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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-11-04

Senator Bate, of Tennessee, has a
custom that is both picturesque and
historical He is never to be seen
without having what he calls his dry
smoke, that is cigar sticking out OF one
corner Of his mouth. No one since he
has been In Congress has ever seen him
light one. In fact. be has not lighted
cigar since the year 1868. Up TO
that time he was An inveterate smoker
and always had lighted cigar between
his teeth He was In the Confederate
army during the var and In that year
was serving in the campaign OF Viz
glnla, In one Of the battles OF that
campaign be and his brother were
riding together Bate took out a
couple OF cigars. handed one to his
brother Then tried tn light match
on his saddle As he did so = cannon
ball whizzed by putting out the maich Il
tina, the future Sen.tor Bate had lighted
and al til. same time taking off the
head 0: his brother. Bate carried the
dead body from the field AMI afte,
some Of the excitement had passed
away be found the nnlighsed cigar still
in his mouth He did not liGh. il, ana
from that dav 10 this be has neve,
lighted cigar The shock Was *,
great that he never fully recovered
/ from !, aai the unl,yhsed cigar Is the
one sal reminder ani ve, only tobacco
@olac,. ha- h. iniul-.si IN since tia:
time. Atlanta Constitution.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-11-04

Not less than a score of theories havo
been advanced a. 10 tue origin Of tho
dollar mark 49, OF these the St.
Louis Republic believes the following
to bc the most plausible
/. Tho4 IT is combination of tho
"U. S." the initials of the United
States.
2. That ii ls modification Of the
figure s, the dollar formally called
"piece Of eight.
3. That il Is derived from repre-
seftat,Op Of the Pillars of Hercules,
consisting of two needle like tower or
pillars connected with n scroll. Tho
old Spanish coins marked with the pill
lar device were>frequently referred to
as ''pillar dollars>
4. That it Is a continuation of III.
s ~ the ancient komnn mark Of money
unit
5. That IL il a combinaticrNof J.. and
s. from peso duro. slgnlfviHg hard
dollar In Spanish acconnta Zee" is
contracted Inv writing the = over ihe
Z and placing II after the sum.
According To one writer the symhol
Of the dollar is . monogram of the let
ters "V, ''S' and j, the dyDDr he-
ing originally a'thaler coined III tho
valley Of SAINT Joachim Bohemie sAd
known a. "Joarhim ehaler. 'lanti the
monogram the initials of tho ~soris.
"Nalicy SAINT Joachim. The editor
| Of the Loudon Whitehall Reyiew.
| very able writer. III giving his opini"n
| Of Reason No 3. ~ gwen above, snys:
The American svmhoi ior dollar is
taken from the Spanish dollar, and the
| origin Of the sign, oa course. mu.t be
/ looked for IN associations Of Spanish
coins. On the reversc side ot tho
| Spanish dollar Is q repr. s.ntation II
| tho Pillars of Hercules, aud around
| each pillar Is ii .croll with the inscrip-
tlon plus ultra The ie~ace IL course
of time has degsueratei into tho sigu
which at prcsen. s,aui- for American
a. we'll a. spanish dollars. 8 Tho
scroll arouurf she pillars represent tho
to- serpenss sen. bv Junv - dcsiEoS
Hercules IN his cradle
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-11-04

