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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-12-27
ESTATE OF LEVI ROWELL.
Com llliSSi0nel.S. Notice.

The undersigned, having been appointed by Hon.
Probate Court for the District of Orleans, Commas
sioners, to receive, examine, and adjust all claims
Levi Rowell, late of Albany, in said District
deceased, and all claims exhibited in offset thereto,
hereby give notice that we will meet for the purpos
aforesaid, the hotel of T. Nj. Rowell, in South
Albany, the 4th day OF JAN, 1887 and 31st day of
May, next, from O'Clock, p. H., until O'Clock, p.
each of said days and that six from the 29th
day of Nov, A ID. 1885, is the time limited by said
Court for said creditors to present their claims to
for examination and allowance.
Dated at Albany, this 18th day of Dec,
A. D. 1856.
E. o. RANDALL, c;-
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-12-27
FOR SALE.

The building opposite the Drug Store, in Barton
Village. Well located far business. For partlcu-
lars inquire of j. L. WOODMAN.
Barton. Ang. "a. 34tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-12-27
Concert and Dance Music.
KITTRIDa:E,S ORCHESTRA

l. now prepared furnish music for all occas lions
where orchestra music is required. Four 10 six
pieces lst and 81 violin. caranet. cornet, bass and
trombone, AT reasonable prices Ali orders adj
dressed TO a. j. klTTRIDt.E. IIarlwick. Vt, or
A. F. Whip, L.. West Charleston, VI. will receive
prompt attention. tQ2i
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-12-27

Please call at my dining room in
Heating block when in town these
cold days, where you will find good
fire, and get nice cup of hot coffee.
j. B. Cassidy
J. J. HILL, dealer in first class Sew
ing Machines. Attachments, shuttles,
needles, oils, spooler rubbers, etc. 1
have also quantity of "Star" and Good
rich fuckers for the American, Florence,
New Home and Wilcox & Glib machines,
which will sell at fifty cents each.
Barton, Dec 90 50-52.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-12-27
Boston Wholesale Produce Market

BUrTER-Choicetubs perlb. 1925 1927
Fair to good, 20 %
Common, 10 II
CHEEsE-Factory, per h.. u ID
Farm Dairy, good, 9 10
Farm Dairy, common, 5
FLoUR-St. Louis & Illinois, per Dbl, ABS 400
Patent, 3 10 $50
Common Extra, 800 3.75
LARD-Tierces, perlb., 81
Tubs, Ct
EGGs-Fresh, per doz., 81 ~
Western, rs 20
BEANs-Hand picked, per BUSH, LEO 1.S0
Mixed, LOO a 1.25
DRIED APPLE-Choice, per h.,
Evaporated y
PoULTRY-Turkeys, fresh killed ,perlb., IL 10
Turkeys, common, "a ~
Chickens, fresh, 10 a y
Fowls, 8 ~
PoRK-Clear extra, per bbl., 400 a 10y
Fresh Hogs, per h., 81 a 65
Hams, smoked, 10 II
SUNDRIEs-Pressed Hay, per ton 1900 1SOe
Hops, per h., ~ 70
Oats, per BUSH, 80 AZ
Corn, % 90
Potatoes, Early Rose, 90 80
Potatoes, Jacksons, 90 %
Maple Sugar, tubs, per h.,
Maple Sugar, cakes,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-12-27
THELIFE OF LINCOLN.
BY HIS CONFIDENTIAL SECRETARIES, JOHN
G. NlcnlAY AND COL. JnHN NAV

