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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-08-17
General r. A. AIger on the Silver Craze.

When it is impressed upon the people
that every man that has saved dollar,
every man that earns dollar, every
man that has any business connection at
all, is going to have the revenue from
that money. or business connection di-
vided> exactly in halves. as well as the
principal, the ticket which advocates
such course will not be supported.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-08-17
Democrats Flee From 1t.

If the Democratic convention had
been deliberately destined to construct
a declaration of principles calsulated to
drive men out of the party it3ecould
hardly have done it's work more effect
i7ely. Atlanta Journal
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-08-17
McKin1ex.s Honest stand.

Major Mckinley has declared his
principles at the right time aid in the
right place, and he has aided. his party
and the friendsof an honest currency in
drawing the lines rig1dly betwesnE good
and evil. Hereafter the country Knows
Uhere he stands -Philadelphia Times
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-08-17
THE DISCOUNTTNG BEGINS.

Considering that we are deliberate
ly discussing and preparing to vote
upon the question as to whether we
shall pay our debts, the tone of for
eign comment has been remarkably
mild and the confidence of foreign
opinion in our adherence to the
Fights commandment remarkably
complimentary.
Nevertheless, we cannot expect our
near neighbors to stake quite half
their substance on our honesty, and
the moderation of those Canadian
banks which have put discount of
only 10 per cent on American money
is gratifying. For the point is quite
clear to those whose vision is IN
troubled with ''crimes," ''bimetall-
ISM and other dissertations of a
peoples money" campaign, that all
our money save the gold coin which
few of US will then be boarding in dis
used tableware would be subject to a
discount Of AZ per cent on the morn
ing after Mr.. Bryan's election. Two
hundred millions of greenbacks would,
in fact, be worthless until the free
coinage Congress could issue an equal
amount of silver bonds to cover them
They are now charge upon gold
reserve which would cease to exist
considerably before the calamity in
question could visit us. Canadians
with whom our money has, since re-
sumption, passed without the formal
these matters into consideration.
Their action, if it becomes general, is
likely to complicate the gold situation
and make a little more difficult the
task which bankers and importers
have taken upon themselves of main
tanning the reserve.
Beyond that there is an interesting
contrast between our plight and that
of our poor but honest little northern
neighbor. Every dollar of her cur
rency, based solely, almost, upon the
integrity of her mercantile and the
sagacity of her banking class, is as
sound as the traditional Bank of Eng
land note-as was with us till yester-
day the traditional Government
bond.u No party in her state has
ever dared to raise the standard of re-
pudiation.
Until we have settled this remark
able questioned to cheat or not to
cheat-which no other country in the
modern world has permitted itself to
raise, we must consider ourselves. by
a good deal more than 10 per cent.
an inferior race to the Canadian
Press.
ssI thought Miss III. taught Won in
Kindergarten not to tell the bad thinos
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-08-17
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that an application
will be made to the next General Assembly OF
the Stat of Vermont for a charter for Saw
ings Bank, to be located in the Village OF
Barton, VT.
Barton, VT, Aug. is, 1885, 80 IS
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-08-17

Organ.
ND. p. Wilcox has rented his farm and is
bving to Derby Cur.
AIr. and Mrs. Arthur Rood went to
NADIA on their wheels, to visit Mrs.
bod's parents.
Rena Heath from Lyndonville spent
nday in town.-Russen Moulton of
bland spent Sunday with his daughter,
rs. S. Gray.
Erastus Buck Post of Brighton and
aac Blake Post of Charleston assembled
n Camp Racket, near the shore OF Lake
n ymour, for two days outing recently.
! report very good time.
James Ham of Woodsville, N. H., has
en- visiting at B. j. Cox's.-Miss Nellie
lbee of St. Johnsbury made her relatives
ehort visit recently.-Mr. and Mrs. John
wire visited in town recently.-Mr. and
RS. A. M. Gray visited relatives in Bright
II last week.-Jennie Heath from Derby,
'sited her mother, Mrs. A. Daggett, re-
'ntly.
|ewpOrt.
mp at Burlington.
Edgar Kelley had his leg broken last
Fednesday, by falling off the merry-go-
bund.
Mrs. Ed. Miles has been taken to Water
|1ry asylum, where she received encour-
cement of future recovery.
Mr.. Bowley of Stanstead, P. O., has
loved into III. S. Roots house on
heasant St. He is a travelling salesman for
|uck & Moore.
A Mckinley flag was raised last Friday
Eening, after which there were addresses
y Geo. o. o. Howard, Ex-Gov. Dilling-
am and Major circuit.
While Fred Hall was out riding the
her day he was run into by a man on
icycle, and himself and team went over
q embankment. Luckily Fred was I'M
ljured, though the horse was badly hurt.
Gala day at the Memphremagog driving
ark came off as advertised with a large
rowd in attendance.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-08-17
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that an application
Will be made to the next Biennial Session OF
the General Assembly OF the state of YER
mont to amend Act to Incorporate the
Barton Trust CO., approved Nov. n. 1892. and
amended by an Act approved Nov. Is, 1894.
Barton, VT. Aug. IL, 1896
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-08-17

