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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-02-14
CARRYING BUNDLES.
An Interesting Co lection of Anecdotes
Including One of Longfellow.

An Interesting Co lection of Anecdotes,
Including One of Longfellow.
In the matter of carrying bundles:
A gentleman of threescore years-a
millionaire-was once clerk in a book
store, and tells this story of the late
Jonathan Phillips, who came into the
store one morning and purchased a
book. After doing it up, the clerk
said: ''Mr. Phillips, will send this to
your house, No." said he; young
man, 1 will tell you a secret. When
you get to be as old as / am you will
learn that the most independent man
is he who is his own servant" 1t is re-
lated of DR.. Parkman-the same who
was murdered-tha whenever he
bought leg of mutton he carried it
home himself. On being asked why he
did this, he said che wanted to be sure
of the one he had picked out" There is
somewhere a dictum of Lord Eldon,
the famous English lawyer and Judge,
that a lawyer might carry a green bag
or fresh fish through the streets. The
latter perhaps for the same reason that
DR.. Parlman carried his mutton. But
query, whether this. would be good
law in Beacon street? An eminent ex-
judge of Massachusetts,, who was born
in the country, returning to Boston
with class-mate from a short Jour
ney, kindly carried the portmanteau of
the latter through the streets in order
to save his feelings in case they should
meet any Bostonese of his acquaint-
ance. This was almost half century
ago. To-day so many men. women
and children are rushing about with
bundles to reach the cars that even an
undergraduate of Harvard might not
be ruined II seen with portmanteau
especially one made of alligator skin.
Whether the polite public would toll
crate fresh fish or a leg of mutton is
doubtful. Perhaps some of our read
ers may remember the horror ex.
pressed by an English traveller at see
ing President Lincoln with a parcel in
his hand. That such man could sue.
coed in the war then raging the Eng
do for bundles - p And this ex.
preston rerninds.us of a little story re,
lated of Mr.. IaopetTlaW. A Partisan
once remarked TO Finn that there wa:
one American word that he never
could understand or find in any die
tionary.. %.f1phat isssssft?'' Inquired the
poet. "Thatelao;'.' was tije eblys ii
never heard of the word, said Long
fellow. Presently servant came in
TO replenish the fire. After putting OF
little fuel Longfellow remarked tt
him: THAT will do. "Hah' Elk,
claimed the Frenchman, "that is thu
very word which has puzzled me. ~
Boston EDery Other Saturday.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-02-14
AN OXFORD PROCTOR. g.
The Origin of the Term "Pluclked" as APP
piled to Failure in Examination.

The Origin of the Term "PIucked" as APP
piled to Failure in Examination.
Picture to yourself gentleman be-
tween thirty-nine and fifty years of age,
dressed in black gown, with ample
velvet sleeves edged with wasp
color, and white bands (such as cler-
gymen were wont to weary depending
from his throat, and you will have some
idea of the external appearance of an
Oxford proctor.
His dress is symbolic. The black
gown represents the public ceremonies
in which he takes part; the white bands
denote the solemnity of his office; while
the velvet sleeves express the softnesS
of his manners, and the wasp-colored
border suggests the sting that turks be-
meath.
In dignity he ranks next only to the
vice chancellor; he walks second in the
procession of magnates which files into
St. Mary's Church every Sunday to
hear the University sermon; he receives
the names and fees of candidates for
the public examinations, and plays a
conspicuous and highly amusing part
in the ceremony of comforting degrees.
After each batch of new-made graduates
have had Latin incarnation mumbled
over them by the vice chancellor, two
proctors-in the presence not only of
university officials and students, but
also of any outsider who chooses to
look on-sheepishly stride up the long
room and back again without saying
or doing anything. At first there is an
attempt at solemnity in their gait, but
after the senseless exercise has been re-
peated two or three times they look, as
they doubtless feel, thoroughly
wretched; the effort to appear dignitied
and the desire to get it over as soon
as possible combine to produce
one of the most comical effects ever
seen.
The reason for this absurd perform
ance is not fair to seek. In ancient
days any tradesman who had money
owing him from an undergraduate
might arrest the proctor's course by
plucking his sleeve, and so prevent the
defaulter from taking his degree till
his debt had been discharged. Few
people know that this is the real origin
of the term ''plucked," as applied to
| failure in examination.
But this is by no means the only oc-
casion on which the proctor has to 60
on duty. 1t is a sad fact that this
splendid dignitary, with his velvet
sleeves and snow-white bands, is COM
PEELED to prowl about the streets by
hight, fulfilling the functions of a
policeman. He is supported by three
stalwart fellows in plain clothes, whose
official title is ''proctor's men," but
who are popularly known as "bull-
dogs. CdsseWs Family Magazine.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-02-14
"a LITTLE NONSENSE"

