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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-02-24
The ESKIMO KAYAK.
This crxenlsna crsfs Is . soss Diff
ea1s Ene e ransIe-

CO. cns 80 rsn<is-
Tf4rrw i no craft - ssI.1rssit 20 han
Gle - s.,. s.-kluio kayak Tie oaly
I<ss, familiar fe ~ whlsh in auv way
rseeal1,.s-@ Il = lh~ racing she'll but II
o crzrk oarsugsu ssf 49,. 81 uaF crack
colleges wvse tls-i J1to sayas and
tod 10 saif; lnT t!lsss..,f even II smooth
water hs- w"usd have "A haFi time of H.
TIE Eayaa bss l~eu evolved through
Lundrsxss ~ yr.srs of usvs-Sl;y With
ont il Tia GT.-vn'.inl E.sa.sgs,sS so least
would 90; q. si.sp e. ls-,.vIs!r g,ss.i- dsily
bread. 81. uoTr psssrr.y speaking
.helr daily blublzr
/. Is ela=uler that 81 shr materials
ns.sl "a tie. cosssirrlrt.s,a uf gls- &zyas
come from :hs. -s.rlfjwuai for as.
frame. sealsSia Tor the enSeFln=
thongs fur ;he harpesn AID dart, ivYgy
and bone for bow. Sit.-u au,l Efv-l anal
for ihe various implements Tie Wna,-
an prepare the s!.sa cover.as a4d
stretch i; over the frame tl} IL Is ~
tight and firm ~ the head ~ a dunn
On Such neca>4pn there t. su.ai cx-
cI;eiucn, Ia the community. = rest.lag
KAYAK bee-' Is held: eveu r.'frvShags-u.S
are not lacking. Tor the owner Il the
kayak treats 20 coGcs. all aronnl wheu
the work Is satisfactorily done
The completed boat i 4 triumph OF
Ingenuity and sslIl II j. about eight
cen Zee; long. sharply pointed at each
end. It's greatest depth IA six Inches
AMI lis width about eighteen 1, Is
entirely covered save for the g.lt q
round hole into which the owner sips
pushing his feet underneath the skin
deck In front
This hole IS lifted 10 the person fo-
whom the boat Is designed. aud his
thighs completely nH 1t up When BE-
Is seated ia il and his waterproof
jacket Is tied securely round the. edge
he Is able to defy the waves whics
wash over hlm or the rain which jz.lls
upon him. The six thong loIlr ar
ranged on the deck Ia froaf AMI th.
three or four behind hold hi> gsnplc
meuts bird darts. lgnceS. knives AM
most important OF all bis Earp1ua i
little stand Is arranged directly In 1rout
OF him. upon which Is eoiled the hag-
pooh line. aal behind him OK the
kayak * the Larpoon bladder. which -
attached. Inflated ready for use. to the
line.
The most expert are apt sometimes
TO be overturned II may be by the
attack OF walrus or even seal. hy q
careless movement or au uuexp ecfe-sl
Is large wave If he does not right
( himself IT ONCE. h. Is Inevitably droyy L.
ga unless couadc comes 10 hl~ As
sisiauce- The usual method 81 tuTuia ],
the kayak upright again Is by uslas
the paddle rs lever. holding IL aioa
/ tie side of the boat pointing 1t towas
the bow. then sweeping 1t throasa the
/ water. hut those who are thorough
/ proficient are able Ia do Il ty means ~
/ their throwing slick. their arm or evrn
/ their hand
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-02-24
The Oldest Foronarrc.

In ancient times people had one
name only. as Adam or David. and in
order 10 distinguish persons OF the
same name IL was the custom TO af.lx
the description son Of Isaac or Jo-
sepa. as the case might he. Thus We
get solomon hen David among the
Hebrews and Evan ap Richard anon.
though the argument that those names
were not strictly '-forcnames'' Is not
without weight. set IL Is responsible
10 accept them rs such. seeing that the
application had 70 he supplemented by
another for the sake OF distinction.
We are therefore entitled TO Include
them within the score Of the question.
Adam and other early BIblical nataeS
are regarded as the oldest fer olsy gosis
reasons. but. excluding these. the
cholee falls uIson Maruaiuae. which
Is the modern rendering Of the ancient
Chaldeau Meridug. also written Maru-
ssuk ani Neruiaci. the goj who inter
cetiesi constantly between the angry
IA and the humble DamIkna. bis "a.
Their AMI mother. The Romans Used
both fogenames and family names. ans!
Of the former two that date back about
o.1Oo years are still with u.s. naraeiy.
Marcus aud I.sieius. represented in
modern tongres By Mark and tse fem
lnlue Lucy. The old form Marcus IL
still retained In some families.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-02-24
Cus.crss Of the Street

