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The Red Cloud chief., 1888-10-12
Number Of School Children.

Has any one. not convsrsant with
statistics. any idea Of the army u
school children In America? Tho total
enrolment, according IA latest data, 10
over 1900 OO. Dakota shows the
greatest progress Of late, followed. very
curiously. by Indiana ~ second OF all
States In educational progress. In
New Hampshire, Vermont, South
Carolina, Ohio and Nevada there has
been u decrease Of enrolment. The
North Central Statos arr far ahead II
NIL the rest Ot the Union. aud the
Southern States, while making great
strides, still remain In the rear. In
the South Central States seventy -ninc
cut Of 100 children are on the rolls Of
schools. The number Of children daily
IN attendance on the public schools
average about 7.5O0.O0 The numbsrs
enrolled should reach Is. OOO. 900. and
the daily attendance li,000.000. ST
Lo~as Globe Dsaocrai.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-10-12
WONDERFUL
a Psss"s Nestsum hskss Who Alwsys
.lgAts On Ma Yet.

n sNsss"t Sestsum Mahss Wa Alwsys
lisAts % Me vest.
II have been looking up some Of
your testimonials" said the reporter,
- he walked into the Office OF the
Wild American vitalixer and vicor Of
Life. ''and ! ind that you are frauds;
your testimonials arc manufactured"
"Never!' said the great Doctor
ketchum. ''never; every testimonial
u be sub~stantiated. and supported
BY affidavit"
But" persisted the Investigator,
there Is n signed by George H. All.
away. OF Berlin. Ohio; now tina, man
10 dead; ! have visited Berlin: I saw
his grave; | read the inscription on
his tombstone; he died on the sd OF
August. 1879"
did you open the graver asked
the Doctor.
''Of course not" was the indignant
reply.
Then. sir" exclaimed the grca,
Doctor ketchum, triumphan,ly. ..your
investigation stopped short Of the
wonderful truth. Because, you OBJ
serve. the man George Aliawsy died
before taking our Wild American vi.
taller and vigor OF Lie. You say
that he died on the Esd Of August,
1879; nov note that he testi6es. %. tho
honor OF = living man. that he was
completely restored ON the Esd OF
August. isSO; after taking six bottles
OF our Wild American vitaliler and
Visor Of Life. What you saw Vas an
empty grave, and your Investigation
and this interview With US, will be OF
t~ncalculable value in our advertising
department. Take half . dozen bot
tles home with you for nothing" And
the crushed reporter. saying that that
seemed to b. what va principally the
matter With him, took them on n.
principle that . chestnut was better
tnaA . seooR-6vrd<t<. IN 8roakiys
xsek
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-10-12
THE DISTRICT SCHOOL.



n the school IL n failure II IL usually
On account ~ u poor teacher. II tho
teacher IL incompetent u Ii usually
the fault ~ the school officers. II tho
schoo. officers ARE inefficient 10 IL tbs
fault ~ the voter. In tho school district.
Thus the blame for u poor school rests
with the people. The people like To
shirk this responsibility. but II belongs
~ them and they must bear II.
A good school costs something; Il
costs money and 1, costs time. Money
In usually spent. but not quite enough
n littls moro would secure n much bet
ten tenchcr for tn. full year; u littlO
more would furnish the school-houso
with modern appliances; n little more.
judiciously expended. would make tho
schoOl.hou~ and grounds nor ~.
tractivc. Tho cost Of Tins comes
hardest. II IL 30 easy 10 find Reuse
for not visiting Va. school. Tho sue
ccss ~ the school depends somewh In.
IN your personal effort. Visi, tho
school. viEi. IL often. visit II in,clli.
gently.
AL this you 'nay say Il true enough.
but show shall We have the best
school?' First and most important.
elect good mon or women for school
officers. IL some places . position IN tho
school board Is held In little respect,
and any man will do. This Is wrong;
In some r,.p'cts members 81 school
boards arc tho most impor,an.
officers you have TO select. should
all the school districts In tho
country. for the next twenty.'v" years.
oloct competent incn or women. who
crc Thoroughly alive 10 their du,ios.
every office IN our government. from
President down. would have a worthy
incumbent. Select. then. officers who
understand how u give your child M
education md Who will take ths timo
w attend to the wOrt. This l. ot vitnl
Importance. nm error that can hardly
bc rcmcdicd until another school meet
Ing.
Tho matter Of liberal appropriations
has boon touched upon. Don't bo
stingy here. Run the school NJ YOU
would any other profitable business.
Tools for tn. farm ost more than form
crly. 81 do those for tho school-room,
A .chOOl-room without good black.
boards. maps. globes. dictionaries and
reference books. il Tx. 10 farm with
tumblcd down fences and wOrn-ou:
tools.
Now then. you ARE started with good
school officers. u liberal appropriation
and u public sentiment alive ~ u good
school. Tho next most important
business Is in the selection Of u teacher.
Your officers will understand tho needs
~ your district and will cndcavor To
ccurc some capable. carnes tGpchcr.
WIN will not be always looking forward
tO the end of tho term. and who will
not measure his work by the amount "
pay his receives. At all events hire
the sains teacher for ut Toast u year,
and II possible secure the same teacher
for u series ~ years; IL viii! pay In
many ways. II the teacher il the right
kind no or she will lind methods VI in
tcrcsting the pnrcnts. Thus the dis
trict school IL In the hands NJ tho people
OF the district aud its success or failure
will BE- measured by their Intelligence
and interest. G. II. Coi'iWyuood, iI
Rurdl Mar Yorker.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-10-12
FEEDING CORN FODDER.
Tho tsrrst Value Established by Years u
Experiment and ~ Experience.

