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TAX REroRM.


To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Si-. This asso-
citation must appeal to you for friendly assist
ance. presume to address you because OF
the passing interest manifested By you in our
affairs from the inception Of our work.
This association has been fairly we'll sup
ported in the past By voluntary contributions.
and its officers may say. without eeotism. that
thcy have made the best possible use OF tho
funds placed at their disposal. But the time
has come when the demands upon us have
become so heavy that they cannot be met
without largely increased financial aid. During
tho summer and up to within month ago wo
were sounding public opinion in the interior
Of the State and creating discussion for and
against the principles for which this associa-
tion stands and supplying the newspapers
with articles stating our side Of the question.
When we began. the opposition to us in the In.
terror was most violent, but at this timc.
through the dissemination OF q large amount
Of literature. the writing Of over 10000
letters and the furnishing OF about 900
columns Of argument to the interior press. wo
have reached point where much interest Is
being manifested in what ws have to say. and
there is general desire. especially among
the farmers. to hear our side OF the question
st ted from lecture platforms and othcr-
wise We have now on our books over 800 In
vitations to send speakers to talk to farmers
about the justice Of aboishing personal prop
erty taxes. The Legislature is about to meet
and we need to have advocates among them.
In brief. the discussion has passed tho point
OF co-resnnndenc. and newspaper articles and
come to where the main portion OF our work
must o. done BY gersonal visitation Lectures r.
time in addition To- our own work to lay aside
on the road but 1t 10 necessary now. IL we
would do the work properly, to send out tifty.
This We cannot do until tho business men
who are vital!y interested in the question con-
tribute more literally to our funds. We know
where the men are to be found who can do
thoroughly in touch with tho farmers. 1t
would require for salary. and travelling. eX-
penses about $5'' per weok for each speaker:
that Is surely not Il large sum.
My object IN writing to ynu Is to ask yon to
point out edit rally what interest the bust
ness men Of this 9 ty have In wnrtling of the
threatened moro rigorous taxation of personal
call upon them to contribute liboraly to this
association for the purpose Of enabling us to
carry on the work We have in hand. do not
ask you exactly to beg for us. but II you can
put it In such way rs to add to our resources
you will. IN the event Of our heing successful.
added largely to the result. l would say. Incl
dentally. that checks can be sent to tho Treas
urcr. Mr.. John Clafiin 224 Church street this
city. or to the Secretary's ofice. III Broadway.
New York. There is u great deal Of work to be
done. and the question is. will the business
men Of this city help US to do it9 Very truly
yours.
New .YonK TAX REFORM ASSOCIATION
VIM. McCABE. Assistant Secretary.
DEC. 50,
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The sun., 1892-01-03
DEC so.

J. Tho most direct taxation ia thu hest, because It
gives 10 the real payers OF taxes conscious and direct
pecuniary interest In honest and economical govern
ment.
Mortgages and capital engaged in production or
trade should he exempt rom taxation: because taxes
on such capital tend i dave Il away to put premium
on ulshnnesty and Ia d. scourage industry.
Rcai estate should bear the main burden OF taxa
ton: because such taxes can be most easily. cheapy.
and certainly collected md because they bear least
heavily on tho farmer and the worker
Our present syE!em OF levynE and collecting state
and municipal taxes - extremely bad Rnd odc
and pnretectng nkerine with 1t Is unlikely result
in substantial Improvement.
3 No Legislature will venture to enact n good sys.
tenn OF taxation until the people, especially the farm.
perceive the correct principles II taxation seo
the folly OF taxing ;'er.onal PROPERTY:
Therefore desire to unite Efforts. in such
may seem advisable to keep ua ints grIt discus.
sion and agitation OF the subject OF taxation with u
view 10 Improvement IN the System and
as 70 the correct prlnc!pl0s
The sun., 1892-01-03

Baltimore is in twittcr because two Of
her young men arc walking to Philadelphia
on the Baltimore turnpike and a wager. Bal
timore is good enough place to walk away
from. and Philadelphia is pleasant place to
rest In. These young men are wise in their
generation.
The sun., 1892-01-03
TIL. App~.,t. for s,un.x ooa.

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The Snahsrnsy q great ahmrer Of Mr. Cleveland but
randor coDpes Us 60 admit that ser. the nominating
Convention he'd now Ge would DO defeated.
The sun., 1892-01-03
4 Nomination II Texas.

