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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-03-23
DEATH UNIVERSAL

\ And what is true Of man is true Of
everything else on this planet. Decay
and destruction on all around we see.
The leaves fade, the grass withers,
the tree falls, the rock crumbles, the
flower droops, the mountain sinks, the
island disappears, the city vanishes,
the nations perish. The energies of
all mankind are occupied in repairing
the wastes, restoring the materials,
arresting decay, buttressing the ruins
Strengthening out the deforhi5ies,
painting over the weather-tearen
places, outlying the cracks, guarding
against disaster. 1t takes us all the
time to keep house and make this
old world comfortable while we stay
in it.
Accustomed as we are to defeat,
and failure, and decay and apparent
humiliation, it is no wonder that we
sometimes grow skeptical about a life
hereafter where human beings live
and the inhabitants never say; 81
am sick" And yet the evidence is
overwhelming that such life exists,
and that millions of those whom we
have known and loved have already
moved into that beatific country.
Shakespeare, in the presence of the
bugbear death, described it as that
bourne from which no traveller re-
turns" But Shakespeare was wrong.
A mighty host of witnesses testify
that Jesus Christ went down into the
realm of death, and he returned. He
lived again amid the old familiar scenes
of his earthly life. He walked and talk
ed with his longtime friends. He
ate with them, "broiled fish and honey
comb" and sat at table with them in
their homes, and partook of fish for
breakfast on the shore of Blue Galilee
with fishers of the night. He gave
them the proof of his resurrection,
the tangible evidence that he had flesh
and bones, and was no disembodied
ghost. For 40 days he companioned
with 500 of them, no transient visitor,
no illusion, no disembodied spirit, but
"this same Jesus" who died upon
the cross and was buried in Joseph's
tomb" So certain are the New Tes-
lament writer's of the fact of the res
that they have convinced
the world Of the truth of their as
sertion. That assurance transformed
them from towards to lions, scattered
their doubts like mist before the sun,
and sent them on tireless feet to the
ends of the earth with the message,
"He is risen."
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-03-23
WOMEN GIVE OUT

Homework is hard enough when
healthy. Every Barton woman who
is having backache, blue and nervous
spells, dizzy headaches and kidney or
bladder troubles, should be glad to
heed this Barton woman's experience:
Mrs. VIII. Alexander, High street,
says: "Some time ago suffered with
severe backache which was brought
on, I think, by overworking at my
household duties. I suffered with
sharp pains when I would bend over
or straighten up. I heard Of the
good Doan's Kidney Pills had done
for lot of people and I started to
use them. I used several boxes of
Doan's and am glad to say was cur
ed Of the trouble. I am glad to rec
ommend such a reliable medicine"
Statement given October 10, 1916)
On May Is, 1920, Mrs. Alexander
said: 81 still have the same high
opinion of Doan's Kidney Pills that
I had a few years ago. They cured
me and the cure has been permanent.
I am again glad to say a good word
Of 9 f, ! praise T for Doan's as I did in
Price 6Oc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Alexander had. Foster Milburn
Co., Mfrs, Buffalo, N. Y.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-03-23
The Grave Breaker
Sunday School lesson for March 81,
1921
Scripture Matthew %: 1-2O

Scripture Matthew %: 1-2O
BY Rev. F. E. Dawson, Derby, VT.
The trembling question of the pa
triarch Job is the universal question:
eff man die shall he live again?"
Job saw what we all see that every
body dies. Whatever may have been
the original intention, it is certain
that at present the thread of life is
brittle. Man, who started out with a
thousand years to his credit in the
book, Of life, has used up his earthly
capital, until now century old per-
son is a curiosity. The average hu-
man life is less than 40 years. The
vast majority of those who are born
are exterminated by Herod like diseas-
es that hover over every cradle. No
sooner do we begin to breathe than we
begin to gasp, and groan, and weep,
and struggle, and exert ourselves to
keep the little life we have obtained.
Sleep, = the twin brother of death,
takes possession of us, overcomes us,
carries US away into his realm of
in spite of ourselves
and holds us there a large portion
of our time. The sentence of death
has passed upon all men, and no NOR
tai can escape.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-03-23
Uniform Course of Studies

