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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-09-11
ODDS AND ENDS.
A f1v has 16. 900 eyes.

A fly has 5000 eyes.
There are 100000 varieties of insects.
John Wesley's father was a country
clergyman.
At the equator the average annual
rainfall is 100 inches.
Pigeons were employed in the mail
service in Bible times.
Oblique finger nails are an indication
of deceit and cowardice.
An ocean racer burns about $4,000
worth of coal every trip.
BY sowing frugality we reap liberty, a
golden harvest.-Agesilaus
In New York the average number of
persons to a dwelling is 194.
The favorite flower Of the Princess of
Wales is the lily of the valley.
Do not clean the gravy ladle by scrap
ing it over the edge of the tureen.
The heaviest British wood is that Of
the box tree, which sinks in water.
A woman may be ''mother" to all
the little waits in her neighborhood
The longest bridge in the world, over
the st. Lawrence river, is 8, IA feet
Pronounce the letter in words where
it occurs, as in "arm," ''girl," rubber"
In Siam the kings head has TO be
shaved in the presence of the assembled
nobility.
The bones and muscles of the human
body are capable of over 1900 different
movements.
A Chicago merchant has on exhibition
in his show window pair Of live Japa
nese babies.
There are one Chinese, one Portuguese
and one Cherokee newspaper printed in
the United States.
Oilcloth should never be scrubbed, but
washed with a soft cloth in luzewarm
water, without soap.
In this world of change naught which
comes stays, and naught which goes is
lost.-Mme. Swetchine.
The British museum has recently ac-
quired Chinese bank note dating back
to the last years Of the fourteenth CEN
fury. 1t is the Oldest bank note known.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-09-11
Estate of jones H. Cool

STATE OF NEAMt NJ, DIsgiacT ~ on
- IS. In Probate Iu.it, held az Barton
ing in said District. on tie 23d day of
A. d. 1898.
Horace y. Cook. adn inisiratnr Of the
OF James III. took irts 81 Barton ia said
trict deceased, niakts application for u
to sell the real estate 81 gutd deceased
scribed as follows, 20 vits An the re-
tate OF which said fsccsstd, died seiz
possessed situated in the state OF Yer
representing that rnle thereof will be
fetal to all persons Interested.
Whereupon Il Is OF tered by said Couf
said application bU referred 20 4
thereof, to be held al the Probate ON
Barton Landing, on the 4 day of Ssptd
A. ID. 1898, for hearing and decision thu
And IL is further OF Tered that notice
be given 10 all persons h tcrcstcd by pu
ton OF the same three weeks successful
the MONITOR, new paper publirht a A
ton pre- vious TO sale time appointed fo1
ing, that they may appear at said tim
place and show caurr, IL any they may
why said license should not he granted
by the Court.-Attest,
35-37 FRANK s. ROGERS, Regi
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-09-11

One reason why the Russian czaro-
witt can never marry the Princess Vic
toria of Wales, with whose name the
gossips have connected his, is that they
are first cousins, and the marriage Of
first cousins is strictly prohibited by the
canons of the Greek church. The heir
of the emperor of all the Russias could
not possibly ignore these laws if he de-
sired TO do so. The young prince was at
one time, it is said, deeply in love with
the daughter of the Greek king, and it
was only these same obnoxious laws that
prevented their marriage. York
World.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-09-11
Liabilities.

Capital Stock, paid I'm,
Due 1856 Depositors,
Due State OF Vermont, Taxes, about,
Unearned Discounts,
Treasures Checks outstanding,
Bills payable,
Undivided Profits,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-09-11

Allow me to add my tribute to the efficacy
of Ely's Cream Balm. was suffering from a
severe attack of influenza and catarrb and
was induced to try your remedy. The result
was marvellous. could hardly articulate.
and in less than twenty-four hours the ca
tarrhal symptoms and my hoarseness disap-
peared and I was able to sing heavy role in
Grand Opera with voice unimpaired.
strongly recommend it to all singers.-wm.
II. Hamilton, Leading Basso of the G. u. Hess
Grand Opera Co.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-09-11
Commissioners Notice.
Estate of James III. Cool

