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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-05-18
w. G. T. u. COLUMN.
Morro: aGod and Home and Native Land. )
THE VISION OF CHRIST.

go, Christ, dear Master, if could but
see Thee face to face, and feel the re-
atty of Thy blessed life!" [ prayed. /.
But at that moment my servant came
to me with broken cup, much priced,
! and now useless; and after coldly re-
marking that she ought to have used
more care, babe her go away and not
disturb me; SO she went away, unhap-
Ply and unforgiven.
go Christ, dear Master, if | could
but hear Thy blessed tones speaking
to mel" prayed yet again.
But a little disturbing voice cried
loudly and sadly at my door for a
broken doll, and babe the baby go
away and not break in upon my quiet
hour.
go Christ, dear Master, if could
but have token of Thy personal love
for mel" prayed yet a third time.
But no voice or vision came to me,
so [ rose from my praying, and went
about the house. My servant sang
not as usual over her work, nor did
she greet me as [ passed.; and there,
in a corner, asleep with the recent
tears on the little pale cheek, lay the
child and her broken doll; and her
first great grief.
And somewhere in my heart voice
spoke out clear, SO that could not
choose but hear: 'FFor ever, and
for ever, [, the Christ, am that which
asks for love and compassion. These
asked for both from thee, and thou
gavedst not. Thou shouldst have look
ed for Me in them, and they would
then have found Me in thee. Thou
canst not find Me until thou art able
to lose thyself in love and compassion.
If thou wouldst know Me, thou must
be Me-"
So picked up the baby and her
broken doll, and spoke words Of ten
der good cheer to my servant, and
led them both out into the sweet gar
den, and the afternoon sunshine, to
gather flowers and fruit; till, byand
by, the air was full of laughter, and
smiles were on all our faces.
Oh, then I knew that behind our
smiles was the face of Christ, and in
our happy tones His voice.
For Christ is the love that redeems,
and the compassion that heals, and
the unselfshness that brings joy, and
makes man happy even as God is hap
Herald.
Gov. Fifer of Illinois, in his annual
message, said of the Worlds Fair:
'I have noted with mingled pride
and satisfaction, the measures which
have been wisely adopted to bring
into the joint management of this ex
position q large and representative
body of American women, who are eX
pected TO give special attention to
whatever appertains to the part and
work of their own sex in the activities
and civilization of the world. There
is in this a peculiar propriety. If
America enjoys one distinction more
creditable to her than any of the 9TH
er numerous points of her departure
from Old World ideas, that distinction |
is found in the universal respect here |
the liberal share here accorded them |
in shaping the thought, the morals and |
the institutions of our republic. 1t is !
only necessary to add that every such |
broadening of woman's activity has
been thrice justified by results
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-05-18
You think so?''

Some OF the Grand Army boys may be in
terested in the following from Alex. B. Pope,
A. d. C., Commander, Dept Tenn. and Ga. He
says: eve had an epidemic of whoOping
cough here, Stewart, Tenn and Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy has been the only med
icine that has done any gOod.'' There is no
danger from whooping cough when this rem
edy is freely given. 1t completely controls
the disease. so cent bottles for sale by H. c.
Pierce. Barton,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-05-18
cit must be nice to be a bear" sal

cit must be nice to be bear" said
Amanda, softly, as she pre-empted
another inch of Bibbin's half of the
sofa.
''You think so?''
eyes; it says in the paper that the
bears on the market are being squeez-
ed.o
And then from the sofa came sigh
of satisfaction that denoted that spite
OF the pressure no bear panic was i'm
minent.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-05-18

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castcria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-05-18

In almost every neighborhood throughout
the west there some one or more persons
whose lives have been saved by Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, or who
have been cured of chronic diarrhoea by it.
Such persons take especial pleasure in rec
ommending the remedy to others. The praise
that follows its introduction and use makes it
very popular. 25 and so cent bottles for sale
by H. C. Pierce, Barton.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-05-18

The sun rises and sets at six O'Clock
the year around at Quito, the only city
in theworld ON the line of the equat-
or. Clocks may break down watches
stop, but the sun never makes mis-
take there. When it disappears for
the night, it is six o'clock, and you
may set your watch by it.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-05-18
----z-1eassls> - g.