The State Board of Education
through it's several committees from
the different districts are working
out a uniform course of studies for
the state. The subject of spelling
has been assigned to the committee
from this district.
The committee of which Miss Eliza
Allen of Lyndonville is chairman, met
at Lyndonville Saturday. Oother
members of the committee are Supt.
Martin E. Daniels of Lyndonville;
Supt. L. D. Smith, Wells River; Supt
G. j. Jameson of West Burke; Supt.
E. A. Hamilton of Newport and Miss
Florence Drew of Lyndonville.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-03-23
EASTER THE SUBURB OF
HEAVEN

This is the lesson of Easter. No
matter what it means to the heather
world; this is what it means now.
"Life from the dead is in that word
tits Immortality" Now we know that
this world is but the suburb of the
metropolis of the universe. And as
all roads lead to Rome, so all lead
to the capital of the kingdom.
We should not be disheartened and
discouraged over Unfinished work and
upset calculations. If a thing needs
to be done we shall have the chance
to complete it. They who have spent
their lives struggling to realize their
ideals, and have never been able to
reach the goal of their ambition, in
a fairer land, and under clearer skies
and surrounded by the most favorable
circumstances shall have their chance.
Instead of weeping over empty chairs
we should rejoice over-mansions in
habited. Instead of dwelling upon
their sickness, we should mediate
upon the liberation of captives. Instead
OF mourning over our loss we should
contemplate their gain. Rather than
fixing our attention upon the grave
IN the cemetery we should try to
imagine the home of the soul. Leave
the empty grave clothes in the sep
utchre, Christ is not" there. He has
no longer need for earthly covering.
He is risen.
This is the lesson of Easter. The
last great enemy who has blanched
the cheek of the bravest, has been
conquered. Men need no longer fear
as prisoners dread execution. A new
attitude toward life and death has
been created. The resurrection hope
is the capstone of the edifice of Chris
tian truth. Because live We shall live
also" is the word which the church is
now crying above the din of strife as a
comfort for all the bereaved and the
sure stay of all who can face the ex-
perience which men call death.
There is no death, what seems so is
transition;
This life of mortal breath,
Is but the suburb of the life Elysian,
Whose portal, we call death.
WELCOME FOR THE IMPERFECT
One would think that the Lords
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-03-23
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There's the bonny Scotsman's bonnet
That he wears with greatest pride,
With a jaunty silver thistle
Fastened gaily at the side.
There's the little pink sunbonnet
Which the country lassie wears:
And the boudoir's frilled creation
That my Lady" dons upstairs.
And stored within our attic
In a rosewood chest Of yore,
Is the fetching wedding bonnet
That my great-grandmother wore.
There's a wreath of posies on 1t,
And a tiny spray within
And some cherry-colored ribbons
That were tied beneath her chin.
But the hat most chic and charming
That has ever come my way
Is that one that Dorothea
Wore to church on Easter day.
I can't tell the shape or color,
I could never guess It's worth
But beneath it glowed the beauty
OF the sweetest face on earth!
Detroit Free Press.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-03-23
It. Patrick's social at the home If

st. Patrick's-. social at the home of
Mrs. Carrie Colby Thursday evening.
The hostesses were Mrs. Colby and
Mrs. Daisy Jameson, and they were
assisted by Miss Inez Crandall and
Miss Ruth Brigham. Irish stories
were told, Irish songs sung and a list
of questions were given each guest to
answer. These all contained the word
green, and later the ladies were all
asked to outline an Irishman's head.
Dainty refreshments of green and
white ice cream and cake were served,
and everyone had a most pleasant
evening. Three dollars were added to
the treasury. s-
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-03-23
Freehen Roses

Roses will give much greater return
#. before they are put into the water
the ends Of the stems are crushed or
mashed. Then when the rose willis cut
off the end Of the stem. slit 1t in half
for about one half inch. hold the ends
In boiling water for q few minutes
then plunge the stems in cold water
The rose will be as fresh as new. Do
this at night and let the roses stand
in deep pitcher Of water all night be-
fore placing them in the vase.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-03-23

no meat whatever was eaten and on
Good Friday no food at all was per
mitted.
The custom Of using eggs Is sup
posed to have originated with the an
cient Greeks and Romans, who col
ored them to use in their pagan fes-
tival. Marvellous stories may be
found Of bewitched eggs, said to be
able to fly straight toward the sun,
and one famous variety was said to
have been laid by rabbit. The story
Of the origin of the Easter egg seems
to be a mixture Of the Christian and
Pagan legend, and is as follows:
"There fell from the heavens, long,
long ago, an egg Of immense size; it
rested on the Euphrates, when dove
descended and Matched it, and out of it
arose splendid beauty Of Venus"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-03-23
WEST BURKE

