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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-05

Of the pan-American congress convoked
at the invitation of Mexico and now sit
ting at the Mexican capital. The dele
gates Of the United States are under the
| most liberal instructions to cooperate
with their colleagues in all matters prom
Using advantage to the great family Of
American commemorative, as well in
their relations among themselves as in
their domestic advancement and in their
intercourse with the world at large.
My predecessor communicated to the
congress the fact that the We'll and La
Abra awards against Mexico have been
| adjudged by the highest courts of our
country to have been obtained through
fraud and perjury on the part of the
claimants and that in accordance with
the acts of the congress the money re-
naming in the hands of the secretary OF
state on these awards has been returned
to Mexico. A considerable portion of the
money received from Mexico on these
awards had been paid by this government
to the claimants before the decision cf
the courts was rendered. My Judgment is
that the congress should return to Mexico
an amount equal to the sums thus already
paid to the claimants.
The death of Queen Victoria caused tho
people of the United States deep ana
heartfelt sorrow. to which the government
gave full expression. When President Nc
kinley died, our nation in turn received
from every quarter OF the British empire
expressions of grief and sympathy no
less sincere. The death OF the Empress
Dowager Frederick of Germany also
| aroused the genuine sympathy of the
American people, and this sympathy was
cordially reciprocated by Germany when
the president was ASA ssinated. Indeed
from every quarter of the civilized world
we received. at the time of the presidents
death, assurances of such grief and res
gard as to touch the hearts Of our people.
In the midst of our affiietion we reverent-
lr thank the Almighty that we are at
peace with the nations of mankind, and
We firmly intend that our policy shall ba
such as to continue unbroken these inter-
national relations OF mutual respect and
good will. THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
White House, Dec. 8, 1901. (!
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-05
It's Eject ON Kitchener.

British officer who has served in
South Africa and is now in the United
States tells characteristic story of Lord
Kitchener. young subaitern in charge
of some construction work in upper
Egypt had the misfortune to lose some
native workmen through the accidental
explosion of several cases OF dynamite.
Fearful Of reproval from headquarters,
he telegraphed to the sirdar, Regret to
report killing Of ten laborers by dynG-
mite accident" He awaited the expect
ed rebuke with fear and trepidation.
In few hours came this laconic dis
patch: DO you need any more dyna-
mite2'
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-05
Kodiak, Not Kadiuk.

On the coast Of Alaska, near Cook ina
let, is large island which has had trou-
BILE with its name-trouble with its spell.
ing. trouble with its pronunciation.
The spelling now adopted by the United
States board of geographical names is
Kodiak pronounced Ko-di-ak), this being
a reversal OF the decision Kadiak made
by the same board about ten years ago.
The universal local usage as to this name
is Kodiak. Such, also, is the general
usage on the Pacific coast. It is this
widely extended and firmly established
usage which has led the board to discard
an alleged correct" form and adopt an
alleged Corrupt" form which local usage
has firmly established. - National Geo.
graphic Magazine.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-05
How a Blind Man Can Tel, Time.

now u olhO man Gan VclL Vlmes
Perhaps many people have noticed that
the blind man who plays the hand organ
day after day at Grand avenue bridge
has watch in his pocket. He has q
watch and can tell time too.
Yesterday man dropped nickel In
his cup and, noticing the watch, asked
him for the time. 1t was queer ques.
ton to ask, but he saw the watch and
wanted to know whether the blind man
was simply pretendiNE to be sightless.
Il think can tell, said the blind man,
BE held it up close to his ear and slowly
turned the stem winder.
"One, two, three, four, Eve, six, seven,
eight" he counted, and then he said,
THAT means seventy-two minutes. i
wound up the watch tightly at 8 o'clock,
and so the time ought to be about twelve
minutes past 4. Here, look and see how
near came to it."
His questioner looked, and the time was
AIS. He was only six minutes off.
"Do you mean to say that you can tell
the time Of day by winding up your
watch?'
Not exactly, but can come mighty
near it, usually within ten minutes, and
it's very easy too. All you have to know
is how one long click in winding up will
run the watch. I'll explain. Suppose
that at o'clock 1 wind up my watch
until it is tight, as we say-that is, until
another turn of the winder would appar-
entity break spring. At ) o'clock
Wind the watch again and find that the
8irder clicks twelve times before the
watch is wound up to the place where it
ticks. Then | know that twelve clicks
ill run the watch 120 minutes and that
tle click represents ten minutes Of time"
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-05
ne Brief.

