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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-03-04

p. r. MouIton was in Derby Centre one
dsy recently.
Mrs. VIM. Palm visited friends in
Morgan last Wednesday.
Ro1ie Hall has been quite sick, but lie
reported better at this writing.
Cora Hin and Oma Hall we're united in |
marriage last Thursday, Feb. ..
VIM. Barry was in town last week in the
interests Of the Bell telephone company
The ninth grade Of this neighborhood
met with their president, Earl Applebee,
a. CaswelI's Mill last Tuesday evening.
CASWELL'S MILL.
Miss Maud Forbes and Gladys HUI
visited relatives in Barton recently.
Miss Shirley Hall aud Mabel Waterman
spent a part Of lest week with their aunt.
Mrs. J. A. Bradford is very sick. Her
daughter, Mrs. Gertie Demick, is caring
for her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Len Harlty attended Mr..
Hsrlty's grandmother's funeral last
Thursday.
Fred Demlck has moved his family back
here and will work for Caswen & Davis
this summer.
Mrs. John Tabor and son Everett visited
her niece, Mrs. Grace Huntly, at West
Derby last week.
The eiglnn and ninth grade met 70 a
class meeting with Earl Applebee Tuesday
evening and the next meeting will be with
Carroll Laid 10 two weeks.
RASBURC.
George Sylvester has moved to North
Troy.
Mrs. Z. A. Chapman is in very feeble
health.
Addison Smith is very ill with pneu-
monia.
Hamilton Collins, who has been very
ill., is improving.
J. j. Wiley was in st. Johnsbury on
business last Friday.
Prof. w. o. Rieley returned to his home
in Dedham, Mass, last Tuesday.
Roy Clough has gone to Coventry tc
work for II. II. Pike in the meat market
Nelson Aiken has finished work al
Coventry and will work for e. n. Baldwin
the coming year.
Lucy Wheeler and Bernard Lee wer,
among the party who left for Washington
last Thursday.
r. Jones has moved from G. w. Phillip
farm to e. w. Wheeler's farm in Eas
Albany and Charles Sylvester has rentet
the Phillips farm for the coming year.
AFRO Bryant and Luke Eaton hav
moved to the place they recently purchase
Of 8. G.. Percival in Coventry and MI
Darcy OF Derby has moved onto the Bry
ant farm.
The donation for Rev. q. II. Wright wa
success both socially and financial!
A brief program followed by a lecture b
Rev. w. X. Davenport of Barton Landing
which was very much enjoyed, made u
the evenings entertainment. About
ate supper aud the proceeds we're S47.
Plan to attend the lecture by Rev. w.
Warner of Barton Wednesday evening
March 8, given under the auspices OF tn
i. o. G.. r. Admission % and 10 cent
Come out and hear good lecture and bel
pay for the piano recently purchased b
the Good Templars. All members are n
uuested TO bring cake.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-03-04
NEWPORT CENTER.

Miss Blanch lawson has returned to her
work in Lawrence, Mass.
Roy Leach has moved from Ed. Tute's
house to Amasa Kinne's farm.
Mrs. Myra Courtney has moved into her
tenement recently vacated by Louis Pea
body.
The Cleaners gave a successful Long
fellow social last Wednesday evening.
They cleared So
Hub Lee has moved into the ConnaI
house on the Troy road and Is working
for Charlie Marsh.
An extra room has been finished at the
creamery to accomo late the small cans
which are TO be put into use this month.
The annual meeting of the Free Baptist
church comes on Thursday, March z, al
? O'Clock p. m. All members OF the
church who can possibly do SO are cordial
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-03-04
LOWELL.

