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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-02-25
LEAP YEAR.

JOHN
Come, Sally dear, it's getting late, and mothers
wide awake:
She knows you're here, and therefore your depart
ure you must take;
I've got to lock the door and then pn out the parlor
light;
Please go, dear Sal, and YOU can come again some
other night.
SAL
Oh, pshaw! dear John, it's early yet, I'm sure
needn't hurry;
It's scarcely half-past 10 o'clock, your mother need
not worry;
But you want to go to bed then I'll longer stay
So, love, give me another kiss, and will go away
JOHN
Oh, Sal, please don'tl Well take it then, now go;
oh, please, make hastei
If mother should come down and see your arm
around my waist
1 think I'd faint; come, dearest, don't delay mo-
ment more,
Put your hat and shawl and 1 viii see you to the
door,
SAL
think it's just too bad that I've got to go so soon;
Well, never mind, I'll see you, love, tomorrow af
ternoon;
I'l-hush! hear your mother coming down with
footsteps light;
I'm off-just one; oh, my, how sweet! Well, John
ny, dear goodnight.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-02-25

A RULE OF ACTIoN.-If every one
would accept as rule of action, nev-
er to grieve over what they cannot
help, they would be much better off.
In the presence of death it is alto
gether useless for us to say that we
do not wish to die. We might just
as well say, and had better say: l
must die, and | will make the best of
it. All of Gods laws are as immuta-
BILE as the one that says we mnst die.
We cannot change them one jot or
title. But there are always to be
found men who are wearing their
lives away, mourning over split milk.
If the milk is split, q barrel of tears
cannot save it. Better devote your
time to getting some more milk. If
we split it ourselves, SO much more
reason for finding no fault. This sit
ting on the fence and mourning over
the dead past, will never pay one
cent. 1t is the most proftless busi-
ness imaginable. The present and
the future claim our attention.-Our
hope is centered in the present mo-
ment and the next. The past is
gone the record is made up and
cannot be changed. Hence the fu-
tility of lingering among the tomb
stones.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-02-25

LIGHTS IN THE BARN.-It is esti-
mated that nine tenths of all fires are
caused by carelessness. Now is the
season when the lantern is frequently
used in the barn, and we give a word
of caution. Never light a lamp or
lantern of any kind in the barn.
Smokers may include their pipes and
cigars in the above. The lantern
should be lighted in the house or
some outbuildlng where no combusti-
bles are stored. A lantern which
does not burn we'll, should never be
put in order in the hay NOV. There
is a great temptation to strike
match and re-light an extinguished
lantern wherever it may be. 1t is
best TO even feel ones way ont to a
safe place, than to run any risks. Ii
the light is not kept in the hand, it
should be hung up. Provide hooks
in the various rooms where lights are
used. A wire running the whole
length of the horse stable, at the
rear of the stalls, and furnished with
a sliding hook, is very convenient,
for farmers are so careless, as to
keep the lamp oil in the barn, and
fill the lantern there while the wick
is burning. Such risks are too great
even if the buildings are insured.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-02-25

brains, but we'll rested bodies. They
want every man at his best. For
merly the 'hail-fellow- well-met' man
was likely to rise in authority in rail-
roading. This is no longer true.
Conviviality is frowned upon every
where in the service. Urbanity is
expected of all, but debauchery per-
mitted in none.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-02-25
PITHY ADVICE.

Keep your head cool, yonr feet
warm, and subscribe for your local
newspaper.
Don't spend more than you can
borrow, and don't borrow more than
you can pay promptly.
Don't kindle the fire with kerosene
unless you are prepared for land
that is fairer than this.
II you are angry with a man count
fifty before speSkingi # heis great
deal bigger than you are count four
hundred and sixty.
Don't blow in your gun to see if it
is loaded, unless you want to get
your name in the papers, and your
family is well provided for.
Be satisfied with the world as you
find it, remembering that you are on
ly tenant here and may not find
yourself as we'll suited when you
move.
Love your neighbor. If he keeps
a dog that howls at the moon do not
make harsh remarks about him, bnt
borrow the dog to 60 hunting and
forget to bring him back again.
Don't brag about the achievements
Of your ancestor. A great ancestor
in the grave is poor capital of itself
for man to go into business on.
And, beside, our ancestors had their
faults. Even Adams record is not
as clean as we would like it to be-
M5ddletoegn Transcript.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-02-25
)rleans County 8pnitpr,
PUBLIsHEDwEEKLYBY
GEO. II. BL AK Il.
BARTON VT.

