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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-14
Some Pointers For Sweeping
 Rugs

It is wise plan, when sweeping rugs, first to sprinkle damp salt or tea leaves on them; this will lessen the dust stirred up in the sweeping process. When pos- sible. put the rugs out of doors for the sweeping. It Is well to remember that a surface offering resistance is better than the grass. Sweep the rugs well on both sides, taking care to sweep with, and never against, the, pile. Shaking rugs or beating them is disastrous; it iloosens and often breaks the threads. Wiping over the rugs, after sweeping, with cloth wrung out in warm water to which little household ammonia has been added, will remove the surface dust and brighten the rugs perceptibly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-14
An Artists Lucky Number

Alma-Tadema confesses to a supersti- tion concerning the number IT, My wife was r when I first met her" he says "and the number of the house to which I took her when we were married was IT, My present home did bear the same num- Der and the first spade was put to the work of building 1t on August IT. This was in 1885," says the London Standard.
 T had been in possession of the place for three years, during that time design ing and making plans and sketches for the house On November IT, 1886, we took up our residence here.'
 The artist says that in 1884 he received
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-14
An Englishman Idea.

young Englishwoman with positive opinions has been featuring her country women on failure to make the most of whatever degree of good looks nature has bestowed on them She bids the plain woman not to despair.
 She may not be able to remedy IT, regular features, but she can improve a bad complexion" asserts the writer. .,She can also do much to cultivate her figure and adopt graceful carriage. Pretty hands and feet, satin skin, and glossy, weli-kept hair are details to be attended to. Obesity and leaness alike have to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-14
Try This.

Some people are very heavy sleepers, and find 1t difficult to awake in the morning, even with the aid of an alarm clock says one who knows.
 I find the following plan excellent; The last thing before getting into bed I take my clock, turn the hands to the hour at which I wish to rise, and gaze at 1t long enough to fix the hour clearly in my memory. Then I turn 1t back to the proper time, get into bed, and go to sleep as quickly as possible. AS a rule, wake promptly at the hour every morn ing.
 I think 1t is so impressed on my brain that 1 wake mechanically at the right moment. And it does not disturb my Sleep in the least
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-14

One day an old maiden from Glouster Met a gentleman COW and he tossed her; She wasn't much hurt But it spoiled her new skirt And then think of the anguish 1t cost her! You grow more beautiful each day." said
 Jack to Mabel fair; "Oh don't exaggerate,'' said she, Tor else
 I shall not care" And Jack to please her every whim, in
 every single way, Said gallantly to this pretty girl, Then
 every other dayr' "Of all the hands ever held" the suitor
 cried in glee, 'No other half so rosy-palmed, or sweet
 to kiss, to me As these of yours, which now repose and
 to my own do cling Unless-er-perhaps, 1t was ono I held
 four aces and kng!'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-14
Recessional.

From the Smart Set A fair, faint sound of silver bells Falls siumb'rously into the sea: In bogky atsles and hollow deIls
 The dust-s foregather cflently. A futtering hearts a1layed alarms, A ship that sailed out long ago, A sinking into loves dear arms
 Close held from outer woe. A white wing dips with virgin gold; The west burns out; the daylight dies: Life's last rich crimson bead is told Peace guards the corse fin Deaths dark
 guise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-14
The PhiIosophY of Jugs.

From Success Magazine.
 Hey, yo' Gidl What fo' yo' want to look in dat jug so? Can't yo' git the cork out?"
 "'Taint no cork in. Say, Mingo," broke off Gid perplexedly, 'how ebber can the darkness in this yah jug keep the light from going in at the hole?'
 "'Taint that way was the knowing reply; 'it is the light what keeps the darkness from shinin' out"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-14
So of Course You Understand

Tn one day she was told that she had d) Beautiful hair @ Lovely skin. (3) A perfect figure. (4) Shapely hands. () Very small feet. However 1t Is explained by the fact that she visited
 G) The hairdresser. CD The beauty doctor. (3) Tho modiste. (D The manicurist. (5) The shoe store.-Chicago Post.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-01-13
THE FOOD FOR POULTRY IN
WINTER

