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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-30
INCREASED EGG PRODUCTION
100 PERCENT.

It is an old saying that 'the proof of
the pudding is in the eating" 1t is an
other way of saying that the value Of
any article is never fully realized until
it has been carefully tested and COM
pared with others of the same kind. J.
II. Russell of River Edge, N. J., has
evidently been trying poultry foods.
In a recent letter, he says: 1.-THE bar
rel of Pages Perfected Poultry Food
came duly to hand; and after giving it
fair trial, I have come to the con-
clusiox THAT cannot do without it. 1t
has I'D eased my egg production 100
perceIAN Enclosed please find money
order ft,l one barrel of the food and
one barrel of ground green bone and
meat"
IL you want to know more about this
food and the best ways of using it,
write to G. S. Page, Hyde Park, VT,
for his booklet, Profitable Poultry"
It will be sent free, postpaid, to anyone
mentioning this paper.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-30
HUMOR I'M THE FOOTNOTE.
Librettist GiIbert's Joke on a Prospec.
tive Bride.

Librettist GiIbert's Joke on Prospec.
tive Bride.
In the early days of W. S. Gilbert's
success. when Gilbert & Sullivan were
considered by managers as the "sure
winners" in the comic opera field.
young woman who was a member Of
one of the "Pinafore" companies wrote
to Gilbert telling him of her approach.
ing marriage with young man of
good position and family.
Gilbert congratulated the young
woman and expressed the hope that
her future might be prosperous and
happy.
Only a little more than a month
passed, and another letter from the
same girl reached him, in which she
stated that her engagement with the
young man had been broken and that
she had accepted another sutton.
He replied that he had every conf
dence in her judgment and again ex-
pressed his hearty wishes for her well
fare.
1t was almost two months after that
that Gilbert received a third letter
from the same girl, who informed him
that young Lord - had proposed and
that she had accepted him after break
ing her engagement with No. 2.
Gilbert's humor could no longer with
stand the temptation, and he wrote
II desire to congratulate you on your
approaching marriage WITH Here he
II
added:
Here insert the name Of the happy
man."
This is probably as characteristic q
piece of humor as any that appears in
his Dab Ballads or in his works for
the staga
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-30
ALL HALL0W EVE.
4 Tradition Handed Down From che
Ancient Druids.

4 Tradition Handed Down From che
Ancient Druids.
The observance Of Halloween. OF
/ All Haliow eve. is tradition handed
down from the ancient Druids. who
celebrated their harvest festival on the
last day of October. The next day
was All Hailows' or All Saints. day,
and so they called the festival All
Halloween.
The gay games of modern times are
not much like the solemn rites Of the
Druids. but Il connection may be traced
between the supernatural beliefs of
the ancients and the burlesQue at.
tempts to pry into the mysteries Of the
future which our own Halloween fun
represents.
Long after the time of the Druids
simple minded country people contin.
ued to believe in charms and witch.
craft and especially claimed that on
the night of Oct. 81 witches and COB
Inns held revel and fairies danced
about in the woods. From these spir-
its or their manifestations it was be.
lieved that the future could be fore
tOiu dus uuilldu ueStIuleS discovered.
AS our celebration of the occasion il
merely whimsical adaptation Of all
this. there is one thing clear at the
OutSet-to a successful Halloween par.
ty the young guests must bring large
stock of imagination. zeSt for merri.
ment and an unfailing fund of good
humOr. for many Halloween tricks
result in turning the laugh on one or
another. and this must be accepted in
gay. good natured spirit. Old fash
Toned Halloween parties were held in
the kitchen. and where this is prac-
ticable it is a good place for many of
the games. But all of the rooms used
should be decorated with trophies of
the harvest. Pumpkins. apples. grain
stalks and autumn leaves offer ma
terials for beautiful and effective trim
ming. and If desired draperies of red
| and yellow cheesecloth and ornamental
tons Of red and yellow Grape paper
may be added. Jack-o' lanterns are of
course a necessity.-Carolyn Wells in
st. Nicholas.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-30
Tar and Feathers.
Tommy's EIunder,

