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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-27
Hair and Ears.

Midway i'll the seventies, when Bulow
conducted in Glasgow, the local mu
sicians and friends of the art gave him
a grand banquet. Toward the end of the
evening, when everybody was i'll high
spirits, Bulow arose and i'll the coolest
possible manner administered the fol-
lowing damper: Gentlemen, I have
the greatest admiration for your concerts
and all your musical conductors. [ only
regret to say that they resemble too
much the omnibus conductors. You ask
why? Because they are always behind
omnibus conductors behind -. the We
hicle, musical conductors behind III
time'' Nor did he spare even his friends
when he was in the sarcastic mood.
On certain occasion he WAS conduct
ing concert in Hamburg, and orc Of
the pieces to be performed was Rubin
stein IS "Ocean Symphony What did he
do? He shifted at the score, turned It
upside down on the desk, and then,
throwing it aside, said, 'To conduct
music like this, one must have long
hair; I have not got it. j" This story, by
the way, was told to Rubinstein shortly
after, and he at once wrote to Bulow.
ct wrote him, he says, ''that his opin
ions were never the same two days rum
ming, and, inasmuch as that which he
abused today he praised tomorrow there
was still hope for my poor music. Also,
if he had taken the trouble to measure
my hair, regretted not having had
leisure to measure his ears Cham
bers' Journal.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-27
Paying For the Honor.

In China it is believed that people
should pay according to their means.
The one barber in Picking who under
stands the foreign mode of hairdressing
charges a foreign minister half dol
lar, secretary of legation % cents and
an unofficial foreigner 10 cents. Natives
pay about half a cent for the same serv-
ice. So says Mr.. Holcombe in his book,
''The Real Chinaman," and he adds
this bit of personal experience:
In passing through Japan I once had
occasion to employ Chinese chiropo-
dist residing there. His charges, so he
declared, were cents to his fellow Chi
nese, 10 cents to an ordinary Japanese
and half a dollar to all other foreign
ers. In the course of the conversation,
while he was at work, he said:
81 hear that our Chinese minister
came to this hotel today. Do you know
whom he came to see?''
"Oh, yes" said I, she came to call
on me-
"Then you must be an official" said
the Chinaman.
l modestly admitted such to be the
Tact, and the conversation drifted to
other subjects. When the mans labors
were concluded, he demanded dollar,
in the face of his own statement that
his regular charge to all foreigners, ex-
ceptlng Japanese. was so cents, and he
enforced his claim by this argument:
'Sposey that China minister come
see you, you b'long all same he. You
b long same he, you makey pay $l all
same. That b'lOnp DlOper -
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-27
HARPER'S PERIODICALS.

Postage Free TO all subscribers in the Unit
ed States, Canada, and Mexico. Address
HARPER n BROTHERS,
II. q. Box $50, ~. v. City.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-27
1.-The President"

Is the name of the beautiful watch
movement illustrated above. 1t is
made by the United States Watch
Co. of Waltham, Mass. It has II
Jewels in gold settings, patent reg
ulator, Breguet hairspring, is fully
and accurately adjusted, and war
ranted by the manufacturers to run
with a less variation than six Sec
onds a month. Just think Of it !!
Does it pay to send five dollars to
North Carolina and get Tar-Heel
watch, even though you get a box
of cabbage leaf cigars thrown in,
when you can get such a watch as
"The President right here at
home? Fake advertisements from
distant parts of the country cap
ture credulous people, but not the
thoughtful. See Proverbs, 14th
chapter, 18th verse. [ sell the u.
S. Waltham Watches, and also,
watches of other make. You pay
your money and take your choice.
A nice line Of Chains, Charms, DC.
Also, some Japanese Goods worth
looking at. Drop in
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-27
Harper'S Weekly
I'm 1895

