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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-01-17
Matches Used In the World.

1t has been estimated that, for eacl
minute of time, the civilized nation,
of the world strike 100000 matches
This is said to be the average for ev
cry minute of the "a hours of the day
Fifteen hundred billion is the mum
Der for the entire year, and those
persons who live under the American
flag are charged with the consump
ton of one-half of this amount. Small
and insignificant as it is, the mattel
demands as much attention in the
Choice of woods involved as any otheJ
forest product Only the choicest por
tons Of the best trees are suitable
Sapwood and knotty or cross-grainet
wood will not do. Instead of being z
by-product, the little match is turned
out in mills where the by-products
are bulky objects like doors, sashes
shingles, sidings, posts and cordwood
The pines, linden, aspen, white cedar
poplar, birch and willow are the mos
suitable match timbers.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-01-17
PRAYERS for Suicides.

On All Souls Day every good Cath
olic goes to some cemetery to lay
flowers on the graves of loved ones
Owing to the number Of suicides by
drowning in the Danube there are
many dead to whom this rite cannot
be paid, and in honor of these 9
touching ceremony has been held in
Budapest. Several thousand persons
walked in solemn procession to the
bank of the Danube by the Franz
Josef bridge, and wreath made Of
leather was sunk in the water, while
the attendants uncovered their heads
and said prayers. On one side of the
wreath the words were embossed
'For the salvation of those who dice
in the Danube" and on the other side
do not take this out, but leave il
In the water" A layman then gave
an address, in which he extolled the
virtues of many of those who ha(
been driven to suicide, and con
demned the church for refusing it:
blessing to their bodies.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-01-17
Fat eLD-FAsHI0NED LADY
Sweet Picture That Some Of Us Are
Privileged to Carry in Our
Memories.

Everybody loved that old-fashioned
lady. And find almost everyone past
forty has, at the back of his mind,
vivid impressions regarding her and
the social life of which she was the
center. One remembers the atmo-
the blush roses and spicy pinks of old
gardens. Even yet there are gardens
where blush roses grow, and l know
some women not yet old, and few
young girls, whose mere presence
serves today to reproduce that at
mosphere. She was dauntless and
sweet, that old-fashioned Lady; witty
but tender; as notable q housewife
as hostess; full of gentle concern
for others, with a mind ever at leis.
ure for their, affairs, and a heart
whose sympathy was instantaneous in
their service. She stimulated and she
esting as the old lace and finely
wrought gold she delighted to wear
she was very precious piece Of por
celain. The brilliant, soft daguerreo
type that has preserved her early like
ness for us did not idealize her be
yond her just due. Perhaps the in
innate secret Of her influence was the
impression she gave Of one whose
heart is fixed, one whom the world Cal
no longer harm.-The Atlantic
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-01-17
The Fountain Sourcesof Pies.

The Metropolitan club-usually
called The Millionaire expert
mented for half dozen years with
pastry. Try as they might, this i'm
portant branch Of the culinary service
was not satisfactory. The cakes, or
tarts, were not up to the standard.
The pies were impossible.
Some months ago, native of New
England became chairman of the
house committee. When the pastry
ghost again walked, he said: Leave
that to me-"
He went up to Winsted, Conn, and
after much persuasion brought back
with him two maiden ladies whom he
had known for years. He turned them
loose in the Metropolitan kitchen with
the direction that they should take
orders from no one but himself.
Today the girls are putting a
hundred dollars a week in the Win
sted bank, and the millionaires are
sighting the other courses to get
down to pie-New York Sun.
!
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-01-17
THOUGHT HE MEANT Triple
Mrs. Mills Sadly MisIed About Hus-
bands Diet by Deaf Old
Family Doctor.

Mr.. Mills was Ill, and Mrs. Mills
sent post haste for the deaf old family
doctor, who, responding promptly to
the call, looked Mr.. Mills carefully
over and decided he was not going to
die that time. AS the physician took
his leave, Mrs Mills followed him out
into the hall. ''Dr. Grimes" she said,
chow about Albert's diet? You didn't
tell me what l should give him to
eat!"
The doctor, who had his deaf side
toward his interrogation, mistook her
question for an inquiry as to the ma
ture of Mr.. Mills disease and replied
gruff1y and shortly: "Oh, stomach
mountaineering but stomach"
Dear mel" thought Mrs. Mills, who
Is not a subtle reasoner. II suppose
of course, he must mean tripe. It's
singular diet, but perhaps Albert's dis
ease Is singular"
Next day when the doctor called he
found the patient much worse, and al
once inquired what he had had te
eat.
II gave him just what you told me
to-" shouted Mrs. Mills into the doc
tors best ear, nothing in the worlt
but tripe." ssy
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-01-17
Estate of Naomi B. Hudson

