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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-08-24

One of the last acts of the British
Parliament was the final passage of
a bill providing for the better hous-
ing of the working classes, founded
upon recommendations of a ROYAL
commission appointed to investigate
the condition of the poor, especially
in London. The bill, which has been
vigorously supported by the new min
istry, aims to remedy sanitary defects
OF construction, drainage, etc., and
also to mitigate the evils of over
erowding. Under it landlords who
fail to take reasonable and proper
precautions to secure a good sanitary
condition in the tenements let by
them are held liable for illness or
death resulting from their negligence,
in the same way that railroads are
held to answer for injuries to passen-
gers. Over crowding is to be some
what relieved by turning over certain
prisonites to the Peabody and other
benevolent associations for the cree
ton of tenement houses, by giving To-
cal boards large authority to provide
lodging and tenement houses at mu-
nicipal expense, and by amending
the Settled Land act so as to provide
for the letting of land for the erection
of worklng-men's homes at specially
low rates. AS statistics show that
in London alone 10000 families oc-
cupy each single room, that 500, 900
persons, or one-eighth of the total
population are semi-paupers, and
that one-ffth of the deaths occurring
in the metropolis take place in work
houses or hospitals, it is plain that
this measure, though well meant, can
hardly afford a sensible alienation of
the existing distress. The trouble
has its roots very deep in the foun-
dations of British institutions, and is
likely to give them severe shaking
if it is ever dragged out Windsor
Journal.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-08-24
OLD DR.. BOOTHS
Vegetable Worm Remedy.

A pleasant, safe, reliable, and
prompt remedy for the removal
Of stomach and seat or pin
worms from child or adult. It
is easy to take; never fails !;
absolutely harmless and re-
quires no after-physic. Price
Is cts. E. F. Dutton, sole Agt
for Barton.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-08-24

Hale's Honey the great Cough cure, 25c. soc 81 Is
llenn's sulphur Soap heals and beauties, Csc
German Corn Remover kills corns and Bunions
Ellis Hair and whister Dys-Black and Brown, scots
Pixies TOOthnche Drops cure in Minute, Csc
Deans Rheumatic Pills are a sure cure, soc
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-08-24
j. G. Campbell,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
4lbn4a W

Office Hours, TO 9, a. m, and to 9, p. m.
Specially made of treating diseases of the Eye,
Ear and Throat; and also that class of Kidney
trouble occurring often and little recognized,
known to the profession Structure of the Crethra
The symptoms of which are frequent and painful
bladder, pain in the small of the back and down the
limbs; many of these cases are thought to be
Bright's disease. Probably 9-10 of that long list
going from one Doctor to another, from one patent
medicine to another, and are never cured, are de-
pendent structures which are easily cured when
recognized and properly treated.
Three fourhs of all the cases requiring the use of
a catheter are caused by structures so slight in
many cases that they are only recognized by the
of which have fun Set Examination at Office
free. All inquiries by mail promptly answered.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-08-24

fact that in the Adirondack wilder
ness, not more than thirty or forty
miles from the scene of the tornado,
there is huge swathe through the
woods known as ssthe windfall, ;"
where the complete absence of trees
along narrow tract. extending SIX
ty miles through the heart of dense
forest, preserves the memory of a
similar storm which swept through
the wilderness there thirty-fve OF
forty years year ago, and leveled
everything iu its course.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-02-07

