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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-05-12
SWALLOWED BY AN ALLIGATOR.
A Human Skull and a Watch Found in q
Saurian's Stomach.

A Human Skull and a Watch Found in 8
Saurian's Stomach.
Tim Smith, colored laborer work
ing on w T. Fuller's orange grove at
Edgewater, comes to Palatka nearly
every day in a rowboat. To do this
he is compelled to pass Buzzard ISL
and, dark and lonely place, grown
up with brush and inhabited by all
sorts of wild birds, and may we'll be
termed the home of the alligator, ow-
ing to its quietness and dark waters,
which are seldom disturbed beyond the
ripple of an oar manipulated by the
huntsman.
For several weeks Tim Smith noticed
a particularly large alligator, whose
back was filled with barnacles and
long green moss. The alligator was
never known to demonstrate any fear,
and would not get out of Smiths way
under any consideration, allowing him
to row rather close toward him.
Recently, when Smith started for
town, he put a Winchester rifle in his
boat for the express purpose of giving
his 'gatorship a load of cold lead.
When opposite Buzzard Island the al
igator reappeared, and, rowing to
within easy range, Smith fired five
shots at the saurian, all of which
seemed to take effect, for the alligator
made terrible fiutter in the water, and
turned over on its back
Three days later Smith found the
dead alligator floating near by, and,
tying a rope about its head, towed it
to the Edgewater grove, when the ALI
gator was found to measure 16 feet 81
inches in length, two balls having en-
tered the skin just back of the head.
Smith then set to work and skinned
the saurian for market, when to his
great surprise the darby came across a
human skull, perfectly formed and
unbroken, but owing to the supersti-
tiousness of the negro he stopped skin
the alligator, which operation was fin
ished by a white employee on the grove.
Further dissection brought to light
gold watch bearing the initials &c. L.
T." The skull and watch are now on
exhibition at F'ry's taxidermy store.
Who the unfortunate man was no
one seems to know, as the initials are
not familiar about here, but it is sup
posed that he was some sportsman,
who, alone, was attacked and devoured
by the alligator, as is quite often the
case with northern tourists who come
to Florida and navigate its streams
without guide to keep them from the
dark and dangerous tributaries that
empty into the St. John's.-Palatka
Herald
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-05-12
The Fashion in Jewelry.

The gift of almost any foolish dang
ling bit of jewelry makes a woman
happy, but if some one chances to give
her just now a funny little gold heart,
like the old fashioned carnelian ones
our mothers wore, she slips a fine gold
chain through the lovers knot that
makes the loop, and hangs it about
her neck, if its locket or pins it on
the front of her gown if it's brooch,
and feels herself just the happiest wo-
man i'll all the world. For, you see,
she has the very latest ornament that
the goldsmith has devised for making
her pretty and happy.
1t may be of gold without ornament
alton, unless her name be engraved
on one side and some pretty sentiment
on the other, or it may have (and then
she is blest indeed, moonstone set in
the center and be trimmed about with
brilliants or pearls, or it may even have
a big pearl or diamond in place of the
moonstone, if she really prefers to have
it SO, and can have it. But it is just as
well if she can't, for the moonstone is
quite as pretty and quite as fashiona-
BILE just now.-New York Evening
Sun.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-05-12
After the Curfew.

The play is over. While the light
Yet fingers in the darkening hall,
/ come to say last good night
Before the final eNeunt all.
We gathered once, joyous throng;
The iovial toasts went gayly round;
With lest, and laugh, and shout and song,
We made the floors and walls resound.
We come with feeble steps and slow,
A little band of four or five,
Ieft from the wrecks of long ago,
Still pleased to find ourselves alive.
Alivel How living, too, are they
Whose memories il is ours to share!
Spread the long tables full array;
There sits ghost in every chair!
One breathing form no more, alas!
Amid our slender group we see;
With him we still remained "the class"
without his presence what are we?
The hand we ever loved to clasp,
That tireless hand which knew no rest,
Loosed from affections clinging grasp,
Lies nerveIess on the peaceful breast.
The beaming eve, the cheering voice,
That lent to life generous glow,
Whose every meaning said rejoice,
We see, we hear, no more below.
The air seemed darkened by his loss,
Earth's Swallowed features look less fair,
And heavier weighs the daily cross
His willing shoulders helped us bear.
WHY mourn that we, the favored few
Whom grAsping time so long has spared
Iif.'S sweet illusions to pursue,
The common lot of age have shared?
In every pulse of Friendships heart
There breeds unfelt throb of pain;
one hour must rend it, links apart,
Though wears ON years have forged the chain.
So ends ''the boys"-a lifelong play;
We, too, must hear the prompter's call
To fairer scenes and brighter day;
Farewell, let the curtain fall
-Olirer Wendell Holmes.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-05-12
Words of Wisdom.

