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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-05-11

mittee. The committee brings in the
Identical list prepared in advance and
the men named thereon are promptly
declared elected. The average voter
has come to understand that he has no
real voice in the selecting of these
delegates. Canvass the men who do
not attend the caucuses and nine out of
ten will tell you they remain away be-
cause of the cut-and-dried manner in
which the caucuses are conducted. Such
conditions as prevail under the present
system might be expected in some
countries, but hardly in republic of
the twentieth century. Still some
thank God fervently that we live in
state where the people rule. Those
who do SO should amend their PRAYER
to conform to the facts. If they so
amend they will thank God that thew
live in state where handful of poll
ticians, through the caucus and con-
vention system, are permitted year
after year to name our public officials
and to fool the people into believing
that they really have some voice in
public matters by permitting them at.
election time to ratify the politicians
choice at caucus time. The politicians
do not trouble about elections if
they are permitted to make the nomina-
tions. Respectfully,
E. w. Gibson.
Brattleboro, VT, April 25, 1910.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-05-11

national conventions. (2) Six conven-
tions, three Democratic and three
Republican are held for the purpose of
selecting these candidates. (3) At
least two caucuses are held in each
town for the election of delegates to
state and congressional conventions.
(4) Six conventions are held ssfor the
selection of candidates for state offices
and congressman. (0 At least two
caucuses in each town are held for the
election of delegates to county conven-
tions. (6) Twenty-eight county con-
ventions throughout the state are held
for the selection for county offices.
CD Two caucuses in each town are held
for the purpose of nominating candi-
dates for representation to the General
Assembly and justices of the peace.
This makes total of eight caucuses
in each town and forty conventions in
various parts of the state, with all
the expenses incident to the same, all
for the simple purpose of ascertaining
the will of the people as to the candi-
dates for their public positions. This
could be more directly and definitely
ascertained as to all these positions,
excepting possibly delegates to nation
al conventions, by one meeting, at
which the people would be allowed to
express their wish in a simple direct
manner. Would it be possible for an
Amador ledger., 1910-11-11
Ahsentminded Dyer.

Charles Lamb had a friend named
George Dyer who was perhaps the
most absentminded man on record.
1t was Dyer who, leaving Lambs Is
lington home at broad monday,
walked straight into the New river.
He was known to take up coal scut-
tie instead Of his hat, to walk home
with a footman's cockaded hat on and
even to leave one of his shoes under
the table and get well on his home
ward way before discovering his loss.
He called at a friends one morning,
heard that the family was away in
the country, left his name in the
visitors book, and few hours later
called again, asked for the book again
and was astonished to see his own
freshly written name. Once, when
Proctor breakfasted with him, Dyer
forgot the tea. The omission being
noted, he filled the teapot with ginger.
Proctor left as soon as he could to get
a better breakfast at coffee tavern,
and there Dyer strolled in and asked
him how he did, quite unconscious of
having seen him earlier.
Amador ledger., 1910-11-11
LAWYERS, Wills.

A remarkable specimen Of lawyers
Invalid will was that Of Sir Joseph
Jeckyll, master Of the rolls, who died
In 1873 and bequeathed his fortune
after his wife's death to pay off the
national debt. "Sir Joseph was good
man and a good lawyer" was Lord
Mansfield's comment, "but his bequest
was very foolish one. He might as
well have attempted to stop the middle
arch Of London bridge with his full
bottomed wig" The testator's patriotic
intentions were therefore treated as
proof of mental weakness, and his will
was promptly set aside. Among the
many laundering wills that lawyers
have made for their clients, If not for
themselves, the strangest on record
was that Of a Dublin gentleman who
left all his money to the elder son of
his brother and, if he had no elder
son, to the second.-LondontC chronicle.
Amador ledger., 1910-11-11
STATE MINING
BUREAU WORK

