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candidate who can get more than
225, 945 votes is one who must have
ambition and energy. Miss Whitehill
is very popular girl in Derby and
her many friends will rejoice in her
victory.
M. Violet Sanborn of District 4, who
did not become active in the contest
until the last few weeks, made most
remarkable showing ia polling the
enormous vote of 267, GIG. From the
showing Mrs. Sanborn made during
so short period was evidence of
her unlimited popularity.
Miss Cheila Miller of District 4, set
ting out with the firm determination
to win, backed by the aid of her
friends has finally won one of the
prizes for which she was working and
to her is awarded the second district
prize. Miss Miller has had some of
the hardest competition of the entire
contest, working against such candi-
dates as Miss Mildred Bell and Miss
Chloe Kelley.
Without doubt some very hard
fought battles of the contest took
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Battle Of Ballots now
a Matter of History
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
EVERYBODY SATISFIED


That there should be no disappOint-
ments and that the efforts of the will
ing workers should not go unreward-
ed, even though their friends did not
win one Of the nine prizes. the OIL
Gals of the contest divided the cOun-
try into districts and offered prizes in
each district. This increased the in
terest in the contest and resulted in
satisfaction for everybody, which was
the chief desire Of the Monitor.
Slowly at first the votes began to
come in, then gradually for a while,
until when the workers warmed up
they rolled in In such nUabers that
the totals soon amounted TO enormous
figures. The friends Of the contest
ants desired TO see them win, and
Insisted on making the fact public by
voting for them and getting their
friends to do likewise, and the
smallest boy or girl was just as pow
erful as his elders in boosting his ia
vorite candidate. More than one man
stole an hour or two from his office
at intervals during the contest to
make a personal canvass for some
friend. and many dinner dish was left
unwashed while the women Of the
household went calling, and incident
ally looking for votes.
WHOLE UNITED STATES VOTED.
Votes came from all parts of the
United States. In fact, many votes
were cast for contestants from
friends in states east, west, north and
south Of here, for candidates in all of
the Orleans county districts and with
each ballot came undeniable roof
that the Monitor is the leading paper
OF Orleans county, Vermont. for the
ballots meant new subscriptions to
the paper. This was one OF the con-
ditions of the contest, and as a result
the paper already with a large circu-
latiOn, made a wonderful Jump since
the opening Of the contest on August
81, when over eighty five people en-
tered the contest The number of ne
subscriptions secured through this
novel contest reached ne1rly the one
thousand mark.
FAIRNESS OF The CONTEST.
The Monitor Is receiving praise from
every SHE from DISTINGUISHED persons,
from business men al from the con-
testants tnamelves for che treatment
accorded eacn an every contestant.
Everything possible was done to faciii
tate the WORK OF the contestants AMI
their friends and the result is that
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hard labor and at the end failed to re-
ceive prize for which they have striv-
en-; but even then their work has not
all been wasted effort. The honest
striving after success, even though the
immediate object is not realized, can
not fail to do good. The enthusiasm
and energy which are developed are
not lost, bu5 react on ones character,
putting iron ilto the nerve. encourag
ing ones confidence, stimulating cOur-
age and rol3iAg an hon est belief in
ones ability to undertake ana carry to
success any t3sk which tSitself.
THE BENEFIT OF TIE CONT EST.
Every candidate, whether she cares
to fight the battle of ballots or not, is
better able to fight the battle Of daily
existence today than she was when
they entered the contest. Though
they may feel the disappointment
keenly. they must realize that facing
the world does not seem so formiI
able proposition as it did ew weeks
ago Those who are successful are
deserving of congfa tulati0n and
praise. They have striven hard, and
what they have achieved has been
largely the result Of untiring, unremit-
ting work Early and late for more
CucIi seven Weeks Lley nave DS9n Pill
ing up their voting strength, few at
time. until their ballots amount high
into the thousands. They will appre-
ciate the prizes thousand fold more
than they would if they had been laid
at their feet without effort On their
part, and are better able to appreciate
them at something OF their own value.
BEST OF FEELING.
0upioU tho 0YOrraCC ~ 4bo vo{;ro
contest the best Of feeling has prevail
ed, and while today's list is quite
lengthy, there are many other deserv-
ing workers who were not fortunate
enough to have their names on the f.
nal list, bat through their Individual
efforts lave made such q record as to
deserve great praise. To such the man
agement extends congratclatiOns and
. thanks them for their earnestness of
purpose and for the work they have &C
complished. Now, at last, the contest
has closed. ana it is with pleasure the
! final awards are made - the success
/ full and deserving can1i lates who have
! been chosen by the public al large to
be given the different prizes.
