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PAGE TWO THE MONITOR, MAY 3, 1922 GIpin, Hunl & Company Inc. Printers and Publishers ORLEANS COUNTY MONTTOQ Barton, Vermont fcinsd Every Wednesday and EmUred at tke PostofSce in Barton as Sacosd- daaa Matter ADVERTISING I Cards of thanks, 60c. Resolutions, 91.00. Reading notices, 15c per line per insertion. Classified advertising terms , at top of classified column. Taese rates apply to any paper. Dis play advertising rates for any paper opon application. ; SUBSCRIPTIONS Any Paper $2.00 per Year, 6 months $1.00 All subscriptions payable in advance and all papers discontinued when time expires PROPAGANDA During the years of the war the word "propaganda" and the use of propaganda itself came into full be ing. Unfortunately with the close of the war and with the armistice there was no cessation of the use of propa ganda and today every minister of the gospel, every newspaper, every moving picture house, every public man is flooded with propaganda of every nature under the sun. Propa ganda is the spreading of some par ticular doctrine or belief. The amount of propaganda a news paper receives is amazing, and one of the important functions of a newspa per today is to keep out of its col umns material which is intended to educate or influence the public against the public's best interest, and to know what is good and what is bad propa ganda is difficult indeed. Many pub lic movements are to be commended and the public should be urged to back it, while other movements are backed by big groups for financial reasons, and still others are out and out frauds. For a few days the editor has been throwing aside some of the propa ganda which has come to his desk and we shall here mention some of the material in order that our readers may know the task which confronts an editor in determining what not to use, and the result really is that he uses none of the material, and more often throws everything which bears the earmarks of propaganda into the waste basket without cere mony. For instance the New England Bu reau of Public Information sends weekly or oftener a so-called news bulletin. The. bureau frankly says it is issued for "the purpose of estab lishing a better understanding be tween these companies and the pub lic." By "these companies" is meant the public service companies such as electric companies, railroads, tele phone companies, etc. Another bit of material sent out is from the tel ephone company direct and the "ser vice" sheet says: "Editors receiving this service bulletin may use any of its contents, without credit, after the indicated date of publication. Ma trix or stereo, of illustrations sent on request." - Another favorite method of reach ing the editor is through , a local dealer and advertiser. The National Shoe Retailers Association of the United States of America, Inc., is just now asking shoe dealers to have their newspapers use their influence to keep the tariff off from hides. For an editor to study this subject and know whether the farmer would ben efit most by a tariff which would probably give him a better price for hides, but probably a higher price for shoes, is a question one canno answer offhand. But the "National Shoe Dealers Association of the Un ited States of America, Inc.,", doesn't want a tariff on hides and is urging shoe dealers all over the United States to go to their newspapers and have those newspapers use their in fluence on the hide tariff question. This office has received more than one of these circulars and requests.' "The National Board of Fire Un derwriters" sends much material to newspapers urging them to educate the public about fire prevention, sure ly a worthy thing to do, but reflects profits to the insurance companies. From Washington comes regularly a press bulletin from the "Philippine Commission of Independence" urging the newspaper to create a sentiment for Philippine independence. The bulletin frankly says it goes to 12,000 newspapers, members of Congress and prominent men throughout the nation. The Republican National committee is another committee which offers voluminous material for,. free use. The "Fair Tariff League," of Ra cine, Wis., comes forward with a pro gram which it asks newspapers to help promote. The N. E. M. P. A. is a prolific producer of propaganda, and material in which we usually can concur. The state . institutions of 'higher learning are adepts at propa ganda issuine and so is nearly every department of the