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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-01-11
NOTICE.

Came on TO my premises about November
2Cth, one yearling heifer, part Jersey, yellow
or fawn colori has been marked on her ear;
the owner can have her by paying for trouble
and keeping and this advertisement
HIRAM T.. KIRBY.
Glover, VT, Dec. 20, 1896. Bl2
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-01-11
NOTICE.

/ hereby give notice that have given my
son, William j. Mitchell, his time during his
minority, and shall claim none of his wages
nor pay any debts OF his contracting after
this date. MRS. JULIA NJ. HARRIS.
Witness--MRs. COREY WIRE.
walden, VT, Dec. ~, 1896 1922
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-01-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, Jan. 4th, 1897.

pE eaL ossssrosoEsos Of THE moNrro
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classics OF the culinary art shall be as
familiar as the outer atmosphere. There
Will be competent persons on hand to ex-
plain to the Wis itors anything they may
wish to know regarding the cooking and
appliances. 1t is intended that the prices
of This restaurant snail be very moderate
indeed. And the very non-E European Gus
tom will prevail of forbidding tips to the
mattresses, for, of course, no one will be
employed about the building who belongs
TO the sterner sex if it is possible to avoid it,
All these are rather unusual things for an
architect to consider, but not only has NJ.
Joseph German planned the structure,
but SO enthusiastic is he over his idea that
ne has lncluded in his documents submits
ted to the French Commission all the de-
tails quoted here.
VI course there will be plenty of light
and air In this strangest of structures, but
the windows are to be of peculiar shane
and so constructed as to leave unmarried
the contour of the face and in no wav de-
tract from the general appearance of the
statue. In fact, the architect claims that
every detail will be attended to SO care
fully that the usual appearance of haste,
which has marred so many structures,
Will be entirely absent here. He believes
that the artistic effect will be so thor
oughly maintained that the whole struc-
ture will be the wonder of the world and
the delight of the entire profession of
artists.
The promenade arranged on the figure
is perhaps its most unique feature, in a
way. The wreath that rests with seeming
il1hfnR9S ha 80 h.
head is divided into two sections. These
sections are about thirty or thirty-fve feet
apart and the intervening space consti-
tutes the promenade. The entrance to
this Is from the restaurant, and openings
Will be made through the material which
composes the wreath on each side that
will admit of full advantage of the view
being taken. No refreshments will be sold
here, as anything of that sort can be OBJ
tanned in the restaurant.
The chief difficulty in carrying out the
ideas suggested by the artist is in obtain
ing photographs of the beauties of all ma
lions as he desires. From the best of
these he would have taken a composite
photograph. It is his intention, should
his idea receive official approval, to at
once send requests to the authorities in
the larger cities of different countries,
asking them to cooperate with the expo
sition officials in securing pictures of the
most beautiful women known in the vi
cinity OF the residence of the person adj
dressed. When all photographs desired
are received, it is the idea OF NJ. Germaine
to have a committee of artists appointed
"a beauty committee-who shall decide
from which pictures the composite photo
graph used as the statues model shall be
made up. This committee will have one
month in which to inspect the counter
felt presentments of beauty, and make its
decision. The architect declares that the
result cannot fail to be pleasing in the ex-
IRENE.
The photographs thus secured are to be
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IDENTIFY to give the monster breathing
room, for its head and the anterior por-
ton of its body are raised from the
ground.
The accompanying illustration shows
the method which Professor Verrill
adopted to take the observations which
have resulted in securing so many inter-
esting facts. These Investigations de-
veloped more strongly than most of US
realize how thoroughly nature strives to
protect the smaller fish from the depre-
dations of their big and cannibalistic
brethren. In every instance where those
changes of color were noted it was ascer-
tanned that they were for the purpose of
enabling the fish to render itself almost
invisible to even the keen-eyed big
brother who sought him for an evening,
MONDAY or morning meal. Each fish has
its peculiar haunts. Rarely are they Just
alike. That is why it is that the color
ings of the fish differ so greatly.
Even at the bottom OF the sea there Is
considerable difference between night and
day. What may be bright and sparkling
at certain periods during the twenty-four
hours undergoes q considerable change at
another time. The fish that linger among
certain kinds of growth at the oceans
bottom, the bottom of the lake or river
would be easily discernible oftentimes at
night if nature had not 80 made them thu
they could change color with their sur
roundings. 1t all seems very wonderful,
and yet the more one investigates the
more he sees that not single change
takes place without a cogent reason there
for.
In discussing the facts which his in
vestigations brought to his attention,
Professor Verrill stated that he consid-
cred he had but made a beginning and
that he hoped to induce other naturalists
and biologists to continue the study he
had just inaugurated. 1t will thus be
seen that as eminent authority as there Is
believes that there is mine of informa-
ton in this line of investigation. that
wonders of which even science has not
dreamed may be revealed by painstaking
experiment and careful study. The whole
line of discovery goes to show that Dame
Nature has surprises for the world every
day and that though il should exist in
terminable centuries the surprises would
be equally numerous
1t is very likely, scientists who are par
ticularly interested in this line of investi-
CATION say, that Professor Verrill's advice
about continuation of experiments will be
favorably considered by the United States
Government.
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.DE9TH BESTRIDES THIS BIKE
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@Bayonets Bristle From It's Front--E Marvel
Gus Motor Cycle That Scans Capable
Of Annihilating a Small Army