r HARPER'S WEEKLY is a journal for the
whole country. 1t deals with the events of
the whole world that are important to Amer
leans. In carrying out this policy in 1895
Julian Ralph visited China and Japan, and
journeyed through the West; Richard Hard
ing Davis took trip through the Caribbean
Sea; the evolutions of the new navy were de-
scribed and illustrated by Rufus +. Zogbaum;
Frederick Remington presented studies of
Army and Frontier life; Poultney Bigelow
attended the opening of the Kiel Canal.
In 1896 like attention will be given to every
notable happening. The chief events in art
literature, and music and the drama will be
artistically presented. w. ID. Howells, in the
new department, Life and Letters, will dis
cuss in his interesting way books and the
sprightly gossip of the Busy World viii be
continued. The progress of the Transporta-
tion Commission around the World will be
followed, and Caspar w. Whitney Will con-
duct the department of Amateur sport.
In 1896 will occur Presidential election.
In its editorials and through its political car
toons the WEEKLY will continue to be an
independent advocate of good government
and sound money.
In fiction the WEEKLY will be especially
strong. 1t will publish the only novel of the
year by w. ID. Howells, and a stirring serial
stories selected are of unusual excellence
and interest. In every respect HARPER.S
WEEKLY will maintain its leading place in
the illustrated journalism of the world.
The Volumes of the WEEKLY begin with
the first Number for January of each year.
When no time is mentioned, subscriptions
will begin with the Number current at the
time of receipt of Order.
Remittances should be made by Post-office
Money Order or Draft to avoid chance of loss.
tisement without the express order of Har-
per & Brothers.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-27
HOW
ABOUT
THAT EVAPORATOR

You were going to buy this year? Don't for
nat +bat we lead in the manufacture of sugar
8naters; supplies Catalogue free. Granite
State Evaporator Co., p. o. Box 375; Mar
low, n, I'll.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-06-19
Eugene as Naughty as Ever

A man who rode on the same train
with. the ex-Empress~ Eugene on: her
way to pay visit to the Princess Bea-
triee at Nice says that she shows no
trace Of beauty. but that the imperious
will that brought on the Franco Prussian
war is becoming more and more clearly
stamped on her face. Nevertheless she
was as nervous as possible over the diff
Guilty of stepping from her compartment
to the platform-a step that French cars
make something of u. feat for any wom-
dered alarming to her-to judge from the
way she called on the Lord in true
French fashion. She was walking, as
usual, with cane. The special tie be-
tween her and the Princess Beatrice is
that the English princess and the prince
imperial were in love with each other,
venient young affections that the prince
was allowed to go to his DEATH
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-06-19
Field Culture Of Tomatoes:

Wheii TOMATOES are grown on large
scale, the plhn of ilafrbw and wide rows
ALTERNATING has, iiiai1y ddvantdses, says
S. A. Cook iii the Oraise j.iidd Farnier.
After preparing the soil, lay off rows
alternating thus: Between fist and sec
ond rows distance Of four feet; be-
tween the second and third rows a die
lance of two feet-the object being to
keep as many of the tomatoes as possible
off the ground. When the plants are
ready to fall over from the increasing
weight of fruit. train the branches to-
wards the narrow middle rows so as to
brace each other up. At the first picking
of the ripe fruit even, if not done earlier,
the pickers can lay each plant over to
the narrow middle rows, and i'll such Il
way that the vines can be made to sup
port each other sufficiently we'll to keep
so per cent. of the tomatoes clear off
the ground. The narrow middles should
he cultivated the last time and left per-
fectly clean, just before the vines are
falling over. The wide rows ought to
be cultivated at least twice after cult
walton Of narrow nliddles has ceased and
they have been filled with the vines.
II an occasional stake is driven down
III the narrow t1iddles, and wire or
strong cord is run along us tightly as
possible from stake to stake the length
of the rows, it will help greatly to sup
port the vines. The plants are set from
two to three feet apart in the rows.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-06-19
PLENTY. OF BEARS.
A Washington Nimrod Has Forty to His
Credit This Year. tx

A Washington NimrOd Has Forty to His
Credit This Year. ~@-= =.
Special United States Land Agent
Marsh Atkisson has returned from trip
to Klickitat county, which borders on
H. ae co%es fDsf to a. Ill., R sss3tf
IS one Of lie finest counties iii tie state.
1t Is a delightful cotintry Bf oak aid pihe
wootls, Of GRAY squirrels; deef dtid bear,
and as well Of fine farms, and -industri-
Gus, thriving communities. He was in
back of Lisle, a town on the Washington
at the mouth, Of the Klickitat river. and
is surrounded by some very fine farms.
Two nephew,s Of a. j. Balfour, the Eng.
lish statesman. have d $1O.0Ol farm at
Lisle, upon which they lately expended
Sic, GOO more III 1rchHl ds nd kindred
improvements That part Of Klickitat
county: is COVERED with pine; instead Of
There IS no down, timber, as ,0n. ,1he
soiind, and, the surfaee 6f, the broken;
Rolling land is Covered with fine grass.
upon which stock thrive. 1t is not sur
prising to know, therefore, that it is
a country of fine dairy products.
To hear Maj. AT isson tell about the
numerous gray squirrels he saw. in the
mouth water. The country is full of
these, and with a dog and gun a hunter
can soon fill -four sack. These SOUR
rels are unusually large, much more so
than the Eastern gray squirrel, and
they are very choice eating. The gray
squirrel, when caught away from his
home, will encounter any kind of dan
ger to get there. When first seen it
takes to the scrub oak, but stone or
stick thrown into the branches will cause
it to leap from the topmost Dough to the
ground. and make for it's nest in the
pine trees. Thus it is that many are
caught with dogs by the settlers. Bears
are plentiful, and one settler. who was
out on the trail of three when Mr.. A.
kisson called at his house, has forty
plentiful, and the Klickitat river Is an
unfailing source for beautiful large-sized
trn11f an: .'-- 49,. 4.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-06-19
BISMARCK AND HIS GUESTS.

