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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-01-21

For sale cheap. Cedar posts, second
hand two-horse lumber wagon; road
buggy. Z. w. Comstock, Barton, vt. 21tf
10 quarters of beef for sale cheap. Half
ton of fresh pork, ribs, Ioins, shoulders,
heads and feet. Homemade sausage, leaf
lard. chickens &c. We want 100 bushels of
good potatoes at once. o. d. Owen.
Wanted-Two or three teams to work
at Westmore. Call at Hotel Barton. F.
H. PiIIsbury, Barton, Vt. 1-tf
Steel for sled and sleigh shoes now here.
All those wishing to purchase call and get
prices before purchasing elsewhere. J. w.
Murkland, Barton. 2-3
To LET.-Three rooms, furnished or I'M
furnished. c. E. Coburn, Barton. "a
LosT.-Saturday afternoon, between G..
w. Monkeys and Fl. J. STANDARDS, pock-
etbook containing sum of money. Finder
leave at s. D. Stones store and receive
reward.
CaIIand see my two-dollar trimmed hats,
aIIover Iaces, battenburg supplies, etc.
Mrs. S. D. Stone.
Dennis Revoir in the Cassidy block will
do all kinds of shoe and boot repairing
with neatness and despatch. 2-3
WANTED-A few more table boarders.
AIIkinds of food for sale. Cooking done to
order. Mrs. r. E. Bailey, Cassidy block 2
J. r. Farrant, Newport, VT, wishes to
publicly thank his customers and the pub
lie in general for their kind patronage
through the past year and hopes for the
ensuing year a continuance Of the same,
and will endeavor just as faithfully as in
the past TO please one and all.
Special attention to cattle and horse
diseases, by e. D. Wooding, graduate vet
erinarian. Office and hospital at d. D.
Beams stable, Barton, VT. 3-4
Sleighs.-H. o. Whitcher & Son have
them-the latest styles and lowest prices.
The crowds buy of them. Seeing is be-
Iieving. 81
Carnations.-We grow this winter the
famous $50, 900 carnation Mrs Thomas w.
Lawson. We claim to be the best growers
Of carnations in the state OF Vermont. We
have some blossoms four inches in diane
ter. Nice, fresh flowers 35c cents pei. dozen,
40 cents postpaid. The Lawson, 80 cents
postpaid. Names are coming in faster than
ever before for our seed lists. Our books
show once a customer always a customer.
We DO better by our customers than we
advertise. H. J. Ball, Peoples Telephone,
West Derby.
W. Q. TWombly invites all parties owing
him to come in before February 1st with
cash, note or a good promise.
Sleighs.-Good new sleighs at a dis
count. Must close them out. Custom
madeand cheaper. Call and see. IL. D.
Phillips, Barton. 3-4
Lost-A fox hound, weight, 20 pounds;
color, black and tan; spots over eyes; has
been scalded on back with hot water. Any
information regarding the same will be
suitably rewarded. A. G. Gallup, East
Charleston, Vt. 1w
The sale of remnants at the Peerless
factory will continue through the week
ending Jan. 26th. The twenty-five cent
table is not yet cleared and still contains
many bargains. The price of sample dress
skirts and fannelette night robes and
colored petticoats is greatly reduced.
few yards of velveteen left at 17c per
yard. Peerless Mfg. Co. Nv
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-01-21
ORLEANS COUNTY MONITOR.
Probate Courts.

Probate Courts will De held at the Probate
Office IL Newport each Monday. At the ofhce
of z. ~. Baldwin In Barton on the second
Friday OF each month; at the office OF B. E
D. Carpenter at Barton Landing in the fore.
noon of the third Friday of each month. Par
ties having business with the Court at Barton
or Barton Landing concerning pending es-
tates will please inform the Court IN advance
that he may take the necessary papers with
him. T. z. ALFRED, Judge of Probate.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-01-21
Local Advertising.

