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The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-06
4 SIZABLE SNAKE.
From Boys Stomnch-57 Feet Long
4 wonderful Case Or Else An lheeh-
ious Reporter.

Willie uetherlngton, a l6-vear old beli b9y at
the Grand Central Hotel mt It, Cloud, MINI,
was relieved saturday of a 1,'toot long rhhkG
which had caused him great pam Tor @cNeral
wears The reptiie is more slender thhh the
common garter snake, which il resembles Ia a
Great degree being marked in precisely the
same way and Icing of practically the same
color. Il Hight cen. several years ago young
uetherington began complaing of strange
main in hi. stomach, and declared that ut times
he could feel something crawling up INTO ms
throat. The only thing that stopped these
pains was drinking large quantities OF mix
when he would he would have no more troublc
for n dav or two. saturday he was taken SUD
denly hi. and began retchng in a violent man
ner While this was going on the watchers,
who feared that the hoy was going 10 dle, Werc
uaralyzed to see Il snakes head nrofuuins
from the mouth of the sufferer. Ihyelclails
were sent for and gave him a powerful emetc;
In a moment Iietherington began vomiting anu
n second later the snake begau issuing from MS
mouth dropping into big pan that had Dceh
urenared TO receive il. Nearly two minutes
were consumed by the reptile in dragging IT.
self from its prison and the last of II dropped
into the pan il began twisting, coiling ana lying
itgelfs into knots. all the tune raising its mead
and darling out its forked tongue. Inc snakc,
which has been preserved in dl-ohol, Is some
what smaller around than n lead pencil, ITS
scales are soft instead of hard a. Is the case
with the ordip ary snake, and its e e., wlich
were covered with thin film whenit made Its
aupcarance e now OPEN and resemble smaiI
black beads The boy will recover.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-06

Fred Enbar the Brandon lrehng' I Mrn ON
Mr.. T. G cG Cen nrr Spvrdyf for the crime in
Nay H. " "mi Tn roi M Monday before cl,y Judge
M"rr at Rutland and was sentenced n, e w lp"
hard labor !" 'n ,ns s% "m "'to to obtain
sor. E,'n"' ronricd injury. lie had nothing 10
v ,av for nj Himself in court and received his SCI"
tence in silence.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-06
Died From snake Bites.

Three children named jenkins went 10 gather
crgs AZ sullivan, No. one child thrust Its hand
into what it supposed WAS tue men NEST anu
lad pcckcd it, hand \ rattlesnakc had bitten
il. The other two children put in their hands
With the same result The mother was &c tue
wnIl with her infaut and ran to the children
The infant TELL into the well and was drowned
THE three others died soon attcrward.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-06

An attempt wa made TO wreck traih III w
,o,,,m ~ norton last week. Heavy timber %,
-tr,ction, were discovered on inc tfarh mn
,yedged firmly at a spot near an enoahkiheHui.
Thc infect undoubtedly the wrecking o. the
.nccinl knights Tcmplar train due a. isi ,il'
Pond at a. m. Proyidentially me ui' D9l ~,
.cheme was frustrated by the viSlencc OF tne
svi,'hmnn. who knowing the special tram was
nearly due went out TO see If these switches
We're ali right and found the ob,ructions aG The
49, ,hot M ottempt was made does not appear
70 be generally known, AMI thus iar no attempt
hns heen made to capture the culprits
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-06

>, ,,,,l Lain Cnrswcll aud NfthuT NIVS,,iun,mr
II Dich, 'o,' uorup men, met with n serious
MSTm M sunday afternoon at the d%gw" Wer"
Foy where the nso '0q TnS yG" Mere S c%rse
killed rev , Wu' horse became frightened ~
riding anm ,n and RAJ ran away Carswell and Gieg
ES Srn we're thrown but 6II n ngns the
morse ,i To- my shoulders were dslocated'
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-07-29

At the next State election in Louis
lana a constitutional amendment will
be submitted to popular vote which
proposes to limit the suffrage to those
who can read and write, or who pay
taxes on property assessed at 5000 or
more. The negro, of course, is aim
ed at in this proposed amendment.
The Republican State committee very
properly appeals to their followers to
resist this attempt to divest of citizen
ship the poor and unlettered-con-
stituting more than one-half the pop
ulation of the State-and rob them of
hope in that the State makes little or
no provision for public education.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-07-29
4 BITTER DISH FOR SPAIN.

