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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-05-25
BIRDS EGGS.

Two infinitesimal white eggs tax the
tiny nest of the lovely humming bird.
The catbird in her scrapbasket-lke
nest lays four to six blue green eggs
-Four to six little white eggs are laid
in the domestic phoebe birds beautiful
and finished nest.
Blue white eggs Of the bobolink may
actually be stumbled over as one walks
along the high grass.
The hooking bird, of romantic fame.
lays from four to six speckled green
eggs in her loosely done nest.
Two white eggs occupy the mourning
doves home, which stands for the poor
est sort of bird housekeeping.
One Of the best architects in the
world is the OriOle. It's graceful nest
contains four to six whitish eggs
marked with black and brown.
Olive gray eggs with brown spots
five of them occupy the blue jays
bulky nest in a tree crotch high above
the ground.-St. Louis Republic.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-05-25
IN QUEST OF AN HEIR.
The Great Napoleon and What Might
Have Been.

Had Josephine borne Napoleon an
neir the history of France and in
deed all Europe must have been very
different. In the hours of triumph
Efter> Wagram Napoleon realized that
had the young German fanatic who
had come to attempt his life been sue
cessful in his mission one thrust from
that vulgar kitchen knife which the
lad concealed would have shattered all
the glorieS whose faShiOning had caused
such rivers Of blood to flow He re-
solved upon the divorce of Josephine.
He would take as his wife a princess
and found a dynasty. Whom should
he marry? Should it be a princess of
the Russian royal house or a princess
of another? He slept in the palace of
the man whom he had but newly re-
conquered, the emperor of Austria, and
slept, as fate would have it, in the very
room in which the heir for whom he
prayed was destined to die. Under the
roof of the son of the Caesars he re-
solved to marry that mans daughter.
A little while earlier she had heard
that the tide of battle had turned
against the French and had written
to her father: "We have heard with
great joy that Napoleon was present
at the battle which was lost If he
would only lose his head as wellr'
The writer of the words became, ten
months after the French troops entered
Vienna as conquerOrs, the bride of the
man whose death she now wished.
She was the granddaughter of Marie
Antoinette, and by his marriage to her
Napoleon believed it would be the sal
walton of France. A man wiser in the
matter than himself had pointed to a
Russian marriage, fOreseeing renewed
hostilitieS with either Austria or Rus
STA. Napoleon, he said, knew his way
to Vienna; he doubted whether he knew
the road to st. Petersburg. Napoleon
chose to find, as he afterward said,
that the marriage was but an abyss
StreWn with flowers. The marriage
led inevitably to the calamtous Rus
sian campaign and to the breakup Of
his empire. His ruin began with his
marriage to the princess who was to
be the mother of his child All France
acclaimed the union with joy, which
was eclipsed only by the birth of the
leir.-St. James Gazette
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-05-25
Their STRANGE Behavior ExpIained

A real estate broker was one day
walking down the street with a friend
After proceeding a short distance the
friend fell back a step and closed in
on the brokers' right. They proceeded
twenty feet, when the broker backed
up, sidestepped and regained his for
mer position.
Excuse me-" said the friend as they
proceeded little farther along and he
retreated a step and again slipped
around to the right side of the real es-
tate agent.
They continued along together a few
more PAGES when the broker, with an
II beg your pardon" executed the
same maneuver and regained the
right hand position.
''Say, what's the matter?' demanded
the friend
"Can't hear with my right ear" ex-
planned the broker.
Same here" said the friend.
"Shake."
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-05-25
British America indians.

6fiSiSh America Indians.
A French titled lady made a trip
that took her 1000 miles beyond civili-
sation in the far northern districts Of
British America. She went forth &C.
companied by only two Indian guides
and penetrated to the sixtieth parallel,
riding astride, tramping, padding in
light canoes, floating down treacher-
Gus, rock picketed rapids in clumsy
native barges and for one period OF
two weeks seeing no human being ex-
cept her two Indian servants. THE
Indians in that region are very super
stitious. very ungrateful, very indie
pendent, but very honest I invited a
lief to have luncheon with me- He
refused. To eat in company with a
woman would degrade him. He would
lose caste with his tribe. In another
part of the country l had some Iu-
dams and their squaws on an expedi-
ton. But the Indians would not per-
NIT me to shoot any game. One of the
traditions of the tribe, left by some old
medicine man long since dead, was
that if a woman were ever permitted
to shoot moose or elk game would be-
come scarce and the squaws would be-
come powerful and master the men.
offered them $40 for every shot
might make, but money was no in.
ducement."-San Francisco Chronicle.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-05-25
LYDIA E,PINkHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND

