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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-13

1t will not cure everything. 1t is not claim
ed that 1t will cure but one complaint that is
dyspepsia. We cannot say that it will cure
every case of dyspepsia, but it will cure a
large majority of them. Such cases as are
adapted to its will derive immediate ben
eft one small bottle will be sufficient to
test it. The Shaker Digestive Cordial is es-
pecially adapted for emaciated or elderly
people whose food does them but little or no
good because it is not digested. The Cordial
contains an artificial y-digested food and is a
digester of food happily combined Read one
of the little books which your druggist is now
giving away and learn of this wonderful
remedy
A really pa1atable castor oil now he had
under the name of Laxol
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-13

A young woman describes her first
bicycle lesson in a manner which will
strike responsive chords in many
hearts.
cit came my turn,'' she says, "and
tried to look unconcerned. A young
man rolled out wheel in front of me
in a businesslike way, turned a screw,
lowered the seat, gave it final shake
to see that it was all right, and then
motioned to me to mount. have
been in a hurricane when our steamer
was hove to off the coast of New
Zealand, and all the woodwork was
washed overheard; I have been in a
railway smash up, and was handed
out of the car through a hole in the
roof; have sat by the off window Of
stage coach when a wheel slipped
over the side of precipice, and I
have been in many strange adven-
lures, but never had I such an acute
feeling of peril as when 1 sat on the
top of the bicycle, holding on for life
to the steering bar.-Erchdnge
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-13

tfs.nding he prop
or q - il tor scientific pur-
p. ne \ If NJ Woi'oH,
~ si riology in Moscow,
hf"l exam ie. The accounts of
n am SIT Z 1t a Year ago he was
-&permentin with view of obtain
ing h bacteria producing purrldlty.
wnrn the phial containing culture
of septic micro organisms suddenly
burst, and fragment of the glass
eau ed slight wound on his neck.
This soon healed, but the bacteria
had entered his system, symptoms of
poi oning followed, and, though he
was ~ Mt to the Crimea for change of
air, he gradually succumbed.-Lon
Globe.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-13

Chicago had visit the other day
from family of foreigners whom no
one had ever seen so far north be-
fore. They had come struggled in a
big bunch Of bananas from Cuba, and
had their ride free. They were sig
INCIDENTS, a species of animal belong
ing to the rat family, but only living
in the torrid zone. They were
mother and her six cunning little ba-
bies. When they were disturbed, the
little ones jumped upon their mothers
back, and chung to her fur with their
little hand like feet: and for further
protection they twisted their tails
around their mothers tail. Very un
fortunately, in the excitement Of dis
covering the little creatures, the
mother and five little ones were kill
ed. A lady who happened to be pres
ent rescued the other one and took it
to her home.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-13

There are to be found in various
places in our country large commune
ties where they have no paupers and
no crimes. 1t is not necessary to say
that these are the places where dram
shops are unknown. A few years ago
there was county in Minnesota, con-
tanning several thousand inhabitants,
where they had been so successful in
banishing rum that for several years
they had built no Jail and no court
house, and for several years they had
not had a session of court in the
county.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-13
Election NeysH Via Brazil.

William J. Ewing of Baltimore, who
is now in Rio Janeiro, Brazil, writes
that the Brazilian papers were all mixed
mp about the recent elections in the
United States, and said he was anxious
to know if German had been "snowed
ander. - He says the Rio Journal cleo
trified its American readers by stating
in glaring headlines on it's front page
that the Republicans had elected "Mr.
Tammanyhal" mayor of New York.
Baltimore Sun
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-13

see nothing The man who is perfectly
well and vigorous enjoys life 10 the full
Dr. Picrce's Golden Medical Discovery
makes people we'll There isn't anything
miraculous about tit is the most natural
thing in the world Ii simply puts the di-
gestivc organs, the stomach. the liver, the
bowels, in perfect order and thereby makca
the blood pure and rich. All diseases live
and thrive on impure blood Keep a
a diseased spot. and the disease will not
stay. A man lives on rich, pure blood,
and disease dies on it,
DR.. Pierce 5 Golden Medical Discovery
makes pure, rich blood.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-13
Churches and ELECTRIC Light.

