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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-08-21
Sweet is the slumber beneath the sod,
While the pure spirit rests with God.


a few days ago story was published
of IL check for cents drawn on q New
York national bank and posted as q curl
osity in the Office of heavy broker in
Wall street. T. P. Roberts of Thu; city
has O. draft which as a curiosity out
ranks the cent check and is on par
with the famous Bank of England note
Tor u penny.
From 1886 to 1888 Mr.. Roberts was
postmaster at Hazen, n. D., and on Jan.
1, 1891, in settlement of his final account
with the authorities at Washington, he
received a draft on the postmaster at
Chicago for 1 cent and signed an inpos-
ing formal receipt. which was sent back
to Washington The draft was in the
usual form, and the paper on which it
was engraved must have been worth
nearly its face value. Check marks upon
it showed that it had passed through
many hands, and it bore the signatures
of those high in authority.
A careful computation shows that the
issuing of that draft for / cent cost the
postoffice department in time and wages
at least $14. Mr.. Roberts has been Of
fered SEQ for it as q curiosity, but says
he won't part with it for several times
that sum- Some time after he got
the draft Mr.. Roberts received a Motif
cation from Washington that unless it
was presented within six months it
would not be paid without renewal, bat
he never has been reduced to such inan-
cial straits that he was compelled to
have it cashed.
So it will remain outstanding, to b;
carried on and on in the books OF the
department, causing profanity among
the clerks who are making UP the bal
ances and ir2uiring comments by new
sets of officials who come into Office with
the changes Of government. Mr.. Rob-
erts will continue to be 4 creditor OF tho
federal government II tao SUN Of cent.
-Paso Robes Noon.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-08-21

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AniSh0 ooo '1oi ,oiiS ''oseuI Hllssp'DdLy
son. anu wren Tue SNIP from emma an
! ClIoreo III NC" DIX naf 'Or ana the long
absent one passed over the threshold OF
ms paternal nome sne SAID, Now, Lord,
/ letUest 1hou thy servant depart IN peace,
Ior mlne eyes nave seen thy salvation.
Inc prayer VS. soon answered.
lt was aIl '7t,1'azl3l day when we gath
cred from g fotld only the house
from winch .2~l lad fled forever.
She loo:1c1 the hands very
much rs " H-cr1 cunlOypd in
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-07-14
A New Locomotive.

The Raub locomotive is attracting
attention in the railroad world. The
distinguished feature is that the pistons
are placed vertically instead of hori-
zontally. They are three in number,
instead of two, and are located between
two boilers which are wholly independ-
ent Of each other The piston rods
are attached to crank shaft, each at
tachment making an angle of sixty de-
grees with the other two so as to avoid
the dead center. The driving rods ale
attached to the crank shaft and are
lifted up and pushed down instead of
being driven by force exerted hori-
zontally as in ordinary locomotives.
The inventor claims extraordinary
power, and the two boilers give him
steam capacity to reach 100 miles an
hour with good-si2ed train without
any trouble. The cab is between the
two boilers and the ends Of the loco
motive are right and left duplicates Of
each other, so the locomotive looks
equally well and works equally we'll
running in either direction. The pre-.
hminary tests are said to have resulted
very satisfactorily. II Detroit Free
Press
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-07-14

has devised a gnomon which prac-
ticaily makes its own correction for
the equation Of time. In this instru'
ment the time is indicated not by
the shadow of straight edge, as in
the old sun dials, but by the point
where an equatorial circular line If
cut by the edge of the shadow Of
curved surface, the curvature Of which
is so arranged with respect to the
suns distance above or below the
equator as to compensate for the
Equation Of time" The instrument
is universal one, and consists of
meridional semi-circle, the diameter
of which is an axis carrying the curved
gnomOn, and an equatorial circular
arc. The latter has engraved upon
its concave surface a graduated line
on which are marked, the hours and
their subdivisions. There is a screw
for clamping the merldional arc at
the proper position for any given
latitude, and another clamp for ad-
justing the equatorial arc The dial
not only indicates local meantime,
but a very simple adjustment may be
set so as to show any required standard
time. The figure here given illus
trates the dial devised by Major Gen
era! Oliver
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-07-14
S Aa0est uesIgn is AIi00Sf
Gases, TrfreU WIN tIafifiJ moss aiifi

