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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-01-30
Heroic Miss Minnie Freeman.

OMAHA, Jan. 24.-Miss Minnie
Freeman, the heroic teacher at Myra
Valley, whose presence of mind saved
from death her thirteen little pupils
during the terrible storm of last week,
was in this city to-day, and told the
following story:
"Ihe storm came up very suddenly
and struck the schoolhouse just about
the time for closing. / knew from
indications that it was going to be a
regular blizzard, and told the children
to all wrap up we'll While | was at
tending to them the door blew in and
then the windows. | put my cloak
on and was wondering what | was
going to do. L had made up my mind
that the building would not last long.
Then | happened to think of ball of
Irvine | had taken away from little
fellow. | began tying the children
together, and when | had completed
this task / fastened one end of the
string to my arm and awaited devel-
opments. Very soon the roof of the
building blew off and l said, Come
on children, and we started.
"The nearest house was three-quar-
tiers of mile away, and in order to
reach it we had to face the storm for
about one-third of the distance. [
was carrying the smallest child,
little girl, and my talking to the chill
dren and urging them to keepup their
spirits tired me very much. Well,
we got TO the house, and beyond
few frost-bitten fingers, noses and
ears we were all in as good condition
as when we started"
Miss Freeman then spoke of the
large number OF letters she had re-
ceived since the story of her bravery
got into print. Most of them were
naturally of a complimentary nature,
but nine cogtained offers of marriage.
Keeping dairy Is not what it IS cracked up to
be- Thirty days of accuracy is about the mif OF
the endurance; but Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup has
never yet disappointed any one who has used it
only son, when you go 10 the city, get you a bicy-
Gle. some tight pants, tooth PICK shoes. and
slender cane. but with all your gettings don't fail
TO get a bottle of salvation Oil, for 'pride (you
know,) goeth before a faIl.g
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-01-30

The Senate committee on Terri
tories has reported a bill for the
admission of the lower part of Da-
kota as state of the Union. The
rest of the territory is to have a gov
eminent of it's own and to be called
Lincoln. Mr.. Springer, however.
will not accept this measure, which
is identical with the bill passed by
the senate of the last congress, and
which the house committee would
not agree to.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-01-30

If congressman have any humanity
they will promptly admit Dakota and
take her in out of the cold.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-01-30

The president has pardoned Edwin ),
Magoon, convicted OF violating internal
revenue laws,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-01-30
Ibid Mt Know t was
Loaded"

May do for a stupid boys oNcuse hut
what can be said for the parent who
sees his child languishing daily and fails
10 recognize the want Of tonic aud
blood-puriher2 Formerly. q course Of
bitters, or sulphur and molasses, Was the
rule In well-regulated families hul now
all intelligent households keep Ayers
Sarsaparilla, which is Al once pleasant
20 the taste, and the most searching and
effective blood medicine ever discovered.
Nathan S. Cleveland, - r.. Canton ST..
Boston, writes A" My daughter. now n
years old, was in perfect health until
year ago when she began 20 complain oi
fatigue, headache, debility, dizzlncss
Indigestion, and loss Of appetite. ] con.
cluded that all her complaints originated
in impure blood. and induced her 30 take
Ayers Sarsaparilla. This medicine soon
restored her blood-makiug organs 90
healthy action. and IN due time recstab.
lished her former health. / iud Ayers
Sarsaparilla most valuable remedy for
the lassitude and debility incident 20
spring time
j. Castright, Brooklyn Power Co,
Brooklyn, y. Y, says AS a Spring
Medicine, / find a splendid substitute
for the old-time compounds in Ayers
Sarsaparilla, with few doses OF Ayers
Pills. After their use, I feel fresher and
stronger TO go ia 'ough the summer
Ayers Sarsaparilla,
PREPARED BY
Or. J. Q. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Price sI; siK bottles, Is. worth Is bottle.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-01-30
FRESH LOT OF

Rolled Wheat Rolled Oats, Granuatod Meal Graham Flour
Rye Meal Oatmeal coarse and fne Pearl Hominy Ccul
Flakes Farina, Pearl Tapoca Sage, Brown Bread Mixture
Soda and Graham Crackers
~ ~ We have a few winter goods left that worry
r. - desirable for this kind Of weather, that W6
shall sell at very low prices previous % Mar lnl
q. ID. OVVIIrJ.
Barton, Jan. 80, 1888.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-01-30

Some talk about "HuFes.H I .eHr about "I..
gains, some ah0utff IoHuurn aHIf.. H ..H. H..U.
Groom for spring nuula ..HtU mH#H HH.# ..
Take Pc minute and hook thesr uNHm. nffI IHH.
May hr iusi WhHf you HHut fOHrf.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-10-26
Moustaches and Boards Must Go.

