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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-07-29
Teachers Examint1on Meeting.

The teachers examination, an
nounced to be held at Barton on Tues
day and Wednesday of last week,
came off as advertised, large num-
ber attending. There were fifty-three
applications for licenses, 6 gentle
men, and AZ ladies. The list en-
braced most of the oldest and best
known teachers from this part of the
county, with few who reside in Cal
edonia county. Three made appli-
cation for a five years certificate.
The questions prepared by the State
superintendent largely exceeded, on
account of certain sub questions, the
ordinary ten on each branch.
1t took most of the applicants from
the beginning of the first morning
session until about 10 o'clock at
night to write out answers to all the
questions. Mr.. Palmer must cut
down his questions somewhat, or it
will be necessary to call the attention
of the President of the Humane
Society to the subject, on
the line of 'tcruelty to animals. !"
The examinations on Wednesday
forenoon were oral, conducted by the
supervisor. His questions were fair,
but were not intended to be such as
to answer themselves, and he was
very particular to demand the ''why"
for most answers given.
The afternoon session on Wednes-
don. -o,re- ~ .oo., 'rIIfUu Ss''"
much good instruction and advice to
teachers, with a question box that
was we'll filled with pertinent ques-
tions. The supervisor showed him
self we'll qualified for his position, land
his fairness and courtesy elected the
praise of all present. Mr.. Stone an
nounces that if there are ten or more
teachers WHO uGSIIe W hCCO lo "ii.y
place in the county for two or three
DAYS study and drill in the line of
teaching, he will meet them, upon
request. The teachers found homes
among the citizens. The following
resolutions were adopted:
Resolced, That we, the teachers
attending this examination, tender q
vote of thanks to the people OF Bar
ton for their cordial reception and
hospitable entertainment of us dur
ing this session.
Resoloed, That we sincerely thank
Mr.. Stone for the fairness and the
interest he has taken in us, and we
hope to carry out in our work the
same spirit which he has here mani
tested.
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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-07-29
Vermont's New Insane Asylum.

The trustees of the Vermont state
asylum at Waterbury adopted, Tues
day, the plan of Rand & Taylor, Bos-
ton architects, which the Free Press
describes as follows: The buildings
will have frontage of 900 feet and
will be brick with stone trimmings.
There will be central group of ad-
ministration buildings, the front con-
tanning the superintendent office,
library, stewards and board rooms.
dining room for officers of the insti-
tuition, reception and consultation
rooms, while to the rear is the chapel
and still further back is the kitchen.
This building will be three stories
high From the center there will ex-
tend on either side a one-story corri-
dor, with general hospital for cura-
tive cases, one ward being for men
and the other for women. The hos
pital will be $50 feet long. 36 feet
wide and three stories high with ac-
commodations for IS patients. Each
floor has it's own dining-room and
everything complete, and on each
floor there is dormitory for six beds
and another for five beds, besides 13
single rooms. Beyond the hospital
ward on each wing there will be three
two-story circular wards for chronic
insane. These will be connected
with each other and with the main
building and with an associated din
ing-room by one-story corridors
, Each ward consists of day room on
the first floor and dormitory for 20
beds on the second floor, with the
usual accommodations of attendants
! rooms and bath rooms. There will
, also be ward at each wing for the
criminal insane with accommodations
2 in each for about 30 patients. In the
rear of all will be the boiler and he It
o ino apparatus The trustees viii
e build with the present appropriation
: only the south wing, which will &C
a conmodate 100 patients, the centra
p building and the north wing bein!
It built as the coming Legislature recog
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-07-29
The Great Siberian Railway.

