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Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-27

How is this for a tribute to southern university: In the November number of the London Educational Review Dr. John G. Robertson speaks thus of Johns Hopkins university: One of the best examples of how modern languages are studied in America is afforded by the Johns Hopkins university In the organ. ization of the pathological department and in the remarkable quality and orig inality of the work it produces this in stitution is facile princeps among En- glish speaking universities. and is cer- taiuly approached by no other university outside of Germany"
 Senator Shermans memoirs are by long odds the spiciest political volumes of the times. He is almost as ready in assault as his late brother, the celebrated Tecum- sch, used to be. He does not use blank cartridges but loads with solid ammu- milton, and blazes away regardless of consequences. Here is a bite at Harri- son for instance: If Mir Harrison wishes renomlnation he ought to come out and say so. It was always my plan to let my ambitions be known 1 doubt if he cau be renominated. even if he desires ii. I have not seen any strong current of popular sentiment running in his di- reciiun. In fact. I never saw that at any time He was nominated the first time because Indiana was doubtful state. aud he barely carried it. The second time is lost his state. Ohio. which is ordinarily q safe republican state, was barely carried by him in 1892. and we lost ohs presidential elector. His only ap- cf.,s. rf4 l. presidential term was one term as 'sena- tor. He made good hit, but was not a conspicuous senator. l nowhere and at no time saw his strength with the masses" N<
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-27

Senator David Bennett Hill insists that this country contains 100000 more dem- ocratic votes than all other voters com- bined. That may be true, but the 100000 this year seem to have voted the straight republican ticket-Chicago Dispatch.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-27

Newell Hilton, one of New Orleans foremost business men, died suddenly Sunday evening of a stroke of apoplexy at his residence in that city.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-27

Lord Aberdeen has got 1000 acres of land in British Columbia under cultiva- ton in fruit and hops, and it is said to be paying good money.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-27

An Oshkosh, Wis, man got into trouble by getting full of whisky and patriotism and adding blue stripe to barber's red and white pole.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-27

Allen G. Thurman has improved suffi- ciently to be able to write a letter to his friends, thanking them for their solici- f1tda
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-27

Dan Stuart says that the Corbett-Fitz- simmons mill will come off yet. It will not. if the two prncipals can help it.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-27

It is said Mrs. Potter Palmer. Mrs. Russell Sage and Miss Elizabeth Cady Stanton are interesting themselves in the movement to erect a monument at Seneca Falls, N. Y., to Mrs. Bloomer, the lady who first had the courage to don the garment that now bears her name. The ladies named do not wear the garments worn by the woman they would monu- ment.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-27

At Monte Carlo the other day the Countess Jomdes. member of we'll known noble family and her 16-year-old daughter were found dead in one of the hotels in the city. They had taken .pois- on, it was found upon Investigation. after losing $60, ,000 at the tables, practically becoming penniless. They had been in Monte Carlo only week.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-27

Rev. John Wesley Brown, rector of St. Thomas church, New York, was to read the service at the Paget-Whitney wed- ding, Either he had marked the wrong place in the prayer book, or the singing disconcerted him. at any rate the wedding party was amazed to hear his rich, full voice utter the words, T am the resurrection and the life" Heavens and earth!" ejaculated Bishop Potter in @ whisper behind him. The rector at once awoke to the fact that he was reading the burial service, and after one breathless second he proceeded with the proper ritual.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-27

The New York Herald's Washington correspondent says: A serious blow has been dealt the Nicaragua canal by the report of the commission sent to examine the route, which says that the project is impracticable on the present data, and that more information is needed. The cost is estimated to be nearly double the figures upon which the maritime coni- pany relies. The report says the borings are too few and caallow. One of the chief objections to the proposed rock fill'' dam at Ochoa is that the keystone of the canal Is very hazardous and wider channel is needed. There are many variations from the dimensions of the plans recommended by the commis- sioners, and new surveys are necessary.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-27
PersOnals.

