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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-12-07

the last hours of the House of the bill
providing for three battalion organi-
cation for the infantry, prevented the
accomplishment of one very much
needed reform. 1t will be well for the
country if the next House remedies
that great defect in the organization
of the army.
In dispensing with the pernicious
post trader, and in the organization of
Indian cavalry, two other important
departures were made from the pre-
vailing ideas in the army. The results
have been highly satisfactory. The
Secretary has labored diligently to
improve the militia force of the States
and not without effect. The recon-
mendation he makes that the national
appropriation for the militia should
be distributed according to the effect
i've force maintained by the States is
a wise one Such a change would ac-
complish much more for the national
defence than is possible under the
present arrangement. In this as in
other matters the Secretary displays
his sound judgment. President Har-
rison must part with regret with so
efficient Cabinet officer.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-12-07
SECRETARY PROCTOR'S WORK.

The Office of Secretary Of War has
been regarded in recent years as one
of comparatively little Importance
The opportunity to make record for
anything beyond routine work
has been considered as small in
deed. and ambitious statesmen have
exhibited no anxiety to accept the
portfolio. But Secretary Proctor has
demonstrated that there was as great
opportunity for reform in the War as
in any other department, and he has
not been slow in bringing it about.
Had it not been for the aid of a Re
publican Congress and President Har-
rison he might not have been as sue
cessful, but as it is he leaves behnd
him in the department better record
for efficient work than any predeces-
sor since the time Of Stanton.
In his closing report he mentions
some of the things he has been able to
accomplish One of these is the I'M
provement in the enlisted force and
the great reduction in the percentage
of desertions AS the press contrib
uted not a little.to the agitation which
| led to legislature on this subject, 1t
| takes great pleasure in noting the re-
suit. Whereas one third Of the army
deserted in single year before the
reforms instituted under President
Harrison. the assertions in the last
twelve months amounted to only 51a
per cent, the lowest percentage OF
assertions in the history Of the army.
| At the same time the number of IN
mates in the military prisons has been
reduced over 20 per cent. The men
are better satisfied and better treated
and as a consequence a better class OF
men are enlisted This of itself is a
record the Secretary might well rest
upon. But in the mere routine work
of the office he instituted such chang
es as greatly to expedite the work in
the record and pension division, so that
900 clerks can soon be dispensed with
In the greater work of providing
coast defenses and the contraction OF
guns, with the aid of Congress, much
has been accomplished. The problem
of adequate coast defences has prac-
| tically been settled. Four years more
of similar work will put the country
in a fair way to defend it's coast citi-
es. The only danger is that demagog-
| lie House of Representatives may cut
off the appropriation. The failure in
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-12-07
THE SAWTELLE MURDER.

New Hampshire has two particular
ly tough subjects on her hands in Almy
and SaWtelle, the murderers.
1t is hard to say which isthe greatest
brute and the worthier of the extreme
Of humane punishment, but Sawtelle
undoubtedly enjoys the distinction of
being the greater liar.
Isaac B. Sawtelle, who was convict
ed about year ago of murder IN the
first degree for killing his brother,
Hiram Sawtelle, is now under SEN
tence of death, the date of his eXecu-
ton being fixed for Jan. 5, 1892. The
body of the slain brother was found IN
a piece of woods in Maine, near the
boundary line between that State and
New Hampshire; but the jury who
tried the prisoner were satisfied from
the evidence that the killing was done
in New Hampshire and that the body
was subsequently carried into Maine.
The exact locality in which the muir
der was committed became control
ling question in the case for two rea-
sons, both vitality affecting the prison
err; First, unless the fatal blow was
inflicted in New Hampshire, the courts
of that State had no jurisdiction to try
the prisoner at all; and, secondly, if
the crime was really committed in
Maine. the defendant would in any
event escape the death penalty, as
capital punishment has been abolish
ed in that State.
Upon the trial the defence was that
Hiram Sawtelle had been killed by
some other than the prisoner. But
last week Sawtelle admitted knowl-
edge of the circumstances of the muir
der and finally asserted that he him
self was solely responsible for his
brothers. death. He insisted however,
that the killing occurred, not in New
Hampshire, but within the limits of
the state of Maine; whereupon he
asked the Supreme court to set aside
the verdict and grant him new trial.
Probably this is the first case on rec
ord in which a murderer has ever ask
ed a court of law to set aside his con-
viction upon his own confession that
he caused the death of the person
slain. But Sawtelle's little game
didn't work. His lies were too trans
parent; and he will be hung next
| January.
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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-12-07

The Washington minister who adVls-
es young men to go into politics, not as
a profession but matter of patriotism,
furnishes material for a good deal OF
earnest thought. The injunction is too
frequently, "Keep out of politics; its
influence is demoralizing, and it VIII
interfere with your prosperity" If this
view were generally adopted the re-
suit would be an abandonment of the
country's interests to purely selfish
workers. There is no greater snob-
berry than an affected Indifference to
the agitation of public questions that
are incident to campaign. A real
Indifference is evidence of narrow
minded, unpatriotic Incidence. The
only way in which politics can be
maintained on high standard is to
keep it under the influence of the best
minds and the best principles, Ad-
vice to a young man to shun politics
entirely is encouragement in desertion
of duty.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-12-07


