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Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1888-10-25
Lettre a un tils deprave.

La lettre suivante fut un jour
6crite par un pere a son fills qui
menait une vie d6r6gl6e.
Mon cher enfant.-Que pense
rails tn de toi, meme 81, venant nous
trouver tous les soirs pendant no.
tre sommell tn nous disais: "Eveil
lez vous, je ne veux pas que yous
dormiez. '-Ce serait indigne ct tu
to r6crierais, dependant c'est Ia ce
que tn fails, ct VOLTA rourquoi q Get.
te heure avauc6e de la mutt je suis
encore debout attendant ton re-
tour. Ia pauvre mere est compile
tement us6e par les tongues veilles
que ia mauvalse conduite lui int1i
ge, cette mere 4pi ia nourri dams
ton enhance, s'est montr6e pleine
de soins pour ton ]enne Age ct qui
te voyait grandir avec joie ct plai
sir, heureuse d'avance du comfort
ct de la satisfaction que tu lui don
nerais quand tn aurais atteint rage
mur. H6las! quel d6sa1 pointement
pour ellie ct que de douces illusions
envol6es.
L'histoire nous apprend que
chez un certain penple de lOrient
existe une coutnme barbara, pour
la punition de certains criminels,
ct qui consiste q couper leur chair
par petits morceaux ]usqu'a ce que
la victime meurt. C'est Ia exacte
ment ia conduite ct c'est Ia ce que
tn fails, ct pour me servir dune ex
preston usit6e, tn la fails mourir q
petit feu. Tu es la cause que ses
cheveux blanchissent avant le
temps ct ia main cruelle trace sur
sa belle figure les signes d 'une
grande douleur, ct lui dome Pap
parence dun age plus avanc6 que
le sien. II vaudrait autant que tn
lui perces le cmur dun poignard
chaque fois que tn t'approches
d'elle, car ia conduite la blesse au
ceur; il vaudrait autant lui appor
ter son cercueil ct ly METRE car
tn la conduis rapidement vers la
tombe.
Voudrais tn, mon pauvre fills,
fouler aux pieds son cadavre 81
tn la voyais inanim6e sur le sol?
Non, n'est-ce pas, ct pourtant
c'est Ia ce que tn f'is, tn foules
son occur aux pieds ct en- chasse la
vie ct la jole.
La joie, mals non il y a long
temps que CO sentiment, ce mot
meme nous est inconnue. Ii nous
faut sourire quelquefois ct recevoir
nos amis joyeusement mails com
bien lis ignorent la douleur qul
nous ronge le ceur ct nous rend la
vie 81 am6re. Et ia pauvre soeur,
que d. peines ne lui causes tn pas.
Tu as enlev6 les roses don't son
chemin 6tait parsem6 ct les a rem
p!ac 5es par des epines qui lui per-
cent le coeur ct lui font verser d'a
bondantes larmes. C'est ainsi que
1tu brises son avenir aussi bien que
le notre. All! fasse le ciel que tn
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1888-10-25
Une minute.

Une minute est certainement un
espace bien petit dams peternit6, ct
dependant, de combien d6y6ne-
ments chaque minute 6coulee nest
ellie pas t6moin! Un AMERICAN
qui await des loisirs, s'est amuse a
prouver ces fats. Je reproduis le
r6sultat de son travail:
Ur rayon de lumiere parcourut
1000, 900 de miles en- une minute
de temps.
Aux Etats Unis, lie telephone est
employe sos fois psr minute, tan
dis que le t6l6graphe ne sett que
l36 fois dams le meme temps.
LIE son lie plus grave qui puisse
frapper notre orellle en- une minu-
te est compose de 900 vibrations
ct, lie plus algu, 2,228,000 vibra-
tions.
Chaque minute, mutt ct jour, ct
pendant touts Pann6e, "a barils de
biere sont engloutis par 1906 60
slers ct 1880 minots BILE sont re-
duits en- farine dams les moulins.
On manufacture par minute 925
livres de tabac don't un part1e est
convertie pendant le meme temps
en 6,673 cigares GU en- 5,202 cigs-
rettes qul sen Won't en fum6e aussi
pendant chaque minute qui s'6cou-
le.
En- une minute un train express
parcourt un mile. le chevaI de
course le plus rapide, l47,9zl3 per-
ches; le pieton, en- moyenne, l6
perches.
La terre en- tournant sur ellie
meme une tois par "a heures, nous
fat parcourir l3 miles a la m1nu-
te, ct en- falsant son voyage annuel
autour du soleil, ellie nous emporte
dams Pespace q raison de l, l,080 mill
leg.
Chaque minute volt SO produire
5000 livres de laine sur le dos des
moutons; pendant ce temps, on ex-
trait 81 tonnes de charbon anthra-
Gle ct LOO tonnes de charbon btu
mineux; on fabriQue IL tonnes de
fonte en- gueuse ct 3 tonnes de
rails d'acier.
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F. r. LEROUX, Redacteur.

