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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-10-07
The English Tipping Nuisance.

An English lady, writes correspond
ent Of London Truth, who read what
appeared last week in its columns about
tips to servants, gives me an anecdote
which shows how much the Prince of
Wales crusade against them is needed.
She goes III for temperance, liberalism,
philanthropy, etc. One Of her footmen
came to her the other day "to present
his case" ''What is your case, Joseph"
she said, I'm sure it will give me
pleasure to give you all fair satisfac
ton. -
''My case, your ladyship, is this:
Your ladyshlp as on visits too many
philanthropic and psychological women,
and that sort of thing. They give such
small tips that I feel ashamed of myself
for receiving them. The temperance
women give no tips at all [ suppose
they think we servants spend all our
tips in drink. Formerly the tips used to
be nearly equal to the wages I counted
on them continuing SO. This is my ole
case, and beg to inform your ladyship
that I speak for Jemima and Susan, the
housemaids, and for Green, the coach
man. j."
The lady answered that she feared she
must get a new set of servants, and that,
whether she did or not, she would cause
placards to be posted in all the guests
rooms to inform them that servants were
not allowed to receive tips. She was
ready to allow, however, a small in
crease in wages. If that was not salts
factory, all might leave, and at once, if
they desired. They took he@at her word.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-10-07
Exactions of French Exchequer.

Our Paris correspondent writes: The
occasional exactions of English income
tax collectors seem trifling compared
with the demands of the French ex-
chequer In England aggrieved taxpay-
ers write to the papers. In France a vic
tim of excessive dues has taken the more
desperate course of attempting his life.
A manufacturer of molasses-M. Guiot
has for several years appealed in vain
che ought to have known better than
thus to waste his time) to the minister
of finance to be refunded excess duties
which he had been charged between
1878 and 1876 He claimed that e9, 900
was owing to him. On this account he
called Oh Monday on one of the chief
officials of the treasury, and taking out
a revolver said, 81 have come to settle
accounts with you The official under
stood this to be a murderous menace
and ran out of his room, locking the
door behind him. A report was heard,
and on the door being opened the unfor
tunate man was found lying on the floor,
wounded in the head. Hopes are enter
tanned for his recovery, which is at any
rate more likely than the recovery of the
e9, OOO.-London News
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-10-07

Some motermen working for a
street-car company, dubbed together
to keep a large cooler of lemonade at
the car depot. They at first put no
restrictions upon its use. Other men
found out where the lemonade was
and it was impossible to keep the
cooler full. The men wanted the lem
onade, and yet they could not afford
to supply it free to all in the stable.
Then they hit upon a plan. The
electrician of the company came to
the help of the men. The cup, chain,
and cooler were connected with the
lamp circuit in the stable, and the
mat in front was kept damp. When
a man not in the secret took the cup
in his hand, he received a shock. The
men in the secret-that is, those who
contributed toward the lemonade
disconnected the current before
touching the cup.-OutIook.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-10-07
A Remarkable Dwarf.

There lives at Marion, Ind, a dwarf,
jamie Loder by name, who is "a years
old, AZ inches high and weighs about "a
pounds She is the daughter of wealthy
parents, who at death left her a for
tune. Her favorite pastime is playing
with children and dolls. having a fami-
~ OF about Is of the latter She speaks
OF herself as little girl, and her favor
tie topic of conversation is what she
will do when she ''grows up" One of
her pecuharities is that among gentle
man friends the larger in stature are
her choice. She is in good health and
may live for many years -Exchange
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-10-07
Twas English, but Failed Here.

Following the example of some Eng
lish golfers, the Cambridge Golf club
some time ago purchased flock of sheep
in the west and put the animals on its
golf grounds in Watertown, where they
were to keep the grass short In various
manners the flock was gradually being
reduced, and one afternoon when the
shepherd left the flock for little while
it was stolen and driven through Water
town. A patrolman frightened the thief,
and some of the sheep was returned to
the grounds Recently the Massachu-
sets Society For the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Animals discovered that the
sheep were suffering SO with foot rot
that they could hardly walk, and re-
ported it to the board of health. A
member of the board of health and the
chief If police visited the grounds and
ordered all the sheep slaughtered. -Bos-
ton Transcript.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-10-07
BY SPECIAL REQUEST.
An Incident of q Recent Concert In the
White House Grounds.

