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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-04-03
AIR PRESSURE.
no" Feathers Are Blown Off Chickens
During Tornado.

The officials of the United States
weather bureau have Photographic
proof OF the accuracy of statements
that 1t is possible for straw-s and
feathers to be driven deep into board
fences, trees and other tough mate
rials.
Ii the camera is to be relied on
there appears to be warrant for the
story that is frequently told as a
joke that III some sections of our
country the winds are so fierce that
they blow the feathers off chickens
and other luckless birds.
y. scientist in explaining the laws
OF air pressure, which account for
many OF the freaks of cyclones,
says:
The ar pressure at sea level is
about fifteen pounds to each square
inch. The pressure on the inside of
objects, even the human body, is
equal to that on the outside, thus
preserving a proper equilibrium.
Disaster Immediately follows the re-
moval of the pressure.
Contrary to the popular belief,
the danger attending tornadoes is
created from within and not from
the outside. During tornado the
wind rushes along at terrific speed,
so that the vacuum is created in the
center Of the storm. The sudden
exhaustion OF the air in this fashion
relieves the outside pressure from
all objects i'll the path of the dis
turbance.
''ln the case of a building the re-
suit is shown in the bursting out of
the walls by the force of the unre-
sisted inside pressure. This is the
explanation for the presence of so
many buildings without walls that
are found in the path Of every tor
nado.
at is the same way with chick
ems. The air is exhausted so quick
ly from the outside that the inner
pressure blows off the feathers. In
the same way straws, feathers and
other frail substances are made to
penetrate much harder materials. ]
have a photograph of a splinter OF
wood that buried itself in a steel sec
ton of the Eads bridge, over the
Mississippi river, during the St.
Louis tornado" st. Louis Repub-
lie.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-04-03
TEMPERANCE EDUCATION.

Hon. Henry Sabin, ex-Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction in
Iowa, writes as follows in the Journal
of Education:
whatever charges are made
against the system of scientific tenn
perance instruction may, with equal
force, be brought against every effort
to control and abolish the gigantic
evils which threaten American youth
of today. . In certain quarters,
the practice of intoxicating total
abstinence seems to be offensive, and
yet no one was ever harmed by such
teaching. On the other hand, no one
can deny that hundreds, even
thousands, have been ruined through
habits which commenced with the
moderate use of intoxicants. .
"Let me quote an extract from the
report of the Committee of Fifty as
telegraphed to the Ottawa Sun: Fail
ing to observe the distinction between
the diametrically opposite concep-
tons of use and abuse, some of the
advocates OF temperance education
have not hesitated to teach our
children that the horrible results of a
prolonged use of alcohol may be
expected to follow any departure
from total abstinence
THAT is not far from the truth, be-
cause we do aim to teach them that
there is possibility and avery strong
one at that, that the dire results OF
intemperance may follow any de-
parture from total abstinence. We
are earnest enough in our determine
ton to impress upon the plastic mind
of the child that the origin of the
drink habit is in allowing it to fasten
itself upon them when the mind and
body are alike in the plastic state
which is incident TO early childhood
These citations from the medica
and educational press tell their owl
story. The fallacy that moderate
drinking is safe has been disproveC
by centuries of bitter experience, anC
again by modern science. The
teachers and physicians of the United
States will not be the ones to give i
new lease of life In the coming gen
eration.-Excbange.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-04-03
Ancient Persian Customs.

"The ni-i-Akbari; or, Annals Of
the Emperor Akbar," written in the
Persian language, contain descrip-
tons of various customs which pre-
vailed during the Mogul period.
Among these was the use of per
fumes in religious observances, and
the emperor took personal interest
in the preparation of the ingredi-
ents. Among vegetable products
Aquilaria agallocha, aloe wood, was
then, as now, valued for the cleo
resin agar and an oil known as chu,
wan. Sandalwood was used as a
powder, and perfumes were distilled
from the rose, orange, jasmine and
broad leaved willow, Salix caprea.
Ambergris, obtained from the sperm
whale; the moist secretion of the
civet cat and the opercula of certain
molluscs, known as "fngernalls,"
were important animal products.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-04-03
England Initiating the Lobster.