STATE OF VERMONT THE uoNo FABLE
DISTRICT OF ORL FANS. IS | PROBATE Q o u T
FOR THE DISTRICT OF ORLEANS.
To all Persons lnC7re tied the estate OF
Naomi Hudson. late of Clover, in said
District, deceased Greeting: At a Pro
bate Cour holden at Newport, within and
for raid District on the 18th day of January
1912, an instrument purporting to be the
last Will and Testament of Naomi B. Hudson,
late OF Glover said District de-
ceased, was pr sent to the Court aforesa d
for Proba Aud it is ordered by said Court
that the 9th DAY of February, 1912 at the
Probate Off ;e ia said Newport be as
signed for proving said instrument; and
that notice thereof be given to all persons
concerned, by publishing this order three
weeks SUCCESSFULLY in the Orleans County
Monitor, q newspaper circulating 10 that vi
cinity. in said D st riot, previous to tn, time
appointed Therefore, you are ereby noti-
fed to appear before said Court, at the time
and place aforesaid, and 'ntest the probate
of said will, il you have cause Given under
my hand at Newport, in said District, tni:
18th day of January, 1872.
B. SPOONER, Register
3-5
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-01-17
Lure of the Author.

One wonders why so many novels
are written. Yet consider the state
Aent just made by the managers Of
the play adapted from ''Ben-Hur. !"
They have paid s250,000 in royalties
to the estate of it's author and expect
to pay, much more before the public
tires of it. The book itself has had
a sale of over a million copies, never
in a cheap form, and has probably
earned another quarter Of million
for the author.
Mrs. Wigs Of the Cabbage Patch"
a little book of only 10000 words, has
paid to it's author as book and play
about SO word, ans David Harum"
produced a fortune for the heirs OF
the man who wrote it. Aside from
the glory of satisfaction, every novel
list, whether man or woman, is expect
ing to create some day "Ben-Hur'
or David Harum."
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-01-17
NOT HERE TO BE MISERABLE
We All Have Our Troubles but Should
Learn to Keep Them in
Background.

If there is anything that is irritat-
ing it is the way that some people
talk of their troubles, as if they were
a kind of a treat-not cheerfully, but
with kind of gloomy joy; in a word,
they are resigned. 1t is only mighty
big humbugs that will say they are
thankful for troubles. We may even
tually live to see that they were right
and best for US, but at the time it is
sheer hypocrisy to waggle our heads
solemnly and say: Happiness is a
snare, anyhow; 1t is foolish for any
one to expect happiness in this griz-
Fly old world"
People who talk that way don't de-
serve happiness. We weren't put here
to be miserable. The idea that life
is for suffering and not enjoyment is
fast being shelved. If the Lord ap-
proved of lamentations and tears, he
would not have put so much in the
There is nothing more common than
trouble. We all have our troubles,
but it is the wise ones of earth that
keep their burdens in the background.
1t is so common and cheap and selfish
to be continually parading ones griefs
and disappointments. Whatever our
lot, we should all learn the wisdom of
that helpful little prayer: Help me
to win, if win I may; but if I may not
win, make me good loser."-Mary
! Eleanor O'Donnell in Chicago Trib-
une.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-01-17
GOOD ADVICE FOR THE YOUNG
Get Married and Be Happy, Says a
Venerable Sage of the City of
Chicago.

If marriage interferes with your
business, give up marriage. He does
not actually say so, but Mr.. Oliver
Franklin Fuller, wealthy chemist of
Chicago, who recently married, at the
age of eighty, Miss Rebecca Secor,
thirty years his junior, implies so
much in his maxims on matrimOny,
which he recently expounded on the
eve of his wedding.
Marriage" he said, sis a great in
stitution,. but it should never be al
lowed to interfere with a mans bust
ness. 1t won't in my case. Well go
away for secret honeymoon. I've
already changed our destination, so
that even my two sons and their fam
lilies won't know where we are going.
The morning after l return home you
will find me in my Office at 7:45 a. M,
where 1 have always been found for
the last 60 years, and where l will be
until I die
Here are one or two of the Fuller
maxims on marriage:
Retire from business and from a
state of being wed, and you begin to
die Marriage is the sorcery that re
juvenates a man. Choose your part
ner in life with the same care that
you would choose business partner.
Ponce de Leon was foolish to set
out on an endless search for the
Fountain of Youth. He could have
found it in the heart of some comely
Spanish girl. Not to be happily mar
ried is to live without joy, blessing,
kindness, religion, or peace"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-01-17
FORESTS HELP GIVE HEALTH
Mitigate Heat and Cold and Check
Tendency of Earth to Excess
sive Dryness.