With memory of the comparative
ease with which other instructions
have been crushed in Cuba, it is little
wonder that Spain was inclined TO
look lightly upon the present rebel
lion when its opening guns were
sounded. For months successful on
| slaughts. and skirmishes have been
| waged against the boy Kings soldiers.
| Troops have been hurried into the dis
| tressed island without stif1ingits spir-
it of independence. A cable message
from Madrid announces that $1,000 in
fantry and large bodies of cavalry, ar
tillery and engineers will leave Spain
for Havana within month. This is
further evidence that the Spaniards
are awakening to a thorough realiza-
tion of how critical the situation is.
General de Campos, skilled in the art
of war though he may be, finds him
self put to a loss by the thrust parry
and run policy of the belligerents, who
seek their mountain Businesses after
every set-to.
To hold Cuba in subsection means
much to Spain; not only the mainte-
nance of national pride, but, more i'm
portant, an enormous revenue as we'll.
AS the Press has heretofore said, of
S26, 1000, 900 in annual taxes wrung from
the island only $3.50, 900 goes back to
it in public works appro priations.
Spaniards holding official positions in
Cuba have grown enormously wealthy
at the expense of the Cuban taxpay-
ers.
Unless the mother country is hope
lessly welded to that Bourbon trait,
which learns nothing and forgets
nothing, even should the colony fail to
win the issue for which it is struggling
it will teach Spain that colonial op-
preston is the shortest sighted policy
to be pursued in dealing with spir-
tied and gallant people.-The Press.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-07-29

Those who heard Henry M. Stanley
lecture in this country and knew the
details of his career will find it difficult
to account for his election to the
British parliament. Born in Wales,
he drifted to this country and became
in succession a cabin boy on the Mis-
sissippi, a participant in the civil war,
an Omaha reporter, the pioneer of
many parts of Africa, the finder of
Livingstone, the rescuer of Emin
Pasha, bridegroom in Westminster
Abbey and then lecturer honored by
the greatest in all lands. When he
first attempted to run for parliament
he was mobbed and in company with
his wife narrowly escaped serious in
jury. Now he is elected triumphant,
defeating no less man than George
Otto Trevelyan, nephew Of Macaulay
and ex- chief secretary for Ireland.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-07-29

In the vast field of active Japanese
come of the Japano- Chinese war has
so lately laid open to the gaze of the
world, there is nothing which is of
more interest to the Westerner, or
more significant of the very rapid
march which the new power in the
East has been making during the last
decade, than the spectacle of her
extraordinary newspaper making.
That the people are eager readers,
and that the thirst for knowledge
ly few Japanese students who find
their way into the great universities
of Europe and the United States is not
confined to the upper classes, buU has
come to be fever almost national in
its spread, are seen by the fact that
Toxic alone publishes nearly 800
periodicals, of which over 400 are dali
lies. Even though none of these has
a circulation Of over 10000, the ag
gregate number of newspaper readers
must be something enormous. A
Japanese writer, in a late number of
La Revue des Revues of Paris, says
that the combined circulation of the
dailies is over 5000, 900, while the week
lies and other periodicals make half
million more. These figures seem
the more astonishing when we know
that the first daily did not appear
until 1872, scarcely a quarter Of
century ago.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-07-29

Chicago is making preparations to
erect a gigantic tower near Garfield
Park that is to be wonder in its way.
1t will be higher than the famous Eifel
tower of Paris exposition, the height
contemplated being 1850 feet, and it
will be provided with ten elevators to
be worked by electricity and other
features to attract sightseers. Chica-
go does nothing by halves, as the Co
lumbian exposition SO amply demon
strated to the whole world.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-07-29

