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lem will some day be settled by obser-
walton of the necklace at the Louvre.
M. Chaumet, an expert, has cut open
a valuable pearl in his own possession,
and after microscopic examination pro-
nounced it to be crystal. AS such it
is subject to variations. For instance,
a necklace taken from the throat where
il, nestled in a temperature of about 9S,
and suddenly placed on marble dress
ing table at some so degrees, will feel
the shock, and the layers forming the
pearl may contract and it's orient be
altered. Light and electricity may
also affect pearls. M. Chaumet thinks
it unwise to place the Theirs necklace
on red velvet cushion, as had been
done at the Louvre, as eve do not
know what influence dyes may not ex-
ercise upon it. - Further, it is too
near to the window, and the light may
hurt it in the long run; and finally, it
lies in yellow brass box, the color of
which may prove harmful. Altogether,
according to the expert, pearls seem
very sensitive things, and it is no won.
der one is urged not to cast "mar-
garitas ante porcos. - How long a pearl
may live' is yet uncertain. NJ. Chau-
met has pear-shaped one now at the
Liege exhibition which is centuries old
and still as alive as ever. ANYHOW
science will now be able to observe the
Theirs necklace for as long as the
Louvre stands, and to note, ages hence
whether the pearls are dying.-London
Telegraph.
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to discover the advantage Of this route
to the Canadians, and they at once en-
acted tariff law, and required all
goods passing over this highway to pay
toll to them. At first they were quite
reasonable in their demands, and the
traders good naturedly gave them some
thing for the right to go thru their
territory, but as they became more en-
lightened and learned how easily this
tribute was secured, they became more
and more exacting, and advanced their
rates until the traders felt that they
could not stand it. In these days we
would say they were taxing the mer-
chants more than the traffic would
bear.
The Canadian government, which re-
ceived large revenues from the western
fur trade, and therefore was bound to
protect it, came to the assistance Of
the merchants and sent out Captain
Marin with company of soldiers to
compel the Foxes to permit the pas
sage of goods.
Marin reached Green bay in the win
ter season, and fitting his men with
snow shoes they marched out to the
Fox camp, over the deep drifts of the
winter of 1867, and taking the In
dians by surprise, killed several hun
dred Of them and retreated without
loss. This outrage only made the
Foxes the more troublesome, and they
made the tariff so high that all trade
over the Fox river route was for a
time stopped and the Mississippi was
reached by bringing the goods up to
the head Of Lake Superior (Duluthl
and thence up the st. Louis and por
taging across to the st. Croix. This
route, long and inconvenient compared
with the Fox river was followed fol
several years, when Captain Marin
was again sent out, to discuss the tariff
with the native sons Of Wisconsin. The
arguments he presented were most eff
fective. He started up the Fox in the
summer time with what appeared to be
a trading outfit Of boats with only
enough boatmen to manage them. Each
boat was covered over with oilcloth, as
the custom was in those days.
i When the Indians saw the boats com
ing up the stream they came down te
the bank and seated themselves tc
await the approach and receive the
tariff which they concluded the boat
men had decided to pay, rather than e
around by the Lake Superior route
When in the best position, the oil
skins were thrown off the boats and
several hundred soldiers, well armed
sent a raking fire among the Foxes
killing more than 1000 of the men
This argument convinced the Foxes thai
they were mistaken in their tariff view.
/ and Thereafter. free trade prevailed OF
the Fox river for more than century
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-04