Fashion has declared war against
the mOustache and beard. Says a
writer, referringto the various styles
Of the season:
The most notable is the return to
the military regulation of wearing a
smooth face; this viii no doubt be
hailed with delight by those who have
been Obligedt to spend a very valuable
portion of their existence in their eff
forts to train a young and unwilling
mOustache. The parting of the hair
in the middle viii still find favor with
the more efeminate of society young
sters, although the side part is rec
commended as the best style. For
middle-aged and elderly gentlemen
the trimming Of the beard and nous
tache a Ia BOulangeP will be the only
new style, and is one that Will be
eagerly adopted For this style the
beard must be clipped close on the
sides of the face and allowed to re-
main long while tapering to the end
Of the chin. The pOmpOn, which
found much favor a few years ago,
may now be INDUCED in by those
whose face does not incline to full
ness. For the pOmpon the beard
must betrimmed at least once a week
and partedin emiddle and brushed
outward towards the cheeks. This
Improvement, which cannot be culti-
waited except by diligent brushing
and close attention, viii not be as
sumed by the young man lest they
are bound to be fOppish. For head
adOTnment the hair viii be kept close
~ cut and the circular appearance
which obtains such notice in Eng
land VIII be the prevailing style, al
though many viii still prefer the
long, angular lines which are only
possible by shaving the neck.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-10-26
80 is a - Too "a . IIarrr.

When is q nan Too U1d % laErys
London Echo.
''Whenis a mantoo old to marry2''
is quite as interesting as the ques-
ton, when is n girl too young?" I
must leave to Psychologists to dis
cuss how far the chances of life are
shortened when December weds May,
and expects in May anything more
than a nurse, though, in passing, I
may observe that L have noticed sew
eral such marriages III which the fu-
neral followed suspiciously close to
the wedding. Withoutgoing back to
the time when ssJared lived 1872 years
and begat EnOch, - there are several
instances on record of modern patri-
archs who became proud and happy
fathers at the time when they should
be thinking about shutting off this
mortal coil
There was that stout SalOpian, old
PER-, for example, who married at
so, and had to do penance in Alder
bury churchfOr anintrigue with Cath
crime Milton, when he was q sprightlv
masher of 105 summers. If Lord
LittletOn is to be believed Parr had
a rival in the Vale of FestiniOg, in
tue person of an old Welsh farmer
who when he died had 500 hneal de
scendants, and whose youngest son
was 81 years younger than his ell
dest. l fancy this man must have
been the same family as a certain Al
dermRn HOOkes of Conway, who is
described in his epitaph as the forty
first child of his father, and himself
the father Of twenty-seven children.
Happily for themselves these people
lived long before the days of DR..
Drysdale.
My own impression is that the
Welsh border is the paradise of old
men, the grand old man being only
the most conspicuous among many.
Some years ago / spent a Sunday in
the very next parish to Hawarden. I
dined with a middle aged man whose
sons were fast growing to manhood
and they walked over to his fathers
house to take tea. The venerable
old gentleman, who wore u headgear
something like Oliver GOldsmith's,
was nursing an infant 2 or 3 years
old on his knee. lis that your
yOungest?" 1 asked of my middle
aged friend. 20, dearnO, " herepEed;
''that is my little brother"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-10-26
A One-Priee House.
Toledo Blade.