comes as a boon and blessing,
as it did to Mrs. F. Ellsworth, Of
Mayville, N. Y, and to Mrs. w. P.
Boyd, Of Beaver Falls, Pa, who say !:
I" was not able to do my own work,
owing to the female trouble from which
l suffered. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound helped me wonderfully,
and am SO well that can do as big a
days work as ever did. I wish every
sick Woman would tru. f.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-05-25
The Central Savings Bank
Trust Company of
BARTON LANDING, VERMONT.

To the Deposors of the Central Savings Bank
In
lin 1885,
Inspector Finance shall Designate
institutions
animation
the
purpose and approved by the Inspector
The Inspector Finance
verified sending
Ofic
respectfully,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-05-25

This last arrangement is sometimes
called by accountants sinking
fund" method for calculating deprecia-
ton. That is a misnomer. 1t is a
method for handling reserve fund,
not a separate definite method for
reckoning the amount of depreciation.
Moreover, it is misleading to call it a.
Sinking fund" arrangement, since
that confuses it with the real bond re-
firing sinking fund, which exists sep
arately and for wholly different pur-
pose and operating over much more
extended period.
The auditors employed by the city
have in their report reckoned deprecia-
ton by the first fixed proportion)
method, instead Of the second fixed
percentage) method. Had they seen
fit to use the second method, which is
held by good authority to be the better
method, the total depreciation charge
to date, it is clear, would be much
heavier than they have it, and the
deficit to date would be much greater
than it stands in their report. Fur
thermore, they have not, in my opinion.
reckoned the depreciation high enough
even according to the method they
have used. The engineering infor-
nation upon which they based this
part Of their work, it seems to me, is
faulty. Judging by published engi-
neering estimates for electric plants
which | have seen, should say off
hand that their average per cent
(allowing for the relative Importance
of the parts of the plant to which
their separate percentages apply is
only about two-thirds Of what it
should be. They put down their high
est rate of 10 per cent for only a few
trivial items of the assets. do not
care to go into this particular subject
further at present, since in this article
I am concerned with methods and
principles only.
The chief error Of the auditors in
connection with this part of the report
is that they have wholly failed to rise
to the occasion and do the sort Of job
on the electric light department which
the circumstances called for. What
was wanted at their hands was a
Strengthening out of that befogged
affair in terms of accountancy thor
oughly, so that all the citizens could
know precisely where they were at"
Their ladylike way of dealing with
depreciation does not fill the bill.
They should have drastically written
down the whole mass Of assets to their
actual . present kvalue-to what they
would sell for-and then started in
their book system for calculating de-
probation for the future on that basis.
Occasionally when a concern has been
greatly mismanaged, or had hard luck,
the actual depreciation positively ascer-
tanned by inventory, and not estimated
by rule, is the only thing which shows
the shortage shows the real
standing. The rule method is largely
a fiction, as was shown in the first
article of this series it only apdlis to
normally we'll managed concern.
When an enterprise has not had normal
good management, the actual losses go
way beyond what the rale calls for
If anybody deludes himself into suppos-
ing that all this city has lost up to the
present time on its municipal ownership
experiment is S7,138.29, as the audi
tors figure it, he is1as mistaken as if
he saw green sunsets, blue dogs, and
purple cows.
C. w. NJ.
ITO be cOntinupdl
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-05-25
Where to Find IL.

Two sons of Erin shared the same
bed as we'll as the same bottle Of
whisky. Pat waited till he found
Mike slept, when he quietly arose and
emptied the bottle. Soon after Mike,
waking, stole out of bed and, cropping
about in the dark, was asked by his
companion:
"Phwat are yez lookin' fer, Mike?''
ooh, nothin'r' says Mike.
swell, Nike" says Pat, "ye'll fond
it over there in the corner in the bot
tle."-LondOn Answers.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-05-25
Who Was Lyinu There.