Out on the lawn Dolliver calmly ap-
preached Meservey and told him never
to call him liar again. .Meservey, a
very quick tempered man, declared
angrily that on a like occasion he
would call him a liar without hesitation
or apology. This was the last straw.
Both men were angry clear thru. Dol
liver lurched at opposing counsel. They
clinched and struggled. George Pat
terson, father Of the late plaintiff, ran
against them and bowled them both
over. When they went down, the old
man Patterson was on top. Groh grab
bed Patterson s leg and tried to pull
him off. Patterson, Jr., got a half
Nelson on Groh. The trying to5pull off
and the trying to cling on caused them
to form human rope. just as Justice
Hess rushed out from the house to stop
the fight, somebody let go and one end
Of. the rope was swung around with
great force. George, Patterson hap
pened to be the cracker end of the whip.
He was thrown against Justice Hess,
who was sent sprawling on the ground.
Regaining his feet, the court, in it's ex-
citement, got its native tongue and
shouted:
"Halt. Halt Meme Herren: Sic
schaenden meinen Gerichtshof~ Ich
muss darauf bestehen dass sic diesses
lassen, sonst muss ich sic auf's strengste
bestrafen. Verstehen sic mich9 o, Gott
mach diesem Elm ende. -
+ He swore loud and hard. Then he
began interpreting. He imposed fines
and threatened Jail sentences and Other
Things but the fighters paid no atten
tion. Then he threw his bulky frame
into the melee and pulled the struggling
men apart. The lawyers and, clients
stood still and painting for breath while
the court frowned upon them.s Severa
Of them had bleeding scratches on thei1
faces. This added to the shunor Of tht
4 situation. Dolliver turned to his late
antagonist and apologized. So die
Meservey. They shook hands and sale
"a lot Of nice, soft things to each other
much to the chagrin of Patterson and
Groh who were spelling for real fight
with an air of paternal superiority
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Z. - : = 3. :
LM0ST every young man who
~ undertakes to engage in the
practice; of law without
wealth, social position or influential
friends, lives thru a - starvation per-
iod. = With the present United States
Senator Dolliver, the . starvation per-
iod twas marked by an unusual amount
Of Struggling against odds that threat
ened to overwhelm him. He lived and
received clients, such as came, in a
poorly furnished. room over barber
, shopin Fort Dodge, Iowa; gave 't'coun>
sell or made collections for the butcher
!; and The baker and the grocer for things
to eat, and had but one plate, one knife,
one spoon and a tincup in the way of
tableware.
It has been related how Dolliver lost
{ his first 'caseO to another equally in
experienced young lawyer. Here's the
story Of his second. 1t has more dra-
matte features than the other. 1t might
Z we'll be: called, HThe Battle of Hess
Z Lane, for there was battle-and it
wasn t a legal battle, either: ~
Dolliver was retained in 1877 by a
& Fort Dodge man named Gregory Groh
to- defend an action brought against
! him by a young man named George
I Patterson for breech Of contract. Pat
s terson had left Groh to assist poultry
: !. dealer pick chickens for the Christmas
trade. He said it was with the under
standing, had with Groh,. that he might
return after the. rush and continue at
work as per contract. When he went
back Groh wouldn t re-engage him. He
offered his services, but Groh wouldn It
listen. When the contract expired he
sued Groh for the sum due him.
Patterson s lawyer was A. F. Meser-
svey, now a state senator in Iowa. The
case, after change of venue had been
obtained by Meservey, came to trial
before Justice Hess, a German of great
literary knowledge and radical views
on many governmental questions, par
ticularly taxation. Court sat at Hess
house, a short distance from Fort
Dodge. Thruout the hearing Justice
Hess appeared to favor the plaintiff.
gain and again young Dolliver OBJ
jected, but was not only overruled but
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Justice Hess stepped up to the lawyers
and spoke these words Of advice:
"You are young unit hot blooded.
Efen now you r-regret de unfortunate
occur-rances Of der last haf hour unit in
years to come der recollections uf it
will make you blush mid shame. Nav
serfvey, you stharted der trouble. May
all der trouble your hod temper pro-
vokes end as kvickly. I hope dot desc
will be lezzon dot you will take home
mid you and so long remember. Let it
serve you in der future. as warning
nod to loose control uf your het.
"Dollifer, you vas slow to anger, but
wild ven aroused. Led us shake hands
and promise not to tell oders Of dis
scene. It makes me dremble to tink
show it will injure desc young men
! should der public get ,agwainted wit
desc quarrel. Who knows what der
future may haf in store for both of you.
hope you viii maintain always desc
friendly relations estaplishedl a few mo-
ments ago"
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-04
Do Pearls Live?

