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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-09-22
A WALKING STICK.
The Way to Utilize 1t In Measuring
Different Heights.

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A walking stick is an invaluable
article to accompany you on walk,
for it can assist you in other ways
than in aiding your progress. Sup
pose you want to measure the height
of cliff, church steeple or some
other tall object, and the sun shines
not, and therefore no shadow is
cast. The walking stick will none
the less assist you to tell its height.
This time take distance some 100
feet from the object which you wish
to measure, and in the ground at
that point firmly plant your stick.
Then move along from it in a
straight line until by lying down on
mother earth the top of your stick
and the top of the object to be
measured will to your eye be on
line. This spot you will mark. This
gives you three points-one where
you laid down, two your planted
stick and three the object to be
measured. Now, the distance from
the point where you laid down to
the stick is to the distance from the
stick to the object to be measured
as the height of the stick is to the
height of that object. Thus, sup
pose the point where you laid down
is six yards from the stick and thir-
ty-six yards from the object, then
the object is six times the height of
the stick. Now, the stick you know
to be three feet high; the object
measured is therefore approximate
ly eighteen feet.
People who live much in the open,
as do ranchers and farmers, can
generally tell time fairly accurately
by the sun, and some, although the
feat is seemingly more difficult, can
tell time from the length of the
shadow thrown by the sun. The
shadow is, however, an easy way of
determining heights. For example,
suppose you wished to ascertain the
height of a tree when walking. Pace
the shadow of the tree made by the
sun and then plant your walking
stick and pace it's shadow. AS many
more or less times its length as the
shadow is will give you the distance
of shadow thrown by the sun. For
instance, suppose the shadow to be
three times the length of the stick,
then it is nine feet, for the stick is
three, and if you then divide your
paced distance of the trees shadow
by three you will get fairly near the
actual height of the tree.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-09-22
What Wit Is.

DR.. Isaac Barrow, famous Eng
fish divine and a man of brilliant
wit himself, gave the best definition
of wit yet known, and he confessed
that ''often it CONSISTENT in one
hardly knows what" He said in his
old fashioned style:
Sometimes it lieth in pat allu-
sion to known story or in season.
able application of a trivial saying
or in forging an opposite tale.
Sometimes it playeth in words and
phrases, taking advantage from the
ambiguity of their sense or the af-
finity of their sound. Sometimes it
lurketh under an odd similitude.
Sometimes it is lodged in a sly ques-
ton, in a smart answer, in a quirk-
ish reason, in shrewd imitation, a
tart irony, lusty hyperbole or a
startling metaphor. Sometimes an
affected simplicity and sometimes a
presumptuous bluntness giveth it
being. Sometimes u arises from a
lucky hitting upon what is strange ;
sometimes from a crafty wrestling
Of obvious matter to the purpose"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-09-22
New York,s Flower Traffic.

Some idea of the magnitude of
the New York flower trade may be
obtained from the costliness of the
floral decorations on certain notable
occasions. A million dollars is spent
every year in New York on wedding
flowers alone. To decorate a church
like st. Bartholomew, even with
marked degree of simplicity, costs
at least $1,000. At Christmas and
Easter the New York churches fair
ly bloom with lilies. One New York
florist raises in his greenhouses 50,-
900 lilies for Easter decorations
alone. At the balls given in New
York the floral decorations are un-
Tivaled in the world.
Palms, ferns and the other greens
which are the bases of all decora-
tions are on most occasions supplied
by florists making a speciality of
growing plants for that purpose.
The class of plants fitted for deco
ration are often difficult of increase
and slow of growth and are there
fore more valuable than the COM
mon plants. They are rarely bought
when used at public dinners or even
private receptions, but are hired for
about half their lue.-Everybody's
Magazine.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-09-22
A Wonderful Dress.

On the occasion of a garden party
at Benares, given by the viceroy, a
wonderful dress was worn by the
Countess Palovolovetsch, which ex-
cited much admiration. Seen from
near at hand the gown seemed to be
made up of tongues of blue flame,
with occasional streaks of bright
light flashing across and all resting
on bed of liquid fire. Then the
appearance would change, and it's
wearer seemed to be wrapped in
multicolored flame. 1t was noticed
that the countess never sat down,
but was constantly ON the move.
During her peregrinations a friend
asked her about her marvellous cos
tune and discovered that it was a
simple gown of rich brocade orna-
mented with frefies. There were
535 of these little creatures, each in
tiny net, fastened to the dress.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-09-22
A Sarcastic Professor.