mythology also partook of the nature OF
its parentage and surroundings, being
strong and rugged. The Greek mythol-
ogy is an epic poem; the Morse, q
tragedy. The Greek is more human;
the Morse, more supernatural. While
the Greek has many beautiful parts, it
lacks unity; the Morse has more CEN
trail ideas. The Greek is diffuse in
treatment of subjects and results; the
Morse, concentrated. The Greek has
more grace and beauty; the Morse,
more power and grandeur. The Greek
is like vine; thd Morse. like an oak.
Comparative m anthology is an interest
ing study. 1t is curious to note the re-
semblance of ideas in the three great
mythologies Vedic, Greek and Morse.
From the most important to us, few
examples must here suffice. In the
Greek, memory is Mnemosyne, mother
of the muses.: in the Morse it is Munin,
one of the ravens perched upon Odin's
shoulders. In the Morse the rainbow
is the masculine Heimdal; in the Greek.
the feminine Iris. The Morse Balder is
the Greek Adonis; Frigg, Balder's
mother, mourns his death, while Aphro-
dite laments for her lover. The Morse
Thor, protector Of heaven and earth, is
the Greek Zeus, father of gods and
men. The Greek gods are deathless;
the Morse diyinities are mortal: Odin
falls and is swallowed by the Feuris-
wolf; Thor vanquishes the Aiidgard
serpent, retreats only nine PAGES and
dies, poisoned by the serpent's breath;
the good and beautiful Balder is slain,
at last. by the charm of the fatal mistle-
toe. The Greek gods abode on the
earth. on the crown of Mount Olympus,
pavilioned by clouds. The Morse Val
hal is in the sky. Above Odin there is
god, of whom chants the skald in
Hyndla's Lay of the Elder Edda:
.sfhen comes another
Yet more mighty:
But him i dare not
Venture to nalne.'
Compare that with Paurs words on
Mars Hill.
In the Greek mythology the wicked
are punished in various ways; as, Tity-
us, 1Xion. Tantalus, Sisyphus and the
Danaides. In the Morse, the wicked
suffer in one place; in Nastrand, far
from the sun, in cave whose walls are
the wattled bodies of serpents, with
their heads all turned into the cave,
and emitting streams of poison, in
which wade the tormented periurers,
murderers and adultercrs, the Norse's
three kinds of sinners.
One great reason for the Morse
being superior to the Greek is
its decency. 1t is just as poetical as the
Greek. 1t giyeS an insight of the
thoughts and deeds of the Northern
peoples. These three reasons, although
others might be given, should commend
the study of Morse mythology.-E G.
LdlHoille, IN Chicago Current.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-02-07
THE HUMMiHG BIRD.
A Species or the Feathered Tribe Which
Exists Only in America.

A Species OF the Feathered Tribe Which
Exists Only in America.
Entirely peculiar to America are the
humming birds. Their only rivals in
the metallic brillianey of color, the sun
birds, belong to East India. Thus far
about 450 species of humming birds
have been described, of which only fif-
teen species belong to the United States,
and only one single specie to Wisconsin.
Not knowing the difference between the
sexes. people frequently say: II have
seen them on my morning-glorieS and
honeysuckles, and know ! have seen
two species, on ed throat
and the other without al. rent."
1t is generally believed tina. hum
ming birds live entirely on the nectar OF
flowers. This is popular mistake.
Their principal food is small insects, as
testified by numerous examinations of
stomachs of these birds; yet many times
bird-hunters have squeezed out of the
throats and bills of humming birds that
were shot while feeding several drops
of the sweetest fluid. The time when
the humming birds arrive in the spring
is generally when the garden currants
are in flower, sometimes a little earlier.
The males arrive first, 1t is surprising
how abundant they sometimes are
around the currant bushes. The nest,
an exceedingly neat little structure is
seldom over an inch and half in
diameter, and is built on the upper side
of horizontal branch of tree-care-
fully lined on the outside with pieces of
lichen so as to appear like a natural
lichen-covered knot of the tree. We
have observed several nests built close to
one, and sometimes between two very
young branchlets, whose leaves would.
when fully expanded, form natural
umbrella over the nest. There are
always two eggs in the nest and they
are Of q white color. The usual observer
will frequently take the sun birds to be
humming birds, while the ornithologist
can point out marked differences be-
tween, these two beautiful families Of
passeres.-AilUaukee Wisconsin.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-02-07
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The treasury of the Baptist Home
Missionary Society is in such a depleted
condition that appointments have been
only made for six months. fears being
felt that money enough may not be con-
tributed to pay full years salaries
Chicago Inter Ocean.
There were 600 Frenchmen at Ok
ford the past term-quite an unprece-
dented number. The general style of
living demands less expense than FORM
erly, and no man finds it now incum-
bent on him to give wine parties Us Of
yore.
AT Sunday-school convention, OBJ
lection having been raised to the un-
healthful influence of many of the books
in the libraries, superintendent rose
and suggested that they should be
weeded out and sent to the poor chill
dren out West.-Harper's Bazar.
Miss Mary Caldwell. q wealthy
Catholic lady Of Baltimore, has given
$500, 600 to be used for the establish
ment of Catholic university for the bet
ter education of the priesthood, ON the
plan proposed by Bishop Spaulding.
The Plenary Council has accepted the
gift.-Baltimore Sun.
MIR. John Scott, who recently closed
a ten weeks term of free high school in
the town of Holden, Me-, says that in
all that time he had no occasion to speak
reprovingly to any one of his scholars.
He says he has taught fourteen years
and never before had such an expert
ence as this, and he asks his fellow
teachers of this country to tell him
whether any one of them can say as
much for any school taught by them
Troy Times.
The new catalogue of Dartmouth
College, New Hampshire, shows that
there are now ~ members of the faculty
and 402 students, the latter being di-
vided as follows: Collegiate Depart
ment, pa; Chandler Scientific School,
a; Agricultural College, %; Medical
College, A; Thayer School of Engi-
neering. II. In the Academic Depart
ment 19 are from Maine, SO from New
Hampshire, 81 from Vermont, and 50
from Massachusetts,. Outside of New
England nineteen States and Territories
are represented.
The Rochester Post Express is doing
CoMAcHuablo "OAA AZ SHoWHS w
the defects of country school SANTA
ton. The yards and surroundings of
many school-houses in the country are
indescribably filthy. Some of the de-
tails can not be referred to in public
journal, and are sickening to contem-
plate. There may be some excuse for
faulty sanitation in crowded cities, but
there is none in the country. 1t is high
time that attention was called to this
evil. If the cholera were to come to
this country it would make short work
with the people who live in such neigh
orhoods.-Chicago Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-02-07
FASHIONS IN FALSE HAIR.
Oniclaliy Reported by the Hair Dealers
Association OF New York.