A silver spoon doesn't make the
soup taste any better.
A short absence quickens love, a
long absence kills it.
A jewel of woman is better than
a woman of jewels.
If thou would'st walk in light, make
other spirits bright.
Women are entitled to life, liberty
and the pursuit of men.
Our prayers are ships. We send
them to no uncertain port.
A golden mirror makes a FOOLS
face fairer than an angels.
Don't anticipate evil. The evil
when it comes is bad enough.
Encourage the modest man too
much and he will become vain.
Getting cheated yesterday is what
teaches a man to cheat day.
Strive to ignore prejudice land work
solely in the interest of truth.
One good counsel is better than all
hopes and consolation put together.
One thing can always be found,
even where it does not exist. That
is fault.
Poverty is the only burden that is
not lightened by being shared with
others.
What man does for others, not
what they do for him, gives him i'm
mortality.
Wealth is unbecomlng a fool or
miser; arrogance beggar; roguish-
ness wise man.
Good deeds make good days. Good
ness is holiness and the good makes
all days holy.
If it be true that s'truth is strang-
er than felton," how exceedingly
queer it must be sometimes.
We often console ourselves for be-
ing unhappy by a certain pleasure
that we find in appearing so.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-05-12
The Farmer Feedeth All.

Ny lord rides through the palace gate,
NV lady sweeps along in state,
The sage thinks long on many thing,
Aud the maiden muses. on marrying;
The minstrel harpeth merrily,
The sailor plows the foaming sea,
The huntsman kills the good red deer,
And the soldier wars without fear;
But fall to each whate'er belall,
The farmer he must feed them all.
Smith hammereth cheerily the sword,
Priest preacheth pure and holy word,
Dame Alice worketh broidery well,
Clerk Richard tales of love can tell,
The tap-wife sells her foaming beer,
Dan Fisher fisheth in the mere,
And courtiers Tuffie, strut and slime,
While pages bring the Gascon wine;
But fall to each whate'er befall,
The farmer he must feed them all.
Man builds his castles fair and high,
Whatever river runneth by,
Great cities rise in every land,
Great churches show the builders hand,
Great arches. monuments and towers,
Fair palaces and pleasing bowers,
Great work is done, bet here and there
And well man worketh everywhere;
But work or rest, whate'er befall,
The farmer he must feed them all.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-05-12

A SCRAP OF PAPER SAVES HER LIFE.-It 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 incur
able and could live only short time; she weighed
less than seventy pounds. On piece of wrapping
pa sbc read of DIR. Kings New Discovery, and
got sample bottle; it helued her, she bought
large bottle, it helped her more, bought another
and grew better fast, continued its use and is now
strong, healthy, rosy, plump, weighing 140 pounds.
For further particulars send stamp 10 W. II. Cole,
druggist, Fort Smith Trial bottles of this wonder
fu discovery free at II, G. Pierce's drug store,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-05-12

"Mike, why don't you fire at those
ducks? Don't you see you have got
the whole flock before your gun?'
Il know [ have; but when | get
good aim at one, two or three others
will swim right betwixt it and me-
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-05-12

"Don't sleep with your mouth
open, said Fred to his younger broth
er. .sYou should breathe through
yonr nose" ''Bnt don't know when
my mouth is open. What do you do
when you wake up and find your
mouth OPEN" Why, | get up and
shut it"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-05-12

Eight of the twenty-three Presl-
dents were certainly of English ORR
gin: Washington, the two Adams,
the two Harrisons, Tyler, Taylor and
Lincoln. Fillmore's name indicates
equally English or Celtic blood, and
Pierce's biographers do not trace his
ancestry. Seven American Presi-
dents were of Irish blood = Madison
whose mother, Eleanor Conway, was
an Irish woman; Jackson, the hero
of New Orleans Polk, Buchanan,
Johnson, Arthur, and Cleveland,
who is Irish on the maternal side.
Three were Scotch: Monroe, Grant,
and Hayes; one, Jefferson, was of
Welsh ancestry; one, Van Buren,, of
Dutch one, Garfield, of German,
and on his mothers side, of French
Huguenot blood.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-05-12

