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PAGE 2 ORLEANS COUNTY MONITOR, WEDNESDAY, APRIL -7 ,-.19 15 ORLEANS COUNTY MONITOR WALLACE H. .GILPIN, Publisher, Barton, Vt. Published every Wednesday afternoon. Entered at the Post-office at Barton, Vt., as second-class matter. TERMS Oi9 yeir, $l.5J. Six nnntb.3, 75c. Two months, 25c. Invariably in ad vance When your subscription expires the paper stops. your THE EDITOR'S LETTER. Boise, Idaho. Dear Readers : While this letter is dated here it speaks of Denver and Colorado Springs, Col., Salt Lake City, Utah, this place, j and something of the scenery en route. Frankly, I am "stuck" on Denver and these mountain section cities. There is something about the atmos phere in these high altitudes that in vigorates. While snow is seen on the nearby mountains from any of the places mentioned, I have found no snow in the cities or lowlands and no wraps have been needed on the streets in the daytime ; even in the evening many do not wear overcoats. Much of the weather during, the winter is this way, I am told, and little snow falls at any time. Denver is called the "mule high city," (5230 feet) and compared with Barton, between 600 and 1000 feet high, and even Jay Peak. 4018 feet above sea level, one can see at once that it is easy to get "up in the air." A marker on a step to the approach of the capital building, placed there by the U. S. government, reads, "The top ot tins step is one mile auovte sea level." Entering the building I stepped 'into the house of representatives, which con sists or bo members. It will be re membered that Colorado has a popula tion of over 800,000. Vermont with a population of about 369,000 has a house numbering almost 250. It was such a contrast in size with the Vermont house that I at first mistook it for the senate Stepping into the senate I found them orating on fish and game meas ures. For a moment I lost myself and thought I was in Montpelier, but re covered at tne sight or a woman occu pying a seat in that body. As she acted just as though she belonged there, I inquired of a gentleman stand ing near by, who she was. He said she was the only woman senator in the world, and I recalled then reading of the election of a woman in Colorado to the senate. Colorado is an equal suffrage state. "Would you like to meet her?" said the gentleman. "I wouldn't mind," was the reply. He proceeded to get ber out of her seat and after inquiring my name, presented her as follows, "Mr. Gilpin, Senator Robinson," (Mrs. Helen R.) "I am considered a nation al curiosity," proceeded Mrs. Senator. T crvhtro nf Vta vamr rat rnta tn I Vermont house on the suffrage bill and she said she was invited to speak at a hearing on the bill and very nearly went. I spoke of the fact that a prom inent suffragette of Vermont was a resident of my town, Mrs. Seaver. She then said she had been in corre spondence with Mrs. Seaver. From the capitol I went to the U. S. mint in Denver. Calling for Geo. R. Whitney, a former Barton boy, put me on the "ground floor" so to speak. Mr. Whitney holds the responsible position of warrant clerk and has the confidence and esteem of all. Without a certificate from him no one. can re ceive pay for bullion brought to the mint. "Receiving permission of the superintendent, Mr. Anneax. Mr. Whitney took me into every depart ment of the mint. "Hello, George," was the familiar greeting of the heads of the various departments as we en tered. While other visitors 1 were shown into a few places by ' a guide, who only took them into balconies high up and away from the machines and precious metals, Mr. Whitney gave me permission to handle the gold and sil ver bullion, the newly minted coins and even machines were started for our particular benefit. It was fun to catch a handful of bright new "quarters" as they came from the coin press at the rate of 5000 or 8000 an hour, or plunge your hand into a bin holding .. several quarts of coins perhaps. : A solid gold brick worth $22,000 was a good smart lift for me. In the vault where gold bullion to the worth of $16,000,000 wa3 stored, I handled gold at will. On one truck were pure gold bricks worth $600,000. In the mint is $450,000,000 of gold bullion. This mint coined over $17,000,000 in silver gold, nickel and copper pieces in 1914. I might go on in detail about the melt ing furnaces, weighing rooms, count ing process, etc., but you can find all these things in books. It is enough to . say I didn't get away with any of the stuff. Vermont has another man in the Denver mint in the person of C. H. More, cashier, a very responsible posi tion; Mr. More at one time taught at Montpelier seminary. I also met two Maine men, Harry Wentworth and Geo. Hill, who hold positions there. I might mention the fact that the in terior of the mint is finished in Ver mont marble. To Mr. Whitney and-j those to whom he introduced me is due one of the most profitable and interest ing events of my trip thus far. One noticeable thing in Denver is the absence of wooden buildings. A fire ordinance forbids the erection of wood structures and the closest