Forests contribute to the general
health by breaking the force of stead.
lily blowing winds. They mitigate the
heat of summer by the vast amount
of evaporation that occurs in their
leaves by day. By night the CORE
spending condensation of moisture up
on the leaves still further absorbs the
heat on the evaporation of the mois.
ture the next morning. They also pro-
mote rainfalls. Thus they check the
tendency of the earth to too great
dryness, which is almost as injurious
to health as it is to vegetation, for
epidemic diseases are sure to do their
fatal work where the saltwater Is b.
low the ordinary standard
Hence cholera often passes a wood.
ed district and revels in a treeless
one. There are numerous facts like
the following: A certain road In In
dia leads for sixty miles through a
dense forest. Further on it runs for
ninety miles through barren plain.
| Hundreds of persons travel the entire
road daily. Now, in the first or wood
ed section, cases OF cholera seldom
! occur, while within the latter 1t has
been OF frequent occurrence. One year
cholera ragged in Allahabad. Soldiers
whose barracks were on hill suffered
the most from the epidemic; those in
barracks surrounded by four rows OF
trees much less; but not single case
occurred among the soldiers whose
barracks were in a thicket. It was
the same the next year. =
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-01-17
LOCAL NEWS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE

The January meeting of the Iras-
burg Mems club will be held in the
Congregational church yestry Monday
evening, Jan. %, at 8 o'clock. The
following subject will be debated.
"Resolved that it is to the best inter
ests of Irasburg to centralize its
schools" Leader of the affirmative,
S. F. Slack. Leader of the negative.
ID. A. Brahana. All men are cor
daily invited to be present. Refresh
ments will be served.
LOWELL.
FIR. Lavigne was in Montreal last
week.
Miss Nellie Harding. who has been
very i'll. is gaining.
Mrs. Wedge expects to go to a hos.
pital this week for treatment.
WILDER Blanchard is home from
New York where he has employment.
Mrs. A. Stannard was called to
Woodsville last week by the serious
illness of her sister. Mrs. Hunter.
Mrs. Hoyt of Manchester, N H..
was the guest of her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Pudvah last week.
The M. E. Ladies' Aid society met
Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Ella
Curtis. All enjoyed pleasant after.
noon.
Mabel Durivage came from Con.
cord, NJ H., and Grace from Burling-
ton to attend the funeral of their
sister Alice, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. harrington and Mrs.
Coburn of Orleans attended the funer
al Thursday of Miss Alice Durivage,
being cousins of the deceased.
Amos Deblois recently came very
near losing the sight of his eye. HI
was struck by the limb of a tree he
Zone step won't take you far-you've
got to keep on walking; one wore
won't tell folks what you are-you'vt
got to keep on talking; one inch wen
make you very tall-you've got t.
keep on growing: one little lad" won
do it all-you've got to keep zen
going.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-01-17
Honey Bread.

In Europe, where the food value o.
honey seems to be much better I'm
derstood than in the United States
enormous quantities are used. or late
years we seem to be waking to 9
realization of the value of honey as q
wholesome and delicious article OF
food, and also as to it's preservative
qualities. Cakes and sweetbreads
made with sugar corn become dry
and crumbly, and to get the good oil
them must be eaten when fresh; but
when they are made up with honey
they seem to retain their moist fresh
ness indefinitely. In France honey
bread year or eighteen months ole
is preferred to that just made. They
say: ''It has ripened." It Is thu
preservative, or rather the unchang
ing, quality of honey that makes it 81
popular with the best confectioners.-
The Christian Herald.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-01-17
Unromantic Counting.

