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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-11-27
JUST FOX FUN .

A good deal of the SO called cream
ofsociety is nothing but skinned milk.
The preacher doesn't always take il
as sign of approval when he sees
members of his congregation nodding,
They're such happy couple! Out
rageous-he's blind and she's deaf and
dumb. Yes, but he can'ts see her when
she scolds him.
Sandy Pikes-Yes, lady; twenty
years ago 1 parted Lady-And from
the looks of your head I'd say you
have not parted since.
Hazel-Sandstone has asked me to
lend him $25 and don't know wheth-
er to do it or not. Mute earnestly
I would, old man. He invited me
to dine with him this evening.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-11-27
QUESTION ANSWERED.

Yes, August Flower still has the largest sale of
any medicine in the civilized world. Your
mothers and grandmothers never thought of using
anything else for Indigestion BiOusness
Doctors were scarce, and they seldom heard of
Appendicitis, Nervous Prostitution Heart
Failure, etc, They used August Flower to clean
out the system and stop fermentation of undi-
gested food, regulate the action of the liver,
stimulate the nervous and organic action of the
system, and that is all they they took when feeling
dull and bad with headaches and other aches. You
only need few doses of Green's August Flower
in liquid form, to make you satisfied there is
nothing serious the matter with you. Sample
bottles at II. c. Pierce's,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-11-27
TABLE LINEN.

Only white cloths are in vogue now,
and no colors are introduced.
Fringe does not appear on new
cloths, doilies or napkins. Hem
stitched and embroidered edges are
employed instead.
Conventional borders are not en-
pIoyed on the new tablecloths, but
irregular garlands, Topped at the cor
ners with love knots, are used in their
place.
deliberately embroidered and lace
trimmed cloths to be used over silk
foundations are employed only for
breakfasts, luncheons and suppers,
but never at dinners.
The fashion for woven monographs
in table linen has been relegated to
hotels and boarding houses, and only
hand embroidered and appliqued
monographs are considered correct.
Large patterns arc preferred to the
smaller, delicate ones. Large roses,
chrysanthemums, sprays Of locust and
punches Of snowballs are seen on
some newly arrived table linen.
''The first thing woman looks at
in table linen," said linen dealer re-
Gently, "is the pattern, and until she
is suited with that there is no need to
talk quality to her. The finest cloth
ever woven would not satisfy her if
she happens to dislike the pattern"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-11-27
DOES 1T PAY TO BUY CHEAP?

cheap remedy for coughs and colds is all right,
but you want something that will relieve and cure
the more severe and dangerous results of throat
and lung troubles. What shall you do? Go to
warmer and more regular climate? les, if pos
sible; II not possible for You, then in either case
take the ONLY remedy that has been introduced in
all civilized countries with success { IN severe
hroat and lung troubles, "Boshee's German
Syrup" 1t not only heals and stimulates the
tissues to destroy the germ disease, but allays
Inflammation, causes easy eXpectoraton, gives
good nights rest and cures the patient. Try
ONE bottle. Recommended by all druggists in the
world Sample bottles at H c. PierCe's.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-11-27
mountains, SOC; Virginia sweets, $1.75@

mountains, SOC; Virginia sweets, s1.75@
Q; double heads, s2.25@2.5O per Dbl.
There Is a better general demand for
truck and general vegetables, with bet
ter general prices, though some items are
still low.
Onions are still in very full supply and
selling at 50c@$1 per bbl the latter for
jobbing lots.
White celery is about out of the market
and selling at 75c@$1 per dozen. Pas
kal and Boston market are coming in
and sell at $1@1.50. Spinach is quoted at
$191.50 per box. Lettuce is in small
supply and sells at Coo per dozen.
Radishes are quoted at 81 per box.
CauliflOWer is in fair supply and quoted
at 75c@$1.25 per box. Squashes are yet
abundant, and sell by the jobbers at
50c@$1 per Dbl of 100 pounds. By the
ton they are worth $15@18. Cucumbers
are easy at 81 per 100 for dollhouse.
HOthOuse tomatoes sell at 35c per
pound. They are in limited supply.
Cabbages are still easy at about 81 per
barrel in jobbing way. Savoy cab
bages are quoted at 75c a box. Egg
plants are sold at 81 per dozen.
Turnips are still in full supply and sell
at Soc per barrel for yellow; white, 81
per barrel and 25c per bushel; carrots,
SOC; beets, SOC; parsnips, 75c.
Mint continues to sell at 81 per dozen;
cress, soc; parsley, 50@75c per bushel.
Florida string beans are in small sup
ply and sell at $1@1.50 per basket for
green, with wax at s2@2.50.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-11-27