wv YHETHER pearls live and die
w. is, fguratively expressed, of
- course, a problem which may
be solved q few centuries hence, thanks
to the Louvre and to, NJ. Theirs. The
latter, who was a great statesman but
a poor connoisseur, labored under tho
delusion that the furniture and jewels
which he collected, and part of which
he bequeathed to the museum, pos
sessedl some artistic value. Among his
legacies to the Louvre was that of a
pearl necklace worn by his wife. It
is commonly mounted and has no artis-
tic interest, but, its commercial value
is estimated at f24 1000. It consists of
three rows Of 145 pearls, weighing
2,097 grains. The three largest pearls
weigh 361a, 80 and 81 grains respec-
lively. The Louvre has long looked
upon the necklace! as rather a white ele:
phant, and lately the curator summoned
up courage to express this view dis
,creetly to Mile. Dosne, Theirs sister
in-law and executrix5 and to ask her
leave to sell the pearls and buy with
the proceeds some work Of art. Mile.
Dosne refused, and jewelers. now say
that it is better 50, as the pearl prob
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-04
A Notable Free Trade Victory

{ -Is.
T%HE tariff has long been trouble
some factor in American his
tory. Two hundred years ago
it was the cause of a bloody war which
nearly destroyed a nation. If you will
examine the map Of Wisconsin you will
discover that the Fox river connects
the point of Green bay with Lake Win
nebago, and that thence there is con-
tinuous waterway, thru small streams
and lakes to a point, very close: indeed,
to the Wisconsin river, at Portage City.
In the days Of the earliest exploration
and fur trade, when all goods had to
be carried in small boats, this was the
only convenient highway leading from
Canada to the Mississippi. For that
reason it was of the greatest impor-
tance to the Canadian merchants of the
wilderness.
The Fox Indians, whose home was
then on the Fox river were not slow
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-04

The bucking broncho is strictly a
western product, thoroly understood
only by himself. From the moment he
has been spotted in the corral by the
roper, he plays one trick after another
to escape service. When finally roped,
saddled, bridled and mounted his most
strenuous efforts are put forth. With
a bumped back. that would turn cat
green with envy he goes into the air
to land head down, shoulders shrugged,
legs stiff and in every way prepared to
pitch saddle, rider and all before him.
Failing in this he will stand straight up
and as last resort even fall over back
wards to unseat the rider. Many a
cowboy has thus been crushed and
gored by the saddle horn. This rider is
a half-breed on the F1athead Indian
reservation in Montana.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-04

addressed the court, bitterly denouncing
Delivers client as skinnfint and
slavedriver who was merciless to his
help. .....s' 81
Dolliver was very angry when he
arose to reply, for his client was fell
low churchman Of his and he knew him
to be an honest, respectable. man. He
charged conspiracy and put up Job
OF the meanest, loWdown type to rob
his client of $50, for work never per-
formed. Meservey called him liar.
BY a great effort, Dolliver restrained
himself and continued his address,
which was very impassioned and loud.
Justice Hess promptly decided for
the plaintiff for the full amount ana
costs, 81
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-04

Wv YtHETHER pearls live and die
~ is, fguratively expressed, of
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-04
THE BATTLE: OF HESS LANE
Story Of United States Senator Delivers Second Case at
~" the Bar and Its Sequel =, 49,. ..

