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PAGE 2 ORLEANS COUNTY MONITOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1916 ORLEANS COUNTY MONITOR WALLACE H. GILPIN, Publuher, Barton, Vt. Published every Wednesday afternoon. Entered at the Post-office at Barton, VtM as second-claBs matter. ' SUBSCRIPTIONS One year $1.50. Six . months, 75c. Eight months, $1. Four months 50c. Invariably in advance. When your subscription expires the paper stops. ADVERTISING Cards of thanks, 50c. Resolutions, $1.00 Reading notices, 10c per line per insertion. Classified advertising terms at top of column one, page one. Display advertising rates upon application. Remember day. that Saturday is Arbor We hear much about the candidacy for president but little about that important position of vice president. The only candidacy which has taken form thus far appears to be that of Senator Elmer J. Burkett of Nebraska. The St. Albans Messenger says there is nothing to rave over about the likeli hood of Ex-Gov. A. M. Fletcher going into the field against Senator Page, but the Messenger continues right on then with more than 400 words about the "gentlemen from Cavendish," the absurdity of his past, and the probable foolishness of his future. Almost every month for nearly two years world-wide conditions have been growing worse from the standpoint of tranquility. One after another, a half dozen additional nations have been drawn into the great European con flict, after the original declarations. Almost each month has seen harder and harder fighting, has brought about new complications in diplomatic circles and has added fresh cruelties in the fighting field. Of late our trouble witn Mexico nas oegun, ana now Ireland has broken out in revolt, to add to troubles abroad. And so instead of clearing as the days go by, new com plications seem to appear upon the sky with every new dawn and the end thereof no man knoweth. Considerable interest is being mani fested in the idea of finding out where our candidates for delegates to the Republican national convention stand. Mr. Emery has made his stand clear He is for Hughes first and for Roose velt after that for all of any other man yet mentioned or likely to be mentioned. This, the Monitor believes, coincides with the wishes of the voters as a whole in this part of Vermont Mr. Prouty, whose name has been mentioned, and who has an advantage over Mr. Emery in knowing Judge Hughes personally and somewhat inti mately, has not declared his stand as regards a second choice but has said that he is heartily for Hughes first ine Monitor prints in mis issue a very clear statement of the question in point from the Randolph Herald and News. WHAT THE PAPERS SAY. Who's the Party? It was a mean trick that an Orleans county farmer played on a number of guests whom he invited to a chicken dinner and then took them out into the nen yard wnere tney watched him feed the chicks. Montpelier Argus. $10,000 Jobs Waiting. President Theodore N. Vail is home rom several weeks trip to South American ports. Some time ago he announced that he had positions open for men capable of earning $10,000 a year. He says the offer is stun good and that he can employ all the $10,000 men wno present themselves. $500 chaps with a $20,000 idea of them selves, who are willing to start in at $10,000 as a personal favor, had better not waste either their own or President Vail's valuable time. St. Jobnsbury Republican. Oil of Birch Recommended. One of the principal reasons for the increase in child dehnauencv and uvenile crime so common now-a-days is trie doing away of the good old fashioned whipping in the home and in the public schools. Self restraint is one of the essentials of the human race and an unwhipped kid is generally a community nuisance and on his way to trouble later in life. There may be an exception to this rule among the Good Little Girls, but there never was and never will be among boys Benning ton Banner. i Col. Emery Comment. Col. Curtis S. Emery of NewDort is the latest suggestion for delegate to the national Republican convention. The list of material errows embarras singly large. St. Jobnsbury Republican. The Barton Monitor suererests Col- Emery of Newport for one of the district delegates to the Chicago con vention. We heartily second the nom- nation. We have known Emery for years and he is one of the best products of old Orangre county. 