scruti nizing and wide travel in the city will not reveal a single wood house, or building of any kind. Colorado Springs is the scenic center of the Colorado rockies. Pikes Peak fairly hangs out over the place and scores of wonderfully interesting places are reached from here by car riage, auto and mountain railroad routes. It's a great place there for a i change and rest. The hotel men get "change" and the guides the I visited the "Cave of the Winds," a famous cave in the rockies, electrically lighted and easy of access (after paying $1 to the gate-keeper.) Last year was a poor season and only 50,000 people deposited their dollar to go in. But it's worth it. Another, and the most interesting place visited re (another dollar place) was at the ruins ot the ancient chit dwellers. Much mystery surrounds the origin, life and extinction of these people. Hundreds of pieces of pottery and ar row heads, two mummies, hieroglyphic writing, etc., are among the things picked up among these ruins and placed on exhibition. These people selected places for constructing their stone houses where a hard strata of rock overhangs a softer strata, which could be more easily dug away or had al ready been worn away by the storms of ages. "The Garden of the Gods," is an other interesting place. Here great masses of rock in all shapes and sizes and in many colors rise directly from a comparatively level surface. Some of them are hundreds of feet in height, and the shapes of all kinds of animals can be easily imagined in looking at the formations. The Indians formerly worshipped these enormous statues as gods and thus the name. Even today the Indians of several states congre gate here once a year for feasting and dances. From Colorado Springs to Salt Lake City over the Denver & Rio Grande rail road are many wonderful sights never to be forgotten. The "Royal Gorge" is the most famous place. Here the rocks rise perpendicularly almost hun dreds (I think they tell you thousands) of feet on each side of the track. In one place the gorge is so narrow that a bridge is suspended from steel braces across the canyon. The rocks are of a brilliant color in many places, the shades of red predominating. An other pass in the mountains is known as "Castle Gate," named from the forms the rocks take. Once on the road from Denver to Salt Lake City the railroad passes over an elevation of over 10,000 feet and at two other places an elevation of 1 7,000 feet is reached.. On this stage of the trip, the distances in the West began to dawn upon me. From ver to Salt Lake is a distance of 740 miles, (though no line runs direct) , a distance about equal to from Barton to Richmond, Va. Before reaching Salt Lake, the train runs through miles upon miles of desert land. Not necessarily flat and sandy, but as barren as the rocks on Jay Peak, and between Salt Lake City and this place are. hundreds of miles of sage brush desert land. Water makes this land very fertile, however, and irrigation is the only means of convert ing hundreds of thousands of acres of land iu these states into anything ca pable of supporting even a grasshopper. bait Lake is a very interesting city. The Mormon interests here are the leading attractions for sightseers. Brigham Young, the founder of Mor roonism, and a Vermonter, builded wisely and well for the future of Salt Lake City. Many of the banks, hotels, office buildings, stores and other busi ness interests are controlled by the Mormon church. ST ATI m mercantile association, a Mormon m terest, has one of the largest depart ment stores in the city, occupying an entire city block and doing ah annual business of . $6,000,000. Brigham Y6ung'had 17 wives and 52 children. While the Mormons today do not claim to practice polygamy, one house is pointed out to you and ; the guide says "The man living here has buried 32 wives and has not buried them all yet. He is only 42 years old. He is the city's leading undertaker.' The water of Salt Lake is very salty, five pails of water, when evaporated making one pail of salt, or to be exact, 22 per cent of the water is salt. Boise, the capital of Idaho, is a charming little city of 25,000 inhabi tants (about the size of Burlington.) Its streets are wide and straight, (characteristic of the cities of which I have spoken). With the rest of the talks climate, scenery and crops until they're blue in the face. Don't come West for work or business chances at present. I took occasion to visit one of the government irrigation projects 25 miles out of this place, via the Arrowrock dam, the highest dam in the world, and it is to be completed this summer at a cost of between $5,000,000 and $$6,000, 000. The dam is of cyclopean concrete masonry of the gravity .arch type and 350. feet high. It sets the water back 15 miles up the Boise river and will ir rigate hundreds of thousands of acres of land. The storage capacity is 240,- 000 acre feel of water in other words an "acre foot" of water is water one foot deep over an acre of ground To begin with, the government built 17 rriles of railroad to the dam in or der to more cheaply transport