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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-03-23

Was the name formerly given to scrofula
because Of superstition that it could be
cured by a kings touch. The world Is
wiser now and knows that
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-03-23
A LESSON In PoLITENEss

One day Dean Swift was in his
study reading, when the door was
pushed open, and a young fellow
came in with some game, and without
saying BY your leave or with
your leave" he walks over and fiops
them across the Dean s knees. saying,
s'There's some game my father
sent YOU
ssOh, I'm much obliged, I'm sure ];
but I'd be more obliged If you had
shown better manners.
ssWell I wish / knew how.
:sSit down here and I'll show you
how to behave.
He took the game in his hand and
went outside and shut the door. Then
he tapped. and heard the young fell
low cry out with a loud voice. -sCome
in !" and what should he see but the
young fellow seated IN the armchair,
and pretending to read book
ssPlease, your reverence, says the
Dean with bow, my father will be
much obliged by your acceptance of
this game, which he has just taken. !"
ssYour father is most respectable
man, says the lad, "and I'm sure
your good boy; here's half a
crown for you. Take the game down
to the kitchen, and tell the cook she's
to give you your dinner"
j He then got up and relieved the
Dean of the game, who was SO tick
lei at the lads witty impudence thai
he at once gave him half crown.
THE SENSE OF HONOR IN sBoYs.-
There is a great confusion in boys
notions Of honor. You should no
go to your teacher with tales of you
schoolmates, but when questioned b,
those in authority over you, parents
guardians or teachers, it is your dut,
to tell who did the mischief or brok'
a rule, no matter what result to your
self or how unpopular you become
Boys have false honor which hide
mean and sknlking actions in eacl
other, which ought to be ridiculed on
of them. The most cowardly injurIe
among boys go unchecked, and th
weaker are abused and bullied in
way every decent boy should resent
because his false notions of compan
ionship lead them to lie, prevaricat
or keep silence to screen the guilty
Teachers and friends ought to pu
down this ignorant, petty sssense Q
honor" for some more intelligent an
upright. When you know of
wrong, and keep silence about
when asked, you become partner
the wrong, and responsible for il
original nleanness. 1t is a pity tbs
boys and grown up people do ne
carry the same strictness of pin
2 ciple they show in screening bullit
and frauds into points of genuin
. honor and courage.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-03-23

A woman may smile and smile,
and be unwillin
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-03-23
ALL SORTS


SCOTS EmnIsiosa OF Pure Cod Liver OIL.
with HyPopisosphites,
In Inc;pieut Consumption
seems to possess remedial powers Of great efficacy
1t heals the irritation of the throat a,d lungs Makes
pure blood and builds mp and forifies the system
against further inroads b disease.
True politeness is the last touch Of noble char
acter. rs is the gold the spre, the sunlight
the con-feld.'
Johnson's Anodyne Liniment is richly worth gle
bottle III certain cases For instance, in Of
diphtheria Group and asthma when the sufferer Is
almost dead for want of brestl and so1nethisg i
required to act ;nstzBtl5 ItcoSfs only s5 cents.
| Veterinary surgeons all orer the counsry are
sercey denoancing porties who put up extra large
packs al worthless trash and sal Il FOR condition
/ powders They say that Sheridanss Cavalry Con-
dition Powders are the onis Kind now known that
are worth czrryiag home-
| Failure affer long perseverance i much noha<z
than to hase sfriven and incarred failure
Aysr's Cherry pecteral possesses far-reachina
and powerful hesAas aaalsies which IS persisted
use viii aesaoastrafe Ia ans ease 81 colds coaehs
throzt OF lang trouble, rhiIe il soothing And r.
ssoFasife eaee1s sse realized = once-
cenmis crime ana ron think esery oas i TAX
fag gift.
regefine has aerer failed % eject cure. gis5es
tone and strength % the syzfem debllIsatal ,!
disease
Lie IS TOO slsrt - j. s,s..s.-or. . go Is
faee=.
When Baby wassiek, He xzve her Ca<tezla.
Ehes. she was Z lzzl} si.e cried fef fs<toriz
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-03-23

~ None genuine without bunch of green Hops
the white label. Shun all the vile, poisonous
stuff with Hop or Hope in their name.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-03-23