Mrs. De mythe-Tommy. do you
want some nice plum jam? Tommy
Yes, mother. Mrs. De Smyth was
going to give you some to put on your
bread. but I've lost the key to the
pantry. Tommy-You don't need the
key. mother can reach down
through the window and open the door
from the inside. Mrs. De Smythe
That's what wanted to know. Now
just wait till your father comes home
Catholic Mirror.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-30

shaken from his resolve. He was
taken aboard the Amerika at Cher
bourg in wheel-chair and withstood
the early days of the voyage we'll.
Rt. Rev. j. S. Michaud was born in
Burlington. November "a. 1843. the son
of Stephen and Catherine (Rogan)
Michaud. His boyhood was passed
there where he attended the parochial
schools. His father died in 1847, and
young John had responsibilities at an
early age. From IL to 81 years he
was employed in the lumber mills
along the lake front. being promoted
from one position to another, and he
attended school during the winter.
In 1865 he entered Montreal college
and afterward attended Holy Cross
college IN Worcester. Mass, obtaining
the degree in 1870 He subsequently
studied at st. Ioseph's Theological
seminary in Troy, N. Y, and was
elevated to the priesthood June z,
1873.
He was sent to Newport and he also
took chrage of neighboring parishes.
He was recalled to Burlington in 1879
to assume charge Of the construction
of st. Joseph's orphan asylum, which
he completed in 1883. In the meantime
he had charge of the parishes at Benn-
ington and North Bennington, Fair
field, Underhill. and Charlotte. and
later at st. Stephens church at
Winooski.
After tour of Europe in 1885 he
was appointed to take charge of st.
Francis de Sales parish at Bennington
where he built a handsome church
edifice.
He was made coadjutor bishop to
bishop Louis De Goesbrand in 1892,
and was consecrated April A of that
year by the Most Rev. J. J. Williams
archbishop of Boston.
Bishop Mlchaud was tireless work
err, a great organizer, and an excellent
fnancier, as the growth of the diocese
Indicates.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-30
Just Mortal.

Observe the great high mogul-
1.-THE push" we say in slang
Who holds the inner Office
And runs the whole shebang.
Be with him for q season
And you will notice then
That he is made of common clay
The same as other men.
When issuing his orders
He seems man apart
And made of dust imported
From some far foreign mart,
But loaf around his office
And get an inner view
And you will see a fellow
Who's much like me or you.
His hatband is no larger
Than common people wear.
His brain is not made different
Nor of a texture rare
And he is just as peevlsh.
UnreaSoning and cross
When little things annoy him
AS one who is not boss.
The job it is that makes him
Appear of different breed.
A sort of superhuman.
One fashioned to succeed.
Just let higher mogul
Attach to him a can
And then you will observe him
A very common man.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-30
EMPRESS EUGENE.
Her Dramatic Descent Upon the Cabl.
net Council.

Her Dramatic Descent Upon the Cabl.
net Council.
In Frederic Lo!iee's Women of the
Second Empire" the author tells SEN
sationa' story Of Empress Eugene Of
France. It concerns a pressing polit-
Veal matter, one Of church and state.
Because the empress felt strongly on
it the emperor feared lest she should
endeavor to influence the deliberations
Of the cabinet council by appearing in
person. Accordingly he gave orders
that the meeting should be Kept secret
from her. NJ. Loliee says: But the
matter SO carefully concealed was al
ready known to her. and. acting on the
first impulse Of her fiery Spanish tenn
permanent, boiling over with anger, she
few rather than walked to the council
chamber. Il sentry had been placed at
the door with orders to allow no one
to pass. He opposed the entrance OF
the impetuous sovereign.
"T wish to enter Stand Dackp she
cried angrily. Finding himself in a
horrible quandary between the orders
he had received and his fear Of hurting
his empress, the guardsman. between
his galiantry to her sex and his fidelity
to the word Of command, fell at the
feet of Eugene with his bayonet laid
across the doorway.
your majesty he said, mo one
may pass, by order Of the emperor
1--WE shall see,' replied Eugene, and
without more ado she ;eaped over the
| sehtry's bayonet, burst open the door
and entered the council chamber with
| the violence of whirlwind The EN-.
| perOr was presiding, grave and imper
turbable, he alone having his head COY.
cred in the presence of his respectful
| and attentive minister's
But the sovereign failed to impose
respect on his angry wife, who saw
in him only the man and the husband.
Going straight up to him, with back.
handed blow she knocked off his hat,
then, without word, withdrew as she
had entered, leaving the ministers
dumb with surprise and consterna-
ton
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-30

