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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-04-15
nd William Fl. Vanderbilt. The sad

and William III. Vanderbilt: The sad
{ part of the story is how w. III. Van
deTbilt's name came to be connected
with the relics. IfIremember Alright,
when Gen Grants son and the rascal,
Ward, got him into financial difficult
bes Gen. Grant gave up all the relics
in his possession for money he receiv-
ed from Vanderbilt to help the firm
along. But the relics and every dollar
Gen. Grant was worth was lost to him.
Fortunately w. Fl. Vanderbilt gave the
r-Iics to the United States and as long
as the nation stands they will be taken
good care of. consider Gen. Grant
| r of the greatest heroes that ever
lived, and to me the grandest days of
bis life were his last when he was
battling with death that his family
might have means of support and
meet other obligations after he was
taken away. He was a soldier but
loved peace. He did his duty as a
soldier because it was his duty. There
was every qualification in him to ad-
mire, not like Napoleon, who in my
opinion was nothing but a butcher of
human beings for his own glory and
interest with nothing to admire about
him but his courage and military
genius. / was fortunate enough at
one time to happen to stand within a
yard of Gen. Grant while he vas talk
ing with other parties, and the reason
RI Inv r woontiNn the m ffnr 10 that INV.
one who happens to see the picture
of the General in the MONITOR Office
will see a perfect likeness of him as I
remember him.
The personal efec cts of Abraham
Lincoln look upon with reverence
full as much as I do upon those of
Washington. He, in my opinion, was
the greatest American that over lived.
There are in a case in the museum
plaster casts of his face, one taken a
few months before he died and one
after, so we have a correct likeness of
him in statues. I will mention but
one thing more of him.. In the case is
the suit of clothes that he wore in his
office about the time of his death, and
when I say the suit of clothes would
not sell for n dollar eve can to-day
buy a better suit for 500. OO) you car
see hat he was not a proud man. Tt
is worn threadbare and the cloth is
worn off the buttons so that the
metallic center shows through on
every button. Showing it took more
than good clothes to make a grand
man like Abraham Lincoln.
Yours truly,
j. W. MURKLAND.
Barton, IT., 4 pTil 9th, 1901.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-04-15
AT DAVIS

you I'll n me LI9eSL assortment of
LADIES' SUITS
in town. Also you viii f1d samples of maternal
which you can select from and hare YOn DeasUye
taken and q Suit made 10 order from SO. 90 10 $50. 90
a SuH, guaranteed 10 tit in every particular. We have
had several years experience in this line and have o1V-
en- excellent SaMSEacLIOn.
SHIRT WAZSTS
are ready for you.
SZZZNG SKIRTS.
many styles and low prices.
HOSIERY
the largest line and best values.
@
need no comment. They show for themselves and
and OW guaranty does the rest. Who thinks of IOOk-
ing EZSEWHEHE for EOOTWEAR?
GFNZZEMEN7S FURNISHINGS
from Shoes to Hat, and the HAT lis no small tent
We IN q mans dress; The effect Ola tine SUH on q Gen
Men7an can be 1Uned both by an i'd or U1bec0nHng
Hat Or Hats a1e selected; they are the connect shape.
GENZZEMEN'S
Only those who have recently stepped INTO ON
store can realize what on stock Of Clothing IS. Ii is
not only much larger than ever before, but III contains
greater values 61 the money. CLOTHING has become
an important feature in ON business. No one can IN
der sell us.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-04-15
Where is That Letter ?

Put away SO safely you cannot
find it. If you only had a Newport
File, trouble of that sort would not
come. Your correspondence would
be indexed and you could put
your hand on any given letter at
a moments notice. The File costs
but 20 cents and will pay for
itself if you don't have more than
a dozen letters a year. Holds re-
ceipts, bills and statements equally
well. Great economizer of pa
thence. 1t is n of the many office
supplies for sale by
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-04-15

Our guarantee is like a Bank
Check-if your purchasedoes
not suit you, bring back the (
goods end draw your money. ]
New-York tribune., 1901-10-27
LANDSLIDE FOR CITY TICKET.
CAPTAIN COSBY, OF THE CITIZENS
UNION, GIVES REASONS FOR HIS
BELIEF THAT FUSION MEN
WILL BE ELECTED