reviennes de ton egarement, ct
puisses tu eufn onvrir les yeax sur
les dangers de l'ab1ma vers lequel
tu roules,
Vols regarde autonr de tot: ct
tu seras effray6 de yoir le nombre
lie ces malhaureux que l'ivrogns
rie ct la debanche O It conduit a la
olus grande degradation
lis ont falt CONNIE toi, rnisse
leur exemple te plofter ct t'arreter
sur cette pente fuleste qui tie con-
tvira au deshonneur ct la mort,
d cette mort don't parle lEvang;le
lue nous enseigne, que pas un
lvrogne n'entrera dams le royaume
les cieux. On iras tn aIors, car
>i tn n'entres pas dams ]e royaume
les cieux il faudra qse tu allies
ailleurs.
Je term;ne mon paovre enfant
It puissent ces refezions t'onyrir
anfn les yeux ct te faire changer
de conduite.
Ton rere afflig6,
x
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1888-10-25
Vlctime des esprits.

Une depeche de Mattoom llli-
nois) signale un cas- d'hallucina
ton aussi terrible qu'extraordinai-
re.
Peter Straubb, un ouvrier de
Chicago, SO trouvant sans travail
ct sans resources, est allie cher.
cher de l'ouvrage ces jours der
niers 3 Notion. LIE lendemain
soir vers neuf h, ures, Get lnfortu
ne s'est soudainement cru poss6d6
d'esprite, ct, sur leur ordre, il s'est
mis- d danser dams 50 cham
bre jusqu'a trois heures du matin;
puts, dams l.espoir de SO soustraire
3 ses hallucinations, il s'est enfui
ep veteme nts de mutt, saus souliers
ct sans chapeau.
LIE fugltif, franciscan une clio
ture, est d'abord allie dams Ia coul
do Ia maison voisine ct de Ii dams
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1888-10-25
POUR RIRE.

Madame 1t B6b6 rentrent de
pr omenade:
oh! mon ami, dit madame q
son mari, une bien bonne nouvelle:
B6b6 parle, B6be dit son premier
mot tout a !: ::heure?
-Vraiment?
-Oui. Imagine tol que nous
6tions au jardin des Plantes, de-
want lie palais des singes, quand
B6b6 s'est 6cr'6: "Ah! papaw
Un gentleman est assigne en- po-
lice correctionnele la pour un duel,
ct depuis trois heures il attend
rappel de son affai-e.
A bout de patience, il SO decide
q interroger un huissier.
Co ne sera pas long, lui repond
poffieier ministerial, mais il y enco.
re un autre voleur avant vous!
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-04-09
School superintendent Meeting.

The annual meeting of superinten-
dents was held at Newport April B..
Rev. Mr.. Arms was chosen presi-
dent and Thomas Martin secretary.
Voted that the written examination
consist of 10 questions in each of
the five branches, Philosophy, HIS
tory, Geography, Grammar and Arith-
metic; that candidates must pass an
average of seventy per cent, and not
fall below fifty per cent. on any sub
ject. The spring examination is to
be held April %, and the fall, Nov
ember B voted not to indorse GER
tiicates. Thomas Martin, Charles
Putney and w. E. Sargent were
chosen a county examining board.
A county examination is held on
application of five persons qualified
for admission to such examination.
Candidates for admission to a county
examination must be twenty years
of age, if men, and eighteen years,
if women; must bring testimonials
from the town superintendent who
granted their certificates, and from
the committe who hired them that
they have taught successfully for at
least ten weeks, and approving their
moral character. Candidates pass
ing the examination receive n license
to teach in the county for five years.
The examination is to be written
and in not less than six subjects.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-04-09
The Methodist Conference.

