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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-02-26

Rev. A. f. Eldridge and Homer Farman
Wellman has gone to Nashua, n. H.,where
| he has work with dealer in optical goods.
The village school in the primary de-
partment, taught by Miss Violet Tucker,
finished last Friday with closing exercises
in the larger room. Number of students
twenty-five; average daily attendance, II
1894. Those having no marks were Carl
Parker and Gladys Sawyer; Genie Grant
had one tardy mark and no absent marks !;
Myrtle Gerry had no absent marks; Mabel
Stone was absent one-half day and had one
tardy mark; Mildred Greenwood was
a member of the school six weeks and a
half and had no marks.
Morgan.
Mrs. Lois Rood, w no has been quite sick
is some better.
c. I. Morse has his ice-house done and
filled with ice.
John Bullock has taken a job to draw
logs from HollandEto Frank Aliens mill,
for Chas. Abbott.
Mertie Gray has been called home on
Mrs. A. M. Gray.
Mrs. Susan J. Field from Bellows Falls
is visiting friends and relatives in town.
Mrs. Porter is visiting her niece, Miss A.
e. Knowlton.
Newport.
week.
Mrs. Frank Guyer is visiting her moth
er, Mrs. Baker, at North Troy.
Miss A. M. Normandin is away looking
after the latest styles in millinery for Mrs
G. M. Flint.
Several from here went to Island Pond
to visit the Eastern Star chapter of that
place last Wednesday.
Mrs. Homer Farrer of Richford is he
caring for her son, who came here on a
visit and was taken sick.
Miss Matte Galbreth was called to Rox-
vile p. Q. last week owing to the sickness
of her father, who has since died.
Mrs. w. n. Kline has gone to New York
on visit.-Mrs. Benjamin Watkins and
daughter are visiting in West Burke.
Mrs. Mary A. Lane died Wednesday
night at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
G. Ell. Flint. Funeral Friday afternoon.
N. L. Foster and family spent the past
week visiting relatives in Irasburgh.-M
Truman Hurlburt is in Westfeld on visit.
FL. Albright has closed his labors for
H. S. Root & Son and has taken an agency
in the Travellers Insurance Co. of Hart
ford. Conn. His headquarters will be at
the Central House.
Mrs. M. Ell. Brown will open the Lind
say store, recently vacated by John Far
rant, as an art store. She will go to New
York soon and hopes to be ready for bus
mess about April 15.
w. E. Tuck is home from Rhode Island
for few days.-Capt. G. G. Bullock of
CRANKY, P. Q. was in town the past week.
M. G. Grandy of Burlington, former
resident, was in town recently.
The way freight, Charles Tarlton, engi-
neer, ran into team last Wednesday at
the crossing near Eustis. It seemed that
the snow was being cleared from the high
way when the snow pillow caught on the
track and held the team, and the train
could not be stopped in time to avoid an
accident. Both horses were badly hurt.
Newport Center
B. Sias has moved into the rooms over
Taylor's store.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lamb of Barnet
are here visiting relatives.
Miss Fernie Drown has been visiting at
Charles browns at Newport recently.
W. w. Rogers is at Barton working and
learning telegraphy at the B. & NJ. sta ion.
0. 7. Kilby has moved the machinery
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-02-26

from the Skinner mill to his mill here at
the village.
Inc Grange gave an entertainment and
supper at the G. A. r. hall Friday evening
the 10th inst. Two hundred and thirty,
persons were present to take supper.
Troy.
The village sch DOL has closed.
Mrs. Bernice Harrington and Mrs. Ber-
nice Chandler are on the sick list.
The ladies of the M. e. church will serve
an old fashioned supper in the Masonic
dining rooms tomorrow, Tuesday eve
ming. Supper at O'Clock. A short pro-
gram will be given.
A large crowd attended the G. P. Stevens
& Co.'S auction sale last week. The sale last
ed three days; the James farm was bid off
| by [. S. Wilson for $500, and the G. P.
Stevens residence in the village by d. A.
