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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-05-14
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE
Estate of David ellis,

The u dersigned, having been appointed by
thel ION able PROBATE Court for the district.
o. Ofles ns Commissioners, to receive, exam
inc and adjust ali claims and demands of all
persons against the estate of David ellis
late of Barton in said district, deceased,
and all claims exhibited in offset thereto, here
b9 give notice tt at we will meet for the pur-
poses aforesaid lat theoffice of WhippleFrench
& Co, on the 18th day of May, and 18th day of
October, next, from two O'Clock until four
O'clock p. m, each of said days and that six
months from the Goth day of April, A. q !.
creditors to present their claims to us for ex-
animation and allowance.
Dated at Barton, VT. this 18th day of May
A. D.. 1906.
FL. b. SMITH,
20-22 II. NJ. WHIPPLE ooHh"I
The Washington herald., 1906-11-11
The Menace of Murphy.

Having come through the New York
campaign without incurring the odium Of
irregularity, but not without the taint Of
suspicion that he was lukewarm in the
support Of the head Of the Democratic
ticket, Charles F. Murphy is now reach
ing out for the leadership Of the Demo-
cratic party in the Empire State. This
viii be interesting news for those Demo
Gratis who, like Mr.. Bryan, discern a rain
bow future for their party in the returns
Of the recent election. For Murphy is
not a beautiful phenomenon in the politi-
cal sky, but rather a direful portent. a
menace alike to good government and 10
the aspirations of decent Democrats His
ascendency would mean that every pros
pective Democratic candidate for the
Presidency must court his favor and that
the influence Of this grounding politician
is likely TO loom large in the selection Of
the Democratic nominee. As a consider
O. able number Of the incoming state Off
GERS are Democrats. his domination OF
party affairs may hamper and bring to
naught the efforts Of Mr.. Hughes TO re-
form the Albany administration.
We hear much about the menace of
demagOgy. but the most dangerous factor
in our political life is the interruptions
party boss. The demagogue may agitate
and infame; it is the boss who does
things" He manipulates the popular viii
IN his private interest. establishes secret
connections with predatory wealth, and
uses the public administration TO main
tain and enrich his personal henchmen.
10 Is "a f7r.v-I fo-
through him work the powers that prey
on the people. Charles F. Murphy is one
OF the worst types of the political boss.
His career is without a redeeming fea-
ture. He has no claim 10 public conf
dence. His chief ambition is 10 control
the vast patronage which extensive public
works throw into the lap of the party in
power and to spread over the entire
State the corruption which has charac-
terized his metropolitan career.
Mr.. Hearst made a serious mistake
when he compromised with Murphy,
whom he had denounced, in order 10 Sc
cure the Democratic nomination. This
blunder cost him votes, and afforded sub
stantial ground for the charges Of fnsin-
cerity brought against him. Mr. Roosevelt,
with superior political sagacity, had pro-
cured the overthrow of the malodorOus
Republican machine prior to the election,
thus paving the way for the nomination
OF an untrGmmeled candidate Mr..
Hughes freedom from allegiance 10 any
boss undoubtedly contributed largely 10
his victory. but he now confronts, by one
of the singular ironies Of politics, the
menace of Murphy.
Many excellent Democrats in the State
Of New York are congratulating them
selves on the defeat of Hearst, but how
much better viii they be off with Murphy
as subgove-nor?
The Washington herald., 1906-11-11
Labor Conditions and immigration.

Labor agents for Western Texas" says
a press dispatch, ARE offering $3.50 per
hundred pounds for cotton pickers, and
cannot get enough at that to gather the
crop"
This indicates a serious state Of affairs
in Texas. and similar conditions are ex-
listing throughout the South. The amount
named IS practically the maximum
amount that can be paid for that class OF
labor. In estimating the cost OF raising
and marketing n cotton crop, $3.50 per
hundred for the picking is almost unheard
of in the South II IS only possible to pay
1t, under present conditions and cost OF
other labor and material. where the far
mer is able. with The help Of his family,
90 contribute a good share OF the manual
labor himself. It may sound strange to
those not actually acquainted with condi-
tious In the South, but IL is a fact that
there are hundreds Of little farms scat
tered throughout that section where the
paying Of the price named above for the
bare picking OF the cotton would render
the advisability Of gathering at all ex-
tremely doubtful.
Conditions OF this kind have caused the
great activity among Southern States
along the lines Of encouraging and stimu-
lating immigration. South Carolina and
Georgia are spending large sums Of money
now, largely, if not entirely. from private
subscriptions, seeking to induce the com
ing Of foreigners Of repute and good char
aCter TO their shores. In a few days a
shipIoad viii arrive at Charleston, and
an agent of one Of the smaller Georgia
towns Is now on his way home from Swe-
den with a large number OF Swedes.
Not only are the eyes Of the entire South
focused upon the two Southern States
mentioned. but the eyes OF the entire na-
tion are upon them The unfortunate
status Of affairs is a great menace TO the
South's material prosperity. and il is TO be
hoped that an immigration movement will
be carried through in such a manner as
TO solve the labor problem. Il is encour-
aging to know that the State legislatures
Of both the States referred 10 will lend
a substantially helpful hand 20 the move
meut.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-11
The Demoeraev,s Vitality

