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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-07-13

ganized and he had most astute
manager in the person of Mr.. John
+. Lewis of North Troy. Governor
Mead will strengthen his administra-
tion if he is able to retain Mr.. Lewis
as his adviser in some official or semi
official capacity.
The rest of the ticket could hardly
be improved upon. 1t is composed
of progressive young men devoted TO
the welfare of the state, The plat
| form is in the main good one ana 1t
has been so thoroughly brought before
the people that the coming Legislature
can have no possible excuse Tor lg-
noring Bloomington Banner.
| Do Not Be Deceived.
The voters of Orleans county want
to be mighty careful that they are not
deceived into believing many OF the
arguments given out in order to de-
feat Judge Alfred, in the fight for
Judge of Probate. Many stories are
coming to US, reported by Miles adj
vocate from Orleans, that are abso
lutely false. False stories in order to
defeat candidate for an office, and
especially a man who has run the
Probate office for years as faithfully
as has Judge Alfred, an office We defy
any man to criticise for single fault,
to us is an abomination. This paper
will not stand for it. It hates deception
IL and lies in order to defeat any man. Ane
when it is reported that Judge ALFRED
is a tyrant in Office, is not gentleman
ly to women, cannot settle an estate
| without being abusive, as has beer
. reported throughout Barton and West
,, more. which we know of, and proba
bly throughout other towns, we wan
to brand it as absolutely falls
r and a mighty low down line o
r argument from the man or me
- who are spreading the reports. w
Il have transacted business with Judg
: Alfred for over thirteen years; bust
n ness that takes place with every issu
of the paper; business that require
caution in order to avoid mistakes
o and though mistakes have o.
g Cured, causing a little friction {
is times, we have nothing but words {
r praise for the Judge and his thoroug
business like manner in conductir
business. He will not tolerate mi
takes: and if this is not complimel
in his favor, then there is no honor
l., conducting business on perfect line
~ We do not state that Judge Alfred
es always angelic, and can you point
40 out one man who is? We do say he co
a. ducts his business above criticism,
-. very precise in his work, and though
nervous man perhaps, will be found
be very gentlemanly and cour
eous and perhaps more
than the general run Of mankin
We did not intend to enter into al
discussion on this subject, as we a
not opposed to the ambitions of Fra
E. Miles. But when mountains a
as made from molehills, when little pect
dillos are distorted and eXaggerat
"a into mammoth Nightmares, we We
~ ~ our readers to know it, and not W
~ against Judge Alfred because int
;lu enced by false reports. Express
~ Standard.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-07-13

no candidate, and adds: 1.-The News
has no apologies for the position it
assumed, the only regret being that II
had not the ability and influence nee
essary to better help to bring about
what it regarded would be FOL, the
greater interests of Vermont and the
Republican party"
What was that?
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-07-13
States All In.

State creation by Congress, which
began in 1871, when Vermont was ad-
mitted, is completed with the organi-
cation of Arizona and New Mexico,
according to a writer in Leslie's. 1t
is conceded that Alaska will probably
be carved into two or three states
some time, and that Porto Rico may
become a state, but statehood for Ha-
wall looks doubtful, as the white pop
ulation is greatly in the minority.
The same truth applies to the Philip
pines. 1t is unlikely that there will
be any more stars added to the flag fol-
at least fifty or sixty years.-Rut'
land Herald.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-07-13
as Life Worth Saving?"

Mrs. Noble Mckinney, Prentisa, M SIS,
writes that she had a severe case of kidney
and bladder trouble, and that four bottles
of Foley's Kidney Remedy cured her sou nj
and we'll. she closes her letter by saying:
81 heartily recon mend Foley's Kidney
Remedy to any sufferer of kidney disease.
Il saved my life" Sold by all druggists.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-07-13

Well, L. P. Slack of st. Johnsbury,
nominee for lieutenant governor,
ought to feel satisfied with Orleans
county's treatment of him. Old Or
leans turned in a practically solid vote
for him, beating his home county as
to numbers and solidity, and giving
him more votes than any other county
in the state.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-07-13
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
The Governorship in 1912.

The Lyndonville Union journal has
already started the list of availables
for gubernatorial honors in 1912. A
little early, but Theodore n. Vail of
Lyndon, Max L. Evarts of Windsor,
Allen M. Fletcher of Cavendish and
Joseph A. DeBoer of Montpelier
are certainly a quartet big enough to
make considerable campaign music
st. Johnsbury Republican.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-07-13
THE FIGHT PICTURES.