Barrows.
B. 9. Phillips is home from Bolton
Charles Sisco of Glover was in town last
week.-D. A. Barrows and Charles Stevens
of Whitefeld, N. H., visited at G. P. Stew
ems recently.-Miss Flora Hoyt visited at
Mr.. OF. Sisco's recently.-Mrs. Geo. Smith
visited in Newport recently.-Mr. Royce
Houston was home from Bolton few days
last week.
WestfetG.
Lester Miller, with his daughter Alice
has returned to his home
Several people from this town attended
the auction at Troy last week.
Several children from the village attend
ed party given Willie and Eddy Bean
last Friday night.
Miss Winnie Farman has closed her
record term Of school at Ascutneyville and
is expected home today.
The social at S. L. Hendrix given by the
Methodist people Friday evening was a
pleasant affair and we'll attended.
w. c. Farman recently had the misfor-
while attempting to cross with load of
logs. One horse was drawn out by hitch
ing a chain about its neck. The other re-
manned in the water at least two hours
before it was rescued. 1t is hoped they are
not seriously injured.
WestmOre.
Grow & Clement are cutting ice here and
find good supply.
6. w. Aldrich has sold the Gibson farm
to Taplin & Rowell.
Our enterprising separator agent, d.
Orne, has sold four Sharples mac hines this
week. Dave is awake and at work.
Capt. J. G. Peene was in town yesterday
and fOuuH no UnrLy Sr1r,o roCi-
dence well advanced. The outside is all
finished ready for painting and the Chin
neys are completed. AS soon as the lum
on the barn.
GALE OHiA COUNTY.
West Surke.
Dr.J. NJ. Allen of st. Johnsbury was in
town last week.
Ira Carr was at home few days last
week with his mother.
Matt Nichols has moved to Lyndonville.
He has job at breaking on freight train.
Albert Hickey, who has been suffering
for many weeks with an attack of rheu-
matism, is BILE to be out once more.
Mrs. R. Richardson was called to Lam
caster, n. III. last week, by the sickness
and death of her brother, Thomas CarDy.
D. G. Huntley and family, L. t. Huntley
and wife of Lyndonville, were called here
last Sunday to attend the funeral of Mr.
Huntley's mother.
Remember the drama entitled ''The
Broken Link at the G. A. r. hall next
Wednesday evening, for the benefit of the
Universalist church.
CONTIN UED. ON EIGHTH PAGE.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-02-26
THE " BRIDAL VEIL"
AND THE ROB ROY"

leading Flour with WE know they
VERY CHOICE, with families
be used they always used To this end shall during
the weeks pound of Golden Grown Baking
Flour This Bak
Powder actually worth soc because good other
brands sell SOC make this offer for four weeks
this Flour families that acquainted with it, We
Family Flour 395 barrel and all other grades low
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Is feeble minlca. o.. that enc IL aun. and
- she depr ves them q the mArF elous
hc.p that modern education can give
along these lines She shuts her owes
90 che Act tEat Johnny IL bow-leEgcd.
ard Tommy Is knock -kneed and she
d"oms them 60 81 through lfc a butt
for the ud.cule Of their friends when
the defect could he - easily rcmcdlrd
while they are children she takes 10
paine SO help the ugly girl correct her
awkarduess and learn the things that
would make up for her lack 81 beauty
Even her efforts TO help her children
are haN che time atrocious mistakes. be
cause She mas never taken stock. and
doesn't know what she has on hand 70
work with
Even now and then some unhappy ard
fearful wife comes 60 me with the tale
Of her troubles She Is dissatisfied, ds-
nos appreciated. sometimes her heart Is
hurt hy cold treatment. sometimes she
feels thas she made mistake in marry
ing and ycarns for career out Ia the
world ] don't know any remedy as
good FOR such a state Of uffairs. as FOR
the woman 10 sit calmly down and take
stock Of her possessions Perhaps life
hasn't given her all che wanted Most
Of the rest ~ us are in the same fix
very tAmFAN NAH NAeAA hNAtfN HtA httA
happiness she expected out nf her mar
rage. Not many dreams come true what
she needs 10 do ls 20 count up the things
sne has got. and sea how she can DO a.