The undersigned, having been appoin
the Hon. Probate Court for the District
leans Commissioners, 10 receive, ext
and adjust all claims and demands OF al
sons against the estate of James II Coo
of Barton in said District, deceased, a
claims exhibited i'm offset thereto,
give notice that we will meet for the p
es aforesaid, at the Office of j. p. Bald
1893 and goth day of February, 1884, next
one O'Clock, p. m. until o'clock, p. m.
of said days, and that six months fro
day of August, A. ID. 1898 is the time \
by said Court for said creditors 20 y
their claims to us for examination an 4
ance.
Dated at Barton, VT, this 23d day OF
A. D., 1898.
f. f. BUTTON, co.,.t.......
j. p. BALDWIN, I
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-09-11
POINTS IN THE MANUFAC-
TURE OF
EXCELSIOR CARRIAGES!

They use point center Norway axle clips i'll
all their work.
They use swedged axles in all their bedded
work.
They cement all their beds
They all Norway gear irons.
They use hickory gear stock.
All their piano and Corning bodies are
made with water bead moulded solid on the
rocker, which prevents, all water and dirt
from settling and 1oosening the glue.
Their buggy seats made with swell pan
els. Their Corning bodies all made with
swell panels. They wool-dye broadc1oths
in their trimmings. They wrought rails
and joints in all their tops. They put their
work together honestly.
Their work is set up complete and inspect
ed before shipping.
Prices the Lowest,
Call, inspect and get my prices on above
carriages.
$85 90 Top Buggy and
$1O.65 Harness.
CARRIAGES, CARTS AND SULKIES.
C. S. LEBOURVEAU, JR.,
LYNDONVILLE, VT.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-09-11
ORLEANS TRUST COMP
Statement showing condition of, at I
business July LIST, 1898.

Statement showing condition of, at
business July LIST, 1898.
Resources.
First Mortgage Loans. 81
Loans with Mortg's as Collateral
Security,
Personal Notes,
Loans on other Collateral Security,
Loans to Towns. Villages ana Districts
School Bonds, at par,
Municipal Bonds, at par,
National Bank of Newport stock,
at par,
IsIand Pond National Bank stock,
at par,
Fort Fairfield, Me, National Bank
stock at par,
N. q. Loan Company stock, at par,
Overdraft.
Furniture and Fixtures,
Cash on hand, on deposit In National
Banks,
Interest, due aud unpaid,
Accrued Interest, not yet due,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-09-11

The payment OF all deposits Is qua
by the company's stockholders. The
stock is S5O,OOO.C0 and the additional
of stockholders S50,000.00, which 2
guaranty fund of 900, 10000 between
tors and any chance OF loss. This m
certain that no deposition In this ba
ever lose a penny OF his deposit.
Nearly all the cCmpany's deposits are
ed right here in Orleans County and
wife depositors, and others, 10 invcstie
loans, knowing they will pronounce u
tirely safe.
We invite your confidence and prom
entire safety and four per cent inter
sides.
The company also pays the taxes on
posits of 1880, or less.
G. A. PRoUTY, President. p. j. Farrell
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-09-11
Pitchers Castoria.
Children Cry for

Thousands walk the earth TODAY who
would be sleeping in it's bosom but for the
timely of downs Elixir.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-01-25

some four miles from Palatka, Mr.. Rig
don entered upon the culture OF the
strawberry with zeal and discretion. His
soil is heavy loan, we'll drained, but
moist, and&s underlaid by subterranean
streams, through which several ponds to
the west find an outlet.
The water here is never more than two
feet deep below the surface. The land is
thrown up into beds wide enough for two
rows of plants, icing about four feet
across. The cultivation is shallow, and
as few roots as possible are broken.
"WiIson's Improved is Mr.. Rigdon's
favorite, and hall a ton per acre OF fertil-
izer is used in two applications-one be-
fore and one after blooming. The plants
stand two years, and by permitting the
runners to grow after the crop is re-
moved, one year old plants are obtained,
which will bear three weeks earlier than
the ordinary plant
Mr.. Rigdon packs in the regulation
quart basket, thirty-two to the crate,
and ships by express, st. Louis being his
favorite market. Last year his receipts
were seventy cents quart up to April
18th. In the home market provided by
Palatka his receipts are often 500 a day.
TWoyear ago, from one acre 5000 worth
OF berries were sold, and from one acre
225 quarts have been gathered at one
picking.
Mr.. Rigdon is from Mary land, and is
an experienced trucker, specimens OF
plants, bearing berries and blooms, sent
to thedepartment OF pomology at Wash
ington, having elected the highest praise.
-Palatka News.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-01-25
A Wonderful Discovery .

