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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-09-26

lien preserved upon the machine but
that he bought it outright. The jury
could not agree on a verdict and were
discharged.
Billiard & Morse of Hardwick APP
peared for the plaintiff and III. z. Ora
ham and T. E. Miles for the defend
ant.
The case of O. H. Mossman vs.
Walter Bostridge was next tried and
the jury returned a verdict to recover
the sum of s11Oand costs. The plain
tiff claimed that Oh the Sth day of
June, 1903, the defendant shot his val
liable hound near South Barton with
out any right to do so. The defend
ant sought to prove that he shot the
dog while he was in pursuit of deer as
he had a right to do under the statute.
This case has also been to the Su-
preme Court on question of law be-
fore trial in county court. w. w.
Miles and w. NJ. Wright for the plain
tiff and A. w. Farman and Geo. B.
Young for the defendant.
The case of Frank F. Marcy vs..
Chester F. Parker is now on trial. At
the opening of the term of court the
case of John j. Clark VS.. Edward M.
Gallagher was entered settled. This
is the famous land case from, Albany
and had been three times tried in
county court and twice in Supreme
court. After the completion of the
civil cases there are several criminal
cases for trial and among them is the
murder case of State vs.. Emma
Ostrout at Westfeld.
The state in this case claims that
the respondent at Westfield in the
spring of 1904, wilfully and malicious
ly abused, starved and neglected one
sAlmeda Hoyt, weak minded person,
so that she died from the effects therof.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-09-26
GENERAL NEWS.
Railroad Disaster in Tennessee.


Running on a roadbed in sup
posedly high condition of main
tenance and having about them every
safeguard known to modern railroads,
two trains on the Southern railway,
carrying heavy lists of passengers,
came together in frightful head-on
collision near Hodges, Tenn, about
10 a. m. Saturday, sending 80 persons
to death and injuring 100, several of
whom will probably die. This
appalling loss of life resulted appar-
emily from the disregarding of orders
given to the two trains TO meet at a
station which has for a long time
been their regular meeting point. 1t
is claimed that the engineer of the
west bound train had orders to meet
the east bound train at Hodges. II
so. these were not carried out. The
trains were on time and not making
over 3an hs.s..S-~ hour, yet the impact
as the ed a c1 srve and suddenly
came ach oths T was frightful'
Both eand the d major portions
of both tnx weIinsSVre demolished,
and why the orders were disregarded
or misinterpreted will probably never
be known, as the engineers of the
two trains were killed, their bodies
remaining for hours under the wreck
age of the locomotives.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-09-26
COUNTY COURT.

The case of Wilbur Trip, by next
friend Eta Trip VS.. John Hoyt re-
suited in verdict for the plaintiff to
recover the sum of $4,000 and costs.
The plaintiff showed that sometime
in the winter of 1903 while riding with
other boys on double team in the
village of Barton Landing he was
knocked from the sled by the
sleigh of the defendant as he was
driving past and his leg broken,
thereby causing loss of schooling and
much suffering.
The defendant denied that he
was responsible for the accident but
the jury thought otherwise.
The next case tried was that of Otis
Clapp & Son VS.. F. s. Dillingham;. In
this case the plaintiff soughtto recov-
er in trover the valne of certain
electrical machinewhich they claimed
had been sold the defendant on the
installment plansan lien reserved
on the machine.
Upon failureof the defendant to meet
the payments according to the terms
of the contract as the plaintiffs claimed
they soughtto enforce their lien but
the doctors objected, hence the suit.
The defendant claimed there was no
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-09-26
THE WORD "CHIC."
Probably Derived From a German
Word Meaning Clever.