Much time and money have been
spent in What seems the almost vain
endeavor to make hens produce eggs
in cold weather. 1t requires but little
experience with poultry to learn the
fact that, under ordinary circum-
stances, hens cannot produce as mai J
eggs in winter as in summer. Summer
is the natural time for the laying of
eggs, and in order to increase winter
production there must be reproduced
for the fowls as nearly as possible the
conditions that exist in summer. Mrs.
John j. Layzell of Brandon, Vt, has
evidently succeeded in doing this with
her flock. She says: Il have been
using Pages Perfected Poultry Food
for the last three winters, and l find it
the best poultry food on the market.
I have tried several different kinds,
but I got no eggs until l began to use
this food
II 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" Ii
will be sent free, postpaid, to anyone
mentioning this paper.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-01-13
A POSITIVE CURE FOR
INDIGESTION

If you have indigestion, your food
ferments in the stomach and bowels
It does more: it decays. and the nutri-
tious matter which should go to make
row blood decays with it. and this
leads to an impoverished condition of
the blood. to nervousness, biliOusness.
constipation, sick hea iache. bad breath
which disgusts your friends and other
! disagreeable and unpleasant conditions
And all this trouble is caused by
the food that doesn't digest, but fer
ments ana oftimes rots in the stomach
And fermenta ion is caused by the
stomach not being strong enough and
energetic enough TO thoroughly mix
the food with the digestive juices.
MI-O-NA is responsible for tens of
thousands of cures. In fact. it is such
a positive cure for indigestion and all
stomach troubles that it is guaranteed
by Fred d. Pierce to cure or money
back The price of large box of Mi
o-na tablets is SO cents, and they are
sure to promptly relieve the worst case
of indigestion or gastritis. Try them
Sold and guaranteed in Orleans by +.
j. Kline
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-01-13
THEY PRAISE THE POULTRY
FOOD.

proper appreciation on the part of
his customers of the true merits of any
article of merchandise sold by q mer-
chant is always source of qualification
to him, not only because of the pleasure
there is in knowing that he is able to
furnish what the people want, but be-
cause it ensures large and increasing
trade in that line. The Seaver store at
North Troy. VT, are evidently fortunate
though to have anticipated the wants
Of the poultry keepers in their vicinity.
Read the following letter from them:
I'VE have sold your Pages Perfected
Poultry Food ever since it was first
put on the market, and we have found
On ever increasing sale for it, Do not
think we ever lost a customer, after
batting him to give it a trial. We con-
rider dealer very fortunate that Sc
tEres it's sale in his territory. Poultry
h'cn in this vicinity cannot say enough
IN its praise. You may ship me one
barrel Oct. 1. and one barrel Jan. /,
End we will order more later on.
If you want to know more about this
food and the best ways Of using it,
write to c. s. Page, Hyde Park, Vt,
for rs booklet, Profitable Poultry" 1t
will be sent free, postpaid, to anyone
men tioning this paper.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-01-13

cided the motion lost. That meant that
they must stay and work Saturday af-
ternoon and all day Monday. However
one-half the members quit school and
started for home. It was suggested
by the speaker that list of absent
members be given to the newspapers
so the people of the state could know
who the absentees were. The senate
did business Monday forenoon without
quorum being present.
COLBY STODDARD.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-01-13
Estate of Harmon S. Burnhan
of Craftsbury

STATE OF vERM INT Ia a, Pr OF Ts,S Court
Orleans Distriot' IS; o efIo da az Of deem
Der, A. D. 1878. ,..i &c tho
Myra Burubam, Administrators OF the
estate Of Barnron s Burnham, late CraICs
Sury. in id district, deceased, presents hef
40 ADMINISTRATION account 70! examlnatloq aS ann
az Hjt tributiop and PARTITION OF the estate o.
said deoeaseo Whereupo~' it Is 6er snn Py
o.tior he Ieferred to a session thereof to be
hold At B F. d. Carpen, er's office in Barton,
on the 18th day of January, ID. l9O9' al M ,n {
O'Clock in the forenoon for hearing ana de
4sion thereon. And, it is furVner ordered
that net her.of be sivef9 10 all PettSSG 2es
yaets suocessively in tn Orleans county
Monitor newspa per po nlished at Bt beap
VT, pr, vious to SAID time appointed IT hea ear
NC that they may appear at said time aho
MACE. AID show cause, if any they may have
vhv sain account should not be allowed, ah0
such deere made. II -~5
DS WIG +. e. ALFRED Judg'
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-01-13