The prizes were ali worth the effort
spent to obtain them. The manage ment
of the paper spared no expense in Sc
curing appropriate and valuable gifts.
! the capital grand prize was, of course,
first, the auto was il the dreams Of each
contestant. fOlr diamonds hard to i'm
prove upon and the contestants worked
! hard for than. The mara f of these
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gems of beauty being purchased at
Geo. Lang's jewelry store makes their
guarantee as good as the Bank of Eng
land.
EVERYBODY PLEASED.
The Monitor congratulates the con-
testants, one and all, hoping they will
enjoy the prizes they have gained to
the fullest extent, and that they may
be the source of continued sati fac
ton. And as Tiny Tim observed,
God bless US every one"
GLORY FOR ALL.
While the Monitor congratU lates
the winners on their success and the
other contestants for their excellent
showing which they have made, it
feels that it cannot overlook it's own
share OF success and takes this oppor-
tunity to thank those who contribute
to it.
WHAT CONTEST MANAGER SAYS.
To the Barton Monitor.
Gentlemen-In closing oUr work in
your auto and prize contest and partic-
ularly with the popularity and voting
contest. [ desire to say that in our ex-
perience covering many such events,
this has been one of the most success
full from subscription point Of view.
The exceedingly large vote is sufn
Gent evidence Of this fact. The net gain
in the Monitors already large circu!a-
ton must be very pleasing to you, and
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tion resulting the merchants and
advertisers who use the columns of the
Monitor for the purpose of advertise
ing are the ones to be directly bene-
flied; therefore. aside from awarding
the prizes to the wide-aWake contest
ants, it has conferred incaIculable
benefits on the merchants and adyer-
tisers.
HONORS DESERVED.
The successful contestants are named
to-day as a result of the official count
by the disinterested gentlemen acting
as judges, and who have no motive in
the contest other than to accept the
Invitation of the management to make
a thorough and complete canvass Of
the votes. The mere mention Of the
names of these gentlemen is assurance
enough of their integrity. The ballots
were counted and tabulated by C. S.
Webster, treasurer Of the Barton Saw
ings Bank and Trust company, r. A.
Bean of Orleans treasurer IF the Cen
trial Savings Bank and Trust company,
and W ". Reirden Of Barton, rec0g-
nized as one OF the most prominent
attorneys in Orleans county
WINNERS FEEL PROUD.
The winners may we'll feel proud of
the fact that they have run one race
in a thousand and have come out with
the deserving honor of having Outrun
and outclassed workers who have them
selves done exceedingly well. and
would, under ordinary conditions.
have had enough votes to win.
The honor attached to winning is
considered by some OF the candidates
as being worth many times the value
of the prize itself. Friends Of the
contestants have boosted them all
along the line, and nothing seemed
too hard for them to do where a sub
scription was gotten and the votes to
the favorite.
There has been quite an army of fair
ladies who have made it their speci Il
business during the past few months
to early and late exploit the virtues
of this paper. IL all of the districts
there have been many contestants at all
times during the day, afuot, on wheels
o" on horseback, hunting for some one
who looked as though he did not take
the Moni tor.
The contestants have all done splen-
did work and some have been more
successful than others, but this is due
largely to the ability to hustle pos
sessed by the winning candidates.
Ali could not win one Of the prizes in
this contest, especially a grand CAPT
tai prize. but this is Impossible, and
there is sympathy in plenty for those
who have put in days and hours of
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The second highest number of votes
was cast for Miss Maude Tatro of West
more, and to her the judges awarded
first choice in the diamond rings.
When the contest was inaugurated
Miss Tatro was named as a candidate
in the contest and her many friends
throughout the county and in fact,
those who were not her friends, have
made a gallant fight to declare her a
winner of a valuable prize
Miss Agnes Wylie wins second prize
in District 2. She was one of the
most active contestants from the be-
ginning, the total vote cast will in
deed prove her popularity. Her
many friends are no doubt as much
pleased as she is.
Another pleased contestant IS Miss
Clemma Seaver of Dist. !. Miss Sea-
yer worked faithfully during the con-
test to be a winner, and her friends
have helped her in an amazing way.