Mrs. Felix Marks has arrived from Bos- ton. She will spend several weeks here with relatives and many friends. At present she is stopping with her niece, Mrs. Gerson, on Perry street.
 MT. and Mrs. Nose Sabel have returned from Atlanta
 Mrs. Simon Hertz has returned from Atlanta, where she went to meet her sis ter, Mrs. Marks. of Boston and at the same time to visit the kindergarten edu- cational department of the Cotton States and International exposition.
 Miss Ingenue-Is there really a cable in the ocean?
 Sailor-Yes, mum.
 Miss Ingenue( with conviction, after studying the man at the wheeD-Then that must be the gripman.-Brooklyn Life.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-08-26
LADIES' COLUMN.

Clean glass globes by soaking frs
in hot soda water; then wash in luke
warm ammonia water and rinse II
clear cold water.
To keep salt from hardening in the
salt cellars mix a little cornstarch OF
finely sifted -four with the salt.
A room furnished in cretonne, with
mantel drape, portieres, bedspread
window hangings, etc., all alike, is
dainty, and the expense is compare
lively small.
Castor oil is the best thing with
which to soften leather.
Cranberries are nice made into
dumplings and steamed or baked like
apple dumplings.
A holder may be SO arranged that
it may be fastened at the side of the
dress from long piece of tape, in the
same way that dressmaker ties on
her scissors.
A remedy for a burn that every
limewater and sweet oil mixed to-
gether and applied as often as neces-
sary to keep the burn moist and COW
cred with it.
Strong alum water is eficacious as
vermin destroyer.
Add tablespoonful of powdered
borax to the bath, as it will soften
the water and prove very invigorat-
ing.
Make your own orange extract by
adding the peel of six oranges to a
pint of alcohol.
Thread a needle from the end of the
thread last cut from the spool.
Stuff rag saturated with cayenne
pepper in rat holes.
Buy new rubber rings for fruit jars
Don't use the old ones if you want
your canned fruit to keep.
Chemists say it takes more than
twice as much sugar to sweeten pre-
serves, sauces and the like if put in
when they begin to cook as it does
to add it after the process is accom-
plished.
A freck1e cure that is said to be in
fallible and harmless is made of re-
fined linseed oil, glycerine and rose
water. The lotion is cooling, not
greasy and proves efficacious in cases
of summer freckling.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-08-26
FINDING FOUR-LEAFED CLOVERS.

The talent for finding four leafed
clovers is apparently a gift Of the
gods and is not to be won by much
seeking. IT'S said that certain Bos-
ton maiden would sit down upon
grassy plot and presently half-a-
dozen four leafed clovers would be
seen twirling in her slim fingers,
though she had never ceased smiling
and talking, nor seemed to look for
them. When she really used her
talent, the witch hazePs power to
find hidden springs was not to be
compared with her. Once somebody
wagered her that she could find one
four leafed clover every minute, and
she took it up, modestly asserting
that this was an overestimate of her
fairy given powers. She sauntered
away by herself; there was swish Of
white muslin vanishing through
little sunlit grove. She came back in
twenty minutes and her bunch Of
four leafed clovers was counted.
There were seventeen of them.
ssThere," she said contentedly, 1T
knew I couldn't find one every min
ute. But perhaps" she added thought
-''perhaps [ didn't really work"
1t was told Of her that when she was
seventeen she found ninety IN one
long August afternoon, but to this
day she will neither deny nor declare
this She smiles family and inscru
tably; wood witchery and meadow
gaddesses are not to be quizzed by
every day mortals, who are glad if
they can find one or two four leafed
clovers in a INSTRUMENTATION Tran
script.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-08-26
TIE BOY KING OF SPAIN.
ALFONSO III.

