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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-01

The starboard guy line of the anti
Washburn campaign gave way and the
whole thing Skewllawed to the leeward
when it was learned that Ben Harrison
had said that no man who voted against
the force bill was good Republican.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-11-25
Harder Than Steel.

Des MoineS has a modern Tubal Cain
in the person of S. r. Dawson, who
claims to have discovered the lost art OF
making Damascus STEEL" He has ex-
hibited in Chicago some samples of cut
lery made from the metal which had
an edge keener and smoother than steel
razor. This was demonstrated by NIL
croscope and photography. The new
metal is Il combination Of copper and
tin and twu other elements which Mr..
Dawson keeps secret. A dagger made
from it looked like polished gold. Mr..
Dawson claims to be Iineal descendant
of Ralph Hogge, who cast the first iron
cannon made in Eng land, and his an
cestors on botl. his fathers and mothers
sides have been workers in iron and
steel. He says his discovery is partly &C
cident, but primarily the reward of years
of labor, research and experiment. He
claims that the new steel or hardened
copper is suitable for any kind of cut
lery from common pocketknife to the
most delicate surgical instrument, and
that no deleterious oxide (rust) forms
on it under most severe tests. Any steel
drill forced against it when it is harden
ed will break. Free Press.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-11-25
Hungary's RTillennial.

From many points of view one of the
most remarkable celebrations in history
is to take place next year, when the
kingdom of Hungary will observe its
millennium as q state. For / 200 years
the brave Magyars have maintained
their national existence, and they have
accomplished feats of which any nation
might be proud. "The millennial cele-
bration,'' says the Buffalo Commercial,
sis to last through the entire year, be-
ginning on Jan. /, 1896, and ending
only On the following Dec. 81. 1t will
be divided into three parts, each COM
nemorating an epoch in the history OF
the country. The celebration Will open
with a session Of the two houses OF par
lament i'll the new hall at Budapest,
which is about completed at a cost Of
10000, 900 forms
Next Will come the opening of the
Pantheon in the capital city, when hun
dreds of busts and statues CT the nation
al heroes and eminent men and women
of the lest thousand years will be placed
in Hungary s valhalla. This will be fol-
lowed by the Inauguration of the new
Museum of Art and History, built at a
cost of 5000, 900 forms, the laying OF
the corDerstones of two new bridges to
span the Danube at Budapest and the
dedication OF three other great public
buildings, the Palace of Justice, the Elk
hibition hall and the Museum of Arts
tic Handiwork. Still further to indi-
cate the beginning of q new era, in the
spring two sections of the older part OF
the city will be remodeled on hyi nc
principles, and 500 new public schools
throughout the country will be opened. "
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-11-25

Even Vice President Stevenson de-
clares that he would not accept the
presidential nomination next year. 1t
looks as though the Democrats would
be obliged to dispense with a national
convention and resort to draft to Sc
cure their candidates.
The latest Armenian outrages indl-
cate that the proposed naval demon
stration against the Turk should have
occurred long ago. If the unspeak-
able Turk is ever to be brought to
realization of his position before the
world as regards his responsibility for
the Kurdish massacres it is high time
for the work to begin. The news OF
the outrages reached America on Sat
urday and the indignation of the coun-
try found ample voice in the pulpits
on Sunday. Now, having made the
verbal protest, let us act. Secretary
Olney has great opportunity before
him for vindicating the Americanism
which this administration is now de-
clared to possess.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-11-25

The New York Times consoles those
Americans who regret that the
g. OOO. 900 settled upon the Duchess OF
Marlborough is going out of the coun-
try by suggesting that it will be in
railroad stocks, which would probao-
IL have been owned out of the coun-
try in any event. The Times does not
saw that it has information on this
Doint. 1t seems to assume that Am
erican money must be spent abroad,
and the Duke of Marlborough might
as we'll have his support as any other
Englishman. Perhaps this will recon
cile those who have been disposed to
pine, and perhaps it will not. The
matter is brought down to pretty
close business aspect when the press
feels il necessary to explain to the
public how the dukes whom we IN
America are supporting invest money.
The next thing to follow will be nat
urally an account of how they spend
it. This was not highly romantic
marriage in its incidents in the begin
ming, and it is likely to be prosaic to
the end if this kind of information
continues to be impaired.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-11-25
Estate of Lavina Winchester
of Rortou

