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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-07-26

him heaps of documents which he
must put together and formulate into
bills. IN order to keep up with his
work and retain the good will of his
constituents, therefore, he has to be
at his desk while his colleagues are
at breakfast. Mr.. Ellsbury COM
pletes the trio who reach the House
before the pages, and he makes use
of the time by answering letters.
The tendency towards ruffianism
in congress has been quite marked of
late. Scarcely a day passes that
some member does not call another
hard name OF utter a coarse threat.
1t was generally conceded few days
since, after the disgraceful encount-
er had occurred between Representa-
tives Cobb of Indiana and Laird of
Nebraska, that it was time for the
House to assert its dignity. The
collision took place just outside the
hall of the House, and was the result
Of acrimonious words used in side
discussion of question then under
debate. Both men had gone outside
for the purpose of ''fghting it out. !"
Insulting language was exchanged
and Mr.. Laird, who is young man,
struck Mr.. Cobb, who is about TWEEN
ty years his senior, severe blow.
A ring on Mr.. Laird's finger cut Mr..
Cobb's face, making it bleed, and
but for the interference of friends,
a rough and tumble fight would have
ensued.
And then, later, the digniied SEN
ate chamber was the scene where two
presidential candidates exchanged
opinions of each other and of the
sections they represent which were
anything but complimentary. Cen
eral Logan wanted to increase the
appropriations for several Ill. improve
ments and Senator Edmunds opposed
it as unfair to other sections. Logan
with some warmth, reported that Ed
munds had got for Vermont more
than her share, and was now fighting
everything that Illinois asked for.
Sarcastically he added that Burling-
ton, Vt.,wa a much larger and more
important place than Chicago.
MI. Edmunds replied that as the
Illinois senator never told an untruth
Burlington must be larger and
more important place than Chicago.
He accused Gen. Logan of carrying
chips on each shoulder, and asserted
that they have social order and exc
cution of law in Burlington which do
not exist in Chicago. This slur upon
| the Lake city aroused Mr.. Logan S
ire. Said be, ''the people of Chica-
60 are just as good as the senator
from Vermont just as law-abidng,
and certainly they are not so pestif-
erous at home as he is in this body"
Pestiferous was felt to be a a fear
| full word to use in connection with the
dignified, reserved, astute, elderly
senator from Vermont. ST. jerome
Edmunds, as he is called, because his
profile is said to resemble striklngly
the pictures of St. jerome. But the
episode broke the monotony of bust
ness proceedings and the senate in
dulged in laugh at Logan's charac
terization.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-07-26
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
ESSEX COUNTY.

The crop reports from different
parts of the Eastern Townships indi-
cate a good harvest unless something
new intervenes. The hay crop, now
being gathered, will average about a
third more in this county than last
year, and generally a fair average
crop. The sowed crops all promise
well. Potatoes were never looking
better.-tSLdnStedd Journal.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-07-26

In Triumphant Democracy, a recent
work by Andrew Carnegie, a Scotch
man by birth, and now an American
manufacturer, the author gives many
interesting facts showing the progress
and prosperity of his adopted country
He states that dnring last year IA 900
more tons of Bessemer steel were pro-
.duced in the United States than in
Great Britain that more yards of car
pets are made each year in Philadel
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-07-26
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

Out of the $50 900 inhabitants claimed
for Chicago, only about ITS 900 are Amer
leans.
The distillers of the country are in ar
rears to the government with their taxes
to an amount exceeding $15,000,000.
The secretary of the treasury has is
sued the 130th call for the redemption Of
81 900, 900 in the per cent loan of 1882.
The illness and probable retirement
from the United States Supreme Court
bench of Justice Stephen j. Field is an
nounced.
Cholera of the most virulent form is
now raging terribly in some portions OF
southern Europe, and the danger of its
transmission to this country is probably
greater than ever before.
Providence. r. T., has furnished mar
| ket for 10000 barrels of Portsmouth, N
| H., beer a year, which is now cut off, and
| some of the breweries will be obliged tc
| shut down.
/
| Sartoris is treated as poor relation IL
| the Sartoris home in England, and thai
| she and her children are supported by
| contributions from the Graut family.
The democrats charge that the repub
licans and greenbackers of West Virgini;
are planning fusion to carry the legis
lature and elect Gen. Cot, republican, t.
the United States senate.
Eighty carloads of tea from Japan t.
Europe have reached Omaha on the Tn
ion Pacific railroad. making better tim
than passenger trains. The trial is bein
made to see whether freight shipment
can be made quicker via America or tn
SueZ canal.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-07-26
COUNTY NOMINATIONS
Republican District Convention

