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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-05-04
MosLEM ETIQUETTE.
Always Be In Good Humor and Talk
Pleasant Things.

Here are some interesting Mussul-
man injunctions Of conviviality, says
the London Lancet. The honor of be-
Ing served first belongs to the invited
guest who is in the possession of any
high title or who has in any way or
sphere distinguished himself. If the
host himself is the oldest in the com
pany or has any high decoration of
merit, he must first begin the meal
without delay in order not to let the
others unduly wait. 1t shows bad up
bringing to be in a melancholy mood at
table or to speak of disagreeable things
or to engage in inappropriate discus
siOns on matters of religious piety.
Foremost of all, one must always be in
good humor and talk of pleasant things,
as did the prophet himself.
You must always help yourself from
the side Of the dish nearest to you and
never try to find out the best bits,
which ought to be left for other guests.
If one of the invited has not much ap-
petite, you must ask him up to three
partake of the meals. A longer insist
ence would cause ennui and would be
most inappropriate. You must never
stop eating before others, because in
doing so you will embarrass them and
cause them to finish quickly in imitat-
ing you.
Never eat g~luttonously, but also new
er attempt to conceal your good appe-
tite. Always eat little by little. EXag-
gerated compliments are always mis-
placed. The hosts duty is to make his
guests feel as comfortable as possible,
encouraging the timid and shy. 1t is
contrary to good taste to address and
to fix the attention of a guest when he
is eating. Even if the host is not ac-
customed to eat much he must always
try not to finish before others. Should
any dish be forbidden to him by his
medical attendant he certainly must
not partake of it, but must at the same
time excuse himself before his guests.
1t is absolutely necessary to avoid ev'
cry movement O + gesture which is apt
to create disgust.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-05-04
evitx-

W students can stand a good many
things said the college girl. "but this
last missionary was too much for us.
He preached on the glories of the mis-.
slonary calling for women. He told us
we ought all of us to 60 and help the
heather. That was all right.
But then he worked up to a glow
Ing finish. Now, l appeal to you, as
college women. how much better thar
mere learning and mere books it is to
go forth into the world and become
fishers of men!'
THAT was too much. OF course we
smiled. In fact. some Of us snickered
audibly. Then the missionary com
planned to 'prexy' that he couldn't heir
noticing a deplorable spirit of levity
apparent among the students."-Phila
delphia Ledger
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-05-04
LITERARY IMPOSTORS.
Many Clever Writers Who Have De-
ceiveds the World.

Clever literary impostors who have
deceived the world are numerous.
Gamclli Carrieri, a Neapolitan gentle
man and scholar, while confined to his
room for a long period of years by ill
ness amused himself by writing an &C
count of an imaginary voyage round
the world. When the volume was pub
lished, it was taken as a fact even by
learned people.
The detailed account of a trip to
China which is credited to Du Haldc
is another literary hoax. The author
had never seen China and had been
sufficiently clever to compile the work
solely from the memoirs Of Chinese
missionaries.
1t is remarkable, though no less a
fact, that "Gulliver'S Travels" was
thought to be a true narrative when it
first appeared, and the famous story OF
Damberger's travels was likewise a
hoax.
Varillas. the French historian, enjoy
ed a wide reputation as a chronicler Of
events, but later it was discovered that
his works were purely fakes. The vol
umeS of this writer resemble those of
GregoriO Reti, who, in order to keep
himself from starving, appended the
most unheard of incidents to English
p history as it was known.
One of the most daring impostures
on record is that of Joseph Vella of
Sicily. He said that he discovered sew
enteen of the lost books of Livy in
Arabic. He then set to work and
wrote a translation from his fancy,
which was printed. After his death
the fraud was discovered. Before his
death, however, he fell under suspi
cion and was condemned to imprisOn
ment.
There are countless cases of authors
selling their names to be put on works
they have never read. Sir John Hill
once contracted to translate a Dutch
book. After the agreement he remem
bered hat he did not know a word OF
Dutch. He then ~bargained with an
other translator to do the work fel
half the price he was to receive.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-05-04
A MYSTERY OF THE SEA.
The PuzzIing Beeswax Of the Beaches
Of Oregon.

