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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-04-12
THE HOUSEHOLD.
Pillows Are TO Re the Easter Mementos
This Season-Velvot Cake-Yel-
low IN Decorating.

Last Easster the photograph frame, in
all its variations of embroidery, paint
ing, silk. leather and jewels, held the
face of the Madonna, the Saviour or a
saint. This season finds the sofa pillow
the popular messenger. One sofa pillow
is made Of dull green upholstery satin,
ON which is embroidered bunch Of
Easter lilies held with bowknot of
japanese gold. The underside has
easter Greetings soIidly embroidered
in white, outlined in gold Around the
edge of the pillow is a heavy cord of
green sils'and gold. Another pillow has
large green palm leaves embroidered on
heavy white satin, while on the reverse
side is the first line of ''The Palms" set
to music III notes OF COLA. Around the
four sides Of the pillow is a full, soft
puff of green silk laced across with fine
gold cord. The butterfly, being en-
blematic of the soul, makes a pillow
with figures of these winged creatures
an appropriate Easter remembrance.
The society girl who has been so gem
erously provided through the winter
with violets from a certain young man
may show him a courtesy on Easter
morning by sending him a violet sofa
pillow. This is Of white bengaline over
which has been thrown a handful OF
violets, with here and there an occa-
sional stray leaf OF green, all Of which
are embroidered true to nature. The
four sides of the pillow have Il twist of
green stems and artificial violets run
ming along the edge The filling of the
pillow may be the violets sent by the
young man and since dried. This pillow
is closely duplicated in roses, with rose
leaf filling. Still another pillow is SIM
liar to the former, being a hodgepodge
made of all sorts of flowers and leaves
as filing, with Easter flowers embroi-
dered on the top.
The children, too, have their Easter
souvenir pillows. There are the quaint
Brownies with their spindle legs and
scared eyes. There is the April day in
yellow, black and red, showing three
tiny maids in rainstorm under a drip
ping mhrella, with Grain, rain, go
away, come again another day" en-
broidered at the bottom. The edges are
plain.
''For Thoughts, " done in pansy pur-
pies on yellow uncut velvet, over which
have been strewn pansies with long
slender green stems, is worthy OF men
ton. The four sides are finished with a
heavy satin putting in yellow, which
has first been corded to form outstanding
tucks. while the flowers are embroidered
in their natural colors.
For the country house there is a new
cotton material in imitation of linen sill
yer crash in broken plaids, green,
brown, yellow, blue and pink checks on
a white background. Feather stitching
runs from the block Of solid coIoring
for decoration. The pillow is finished at
the edges with a ruffle of same. This
pillow is serviceable, and the covering
may be washed, says writer in the
New York Sun, authority for the fore
going information.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-04-12
THE VERMONT FAMER'S DANGER.

IF there is any consolation in the
thought, the American farmer can
think he is no worse off than the
farmers Of any other country. Low
prices prevail everywhere. So great
has been the production of the grains
and food products, together with
dairy animals, sheep and horses that
these things are low. The great
areas in the United States, Europe,
South America, Asia and Australia
connected by railroads and naviga
ton, and the use Of agricultural ma
chinery in many localities has added
so much to the worlds total of sup
plies that they exceed the demands.
Nothing but war, drowth or devasta
ton can reduce the surplus products
of the earth to that degree which will
at once bring prices to their former
basis Farmers here and there will
cease to plant and raise in certain
lines until there may be such a de-
crease as to make the demand equal
Or exceed the supply, when gradual
ly prices will grow better. A danger
which confronts the Vermont far
mers, whose staples now are largely
dairy products, is the growth Of the
dairy business ali through the West.
Creameries are springing up all over
the prairies, and railroads are ship
ping cold storage butter to the East
and the seaboard at very low rates.
There is danger that il we do not lose
our prestige here as butter makers,
others will make it at such low prices
as to greatly injure the business. 1t
is possible the proposed tariff, if en-
acted, will lessen the supply to some
extent and enhance the prices. If
manufacturing is increased the de-
mand will increase to an appreciate
extent,so that from both causes there
may be rise in prices. 1t will be
well, as we look at it, for the Yer
mont dairyman to base his calcula-
tions on price for average dairy and
creamery butter not to exceed 1873
cents per pound-siX pounds for a
dollar-for the next five years, and if
this is as profitable as anything then
let dairying continue. It could prob
ably be demonstrated that mixed
line of farming in the past forty years
has been more profitable than any
special line. II the new tariff will let
the sheep back on to the hills again
there will be a brighter outlook for
the farmers. An intelligent director
of a Vermont bank, himself a farmer,
remarked that he had in his lifetime
known but few farmers who kept
sheep to die with mortgage on their
farms. Dairying in New England is
being increased with danger to itself,
and the dairymen should curtail his
business and shift partially into other
lines.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-04-12
Chicago's New Postmaster.