A republican convention for the second
congressional district of Vermont will be
held at Montpelier on Wednesday, the 4th
day of August, 1886, at 10 o'clock, a. M,
for the purpose Of nominating candi-
date for representative from this district
to the 50th congress of the United States.
Also district committee for the ensuing
biennial term.
Towns will be represented in said con-
vention by their delegates, chosen upon
a basis of one delegate from each town,
and an additional delegate for each one
hundred votes or fraction of one hundred
votes over fifty, cast for the republican
candidate for governor at the state cleo
tiOn of 1884.
The district committees are empower
ed to act as committee on credentials,
and delegates will provide themselves
with their proper credentials, signed by
the secretaries of their respective prima-
ry meetings, and Immediately on their
arrival at Montpelier present them to the
District Committee at their headquarters
the Pavilion.
The several railroads will extend the
usual courtesy of fare one way.
VIM. II. DUBOIS, (Chairman) !
HENRY &, BATES, (Sec'y)
CHAs. w. KING, asst Sec'y) Repub. Committee
A. I. FOSTER,
l.. BART Cross, I'd Cong. District
j. j. WILSON,
A. b. FRANKLIN,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-07-26
RFpURIIC.N STATE NOMINATIONS.


FOR GOVERNOR,
EBENEZER j. ORMSBEE of Brandon
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
LEVI Ia. FULLER, of BrattlebOrO.
FOR TREASURER,
WILLIAM IL. DU BOIS, of Randolph.
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE,
CHARLES w. PORTER, of Montpelier.
FOR AUDITOR OF ACCOUNTS,
Il. HENRY POWELL, of RichfOrd.
COUNTY NOMINATIONS.
For Senators,
Austin T. Foster of Derby, Geo. II. Blake of Bartoi
For Assistant Judges,
Julius c. Oliver of Charleston, Clarence p. Owel
of Glover.
For States Attorney,
Frank Z. Alfred, of Newport.
For Sheriff,
Lorenzo d. Miles, of Newport.
For High Bailiff,
Elijah A. Norton, of Glover.
For Judge of Probate,
Orlo II. Austin of Barton Landing.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-07-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.

ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MoNIToR.]
Washington, July 10Th.
Since it is understood that con-
gress must be prolonged into the dog
days, the senate proposes to make
the remainder of the session as live
ly and as hot as possible. Some
thing must be done during these tor
rid days to elevate proceedings INTO
harmony with the thermometer.
Preparations are being made for
heated political debate in connection
with the vetoed pension bills. All
presidential veto messages from the
organization of congress to the pres
ent day are to be printed and sent
to the senate in a few days.
Several republican senators expect
to make violent assaults upon the
president, and one New England SEN
ator in particular is making elaborate
preparations for his speech. If he
carries out his intention, that partic-
ular senator will be attacked from
the democratic side and great sens
alton is promised. 1t is said case
will be presented charging him with
exacting from widow 5000 for pro-
curing her pension since he came to
congress. That is terribly grave
charge. Senators are forbidden by
statute to receive fee or gratuity
for any service before the depart
ments. The penalty for violation is
not more than $40, 900 fine, or botf
). fine and Imprisonment. They also
render themselves subject to expul
sion from congress.
, On these warm sultry mornings
| there are three congressman who cal
: be found in their seats at 10 o'clock
' That is considered very early hou
L as the House does not convene unit
| II M. These early birds are Warn
y er of Missouri, Lyman of Iowa, an,
: Ellsbury of Ohio. Regularly at tina
t hour Mr.. Warner may be seen at hi
: desk with a pile of books before him
e He seems to be the hardest studen
It In congress. But Mr.. Lyman ha
d more pressing business to attend te
e His district has more pensioners an
e claimants probably than any other /
5, the United States. Each mail bring
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-07-26

" Here shall the Press the Peoples rights mdintas's
Unatced By sGaeBce ind ussbridsd by gain;
HsrepatriOt Truth her glorious preceptsdraw,
Pledged to Religion Liberty and Lou. -
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-07-26

FOR DYSPEPSIA and Liver Complaint. you
have printed guarantee every bottle OF Shilohs
Vitalizer. 1t ney tails to cure.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-07-26
West randolph, VI, July I, I0o

The Apportionment is rs follows:
nnU 4, Nc, r,y.TrNrrTyN
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-07-26

BARTON, VT. July 20, 1856.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-07-26

We take the following from the
Brattlehoro correspondence of the
Springfield Republican,,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-07-22
By an Expert.