AS creator Of epigrams a minister
out in Kansas is the coming champion.
In a recent sermon this divine said:
II have noticed that most men go to
church to close their eyes, and most
women to eye their clothes"
Father-But our boy is only 15years
old. What makes you think he is in
love? Mother He washed his neck
this morning without being told to do
so.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-11-27

He says that after we are married =,
said the enthusiastic girl, my every
wish shall be his law. Yes, answered
Miss Cayenne, I understand that the
statute books are full of obsolete laws.
Won Blummer-I am afraid we have
not much for dinner, but such as it is
-Clinker-Don't make any excuses,
old man. Rene mber that | have
dined at your house before.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-11-27
CATARRH CANNOT BE CURED

with local applications as they cannot reach the
seat of the disease. Catarrh is "A blood or con-
stitutional disease and in order to cure il you
must take internal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure
is taken internally, and directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces. Hairs Catarrh Cure is not
quack medicine. 1t was prescribed by one of the
best physicians in this country for years and is
regular prescription. 1t IS composed of the best
tonics known, combined with the best blood puri-
fers, acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The
perfect combination of the two ingredients is what
produces such wonderful results in curing Catarrh
send for testimonials, free.
j. CHENEY & CO., Props. Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists price 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-11-27

Bilkins- you understand Prof.
Dryasdust's lecture on theosophy?
Wilkins-Yes; I understood the last
part of it. What was that? We will
now take up collection to defray the
expenses.
"James has been quite unfortunate
oflate," said the poets wife gloomily.
clad another poem declined?"
"No; worse than that. You know,
he has habit of looking at the cell
ing for inspiration, and last night, just
as the inspiration came, yard of
plastering fell square on his head,
knocking all the inspiration out of it,"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-11-27

Pater SADLY l don't know what to
do with that boy of mine. He's been
two years at the medical schools, and
still keeps at the foot of his class.
Perrins (promptly)-Make chiropo
dist of aim.
1t seems to me, remarked the pros
pective tenant, as he noted four inch
es Of water in the basement, that this
cellar leaks: Leaks! Not bit of it,
spoke up the hustling agent: Why,
that water has been there for a month,
and not a drop has escaped.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-11-27

Chamberlain Pain Balm others, why not
you? my wife has been using Chamberlain's
Pain Balm, with good results, for lame shoulder
that has panied her continually for nine years. We
have tried all kinds of medicines and doctors
without receiving any benefit from any of them.
One day advertisement of this medi-
clue and thought OF trying it, which we did with
the best of satisfaction. She has used only
bottle and her shoulder is almost well. ''-Adolph
L. Millett. Manchester n. II. For sale by Barron
& Hamblet.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-11-27

Ethel-George is teaching me to ride
bicycle. Maude-Then that explains
what he told me about your being
thrown good deal in his company.
Hix-Slim looks badly; he. tells me
he hasn't eaten anything for nearly a
week. DIX don't doubt it. His
wife and mine graduated from the
same cooking school.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-11-27

A friend in need is II friend indeed. That is ex-
actly what Chamberlin's Cough Remedy is 1t is
the mothers help when she is suddenly awakened
in the night by the Ominouus husky cough and
labored breathing of her babe. 1t is the safe re-
sort OF the youth or adult when he has Caught
cold'' and there is coughing or irritation of the
mucous membrane of the throUt. 1t alays the
irritation and cures the cold. For sale by Barron
& Hamb!et.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-11-27
Try Grain-O Try Grain-O!