'Nuff sed. Morrisville Messenger. Elsewhere the Monitor is printing something from an exchange regard ing the cold year of 1816, which is of interest to us this year since it was 100 years ago that the cold season, known as "famine year" visited this part of the state. Some doubt the statements made but it is an historical fact that 1816 was a remarkably cold year. Collins's history of Vermont says, "Spring came that year unusually early. Farmers planted their crops in the hope of a great harvest, but in the month of June a belated frost smote the growing fields. On the morning of the 9th of that month farmers had to break ice before their cattle could drink in the troughs. Snow came in the northern part of the state and lay on the level one foot in depth, or was whirled by wind into drifts two or three feet deep. The growing foliage of the trees was destroyed, and the hope of harvest was taken away. The beeches did not put forth their leaves again that summer." No one expects another such year and certainly no one wants another. The candidacy of Horace F. Graham of Craf tsbury for the Republican guber natorial nomination is the most remarkable Vermont has experienced in many years. There is time for opposition to develop before the Sep tember primary comes about, but as yet not one single word of opposition has been heard. Endorsements from the press and letters from public men have been unanimous in speaking of Mr. Graham as the right man. Few men get all the bosquets thrown their way and Mr Graham will need to guard against blushing if he reads all the nice things that have been said about him. However, if the expected happens and Mr. Graham is elected governor he will go into tne chair with out a single promise, obligation or political debt to pay to any man (or politician) but can take up the reins with a perfectly free hand. This is one of the benefits of a campaign which is not a campaign but a chorus. Few men reach this position without feeling an obligation to some one and there is always a temptation to try and make things right. What Will Our Delegates Say? Unless new complications arise that tend to throw doubt on the primary result as a true register, we feel that the Chicago delegates ought to abide by it. Further, they should be men sincerely committed to the choice ex pressed, who are likely to stand hitched as long as there is a reasonable chance for their candidate. The unusual situ ation this year politically may lead to much uncertainty, but if the Republi cans of Vermont make a clear and unmistakable choice at the primaries that choice ought to be carried to Chicago, whatever and whoever it is, without a flicker of wavering. We say this, feeling that the chances very much favor Roosevelt in the primaries. Former Progressives may support him as Republicans without committing themselves to that party. He will get, too, a considerable following among those who opposed him four years ago. In the uncertainty that exists over Hughes, and the fundamental weakness of other candidates, T. R. looms big, especially as an exponent of aggressive Americanism. Some old-line Republi cans are willing to overlook his course of four years ago and other things about him that they do not like, for the sake of the things about him that they do like, in the present critical juncture. It is really between Hughes and Roosevelt in Vermont. We hear many Republicans say they are for the Justice first, but if he cannot be bad. then Roosevelt rather than anyone else named. Were there no primaries and the whole matter left to the convention as it used to be, we should expcet that an unpieugea delegation made up on this bisis could he selected with assur ance that it would do what was expect ed of it. But as it stands there can be no such thing as an unpledged delega tion from Vermont this year, unless the primary is ignored. Randolph tieraid. Head of the Vermont Delegation. What's delaying Vermont in an nouncing Theodore N. Vail as its favorite son Boston Transcript. Theodore N. Vail is not a candidate for political honors and Vermonters know it. So there will re no talk concurring him as Vermont's favorite son for the presidency. But Vermont i i . i ern nave ueen anx ous to snow some recognition and honor to the man who has done so much to develop the welfare of Vermont's agricultural interests. Mr. V8il came to Vermont to establish a summer home and spent tremendous sums or money in develop ing the widely known estate of Speed well Farms. When he had brought his plans to completion he gave to the state of Vermont the property known as Speedwell Farms and the agricul tural school he had organized and equipped, the whole to be used for the education of Vermont boys in better methods of agriculture. He has re tainea nis summer home in the state but given the rest of his property in the Lyndon estate to Vermont. Not only this, but he has materially helped otner eoucationai institutions and en couraged more intelligent and profitable tarming wherever opportunity offered He has never asked for any political o.ismon and never will. But if the Republicans wish to name him as the bead of the Rtate delegation to the convention at Chicago Mr. Vail would serve them to the best of his ability His name was suggested by The Caledonian several weeks ago and since then nearly every newspaper of the state has endorsed the