Great Britain follows the proce-
dure of the lobster. At intervals
the lobster casts his shell, and until
a new one grows he is absolutely
helpless and has to conceal himself
in hole. This is our case, only we
have no sheltering hole. We get an
equipment, usually in hurry and at
abnormal cost. We take no note of
what science is doing until some fine
day we discover that our equipment
is as worthless for defense as Mel
sons wooden hulls would be against
a modern ironclad. Then we ap-
point a committee, which discovers
a number of things previously
known to all other nations. We
provide ourselves with a new shell,
lucky if nobody attacks us in the
meantime, and then we 60 to sleep
again.-London Times.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-04-03

DerieaSces Similar to This Have
bccasiOned Considerable Com
nenC in Barton.
Few women are better known in
EXPORT, n. Y, than Mrs. Pattie D.
I'm. as she belongs to one of the
t families and has a large circle OF
Ands and acquaintances. In
emit interview Mrs. Hall said:
The experience / have been
lough in the last two years seems
q a miracle. l was 80 badly on
t life seemed almost unenduraole,
! nv deafness increased so that L
aid scarcely hear anything. The
focation in my chest and the indl-
Htion caused by my catarrh pro-
ced very severe suffering. l had
g different physicians, 0ougns
erything that anybody recon
ended to me, but finally gave up In
spair.
'Oue day my milliner asked me II
a ever tried Hyomei. 1 began the
eatm ent, and can thankfully TESTIFY
at Hyomei does cure this terrloie
lease. Since using it my hearing ID
keatly improved, and the only time
va any catarrhal trouble Is when
re cold. 1 then use Hyomei, ane
ways get instant relief. My friends
sd acouaintances marvel at the
/ anee in my health and hearing"
|Hvomei has made many cures o
tarrh.. and in connection WIFE
|vomei balm, of catarrhal deafness
Barton. Similar experiences u
OF of Mrs. Halls have created
roe sale for Hyomei with d. q
serce.
The complete outfit, including TIT
sbaler. costs but 81, while extr'
titles are but so cents. Ask ID. q
kerce to show you the strong guar
,tee under which he sells Hyomei.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-04-03

The United Voice of the People of Kansas.
State officials and ex-State off Gals,
editors and educators, influential
business men and leading citizensjoin
in testifying relative to the compare
tive merits of prohibition.
The following are some of the state
| ments endorsed: F..
Prohibition, although imperfectiy
enforced in some parts of Kansas, has
been of incalculable value to the
State.
1t has raised the standard of good
citizenship.
1t has destroyed in large measure
| the vicious treating habit.
1t has greatly reduced drinking and
| drunkenness.
1t has helped to reduce pauperism
and crime.
1t has saved thousands of the youth
of the State from the temptation of
the open saloon.
Tt has added to the material wealth
and resources Of the State.
1t has increased the efficiency of the
industrial system.
1t has helped to elevate politics.
It has made better citizens, happier
homes, larger schools, stronger
| churches, cleaner newspapers and
more prosperous business conditions.
Prohibition has been great bless
ing to at least threefourths of the
State, and is immeasurably superior
to any licen Q system.-Exchange.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-04-03
No Drinkers Wanted.

Railway managers are pooling their
interests in respect to tho drink
question, so that these great cor
porations are gradually eliminating
the drunkard or the drinking man
from the railway service. Every
competent railway man understands
this, and he will advise beginner
ambitious to work up in the service
to give up absolutely the habit OF
tipping or drinking at home or IN
public. No man, however bright,
can expect to make a success in rail-
reading who is not willing to yield TO
the memorable demands of the road.
Thus, from the highest to the lowest,
the railway men are invariably
temperate and sober, and if they ever
had the habit of drinking they have
bravely overcome it. Consequently
the force of example set by this great
body of workmen is far more power
full in it's effects than any preaching
or open advocacy of temperance from
moral point of view. The railways
demand the strictest sobriety, and, by
rigidly enforcing the rule, voluntary
teetotalism is spreading throughout
the thousands and millions of their
employes.-Harper's Weekly.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-04-03
THE OBSERVING ROBIN.
How Does the Bird Know just
Where to Bore For Grubsf


