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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-03-10

HYGIENIC PHYsIoLoGY.-The w. c. 7.
O., who were instrumental in adding s'to
the studies required by law to be taught
in the puqlic schools of Vermont, Physi-
ology and Hygiene, with special reference
to the effect upon the human system of
stinsoldRts and narcotics" are editing a
work to meet that demand, under the di-
rection of their National Superintendent,
Mrs. Mary I'll. Hunt. DIR. Steele's Physi-
ology has been used as basis in this
work, and it will contain all the excellent
and popular features of that work that
have given it so wide circulation. All,
or nearly all the matter in the present
edition is retained, so it may be used in
the same class. Carefully prepared sec
lions upon the physiological action of az
cohoI, tobacco, opium, ect., are scattered
through the book, as each organ is treat
ed. The subject is examined from pure
ly scientific standpoint, and represents
the latest teaching at home and abroad.
Unusual space is given to the subject OF
Ventilation, which is now attracting so
much attention throughout the country.
The book will be issued about the first OF
April.
Tells What lie Knows.--sBest thing for burns II
have ever tried. Heals up grandly. L. z. Fol
lett, Marion Ohio, speaking OF Thomas Eclectric
Oil.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-03-10
Spiral Slotiees.

ETVlG All Fits stopped free. treatise and
Il - $500 trial bottle of DR.. hline's Great
Nerve Restorer free to Fit cases. Send to DIR.
Kline 1881 Arch St., Philadelphia, Penn. IL
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-03-10
Boston Wholesale Produce Market
CORRECTED EXPRESSLY FOR
ORLEANS COUNTY MONITOR,
A D. HEBB ARD.
. ID. HTBBARD.

Jobbing and Commission Dealer in Butter, Cheese,
Flour, Lard, Eggs, Beans, Dried Apple,
etc., p John street. Boston.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-03-10

A GRAND DEED.-"Did you ever
accomplish anything in your life that
might be called grand or wholesome
action that would distinguish you
from your fellow men, and to which
you can now look back with pleasur-
able emotions?" was the rather clum-
sy question put by visitor to a
state-prison convict.
The poor convict unused for mo-
ment and then replied:
Eyes, | have; | once did grand
deed that gave me distinction Of q
certain sort, butt he added bitterly,
81 cannot say that ! look back upon
it with any pleasurable emotion"
81 am very sorry" returned the
visitor, who was good man, "that
you cannot find pleasure in its con-
temptation. 1t might afford you
blessed consolation in this, your hour
of, trial and darkness. May / ask
what this grand deed was?''
Eyes, you may" replied the poor
prisoner, while his voice became
choked with emotion. cit was grand
larceny"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-03-10