Charles Ulysses Gordon, the newly
appointed postmaster of Chicago, is
perhaps the youngest of the Republican
leaders who have come to the front since
the beginning of the last presidential
campaign. He is only 80 years old, but
is already veteran in politics He was
born in Peoria and at II had begun a
successful business career as cashier for
a large Chicago firm. At 10 he had en-
barked in the real estate business for
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-04-12
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
Estate Of Justin z. Cook.

The undersigned, having been appointed by
the Hon. Probate Court for the District of Or
leans Commissioners, to receive, examine
and adjust all claims and demands of all
late of Glover. in said District deceas
ed, and all claims exhibited in Offset
thereto, hereby give notice that we will meet
for the purposes aforesaid at the residence
of the late deceased, the 18th day of
April and Goth day of September next, from
said days, and that six months from the 23rd
day of March A. D. 1897, is the time limited by
said Court for said creditors to present their
claims to us for examination and allowance.
Dated at Glover, VT, this oath DAY of
March, A. D. 1897.
1915 FkGE Il: So BEaN, Commissioners.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-04-12
Velvet Cake.

This cake, If properly made, will be
"as soft as velvet, " according to Baker S
Helper: Half pound of powdered sug-
ar, eggs, quarter of an ounce of bitter
almonds, blanched and chopped very
fine; half pound of good strong flour,
quarter of pound of good butter quar-
ter of a pint of good cream, Il level tea
spoonful Of good baking powder. Cream
the butter, sugar and yolks Of eggs to-
gethcr with what 1avoring you choose
say, a mixture Of lemon and vanilla
in like manner as for best pound cake,
then add the chopped almonds; next add
the flour and whites of eggs, which have
been previously well whisked; add a
little Of each at a time, stirring each
lot well III before adding another When
it is all in, drop the mixture into square
cake pans, lined with paper; level them
and bake in a moderate heat. The tops
of these cakes do not need washing or
busting with sugar. The baking powder
should be sifted in the -four. When mix
ing, if little milk is needed to make
the mixture the same lightness as pound
cake, add it.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-04-12

A judicious use of screens of certain
colors and broad, plain surfaces Of wall
space will bring the long, narrow room
into something like coZiness.
1t is always good taste to have sea-
sonable scheme of decoration. For the
spring tulips, daffodils, lilies of the val
ley and wild flowers are especially eff
fective,
Loving cups, having proved accepta-
BILE flower receptacles, come now in cut
and coIored glass, also in decorated
china.
Chatting dish spoons have ivory or
ebony handles.
There has been along with an increas-
ing use of the colonial style in architec-
ture a mild revival of the old fashioned
door knocker.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-04-12
A New Admiral.

Joseph n. Miller, who has just at
tanned the rank of rear admiral, has been
for the last few years stationed at Bos-
ton, where he is commandant of the
Charlestown navy yard. Admiral Mil
Ter is native of Ohio. He was born in
Springfield in that state in 1886 and
will reach the age limit in a year, so
that he will not long enjoy his new
rank. Admiral Miller entered the navy
as an acting midshipman at the age of
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-04-12
tEOPLE Or LIZ DAY.

The selection of General Grenville M.
Dodge as grand marshal Of the big pa
rade connected with the dedication of
Grants monument in New York is a
peculiarly fitting and appropriate one.
Grant knew Dodge, in peace as well as
ilIszar, and he trusted and admired him
Seth. During the Vicksburg campaign
Dodge enjoyed the most confidential re-
lations with his commander. It was to
Dodge that Grant trusted the protection
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-04-12

In the estiml .bib tDtb lls
transportation of passengers is the
main function of railroad companies.
In the eye of the companies the trans
mission of freight is TIE chief item.
The whole number OF cars used for
passenger service is 10000; OF freight
cars, 100000. The gain in freight
receipts for all railroads i'm the coun-
try, as shown by the last Interstate
Commerce Commission report, is S148
per mile as compared with the previ-
Gus year. This result is achieved in
spite of a considerable reduction of
rates. The trunk lines running East
and West have to compete with Cam
adian railroads enjoying government
al exemptions, with Southern ports,
and with freight vessels on the Lakes,
the result being that since 1880 the
rate in cents per hundred pounds of
freight from Chicago TO New York
has gone down from 80 to "A, and on
sheep and hogs there has been like
decrease. Conjoined with this reduc :
ton the freight service has improved
in carefulness, promptitude and eff 4
cheney. A freight train today makes
the distance from st. Louis to New
Orleans in the same time passenger
trains made it fifteen years ago
thirty five hours Exchange
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-04-12

