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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-08-19
A MilIionaire's Phonetic spelling

Hundreds of people stopped Sun
dav in front of an immense History,
O,O0O building now in course OF
erection at No. $40 Broadway, New
York, to read the following inscrip-
ton printed on piece of brown pa
per and secured to one of the iron
pillars with a string:
ssHe who bids, owns and will oc-
upy this marvel of brick, iron and
grant, thirteen years ago walked the
streets pennies and fifty thousand IN
det-only to prove that the capital
lists of to-da wer poor men twenty
wears ago, and that many fellow
facing poverty to-da ma be capital
ist a quarter of a century henc If he
will. Pluck, adorned with ambition,
backed by honor, grit, viii always
command success even without the
almity dollar. Charles Broadway
Rouss."
Mr.. Rouss is an eccentric million
aire who is in the wholesale auction
drv goods business. He came to this
CITY from Winchester, Va, in 1866,
without a dollar and heavily in debt.
A keen business sense, aided by an
interchangeable determination and I'M
swerving integrity, soon resulted in
his abundant prosperity. He is q
member of an association for the en-
enlargement of phonetic spelling.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-08-19

The small boy of our household is
not notably proficient in sacred lore
but when his sister referred to him
the queery, "where was Solomon's
Temple?" he Indignantly resented
the supposed impeachment of his
stock of information and retorted,
"Don't you think | know anything !"
She assured him she did not doubt
that he knew, but urged him to state
for her benefit. Though not at all
crediting her sincerity, he finally ex-
claimed, with an air of utter exas-
peration, ssOn the side of his head,
of course, where other folks are
Do you suppose I'm fool!"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-08-19

The ordinary method of scraping
or burning off paint is hardly exped-
itious enough for general purposes
and is also laborious. Soda and quick
lime are far more thorough. The So
luton of half of each is thus made
Dissolve the soda in water and then
add the lime, and apply with brush
to the old paint, which can thus be
removed in a few minutes.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-08-19
A scrap of Paper saves Her Life.

1t was just an ordinary scrap of wrapping paper,
but it saved her life. She in the last stages of
consumption, told by physicians that she was incur
able and could live only short time; she weighed
less than seventy pounds. On piece of wrapping
paper she read of DIR. Kings New Discovery, and
got a sample bottle; it helped her, she bought
large bottle, it helped her more, bought another
and grew better fast, continued its and is now
strong, healthy rosy, plump, weighing 14o pounds.
For further particulars send stamp to W. III. Cole,
druggist Fort Smith. Trial bottles of this wonder
full discovery free at III. C. Pierce's drug store.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-08-19
Receive no satisfaction for pre-
meditated impertinence; forget It's
forgive it, but keep him inexorably
at a distance who offered it.

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria,
When she was Child, she cried for Castorla'
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castorias
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-08-19

SUDDEN DEATH.-Heart disease is developed by
modern civilization. and IS increasing to an alarm
ing extent Let him who suspects the existence of
this cause of sudden death take DR.. Flint's Rene
DIV and LET all persons read his theaties on "Heart
Disease which will be seut application By
Mack Drug Co., N. Y Sold by druggists.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-08-19
Constipation,

IF not remedied in season, is liable 20
become habitual and chronic. Dras-
tic purgatives, by weakening the bowels,
confirm, rather than cure, the evil.
Ayers Pills, being mild, effective, and
strengthening in their action, are gener-
ally recommended by the faculty as the
best of aperients.
"Having been subject, for years, 60
constipation, without being able 60 find
much relief, at last tried Ayers Pills.
L deem it both a duty and pleasure
to testify that L have derived great BEN
eft from their use. For over two years
past L have taken one OF these pills
every night before retiring. would not
willingly be without them. &c. w.
Bowman, 26 East Main ST., Carlisle, Pa.
ct have been taking Ayers Pills and
using them in my family since 1901 ana
cheerfully recommend them 70 all in
need of q safe but effectual cathartic.'
John NJ. Boggs, Louisville, Ky.
"For eight years was afflicted with
constipation, which at last became so
bad that the doctors could do no more
for me. Then / began 20 take Ayers
Pills, and soon the bowels recovered
their natural and regular action, so that
now i am in excellent health."-S. Il.
Loughbridge, Bryan, Texas.
Having used Ayers Pills. with good
results. fully indorse them for the pur-
poses for which they are recommended"
IT. Corners, M. D., Centre Bridge, Pa.
Ayers Pills,
PREPARED BY
Or. j. G. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold by all Druggists and Dealers in Medicine.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-08-19