Advertisements and notices, as prone
nades,' shows and other entertainments Will
be published under this head for t1Co cents a
word for first insertion, one cent word tt ere
after. We shall run no advertisement among
local items. Cash must accompany the or
der. No charge will be made of less than
ORTIZ cents.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-08
Gushing Prosperity.

When we reflect that oil has devel-
oped more and larger fortunes than
any other of earth's resources, our peo-
pie feel an absorbing interest in the
prospect of realizing splendid results
on both sides the Cascade divide. The
Olympic Oil Company, a new corpora.
ton, is putting in expensive machin-
cry at Cosmopolis. north of Gray's
Harbor, in the foothills of the Olym-
pic mountains, to tap what is con.
fidently believed to be one OF Ma
lures reservoirs of the precious liquid
The machinery, consisting of boiler
engine, derrick, drums and drills, are
on the ground, and work, it is said
mediately begin. Haven't we cause
as State, for congratulation?
Dawns now an age of thrift
Rapidly to the front we drift,
As the tide begins to flow;
Oil to the east of us,
Oil to the west of us,
And Rsckefellers in embryo
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-08

. THE only echo that is left of Taco
mas triumphant march to the capital
a few days ago, is lugubrious refrain
heard from a tree-top at the mouth of
the placid Puyallup, running some
what like this:
On a tree by a river a little tomtit
Sang willow. Titwillow, Titwillow,"
And said to him, Dicky bird, why do you
Singing Willow, Titwillow, Titwillow'?
10 it weakness of intellect, birdie cried,
'Or rather tough wor m In your little in
side ?"
With shake Of his poor little head he replied
"Oh Willow, Titwillow, Titwillow."
He slapped at his chest as he sat on the bough
Singing, Willow. Titwillow, Titwillow.'
And cold PRECIPITATION bespangled his brow
"Oh Willow, Titwillow, Titwilow":
He sobb'd and he sighed and gurgle he gave
Then he threw himself into the bilowy wave,
And an echo arose from the suicides grave,
"TitwillOw. Tit'lOw, Titlowr'
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-08

bounty on wild animals in order 10
protect the poultry and sheep interests
OF the State was read and referred to
a committee having in charge bill
prepared to cover the request.
Cameron of Lincoln introduced
bill providing that any person who
shall while holding public office, be-
come intoxicated, shall be removed.
In the Senate, Wednesday, Senate
bill No. 81, can act to create State
Repositories for Public Money" which
was referred to the committee on Cor
porations and had been reported back
with amendments and recommends.
ton that it be reprinted and referred
to the Judiciary Committee, was read
The amendments provide that banks
with capital OF $4,000 are eligible
as repositories; that the creation of
repositories shall not release the State
Treasurer ON his official bond and that
repositories shall place with the State
Treasurer United States, State or
county bonds or State warrants, to the
amount of money deposited.
The bill by Rands of Clarke, pro-
viding that all executions of CON
demned criminals shall take place in
the penitentiary, passed.
A memorial praying Congress to
pass the Grout oleomargarine bill was
passed by unanimous vote.
Mantz of Stevens, introduced a bill
fixing passenger rates on all railroads
over Is miles in length t 3 cents per
mile. This is the rate now charged
by all main lines in the State. The
bill is aimed at the Spokane Falls &
Northern road which charges higher
rate.
Several minor bills were passed.
At the afternoon session of the Sem
ate, Welty's bill making kidnapping q
a felony, and fixing the penalty at
from one to fourteen years imprison-
ment, was passed by unanimous vote.
The following bills were introduced
No. 14S, by Davis, appropriating
5000 annually for the White Shield
home.
No. 149, by Rands, creating State
Board OF Horticulture, and appropriat-
ing 81 900 therefor.
No. $50, by Smith, by request, pro-
viding for the speedy hearing OF erimi-
nal cases in the Supreme Court.
In the House Wednesday morning,
Speaker Albertson appointed Cope
land of Walla Walla, Jerard of Column
bia and Burch of King members of the
committee to investigate the affairs at
the State Penitentiary.
The Judiciary committee recon-.
mended the indefinite postponement
of the bill giving the counties of Che
Ian, Ferry, Okanogan, Adams, Doug
las and Lincoln another judicial dis
trlct.
The report OF the committee an
pointed by the last Legislature to de.
termine the boundary line between
Washington and Oregon to settle il
possible, disputed fishing interests, was
sent to the House by the Governor
and referred to the Fisheries commit.
tee.
A monster petition signed by citi.
zens living in the territory included in
the proposed county OF Riverside and
asking that the pending bill creating
the county, was read. A petition
similarly signed protesting against the
bill has also been received. There arc
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-08

