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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-12-22
PROBATE COURT.

Sabrina Ramsdell estate, Newport.
c. l.. Erwin appointed administrator
de bOnis non.
Thomas w. Elkins estate. Troy.
Frank D. Flint appointed administra-
tor. A. H. Butterfield and Chester G..
Wheeler appointed comnH ssioners.
Charles II. Lawrence estate, Glow
er. Appraisers inventory returned.
Sarah A. Farley estate, Barton.
Administrators settles has account.
Decree of distribution made.
Martin j. Sherburne estate, Glover.
Bert M. Sherburne appointed adj
Norton and FL. N. Davis appraisers
and commissioners.
Sarah E. French, nom ,compos.
Greensboro. Guardians inventory
returned.
Edgar o. Silver estate, Derby.
Last will presented for probate. Re-
ferred to January 3, 1910.
Edwin Varney estate, Chinatown,
N. H., to wit. Barton. Administrator
presents his account. Referred to
January 3, 1910.
William Wallace May estate, Gill
mantown, N. H. to wit, Barton. Ad-
ministrator presents his account. Re-
ferred to January 3. 1910.
William Fl. May estate, Rockville,
COL, to wit, Barton. Administrator
presents his account. Referred to
January 3, 1910.
Horace May estate, Rochester, n Y.
to wit, Barton. Administrator pre-
sents his account. Referred to Janu-
airy 8, 1910.
Amelia May Jewell estate, Farm
ham. P. O., to wit Barton. Admini-
strator presents his account. Re-
ferred to January 3, 1910.
Harlow Potter estate. Lowell. Ad-
ministrator's inventory returned.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-12-22

Marvel Fountain Pen,
One dozen Rogers Knives and Forks,
Two Rogers regular size Tablespoons,
Two Rogers regular size Dessert Spoons
One dozen Rogers Teaspoons,
Mems Vest Chains, with written guara
lected, worth $500 to $500.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-12-22

An assortment of Back
Combs snd Side Combs,
value soc, our sale price
28c.
An assortment of Back
Combs, actual value 68c
to $3.50, our sale price
only CSC.
Ladies Pocketbooks, worth
from CSC to soc, our sale
price CSC.
PoCketbooks worth from
soc to SI.oo, our sale
price CSC.
A large assortment of
Manicure and Toilet
Pieces, such as Files,
Seals, Buffers, Tooth
and Nail Brushes (Sterl-
ing Silver and Ebony
with silver mounting),-
these pieces retailed
for 25c to 500, our
sale price will be I7c
and 33c.
We have several nicely
finished black wood
clocks, beautiful designs,
| S-day, half-hour gong
strike, which retailed at
$500 and $500, our sale
price $3.50.
We have many other lines
in this special sale.
These goods are not old or
shop worn.
We make these prices to
reduce our stock as much
as possible before Jan. Ist
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-12-22
Divorce Rate in New England.

A special government report on
Marriage and Divorce" has just been
issued. 1t shows that the average
number of divorces granted in Yer
mont for each 100. 900 inhabitants MS
1T. The rate in the other New Eng
land states is as follows: Maine,
282; Rhode Island. 281; New Hamp-
shire, 272; Connecticut, 1870, Massa-
cbusetts, 124. The following table
shows the total number Of divorces
granted in the New England states
from 1897 to 1906:
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-12-22

George Mern estate, Derby. Harry
Dick ems appointed administrator. W.
s. Robbins and Nelson Stevens ap.
pointed appraisers and commissioners.
Mary F. Drew estate, Barton.
Thaddeus w. Drew appointed admin
strator. Elisha Foster and Hanaow
Foss appointed commissioners
Emma Darling estate, Derby. APP
praasers' inventory returned
L. D. Webster estate Barton. Ex-
ecUtor's inventory returned.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-12-22
Remember The Place

Watches, Silverware,
Chatting Dishes,
Five o'clock Teakettles,
Coffee Percolators,
Baking Dishes, Fern Dishes,
Tea Sets, Trays, Baskets,
Knives, Forks, Spoons.
These are some of~the lines
in regard to which we have
spoken heretofore.
The assortment is better
than when we wrote the for
mer ads.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-12-22