State miDeralogist Lewis E. Aubery
is sending out the following letter
concerning the deposits of building
stone, etc, in this state. 1t is of
interest to those who are interested in
marketing such products.
AS you are already aware TIE
California State Mining Bureau is en-
gagged in the work of instltGt1ng a
permanent exhibit of the structural
and industrial materials of this state,
which will stand in the Ferry Building,
at the foot of Market street, place
that is visited daily, by more persons
shan any other in San Francisco.
Here overland travel and local travel
converge, and to this place tens of
thousands of strangers come annually
to view the stated exhibitions of the
California State Mining Bureau and
also the California development board,
the latter and the State mining
bureau having their quarters on the
same floor of the Ferry building,
hence there are special reasons why
an exhibition OF structural and indus
trial materials should attract great
attention, when situated in this
favored locality. There will be no
charge to visitors. every one will be
welcomed and strong and constant
effort will be made by the California
state mining bureau to draw builders,
architects, property owners, intending
investors and all others, whose know
ledge of your products should be of
advantage to you.
A large number of California pro-
ducers, whose output is similar in
nature to yours, have already taken
steps to be exhibitors. We desire
the cooperation of all producers, to
the end that each and every one may
share in the benefits to be derived.
1t will be necessary to make final
arrangements soon, that the space
may be intelligently allotted. Will
YOU not therefore communicate with
this bureau at once and make arrange
ments to exhibit, while yet the plans
ane lin the final state of formation.
Hoping for an early reply, remain
Yours very truly,
LEWIS E. AUBERY,
State Mineralogist.
Amador ledger., 1910-11-11
A Reluctant Candidate.


During a local election in a German
town only one man appeared at the
nomination desk.
"Whom do you nominateT inquired
the official.
Myself" was the answer.
"Do you accept the nominationT'
"Well, no."
The officer laughed and said:
"Then we must try again. Whom
do you nominateY
Myself"
"You accept the nomination.
"No."
A subdued "Donnerwetterp escaped
the lips of the perplexed official, but
he went on:
"For the third time, whom do you
nominatep
Myself" came the invarlable reply.
DO you accept the nomination.
The man rose up, and a smile of sat
isfaction spread over his face as he
answered proudly:
Having been three times solicited
by my fellow citizens to accept the
nomination, | can no longer decline to
accede to their wishes" He then re-
tired.
Amador ledger., 1910-11-11
no You Really Love poa.f

Perhaps the final test of anybody's
love OF dogs Is willingness to permit
them to make a camping ground of the
bed. There Is no other place in the
world that suits the dog quite SO well.
On the bed he is safe from being step
ped upon, he is out of the way of
drafts, he has commanding position
from which to survey what goes on in
the world, and, above all, the surface
Is soft and yielding to his outstretched
limbs No mere man can ever be SO
comfortable as a dog looks. Some per-
sons object to having a dog on the
bed at night, and it must be admitted
that he lies little heavily upon ones
limbs, but why be so base as to prefer
comfort to companionship? To wake
up in the dark night and put your hand
on that warm, soft body, to feel the
beating of that faithful heart-is not
this better than undisturbed sloth? The
best nights rest ever had was once
when a cocker spaniel puppy, who had
just recovered from stomach ache dose
one to two soda mints) and was little
frightened by the strange experience,
curled up on my shoulder like a fur
tippet, gently pushed his cold, soft nose
into my neck and there slept sweetly
and soundly until morning.-H. @. Mer-
win In Atlantic.
Amador ledger., 1910-11-11
A Lively Office,

In his recollections in Blackwood's
Magazine Sir Robert Anderson tells
an amusing story of the days when he
was employed at the home office. On
his arrival one morning at the office
he found note from Sir James Fer
gusson's private secretary-his inti-
mates called him "Creeper
ing that at o'clock precisely an old
hat. lately the property of the chief
clerk, would be kicked off from the end
Of the corridor and requesting the ia
vor of Sir Roberts presence. When Big
Ben struck 3, Sir Robert heard Creep
ers CHEEKY voice ring out. "All on
side; playw They all turned out and
the game began. On emerging from
an unusually hot scrimmage Sir Rob-
ert became conscious Of the presence
of q stranger at his side, timid little
Frenchman. who meekly inquired, "Is
Kiss re office for re naturalization
Sir Robert adds. ''It Wasp
Amador ledger., 1910-11-11
Raindrops.

Drops of rain vary in their size per-
haps from twenty-fifth ito quarter
of an inch in diameter. In parting
from the clouds they precipitate their
descent till the increasing resistance
opposed by the air becomes equal to
their weight, when they continue to
fall with uniform velocity This We
locity is therefore in scertain ratio
to the diameter of the drops; hence
thunder and other showers in which
the drops are large pour down faster
than drizzling rain. A drop Of the
twenty-fifth part of an inch in falling
through the air would, when it had
arrived at it's uniform velocity, ac-
quire a celebrity of only eleven and a
half feet per second, while one of a
quarter of an inch would have a We
locity of thirty-three and a half feet.
Amador ledger., 1910-11-11
The Opal.