-
Kye RS6eives Visitors. but the Number ID
Necessarily Restricted.
Nrince Bismarck con tinues to be in
fait health and high spirits. and receives
visitors at Intervals as formerly. 1T is
nect ssart, however, Tint the number of
his tisitors be grcatly restricted, for il
he should receive all who express desire
to casl and pay their respects TO him.
me time of the aged eX-chaneelior would
be wholly occupied with RECEPTIONS.
81 a party of Mecklenhurgers visited the
prince ct Friedrichsruh the other day
and. presented him with 4 small model
Of the Friedrich Franz monument. The
eX-ehancellor ehatted in a lively manner
with his visitors and related many rent-
lniscences connected with Mecklenburg,
Eugen Wolf, the explorer, has just
presented Prince Bismarck with y col
t0s which he gathered in Madagascar.
The prince has ordered the ,eollection to
be exhibited in d tent in the park ut
Friedrichsruh.
p Prihte Bismarck lately excited the dis.
content Of the Inhabitants Of the Duchy
of Iauenherg by his action III connection
with the time-honored May-day: celebra-
ton in; the duchx. The day has Ions
been d legal church holiday, when pray
ers were offered up in the churches for
a good harvest. The festival is called
the s'Hagelbittfeier," and oh that day
all farm labor is forbidden. = ~
Prince Bismarck, for alleged economic
reasons, procured the issuance of a de-
cree repeating the prohibition Of farm
labor on the festival day. but the usual
services were held. nevertheless. The
future of the holiday now depends upon
the support of, the other landowners
than Prince Bismarck.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-06-19
SUMNER:

Efe psilaed wlhtet, At faif sptlasia arat
HIS Wsakehed forces a5rtilwafd home
Whiises. fe ,sSltt drifts aooat OUR patti DIRE
rhe e eisa, pufsts tile bondage bond Ii Tie sod
And; lo!, where late Among the snow we
ss.S trOs, s.zss al ssfS*5
The blossom sunward lifts Its dainty
head, SCI gs.f#
3 White, purple, gold, along the garden
$S bed, $50 q 5 .3ss .' S
To catch the first warm glances Of Its god
Thus. in some gloomy season Of the heart
: When sorrow all our joy hath Overspread.
81. And cv'ry voice seems but to make us
US sad. sfs fs55 @ssEz{s tss.
New hopes arise ere pain can all depart:
We ding aside the 1lseOntent aud. dread,
f. Aid so oir way With fuces bright and
glad. %s$ s.Szs. s., 5%sszs 5s. :. /. s5sS.z
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-06-19
WHALE IN MONTEREY BAY.
Monster Cetacsan Landed On the Bsaeh
After ain Exiting Struggle. =

After ain Exciting struggle. T.,
Capt. Henry Schaufele's crew Of the
Monterey Whaling company this morning
captured the third whale of the season
in the bay here, says dispatch from
Monterey, Cal, May 1S, to the San
Francisco Gail. 1t WAS taken after. a
lively struggle, and old-tiiAe whalers SAY
the catch was, the iieatest piece Of work
i'll that 1.-The they ever saw. The ceta-,
cean was sighted off Nfussel Point at Z
o. clock. ..... Il
: The, Whaling cotipaht's boat was at
otice ianhched; having On board Capt.
Pedro his SON Fernando Manuel Nor
ales John King, Robert Williams ard
John Ffeitas: BY nloying carefully
they f6Wetl to Within d few feet If The
monster before it attempted to get away.
Then the sport began. : 80 ~. y
Only one harpoon was used, but the
blow proved effective. In twink!ing
the boat was being dragged through the
water at the rate of thirty miles an hour
The line was played out Or taken i'll as
an angler plays with d trout, and after
a half hours struggle the whale gave tp
the battle and soon was laying motion
less at the top of the. water. It was
then towed to this city, the crew arliv-
ing with the prize at noon. s. -. 81
The humpback whale is the most prof
liable Of it's species, and this particular
one is said to be the finest ever caught
in Monterey bay. It is over 40 feet long,
fat and ugly looking though it's owners
prize it as Il beauty. s.s&..' s=~1s =; j u q.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-06-19