BIT Havana, Cuba, great anxiety
evails in all circles, and war news
m the province of Santiago de
ba is awaited with great apprehen-
|n. On the 18th inst. the insurgents
fned the village of Guamo and also
J village of Palermo in the province
Puerto Principe. A big battle is
feved to have occurred in the prov
ke of Santiago, July 18th, as heavy,
htinuous firing was heard. The
Rrgents are supposed to have en-
Eed the force under Gen. Valdes.
|ptain- General DeCampos has 49,,
troops, but the situation is grave.
|e insurgents have received large
(nforcements. 1t is reported that
|ximo Gomez has taken command
the insurgent forces.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-07-29

modations of Yankton, S. D., are ell
oquently set forth in circular widely
distributed in the East. This provides
a new form of enterprise that could
only emanate from the New West. 1t
is made possible by a recent law which
reduces the limit of residence in order
to secure a divorce in seven months,
and Yankton reaps the benefits of
this legislation. The next thing is
agents who will furnish divorces on
the percentage basis.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-07-29

IF, as reported, the relatives and
friends of ex-Consul John l.. Waller
| are urging our government to take
| aggressive action to compel France
to accede to our request for simple
| justice in this case, they seem to have
very good reason for doing SO. Mr..
Waller is at present serving SEN
tence of twenty years. imprisonment
in a French dungeon, and his health
is broken by the change of climate
from Madagascar to France. The re-
quest of the state department for
copy of the record of the court mar
tial that convicted him has not yet
been complied with, and permission
to visit him has been refused the
American ambassador.
When, in 1874, a drunken Guatema-
Ian official ordered the fogging of
British consul, a British man of war
was instantly dispatched to San Jose
de Guatemala, and it's mission was
not ended until the offending official
was deposed and punished, full in
demnity paid the victim and the Brit
ish flag saluted. Yet wherein did the
cases of the British and American
consuls differ? Both are arbitrarily
punished without legal trial and the
flags which they represented were
both insulted. IF the British ambas-
sador at Paris was refused permission
to visit an Englishman, however hum
BILE his station, who was suffering an
unjust and illegal confinement, does
any one suppose he would submit to
it in silence. Having been smitten on
one cheek in Madagascar, does the
administration propose turning the
other in France also? That there
should be any doubt in the matter in
dicates the difference between the
foreign policy of England under what
ever party and the United States un-
der the party, or rather the persons.
now in power.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-07-29

Lincoln's Gettysburgh speech has
been cast in bronze. It's delivery
occupies only two or three minutes,
and yet if Lincoln had made no other
speech, that one would have placed
him at the head of the orators of his
time. AS the voice of Moses to the
Jews, that brief address will stand as
a lesson and inspiration to American
citizens. It's briefness too, ought to
furnish a hint to aspiring Vermont
statesmen. There is nothing like be-
ing brief briefly.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-07-29
GOOD CITIZENSHIP.

Among all clear signs of revived
interest in good citizenship none is
! more remarkable, in its way, than
the prominence given the subject at
the Boston Christian Endeavor con-
vention. The tone throughout was
one of Willingness to throw the infiu-
ence of 6nis great body of young en-
thusiasm into the cause of municipal
reform and local good government.
Striking and promising in itself, this
action of the Christian EndeaVor
Society is still more striking and
promising for it's witness to the quick
ened sense of civic duty throughout
the land. Politicians will reckon Ill
wto make no account of the power
which the Christian Endeavor Society
with it's hundreds of thousands of
members, may WELD in matters of
local government. 1t is in such mat
ters, of course, that its influence can
chiefly be exerted. Attempts to
commit the organization to one of the
two parties in a State or in a nation
have been tentatively made, but have
been discouraged. They would clear
ly be fatal to the society's usefulness
if not life ITSELF The whole stress of
appeal and intention is laid upon the
work of municipal and town regen-
GRAFTON. If such work is unlawful
for the Christian Endeavor Society, it
cannot disband too soon. We have
too many religious organizations that
live in vacuum. There is far too
much of the righteous aloofness and
Indifference. The old idea of saving
a remnant out Of a world fit only for
burning has still too much power.
For our part, we rejoice at every
proof that secular and civic activities
are making their legitimate appeal to
religious bodies. 1t is the DEVILS own
argument that they must save their
own souls and let the world go it's
way to inevitable destruction. That
is the meaning of the SUMS grave
fears over the appearance of the
Christian Endeavor Society in the
field of municipal politics. 1t exhorts
the society to think of heaven. and
never mind earth, to let public rob-
berry and corruption go on, trusting
to the Lord to take vengeance on evil
doers. The civic revival is certain to
be greatly furthered by the Christian
Endeavor Society. We believe that
the action Of the Christian Endeavor
convention means great accession
to the independent and conscientious
vote in municipal elections; and we
need only to observe the terror of
the wicked at this prospect, thus
threatened with torment before their
time, to be persuaded that it means
sharper watch on public servants.
higher standard of pub lie honor, and
better conditions of life for the poor
and ignorant.-Nea0 York Post.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-07-29