Probably Derived From German
Word Meaning Clever.
The word "chic," which comes to us
through the French, but is probably
derived from the German geschickt,
clever, smart, has no exact equivalent
in our language. Murray, in his stand
ard work, suggests as another posi-
BILE derivation that it may be an abb
breviation of chicane, In the sense of
deft twist or turn.
"Chic," used either as a substantive
or as an adjective, implies such style
and clever finish as gives an air Of dis
tinction to a person or thing and
marks some excellence Of fashion or
taste. Applied to the fine arts it de-
notes the f1culty Of producing effec-
tive work with ease and skill, and
from this its society application to
correct grace and elegance and smart
ness follows very naturally.
Lever, in 1.-THE Martins Of Crom-
arty," says: 1.-THE French have invent
ed a slang word, and by chic have
designated a certain property by
which objects assert their undoubted
superiority over all their counter
feits.''
Some have connected the word with
the Spanish chico, or chica, dininu-
tive expressive Of approval.-London
Standard.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-09-26
DRUGS AND HE EYES.
Certain Pofsons That Have a Most
Injurious Eject.


Injurious Eject.
Certain poisons possess the property
Of acting in a decided manner on the
eye. Atropine enlarges the pupil and
for this. purpose has become indis
pensable in ophthalmology. Santonin
causes one to see yellow. Disturb.
ances Of vision have furthermore been
observed as secondary effects of Ger.
tain medicines; for instance, after the
use of quinine, iodoform and naphtha-
lin, which, in a case of intestinal ca
tarrh, caused a cataract. The worm
disease in the district of the Ruhr in
Germany has furnished an opportunity
for the observation that the popular
fern root, much employed as remedy.
may give rise TO serious ocular injury.
The use Of this remedy in the case of
two miners led to incurable blindness.
In the trades there are also poisons
which acts especially upon the eye.
Very dangerous, above all, is lead.
which produces Inflammation and afro
ply of the optic nerve. 'fWorkmen in
mustard factories" says al German
medical journal, "often suffer from In
fiammation of the cernea in conse-
quence of the action of the mustard
vapors upon the eye" Latterly serious
visual disturbances have been pro-
duced by chloric oxide and chloric di-
oxide, poisonous vapors generated by
the use of magnesium fashight pow
ders for Photographic purposes.-Jew-
elers' Circular Weekly.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-09-26
The Exact Amount.

''Yes," said the man who had been
generous with his friends, 1--WE lost
faith In humankind to some extent"
ITO what extent?'
"Well, to the extent Of about 81 900
in blocks of So and $40 at a time."-
Philadelphia Ledger.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-09-26
The DILIGENTLY.

The Wife, fully realize that I
ought to economic, Jack, but The
Husband-But what? Don't you know
where to begin? The Wife-Oh, yes;
but can't decide on the time.-Town
Topics.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-09-26
Doing Well without 1t.

''Have you had brain flag YETI" young
Furnish asked the rising author.
'No," replied the latter. "Just at
present 1 don't need the advertising"
cleveland Plain Dealer.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-09-26
Retired.

Patience-Is her husband In trader
Patrice-No; he was sold out by the
sheriff last week.-Yonkers Statesman
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-15
CHAS, GAY SEEKS CONTROL
Of ENTIRE LANAI ISLAND
He Now Operates Cattle Ranch On One-Thrd
of lsland--W. G. Irwin and Hawaiian Gov
eminent Own the Remainder.

The possession of the island of Lanai by Charles Gay is
nder negotiation Gay acquired OF about
island couple OF years ago. when ne purchased the
o1d;nos the Hayse1den Mrs Neumann and Others
w G. Irwin Hawaiian Government and others own the
other and it is these interests that Mr. Gay IS
ai,r MI values his holdings at
about quarter o million dollars
Mr. Gay is raising cattle and sheep on his property and ne
will be position operate
one OF the largest and sheep ranches in the islands
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-15
GOVERNORS REPORT

In August last by the request Of the
Territorial Executive your secretary
prepared a statement of the progress
in and present condition of the animal
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-15

The afternoon session convened at
go, and after completing the selection
OF officers and the executive committee
as given above, the association went
into executive session to discuss "The
Mutton and Beef Industry in Hawaii
with Reference to the Market in Homo
lulu"
1t was stated yesterday, outside the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-15
CHAMBERS.