In crowded city streets. especially In
London and Paris. when n driver Is
halted by another driver ahead Of him
be throws up his hand or his whip per
pendicularly as warning 10 the man
hack OF him Thus warned. the next
driver checks his team and then holds
bis hand OF Ills whip as a warning 20
the man hack OF him. Thus there
might lie seen going up Que after an
other In I Inc stretching hack hands
ar whips 10 the number OF half dozen
or more rs the drivers were successive
Is halted or slowed down ~ tie block
ale In front 81 OF drivers ef horse
drawn vehicles whose drivers common
IL ST high where their hands or whips
cas- be seen above their beads. This
signaling il done somewhat differently
by the drivers Of automobiles. who sli
low. So il such circumstances What
the AUTOMOBILES driver does ! signal
TO the mar back of him thst h. II held
up II 10 stretch bis arm ont oetstde Of
his vehicle horizontally 10 The right
Washington ross.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-02-24
a HERO OF THE eUSH.
rhs Daring and Devotion Of Brave
Ezari Youth

Courage Is not IN attribute p@cngsai
20 the white man. DOS = SET sacrifice
tAe pTegosaElvc ~ Civilization Ia Nr.
j. & Flrsb's Nation Making" Is told
a story ~ touching IN It's brave degc-
uoa as any tale % the Victoria cross
The Incident ccvnrrci NJ oEakan.
where The Eneiish soldiers had Juai
defeated the Maogis. \ little paEsy OF
colonial TROOPS. pursuing fu-lilvcs.
came upon taree natives. two old men
and one young fellow
The youth. seeing the soldiers. drop
ped on one knee aud aimed with his
sun 1T the advancing party. which
halted 4 moment. whsle the old men
ran toward the forest The old men
had thrown away their firearms in
order 10 make escape easier.
The soldiers fircd az the youth. bot
missed Without discharsin. his gun
be spran- to his fest aud ran on In
advance until he caught up with the
old men once more Then. facins
about. hc r-eseused his gun as befo-c
but reserved his Ere
The weary old men gradually drew
near cover. once more the soldiers
cred and missed: once more ~, gal.
liant fellow turned and bounded on.
The old men were close 10 the forest
when the youth. nearly falntiuS. agate
knelt anL took aim. but still I'D not
ere.
The soldiers shot him as be kne,;
aui rushed 10 the forest. bat failed "a
capture the two fugitiyes. who. safe
In the dense undeTbrush. made their
escape.
On their return The soldiers found
tie brave young fellow lying dead.
His gun was empty: Il had not been
loaded ~ all. With IL he had covered
the retreat OF the old men and secured
their freedom by the loss OF his own
life. No more gallant dead OF hcrosc
devotion was ever Accomplish Il
any land.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-02-24
CATARRH YIELDS
To Healing Air Of Hyomei. Sold
under Guarantee by Fred ID.
Pierce.

Catarrh ia the most prevalent dis
ease known to humanity. Probably
ninety per cent OF the people In this
country suffer at one time or another
with this common disease.
/, Is germ disease and hence can
be cured only by some method that
will reach and destroy the germs
This is beet found in Hyomsi, which
may be called the direct method of
treating catarrh, as its medication,
taken in with the air you breathe,
goes directly to every air cell in the
nose, throat aud lungs; kills all ca
tarrhal germs; hea.s the irritated
mucous ms morane and vitaiizss the
tissues so as to render catarrh no
longer possible.
Fred d. Pierce give, his abs ,lute
guarantees TO refund the price {, any
catarrh sufferer that Hyomei fails TO
benefit.
Sold and guaranteed In Barton
Landing ny F. J. Kinney.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-02-24
LET Tgs To DAVID GRAPES.
EAk-ux. VI.

Dear sir say mi is worth &C a qsart.
II s ~xssr and sold . &c. The milk In Il .esehrs
lie quart
IL = w.,er, iss.
IL :. w.ssr, 4<e.
II : ~Nser. &c.
That's rather TOO stlr for milk. bot water
ed pain. is sod IN all tsose proportions.
Furw g.s.t tDexcel is soid Tor ei.Ts . gal
Tor.
-'Pssstr ~ THAI price add = -hitewash
fsseses s.-sa g~iioa Tor she psins part Of
IL.
-'rAsas" ! wAiiswssh fsscAes ss-ss = gallon
fer TIRE sAsns ta a..
~Pains' ~hise-asA fetchss ss-ss = gallon
for sze actual pasn2 is eoItasns.
And people arc p2yins ali shese prices for
pslSt. whtr tlet by Ae1isesates p.isfs
There are 30 sseAs oalys pare Sasnts. oaIy
one Dxvee-
Ycnfs truly.
"a F.w pEyoE q CO.
rs. y. ". Rarroa q c.. Barton T~oz hiy
4 ccsfon. sartoa Lsaalzr. aud p. r. Pierce.
A.axnys eel oar pairs-
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-02-24
1T SAVED MY LIFE
WRITES Et JENA PATIENT,
Bed-H idden sufferer Completely
Cured 10y &c Of ID. ID. ID. ! n
ternal Wash.