Ask your grocer to-day to show you package Of
GRAIN-O, the food drink that takes the
place of coffee. The children may drink it with
out injury as well the adult. All who try it,
like it. GRAIN-O has that rich seal brown of
Mocha or Java but it is made from pure grains,
and the most delicate stomach receive it with
distress. = the price OF coffee. 15c. and 25c.
per package. Sold by all grocers.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-11-27

1t will not be surprise to any who are at all
familiar with the good qualities of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy, to know that people everywhere
take pleasure in relating their exp erience in the
of that splendid medicine and in telling of the
benefit they have received from it. of bad colds it
has cured, of threatened attacks of pneumonia it
has averted and of the children it has saved from
attacks of Group and whooping cough. 1t is a
grand, good medicine. For sale by Barron &
Hamblet.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-11-27

Used by British soldiers in Africa: Capt. G. G.
Dennson is we'll known all over Africa as COM
mander OF the forces that captured the
famous rebel Galishe. Under date of NOvem-
Der 4th, 1897, from Vryburg, Bechuana-
land, he writes "Before starting on the last
campaign 1 bought quantity of Chamberlan's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, which
used myself when troubled with bowel complaint,
and had it given to my men, and in every case it
proved most beneficial" For sale by Barron &
Hamblet.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-11-27

Statements as to the distance of the
pole star from the earth which have
appeared in some of the newspapers
lately have been rediculously made
quate. One Of the estimates made is
255, 100000 miles. Now, if one will re-
member that the sun is $4,000, 900, 900
miles away and that it's light comes to
Us in eight minutes, be will see that if
the foregoing estimate of the distance
of the pole star were right its beams
could reach US in about Is days. Tt
would be only about 1900 times as far
off as the sun.
Light travels 5000, 900, 200, 900 miles
in year, and even the most modest
guesses as to the parallax of Polaris
make it 50 light years. Pritchard's es
innate in 1887 was 80 light years, but
he has since modified his figures.
Hence, if one will write 210 and add u
ciphers thereto he will hsve the mum
Der of miles which the most conserv
ative authorities believe intervene
between the earth and the pole star.
Never discuss servants at table.
Never disturb a man when he is
reading his paper.
Never speak to man until he has
had something good to eat.
Never ask a fat man for anything
while he is pulling on his boots.
When he looks injured and plaint-
i've, examine his plate; there is sure
to be vacancy.
If he comes to bre akfast on the eve
of sobs, ask not the reason, for he>will
answer that he had but one towel.
If you want him to do anything,
never tell him it is good for him, for
he will not be cited to a. womon's
apron strings"
If he lies on the sofa after dinner and
shakes the house with his snorses, ac-
cuse him not Of sleeping, for he is
merely thinking with his eyes shut"
When you want anything, wait I'M
til your husband has had his breakfast,
and then help him tenderly into his
coat, and while behind him, smooth
ing his collar the right way, ask for it.
~ onaan's Life.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-11-27
CA TO R Ia

Bears the signature of CHAs. H. FLETCHER.
In use for more than thirty years, and
The Kind You Haze AzzOays Bought
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-11-27
FOR SALE.

1000 cedar posts, one new road buggy, one
cheap horse, one sleigh. The above property
will be sold cheap for cash. good notes or
will trade for lumber, young horses or COWS.
If C. COMSTOCK, Barton.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-13

grew low and the great morning star be-
gan to blaze in the east. Away from the
southwest there came a long, tremulous
wailing howl, the call of the great gray
wolf of the plains.
BY Jove, my people are becoming I'M
easy about me- said the Navajo as ne
arose And putting his two hands togeth-
er he answered the call, as they heard it.
I will go now he said. I may as well
tell you, Ives and Whiting, that 1 have
been following you for days to see what
you were about, and then l meant to kill
you all. Why, man, I've cavalry enough
within half mile of you at this moment 10
wipe you all off the face of the earth. But
now you can make your survey in safety,
Ives, for not only will I not mo,est you,
but no one else shall. You will be as safe
as though you had with you a brigade of
the English cavalry of the guard. So
goodby again, old man. Here's a trif1e TO
remember me by and he handed Ives a
piece of gold over 80 per cent. pure, that
proved to be worth about $500.
Just one word, said Ives. You have
been very kind, chief in insuring my safe
ty, but who in heavens name are you?'
THE chief hesitated.
Did you ever hear of the fellow named
Mclean, who was once at West Point?
he asked.
Not the Bisonr exclaimed Ives, a great
light breaking upon him.
Yes said the other. I'm Bison Nc
Iean''
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-13
MAKING OF LEAD" PENCILS.
Graphite. Not Lead, Enters Into
Their Composition.