Mr.. Daniels has rented the Peter Gard
ner farm in Westfield.
Dinner will be served town meeting day
by the ladies Of the M. +. church.
Mr.. Barney has moved onto the Dearm
farm which he has purchased quite re-
Gently.
Lloyd Kelley while sliding down hill
Thursday ran into telephone pole, break
ing mis- leg.
Miss Lizzie Finnegan still remains very
i'll. Many others in town are sick with
the grip.
A missionary meeting was held at the
home Of Mrs. K. b. Wellman Tuesday,
February 26.
C. II. Newton recently broke his arm
in attempting to put on a belt while the
machinery was in motion.
HThe Ladies' Aid society ate dinner Friday,
March !, with Mr.. and Mrs. N. F. Hutch
iDson. All enjoyed pleasant time.
The Wednesday evening prayer meeting
was held at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
James Collins last week, which was we'll
attended, a double team taking a load
from the village.
Friday evening, February %, the young
people called at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Wnman Souther. Finding them at home
they thought best ito put up their teams
and stop awhile. The young people look
ed quite surprised but did their best tC
entertain them. Games were played anC
cake and coffee were served. The party
broke up at midnight.
MORGAN.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Wheeler were IL
Canada part of last week.
Harold Taylor of Derby visited hi
cousin, Guy Bartlett, over Sunday.
G. Scott of Newport has purchases
w Blood's interest in the Clark farm.
The Derby Academy students from thi
town are to be home for a weeks vacation
L. d. Farr is putting in new rig In hi
pond sugar place. He Will rent 70
sugaring.
b. ]. Cox has received a letter from hi
son Fred In Potsdam, n. V, snrouncin
the birth OF son.
Help for sugaring seems scarce and higI
Some farmers will tap fewer trees and G,
along with less help.
H. E. Waite and son Clayton OF Concor,
N. H., were at II. A. Partlett's Ssturds
and Sunday, Feb. q and "a.
Mathew whitehill has purchased Il
Tsaac Mareh farun an Holland We un6e
stand he will not move for some time.
II our Island Pond stage could only
direct from Morgan to Derby Center, CO
Meeting with the Charleston siege to Ne
port, and then 10 Derby Line and retu
over same route TO Island Pond in I
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-03-04

congregation who may not be members OF
the church will be welcome.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-03-04
SUTTON.

The usual town meeting excitement is
prevalent.
Miss Annie Danfortb, who has been
spending few days with her mother, has
returned TO her school in Medford, Mass.
The terrible wind of Monday blew down
the barn on Amos Berry's place. A part
of one side and end and the posts only
remain standing.
The house on the Oscar Page place
burned to the ground Friday. 1t was
occupied by Mr.. Towne and family, who
were boarding the lumbermen at work on
the place.
There is general complaint in town OF
the scarcity of water. Some never failing
springs are very low and some of the
farmers have to go long distances for water
for their stock.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-03-04
TROY.

Roy Martin Is at home from Florida.
Miss French OF Sutton, P. Q, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. c. Z. Smith.
Mrs. Amanda Mitchell fell downstairs
recently, bruising herself badly.
Orson Evarts has moved from the
Whitehouse farm to the Evarts farm in
Jay.
Archie Lawson and Mrs. Ethel Doyle
were married Feb. 23rd by Rev. j. E.
Berry.
Miss Dora Temple Of Burlington is at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
Holland Temple.
Twenty-four members Of the Barton
Landing lodge met with Masonic Union
lodge at their regular meeting, Feb. 70,
the visiting lodge working the third de-
gree.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-29
TO LIMIT EMBASSIES.
Repeal Of Lac Proposed IN DipIo-
mdtic and Consular Bill.

Washington. Jan 2s-The Diplomatic and Con
sular Appropriation bill reported 70 the Senate
to-day by Senator Hale, who gave notice that he
would can the measure up for consideration to-
morrow Nj Hale remarked. incidentally that the
Senate considerably behind in the consdera-
tion Of appropriation bins The bill carries &.oS547s.
the same amount WAS carried by the bill which
passed the House
The senate committee adopted provision
reaIine the act providing for raising the ranks or
American diplomatic posts abroad when foreign
governments advise the United States that they in
tend 10 raise the ranks Of their diplomatic repre-
seutatives The provision OF law which il Is pro
posed TO re3eal is as follows.
Whenever the President shall be advised that any
foreign government is TfpTesentsa. or is ABOUT TO
Blss1dor. envoy extraordinary minister pIenipo-
tetiary minister resident, special envoy charge
direct that The representative Of the United States
10 such government shall bear the same deslg nation
II ,s believed that the executive viii offer OBJ
lection TO the repeal OF the act which authorized
the Presideat raise the grades Of American lega-
tions TO the rank Of embassies. because in the
opinion of OF the officials the present dpio-
matte establishment ~ III daueti ., DfcoilliiE
loaded witt officers of The highest grade There
IRE now nine embassies in Washington out OF the
THIS necessary the representation or America
present ms i'e,rI'' tJTngary France Grr-
~ ~ ,a,t9tiVes Of those countries in Washing
t0n American ambassadors abroad receive
uniform compensation or A''Sb a year "hIch ~
aLout 20 rer cent than the average salary paid
10 The diplomatic representative abroad IN lega-
tgore Any considerable increase IN the ranks OF
the ambassadors will consequently cause corre-
spending increase in the total appropriation for
dlplomatic salaries.
Rni there is actually another reason for the
projected restriction which is TO be found In the
Inclination of some OF the smaller governments
lrn,oy, m increase the rank OF their diplomatic
esta bishments here 10 embassies solely as mat
- - ration3I pride. the ultimate
s,,lt ri general change OF this kind would be the
loss Of whatever privilege Of exclusive kind
,,Ira, rerta aims 10 the rank OF ambassador.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-29
COST OF GOVERNMENT.
S1,77S,9 ,959 ,S69 Spent in L. S. in 1909
Receipts. I.778 ,35g $50.