! siz9 of the entrance is important. A
r und hole one and one half
inches in diameter is best for Swal-
lows but twolnch opening is better
| for Martins. a house for Swallows
or Martins should he set on a pole at
| least fifteen feet in height or on
roof in ssible to cats. Household
ers should Keep no unnecessary Cats,
for cats By killing birds are making to
diminish the restr amt which Nature
puts upon the inc rease Of TIE insect
enemies of man ard beaet and the
plants they live on. The practical
side of the question of bird life has
been too long neglected. But it is be-
ing realized that the farmer and the
rest of the community as well have
vital interest in the question.
Mrs. :. Joyce, Clarealonu, N. H., writes:
'sAbout year ago | bought two bottles of
Foley's Kidney Remedy. 1t cured me OF
severe case OF Kidney trouble OF several
years. standing. Il certainly is a. grand,
good medicine, and I heartily recommend
It" For sale by ell druggists.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-12-22

coming on. take Foley's Honey and Tar,
the great throat and lung remedy. II
stops the cough, relieves the congestion
and expels the cold from the system. Is
mildly laxative. For sale bv eli druggists
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-12-22
Don't forget that we give
our valuable Souvenir with
these purchases.
Ask for Our Souvenir

ASK tor Uur Souvenir
We have mentioned this In
every possible way, yet we
find that some have read
nothing about it.
A Beautiful SiIver-Plated
Butter Spreader given with
purchased $1.OO or Beau
tiful Silver-Plated Coffee
Spoon with purchase of SO
cents.
One to Each Customer. We are
too busy TO always think of this,
go please ask for il.
We have already welcomed many
customers, old aud new. We want
to welcome YOU.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-12-22

The total Of &c, 686 New England di
vorees in 20 years means an average
of 1884 divorces each year. For the
two decades between 1867 and 1886
the New England courts granted 80, :
846 divorces, yearly average of 1890
The New England divorce rate has
kept pace with the growth of popula-
ton, which has been increased large
iy by immigration and by the children
of immigrants.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-12-22
ceFdT6u d case OF gOCuS
UNHEARD OF PRICES

Ladies' Chains 81 worth "
dfo q years. mvement
10 Ladies' Gold Filled
altman
Ladies Solid Gold
An assortment of Ladies Brooches g. u
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-05

Blough and Neighbors were chatting
on the porch. Mrs. Blough was in the
parlor near the window. Blough knew
she was listening and wanted to tease
her.
Had a little experience today he
said to NeighbOrs cvontldentlally.
"Prettiest little girl you ever saw She
was sauntering along the street some
feet behind a strolling couple. l was
walking faster, and as I. caught up
with her / couldn't help looking at her,
she was SO pretty. She caught my
look and smiled. I had no intention
of flirting, Of course, but that smile
was irresistible. Their our hands
touched accidentally. and we let them
linger d minute. h began walking
faster to keep up with me, and I'VE
passed the couple ahead together.
When we got some distance ahead of
them 1 mustered up nerve enough to
speak. Good evening" I said. and she
replied the same very roguishly.'
There was a swish Of skirts IN the
parlor. and Biough turned in time to
IRE his wife vanishing toward the hall.
'"Thunder!" he exclaimed. "Of course
ne little girl was only about six years
sid, but my wife didn't wait to hear
that. She's gone upstairs to cry now,
and even if she accepts my explana-
ton it means flowers and a party
dress. What fools we husbands be p
st. Louis Republic.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-05
Observation-Disclosures ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Legal Information
Observation-Disclosures

