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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-09-18
An Abrupt Translation.

The small boy had been irritating
his father with many vexatious ques-
tons about psalm he was studying
for Sunday school next day.
Father, what does selah mean?"
was the latest.
''Shut up!" said paterfamilias.
The boy said nothing, but in Sun
day school the psalm was under dis
cussion.
"Who knows what the word selah
means ?" asked the young superin-
tendent.
The small boys hands went up,
and he was halfway out of his seat.
No one else raised a hand.
'Well?" said the superintendent.
'EShut up" said the small boy.
And seeing the look on the teachers
face added: |'It is. | asked papa
and he said shut upp"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-09-18
It Happened to Be Boomerang.

It was at Cambridge, and Bos-
ton girl was trying not to overwhelm
a breezy young woman from the
west.
"Such a historic pile" she was
saying, as she toyed lightly with her
eyeglass, "and so very dear to me.
Ninety-fve years ago my great
grandfather was graduated from
here. l suppose, Miss Fond du Lac,
you don't take much interest IN an
institution like this ??
eNot much, to tell the truth, Miss
Backbay. You see, I've been brought
up on a Harvard diploma-one OF
nv ancestors was an honor man IN
seventeen-ffty something-and I'm
rather tired of it all.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-09-18
THE PARIS BALLET.
Severe Training That Begins When
the Dancers Are chifdren-

Severe Training That Begins When
the Dancers Are cAifdren.
Members Of the ballet in the Paris
Opera House are given a most thor
osShd training The sixty-four
"eleves," better known as the "rats,"
are selected at the age of eight
years. They are chosen, in the first
place, for their FRESHNESS and in
telligence. This thins down the
number of candidates by over so
per cent. The second test is the
medical examination, only children
sound in wind and limb being &C
cepted. Every day for an hour they
must 60 through the drill, stretching
out their legs while they hold on to
the rail fixed to the wall. They
must be able to 60 through all the
movements without any sign of out
ward fatigue. The professors are
entirely dependent on moral suasion
by word and gesture. No child is
ever touched with the hands. If it
has not the gift of carrying out the
instructions by the aid of it's eyes
and ears it is no good for the Paris
ballet. a dancer who must be placed
in the proper position by means of
the teachers hands may as well
abandon the profession. She will
never be success. At the end of
the second Or sometimes the third
year the girls come into higher de-
partment.
Here the most severe exercises are
gone through till every muscle is de-
veloped to its highest perfection.
When the pupil has gone through
this curriculum with success she is
promoted to the rank Of "coryphee."
In order to satisfy the requirements
theytmust know the GIVE positions"
These five positions are the alpha
and omega of the dance, and in
them are carried out all the figures
used. = When perfection has been
reached, then the dancer has reached
the rank Of "sujet," the highest in
the terpsichforeann hierarchy. To be-
come a. '.sujetn" is the ambition IF
every member Of the school, for the
"sujet" has the right to aspire to
everything. She can become a great
star in the operate armament.
Salaries of those who reach the
rank of premiere danseuse" at the
Paris Opera run from SIS, 900 to $780,
900 year. But even if the "suiet"
does not reach this giddy height she
enjoys a number of valuable priv
ileges. She is no longer condemned
to share in the common dressing
room. She, with a comrade, has the
right to private room, which she
has the privilege of decorating as
the pleases. A premiere sujet"
receives a salary Of from $4,000 to
$4,000 a. year, so that as a career
the ballet in the Paris Opera is fair
ly remunerative. The work is hard,
and only girls exceptionally gifted
with intelligence, artistic sense, per
severance and capacity for accept
ing an iron discipline can succeed.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-09-18
An Explosion.

When the Afro-American bank
failed an angry depositor met the
president and demanded his money.
"'Where my money? I want my
money. I don keer fur de bank. I
des want my money. 3
Glow | know where yo' n@ey?"
said the president CONTEMPORARY?
You amt posted. Wat yo' know
bout business? When de bank fail
hit des explode, and dey amt no
money New York Tribune.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-09-18
A Champion.

Miss Hoamley-Didn't ypu hear
Miss Knox tell me yesterday that I
was the ''homeliest girl in our set ?"
Miss Cooley = Yes, the hateful
thing! l gave her a piece Of my
mind about it afterward.
Miss Hoamley = Oh, did you?
I hope you weren't too hard on her.
Miss Goodley-Well, I told her
she ought to consider how sensitive
you must be about it.-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-09-18
A Careful Man.

eHave you noticed" asked the
man who keeps his eyes open, that
sidewalks are always laid so that
there is a slight slant toward the
curbstone? If you have not thought
of it there is a thinking man Ii
Brooklyn that hes, and to save shoe
leather he walks on different sides
of the street on alternate..days to
make sure that his shoes viii be
worn off even."-New York Press.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-09-18
RASBURC.