OF oregon.
Of all the secrets held by the fotsam
and jetsam of many years none is
stranger than that Of the beeswaX Of
the Oregon beaches. Long before the
white man came to the great north
| vest by ship or prairie schooner YES
sells from the orient had skirted the
coast. Bits Of wreckage have told the
story of Chinese junks gone to pieces
On the shore, but the most curious evil
aence Of this eastern traffic has been
found or the Oregon coast south Of
the Columbia river. Mr.. Clarke gives
nm account of this treasure trove in his
"Pioneer Days"
When Lewis and Clark made their
famous expedition they learned that
the native Indians of Oregon had for
many years found Jumps Of beeswax
On the sandy shores.
Beeswax is practically indestructible
in water, but these pieces had pounded
in the surf until they were black and
battered almost beyond recognition.
In 1914 II Henry, engaged in the
fur trade, wrote an account Of finding
NIdSSeS VI lulS WdA. Liz pieces were
scattered owe a wide stretch of coast
and were now covered, now uncovered,
by the blowing sand. Some of the
Jumps were softened into all shapes
and sizes by the heat Of the sun and
bleached nearly white. Others were
square and stamped with strange char
acters.
In 1895 a Mr.. Howell, walking on the
beach, saw something exposed in the
sand. It proved to be the corner Of
some large squares of beeswax weigh
ing several tons. Many smaller blocks
were also found, all bearing the stamp
ed letters 81 II S." Besides the squares
Of wax, quantities of large candles
were discovered. In looking up the
matter it was learned that as far back
as records ran these tapers had been
found with the wax on tS1 shore.
Of cOurs the explanation may be
that some oriental ship bearing church
supplies for a mission farther south
went to pieces on the Oregon coast
many, many years ago, but what
would a ship bound for Mexico or
South America be doing so far north,
and what use could any mission have
Tor such an enormous quantity Of wax?
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-05-04
TIL FER SHE MUST"

he Doctors Mistake, Which Was
Corrected by the Married Man.
TAe family physician puffed medita-
' lively ut hiS~ci-ar for Il few minutes
before coming down to business.
Il have been to see your wife, as you
repuested." he said at last. land l
asked you to come in SC that | could
tell Q what should be done. She's
in a pretty bad way"
"Indeed?"
"Yes. No regular sickness, you know,
but generally run down and in bad
shape. With rest and care she'll come
out all right, but you'll have to look
after her pretty closely"
Il beg your pardon"
Il say you'll have to look after her
pretty closely. You'll have to appoint
yourself sort of general overseer or SUI
pervisor of everything pertaining to
her welfare for a time and be very
strict with her too. In the first place,
tell her she must'-
Doctor, are you acquainted with my
wife?' interrupted the husband.
NO lullilldlcly dl al, iSpiiCu Ia
astonished physician. 1--WE been call
ed upon to treat her once or twice, as
you know, but that is ALL
Possibly that may be urged as an
excuse said the husband. but its
not a particularly good one. There are
women with whom you are quite well
acquainted, are there not"
Certainly"
Married women?
MANY of them"
"And still you advise me to tell my
wife that she must do something or
other?'
The physician looked at the husband,
and the husband looked at toe physi-
clan.
"My dear SIR" said the physician at
last, sit fiatters some men to talk to
them that way, but l see you are a
man of Judgment and sense who pre-
fers the truth to all else. OF course
what l mean is that you ought to sag
gest to your wife that il it is in &C
cord with her judgment possibly II
might be a good thing to follow the
advice that l will now give you. Nat
urally, being married, / know as well
as you that must is a wordsthat ought
to be eliminated from the English Ian
guage or at the most confined to the
intercourse of parents with children
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-05-04

The Best Way to Prepare the Ground
and Sow the Seed.