This great work, begun with the sanction of
President Lincoln, and continued under the au-
thority of his son, the Hon. Robert I. Lincoln, is
the only full and authoritative record of the life of
Abraham Lincoln. Its authors were friends of Lin
colin before his presidency they were most intimate
ly associated with him as private secretaries
throughout his term of office, and to them were
transferred upon Lncolns death all his private pa
pers. Here will be told the inside history of the
civil and of President Lncoln's administration
important details of which have hitherto remained
unrevealed, that they might first appear in this ar-
thentic history. By reason of the publication of
this work,
THE WAR SERIES,
which has been 70 lowed with unfaggIng interest
by great audience, will occupy less space during
the coming year. Gettysburg will be described by
Gen. Hunt (Chief of the Union Artillery. Gen.
Longstreet. Gen. T. NJ. Law, and others Chicka-
ma ga, by Gen. d. n. Hill; Sherman's March to
the Sea. by Generals Howard and Slocum. Generals
@. A. Gilmore, VIM. F. Smith, John Gibbon, Hor-
Porter, and John S. Mosby will describe special
battles and incidents. Stories of naval engage
ments, prison life, etc, will appear,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-12-27

Pits All Fits stopped free by DR.. Kline's
IL ~ sGreat Nerve Restorer. No Fits after
first days use. Marvellous cures. Treatise and
So. 0trial bottle free to Fit cases. Send to DIR.
Kline .931 Arch st. ,Phila. Pa.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-12-27
LOCAL ADYEKTISING.

Short advertisements, notices, announcements,
cards. ETC.. will be inserted in this column at two
after. This must be prepaid advertising. No
charge for mention of ads running in other columns
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-12-27
Spefial Nntiees.
BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALvE.

BUCKI.EN'S ARN1CA SAIVE.
The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises
Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, letter,
Chapped Hands, Chilblans, Corns, and all Skin
Eruptions, and positively cures Piles. no pay re-
quired. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-
ton money refunded. Price rs cents per box.
For sale by 81. c. Pierce.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-12-27

6TO ton.
Prayer meeting at at A. w. Sea-
vey's Thursday evening.
S. Burrows has his new house
boarded ready for inside work.
Herbert Gray has gone to Coven-
try to work teaming for s. S. Bart
lett.
S. Maxwell has moved to j. Bart
let's and will work in the mill durin Q
the winter.
David Chase has sold about one
hundred thousand feet of lumber on
the stump to S. S. Bartlett.
Mr.. Samuel McDaniels; the oldes
man in town died at his home on Mon
day last at the advanced age of owe
eighty years.
Mrs. n. j. Morehouse recently
drove a five year old colt thlee miles
descending two steep hills, with nj
bits in its mouth. She reached hom'
safely, and while Embarrassing, dis
covered the mistake. This occurred il
the evening.
Bert Smith and David Colby ant
wife who have been in Boston tn
past season, are here on visit. Miss
LizzieDougherty of Woodsville, N. h.
is visiting her sister, Mrs. JohnMax
we'll. Edgar Wyman is visiting hi
brother S. A. Wyman.
About seventy of the friends ant
neighbors of Mr.. and Mrs |. A. Wy
man called on them Wednesday eve
ming to celebrate the anniversary o
lleir narrisge. After disposing %
the oysters and sharing genera
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-12-15
Two Important Measures.

After eighty-six years of discussion
there is fair prospect that bill reg
ulating the official count of the electoral
vote for president and vice-president
by congress will become law. The
house has passed the senate bill on the
subject, with some amendments which
will doubtless be adopted by the sem
ate. The bill provides that in those
states where a tribunal has been es-
tablished for the determination of
electoral contests, and such tribunal
has decided what electors were duly
appointed, the determination of the
tribunal shall be conclusive; that when
there is but one return from state
the vote so returned shall be counted I;
that when there are two or more re-
turns, and the question arises which
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-12-15
Senator Morrill, on the Tariff.

