our love by this rule.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-05-21

LIVER, KIDNEY AND BRIeHTs DIsEAsE.-A medi-
cine that destroys the germ cause Of Bdghts dis
ease. diabetes. kidney and liver complaints and has
power root them out Of the system. is above all
price. Such medicine is Hop Filters, and positive
proof of this can be found by one trial. by asking
your neighbors, who have been cnred by it.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-05-21

Paper houses are coming into use
in England, where for some purpo-
ses they are found greatly superior to
tents. Shooting-boxes twelve feet
square were found convenient both
to use and transport, and the materi-
al being impervious to moisture, the
little cottages are satisfactory from
a sanitary point of view. 1t is said
that they will be used at the seaside
during the coming season, not only
for bathing-houses but as "residen-
ces'' for quiet bachelors of contem-
pIative habits.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-05-21

NRYSTAL LAKE HOTEL BARTON, VT. HAV-
ing leased this hotel for a term of years, would
announce to the public that he intends TO keep hotel
which shall deserve respect and patronage. He has
had many years experience in the business. and with
Mr.. Owen clancy very popular and efficient clerk,
hopes to retain all former customers and to win new
The hotel will soon be refurnlshed and put IN the best
possible condition.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-05-21
Orleans County Munitnr,
PUBLISHED wEEKLYBY
GEO. H. BLAKE.
BARTON VT.

TERMs.-Strictiy IN dduance, $l.50 perannum. III
not paid in advance $500 year. Subscribers living
outside of Orleans County must remit 10 cents extra
for postage For convenience in renting we will
give credit for year and four months for $500, to
subscribers in the county and year and three for
$500 to subscribers without the county, when sent
strictly in Advance.
RATES OF ADVERTISING made known on nappliea-
tion. All cuts must have metal body.
Remit by P. o. Money Order, Registered Letter, or
Draft. Watch the label on your paper aud notice
when your subscription expires and see that your
payments are kept in advance. When money is sent
us we shall give you the credit the label at once,
If the label is advanced within two weeks, notify
us by postal card.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-05-21

Dr. M. J. Davis, Lewis. Iowa, says: Browns Iron
Bitters give the best of satisfaction those who
IT,"
A Goldfish, weighing 100 pounds, was
captured near Portland, Me-, a few days
since, by boat fisherman with hand
line or trawl. The fish was feet inch
es long, and the length of its head, from
tip of nose to extremity of gill flap, meas
ured Il 1-2 inches. The girth of head
was 80 inches. This is said to be the
largest cod captured for long time,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-05-21

No trouble swallow DIR. Pierces "Pellets" the
original "little liver pills"l and pain gripping
Cure sick bilious headache, sour stomach, and
cleanse the system and bowels. % cents a vial
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-05-21

J. A. PEARSON

t. NJ. I
THEOLD DENTIST, MAIN STREET, BARTON,
Vt. All work done IN best mannerand war
ranted Gasand Ether used when desired.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-05-21
C.H. GREEN,

MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN FURNI-
vi ture, Collins and Caskets Carpets, Room Pa
per. etc. Glover, VT. Ill
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-05-21
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

AC PARKER,
t POST OFFICE, BARTON LANDING VT,
N Fireand AccidentI nsurance Agent
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-05-21
J. E. DWINELL,

CHARLES F. BRANCH,
DHYsICIAN AND SURGEON COVENTRY VT
Il OGice atr sidence.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-05-21

DIR. l. G. Mclaughlin. Wolfesvile, n. c.. says: 81
used Browns Iron Bitters for vertigo and now feel
like new man.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-05-21