better bus ness and get more happiness
and good oat Of the shiugs she has She
has a good home plenty 60 eat and 60
wear. a respectable position in society
perhaps little children. certainly liberty
10 enjoy herself IN many ways aud a
srtucd freedom from the cares and am
Xieties thar berct many other women No
woman who has got that many goods
en- her shelves has uny rlrht 90 20 de-
clare herself bankrupt IN happiness.
one OF the brightest ana cherricst
women I ever knew had made when she
was a mere child o most wrctchcd mar
rage 20 man who was in every way un-
worthy Of her. lie was q continual ~
proach and shame yet in spite ~ Il all
MS wife was never anything less than
charming. and hcr ws and sprightliness
made her the lie ~ every company. once
] spoke 90 her about %. and she repl cd
With an inimitable gesture that seemed
ia me almost 60 mock az fate "Pouf
she said, DO you take me for such a
coward as 20 give In a. enc first rebuft
When first realized what terrible ms
take I had made ! wns crushed Then ]
gathered myself together. 4 am young.
said 70 myself. I have thirty-forty-
perhaps hfty, years 70 1--we. shall | 60
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-16

axe in the lottery 81 iife but she doesn't
.ct everything There is tact, and charm
Il manner and grace. and the woman
Nho has these has a magic veil that
aides q hnmely face and makes ~ seem
beautiful 10 those who come IN contact
with her Moreover while beauty must
ONE by nature, these qualities may be
cultivated. II lies with every woman 10
earn a delicate consideration for the
ceilings % others, TO acquire the art q
listening with Interest, ard 60 so i'm
prove her mind she will always be the
NEST delightful aud Intelligent OF com
asnlons. And when she can 10 these
hings she necdnl worry much about the
tze u her nose. or whether her mouth Is
ne bias or straight.
Besides. these are attractions seldom
p Ssessed by baauty. To keep the beauti-
.ul women from having all che innings.
Providence mcrcifully provided an anti
0te hy s'mpi saruratiug them with
q Hshness The is where N ugly woman
cores. Not having 10 aam re herself,
he has tine 10 admire other people ana
lot having been nattered and spoiled. she
.oe.n.t AXE every courtesy aud favor
"a no more than her right or expect
s,-eryone Ia make "A door mat OF them
selves for her to walk over II has been
e.n.arked before nov that the beauty stl-
an, marrlcs well. This Is because she
~ en.y one sho, In her locker II that
faiis she IS left without weapon. wh.le
he ugly r.rl. who had no looks 20 ae-
end on. and has had to cultivate otheF
,ftracfions. has whole arsenal. al htF
ommaud and when she goes guhA hs '"'
hnabang she IS sure 70 bring him down
80 sornafhlng. The ugly woman VINO
c,,kea herself charm ng Is the most tas-
chatting woman on earth.
I, seems pay, too, doesn't ~ that
9onle don't oftencr take sto2k OF thei,
.ht dren. and see just what they are aHH
e,naf might be made out OF them VI
.,ourse irs delightful 70 think that az
~ our Htile salllcs aud Johnniee anu
TONNES are gcniuses. but our pieasu1s
n the illusion Is apt 20 be q uttle mar -
NV the subsequent disappointment tuae
Is. might 80 easily have saved ourselves
,nTy We had looked at them as they
80 instead OF as We wished chem 70
be. ,. .-.,. %
we should think a merchant crazy II
a.. had a store fun Of calico, and nome
.D,,n ana pots. and kettles and pans
"a IN ,ahiug stock he listed them az
-, lace and diamonds. and plctui e.