OnicIaliy Reported by the Hair Dealers
Association OF New York.
The Hair Dealers Association of this
city, after comparing notes among
themselves, send to the Sun descrip-
ton of the fall and winter fashions in
false hair; 1.-the object of our associa-
tion," they say, '.being to guide the
ladies in selecting becoming styles. not
to overload their heads with false hail"
This is their bulletin for the winter of
1884 S5:
The fall and winter styles for ladies'
hair dressing are very becoming. The
hair is slightly waved and looped in
graceful bows on the top of the head;
the figure eight being the favorite style
for ordinary wear, few light curls
fringing the nape of the neck.
Ladies who think it becoming may
add long wave curled about two
inches at the end. pinned in the center
of the back hair, falling gracefully on
the shoulder SO as to be seen from the
front; another short wavy curl pinned
over the long curl SO that the end of it
stops at the nape of the neck. This is
quite new, and looks well OH . long
neck.
The front hair is arranged in light
curls or waves, in the style most be-
coming to the face, the prevailing style.
being the fluffy curls on the forehead,
extending about three inches to meet
the back hair. The fashionable ladies'
hairdressers' stores are replete with in
genious contrivances to save the ladies
the trouble, and sometimes the injury
to their hair, of the curling and frizzing
necessary to dress in the fashionable
styles.
Front coifures made of waves and
curls woven on invisible lace, dressed
in different styles, are becoming a reg
nlar article Of wearing apparel; some
ladies having as many as half q dozen,
that they may have q change for every
day of the week.
Long fluffy tresses made of natural
curly hair are also provided for the
back-hair dressing; they are arranged
in a few graceful loops and pinned
around the twist.
Combs and pins made Of shell, or sill
yer and gilt studded with Rhine stones,
In endless variety, will Be used as or
naments in hair dressing this fall and
winter.-M 7. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-02-07
PuNcENT PARAGRAPHS.