The first thing 10 be said about lead
pencils is that they are not lead pencils
at all. once upon a time sticks of lead
We're used for making marks on paper and
wood and the name has survived though
nowadays all the pencils are filled with
graphite, or plumbago. This mineral is
found in only few places in the world-in
Cumberland, England, along the Lauren
tan ranges in The province of Quebec. and
at TiconderOga, VI, The largest mines
on this continent are at the latter place
The graphite is taken in the lump from
the mines and carried TO the reducing mill
where IL is ground or pulverized in stamp
mills under water The fine particles of
graphite float away with the water
through number of tanks, collecting at
the bottom of these reservoirs. 1t is pack
cd in barrels in the form of dust and sent
to the factory, where tens of thousands of
lead pencils are turned out every day The
pulVeriZed graphite is so fine that 1t really
is a dust, dingy in color and smooth and
oily to The touch 1t Is divided into va
rious grades of hnoness by floating ID on
water from one tank to another The
coarse dust sinks to the bottom of the first
tank, the next finer to the bottom of the
second tank, and so on down the line. the
finest powder for the finest pencils settling
in the last tank.
In another series of tanks the German
pipe clay, which is mixed with graphite
10 secure the different grades of pencils
from very soft to extra hard, is graded in
the same way, by floating. The finest clay
is mixed with the finest graphite. being
ground together between stones. and the
hardness of the pencil is secured by in
creasing the proportion of clay in the mix
ture.
For the medium grades seven parts by
weight of clay are mixed with ten parts
of graphite. After the graphite and clay
are ground together The mixture is pilt in
canvas bags and the water is squeezed out
under a hydraulic press. leaving a mass
the consistency of putty. The plaster is
placed in a forming press. which is a small
iron cylinder in which a solid pluuger or
piston works up and down. A steel plate
having hole the size and shape of the
lead is put under the open end of the
eNlndcr and the plunger pressing down
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-13

forces the graphite through the hole, MAX
ing a continuous thread of wire of graph
-,
AS long as this thread is moist it is PHI
able but it becomes brittle when dry, so
it is handled rapidly. Ii is cut into three
lead lengths, Strengthened out and then
hardened in a crucible over a coal fire. The
leads when taken from the crucibles are
ready for the wood, which is pine for cheap
pencils and cedar for more expensive
ones. When the strips of wood are receiv-
ed at the factory they are run through
machine which cuts in each one six
grooves, round or square and at the same
time smoothes the face of the wood.
The filing of the strips is done by girls,
The first one takes grooved strip of wood
in her left hand and a bunch of leads in
the right She spreads the leads out fan
shape, and with one motion she fills the
six grooves with lead. Next to her sits
another girl, who takes the filled strips
and Quickly and neatly lays on another
grooved strip which has just been coated
with hot glue by a third girl. The filed
and glued strips are piled upon each other
and put in a press, where they are left to
dry. The ends of the strip are evened off
under a sandpaper wheel. and then the
strips are fed into a machine which cuts
out the individual pencils, shapes them
and delivers them smooth and ready for
the color and polish in six streams. The
coloring is done with liquid dyes. after
which the pencils are sent through the
vanishing machine.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-13
GUNS "DOING TIME"
A Queer Spanish Custom of Punish
ing or Rewarding Weapons.
Lean