ralysis. Her recovery is doubtful.
Clarence Conley has been very
sick with inflammation of the bow
els; Mrs. Wesley Hayward is
quite sick with rheumatic fever.
Both eases are considered a little
better.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
EIardwiclx.
District No. l has a school house,
and surroundings, which is disgrace
to the village snd district. Some
thing ought to be done to improve
matters.
Harmonious townmeeting and good
set of officers. Town voted to buy a
safe to put into the town clerks of
fee and to expend S25 for the use of
the G.. A. r.
East Hard ich.
Chas. Ransom who has been troub-
led with one of his eyes for two years
past, had Drs. Gleason and Soule
perform an operation on it few days
since, which resulted very favorahly,
we think.
| Sheffield.
The talk is now that there will b.
another store in town.
Geo. Leavitt, who has been away
about year, Is at home on a visit
Glad to see him.
Joseph Otis and Joel Chesley, aged
people in the east part of the town
are quite feeble this winter.
R. j. Mcdowell has moved bach
to his place. Geo. Walcot has moved
on to Thomas McDowell's place ii
the edge of Wheelock.
The Baptist Ladies Aid society
will be entertained by Mrs. Ii. p
King, March II, afternoon and even.
ing. All are cordially invited.
n. L. Folsom got quite badly hurt
one day last week at Lyndonville
while after guano. Noah won't
hitch his horses to the cars next
time.
W. G.. Hanscom has four child
rem who had to walk one mile tc
school the past school year; they
have attended $50 days each ant
neither of them have had an absent
or tardy mark-a pretty good re-
cord.
Stannard.
A very quiet town meeting.
The society have purchased a new
organ for religious worship.
Sutton.
Mrs. T. J. Barbe, is dangerousl,
sick with a fever.
William Green has bought Lewis
Holmes sugar place, paying $3.50.
Miss Louise Wiley has returned
from Brooklyn, n. Y, where sh
has been spending the winter.
If the author OF beautiful Snow
could only have spent fortnigh
among such drifts as we have had il
Sutton for the past two weeks, h
would have been Disguised that h
ever wrote that poem.
VIII Allen while chopping in tn
woods last Friday, was knocked dow
by falling tree and rendered inser
sible, but escaped with only a fes
wound on the head. Herman Chap
man, while choppiug in the sam
woods cut his foot very severely
the instep.
About 1000 cords of wood will b
delivered at the station at Clark
crossing this winter, and timber
quail fifty car loads. The railroa
management still refuses to put in
side track, though so ordered by Il
Court. Somehow the degree of spi
manifested toward this place by pre-
ident Raymond is both silly and m
licious. The road itself is put
great inconvenience by not havir
: side track accommodations, and Il
public is greatly Inconvenience
we'll. With suitable convenience
and fair treatment the station won
+ pay and be of much greater use to t
town.
> WASHINGTON LETTER.
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DIED.


rfy- All notices Of deaths inserted free; obituary
notice and poetry. fire cents per line.
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North Troy

n. d. Martin is getting out lumber
for a house on his lot on Pine ST.
F. T. Forsaith is finishing the up
per story of his store into tenement
which he will occupy.
III. B. Pettengill, customs officer
| at this place, made seizure of four
horses at Franklin last week.
The March meeting was fully at
tended Notwithstanding the severity
of the weather. Nearly all the officers
were elected by ballot.
Mr.. and Mrs F. w. Comings have
returned from their trip through the
south. Mrs. Comings is staying few
weeks with her father A. B. Hardy.
Word has been received from
Whatcome, w. T., that J. c.. Elkins
formerly of this place. was drowned
in Whatcome Lake, recently. n
particulars have been received.
The Musical Convention under th
management of /. R. Harvey close
last Thursday eve with q grand con
cert, which was excellent in all it
parts. The clarinet solo by ". w
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South Albany.

A CARD.-We wish to extend our sin
cere thanks to the friends OF Sutton and
the wants of our beloved husband and
son, Sidney E. Rowell, during his sick
ness and distress. May the Giver of all
good reward you bountifully.
ALMA ID. ROwELL,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-03-10

Mr.. Oren Austin is gaining slowly !;
William Pierce is about again.
The lyceums at the Centre closed
Feb. 27; they furnished pleasant
entertainment for the young people.
A free lecture will be given by Rev.
L. Dodd at the Center church on the
eve. of March 18th. Subject; Trip
to England.
Mrs. Addie Hazen, sister of d.
|. Button, is visiting her friends in
town after an absence of several
years. Mrs. Dutton, who has been
sick for long time, is improving in
health.
A large party of friends went to
East Charleston last Monday eve. to
surprise party at Henry c. Browns
it being his oldest daughters 18th
birthday. A pleasant time was en-.
joyed by all.
East Bloomington.
Ora Alexander has gone to Yves
Burke to work in saw MILL
VIM. lite has rented S. r. Jen
kin's farm, paying 5000 for use o
farm and stock for one year.
Milo Cleveland and others VIII
started for Albion. Neb., Feb. %
have been heard from. A letter ola
ted Feb. 10Th, informs us of thei
f safe arrival at their journeys enc
1 They were all in good health and ha
had a pleasant ride. They also mer
4 ton the weather as being warm an
: very little snow.
d Coventry.
'' Ephraim Nolette broke his leg ju:
= above his ankle, last Thursday.
d The Dorcas Society will meet wit
l. Mrs. II. A. Tibbits, Tuesday the IL Il
d All are invited.
q Mr.. Rogers has bought of Geors
er Cole, IN the West Hill district, Il
, 1884-07-18

