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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-03-18
Wonderful Sagacity of Dogs.

A gentleman of property in Ithaca,
n. Y, had a mastiff of great size,
very watchful, and altogether fine
intelligent animal. Though often let
out, to roam about he was generally
chained up during the day in wood
en- house constructed for his comfort
and shelter.
One day, when let out, he was OBJ
served to attach himself particularly
to his master and when the servant
came to tie him up he chung to his
masters feet, showed much anger
when they attempted to force him
away and was so peculiar in his man
ner that the gentleman desired him
to be left as he was, and with him he
continued the whole day; and when
night came on, and his master went
to his bed chamber, the dog for the
first time in his life went up with him,
and rushing into the room took refuge
under the bed from which neither
blows nor caresses could draw him.
In the middle of the night man
came into the room, dagger in hand
attempted to stab the sleeping gentle
man; but the dog darted at the rob-
ber's neck, fastened his fangs in him
and so kept him down that his master
had time to call assistance und secure
the ruffian, who turned out to be the
coachman, and who afterwards con-
fessed that seeing his master receive
large sum of money, he and the
groom conspired together to rob him,
plotting the whole thing while leaning
over the roof of the dog house. This
is a remarkably story.
A story is told in the German pa
pers about the manner in which an
intelligent dog adapted himself to his
condition. A deaf and dumb lady
living in a German city had as com
panion a younger woman, who was
also deaf and dumb. They lived in
small set of rooms opening on the
public corridor of the house. Some
body gave the lady little dog. For
sometime, when the door-bell rang,
to call the attention of his mistress.
He soon discovered, however, that
neither the bell nor the barking made
any impression on the women, and he
took the practice of merely pulling
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-03-18

81 never saw such thing in my
life," said Mr.. James Donohue, the
night Waterman of the Central Park
Museum, New York. ''Zip, one of
| Mr.. Barnum's monkeys, was very
sick and the superintendent said he
would die. We got a bed of straw
for him and left warm milk by his
side.
eyes, in all my experience I never
saw such thing. At eleven o'clock
| went to the cage. Usually at night
the monkeys sit huddled together
sound asleep; but this time they were
all wide awake, sitting silent and
moveless watching lips dying ago.
MES. Zip lay in a corner sobbing
and moaning, Jack and Pete, the two
trick monkeys, were at his side. Jack
had lips head resting on his bosom,
while Pete every now and then dipped
his paw in the milk and wet lips
lips.
At midnight Zip died. As Zip
fell limp in the arms of Jack, hekgave
a little low squeal, and Pete sprang
to his side. Pete looked at Zip, lifted
one of his paws, tapped him gently
on the breast,put his ear to his heart,
raised his head, and gave shrill
squeal. Jackin answer dropped Zip
just as naturally as a human being
would at the first intimation that the
form he held was dead. Pete was
the first to recover himself. Slowly
he approached Zip, examined him
closely, raised the body, dropped it
hard on the floor of the cage and as
Zip did not move sprang to the up
permost perch. Wasn't that strange?
Then sir, came a scene never wit
messed in the Park. The monkeys
set up the most piercing screams.
The babies pressed close to their
mothers, and the females close to the
males. All chartered and pointed to
poor Zip. Finally Pete and Jack,
followed by all the others, sprang to
the bottom of the cage. They were
all silent now, moving slow, and in
form of a circle, gradually came near
er, then hugging close they stopped.
All night long they remained watch
ing the body land never saw wake
that could beat that one for earnest
ness and sympathy" said Mr.. Dono-
hue.
Why should 1 not have confidence in that which
has done me a world of good? If you had suffered
years with liver complaint and got cured by using
Sulphur Bitters, would not you too have confidence
in them?-J. r. Nash, Hotel Winthrop. Boston.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-03-18
The Cabinet in Session.