TITS busy world dear friends, and Il
you would have people listen patiently to
our story we must be brief. DR.. Barrow
of London once preached so long that ali
his congregation dropped off, leaving the
sexton and himself alone. The sexton,
finding the doctor apparently no nearer u
conclusion, said to him: ''Sir, here are the
keys. Please lock up the church when
you get through your discourse" Ii il
quality and not quantity that counts, mot
how much, but how ood."-Natiousl
Magazine.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-06-10
Temperance Arithmetic.

F'8oy at the head of the class, what
are we paying for liquor as a nation?"
$4,000, 600, 00C annually"
'tStep to the blackboard, my boy.
First take a rule and measure this
silver dollar. How thick is iU?7'
CLEARLY an eighth of an inch"
,EtWell, sir, how many of them can
you put in an inch?'
ERetween eight and nine"
eFGive the benefit of the doubt; call
it nine. How many inches would it
require to pile these 5000, O00, 1000 in?7'
$500, 900, O0O izches."
Chow many feet would that be?"
IS, 333 1873 feet"
Chow many rods is that?"
1896, $50 rods
Glow many NJ lies is that?''
''1E78 miles,"
''Miles of WHAT"
"15-8 miles OF silver dollars, laid
down, packed closely together, our
national liquor bill would make. This
is only one years grog bill"
Reader, if you Eeed facts about this
temperance question, nail that to a
post and read 1t occasionally. 1t
would take ten men with scoop SHOW
els to throw away money as fast as we
are wasting it fer grog.- Christian
Observer
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-06-10

There is more Catarrh in this section of the
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few years it was supposed to
be incurable. For great many years doctors
pronounced it a local disease, and prescribe
local remedies, and by constantly failing to
cure with local treatment, pronounced 1t in
durable. Science has proven catarrh to be
constitutional disease and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. j. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional cure
on the market. 1t is taken internally in
doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful- 1t acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. They offer one hundred dollars
for any case it fails to cure. Send for circu-
lars and testimonials.
FL. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-06-10
w. G. 7. u. COLUMN.
RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY THE
CONVENTION.

PREAMBLE. The members of thu
Orleans County w. @. T. y. assembled
in convention at West Charleston May
% and "a 1901, wish to express graft
tude to the Author of our being who
has permitted SO many of US to
assemble together, though we have
one vacant chair. May we be encour-
aged to greater diligence IN the year
to come.
Resolved, That we thoroughly ap-
preciate the cooperation and excellent
work done by the Anti. Saloon League
and other temperance societies in sus-
tanning our prohibitory law, and we of
the Woman's Christian Temperance
power to prevent it's repeal.
ResoIUed, That we recommend and
use our influence to secure a more
thorough course of scientific temper
ance instruction in all our public
schools, believing that education of
the children is powerful factor in
our reform work.
ResOIUed, That we as band of
Christian women will use our infiu-
ence against the use of alcohol in any
form as medicine, or for culinary
purposes.
ResolUed, That we will maintain if
in every town where there is a local
Union, and encourage medal contests,
believing them to be means Of edu-
cation in temperance principles.
ResoIuoa, That the tobacco habit is
evil and only evil and that we will use
our most earnest endeavors by per-
suasion and legislation to restrict it's
use.
ResoIyaed, That we as White Ribbon
ers give loyal and hearty suppo TT to
our papers, the .UsUion Signal, Young
Crusader, and our own Home Gu0qds,
and through them and through all
other newspapers, so far as possible
we use our influence for temperance.
Rese1Ued, That we, band of Chris
tan women, record ourselves as heart
lily sustaining the anti canteen law
believing that it will lessen the temp
tation to liquor drinking among our
brave soldiers.
RESOLVED, That the convention re-
turn thanks to the people of West
Charleston for their generous hospi-
tally in entertaining, to the local
Union, to the L. T. LIS, and the young
people OF the county who took part
IN the medal contest, to the pastors,
janitor, and all who assisted in making
this meeting so pleasant and profit
able.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-06-10
WASTEFULNESS ON THE FARM.