This disease has prevailed off and on
in the city of Honolulu during the last
year but without being epidemic. /
have memorandum from j. r. Shaw,
D. V. S. to the effect that he destroyed
between January and March 9Th of this
year u glanded horses and 4 glanded
mules. Six of these were among i'm
PORTED animals.
DR.. Rowat reports that since May,
1904, he has slaughtered eighteen ami
mails for CHAMBERS and two for tuber-
culosis.
DR.. Monsarrat has killed seven ami
mails for CHAMBERS since January 1st,
1904
Tt is my belief, however. that more
than 81 animals have been killed for
CHAMBERS since the first of the year,
the above data not being a complete
record.
Rumors have come to the Secretary
of an epidemic of CHAMBERS in North
Kohala District, in the Island of Ha-
waii. Investigation by correspondence
has been unsatisfactory. If these
rumors are true those whose animals
have peen afflicted have tried to con-
ceal the fact.
The Territory is without funds to
meet the emergency of any epidemic
among animals.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-15

See Jas. F. Morgan's column for auc-
ton sales for the week.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-15

From Mr. Clark of the Board of In
spectors, I have the following list Of
importations at the port of Honolulu
since January 1st, 1904:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-15

ment to disinfect the cattle and their
droppings. None of the cattle Were
landed and nothing has come of the
scare except a firm conviction on the
part of some of our members of the
necessity for closer and more careful
inspection Of animals coming TO or
through the port of Honolulu
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-15
INSPECTORS

DR.. Shaw reports that importations
of animals into the port of Honolulu
between January LIST and December
31st, 1903, have been as follows:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-15

industry of this Territory for incor-
poration in the Governors report to
the Secretary of the Interior for this
year. This statement was carefully
revised by the vice-president of the
association.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1904-12-31
"BACK TO THE FARM. y
The Trend Of People is Now Towards the
Country from the Cities,

Many men on salaries are in
vesting part of each months in
come in payment upon piece of
land" of whatever size they can
afford. There is the hope in the
heart of every one who thus in
vests that when old age APP
proaches, and he is laid on the
shelf as far as salary earning is
concerned, he can retire to his
country place and spend the re-
mainder of his days in compare
tive peace and quiet.
He draws pretty pictures in
his mind of that time. He will
keep some chickens, a COW or two,
a horse and carriage. He will
raise his own vegetables, have
some fruit trees, and grape vine
arbor, and the roses he will grow
will be beyond compare.
"Oh, who would live all his life
in town, when he can have a home
in the country?" asks this enthusi
astic drawer.
And the dreamer is right in his
ambitions. There is no question
that the ideal home can be made
only in the freedom of the country
One can have a city residence D
but only country home.
Young men and women who
have been born and reared in the
country, and have an inheritance
of land, are awakening to the fact
that they are among the fortunate
of the earth.
Some twenty years or so ago
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1904-12-31

The trend of things is pendu-
lum-like; first they swing far out,
then far in, until the proper ad-
iustment is reached and they
reach correct average and travel
in it comfortably until thrown out
of balance, when the pendulum
movement again settles the mat
ter.
For many years, and until
quite recently, there was tend
ency from the farm and toward
the city. No difference how much
the farm boys and girls were
preached at, about the superiority
of the country over the city, and
the badness of city life, they con.
tinued to leave the farm and go to
the city with steady regularity
that was exasperating.
While an occasional instance oc-
Cured of the country boy or girl
making their fortunes in the city
yet, as a rule, the great majority
found when too late, that the
preachers of country superiority
were right, and it would have
been infinitely better to have
stayed there.
But now the pendulum seems tc
have started back, and the tend
ency is from the city to the
country. All who can afford it
who do business in the city, have
their homes in the near by country
where their families remain either
all of the time, or through the
Summer.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1904-12-31