only 429 votes in the proposed new
county but already there are two pe,i.
tions before the House, each signed by
four hundred citizens, and each set.
ting forth the fact that the bulk OF the
signers are voters of the proposed
county.
Pickett OF Spokane introduced sev.
eral bills looking to reduction in
sleeping car rates, railroad fares, tele-
phone charges and telegraph charges.
AT the afternoon session of the
House there arose a dispute over an
amendment offered to the bill provid-
ing in substance that cities OF the first
class shall be allowed to pay their own
rebates on taxes and receive all penal.
ties and interest. 1t was proposed to
so amend as to allow cities other than
the first class, the same privilege. Az
q hot discussion the amendment was
voted down, the city members lining
up on one side and the country mem
bers on the other.
The railroad committee of the House
at a meeting Immediately after adj
journment agreed to have representa-
tives OF all railroad companies doing
business in this State address them at
the regular meeting on the night OF
the 18th. 1t is stated that the invits'
ton was extended at the suggestion OF
several of the railroad men who desire
to be heard on the pending commits.
sion and rate bills.
Speaker Albertson was still i'll yes.
terday. In the morning Representa-
tive Falknor presided over the session
! OF the House and in the afternoon
Lewis OF King presided.
Yesterday at ii A. NJ. in the Senate,
the special order, s. B. A by Ruth,
for the purchase of the Thurston coun'
ty Courthouse for a capital building
came up. The Senate went into CON-
mitee of the whole, Senator Megler
in the chair. The bill was read by
sections, and the only amendment
made in committee was for striking
laA MI
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-08

A NEW phase of the saloon-wrecking
mania Of Mrs. Nation, is the announce.
ment that Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon
the man who, last year, tried to show
the world how Christ would run a
newspaper, is convert to her meth.
DDS, and upholds the young girls oil
his congregation in participation with
such lawless proceedings. The pre-.
sumption of the reverend crank pre-.
pares the mind for belief in any fanat.
ical act with which he may be &C.
credited.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-08

TACOMA has hitherto absorbed
congressman and public institutions
from sheer good fortune duck, as it is
sometimes called) and now, when King
and other counties turn their eyes on
results, there is an ominous crunching
of teeth that portends q halt in the
proceedings. Tacoma's capital aspira-
tons were not such capital idea, af.
ter all. 1t led to taking an inventory
Of political favors, the worst thing that
could happen for her.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-08

The PREJUDICE OF CREED.-A bill tc
prevent Christian Scientists from prac.
ticing their so-called "art," has been
introduced in the New York legisla.
ture, and meetings have been held in
Albany favoring and opposing its pass.
age. At late meeting. several of the
Christian Scientists asserted that
there was no danger in germs under
their system of treatment of disease
1t was at once suggested, by the advo
Gates OF the bill, that the claimed i'm.
munity OF Scientists from germ poi
soning be put to the test. One of the
members OF the State Medical Society
offered to bring with him vial of ty.
phoid fever germs, and ask some sci
enlist to demonstrate this immunity
by drinking the germs. A counter
proposition for the doctor to swallow
one of his own prescriptions, selected
at random, might create quite as much
CONSERVATION.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-08
Poor Old Olympia"