Col Clark, U. S. Army, writes For the last two
years my health has been excellent; thls' thlhk'
is due to my using Sulphur Btters, as formerly my
health was miserable, owing TO the frequent chang
es of climate etc. so incident to a soldiers life
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-08-19

That tired feeling is entirely overcome by Hoods
Sarsaparilla which creates an appetite, rouses the
liver cures headache, and gives renewed strength
and vigor to the whole body. Be sure to get HOODS
Sarsaparilla, which is peculiar to itself Sold by
all druggists.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-08-19

Ayers Sarsaparilla, by purifying and enrichng
the blood improves the appetite aids the assimila-
tive process strengthens the nerves, and 1nvlgor-
ates the system 1t is therefore, the best and most
thoroughly reliable Alternative that can be found for
old and young.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-06-20
Types in Tennessee.
IChicdqo Tfnes.I


"You-ail gwine down to Knoxville to cout
next week ?" asked Bob Martin, as be climbed
up on the fence beside Bill Thomas down in
Claiborne County, Tenn, last month.
" reckon | am. Got the papers last week" ;"
Witness or prisoner?"
"Witness agin AL Myers inia distilIin' case
got AL spenied las yeah, an Al he's gwine to
git me the trip this time. Got little buyin'
ter do, an mout as well make the Gov'ment
pay fer it"
who's gwine to put in APs crop in case he's
sent up ter Albany2"
tom Corbett, l reckon. Toms shinin'
round AIS oldest gal purity lively"
How'd they git the evidence agin Al2"
AL was drunk in the still-house, an they
had him tied afoh he cud git at his gum"
Reckon he'll go up, then7"
Reckon he will, onless he kin prove an
alibi, an he KANT very WELL bein' as he was
timen
Dono give bond, didn't hep"
Yaas; he didn't wanter lay in jail. Up to
Albany it's all right, but in that Jail they put
niggers and white men in the same cage They
wuz fohty in wen / wuz in"
How many days do you-all expect ter stay
down the road?"
"fBoHt week, I reckon. Git foh dollahs q
day an my railroadin'."
'Gwine to give evidence against Alp"
Not much. Only 'nuff ter send i'm up fer a
year. Al KANT stand moh'n year. They-all
didn't raise but fob pigs an little patch @
cohn this year.
"Gwne to ride down to Corbin p"
Eff you-aH ull lend me yoh mewl will. Ei
you kaiu't, III hoof it,"
"Ye kin have m eff ye'll send i'm back by q
boy"
"All right. Bleeged ter yer. Good day"
GOOD day. The nevis out N the lot
Ketch i'm, an the saddles in the barn."
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PERSONS AND THINGS.

Theodore Tilton, now white-haired old man,
is to be every night az famous chess cafe in
Paris. There is talk that he will soon publish
history of the great Beecher FiIton trial
During the last 20 years over 600 officers in all
of the services of Great Britain have been promot-
ed from the ranks. 4 great many men rise from
the ranks to commission, but very few succeed
in obtaining their Majority n Coloneley.
The Cherokee Indians support over 100 COM
mon schools, with aggregate of O59 pupils, and
High School for boys with 2l1 students They
just completing seminary that viii accommodate
les students.
There Is a larger proportion of the boys and
girls of New Jersey than of any other State in the
Union who go to Sunday-sehool. It appears by
statistics recently taken that there just about
$50 0C0 children in the 1997 Sunday of New
Jersey. This fact ought to insure high grade of
morality for the generation OF citizens of the
State
News comes from Toungu, Burmah, that KOh
Pal Sab, a timber merchant there. has founded a
new religion which is described sort of mix
ture of Buddhism and Christianity The disciples,
who number several thousands. keep the Christian
Sunday and abstain from strong drink.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-06-20
Loss of the 1l1th n. I.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In your issue
of May 16, in the editorial, you give the num-
Der of killed in the 111th n. Y at the battle of
Gettysburg as p They were in Gen. Hayss
Division, of the Second Corps, and lost, accord
ing to Surgeon Vosburgh's report, s in killed,
wounded and missing, 237 men, of which num-
Der 10 were missing, There were 81 killed
outright and the rest wounded, of which a
large number viii die."-Mrs. VosBURGH,
Newark, n. J.
[Our correspondent has read the article
wrongly. We said that the 111th n. Y. lost %
per cent of its number engaged killed and
mortally wounded at Gettysburg that is,
nearly one man in every four that it took into
action. This was very startling loss, and
half as many again in proportion as the Light
Brigade lost in its famous charge. 1t took
eight companies, numbering 800 men, into the
brilliant charge it made with the rest of Will
lards Brigade, and lost of these So killed, III
wounded and IA missing. OF the wounded 80
died, making IS killed in the battle. Its total
loss was 249 Lieuts. john H. Drake Angus
tus w. Proseus and ErastIs NJ. Gxanger were
among the killed.-EDIToR NATIONAL TRIB-
UNF
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-06-20
FOR THE LADIES.