certain quantity of silver - asLied IL
II and tho mixture Is immersed IN a
bath Of nitric acid The acid has o.,
effect on the gold. hu. il dissolve the
silver into a liquid which iorAs ,us,
Ike pure water. This limpii hlu,l Is
drawn off. leaving the gold at the t,s
tom Of the tub. The precious m,taI
thus purified looks like so much fine
rel gravel To &c: rii Of all moisture
IT II subjected Ia pres>nre ION com,
IN cut ot the squeezing nrarhau. 4
appears II the shape of Ing cakes. r.
semhling angel foo,i cakes IN form
These cakes are worth about So 10.
each. and enc couii afford - unv
$4,000 for slice Of very moderate
sixe
This is the material out ~ whici,,hn
gold coins are made The gold ~
melted into cruclhle. from which II
II siipped out with a laile and poured
n'S iron molis When cooled tie
noi,is are unlocked sni taken apart.
ID. precious metal then appearing -
he shape Of what sre termed I'm
k.. For the coinar. one tenth par,
II copper liz mixed with gold. hut the
| Government also makes IA bus s,ncss oi
manufacturing ''incrchants' bars for
siic nse of jewellers, gold leaf makers
.4Il Ientists, who require the virgin
,l,tal III their trades Such bars are
~ near TO perfect purity ms can ".
bong 939 fine ont of n possible IOnJ
The Government, while II makes blg
protit hv coming silver. gains nothing
ny minting gold pieces. the intrinsic
mluc of which Is equal t. their 'nc.,.
| rherc is always so.ne loss bv wa~t1ne.
800 The sweepings Of the fhlihdcl
phia mint alone sell for S23. 400 an
/ punlly.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-11-04
A Pullman Car Episode.
DY CHAlLES SUMNER CLARK.

engineer opened the throttle, the
engine began to labor. and by the
time tho last car bad reached the
end OF that vast Jersey City shed
the train was at full speed. bear
ing its precious freight say prec-
ious because every one had full
pocIletbook. nhd necessarily ao-tA
tho Worlds Fair.
Unlike most men, | travel without
either silk skull-cap. a smoking
jacket, q duster, or q pair OF home
made slippers, for my street clothes
and etceteras are comfortable enough,
and even if they were positive torture,
all-possessing vanity forbids that ]
should make an uncomely spectacle OF
my carefully adorned person. as some
careless Disappearance sybarites arc
wont to do in their journeylngs. SO,
without wasting time N getting into
deshahille. l sank into the unoccupled
seat and viewed the passing landscape
until my head began 10 ache. Then /
turned nv attention. not to book,
but to my fellow passengers.
Sitting directly opposite me was q
girl. One glance was enough to tell
me that she was divine in features,
form AMI dress OF course, having
elaucel once l glanced again, and At
the second glance thought / detected
something familiar about her. Where
had seen her2 The third glance
solved the question.
Five years ago. when tventy-one, ]
spent the summer at Richheld. and
there met Msrgie Fen:on. Margle was
fair, with laughing eyes. cherry lips,
and figure OF willowy grace. Msrgie.
too, was rich-or. at least. her father
was. Can YOU blame me for falling III
love with her?
All. what summer We spent Rides,
drives, dances, dinners, luncheons,
tennis, moonlight rambles, and best o;
all, long talks IN dark corners where
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-11-04
pFrHkr,,Y MINE

pennarhv Shaft ts dark and doc,
Eight foot broad ctch, hu,s-as t.aar
Rough the hucke. and ,ou,h fba oo,4
as 'ne arm O "inchnan ForL
"r i'oH Gown
:, "''h - me ''ns
4 stranger c,ne to pcunarbv shaf,
Lord TO see how the miners ls,jrhe,l
White In the collar an. attn IN thn b..
WIN "is ah;!;inq boots and l.s silk cr.yat.
W.
''-i
10.
lf1'ihs rom London 90 he said:
"a- It copper thov du,. for. or tin or le,1e
Whrr" did they fni It? How lid !, co.no2
II he trird with shovel might he s,.t some?
-
~ ~ 'i'' pune
'l''' ~ i'.''''''S h'ie'
Twas lik-two wn'lls that net TIN, day
Thn world Of work and tho world of plav;
Anith" grinv lads from the r.csIn. shaft
Nudt;ed e:rh o.li"r. a''a S.it4aei ani chafeI
" / rnI all out
- nm
'-"''i = iFhhs''v i'h".
Anl CarnIrae Boh tho Pennar.v wit.
told him the facts about the ri,
H)w tlev hornl thu shaft til tn, brircfcna
snnl
Warn then on from t.rr,sa U.n
Iic w,3'llnt say ,yhat
ri ihry too, !, =. y sim
+ ii. no deeper ii ponnorbv Nina
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-11-04