HFEl NS.-TYvO DOLLARS PER YEAR
|rictiy in aduancc SI.5O. Subscribers living out
HE of Orleans County must remit 10 cents extra for
pstage. For convenience in renting, we will
i've credit for one year and four months for $780, TO
disorders in the county, and one year and three
,r $500 TO subscribers without the county, when
Rnt strictly in adUance.
Rates of Advertising made known ON apPAca-
lon. Ali cuts must have metal body.
Remit by r. o. Money order, Hegistered Letter, or
raft Tafch The label on your paper end notice
hen yOur subscription egrires ofd see h0t ytar 7oy
snts are kept an aduance. When money is sent as
shall 0iue you The credit the label at once, If The
bel is not adronced auitn tnCO aceeks, notify as by
stoL card.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-02-25

1 had severe attacks of gravel and kidney trouble
was unable to get medicine or doctor to cure me
until used Hop Bitters, and they cured me in a
short time.-A Distinguished Lawyer of Wayne Co.
N Y
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-02-25

Humbugsl Imposters! Thievesl = These are
terms applied to the unreliable and dishonest DR..
Thomas Eecctric Oil for diphtheria, catarrh asfll-
ma, rheumatism, and all aches, sprains, and
pains is not thing of deception but pleasant ana
honest remedy. 1t is honestly put up, honestly
sold, and does what is claimed for it.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-02-25

The Boston Globe is starting contrl-
button for suitable statue for Wendell
Phillips, to be erected in some suitable
place in Boston. Subscriptions solicited.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-02-25

81 would not live always, ask not to stay" We
do not wonder. with such cold as yours, but there
is a bright side to every thing, and sunshine even
for those racked with pan DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup
peyer failed to cure the most stubborn cough.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-02-25
Drew, WheeIock & Co.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,

No. I68 Broadaeay, corner Of Loa1eH st.,
Laurence, Mass.
Receivers of Butter Cheese Eggs Beans. Potatoes
Hay etc Our facilities for the disposal of Country
ProdUee IS unsurpassed. Our motto will be in all
cases to make prompt returns.
AS to our. financial standing we refer you to the
following well kno' gentlemen: It. w. Drew, Esq
Barton. VT. Fl. :. Dewey. ESQ. cashier Barton Ma
tional Bank. Barton, VT; W II Jaquh. Esq cashier
Pacific National Bank Lawrence, Mass; NJ. Burnham,
Esq, WobuTn Center Mas
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-02-25
Carriage Painting.

The undersigned woulu invite those having Car
riages which they want painted, to bring them to
his shop in Glover Village The work will be salts
factorily done at reasonable prices
Ppm A. GREGORY.
Glover, VT, Jan. IA, 1884,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-02-25

SHARLES GRAVES, Agent for Connection
j General Life Insurance Co., Barton, VT
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-02-25
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

= ARTON- NATIONAL BANK. BUSINESS
0IIours from 9, a. m, to u, IN. From to 4, p.
HIRAM MCCLELLAN, Pres't, IL. *. DEWEY,
shier.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-10-22
CONSTIPATION!

There Is no medium through which
disease 90 often attacks the system
as by Constipation, and there Ia no
other Ill fesh Ia heir to more apt TO
be neglected, from the fact material
inconvenience may not be Immediate
ly felt from irregular action Of the
bowels. When there is not regular
action the retention Of decayed end
eiIete matter, with its poisonous
gases, soon poisons the whole syytsm
by being absorbed into ii, causing
piles, flstula, headache, impure blood
and many other serious Affection
BURD0CK BLOOD BITTERS wi
Immediately relieve. and one bott I,
positively cure or relieve any cas-
Of Constipation. q F.oi th aiifld 90
s,aWas troubled for q year with
torpid Liver and indigestion, and after
trying everything Imaginable used
BURD0CK BLOOD BTITERS. The
first bottle revived me and the second
cured me entirely."-J.S. Williamson.
Rochester, n, y,
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-10-22
WGrtiing Into SOcletY.v