1 am an old man and have been a constant
sufferer with catarrh for the last ten years.
1 am entirely cured by the use of Ely's Cream
Balm. 1t is strange that simple a remedy
will cure such a stubborn disease-Henry
Billings, U. S. Pesnion Atty, Washington, d. G
Miss Breezy-That statue you made
for us, Mr.. GraVer-
Graver-Oh, yes - the copy of the
Venus of Milo; do you like it?
Miss Breezy-Yes, but isn't it I'M
lucky?-its arms have somehow been
broken off.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-05-18

Costiveness is the primary cause of much
disease DR.. Henry Baxter Mandrake Bitters
will permanently cure costiveness. Every
bottle warranted.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-05-18

A Partisan wit once defined expe-
rience as a comb that one became pos
sessed of after having lost ones hair
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-05-18

Patrick" said the priest, chow
much hay did you steal?" "Wen, [
may as well confess to your reverence
for the whole stack, for | am going
after the rest tonight"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-05-18

Since it is now a well-establisned fact that
catarrh is blood disease, medical men are
quite generally prescribing Ayers Sarsaparil-
la for that most loathsome complaint, and the
results, in nearly every instance, proves the
wisdom af their advice.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-05-18
ROADSAND ROAD-MAKING.

The subject of roads and road max
ing is one of absorbing interest at all
times, but particularly so in spring,
when our highways are in such de-
plorable condition as to make travel
over them-a grievous matter to coun-
try people. Nearly every one who at
tempts to write on the subject has a
different plan to suggest to improve
them, but all authorities and writer's
agree upon one point, and that is that
bad roads are not only a disgrace to a
community, but a serious drawback
to its prosperity. Discussing this ques-
ton Hdrper's Weekly says with much
force: cit is obvious no class of the
community is more vitality interested
in roads than the farmers and all in
dustries which require heavy teaming
No public works enhance the reputa-
ton, and consequently the prosperity
of neighborhoOd so promptly and
so largely as good roads. They are
the first necessity of civilization, and
the surest sign of its advance. Good
roads, good schools, and good govern
ment are closely related, and the
proof of saving public spirit in any
community is its willingness to make
its local communication as convenient
and easy as possible. There is no
surer sign of intelligence in such a
community than the resolution that
its local taxes, which are largely de-
voted to road-making, shall be spent
only by men who understand that
good roads are not made by ignorance
and carelessness, but by intelligence
and experience"
KEEP STILL.-In one of DR.. Burton's
Yale lectures the following advice was
given to the young ministers:
''When trouble is brewing, keep
still. When SANDER is getting on its
legs, keep still. When your feelings
are hurt, keep still, till you recover
from your excitement at any rate.
Things look differently through an
unagitated eye, In q eommotion
once / wrote letter and sent il, and
wished had not. In my later years
j had another commotion, and wrote
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-05-18

DR.. Woods Norway Pine Syrup was used
for years as a prescription by a successful
physician, 1t is in all respects the best cough
medicine made to-day. Sold by all dealers on
a guarantee of satisfaction.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-05-18

Bad Drainage causes much sickness, and
bad blood and improper action of the liver
and kidneys is bad drainage to the human
system, which Burdock Blood Bitters remedy.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-05-18
THE BORE DETECTOR.

MY wife cured me of a very severe collie in
five minutes with Johnsons Anodyne Lini-
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-05-18

Are the woods of the Amazon called
virgin forest'' because they have
never been axed?
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-05-18
LTFE.

As life is uncertain and bank cashiers are not TO
always trusted. Why not invest some of your
spare change in life insurance.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-05-18

Clipped from Canada ''Presbyterian,' un-
der signature of c. Blackett Robinson Prop'r:
l was cured of oft-recurring bilious headaches
by Burdock Blood Bitters.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-04-07
A Fakfr,s Story.


