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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-11-08
LIST OF LETTERS.

The following is list of the letters remaining in
the Alexandria, Va postoffice November 8.
Persons calling for letters will please say they are
advertised.
Advertised letters, not called for within two
weeks, will be sent to the dead letter Office.
Adams, Mrs Matte More Edward
Anderson, Mrs Mary Monroe, John L
Ashton MIS- Janey no re, w
Barron, Misses a & Patterson,
C.rter, Thos Penn ell,
Dlvis, ] hn Smith, Bate
Dolison, BE smith, Miss z T
Dufey, II J smith, James
Grsy, Mrs II West L
Jones, Mis4 Bessie F williamson a
L ncaster, Williams IS Leueis
Meadows, Miss Cappie
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-11-08

Keep your mouth shut and yours eyes
open - aud never forget the fact that Oh
sauP1 Catsrsb Cue is the best remedy ever
discovered for diseases ofthe nasal passsges.
Price % cenls.
lis tbs only medicine would give TO
my baby, mother said, speaking OF Dr..
Bdlps Baby Syrup. 1t is safe. At all dea :
eis frice % cents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-11-08

Mr.. BUME says "he has no present inter :
ton of contestng General Lees election"
Well, hardly.
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a Fatal Shot

sEDALIA, Mo-. Nov. 8-Coi. Price, who
was shot by Judge Higgins Thursday, died
last night. Judge Higgins wac released tt-
day Oh $4,000 bonds. Daring the alterca-
lion the Colonel slapped the Judge In the
face. I5was thea that the Judge fred the
fatal shot
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-11-08

ARLINGTON CATTLE MARKET. Nov. 7.-22S
Cattle were offered and sold rs follows Best 3ai
4Ac: good 34a3hc medium 2a4s3c; common
1aa2Ac. 245 Sheep aud Lambs were offered,
sheep BAD p Lambs SIC. Calves 5A6c per IT,
Cows and Calves sold at $20a35 Market fair.
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MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

NEW YoRK. Nov SIN the stock market this
morning the active trading OF yesterday was con.
tinued, but while III, opening prices showed al.
vapcos over last nights figures ot from I. to 3,
Per cent, the market developed renewed wcsk-
ness from the first Sales and within the FIRST half
hour material loses were sustained The TIA ling
presented speci Al feature and at II o'clock TN
market WAS very quiet sni heavy ~ c'osc TO I. c
lowest prices re. cned
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sMALL HAMS, choice quality, csnvassed and
y uncsnvassed, Tor sale at
sep22 ]. c. 11LBURN'S.
MOL FAT MACKEREL, large size, for sale by
IN aug13 ]. c. MILBURN, :.
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The Eighth District.
GOfhcial Vote
election {:

The following is the official vote in the
several counties in this district at the last
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-11-08

NEW YORK, Nov. Cotton dull and STEADY;
uplsnds So Orleans 8 13 16; futures sresoy
Flour quiet on weak. Wheat depressed an fairly
active. Corn firm and qaet Pork dull aud easy
at $11 25s12 so. Lard dull and weak at So %.
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poYs' cLoTH1N G DEPARTMENT.