If now seems fairly certain that the
moving pictures of the Johnson ell
ries fight will not be shown in YER
mont. The laws of Vermont are very
stringent in regard to prize fights IN
the state and no one would for a mo-
ment think of letting the actual ngnt
take Mace in the state. The moving
pictures of the event are all that the
fight itself would be, devoid the actual
flesh and blood, and the display OF
them would hardly be consistent Win
tho law Another reason for barring
them is the fact that children were
not allowed to see the actual fight and
should not therefore be allowed to see
the motion pictures of the encounter.
Governor Prouty has said that IL ne
possessed the power to do so, and IL Is
believed he has, they would not be
displayed in this state. Mayor Gar
penter of Rutland and other authorl :
ties have also given their word that
the pictures could not be put on With
in their provinces of power. This
movement started by the Christian
Endeavor Society, VIM. Shaw, gener
al secretary, directing it, has reached
larger proportions already than tn
fondest hopes of the organization
could hope for. A majority of the
governors of the states of the Unltec
States have already shut down on tn
exhibition of the films. as have also Tn
MAYORS of a majority of the big cite
of the country. New York, Mayo
Gavnor SAYS, will see the film picture
as he sees no law to prevent II
Other nations have taken steps to pre-
vent the shows also.
Presumably the greatest argumen
against the display Of the pictures
that they would create race hatre
and rioting, and not the fact tn;
thew portray a great fight. Had tn
encounter been between two white
mr. two blacks, the Monitor would M
look for so general prohibition OF the
display, but bloodshed and rlotlr
followed the mere announcement
the winning of the negro Johnso
and the reopening of the event all oV
the country would, we believe, ha'
a tendency to create and bring to t
front the dominant insolent charact
of the negro and the hatred OF t
white man for his darker brethre
and might result in much immedls
violence and lasting harm to the cou
try.
Secretary Shaw is receiving DO
compliments and criticism for his 81
cessful launching of this world Wi
crusade against the display of the fig
pictures, but Mr.. Shaw is bro
shouldered, liberal minded man W
a powerful sense of moral responslt
ity, is backed by nearly 4,OOO.OOO e
nest members of the Y. P. S. G.
scattered all over the world, will
in his fight for the uplift of the
tions and the race, and aid materis
in putting a quietus On prize fight
for all time.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-07-13
A Careful Nurse.

The nd mother hope you are
very particular, nurse, only to take
baby in;nice streets-Tm 80 afraid OF
him catching anything.
Nurse (the ever truthful -Ob, yes
indeed. the little darling. | always
goes straight to the park and avoids
Unhealthy ms.-Sketch.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-07-13

King George is to receive So, III, OOO
yearly. George ought to do it on that.
Barre Times.
Yes, he "oughter, even with the
present high cost of living.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-07-13

The states attorney of Lamoille
county says that uncollared dogs may
be killed by anyone without a war
rant. Here is a chance for butchers
to get hold of a lot of mince-meat-
and we hope they will
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-07-13

AS the Morrisville News and Clti-
zen says: 1.-THE Mead organization
had got the delegates and that is why
he won"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-07-13

Congratulations to both the st.
Johnsbury Caledonian and the Barre
Times upon their improved equipment.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-07-13
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
w. R. ALDRIcH

w. R. ALpRICH
7 awver. Practice in State and q. s. court
L New England and Peoples Telephones
Orleans, VT.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-07-13
Swat the Fly.

What if every fly killed was baby
saved wouldn't the mothers of the land
begin to "swat the fly? Well, this
proportion is not strictly true, but the
principle behind it is. Nobody knows
how many babies one fly alone might
kill, and that fly only one oil count
less swarms whose capacity for de-
struction is just as great. ST. Adams
could practically rid herself of flies,
so far as their constituting them
selves menace to public health is con-
cerned. if every housewife, every
mother, every landlord in the city
set out upon a crusade and seriously
resolved to leave no reasonable stel
untaken that would rid their owr
premises of the pest. 1t is "pul
together" proposition, and its motto
is, "Swat the fly. st. Adams Mes
senger.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-07-13
TERMS

One year, 81 so. Six months, Toe,
Two months, 2ac. Invariably in ao-
When your subscription expires the
paper stops.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-07-13
Vermont Maple Sugar.

It would not appear that Vermont
maple sugar makers are in much dan
ger from Canadian competition. 1t
appears from official statistics that
last year out of a total production of
two million dollars worth Canada ex-
norted maple products to the extent
of only $4,000, of which S116, OO(
came to the United States. No great
i. danger here.
J The estimated maple sugar output
of Canada during the last season was
up to the average, and approximate!
Is. ZOO, 900 pounds were produced. Th
. bulk is made in four Provinces, Que
bee. Ontario, New Brunswick and
Nova Scotia, the Province of Quebe
: leading by approximately 10000, w
8 pounds. The st. Johns consular dis
: trict known as the Eastern Townships
is the centre of the -producln
section of Quebec Province. III
greater proportion of the output /
consumed in Canada, the prevallln
> price being 81 per imperial gallon fo
:, syrup, and ten cents per pound Tor suE
is Burlington News.
: Lewis Strong Man.
1u0 VI LIZ AAOclA ~
% governor is disappointing of course
g those who thought that it was possib
y to do better but the rankest opponel
of the candidate must admit tn;
there is every reason to expect fro
the circumstances of the case got
ad administration from Governor Mea
ht He is an old man and the record
- his life work depends on the record
W leaves as governor The state h
ed every reason to look forward to /;
i'd earnest effort on his part for Il
nd good of Vermont.
The Banner confesses frankly
I'M having been deceived as to DR.. Mead
ry strength. AS is pretty likely to
the case, newspaper judges t
much from the sentiment in its or
e locality and without complete enou
IN knowledge of the rest of the stat
ed His campaign was thoroughly
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-29