government, state and nation. Automobile clubs, tire companies, cities themselves, cattle clubs, relig ious organizations, all try propagan da, in fact this seems to be a day and generation of- propagandists. Sorting from a great mass of mater ial here and there an item, an editor keep3 in mind that his is a public trust and that his readers must be protected from a vast majority of the material which comes to his office. And still things do not seem to coordinate completely in the road de partment. Engineer Mcintosh re signed and now a. man who had been in the department but two months has resigned. It is more than probable that Col. F. S. Billings of Woodstock will have no opposition as a candidate for lieu tenant provernor. Billings made ' a splendid record as speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives in the last session of the legislature. And now 50,000 paper makers threaten to strike. With the coal men out, the textile worker's idle, granite cutters on strike and many other minor labor groups in the same boatj the only thing needed to make a complete tie-up is a railroad strike. In rounding up a party of China men with, those in charge of the smuggling operation in Irasburg last week, Constable O. W. Mecalf v ap pears to have made a most wonder ful coup. It is reported that the trail leads into several of our larger cities, : possibly - implicating high-up men. in a smuggling scheme of very large proportions. The suggestion that something be done' to put Jay peak on the map is in the way of bearing fruit.; The Green Mountain club is taking notice of the project and several Orleans county people hafae expressed a desire to see the matter further brought to the front. It is understood at least one business men's organization is con sidering the appointment of a special committee to help boom the matter. Newport was wise to make the speed limit of automobiles 20 miles in the city limits instead of 15. In many instances 20 miles per hour is not excessive or dangerous and a 15 mile limit only invites violition. The old 10-miles-per-hour limit signs, with now and then an eight or even six mile sign, is unreasonable in the light of modern conditions. A 20 mile speed limit in town, enforced, is a reasonable law. I It is good news that was given out at the annual meeting of the Ver mont conference of the Methodist Episcopal churches at White River Junction last week, telling of an un usually large number of church ac cessions in the past vear. "There is every indication that the church is gradually coming to its. own. Men . of affairs are coming to see that the church must live and prosper in our communities and that it has some thing essential to offer. COST OF POTATO GROWING IN VERMONT. (H. P. Young, Farm Management Specialist) During the crop season of 1921 19 farmers kept accounts on the cost of growing potatoes in cooperation with the county Farm Bureaus and the Agricultural Extension, Service of the University of Vermont and State Agricultural , College. The total acreage grown was 55. The average yield per acre was 250 bushels and the average cost per bushel was 56 cents. Considerable difference in costs oc curred due to yields, size of field, use of certified or uncertified seed, amounts of fertilizer, manure, spray ing, and amount of work put on the crop. Fields of two acres or less grow potatoes at a cost of 59 cents, compared .with 53 cents for fields of over two acres. This difference was due principally to the fact that the small fields did not work as econ omically as the large onesand that there was less use of labor saving machinery on the small fields. Certified seed I apparently had a bearing on yields. Eleven farmers using certified seed secured a yield of two hundred fifty-five bushels at a cost per acre of $154 and a cost per bushel of 56 cents. Eight farmers using common seed secured a yield of 225 bushelsy'at a cost per acre of $131, but a cost per bushel exactly the same as those using certified seed, that is 56 cents. 1 When we consider that seven of the 11 men using certified seed suc ceeded in passing inspection and sold their crop as certified seed and that all men using certified seed produced a JnVher quality crop at an equal cost per bushel, the advantages of us ing certified seed are apparent. Blanks for keeping cost figures on potato growing are now ready for distribution and any one interested in this work should write his countv agent for one of these blanks and assistance in starting - and keeping tne account. Amounts of labor used on each operation and costs of separate items are given below. Hours Hours Human Horse Labor Labor Plowing 8.8 19.2 Harrowing ........... 