Barber-Have you had any expert
ence in shaving students? Applicant
for job-Oh, yes, sir. / always 90
over their faces twice with the back
of the razor, and ask them IL IL pulls
much. Barber Quite right; but you
mustn't forget 60 strop your razor
several times during the operation.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-04-12

f. f.. Turner OF Compton, Mo . writes as
that after suffering from piles for seventeen
years, he completely cured them by nsinR
three boxes of DeWitt's Witch Hazel 6alvc.
1t cures eczema and severe skin diacaBes.-
II. @. Pierce, Bartoni ID. w. Hildreth, Barton
Landing; r.. L. French, Glover.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-04-12

Don't allow the lungs TO be impaired by the
continuous irritation OF n cough. ~ Is easier
to prevent consumption than 60 cure a.. one
Minute Cough Cure taken carly viii ward OFF
any fatal lung trouble. IL. g. Pierce, Barton
ID. w. Hndreth, Barton Landingi r.. ~
French, Glover.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-04-12

good chance for a BLACKSMITH. A
house and shop to rent sell. A good shoer
is desired. man can do well if he steady
and attends to his business. For further
particulars write
i4tf R. w. COLLINS, East Albany, VT.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-04-12
l.. j. Hartman, Treas.
NOTICE.

This is to certify that have this day given
my son, Chester a. Gray, his time during the
remainder of his minority, and shall claim
none of his wages nor pay any bills of his
contracting after this date.
MILO GRAY.
Westmore, VT, March 1, 1897. A. Is
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-04-12

himself. His political activity began
three years before he became a voter,
and he had barely reached his majority
when he helped found the Marquette
club, of which influential organization
he acted as secretary during the first
three years of its existence. He was
elected member of the executive COM
mittee of the National Republican
league in 1892 and is member of the
Union League club of Chicago.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-04-12

NARH1AAAAAA
"A who resides az Green Bay. writes
March 9th, 1895, as follows;
Five years ago became so nervous that
mental work was n burden. could not rest
ct night on account OF slecplossness. Ny
attention was called 90 DR. Miles RcstOra-
tive Nervine. and / commenced 90 use "a
with the very best effect. Since thcn \
have kept a bottle in my house and uso 10
whenever my nerves become unstrung with
always the Same good results. Ny son nlsd
DIR. Miles tal,ea - for neryoss ,7,
Nervine success, I have rocorn1
mendod a. to many and
NESIUI6S IL cures them. All Wild
rraoI4L. suffer from norvd
LAOd1tllssssss troubles should try itl
1t IS free from narcotics, perfectly harm1
less, and yet soothes and strengthens. DIR
Miles, through his Nervine Is a bencfactod
to thousands" A. Q. LEHMAN.
Editor and proprietor OF DER LAEDsMAr
DIR. Miles Nervine Is sold on guaranteed
first bottle will benefit OF money refunded
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-02-20
MUSICAL MENTION
JOHN RANDOLPH

am glad to be able to announce that
Madame Camilla Urso, that brilliant
violin virtuosa and genuinely great ar
fist, is tn be heard in Lincoln at the
Lansing theatre on March 9Th. Madame
Urso and her concert company, consist
ing of Miss Minnie Methot soprano. Mr..
Erwin II. Douglass. tenor, and Mr..
Geo. II. Wesley, pianist, appear as the
third attraction in the course of Artists
Concerts to be given during the present
winter and spring. The violinist is
heard on tour again for the first time in
some years. 1t g safe to say that she is
the greatest violinist-woman violinist-
in America. and one Of the greatest in
the world. Age cannot wither, nor GUS
tom stale her infinite variety"-at least
they have rot done so yet.
Madame Urso is not a tricky player;
she belongs to the classical school of
violinists. and the artistic repose of her
performance is widely different from the
pyrotechnic style of many vIolinists of
the French school who have recently
caught the ear Of the groundlings; but
no better artist. no more competent
musician has ever been heard in Lincoln
than this quiet little lady. There are
gradations in musiclanship, in artistry.
and this player is Of the very first rank
as an interpreter Of compositions for the
violin. Upon the following reasons l
base my conviction and assertion: In
m ,sical parlance "virtuoso" is one who
ha, mastered the technical difficulties Of
tie Instrument upon which he plays.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-02-20