A pretty and very pathetic incident
occurred in connection with the prepare
tion of the programme for the Marine
band concert in the White House g. ends
last Saturday. Professor Fanciuiii, ,>e
it known, receives every day in his ma
half a dozen or more letters from per
sons who request him to play certain Sc
lections at these open air concerts Fan
ciulli is very accommodating man, and
would be only too glad to comply with
all these requests were it possible to do
SO. They come in such large numbers
that the professor is handicapped, and
many requests must be disregarded.
Early last week, however, Fanciulli
came upon one letter that touched a ten
der spot in his nature. The letter was in
feminine handwriting, and begged the
professor to play several selections at
the White House concert to be given the
following Saturday afternoon. He
glanced at the end Of it, and saw that
it was signed by three names, all WON
en-. The closing paragraph Of the note
was as follows:
FWheu we tell you that we are three
sisters and are all blind, and that our
greatest joy in life is music, and that
our circumstances are such we have but
little opportunity of gratifying this pas
sion for listening to music of any sort
outside of those beautiful concerts we
hear each Saturday in what has been
described to US as the glorious grounds
back of the presidents house, which we
know we can never gaze upon with our
own eyes, then, professor, you will grant
US this little boon and let us hear next
Saturday these few favorite compost
tiOnS -
This appeal was too strong for Fancl-
ulli. When the programme was publish
ed Saturday morning the notice stated
that the concert arranged for was by
especial request. :" That afternoon at
the concert the band played, as the
atrical people would say, to the three
blind sisters, who were seated on one Of
the benches to the left of Fanciuli.
Four of the numbers on the programme
were selected by the sisters. They were:
Midsummer Nights Drea1a," cornet
solo, 1.-THE Lost Chord, '''The Forge In
the Forest" and "Love's Herald. - The
blind girls clapped their hands with
pleasure, and Fanciulli himself appear
ed to be as greatly pleased at the pleas
ure he was bestowing on the blind as
they were themselves. Washington
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-10-07
Whitewashed the Goals.

According to a London paper, the eff
forts of the railroad employees charged
with recent transportation of the Prin-
cess of Wales and her daughters on a
short trip went to laughable lengths to
insure a spick and span appearance for
their train. The Goals in the tender were
whitewashed, the top layer only, and
the fireman drew his supply from a trap
door at the bottom, preserving the snowy
appearance unbroken. 1t is of course too
late to suggest that this was not high
art. 1t would have been in better taste
to have polished each piece separately,
after carefully washing off all superfu-
Gus dust. A high degree of natural per-
lection is preferable always to any We
neer. But coal stol1ers probably do not
read Ruskin, so their transgression of
the canons of taste was quite pardon
able.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-10-07
THE GREATEST SPARKLER.
The Excelsior Diamond Travelled Hinder n
Military Escort

ELs
When diamond is found weighing
more than 100 carats, the news is usn
ally heraided with much ado. It is not
to be wondered at therefore if the find
ing of the Excelsior" created consid-
cradle excitement. 1t weighed in the
rough 971 carats, and was found near
JagersfOntein, in the Orange Free State
When examined it was found to b,
; white stone Of the first water, but
lad small flaw in the center. The in.
CpectOr of the mine, a Swede named
JorgensCn, was the lucky finder The
proprict0rs Of the mine, Breitmayer 81
Bernheimer, had the stone tested and
valued by experts, who agreed that the
valuo was 5000, 900. Two offers of
5000, goo and 81, $50, 900 respectively
have been refused by the proprietors.
Upon its transfer to the coast great pre-
cautions were taken for it's protection. A
squadron of cavalry escorted it to the
railway station. In Cape Town it was
placed aboard the British gunboat Ante
lope, which carried the precious gem to
London, where it now rests in the fire
and burglar proof vaults of the Bank of
England
The next largest diamond in the world
is the one owned by the rajah of Matan
on the island of Borneo. This one weighs
367 carats. The handsomest Of all the
large diamonds known is, however, the
one in the French collection of crown
jewels known as the Regent, F." which
weighs 1869 carats. Louis XIV paid
5000, 600 francs for it, but now it is
valued at 10000, 600 francs or $4,000
OOO
How much the Excelsior" will lose
in cutting can only be decided by most
eminent experts. AS a rule, the larger
diamonds lose fully One-half of their
weight in this operation. Naturally the
cutting, which is done with a view to
having as few large pieces as possible
outside of the main gem, must be carried
on with the greatest care. This business
is carried on mainly in Amsterdam and
Antwerp. In Amsterdam there are at
present five large concerns of diamond
cutters, with S72 diamond mills or cut
ting wheels and 3 200 hands, besides a
large number Of less important concerns.
Philadelphia Record.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-10-07
.Isnnn,s Grand Old Man.