Children's 2-liece kits, in plain and
fancy checks and stripes Sizes 2'a to &
years. Prices, Sc to $50.
Fancy Trimmed Velvet 4 ,uave Jackets
for kilt skirts. Siz,s @ to II years Pric 5,
Sc to IS.
Inc Fancy Mixed Atwood Oh Wit
Suits. Sizes q to II year,. pfcc, 50.
/ line Atwood Fancy Chock Cashmere
Suits. sjz 6 to II years. Price, So.
limo Atwood Fancy Flu, aud Gsli
Plsi | Cboviot Sni 5. Sizes 6 to IL years
Price, 81.
Children'J Kilt Overcoats. in plain aud
! laid offscis. S zes pa to 6 years Pic ),
So to $13.
Boys Care ovor;oas. Siz,s to Is
years. Pri ;es, So toS15.
SHIFT Waists, ia 1snnol sni percsle.
SIZES 10 IL yca-s. Prices, 1910 81 90.
Boys and Ch,dJcn's Hats and Caps ia
large variety, embracing
Bicycle, Jockey,
Yacht, Polo.
Cadet, Ssior.
Also, Tdrlans aud Fezes
Third floor, 10th 81 extensou
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CHICAGO, Nov. S-11:35 a. m-Wnoas-pcc
977s May 1C4h Corn-Dec nonnnl; May
54s544 Oats-Dec ncminsl; May 45&! Mess
Pork-Jan Sl1 65: May ID 42S. Lard-Iau
S6 32lb May Sc 77la. short rios-Jsn s. 70 (;
Nay SC 20.
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BALTIMORE, Nov. s.-virginis consois =
10-4cs 35 bid do IS Sc aat7is
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ALEXANDRIA NARKE~. Nov. S There is y
fair demsn for Flour, and the markets are lict
at the decline tu. neither holders nor milers sro
pressing sales The Wheat ma X Is are stesdior
in 10 O. and So cs show the ranse reported fer
several days past TO be from SO to 101 no cho co
longberry was offered to-day. Corn is firm nj 81
a62 for now and old. Rye 61s70. Oats As. %
Butter is weak st 13a1S. Eggs, Potatoes and q
kinds of produce soil resdiy.
BALTIMORE, Nov s Cotton nomiasl misdllng
94s Flour quiet and steady. Wheat-sou hrrn
fairly active Fultz 9Sa100 long berry 9S 102;
No 97la steamer No red %; Western wrsk
No 2 winter red spot 96a9it4 Nov So 964;
Dec 81 aa97@l May 1o65sq1o6Ts Coyn-soueh-
ern firm Western e'sY; mixed spot and Nov 5S;
year 57457 Z. Jan 56a4a57; Nay 5Saas59. Cas-
firm and steady. Bye fairly sctive; prime o
choice 75s77 good to fir 72a74. Ray STEADY
prime to choice timothy $11. P DIVISIONS firm
butter firm. Eggs finn Sugar qui and steady
granulsted 6h
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g. LoTHRop ,

ORossE & HLACKWELLs FINE PICKL IS
" aud PRESERVES and for 81 c By
iy14 J. G. MfLBtkE.
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LOCKWOOD q CO.'S PREMIUM CHOCo-
LIZ LATE, very fine quality, received to-day by
ID J. c. MILEGRN.
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HOOD GREEN, BLACK AND tx TEA MIA I'D
" TEAS FIR sale at 45c by
oct3 J. &C. MItbohN.--
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-04-28
West Concord and South Victory, t.
be supplied.
Westfield and Lowell, I. P. Chase.
Low Priced Calf Skins.

The low price of calf skins and the
resulting loss to the farmers is being
made an issue in the gubernatorial
canvass and C. S. Page is charged
with responsibility therefor. We
wish to bring out few easily SUBJ
stantiated facts, which will show con-
clusively the absurdity of this charge.
There are two considerations which
NAV we'll preface more detailed argu-
ment:
First-All untanned calf skins are
admitted free of duty and the aver
age importations amount to hundreds
of thousands of dollars annually.
The market price in this country
must therefore be that of the world,
and the man who can corner the hide
market must control a worldwide
trade amounting to over hundred
million dollars annually. If a Yer
monter up in the little village Of Hyde
Park, away from all the trade GEN.
ters can accomplish such feat as
this, what better man could Vermont
have for governor? The repopulating
of Vermont farms would be child's
play compared to such stupendous
work as this.
Second = Calf skins have fallen
largely into disuse for the making of
shoes and are therefore not the great
staple now that they formerly were.
This is sufficient cause for large
falling off in prices.
Now let US consider this second
point more at length. The reduction
in the market price of tanned calf
skins in the last ten years, and par
ticularly within the last five, has been
steady and rapid. This fact the sub
joined table giving the market quota
tions per pound on the first day of
March in each of the following years
of rough tanned calf, as they are
termed in commercial parlance, will
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-04-28
The Vermont Conference.

The annual Vt. Conference of the
NJ. f. church closed its session at
Brattleboro on Monday last. The
conference gathering is the event of
the year with the churches of this de-
nomination, and not only 'fixes"
the pastorates of the clerical breth-
rem, but has much to do with the
general affairs of the church and
church work. The character and sue
cess of each pastor is considered and
noted the benevolent collections are
brought in and distributed, and al
most everything that concerns
the working and machinery of the
church is considered. The past year
was fairly successful one, though
the financial condition of the people,
owing to the hard times and the sus-
pension of special revival work, on
account of the prevailing sickness of
the winter, were felt in the work done
and the money collected. The de-
mand on the conference for its most
successful pastors is making quite a
drain upon it, and is felt. Several
have gone away of late and there was
a scarcity of men to to fill the charg-
es. On the whole the year was as
prosperous as might be expected.
The appointments" given below will
show how the distribution of pastors
has been made.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-04-28
State Expenses.