Where to Bore For Grubsf
I once observed a robin boring for
grubs in a country dooryard. 1t is
common enough sight to witness one
seize an angleworm and drag it from
its burrow in the turf. but | am not
sure that l ever before saw one drill
for grubs and bring the big white NOR
sci to the surface The robin / am
speaking of had a nest of young in q
maple near by, and she worked the
neighborhood very industriously for
food. She would run along over the
short grass after the manner of robins,
stopping every few feet, her form stiff
and erect. Now and then she would
suddenly bend her head toward the
ground and bring eye or ear for a mo-
ment to bear intently upon it. Then
she would spring to boring the turf
vigorously with her bill. changing her
attitude at each stroke, alert and
watchful, throwing up the grass roots
and little jets of soil, stabbing deeper
and deeper, growing every moment
more and more excited, till finally fat
grub was seized and brought forth
Time after time during several days l
saw her mine for grubs i'll this way and
drag them forth. How did she know
where to drill? The insect was in every
case an inch below the surface. Did
she hear 1t gnawing the roots of the
grasses or did she see movement in
the turf beneath which the grub was at
work? l know not. only know that
she struck her game unerringly each
time. Only twice did 1 see her make
a few thrusts and then desist, as Il
she had been for the moment deceived
John Burroughs in Outing
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-04-03
NOTICE

q Nj. Hazel of Derby in the County
eans, 90 the 9th day OF May A. D.190i,
'scted with Valley Brothers OF Barton
Oounty to board one horse for the
|oI ten dollars per month, and said
mas been boarded by said Valley
|leIs from said 9Th day of May A. d.
tne present time; that there is due
SAID John NJ. Hazel for so boarding
morse, the sum of one hundred and
and 69-100 dollars, which is due and
y TO said Valley Brothers; that al
en oIten requested the said John NJ.
hegiects and refuses to pay said sum,
ft SAID horse will be sold at Public
on In front of the K. W. Barron
In Barton Village, on April Z, 1905, at
lock In the forenoon to satisfy said
pr keeping said horse and the costs Of
recording to. chapter one hundred and
of Vermont Statutes.
te d at Barton this 18th day of March
1905.
VALLEY BROTHERS.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-04-03
A Hint to the Rishon.

A bishop, riding in his carriage on
the Isle of Man, came to a convict
in his striped clothes breaking stones
on the road. The bishop talked to
the convict little while, giving him
some advice and encouragement
then, as he got ready to drive on.
he said, with a smile and a sigh:
"Ah, my man, | wish l could
break up the stony hearts of my
people as you break these rocks on
the highway"
From his lowly attitude the con
Wet looked up at the proud bishop 1s6
in his magnificent equlpage; Per
haps, sir" he said, you don't worh
on your knees"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-04-03
administrators Sale.

W offer for sale at bargain. Ore of the
Farms in Derby, the Henry o. Woolley
situated midway between the Villages
|rby Center and Newport, on good roads
per and winter, near the best schools
|larke SONY two miles from the railroad.
hundred. acres with suitable buildings
pd repair, running water at house and
,; tillage land level, free from stones.
TO Work and Very Fertile; sugar orch I'd
p or more trees fully rugged; No Waste
Of the Prettiest and Most Desirable
Is in this section. Price, 1880, OF which
bonable amount may REM ain on mort
Pr desired. Must be sold very soon to
estate.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-04-03

%, the premises known as the w. bier
within ten minutes walk of Derby
sr, P. o.. schools, churches, ETC., consist
II about Is acres OF land with comforta-
'uilding4. A desirable home for some
Eanting village place with land to earn
come. This too must be sold soon.
pit Miss These Opportunities.
u on or address,
W. S ROBBINS, Administrator
b IS, 1905, Derby, Vt.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-04-03
ANCIENT STENOGRAPHY.
Shorthand Was In Use Early as
the Third Century.

Shorthand was known TO the an
clients, though it is impossible to trace
the system to its source.
Ennius, the Roman poet, is said to
} have improved upon an already exist
ing system. He was a friend of Scipio
and was born 239 B. C. Seneca also
made it hobby.
Origen, the Greek father and mystic.
who was born about 1856 and was
voluminous writer. says, in the course
of his commentary on st. John, The
absence Of my shorthand writer's pre-
vents me from debating my medita-
tons" We are told, too, that he al
lowed shorthand writer's to take down
his eXtempore homilies.
In the zenith century Greek and Ro-
man stenography gradually died out,
and the art did not revive until the
beginning of the seventeenth century.
During this long interval several sys-
TENS Of quick writing were evolved,
1858, who had a separate sign for ev-
cry word, and some of these almost
rivaled shorthand in raDidity.
Relieved From On2 Job.
The new spirit had just arrived in
inferno.
NO" erimed an imp, eve never
let the fire go out.
"Thank goodness" replied the
shade. ''Then | won't have to take
the stoveripe down.
Crashing his teeth, Satan perceiv-
ed he could not do his worst.-New
York Tribune.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-04-03
w. 9. T. u. COLUMN.
Think not the thistle seed to cast,
And reap the rose full blown
For man must gather first or last
The harvest he has sown."