The president presides, seated at
the head of a long table, facing
north; on his right are seated the
secretary of state, the secretary of
war, and postmaster-general; on his
left are the secretary of the treasury,
the secretary of the navy, and the at
torney-general; and opposite to him,
at the foot of the table, is the chair
of the secretary of the interior. The
private secretary occupies a seat at a
small desk facing the southern win
dow and near the president. This
arrangement is not in accordance with
the order of precedence observed by
congress in establishing the presiden
tial succession. If the attorney-gen
eral and secretary of the navy should
change seats, bringing the former
fourth and the latter siXth,-the rank
alternating across the table, the or
der would be strictly correct.
The sessions of the cabinet are in
formal affairs. No persons except
those named are permitted to enter
the room during the councils, and no
official record of the proceeding is
kept. The business done or discuss
ed covers all leading subjects belong
ing to the various branches of admin
istration on which the president may
desire information or advice, de
partment reports concerning special
matters of Importance, appointments
to office, and questions of general
administrative policy.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-03-18

He's your will very strong? She-Not
if am kissed against it.
The carpenter is not necessarily bank
rupt when his stock goes under the ham
mer.
An Oakland girl has an admirer who al
ways brings her chewing gum. She calls
him her Gumbeau.
Well, sonny, how do you want your
hair cut? Tommy-Like pas, with a
round hole in the middle.
A mans disposition can often be judg
ed by the color of his eyes, but still more
correctly by the color of his nose.
When a woman promenades the street
leading u dog, it looks as if she couldn't
get anything else on the string.
Tillie-Jennle isn't as much tickled
with Charles attention as she used to
be. Floe-He's had his moustache shay
ed off.
A Mattapoisett woman says she made
100 pies last year, and that she could
prove it if her husband had lived until
January.
If there is anything which will make a
young man query whether evolution is
not Il failure, it is to see pretty girl kiss
a pug dog.
That Campbell family are the very scum
of the earth But, Harry, they move in
the very highest circles. Well, isn't scum
always found on top?
Can you cook? asked a predetermined
lover of the girl whom he hoped to make
his wife. Can you provide the things to
be cooked? was the chilling rejoinder.
Mistress-Thc last butter, Bridget, is
very bad. 1t seems to have no flavor
whatever. Bridget-Me cousin was re-
markin' the same thing, mum. He Iic-
commends more salt.
/ Hannah Moore, it is related by tradition,
''never was kissed in her life" 1t is pos
sible that this betrays the origin of the
slang phrase: That's what the matter
with Hannah"
/ Mrs. Smith-What do you suppose
makes the minister so understood? He
looks as if he hadn't got his growth Mrs.
Rascomb-I dun no. but l kind o. suspect
he was brought up on the Shorter Cate
/ chiSm.
Did you call on Gen. Harrison, Mr..
! Seeker? l did. Have any conversation
with him? 1 did. And what did the pres
ident-elect say? He said Good morning
Didn't he say anything more? He did.
What? Good-by
Willie was to take a disagreeable medi-
cine one day land as he watched his moth
er pouring 1t out bright idea came to
him. Say, mamma, he cried, can't shut
my throat and not taste it, same as | shut
my eyes and don't see it?
Say, Cholly, asked one newsboy of an
other, what's payin teller? He's de man
what pays out de money. An what's
receivin' teller? He's de man what takes
de money An what's de cashier? He's
de Teller what gifts away wild de money
Two ladies from the west happened to
scrape an acquaintance while waiting for
connecting trains at the station yesterday
How long has your husband been dead?
asked one. About year, was the reply
And you are still a widow? Yes; his es-
tate amt settled yet.
Ned Cat club)-Where's Tom? He's gen
orally here on time. Fred-Tom's chair
will be empty for some days. He bought
bicycle yesterday. Then he thought it
would be such pleasure to ride. Now
he thinks it would be such pleasure to
walk.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-03-18
A sound Legal Opinion.

E. cambridge Munday Esq, County Atty, Clay
Co., Tex. says: "Have used Electric Bitters with
most happy results. My brother also was very low
with malaria fever and jaundicc. but was cured by
timely use of this medicine. Am satisfied Electric
Bitters saved his life.''
MIR. d L. Wilcoxson, of Horse Cave, KY, adds a
like testimony, saying; He positively believes be
would have died. had it not been for Electric Bitter-
This great remedy will ward off, well as cure
all malaria diseases, and for all kidney, liver and
stomach disorders stands unequaled. Price 5oc-
and 81 at Il. c. Pierces.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-03-18