We have read recently a pointed
anG pungent article on the subject of
the prodigaIity, wastefulness CT farm
ers. 1t was full of truth that ought to
be held up constantly before the eyes
Of zine tenths of the men who make
their living on farms. We have had
occasion in the past few months to
make many trips in different parts of
the country. Naturally we look with
interest at every farm and every farm
hose we pass, and it is a lamentable
fact, but it is 6 fact, that probably
there is not one in a hundred at
which there is not evidence OF greater
or less was6efulness. The most
conmon of these are tools exposed to
the weather, tie manure going to
waste, neglect Of proper protection of
stock, waste Of feed, washing o. lands,
scrEb stock, etc. We have heard the
largest harvestec manufactures in the
world say that il he ran his business
as Teckles5y as farmers do theirs he
would be bankrupt in one sea son.
Within the last few weeks we have
seen costly harvesting machines, and
a great many moving machines, that
have stood in the field since last
summer. We don't know what sort
of excuse any one makes to himself
for that sort of thing, but it strikes us
that IN plain United States talk, the
man who does it, unless he is obliged
to, is a fool. As for manure, we be-
ieve there are more who waste it than
who take proper care of it; and yet
manure is simply good, hard cash; and
the man who leaves it exposed to the
weather is simply throwing away his
money. 1t is useless to multiply illus
tratiOns; each one can see for himself
if he will think, what his own short
comings are. We sincerely hope that
some who read these lines will make
positive resolution and live up to it,
that he will stop every such leak on
his farm for all time to come .-Journd
of agriculture.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-06-10
Creative Ability.

The young man in demand every
where, to-day, is the one who can
create something, the man of product
i've power. There are many who can
do routine work, follow prescribed
lines, carry out in detail programme
mapped out by others; but the man of
original force, of constructive energy,
who can start out in untroden paths
and blaze the way for others, is as
rare as he is valuable.
There is always a premium on the
thinker, the man of original ideas and
methods and real productive force.
insurance companies are securing
the country for such men; merchants
are in need of them, great combi-
nations are looking for them as lead
ers; they are wanted in law, in the
business world, in the field of science,
in all walks of life.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-06-10
LADIES' COLUMN .
COOL KITCHENS.

When the kitchen is necessarily in
where the food of the family can be
prepared, there are several ways of
dlsposing of the heat of the fire. In a
house that is used in summer as we'll
as in winter the chimney of the range
should be on the outside of the house,
SO that the heat in summer will not
render the rooms above the kitchen
veritable ovens and will carry away
the chimney heat from the kitchen.
If summer stove of gas or kerosene
can be used in place of coal range it
Will be great saving of heat. All
the cooking except the general bak-
ing of family can be done on such
a stove and put in an oven of
iron, bricked in, or a portable iron
oven to do the general baking. In a
private family the oven for this pur
pose needs to be heated up only twice
a week.
The blue flame oil stoves now come
in many makes, all of which are an
Improvement on the old fashioned,
smoky oil stove. Gas stoves have
nothing against their use in summer
but their cost. Either of these stoves
is cleaner and is less trouble than a
coal range, but both have yet to bear
the test of practical work in the kitch-
en- under the uncertain hands of an
unskilled cook. In summer the light
dishes which are generally used on
the table may be prepared on a sum-
mer stove when the question of bak-
ing is once settled. Biscuits, mullins
and all quick baking, it is true, may
be done on the oven attached to a
summer stove but these ovens do not
give the heavier, steadier heat, such
as is found in perfection in an oven
which is built for baking alone or, in
a less degree, in the oven of a coal
range.
A kitchen in summer must have
abundance of light and air, and
enough outside windows and doors to
carry off the heat and the odors of
cooking, which in summer become
intolerable if carried into the house.
4 great deal of this annoyance de-
ponds upon the manner in which
matters are managed in the kitchen.
A careless cook with every advantage
in her favor, will keep a house warm
and the odors of cooking permeating
everywhere by her foolish manage
ment of doors and windows.-NelU
York Tribune.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-06-10
Observation-Disclosures,

The palm of absent mindedness is
probably taken by learned German
whom Berlin comic paper calls Pro-
fessor Dusel, of Bonn. One day the
professor noticed his wife placing a
large bouquet on his desk.
"What does that mean?" he asked.
"Why!" she.exclaimed, "don't you
know that this is the anniversary of
your marriage?"
"Ah, indeed is it?" said the profess
or, politely. "Kindly let me know
when yours comes around, and 1 will
endeavor to reciprocate the favor!"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-06-10
LETTER TO H.G. sPAULDING,
BARTON VT.