DR.. Checini's Electric SPAWN Cure posi-
lively removes Bone SPAWN, Ringbone.
Splint or Curb in 48 hours without pain.
$500 reward for failure or slightest in
jury. The greatest wonder of the Nine
tenth Century, astonishing as it does the
entire veterinary world. Circulars and
testimonials free.
DIR. GUY CHECINI, 378 Canal Street.
New York.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-01-25
Strawberry Culture in Putnam County

The success achieved by some of Put
nam's experts in thisline clearly indicates
the fitness of soil and climate here for the
production of this king of berries.
Prominent among these growers is r.
F. Rigdon, of Peniel, whose success has
been such as to warrant extended CON-
ment. Selecting an excellent piece of land
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-01-25
For THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT.
The Cassava and it's Many Uses.

We have but one variety of cassava in
Florida-the sweet. Some claim the ex-
istence OF the bitter variety here, but
after thirty-four years OF observation I
have never seen it.
A Spaniard who was once cOnversing
with me on the subject of cassava, about
forty years ago, gavehis idea as a proper
definition of cassava as ''the life ofman."
After cultivating the plant for a quarter
OF a century am still ready to agree
with him, for it seems to me that no
article of food would more successfully
sustain human life-and in fact all ami
NAL life.
FAMILY USE.
To prepare it for ordinary family use.
it must be grated, as cooks Craze pota-
toes, or boiled or mashed up. The latter
method, however, retains all the starch
which is not agreeable to all by any
means. When grated any portion of
starch can be extracted desired by the
cook, and the crude material can be
cooked in various ways. 1t makes good
buildings and custards and also good
bread and fritters. Usually, however, q
small amount of corn meal or wheat
-four is mixed with it and it's quality is
greatly improved.
If the grated material is placed in q
flannel bag and washed through two
waters most uf the starch is extracted.
This leaves the material in good condi-
ton to be dried and put away for future
use.
Ii you desire fine imitation OF oyster
fritters, CRATE the cassava, add consider
able salt and some soda and fry without
extracting the salt. Ii a stew with fresh
meats and soups be desired, slice the ten
der ends of the roots orsoftest roots into
thin scraps and boil with the meats.
For tapioca, CRATE, dry, store away to
secure from insects.
STOCK AND FOWL FOOD.
For horses and mules WASH and throw
into manager. If judiciously used it will
reduce the grain rations at least half
1t can also be cut up and mixed with any
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-01-25

by the third day, especially if you cut
down the grain ration.
For COWS you must keep bits of it mixed
in the slops and other food. | have
never cooked it for stock as | believe it is
best fed raw. Hogs soon take to it, and
[ have often mixed the cassava with
sweet potatoes and fed it with the best OF
results. Hogs should never be turned
into field of it, however, as they waste
more than they eat. am convinced the
Darwinian process nor any other will
ever make the pig an economist.
In feeding to fowls it should be thrown
into the yard in it's raw state daily, but
in small quantities. After feeding on the
cassava for a month any fowl will be fat
enough to cook without lard or butter.
I have never seen it fed to sheep or goats
but will vouch at random that they,
too, will do we'll on il. And even the
dogs will relish it, thatis ii you fry it into
fritters and spread plenty OF butter over
them!
have often been asked il it would not
be profitable to make starch from the
roots, and have invariably answered in
the negative, for the reason that it can
reproduced so abundantly and so cheaply
from so many other things.
SEED.
For planting the stalk is used, and the
heayier the stalk the better seed it makes,
but any of the matured bulbs will do we'll
if as large as your little finger. Stalks
or pieces of stalk from six to eight inches
in length are sufficient.
In planting the seed the soil should be
made rich. Any loose land, it matters not
how sandy or how high, will grow fine
cassava, and even low land will do if not
too wet. prefer the high land with pine
and willow-oak growth, but it will do
we'll anywhere sugar cane or corn will.
In planting check the land off three by
three feet and lay in one stalk to each
hill and fill in the furrow to aleveI. Never
throw up too high a furrow. Cultivate
level and clean until the land ia shaded in
the center.
1t is best to allow it to grow ten
months Or year before commencing to
use it, and it will pay better after two
years than one. The yield is enormous
even at one years growth. Mr.. R. Fl.
Bursh, of this county, raised a rough
root that weighed fifty pounds at one
year old.
To SOW seed, break off the stalks a dav
before the frost, ii your locality is threat
ened, and lay them 10 heaps, and throw
trash and dirt over them. 1t should be
kept damp enough not to dry out or the
eyes will die. 1t may be planted all over
South Florida at almost any time you
have matured seed stalk. The kernels or
seeds mature on my sand hills every
year, but have never tried to produce
from them. They grow three seeds to
the burr just as the castor bean, though
smaller and of a lighter color
Honey bees forage largely on the
blooms; cattle reveI on the tender shoots;
the finest fowl yard imaginable could be
made in a cassava patch, by turning the
chickens into the patch ten months after
planting, the roots would supply them
with food and the tops shelter them from
the sun. In nv opinion there is no
plant that can be cultivated for home
consumption half so valuoble as the cas-
SaVa. S. W. CARSON
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-01-25

