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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-20
THE COST OF THE POSTAL
SERVICE.

The normal increase in the earnings
of the Post office Department is eight
per cent. year. When the panic of
two years ago occurred, with it's con-
sequent business depression, the Post
master General estimated the in
crease of revenue for the following
year at only three per cent. But he
over estimated. There was in fact
no increase, but decrease of one per
cent. in postal revenues in the fiscal
year 1894 compared with the fiscal
year 1898. The reports Of postmas-
ters for the first and second quarters
of the fiscal year 1895 (the last two
quarters of the calendar year 1890
have reached the Sixth Auditor, and
they show that the revenue for the
fiscal year 1896 will be probably seven
or eight per cent. greater than the
revenue for the year 1894. Unless the
increase should prove to be more
than this though, year has been lost
in the progress of the postal service
toward the condition of self-support.
Only few years ago the Postmaster
General believed that the day when
postal revenues would equal postal
expenditures was near at hand. Mr..
Wanamaker, who was then at the
head of the Post office Department,
even considered seriously the posi-
bility of increasing expenditures, on
the theory that the postal service
should not be self-supporting; for
Mr.. Wanamaker held that the carry
ing of the mail was a great public
good to which the tax payer should
contribute. Mr. Wanamaker's sue
cessor, Mr.. Bissell, held a different
opinion. In his last annual report to
Congress he expressed the belief that
''the best condition of postal business
the condition from which the great
est general benefit to the country is
derivable-is that in which there shall
be enough revenue to provide for
thorough and efficient ministration
without any charge whatever to the
public Treasury -
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-20
"a NEW TEST FOR GEMS.
Diamonds, Rubies and Sapphires Are Float
ed to Prove Their Genuineness.

a q r.
ed to Prove Their Genuineness
An accurate scientific method has at
last been discovered whereby precious
stones may be distinguished from the
fraudulent gems which are now so mn
merously manufactured in the labora-
tories of Paris and other continental
cities. This is by testing them for their
SPECIFIC gravity, but not by the scales
occasionally used for large stones and
which, however delicate, are unreliable.
The new means of detection of bogus
gems is simple and ingenious and is
likely to be widely adopted in the lew
elry trade 1t is the chemist who has
added this knowledge to the lapidarv's
art. Several liquids have been discover
ed which are more than 81 times as
dense as water, and in which therefore
the amethyst, the beryl and other light
stones will actually float.
The most useful Of these liquids is
methylene iodide, which has a specific
gravity of 3.3, and in which the tour
maline readily floats. Moreover, it is
not corrosive or in any way dangerous
It being impossible for the lapidary to
prepare a number of liquids each hav-
ing the specific gravity of a different
gem stone, the methylene iodide is cas-
lily diluted by adding benzine to it.
Each drop of benzine added makes the
liquid less dense, and so it may be used
to separate the tOurmaline and all the
lighter gem stones from each other
If it is doubtful whether a certain
gem be an aQuamarine or chrysOberyl,
all that is necessary is to place it in a
tube of the liquid together with a small
fragment Of true aquamarine to serve as
an index. If it be a chrysokqryl, which
has a specific gravity of g. gift will sink
like lead. If it be an aquamarine, which
has specific gravity of 81, it will
float. If the liquid be then stirred and
diluted until the index fragment is ex-
actly suspended, the gem also will
neither float nor sink, but will remain
poised beside it. This method may be
adopted with all Of the lighter stones.
But for heavier gems like the car
buncle, the jargoon, the sapphire, the
ruby, the spinal, the topaz and the dia-
mOnd q different liquid is necessary
This has lately been discovered by the
Dutch mineralogist Retgers. He has
found a colorless solid compound which
melts at a temperature far below that
of boiling water to a clear liquid five
times as dense as water and therefore
dense to float any known
precious stone. This compound is the
double nitrate of silver and thallium.
It's most remarkable property is that
it will mix i'll any desired proportion
with warm water, SO that by dilution
the specific gravity may be easily re-
auced This fused mass may be reduced
in density by adding water drop by drop
SO as to suspend III succession carbuncle,
sapphire, ruby and diamond.
These tests of precious stones may be
made III a few minutes and are abso-
Iutely reliable, as all stones of the same
nature have the same specific gravity.
None of the bogus rubies or diamonds
nave the same weight as those they are
made to initiate. New York World.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-20
A NIeerschaum Pine Cinoh.