Dear Sir; Postmaster Noyes, of Gardiner,
Maine, says the Evans House there, was
painted with Devoe in 's2, and again in 'e4-
twelve years-and the paint was sound,
though of course the color had faded.
R. w. Haines, Hotel Coburn, Skowhegan,
Maine, uses lead and oil, and has painted four
times in eleven years.
Both hotels have been we'll cared for; the
costs are as FIVE to one. We say generally the
costs are as two to one-that's enough.
Yours truly,
81 Wv. DRvoE & Co.
P s. H. c. Pierce sells our paint in your
ction.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-06-10

Dedicated to Mrs. Lo1iJd Hastings.
West GLoUeT. Vt.
Though darkest clouds should lower abo4
thee,
Bruised and bleeding though thou be,
Beaten by Iife's tempestuoUs storm,
Fond hopes all blasted and forlorn;
"Noth hing to live for,'' dost thou say?
Nothing but darkness in thy way?
He did it, who suffered for man
More than humanity can scan.
His love wouldst question? His behest
Who loves thee most, and knows the best
For thee and for the loved ones gone,
Till there shall come the blissful dawn?
Then walk by faith when light is dim
And follow in the steps of Him
Who gave himself for others need,
Do this, and thou'1t be blessed indeed.
For rare service He would fit thee,
Speaks He to the now, "FcI1ow me,''
Go raise the fallen, cheer the sad,
Lift others burdens and make glad;
Go help the needy and distressed
To be a blessing and be blest.
A cheerful word, happy thought,
A smile, with untold good are fraught.
Go help the sinful to better life,
Go make thy words and deeds all rife
With good; and God will surely 'be
For thee and who can be against thee?"
And so with God CO worker be,
Fulfilling His wise plans for thee,
With such work, Godlike, divine,
Sister beloved, canst repine?
&C. C. Stevens, West GLoUer, Vt.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-06-10
II Qualities and Their ways of shopping.

Royalties and Their ways of shopping.
Undoubtedly Queen Alexandra is
enc of the most fastidious of Gus
toners to please as regards her dress.
When she gives a1 order for a new
dress, she likes it to be delivered to
her without a sigu Of it ever having
passed through human hands, Or that
needles and cotton had ever been en-
ployed in it's making. AS is we'll
known, her majesty as an expert dress
maker, and woe betide the unlucky
firm that has sent habit that will re-
quire alteration, f0S the queen will
have her dresses to ct like q glove,
says Womdn's Life
The Duchess of Edinburgh IS quite
sends a dress back to be altered. Her
royal highness is very gracious and
pleasant as to her orders and the ex
ecutioE of the same.
One Of the most popular of the roy
al shoppers is the Duchess of York.
She gives little or no trouble to her
filters, and is very easily pleased with
her toilets and the manner in which
her orders have been carried out. In
this respect she greatly resembles her
lamented mother, the Duchess of Teck,
who was as a rule, extremely cour-
teous and easily pleased
Many of the royals delight to go
shopping Gnrecognized, and one very
rich princess is constantly going about
by herself. She is very particular
that neither the assistants nor propri-
etor shall recognize that she is of
royal blood, and thus insures being
treated precisely as the more ordinary
customers are.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-06-10

You may as we'll expect to run steam en-
CINE without water as to find an active ener-
getic man with torpid liver and you may
know that his liver is torpid when he does
not relish his food or feels dull and languid
after eating, often has headache and some
lines dizziness. A few doses of Chamber
lains Stomach and Liver Tablets will restore
his liver to it's normal functions, renew his
vitality, improve his digestion and make him
feel like a new man. Price Is cents. Sam
pies free at II. c. Pierces, Barton, H. S. Web
ster's, Barton Landing or w. E. Trips, East
Charleston.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-06-10
OUR FARMERS.
LESSON IN VENTILATION OF
cow BARNS