Some twelve years ago, while put.
ting tn the test the German theory OF
proper nutrient ratios. ! noted tho
great value " corn fodder when pro.
perry fed. and subsequent years OF OK
pcr!mont and experience have cmphn.
sized tho poiats involved. 4 ton Of
corn fodder may be- ~ fed as To givn
tho growth and nearly tho economic
result Of n ton Of timothy. whon fcd
against the timothy fed alone. This
assertion Is based upon corn fodder
cut ~ the right time. nicely cured and
housed before damaged by continuance
In the field. Glover hay and corn iod.
dor Il tho most economic method III
feeding known to mo Corn fodder AMI
cottonsccd meal. three tn iivo pounds
~ tho latter, form u continuously grow
ing ration. and. In view Of tho manu-.
rial vnlue Of cottOnsccd meal, u cheap
ono. My usual way Of feeding corn
fodder IL Ia ~ feed II that u little IL
given daily all winter. 4 foddcring Of
corn fodder. then ono OF timothy In tho
morning. and ut night clover and
straw are given. II clover and corn
fodder were the only foods. then alter.
nate fccds III each would bc given. Tho
above ration will keep young stock
growing ali winter. For better growth
Of course concentrated food Is added.
containing cottOnscod meal Or bran in
moderate quantity.
secur four-flfths. ar eighty Ia
clghty-iive pcr cent. Of the corn fodder
eaten when managed Us stated. without
cutting II. Tho uneatcn portion Is used
for bedding, boing nj for that purpose.
By using II cutter and crushcr I havo
had our heavy Western corn fodder all
eaten up clean. even when cut low
down t. tho ground. The above re-
marks refor to corn fodder. ~ course
fodder corn will be better eaton. cspo.
cially whom not too coarse, u. how
ever, il is To 10 fed whole, I should
prefer IL grow tho smaller sorts, ~ thu
heavy Southern kinds arc hard IA
handle when fed In box stalls. For
the dents, Sibley's Pride Of the North
Is u small sort, and bears thick plant.
Ing. There is no trouble on this ssOry
with the hints. In conclusion, I know
Of no more economic method Of feeding
tho small kinds III fodder corn than It's
use whole, aud fed In association with
clover hay. This opinion IL based on
considerable experience. | perhaps
should say that clover hay furnishes
the albuW!aoids that rorn fodder IL do
ticient' In; this timothy does not do.
could quote ins results Of the use ol
clover hay aud corn fodder. with tables
Of nutritive ratios used. This judge
10 M ~uncalled for and unnecessary. =
Prof y. ". Sanborn, ia y. l.. Tribune,
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-10-12
MEN N MARRIAGE.
Apparently II IL Mover Ton l.StW To lIe.
some u Happy Husband.