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Whoae he see1llsu .ig tnlllk
Eatssii I 81 Ms1e ~ ~
,;h.ss ON
IN oI an iIailal I'M
nis ;rIs
uhh;5 W. nen Qshrea, aaHt ~
su III tue mo, ana tn1s Htys3
NJ Han
t fN.. f, InaI pl0nleht Va inquire
ayr ~ (; anu all haI e4fnfa Ihe Yhpie
ti Jaeko nor. 1he aiiegesa .st
s si, the MANIFEST signs OF rec0gHitifgtili
t nhueea, they Utmost at once devoted g:
themselves g 9, sangainary tlght ~
N when Mrs. liemaine interviewed win
sconslderaDie injury 20 herselt iheli she
tufnea % Pm. me anu could see from her
l.s,ls that sue ,cohsidered me respoh-
sto!e Ior tnG ,WaQle Alf{ncliity For q
Huart ha 81, q IN hOur had really lively
time MIS- ~, Iremalne hectored the itai-s
ian:. ana ,ne Italah oD}urgated Mrs. I re-.
5m nan, Neither Of them understood q
Word +, the other said. ..nd l had to act
as !, lMnserlfetter ana punef. zs !.
/. .,,ryYen.MaliV, M. Mfade the best terms
tnu 1.:. \ Could t.l me itahan a9feed. for q
}sonsiiue M 70 allow us. to= Keep potn
,;nht TOT Meef. NuIlng Whleh we
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-06-19
Austria Uses Cast Iron Wheels. L

/ VI all the European countries Austria
is the only one where the use of cast
iron wheels for railroad purposes is not
now prohibited by law, and where, con-
sequently, their manufacture has not
been entirely killed. Those laws orig
mated at a time when the manufacture
of such wheels was far. from the state
OF perfection at present practiced in the.
United States. The consequence is that
there are more cast-iron wheels manu-
factured in the United States in one,
day than in all Europe in one year.
That cast-irOn wheels are, nevertheless,
well liked wherever they are used, is
proven by the fact that the Austrian
government during the past year asked
it's representative in the United States,
FIR. Won E1nperger, consulting engineer,
Il Broadway, New York, to make an
Investigation Of the American practice.
As a result Of this investigation the
Austrian government railways placed an
order with the New York Chr wheel
works, Buffalo. n. Y, for i 20 cur wheels
OF tho standard size, for the purpose
of using them OIL freight cars with.
brakes. The lot has been delivered, but
cannot be used elsewhere than within
the Austrian boundaries. The reason
of this Limitation is a rule of the Ger
man Railway union code, which COM
Drises all Central Europe, or ut least all
the states neigh boring Austria. This
rule prohibits the l,se of brakes with
cast-iro wheels, aId the interchange Of
scast-iron wheels is therefore impossible.
except within the Austrian boundaries,
where the railway system comprises
some GOO miles. s2
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-06-19
FOR THE 4 RMER.

Wild Plum. ].
DYefhead Iii the hunt sss.S2
III tlie wind Iii the gloom
pf the sRIltihel liiiesi s5 :s.s 5
s And below the Wild plttni. 1.
N here the slahtinH MI. shines,
Shows its sndwy-w1lite bloom, 1
81 t tet Bees ssesss
How they hover afdiihd, 5 .sS j
Tiny bandits. and hold.
Making thefts honey-sweet,
WITH o. miirmurous sound; &
And tile Psyches they meet,
lit le atoms OF gold; & 3
Join THE frdIic. and hold
isatidf tie TIED: @>.@ i. :.
Where il NAB? Where ID PACK?
Is that Ariel sings IS, i,
From the crest Of yon boMgfl !
That no mortal should pluck? 49,
q, but list to 1t now! $50 To Z
dwellings, rapturings, :.
Then a gllmmer Of wings: -
And away = Sc - - + f.,
Like ray. !. ....gsgs@e.
HIN the bf68ifi and the balm >
Aid tlie hee aid the bird,
,. the DEPTH df the wood;
q T0 lie Heart bring calm; 5'
T0 the spirit Seem Food; Il
Every fiber Is stirred
a Il {f tse n1 Plum !. ) :. :
s . r rom Hills Of Song
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-06-19
Hay. root. and Bran for arertl,.

