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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-09-10

Mothers endorse 1t, children like it, old
folks use it, We refer to One Minute Cough
Cure. II will quickly cure all throat and
lung bles
FL. Pierce, Barton; r. E. French, Glover;
H. S. Webster, Barton Landing; G. w. Russell
Ira sburgh.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-09-10

An Unpleasant Discovery.-Yo
Lady-Have you examined my piano?
Tuner-Yes, madam. WHAT'S the rea
son it won't make sound? Someone
has lowered the soft pedal and nailed
it down.
Did you lose any money at the
races? Not cent, answered the
patient man. That was lucky. Well,
I suppose so. But was entitled to
some luck. You see l had my pocket
picked just before the first race start
ed.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-09-10

Ny doctor ordered trip to Europe
for me. Did you follow bis direction?
No. He presented his bill and then
took the trip to Europe himself
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-09-10

The wolf in the fable put Sleeps cloth.
ing because if he Travelled MS own reputa-
tiot he coulrn't accomplish his bcrpose.
Counterfeiters of DeWitt'S, Witch Hazel
Salve couldn't sell their worthless salves on
their merits, so they put them in boxes and
wrappers like DeWitt's. Look out for them.
Take only DeWitt's Witch Hazel SoIve. It
cures piles and all skin diseases.
Fl. G. Pierce, Barton; R z. French, Glover;
H .S.Webster Barton andibg; " Russell,
Irasburgh.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-09-10
NOTICE.

This is TO forbid all persons from trusting
my sons, Leon, Leo aud Frank Shuteit on my
account, as l shall pay no debts OF their con-
tracing after this date. Aug. 27th 1900.
LEONARD SHUFELr,
36-35 LOWELL, VT
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-09-10

Larkin? said Bunting. He asked me
if had match about my clothes.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-09-10
NOT ICE.

This is TO certify that have this day given
my son, Edward Il. Cornell, his time and
shall claim none of his wages nor pay any
Debts of his contracting after this date. Aug
9th 1900 Z. A. CORNELL,
So 81 CRAFTS BURY, VT.
The evening times., 1900-07-10
circulation Statement.
The Presidents Return.

1t is announced today that Mr.. Nc
Kinley is about to return to his post Of
duty in view OF the seriousness OF the
Chinese situation. His conduct in
leaving the Capital at all in
such a crisis has been commented on most
unfavOrably bota in this country and Eu-
rope. Considering the awful circum-
stances in which our Minister and many
other Of our fellow citizens were placed
in Pekin. it seemed careless and cynical
in the President to select such a time
10 retire TO a remote country village.
there to indulge in the summer diversion
of front porch politics.
Neither Mr.. Mckinley nor any os his
advisers chose to believe that anything
alarming could happen in China. until long
after the fact When the Conger and
Squiers families. with all the Europeans,
were huddled together in the British Lega-
tion compound watching. hourly for the
help which was never 70 reach them. and
unable TO communicate with the outside
world the Administration refused to take
active steps. and declared that nothing fur
ther would b. done until some word vas
received from our MiniSt-r 10 China. In
short. il he was dead 1t was his duty to
cable the fact. and then some plan Of ae-
ton could be formulated When Liscum
sailed from Manila with the Ninth Infan-
try. he was under orders to proceed at once
tc Pekin. regardless Of obstacles and re-
pert to the American Minister. The fic-
tion OF the safety Of the foreigners in the
Chinese capital was maintained to the last
gasp probably with some idea that it
would exert an effect in the way of eX-
Cusing past indifference and iuvertebracy-
The brigade Of troops which ought to
have been in Taku three weeks ago has
been provided for at last. One regiment
has arrived. and the others viii reach
China some weeks hence. The United
States considering its territorial proximity
to the scene Of disturbance. has not shown
up very we'll in the matter OF military rep
resentatiOn. In that respect We have little
TO be proud Of but. of course Mr. Hanna
has been very unwilling 10 incur what he
has regarded as political risks in the
premises. But the day for hesitation and
uncertainty has passed by. Whether he
likes to or not it is highly probable that
President Mckinley VIII be compelled to
call Congress together IN extraordinary
session. perhaps by next week The news
Of today or tomorrow may amount to the
spark that will fire the American heart.
and after that something will have to be
done or attempted on a scale commensurate
with the situation and the injuries inflicted
upon this country by China.
The evening times., 1900-07-10
SWISS AMERICAN ALLIANCE.
A Automobiles That Garry Mails and
Passengers in GermaIy-