DR.. Abernethy, the famous surgeon,
wrote to the lady on whom he had
matrimonial eye: Dear Madam: /
am much too busy man to have time
for love-making; but I should like to
marry you, and shall be glad to learn
your decision before the end of the
week." If Mary had been a sensible
woman she would have answered
something like this: Dear Sir:I would
not for worlds interfere with your
business. Pray stick to it."
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-01-17
But l don't want you to-"

But don't WANT you 10.
"Why?"
Because l want to beat him N.Y.
self I want to beat him at checkers
and then mary him.
"Shoo! I never heard the like
thought women married for love-"
TITS sometimes just as well to love
after marriage. When l was a girl at
home 1 played pretty good game OF
checkers, didn't II"
"Um-m-m-m. Yes, I remember"
but not good enough"
mot good enough to beat a county
champion"
Now listen. You are not to let
on here in HillsdaIe that you ever
played a game. You are to devote six
hours day to instructing me. You
Nave got to teach me all the tricks in
the business"
And then what?"
'Ill play against this man and beat
aim and marry him!"
II don't see how beating man at
checkers is going
You never mind that. Teach me
! to beat him and Ill take care of the
rest"
Work was begun the next day, and
| it was thirty days and one more for
| good measure when the father said:
That's enough, Mary. l can't
teach you another darned trick. Say,
you'll down him. but maybe he won't
| propose after ALL"
Then mawbe you've got mush.
room for daughter!"
| The game of checkers that was
brought about between the widow and
widower will be remembered in Hills
dale until long after the children OF
that day are married off. 1t was
brought about through badinage or
the part of the widow-a little bad1
mage and little Boosting. The nov
city of playing checkers with a wO
man rather appealed to Mr.. Narmore
The struggle came off in the tow
hall, where the hundreds of specta
tors could see. On that day, an hou
before the game began, the widow
Dakin, the widow Stevens and tn,
widow Everett tainted away and hal
to have the doctor. They realize'
that they were out of the running.
There were predictions that tn
struggle, which was to be for tn
best three games out of five, woul
last a week. A whole day was thu
most conservative prediction, an
many spectators brought noon lunch
con. But things went like a cyclon
after rabbit. In two hours it wa
begun and ended. The widow Harpe
wor three straight games, and tn
widower Narmore never had chance
There were cheers and shouts an
yells, and the victor was draped
Old Glory.
Daughter, what was Narmore sa.
ing to you after the gamer" aske
the father after the two had reache
home.
why, he was asking me to be hi
wife"
by thunder"
But doesn't man want wife thu
, he can brag of and that everybod
; else will brag of? Thanks, dadd
, You can go back home now If yc
are lonesome for mother"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-01-17
ORLEANS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE FIVE

J. E. Lyon will move his barber
shop into the basement of the Beede
block. into the rooms formerly &C.
cupied by A. R. Benefits shoe store.
The rooms now occupied by Lyons
barber shop and poolroom have been
leased by George Hoyt for a period
of five years. into which he will take
his mail order business and at the
same time conduct a novelty store.
These rooms will be at once remod-
eled.
MIR. and Mrs. Herbert Person cele-
brated their fifth wedding anniversary
Tuesday evening of last week. Thirty
of their friends gathered in their
home on Union street and helped
them to celebrate. They were pre-
sented with desk chair, table, book
case and wooden match safe. A most
delightful .evening was spent. Mr..
and Mrs. Person take this way to pub.
licly express their thanks to their
many friends.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-01-17
PREACHING and Practice.

The college instructor should take
pains to practice what he breaches.
One member of a class in English
composition brought his theme to the
professor, after recitation hour in or
der that the professor might read a
marginal correction which he had writ
ten. and which the pupil had been en-
tirely unable to make out.
Why" explained the professor,
that says Write more plainly -
Youths Companion.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-01-17
From the Ash Tray,

Even the ash of hubby's cigar can
be utilized. In what way? Why, as
a polisher for gold watches, bracelets
and rings, let alone chains and null
titude of other trinkets. This comes
from a prominent jeweler, so it must
be nearly correct. He even goes to
the extent of carrying with him a
small case in which he preserves all
the ashes from the cigars which he
smokes. He says that the grain is so
fine that it leaves no mark that Is
discernible to the naked eye.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-01-17
The wound is a very