8.2 Hauling fertilizer & manure 8.0 Planting , 16.4 "VHivating, weeding, hoe-, in?, etc .....10.3 RoT-ueing on 3 fields, 16.5 A., of certified seed pota toes ........ (5.2) Spraying 12.1 Digging 62.9 18.5 12.6 6.3 11.6 9.7 17.2 Total growing 1 A. pota- - toes . . 126.7 95.1 Marketing labor ...... 20.7 8.9 : COST-PER ACRE 1922 Amount Cost $32.45 1.23 20.92 ' 6.65 .4... 13.49 . 4.73 14 1-3 bu. 20.55 7.87 .... '.1100 lbs. 2935 5.28 Man labor . . . Boy labor Horse labor, . . Equipment use Manure Land charge . Seed Spray Fertilizer Bags-, etc. Average cost charinor man lahnr at $.267, boy labor at, $.1825, horse labor at $ 22, eiuicment use $.07 per hour, not including marketing or miscellaneous costs, $.54 per bushel. Total cost per acre . ..$142.52 Credit for culls 6.91 Net cost marketable potato $135.61 Rocks Are Very Old. - Calculations of the rate at which radium decays into lead, lead to the estimate that the oldest rocks of which we know anything are more than fifteen hundred millions of years old. PRESS CLIPPINGS Hedgehogs Costly for Vermont. 1 (Barre Times) In less than a score of years Ver mont has paid $52,297.20 in bounties on hedgehogs. And Vermont has been forced in consequence, to hedge that amount on something more im portant. ; " Jay : Peak. . (Stanstead (P. Q.) Journal) Jav wmV th'a f mirth TiicKpst. mmin-i tain in Vermont, being 4,108 feet Places for real hiking the nation above sea level, is " now emerging i0"- -from its public obscurity, as there is . With its completion to Jay Peak talk of bringing the "Long Trail" to I the Green Mountain trail would be the summit of this picturesque eleva-' come even more famous for its north tinn. rrH from .Tav Peak era on with ern terminus would invite Montreal the trail to Owl's Head, Mount Or ford, etc. : ' The Legion in Vermont. (St. Albans Messenger) A report of a recent meeting of the executive committee of the American Legion, Department of Vermont, con tained the following:, , , , . t "The department adjutant gave a report of the membership campaign, stating that the ireen Mountain rosr. No 1. of St. Albans, had increased their 1922 membership 41 per cent, over 1921, and was now leading the department! He also stated that Ver mont is leading the world in pro rata membership, and stood second only to Florida in percentage of 1921 members paid up for 1922." From which it is very evident that St. Albans has a Legion post which for activity and virility is not excel led in the country.- Both before and after the war, to say n6thing of the struggle itself, St. Albans. was to the fore. It sent two National Guard companies into the service at the drop of the hat, it organized the first Legion post in Vermont after the war, and now it leads the state in nost membershm growth and the state leads, the country. Could the record be improved? Plant a Tree. (Bennington Banner) v Governor Hartness has appointed May 6 as Arbor day. In Vermont Arbor day isvnot so important as in the states where the forest area does not increase naturally as it does here, but this natural increase should not blind our eyes to the fact that much of the. natural growth is of lit tle or -no value. Land cut over in the old and com mon fashion ddes not at once start a new growth of actual timber as it would often save from 10 to 30 years if it were promptly set out to trees that would be. worth while . when grown. Then, too, along our roadsides and fences there is a splendid , chance to grow, apple, cherry and nut trees, or sugar maples rather than brush or wild trees of little or no value. An apple tree or a butternut will grow beside the road or in a fence corner just about as easily as a clump of choke cherry bushes In this part of -Vermont trees can be set out any time from the first of April to the middle of May. Arbor day is not meant to limit planting to a single day but to call attention to the central idea. Veterans in Politics. (Middlebury Register). The American Legion is an organ ization primarily standing for 100 per cent. Americanism. It does not exist for political purposes, nor will it, as an organization, ever exist for such purposes. Its object is to fur ther the interests of the ex-service man, fender aid to veterans disabled in their country's service, and to pro mote, foster and encourage patriot ism. That the