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assza si<z.eaze - :. = So Hee.<h I<ezs< q.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-03-23

Clears ont rats, mice, roaclses, flies, ants, bee
bngs. skun}ks. eiipmuul<ss zepherss 15e. Druggist
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-03-23

tziza4rls al Itch eases hssnsszs. exs},<seas xzz
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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-09
Grab. Killed by Thu ,dor,. ,rm.


at is undoubtedly true, said a fish.
dealer on Light street wharf, "that
thnnderstorms are fatal to soft crabs,
unless the latter arc placed in a refriger.
ator. The idea that they are scared to
death Is an absurdity, and, indeed, / do
not think that it Is the thunder and
lightning primarily that kills them"
Then, in what way do you account
for iti"
"why, because Of the state Of tho at
mosphere just before and during a
thunderstorm, 1t is hot, sulphurous
and oppressive. The crab Is changed
from his accustomed temperature, and
while in its delicate state Is unable TO
stand tho sudden transition. Place him
in tho refrigerator and all this Is OK.
cluded, and the danger consequently
obviated.
"Or, 1t may bO that there Is an analogy
between tho phosphorus which entors
largely into the composition Of crabs
and fish-which suffer elually as much
and tho electrical condition Of the air.
But whatever may be tho cause, do
not believe it is tho direct influence Of
the thunder.
81 remember perfectly many years ago
there came a damp, cloudy, hot spell Of
several weeks duratiOn-one OF those
miserable spells when it seems that tho
sun will never shine again. The ther.
momOtOr stood at VO but there was no
thunderstorm and every crab died. 1t
was impossible to find live ones any.
whara ~
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"oa,h,.n suece,, a, a Writer.


George Alfred Townsend, journalist
and novelist probably makes more
money by newspaper work than any
other writer in tho country. His 10.
come exceeds SEQ, year. He writes
for half do en- papers, and is well
paid by all Of them. Yet he finds time
in the midst Of his duties to turn OF an
occasional novel, and to make a short
lecture tour now and then. Ile owns
the house in which no lives, and this
must have cost him something in the
neighbOrhoOd Of $50, 900.
TOwnsend's success Is due mainly 10
the systematic manner in which he goes
to work. Ho probably possesses the
most valuable and {, tensive set of scrap.
books in the United States. In the room
in which ho does the bulk OF his work
he has tho walls lined with these vol
umes Of personal information. Ever
since he has been in newspaper life he
has cut everything Of a personal char.
Ncter out Of tho periodicals coming 10
his hand, and these slips he has pasted
into books, which arc subsequently in.
do cd and arranged in order. Whom
Mr. Townsend wants to write anything
about any man Of general importRn, Q
no mcrOly hunts up the persons name
in his index, and tho chances are that
hO possesses q pretty clear record, not
only Of the doings, hut OF most Of tho
savings Of the man in question.
IuS Gust ol ma,Wtalimng u tiTst.clOSI
base balL club is about Sj5, 600 o year.
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A welsh Funeral surer,.ItIop.

From time immomorial there has been
strong feeling OF repugnance among
tho inhabitants of rural parishes In
Wales 10 burial without tho sanctuary j
This does not mean in unconSecrated
ground, but on the north side Of tho
church, or in u remote corner of the
Chur.h.yard. The origin of this pre- u,
diCc is said to have been the notion that
the northern part was that which was
appropriated to the interment of un.
bapti. cd infants, cxcommunicated per.
sons, or such rs had laid violent hands
upon themselves, HCnceit was pOpu.
larly known as the wrong side Of tho
church"
In many parishes, therefore, this spot
remained unoccupied, while the remain
ing portion Of the church.yard was
crowded. White, in his History Of
Selbourne," alluding to this suporsti.
ton, says that as most people wished to
be buried on thesouth side Of the church.
yard 1t became such q mass of mortal.
ity that no person could be Inferred
without disturbing or displaCing the
bones Of his ancestors" F"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-09
How flying Fish Fly.