'"Talk about luck, said an actor who
is at liberty. 81 am the Iucl1iest man
you ever saw. 1 was in a joint in Mon
treal last year, and the barkeeper show
ed me a meerschaum pipe-a beauty,
worth 81.
"'You see,' said the barkeeper,
there was a drummer in here from
Buffalo, and he went broke and put up
IS pipes of this kind for his bill out of
his sample case. I've got seven of them
left, and if you'll give me 81 I'll give
you the lot.
$50 he showed me the others, and /
thought it was snap, SO L borrowed 81
and took the pipes. 1 put up the best
one for rattle with our company the
first day the ghost walked for $12, and
one of the girls won it. AS she didn't
need pipe she put it up again and got
SO out of it, and l won the pipe back
on 90 cent chance. l ratified it off
again the same day for SO and had six
pipes left. Well, sir, you'd never be-
lieve it, but l cleared $37 off of those
pipes the first two weeks out and kept
this one.
He took out dark and grimy meer-
schaum, with broken stem and an am
Der mouthpiece, that smelled worse
than dead mackerel.
'tGot any smoking tobacco about
your" he inquired. -Pittsburg Dis
patch.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-20
HE GOT THE BEST OF THE
LAWYER.

The following incident occurred in
the North of Ireland. A miserly old
fellow thought he was near the point
of death, and sent for smart lawyer
to make his will. The lawyer came,
and he gave him elaborate directions
for the disposal of his property. AS
the lawyer was finishing the work he
said:
"Now, I want you to put in another
clause You have always been a
good and able man in your dealings
with me, I wish to leave you five hun
dred pounds"
The lawyer, after little pretense
of honest demurring, did this. When
the will was signed and sealed the old
man signified his wish to pay his at
torney for his services; but the latter
refused to make any charge-his eli
ent had already been too generous.
every well,'' said the old skinf1int,
''you know your own business best;
but still, like everything settled in
businesslike fashion. Make out bill
as you would have charged any other
client, and formally receipt it."
This was done. A couple Of months
afterward the old man died. The
lawyer went to his house to read the
will, which the executor handed him.
To his surprise and Indignation, he
saw that in it there was no gift to
himself. 1t turned out that the old
man had copied the will carefully out
when he left him, emitting the five
hundred pounds clause. The whole
affair was dodge to get smart law
yer to make his will without any
charge.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-20
LINCOLN'S HOMELY PHRASES.

have said that some of L1ncoln's
more fastidious critics had objected
to certain of his offhand phrases
which readily took with the multi
tude, and which more graphically
conveyed his meaning than those
commonly used by the scholars.
Against advice, he had, in formal
message to Congress, adhered to the
phrase "sugar- coated pill" He ar
gued that the time would probably
never come when the American peo-
pie would not understand what SUI
gar coated pill was; and on this his
toric occasion he used another favor
tie figure of his when he said, Con
cede that the new government of
Louisiana is only to what it should be
as the egg is to the fowl, we shall
sooner have the fowl by Matching the
egg than smashing it," But it turned
out that Senator Sumner, for one,
was no better pleased with this meta
phor than he had been with others on
previous occasions; for in a letter to
DR.. Lieber of Philadelphia, next day,
he wrote: ''The Presidents speech,
and other things, augur confusion and
uncertainty in the future, with hot
controversy. Alas! alas" And still
later in that year Sumner said: "The
eggs of crocodiles can produce only
crocodiles, and it is not easy to see
h Io5l NV itor
be Matched into an American state"
Years have closed since then, and
the grave has long since closed over
the President and the Senators who
opposed his policy and his judgment.
Posterity has INDICATED the wisdom
of Lincoln, and has dealt charitably
with the errors of those who in their
day lacked that charity which is now
of mankind for them. That
they meant well, that they were pat
riotic, that they were sincere, no man
can doubt; but as we turn our
thoughts backward to that April night
when the great President made his
last public speech to silent and won
dering crowd, we may well regard his
figure with veneration and reverence,
aware now, if we were not then, that
be builded better than they knew.
In the general jubilation of that
hour, however, there was very little
criticism of the Presidents last
speech. 1t was felt, perhaps, that
he man who had brought US safe
the great trial of our strength
md patience, himself strong and pa
lent, might well be trusted with the
of terms of reunion. Re- |
lnion was then the foremost thought |
n the minds of men. Slavery was
lead, peace had returned, and hence
orth the grateful task of reuniting
he long estranged brotherhood of
he states was ours. Is it any wonder |
hat men fairly cried with joy when
his happy contamination rose in
heir minds?
But even while we stood under the
ight of new day, joyful as people,
as citizens, there was pre-
airing for US portentous and incon-
eivable disaster.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-20
SENATOR CALLS PANTS.