The wonderful STRIDES the petroleum
industry has taken IN Pennsylvania
since the tlrst barrel Of refined OH "t>
offered for ~ai' thirty War ago Is
illustrated hy some figures which are
found IN report recently ma '' hv
Albert ;. Bodies, I hlef OF the State
surean Of lndn~trihl Statistics Fhn
exports "f refinti OF n"" rank ~
value fourth on III" list, beng ~
'eeded only by cotton, hrea'lAtuh> anil
proNisl"us. For the Near endln.lune
81, 1861. the total exports were 23.-
oo","o gallons. Five years later they
haa lh'reaSei II loo, ooo. 400 gallons.
In i''i t 2oo. ooo 300 gallons. anl IL
i''l y - - =, 600 gallons 4 ar. T
refe'htae" nt II. Ill pr.iutt of the
connt9 j. eeit ahraat than ii any
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-11-04

lhere hns been remarkable revival
Il intorest IN the "abandoned farms'
~ Wv England since so many mills
closed their doors. 4 large number
- applications have been made - the
1assachusetts State Beard of Apri-
culture for It's descriptive catalogue
VI the abandoned farms of that State
u IS believed that sono Of the men
who are ont of work think Of taking
up farming rs h>,nerns of livelihood.
''l'nt TlIi yrnochanic be q successful
farm"r ??JS'lneries the New York Tri.
lun2
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-11-04

The wandering St. Kegi- inc:ans,
who are found IN CAMPS and village,
on both sides 'he ST Lawrence, etill
retain sheir own language, though
1noaf Of them speak English anl 4o,h,
"fthcm Frencn. They allrcs.; ono
another and their bcqst, dog nnd
horses IL the lndlnn tcn9nc, nn,I, ac.
rording To thor, belief, "the robin
hlrd speaks the In1ian lnnguayc
The women arr Industrious, kindly
and shapcless III middle life, wnlo the
men are fat aud idle, aft n ,hh manner
of savage males brought under civil
,zlng inhuences
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-11-04
g. Prav don't think me for

"ar'i, VIII yCr.s
My no, quite the Contrary. Misc
Fenson was a very pretty girl. atsd tc
be taken for her is quite aattering.
She was also dear friend of mine. and
Z ~rtr were acquainted with her that
Is sufficient rec6hnt.r-~~.'ation. Won't
vou be seatedo" And hefe tt.e bun
dred little imps tugged at her pretty
mouth until they had arched it IN a
most mlscf,,.-~us smile She removed
the books sFid boxes xliss l,.teredk the
seat beside her. saying tifat I preferred
riding BcckWsrd' winch was the truth
i wanted to study her face.
This she seemed to pndefstend. for
taking a heavy veil from her satchel.
| she tied it about her face just low
low enough to conceal her eyes, giving
ss All excuse for her action that the
! iarririg ST the trair' leceeped her curls.
| Their, is something rRssfeFic,s shout
Noi1 IL WtN, L buotl>,Ht, hS .n~t!I
| glanced at her traps IN the hope of AZ
certalning her name. She watched me
| closely, and just "a my eye caught
sight Of the little sllver plate on her
handbag she reached for il and pltt'~,l
i plate downward in her lap Her
object VI, 80 apparent that it embar
tafs'1 "s 10Th very much. but being
man tc-c3Fetct ,+cre quickly than
she, aul set a trap
"You snatched that satc1fel as flicIgE
were a thief, Miss-M Miss
She took the bait. Not Miss at
all, she replied, "bnt Mrs ~-Mrs.
/ Tommy Trenton Trix.
''Thcn You are married?" And half
my interest in this pretty woman went
out with the qucs'f:-r''
eyes; and Miss Fenton Vas a. my
wel,iing" She was silent moment,
and then continued:, II believe, too.
that that was the last social event she
ever attended,
There seemed to he touch Of sad
tess III her Voice. All kinds VI horrible
things Suggested themselves to- my
-linl Tie love Of tie s,iu}nier Of 1888
eauie rushiu,, upon me with cvclonic
force With gigantic effort man
agel to ask: ''Is she dead
Mrs Tommy Trenton Trlx. raisel
her veil ana solenlrtls answered:
40; married.
'To whom?'
Those hundred little impe were now
holding high carnival Her eyes
l'amnd; her pretty lips we're parted
WITH irnpish mirth: even the dimples
III her cheeks seemed to snfiie 40 she
measur >llv replied
"To ~, Mr.. - Tommy = Trenton =
Trix
Then YOU we're" But here the
lining-c car man entered, crying: Last
call for luncheon
hope Mrs Tommy Trenton Tri1
did not hold the watch on me. for
vas gone for many, many hours. Sor-
row is a good bit like cat-it's rather
hard to drown That's what kept rue
SO long Frank Leslie's Weekly.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-11-04
UNCLE SANS GOLD.
WHERE 1T Is AND WHAT IS
DONE WITH IL.
The Gold Vaults Of the Treasury al
Washington-Sark. Of Yellow
Refining tha
Raw Metal.