 A man stood in buggy selling prize packages by the blaze of huge paraffine lamp. He wore frock coat, shiny silk hat, clean linen, benevolent smile and half-a dozen badges.
 s.rve been faking for twenty years" he confded to a reporter, after he had re- placed prize packages with forty-fve dol lars, and thrust it into his inside pocket.
 "Pve travelled the country from Maine to California" he continued, ''and I know every city, town and village wffere there's dollar. I either get permit or a license at each place, and so I'm known to all the mayors and chiefs of police from Florida to Oregon. I'm forty years old and have been street man just half my life.
 ''No, it don't matter what fakir has to sell, he'll sell it if he only knows how. It's the gift of gab, a solid front, nerve and judgment that succeed, and the goods have nothing to do with it. To be sue. cessful you must be grammatical, newsy and brief. If man will only wait until get through talking I'll have his quarter | If he goes home he misses my breezy con. | versation and his wife gets the money | mine does when I go home, know
 ''In prohibition states I advocate fret license, and in Chicago high license, fol saloons. If l strike Q town where ther, has recently been an elopement, I tel them an elopement story and get 'en laughing. If it's pious town I look aus tere, tell sober, pathethic stories anC stealthily wink at the policeman, who usu ally goes away and chokes. If the towr | publican, advocate the principles of tn, 1 G. O. P. and nod to the democratic corner
 "Some audiences I have to work with carriage and pair and with a colored dri yer. An hour later, in the same town, am selling to different crowd, mounted on a soap box, with a soft felt hat, a blu flannel shirt and cveralls. sell the sam goods to both crowds, but out of the car riage get quarter and off the soap bo I only get a dime. However, I clear a much money in an hour from one crow, as from another, as the stuff I sell doe not cost me over three cents, and if sel one hundred boxes at ten cents and lift at twenty-five, have done we'll, even al ter paying for the carriage, which costs say two dollars in small town. handl almost everything, but medicines pay best I was once in 8 town with a big stock c jewelry and could not work it of.
 "I thought if I only had some medicin to sell might pay the hotel bill. I wen out skirmishing and found a sawmi where they cut up good deal of mahogs ny and some ebony. I got paper bagfr of the dark sawdust and soaked it a night at the hotel. We had beautifr medicine the next day, and my wife bot tied it while went to the printers an had some labels struck of. Each bottl was the size of your little finger, and cos thirty cents gross, the labels cost fit cents and the sawdust nothing. I sol nine dollars worth at noon at twenty -fv cents bottle, and that night I took i thirty seven dollars in cold cash. Peopl , who felt all kinds of things at noon ha gone home, taken some, felt better an recommended it. Seei
 'T commenced on bird whistles on tt street. They cost me three dollars pt
Morning journal and courier., 1891-04-07
SAD.

Two Milwaukee dentists have dissolved after a partnership of twenty-three years. They could not pull together any lorger.- Yonkers Statesman.
 The emperor who was sad because he had lost a day would have many chance to mourn if he lived in this time of walk ing delegates.-Puck.
 "My mind is made up," said the sou brette.
 '1ndeedi knew the rest of you was made up," quoth Chollie.-Brooklyn Life.
 'Is he really your rivali" ''Yes." "Great Scottl If I had rival that looked like that, do you know what would dor "No." ''rd give up the girl."-Harper's Bazar.
 Harry-Did she positively refuse you! Jack (dejectedly)-Not exactly. When l asked her if she ever thought of marrying she said she had never yet had man ask her about it.-Epoch.
 Dukane-There is something odd about a railway sandwich.
 Larimer-What!
 Dukane-You never find it on time table.-Pittsburg Chronicle.
 Alderman Dinkelspell-Vot you tink, Moriarty, about de complexion of de new poarda Alderman Moriarty-There's a dom'd American in it be the name Of Johnson. Ike it in other respicts.-Life.
 Mrs. Figg (writing)-Shall I send Uncle George your love! Laura-Of course; and you had better make it my undying love. Perishable goods cannot be sent through the mail. you know.-Indianapol Jour nal.
 She-Don't you think that Miss Simpson is too lovely for any thing! He-Well, l wouldn't put it as strong as that, but l don't doubt she's a well meaning girl and a comfort to her mother.-Harvard Lam poon.
 Mrs. McAllister Ward-Was it not sad about Mrs. DeSmith! She died this morn ing while trying on a new dress. Mrs. Van Fakir-Oh, you don't say! How very dreadful! But what was it trimmed with? First little bootblack-Please, sir, gimme de job; I've got little sick brother who is cripple and is blind. Second little boot black-Let me shine 'em up. I'm that sick | little brother he is talking about, who is blind. I don't want to be under no obi | gation to such liar as ke is, and l can see better than he can, and he ain't got no brother, in the fust place.-Texas Sift- ings.
 New Servant-There is one thing don't | like in this house | Mrs. Gayboy-What's thats Servant-Your husband, he always chucks me under the chin and calls me hi: pet.
 Mrs. Gayboy-You must not pay any attention to that He treats me in the same way He doesn't really mean any thing by it.-Texas Siftings.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-04-07