Passengers IN Sserma.GN
Consul General Gucnthcr. az frankfort.
has written 10 the State Department con-
eerniug a proposed Swiss American ALI
sGce and about automobiles. He writes:
According TO the Swiss press. the pro
;ective tariffs OF European countries ex-
cIude the products OF Switzerland. whose
industries fad support only in free-trade
England. The proposition. mocte3 in some
quarters. 10 create tarin unior between
Great Britain and her colonies is regarded
with apprehension Such acticn. il is said
y ou,d involve Switzerland in industrial
ruin. Statesmen are inclined to seek for
an alliance Of Switzerland with some for
eign country. In this connection. the
''AllgemeiEe Schweize- Zeitung" suggests
he United States. Il says:
90 II spite OF he dark sides which are
also found there the United States is full
Of the air OF freedom Switzerland would
lose nothing II she should become a State
CT the United States OF America. /. is
Eell-krOWn fact that the several States OF
the American Union are much more inde-
pendent than the several cantons of
Switzerland and our country by such an
alliance. would sacrifice none CT her liber-
ties All She WCulu nave 10 60 would De
10 send her Representatives to Washing
ION. Eeor omically and politically she
would gain eyerEthing.
-' 1t remains to be seen what the Amer
leans would say about an alliance with
Switzerland. Fer long time. they have
tried 10 gain a foothold in Europe Every
citizen CT Switzerland. who has the welfare
Of his country at heart. should ponder this
alliance.
In regard 10 automobile mail coaches in
Germany he says:
The Automobile Company OF Speyer. or
ganiZed last year with a capital Of S24 coo
has FIVE automobiles in use representing
an investment of about S14.5CO. They are
propelled by a berziSe motor. il. front OF
the vehicle. of 1c-hcrsepOwer. and were
built by the Daimler Automobile Company.
OF Cannstadt. Each coach is capable Of
carrying twenty-eight passengers, and the
company has contract with the postOnlce
department. to carry the mails (which in
cludes packages. etc. Usually sent BY ex-
press in the United States) TO Dudenho-
fen. Geinsheim. Hcnhofen. Harthausen.
Mediterranean. Otterstadt and Waldsee-
two TO ten miles away. In the five months
since starting more than 40, Geo passengers
have been carried.
The evening times., 1900-07-10
THE ONLY TURQUOISE NmEs.
Pe-sia the Only Place Where the
Precious Gem II Found.


About Jhirry-fvc miles from NishapOur.
in the HbOrassan, are the celebrated tur-
qUOise mines Of Persia. the only mines II
the world producing this fashionable stone
They are situated in a mountainous re-
gion .000 or {. 0p0 feet above the sea level
azd employ perhaps 1.500 persons. The
concession is about forty square miles IN
extent. including a few villages, the tCr-
euOise. salt. and other mines
Tbs tract is exploited by a local cGief
and banker in partnership. who pay N
annual rental OF 1900 tOmaus. or Sl4 Q. O..
The lessees work only three mines. the
Relish. the Zaki. and the Ali Neral. ard
sgb!et twelve OtheIs.
Underground mines are opened in TIE
solid rock by picks ard blasting There
are also khaki tearthl mines or sU-fa-e
diggings in the debris OF the mines. or n
the detritus OF the rocks washed down by
the rains extending q mile or so over TIRE
plain from the foot OF the mountain
About loo miners are employed al the
three mines mentioned. receiving from two
20 three krans per day 4 kran equals 10
cents
The Reish is the only mine in full opera
ton II produces the greater part OF the
worlds supply Of turquoise. having a
weekly output Ot over 500.
Primitive IN The extreme is the manner
ing OF the shaft. their backs brGced against
the cave walls. turn an Old wooden wheel
with their feet From the wheel dep@ nds
a small sheepskin bag capable of ho-d ng
perhaps a peck 4 third man receives TIE
fun bag. empties, and resttoches il TO the
rope The wheel rs suddenly released AID
the bag drops depth OF forty feet. wher re
ether WOrkmen OF a narrow ledge repeat
the process The total depth OF the mire
Is from eighty TO ninety feet
Even the poorest zones are priced By
the Orientals. who wear them set IN tn
rings Motley green-srOtted stones with
bu; a thin coating OF enamel sometimes
cracked ard showing the brown inside core
will now be purchased by the Arabs De-
fective Hat gems are utilized b. ilscribiag
upCn them words or notices in gold. in
such a way as 70 hide their impsrsecions-
Every species OF stone fEds sale. thc
smallest being used in ornamental bra S
work and for decorating pipes
II a faded turquoise be damPeCed its
color is temporarily restored The ratives
utilize this quality by carrying a stone n
their mouths and defly slipping il into
their hands TO display IL Dealers in
Neshed guard against such decsPtions by
retaining a stone a few days before puT-
chasing as the turquoise is the most
treacherOus OF jewels
The evening times., 1900-07-10
BRITISH SHIPBUnDIEG.
A Decrease for This Year as Conn
pared with ISBo.

