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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-12-24

1t seems to be the general opinion
that Governor Fletcher did the right
thing IN refusing TO stay the execu-
tien of Arthur Bosworth. If ever a
man ought to hang for murder it is
BosWorth.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-12-24

At the salary some of the managers
Of the new Progressive paper are
reported to have been promised we
don't wonder that some few of the
Progressives want a paper of their
own.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-12-24
Better Chance.

Ted-Fm trying to find some one who
knows me to go security on my note
Tom-Don't you think. my boy. you'd
better look for some one who doesn't
know you?
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-12-24
We wish you a Merry Christmas.

Now Charlie Thompson says he don t
think Prouty will run for u. S. senator.
Charlie may be "premature" with his
announcement again.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-12-24
A Card

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree to
refund the money on SO cent bottle of
Green's Warranted Syrup of Tar if it fails to
cure your cough OF cold. We also guarantee
a 25 cent bottle to be satisfactory or money
refunded.
Fred ID. Pierce, Barton
A. o. Austin, Orleans
Il. M. OOwles, Albany
e. w. Barron Co., Barton
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-12-24
assured.

What is this white spot on that
goldfish | bought from your
HE has simply shed a scale"
"Oh. thought maybe the plating
was wearing off Pittsburgh Post
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-12-24

Sorrows crown of sorrow is remem-
barring happier things.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-12-24
The Bible.

An effort to pass Bible bill, which
means the compulsory reading of it in
the schools, is creating considerable
be sure. religious denominations will
of Bible reading would be in harmony
with their belief. But the vital ques.
ton is, from worldly standpoint,
would the enforced reading of it tend
to the general good? We have some
doubts on this point. A forced reli-
gion, correctly speaking, is no religion
at all. An enforced reading of the
Bible might embitter many toward it.
We have too many compulsory laws at
the present day-laws so unreasonable
that the people are beginning to chafe
under them. Such laws generally die
of their own weakness, but are the
cause of much trouble before they are
deceased We believe in Bible read
ing in the schools provided it can he
done in harmony with all concerned
But forcing the reading of it is
another thing. Admitting it is not
anti to any creed. and the discussion
of these points is not allowed, are not
the fundamental principles the same
this forcing of conditions upon all
Glasses dllhc TOICluS COIlUlJlOIlS upon
possibly unwilling public is to
awaken a feeling of antagonism
harmful many ways. Possibly no such
feeling of antagonism exists-which
we hope is the case; and if not. why
the need of such compulsory law? If
there is this antagonism af1oat, would
not the law prove harmful? We
believe that history should be read,
and not studied in schools; and the
Bible is history in one sense; but the
reading in all cases should be optional.
and not forced. Neither does this
reading require sectarian comment.
In the schools we attended the Bible
was read; read at the option of the
teachers; and no one questioned
their right in having it read; and this
right should be allowed them today
But this compulsory reading. even
without sectarian comment. as it
might seem to enforce manhood and
womanhood- well-better study the
matter carefully before going too far
J Newport Express.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-12-24
Staples Gets Scholarship

Harold E. Staples, graduate of the
Brattleboro high school IN the class of
1910. now member of the class of
1914 at Harvard university, has been
awarded group 1 scholarship in the
latter institution. This group includes
students whose work entities them to
Every high academic distinction "
Mr.. Staples is son of Charles j.
Staple. bookkeeper in the Vermont
National bank and prominent in Odd
Fellow circles throughout the state.
Julian B. Clark of Burlington has
received scholarship in the second
group. He and Mr.. Staples are the
only Vermonters to receive this
recognition.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-12-24

The announcement that the American
Telephone & Telegraph company. the
great Bell system, will dispose of the
Western Union telegraph lines, and
will not further acquire independent
lines and will allow the use of it's
interstate toll lines to other companies.
in compliance with the wishes of the
federal government and in order to
avoid government prosecution, was
made last week. Apparently an in
vestigation was not invited by the
telephone people.
Senator Gallagher of New HAMPSHIRE
and Andrew Carnegie want Elihu
Root, United States senator from New
York. to become the Republican candi
date for president in 1916. Senator
Root is certainly an able man, enc
of the ablest in this country. but
his is not the popular wisdom that
is necessary for a successful candidate
in these days. Senator Roots truths
sometimes strike too deep to please
the people. And so it is wise that he
says he cannot and will not accept
such an offer. giving as his reason his
age. over 70 years, and stating that nc
man of that age is capable of bearing
up under the great strain a presi
dent of this country necessarily is
called upon to undergo.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-12-24
Vermont Progressing.