(.STATE OF VERMONT, ORLEANS DISTRICT,
y SIS In Probate Court, held at Barton,
in said District, on the Sth day OF November,
A. ID. 1895.
o. Il. willard. administrato OF the estate
of Lavina Winchester, late of Barton, In said
District, deceased, presents his admin
istration account for examination and
allowance, and makes application for decree
of distribution and partition of the estate
of said deceased.
Whereupon. il is ordered by said Court,
that said account and said application be re-
ferred to "a session thereof, to be held at F.W.
Baldwin's Office in Barton, in said district,
on the 18th day of December, A. ID 1890 at
o'clock in the forenoon tor hearing and de-
cision thereon:
And, it is further ord cred that notice hereof
be given to all persons interested, by publi-
cation of the same three weeks successfully
in the Orleans County Monitor, a newspaper
published at Barton previous TO said time
appointed for hearing, that they may appear
at said time and place, and show cause, IL any
they may have, why SAID accounts should not
be allowed, and such decree made.
BY the Court-Attcst,
47-49 +. r. ALFRED, Judge.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-11-25
Trust Estate of Ephraim
TAYLOR of Barton.

StTATE OF VERMONT, ORLEANS DISTRICT,
= SIS In Probate Court held at Barton.
in said District, on the sth day of November
A. D. 1895.
o. D. Owen trustee of the trdst estate of
Ephraim Taylor, late of Barton, in said Dis
trict. deceased, presents his trustee account
for examination and allowance.
Whereupon. it is ordered by said Court,
that said account be referred to session
thereof to be held at the office OF F. w Bald.
win, in said Barton, on. the 18TH day OF
December, A. d. 1895, at nine O'Clock
in the forenoon, for hesring ana decls- :
ion thereon: And, it is further ordered that
notice hereof be given to all persons inter
ested, by publication of the same three weeks
successfully in the Orleans County Monitor,
a newspaper published at Barton, previous TO
said time appointed for hearing, that they
may appear at said time and place, and snow
count should not be allowed, and such decree
made.
By the Court-Attest.
47-49 +. h. ALFRED, Judge
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-11-25
PROBATE COURT.

The following business was transacted
/ N probate court during the past week;
Joseph Reed estate, Craftsbury. Admin
tstrator makes application for license to
BELL real estate, filing written consent OF all
heirs License granted.
David B. Philbrick estate, Browning
hon. Appraisers report returned and ac-
eepted.
James R. Greaves, minor, Albany. Guard
Tan settles his final account.
Elizabeth Roberts estate, Westheld. Ad-
illustrators inventory returned and ac-
|cepted.
Calvin Dunton estate, Charleston. COM
|nissioners report returned and accepted.
Lucy Ann Rowen estate, Troy. Commls-
sioners report returned and accepted.
Hammond & Buck, insolvents, Troy.
First meeting of creditors held. +. L.
Seaver elected assignee. Assignee files
his acceptance of the trust.
Giles Wilcox estate, Newport. Executors
inventory returned and accepted.
Samuel G.. Chaplin, insane, Charleston.
Guardian files report of sale of real estate
under license granted.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-11-25

The recent meeting Of the Vermont
Press Association at Burlington gave
gratifying evidence that there is
good deal of life left yet in that organ
ization which, to be frank about 1t,
has failed of it's mission for few
wears back. The discussions over
business matters last Friday and the
interest manifested by every one of
the thirty members present prove
conclusively that the association can
be made of some practical use to its
membership if the latter will but
stand together courageously in behalf
of genuine business principles. what
a good many people outside of the
fraternity have yet to learn is that the
successful and self respecting news
paper man is running business that
demands-as much al is the case In
other branches of industry-a close
attention to business principles on
the part of all concerned. Concert OF
action on the part of the associations
membership will teach this lesson
effectively Republican.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-11-25

Tammany, the saloon men and the
LIQUOR crowd in general, demand that
the New York legislature modify the
excise law in such manner as to per-
nit New York city to decide for itself
whether it's saloons shall be open on
Sunday. This is demand requiring
a sublime nerve. Tammany, the sa-
loon men and the liquor crowd. IN gen
eral did everything possible to defeat
the republican legislative ticket In
this last election on the ground that
republican legislature would not be
likely to modify the excise law as the
saloonists desired. We hope, now that
a republican legislature has been
elected, that its members will show
the election position of the sa-
Ioonists to be correct There is abso-
lutelv no reason why the saloonlsts
should have their way. They did all
thew could to defeat republican1sm,
and have no right to ask for the fruits
of republican victory. This is apure-
ly secular view of the case, we admit,
but it is the only one which will at
feet the Tammany crowd.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-11-25
AN INCH FROM DEATH.
And Lit Might Have Been the Mosc HOT
ribIe of Fates Too.