The recent publications Of statistical re-
ports on the building and launching of
ships in Great Britain during the first
quarter Of 1900 show a general deerelse
as compared with the same period in 1888.
which had surpassed all previous years in
thar respect. The cause OF this decrease
is generally attributed to the higher prices
Of coal and iron. although il is not gen.
erally thought that this condition of af-
fairs viii continue much lcnger
Excluding warships. the gross .0nnags
of ships launched in Great Britain during
the months OF January. February, and
March amounted to 265. 500 tons. of which
254.000 tons were in steamers
As for ships. warships excluded. under
construction during that period there is
also considerable decrease noted when
compared with the same quarter of 1893.
but quite an increase over previous years.
For instance. in 1897 the tonnage of
steamers amounted 70 S10.f9o, sailing yes
sells $500 tons. IN 1898 steamers ]. .1S1.000
tons, sailing vessels 1900 tons In 1882
steamers 1855. geo. sailing vessels 3.46O.
A noted Increase in the construction of
large steamers Is reported. Three
months ago.. says United States Consul
Diedrich. there were building only three
steamers CT more than ten Thousand tons.
while nov seventeen are in the course or
construction. There are also building four
vessels OF 5000 tons. two OF lo.0o0 tons.
and seven CT 5000 TONS
There IS a noted increase in the con-
structicn Of Warships. At the end Of
March there were building for English
account at the Government wharves 162.-
200 tonnage; al. private vharyes. @22 500
tonnage, snd f0- foreign account 6S. 600
tonnage, making a total OF 4J4.l00 ton
mage.
The construction for foreign account has
decreased during the past few years, viii e
the construction for Great Britain has been
increased considerably, especially II pri-
yate Whsrves- where the British Govern
ment IS having more ships bgilt than a.
its own wharves. The larger number o.
nnen-cf-War built does not cover the de-
crease in the number of merchantmen. but
falls short about 100000 tons. or per
cent
IS for shipbundlng in other countries.
Germany tske5 the lead. but is followed
closely By the United States.
IRE tonnage OF merchant vessels for the
March quarter are noted b. Loyts IS fOi-
lows.
Germany. I5ZC00 tons: Fra1ce. soeO
tons; Holland. $1,000 tons: Italy. 1055Oo
tors: Norway. 54.I9e tons, Sweden. 3.S0J
tons: Denmark. 6.600 tons; Uaited States.
Il5. SEQ tons
Besides these. there we're building n
Japan l3.0e0 .ons for European account,
which is considered phenomenal
The tonnage Of the vessels being built .
England at the erss Of March. $780, IS Cis-
tributsd FOR the greater part anoag he
following countries:
England. 957.Cq0 tons; English colonies.
=. 900 tons Germany. "a eco tons. Austria.
37.c80 tous- Holland. 29.000 tons; France.
5000 tons. Norway. S.0eo tons, japan. 200
tons
1T is confidently expected" says Co1sul
Diedrich. that tie rev measure for in
creasing the German imperial feet VII
ada a great impetus TO shipbuiid.ng in Ger
many"
The evening times., 1900-07-10

this generation clearer. purer. and more
civilized type of wit. in which there is pure
fun without any admixture OF the prac;i-
cal joke. There are two ty2es OF news
paper joke. TO use very common illustrs-
tion. which are good examples of this pro-
gress Each deals with an ignorant per-
son-seryant. laborer, or farmer. The
older form cf such a joke would be an
ignorant blunder at which the intelligent
reader could laugh. The new form is an
unexpected fash of shrewdness. insight
or wit from an unframed mind. The
"Dooley'' papers are not bad examples Of
this kind of fun. The readers enjoyment
comes from the sagacity OF the Irishman's
comment; not from his ignorant blund-
ors, for Re makes none. As a result OF
this development in American humor. it is
becoming closely united to the finest form
OF pathos; and We thus have. in the poems
OF Field and Riley, aud the prose OF Mark
Twain, humor, pathos. and philosophy ali
united. because I'll deal with the lovable
elements in human nature Such path0s
is healthy: il is not aelaneholia, and not
morbid
The evening times., 1900-07-10
The bliss of Melancholy,