Gases, iiiIeu Win dainp Moss aiid taftff.
and adorned with portions of tree
trunks or plants suited to the habits of
the moths, are peopled by these exquis-
ite and delicate creatures, as one after
another separates itself from the chrvs-
alis case in which it has been sleepinp
all the winter and, huttering upward
with weak and uncertain movements.
exposes its full beauties to the light
The wings OF the largest kind, such as
the great orange-brown ''Atlas" moth,
are as wide as those of a missel-thrush
and the great size of this and othe spe-
cies increases the strange likeness to
bird forms which is so marked even in
the smaller English hawk-moths The
giant moths of the tropics, unlike the
rest of the insect world, have faces and
features not devoid of expression.
Some resemble birds, others cats. Some
are covered with long, soft plumage
like the feathers of the marabout or the
plumes of swans. Others are wrapped
in silky mantle like an Angora kitten,
or clothed in ermine and sables. The
depth and softness of these downy
mantles make the impulse to stroke
them suggest itself at opce yet, when
the head keeper lifts them from the
branch on which they rest, as fslconer
lifts his hawk, the feeling that they are
neither moths nor animals, but long
winged birds is equally irresistible
London Spectator.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-07-14

"There's those letters ye wrote from
Narragansett last summer when We was
driyin the hack, and here's the bangle
and the earrings We gave me last year.
Here she trembled for a moment be-
fore her last effort. 81 thought Miss
Sullivan of Dublin might like 'em,
poor girl like mes not tit for EN- an
en- l hope you an Miss Sullivan
will be happy an" here poor
Della broke down and began to cry.
Phil came mp and took her hand.
"Why Della, child, dye care for me
little bit, thin? hadn't no idea of
it. He was going to put his arm
round her, but she Withdrew.
"Nol Ye mustn't, she said, looking
at him with cleaning eyes. "she
wouldn't like If. "
Della, says Phil, 'iust listen to
me. Then he goes up and whispers
in her ear:
Nellie Sullivan's my half-sister."
Poor Della is perfectly aghast. "Oh,
Phil, Phil, she says, ''an I've gone
an shown ye that l don't quite hate ye
arter all. "
Eyes, me little girl, says Phil, "an'
| sha'n't forget it now l knows it; but
ye can't think the tin-thousandth part
o me that do o. you.
Then, with the eloquencc which
characterizes his race, he went on:
AN ! pray the Almighty God an all
the blessed saints We may niver suffer
like I did for the next twenty-four
hours arter We sent me away"
"Twinty-four hours?" said Della,
why twinty-four hours arter that
was the night o the party Why
wasn't ye unhappy thin? Sure, | was
cross enough to We.
"Ah, We sweet thing, don't We see
that that's how l began to think We
might care just bit for me arter allg'
says Phil, AN now good by, Della,
an before long I'll hope to see ye Mr..
P Crowley"
Fine groceries an provisions, says
Della. "Well, Phil, l guess I'd better
yes, if it's only to change my name.
Boston Budget.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-07-14


these are among the chief character
sites looked for in boys; while indus
ry, gentleness, faithfulness, and cheer
,ul demeanor are required of girls
Little or no Importance is attached
% the religious training of children.
Whether the parents be Buddhists or
shintoists it matters not, for in any
Ease the children rarely take any part
in the religious life of their parents or
elders, and indeed usually grow up in
bhssful ignorance as to what it is all
about. True, they may be occasion
ally taken to the temple, and taught
to rub their palTs together, clap
thrice, and incliEe their heads toward
the shrine, as they toss their offering
Of rim through the wooden grating of
the huge moneylhlI. They may have
some vague notion that there is some
thing meritorious in all this, but
nothing more, although every Japanese
home has latticef niche, or kami-
dana, dedicated to tie service of the
household Lares knd Penates, or
Daikoku and Ebisu as they appear in
Japan. These QUAINT figures -Dai-
koku with his bag iii rice, and Ebisu
with his wise smile pnd accompanying
dsh-are regarded I lore as symbols OF
good luck than su rene beings, and
are retained, in ma Y homes at least,
in the same spirit as We Occidentals
would fasten a horsI ashoe over a door
way. - Popular Scin ence Monthly.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-07-14