The Veracious Verger-In the far cor
ner lies William the Conker; behind the
origin. where you can't see 'em, are
the looms of Guy Fox, Robin God and
Cardinal Wolsey. Now, does that
guidebook as sees you ave in your
'and tell you who is lynn here, sir2
I THE Skeptical Tourist-No, but I can
gueSS.-LOndOn Mail.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-05-25
II. I. SEAVER,> Barton, VT.

nj RE NEWS FROM THE NEW ENGLANDlSTATEs
II anyone has any donbt as to the virtue of
folei s Kidney Nnre. they need only to refer
TO MI Alvin 81. Simpson, of Will mantle.
COMP. who, after almost losing hope of recov-
cry on account of the failure of so mary rem
ed1es, finally tried Foley's Kidney Cure
winch he says was 'just the thing" for him,
as Iour bottles curea him completely. He is
ing incident 10 acute kidney trouble. F. D.
fIerce. Barton; F. j. Kinney Barton Landing
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-05-25
Sha Was Fed.

Mistress-Did you remember to feed
the cat every day during my absence2
Servant-Every day but one, ma'am.
Mistress-And didn't the poor thing
have anything to eat all day? Servant
oh, yes, ma'am; she ate the canary
Chicago News.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-05-25
LETTER TO c. P. JENNESS

BARTON, VT.
Dear Sir: This is short:
Every job painted Devoe takes less gallons
than OF an 2 other paint.
If not. no pay.
Yours truly
Sc F.W. DEVOE & co.
2. S.The E. w. Barron Co., Barton; Twombly
g. Cotton. Barton Landing; and f. II. Pierce,
Albany; sell our paint.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-05-25

Thousands of American women
in our homes are daily sacrificing
their lives to duty.
In order to keep the home neat
and pretty, the children well dressed
and tidy, women overdo. A female
weakness or displacement is often
brought on and they suffer in silence,
drifting along from bad to worse,
knowing well that they ought to
have help to overcome the pains and
aches which daily make life a burden.
1t is to these faithful women that
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-05-25
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy f,r female ills,
and has positively cured thousands of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, fatulency, indiges-
tion, dizziness, or nervous prostration.
Why don't you try it !?
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided @.c:sa>-. to
health. Add.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-05-25
Hurt His Feelings.

II told you that poor young widow"
began Mrs. Nuritch, that you'd give
her boy work if
SWELL, 1 won't" interrupted Nuritch.
"she sent him today with a note that
said, I must fiji. employment FOR my
son. even If he works for a mere pit
lance The nerve of her calm me a
mere pittance.' "-Philadelphia Press.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-05-25
Penalty Of loanino.

"What's become of your umbrella ?"
81 loaned it to Tompkins."
"Why doesn't he return it,"
'sThe owner caught him with it and
demanded it."-Milwaukee Sentinel.
La Junta tribune., 1908-09-19
n.,. rs.. Dog sens.

Superintendent Starkweather is
thinking of using his dog as a call
boy or switchman. He says the dog
knows more than some folks The
other day Mrs. Starkweather made
q trip to Denver. Before starting
she was talking of the trip within
the hearing of the dog. which paid
close attention. and after Mrs. Stark
weather left he got away from the
house. went to the station and got
on No. 609. He would have gone to
Denver had the conductor not known
him and sent him back home on the
next train.
La Junta tribune., 1908-09-19
SOME MORE LOCAL sav,ss.
Ask for Dunkin's bread.