Nearly hundred years ago homely
old gentleman, who had been q me-
cbanic and was the son of mechanic,
was sent as an Ambassador from this
country to France. There can be no
doubt that he appreciated to the full
the splendor OF the French salons, and
G grace and charm Of the society he
met there. A weaker man, or one with
less tact. would have tried to initiate
and conform TO it. But Franklin knew
his own foundation, and stood firm on
it. He kept his simple, grave dignity,
his Quaker dress and his plain language.
The result was that the enthusiastic
Parisians made a demigod Of him; men
of the highest rank paid him homage;
beautiful women crowded about him,
actually cutting the buttons from his
coat for souvenirs.
Not one Of the other Ambassadors at
the French capital at that time are re-
mcmbered now, although they belonged
TO some Of the noblest houses in Europe;
while the advent Of "the great Frank
lin," still remains favorite social ira
dition in Paris. "s
Americans who go abroad could study
the secret of Franklin's success with
profit. There is scarcely capital in
Europe where wealthy Americans are
not TO be found IN society," too often
pushing themselves by every mean art
and snobbish expedient In their power
among people who are, as q rule no
more cultured or better bred than
themselves, but who have titles. The
result is that they only win contempt
from these foreigners, when simple
self-respect would command their re-
gard o. TnllrlIrQ fN..fi4 p .l' -ft
The same mistake Is repeated with
infinite variations in our own country.
The average American, whether old or
young, isseldom content with his own
social position or circle Of friends. He
is perpetually pushing himself into
some other place which he imagines to
be more. fashionable; he h necessarily
stung by snubs from people who are in
ferior to himsel In short, he takes
voluntarily the position OF q lackey
when he might be an equal by simply
keeping his own place and bringing TO
adorn IL all the siren. tn, grace and
charm which he possesses. ''o
There was \ ring the true metal In
tho reply OF the Highland chiof when
seated below the salt at q state bahquet:
"'Where McGregor1 sits, there Is
the head Of the table"-Youth's Com
pani0n. ~
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-10-22
CHAPTER XXIII.-.CnNrINrrn.

Then Miss Evel,na Hall struck in.
Would Miss Lawrie come over TO Lit.
tie Arlesford Park, and stay there for q
few days previous to the wedding?
Katie Forester meant to bring down
sister with her as bridesmaid. Two
of the Miss Halls were to oiliciate also.
and il would be taken as great favor
il Miss Lawrie would make a fourth. a
great deal was said TO press upon her
this view of the case, to VIII ch, howev-
or, she made many oh ections. There
was, indeed. a tragedy connected with
her own matrimonial circumstances,
which d d not make her well incline
to Join suh a party. Her heart was
not at ease within her as to her deser-
ton of Mr.. Whittlcstaf Whatever the
future might bring lorth, the present
could not be q period Of joy. tut in
the middle OF the argument, Mr.. Whit
tlestail spoke with the voice of author.
ity "Accept Mr.. Halls Kindness" he
said "and 90 over for awhile to Little
AlrIsford.
"And leave you all alone?"
81 m sure Mr.. Hall will be delighted
II you will come too, said Mr. Blake
roady ut the moment to answer for the
extent OF his patrons house and good.
nature.
"Quite out Of the question:" said
Mr. Whittlestaf, in tone of voice in.
tended to put IN end TO that matter
"But can manage to live alone for a
few days, seeing that shall be com.
PEELED TO do 20 be ore long. by Miss
Lawrie's--marriage." +" Again Mary
looked up into his lace, at is so. my
dear. This young gentleman has man.
aged TO ferret out the truth, while look
ing for his wedding gar ments. ( Will
You tel your papa Miss Eyaliha. that
Mary will he delighted to accept his
kndnessw - I'LL MINI h
"And Gordon can come down to me-"
said Blake, Aproariously rubbing his
hands, II and We can have three or four
final days tgether, like two jolly young
bachelors. p" sfgs' 1'''
Speaking for yourself alone" said
Katie. you'll have 70 romaiu . jolly
young bachelor for sonao lime still, III
you don't mend your nianners,'r
81 needn't mend my manners after
Pm married. ] suppose" But they
who knew Mr.. Blake we'll were wont "a
declare that, In the matteroi what Miss
Forester called bis manners. there
would not be much % make his wife
afraid. ~
The affair was settled as far as Il
could be settled in Mr.. Gordon's ab.
senoe. Miss Lawrie was TO 70 over
and spend fortnight atLittle Aries
ford, just previous 10 Katie Forrester's
marriage. and Gordon was 10, come
down TO the marriage, 50 as to be near
to Mary, II be could be persuaded to
do so. Of this Mr.. Blake spoke with
great certainty. "Why couldn't ha
come and spoon o bit seeing that he
never DID soI yet )ip his hfe Now . /
have had a lot OF II. +"
!'Not such lot by any Aeans,' said
Miss Forrestsr.
According to all Ioounts he's goi
u Regla. y: 80, - lat he hnan"
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-10-22

"To our beautiful Father above
We will o1cr tho tr butte of praise
For the glorious gilt o His love
And tie blo sings that hallow our daya
In the sweet by nd by. by and-by
w" thai meet on lllat beautiful shore;
In the sweet by and.br, by.al'iby.
We shall mectvn that beautiful shore"
-fTrm OrHiIidi Hm q uS and SIdmdt I
RcctdtiOas, bv EHge c j. Hdg.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-10-22
THE FIRST STEP.