and Sow the seed.
A good lawn may be made either by
laying sod or growing seed. Ii turf
is used, the lawn is sometimes ready
for use in less time than when seed is
used, but practically the difference is
very slight. Fewer lawns are made
from turf every year. The turf or SOIL
is nearly always obtained from a near
by field. It abOunds in coarse grasses
and perniciOus weeds. The former
may be got rid of after considerable
trouble, but the latter rarely ever. Sod
laid lawns are nearly always uneven,
Their cost, too, is much in excess Of
seeding the lawn down.
A lawn produced from a mixture of
good, new, recleaned seeds Of the finer
grasses and clOvers is superior in quail
ity and texture to the best sod obtain
able. To obtain the best results from
sowing, the ground should be carefully
dug Over-nOt too deep. six to eight
inches will be enough-and nicely lev
eled off; then SOW on broadcast a good
fertilizer, 600 pounds to the acre, or
about ten pounds to every 10 by Is
square feet. Rake this in and roll 1T
or natten it with the back Of a spade;
Their SOW seventy pounds of some good
lawn seed to the acre, or II pound
to every Is by Is feet. Sow half this
quantity walking one way and half
walking at right angles to it, so as to
get even distribution. Do not SOW in
windy weather, and be ure to rake
the seed in, and after sowing roll II
we'll or beat it fat with the spade.
Those seeds hat are deeply buried
will not terminate, and those that are
exposed will be scorched by the sun
blown or washed away or taken BY
the birds. Whenever necessary to SOW
In summer it IS better to mix with rye
OF oats to protect the tender shoot:
from the hot sun.-Suburban Life.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-05-04
Uranus,

It was on the evening of March Is,
1871, that William Herschel, at Slough,
England, discovered a new planet.
Wishing to pay a compliment to George
Ill, his patron, he gave it the lame of
Georgium sidus, or the Georgian star.
Other English astronomers, wishing to
compliment the d%iscoverer himself,
suggested the name of Herschel. Con-
old NEUROLOGICAL system be followed,
and the name of Uranus was accepted
by the scientific world as the designa-
ton of the seventh planet.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-05-04
The Drawback.

Mile. Victorine conides to the janl-
tors wife that her mistress, who is old
and feeble, has promised to remember
her in her will If she takes good care
of her till she dies. The janitor's wife
shrugs her shoulders.
1.-THE worst Of that Is, my dear, that
the better you take care Of her the
longer you'll have to wait for your
legacy."-Paris Journal.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-05-04
The Central Savings Bank
Trust Company of
BARTONl LANDING, VERMONT.

To the Depositors of the Central Savings Bank and Trust Co.
In accordance with Section 1895 of Vermont Statutes, which. reads as
follows:
"In the year 1898, and every fifth year thereafter, at such a time as the
Inspector OF Finance shall designate, the trustees of savings banks, savings
institutions and trust companies shall call in the deposit books for x
animation n verifcation, and cause the same to be examneda and veri6ed
by some person other than the treasurer O. his clerks, employed for that
purpose and approved by the Inspector of Finance"
The Inspector of Finance has designated the month Of May for the exam
nation and notification of Savings Bank books, and O ae requested to
send or hand in your book during said month. The book will be returned as
soon as verified. When sending your book please give your present post
office address
Yours respectfully,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-05-04
And Then He Ran.

did any man ever tell you," asked
Mr.. Henpeck as he edged toward the
door. that you were the sweetest and
most beautiful woman in the wOrld?"
NO." replied his wife.
"Gee! Men are hOnester than |
thought they were."-Chicago Record
Herald.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-05-04
Mo Need to Talk.

"Does the baby talk yet?" asked a
friend of the family.
NO." replied the baby's disguised
little brother; "the baby doesn't need
to talk"
doesn't need to talk?"
"No. All the baby has to do is to
yell, and it gets everything there is in
the house that's worth having."-Tit-
Bits.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-05-04
Investments

when I was coming home last
night" said Miss Skeery, II saw a man
skulking along in the shadow. Oh,
how I ram" An couldn't you catch
him." inquired her little brother h.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Leader.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-05-04
Both Out and In.

The Needy One-I say, old man.
could you lend me a dollar for a day
or two? The Other One-My dear fel-
low, the dollar / lend is out at present.
and I've several names down for it
when 1t comes back.-Harper's Weekly.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-05-04
Not LIVING.

"Hello, links! l hear you are living
In a boarding house."
"You heard wrong. I'm boarding in
4 boarding se."-Washin Her
aid.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-05-04

It Is a maxim with me that no man
was eve written out Of a reputation
but by himself.-Bentley.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-05-04
Nof Frank.