One of the most remarkable Eczema
cur.s recently credited TO the well
known H. ID. -. Pre- scription has JUST
been recorded in Chicago.
Airs T. heeg, 1850 West Madison
street, under date Of Dec. ;, 1907,
writes as follow:
II suffered three years with Weep
lag Eczema l. started with little
spot on ny kn.ss { I'd spread fast
over my body. | spent hundreds Of
dollars sad went 10 every good doctor
heard OF, but kept getting worse.
Nothing would s1op the a~fai itch
and burning.
II ta4 t. stay In bee from the mid
die or My TO the midd of July. Then
tiled ID. -. ID. Pr scription. This Is
the N of Dece mDer aud | am entire
~ tree from the terrible disease -
ID. ID saved my life
"Wnen began thi= treatment,
people were AFRAID I ne Looked 50
terrible. My husband Was the onls
one who would take care of me. u.
u. ID. stopped the itcn at once go
could steep, which | had not done be-
Ire. Then uegsn 10 get better fast
and ow my skin Is clear and white,
not a spot any ~h. re-"
just few drops OF ID. ID. ID. Pre-
scription applied 10 the skin brings
reiici-nothing TO swallow or drink
We voucn for ID. u. ID. Prescription
so tn. cleansing ID. ID. D. Soap
r. ID. Pie &c, BAIT ton; +. J. Kinney
Barton LaIuing. Get n BOTH. today
II you have any sam disease. Begin
your cure a, once
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-07-31

Aroused by disclosures Of conditions
existing in many factories. mills and
workshops la Philadelphia. made at the
meeting Of the Pennsylvania Society for
The Prevention of tuberculosis the other
day. the various labor organizations have
united In a crusade against the Lar fac
tory inspectors in that city. Their main
object is to reduce the high death rate
among working people from tuberculosis
~ compelling factory inspectors to IN.
force sanitary regulations. The cends-
tons al present Ia factories aad work
shops" says a labor leader who has made
an exa minafion Of them, originate aud
foster the white plagae. Statements from
reliable sources show that 1900 cases
aud 3.6-s deaths from consumption In
this city cause a yearly loss Of ST.tsfl.sss.
Ihls slaughter can in part be traced 10
the criminal neglect OF the factory In
s~pssction department.
Generally the inspectors do net take
the trouble TO look inside she mill. They
pay a visit 10 the office Of the nails. and
With the assurance Of the owner or man.
aser that everything Is all right. lea ve
AGAIN. Even when the inspectors ss@
things unlawful they do . insist that
su!sances b. abated"
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-07-31

The demand for revision Is a far
reaching one, but some who are joining
In 1t apparently think that Ii will stop
before it gets TO them. The trouble
absut such movements is that there Il
no telling what the outcome will be.
The consumer. who IL also n producer,
gets II into his head that the things
he buys arc too dear. bu; IL never &c.
curs to him that some enc may think
that le sells he labor too dearly. Blu,
that IL the Inevitable result OF tire
~shearing PROCESS. II any one THINKS
that revision snficiently effective TO 10,
Ia plenty ~ foreign goods will not
cause "A serious reduction in wages he
is mistaken. When revision begins i;
will he a case Of revise nlI along the
line, aud II Is to h. hoped that the eoun-
try will he h~appg.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-07-31
ODDS N ENDS.

Farmers in the vicinity of Cameron.
Texas. claim that they are clearing from,
500 10 $50 per acre by raising water.
melons and cantaioupcs.
The destruction OF a barn BIZ lightning
on the farm Of Charles Bort. near MkrAi.
gan City. Iowa. caused the death Of $50
head OF cattle and seven horses.
Farmers throughout Connecticut and
other New England States are sending
agents to New York aud Boston to induce
newly landed immigrants 10 GO to wort
on their farms.
Experiments made nt Cleveland. Ohia
indicate that acnasured alcohol can be
made from garbage and a plant will he
established there II further experiments
confirm the first tests.
w. II. Hariwick. who owns thirty
acres Of land Id Milan county, Texas.
which. seven years aSa, he considered 20
poor that he could not sell IL. s~t IL to
peach and plum trees and cleared 81. 100
last year.
DR.. J. C. Written Of the Missouri Col.
lsss Of Agriculture has b. nine years In
vestigaflon and experiment work proved
that any farmer en- raise asparagus that
h large, tender and without any o. the
toushness that ~characterises most aspara.
gus. Il y mainly . MATES q SGD selse
tiea.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-07-31

