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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-02-23
Gen. Sherman Dead.

Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman
died at his home in New York, Feb.
IA, after an illness of but few days
beginning with erysipelas and ter
minating with asthma. The old sol
dier, the hero and victor in many
battle, made the bravest fight of his
| life in his struggle with death. He
surrendered at last, but only to
| force against which no man is irwin
cible. His body yielded but his spir-
| it in the hour of dissolution stood un-
conquered and unconquerable. To
every loyal citizen of the United
States the loss comes as q personal
bereavement.
General Sherman was the last of
the trio of generals to whom the
country is so largely indebted for the
successful issue of the civil war.
Grant was taken first, then Sheridan,
and now Sherman is gone, all within
period of less than six years. Val
liant and able and patriotic were the
trio made immortal by the events of
the early sixties, AMI grateful ma
ton, which loved them while living,
will forever do honor to their memo
ries.
General Sherman was the ideal SOL
dier and commander through and
through. His form was tall and erect
and his face in repose was eloquent
of resolute purpose. He was bril-
liant and thorough, both in the or
ganization and the execution of diff
cult undertakings. To his interiors
in rank he was just and courteous,
while exacting the most prompt obe
dience to his orders. His Judgment
was surprisingly accurate, as was
shown at the very beginning of hos
tilities, when he declared that the re-
bellion was not mob to be put down
by posse cOnlitdtus, as many then
thought, but a war to be fought with
our armies. When he differed with
other military leaders they were COM
monty found to be wrong. His blum
ders were few and of little conse-
quence, while the history of his
achievements is destined to be kept
forever fresh in song and story 1t
is upon his brilliant and triumphal
march from Atlanta to the sea that
his fame chiefly rests, yet it is ques-
ton whether in the period preceding
that memorable effort there was not
required of him greater ability and
courage than were demanded by the
exigencies of his journey to Savan-
nah. The march was but a glorious
climax made possible by months of
unrivaled generalship.
OF late years the general has been
living in retirement in New York, en-
joying the fruitage of old age, and
the respect and friendship of all.
His remains were taken to ST. Louis
and placed beside those of his wife
who died two years ago.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-02-23
Why Canada is Poor.

To understand the intense poiiti-
cal agitation which now exists in the
Dominion of Canada, an agitation
which avowedly and notoriously re-
lates TO the question of that country's
trade relations to the United States,
the fundamental fact to be borne in
mind is that the people beyond our
northern border are in a state of
financial distress that is causing some
thing very like panic. Canada is
poor and is, at least relatively, grow
ing poorer every day.
That poverty is loudly proclaimed
by the people, and is evident to the
naked eye of every tourist, evident
upon examination of fiscal statistics.
No generous minded person can trav-
ell in any part of the Dominion, where
time enough has elapsed since settle
ments of Importance were formed for
natural conditions to work out their
results, without being touched to
sympathy by the signs of decay, of
stagnation, of struggle, that are ap-
parent on every hand. How keenly
the citizens themselves feel this is
shown by their newspapers, by the
conversation of all classes. by the
ceaseless tide of emigration to ''the
States,' and by the psesent political
campaign, in which both parties,
while denouncing and reviling each
other with a bitterness that leaves
our own partisan contests far behind,
agree that things have reached an in
tolerable pass.
The chief reasons why Canada is
poor are two in number, geographic
cal and governmental. What is the
Dominion, geographically speaking?
In area it is territory larger than
that of the United States, not includ-
ing Alaska. But by very much the
greater part of that vast region is,
for all present purposes at any rate,
much outside of the question as
would be so many million square
miles of Saharan desert. Practically
the Dominion is a strip of land aver
aging some 800 or 400 miles wide
north and south, while stretching
nearly 1000 miles east and west. 1t
has, therefore, substantially similar
climatic conditions throughout its
whole extent. The natural products
of British Columbia do not greatly
differ from those of Quebec and
Prince Edward Island. The conse-
quence is that domestic commerce
is paralyzed. "We have no home
market" is the plaintive cry echoed
and re-echoed from the agricultural
districts. "God and nature never
intended the different provinces of
Canada to trade with one another
says Attorney General Longley of
Halifax. Foreign commerce is ham
pered by the long winters that lock
up the St. Lawrence with bolts Of ice
and compel, for seven months of the
year, the splendid fleet of MontreaPs
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-02-23
A COLD.