Senator Call is very popular with
the lower classes, the cracker ele-
ment, who consider him the greatest
man on earth, and will not vote for a
legislative candidate unless he agrees
to support the senator for re election
whenever his term runs out. When
| congress adjourns, Mr.. Call comes
| home, puts on a grey hickory shirt, a
| pair of ragged breeches, a coat with
large holes at the elbows, an old tan
colored, perspiration stained SLOUGH
hat and gets into his sulky for an cleo :
pioneering tour through the state.
He travels over the sand hills and
through the pine forests, stopping at
every cabin ''to pass the time of day."
He kisses all the children, asks for a
''snack" to eat, and when the farm
er's wife offers him butter he always
prefers sorghum on his bread. When
night overtakes him, he "puts up''
at the nearest farmhouse, no matter
how uninviting it may be, and when
he goes to bed holds out his ragged
trousers to his host and says:
ST snagged my pants in the brush
to-day, and I'd be under everlasting
obligations if your good wife would
mend them for me.''
Of course the woman would sit up
all night to patch the garments of a
United States senator, and she puts in
her prettiest stitches, but he rips off
the patch in a day or two and plays
the same game in the next county.
The name of the women in Florida
who have mended Senator Call's
pants is legion, and it is the proudest
event in their lives.
Wyoming has the smallest female
population, 1882; New York the
largest, 3,o2O,96O.
There are said to be $50 lady physi-
clans practicing medicine in the cities
of the United States.
According to the most reliable esti-
mates the world contains to-day $780,
600, 900 grown women.
According to the last census, the
number of women above the age of
Is in Russia was %, 100000.
1t is stated by a church authority
that there are now over 800 American
women living in foreign countries as
missionaries.
A statistical authority says that a
woman's chance of being married is
best between 20 and %. After so, her
chance is one in 10000.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-20

ran the
gauntlet
OF doctors
theories,
till my
money
were rap
idly van
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-20

man, without reserve, and the answer
will come from one of her own sex. 80
one of the vast army of women who write
to Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass, and
preserve your health. Only e. woman
can understand 4 wOman'8 Ills
A prominent actress, In a letter 10
Mrs. Pinkham, says:-
You cannot imagine the fear
full condition l was i'm when / first wrote
TO you. l was simply of no use 10 myself
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-20

" What can ~
/ go ?" She III
cry goes out Y
city, town, and
hamlet In this
country. '
It comes from
women who are
suffering fortunes
of body and mind
from some form Of
fem lle complaint.
Many, through natu-
raj moIesty, do not
consult physician 3,
for may dread their
examinations. They
know not where 90
seek for help.
This alarming con
dition OF things -
simply wrong. The
peculiar ailments OF
women are durable,
an i'm most eases
very speedily. Lylil
Il Plnkham's genius
AMI liberality hive
given 10 every wonln
a sure and consistent
T. saas of relief.
NO woman should
suffer when she can
obtain free advice.
She can state her case
fully TO Mrs. Pink
ham woman to WO-
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-20
HELP!"
1t is Heard. A Prominent Aetres
Escapes Great Danger.

ESPECIAL TO OUR LADY READgRsl
How startling is a woman's cry 70
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-20

or any one else. /
had worked hard,
and my nervous
system WaS shat
tered from womb
trouble and travel
ling constantly /
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-20

that you don't want to miss. Black Silk Warp
Henriettas, Black Storm Serge are some of
the best values. All Wool CaShmeres, ward
wide, 35c. Cotton Goods in great variety and
prices.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-20
Special Sales

will be made on sale days-intend to keep in
SIGHT OF THE BAND, and customers will have
a chance to buy. Machine Thread at 35c a
dozen. Skirt Bone, &c yard.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-20

ishing. I. I'm all right now, and ana
gaining flesh daily. follow your advice
faithfully i'm everything. Thank You ten
thousand times for what your knowledge
and Lydia Il. Pinkhdm's Vegetable Com
pound have done for me-"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-20

I do /? Where shall
knows not. Thi
today from ever
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-16
JASON NJ BOWEN.