Yukichi Fukuzawa is the Grand Old
Man of Japan, although he is about 20
years younger than the members of that
more famous triumvirate-Glad
Bismarck and Ii Hung Chang. More
than any other man, says correspond
ent, he has brought Japan to that posi-
tion which she now holds among the
civilized nations of the world. Thirty
five years ago he visited this country,
and on his return home introduced the
Webster Dictionary to his countrymen,
book that is considered the foundation
of Japan's intellectual power He also
introduced English into all the schools.
In days when Japan was divided into
two parties-one for and the other
against fOreigners-he advocated the
opening of his country to the new world,
and his book in behalf OF western civil
zation, which he wrote from his studies
and travels in America, had a cOnsid
cradle effect in restoring TO the throne
the dynasty of which the present en-
perOr is member.
The Jill Shimpo (The Times newspa-
PERI is his organ, and although he does
not actively manage it his SONS are the
editors, and its influence is widespread,
doubtless because it is independent in
every sense. Perhaps his greatest bene-
faction was the founding of a school
known as he Kewgijiuku university,
which is second only to the Imperial
university O. Tokyo in point of numbers
and rank of scholarship. Mr.. Fukuzawa
comes from the common people and is
known as The great commoner," and
what shows above all the character of
the man is that he has never allowed
himself to be carried away by his sue
cess and has modestly refused to accept
decorations. donors or even the peerage
from the TpikadO Detroit Free Press
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-10-07
The wreck of the Jason ON Cape Cod.

A half mile away the PROV of the
wreck Jason, with its white figurehead,
rose clean cut of the water, standing
where she struck the night of the 9th Of
December, nearly two years ago. The
iron schooner broke clean in two that
night with the first shock, and the waves
rushed over her stern, which sank like
lead into the sand. Twenty-seven men
went down with it, and next morning
26 dead bodies lay upon the shore in
among the scattered bales of jute that
had formed the cargo. But the twenty
seventh, reaching the shore alive, man
aged to clutch hold of one of the bales
of the floating cargo and kept his foot
ing.
He was young fellow, a prentice lad
out of an English rectory, and he was
very nearly exhausted with the struggle,
but he staggered on along the sand
through the storm until he met the
squad of the life saving crew coming to
give help where there was only one
man left to need it, and catching at the
first man he cried out to know that he
was safe. When they told him that he
was, he fell down in a faint, and was
carried to the station like a log. The
letter his father wrote in gratitude for
their care of him is kept among the rec
ords of the station, and it is one of the
few pleasant things to remember about
the most terrible wreck that had ever
lain ON the dangerous Truro coast
Letter III Boston Transcript.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-10-07

The best wearing, most stylish, and
the greatest value of any $500 Mems
Shoes on the continent
Best calfskin, dongola tops, solid
leather soles, with all the popular toes,
lasts and fastenings, and Lewis Cork
Filled Soles.
Each pair contains a paid-up Acct
dent Insurance Policy for 800, good for
30 days.
Wear Lewis Accident Insurance Shoes
once and you will never change The
insurance goes for ''full measure
Talk with your dealer who sells Lewis
Shoes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-19
MEN RUN For THEIR LIVES.
FLAMES AND EXPLOSIONS IN BRoOkLYN