In the case OF Colt VS.. O'Conner ct
al, 100 New York Supplement, HSo,
recently before the Supreme Court OF
New York. Il woman who had married
tcstator in good faith. and had nursed
him through Il long Illness, keeping
their marriage secret ut his request,
was allowed to recover damages Tor the
injury caused by marrying her while
he had Il wife living.
The Supreme Judicial Court OF
Maine in Smart vs.. Aroostook Lumber
Company, GS Atlantic Reporter, 527,
held that, although the log-
ging company had ~monopolized the
commercial business on q naVlgaDle
stream by filling it with floating logs,
plaintiff wa entitled to Its use for
access TO his summer cottage, and that
navigation for the purpose OF mere
pleasure is as much within the protec-
ton of the law as Il use for commer
cial purposes.
Plaintiffs, attorneys, were engaged
by defendants agent and sent plead
irgs by his other attorneys, Hut there
was no proof Of authority on the part
Of any Of these persons TO contract for
the payment Of attorneys fees, and the
Now Jersey Court of Errors II APP
peals in Bentley VS.. Fidelity n De-
post Company, 50 Atlantic Reporter,
2O2, held that no recovery could be had
without proof of such contract, ana
that no liability arose from the simple
fact of performance of services, as they
were presumed to be gratuitous.
In Farrell VS.. Manhattan Market
Company, 81 Northeastern Reporter,
4S1, it appeared that palintif pur-
chased q chicken at q bargain counter,
and on eating n portion of 1t suffered
from ptomaine poisoning. The deter
mining factor Of the case was a ques-
ton of evidence as to whether the deal
err was responsible for PLAINTIFFS choice
Of the fowl or whether she made her
choice without reliance on his skill.
The Supreme Judicial Court OF Massa-
chusetts held that the burden of proof
on this proposition was on plaintiff and
that she had failed to sustain 1t.
The son-in-law of plaintiff was jan
itor Of an apartment house, in the base
ment Of which he resided. While plain
tiff was there she was seized with cry
sipelas. Defendant, the landlord,
learning this. told the %janitor that IL
she were o removed by noon he would
call an officer and put them all out.
T]hereupon the plaintiff left. In Tuck
err vs.. Burt, 10 Northwestern Report
er, 100. she claimed damages for the
resulting ~aggravation of her malady.
The Supreme Court of Michigan held
the %janitor was merely an enDloye, not
q tenant that he had nc right to en-
terrain Il guest obnoxious to defendants
and That defendant violated no duty IL
causing her removal.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-05

back; cts a tablecloth. I'm afraid
I've upset a lot OF things, but it was
so dark"
BY the aid Of this they partly bound,
partly swathed, their captive into a
condition Of helplessiiess.
He lit the gas, and gazed at the floor
with puckered brows.
II say, you lave made a mess here.
l suppose it was their supper"
The girl turned to him with a des-
pairing smile.
Il didn't know there was anything
on the table," she said, until | pulled
thing, Ethel is very good-temeperd."
"Well, that's a good What's the
matter?'
The girl was staring around the o
with bewilderment and alarm on her
face.
Il" she began, and then paused.
She ooh a ~candlestick from the side
board and lit the candle at the gas. do
you mind just coming to the foot Of
the s~tairs,' she asked in trembling
tones, ''in Case-'
When she came downstairs again she
was very white, with two red patches
on her cheeks.
There's a workroom up there" she
said, sinking into a chair. That man
was probably working there; that's
why he didn't hear the bell.'
"Working?" queried her companion.
You don't mean-"
Eyes, l do. You saw he number was
49, didn't your
"It's not the wrong houseT"
She nodded dismally.
"t53, Claremont road Pm sure was
the address, though she added in self
exculpation.
"Claremont?"- He gazed round the
room, and his eye fell on an envelope
on the %sideboard. 81 thought sol
wasn't sure. This is Benares road.
Claremont Is the next turning.
The girl stared at him helplessly.
"Whatever shall l do?" she said in
a frightened whisper. THAT idiot of
a cabman - she added v%iciously.
"Under the circumstances" unused
the young man, "to explain would be-
well, an unthankful task
Her fellow ho%usebreaker looEed at
her from the corner of his eye.
But we must"
do you mean must morally? Be
cause, if not-the man in the next
room Is not likely to know us again"
The girl looked at him, gnawfng the
knuckle of her forefinger hesitatingly;
then she rose stealthily to her feet.
81 hope murmured the young man.
as they let themselves out by the front
door,. for the sake of our-er-hosr,
the others won't be late getting home.
London Sketch.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-05
Eating the Pie.

