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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-03-26

already died when he wrote. A native
physician of Bombay, Ramohun Fin
ger, writes that ''people who CO not
use opium or spirits do not catch the
disorder even when with those who
are sick.''
A careful investigation Of poor
houses returned the estimate that
pauperism would scarcely be known
in America but for rum. In one coun-
ty home, out of 1,134 paupers 1859
were victims of alcohol. In another
county in Pennsylvania out of 80 at
public charge 48 were found to have
been brought to their reduced con-
dition by Incorporate drinking. The
proportion in the poor-house of Onei-
da County of the state of New York
was very nearly the same. In Wash
ington County nine tenths of the pub
lie charges were made such by liquor.
The statistics are everywhere the
same take from my file an old re-
port, but entirely reliable, which says:
Gin two districts in Upper Canada 3S
out OF A 1nqueStS held Oy cOfOnefs
were in cases of death caused by in
temperance"
But it is hardly worth your while to
go further in this class of testimony.
I will return for moment to the
words of a man of distinguished lit
erary ability, whose position should
entitle him to a hearing, even in the
presence of our university chancellors
and college presidents: Carlyle said:
"My complete conviction goes, and
for long years has gone, in regard to
that matter, that gin is the most au-
thentic incarnation of the evil princi-
pie; the black throat into which
of every kind whirls
down, calling on delirium to help it,"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-03-26

There is an old saying that we
should not count our chick ems before
they are Matched, which is very
good old saying indeed, and one that
has been said in different ways One
of the most amusing ways Of putting
it was that of the Greek Antisthene s.,
who had been very much wearied by
the Boosting of a young acquaintance
of his of how rich he would be when
a cargo Of salt fish he was expecting
arrived from the Pontus. The youth
kept telling Antisthenes Of the pres
ents he would give him and the other
attentions he would shower upon him,
when the Greek seized an empty
bag and led the braggart to a dealer
in flour. Gill this to the brim,' he
said to the dealer. The dealer did so,
and Antisthenes, turning on his heel,
started to leave the shop without
paying for the flour. "Here!" cried
the dealer, "my money! my money!"
"Ah!" said Antisthenes, 81 have
none, but-er-t this young gentleman"
pointing to the boastful YOUTH twill
pay for it when his cargo of salt fish
comes in" The haste Of the dealer
to empty the flour back into the bin
and hurl the empty bag at the retreat
ing Antisthenes taught the young
man the lesson the wit desired him to
learn.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-03-26
JUST FOR FUN.

Teacher-Defne quartz. Nickname
Son-(who is rather absent minded
Pint and half.
"You don't mean to say that you
are going to the theater in Lent, dc
you?,' eyes; that's just the season.
The tickets are lent.''
Blus ter-Do you mean to say that
am liar? Blister - hope that /
could not do SO ungentle thing. But
see you catch my idea.
What lovely repose of m amer Miss
Topnotch has. Landlady-Goo bod
ness, I'd say she has. Sac never gets
down to breakfast before $50.
have not used all of one bottle yet I suf-
fered from catarrh for twelve years, expert
encing the eating dropping in the throat
peculiar to that disease, and nose bleed al
most daily. I tried various remedies without
benefit until Is st Al ril, when I saw Ely's
Cream Balm advertised in tie Boston Budget
L procured bottle, and since the first DAYS
use have had no more bleeding, the soreness
is entirely gone-D =. Davidson, with the
Boston Budget, formerly with Boston Jour
nal.
An old bachelor declares that it is
in the house, because each cries so
loud that you can't hear the other
Mrs. Cawker (quoting) Half the
world doesn't know how the other
half lives. Mr.. Cawker-IJ ought to
join your sewing society and find out
This amateur performance you
speak Of. Was it a charitable affair?
Oh, yes; the people knew the young
people were doing as we'll as they
could.
The best remedy for rheum atism that has
yet been discovered. Mr.. D. H. Tyler, $50 w.
Main St., Galesburg, H., writes: Il have
used good many bottles of Salvation Oil
and think it the be st remedy for rheumatism
ever used'
Maud-Why don't you give young
Sewers some encouragement if you
love him? Nell-Oh, he ought to be
able to press his own suit. He's
tailor.
Don't talk to me, said the lettuce to
WIZ wi AAP1 nav a IiOol elhd y oo
haven't. [ don't see how that can be,
replied the turnip. You never get
mashed and [ do.
What do you think Of this theory, a
man is what he eats? Potts-It doesn't
always work to perfection. For in
stance, when a congressman eats
crow it makes cuckoo of him.
Northerner-Thath hog must be both
cred with feas, from the way he
scratches himself. Southerner-
Fleas nuthin That's a razor back
hog, sab, an he's just stropping him
self.
Junior Partner-Our traveller ought
to be discharged. He told one of our
customers that I was an ignorant fool |
Senior Partner shall speak to him,
and insist that no more office secrets
be divulged.
Mrs. COmehome You say you are |
a good washer and ironer: how Go |
you tell when the irons are too hot? |
Servant looking for a place)-How? |
By smelling the burning linen, mum,
Of course.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-03-26