1T will be landslide for the city ticket, and
even the county ticket is reasonably sure Of sue
cess" said Captain A F. Cosby Of the Citizens
Union yesterday, in answer to a request for a
forecast.
Past campaigns" continued Mr.. Cosby have
demonstrated that when all of the anti-Tam-
many forces have got together they beat Tam
many such was the case in 1871. at the time
of the Tweed scandal, and in 1894, when the
Lexow disclosures put Mayor Strong into office
In all other campaigns the fight was between :he
Republicans and the Democrats or else it was a
three cornered contest. This yea- we have one
OF the most complete fusion movements that has
ever been formed. Of the leading men on the
fuslon ticket ii must be remembered that Low.
Wells and Cromwell are the only Republicans;
the others. Grout. Fornes, Swanstrom and Law
renee, are all Democrats. The ticket is really
non-partisan ticket in fact well as in name.
This is equally true of the New-York County
ticket Jerome. candidate for District Attorney,
is strong Democrat. and O'Brien our candi-
date for Sheriff. is a labor man.
In spite of the efforts of Tammany to becloud
the issues Of the campaign by quoting what
Carnegie said and did. We believe that the peo-
pie are much more interested in what Devery
said and did. and that Deveryism and Croker
ism, the real issue of the campaign, will be
overthrown at the polls The enthusiasm that
has prevailed al all of our meetings and the
strong campaign that all of our candidates have
made show that the people are aroused. A
large registration is a sure sign of public in
terest in the campaign. Tammany always polls
its full vote. and the big registration means that
the independent voters taking interest in
the election.
The work of the various bodies in forming
the anti-Tammany ticket has been consci
entious and effective. The Citizens Union has
endeavored, and believe is succeeding, in
reaching the large number of voters who sup
ported it in 1897. The Republicans natu-
rally opposed TO Tammany, and doing their
utmost The efforts of the Germans, Greater
New-York Democracy and others are very graft
flying. All Of our leaders are hopeful, which is
apparently more than be said of the Tam
many men, With Shepard leading their ticket
they are making big bluff at enthusiasm, but
their hearts not in the bluff, they feel
that they doomed to defeat.
The increased response by the people to our
appeals for funds in the last ten days has been
very gratifying. We have arranged for the
printing of an enormous number of various
circulars, and will close the campaign with
strong finish'
New-York tribune., 1901-10-27

The most popular books II month were. In
non-hction. Haeckers Riddle OF the Universe"
Maeterlincks Life Of the Bee and ''Tribulations
of a Princess: adult fiction, Churchills Crisis"
Runkles Helmet Of Navarro and Croy's "Tarry
Thou TIL 1 Come; Juvenile fiction. Grimm's
Fairy Tales Andersen's Fairy Tales and
Stratemeyer's Young Volunteer in Cuba
The circulation statistics show that the total cir
cuation for the month 131l4S. with l2O,4sl for
home There were 1SiS new registrations, and
2s 095 readers in the reading room of whom 5. 421
minors OF the various branches of the
library. the Ottendorfer leads in point of circua-
ton with 13715 volumes, while the Thirty fourth
ST. branch. t,271. is at the foot of the list.
The report of the director. DR.. ]. S. Billings for
enoa ne Ese chef cdens Of the year %ee the
completion of a contract with the city and Andrew
Libraries. and the Constellation with the New York
Free Circulating Library. thus insuring broad
The, circulating department. Of the New-York Pub
of the year comprises eleven branches and travel
ling library section From March to June 3O 1901.
this department $4,000 volumes and there were
ADDED 90 ySumes making the total m per Of
1901 1853 An interesting and useful part of the
on June q public school reading ROOMS we're
Eighty ghth-st; No 90 at one-hundred- -and-six
and Suffolk sts. and No 49, at No. AIS West Twen-
ty-eighth,st: These reading rooms form part Of
they will become an important part of the work of
the library.
OF the Carnegie library gift and the contract with
the city DR.. Billings has this to say. which shows
that the money is tied up that Tammany
official lay hands a cent of it, and that the
control is absolutely in the hands of the Public Lii
brary trustees:
This contract sets forth the ofer of Mr.. Carnegie
and the enabling act of the legislature. and pro-
vides that the city shall proceed to acquire not
more than forty-two library sites in the boroughs
Of Manhattan. The Bronx and Richmond. upon
which sites the trustees of the NeW-York Public
Library are TO erect library buildings from funds
provided by Mr.. Carnegie The city grants and lets
TO the New York Public Library all such sites and
buildings. TO have and hold so long as free
branch public libraries maintained therein and
the city further agrees adequately provide in
its annual budget and tax levy for the cost and
maintenance of these from the time the libraries
opened, to amount not less than 10 per cent
of the sum spent by Mr.. Carnegie
The trustees of the New-York Public Library are
TO erect library buildings from funds provided by
Mr. Carnegie. Ali sites selected must be approved
by the New-York Public Library, which shall fur
nish the plans for the buildings and shall an
point direct. control and remove all persons en-
ployed within the said buildings respectively and
in the OF the The city will provide for
repair of the several buildings located on sites
a supply of water. The library is to furnish a de-
tailed report of its transactions annually to the
cirV
New-York tribune., 1901-10-27