There can be no question that a
great many men. do dcteriorate very
much morally when they 80 to Albany.
The last accusation Most Of us would
think of bringing against that dear,
dull, old Dutch city is that of being u
fast place; and yet there are plenty of
members coming from out of-!he-way
villages or quiet country towns on
whom Albany has as bad an effect as
Paris sometimes has on wealthy young
Americans from the great seaboard
cities.
Many men 60 to the Legislature
with the set purpose of making mon
ey; but many others, who afterwards
become bad, go there intending to do
good work. These latter NAV be we'll
meaning, weak young fellows of some
shallow brightness, who expect to
make names for themselves; perhaps
they are young lawyers. or real-estatc
brokers. or small shopkecpcrs; they
achieve but little success; they gradu-
ally become concious that their bust
ness is broken up, and that they have
not enough ability to warrant any ex-
pectation of their continuing in public
life; some great temptation comes in
their way "a corporation which expects
to be relieved of perhaps million
dollars of taxes by the passage of bill
can afford to pay high for votcrs) ;
they fall, and that is the end of them
Indeed, legislative life has temptations
enough to make it unadvisable for any
weak man, whether young or old, to
enter it.-Theodore Roosevelt, IN the
Centalru.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-07-22
Teaching school In Michigan

Yes, I've been up in Northern Mich
igan teaching school all winter,' said a
south-bound passenger with long scars
on his face. ''but haven't had much
fun. It's a tough job, and don t think
Iii 90 back again. l know when
hay" enough. The boys up there are
hold lot. thought could handle
cm but the very first day when 1
stood 'c,a up in row for Il lesson in
spoilin something astonishing hap
;'encd. Little streams of black stuff
began to como down on me from the
direction of the ceiling. On making
an investigation found it was ink,
but Ter long time couldn't tell
whtro it cauc from. Soon Twas black
ans! stained from head to foot and tho
spelling book which I held in my hand
was $" dtnbed up could hardly read
:. word cut of it. Where do YOU sup
pose those streams came from?' From
little i"lcs about AS big as pin bored
hetw~ " ia" ipciSor> IF those boys
They would take mouthful of ink,
put Oil the pressure with their tongues
aud cheeks and shout out a stream
that wonlu fly thirty feet straight as
die
They broke up that spelling lesson,
;,i! ';':e worst Of it was that couldn't
get back at them, because l never
''o.'}'! tell which, boy was tho offender.
Chose chaps had bored thoseholesf on
purpose and the: had more fun than
you can shake stick at. But it was
rough Oh me. After having my COM
pleXiun and fou: suits of clothes spoil
ed | got mad and attempted thrash
every boy who had ink-stains on his
lips. That was where got these scars.
How? Why, from finger nails. The
boys had let their finger nails grow an
inch long, turned them under into
claws, and sharpened the ends to a
point. They would scratch like cats
with I'm. and it is wonder got off
with NY life. But did, and taught
that school through the whole term,
just the same. How? BY wearing a
shect-;ron mask over my face and a
gum-coat Oh my back, carrying two
revo'vtrs in my belt, and keeping a
constable in the ante-room. Don't
think I'll take the job next winter
though, I'm no hog. Chicago Her.
aid.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-07-22
Hints and Helps