Thus Rosenthal is the greatest virtuoso
pianist living, nor is our diminutive
friend, Godowsky, far behind him in
digital facility. An artist among
musicians means more than the term
'virtuoso hough an artist must be
a virtuoso. virtuoso is not necess irIIy
an artist-for an artist must. besides
virtuosity, possess style, taste, charm.
emotion. intellect! All Of these Madame
Urso has high degree, combined with
monumental repose and dignity. / hope
every young singer and player in this
city will hear and learn from this great
artist the truth that simplicity and free
dom from atfectation and mannerisms
do not detract from genuine greatness
OF conception and execution, but on the
other hand increases the artistic effect.
l have not yet received the program of
Madame Urso's concert, but it is safe to
say that it will be both pleasing and
dignitied. | know people cannot be
scolded INTO attending concerts II do not
receive per cent Of the gross receipts)
but l shall be sorry il this concert is not
attended by large audience. Madame
Urso is assisted by a soprano who is
we'll spoil en- Of and has recently returned
to the United States after study with
that famous teacher OF sopranos, Mad
anne Marchesi. The gent emen of the
company are unknown to me. and make
their first bows before a Lincoln audi.
ence.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-02-20

turned to Paris. but whether IN a rage
at her recent ii SEQ in the part u "Bru
enhilda' in Wagner's "Siegfrisd" or
whether really suffering from throat
trouble, deponent sayeth not. But
Calve is with them. emotional. electric
Calve, and Eames the statussque, and
the season opens with Carmen
Several years ago when this company
numbered Melba, Calve. Nordica and
Eames as its prime dome. not to men,
tien such lesser lights as Sigrid Arnold,
son and Zslie de LussaD, 4 asked man
who had heard them all how he Ink I'd
the four greater sopranos. He said:
We'll. Eames is like ice water on hot
day. Nordica is Rhine wine. Melba is
champagne. but begad Calve is whole
drunk He had evidently seen the
great Emma as Carmen"
The announcements for the first week
Of opera are as follows: Carmen" The
Hucuenots,' M irtha." "Tannh 4user;-
Tristan" and as plde.' All kinds Won
see. You pay your NOR ey and you take
you: choice. suppose Chicago will be
visited as usual at this season by the
elite Of Omaha and Lincoln. am not
OF The elite but hope to go in and hear
the novelties il any are pr scented, as I
am weary OF unlimited "a ISL" and
Car men" even with Jean de Reszk,
and Calve.
By tie way. this opera troupe had a
singular accident at a recent perform.
ance 10 New York. On Febru try 10Th
the opera Of Martha" was given with
substantially the same cast to appear in
Chicago. The part OF "rristano" was
taken by VI. Armand Customary. basso
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-02-20

audience as that which assembled to
hear The Wizard Of the Nile" last
week. The music OF this comic opera
is by Victor Herbert, the 'cellist and or
chestral director, and is both tuneful
and ingenious. The serenade at the be-
ginning Of the second act deserves espe-
cial mention.
Moreover 1 have rarely heard chorus
and principals sing with more exact in
tonation and tuneful effect than in this
production. The whole effect was one
OF grace and beauty aud melody.
confess the performance was a surprise
to me, for l had YEARLY prepared myself
for the usual senseless horse play and
idiotic plotlessness coupled with music
Of the most puerile description, common
in productions Of this nature. But the
opera had a consistent If farcical plot
There was real humor in places and tn,
singing and acting were creditable
Frank Daniels, as the Wizard OF the
Nile, displayed a good bass v"ice and
considerable ris cOmicd: his song about
the human snake this first wife was Gp-
roariOusly funny. as was his appearance
when despoiled OF the kings second
best coronation robe Altogether was
glad that | overcame my fatigue and
chronic Discrimination TO exertion in the
evening long enough to be beguIled by
this, the best comic opera have heard
in Lincoln.
Grand opera must be more profitable to
impresario and singers in Chicago than
most Of the other American cities. The
Metropolitan Opera company of New
York begins its yearly engagement on
next Monday, February 22nd. at the
Auditorium. This year they are billed
to remain four weeks Nellie Melba is
no longer with this company, having re-
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-02-20

/ wish for Camill. Urso as large an
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-02-20