A GREAT BLAZE ~ A FACroRN-MhNf NEN
THROWN oI'T or EMPLOY MlNT-IOST '-'o"'
Meyer Schneider. employed 10y the New f"rN : Va
Cutting Company whose factory IS ut 80 l'' 10 ''
Nceker-ave smelled smoke coming from the ce''a'
of the building about II O'Clock last night ~ '"e
time Schneider had gone to the staDi'S !" ''' '
20 feed the horses The stables are Apo"t '"'''
feet from the factory. lie ran to the pu''''"a'
opened the fac:o:y door and saw That tne pi''c "'
in flames An alarm was quickly turner H. "''I
when the fremen arrived they sent IN Se'''''
alarm Assistant chief Engineer Perry ana p's''"'
Engineer NcCarthv answered the call on thiS ""i''
They entered tho burning building with th' "ie-
men, and gained the second floor. While the "c'
were at work an explosion MAS heard III '"e '''-
lar which shook the building and ripped up th'
floor near where the hremcn were standing. Inc
flames which resulted from the explosion ish''f'
the shavings in the floor. which soon blaZen up
While the nremen were beating a retreat aho'h''
explosion occurred and the flames shot through thr
roof The hrcmen managed 10 reach th' 9ll''.
il, safety fey. minutes iatr~ the r0lt lrlI it W.
n crash and part OF the side wall on one OF int s't
streets Fortunately no one was hIrt h.t'"'sl
thar, were many apes. treat tNcilel',.,
,,r.vaiiai I'm the uegnpcrhorl which IS hit-l "l'A
ienenent-hOuses. ana many "l '"' oD'uPii''' ''''
panic-sirlcken To the sire, g. .,. .
,Tha builGn~ was entirely consumed. rau~ihI "
,oss ,r x2tuUbl The hrfmcn manaiel 10 h'.p .i''
flames from communicating with the huJonih-
hulllnys The cause 81 n. fire - unknown MANY
workmen thrown out oi employ ineht 10y t"e ''e'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-19
TNr TENNESSEE COySrIRAcr.

Nashville. Tenn. Jan. Is (SpeciaD-Thc election
contest bill prepared by committee under the di-
rection OF the Democratic caucus was reported to
the senate to-day by the Judiciary Committee. The
measure was discussed for several hours and AT
o'clock the Senate adjourned until evening. Upon
,e,ssembng the Democratic members sur
nrIsed TO see that only OF the Republicans and
none OF the Populists were present. The roll was
called at the request Of Mr.. Butler. the solitary
Republican IN Attendance. and Mr. Butler ana
atcbteen Democrats answered. one Democratic
member was absent on account Of sickness. The
Senate adjourned until tomorrow morning.. there
sing no quorum. Republican leaders tonight say
thew do not intend continuous hibustering against
the passage OF the bill but that trey did NOT care
~ ,hsr being run over by the Democratic majority.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-19
wills or 7wo MJLLYoyATRIS TILED

Milwaukee, Jan. 1s.-Thc VIII OF Rudolph Nunnc-
macher. late vice president OF the First National
Bank. disposing Of an estate worth over Si.Jo@o.
was filed yesterday. The tcstator leaves pract-
cally his entire estate to his wife and children.
An annuity IL left for Jacob Nunnemachcr. the
theatrical manager OF Ncw-Nork. and his wife.
ST. Paul. Jan. B.--The will OF Colonel John l..
Merriam. the millionaire. fled yesterday. Tho
estate Is valued at S0),GDo, about 100000 being
personal property. There are public bequests as
follows: St Luke's Hospital. 5000; Protestant
orphan Asylum. 5000: and Archbishop Ireland.
81 90. for the purpose OF aiding the cause of tenn
pcrance The rest OF the estate IS left TO the tes
iafor's widow and children.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-19
OUIGLEY GOT s144,ooo.
,,r, yrpcANT1LE NATIONAL BANK THE
VICTIM OF swINDLING BROKER

.x,c,paI. BONDS AND DEPOSITED
THEM As srcrRlTf-HH c0SFhsShS HIS
n,,,r AND ASKS TO BE SENTENCED
At oycr-rHr INSTITUTION NOT
SERIOUSLY AFFECTED.
The Mercantile Nadona, hank' "a. NO; o. lsl M
Broadway, has been s"ina'ea , Out ol sis'VOo py
Edwin O. Quigley' weli-khowh Donu broker
of this city, of the firm OF Quisiey futile OF
M wall-st.. and also president OF the Thurs
ton Patent steamship Engine Indicator Com
pany. ousley was arrested YESTERDAY afternoon
~. hank and later he confessed his guilt
" recorder GofI. and asked to be sentenced
at once ,
- fo- tne last four months. We're done
sO ao,s Of bogus municipal bonds which
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-19

story building occupied iy stables. The uppe'
about 3 O'Clock when the elevator fell ana the
heavy crash va, heard in the adjoining buildiiiHs
When the ambulances arrived I, was found that
Lehman had received several cuts ana contuslons
about the head and body. Abraham and Foz2i were
the most seriously injured Each had a leg broken
Abraham also suffering from Il severe scalp
wound.
The acciden; was only accounted for by me
theory that the elevator not capable or hold
Ing the heavy load which was on H.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-19
FIVE, MEN FALL THREE SiOiN''