Mrs. Helen G. Thompson has returned to
her home in ST. Johnsbury.
Roy Maynard OF Enosburg visited at Hon.
&. w. Wheeler's last week.
R.F. Drenan OF Montpelier made short
stor in town last Thursday.
DR.. and Mrs. Z. G. Waller of North Troy
visited DR.. Templeton last week.
A large proportion of the community at
tended the fair at Barton last week.
Mrs. Simmons of Barton Landing has
been spending few weeks in town.
Mr.. B. j. France OF Plainyille. Mass,
who has been visiting his parents. returned
home last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fletcher KIdder OF Troy
have been spending few days with Mr..
and Mrs. s. F. Slack.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Parker went to
Lowell yesterday, to attend the funeral of
Mr.. Parker's brothers wife.
DR.. G. F. EdmuEds and daughter
Florence of Bristol have been visiting
friends in town the past week.
It is Miss Minnie Adams who is teach
| ing the school in the Somers district. and
| not Miss Abbott as reported.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Quimby went to
LyndonvilIe last Wednesday to attend the
wedding of Mr.. Quimby's sister.
Walter Harlow is at home from Prov
idence, r. 1 where he has been doing hos
pitaI work as nurse the past two years.
Carl Carpenter, who for several weeks has
been very ill at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Wells, has so far recovered as to be
able to be moved home last Thursday.
The Ladies' Aid win meet in the Congre-
gational church parlors Friday afternoon.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-09-18

Supper will be served from to s oil
In charge of Mrs. Poeton, Mrs. |
Quimby and Miss Myrtle Slack.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Phillips anal
Marie Beauclerk start tomorrow moI
for Hopkinton, N. Y, to visit Mrs
Brush snd family. They will slsd
there Mrs. Cotton and: Mrs. Grace I'd
and son.
CARD-We wish to express our than
the people OF Irasburg for their kin
to our dear Alice, through her sic]
and death, and hope they will never
for helping hand In time OF trouble
also thank the Good Templars fo1
beautiful flowers, and both cIergyme
their kindness.
MRS E. w. HosMER.
MRS M. N. NICHOLS.
MISS GERTRUDE NICHd
Mr.. NATHAN NICHOLS
LOWELL.
Mrs. May Patterson is SERIOUSLY III
Mrs. Nettie Parker has returned no,
Buel Stannard was in Newport Mo-
Carl Winchester is home from 7,
Pond.
Clarence Parker was in Cambridge
urday.
Dennis Shortsleeves was In New
Monday.
Irwin Stephenson was in Barton Lar
Thursday.
Albert Caron of Barton was in
Thursday.
DR.. Sheehan and Milo Hines were in
ton Friday.
The Ladies' Aid society met with
Ward last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. 81. Newton we
Westfeld Wednesday.
Miss Myrtle Stebbins was In Yves
and Newport last week.
This town was well represented at
ton fair, Thursday and Friday.
Miss Annie Gilbert was unable to
last week on account Of illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Gilchrist of New
were the guests Of Mrs. Hill last week
Miss Jennie Messier has returned to
sachusetts, having spent her vacatie
home.
Bertha Gilchrist has gone to Lo
Mass, after visiting friends and rels
In town.
Rev. w. A. Warner OF Barton excha
with Rev. c. 81. Coeledge yesterday.
eloquent sermon was much enjoyed.
Those who kindly contributed plant
the Park this summer can have ther
calling on Mrs. N. F. Hutchinson. P
call at once If wanted to take care o
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-09-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Ames visited at
st. Johnsbury last week.
Miss Myrtle Demick went to Boston last
Tuesday to visit her brother, Henry.
Lew Hartly has moved to the Pinney
place and John Taboo has moved into the
tenement vacated by Hartly.
The Kings Daughters are invited to meet
at the parsonage with the Ladies Aid from
South Barnston next Thursday, Septem-
Der 2lst.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-09-18
the winter, as she is caring for them
present.
MORGAN.