| thousand, as I made them myself, and I | whistled like Mrs. Shaw, so I readily sold | one for quarter, although now you may buy them anywhere for one cent each. 'After that I sold cheap jewelry-six pieces for quarter, including brooch, ear rings, finger rings and scarfpin. Twen- ty cents profit on each salel Later I sold | steel pens, buying ten gross lots and car | rying with me samples of pens in their | different stages of manufacture After that I sold twenty-five cent packages of stationery. These packages contained six
 sheets of note paper, six envelopes, three
 Faber steamboat pencils, one of which
 had a rubber top, six pens (brass), a nickel penholder, pair of cuff buttons, one col
 lar button, two finger rings, one gilt chain,
 one key ring, six magic parlor tricks, on
 pasteboard, box of backing, a bottle of ink and bottle of mucilage, with a brush.
 On this twenty-five cent package realized
 nine cents profit, and sold the boxes as
 fast as I could hand out the goods and
 make the change.
 Notwithstanding the fact that I often
 cleared twenty dollars a day wanted to sell something thnt was all profit One day in Sarnia I saw a fakir in a carriage
 who talked to the people about the anato- my of the hands and feet and offered his salve and lniment as a cure for every ail- ment, from compound fracture of the ankle to corns and chilblains. In good weather I travelled with gipsy wagon.
 My wife dresses like a Sioux princess and
 plays the cornet when not playing parlor organ.
 "In order to get my audience interested
 l take common newspaper and while folding and tearing it into Jacobs ladders
 l give them history of paper, showing
 how 1t is made and telling how useful it is,
 from wrapping red herring to bearing
 the death warrant of a criminal the will
 of deceased person, the cheek of the
 millionaire or a marriage certificate. Then
 l give them statistics. After this I take
 this piece of stiff yellow paper which my
 wife cut out and l juggle with it. I can
 turn it into over A hundred different shapes, including poke bonnet a Parisi- an hat, a coal hod, a bread basket, a flow CT vase, card receiver, cruet stand and
 a cradle. All this catches the crowd 'Then l throw the paper down and turn the joint which is faEir for opening
 the sale. l must have eyes, ears and | mouth open at the same time. My wits | must be alert so that if somebody in the crowd makes a remark calculated to hurt l my sale or make fun of me can reply as | quickly q flash with something that | turns the laugh on him. He sneaks away and my smiling but sarcastic reply brings | out deluge of quarters from those who
 have heard the colloquy.
 "Unless you have sold medicines you would never believe what a lot of ailments | people have. Some of them never sus | pect it themselves until they have heard
 me talk. In an hour in some places talL | in twenty or twenty-five dollars, and as il | it mostly profit and am no hog, clost | my sales for the day. I have dollar tc spend and a dollar to lend, and the latch.
 string hangs out to my friends and my wife's relatives.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-04-07

