Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-03-15


are the following: Her Majesty, the
Queen, des cribes the effects of the
sstrade'' as a curse; Lord Randolph
Churchill, as ''devilish and destruct-
ive"; Mr.. Gladstone, "a scandal and
sbame''; Sir W. Harcourt, ga poison
in politics as we'll as in society"; Earl
Cairns desigDates such places of bust
ness, ''traps fer workingmen," and
Lord Rosebery affirms that the nation
is in danger of being sstbrottled" by
the tracffi. Ard yet liquor selling still
goes on.
The first woman doctor to obtain a
diploma from any medical college
was an English young woman. Eliza
beth Blackwell, who now at the age
of seventy five, has published book
of autobiog1aphical notes called
"Pioneer Work in Opening the Medi-
cal profession to Women" DR.. Black
well took her degree at a small but
well known medical college in Genoa,
n. ", after having been denied adj
mission at all the larger institutions.
She is now living quietly in England,
watching the rapidly increasing num-
Der of hospitals, dispensaries and med
zeal collegs for women which are all
due to her example and influence.
An exchange thus describes the way
in which miniature dogs are produc-
ed in Paris. "Snatched from its moth
er's breast when it is but a few hours
old. it is put on an alcoholic diet in
stead of a tactical diet. When it reach
es a certain age, alcohol under differ
ent forms constitutes almost the sole
diet of the animal. The young dogs
do not die, but what is far more i'm
portant, they do not develop, and ap-
pear to be wasting away continually.
By coupling these products the Lllll-
putian animal is obtained after two or
three generations. What terrible
lesson for drunkards and consumers
Sly devices to gain tobacco convert
among boys are being used by st.
Louis, Mo-, tobacco manufacturers.
The retail dealer is asked to fill out a
blank giving the names of young per-
sons who do not use tobacco. They
then send to each a check calling for
a free plug of tobacco at the retail
Dealers; these checks are honored by
the manufacturer on presentation.
The tobacco is given free as an in
lucement to boys to learn to chew,
and the retailer is rewarded for his |
share in the effort. Cigarettes are
also furnished free to all patrons who |
ouy their tobacco of this firm. In this
way much of the poisonous stuff is
every year, and the use of
obacco continues popular among its
1evotees.
A story is current in the Orient of a
wise old sheik who gave to young
Arab prince, from whom he was about |
10 part, list of crimes, and babe him
to choose the one which seemed least
harmful. The young prince turned
n horror from murder, theft and the
oss of virtue, and;told the patriarch
that he would choose intemperance.
You have chosen, said the wise old
nan, ''that which will bring you ALL"
Saloon keepers, the point in that
is an awful condemnation
On your business. If intemperance
brings murder, theft and loss of vir-
.ue, and it does; and your business
brings intemperance, it mutually fol-
ows that you are responsible for all
hese crimes. Drunkenness is a sin,
ut not the only one. AS for myself
would as soon stagger to the very
gate of heaven drunk and in rags as
o go there sober and richly dressed
as an accomplice of the saloon.
A drunken man was going down
5he street in Baltimore hinging his
lands right and left, when one of
his hands came across the nose of a
oasser-by. The passer-by instinct
vely clenched his fist and sent the
intruder sprawling to the ground. He
yot up, rubbing the place where he
vas hit, and said, 81 would like to
,now if this is not land of iberty?"
1T is, said the other fellow, but I
want you to understand that your
liberty ends where my nose begins.
This is a truth to be applied to the
question of licensing the saloon. You
rave no more right to vote to estab
ish nuisance next door to my home
than have to vote 10 permit one to
,e located in your neighborhood.
Vow would you like to live next door
o one? have right to remind my
friend, who stands for personal liber