My lite one b gins his feet to try,
tottering, feeble inconsistent way;
= ease with IN effort. he forgets MS play
And leaves his infant bauDies where they lie
Laughing and proud his mother tluttors nigh
Turning TO go, yet ioy-compe led. ~ stay
And bird Ike, sngin what her heart wCu't
say;
But not so certain OF MY bliss am I.
For bethink me of the days IN store
wherein tho fee. must traverse roalm,
unknown,
And half forget the pathway 10 our door,
And recall that in the seasons flown
We were his all -as he W, S all our own
BIT never can be quito so any moo.
-.HdFcU . SdItOH, IN Centtiru
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-10-22

even proposed regular. Doesn't tha
seem odd tn you, Kattiep" e4s
1T seemed very odd when you die
It." Then the three OF them went
away, and Mary was left to discuss the
prospects OF her future life with Mr.
Whittlestah. "You had better both oi
you come and live here" he said
"Therc would be room enough MARI
thought probably of tho chance there
might be of newcomers, but she sale
nothing. 81 should go away, o.
course" said Mr.. Whittlestaff. s.o
Turn you out of your own houser
why notp l shan't stay here any
way. l am tired. of the place, ant
though / shan care to sell II, / shall
make move. A man ought to max,
"a move every now and again. / shouk
like to 60 to Italy, and live at one o.
those charming little towns .n
without soul to speak to-" la.i
81 shan't want anybody to speak to
4 shall take with me just few books tt
read. l wonder whether Mrs. Baggetl
would go with me. She can't hav,
much more to keep her in England
than | have" But this plan had moi
been absolutely fixed when Mary re.
tired for the night, with the intention
of writing her letter to John Gordon
before she went to bed. Her lettel
took her long to write. The thinking
of 1t rather took too long. She sal
leaning with her face on her hands
and with tear occasionally on hei
cheek, into the late night, meditatins
rather on the sweet goodness Of Mr.
;Whittlestatf than on the words of th,
letter II had at last been determined
that John Gordon should be her hus
band. That the fates seem to have de
.cided, and she did acknowledge that il
doing so the fates had been altogether
ipropitious. 1t would have been verl
'diflicult-now at least she owned tha
truth to hersclf-it would have beer
very difficult for her to have been tru,
TO the promise she had made, altogether
to eradicate John Gordon from hel
heart, and to fill up the place left with
a wife's true affection for Mr.. Whittle
staff. To the performance of such
,booh 40 bubO ohO WOulu uOb DC bIDIcClcll
But on the other hand, John Gordor
must permit her to entertain and tt
'evince regard for Mr.. Whittlestaff
mot similar at all 70 the regard whicl
she would feel for her husband, but al
most equal in its depth.
At last she took the paper, and die
write her letter, as follows:
DEAR Mr.. GoRDoN;-I am not surprised al
anything that Mr.. WhittestaT should dc
which shows the goodness of his disposition
and the tenderness of his heart. He is,
think, the most unselhsh OF mankind. | be
lieve you to be so thoroughly sincere IN the
affection which you express for me that you
must acknowledge that he is so. II you love
me well enough TO make me your wife, what
must you think OF him who has loved me well
enough 10 surrender me TO one whom ! had
known before he had taken me under his
fostering carer
"You Know that love you, and am willing
TO become your wife. What can say TO you
now, except that 1t Is so. IL is so. And in
saying that have told you everything as to
myself. OF him l can only soy, that his no.
gard for me has boen moro tender even than
that OF father.
''Yours always most lovingly,
"MARY LAWRIE"
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-10-22

Sing:
"Theres land that is farer than day,
And In dreams we may see 1t afar;
For the Father waits over the way,
To prepare us dwelling place there.
In the sweet by-ard-by, by-and-by,
We shall meet on that beautiful shore;
In the sweet by-andby. by-and-by,
We shall meet ON that beautiful shore"
Like lily that blooms by the way,
That brightens the path where we roam
bhe came 10 my presence one day,
The sunshine and Joy of my home.
Like lily that withers and dies
She dropped on calm summer-night
And, CLOSING her beautiful eyes,
She peacefully passed from my sight.
StnD:.
sin tie sweet by-and-by, by-and-by,
We shall moet on that beautiful shore;
In the sweet by-and.by, by-and.by,
We shall meet on that beautiful Shore"
Recile:
know on that beautiful shore
She Is waiting and watching today;
Know sc will greet me once more,
No matterwhat others may say.
j shall lay down my burden of woe
When enter the valley she irod:
She will sing inc the song that she sang loni
ago,
While ! stand in tho presence of God:
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-10-22
AN OLD MANS LOVE
BY ANTHONY TRoLLoPE,