c., :.
|
:,
=
70, CO..
t. t -,
! al A., :.
~. v1,o ,,,.
,,,
1e,,hoa Tho ,n,.r,ar of a, ,mnens. saf.
- :. ,, 49,, arau;
.o. l1,..,<1 T,a. .b,,
:,. ,.t. -. 34..,
,,a 10 COW ,,,,, :, as !. 80
-,
a.. IN
-,
,,,.
ri, II, .los, L..
s,,;.
e-,i. -, II
-. - .x .h an, - f,u %
d., ,u t<,, a;t,, boz. =, c,;,
+h;s oa;n c. aot o.,1 h,t
/ .;,uu ~ .ar.,an. H.c.,a..d
A., e.. So .ho 1o,. af tho
,4e9,,o, g.. -,
-, III, .ho
rfcsa.rx at Wasnington-a total of
a,o 561 fast. Tho SINAI, show made bv
i ras s,r,r;,,na
Jo.oa &c h;, cbat.f.,il ito the
o-.,o,+ contain;nc silver th,.
ono soos1 o,ros, o,ontv Even the
49, o+ covered With tho bags If
.ona.v .o;,, xh;ch were staelod IN
t,u.,, 1,oo,, ,,,,a ,I,e wallis es If TO
. fa,,o w., cain. T.,
.,;a for,n i 80 ,,,;o,lv concentrated AZ
al ~. ,,,.a.n.,,ns
i,
,x a. ,,,+ nor,n,,. hox II
,s,..f !, 1 a., ,o,,
~ H., .,,,. With,
:. ., .,o, oon nt,, a.. sto,aar1
;, ;, t. III.
~. ,ua,.; II
;. !. ~ 1. :.
rxa,h ,ho,
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-11-04

call for luncheon !"
hope Mrs Tommy Ttenton Tria
did not hold the watch on me. for l
vas gone for many, many hours. Sor-
row is a good bit like cat-it' 8 rather
hard to drown That's what kept rue
SO long frank Leslie's Weekly.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1893-07-29

Les esquimaux a disposition Co
lombienne sont en- greve.
administration, dams sa sollicitu
de, await mum de fourrures ces HON
mes du nord.
Nlais il parait que les esquimaux
ont fait observer qu'en raison de L.
temperature quill fait a Chicago ce,
fourrures leur devenaient inutiles. et
meme desagreables. lis ont demandt
la permission d'ttre plut6t revetus de
pantalons de treillis, de jaquettes en-
coutil, ct de chapeaux de paille. Tel
est lie costume tant quill fera chaud
administration, effraye la pen-
see Gle presenter au monde des esqui
maux vetus CONNIE des planteurs de
La Louisiana, refuse de souscrire 4
de pareils veux.
Alors les esquimaux Sc sont nj. en-
greve; lis restent inyisibles ct cn man.
che dc chemise sous leurs huttes.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1893-07-29