The annual session of the Vermont
conference opens ut West Randolph
Tuesday, Bithop Foster presiding.
The programme of exercises in con-
nectlon with the session will be as
follows: Tuesday evening, confer
ence sermon, N. w. Wilder; Wednes-
day p. M, anniversary of the tenn
perance society, l. McAnn, f. Plum
lev, II. p. Frost; Wednesday even
ing, anniversary of the 5. 5. Union,
C.. III. Farnsworth, j. +. Knapp, w.
E. Douglas, j. II. Vincent; Thurs
day p. m, anniversary of the w. +.
M. society, Bishop Foster; Thursday
evening, anniversary of the board
of church extension, w. A. Spencer,
ID. D.; Friday p. M, missionary
sermon, l.. Todd; Friday evening,
anniversary of the missionary soci-
ETY., f. Z. Reynolds, A. b. Blake,
A III. Webb, c. C.. McCabe Sat-
urday, p. M, anniversary of the ed
ucation society, F. w. Hamtlin, R..
L. Bruce, L. o. Sherburne, ID. A.
Goodsell, d. ID. Saturday evening,
anniversary of the Freedmen's aid
society, CT. f. Arms, w. |. Todd,
w. j. johnson, X. s. Rust, ID. ID. i;
Sunday, ordination services, preach
ing by the Bishop and others; Mon
day evening Bishop Foster will deliv-
er his popular lecture on "Spilit For :
es in the Universe. Those attending
conference should buy return tickets
from the various r. r. stations.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-04-09
District Convention.

The gathering of the republicans
at Montpelier on Thursday to select
delegates from this district to attend
the National Convention. was not re-
markably large, though many prom
inent men were present from the state
and district. Convention was called
at 10 80, a. NJ, by Chairman Dubois,
of the district committee. Hon. Levi
x. Fuller was appointed chairman,
G.. A. Walter of ST. Johnsbury and
G. E. Nelson of Derby, secretaries.
S. D. Hobson of Brighton and Hon.
H. C.. Idle of st. Johnsbury were
unanimously chosen delegates; Maj.
John G.. Stems and Hon. Gilbert A.
Davis, alternates. The resolutions
adopted at the state convention were
adopted here. Like the convention
held for the first district, it was a
harmonious and happy gathering. A
somewhat remarkable thing about the
three conventions was the fact that
in every instance, except one, in the
choice of eight delegates and eight
alternates, each man was chosen by
reclamation. If the spirit of union
and the feeling of interest manifested
continues until election, the Septem-
Der election will be a remarkable ex-
hibition of republican sentiment in
the little state that fires the first gun
in the great political contest of the
year.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-04-09
The Rhode Island State Election.

''Little Rhody" held her election
Wednesday-one of the most excit-
ing in her later history-and the state
is completely redeemed from demo-
cratic power. The state ticket is
carried by a majority of almost 1000
by the republicans, land the Legislature
is republican more than four to one.
The result is peculiarly gratifying to
republicans everywhere. The demo-
Gratis got control of the state at the
last election and hoped to maintain
their positions, but the peculiar causes
which led to their victory last year
did not prevail and the state falls
back into its old place in the repub-
lican ranks. The temperance ques-
ton entered largely into their fight
last year, and the saloon influence
helped to turn the state over into the
hands of the democracy. The tariff
question possibly had something to do
with the result.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-04-09
The Governor Question.

1t has been generally conceded that
Windham County is entitled to a can
didate for governor this year, if she
should desire it, and should settle
down upon a suitable man. There
has been considerable talk about
Hon. d. B. Harris, Col. Levi K. Full
Ter, Col. @. W. Hooker of Brattlebo-
70, and a mention of the name of
Hon. a. n. Swain of Bellows Falls.
Mr.. Harris has been a man of consid-
cradle prominence in bu mess and in
politics, and is a gentleman well
versed in the affairs of the day.
Somehow the people of Brattleboro
did not rally to his support enthusi-
astically and his "bOom" did not
gain that proportion which promised
success. Recently he sent, in answer
to an inquiry from editor Benedict, a
letter withdrawing from the field, in
which he issued sort of political
essay or platform, which was a paper
of considerable interest. Col. Fuller
has q large number of personal
friends throughout the state who
would be pleased to see him in the
gubernatorial chair, labors under
the fatal disadvantage of having been
nominated TO the Office of lieutenant
governor under the promise that be
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-04-09
The Pivotal States.