rra'e-ial to the place. This is the first government-owned- and-operated railroad. About 800 men were at one time em ployed on the Arrowrock project. Idaho has a Jewish governor. He is said to be making a mighty poor gov ernor, vetoing fully 50 per cent of all the bills passed by the legislature. On a street car recently he was bragging about being the only Hebrew governor ever elected, in fact, the only Jew elected a ruler or governor for 2700 years. A young business man who heard his remark, added, "And there won't be another Jew elected for 2700 years more." Enough ! You're probably asleep be fore now. Sincerely Wallace H. Gilpin. Only a Dad. Only a dad, with a tired face, Coming home from the daily race, Bringing little of gold or fame To show how well he has played the game. But glad in bis heart that his own re joice To see him come and to hear his voice Only a dad, of a brood of four, One of ten million men or more. Plodding along in the daily strife. Bearing the whips and scorns of life With never a whimper of pain or hate For the sake of those who at home await, Only a dad, neither rich nor proud, Merely one of the surging crowd. Toiling, striving, from day to day. Facing whatever may come his way Silent, whenever the harsh condemn. And bearing it all for love of them. Only a dad, but he gives his all To smooth the way for his children small. Doing with courage set and grim, The deeds that his father did for him. This is a line that for him I pen, Only a dad, but the best of men. Detroit Free Press. WHAT THE PAPERS SAY. Always Been Like This.' The whole question of taxation re verts to the honesty of the individual taxpayer. If an honest return is made in every instance, then the -grand list increases in. size and the state tax rate decreases in size. An interesting con dition of things, which, if it could be brought 'to pass, would pot many a community in the limelight and induce newcomers thereto. Ludlow Tribune. In other words, if you are a million aire a list of twenty or thirty thou sand dollars is not just as it should be. Montpelier Argus. x Interest in National Guard. It must be taken as a good sign of improved conditions in the Vermont National Guard when the members turn out so well for the annual inspec tion as they have done in most cases during the inspection now being held. In some cases .the attendance has been 1"0 p?r cent of the total enrollment and in other cases the attendance nas approached very nearly to that per centage. Company I of Brattleboro March 25 had every man out for the inspection, as did Company H of Mont pelier a few days earlier. Moreover, the unofficial reports of conditions in the armories and of the exhibition of military tactics are being in the main quite satisfactory. In those conditions the people of the state should feel satisfied that all the efforts being put out in this department are not being wasted by any means. Barre Times.. One of the State's Benefactors. Col. Joseph Battell, who died a short time ago. was called eccentric for vears. He was a supporter of strange theories of science and he hated the automobile, but he loved the Morgan horse, Nature, and, as,his will proves. his fellowmen. The main bequests of his will are to Middlebury college over 20.000 acres of timber lands in the heart of the Green Mountains, to be preserved intact as a specimen of the original Vermont forest, and Elen Mountain in the towns of Lincoln and Warren, for a national park. to be pre served so far as possible in its primi tive beauty. Valuable properties are left to Middlebury college, and that in stitution is made the residuary legatee, so that it will receive in effect a band some endowment which will add great ly to its usefulness. Co). Battell's memory deserves to be perpetuated in Vermont as one of the state's greatest benefactors. Brattleboro Pheonix. TAXES Every deposit (rorrimercial or savings) in The Burling ton Trtwt Co. is TAX FREE to the depositor. This Bank contributes over Twanty Thousand Dollars an nually to the revenue of the State but this burden falls upon the stockholders ' On all savings accounts in this Ban interest is guaranteed at the rate of FOUR PER CENT and these accounts also share in the "extr divi dends" that are made from time to time as earnings warrant. The Burlington Trust Co. "SAFETY FIRST BUSINESS DIRECTORY Oity Hall Square Korth l TT u i t v rrii i f ? 'ii a to feed the soldiers and citizens and the stock of Europe means just that much less for home consumption, therefore, even with a big crop of everything, the prices will be high. If it is not a good crop year the farmer wTi!l at laast ra'"se enough for home use and will not have to pay uie hih prices that will prevail. Utilize every available acre for gram, grasses and vegetables. In many sections farmers are urged to try a double acreage of potatoes. It should not be necessary under proper conditions, to import po tatoes into any agricultural county. Put the hens and turkeys to work and give them a square deal. Raise pigs. cattle and horses in as large numbers as the accommodations of the farm will justify and any losses that any farmer, planter or rancher may have sustained last year, will be more than made good. . The war in Europe may last for months or years, but while it con tinues there will be an active demand for everything we produce. Should the war end this week the nations en gaged will need all our surplus prod ucts for a year at least. Take our ad vice, tor once, ana oo not permit good, tillable land to lie idle in 1915. Swan ton Courier. Danger from Potato Scab. SIMPLY BREATHE IT That's the Way You Use Hvomei. the Safe Catarrh Remedy. The most pleasant, easiest, harm less, and the really sensible . method the mre of cat.