Toledo Blade
cit is a singular thing" remarked
a prominent dry-goods man, chow
country merchants, coming here to
buy, refuse to believe that we are
selling goods at fair price, and in
sist on cutting us down on every
thing. had an experience the other
day which is in point. A merchant
from down in India came in and be
gan to look over things with one of
my clerks. We try to sell on the
One-pTice principle. He asked the
price Of some prints. The
clerk told him the price. He offered
three cents ayard less.
This Is a one price house, said
the clerk. We can make no reduc-
ton.
" Nonsense, said this smart man
from the country. You needn't try
to fool me with any such stuff as that
III give you three cents less.
'And the clerk could not persuade
him that he was telling him the truth
finally coming to me in despair. I
went out and took the man in hand.
[ offered him goods at from three to
five cents above the marked price,
and then would take whatever he
offered me- He finished his purchases,
slapped me on the back, remarking,
CHATS something like None of
your One-price business for me, and
went out. In the afternoon he came
back and / had two bills made out
for him The first L handed him was
made up from his own prices. 1t was
for about 500. He looked at it
and said: Those are good prices.
Oh, you can't get ahead of me with
your One-price business. Then I hand
ed him the second. which was
made up Of the actual prices at which
We had been selling. 1t was over
500 less
80 What's that?' said he.
" That is t he bill we want you to
pay. That is what thegOods cost you
at our prices. I wanted to show you
how easily you could be fooled by
thinking you knew more about our
business than we do OurseI yes.
He paid the bill meellly, and
thanked me for his lesson
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-10-26
The GeneaIOgr Of a Queen.

From the Boston Gazette.
Queen Victoria is the niece Of Will
lam ", who was the brother of
George ", who was thesCu of Geo. III,
who was the grandson ofGeo. II, who
was the son of George /, who was the
cousin of Anne, who was the sister
in-law Of William III, who was the
son in-law Of James 1T, who was the
brother of Charles III, who was the
son Of Charles /, who was the son of
James I, whOwas the cousin Of Eliza
beth, who was the sister of Mary,
who was the sister of Edward VI,
who was the son Of Henry VIII, who
was the son Of Henry VII, who was
the cousin of Richard III. who was
the uncle Of Edward V, who was the
son of Edward ", who was the cOus-
in Of Henry VI, who was the son of
Henry V, who was the son Of Henry
~, whOga the cousin of Richard III,
who was the grandson Of Edward
LII, who was the son of Edward III,
Who was the son of Edward /, who
was the son of Henry III, who was
the son Of John, who was the brother
of Richard J. who was the son of
Henry III, who Was the cousin of
Stephen, who was the cousin OfEenry
i, who was the brother of William
Rufus, who was the son Of William
the COnqueror 500 years ago.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-10-26

girl stood and watched him till he
/ passed over the hill. and then she
I come on back ter the house. She
tried ter smile, but 1 could see the
+ tears, and I thought it foolish ter
( cry, fer the war would be over in
/ sixty days and then everything
! would be all right.
Pretty soon her brother took a
/ notion ter GO ter the war, and he
went ter the same cOmp'ny's John.
/ There was q big fight soon after he
! got there, and everybody gathered
at the pOstOfice ter hear from their
friends.
A letter came for that girl; it was
from her sweetheart. John was safe,
but the brother had been killed.
That was the first blow o. the war
that fell upon this settlement. John
brought the brother home ter be
buried, and his return IN a few days
made the second parting, which was
far more serious than the first
The young girl didn't try ter hide
her tears this time; she jist let the
tears flow.
Tears got to be mighty common
in the south.
You could meet wimen and
child'en in the big road any day
cryin' and wringin' their hands, and
the grieYin' hasn't stopped yet, s
Is verified by that sad-faced woman -
''WeH, - resumed the old man after
pause, ''alI that girls brothers
went ter the war before it was over,
and they were all killed. She begun
ter Jade, and her old mother passed
away under the grief.
''Ihe war kept on, and the only
thing she had ter give her comfort
was 81 letter now and then from her
sweetheart. John had never been
hurt, anel it was her hope that he
would not be,
''After awhile John got 81 furl Tough
and came home. 1t was a sad meet
ing between the lovers, and it was a
joyful one, too.
''In few days I went over to see
this young couple married. They
had waited long enough for the war
ter close, and it looked like It was
not going ter do it, so it was ar
ranged and the neighbOrs gathered
in ter the weddin'.
There was no display at weddin's
them days.
''The bride wore homespun that
she had wove herself and the groom
wore jeans.
The ceremony was performed and
the crowd had jist got through shall-
in hands with the young couple and
had sort o. settled down, when in
rushed an ole niger and lowed that
the yankees we're comm. The men
had ter get away. The groom o. an
hour had ter flee and leave the bride
to be taken Il prisoner by old Sher-
mans men.
''This made the third and Iastpart.
ing.
"John was cut off from his home
and from his young wife. He made
his way back to Virginia and was
killed on the very day that he fined
his command
'"Ihat oman has never smiled from
that day ter this, and people that do
not know her think that she is crab
bed and mean; but it's grief, the fruit
of q cruel war. Atlanta COnstitu-
ton.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-10-26
The Time to Sleep.