WeWere sitting on the veranda OF our
bungalow ono evening III Tar OH Bur
ma, K. A. and I, enjoying our aIter
dinner cheroot The waters OF the bay
Tapped lazily at the sands at our very
feet, for our house was 'bullded on
the sands of the shore All the world
seemed at peace; only the PUNK
PUNK Of the monotonous night bird III
the jungle and the occasional weird
note OF the jackal signaling III the DIS
lance to his comrades was heard. The
moon had come up from behind rocky
island just over in the bay, and spread
flood of golden yellow light over the
silver topped breakers rolling IN over
a neighboring coral reef. 1t was SO calm
and beautiful that it seemed that all
that was wicked and bad had gone out
of the world, and yet death lurked just
at my friends elbow as he putfed IN
consciously at his cherOOt.
We had been discussing in lolsurely
manner something that had happenei
in America. To prove some point my
friend arose and stretching himself lazlly
sauntered into his bedroom to get pa
per bearing on the matter we had been
discussing. Usually lights were placed
in all the bedrooms, but this evening,
for some unaccountable reasOn-prOb-
ably the moonlight-the servant had not
performed his duties I could hear my
friend fumbling about on his dressing
table, and then suddenly he gave quick
CRY of horror and rushed out to the
light.
81 have been struck by snake, he
gasped, and his face was deadly pale.
"Where is it? Quick! Show mel L
exclaimed as l whipped out my knife.
He held out his right arm. There was
no mark on the hand, which [ examined
critically, but Oh the cuff Of the shirt
were two tiny scratchl;ke punctures and
two little globules Of l s.cn sinking in
to the starched liner. - .caving q sick
ly, greenish yellow r;,,-,-.
"You' we had Il closo call, old man, .
1 exclaimed, with a great sigh of relief,
"and think you need peg to brace
I'D your nerves. But first let rs settle the
snake. -
We found him coiled up on q small
mirror which lay on the table, and an
ugly looking devil he was, too, ready to
strike again.
He was a very poisonous snake known
as the DebO4 RUSSELL, but after my
friend had finished with him it would
have been difficult for any naturalist to
have placed him in his proper genus
W. A. Fraser in Detroit Free Press.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-11-25
Trust Estate of Brainard Steb-
bins of Barton.

CTATE OF VERMONT ORLEANS DISTRICT,
- IS. In Probate Court, held at Newport,
in said District, on the 4th day OF Novem Der,
A. d. 1895.
Brainard Stebbins, late of Barton, i'm said
district, deceased, presents his trustee ac-
count for examination and allowance.
Whereupon IL is ordered by said Court,
that said account be referred to a session
thereof. to be held at the Office OF r. W
Baldwin, in said Barton, the 18th
day of December, A. ID. 1895, at nine
O'Clock in the forenoon, for hearing and
&c, sion thereon" And IL Is further
ordered that notice hereof he given 20
all persons interested, by publication OF the
same three weeks successfully in the Orleans
County Monitor, a newspaper published at
said Barton, previous to said time appointed
for hearing, that they may appear at said
time and place, and show cause, III any they
may have, why said account should not be al
lowed, and such decree made.
By the Court. Attest
47-49 Il. +. ALFRED. Judge.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-11-25
MONITOR CLUBBING OFFERS.