all the groves / know are more or less at
fected with die back and insects, and all
have suffered for wafer. Now to go back
to the commencement the first trees set
out by the early settlers were in the
yards and near the house and were
never plowed, consequently the small
fine roots were never disturbed, and
they did better than trees in the field,
which were constantly plowed. have
seen wagon loads of fine surface roots in
an old grove after it had just been plowed.
1t certainly must have affected the trees
very much.
Now some may ask what are we to do?
Our groves have always been cultivated.
1 say do as Mr.. Adams has done, fertil-
ise and mulch and haul in trash from
the surrounding timber; try it one or
two years and mark the result, for surely
it will not cost you near as much as a
continual blowing.
If person is sick and gets no help
from his attendant physician he calls in
a
the medicine it may be for your good.
Mr.. Adams is pioneer in the new de-
parture on cultivation, and seems to be
satisfied with results after five to six
years experience. But having Heen
surprised and disappointed over many
experiments like the rest of us who
have tried different plans, feel a deli
easy in recommending it's course until
he becomes more satisfied he is right.
/ 90 still further and make q radical
change at the commencement. [ try
as near as possible to immitate nature
the example has been set before us and
we have so far neglected to follow it.
The orange tree, if it can be called
tree, is shrub tree, vt least, and if
left alone will spread out near the
ground-and have a wide spreading top.
Well it is top we are after, for on the
top we get our fruit, but plant them
thick and they will run up forty or fifty
feet in sixteen or eighteen years. Now
such top cannot produce much fruit
but give it space and the proper kind
of cultivation, and it will have twice the
top If not five times as much, and pro-
duc3 c)rresp on1ingly. II trees have
room and proper cultivation and care,
I think the fruit would be brighter and
tree less liable to disease and insects.
| have read Prof. Gallesio's extensive
writings (the great French author) on
orange culture, but failed to find any
fixed mode of cultivation that could be
applied to Florida. [ have endeavored
to find some work on orange culture
that would meet our wants, but have
not found any yet that could tell me
what l wanted, so set o studying out
for myself and gathered such informa-
ton as 1 could from others and my own
experience. and so far nothing has
been entirely satisfactory. But in the
meantime the seasons have become
colder and more severe each winter,
and [ have become fully satisfied that
the cutting of so much timber has bad
effect upon our climate. And again, the
orange and vegetable grower is also
guilty IF cutting and destroying our tim
Der IN 1t is done to the detriment of
FlOrilt' - climate let us put stop to it
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-01-25