Another important hygienic rule is
never to thwart that advance guard
of sleep-the drowsy impulse, which
in healthy individuals viii be found
to occur about the same hour each
night At its approach the individual
should invariably betake himself to
rest; nor should he tarry until this
drOWsiness verges on unconscious
ness, but at the very first intimation
of brain WEAKNESS, he should seek to
assume q horizontal position rs
quickly as possible. IF this rule be
scrupuIOusly maintained it viii usual
" be found that sleep supervenes al
most as soon as the head touches
the pillow, If there has been 70 pre-
vious abuse of the pleasures of the
table. If however, there has been
commanding and abuse of wine
shortly before retiring, the aspirant
for hOnOrs Ia the arena of cerebral
combat must not be surprised If he
be subjected to all thes emi-cOnseious-
ness, total inability to sleep, or sleep
in which all the terr0Is of nightmare
are unrolled before the irFitated in-
maginati0n.-Dr j. Leonard Corn
ing.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-10-26
Oysters as Food.

From the Boston Bulletin.
Chemists say that a quart of oy-
sters contains abOut the same quaint
ty Of actual nutritive substance as a
quart of milk, ora pound Of very lean
beef, or a pound and a half of fresh
Goldfish, or twO-thirds of q pound of
bread. But the uses of the nutrients
vary. For instance, the lean meat
and Goldfish are most flesh formers,
consisting largely Of protein, while
the bread with it's starch, has but lit
tie of these, and serves the body as
fuel and supplies it with heat and
muscular energy. Oysters come near
er to milk than almost any other
common food material, both in
amount and proportions Ofnutrients.
Their value for supplying the body
with material to build up its parts,
repair its waste, and furnish it with
heat and energy, are pretty nearly
the same. But the cost Of the flesh
forming material in oysters is very
high. When they are % cents a
quart the protein that is contained
in them costs S1.68 a pound, while
the cost Of protein in milk, at Z cents
a quart. is 50 cents a pound; in salt
Goldfish, 43 cents: in mackerel 70; in
wheat flour, II, and in beef from So
cents to $1.06. Therefore oysters
are cIassed as delicacies, rather than
as staple food But the demand for
these delicaeies is steadily increasing.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-10-26
An English Nobleman Dies in Prison.

An English NObIeman Dies in Prison.
Under the name Of John KenWoOd
there hasjust died in thepenitentiary
at Nashville, Tenn, while serving
three year for robbery a man who is
creditably stated to have been the
younger son Of an English nobleman
and brOther-inIaW ola high Canadian
official, who throughout his trial
spent money like water IN the en-
deavOr to save him from punishment.
bis real name is only known 20 the
Governor and VIII not be diVulged.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-10-26