Jason VI. Bowen. who was killed by the acci-
dental discharge Of his gun at his summer home on
Contentment Island. near South Norwalk Conn. on
Tuesday evening. as reported in The Tribune yes
teriay was for many years prominent In New
York business circles
Mr. Rowen was born on July 81, 1890 at Oberlin.
Ohio He attended Obern College. but before be-
ing graduated came TO New-York at the age or
twenty-one and entered the drygoods business
He was for several years empoye Of the firm
Of A. T. Stewart & Co. After leaving the dry
goods business ne was engaged in the importation
of fancy and leather goods. and at the time or ms
death he was secretary and treasurer OF the AMER
can Bolt and Rivet Company of Boonton y; d.
and president Of the Portland Electric Light COM
pany, Of Portland. Conn. His New-fork ofhce was
at No. s. Wam-st ,,,
Mr. Bowen leaves A widow Mrs Fannie NewDould
Bowen and two children, Miss c. }. Bowen ana
A II Bowen. Mr. Bowen formerly lived In BROOK
lvr during the winter seasons, but in recent years
had lived during the whole year at Contentment
Island coming to the city daily TO carry on MS
business
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-16
NORTH ERTHEILER.

Moritz Ertheiler who the senior member OF
the firm of NJ Ertheller & Son, No. 1873 Maiden
Lane died yesterday. He was born near Nurem-
berg Bavaria April 9 1918. and came 10 this coun-
try in 1872 landing in Philadelphia Thence he went
TO Lancaster Penn In Lancaster he made the
acquaintance OF James Buchanan. When the latter
became President he appointed Mr. Ertheiler to a
place in the Appraisers department OF the Custom
House in this city He held the place from 1856 TO
1860
Mr. Ertheiler then entered the drug brokerage
business the firm name being Merkle & Ertheiler.
Subsequently he entered the tobacco brokerage
business with his son. in which he continued to the
time Of his death Mr.. Ertheiler was life
long Democrat He at one time translated ar
ticles from the German for The Tribune. and was
friend Of Horace Greeley. He was instrumental
in securing the teaching OF German IN the pubic
schools Of this city, and was teacher OF German
in several schools years ago. He was the author
of several German and English textbooks and gram
mars. ooo
on sunday at his home No 2i3 East Fifty-seventh-
St by the Rev. Or. X. koher. Burial Will take
place at Cypress Hills.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-16
OBITUARY.
PETER F. ROTHERMEL.

PHILADELPHIA Aug Is (SpeclaD.-Peter +. Rother-
mel the artist painter Of THE Battle OF Gettys-
burg and other well-known pictures. died at MS
home Grassmere near I.nfied. Montgomery Coun-
~ this evening. Mr.. Rothermel had been IN poor
health several months and afflicted with cata-
racts both eyes. which nearly deprived MIN Oh
sight About ten weeks age his condition was ag-
gravated By the appearance OF abscess on his
left Jaw which was found TO be necrosis OF the
jawbone. The abscess developed rapidly. and since
June % Mr. Rothermel had been unable to leave
his bed.
Mr.. Rothermel was born In the village OF Nesco-
peck. IMzerne County Penn. In 1sl2 Wnen t"eh-
" years old he became a sign painter An exhl-
biton OF art which he attended determined Ms
future and he became a student here at the
Academy OF Fine Arts Mr. Rothermel. began
painting portraits. but there seemed 10 De
falling off In the demand for that class OF work.
he painted historical pictures. and eventually de-
voted his whole attention 10 them His first great
success was de Soto Discovering the MISSISSIPPI,
which was purchased By the Art Union.
Mr. Rotherme went abroad In August, 1855. He
remained about month In London. where ne
made a study for King Lear" from the pose OF
Forrest He then went 10 Paris. He had intended
staying in Florence. but on his arrival In that city
he abandoned the ides and went to Rome, where
he remained about two years While in that city
he painted several pictures among when Were
King Lear and "St. Agnes which was SOLD 10
which 10 st. PETERSBURG The Grand-lCucness
Helena. sister Of the Emperor Nicholas ootained
the study OF King Lear" For Prince hotZeoue;
who was In attendance on the Duchess, ne painted
''Rubens and Vandyke." In the summer or ls9s
he exhibited three pictures in the Paris Salon. The
painting OF Paul Preaching Before Agrippa was
executed for Jay Cooke; He returned to his ma
tive country in July 1889.
THE Battle OF Gettysburg" which is Mr. Rother-
mels largest picture. took him year and half 70
paint. It was exhibited the Centennial Exposi-
ton. at the American Exhibition in London In 1877
and for years at Memorial Hall in this city. 1t is
now at Harrisburg Among Mr. Rothermels works
are "Foscari." Columbus Before Isabella "Crom-
well Breaking Up the Service in an Anglican
Church" "St. Paul on Mars HILL" Macbeth Medi-
tatng the Murder OF Duncan, Cupid Reposing
'Bacchus" Lady Macbeth" "Sicillan vespers"
Trial OF Sir Harry Nane." "Ophelia Mad" Chris
tan Martyrs'' "Eypatla" Amy Robsart Interced-
ing for Leicester" The I.andskrecht," "Touchstone
and Audrey" and "Bacchantes."
Mr.. Rotherme married Miss Caroline Cioodhart. OF
this city who survives him They had three chill
dren John c. Rothermel who Is connected with
The Times" p F. Rotherme.. IT., OF the Phlla-
de,phia bar. and Mrs. Banche Mcdowell widow
OF James Mcdowell Mr. Rothermel honor
airy member Of the National Academy Of Design
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-16
GARMENT-MAKERS STRIKE.
VICTORIES CLAIMED BY THE WORK
PEOPLE IN ALL BRANCHES.