In Judging an opal color is of the
greatest Importance. Red fire or red
in combination with yellow, blue and
green is the best. Blue by itself
is quite valueless, and the green opal
is not of great value unless the color
is very vivid and the pattern very
good. The color must be true-that is
to say. 1t must not run in streaks or
patches. alternating with a colorless
or inferior quality. Pattern is an inn
portant factor. the several varieties
being known as pin fire" when the
grain is very small. harlequin" when
the color is in small squares. the more
regular the better, and the flash fire.
or clash opal" when the color shows
as a single flash or in very large pat
tern. Harlequin is the most common
and is also popularity considered the
most beautiful. When the squares of
color are regular and show as dis
tinct minute checks Of red. yellow,
blue and green it is considered mag
nificent Some stones show better on
edge than on top.-Exchange.
Amador ledger., 1910-11-11
Kept Them Dancing.

A Washington official. speaking of
blunders in the diplomatic service. told
of a mistake committed by an Amer
lean in Afghanistan. He said:
"This American entertained the
siahzada for three days, giving him
q very handsome suit Of rooms in his
house. The morning Of the shahza-
da's arrival the American host visited
him in his apartment and was amazed
to see the royal guest and his entire
staff hopping about the floor in the
oldest way. They conversed politely
and gravely; but, instead of walking,
they hoped, taking great leaps of
eight or nine feet. The host ventured
to ask the reason Of this hopping
The shahzada politely replied:
"FYou see. this carpet is green, with
pink roses here and there. Green is
a sacred color with us, so we are
obliged to hop from rose to rose. 1t is
good exercise, but rather fatiguing,
confess"
Amador ledger., 1910-11-11
A Peacemaker.

1t is commonly accepted belief that
nothing short Of being pried loose will
induce bulldog to give up his grip
on another dog or on an intruder, but
this is Il mistake. A little household
ammonia poured on him as near his
nose as circumstances will allow will
make him let go Immediately. The
fumes of ammonia are SO OMerpower
ing that dog cannot possibly main
tain his grip and his breath at the
same time.-Country Life In America.
Amador ledger., 1910-11-11
Wedding Anniversary

Mf and Mrs Walter Jansen of this
city celebrated their twentieth we'd
ding anniversary yesterday by giving
a dinner at their home in this city.
The affair was enjoyed by the guests
and Mr. and Mrs Jansen received the
we'll wishes of their friends. Mrs Jan
sen was formerly Miss Emma Kay of
Jackson.
Amador ledger., 1910-11-11
A Word to Parents.

Newer amuse your children at the ex-
pense of other people; never allow
your children to ridicule other people.
Neglect this ADVICE and the time will
assure6ly come when these children
will amiase themselves with your fol-
bles and ridicule your authority.-Ex-
change.
Amador ledger., 1910-11-11
Livinqstone.

OF DR.. Livingstone it was said by
Stanley that the missionary lived for
years among the most cruel and ig-
norant savages in the world. but he
never fired shot in anger, never
''clubbed or clouted or banned or blast
ed" His manner was that of ''cool.
wise old man who felt offended and
looked grave"
Amador ledger., 1910-11-11
Mems Private Diseases Cured

quickly and effectually at your own home
by regular physician of long practice.
Medicines with full directions sent to
your nearest Express Office: you paying
the charges S.. 90 on taking out package.
Address, Mail Medical Dispensary,
Lock Box 80, San Franciso, Cal. Nos
Amador ledger., 1910-11-11
ciroumstancaa Rsverssd.

Unkempt Smith-Mister, would youse
kindly help poor man as is all In.
down and out? Jocular Citizen-Why,
certainly. Just climb the fire escape
on that skyscraper across the street
and walk in on the top floor. Then
you will be all out, up and in.-Judge's
Library.
Amador ledger., 1910-11-11
Reaching Conclusion.

''I imagine from your speech that
you are taxidermist."
"What makes you think so2"
principally because you tell me 1
am as wise as an owl and then try to
stuff me."--Exchange.
Amador ledger., 1910-11-11
Whv He Cried.