was cutting. The wound is a very
painful one.
Mrs. Julia Warner died Thursday
night. Services were held at the
Congregational church Saturday after
noon. She leaves one son. who lives
in Manchester, N. H.. besides many!
friends Her age was 81 years and
she has been resident in town for
many years.
Alice Durivage died Tuesday night
after an illness of about two years
with consumption. She came to the
home of her brother Leon last August
and has been a great sufferer since.
Every thing that loving hands could do
has been done for her but she grew
worse, suffering until the last. Her
sister Florence has been a constant
attendant. She leaves father, one
sister in California. two brothers and
three sisters here and host of
friends, who have the sympathy Of
their many friendship their sLsorrow.
Services were conducted by Rev. E.
T. Hurd at the Congregational4churc
Thursday. Jan. II.
WESTMORE
Sherman Ross has gone to work for
G. H. Atkins.
Bert Jenness and daughter Goldie
of Barton were in town Sunday.
Mrs. Cora Jenness spent several
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Nutting recently. helping to care
for her sister Hazel, who is i'll.
The Ladies Aid society will serve
dinner at the church yestry, Thurs
day, Jan. Is. Officers will be elected
for the coming year. 1t is hoped
every one will make an effort to be
there.
There will be a box party and sale,
representing the "Cycle of the
Months" for the benefit of the school.
in Mill Brook schoolhouse Friday
evening. Jan. 10Th. Ladies' bring box
es. All invited to attend.
The chicken pie supper held at S
NJ. Coles Wednesday of last week
was we'll attended considering the
weather, about 40 being present. A
very good time was enjoyed. Pro
ceeds, go. Many thanks are due
Mr.. and Mrs. Cole for making sucl
an evening possible.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-01-17
FOR Sale

ing ron. ny RODS FROMVILLAGE
IN ataoa road 80 acre farm, good loan
coil cents m tn east. Tilage machine
worked cnts p tons of hay besides
fodder Wood A timber for home
use. 400 sugar mapA's (not equipped }
Nice apple orchard oouU on gratteo
trees, also small fruit tor nome use
Stock barn 34x48 has bas~ lhenV WIN
stable for IL cows and 2 h9f> 7e' uarn
is double boarded, basemertA' crap,
boarded, henhouse 12x12. StofS anu
half dwelling house witt ell 50 f. ~
long which connects with the carl<
House has nine rooms, good cellar
with outside entrance, never failing
spring water ruus at house and barn.
Mail brought to door and telephone
in the house, near several neighbors,
view from the buildings is fine. PART
of the tillage is meadow land that can
be made to cut large quantity of hay,
pasture is is Watered by trout stream.
This farm is four miles from railroad
on nice carriage road. The buildings
are in good repair, roofs are nearly
all new, part of the floors in house are
hard wood, rooms are nicely papered
and painted. With this farm we will
sell extra good dairy cows, two
calves, good pair young farm horses
20 hens, I'll the hay and grain. Good
set of farming tools, including cream
separator, Duggi9s, harnesses, sleds,
sleighs etc. most of them nearly new
Price for all $4,000 Or bare farm $500.
Owner has other business, reason for
selling.
1882 - BEAUTIFUL FARM - 17O
acres on main road IL mites from
village. Land level, free from stones
all machine work. Abundance anC
variety of fruit; 800 sugar naples (nol
equipped) $1,000 cords Of wood. pasture
for 40 COWS, Watered by brook. STOCK
barn 40x60. horse barn 18x24: botf
barns have Easements, stables sheath
ed with matched lumber, outsid;
walls double boarded. Story and hal
house, rooms, bay window an,
piazza, cellar; down stairs room
finished in hard wood. House painte'
white, is in excellent repair. Nice var,
and shade trees, fine view, only on
mile from lake; near school. r. F. e
and telephone. Near neighbors, 81
miles to railroad. With this farm W
will sell Is head of stock, one horse
five pigs and 20 hens, all the fodde
crops and good set of farming tools
including new cream separator an
small tools. Price for all, $4,000. Tn
farm ought to sell quick at this price
Owner might exchange for villae
home.
Two properties sold last week, ar
prospects look bright for large sail
this spring.
WANTED
We are having calls for small farm
near Barton and Orleans. Ifyou ha,
anything in this locality get it on OF
list at once.
Catalogue Free
BARTON REAL ESTATE C
Barton, Vernon
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-01-17
Behind Time.

"What is the matter with this rail
way?" asked one irate passenger
"This train. is three or four hours
overdue"
Think of me-" said the stakeholder,
"and have patience. Its dividends are
three or four years overdue"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-01-17
Naturally So.

Gall the parts in this play are fat
parts"
They have to be when the play IT.
self is laid in Greece"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-01-17
IF They Would Unite.

Men of wit, learning and virtue
might strike out every offensive or
unbecoming passage from plays
Swift.