The congregation of sacred rites in
Rome was recently asked to decide
whether electric lights could be used
''for dissipating darkness and for in
creasing the exterior attractiveness of
churches. Its answer was as follows !.
'For worship, no. But for dispelling
darkness and illuminating churches
more brilliantly, yes; with caution,
however, SO that the manner may not
produce the appearance of theater. -
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-13
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
Estate of Emily Plandin.

The undersigned, having been appointed
by the Hon, Probate Court for th- Dtstri OF
Orleans, Commissioners. TO receive, examine,
and adjust all claims and demands OF al per.
sons against the estate of Emily Blandin,
late of Brownington. 10 said District decCas-
ed, and all claims exhibited in offset thereto,
purposes aforesaid, At the dwelling house Of
u. j. Gross, in BrOwninRton. on the 2lth day
of January and End day OF May next, from
O'Clock, p. M. until 4 o'clock, p. m, each OF
said DAYS, and that xix months from the lith
day of Nov, a. ID. 1895, Is the time limited
by said Court for said creditors u prescnt
"a cir claims to us for examiuatio and allow
apce.
December, A. ID. 1895.
"a e 6, u II I60sHYIYN' Commissioners.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-13

A gardner in Maine was very much
annoyed because the crows stole his
sweet peas. He tried in many ways to
frighten them away, but could not.
At last he put chicken coop in his
garden, and in it large rooster. The
moment the rooster saw the crows, he
put bis mead through the bars Of the
coop, and crowed. The crows flew
away at once, greatly frightened, and
did not return.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-13
THE 81 CRED WHITE ELEPHANT.

The white or pink splashed eleph-
ants are very rare, and in 1852 years,
between A. D. 515 and 1867, only
twenty four were captured, making
about one in every fifty-six years.
The last one captured was in 1885, and
was conducted to the court of the
King Of Siam by his Royal Highness
Somdetch Chowf Mahamalah Bran
rohp Parapako, amid much parade.
lis majesty accepted, and made the
fortunate finder, with his mother and
son, all poor natives, a present of
sum of money. The Siamese officials
who brought the elephant to Bang
kok were honored with an audience
by his Majesty, and also given num-
Der of valuable presents.
In former days the ceremonies at
tending the capture Of a white ele-
plant were very impressive. The
discoverer, were he the hum blest man
in the kingdom, was Immediately
made mandarin; he was exempted
from taxation for the remainder of
his life, and presented with large
sums of money, the king himself Civ
ing him one thousand dollars. AS
soon as the capture was made, a
special courier was despatched to the
king, and a posse of mobiles, with
gifts and robes, started Immediately
for the scene of action. The ropes
which the captors used in binding the
royal victim were replaced by cords
of scarlet silk. Mandarins attended
to the slightest wants of the animal.
Rich feather fans with gilt handles
were used to keep the flies from it
during the day, while a silk embrOid-
cred mosquito net was provided at
night. To remove it to the capital, a
boat was built expressly for this pur-
pose, and magnificent canopy erect
ed over it, ornamented, and bedeck-
ed as were the kings palaces. Silk
draperies, heavy with silver and gold,
enclosed the royal prisoner; and in
this state he foated down the river,
receiving the acclamations Of the
people. When near the city, the an
NAL was landed, the king and his court
going out to meet him and escort him
to the city, where a place had been
built for him within the royal palace
grounds. A large tract of land was
set apart for his country place, chos-
en- from the best the kingdom afford
ed. A cabinet Of ministers was APP
pointed, and a large retinue of mobiles
to attend to the wants of his elephant
majesty.
The priest of the king was appoint
ed to see afterth elephants spiritual
tered to his physical requirements.
Gold and silver dishes we're supplied
to feed him from, and every want was
attended to as became one of the
royal family. The city devoted three
days to festivities, and the rich man
darins made it presents of great value
and rarity.
When a white elephant died, the
ceremonies were the same as those of
a king or queen. The body lay in
state for several days, and then it was
placed upon funeral pyre and Gre
mated. This pyre often cost thou
sands of dollars, being made of the
choicest sandal, sassafras, and other
valuable woods, After the body had
been thoroughly cremated, it was
allowed to remain three days more.
Then the ashes were collected, placed
in costly urns, and buried in the royal
cemetery, magnificent mausoleum
being erected over the spot.-Cdh-
70 rnia Magazine.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-13