The people are sometime going to
call halt in the extravaganza that
is running riot in state expenses.
In the four years from 1886 to 1890
the expenses amounted is 81 SOL ,214
tins is over 100000 greater than the
expenditures from 1882 to 1886 and
exceeds by S423, 900 the dlsburse-
ments for the four years preceding
the enactment of the corporation tax
law-covering the years, 1873 to 49,
81. The expenses of the reform
school, the house of correction and
the state prison were S251,529 more
than the receipts from 1880 to 1890.
The balance of court expenses against
the state has decreased very consid-
erably since the stopping of the steal
ing of fines and costs collected. But
this only makes it more eXcusable
that expenses should have been so en-
ormously increased in other directions
so that they are now from 81 to So a
year heavier for every family in the
state than they were five years ago.
The corporation tax law was of itself
a measure of wisdom and justice
But the tendency as things are now
running, is to deprive the state OF
the benefit, by simply clearing away
the avails of t-BrdtHeboro Refor.
mer,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-04-28

The new racket that is going the
rounds in regard to Mr.. Page as
candidate for governor is the calf
skin racket. That is, it is being re-
ported, and by some who do not con-
slider the absurdity of the thing, be-
lieved that Mr.. Page is able to buy
so great a number of skins in the
worlds market as to monopUlize the
business. This world is pretty wide
in fact is a great country. MIR.
Page buys his skins in the worlds
market, brings them up into a
small town in the little state of Ver-
mont, and there assorts, prepares and
fits them for the worlds market. He
buys wherever he can buy, and sells
wherever he can sell. He is consid-
siderable of man, but not quite big
enough to buy all the pelts of the
world or to fix price on them. The
truth is leather, land especially tanned
calf skins, are in much less demand
than formerly, while the production
of hides increases with the immense
increase of cattle, and there are too
many skins for the market, ,and hence
their low prices. Mr.. Page pays a
higher price for calf skins than any
other man in this part of the country,
and helps to make the sale of them
at even low price possible, by open
ing the doors of the foreign markets
to the use of hides which he prepares
in Vermont by Vermont labor. If
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-04-28

1t may AID the reader IN drawing
conclusions to state that an average
Vermont dairy skin will make two
pounds of hemlock tanned rough calf:
The explanation of the reduction
shown in the above table can be
found at any shoe store. Between
1870 and 1880 almoet every farmers
wife wore calf skin shoe. To-day
they will probably seek in vain for
pair in any shoe store in Vermont.
Goat, kangaroo and porpoise, which
receive finer polish, have suppressed
ed the more durable calf skin. Ten
years ago almost every farmer wore
a calf or kip skin boot. To-day he
either wears sheep skin or felt leg
Gin, covered with rubber, rubber
boot or a shoe. When it is consider
ed that it takes more than three times
as much leather to make boot as a
shoe, the reason for the low price of
calf skins is easily understood. In
brief, calf skins for foot wear have
largely gone out of fashion and the
farmers dairy skin from which the
leather was produced has suffered a
natural decline.
In spite of this Mr.. Page is paying
to-day for nicely taken off dairy skins
40, so, and even 60 cents, prices con-
siderably in advance of the ruling
rates at other hide centers. Why
simply because by his peculiar system
of grading, making more than 200
distinct classifcations, he has built
up trade in specialties, like drum
heads, pocket-books, bookbinders'
leather, gloves, mittens, land so forth,
which has for some time past enabled
him to utilize advantageously the
farmers dairy skins. He has thus
done more than any man in the trade
to find an outlet for a large surplus
of skins, which would otherwise have
been so valueless that they would
probably have found their way with
the carcasses to the manure heap.
What is thought of the prices Mr..
Page pays may be seen from the fact
that from one end of the continent to
the other consignments are made to
him. The far-off city of Denver has,
during the last few months, sent him
car load after car load. Hardly a
week passes that he does not receive
a regular consignment from the Nor
mons of Utah. From the Pacific
state of Washington and the Gulf
state of Texas, to the northeastern
borders of civilization in Prince Ed.
ward Island, Nova Scotia and New
Brunswick, skins are shipped to the
little village of Hyde Park. The
largest hide and skin dealers of Chi.
cago find the Hyde Park market sucf
as TO warrant them in shipping theil
dairy skins to Mr.. Page in large
quantities.
How can these things be unless
Mr.. Page pays more for this class o
skins than can be obtained in any
other market? 1t is not usual fo
goods to be sent from the extreme OF
the continent to a small town lik,
HYDE Park to find market unless
that market is a remarkably goot
one.-NeaUs and Citizen.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-04-28