Keep the garden free from weeds. You can
not grow paying crop Of vegetables and =
crop Of weeds at the same time.
This may be from two to three times q week.
depending on how fast the soil dries ont In
the pots.
stick dattened ut tho end will be found i
help in planting nowet sesds; make shallow
hole with the nat end Of the stick and scatter
the seeds In 1t, covering lightly.
large, deep pit at the lowest part Of tho barn
yard, oiled with dry earth, aud having the
liquid from the stables and COW houses drained
into 1t, makes an excellent compost that will re-
pay the cost Of carriage.
The coffee tree 10 An evergreen, and grows
from eight to thirty feet high Commencing to
bear In three OF four years and continuing to
oest from seventy. dive to one hundred years.
Charity 10 the first mortgage on every human
being . posscssipn.-Bruvere.
The tasteful and judicious planting Of fruit
and ornamental trees enchances the value Of
real estate more than an equal amount Of money
Invested In any other way.
We have tried growing the Lima beans upon
tall pea brush, pnchiug the tips of the shoots ~
they reached the top. Grown in this way the
pods were neither earlier nor more numerous
than those grown on poles In the usual manner.
toad put into hot-bed will efectually pro-
tect the plants from the rsvages of insects, and
numoer OF them In IN ordinary garden will
materially reduce the number OF insects, and
thus in = measure protect the plants from their
ravsges.
We may say that pure, sweet, fresh dairy butter
10 the finest and cheapest havorins extract for
davoring and making food palatable that can be
found In the market, nor as such havoring ex-
tract IL the price OF butter beyond the reach Of
the poer.''
few sods and q little COW manure made
into heap now, where you can throw kitchen
slops, will make an excellent compo It for your
flower pots next inter.
Do not imagine that handling eggs during
Incubation will prevent Matching. With care
the eggs MAY be handled every day, and not
the slightest harm result therefrom.
1t was the illustrious Lord Bacon who ex-
pressed the opinion that "gardening is the
purest OF human pleasures and the greatest
refreshment to the spirit Of man.
Rose bushes should have all the decaycd
branches cut out and the stronger shoots
shortened about 0ne-third. 1t will improve
both their growth and appearance.
While planting the tree do not try to rattle
the dirt among the roots by shaking the tree
up and down. for this dra vs. the fine hairlike
roots out OF place, but does not push them
back; it folds them up and gets them all out OF
shape.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-07-22
Tho Arnold Systen N,

Prof. L. L. Arnold furnishes the following
seven points in regard to milk and cream:
l. To make the finest favored and longest
keeping butter the cream must undergo a ripen-
ing process by exposure to the oxygen of the
air while it is rising. The ripening is very tardy
wnen the temperature il low.
=. After cream becomes sour, the more
rlpentng the more it depreciatee. The sooner
It Is then skinned and chu.ned the better, but
1t should not be churned while too new. The
pest time for skimming and churning is just
before acidity becomes apparent.
g. Cream makes better butter to rise In
cold air than to rise in cold water, but it will
rise sooner in cold water, and the milk will
keep sweet longer.
4. The deeper milk is set the less airing the
cream gets while rising.
8. The depth Of setting should vary with the
temperature; the lower it is the deeper
mix may be set; the higher, the shallower it
q. While milk is standing for cream to rise,
the purity OF the cream, and consequently the
fine flavor and keeping Of the butter, viii
be injured II the surface of the cream ie exposed
freely to air much warmer than the cream.
z. When cream is colder than the surround.
Ing air, 1t takes up moisture and impurities from
the air. When the air is colder than the cream,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-07-22
Quaint Sign Board.

The quaintest of quaint signboards
of the old time inn, says the Lewiston
Journal. came down on tho Turner
stage, Thursday, in charge of stage
coachee Farnham, to be $50 it seemed
to us) irreparably destroyed by the re-
storing and rcfurbishing process of the
painter. 1t was said by Farnham, who
didn't profess to know the history of
the antique signboard, to have
hung originally on the North Tur-
ner House, although for years. un-
doubtedly, it has been undergoing the
me]lowing process in some garnet,
out of the way of the wind and sun.
Thoughts become traditional as one
looks at the old-fashioned gentleman
in periwig and knee-breeches, who,
rather dimly outlined just now,
stands upright, on his cane, in the
centre of the faces of the sign board.
Nothing quite so revolutionary in its
aspect has ever before met our gaze
as the newly 1edg American eagle
on the opposite side of the hostelry
sign-a young bird, evidently, with
only few bars down the shield on his
breast, and with his head stretched as
straight as an arrow toward the North
star. The bird looks like youthful free
dom enjoying good barnyard coek-a-
doodle-yoo. No modern spurious lum-
Der went into its makeup. The sign
board proper is of single board a
yard wide. Filagree work adorns the
top and bottom. 1t swung from tall
gallows tree, and the blacksmith 8 work
would stand 100 years to come. Along
the top, above the tall hat of the old
gentleman in periwig and cooked hat,
we read: Entertainment for Man and
Horse" Beneath the old gentleman
we read: by John Keen A. ID. 1892"
On the opposite side the eagles beak
touches the inscription Entertainment
for man and Horse While he stands
on the inscription. November, A. u.
1922 The sign before the Blue Drag
on of Mark Tapley's buxom widow
lady friend was not uore antique than
this, and yet painter is going to re-
place the 18th century dimness by the
bravery of modern paint and oil. It
will be one of the show pieces of the
Turner centennial. and is the property
of the descendants of John Keen, the
innkeeper of the early days of defiance
to King George.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-07-22
Very Like Each Othar.