An e~co'lent opportunity Of observing
the aerial means Of propulsion in tho
Tying fish wOs afforded mo during n
Six days calm lately when crossing tho
bay OF Bengal. watched day by day
some hundreds rise under tho bows Of
the ship. Tho water surface was o
CLASSY calm. AS each fish rose 1t spread
Its wings ut once, apparently boating the
surface with them two or three strokes
before they steadied out. say appar-
emily, for It was not definite beat so
mu h as a struggle to rise. The tail
which, Of course, under wator was in
rapid motion to escape from the ship,
now gave ten or a dozen rapid bouts,
which tould be counted by tho ripples
on tho still surface, and the fish was of
in aerial fight.
AS each fish lost the impetus Of thp
first rise, which generally happened at
about forty yards, the binoculars
showed US tho anal Inns, which had till
now been fully extended, dropping to
feel tho water. AS soon as the surface
was felt the Tail was introduced and
five or six smart strokes, also indicated
by ripples, brought the impetus up
again and carried the fish about another
thirty yards, when another droop sent
1t on again, anl so forth some OF the
older fish travelling in this way 400 10
800 yards. Tho younger fish frequently
fell Nwkwardly In this attempt 10 ~.
gain impetus. When waves are run
n,ng Ii requires a clever fish to gain i'm.
petus by o few judicionS stroEeS on the
crest OF a wave, and many a O Ih tun.
Gles over in the attempt.
lonce sawa fish rise close to .he ships
quarter, and ii flew parallel with tho
ship, pursued below by a dolphin or
bonita. Tho latter followed every
sway Of the flying fish, keeping almost
under it. AT the first dip oil the tail
the pursuer mado dart forward, but
missed it, and again dogged its prey by
keeping Just under it. On the second
dip the tail went into the pursuer's
mouth, and there was an end OF tho
flyer. 1t always struck me that it
seemed a strain on tho 6sh to keep the
wings extended,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-09
me cou,umplIve Perlo,l.

NVNFAkN NFhH
II has long been held that, inasmuCh
as consumption gathers tine greatest
number oil victims uetween the ages OF
95 and 81 years, mankind must 10 more
susceptible to the disease between the
ages Of 70 and SO than at other times of
life. A writer for Science has made
plain the fallacy Of this reasoning by
calling attention to the fact that while
Il has been custO nary to re. kon the
mortality Of each period Of life as a
fraction OF the entire mortality for all
ages the reckoning should be made on
the basis OF the entire number Of living
persons Of the particular age under con.
sideration. That is, it we would deter
mine what per cent. Of persons between
and 50 years ofuge die Of cOnsump-
ton, We must compare the number Ui
those who die at th0tage with the whole
number Of those OF that age, not Of all
ages, then living.
Tho results Of estimates made in this
manner by IN eminent PrusSian scien.
tist shows that the theory that a man
after having passed his 35th year
gradually acquires an immunity from
consumption is false. Indeed, tho
figures show that u mans liability to
death by this disease increases steadily
from tho period between 10 and Ii years
Of ago until he is 10 years old, when it
falls of rapidly decreasing as the years
accumulate.
A similar estimate concerning women
shows that they arc more frequent vic.
tins to consumption during childhood,
but that during the third decade and
thereafter their liability to disease di.
miDishcs,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-09


On the water side Of Vera Cruz stands
a stone image, whose bruised counte.
nance tells a queer tale Of feminine Gro.
dulity. From time immemorial It has
been believed that il q marriageable
woman shall hit this image s uarely in
the face with stone, she will immedi.
ately obtain a husband and an advan
tageous settlement in life. The inventor
OF the fable was evidently acquainted
with tho fact that women are not expert
in throwing stones. We're 1t not for
this lamOntable disability tho poor image
would have been totally demolished
years ago. AS it Is the battered face
has lost all semblance OF features, and
heaps Of small stones, lying all about,
attest the industry o: the Mexican maid.
ems, as well as their good sense in
desiring matrimonial settlement. The
tumble.down church, behind which It
stands, has a remarkable number o.
female attendants, especially at vesper
services. The homeward path lies di.
restly past the image, and many a
poodle Is slyly tossed under the friendly
Shadow Of the cleaning by women
yOunR and old.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-09
Tho Red Prince in France.


