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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-11-30
PRIDE MAKES MEN BRAVE.

When 7 run across a man who says
that he has never known what fear is,
remarked an honored veteran at re
sent campfire gathering, [ know that
man is an unmitigated braggart. He
niobt inst as well tell me that he has
never been hungry. Fear is simply
the product of the instinct of self pres
ervation which is implanted in every
man.
OF all the stories of battle l like best
is that told of an officer on the field OF
Waterloo, who, when companion
tainted him with cowardice and called
attention to the pallor of his face, re
piled, elf you were just half as fright
ened as 1 am you would haveran away
long ago"
1t is pride that makes men brave, ..or
if YOU like to putt in another way the
fear of being thought cowardly by their
COMPANIONS. A man who is totally
Indifferent to what other people think
of him (many people think that they
are, but they are not would certainly
run away the first time he is brought
under fire.
know that am accounted a brave
man but whatever reputation have
for courage 1 owe to pride and nothing
else. But for that l should have dis
PLAYED the most arrant cowardice.
Take the first thing that gave me
lift on the ladder of fame. A feint at
tack was to be made on the enemies
OUTLYING Notifications to mask a more
serious movement A message had to
be conveyed to the officer in charge
of the men in the rife pits SO that he
might know what we were up to and
not withdraw his men when we re-
treated. To get to him one had to
pass over three hundred yards of lev
ell ground which was exposed to the
enemies musketry fire. volunteered
to do it, not because L had any liking
for the job, far from it, but because L
wanted my comrades to think that L
amounted to something. [ give you
nv word for it that when [ came to
that level stretch and the bullets be-
gan to whistle around me, and L real
lied that there were lot of men who
were trying to pot me- and whether
| got through alive or not simply de-
pended on the accuracy of their shoot
ing, my hair fairly stood on end with
fright and my knees played bone
solo. '"Thank God" 1 said to myself,
''there's nobody close enough to see
how scared 1 ann If 1 could have
done it without anybody ever know
ing it but myself / would have turned
tail and bolted at once. But 1 knew
that my colonel had his field glasses
on me and that all the men in my
company at least were watching me
so l simply kept on. And L said tc
myself, "now if l run across this
stretch they will think that 1 an
afraid, therefore I'll just walk across
So kept on walking until was ou
of danger. Then when had deliver
ed my message walked back and haC
the same sensations over again, Onl!
if possible | was a trife more scared
than before.
But when l got among my own com
rades again, and my colonel, in tn
hearing of all of them, said that h
had never seen a man risk his lif
more coolly, and other things equal,
complimentary, why felt that Iwoul'
not mind being twice as badly fright
ened for the same reward.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-11-30
For host of people life means little

For host OF people lie means HGtie
more than unbroken toll and uninter
rupted self sacrifice, and in many of
these cases the beauty of the life lies
in the fact that the man or woman
who is showing this noble strength is
unconscious of any special achieve
ment. 1t is easy enough to face great
dangers when they last but a little
while, and when their successful en-
durance means recognition and hon
or; but the patient loyalties of pri-
vate life, the elf-effacement of wo-
men for the sake of those in their own
household, who often have neither
comprehension of the sacrifice made
for them nor gratitude for it, involve
another and higher kind of courage.
In every situation in life there are
men and women who are quietly put
ting their own interests out of sight
in order that some other, less vigor-
Gus or less fortunate, may be sustain
ed and cared for. These beautiful sac
rifces, concealed as they are from the
world, constitute chapter of heroism
the like of which has never been writ
ten by the splendid daring of war and
exploration.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-11-30

AFTER FORTY YEARs.-"My father had
fever sore on his leg for forty years; but has
been permanently cured by Chamberlain's
Eye and Skin Ointment, after trying all other
remedies in vain,'' says Mr.. S. Witherell,
gun and lock smith at Fort Madison, Iowa. He
further says: 1.-The spot where the sore was,
is now perfectly clear any other part. He
used three % cent boxes in ALL ANorHER?-
Mr.. D. A. Barr, druggist, Blackburn, Mo. says;
81 have personal knowledge of case of chron-
ic sore eyes of many years standing, having
been cured by Chamberlain's Eye and Skin
Ointment. The party was Mr. Seth Moore,
north of this place" Mr.. Moore says the
| ointment was worth more than a thousand
| dollars to him. 1t costs him 25 cents. For
sale by H. C. Pierce, druggist.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-11-30

say, like many others, I have finished
my days work; but l can not say
have finished my life. My days will
begin again the next morning. The
tomb is not blind alley; it is thor
oughfare. 1t closes on the twilight to
open on the dawn.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-11-30