when the city craze prevailed, a
well-known farmer in a Central
California section, died, leaving to
his wife and FIVE sons a splendid
farm of some four hundred acres.
The farm was well equipped and
comparatively unincumbered. The
three older sons were men grown,
fully able to take up the farm
work where the father had left it,
and support the mother and two
younger brothers in comfort
But the farmer had foolishly
sent them off to a boarding school
in their youth where they met
city reared boys, and became filled
with the idea that there was no
life" outside the city. So at
their earnest solicitation a big
mortgage was put on the ranch,
which was rented, and the whole
family moved to the city. Two
brothers bought cigar store, and
the third tried in turn several
things.
The story is soon told; the cigar
merchants failed, the two younger
sons came up in semi-indolence,
without the wholesome effort re-
quired in their country home, and
gradually went to the dogs"
The oldest son married a city
bred girl with extravagant ideas
and no home-making instinct.
The ranch soon passed out of their
hands, and today the mother lives
alone in little rented cottage, in
dread of the future, while her
boys are scattered and gone, not
one amounting to anything fnan-
cially.
Had the mother stood firmly
against leaving the farm, and kept
them there pursuing the work
they were born and reared to, it
is safe to say there would be today
no more prosperous people in
their section than this family.
There is much responsibility in
this matter upon farm women.
Mothers, daughters and sisters
can, if they try hard enough and
really desire to do so, hold their
men folks to the farm.
Today the conditions are all
much more favorable in the
country than they have been be-
fore. This applies particularly to
this coast. Interurban railroads,
free rural mail delivery, tele-
phones and other advantages have
brought the good things of the
city to the farmer, with none of
the city's disadvantages. And
the farmers are beginning to
realize that they are the most for
tunate of people. Hence the
tendency to drift from the farm to
the city is in its death throes
May it never be resurrected.-
Pacific Tree and Vine.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1904-12-31
Because the liver is

" 4 neglected people suffer
4 with constipation, biliousness,
headaches and fevers. Colds attack
the lungs and contagious diseases
take hold Of the system. It is safe
to say that IL the liver were always
kept in proper working order,
illness would be almost unknown.
Thedford's Black k-Draught is so
successful in curing such sickness
because it is without a rival as a
liver regulator. This great family
medicine is not a strong and
drastic drug, but a mild and
healthful laxative that cures con-
stipation and may be taken by a
mere child without possible
harm.
The healthful action on the liver
cures biliousness. It has an in
vigorating effect on the kidneys.
Because the liver and kidneys do
not work regularly, the poisonous
acids along with the waste from
the bowels get back into the blood
and virulent contagion results.
Timely treatment with Thed-
ford's Black -Draught removes the
dangers which lurk in constipation,
liver and kidney troubles, and will
positively forestall the inroads Of
Bright's disease, for which dis
ease in advanced stages there is
no cure. Ask your dealer for
Csc. package Of Thedford's Black
Draught.
Newport daily independent., 1904-11-03
In the Right Room.

At the latest of the ladies' clubs a "pets' room," with little stalls for dogs and cats, lemurs and lizards, all the small creatures that lady finds neces- sary as companions, is provided.
 One of the most enthusiastic members was showing her friends of her owr sex over the establishment, and opened the door of the 'pets room with proper oride
 There, in the center of the room, on two chairs, sat two immediately clothed young men, grave of face, but with wicked twinkle in their eyes.
 Don't you know this is the ladies' pets room?'" asked the enthusiastic member, with some acerbity.
 That's why we are here," replied tho more serious of the two young men, with becoming gravity Times.
Newport daily independent., 1904-11-03
NEWS OF SYMPTOM.

Scrap Horn was attending to business here Monday.
 H. A. Smith, of Little Rock, was in town Friday.
 Mrs. Irwin Bush and Mrs. s. A. Driver boarded the train for Newport Friday.
 MT. McFadden came in from his regular trip Saturday, leav- ing again Tuesday.
 James Moon arrived Friday night. The trip has done him much good towards repairing his health. His friends are very much gratified to find him so much improved.
 J. F. Wiles made business trip to Batesville Saturday.
 Among those who had business in Newport Saturday were Prof. Best, Messrs. Tom Wood and Ira Bush.
 The fish wagon makes this point regularly, but the fish de- mand would justify an extra.
 Some very nice Missouri apples were on our streets this week. What is the matter with Arkan- sas?
 Drummer Patterson of Searcy was in town Tuesday,.
 For the latest "hoodoo'' in checkers, call at M. F. Davis.
 MT. Smith and wife of Tucker man were visiting MT. Altman's Sunday.
 Dr. Toler made a hurried trip to Newport Tuesday.
 o. l.. Baker of Indiana has contracted for the Cook school.
 For a good time, happen around on Sunday.
Newport daily independent., 1904-11-03
EXTENDING BOUNDARIES.
Some of Our Larger Cities Have An nexed Ground Far Into Adja-
 cent Farm Lands.