sher advised the farmers not to senG
away for their seed corn, and If they
need to purchase their seed, get il
| in their own neighborhood from the
farmer they know to be good corn
raiser. Experiments along the line
of selecting seed corn have been
made in several counties. The
home county seed always showing
up the best. If you want to get a
different quality of corn, and you
cannot get it in your own locality
send away for it, but just for a
small amount. Use the bulk of your
seed from your own locality.
\ In Black Hawk county an. intro.
duced variety seed corn test was
made and it was proven that the
home seed proved the best. Out of
70 samples from farmers in the coun.
ty an average of AZ bushels per acre
was raised. Out of IA samples from
the seed houses an average of q
bushels. Out of introduced samples
from outside the county an average
of 81 bushels. Out of samples TAX
en- from five of the best farms in the
county an average of SO bushels.
Such tests were made in many coun-
ties and all proved practically the
same way.
How many kernels shall be planted
in hill? This question was thor
oughly discussed. Many farmers
present believed that three stalks
were a plenty in hill, while others
thought hill should contain more
stalks. In rs experiments conducted
in twenty counties in the state and
tested for five years the following
results were found to be true. These
are the results per acre: One kernel
"a bushls; two kernels "a bushels !;
8 kernels "a bushels; four kernels,
81 bushels; five kernels, IS bushels.
Eighty-two per cent of the two-ker-
mel in hill corn was good and none
of the other proved better than eigh-
ty per cent. The more stalks in the
hill the worse the corn. If your corn
is to be placed in silo you can plant
the corn close together.
The steps for the caring for seed
corn are: Select from field before
Oct /. Hang it in dry place. Throw
out the poor ears. Test each ear.
Select 100 ears for seed. Butt and
tip. Shell each ear separately
Grade the corn. Hand pick the
shelled corn. Test the planter
Hang up the shelled corn. Each OF
these subjects were discussed sep.
arately.
One should select their seed in the
field as they are then able to see the
condition of tn stalk. A poor stalk
will not produce a good ear of seed
corn. Then again the height of the
ear is an important thing. A high
ear is difficult to pick, the wind
blows the stalk over easily, and as
a rule it natures later than the rest
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-29

permanent hitch is wanted as il
Will not slip down when fastened to
an upright timber. Timber hitch
TINS Is very useful when hauling logs.
Whipping ends of rope to prevent
raYeling. RELAXING strands is the re-
twisting of the strands to the origin
al shape. Very interesting work will
come tomorrow when a number of
halters will be made by the students.
In the stock Judging department
Prof. r. X. Bliss gave an address on
The Choosing of Beef Cattle" Three
young beeves from the college farm
were on exhibition and the class was
divided into three sections during
the judging. The animals were judg-
ed from the standpoint of the
block"
In speaking of the bull Prof. r. X.
Bliss advised not to breed with a
scrub, and especially not a thorough.
bred or pure blooded scrub bull
Choose the beef bull with as much
care as you would the bull for pure
blooded stock. Your results will be
! much better. The bull is half the
herd.
A farmer or stock raiser makes
money in raising nothing but first
class stock. Fifteen frst-class ami
mails will cost no more to feed than
will it take to feed fifteen scrubs
And at the time they are put on the
market, possibly three years of age
! the beef class will bring at least 81
more per head than will the scrubs
Out of the fifteen $3.50 will be made
enough to buy a first-class bull fol-
breeding purposes. To breed with q
poor bull is holding the penny and
letting the dollar slip by.
The type of an aimal to select foI
beef production is short head, will
wide margin between the eyes
Many stock raisers say that they cal
pick out a first-class animal simpl.
by looking at the head. The necl
cannot be too short, as this meat il
not worth much and furthermore ;
6hort-necked animal is, as rule,
stCcky built one. Shoulders SHOULD
be smooth, full and compact. Tn
body should be full and deep. Their
should be plenty of width across tn
loins, and thick flesh over tn
hoofs. The animal should be dee
and full through the quarters, tn
I heavier in the hind quarters the bel
2 ter. The animal should also be ful
5 and plump on the rounds. One thin
important is that the animal shoul
5 stand en- short legs, the closer tn
body to the ground the better, |
2 choosing cattle this differs frol
. choosing horses in so far as the limb
t are concerned. Very little attentio
! is paid to legs in the cattle. I'll
$ flesh of good animal win be fire
a from humps or patches. As Ii
$ bumps OF fat show lackness I
g quality. 80
e The Selection Of Seed Corn" wa
(; the subject discussed III the era
? Department this iliofning. Prof. "A
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-29