=
The Russell Sage foundation has
made a very complete and exhaustive
report upon the educational facilities
and advantages in the several states
Of the union. They were put into four
classes, IL states in each. Vermont
is in the first IL in company with
Massachusetts,, California, New York,
New Jersey. Illinois, Connecticut, etc.
1t leads New hampshire. and is good
ways ahead of Maine. 1t also leads
Iowa, Michigan, and Wisconsin. to
say nothing of other western states.
We have also received census reports
which the secretary of state. Guy w.
Bailey of Essex Junction, has collected,
showing that Vermont stands in the
very front in agricultural pursuits.
among the first ten in the Union and
in some particulars leading. The high
way department of the national
government also put the work Vermont
is doing and has done. among the very
best states in the Union.
Last year the state put approximate
ly eight millions of dollars into savings
banks. and has now over ninety-fve
millions deposited. Real estate in
Franklin county has appreciated nearly
100 per cent in the last ten years.
The Rockefeller foundation has placed
the Vermont university medical college
in the very front rank so that what
ever angle you look at the Green
Mountain state. it is progressive. Its
progress is marked-not the slightest
symptoms of decadence as state.
The vice president or manager of the
New England Telephone company at a
hearing before the public service COM
mission of this state testified that
Vermont has more telephones for every
100 inhabitants than Maine, New
Hampshire or Massachusetts,, and the
rates are lower here than in those
states.-Olin Merrill in New England
Home stead.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-12-24
Gett ng Together.

Charles A Prouty, United States
senator from Vermont and Fred
erick G. Fleetwood Of Morrsville, for
governor is the confident prediction of
the Burlington Clipper. The Clipper
is one OF the Progressive party news
papers of the state and the fact that
the Progressive party leaders admit
having tentatively offered their sena-
toriaI support to Mr.. Prouty naturally
justifies the Inference that these same
lea iers may have offered their guber-
material nomination to Mr. Fleetwood
Both Mr. Prouty and Mr.. Fleetwood
are Republicans Of advanced opinions
and nigh ideals and of the Progressive
party is willing to nominate Republi-
cans it seems as though there might
be no serious obstacle to the two
parties getting together in Vermont
Bennington Banner.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-12-24
Fatal Shooting Follows Game.

AS the aftermath of a shooting
ARRAY in laborer's shack at Essex
Junction shortly after midnight Sun
day. Aleck Cole, a negro laborer, died
at the Fanny Allen hospital a few
hours later and Horace Benson. also
colored, is in Jail in Burlington charged
with the killing. He was arrested a
few miles north of ST. Adams Sunday
afternoon after he had walked nearly
35 miles in an attempt to escape.
Witnesses say that the shooting fol-
lowed heated argument in one of
number of shacks which shelter 200
or more aborers engaged in erecting a
dam over the Winooski river at Essex
Junction.
The Red Cross in Vermont
Charles T. Walter. editor of the st.
Johnsbury Republican, has been ap-
pointed by the central committee of
the American Red Cross. Washington,
D. c., member of the Vermont state
board of that organization in place of
Hon. Hiram N. Turner. deceased. The
state boards are presided over by the
governors. They issue appeals to the
people for funds at the request of the
president of the American Red Cross,
whenever a disaster or emergency of
sufficient magnitude arises to require
such aid. President Woodrow Wilson
is president of the American Red Cross
and the Vermont state board is as
! follows: President. Governor Fletcher
vice-president. DR.. H. D. Holton
secretary. C. S. Forbes; treasurer. H.
! S. Howard; board of members, Red
field Proctor, E. C. Smith. Charles T.
Walter, Charles H. Darling and C. S.
| Emery.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-12-24

Many thanks to all my friends for
their liberal patronage in the past
year.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-12-24
Sues Daug' 81 OF Governor Fletcher.