The record for the largest amount of
butter produced by COW in one year
has been broken by a COW owned by
D. T. Appleton, of Ipswich, Mass,
who, with three days to spare, pro
duced 941 pounds, II ounces, The pre-
Eious record was 936 pounds ia
ounces, held by Landseer's Fancy,
owred by DR.. William Morrow, of
Nashville, Tenn.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-05-12

making money rapidly with her pen.
has an army of friends, perfect health
and has every reason to feel proud
of herself and look on the pleasant
side of life.
The third woman is Gertrude Flor
ence Atherton, also a blonde, strong
of build and with the glow of health
on her cheeks. She was Califor-
MIA girl originally, but has taken up
her abode in New York. She lives
quietly in handsome apartments, en-
tertains a few chosen friends when
ever they favor her with visit, but
devotes most of her time to her lit
erary work. Her novels have been
unusually successful, and the one
that is now leaving the publishers
hands bids fair to create as much
stir as ''Hermia Suydam". Mrs.
Atherton is a sister of the wife of
Consul-General Rathbone, our rep
resentative in Paris. During her Wis
it to Paris last year lola paid her the
unusual compliment of a visit and
spoke very highly of her novels. In
London Prof. Sharp gave a great
reception in her honor, at which Rus
kin, William Black, Rider Haggard,
Mrs. Mona Card, Oscar Wilde and
others were present.
What To Teach Young Women.
A mother writes to me: "What
shall / teach my daughters ?" This
one important and tremendous fact,
my sister That there is no happi-
ness in this world for an idle woman.
1t may be with hand, it may be
with foot; but work she must, or be
wretched forever. The little girls of
our families must be started with that
idea. The curse of our American So
ciety is that our young women are
taught that the first, second, third,
fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, tenth,
fiftieth, thousandth thing in their life
is to get somebody to take care of
them. Instead of how under God,
they may take care of themselves,
and that, too, after having, through
the false notions of their parents,
wasted the years in which they ought
to have learned how successfully to
maintain themselves. 1t is inhuman
and cruel for any father or mother
who pass their daughters into wom-
anhood having given them no facility
for earning their livelihood. Ma
dame de Stael said cit is not these
writings that | am proud of, but the
fact that l have facility in ten occu-
pations, in any one of which [ could
make livelihood" We should teach
our daughters that work of any kind,
when necessary, is credit and honor
to them. 1t is a shame for young
woman, belonging to large family,
to be inefficient when the mother and
father toll their lives away for her
support. 1t is a shame for daugh-
ter to be idle while her mother tolls
at the wash tub. 1t is as honorable
to sweep house, make beds or trim
hats, as it is TO twist watch-chain
or embroider slipper.-Lodies' Home
Journal.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-05-12

A young man was entrusted with
the money to bring home a good fam
lily sewing machine. The hopeful
son carried off a neighbours daughter,
married her, and brought her home,
declaring that was the best family
sewing machine he could procure.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-05-12
A Humble HERDS Death.

Engineer Burns, who was killed in
the wreck at Robard's station, in Hen
derson county, was the author of
heroic act ten years ago that made him
for time famous He was the engin-
eer of fast passenger train on the
main stem of the Louisville and Nash
vile road. One day he detected, only
a short distance ahead, little child
sitting in the middle Of the track play
ing with its rattle. He couldn't stop
the train, the distance was SO short,
but he ran out and climbed down on
the cowcatcher, and fastening one foot
between the bars to balance himself,
reached out and snatched the child up.
Burns was presented with a gold
medal and greatly lionized by the press
and people for this heroic deed. Stor-
les of this kind have been read in the
Sunday school papers, but this was an
actual occurrence. Owensborough.
Ry0 Messenger
At st. Malo, France, between 3 and
o'clock in the afternoon, many per-
fectly reputable inhabitants saw three
suns. all in a row, above the western
horizon. The sky was very clear at
the time.
Every traveller should have Johnson's Anodyne
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-05-12

Every traveller should have Johnson's Anodyn,
Lniment in their satchel. Safe and reliable.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-05-12