Johns. Around the borders of these lakes
are some of the richest lands in Florida
and these lakes lie almost in a body so
close together that the water protection
is so we'll distributed that tender buds
and plants are seldom hurt by {rosts on
up-lands. And oranges have escaped
fro 1t when fruit was froz 3n on the trees
one hundred miles further south. These
hammocks are densely filed with un"
dergro WITH and vines which can be cut
out and still leave plenty of shade to pro-
tect the most tender plants and such
fruits as the guava, the banana, the
pineapple, the mango and all like fruits
can be grown without any more labor OF
clearing the land than cutting out the
vines anl thick underbrush, and but
very little if any fertilizer will be needed.
Such land can be purchased much chea-
per than to cover the land by artificial
means and will not need irrigation.
think have made my ideas PLAIN and
have advanced evidence enough to prove
them worthy of consideration, and if
upon thorou gh trial the project should
become practicable, oranges could be
raised prof ably at 25 cents box on
the tree, and l firmly believe that if
capt. alists would come into the State
and renew the orange business on this
plan that car load of oranges could be
carried to any Northern city at from 10
to Is cents per box and money made,
and I am fully of the opinion that with
free trade We could compete with the
world for market r cur fruit, but it
will take time to accomplish all things,
but let us persevere.
Now to conclude | would state that as
the orange trees gained size and any
timber was found crowding them or in
terfering with their growth in any way
it could be cut out. But by no means
destroy the timber unless nee assary,
and then be very careful not to take
away more than is needed. There is
no doubt there will be many who do pot
agree with me in my views, and good
sound men too. But there never was
yet new project started but someone
would raise objections and point out
defects and impossibilities and say it
cannot be done, and call the protector
a crank, fool, in fact almost anything
but a sane man. But / have considered
and studied up this question and thought
over and ex perimented with it for years.
And when Mr.. D. w. Adams came out
with his theory, was more convinced
than ever that / was on the right course.
I finally determined to make COM
mencement. Perhaps [ should have
waited until l could bring positive
proof of my theory before making it
public, but after due consideration |
came to the conclusion that it could not
do any harm. Ind perhaps some other
enterprising fruit grower might act with
me in making the test thereby bringing
the project to certainty or uncertainty.
Let it be as it will shall carry out the
project and am fully confident of sue
cess, and if it is satisfactory proven that
we can cultivate fruits partially shaded
by timber it will be worth millions
to the State of Florida and it's fruit
growers. IL. j. M. PORTER.
MOntverde county, Fla.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-26

The great quantities of anthracite coal
wasted by the unsuitable methods resort
ell to in preparing it for market ia the
subject of complaint by Mr.. Harris, the
head official of the Lehigh Coal com
pany. These operations, he says, result
i'll reducing II large proportion of the
coal to sizes too small for commercial
purposes, the percentage of waste from
this source averaging as high as go per
cent OF the coal hoisted from the col
herics. this, however, having been some
what diminished in recent years by the
utilization of the smaller sizes of coal.
lie thinks that this process-rescuing
coal from the waste heaps-is destined
to go much farther in tho more general
use of coal in fine particles. He believes
that it may not be going too far to as
sumo that improved methods of mining
and of preparing coal may insure the
use as fuel of one-half the coal now re-
naming, so that itmay be reckoned that
there are still not far from 5000, 00O, 900
tons of anthracite available before the
beds will be wholly exhausted. The
present annual consumption of anthra-
cite is about 100000 tons, and this
consumption has for some years been in
creasing at the rate of per cent per an
num.-New York Sun.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-26

Many explanations have been given of
the origin of the expression training
cats and dogs" One is that it is per-
version of the French catadoupe"-
waterfall-"it is raining n catalogues, {"
or cataracts. Another explanation is
that the male blossoms of tho willow
tree, which arc used on Palm Sunday to
represent the br nches of palm, were
called "cats and dogs" in some parts
of England, where they increase rapidly
after few warm April showers, aud
the belief prevailed that the rain brought
them.
Others trace the saying to northern
mythology, in which the cat is said to
have great influence on tho weather,
and sailors still have Il saying, THE cat
has gale of wind in her tail" when
she is unusually frisky. Witches that
rode upon the storms were said to as
sumo the form of cats, and tho stormy
northwest wind is called 1.-The cats
nose" in the Hartz mountains even at
the present day. Then the dog is SYM
Dol of wind, which in old German pic
lures is figured as the head of Il dog or
wolf from which blasts issue. The cat,
therefore, symbolizes n downpour of
rain; the dog, strong gusts of wind,
which accompany it, and SO rain "of
cats and dogs" is heavy rain with
wlnd.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-26
At the Matrimonial, omce.

Agent-Now, please state what con-
ditions you require on the part of the
lady.
Suitor-A pleasant exterior, 10000
marks dowry. domestic training and g.
size gloves.
Agent-May ask why you fix upon
the last named condition?
Suitor-Well, you see, a few years ago
won six pairs Of ladies' gloves, Ct size,
in an exhibition lottery, and you can't
expect me to throw them away.-Seifen-
blasen.