DR.. Frederick R. Charlton, one of
the well-known physicians of Indian
apolis, Ind, has filed suit for divorce
against Mary F. Charlton. Mrs. Charl-
ton is the daughter of Gov Allen M
Fletcher of Vermont, who formerly
lived there. They were married in the
spring of 1912 and lived together until
the spring of 1918, They have one
child. baby eight months old. Mrs.
Charlton and the child have been with
her parents in Vermont for several
months. The charge in the complaint
of DR.. Charlton. is cruel treatment and
is based. it is said, on her departure
for Vermont and her long absence.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-12-24
WdAI The PAPERS SAY.
Eihu Root.

Andrew Carnegie dominates Senator
ElIhu Root as the Republican candi-
date for president in 1916 and says he
joins Theodore Roosevelt and Lord
Morley of England in saying he is the
bra NEST man in America We suspect
this estimate of Sen Root is correct.
he certainly is the brainiest man in
the United States Senate. He is not,
however. the most popular man In
A nerica and that may operate against
him as a presidential candidate. But
Senator Root is an honest, broad-mind-
ed. well-trained and capable man and
it would be very fortunate for this
country if he could be placed at the
head of it's government for term OF
years. St. JohnSbury CALIFORNIAN.
Where the Anti-Saloon League Stands.
The attitude of the Vermont Anti
Saloon league toward candidates likely
to figure in next years elections is
comprehenSively set forth in the
current issue OF the American Issue.
AS between candidates of different
parties whose record and stand on the
TEMPERANCE question are equally good
it has no choice. But when the
candidate of one party is a temper
ance man and his opponent is not. the
league will strongly urge its members
to cast their ballots for the man who
has temperance record and VINO
stands for the temperance principles
even though he represents a party
which as whole does not have their
sympathy This non-partisan course
is not only the most sensible but
should prove to be the most effective.
-BrattlebOro Reformer.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-12-24

j. N. 6 P. L. WEBSTER
Insurance Agents, Barton, VT.
Mileage Boot to rent. Picture Frames made
to order. office over Lang IS Jewelry Store
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-12-24
Checker Players to Meet.

The annual tournament of the
Vermont State Checker association
will open in the banquet room at Odd
Fellows hall Ludlow. Monday after
noon. Dec. 20. A business meeting
will be held at a o'clock. Play will
begin at the evening session at 7.30
o'clock and will continue for two or
three days, depending upon the
number of players. The games will
be played under the two-move restrc-
ton rule. All checker players residing
in the state are invited to join the club
and attend the meeting. he head
quarters of the club will be the Ludlow
house
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-12-24
STATc NEWS.
The Telephone Hearing.

The New England company has
finished its testimony at the states
telephone hearing at Montpelier and
the state will put in their evidence
when the hearing is resumed after
the holidays Great masses of figures.
charts, tables. statistics, etc.. have
been gathered during the hearing
which would make. with the testimony.
several large volumes. Nothing of
especial interest to Monitor readers
has developed since our last report
was printed
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-12-24

Two Christmas trees have been sent
from East Berkshire to California by
parcel post last week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-22
Sewing Room Hints.

,-,uEN starting to embroider cotton
w crepes, marquisettes and similar ma
.oria,s first haste muslin underneath the
,os,o,n +o he worked, and work through
,be two. When finished cut carefui'S
around on the wrong side. ana the reSui'
will he beautiful work, firm and without
pucker.
tn give machine embroidered neckwear
and waists a handmade finish, empfoioei
over them in white or color, Saving the
ti,ce Of stamping and padding. The re-
,.rlr is extremely effective.
I.ucL:iback tow IL look well when mark
cd with initials j., cu!ored cross stitch
red. blue OLD rose. etc. THE letters may
be quickly wulkou ~ bastinS citSs 9ttch
canvas on the towc, AID cCt::HS ans
pretty letters from u CrosS-s;:icI tooii.
When doing embroidery t.u.'s- .asio cur
material onto stiff brown wrapp!Iis, pa
per, instead OF using embroidery hoops
1t is easier and does not stretcn tbs H.
terial, as the hoops do.
Use round corset lacing for padding
scaliop embroidery. 40 extra stitching
or basting is needed i'asten the !acing
to the material where YOU begin button
holing and 1t can be readily adjusted as
You work.
To sew on buttons so that they VIII not
easily come off hold pin across the top
OF the button and sew in the usual
way over the pin. Before fastening the
thread remove the pin and pull out the
button as far as the slackness thus made
times around the stitches in back and
faSten.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-22