members of the Legion will, however, be a big influence in politics is inevitable. Because, if the members individually, failed to inter est themselves in politics, it would not be American. While the -Legion will steer clear of destructive dangers encountered by evolving itself into a political ma chine, distant future, form an ex-service men's voters' league, in which they could, by concerted effort, pro mote and demand, square dealing and fair play in the game of politics as it is played m America. The veterans of the world war comprise the youth and the vigor and the enthusiasm of the country. They ire bound to be factors in the politi cal history of the country from now on. They cannot avoid - it. They would --be shirking if they did. And American buddies do not find "shirk ing" in their dictionaries. The Press' and Jay Peak fBurliiigton Free Press). The Vermont Press Association ar ranged a delightful outing last sum mer, its itmery including Wood stock, Mount Mansfield and its fam ous hostelry being . included in the list of objectives. During the recent so journ of the association in. Boston the proposition was made that the itiner ary for the .summer outing of 1922 include a tour1 through northeastern and northern , Vermont. The development of Jay peak has been advocated by Secretary James P. Taylor of the Green Mountain club and it has occurred to-us that a visit to this attractive height might well be included in the Vermont press tour this season. ' . In-this connection the Orleans coun ty papers reproduce "some of the ar guments advanced by Secretary ' Tay- j lor in support of his project that the people of Franklin and Orleans coun-J ties have a Jay peak day early this; season. It is urged that Jay peak is a landmark for all northern Vermont from St.' Albans "to Newport and south. It is the fourth highest peak in Vermont. The view from its sum mit is surpassed by the view froni no other eminence in . New England in many respects. From Jay peak one views Memphremagog, Champlain, Willoughby, Crystal, Caspian and Seymour lakes, several Franklin county bodies of water, many rivers and streams, the White and Adiron dack mountains and a most wonder ful panorama of the Green moun tains entirely different from the view further south in the state because of the fact that Jay peak is on the west ern branch of the 1 Y of the Green riountains, while a'l the other Ver mont peaks of which we hear are on n;i . cf h3 Y. The article con tinues: "Vermont mountains are ' ccminc into prominence as will be seen from an article published elsewhere in this; It issue entitled, "The .Lone: Trail." The trail, which now traverses the sky line of the Green mountains from the Massachusetts border to a point in Johnson, should be extended to Jay peak and the Canadian border. The trail is tramped each season by en thusiastic city hikers, many of whom are people of note. Without excep tion they, all go home extolling the wonders of Vermont scenery. '. "The. extention of this "trail and its further development is one of the plans for. a , greater . development of Vermont as a vacation center. It is a feature which requires little out lay but which is large in its possibil ltes of attracting visitors. Hiking has come to be one of the popular apuiws. ux me day and tne Cireen mountain trail affords one of the fin vacationist to start the tramp from this end, and the terminus here would mean much to North Troy and 'ad- jacent territory. i - "Let us have a Jay peak day. Let US know our own scenerv. Tt us italic over the proposition of bringing une Lonsr Trail' to Jay peak. - Let's not leave Jay peak neglected longer." While we are about it the Vermont newspaper men should also know the chief mountain heights of Vermont intimately. HOW'S THIS? HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE will do what we claim for It rid your system of Catarrh or Deafness - caused by Catarrh. HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE con sists of an Ointment which Quickly Relieves the catarrhal inflammation, and the Internal Medicine, a Tonic, which acts through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces, thus assisting to restore nor mal conditions. Sold by drug-gists for over 40 Years. P. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. Something Wrong Somewhere. If familiarity breeds contempt, how Is It that so many people are such great self -admirers? Boston - Tran script. The Older Game. ' Checkers is aig the very oldest of games If not the oldest of all. Six teen hundred years before Christ ' it was played on the banks f the Nile in the sattM manner as ft is now played. The ancient Greeks had a game whkh was very similar. A set of rules established for checkers In 1S00 is still rejranlfd as the standard. One woman . A domestic science teacher said ir was the lightest cake she had ever! tasted or seen but remarked that I used at least six eggs in every cake. She wouldn't believe I used only two until I showed her exactly how I made it Now she uses noth ing but RoyaL" Mrs. G.S. Absolutely Pure - - Contains No Alum Leaves No Bitter Taste Sen d for New Royal Cook Book It FREE Royal Baking Powder Co 130 William St-, New York mmmmmmmmmmmmm, SAFEGUARD THE MONEY you leave by appointing the Central Savings Bank & Trust Co. Executor or Trustee. Our Charter is , Perma nent ye have long experience in trust matters adequate resources and excellent facilities. CONSULT US ABOUT IT FREELY 111 1 1 IB ; Trust Company I Golden Cru is a loaf of hih aualitv. keens mnict Inndpr I - y " . X , I tastes better, than any t 111 I in rarton, ana sola oy Turnbull's Ice Cream sold lie re hy the quart, pint, dishes or cf i.cr-v. The A. L. WILCOX Co., Barton wholesale ai d Retail P-kerf. ." f '! -r SEVEN YEARS OF PEACE Barton, Vt., Sept. 10, 1921 Norwood, N. Y., My dear Sir: V It gives me . great satisfaction to be able to report that I am feeling fine now. . You "will remember that seven years ago, your A. J. P. Rheu matic Remedy cured me. I could not get out of bed when I commenced taking it. Let the good work con tinue. Will G. Basford. WorixTo Lowest Priced FULLY EQUIPPED Automobile $ fim.h.Flau.MUL "The People's Car Seeit Compare it Try it as Our Gmest Own a New Superior Chevrolet ' Pay $184.50 Down Balance . in 12 or less Equal Monthly Payments BARTON AUTO EXCHANGE Writes: si read 4 ) oth'er Bread, made right X - "fr your grocer. vhmhhmmmmme 525 SI FARMERS! In order to put in the crops you must raise this year you should have good Tillage Tools. We have all the best makes of plows, harrows, drills, seeders, corn planters, etc. Did you ever use a Cahoon hand seeder for grass seed or grains? It is an inexpensive and very handy tool. BE SURE TO Use Bradley Fertilizer THIS YEAR Call and let us convince you that Vv ' ' we have the. goods at . F, S. WHITCHER'S "The Farmer's Store" Barton, ,Vt Estate of Elizabeth G. Mitchell STATE OP VERMONT District of Orleans, bs. The Honorable Probate District aforesaid : Court for the To all persons interested in the estate of Elizabeth Q. Mitchell, late of Glover In said district, deceased, WHEREAS, said Court has assigned the 25th day of May next for examining and al lowing the account of the Administrator of the estate of said deceased and for a decree of the residue of said estate to the lawful claimants of the same and ordered that public notice thereof be gl vento all persons Interested in said estate by publishing this order three weeks successively previous to the day assigned, in the Orleans County Monitor, a newspaper published at Barton in said District. Therefore, you are hereby notified to ap pearatt he officeof F.W.Baldwin In Bartonin aaia District, at 2 p.m. on the day assigned then and there to contest the allowance of said account if you see cause, and to es- ittuiisu your ngni as heirs, legatees and lawful claimants to said residue. Given under my hand this 2th day of April, 1922. 18-20 E.J. SMITH. Judge. Estate of Maria A. CoIIiston STATE OF VERMONT District of Orleans, ss. The Honorable Probate Court for the Dis trict of aforesaid : ??r a.u Derspns Interested in the estate of Maria A. CoIIiston, late of Barton in said District, deceased, 10RREA?;8ald ourthas agnfhe 18th day of May next for examining and allowing the account of the Administrator of the estate of said deceased and for a decree of the residue of said estate to the lawful claimants of the same, and or dered that public notice thereof be given to all persons interested in said estate by pub lishing this order tHree weeks successively previous to the day assigned, in the Orleans County Monitor, a newspaper published at Barton, in said District. THEREFORE, you are hereby notified to appear at the Probate Office In NewportOity in said District, at 2 p. m . on the dav as signed, then and there to contest the allow ance oi saia account ir you see cause, and to establish your right as heirs, legatees anKj. inwiui claimants 10 saia residue. iven i under my hand, this 2nd day of 18-W E.J. SMITH, Judge Estate of Artemas B. Larrabee STATE OF VERMONT District of Orleans, ss. The Honorable Probate Court tor the uiBinci oiuneani To all persons Interested in the natnta nf Artemas B.Larrabee, late of Barton, In said uiBirict, ueceasea. . ' GREETING: At a Probate Court holden at Barton within and for said District on the 14th day of ADrll. 