One Of the most singular trees in
existence grows in the Cape Negro
country in Africa. It's stem is four
feet across and but foot high, while
it's two leaves are or 8 feet long and
split up into ribbons by the wind. 1t
lives perhaps a century, yet never ex-
ceeds foot in height, but slowly ex-
pands until it looks like a stool from
10 to Is feet in circumference. When
tossed about by the wind it is strange
ly like a gigantic spider. 1t is known
to the natives, in fact, as plant that
is part spider, and stories of the
struggles of this spider excited the
curiosity of Europeans before the dis
covery OF the tree by DR.. Welsvitsch.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-13

Am incident in connection with the
Prk of the floating hospital in Bos-
|n points to the urgent need of in
|tuction in dietetics among the poor
classes. Mothers boarded the yes
is carrying packages containing
cen fruit, sausages, cold potatoes,
Ft pork, beer, brandy and whiskey,
of which were confiscated by the
Pysicians in attendance and consign-
to the dock instead of being given
the sick babies as their mothers in
nded. No wonder that children
ming from such homes are con-
antly ailing and that doctors bills
ade sad inroads into the parents
ages.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-13

The following resolution, soon to be
presented in the New Zealand house
of representatives by one of its young
Maori members, Hone Hoke, indi-
Gates clear view on the part of the
savage CD women who have urged it's
Introduction: That no Intoxicating Ii
quor be sold or given to any man of
the native race, and that no license
be renewed or fresh license be grant
ed within a mile of Maori land.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-13

The first wing machine that was
ever made was probably that patent
ed by Thomas Saint in 1890. He pat
ented machine for stitching, quilt
ing, and sewing. 1t was intended
chiefly for leather work, and just
missed being real sewing machine
After him came Barthelemy Thimon-
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-13
POVERTY OF LINCOLN'S BOY
HOOD.
HOOD.

The supply Of historical matter con-
exhaustible, which is fortunate in
deed, as the interest in his great life
grows with time. Ida VI. Tarbell has
discovered for McClure's Magazine a
rich fund of information as we'll as
many new pictures of incidents in the
martyr presidents early career. One
of the illustrations is picture of Lin
coin at the age Of forty, the earliest
one extant. It is from a daguerreo-
type in the possession of his son Rob-
ert. 1t shows a fascinating, really
beautiful face, not thin and wrlnkled
and careWOrn, as when later all the
world knew it, but with softly round
ed outlines and wonderful large dark
eyes that seem even then to have the
shadow of melancholy fate in them
There is a trace of fine family and
blue blood in the pictured face here
shown, too.
Lincoln appears from this narrative
to have been even poorer than is gen.
orally supposed. His father was a
wanderer on the earth. Settled in
one spot a few years, he would pull
up stakes, load his family upon a
wagon and journey to a new spot in
the wilderness. A cabin of logs, with
neither floor nor window, was their
usual residence. A deerskin hung be-
fore the entrance furnished the only
door. Once when his father had ask
ed blessing over the dish of roast
potatoes that was their only food,
Abe remarked that he thought they
were ''mighty poor blessings"
And yet through it all shines the
dauntless spirit Of the man. He knew
then and used to tell his neighbors
that he would not always grub and
split rails and "shuck corn"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-13
G. T. u. COLUMN.
ssGod and Home and Native Land"

