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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-11-29

Col. Albert Pitt Bennett, associate editor
OF the state newspaper OF Richmond, Va,
died recently, eyed fifty-five, o: pneumoEia.
He was native of Venango county, Pc.
Col. Bennett began life as = journalist in
New Orleans at the close of the Mexican
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-02-19
LARGE WAGES AND EASY
WORK.

1t is misfortune to a young per-
son to be employed in some easy
business with large wages. Strength
is impaired by inaction; money is
spent without consideration expen-
sive habits are contracted principles
of economy are forgotten the victim
of big wages, spoiled for hard work
and impoverished by extravaganza,
has very sad prospect before him.
/ have met men who were in receipt
yearly of from five to twelve thousand
dollars. ] have known many such as
statesmen, and small indeed is the
proportion of those who profted by
their talents permanently. They
aped in their living the class who
possess solid or accumulated wealth,
or grew indolent in gathering their
laurels, only to see those they pos
sessed fall to the ground beyond
power of replacement. The slower,
more moderate, less brilliant fellows
generally fortified themselves better
against fate, and made their exits
from their accustomed spheres with
more fortitude and dignity. Many a
girl, after earning hundreds of dol
lars, much of which is spent for orn-
aments, trifes, sweetmeats and taw-
dry finery, finds herself at woman
hood with broken health, and with
less clothing and less money than bel
mother had laid by while doing
housework at fifty cents week.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-02-19
NAME in Rubber Stamp with mi
- ~ - Ia and pad box, so cts. S for 81, post
DIALOGUE j
Between two Young Men who buy theil
Cigars at Preston's, (McDOugalf Block,
Barton, Vermont.

cigars at Preston's, (NcDougali Block,
Barton, Vermont.
"Good morning, John"
"Good morning, Frank. What makes
you look so smiling this morning?''
''Oh, nothing, only | have been over
to Preston's and bought one of his boss
&c Cigars, called Preston's Spoonies,
and it beats any thing | ever saw
eyes, they all say he keeps the best
Cigars in Orleans County. He sells at
wholesale and retail, and as he buys
direct of the manufacturer, and the
largest III New England, of course he
can beat them all He sells the famous
Trump Cigar (the best DC Cigar) also
Olden Times and about forty other
kinds"
eyes, and he has got the largest
stock of Stationery, Blank Books and
Papetries IN town, and sells at lowest
prices. He also has a good stock ot
Groceries and says he will not be beat
IN prices"
81 guess that is so; | bought pound
of his 65c Uncolored Jap Tea the Other
day, and it was the boss.''
eyes, and he has a Coffee for 81
| that he sells stacks Of He also ha
Teas for so and 60c, and a good Coffe,
for 26c. Also, Lard, Tripe. Sugar
Canned Goods, Spices, Tobacco, Con
fectionery, &c, &c"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-02-19

Those who yet cling to the old
time faith in the moons influence
upon the weather, may be interested
to learn that so eminent a scientist
as Sir William Thomson has recently
felt called upon to declare that care
full observation with the barometer,
thermometer and thermometer, have
failed to establish any such influence,
and have proved, on the contrary,
that if there is any dependence of the
weather upon the phases of the moon
it is only in a degree SO slight as to
be quite imperceptible to ordinary
observation
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-02-19
MOTHERS WAY.

Oft within our little cottage.
AS the shadows gently fall,
While the sunlight touches softly
One sweet face upon the wall
Do we gather close together.
And in hushed and tender tone
Ask each other for forgiveness,
For the wrong that each has done.
Should you wonder at the custom,
At the ending ofthe day.
Eye and voice would quickly answer.
"It was once our mothers way"
If our home be bright and CHEEKY.
If it hold welcome true,
Opening wide its door of greeting
To the many, not the few;
five share our Fathers bounty
With the needy day by day..
'Tis because our hearts remember
This was ever mothers way.
Sometimes when our hearts grow weary,
Or our tasks seem very long,
When our burdens look too heavy,
And we deem the right all wrong.
Then we gain a new. fresh courage,
As We rise 10 proudly say:
LET us do our duty bravely,
That was our dear mothers way"
Thus We keep her memory precious,
While we never cease to pray
That, at last. when lengthening shadows
Mock the evening of our day,
They may find US calmly waiting
To 60 home our mothers way.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-02-19
SONG OF LABOR.