i've" 1OTh bTdpnlC-
A good story was recently told of Abraham
Lincoln by an old Boston editor while sitting
together in the Ebbitt house, Washington.
Ben: Perley Poore formed one of the group,
and, remarks on convention topics being in
order, some caustic comments were made on
Robert T. Lincoln. Naturally this called up
tho memory Of his father, and, as might
have been expected in such a company.
several anecdotes were related. But one was
new and especially good.
Oliver 2. Morton, then war governor of
Indiana, arrived one day early in 1864 at tho
capital He was personally unknown by the
staff at the White House, and, having driven
there direct, as he had to see Mr.. Lincoln q.
once, his unshaven, dusty appearance, with
western look and linen duster on, won him
no special attention. Mr.. Lincoln was at
the war department, and the persistent
governor, who did not give his name, was
somewhat airily and brusquely treated by
the junior private secretary, John Hay.
Morton left, went to the hotel, washed,
shaved, etc, and within an hour returned TO
the White House. His name was sent in and
he followed Immediately. A long, and, of
course, interesting conference followed. The
two statesmen were personal friends of long
standing.
After business was through Mr.. Lii coin
said: "Oliver. why did 1 not SEQ you before I"
the governor having mentioned the hour OF
his arrival This led to a little explanntigr a.
and then Morton asked: "AEho was the airy
young man out theref' indicating the score
tary's room. At Mr.. Lincoln's request "lbe
young man" was described, and the pres =
dent said quietly: swell, governor, l
ouldn lay that up against him. That's
John Hay, one of my private secretaries.
He really is a nice young man, but some
times when l am out he thinks he's pres
dent, and as it ainuses him and doesn't really
hurt anyone else, l let him think SO, Oliver;
l let him think So" Governor Morton toll
tile story himself in a company of which the
Boston man was one.
, 1884-07-18

New YORK Commercial-AdvertiSer.
Mr.. Henry Bergh says:"Dr. Gross, Isee, left
orders TINT be should be cremated 1 favor
cremation for various reasons. l believe
that on hygienic principles the cemeteries
should be gradually removed and abandoned.
The Deity, il He chooses, can receive mans
ashes as well from a furnace us from a tomb.
In ancient Greece and Rome, the bodies Of
the dead were burned. What difference
does 1t mnkei There is something horrifying
to me to think of c~onsigning a loved wife
or daughter to the earth TO decay and be de-
voured by worms. 1 have been asked to
take m active part in the establishment of a
crematory here. l have declined, for the
reason that my life-work Is devoted to
another cause, and 1 can do nothing which
will initiate against this important duty.
Hence l have always kept aloof from re
ligious and sectniian arguments. I am nom
religious and nnn-sectarian. and have moth
ing to do with politics. Twenty years ugo
the people and the judge smiled when |
took up the gauntlet for IT," animal creation;
to-day the smiles have vaniihed.
Cremation would meet with the same rid
icule at the present time, If /, together with
men, eminent and distinguished in their pro-
~feSsion-, should agitate the question of Gre
nation. II the body OF the late A. Il. Stew
art had been cremated, his bones would not
now pe scattered over tue Tour quarters OF
the earth. / am told that %clergymen Of
every denomination are against It, and that
religion condemns it. The water flow
ing through the earth should be
uncontaminated, and not carry the
efuse Of decayed and lifeless hui.
.%uanity. d not like to talk on these dis
agreeable subjects. II | attend a funeral, or
visit a sick room where II patient is likely to
die, it affects me. | become despundent. |
want to see something cheerful, something
beautiful in this life. | go TO the theatre
often. II a person should come to me now
and tell me where | could get a laugh in some
theatre, | would go tonight. As we advance
In progress and civilization, the cremat ton
problem viii be solved, just rs tho relief Of
suffering animals has Iesn solved"
, 1884-07-18
THE MOON INHABITED.
Towns, Villages, and Cultivated
Fields Can He Seen.