One day in his classroom at the
University at Berkeley Professor
Bernard Moses began to illustrate
! point he had been making by quot
\ ng at length a passage in French
rom one of the political economists
Pf the University of Paris. A stu
lent ventured to interrupt, remark
ng that the recitation, however val
fable, would have more significance
or him if the professor should rem
er it into English.
''Do you not speak French ?" Pro-
essor Moses asked. 81 regret to
tate that 1 do not" rejoined the
tudent.
''In that case," replied the pro-
essor, preparing to continue with
he quotation, 81 should advise you
get up early some morning before
reakfast and learn it."
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-09-22
A "Reminiscences Of Wagner.

DR.. Mason, the we'll known must
clan, in his volume of "reminiscences
gives an interesting account of his
visit to Richard Wagner. When he
was leaving, the composer of der
Ring des Nibelungen" handed him
a theme written on staff made by
his own hand, bidding the young
pianist, if he ever heard anything
like that, to remember him. It aft
erward turned out that this theme
was the familiar dragon motive
from the 'ring" dramas, but in the
form in which, it appears only in the
second act of "Siegfried." At the
time when the composer gave it to
DR.. Mason the. drama was yet I'M
known to the world
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-09-22
Stuck to His Prisoner.

'SThere was an Irishman of the
Thirty-sixth Indiana who while on
the skirmish line at Dallas saw a
good chance to capture a Confeder-
ate" said an old veteran. "He avail
ed himself of the opportunity, cap
tured his man and was passing to
The rear with his prisoner when one
of the boys called out to him: Pat,
let me have that man. I will take
him over to General Gross, our bri-
gade commander
Never mind, me boy replied
Pat. I left million back over the
hill there. Go yourself and fetch
one of the lads over and take him to
General Cross"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-09-22
Out Of Siuht.

eyes, l have a pretty big mouth,
for a fact" admitted the candid
man, ''but 1 have learned to keep it
shut, and that counts for something
when you take your levels. l re-
ceived a lesson when l was a small
boy that l have never forgotten. 1
was born and brought up on a
farm, and l had the country boy
habit of going around with my
mouth wide open, especially if there
was anything unusual going on. One
h day an uncle, whom l had not seen
for years, paid us a visit.
"'Hello, unclep said /, looking
f up at him with my mouth opened
like barn door.
''He looked at me for moment
without answering and then said:
"'Close your mouth, sonny, so
can see who YOU are.'
81 took the lesson to my heart
hnd resolved that from that day
would not allow my mouth to con-
peal my identity" Detroit Free
Press.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-09-22
PEARL NECKLACES.
How the Gems Are Matched and Grad.
ed Before Strinqinq.

Pearls arrive from India and other
parts of the world in small punches,
with silver tassel ends. They are
then handed to the stringer, who
lays them out upon a long velvet
covered tray furnished with grooves
Of various sizes and depths. The
pearls are then put into the grooves
ready to be matched. Presenting a
rope has to be made of fairly fine
stones, the first thing to be done is
to pick out the largest and finest
pearl and place it alone in one of
the large grooves. This forms the
center of the rope. Then the two
next best pearls of equal color, size
and shape are picked out and placed
one on each side of the center pearl,
then the next two, and so on until
the two ends are reached. They are
then temporarily threaded and, if
no alteration is necessary, strung
again, and the diamond clasp is at
tached.
Every woman who values her
pearls has them restrung at regular
intervals, so that there is little risk
of them being lost.
Curiously enough, this particular
industry has been for generations
in the hands of one family, which, it
is needless to say, is well known
among all who have dealings with
these precious gems, and it is by
this family that so many of the
beautiful necklaces and collarettes
of pearls are made and fitted so per-
fectly to their fortunate owners
necks.-London Ladies' Field.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-09-22
THE WAND-... s JEW.
Some of the Legends About This Fig
ure In Sacred History.