the winter, as she is caring for them
present.
MORGAN.
Myrtle Blood is still very low, Robert
gaining quite we'll now.
School teachers are very hard to fl
two schools are yet unsupplied.
Mr.. Brown is bringing the south Dist
scholars to the Corner, this fell.
Mrs. Geo. Cobb1s father from New "
is stopping with her for some time.
Mrs. S. g. Wilcox and boys were visit
in Barton last week, attended the Il
Sunday, sept:9124, will be observed
s'Harvest Home, and "Old Folk' Sund|
Rev. Mr.. BIodgett will preach a sern|
especially for elderly people, to whom
extended a special invitation. The col !
ton from the Harvest Home will be al
to decorate the church.
NEWPORT.
The w. c. T. U. will hold a prayer Sc
ice in the reading room of the libra
Thursday at p. m.
The meeting of the Baptist Young ?
nIe's Union last evening was led by
Cham berlain There was large attendar
Tobin, the trotting horse of g. l.. Pc
eroy. won the race at Barton, Friday
easily as the one the week before at On
brooke.
rally of the Salvation Army VIII
held in the Methodist church this eVeni
| This will be in charge OF Stan Captain
Mrs. Boyd of New York.
Rev. o. Cote, the French EVange
of the Vermont Baptist Association
conduct series OF meetings at the bap
church, commencing Oct. LIST.
Revive. Newell of the Methodist chu
hogan a series of sermons on Comma
ments of the Twentieth Century" lasg
ming. There will be ten sermons.
The chances for strong football t.
at the academy are very good. The car
dates have been out several times and
coached by Walter Dane and Clare
Gray.
The Guild of st Marks Episcopal Gnu
will meet at the rectory Thursday al
noon. Rev. Mr.. Mead will occupy
pulpit of st. Marks next Sunday in p
of Rev. Mr.. Murch.
Rev. Charles II. Brown has gone 10 I
necticut where he will spend his AMI
vacation. Before returning, he Will all
the annual meeting of the Vermont !
fist convention at Fairhaven.
The wedding of Arthur Hende
Brown of Montreal and Miss Minnis
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-09-18
GREENSBORO BEND.

John Garven is painting his house, J. E.
Dawson doing the work.
John Garven has gone to Newport
Reuben Chaffee is working for him while
he is gone.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07
Tie Up Complete at Louisville

Louisville, KY, Feb. 6y-Telephone
and telegraph service overta wide area
of the south was almost completely
crippled by heavy sleet.
Railroad service also suffered anu
in some towns the lighting and street
car facilities were suspended. The
tie-up was the most complete in many
years, and although the telegraph com
panies and railroads have large forces
Of men at work, it may be two or
three days before normal conditions
prevail.
The storm which covered Kentucky,
Tennessee, Arksansas, Oklahoma, In
dian Territory, Mississippi, Alabama,
Louisiana and Georgia had prevailed
internationally for thre days, and the
wires broke under the accumulated ice.
z'he fall Of snow and sIeer varying from
/ to inches extended as far north as
Louisville.
For several hours Atlanta and New
Orleans were cut off from the rest of
the country. All wires were down
from Memphis to Natchez and New
Orleans and the telegraph companies
sent messages for those points to New
York and down the coast, but even
this service was interrupted for
time. Two hundred poles went down
in Mississippi.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07
Big Fire at Birmingham.

Birmingham, Ala, FEB. 6,-Fire,
which started in the wholesale com.
mission house of Franklyn, Stiles &
Franklyn destroyed property valued at
$4,000. Assistance which had been
asked from neighboring cities of Mont
gomery, Atlanta, Chattanooga and
Gadsden was cancelled about o'clock
the necessity being obviated by the
veering Of the wind and a soaking rain
Two tiremen were severely injured by
falling walls. One of the smaller
steamers exploded, but no casualties
were connected with the latter acci
dent.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07
SHOT WIFE; KILLED SELF.
Man After Numbering Woman Jumps
Into Flaming Oil Well.

Marietta, o., Feb. 6.-Lindsay Ow-
ems expiation for what he thought
was the crime of wife murder, stands
out unique and awful in the annals of
self-destruction.
After emptying the contents of a
revolver into his wife and leaving her
for dead, in their house, the wealthy
farmer and oil producer walked to an
oil derrick on his farm. Ascending
it, he in plain view of many who were
powerless to interfere, deliberately set
fire to a huge tank of oil and then
cast himself into the fiery furnace of
death.
1t is said that for some time Owen,
who was widely known throughout the
oil fields of Ohio and West Virginia,
has been quarreling with his wife. In
cited, it is said, by the rage of jeal-
ousy, he shot the woman down. He
then emptied the contents of his pistol
into the body of his victim, and, leav-
Ing her, executed himself in the man
ner already described.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07
RESCUED IN NICK OF TIME.
Thirty Men Narrowly Escape Death
by Geld and Starvation.