She-Be frank with me. Hell can't.
My name is James.-Harvard Lam
poon.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-09
Betting Reform Now
Felt in Seattle
Georgetown Poolrooms Closed
and Authorities Threaten to
Stop Gambling at Track
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

SEATTLE, May s.-Betting at
Georgetown, where poolroonls were
maintained, has ceased upon the orders
of Prosecuting Attorney Kenneth Nc
Kintosh. Georgetown is municipality
entirely within the corporate limits OF
Seattle and the prosecuting attorney
is handling affairs there and totally ig-
noring the municipal officers who al
lowed and licensed the three poolrooms.
George Liable and Dave Argyle oper-
ated two of them, while the Seattle
club, headed by w. F. Robb and Will
lam Emerson, operated the other.
Now that the county attorney has
stepped in and closed the places, City
Attorney Randolph of the little town
of Georgetown threatens to retaliate
by closing up the betting at The Mead
ows when the summer meeting opens
there. Already the managers OF the
King county fair association have
given out that there will be no bar at
the track this year and that there will
be no pool selling in the grand stand.
Headed by Rev. NJ A Matthews, 1t is
understood that Seattle ministers are
preparing to fight the racing game here
and the racing men fear trouble.
1t was hoped shat with the closing
down OF the poolrooms the fight on
betting would stop. but the fight is
oaly beginning. The Georgetown pool
room operators have no hope of open
ing their rooms until after the sum-
mer racing season and expect hara
fight to get them open then.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-09
Baseball Notes

Altman at third and Cook at short were the
busiest young men Of the day The hot ones
came right at both Of then in nearly every In
ming. and they kept the fans busy applsnding
the stops and throws
Truck Easan's foot is stin 70 the bad. and
Van Haltfen had TO put Jimmy Smith TO work.
II was the first game that Jimmy has taken
part IL this season, ana he celebrated The event
with dopbie that scored run.
Dsilon's rheumatism came back at him again
and fhe big Angel first baseman was forced to
watch the game from the bench. Kitty Bra
shear did the honors at the initial sack and
Pitcher Hosp played the right garden.
So FAR the Jackies have been passing the bali
park up. II was expected that big delegation
OF them would turn out yesterday. but the few
who were on hand could not be noticed in the
big crowd. There too many other attractions
Oh the card for the boys at the present time
The league has new leader now in the Oak
land team. which is just three points ahead OF
the Seals. The Angels yesterday experienced
the humiliation OF dropping from the top posi-
tlon 70 third place As there was no game In
the north the standings Of the San Francisco
and Portland teams remain unchanged.
The Oakland baseball association held its an
nusl meeting last night and elected the follow
ing directors FOR the coming year: ]. W. Dick
fnson. r. \. Walter. G. II. Hawbaker. J. b.
Lanktree and J. p. Cook. +. y. Walter was
unanimously reelected president. In the discus
cure, II possible, at least one more game a week
for Oakland in the season OF 1909 II is
pinnned 70 play there Tuesday and Nednes-
day afterncons and Sunday mornings.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-09
Oaks Blank Angels
and Take Lead
RandOIph's Curves Are Ham
uered to the Remote Cor
ners Of The Lot
By w. J. SIaftery

The Angels were eased out of first
place yesterday by the oaks so handily
and so gracefully that the fans hardly
realized what was coming off till IL
was all over. The score was to Q
and Il shows very plainly just how the
southern champions acud. They all
melted away before the curves of Del
lar in regular order and not one of
them showed signs of life enough TO
even kick now and then. Whatever
good was accomplished during the
game fell TO one of the Oaklanders to
turn the trick
Red Randolph, the serious looking
young man in whom Henry Berry
places great faith, was as easy for the
Commuters as though he had just been
recruited from some class Q league.
They took after the tall boy in two
innings. but when they did go with
the club the results were something
awful
DELLAR INVINCIBLE
Deiiar. the northwest league pitcher.
celebrated his fourth victory and re-
tained his place as the only pitcher
IN the league who has not yet felt the
heavy hand OF defeat He pitched his
usual cool business like sort OF a
game having absolute control of the
ball Ia every inning and being the real
ALN AANAAAC hlQ Will men DA+ ~ ~~-~N~--
he winged i've men to the bench on
three strikes and most OF them fell at
the critical moment.
Oakland opened UP its batteries on
the benders OF Randolph in the fourth
inning and stuck q couple Of runs over
the pan. Hogan sOUsed the learher IN
70 right field, bat Smith forced him at
second. Altman produced an infield fly
hat nobody got under. Haley's long
~ n ~fc-hr A
chance TO advance. Everybody knew
that Slattery was coming through and
when he smashed the bail to the right
field fence for a double. both runners
trOtted home and the crowd. as well
as the Oakland team, seemed deeply
gratified.
After this little setto there was a
long lull until the eighth inning, when
Cap Van Haltren gave the boys the
office TO 20 and gather a few more.
Both Heine Heitmuller and Hogan
singled, the former completing his trip
when Jimmy Smith doubled along the
first base line. Altman lined one to
short. but Delmas toss to the plate
was not fast enough to get Hogan.
who slid IN handily. Haley registered
Smith with a Texas over first and Slat-
terry was again among those present,
driving single into right which gave
the good OF the cause.
The only time the Angels figured to
do any good for themselves was in the
third inning when they had a full
house with only one down, but even
in this tight Squeeze Dellar was on
the Job and shooed them away runless.
After Easterly had singled Randolph
was passed and Cakes also bit of
safe one II was UP 10 Wheeler and
Hosp TO produce, but both of them fell
down and Deilar was out Of the woods.
ONLY TWO ERRORS
The fielding was fast on both sides,
only two errors being made. Both Of
these were on easy chances, Easterly
throwing the ball away at first base.
and Cook booting a grounder that
came right 10 him. Both catchers
threw in rare form and only one stolen
base was registered against each of
them. The score:
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-09
/ age
1000 Guineas Stake
Won by Croker
american Sportsman TAKES the
English Classic With Faly
Rhodora