Continued on pa &c II
The herald., 1897-07-09

s44. 799 as against $50, ,O60, ,544 for the corre-
spending six months of 1896. This shows
a small gain over 1896, but it is pointed out
that there were two transfers in FeEru-
ary and May last aggregating $120lbj00,
and that there were no transfers Of that
sort in the first half of 1896
Constructive Mortgage-A transfer OF
property at a price much below its real
value, for the sake of getting ready money
and preventing the grantor's property go
ing to pay his debts, will be held to be a
mortgage rather than an absolute sale,
where the grantee is ignorant of grantor' s
fraudulent observation-disclosures VS.. With
row IN. ]. Ch.), 35 AT. Rep. 1851
y + +
California patents were issued Tuesday
as follows: Stephen s. Black of Pasa-
dena. cooking utensil: Edward T. Glove
Of Woodland, carpenters level; George F.
and s. N. Gray of San Francisco, concrete
arch and f1reproof construction; Charles
Is. Hamlin Of Los Angeles, pipe truing
lathe; Abbie M. Hess and S. Mulholland
of San Francisco, heating and cooking
attachment for oil, gas or vapor stoves
Joseph Joffriaud of San Francisco, pluck
ing instrument; Louis Moser of San Fran
cisco, compartment cooking apparatus;
James B. M. Pope of San Berhardino, ad-
Unstable distributing weir; Frederick
Sletcher of San Francisco, goldwashing
pan; Bernard Toulouse and J. Deloriux OF
San Francisco, apparatus for crushing
pressing and conveying fruit to receiving
tanks; Frederick Witram of San Francisco
broom attachment.
The herald., 1897-07-09

crown, loose. in sacks, per h.. 6h05x: T.
crown, fancy bleached, per lb.. 10: Sultana.
seedless. choice. per lb., 71a@s. Fractions.
half crown. per lb.. 6Q61h; Sultana, seed
less, boxes. rs; quarter boxes. 60c per box
higher than whole.
NUTS-walnuts. Los Angeles, 5dS: me-
dunn soft. 6h@7h; softshell, Los Nietos.
fancy, 1910; almonds, softshell, 9@10; pa
per shell, l1@12k; hardshell, 7Q9; pecars,
Soil: flberts. II; Brazils. 10 pinons. 9010.
BEANS AND DRIED PEAS-Pink. 1.6o
d1.65; Lima 225@2.5O Lady Washington,
1.5041.6 60: small whites, 1.60G1.6 IS; green,
field peas, 2.25@250; bIack-eyed beans, 200;
garvancos. L75G2oo; lentils. imported. $50
Q7.00; lentils, California, 3.00@3.50.
HONEY AND acknowledgements
s@11 per lb.; strained. 51s@6; beeswax. 1S0
20 per lb.
GRAIN-wheat. 1.5co1so: corn. small
yellow. LILO; large yellow. l.1o; oats. 1.1o
@1.25; barley. 75.
HAY-Wheat per ton. 7.0o@S00; barley
7.0OqS.00; oat, 7.50ds.50; alfalfa, baled, 500
600; loose. 5.0o@6.00; new crop, all kinds.
900; straw, 500.
M1LLsTUFFs-Flour. local mills. 4.so
per bbl.; Stockton brands, 500; Oregon, 4S5;
rolled barley. per ton. 1900; cracked corn.
per 100 lbs, 1.10; feed meal, per 100 lbs, Lis;
bran, 100 per ton. ... -.-.
LIVE sTOCK--Per Ib.: Beeves, 2H@s;
hogs. 31A@3%; lambs. per head, 125a1. 80;
| sheep, per cwt., 2.5072.75.
DRESSED MEATS-All per lb.: Beef,
6kQ5%; veal. 6Q7h; mutton. s; lamb, 9;
pork, 6.
CURED MEATS-Picnic hams, 61a; Rex,
11A; Roulette hams, TX; select mild cure
91; special fancy breakfast bacon. 11h
special breakfast bacon, Ii; Rex bacon
10; Rex boneless hams, sugar cured, 9A :;
Rex boneless butts, S%; Rex dried beef, in
sides. 1874: Rex dried beef, outsides, 10;
smoked tongues, per fb., Is; medium bacon,
SR; dry salt clear bellies, 16620: av., ~;
dry salt short clear sides. S5@40; av., 6A;
salt clear backs, 61s; Rex pure leaf lard,
tierces. 5%; ivory. tierces. s; cottolene,
| tierces. 6h: Rexolene, tierces, s; special
kettle rendered leaf. 5H.