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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-02-10
The Tracy Horror.

A terrible calamity visited the
household of Secretary Tracy on |
street, Washington, on the morning
of Feb. Sd, whereby three persons
lost their lives and three otheIs were
badly injured. Smoke was noticed
issuing from the front windows by
passers-by about Z o'clock a. m. An
alarm was Immediately rung in. The
house was all abiaze inside and the
main stairway was burned, cutting
off communication with the sleeping
apartments on the second and third
floors. The firemen worked heroical-
lv and went through fire and smoke
in search of members of the family
in different apartments. Mrs. Will
merding, the secretary's daughter,
and Miss Wilmerding forced their
way through the binding smoke and
jumped from the second story win
dow. Ladders were raised for them
but in the excitement they failed to
see them. Mrs. Wilmerding broke
her left wrist and was otherwise Sc
verely injured about her lower limbs
but broke no bones.
Chief Engineer Parish found Mrs.
Tracy lying on her bed overcome by
house close by where every effort
was used TO restore her to conscious
ness, but it was impossible to save
life, and she died in few minutes.
She was not burned, but died from
suffocation. Almost at the same time
two more bodies were taken from the
burning building, one, that of the
Secretary's daughter, Maria, aged IA,
and the other one of the servants.
Both bodies were burned to a crisp,
and the charred remains were taken
to an undertake:'s establishment
where they were joined soon after by
the remains of Mrs. Tracy.
Secretary Tracy had a most won
drous escape. Like all the others he
was overcome in his sleep by the
smoke that filled the house and rem
dered him completely helpless. He
was discovered in this condition and
with considerable difficulty was re-
moved to a place near one of the
windows. A ladder was quickly rails
ed and he was carried to neighbor's
house, suffering from asphyxia. The
doctors applied artificial means to in
duce respiration and succeeded after
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-02-10
The Washington "Circus.

The doings in the House of Repre-
sentatives at Washington for the past
ten days have been characterized as
a circus. The occasion briefly stat
ed, was brought about by the de-
cision of Speaker Reed that members
present in the House, though not vOt-
ing, should be counted as present
and should help to make a quorum.
The democrats, who have stated that
their purpose will be to delay action
and hinnder and prevent all legisla
tion in that body, not agreeable to
their wishes, by every manner of par
liamentary or dilatory means, were
determined to prevent anything be-
ing done. Their pretense was that
no code Of rnles had been adopted
for the governing of the proceedings
of this congress. Their real purpose
was to prevent the seating of one or
more members who have been de-
prived of their seats by fraud, and to
so consume time as to prevent needed
legislation. Speaker Reed took the po-
sitiOn that members who were present
and active in all of the proceedings
when they could delay the work of
the House, were also present when
II, +hoiu hc,
making the actual number of answer
ing members less than the major
jority quorum. The speakers rulings
were savagely criticised, and the
Southern brigadiers yelled, stamped
and howled making perfect bedlam.
The speaker is one of the very cool
est, brightest and best men in the
whole House to stand such unaccus-
toned and disgraceful proceedings.
He was not vislbly ruffied by the per-
formance in the ring or the speeches
of the ring masters and the clowns.
He made his rulings and was sus-
tanned in them. We give below a
portion Of Hon. O. G.. Moore's letter
to the Nashua Telegraph Mr.. Moore
is a member of the House and wit
messed the scenes in that body.
''The second war on the Potomac
has ragged for three days. The rebels
are here. Their shrill, piercing, start
ling, yell rings through the capitol,
calling Senators from their seats and
packing the House to its utmost ca
pacity. For three days the excite
ment has been intense. A casual
observer to the House would at times
supposed bedlam had broken lose.
On the Democratic side he would see
forty men on their feet; scme gestic-
ulating wildly; some shaking their
fists vigorously some hurting cpl
thets promiscuously, and all foaming
and frothing as if they were possessed
of seven devils. Then when the cho-
rus came in, it came in that peculiar
and indescribable yell that has been
heard on a thousand battlefields.
What was the Speaker doing?
Keeping as cool as an iceberg, never
once losing his temper or his courage.
What were the Republicans doing?
Enjoying the circus and laughing at
the clowns.
The Republicans had caucus on
Monday evening at which Mr.. Reed
expl'ined the proposed changes in
the rules and a resolution approving
of them was adopted with another
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-02-10
The Value and Power of Associ-
ated Effort.