Mark Twain, in his last story, ''Pud-
d'n-head Wilson," tells of young
colored girl who Inexperienced relig-
ion''in revival at the colored church.
The next day, in busting her masters
desk, she happened upon two dol
lar bill, which had been left. there by
accident. ''Lord- "a massy," she said;
as she covered it with book, SO as
not to be further tempted, chow 1
wish't that revival I'D been put off till
to morrer!'
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-03-26
A Million Friends.

A MILLION FRIENDS.-A friend in need is a
friend indeed, not less than one Million peo-
pie have found just such friend in DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs, and Colds.-If you have never used
this Great Cough Medicine, one trial will con-
vince you that it has wonderful curative pow
ers in all diseases of Throat, Chest and Lungs.
Each bottle is guaranteed to do all that is
claimed or money will be refunded. Trial bot
ties free at H. G. Pierce's Drug store. Large
bottles soc. and $1.00.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-03-26

The secretary Of the Elkhart Carriage
and Harness Mfg. Co., OF Elkhart, Ind,
informs US that their prices Will be lower
for 1884, than ever. He wishes us to ask
our readers not to purchase anything in
the line of carriages, wagons, bicycles or
harness until they have sent cents in
stamps to pay postage on their 112 page
catalogue. We advise the readers of this
paper to remember his suggestion.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-03-26

perfect cure Mr.. Edward E. Brought ton,
140 w. 10Th St., New York City. n. Y, says
this: 81 have used several bottles of DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup in my family and find it a
perfect cure 1 cheerful1y recommend it,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-02-13
FOR GOOD OF THE CAUSE
Mr.. Armstrong; Speech Before the
American League.
POINTS FOR OUR ROYALIsT FRIENDS.

some Hard Nuts for the supporters OF
the eN-0ueen TO Crack - The stars
and stripes VIII Wave over These
Islands in the Near Future.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-03
COUNTY REPUBLICAN TICKET.
REPUBLICAN STATE PLATFORM.

Re-affrrning the Republican national plat
form Of lS92,
Resolved, First: That the constant patriot
ism, of our party is ia itself guaranty 20 INC
nation Il. AT the interests OF its defenders :,
their widows and orphans, VIII be liberaIiy
cared for and we denounce their cruel ana
deliberate betrayal by the present Democratic
administration.
Second: We adhere 70 the RepubIlcan,
Doctrine Of protection. and believe that tarln
laws SHOULD protect the products OF the 1arh'
as well of the factory >.
Third: The American people favor b.
ne,allism and the Republican party demands
the use of both gold and silver as standard
money with such restrictions and under
sucb provisions, 10 he determined oy iegisIa-
fiOn as will secure the maintenance OF the
parity of vP'ues of the two metals. ana tnaI
The .;lrchasing and debt paying power OF the
dollar whether of gold, silver or paper. shall
be at all times equal. The Interests OF The
producers of the country. its farmers ana us
Working men, demand that the mines he open
ed to the coinage of the silver OF the mine
of the United States, and that congress should
enact a law levying n tax on importatlons OF
fcleien silver sufficient to tuly protect the
Products of our own mines.
Fourth: We favor national ara stale legis-
lation for the encouI agement OF irrigation.
Fifth: We tlenounce the present state adj
rninistration for IT'S violation of tho laws and
cont empf of the courts. the corruption ana
1ncoInpetency of its officials, Its gross mis-
rnapsgcment of the state institutions, and
for tie discredit it has brought upon the
good name of the state. And We pledge the
Republican party and the nominees of this
convention TO faithful and economical dis
charge of all official duties and to q strict
Observance and an honest enforcement OF the
laws ana to obedience to the mandates OF the
courts.
sixth: To the maintenance of these princi-
pies we invite the support OF all patriotic
citizens.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-03
Z ABOUT TEN-PINS.