The Presidents attack on the tariff
has precipitated renewal of agitation
on this question. 1t is conceded that
the revenues of the government are
considerably in excess of its actual
needs, though the amount of surplus
is many millions less than stated by the
President. The problem is how to re-
duce the revenues by revision of the
tariff without depriving American la
Dor of the ability to compete success
fully with foreign labor. Senator Van
Wyck proposes to put lumber, molasses
and sugar on the free list, by which the
revenues would be reduced to an
amount required for legitimate and
reasonable expenditures of the govern
ment. Senator Dawes introduced a
resolution on the second day of the
session instructing the finance COM
mittee to inquire and report as
soon as practicable what specific re-
duction can be made in the customs
duties and internal revenue which
will, in their judgment, reduce the re-
ceipts to the necessary and economical
expenditures of the government, with
out injuring the prosperity and de-
velopment of home industries or the
compensation of home labor. On the
same day Senator Morrill, introduced a
resolution which sets forth that the
promise of making any revision of the
tariff in spirit of fairness to all inter-
ests-not to injure any commercial in
dustry, but to promote their healthy
growth, so that any change of law must
be at every step regardful of the labor
and capital involved, and without de-
priving American labor of ability to
compete successfully with foreign la
Dor, and without imposing lower rates
of duty than will be ample to cover any
increased cost of production which may
result in consequence of the higher rate
of wages prevailing in this country
appears so obviously hopeless and i'm
practicable that any further attempts at
revision by the present congress, in
contravention to the foregoing cardinal
declarations, are to be regarded as in
expedient and detrimental to the revi-
val of the trade and business of the
country"
On Thursday last Senator Morrill,
addressed the senate on the tariff ques-
ton in an able speech he had prepared
during the recess. The speech does
not show him to be opposed to any
tariff revision, as has been asserted
by his opponents, but it is evident that
he does not believe that this work can
safely be entrusted to the enemies of
the tariff. After discussing the demo-
cratic Inconsistencies upon this ques-
! ton, the senator said the effect of
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-12-15
Condition of Europe.

Political affairs in Europe are in a
very unsettled state. The nations are
Jealous and in doubt of each other. In
France the Cabinet has been defeated
on matter of small importance and a
new one is to be formed. She has for
several years been strengthening her
army, and no doubt is ambitious to
secure military prestige for the re-
public by war with Germany and a
recovery of her lost provinces-Alsace
and Lorraine. She has been lately
cultivating friendly relations with Rus
STA, in hopes thereby to strengthen her.
self when the day of strife shall come
with Germany. The latter country,
carefully observant of every movement
in France, sees that her only safety lies
in keeping up an efficient standing
army, so large as to deter her rival from
any attack upon her, or, if attacked, to
enable her at once to deal a crushing
blow at her assailant. The watchful-
ness of Germany and her conscious
ness of danger from France are clearly
shown by the outspoken speech made
recently by General Won Moltke, be-
fore the reichstag, on bill to in
crease the army. After referring to
the fact that all the neighbors of Ger
many, on the left and right, were fully
armed and that Germany was behind
other states in the strength of her army
and in the taxation of her people, he
said that an alliance with France would
assure the peace of Europe. But" he
added, such an alliance is impossible
while public opinion in France i'm
petuously demands the surrender of
two provinces which we are strongly
determined never to give up. Our re-
lection of this bill will make us re-
sponsible for all the miseries attendant
upon hostile invasion. We have
found it difficult enough to attain the
unity of Germany. Let us uphold it,
proving that we are united. The whole
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-12-15

SENATOR SHERMAN is as emphatic
upon the southern question as ever.
He says the suppression of the colored
vote in the Southern States GO is po-
litical crime that cannot be ignored
without the greatest danger to the peo-
pie of the North. Remaining silent for
some time as to those outrages, in the
hope that the good sense of the domi-
nant element in the South would gradu-
ally emancipate the black man from
his political slavery, we have encour-
aged the growth of similar methods in
the Northern States. The democrats
of Ohio attempted to carry that state by
the same methods that are used in the
South to intimidate the black voters
and to prevent a fair expression at the
ballot-boXes. 1t was only when we
took the matter firmly into hand and
sent three or four of the rascals to the
state prison and showed the others that
they could not have immunity from pun
ishment and continue those practices
that we put an end to them. In my
judgment, the suppression of the votes
at the South is an issue scarcely second
to any before the country, because it is
one that affects the entire political sys-
TEN, having root at its very foundation
and beginning"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-12-15
High License in Illinois.