The London Spectator" discusses at
some length what it calls the luxury of
grievance. and decides that in only two
races. the Celt and the Slav. is this a na-
tional habit. II considers the love OF me-
ancholy so Characteristic of these two races
as akin to the small personal vanity which
causes many people TO exploit. bewail, and
pet their miseries or their diseases.
This subject is an interesting one, bo. b
In its individual and its racial aspect. In
Its individual exhibition it is apt to be a
nSrioa and decidedly unedifying trait. AS
the Spectator" truly observes. personal
delight in a grievance is an outgrowth of
vanity and self-loye. We have all met peo-
pie who show this trait, and most o, Us
hodge their company as much as possible
The average calamity waller Is thoroughly
Ielfish and generally shallow. People who
aave a capacity for feeling deep griefs are
Usually aveTse to letting their troubles be
known ind discussed, because the ability to
EEL strongly is generally accompanied ty
Iertai1 complexity of nature and sensitive
hess of feeling which makes misunder-
standing or careless comment uncomfortable
; n
htiveness are very apt to 20 together. and
when We find a person ostentatiously hug
yng a sorrow We instinctively conclude
hat the sorrow Is not very great. One
loes not pet and fondle grief which is
lausing intense suffering The impulse IS
% get rid of it, or at least to pretend It is
lot there.
The person who loves to go about weep
hg has usually things for which to weep,
or the average human being is not over
iareful of the vanity Of such mourners, and
follows the impulse which Old fashioned
rothers obeyed when they gave a pettish
ihild. something to cry for" Vanity and
Ielf-love. moreover. grow by coddIing ard
he person who pampers his or her vanity
Is apt to become touchy. and fancy sights
Ehere none exist. This trait OF self-pity is
likely 10 engerder such extremely unp.ess-
mt consequences both for the possessor
Ind others that it ought to be suppressed
il possible, as soon as it shows its impeIt:-
nent head.
But there is another side to the love Of
melancholy. and il is less Objectionable in
races than in individuals. One of the
sweetest things in the world is true human
sympathy with real pain, and the Celt,
with his quick intuition and poetic senti-
ment, goes down into the depths OF human
nature and endeavors to express and
arouse this emotion by his sweet, wail:ng.
melancholy ballads and lyrics. That is
why the Irish music is so charming. II ap-
peals to something genuine and true and
universal in human nature-the love OF
sympathy, OF common feeling for sorrow
and loss.
The ideas Of wit and humor which the
civilized races have entertained have thus
far been so primitive. and sometimes so
barbarous. that it is no wonder that some
sensitive people have disliked all humor.
The eighteenth century Englishman's no
tion Of joke was something that hurt or
mortified another. We have evolved in
The evening times., 1900-07-10
THERE ARE TWO HEAT CENTRES
That at the Equator Is Nes inyari-
ably the Most Intense

(From the NsW Castle, England. Chronicie)
The eastern and western shores of the
Atlantic Ocean afford a very striking il
lustrati0n OF the variations of temperature
from the line which theoretically should
prevail. On ths American Continent the
effects Of Isolation and radiation have free
play and as a result great diysrsities Of
climate are experienced within a conPara-
lively short length Of country; places only
a few hundred miles apart exhibiting great
difference between their mean annual
temperatures.
No such diversity exists q the eastern
side of the Atlantic. there being only about
one-haf the variety Of mean annual ten-
pcratures in an equal line Of cCast line that
exists on the OpDOSide Of the ocean. The
gulf stream is responsible for the stability
Of the climate Of the British Isles. but
there are other instances where an ocean
reduces the temperature in accordance
with its latitude. the decrease OF tenpera-
ture from the equator 10 the Poles being
more rapid than under existing cOnditiors.
Not only does the heat equator not in
clude the geograp phical equator. but the
heat equator changes its position and MI
CRATES from one place TO another
The evening times., 1900-07-10

Advices from GEORGETOWN, Kentucky. are
to the effect that large and well-selected
contingent Of mountain bandits is arriv-
ing to attend the triai OF the men charged
with the murder of Governor Goebel The
impression prevails that their principal OBJ
ject is 10 murder whichever of the prison
ers happens to appear as witness for the
State. The summer may therefore develop
something worth scare headlines down in
the Bluegrass State. 1t is unnecessary to
mention the fact that Taylor, the fugitive
from justice. has not made his appearance
in Georgetown. where he is badly wanted
as a witness, and as something else.
The evening times., 1900-07-10
GASOLINE POST CARTS.
an Experiment in Collecting Mails
by Automobiles Contemplated.