We believe there are several men
who, if nominated by the Chicago
convention, can carry New York and
be elected, assuming of course that
the campaign is managed by some
body besides the bunglers who pluck
ed defeat out of the jaws of victory
in 1884. Cleveland's free-t trade mes
sage has undoubtedly strengthened
him with an element in New York
city which is controlled by the great
importing houses there, but it will
cost him the support of thous nds of
the manufacturers and working peo-
pie who have always been Democrats,
and upon that issue we can gain
enough to carry the state, provided
we have a candidate whom all Repub-
licans will vote for. But it seems to
US to be a mistake for Republicans to
start with the proposition that every
thing depends upon New York, and
that all our plans must be shaped
with that in view. The Democrats
must have the Empire State or be
defeated. We can get along without
it. There are 401 votes in the cleo
toral college and it requires POI to
elect president. OF these Cleveland
will probably get, in one way or
another, by fair means or foul, 1913
in the South, though there is more
than fighting chance to take from
him West Virginia, and one or two
other states in that section. If he
also carries New York with its Sc
votes he will have 1879, but this is not
enough.
The Republicans have, to begin
with, the Blaine vote of 1884, which
was 1872. In addition they need In
diana's 15 votes, which will make 1877,
and Connecticut's or New Jerseys
8, which will carry them through. If
they can hold the Blaine states and
gain Indiana, New Jersey and Con
necticut, they will have PIP, or IL
more than are necessary, without any
from the South or New York. 1t
ought not to be difficult task to do
this. The industries of New Jersey
and Connecticut ale as dependent
upon protection as any in the Union,
and there are hundreds of Democrats
in both states who have already an
nounced their purpose to go with
their party no further. Hundreds of
others will follow them before the
November roundup, and this class of
voters will wipe out the narrow mar
gins by which these fifteen votes were
secured by Cleveland. Indiana is
also protection state. We carried
it on the tariff issue in 1880, and can
do it again this year. Besides, all of
these three doubtful states are now
Republican. At the last state cleo
tions the Democrats were beaten in
every one of them,-in Indiana bv
more than 1000, and all that need
be done to save them is for the party
to hold it's own. All these facts lead
to the conclusion that we can get
what we need easier in the three
states named than in New York, and
that any calculation which leaves this
out of the account is wrong.-MirrOr
II. FnI7npr
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-04-09
The Blaine Sentiment.

1t is a somewhat remarkable thing
that whenever and wherever body
of republicans get together where
they can give vent to their feelings,
a large share of them will shout at
the name of Blaine. There seems to
be something indescribable, some
thing that nobody can fully explain
in the matter. That Vermont should
be shouting his name loudest
when possible presidential candidates
are named, including soldiers and
eminent citizens, men of renown in
congress the greatest, the bravest,
the best, is a still greater wonder. A
man defeated in a great election,
a man opposed, if not disliked, by
leading republicans here and there
throughout the state man disliked
by Senator Edmunds and not in ia
vor with some other leading men ; a
man, for certain reasons, believed
not to be the strongest candidate by
many; and yet people have faith in
him; they set him highest among
wisest statesmen. they consider him
best among mighty leaders. 1t is a
fact ,als", that the Blaine sentiment is
not confined to the so called ''pOli-
ticians," as is sometimes contemptu-
ously asserted. 1t is something that
pervades all classes, crops out every
where and will not down, though men
have little or no expectation that he
can be or will be a presidential candi-
date. The popularity that adheres
to Blaine, if it could be transferred
to any one of the leading candidates,
would carry him through the coming
conflict with an irresistible power.
We hope that Mr.. Blaine will re urn
home in season another summer to
let the power of his influence be felt
in the coming election.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-04-09
Vain Promises.

The Free Traders propose to make
living cheaper and commerce greater
by the Mills bill. If that measure
should become law tomorrow. the
results which they profess to expect
would not follow. They would find
that wages would fall in the indus
tries which their tariff bill has attack
ed, but that prices would remain
about the same. There is sugar re-
| filming, for example. The Free Trad
ers attack what they call sugar trust.
and assert that, without the pro-
tective tariff, this trust could not ex-
list. If they are right the only pur-
chaser of raw sugar in the country is
the trust, SO that the reduction of du-
! ties on the sugars that 90 to the re-
fineries would benefit only the mem
bers of the trust. What do the con-
sumers think of this They have been
told by the Free Traders that thew
are to sweeten their tea with cheap
sugar. Cheap sugar is very we'll, but
the Mills bill will not give it. Sugar
can be made cheap to the consumer
only by greatly reducing the rate of
duty on grocery sugar. The insight
icant cut made by the Mills bill will
off j
sugars are as cheap as they can be
until we can supply our refneries with
raw material grown in our own fields.
The neccessaries of life cost about
the same here as they do in England,
with the exception of provisions, and
they are very much cheaper in this.
country than they are abroad. The
most costly thing in the United States
is labor. The cuttingi of rates of
duty would chiefly affect the wages of
the workingmen who constitute the
bone and sinew of our population.
AS for commerce, it will grow to
be great when the government be-
slows some care upon it and gives it
some encouragement. Although our
merchants are trying to compete with
foreign merchants who receive sub
stantial aid from their governments,
it is a disagreeable fact that the Unit
ed States will not help their citizens
even to the extent of paying them
just compensation for their services.
And yet the foreign trade of this
country is growing very rapidly. 1t
is growing in spite of the indiffer-
ence of the government, becsuse the
merchants are receiving indirectly
the benefit of the protection which is
bestowed upon the manufacturers.
Under the protective policy the growth
of the latter has been so great that
they are reaching out after markets
abroad. If our government should
adopt a liberal commercial policy
we should have all that the Mills bill
vainly promises and without free
trade.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-04-09
The State Convention.