| From the Buffalo Express.
81 used to roll pretty fair game o
tenpins." said the little man.
Il can beat you put in the tat man
decidedly.
''Oh, dunno said the little man.
iii roll YOU on any alley you saI
and at any time: can beat you," in
sisted the fat man.
There was a lot more conversation
Of this kind and finally the little man
got mad. He pulled out roll of bills
and peeled off a twenty. 'I'Il bet you
twenty dollars" he said, holly, tina,
you can't beat me- I'll bet you TWEEN
ty dollars that I Will beat you seven
out of ten games tomorrow afternoon. -
The fat man grew cautious. What
the highest you ever rolled?" he asked.
Then lie said proudly: Il made two
| hundred and thirty-five once"
''Why. my dear boy" said the little
man, Il see that you are en- amateur. |
rolled ten games the other afternoon
and averaged two hundred and forty
six
The fat mans eyes buiged out. Il
eoh L tciicsS IT, diI d ll.iA III
Buffalo who can do it.
iii bet you twenty dollars to five
that can average more than two hun
dred and thirty-five for twenty games
tomorrow afternoon" said the little
man, producing his roll of bills again.
I'll bet you twenty dollars or I'll bet
you hundred dollars 1t don't cut
any ice with me how large the bet is.
l know what can do. Why, / made
two hundred and seventy-six and bet
ter three games hand running a week
ago
II didn't know I was up against a
shark said the fat man, feebly. Il
can't do any such rolling as that"
Then don't go making cracks at
me" and the little man waved his roll
of money around TO the great discom-
fort of the fat man and to the enjoy
ment of the onlookers. Il am a star
bowler. You said you could beat me-
Now make good your claim or close
your face"
but the rolling is wonderful 1
never heard of anything like it." And
the fat man wiped the sweat off his
forehead.
"Huh" said the little man. THAT
amt n marker to what l have done.
Why, one day when l was in good con-
dition rolled three hundred and thir-
ty-six."
whats that?" asked the fat man,
sharply.
Fact. rolled three hundred and
thirty-siX in New York"
The fat man rose slowly from his
seat and looked at his friends. Here
he said. somebody kick me around
the room a few times
whats the matter?'' asked the little
man.
''Matter?' and there was world of
disgust in the fat mans voice. Mat
ter? Why, I've been sitting here like
a chuckleheaded chump and letting
you bluff me about bowling, game
I've played since l was a boy-letting
you bluff me, when you, You dod-
gasted idiot, don't know enough about
the game To know that three hundred
is the highest possible score"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-03

food for ducks. it has been demon
strated that they develop and fatten
on 1t much more quickly than upon
grain AID pickings alone Az eight
weeks OF age, On fish and grain alone,
duck is in prime condition for the
table; on Other kinds of food eleven
aad twelve wee!.s are required. Duck
farming IS considerable industry on
parts 81 Long Island. the sheltered bays
on the Sound side a.fording ad1ira bic
feeding grounds The breeders are
spoken OF as duck farmers, and they
have houses and yards near the water,
and everything is kept in excellent
order. The incubator is used almost
universally, as being more trustworthy
even than the patient hen.
1t is worthy of note that the Chinese
very, very long ago Matched out their
ducks by artificial heat, and the incu-
bators that seem SO wonderful 10 US at
the poultry shows and country fairs
were an old story in the east long be-
fore our great-gran6fathers were born.
1t is likely that we got the do.nesti-
Gated duck from China. so long ago
that we know not when. and the writ
e-s on natural history content them
selves with telling us that it is derived
from the Inallard, mixed in some cases
with the musk duck and the gadwall,
and perhaps the black duck. The do
mestication of the duck has h2 1 an effect
the opposite OF that usually produced by
civilization on man. for the mallard is
strictly homogeneous Walterton, the
naturalist, assures Us, indeed, that the
wild duck is a most faithful husband,
and remains paired for life, while the
domestic drake IS most VIGOROUSLY
polygamous
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-03

There Il a general Impression that
the humidity u the air a zr,ztsr n
the woods than IN tae open isids IAts
Is contradicted. however. by the reHa.s
az obaervstsons recently made II Ger
many. II vas found tasrs shat Toe sa-
mildly. both relative and aoso!ute. VA
tlizhrlv greater ia The open ,naa IA
the woods. and ;als va true equally ia
the morning and Is the as.sTnoo1- "A
% the temperature = The air among
the trees. - was a rife Aighsr IL. ,fs
opcn - the morning. and 10 mere
marked oegTre = the S!tsraoou-
Youth s. CON rzsuio
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-03
America Dead 49,