,rebuked. When Dolliver sarcastically
questioned young Patterson about idling
around all winter, employing his time to
no purpose and expecting Groh to pay
him for it, Patterson became impudent,
Meservey indignant and Judge. Hess
wrathful. %..S
When the evidence was in .Meservey
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-04

Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa
in the Paris Louvre has a new frame
which reveals an edge of the famous
picture heretofore covered.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-04

70 In ndn w o carrying ~ gd
It mined Aaga dCopnco to
Owe IN dAe 20 Of ths the Hde
of
o. h f dmoa The moub humea h nc there
afrbhac hown Of
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-11-26
BARTON.

George c. Lang was in Northtieio on
business last week.
Remember the dance at the clubhouse
Thursday evening.
son was born to Mr. and Mrs. w. U.
Emerson Friday, Nov. 23'
dsuebter was born to Mr.. and MIS-
Alfred Blair Thursday, Nov. 10.
George Massey of Hardwick was in town
Friday and Saturday on business.
perIev Aldricn of Heathton, F. Q-1 Wis
tied his father, Guy AIdrich, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur S. Drew were IN o''
Johnsbury calling on friends last FrluSS'
Mrs Camp and daughter, Miss BESSIE
.,es-;oh vis,tea at A. N. Cutters last
week.
Miss Grace Devils of Burke was theg gueSs
q, .Rey. and Mrs. w. 4. Warner ia''
Friday. u,.i+o
...ornevs W. E. Tracy ard S. B. W alte
OF Hyde PARK we're in town Oh
Thursday. ;,;+-
m u M Scott of st. JohnsDnry ViSi',
M. Scett's last "Wednesday anu
Thursday. ,6 of
Mr. and Mrs. Sherman -Ho"lahG s,,o =,
burke will spend Thanksgiving a.
j. o Wen's. ,4;, ,rsth
c,ooston. who had position ~Asn
u . oio rs Co Of South Royalton, mas hs-
turned home. oon visit
-, = q Baldwin, who has been Vis'1
| Nortbfiald for two Weeks i'-
Mr. and Mrs. A. z. Unoef@oo1 ;.,arv IN
.hair son Ray at Goddard 0elA'll
Barre recently. ..+ thare viii
r. u a,-otino at Seaver's opasa h"i
Friday evening. hrrv over.
Walsh is at ct. JohnsonrS ossa -,
= 60 y the building of large s'A'A' -
ien ,n,s Literary Club Will 'haee
With Mrs. Thompson hue'u'
Nov. 27, at 1880. On Thanks
Tha most office will be closed on 10 81. "a
Tne posi- IN II 80 q. M; 20 'ra'
giving day from "
%. m. and at 2 p. m Sortbampton
:, rsrrier has gone to Nor'nAn sna sree
rrbere he is to work VIII
maso' na On the B. & NJ. railroad uodnss
gang - o.,u,nv Post meeting "eunes eo
G. w. DUMMY at2n. m. Inspection
Day, @ssrYons us is urged to come out ,,,,v las
A1sry very Rowen was in East Ransn hlDsns tarr ri
week alaas ana sia Cochran for his place. :,
F.H. Foster has bouga 2. y % acres, r opposit
well .p5ysr pIsss o. for which ne pad 800.
MISSES Nellie and Mafs
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December. z. New scenery will be used and
good thing is anticipated
The large plate glass in the bank block
is great Improvement, and the long
line OF shelves built on the south side of
the Trip store gives much needed shelf
room.
The lower grades OF the village school
will close here Wednesday; the two higher
grades will close two weeks later. Tne
grades closing have made an excellent
record.
Carroll Joslyn, who has been attending
Yale University, is home on account OF.
eye trouble. He will soon go west to
again enter the govern ment reclamation
service.
Comfort Chaffee, who has been living
with his daug hter, Mrs. Geo. B. Stoddard,
for some time, died last Thursday morning
after an illness of two weeks. Further
particulars next week.
o. ". Locke has one Of his show win
dows finely decorated With nuts, fruit and
Thanksgiving dainties which make ones
mouth water to look at. Many OF the
merchants here have a faculty OF window
decoration seen only in larger towns.
| The ladies' basket ball team of this VIII
lsge will play the Newport ladies in opers
hall tomorrow evening. This is expected
to be most exciting game, as the teams
are equally balanced. After the game
there will be dance, Mrs. Brooks orches
ira furnishing the music.
At the meeting of the delegates of th'
ladies' basket ball teams of the state a
Montpelier last week, at which q stat
league was organized, Mrs. E. M. Allchurcl
was elected treasurer and Miss Pear
Meader of Newport was elected vice presi
dent. The schedule of games has not ye
been completed.
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VICINITY ITEMS.
Oleaned from Towns In Our Territory,
of Interest to All Readers.