Bibbs, who sat one at one end and
the other at the other end Of the pew
they had occupied together for forty
odd years. Then everybody stood
up and sung as loud as he could
they all sung but Uncle DanI and
Deacon Bibbs, who stood looking at
the floor and feeling ashamed to
have all the folks singing just to save
their two souls. That was the way it
seemed to them.
When the singing was over Elder
Gibson held out his white, Wrinkled
hands, closed his eyes, and beseech-
inglY. prayed to the great and good
Father in heaven to send His sweet
grace and lead all His children into
the ways of blessed love and broth
erly affection. "And especially, oh
Father, +" ne said, ''shOW Thy great
mercy to such as may in the heat of
passion swerve from the path OF
gOOd-feilOWship; and lead them, 0
Lord, to repentance Of their folly and
to forgiveness Of heart.
Uncle Danl and Deacon Bibbs sat
with their heads bowed upon the
back of the pew in front Of them, and
as the prayer went on warning and
warning and coming nearer and near
or to them they looked at each other
under their arms and sided along to-
ward the middle of the pew. Then
Uncle DanI took out his big red-and-
yellow Sunday handkerchiefand Dea-
con Bibbs drew the back of his rough
old hand across his eyes. When FL
der GibsOn's mild voice softly said
"AmenI' and Deacon HOdsOn's big
voice loudly echoed back 'f-AmenI'
the folks all raised their heads and
saw Uncle DanI and Deacon Bibbs
each with an arm arOun the other,
both with their heads still bowed
closely side by side. And when they
rose their eyes were red and wet.
NO NEED OF A FENCE NOW.
"Amenl amen!' said Deacon Hob
son. "GOd be praised!'
eyes, God be praised!' said Elder
Gibson, softly; and q low and sweet
~ murmured "Amenl" went through
the congregation.
After the service the two old friends
went hand in hand toward the pull
pit. Elder Gibson met them and
earnestly said: ''God bless you both. "
''He has blessed US, amt He. TOm?'
said Uncle Dan,l.
Eyes, Danl; an I bless him for it. "
can sOdO I, Tom" The two old
men broke down and Wept again and,
smiling through their tears, embrace
ed and kissed.
Outside the church they walked
with their arms about each other
toward home.
I've was a pair Of old fools, want
we, Tom, said Uncle Danl, finally.
Yes; we was, an we'Hnever do the
like agin.
''Never, never
plagued if we didn't come nigh
fghtin' agin just as we did when we
was little barefoot boys" Uncle
DanI said after a pause.
Can there WOuidn' + a-beennO Aunt
Tidy to pull me Off you this time, .
said the deacon.
"WaaI, L guess you wOuldn' + a-been
atop this time, Tom"
"Guess would, Danil.''
81 dunno bout that. Guess not"
Last Monday Uncle Danl and
Deacon Bibbs went out together and
tore down the old fence between the
meadows. They say they are not
going to put anything in its place;
that they will pasture their stock to-
gether after this, and that they mean
always to be so good friends they
Will never need any fence between
B. Hawkins, in Chicago
News.
MOUstaches and Boards Must Go.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-09-13
POWDERLY AND LiTCHMAN.
T.V. Powderly Replies to Litchman's Let
ter of Resignation.

Ty Powderly Replies to Litchman's Let
ter of Resignation.
PHIADEI PHIA, Sept. 6.-This weeks
Journal of Ul-:te6 Labor contains an ar
ticle, two columns and a half in length,
contributed by General Master Workman
Powderly, on the correspondence that
passed between him and Charles II. Litch-
man upon resigning the general secretary
ship of the order. First is given LIT h
mans letter of res'glttion. PoWdfrly's
reply opens with an acceptance Of 'he
resignation and then adds: "Nhlle viii
not question your motives in taking this
step, you will, L trust, pardon III. Ii
say that fail to see how orgaHizcl labor
can be benefited by having its cticerr ca
aside the obligations and duties " hIch Their
constituents imposed upon them fer tie
purpose of taking sides in pol teal cam
paign. 1t is true that groals and si%.
are floating up from k9 mouths of political
leaders for the wrongs o. tae wor&.n9h.an.
Many of those who groan the .Oud"st IT
this time mny justly be Glass; among
those who we're thu very worst Pi'resSors
of labor in the past. Tho tears thev she!
will never be increased in Won n,, to SUCH
an extent rs to wip, away tie i,ile' o'.S
wrong. Their past actioAs or allure 30
bends under poverty's load. You can nCt
blame me, then, if I call the groans and
signs mere empty sounds, the tears
but a hollow mockery and the probes
sions of conversion to the doctrines of or
ganized labor as the sublimity of hypoc-
risy. In this campaign every man has an
undoubted right to so act as to confer the
greatest amount of good upon his country.
but the question at issue-the tarlif-will
not be settled when the votes are counted
in November. The election of a President
will not make a change unless the people
of all the land make judicious selection of
such members of the National Legislature
rs will carry out their wishes when Con-
gress assemblies. Already forty NOM
mated candidates, regardless of party,
have signed written pledges 20 work for
measures of reform at the request of men,
bers of the Knights of Labor. If this plan
of our order is faithfully carried out it
will result in more good than any other. u