The distiller rides in a steam yacnt,
the wholesale dealer in an automo-
bile, the retail dealer in a carriage,
but the purchaser of the liquor Is
pulled around by the hair of his head
by policeman.-Atchison Globe.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-04-03
or Than Phosphate as Fertilizer

armers who have bad experience
sO-called phOsphates and other
Jared fertilizers, and have concluded
they are dear at any price. will
Iterested in the following letter from
!. Page, formerly of Cambridge, Vt.
ref8rence to- Pages. .ssFeRtilizlng
Here it is: used Salt Oh piece of
ed ground, phosphate on adjacent adjacent T
|e. Sowed entire piece TO barley.
Salt-sowed piece of ground pro-
Rd the better crop at less than half
expense" c. s. Page of Hyde
X, Vt, delivers this Salt, this year.
b. cars for So. so per ton when cash
bmpanies order. and on carload lots
freight rates to points on the st.
( L. c. r. II. and on the Passumpsic
b north of White River Junction are
h low. He will send exact figures
request Farmers sometimes COM
+ and order a carload and thus save
|reight.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-04-03
A Modern Version of an Old Tale.

A smaH maid returned rom
school the other day filed with the
enthusiasm of discovery; ooh,
mamma" she began, teacher told
MS about a boy who said, Wolf!
Wolff lots of times when there
wasn't any wolf there" "And what
did the story mean ?" inquired nam
ma. "Why," said the child, greatly
surprised at her mothers inability
to put two and two together-"why,
it means never be liar teller but
onee' F.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-04-03
MRS. HALLS MIRACLE.

DerieaSces Similar to This Have
DccasiOned Considerable Com
nent in Barton.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-08-03

The mine operators of the Baxter
Springs district are making ar
RAJ ,.ments to put fine display of
minerals in Reunion Park during
the coming big reunion. There is
no rcaeon why the display should
NOT be a good one and do a lot of
good for the district. The Reunion
Association has offered to donate
the necessary space for the display,
and now II is up to the operators to
gel t1eir samples ready. All parties
in err s,ed are reg uested to confer
wis either Mr.. Carthy or ]. c. Has
kei The display should be made
at,rsc i've. All samples will be la
bcre showing where they are from,
and an experienced man will be
plcc.d in charge of the exhibit. 1t
is 7 opposed TO give email pieces of
ore away during the last two days
of tse big reunion.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-08-03
0uAPAW NEWS.


A hot time In Quapaw Monday
night, but no one killed.
Victor Griffin can't hardly walk
on mother earth now days. It's a
boy.
John Arnatt, who drew knife on
Lee Beth, was taken to Muscogee
for trial and was turned loose.
When John Chitister gets his
Queen Ann building completed We
viii have the finest hotel in the
southwest.
We are reliably informed that
Qrapaw will have a United States
uarshai located here next week.
Let the good work 60 on.
The mowers are once more click.
lac and the plungers can be heard
IN the hay fields, and the finest lot
o; hay of the season is coming in.
Mr.. Dow, proprietor of the tele-
phone line, was in Quapaw Monday
end informed US that he will soon
have his circuit line completed by
way of the mines to Baxter.
When II comes to buying grub
for a fishing party Jack DeVillers
is the man. He went to W. r. Bing-
hams with a bill which consisted
of four loaves of bread, two cans of
corn, two cans of corned beef, one
pound of Missouri Bacon, and one
dozen safety pins. We have fished
all of our life and it's the fret time
we know that safety pinns made
good fish bait.
Quite a lively Irish wake took
place at our hotel last Monday
evening, in which knives, chairs,
fiat irons and ball bats played a
prominent part. Result was some
b Oxen doors, overturned furniture.
ne proprietor left home without
mr. king any excuse for his hurry,
s-d Capt. Butler boarded the train
vi. h the hotel widow Thursday eve
for parts unknown. So what might
have been a serious tragedy wac
surely averted by our big hearted
P. NJ.
Talk about fishing parties and
good times, but the fishing party
that went out Saturday composed
of Mrs. Ike Bingham, Bessie Bing-
ham, Miss Myrtle Bingham, Miss
Nellie Apple, Miss Effie Carrot, Ike
Bingham, Claude Apple, Clarence
Marin, John Stewart, Jack Devil
lers and others, was the happiest
crowd that ever left Quapaw and
they do say that they caught two
(. ogs and four small catfish. Ike
Bingham fished all night and when
breakfast was ready no Ike was to
be found and a searching party
went to find him. They hunted up
and down Tar creek for two or
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-08-03