Thirty Men Narrowly Escape Death
by Cold and Starvation.
Baltimore, Md, Feb. 6-Thirty men
rescued from death by starvation is
the result of the trip Of the iceboat
Annapolis to Tangier sound. Fifteen
Of the men are Deals islanders, taken
from Great South Marsh, and the bal
ance are residents of Crisfield taken
from marshes along the shores of the
Hedges straits.
All the narrowing stories of the
hardships suffered by these men, as
told heretofore, were found to have
been true by the crew of the iceboat.
The oystermen had been in their pre-
dicament for varying terms, some hav-
ing gone to the marshes as early as
Jan. 4. Their provisions were entire
ly exhausted and the men kept them
selves alive by eating oysters, and
they kept from freezing by burning in
the small stoves in their tiny ship
cabins the driftwood they dug out
of the snow and Ice.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07
Men Dran Hearse.

Columbia, s. c., Feb. 6s-'The I'm.
usual spectacle of men drawing a
hearse containing a corpse was wit.
messed here Sunday morning. This
was made necessary by a sleet\ storm
which has prevailed for 24hhours,
making it almost impossible for'horses
to keep their footing, After several
futile attempts to draw the hearse
with horses, 60 negroes, members of
fraternal orders to which George Nc
Fee, the corpse, belonged, procured
ropes which they fastened to the
tongue of the hearse, thus carrying
the body to the cemetery, a distance
of over 2 miles. Three funerals,
which were to have taken Place Sun
day, were postponed on account Of the
icy condition of the streets.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07
Few Japs Die of Sickness.

Washington, Feb. Cdr. T. T. Sea.
man was heard today by the house
committee on military affairs on a pro-
ject to increase the efficacy of the
medical department of the army. Mr..
Seman has recently returned from an
observation tour with the Japanese
army and his comparison of sanitation
and medical methods between the Jap
anese and America narmies embodied
in these words:
"They go us a million times better
in sanitation and military supplies"
He said that but l per cent of sick.
ness is fatal with the Japanese army,
while 70 per cent Of the sickness in
the American army during the Spanish
war was fatal
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07
YOUNG GIRL SHOT TO DEATH.
Man Who Claimed She Wrecked His
Life Committed Deed.


New York, Feb. Ga young wo-
man, described as Louise Scroeder
and Louisa Adams, was shot and in
stantly killed by Emil Bollinger,
janitor, who was arrested after being
seriously injured in an attempt to es-
cape.
The shooting took place in the din
ing room of a hotel on Third avenue,
where the women and two men had
been during the night. Bollinger, who
had been sitting in another part of
the room watching the trio for some
hours, suddenly advanced to the table
at which they sat, and, drawing re-
volver, fired twice, shooting the wo-
man through the heart. AS she fell
Bollinger threw away the pistol and
started to run, when he was attacked
by the woman's companions, and in
the struggle that ensued, was thrown
down stairs and severely injured. :.
When removed to the hospital two
more revolvers were found on him. Bo-
linger would offer no explanation OF
the tragedy and except to say that he
had shot the woman because she had
ruined his life. The police learned
that Bollinger's wife is said to have
left him two years ago on account
] hisx attention to the woman who was
ki.,ed by him tnday
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07
SOUTH EMBRACED
BY ICE AND SLEET
Worst Freeze Ever Recorded In
This Section of Country,
TRAVEL is ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE
Telegraphic and Telephone Connec-
tons Badly mpaired-Business Is
Almost Suspended and Many Cities
in Total Darkness.