some OF the Legends About ms rig
ure In Sacred History.
There are many legends that tell
the story of the Wandering Jew.
The old Jewish story is that Car
taphiios, the bookkeeper Of the
Judgment hall under the employ of
Pontius Plate, struck our Lord as
he was led from the hall, saying:
"Go faster! Get on" Jesus turn
ed to him and said, 81 go, but you
tarry until come again." Cursed
though he was, he afterward became
a Christian and was baptized. In
tradition he still lives, falling into a
protracted trance every thirty years.
Another legend tells us that Je-
sus, almost overcome by the weight
of the cross as he was carrying it to
the place of execution, stopped be-
fore the shop of a cobbler and rested
his hand against the wall Of the
building. This enraged the cobbler,
whose name was Ahasuerus, to such
an extent that he threw a last at
the Man of Sorrows, crying to him !:
"Get off, Away with your Jesus
rebuked him, saying, Il go and go
quickly, but command thee to wan
der over the earth until the judg-
ment day." This last legend is the
one given by Paul Won Eitzen, bish-
op of Sleswick, in the year 1547.
A third legend says that Ahasue-
rus had been detailed to bring Jesus
into the Judgment hall of Plate and
that he was rushing our Lord along
at swift gait when Jesus COM
planned of WEAKNESS and requested
to sit down on a stone by the way
side. This request was refused by
the heartless wretch, who exclaim-
ed: "Move on, Jesus, move on! Thou
shalt not restt' Jesus replied, 81
go my way unto everlasting rest, but
thou shalt 60 away and never rest
until return to earth again"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-09-22
FEMININE INTUITION.
incident That Emphasized Woman's
Traditional Attribute.


The intuition of woman is pro-
verbal. Whatever man is willing
or unwilling to accord to her, he
must admit that her intuitive fac
ulty is amazingly acute. It may not
always be evident in the selection of
husband and helpmeet, but it gen.
orally is in the smaller affairs of
life, as witness this:
Two passengers on an Amsterdam
avenue car who attracted most at
tention the other day were wom-
an and man. She was exquisitely
dressed. He was old and shabby,
and he was inadequately clad. The
woman regarded him intently for
some time, but he kept his eyes on
the floor. When the old man got
up and started out of the car with
out hesitation the woman drew
something from her purse and,
touching the old mans arm, put the
coin into his hand as he turned.
Now, there was not one man in
that car who did not feel the woman
had made a mistake. There was
such an air of responsibility about
the old man it would not have SEEM
ed unnatural in him to reject, even
resent, the proffered money. But
the well dressed woman knew what
she was about. The old man took
the coin, bowed his thanks and
alighted. But the incident did not
end here. When it came time for
her to leave the car, every man on
the back platform raised his hat to
her as she swept by.-New York
Post.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-09-22
A Wronu. DIAGNOSIS.

A song with the title SThere's a
Sigh In the Heart" was sent by a
young man to young lady. But
somehow or other the paper happen
ed to fall into the hands of the girls
father, very unsentimental physi-
clan, who exclaimed somewhat cross
ly:
"What unscientifc rubbish is this !?
Who ever heard of such a case? The
man who wrote it must be insane"
He wrote on the outside: "Mis-
taken diagnosis; no sigh in the heart
possible. Signs relate almost entire
ly to the lungs and diaphragm"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-09-22
Application Of Guardian to
sell Real Estafe

GTATE OF VERMONT, D1srR1cr or ORLEANS
Dss: In Probate Court. held at Newport
ID said ID District, on the 18th day of September,
Nettie F. Chandler OF Greensboro, Guardian
OF John n. Chandler, an sane person,
ma ,;o. application to said Court
said ward, to wit: The home place Il said
ward, situated in said Greensboro;
representing that the sale there.
Of. for the purpose of putting the proceeds of
such sale at iaterest, or investing the same
ward.
Whereupon, it is ordered by said Court.
that said application be referred to SEES,
sion thereof. to be held at the Probate
Office in said Newport, on the and
day OF October, A. D., 1901, for hearing and
decision thereon.
interested be notified hereof by publication
Of notice of said application and order
thereon three weeks successfully in
the Orleans County Monitor, q Newspaper
published at Barton. VI. previous. to said
appear at said time and place, and, II they see
cause, object thereto.
By the Court. Attest,
81 SO =. p. ALFRED, Judge.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-09-22
Crab Soup.