Medical lake, 50 called on accouD. Of
the remedial virtues OF It's waters. sitn-
ated on the Great Columbian Platcau.
IN southern Washington, a. al altitude
ot two thousand three hundred feet
above the level of the Pacific. Is tass
Dead sea Of America II j. about =
mile long. and from a half 20 three
quarters o. a mile n vviith, and with a
maximum depth o. about sixty feet
The com position az the -7atsTs = this
Alpine AXE i almost identical win
TIA; 81 tlle Dead sea 81 Palestine and.
ike IT. oriental cOun.erT,z - no plan.
has yet been found rroH ise II ~ nes-
Is cages. i j 81 bot devoid % animal
life. . species % large '-bua thug =
queer little te--apin. saa the famous
walking asaT ueing - only iuhab-
it3Dts- This walking tsa IS a. oddity
really deserving OF . special note J.
- frazr e.ght 70 nine inchs= long 2ud
has = a1nT membrane e.-sndInz rom
head . head even a-ound both tas
upper and lowe sU-faces q IRE IA
/ = provided VITA fur leyx. -EOss os-
fore havTng four toes and re hinder
I've L0E4s BepuBiic
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-03

EFeninz skirts are ruzsas 20 lie from
tvs0 20 i've inches On ne eos1r- and are
trimmed Win a fszsoonee ~ A.. q lace
or chiffon Fozr yzTls and SCR yards
and > half az tfz~ wirir.s ~ sszizing
skirts Black and white striped ~
are rerv s-viszs. and tDe~e are fSs-
sscsr-l~ coz - tssa. tEs s-dEs 50rz. .
szocezsio- q -. -xhl<n us<s up ar n
7-crscu a<v~- - Cd Ser s-cl-t@ s.zlsss
i rams aud as thsv have 3 gliding
wax The sxi-; si8pl- has every eaaure
- Jock ErL TeeV ali haze = r.s~s<.-,
inserted ~ ere crater hack where
rae-~ - o " 10 lsp fssss prevents s-,v
eEg.1< q re -a5fs va 4sa.e- T. "a.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-03
DO YOU KNOW

nervous difficulties, declared that a
Young woman under bis charge wss
literally killing herself ~ too rapid
movements. she = hat satisfied" he
said, with going a Don't I. al doing things
in a quiet. ordinary way. bat actually
rushes through with Der WORK and con-
iinaally ovcrtaxes hcrscE She can
not be convinced that a little more
elaboration might accomplish Just al
much and save her strehgta- 20 firm
u Is this habit Of haste fixed upon her
that she VII run Nd %sd downstairs
when there : 10 need for hurry. and
indeed when there il no possible pre-
text for do.ag Z" TIE Doctors pre-
scription was. 4 good deal more de-
Liberation. a large aGoazt q rest 4ud
plo2sa1t OCCUPATION The world e. i.If
Of PEOPLE y no are rushing t;3c 1lze. go
T. rTg-n % health a. fat a. tl-cy cs1
20. Iaey not only rusa b1f ,f-
and between these tgso, srh-eet
nervous systems 20 more wear aue fe
tbas ANYTHING short - wr,r~a-
would erGure--S. ! Le5r-r
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-03
DUCK FARMING,

From Harper's Weekly.
AS the urban population in America
grows greater and more dense. the
problem Of feeding these multitudes of
people becomes always more difficult.
City people are non-producers of food
supplies, but per capita they are the
greatest consumers. and much more
particular as to the quality of what
they buy. Country people more fire.
quently than not consume what they
cannot sell, that is, they eat the sur
plus or the leavings. But the demand
from the cities for some kinds of food
has become so great that the old-fash-
Toned haphazard way of gathering this
food from here and there and every
where that it happened TO be produced
is now no longer satisfactory or eco
nonical and the specialist IN this thing
and that Is called upon TO remedy the
defect. We therefore now have spe-
clallsts in poultry. One will grow
chickens, another turkeys another
geese. a fourth ducks, and SO on
Twenty and thirty years ago these
were olassed as Darnvard fowls, and
were in fact that. The city people
drew their supplies directly from these
barnyards through the interposition OF
itlnerant hucksters. This method OF
rearing fowls was unsatisfactory IN an
other sense than that just noted.
Chickens and ducks. IL left to forage
for themselves. are most filthy feeders.
and their meat. and eggs. also for that
matter. easily become tainted with the
taste of the unciean things they and 10
eat about the stables and barns where
used to be their home The cultivated
palate rejects such meat with loathing
1t was, therefore, necessary to feed
chickens and and ducks more carefully.
Turkeys and geese are more particular,
and eat very much as horse does
Under this new order of things the
men who went into the culture Of
ducks went 10 the far east 70 learn the
economies Of the business, aad they
have adopted. IN modified form the
Chinese method of cultHre-a method
pursued successfully by these pigtsiled
Orientals for four or five centuries
These economical and thrifty duck
breeders have taken advantage Of the
ducks fondneSs for Ssh, and have 50
located their duck farms that the fowls
may be largely fed on FISH diet The
Chinese use boats in which three or
four hundred ducks arr housed; the
boats are padded ont into the water
and the ducks asked 20 90 their own
fishing. - far a. I know. this method
has not been adopted IN America Here
the ducks are housed ashore. and driven
10 the water. where they eaten mum
macEogs and other snail fish The
American breeders supplement tbs
catch OF the ducks with other 6sh food.
such as cells and h0rsefeet. and slss
with grain The Chinese do Eot need 70
stop the Esh diet before sending The
ducks 20 market. FOR the fish taste n
ducks Is Rot Objectionable &C mandarin
EourEnefs- IN America however, thEs
fish diet must bs stopped at lezs. two
weeks before The duck = killed AMI
during tse interim ana before exeea-
ton the fngyl = fed a. the clean gram
that ~ili ea-
Besides me economical SIDE .. esa
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-03
PERSONAL AND IMPERsONAI.