Miss Katie Miller OF this distric
wins second district prize. Miss Mil
Ter worked very hard from the start
of the contest to the finish, with the
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everything has terminated in the most
gratifying manner.
Some became discouraged and
doubtful as to the final count, but
giving the management the benefit Of
the doubt, which was greatly appre-
ciated, they had personal Interviews
with the contest managers, and
learned to their own satisfaction that
the least evidence Of unfairness or
Partially was unfOunded, and that a
fair, square and impartial deal was &C
corded each and every contestant.
1t was because of this fact that the
interest and enthusiasm were greatly
increased. 1t caused the contestants
to put forth their best efforts to be
declared winners in the Monitors
great enterprise the mammoth prize
contest. No doubt everyone connect
ed with the contest has been greatly
benefited in one way or another in
the experience gained in a business
way, which is an incentive to greater
undertakings.
ADVERTISING VALUE.
No contest in the history Of newspa-
per enterprise in Orleans county has
been more successful tnan this one.
In fairness to every one OF the candi-
dates who worked during the contest,
it can be said that they have given
their almost undivided attention to
securing new subscribers and increas-
ing the circulation list Of the Monitor
In great numbers. For seven weeks
the Monitor and the great contest have
been the chief topic Of conversation in
every town that can be reached by it.
The public generally awakened to the
fact that the Monitor is certainly the
paper for their homes. and today it
has many hundred new subscribers
VINO are now among its staunchest
friends.
A MAIN FEATURE.
IT there is one class Of citizens more
than another interested in the great
contest which has just closet it is the
business men and general advertisers,
who have watched with interest the
weekly Increase in the scores Of the
contestants and who have drawn their
own differences as to the wOnderf full in
crease Of circulation. which means an
ad Jed valua to their adver tisements.
This condition comes only as a natur-
al result, since the greater number Of
readers the greater value of the Moni-
tor ; an advertising medium.
X RECEIVED ENTHUSIASTICALLY
&c was impossible TO anticipate such
an enthusiastic reception as the one
accorded this popular mammoth prize
cont 'st. 1t has appealed TO the public
mind, and by the increased circula-
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is in itself striking tribute to the
high esteem in viii h your excellent
and up-to-date newspaper is held by
the people Of Orleans county.
| cannot help but feel that through
the enterprise which prompted this.
unique affair the Monitor has been in a
much stronger position with its read
ers. its advertisers and the general
public.
Please express our best wishes to,
those contestants and their Supporters.
with whom for few weeks we have.
been so pleasantly associated
May the winners enjoy their prizes
and those less fol tunate be consoIed
with the knowledge that the lossof such
a wellfoucht, good tured contest
carries DO disgrace, but on the con-
trary the greatest honor. in having re-
ceived the loyal support Of so many
friends and we'll wishers.
Please accept our thanks for the
manifold courtesies extended to US
during our stay, and at the same time
express my best wishes to you and
the faithful associated with you.
Wishing you success in the future, we
remain,
Very truly yours.
John Il Houlihan, Contest Mgr.
Thomas 7. Houlihan, Contest Ed.
Intensive circulation promoters.
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place in districts l, 2, 8. Nip and tuck
they fought for several weeks and fl
nally through an almost superhuman
effort, Miss Theda Wellman landed the
plum for the entire contest. the CAPT
tai prize.
The contestants mentioned below
are numbered amCng the most active
ones, who gave their sister contest
ants lively race for the Grand
prizes. Miss Cora Mossman, Miss
Grace Arthur, Mrs. G. F. Locke,
Miss Ida Goss, Miss Nellie Healey,
Mrs. A. T. Boswell, Miss Ina Paige,
Mrs. B. ]. Jenness, Miss LenaWiley.
Miss Edna Rowell, Miss Matte Chap
man. In district No. 2 the race was
made lively by Miss Isa Wheeler, Miss
Bertha Dutton, Miss Helen McFar-
lane, Miss Ruth McLaren, MISS Lucy
Robinson.
District No. 3, the interest was els
played bv Mrs. II. J. Frazier. Miss
Gladys Ware, Mrs Will Ewens.
District No. 4. There was no let
ting up in the pace. Miss Mildred
Bell and Miss Chloe Kelley kept their
sister contestants on the go.