THEY PUT OUT A BLAZE WHICH THREAT
ENED THE DESTRUCTION OF AN
HISTORIC CHURCH

Brookdae. n. j.. Oct. 26.-The old Brookdale
Reformed Church. which begins the celebration
OF its centennial Tomorrow had a narrow escape
from destruction by fire last night. and that 1t is
standing to-day is due to the efforts of several
women members who went into the old edifce last
night TO decorate the interior for the celebration
The women had just turned the electric lights
to begin their work. when one of them remarked
that something was burning They dropped their
bundles Of flowers and began investigation.
AS they approached the front entrance the smoke
could be plainly seen coming from the direction
of the gallery Up the stairs the women ran and
were almost sunocated. Through the dense smoke
they found their way TO small closet. and upon
opening the door great clouds of smoke poured out
followed by flames. THE church is on fre.' they
cried and in a short space of time they procured
pals and pitchers of water from the parsonage,
close by, and put out the blaze. As ii was
corner OF the building was burned but not enough
to prevent the services. The pastor of the church,
the Rev. w. T.. Bogardus. was away the time.
The fire due spontaneous combustion
New-York tribune., 1901-10-27
RECEPTION FOR XXvTH VOTERS.

me Republicans Of the XXVth Assembly District
nave adopted new way to interest the voters OF
tne district in the campaign. Under the auspices
" me Madison Square Republican Club receptions
are nelo by the candidates for the Assembly and
t'oAro OF Aldermen, John A. Weekes, jr., and Her
Oeft Parsons. IN the cluLrooms. No. Las Broad
way There is speaking, but an opportunity is
sven the registered voters OF all parties TO meet
me candidates
Inc second OF these receptions given last
Isn't The voters who registered the last two
res ss of registration being invited TO attend The
Sosepuon 10 those who registered the first two
Pc was held week ago Mr.. Weekes and Mr..
tt-.sOhs shook hands with the many who accepted
ors postal card invitations which had been sent
sSSSA AN orchestra refreshments and cigars for all
II neu @ 70 the enjoyment OF the two thousand VINO.
"ss estimated, attended the reception
% fusion and anti-Tammany mass meeting is
so,oe oe neid under the auspices OF the Madison
~ sr republican Club and the Citizens Union IN
Sss az madison Square Garden Concert Hall Tues
evening al 7:f5 O'Clock The speakers will be
a 'tcteln c Irsyers Jerome, r. Fulton Cutting. Jacob
A NS4aaitor y. A. Elsberg James r.. Sheffield. John
- "eekss, Jr., ana Herbert Parsons.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-27
CONFIDENCE IN KINGS.
LEADERS BELIEVE THE COUNTY WILL
GO HEAVILY FOR LOW.