The Russians appear to be exceed
ingly practical in the matter of rail-
road building. Their new scheme
for the Siberian railway, which will
make it possible to go from London to
Pekin in eighteen days, is soon to be
begun. General Annenkoff, when he
was in Paris the other day, announc-
ed that if the matter were left in his
hands, he would complete the road
in three and half years at cost of
three hundred millions of roubles.
The plans of the Russian ministry
of the interior calculated on eleven
years, and an expenditure of just
twice as much as Gen. Annenkoff
thinks necessary, now that the sur
veys are completed. In the autumn
of 1892, he says, the London mer-
chant can be in the chief city of Chi
ma on the eighteenth day after he
leaves his own home. There has
been a great discussion at st. Peters
burg during the last few months over
the Generals plans; commission OF
forty-fve military and civil engineers
has carefully examined all his esti-
mates, and now seems likely to report
in favor of letting him do the job.
He allows nothing for any ornament
al work at stations, and, in his own
words, "sacritces everything to the
line of rails, making it straight, lew
ell and strong, enabling one locomo-
tive to draw a great number of cars.
Some of the greatest difficulties in the
way of completing the enterprise are
likely to be found between Vladivo-
stock and Pekin.
1t takes at present 45 days to &c
from London to Pekin by Brindis
and Suez, and 30 days via Canada
Vancouver and Yokohama; so it IL
easv to see that the new Siberian
railway is to effect general revolu
tion i'm commerce. The "Great Pa
cific'' is the name by which Gen
Annenkoff thinks this wonderful
new route ought to be known. Sine
the phenomenal building and success
, of the Transcaspian, one is prepares
to believe that Russian railroad bull
| ders are capable of almost any tr'
; ump. The Transcaspian was open
ed on the 18th of May of last year
1t has already paid profit of half
million roubles and at the close o
this year a three per cent dlvlden
will be paid to the shareholders
The invasion of Central Asia and Z
far Siberia by the iron horse is ceI
tainly one of the greatest achieve
ments of the closing period OF tn
nineteenth century.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-07-29
Speaking Out.

There are a few men in the Nortf
who have always begrudged the sol
dier the respect, and especially the
pension that has come to him on ac
count of his army service. They
have shown their contempt for him
on the sly, as rule, perhaps, on ac-
cornt of the unpopularity of g
course like their own. A few news
papers in Vermont, whose editors did
not for some reason enter the army
service, have from time to time
thrown out remarks showing their
animus.
The liberality of Commissioner
Tanner, and the great hue and cry
that has been raised by democratic
organs and some rebel publications,
has given these complaining towards
little courage, and they are daring
to utter criticisms, etc., on the course
of Tanner and President Harrison.
We do not understand that Cor
poral Tanner has gone outside the
law, or that he has overdone the
matter in any sense. He is said to
have made the statement that if a
soldier deserved anything, he deserv-
ed more than 50 month. We think
this is right. It would require fine
figuring and close discrimination to
see how a disability or a wound re-
ceived in the army had inflicted an
injury amounting in value to six or
seven cents day. The pensioner
would not feel that this insignificant
sum rewarded him for his service or
paid him for his suffering. The ex-
pense of examinations before examin-
ing boards and the expense of OBJ
tanning a pension, make pension of
two dollars q month practically
worthless. That large number re-
ceive pensions on false or forced affi-
davits may be true, but the pension
department has only the proof sub
mitted to base its decisions on, and
if men present regularly-formed and
apparently true affidavits, the depart
ment is obliged to treat them as true
and act accordingly.
The fact that some men are receiv-
ing pensions that ought not to receive
them does not make it just to dole
out a stingy, homeopathic pension to
such as deserve anything.
1t is stated that President Harri-
son said to Commissioner Tanner,
"run your bureau on business princi-
pies. keep within the limit of the law,
and be as liberal to the boys as pos
sible' That sentiment is right, and
finds approval in the hearts of all
loyal men.
those who are croaking to-day would
not have had country to croak in.
If it turns out that Commissioner
Tanner has anybody under him who
is doing wrong, or if he has gone out
side the limit of the law, we will not
uphold him moment, but we believe
in fair play and a decent regard for
those who are now running some of
the branches of a government they
once gave blood to save.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-07-29

We might as we'll stop the expen-
sive farce of trying the Doodle alder
men. Mr.. Delaney Nicoll, as as
sistant district attorney, sent several
of them to the penitentiary. But
that was more than was wanted, and
so the people elected Col. Fellows,
against Nicoll, with the purpose OF
having no more boodlers convicted.
He has kept his part of the implied
contract. He has tried Alderman
McQuade twice, and managed to pre-
sent the evidence in such way as TO
secure disagreement the first time
and an acquittal the last time. The
runaways may now return from Can
ada, where they need spend no mon
ev to defeat an extradition law. Of
course all this is very disgraceful, but
politicians don't want laws executed
in such a way as to interfere witt
their industry. If the alderman bus
mess were interrupted, why the leg
islative business or the boss business
would next be in danger, and al
should combine to protect their prof
its against the assaults of virtue
". Y. Independent.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-07-29