To the plow. to the plane, in field or shop,
Go we to the task with a merry song
And the toll and moil shall be made all sweet
To the heart and hand of the working throDg
And anon, when the Drawn and brain unite
In God and Natures righteous plan,
The world shall give all honor due
To the honest. upright workingman
Who tills the ground with his own tight hand
And makes his bread with the might of Drawn
Shall awake from slumber's sweet repose,
Refreshed and blest on the morrow's dawn.
Who rings The ak and whirrs the saw,
AS rightly becometh him who can.
Proclalms to the world, in his homely way,
There is honor due to the workingmau.
The manifest men on earth to-day
Are they who work and still rejoice
Who well life's brunt and burden bear
And hymn its praise with a grateful voice:
Each treads the earth as a noble man.
Gods likeness III his honest face.
And shall, in the whited light of time
In the rank of heroes take his place
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-02-19


tective Snow, I'm watching you
all. Obey me! A motion, word,
a look, and I'll empty this revolver.
Do as tell you. Put that plate on
again and make it secure. | shall
put crew on this boat and take her
down the river again. Do you
hear?''
One of the passengers looked long
ingly toward the gang-plank.
s'Pm watching you," said Donnel-
ly. "Just you make run for that
if you think you can go faster than
bullet"
''Look here, officer said the cap
tain, who had somewhat recovered his
composure, s'you are armed and have
the advantage, otherwise you should
find it serious matter to interfere
with us. see you know all, and we
understand one another. Now let us
talk like business men. You are.
probably a comparatively poor man.
We have forty thousand dollars here
in this boiler. Take ten thousand of
it, go your way and keep silent"
ssNo, sir!' said the detective, en-
phatically. II wouldn't let you 90
fol the whole sum. Do as / ordered
you, or I'll commence shooting
Seeing that he was not to be trifed
with, the captain and the two passen-
gers, (who, of course, were simply a
couple of polished burglars,) pro-
ceeded to replace the iron plate, I'M
der the sharp supervision of the de-
tective, who warned them that they
had better do it right, as they must
remain in custody on board the
''Water Lily during her trip down
the river, and would have to risk the
consequences of an explosion if they
slighted their work. When the task
was done he escorted them up into
the cabin, and carefully locked them
up il separate staterooms.
1.-THE dawn of day saw the steam
boat backing out from the levee.
With fresh crew, hastily summoned
by the bold little detective, she went
flying down the river, and by mid
day was made fast once more to the
levee she had left on the previous
afternoon.
A messenger was speedily sent to
the chiefs office and to the bank ;
and once more the steam was blown
off. the fires put out and the man.
hole opened. Then there were taken
from the boiler the bags of stolen
coin, which were restored to their
owners.
The sequel showed that the two
passengers with the carpet-bags, who
were couple of the most accom-
plished burglars of the day, had, aft
er robbing the bank, bribed the cap
tain of the ''Water Lily" to conceal
the plumber in one of the his boilers,
where no one would ever have dream
ed of looking for it, and to start up
the river with them, without waiting
for cargo. His reward was to have
been one-fourth of the money.
Little Donnelly, who received the
reward of eight thousand dollars from
the bank, was no longer subject for
sport, nor s'hewer of wood and a
drawer of water in the police office.
He had gone from the bottom to the
top in one jump, and for years after
ward he enjoyed the distinction of
being the keenest detective in the
Southwest. So much for sticking to
the scent and "shadowing' the
ssWater Lily.''
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-02-19
..The cook had done left too. ;.

"Well, now, you must 60 right
back and see if there is not some
body about the place, and give them
the note-do you hear?'
The boy hesitated and the lady
asked, impatiently:
'What are you waiting for?"
"Please, mum?''
''Well, what is it?
tPlease, mum, what street does
she lib on ?''-Terds Sittinqs
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-02-19
ESTATE OF AUGUSTUS B. FULLINGToN.
commissioners Notice.

The undersigned, having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District OF Orleans
Commissioners, to receive, examine, and adjust all
claims anddemands of all persons againstthe estate
of b. FuIlington late OF Irasburgh. in said district.
deceased hereby give notice that will meet for The
purposes of examining ard allowing said claims at
the Office Of d. TYLER in said Irasburgh on the 18th
ty o. March and the 18th day of July next, from 10
O'Clock A. M until o'cock D. each or said days,
and that six months from the 18th day OF January.
A. D. 1888 is the time limited by said Court for
said creditors their claims to us for exam
inatIon and allowance
Dated al Irasburgh this ED day of JAN A. D. 1883
gRaKa HESny / soMEEI; lTsea commissioner.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-02-19