1t was only a common cold. John had
had many a worse cold and got over it.
This would wear off as the others had
done; so it was neglected and neglected
until a steady pain came in the chest.
and a slight, but not very distressing
cough became constant. ButJohn didn't
mind the pain-he ignored it, and went
on with his work as though pain meant
nothing. After a time he began to grow
thin and weak, and an attack of dysen-
terry compelled him to call i'm aphysician.
The physician discovered his condition,
and by this time infiltration was we'll adj
vanced in the right lung. Now the fight
for life became serious, and it all came
from a common cold that taken at first
could have been easily cured. The ply
sician, being an experienced practitioner,
recomm ended Downs Elixir, and John
used it faithfully and pulled through
but how much better it would have been
had John bought a bottle of the Elixir at
once, and taken a dose on going to bed
and walked up the next morning clear as
a whistle.
In view of the fact that the season of
colds and coughs is now at hand, we call
the attention of our readers to the adver-
tisment of Downs Elixir, which will be
found in another column.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-02-23

subsidized ocean going steamers to
arrive and depart at Portland, Me.
The wheat fields of Manitoba can
find a European outlet only by means
of the Canadian Pacific Railroad, at
an expense for transportation that
leaves small returus for the farmers.
By a system of protective tariffs
home manufacturers have been bnilt
up to a considerable extent, but the
scarcity and poverty of population
keep out capital from any large in
vestment in enterprises that can
promise but meager profits. The
sum of it all is that the physical con-
ditions are unsuitable for the exist
ence Of an independent, self sufficient
nation, and the efforts put forth in
that line are steadily thwarted by
seemingly insurmountable obstacles.
In the second place, Canada is
poor for governmental reasons. With
a total population of less than 5,000,-
600 hardly that of the State of New
York, political system is maintained
as elaborate and nearly as expensive
as that of our own country, with its
63, 100000 inhabitants. There are
seven provinces. each with its Lieu
tenant Governor and Legislature,
consisting of two branches. At OF
tawa there is machinery enough for
an empire. Besides Parliament
consisting of Senate and House of
Commons, there is a Governor Gen
eral appointed by the Crown, with
salary of $50, 1000 per annum, and he
is aided and advised by Cabinet of
fifteen members, of which the pre-
mier receives $8, 900 per annum and
his fourteen colleagues $1,000 each.
There IS a national debt that will
soon amount, if it does not already,
to the enormous sum of $500, 10000
N. Y. Press.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-02-23

SOMETHING OF GREAT INTEREsT.-There are
hundreds of our people who are suffering from
lingering diseases who have not received benefit
from their family physicians. Such sufferers should
write description of their cases to the famous DIR
Greene, of "a Temple Place. Boston, Mass. the dis
coverer of the renowned remedy, DIR. Greene's
Nervura, and successful specialist in the Of all
forms of nervous and chronic diseases. lie can be
consulted flee of charge-that is, full description
of thecase should be written him, and he viii return
his diagnosis of the case, whether durable, and adj
vice in regard to treatment, without charge. In his
carefully considered answer he will fully explain
your disase and give you perfect understanding
of all its symptoms free Of any expense.
DIR. Greene, has devoted special attention to
treatment through letter correspondence, and his
success in the of this class Of diseases by his
harmless vegetable remedies is without parallel.
As consultation is thus entirely free, sufferers ia
vicinity should seize this opportunity which
affords an almost certainty of being cured.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-02-23
Porter and Sherman.

Rutldud, r., Feb. I3, 1891.
C0nlrades,-In the beginning of my of
fetal work, 1 pause to perform painful
duty and announce the sudden decease of
our comrade, Admiral David Dixon Por-
ter, of the Z. S. Navy. In his death one
of the great historic and heroic charac-
tiers in the annals of our naval history
has passed away.
Foremost in his profession, he attained
a fame world wide, and the records of his
achievements is still fresh in the hearts
of his cOuntrymen.
Feb. 18th, 1891.
And now again, at the very outset of
the years onward march of this Depart
ment, am compelled to call a halt, for
great and illustrious comrade has fallen.
General William Tecumseh Sherman,
last of our great commanders, ''has
marched downward to the sea-"
Of him whose deeds have been the
theme to orators and statesmen for words
of burning eloquence, whose fame great
writers have penned, whose we'll deserv-
ed praises poets have sung, whose life
has been as an open book, read and re-
read by all, no added word by me would
seem necessary or appropriate. Simply
the passing salute, the falling tear of a
comrade is all that we can offer.
Grand soldier! Renowned sailorl Peer
less i'll your professions, loved of your
countrymen, mourned by your comrades,
immortal in honors, we bid you farewell
In respect to the memory of our deceas-
ed comrades, Department and post colors
will be draped and the usual badge of
mourning worn by all Department and
Post officers, when on duty, during the
thirty days following the receipt of this
order; and it is earnestly recommended
that all Posts of this Department take
proper notice of the death of our illustri-
Gus comrades, either by special or public
meetings, and the reading of our burial
service for the dead, or in some other ap-
pirate manner as may be deemed advisa-
BILE. By command of
ID. L MORGAN, Department Com.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-02-23