( cept for purely transportation purposes,
and that, therefore, they were in a great
measure an incum brance to an army in
the field. In time OF battle, it was alleged,
they were of no value whatever. The in
vention Of this Frenchman seems to re-
move this objection entirely. In fact it
has lifted the wheel out OF the rut of op-
probrium into which it had fallen and
placed it among the most effective sources
of carnage that is at the modern military
commanders beck and call
The bicycle itself has won its way to
permanent fame and usage as vehicle for
the CONVEYANCE OF 4 dispatch bearer. 1t is
no exaggeration to say that for years to
come, or until there had been war be-
tween civilized nations to give proof. the
use of the wheel for transporting troops
would have been q bone of contention
over which military officers would have
argued necessarily. AS it is, the motor
cycle has solved the problem.
1t might be said by quibblers that the
new cycle is not up 10 date because the
motive power is gasoline rather than cleo
trlcity. This is unfair, because electricity
for sucn use-for bicycles or motor cycles
is only in the experimental stage. While
it is true that there is sufficient power tie
be obtained by electricity to drive the
motor cycle or any other machine, there
confronts one the old problem Of the
storage battery. This latter has never
proved successful for continued pro-,
pulsion. The motor cycle for war must
be run on a basis of absolute GER
tainty. This is why, NJ. Francois L'Her-
eaux, the inventor, says gasoline was used
by him.
The method of conveying an amount of
gasoline sufficient to supply the various
machines is as thoroughly modern as the
machines themselves. II is a tank, very
much like those with which we are all
familiar, mounted upon a horseIess wagon,
which is also drived by a gasoline motor.
1t is the intention to recharge the motor
cycles each day, as it has been estimated
that the ordinary tank which forms part
Of the machine contains just about q
sufficient amount of gasoline to supply
the motor for one days travel, the highest
estimated rate of speed being the basis of
calculation.
Only one Of the warlike motor cycles
has been constructed as yet. If NJ.
LHereaux's invention is adopted, il will
be manufactured by the French Govern
ment only.
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A Relic Returned.