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Backward, turn backward O Time in your fight,
Make child again just for to night;
Mother, come back from the echnless shore,
Take again to your heart as of yore.
Kiss from my forehead the burrows ofcare
Smooth the few silver threads out of my hair,
Over nv slumber your loving watch keep,
Rock me to sleep. mother. rock me to sleep.
How still she was. It seemed as
if she hardly breathed.
Backward flow backward. tide Of the years,
am weary of tolls and of tears.
Toll without recompense. tears all in VAN.
Take them and give me my childhood again.
have grown weary of dust and decay,
Weary of sowing for others to reap;
Rock me to sleep. mother. rock me to sleep.
Was it the echo of a sigh that
trembled on the air? And ah hel
lips quiver.
Tired Of the hollow. the base and untrue,
Mother, o mother, my heart calls for you.
Many a summer the grass has grown green,
Blossomed and faded our faces between
Yet with strong yearning and passionate pain
Long tonight for your presence again;
Come from the silence long and so deep.
Rock me To sleep. mother, rock me 10 sleep
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-05-21
Battlefield ROMANCE.

After the first days fight at Gettys-
burg the writer was ordered to take
a platoon of men and go over the
field to bury the dead and care for the
wounded. Nv first subject for burial
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-11-17
A Cheap silo.

Last year a farmer improvised a small
silo by sinking molasses hogshead
in the ground in his barn cellar. He cut
upall his corn fodder with hay cutter,
surprising he had enough to fiji about
four hogsheads, but on packing it found
it would not fill one. He then bought
of a neighbor as much as a horse could
draw, and still there was room. He
then cut up the stalks from a piece Of
sweet corn, and then with lot of
rowen managed to FIJI his hogshead.
He made a, close fitting cover, and
with jackscrey set under one of the
floor timbers, pressed it down as tight
as possible. In the middle Of Decem.
her he opened his silo, and found the
corn as sweet and fragrant as when
put in. From the hogshead he fed one
COW half a bushel of ensilage morning
and night for. two months, and cosiders
it the best milk producing food that can
be fed. This year he proposes to fill
the hogshead with oats cut just as they
are in the milk. If a silo on SO simple
plan is practicable, there is certainly
no reason why everybody should not
have one, and satisfy himself Of the
value Of the ensilage system.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-11-17
How to Pluck Poultry.

The Journal Of Horticulture says:
have known persons on market day to
60 out and kill twelve or fifteen fowls,
and bring them into room where
there would be halfa dozen women
and boys pulling a few feathers at a
time, between the thumb and forefn>
ger, to prevent tearing them. Now
for the benefit of such ! will give our
plan: Hang the fowl by The feet by
a small cord {; then, with small knife,
give one cut across the upper jaw, op
pOsite the corners of the mouth; after
the blood has stopped running stream,
place the point of the knife in the
grove in the mouth, run the blade uT
into the back part Of the head, which
will cause a twiching of the muscles.
Now is your time, for every feather
yields as if by magic, and there is nc
danger of tearing the most tender
chick. Before he attempts to flap you
can have him as bare as the day he came
out of the egg.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-11-17
Renting Farms.


d Farm, Herd and Home. s,''i .I't !,
I'D" VI al laa' apper'a'nS 70 agricultural
matters that OF renting iarms Is the
. most nnsatlSfactoryry4n ~ cases Out
"a ola Aoo oo'h the Landlord ana the one
o VINO rents the iarm are not sa''s'
NED Win 'pe result y matters not
], now .gooa cono'''on iarm DC 10, a
year or TWO OF renting Will nave DE-
SSToyea lts prouu llHe 4is ne tenant
may pc tne very pest S klnq OF . larmer'
the result VIII oe the same IL IS
klnd OF law OF nature u tnat renting OF
farms Is unprontaole 10 the owner as
well as 70 the occupant. In Journey
ing through the rural districts a farm
that Is rented can always be selected
from those which are worked oy their
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-11-17
Cheap Butter.