1t is a pity that cur neighbors can
not have pleasant word to say about
the State capitol and her people, with
out that covert sneer by which al
most every admission that our town
has some redeeming virtues is &C.
companied. Such innuendoes do no
credit to their originators, and only
show that man is, after all, but an
initiative creature; that in this in.
stance he has read and heard so much
said against Olympia, by real estate
boomers OF rival townsites, that he,
almost inadvertently, adopts the
same obliquity OF vision and slant oil
expression, overpowered from sheer
laziness for directing the mind into
any other direction, and dread of the
labor that might be involved in sus.
tanning n position awry from the
popular craze.
1t is just such good-natured
specimen OF the genus homo, doubt.
less, who indited the following article
for the editorial columns OF the Yak.
ina Democrat, which is reproduced
for its admission of truth under pal.
pable difficulties:
"Poor old Olympia is made to suffer
the tortures of the damned by the
threat of depriving her of the State
Capitol, which now seems to be all
that she has to live for. At each and
every session of the Legislature her
delegation has been hung up by graft.
ing politicians on this question and
made to stand in either on the threat
of removal or Of not building a CAPT.
tol. We know that it is quite fash.
ionable to rail at Olympia and call
her a mossback village, but is it moi
true nevertheless that Olympia has moi
some equity in the capitol matter that
the lawmakers of this State are in
honor bound to respect? Ten year.
ago, when this city itself was de-
feated aspirant for the location, the
people by an overwhelming majority
voted to place the capitol where i,
now is and on the strength of that de-
cision many people invested thei,
all in Olympia and endeavored tc
make life the worth living there. To
strip them now of all State patronage
would doubtless mean bankruptcy fol-
many. Besides the disadvantage
claimed against Olympia as the site
are more imaginary than real. Hel
transportation facilities are always
attacked and doubtless are poor, but
they would doubtless be better il
transportation companies would cease
agitation for capitol removal. Very
few people compared to the whole
population ever have occasion to visit
the State capital anyway. Tacoma
with all of her four feet in the trough
as usual, is down on her knees begging
for the capitol, but we fail to see thai
she has as good cause as has Olym.
pia. We do not mean to 60 on record
as an unqualified advocate of Olym.
pia's claims, but merely desire to call
attention to the fact that there are
two sides to this question and COM
mon fairness demands = hearing for
both"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-08
Washinatuu STANDARD
OLYMPIA, W4>H.
FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY S, 1901.


Now Is the time when the man hay
ing money IS paid rebate OF three
per cent. for heing good" and paying
his taxes when due. That other chap
Zones for shorO who has no money
nor credit to borrow any, not only has
the levy charged up in full. but has tc
pay Il penalty and usurous interest
ion failure to do the impossible; and il
il still remains impossible, after n stat.
Cd time, man with q long wallet
buys q certificate stating that poor
Jones cannot pay his taxes ana sum
marily iorecloses on his property-ab
solute!y confiscates. what may be the
accumulation OF lifetime, simply be.
cause Jones has struck rugged streak
in the pathway OF life and cannot fill
the mouths OF Lis family with food
and pay taxes, at the same time.
Alas. Pity It's, It's true. 1t is con-
trary to the leading principle of free
government that the yeomanry should
be taxed beyond their ability to pay.
1t is something besides collection OF
revenue that constitutes the stability
OF the State, something besides provid
ing a salary fund that should be the
ambition of our lawmakers and our
law-givers. 1t is the Drawn and mus.
Gle, the industry and perseverance
the loyalty and patriotism of the peo
pie, which cements a government oil
the people into harmonious and
homogeneous whole.
1t is the duty of our law makers, in.
stead OF wrangling over such impossi'
hilities as capital relocation, or wasting
their energies upon such abortive eff.
forts as regulating railroad rates, tc
provide some means for sustaining the
manhood of the citizen who has nc
town-lots to speculate upon or grain.
bags to ship. The home OF every poor
man should be as much protected
against the rapacity of the State as oil
the individual creditor, by law closely
guarded against fraud, and for the
benefit of only those who by the ire.
pressible influences OF fate are drawn
into the vortex of ruin.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-08