The Louisburg cross, captured at the
siege of Louisburg, in colonial times,
stored for generation or two in the cellar
of the Harvard Library, set up finally
outside of that building. and stolen some
what more than year ago, to the scan
dial of the university, has been re-
turned. 1t was found on January
hanging to the doorknob Of the H.
brary, and with it note, of which at this
writing the authorities have not disclosed
the purport. The loss of the cross was
greatly lamented, and its recovery will
excite proportionate enthusiasm, albeit II
is very much what might have been ex-
pected, since the cross has no intrinsic
value and must have been stolen for senti-
mental reasons or temporary use.-Har-
per's Weekly.
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included a large variety of those fish
with which we are familiar, all of US, be.
sides a number of strange creatures not at
all unusual so far as their existence is con-
cerned, but infrequent candidates for pub
lie attention.
The time of observation was generally
between the hours of idnight and pa. NJ,
and Professor Verril was always alone. The
lights were so arranged that while sutfi-
GENTLY brigh: to enable the investigator
to see clearly through the water in the
tank, enabling him to distinguish without
difficulty exactly what the fish looked
like, it was not sufficiently bright to cause
the fish to swim about 1t was the pro-
fessor's desire to observe the fish while as
quiet as possible, the quieter the better.
The conditions mentioned were the only
ones by which this could be accomplished.
A sudden jar of the floor or an uneI-
pected movement OF any kind would set
the finny prisoners in motion, so keen is
their sense OF sound, so alert are they to
detect the presence of even the slightest
thing that may mean danger. However,
Professor Verril succeeded in observing
the appearance OF many fish while asleep,
for not only did he thus discover curious
color changes. but learned that they sum-
bered in the strangest attitudes.
Thoroughly familiar with the appear
ance of the fish in the daytime 1t was very
easy for Professor Verrill to detect the
changes that had transpired during the
time which had elapsed since daylight had
faded away. Particularly noticeable was
the change in the color and markings Of
tina Aoundars Thesa fish az all anolers
know, lie upon tbs bed OF the ocean, and
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dinner. The Queen enters from her own
apartments exactly at 8:45, with the
Prlncesses and the lady in waiting. and
the party at once proceeds to dinner in the
oak room, Which adjoins the corridor.
The conversation at the banquet is not
lively, her Majesty strictly confirming her
remarks to general subjects, such as art
Literature, music and scenery. ANY allu-
sion to political or personal topics is alb.
soluteiy prohibited.
After dinner the Queen and ladies' retire
to one OF the drawing-rooms (there are
three-the white, the green and the red)
which open out OF the corridor, where
they are speedily joined by the men of
the party. Formerly the Queen went
round the circle, saying few simple and
pleasant things to each person, but now
her Majesty does not leave her seat. and
the guests are taken up to her in tours bv
the lady-in-wating and the lord -in-wait.
ing, after which she retires to her room q
with the Princesses (if any are presently
ana the company finish the evening with
music and whist. The guests apartments
are very comfortable, with large baths
and capital fires. Smoking is strictly for.
hidden except in the smoking-room
which is far removed from the Queens
own part OF the castle. In the morning
guests breakfast either in their own rooms
or with the MISUNDERSTANDING after
which they take their departure.
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They Are Comrades.