~ Hnyi Riots ana Bran for Growth.
t''The great object of fattening," says
the Ontario Experiment station, rs pro-
duction Of greatest quantity at the, least
cost in the shortest time-irrespeetiye of
other conditions, such as manure value,
of which We do not take account ut pres
sent. Lii the natural order of this in
quiry-after SIMMER c0nditions-we
should look for fodder that riiii Ire plenti-
fully and cheaply produced for winter
use, such as hay, straw and roots; MANY
farmers give no more, but it is not
usually looked upon as other than bare
maintenanee-grOWing the bone and
but slow ut fattening. In this branch
of 0tir experimental work we added bran
to, the hay and roots, but no other grain
whatever, aud. Of course, the fodder in
prop6rti6hallt larger quantities than had
grain been allowed. The result in cost
aud progress has been unexpectedly
gratifying something 50 good that one
pailses to consider whether, irrespective
of the valt1e of manure, many of our
feeders are not in error with SO much
grain and other FORMS of more concen-
trated cattle food. Five and one~seventh
pounds per head per day, at, a cost of
8 cents per pound, are above the average
for the whole series-higher than several
that had the like folders with large ra-
tons of grain. 1t is possible in this ex-
ample that vigorous youth got all it
waited to grow bone and frame. Neces-
sarjly it took much bulk of fodder to do
so, for the cost is greater than two ex-
amples on the cara where various grains
were plentifully supplied. This lesson is
a good one. however. and bids us exer-
else greater charity than is cofimon to
those who pursue what is called the
slower, or old-fashioned system"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-06-19
New York's Registration,

The total registration Of New York
city at this years presidential election,
all good authorities in politics agree, will
exceed 100000. AT, the last presidential
election in 1892 it was 100000. At the
municipal election in 1894 it was 3O8,O0O.
Since that time, apart from the normal
growth of the city's voting population,
there has been an increase of about 5000
votes through the annexation of West
chester county territory. In presi-
Dental election it is customary to allow
for a falling off of 5 per cent. on the
registry, the falling off in other years be-
ing usually about 10 per cent. This
would make New York city's vote this
year 3SO, 900. In 1892, the year Of the
last presidential election. the total vote
in the city was 2S3.OOO. There were
400 defective and 5000 blank votes, the
latter almost exclusively in one assembly
district of the civ.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-06-19
Frost Cans for Sweet Corn.

Last May was noted as month of
frequent and untimely visits of Jack
Frcst. One small patch of my extra
early sweet corn was up about two
damaging raid: but he found that sweet
corn beyond his reach. When the low
temperature and clear sky of the previ-
GUS evening announced his coming, our
force of dexterous young hands were set
to work to save the corn, and this is how
we did it. A bundle of heavy brown
wrapping paper was brought into the
kitchen and placed on the long table.
sheet into strips a inches vide, and a
pair Of scissors was set to work cutting
it up: Then took one of the strips
and, laying d table plate on it. marked
it off iii sections OF seiiii-circ1es: The
scissors hgdin followed the pencil, and
we had. 4 set Of half circles 8, iiiches i'll
diameter. After one sheet had been cut
up, others We're cut without marking,
nimble hands We're put to work coiling
these papers into cone-shaped caps, i'll
sorting a common brass pin to hold them
together. -,
Is soon as a few ,dbzen ST the caps
were ready, d lad IF II years was set to
work. placing one over each hill of corn.
\ little soil was pressed against the
fellow of 5 years acted as express agent
to carry the caps from the kitchen manu-
factory to the garden. 1t was fun for
the young folks. We had to rush mat
ters, for the sun was setting when we
began. Before dark, however, we had
the 500 hills of sweet corn each in a lit
tie paper tent. into which Jack Frost
could not squeeze even a finger tip:
When the work was finished the field
resembled "a miniature camping ground
of soldiers. ,.:$ - g.,
Now for the result Of the work. Sweet
corn was sent to market from that patch
more than a week ahead of all COMPETE
ton. 1t was about ten days ahead Of
my main patch of extra early. Every
dozen sold during the week, when we
had the market to ourselves, brought as
much as three dozen did when the main
crop was marketed. The only thing to
be regretted was that the patch had not
been several times larger. We would
have worked by moonlight rather than
have the fine plants freeze. When the
caps had served their, purpose we put
them sAfely away, and have them now
in good condition. They pack closely to-
gether and occupy but little: space.-C.
T.. Hill. %s<8 :: 49,.