While nearly all pm cious substance,
have been more or le' sought after l.,
adventurous men, it emmned FIR ~.
present year to pr Todnce regular
hunter of ambergris. Mr.. J. AIcC.n.
ley, who recently arr we'd in San Fran
cisco from New Gum within pmutit,
Of ambergris, was SO pleased With tb.
financial returns n 'm his treasure
that he intends to go back mll,
equipped to make a asmcsof gather.
ing the valuable 81 bstancc.. He +.
confident of making fortune. for nj.
operations will be cal ned ON in place.
where Europeans an unknown. and
where he will have III entire field +,
himself. Along tn New Guinoo
Coast, where ne spe 1t several years.
Mr.. McCauley says that mmrs ,f
ambergris Of all size some peipbipc
over 100 pounds, ear be found IN tbs
water and washed AZ 1ore. The diai.
Guilty is to get it to n larket where If is
worth over S. an oru1 Zee 1t is toover.
come this that he is making arrange,
ments to hunt for in systematic /
manner. He bringk with him mopy /
stories of how men pave made fortunes
by lucky find. One who took a
quantity Of it to England realized
no less than $50, 0 90, while many
others derived large I sums. The epl,
trouble with Mr.. M5 cCauleys scheme
is that he may kill tht L goose that laws
the golden eggs, fo1 ambergris owes
its commercial valued to its rarity. and
if he should drug the market the rrice
would soon begin to fall. In fact
lmbergris is no longer valued "a
highly as it once was Before Doctor
5wediaur discovered that it was NOR.
Did secretion formed in the utcstipes
Of the spermaceti whale, many fabn.
ious stories we're in circulation abont
It's wonderful virtues. At the present
day, except in the East, it is no longer
lsed in pharmacy, but is entirely con
lined to perfumery. = New York News.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-07-14
Day Of DAYS.

One day Of days my lover came,
And lips and cheeks were all atlame
With maiden bushes, meath his eyes;
Love answering love in sweet replies,
That day of all days.
Then days Of days, little head
Was nestled in his cradle-bed;
Bowling above. we wondered why
Such joy was given to you and 1,
Glad days Of days!
Ere many days Of days, our girls
Wore lovers knots among their curls;
Our boys had grown to stalwart men;
And we alone, were once again,
Sad days Of days!
Now, day Of days, we sit beside
just you and 1.-The iireside.
Please God may there be always two;
lou, dear. for me, and |, for you,
Each day Of days.
When day Of days, a silence deep,
Ger tired eyes doth gently creep;
Together, may the children say
Father and mother went away
Gods day Of days.
-IAlice H. Rich, in Frank Leslie's.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-07-14

A German Fiddler who Was Determined
TO see the Great Napolel
Wonderful as are the parts which a
modern reporter will inlay, in order
that newspaper readers may crafty
their curiosity, he never, according
to Household, did anything boldcf
than the part German violinist
played to crafty his personal curiosi'
tv. In ls0s Napoleon held, at Erfurt
the congress of princes. In the even
ings the emperor amused his guests
with music and a drama played by a
French troupe brought from Paris
Spohi, the vioinist, was intensely
curious to see this assemblage Of
royalties, and betook himself TO
Erfurt, thinking he might wriggle
himself into some corner Of the
house. He discovered, however, that
the public were excluded, blue blood
alone being allowed TO enter. Tho
fact that the whole house was re-
served for sovereigns and their suites
would have discouraged a less de-
termined man. But Spohi was per
sstent. Having a friend who was
second horn player in the orchestra
he persuaded him to feign illness and
to ask the bandmaster to allow his
friend. the violinist, to take his
| place.
The request was granted, and Spohi
set himself to work to acquire his
friends part. on taking mp the
horn he discovered that he had set
himself difficult task 1t took him
day and a half to produce the
simple notes. on the evening Of the
performance the muscle, of his face
were strained and stiG, his lips
swollen and back, and he could hard
" get through his part, which FORUM
ately was not very elaborate, One
thought cheered Spohi as he took his
seat in the orchestra, he would enjoy
A fine view Of the princes, and espe-
cially Of Napoleon. who was to sit in
the center stall of the first row. But
Ia his dismay he learned that the
emperor had issued formal order
directing the musicians to play with
their backs to the audience, and
under no circumstances to turn Their
heads. The violinist was equal tf
the emergency. Pulling out a pocket
mirror. he placed it before him ir
a proper position. and thus obtained
an excellent view of the audience OF
soyereigns
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-07-14
RemarkabIe Insifnce o. Honesty.