1V'TF T' 6N'Tf,Jx NFTrWV
FoR PRESIDENT or THE UNITED STATES:
DAVID B. HILL
.. Of New York.
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1t is pleasing to learn that a portion OF
the extensive body OF low waste lands IN
northern New Jersey known as "The Mead
ows." is to betransformed into celery gardens
for which these lands are suitable. 1t will
surely be advantageous to the State that they
shall thus be used instead Of lying waste;
and the use Of them will furnish another proof
OF the fact that nearly ull kinds Of land can be
put to profitable use IN some way In very
unpromising region Of the Territory Of
Arizona, oranges were raised for the
first time last year by an improveme ent
company which purchased land at q
low price: and a gentleman of this city
who got box OF them q few days ago says that
they are OF good flavor and Juicy Tobacco will
be raised this year In region west OF Arkan-
sas that has not heretofore been regarded as
favorable to its growth. 1t has buen found
within the past two years that raying crops Of
the sisal weed. the flbres Of which are turned
into rope and twine. can be raised in tho BAHIA
mas on lands that cannot otherwise be profit
ably used. Look at tho cranberries that are
grown In the meadows Of Cape Cod and Con-
necticut
The markets Of this city will take all the good
celery that can be raised In the low waste lands
OF the New Jersey Meadows.
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The sun., 1892-01-03

We learn from Tahlequah that the sud-
den death Of three Cherokee chiefs has given
rise to suspicious Of foul play In the politics Of
the nation. Principal Chief MAyEs. who was re-
Gently rc1lectedto office. died without warning
about fortnight ago: his death was followed
by that OF Assistant Chief CHAMBERS: and. on
the day before the close Of last year. tho Table
quah people were informed OF the une xpected
death OF tho former Principal Chief BusHY-
HEAD. who was recently candidate for re-
election. There is said to be something mys-
terious about the almost simultaneous death
OF these three distinguished Cherokees, and
sensational developments are looked for at
TahleQuah.
Wc are unwilling to believe that the opposi-
tfon party. which is now in power under Prin-
cipal Chief HARRIS. has resorted to foul means
for getting rid OF its adversarlcs. The thought
OF such thing would be dshonoring to the
proud. pacific. virtuous. intelligent, wealthy,
and happy Cherokee Nation.
The sun., 1892-01-03

THn BuS has sOithdra,on from membership
- Ne General NcDs Association Of the City
" New York. commonly kno,on as the Associ-
stsd Press. and ,oiu henceforth receive the neus
dtsputeAss Of the United Press.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-03-07
Barton.

Barton.
Give Francis Hill work, neighbors,
that he may feed his family.
The NJ. E. Aid Society at Mrs. Ell.
a. Glaciers was very largely attend
ed
The Chautauquans meet with Mrs.
P. L. Webster next Wednesday even
ing.
The w. G. T. q. meeting will be held
at NJ. E. vestry, Tuesday, March s, at
3 o'clock p. m.
Regular communication of Orleans
Lodge, No. So, of F. and A. M, Friday
eve, March II, at 7:3O o'clock.
Col. Henry Cutler of this village,
member of Gov. Pages staff, was
present at Bradford last week at the
dedication of the new armory.
Miss Edie Dewey, who has spent
several months in Boston in the study
of French and German, is home
Francis Jewell is home from Mont
pelier Seminary.
John Arkley moves from the Blake
tenement house to rooms over the
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-03-07
LOCAL ADVERTISING.