idea of selecting him for that position S general has been the endorsement there is every reason to expect h a unanimous elf ction as chairman of t! e Vermont delegation. In electing birt Vermont Republicans will do them selves signal honor Mr. Vail is a national character who would give Vermont an influential voice in this national con cil- He has never ig nored the rignts of the common people and understands so thoiOJghly their best interests that he can serve them welL Let's make it unanimous, TheoJore N. Vail, chairman of the Vermont Republican delegation. St. Johnsbury Caledonian. A Stunt for the Bartenders. B r.ington,Vt.,a city of 20,468 inhab itants, has just published a boze blacklist 792 names long. To none of the old topers there listed may a bar keeper sell liquor. He must manage in some way to memorize their names and their faces so that he can recog nize them at sight. It is no wonder that the liquor business wants, sober bartenders. But by what process of reasoning can such a measure for "regulation" be supposed to be more enforcible than prohibition? It must pre-suppose that every bartender will be able to exercise, in the midst of his other strenuous activites, as pheno menal a bump of identification as the hotel hat boy. True, there are certain facial characteristics that might assist him in identifying the graduated drunkard, but he cannot depend upon them, for there are also over-red noses that might lead to embarrassing mis takes. Such a regulation must also pre-suppose for its faithful enforce ment the liquor seller's willingness to depart from his traditional precept that one man's money is as good as another's. It must pre-suppose a strictness of integrity that would scorn to take advantage of moments when the policeman or spotter are far awav to sell to a safe old patron. If the time has come when such faithful observance of restrictions and regula itons can be expected of the liquor seller, then the time has come when prohibition will unquestionably prohib it. But when the liquor trade has become law-abiding to the point of faithfully observing a blacklist, the time for such tinkering with alcoholism has gone by, for even if the regulation should be observed, what does it amount to? The removal of a few danger signals that might have served as warning to some of those farther bick on the road. The reporter of the Burlington item, whether intentionally or not, revealed in a sentence the superficiality of the measure. length ot the Ji3t is increasing year," he wrote. How, indeed, would it do otherwise when the machinery for making drunkards is left to revolve without a break? A little tinkering with the finished product does not stop the machinery. In one way. such tinkering is demoralizing. It lulls people's consciences into thinking they have done something against intemper ance when they have left its roots un touched. Drunkenness is simply the fruit of the process of drunkard-making. The public conscience should never be allowed to doze over that process until ail the people say, "we will have no further part or lot in it." The National Daily. "The each The Cold Year 1816. A Vermont correspondent write vs as loliows aoout tne coio ear or ioio: In my scrap book I have what was taken from a diary kept in northern New York, begun in 1810 and kept unbroken until 1840. "January, 1816, was so mild that most persons allowed their fires to go out and did not burn wood except for cooking There were a few cold days, but they were very few. Most of the time the air was warm and springlike. February was not cold. Some days were colder than in January, but the weather was about the same. March from the first to the sixth was inclined to be windy. It came in like a small lion and went out like a very innocent sheep. April came in warm but, as the days grew longer, the air became colder, and by the first of May there wa3 a temperature like that of winter, with plenty of snow and ice. In May, the young buds were frozen dead, ice formed half an inch thick on ponds and rivers, corn was killed; and the corn neias were planted again ana again until it became too late to raise a crop. By the last of May in this climate the trees are usuallly in leaf and birds and flowers are plentiful. When the last of May arrived in 1816 everything had been killed by the cold. June was the coldest month of roses ever experienced in this latitude. Frost and ice were as common as buttercups usually are. Almost every green thing was killed ; all fruit wts destroyed. Snow fell ten inches deep in Vermont. There was a seven-inch siowfall in Maine, a three-inch fall in the interior of New York state and the same in Massachusetts. There were only a few moderately warm days Everybody looked, longed and waited for warm weather, but warm weather did not come It was also dry; very little rain fell. All summer long the wind blew steadily