author of .IOctDr 7horne,' " Frdmly Pdrson
aye" Is he PopenjOpl" " Thineus Fun,
The Irish Aemb1r," '1he Warden"
'Bdrchester TOrers," Etc, Etc.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-10-22

l--Sleeping-car porter TO the heaviest
passenger ever carried on the road): !:
''You can roll into your berth whom
ever you want to-" Fat rnan,i ''Yes,
and roll out when don't want to-
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-10-22

1t Is quite the proper thing now for
English noblemen TO ''mske tho tour Of
tka SLnlna"
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-10-22
{hoi'e @fi'tio''.
Z" SWEET BE-AND-BY"
HYMN AND RECITATION.

HYMN AND RECITATION.
Recite:
There are faces we fondly recall
That have vanished away from this vale
Like the leaves OF the forest that fall,
That float from our gaze on the gale;
That are moldering under the sod;
There are loved ones that walk in the light,
The glory and splendor of God.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-10-22
WARRlATEE UNLIMITED.

We have put in a full line of
Terry'S Scissors & Shears,
And request all our customers to
call and examine them. They are
sold to us under a "Warrantee Un-
limited" and we cheerfully recon-
mend them to our trade. We keep
them in Terry's Cylinder Case, and
can without trouble, show them to
our friends. Our stock is CON-
plete.
4yl MALLORY PRICE & co.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-10-22
Rocae:

There's the form OF beautiful child
That comes at the set Of tho sun;
There's face that once met me and smiled
Whom my days weary labor was done.
/ see her, In dreams at the door,
Again. where the green ivy clings;
/ list to her voice while once more
She sweetly and joyously sings;
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-04-01
For the SPECTATOR.
A Scrap of History.

John Walker lived in Scotland. His
wife was Jane Mcknight, of the McMahon
family. About 1700 his son John moved to
Ireland and settled at Newry, near the
head of Carlingford Bay. There, January
7th, 1702, he married Katharine Ruther-
ford, the daughter of John Rutherford and
Isabella Allen. She was born in 1862.
In Ireland, eleven children were born to
John Walker and Katharine his wife, and
in 1870 he sailed for America, with his wife
and several of his children, together with
two sons and daughter of his brother,
Alexander Walker. They landed in Mary
land in August, 1870, and afterwards re-
moved to Chester county, Pa. There John
Walker died in 1874, and Katharine, his
wife, in 1913.
The Oldest daughter of John Walker and
Katharine Walker, Elizabeth, married
John Campbell in ireland in April, 1921. He
came with. his father-in-law to America in
1730, and on the passage lost his eldest son,
John. They had nine children, some of whom
were the parent stocks of large families in
Augusta and Rockbridge. Esther mar
ried Alex. AtcK Kfaney; Mary married David
Chambers; Rachel married Thomas Dob
bins; Jane married Alex. McPheeters, and
the two sons, John and Robert, married
Martha Spears and Rebecca Wallace.
Their mother, Elizabeth Walker Campbell,
died in Augusta or Rockbridge county in
1857, aged S4.
John Walker, who was born March, 1905,
moved with his brother in-law, John Camp
bell, to Augusta county at an early day,
being among the first settlers. Afterwards
some of his brothers came, together with
the Hays family, and settled on what are
known as Walkers and Hays's creeks in
Rockbridge county.
Jane Walker, the sixth child of John
Walker and Katharine Rutherford, born in
May, 1712, married James Moore, April,
1734 These were the parents of James
Moore, who married Martha Poague,, and
settled in Abbs Valley in Southwest Vir-
ginia. There he was killed, his wife and
family taken captives, and some of them
burnt at the stake. Mary, the grand-dangh-
ter of Jane Walker and James Moore,
married the Rev. Samuel Brown and be-
came the mother of the famous preachers
Of that name,
have taken the above facts, thinking |
they might interest some of your readers,
from an old manuscript sent me by men, |
Der of the Walker family now living in |
In this I find a great many |
names which are very familiar to Valley |
nan, such as Kelso, Poague, Stuart, Culton,
McPheeters, Coalter, Cowan, Montgomery, |
&c., &c. w. P. H.