ing or RewardinE Weapons.
Basilio Velez in San Juan News.
Some four years ago I called at the
Spanish Artillery Barracks, San Francisco
square, this city, for the purpose of VISIT
ing an officer friend of mine. While wait
ing for him at the entrance happened to
see a Mauser rife hanging by the gun
sling to a nail in the wall
It struck me as peculiar to see such a
good piece abandoned and getting rusty,
so I asked a Spanish soldier what was
wrong with the gun.
why, it is in for three years"
What do you mean by that?" I asked.
well, l mean what l say. That gun
was sentenced by a court-martial for
bruising a soldier at the pistol gallery
while practicing some time ago. 1t went
off without the trigger being pulled"
Still 1 don't understand what you are
telling me-" I replied.
well, it is so, just the same Why, If
you ever happen to go to San Cristobal
castle you will see a gun Ga cannon) which
was rewarded (pieces of ordnance in the
Spanish army being punished as well as
rewarded for BEHAVIOR for sinking one of
the English war vessels when the city was
attacked 100 years ago That cannon has
been knighted by her majesty and is en-
titled to be called His Excellency,' like a
regular general, and whenever we pass it
we have to present arms!'
Since then 1 have been asking every
officer whom 1 knew whether the story
was true or not. and they have all af-
firmed what the soldier said The last
one l asked was a cavalry officer, who
answered thus:
well, some time ago they used to pun
ish and reward all artillery implements
in the army. You know how well Moro
Castle behaved when the Dutch attacked
this city two centuries ago. Well, Moro
has been knighted since then, and you
probably hear the band playing the
Marcia Real every afternoon, the same
march they play when the governor gem
eral approaches
l have seen a good many mules SEN
fenced to death for having killed either
officers or privates, and a Spanish soldier
told me that while he was at Cadiz. Spain,
he saw a large rifled gun Sentenced to
death" for having bursted and killed some
gunners with the breach block, and it was
smelted and made into another gun. I am
told, TOO, that al some arsenals and cas-
ties, or barracks, there are lots of pieces
doing time
know Americans will laugh when they
know of this, but, pray, don't they con
denim" stores at their army posts?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-13

From the Chicago Times-Herald.

TUT UlIS N1IIIVdsO 7 IIIIts- IIeIalu.
Bloncoe, Ia, Aug. For more than a
week a stream of emigrant toads has been
winding or rather hopping its way toward
the north. The creatures are smaller than
the ordinary and seem to be travelling I'M
der strict military discipline The gravel
road-bed of the Sioux City and Pacific
Railway seems to be the principal route.
On all the wagon roads recruits may be
seen, and they choose the first opportunity
to turn north. The line on the railway IS
miles in length and contains millions of
toads. They are travelling at the rate Of
about ten or twelve feet a minute.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-13

The next afternoon, my courage having
returned, | drove over to Millville aud
went straight to the house which I had
visited the previous night. I went boldly
up the front steps and was ringing the bell
when a man at work in the next yard
looked over the low fence.
There is no one at home, sir" he
sa.d.
Where are the people who belong
here ] asked.
'rhey are spending the winter in South
ern California, and have been away since
last September was his reply.
on returning to my Office l found a tel
eeram from my sister, who lived in an
adjoining state. In response to II I start
the following morning l learned that an
elderly physician, a friend of her husband.
was about TO give up active practice Ar
rangements were speedily made and I
moved to my new location.
During the spring and summer ! was
kept busy and had but little time to my
self, yet often ] pondered over my mid
night visit 10 MlVine trying to persuade
myself thar il might be only deuslon
OF my brain while in some stage Of som
nambulism.
one evening, at about haIf-past twelve.
J had returned from a professional call
and was about TO retire. when 1 picked up
the evening paper, which my thoughtful
sister always left on my table The FIRST
item ! read was a notice in the sociiev
column. Miss Marguerite I.awton Of
Miliville is visiting her grandmother. Mrs
stephen Powers LaWton on College
avenue
The name Of the town brought to nv
mind the mysterious call | had once an
s"ofed. / placed the paper on the table al
NV elbow AS l did so 1 became aware
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-13
HOTELS AND SUMMERS nEsoRTA
Warm Springs, Ca,

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In Pine Mountain, 200 feet above sea
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sic. Board per day $500 to $50. One week
Sl1 TO Sl4. Two weeks $50 to S25. -Four
weeks, S36 TO S44
CHARLES L. DAVIS, Proprietor.