s'You must not touch the top of
my baby's head,' said a mother to
her four-year-o ''she has a soft
spot there that is very tender"
The youngster gazed at it mo-
ment curiously, land then asked:
''Do all babies have soft spots on
their heads p
eyes"
'Did papa have soft spot on the
top of his head when he was baby?"
eyes" replied the mother with a
sigh, "and he has got it yet
And the old man who had heard
the conversation from an adjoining
room, sang out:
eyes, indeed he has, my dear boy,
or he would be single man to-day"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-03-18

ones dress with his teeth to tell her
that some one was at the door. Grad
ually the dog ceased to bark altogeth-
er and for some more than seven
years before his death he remained
as mute as his two companions. When
expression by sound was useless, it
fell, with HIM into absolute disuse.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-03-18
CONSUMPTION CuREn-

An old physician, retired from practice, having
had placed in his hands by an East India missionary
the formula of simple vegetable remedy for the
speedy and permanent cure of consumption, bron-
chtis, catarrh, asthma and all throat and lung af
fectons, also positive and radical cure for
complaints, after having tested its wonderful
tive powers in thousands of cases, has felt it his
duty to make it known to his suffering fellows.
Actuated by this motive and desire to relieve
human suffering, will send free of charge, 10 all
who desire it, this recipe, in German, French or
English, with full directions for preparing and
using Sent by mail by addressing with stamp,
naming this paper, w. A. Noyes, I4e Powers
Block. Rochester, n. Y.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-03-18

Henry" said his wife in vexed tone,
''why do you go ont between each act?"
because the play is so dry" said Henry,
putting another Glove in his mouth.
ssWell, them, returned the puzzled wo-
man, ''why don't you keep your seat and
let the play go out, if it is dry?"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-03-18

purify the blood and build up the system.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is the most popular and sue
cessful spring medicine and blood purifier 1t cures
scrofula all hnmors, dyspepsia, sick headache that
tired feeling.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-03-18

You have heard your friends and neighbors talk
ing about it. You may yourself be one of the many
who know from personal experience just how good
a thing it is. If you have ever tried it, you
of it's staunch friends, because the wonderful thing
about it is, that when given trial, DIR. Kings
New Discovery every after holds place in the
house. If you have never used it and should be
afflicted with a cough, cold any throat, lung or
chest trouble, secure bottle at and give it
fair trial. 1t is guaranteed every time, or money
refunded. Trial bottles free at H. G.. Pierce's drug
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-03-18

'Merrily, Merrily, shall live now," the little
girl said. "or I'm be kept in because of that
horrid neuralgia My mamma has bought a bottle
of Salvation Oil from the druggist and it cost only
25 cents a bottle.
New Jersey has Baptist minister who claims to
have bapdsed more people than any other man in
his church The community in which he resides
has been grieved over his stubborn cough that has
nterfered with his pastoral duties. physician
recommended DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup, and conse-
quentIy there will be baptism in his church next
Sunday.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-03-18

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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-03-18
1t is not generally known that TObaCCOs

declined from to 10 cents per pound We have them at
the Prices and have all the well known brands such
Dilrs," "B & L." Lucky Strike" Sweet Russell
"Mayo's Holly" Mechanics Delight" Spurs Drive
Climax" "Oh N.Y." &c.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-03-18
A ton Of choicest sugar-Cured

Smoked IanaS now ready,
also. Tr1H0e, Fish OF All kinds
Canned Meats, Canned sal
mon andLOOStSTS
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-03-18
The Dying Monkey.

Spurs Drive Tobacco, increased in weight
every dealer has it.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-03-18

We have just got in fresh stock
ofDutcher'SG Golden Liquid,
wells &c F1chaTdSOn'S, and
Thatcher'S Butter SO1OEs.
Also, Dairy Cloth, Butter
Tubs, Tub F1aStenerS, cGcc-
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-03-18

Why should 1 not have confidence in that which
has done a world of good? If you had suffered
years with liver complaint and got cured by using
Sulphur Btters, would not you too have confidence
in them?-J. r. Nash, Hotel Winthrop, Boston.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-18
4 PROTEST FROM TIE EARNERS.