1t was on the day of the battle of
bker Hill, that 18th day of June,
rly ninety years ago, which we
celebrate in song and speech,
b the double music of the pealing
and the numbering cannon. The
tie had already begun. The first
hex of the British had been repuls-
But the brave Prescott and Put
n were confident of a renewal of
conflict, and the latter sent an ur-
t appeal to the American camp at
nbridge for achievements to the
+oted little band behind those
astworks on the hill. A few men
re fastened to Charleston in ODE
nee to the summons. Life and
18th, perhaps liberty, depended on
| ir speed.
just as they reached the foot of
|nterhiil they were overtaken by
chaplain, a brave man, but rather
b to the formalities of his profess
|h. Captain, captain,' he shouted,
lit the men, if you please
The captain still kept on, though
|courteously beckoned the chaplain
his side.-
what is it, your reverence?'
Captain, the men are going to bat
perhaps to death; let us halt for
hyers.'
Il can not halt for apything,' was
captains reply. 'Our brethren
falling at their posts, and we are
sded to fill their places. God help
we must pray as we march to-
~
'Reverently did those manly hearts
pond, God help u.s. as each foot
,ssed rapidly on to the scene of
life. And what more fitting illus
ton of the duty and propriety of
religion with our daily du-
8 can be given than the conclusion
the captain, we must pray as we
Messenger.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-13

The things that
people see are in
side OF them and noe
outside. No two
people see the same
thing exactly alike
one woman may
look out nj 4 beau
tiful landscape and
see all the beauty
and rcstfulncss and
grandness that there
Is in il. Another
one will look out at
HH. 90. aaHH. 81. H".HHHH aHHnH.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-13
NOTICE.

On and after August goth shall sell goods
for cash only. and by so doing shall endeavor
to sell them at prices that will defy compcti-
ton. III ankiDg all friends and patrons for
past favors and soliciting a share OF their
trade in the future / am,
xrarr rst1n
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-13

and furnishes statistics to prove, that
alcoholism is on the decrease. In
|189O no less than seventeen posts had
more than ten per cent of their aver
|age number under medical care for
drunkenness; in 1891, eleven posts;
in 1892, ten; in 1898, seven, and in
1894, four. These figures are hopeful,
and warrant the belief that in the near
future delirium tremens will form no
part of the unofficial tactics of our
standing army.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-13

Celia Thaxter said: elbow refresh
|hg the sight of birdless bonnet. The
bee beneath, no matter how plain it
bay be, seems to possess a gentle
harm. She might have had birds,
|his woman, for they are cheap enough,
|eaven knows; but she has them not,
therefore she must wear within, things
|nfinitely precious, namely, good sense,
kood taste, good feeling. Does any
Eoman imagine these withered corps
Fs (cured with arsenic) which she
owes to carry about, are beautiful?
Not so; the birds lost their beauty
with their lives"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-13

A playful, private letter recently
received, contains the following pass
hge: "Lady Henry Somerset has gone
TO London to see-whom do you guess?
none other than Jane Cakebread,
bnd she had to have a government
permit to do it. You see when wo-
man has got to such pitch of impor-
lance that she has been arrested two
hundred and seventy seven times, it
requires no ordinary preliminary to
have the honor OF speaking with her
En the palace of Holloway ca PRISON. :.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-13

Will you not give up poor tickling
the palate, an unwholesome ting
big of the brain to rescue your nation
ON a blighting degradation? Not
| g ago there was an explosion in a
blliery, by which four hundred min
IS were suddenly hurled amid shat
bred ruins into horrible death. 1t
as caused by single miner who had
|pened his safety lamp to light his
fpe. To that pipe was sacrificed four
|undred precious lives of fathers, hus-
hnds and sons. The social atmos
here around us is full of the explos-
be fire lamp of intemperance. To-
hl abstinence is our safety lamp.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-02-12