- Y Basset, carrier on Il. +. u. MO.
.'a ,'l Barton Landing, invites the carriers
n \, Ocieans county to meet at his home on
,%,,elnesdsy evening, Dec 5. A special IN
''''lon extended to the ladies.
"ouiI More Signs of an Open Winter.
Our brownington Center correspondent
u' the report that frogs have Deen
NJ, .,u at that place, another sign OF an open
u'er This beats all reports yet in. we
sa' sa'liet few chills for "Froggy" before
'p'lng however.
A Fact, but Hard to Believe.
k,,1,ey Donna of Westmore shot ano
1'1 Two otters at one shot wit rifle al
va. rond one day last week. The otter'
Ana seen swimming toward each otnel
1,u aS they came together Mr.. Donna shot
tb,a Doth animals, the ball passing
su the head and neck of one and tn'
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-11-26
Methodist Church Notes.

At the church Thursday evening, Nov.
%, Rev. E. NJ Fuller in his usual happy
way addressed q small audience on the
principles uuderlaying organized Sunday
school work, building upon the thoughts
of organization, cooperation, education
and evangelization. Those who were nci
there missed a help to better work on
Sunday school lines.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-11-26

head OF the other. The slxins o
ones ana worth about S15 each. This was
indeed lucky shot.
Profitable District |. o. o. F. Maat;nn
The annual meeting of the fifth district
l. Y. v. f., was held at Newport Tuesdav
evening. About 200 members NJ tbe ord,'.
including many visitors, were present A
oouneiful banquet was served, provided nv
tue ladies of the local lodge of Rehal,abs
Ine guest OF the evening was Grand
W aster Caldwell OF the Province of Que bee.
Several grand officers of the Vermont
jurisdiction were present.
Educational Missionary Meeting.
The educational rally of the Congress-
tionsl Home Missionary society held at
the Congre gational church in Newp,rt
tuesday afterooon and evening was very
interesting and instructive. The meeting
was the last OF series held throughout
the state with the object of informing the
people as to the reorganization OF the
society in the United States. The meeting
was not held for the purpose of raising
funds and no collections were taken. The
speakers, Rev. Washington Choat, D.
d., and Rev. c. A. Jones, missionary
superintendent, of Pennsylvania, outlined
the work and purposes of the society and
explained the need of organized missionary
work throughout our country and par
ticulariy among onr fast increasing mum
bers OF immigrants. Rev. G. H. Merrill oil
St. Johnsbury, secretary of the Vermont
Domestic Missionary society, spoke of the
work in Vermont. Delegates were
appointed and expected from all the
churches in the county, but owing to bad
roads many were unable to attend.
Plans for Coming Year,
On Thursday afternoon, Nov. %, tn,
executive committee of the Orleans Cou Mt
1 Sunday School association held its frs
meeting in the Methodist Episcopa
church at Barton Landing. Ia consgtta
tion with Rev. e. NJ. Fuller, general sec
retary, practical questions we're disczsse
and plans were made which have for the
whele purpose the developulent of Sanda
school work in the county. 81. w. Gill
of Greensboro was elected state directC
for the county, In place of Geo. x. Film
! | who felt that he could not possibly serv
The township tours are 20 be conducted
' June. The county convention will 3
held in Newport September sad ., 1915
About three fifths of the amount pledge
0 by the county association whea in coz
i vention at Craftsbuy toward the carry
- ine forward of the work o. the sta1
= association has already been raised, Whac
is promising outlook for our pledge eh
a the running expenses of the coun'
,. 4 association. Will the officers of the towr
dship and district organizations please IaA
4, notice of the above dates and bear them
q mind when planning their workF
= cogrINUEB ON PAGETWo
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CONGREGATIONAL Church Notes.