full head about two o'clock, so that
it travelled the whole distance of
twenty miles in four hours. Two
thirds of the way it was fiat interval,
but when it came down through Glover
it was about fifty feet deep, in some
places deeper. On my intervale it
was about twenty feet deep in the
lowest land at the landing (suppos-
posed to be some land owned near
Barton Landing) it was about eight
feet deep. The water in the lake
(Memphremagog) was raised about
one foot and riled so that the fish
have gone up Black river. They have
caught, it is said, near the falls on that
river five tons of fish. All the fish in
this stream from the pond to the lake
are dead or have run up the small
streams. All the bridges are washed
away and the damage is great, but
not nearly as much as it might have
been at later period with more set
Elements along the river. There were
only two settlements on the river save
Mr.. Cobb's and mine; but there are
good many beginnings. The dam
age to the wild land cannot be any
more than the loss of the land. If
the stuff that is brought down on to
my land is not good for anything, it
has done $500 damages at the least
calculation as it covered over fifty
acres of the best land l had, with
four to six feet of sand. | still hope
that it will be good for something
sometime. What l shall do for hay
l know not. l had ploughed up four
acres of my meadow up here and fed
the other very late, ,as the grass in my
pasture was winter killed. | let my
cattle run in my moving very late
this spring and must have light
crop.
| talk of coming down in August,
and think 1 shall, the only difficulty
is in getting money to bear our ex-
penses.
This from your brother,
JOSEPU OWEN
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-02-23

The members of the Appropria-
tions Committee of both houses are
very much more hopeful than they
have been that all of the appropria-
tions will be passed before the fourth
of March, and that there will be no
necessity for an extra session. Moth
ing can prevent the finishing of the
business, unless something unfore-
seen shall occur But it is by no
means certain that the measures
which the Republican Senate caucus
committee has set down as the ones
to be considered next the apprOpria-
tion bills will all of them gain a hear
ing. The friends of the Bankrupt
cy bill are very anxious to secure a
day for that, but that measure is
put so far down on the list that it
seems very improbable that it can be
reached. The friends of the French
Spoliation bill are making very ear
nest efforts to secure action upon
that. But that has not been put
down on the list
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-02-23
ORLEANS COUNTY MONITOR.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
GEO. II. B. AXE,
BARTON. VT.

TERMS. WHEN PAID STRICTLY IN ADVANCE
SI.5OA A YEAR. If not paid in advance $500 year.
Subscribers living outside of Orleans Caledonia
counties, SI.75 per year.
Keep subscription in Advance. Remit by Post
Office Order, Registered Letter, or Draft.
Watch the label on your paper, and see that your
credit is right. If not correct send the money to
make it so, or notify US of error by postal card.
Rates of Advertising made known on applica
ton. All cuts must have metal body.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-02-23
Orleans County Court.

Very little of Importance has occurred
since last week in reference to the evil
dence in the case of Newport VS.. High
gate. The defendant town put on sever
al witnesses from their town showing
that Johnson, the pauper, had been away
from Highgate at different times SO as to
interrupt the continuity of the residence
there of said Johnson. The arguments
began Wednesday morning, Prouty open
ing for Newport, followed by Austin of
Highgate and Crane for the defendant,
and Young closing Wednesday afternoon
and Thursday morning. The charge to
the jury was short, and bearing mainly
on two points 1st, that in order to make
johnson a charge on Highgate, the plain
tiffs must have satisfied the jury that he
lived in that town for three full consecu-
tive years, that if he went away he must
have done so with the intention of return
ing to reside, and leaving a residence
to which he had a right to return to. I'd,
that if Highgate was chargeable, Newport
should have exercised good faith and
caution and prudence in providing for
Johnson and family.
The next case is Harley A. Drew vs.the
New England Fire Insurance Co. ,assump-
sit in which plaintiff seeks to recover loss
of his premises by fire. Prouty & Farrell
and Cook for plaintiff; Butler of Rutland,
and Crane s. Alfred for defendant. L.
G. Bagley, special agent of the Co., is in
attendance. Defendant seeks to defend
on the ground of misrepresentation in the
application for insurance.
After the plaintiff rested the defense
moved verdict, which was not granted.
The defense then moved discontinuance
which was granted.
The next case was G. A. Barrows VS..
Mary G. Davis of Glover. This was
case to recover for goods delivered one
DeMerritt, supposed to have been order
by Mrs. Davis. The case stood .on the
matter of whether the goods were deliv-
cred on the order of Mrs. Davis. Yer
dict for the plaintiff to recover $40.40
tender having been previously made for
$46.50 Court adjourned till March 4th.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-02-23