A prominent literary man who has
passed several summers among the
Green Mountains of Vermont, and
who is there again this year, sent this
happy reply to the note of city
friend who asked about Vermopt's
charms: s'No summer visitor to Yer
mont draws blank. Every stranger
within her gates who perseveres is
certain to secure a mild meerschaum
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-07-29
EANS COUNTY MONITOR.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
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BARTON, VT.

hIS-wHEN PAID STRICTLY IN ADVANCE
YEAR. If not paid in advance $500 a
Subscribers living outside OF Orleans
donia Counties, S1.75 per year.
subscriptions in advance. Remit by
hce Order, Registered Letter, or Draft.
| h the label on yottr paper, and see that
| +edit IS right. If not correct send the
to make 1t so, or notify ats of error by
card.
king for change of address, always
there your paper is not0 sent.
l. of Advertising made known on ap-
ION. All cuts must have metal body.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-07-29

We may now confidently say that
civil service reform has passed its
critical stage. While it still must be
fought for, it has not lost any advance
once made, excepting the recent sue
cess won by the spoils politicians of
Massachusetts in the guise of a benefit
to the war veterans. But the self-re-
specting people of the State will, it is
to be hoped. not permit that excep-
ton to stand. On the whole, the re-
form has achieved gains SO great, and
it has evidently grown SO much in
popular favor, that, the desperate eff
forts of the political bosses and ma
chimes Notwithstanding, it's ultimate
triumph is no longer doubtful -Har-
per's Weekly (lod).
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-07-29

The Portland and China steamer
Asloun, which arrived at Victoria July
23d, made the voyage in the record
breaking time of twelve days from
Yokohama. The Asloun was due July
24th at noon and came in July %. By
July 23d in the night the first train
load of tea will have started east,
thus beating the record for quick dis
patch between Yokohama and New
York. Allowing days for the over
land trip, the tea will arrive in New
York just % days from the day it was
taken on board at Yokohama.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-07-29

rare enjoyment in doing nothing or
everything except deep sea work,
and to go home with storage battery
fully recharged with ozone. One tick
eta railroad pasteboard admits to
the combined shows, and all who de-
sire can remain to witness Vermont's
autumn glories, which brings to a
close the seasons varied entertain
ment. Do not forget the date and
place this summer and Vermont. p
Boston Journal
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-07-29

balm has concluded to pay the
Ia idemnity to the amount of the
loo, 600 agreed upon some years
The value of the property con-
ated was about double this sum,
40 per cent of the amount allowed
5 to the syndicate of attorneys
t prosecuted the case, leaving for
original owners about one-fourth
vhat rightly belongs to them after
nty years of litigation.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-07-29

he Herald and NelUs comments
sensibly on a "Scrap of Paper, "
shows what a danger and nuisance
ps of paper, flyers, hand bills, etc.,
when left about the streets to dis
Re the roads, lawns and yards, and
y about to frighten horses. The
|ntion of readers is called to the
which subjects those who scatter
etc., about promiscuously, to a
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-07-29

|r exports have increased amaz-
i of late. In 1891 there were 973,-
bushels of barley sent abroad
|e in 1895, for the year ending June
last, the record is 1,559,715
bells. The 25,131, ,94s bushels of
ht in 1891 increased to 1881, ,639
[els in 1895, and the SIS, ,s75 pounds
esh pork in 1891 reached 5s,O0O,-
his year.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-07-29