Two inseparable comrades, both mem
bors of the Loyal Legion, are General H.
S. Huidekoper and State Senator Francis
A. Osbourn. Both are veterans of the
Civil War, in which unpleasantness
each lost an arm. But while General
Huidekoper is minus his right arm,
Senator Osbourn mourns the loss of his
left. For years it has been the practice
of the two veterans to make one pair of
gloves do for both. Whenever the general
purchased a pew pair he invariably sent
the right glove to the Senator, and when
the Senator invested the general would
get the LETT glove. Up to last Monday
the Sena tor hadn't received glove from
the general for about year, and had con-
Guided that his old friend was getting par
simonious, when package was handed to-
him in his seat at Harrisburg. On open.
ing the bundle the Senator was oyerjoyed
to find right-hand glove.-PhiIadelph
Record
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kEzEX MOTOR bicycle has just been in
vented by French genius which
4<N promises TO prove one of the most
formidable adjuncts to an army in conflict
which has been cres ted for number oil
years. Con. petent military authorities,
who have given the machine and the idea
OF the inventor careful consideration, de-
clare that company OF soldiers mounted
on these cycles could inflict more damage
upon the enemy, provided the conflict did
. not occur In mountainous country, than
four companies of infantry equipped in
the regulation fashion could accomplish.
So notable is the impression that the
motor cycle has made in France that the
French Minister of War, together with
military commission made up OF the most
thoroughly posted officers of the army OF
France, is seriously considering giving the
new invention the sanction OF the Govern
ment and equipping several companies OF
the army with the machine. NO definite
decision in the matter is likely to be an
nounced for several weeks, for the most
careful study is being made OF the cycle
and the ideas set forth by the inventor re-
garding what it can accomplish. 1t is
limited, however, that all things point to
the decision being of a favorable nature,
and the adoption of the machine as q reg
ular feature OF the French army may
/ therefore be considered more than prob
sbIe.
There have been many experiments
with the bicycle in the armies of Europe.
and the military authorities of no nation
have taken more interest in the machine
and its development than those of France.
While it is only within the past year that
any fixed effort has been made in the
United States army to test the value of
the bicycle as a method for conveying a
soldier from place to place, both in COM
pany form and as a dispatch bearer, our
French compatriots have been expert
mentiHg with the wheel from a military
standpoint Tor more than five years. 1t is
not surprising, then, that this somewhat
startling addition to the merits of the
wneel that genius has made should be the
emanation of French mind.
Now as to the motor cycle itself. It is,
as the accompanying illustration shows
in form and principle like unto the motor
cycle with which we are all more or less
familiar. There are, however, one or two
important exceptions, the most notable of
these, so lar as the operation OF the ma
chine is concerned, being that the rider
steers the cycle with his feet, the handle
bar, or Iather the substitute for it, being
adapted to a totally different pur-
pose: The motor, the impelling force of
tire cycle, Is located just forward of the
rear wheel and is of sufficient size to in
sure satisfactory rate of speed. The
small tank which carries the fuel which
supplies the motor contains an ample
Quantity to guarantee at least a days
journey without replenishing. The in
.ventor claims that the machine will easily
make, over a fairly rough country, from
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effort will be made to preserve throughout
the structure the most absolute harmony
in furnishing, coloring and decoration, at
the same time avoiding anything like
similarity or sameness that would tire the
eve rather than refresh.
The second story will be mostly taken
up by large hall, in which lectures will
be delivered by various feminine celebri-
ties, meetings OF the different societies Of
women that may gather in Paris and vari-
Gus events of that sort take place. On this
same focr also will be the offices of the
Woman's Commission that is in charge
of the building.
The third story will consist of retiring
rooms for women visitors to the exposi-
ton, who wish to rest from their journey
ing about There will be two large rooms
filled with touches and easy chairs, and
these will be open to the use of any and
ali ladies who may visit the exposition.
In addition to this, it is intended that
there shall be number of bedrooms
plainly but very comfortably furnished,
each with a bath attached, supplied with
hot and cold water. The rooms will not
be large, but of sufficient size to avoid
anything like the stuffy effect that is gen.
orally the principal feature of a small
room. These rooms &will be given to the
use of those who pay therefor nominal
fee, just enough to cover the cost of keep
ing them in order. They will be let to no
one for any length of time, as it is not the
intention to have lodgings in the building.
On the fourth floor will be situated the
restaurant and kitchen, which, it is pros
posed, shall be models. The kitchen will
be open to inspection of visitors, and it is
the intention 10 have in use therein the
most modern appliances for cooking and
chefs to whom the A C's and the higher
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twelve to fifteen miles an hour, and be-
lieves that with good roads, unimpeded, it
would do even better than this.
Perhaps the most notable feature of the
cycle is the row of bayonets attached to
a transverse bar, which is supported by
heavy steel rod that runs forward from
the frame of the machine. As the illus
tration. shows. the bayonets extend for
ward sufficiently to clear the machine en-
tirely, and to be without an impediment
to penetrate whatever the rider NAV
charge at. In place of the handle bars is
curved gun-rest which may be moved
upward to suit the desire of the rider.
Every rider is supposed to be armed with
a repeating rife, and it will be under
stood that from the fact that he can steer
the machine with his feet, he is left en-
tirely free to use the weapon-as unin-
numbered as he would be if he were
standing on the ground, like the ordinary
infantryman of to-day.
Such combination rs this, the French
officers argue. would be almost irresist-
ibIe. A charge by a company noun ted
on these cycles would practically be one
OF those most dreaded events in a battle,
ia bayonet conflict and heavy fire from
irt1emen combined. Every wheelman
rknows how expert a rider of motor
cycle can become in maintaining the
equilibrium of his machine against both
ordinary and extraordinary shock. 1t
would take more than mere contact with
a movable body to upset a rider of a
motor cycle.
1t has been favorite argument of the
opponents OF the bicycle for army use that
the machine could never be utilized ex-
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by no means permitted to waste their
loneliness in unappreciated seclusion, but
utilized in adding to the beauty of the
surroundings in the reception rooms on
the first floor. Certain it is that if the
plan were carried out it would likely re-
suit in collection such as no one ever
saw before.
The whole idea is declared by the expo
sition authorities to be the most unique
thus far submitted. Whether it will be
adopted or rejected as too chimerical no
one seems to know. 1t is, however, being
carefully considered.
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| Know My Love Is True.
! know my love is true.