A recipe for crab soup said to
have descended straight from Mar
tina Washington herself is found in
an old manuscript recipe book: Eff
teen crabs thrown into boiling wa
ter alive. Boil until done; meat
picked up fine; put into two quarts
OF water in which a pound of mid
ding bacon has been boiled. Beat
yolks of two eggs; stir in pint of
rich milk which has been heated.
Then pour into the boiling crab
soup, which, must not boil, but cook
few minutes after mixing. Season
with salt and cayenne pepper to
taste.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-09-22
Her Subterfuqe.

"Mary Ann asked me for a refer
ence."
sDid you give her one?"
Yes, | did. I didn't want her to
60 away mad"
"What could you say?"
"Why, | said everything that's
nice about her."
GLOW could you? You said she
was dreadfully incompetent"
"Wen, / called her Belinda all the
way through it, and whoever reads
it will think she must have stolen it
from some other girl" cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-09-22
SURGICAL OPERATIONS
Many of Them Unnecessary. Mrs.
Pinkham's Advice and Medicine
Have Saved Many Women From
the Surgeons Knife.

Hospitals in great cities sad places to visit
Of the patients lying those snowwhe beds
and girls. Z
Why should this be case?
Because they have neglected themselves.
Every of these patients the hospital beds had plenty Oh
that bearing feeling the left right of the
womb exhaustion pain small of the back All these
things indications unhealthy condition the womb
What terrifying thought these souls are lying there those
hospital beds awaiting fearful operation.
Do not drag along at home of employment until
obliged the al and submit to examination and
possible operation Build the female the arrangements
which have gned themselves by danger signals and remember that
Lydia PnIhams thousands
from the hospital Read the here published with the full
consent OF the writer and how the knife faithful
reliance Mrs Pnkhams advice medicines
If in doubt Pnlham Lynn, Mass,
advice; her experience twenty
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-09-22
Soldiers In Peace Times.

Under favorable conditions of
peace the mortality among soldiers
is practically the least known, with
a death rate of only five in every
1000. Compared with a soldiers
life the placid days even of clergy
man are full of danger, for his
death rate is eleven in 1000, or
more than twice as great as that of
his military brother.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-09-22
A London Custom.

Since 1877 the aldermen of Lon
on have annually presented to the
Ugh officers of the state, such as
Ird chancellor, the lord chief JUS
ce, the home secretary and the for
|gn secretary, as well as certain Of
pals of the city, pieces of cloth,
|hich in the case of the town clerk
faches the maximum of twelve
lrds. This custom of guilds and
Operations clothing their members
4 d, it is said, to the origin of the
Teries of the various companies.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-09-22
Estate of Hamlet W. Barrows
of Iraf burgh.

% "A q Or l.,
DISTRICT OF ,RLEANs, %.
IN PROBATE COURT. held at Newport, in
4 said district, on the 9Th day of Sept. A.
ID 1902. Jerre Ma,stnn, ad ADMINISTRATOR of the
estate of Hamlet w Barrows, late of Irasburg,
In said district. ceased, presents his i'd min
lstration account for examination and
allowance, ard makes application for de-
cree OF distribution and partition of the es-
tate of said deceased.
Whereupon, it is ordered by said
Court, that said account and said appli-
cation be referred to . session thereof, to be
held at the Probate Office in said Newport, 90
the End day of Oct, A. D. 1902 at 8 O'Clock in
the forenoon, for hearing and decision there
on. And it is further ordered, that notice
hereof be given to all persons interested, by
publication of the same three weeks success
siveiy in the Orleans County Monitor, a news
paper published at Barton, VT, previous to
said time appointed for hearing, that they
may appear at said time and place, and show
cause, II any they may have, why said ac-
count should not be allowed, and such decree
made. By the Court,
37-39 Attest, r. w. SPEAR, Register
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-09-22
Here is Proof Undeniabe Proof That Many Operations
Mox Ro Cd


thought
lin
at
If
MRS NJ G. SHIvELY Epson, Wis CNov. IL, 19O0)
you'll in to
health death would
advice everything
Chicago
operation
would thanks
bottles of Lydia E. Pnkhams Vegetable Compound,
M. G. UpSon Wis March2O
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-11
Home For spinsters.