migration has lately begun to in
be, by reason of business revival
| he growing demand for labor.
bg June, the arrivals were 81, ,565,
|hst 1884 year ago. The aggre-
arrivals for the fiscal year, how
|, were only 276, 1876, against 311,-
b the previous one. In 1882 the
Fals rose to 78S, 1892, which is the
est point ever reached.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-07-29

|n will be king this year, in the
heur of its harvest, unless some
tsity befaIls the crop. The ex-
|tion, now based on reliable re-
!, runs as high as 2,400, ,000,0 900
Fls-about twice as large as last
A harvest yielding this enorm-
quantity would, says the New
Times, 'break the record"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-07-29

! exact political division of the
House by States is as follows:
[blican, %; Democratic, IL ::
hly divided, 2 free silver, L;
|ajority, 1. 1t will seem, there
that the Republicans have am
strength for the election of a
dent in the improbable event of
duty developing upon the House.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-07-29

he rush of Americans to Europe
! season is greater than ever. The
bmship agents, who began by es-
|ating the number of tourists to
|eign parts at $4,000, have doubled
|ir figures and may yet treble them
return tide will soon set in, and
steamships of the popular lines
reported as already filed from
middle of August to the first of
|ober, with hardly berth to spare.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-07-29

|t is stated that of the 5000 people
b have visited the Yellowstone
tx during the past three years only
were Americans, and complaint is
b made that thousands visit Europe
10 have never seen Niagara Falls.
Is a sadder thought yet to think
It the great majority of the people
I the United States have been oblig-
to pass their days without seeing
of these wonders of nature, let
ne the sights of Europe.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-07-29

There is nothing more idiotic than
the prejudice against banks. If Sow
ereign and all the rest of the coterie
engaged in a gabfest against sound
money knew anything they would
know that no extensive business en-
ploying large numbers of men could
make the regular payment of wages
if there were not banks which collect
the small sums of money in circula-
ton and lend it to men in active bus
mess. In good times, who are the
men who draw out of banks the most
money the day before men are paid?
The men who employ labor, and they
draw it out to pay labor.-Indianapo-
us Journal.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-07-29

If present plans are carried out,
New York will soon have the largest
railroad station in the world. The
metropolitan terminus of the New
York and New Jersey bridge will be
at Forty second street and Seventh
avenue, and the station to be erected
at that point will be used by eleven
railroads. The value of this bridge to
the United States government is
shown by the fact that it now costs
Uncle Sam the sum of 100000 annu-
ally to transport the mails across the
Hudson, whereas the completion of
the bridge will reduce the expense to
not much over 100000.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-07-29

The Christian Commonwealth states
that the British Women's Temperance
Association has 200 pledged women
abstainers In it's 500 branches.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-07-29

CHARLES GRAVES,
SPECIAL AGENT FOR CONNECTICUT
- General Life Insurance Co, Barton, Vt
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-07-29

JOSIAH A. PEARSON.
nENTIST, BARTON, VT. OFFICE IN
IL OWENS Block.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-07-29
GEO L KELLEY

a GENT FOR THE UNION MUTAL FIRE
"a Insurance Co, of Montpelier. Vt. Sur
veys within one mile OF Albany Village, 81 90.
Anywhere in town. $500.
General Blacksmithing and Wheelwright
Work, and all kinds of new wood and iron
work well and che aply done. Horse Shoeing
a speciality. Albany, VT.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-07-29
DIR. J. G. CAMPBELL.
GEO. IL. NEWTON


NN MAIN STREET IS THE PLACE TC
~ get cut rate Railroad Tickets. Mileage
Books to rent all New England roads
Member of American Tick ct Brokers' Asso
citation. Office on Main ST., nearly opposite
p. o. Barton, VT.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-07-29
GEO. III. BLAKE, PUBLISHER.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

ID ARTON NATIONAL BANK. BUSINESS
ID Hours from a. m, to,l2, m. From q ID
4, p. m Amory Dawson, Pres't; II. X. Dewey
Cashier.