-irrh is Pyoro'i. wnicn ran be bad lrom any drug sfore. Just put twentv droDs of the liquid in the small inhaler that comes with every complete outfit then breathe it. A few minutes' use al most instantly clears the head end stops that annoying sniffling. When using Hyomei every particle of air that enters the breathing organs is charged with an antiseptic, healing balsam that destroys the catarrh germs, stops the unclean discharges trom tne nose, relieves the irritation and quicKly heals the sore and in flamed tissues. The first day's una of Hyomei vil show a decided improve ment no matter how distressing the trouble. Catarrh, which usually begins with a neglected cold, often becomes a very serious ailment, so don't wait dui stare using Hyomei today it is inexpensive and F. P. Pierce always sells it on the "No-cure-no-pay" p'an Slid and guaranteed in Orleans by F. J. Kinnev. W. R. Aldrich Attorney and Counselor-at Law Office, ORLEANS, x VERMONT F. W. BALDWIN Attorney, Insurance Agent, Surety Bonds BARTON, VT. J. M. BLAKE, M. D. BARTON, VT. Special attention given to treatment of diseases of the eye. ear, nose and throat, and tlit- fitting of glasses to defective eyes. Office Hours: 11 a. m. to 3 p. m.f except Sundays, and by special appointment. Vermont Notes. The body of Enos Crowningshield, who co mm ft ted suicide by jumping from the steamer Ticonderoga as she was docking at the Champlain Trans portation company's dock, Burlington, December 15, last, was recovered March Zo, through a hole in tne ice. The body was discovered by Provost. C. A. CRAMTON, M. D. ty St. Johnsbuby, Vt. SPECIALIST. EYE. EAR, NOSE, AN" O THKOAT. Office 29 Main St., over Pest Olfice. office Hoars: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p. ui Aypoin' merits for examination of the eyes tor giaas s can be made in advance by lettet or telephOD- . Harry Dickens AUCTIONEER Orleans, Vt. N. E. Telephone N. H. DREW Licensed Auctioneer Glover, Vt. Satisfaction Guaranteed. FREDERICK LANPHEAR, M. D. ORLEANS, VERMONT QENERAL PRACTICE, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Examination of eyes for glasses by.appointnient. A Vermonter in Florida. We have experienced the coldest and most rainy season in Florida in twelve years, the length of time we have been wintering in the state. Not the cold est weather we have seen, but a con tinuation of chilly weather with winds from the north. The whole interior of the country is flooded. In sections that cannot be drained, gardens are at a premium. Strawberries ripen slow ly and no cucumbers have been seen. Plenty of celery and lettuce where it can be grown above water. For those of us who work in Florida, the season has been ideal, . and the rains, falling quickly, or of a few hours' duration at a time, have not bothered. But for those who came here to enjoy the cli mate the sunshine and heat this sea son has been a dead failure up to date. So also has the fishing on account of cold and winds. Real estate is booming and the "good roads movement" is as strong here as in other states. Indeed, they are needed as the unworked roads Peter ! are filled with water for days after a hard rain. Express and Standard. Den over very that The death of Thomas Buck March 29 in St. Albans closes a life of eventful interest as a railroad engineer, ranging from running the "directors special" to safely piloting Presidents Ruther ford B Hayes and Grover Cleveland on their memorable trips through Ver mont. It is also worthy of note that he never was in a collision. Miss Dorothy Canfield of Arlington is the author of a novel, "Hillsboro People," which has just appeared from the press of Henry Holt & Company, New York. It is a collection of stories about a Vermont village, drawing its traditions from colonial time. The book contains occasional verses by Miss Sarah N. Cleghorn ot Manchester. A farm deal of some proportion was that of the "Come Again" farm in White River Junction, which was sold recently by N. P. Wheeler, one of the Junction House proprietors, to C. D. Blanchard and Eiias C. Lyman, of Chester, Mass., for $20,000. Included in the purchase are 350 acres of land, 100 head of stock, and all the other personal property connected with the farm. A. M. Kendall of Rutland, said to be the oldest man in the railway mail service celebrated his 83d birthday March 26. He is in. the parcel post terminal office at Rutland, a position l that he took last. Nnvpmher. TTe has Zion's Co-operative