The execution of another murderer
at Sing Sing prison by electricity was
accompanied by the same repugnant
features that had previously marked
such events The body of the victim
of the death penalty was marked by
MANY burns and scalds. The sizzling
of flesh, contortions of the body and
frothing at the mouth as three con-
facts were made were SO horrible that
it required the greatest effort on the
part of a number of witnesses to keep
from fainting and sickness. Never
theless, the advocates of electricity
as the proper means of execution de-
clare that the death is a comparatively
easy one, and that the victim does
not have any feeling after the first
contact Attempts are made to keep
the doors closed against the represen-
tatives of the press and to prevent the
public from knowing what does really
take place in the execution chamber.
This winters Legislature will probab-
" repeal the feature that calls for alb
solute secrecy of the capital punish
ment law. and then the public will be
better posted as to whether or not the
electric system is better than hang
ing.-Press.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-12-07
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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-12-07

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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-12-07
THE LICORICE TREE.

Most of it comes from Asia Minor,
where it is found growing in great
abundance all along the fiat, unculti-
waited and almost uninhabited lands of
the rivers Tigris and Euphrates. 1t
is a small shrub not more than three
feet high with light foliage, and is
never found far from the water.
The season for collecting the roots
is generally during the winter, al
though it is possible all the year round.
When the root is first dug it is full of
water and must be allowed to dry,
long and tedious process, often taking
a year. 1t is then sent to Bagdad,
where it is pressed into bales and ship
ped to London, and from there to
America, quantities of it being used in
this country in the manufacture of
tobacco.
The black licorice stick or rolls
which we see in the confectionery and
drug stores come mostly from Spain,
and are made ofpure juice mixed with
a little starch, which prevents it from
melting in warm weather, and before
packing each stick is wrapped in bay
leaves.
The word licorice means "sweet
root and is of Greek origin.
Mr.. Spurgeon, in SiUOrd and Irol0el,
has been picking his tidbits for his
readers out of Mr.. Woodcock's ''Prim-
| tive Methodism on the Wolds." The
| pastor of the Tabernacle is particular
| " pleased with Yorkshire criticisms OF
sermons. Here is one of them: "Ah
say, mister, you preached a goodlsf
sermon to night; but, if it had beer
| cut short at both ends and set afire il
the middle, it wad a dean us mare
| good" Another story tells of not 6
very young man, who, being in the
habit of saying in his prayers, "Lord
help me to pray!" was answered one
night by an old mans ejaculation
"And the Lord help thee to give
over!'' Mr.. Sturgeon also likes the
story of the clergyman who at noisy
| prayer meeting commanded silence
| and said: "My dear friends, the Lore
is not deaf. Now, don't you think
you could pray little more quietly
You remember, when the temple was
being built at Jerusalem, there was
no sound of any tool heard in it while
building'!'' eyes, sir" said one of the
| brothers: ''that's all very true; but
YOU see we're not building the temple
| we're blasting the rocks"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-12-07
Holiday Slippers

We have an immense collection of Ornamental and uo No' wy
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elites great Variety of Lamps, Fancy Teas and 'oHD - "
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RIO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN--I HAVE
l. this day fo.d to Mrs. j. J. Amacker my en-
tira interest in my livery stable and book sc.
count. All i%arties indebted to me will call and
eettls imnedi,te.y. All parties having bills
against me will pl ,aeo leave Same a. the Office OF
stable. lha business will be continued under
tho management Of Louis kuntz, for whom j
heSpeak a liberal patronage.
Helena, Mont. Dec. Q. 1aa1.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-18
DR. J. B. HARRIS.
Office Hotter Block
Residence 81 9th avA
NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO CUT TIM.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO CUT TIM
~ bsr: In accordance, with the provisions OF
section 9, rules and regulations prescribed By the
the undersisaed, hereby give notice that. at the
expiration o. twenty-one days from the first pub
LEGATION of this notice 1 will mako written applica-
ton to the honorable secretary OF the interior for
authority to cut and remove all the merchantab!e
timber, consisting of pine and fl, on the follow
ing described public lands. to-wit:
Beginning at tbs mouth Of spring creek, "a,
tributary Of the north fork of tho Mussslsheli
river, and on section II, township, 0 north. range
10 east. running north six miles, thencs west six
miles to the mouth Of the Checkefb9asd creef,
she'll river, thence sou;h five miles to the head Of
of the Musselshell, thence east five milest to the
point of starting, Ths most of taid land being
unsurysyed land, bat a small pa t. lying in town
ship 9 north, range 70 east; and the rest lying in
Said land being mountainous and not fit for agri-
culture, and ~containe about 100000 five hundred
Thousand feet of tiInbe
SMITH d Boon. Attorneys for Applicant,
White Sulphur Springs. Mont.
First publication Nov. 10. 1881.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-14
or growers associations in Georgia and new