ETEF
CnIon College. and hi@ unes<. Horasie
Pctter. was bashoc ~ New York. 10
1867 - wss graduated from The Th<p
bogtcal seminary Al Virginia. and .
year later was ordained In Trinity
Church. p1tsshurx4
The yvanx fs~fwss arss charge WA
b C~fsenshurx. Pa, where be ssrved .
par. Then he vent to Troy. n. r.
whers ~ WINS f"r seven yesrs ct the
Aead - N. Iotn's Church Ia iss6
- became assistant rsrtnF cf Tytnisy
Church. ltatos. and two pears LATER
uas elected rsst0v ~ Grac~ Church.
Nov York CITY.
In iSy7 bishop Horaito FUsf~s dsed
ana bis nephew suwv~ssis<i him - blx1.
% Of New York.
Bishop Potter was twtc~ married
Hia first wife wAs Elisa r. jacob. 1t
Philadelphia. Fire ehIElrvn WE'RE husxn
q the marriage. In June. i15i. Mrs
Potter died and Z pear later th~ basasp
married An Alfred Coming Clark. =
widow p-o~nr~ssd u . fortune estimated
at Si3.O0o.06O.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-07-31

The automobile as a IRE dspartua~n
vehicle coiacs In for high praise and the
hoFss-drawn wagon for = hack HANDED
gap In the annual rer~sss OF the Boston
APARTMENT. recently made public. Com,
missioner Wells, who writes the report,
Is strongly la favor Of the motor vshicses
both Tor carrying fire asAtsng apparatus
and for this use Of chiefs. From she
view point os safety TO riders and to the
public 90 the x~trr~t." says th. commits.
ssoGef. the record Of accidents shows
greatly in favor Of the automobile. To
the observer this may moi appear 10 be
80, bnt the fact r~eEaains that in fhe thou.
cards of mllr~ covered with the ausosno~
hlles no injury TO persons has o~cnrrva.
whsle In the same period district chiefs
have been thrown from their wagons On
several occasions aud one pedestrian has
been killed and several Injured by t~la.
xna&ed down hy these fire wagons. Tas
automobile In skillfai hands 10 easily and
promptly controlled the horse Ii not"
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-07-31
MD
@IlA1OM(
.DOtN

rrAe'stersss In 0uelpA. Dat, are nrhs.
nag a ~ per cent cur.
The stationary 6remen in u~nvsr.
S.fo. anve formed q uuson.
The san Francisco Rsrs~rx' r-ntoa has
. membership cf ns,rs than .tn.
Revere. Mass.. town iaA~srers have ~.
ccistd a wax~ Increase Of - ccnsa 4 day
The Bsston Clxsrsnsksrs' Inloa has
lesiess an assessment al 81 an sacA ns@sss.
osr 20 advertise the h.n% Label.
Tbs Tack nmaa ~rx' Protective r'nson n
the Inissd States and Canada 10 the -
ond osdss, orxasaxstson in An~sics.
The hcicarriers u San Juan. Porte
Kiec. hare formed 4 union and the rail
Rad workers and street CIR esnplayes asS
about To organize.
Two hundred pupils OF Chester. RI.
ruhlsc schools recently wsnt "a . ssrna
BECAME two ef their teachers rods IA
beycctt-d trolley ears wAen ii rain~d
Taf shrrsher~ of western AnssYaIia
have formed = nnsan. with i,s hesdanar.
tiers ~ Casserton. and have been - fss
sacVessfai in raising the rate Of wages
frcm Cd al hour 10 ad.
Brewery employees in Toronto. Ont. re-.
Gently had their wages advanced TO the
average Of 81 per week and hours re.
aucsd two and oas~half. Ea~ins~rs and
sarensea In The hrew~ries received an In.
crease of 10 TO - psr cent.
Plans are being made hy sA~ Structural
Building Trades Alliance and the C~ufral
Labor tnscn Of Spokane. WASH. to erees
a labor temple In that city. TO cost $15.-
no. There are ZOO union men In Spo
kane.
The United States govern nenf. within
the next few weeks. viii. begin q series oi
scientific Investigations into the causes o!
DISASTERS In American coal mines in the
hope ct reducing the present frightfal
mortality 10 . minimum.
The International convention OF the
Rrothes hood Of Locomotive Engine~rx. NJ
Golumbas, OAio. voted TO admit to mem.
bership the engineers al all electrically
mission 81 engineers In Caba 10 the
brotherhood was also voted.
II Is reported from the headquarters oil
the United Mine Workers os America that
the two years wage Contract entered inso
M Toledo last u1onth by the miners and
operators Of western Pennsylvania. Ohio
and in3:ana has been ratified BY a refer.
esslum vote Of the locals hy 1900 to
1000.
The aSreement between the miners and
operators ef Kansas City. Mo-. OKLA.
honAa and Arkansas coal fields signed In
Kansas City recently. provides n scale
far two years, and the terms are prac.
tieally the ss rue ms existed last year. Tn.
der tln ter ss of the contract the average
wage Of a miner will be xs.3 per dag.
For the second time within three OF
four years sn-aitenps Ia being made In
New York TO organize the stsaogrsphers
and syTewritsrs Of that city. The zoos
keepers, Stenogra pliers aai Accountants
Inion. whiei has been formed reevntly
has sssaea a circular TO all E<sokkeepers.
steaographers and iypewrltsrs in Greater
New York. urging them 10 join the new
IL.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-07-31