nizes the need for them in additional
appropriations. There are at present
about 450 insane poor and insane
criminals being maintained by the
state at an expense for the year end
ing July 81, 1888, of $66, ,141.39.
The board will hold another meeting
August 3, when further details look
ing toward the construction of the
building will be decided upon.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-07-29

been out among the road houses all
day, cross the deserted plaza and
stop to whistle and jeer at a wretched
drunken woman of the town, who fin
ally sits down at the foot of the
abandoned fountain, to wait for a
policeman to arrest her. Surely the
former religion that has been offered
there to-day, have a work to do.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-07-29

The most important labor move
ment in years is begun by the circu-
lar that has been sent out bearing
the signatures of the chief officers of
three of the principal labor organiza-
tions of the country, the object of
which is the formation of an alliance
which shall create the most formida-
BILE labor organization yet perfected
in this country. The circular is sign
ed by T. V. Powderly, master work
man of the knights of labor; Samu-
ell Gompers, president of the fedora
ton of labor and, w N. Sergeant, chief
| of the brotherhood of locomotive fire
men. The locomotive engineers
alone hold aloof. Since the strikes of
last winter, which proved disastrous
to labor organizations, it has been
evident that some movement must be
set on foot to revive them, and thi:
project has been conceived as mos
likely to strengthen and solidify th'
labor ranks.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-07-29

Recent statistics disclose the feet
Z in tIree oGaUeS or the South
|orgia, South Carolina and Louisi-
b-negroes pay taxes on S48, ,000,-
P worth of property. What better
|dence is wanted of the national
|gress made by the negroes of the
18th since the war than this?
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-07-29

Bearing vitality on the present ag.
itation of high license, local option
and prohibition, as means of regulat-
ing, restricting or abolishing the IL
quor traffic, are the figures furnished
by the National Bureau of Statistics
on the production and consumption
of spirituous and malt liquors. An
inspection of the totals will startle
any one, and the conclusions from
their examination are remarkable.
In the fiscal year 1888 no less than
1885, 1852 gallons of distilled spir-
it's, SO, 1885, ,068 gallons of wines, and
767 ,587, ,O56 gallons of malt liquors
were consumed in this country, to-
tai of $40, 1914 gallons, or 14.3O
earcne for every man woman and
child.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-07-29