He is very affectionate in his dispo-
sition, although he has very firm
will; and he tendely loves his mother,
whom he also greatly respects, and
his sisters, who are his favorite play
mates.
He seems, as he grows older, to be
| perfectly concious of his exalted po-
sition. He knows that he is the King,
and in the official receptions and
ceremonies at which he has to be
present he rarely becomes impatient,
however long and solemn they may
be. One of these rare occasions was
during a royal reception in the throne
room. He was sitting at the right
hand of the Queen, and all the high
functionaries and courtiers were de-
filing past him, when he began to
play with the white wand of Office of
the Duke of Mendia Sidonia, a great
officer of the palace. Suddenly leav-
ing his seat and the wand of the
Duke, he ran down the steps of the
throne, and mounted astride of one
of the bronze lions that stand on Ell
Their side of it. The act was SO entire
ly childlike and spontaneous, and was
performed with so much grace, that it
gave every one present a sensation
of real pleasure. Even the Queen
herself, while she regretted that the
young King should have failed in the
etiquette of the occasion, could not
help smiling.
On another occasion he amused
himself greatly watching the Chinese
diplomats, looking with wonder and
delight at their silk dresses, which he
would touch from time to time with
his little hands.
What most attracted his attention,
however, was the Chinese minister's
pigtail. He waited a long time in
vain for a chance to look at it from
behind, for the Chinese are very
polite people, and the minister would
never think of turning his back upon
the King. At last it occurred to AL
fonso to run and hide himself in
corner of the vast apartment, and
wait for his opportunity, which he
did. After while the President of
the Cabinet, seeing him in the corner,
went over to him and said, "What is
your Majesty doing here?" ''Let me
Alone" answered the boy; ''I am
waiting for the Chinese minister to
turn round, SO that l may steal up be-
hind him, and look at his pigtail."
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-08-26

Old maids have not SO much need of
any one taking up their cause now-a-
days. They are abundantly able to
take care of themselves, without fear
Or favor. But a correspondent of a
New York paper has taken the trouble
to ask that some new term be invent
ed to take the place Of spinster, which
never meant any thing in this country,
anyway. Upon this the Brooklyn
Eagle asks. what is the matter with
the term old maid, and goes on to say
that the reproach in the application
name. $50 long as the only ambition
of woman was to get a husband, the
women who got left in the race were
naturally objects of derision Now
that the opening of occupations are
modified a great army of women
who prefer to earn good livings for
themselves and to have liberty free
from responsibility rather than share
a crust with any stray man who offers
it, the reproach Will gradually disap-
pear. An old maid from her own
choice stands on a very different
footing from one who remains such
by the choice of all the men she hap
pens to know. The presumption that
the latter is the case is rapidly disap-
pearing from the industrial army of
American womanhood. The woman
who is earning $1,000 year and up
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-08-26
New Process GaSOlene Stoves,

wonder of the year; on exhibition every
Don't fail to see our stock OF Hose,
I'm Mowers. Window Screens, Screen
srs, and the thousand other things which
rest you at this season.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-08-26
tip top Il in. Lawn Mower
for S2.98.

Ire you going to use that old Cultivator
IS season. Come in and see one with which
can save twice the labor and do double
work.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-08-26

Away to the extreme south of the
tongue of land where Siberia ends
and Corea begins stands the town of
Viadivostock, thirty four years old,
planted in a land which would serve
to typify the abomination of desola-
ton, but which today has nearly TO-,
600 inhabitants. These are principally
military. For hundreds of miles in
land the population consists of the
small military posts by which COM
munication is maintained up the
Suifun to the Cossack settlements on
the Usuri. The principal object in
founding the town was to have great
naval station on the Pacific. Natural
ly the most southern point was chos-
en-, but although Viadivostock stands
in the same parallel as Marseilles, the
cold is very severe. The Gulf of Peter
the Great, on which is is situated,
never freezes, but thin coat of ice
forms along it's shores in December,
and for couple of months ships are
kept icebOund. 1t is in this harbor
from which they could reach Japan in
a bound, that the Russian war vessels
have been SO significantly collected.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-08-26
Spelling BUTTER AFTER IT rs
MADE.

Dairy writer's frequently caution
against placing butter where it will
absorb the odors or f1avors from de-
caying vegetables. The worst thing
about this is the need of it. Butter
will absorb odors, not only from stale
vegetables, but from sound ones, and
they impart to butter a flavor that de-
stroys or overpowers the true butter
flavor. A case is in mind just now.
The writer was supplying butter to
the former owner of this farm, and
one day planned what was intended
for a pleasant surprise, SO, before the
cover was nailed down, some nice
apples with a delicious aroma were
placed within the package, separated
from the butter by cloth circle and
a layer of salt. The surprise was on
the other side. Word came back that
the butter was fine in looks, grain,
and everything but flavor, that was
not agreeable.
Now, some butter has an unpleas-
ant flavor that never was near rosy
apple, and there was possibility
that the cause should be sought else
where, but in due time came later
report saying that the butter was ex-
cellent after the surface layer had
been removed.
This suggests another point: Con-
sumers should have a suitable place
to keep butter after thew get it. If
the surface is all the time exposed to
the odors of vegetables and kitchen
favors unclassifed, the best butter
will soon get off flavor, and the maker
will be under suspicion of furnishing
butter that will not keep.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-08-26