The sympathetic neighbor asked: 'Is
your little brother Ill this morning,
Johnnie? heard him crying in the
most heartrending manner"
mo; not exactly" Johnnie explained,
"but Willie pulled down jug of mo-
lasses on himself in the pantry, and
mother has been trying to comb his
."-Exchange.
Amador ledger., 1910-11-11
Which Was the Worss2 2

when l returned from our poker
party last night my wife just looked
at me; not word was spoken"
''My wife looked at me, too, and I
don't believe that word was unspo-
ken. n."-Houston Post.
Amador ledger., 1910-11-11
Will Promote Beauty

Women desiring beauty get wnderfu
help from Bucklen's Arnica Salve. 1t
banishes pimples, skin eruptions, sores
and boils. 1t makes the skin soft and
velvety. 1t glorifies the face. Cures
sore eyes, coid sores, cracked lips,
chapped hands Best for burns, scalds,
fever sores, cuts, bruises and piles. 25c
at Spagnoli's drug store.
Amador ledger., 1910-11-11
Ira Good Point.

But" asked the long haired young
man, "is there nothing at all about
poetry that you like?"
"Yes," replied Crabbe. whenever I
see a poem 1t makes me feel good To
realize that there's no law to compel
me to read it."-Catholic Standard ana
Times.
Amador ledger., 1910-11-11

The masonry work at the Summit
house has been completed and reflects
great credit upon Henry Herman of
Jackson, who had charge of the con-
crete work.
Amador ledger., 1910-11-11
PsaosfuI.

Mrs. FTost-Who was 1t that said
"Peace, perfect peace?" Frost-Soms
one whose telephone was out Of Or
der.-Iife.
Amador ledger., 1910-11-11

Receipt books, location blanks, deeds
mortgages, promissory notes, etc.
FOR sale; also mining signals on
cloth at Ledger office
Amador ledger., 1910-11-11

No grip is SO hard to shake on a.
that Of early cOnVictions.-Maurice
Thompson.
Amador ledger., 1910-11-11

A LII kinds OF Blanks for u 8. Land Filings-s
"A Homestead, Timber and Mineral blanks
may be had at the Ledger offioe; also deeds
mortgages mining locations, proof OF labor
and other legal blanks kept for sale.
Amador ledger., 1910-11-11

Cheerfulness is one OF the surest iD-
dications OF good sense.
Amador ledger., 1910-11-11
PATENTS

United States and Foreign Patents
defended and SOLD. Draft
Ing and Blue Printing done, Send for
fere book on Patents.
Pacific Coast Patent Agency
Stockton, Cal.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1910-07-14
WHERE ROSES GROW WE'LL.

Success with roses depends on three
things-the climate, soil and loca-
tion in the yard. The question of eli
mate must be met by selecting only
such varieties as will succeed where we
live and doing without the beautiful
varieties which do well only in fav-
orable localities.
As one approaches and goes south
of the Ohio River, all roses do well,
and even the tender tea roses will
winter with slight protection. Far
Their north, in Northern Indiana, Hi
nois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Northern New
York and similar ATTITUDES, we have
the hot sun of summer, long droughts
in midsummer, severe cold in winter
with little snow, and sudden and Sc
we're changes in temperature at all
times. These conditions, of course,
are modified by lake influence on the
east shore of Lake Michigan and the
south of Lakes Erie and Ontario. But
they are very unfavorable to the
growth Of any but the harder roses.
OF course, careful protection will
winter many kinds that would other
wise, be killed outright, but unless
one is an enthusiast and willing to
assume much extra work, the uncer-
tain varieties are best left alone.
Some of the smaller tender varieties
may be grown If strong plants are
obtained from the florist, and they
are set out annually, like geraniums.
No use digging them up in the fall.
New plants should be bought each
indianapolis News.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1910-07-14
FOR PEACH TREE BORERS.

The easiest way to deal with Dor
ers is TO remove them from the reao'I
tree with a pointed knife blade, cut
ting up and down the tree where nee
essary, but not cutting across any
more than must be done. Wherever
gum Is seen oozing from the tree and
containing fine grains, like sawdust,
you may be sure this is due to borers:
moreover, gum without such grains
does not come from the holes of bor-
ers, Remove all the pests; then wash
or spray the trunk of the tree with a
thick solution of boiled lime-sulpbur
wash, made as you would make it for
San Jose scale only using twice as
much lime. This means seventeen
pounds of sulphur and forty-four
pounds of lime, boiled one hour with
enough water to boil it, and then add
water to make fifty gallons. Stir it
up and strain it; paint the sediment
that remains around the trunks of
some trees, and spray the others with
the strained liquid containing all sed-
iment that will go through the noz-
zle. You thus have enough substance
to make a body that will stick to the
trees almost like paint. BY applying
1t with a coarse nozzle and a spray
pump, you can throw it we'll into the
crevices and cracks where eggs may
be deposited, or where there may be
young bore7s that have not yet en-
tered beneath the bark Prof. H. A.
Surface.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1910-07-14
COREOPSIs