Advertisements and notices, prone
nades. shows and other entertainments Will
be published under this head for t10o cents a
word for first insertion, one cent a word there
after. We shall run no advertisements
among local items. Cash must accompany
the order. No CHARGE WILL BE MADE OF LESS
THAN FORTY CENTS.
H. 7. Seaver has 1900 first quality
e80-lb. sugar tubs at 20 cents each, cash.
Nice Smoked Hams, and Farmers
Sausage at 0. D. OWENS.
Superfuous hair permanently re-
moved without injury by Wambold's
Specific. Cure warranted. Madam's
Face Bleach removes moths, freckles,
blackheads, ETC., permanent and
harmless. Send for circular, Madam
Wambold, Waverly House, Boston
Mass.
Melvin Drown of So. Barton, who is
going to Massachusetts to reside,
wishes to sell pair of good working
oxen, driving horse, buggy wagon,
a pair of light driving harnesses, pr.
of traverse sleds, chains, etc.
Mr.. E. G. Moulton, banjo and guitar
instructor, will begin teaching here
this week, Thursday. Rooms at
American House. For information
apply to Chas. Baldwin.
The annual statement of the Conn
ecticut General Life Insurance Com
pany shows another year of steady
gains such as have characterized the
company for many years, and their
large list of policy holders in this vi
entity may congratulate themselves
on being in a snug, conservative and
solid company. Read their annual
statement in advertising columns.
WANTED.-A man and wife to work
on the Willoughby Lake farm, west
more for a year. None but steady
industrious people need apply. Mrs.
n. r. Richardson. 1011
The MONITOR, Boston Journal, Bos-
ton Globe, Neo0 York Tribune, Rutland
Herald or Mirror and Farmer for 50 90
WANTED.-A reliable man and
woman to carry on the town farm.
Apply at once. E. S. Nelson overseer.
Having sold our mill and feed bust
ness, we are DESTROYS Of an early set
Element with all parties having unset
tied accounts with US. For the pres
ent are located at shoe shop in P. o.
Block. Respectfully, Tower Bros.
The Barton Cornet Band will give
there annual masquerade promenade
in Opera Hall, Mar. IS. OIL
Barron & Hamblet have lot of nice
sugar cured smoked hams for sale.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-03-07
New Advertisements To-Day.

Connecticut General Life Insurance Co.
Isaac B. Smiths, Will.
An Egyptian curiosity.
4 Golden Nugget.
Isaac n. Soules, Commissioners Notice.
Notice, James Dow.
Horace L Rawson, Estate.
Report or the Barton National Bank.
Estate of Garvin Anderson.
DR.. j. c. Kampbell, Business Card.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-03-07
PROBATE COURTS.

Probate Courts will be held on the second
and fourth Fridays of each month at the Pro-
bate Office, in Newport; and on each Thursday
preceding the second and fourth Fridays of
each month, at my office in Barton Landing,
and at z. W. Baldwin'S office in Barton on the
second Monday of each month.
o. H. AUSTIN, Judge.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-03-07
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Passenger Trains Leave

Passenger Trains Leave
HARDWICK-EAsT-5: q m; 10:45 m; 7:43
III. WEsT-3:00 N; 4:4S p IN; 7:45 p M.
EAST HARDWICK-EAsT-6:00 M 10:55a m;
1852 D m. WEsT-S:51 M 4:39 p m; 7:24
p
GREENSBORO-EAsT- 2 IN; 1904 a m:
SOL IN. WEsT-8:42 q m; 4:30 p m; 7:10
pm.
ST. JOHNSBURY-EAsT-S: a m; 1915 a N;
9:1O p m. WEsr-7:35 m; 1920 p M; 4:45
p
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-03-07
TIM & 7 a 8 L E.
Il. & NJ. r.. R.-Pass. Division
Passenger Trains Leave

Passenger Trains Leave
NEWPORT-SoUTH-7:0 m; 1905 p M 4:53 p
m: IO:4O d m; 1910 m. NORTH-(a3:45) a
m; $40 a m; 200 p m; 40 p m; 6:40 p m.
OVENTRY-SoUTH-7:15 a m; 4:2S p H.
NoRTH-12:35 m; 6:24 p m.
BARTON -SoUTH-7:26 M 4:38 p
m; 10:5S m. NoRrH-4:40 m; 1928 m;
6:14 m; 9:18
BARTON-SoUTH-7:4 a m; 1913 m; 4:53 p
m; 11:12 m. NORTH-4:26 a m; 12:1 p M;
4:0S m; 500 p IN; sos p m.
SOUTH BARTON-SoUTH-7:5 a m; sos p
NoRTH-11:59 m; 5:4S M
SUTTON-SoUTH-S:O m; $50 p NORTH
-11:44 a m; 5:32 p
WEST BURKE-SoUTH-S:1 a M 5:25 m;
11:12 m. NoRTH-3:56 q m; II :37 a m; 5:25
p m; 1892 m.
ONVILLE-SOUTH-1:1S a m; $40 a m;
2:I4 p m; 5:45 p m; 1905 p m. NoRTH-3:40
m: $40 m; 1920 m; $3.50 m; sos p
m; S:15 p
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-15
BABY's RECORD FOR AN HOUR.