There ought to be grange or a
farmers club in every town in Yer
mont. There are obvious reasons
why a grange would be far better
than a club; but if prejudices or 9th
er causes exist which would prevent
the organization of grange or cir
cumscribe its usefulness, then steps
should be taken to organize a club.
The farmers of Vermont need orga-
nization as much and possibly more
than those of any other New England
State, but at the present time there
are less oranges and less clubs than
in any other section of New England
according to population. This ought
not so to be. The farmers of the
state cannot afford to be left IN the
race of life as they surely will be if
they undertake to reach the goal
alone. While the officers and mem
bers of the grange are expected to
lead in this matter, the work should
not be placed entirely upon their
shoulders There are many leading
farmers of the state who are not
members of the order, but who be-
lieve in organization, who can and
should assist in this work. These
men can take the matter of organi-
zation among their friends and neigh
bors, and if assistance is needed to
form a grange or a club, write the
master of the state grange and help
will be forthcoming. This work should
be done at once. The winter will
soon be gone, and the organization
will be delayed for six months or a
year. Now IS the time to work, and
all farmers, whether members of the
grange or not, should lend a helping
hand. Call it grange if you can, if
uot a club, but don't fail to take i'm
mediate steps for farmers organiz-
alton of some kind.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-02-10

with which our Commissioners to
Berlin did their work. One good re-
suit of the discussion of the Treaty
by the Senate was the bringing out
of the fact that our government has
bought lands adjoining the spacious
harbor of Pago Pago, one of the fin
est and safest in the Pacific.
OF course the democratic and Mug
wump newspapers will continue alter
nately to belittle and to exaggerate
the results Of our successful diploma
cy, but most intelligent Americans
will be gratifed that we have secured
in the Pacific a naval station so well
located in reference to the develop
ment of our merchant marine in that
part of the world, under the liberal
encouragement that it will get from
Republican Administration.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-02-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WdShinQtOn, Feb. j

WASHINGTON, Feb. >.
The last week in the House was
the most turbulent in many years.
For the amount of confusion and bit
terness indulged in there was COM
paratively little personal feeling de-
veloped, and Speaker Reed is prob
ably as popular personally among his
Democratic colleagues as he ever
was, and that is saying considerable.
The result was to all effects decided
on Thursday, when the Speaker s
iron will prevailed, and the question
of whether or not members who are
present and silent can be counted as
voting was settled, for the present,
in the affirmative. Though on Friday
the Democrats were able to fight off
the consideration of the question of
taking up the first election case, for
over four hours, yet the acknowledge
ment of defeat had to come. On
Saturday the battle had eased down
to skirmish and the firing was spirit
less. The galleries. were compare
lively empty.
The result is certainly victory
for Speaker Reed, but it was one ex-
pected by the most experienced men
on both sides of the House. 1t es-
tablishes a fact that was notorious
before, and that is Speaker Reed is
a man of remarkable perseverance
and unvarying good nature, combined
with an iron will. In his manner
the Count Fosco was never more ur-
bane, of course, there is one thing
that detracts from his victory and
that is is that the democrats did not
put up the best fight possible. Mr..
Carlisle had proposed taking a stand
surely upon parliamentary law fight
ing the speaker without confusion,
but he found himself unable to con-
troll his forces and bedlam ensued.
The so-called timpassiomed orators"
took the bit between their teeth and
ran away, and an impassioned orator
is of about as much use in a debate
on purely parliamentary questions as
he is before the United States Su-
preme Court.
Throughout the week the democrats
missed one man, and he is Samuel j.
Randall. He had written Mr.. Car
Isle to stand firm, but he could not
give Mr.. Carlisle his cunning, his
force and his knowledge of parlia-
mentary law. No man now living in
this country has all these qualifica-
tions SO highly developed. In short,
the democrats were unable to use their
full force unitedly.
But though temporarily defeated
the democrats have determined to
stand together and to dispute the
ground inch by inch until the repub-
licans are compelled to present rules
for the guidance of the House. In
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-02-10

TEMPERANCE REFORM?-The open
ing gun of the great campaign for
law, order and decency, has been
fired, and turns out to be fire crack
er of the fizzle variety. The eXurbe-
rant rhetoric and glowing fancy of
our contemporary, the Rutland Her
aid, has tried to fix the thing up, but
nobody is fooled. This alleged move
in the interest of temperance p must
be judged by its leadership. Promi-
nent men are committed to the move
ment but they are not prominent as
abstainers from intoXicants nor as re-
spectors of the law as it stands. With
such men as John w. Cramton and
H. O. Carpenter of the Bardwell
House, whose bar runs in such open
defiance of law, as to excite comment
even from old patrons, during the G..
A. r. encampment; A. III. Tuttle of
the Bates House III. NJ. Bates, who
has a case in court on this issue two
or three druggists whose interest in
in this move can easily be explained
at the load, we can sing with needed
emphasis.
See the mighty host advancing,
Satan leading
To,IJJo3c TI1.jb3t0o
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-02-10