BE YOUR OWN DoCFGR.-It won't cost you half
so much. Do delay. Send three 2cent stamps
for postage, and we will send you DIR. Kaufmann's
great work, fine colored plates from life, disease,
its causes and home cure, Address A. P. Ordway
& Co., Boston, Mass.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-11-07
ALBERT \. o INERT. EDWARD pnxs.,
JASPER UNION FLOUR mills

BoHNvRr BnorMFrs having purchs . a
the above we'll known Mile. have hal
them thoroughly overhsMled. and Al
now prepared % make the hest
PATENT Roller Flour
ever made In Dubois county. tn.
Pearl Belle 10 ssricslv = siraiRls Rrsda
Inf first quality. Our Family Flomr n
= brand that for rs quality cannot .e ~
lrellsd. We solicit the'ensfosn OF FssnI
ler-. and will b. ready VI al iim,es 10 . u
change -four for wheat q the hiRhes]
market price.
BRING US Your WHEAT, and We will
pay YOU cash al the market win allow
| CORN MEAL always on hAEj 10 sell
or exchange. Bran and Shipstufl At Ind
lowest market price. Give us trial
and we win try 10 please you.
| Mills on~the North side OF Jasper, cd
ll3th aud Mil streets
BOuNERr BROTH FRS.
/ J-spcr. Nov !. 19oO-v
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-11-07

Doane, editor Of the jasper Courier.
is down on the free srhool book law, and
wants 10 know II DR.. Glezen and Mr..
Gootee are in favor Of the school hooks
TO be torn up BY scholars. "-Independ-
ent.
We arc not aware that there IL any
Stree school hook law to be down upon
a few friends OF the school book trust
induced the Republican State Conven-
ton 10 pass resolution In favor Of In
Producing . bill for such q law 10 the
next Legislature. But the people saw
that II was only ruse In favor OF one OF
the most grasping and unjust trusts Of
the age. aud ovrrw helminglv set down
on Il with their votes last Tuesday. II
y safe to cay there will DO no "free
school book law" In Indiana for SONS
dlnc.
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1ooD NKws. We want every mother "a
know that Group can be prevented. True
Group never appears without warning.
The FIRST symptom Is hoarscness. then the
child appears to have taken cold or q cold
may have accompanied the hoarseness from
the start After that peculiar rough
cough Is developed, which Is followed BY the
Group. The time to act Is when the child
first becomes hoarse; few doses of Cham
bcrlains Cough Remedy would prevent the
attack. Even after the rough cough hal
appeared, the disease may be prevented BY
using this remedy as directed The only
safe way i TO keep 80 cent bottle Of the
Remedy IN She house for use whenever
symptoms Of the disease appear. For sale BY
J. p. Salb. 4w.
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NOrIcE Il hereby given 70 the citizens Of Irs|
~ and Madison township Dubois county. Ind
that the undersigned will apply 10 the board cf Cd
Commissioners ~ Dubois county at their December
lseo. under the provisions Of an Act. entitled
10 regulate ana license the sale o. spiritucHs. VII
malt and other intcx icsting liquors 10 limit - I'd
fee 20 be charged BY cities and towns and 20 rece3
former laws regulating the sale ~ Intoxicating
and slliaws and parts 81 laws coming " conflict
the provisions Of this act prescribing penalties ~
N the Legislature % Indiana in 1875. for Trend
sell splrituous. ynous snf malt liquors IN caanftes
than aqnsrt a. time. 20 be drank on the premises
term q one year The precise location where he al
Ito sell 4 IN house situated and being upon east
lot No -. - shown upon the original msp cr plat
town o. ireland. Msdison township. Dubois II
Indiana. CALVIN SAiq
| Wv q lsQ0-ax
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7 desire to return my warm thanks 70
my friends 10 Dubois county who gave
not elected. feel grateful and proud oi
the vote I received under the circum.
stances, and hope for better luck another
time. WILLIAM G. RENxER.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-11-07
Opinions Of the Trade-south

/ find Chamberlain's medicines very ex'
cellent, particularly chamberlain's Cough
Remedy-B. Z. Ethridge, Hallettville
Texss.
with great success.-R. Tanneret, Wave
land. Miss.
Chamberlsin's Cough Remedy can not b
beat-w. J.. Davis, Liberty Hill, La.
have used Chamberlsin's Cough Remed,
in my family, and consider il the best
Ga so cent bottles for sale By J p. Sslb.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-11-07