Henry Chamberlain, the veteran con-
ductor, was stricken with apOplexy at
White River Junction, Monday night.
He remained unconscious for nearly TWEEN
ty-four hours, but Tuesday afternoon
some Improvement in his condition was
reported. Mr.. Chamberlain Is the oldest
conductor on the Central and has been in
service for over forty years. He is a
great-hearted man. genial, courteous and
obliging to all ranks and conditions of
people. He has thousands of friends in
Vermont and all over the land, who will
be deeply panied by the tidings of his Sc
rious illness.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-04-28
South Dakota 8 Prosperity.

According to Senator Pettigrew,
who ought TO know, South Dakota is
very far from being the destitute and
unfortunate state pictured in some of
the newspapers during the winter.
The senator says there is no suffering
among the farmers. A few NAV
have failed to raise good crops, but
they are exceptions. These have
not endured want. The financial at
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-04-28

there is any profit in the business
the money is all brought to Vermont
and becomes a part of the wealth of
a state that needs to foster every
new land to maintain every old indus
try. In any time except during
political canvass, the man who would
maintain such a business as Mr.. Page
maintains would be honored and
praised by the whole state. Now,
poor fellow in politics, he becomes a
"monopolist."
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-04-28
Don't Get Scared About Spring
Tooth HarroUG

The Eureka Mower Co. of Utica, N.
Y, who manufacture the Eureka Steel
Frame Spring Tooth Harrow, having
seen Il notice in the papers warning farm
ers and Others against using spring tooth
harrCws, state here that they have had
the full matter of patents on their harrow
brought before the United States circuit
Judges, and have defeated the Harrow
Trust" and they hereby agree to de-
fend all suits against parties who sell
their harrows, and to give them an In
Identifying Bond to protect them from
harm. The Harrow Trust are trying to
frighten the public and prevent the pur-
chase of the best harrow produced.
EUREKA MOWER Co,
Utica, N. Y.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-04-28
H. O. WHITCHER, Agent.

How's THIs!-We offer One Hundred Dollars
reward for any of catarrh that cannot be cured
by taking Halls Catarrh Cure. f. j. Cheney q
Co., Props, Toledo, o. We, the undersigned,
have known F. j. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable IN all business tran
sactions and financially able to carry out any obi
cation made by their firm. West Truax, whole
sale druggists, Toledo, o. Walding, kInnan &
Marvin, wholesale druggists, Toledo o. +. III.
Van Hoesen, cashier Toledo National Bank, Toe-
do, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and surfaces of the
system. Price Use. per bottle. Sold by all drug
gists.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-04-28
EurErsY. .-This S what you oughl to have. b. fal

EUPEPsY.-This Is what you ought have in fact
you have il, to fully enjoy life. Thousands are
searching for it daily and mourning because they and
il not. Thousands upon thousands of dollars are
spent annually by our people in the hope that they
may attain this boon. And yet il may be had by all.
We guarantee that Electric Btters, II used accord
ing TO directions and the persisted in, win bring
YOU good digestion and oust the demon dyspepsia
and install instead eupcpsy. We reeoinm' Nd Flee
tric Biters for dyspepsia and AL diseases Of liver,
stomach and kidneys. Sold at soc. and Sl.oO per
bottle by IL G. Pierce, druggist.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-04-28
ORLEANS COUNTY MONITOR.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
GEO. II. BLAKE,
BARTON. VT.

TERMS,-WHEN PAID STRICTLY IN ADVANCE
$50 A YEAR. Ifnot paid in advance $500 year.
Subscribers living outside of Orleans Caledonia
counties, SI.75 per year.
Keep subscription in Advance. Remit by Post
Office Order, Registered Letter, or Draft
Watch the label on your paper, and see that your
credit is right. If not correct send the money to
make it so, or notify US of error by postal card.
Rates OF Advertising made known on applica-
ton. All cuts must have metal body.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-04-28
State News items.