five per cent interest it will be taxed
at the local tax rate. If it bears only
five per cent it will simply pay the
small tax of five mills. Under this law
five per cent mortgage will net as
much or more than six per cent one
under the present law and the mort
gagor will save one per cent on his
interest rate. The members say they
would vote for the offset bill if .they
knew the interest rate would be re-
duced. This amendment would guar
antee the reduction.
The hunters license bill has passed
the house after being amended in seve-
raj par iculars. The senate passed the
bill several weeks ago providing
for license fee of one dollar. The
house amended it by reducing 1t to 10
cents. The friends OF, the bill urged
that it was necessary to have some
form of registration for every hunter
who goes into the woods. Non-resi-
dents come into the state to hunt and
avoid paying the nonresident license
of SIS. by claiming they are from some
other town in the state. Before proof
to the contrary can be procured they
have finished their hunt and left the
state. They also thought the hunters
ought to pay the expense of running
the fish and game department. The
house thought it we'll to have all hun
ters registered but did not believe
state revenue should be raised by q
tax on hunters. The 10 cents is paid
to the town clerk to defray expenses.
An attempt was made on Thursday
to resurrect the employers liability
act, which was quickly smothered.
The vote killing the bill was decisive
and thus the party promise was laid
away to rest. An act for the protec-
ton of physicians and surgeons has
passed both houses. It shuts out the
"quacks" and allows Christian Scien-
lists to practice their faith provided
they do not advertise to know anything
about medicine. The senate enjoyed a
good fight on the bill to prevent the pol
luton of the water of Lake Bomoseen
but the bill was finally killed.
The committee on corporations has
sent in a substitute bill for the Barber
bill commonly called the utility bill. -
Some of the most glazing injustices
in it have been kept out of the new
bill. There is strong anti-New
England telephone feeling in the
house and every particle of suspicion
will have to be removed before the
bill can pass. 1t will probably be
fought out Wednesday.
There was good scrap" Saturday
forenoon on the question of a6journine
until Monday evening. A resolution
was presented asking for the adjourn.
| ment and the vote showed that q
quorum was not present. A few mem.
bers were called in from the Hobbies
and cloak rooms and then the vote re.
suited in tie and Speaker Cheney de.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-01-13
Estate Of Nancy Mary Ann
Paouette, of Barton

STITE OF VERMONT, In Probate Court,
Orles ms District, SIS held at Newporai Ia
said dat let, on the 23rd day OF Dece mner'
Oliver j. Paquette Administrator OF the
estate of Nancy Mary Ano Psquette, late
sf Barton, in said district deceased, p esents
his administra ion acco mt TO examinstlon
And allowance, and makes application TOR
decrSe Of distribution and partition of the
estate of said deceased Whereupon,. IT n Is
saiS application be referred to q session
thereof, to be held at he Probate Office IN
said Newport, on the 18th day of January a
N 1ooe st one O'Clock in the a terpoon foi
beariug and decision thereon. And, it il
fnrther Tered that notice hereof be given &c
aIl persons interested, by publication Of tht
,ame three we eks successfully in theOriean
County Monitor, newspaper published .,
aid BARTON, previous to said time appointed
Co.. hearing. that they may appear at SAT-
tame and place and show cause ssdr if any gat
a1Iowed and such decree made.
600 F. e. Alfred, Judge. w
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-01-13

6iatt;ct ~ orleans. ss. held at Newport, In
said j irtl let on the End day OF January
A. d 1909 Loot xyiI,
ard teStamenG of Sabrina Macomber, Jate
Of Greenebo 70 in So id District. de ceased oelng
1re, ente to the Court by O. B. Cook, ex-
ecutor therein named for probate.
c,ncerned therein be notified to appear at
session of said Court be held 1.-THE proo os.
Office at Newport in said District on the sbaR
csSse # sny they may have against
t she Probate Of said Will; for which Which
purpose, it is further ordered that h, cGp es
OF This record of this order O DC Coun.
Nv Monitor. newspaper printed at Ba Il,
ton. Vt, previous to said time appointed '''
hearing.
By the Court. Attest E. e. ALFhHD' Judge
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-01-13
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE
Estate of John II. Hoyt

The unde rsipned, having been appointed
~ the Honorable Prob ate Govt for the DIS
tr;ct Of orleans, Commissioners, to receive
examine and adjust all claims ms. and a obn e.
Howl late of Glover in said district. deceased
and ali claims exhibited in offset thereto,
ssiesg give nosss ss1e
~ w A. Foyston on the twenty hrst
say Of January and 14th day OF Jane
next, from one O'Clock until FIVE o'cloSs' pm m;
~ IAN Iav of December, A. D., g, is the
tme sain BY SAID court said
resent their claims to US for examination
Dated at Glover this 4th day of January. A
D., 1909. D.o,,
A. @. Phillips
80 Commissioners
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-01-13
ANSWERS.
ORNAMENT OF BOY KNIGHTS.