In Sweden and Norway there are
several homes for spinsters. One of
these at least is as attractive as it
is unique. 1t is the monument to the
memory of an exceedingly wealthy
old man, who, dying more than 200
years ago, left the major part of his
fortune to the old maids among his
descendants. "A superb home was
Quilt, furnished, and managed by sal
AIRED trustees. 1t flourished and has
continued. Any unmarried woman
VINO can prove blood relationship to
the founder of. the institution is en-
titled to admission in the home. She
Is given suite of rooms, servant,
private meals, and is subject to no
rules save as ordinary good behavior
demands =
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-11
The Manufacture of Ice.

Thirty years ago the census found
only four plants in the whole country
for the manufacture of ice and they
were all located in the, southern
states. In 1900 the number had in
creased to 1877 (not counting concerns
which, manufacture ice for their own
use exclusively, and only about. one
half of them are located in the south.
Since 1880 the amount of capital in
vested in this industry has increased
from $9,S46,46S to $3S, 204,054, or by
2SS per cent, while the value of the
product has Increased from $4,000, 9S3
to $fa,S74,513, or by 1873 per cent 4
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-11
Honor to Roer Leaders.

Gen. Kitchener has testified a good
many times to the courage and fight,
ing abilities of the Beers. In his
latest communication to Gems. Botha,
Delarey, and De Wet, he puts on rec
ord his appreciation "of the unf1ag-
cling energy and unfailing tact of the
i3oer generals in carrying out the
terms of surrender. Within a few
days the Boer leaders secured the
surrender of nearly 1900 fighting
men and turned in their arms They
redeemed their promises in the same
spirit that Gen. Lee and his subordi-
mates carried out their promises after
Appomattox in 1865.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-11
Too Much Even for Him.

Senator Danief of Virginia tells OF
man down in his state who never
could be induced to acknowledge that
any brand of whisky was bad, though
he was willing to admit the truth of
the ancient saying that some makes
were better than others. Some jok-
ers induced him to try some of
most villainous compound which they
had labeled as a popular brand. The
man took a generous drink, made a
wry face and said: well, all whisky
Is good, but that's little the poorest
good whisky ever tasted"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-11
RICHEST AMERICAN YOUTH

Marcellus Hartley Dodge, by many
millions the richest youth In the
United States. probably attracts less
attention among those who do not
know him than any other student in
.erested in the commencement exer-
cises at Columbia university, New
York, this year.
He is still under 20, tall and slen-
der in appearance, with dark eyes
lnd pallid complexion, that shows
his devotion to his books. Alfred
Gywnne Vanderbilt received under
ais fathers will, after all other be-
quests had been paid, about $4,000
300. Marcellus Dodge received up
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-11
Harvard Man = .rra,,n.

TWO tramps applied for work re-
Gently at the home of Frank C. Shaw.
In Efshkill village, Duchess county,
New York. The two men were Dut to
work hoeing weeds When Mr.. shaw
saw them in the morning he turned
TO one OF them and said 81 think
l Know you, but 1 cannot remember
where 1 have seen you
Yes" said the tramp, a know
you. For year sat in seat behind
you at Harvard"
The men shook hands, and the wan
derer asked Farmer Shaw not to dis
close his identity.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-11

The average person who picks up
railroad time folder does not realiz
the enormous amount of work whicl
the preparation of such a publication
involves.
The Big Burlington System, for il
stance, has a general time folder mad
up from sixteen different division or
Grating time tables. The folder con
tains 1000 names of towns. gives tn,
schedules of over 500 trains, and when
ever there is change in time, sixt
thousand figures have to be carefull
checked and corrected.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-11
Case of Open Bribery.

= On suspension day" in the national
House of Representatives all little
bills to which there are no objection
go through at the rate of about one
a minute. The speaker calls the yeas
and nays, but nobody answers and
he declares the measures passed. One
day Major Dick of Ohio, had one of
these bills in charge. When the title
was read he said: This bill ought
to go through with a noise 1 will
give street car ticket to every man
who will vote for it." Half a dozen
members voted yea and each grayely
collected his bride from the Ohio man