A BLACK LIE.-Mrs. johnson Ma
cey, one of the society ladies of
Austin, sent the colored boy she has
employed about the place to Mrs.
Flapjack's clearinghouse with a
note. The boy came in about an
hour, and reported that Mrs. Flap
jack was not in.
Ibid you see her sister?''
mo mum, she had done gone out
too.''
"Well. then, did you not give the
note to some of the boarders ?"
mo, mum, de boarders had done
gone out too"
ssWell, could you not have left the
note with the cook p
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-02-19

Sydney Smith being ILL., his physician advised him to
take walk upon an empty stomach Upon
whose? asked Sydney. Still better steps to take
would be the purchase of Dr. r. v. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery and Pleasant Purgative Pellets.
which especially valuable to those who Obliged
to lead sedentary lives afflicted with any chronic
disease of the stomach or bowels. By druggists.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-02-19

A Californian claims to have in
vented screw joint for stove pipe
that will go together without the aid
of single .'cuss word He ought
to be rewarded with a commission in
the Salvation Army.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-02-19
Hair Work !!

Switches, Curls, Puffs and Frizzes made to order in
a neat and workmanlike manner. Also, Gents Guard
Chains and variety of Hair Flowers single formed
In wreath. Give call. All orders by mai
promptly attended to.
MRS. ]. N. SMITH, Park St. Barton, Vt.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-02-19

J. E. DW1NELL,
MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN FURN1-
VI ture, Collins and Caskets Carpets Room Pa
per ETC., ,Glover,Vt. Ill
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-02-19

doctor at Richmond says that if peope will take
bath in hot whiskcy and rock salt twice year they
vii catch cold. Until somebody has tried this
remedy would say stick TO the old and reli-
able DR.. Buia Cough Syrup.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-02-19
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

L. Il. THOMPSON,
A TTORNEY, COUNSELOR AND SOLICITOR
N Also Bounty and Pension Agent ,Irasburgh, VT
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-02-19

G. H. GREEN,
DEALERIN BURIAL ROBES, C OFFlNs ,CAsK-
- cts and Furniture, Austn's Block, Barton
Landing vt. Hearse provided datfunerals.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-02-19

Il. M. IEhk1,
TTNHE OLD DENTIST. MAIN STREET, BARTON,
Vt. All work done best mannerand war
ranted. Gas and Ether used when desired.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-10-11

mine of us did the job on Sunday
night, the 9th of March, 1884. We
attended a meeting of the Know
Nothing Order to which we all be-
longed, on the Tuesday night previous.
There was n good deal of speaking
going on about the shame of having II
stone from any King potentate in'ertt d
in the monument of man who had
fought against royal tyranny, and
finally it was agreed that nine men
should be selected by lot to destroy
the stone. got one of the prizes.
Between - and two o'clock on the
Sunday night following we went over
to the monument 1t was pretty dark
but two of us were blacked in the
face, and detailed to look after the
watchman in the box. One of the
men went up to the box, looked in,
and found the watchman reading by Il
lamp. He rammed his pistol in the
hole, and told him to keep his seat
and he would not be harmed The
other man tied n rope around the box.
The man with the pistol stayed there
until our return. The other one help
ed us in the work Of getting the stone
away. 1t was about four feet by one
and n half foot in size, Of a peculiar
kind of white.lookiug marble, striped,
and with Latin inscription, in gilt
letters on it. With some skid-, bars
aud blocks which we found on the
grounds, we rolled it from where it
was lying in an old shed at the foot OF
the monument, down the hill, to
scow that was moorcd in the canal
basin, now known as 'Babcock's Lake
after some little trouble we got it
safely on board aud started out of the
basin into the river and down the
Washington channel until within
about fifteen yards OF the Long Bridge
draw. While on the way down we
Clipped Il piece off one corner of the
stone, about the size Of two bricks,
with n sledgc hammer, each taking
small piece When We got near the
bridge u confederate gave II, signal
that all was Q. X. by swinging a red
lantern from the bridge. We then
eascd the stone over the side of the
scow, and away it went with splash
to the bottom Of the river. We then
went back in the Scow to the monu.
mcnt, relieved the man who was stand
ing guard over the watchman, cut the
rope around the Matchbox quietly, and
scattered in different direction, for our
houses. That's the true story Of the
whole transaction. The stone has
never been found to this day, but |
guess the dredge= will get it when they
commence to deepen that part OF the
river
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-10-11
How the Earth Was Peoplel