"A small boy, who slid down tree
pretty fast, and blistered the skin OF
his hands, said II guess don't yearn
Tor a hotter climb than this"
Teacher: "Why are you writing in
such big handP' Tom: "Why you
see, my grandmother is deaf, and I'm
writing to her. "-Golden Days.
Professor Ito class in mineralogy);
"Can you recall mineral occurring in
the liquid formP' Philosophical Stu
dent: milk; because 1t comes in
quarts"
Powerful steel knives which win cut
cold iron have been invented. The in
ventor hopes in time to produce knives
which will cut clearinghouse pie crust.
--NorristoaOn Herald.
-"You are opposed to the use Of
slang, then, Jenniep" he said.
"We1l, | should twitterl' she replied,
and then he knew that he must not use
slang any more in her presence.-Som-
erviLte Journal.
Said an astronomer to q bright
eyed girl, when talking of rainbows:
Ibid you ever see lunar bow, missp"
~ have seen beau by moonlight, il
that is what you mean" was the sly
rejoinder.-N. z. Independent.
Some paragraphist says that Frank.
lin did not discover lightning until after
he was married. There are many men
not half so great as Franklin who not
only discover lightning after they are
married, but catch thunder.-O Chicago
journal.
ON reading in a newspaper that a
piece of fresh beef bound on the face
every night would make the complex
ion fair, Chicago drummer tried the
experiment. He put quarter Of beef
on each cheek and went to bed, and
next morning found that the brass in
in his cheek had formed verdigris on
the beef and poisoned two yellow cats
and bob-tailed poodle that had been
nibbling the beef.-Paris Beacon.
The delights of a musical block are
thus described by Bob Burdette:
Hark and oh hear, the piano Ia banging
Sonnet and canticle, chant and gleeI,
The fellow upstairs his guitar is atwanging,
The children are singing jubilee.
just over the way there's banjo, think,
With its "Pink-a-punk-pank, punk, pink
pank, pink"
And down at the corner the man with the
flute
Is rending the night with tootle-too-toot.
and DOM pah-pah, Dom, pah-pah, brara, brara-
booml
The brass band 10 practising in tts room.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-02-14
QUICKSILVER.
Peculiar Properties of an Important Ele-
ment of the Arts and Sciences.

Peculiar Properties of an Important Ele-
ment of the Arts and Sciences.
This strange and curious mineral is
becoming quite an important element
in the arts and sciences, but its real
value is realized fully in the process
of extracting the noble metals from the
baser sorts, and lower grade ores can
be profitably worked with the quick
silver process that would hardly pay
to work the old-fashioned way. A
sheet of gold foil dropped into quick
silver disappears nearly as quick as o
snowflake dropping on a warm stove
or boiler. 1t has the power of separat-
ing, or, of readily dissolving, those re-.
fractory metals which are not acted
upon by the most powerful acids.
Away out among the forest Businesses of
the Western mountains immense guam.
titles are used by the miners. They
pour it into their machines in which is
placed the finely-pulverized low-grade
ores, and though the particles of noble
metal are so small as to be impercepti-
BILE to the naked eye, yet this liquid
will search it out and carry it away
with itself in the form of amalgam.
Another very peculiar property pos
sessed by the substance is its power of
reproducing itself, or, in other words,
no matter how many times used if by
any means it can be reclaimed and
subsequently purified, it can be used
over and over again. To do this the
miners distill the mass, volatilizing the
quicksilver, leaving the gold or silver
as residue, both distillate and residue
being ip state of virgin purity.
In the mining, preparation, and ham
ding of quicksilver many lives have to
! be lost First, the men who work at
the mines soon become salivated and
paralyzed, followed by the loss of teeth
and movements of the head and jaw.
A man in the last stages of saliva
ton, as it is called there, is the most
pitiable sight we ever beheld, and he
often fingers in this condition weeks and
even months before death relieves him,
cure being out of question. Horses can
not stand to work in it scarcely at all,
mules being generally used; these after
a.few months begin to lose their teeth,
and after time the hoofs, followed by
diseased bones throughout. We saw
at one time a mule working about the
mine, lose its entire lower jaw; dropped
out while at work.
With those who work with quicksil-
yer in a small way, many amusing
things occur. A few days ago an in
quisitive old lady was in the labora-
tory, and seeing small bit of channels
leather lying on the floor she picked it
up and afterward wrapped her gold
specs in it. The next morning meet
ing us on the ferry she very woefully
informed us that her specs had melted,
and SO they had; all the gold had been
absorbed by the mercury contained in
the leather, which was discarded filter.
In using quicksilver, great care should
be exercised to keep it from coming in
contact with any jewelry, watches, etc,
foy as sure as it does the gold will all
disappear. Care should be taken not to
inhale it and none should use it save
those who know something of its ma
ture.-Midland Industrial Gazette.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-02-14
VOLUME XIII.
lNJIouxRlous oRTAoeRAPHY.