The service next Sunday evening will be
song service.
The chorus rehearsal will be held Friday
evening at $3.50 Immediately after the
regular prayer meeting.
The Christian Endeavor society will
hold an apron and fancy work sale on
Wednesday, December II. Members and
friends are requested to furnish articles.
An Offering will be taken next Sunday
morning for the benefit of the Sunday
School publishing society, the Church
Erection society and the Church Educa-
tional society.
A union Thanksgiving service will be
held in the Congl church Thursday morn
ing at 10 o'clock, the service not TO ex-
ceed one hour in length. Rev. W. r. Dav-
export will be the speaker.
At the service yesterday morning Mr..
Shaeffer, in behalf of Mrs. Shaeffsr, took
the opportunity to thank his congregR-
tion and others, who so kindly through
Mr.. Rowell, presented Mrs. Shaeffer fine
fur lined coat of Russian Squirrel. The
coat is an exceptionally handsome one,
costing nearly $50 at wholesale.
ALBANY.
Harry Dawson has gone to Wolcott to
work in the creamery.
Mrs. R. NJ. Cowles has been quite sick
with jaundice the past week.
The village school commenced last week
with Misses Dunbar and Graham as teach
ers.
William Wheeler. who is sick with tu-
bsrculosis is very low, with little hope OF
mis- recovery.
Mae E. Annis, who has been working in
/ Barton, has returned home for the winter
and will do plain sewing and hair work.
| The bills for the four act comedy drama,
s.The steel King, or 4fDriver to the Wall, y
are out. The drama will be presented by
Camp No 927O M. w. a. of Albany, at
Newton's Opera House, on Thanksgiving
1 evening. grand ball and oyster supper
will be given after the play.
NORTH ALBANY.
Mrs. MILO Cn6HSS IL sOmSHAdl IUptONco
/ in health.
Harry Marshall has hired out to work
for Geo Griggs.
Fred Youag's sister from Hardwick
visited him recently.
Clayton Butler and mother recently
visited relatives in Greensboro.
/ Mrs. Hugh McCaIIum has recovered
/ from her severe illness and is able to be
/ about again.
| Simeon Smzlley. who lives near the
Center has improved the looks OF his
house with fresh coat of paint.
BROWNINGTON.
Miss Bessie Crandau Is visiting relatives
in Boston.
Nc. and Mrs. Benjamin Burrows have
eone to Barton Landing 70 stay with
their son for few weeks.
Miss Helen Graves, who has befn visit
ingfriends in this place the past few weeks
has returned TO her nome in ST. Johns
bury.
A large number attended the oyster
supper given by the c. z. society last
Tuesday egening and report pleasant
tina.
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COVENTRY.

Wilber Scott Is quite sick.
The village schools viii commence Dec.3.
Mrs. James Chapman is III with the grip.
A. 3. Hancock Is confined 70 the house
with illness.
The infant child of Wallace Shippse has
been very sick the past week.
Mrs. Eliza Sleeper of Newport has been
the guest Of Miss Ann Kidder the past
week.
Mrs. c. O. LitebheId was called 10 AL
bany last Friday, on account OF the sick
ness OF her mother.
Mr.. Humphrey, living with his son.
Charles Humphrey, on the West Hill, has
suffered paralytie shock.
There viii be a union Thanksgiving
service next Thursday evening, and good
program has been. provided.
coHTINUED OF FoUBTH PAeE.