George W, Sinai ley, the London
correspondent Of the New York
Tribune, has been making a trip to
Berlin and recordii & his experiences.
One of them will, are sure, he read
with interest:
"The train was to stop fourteen
minutes for luncl eon. or as they
choose to consider for dinner We
sat down in a conf, rtsbl, room, fable
clean, and food vel good luncheon
served comfortabl in courses and
rapidly. But at Ie end of seven OF
eight minutes We cro invited by tho
conscientious cond, ctor. a puuctiliou-
official, equally pol te and peremptory
to take our places the tram. Being
asked for the bill the polite head
waiter remarked ''Ym have had
only half a dinner YOU will Jay hall
price"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-07-14

pared with clock time, for sun dial
Gays are not. like ordinary days. all
Of equal length. The mean time
shown by ordinary clocks is based
upon the division Of a mean day.
which corresponds TO the mean length
Of the day as measured by the sun
dial shadow at different parts Of the
year. The clock time corresponds
to the dial time which would be shown
ny fictitious" or "mean" sun NOV.
log uniformly in the equator at tho
same average rate 20 that Of the real
sun in the ecliptic.
The difficulty of contriving a dial
10 show the mean time has been over.
come In a simple manner by Major
1@anaral ! oliver af I ,onaon ,vbo
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-07-14

girl with the red huir, he danced with
her great many times. Everyone
sang her praises except Della. who
was unable to SEE anything attractive
about her.
After the dancing had gone on for
several hours, Phil stepped up and
asked for dance. He was a good
dancer, but Della said she had head
ache, and then danced with the next
man who asked her. She was vexed
that Phil had not asked her before and
She wanted to punish him. But Phil
would not be punished He danced
and laughed in very lively way,
especially with his little red-haired
friend, Miss Sullivan of Dublin. who
was certainty the belle Of the evening.
Della went home early with the girl
who had come with her She was
exhausted and cross. She went to bed
excited and tired, and one may imagine.
without being certain, that Miss Sulh-
van, of Dublin, played considerable
part in her dreams.
Three days went by in which Della
saw no more Of Phil. On the morn
ing of the fourth she awoke with a
headache but rose early and went to
church, as she did every day, coming
home to do her morning tasks. After
breakfast, when Mrs. Randol was Civ
ing her orders to Bridget, Della hap
pened to be downstairs blackinq Mr.
Randofs boots. She came into the
kitchen as Mrs. Randol was speaking.
$50 think we must have man to
fix the furnace 1t is too much for Won
and Maggie. Do you know of any
one whom We could have, Bridget?
Oh, Della, don't you know of any
one?"
Della reflected "There's person
| know" she said, who's an honest,
straightforward sort o man. He's a
little stupid, but l think he'd do it
well, ma'am- I'll tell him, if ye say
so, and he'll be up to-morrer.
"But how do you know that he'll
come?' inquired Mrs. Randol. Il
can only afford to give him 81 a week.
ooh, he'll come, ma am, said Della.
When her work was done she sat down
and wrote us follows:
DEAR PH1I.-You was kinder i'm
polite in your last, but / thought Ide
furgive You just once. Mrs. Ran
dol warnts Man to Fix the ferniss. 2
dois week. Do you warnt the job?
Y tIs-asSae..It- twice a dax
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-07-14
Moral Training in Japan.