The State Convention for the Sc
lection of set of delegates to attend
the Republican National Convention
was held at Burlington, April 4th, a
large number of representative men
being present from all parts of tn
state. The convention was called to
order by c. S. Page, chairman of the
State Committee. Hon. p. K. Gleed
was chosen president, G.. S. Forbes
secretary. Chairman Gleed made a
capital speech, clear, comprehensive,
practical and perfect. Delegates at
large were chosen as follows: Red
field Proctor of Proctor, John @. Nc
Cullough of Bennington, Julius j.
Estey of Brattleboro, and Frank
Plumley of Mortified. Mr.. McCul-
Tough addressed the convention, and
his remarks were both timely and
eloquent. Referring incidentally to
those whose names have been promi-
nently mentioned as possible candi-
dates, the cheering and applause that
followed his mention of some of the
prominent and popular qualities of
those named, was pretty good meas
ure of the esteem of each in Vermont.
1t was a fact that nobody could deny
that the name most loudly cheered
was that of James G.. Blaine; the
next most popular name appeared to
be that of Depew of New Y DIRK, while
the name of Sheridan made the hall
ring. The enthusiasm was unbound
ed and the feeling most harmonious
Frank Plumley spoke briefly and we'll
The alternates chosen were Geo.
Hammond of Middlebury, r. c..
Christie of johnson, Amory Dawson
of Craftsbury and q. III. Babbitt of
Bellows Falls. The resolutions be-
low, though lengthy, are such as will
commend themselves to every patri-
otto man in the state. They will bear
a careful perusal. They embody en-
phatically the sentiment of the con-
vention and, we doubt not, that of
the great mass of the party in the
state
The Republicans of Vermont, reaffirm-
ing their allegiance to the principles of
liberty and union which have been car
dinai with the party, declare upon the
questions now uppermost as follows:
First-It Is fundamental that elections
must be pure and honest. Undisputed
facts show that in several states major
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-04-09

bearing, his apparent fairness and
| candOr. His face was like a bene-
diction' to an ordinary jury. He
knew them and their fathers before
them, and his jury arguments abound
ed in anecdotes in which they or
their ancestors had taken a credit
able part. Thus he quietly insinuat-
ed himself into their good graces
until they were ready to believe that
SO genial and pleasing a lawyer must
be on the right side. He had the
happy faculty of marshaling the
facts in his favor and supporting
them by cogent reasoning. When
arguing a case his manner was us
ually easy and quiet, and his tone
conversational, but when thoroughly
aroused he was earnest in his man.
ner, spoke rapidly, and in ringing,
incisive tones. His skill and power
as an advocate unconsciously chung
to him after he became Judge and
at times manifested itself in his
charges to the jury or in rendering
Judgment. OF unques-
tionable integrity through all his life,
such was the confidence of the people
of Orleans and Washington counties
in his honesty and sound judgment
that when he commenced holding
courts in these counties the jury in
many cases were inclined to render
verdicts in accordance with what
they deemed to be his views as to
just disposal of the case. His rep
utation as laN yer, SO far as the bar
is concerned, will probably rest large
ly upon his judicial labors, but by
the common people he will be kept
in remembrance by his fame as
consummate advocate, whose skill
and success tradition will embelish
and magnify. In the consideration
of legal questions while on the b -nch
he displayed keen perception, sound
judgment and a fine judicial poise
of mind. His opinions were able
and will prove lasting monument 10
his ability and learning as a lawyer
and Judge. - Watchmdn.