| notice through the WATCHMAN that the
Vermont legislature is agitating the ques-
ton of substituting high license law for
the system under which it has been working
for good many years. | have no fear that
the sturdy good sense of Vermont will at
present make such change, but have felt
a desire to speak through your columns of
the actual working of the now much-vaunted
high license system in a state which is often
quoted as fine example of its benefits and
blessings.
First would say that high license was
not, and is not now, favored and urged by
the most earnest temperance workers of the
state. 1t was a political eXpedient to save
the dominant party from overthrow by the
loss of temperance votes, while at the same
time saving to the party's use the whiskey
saloon element. A large demand was made
for the submission of prohibition amend
ment to the popular vote. Instead of this
high license was given, with the hope that
the clamor for such an amendment would
cease.
lSecond-The boast that it has decreased
the number of saloons is fallacious and de-
ceptive. Suppose it has. The real question
is, Has it decreased the amount of liquor
drank? | am living in IA town of 1000 in
habitants. The license fee is $500. Four
wears ago it was $3.50 Then we had twenty
saloons; now we have eighteen, and each
one of them selling all II can and to whom
il can. The high fee paid is "A direct appeal
to the saloon keeper TO sell all he can. He
increases his attractions as his fee increases.
He sells more and must sell more to meet
his enlarged expenses. If the license fee
were doubled and each man selling paid
81 800 instead of $500 for the privilege, he
could afford to do it if the saloons We're de-
creased one-half in number. 1t is deusive
humbug that the number of drinking places
determines the number of people who
drink or the amount of liquor which is
used
The idea that ten saloon-keepers are more
law-abiding than twenty would be in the
same town is another of the delusions of
high license, The ten do as much Sun
day selling and as much selling to drunk
ards and minors as the twenty would.
Human nature isn't changed, save for the
worse, when big price rather than little
price is paid TO do a mean thing.
But the worst feature of the Illinois sys-
TEN is that ii tends to scar the conscience OF
temperance men by making them share in
the profit of the traffic. The saloons are the
virtual agents of all the citizens. This city
makes $500 cut of each of its saloons. In
some cases it is doubtful If the saloon owner
makes much more, This city makes $4,000
yearly out of the traffic. That Sl6,OOO dimin-
ishes the taxes and is direct appeal to the
cupidity of every voter. IL operates on the
voters as il does ON the seller, and, az re-
suit the best citizens are Indifferent, apa-
thetc and in many cases openly hostile TO
anti-license.
But the distinct prohibition sentiment is
crystalzng and growing. The open pro-
hibitionist knows that all this talk of high
license as temperance measure was orig
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-12-15

of two or more state tribunals or au-
thorities is the lawful one, that return
shall be counted which the two houses,
acting concurrently, shall accept; that
when there is one state government
and two sets of returns, purporting to
be the vote of the state, that return
shall be counted which is supported by
the certificate of the executive of the
state, unless both houses, acting sep
arately, shall concur in deciding that it
is not the lawful vote of the state.
The committee reporting the bill say:
Congress having provided by this
bill that the state tribunals may de-
termine what votes are legal coming
from that state, and that the two houses
shall be bound by this determination,
it will be that states own fault if the
matter is left in doubt The power to
determine rests with the two houses,
and there is no other constitutional
tribunal. Congress prescribes the de-
ldllS VI lHC Illdl duu Wldb hllu VI
evidence shall be received, and how
the final judgment shall be rendered"
The committee of conference of the
two houses have reached an agreement
on the interstate commerce bill, which
embraces some features of both the
Cullom and Reagan bills. 1t is stated
that the agreement is the result of a
substantial compromise, in which nei-
ther party has been wholly victorious;
but it would appear from the fact that
it proposes railroad commission hav-
ing authority to relax or change the re-
quirements of the law in special cases
and according to circumstances that
the essential features of the Cullom
bill have been preserved. But it ac-
cepts the provision proposed in the
Reagan bill, under which a shipper is
entitled to sue for damages in United
States courts in his own behalf. This
gives shippers the option of making
complaint to the commission or inst-
tuting suits in federal courts. Rail-
roads are prohibited from charging
more for short than for a longer
distance upon their own lines in the
same direction, the shorter being in
cluded within the longer distance and
the circumstances and conditions be-
ing the same; but the commission is
authorized, upon application of a rail-
road, and after investigation of the
facts, to relieve the roads from the
operation of the general rule in special
cases. The senate conferees agree to
the absolute prohibition of pooling con-
tanned in the house bill. These were
the main features of difference. On
the question of publicity of rates the
provisions of the two bills have been
merged so as to require each railroad
to make public the rates between
points upon its own road, as proposed
in the house bill, and in addition the
is required to secure pub
licity of through rates in so far as it
may be found necessary Senator
Cullom is reported as expressing con-
fidence that the railroads will not OPP
pose the bill in the form which it has
finally taken.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-12-15