Rev. Carrie ]. Bartlett pastor Of All Souls
Church at Sioux Falls, South Dakota has accepted
a call to q strong church al Kalamazoo. Miss Bart
lett graduated with highest hOnors at the College
of Carthage, H.. in 1879. She has been a reporter
of the Minneapolis Tribune and city editor of the
Oshkosh Daily Times.
The Princess of Wales appeared at Sandown
races all in one color, hat, boots. gloves, gown,
and with straight skirt, falling without steel pad
puff, ruffe furbeow to her feet.
Sir William Gull comes to the defense of higher
education for women with the statements that a
university education, such girls get at Newnham
and Girton, makes them and their children health
ier and that the percentage of ehldless marriages
is less with educated women.
One of the few female architects of the world
is Miss Laura White, who is praetieing her profess
sion In Ashland, KY. She graduated in architect
ure at Michigan University, and then studied in
Paris. She was noted in Michigan as mathe-
matician, and was the first student at Ann ArbOr
to solve problem that had been sent over by one
of the great English universities.
There are i've girls in one of the Humphries
families of Fleming CO., KY, and their names are
Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Florida, and Vir-
ginia.
Two of the largest individual owners Of sheep
and cattle live in Texas, and are women. One Of
them, the widow Callahan about 80 600 sheep.
The other, Mrs. Rogers. is worth 81 ,0O0,OO0.
One of the queerest demands for eelskins is
that made By coIored women The pfcturesoue
bandannas that they wear serve another purpose
than that Of merely covering their heads; they
hide the eelslzns that these women wear to tauten
and stretch their kinky hair. For as long white
men have known the coiored race the latter has
been imbued with hopeless envy of long. straight
hair, such white persons adorned with.
Generations to pull the kinks out of their WOolly
pates and fail but other generations step into their
places and try and on to get long hair. White
skins the cOiored folks don't care much about,
because they that white folks like Italians and
Spaniards, often darker than mulattoes, bat
they do envy the rest of creation its long locks.
An old aunty, who had the care OF SiR reporters
chid-a very pious old woman-said to the ehild's
mother one day: " Tm sure of goin' to heaven. but
I'd give it up widOut sigh ef l could hab Miss
Aliceis long hair.'-NeIg York Sun.
"A prominent Turkish official in COnstantinople
laments the spread of Christianity among the
women of Turkey. on the ground that il will soon
lead the Turkish ladies TO dress immodestly as
Christian ladies.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-06-20
Regular Snake Fights.
1.-The Globe Democrat. ]