In everyday life it is much more inn
portant to be an accurate observer than
mere book learner.-York Pa. Daily.
I'm London q pony" is five-pound
note, in this country glass of beer, and
in the dictionary q small horse.
ers Gazette.
An experienced housewife in q long
article tells chow to save your dishes
from being broken" 1t is unnecessary.
All you have to do is to put them away
and eat off of tin dishes.
My dear sir, you cannot always
reason correctly from analogy. Because,
for example. red-skinned apples make
the best jelly, it does not follow that
red-faced man makes the best husband.
-Chicago journal.
What is economy?" asks the Phila-
delphia North american. Wen tell
you. 1t is paying ten cents for cigar
and compelling your wife to turn her
last seasons dress to make it do an
other winter. The country is fairly
bulging with such economy.-Norris-
tosOn Herald.
single blessedness, thus wrote to her in
tended: '.Dear Jim, come right of
if you are coming at all; Edward
Keiderman is insistin' that shall have
him; and he hugs and kisses me so con-
tinually that / can't hold out much
longer" Boston Post.
"A festive dude came into our sane
tum. He had q poem; we kindly
thanktum. With the office club we
gently planktum over the top of his
phizaranktum. He swore an oath
which sounded like blanktum, and gazed
at us like dinged old cranktum, and
then there was q vacancy in our sanc.
tum.-Eransritle ArgMs.
-''Well, Dobkins, are you going to
the club tonight" II haven't made
up my mind yet" HAVEN'T Why it's
time to be there now.'' II know, but
my wife hasn't got back from the
woman's meeting yet" ''Ah. I see.
You can't make up your mind till your
wife brings it home. Chicago Tribune.
She had named Friday of the fol-
lowing week d the day for the wedding.
"But Friday is an un1ucky day." said
George. 20, SO it isy' she exclaimed;
II had forgotten that. No. it wouldn't
do to be married on Friday" How
would Saturday or Monday do?" sug-
gested George, tenderly. The girl hes.
itated and blushed little. Then she
said: IL think Thursday would be
better, George. Detroit Post.
-'.Does you know John Jackson?'
asked Jim Webster of Pete Simpson.
II should say does know him. He is
an awful sly cuss." what has he eber
done that was so berry smart?'' The
other day / seed him walking along on
the opposite side Of Austin Avenue. /
called out 'Johnr two or free times.
De niggah made ont as II he didn't heah
me. overtuck him and cotched him
by de arm. and dang by buttons if he
wasn't anudder nig4ah entirely: You
bot he am , sly one. "-Texas 6ifin1&
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-02-07
The Ostrich as a Kicker.

DR.. Sketchly, who has charge Of the
ostrich farm at Anahlem, was plucking
one of the things one day. When they
pluck them stocking is kept on the
head to blind the bird. While he can
not see he is quiet. but if his blinkers
get uncovered then he ''goes for the
plncker. The doctor moved his arm so
as to disturb the stocking. and instantly
he saw what was done and went head
first out of the pen, not caring for any
more plumes just then. As he tumbled
head first over the fence the bird let fly
kick which. striking a fenee-board.
made toothpicks of whole panel
length. The mules occupation as a
kicker is gone in this country since the
ostrich came.-Los Andeles Express,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-02-07
A NICE LITTLE ROMANCE.
How . New Jersey Domestic Met Hcr Old
Time Lover.

How . New Jersey Domestic Met Her Old.
Time Lover.
Among the passengers on the steam
ship City of Rome on one of her recent
trips was Mary Murphy, a tall, hand.
some girl with glossy black hair, who
occupied a berth in the steerage. She
was scarcely more than eighteen years
old, travelled all alone, with little or no
baggage. Her refined manners and
clear accent led some of the officers to
suspect that she was brought up in one
of the large cities. The girl skillfully
evaded all questioning and kept her
own counsel She did not have any
money, and on her arrival secured q
situation as nurse in wealthy family
living on Bergen avenue, Jersey City.
She was very trustworthy servant,
and so won the affections of her mis-
tress that she was treated with more
than ordinary kindness. In spite of all
she seemed to be unhappy and suffered
from protracted attacks of mental de-
preston.
On being asked one day as to the
cause of her sorrow Mary confessed.
She said that she had fallen in love with
a young man in the old country and
was about to be married, but her parents
objected because he was poor and sent
her away to the north of Ireland, where
she was consigned to the care of an
aunt. Before going, however, she
managed to see her lover, who asked
her to remain true to him. Upon this
he left for America to seek his fortune.
Once separated, Mary heard nothing
more of him. and, becoming disconso-
late. she decided to follow him. She
eluded the vigilance of her aunt. and
one night disappeared. With just money
enough to pay for a steerage passage
she came over to this country.
About week ago Mary's mistress
had occasion to visit relative living
in Mount Vernon, Westchester County,
and took the girl with her. On enter
ing the gate Mary suddenly dropped
one of the children and ran into the
arms of a young man who was just
coming out with a kit of tools. The
pair stood locked in each others EN-
brace. Mary rained showers of kisses
upon the young man and hung on to
his neck. 1t soon became apparent
that Peter Doyle, which was the young
carpenters name, was Mary's missing
lover.
In less than half an hour the past was
told, and the young girls spirits were
revived. The faithful nurse accom-
panied her mistress back home. The
romantic discovery Of her lover was too
much for Mary. She asked that they
he unsted at once, and last night she
became Mrs. Doyle.-M y World.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-02-07
MORSE MYTHOLOGY.
Reasons Which Commend Its Study to
Those Interested in Such Subjects.