know my love is true,
And, oh, the day is fairi
The sky is clear and blue,
The flowers are rich of hue,
The air / breathe is rare,
have no grief or care;
For my own love is true.
And, oh, the day is fairi
Ny love is false, find,
And, oh, the day is dark:
Blows sadly down the wind,
While sorrow holds my mind
1 do not hear the lark,
For quenched is life's dear spark
Ny love is false, l find.
And. oh, the day is dark
For love doth make the day
Or dark or doubly bright;
Her beams along the way
Dispel the gloom and gray.
She lives and all is bright,
She dies and life is night;
For love doth make the day,
Or dark or doubly bright.
PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR, in Lyrics OF Lowl
Life
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FISH, LIKE CHHMELEONS CHHNGE COLOR
Singular Discovery Regarding the Fnny Jbe-By the Fierce
Glare Of an Electric Light Professor VerrI Views Sight
Strange Human Eues

HrROF. A. z. VERRlLL, whose la
E-t bors with the United States
AN*N Fish Commission have made his
name familiar to all those who
are interested in piscatorial investigation,
announces the remarkab BILE fact that fish
are not the same color at night as during
the day. Sometimes, he says, fish can
change color at will.
These statements, coming from man of
Professor VerrilPs ability AMI repu-
tation, are OF the most absorb
ing interest to the public in gen.
eral, for they reveal accomplish
ments that few if any laymen knew fish
possessed. The scientists Investigations
were principally conducted at night by
the aid OF electric light, his observations
being confined to the inhabitants OF an
aquarium, comprising q collection which
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A Queens Guests.

Concerning Queen Victoria's entertain
ment of dine and sleep guests at Wind
sor Castle this winter, London CORE
spondent of an exchange writes: These
visitors, who are invited by the master of
the household, arrive about 6 o'clock in
the evening, and they assemble in the
corridor every one in full dress) at 80,
when the lord in waiting settles the order
in which the company are to go in to
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The finest needles are about l inch in
length. A needle for sewing with coarse
thread is from ~ to inches in length.
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The flying squirrel is inches in length,
His wings" are merely thin membranes
connecting the fore and hind legs.
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In Brazil, at the funeral of an unmar-
RED woman, the mourning color is scar
let. The coffin, the hearse. the trappings
OF the horses and the livery of the driver
are all scarlet.