A. Drown has commenced finishing up
the buildings he bought of n. D. Sawyer.
John Flanders and Austin Miles are doing
the work
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-08-17

ssI thought Miss NJ. taught Won in
kindergarten not to tell the bad things
about your little friends" said, as
nv little daughter was making some
disparaging remarks about a little
playmate. "Yes, she did teach ns
that was the frank reply; ssbut we
didn't learn it hardly at all: we didn't
seem to pay any attention to it,,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-08-17


BUSINESS COURSE. from the start. The
Book-keeper's work comes to him naturally,
as in any Office, his work being handed to him
daily by his employer. He does not copy
dead forms, nor play school, but combines
his theory with practice throughout the
work. In
SHORTHAND COURSE he is taught accur-
acy in form first before attempting speed.
Then reporting and actual amanuensis work
is given him. The of the Typewriter,
OF the Letter press, arrang cement and
folding letters, receive attention. In our
CIVIL SERVICE COURSE he receives
preparation in Bookkeeping, Geography,
Reading, Envelope Addresses, etc. In our
ENGLISH COURSE he receives drill in the
fundamental branches. In all our instruc-
ton, preparation for the real business OF life
is the object of attainment. EIGHTEENTH
wear. Write for prospectus. Oa6
Burlington Business College.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-08-17
TO RENT (!

Store 23xS5 feet fitted for steam heat and
electric lights. Best of locations. Grand
opening for Hardware store Address,
S5tf BOX, 20, WORTHWHILE, VT.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-08-17

L
Time, 2:4: 2:234; 2:254.
4ady West, A. E. Cooper, I'LL
Savena, l.. w. Morris, p
#Saptain, II. A Folsom, 4442
Ienry's Boy, Clyde River Stk. FIN, 3
Eankeen, he Stress, $3.50
B., G. H. Nutter, dis
Time, 2:244; 2:244; 2:2S; 2:2S. 51ai dtazeI
Newport Center. 77A1 g als9p 9d' Z
G. L. Sleeper has been repairing his vii
age residence.
Herbert Smith is night operator at Man
BonviIle station, P. @.
Mrs. G.. L. Sleeper is in Boston on
short visit.-Mrs. G. L. Erwin and her
aughter Marjory have gone to Boston on
Il visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Bartlett, who have
been visiting their parents, have returned
o their home in Providence, r. I.-Aibert
Jones and friend, who have been visiting
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Jones,
have returned to Boston, Mass.-Frank
Hildreth is here from Philadelphia, Pa,
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. L.
Hildreth.
Troy.
Rev. and Mrs. Samuel III. Greene from
Washington, d. c., are at her fathers,
Rev. Joseph Buzzell, for their vacation.
North Troy.
F. NJ johnson and wife are with their
parents for a two weeks vacation.
Johu Sullivan died of heart failure Satur-
day Aug Sth, and was buried at Jay on
Sunday.
The republican caucus to nominate town
Representatives and justices will be held
at the johnson school house tomorrow at
2:30 p. m.
Parker & Hunt, and Fowler & Son are
building afoot- bridge across the river near
~ their mills.-C. A. .Ramsdell is making
" quite extensive repairs on his buildings in
the village.
A fire was discovered last Thursday in
N the shed of Barrows' Bros. The hose COM
panies were soon ON hand and quickly
subdued it. The water system worked
well and much credit is due the fremen
N for their prompt and efficient work.
Westfield.
Miss Winnie Farman has been engaged
to teach the school in North Lowell. She
will board at home.
Frank Patterson has finished work in
Chaffee's store. He was a very efficient
clerk; we are sorry to loose the music of
his voice.
Last Friday evening the Methodists held
an ice-cream social at w. G. Farman's.
There were plenty of people, plenty of
cream, and good time all around.
Mrs. c. I'll. Johnson of Providence, R. l.,
IS visiting relatives in town. Mrs. Elmer
Harrington and Miss Mabel Blanchard of
r. /, visited in town last week.
The books, furnish by the state for our
town library numbering one hundred-sev-
teen volumes, were received last week and
placed with the librarian, Mrs. E. NJ.
Brown.
The repairs on the NJ. E. church are
completed. Service was held there Sun
day. the 9Th inst. The interior of the church
has been painted white, pretty paper of
erayish hue has been placed on the walls
and the tops of the pews oiled bringing
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-24
Mr.. Bryan's Irreverence.