The other day State Veterinarian
Roberts of this state was requested by
a farmer living in this county to call
and examine his herd of COWS. Some
! thing was the matter with them.
/ Several had died and that puzzled him
DIR. Roberts took in the situation at a
/ glance Here was a fine herd of cows,
every one of them of high order of
excellence, and stable shut up tight,
full of foul doors and faint, badly
lighted, never whitewashed, and
disease rampant.
The tuberculine test was applied
! and q out of 50 of the COWS reacted
the test. They were killed and in
every instance the test proved correct.
The man who owned the COWS and
many of the neighbors were finally
convinced by this costly experience,
but The Da6rynaan had been talking
| hard along the line for years. A little
willingness to read, and learn frora
what is read, might have saved this
costly lesson. This herd was located
only five miles from this city and IN
the same township. Dairy farmers
have been altogether TOO conservative
on this question of constructing
healthy we'll ventilated, we'll lighted
stables. After all Uhat has been sal d,
barns in this country were built last
summer with one window, where 6here
should have been five or six, and no
heed az all to ventilation. Crowd a
stable like that, full Of COWS, keep it
warm as you must if they give E2ilk in
wintec, and you have just the finest
seed bed for tuberculosis, if; by
chance, an injected animal is
introduced into the .-Enaldnge
CalIat II. G. Pierce|S, Barton, H. S. ebsters,
Barton Landing w. E. Trips, E. Charles
ton and get a free sample of Chamberlalns
Stomach and Liver Tablets. They axe an eX-
cellent physic. They also improve the appe-
tite, strengthen the digestion and regulate
the Ever and bowels. They are eass to take
and Pleasant in effect.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-06-10

My little son had an attack of whooping
cough and threatened with pneumonia;
but for ChamberIain's Cough Remedy we
would have had a serious time of it. It also
saved him from several severe attacks of
croup.-H. +. Strickfaden, editor World
Herald, Fair Haven, Wash. For sale by
n Pierce, Barton, H Webster, Barton
Landing, w Trip, Z. Charleston.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-06-10
Zine and Grinding make
Thoughts .&Sl Life.

Devoe Lead and Zinc Paint wear twice as long
lead and oil mixed by hand
Daily camera., 1901-06-14
EXPRESSIONS TO BE AVOIDED.

tThe list of words. phrases and express
sions to be avoided by students Of q we'll
known college for women includes, says
the Philadelphia Times, the follow!ng):
well posted" for well informed.
Right away" for Immediately or
now.
Not as / Know" for not that /
know
"Try an experiment" for make an
experiment.
The use of ride and drive" inter
changeably.
II guess So" for Il suppose so" or
II think So"
Fix things" for arrange things. or
prepare things.
Real good" or real nice" for very
good or really nice.
TRY and do" for try to do, try
and CO." for try to go.
Had rather" for would rather, and
had better" for would better.
II have studied some" for studied
somewhat, or Il have not studied
any," for not studied at all.
1T looks good enough" for it
looks well enough, or does it look
good enough?" for does it look wei
enough?
Daily camera., 1901-06-14
A BUNDLE OF spL1NTERs.

Vermont is to have an "old home
week. in August.
VI 1000 people born, 412 reach sc
years; 81, 60; 17s, 70; 50, so.
kanEaroos can jump II feet in
height, against a deer's best record
of nine feet six inches.
The average cost OF bringing boy
up, feeding, clothing, etc, to the age
OF ten is in England $40O.
Substitute mail carriers are to dis
place boys in the handling of special
delivery letters in Boston.
Land cultivated by irrigation is
more productive than land where
rainfall moisture alone is sufficient
to mature the crops.
The organ now being put into the
Mormon tabernacle in Salt Lake City
will be, it is said, the finest instru-
ment OF the kind in this country.
Happy and merry on &c cents n
day! There are plenty of people in
Louisville, says the Courier-J ournal,
who not only live on that sum, but
exc out others existence.
AS the editcl of the GreenviIle
(Tex.) BANNER was returning home
from Farmersville, whittier he had
gone on an invitation to deliver lee
ture on law and order, he was mobbed
and severely beaten by those who did
not like his lecture or speech.