Gertrude and Charles IAvenyrrt. cuxs
station ~ Cold Spsinx tiartns. n. r.
writing In tAs American Naturalist I'll thS
results os their observations On The lie.
rsdssy Of Hair Form in Man sAy IL Il
aOw possible to predict frors The hair ii
parents tbs fosm II fhdr caisdr~n's hair.
whether straight, wavy. curly or frtxxy.
They Ord that he following rus~s ar~ ~
mast invAri&hls: Two wAvy haired par
snts may hare .ssraishs. wayy Or carly
haired childrea. bot The ~esanr~s u essvly
hair are slight. Two curly baird p~srvrsss
may hare children with sighSf straight.
wavy or rursy Aair. and The prcporthsnt II
eu~riy-hAtrsd c1svstns will prooassy u
tarxs."
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-07-31

In response to the report that SEQ
rotary Taft Is opposed to the principle
n local option. Mr.. Taft quotes from
HIS address hcfarc the pennTyl.
sa1ia Bar Association. In which hi
said I'm this class OF laws affoctin1
tie SHE of liquors legislators have dc.
slsfd n method of local referendum
called local option. which has worked
well ic~auss II Il practical" And afhes
frrssler defining hs views on The cues.
tion Mr.. Tnft's local option friends d.
clare Themselves thoroughly Mtlailod n
- Ills position.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-07-31
HEw POLITICAL PA1TY.


Western 1armsss Ara Taking sesps
- Organise ons.
TIE oe~s1nixaticn a . nsw political
party throughout the south and west
= predicted by some of the sctive lead
- Of tho Farusesy' EdneattoCai ard
Cooperative Cnion. which boasta
10000 neznb<ss In the unftsd States
~ The present time. and 2Oo.00o Il
0klAhoma alone. II ID expsct&d 70 In
terest the hbor untoaD u tn pro
posed new party.
Tie initiative STEPS In the orsanis,
tng at TIN new party ars nov being
taken. Consideration ard dIsrumiou
b. the brainiest leaders In this naove
nent 3 being bad at the ~gsaherinGs
q farmer ukion members Aad tA~ss
friends ~ picnscs throughout Okialats.
M. In particular. Poiitics In Ill its
phases II being discussed especially
the issues ~ the two old political par.
ues being outlined and criticised
Tia oId-time GraLgsFs and Pupuiissa
= among the leaders II al these
farmer movements. - far ~ the west
n concerned. and many Of tho ursf
prominent Popuisst leaders Of 10 o. Il
PEARS ago may now BE- found organ
king and advocating the uIion VI ~
fArmerA
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-07-31

In cotnna~nsing 90 the s~c~at eoart ~
ckiooa In New YcrA Ctr. eanc~lsns ssrs~i
railway lrases. mkswA proved improbable
and allowing n<w plan at ap~rxssen wfsa-
cat regard 60 the meat of faruavr rata
OF dividends. the Nall Street Summary
says III must h~ uniersseod THAI . fran
chIss d . pnasle sesvse~ corporation IA
given under vondAslens shGch uaAks IA
adequate s~rvse~ 70 ne public aelixa-
tory. The cssss VI providing sAis aa~-
oaafs service eomr before dsviirnAs ~
amp return On the capital invested: and Z
corporation whissa. from poverty. ew ins
- Encouragement or any ether reason.
y unable to falall il obligations 10 ths
public. h unworthy to hare . funchise."