State Treasurer Field calls the at
tention of town and city officers to
the fact that the last Legislature as
sessed a state tax of Is cents on a
dollar of the grand list of 1891, one
half to be paid into the State treasu-
ry on or berore Nov. 10, 1891, the
balance on or before June 10, 1892.
Towns may raise if they choose nine
cents this year and the remainder
next year. The five per cent school
tax which must be raised will have to
be assessed on the list of 1890. The
Huntington fund will be divided in
season for distribution in March.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-02-23

State of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas County.
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he is the senior
partner of the firm of F. j. Cheney & Co., doing
business in the City of Toledo, County and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of
Ore Hundred Dollars for each and every case of
catarrh that cannot be cured by the of Halls
Catarrh Cure. Frank j. Cheney.
Sworn to before and subscribed in my pres
ence, this 9th day of December, A. D. 1886. A. w.
Gleason, Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the
ystem Send for testimonials free f. j. Cheney
& Co., Toledo, o. B7r Sold by druggists, 75c.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-02-23
This from your brother,
JOSEPH OWEN

a GOOD RECORD.-"I L have sold Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy for ten years." says druggist E. B.
Legg, of Vail Iowa, and have always warranted
it and never had bottle returned. During the
past ninety days 1 have sold twelve dozens and it
has given perfect satisfaction in every instance
1t does dry up cough, butloosens and relieves
it. 1t will cure a cold in less time than any
other treatment so cent and 81 bottles for sale by
II. C.. Pierce, druggist.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-02-23

Short but sharp debates have oc-
curren in the House on the civil SER
vice and the Indian appropriations,
but no harm beyond little bad blood
followed.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-02-23

One finds it hard to believe that Mrs. p.
I. Barnum's article, moths of Modern
Marriages. - in The Ladies' Home Journal
for March, is really the first she has pub
lished. Her keen comment touches the
very heart of existing difficulties, and
transforms an old subject into one of
fresh and genuine interest. The timely
suggestiveness of the article is attracting
wide attention.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-02-23

The copyright bill has been so
amended by it to become law or
not. It's chances are mighty slim
anyway.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-02-23
he lungs and drOpsy.


The senior proprietor of this paper has been
subject to frequent colds for some years, which
were sure to Law him up if not doctOred at once.
He finds that Chamberlans Cough Remedy is re-
liable 1t opens the secretons, relieves the lungs
and restores the system to healthy condition. If
freely used the cold has been contracted,
and before it has become settled in the system, it
greatly lessons the attack and often cures in sim
gle day what would otherwise have been severe
cold.-Northwestern Hotel Reporter, Des Moines,
Iowa so cent bottles for sale by II. e.. Pierce,
druggist.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-02-23

Admiral David ID. Porter, one of
Americas greatest naval comman-
ders, a man of liberal education,
broad culture and extended acquaint-
ance with vital questions of the day.
is lost to the nation by death at
Washington, Feb. 13. Death result
ed from fatty degeneration of the
heart which relentless disease assert
ed its fatal clutch upon him at New
port, II. l., last summer, when con-
trary to the persistent advice of his
physician, he overtaxed his strength
by taking violent exercise, and was
stricken down with a complication
of diseases, including congestion of
the lungs and dropsy.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-02-23

d. K. Densmore, West Burke, guaran-
tees that one SC. bar of Brussels soap is
equal to two sc. bars of rosin soap.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-02-23
iEO. II. BLAKE, Publisher.
BUSINESS DIREOTORY.


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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-02-23

For colds, Group, asthma, bronchitis and sore
throat use DIR. Thomas Electric Oil, and get tn
genuine.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-02-23
20 Tons Extra English Hay,

and all the straw; I two.horsc lumber wagon,
racks and body, nearly new, I extra good two.
horse sled, ! dump cart, with shaft attachments,
sleigh, express sleigh two. seated with shuls and
pole, buggy wagons, moving machines, pluW,
harrow horse rake, drag, caudr0n kettlc, a scts
work harnesses, / single harness, J 10 can Cooley
creamery, nearly new, barrel chum, 4 new butter
worker, lots Of small dairy tools lO cords four foot
sugar wood, 800 good sap tubs, holders, draw tubs,
pans, heater, snd sap sled, oN yokcs, dirt sruurr
wheebarrow, chains, meek yokcs, whIhlrtrps, shin
giles, lumber, sets sled runners, and ether things
too numerous 20 mention.
TERMS All sums under % GO cash over $500
eight months credit with bankablc notes.
VIM. Bauows, Aucuouccr.
Craffsburv. Ea4st
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-02-23
ofsaid Allen, consisting of

II extra dairy COWS, AN young, ? hefcrs, coming
years old bull, coming two years old, J Ward
Lambert colt, coming years old, large bay mare
coming years old, chestnut mare coming 3 years
old; II sheep, shotcs, about
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-02-23

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