Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-06-11

ports OF large part of it to American
trade. The next speaker was Alice J..
Kendrick, who spoke on sThe Balance
Wheel She said that ''everywhere in
the material universe we behold steadfast
order and beauty as the result of equi-
Hbrium between opposing forces. AS in
the realm of matter SO in the realm of
mind and morals stability and order are
the result of proper balance between con-
hicting powers. Character, education and
common sense form the balance wheel
that regulates life. knowledge is to the
mind what health is to the body, it makes
more of US. The capacity of the soul for
enjoyment is proportionate to its interior
development" Glare r. Powell of Barton
spoke on ''The AutomibIe and its Indus
trial Future" He described the first vehi-
Gle of the kind which was originated in
France in 1909. Five years ago there were
not thirty self propelled carriages in the
world, but during the first six months of
the year '99 companies with the aggregate
capital of nearly four hundred millions of
dollars were organized in this country for
the purpose of manufacturing these ma
chimes. Six different kinds of motive
power are employed, electricity, s,steam,
compressed air, carbonic acid gas and
alcohol. The industrial future of the
automobile will ibe remarkable. Mr..
Powell spoke of the different uses the
machine is being put to at present and of
the many things which may be expected
of it. in the future. Mabel S. Thorpe of
6nIi Th0
Character of Nations" It was well writ
ten but we failed to get the article
and can give no extracts from it.
''The Destiny of Our Republic" was the
theme of Arthur w. Clark of Glover. GAS
we look at the conditions of the nations
around us what country has higher pros
ects for the future than our own. We
stand upon the threshold of a mighty
future. If we may judge from the past
what may we not look for in the future?
We are a progressive people, perhaps no
nation can equal us in this respect. The
future relations of the country will de-
pend upon the patriotism and zeal of our
statesmen, and the nation demands her
best men for positions Of trust. A greater
responsibility than ever rests on US today.
May this land of ours ever be an example
to other nations as the land of the free
and the home af the brave. 'Life's
Journey was the topic for an essay by
Edna G. Ufford of Barton, from which
may be gathered the following: "When
we first set out on our journey through
life We have the choice of two roads before
US, the one leading down hill and the
other ascending. The downward path is
the easier one, its principal towns and
cities are Incidence, folly and intemper-
ance. The travellers who frequent the
other road find better accommodations at
every stage, until he finally reaches the
summit where he finds riches and honor,
then if he be worthy man he will let the
industrious poor partake of his blessings
that he may himself be respected and con-
tented. Elmer A. Slack of Irasburgh gave
an grafton on Gamer lean Emotionalism
and Hero Worship He said that hero
worship is the grand modifying element
in the ancient system OF thought. No
nobler feeling than this of admiration for
one higher than himself dwells in the
breast of man. Religion we find stands
upon it. Our great men are the heroes of
the nation. He then cited instances
where men by some great achievement
make themselves popular heroes only to
fall later in public estimation by some
unwise act of their own. The lessons to
be drawn from this are in the first place
that public opinion should try to hold it
self within bounds both as to hero worship
and to criticism of heroes, and in the
second place that men who make them
selves heroes by some brilliant deed of
arms are not always men who are fitted
to make great leaders in civil life.
The next was an essay by Clara M.
Powell of Barton. Subject, "Heroines of
War and Peace" Among other things
she said, 'sThe common daily life is full of
heroism. True heroism is best known by
living it. Instances of heroism are not all
exhibited by men but quite part of them
are by women. Mary Bikerdyke, better
known as Mother Bikerdyke, whose work
as a nurse during the civil war made her
beloved by thousands, was a noble ex-
ample of true heroine. A quick eye to
see where one may be useful, an ability to
act wisely in an emergency and sturdy
refusal to be paid for it, these are refreshing
attributes in either man or woman, and
lift the humblest life out of the common
place. ''The Value of an Idea," was the
subject of an essay by Mary E. Lyman of
Glover. She stated that the true value of
an idea is beyond the power of computa-
ton. Our world is governed not by gold
but by ideas. The person who works
without ideas becomes mere machine,
stupid and void of either mental or physi-
cal growth. The present day affords OPP
portunities for obtaining knowledge
which are within the reach of all. II we
wish to be of value to ourselves and to the
world we must think and think deeply.