~ would say that he may cah tieHl
~, chose names until his dying day na'
ne viii never deceive the worn.
know them TOT MliAt NtNNs s ..4th
= ,ns, exactly what we are doing Win
,,,,r children. We are callns common
lace ana ordinary quah ie by me ha'i'ea
a. won't sec them as they are ana
80 me bess Of them on that has s. We
= a. determined on raising up geniuses
..-,o.A OF good business men ana eitlzets
~, now and then we convert them into
n..oalums or idiots
w. ehouidn't a mother look her own
st,drsn over. lust as she does her neign-
IS. ana size up their strength ano
,,csknessg she would az least tnen os
.h1e 10 work out the problem OF raising
then, with some sort Of KNOWLEDGE ~
foundation and guide instead q so.ns
~ !, however. II takes coufase y
80, .hlnrs in the face thar she doeSn .
nosxsss. She won't admit that this ehAla
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-16

signing all that umc7 No. my friend
/ have many things. ! have youth talent.
spirit: I viii enjoy myself. and ] VIII
make others happy. ! VIII count the
blessings ] have. MOI those iha' have
missed TIE world is gard n, my fr end.
You can gather thOrns or roses. AS for
me. / prefer che roses"
N we took stock OF ourselves oftener.
wouldn't we blame Ourselves more for
many OF the failures OF life and other
people lcss7 II wouldn't be nearly 50
comfortable buf IL would b. deal hon
ester. oar husbands no longer show "a
the attent ons that they ala when they
were our sweeihcarts and we cry out
that marriage Is a failure DO we take
as much pains 10 please The husband as
we ana tho I0ver2 our chi dren ere rude
and nl.mannered. and when they grow
up they turn out badly. Whose fault but
tho mothers who raised theme We have
no friends DO we ever go out OF our
way 10 make friends. or 10 show love and
nduc-s 20 any human being1
The mystery o. the telephone Is vet bu
imperfectly understood hy many, yet two
women. with no scientific knowledge
whatever. were made % feel how grea
a boon to humanity IL Is.
only a few days ago a man IN Chicago
decided 10 give his wife a novel surprise
on her birthday anniversary. He arranged
chat at a certain moment her mother.
whom she had not seen for years. Shouts
he ar the ionF-distance telephone Office
IN Philadelphia and should call up th'
daughter IN Chicago There was a tele-
phone in tbe Chicago house and the hus
lend answered the prearrangod cah
Turning from the instrument he said 60
his wife.
'.He,en-here's your mother on the wire
In Philadelphia"
20 wife seated herself at the instru
mcnt aud heard the familiar voice Of
her mother II uttered one word: ''Daugh-
ter"
suddenly the Young matron IN Chicago
cripped the instrument and poured on
her heart in the response; ION. mother
mcthorrs
Then. as she heard me sob that came
over the wire from her aged mother. she
answered IN kind, stili keeping the re-
ccivcr az her ear Speaking literally.
those two women cried 10 each other un
IN che tolls amounted 20 SIS. Later they
both sald II was the sweetest experience
they had known since their long scpara-
ton begant Nothing could more effcc-
lively demonstrate the sympathetic possi-
hllities Of the telephone or better illus.
trate the vital point OF realizing the per-
sonaity behind the voice.
The census recently completed shows
hat the feminine population IS increasing
at a rapid rate IN the large cities and u
is predicted that this county will pre-
senuy be confronted by a problem that
has worried foreign statisticians for some
iime-the preponderance Of women. Il Is
admitted that the women here have the
ADVANTAGE over their foreign sisters IN
that many fields Of work are opened 20
them and they can also hold and dispose
OF properey 20 an extent unknown on the
other side 50 that the American woman
i IN a great measure economically inde-
pendent Of man. and thus does she escape
some Of the serious consequences that at
nlcf TIE foreign women. II seems . pity
that anyone at this late day should ran
20 worrying about the superfiuous woman
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-16

..The ha.desi pat Of the life OF sales
woman Is the use'ess questions she h ts @
an.Wer." said a ri ] a. the jcweiry ooun-
~ talking 20 New York World re-
poftcr "A woman just came up. ri keel
IN one OF these br~aatpins looked 81 q at
tentiveIy. and asked me n It was a pin.