A Bachelor Uncle Makes List Of His
Nephew's Little Escapades.
Chicago Inter-Ocean.l
Mr.. T. Dumley Ragor is the good-natured
bachelor of the family, and uncle to the
child, and was left in charge of the baby
while everyone else was away Out of curl
osity he made list of what the baby did in
one hour: 1, yelled Is minutes without tax
ing breath; 2, pulled enough hair from his
uncies hair and whiskers to stuff sofa pill
low; 8, further decorated the wall paper as
high as he could reach with the poker; 4,
broke glass vase by sitting down on it; 8,
swallowed six buttons and good part of
skein of thread; 6, emptied the contents of
his mothers workbasket into the fireplace;
7, tried to squeeze the head of the cat into a
cup, and was badly scratched in the at
tempt; s, knocked the head off q fine wax
doll belonging to his sister by trying to
drive a tack into a toy wagon with it; 9,
fell off the edge of the sofa. and brought
down two costly vases, which were ruined;
10, broke two panes of glass with stick
his uncle let him have; II, fell into
coal scuttle and spoiled his white dress, 12,
set fire to carpet while uncle was out of the
room hunting up somthing to amuse him;
13, crawled under the sofa, and would not
come out unless uncle gave him the jampot;
IA, got twisted among the legs of chair,
which had to- be broken to get him out;
10, poured jug of milk into his mothers
slippers; 16, finally, when he saw his mother
coming, he ran. to the door and tumbled off
the steps, making his nose bleed and tearing
a hole foot square in his dress.
And still the youngsters uncle thinks
that the boy will make something yet.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-15
Advances In ELECTRIC Traction.

There are now in America over 450 electric
roads, using 10000 motors, and repre-
sentiEg an investment of SIS, 900, 900, and
the efficiency of the electric locomotive is
increasing with its adoption. Barely
year ago leading metropolitan paper e1-
pressed doubt as to whether it was Dos
sible to produce an electro-motor that
would draw train of cars at speed of 20
miles an hour. At meeting of the New
York Rapid Transit Commission last-Week
the question of an underground electric
road for the city was considered, and the
representatives of q well-known electric
company stated their readiness to submit a
guaranteed bid for the construction of
motors within ten days from the time it
should be notified that they were wanted,
and furthermore that such motors would
weigh 60 tons and be capable of drawing 40
cars of the ordinary elevated road type at
speed of go miles an hour without danger
OF burning out or other trouble.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-15
Electric Ouackery.

A despicable trading on the popular faith
in the virtue of electricity is recorded in the
English electrical papers. In the window
of store in Fleet street, London, is e1hib-
tied pair of shoes labeled "electro-force
shoes" These shoes are slowly revolved by
clockwork, and their gyrations cause err
ratio movements on two large magnets
placed near them. The window is constant
ly surrounded by gaping crowd, gazing at
the greatest invention of the age" The
public are requested to step inside and re-
ceive pamphlet explanatory of the phe-
nomenon. The pamphlet starts off by say
ing that electricity, magnetism and odic
force are the mighty forces of nature now
employed in so many ways for the benefit
of mankind" These shoes are charged with
odIc magnetism and are patronized, "of
course" by members of royal families
Odic force is continuous in its action and
passes through any known substance as
demonstrated by its action on a balanced
magnetic needle. This odic force "cures
tender feet, cramp, chilblains and even bron-
chitis, and the clectro-force shoes soothe the
nerves and renew brain power" The mag
net which is concealed in the sole affects the
needle, and thence the eve and the pocket
of the,purchaser, and that is all. "Odic
magnetism" or "odic force" is an unmean-
ing term, and is simply part of quack at
tempt to promise cures under guise of
plausible names.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-15