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TO TIE CANDIDATES AND
THEIR FRIENDS:

After counting Saturday night checking
the complete
announced elsewhere
We
paricioad the battle Of ballots for the
" valuable than material prizes.
The
prevailed
participants finish, calls forth deepest
aIlc
Upon Intensive Circulation Promoters
the
THOMAS T. HOULIHAN. JOHN H. HOULIHAN.
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Mr. F. ard Hoglihan, geaeme1
Monitor
= -
The Houlihan
grew & ana nave en in the contest business for several
i qPd hne at Rome Ga; Columbus Ohio Meadvil Pa Delaware
mo Vt Ii there
d Houlan that has given
i n0 on
r. and j. h Ho9lan gentlemen pleasant
careful that
with of
made while and of
With whom they have been thrown
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M Hunt was largely instrumental
in making the Great Prize Contest a
grand success, laboring early and lat,
win his assist .nts, checHing UP the
finlnce, that accompanied the ava
lanche of suhscrip;i ms, that was re
ceived at the contest department.
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The Final Count
DISTRICT NO. l

Barton, Glover, Albany, Trashurg,
and all villages in these townships.
Miss Theda WeIlmap, Barton 905, 972
Niss Comma Saver. Z" 625 $50
Miss Katie Mi e., s A barry, 432. 1873
Miss Ed . Row eli, 81. Albany. 3S1 .237
Mrs. Z } J~nneAs, baT' OF, 279 AIS
Mra. A. I Eusuel:. Barton, 242 O84
Miss Cora Mcesman, Raton, 24l277
Mra. 9. L.Cne IraAhuJg, 232 858
Miss Ne,le ii, aiy. Tr4ehnrg, )97, 769
Miss Grace Arthur, ". Clover, 1872 284
Niss LIds GoHE, Ira~hurg, 146, POS
Miss Matte Chapman Clover, lis, $50
Miss J. Paige, BertOn, III 082
NJ ss Lena WHY Orleans, 81 342
Miss Myrtle Davereaux. Barton, 20 675
Nirs june Annis, Albany, 20 260
Miss Hazei AbeH, I,asburg, 1885
DISTRICT NO. 2
Crafyrhury, Greensboro, she field,
Sutton, Bulke, WestmOre, Browning
ton, S anDaro, ana ali villages 10 these
towns hi 8.
Wiss Maude Tatro, Wss more, 787. OPS
Miss Agnes " Y il, E. Ur'rN, 76O. O83
Miss Rutt. MuL4rep. Gf'nsh'ro, AS GA
u,s3 Isa " uee!tr, n. CRY, sol, 961
Miss Helen MuEorlard, 9 Gems
boro Bend 127, 1926
Miss Lucy Robinson. Yves more, 81, go
Mrs. Heury Davis, NJ. CRY, o8,l3j
uDss Bertha Du, ton, Brown'toD, 90, $50
Mss Myrtle A.dr.ch, W. BurBe, 80, 965
Miss Maude Bailey. Greensboro, SO 42O
Ms Luis Rar~er, Sn, ffi~Id, II 215
Miss Barbara Dawson, n. Cry, 12,77O
DISTRICT NO. 3
Newport, Derby, Charleston, Morgan,
Holland, brig htun, C1v+ntry, aud an
villages in ne SO tu0 nshlps.
Miss Edith Tripp, Derby 783, IT'S
Miss Alice Whitehill, DerbyR. 227, 246
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Mrs. II. J. Frazier, Coventry IL, 1876
Mrs VIII Ewens, Morgan Ctr. 162, 700
Miss Gladys Ware. Newt r. L. 143, C42
DISTRICT NO. a
Troy, Lowed, W~~,fotd, Jay, and all
villag 3 i. These tosen sh,p
Mrs. M. Violet Sanborn, Lowell 2G7, GIG.
Miss Chella Miller, Westfeld 259. 1873.
Miss Chloe Kelly, " 9l, 993
Miss Mildred Bell, WestfeT4, IS, 1882
Miss Ruth Edmunds g SO, C35.
Miss Zadie Farman, Troy Il, 765
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Il TUT am Fu TbD6F
The above is a likeness of W. H.
GiIpin publ sher and Editor Of the Or
leans County Monitor, and known
throughout New England as the
young est newspaper publisher in this
section, editing one of the most
progrt ssive weeklies il the state O.
Vermont.