Mrs. Kendrick was in st. Johns
bury Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Marshall were
in ST. Johnsbury On Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Angel spent a
! few days in Boston last week.
Claude Duval was in Burlington for
few days the last of the week.
Mrs. Mark Angel is spending this
week with relatives in Springfield.
The village school here closed last
Friday for a three weeks vacation.
Miss Marjorie Hall is at home from
] Simmons college for short vacation.
Margaret Kimball of Willoughby
spent last Saturday at A. w. Brock
ways.
Miss Donna Sherburn of Lyndon
Vile was a weekend guest at DR.. j..
S. Hendricks.
Maynard Alexander was in town
Friday, returning to his work in Iras-
burg Saturday.
Miss IMuriel Kendrick is at home
from her school in Mortified, Mass,
for the Easter vacation.
Miss Dorothy Newman, who is
teaching in ST. Johnsbury is enjoying
vacation of two weeks.
Mrs. B. d. Ruggles, D. D. G. M, of
the o. E. S., visited the st. Johns
bury chapter Friday evening.
o. C. Woodruff, c. o. Cheney and
D. C. Howard were business visitors
in ST. Johnsbury during the past week.
Miss Florence Humphrey holds her
millinery opening on Thursday, Fri
O. r. L l. Ivy
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Donaldson of
Portland, Me-, visited their nephew,
JaclVDonaldson, during the past week.
Mrs. Estella Rowland, who has been
away all winter, visiting in Connecti-
cut and Lyndonville, is at home once
more.
The West Burke GRANGE had very
ENJOYABLE meeting on Thursday even
ing Of last week. Four new members
were initiated and after an interest
ing program refreshments of new
sugar. pickles and doughnuts were
served.
Mrs. Elgia Foster closed her school
in the Marshall district Friday, with
very interesting play in the evening
ing. The pupils all took their parts
well, and the friends and parents
seemed to enjov the evening very
much indeed. $815 were cleared and
the money will be used to paper and
make more homelike the schoolroom,
where the children and the teacher
spend so much of their time.
The Cleaners enjoyed a delightful
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-03-23
Iron From Everywhere.

A recent investigation OF smoke
md dust in various iron centers
showed that iron can be extracted not
,rlly from street dirt. but from rugs
-arpets. walls and roofs Of buildings,
and oven f-o,n the skins of the inhab-
itants.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-03-23
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THE CHASM BRIDGED

It is easy enough to solve problem
after some one has shown us how. 1t
is easy enough to belive in a western
world after some Columbus has
braved the unknown perils of the
mysterious ocean and brought back
the evidence of it's existance in his
hands. Doubt and unbelief vanish
when the one stubborn Juror, Thomas,
stands in the presence of one he knows
and hears the old familiar voice,
"Handle me and see, that it is I, my
SELF" 81 am he that liveth and was
dead, and behold! am alive forever
Thomas has been bombarded
for ages on account of his slow wit
and unreasonable unbelief. But the
fact is, he made assurance doubly sure
for all the rest of us. The resurrec-
ton of Jesus Christ from the dead is
the bridge across the chasm over
which every human being may pass
in perfect safety. The piers are
solid, the arches will stand the strain.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-03-23
GOLDMEDAl.
W MSEu43S ~
sEyIl43l

The worlds standard remedy for kidney,
liver, bladder and uric acid troubles.
Hollands national remedy since 1896.
All druggists, three sizes. Guaranteed.
Look for the name Gold Medal on every
box and accept no imitation
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-03-23
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DIED

in New York City alone from kid
ney trouble last year. Don't allow,
yourself to become victim
by neglecting pains and aches.
Guard against trouble by taking
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-03-23