II was announced al the POstoffce De-
partmert yesterday that an interesting ex-
pertinent IS 20 be made within short time
in tire collection % mail in Detroit by au-
t0Eobiles. Heretofore they have failed in
this service. An enterprising maiIcaTrier
in Chicago planned a beautiful electric
cart He knew the length Of his run dur
ing the day was twenty-five miles. SO he
installed sufficient battery power and start
e on. The first rcCCi vas three miles
and a half and il was with considerable
surprise that the post officials saw the eat
a the end Of the first run crawling to-
ward the Office The power had given Out
Investigation showed that the carrier had
forgotten 20 take into consideration the
f3ct that he had TO make 80 stops in ths
three miles and a half and that the power
consumed IN starting was 50 great that his
stored electrical energy was entirely ex-
hausted On the first round. Il was also
found that il the batteries were enlarged
Sd as 20 hold sufficient power for the tWen-
ty-fve miles. wIih all the starts. the wagon
would be too bulky 10 move around easily
Il was impracticable 10 rechaTge the bat
tcries every trip. 50 the handsome mailcart
was abandoned
The Detroit wagon VIII be operated by a
gasoline motor The man proposing the
use OF these carts wishes to make a con-
tract with the department for furnishing
these wagons all over the country. He
proposes TO put three IN use in Detroit as
an experiment. he claims that one wagon
viii DO the work OF TWO OF the old horse
carts and offers TO do the work at the sans
price The department now allows $500
year for each mailcart used BY carriers.
and it IS proposed that half as many CT the
gasoline carts be installed az the rate OF
$500 per year The saving 10 the Govern
ment would be in the time Of the letter
carriers.
The gasoline cart has 4 front almost en-
tirely OF glass. II has windows at the
sides and a door. autCms tically operated.
The rear is securely guarded. so il cannot
be entered b. thieves. The wheels are ft-
ted viii pneumatic tires
The evening times., 1900-07-10
Kansas Bounty for 1sissOuri yYeIxes.
lCrorn lie Eans.s Cit, Ic.-rnaI

Yates Centre. Kan. Jaly S.-Noaday aftesroon
Young man presented hinaself al the county
clerks oitee with BIC bunch Of wolf scslps.
twenty-six in all which he attempted to
collect bounty. Had he beeR successful he would
have made pretty big Eaul. The large number
Of scalps in his Possession made the coIGmis-
siones suspicious and the contradictory stories
he led confirmed the suspicion. lie arSs claimed
that he killed the Woives in Osyl Creek township.
but when closely Questioned got pretty badly tan
sled and left the oftca as quickly as he could.
Later in the evening he was arrested at the
Missouri Pacific depot. he gives his name as
W D. Mcqueen. says he Is from Kansas City,
and that the scslps shipped TO him from
that place to work of in the manner attempted.
Ne had letters in his pockets from his COL
federstes telling the number sent 70 other towns
DE Is apparently good for a term in the peni-
tcntlary.
The evening times., 1900-07-10
Forgetting South Africn.
(From the Philadelphia LedgerD

tFrcm the PhlIadeIphIa Ledger)
The news from CGihs and the political excite
ment in our own country have caused Americans
TO forget. in great measure, that the war in South
Africa IS still raging but cold statistics show that
IL Is still a serious matter. The returns stata
that in the month from June to July the
British casualties more than 1900 incIud.
ing 100 deaths. although there was no battle OF
Importance during that time. No wonder Lord
Roberts opposes the proposition Of his G0rernn ,t.
that he shall detach 10000 men for service IN
China, the ground that he would have "only
l0.OO0' left available for ighting purposfs
The evening times., 1900-07-10

(Fror the Cleveland Plain Dealer.)
Tourist-What is that huge black vehicle COM
ing down the streetg
Native-Thst. s2bibs That Is our new car OF
JuggernAut-electric motor. ball bearings steel
rims. and everything up 10 date. Nos, indeed. it
Is a great improvement on the Oid road eruSher
why. our people come hundreds % miles now
Just for the Measure Of getting smashed BY this
peerless machine
The evening times., 1900-07-10
Two conventions C.ntrasted

Arlom Aut Adlto1s NttN oA&A-l
The Convention a. Philadelphia was a tame ard
insipd as a church social compared with the Coz
venIlon in Kansas City. Inoeed. without RoOs
welt a lawn fete would have been tumultuOus r,e-
side the affair in Philadelphia. The CITY Of
Brotherly Love is dear. qusint old place. where
everything IS earned en- BY system that has
been vindicated By the experience and usaGe Of
more than IG0 years. Kansas City Is the pace
where things happen aBG where life pulsates
Though the streets. Tee Philadelphia Convention
VAS a well-ordered, decorous affair." but fer real
genuine snap and for power TO excite popular in
tereSt the Kansas City Convention has the late
Mckinley picnic beat loo miles.