Washington Jan. 2s.-In a preliminary state
United States for 1902, issued by the Census
Bureau to-day, a summary is given OF the re-
oeipts and expenditures Of national state and
local governments The aggregate receipts were
SL71S,352,93o. and expenditures S1773.959. 1863.
These totals, il is stated include the amounts
paid by one division 10 another which results
in a duplication Of approximately S69. 222. .Ol9.
The expenditures for the nation were S617.53O.-
137. and the receipts s67O.7Ss5I7: the expendi-
lures for the etates and territories were 1885,
764.2o2 and the receipts Sls9,164067
The total receipts from revenues for the ma
tion aggregated s1.10756S,41S. being divided into
general revenues amounting 10 $934626. .161. and
commercial revenues $172937,252. The charac-
ter and the total receipts from revenues are
shown under the heading OF general revenues"
follows.
The general properly tax. S706, $50 O43; special
property and business taxes, S62,32 400; poll
taxes, $l6619.7S6: liquor taxes S65 241 306; other
licenses and permits. $19641. .343: fines and for
feits. S1,962. 322: subventiOns and grants 500
9S4S92; donations and gifts. S2.901.919. and from
all other sources. S2,12Ll5O.
The officials Of the Census Bureau explain
that the figures for states. counties and cities
are i'm all cases compiled from reports of actual
tanning less than eight thousand Inhabitants
and for other minor civil divisions are in part
estimated, the estimates being prepared upon
actual reports of tax levies. exact statements OF
Indebtedness on which interest is paid, and from
kindred information.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-29
PLEASED AT RESULTS IN BERLIN.
Two Propositions Regarding German Tariff
Formulated, It Is Understood

washington. Jan. 2S.-Much satisfaction is felt
here in official circles the result OF the con-
ference in Berlin OF the American German tariff
commissioners and while details OF the conclusions
which will form the basis OF future negotiations
will not he known until the arrival in this country
of Commissioner North. who VIII sail on Wednes-
dav sufficient information is a hand TO convince
the authorities that a tariff war with Germany will
be averted
Official advees received here say that Mr.. North
Is bringing home two propositions. OF which is
that. pending a more permanent arrangement Ger
many will he satisfied with certain concessions.
which is believed the President authority
to grant The second proposition and with
which Congress will have 10 deal. involves reel
prOcity treaty
The existing understanding between the United
States and Germany will nOt expire for several
months and il is believed here that the temporary
plan referred to has been devised the
period when Congress is session and In order
that the new Congress, which cOnvenes next De-
cember may have ample time to deal with the
question. Only three weeSs of the present Con-
gress will remain after Mr.. North arrives here.
and II is seriously doubted II at the session
anything can be done toward ratifying reciprocity
New-York tribune., 1907-01-29
DISCUSS CHILD LABOR.
Liuely ColIoquy Betyceen Senators
BeUerdge and SDOOner.