King Arthur's time and for
m years afterward, it was the Gus
tor knights to hold tournaments, at
" they tried to throw each other
oia horses they rode. This sort of
lament became dangerous. as
N were hurt and some killed, and
tt0dern tournament. has therefore
bte a series of trials of strength
aipeed of a different sort. Boy
Kits should hold tournaments
u the direction of an athletic COM
m, and at such time all the boys
CLUB should have chance to com
p'their strength with that Of the
Of. The tournament games should
cit of running, walking, jumping,
TIFF war, Ginning the bar. pulling
ur., besides three legged races,
ole races, contests in ball throw
hitting the stone, and the like.
the purpose Of holding tourney,
list to divide the boys into class
esording to their sizes and ages.
, tie are 20 boys in a club. they
np divided into four classes. The
be each class will then compete
!. b!nselves, and, after the winners
: aiked out. if any boy in one of
0 taller classes thinks he can beat
s tn who won in larger class, he
= isled to challenge him to test.
d lfins, he is in line for promotion.
,e rs suppose that the walking and
rg races are the first event of the
ttnent. Let some big boy pace
= oihundred long steps, and mark
tione hundred yards. The boys
m Of class should then run over the
cGogether. and some one of the
al committee should time then
aide which are the winners.
TX half-mile race may be run
T. Ttance may be guessed at: i
he mo difference. so long as it i!
eth aDn.
er, hree-legged race may be run OF
ant thred-yard course. In this thu
NV NV On in pairs, the legs which com.
ia to- being tied at the ankle. sc
md tb boys run as with three legs
t tet stacle races there are things tt
liver or run around. Barrels o
hat bake good obstacles, also fence
zen. OBS may be made use of any
n OF tlat delays the runner. A quar-
:, III AT
she'd tf is long enough for an obstacl
eeks !.
next ing contests should be divide
lew Il
" OF in standing jump for distance
sal' il the boys toe the mark wit
said bet; sl(2) running jump for dis
unity Il which the boys take a run
20. athe mark with only one foot
Cling high jump over q string
Ting high jump over a string
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-01-13
PETITION FOR DIVORCE
ORLEANS COUNTY COURT, March Term
A. ID. 1908.
BERTHA MARTIN, Libellant
vs..
ROY A. MARTIN Libellee

"A.
wuEREAs, Bertha Martin of Newport. In the
<,t If rea, has iiled in the Office OF the Clerk
- Oriaans County Court her libel for divorce, sell
e., forth in substance that she was legally mar
rod To Roy A. Martin Newport N the
GSnntv /, E ipr' cans anC State of velm n
That during the overture she on her part main
xo;ti,fullv KEPT the marriage covenant, and per-
Snrn,ed All tie duties appertaining thereto' ina.
.Sa aoid libeee on his part the marriage covenant
Stb not kent but hath violated the same: for that
.baaa;d lihellee nee ga marriage. has Want0nly
I'D crnelly refused and neglected to provide su Ia
HE maintenance for said petitioner anu haS
w;Jfnl and without just cause deserted her, ano
rraving that for the causes aforesaid sald
pp,;abt he dissolved and Bill of Divorce grantee
unto her. - o.r that tbe sai.
"a, A Martia is without this State, 80 tina
c;;.otion cannot be served upon him.
T%arafore II is ordered that notice OF the pen
da,,cv of said libel be given him by pubiicatlon
49,, Constance thereof. together with thls oruer, j
az Orleans County Monitor, a newspaper pupiisne
~ Rarton in the county of Orleans three week
.cessivelv the last of which publications 70 90 3
1ssst six weeks prior to the list Gay vi .he mex
49,, ~ Orleans Ounty Court, to be neln at Ne"
rort in the County of Orleans, on the "a uay
Tarch. a. D., 1909. at which Tune the sai
Row A. Martin is ordered % pear anu sil ~
rs,,se If any he may hove why the prayer % sal
,et;tion should not be granted
Given uner my hand at Newport, In the coun
.SOrIeans the 9th day of December "A. ID, i9oo.
"A. b. USHMAN Clerk.
w. REpnoAD, Attorney for Petitioner.
"a
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-01-13
THE LEGISLATURE
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
their hands. After the offset bill had
been killed in the house many of the
members said they would have voted
for it if they had been assured that
the other two bills would also pass.
They did not wish to abolish offsets
unless they knew they were to get the
benefit of the reduced rate of inter-
est promised by the so-called intangi-
BILE bill.
If the bills had been combined in one
they would probably have passed the
house at the time the offset bill was
killed.
Some of the opponents of the bill
claim the senate should not have
amended their own bill by taking the
subject matter of house bills: but it
must be remembered that it was the
only way the bills could be combired.
The senate had to amend by taking
house bills or the house would have to
amend by taking a senate bill. If the
three bills were to be joined in one,
this was the most logical way of doing
it. 1t is probable the house will
amend the bill in some particulars, and
one of the amendments proposed is
that of excluding mortgages from the
list of intangibles if the mortgage
bears more than five per cent interest.
| That is if mortgage bears more than
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-01-13
Several Occupations, and Amusement
for Winter Evenings. Some
Old Yet Ever New