The vitality Of the Democratic party is
the most marvellous thing in all the his
tory Of American politics. The party ad-
nIinistcred the government, with few in
ternissions. for nearly three quarters Of
"a century, and then was driven from
power on an issue that threatened to
disrupt the Union. In spite of the i'll
repute into which it fell as a result Of
the civil war, a substantial majority Of
the American people expressed belief in
its tenets and confidence in its character
and capacity about ten years after the
close of that tremendous conflict by vot-
ing FOR its candidate for President,
Samuel J. Tilden But even before
the victory with Tilden as its leader,
the Democratic party swept the country
for Congress, the people thus testfying
their faith in the Democracy 10 make
just laws and honest budgets.
Innumerable times the old party's
funeral requiem has been chanted by
exultant and shortsighted opponents.
Even now some overzealous and TOO
easily fooled Republicans are proclaim
ing ruinous disaster to the Democracy in
the results Of last Tuesdays elections.
Upon what they base this claim it is
difficult TO comprehend. Certainly not
upon the result IN New York In that
contest the party wandered far afeld
from its old landmarks, and stiu at least
half Of the voters comprising the largest
electorate III the country declared for
its principles Perhaps this is putting It
wrong. Had they favored the principles
for which William Randolph Hearst
avowediy stood, there is small doubt that
they would have elected him by as large
a plurality as that apparently received by
his associates on the ticket, II not by a
larger one. It Is obvious, therefore, that
the Democratic name and promise were
the determining influence on the minds OF
most Of the Empire State voters. This &
is that must give pause TO Republican and
other opponents of the Democracy If
New York IS not Democratic State
when the issues are squarely drawn, 1t
is st least a dangerously close State
Then, too, We note that Indiana and
Ohio did not come up TO Republican ex-
peetauons. Also, il is pertinent to OBJ
serve that Iowa slumped of surprisingly.
Kansas IS close. Minnesota re-elects q
Democratic governor and repudiates one
OF the most stin-necked standpatters in
Congress. AIr. McCleary. a member Of
the House Committee or Ways and
Means.
These are only a few of the manifesto
tons Of the marvellous vitality OF the
Democratic party. HOary with age and
Scared with wounds. the party is still
The Washington herald., 1906-11-11
Not EvoIution,s Last Word

The theory of evolution, dimly fore
shadowed by Aristotle, and suggested in
Greek. Buddhist, and even Hebrew myth
0logy. is now generally accepted by the
civilized world. In recent years Darwin,
Huxley, Spencer, Haeckel, and other
scientists and philosophers have done
much 70 advance the theory by research
and argument The principles which they
set forth have. in fact, almost passed be-
yOnd the region Of controversy.
The latest contribution to this interest
ing subject is HaeekeFs Last Words on
Evolution" For much more than a quar-
ter OF a century Prof Haeckel has been
known as a prolific and convincing writer
on subjects connected with the develop
ment Of the world and its inhabitants.
The titles Of his books afford an index to
the subjects which have occupied his
thought. THE History of Creation" The
Evolution of Man." "The Riddle of the
Universe''-these and other works OF
similar nature TEEN with the re-
suits Of his Investigations He is an
atheist pure and simple. He does not
recognize the existence of a special
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES tltS supreme DelQg
be the God Of the Christians or the
Phta OF the Egyptians-nor does he believe
IN that intangible, almost indefnable
something called a soul. He is a material
ist of the strictest sect, regarding even
mind as a development of matter. The
proposition that man was a distinct type
Of earth-dweller made by Ged in His own
image does not appeal to aim as sane or
reasonable He places man and anthro-
poid ape on the same plane. admitting,
however, that one is more highly deYel-
oped than the other The proof of rela-
tionship is not confined merely 10 strue-
tural similarity He cites the remarkable
experiments Of DR.. Hans Friedenthal, of
Berlin. III the liying blood of two near
ly related animals of the same family.
such as the dog and the fox, the rabbit
and the hare he says, ''is mixed to-
gether, the living blood cells of each spe-
cies remain uninfiuenced. But If we mix
the blood of the dog and the rabbit. the
fox and the hare, 4 struggle for life i'm
mediately takes place between the two
kinds Of blood cells Dr. FriedenthaTs
experiments proved that the blood Of man
The Washington herald., 1906-11-11
Jews in Public Life.