An old army officer, according to
Mrs. Custer, had a four year-old boy
who never tired of war stories. "The
story is little rough on me-
said the officer to Mrs. Custer; "but,
if you know child, you know that he
wants a plentiful sprinkling of 'I's' and
nothing told in the third person. So
kept on as he demanded, till one
day he looked up in my face and said,
Father, couldn't you get any one to
help you put down the Rebellion?'
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-11-30

A WONDER WoRKER-Mr. Frank Huffman, a
young man of Burlington, Ohio, states that he
had been under the care of two prominent
physicians and used their treatment until he
was not able to get around. They pronounced
his case to be Consumption and incurable
He was persuaded to try DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds
and at that time not able to walk across
the street without resting. He found before
he had used half of dollar bottle, that he was
much better; he continued to use it and is to-
day enjoying good health. If you have any
Throat, Lung or Chest Trouble try it. We
guarantee satisfaction. Trial bottle free at b
c.. Pierce's Drug Store.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-11-30

The Russians of the old school still
preserve the ancient Slavonian Gus
tom which makes it binding upon ev-
cry guest at dinner party, on rising
from table, to go and kiss the hand of
his hostess, she kissing his forehead
in return; and 1 have myself seen the
soft white hand of one of the most
beautiful women in st. Petersburg
literally covered with streaks of soup
| from half a dozen pairs of greasy
moustaches in succession.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-11-30

At dinner given Victor Hugo in
Paris, some years ago, he delivered an
impromptu address in which he gave
expression to his faith in the infinite
and the souls Immortality, says L.
Universe. This is what the distinguish
ed poet and philosopher said: 81 am
rising toward the sky. The sunshine
is on my heart. There 1 breathe at
this hour the fragrance of the lilacs,
the violets and roses as at 20 years
ago. The nearer l approach the end
the palmer 1 hear around me the i'm
mortal symphonies of the worlds which
invite me. 1t is marvellous, yet sim
pie. 1t is fairy tale and it is historic
For half century have been writing
al my thoughts in prose and verse,
history, philosophy, drama, romance,
tradition, satire, ode and song. have
tried all, but feel have not said a
thousandth part of what is in me-
When / go down to the grave can
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-11-30
ODD USE OF WORDS.

Many words once written with dig
nified motive now cause US to read
passages of standard literature with a
guffaw. The word imp was once
term of high honor. But how now
sounds the line from Spencer. aye
sacred imps that on Parnasso dwell?'
Over many a grave of the old French
mobiles may be read the line: "Here
lies that noble imp" A sacred poem,
written by Gascoigne three centuries
ago, begins a stately address to the
posterity of Abraham with the words:
o Abranam's brats, brats being then
a word of stately meaning.
Opening an old dictionary at ran
dom one day my eye happened to fall
on the word tragedy. A note explains
that it comes from a Greek word
which means a goat song because the
oldest tragedies were exhibited when
a goat was sacrificed or given as a
prize to the best acter. The word in
FAINT means literally not speaking.
Have you pug dog? Did you ever
think his face looks like that of mon
key? The monkey he most resembles is
the pug monkey, which gets his name
from Pug or Puck, as Shakespeare
writes-the sprite of mischief.
Canter is an abbreviated form of
Canterbury gallop, so called because
pilgrims to Canterbury rode at the
pace of a moderate gallop. A grenade
derives its name from its shape, which
resembles a pomegranite. A biscuit
means twice baked, because, accord
ing to military practice, the biscuits
of the Romans were twice prepared in
the ovens. Did you ever notice the
leaves of a dandelion? They are said tc
resemble, in form and size, the tooth
of the lion, and SO the French call il
dent de lion, and we, the dandeGon.
These are only a few of the many
curious and interesting things 1 found
in my afternoons search in the ole
dictionary.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-11-30