URGENT NorIcE.-I 90 ont Of Office
Dec. 9Th 1890. Ny official service Il now
very short, and l return thanks to the
people for their general kindness. There
are yeta large number Of DECIDE IN my
hands upon which the fees for Record.
ing are due. and need the money, hut
very much dislike to issue fee bills
Please come in and pay up, and get your
deeds or other instruments in my Office
NESIAN HAsKISs.
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1--WE regret 10 learn Of the death Of
Mr.. Geo. Gill. which took place In Ire
land ON Wednesday morning. He wss .
young man Of good promise industri-
Qua and upright. He leaves young
widow and an infant child 10 mourn an
irreparable loss. Our sympsthies are
with them in this. their sad affection.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-11-07

oTMr. p. J. Coffman. Of Hsysville, haa
rented Mr.. L. Seng's honse. near the r.
II. station IN Jasper. and will take pos'
session in few days. Our people will
extend hearty welcome.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-11-07

WELCOME. De. b. b. Brannock. who
comes highly recommended a. . physi'
clan. will settle in Jasper to practice biz
profession this month.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-11-07

ryThe big ronrr Of Jasper
Messrs. Ferd. Schneider. Gus. Wagner,
II Csssiday and Joe. Tnawear weigh
ing together over 1000 pounds send
their congratulations 10 Chris. ID. over
the election.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-11-07

Fox. soRE TnRoAT Ssturste q flannel
bandare with Chamheriain- Pain Balm
and bind il on the throat II vii cure any
ordinary case in one nights time. For sale
by j. p. Sab. ~.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-11-07

az Ferdinand the Banner Demo-
cratic Township Of Indiana. had two
colored Republicans two years ago.
This year they were ashamed OF recent
Ferdinand convert, and SO voted Demo.
cratic
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-11-07

Dan. Rooms laughs. and says he }
afoot, sure enough now. He believed
some Of the stand or voter editor
wing-only 10 he disappointed.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-11-07

0TThe simplicity Of voting your owl
sentiments IL what pleased the cIec'o
under the now law. II will draw out
fuller vote next time.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-11-07

r~The 'uil Democratic ,irket elected
Nv over 1910 ,s;r+''. j. sfinging re-
hnke ~ me Independents. Republican
Blowing lies.
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Notice Of Application for Liqu|
License.

AyOTICE Is Hereby given 10 the cfirens ~ Ja1
IN and Bainhfidge township Dnhos county lrt 4
the undersigned will apply n. Hosrd ~ County a
mis-i0ners 81 Dubois roury a. their September I'll
iseo. unisr the provisions ofan Act entitled IAN Al
requisite and iirense the sale o. spirfnous yfons n
and other Intoxicating liqnors. 10 limit the license
20 be charged BY cile- and towns. and y repeal
former laws regulating the sale ~ Intoxicating qu
aud all lass and parts u laws coming In crhflct \
the provisions 81 this act prescribing penaltss for
violation thereof. and declaring emergency" ps|
BY the t<gislstnr~ % Indiana. in ISIS. for eens
sell wine and beer in less quantities than quart
time. 20 be drank the premises. for ofons u
The precise osaticn where he desires 20 sell i y
house situated and being upon Lot No. rs. a. sh|
upon the original map Or plat ~ the town of
per. Bainbr'dEe township, Dubois county. Indiana
PETEk J. COfFMA|
New T. IsDO-M
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n%It was a beautiful dsv Tuesday
and the election IL this county went .
beautiful ~ The dsy. MOI cloud I
mar lie pleasure.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-11-07

grover 6vo voters in Dubois county
failed ~ vote Tuesday. Ifs > shame
thew cannot claims part OF the honor Q
The great victory.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-11-07

6S4 votes IN he h.ilo' boxes ~ Du
bois county les this vssr iNsn 10 ISIS.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-11-07

= The new election law j. success
Every hofv likes II
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-11-07

Where's simpsons hoasted ma
iosIty III Democrats Dubois?
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-11-07

whats ~" matter with Indiana
SHES al right.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-11-07

AFTERNOON SESSION O'clock r.

NIGHT SESSION O'CLOCK. r. y.
MUSIC.
Hints 70 Young Ne, who Expect 70 Farm,
Prof &C.
discussion. Thos q. Crandall and
Necessity cor Thought On the Farm. J.Q A
Discussion, l.. u. Cooper and fhi''p