Reasons which Commend Its Study to
Those Interested in Such Subjects.
While every nation has amythology,
that of the Norseman is one of the most
interesting. Although the Norsemen
were heather, their mythology, more
than any other, seems to hint OF the
true religion. The Morse, like other
mythologies, told of the force and
workings of nature; as, in the thunder
storm, Thor rides in his chariot and
strikes with his hammer (Mjolner).
In the growth of fresh grass. Loke
(heat) cuts off Sif's hair (grass) and
the gods force him to make dwarfs
forge her golden hair anew. The COM
ing of winter was because Loke (heat)
had the blind god Hod (winter) slay
;Balder (summer). The aurora was
Loke's tears over the desolation caused
by him.
From giving personal attributes to
the causes and effects OF nature, the
system Of mythology expanded into de-
scribing the characteristics OF those
gods; as, Thor's strength was doubled
whenever he put on his gloves OF steel;
uOuUlc was uASO
him by girding himself with his belt OF
steel. Odin had two ravens: Hugin
(reflection) and Munin (memory) winch
perched upon his shoulders and whis-
pered in her ears.
At one time the Morse mythology ex-
tended over the present Scandinavia,
including Iceland, England and much
of France and Germany. Only in Ice
land was written anything like COM
plete record of it. The Grimms and
their school have done much to revive
interest in. and increase knowledge OF,
Morse mythology. The two Eddas. en-
balmed in Runic, reveal the soul OF the
history of the early Gothic and Teutonic
nations. What an immense influence
the Morse and Greek mythologies have
had upon Europe's social, political and
literary destinies!
Mythologies are developed like )an-
guages. Greek mythology grew and
hourished in sunny climes. 1t was
uourished by genial influences. Morse
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-02-07

A teacher after the Quincy pattern
was illustrating the process of evapora-
ton to . class Of young scholars. Sup
nose / should set basin of water out
tn the school-yard in the morning and
let it remain all day, what would hap
pen ?" ..It would get upset, was the
practical reply.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-06-14

ST. LOUIS. June ll.-Flour = Quiet and un.
changed,
err under the influence ola more favorable gov
ernment report than was anticipated The
market opened l@Dllsc lower reacted lidg4c,
terday No. red, cash 81 oiai os'.. closing
at 81 o.. nominal; July, Oiai9tl Oja, CLOSING
at 81 0ikd1 OK; NuRust 81 0iis@l 06k, closing
At 81 O5's; September 81 o.@l 0sh. closing al
Corn-Dull and lower, No. 2 mixed cash.
iiaii9. July i5a@i1a, closing al i5i August
oats-.Higher but slow; No. mixed cash.
S3I@Si August 25h:year. 2i3g@25.
iornmeAl-Steady, 2 90.
Whisky-steady att IS
Provlslons-Dull aud easier all round job
lots lower.
Pori-sIO SO.
Baeon-Long clear. Sslas 90 shortclcar,6 i2gs
90, Is; short rib. 67ifa6OO.
HAms-ss 5oall.0o
wool-Active, firm aud unchanged Tub
washed 2l@g7; unwashed i0@isI; Texas 100
2Oli.
CHICAGO. June II The i'rovers Journal re.
ports cattle receipts G,i0n shipments, -;
market stronger, and shade higher ship.
5 so; cows. bulls and mixed, 2bett75; through
TexOs cattle in light supply and stronger al
" bOdb OO
Hogs Receipts SSOo0s market opened SLOW
but closed steadier, but 5Gl0cl wer; 81 O0@ 20.
sheep-Reoeipts. l,501 firm; natives g 900
80 western y 5O@S IS Texans O. 1908 so
lambs higher: per head g. 25ai5O
KANSAS CRY. June ll.-Cnttle- The Live
stock Indicator reports; Cattle receipts, idi
best quality stronger, other grades weaker
exporters s. l5GIh.gn good to choice ship.
ping steers, 81 Sjd5 10. common to medium
81 coal s.: feeders, 81 2bat75 cows. g. O5@i 90
lower.
sheep-Receipts, Us steady; fair to good nut
tons. g G0a3 90 common To medium. s2i
$50