On Went de publier lie relieve de.
entrees payantes a Pexposition de Chi
cago pendant lie mois de JUN; lie nom.
bre de ces entrees s'est eleve 4 9, AGO..
600 en- chiffres ronds. La journee Oh
lily eu lie plus de visiteurs a etc lie
10 JUN, OH Pon a enregistre 1909
entrees payantes, ct la journee OH il y
eu lemons, lie Ter juin, OH Pom a
compt6 settlement 39,O24 entrees
payantes. LIE r&sultat du second mois
d'exploitation, tout en-etant bon, ne
satisfait pas le econseil d administration
de fexposition. On esperait mieux,
on pensait pouvoir payer toutes les
depenses ct amortir une partie de la
dette. On a reussi a faire face aux
depenses courantes, mais il nest pas
reste grand'chose pour payer Parriere
du mois de mai, ct il y touiours Pc
norme dette de six millions ct demi de
dollars qui pese sur rentreprise. Les
depenses quotidiennes ne s'elevent
plus aujourd'hui qua $4,000, ct on
esperent pouvoir prochainement les
reduire a $4,000.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1893-07-29

LIE neveu du sultan de lahore az.
talt mis- en- route avec son illustra
oncle pour visiter pExposilion de
Chicago. maisen passant par Carlsbad
il cut le bonheur de rencontrer Ii
file dun forgeron de village ct la
trouva 81 jolie quill declara carement
a son oncle quill ne desirait rien voir
de plus beau. L'oncls. qui est une
bonnie pate d'homme, apparemment
dit son neveu: "Epouse-la alors.
ct fetournons chez nous. Je, vous
donne s5OO,OO0 pour vous METRE en-
menage ct s15O,OOo au pere de Julie
pour consolation" Et VOLTA pourouoi
nous ne verrons q Chicago nj le sui
tan de lahore nj son neveu.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1893-07-29
UN DROLE DE PENDU

Les bons habitants de Cartwright
Wharf, Vie, ont voulu se rendre re-
doutables en- lynchant un Negro NOM
Eme Isaac Jenkins qui Sc flattait d'a-.
voir brule les oranges ct empoissonn1
les chevaux de M. Cartwright ct de-
clarait quill ne serah content que
lorsqu'il aurait tue Get individu. Ils
ont done pendu jenkins haut ct court
samedi soir, puis lis ont d4charr6
leur revolvers sur lui, ct quand il
sont allies voir dimanche matin ouelle
mine faisait leur pendu lis mont plu.
trouve que la corde. Ces excellentes
gems n'etaient pas encore revenus de
leur etonnenent quand lie ont appris
que le pendu disparu await et6 arretA
le dimanche soir 4 Norfolk comma
suspect.
Jenkins raconte quill s'6tait en-
dormi au bout de Ia corde ct await
vaguement entendu, dams son som.
NEIL, quelques coups de pistslet aux
auels il ma prete aucune attention et
que le matin il s'etait reveille coucb6
sur le gazon, ayant gliss6 4 terre pen-
dant son sommeil. Cest alors quill
s'est dirige vers Norfolk. Son cou 6tait
enfle ct la peau en- avait etc coun6
par la corde; une des bales. de pisto-
let Pavait atteint au cote droit de Ia
tete, mais n'avait pas penetre iusoue
dams la cervelle.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1893-07-29

LIE nouveau Surintendant de la
monnaie de la Nouvelle Orleans rhon
Overton Cade pris charge de son
nouvel emploi Lundi lie "a de &c
mois. LIE DIR. A. w. Smyth Hex-su-
rintendant a remis son office au nou-
veau venu a 11heures du matin.
Beaucoup d'amis de Mr.. Cade ainsi
que quelques danes assistaient a la
ceremonie. Au moment ou Mr.. Cade
pris oficiellement sa place, toutes
les machineries de la monnaie ont ets
misses en- fonctions ct les emyloyes
etaient mis- leur besogne. LIE pre-
mier acte oficiel que phon. Cade a
execute etait d'approuver ct de signer
un cheque pour Pachat de $35, 900 de
lingots en- argent sous les conditions
de la loi Sherman. Mr.. Cade est le
slxieme surintendent depuis la fonda
ton de Ia Monnaie q Ia Nouvelle
Orleans. ii fait trois nominations
dams lie courant de la journ6e de
Lundi. Ii appointe Mr. Robert H.
Walsh de West Baton Rouge CONNIE
commits en- chef; Mr.. John III. Hamil.
ton d'Iberie, CONNIE caissier ct Mr.
L. Chanfrow de Terrebonne
CONNIE pesepr en- chef.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1893-07-29
UNE EMIGRATION DE SER.
VANTES.