Fifteen and ten cent butter is thus
referred to by correspondent of the
Uedarburg (Wis) News: eff an
architect and builder should say to a
man who wanted fine building put
up, that he never used line, level,
plumb, square or rule, he probably
wouldn'tget the job even Of the most
ign lrant.I BUTT is no more absurd to
attempt to frame a fue building with,
out the use of the proper tools, than to
attempt to make uniformly fine butter
or cheese without the use of the Their
rnometer. But that is the way the
most Of ten cent and shilling butter is
made. JET ,7'5'q 7el ri'
"a The mass of the butter sold goes for
half price, year in and year out, and at
all seasons Of the year, largely caused
by being churned at the wrong tenn
perature, by persons too stingy or too
stupid to invest thirty cents for good
thermometer. A variation of five
degrees from the standard spoils, or
greatly Injuries, either butter or cheese,
while it is common to not guess within
ten or fifteen degrees, when feeling
the temperature with the hand. The
Unconscious condition of the body, and
the state Of the atmosphere, and our
exposure to great heat or cold, leads
even experts astray. Unlike most
men, the thermometer never lies. And
unlike most men, when it does lie, it
lies only very little, and does but
little harm" -a'
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-11-17
How to Milk.

A mixer should learn to milk quick
ly. Slow milking will ruin any COW,
and there is little doubt that many
cows are made Improbable by bad
milking. As soon as the flow of milk
begins it should be drawn as rapidly as
possible. Stripping with the thumb
and finger is bad practice, and should
be unlearned at once, and the whole hand
used to milk with. By penevering one
will soon be able to milk very short
teats if the hand is moderately small.
The best mixers have small hands /;
strength Of wrist will come in time.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-11-17
Predictions.

g.
The Atlanta Constitution says this
countryIwill be called on again to supply
food DEFICIENCIES to as great an extent
as during the past, or perhaps any pre-
vious year.qo The yield Of wheat in
Germany is fully 20 per cent. below
theprevious crop. The Russian crop
is not promising. 1t is poor in the
northwestern and southwestern prov
inces, and not above an average in the
central provinces. There will be sur
plus for export, but it will not satisfy
the demands Of other European coun-
tries. In Denmark there are serious
complaints, aud in England the short
age will be large. The conclusion
drawn from the reports that have come
to hand is that Europe will need all
the grain we can spare no matter how
much India and Australia send forward,
This involves the shipment of gold in
considerable quantities. 1t has already
begun to flow this way, and the pros
pect is good for much more. There is
no other way to settle the trade bal,
ance due this country at present aud
to come. AS long as we feed and
clothe the world, We will remain mas.
tiers of the coin situation, and all the
bank rates in the world cannot stay
the tide in the long run. A steady
flow of gold towards this country would
give the trade wonderful impetus,
and perhaps set the fnanciers of Ger
many, France and England to consider
anew the single standard problem and
like questions.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-11-17
Drying Tomatoes.

In Italy an extensive business is
carried on in drying tomatoes to use
during those portions Of the year when
the ripe fruit cannot be obtained. To
matoes are raised for the most part be
tween rows of grapevines SO that thu
land for their culture costs nothing.
Sometimes the tomato vines are train
ed on the lower bars Of a trellis to
which grapes were attached. The to
matoes are allowed to remain on the
branches till they are quite ripe, when
they are picked and pressed in bags
made of coarse cloth. which allows tn.
pulp to pass through, hut which re
tains the seeds and skins. The pulp is
then Timely spread out on cloths.
boards, or in shallow dishes, exposed
to the sun to dry. When it has be
come quite dry it is broken up fine or
ground aud put in boxes or bags and
sent to market. A large part of it is
used for making soups, but considers.
bic OF it isemployed as we do Tomatoes
that are preserved i'll tin or glass cans
1t is soaked for a few hours in warm
water and then cooked in the ordinar,
manner. Large quantities are used
for home consumption, and considerable
is exported. This would seem to be u
profitable industry to engage in in this
country. There is great prejudice
against canned tomatoes, as many of
them are poisonous, or at least un,
wholesome. The pulp of tomatoes
could be dried to gnod advantage in
any of the styles of apparatus employ
ed for drying apples, peaches and
small fruits. ,t...s.aa Hdru
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-11-17
Cost Of Keeping Poultry.