The moral education of japanese
children is conducted partly at home
md partly in school, and is based
largely upon the teachings of the his.
tory Of the country Intrepid yalor,
zeal, sobriety, directness of speech,
Extreme courtesy, implicit obedience
to parents and supporters, and deferen.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-07-14

consciousness that her auditors would
like to hear more, but stopping be
cause-well, because she pleased.
Della was an autocrrt
You might have expected the visitor
to begin conversation, but no. Phil
Crowley looked at Della in an admir-
ing way, but never opened his mouth.
Maggie soon went off to bed, but
Della persuaded Bridget TO stay.
So Bridget sat at her work, growing
sleepier and sleepier, and there was
pause for while. Finally Phil spoke
in an earnest whisper, leaning forward
and looking hard at Della.
81 come up tonight Della, cause
we'll, cause couldn't help it, an
might as well tell We all about it. Sure
/ can't sleep O. nights for thinkin' of
We, an l think more of We than all
the world an an'-d'ye think We can
ever care bit for me, Delia?"
Della looked quickly round at
Bridget, who was doing over her
work, and then said
Jaw, Phil, man, what's got into We?
| don't want to marry any one, an Tn
sure it's not you that I'd take if was
to choose. Sure We must a been out
o your head when ye said that. Don't
try romanticizin', for you don't under
stand it. You're off? Well, good
night to yen'
Phil was already at the door. Good
night, Della, said he. Il wish We a
pleasanter night, an better sleep than
I'll have, bad luck to me Then he
turned and went away. Delin sat down
again and thought awhile, then she
rose. Come on, Bridget, it's bed
time, said she and the two went up
stairs together.
The next evening Della and Phil were
to have gone to dance given by the
Westminster Boat Club. As night came
on, Della wondered whether her escort
would make his appearance. In the 6
O'Clock mail she received the following
letter:
Miss McGoNIeLE. I can't take you
to the Ball tonite, as l have gumthin
else on Hand. As you Wos not verv
glad to see me last night, mayby you
don't care. P. CROWLEY.
Della studied over this a good while.
1t took her long time to master the
spelling, for though her own was ec-
centric, it was very different from
Phil's. The meaning, too, puzzled
her. One thing was certain, it was
not polite Miss NcGonigle, indeed
Something else on hand Well, Mr..
Phil should see that she could get on
without him.
She knew girl in the next house,
who was going to ball, and some
hours after receiving Phil's letter she
called on this friend and they went
together. They were little late, so
that the ball was already begun; and
oh, shameful there WAS Phil dane
ing around in the happiest way with a
little girl with red hair. He did not
take any notice of Della when she came
into the hall, and she pretended not to
look at him.
Della was favorite, and plenty Of
young men danced with her, but Phil
was not one of them, As to the little
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-07-14
A KITCHEN ROMANCE.

Della was sitting in her rocking chair
in corner of the kitchen, reading
aloud to the other two girls. Maggie
was mending stocking, and Bridget
was making dress ont of a piece of
calico which Mrs Randol had given
her. Della had found ''Sir Charles
Grandison' in the course of her clear
ing up, and it amazed the two older
girls to hear her excited intonations
and marvellous pronunciations, as it
would have amazed Mr.. Richardson
himself. Della was nice-looking
girl, and she was intelligent her
choice of books being, as we have seen,
faultless. The other girls we're older
and stouter, but they had not outgrown
their taste for romance, and they
Listened bravely to what they could un-
derstand.
A dark shadow appeared at the win
dow. Della stopped reading long
enough to say;
Its only Phil Crowley; never
mind him, and then continued. Mr..
Crowley saw that he was discovered
and entering the kitchen, took a chair
with a nod of recognition to his three
hostesses, while Della went on. ''And
that will do for tonight, she said, at
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-07-14

At the Monte de Petite, or big pawn
shop of Paris, rather curious list Of
articles was pledged during last year
The most popular among them we're
bed sheets, Of which 81 1914 pairs we're
pledged; there were $40 elder down
quilts, 254 fans, 392 boxes of mathe.
maticvl instruments, 1872 saucepans,
460 sewing machines, fifty seven pi-
amos, and 977 looking glasses.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-07-14
The Matching of Butterfly Broods.

1t would be difficult to picture more
elegant or more interesting sight than
the Matching of the butterfly broods in
the Insect House during the past few
days of almost summer heat. The gle.