A farmer near Abba, Iowa, by the name of
j. H. Wolf, has found u sure cure for Group.
He says: For the last eight years [ have
recommended Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
for Group. Half a fifty cent bottle will cure
the worst case, if taken in time. On the goth
of this month, my boy, four years old, had the
Group very bad and three doses cured him.
would not be without it in my family" If the
remedy is given as the child becomes
hoarse, it will invariably prevent the Group.
so cent bottles for sale by H. c. Pierce, drug
oriS ct
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-11-30
G. A. PROUTY Pros
p. j. FARRELL Trcla
.ou, No., AwuI. HH.


have ON hand nmIt 00W
of those pants tbo umo M.
sold 500 many of lor Jle|#. H.
al the same priec- sI.oU. .I.r "#
5000 also "a lot 0f west. t0 W..H
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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-11-30

My wife was so badly afflicted with rheuma-
t1sm as to be unable to move in bed without
assistance. Our druggist, Mr.. Laddamus,
recommended Chamberlain's Pain Balm,
which greatly relieved her. We have used six
bottles at various times, and would not be
without it at hand JAS. COLEMAN, Lowell,
Neb. so cent bottles for sale by H. c. Pierce,
druggist.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-11-30
THE MANUFACTURE OF MIRRORS.

Early in the Sixteenth century
mandatory of glass mirrors was first
established on commercial scale in
Venice and the republic enjoyed a
monopoly of this profitable business
for $50 years. The makers of looking
glasses formed an important corpora
ton among themselves and were allow
ed unusual privileges. This process was
to blow cylinders of glass, which were
afterward fattened upon a stone,
carefully polished and silvered on the
back with an amalgam. In this way
quite large ones were produced, some
times measuring as much as four feet
in length.
The secret was carefully guarded
and the laws were enforced which de
clared that any workmen at the trade
who carried his art to a foreign state
must return upon inquisition on pen
atty of imprisonment for his nearest
relatives. If, Notwithstanding this
penalty, he refused to return, ennis
saries were sent to kill him. Never
GneleSS, III 1000 OolperU, dU OhdO Ull10
prime minister of France, imported
from Venice twenty makers of look
ing glasses, who set up their business
in the Fauberg ST. Antoine.
Before long the French mirrors ex-
celled the Venetian, and a fresh impulse
was given to the art in 1891 by the
discovery of a process for making
plate glass. From that time to this
the looking glasses made in France
| have been the best in the world.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-11-30

"James, how much is four plus eight
plus one?" asked the teacher. ''Don't
know" said James. 'EWell, suppose
I gave four apples to Charlie, eight to
Harry, and one to you, what would it
be?'' GA cold day for me-" whimpered
James,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-11-30

Rheumatism Cured in Day.-"Mystic Cure
for Rheumatism and Neural ia radically cures
in 1 to days. Its action upon the system is
remarkable and mysterious. 1t removes at
once the and the disease Immediately
disappears. The first dose greatly benefits,
rs cents. Sold by II. c. Pierce druggist Barton,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-11-30
Pants made tO order
from measure, on cut from
your own patterns.

big stock of home m WH
usuul A good W.rlN %. H0WH
over and under Vwr H'| .'
wares, 6c.
Can furnish uor. I0r H .H 4"
spiuner oud hIuw tN uH ..
knit double miUw Nc uW" ~"
YARN LEr our rU hNIt 'H..H
season hus commenced
Call at House Evenings.
HENRY GAY Barton Wooden MN.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-11-30

A blind carpenter took his hammer
and saw. A dumb wheelwright pick
ed up a hub and spoke. To which
may be added that deaf farmer drove
his flock and herd.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-11-30

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, 1891-11-30

a"How TO CURE ALL SKIN .''-Simply
rpply "Swayne's Ointment No internal medicine
tequired. Cures letter. eczema, itch. all erup-
ions the face hands, nose, &C., leaving the skin
clear, white and healthy. Its great healing and
curative powers are possessed by no other remedy.
Ask your druggist for Swayne's Ointment.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-11-30

Charity, in whatever guise she ap-
pears, is the best natured and the best
complexioned thing in the world.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-11-30

Lovers are said to be blind, but they
often make a pair of spectacles of
themselves.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-11-30
PUSH NEEDED IN BUSINESS.