supper was only for members of a
particular church, or particular MEM
bers of some particular church, the
cream, the ice cream as it were OF
devout people, the men and women
who have reached the sublime alti-
tudes of piety. But a glance at the
men who were selected to be present
at the Inauguration of that feast,
will forever dispel that delusion. One
was a doubter, one was devil. The
fact that the devil-possesed left before
the meal was ended does not dis
count the fact that he was there at
the beginning and had his unholy feet
washed by the Master along with the
rest, and heard that liddite shell ex-
plode among them" One of you shall
betray me-" One of that company
denied his Lord before daybreak, and
one Of them sold him for the price of
a dog. That ought to comfort men
of this age who are tempted, and
sometimes fail even through they are
church members, to realize that they
do not necessarily forfeit their right
and title to partake of the supper
because they have slipped and stumbl-
ed. The church glorifies the men
who gathered around that first Pas
chal lamb; let us not readily condem
disciples who show by their lives that
they belong to the same human broth
erhood and are tempted like as they
were
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-03-23
Song of Easter.

Sing that the winter 10 over,
Sing for the coming Of
spring,
For the showers and flowers
and beautiful hours,
And the flash Of the robins
wing.
Sing for the gladness Of Easter
Lift up your voices and sing.
Selected.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-03-23
AN ANTICIPATORY BANQUET

"Till I come" is the thrilling watch
word with" which the custom was
launched in that upper room. The
Lords supper does not mark the grave
of a slain hero; it is the stepping
stone to the throne of universal DOM
nation. 1t is not place to drop a
tear over conquered warrior; it is
place to shout hallelujah chorus
with victorious chief. It is not
funeral baked meats; it is an antici-
patory banquet. 1t is a standing tes-
timony to a redeemed earth and a
prepared heaven.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-03-23
A TERRIBLE
AFFLICT|0N
Gasi. Concrete Inspector
Sayaa By "FrEit-a-tiVes"

IS Ncala Union ST.. ROCHESTER, NY.
"For I've long years, I was afflicted
with .Sicvs,.e,, Liner and Kidney Trouble,
which de1cioPed into serious Bladder
ifcu6!e
sa'T1 testi1nonial Cf sFruit-a-tives'
aid CO lded TO make one more
trial. - = tir2e lie Sample box
and q t.o acx we're flashed, there
was g.. : Improvement.
r. msfe q long story short,
believe = >-t-a-tives' or Fruit Liver
Tablets tn boss Stomach, Liver and
Lladdcr fielicine the morid has eyey
p1oduccd''. r. 3. O'FLYNN.
5oc. fox, 8 for 81 SO, trial size Csc.
IT dc"lc--'5 % frora FRUIT-A-TIVES
;- - &C DENSBURG. N. Y
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-03-23
HAILED GODDESS OF SPRING
Heather Saxons Had Their Festival
When They Worshipsd Eostre, Be-
fore Dawn of Christianity.

1 In ancient times the Sax
~ ons were worshipers Of
.Sesa. the heather goddess Hos
nM tire whose festival fell In
NYMW the spring. The feast Of
the Resurrection falling In
the spring also, the fame
was transformed to the Christian feast
which, in the Saxon church, was re-
garded as the queen Of festivals. It
was termed the Day of Light, and
from midnight of Easter eve until day
light the churches were brilliantly IL
Illuminated and decorated. On Easter
morning the people f1Ocked to the
elaborate service, and especially to
witness the symbolic resurrection
from the sepulcher. This was repre-
sented by the priests elevating In full
view Of the people the supposed body
of the risen Christ
In connection with the celebration
In the churches the people INDUCED in
feasting ahd rejoicing in their own
homes. This was but a natural re-
action from the rigorous fast Of Lent
imposed by the church, during which
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-03-23
Cafarrh

Catarrh is q local disease greatly inf1ll.
enced by constitutional conditions
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is 9
Tonic and Blood Purifier. By cleansing
the blood and building up the System
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE restore
normal conditions and allows Nature
do it's work.
All Druggists. Circulars free.
+. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-03-23
SHEFFIELD

John Simpson has moved back to
his farm.
Oscar Noyes is somewhat improved
from his recent illness.
Ruth Wilcox of New Jersey is
home for short visit.
Floyd Monting has gone to Lyn-
don to work for Harold Brown.
Melissa Masure was badly burned
on her hand while washing dishes re-
Gently.
Alonzo Dean of West Burke has
been running the board saw while
Mr.. Noyes was sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Willard of
Passumpsic were here to attend the
funeral of Paul Willard.
Alonzo Simpson, formerly of this
place but for some time living in
Lyndon and St. Johnsbury, has hired
out to Onie Simpson. I
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Barber gave
a sugar party Sunday. All of his
children and grandchildren were pres
ent besides a large party of neigh
bors and friends.
Paul Willard died March ID after
many months of illness. He could
not lie in bed and died sitting in his
chair. Mrs. Willard died year ago
this month. He was 81 years old
and leaves one sister, Mrs. A. D.
Drake, and two children, Wiley, of
and Mrs. Frank Chesley
of this place, who has tenderly cared
for him all through his long illness.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-03-23