According to recently issued census bulletin, the real rank of cities is not al- ways indicated by the order in which they stand in the tables of population. Some great centers have a considerable part of their massed population lying outside the municipal boundaries. Bos.' ton is a good example; about 100000 people live in sight of the state house dome, and less than COG, ,000 of them are governed by the Boston mayor Other cities have annexed far into the farm lands of the adjacent country, says Youths Companion.
 It is customary to speak of the popula- tion of state, ''in proportion to it's size" Such comparison is seldom made of cities, although 1t might not be uninteresting. Pittsburg, for example, has population of a third of million on 18,000 acres of ground; New York's population, little more than ten times as great, spreads over nearly 12 times as many acres. Erfa
 Chicago was long famous for it's an- nexaticn habit, but since 1890 New York has annexed much more territory than Chicago's total area. New Orleans has slightly larger area than Chicago. Each of them covers six times the area of Baltimore.
 Washington, which occupies the Mary land part of the ten miles square set aside for national capital, is fair sized city as area goes, for this genera tion. It may seem small a century hence, although it looked abundantly ample for all the purposes of urban development when laid out.
 In the case of cities, as we'll as of other corporations, consolidation is plainly one of the tendencies of the times More than one-third of those in the United
 States have added to their territory by annexation since 1890. Townships and counties are occasionally subdivided, by reason of local interests, but the cities
 seem to be steadily pushing their boun- daries outward. There are some eco homie reasons for this, but the reason
 in many cases has been the desire oi
 their inhabitants to make "good show ing"
Newport daily independent., 1904-11-03
MOST POPULAR NUMBERS.
Seven and Thirteen Are Fixed Upon in the Minds of the Greater
 Number of Men.

"Ask a man to pick out some num- Der between one and ten, and you can tell him nine times out of ten what number he has selected, though his se- lection is made mentally" said a man who, according to the New Orleans Times-Democrat, is fond of the old things, land when you come to think of it, the task of naming the correct number is not difficult one In the asked ten men to think of certain number-any number between one and ten-and l would tell them what num- Der they had fixed their mind on. In nine cases out of ten was correct, missing it only once. The minds Of nine of the persons selected the num- Der seven, and one of them selected nine. It is not difficult to understand why the mind should run to the num- Der seven. Even in the case /of the man who fixed his mind on the num- Der nine, he told me when 1t was all over that his mind had first run to seven, but he quickly changed to nine without knowing just why it was that he changed. Seven is the most prom inent figure between one and ten. It is the most popular number in the line, and is associated with more things than any other number, and it is quits reasonable that the mind should light on seven. I made another test the other day with five persons. asking each of them to write some number between one and ten, and give it to sixth per- son. When the slips had been handed to the sixth man said: Seven is the number on each of the slips
 "'Correct," said the man to whom they had been handed, and the five men were a bit bewildered~ for the moment by the fact that they had all I1it upon the same number, and that l was able to tell what the number was. It would be quite as easy to name a number between 10 and 20, though l have made no tests along this line. l dare say that 13 would be the first number to flash in the mind, simply because it is the most talked of, and the only number between 10 and 20 that has the widest association. So you can tell there is no trick about it, and it doesn't require any knowledge of the occult philosophies."
Newport daily independent., 1904-11-03
NEGRO ASSASSINATED.

Little Rock, Nov. 2.-A negro named Clair, who resided on the plantation of Charles F. Penzel at Falkner's Lake, was shot on his doorstep last night by an unknown party. Three small children of the negro witnessed the shooting and remained in the house all night with the dead parent. An arrest will probably be made tonight or tomorrow, as the officers have valuable clews.