"u'usSsVsshsy ~ - sNWWVV INV W ubOs
come n Nappy Husband.
''Whcn IL u man too old to marryg'
Ia quite as interesting ~ ths question.
''Whea is N girl too young?" mus,
leave tn psychologists 10 discuss how
far the chances NJ lie are shortened
when December WEEDS May, and OK.
poets In May any thing moro than u
nurse. though. In passing. ! may Oh.
ssrvs that ! have noticed several such
marriages In which tho funeral fol.
lowed s~uspiciously close to tho we'd.
ding. Without going hack to tho time
when Jared lived u hundred and
sixty and two years and bcgat Enoch."
there are several instances on record
OF modern ~patriarchs who becanc
proud and happy fathers ut tho time
when they should BE- thinking OF shut.
ding on this mortal coil.
There WAS that stout Salopian. Old
Parr. FOR example. who married n,
eighty. and had To do penancc In
Aldcrbury Church for AN intrigue with
Catherine Milton, whom no was q
sprightly mashsr " Onc hundred and
five summers. II Lord Lyttleton In "
no believed Parr had u rival In tho
Vale OF Festiniog, In the person Of IN
old Welsh farmer. who. when he died.
had eight hundred lineal descendants.
and whose youngest son was cighty-on,
years yo%ungcrthan his eldest. l fancy
this man must have boon ~ tho sam,
family as u certain Alderman uookss.
Of Conway, who. Is described In his
cpitaph Us the forty.frst child Of his
father, and himself the father oI
twsnty-seven children. Happily tol
themselves. these people lived long b..
fore tho days Of DR.. Drysdale.
My own impression IL that the Wells.
border 10 the paradise 81 old men. thu
grand old man beiug only tho mos,
conspicuous among many, Some year,
back Ispent u Sunday In tho very mex,
parish TO Hawardsn. dinod with /,
middle.aGed man whose sous we're fas'
growing u manhood. and then walket
! over to his fathers house to takO tsa
The venerable old gentleman. VII,
wore . headgear something like Olive
G0ldsmith's. wHs nursing m infant tw'
or three years old ON his knee. IL
that your y~Oungeste" asked Of N,
middlasaged friend. ID. dear no." h,
replied; "that Is my little brOther."-
London Echo.
IVY axAn NA,0 pA 40,
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-10-12

arc certainly happenings sometimes
which tho wisest reasonings and do
auctions fall 81 explain. Perhaps In
your fevcr sleep your soal run away
from your body for n lit.lo wh,,o and
wandered across space to hold com.
nunion with mine. - ibany Journal
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-10-12

"A young man Was discussing. with
moro spirit than was comedy, what no
was pleased ~ call "brain food" Hs
urged that no article Of food furnished
more brain matter than baked bcanA
just then IN old man looked up aud
said: 'foung mAn, eat NIL the baked
beans YOU y ret Richmond Rsli0.
ioNs Herald.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-10-12

-Fanoee -"Surely. Augustus, 20.
have y present tor me Tonight
Augustus--''No. darling; what made
YOU think SOL" Nancee-"l saw YOU &
Uhto . pawnbrokcr's with . big bHndls
md ! had hopes."-ZAs CdrtooM ,os
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-10-12

Ing yacht by tho same vessel which
picked up the half-drownsd seaman a
little later. but the shock OF tho ter.
riblc casualty and tho melancholy iato
Of her mother, had nearly deprived
her Of reason. A prolonged illness
had succeeded; and II was months no.
fore she had gained sufficient strength
to communicate with her aunt, who was
her only remaining relative. Before
she had done 50. Mrs. Hastings-who
Of course would have been the only
heir to tho little property had deemed
bcst to dispose Of the cottage.
Ethel rapidly recovered her health
and strength. and not very long attor.
ward I lcd my fair gaost to tho altar.
"And the marriage procluded the
necessity Of setting aside the sale OF
the cottage" Mrs. Hastings comment.
Cd. hum0vOusly.
still continued to occupy my solita-
~ bachelor quarters In the house, un
I'll I brought home by beloved and
lovely bride. But from the night Ol
our singular reconciliation I was mover
again startled from sleep by mysterious
footsteps and ghostly whispers and the
touch Of invisible lips against my own,
My wife and I occasionally discuss
the mystery.
ut Is very strange" Ethel says
thoughtfully; ''ior every night. exsctl,
ct that time. I dreamed OF coming Il
you exactly " you dreamed did--onl,
always In my dream dear mamma wa.
not dead. and the room was still my
own little parlor."
"Well. my love-" ! answered her. 81
think w Nj soy Of human intelligence
a. has been said OF other things: Thu
Tar shalt thou 70 aud NO farther. Thor
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-03-19
General News Items.