New. there was no cause for that She
Ency. ~ well as ! dbl that Il was pin.
had a mil revenge for ! said p litely
No. madam. irs a b ooch Then she
rIaresl AZ me as she snortcd, Oh"
...rba, a lust a sample OF what goes on
Ga here ain day long Every woman seems
Ia trv 40 think wat f3iish questions she
c7n ask. n s. the one thing that m IT
drives US crazy. Apparently. the most
eensihis women sil into the habit.
THEY'LL plck up a bracelet ycu are try
trg 10 sell some one else and ask you II
brarefets are stylish now. u 10 ks as II
anvbodv outside of an insane asylum
would know that under the circumatan-
ces. you could make but one reply
you will be making run on a new
belt buckle and. with crowd cf would
be purc hasers listening, some women viii
nipe out. VIII these buckles wear weil2'
'she might know that & would be 80
much a. YOU place IL worth 70 say
,hev wouldn't The other day a customer
LETT her little boy with me for a few
momeuts. Before she was ten feet aw y
some one said
"'I beg your pardon. hui would Won
mind telling me whore you got your II
~ bows cap2' told her something that
satisfied her. when another woman step
~ no with. I beg your par or, but what
size gloves does your little boy wearf'
- stood that. hpt when ano her woman
came ~ and asked me II he was bottle
baby drew the line
ssyyorren who rave looked at them elves
In the glass daily for thirty years ask us
% . certain color Is becoming 20 them.
And It's such q temptation 10 he!'
II have always wondered at the repuS'
nance Of the dressmaker 70 accent any
kird Of goods 20 be made up. saAa ms
woman, 10 the New York SUM- who has
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-16


piled that " Was hlH business 20 Tth Pt"'-
er,y and he would not be- affected ny me
protests OF the commute 81 'ffe"' 800
arr stocratH iheu INC commute 7'1h"'
Miss norman, VINO owns thN ttalNtt'e'
and induced her h0s 10 "eil
Miss Ashley is one Of the most beantl-
fui women on the American STAG. QUO
has long curry hair ana het laee mas n'ei.
described az OF the bithAh tnh"o F'4es
type. She was married ~ 1850 70 " ~
lam II. Sheldon, an actor p~' aepatAleh
from her husband in 1879 IN" 'Vin'a rom
hnstoh- IheatefEoefs FaFsu ever htt
when enc sang a. Z star VI lhe HetsiA
aud lister 70 ne Wolt h"ppet z anu Rnn
Prince ~" Tenn evnpahles' 1he - -
yf9ta Ola.
MT chandler served as eonst'Hshaah
from the tourieenih New fofk District.
tie organized "A battalion Tor the spanish
American wat. Is HARVARD graduate SO
eleiy man aod U'li.onaife lh his own
right Miss Ashiey oehleH het engage
meni 10 him.
For one thing saws Dorothy Dix IN
she New York Journal. there has been
the long and weary courfship chat. how
ever aeliehtfut a. the lovefN. has been 4
tribe wearing on the nerves Of people
not KEYED up 20 the sentiment OF the sd.
nation The billing ana cooling couf,le
have ,aonas,sllzt,l tht. ho4se. IL yaa want
"a 10 receive, "A caller they were spoanlpv
In the drawing room. II vou started 20
write a letter Won had 10 retire win
app.oefea from the library where vour
prseeuce VA regarded a. an unwarraus.
~ infruelon. vou stumbled On Them an
aark conner ana r,n aver theu m fl,e
stems. and felt n generally unsafe 10 opeu
a door ,ylthotn coughing. s.u4pry''-
Tor other peop,e VINO have 10 live hi IA.
boure vim iovers-.ta The vooinr mar u
isp't long "A doing
.rhon follow villa and chaotic sen
son fuu 81 drosenaaxora ana mirlners
ana confusion. and bridesmaid ana ar
g,,uepts vim mamma ana ,ro0,is fr,ro
r.ns ahout nine ana general lrr,tabIllt,,
ana bsa tefnner II Is "A time Z, ,,o.,an
.Iva,s renernfcre and All of nor tamil,
reroil a. q kint I'd nlgbtrn,ro from vgnlrb
abs e,norgea a married woman with t,ylr.