A supercilious irreverence seems to
pervade much of what Mr.. Bryan says
on the stump. No man who makes a
joke of the Bible can hope to succeed
in this country in public life. Col.
Robert G.. Ingersoll, with the braius of
possibly obtain the suffrage of the
people for the smallest elective Office.
The candidate of the Populists may
think it smart to colloquialize Holy
Writ. He may believe that throwing
mud in the eyes of the people is equiv
alent to creating mankind out of the
dust of the earth. He may think it
cleve to parody the New Testament.
He may regard himself as witty when
colors the Scriptures. He may assume
that the way to get votes is by desc
Grating, affronting and insulting the
Word of God. He may believe that by
doing these things he is helping the
We beg leave to differ with him.
Every aweless and disparaging dema.
gogue belongs to the party of Milford
w. Howard, the ranting Populist con-
gresham from the Seventh Alabama
district. who wrote eff Christ Came to
Congress" This party has Just been
joined by the Rev. J. Whitcomb
Brougher of Paterson. n: j., whose
latest diatrbe was delivered on the
text. "Where Could Jesus Go IL lie
Came to New York City?'
Even as advertising of the cheapest
sort this does not pay. Mr.. Bryan does
not appear to see that which is plain
to every other man in the United
States: he does not see that in BELT
Ting the Bible he dishonors not it, bu!
himself.
No candidate can afford to offerd the
Christian mothers in this land, and
thank Heaven the land is full of Chris
tan mothers!
Their sons do the voting.-New York
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-24
A SIXTEEN TO ONE FINANCIER.

Sias Smpkins was a financier, although
he wasn't rich
slas was sorter silverite an greenbacker
an SIGH
An he never cut his whiskers an he didnt
wear no socks,
An all day long he'd arglfy upon dry
An he'd white, an he'd white, an he'd
shorely demonstrate
How his plan 'ud save the country from n
mighty sorry fate.
Why we use to gather round him, an we
Fer the ploughin' an the haydn long es 81
'ud talk to us.
Nope, I can't quite recollec' now, jest how
But / shore hey seen i'm cut err, an ]
know twas all about
A "per capiter" an ''ratio," an 1 reccilec
Use TO crate mos convincln' on the crime
of sempty-three.
An he lowed twas then our slav'ry TO the
.'plutycrat' begun,
An think 81 said the chances was shout
sixteen to one
In favor Of the plutycrat-an' then he'd
When he'd tell as how they'd squeezed tho
sweat from out the brow of toll"
Well. I guess 81 must "a talked too much
II sorter wore i'm out
Fer at last he got right porely, an cud
sca'cely get about;
But he'd still come down town daily wher
tn weather 'ud permit,
An he'd set out in the sunshine, and he't
white an he'd spit,
An he kept right on a-talkIn, es he SCI
On the plutycrats an ratios an about six
teen to one;
An he argied am contended an he imam
ciered until
tn county paid the bill
Albert Bigelow Paine In Harper's Weekly
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-24
He Rose to the Occasion.