~[Exchange.l
At the astronomical observatory OF Berlin,
says a translation from Nya Pressen Helsing-
for, a discovery has lately been made which.
without doubt, will cause the greatest sensa-
ton, not only among tho adopts in science,
but even among tho most learned. Professor
Blendnann, in that city, has found, beyond
a doubt, that our old friend, tho moon, is not
a mere lantern which kindly furnishes light
for the loving youth and gas companies of
our planet, but the abode OF living, intelli-
gent beings, for which he is prepared to
furnish proofs most convincing.
BY accident DR.. BIendmann found that the
observations of the moon gave but very IN.
satisfactory results, owing TO the intensity of
the light power Of the moons atmosphere,
which is so strong that it effects the cor
~rectness of the observations in a very high
degree Ho then conceived the idea to make
the object-glass of the refractor less sensitive
TO the rays of light, and for that purpose he
darkened 1t with the smoke of camphor. 1t
took months of experimenting before he sue
ceeded in finding his right degree OF obscurity
of the glass, and when finally found no then,
with the refractor. took n very accurate photo
of the moons surface. This he placed in u
sun microscope, which gave the picture a
diameter of 55X feet. The revela-
ton was most startling. 1t perfectly over
turned all hitherto entertained ideas OF the
moons surface. Those level plains which
formerly were held TO be oceans OF winter
proved to be vordnnt fields, and what
formerly was considered mountains
Turned out as deserts Of sand and,
oceans of water. Towns and hab-
itations of all kinds were plainly discernible,
as well Us signs of industry and traffic. The
learned professors study and observations OF
old Luna will be repeated every full moon
when the sky is clear, and we venture to pre-
dict that the time is not far off when we
shall know more about the man in the moon
than as being an agent in English politics.
, 1884-07-18

Inter Ocean "Lounger."
l asked a telegraph operator on Change
the other day: as the popular impression
that kilograms from speculative markets are
full Of points a correct onel'
"No, it is not" lie replied. kilograms
containing matter that is capable of infu-
encing the markets are written in the deep
est cipher. They arc very rare besides, and
If they We're not l don't think operators as a
class would take advantage of knowledge
that way. 1t would amount to a deCalcation
in II broad sense, and that is something that
positively is Of very uncommon occurrence
among operators. Usually, also it results in
a striking illustration that evil gains carry no
good with them. knew Johnny Skee, an
operator in California, who during the days
of mining speculation, Isolved Floods cipher
and made out Of his information 81, 00O, 900
in speculation. Afterward he trebled. Not
long Rgo he was adjudged a pauper and sent
to the poor house. / knew another fellow
who got on a movement of the Standard
company in the oil market and made 49,
900. He, too, came 20 a disreputable end,
napni1aEs "
, 1884-07-18

l-N'" ASAh ADhAlt
Apparently Russia has not yet given up
her long-cherishcd idea of bridging Persia
with railways, and thus making her vnssal
q s~tepping-stone To fresh eastern conuuests.
Eleven years ago n concession wns actually
granted by the shah for the construction OF
a railway $50 miles in length, from the Per-
sian port OF Resht, on the Caspian sea, to the
capital, Teheran, but his majesty subse-
quently wriggled out of this agreement with
true Oriental ndroitness. Projected lines
from Teheran to Ispahan the ancient
~metropolis), and from Ispahan to Shiraz were
similarly negativei. But Russia. pcrsever-
ing MS ever, is mixing up with the new de
narration OF frontier between herself and
Persia, the project of a railroad around tho
southwestern corner OF the Caspian, con-
Meeting Resht with the new petroleum fields
at Baku, and with the Russian railway thence
to tue Black sen. The shah is said to look
ON this scheme with anything but favor, but
Russia may be trusted TO carry her point
sooner or later, either by bribery, or coercion,
or both together.
, 1884-07-18
WIGGINS' DARK MOON.
The Weather Prophets Conception Of
the Earth's Second Satellite.
The Failure OF Ills Bast-PredIcted
storms Explained on n Plnus-
ibIe T~heory-A Grand
Idea.