The number of icebergs given off
by glacier varies somewhat with the
weather and the tides, the average
being one about every five or six
minutes, counting only those large
enough to thunder loudly, and make
themselves heard at distance of two
or three miles. The very largest,
however, may be heard ten miles, or
even farther. When large mass
sinks from the upper fissured portion
of the wall, there is first a keen pierre
ing crash, then deep, deliberate,
prolonged laundering roar, which
slowly subsidies into low muttering
grating, clashing sounds from the
agitated bergs that dance in waves
about the newcomer as if in welcome;
and these again are followed by the
swash and roar of the waves that are
raised and hurled against the mo-
raines. But the largest and most
beautiful of the bergs, instead of thus
falling from the upper weathered
portion of the wall, rise from the sub
merged portion with still grander
commotion, springing with tremend-
Gus voice and gestures nearly to the
top of the wall, tons of water stream
ing like hair down their sides, plung-
ing and rising again and again before
they finally settle in perfect poise,
free at last, after having formed part
of a slow crawling glacier for cen
turies.-The Century.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-08-26
ONLY 58c.

hev are safe. economical, handy, and if
were to use one for week you would not
without it for twice the cost. When IN
mort come in and see our
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-08-26

shortened. IG also pTOInOtes IHe SECT q
an abundance of nourishment for the child.
Mrs. DORA A. GUTHRIE, of Oakley, OuertOn
~ Tlsnr, writes: when I began taking
vo,,r Favorite Prescription was not able
II stand on my feet without suffering almost
death. Now do all my homework, washing,
cooking, sewing and everything for my family
IF eight. 1 am stouter now than have been
IN six years. Your Favorite Prescription is
&c hest to take before confinement, or at least
It proved SO with me. never suffered as little
with any OF my children as did with my last.
end she is the healthiest we've got Have in.
d,,ced several to try 'Favorite Prescription,
ond il has proved good for them.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-08-26

IS.
Concerning the Tussock moth and
it's ravages in and about Boston,
James Bartlett Virgins writes that
it is time for good people to awake
and help to stop this common enemy.
The Tussock moth breeds twice
year. One generation has already
done its work; spreading devastation,
by eating the leaves of the trees.
The cocoons of the last batch Of de-
stroyers are now on the trunks of the
trees and ought to be removed at
once. These cocoons are about an
inch long, and in plain sight of all.
Take short ladder, or steps, and
spike or old fork and tin dipper, and
scrape them off and burn them. From
five to ten minutes work will re-
move them, before the hatch, from
small tree. Pay a boy from five to
twenty five cents each tree. Women
ought to start it along. Let every
body work against the common enc
my. No matter if you are only a
tenant, do something for your own
benefit and the common good.
Once the streets of Jerusalem were
clean, for every man kept clean be-
fore his own house. Now let every
citizen do something, and the dirty
yellow caterpillars can be kept under.
They are dirty and unhealthy. Any
man that allows these pests to eat
the leaves off his trees, hangs out the
sign of bad citizen and selfish, lazy
man
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-08-26
Did You Ever

Try Electric Bitters as a remedy for your
troubles? If pot, get a bottle and get
relief. This medicine has been found to be
peculiarly adaptad to the relief and cure of
all female complaints, exerting wonderful
direct influence in giving strength and tone
to the organs. If you have loss of appetite,
constipation, headache. fainting spells, or are
nervous, sleepless, exciteable, melancholy or
troubled with dizzy spells, Electric Bitters is
the medicine you need Health and strength
are guaranteed by it's use. Large bottles only
fifty cents at II. G. Pierce's drug store.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-08-26

ward is not worrying very much
whether people speak of her as an
old maid or as girl bachelor, or even
spinster, ridiculous as the latter word
is .''-Mdncheste, Union.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-08-26