j had 44 years in the railway mail serv- ice, worKing continuously since -. iooy with the exception of two years under President Cleveland, being reinstated by President Harrison West, it is "suffering a severe "set back." Building upon boom makes a reverse doubly bad. However, these places will all recover and find their proper pace of steady advance and go on more moderately than before. Hundreds of men are out of work, real estate cannot be sold at any price, houses and business places are vacant and everyone wears a long face bdt What Is It? The doctors ride from night till morn, No matter what the weather; Their patients sneeze and cough and groan, . . And blow and wonder whether This thing that makes. them feel so ill Is ever going to leave ; They cannot sleep, and sight of food Just makes their stomachs heave. Each household has its invalid, And some have two or three ; They lie in bed or sit around, Just as the case may be. And when we-ask, "What is this . thing?" , With wisdom most profound The doctors shake their heads and say, "This grip that's going round M. A., West Burke. CITROLAX CITROLAX! CITROLAX! Best thing for constipation, sour stomach, lazy liver and sluggish bowels. Stops a sick headache almost at once. Gives a most thorough and satisfactory flushing no pain no nausea. Keeps your system cleansed, sweet and wholesome. . R. B. Rasmussen, Escanaba, Mich., writes :"'Oitrolax Is a fine laxative, pleasant to take, and does the work in a very thorough manner." Chil dren love it. Austin's Pharmacy, Orleans, Vt.; W. S McDowell, Evansville, Vt.; J. B. Holton West Charleston. ... That Air Gmn. "The determination to prevent the shooting of song birds by boys with their air rifles is wise and should be adhered to. And the first step should be to dispense with the rifles, one of the greatest nuisances with which a boy was ever turned loose. The air rifle is a dangerous plaything, and it would be a good thing for this and every community if its use were pro hibited entirely." North Adams, Mass., Transcript. The air gun is a dangerous toy in the hands of a careless boy, but it has its possibilities for good sport if handled carefully. We are all too prone to take the position that if some things are abused by a small proportion of people their use should be prohibited. For instance, some boys gamble with tops and marbles, but these abuses should be corrected rather than that the sale of the toys should be made illegal. Some deranged people jump from Bun ker Hill monument and Washington monument, but that is no reason these structures should be closed to the pub lic who by a large majority use them properly. We should educate more and prohibit less in many different direc tions. Rutland News. Buy the Mark-down Combination. v The Randolph Herald and News says : "Here comes the fishing license, long urged and promoted by the state game department. It costs sixty cents per annum and the trouble of getting it. Or there is a mark-down combination price of one dollar for the hunting and fishing license. The proceeds are ex pected to support the game department without state--appropriation, and to continue indefinitely its hitherto some what precarious existence. - Those who hunt and fish, it is argued, should put up for propagation of fish , and game and for police force necessary to make them observe the law. Splendid in theory, but if the fish and game leg islation of Vermont were submitted to a referendum it would be wiped out root and branch. There is no other part of the statutes so generally un popular. Many people regard it as a mass of unreasonable restrictions that hamper personal liberty without any compensating advantage to the public The losers are those who observe the law according to the letter, while - the gainers are those who systematically and without interference violate it." , While there is some sentiment in the state in accord with the above, we be lieve that popular feeling the other way is practically overwhelming. 1 Montpelier Argus. Lazy Farmers Don't Read This. The United States department of agriculture the state boards and the experts all over the country are urging the farmers of America to cultivate every available acre during the coming year. The war in Europe assures the sale of almost everything that can be raised. Every article that is exported Vermont farmers purchasing seed potatoes from outside the state this spring should use. great care that the new and dangerous disease, powder scab, is not introduced thereby. The federal horticultural board of the United States department of agricul ture has quarantined, on account of powdery scab, the following areas : Nearly all of Aroostook county and j portions of Penobscot and Washington 1 counties in the state of Maine, and the counties of Clinton and Franklin in the state of New York. These areas contain the chief sources of supply of the large seed houses of the country. Therefore, all seed purchased by Ver mont farmers which are known posi tively not to have been grown outside of these infested areas should be care fully examined by Vermont farmers