WITH Teddy painting the horizon
red with gore fighting grizzlies in Col
orado, and Carrie producing a carna-
ton hue in demolishing saloons in
Kansas, the wild and woolly west,
should be able to fix the eyes of the
world for a time upon sanguinary
spectacular effects.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-08

AFTER reading that the funeral cor.
tege of Queen Victoria consisted in
part OF ten miles of warships, an
Olympia woman Of an inquiring turn
OF mind, wants to know if we think
there was any more parade over hel
arrival at the pearly gate, up yonder
than there would be over the advent
OF a starving washerwoman who
dies ia the slums of London. Ask us
something easy to answer.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-08

TACOMA has found that an organized
band of robbers exists within her
corporate limits, and horrible tc re-
late, the Capitol" saloon was the
headquarters OF the plotters. Nine
of the band are under arrest and still
others will be added to the list.
There is no doubt of criminality as
three OF the gang have made full con.
LESSONS.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-08

SINCE new King Edward VII. inner.
its his share of $2O,OOO,OOO, his moth
er's private estate, and the British gov.
ernmen has just decreed that his an
nual royal stipend shall be E5OO, 600
($2, 5OO,OOO) he ought to make both
ends meet, with all his attendance on
horse-racing tournaments and his $3.50
cigars thrown in.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-08

IT seems that in consequence of the
wide breach between England's new
king and Lord Salisbury, a new Pre-
mier will soon be installed. 1t is very
probable that the Duke of Devoushire
will be persuaded to accept the posi-.
ton, although the Queen on two occa-
sions, failed to induce him to take the
high Office.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-08

GERMANY is TO hurry up her naval
programme ten years 10 that by
1906 she will have double the strength
OF the United States at sea. Maybe
this means nothing and then again
maybe it means something. Germany
isn't any particular friend OF ours.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-08

SENATOR Towne's speech on the Fill.
ippinos was unanswerable in its facts
and its logic. That was why the Re.
publican Senators mostly left the
chamber and refused to listen To il.
They didn't want to be convinced.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-08

AT Dayton, Arkansas, q small town
near the Missou ri line, Wednesday,
five members Of the w. c. T. u. at.
tackled two "blind tigers" in true Ma
tional style. The blind animals were
made to see the error of their ways by
smashing of bottles and turning the
taps of kegs charged with "liquid dam.
nation"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-08

The TACOMA TREASURY Is AGAIN
LOoTED.-Tacoma seems to have con.
siderable trouble in taking care of he,
public funds. The latest reprisal has
been made by "kid," as "smart'
young men are called: at least, Nor
man Mills, the present defaulter is less
than Fl years of age. He 10 . son oil
ex-Sherif Mills, and until last Satur.
day, when he was arrested on the
steamer Victoria, it was supposed by
the public that he was an honest man.
City Comptroller Lister discovered q
shortage Of $1,000 in a single month
of entries in collections for the Light
and Water Department. At the same
ratio for his term OF service, the short.
age will be about $1,000. Young Mill.
probably owes his delinquency to the
Establishments of women, for he had q
mymph du pave with him, with ticket
be had purchased for her to China
probably his own destination. although
his own ticket had not yet been pur.
chased.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-08

1T now seems that Queen Victoria
sent word personally to President Nc.
Kinley, some two years ago, that she
"would greatly regret to see the Phil
ippines fall into the hands of any ma
ton except the United States" This
explains the present situation.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-08

Now that it is all over the State at
large should be advised Just what it was
that was served at the Tacoma ban
quet" given the Legislature for capital
removal purpOses.-Oly.
1t was probably cohogs for the main
course and wind pudding for desert.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-08

THERE is little doubt that there will
be fight in the next Senate to ex-
clude Senators elected by the four
Southern States in which negro suf-
frage is restricted. There will be none,
however, to exclude Senators from
northern States where uneducated and
ignorant foreigners are not allowed to
vote.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-08

PRESIDENT McKinley's notice to
Congress to observe economy has
borne fruit in appropriations that will
certainly run up to one thousand six
hundred million dollars for the next
two years. But then, this is bust.
ness administration-strictly business,
in fact. rs