remembered we'll his taste for declama-

tion.
 The hearing granted by the Insurance committee of the Massachusetts legislature to the friends and opponents of an order proposing to prohibit the insurance of in- fants brought out no advocates of its pas sage, but the counsel for an insurance company, who presented facts and figures in behalf of the practice. From the testi- mony thus offered it appears that the op- portunity afforded to poor parents and guardians to protect themselves from bur densome expense at the death of a child is improved with good results in a great many cases and that there is no proof of child murder in this country on the part of interruptions persons to obtain the amount of the insurance. It was stated that this is scarcely ever more than S100 and sometimes falls as low as $10, the average for children under thirteen being $29 Nevertheless, infant insurance has worked very badly in England.
 Zola has made his work pay and his DOOkS SuO" uo OcCIeaSo III pOpuihf4ty. "L'Argent," his last, has reached already sale of 66, 900 copies. His first venture, "La Fortune des Rougon," sold 22,000; the ''Curee," 33,00O; the 'Ventre de Paris," 3O,O0o: the "Conquette de Plas- sans," 22,000; the "Faute de rAbbe Mouret," 44,O0O; ''Son Excellence Rougon," 21,00O "Assommoir," which stamped his success, 117,000; "Une Page d'Amour," 10000; ''Nana" sold 155,0O0; the "Bete Humaine," s3,0Oo; "Pot Bouille," 75,O00; the ''Jole de Vivre," 44,OOO; "Germinal." s3,OOO; ''L'Guvre, !" 5O,OOO; 'La Terre," 94,OOO, and 'Le Reve," 77,O00. The entire literary labor of Zola, not including 'L'Argent" and some inferior compositions of his youth, is represented by sale of 1,075,00O vol tunes. He receives on an average about s20, 900 for his books, while their sale to the newspapers in feuilleton form before publication brings him in S6, ,000 for each.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-04-07
THE ARSENIC SCARE.

A committee of the Massachusetts leglS- lature has been trying to find out whether people are in danger of being poisoned by the arsenic in wall paper and textile goods, and it hasn't found out. One of the curi- ous features of the hearings is the testi- mony given by New York men. One of them is MT. Beck of New York city. He stated that he ceased to use paris green ten years ago. He was willing to have his paper tested at any time, but he was op posed to the enactment of the proposed law. He bought his coloring matter, and if there was arsenic in his paper it was in the colors. It was impossible to make paper with less than one. tenth of grain of arsenic to the square yard. He did not believe in the cases of poisoning that had been cited. It was all delusion. He could not give guarantee that his papers contained less than one tenth of grain to the square yard. He could, however, guarantee them to be safe. James S. Warren, also of New York city, said that physicians in New York never complained of arsenic in wall paper, but there had been complaints in Boston. He was perfectly satisfied there was not the slightest danger in any wall paper he | made. He thought whatever traces of arsenic there were in wall paper were a boon to health. Arsenic was a tonic and good thing. The l war against it was unreasonable and could not be maintained on any grounds. He did not believe that any body was ever poisoned by arsenical wall paper in the whole world He thought the legislation proposed would be an ab, l surd and wicked law. The legislature oi Massachusetts ought to be in bigger busi- ness than such trifling matters. William
 H. Mairs of Brooklyn testified that fol
 eight years he had used no paris green
 He did not believe that arsenic in wall pa
 pers was dangerous. He did not believe
 that anybody ever suffered from poisoning
 by arsenic in wall papers. He did no
 think it was possible to make wall pape
 without arsenic.
 Pay your money and take your choice
 Over 300 Massachusetts physician, pro
 fessors, etc., signed petition indicatinl
 their belief in the arsenic scare.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-04-07
grY 6uuds.
9ry 6uuds. Howe & StetSOl. "HOuse Packed" BARGAINS.

AZ pieces high lustre Mohairs in grey and brown mixtures, plain brown, navy, myrtle, gar net, bronze and black, at 12 1-2c per yard. This quality Mohair have nev- CT been sold under 25c.
 Black Surah Silks, 23 inches wide, at soc per yard. This is the number that usually retails at 65c.
 100 dog. Printed China Silk Windsor Scarfs at 18c each; would be a bar gain at 25c.
 100 dozen Suspenders at 12 1-2c per pair. The best price at the factory to-day is 1925 per dozen.
 Special bargains in Black Chantilly Lace demi founces at 50, 65 and 75c per yard.
 Extra value in Corset Covers at 25c. Fine Cam brio, good Ham burgs, " shape necks usually sell for 37c.
 On Monday, April 6, we offer 1905 yards---all we could get---Extra Fine Figured Dress Satines at 14c per yard. The styles are good, the colors the best and the quantity very limited.
 One lot of Ladies' regu- lar made Hose in Fancy styles at 12 1-2c pair.
 We have closed out a line of Schopper's famous Ingrain Hose for Ladies in Modes, Tans, Navy and Seal, that we shall sell at 25c per pair---as a special offering.