clothes are rinsed and blued. They look
white enough, but the transformation is not
all due to the paddle and brush. Unfor-
tunately for the Partisan linen, the laun-
dresses use ruinous quantities OF fluid
which rots things shockingly.
If the washer can afford it she can now
have her clothes put through an iron
wringer for 8 cents This machine is of
great usefulness in the Paris laundries, for
it practically e1hausts the water from the
garments. 1t makes the drying much easier
and drying is grave question where
space is limited and custom large
The laundries along the Seine and many
of those in the city have drying rooms
above the washrooms. Here the clothes are
hung very close together The sides of the
clothes are dried by cold air. Twenty-four
hours in these rooms cost cents. few
laundries have hot-air drying rooms where 3
cents a hanging is charged.
AFamiIy Washing for Fifty Cents.
1t is estimated here that the cost of a
family washing, which requires not over
two hours of the woman's time at the laun-
dry, is, including her time, about so cents.
1t is plain that for great many Partisan
workmen this expense is too great. Many
compromise, soaking their linen at home,
carving it to the laundry to wash, wringing
it by hand and drying it either before their
fire or from the window. Many, of course,
perform the entire operation in the family
living room.
This practice all the world admits is un-
healthy. Worse, it is ruinous to the COM
fort and the good nature of everybody in
the vicinity. If anything will drive hus-
band and children away from home it is to
have to sit within reach of the steam of
wash tub, vet hundreds of families in Paris
as thousands in our American cities must
wash in their one living room or not at all.
This unfortunate alternative philanthropic
Parisians have been trying at intervals for
40 years and more to change by establish
ing municipal laundries where, at
a low cost, or even for nothing,
the poor might wash their linen.
The first of these experiments was
made in 1850, the Government having ap-
propriated $50, 900 to testing the English
system of public baths and laundries. The
experiment failed. Several reasons are
given for the failure. A curious but plaus-
ible one is that the new laundry followed
the English plan and separated the stalls
by high screens SO that a worker was cut off
entirely from her neighbors. Anyone who
has watched the scene of sociabilitv in q
French laundry, or who has read Zola's
faithful description of it in "L'Assom-
molr, will appreciate this explanation.
Fifty to 100 women gather at their tubs, and
above their beating, spashing and brushing
rises torrent of chaf, gossip and some
times most entertaining quarreling. Now
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-15
The Electric Light In Mining.

A great improvement is recorded in tho
eyesight of miners, who by the use of the
electric light have been saved from the
usual visual strain. The ordinary safety
lamp has been found to be responsible for
the great prevalence of eye diseases, such
as nystagmus, night blindness, ETC., and
these no longer obtain where the portable
electric lamps designed especially for min.
ing work are employed. In these the light
giving body is highly protected, very little
heat and neither smell nor smoke is pro-
duced The air is thus unvitiated by noI-'
ious fumes, and a common source of danger,
the temptation to trim the light or to light
pipes by it, is removed.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-15

of the end of the romance of her life. The
Englishman was in love with her, and his
heart and title had been laid at her feet
They were all he had to offer her, but she
accepted him.
July II, 1888, she was arrested on charge
of being a pickpocket, and put in prison.
Her English lover was furious at what he
termed an outrage on an American lady,
and he at once went to work to secure her
release. He appealed to the authorities
and invoked the aid of the American Min
lister. The woman was released after three
days confinement and told that her arrest
was mistake. When she left the prison
she forgot her money and jewels. The fol-
lowing day she returned for them and was
again arrested and locked up. Her English
lover did not desert her and in few days
he had made the matter a sensation in
France and America Long dispatches
were sent to American newspapers from
Paris about the case, and it was said that
the American Minister would demand that
the woman be released and q suitable
apology made to her.
Fled to the City OF the Straits.
Many American residents of Paris took
an interest in the matter and declared that
the arrest was an outrage. The Englishman
brought such strong pressure to bear on the
police officers they again released the woman
without bail, pending full Investigation of
the case. But they were not satisfied of her
innocence, and sent her photograph to In
spector Byrnes with a request that he in
form them if he knew the woman.
Mrs. Lyons in some way learned that her
photograph had been sent to New York,
where it would be compared with the one in
the Rogues' Gallery, taken several years be-
fore, and without saying goodby to her
noble English lover or kind American
friends, she left Paris and returned to this
country under a new name. She went back
to the old home in Detroit, which she still
owned. She is living there quietly. and has
never been arrested since her return from
France. Recently she began writing articles
for the newspapers over another name.
Five children were born to Ned and |
Sophia Lyons. The eldest, a boy, became a |
professional thief at an early age, and died
in Auburn prison several years ago. Three |
daughters grew up respectable women, and |
one of them is now an inmate of we'll
known convent in New York.
WALTER L. HAwLEY.