Granny knot, with ends whipped
down, used in tying two large ropes
together, it prevents rope from pull
ing through eye or pulley; Carrie
knot, used in tying hat bands; Ehd
splice, used in preventing rope from
raveling.
| Prof. Kennedy was present TINS
morning at the class in stock judging.
Three yearling horses and one two
year-old stallion from the Barnes Il
| Redman herd were used for the judg-
! ing. The class was divided into two
sections A grey yearling was given
the first place and the two-year-old
stallion given second place by Prof.
Kennedy.
In his opening remarks Prof. Ken
nedy expressed his ideas as to what
q good judge should have. First
power of observation; second, good
Judgment in balancing up the points,
Power of observation is necessary
in any work, but it is important that
a good animal judge be a close OBJ
server. In their judgment some men
see what is not present and are I'M
able to see what is present. Don't
overlook the things that are present
and be sure and sum up just what is
present. The heavy draft horse was
emphasized. 1t should have good
size, good feet and legt, good action
1t should weigh at least 1900 pounds
The other horses mentioned were the
coach horse, the roadster and the
saddle horse.
The draft horse is the most i'm
portant.s 1t makes money for the
owner. Every farmer should have
at least two draft mares. Many
farmers make the mistake OF not fat
tening their horses before putting
, them on the market. There is moth
| ing that will make quite as mucl
, money for the farmer as horse flesh
Feed your corn and hay to the horse
and you will have big returns. A
horse when it is being fattenet
!. should average about lbs per day
. Prof. Kennedy stated that the tim
. is coming when the farmers of low;
3 will breed their own horses instea'
: of importing them from France, Be
[ GUM and other foreign countries. II
t stated that in his trip across tn
e waters he found that ninety-five pc
!. cent of the imported horses are rails
v ed on small farms where the farme
l. has only one or two mares. We hav
i the soil, the people and the feed i
Iowa and we should raise our ow
L horses. In making remarks concern
|. ing the gray yearling given frs
e place, Prof. Kennedy stated that thi
q horse was a pride to have in an
v community and would easily take
IS prize at any stock show.
Ie Prof. Kennedy had charge of tn
10 advanced class in stock judging. TIL
v, four animals used from the LIST divi
i. ion were used and criticisms hear
"a from the members of the class. Pro
/, Kennedy also told to this class ii
OF each ssAsaS
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-29

! luced. He was here last year and is
emembered by many. he has charge
fl the stock judging. Prof. Bliss
poke of agriculture in general. He
emphasized the necessity of the con-
,ervation of the soil. The problem
before us is not to put more acres in
;orn but to make the present acreage
icre in Iowa is 35 bushels of corn. II
each ear of corn was tested before
planting, Iowa would realize an in
crease of $30,000,000 from the corn
crop. If the farmers OF Iowa would
improve their methods of feeding
COWS and nail up the cracks in the
barns, an increase of 20 lbs. of butter
at per COW would be realized, making
IN increase of $10,000,000 over the
present income on butter fat.
Grain Department. ..r.
H. A. Lockard started the sessions
in this department. This class is
meeting in the hall above the Traction
and Light office. 1t is large, roomy
and light and affords an excellent
place for the meetings. The subject
for the afternoon was How to get
the most value out of the manure"
The meeting was open for discussion
and many took advantage of this fact.
1t was shown that the liquid manure
is more valuable than the solid, and
the professor advised bedding" the
animals well in order to retain more
of the liquid. The discussion led into
the subject of building up the soil.
The advantages of clover was eX-
planned. 1t is much cheaper than al
talfa because the alfalfa seed costs so
much and it is hard matter to get
good crop of it.
By experiment the following has
been proven: Amount of manure from
1000 lbs. of live weight pc rday:
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-29

1t was decided that the burning OF
stalks and stubbles was not the best
thing to do. If the stubbles are on
a young pasture the heat scorches the
young sprouts and Injuries them. If
the corn stalks are left in the field
and plowed under, the nutrition is
scattered out over more ground;
whereby, if they are raked and burn
ed the ashes are either blown away
or plowed under in practically one
place.
Thickening of an old pasture. This
les done by discing with drill disc,
1t can also be done by manuring well.
In order to get the rag weeds out of
the pasture, see that the grass seed
is SOWn well,