A Catholic priest in New York has been
suspended on account of his friendship
for DIR. McGlynn.
A singular case is before Judge Field
of Massachusetts, in which a man died
leaving two widows and two wills.
The date of holding the prohibition ma
tional convention at indianapolis has been
changed from June to May 80.
Twenty-eight lives are believed to have
been lost by the sinking of the British
steamship "City of Corinth" by collision
Hon. Christopher c. Memminger, who
was confederate secretary of the treasury
during the entire war, died recently at
Charleston.
The department. of agriculture's March
report states that the corn crop is the
smallest since 1884 and the remainder on
farms the smallest in seven years.
Members of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers say that their organiza-
ton numbers $4,000 and that they have
half million dollars in the treasury to
| draw upon.
DIR. Hattie Allen of Waterloo, Iowa,
has been chosen assistant professor of
| medicine in the University of Michigan.
| She is the first woman ever selected for
such position at the West
Reports from cities along the Hudson
river and in Connecticut state that the
greatest snow-storm of the winter occur
red on Monday. In some places drifts
are fifteen to twenty feet deep.
1t is now eight weeks since George E.
jerks of Concord, N. H., left his home
IN that city, and except the fact that he
was seen i'm Boston the day after his de-
parture nothing has since been heard OF
him by his family or friends. He was
citizen of good reputation.
The imperial commission appointed to
investigate the loss of life in the Yellow
river foundations sends an official report
to the emperor of China that the total
number of persons drowned is over 100
600 and the number of destitute is l,SOO,
900.
General David Hunter Strother, well
remembered as the "Porte Crayon' OF
Harpers Magazine of 1853, died In Balti-
more, Maryland, last week He was born
in Martin>burg, West Virginia, in 1916
and in early life was engaged in illustrat-
ing books. In the war he served on the
Union side, rising from private To briga'
dier-general and in 1879 was appointed
con~ul-general to Mexico, where he re-
manned six years.
A formidable petition, said TO represent
the views of 100000 women who are
members of the Woman's Temperance
Union of the country, has been lodged In
the senate for the repeal of internal reve'
nue. laws. The theory upon which this
petition is that through these laws the
United States government now sanctions
the traffic i'm alcoholic drinks, and thus le
galizes the melting cause of intemper
ance, and that without such national H.
cense the cause of temperance would be-
promoted, in that some states at leasl
would have the power to absolutely pro
hibit the sale of intoXicants.
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Colonel Hooker of Brattleboro it is
said contemplates a trip to South Ameri-
ca.
There are seventy-tive boys and thir-
teen girls at the reform school-a less
number of girls than for long time past.
Southern Vermont is troubled by an
epidemic of measles, which in some places
has caused the closing of schools.
The railroad managers of Vermont will
meet at White River Junction, March 2l,
to take action regarding car heating.
Receiver William V. Reynolds has APP
pointed E. d. Bennett of Bennington SUI
perintendent of the Lebanon Springs
railroad.
The number of inmates in the house of
correction at the present time is sixty
one, being about ten less than at the same
| time last year.
The Vt.Dental Society holds it's twelfth
anniversary at ST. Johnsbury, commenc-
ing Wednesday and closing Friday of this
week. Half fare on the railroads.
d. P. Webster, an aged citizen of Ba-
kersfield, died recently. He was eighty
eight years old, a distant relative of Dan
iel Webster and said to be the first white
male born in Bakersfield.
| The Vermont association of ex-prison-
| ers of war, originated at the recent annu-
| al meeting of the Grand Army, is grow
ing more rapidly than was expected. There
are now enrolled over thirty per cent OF
the resident prisoners of the state.
The labor party swept Rutland last year
and elected their entire ticket, but this
year the democrats and republicans nom
mated a non-partisan union ticket, com
posed of leading citizens and representa-
tive business men, and elected their tick
ct by an average majority of over 200 IL
total vote of upward of 1900.
Rev W. ]. Johnson expects to publish
in the columns of his Conference R'portei
the list of appointments in Vernon
Methodism from 1894 to lS45, in which
year the Vermont Conference assumed
an incorporate existence by episcopal &C
ton. This list has been specially pre-
pared by Rev. A. L. Cooper of Spring
field, and it may afterward be arranged II
tract form for permanent preservation.
The next annual meeting of the Nation
al Educational Association will be he'll
July 18th to goth. Very favorable excui
sion rates will be made from Boston an
all New England points. A Grand Teach
/ ers' Excursion is being organized in Ne'
> England to make the trip, starting In sea
Il son to stop at all prominent points of II
e terest enroute, arriving at San Francisc
July 10th. The general public are invite
l. to join the excursion, as this trip will
e the event of life time. If you are desi
Is Gus of securing information relative I
~ above excursion, please address J.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-03-19
Probate Business.