or growers associations in Georgia and new
ones are being formed constantly.
J. l. Gunnin OF Hoschton was in Jeffar-
son recently and said that George Bachelor
had taken dislike TO tns vicinity Of Hosch-
ton. The antipathy for the place where
and the people among whom he had lived Tor
more than four years was brought about by
the sudden and very unexpected appearance
ia that c)uniry of his wife and daughter.
People in that vicinity say that Bachelor,
some few years ago, took great fancy to
his dead brothers wife. He began to act
sweet with her very soon after her husband
died. he got SO he would stay with her
about half Of his time. Very soon he be-
came estranged from home and would not
visit his family more than once every
month, then twice a year. until about four
years ago hequit visiting his home entirely
and moved up in JACKSON county near
Hosohton. bringing along with him the wife
of his dead brother, and claiming her for his
own. Last year Bachelor became very ~
ligiou. He would give long talks. pray
loud prayers and make feeling exhort atoms
His wife, hearing of his reformation, came
to see him. But when she got there the bird
had flown, aud has not been seen In that
county since.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-14
FLORIDA.

The public schools Of Pensacola and Es-
Gambia county will close for the holidays
on Dec "a. and reopen on Monday. Jan. l.
The grand jury Of Lake county last week
recommended that the county commits
sioners take steps toward the erection of q
new jail.
Oviedo Chronicle: In some sections
orange growers are bewailing the low
prices for fruit. In Oviedo, however. we
know OF one man who considers that he
sold so we'll that he has given the buyer
about 500 or 900 boxes extra for good
measure, in q sale Of 200 boxes.
c. E. Marsam, the well-known market
| man, exhibited In the Jacksonville Metrop-
oils office Saturday an orange grown on
| the grove of c. e. Smith, at Panama, that
exceis anything in the orange line in
Florida. II was of the navel variety, and
weighs twenty-eight ounces aud measures
around sixteen inohes. Mr.. Maream says
there are many Of this size in the grove.
| At Jacksonville to-day Judge Young will
pass sentence on Robert Armstrong and
David Lovstt, the two colored men who have
been found guilty of murder in the first de-
gree. The killing of Scroggins by Lovett was
without the slightest provocation and he Is
a bad negro, and the jury did their full
duty. The same can be said of Robert
Armstrong, the brutal murderer of Police
man Lowe. A great many people, how
| ever, think that Armstrong was and Is
crazy His actions at the time of the muir
der and Just afterward, however, prove him
to have been sane.
The trustees of the bonds recently voted
for in Duval county for the purpose Of inn
| proving the st. Johns river met Saturday
| TO perfect an organization and 70 elect trus-
| tees to succeed those who had recently re-
signed J. s. Fairchild was elected perma-
nent chairman and G. II. Smith secretary,
and the removal OF distractions and the
| improvement of the navigation Of the river,
according to the act passed by the last leg
islature, must be done under the direction
of competent engineer, selected by these
trustees, and the money paid out for tho
| work must first be approved, agreed to by
the engineer and the chairman Of the board
of trustees.
Saturday noon the residents of Brooklyn,
suburb of Jacksonville, we're startled at
the report of two gunshots. 1t was soon
discovered that Frank Putnam, q negro
residing IN that suburb, had shot and
wounded his brother, Dan Putnam, and
also wounded his aged aunt, Harriet Austin,
who endeavored to check the dispute be-
tween the brothers. The dispute arose in
a controversy about 9 me children in the
family. The would-De murderer flourished
his gun and was performing the part of q
desperate when bystanders robbed him of
MS deadly weapon. The wounded are pain
fully but not fatally injured Officer Tay-
lor arrested the negro who did the shoot
ing.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-14
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Agents.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-14
SUBURBAN RAILWAYS.
On and after FRIDAY, Nov. 6. 1891,
WINTER SCHEDULE
City &Suburban by. &COast Limo R. R. Co.

For Bonaventure, Thunderbolt, Isle OF Hope,
Montgomery and Beaulieu, CRY TIME.
The 500 D. m. train leaves from Second Ave.
nue. depot. All other trains leave from Bolton
street depot
For Thunderbolt $40, 1000, 11:OO a. m, $3.50.
900 $50 y. M Returning, leave e:15, $3.50 a.
M. 100 $50, $40 anu $3.50 D. IN.
For Isle of Hope $40 1000 q. m. 1900. $3.50
y. M. Returning, leave GOO, 500 a. m, tl:20
$3.50 p. N.
For Montgomery and Beaulieu $40, 1000 a.
m 3:Q0 p. m. Returning 1880 a. m. 1880, sos
.. m.
wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays only.
tSeoond avenue and Whitaker streets.
Trains leave Bonaventure 5 minutes after
leaving Thunderbolt-
Saturday nights train leaves city 200 D. m.
See special Sunday schedule Ia Sunday s issue.
@. w. ALLEY, Supt.
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