from the north in blasts laden with snow and ice. Moth ers knit socks of double; thickness for their children and thick mittens. In Jane there was a heavy fall of snow. A Vermont farmer sent a flock of sheep to pasture on June 16. The morning of the 17th dawned with the thermometer below the freezing point. At about 9 o'clock the owner of the sheep started to look up his herd. Before leaving home he said to bis wife jokingly : "Better start the neighbors soon; it's the middle of June and I may get lost in the snow." An hour after he left a terrible snowstorm came up. The snow fell thick and fast, and as there was much wind, the fleecy mass piled in great drifts along the windward side of the fences and out buildings. Night came, and the farmer had not been heard from. His wife became fright ened and alarmed the neighbors. All the neighbors joined the searching party. On the third day they found him. He was lying in a hollow on the side of the hill with both feet frozen; he was half covered with snow, but alive. Most of the sheep were lost. A Vermont farmer owned a large field of corn and built fires around the field to keep off the frosts. Nearly every night he and his friends took turns in watching that the corn did not freeze. The farmer was rewarded for his tire less labors by having the only rropof corn in the region July came in with ice and snow. On the fourth of July ice as thick as window glass formed through out New England, New York and some parts of the state of Pennsylvania. Exchange. VERMONT NOTES Cassius A. Pratt, a prominent citizen of Milton, was instantly killed when a freight car was "kicked" onto him at the crossing at ; the station. Mr. Pratt had just returned from spending the winter in the South. "Bellows Falls' boom as a new Gretna Green continues. Easter Mondav brought it added recognition as a favor ite wedding place, when seven couples t rom Massachusetts and one from New Hampshire journeyed here to be mar ried. Major Wallace Batchelder of Bethel was one of the nine men admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of the United State in Washington, D. C, recently. He is the senior member of the law firm of Batchelder, Thompson & Batchelaer of Bethel. Peter Larock, aged 21 years, is held in default of $5,000 bail for alleged murderous assault on Elmer Washburn, aged 50, who was found by the rail road tracks in Bethel, haviner been badly beaten. Washburn, who was Larock's brother-in-law, was taken to the Randolph sanitarium, where he died. Middlebury college has succeeded in getting the large collection of pamph lets on Vermont history by the late Horace W. Bailey, of Newbury. The pamphlets were offered first to the college and were purchased through the liberality of a few friends. The col lection of Mr. Bailey was well known by students of Vermont history as one of the largest in the possession of a private collector. It includes many rare publications, some of which Mr. Bailey had never seen a duplicate. Receivers have been appointed for the Col ton Manufacturing company of Montpelier upon th6 petition brought by the First National bank, Montpelier National bank and . George C. Bailey all of Montpelier, representing them selves and other creditors. Arthur G Eaton ana Levi mxoy, cashiers, re spectively of the banks named above were agreed upon by the creditors and the company. The indebtedness of the concern is $45,500 and interest, secured by mortgage, and $50000 un secured. Secretary of State Guy W. Bailey has announced that at the close of the time limit for presidential candidates filing written assent for the printing of their names on the ballots for the presidential preferential primaries May 16, only one candidate had filed such an assent, Woodrow Wilson, whose name alone will be printed. The ballot as printed will consist of blank spaces for the Republican and National Progressive parties. President Wilson's name appears in the Demo cratic space between the other two. Insurance Talk: No. 5. ' To Automobile Owners We are able to announce that our facilities for insuring automo bile owners against every kind of loss-and liability have been brought as near perrection as possible. Our leading companies have rec ognized the needs of the automobile world and have organized special departments to take care of this business, . and the mention of such names as the AETNA and the HARTFORD will be sufficient in dication of the strength and liberal ity of the contract offered. (jive us a call, we are never too T a - 1 11 1 Dusy to expiam an details to our customers. F. W. CUTTING Barton, Vermont BUSINESS DIRECTORY The Superior Grain . F. W. BALDWIN Attorney, Insurance Agent, Surety Bondi BARTON, VT. J, M. BLAKE, M. D. BARTON, VT. Special attention srlven to treatment of diseases of the eye. ear, nose and throat, and the fitting of glasses to defective eyes. Office Hours:. 