We owe an apology and an explana-
dOn to the burglar who opened our of
fee window at the week end, sought
the drawer of the cashier-and was dis
appointed. We do not like to appear in
hOspitable, but on Friday night We ali
of us do our own thieving, and there is
nothing left for visitors. Any othec
night we will try to give another sort
of surprise.-LOndon Chronicle.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-30

His Answer to the Art Critics In Rura,
France.

His Answer to the Art Critics In Rura,
At ChalOn-On- the-Saone stands the
monument executed by Morceau-Vau-
thier and Berard to commemorate the
national defenSe-a superb cuirassier
who carries across his saddle the body
Of color bearer who yet clasps in his
arms his broken standard.
On the eve of the unwilling the mu.
nicipal council. presided over by the
psaypr repajred to the foot of the stat
1e to eXamlLe and see if it should be
accepted.
Are you not going 10 clean OF this
green mold?' asked the mayor of the
sculptor.
Tar and Feathers.
50 far as is known, the first record
OF punishment by t,tI AID feathers is
in the year 1889, the first of Richard l.
At that time law was passed that
"any robber vOyaging with the cru
saders shall be first shaved, then hot
pitch shall be poured upon him and
cushion of feathers shook over it."
After this the criminal was to be put
ashore at the first place the ship came
to.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-30
Death of Bishop Michaud.

The Rt. Rev. John Stephen Michaud,
bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese
of Burlington. died, early Tuesday
morning at St. Vincents hospital. New
York city. of acute Bright's disease.
The bishop, accompanied by DR.. D.
N. Shea and the Rev. w. A. Plomon-
don of Burlington, arrived in New
York, Monday afternoon on the
steamer America from Cherbourg.
France, after stormy passage. the latter
part of which affected the bishop
most unfavorably. When the steamer
arrived the distinguished prelate was
dying. He was taken at once to st.
Vincent's hospital where he continued
to sink until the end came.
Bishop Michaud left Burlington for
Lourdes, France, iii October, Iafte1
physicians had given up all hope OF
staying the PROCESS of acute Bright's
disease from which he was a sufferer.
but it was hoped that he might be
healed of his complaint by the waters
of Lourdes. For a time sthesphysiciar
who accompanied the bishop abroad,
DIR. D. A. Shea of Burlington, noted
marked improvement in his patient. but
relapse soon-s followed.
Feeling that the end was. near. he
bishop asked to be taken back to Bur-
lington to die. HisIphysician spleadec
with him not ITO undertake an ocear
voyage, but the bishop would not b
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-30
Particular.
Had His Doubts.

Had His Doubts.
Here, Willie. is a dollar. Run down
to the hardware store. please. and buy
me a muzzle."
Sure dat what you want, Mr.
Jones?"
That is what l said. Go and buy
me a muzzle"
us afraid l wouldn't get the right
kind"
"Oh. pshaw: Just get dollar one
and it will do"
Oats all right. but they only keeps
'em for dogs, an rs afraid it wouldn't
at yOu.''
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-30

Mighty Little Help.
did your horse win?'
Not exactly"
WAS there some doubt?"
mo. but horse of the same color
came In first"
Omer's Loss.
Had Omer known about the pipe,
] really must insist,
In numbering his simple joys
1t would have led the list
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-30

Her Concern.
Il thought you belonged to the
Don't Worry club"
81 do"
Then what's the matter with yOuY
Il am afraid we nave got too many
people on the programme"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-30

Faith without a ferment is as fiat as
pancake and as useless as a last
years dog license.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-30