The following extract i- taken from
an article entitled How the Earth
was Pcoplci.' translated from the
Re1te des D1lr Noud. for the Poyu
lar S~iuc. MouhV.
To VI. de Mortlllct the European
Magdalanoan race was only modified
prolou1ation of that Of ChcIls- aud
Mou,tiyr. Mix,urc- by migration aud
the co.cxisteucc Of several races hav-
ing differently shaped -kuIis were
posicripr 90 the recent guaicruary and
% the extinction Of the mammoth and
the retreat Of the reindeer to the north.
Then came an age In which, the
climate having undergone amcIiora-
tipn, the glaciers having retired o. The
foot OF the mountains, aud tie sea
having Withdrawn from northern Eu.
rope to which It's present limits. now
era wa- iuauguratcd This was the
era Of continuous development and
activity, the progress oi which Of last
leads us step by step 10 the invention
of metals aud 10 history proper. The
last period, however, includes many
-ub.period-. The metals were -I.l
unknown for q long time. and stone
continued % be- the only material used
in making working tool-. \ few arts,
the necessary points of departure. for
all society. bad however, begun 10 be-
exercised Among them were the
domcstiCa,ion cf useful animals. be.
ginning with the dog. agriculture aud
consequently the adoption of some Of
the i1Dd.plants: the usc Of pottery,
and, finally, 'hc grouping of men and
their habiiatiun IN view Of common
defense, and also of the Observance of
religious ritc.. 70 an age of THE
kind. which has left a host of point,
IN Europe, from Scandinavia 10 swift.
zcrIaud, aud from the heart of France
20 southern Italy, NJ dc Mortille, has
given and named Robouhauajan. To
follow it on this new ground through
Its progress to the age Of bronze, would
require the consideration Of details
that would carry us too far. 1t was
the age Of the dUlmcns aud of the
Iake.yiIlagc- in il man was beginning
to grow uut OF his infancy. Although,
at least in Europe, he vas not &C.
quaintcd with the use Of metals. and
possessed only dudimcntary acricuI.
ture and industry, and although his
food was still scaniy aud his existence
procarious, he had already begun TO
sow wheat and barley he wovc coarse
linen cloths; he made vessel. of pot.
terry aud hardened them in the fire
and be built real monuments to his
dead, artificial representations Of caves
made by piliug rough stones together
Religious rites and invocations. a kind
of luxury in furniture, and medical
and surgical processes came in vogue.
We feel that we are on the verge of
great inventions aud Of gigantic efforts,
tending to enlarge the formerly ex.
tremely narrow circle of knowledge
and processes"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-10-11
ADVICE TO MOTHERS.

Arc yon disturbed at night aud broken of your rest
BY sick child suffering aud crying With pain Of feut
ting teoth' II ~, send at once aud got bottle ot
Mas. WrNWowH sogTmSa sTEuP roR CHlpHrN
TEE1nS1. Its value is inoalcuhbie. II will relieve
tho poor little sufferer Immediately Depend upon IT,
mothers. there IL NO mistake about H. u cures dJs'
entrfy aud diarrhO'a regulates tho stomach aud bow
els cntca wind collie seflous the gums, reduces In
hammhtiuu, aud gitos tone and energy 60 the whole
sysicm Mas Wivsl9ws S0gTntsg sTfur ToE CmLD.
HEN TEEfuNG ia pleasant b the taste and is the pf"
rrpton Of Of the oldest aud bost female physi.
rrus aud nurrs Ia the United STATES aud Il for -alo
by nIl druggists throughout, the world. rfre - cents
"a bottle lily.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-10-11

Boss COOPER and another republi-
can senator represent two districts
with only $4,000 population combined,
while two democratic senators have a
constituency of 256,000. This is the
reason Cameron and Cooper will not
allow the republican senators to vote
for apportionmeut bills.
The republican high tariff party
will soon require TO be protected
against It's own administration. The
secretary of the treasury has just con
strued the tariff on charcoal, iron riv.
its, screws, nails and fence wire rods,
against tho manufacturers. The ed.
ministration has heard that the cleo
ton in Iowa is in doubt.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-10-11

dren died Immediately after being sent
there. ! found that fact, and that is
not denied by anybody. / found an
other thing, ! found that contrary to
law men had been taken and sold as
merchandise by the hundred, and !
am one that believes that a man, poor
or rich, pauper or convict has right
to fill at least pauper's grave. Ire
mendous applause. If any ono will
not give him that / will defend him.
[Applausc.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-10-11
Tanning Human Skins.