Washington. Jan. 2S-Mr Beveridge occupied the
attention OF the Senate throughout the day with
continuation ot his argument IN behalf OF his
Child Labor bill. He had only reached the legal
and constitutional phases OF the question after
speaking for than four hours and an arrange
nent was made whereby he Win conclude to-ror-
In taking the position that Congress could exer-
else any restraint II At on interstate COM
merce Mr.. Beverdge net fusilade OF questions
by his colleagues, and his progress in argument
was slow. While he said the power To regulate
absolute. he maintained that the question OF policy
would always restrain any hurtfuI regulations.
spirited colloQuy resulted between Senators
Spooner and Beveridge. when the former asked n
II the position OF the Indiana Senator that
Congress had power under the commerce.
clause OF the Constitution a law which would pre-
vent child labor in the states Mr.. Beveridge
piled that he so held Mr Spooner indicated that
he should later have something say against that
position. whereupon Mr. BeverdEe retOrted that
the Senator could issue nat II he saw mt. In
dcating the time that this fiat would be
from the Senate Judiciary Committee
Il issue the fat for myself" Tetorted Mr. Spcuner-
You did give fat yourself" continued Mr Bev-
erdge when YOU introduced a resolution directing
the Judiciary Committee advise The Senate on
the consututionahty of the question involved" He
then said that the effect of the resolution was 20
make Senator Spooner chairman OF the sub-Com-
mtttee. which would report on the matter.
Mr. Spooner replied that he had been member
Of the Senate somewhat longer than the Senator
from Indiana. but he added he did expect 10
he a Senator as long as JnS senator from indiana.
and that II was not an unusual thing for the Sen
to refer matter TO the Judiciary Committee
for report as 10 the power Of Congress TO act a
given matter.
..The fiat lay in the adoption Of that resolution
he concluded
Mr. Bevcridge then remarked that he had yielded
10 the Senator and had announced when the Sen
ator was not in the chamber that he would be glad
to any question To this Mr. SpoOnsr
piled that the committee would be glad 20 get in
formation from the Senator the question. and
that he should be glad do
'Of course retorted Mr.. Beverdge II cannot
give the Senator information anybody
else He then added Well. 1 might, but the
Senator doesn't think So
M Baveridge closed the incident by renarkiug
that il might be well 20 postpone action until the
Supreme Court had pronounced on the subject.
ssTlut there seems here he added Junior
supreme court, with desire 10 relieve the Supreme
Court of the United States of constitutional Ques-
tons and the Senate OF all constitutional responsi-
billty and. above ALL I think this practice is
tremely dangerous"
New-York tribune., 1907-01-29
CRIMINAL APPEAL BILL.
FarOrabIy Reported By Senate Com
mittec on Judiciary.
LFm.n The rntbune Rureau.l I

Washington. Jan. 2S-The Senate Committee
judiciary voted to-day 10 report favorably
the bill granting the government the right OF
appeal in criminal cases on questions Of law.
with a single important amendment This BILL
which has been passed pursuant TO the second
recommendation IN the Presidents message. was
fully described IN these dispatches to The Trib-
une of December 2S. The amendment added by
the committee to-day is the joint production OF
Senators Spooner and Cuberson and provides
that hereafter al objections to sufhciency Of
indictment in matters of form only shall oe made
and determined before the empanelling of the
jury"
This amendment is regarded OF great i'm
portance, as il Will serve TO render impossible
the long practised custom of criminal lawyers
who have desperate cases To defend. Of waiting
until the close Of the trial ana the conviction Of
their client before entering demurrer to The
form of the indictment With such demurrer
sustained, the person 50 indicted goes r-ee, be-
cause he cannot again be placed jeopardy,
Of all objections TO the form OF indictment ana
their determination in advance Ot the empall-
elIing OF the jury, will permit the relndicunent
OF the accused person in proper form IN advance
OF the trial 1t is expected that criminal lawyers
viii stTenuOusIy oppose this measure but IL Is
hoped place the law on the statute books 1t
this session. The only member OF the judiciary
Committee who voted against fav JrabIe report
on the bin in its present form was senator
Blackburn. Of Kentucky, and II IS understood
that he VIII not oppose 1t on tho floor of Ihe
New-York tribune., 1907-01-29
REDISCOUNTS s1.125OOo.
Bank Receiver Said to Haze Recon-
mended That u. S. Ignore Them.

Pittsburg. Jan 2S.-GeOrge c. Cults. receiver
of the closed Farmers and Drovers' Nation al
Bank. OF WaynesbUrg Penn. completed his In
vestigation of the alleged irregularities IN ths
institution to-day. and forwarded this evening
a detailed report to the Controller OF the Cur
renCy at Washington
II Is said the report viii state that the redls-
counted paper from the Farmers and Drovers'
Bank amounts to about S1,125.OO0 and will res
ommend that the government In settling Up the
banks affairs disregard these rediscOunts- Il Is
said to be the intention 10 allow the banks hold
ing redisCOunted paper to arrange settlements
with the makers. This has already been done
in many cases In case banks holding redfs-
counted paper make demands on the govern
ment or its agents. payment will be refused, and
If possible precedent In national banking es-
tablished. As there NAV be many such cases it
is expected many months viii elapse before the
banks affairs are settled
New-York tribune., 1907-01-29
NEEDS OF INsULAR DEFENCEs.
Secretary Taft Says Present Appropriations
Are insufficient.