LoNDON, May S.-The 1000 guineas
stake at Newmarket today was won
by Richard Croker's Rhodora.
BY capturing this event Rhodora.
Croker's brilliant three year old allv.
has added another classic to the snort
ing trophies already captured by the
American sportsman. She won todav's
race from field OF Is horses. The
event or today was doubly an Amerf-
can victory. for Lucien Lyne. the
american jockey, rode the winner. He
dlsplayed such Judgment that Rhodora
turned the tables on the favorfte.
hesoia' a horse that defeated the
Arierican hliy IN the Middle park
plaee last year and that up to the
present time never had ben beaten.
Lyme lay behind Elm Twig until the
oushes We're reached Here he drove
MS mount TO the front and romped
nome two lengths ahead of Bracelet.
with Ardentrive third Only a neck
separated Ardentrive and Courtesy,
the fourth horse.
Mr. Croker was present to see his
nlly win. and King Edward and the
prince OF Wales also were among the
big crowd that witnessed the Ameri-
can victory.
The betting was as follows:
NHodora, 100 TO against; Bracelet,
. 10 l against; Ardentrive, 100 10
against.
Rhodora is a half sister to Orby Mr..
Croker's horse that won the DERBY
last year; is by st. Frusquin. out OF
the American mare Rhoda d, and was
bred by Mr. Croker. Rhodera won the
Dewhurst plate for 2 year olds last
November. defeating King Edwards
Perr1er by two lengths: in August she
won the Londonderry plate at Leo
pardsrown. and In May the Cadogan
plate at the same place She IA en-
gagged. for the EPSON Oaks, but Is not
entered for the derby.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-09
LONDON TIMES MULCTED
FOR LIBEL ON MURRAY
Publisher Obtains Verdict for
$37,500 Damages for Charge
0f Exforfio0

LONDON, May S.-John Murray. the
publisher, has obtained verdict of
s37, 800 damages against the London
Times because the Times accused the
publishing firm of extortion in selling
the letters of the late Queen Victoria
at a high price. This case has been
incident in the war between the Times
and the book publishers of London,
which began when the Times -inaugu-
rated a book club scheme in connec-
tion with subscriptions to the paper.
and has attracted much attention in
London.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-09
Parsons Falls in Line
Against Gamblers
Chairman of Mem York Rcpub-
lican County Committee Is
Win Hughes
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

NEW YORK, May 8.-Congressman
Herbert Parsons, chairman of the re-
publican county committee, today came
out strongly in favor of the anti-race-
track gambling issue, predicting that If
the racetrack bills are beaten in the
coming special session of the legisla-
ture Governor Hughes will be COM
PEELED to seek denomination and re-
election on this moral issue This is
the most important and significant an
nouncement that has come from a
leader Of the republican organization
in the racetrack fight
i presume that all the republican
members from New York county dur
ing the extra session will support the
governor and vote for the bills. as they
did in the regular session." said Par
sons. In the event of the failure of
the bills to pass, can see no other
outcome than that Governor Hughes,
II not nominated for president. would
be forced to seek denomination as
governor"