When he was near Montargis he reQui
.itioncd the house OF N. Ledru for hil
temporary quArters.g general. Nine. Le'
dru, froIl whom | have the anecdote,
felt her heart sink when she was in BIZ
presence. Shc saw a bloated, surly
O .,cer, without q ray of human sympa.
thy in his round, prosaic face. "C'etait
une physiognomie more OF atrabilaire.
The prince wanted to know what there
was in the cellar, and warned the lady
that as he was pressed for time she
would do well to show his orderly her
best vintages.
He sat, in speaking to her, with biz
cap riveted on his head and his Leg
stretched out. When she was speaking
to him he had occasion to got up, and
stood, in doing so, on an Angora cat.
The animal protested in cat cries,
Prince Frederick Charles was cxasper.
ated at the noise Il made, and, taking
1t up BY the tail, dashed 1t through the
glass doors OF a buffet where choice
porcelain was piled up. Minette be,
hayed like a bull in a china shop, which
caused almost a CLEAN Of mirth to pass
over the Countenance Of tho prince, who
was tickled at tho destruction that she
nanAsd
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Prussia. Halfway system.

The Prussian railway system Is to be
considerably extended, and that Coun.
try promises 10 resemble a grldiron,
with It's numerous railways. Bills have
been submitted 10 the landtag, author.
iting tho expenditure OF $li, i,l75, 900 for
the construction Of now lines OF state
railways and the completion Of the old
lines. OF this sum $l9,81l,OOO are
wanted for fourteen new lines, Of a to.
tai length Of . . miles. The new lines
Cons!0t Of two main lines Of twenty.
eight miles in length. tho cost OF con.
structlon Is estimated at ES5, $40 pcr
mile, including the cost Of the land &C.
quirOd; and twelve branch lines Of 33i
miles In length. The purchase price Of
land for the latter averages 81, 40 per
mile, and tho cost Of construction,
$2S, 400.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-09
Four psnar.a and rlf,r Mllll.n,,.

The 'aaans canal, which was to have.
been con pletUd in 1853 at q cost Of $l9U,.
100000, would not 10 finished In TIN
years, even Il the present rats Of exca,
walton were maintained. More than
$lO0, ,0l0,N 40 halO been already OK,
pended, and the probabilities are that
II the canal Is ever finished Il Will 10
after an outlay Of ~ O,UOl,OOO. Tho
prediction Is freely mSdO abroad that
when NJ. do eSseps dies the whole
sehgme will collapse.
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Aconeo Burial sasrinOSi

In his now book od The Congo courI.
try Henry N. Stanley tells this story OF
the human bnteheries perpetrated 10
appease the gods when q chief dies. The
victims are slaves taken in battle or
bought for the purpose Of religious
butchery:
"The mourning relatives finally 50.
cured fourteen ioln from the interior,
and, being Noticed BY the villagers that
the execution was about 10 begin, N.
Nangele and bis friend proceeded with
0 few Of their men 10 view the sc0nN
They found quite q number Of men
gathered around. The doomed men seen
were kneeling with their arms lound
behind them In The ueighborhood Of q
tall tree, near the top Of which the end
Of a rope had'been lashed. A number
Of men laid hold Of the cord and hauled
upon 1t until the upper part Of the tree
was bent like n bow One Of the cap.
tiyes was selected, and the dangling end
Of the rope was fastened round his neck;
the tree sprang several inches higher,
drawing the mans form up, Strainlng
the neck aud almost lifting the body
from the ground
teIhe eSec1t.oner then advanced with
his short brDadsgladed Enichion. and
measured his distance byistresching his
weapon from the position heintCnded
to strike across the rape of-the neck.
He repeated this operation twice. At
the third time he struck, seyering the
head clean from the body. 1t was
whipped up in the air by the spring Of
the released tree and sent reboundiug
several yards away. The remaining
Captiyes were dispatched one'after an.
other in like manner. Their heads
wero unaeshcd by boiling, that tho
skulls might decorate tho poles around
the grave. Tho bodies were dragged
away and thrown into the Congo,
the soil saturated with tho b'ood was
gathered up and buried with ire detunet
chief"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-09
Chinese WHO DFag Carriages.
lcor'h | Mag EInO ]