ASK Tor Dunkfn'S bread.
For Rent-Large furnished room
modern: for gentlemen only. In
quire No. 3. East Fifth street.
Earl sabin and Grant Holly leave
tomorrow for Ann Arbor, Michigan
to resume their studies in the Law
department of the university.
Mrs. George Mackie left last Wed
nesday night for Orillia. Canada, and
various points In Indiana and Illinoii
for a six weeks visit with relatives
Mrs. Cora somers. Of Ration
N. NJ. who has been making a briei
visit with her sisters. Mrs. Leslie
Jones and Mrs. l. w. Gilbert, re
turned home Thursday.
c. F. Kendall recently resigned
~ . school director Of District No
IL. and J. w. Warner was elected L
succeed him Dom Mosher also re
signed ~ treasurer Of the distric
and G. H. winchell was elected te
succeed him
Mr. and Mrs. John Clinesmith. Of
wakita, Okla, accompanied By theil
son. while. are expected to arriv.
In La Junta this morning Tor I brie,
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. George Barr
Mn. Clinesmith h . cousin Of NJ
- =
La Junta tribune., 1908-09-19
{. n. su,., Ole. e.e. ,.y.,....

After lying mortally hurt for
twelve hours beside the Santa Fe
tracks near Castle Rock. Eft n. Mil
ler. aged q. an extra brakeman on
the Santa F'e road. was picked up by
in bound passenger train No. 7 on
the Colorado & Southern. Wednes-
day morning about Z o'clock. Miller
Was rushed to st, Anthony's hospi-
tal His left ley had been completely
severed above the knee and his
abdomen crushed. He died at st.
Anthony's hospital the same evening.
as much il is said. from the expos
ure AS from his injuries.
Miller was on top of the train
watching closely for accidents. and
saw that one of the ax!es had been
excessively heated and jumped from
the car to the ground. In some
manner which he was not able to ex-
plain. he slipped beneath the wheels
and they passed completely over his
leg. The car from which he had
fallen was about in the middle of the
train. Trainmen ran back and forth
along the tops of the cars. all un-
aware of the fact that q fellow work
man lay dying below them. The
man tried to cry. but the rumble Of
she-tsain drowned hin weak voice.
The green side-lights Of the caboose
fitted by him and he watched in
agony the red danger lights and the
Pickering lanterns of the crew Is the
train rumbled over the hill and out
Of sight. Unable to move and feel
ing his strength ebbing from him
with each passing hour. Miller lay
on the cinderS
Several trains passed him during
tie night. but Miller was to wsak
to shout and they passed by. Fin
ally. about Z o'clock. Colorado &
Southern train rushed past. Engi.
neer Thomas saw the body of . man
BY the tracks and stopped. The un-
conscious form of Miller WAS lifted
into the baggage car and the race
for Denver was started Telephone
messages had been sent ahead to st.
Anthony's hospital. and when the
train pulled into the union depot the
ambulance was waiting.
Miller was moved with Nil possible
speed to the hospital. By the use of
stimulants he was sufficiently revived
to recount his narrowing experieN(e.
An operation was performed upon
him in the hope Of saving bis life.
But the vitality hsd ebbed low with
the long hours Of exposure. and Mil
Ter died at Z o'clock Wednesday
night.
Elt Miller is the son Of Mrs. A. H.
Miller. of this city. and has lived in
La Junta most Of his life. He left
this city about six months ago. and
has been employed as \ brakeman
on the joint-track between Pueblo
and Denver. Previous to that time
he was foreman Of switch engine
in the local yards for sixteen months.
The remains were brought to this
city on No. 6. Thursday night. and
the funeral took place yesterday
from the Christian church.
services being conducted by the Rev.
c. 7. Runyon.
La Junta tribune., 1908-09-19

made by to customers during these hot davs
No chance for the meat spoil transit Our meats are
not the kind that spoil anyhow. They are fresh sweet
and tender. end delicious flavor that satises f
kpicurean appetite. If you give first order o iii
be Of subsequent ones 80
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-14
From Another Point of View

the Cubs
The Cubs have about
more o
pc n
a
Nothing the matter with the Doctors
Now letter by the
10 Keefe
horse in Iowa fell into
days That's fast Enough for any horse
re seriously
will Chicago
ably than she left his pockets
Panama canal Yes Judge and WE paid them and
Roosevelt speech that Nick has dared
plurality other
The will probably
settle
If
down a a day
and>no
ookon
good judgment their lucid
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-14
CHAPTER xxxviI.