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ROOGH ON COUGHS. Troches, 10c. Liquid, 25c
ROUGH ON WORMS. Safe, Sure Cure. 25c.
WELLS HAIR BALsAM.-If gray, gradually re-
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f. S. Wells, Jersey City.
LOOK YOUNG !-Prevent tendencYto wrinkles or
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a youthful, plump, fresh condition Of the features
Prevents withering of the skin, drying mp of the
flesh, develops the bust. Prevents chapping' crack
ing, keeps skin soft. smooth. $1OO. Druggists, or
prepaid by express. +. >. Wells, jersey City, n.
JU.SA o19-20
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-02-10
-LudLOaU Tribune.

To OUR SURscRIBEBs.-The special announce
ment which appeared in our columns some time
since, announcing special arrangement with DIR.
B. j. Kendall Co., of Enosburgh Falls, VT, publish
ers of"A Treaties the Horse and his Diseases" !"
whereby subscribers were enabled TO obtain a
copy of that valuable work FREE by sending their
address DIR. b. j. Kendall Co., Enosburgh Falls,
Vt, (and enclosing a two-cent stamp for mail
ing same) is renewed for limited period. We
trust all will avail themselves of the opportunity of
obtaining this valuable work. To every lover of
the horse it Indispensable it treats in simple
manner all the diseases which afict this noble ami
NAL. Its phenomenal sale throughout the United
States and Canada, make it standard authority.
Mention this paper i0hen sending for Treaties"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-02-10

SNEAKs.-If any of our readers will
give us information in regard to either
of the parties herein named they will re-
ceive our thanks. They belong to that
class of hishonorable men who subscribe
for paper and then run off, leaving ar
rearages on it unpaid.
The first is James Mcfarland, who took
the MONITOR at Derby.
The second is j. A. Turner, who took
the paper at Newport Center.
The third is f. IL. Noodle, who once
fiourished somewhere near North Crafts
bury. Hehas left, but we want TO send
word after him.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-02-10

this effort, so long as it remains le-
gitimate in its conduct the democrats
will meet with a large amount Of
sympathy from business men through
out the country who desire to see leg
islation actually in motion.
In the meantime the republicans
are to-day making strenuous efforts to
secure a quorum of their own mem
bers in the House to dispose of the
pending election cases. Saturdays
rate showed a strength of 165, or two
less than a republican quorum. In
the morning Mr.. 0. Donnell turned
up and it was thought that, with the
vote of the speaker, the party in
power would have the necessary 165.
1t was discovered to their sorrow,
however, that Representative Neid-
ringhaus, the gentleman with the
strange and wonderful biography in
the Congressional Record, had slipped
off to New York. He was telegraph
ed for. Meanwhile, Mr.. Rockwell of
Massachusetts sent word that al
though he was i'll he would come if
absolutely necessary. The other alb
sentees are Mr.. .Wilber of New York,
whose severe illness, places his at
tendance out of the question, land Mr..
Caswell, whose wife died on Friday,
but who will nevertheless be here to-
morrow.
The society columns of the local
papers are just now torn up over a
fashionable affair that threatens the
social fabric of the administration.
A granddaughter of John Wanamaker
described as very precocious and en-
trancingly beautiful at the mature age
of three years and three months, was
introduced to that gay young rake,
"Baby' Mckee, last week. The
blood of the spectators was fairly
frozen by the chilly reception given
him by the Philadelphia prude, who
warmly resented the princes advanc-
es. Even now, after several TRADES,
she cannot abide him, and cries, $50
away, nasty thing" whenever he is in
the room. And all this the local
Jenkins grandly relates as if it were
an occurrence of Importance. The
journalists under the last Napoleon
were paid for ascribing pictures to
his young prince when he was but sew
en- years of age, but inasmuch as
President Harrison is not paying for
this stuff by the yard, the reader
might be spared.
Senator Farwell did not openly op-
pose the appointment of Mr.. Clark
son as collector of the port of Chica-
90 when the case was reached, but
his bitterness against the admins
ton is still very marked. He says
that he could have prevented the NOM
ination had he tried, but that it would
have availed nothing. He adds that
in making the nomination the presi-
dent deliberately disregards the wish
es of the entire Illinois delegation,
and probably intended it as an af-
front.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-02-10

The frantic and persistent effort
of the Rutland Herald to create an
impression that there is a strong
sentiment for high license in Rut-
land and vicinity seems begotten
either of subsidy or of I-like-to-take-
a-little myself. We have noticed
that ardent high license men are rare
" if ever teetolars. Rutland is a
smart town and the Herald an enter
prising newspaper, but the job of
converting the intelligent and honest
people OF Vermont to the high license
will cost lots of money and will re-
quire the influence of more Heralds
than will ever be published in this
state.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-02-10
ORLEANS COUNTY MONITOR.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
GEO. II. BLAK e,
BARTON. VT.