A wandering tribe, called the Siouxs,
Wear moccasins, having no shiouxs.
They are made of buckskin,
With the f1eshy side in,
Embroidered with beads of bright hiouxs.
When out on the war path, the Siouxs
March single t1le-never by tiouxs-
And by blazing the trees
Can return at their ease,
And the way through the forests ne er liouxs
All new-fashioned boats he eschiouxs,
And uses the birch-bark caniouxs;
Those are handy and light,
And inverted at night
Give shelter from storms and from diouxs
The principal food of the Siouxs
Is Indian maize, which they briouxs,
And hominy make,
Or mix them cake,
And eat it with pork, as they chiouxs.
Now doesn't this spelling look ciouxrious?
Ills enough to make any one ffouXrious!
So a word to the wise:
Pray our language revise,
With photography not so injiouxrious.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-02-14

MIR. Philip Armour the Chicago
pork king, is credited with fortune Of
S25, 900, 600, or enough to buy up tbs
sptire Kingdom of Greeee,-N z. .Stttf,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-06-22

man content to live in an olemargar
inc boarding house does not know on
which side his bread is buttered.
A western editor publishes an article
entitled "How we breathe" If he is like
the majority of his sex, he snores.
An Irishman tells of fight in which
there was only one whole nose left in the
crowd, and that belonged to the tay-kettle.
Do not be cast down, my son, because
somebody else profits by your labor. The
man who opens oysters is not usually the
one who eats them.
Yes, everything is faster in this coun-
try. In England they say man stands
for parliament. In this country they say
he runs for congress.
A Brooklyn girl has had the whooping-
cough, mumps, measles, and three propos-
ais of marriage, and yet she is not fully
satisfied. She yearns for sealskin
sacque and a lap-dog.
Before they are married she will careful
ly turn down his coat-collar when it gets
awry, but afterwards she'll jerk it down
into position as if she was throwing a
door-mat out of the window.
Some people think it would be nice if
if everybody in the world would mind
Over one-half of the people in the world
would be out of employment and not know
what to do with themselves.
Betsey, an old colored cook, was moon
ing around the kitchen one morning,
when her mistress asked her if she was
ill. ''Not 'zactly," said Betsey; "but
the fact is, don't feel ambitious 'nough
to git outer my own way"
''I think your mustache is just lovely,
Fred, and only wish 1 had it on my face, -
she said as she gazed into his eyes with a
sort of gone look. But Fred, the dolt.
didn't catch on, and only remarked that he
thought it was very good for three
months growth.
''Just think of'it,' said wife to her
husband as he was taking his morning
dram. ssWhat waste of money for IL
quor. This paper says that the United
States consumes ninety million dollars
worth of spirits every year!" "Ah, how
I wish / was the United States.'
''Little boy, do you understand what is
meant by energy and enterprise?" s'No,
pa, don't think I do" s:Well, will tell
you; that one of the richest men came
here without shirt to his back, and now
he has got millions" "Millions! how
many does he put on at a time. pa?"
The signal officer on the summit of
Pixies Peak says the highest velocity of
the wind ever recorded there was ITO
miles per hour, when the instrument broke
and cord-wood began flying down the
mountain. The guide adds that IS miles
per hour would lift mule out of the trail.
81 wonder what you can see in that
Smith girl that you are so much taken
with her," said one country youth to an
other; ''she hain't got no looks to her. -
81 know" the rustic lover slowly observ-
ed, .sthat she amt what you might call
goOd-looking, but, "by gosh, you should
feel her hug!''
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-06-22
Orleana County @onitor,
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
@ EO. H. BLA KE,
BARTON, VT.