The following are a few prices and comb-
nation offers which the MONITOR will make
it's advance subscribers during the present
fall and winter. Look the list over and see
what is wanted and order by number as given
here. This list embraces nothing but good
and standard periodicals., and is selected and
combined that may give our subscribers
great amount of good reading for small
sum of money!
No. L. Extra copies of the Monitor to be
sent by old su bscribers to new
subscribers one year, $125
No 2. The Monitor to new subscribers
from now till Jan. /, 1897, 1.5O
No. 8. The Monitor and Boston Weekly
Traveller, or the New York Week
ly Press, 1.75
No. 4. The Monitor and Weekly Travel
err, or the N. Y. Weekly Press, and
American Farmer (three papers,, 100
mob The Monitor with either one of
the following weeklies: Boston
Journal, Advertiser, or N. Y.
Tribune, or Mirror and Farmer, ECO
Nos The Monitor, the American Far
and Mirror and Farmer, O5
MOI. The Monitor, the Weekly Travel
er and Weekly Press, POS
Nos The Monitor, the Traveller, the
Press, and the American Farmer
(four papers,, 2.15
No O. The Monitor, the Mirror and
Farmer, and Boston Traveller, 2.25
No. 10. The Monitor and the Household 2.25
No.l1 The Monitor and Family Herald
with premium picture) 2.25
Mo 10 The Monitor Family Herald and
American Farmer, 2.4O
No ~ The Monitor, the Boston Jour
nal and Mirror and Farmer, 2,50
NO a. The Monitor and Boston Daily
Traveller, 2.55
No TX The Monitor and Cosmnnolitan
"a first-class magazine, 2.So
No 1e The Monitor, the Mirror and
Farmer and Daily Traveller 300
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-11-25

There will be a concert and promenade
It town hall, and an oyster supper at M.
Nays, Thursday evening, Nov. %.
Some scamp burned 1900 lbs. of baled
lay for Noah Drew last week. Mr.. Drew
bad drawn it from Southmaid hill to top
ut his loads with as he went to Green's
Poro Bend.
Independent Grange met at b. +. Iay-
prs hall, Nov. is. Two candidates were
Instructed in the Sd and 4th degrees. This
range has hired the hall of Harmony
Council for six months or more. They
Eill meet again the first Saturday in De-
Rember for the election of officers.
East Hardwick.
w. S. Bailey has moved to st. Johns
bury.
Amos Stowe has gone to Massachusetts
for the winter.
Mrs. w. w. Norris who has been quite
lex is improving slowly.
Mrs. Kidder is better.-Mrs. Wallace
Dow is improved in health.
Mrs. J. n. Gale of st. Johnsbury is visit
ing her uncle, Orrin Kellogg, who is in
feeble health.
The Junior c. E. Society had very en-
Iowa bic and well attended sociable at the
bewett Chapel, Thursday evening.
Edgar Farr of Albany is assisting III. I'll.
Warner in the blacksmith shop. We un-
herstand that Mr.. Warner is to retire from
i he business soon, when Mr.. Farr is to
take his place.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-11-25
Trust Estate of T. B. Hamilton
of BARTON.

C,TATE OF VERMONT. DISTRICT or oRLEASs
kDss. In Probate Court, held AT Barton IN said
District, on the 18th day OF November, A. ID lseb.
O. ID. Owen. trustee of the trust estate OF
II. b. Hamilton, late OF Barton, in said
District. deceased, presents his trustee ac-
count for examination and allowance.
Whereupon it is ordered by said Court,
that said account be referred TO session
thereof, to be held at the ofice OF r. w.
Baldwin. in said Barton, on the 18th day OF
December, A. ID, 1895, at O'Clock In the
forenoon. for hearing and decision thereoni
And, il Is further ordered that notice hereof
be given 20 all persons interested, by publ
cation of the same three weeks successiVely
in the Orleans County Monitor, "A newspaper
published at Barton previous 70 said time
appointed for hearing, that they may appear
at said time and place and show cause, II any
they may have, why said account should not
be allowed, and such decree made.
BY the Court Attest.
47-49 f.. ALFRED, Judge.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-11-25
Trust Estate of Brainard Steb-
bins of Barton.

CTATE OF VERMONT. DISTRICT or On
- LEANS, In Probate Court held at
Barton, in said District, on the sih day of
November, A. ID. 1895.
o. ID. Owen, trustee OF the trust estate of
Brainard Stebbins, late of Barton, In said
district, deceased, presents his trustee ac-
count for examination and allowance.
Whereupon, il is ordered by said Court,
that said account be referred to a session
thereof, to be held at the Office OF i. W. Bald
win, in said Barton, on the 18th day of De-
cember, A. d. 1895, at nine O'Clock in the fore
noon, for hearing and decision thereon.
And, ii is further ordered that notice hereof
be given to all persons interested, by publ
cation of the same three weeks successfully
in the Orleans County Monitor. "A newspaper
published at Barton in said District previous
to said time appointed for hearing, that they
may appear at said time and place, and show
cause, il any they may have, why said ac-
count should not not be allowed, and such
decree made
BY the Court-Attest.
47-49 +. T.. ALFRRD, Judge.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-11-25
swinburne as Poet Laureate.