Miss Angles, Il daughter of the late
dean of Peterborough, England. has
been elected one of the poor law guard.
ians of the city, and is the first woman
ever chosen to that office.
Rider Haggard. it is said, has taken
to farming in the Waveney valley. En-
gland, and he is said to be so scientific
that his crops are worth about one
GU arter of what they cost him.
The late earl of Charlemont. prior
to 1856, was a great admirer of Mr..
Gladstone, but after the distinguished
statesman changed in his Irish policy
the noble lord had his statue at Rox-
borough castle painted black to mark
his disapprobation of the change.
Mr. Herbert Gladstone. who has
come to the fore in the political world
since his fathers resignation, is in
tensely fond of the violin. He devctes an
no II every morning to practice wheth-
er he is in town or country. His IA
vorite recreation is lawn tennis, al
though he is not brilliant player.
Nero, who was nearsighted. had a
small transparent jewel. proba bly, an
accidentally formed lens, through
which he watched the sports in the
arena. The principle of the lens not
being known. the power of the jewel
was supposed to be of magical origin,
and the gem was considered very
wonderful talisman.
Rev. Edward Allen. of Somerset, is
the oldest clergyman in England. In
a letter he SAYS: Il am the oldest or
one of the oldest clergymen in England.
l was born on the 18th of January 1898,
at Theale, in the parish of Tilehurst,
Berks. | am in perfect possession OF
all my faculties and write all nv let
tiers without the aid Of spectaeles."
In the island OF Islay, Scotland, re-
Gently a woman having three children
and a sick mother to support was sum
moned before the sheriffs court for
neglecting to send her eldest child,
eight years old, to school. As she was
unable TO pay the fine she was sent TO
jail for three days, and. on her release.
tramped eighteen miles home 10 find
her mother dying through neglect
The late Lord Tennyson was not
credited with much admiration for pic
torial art. Lord John Russell met him
on his return from Italy. and asked
how he enjoyed the pictures aud works
OF art in Florence. Il liked them very
much" said Tennyson: ''but / was
bothered because I could not get any
English tobacco for love or money. 4
lady told me could sInuggle some from
an English ship Il heavily bribed the
custom house officers; but I didn't do
that. and came away
Sarah Bernhard: IS as kind hearted
eS she i capricious II appears. and as
willing often 70 use her influence and
talents for the benefit of Others when
she IS rightly approached One OF the
persons whom she has set on Ms feet
through her kindness and generosity
was Frenchnaa whom she found IN
pitia bic condition With a wife and
family dependent upon him he vas
stranded IN the United states with
nothing 70 feed or clotf- them. and
with no outlook hint OF mr. distress
reached the great artist and she set
herself 70 work 70 helm him ana as She
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-03
Fur CaDes

The pieced furs are sold
much lower than those
made from whole skins.
Any person of ordinary
Judgment can buy a fur
cape with as much safety
Us any other article OF
dress.
All the mysterious pre-
caution and experience adj
vertised as necessary III
purchasing q fur cape Is
My an attempt To get a
high price by working upon
the credulity of the buyer.
No reputable house would
misrepresent the name of a
fur, and the ladies of Wich-
ita are sufficiently well post
ed not to be deceived If the
attempt were made.
We are showing