The Minneapolis Tribune pro-
nounces recent statements concern
ing the wheat yield of the west sensa-
tional reports greatly exaggerated.
The fact is Dakota has been shipping
wheat ever since the melancholy pre-
diction as to the necessity of import
ing wheat was made public some
time ago. Such reports clearly are
the fruits of the fertile imagination
of spectators, serve no useful gener-
al purpose and are entitled to no Gre
dence whatever. The wheat crop is
short in several of the wheat export
ing countries abroad, and it has been
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-07-29
Barton Landing, VI
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Icrmi Al D. ls.i.
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WHEREAS, oliver z, willard "i haaonnl /" ..g
Connty oi Orleans aud State uf Vermont hN. h..3
ip ttc clerk's office Of thr Hnia Court ui 'INH.'
for thc County of Oflrhusi llH pfilunh i'l 'I'
Ti,,dicv ~ paris nnknown to tr sail petitioner In
certain premises in hhcihcldi iu ihr i"hHl wv
donla and State of Vermont drsrlN.N e. ''.."
No. s6 of iots In said sheffield, aud hr'nH 0.
prcmises conveyed By Coco. nnh IfNh .hN.''N
Nor9il n Jcnncts by deed bearing d.'f IHHN"IN
2, / $40, setting forth iu substance ihHi i't' .a''
PENDANT caused to be- conveyed io .a.a p'.''.'
said promlcs hy warranty Coco, 9.til.. ~. ....
tbe said defendant to thc said prIIfaur HI lHH
hundred and seventy hfu doH.i palh hh',
nents al twenty five doliars raDh 90 tIr 'I.i H.f
interest annually was paid ln iaili aNh 'H
payment of all taxes ihai mlfIi. lN.h ' [ .It
mo- larrc part III aald lndohteduUaHi tn HU hN.Nt
two hundred and hny dollars 90 .ail .hh
been paid according io che lrHhl lfHnl ~.
said defendant promlae an in 200 hN' tl.'
icndnnt bad eonmitird Wh.i, nn ." I'M. I.t.
P s,id lrod until tho nl ol lHHHi hy dIHHtn" H
timber and otherwise so ihh nhid W. i'l
49, ~ esid indahtelarss now duo HHl nHIu" H.
aforosnia, and praying Chat thr c4hHf l'.
dion ofth said Alehandtt lhll,f n M Z .|... III
la,.s und that tho honorable Court ul hHh'ffN
tnale surh other and further 8rdrff tnt N..
tho premises ns shall appear IuHi HhI iti.
n,l n brinw made ~ appear fhHf fNr HH|N nv
,ndrr Findlrv resides witinut uie HHigi .n lN..
snbpmna cannot hc served uu hlWf lttI.IHI, . .
,4a,ri thnt tho substance nf HHId petition .HN iit
I order be- published ln thr OflrHhH county M'".
Il newspaper printed nt Barton M tH - n
Dfcnna three weokH tufffFflttil4 fNr tirl Nf "Ii'
I publicAtinns shan br Hf ltnft tNrH1 Ntl Ii' '''
40 flo 4th day nf September a II. I'H Wy
/ mencoiufut nf the trrn W WNI'N riN I'''.
made refurnablc and thc atId Alt hhhnl p I'tI .
/ lrreby required tn Hpptnr hnlHfU iH' HN'I 4
I Ghanrpft 40 hr hrld at hrHUnit in 200 '..' 81
of1rnos on thr 4fh dn4 uf nruifuNUr a. ll
i AZ nnsvgrr tl snld rpilfan nf sHd tNtfi
. nid tu sfnud in Hlid hhd0 Hush nfHr. H'''
"A srre fli.is in .n tu fl.e lunfi .IHH H.fI N .'
And tuu, thp aHid AlfkHninl IlHhI''
/ oucstcd to ransc fonr HpptHriufH ihrirh Ia '
y t,rrd with thr Clerk ni tlHs inhil sH I
sy of snil petition, 0HlrrHltr sfId h|II 5000 Pol '"l
/ cu as runirHhrds a.. alb. anal
/ aIl az a. '''' - u.u. CusIMAh, tHIt.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-07-29

The dedication of the Vermont
monument erected by the state on the
field of Gettysburg will occur on We'd
nesday, October 9th. Undoubtedly
large number of the veteran soldiers
and citizens of Vermont will avail
themselves of the opportunity on the
occasion of the dedication in October.
The committee of arrangements are
to see that excursion rates will be
procured ahd ample accommodations
secured to give all who desire the op-
portunitv to visit the historic battle
fields on the occasion of the dedica-
ton. Senator Edmunds it appears
has been decided upon as the orator
and Mrs. Door has been invited to
write an ode for the occasion. The
monument will be presented to the
Gettysburg Battlefield Association
bv Gov. Dillingham; and will be ac-
cepted it is thought by Judge Veazey
who is a member of the Battlefield
| Association.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-07-29

Jesse Grant, Robert L. Lincoln
l Russell Harrison, sons of three
Esidents of the United States, re-
(tly met at the United States lega-
b in London. Such a meeting in
|ndon was considered so unusual as
make it the subject of cable dis
ON.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-07-29

A y9ar ago granulated sugar sold
u 61z cents pound while today it
! quoted at 101a cents. According
b the New York Herald the sugar
d rust has stored 100000 barrels of
refned sugar in Brooklyn and there
IS every reason to believe that the
price of sugar will keep at high fig
ure for some time to come. Ver-
mont maple sugar is quoted at seven
cents pound and the farmers are
not as active as the buyers. There
is no reason why good maple sugar
should not be worth about as much
As granulated, and farmers should
hold their product for higher prices.
Good maple sugar is always in de.
mand and farmers should have a fail
price for it.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-07-29

A correspondent of the Albany
Bss, who writes from Rutland, says,
be population in Vermont is slowly
surely declining. In many Sec
ns business is also on the wane." :"
is is an old story. The new story,
story of to-day is that Vermont
slowly but surely advancing, in
ny sections business is also on the
,m."
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-07-29
LEANS COUNTY MONITOR.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
GEO. II. BE Al KE,
BA RTON. VT