three miles in vain. Finally one of
the party thought lie had found
some s'iady spot and went to sleep
and lad been devoured by the mus
quitoes, and they began to search
the woods hoping to find him and
finally found him sitting on barb
wire fence fishing in Mote Douthat's
corn field. The party that found
him inquired of Ike what he was
doing then, II am fishing, of
coure; I fished in the creek all
night and could catch nothing, 80 !
thought would try the corn field"
SALLY ANN.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-08-03

Miss Edith Stein, daughter Of
Joseph Stein, died on Sunday, July
30, at the home of her brother, Har-
ry E. Stein. Mics Stein had been i'll
a long time and her death was not
unexpected. Funeral services were
held Tuesday afternoon at the resi-.
dence. after which the remains
were inferred in the Baxter GENE.
terry. Deceased was a favorite
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-08-03

Mrs. 8. c. Gaines entertained the
Caruation Card Club Tuesday af-
ternoou. The afternoon was de-
lightfully spent and summer re-
freahments were served.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-08-03

Mrs. Chas. Black and little daugh-
ter of Fort Scott ale visiting rela-
tives and friends in this city. They
will remain until after the big re-
union.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-08-03
TO MINE OPERATORS!

/ have 80 acres of Indian
mining land for sale situated
in the very heart of the big
Quapaw mining camp. Rich
mineral strikes have been
made near the line, on all
four sides of this land. 1t is
bound to be a bonanza. | sell
the fee simple, clear title.
No leases on the land, must
be sold quick. 1t can all be
leased to miners at a fair
royalty. There is no bargain
in the entire Baxter Springs
district. A chance for a
fortune.
e. w. DANIELS.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-08-03

FOR OLD WHEAT Flour call on
Cooper and get the B. B. or
Premium.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-08-03

Percy King transacted business
In Pittsburg Monday.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-08-03

The dance platform at the re-
union this year will be unique and
properly managed. Don't miss an
old-fashioned dance at the big re-
union.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-08-03

A free trip to Custer City, Oklaho-
ma and return. For particular see
F. r. McGregor.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-08-03

English semi-pore dinner ware
the best to be had at Coopers.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-08-03

Lyman Coleman lie visiting HE
mother in Indiana.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-08-03

lPound Sledge Tobacco, 30 cents
1T Coopers.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-08-03

Sam West has purchased the
BramhaIl property just north of
town.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-08-03

DIR. Ayers Baking Powder, cent
per ounce at Coopers.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-08-03

The Gregory Trading Company
wapts bran and chop sacks.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-08-03
j. w. DeMOSS
PAYS THE
Best Prices

at all times for the following
Hens, per pound. .......... ...OS C
Spring chickens, per pound. 10 C
Brothers, ~ to 2 lbs, per lb.....1O C
BOOSTERS, old, each. ............lo c
BOOSTERS, young, each .........D C
Hen turkeys, per lb............W c
Young gobblers, per pound. ..0 C
Old gobblers, per pound ......M C
Ducks, per lb............ .O5c to- C
Geese, per lb....................V3 c
Butter, packing stock, per lib. .1212c
Eggs, per dozen. ...............N c
Green hides, per Id ............O6 c
Prices subject to market change
ALSO BUYS HIDES AND FURS.
South of Cooper's, Baxter Springs
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-08-03

III. Bovard of Kansas City is in
the city. Mr.. Bovard is one of the
owners of the Old Abe property,
a.rsaminhere to see the new mill