Trot, trot, trot, along the smooth
sunny but bamboo shaded high road,
have a little leisure now to observe thcst
astonishing rickshaw coolies. They
wear tho enormous traditional mush
room Chinese hat, suitable in case
either Of beating rain or fierce sun, I'm
der which arc tucked their hard plated
pigtails for even q Coolie would feel
himself diSgraCed were he minus q pig,
tail, They are bare.footed, bare.legged,
barearmed, and wear Just su cienl
rags to save themselves from the charge
Of indelicaCy Their skins are sIIlOw,
their Monaghan faces arc pinchel, their
stature is small, their limbs seem atten
uated and loosely put together.
And yet these demoniacal looking
wretcheS, whom to call brethren L
indeed q heavy demand on our charity,
throw themselves forward into the
shafts and drag their carriages with
their passengers, who mNJ 10 ten OF
may be twenty stone, not at a walk OF
a shuttle, or an amble, but at q good
round trOt at about six miles an hour.
They neither tag, pant nor pOrspirO,
but keep up this paca for two or three
miles at a stretch. WOuld not tho most
renowned European athlete or pCdes,
trian DO hut q feeble coney In compari,
soni Moreover, these coolies have h
content themselves at the end Of theil
journey with eents-a cent Is a frac,
ton le than a hAlipenuy. Thoy exull
Il they receive 10 cents. and consider
the donor an utter fool Il hU gives them
10 cents.
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A Man Of Nerve,
Ifn.I...nn I..ln..l

"You consider him a man Of cOur.
aSCl"
"les, SIR; do"
"And you are positive that he is a
l,crson Of unusual nervei'
YES dccilGdly so,
"0n what do ou base this opinionT''
"Why, sir, he CrAwls out Of bed every
morning at j o'clock, and there ism
mother man in my ncighbOrhood that's
got the grit 10 Do il"
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HomCopathists claim a now proof Of
the correctness Of their theories in the
discovery that tho famous tree from the
bark Of which quinlne Is obtained fur.
nishes no Quinine unless II Is grown In
amalarlal region.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-09

The layoritg cosmetlcof the Japanese,
according toa report by +. SakAye, con.
sists chiefly Of carbonate OF lead and
rico powder starch, which compound
has been used by womOn-Aprarently
without poisonous eiIeCts-SinIe early
in the eighth century.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-09
Uncle RsmaI opInIon Of ',llIn.tret.,."

VHIVH IImaNI
Joel Chandler Harris 81 5 that tho
exhibit ol' o. minstrc 81 on tho st,lgt
arC Nh ililrs,Ln. Thsy represent moth ny.
on the earth except an abnormal do.
ve.Opment OF an extraordinary bur.
les uc = erhnp' the very breadth and
stature Of this, hsadds, 'oyerslladow.
ing aud putting to shame all other l,ur,
les .uesr gives II strength and vitality,
for u Is on oysl with as keen q reli,h
in the south, Where tue negro is sup.
posed TO DO known, as it Is In any part
Of the north, where all that Is known
Of the sC uthern negro Is that he was y
a slave, and that he has what may bS
termed q hun nrons turn.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-09

Miss Cleveland: We are liable to
have nOtiOns until We got knowledge
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Sleeping out loud" is tho child dCa.
milton for snoring,
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Live. Active Men

us agents in West Virginia, Good Sal.
aries can bc earned by men willing to
work 1t the business. This Company
lends money to their Policy Holders on
first mortgage security and the reserve
cash balance oi its Policies.
Call on Q. GRANT, General Agent,
at POnSToy, Oh!V, Lapr2pm3
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WANTED.

THE UNION CENTRAL LIFE IN.
| sURANCE COMPANY, Of Cincin.
matt, Ohio. desire 70 emnlOy seyeral
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-07-16

THIS cry about the injustice that
will befall the people of Minnesota
unless the Governor comes to their
relief with the panacea of an extra
session of the legislature, is the shall
lowest kind of bosh. The tax payers
of the State would be much better off
if the legislature met but once in
four years instead of every two years.
and no great injury would accrue if
the present statutes received no ad.
ditional attention in the shape of
amendments for ten years to come
there has been altogether too much
tinkering and altering of the laws
already. AS for the additional repre-
sentation which the new census gives
us it fortunately happens that we can
wait almost an indefinite period OF
time without injury to the public in
terest, before taking advantage of it.
We have narrowing suspicion that
all this flutter is caused by the Hotel
Ryan and the Merchants Hotel send.
ing out circulars containing special
rates to rural members. This should
not be gentlemen, stick to your plows
as Cincinnatus did, and when your
country really wants you she will
send for you.