AS the season of peaches, plums
and apricots has arrived, those who
wish to can increase and improve
their orchards by careful selection
of the best stones of these fruits.
These stones may be sown immedi-
ately in II inch rows in good garden
soil, or they may be preserved until
fall or next spring by placing them in
moist sand or earth in some shed or
cellar.
The best way is to mix stones and
sand together and then place in low
fiat boxes and put these boxes in the
cellar in earth up to level with the
top of the box. They will keep ex-
cellently and without loss. The usual
plan of wrapping the stones up in pa
per and keeping them dry until fall is
bad one, as the fruit kernel dries
out and few will sprout when planted.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-08-26

FOR $50.

Ia by the way, the Lovell-Diamond seems
n the leading wheel this season. They
built for service, speed and beauty, and
he bill every time.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-08-26
RT @ T u = - -

and those soon to be-
come mothers, should
know that Doctor
Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription robs child
birth of it's fortunes,
'terrors and dangers
to both mother and
child, by aiding nat
ure in preparing the
system for par
turition. Thereby
"Iaborn and the
period of confine-
ment are greatly
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-08-26

When gentleman and his wife are
invited and do not go to reception,
all that is necessary to represent them
is their visiting cards, says the July
Ladies' Home Journal. A man and his
wife have separate visiting cards,
those uniting the names being iseeu
very seldom nowadays. A wedding
invitation should receive some recog-
milton; a courteous little note con-
tanning either an acceptance or re-
greet would seem to be the proper way
in which to acknowledge this civility.
When lady and her daughter send
would send, if one did not go, card
for each.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-07-19
COrinth,

Mary, wife of William Doe, former.
ly of Corinth, passed away at her home
in Brooklyn, N Y. Wednesday, July
10th, in the fifty-fourth year of her
age, after painful illness lasting four
teen months.
Miss Jennie Belle Robe from Hyde
Park, Mass, is in town for the sum.
mer stopping with her aunt, Mrs.
Parker and Grandma Robe.
G.. w. Gilman and son from Barre
were in town quite recently.
G. HI. Woods from Bradford was
in town Saturday calling on friends.
Harvey Sumner raised his new barn
Saturday.
George Avery from Boston is stop.
ing with his brother, j. L. Avery,
through his vacation.
Mrs. G.. M. Dearborn and daughter
from Newport are visiting her father,
Ichabod ROBBIE.
Rev. F.. l. Sargent who has been on
the sick list for some time, has so far
recovered as to be able to attend church
last Sabbath.
Heavy frost July 10th injuring beans
and other vines.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-07-19
= Granite State Local Items "
PiernnOnt.

Mr.. and Mrs. Earle Webster and son
of Titon are visiting at his fathers, l.
Webster.
Mr.. Deals nephew of Winthrop,
Mass, is visiting at his house
Senator Palmer who has been quite
sick is able to be out again.
Miss Eva Towle closed her school in
district No. on the river road this
week on Friday. Scholars who have
not been absent or tardy during the
term: Clyde l.. Crafts, Lora E. Hatch
and Harry w. Hatch
The ladies Homeland Circle met
with Mrs. Converse this week Wednes-
day afternoon.
Miss Dottie Hill is in Boston and
vicinity visiting relatives and friends,
taking in the International Endeavor
Convention
After very successful term, school
closed in district No Z June 2o. Whole
number of pupils registered 9, average
daily attendance Z. Those Oh the roll
of honor were Cora M. Elliott, and
Arthur e. Smith. Those absent only
one-half day were Herbert Leazer,
Clarence Leazer, and Floye Rowland,
Georgia Burbank being absent only
one day on account of sickness. Dur.
ing the whole eight weeks Arthur
Taylor received no correction from his
teacher for discipline and Herbert
Leazer going the same time without
missing but one word in spelling.
School closed withappropriate exercises
by the pupils during the afternoon,
The room was filled with parents and
friends of the scholars showing their
appreciation and good interest of the
work done both by the pupils and
teacher.
DoTTIE E. HILL, Teacher.