Ell PAso, Texas, May 20.-A iercely-oon-
tested fight between a catamOunt and bull
dog, that came off last Saturday night at one of
the local variety theaters, has stimulated inter
est in sport of new character A leading real
estate owner. who controls about one-fourth of
all property in the city limits, and who is the
Ownerof large and fashionable Sunday resort
says he viii have at regular intervals hereafter
bears fights, fights between dogs aud various
wild animals, and something entirely new in
the way of aFenic sports, namely, snake fights
The country about Fl PasO abounds in immense
rattlesnakes and bullsnakes, which are mortal
enemies, and fight every time they meet. The
real estate owner above mentioned intends to
fit an arena where such sports can be safely
witnessed, and procure from the mountains
surrounding FL Paso large number of both
rattlers and bullsnakes, that will fight for the
deeetation and amusement of all such Ell Paso
citizens as don't go to church on Sundays.
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and she has repeatedly tried to make a con-
vert of me. She did not succeed, and | have
no faith in her work. ] have watched her So
called manifestations, and | have read of the
miracles she is reported as performing every
where. So far she has done nothing that could
not be done by any slight-ofhand performer.
aud she has lost whatever ground she once
held in India.'
"When did she come here?" / asked.
1t was nearly 10 years ago that she arrived
in Bombay. She came proclaiming herself
Buddhist and first joined in with the natives,
pretending that she wished to learn of them.
Shortly after this she established an association
in Bombay, which required membership fee
of 10 rupees. The natives Joined by thousands,
and she began with them her So called miracles.
When Bombay was worked out she went to
Alahabad and to other places in India and
worked them for what they were worth. She
then came to Simla, the Summer station of the
Government in the Himalaya Mountains, and
tried TO convert the English colony. 1t was
here that | met her, and here she performed
some of her so-called wonderful miracles"
What did she do?"
Zone thing, remember" replied the lady,
"was the finding of cup that was missing. 1t
was at picnic, to which she invited her fol-
lowers. During the ride into the jungle she
told the party that she felt something wonder
full was going to happen, and that her astral
brother would manifest himself in some way.
Upon arriving at the spot for the picnic it was
found that the cups were one short of the num-
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A CARPENrER.


of middle age. She pretends, you know, to
have lived for ages. She has great personal
magnetism, is good talker and is quick to
read human nature. She can tell almost at
glance whether the man or woman she meets
can be made convert of, and she is very care
full not to attempt her tricks when there are
skeptics present One of her converts at Simla
was a Mr. Hume, who, during her stay with
him, was repeatedly getting letters in reply to
inquiries which he made TO Madam Blavetsky.
These letters the Madam said were sent by her
astral brother They would drop from the
and in all sorts of mysterious places. After
the Madam left Simla Mr. Hume continued his
inquiries, but the astral brother then changed
his tactics and sent all replies by mail"
know also" this lady continued. "the
Mr.. Isaacs whom T. Marion Crawford makes
such hero of in his novel of that name. He
lives at Sinla part of the year, and is a little
nervous dried up Armenian. His real name
is Jacobs, and Marion CraWford's novel is a
satire on the whele set Of Theosophsts Viewed
in any other light it is ridiculous. This man
Jacobs was unsuccessful in business and some
OF his friends at Calcutta made up a purse for
him, and started him out conjurer He
gradually amassed some money, and then by
dealing IN precious stones made more, until he
is now quite we'll off. But as to having power
to do the wonderful things mentioned in Craw-
fords novel, or as to being anything else than a
Jew pedler grown rich, the thought is absurd
Then you do not believe in Theosophy or
Esoteric Buddhism2"
"WhY should We" was the reply. "when we
know that its chief priests are deceivers?
Madam Biayetsky has been exposed again and
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-06-20
HACKNEY Coach.

Der of the party. HereGpOn Madam Blavetsky
said / will ask my astral brother to produce an
extra cup She then walked with the party to
place where the virgin soil of the jungle was
undisturbed and pointed downwards, saying
'dig!'
Her followers obeyed, and two feet below
the soil they found an extra cup. Those who
witnessed the finding testified that the grass of
ages grew over the spot and that the soil had
not been touched. The deed went forth as a
miracle, and it was reported over the world. A
friend however, who was in Simla at the time,
was skeptical. and he visited the spot. He
found that the cup had been taken from the
top of a terrace, and that it could have easily
been inserted from the side of the hill instead
of at the top and that the earth showed that
such side excavation had been made. It Was
duly exposed at the time but Madame Blayet-
sky's followers would not believe in anything
else than her statement"
"Tell me something of her astral brother?"
This astral brother is the agent who, in
visible disembodied and having power over
space is able to do her wonderful eTrands for
her. Such agents are, believe, given to all
who lead the purest of lives, and so conquer sin,
pain and wrong that they are worthy of them.
Madame Blavetsky, when she came to Simla,
had wonderful story to tell of her life. She
was born in Russia, and her father was in the
Government service AS child she was ae-
0ualnted with BUDDHIST priests, ana was an
especial favorite of an old and noted one. She
married, she told me, a Gen. Baversky, and left
him the night after the marriage. In India,
she said, she had spent weeks among the sacred
Buddhists on noted mountain of India, and
she said she had Travelled III Thibet and had
gotten within sight of the Capital, Lassa Here
the masters told her might enter, but if she
did she would never return. She said she came
back, for she was young then and loved the
Al a al. HI
long time in Thibet and in India, and the chief
inconsistency in her stories arose from the fact
that she knew nothing of the language or the
localities of the countries through which she
said she had travelled. 1t would have been i'm
possible for woman to have made such trip
without our English officers knowing it, and
no one had heard of her exploits before she
told them herself"
What does she look like?" asked.
MADAM Blavetsky," said the lady, when
I knew her, few years ago, was tall, blonde
haired, bright-eyed woman on the shady side
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-06-20