:
For the younger children the making
of scrap books from the pictures
clipped from magazines and news
papers. Advertisements and seed cata-
logues contain many which will please
the little broSfler or sister.
Soaked peas and toothpicks will
furnish occupation gfor long time as
there IS almost no end to the objects
that may be made from them.
For the children little older passe-
partont pictures. Make mottos. Illus
trate scrap book story by means of
pictures clipped from magazines and
papers Revive the ld-fashioned
games. authors, checkers, etc. when
you have tired of the newer ones,
For the Older young people amateur
photography. sketching. typography
are interesting and helpful.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-01-13
EOIEYS KIDNEYCURE
Makes Kidneys and Bladder Right
PETITION FOR DIVORCE

ORLEANS COUNTY COURT, March Term,
A. D., 1879.
WILMER z. TwohBLY, Llbeilant
ANNIE N. TwoaBLY, Libellee
WHEREAS, Wilmer z. TG ombly OF Darton, IA
in the County of Orleans has fled in the oil
ce of the Clerk of Orleans CouptG Court his
libel for divorce. setting forth, in substance,
that he was legally married to annie N.
Twombly of Sauthbridpe in the County of
Worcester and State of Massachusetts,
That during the coverture he on his part
hath faithfully keIt the M rr1age covenant
and performed all the duties sppertainIng
thereto: tb { the said Libellee on her part the
mar iage covenant hath not kept. but nasn
violated the same for that the said iiheilees
since said marriage, willful y and without
just caus deserted said petit sioner for three
cause afor esaid said na44.age might be dis
solved and Bill of Divorce granted unto
him.
And it being made to appear that the said
Annie N. Twombly Is without this State, SO
that citation cannot be served upon her
therefore, it is ordered that notice OF
the tendency of said libel be given her by
publication of the substance thereof,together
With this order, in the Orleans County Mont
tor newspa ger published at Barton in the
County of Orleans three W, eta successfully,
the last of which publications to be at least
term of Orleans COu' ty Court, to be held at
Newport, in the cunty of Orleans, on the 3rd
day March, A. D.. 1909 st which time the
said Annie Twon bly, Is ord cred to appear
and show cause. If any she may have why the
prayer of said petition should not be granted.
County Of Orleans the 2nd day of january,
A D., 1909.
HID. CUsHNAN, Clerk
Frank Thompson, Attorney for Petitioner.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-01-13
NOTICE /!

Notice is hereby given that on January to 20,
1909, at the Banking Room O. rt -, Or Or
IA and State of Vermont books VIII oe
epened for receiving subscr, pI,onpsr ior SAv
IN the capital stock of TaE BAHI9N pay
BASK AMP TaU csns GD the saio SPOON
VII re sour o,ciock in the afternoon OF each
sundays excepted for the 1sos sp sna q she1e
~, mt, Ave hundred shares Of the Ca D1tai
stock Of said Barton Savings Bsei ior SUBJ
soribers shall, at the time of SUBS ofiorns. ue
posit With the com%ssioner sue ee iSed for.
Dated at Barton in the county OF or.eans
and state of Vermont, the 5th day OF oanuafy'
A. D., 1909.
r. e. Alfred,
ii. Il. Seaver, Commissioners
F. M Sears,
j. Il. Dwinel. for receiving
Frank d. Thompson,
r. W. Baldwin, subscriptions.
III. r. Cutler,
j. l.. lewis,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-01-13
Willoughby Lake House Property
for Sale

lam now ready to sell the above property ,ron r5d
Nd wood mber. pla of the property, an
estimate of the quantity of lumber, and the title
will be shown ON application.
attorney. e isha NAV, st. Johnsbury, Vermont
52-3 WILLIAM H. MIL hD'