- ,,,sn, rlot5es 49, ~. peesa ana ~.
CONS vrontf,ttop
Oyf ~ ali fbia toli ana tribuiatlon IN.
Il can be made the fashion Il viii be-
nothing short OF q universal benefac-
dion Nothing else Ia the world has ss
little to recommend Il 81 a display well
ding. No man ever wants 70 ngure IN
one He realizes he Is only the lusig-
nlncant excuse for the occasion. and the
brides gown and veil. and that II he
should b. Inadvertently left out nobody
would miss him
Ia commanding tho example set BY their
Cruces ~ Manchester q seems also
worth while 10 call attention 20 the atff.
ul.le or the brides father when the e.opf
Ing coupte cabled for his blessing. DLi
be storm ana rave. and threaten 10 cut
IN bla daurhter with the trsaftleoaf
abHline7 MOI n Isl, Of a.. n Is atthortta-
.t-,. ...a 49,. - a-t.a $50,
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-16
WOMAN'S
WORLD.

g
ats Julian Hawthorne In the New
, world. is good for woman and
..-..re Tor every one else in the
ron the husband TO the scullery
woman should be able 60 sew
ana 10 understand how TO cut out
F. her own dresses though II she
,asrd a dress maker let her by all
,.s employ one She should qualify her.
.ts ho not only KIND mother but a
sue-making thorough study o.
6e ana learning something about
.losy and therapeutics so as not to
added 81 there be 70 doctor al hand.
..lild he honestly familiar with good
.4ro and know and speak her own
.s.4.ae wen. even II she study no 9TH
ran DO her no harm either TO have
...ri elementary science and to keep
r.,st mot too amhlllouslS) OF scientific
rs Finally. she should develop her
rot excessively. but systematically
...relse outdoors and in eat healthy
ana be- fanaucally Immaculate ia
~ person such a woman will make q
sable wlIc. whether she be rich OF
plain OF beautiful
Sits Helen Gould may be selected as
ot tne best types Of young woman.
goa wing The only drawback for Miss
.sl ~ any other great heiress is that
IS hardly any male being she can
craush 70 feel safe in becoming his
4 man hitherto honest may be-
mcd into fortune-hunte- by a
$50 .c sat
.raae "a doubtful risk under che
EQUAL conditions. becomes madcap
..i .ar heiresses. II is surprising how
..u. taHy have been. 20 all appearances.
i.y ueeosssul Mary Letter LADY Cur
. reputed 10 be happy. and she GER
make "a good viceTeine. The case o.
o.lUlo Vanderbilt. who undertook the
utilization or the Marlb0roughs, ap-
I.i.s satisfactory. Concerning Miss Mar
lady Craven. Catherine Goddard
rfnecss poulatowskl. Clara Hun
.a. who married Prince Won Hatz-
ft ARID many others. sufficient do "a
pesing Judgment Is lacking
M 4.urrally considered. there Is no
a.I f.as3n Why wealth should not prove
al 10 women. 1t Is more likeb
formerly 10 prove so. because W.
tUaa more enlightenment as 60 the con
.s.f af lie tn4u we used to nave, our
H.s4aafds Tor women are higher ana more
than Of yore. and tie new Ca
r ior women have given their am
taan better direction.
4he number OF beautiful women has
,aaIurus,y Increased tn che last thirty
Seats. the example OF the stage and rs
.sa.1u by many society women may
Iss bad something 20 do with that: but
H ultlEe of how 20 live and the popu-
lety ~ exercise and sports have had
b. 8 BED t.s.s4 4
The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-16

Vice proaident-elcct Roosevelt will
spend a part Of January in Colorado on
hunting expedition after mouBtnin
Lions,