In letter to the Boston Cullivator,
DR.. L. Lewis Sturtevant says he has
ascertained, from actual weitht in win
tering 1O3 fowls, that it takes one
quart Of grain per day for every ten
fowls between November l and April
80. The actual cost per head for six
months was so cents, and the average
yield of eggs per head was worth about
the same amount. The fowls we're a
mixture of various breeds, such as is
common in most farmers yards. So it
seems that with only common care and
conveniences the average Of the oriina-
ry fowls pay their way in six winter
months, and, of course, are kept at a
profit, taking the whole year into &C.
count, .i| l-lHi
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-11-17

them. These two trees had by far the
BEST care Of any in the orchard. The
boys carried manure and rich loan and
scattered it around the trees and kept
the ground cultivated. They are re.
ported to be much the finest in thu
orchard, smoothe and healthy, ut
borers, while some others are neatly
ruined by borers.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-11-17
Barn-Yards.
Farmers Advocate, Toronto, Canada.

farmers Advocate, Toronto, Canada.
The barn-yards in this country.
without exception, are kept in filthy
condition. Take even farmers who are
tidy and tasty in other respects about
the farm, and the yard is totally neg
lected. In the fall of the year thu
barn surroundings are simplya mass Of
1 mud and slush, and locomotion is made
atthe. expense of going in knee deep.
For the female members of the family
who nave to do the milking, this state
of things is intolerable, and we have no
doubt serious disease are contracted
and their general health impaired.
There is no wonder that yuung people
take a dislike to farm life and think
there is nothing worth living for in the
country, Besides the disagreeable situa>
tiOn of people being forced to wade
through sloughs three or four months
in the year to attend their stock, the
animals suffer from having to be con.
tinually standing and walking in wet
and slush. Cattle can not thrive that
are thus exposed SO in this economic
point Of view it would pay to have
a clean, dry yard. To this end there
needs proper drainage, and with this
the water from the roof should be pre-
vented from discharging in the barns
yard and run into reservoirs or tanks,
and utilized to water stock in the yard
instead Of driving them distance
away in cold and stormy weather or
during the burning sun of a hot sum-
mer's day. Another advantage occur
ring from dry, well-drained yard
would be that of liquid manure, which
on nearly all our farms cues to waste.
Manure tanks could be built at slight
outlay, and would pay for themselves
hithe utilized liquid in one year. The
best of the dung pile in this country is
washed away into the surrounding
sloughs and drains, and adds to the im>
purity of the water about the farm and
renders it unhealthy for the animals
that partake Oft In sanitary point
of view clean, we'll kept yard would
add much to the comfort and health OF
the farmers family; and when all these
things are considered, it would certain.
ly be desirable for our farmers to look
to their barn,yards as soon as possible,
or get them in order for the weather.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-11-17
A Large Truck Farm.

What is claimed 10 be the largest
truck farm in the South is in Louisiana
near New Orleans, where the cultiva.
ton of very early cabbages, cucumbers
and tomatoes are made a speciality
for the markets of Northern cities.
Last season the yield was about 900
barrels Of cucumbers, 5000 boxes of
tomatoes and ITO, 900 heads Of cabba-
ges. In addition to this a considerable
portion of the ground is devoted to
the cultivation OF Strawberries, cauli.
flowers, peaches, grapes, etc., and an
D apairy yields an ANAL production Of
about ten barrelsof honey.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-11-17
Care of Trees.

T. D. Baird, of Kentucky, states in
the Practical Farmer that seven years
ago he gave his two little boys a tree
each in his young apple orchard, With
the promise of all the profits from
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-11-17

Katz Il Co., can fit you out in any
thing you want in the Dry Goods line
at less price than any house in town.