TERMS. WHEN PAID STRICTLY N ADVANCE
$3.50 YEAR. II not paid in advance $500 year.
Subscribers living outside of Orleans Caledonia
counties, @I.T5 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 il 50, or notify rs of error by postal card.
Rates Of Advertising made known on applca-
tiou. All cuts must have metal body.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-02-10
Our Club List.

We give portion only of our club list
here, but shall furnish all of the lead
ing periodicals at low rates with the
MONITOR. The price in second column
includes the MONITOR and the periodical
named. One or more furnished at prices
named. In each instance the price of the
MONITOR is reckoned at S1.5O year. We
guarantee the start OF each aper, af-sr
that write the publishers. The low rates
on Boston Journal, Advertiser, New York
Tribune, Mail < Express, and Press, can
be had only for subscribers in this state.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-02-10

Jacob Adell of Fairmount, Ind, poured
kerosene over his clothes, set fire to them
and roasted himself alive, to expiate his
sins, on last week Wednesday. He had
recently shown indications Of being crazy
on religious matters.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-02-10
Supreme Court Centennial.

The centennial Of the organization
of the United States Supreme Court
we'll deserved the appropriate observ-
ance it received in New York yester-
day.
None familiar with the nations
history can fail to admire the import
ant part played in it by the Supreme
Court. This is the more significant
because the Supreme Court was the
most strikingly original and unique
feature of our political system: and
its success, therefore has been the
more noteworthy.
Experience has we'll demonstrated
the foresight and wisdom of those
who conceived the device of a Su-
preme Court, to give practical effect
to the distinctions that ought to exist
between the legislative, executive
and judicial departments of the gov
ernment.
Partly because the time IS more
distant and partly because the time
furnished greater opportunities, the
first 80 years seem to have been more
important than the second half CEN
tury of the courts existence. Those
were the days when Marshall on the
bench construed the constitution,
and Webster at the bar aided materi-
ally IN the important work.
During recent years, however, the
high character of the court has been
ably maintained; and to-day it is
justly the pride of every American
citizen.-MaH and EHpresS.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-02-10

\ TRIUMPH FOR THE ADMINIsTRA-
TIoN.-The ratification of the Samoan
Treaty was expected, although the
opposition to it was stronger than it
was generally thought to be. The
fact that so conservative and careful
a Senator as Mr.. Sherman sustained
the Treaty is proof of the sagacity
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-02-10

In upholding the corstitutionalty
of the Edmunds-Tucker law. aimed
at the curse of polygamy, the Su-
preme Court has again deserved well
of the nation. The courts decision
of Monday hits Mormondom a stun
ming blow right between the eyes.
The sooner Mormons consent to give
up their lawless practices and become
law-abiding American citizens the
better it will be for them.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-02-10
LOOK OU T

the line, during this month OWENS Hu
taking This m @
lengths selling marked down "
close.
This sale will of Goods Fanno
Pushes Silks Satins Surrahs. Lot of lOc Gnghams ut
Crash at &c half dollar Undervess $780, lot Toboggm t
good black Mu 62c short lengths in carpets a odd
odd sizes in Shoes at your price Soap
good cakes for 10 cents another lot haaing
pounds quarter bb Candy left l5c pound
O. D. OW EN-.
Barton, 3, 1890.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-02-10
John Simpsons Estate
Commissioners Notice

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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-02-10

Mr.. Blaine is again sorely afflicted.
His eldest daughter, Mrs. j. j. Cop
pinger, died on Sunday at her faith
er's home in Washington. Under
the weight of such quickly-succeed-
ing and poignant sorrow, it would
not be strange if he concluded to
Withdraw from the cabinet.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-02-10

The Rutland Herald whines because
the press of the state has ignored its
frantic efforts to stir up high license
breeze. Possibly the matter hasn't
been deemed worthy of notice. We
advise our neighbor over the noun
tain not to get too high in the air, he
may come down like a stick. The
mouse to be born this fall of its labor
will be exceeding small STANDARD.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-02-10

Keeping a diary is what it is cracked up
be. Thirty days of accuracy about the limit of
the endurance; but DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup has
never yet disappointed any one who has used it,
''sTy son, when you 20 to the city, get you q
Bicycle some tight pants. tooth pick shoes,
and slender cane, but with all your gettings don't
fail got bottle of Salvation Oil for ''pide (you
know J goeih before fall"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-02-10

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