81 remember one man from my home
town. a Western Senator said recent
ly, Gin the good Old days before civil
service EXAMINATIONS, whose dream OF
earthly attainment was Il government
place. When his party was finally sue
cessful he Immediately set out for
Washington and was on the job long
before the fourth Of March, but there
seemed to be a hitch somewhere. All
through the spring he was about town.
Wherever l went | would see him,
striving for or just after an audience
with some department official. By June
he was seeiy and broken looking, but
still appeared to be game Finally /
found him in the gallery Of the Senate
chamber apparently e~ndeavoring to kill
time.
"'WeI, have you given it upTI ask
ed, trying to be sympathetic.
"'Oh, l got the sob, all right he re-
piled with Il satisfied smile. I'm work.
ing now.'"-Success Magazine.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-05

wait here In the cold"-the atmosphere
was almost suggestive Of a thunder
storm, but the dramatic instinct recks
little of such-'rntil your sister or the
servants suppose they must be out,
too-choose to come home"
NO. she agreed, placing her fate
II his hands With simple confidence,
''of course not"
1.-The point is, how to get In"
EYES," she assented, "I've been try
ing for ever so long"
"We-that is to say, must break
In"
ats not as if it were a strangers
house." he said soothingly, in response
to her gasp.
But can you break in?
Modern window fa~stenings," ex-
planned the young man, who had recent
ly reaG a newspaper paragraph Oh the
subject, "are simply invitations to bur-
glars"
He elambered n to the low balcony
in front of the window, Involving him
self in a catastrophe Of fower-pots as
he Gid so.
The girl, with half-frightened adj
miration, observed him extract his
knife, and by It's means slip back the
cstch of the window. She watched him
With w~hole-hearted admiration-such Is
the effect Of success on the onlooker-
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-05

TN INDIA
Religious Rites Required Through.
out the entire season.

Religious Rites Required Through.
out the entire season.
Agricultural practice IN southern
india from start to finish requires re-
liglous rites, says the Madras Mail.
In the Tamil districts the agricul-
tural year commences about April. On
April % the cultivators of Il village
consult n "ralluv0n," who likes FOR
them the kind of wood that they should
cut and take away. lie is supposed to
settle the question as the result Of as
THEOLOGICAL observations made on the
commencement of tie Tamil New
Years day, which falls about April IL.
Each c%uItivator then takes q little cam
phor. sonic incense, II few plaintalns
and a coCoanut, and with others assem-
bIcd for the purpose he proceeds to the
forests, where he wOrships the tree he
Is about 10 cut. Offering the plaintains
and the cocoahut, Then he lops Off
the first branch, taking good care that
it falls OH the right side. In each year
the side is different. Prosperity to
himself and his cattle is firmly be-
lltNct u NSllNlli way h'oN' 'I"A
He then cuts away the required guam
tity of wood and takes it home.
Another day is then selected, soon
after the early rains Of the same
month, by the ~"valluVan' and then ths
greatest event of the agricultural year
occurs. Each ryot takes the wood lie
has selected for the pillow, which IS
newly fitted up and taken to the field,
where the bullocl!s are tied to IT., and
behind it stand other plows with teams
Of oxen tied to them, while large
crowds assemble around h teams.
The principal plowman then dhubs
the pair of oxen tied to the new plow
with aniline powder and turmeriC
paste; he lights camphor and burns
Incense before it, breaks Il cocoanut
and with it he makes an Offering OF
a pot of jaggery water and parched
grain ana Bengal grant. Then nc
drives the pillow across the field, pre-,
coded by the other plowmen, ana after
q few ruunds the oxen are unyoSsd
and the offerings distributed to those
present.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-05
His Pedigree.

The calf, which Gideon King had
taken the summer resident to See, sur
yeyed his owner and the stranger with
a wary eye. "Er-what breed is your
calf" asked the visitor.
Mr.. King removed a wlsp Of straw
from his mouth and said:
'"That critters father gored a Justice
O. the peace, knocked a lightning-rod
agent end over end. and lifted a tramp
over a picket fence; and as for his
mother, she chased the whole Banbury
brass band out O. town last Fourth of
July. If that amt breed enough to
pay Sc for, you can leave him be. I'm
not pressing him on anybody"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-05
KING IN THE BACK WOODS.
How n New York Reporter Was Re-
sronnDLl L. trillnu> Arl.SdNr

How n New york Reporter Was RE-
serdei by IL village ArE1tcr.
One OF the local reporters was sent
up State not long ago to get a murder
story, says the Cincinnati Times-Star's
New York correspondent. While pirou"
citing around after facts IN one Of the
little backwoods villages he BECAME de-
ouatnted with the arbiter elegantarum
of the towu-an old maid, full of curt.
osity and scandal. He played her
along, for she oozed the very infor.
nation he had been sent to get. The
day that he was ready to start back
to New York she called him into her
little front pnrlur. I'm 50 embar-
raised, MI. BOster.' she simpcred.
Mr.. Roster brccZily babe her cheer
up.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-05
Old Favorites