CONFIDENT ASSERTIONS OF THEIR SUCcESs-CON-
TRACTORS SIGNING CONTRACTS.
The struggle of the different branches Of the
strikers the East Side to be nearing the
end. In every branch the strikers appeared to
have gained ground. Their progress is due In a
great measure to the fact that they chose TO
fight the bosses in the midst OF the season ana
at time when their services are Ia greatest de-
mand. Briefly, they have asked In no uncertain
voice for what they wished and they declare
they have obtained the concessions they sought
At the different headquarters Of the Settlement
Committees the Boards busy all day yester-
day signing the contractors and receiving their
bonds and IL now seems probable that the strike
will practically be ended except in the case OF
the waistcoat makers. by Monday next
There was big meeting OF the trousers-makers
IN Lyric Hall No. PIG Broome-st.. last night. Lyman
Hlrsch a waking delegate. announced that out or
200 contractors 50 had signed in this city, 10 IN
Brooklyn and seven in Brownsville making lO2 In
all that have toed the mark In these shops Dy To-
morrow there will be ll0j al work. and he said
confidently that all the contractors would come INTO
line by Monday. Addresses were also made by Nor
ris Rudnak John Wagman and A. b. NJ. kuntz
At a meeting OF the Executive Committee OF the
"Pantsmaksrs' Union" which was held at Congress
Hail Stanton-st yesterday afternoon 1t was an
nounced that hfty-five out OF 200 EMPLOYERS had
come to terms and 1t thought the strike wou'l
end this week
The Executive Board OF the Childrens jacket
Makers Local Assembly. No. 10. VINO sat as ,ne
Settlement Committee last night at NO d ouiioiA-
ST. announced that the strike OF their union Vas
practically over There 1900 men in TINS union,
EMPLOYED by 2i0 contractors. There only reIl'aIi
1--WE contractors who have not signed tne as or
for year az the same terms: AS iasl as .ns 20
tractors signed yesterday their nands Ven. ~
work. and those that signed late III the Afternoon
will nave their men at work to-day; ,d unless
The wastc0at makers are next IN me; anu =,
they get their demands for six months CONT az
and a raise OF about Is per cent they will go out on
Monday Meetings to consider the repIless o'or
i'm answer their demands VIII De helu 1871 NJ,
row night at No 257 East HOuston-st' ana on !Noi-
dav az no 32s East Housion-st ., .. no -,
The 'knee-pants" strikers were eXpecteu " 80 ~
strike Yesterday but the leaders OF ms 9la'CI.
state that they will not strike until SUNDAY Vi
Never schoenfeld makes the statement tnaI ,l ne
coat makers strike will be formally aeciaisu p.a
Tonight or tomorrow All the contractors, ne
saws will have signed the new agreement oy To-