Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-12-16

one does not know whether he is in smiles
or tears. His subject was Backbone" and
the line of his thoughts was a strong
purpose everlastingly adhered to- He said
a man could stand without arms or hands.
but he crippled at once if he had 70 back
bone. A sensible man, he said, ma .es mis-
takes, but he has courage to own CD, and
pluck to rectify his failings. It tai IS
backbone to fight, and sometimes it takes
backbone or courage to run. He referred
to the fact that first established theories
are almost always wrong; that majorities
get on the wrong side more often than
otherwise. He recommended that men re-
Iy on their own opinions stand on their
own legs. People who amount to any,
thing must not expect to please everybody
notions are different. He gave an account
of his experiences in a Boston church,
where it was undertaken to make such
changes in the edifice as would suit every
body. The repairs and changes suggested
would have demolished the whole struc-
ture and blown up the site on which the
building stood, leaving nothing but hole
in the ground. He gave comical account
down in North Carolina. He met his an
tagonists on the hustings and succeeded
in demolishing them, as he thought, and
was complimented by some of his hearers !;
but a good friend recommended that he
leave out certain part of the speech, which,
in his opinion, was liable to do more harm
than good. After making the second
speech another friend recommended the
omission of another part, and so on for
few days, when taking notes, he discovered
that it had been decided by his friends
that the whole speech be left out. He
concluded that to take the advice of ev-
erybody would be ruinous and so he struck
out on his own line and pulled through.
He recommended that a man rise to the
courage of his convictions. He will be
kicked and buffeted, but he will always
win if he is right. He said the crowd might
rail and howl, but later they would praise
and applaud. The strength of a mans
character is its weakest point, and If he
fails, he fails in a direction least expected.
Instances were cited to show what back
bone and self reliance would do. The
speaker illustrated his points by incident,
anecdote, poetry and funny illusions, (which
kept his audience in the happiest mood
and fixed his points in the memory of his
hearers The lecture committee made
fine hit in getting Mr.. Dixon.
Our merchants, milliners, jewelers., ETC.,
are making extra efforts to supply the
Christmas and early winter trade. The
following will give customers and others
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lines:
Barron & Hamblet are not specially cat
ering to the Christmas trade, but have
very large line of goods in general mer-
chandise and invite people to call and see
their store and goods.
S. H. Preston, the uptown jeweler, has
a large stock of goods in his line, includ
ing, in part, gold,and gold-filled and sill
yer watches, clocks, napkin rings, rings,
chains, pins, silver and plated ware, etc.
d. D. Bean is making special effort to
have the best display ever made in this
village in the line of chenille draperies and
table covers. He will show a large lot of
rugs Of a variety of kinds and patterns, in
Guiding fur, Smyrna, Moquett and others.
His rocking and easy chairs will be sought
after this season. His regular furniture
department is full and worth examining if
purchases are intended.
H. T. Seaver is to make big show this
week, to be continued for some days in
Opera Hall, where he will exhibit his fan
cy crockery, China and Japan wares, glass,
vases, souvenir crockery. He has in stock
a very large and beautiful line of lamps, in
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use. His store is full of everything that
pertains to his line of trade.
Carl Aldrich, who has had his store nice
Iy repaired and furnished with cases and
display counters, has re-stocked all de-
partments in his store. In the line of
watches he has almost everything; he has
ladies' and gents chains, large line of
fine rings. He expects to show the largest
lot and variety of silverware and silver nov
elites ever shown in this town. In fiat
ware he shows beautiful thing, new to
this section, in gold and aluminium goods.
He has pictures, books, albums, fancy sta
i've show in his windows.
G. Ell. Davis, whose large store windows
are always made attractive, will be special
ly so this week, when he will show lot of
Christmas novelties, and he says the larg-
est line of handkerchiefs and muff1ers ever
seen in this part of the county. His store
is brim full of goods in all his lines.
Ell. G. Pierce, who has been headquarters
for certain lines of Christmas goods, has
rather outdone himself this year in the
same lines It would be difficult to enum-
crate, but those looking for anything in
the line of toys, games, books, novelties,
toilet sets, necktie cases, medallions, al
buns, Japanese goods, fancy perfumes,
celluloid goods, diaries, etc. Drop in ear
ly and see his display.
o. D. Owen fills one of his windows with
very fine China ware, Japan ware, cut
rIasS German China and other fancy