While Mr.. oscar Solomon Straus is not
the first Hebrew to be rendered a Cabi-
net position under the United States
government, he is the first to accept. Mr..
Joseph SeHgman was offered the posi-
ton of Secretary of the Treasury by
Gen. Grant, and Mr.. Isidor Straus was
asked BY Mr.. Cleveland to accept the
Postmaster Generalship. Both declined
While. therefore, Mr.. Oscar Straus' oc-
cupancy Of q Cabinet position viii be, 20
certain extent. something new. at the
same time there are several incidents In
the history of the country that give the
tender of the place anything but the
standing Of a novel and unheard-of prece-
dent
The Jews. as a rule, have not been
given TO politics. In Biblical history
alone is the participation Of this race
in political struggles noted to any con-
siderable extent. But, while this is true.
all through history runs the thread
which tells their wonderful and epoch
making influence upon the business con
ditions OF their Gay and time. They have
been business princes, rather than p0liti-
cal or even religious princes-though II is
not to be disputed that they have pre-
served the integrity and purity Of their
religious faith through all changes and
vicissitudes.
Here and there some Jew has made his
imprint upon the political complexion OF
certain eras; here and there some one has
taken 4 conspicuous stand in orders; but,
as rule. the search into the history OF
the Jews who stand forth Ike landmarks
must be conducted along the lines that
tell of the worlds material. Industrial
and business progress-eXcepting, Of
course, as noted above. such OF their
history as concerns itself with Biblical
times.
That the appointment and acceptance
OF Mr.. Oscar Straus is taken by the Jews
10 mean. perhaps. the beginning of a new
era, or rather a new policy. in the con-
duct OF Jewish affairs Is something that
cannot be viewed as anything less than a
satisfactory omen. The active participa-
ton OF the Jews in the political affairs
Of this greatest OF all modern nations will
work for the good of both the Jew and
those OF al other sects and creeds.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-11
SCIENTIFIC NOTES.

The average cigar will burn for thirty
minutes. While a man is smoking IT he
can walk two miles at top speed. If 2
man started 10 walk to the moon and
smoked cigars all the way he would use
s0.o00.000 boxes of matches 10 light them.
The stubs he would cast aside would
make a heap 9,Co0 miles in height and Ia
COO miles in diameter. This proves that If
you would stop smoking you could pay
the dressmaker's bills and never notice
the absence of the money.
Light travels at the rate of several
thousand miles per minute If a messen-
ger boy travelled as rapidly as light does
he could deliver the message. bring back
the reply. ana have spare time enough to
read q library of 4O,000, coo dime novels dur
ing his natural life.
A horse fourteen hands high can lift a
weight of 5000 pounds two feet in one
hour. II the horse were 1900 hands high
1t could lift the world forty feet per min
ute, and, If attached 10 rope wrapped
about the earth, could pull It westward so
rapidly that one side Of the earth would
have perpetual Hight. a Iiveryman charg-
Ing 50 per hour for the use of the horse
would wear out a pencil a mile long every
month figuring up the charges.
One pound OF quinine is worth $1.20. If
the druggist does not want to charge you
any more. If a druggist had 200 tons Of
quinine and were to put ii up in two
grain capsules at a nickel a piece. he
would work a thousand years and would
clear S5.673. .299
The farthest fixed star gives off two Gu
bic feet of heat per day. If you had the
farthest fixed star in your furnace, and
had to pay S q ton for It, you would owe
the coal man $50 at the end OF the winter.
The cords Of the larynx vibrate goo times
per second when the voice is pitched at B
fat. When six women are talking about
their absent friends the cords vibrate q. =
000 times per second, and If the vibrations
could be confined and combined they
would create power sufficient to raise the
Washington Monument eighty feet into
the atmosphere.
WILBUR NEsBIT.
{Copyrieht 1905 BIZ " D. Neskit
The Washington herald., 1906-11-11
Preservation of Niagara Falls.