TERhS.-TWO DOLLARS PER YEAR
Strictly in ddUdnce SI.5O. Subscribers living out
side of Orleans County must remit 10 cents extra for
postage. For convenience in remitting, will
give credit for year and four months for co. to
subscribers in the county, and one year and three
for 5000 to subscribers without the county, when
sent strictly in adUance.
Rates of Advert sing made known on applica-
ton. Ali cuts must have metal body.
Remit By p. o. Money Order, Registered Letter, or
Draft. Watch the label on your paper and notice
l0hen your subscription expires and that your pay
ments are kept in aduance. When money is sent as
shall give the credit on the label at once, if
label is not dduanced aoitin tOo aoesks, notify By
postal card.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-06-22
CONSUMPTION CURED.

An old physician, retired from practice, having
had placed in his hands by an East India mission
airy the formula of simple vegetable remedy
for the speedy and permanent cure of Consumption,
Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma and all throat and Lung
Affections, also positive and radical cure for Ner-
vous Debility and all Nervous Complaints, after
having tested its wonderful curative powers in thou
sands of cases, has felt it his duty to make it known
to his suffering fellows. Actuated by this motive
and desire to relieve human suffering, viii send
free of charge, to all who desire it, this recipe in
German, French English with full directions tor
preparing and using. Sent by mail by addressing
with stamp, naming this paper. W. A. NQYEs, lag
Powers Block, Rochester, N. Y. nov24eowly
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-06-22
GEO. III. BLAKE, Publisher.

At the same hour, Arthur Madding,
alias James Dering, cursed his fate in
the gloom of his prison-cell.
About him had been found the lost
diamonds which had been the spoil
which had lured him into deceiving
Venette Claiming.
His story of temporary impecuni-
osity had so impressed the romantic
girl, that she had yielded to his plead
ings eor an early marriage under the
supposition that they were to sail inn
mediateIy for America, where he de-
clared money and position awaited
him. To this end she had loaned
him her diamonds.
The game in his hands, he had
drugged the girl and left her as we
have seen, making arrangements him
self to receive part of the reward Of
fered for her recovery when she
should be sent home. This last to be
accomplished by the old woman with
the utmost secresy.
But the game was up. One of the
men he had hired to bring the girl to
the boat on the night of the abduc-
tion had proved too sharp for him ;
"stiIl, but for that Internal luck to
the steamer
A sad lesson had it been to poor
Venette, and for months she yielded
to the weakness of reaction, which
threatened to throw her into decline
and cut off her young life.
But at last travel and change OF
scene brought back the old flow OF
spirits, aud Percy Holmes, now ever
her companion, now her lover, had
the right to become her lifelong pro-
tector.
But for this dangerous experience
in early youth, Venette feels to-day
she would not be the happy woman
she is. Yet as she looks into the in
nocent face of her own wee daughter.
she prays for her future safety
through the vicissitudes of life.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-06-22

was most dead with heart difficulty, can now do
a good days work, and sincerely recommend DR..
Graves Heart Regulator as the remedy-George
Gladding, Hartsgrove, O. $1.00 per bottle at your
drug store. Free pamphlet of F. E. Ingalls,, Cam
bridge, Mass.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-06-22
Infancy.

In the dusky alcove,
Near the altar laid,
Sleeps the child in shadow
On his mothers bed;
Softly reposes
And his idle lids of roses,
Closed to earth, uncloses
On the heavens o'erhead.
Many dream is with him,
Fresh from the fairy land;
Spangled DER with diamonds
Seems the ocean sand;
Suns are cleaning there;
Troops ofladies fair
Souls of infants bear
In their charming hand.
o enchanting vision!
Lo! rill upsprings,
And from out its bosom
Comes a voice that sings;
Lovelier there appear
Sire and sisters dear,
While his mother near
Plumes her newborn wings.
But a brighter vision
Yet his eyes behold;
Roses all and lilies
Everypath unfold;
Like in shadow sleeping,
Silver fishes leaping,
And the waters creeping
Through the reeds of gold.
Slumber on sweet infant.
Slumber peacefully!
Thy young soul knows not
What thy lot may be,
Like dead leaves that sweep
Down the stormy deep,
Thou art borne in sleep;
What is all to thee?
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-06-22
My Wife And Child.