Negotiations are in progress which, If
consummated, will result in the establish
ment of a sewing-machine factory at
Springfield.
The dedication of the new Methodist
church at Olcott took place on Wednesday
of last week. Bishop Andrews of New
York preached the sermon.
George Heon was run over at the st.
Johnsbury rail road station by mail train
on last week Friday, and his head was
cut off. He was watching freight train
on the next track.
At the election held by Company ID.
Vermont National Guard, of St. Johns
bury, Sergeant Charles M. Bennett was
elected frst-lieutenant and Sergeant Her
man S. Steady second-lieuten ant in place
of Lieutenants Orcutt and Page, resigned.
In the matter of fatal accident to Mrs.
Helen Humphrey on the Delaware & Hud-
son railroad at Fair Haven, on March IA,
the board of railroad commissioners find
that Mrs. Humphreys death was due TO
her own carelessness.
gathered statistics prove
that less than fifty per cent of the people
of Windsor county attend any sort of re-
ligous worship. This includes Roman
Catholics. In only one town does the
percentage rise to fifty. The average is
about thirty-fve.
The decomposed body of a man was
found in the woods at Shrewsbury on
Tuesday of last week. On Friday IL was
recognized as that of Henry Lawrence of
Rutland, who left home in November last
saying he was going to Wallingford in
search of work. The cause of his death
is a mystery.
The old ''VeImont Brigade" which was
commanded during the civil war by Gen
eral L. A. Grant, recently appointed assls-
taut secretary of war by President Harri-
son, will hold a reunion at Boston dur
ing the encampment of the Grand Army
there in August. A permanent brigade
organization will be made.
A meeting of the stockholders of the
Windsor National Bank will be held,
May 8, to see what steps shall be taken
as to the future OF the bank. BY the fail
ure of several Kansas banks and the col
lapse of the Midland Accident Insurance
Company of Kansas City, Mo-, with 9TH
er misfortunes, the capital stock has been
impaired.
The conference committee appointed
by the Vermont State Agricultural Soci-
ETY. and the Connecticut River Valley As
soclation met last week W~""vsuuy aO
White River Junction TO elect officers
for the joint fair to be held there the sec
ond week in Septnmber next. The fol-
lowing offiicere were elected President,
George w. Hooker; secretary, +. j. Wal
lace; treasurer, j. c. Parker; executive
committee, H. G. Root, II. n. Mcintyre,
Chester Pike, Henry Chase, +. b. Ken
drick. j. c. Parker, George w. Smith,
George w. Hooker. The kite shaped
track was favored by those present 1t
will be the only one in New England.
Plans were submitted to the building
committee for a fre-proof exhibition
building, to be thirty-four by 100 feet,
grand stand, with a capacity of 5000
people five stables and other buildings.
Purses aud premiums amounting TO S.
600 are offered for competition.
ROUGH ON TOOTHACIIE. 15c. At druggists.
ROJTGH OF PAIN PLASTER Poroused lac
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-04-28

Nobody but one who has been
through the same experience himself
can imagine the enormous amount of
arduons physical and mental labor
undergone by Chairman Mckinley
of the ways and means committee
in framing the tariff bill reported this
week. His conscientious faithfulness
in making the researches incident to
the numerous items in the bill, and
in seeking to perfect each detail so as
to do justice to the nations revenue,
to the American producer and to the
American consumer shows the high
est order of legislative ability and
character, and command for him the
esteem and respect of every one.
Such painstaking work should be rec
ognized and commended by all the
parties, for those who do it are not
so numerous that we can afford to
treat it lightly or withhold the honor
due to him who does it with all his
heart and with a conscience clear
Free Press.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-04-28

ROUGH ON TOOTHACIIE. 15c. At druggists.
ROUGH OF PAIN PLASTER. Poroused. l5c.
ROOGH ON COUGHS. Troches, Zoe. Liquid, 25c.
ROUGH ON WORMS. Safe, Sure Cure. 25c.
WELLS HAIR BALsAM.-If gray, gradually re-
stores color; elegant tonic dressing. soc, Sl.o0
druggists, S1OO size prepaid by express for 81.
E. S. Wells, Jersey City.
LOOK YOUNG Prevent tendency to wrinkles OF
ageing of the skin by using Leaurele Oil. Preserves
youthful, plump, fresh condition of the features.
Prevents withering of the skin, drying up of the
flesh. develops the bust. Prevents chapping, crack
ing, keeps skin soft, smooth. $lO0. Druggists or
prepaid by express. f. ). Wells, Jersey City, n
j., u. S. A. o19-20
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-04-28

Our candid opinion is that the eff
fort to turn back the tide of success
that has set in towards Mr.. Page by
means of baseless scandal and dis
paraging lnsinuations will defeat it.
self. There is a love and spirit of
Justice inherent in our Vermont peo-
pie that can, we believe, be trusted
to right this great injustice and in
jury sought to be perpetrated, unfair
", too, against an honorable man.
Island Pond Herald.