New York Tribune.
In the news columns recently appeared the
announcement by Mr.. Virgins OF one of the
most intrepid astronomical discoveries
ever invented. The conception Of this dark
second satellite of the earth does honor to
the tenacity with which Mr.. Virgins adheres
to his favorite theories. He has for several
years been making meteorological predic-
tons which for the most part have somehow
failed tn connect. Under such circumstances
an ordinary theorist would rave begun to
suspect that his premises might be wrong,
but it is at this point that true genius
differeptiRtes itself, so to speak, and scars
above the common herd. Mr.. Virgins
never suspects his premises for u moment.
What he does is to initiate Canning. The
latter called into existence the New World,
TO redress the balance of the Old. Mr.,
Virgins calls into existence a lark moon, to
redress the balance of his meteorological pre-
dictions. 1t is really quite n grand idea.
When Leverrier discovered Neptune he was
induced to look for it by observing perturba-
tions in the motions of another planet. Mr..
Virgins. however, postulates a second moon
merely upon the existence OF discrepancies in
his storm warnings.
He says to himself: ut is evident from
the failure of my predictions that something
is wrong with the solar system, il not with
the Cosmos And since the failure of my
predictions is inexplicable on any theory
which presupposes my knowledge of what I
am talking about, and since it is impossible
to discard that assumption SO far as l am
concerned, it becomes necessary to invent n
dark moon, the invisibility of which may &C.
count for its never having been discovered,
while its mere existence as a satellite of the
earth will explain the apparent failure of
my best-predicted storms to come to time"
So said, So done, and here we have the dark
moon with all its dips, spurs and angles;
with all its appurtenances ard heredita-
ments, as the lawyers say, calmly and con-
idingly offered to the public in Mr.. Virgins
most infallible style.
1t may at once be admitted that a dark
moon is the only kind OF a moon which could
have served the purpose of Mr.. Virgins.
For what he wants is n planetary body
which can be relied upon to defect storms,
interfere with earthquakes, and generally
protect Mr.. Virgins against the natural con-
sequences Of his own predictions; yet which
will also elude the intrusive telescope, defy
the analytical spectroscope, and, In short,
battle the most enterprising astronomers of
"the old school,"
There is, however. one quarter, in which
Mr.. Virgins may find countenance. The
lessly wicked their souls are banishel to a
mysterious planet. which they say is near the
earth, yet is not the visible moon. May not
this sent OF Avetchi prove to be the dark
moon CT Mr.. Wigginsl By all means let
him try the Theosophists. They at least
have no ~prejudices against the PRONUNCIATION
of theories which fly in the face of modern
science, for they are in the same business
themselves.
, 1884-07-18

"The story Of the conception and creation
OF this Pullman city said Irving, inter
ested me very much, though l confess the
method of it all strikes me MS somewhat like
living by machinery; the private houses be-
ing massed, as IL were, en- bloc; the shops
collected together like arcadeS; the whole
place laid out with geometrical system; and
yet one feels that there are fine principle
underlying it; that the scheme is founded
upon wise plans; and that, from n moral and
sanitary standpoint, the city is an ideal COM
bination Of work and rest, of capital and
Iohar "
, 1884-07-18

Employing rubbing and manipulating as q
part of his system Another leader, and
head Of a school, was a patient with Quimby
twenty-five years ago Her assumed title ia
christian Scientist" and her followers bear
the same name. A third practices aud
teaches under the name OF metaphysical"
The forth is a pupil OF DR.. Quimby, who
follows out his teachers system pure and
simply. Besides these four practitioners
there are about a dozen others who practice
the mind cure as a profession, and who
teach to classes Of young and old the methods
OF curing. Generally, free instruction is
glyel once a week to all who will come.