Ben Ea'r .q Pie Last .rTwn'.f Im.
h.e TFr." 1r3 Hnaur'.
\ man came into my office and
brought me a shoe made Of the skin
OF womau- breast. Said / Where
did this come from - II was tanned
shoe, tanned leather "Oh, said he,
there is plenty of this to be got Is
there - said |. Where docs il come
from - From Tewksbury' How
does it got there ?" Men die in
Tcwk-bury." How does it cst herc|'
why" said he, they take them down
10 Harvard, skin them and tan them
up to Woburn, down 20 Lynn and
other places which he mentioned.
What was / to dot Lay down the
furrov and let that industry 60 On .
Not much. Cheers aud applause. !
brought it before the Committee, and
with a struggle | got some of the oyj.
dlnce before it, and some they ruled
out by party vote. Mud ! produced
the slipper, one Of them the other
you can see in a Washington street
window any day. and skins from five
tannerics. Skins from your fellow
creatures and mine. Some Of them az
good men "a wc are in every respect
before misfortune and disease brought
them into an alm.house. Applause. !
1t may be your misfortune, any Of Us,
to outlive your wife and children, your
relatives, and there will be nobody on
whom YOU can depend and YOU may
have to 20 to the almshouse. and hay.
ing no friends to reclaim your body
within twenty four hours, or to watch
your death, you may be taken away
for the purpose of dissection. 1t may
be. BE it so. But when you are dis
sected, and all the good to science has
been gotten out Of your remains, for
Gods sake, for humanity's sake and
for Christ's sake let those remains be
decently buried and not skinned and
tanned. prolonged applause The
Republican papers tell me that Gen.
Butler must go on account Of what he
has done about Tewksbury. BE it so.
can 90 to Heaven on that issue if |
could 90 on with no other ( iNocifer-
Gus applause. Iappeal TO you, fathers,
| appeal to you, brothers, ! appeal to
you, sons, | appeal to you, mothers,
daughters, wives, whether | am right
or wrong, and ] cast myself upon the
sound, humane, christian judgment OF
men and women of this commonwealth
to say. 1t was several moments be-
fore the vast audience ceased applaud.
ing and cheering at this stage of the
speakers remarks,
They say | have done something Il
the good name Of the commonwealth
Why, only took up their old charge.
which they smothered, and which
found on the executive files, and pre-
sented them, not as my charges, bat a,
the charges of the Board of Charities
OF that day against the Institution.
desired very much 70 know what abou
it. and | found out what about il
Applause. / found out first that th,
Institution had been 80 managed tina
seventy-one out of seventy.three chill
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-10-11
Itching Piles Symptoms and euro

The symptoms are moisture, like per.
spiratioD, intense itching, increased by
scratching. very distressing, particular.
ly at night, seems ~ If pin.worms were
crawling IN and about the Tectum: tre
private parts are -ometimes affected
II allowed 10 continue very srfi0us -.
suits follow. "SWAYNE'S SENTIMENT
Il = pleasant, ture cure. Also for letter,
Itch, Salt khcum, scald Head. Erygipe.
las, Barbers Itch, Eloihchea. all acaiy.
crusty SKIN Di.casc.. Sent by mail Tor
80 cents; = horcs %i2J fjn stampeI
Address, DR.. SWAY%E & sos, phiIs.
delphia, Pa. Sold hy Dfugqist-. 5.s.Iy
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-10-11
Know Nothing "Reminiscences
Hoo Pio NoEo's Contribution 10 he Wash.
trgt0n Monument DaS Lost.

WAsHrNGToN, October lit is be-
lieved by many that the dredgers now
at work in the Potomac river, improv-
ing the flats, may find theimarble block
presented to this country by Pope
Plus TX. for the Washington monu.
ment, which was stolen during the
Kuow-Nothing excitement in 1854
and thrown overheard. The Pitts.
burgh Post prints the following ac.
count of the affair, as related by one
Of the three survivors of the nine who
committed the act of vandalism.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-10-11
A Mothers Love.
4 Practical illustration of n Poo.,


A Mothers Love! What n potent
thing it is, 1t will melt the heart Of
the most hardened criminal when no
other influence would be cilcctual. No
one but mother knows its full mean
ing, but every one can appreciate il if
they will. 1t is known, though, that
it means slecplcss nights, care, incou-
vcuiencc, and. if necessary, want. hard
ship and death. But the subject has