There were formerly two persons of
the name of DR.. John Thomas, who
were not easily to DO distinguished one
from the ether.
Somebody was speaking of DIR.
Thomas, when it was asked, (Which
DR.. Thomas do you mean?"
DR.. John Thomas" "Thcy are
both"named john"
''Dr. Thomas who has a living in the
city, They have both livings in
the city, ''Dr. Thomas who is Chap
lain to the King" "They are both
Chaplains to the King "Dr. Thomas
who is a very good preacher.
They are both very good preachers.
''Dr. Thomas who squints.' ''They
both squint.'
Remarkable to relate they both af-
forwards became bishops. London En-
ch0nQe.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-07-22
So They VIII Wed.

''Alas, Estelle," sighed Hubert, II
fear we can never marry. l love you
davotedly, but could never think of
asking you to share my poverty
but, HUBERT" said the dear girl
fondly, poverty would be happiness
if we only were together. What do
care for wealth so long as have you?
l can do with luxuries if only l have
yourlove. Bread and cheese and kisses
are enough for me. I ask for nothing
more,'
"Really?'' asked Hubert excitedly,
looking fondly down into her eyes.
Really" she answered firmly look
ing up into his with a tender smile.
Then, by Jinks,' exclaimed HUI
bert, IN borrow dollar and get the
license this very afternoon. Your ia
her ought to be willing to stand the
bread and cheese, and I feel competent
to provide the Kisses -!Son.e,v;Ne
Journal.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-07-22
Fashion Notes.

Ostrich tips are going out of favor.
Prints are not az popular as last sea-
SOP.
poplins are now so flexible that they
admit OF draping.
Sapphire blue and gray are an effect
i've combination.
The natural flower fans are costly
and perishable tritles.
Birds are not seen as millinery adj
juncts in humane localities.
Straw cord bonnets over frames,
satin-lined are favorites.
The passion flower is favored among
the limitations of nature.
Fine, thin tweeds with tiny checks
are used AS skirts, with drapery of
plain material.
Cancels hair for seaside and noun
tain wear has white ground with
stripes of olive or green.
Leather flowers are used in millin-
cry, a cactus being made to look most
natural of this material.
Nantes for visiting are short; for
travelling, they reach to the bottom of
the dress.
The old-time cotton materials with
bordcred aounces are revived. Three
gathered 1ounces reach the waist,
Velvet dies hard. Every sort of
material is combined with it, and even
linen suits show velvet trimmings.
Three box pleats in the front of
skirts are often seen. The present
tendency is toward increasing tulness.
Round yoke bodices and the milk
maid'' ovcrdress with deep revers
draped high are worn by young girls.
A begonia shade of fallie showed a
plush stripe in darker tone, alter
mating with a metal blue and opal.
India muslin, with tiny blossom de-
signs, are made up over batiste founda-
ton, corresponding to the ground tint.
Black and white IS an old combina-
ton, but requires more real artistic
taste 10 mingle than any of the colors.
In one bali dress low cut bodice
was shimmering cuirass of beads for
ming distinct patterns beautifully
shaded.
Roses are especially in vogue this
season. and in the whole list of artificial
flowers there are none more success
fully made.
Mesdames of the ''great and glorious
West' continue to adorn their persons
with birds, so fertile is the country in
all resources.
A dress lacee ntirely in black can be
worn upon more occasions, and also
will not bear its date so soon as one
more gaily lined.
Shaded ostrich feathers, represented
in seed beads tied with a garland of
flowers give striking effect to a panel
of pale blue satin.
Stripes formed of narrow lines in all
the colors of the rainbow arc used tor
the ornamentation of some of the pale
pink cambrics.