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IBSEN HOME Is
NATIONAL SHRINE
BOTH KING AND QUEEN OF swED-
EN- WHO RECENTLY UNDERWENT
OPERATIONS HAVE PRACTICALLY
RECOyERED-LABO TROUBLES

Copenhagen, February 26.-(Special)-
The plan to make the house in which
Henrik Ibsen lived at Grmstad Norway,
from 1874 to 1850, and when the great
Norwegian writer wrote his first trag-
edy, ''Catilna." a national shrine at
which the thousands of followers of the
great Scandinavian genius in all parts
of the world may worship is being
pushed rapidly and will certainly be sue
cessful.
Ibsen was born at Skien, but the house
in which he first saw the light has been
destroyed and the Grimstad apothecarys
house, where the poet as boy learned
to make ointments. tinetures and pills is
all that remains to recall his youth.
A national movement was started in
Norway to purchase 1t and to I'LL 1t with
memorials and biographical oDjects-to
make an Ibsen house in fact, which shall
be to Norwegians all that the Goethe
house In Frankfurt is to the Germans.
The committee, on which Is prominent
the sole surviving early friend of 1bsen,
the venerable Mr. Christian Due, Is
bringing the fact of its formation before
the admirers of the great poet all over
the world. The Norwegian committee
will be grateful for any small sums
proving American approval of what they
acknowledge must in the main be
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Norwegian enterprise. And the sub
scrptions of any friend of Norway may
be sent to DR.. Carl Christensen, Camilla
Colletsvej. 9l1,. Christiania and will be
thankfully acknowledged
Both the King and Queen of Sweden.
who recently underwent operations, have
practically recovered.
1t is not generally known that the
Queen is a fine amateur actress. When
she was girl her one ambition was to
go upon the stage. Some time ago she in
dulged her passion for theatricals in the
cause of charity, and the best critics de-
clared her performance to be remarka-
BILE
A certain home for waits was sadly
lacking in funds, so the Queen, then the
Crown Princess, organized an enter
tainment to raise them. She chose a
fairy play called Holy Eliza BETH and
the stock exchange at Stockholm was
turned into a temporary theatre. Many
members of the Swedish royal family took
part in this play, among them being the
Crown Prince. now King Gustaf Apart
from her artistic accomplishments, the
Queen of Sweden has earned the reputa-
ton of being the best dressed Queen In
Europe. Also she is said TO be the rich
est
Sweden is having more labor troubles.
Lockouts have taken place In the wood
manufacture industry; the textile trade,
the sawmills Industries. the industries
connected with the maintenance of roads
and waterways, the wholesale clothing
trade, the retail ready made clothing
trade. Only members of the National
ORGANIZATION of Working Men are af-
fected In all the trades mentioned, ex-
cept in the textile industry, where some
disputes are still going on, work is pro-
ceeding with unorganized workmen
According to the preliminary inquiry
at Copenhagen into the case of M. AL
berti. the former Danish minister of JUS
tice, the defalcations laid to his charge
amount to a total of about fS33,0o M.
Alberti surrendered to the police in Sep
TENDER. 1908 and confessed to having
committed frauds and forged documents.
Adler Albert for years before his
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Greek story of First Woman

The frst woman created. according
TO heather Greek mythology, was Fan
dora. She was made of clay by vulcan
at the request of Jupiter. who wished
to punish the impiety of Prometneus
by giving him wife. When this won
an of clay had received life all the soos
Wed making her presents. Venus gave
her beauty, the Graces gave her the
power of captivating Apollo taught her
music, Mercury instructed her In eio-
duence and Minerva gave her the most
splendid ornaments. From these pres
ents received from the gods the WON
an was called Pandora, which intimates
that she had received every necessary
gift. Prometheus was too artful 10
marry this woman and could not pc
captivated by her charms put his
brother, Epimetheus. who was not SO
prudent, married her instead. and upon
opentng a box which she presented 70
him there issued from 1t multitude
of evils, which dispersed themselves
over the world and still continue to
afflict the human race. Hope only re-
NAMED at the bottom to assuage the
troubles and sorrows of life.
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downfall had unbounded influence in Dem
mark. Peasants bank, of which he was
the president and other institutions af-
fected We're the Ministry of Finance and
the National bank. He attributes his loss
of the money to unsuccessful stock ex-
change operations. More than 1900 FAM
lilies are believed to have been ruined
by his frauds, and the King of Denmark
Is stated to be credited for 100000.