11 a. m. to 3 n. m.. excent Sundays, and by special appointment. C. A. CRAMTON, M. D. St. Johnsbuby, Vt. SPECIALIST. EYE. EAR, N08K, AN THROAT. Office 29 Main St., over Pest Office. Office Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p. m Appointments for examination of the eye for glasses can be made in advance by leUer or telephont. Drill is tne macmne to sow your grain with, and the farmer who has his bins full of grain next fall will be .11 tin tne nappy man. . wnere a emu is used the harvest is 10 bushels more to the acre. Fertilizer, grain and grass seed may be planted and harrowed in all at the same time or each may be planted separate. Corn 1 1.1" ana rertilizer may oe planted in rows at the same time. Call and see this machine. I have a full line of plows, har rows and everything the farmer reeds for spring. Do vou use International Stock Food? Remember mv line Tof Kow Commissioners' Notice Estate of Henry C. Dudley THE UNDERSIGNED, havine- tapn nn. pointed by the Honorable Probate Court for the District of Orleans, COMMISSIONERS to receive, examine and adjust the claims and demands of all persons aerainst. the estate of Henry O. Dudley, late of Rarton in said District, deceased, and all claims ex- nibitea in offset thereto, hereby give notice that we will meet for the purpose afore said at the dwelling house of Mrs. Ellen Dudley in the Itown of Rarton in said Dis trict. On the 9th dav Of Afn.V n.nrl 9fith Hot rt September next, from 1 o'clock p. m., until 4 i o ciock p. m. on eacn or saw aays and that six months from the 31st day of March A. D. 1916 is the time limited by said Court for said creditors to present their claims to us for examination and allowance. Dated at Rarton this 12th day of April A. D. 1916. A. A. PATTEN G. J. GROSS 16-18 Commissioners Harry Dickens AUCTIONEER Orleans, Vt. N. E. Telephone N.. H. DREW Licensed Auctioneer Glover, Vt. Satisfaction Guaranteed. FREDERICK LANPHEAR, M. D. . ORLEANS, VERMONT ("JENKRALt PRACTICE. Eye, Ear, Noe and Throat. Examination of eyes for glasses byappointment. J08IAH A. PEARSON, DENTIST, BARTON. VT. OFFICE IN Owen's Block. HUBBARD HASTINGS CONSULTING FORESTER Timber, Estimating and Surveying 18 Summer St., St. Johnsbury, Vt. Kure, Royal Gall Remedy, the best The kind you wish to buy and the thing for scratches, mud fever sore shoulders. and Lee S. Tillotson, the adjutant general of Vermont, has given his consent to Col. I. L. Reeves, command ing the 1st infantry, to mobilize the regiment at Northfield May 20 to wit ness a military field day given by the first squadron of cavalry (the Norwich Cadet Corps). This is the first time in the history of the National Guard of Vermont that a movement of this nature has been attempted, and it will be watched with a great deal of inter est by the military man as well as the citizens generally who take an active interest in military affairs. The public generally is invited to witness this event. The city of Rutland won in the suit against it in Rutland county court by the state of Vermont to decide whether the city could legally hold sums of money aggregating $2,750 which the liquor licensees paid to it last year in addition to $10,000 in regular f?psr at the time when the licenses were granted. It is generally expected that the state will appeal the case. The decision is of statewide interest as the scheme can be worked elsewhere if it can in Rutland. The state law says all money paid for license fees must go to the state treas ury and be used for educational pur poses. The annual meetiner and dinner and conferences of The Greater Vermont association will be held in Montpelier on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, July 12. 13 and 14. Inasmuch as the association has initiated a movement for general recognition throughout the year of 1916 as the 125th anniversary of the admission of Vermont, to the Union, and an effort is being made to make the meeting and dinner especially notable through the' presence of men of national reputation as speakers, and the attendance of an unprecedentedly large number of members of The Greater Vermont association and of its constituent organizations, and all citizens who are interested in Vermont development. F. S. WHITCHER Barton, Vt. Commissioners' Notice Estate of Lucy M, Bailey The undersigned, having been appointed by the Honorable Probate Court tor the District of Orleans, Commissioners, to re ceive, examine and adjust the claims and demands of all persons against the estate of Lucy M. Railey late of Albany in said District, deceased, and all claims exhib ited in offset thereto, hereby give notice that we will meet for the purpose afore said, at the store of R. M. Cowles in the town of Albany In said District, on the 6th day of May and 16th day of September next, from 10 o'clock a.m.,until 4 o'clock p.m. on each of said days and that six months from the 20th day of March