Natural Guess.
Ever read much of Shakespeare?
No. Did he write much?'
ooh, about thirty or forty volumes"
'That 50? What county in Indiana
did he come from?"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-30
Humor qae Philosophy
By DUNCAN N. SMITH
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

Most of us consider ourselves impor-
tant- The game is to conceal that
opinion.
The person who demands more at.
tention than is coming to him gener.
ally has the others going.
II cheerful, accomplishing people
knew how their kind exasperates the
pessimist. life would be one long howl
Of glee.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-30

| When big man misbehaves it seems
lot more endurable than when a little
man does the same thing
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-30

Relatives in the country seem a lol
nearer. dearer and more desirable IL
the summer than they do in the win
ter.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-30
Bounded Like Mon,

Sounded Like Money.
HE isl taking up charity work"
"For q pdness' saker'
mo; bJ ause he thinks there's some
Thing in 1t"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-30

The difference is mainly that some Of
us are able to conceal our appetite for
t1attery better than Others
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-30

A Bargain.
He bought handsome auto.
Ode of the latest kind.
Butf never used it once because
Ffd bought It in his mind.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-30

You might discover that two can jeer
at the same game.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-28
TRIBUTE TO BLIND TOM"
Henry Watterson Praises Old Negro, Who Died
Recently, as Musical Magician

say His mother was alive as late as
the early SOS; but I doubt n she. or
any Of the Bethune family. survive.
The last time / saw Blind Tom" was i'm
London. away back in 1866 Gen. Pinkney
Howard and one Of the Bethune BOYS had
brought him over II had been then
nearly three years since had been with
him In Atlanta. From the beginning Of
our intimacy Tom had been greatly i'm
pressed that. with a manned hand.
could still strike a few chords and run
an octave on the keyboard. To his poor
half-hit mind IL seemed a miracle Upon
q sunday afternoon I came into the littl4
han on or near Leicester Square. where
Tom was o. appear. He was back Of the
scenes spinning, as usual. hand over heel
and mumbling 20 himself As We came
upon the stage Gen. Howard said. Let us
see whether he knows you" I called
him. He slowly uncoued himself and
listened. 1 called him again. He stood
irresolute. then ran across the boards
seized my hand. assured himself Of the
withered stump. and joyously called my
name.
What was III Memory Yes, il was
memory without doubt: but what else?
Whence the hand power that enabled him
20 manipulate the keys. the vocal power
that enabled him 10 initiate the voice2
When he was a tot OF four or FIVE years
old he strayed from the negro cabin into
the parlor of the mansion and hid HIM
self while the children were having a
concert. When they had gone. leaving the
room. as they supposed quite empty,
they heard the piano tinkle. They ran
back. and there, 10 their amazement, sat
the chubby little black monkey on the
stool. banging away for dear life. yet
not without sequence and rhythm, try
ing 10 repeat what they had just been
singing and playing. From tha. time
onward he was the pet Of tne family
! cannot trust myself 20 write of him
rs l feel. II is as if some trusty. we'll
loved mastiff-mute. but affectionate-
closely associated with the dead and gone
had been suddenly recalled 20 be as
suddenly taken away. The wires that
flash his death tighten a picture gallery
for me Of the old. familiar faces. What
was he? Whence came he? Was he
the prince OF the fairy tale held By the
wicked enchantress; nor any Beauty
not even the Heaven-born Maid OF Mel
ody-to release him? Bind. deformed.
and black-as black even as Erebus-
idiocy. the idiocy of a mysterious. per
petual frenzy, the sole companion Of his
waking visions and his dreams-whcnce
came he, and was he. and wherefore? ?
That there was "a soul there be sure. i'm
prisoned, chained in that little Lack
bosom. released at last: gone 20 the an
gels. not &c initiate the seraph-songs OF
heaven, but 20 join the Choir Invisible
forever and forever.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-28