THE New York Erening Post points
out the many signs of the disintegra-
ton of the knights of Labor organiza-
ton. Among them is the collapse of
the great strike in the Chicago packing
houses, the result of which was that
many of the old hands could not get
back their places, as new men had been
employed, and those who were taken
back were required to sign cast-ron
pledge that they would not strike again
without giving two weeks notice, and
would leave portion of their wages on
deposit as a guarantee that they would
keep the pledge. Another sign is the
failure of the Knights to accomplish
anything in their contest with the knit
goods manufacturers of New York, and
still another the defeat of the knights
who worked in the Peabody and Salem
tanneries and struck for less hours of
labor. In their places thirteen hun
dred new men have been employed,
and the five hundred old ones who were
taken back had to accept the employers
terms. The Post says that "of all the
great strikes which have been ordered
by the Knights this year every one has
turned out a disastrous failure" 1t
points out that the Knights themselves
are losing confidence in the power of
the order and that the responses to APP
peals for funds to assist victimized and
locked-out laborers are not responded
to with alacrity.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-12-15

world knows that we do not contem-
plate conquest. May il also learn that
we intend to keep what we have, and
are resolute and armed to this end.n
The fact of supposed mutual under
standing between France and Russia
explains the backwardness of Germany
to oppose, in any very decided way, the
movement of Russia to gain control of
Bulgaria Count Bismarck is too much
of diplomat to provoke war with
the Cossack with the certainty that
France will at once take advantage of
the complications by sending her armies
over the Rhine. Germany is too in
tent in securing peace at home to ex-
hibit the valor she has sometimes shown
in favor of the Balkan provinces. Aus
tria, from fear of Russia, is supposed
to stand with Germany. Both would
be glad to forbid the northern bear to
come south of the Balkans, but deem,
for the time, discretion the better part
of valor England, with her troubles
at home and possible complications in
Asia and Egypt, cannot take so bold
stand as she has sometimes done against
Russia and in favor of the liberties of
the struggling peoples in Asia Minor.
The nations of Continental Europe
all armed for fighting, jealous of each
other and ready, on the slightest provo
cation, to enter into deadly conhict-are
not sight desirable to behold in this
late age of the world. How long must
it be that in Europe peace shall be
hoped for only at the price of standing
armies? How long shall the wealth of
the people be consumed in supporting
immense military establishments? How
long shall the great body of able
bodied men, for one-third the period of
their mature life, be exiled from their
families and withdrawn from peaceful
industries for the sake of military
glory? How long shall the spectacle
continue to be seen of professedly
Christian nations dwelling side by side
in such distrust of each other that
no one dares to dispense with large
armies lest the others should take adj
vantage of its defenceless condition
andprey upon it? Is Christianity never
to develop power enough among men
to secure a congress of nations, or some
plan for arbitration fixed by interna-
tional law, by which all questions of
difference between nations shall be
settled without the shedding of the
blood of thousands of innocent citi-
zens? Is the time never to come when
nations can live in peace
and friendship side by side, not doubling
each others honesty and good inten-
tions, as two Christian neighbors now
dwell in unity and mutual respect? We
live in hope and look forward to the time
when swords shall be beaten into
plowshares and the nations shall learn
war no more.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-12-15
Read this Offer.

THE VERMONT WATCuNIAN AND
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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-12-15

THE London papers are pleased with
those portions of the Presidents mes
sage which relate to the tariff and the
fisheries. They are never tardy in
recognizing friendship for English in
terests. Traveller.