yopxMrN GO DOWN WITH AN ELhN"''' "
,,rsr THIRTY -EIGHTH-sT. - NONE
FATALLY INJURED.
Five men were injured yesterday III, 90.
,.xo,vh m. fan OF a freight elevator at NO 90
west Tbirty-eighth-st None OF them was ias'"y
hurt The a ,cident s said 10 have resuteo ,s,ra
overloadng the elevator which was on '"e '
noor when II fell. Those who were i"'u'''
BENJAMIN Abraham. OF No 52s "es' SEVEN. - ,9q
=. r,, loo broken: Bernard Danforth. OF No 5-'
E,ast sixty-ninth-st, general contusions: Mic"he'
rozzi of No 22o West Eghteenth-s. ielt 'ch
broken; Oscar Lehman. OF No. l.3" F1rs',n'...
slight injuries; Joseph Lowmer. OF NO. 20 "e''
Thirty -second-st.. left rib fractured A.
1ns nIs.a where the accident occurred 10 q ave-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-19
HALF 4 MTLLION LOST BY FIRE.

DESTRUCTIVE BLAZE IN MACON. GAMER
CHANTS BURNED OUT.
Macon. Ga. Jan. r-Firc tonight destroyed
$JO.Cc worth Of property In this place. Wax
elbourn n Sons. dryCoo1s lose 275O00 Dunlap &
CO.. hardware. :GJ.r0: Dannenborg & co. Dry
goods t22i.O00 and E S. Harris shoe broker. So
90. All insured.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-19
BLOODSHED IN HAWAII.
RETOLT PROMPTLY QUELLED.

THE INSURGENTS BEATEN N A SERIES
OF FIGHTS, LOSING ABOUT TEN MEN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-19

THE REBELS DRIVEN TO THE SUMMIT OF
AN EXTINCT CRATER NEAR HONOLULU.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-19

HI WAS ONE or THE ANNEXATIoN CoMNs-
sIONERS WHO VISITED WASHINGTON N ises
MARTIAL. LAW PROCLAIMED AND MANY
ARRESTS MADE-IIOW THE INsuR
CENTS SECURED THEIR WEAP
oNS-THEIR PLAN TO SUR
rnIsE THE CITY-TwELvE
HUNDRED MEN UNDHt
ARMS FOR THE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-19

Il. ". WILC0y AND NoWLEJN THE LEADERS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-19

corLrc1oRGryEEAL c. L. CARTER KILLED..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-19

ceatinaed ON Ninth PaGs.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-10-11
THE NEW WON AN.

With the advent Of the new woman
what will become of that old standby
the summer girl?-New Haven Pal
ladium.
The new woman buys her dinners al
ready cooked, and puts in her time IL
making flowers on cloths to serve will
decentralization Globe.
The initiative arts are becoming al
together too previous when you have II
ask girl whether the flowers in hej
buttonhole bouquet are natural or arti
ficial.-Boston Globe.
Mr.. j. X. Fowler, secretary ahd treasure
of the Corinne Mil, Canal and Stock Co.,
OF Corinne, Utah, In speaking of Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy says: 81 consider it
the best in the market. have used many
kinds but find Chamberlain's the most
prompt and effectual in giving relief, and
now keep no other in my home" When
troubled with a cough or cold give this
remedy trail and we assure you that you
will be more than pleased with the result.
For sale by johnson & Henderson.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-10-11
Girls Have the Call.

have often thought what an ex-
asperating thing 1t must be for young
man with social ambitions to know that
although he may be blessed In every
other way by fortune, he has not the
slightest apparent prospect Of entering
smart" society. Wealthy girls, II they
are presentable, can make their way
much better in this respect than men.
and as matter Of fact we all know Of
cases where In one short season a girl
hitherto entirely unknown and of COM
pletely obscure anteoedents, had be-
come either a reigning beauty or a
much sought after heiress. Why this
should be so scarcely know. unless 1t
In that a woman on marrying loses her
former identity and assumes her hus-
bands name and position. However,
nowadays, European society Is max
Ing things very agreeable for the young
man Of wealth, and there is no reason
why we should not do the same. I am,
of course, assuming that the gilded
youth is presentable, of good character.
sufficient education and pleasing adj
dress