a tonal effect. and they are now sold in a
new sort OF bottle. for al must be care
fully measured before being taken. The
little receptacle has glass stopper, with
a small groove halfway down on one sid
while the neck Of the bottle has a groove
halfway up. When the stopper is turned
so that the two grooves do not meet. the
bottle is alright. but when the grooves
coincide the bottle may be tipped in the
usual way for pouring. and the medicine
will appear drop by drop. 1t is needless
10 explain the great convenience Of this
new invention. for every one knows how
hard il is 70 find the usual dropper when
il is wanted how difficult il is 20 keep it
clean, and how unsatisfactory 1t is 20
use
other novelties have also been put on
the market. each designed TO keep the
medicine gcrm-proof. To this end all im-
portant drugs are put into glass-stoppered
bottles. for cork sometimes becomes
dusty. New atonizers have been devised
and new glass affair has been made for
| the pG3-ese Of inhalation TO cure nasal
/ ills. Medicine glasses. too. are more care
fully and fully marked in this day. and
many ingenious. appliances have been
made in the shape Of night clocks. night
shades. and covers for glasses IN the sick
room.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-28
THE UBIQUITOUS BUTTON.

or course, you've noticed what an i'm
portant part buttons are playing in the
way OF trimming From being a merely
useful part OF the dress, they have been
raised to the position Of being L-ost orra-
mental Especially on linens are they
found in all their glory. Buttons covered
with linen and embroidered by hand in
silk. which tones or contrasts with the
dress. are almost g necessity 70 Well
regulated liner frOck. They run lines
down the front OF the skirt they transhx
trimmings but flcre often are used solely
and quite frankly for effect. with no
thought OF use. Cretonne-covered bottoms
lend a quaint afr 20 dresses OF linen. and
are most up-to-date trimming for az
last American women seem % have ac-
cepted this upholstery fabric as a pos
slbie dress trimming
The Washington herald., 1908-06-28

neatly soiled, and II any bottle. is acei-
dentally broken, the result Of the mishap
may be Instantly cleared away; where
as. with the wooden shelf the perhaps
unpleasant mixture would sink into the
wood. rendering the medicine chest OBJ
nONious.
Concerning stock 10 he kept on hand
there are many opinions. but almost
every one agrees that there should al
ways be some harmless disinfectant for
both household and personal use some
calomel, quinine paregoric. bicarhonate
Of soda, aromatic spirits OF ammonia,
The Washington herald., 1908-06-28
WHAT UNCLE SAM is
DOING FOR HIS OWN

feeblo last defense. He had disappeared
from his many former haunts. Not ono
could be found in New York Bay. though
they liSraily swarmed those waters a
few years before. Each season the de-
mand grew and prices scared Lobster
fishermen. I'm their desire 10 get tbs big
prices offered. surreptitiously caught and
sold not only the ''berried' females, but
young Holsters less than eight inches
lSng as we'll
Such short-sighted methods created n
tremendous scarcity. and the supply was
getting smaller each year More and
more men were employed in the lobster
fishing industry. and II was found that
lA0c0 fishermen one recent year caught
272 tons less than 5000 fishermen had
caught four years before. That's why
prices went up. They're high nov. for.
despite the governments addition of l67.-
'0o.0o TO the naturally propagatcd supply,
hero has not as yet been tlme 10 over
come the depredations and make the
catch n large one. Millions OF those
planted will never see restaurants. They
have already disappeared down dogish
throats-gone the way OF all good lob
sters. But Il was a generous contribu-
ton that the nation made TO the oceans
wealth. and the results mean a wide dis
trihutior Of money.
Suppose, for Instance, that 20 per cent
ot those Federally-bred and nationally
engendered Holsters live and wax fat
and finally reach lobster pots They would
bring m average price OF % cents, or SILL
G90,O0o TO the fishermen; the retailers
would get an increase Of say. 10 cents
on that price. or s3,3lO0O0. for their bit;
the hotel and restaurant keepers would
gain an advance OF from 80 10 % cents
over the original price. or from 500. 000 900
TO $3G, 100000 See, therefore, that the ulti-
mate result may be the setting In OF an
ebb and aow OF that vast amount OF
wealth.
Copyright 1875 by Capital Press Association Wash
ington. ID. o.