Hearings for week ending March o. 1881.
March 23d at Newport, Mary Harvey
of Charleston, probate of will.
March 26th at Barton Landing, Daniel
o. Brown estate, Irasburgh. settlement.
March 26th ut Barton Landing, Martha
NJ. Bailey estate, Coseluy, settlement.
March 2Sth at Barton Landing, Joseph
P. Grant estate, Coventry, license to
sell real estate.
JAS. B. Calderwood appointed admin
istrator of Homer Bradley estate, Crafts
bury. II. S. Tolman and Wyran Wylie
commissioners.
Sarah A. May appointed admlnistratix
of Sanford May estate, Barton, A. ID.
Mathews and H. p. Cook commissioners.
w. L. Locke Jr. appointed aministra-
tor of VIM. L. Locke estate, Irasburgh,
Geo. B. Brewster and E. p. Church COM
missioners.
Mrs. Sappho Wright appointed admin
stratix of Homer Wright estate, Jay.
Mrs. Sappho Wright appointed guar
dian unto Wright minors, JAY
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-03-19

Hit, Principal High School, Northheld,
VT, State Manager for Vermont. lId
The liquor emeute of last week result
ed in the arrest of twenty persons. or
these arrests seven We're for selling-six
for first offences and one for second Of
fence. The latter case carrying impris-
onment with it, of course, was appealed,
while the other six were fined in sums
ranging from $40 to 500 and costs, in
all 1924. 40. Seven were arrested for in
toxication, first offence, and fined each 80
and costs, and two for a second offence,
tiued each $40 and costs. Four were ar
rested for furnishing liquor, and they
were each fined $40 and costs. Nineteen
of the twenty pleaded guilty and paid
their fines and costs, the total amount
thus levied being $435. 77.-Lsldnd Pond
Herald.
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81, a, R.-PASs. DIVISION.


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stops only for passengers to or from connecting
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Tuesday 3 Both bodies were put in the
tomb at Lyndon. B1E

Tuesday. 3 Both bodies were put in the
tomb at Lyndon. BLE
West Burke.
The temperance meeting advertised
for the 18th will come off Friday eve, the
23d. Let all attend.
DIR. C. B. Davis is able to be out some.
1t is hoped he will soon be able to at
tend to his usual duties.
Geo. E. Powers returned from Boston
Friday, where he has been to be treated
for his eyes but did not receive any ben
eft.
The third Dist. Union was held with
Riverside lodge of Lyndonville Friday,
the 10th with good attendance and
good time was enjoyed by all.
EIardxviclx.
Ira Shattuck has sold his block to
McLoud & Ide.
Mr.. Robinson, job printer, is having
good run of business.
DR.. Darling was at Woodstock last
week, where his mother died of pneumo-
mia.
Rev. A. B. Blake attended the funeral
of Mrs. John Wood of Stannard, Satur-
day.
Rev. t. P. Frost of St. Johnsbury has
been invited to deliver the Memorial
address for the G. A. R. Post of this
place.
Mr.. Arnold received dispatch that
brother had died of pneumonia in High
gate.-Mrs. Nye, daughter of the late
Dorman Bridgman, who has been an in
valid for a long time, died on the 10th
inst.
east Hard
Edison Stickney is very low.
Dr. Hubert preached at Stannard on
Sunday the 18th.
The recent heavy snow storm of which
there was over two feet made it hard
work for the rolling Of roads.
sutton.
f. M. Abbott is home.
Home Circle will meet with Mrs. G. w.
| Bean next Wednesday.
Reuben Ellis, a well-knOwn and re-
spected citizen, died Saturday morning of
pneumonia, after an illness of less than
one week. He was under the constant
care of DR.. Colby, Drs. Davis and TillOt-
| son in council. An asthmatic difficulty
of long standing probably added to the
severity of his disease. Mr.. Ellis
| moved into Sutton from Barton, where
| he was raised, nearly forty years ago, and
was one of the oldest resident citizens in
the village. He had always taken prom
inent part in ublic affairs and had held
important offices in town many years. He
represented the town in the Legislature
in 1882 For thirty years he was choris-
| ter in the church, and was faithful to his
trust in whatever position he was placed.
He was an honorable, public-spirted citi
zen, and few men would be missed more
than he. He leaves a wife, two sons and
other relatives to mourn his loss. He
was about 81 years of age. His funeral
will be attended tomorrow Tuesday al
l O'Clock. p. m.
wheeIOctx.
Mrs. Noah Drown is very sick.
The old tanuery is no more; the frame
was taken down last week.
About S2l was received at the sugar
party for Elder Franklin last Thursday.
There Will be festival and sugar party
Friday evening for the beneht of r. j
Christie.
1t is Myron Parks that has opened 1
grocery store, not Clark as the MONITOR
reported last week.
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5ROBAFE COURTS.

N,bate Courts will be held on the second and
~ Fudays of each month at the Probate ONCE,
te,vport;a MI on each Thursday preceding the
M anil fourth Fridays of each month, AT my
Il m Barton Landing, and at r, ". BaldwIn's
4 = IN Karton. on the second Monday OF each
- o. H. AUSTIN, Judge.