A PRO TEST FROM THE FARMERS.
Georgia has state railway commits
| sion, but the agitators are not satisfied
with its results and a bill is now pending
in the state legislature to make more
onerous regulations for the roads than
the commission has baen willing to i'm
pose. AT the recent meeting of the State
agricultural society, at Brunswiclsh at
tended by $50 representative farmers,
the following significant resolution was
passed almost unanimously:
Resolved, that we desire to return our thanks
to the several railroads of Georgia for their
courteous kindness in furnishing free transport
tation to and from our meetings. That we feel
especially grateful to the Central railroad of
Georgia for its generous donations to our society,"
and also for its patriotic iberality in adyertis-
ing the resources of our state and thus assisting
in its agricultural development. That in this
connection we desire to correct the impression
that seems TO prevail among certain classes that
the farmers of Georgia are opposed to railroads
and are in favor of hampering them with unjust
restrictive legislation. On the contrary, we
recognize the railroads most important factor
in the development of the growth and prosperity
of the state and we favor giving them all the
freedom of action consistent with the proper
regulation of their duties and charges as COM
mon carriers.
The resolution Is just rebulke of the
efforts of politicians to arouse and per-
petuate hostility between transportation
and agricultural interests. 1t will prob
ably nip in the bud the hostile legislation
that is proposed and serve as timely
warning to ambitious politicians that
fame and political honors are not to be
won by shallow demagoguery.
In Texas as in Georgia the railroad
question will always be an issue if the
politicians can make it so. They do not
want it settled, because its settlement
would remove convenient issue over
which to fight heroic battles with men of
straw. The Texas farmers, like the
farmers Of Georgia, may have to inter
pose to prevent unnecessary agitation not
less hurtful to their own interests than to
those of the railroads themselves.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-18
NEVIS and NOTES.

The total number of American citizens
residing in China is 1922, of whom SOC
are missionaries.
Pennsylvania is contemplating pub
fishing book on the Birds Of Penn
sylvania at a cost OF S37 900.
There are about &C, 600 lace makers IN
Normandy, and in all France there are
nearly 200 900 women engaged in this in
dustry.
Photographs of the flight and explosion
of dynamite cartridges are among the
achievements of.the instantaneous method
of photography. How our grandfathers
would have wondered at such pictures!
The collection of duties at the port of
New York IN the first year beginning Au-
gust 5, 1893, were 1896 ,03S IS, and for
the year ending December 81, 1888, the
duties paid amounted to $40 $50 ,0S0 IS.
A Norwegian engineer locates leaks in
a ship while in dry-dock by filling the
vessel with smoke. The leaks are soon
shown by an escape of smoke, the pro-
cess requiring only thirty or forty min
utes.
The annual report of the Indian de-
partment of Canada says there are en-
couraging indications that the Indian
element viii eventually become a1na1ga-
mated with the general population of the
country The Indian population of the
Dominion is 124, 500.
Congress is to be requested to set apart
n tract of % goo acres of government
land in Santa Barbara county, Cal.
for national park. 1t is on aud about
the Santa Ynez river, and is wild, noun
famous, picturesque and almost unin-
habited but abounds in large game, iD-
Guiding deer, wildcats, mountain lions
and bears.
Fourteen thousand tons of beets were
crushed in the beet sugar factory of Claus
Spreekles in California last season. The
sugar from these beets weighed 1910 tons
The farmers who entered upon beet
culture Melted az average of S35 an acre.
Next season the production of beet sugar
viii be much larger.
The New York trade schools are ae-
complishing a work which in a measure
fuihlls the need of some kind OF an ap-
prentice system Since the opening of
the schools III the winter OF 1851 over two
thousand, from sixteen different states,
have been graduated, snd most OF thsse
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-18
A PLEA.
pre-emptiol