Washington. Jan 2s.-Secretary Taft will forward
letter tomorrow to Senator Perkins chairman OF
ths subcommittee which has under consideration
the bill for increased appropriations for coast ds-
fences for tine Philippines and Hawaiian Islandsl
setting forth the why the present svailabs
appropriation is not considered sufficient for the
proper defence OF these islands. The pending
FOrtihcdtous bill carries $00000 fer coast defence
work in the Philippines. Although that sum is not
regarded sufficient 10 meet existing and pros
pectve conditions. It is accepted by the military
authorities all that be reasonably expected
from Congress at the present time. The Secretary
Will ask that the available appropriation OF 6OO0O
for fOrJifcatiOns in Hawaii be increased by an ad-
ditiOnal appropriation Of S5e00O order 20 carry
out the approved project
Before preparing his letter Senator Perkins to-
day. Secretary Taft had conference with General
Mackenzie. chief OF engineers, and General Gro
Zier chief of ordnance. ar the War Department rs-
gaTding the best course of action TO pursue to
increase In the appropriations After the
adjournment Of the conferences Secretary Taft de-
clared that there was special significance in the
request 20 Increase the appropriations for
defeuCes in the islands.
Il simply want TO convince Congress- he said.
that more money is needed 70 carry the prof.
ects that have already been approved. and after
comforting with Senator Perkins. i decided
write him letter, which win be presented to the
sub-comnittee. explaining why the appropriations
should be increased
New-York tribune., 1907-01-29
NEW Y0RK'S NEITHER WORLD"
Mr.. Bennet Says Country Visitors Know
Most About It.

Washington Jan. 2S-While the House had up-
der consideration to-day bill approprIating 81 30,
for free lectures for the public OF the Dis
tTct or Columbia, Mr. Sims. of Tennessee spoke
OF the neither world" OF New York He satirical-
" called attention TO tho subjects OF the lectures
delivered In New York the last winter and In doing
so referred 10 by a well known minister on the
subject "A Night in the Neither World on that
lecture he commented: Might In the neither world!
Oh. my laboring friends. how you are denied op-
portunities TO know about nights in the neither
world! You can learn all about nights In the
sweatshops. and some OF those sweatshops are not
very far from where the gentleman from New
York (Mr. Bennett comes from. Now my friend
wants 10 teach them about tho neither world
Mr.. Bennett interrupted 10 say that the reference
20 the sweatshops in New York city would have
been justified three years ago. but that 70 per cent
or them had ceased to exist since that time
But what about the neither worldr+' INQUIRED Mr.
Sims. rs there anything going In New York
TO enliehten people about that
! VII say that the gentleman from Tennessee
and other people who DO not live in New York
when they come there learn a good deal more
about the neither world In New York CITY than
va who live there all the time know about it Mr.
BeTnef responded
1t Is the only opportunity we have 10 know anv-
thing about II, when go 20 New York while
YOU people who live there in the neither world do
not have 10 go out to learn about IL. Il ust comes
to you naturally" suggested Mr.. Sims
New-York tribune., 1907-01-29
REPORT AGAINST SHIP SUBSIDY
HILL Hartman and Protectioq Attacked bv
Minority of House Committee

washington, Jan 2A-J. }. HE Z. " He rr1r,an
ana me Republican policy Of protection are asses
pa ile adverse minority report on the Ijttaf,a-
"'npr"nise SHIP subsidy bin. which was filed r.,
me House to-day by Representative Snigt, og
Mississippi and bears his signature as vol a.
'fltt OF three other Democratic members of ne
Rouse Committee on Merchant Marine and Fish
cries Representative GouIden. Sheriey and PAT
torsou
After reviewing the proposed subsidies 10 south
American ana Oriental lines the report SAYS.
II ls not pretended that the proposed ,,r,r.r,,r,,
tl'iis are intended merely conlrellsaf. ~, -
ti'ts rendered. but admittedly the large. rsrt 5e
pure Eratuiir- This Objection i ft,ut3s r,sDf.I "a
u" amount of sophfstTy volume of spero,Is -,
HieIr can obscure II Were IL limited siU,rIv7 Ia
payments Tor new mail routes n might 10 .rse,t
atle Ior tilat purpose though as a real Aid Ia
merchant marine. N ~
The report discusses The two proposed Ii,as
which are TO be subsidized between the Pacific
Coast and the Orient. saying:
Rgt when it is recalled that At Seattle ,ortt. r.,
Cape Mendoclnoy IS The existing stea nlshin line
cisco is the Hartman line the Pacific Na3I ~
may begin 10 suspect thai there niger in ina
Npodphe Who are J. }. Ellll and r II Harrifnan ,
The former IS great railway magnate Of North
interests IN violation the law and was onIv
TreNentec bE proceedings in court Hartman Is
mother Leader ~ corporate wealth who controls
more railway trackage than any other man in the
would pocket Il,+eH.e96 81 The peoples money?
i il 1hcn said in The report that the proposed
Hnc f~oTa the Pacific Coast to Chill: would ie 2
n'ele ensi5n ~ the Hartman line 40 Panama
IS attacked.