before planting and specimens of tubers showing any signs " of scab should be sent to the Vermont exper iment station at Burlington by prepaid express or by parcel post, in packages marked with the address of the sender. Powdery scab differs from the common scab in that the seed can not be treated by any known method so that the spores are killed, and in Europe a cankerous stage of the disease some times causes almost complete loss of the crop. It means much to Vermont farmers to keep this disease out of the state, because the penalty for not doing so will be the loss of an oppor tunity to develop a profitable seed potato industry and will mean the issuing of a quarantine by the federal government, which will make it neces sary to have all Vermont potatoes shipped outside of the state carefully inspected. A little care exercised at this time, so that the disease may not be introduced, will save a lot of trouble and expense in the future. E. S. Brigham, Commissioner of Agriculture. JOSIAH A. PEARSON, OFFICE SAFETY FIRST AND LAST The Central Savings Bank & Trust company of Orleans, Vt., has always practiced the only bank policy which insures safety first, last and always for depositors. It is a policy which demands that every investment out side the routine affairs of the bank shall be based upon the collective judgment of . its board- of directors, consisting of seven prudent successful men. The safety of a bank does not depend upon tne amount oi deposits nor upon the amount of surplus and profits appearing in the annual statement. Immense deposits and large surplus and profits offer no security to a depositor unles the combined assets of the bank are well invested. The Central Bank takes pride in the amount of its deposits and its steady accumulation of surplus and profits; but its appeal to the depositor is based entirely upon its safety first policy of having a board of directors who in fact direct. Its funds are not at the disposal of the whims, likes or dislikes of any one man. We aspire to a still higher place in the esteem of the banking public as our policy of safety first, last and always becomes more thoroughly understood. Central Savings Bank & Trust Co., (adv) Orleans, Vt. DENTIST, BARTON. VT Owen's Block. IS W. W. REIRDEN, IAWYER, SBAVBR'8 BJLOOK, Babtoh, Vl .J PEOPLE'S TELEPHONE. J. N. & P. L. WEBSTER Insurance Agents, Barton, Vt. Mileage Books to rent. Picture Frames made to ordei. Office over Lang's Jewelry Store. HUBBARD HASTINGS CONSULTING FORESTER Timber, Estimating and Surveying 18 Summer St., St. Johnsbury, Vt. C. J. Oben & Co., Newport, Vt. ' ARMS MERMONT Real Estat of all Description For Sale oi Ezebaage SEND FOR BIG CATALOGUE NOTICE Mr. Erastus Buck has left the employ of C. J. Oben & Co., real estate agency and is no longer authorized to represent the Com pany in any way. Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that Contain Mercury as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used, except on prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold to ie good you can possibly derive from tnem. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O., contains no mercury, and is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur faces of the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genu ine. It is taken internally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Tes timonials free. Sold by Druggists. Price 75c per bottle. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. TO ) VeirmmD)imtt ID) emit A Wonderful Early Corn for the Silo Beyond doubt the best that can be planted if rich ensilage is desired, as there are so many ears. Also a great tonnage. Shall have a full line of tested seed at right prices. Sugar Makers We will bevIn the market this year for what sugar you make, but we posi tively will not pay full price for sugar unless it is cooked to 240 degrees, at least., Anything less than that -we shall discount in price. 1$ the latter part of tbe season 240 degrees does not get it hard enough, it must be cooked harder, as we will buy nothing but hard sugsr, anyway. - "We shall make the usual discount of two cents a pound on tics, old sap buckets, jelly pails, lard, tubs, candy pails and cottolene pails. It is . for your interest to use new wooden pai!a or tubs. : The trade on Vermont sugar is fast slipping away. The trade has been completely killed all through the West by putting up Vermont sugar so soft and tbe demand is fast disappearing in the East. Canadian sugar has sold his y ear for about t bree cents a pound more than Vermont sugar, on account of the hardness of the Canadian pro duct. Every farmer is working against his own interests when he puts the sugar up in the condition that a great many have, where it will soften up on top, ferment, and sour. Gary Maple Sugar COMPANY St. Johnsbury, Vermont RAY Po WEB, Barton, - TER Vermont A safe, conservative- and progressive bank that will be glad to show you how well we can serve you. Send us your collections. Barton Savings Bank & Trust Company Barton, - - - . Vermont Capital $50,000. x Surplus $50,000. L