Lieutenant Governor Woodruff was at Repub-
hcan campaign headquarters in the Temple Bar
Building. Brooklyn. yesterday morning He met
most of the other Republican leaders in Kings
County, and congratulations were exchanged all
around on the prospective victory of the fusion
ticket at the polls on Election Day The en-
thusiasm displayed at the fusion mass meeting
in Brooklyn on Friday night instilled the lead
ers with confidence that Kings will be swept
by an avalanche. Mr. Woodruff declared that
he was absolutely certain that the county would
give Seth Low and he entire fusion ticket a
majority of not less than $4,000
The Indications he said point TO an over
whelming victory for the fusion ticket. Every
test that the campaign managers have made in
dicates wonderful sentiment against the pres
ent regime, and sweep for the fusion ticket
that has no precedent in recent elections. The
majority will probably he greater than the fig
ure have named
An obscrvant Democrat, who attended the
Democratic meeting at Schiellens Hall Tues
day night at which Edward NJ. Shepard spoke,
was confident that Mr. Shepard would be elected
until his curiosity impelled him to visit the
meeting on Friday night at the same hall. where
Seth Low was the principal speaker. He was
amazed at the enthusiastic character OF the
audience, which surpassed in both size and
sympathy the Shepard meeting of the previous
evening. To a reporter of The Tribune he ad-
mitted his firm conviction that Seth Lows cleo
tion was assured.
Chairman Brenner said that in all his political
experience he had never seen anything TO equal
the tremendous and enthusiastic gatherings
that greeted Mr.. Low and Justice Jerome on
Friday night.
IF they can be taken as an indication of the
result he said there is doubt of the sue
here. Our purpose is to roll up so
ter what Manhattan does there will be no doubt
of Mr.. Lows election"
Ex-Mayor Schieren, who is regarded an
authority the sentiment among the Germans.
dropped in at headquarters to hear what the
leaders had to say of the prospects. He said
that from what he had heard among the Ger
mans he felt that Mr. Lows election was ao-
solutely certain.
Low would carry Kings County Mr.. Woodrufr
said that he had heard offers of to l on the
same proposition. and that no Democrats could
be found who willing to accept these odds
manding even money on 10000 majority for
Low in the county and there were prospects
that they would get it,
Congressman Henry Bristow. who presided on
Friday night at the jerome meeting at Acme
Hall. said that he had never seen anything 10
compare with the spontaneous enthusiasm or
the vast audience that filed the hall.
1T is apparent everywhere" he said, that
there is going to be a landslide for Low. In
one election district OF the Twenty second
teen windows which last year held Autographs
of Mr.. Bryan. We will get all the Independent
vote and in addition. the labor vote, which was
against us last year
New-York tribune., 1901-10-27
BOOMERANG FOR A TAMMANY WORKER.
POSTOFFICE AUTHORITIES TO INVESTI-
GATE HIS SEIZURE OF CAMPAIGN
POSTAL. CARDS.

Postofloe Inspector Swift yesterday held an open
investigation in the OF William C Frtarly, a
letter carrier attached TO Station A In Greene-st
Friarly charged with OBTAINING mail matter
sent out by a Tammany Hail organization. The
complainant Samuel Malfetano. who said that
up a month ago he had been employed in the
law Office OF Sullivan Goldsmith but FOR the last
month he had been working in the district.
Friarly. the letter carrier said that his first
round Friday he had large number OF postal
cards. Many OF these he was unable TO deliver
because the persons to whom they were addressed
were not at home when he called. He put these
postal cards the back OF the letters he had 10
deliver. and when he reached Nos IL and ~
Spring-st.. he gave about dozen postal cards. ad
dressed TO occupants OF these houses to Charles
Riley, the of the janitor He said he received
instruction from these tenants deliver mail ad-
dressed to them to the janitor OF the house If they
not in Riley said that he gave a card 10 a
woman living in the house for who lodged
with her. Then Malfetano asked him what he was
doing with the cards and took them away from
him.
Malfetano said he Riley standing in the
street with "a lot OF postal cards in his hand" He
asked where he got them. and the boy replied that
the carrier had given them TO him deliver. as
he Ohe carrier lad not time to deliver them.
Malfetano said that he noticed all OF these postal
cards bore the black star of the Democratic party.
He had seen the boy hand out cards to people and
he considered 1t right his part take the other
cards from him. He did So and went to Station A
with them, where he made complaint and turned
over the cards he had taken from the boy.
Are you Postofice INSPECTOR" asked Mr..
Swift.
NO. sir" said Malfetano.
What right had you take this mail matter
from this boy?' was the next question of the in
spector.
I thought l had the right TO stop him." was the
reply.
Don you know that you have rendered your
self liable to arrest for this Of yours? said In
spector Swift.
"Well-well-I only thought was doing right in
the case" said MafeIaro.
II will that this is fully investiga ted
said Mr.. Swift, and you may find yourself in lot
of trouble before you are through with this bust
ness
Postmaster Van Cott present at the hearing
and said later that he did not that the charge
of destroying mail brought against Friarly had
been sustained.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-27
FIGURES PROVE TAMMANY WRONG.