1922 an instrument th. portlngto be the last will and testament of Armmas u. iarra Dee. late of Barton. In said District, deceased, was presented to the Court aforesaid, for nrohate. And It Is ordered by said Court that the It aayor Aiay, iwsz.at the office of F. V. Bal dwin in said Barton, at 2 p.m.. be assigned lor prjvlnt? said Instrument; and that no tice thereof be given to all persons concern- ea py puDiisning this order three weeks suc cessively in the Orleans County Monitor a newspaper circulating in that vicinity, in said District, previous q jj9 tjme appoint, ed. Therefore, you are hereby notified to ap pear before said Court, at the time and place aforesaid, and contest the probate of said will if you have cause. Given under my hand at Newnort Oitv in said District, this 15th day of Aprl 1. 1922. 1318 E.J. SMITH. Judge. Estate of G. Orme Drev , STATE OF VERMONT District of Orleans, ss. The Honorable Probate Court for the Dis trict aforesaid. To all persons interested in the estate of G. Orme Drew late of Barton In said District deceased. GREETING: WHEREAS, said Court has assigned the 4th day of May, next for examining and allowing the account ot the Administrator of, the estate of said deceaed and for a de cree of the residue of said estate to the lawful claimants of the fame and ordered that public notice thereoi' be given to all persons interested in said estate by pub lishing this order three weeks successively previous to the day assigned, in the Oi leans County .Monitor, a newspaper pub lished at Barton in said District. THEREFORE, you are hereby notified to appaw at the Probate Office in Newport City. n said District at 2 p. m. on the day assigned, then and there to contest the all owance of said account if you see cause and to establish your right as heirs lega tees and lawful claimants to said residue. Given under my hand, this 15th dy of April 1922. 1-18 E.J. SMITH, Judge. Renew your subscription promptly. Renew your subscription promptly. Renew your subscription promptly. !! 'I!'""" TN-oiii 1 "(P t. mm m 9 m i The money ; you s spent yesjerday won't pay your way today. Neither will tomorrow take care of itself. . YOU must provide. Provision is only possible when a margin is- main tained between income and expenditure, and the amount set aside for future usel It is this accumulation of cap ital which determines whether future years will be de pendent or independent. . By opening an account with us you can deposit as large or as small amounts as you wish, and thus g adu ally build up a substantial cash reserve. M A m arfen Savings carton, yeimoiit Business Directory J OBI AH A. PBA&SOM, DENTIST, BARTON. Owen's Block. VT. OFFICE) U J. M. BLAKE, M. D. BARTON, VT. 8peci&l attention given to treatment of diseases of the eye. ear, nose and throat, and the fitting of glasses to defective eyes. Office Hooks: 11 a. m. to 8 p. m.. except Sunday and by special appointment. C. A. CRAMTON, M. D. St.Johksbukt, Vt. CPEOIALIST. KTK, BAR, NOSH AMD Thboat. Office 29 Main St., over Post Office. Office Hours. 9.00 a. m. to 6.00 p. m Appointments for examination of can be made in advance by letter telephone. -.f HARRY DICKENS General Insurance and Auctioneer Office' phone 62-3. Residence 62-1. ORLEANS, VERMONT F. R. HASTINGS, M. D . Barton, Vt. G. S. COURSER. Licensed Auctioneer, Timber Estimated! South Albany, Vermont Typewriters to Rent or Sell F. E. WOODRUFF JEWELER Newport, Vermont PROBATE COURTS Special sessions of the Probate Court will be 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 E. A. Cook, ORLEANS, in the afternoon of the third Friday of eaob month. Parties desiring totrauact 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, at far as possible, should make special appoint ments with the Court in advance. E. J. SMITH. Judge. L. H. McIVER, D. O. S. Specialist in' Optometry Appointments can be made by maii or 'phone for the examination of ths eyes for glasses. Optical Supplies of all Kinds and re pairs made. - 'Phone 332-2 Renihan Block Newport, Vt. "HEMSTITCHING" We hemstitch in all the popular stylet. 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