ERMS. WHEN PAID STRICTLY IN ADVANCE
p YEAR. If not paid in advance $500 year
Ecribers living outside of Orleans or Caledonia
ties, SI.75 per year.
hcp subscription in Advance. Remit by Post
BE Order, REGISTERED Letter, or Draft.
stch the label on your paper, and see that your
NJ 4Ht is right. If not correct send the money to
e it 50, or notify rs of error by postal card.
lIe- of Advertising made known ON applica-
All cuts must have metal body.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-07-29

We desire to say to citizens, that for years we
have been selling DIR. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, DIR. Kings New Life Pills, Bneklen's
Arnca Salve and Electric Bitters, and have never
handled remedies that sell well. or that have
r;,en spcb universal satisfaction. We do not hest
t.,e To Guarantee them every time, and we stand
ready to refund the purchase price, If satisfactory
results do not follow their use. These remedies
have won their great popularity purely on their
merits, Ii. c, Pierce, druggist,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-07-29

Che street cars at Lyons, in
lnce, are hereafter to be operated
a system of compressed air, which
been found to work satisfactori-
n Nantes and other French cities.
2 cars are said to run smoothly
with but little noise, while the
chinery is simple and does not re-
re a skilled mechanic to superin-
d it. The cost is less than with
ses, steam or electricity.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-07-29

seriously damaged in many parts of
the northwest. But present indica-
tions as to this country are, that the
damage has been exaggerated, and
that the shortage will be less than
was anticipated some time ago.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-07-29

The loss of the so-called navigable
alloon which went up from Brook
pn, recently, and was seen to go
own with the aeronaut, into the
bean, makes another sad failure in
living the problem of aerial naviga-
on. This was q sausage-shaped
alloon, sixty feet long and about
brtv in diameter, from which was
depended car in which there was
caring which it was alleged would
rive air fans with sufficient force to
ropel the ship in any direction.
|ut the propeller fell out, and the
Iplloon was buried in the sea. This
! discouraging, but it will not pre-
'ent inventors from going on with
heir experiments.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-07-29

The rumored alliance of Turkey
th Austria, Germany and Italy
hinst Russia and France and the
borts of the massing of Russian
pops in Servia will make Europe
| d its breath again at the fear of a
hhict that may change the whole
Ap of the European continent. A
|elaration of war against Germany
build consolidate and pacify the
Iarreling factions in France. There
build no longer be Boulangerists and
III tl-Boulangerists, but at the end OF
there might not be a republic any
bre than there was an empire Al
le end of Franco-Prussian war.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-07-29

Reports received concerning the
state of cattle and crops throughout
the Territory of Montana are much
more favorable than was expected.
Want of water is felt in many Sec
tions, but people have generally cir
culated the rumor that the situation
was much worse than was actually
the case. Although but little rain
has fallen in the city of Helena there
has been rain all round, which has
materially helped matters, and the
same may be said of all other dry
districts, except that in many cases
rain came long before there was any
damage done. From Bozeman comes
the news that the Gallatin Valley is
green and crops will not be inferior
in quality, while reports from Jeffer-
son and Madison Valleys are to the
were hurt, and there is in all direc-
tions feeling of renewed confidence.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-07-29

The following is summary of the
customs business of the district of
Vermont during the month ending
June 80. Domestic merchandise ex-
ported to Canada, S14O, ,525; free
goods imported and entered for con-
sumption, s121, ,O96; dutiable mer-
chandise entered for consumption,
1878, ,256; duties, S74, 700. 80; mer-
chandise entered for warehousing Of
direct Importation, S23O6; duties,
S390.25; ; withdrawn from warehouse
for transportation to other districts,
$2717; duties, $24365; withdrawn
from warehouse for consumption,
S278; duties, $47.01; entered for
warehouse and transportation, $685.
308; duties, $18, ,758.14; entered for
transportation and expectation, $176,-
III; duties, $53, 1920.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-07-29
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CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-07-29

The South Carolina legislature at
coming snnsin-, iii l>--l--1 -
,ropriate s72, 900 for pensions for
confederate soldiers, thus taking
initiative of a movement to ex-
q state aid to the soldiers of the
elIion. 1t is a mooted question
ether taxation for this purpose is
al, and whether a taxpayer ap-
aling to the courts might not sue
isfully resist payment of taxes for
5 purpose.