You would not listen TO love 5 facile lore,
Tho my most doting touch should move q
tune
Upon the Iigf1t-strung she'll of tender rhyme,
The chords of which men wake in wooing time
You d much prefer clinking, warliEe rune,
The force of lightning and the thunder's roar,
My artless measures fail, and not at all
Do 1 approach the model you have framed.
You have truly savage love OF might,
Your hero has passion for the fight
He's massive, scowling, of q soul untamed,
While am mild of eye, and rather small.
Yet-glance ahead and ask yourself if he
This lord of bulk and hrawn-were yet the one
To sit at table with, when 1t occurs
That some strengthened steak with zeal deEnurs
Against the caryer's knife-when underdone
The mutton yields its juices blushingly?
From such man would you be Ike to know
The tender sympathy that cannot fail
Would he match shades of wool, pay bills, give
ear
When servants su1k or friends prove insincere
When life seems vain or kido seems TO all
Would he fetch chocolate creams to ease your
woe!
Nay, take the lowlier worth, the manly hand
That has not scorned, at times, to wear glove,
The dark-browed swain VINO bites his thumbs
at life
May make things quite unpleasant for his wife;
These heroes build no morning fires, my Lowell
The kitchen stove by humber breath is famed.
Eva Wilder McGlasson. in Time.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-18
LLREL LEGLSLArEoN


The bill introduced by Senator johnson
in the state senate to regulate civil suits
for damages for libel is, with the exeep-
ton of one proviso, definition of the
common law upon the subject The ex-
eeption relates TO the venue of such suits
Under the common law, as interpreted
by the supreme court OF Texas, the cir
culation of each copy of a newspaper
containing libel constitutes a distinct
offense of publication - and it follows,
as logical sequence, that a paper may
be sued simultaneously or consecutively
as the plaintiff may choose, in every
county where it is circulated, upon the
same matter, Cd that as many suits
may be instituted in each county as the
number of copies of the offensive publ
cation circulated in it. Such a
rule makes 1t possible for a political or
financial clique to seriously harrass if not
to ruin any responsible newspaper in the
state. 1t is grossly inequitable and can
not be defended upon any principle of
justice or common sense. Senator john
son IS bill proposes to restrict the venue
of suits against newspapers to the county
of the residence of either the plaintiff or
defendant. The plaintiff who is unwiil-
ling to bring his action in his own coun-
~ cannot have meritorious ground of
suit. 1t is there that his damages must
accrue and his testimony must be found.
The other features of Senator Johnson IS
bin are simply expressive of ordinary
rules of the common law. 1t makes the
truth of the matter published defense
10 civil actions, exempts the publisher
from vindictive damages where malice is
found not to exist, and puts the question
of malice at issue As any other alleged
fact. The bill is similar in its provisions
TO the main features of the Wilson bill
introduced in the house, and if it should
reach the latter body viii doubtless have
the support of those who have expressed
themselves as favorable TO the modified
form of the Wilson measure including
such conservative and influential mem
bers as Representatives Pope, Gresham
MeComb. Hathaway. Levy and Bailey.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-18
LAAPASAS.
A stonemason Seriously Iniured-A Fine Race
Course-Postmaster Reappointed.

A stonemason Seriously Iniured-A Fine Race
Course-Postmaster Reappointed.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
LAMPAsAs, Tex, Feb. 16-Yesterday
while Mr. REESE Nichols, a stonemason
was at work on the Anderson block Of
buildings, large stone fell, striking him
on the head infiicting a serious but it is
hoped not fatal wound. Mr.. Nichols
heard the shouts of bystanders and threw
up his hand, thereby preventing instant
death. He has two ugly wounds in his
head and one on his hand, bnt is doing as
well as could be expected He is a
worthy citizen and has the sympathy of
the entire community.
Grounds have been obtained for the
Driving club and fair association, and
improvements have been begun.
Connoisseurs say that the track will be
one of the finest in the South, perfect in
shape and grade. 1t has two quarter
stretches and is almost dead level. The
first races viii be about tie lst OF May.
Judge S. 8. Munger, our efficient post
master has been re-confrmed by the sem
ate and will handle our mail for another
four years. Judge Munger is couserva-
tive Demobrat and his appointment
was made on q petition
signed by the citizens. irrespective
OF politics. His RECOMMENDATION has
given satisfaction to both Republicans
and Democrats, except few soreheads
who wanted the Office themselves.
Commissioners court is in session here,
and the road overseers reports, with one
accord cry bad roads. - If our pres
ent legislature, in its power and wisdom,
does not give us different and better
road law all efforts of commissioners
courts and road overseers viii be una
vailing.
Farmers are busy and cheerful. The
prospect for a wheat crop was never bet
ter. The creamery is all o. K.