Ladies, rough hands are a horror. Battle them
well at night in Johnson's Anodyne Liniment
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-11-30

All those heating and itching humors of the
scalp, so troublesome to many persons, are
effectuaIly cured by the use of Ayers Hair
Vigor. If not attended to in time, these dis
eases are very liable to result in the loss OF
q hair.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-11-30

A bare foot is a good tacks collect
or; but the owner groans as the iron
enters his sole.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-11-30

So she rejected you, did she? Your
proposal didn't please her. Well, I
can hardly say it didn't please her. I
thought she'd never stop laughing.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-11-30

For mealy results the water in which
potatoes are to be boiled should be
we'll sailed.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-11-30

Cure For Cramp.-Use Dr. Thomas, Electric
Oil according to directions. 1t is the best
remedy for All sudden ATTACKS of colds, pain
and inflammation, and injuries,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-11-30

1t is an assured fact nova days
that if yon intend to make money you
must take hold of something; you
must devote your work, your time,
your skill, your experience and what
ever money you have to something
To very few indeed does a fortune
come by merely waiting for it. And
these fortunes themselves are the re-
suit of previous years oflabor.
Caution is indeed a great thing in
investment, but, as in everything else,
there can not be too much of it. The
man who is too cautious in his bust
ness policy runs greater risk of be-
ing ruined by missing golden oppor-
tunities than one who is seemingly
reckless in his undertakings. Conserv-
atism of the genuine sort should be
the characteristic of every legitimate
business man; aggressiveness, how
ever, in any line of commerce, en-
larges to thousand fold the POSSIBLE
tiles of success, while at the same
time permitting of the employment of
conservative methods.
Gamblers in trade or in any other
sphere of activity generally come to
grief The genuine business man is a
speculator; he is no gambler. He
takes risks, but they are warranted by
the necessities of his enterprises. He,
also, often comes to grief, but his ruin
only emphasizes the mistakes that
should be avoided by others.
Any man who wishes to invest has
lots of good chances. But he must act,
and by acting rightly he will win.
was disguised with the learned doctors
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-11-30


who are subject to rheumatism can prevent
attacks by keeping the blood pure and free
from the acid which causes the disease. For
this purpose Hoods Sarsaparilla is used by
thousands with great success 1t is the best
blood purifier.
Constipation is caused by loss of the peris-
taltic action of the bowels. Hoods Pills
restore this action and invigorate the liver.
A teacher was giving a lesson on
the human body to bright class of
six-year- o1ds. She began by asking
about the schoolhouses, then let them
tell something about the houses they
lived in. Then she told them that God
had made little house for each of us
alone. They quickly understood, and
eyes were shining and hands raised.
ooh, Miss NJ, that house wears
clothes,' cried one. "And it's shin
gled with hair!" cried another. "The
windows are the eyes," said dear little
Lenore. Mamma says she can look
right into my heart through my eyes"
''The door is the mouth - cried little
fellow, putting his fingers between his
rosy lips. Little Willie jumped quite
out of his seat with the suddenness of
| his idea. "And the nose is the porch
over the door, and the buttons on my
| coat are the steps up to my front door!"
Do not suppose that because it is recon-
mended for animals that Arnica & Oil Lini-
ment is an offensive preparation. 1t will not
! stain clothing or the fairest skin.
/
FATHER AND SOMA fine young fell
low was disinherited by his father, a
well to do grazier and cattle dealer,
for marrying a domestic servant in
| the village. The father not only cut
him out of his will, but turned him out
of the house and dismissed him from
his employment. The young man took
service in the county police, and was
shortly appointed to his own village.
But in year or two he inherited a
snug fortune from a brother of his
fathers, with whom the latter had a
deadly feud, and the old grazier was
SO put out at his sons good fortune
that he cut his throat. Almost the
last work the son had to do before
leaving the police force to enjoy his
legacy was to attend the inquest OF
his father officially.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-11-30