Arnold Percy is working for E. E..
Grant
Ernest Buck has been entertaining
the chickenpox.
Merle Wilkie has been visiting his
sister, Mrs. Leo Blake.
Mrs. o. w. Ingals is gaining and
A. P. Sias and G. II. Mcfarland are
also on the gain.
Avery R. Curtis has returned from
his visit to Beebe and has gone to
work in a mill at Sheffield.
w. T. Mcfarland, who has been
with his daughter, Mrs. o. E. Nc
Farland since last November, has re-
turned to G. H. McFarland's.-
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-03-23
SUTTON

Ercil Hodge is carrying on the G.
w. Jesseman sugar place.
Mrs. Sylvester Gray is very sick
and under a doctors care.
Mrs. Ruth Turnbull still remains
very ill at Brightlook hospital.
Fred Gray has purchased a pair of
horses of A. D. Fogg to replace the
one he recently lost.
Miss Agnes LaClair has returned
home from St. Johnsbury, where she
has spent the winter.
Addie Burnham has returned to
town after spending the winter with
her daughter in Glover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Gordon of ST.
Johnsbury are staying with Mrs.
Gordon's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. F.
LaClair.
Henry Whipple has purchased C.
E. Bonnett's farm and Mr.. Bennett
has rented the Chesley house in the
village.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-18
NEED OF MORE BEDS
IN PUBLIC HOSPITALS
Statement as to Vacancies
Brings Reply From U. S.
p. ~. Service.

Recent statements that the I : Pube
i Health Service had ( 600 vacant beds
.u its hospitals while asking for moro
hospitals has brought ont The followine
reply
ON Februaiv q he ~ te - o1r ast
weekly report ssid Surgeon Genera
cumming ~ the L Public Eaath
-ervice. about 2.2OC beds We're vaca44+.
r our hospitals ~ ;hesa about 200
were new beds in hospitals lust oper
81 or in additions = older hospitals
one ~ thern were real3V in fun working
order This leaves about 0n0 vacant
f,nds or : nor cent - our total capacity
~ : .3g4 This docs not ~ course. in
lude cul patients in rented beds in con
tract hospitals. who numbered lC21S
"SlA per cont let wav is 2 friehtfuly
narrow margin on which to run 4.
hospital for any Law nm, hour. IN.
hospital may 10 syvamped by neyc
ratients Particularly is this so in hos
fitals for soldier patients very larFo
per dent " whom arc continually asking
for discharge or transfer 10 other hes
ritals 81 leaving without forn.alitv
Tho turnover IN our hospitals for the
,veeL was 2274 admitted and 7S5 dis
harEed
Tho six per cent does not Of course
refci to tho same beds or to beds IN
fhe same hospital. city state or even
section of the country Almost any ono
~ our hospitals may and not inTrc-
uuontly does run % per cent below on
one day and 10 per cent over on the
next with the men sleeping in impro-
ised beds till thcv can be transferred
10 other hospitals
Tho situation j. made more difficult
=, the necessity 81 setting aside % out
~ our 56 hospitals for special troubles
Ia for tuberculosis patients. for
ueUro- psyo hiatrie PATIENTS and one for
epileptics such patients are OF course
not interc Manageable
"Anothcr difficulty arises from the
lack Of personnel especially of nurses
prtssing N spite Of it's utmost efforts
The Service has been unable TO recruit
its corps fast enough to keep pace with
the increa So in it's patients. and Il fs
now about 400 short Without nurses
a hospital cannot be efficiently con
ducted. and the Service is continually
being forced now in this hospital and
now ia that TO keep down the number
of patients or to render insufficient
service to all
similar shortages exist IN the ranks
~ it's reconstruction aides and its
dietitians, all Of whom. like it's nurses
are women. Lack in these bodies though
not quite SO vital nevertheless means
much to the health and the comfort OF
the patients