one VI the older writer's on hortl-
culture said years ago that no garden
was complete without cofeopsis, hav-
ing in mind the pretty little annual
c. tinctoria, a remark that was quite
true ut the time and carries some
weight to-day, But the cut flower
grower will prefer the larger flowers
of c. grandinora, When plants of
this species were raised from seed as
described last autnmn they will be
good stock now and ready for plant
ing on the benches, Grow them along
quite cool, as IT is a hardy plant and
does not relish forcing. If annual va
rieties are wanted G. Drummond and
its varieties are better than the small
Powered species named above, and
seed sown at once in a cool house and
grown as described for other ANNALS
will produce abundance of flowers in
May before they can be obtained out
doors,-Indianapolis News,
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1910-07-14
Buy "BATTLEAxE" SHOES
The Philosopher.

Nations go armed, but citizens
must not.
II it is easy TO get rid Of a haAt
It is not a serious one. \
Some people have nothing to sell
except promises they cannos make
good.
Every poor man is ready to make
fun Of a rich man or borrow money
of him.
What has become Of the old-fash-
toned man who thought it smart to
swear in the presence Of a preach
er?
When a boy wears a pair OF new
shoes without protest It Is an in
dication that he is going away on
the cars.
The girl who works hardest IN
decorating the church can usually be
depended on to be a poor worker at
home,-Atchison Globe.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1910-07-14
CURTISS CRAFT WAS SMALLEST EVER USED.
Bpe Measures Only 80 Fore and Aft and From Side Side
Weight Only 1904 PoundsFiy HORSEPOWER WaerCooed Motor
Drives SevenFOut Propeller at 1000 Revolutions Minute

pump. The crankshaft Is hollow ard
the oil runs through it to the bear
ings, ovel flowing from there to the
case, A system Of overflow tubes
Keeps the oil in the crankcase at
constant level.
The radiator, which is Of four-gal-
Ions capacity, is located to the right
Of the engine, looking forward, and
the water is forced by a gear-drlven
pump through the packeting of the
cylinders.
This is the largest engine that Cur
tiss has yet built, and marks his dis
carding OF the air-cooled type for the
water-cooling system.
Under the framework to which the
front wheel is attached Curtiss, be-
fore his flight, afIilcd a silk air-bag
whose top was piece Of finely select
ed spruce reinforced by a strip of rub
! Der silk to make that side of the bag
alright This was intended to have
the effect Of hydroplane in the event
that Curtiss was compelled to come
down on the water at any time during
his flight.
New York City.-The aeroplane
would not endanger New York in the
event of war, in the opinion of Brig
adier-General Walter Howe, COM
handing the Department of the East,
with headquarters on Governors ISL
and, General Howe pointed out that
there is no telling what the aeroplane
Of the future might do. and wished it
understood that his opinion applied
to the aeroplane as it is High in the
air and travelling at a great speed,
General Howe said the aviator would
| find his task a very hard one if he at
tempted to drop explosives on vessels
or forts. If he descended to an alti-
| tude where he could drop his eyplo-
sives with any degree of accuracy, the
| land forces would wreck his machine
with shrapnel. General Howe re-
| sponded to question put by a re-
| porter, the question being what in
his opinion, was the military lesson
to be drawn from the Curtiss flight
from Albany
I'm my opinion" General Howe
/ said, the only military lesson is that
| there will come time when the aero
plane will be of great value as an
| agent OF warfare. This is shown by
| the fact that two years ago none of
| us believed that the development OF
the aeroplane on a scale such as was
shown by the Curtiss fight was posi-
Bile. When we remember this we can
only conjecture how great will be the
progress in the development the next
few years will bring.
AT the present time the aviator in
an aeroplane may be able to carry dy-
Mantle or other high explosive, but,
owing TO the height at which he
would fly, do not think his presence
would endanger to any appreciable
extent vessels or Notifications, or
even cities and towns, above which he
flew. If he few high he would prob
ably have a hard time hitting us,
while If he came low we would have
very little trouble in getting his
range"
General Howe expressed the opin-
ion that the Government would not
engage extensively in the develop
ment of the aeroplane, but would
continue as in the past, to leave that
largely in the hands of individuals