Tome lbhSsN !" ITtus
Come back to Erin, Mavourneen, Mavour-
neen,
Come back, Aroon, to the lane Of thy
. birth
Come with the shamrocks and springtime,
M~avourneen, g.
And it's Killarney will ring with our
mirth.
Sure, when we lent thee to beautiful
England,
Little we thought of the lone winter
days,
Little we thought of the hush Of the
startling
Over the mountains, the bluffs and the
bays.
Then come back to Erin, etc.
Over the green sea, Mavourneen, Mavour-
ncen,
Long shone the white sail that bore
thee away,
Riding the white waves that fair SUM
mer mornin'
Just like a May-how'r afoat on the
bay.
o but nv heart sank when clouds came
between u.s..
Like a grey curtain the rain failing
down,
Hid from my sad eyes the path DER the
ocean,
Far, far a~way,~where my Colleen had
flown.
Then cpme back to Erin, etc.
o may the angels, awakin' and sleepin'
Watch DER my blvd in the lane far
away,
Al rs, 49,, .,,,'r, will cnpSiop tn their
keepin',
Care O. my jewel by night and by day.
When by the fireside | watch the bright
embers,
Then all my heart flies to England and
thee.
Cravin' to know if my darlin' remem-
bers,
Or ii ner thoughts may be crossin' to
Then come back to Erin, etc.
AIRS. Chas. A. Barnard (Claribel).
What tho Chimney Sang.
"Over the chimney the night wind sang
And chanted q melody no one knew,
Aiu the children said, as they closer
drew:
IT'S some witch that Is howilng the
black night through
Twas a fairy trumpet that just then
blew,
And we fear the wind in the chimney J!
"Over the chimney the night wind sang
And chantcd a melody nc one knew;
And the man, as he sat on his hearth
below,
Said to himself: TT will surely snow,
And fuel is dear, and wages low;
l must stop the leak in the chimney
"Over the chimney the night wind sang
And chanted a melody no one knew.
And the woman sighed, as her babe she
tossed
And thought Of the one she had lately
lost,
And cried, as the teardrops back she
forced:
4 hate the wind in the chimney!
| "Over the chimney the night wind sang
And chanted a melody no one knew;
But the poet listened, and smiled, for he
Was Man, and Mother, and Child-all
three,
And he said 1t is Gods W harmony
This wind, that sings in the chimney! -
Bret Harte.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-05
xHEE PROFESSIONS IN CHINA
Law, Medicine and Dentistry Attrecs

Law, Medicine and Dentistry Attract
the Foreigner.
'There are three professions In par
ttcrlar which are attracting the atCsn'
ton OF foreigners in China said Dr.
B. NJ. Perkins of Shanghai. DR.. FER
gins has been IN China over ten years
and Is In this country on a visit 10
friends md relatives.
Those three professions are law,
medicine and dentistry. The Chinese
people have had all three for ages, u
their practice has been different from
that IN other lands and it will be some
time before Chinese competition IN any
of them will be felt except through Tor
eign training and as Il result OF the
efforts of foreigners.
"Chinese medical men have not been
in very good standing among their own
people for many years.
.sChinese dentists have done more
than their fellows in the medical line
and. all things considered, Chinese den
tistrv. while it cannot compare with
modern dentistry as practicep IN Amer
lea and Europe, especially N the Tor
mer. is far above what might HAYS been
expected. 4
.'There are no requirements for ad-
mission TO the bar in China far h rea~
son that there is no bar Each consul
lar court has it's rules for admission,
and when an attorney is allowed to
practice in one court 1t is taken as an
international discrimination II any 9TH
err consular court does not extend Hke
courtesy.
There Is but Il limited field for the
law In China Mt best, and most of 1t IL
already occupied by men who are we'll
established. whose business is protecteS
by the intense conservatism of the DOM
inant british. 1t can safely be said
that there is little to encourage a young
man entering upon the practice of law
In Il Chinese port. Unless he is able
to buy his way into an o~ld-established
firm his struggle for business is fully
as keen as it would have been at home,
and he has neither the field to work
in nor the restrictions to guide him
and protect him from mistakes as he
has at home.