Richard Croker's literary bureau last week got
out large posters asserting that the enactment Of
the new building code. calling into existence better
city. has materially nterfered with the progress of
the building industry. and threatens to preclude
the possibility of in the building trades finding
anything like steady work at remnuerative wages
The official figures from the Buildings Depart
ment and the State Department of Labor con-
tradict Tammany's position" said Republican
County Committee official yesterday The follow
ing table taken from the records of the Bureau of
Labor Statst cs. Department of Labor. indicates
building industry is concerned and shows marked
increase in the number of men employed in that
industry especially during the quarter ended June
80. during which the building code has been in
operation:
Number employed 1900 1901 Increase
Quartec ended March 81. ....... 4s36l 4e leo SIS
Quarter ended June 80. 1895 5sl34 1110S
1T has been contended that it would be impos
sfbe to construct what is known tenement
houses according to law and leave any margin of
profit 20 the people who would invest capital, and
yet the record of the Department of Buildings
shows that from May TO October II there were
filed sixtyfour plans for suuch buildings. at an eSt
mated cost of So, ,203, 500.
1T is also worthy of that the City and
Suburban Homes Company, in the fifth annual re-
of the president under date of May, 1901 shows
that 1t had invested more than s2,OoocO in i'm
struction of such much that is called for under the
building code, that the net income on the
investment $50 per cent and that dividend OF
per cent was declared The same company Is
New-York tribune., 1901-10-27
JEROuE ATTACKS LIBRARY GIFT
SAYS CARNEGIE's MILLIONS WOULD HAVE
BEEN BETTER SPENT AT HOMESTEAD.

ID
BEEN BETTER SPENT AT HOMESTEAD
"Carnegles gift of s55oOO 600 10 the city OF New
York for public libraries would have been better
spent mad he given It to the wOrkingmen OF his
home city. Homestead who are employed in his
mills there. II would have made their miserable
lives sweeter. better and happier. We not
paupers and capable OF building IL
braries." That what Justice Jerome said of
Andrew Carnegie's library gift to the city at a
meeting at No 222 Broome-st yesterday afternoon.
The utterance was appauded vigorously.
''Carnegie's statements that the streets OF New
York kept in good condition by the Street
Cleaning Department wrong Contrast the diff
ference between the condition of thoroughfares
now and at the time of the late Colonel Waring' 5
regime and the difference. Then they were
free from dirt and they filled with refuse.
continued Mr. jerome. The eyes of pedestrians
filed with dust they walk along, and dis
are scattered broadcast by the clouds of filth
which blown about"
The address of Justice jerome was delivered be-
fore audience of about one thousand Hebrews
When the Justice entered the hall he was received
with the utmost enthusiasm.
Il want 10 tell you how | help you. whether
1 am elected or not" said Mr. Jerome at the be-
ginning of his speech. Il will help to knock the
Sunday closing law No should be discrimi-
mated against because of his religion. My fore
fathers fought the establishment of that prin-
cipe. Our laws, unntentionally perhaps. discrimi
ing merchandise on Sunday: II he be a good Jew
and observes the Jewish Sabbath Hebrew has
only five days in the week which TO do business.
l am American and have no feeling against any
race nationality religion. II elected will 10
Albany and ask what is fair and right and can
get it. The members of the legislature are none
able demands when made BY the people.
If elected you will not have TO put up to
the police 10 get your rights When oppressed
come TO and l will see that you get fair treat
ment The blackmail of the pushcart pedlers by
Martin Engel, Maurice Tolk and others of that ilk
will not be tolerated by me.
"Engel, the high priest and prophet of crime, who
told the pushcart men that they vote fo-
Tammany candidates if they wanted to continue
doing business the streets of this city Sullivan.
Hertz and that gang will be taught few things
by me, if am elected that they won't soon forget
Frank Farrell and the tinhorn gamblers from
the West and South who have invaded New7York
will also be attended Farrell is the pooroOm
king of this city. and he is the daily companion of
Croker, Devery. Sexton and Carroll. You can there
fore the close affiliation between Tammany and
vice.