Downs Elixir will cure any cough cold
no matter of how long standing.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-11-30

1 was disguised with the learned doctors
after swallowing their costly medicine in vain
for over year for the relief of catarrh in my
head, when I cured myself by using six bot
ties of Sulphur Bitters. My wife is now taking
them for nervous debility.-AbieL Carter,
Parker House Boston.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-11-30

Do not suppose that because it is recon-
mended for animals that Arnica & Oil Lini-
ment is an offensive preparation. 1t viii not
stain clothing or the fairest skin.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-03-11
sugs estions About OIL Lamps.

The oil reservoir should be Of metal,
rather than of china or glass. Wicks
should be soft and not too tightly
plated. Wicks should be dried at the
fire before being put into the lamps,
and should be only just long emo h to
reach the bottom of the oil reese voir.
They should be just wide enough to
fill the wick holder without being
squeezed into it, and should be soaked
with oil before being lit The reser-.
voir should be quite filled with oil
every time before using the lamp.
The lamp should be thoroughly clean,
all oil should be carefully wiped off,
and all chared wick and dirt removed
before lighting When the lamp is
lit the wick should be at first turned
down, and then slowly raised Lamps
which have no extinguishing appar36
tus should be put out as follows: III
wick should be turned down until there
is only small, Pickering flame. and
sharp ruff of breath should then be
sent across the top of the chimney, but
not down it.-HedrM and Hall. 4
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-03-11
AsSASsINS IDENTIFIED.
Italians on Trial Recognized as the Stay
ers of Chief Hennessy.

ers of Chief Hennessy.
Testimony is being taken in the trial OF
the murdorers of Chief Hennessy at New
Orleans, and i'm a sitting OF over seven
hours about twenty witnesses we're exam
ined. Politz was identified as one OF the
men who brought some guns in sacks to an
Italian grocery on Poydras street two days
before the shooting. He was also identified
as being present at the shooting and
slipping and falling while running
away, his gun going into the gut
ter, where IL was picked up the
next day. When arrested he had wound
on his wrist as II IL had been scraped.
Polltz stated that he was innocent; he also
said that he was present at the meeting
before the killing, and divided up the
money between those who were TO do the
shooting, though he failed to say who the
conspirators were. The fact that the
State did not ask for severance in Politz's
case, but kept him on trial, was
regarded as an indication that his state
ment was either not credited or that 10 was
not important. Scaffedi was identified as
the man I'm the oil-cloth coat who stood at
the corner and fred at Hennessy, and
Scaffedi, Politz Sincerl, and Hatali are
recognized as the men who stole away In
the darkness.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-03-11
NOT A BAD NIHILIST.
SERIOUS STEPNIAK TELLS OF
RUSSIAN ATROCITIES.
MN who Have Committed No Crime Sem
fenced to the Mines without Trial
Even Little Children Are Now Banished


fenced to the Mines without Trial
Even Little Children Are Now Banished
tn Siberia
S,ygius Stepniak, who is a nihilist in
Russia but not in the United States, is
now lecturing I'm this country and has
recently spoken in Chicago, ST. Paul and
Milwaukee.
The great question in Russia to-day,
he says, is 10 throw overheard the au-
tocracy and substitute constitutional
monarchy, the same as that found in
Italy, England and all European coun-
tries except Turkey. This movement
began in Russia more from religious
spirit than a political one. Russia to-
day is passing through a period similar
10 what France passed through before
its great revolution. Nihilists in Russia
who are sincere aud earnest as a general
rule in their work for better govern
ment are compelled 10 submit TO the
most extreme suffering from the heavy
penalties inflicted upon them by public
officers.
The speaker, in a recent lecture, gave
in detail the manner Of organizing nihi-
list societies among the workingmen.
Nothing was done that was considered
violent at first. The societies heard lee
lures on all scientific and social topics
for their educational benefit. The ideas
Of better government were sown i'm a
quiet way. There was nothing political
or revolutionary 1t was religious
movement in the full sense of the word.
But il had in time assumed political
dress. Officers of the government, see
ing the drift of the ideas taught by the