The curtain had risen on the last act
Of the play and the diabolical plot Of
the villain was about to be exposed In
all its hideousness. Suddenly there was
a commotion near the entrance and q
voice called out breathlessly: "Is DR..
Kallomell In the audience?" With the
grave, preoccupied manner Of a man
on whose skill the life of some fellow
creature might depend the doctor rose
from his seat near the stage and passed
slowly down the aisle. what Is itT'
he asked. Doctor" said the breath
less one, as he drew from his breast
pocket package of folded documents.
I'm Spotcash & Co.'s new collector.
Would II be convenient for you to settle
mat little bill this eveningT-Sheffield
(Eng) Telegraph.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-24

a San Yrancisco TricycIisf Who Tipa
the Beam at 204 Pounds.
There Is no nonsense about Mrs.
"Harry" Hamel Of San Francisco. She
- not bit shy about her performances.
When she was advised to adopt the
wheel as a means Of recreation she
went out to a convenient cyclery and
consulted the manager about 1t. This
smiling and courteous Individual
thought she could be accommodated
II she cared to stand the expense of
having a machine built under special
specifications. He saw at glance
that no ordinary wheel would stand
the strain. But Mrs. Hamel did not
want bicycle. She did not think
that bicycles were modest for mem
bers Of her sex, whatever their age or
weight. For herself, not less than three
massive wheels would content her.
Mrs. Hamel tips the beam at 284
pounds. Her wheel, which was con-
structed for the special purpose of sus-
tanning. her, weighs over nifty pounds.
So that when this ponderous devotee
Of the silent steed takes her spins
abroad she bears upon the asphalt
with a gravamen approxlmating one
third Of ton. Hence, to be run into
or over by Mrs. Hamel would be a
serious affair. Owners of valuable
trotters who thread the avenue after
dark give her wide berth.
81 don't go out In the daytime" she
said the other day, because the hood.
lums gather round and annoy me with
such remarks as 'Haint she cute! She's
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-24

only tiny knob and crank protrude at
the top. Just a few minutes before
the freezer's contents are to be served
this crank Is given few rapid turns
and the cream or jelly will be found
beautifully firm. The larger the ice
box the greater, Of course, the capacity
of the freezer.
On many a luncheon table this sum-
mer will be noticed at the hostess right
dainty sherbet freezer that turns
water to ice in just three minutes. This
small machine is usually made of fine
ly polished bits Of choice woods bound
in circular form by hoops Of silver. The
top and handle are Of silver and the
minute ice machine stands about four
inches high, measuring Twenty-Five
inches In circumference. It looks quite
like lovely round bonbonniere, but
really holds snowy sherbet Of some
flavor with which 1t Is now the custom
Mt luncheons to keep the guests glasses
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-24
An OBJECT Lesson.


"Object lessons" In which the Mexi-
can silver dollar is utilized are becom.
ing a familiar feature of the present
presidential campaign. The Atkinson
Furnishing Company, with headquar-
tiers ut Boston and i've branches In
Maine, has for some weeks past been
paying its employees alternately In Mex
lean dollars and So gold pieces Every
employe who received his pay IN Mex
lean coin got with it a letter in sub
stance as follows: "To Our Employees:
The company pays your wages this
week in Mexican dollars. We bought
them in the open market at n cost Of SO
cents each. We pay them to you at the
rate Of two for one of United States
money. When you come to pay your
bills with these dollars you Will have a
good illustration Of the real value AMI
actual purchasing power Of the APO
grains of silver contained therein"
With the gold coin the employees receiv-
ed letter In part Is follows:
ITO Our Employees: Last week we
paid you in silver dollars, at about the
real value Of silver contained in them.
You received twice as many as you do
this week-your wages, measured by
the number Of dollars received, were
increased 100 per cent. We have given
you what the silver orators say you
need-cheap money, and plenty Of It..
This week we pay you in gold coin.
90 ha1 hof n
silver party will be successful and you
want to make some money on the plan
which they advocate, you can keep this
gold until the good times coming when
the new plan becomes law, then ex-
change your gold for silver bullion,
carrying it to the mint, have 1t coined
without charge and get twice as many
dollars as you had before. If you
find you cannot buy any more with
them than you could with half that
number before, don't mind little thing
like that. You have got more dollars,
and that Is what you want. ANY of
them you don't spend Immediately will
be useful in the house as stove lids and
dinner plates"
1t is humillating, indeed. to our ma
tional pride to be obliged to admit that
such object lessons are necessary
among a people who have boosted so
much Of the efficiency of our public
school system and the superior intelli-
gence of the average American as COM
pared with the average European. But
the spread Of the free silver coinage
craze seems to show that when brains
are lacking no school books can be OF
much service.-New York Trade Re-
view
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-24
A Free Silver Fraud.