The Mahometans of India are at present
stronger than the Hindoos in proportion to
their numbers, and it is in the $4,000, 600 of
these which the country contains that England
is enabled to hold India. The Hindoos hate the
Mahometaus, and the Mahometans hate the
Hindoos. The two elements will not combine in
opposition to the English, and, as an English
officer said to me tonight, it is in this that Eng
lands strength lies. You find these Mahometans
everywhere in India. The greatest of the
buildings of old India were constructed by
them, and they have more muscle and grit
than the Hindoos They are engaged in trade
aud in all kinds of work. They usually wear
turhans and gowns, aud they worship at their
mosques scattered over India. At Delhi Wis.,
tied the biggest mosque in the world. 1t has
a stone court of about three acres, inside of
eloisters which extend from the great mosque
around the three sides like wall. The mosque
itself has kneeling places of white marble sur-
rounded by inlaid lines of black marble, each
large enough for man to kneel and rest his
head on the ground in front of him on the floor
of the mosque, and there are two massive tow
ers to the mosque, each of which is 130 feet
high. The pulpit is cut out of great block of
solid marble, and all of the kneeling places
point toward Mecca. walked up the flight of
81 steps that lead to this mosque, and was led
by two gray bearded Mahometans to a eur
tanned door, behind which great safe-like
case of stone stood. This was opened by them
with many keys, and was shown, as a great
and sacred curiosity a hair of Mahomets
mustache. 1t is q single rough, red, wiry
hair two inches long, fastened by glue to a
stick, so that it stood straight up. 1t is kept
under glass, and it is of such Importance that
the Mahometans think it sanetifes the mosque.
The Mahometan women of India dress diff
ferently from the Hindoos They are secluded,
and you see only the poorest of them on the
streets. Leaving Delhi / visited the native
State of Jeypore, large proportion of the pop
uation of which is hfahometan. The women
here dress in loose shirt open at the neck, and
with pair of pantaloons under this which fall
to the ankles. All their clothes are of bright
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-06-20
Origin of " Uncle Sam"
[Chicago Ne,cs.

The term came into use in the war of 1912,
and originated at Troy, N. Y. The Govern
ment Inspector there was Samuel Wilson, uni
versally known as Uncle Sam. Whenever he
inspected supplies furnished the Government
he would brand them u. s., meaning United
States, but the abbreyiation being then new
and not generally recognized, the wprkmen
supposed it to mean Uncle Sam; the Inspector
Afterward the story was repeated and got into
print, and from that time the name has been
faeetiously applied to the United States.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-06-20
Those SulIlTans.
IDefrnH .Ln,,rnnII

Mrs. Marriagecolumn (reading paperl-o,
this dreadful prize-fghting. / see that horrid
Sullivan has killed man in Chicago
Tommy (aged 100, cheese it, maj That
amt no John L. Sullivan. This ones only an
ice man.
Mrs. No, that's it; that's why they charge
him with having 100000 of other peoples
money.
Tommy-You make me tired. 'Taint that
Sullivan, neither. It's another Sullivan; this
Sullivan
Mrs. M-Bother the tiresome newspapers !
One day it's Sullivan and Kilrain, and the next
it's Sullivan and kill Cronin.