The American Civic Association, which
is conducting propaganda for the pres
ervation Of Niagara Falls in all their
majesty. criticises the proposal of the
American members Of the international
waterways commission 10 permit the
transmission Of $50. .C00 electrical horsepow-
er obtained on the Canadian side to
American consumers on the ground that
the generation Of this enormous power
would require the diversion of 50 large
a volume of water from the falls as TO
cause their permanent injury. The
amount 10 be diverted on the American
side as already authorized By permits. IN
addition 20 that which it is proposed TO
allow the Canadian power companies TO
divert, would. according TO data furnish
ed by the Civic Association diminish the
average flow over the falls by 10 per cent
This diminution. il Is maintained. would
seriously affect the appearance Of the
falls. as the water over the American
falls Is said TO be only II feet deep at its
average height
As the Canadians cannot develop the
water power on their side unless they find
a
American side, and as they must obtain
the consent Of the War Department for
its transmission, the United States has
practical control Of the situation A
hearing on the question whether power
shall be admitted from Canada Is to be
held on Monday next, after which Secre-
tary Taft IS expected to determine what
action shall be taken by this government
He has full authority IN the matter. and
we have no doubt will exercise il judi
cously.
The exploitation Of Niagara water pow
er by private interests has some of the
aspects Of commerciaIism run mad and
it looks all the worse py reason of a
project reported on foot 10 merge the
power companies so that they viii enjoy
a monopoly. 1t ought to be possible TO
arrange some plan by which the natural
beauties of the falls may be preserved,
while permitting a reasonable use Of the
water power for commercial purposes.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-11

and OF the anthropoid apes can be blend
ed without injury to either.
Buttressed as is the theory of evolution
by facts and analogies. 1t still must be
admitted that no satisfactory explanation
Is yet afforded Of the origin of life. Prof.
Haeckel with all his care in the presen-
tation Of his views. disposes OF this vital
point In one brief sentence. Primitive
FORMS" he asserts, were developed cut
OF Hfeless matter by spontaneous gener-
alton" This is mere obiter dicta. IL as
serts, but does not convince; It explains.
but it does not prove. No reason what
ever is assigned for the origin of motion.
We know that matter is inert. We know
that a stone does not fly through the air
unless impelled thereto by some extra
neous force. like the muscle and arm Of
man. The problem of the majestic move
ments Of the spheres in the stellar uni
verse Is as far from explanation as Is the
existence Of life itself unless we concede
that some infinite power of which we
can only possess the most meager concep-
ton exerted itself in a dim and distant
past. The moment we concede that this
RoN~A DtANN N@NA7tNNA Nc NeNA Nth7Aif DcAttNS
that it Is still capable Of manifesting itself
in various forms.
Despite Prof. HaecNel. the last word on
evolution has not been spoken. Admitting
that science has proved that the six-day
story OF creation is an absurdity, and even
granting. for the sake of the argument
that there is no such thing as soul, the
fact remains that the theory of evolution
fails to resolve all the questions which
trouble an inquiring mind. It accounts for
many phenomena, and. in the main. must
be accepted. Il does not, however, satisfy
our curiosity as TO the very beginning Of
things-the creation Of the universe and 70
life. These are still involved IN a mys-
tery which it does not clear away.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-11
THE INNOCENT BYSTANDER.
THE UPLIFTED MOTHER GOOSE

THE IPLiFIED MOTHER GOOSE.
There is a depl0rsbie lack oi literary
merit in the Mother Goose Rhymes.
Another Eminent Authority
BY M-D-S-N GWEN
She dressed in white Of living light.
The worried light Of fancy;
Red as a rose was the proud nose
OF high and naughty Nancy.
And shining down her white, white gOwI
With many a golden glimmer
The glory cleaned until II seemed
That she grew dimly simmer.
Alas. alas, How beauties pass,
How fades each lovely vision,
How die. and go each wondroUs glow
From out the realms Elysian,
Long stood she, true, but shorter grew
Through some dark necrOmanCy-
The light she made caused her 10 fade,
She died through living-Nancy.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-11
BY R-B-RT H-RR-Ck

When as in white my Nancy goes
Her 2ettcoat conceals her toes,
But blazing sweetly. fine and fair,
Her nose tip-tilts into the air
o, slim and prim and trim is she.
comely sight for eyes 20 see.
And when I find her IN the dark
Ny Nancy knows I seek a spark
Was warmer love than this e'er feltq
match viii make my Nancy melt.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-11
Our Big Crops.