The free coinage press has for several
months past been publishing an article
said to have been taken from the Lon
don Financial News Of March 10, in
which the prediction was made that If
the United States adopted free silver
Great Britain would lose all her trade
with South America, India, China and
Japan. The pretended quotation also
declared that this trade which Great
Britain would lose would all go to the
United States.
In its issue of Aug. Is The Financial
News pronounces the alleged extract to
be forgery and declares positively that
nothing Of the kind was ever printed
in its columns. An examination Of a file
of the paper shows that its statement is
true.
Will the silverite newspapers which
have been publishing this fake argu-
ment for free coinage please explain to
their readers that they were misled BY
some INSCRIPTIONS forger?
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-24
WHEN BRYAN Is ELECTED.

They say men will not have to work,
When Bryan Is elected;
Thcre'll be no toIler. hence no shirk,
When Bryan Is elected;
For silver then will all be free +.
And, every morn and night, VIII be
Brought round In carts to you and me,
When Bryan Is elected.
I know q man who wants job.
When Bryan Is elected;
His name Is Peter, twill be Bob,
When Bryan is elected;
He says for twenty ''sugs" day,
He'll hire himself, his horse and dray,
Delivering silver down his way.
When Bryan Is elected.
I know another who declares.
When Bryan IL elected;
He'll silyer-plate the golden stairs,
When Bryan Is elected:
They'll just make laws to beat the band,
Repeating all with Sherman's brand,
Like that one called supply and demand.
When Bryan Is elected.
Columbus DISPATCH.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-24

more profitable home market for ~ pre-.
vets Of your farms; advance siwtys that
pay the highest scale Of wages to tAe work
InHmen OF America-not the lowest.
(Checrs) Exait the character q your
labor. Never degrade i. Promote TINT
c0nduce to good citizenship, good morals
and good order; stand Up for America r and
plausc, and cries of ''Hurrah for Mckin-
leyvD Restore the principle In our legis-
latlon which gave us prosperity. Cries OF
That's rightPJ
Our esteemed Democratic allies at
Syracuse and Indianapolis do not think
1t is the height of political wisdom for
Maj. Mckinley to talk in this strain.
We shall positively decline to quarrel
with our allies. but will have to reserve
for the Republican candidate and the
wise managers of his campaign the
right to say word now and then
against free trade system advocated
eioquently by Ii Hung Chang and other
misguided persons.-New York CONNER
cial Advertiser. ~
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-24
FOR HOT WEATHER.
Attachment for Refrigerators G
Table Sherbct Freezer.

Attachment for Refrigerators and
Table Sherbct Freezer.
There Is now to be had novel and
wonderfully compact little ice box
which is a freezer and refrigerator In
one. The case is made for storing In
the pantry, or one can buy it in the
form Of a handsome walnut chest
worthy Of ornamenting a dining room
One side is divided into zinc-lined re
cess, showing three woven wire shelves
The other side contains ice and in the
Ice compartment hangs a freezer thai
will hold one pint Of liquid.
When the days allowance Of Ice IL
stored the freezer must be filled, and
when the refrigerator top Is closed
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-24

Our word bride" Is derived from the
Anglo-Saxon verb "bredan," to cherish;
while groom" or "grom," is an old
Dutch word, which simply means a
young man, and Is quite different from
the term applied to our equine domes-
tics, which either comes from the Per-
sian "garma" Ia keeper Of horses), or
else from the Anglo-Saxon word
"guma" "a caretaker or servant), and
this word groom" should really be
spelled without the letter .'r," for writ
ten gone 1t was, rs expressive Of .
man servant, in use In England even AZ
late az the civil wars Of the seventeenth
century.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-24

a Bird and Clear the track But oh.
my! it's great fun at night. I ride
up and down a couple Of blocks for
a whole hour, and it makes me feel
fine.
"No, I guess It amt making me
thin any. You see, I'm awfully fond
Of eating and drinking. 1 just love syr'
up and cream soda, and between meals
I'm always eating candy, and GUS
tard rolls, and chocolate eclaires.
think chocolate eclaires are the incest
things in the whole world"