On telegraphie de. Montreal que Ia
rarete des servantes cause de serieuz
desagrements dams les principales vii.
les du Canada.
Ii parait que depuis quelques temps
les servantes canadiennes emigreni
par centaines a Chicago OH on leul
offre des places $50 par mois dams
les hotels, ct OH on leur paye leur voy
age, aller ct retour, 4 condition au'el-
YES slgnent un engagement dun an. II
en- est part ainsi recemment des CEN
tasnes de Montreal ct dOttawa ct il
estpresque impossible. de trouver sac-
trellement des seryantes dams ces
villes. Bien plus -des files de cultiya-
teurs, qui ne connaissent rien du
services dams ces grandes. villes, atti-
rees par les salaries klsyes qu'on leur
offre q Chicago, patbnt chaque jour
pour cetsessills.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1893-07-29

Deux navires de guerre francsis
ont remonte Ia riviere Minam, ! vingt
miles de Pembouchure de laauelle se
trouve Bangkok, Ia principale vile
de Siam, nalgre Ia defense fate mar
les autorit&s, ct en- passant devant les
Notifications de Pacnam lis ont 9chsn
&c des coups.de canon avec les forts.
lie gonvernement francais insiste sur
le respect des traitee ct menace ds
bombarders' Bangkok sill NEST i fat
droit . ses reclamatieas.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1893-07-29

D'apres une opinion rendue pat
Honorable Cunningham, avocat-gtaf
raj de pEtat, les terres de prairies NJ
viennent pas sous la loi du "acreaga
tax" ct ne sont pas sujettes une take
de deux sous ct demi par acre. Ceci'
est une bcnne nouvelle pour les hab
tants jusqu'ici lui ont eu payer ie
acreage tax" sur les terres de prairie,
qu'ils possedaient.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1893-07-29
Fanaes Burma s.,.S|

James Burns 1ssl1 stss condamne,
{. en- 1889, 4 treize lde trayaux
f>ues podr ", dsss ie Scomte dc
Herksaer. n. X, etstle gouverneur
Flower lui~, accorde un pardon, EN-
janvier dernier, sconditions quill ne
boirait aucune liqueur forte pendant
cinq ans. Burns await promis mais il
ma pas tenu parole, car la semaine
derniere on Ia arrete 4 Albany pou,
ivrognerie. lie juge devant qui or
la traine, ayant etc informe des con.
ditions du pardon du gouverneur, a
renvoye Burns au penitencier pou,
achever les dix annees de sa condam.
nation.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-12-15
Estate of James Forbes.

CTATE OF VERMONT, The Probate
= ODIsTRICT OF ADDISON, SIS. court Tor the
district OF Addison:
To all persons interested i'm the estate OF
James Forbes, late OF Shoreham, i'm said
district, deceased. GREETING:
BY the authority of the State OF Vermont,
you are hereby notified to appear before the
said Probate Court, ut the Probate ONCE
in Middlebury, in said district, ON the Sth day
of January, A. ID. 1894, at 10 O'Clock n. M, Ia
show cause, II any you have, why theiaccount
OF Charles @. Forbes, executor OF the es'
tate OF said deceased, should not be allowed,
and also why the residue OF said estate should
not be distributed to the parties entitled
thereto.
Dated at Middlebury, in said district, this
18th day of December A. ID. 1898.
BY order of the Court.
Attest. so JAMES NJ. sLADE, Judge.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-12-15

corporations, but upon individuals MS
well. It Is not certain that they will 80
report, but they are satisfied that ma
j0rity of the House Democrats will m>lst
upon such tax and that it will ulIi-
mately pass.
a man about GO years of age appeared
in the capitol the other morning aud
demanded that he be sworn in as a "src-
ond.class senator" lie gave the name
of Samuel Ames aud said he was from
Vermont. He was especially soicitous
about Senator Morrill, ard vice-President
Stephenson, and desired to know if they
would have anything to do with his
taking the oath of office. The old man
talked upon politics in an apparently
rational manner, hut was firm in his
belief that he had been deputiZed by the
people of his State to represent them IN
the senate. He was placed under arrest
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