Suede belts that button are seen on
some of the summer street frocks of thin
material The buttonholes are simply
Sits in the suede and the buttons are big,
round brass ones. There are three but
tonholes so that the belt can be adjusted
to the individual waist as easily a
buckled belt can be. Leather belts of all
kinds, by the way. are much worn witt
linen and cotton frocks. Some of the fig
ured muslin frocks show belts in the
darker color found in the figured design
Black patent leather bells both narrow
and wide are worn with other wash
frockS
At Iast-here is a fashion that fits in
with the poor woman's idea of economy.
One of the big specialists in woman'S ap-
parel has shown separate coat, which
because of a simple enough device, Will
not seem outlandsh when hip sashes ana
gathers and sWathing have gone the way
of pleated skirts and boned bod1ceS. me
coat in this style is made with a band
that gathers about the hips and is tied in
front When hip drapery goes ont OF
fashion. however, the band about the
bottom can he Strengthened out and the
coat will be straight plain cutaway of
good style and line.
There is a hue and cry on the part of
many of the ShopkeeperS against tne
habit the manufa cturers have fallen into
of making the skirts of readymade suits
too narrow The manufacturers make
most Of their suits according to French
models which are made in the first place
for young and slender women of wealth,
who go about in motor cars and do not
try to take the long, athletic stride to
which the American woman has grown
used. Many women, especially those OF
moderate means who are OF conserVa-
tive taste and plump build. absolutely
and very Sensibly refuse to wear the mar
row skirts offered in the shops. Two
wards is the minimum width they will
put up with and a yard and three-Guar-
ters is the maximum width they can get.
They refuse to buy the readymade suits
and go to A custom tailor to be fitted. No
wonder the shopkeepers are complaining
TO the manufacturers, but perhaps the re-
ioicing of the custom tailors will offset
the laments of the shopkeepers. who will
he forced to go on offering skirts so mar
row that a comfortable step is Impossible.
Among the attractive new automobile
CAPS is one of two thicknesses OF chlf-
fon. made like a sunbonnet. The chit
fon is green and blue and is shlrred
over wire frame which fits closely
about the head and flares out over the
face The inside of the bonnet is blue
and the outside Is green.
Raffia is also used for automoblie
hornets prettily patterned cap IS
woven of colored straws and Is mounted
over a shirred foundation OF coiored
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-22
Newest SWnnmn@r Fashions

silk. A frill of the silk about the face
and neck softens the effect of the raftia
A silk chin string fastens at one side
under a punch of artificial flowers.
A dainty finish for net and lace
blouses is a banding of tiny roses
wrapped In a fold of net to edge the
sleeves. neck and fronts of the blouse
The roses should be the little silk ones
which are sold by the yard.
Ratine. so much used for summer
frocks can be effectively buttonholed
frock of ratine needs no other trim
ming than buttonholed collar and cuffs
buttonholed front closing on waist and
skirt and suede belt.
All sorts of little coats are a part of
the new summer frocks. Boleros, blaz-
ers. etons. Russian blouse coats ana
norfolk jackets-all are seen on the
summer suits of linen and cotton, silk.
and even lace. Attractive frockS with
linen skirts. and tiny linen boleros at
tached to null and net blouses are very
dainty albeit they are difficult to laun-
der.
Decorative sashes and belts play big
part in summer fashions. One attrac-
tive STYLE of sash and belt seen on a
good many light frocks of net. lace,
crepe or chiffon is made of two folds
of brocaded silk-one fold. for instance.
of TURQUOISE blue the other of pink. one
of cherry, the other of yelloW-fastened
about the waist. and two ends, one OF
each color. to finish the belt at the side
or front.
Fashions come and go in cycles. and
lust about as soon as we have adjusted
ourselves to one form of frock or hat
another comes along which reminds us
of the DAVIS of our childhood or our
grandmothers Some of the hats this
summer are tilted and held up from the
head with clusters of fowerS-Just as
they used to be tilted and held up from
the head some twelve or fifteen years
ago
Picot ribbon lends itself so charm
ingly to the making of girdles and neck
bows and hat trimmings that its popu-
Iaritv increases every day-and so every
day the colors and designs In which 1t
is shown likewise increase. An attrac-
tive girdle with ends at the back and
big, fat bow at the side, is made OF
wide Chinese blue picot ribbon TRIM
med with tiny pink and blue chiHon
roses. applied as bands across the Dot
tom of the sash ends, and as buckle
in the center of the bow.
One of the loveliest materials for the
somewhat formal frock for DAYTIME
wear in the summer is bulgarian printed
canton crepe. a charming design is
light brown crepe, printed with biue ana
lavender in a small formal pattern. with
a groundwork tracery of black all over
the brown crepe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-22
The Useful White Skirt