The rumor is revived that Swinburne
is to be made poet laureate. That would
be grand thing to do, especially after
his writing the magnificent verses on
Cromwell, reproduced recently in an
editorial column of this journal. No act
would win for Lord Salisbury the re-
gard of English nonconformity as that,
snd 1T would attest an attribute OF
greatness which not all have conceded to
the present premier. Work.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-11-25

One of the most expensive books
ever published will be "The Life of
Christi soon to be issued at Tours,
France. 1t will have nearly four
hundred illustrations reproduced In
color from the paintings by James
Tissot, upon the production of which
the artist has been engaged for the
past ten years. The first twenty cop
les OF the book will sell for 81, OOO
each, and the remaining copies, $50 In
ask no less than S12 for single spec
imen illustration. By a special con-
cession from the artist and publishers
70 The Century, that magazine will be
enabled to reproduce twelve of the
choicest of these pictures in its Christ
mas number.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-11-25
THE FORMATION OF COAL.


Carbon is the principal element IN
the composition of coal. gooo
specimen of hard dry anthracite
would show from 81 to SO per cent OF
carbon. The average anthracite Oh
commerce, known technically as
semi anthracite, would show from 90
to 80 per cent, and the bltumlnous
and semi bituminous varieties Woulo
range all the way from SO to So per
cent. The amount of volatile maUter
contained increases from three per
cent in the anthracites to 80 per Genus
in the bituminous species. The con-
duct of these different kinds of coal in
combustion gives practical emphasis
to the difference in composition. The
anthracites burn with a small blue
flame of carbonic oxide until thor
oughly ignited, give off no smoke, and
leave a small percentage Of ashes. The
bituminous classes, on the other hand,
burn with continuous yellowish flame,
give off considerable smoke and leave
a large percentage of ashes.
That coal is a vegetable product
may be specifically proved. Indeed,
ocular demonstration may be had of
that fact. For while to the naked eye
the structure of fragment of mineral
coal is purely anonymous, yet if that
fragment be made SO thin that it will
transmit light, and if it be then eX-
amined through powerful mlcros-
cope, it's vegetable structure will be
readily distinguished. Heat, pressure
and confinement have produced the
transformation 1t is simply process
of smothered combustion. The opera
ton may be watched in any peat bog.
A peat bed is simply an accumulation
of the remains of plants which have
grown and decayed, and have been
year by year buried more deeply I'M
der succeeding growths. Remove the
upper layer and you find peat with it's
81 to 66 per cent of carbon. The deep
er you go, that is, the older and long
er buried the product, the better will
be its quality for fuel. If this process
of deposition should continue through
many geologic ages the result would
doubtless be true coal.
1t is known that during the Carbon
ferrous age the area now covered by
the Middle, Southern, and Western
States was little more than vast
march burdened with the most lux
uriant vegetation. The conditions
were all favorable for the rapid and
enormous growth of plants. The soil
was rich and moist. The heat was
greater than exists to day at the tor
rid zone. The humidity Of the atmos-
phere was great and constant. The
air was laden with carbon. Plants
luxuriated in it. They grew to en-
ormous sizes. Plants which in our
day are mere stems, fraction of an
inch in diameter, were in that time
represented by trees from one to
three feet in diameter. and from 40
to 100 feet in height. This mass OF
vegetation, including more than 900
different species, was constantly
growing, falling, and decaying, each
succeeding growth forming a still
richer bed for the vegetation to fol-
low.-Public Opinion. 'o4 =
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-11-25
MARRIED..

In Glover, Nov 9, at the residence OF the
brides father G. P. Fisher, by Rev. o. Brown,
Henry N. Paquette and Miss Clara w. Fisher,
both of Glover.
At the Congregational parsonage, Barton,
Nov. 10, by Rev. A. q. Swain, Emerson p.
Brownell and Miss Minnie Lacy, both of
Barton.
In East Albany, Nov. 6, by Rev. III. stiles
Harry H. buckles and Winnifred +. Hyde
both of Albany. (Corrected.)
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-11-25

Several of the State papers are ex-
patiating on the report that Perley
Clement, who owns the Rutland Her.
aid, is to be high license candidate
for governor next year. This will
make a good subject for those to talk
about who lack other material, but it
loses it's usefulness when it is known
that Mr.. Clement denies the assertion
that he is in the field at all.