AS the Victor grated along the
balcony Diana again stepped back.
Then she came forward again.
You have returned" she said. in
tone that was mildly sarcastic.
rather sooner than l expected you"
Strong hoisted himself out OF the
airship. Il know" he said; there
was need"
Diana pointed with shaking finger
down the long main street. What
does il all mean" she asked.
II haven't time TO explain now,
said Strong shortly. Il have returned
To ask you to go With me TO Aero.
Il refuse" said Diana.
My dear said Strong, moving to-
ward her and, holding out his hands.
you had better come with me before
it Is too late
Diana drew her own hands behind
her back. What do you mean" she
demanded.
Il mean that you hate bloodshed as
much as | do. and IL you wish to avoid
IL you will come with me-"
Diana still looked at him with puz-
zled eyes That Is no explanation
she said.
And this" said Strong. holly lis
no time for explanation. tell you
that IL Is a matter OF a few minutes.
Your father, with his car, Is already
In the town. and II | am not gone be-
fore he arrives Il is a question of his
life or NINE"
That. Diana. quietly, rs matter
for you and my father to decide. lt
does not concern me-"
Strong grew impatient and ceased
To plead. even to argue.
81 must ask you to get into the Vic
tor" he said
Diana shook her head, and the color
famed in her cheeks. Il, shall do
nothing of the kind" she cried. MY
duty lies here
angrily. toward such a man as your
father. After my last experience OF
his methods I am convinced that he
deserves no consideration at ALL"
That" said Diana. lis q matter
which remains to be proved"
The soldiers were now streaming
into the rpalace yard, and among the
officers who led them there was great
agitation and chatter. They talked In
high voices and waved at the balcony
alongside which the Victor" still
hung.
Strong. glancing over his shoulder,
took In the danger OF the situation.
The officers In the square eould not
see him. nor could they see the prin-
cess. Therefore they were likely TO
shoot.
From within the palace there came
sounds OF great hubbub.
(CentisseA Friaay3
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-14

function will be acknowledged and ex-
ecuted.
o. Because IL is the mission Of the
Republican party TO compel the trusts
to conduct their business In lawful
manner and secure the benefits or
their operation and the maintenance
or the prosperity OF the country OF
which they are an important part:
moi TO extirpate and destroy the en-
tire business In order To stamp out
the evils which they have practiced.
D. Because II Is the intention OF the
Republican party 30 10 control large
aggregations of capital and combina-
lions as to give to the public the ad-
vantage OF reasonable prices and 30
as to keep open the avenues OF enter
prise TO the individual and the small
ar corporation wishing to engage In
business.
z. Because. in order that prosperity
may be restored. the confidence Of the
public must be enlisted. q confidence
that cannot be aroused save by the
continuation Of the policies to which
the Republican party stands commit
ted.
8. Because. n maintained at the
head Of the affairs Of the nation. the
Republican party will begin promptly
upon the incoming Of the new admin
istration u revision Of the tariff. has
ed on the Republican doctrines of pro-
lection. and SO providing that tarif
shall be imposed on all imported
products. whether OF the factory, farm
or mine. sufficiently great to equal
the difference between the cost OF
production abroad. and at home, so a.
TO maintain the higher wages paid In
this country and reasonable proat
to the American producer
s. Because the Republican party
has sought To- secure for'\ the wage
Garner equality OF opportunity and
such statutory protection as shall
place him on a level In dealing with
his employers. The Republican party
has passed an employers liability act
for the interstate railroads. has estab-
fIshet nm -cfght-AeHF law Tor govern.
ment employees and on government
construction. u law requiring safety
appliances on interstate commerce
railroads. and has shown an earnest
desire at all times 10 do justice to
the wage Garner.
10. Because the Republican party
is committed to the development OF a
permanent currency system respond.
ing TO our great needs, and favors the
establishment OF q postal savings bank
system for the convenience OF the peo-
pie and the encouragement OF thrift.
IL. Because the policies consistent.
ly pursued by the Republican party
with relation To the dependencies that
came 10 us as n result OF the war with
Spain have made consistently for the
uplift OF oppressed peoples and have
made the United States the admira-
ton OF the entire civilized world.
IL. Because the Republican plat.
form, a document OF human rights. ex-
plicitly demands justice for all men
without regard to race OF color and
just as explicitly declares for the en-
forcement OF the thirteenth. fourteenth
and fifteenth amendments to the con-
stitution.