A. D. 1916. is the time limited by said Court for said credi tors to present their claims to us for exami nation and allowance. Dated at Albany,, this 14th day of April A. D. 1916. J. A. BROWN F. M. FLETCHER 16-18 f'ommtssioners kind we sell AND GUARAN TEE first-class in every respect. I have some new artistic monu mental designs which will be pleased to show anyone interested, if they will drop me a card. HENRY R. MACK Hardwick, Vt., April 5, 1916 Notice! WEAR J j QRUBBERb Am prepared to do painting, out side and inside, and paper hanging. ByCday orrjob. PAT J. GUERTIN Barti , Vermont .ell Phone 13-2 PROBATE COURTS Special sessions of the Probate Court will De held at the office of F. W. Baldwin, in BARTON, on the second and fourth Fridays of each month in the afternoon; and at the office of Oolby Stoddard, in ORLEANS, in the afternoon of the third Friday of each month. Parties desiring to transact Probate business at Barton or Orleans should notify the Judge in advance, that he may take the necessary papers. The Probate Office at NEWPORT will be open every day, except Sundays and holi days : but those coming from a distance, as far as possible, should make special appoint ments with the Court in advance. RUFUS W. SPEAR, Judge. A Partial List of our See ds Greatest Depth of North Sea. The North sea, covering an area ot 221,000 square miles, has its greatest depth of 2,000 feet near the Skag-gerak. PRETENSE. It is no disgrace not to be able to do everything, but to under take or pretend to do what you are not made for is not only shameful, but extremely trouble some ard vexatious. Plutarch. Worms Sap Children's Health Mothers often wonder why their chil dren are not rugged and hardy. In vast number of CBees the trouble i Worms Signs of worms are: Deranged btomach, swollen upper lip, sour stomach, o ff e n s i ve breath, hard and full belly with occasional gripings and pains about the navel, pale (ace of leaden tint, eyes heavy at)d dull, twitching eyelids, Trade Mark Hcnmg 01 tne riose, ncmne of tne rectum, short, dry cougb, grinding of the teeth, little red points sticking out on the tODgue, starting during sleep, slow fever Dr. True's Elixir the 60 years time tried Family Laxative end Worm Expeller, will expel the worms and restore the vim and vigor to your child. Good for adults also. Mr. Horace Chenery, of Belmont, Maine, reports that he buys 11 large bottles at a time 35c, 50c and fl 00 at all dealers'. Advice free. Special treatment for tape worms. Send for book. A ..I KA nuuuiik iti. r f TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTVTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT I Industrial : Exposition May 17-20, 1916 St. Johnsbury, Vt. Th manufacturers and merchants of St. Johnsbnry will observe the 12 th tnniver ary of Vermont's admieeion to tbe Union by a.grand Trade Carnival at the Exposition building where 20,000 square feet cf floor space has been engaged by one hundred exhibitors All the leading makes of automobiles, all the "Made in St Johnsbury" products; educational exhibits, merchants' displays and a food fair will be combined in the largest and best show ever held in northeastern Vermont. Four Gala Days Wednesday: Opening day. and Ball Game. Thursday: . Vermont Day with a big Automobile Parade. Friday: MercbantsVDay with an entertainment by the students of St. Johnsbury Academy in the evening. Saturday: St. Johnsbury Day with a Ball Game in the afternoon, and in the evening a Street Carnival Open daily from 10 a. m. to 10 p. m. Music and other entertainment both afternoon and evening. Admission 10 cents. You are sure to find a few hours spent at this exposition profitable. ' 4 4 Timothv Red Clover (fancy) Alsyke Clover, fancy Red Top Clover, fancy Alfalfa, Jap. Millet, Seed Corn, 7 kinds Hungarian Mammoth Cluster Oats $4.00 to 4.50 20c pound 20c pound 16c pound Hungarian, In short a full line of high grade seed Barton, RAY P. WEBSTER - Vermont 2E IT WILL BE DOLLARS TO YOU The lesson of money-saving is best learned by opening a bank account. Once started, you have an incentive to better habits and the immense satisfaction of va reserve against ad versity. , , Aside from the fact that your money will be safe from theft and fire, it also affords a convenient method for the pay ment of bills; and as the checks are always preserved and re turned to you, they serve as receipts for amounts paid. "The truest friend in time of adversity is the bank account." ' We want your account, and you to call this "Your Bank;" to have you feel interested in its growth and worth in the com. munity. BARTON SAVINGS BANK & TRUST COMPANY BARTON, VERMONT Capital $50,000 Surplus $60,000 Particular attention devoted to. out-of-town accounts sending Deposits by mail. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAiiiAAAAAA AAAAAAA A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A AAA . . , - 3;