From the indianapolis News.
We have developed a crop of Cresuses
without precedent in MISUNDERSTANDING
Bonaparte.
Along with the corn and wheat crops
and other beneficent effects of the Ding
ley perfection, Mr.. Secretary7
The Washington herald., 1906-11-11
Situation Has Changed Some.

Prom t1e NtW loTk sun.
We do not know. after all. that Mr..
Roosevelt viii be compelled to run again
for the Presidency. We have an idea that
circumstances have so changed that he
viii feel relieved of the necessity, which
heretofore has appeared to be an inexora-
BILE necessity, that he should again re-
ceive the suffrage Of the nation.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-11
PEOPLE OF NOTE.
blythe ns a Prophet,

hiythe us a Prophet
Samuel G. Blythe, chief Of the New
York Worlds Washington bureau, chair
man Of the standing committee Of the
press gallery, and prominent in gridlron
affairs, has returned to his post here
after an absence OF several months. Mr..
Blythe especially distinguished himself in
the late New York campaign by the de-
lightful sketches he wrote Of imaginary
conversations between the candidates and
managers az the headquarters Of both
parties, at which line CT work he is an
adept; but his most notable achievement
was the calm, analytical forecast made
Of the voting in the upstate districts.
Most of the other expedienced political
writer's sent into that part of the State by
their newspapers seemed strongly in
clined 20 forecast q landslide one way
or the other Mr.. Blythe contended from
the inception Of his work, that while the
contest in rural New York would be closer
that the Republican managers were will
ing 10 concede. still Hughes would come
down to the Harlem with a substantial
lead. and that unless Hearst carried But-
falo by more than 5000 he would not
overcome his opponent. Mr. Blythe Is
being heartily congratulated by politicians
in Washington on the fairness and accd-
racy Of his work. But this is nothing
new. He is always fair, accurate, and
brilliant.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-11
BY WILT WH-TAI-N.


I hymn the beautiful, the brave, the be-
WitChing
l sing the allureUents Of Nancy Etticoat.
/ chant the ruby roseateness Of her nose.
I tell the silver whiteness of her gown.
/ breathe the all-pervading mystery.
I marvel that though she stood long she
grew short
I contemplate the spot where she sank
into nothiRgness.
I pun / snuff the wick.
And youl What know you?
BY J-M-S WH-TC-MB R-L-Y.
Little Nancy Etticoats at our house 10
stay.
To set upon the mantle at the endin' Of
the day;
She wears 2 little petticoat that's made
Of sOmethin' white,
An when her nose is nice an red she
gives q lot o light
But pa he says he hasn't got the leastest
bit O. doubt
She'll sputter into nothln' II she
Don't
Go
The Washington herald., 1906-11-11
sam n Popular Doctrine.

From the Chicago Chronicle
There never has been time when the
Monroe doctrine was more thoroughly
sustained by all parties in this country
Whatever may be the differences Of opin-
ion respecting other policies, there is
nnnp n q thnf
The Washington herald., 1906-11-11
AwesOme.

From Puck.
L tell you I stand before this painting
awed,"
NO"
Yes. sir It gives me a new notion Of
omnipotence"
well, Ie declare
only to think, sir. that the Lord could
make a sunset like that if he chose
The Washington herald., 1906-11-11

Editor Watterson says that Kentucki
ans live long because Of the temperate
infusion Of divine fire into their veins
To properly appreciate the true beauty
of that pOetical expression, il is neces-
sary. 10 doubt, that you absorb about q
couple Of infusions.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-11

\ New York woman's club has in
dorscd Mr.. Hughes. and speaks Of him
as that honest and incorruptibIe citi-
zen" Had the ladies only spoken a little
sooner, we have no doubt they would
promptly have been awarded the Sap
mira Gun
The Washington herald., 1906-11-11
Not Enouah to HUI.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Anxious discussion whether the Fill
pinos are capable of self-government
might be allayed by noting the fact that
there is no prospect at present of their
getting self-government enough to hurt.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-11

A Nebraska Congressman has returned
81 800 salary. and the fact that the Ser
geant-at-arms is still alive 10 tell the
tale indicates that gentleman's heart ac-
ton TO be perfectly normal and healthy.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-11
Rather,

"AH the critics are loud in their praise
Of Or. Much, the leader OF the Boston
Symphony Orchestra"
With that name, he's in luck"
Why"
TO escape a raking."
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mere. doing business at the same old
stand. Wise Republicans undoubtedly
are making note of this fact.