The tattoo beats; the lights are gone;
The camp around in slumber lies;
The night with solemn pace moves on;
The shadows thicken Ger the skies;
But sleep my weary eyes hath flown,
And sad, uneasy thoughts arise.
I think of thee, oh, dearest one!
Whose love mine early life hath blest:
OF thee and him-our baby son
Who slumbers on thy gentle breast.
God of the tender, frail and lone,
Oh, guard that little sleeper's rest!
And hover, gently hover near
To her whose watchful eye is wet
The mother, wife,-the doubly dear,
In whose young heart have freshly met
Two streams of love, so deep and clear,
And cheer her dropping spirit yet!
Now, as she kneels before thy throne,
Oh, teach her, Ruler of the skies
That while by the behest alone
Earth's mightiest powers sail or rise:
No tear is wept to thee unknown,
Nor hair is lost, nor sparrow dies;
That thou canst stay the ruthless hand
Of dark disease, and soothe its pain;
That only by thy stern command
The battles lost, the soldier slain;
That from the distant sea or land
Thou bring'st the wanderer home again.
And when upon her pillow lone,
Her tear-wet cheek is sadly pressed
May happier visions beam upon
The Frightening currents of her breast;
Nor frowning look, nor angry tone
Disturb the Sabbath of her rest!
Whatever fate those forms may throw,
Loved with passion almost wild,
By day, by night,-in joy or woe,-
By fears oppressed or hopes beguiled;
From every danger, every foe,
o God! protect my wife and child!
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-07-27
a Fishv Yarn.

The Sunday Times is responsible for the
following: About four years ago a Kittery
schooner went sword-fshing. The skipper,
Capt. j. Smith of Kittery, sunk harpoon
into swordfsh, when the line parted and
the fish escaped with the weapon embedded
in its body. The captains name was stamp
ed in the iron, and the instrument could thus
be identified. A few days ago, Capt. Smith
captured abig swordfish, and in its body was
found the identical harpoon lost four years
before. The wound had healed over, and a
hard growth had formed around the harpoon
The fish weighed nearly four hundred pounds
and was bought by Wyer Brothers on Gus
tom House Wharf, who say it is one of the
finest specimens.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-07-27
- - -
PERSONAL.

Miss Emily Jacobson and Miss Mary Du-
roy of this city left for Bridgton Saturday on
short vacation.
Mr.. Joseph Winslow has been chosen cap
tain of Portland No. 2, Steam Fire Engine
Company, vice JohnlBlake retired
Mr.. H. S. Leavitt has accepted the position
of clerk at the gate of the Forest City Steam
boat Company.
H. N. Green, Providence; Mrs. S. A.
Jones and family, Philadelphia; Miss Mary
Carr, Erie, Penn; w. Morris, Pittsburg,
were at the Falmouth yesterday
Capt Robert Dyer, formerly of Knightille,
died yesterday at East Boston, Mass The
funeral Will take place Tuesday afternoon
next at Knightville Chapel.
Mr.. A. J. Reagan of this city has accepted
the position of night clerk at the Mt. Kineo
House, Moosehead Lake, and left last night
to assume his position.
Mr.. Bert c. Whittier, formerly manager of
the Bijou, is enjoying vacation at East Ep-
ping, N. H., having been obliged to give up
all engagements at Haverhill by reason of
ill-health.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-07-27
Saved by a Newsbox.

One day last week a ten year old boy who
in company with others was enjoying the
stolen delight of swimming at the Boston &
Maine Railroad bridge, ran up ON a timber
extending over the water, lost his balance
and fell in. His companions thought him in
no danger, but Boston & Maine newsboy
saw the little fellow was sinking and throw
ing off his coat jumped into the water. He
succeeded in reaching the boy, and catching
hold of a rope hanging from scow, when
Officer Burnham, who had gone to the spot
for the purpose of telling the boys they must
not swim there, pulled them from the water.
The little fellow was insensible for a short
time after being rescued. The whole affair
was given laughable termination by man
who in helping Mr.. Burnham lost his bal
anCe and fell in