Atlanta, Feb. 6.-The severe sIeet
Storm in this -ssction has impaired
the telegraph service of both compa-
MES, and the long distance service of
the telephone company.
All Western Union wires going south
from Atlanta were in bad shape yes
terday, the Birmingham wire of the
Postal company was complained of by
the trouble men and the long distance
phone service was practically out of
commission all day.
The local telephone system was not
affected to any extent by the storm,
but the out-Of-town service, especially
south of the city, was put almost out
OF business. Within the city there
were few complaints, so few, in fact,
that the company was able toirepair
the damages. Within the city aAnum-
ber Of phones were put out Of life,
but so abundant was the repairing
force on hand that it required but lit
tie time to put the talking machines
in life once more.
Oout-Of-town wires were anything
but in form. 1t was almost impossi-
BILE to talk to Birmingham, Montgom-
cry and Macon. The lines south, all
of them, said the telephone officials,
were out of order and the greatest care
and attention was necessary to main
tain connection between Atlanta and
the points south of Atlanta.
Yesterday being Sunday, only g. few
OF the weather stations were heard
from. These were to the effect that
a cold rain is falling in New Orleans
and the southwest, and the chances
are that the present condition will re-
main unchanged. This was not an
official forecast, but the indications
were little relief would come to At.
lanta today.
The lowest temperature registered
was 26 degrees and the highest so de-
grees reported last night about .. m.
From that time on the thermometer
showed that the mercury was drop
ping and while it may be warmer to-
day, the indications are that it will
not be warm enough to help out the
situation as it now exists.
The present sleet storm is without
a precendent in the history of the
weather bureau in length of time and
amount Of damage.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07
mfDGn SWAYNN.

aker spoke in opposition to the strik.
ing out of the portion of the bill re-
lating to Arizona and New Mexico. His
opposition to the bill was based upon
the consolidation of Arizona and New
Mexico into one state.
While he did not endorse all the de.
tails of the provision for the union Of
Oklahoma and Indian Territory, he
was willing to accept it.
At o'clock the senate received the
house managers, who presented the re.
pIication to the answer of Judge
Swayne in the impeachment proceed.
ings.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07
CABBAGE PLANTS
From The Best Tested Seeds.

Now ready for shipment,
Large, strong, healthy, these
plants are grown IN the open
air and - i'll stand severe freeze
without Injury. Early Jersey
Wakefield, Large Type or
Charleston Wakefield. which
are the best known varieties
of early cabbage Also Hen
derson's Succession, the best
large, late and sure header,
Augusta Early Trucker, also
& fine type of late varie-
II. Nearly packed IN light
baskets, S1.50 per thousand,
for five thousand or over
SIPS per thousand f. o. b.
Express Office,
Special prices made on large
lots. CHAS. M. GIBSON,
Young's Island, S. c.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07
Jackson Suffers Heavily.

Jackson, Miss, Feb. 6.--Never in
the history of jackson has 1t suffer
ed so from a storm as it did from
that of Saturday night and Sunday.
The rain coming on top OF the snow
caused almost every house IN the city
to leak, the new capitol leaking very
badly. The damage sustained to
stocks of goods will amount to thou
sands of dollars. Owing to the de-
mboralized conditions of the street
car service the city was tied up to-
day. There is only one telegraph wire
out of the city tonight. The total
damage will be heavy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07
Give Chickens Poisoned Turnins.

Columbus, Ca, Feb. 6.-An un'
Usual charge has been docketed in po'
lice court against D. w. Gill, citizen
of Rose Hill. His neighbors allege
that he put poison on his turnips in
order to kill their chickens. They are
more aggrieved at alleged use of poi
son than over the death of the chick.
ems. This case brings up some in.
teresting points. 1t is contended that
Gill had the right to wiring the necks
of chickens if they were trespassing
in his garden, but that poisoning them
is a different matter entirely. His
side of the case has not yet been stat
ed. When the case was called in re-
corder's court it was continued.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07
MRS. DUKE IN COURT.
Will Be Held Until Texas Officers Ar.
rive in Gotham.

New York, Feb. 6.-When Mrs. Bro
die l.. Duke was arraigned in police
court today for her adjourned exam.
ination, it developed that the Texas
authorities have not as yet been re-
ported, given up their intention og Sc
curing her extradition to that state.
Just before court opened District At
torney Jerome received the following
message:
State Capitol, Austin, Tex.-Appli-
cation for requisition for Alice Webb,
wanted in Nacogdoches county, Tex
as, for swindling, has been received
by me and returned to the officers OF
NacOgdoches county for correction. 1t
will be forwarded as soon as the pa
pers are made out properly. (Signed)
S. w. T. Lanham, governor"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-07
Few Factories Resume Work.

Lodz, Russian Poland, Feb. GA
few factories were enabled to partial.
ly resume work this morning through
the return of some of the employees.
The majority of the strikers, however,
are still out and attempts are being
made to prvent workmen from return.
ing to their employment Soldiers
are guarding the factories and theg
do not permit malcontents to enter
No disturbances are reported to have
occurred.