smart old gentleman, honest and pros
porous. He sent his hogs from state
fair to state fair, and they took so many
prizes and blue ribbons that each hog
looked like boy who had spent all his
money making a collection of badges.
when the Macon judges made their
awards, they gave blue ribbons very lib
orally to the razorbacks, but not one of
the fat, sleek Pennsylvania hogs got a
prize. The owner of the exhibit did not
understand it, so he hunted up one of
the Judges and said in the language of
the Friends:
81 know thee to be an honest man,
and l do not question thy fairness in the
award, but to crafty my own curiosity
/ would be glad to have thee tell me
why thee gave all the prizes to the ma
tive stock and what fault thee found in
mine?'
''My friend, the committee admired
your hogs greatly the Judge replied.
They are certainly handsome, and |
have no doubt that in your section they
are the best breed to raise, but they are
not suited for this country. They are so
short legged and fat that niger could
catch them in two minutes. What we
require in a hog IN the South is legs and
wind. We give our prizes for speed. "
Atlanta Constitution.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-02-12
Built the Wrong Way.

81 never shall forget an incident
which occurred at the first fair ever
attended in Georgia." said retired
Cincinnati meat packer. cit was at
Macon, and think they called it state
fair. At any rate it was a big thing for
the town in those days. They had some
fine stock on exhibition, and Pennsyl-
vanian had sent down about 20 Of the
finest looking hogs you ever saw. They
were mostly Chester Whites, and if l
recollect Alright they were exhibited by
Thomas Wood, great hog and cattle
fancier of 20 and 30 years ago. He it
was who introduced that famous breed
of hogs, the Chester White, and he made
great deal of money out of his fancy
stock. He was Friend-a Quaker, you
know-who used the plain language and
wore broad brimmed hat. He was a
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-02-12

mere local thunder shower (see signal
reports from all over the State) 1t was
indeed tropical soaker, lasting all
night, leaving the ground more wet
than I have seen it for full year. A
few miles southwest of my habitat there
was sharp cyclone. In fair Orlando,
and about, violent hail-peach trees
stripped of their fruit and gardens with
percolated leaved vegetables.
In Word and Works for January '96,
DR.. Hicks in his fore casts wrote: 'Be
on the watch and ready for whatever
comes" \ \ "Mars aggravates and
prolongs all these disturbances, bringing
arctic conclusion TO the turmoil, even
far down towards the sunny groves of
Florida" [ have not seen any state
ment from my friend, and very modest
and humble one too, that "there would
be terrible freeze in Florida about the
first week in January
would be false to the people if did
not enter my protest against your edi.
torial. Put me in the same category
with DR.. Hicks. There is truth in his
forecasts. ''It is small matter" to be
called "a pseudo prophet" so long as the
courts have not decided what the title
is. trust the DR.. will be spared to do
his chosen work whileI work on this
earthly ship, and long after. I have
very full notes which l have been max
ing for two score years; they interest
me and / am pc. suaded that what we
know now IN regard to meteorology and
electricity will be only sheer ignorance
as to what the world will in the next
decade.
DR.. Hicks is educating thousands Of
bright youths, giving practical object
lessons, teaching them to use their eyes
to observe the beautiful in God s creation
and handiwork; in word is making
astronomers.
Such workers as Bishop Whipple, of
Minnesota, are friends of DR.. Hicks He
has DR.. Hicks paper sent to mum Der
of struggling workers and he is simple
enough to believe he is helping them,
Bishop Whirple, of whom John Walter,
the ablest editor of modern times, who
edited London's great paper, said:
"Bishop Whipple's schools were the
greatest work he saw in America.
DR.. Hicks may make mistakes. He
says in the February number of his
paper, "the disturbances of January
were not as severe as he anticipated"
Who does not make errors? We all do.
LYMAN PHELPS.
Sanford, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-02-12

We have no desire to continue this
subject at greater length AS the
friends and admirers of DR.. Hicks ap.
peared to think we had done him an
injustice (Which we do not admit) we
have cheerfully given space to their
letters. If we have done the reverne ed
gentleman an injury, we have certainly
more than recompensed him by the
unusual amount of free advertising he
thus secures in our columns.