wash skirts. 1t is thin enough to take
stitching and various other tailored nm
ishes we'll, and 1t is heavy enough 10
have a good deal of body. Cotton
eponge and cotton crepe are MADE INTO
more elaborate wash skirts. The sepa-
rate wash skirts, however, should be
made with little or no drapery, as eS-
pertinent has shown that 1t is almost
impossible to iron drapery satlsfac-
torily.
some of the new skirts are apparent
Nv made with especial view to their
laundering. They are made In TOUR
pieces. scanned over each hip and put
toned with big fat pearl buttons from
helt to hem in the middle of the front
and the middle of the back. When
thew are laundered they are unbHtton-
ed and are washed and ironed in two
almost straight pieces
White bone buttons are much uSed 20
| trim white wash skirts and sometimes
bone rings, slides or buckles are used
on the belts Most of the skirts are
nroyided with belts of the same ma
terial, but some of them are made sc
that leather belts can be substituted
| for the belts of the white material
! The buttons most used are the re
movable sort found in mems wasf
waistcOats.
| 4 pocket is a feature of many of the
new skirts. Most of the pockets are
fastened over one of the hip seams. bu
J this placing is rather awkward. some
Of them are fastened on one side OF
the front--a much more convenient po-
sition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-22

ems apparel ever since time was-for
there is a new generation of critics born
at each new fashion. from figleaf to hob
bic skirt-will insist that there are no
good fashions today. but, like a car
toonist they speak in half truths.
There are some exceedingly good fash
ions these days. and even the worst can
be made modish when worn by the right
kind of woman. The present revival of
lace gowns should meet with approval
everywhere. although there are those who
contend that the fabric is chosen because
il is the sheerest that can be found.
Possibly, but also it is the loveliest, and
some of the new frocks are quite enchant-
ing. Their neutrality of color gives a
chance for brilliant sashes of which the
newest is of Mandarin yellow heavily en-
broidered in Japanese or Chinese figures.
These lace robes always draped or
f1ounCed. as ruff1es, in the way they are
made today, do not interfere with the
slim silhouette. In other days We would
have considered white the correct lining,
but the insistence upon color which the
world emphas izes today has brought back
the. colored lining. the lace is draped
over yellow, lavender. pink. turquoise
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-22
Wash Suits for Boys.

THE combination idea 50 much used in
l dresses for little girls is also carried
out in boys wash suits An effective suit
has d white blouse with collar of dark
blue. brown or royal blue, with trousers
of the same shade
Among the novelties is wash suit with
short slashed sleeves, the ends being
caught together by two pearl buttons
connected with loop. The small straight
trousers are SO slashed in similar man
ner. The blouse is made without a belt.
The use of two buttons and loop is a
favorite way of fastening many wash
blouses. Among collars are the regula-
ton sailor the Byron, the bishop and the
round sailor.
Russian Norfolk and sailor suits are
seen in al cclorS and materials. Belts
ere o. White, or patent leather, or of
self material CCicrcd belts to match col
lar. ;.nG cuffs are sometimes NOM Hand
e;nEt oid@ry IS nucii used on collars and
cuffs. Straight trousers are more often
worn than bloUners.